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Aug
08
2021
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By Troy Warren
No one wants to work anymore? That’s not true. They just want a quality job

No one wants to work anymore? That’s not true. They just want a quality job

Business, In The News
Sybil Francis | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for CNT #Business The fast-food restaurant sign became a viral sensation, getting millions of views. “We are short staffed,” it reads. “Please be patient with the staff that did show up. No one wants to work anymore.” But is it true? Employers are reporting difficulty filling open positions, something that’s never happened coming out of a recession. Many blame the extra $300 a week in unemployment insurance included in federal COVID-19 relief bills. More than two dozen states, including Arizona, agree and declined the extra money. Statistics and anecdotal evidence, however, suggest more is at…
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Aug
08
2021
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Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

Editors Picks, Lifestyle, ,
By BY SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle #EditorsPicks Help wanted: NASA is looking for people to spend year pretending they are isolated on Mars Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NASA began taking applications Friday for four people to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha. That's a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat, created by a 3D-printer, and inside a building at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The paid volunteers will work a simulated Martian…
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Aug
08
2021
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A $28 Sam Adams Summer Ale at LaGuardia Forces Airport Restaurants to Reevaluate Their Prices

A $28 Sam Adams Summer Ale at LaGuardia Forces Airport Restaurants to Reevaluate Their Prices

Foodie, Travel, ,
By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel #Foodie The Port Authority has reportedly told its food vendor to audit its menu after a tweet exposed the $28 beer. If you're seeking the truest expression of America cutthroat capitalism, you needn't look any further than the airport. With way too much time to kill and nowhere else to go, travelers face prices for food and drinks that tend to be through the roof. Because what else are you going to do? Go through security again? The practice is so commonplace, we've largely become desensitized to it. An $8 Budweiser you say? That's practically…
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Aug
08
2021
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Here’s why your iPhone may never be made in the USA

Here’s why your iPhone may never be made in the USA

Technology, ,
Ian Sherr | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology "Made in America" is rare, even though polls show Americans want it. The 15-minute video begins with upbeat music against a title slide that reads "We Are Manufacturing." It cuts to a shot of a clear blue sky, with three flags ruffling in the breeze. There's the Stars and Stripes, California's Bear Flag and a colorful Apple logo. The camera pans toward a high-tech looking building and a narrator tells us we're in Fremont, California, about an hour's drive from the heart of Silicon Valley. "People and machines work together to build the…
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Aug
08
2021
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Zynga Grows Revenue to $720M, But Cites “Choppiness” On Audience Numbers

Zynga Grows Revenue to $720M, But Cites “Choppiness” On Audience Numbers

Business, Digital, ,
BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Business The mobile gaming giant's CEO Frank Gibeau tells The Hollywood Reporter that the company saw a drop in audience from some of the most recent players who joined as COVID-19 restrictions began to be lifted this year. Mobile gaming company Zynga reported $720 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2021, up from $680 million in the prior quarter. Growth was driven by performances from franchises including Words With Friends — which was recently updated with new Solo Challenge content — and the casino-themed Zynga Poker; along with hypercasual games in Rollic’s portfolio. “Zynga really…
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Aug
08
2021
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Hollywood: The Thompson Hotel Makes Hollywood Debut

Hollywood: The Thompson Hotel Makes Hollywood Debut

City News, Lifestyle, Travel, , , ,
BY URAL GARRETT | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for HollywoodNewsAndTalk.Com #Lifestyle #Travel The 11-story hotel includes 190 guest rooms, a restaurant helmed by chef Lincoln Carson and a rooftop bar and pool: "We stepped up our game in sophistication." Relevant Group, developer of Hollywood’s Dream Hotel, is betting big on the neighborhood, which suffered from a loss of tourism during the pandemic. In recent weeks, though, the area has seen pedestrian activity reach 80 percent of pre-lockdown numbers and saw hotel occupancy rise 50 percent in second quarter 2021 compared to first quarter. Now, Relevant is launching its second Hollywood hotel, the Thompson (1541 Wilcox Ave., thompsonhotels.com),…
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Aug
08
2021
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America Still Loves Its Gas-Guzzling V-8s. But for How Long?

America Still Loves Its Gas-Guzzling V-8s. But for How Long?

Cars,
BY ELANA SCHERR | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars We hear from the folks in charge at Dodge, Land Rover, and Lexus, on the state of the high-horsepower V-8 amid a fully electric frontier. The International Union for Conservation of Nature says more than 37,400 species are threatened with extinction. Big V-8s in small cars and un­expected off-roaders are not on the ledger, but if they were, we'd expect to see them listed as "near threatened," defined by the conservation union as "­species close to the threatened thresholds or that would be threatened without ongoing conservation measures." Since high-horse V-8s can still be spotted…
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Aug
08
2021
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How to Transform Your Temporary Work-from-Home Space Into a Permanent Office

How to Transform Your Temporary Work-from-Home Space Into a Permanent Office

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By Emily VanSchmus | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT #HomeGarden No more working from the couch! Follow these simple steps to create a personalized home office. At the beginning of the pandemic, many remote workers made do with temporary workstations, whether that was the dining room table, a lap desk, or spare bedroom. But after more than a year away, workers are starting to return to corporate offices—though not all are going back full-time. According to a recent survey by Upwork, one out of every four Americans will continue working remotely this year. If you have similar plans, it's likely time to rethink your…
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Aug
08
2021
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United Pilots Union Expresses Concern Over Vaccine Policy

United Pilots Union Expresses Concern Over Vaccine Policy

Travel,
RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   The union representing United Airlines pilots is expressing concern over the carrier’s announcement it will mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for all U.S. employees – under threat of termination. “Employer-mandated vaccinations are an issue that must be bargained,” the Air Line Pilots Association said in a statement to Barron’s. United CEO Scott Kirby and President Brett Hart said Friday the airline would require each of the company’s 67,000 U.S. workers to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 25 or face possible loss of employment. United will health and religious exemptions on a case-by-case basis but…
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