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Mark Zuckerberg is ready to move on from his impending fight with Elon Musk. The Meta CEO took to Threads and then his Instagram Story to share a note that he doesn’t believe Musk is taking the fight seriously. “I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious, and it’s time to move on,” Zuckerberg wrote. “I offered a real date. Dana White offered to make this a legit competition for charity. Elon won’t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead.” He continued, “If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on. I’m going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously.” The Facebook founder’s statement comes two days after Musk took to Twitter to share that the fight would be managed by his and Zuckerberg’s foundations, instead of UFC, which Zuckerberg wasn’t exactly in favor of. The Meta CEO noted, “When I compete, I want to do it in a way that puts a spotlight on the elite athletes at the top of the game. You do that by

President Bola Tinubu has sent his goodwill and best wishes to Reverend Gabriel Olusoji Farombi, General Overseer Emeritus of the renowned Foursquare Church, as he marks his 85th birthday anniversary.  The President in a State House press statement signed Sunday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale acknowledged the decades of meritorious service to God and humanity rendered by Reverend Farombi as a foremost Minister of the gospel and his 15 fruitful years as the General Overseer of Foursquare Church in Nigeria. READ ALSO: Palliatives: BUK introduces loan scheme for staff IYD: Take advantage of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda – APC diaspora Tinubu greets Ray Ekpu at 75 Commending his outstanding contributions to the spread and growth of Christianity in Nigeria, President Tinubu noted that under the leadership of Reverend Farombi, Foursquare’s missionary work has made wide-ranging and positive impact on the lives of many Nigerians. “On this special day, I congratulate Reverend Gabriel Olusoji Farombi for attaining the graceful age of 85 years. I commend this great Nigerian and esteemed senior citizen for his steadfastness and dedication to the work of God, where he excelled exceedingly as the leader of Foursquare Church in Nigeria

A couple of years ago, on the r/Showerthoughts subreddit, user u/JollyTraveler posted the following thought: "People will swim in the ocean, even though there are definitely many corpses in it. People will not swim in a pool with a corpse in it. Humans all have a corpse:water ratio that is acceptable for them to swim in." u/JollyTraveler / Via reddit.comI say this with no exaggeration: This post has been bouncing around in my brain ever since. For the last two years, every time I swim in the ocean, a lake, or even a clearly corpse-less swimming pool, I think about how close a corpse would have to be for me to get out of the water. Roku ChannelThe reason I keep thinking about it is: I don't know the answer! On Tumblr, the post went viral, and one user tried to boil it down to being able to see the corpse.

South Korea’s powerhouse entertainment industry is beginning to experience some of the same labor unrest that has rocked Hollywood. In an echo of the screenwriters and actors guild strikes that have brought the U.S. film and TV sector to a halt, the Directors Guild of Korea is lobbying its country’s legislature to revise a Copyrights Act that prevents directors from receiving residual pay from hit movies, as well as even holding strikes for collective bargaining.  In April, the Directors Guild of Korea members took to the streets of central Seoul where the country’s Culture Ministry was holding a press conference on local copyright law. It was the group’s first street protest since 1998, when the U.S. government, as part of its Free Trade Agreement between Washington and Seoul, demanded that South Korea abolish its screen quota system, which required local theaters to show Korean films for at least 146 days a year to promote the domestic film industry.  Twenty-five years later, the directors are preparing to gather again to protest what they call the “collapse of the creative foundation” of the Korean film industry.  They are calling for revisions to the existing Copyrights Act, which dictates that all intellectual property

Maxeon Solar Technologies, a pioneering force in solar energy, has taken a significant stride towards expanding its manufacturing capabilities with the selection of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the site for its inaugural U.S. manufacturing facility. The ambitious project, with an envisaged capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW), is poised to propel Maxeon’s latest-generation TOPCon PV-silicon cell technology and innovative shingled-cell Performance Line solar modules into the domestic market. Anticipating the burgeoning demand for domestically produced solar panels, Maxeon’s 3 GW facility will serve both the burgeoning Utility Scale Power Plant market and the burgeoning Distributed Generation rooftop applications. The project is set to represent a colossal investment of over $1 billion, contingent upon a successful financial close under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program. Currently undergoing the due diligence phase of its loan application, the site selection for the manufacturing expansion marks a significant milestone in the process. Although Maxeon’s engagement with the DOE’s Loan Programs Office signals progress, it is not indicative of an assured loan guarantee issuance or alignment of terms. Maxeon’s audacious endeavor is expected to result in the first large-scale photovoltaic (PV) cell and panel manufacturing plant in New Mexico. With

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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has closed 173 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2023. Penalties are calculated using several factors, including: harm done or potential for harm to the environment the economic benefit for the company gained by failing to comply with environmental laws how responsive and cooperative a regulated party was in correcting problems There were three enforcement cases from the Lakeland viewing area with penalty amounts of $5,000 or more: Ruttger’s Birchmont Lodge in Bemidji – $13,000 for violating municipal wastewater treatment regulations A-1 Concrete & Masonry in Grand Rapids – $8,600 for construction stormwater violations Polaris Industries in Roseau – $6,840 for air quality violations Imposing monetary penalties is only part of the MPCA’s enforcement process. Agency staff continue to provide assistance, support, and information on the steps and tools necessary to bring any company, individual, or local government back into compliance. Lakeland News is member supported content. Please consider supporting Lakeland News today.

On Aug. 7, 2023, acclaimed poet Richard Siken posted on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. This would not be out of the ordinary, except the tweet was about fanfiction — more specifically, Siken’s own fanfiction writing experience. “I have tried it and my Destiel is better writing than my Wincest,” wrote Siken, referring to two very popular Supernatural ships. “My Johnlock is better than both.” (Johnlock is the pairing of John Watson and Sherlock Holmes from BBC’s Sherlock.) Fan Fiction is transgressive. It co-opts the creator's vision. It steps on it. It is fiction built on fiction. There can be no canon in it. I say do it, have at it. I have tried it and my Destiel is better writing than my Wincest. My Johnlock is better than both. 1/2— Richard Siken (@richardsiken) August 7, 2023 And across Twitter (well, X, as CEO Elon Musk recently rebranded it) and Tumblr, those familiar with how influential Siken’s work is across different fandom communities went wild. You see, Siken’s poetry has long been a fundamental part of the fandom experience, particularly for those who are extremely online. Fans across tons of different TV shows, movies, and games —

by Adrienne Wood, University of Virginia, Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can’t tell whether the sound is from a person or an animal. We throw our heads back and bare our teeth in a monkeylike grin. Sometimes we double over and lose our ability to speak for a moment, reverting temporarily to hooting apes. And just as hoots and howls help strengthen bonds in a troop of primates or a pack of wolves, laughter helps us connect with others. Laughter is evolutionarily ancient. Known as a “play signal,” mammalian laughter accompanies playful interactions to signal harmless intentions and keep the play going. Chimps laugh. Rats laugh. Dogs laugh. Perhaps even dolphins laugh. And laughter is an essential feature of human social interactions. We laugh when we’re amused, of course. But we also laugh out of embarrassment, politeness, nervousness and derision. I’m a psychology researcher who studies how people use laughter to connect, and sometimes disconnect, with others. For humans, laughter has expanded from its original function as a play signal to serve a variety of social

Even without strikes and work stoppages, people in Hollywood often have complicated finances that require expert advice and planning — and that’s why a business manager usually rounds out a person’s team of advisors. Most are press shy and all are discreet — some won’t even acknowledge who’s a client even if it’s already public — but thanks to industry word-of-mouth and public records, each year THR highlights the business managers who people in Hollywood trust with their money. (See last year’s honorees here.) THR is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Power Business Managers list, which is slated to publish in the Oct. 25 issue. If you personally work with a business manager or repeatedly refer clients to one, use the link below to fill out a nomination form and tell us how they set themselves apart from their peers. If you are a client who would like to recommend your business manager but you have not been publicly linked to them, there’s a box you can check on the form that will keep your name confidential. Nominations must be submitted by Sept. 6 using this form. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe