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How Julia Alvarez was inspired by the working class

PBS.org 

While at the Yaddo writing retreat, Julia Alvarez found herself suffering from writers block. Inspiration struck when she befriended the maids, housekeepers and cooks and heard their stories, and eventually put together her book of poetry, "Housekeeping." "I wanted to write about the lore that comes when women are talking as they're doing their housework," said Alvarez.

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NASA Awards Intuitive Machines Lunar South Pole Research Delivery

Nasa.gov 

A new set of NASA science experiments and technology demonstrations will arrive at the lunar South Pole in 2027 following the agency’s latest CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative delivery award. Intuitive Machines of Houston will receive $116.9 million to deliver six NASA payloads to a part of the Moon where nighttime temperatures are frigid, […]

"It seems this country will never stop...": Kangana Ranaut slams SAD President Simranjit Singh Mann for "trivialising rape"

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Karnal (Haryana) [India], August 30 (ANI): BJP MP from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut hit back at Shiromani Akali Dal President (SAD) Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann for "trivialising rape"Expressing her anger the actor-turned-politician expressed her outrage on X and posted, "It seems this country will never stop trivialising rape, today this senior politician compared getting raped to riding a bicycle no wonder rapes and violence ag

Noida Interational Airport to have capacity of over 1 lakh tonnes when cargo facility opens, will grow with demand: CEO Christoph Schnellmann

BigNewsNetwork.com 

New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): The development works on the cargo terminal and multimodal cargo hub at Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh's Jewar are in full swing with work being done in partnership with Air India SATS, NIA Chief Executive Officer Christoph Schnellmann said on Thursday and noted there will be cargo capacity for well over one lakh tonnes of cargo when the facility opens. Schnellmann told AN

East Bengal, Mohun Bagan SG fans hold protest over Kolkata rape-murder

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 30 (ANI): Kolkata football giants and arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan SG fans held a protest on Thursday against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the city. Apart from East Bengal and Mohun Bagan SG, Mohammedan Sporting Club supporters also joined the protest in Kolkata. Earlier in the month, the first derby of the season between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan SG

Bangladesh floods: 18 million people affected, 1.2 million families trapped

BigNewsNetwork.com 

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 30 (ANI): Bangladesh is grappling with severe monsoon season which has impacted more than 18 million people, with over 1.2 million families trapped, according to the United Nations. Sharing a post on X, the UN News Service said, "Over 18 million people in Bangladesh have been affected by severe monsoon conditions, with more than 1.2 million families trapped as flash floods submerge vast areas of

NASA Leaders Tour Ames Campus, Meet with Employees

Nasa.gov 

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails, and Director of Cross-Agency Strategy John Keefe visited NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley on Aug. 28. The visit was an opportunity for the leaders to meet with center leadership and tour multiple Ames facilities. Free, Swails, and Keefe also met with employees […]

Gutho surprise switch to pack makes sense with Eels needing a serious shake-up

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Parramattas plan to switch Clint Gutherson into the pack is so crazy it just might work. The soon to be 30-year-old would need to bulk up his frame in the off-season and it is highly unlikely he would remain an 80-minute player but he could give the acoustic Eels some sorely needed electric spark in []

Nutanix’s Lee Caswell on Creating an AI Strategy

eWeek 

Among the many challenges companies face as they create an AI strategy, arguably the hardest is the AI sector’s stunning rate of change. “The industry is changing very fast,” said Lee Caswell, SVP, Product and Solutions Marketing at Nutanix. “AI from a year ago is materially different than it is today, right? A year from […]

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