I'm happier to see Microsoft emulate Apple by introducing overpriced hardware than I am seeing Apple emulating Microsoft with an increasingly confusing product assortment and a bloated operating systems.
As someone who was not born in the US, but went to university and works here, the college admissions process is just totally bonkers.
It seems to drive outcomes that are the opposite of the stated objective.
To think that you can admit a more well-rounded student body by getting them to write essays is ludicrous in the age of essay & admissions consultants.
Just eliminate any legacy preference. Use standardized tests that are worthwhile. If that doesn't give you an equitable mixture of students, then add pre-admission programs targeted at prepping underprivileged kids.
I have hunting dogs that will pickup hundreds of ticks if not protected. I use Bravcto (Fluralaner) on them now, which is extremely effective. Hopefully lotilaner is similar with humans.
Most of the older generation of anti-tick meds have pretty substantial side effects and poor efficacy.
If I needed to launder money, I would think running crypto through a Kickstater project would be a good way to do it. At least below a certain threshold where you don't create significant scrutiny.
I'm glad our century+ of gross mismanaging our forests is getting more press. But I think we're still fighting deeply entrenched mindsets that fire is always bad. Across the west, our forests are fire-adapted and need to burn to be healthy, but we're still suppressing most fire and not doing nearly enough prescribed burning.
We're also up against a century of planting trees at 2x natural density after logging. Logging can be a useful management tool, but if we plant 2 trees for everyone we cut we're not building healthy forests, and we're just increasing fuel loads.
Meanwhile, climate change gets most of the press. Yes it is a contributing issue, but it's unfortunately being used to absolve the forest managers of accountability.
A good read is "The Big Burn" by Timothy Egan. It details how at its founding, the Forest Service knew the fire suppression regime they were creating was unhealthy. But it was the only politically possible path for them at the time.