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New messaging apps gain traction in workplace

Edit Deccan Chronicle 16 Oct 2016
Craig Le Clair of Forrester Research said these services are growing because younger "millennials" have different ways of working. "They want to work when they want to, they want chat sessions that better integrate with their social media lives," Le Clair said. Le Clair said many workplaces are facing "information overload" due to the volume of emails that need to be sorted and prioritized....

Robin Wright Will Move from Fictional First Ladies to the Real Thing by Directing First Women

Edit Slate 16 Oct 2016
Robin Wright, currently playing Machiavellian First Lady Claire Underwood on Netflix’s House of Cards, will be taking on the legacies of women who’ve actually held the office, Deadline reports ... Claire Underwood doesn’t react well to failure. ....

Face to face with a leopard

Edit The Times of India 16 Oct 2016
"Repeated intrusion of the big cats in areas of human habitation is a matter of concern for authorities ... Morni hills touch the boundaries of Himachal forests, particularly Kalesar wildlife sanctuary," said additional principal chief conservator of forest (APCCF), Haryana, PP Bhojvaid ... One of the main reasons for intrusion of wild animals in human habitation is the non-availability of sufficient prey in the forest areas....

BYU softball: senior effort leads BYU to doubleheader sweep over Southern Utah

Edit Deseret News 16 Oct 2016
To cap off the fall home season, BYU softball defeated Southern Utah in a doubleheader 7-0, 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at Gail Miller Field ... Clair was the highlight of the first game, earning four RBIs off a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth ... ....

How Guyana is trying to combat its high suicide rate

Edit BBC News 16 Oct 2016
Shining a light on suicide ... After being personally touched by suicide when a close friend killed himself, she testifies to the emotions affecting those left behind too ... Public Health Minister Dr George Norton describes Guyana's existing national psychiatric hospital as "not fit for human consumption" ... "If we can touch people's lives in a positive way so they want to live to see another sunrise, then we have achieved something." ... ....

Mumbai: Underwater operation rids goldfish of tumour

Edit The Times of India 16 Oct 2016
MUMBAI. A goldfish was recently operated upon for removal of a tumour that had grown on its fin ... "Merely touching the lump made it bleed and it used to turn all white or red when touched," she said ... RELATED....

Comment on Isles’ animal shelters need stricter rules, experts say by justin_thyme

Edit Star Advertiser 16 Oct 2016
Humane Watch says that HSUS is ripping off animal-loving Americans and shortchanging pet shelters across the nation....

Jaden Smith: Actor, Musician, Model, Activist, And Recovered Vampire? That’s What He Says [Video]

Edit Inquisitr 16 Oct 2016
So what does that mean, exactly? Can humans have a “vampire phase”? How does one go from being a vampire to becoming a human? Does Jaden Smith hold the key to immortality in his existentialist hands? ... (aside from wearing dark clothes and avoiding the sun), let alone touch on what one has to do to become an “ex-vampire.”....

Madeleine Albright in Northville Twp.: Clinton 'ambassador' for America

Edit Detroit Free Press 16 Oct 2016
Lisa DiRado (left) welcomes former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to her Northville Township home on Oct. 14.(Photo. John Heider, Hometown Life). Former U.S ... 8 election ... ► Related ... “We know that the Russians have been supporting very far-right parties in Europe...who don’t believe in freedom of the press and human rights,” she said ... Later, the photo was picked up by Marie Claire in an article by Chelsea Clinton ... ....

In this village, every child knows his ragas

Edit The Times of India 16 Oct 2016
There, under portraits of great musicians, they learn to sing or play the sitar, sarod, tabla and dilruba ... They learn how to accompany each other ... "We believe that if you learn music as a child, you become a better human being ... He famously said, "I want the fragrance of music to touch every child." ... He gradually nurtured a potent musical environment – in Bhaini Sahib and across India, touching the lives of many non-Namdharis as well....

‘Human Pinball’ entertains at Treasure Island Music Festival 2016

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 16 Oct 2016
‘Human Pinball’ entertains at Treasure Island Music Festival 2016 The fast and wild wind shut down the Treasure Island pier for most of Saturday during the island’s music festival. Dominic Santiago and his friends had converted a truck trailer into a human-operated pinball machine ... ....

Joakim Noah returns but Knicks lose Kristaps Porzingis in defeat

Edit New York Post 16 Oct 2016
Knicks center Joakim Noah made it back, but frontcourt mate Kristaps Porzingis took a seat. It’s always something ... It was a nice touch for Noah’s Knicks debut, though that touch didn’t carry through to the game. A rusty Noah, a native New Yorker, blew a chippy layup, blew a dunk and got torched by former Florida teammate Al Horford ... ....

Who wants to live forever? Forget it, study says

Edit The Japan News 16 Oct 2016
5 which claimed to have found a “ceiling” to maximum human lifespan ... This suggests there may be a biological limit to human lifespan — despite the hope some people may hold out for finding the fountain of youth. “Our results strongly suggest that the maximum lifespan of humans is fixed and subject to natural constraints,” wrote the team....
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