Finance: Black Bart's Red Ink

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  665 words  |  Patria Henriques

Bart Lytton, 55, mercurial multimillionaire boss of Los Angeles’ Lytton Financial Corp., has never been noted for modesty. “I am the most successful businessman in this decade in the U.S.,” he once observed. “The only ism for me is narcissism. If I cared about my image, I’d never do the gutty things I do, or say the things I say. The day I turn mellow, I hope they melt me.” Lytton has made a career of living up to that flamboyant self-assessment. [Read More]

FRANCE: The Pigeons of Paris

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  316 words  |  Patria Henriques

TIME January 19, 1942 12:00 AM GMT-5 Recent effects of the Nazi occupation of the world’s most civilized city were reported in a letter from Paris published last week in the Nation. Excerpts: “. . . After the cinema one must take the Metro—or walk. Naturally, the Metro was crammed . . . everyone knew, somehow, that there was a German officer among us. After the second stop I saw—and I think everyone else realized—that someone had pinned a gigantic paper V to the officer’s back. [Read More]

Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 - Quotes of the Day

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  679 words  |  Billy Koelling

Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 It would sound like a joke if everyone weren't so up in arms about it. Taking a stand against chocolate milk? It's like canceling Christmas. What could possibly be wrong with something that brings children such joy? A lot, according to some nutrition experts and school districts that are removing the brown liquid from lunchrooms. One 8-oz. serving of reduced-fat chocolate milk has nearly as many calories and sugar as a 12-oz. [Read More]

Harriet Tubman Day 2017: Why She Wore White

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  390 words  |  Patria Henriques

Ever since Congress designated March 10, 1990, “Harriet Tubman Day,” to mark the anniversary of her death in 1913, the date has become an opportunity to review the life and legacy of the “conductor” of theUnderground Railroad, the secret network that helped fugitive slaves in the South get to free states in the North or in Canada. But while many people have read about how she dressed up escapees in disguises in their history textbooks, they may not realize that she herself often dressed in lace and silk, even though she lived very modestly later in life, when she made sure that African Americans who had escaped from bondage had someone to take care of them in their old age, at her Auburn, N. [Read More]

How Anthropic Designed Itself to Avoid OpenAIs Mistakes

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2420 words  |  Patria Henriques

Last Thanksgiving, Brian Israel found himself being asked the same question again and again. The general counsel at the AI lab Anthropic had been watching dumbfounded along with the rest of the tech world as, just two miles south of Anthropic’s headquarters in San Francisco, its main competitor OpenAI seemed to be imploding. OpenAI’s board had fired CEO Sam Altman, saying he had lost their confidence, in a move that seemed likely to tank the startup’s $80 billion-plus valuation. [Read More]

How to politely tell someone they have terrible body odour

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  253 words  |  Patria Henriques

Have you ever met someone with an unpleasant body odour but you didn't know how to address it? We all have colleagues, classmates, neighbours, and friends who emit unpleasant body odours. If you're in regular contact with such a person, it can be tricky to convey this, but here's a gentle way to do it: Choose a private setting When addressing someone's body odour, avoid doing it in front of others, even if you are all friends. [Read More]

I'm taking legal action - Tony Umez vows to sue people claiming that he died

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  332 words  |  Martina Birk

The thespian took to his Instagram to address the issue, calling out the people spreading the malicious rumours for clickbait. He also assured his fans and loved ones that he was hale, healthy and hearty. He then vowed to take legal action against those spreading the false narratives. In his caption, he said, "Good day, my lovely people. I need to address this disturbing issue that has come to my attention. [Read More]

In Idaho: A Killer Becomes a Mythic Hero

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1263 words  |  Billy Koelling

Most days, Owyhee County Sheriff Tim Nettleton worries more about overladen beet trucks than he does about desperadoes. The slightest reminder, however, turns the Idaho lawman’s thoughts back to the frigid January day six years ago, when a quiet trapper named Claude Dallas ruthlessly gunned down two game wardens, instantly creating the Legend of Claude Dallas, and a major migraine for the sheriff. One recent day, as cold winds whistled across the jackrabbit badlands and swirled outside his cramped office, Nettleton kindled yet another cigarette, propped his scuffed cowboy boots on the desk and pondered the renegade Dallas, who’s been on the loose since a jailbreak last Easter Sunday. [Read More]

Kcee, E-money hail MC Oluomo as 'a great man & powerful man'

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  41 words  |  Billy Koelling

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Kim Jong Un travels with a convoy of Mercedes-Maybach armored limos

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  262 words  |  Martina Birk

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok, Russia by train on Wednesday ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The North Korean leader traveled around Vladivostok in what is believed to be an armored Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard limousine. Little is known about Kim's limo, though it looks to be from the W221 generation, sold from 2008 to 2013, and features white leather upholstery. Photos of the North Korean Mercedes limos first surfaced in 2014. [Read More]