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Made the “Bacon Explosion” last night for a family picnic. Turned out really well.... 16 slices of bacon, couple pounds of Italian Sausage and lots of hickory smoke... #cutsandcrumbles (at Strathcona County, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CASqatwAPpK/?igshid=qbqz2730y49z

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If you're looking for fresh content at the intersection of art, culture, and theory, one site is railing against the Facebook algorithm. This past summer, the Drudge Report

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If you're looking for fresh content at the intersection of art, culture, and theory, one site is railing against the Facebook algorithm. This past summer, the Drudge Report

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Yes, you can be honest, but within reason. If I were to ask your former boss to describe you, what would they say?"Read Full Story

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By Cedric Voets

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When most people say they want to be a millionaire, they

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18 hours and 45 minutes from Newark to Singapore.Singapore Airlines Ltd. just reclaimed the title of flying the world's longest commercial flight, swiping that honor from Qatar Airways' route from Doha to Auckland. The 10,400-mile nonstop flight between New York and Singapore ensures that passengers can live out their Crazy Rich Asian fantasies after a mere 18 hours and 45 minutes in the air.Read Full Story

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The bombs were intercepted on the way to the former officials.Bombs were found in mail that was sent to former President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, The Washington Post reports.Read Full Story

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Twitter wants to make it easier for users to talk to each other?and it's investigating ways to do that, from color-coded tweets to custom status messages.Twitter has a passionate population of users, but many people are intimidated or just turned off by the service. Beyond issues relating to bots, harassment, and general misbehavior?which Twitter is working on addressing through an initiative it calls conversational health? the service's learning curve itself is a challenge.Read Full Story

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After a visit to a European library in search of Arabic and Middle Eastern texts turned up only titles about fear, terrorism and destruction, Ghada Wali resolved to represent her culture in a fun, accessible way. The result: a colorful, engaging project that uses LEGO to teach Arabic script, harnessing the power of graphic design to create connection and positive change. "Effective communication and education is the road to more tolerant communities," Wali says.

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For nearly half a century, scientists have been trying to create a process for transplanting animal organs into humans, a theoretical dream that could help the hundreds of thousands of people in need of a lifesaving transplant. But the risks, specifically of transmitting the PERV virus from pigs to humans, have always been too great, stalling research -- until now. In a mind-blowing talk, geneticist Luhan Yang explains a breakthrough: using CRISPR, a technique for editing genes, she and her colleagues have created pigs that don

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Our fingerprints are what make us unique -- but they

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David Rubenstein has seen every kind of C.E.O. transition imaginable. Now it's his turn to step down. (Photo: The Aspen Institute/flickr)Our latest Freakonomics Radio episode is called "Letting Go." (You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts or elsewhere, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above.)?If you're a C.E.O., there are a lot of ways to leave your job, from abrupt firing to carefully planned succession (which may still go spectacularly wrong). In this final episode of our "Secret Life of a C.E.O." series, we hear those stories and many more. Also: what happens when

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Is it true that the most productive people are happier and more successful? Productivity and happiness may be more related than you think. If life is getting you down, you may need to get busy.All-too-often people think that busyness is the cause of their stress, when in reality, being more productive may be the answer you're looking for.There are a lot of reasons why being more productive will boost your mood. The more you accomplish, the better you will feel about yourself.Here are 6 ways being productive will make you a happier person.FREE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL: My ABCDE Checklist for Setting

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After the financial crisis, it seemed like the cult of the CEO might be ending. But today, it's stronger than ever.On September15 2008, the giant financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, starting a chain reaction that saw the global economy spiraling toward total collapse. The global financial crisis that ensued revealed just how fragile and unstable the world economic order really was. If there was ever a time that neoliberal capitalism should have faced a legitimation crisis, this was it.Read Full Story

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In the face of growing competition and a challenging business climate, many job shops and manufacturers are looking for ways to reduce costs, streamline operations and improve the bottom line. Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is a proven solution for running a business efficiently and effectively. Yet, a large percentage of job shops and manufacturers have held back from implementing an ERP system due to high initial costs, long implementation times, and competing demands for time and resources.Cloud ERP, sometimes referred to as Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, delivers financial, implementation, and operational benefits to job shops and manufacturers.As job shops

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Right now, billions of neurons in your brain are working together to generate a conscious experience -- and not just any conscious experience, your experience ...