Wednesday, July 23
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor and director best known for starring role in "The Cosby Show," dies at age 54 of an accidental drowning while on vacation in Costa Rica (More) | Tom Troupe, actor whose career spanned more than 60 years, dies at age 97 (More)
> "Superman" hauls in more than $400M at global box office and helps Warner Bros. pass Disney as top-grossing studio at US domestic box office for 2025 (More)
> President Donald Trump threatens to restrict stadium deal for the NFL's Washington Commanders unless they restore former Redskins name; Trump also urges the MLB's Cleveland Guardians to bring back Indians moniker (More)
Science & Technology
> Security researchers say weekend hack via Microsoft's SharePoint likely affected about 100 organizations, including government agencies in the US, the UK, and Germany; attack likely carried out by a single actor (More) | The 1440 Science & Technology weekly newsletter comes out this morning at 8:30 am ET, sign up here (More)
> Supernovae study suggests dark energy—the mysterious force driving universal expansion—may be weakening over time; if confirmed, results would point to not-yet-discovered physics governing the universe (More) | The astronomer behind the invisible universe (1440 Topics)
> Researchers sequence genes of y-larvae, an enigmatic species of parasitic crustacean; despite being identified in the late 1800s, the adult form of the creatures has never been observed (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq +0.4%) (More) | Opendoor Technologies shares surge 42.7% after investor Eric Jackson predicts a turnaround; online real estate company dubbed the latest meme stock and trading briefly halted due to volatility concerns (More) | The impact of meme stocks (More)
> Southwest Airlines announces assigned seating will begin Jan. 27 (More) | Auto giant Stellantis warns of $2.7B net loss for the first half of 2025, citing early effects of tariffs (More)
> Sandwich chain Subway hires former Burger King executive as CEO (More) | Trump Media shares rise 3.1% after the company buys $2B in bitcoin and related securities (More) | Citigroup joins Goldman in asking junior bankers to disclose other offers in effort to combat competitive recruiting by private equity firms (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Federal appeals court overturns 2017 conviction of Pedro Hernandez, a former bodega stock clerk who confessed to kidnapping and killing six-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 (More) | Former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor; Hankison fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment, but didn't hit anyone (More)
> Bangladeshi Air Force training jet crashes into two-story building at a school in Dhaka, killing at least 20 people, injuring 171 others; cause of the accident is under investigation (More) | Alaska Airlines grounds all flights for three hours due to hardware-related electrical outage (More)
> Trump administration releases over 240,000 pages related to FBI surveillance of the late Martin Luther King Jr. before his 1968 assassination (More) | Explore the documents (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Life's Lessons
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What are life's lessons?
They are insights and understandings gained from one's experience that directly influence one's beliefs, behavior, and decision making. They are uniquely different for each person while still being similar.
BELIEFS
My beliefs have changed over my lifetime from being very religious and spiritual to becoming skeptical of institutionalized religion and the Christian Bible while holding onto a belief that there is an extraterrestrial creator that influence all of mankind by providing different types of religious beliefs.
BEHAVIOR
My behavior has changed from wanting fame and fortune to that of wanting a simple life where only my basic needs are met. That is not to say, I want to live in a cabin without running water and utilities in some dense wooded area, living off the land.
My desire now is to live in a small home with a small yard, in a semi-rural community, with minimal traffic, minimal crime, low taxes, and low cost of living. Associated with that is living debt free and buying only what I need, not what I want.
My desire is not to be influenced by what others think of me and to make friends only if my neighbors want to do so. If not, I am still at ease with being alone. Animals have taught me not to judge people but to accept them as they are.
DECISION MAKING
This is an easy area for me now because decisions are easy since I have decide to live a simple life.
- No debt
- Buy what I need
- Research decisions
- Treat others as you want to be treated
- Reduce stress
- No alcohol
- Eat healthy
- Exercise
- Live today, not in the past
- Be proactive
Extreme Conditions of Early Universe Recreated in Collider Experiment
A team of researchers have made progress in understanding how some of the Universe's heaviest particles behave under extreme conditions similar to those that existed just after the Big Bang.
A study published in Physics Reports provides new insights into the fundamental forces that shaped our Universe and continues to guide its evolution today.
The research, conducted by an international team from the University of Barcelona, the Indian Institute of Technology, and Texas A&M University, focuses on particles containing heavy quarks, the building blocks of some of the most massive particles in existence.
Tuesday, July 22
Headlines
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Stellantis says it will lose $2.7b, partly because of tariffs. Jeeps may be all-terrain vehicles, but the company that makes them is struggling in the current market landscape. Yesterday, the automaker announced a surprise loss for the first half of the year, fueled in part by a $350 million hit from new US tariffs and costly turnaround efforts at the company. A 25% tariff on imported cars and auto parts took effect on April 2, and the company said its shipments to North America declined by 25% in the second quarter compared to the same period last year. A company exec said Stellantis would likely have to raise car prices soon, noting “tariffs are inherently inflationary.” It was the car company’s first earnings report released under its new CEO, who took over last month.
Judge questions whether slashing Harvard’s funding is constitutional. Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration argued in a federal court yesterday in the school’s lawsuit challenging the government’s decision to strip more than $2 billion in funding from the school over what it claims was an inadequate response to antisemitism on campus. Harvard asserted that its constitutional rights were being violated, while the government’s lawyer (a Harvard grad) said the university had violated its contracts, so the government could nix them. But the judge expressed skepticism, saying, “It seems to be your idea that you can terminate a contract even if the basis for termination is a constitutional violation.”
Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies at age 54. The actor reportedly drowned on Sunday after getting caught in a strong current while swimming in Costa Rica on a family trip. He was best known for his role as Bill Cosby’s son Theo Huxtable as a teenager on the iconic ’80s show, though Warner told the AP in 2015 that the show’s legacy had been “tarnished” by the subsequent sexual assault allegations against Cosby. Warner continued to work steadily after the show’s eight-year run and went on to star in other sitcoms, such as Malcolm & Eddie and Read Between The Lines. In his personal life, he had a wife and daughter, but chose to keep their identities private.—AR
Robert Reich
The Trump regime is using the specter of socialism to make America even more authoritarian. The regime will lose.
Friends,
When Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem unleashed her ICE shock troops on Los Angeles last month, she said: “We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist” leaders.
Minutes later, California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from the press conference and put in handcuffs.
The specter of socialism is being used by Trump and his goons to make America even more authoritarian.
Trump even threatens to “run” New York City if its voters choose Zohran Mamdani — a Muslim of Indian descent and avowed democratic socialist — as their next mayor. “We have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to,” says Trump, warning that he might step in and take control if New Yorkers elect Mamdani.
Trump is using the word “socialism” to slam everything the public needs and to justify cruel cuts in the nation’s safety net.
At A Glance
How people spend their time throughout the day.
China begins building world's largest hydropower dam.
A potential fix for America's public bathroom crisis.
The ways people say hello, from bowing to bumping noses.
YouTuber turns plastic toy into a calculator.
Pumpkin spice latte season begins Aug. 26.
How to have a "dumb phone summer."
Flock of ducks crashes a wedding. (w/photos)
Clickbait: Optimists are on the same wavelength.
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Golf world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler cruises to victory by four strokes at British Open to win his fourth major championship (More)
> Alan Bergman, Oscar-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning songwriter for performers including Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand, dies at age 99 (More) | Eileen Fulton, actress who starred in "As the World Turns" for 50 years, dies at age 91 (More)
> Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier leads Team Collier to 151-131 victory over Team Clark in WNBA All-Star Game (More) | Mario Barrios draws with Manny Pacquiao to retain WBC welterweight title; Pacquiao, 46, was attempting to become oldest boxer to win welterweight world championship (More)
Science & Technology
> Environmental Protection Agency to shutter research and development arm, carry out reduction in force targeting 23% of agency's overall staff (More)
> Engineers demonstrate 3D-printed stainless steel components that can withstand radiative environments found in nuclear reactors; milestone may help further innovative new reactor designs (More)
> British scientists begin study of Antarctic ice cores believed to be up to 1.5 million years old; analysis expected to shed light on temperature and climate conditions during the period (More) | What was the Mid-Pleistocene Transition? (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed Friday (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow -.3%, Nasdaq +0.1%) amid report President Donald Trump is pushing for EU tariffs of at least 15% (More)
> President Donald Trump signs law on regulating dollar-pegged stablecoins, enabling banks and other entities to begin issuing the digital currencies (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Uber invests $300M in bid to compete with Waymo and Tesla; will secure 20,000 electric vehicles from startup Lucid, purchase self-driving software from tech startup Nuro (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Car rams into crowd outside Los Angeles Saturday, injuring at least 30 people; officials are investigating the action as an intentional attack, have not yet publicly identified a motive (More)
> Bedouin fighters withdraw from Druze-majority city of Sweida in southern Syria as truce to end weeklong fighting appears to hold, as of this writing (More)
> Tourist boat in Vietnam capsizes during sudden thunderstorm, killing at least 35 people with four others missing (More) | South Korea floods and landslides kill at least 17 people (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Management
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What is management?
According to Google's AI:
Management is the process of coordinating activities to achieve organizational goals, encompassing planning, organizing, directing, and controlling resources. It involves guiding and motivating employees, ensuring efficient resource allocation, and making strategic decisions to drive the organization forward. Essentially, management is about getting things done effectively and efficiently through others.That is exactly what all the business textbooks say regardless of the author(s) or publishers.
ACHIEVING GOALS is the key word here is the key word here, but who's goals?
- President/CEO
- Chairman of the Board
- Board members
- Stockholders
- Upper management
- Middle management
- Lower management
- Employees
- Customers
The President/CEO is measured every NINETY DAYS...
Curiously, stock dividends are distributed every NINETY DAYS...
Coincidence???
Most companies have the following goals:
- Increase revenue
- Increase MarketShare
- Decrease expenses
- Open new markets
- Develop new products
- Understand your competition
NOTE:
1. what is not always shared is the percentage by which management demands an increase/decrease. 5% - 10% - 20% - higher
2. a high percentage demand causes employees at all levels to fudge the numbers
3. a high percentage causes company to use the concept of built in obsolescence - or make a product that is designed to crap out after 3-5 years forcing repeat business
None of the textbooks or AI writes about that. So where does AI get its information?
Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of Time Reflections
The explanation of spatial reflections—whether by light or by sound—are pretty intuitive. Electromagnetic radiation in the form of light or sound waves hit a mirror or wall, respectively, and change course.
This allows our eyes to see a reflection or echo of the original input. However, for more than 50 years, scientists have theorized that there’s another kind of reflection in quantum mechanics known as time reflection.
This term might conjure up images of a nuclear-powered DeLorean or a particular police box (that’s bigger on the inside), but that’s not quite what scientists mean by the term. Instead, time reflections occur when the entire medium in which an electromagnetic wave travels suddenly changes course. This causes a portion of that wave to reverse and its frequency transforms into another one.
This term might conjure up images of a nuclear-powered DeLorean or a particular police box (that’s bigger on the inside), but that’s not quite what scientists mean by the term. Instead, time reflections occur when the entire medium in which an electromagnetic wave travels suddenly changes course. This causes a portion of that wave to reverse and its frequency transforms into another one.
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