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Seems we need an antithesis to the other thread, so here it is.
This Week In News that Restores Your Faith In Humanity
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“Apartment hunting was like a part-time job. We couldn’t book a showing anywhere”: True tales from the rental crisis
"I'd never used a realtor to find a rental before, but this time, that seemed like our only option"
torontolife.com
My appreciation for humanity...especially in females is restored.
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Couple raise £50,000 to buy rights to 'Last Christmas' so they never have to hear it again
One couple hate Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ so much, they’ve raised £50,000 to buy the licensing rights so they can scrub it from existence.
www.nme.com
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UN says ozone layer slowly healing, hole to mend by 2066
Signs of healing were reported four years ago but were slight and more preliminary.
www.nbcnews.com
Man creates a problem. Man fixes the problem.
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Daniel Andrews ‘couldn’t think of anything more distressing’ for victims than a state funeral for George Pell
Victorian premier says those abused ‘at the hands of the Catholic church’ foremost in his thoughts
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Skipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off
Hundreds of homes outside the boundaries of Scottsdale can no longer get water from the city, now their owners are living a worst-case scenario of drought in the West.
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OnlyFans star promises to buy houses to help low-income families with affordable rent
Rebecca Goodwin is creating her side hustle.
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Can Gen Z make friends in the pandemic era?
For older generations, work was the sole place of connection. Without offices, young people have to get clever about making friends.
www.bbc.com
"For Mbunga, in April 2022, she came across a TikTok video posted by Chloe Bow, a government-worker-turned-content-creator, who spoke candidly about friendships. Bow was planning events for a group she was starting called Toronto Girl Social;"
'Meetups' on TikTok
Aura in the background some old buildings, going to say that's south of Yorkville veering into the gay district or Cabbagetown.
"Gen Z was more open than millennials to making new friends online, through means such as friendship-app Bumble BFF and Facebook groups"
...uhh millennials were using Bumble.
"Flox, where groups of friends could sign up together to meet other groups of friends."
...to avoid meeting one dick by him/herself. Instead meeting the dick's group of dick friends.
"Instead of focusing on making all new friends where he lived, Iyer chose another approach – he made regular trips back to Philadelphia to reinforce the social circles he’d already established in college."
Fraternities forever.
"Called No More Lonely Friends, this now-national meetup group came about in summer 2021, when the then-23-year-old came across a TikTok video in which a stranger alerted her to the fact that her friends were planning to deliberately host a party without her behind her back"
...your 'friends' don't think you're cool.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble
The baby girl was rescued from a collapsed building in Syria, but her mother died after the birth.
www.bbc.com
"Her mother, father and all four of her siblings died after the quake hit the town of Jindayris."
"Dr Attiah, who has a daughter just four months older than her, said, 'I won't allow anyone to adopt her now. Until her distant family return, I'm treating her like one of my own.' For now, his wife is breastfeeding her alongside their own daughter."
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Nick Cave shares advice to teenager on how to "live life to the absolute fullest"
"Get awed on a regular basis," is one of Cave's suggestions
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Medical students' interest in being family doctors on decline even as provinces boost training spots
"Dr. Saja Jaberi graduated from medical school in the United Arab Emirates in 2017. The next year, she moved to Toronto, did her medical equivalency exams and started applying for residency spots in 2020. Her first choice was family medicine. She got an interview in Ontario, but didn't match to a program. 'It was really hard and challenging because I didn't know what I was missing. I would have liked to receive some feedback,' she said. Determined to strengthen her application, Jaberi started working as a telemedicine physician assistant, volunteered and did observerships at different hospitals. She is also a clinical trial co-ordinator and researcher at Toronto Western Hospital. Jaberi even learned French, hoping that would open more doors.
Despite all that, Jaberi, 29, went unmatched in 2021, 2022 and so far in 2023 — even though she had interviews in Quebec and Saskatchewan. Jaberi has applied to all of the empty residency spots in the second match, which will be released on April 27. 'I don't want to get my hopes up and get disappointed all over again, so hopefully someone might look at my application and find me as a suitable candidate,' she said.
'I'm running out of time. My gap of medical experience is increasing. It's almost four years for me out of clinical practice.'"
Let the woman practise family medicine....I'll sign up in a heartbeat.
"Dr. Saja Jaberi graduated from medical school in the United Arab Emirates in 2017. The next year, she moved to Toronto, did her medical equivalency exams and started applying for residency spots in 2020. Her first choice was family medicine. She got an interview in Ontario, but didn't match to a program. 'It was really hard and challenging because I didn't know what I was missing. I would have liked to receive some feedback,' she said. Determined to strengthen her application, Jaberi started working as a telemedicine physician assistant, volunteered and did observerships at different hospitals. She is also a clinical trial co-ordinator and researcher at Toronto Western Hospital. Jaberi even learned French, hoping that would open more doors.
Despite all that, Jaberi, 29, went unmatched in 2021, 2022 and so far in 2023 — even though she had interviews in Quebec and Saskatchewan. Jaberi has applied to all of the empty residency spots in the second match, which will be released on April 27. 'I don't want to get my hopes up and get disappointed all over again, so hopefully someone might look at my application and find me as a suitable candidate,' she said.
'I'm running out of time. My gap of medical experience is increasing. It's almost four years for me out of clinical practice.'"
Let the woman practise family medicine....I'll sign up in a heartbeat.
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The remarkable recovery of Syria's earthquake baby
Six months ago today, Afraa was pulled from rubble, still attached to her umbilical cord and barely alive.
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The baby everyone wanted to adopt...
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Simone Biles wins record 8th U.S. gymnastics title
The victory cemented a dominant comeback to the top of the sport just weeks after Biles returned from a two-year break to focus on her mental health.
www.nbcnews.com
Wow. She went from not being able to finish a routine in Tokyo, taking a break, and back to number one again in a sport where only the young succeed.
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Austrian heiress Marlene Engelhorn announces plan for €25m giveaway
Marlene Engelhorn, 31, inherited millions and wants to recruit 50 people to hand most of it out.
www.bbc.com
I want some free money. Any heir or heiress doing it in my country?
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Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds
Threats to turtles, including hunting, pollution and coastal development, are declining overall, but some species are still at high risk.
www.nbcnews.com
Mankind is capable of miracoulos things.
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Wonsan Kalma: My trip to North Korea’s 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards
Anastasia, one of the first Russian visitors to North Korea's new resort, tells of "immaculate" beaches, meaty meals and strict rules.
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Even in North Korea you can enjoy sun, sand and blond Russian women.
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Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'
Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.
www.bbc.com
Mankind does it again.
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$1.5M raised for 88-year-old Army vet after viral video showed him working in a grocery store
"I don't have enough income," Ed Bambas tearfully said in a video about why he was working at a Meijer in Michigan.
www.nbcnews.com
Only in USA.
Although the parts where his pension disappeared, medical debt from his deceased wife putting him to work, and doesn’t he qualify for veteran’s pension might put this in the other thread.