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Contemplating Life and the Struggles of Man: 10/20/2017 2:46:18 PM; It is man’s nature to reflect on his life and his struggles. He forms his principles out of his experiences and might even aim to enlighten others who are struggling just as he is.
Classroom Meets Boardroom as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Teams Up with ABC’s Shark Tank for Latest in Math@Work Video Series: 10/20/2017 10:11:45 AM; Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today released “Math@Work: Math Meets Entrepreneurship,” the fourth webisode in its free online series designed to connect classroom learning to 21st century career opportunities.
There’s a Book for That: Wolves: 10/20/2017 10:07:50 AM; This week saw the release of AMERICAN WOLF by journalist Nate Blakeslee who tells the story of Yellowstone’s alpha female wolf O-Six. Called “gripping and fascinating” by Margaret Atwood, AMERICAN WOLF is also this season’s Title Wave pick by Penguin Random House employees.
Louvre Abu Dhabi signs landmark partnership with Etihad Airways: 10/20/2017 9:58:01 AM; Louvre Abu Dhabi will officially open on 11 November as an iconic landmark on the city’s geographical, cultural and tourist landscape. The architectural masterpiece is one of only a few truly universal museums in the world, awe-inspiring in both its scale and design.
First Qantas Dreamliner Arrives Home and Opens A New Era of Travel: 10/20/2017 9:55:22 AM; The first Qantas Dreamliner has touched down in Sydney, marking the start of an exciting new era for the national carrier and for how Australians travel.
Emirates to receive 100th A380 aircraft in November: 10/20/2017 9:51:54 AM; Emirates, the world’s largest A380 operator, is set to receive its milestone 100th A380 aircraft on 3rd November. Over 80 million passengers have flown on the superjumbo in the nine years since it first joined Emirates’ modern fleet.
Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders appoints Marnix van Ginneken to Philips’ Board of Management: 10/20/2017 9:49:34 AM; Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced that today’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) appointed Marnix van Ginneken as member of Philips’ Board of Management with effect from November 1, 2017.
2017 National Geographic Holiday Gift Guide: 10/20/2017 9:47:19 AM; This season, National Geographic is proud to offer a wide assortment of holiday gifts for everyone on your list, from the adventurers and travelers to photographers and curious kids.
Samsung Advances Mobility for the Global Workforce with the Enhanced Galaxy Tab Active2, a Ruggedized Tablet Optimized for Business: 10/20/2017 9:42:47 AM; Samsung Electronics today introduces the Galaxy Tab Active2, a new business-rugged tablet built for business through a customer-centric design inspired by professionals with the latest innovations from Samsung.
GE Healthcare Receives Carequality Certification, Advancing Data Exchange with Cloud Technology: 10/20/2017 9:39:04 AM; GE Healthcare today announced that it has received Carequality certification to enable seamless data sharing by its ambulatory EHR customers with thousands of hospitals, physician practices, payer networks, vendors and consumer services nationally.
National Postal Museum Opens Art Exhibition Celebrating Beautiful Blooms on Stamps: 10/20/2017 9:36:16 AM; “Beautiful Blooms: Flowering Plants on Stamps,” opened today, Oct. 20, at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. The exhibition, open through July 14, 2019, celebrates the variety of flowering plants commemorated on U.S.
2017 LG OLED TVs First to Offer Dolby TrueHD Lossless Sound: 10/20/2017 9:33:30 AM; This year’s industry-leading OLED TVs from LG Electronics, the first to implement Dolby Atmos sound, will further enhance the audio experience for viewers with ground-breaking Dolby TrueHD lossless sound technology.
ExxonMobil, Shell among companies told to attend human rights investigation over climate change: 10/20/2017 9:30:17 AM; This is the first opportunity for the Filipino petitioners to meet representatives of the fossil fuel companies face-to-face. Though carbon producers might choose to ignore the request for their attendance, the preliminary conference is set to take place on 11 December, in which the petitioners and companies need to discuss and agree evidence submission and witness …
Global Money Transfer Summit attracts over 150 influencers in the remittance market: 10/20/2017 9:28:19 AM; The Global Money Transfer Summit, the most recognised conference in the remittance industry, attracted over 150 influencers to discuss and share their views on the future of remittance - technological advances and how they will change the industry.
The Green Bay Packers and Microsoft join forces to drive economic growth and job creation in Wisconsin: 10/20/2017 6:58:03 AM; The Green Bay Packers and Microsoft Corp. announced the launch of TitletownTech, a one-of-a kind partnership between the two organizations aimed at boosting economic expansion in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley and beyond by bringing world-class digital innovations and expertise to Green Bay.
BikeVentura Celebrates Ten Years with City & County Expansion: 10/20/2017 5:00:38 AM; BikeVentura and the Ventura Bike HUB continue to expand their presence in the City and County of Ventura. The non-profit organization will open primary operations nine blocks closer to Main Street at 490 N.
Ari Lewski Reveals The Best Way For Online Gaming Operators To Boost User Engagement: 10/20/2017 5:00:25 AM; The sports betting industry is rapidly evolving, and one of the people at the forefront of this evolution is Ari Lewski, an industry executive and director of Digital Sports Tech, one of the company’s that is driving innovation with new sports betting products like Player Props.
Oil Patch Wife Looks Back On Her Life as a Missionary Kid: 10/20/2017 4:59:17 AM; Ruth Nave Leibbrand was raised by devout Methodist parents, her father being a preacher and chaplain. She spent her early childhood and part of her teenage years in India, where her father served as a missionary.
Florida Author Joseph J. Dougherty Recalls Awesome Past in Book: 10/20/2017 4:40:01 AM; What was childhood like in the past? Joseph Dougherty’s new book ‘Joe’s Adventures: “Fun on the River”’ tells readers it was way different and awesome than today – and perhaps even riskier and more thrilling.
Memoir Tells of a Woman’s Love and Faith amid Husband’s Schizophrenia: 10/20/2017 4:28:54 AM; Anyone who has seen the 2001 film “A Beautiful Mind” (starring Russell Crowe) or read the book of the same name (written by journalist Sylvia Nasar) will also love “Loving a Beautiful Mind,” a memoir written by Carolyn Linn about her marriage to a spouse with schizophrenia.
Reflect on the Christmas Season with Lila Ellexson Senter’s Book of ‘Word Gifts’: 10/20/2017 4:20:27 AM; Christmas is a time of meaningful celebration and thoughtful reflection of an event that took place more than two millennia ago: the birth of Jesus Christ.
Texas Writer Offers a Gift of Prose and Poetry Just in Time for Christmas: 10/20/2017 4:11:51 AM; Smelling Christmas in the air? It is time to start brainstorming gift ideas, but what is there to give – or –gift – when everyone will have the same idea? Do something different then: give a gift of hope, of reflection… and of literature? The book “The Gift” (Xulon Press, 2011) by retired Texan social worker Lila Ellexon Senter makes a perfect gift for anyone who seeks the …
Author Laverne Van Ryk Deals with the Loss of Her Sense of Identity through Fiction: 10/20/2017 4:03:40 AM; To Laverne Boulogne Van Ryk, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), not Holland, was her ‘native land’. After all, she was born and raised in the Dutch colony by Dutch parents.
Afghan Educator Abdul Qayum Safi Recognizes His Father’s Role in His Education: 10/20/2017 3:50:11 AM; A fierce commitment to education marks Dr. Safi’s life and works – and his father’s yearning to see his son succeed in life. Although he raised his son’s enthusiasm for education and taught him that school is important for success in life, he could not afford to send his son to high school in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan due to their poverty.
From Social Media Captioning to Machine Learning in QC: Telestream Leads Multiple Sessions on Cutting-edge Topics at SMPTE 2017: 10/20/2017 3:22:36 AM; Experts from Telestream ®, a leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, will be leading speaking sessions on new techniques to ensure quality and efficiency in modern media workflows at this year’s SMPTE conference.
Bridging the AV/IT gap at Cisco Live US: 10/20/2017 3:19:36 AM; Cisco Live is a popular digital education and networking event providing a platform for technology innovators to collaborate, discuss the future of IT and explore the latest industry solutions.
United States Grand Prix - “The atmosphere hasn’t changed”: 10/20/2017 3:15:34 AM; The last few races have proved to be disappointing for Scuderia Ferrari, but the results haven’t dented the team’s morale and both Seb and Kimi fully believe in the potential that lies in the package for the last four rounds of the 2017 season, starting with the US GP in the capital city of Texas.
Verizon builds on 2Q momentum with strong 3Q results: 10/20/2017 3:12:40 AM; 3Q 2017 highlights • 89 cents in earnings per share (EPS), compared with 89 cents in 3Q 2016; adjusted EPS (non-GAAP), excluding special items, of 98 cents in 3Q 2017, compared with $1.01 in 3Q 2016.
Halloween Spooklight 2017, Day 12: Mephisto’s Fiery Debut: 10/20/2017 3:05:58 AM; Every day this month, a new supernatural character or story from the Marvel Universe gets a spooky spotlight leading up to Halloween! Occasionally, major characters make their first appearances in unexpected manners.
Voice Assistants Go to Work as Boomerang Launches First Work-focused AI Assistant That Analyzes and Simplifies Your Day: 10/19/2017 5:49:09 PM; Let’s face it, email will never die and so called ‘email killers’ have only made the problem worse, creating more messages and notifications to look at.
Book Teaches Respect for Wildlife: 10/19/2017 5:32:26 PM; Too many people unfortunately see squirrels as pests, but they actually play quite a significant role in the ecosystem. Larry Friend shows appreciation for squirrels and teaches children about their importance in Squirrelly the Squirrel and Starlett.
Free Spins on Sexy New Bubble Bubble 2 Halloween Slot from RTG at Slotastic: 10/19/2017 2:24:07 PM; Slotastic doubles the bubbles with the debut of Bubble Bubble 2, the long-awaited sequel to Realtime Gaming’s classic Halloween slot game. The new Bubble Bubble 2 has two sexy wand-waving witches and three deluxe bonus features to increase winnings and playtime.
First-Ever Gender Pay Gap Report of the Creative Economy Illustrates the Severity of Wage Discrepancies: 10/19/2017 1:10:42 PM; HoneyBook, the business management platform for entrepreneurs in creative industries, today released the first-ever report dedicated entirely to the gender pay gap among self-employed creative professionals.
Nearpod Partners With Unmanned Safety Institute To Bring Interactive Drone Education To High School Students: 10/19/2017 12:37:36 PM; The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), the leading provider of Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum and industry certifications to students interested in a career as professional remote pilots, and Nearpod, the company helping districts in their digital transformation, announced today a partnership to promote Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) learning across high …
Singapore Airlines’ Mobile App Adds Android Pay And Apple Pay As Payment Options: 10/19/2017 10:30:56 AM; Singapore Airlines customers can now enjoy a more convenient and faster payment method with the introduction of Android Pay and Apple Pay mobile payment services on the Airline’s award-winning mobile app.
Inditex and the ILO reinforce their joint projects to spread best labour practices in the garment industry: 10/19/2017 10:28:48 AM; • Inditex’s Chairman and CEO, Pablo Isla, and the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, hold an executive meeting in Geneva in which explored the progress made to date on the initiatives Inditex and the ILO are collaborating on in China, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey and Cambodia, among other countries.
LEGO® Women of NASA Launches November 1st: 10/19/2017 10:26:29 AM; Under the headline “Ladies rock outer space”, LEGO® fan designer Maia Weinstock presented her idea for a Women of NASA LEGO set to the LEGO Ideas crowdsourcing platform.
Suunto Launches a Compact Dive Computer with Outstanding Readability: 10/19/2017 10:22:33 AM; Suunto introduces the new colorful Suunto EON Core, a compact dive computer with a large color display, designed to serve beginner and active as well as advanced recreational divers.
Halton Police First in Canada to Adopt a Dedicated Public Safety Wireless Network: 10/19/2017 10:22:06 AM; The Halton Regional Police Service is committed to policing excellence and maintaining Halton’s standing as one of the safest communities in Canada. Today Halton Police announces that it is teaming with Motorola Solutions to commission Canada’s first public safety LTE wireless network for first responders only.
Ericsson and Magyar Telekom demonstrate first 5G link in Hungary: 10/19/2017 10:18:41 AM; Ericsson highlights the latest technology development for Magyar Telekom during its annual Innovation Day. At this year’s event, held at the Ericsson R&D center in Budapest, Ericsson engineers demonstrated the latest cellular radio equipment built on the pre-standard 5G New Radio (NR) 3GPP recommendations.