Our politicians are failing us. So take your life out of their hands

Edit The Guardian 12 Oct 2016
Our polling shows that people from all backgrounds and with every kind of belief now feel they have lost control over what matters most to them, whether it is the price of a home, the pace of technological change or the poisoning of our planet ... Many more now face losing control all together in the face of global, technological and climate change....

State of Alaska Receives Extension to REAL ID Requirements (State of Alaska)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today that to compliance with the REAL ID Act until June 6, 2017. and informed DHS of his intention to introduce legislation that removes barriers to the REAL ID Act in January ... 'While I am pleased that we received an extension to compliance with the REAL ID Act, this is not a permanent solution,' said Governor Walker....

State of Alaska Receives Extension to REAL ID Requirements (The Office of the Governor of the State of Alaska)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today that to compliance with the REAL ID Act until June 6, 2017. and informed DHS of his intention to introduce legislation that removes barriers to the REAL ID Act in January ... 'While I am pleased that we received an extension to compliance with the REAL ID Act, this is not a permanent solution,' said Governor Walker....

Board changes (Capital & Regional plc)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
Board changes. Capital & Regional announces the following changes to its Board of Directors. ... Guillaume brings a wealth of highly relevant experience from a very successful career in real estate, and shopping centres in particular, most prominently at Unibail-Rodamco, one of Europe's largest commercial property companies, which he joined in 1995 and where he served as Chief Executive between 2005 and 2013....

FIFA Mobile gets makeover to appeal to a global smartphone audience

Edit Venture Beat 12 Oct 2016
The daily events, meanwhile, are a way for EA to continuously add new content based on real events happening in the world of soccer to keep fans coming back. Of course, most fans are going to come to this game for FIFA Ultimate Team, which is back with a few changes ... All of these changes could help EA’s soccer game grow, but it’s the smaller download size that is really the biggest change here....

Helen Mirren talks 'Fast 8,' women in Hollywood and pay inequality

Edit Boston Herald 12 Oct 2016
Don't worry about the number of roles available for women in drama; worry about the number of roles for women in real life. Because as women's profile gets raised in all the arenas in real life -- politics, business, the medical professions, science, technology, whatever -- the world of drama will inevitably reflect that, and roles for women will get better ... I have witnessed such a huge change....

Jump ship on Trump? Florida GOP lawmakers resist national trend

Edit The Miami Herald 12 Oct 2016
The wave of defections from Donald Trump among congressional Republicans has bypassed the biggest battleground state of all ... Marco Rubio and eight other GOP lawmakers who’d endorsed Trump to stick with him offers a rare piece of good news in the real estate baron’s race for the White House. There’s a caveat, however ... “Miller has not changed his endorsement of Trump,” Dan McFaul, his campaign spokesman, told McClatchy....

De Blasio’s sad ‘answer’ to homelessness is a fantasy

Edit New York Post 12 Oct 2016
Then there’s his vow to cut the use of pricy hotels as shelters. Oops ... The real issue is siting shelters without community input — the same problem that prompted fury in East Harlem this spring. The reality is that de Blasio’s only real change on homelessness has been to put Human Resources chief Steve Banks officially in charge — rather than having him call the shots from behind the scenes ... ....

Pound fall: 'Should I get my dollars now or should I wait?'

Edit BBC News 12 Oct 2016
With the value of the pound falling dramatically since Brexit, a "flash crash" last week when the currency lost 6% of its value against the dollar, and news on Tuesday that the pound had fallen again, when would be a good time to change those pounds to dollars? ... "Should I get my cash now or should I wait? Will there be much change between now and then?"....

Facebook will buy Twitter

Edit Venture Beat 12 Oct 2016
It’s the only serious real-time social news source. It’s the place where down-in-the-dirt debates on politics and news aren’t held back by worries of your mother confusedly commenting on it à la Facebook ... TV targeting and real-time news is something Facebook is obviously trying to emulate with its trending news items, the introduction of hashtags, and so on....

Siemens keen to lead KSA digital transformation

Edit Arabnews 12 Oct 2016
Author. . Arab News. Wed, 2016-10-12. ID. . 1476220599005417400 ... Professor Rainer Speh, chief technology officer at Siemens Saudi Arabia, argues ... Billions of intelligent devices and machines generate massive data, bridging the real and virtual worlds ... By simulating real world objects and assets by means of digital twins, we work with our customers to optimize their assets and get the maximum benefit out of them.” ... Corporate News. ....

Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' Disco Beat Helps Save Subway Worker's Life

Edit Billboard 12 Oct 2016
Monique Brathwaite told The Daily News she remembers nothing about her fall onto the deadly rail, which powers trains, after tripping on the roadbed of the No. 1 train in upper Manhattan ... "I asked her if this was real or fake. She said it was real.". [readmore.7533451] ... > ....

Capital One exec: The business community is 'facing a crisis'

Edit The Dallas Morning News 12 Oct 2016
Yajnik added that it’s no longer enough to throw around better STEM training as a panacea -- the rate of change requires well-rounded workers, ready to adapt and innovate ... While Duncan said politics and the molasses speed of bureaucratic change have been big obstacles to bridging the gaps, employers can help by more closely partnering with educators to shape curriculum according to their needs....
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