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One interesting fact about rock legend Frank Zappa was his burning hatred of.....labor unions. No, this isn’t a joke. It started as far as I can tell when Zappa has
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My Grampa lived in a cottage on Inchbelle Farm, Kirkintilloch, from 1996 to 2014. The cottage is estimated to be around 200 years old, but I recently learned it was
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1. What makes a mind wander? In our new perspective paper with @jmacshine and @WalpolaIshan we consider how ongoing neuromodulatory tone shapes the mind-wandering brain state, with a special role
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It's time to unveil the New York Knicks' 2020-21 preseason scores for #CrystalBasketball!You can see the full rankings at the link below, and we'll share the top five players in
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Someone just texted me asking about how to make money on the side. I typed it up for them, so sharing here in case it helps you too: Making money
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Was talking to my friend who is leaving gov service, letting him know some things to look out for that I wish someone had told me when I left, and
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We congratulate on taking a bold step to launch clinical trials for a #COVID19 therapeutic drug. This is in line with WHO guidelines and protocol endorsed on the use
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Sheep numbers are declining across EU, but the UK still has ±50% more than the next largest flock (in Spain). However, Spain also supports one of the largest wolf populations
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1/ The end of the X waiver is exciting news. The question is how much of a difference will this make in buprenorphine treatment access? To answer that question we
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1/ “The most valuable businesses of coming decades will be built by entrepreneurs who seek to empower people rather than try to make them obsolete.” -@peterthielFounder-led CEOs have unique perspective
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Did you know that 30% of funded search funds end up not making an acquisition? We have bought eight beautiful businesses this year and learned a lot about what works
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1/ Unpopular opinion: we’re likely to see a similar language shift for protocols as well. IRL organizations have evolved in consumer-owned cooperative "shareholder supremacy" cycles. Crypto is still in
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For my part, I think we need to have honest public policy conversations about prioritization in moderation. Major companies could & should devote more resources to identifying risks of offline
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The Evening Edition:OTD 1970 @YorkshirePost moved. Here’s a bit of history - thread.Yorkshire Post formed 1866 from two old Leeds papers: Intelligencer and Mercury. 1/7 Yorkshire Post was produced from
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Key takeaways from our interview with @NandanNilekani "It's entirely possible that by January or so, we will have at least one vaccine in India, and it will be pre produced.
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THREAD: Did yesterday's state-sponsored violence on the streets of Moscow, Petersburg and other cities fundamentally change the relationship between the state and its subject? 1/ A new pattern is readily
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