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India's Online Gaming Market Surges by 23% in FY24 Amidst GST Hike

India's gaming market surged by 23% year-on-year, reaching $3.8 billion in revenue in FY 2023-24, even as the sector faces a 28% GST on online gaming, recent reports reveal....




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you have a scary sense of humor, boss




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NAPS ARE BETTER ANYWAY




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We're Off To See The Wizard!




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The consequences are painful




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FTR Trucking Conditions Index shows solid sequential improvement, to start 2023

For January, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI came in at -1.71, a significant improvement over December’s -6.1 and November’s -7.94. That was preceded by October’s -11.25, its lowest level since the April 2020 all-time low, at -28.66. The September TCI reading came in at -2.35.




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POLA and POLB report February volume declines

The Port of Los Angeles reported that February volume—at 487,846 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were down 43% compared to February 2022. The Port of Long Beach reported that total February volume—at 543,675 TEU—dropped 31.7% annually




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Warehouse/DC Automation & Technology: It’s “go time” for investment

In our latest Special Digital Issue, Logistics Management has curated several feature stories that neatly encapsulate the rise of automated systems and related technologies that are revolutionizing how warehouse and DC operations work.




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More than 150 companies participate in the 2023 MHI Innovation Awards

Four finalists were chosen as the most innovative products in each of their respective categories: Best New Innovation, Best Innovation of an Existing Product, and Best IT Innovation based on concept, value, and impact.




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ATA reports February truck tonnage increase

The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for February, came in at 118.4 (2015=100), for a 1.2% increase, over January’s 117 reading.




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Electric Vehicles Aren't Ready for Extreme Heat and Cold. Here's How to Fix Them

New materials would help the cars of the future survive cold snaps and other climate disruptions




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Three Times That Solar Eclipses Transformed Science

From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, total solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries




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Medication Abortion Using Telehealth Is As Safe As In-Person Care, Study Finds

Researchers find that medication abortion provided at home with a Zoom or text link to a medical provider is extremely safe and effective




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Under Pluto's Sunny Skies, You'd Have to Wear Shades

Despite being some six billion kilometers away, the sun from Pluto would be a dazzling sight to behold—carefully, that is




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Unprecedented Fire Season Has Raged Through One of Earth's Biodiversity Hotspots

More than 500 fires have burned across Colombia, including in its delicate and unique highland wetlands, one of the fastest evolving ecosystems on Earth




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How Did an Aquarium Stingray Get Pregnant without a Mate?

Charlotte, a stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium, is taking a DIY approach to reproduction




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Una temporada de incendios sin precedentes arrasa uno de los puntos calientes de biodiversidad de la Tierra

En Colombia han ardido más de 500 incendios, incluso en sus delicados y únicos humedales del altiplano, uno de los ecosistemas de más rápida evolución de la Tierra




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Chimpanzees and Bonobos Have Surprisingly Different Parenting Styles

Chimpanzee “helicopter moms” often protect their offspring from bullies, but bonobo moms are more hands-off




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Virtual Bar Scenes Are a New Tool to Study Why People Commit Crimes in the Heat of the Moment

Virtual-reality could assist researchers in decoding how emotions spur a decision to commit a crime




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Sculptures about to Land on the Moon Join a Long History of Lunar Art

A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon



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Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning

Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory




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Why Do We Have a Leap Year Anyway?

Without adding an extra day to February every four years, our calendar would get increasingly out of sync with the cosmos




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JWST Solves Decades-Old Mystery of Nearby Supernova

Scientists have finally found the compact object at the heart of the famous supernova of 1987, and it’s not a black hole




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First Commercial Moon Landing Returns U.S. to Lunar Surface

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the moon since Apollo 17. It’s also a sign of private industry’s growing role in space




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Flimsy Antiabortion Studies Cited in Case to Ban Mifepristone Are Retracted

Outside experts found that two studies cited in a federal case on medication abortion had serious design problems and that their authors had undisclosed conflicts of interest




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JWST Is Tracking Down the Cosmic Origins of Earth's Water

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope are exposing the pathways that water takes to reach terrestrial planets




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An Evolutionary 'Big Bang' Explains Why Snakes Come in So Many Strange Varieties

Snakes saw a burst of adaptation about 128 million years ago that led to them exploding in diversity and evolving up to three times faster than lizards




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Stunning Comet Could Photobomb This April's Total Solar Eclipse

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its closest approach to the sun this April—right after North America is treated to a total solar eclipse




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Lentil, Mushroom, and Farro Soup

Is there anything more comforting on a cold, wet day than a steaming bowl of lentil soup? If there is, I haven’t found it yet. Other soups are also warm and inviting, but there’s something homey, something friendly, about lentil soup that warms me spiritually as well as physically. When cooler weather finally hit Louisiana,...

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Long ago and before hearts

When Ron Lehocky asked me several years ago who made this dotted square pin that I was wearing, I replied confidently, “Dayle Doroshow.” He corrected me. “I made that,” he said. This is a Ron Lehocky collector’s item! Long ago and far away when Ron first started dipping into polymer, he made pins that weren’t […] Read more




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Wavy wandering hearts from Christi Friesen

I’ve almost forgotten how to post! But really, who can miss Valentine’s Day? Christi Friesen has been tucking these languorous beauties in orders all month. Her hearts are encrusted with flowers and pearls and bits of love from Hawaii. They have a perfect beachy buzz. Check out all her fun events and online mischief.




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Sayonara and a new link

I thought I’d keep writing PCD occasionally but my inner 5-year-old defiantly stomped her feet and said, “No.”  There was no coaxing her back to the computer. Abandoning artwork and artists gathered over 18 years didn’t feel good either. That’s a lot of water under the bridge! How to solve the dilemma? My mind wandered […] Read more




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Are You Sure You Want To Know The Secret Of This Life?

La Femme “Clover Paradise” “Clover Paradise” would fit in very well on the What Was Schaffel? playlist I made earlier this year, which collected electro-glam music from the early 2000s. I’m a sucker for this aesthetic, particularly the way a severe grayish palette and ultra-precise shuffle beat complements a lusty, perverted vibe. It’s like the […]




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Things Are Growing Brighter All The Time

Katrina Ford “World On A Wire” I’ve been writing about songs most days of my life for over 20 years and one thing I’ve learned from this is that a lot of the music I love most resists description. And of course it does – music is ultimately an abstract medium, something that exists to […]