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King of the Who?
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It's been a good long while since the age of imperial Rome, and even longer since the halcyon years when the empire bestrode the ancient western world and the decrees of its rulers were law. The best known of the ancient Romans were figures of enormous historical consequence. Even great world powers only last so long, of course, and the rulers of the late empire were often forgettable in their own time, and have been almost entirely forgotten in ours.
A Little Piece of Mars
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Goblin Valley State Park at the edge of the San Rafael Swell in central Utah has a spooky, otherworldly atmosphere. The extraterrestrial vibe is so strong, in fact, that the makers of the Star Trek-spoofing comedy movie Galaxy Quest went to Goblin Valley to film the scene where Tim Allen's blithely inexperienced "crew" visits a strange planet to locate and recover a "beryllium sphere" to fuel the Thermian exploration vessel where they have become honored guests.
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Hey Hey Hey Goodbye
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For those among who us regularly attend professional or collegiate sporting events, the world was jolted earlier today by a tiny reduction of its bluster and braggadocio. Studio musician and songwriter Gary DeCarlo departed this mortal coil at the age of 75, taking with him a small pinch of the infectious glee that accompanies the casual and typically unrepentant public revivals of his most famous creative work.
The TestOut Skills Guarantee
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Ten years ago, when I was in college, jobs were pretty thin. I was in a rural area, and the “Great Recession” had just kicked in. I went through some tough days searching for jobs that could give me, a desperate student, work experience to put on my resume and get me on a career path. I grappled with just about every tough interview question and disappointing phone call or e-mail imaginable, all of them telling me I didn’t get the job.