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This simple reframe can help your resume stand out If you’re using the traditional résumé format, you’re putting the emphasis on the roles you’ve held, with a chronological list of your jobs and the results you delivered. While experience is an important consideration, today’s hiring managers need candidates who possess certain skills. By emphasizing what you “can do” instead of what you “have done,” you can help your résumé to stand out from the others, says Bailey Showalter, vice president of talent solutions at Credly, a platform that verifies credentials. Continued here

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How to Identify and Combat Grocery Store 'Shrinkflation' While there are some signs that inflation is going to start getting better in this country, things remain pretty grim. In some areas, the cost of a wide range of products and services has gone up nearly 10%, while income has stagnated or risen much more modestly. The grocery store is where inflation really hits hard in both obvious and more subtle ways: Companies know you hate paying more for their products, you see. That’s where “shrinkflation” comes in. Continued here

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Canada's housing market faces 'historic correction' that could see sales drop 42%, RBC says Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or distribution of this content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. To order copies of Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com Continued here

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How the anti-aging industry turns you into a customer for life In late June, I sat in on a conversation featuring three models, all over the age of 50, about aging and beauty. “We need representation of spring, summer, fall, and winter,” one of the panelists, Swedish model Paulina Porizkova, declared. Model Yasmin Warsame spoke about how aging is treated as a sign of wisdom in her birth country of Somalia. The discussion’s moderator, Allure editor-in-chief Jessica Cruel, brought up the magazine’s much-publicized decision five years ago to axe the term “anti-aging” from its pages. “How are you going to be anti-living?” she asked. Continued here

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The 1 Interview Question Managers Should Ask to Make a Fast Hiring Decision As hiring managers, the tendency is to value technical and functional skills first while placing a person's character on the back burner. Asking the question can certainly be used to dig up competence and skills for the job, but in this case, you're listening for clues to tell a story about the candidate's integrity -- the most important qualification of all. Continued here

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How to Become a Killer Negotiator in Nine Steps Fellow Quora poster Margaret Weiss agrees: “Negotiation is about the other party. It's not about you. You can be the best orator in the world – concise, convincing, eloquent – but if the other party cannot relate to you, regardless of your skills, all of those efforts will be in vain. Continued here

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How Much You Need To Walk Every Day To Cut Your Risk Of Heart Disease Walking an estimated 21 minutes a day can reduce your risk of heart disease by 30%, according to a Harvard Health special report published in 2017 that has been used often to underscore the importance of going for a walk. The report also suggests that walking has been “shown to reduce the risk of diabetes and cancer, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and keep you mentally sharp.” Continued here

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I've been weight lifting for 5 years. Here are 6 things about getting fit I wish I'd known at the start Formal exercise only constitutes 5-10% of of the calories the average person burns in a day, personal trainer Graeme Tomlinson previously told Insider. This is why I workout to get stronger, fitter, and empower myself, not to burn calories — if I want to lose fat, I aim for a calorie deficit with my diet.  Continued here

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Just 2 minutes of walking after eating can help blood sugar, study says Getting up and moving after you eat -- even if it's only for two minutes -- can help control blood sugar levels, a new study says. If you can't do that, try standing. It helps, too. Continued here

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Practice Made Perfect: The 10 Keys to Optimize Improvement - Scott H Young Consider the person who hunts and pecks on the keyboard. Practice will help him go faster and make fewer mistakes, but no amount of pecking at the keyboard will turn him into a touch typer. Similarly, second language learners typically stall: their pronunciation and grammar often have noticeable errors, even when they have lived for decades in a country where they are immersed in the language. Continued here

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Help! My Friends Don't Think I'm Attractive Enough to Be With My Hot Husband. The ugly truth came out with some screenshotted texts. Continued here

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Tech tool offers police 'mass surveillance on a budget' Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool, at times without search warrants, that gives them the power to follow people’s movements months back in time, according to public records and internal emails obtained by The Associated Press. Continued here

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Apple already sold everyone an iPhone. Now what? Fifteen years after its launch, the iPhone “continues to change the world”, said Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, as the company reported quarterly earnings on July 28th. It has certainly changed Apple. In an otherwise bumpy week for technology stocks, the world’s most valuable company beat forecasts to report a modest year-on-year increase in revenue. That was in large part thanks to the iPhone, which generated sales of more than $40bn in the latest quarter. Continued here

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Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social networking era Of note: As it rolls out its changes — quickly on mobile apps, "later this year" for computer/browser users —Facebook will continue to provide old-school friends-and-family networking via a subsidiary tab. Those posts will be chronologically ordered, as some users have long wished for. Continued here

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NASA releases stunning new image of the Phantom Galaxy Stunning new images produced by the Hubble Telescope and the James Webb Telescope showcase the Phantom Galaxy, a spiral of solar systems 32 million light-years away from Earth. Continued here

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Where do electrons get energy to spin around an atom's nucleus? Quantum mechanics explains why the electrons can keep spinning indefinitely. Continued here

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Bringing Math to the Many: A Reading List If we want to eliminate the misunderstanding of what mathematics is, we must change the way we teach mathematics. We must teach from a culturalogical perspective. We must view mathematics as an integral part of our culture and a significant force in our culture, and we must communicate this to students. Continued here

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Is the Internet Killing the Nude Beach? To Lily Simpson, a 30-year-old from London who moved to Copenhagen about two years ago, the Danes have a refreshingly relaxed attitude toward nudity. People don’t generally bother hiding under a towel while changing into their swimwear. And there are no laws prohibiting public nudity in Denmark, so it’s normal to see topless women sunbathing along the harbor that runs through the city or people skinny-dipping at the beach. But to Claus Jacobsen, a 36-year-old who grew up in a suburb of Copenhagen, the Danes’ comfort with nudity is a far cry from what it used to be. He remembers that, when he went to the beach with his family as a child, pretty much all women, including his mother and aunt, would be topless, which is not close to the case today. Topless or nude sunbathing still doesn’t raise many eyebrows, and he suspects that most Danes would oppose an attempt to outlaw their right to it. They just seem to be exercising that right less often these days. Torben Larson, the chairman of the Danish Naturists association (naturist is another term for nudist) told me that he was less convinced that the rate of nude bathing is universally declining—he senses that it is increasing among older Danes—but agreed that younger generations seem much less interested in nude bathing, and in other nude activities, for that matter. Continued here

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FMIA: A Divided Cleveland Reckons With Deshaun Watson Reality and Why Rams Trust in Raheem Morris - ProFootballTalk Peter King visits Rams, Colts, Vikings, Browns and Chargers training camp as his 2022 Training Camp Tour wraps up for Football Morning in America. Continued here

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NFL win total projections for all 32 teams: Experts react to our model First, Austin Mock ran his NFL betting model using various metrics to create projections for each team. He uses these projections for each game of the season to get a projected spread and then converts it into a projected winning percentage. By deploying a simulator that he built, he used these projections simulate each game in the NFL season and see how many games every team will win. The simulator repeated this process 100,000 times to find an expected win total for each team. Continued here

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If Your TV Streaming Costs Are Too High, Follow This Smart Tip Streaming services are getting more expensive, but your monthly budget for Netflix, HBO Max and others can stay slim. Continued here

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'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Is Taking Its Sweet Time The prologue that opens Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring explains the rise of the villainous Sauron, his creation of various magic rings, the war waged by an alliance of elves and men to destroy him, and the mysterious fate of the supreme One Ring—all in about seven minutes. The short sequence is a key to the success of Jackson’s film series. It somehow bottles the colossal scope of J. R. R. Tolkien’s storytelling into something digestible for newcomers yet palatable to superfans. Most important, the densely detailed plot benefits from the time limits imposed by feature filmmaking. Continued here

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Tomato-Egg Stir Fry Is Light, Easy, and Perfect for Summer Nights In college, after being subjected to plastic-tinned deli sushi and leftover club meeting pizza, I began craving home cooking. Specifically: simple, cozy jia chang cai, or homestyle Chinese dishes that many families, including mine, put on the weeknight dinner table. I pined after tomato-egg stir-fry the most, perhaps the simplest and coziest of all. Continued here

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This Vegetarian Chili Will Wow Meat-Eaters, Vegetarians and Vegans Alike Chili is an ideal weeknight dinner or even a party food—you just mix up a batch and set it out on the table for your guests to enjoy. And if you have a slow cooker, that can make it even more simple. But if you have friends with different diets, it can be difficult, because most chili recipes typically feature meat. This vegetarian chili (it’s also vegan!) meets the needs of everyone at your gathering. It’s full of great chili flavors but without the meat to weigh it down. Continued here

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Crypto Gaming: A Most Practical Thesis We won’t discuss the history of game monetization, the relationship between moneysocietyplay, or why an open-source, transparent, neutral and trust-minimized ledger that is socially accepted as a global source of truth for digital ownership attribution is precisely the extension of the internet we were missing to allow for self-contained systems of finance, art and games; a natural next step in our inevitable journey towards the ever increasing relevance of our lives within the digital realm GAASP! i need to be stopped. Continued here

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Inside the thankless, quietly imaginative task of developing for low-spec gaming "Developers that are very PC-focused ... often don’t think about the low end at all." Continued here

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I talked to 70 parents of highly successful adults—here are 4 phrases they never used when their kids were young Jon Chu, director of blockbuster hits like "Crazy Rich Asians," had a passion for making movies from the time he was in second grade. His immigrant parents ran a restaurant, and they hoped he would achieve the American dream by working hard, but it never occurred to them it could be in film. Continued here

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So your kid wants to be an influencer When they were 4 years old, Benjamin Burroughs’s kids became obsessed with a YouTube channel called Ryan’s World. The appeal wasn’t all that mysterious: In each Ryan’s World episode, a child (Ryan) would open up a bunch of toys and then play with them, allowing viewers to feel like they were playing alongside him. Their obsession with Ryan’s World went beyond the screen; almost immediately, each of Burroughs’s children asked if they could be a YouTuber, too. Continued here

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The Constitutional Flaw That's Killing American Democracy The recent set of watershed Supreme Court opinions pulsates with the language of democratic accountability. Dobbs v. Jackson, overruling Roe v. Wade, makes its refrain the promise to “return” the abortion question “to the people and their elected representatives.” Concurring in West Virginia v. EPA, which restricts regulators’ ability to decarbonize the electricity grid, Justice Neil Gorsuch explained that the point of the decision was to keep power in the hands of “the people’s representatives” rather than “a ruling class of largely unaccountable ‘ministers.’” In New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which struck down New York State’s 117-year-old limitation on carrying weapons, Justice Clarence Thomas presented the Court’s severe, originalist approach to the Second Amendment as a vindication of a judgment “by the people” against wishy-washy federal judges who had let the restriction stand. Indeed, while these opinions have little in common besides their conservative outcomes—Dobbs eliminated a personal right, Bruen expanded a right, and West Virginia curtailed agency interpretations of statutes such as the Clean Air Act—they all claim to protect the rightful power of “the people.” Continued here

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What will Liz Truss do to ease cost of living crisis for households and businesses? Sky News outlines what Liz Truss is expected to do to help ease the cost burden facing consumers and businesses alike once she enters Downing Street. Continued here

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Japan is open to travel. So why aren't tourists coming back? Only about 1,500 foreign leisure tourists have visited Japan since the country reopened in June 2022. Continued here

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Into the sun: Albania's beaches, mountains and ancient towns The traditions that once dominated tribal politics in Albania’s mountains are interesting, but I’m here to probe a more recent view of the south-east European country. Thanks to its beaches, Unesco-stamped cities and hiking routes, formerly communist Albania is being lauded as a “hot new” European travel destination beyond backpacking and dark tourism. Continued here

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Why gas is actually cheap in America Gas is at record-high prices in the United States, but it still costs far less than elsewhere in the world. Here's why. Continued here

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When will Canadian home prices bottom? Here are some clues Average prices are also deceptively high because they’re constantly skewed by high-end sales. A bunch of $3-million-plus home sales can prop up average prices. But when people stop buying $3-million-plus homes, average prices can dive. Again, with mortgages harder to qualify for, we’re seeing this trend now. Continued here

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Elon's Biggest Boondoggle Why did the world’s richest man spend the past five years trying to sell cities a hole in the ground? Continued here

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Half of employers are planning layoffs—here's how to negotiate your exit if it happens to you While layoffs were near record lows in July, according to the Labor Department, headline-making cuts at some of the biggest companies — like Apple, Best Buy, Ford and Walmart in the last few weeks — might make you question the stability of your own job. Half of employers say they already have reduced overall headcount or have a plan in place to do so, according to PwC's latest pulse survey of 722 U.S. executives in August. Continued here

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10 in-demand soft skills to supercharge your career When it comes to experience and skill, you may be exactly what a potential employer is looking for. But, if the person interviewing you senses you lack the passion and roll-your-sleeves-up mentality their team thrives on, you’ll likely not get the job offer. That’s because soft skills like grit, excitement, and respect are what make a stellar employee. The skills outlined on a résumé only tell a fraction of the story, while understanding an individual’s work ethic, how they overcome adversity, and how they interact with their peers is much more indicative of success. Continued here

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Google quietly extends its hiring freeze as employees see a 'real vibe change'. Employees fear harsher disciplinary action and roles not getting back filled. The hiring freeze has been extended another week, according to two employees familiar with the matter. It hasn't been officially announced, and it is also a "very fluid situation," one employee said. The company had already planned to slow down hiring for the rest of the year, although it will still hire for critical roles. Continued here

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Exercise more than the recommended amounts for the longest life, study says The World Health Organization has said how often adults should exercise, but now researchers are building onto those recommendations by analyzing how the time span and intensity impacts life span. For your longest life, you may need more than recommended, it says. Continued here

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One-two punch from pair of common viruses may trigger Alzheimer's disease A fascinating new collaborative study, between researchers at the University of Oxford and Tufts University, has found two common viruses may be working in tandem to trigger the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings build on a growing body of evidence implicating the herpes virus in neurodegenerative disease. Continued here

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7 Exercises for Sciatica To Relieve Pain and Pressure | Well+Good “People with sciatica may experience sharp shooting, pulsing, or burning pain in those areas,” says Abby Halpin, DPT, PT, a physical therapist and the owner of Forte Performance and Physical Therapy. They may have altered sensations such as numbness or tingling, explains Dr. Halpin. “Because the sciatic nerve contains motor information, the leg may feel heavy, weak, or hard to move,” she says. “Symptoms may only last a few seconds or be constant and chronic.” Continued here

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What We Gain From a Good-Enough Life In 1953, the British pediatrician and psychoanalyst D. W. Winnicott began writing about the idea of “good-enough” parenting—a term he coined, and one he’s still famous for today. According to Winnicott, after infancy, babies do not need tirelessly responsive or self-sacrificing parents. In fact, he wrote, it is developmentally key for parents to lessen their “active adaptation” to their children’s needs over time. In doing so, they teach their kids to “account for failure” and “tolerate the results of frustration”—both necessary skills at a very young age, as anyone who’s watched a baby learn to crawl knows. Continued here

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6 Habits to Get You Through Your Worst Days About a year ago, I resigned from my day job to address mental health issues and their increasing impact on my life. For as long as I can recall, I've struggled with self-worth, image and the desire to be liked by all others. Later in life, I would be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Cluster B Personality Disorder. Continued here

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All the Stuff You Should Clean on the First of the Month The first day of every month should be for planning and getting your shit together, but most of us aren’t planner-toting wunderkinds. Still, there are a few things that most of us can do to keep the month going smoothly: Specifically, household items that need to be cleaned once per month. Clean them on the first of the month (or some time close to it) so you always remember to do them. Continued here

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The Toll of Student Debt in the U.S. To address the growing crisis, President Biden announced a plan on Wednesday to wipe out significant amounts of student debt for millions of people. It was a step toward making good on a campaign promise to alleviate, as Mr. Biden has said, an unsustainable problem that has saddled generations of Americans. Continued here

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How to qualify for Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his plan to address student loan debt, which includes debt forgiveness for certain borrowers and extending the pandemic-related payment pause. Here are details of Biden's new plan, including how much will be forgiven and who is eligible. Continued here

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Who Holds the Student Loan Debt? - Of Dollars And Data Last week, President Biden announced a policy that would forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for those individuals earning less than $125,000 per year with an additional $10,000 in forgiveness for low-income students (i.e. those who received a Pell grant while in college). Following the announcement, there was a discussion of student loans and the efficacy of a loan forgiveness program. To add to this discussion, I decided to dig into the data on student loans and who would be most impacted by Biden’s recent policy proposal. Continued here

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Cheap, high capacity, and fast: New aluminum battery tech promises it all There's a classic irony with new technology, that adopters are forced to limit themselves to two of the three things everyone wants: fast, cheap, and good. When the tech is batteries, adoption is even more challenging. Cheap and fast (charging) still matter, but "good" can mean different things, such as light weight, low volume, or long life span, depending on your needs. Still, the same sorts of trade-offs are involved. If you want really fast charging, you'll probably have to give up some capacity. Continued here

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Free AI tool restores old photos by creating slightly new loved ones | Engadget You can find AI that creates new images, but what if you want to fix an old family photo? You might have a no-charge option. Louis Bouchard and PetaPixel have drawn attention to a free tool recently developed by Tencent researchers, GFP-GAN (Generative Facial Prior-Generative Adversarial Network), that can restore damaged and low-resolution portraits. The technology merges info from two AI models to fill in a photo's missing details with realistic detail in a few seconds, all the while maintaining high accuracy and quality. Continued here