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Loyalty360 Reads: May 15, 2019
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loyalty360.org - Programs Loyalty Isn’t Dead While some have argued that customer loyalty initiatives are ineffective in the digital era, Matthew Kelleher disagrees strongly. He writes, “It seems to me that the presu…
POLITICS
The ‘Equality Act’ is a Danger to American Women.
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humanevents.com - Where are the voices of the Women’s March fighting for women’s rights and #MeToo champions fighting against sexual exploitation and harassment? Conservative women and radical feminists are calling on…
POLITICS
Five former Obama ambassadors back Buttigieg
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Susan Cooper
thehill.com - A group of five former ambassadors who served under former President Obama are lining up behind Pete ButtigiegPeter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegKamala Harris won't participate in Fox News town hall: report …
ENVIRONMENT
Farmageddon Looms: Only 30% Of US Corn Fields Have Been Planted, 5 Year Average Is 66%
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www.zerohedge.com - Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, 2019 is turning out to be a nightmare that never ends for the agriculture industry. Thanks to endless rain and unprecedented flooding, field…
SCIENCE
minimaxir/textgenrnn
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github.com - Easily train your own text-generating neural network of any size and complexity on any text dataset with a few lines of code, or quickly train on a text using a pretrained model. textgenrnn is a Pyth…
SPORTS
Yanks see more from Morales than stats show
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www.mlb.com - NEW YORK -- The Yankees envision regular at-bats in the designated hitter role for veteran switch-hitter Kendrys Morales, who was acquired from the Athletics on Tuesday evening in exchange for cash c…
WORLD
Is John Bolton the most dangerous man in the world? | Ben Armbruster
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www.theguardian.com - Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton wants the United States to go to war with Iran. We know this because he has been saying it for nearly two decades. And everything that the Trump a…
POLITICS
BARR: Trump Drives A Stake Through UN Gun Control Treaty
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Doug Eschbach
dailycaller.com - Late last month, President Trump signed an executive memorandum officially notifying the United Nations that the United States was withdrawing its support for a United Nations-backed treaty former Se…
SPORTS
More than 400,000 sign petition for Game of Thrones season eight remake
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www.theguardian.com - To say the reception to the final season of Game of Thrones has been a mixed bag would be an understatement. Spend any time on social media on Sunday nights or Monday mornings, and the onslaught of c…
HEALTH
NC sues leading e-cigarette maker over teen marketing, sales :: WRAL.com
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www.wral.com - By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed suit Wednesday against Juul Labs, alleging that the nation's largest e-ciga…
POLITICS
Why a Personal Leadership Philosophy Is Important (Even if You're Not the Boss)
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www.inhersight.com - A business is only as good as those who lead it. And while you might think that your boss is the sole leader at your workplace, leaders are found at every level of every organization. Whether you wor…
BUSINESS
Deutsche Bank Had to Know of Bribes, Says Man Who Paid Them
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www.bloomberg.com - Deutsche Bank AG “must have known” that fees it was paying for deals with the Dutch housing firm Stichting Vestia were being used for bribes, according to the man who received those fees -- and has s…
TECHNOLOGY
Announcing the Insider Dev Tour 2019! - Windows Developer Blog
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Paul Thurrott
blogs.windows.com - Each year after Microsoft Build, we run a world-wide developer event to bring all the latest Microsoft 365 technology to you, in person. Through the collaboration between the MVP (Most Valuable Profe…
BUSINESS
Transformation mindset matters - The Digital Transformation People
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www.thedigitaltransformationpeople.com - Before a company can hope to reshape its culture, the leadership mindset must first make its own shift. Because if leadership mindsets aren’t properly aligned, reshaping a company’s culture is going …
POLITICS
Led By Donkeys are back and now they're writing Nigel Farage's manifesto for him
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www.theneweuropean.co.uk - PUBLISHED: 10:33 16 May 2019 | UPDATED: 13:42 16 May 2019 A woman walks past a billboard aimed at The Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage. Picture: Led By Donkeys Email this article to a friend To send …
BUSINESS
You Cannot Have Digital Transformation unless you can Measure It! - Digital Leadership Associates
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www.dlaignite.com - Where are we on our Digital Transformation? It’s a common question people ask, where are we on our digital transformation? How do we compare from a digital prospective to our competition? We have jus…
POLITICS
Border Patrol has released 5,000 asylum seekers in NM town
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americanmilitarynews.com - As of Wednesday, approximately 5,000 asylum applicants have been released from federal custody in Las Cruces since April 12, according to the city. Internet and telephone services have been activated…
WORLD
Facebook shuts down an Israeli firm’s effort to influence politics in West Africa
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Reg Saddler
www.theverge.com - Facebook today said it detected dozens of Facebook accounts that were engaging in what it calls “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” which is the company’s broad phrase for election interference and o…
BUSINESS
Five Tips For Purchasing The Right Cyber Insurance Policy
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Rob Llewellyn
www.forbes.com - Cyber insurance is a new concept that can be a bit tricky to navigate when you're looking to purchase your first policy. For example, you'll likely have to define a cyber attack and assess the costs …
WORLD
Undetectable Guns: Extra More Illegaller in New York
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Rob McNealy
zelmanpartisans.com - NY State Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is going to save New Yorkers from the scourge of undetectable guns. Again. Gun control in New York: Here’s what Democrats plan to pass next Su…
SCIENCE
The Future Of Work Will Be Told In Pictures
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Rob Llewellyn
www.forbes.com - I cannot predict the future, with one exception: the future is too complicated to imagine with words alone. The older I get, and the more I learn, the greater my reliance on pictures to help my clien…
BUSINESS
How to Build Your Own AR 15 - Legally and Unregistered - 80% L❂WERS
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www.80-lower.com - So you’re interested in learning how to build your own AR 15. Welcome to the exclusive AR 15 builder club brought to you by the world of 80 percenters (80% lower receivers) and your 2nd Amendment! Yo…
WORLD
Kamala: AR-15s Not 'Suitable' for Hunting. ATF: Not So Fast
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Doug Eschbach
www.westernjournal.com - Like most of her other Democratic cohorts running for president in 2020, California Sen. Kamala Harris has enthusiastically joined in the race toward the far left, particularly on the issue of strict…
SPORTS
Mares, Paul, Tango Earn NFCA All-New England Softball Honors
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www.babsonathletics.com - Beavers Place Record Three Players on NFCA All-Region Squads LOUISVILLE, Ky.—For the first time in program history three Babson College softball players received All-New England honors when the Natio…
TECHNOLOGY
Instagram for Musicians: 5 Music Marketing Tips You Need to Know - New Artist Model
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newartistmodel.com - Social media is one of the most effective music promotion channels. With over 800 million monthly active users – 500 million of which are using the app every day – Instagram is a great way to engage …
TECHNOLOGY
Everyone hates passwords. Good news: They’re about to die
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Rob Llewellyn
www.fastcompany.com - If I walked up to you and said you never had to enter a password for any login ever again, you might throw your arms around me and act like it was V-J Day in 1945 in Times Square. Passwords are the g…
BUSINESS
The U.S. has an affordable housing crisis. Here’s why
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www.curbed.com - The United States is facing an affordable housing crisis. Nearly two-thirds of renters nationwide say they can’t afford to buy a home, and saving for that down payment isn’t going to get easier anyti…
SCIENCE
No, someone hasn’t cracked the code of the mysterious Voynich manuscript
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Reg Saddler
arstechnica.com - The Voynich manuscript is a famous medieval text written in a mysterious language that so far has proven to be undecipherable. Now, Gerard Cheshire, a University of Bristol academic, has announced hi…
SCIENCE
Cloud security: What every tech leader needs to know
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www.itproportal.com - Enterprises that move to the cloud enjoy clear benefits – namely redundancy, cost savings and easy integrations – but the challenges and security risks that come with hosting applications in the clou…
WORLD
Photos show Border Patrol saving migrant boy from drowning
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www.nbcnews.com - Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. Photos show a Border Patrol agent saving a Honduran child who almost drowned while trying t…
SCIENCE
PCIM 2019 Highlights - Part One
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www.embedded-computing.com - Power is a primary need in the modern world, and is currently undergoing a disruptive rapid development period. Trade shows are one of the best ways an industry can encompass and integrate change, by…
TECHNOLOGY
Study: Mobile gaming more popular than social media
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www.mobilemarketer.com - Tapjoy’s finding that U.S. consumers are more attached to mobile games than to social media helps to explain why social networking companies like Facebook and Snap are investing in gaming platforms. …
SCIENCE
These flexible solar cells bring us closer to kicking the fossil-fuel habit
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www.technologyreview.com - Last December, researchers in a lab in Oxford, England, shined a sun lamp onto a tiny solar cell, only about one centimeter square. The device was actually two cells, stacked one atop the other. The …
HEALTH
Five more U.S. states sue OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over opioid epidemic - Reuters
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www.reuters.com - (Reuters) - Five U.S. states on Thursday filed lawsuits accusing Purdue Pharma LP of illegally marketing and selling opioids, escalating the wave of litigation over a nationwide abuse epidemic. Iowa,…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Kings Of Leon no longer hate 'Sex On Fire'
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www.nme.com - Band previously labelled the 2008 hit a 'piece of shit' Kings Of Leon have described how they managed to reconcile their feelings over most famous hit ‘Sex On Fire’. Six years ago the band described …
WORLD
AG Barr on FBI “Spygate” Explanations: “Inadequate” and “Don’t Hang Together”…
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theconservativetreehouse.com - Fox News correspondent Bill Hemmer interviewed U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr in El Salvador during a visit to address the crisis on the U.S-Mexico border, MS-13, drug trafficking and human traffick…
LEISURE
Hawksmoor Manchester diner accidentally served Le Pin 2001 - Decanter
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www.decanter.com - Hawksmoor restaurant in Manchester light-heartedly announced the mishap on its Twitter account. ‘To the customer who accidentally got given a bottle of Chateau Le Pin Pomerol 2001, which is £4500 on …
TECHNOLOGY
TPS Consulting Daily
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tpsconsulting.blogspot.com - The 55 best infographics Shared by Webdesigner Depot www.creativebloq.com - Best infographics about infographics Explore a world or genre Illustrate a list Give instructions Make comparisons Explain …
TECHNOLOGY
Steam Link is Available Again on iOS and Apple TV - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - A year after Apple controversially blocked its availability, the Steam Link app is finally available again on iOS and Apple TV. “The Steam Link app, designed to extend Steam’s suite of services and a…
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Partners with Sony … on Gaming?! - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - In a surprise announcement, Microsoft revealed today that it is partnering with video game rival Sony on game streaming. “Sony and Microsoft will explore joint development of future cloud solutions i…
BUSINESS
GetYourGuide picks up $484M, passes 25M tickets sold through its tourism activity app – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - As we swing into the summer tourist season, a company poised to capitalise on that has raised a huge round of funding. GetYourGuide — a Berlin startup that has built a popular marketplace for people …
BUSINESS
Alibaba invests about $635M in Red Star Macalline, one of China’s largest furniture sellers – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Alibaba Group has acquired about RMB 4.36 billion ($635 million) worth of convertible bonds in Red Star Macalline, one of China’s biggest furniture retailers. If converted, this would give Alibaba ab…
BUSINESS
Daimler and BMW-backed Kapten rides into London with anti-Uber ad campaign – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Kapten, the French ride-hailing app backed by Daimler and BMW, has today launched in London, coupled with a feisty ad campaign taking a swipe at Uber’s tax arrangements. It follows Kapten (formerly c…
TECHNOLOGY
Saved from obsolescence, Microsoft is now making Paint better
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arstechnica.com - The news for mspaint.exe aficionados is just getting better and better. Microsoft's original plan was to deprecate Paint and end its development. It would still be installable from the Store but woul…
TECHNOLOGY
Nintendo announces new Pokémon Rumble Rush mobile game
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androidcommunity.com - Whether you’re a new Pokémon fan because of the recently released Detective Pikachu movie or you’ve been a consistent Pokémon player, you probably want all things Pokémon right now. Well its parent c…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
5 Things We Know About Black Mirror Season 5
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mentalfloss.com - Known as Mr. Showmanship, Wladziu Valentino Liberace made millions of dollars entertaining audiences with his flamboyant performances. Although his epic materialism is often most remembered, there’s …
LEISURE
Interview with Erik Spiekermann, Part I
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johannesippen.com - Are designers really that important? What does it take to be a designer? A good idea is always to ask someone who has a lot of experience, who has been working in design for a long time. I wanted to …
EDUCATION
Fue a comprar ropa de bebé usada, le arrancaron el bebé del vientre y la mataron
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laopinion.com - Marlen Ochoa-López, una mujer embarazada de 19 años, desaparecida desde fines de abril, fue hallada asesinada, informaron las autoridades el miércoles. El mismo dÃa en que se confirmó que su bebé, qu…
TECHNOLOGY
Dealmaster: Get a high-performing 55-inch Vizio 4K TV for less than $600
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arstechnica.com - Greetings, Arsians! The Dealmaster is back with another round of deals to share. Today's list is headlined by a nice deal on Vizio's acclaimed P55-F1 4K TV, which is currently down to $598 at Walmart…
TECHNOLOGY
A year after outcry, carriers are finally stopping sale of location data, letters to FCC show – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Reports emerged a year ago that all the major cellular carriers in the U.S. were selling location data to third party companies, which in turn sold them to pretty much anyone willing to pay. New lett…
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