Allene
@Allene
479 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
The week in good news: Dunedin, birds and laughter
The week in good news: Dunedin, birds and laughterOPINION: A racist president, a warming planet, a weird cricket result ... yes, the world can be a very dark place. But there is good news, too, if you know where to look. They used to roll Jaffas down the steepest street i...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Africa: Avoiding the Mistakes of the Asian Green Revolution in Africa
Africa: Avoiding the Mistakes of the Asian Green Revolution in AfricaDodoma, Tanzania — Research scientists are studying groundwater resources in three African countries in order to understand the renewability of the source and how people can use it sustainably towards a ...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
FaceApp’s Russian Ties Spur Fears of Online Photo Privacy
FaceApp's Russian Ties Spur Fears of Online Photo PrivacyThe Russian startup FaceApp has swept the internet this week, offering a feature that gives users an aged-up, AI-powered look at their future selves.But it has spurred backlash as well, thanks to three troubling fac...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
De Blasio Rakes in Cash from Donors With City Interests
De Blasio Rakes in Cash from Donors With City InterestsHundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions to New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign came from individuals and entities with interests before the city.Almost $400,000 in donations to de Blasio's 2020 cam...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
LTI USD Revenue Growth up 11.5% YoY; Digital Revenues at 39%
LTI USD Revenue Growth up 11.5% YoY; Digital Revenues at 39%“We delivered 12.9% YoY revenue growth in constant currency driven by Digital Services that now make up 39% of our revenues. We also won a large deal by opening a new client logo in Insurance vertical with net-ne...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
The 4 Types of Business Audits You Need to Conduct for Survival
The 4 Types of Business Audits You Need to Conduct for SurvivalAuditing isn’t just a term you should get concerned about hearing during tax season; it’s a way to make sure your company is functioning properly, both internally and externally.Successful businesses frequentl...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Naomi Osaka on driving force behind her will to succeed: 'Be the best or I'm going to be homeless'
Naomi Osaka on driving force behind her will to succeed: 'Be the best or I'm going to be homeless'Naomi Osaka has had a meteoric rise in tennis-- she went from a relatively unknown player to winning two straight major titles.Osaka, who is featured on the cover of Allure m...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Roy set to make England test debut against Ireland
Roy set to make England test debut against IrelandLONDON: Opening batsman Jason Roy has been named in England’s test squad for the first time for the one-off match against Ireland starting at Lord’s next Wednesday.Roy racked up 443 runs in England’s triumphant 50-overs Wo...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones Local Command Execution Vulnerability
Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones Local Command Execution VulnerabilityA vulnerability in Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones could allow a physically proximate attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper ...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Supreme Rabbinical Court rules out DNA tests for Jewish status in two cases
Supreme Rabbinical Court rules out DNA tests for Jewish status in 2 casesDear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like o...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Which items and services included in your cruise fare and which will cost you?
Fee vs. Free: What's Included in Your Cruise Fare?Mainstream cruise lines like to tout their holidays as "all-inclusive," but with so many added fees for optional items -- massages, cocktails, souvenir photos -- it's tough to determine just what's included in your fare. E...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Adding Quartz to Spring Boot
Adding Quartz to Spring BootIn my "Specifications to the Rescue" article, I presented the ease and ability to leverage the JPA Specification in Spring Boot to provide filter options for your RESTful API. I followed up with another article, called "Testing those Specifica...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Ingram Micro Announces First Global Competition to Find the Next Revolutionary Startups
Ingram Micro Announces First Global Competition to Find the Next Revolutionary StartupsIngram Micro's Comet Competition, to identify the best B2B startups around the world, is set to launch across five continents beginning August 1, 2019. (Video: Business Wire)LAS VEGAS--...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
A Gay Montreal rabbi is working to broaden the scope of Judaism
A Gay Montreal rabbi is working to broaden the scope of JudaismMONTREAL — When Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, the first openly gay rabbi of a large synagogue in Canada, was preparing to begin rabbinical school, she faced a daunting choice: love or serving God.Her world was suddenly...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Trump racially-charged attack on congresswomen
Trump under fire for racially-charged tweets against congresswomenUS President Donald Trump has been accused of racism after posting tweets attacking Democratic congresswomen.He claimed the women "originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total c...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Wimbledon 2019: Martin Compston's wife Tianna Chanel Flynn showcases her baby bump
Wimbledon 2019: Martin Compston's wife Tianna Chanel Flynn showcases her baby bumpThe confirmed that they are expecting their first child on Friday.And Martin Compston's wife Tianna Chanel Flynn showcased her blossoming bump as she attended the 2019 Wimbledon men's single...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Billionaires and American Politics
Billionaires and American PoliticsDr. Lawrence Wittner (https://www.lawrenceswittner.com/) is Professor of History Emeritus at SUNY/Albany and the author of Confronting the Bomb (Stanford University Press).Is the United States becoming a plutocracy?With the manifestly unq...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Sunday shows round-up: Boris’s Brexit plans critiqued
Sunday shows round-up: Boris’s Brexit plans critiquedGina Miller, the lawyer who famously took the government to court over the question of whether it or Parliament had the right to trigger Article 50, has announced that she will be doing the same again if the new Prime M...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
The Must-Have MacAppStudio Utility Bundle for $15
The Must-Have MacAppStudio Utility BundleDeclutter is an elegant solution to Desktop Clutter that every Mac user faces. It automatically keeps your desktop organized and clean always by moving the files on the Desktop to smart folders using rules based on file names and e...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Novak Djokovic fires warning to Roger Federer ahead of Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic fires warning to Roger Federer ahead of Wimbledon final Novak Djokovic has warned Roger Federer that he is coming for his records ahead of their Wimbledon final on Sunday.Djokovic, the reigning champion and world No 1, has eased through to his sixth SW19 sh...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Album Review: VICTIMS The Horse and Sparrow Theory
VICTIMS The Horse and Sparrow TheoryIn case you ever wanted a quick synopsis about the real trouble facing our planet today and how we’re pretty much screwed, the song “We Fail” off the latest album from the Swedish D-beat institution, Victims, lays it out. It’s all about...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Pay What You Want: The Complete White Hat Hacker 9-Course Certification Bundle
Pay What You Want: The Complete White Hat Hacker 9-Course Certification BundleTake a deep dive into one of the fastest growing and lucrative tech careers with 9 courses and 65 hours of content. Pay what you want, and if that’s less than the average price people pay, you’l...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
Khoros Announces Summer 2019 Innovation Release
Khoros Announces Summer 2019 Innovation ReleaseAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Khoros, LLC (www.khoros.com), built from Spredfast + Lithium, today announced its Summer 2019 Innovation Release, including In-app Messaging for brands’ mobile apps, patent-pending agent perfor...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
EarthGang Declare "Mirrorland Season" Is Upon Us
EarthGang Declare "Mirrorland Season" Is Upon UsDays after putting in absolute work on Revenge Of The Dreamers 3, Johnny Venus and Wowgr8 (formerly Doctur Dot) have taken new steps to establish themselves in the mainstream eye. With highlight contributions on "Swivel," "D...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 5 years ago
“We were too scared of the Daily Mail”: Will Labour abolish private schools?
“We were too scared of the Daily Mail”Britain is on the cusp of being ruled by an old Etonian. Again. (Boris Johnson would be the school’s 20th former pupil to become prime minister.)But this grimly inevitable prospect has pushed a group of Labour members into action. The...continued
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