Monday, October 8, 2018

How to Get 1.4 Million New Voters

A November ballot measure in Florida could restore voting rights to ex-felons and forever change national politics. https://ift.tt/2zYW2AY support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) October 08, 2018 at 01:01PM

More Trees, Happier People

A tree in Riverfront Park competes for grandeur with Nashville’s iconic At&T building. https://ift.tt/2C47xsn support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) October 08, 2018 at 01:01PM

Conservatives Are Wrong to Gloat About Kavanaugh

The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, in a buoyant mood on Saturday. https://ift.tt/2zZmVVv support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) October 08, 2018 at 01:00PM

Your Dog May Be Smart, but She’s Not Exceptional

Douglas Moreira, a dog walker, and his charges in Central Park this summer. A new study on dog intelligence says they are smart, but not “exceptional.” https://ift.tt/2C6pkiK support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) October 08, 2018 at 01:00PM

Equinor evacuates its Titan oil platform in U.S. Gulf of Mexico ahead of storm

Norweigan state-oil company Equinor on Monday evacuated personnel from its Titan oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Michael, a spokesperson for the company said.
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UPDATE 2-Baker Hughes acquires 5 pct of ADNOC Drilling for $550 million

Baker Hughes, the world's second-largest oil services company, will take a 5 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's (ADNOC) drilling unit for $550 million under a tie-up announced on Monday.
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Interpol Chief Was China’s Pride. His Fall Exposes the Country’s Dark Side.

President Xi Jinping of China highlighted his country’s role in global security and law enforcement at Interpol’s general assembly in Beijing last year. https://ift.tt/2zYkJgL support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) October 08, 2018 at 01:00PM

Women Will Pay for the Mess of the Kavanaugh Confirmation

Christine Blasey Ford pausing during her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. https://ift.tt/2C47ugb support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) October 08, 2018 at 01:00PM

US STOCKS-Wall St mirrors global markets slump on China growth fears, high yields

* Indexes down: Dow 0.64 pct, S&P 0.53 pct, Nasdaq 1.66 pct (Updates to early afternoon)
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How a Large Diagnostics Company Improved Their Credit and Collections Processes

In August of 2018, APQC interviewed a credit and collections manager at a global diagnostics company about its AR practices. This case study details how this organization addressed such challenges by instilling a robust approval process and credit scoring model. The organization also organized the credit and collections team in a manner that focuses attention on the highest priorities. As a result, despite the complex organization and its AR volumes steadily growing year-over-year, the program has no defaulting customers and no bad debt (i.e., uncollectible payments). 

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Mozambique signs oil exploration agreements with Exxon, Rosneft

The Mozambican government said on Monday it had signed oil exploration agreements with U.S. energy firm Exxon Mobil and Russia's Rosneft.
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British Airways loses New York crown to low-cost rival Norwegian

Norwegian Air Shuttle has overtaken British Airways as the biggest non-U.S. airline on transatlantic routes to and from the New York area, in the latest illustration of the low cost carrier's move into British Airways territory.
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UPDATE 2-Alphabet shuts Google+ social site after user data exposed

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday up to 500,000 Google+ user accounts were potentially affected by a bug that may have exposed their data to external developers, and the company is shutting down the social network for consumers.
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UPDATE 8-Oil dips but bounces off low on hopes for China stimulus

Oil prices fell on Monday but pared losses along with the U.S. stock market as investors bet that China's economic stimulus steps on Sunday would be sufficient to boost the world's No. 2 economy and bolster its crude demand.
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UPDATE 3-Airbus picks planes boss Faury as next CEO to end uncertainty

* Faury won't be replaced in current role - sources (Adds comment by person close to Enders)
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Google exposed user data, feared repercussions of disclosing to public - WSJ

Alphabet Inc's Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of its Google+ social network and opted not to disclose the issue partly due to fears of regulatory scrutiny, the Wall Street Journal said, citing unnamed sources.
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