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24 Elephants or Bears - Elephant or Bear 21

 

Alt text - two friends go looking for an adventure, and a sun rises.




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24 Things, Many of Which Are Still Likely To Be Elephants or Bears, Especially Elephants; But Also It’s Vanishingly Unlikely There’ll Actually Be 24 of Them, or Even Close - Thing One. And Possibly Only.

Alt text: a stylish woman in a coat, who is emphatically neither an elephant nor a bear. Not everyone is.




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Somewhere Between Two and Twenty Four Things, Somewhere Between One and Twenty Three of Which are Elephants.

Alt text: a cake, of sorts. Decorated, in a sense, to look like an elephant. Definitely.




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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Chief Plant Health Officer

In the latest episode of their planchette-moving podcast, Ken and Robin talk historical isms, a man in a barrel, unsolicited seeds, and Ouija board inventor Elijah Bond.




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TIFF Day 6: Gay Teen Melodrama, A Brilliant Anthony Hopkins Performance, and Epic Municipal Poetry

City Hall [US, Frederick Wiseman, 4] The latest of Wiseman’s distinctive epic-length observational documentaries studies the quotidian, procedural and human moments of human life as seen through the processes of municipal government in Boston, as held together by the thoughtful charisma of Mayor Martin Walsh. Improbably absorbing as always, this institutional cross-section offers a beguiling vision of an oasis of good government in the USA.

In a normal year I’d wait for the four and a half hour Wiseman documentary to arrive on television rather than taking up two time slots to watch it from the confines of a cinema seat at TIFF. But this is not such a year and with a digital screening you get a pause button when you need it. This is bound for PBS and due to the breadth of its subject matter will serve as an excellent introduction to those unfamiliar with this pillar of the documentary form. Or track down 2017’s Ex Libris, about the New York Public Library. In North America Wiseman’s filmography can be found on the Kanopy platform, which you may be able to access through your public library system.

The Father [UK, Florian Zeller, 4] Retired engineer (Anthony Hopkins) struggles to piece together the confusing reality of his living circumstances as his daughter (Olivia Colman) copes with his progressing dementia. Impeccably performed stage play adaptation puts the viewer inside the contradictory shifts of the protagonist’s subjective viewpoint.

Forget Draculas and Cthulhus. This is the real terror.

Summer of 85 [France, Francois Ozon, 4] Love between two young men in a French beach town leads to a bizarre crime. Teen emotions run high in a sunlit melodrama of Eros and Thanatos.


Capsule review boilerplate: Ratings are out of 5. I’ll be collecting these reviews in order of preference in a master post the Monday after the fest. Films shown on the festival circuit will appear in theaters, disc and/or streaming over the next year plus.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: That’s How You Get Your Grants Approved

In the latest episode of their dark and stormy podcast, Ken and Robin talk Gothic F20, Elon Musk's pig brain implants, and a contactless edition of Ken's Bookshelf.



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New program will see pregnant mothers and babies protected from life-threatening virus - SBS

  1. New program will see pregnant mothers and babies protected from life-threatening virus  SBS
  2. World-leading approach to protect babies from RSV  Department of Health
  3. Government-funded RSV vaccines to protect infants from severe disease  Australian Pharmacist
  4. 'Very scary': Wagga mum's plea for parents to protect babies through RSV jab  The Daily Advertiser
  5. Guild backs free RSV vaccinations  Australian Journal of Pharmacy




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Outback Queensland residents spend thousands on flights, grapple with Qantas service changes - ABC News

  1. Outback Queensland residents spend thousands on flights, grapple with Qantas service changes  ABC News
  2. Airlines that love competition: Do you see pigs fly?  Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Predictably, domestic airfares surged after the collapse of Rex. There aren’t many good solutions  The Conversation
  4. Report finds just how much airfares spiked since end of Rex. One route doubled  The Canberra Times
  5. Qantas’ single excuse for fare price hike  news.com.au




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Beijing and Washington stops provide clues for Indonesia's direction under Prabowo Subianto - ABC News

  1. Beijing and Washington stops provide clues for Indonesia's direction under Prabowo Subianto  ABC News
  2. Prabowo pledges co-operation with Trump  The Australian Financial Review
  3. Indonesian president meets Biden and speaks with Trump  The Canberra Times
  4. At White House, Indonesia's new leader straddles US-China rivalry  VOA Asia
  5. Will Prabowo Subianto cosy up to Donald Trump or to China?  The Economist




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Bobsleighers want tracks covered

Great Britain's bobsleigh team call for all sliding tracks to be covered after heavy snowfall at the Winter Youth Olympics in Austria.




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New insights into asteroid properties: A STEP Grant update

A Planetary Society-funded project to understand asteroids achieved its main goals and scientific objectives this year.




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3 Children, 3 Women Missing After 10 Suspected Kuki Militants Killed In Encounter In Manipur's Jiribam - NDTV

  1. 3 Children, 3 Women Missing After 10 Suspected Kuki Militants Killed In Encounter In Manipur's Jiribam  NDTV
  2. Manipur on boil: 2 more bodies found, 6 missing  The Times of India
  3. Additional paramilitary forces rushed to Manipur amid spike in ethnic violence  Hindustan Times
  4. Letters to The Editor — November 13, 2024  The Hindu
  5. 2 men found dead, 6 of family missing day after militants killed in Manipur  India Today





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they want us

Today on Married To The Sea: they want us


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what happened to my sleepy pants

Today on Married To The Sea: what happened to my sleepy pants


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you cant attack

Today on Married To The Sea: you cant attack


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Instant Catalog Shopping

Looking through the phone book to find a furniture store? Stop right there, you're already home.




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Lakers' Anthony Davis says his eye is fine, declines to wear goggles

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis says he has recovered from being poked in the left eye by Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl, and his latest eye injury still hasn’t persuaded him to wear protective goggles




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2024 Fantasy football: Top performers in Week 10

Check out which players had the top performances in Week 10 of the fantasy football season.







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Internet Reacts To Trump's Comments About Injecting Disinfectant To Cure COVID-19

The internet is reacting to comments made by Donald Trump during a COVID-19-related press briefing held yesterday. Trump claimed that the virus could be treated by bringing "light inside the body" or injecting a disinfectant. Thankfully medical professionals were quick to denounce these claims, and people on the internet have since been creating some excellent memes on the matter. 

This should go without saying, but please don't inject yourself with disinfectant, y'all.




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36 Memes That Double As Boredom Antidote

Bored? Forget the Snickers. What you need is a healthy serving of humor. These memes cover all the bases: nerdy, historical, relatable, and just plain dumb. As a bonus, we can guarantee they won't give you cavities or leave bits of peanuts stuck in your teeth. 




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We Know Diversity is Good for Business, So Why Do Corporate Leaders Remain Predominantly White and Male?

An examination of diversity in senior leadership roles at America’s top companies Diversity is more than just a buzzword, it’s a recipe for corporate success. Multiple studies have shown that a more diverse workforce in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, as well as veteran, disability, and LGBTQIA+ status can bolster innovation.i A more diverse corporate talent pool is […]

The post We Know Diversity is Good for Business, So Why Do Corporate Leaders Remain Predominantly White and Male? appeared first on DiversityJobs.com.




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How tech giants have been getting away with Age Discrimination

Corporate diversity initiatives have focused primarily on skin color, ethnicity, and gender thus far, but age should also be imperative.  Aside from it being an overlooked and unmonitored protected category, workforce demographics project a talent shortage for all diversity groups under 40. In the coming months, IBM could face hundreds of lawsuits (and/or a class […]

The post How tech giants have been getting away with Age Discrimination appeared first on DiversityJobs.com.




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China battery giant CATL would build US plant if Trump allows it

CATL , the world's top battery maker, will consider building a U.S. plant if President-elect Donald Trump opens the door to Chinese investment in the electric-vehicle supply chain, the company's founder and chairman, Robin Zeng, told Reuters.




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Exclusive-Chinese giant CATL pushes beyond batteries into power grids, EV platforms

Robin Zeng, the billionaire founder of CATL, aims to reinvent the world’s largest battery maker as a green-energy provider and to slash the cost of developing electric vehicles, upending the economics of the industry that has powered its growth. Zeng told Reuters in an interview that he expects…




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Exclusive-China battery giant CATL would build US plant if Trump allows it

In This Article: NINGDE, China (Reuters) - CATL, the world's top battery maker, will consider building a U.S. plant if President-elect Donald Trump opens the door to Chinese investment in the electric-vehicle supply chain, the company's founder and chairman, Robin Zeng, told Reuters. "Originally,…




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Trump says he will nominate anti-‘woke’ showman for defense secretary

Pete Hegseth, a 44-year old NATO-skeptic, is perhaps Trump's most surprising pick as he fills out his cabinet ahead of the 20 January inauguration




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Should You Buy This Millionaire-Maker Stock Instead of Palantir Technologies?

There may not be a hotter stock on Wall Street right now than Palantir Technologies. The company's artificial intelligence (AI) software is revving its growth engine, and there is a wide-open market opportunity in both government and the private sector. The stock is up approximately 800% since the…




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Swedish Fintech Klarna Files for Widely Anticipated IPO in US




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Japan is ramping up efforts to revive its once dominant chip industry

Japan has announced a new plan to revitalize the country's semiconductor and artificial intelligence industries as it works to regain its chip leadership. The proposal will provide support worth 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) or more by fiscal 2030, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said earlier this…




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Elon Musk wades into Italian political drama over Albanian migrant deal

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about new polls showing growing support for Czechia's populist Motorists party, billionaire Elon Musk slamming Italian judges in row with Meloni, and so much more.




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China battery giant CATL would build US plant if Trump allows it, chairman says

China battery giant CATL would build US plant if Trump allows it, chairman says Trump wants to block Chinese EV, battery imports but open to US plants with American workers Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s top battery maker, will consider building a US plant if president-elect…




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German lithium plant hopes to turbo-charge Europe’s EV makers

Vulcan Energy says its new plant west of Frankfurt, now in its pilot phase, plans to soon produce lithium for batteries used by auto manufacturers including Volkswagen, Renault and Stellantis.




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Mutual Fund Investors Face Unwanted Tax Bills. Are You on the List?




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Dogecoin Craze Grips Korea, Fuels Price Premium on Local Giants Upbit and Bithumb

DOGE trades at premium on Upbit and Bithumb relative to Binance. - The price differential is still noticeably lower than the previous bull market peaks. Today is just that day as Koreans seem to be jumping into the DOGE market, driving prices higher and creating a noticeable premium on local…




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Ford is slashing the working hours of some of its German factory employees amid what it calls a 'significantly lower than expected' demand for its EVs

Ford is getting its workers in Cologne, Germany, to work fewer hours. The carmaker said a "lower than expected demand for electric vehicles" brought on the shift. The carmaker has more than 4,000 employees at its Cologne plant. Ford is slashing the work hours of its manufacturing plant workers in…




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After spending three years working on SMS verification at Zenly, Prelude wants to fix SMS onboarding

Prelude is a new a new French startup that focuses on SMS verification; it’s coming out of stealth Wednesday. The two founders met when they were working for Zenly, a popular location-sharing app with tens of millions of users that was acquired by Snap (and later shut down). While you might not…




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Trump Forms DOGE With Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy At The Helm: Will It Impact Tesla CEO's Role At The EV Giant And SpaceX?

President-elect Donald Trump, on Tuesday, greenlit the formation of the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, the acronym which almost sounds like a parody of the cryptocurrency known as Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). As the department promises to restructure federal agencies and reduce…




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SabersPro Vader lightsaber review: "An elegant replica that doesn't come cheap"

Is this ode to the Dark Lord of the Sith most impressive or does it choke on its own aspirations?




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Antec Introduces the CX600M Trio PC Case

Antec Inc., a global leader in high-performance computer components and accessories, is proud to announce the launch of the Antec CX600M Trio Mid-Tower Gaming Case. This latest addition to Antec's chassis lineup combines compact design with cutting-edge modern style, delivering a jaw dropping microATX case that's perfect for modern, high-performance PCs.

The post Antec Introduces the CX600M Trio PC Case appeared first on ThinkComputers.org.




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Examination of Cantor’s proofs for uncountability and axiom for counting infinite sets

I do a detailed analysis of Cantor’s theory of uncountable sets. The logic of his proofs has some weaknesses. I propose an axiom and a solution to continuum hypothesis. The main idea is: Assumption of Cantor’s proofs: All real numbers (set R) are in a list (list L). This assumption means R=L, considering L as...