2015年8月19日 星期三

2015-08-20 U.S. Spotlight


New York Times
   
Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace   
New York Times
SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon's singular way of working. They are told to forget the “poor habits” they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled. When they “hit the ...

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New York Post
   
Meet the married couple who gives guys hands-on sex lessons   
New York Post
Upper East Sider Bianca Pace and her husband are paid for their hands-on experience. Photo: Anne Wermiel. MORE ON: sex · FDA approves 'Viagra for women' · This sugar daddy will pay you $100,000 to date him · The man who gets 'thank you' texts for ...


   


Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs. Galaxy Note 4   
Gizmag
The Galaxy Note 5 is the first version of the stylus-toting phablet that has an all-premium build. Let's see how it compares to last year's model, the Note 4. Screen-off note taking · Multi-page screenshots · Optical Image Stabilization · Display ...

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New York Times
   
FDA Warns Company Over Kardashian Instagram Marketing   
New York Times
“OMG. Have you heard about this?” That was Kim Kardashian West writing on Instagram last month. The subject of her enthusiasm: a morning sickness drug. As much of the world can't help knowing, Ms. Kardashian is pregnant and has been struggling with, ...


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Live Science
   
10 Extinct Giants That Once Roamed North America   
Live Science
Until the end of the last ice age, American cheetahs, enormous armadillolike creatures and giant sloths called North America home. But it's long puzzled scientists why these animals and other megafauna — creatures heavier than 100 lbs. (45 kilograms) ...


   


Pulse
   
An Amazonian's response to "Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising ...   
Pulse
Lack of Empathy not new at Amazon. My letter to Jeff Bezos from 2008Jose Titos · 8 Signs You're Dealing with a Bad RecruiterJoshua K. Jackson · Coffee Day IPO, Public Bank Mergers and Other Top News From IndiaRamya Venugopal · How To Get ...


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New York Times
   
AT&T Helped US Spy on Internet on a Vast Scale   
New York Times
The National Security Agency's ability to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic passing through the United States has relied on its extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: the telecom giant AT&T. While it has been long known ...

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Tampabay.com
   
Aug. 14, 2015 By CARA FITZPATRICK, LISA GARTNER and MICHAEL LaFORGIA   
Tampabay.com
In just eight years, Pinellas County School Board members turned five schools in the county's black neighborhoods into some of the worst in Florida. First they abandoned integration, leaving the schools overwhelmingly poor and black. Then they broke ...


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Pistol-whipped cop didn't shoot attacker due to fear of media coverage   
AOL News
Los Angeles, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Birmingham, Alabama, police detective who was pistol-whipped unconscious said Friday that he hesitated to use force because he didn't want to be accused of needlessly killing an unarmed man. "A lot of officers are being ...

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Entrepreneur
   
5 Ways to Stop Embarrassing Yourself on LinkedIn   
Entrepreneur
How exciting! You've just received a great introduction to a big potential client. And as you and your team work hard to whip up a stellar pitch, what do you think the potential client is doing? Related: How to Use LinkedIn Analytics to Boost Your ...

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