Great Xpectations of So-Called Slackers
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Who would have thought the kids would start taking over so soon? Or that they would even want to? They were supposed to be slackers, cynics, drifters. But don’t be fooled by their famous pose of repose. Lately, more and more of them are prowling tirelessly for the better deal, hunting down opportunities that will free them from the career imprisonment that confined their parents. They are flocking to technology start-ups, founding small businesses and even taking up causes–all in their own way.
[Read More]Hinge Reveals Best Conversation Starters, Openers
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
September 24, 2015 8:01 AM EDT
It turns out the way to a woman’s heart might actually be through her stomach, at least according to a new report. The dating app Hinge, which introduces users through friends of friends on Facebook, claims “women are 40% more likely than men to respond to openers that are food-related,” after a month-long experiment that focused on finding the most effective conversation starter. Men were more responsive when asked out directly, meaning messages such as “free this week?
[Read More]Hipgnosis Songs Fund Agrees to $1.4 Billion Takeover by Concord
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
The troubled Hipgnosis Songs Fund, whose former CEO Merck Mercuriadis drove up the value of music catalogs with more than $3 billion in acquisitions before overspending and problematic management caused the company to lose more than half of its value, has agreed to a $1.
[Read More]How "you may kiss the bride" became a wedding custom
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
It's a popular custom for couples to kiss immediately after tying the knot.
It is a practice you’ll see at so many weddings, alright, but where did it begin from, and why was it necessary to begin it in the first instance. You may kiss the bride: A brief history It is claimed by several accounts that back in the day during the reign of the Roman empire, [753 BC to 27 BC and then from 64 AD to 1453 AD.
[Read More]How Kim Jong Un selects 25 virgins every year for Pleasure Squad
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
At least that's what a North Korean defector who has been living in the US says. Yeonmi Park argues that the dictator's subordinates "visit every classroom and even go to school yards in case they miss someone pretty." According to her, after undergoing medical tests to check if they are still virgins, those selected "must learn how to please these men." In her opinion, the most important criteria when choosing are social status and attractiveness.
[Read More]Hurst Police Officer Nearly Caught in Fiery House Explosion
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
April 18, 2018 3:30 PM EDT
A police officer who rode out to investigate an accident in Hurst, Texas, narrowly avoided a fiery house explosion at the scene of the crash.
In new dashcam footage from the April 7 incident, Officer Travis Hiser can be seen approaching the home in question when a sudden blast of flames erupts out of it toward him. The house had been hit by a car that reportedly severed its primary gas line, allowing gas to build up inside the residence.
[Read More]It looks like Elon Musk has deleted his Instagram account
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
Elon Musk's Instagram account — which according to an archived version had more than 8 million followers — has vanished in the midst of a bizarre story unfolding between him, singer Grimes, and rapper Azealia Banks. On August 12, Banks said on Instagram that she had been at Musk's house and seen singer Grimes (real name Claire Boucher) "coddling" Musk. She then told Business Insider that she saw him in the kitchen "
[Read More]JCPenney is closing 140 stores see if your store could be one of them (JCP)
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
The department-store chain hasn't yet released a list of which stores it will close, but Morningstar Credit Ratings has identified 39 stores most at risk of closing, based on the stores' sales data. The stores that made the list have weaker sales per square foot than JCPenney's average. According to JCPenney, the stores most at risk of closing either require a significant capital investment or have below-average sales.
[Read More]JUDICIARY: Blot Removed | TIME
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
TIME
June 21, 1943 12:00 AM GMT-4
“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion. . . .
“Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard.”
In these ringing polysyllables, the U.
[Read More]Kate Beckinsale Says Married People Shouldn't Have To Live In The Same House Together
Posted on August 24, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
"If I was to get married again, I think it would be lovely to have a situation where you could live close by." The actress was married to filmmaker Len Wiseman for 11 years until the pair divorced in 2015. Kate explains exactly why she thinks this situation would work so well: "I think being married is kind of easy," she tells Women's Health. "You dont have to do anything to be married.
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