Elvie
@Elvie
400 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Elvie
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about 5 years ago
Genies Uses Famous Athletes, and Their Money, to Take On Bitmoji
Genies Uses Famous Athletes, and Their Money, to Take On Bitmoji(Bloomberg) -- Genies Inc. is one of those tech startups that looks to athletes and celebrities for some additional endorsement buzz. But what makes this company different is that it also wants their money. G...continued
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about 5 years ago
Breaking provisionally added for 2024 Olympics
Breaking provisionally added for 2024 Olympics – OlympicTalkWhen Robbie Hummel played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, he was a locker neighbor of Kevin Love. Hummel’s NBA career was brief, shortened by knee and hand injuries, but he remembered one conversation in particul...continued
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about 5 years ago
Study: Cowboys, Patriots, Eagles, Giants Fans Ranked Best in the NFL
Study: Cowboys, Patriots, Eagles, Giants Fans Ranked Best in the NFLEvery fanbase will argue its own merits, but which NFL team really has the best fans?According to professor Michael Lewis, the Emory University's Goizueta School of Business provided a full report breakin...continued
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about 5 years ago
'Slightly illusory': Low expectations for US-led Bahrain workshop
'Slightly illusory': Low expectations for US-led Bahrain workshopSource: Al Jazeera EnglishPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Bahrain •
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about 5 years ago
Why deep watering may be the answer to your garden woes
Why deep watering may be the answer to your garden woesIntersperse the buckets about a foot between your plants, and bury them so their tops are about 4 inches above the soil. That depth leaves room for mulch and makes it harder for scampering lizards to fall inside.Savio...continued
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about 5 years ago
Mac From ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Finally Gets To Have His Catch With Chase Utley
Mac From ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Finally Gets To Have His Catch With Chase UtleyMac from FX’s long-running comedy It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has finally achieved his lifelong dream of playing catch with baseball star Chase Utley. The hilarious moment oc...continued
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over 5 years ago
Report: Manchester United told by Crystal Palace to pay £45 million plus bonuses for Aaron...
According to The Sun, Crystal Palace have knocked back Manchester United’s latest bid for England youth international right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka despite it being worth £50 million. ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Iran responds to Trump’s crackdowns with promise to increase nuclear enrichment
Iran has said it will exceed the uranium stockpile limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal in 10 days, making it possible for the country to enrich as much as 20% and bringing it closer to having weapons-grade material. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Or...continued
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over 5 years ago
India v Pakistan: will rain affect the World Cup's biggest rivalry?
Jun 13, 2019Old Trafford wore a soggy look at 10am on Friday. Overhead, it was grey. It wasn't cold, but there was a light shower on.Fifteen minutes later, it was pouring. The pitch had been secured by the hover cover, while the rest of the square was covered by sheets. M...continued
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over 5 years ago
Stalled Sri Lanka must stand up to Australia's might
3:00 AM ETBig pictureIf Sri Lanka's chances of progressing to the semi-finals of the World Cup are slightly better than the one in a million offered to Lloyd Christmas by Mary Swanson in Dumb and Dumber, it's not by much. But just as Lloyd replied with a goggle-eyed "So y...continued
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over 5 years ago
Everton agree personal terms with Andre Gomes | Sportslens
Everton must look to seal the signing of Andre Gomes from Barcelona now. According to a report from Mundo Deportivo (translated by SportWitness), Gomes has already agreed on personal t...continued
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over 5 years ago
2020 Democrats flock to McDonald's picket lines in key states as workers push for raise,...
Democratic presidential candidate and Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg speaks to a crowd at the African American Leadership Council on June 6, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.Dustin Chambers | Getty ImagesFour 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will visit striki...continued
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over 5 years ago
Forest should sign Adomah | Sportslens
Aston Villa confirmed on Saturday afternoon that Albert Adomah would be leaving at the end of his contract in June. The 31-year-old was a regular for the Midlands outfit last season, b...continued
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over 5 years ago
WI just want to be aggressive, even if we give up runs - Holder
12:37 PM ETWest Indies intend to continue their aggressive bowling tactics after Andre Russell's early short-ball barrage sparked a Pakistan collapse at Trent Bridge.Russell's three-over spell proved crucial, his brutal bouncers claiming the wickets of Fakhar Zaman and Ha...continued
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over 5 years ago
China is establishing an 'unreliable entities' list that will include companies and people
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands by national flags.Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty ImagesChina said it will establish a list of so-called unreliable entities of foreign companies and people that "seriously damage" the interests of domestic firms. "Foreign enterprises, o...continued
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over 5 years ago
WarnerMedia, Disney, Netflix threaten to leave Georgia if abortion restrictions take effect
WarnerMedia, the parent company of Warner Bros, became the third major studio to say it would rethink its business in Georgia if the state’s law banning abortion at six weeks takes effect. In a statement on Thursday, WarnerMedia said, “We will watch the situation closely ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Goodbye BlackBerry Messenger – TechCrunch
Just over a month ago, Emtek announced the end of BlackBerry Messenger for consumers. The once-mighty messaging service had a good run, outstripping the popularity of its hardware namesake. Launched in 2005, licensing rights for the service were acquired by Indonesia-base...continued
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over 5 years ago
The secretary of state in Texas is gone. Sadly, his successor probably won’t be any better
Texas attorney general David Whitley — who earlier this year tried unsuccessfully to purge thousands from state voter rolls — has resigned. Sadly, the aggressive voter suppression efforts that have become infamous in the state are not leaving with him, election rights adv...continued
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over 5 years ago
David Seaman wants Bernd Leno to start ahead of Petr Cech in the Europa League final | Sportslens
Arsenal and Chelsea will face-off in an all-English Europa League final in Baku, Azerbaijan next Wednesday, and manager Unai Emery has been handed a huge selection headache ahead of th...continued
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over 5 years ago
How to use Instagram's best features, which you might not even know about
INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 21: Festival goer attends 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival.Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWhen it launched in 2010, Instagram was mostly a place to post pictures with funky filters that looked a bit like they ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Right-wing media defends Navy SEAL accused of killing Iraqi civilians, posing with corpses
Conservative media has jumped to the defense of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, the Navy SEAL accused of war crimes against unarmed civilians, whom President Donald Trump is reportedly considering pardoning this week. Gallagher is set to stand trial at the end ...continued
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over 5 years ago
How an immigration crackdown is hurting UK startups – TechCrunch
The two people who sat down in reception without an appointment would not leave the startup’s office until the end of the day. Two months later, a letter followed informing the company it had been suspended from the United Kingdom’s register of licensed sponsors, the data...continued
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over 5 years ago
SeatGeek names former Tumblr and NYT exec Brian Murphy as CTO – TechCrunch
Ticketing startup SeatGeek has a new CTO. Brian Murphy previously held the same position at Tumblr (which, like TechCrunch, is owned by Verizon Media) and has also served as vice president of engineering at The New York Times and senior director of technology at Condé Nas...continued
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