December 13, 2015

Are Apps The New Gurus? The Rise Of Self-Help Tech

quantified-app The way we do everything has been turned upside down: how we read, how we communicate, how we get from point A to point B, how we eat and how we get help when we need it. We are living through the "re-imagination — of nearly everything," and we are seeing this re-imagination very clearly within the self-help industry. Read More

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Immigration law results in few deportations from Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona's contentious 2010 immigration law has resulted in few deportations from the Tucson area.

An analysis of records by the Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/1Y7naoH ) shows Tucson police ran 26,000 immigration checks for the 16-month period ending Oct. 2.

Of all of those checks, 83 people ...

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NFL Quarterback Unleashes on Donald Trump in Series of Instagram Posts: 'What Are You Really Scared Of?'

"Food for thought."

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Here's Who Jeb Bush Says Will Be the Next President If Trump Secures GOP Nomination

"We're living in serious times, and his proposals are completely unserious."

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Trump Says Unfazed by Opposition to Proposed Ban on Muslims

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said his call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. sparked a useful discussion about radicalism within that community, and he's not daunted by polls showing most Americans oppose the idea.

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Ted Cruz passes Donald Trump in Iowa, Bernie Sanders edges out Hillary Clinton in N.H.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz has surged past Donald Trump and opened up a 10-point lead in the early caucus state of Iowa, according to a new poll released Sunday.

Mr. Cruz led the field with 31 percent of the vote among likely Republican caucus-goers in Iowa, followed by ...

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Think Tank: Paris Global Warming Agreement Is 'Paper Tiger'

'The Obama administration clearly doesn't have the support of Congress or the American people'

Via: The Daily Caller

CNN Announces Which GOP Presidential Candidates Made the Cut for Tuesday's Main Stage Debate

Nine candidates will participate in Tuesday night's debate. 

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Fox News Host Asks Trump If He Really Thinks 'Every Single Muslim is a Potential Threat.' Here's His Answer.

"You don't understand them."

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"Mismatch": Six notes

(Scott Johnson) I want to add six notes to Paul Mirengoff's posts on Justice Scalia's reference to the phenomenon of "mismatch" created by "affirmative action" in higher education. Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor, Jr., document the phenomenon in Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It. The mainstream media demonstrate studied ignorance of the phenomenon and the book. Paul explains the operative taboo. The

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Another Republican Announced His Candidacy for President on 'SNL' Last Night

"This is an important day. I've made a big decision."

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States expanded gun rights after Sandy Hook school massacre

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 26 children and teachers served as a rallying cry for gun-control advocates across the nation.

But in the three years since, many states have moved in the opposite direction, embracing the National Rifle Association's axiom ...

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Miss Universe Contender Holds a National Title for a Sport She Says Has an Unfair 'Stigma'

"The sport is aesthetic, sexy, develops focus and builds self-confidence."

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Islamic State Video Fantasizes Apocalyptic Battle Over Rome and the Vatican

"[A] final, decisive battle between the 'Crusaders' and the 'Believers.'"

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Rabbi Tapped for Hanukkah Reception by White House Pushes Black Lives Matter, Gun Control, 'Justice for Palestinians'

"…get guns off our streets."

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Like Obamacare, Climate Gives President Huge Win on Shaky Ground

For Barack Obama, the landmark climate-change deal in Paris should leave a familiar -- and familiarly fragile -- sense of victory.

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The Cowboy Who Came in From the Cold

Robert Service knows his subject. Assessing the Soviet Union's demise in The End of the Cold War: 1985-1991, he starts by outlining Ronald Reagan's fundamental change in U.S. policy. "[T]he assumption since the end of the Second World War," he writes, "had been that the West should only try to contain the USSR; no US President had ever truly endeavored to reverse the expansion of Soviet influence around the world. Ronald Wilson Reagan was determined to change things."

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Shocker: Trump supporters unmoved by MSM's favorite anti-Trump talking points

(Paul Mirengoff) The Washington Post's Dave Weigel reports on a focus group in which supporters of Donald Trump were shown attack ads against the tycoon. According to Weigel, the ads, presented by pollster Frank Luntz, did not cause members of the group to move away from Trump. In fact, focus group members were more inclined to support Trump following the presentation. Weigel describes only two of the negative ads presented to the

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Search for shooters' hard drive concludes in California lake

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An underwater search for a computer hard drive and anything else linked to the husband-and-wife shooters who killed 14 in the California attacks has concluded.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said divers concluded their three-day search of a small lake in San Bernardino on Saturday. She declined ...

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Basketball Legend Bill Walton's One-Liner During Live Broadcast About His, Er, Exploits at UCLA Causes Bit of a Stir

"He'll either be apologizing, or suspended, or both before Monday is over."

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No consensus about legality of Donald Trump's idea of Muslim ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no legal or historical precedent for closing U.S. borders to the world's 1.6 billion Muslims, but neither is there any Supreme Court case that clearly prevents a president or Congress from doing so.

Legal experts are divided over how the high court would react to Republican ...

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December 12, 2015

It's Over: Golden State Warriors Suffer First Loss of Season After Starting With 24 Straight Wins

The NBA's longest winning streak was 33 by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72 — and it was also snapped by Milwaukee.

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Professor Announces She's Wearing a Muslim Headscarf During Advent. Just Wait Until You Hear Where She Teaches.

"I will wear the hijab to work …"

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On Guns, the White House's Cluelessness Is Staggering

(John Hinderaker) During Thursday's press briefing, White House spokesman Josh Earnest was asked about the record sales of firearms on Black Friday, apparently in response to the San Bernardino murders. He responded that this fact is "ironic" and "tragic": Q. … And I just wonder if the President feels as if what's happened may actually be giving motivation or momentum to gun rights advocates rather than his position. A. Well, I guess

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Alabama Running Back Derrick Henry Wins Heisman Trophy

The Crimson Tide's super-sized tailback is just the third running back to take the Heisman in the past 16 years.

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Two Killed When MTV Helicopter Crashes in Argentina Reservoir

It was the second deadly helicopter accident this year in Argentina involving a reality show.

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What Google Sees In Augmented Reality

eyeball Reminder: Almost 90 per cent of the revenue of the company formerly known as Google — grandly rebranded Alphabet this fall, even if everyone, including me, is still going to call Google Google — comes from advertising. Mountain View's annual revenue is around $69 billion at this point. It makes almost all (89 per cent) of that money-mountain from ads. It might like… Read More

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Here's the GOP Candidate Who Just Surged Ahead of Trump in Iowa Poll

The largest surge between Iowa Polls recorded in at least the last five presidential caucus campaigns.

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Obama Says Paris Climate Deal Can Be Turning Point for World

President Obama hailed the 195-nation accord as "historic" after it was agreed to Saturday.

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The Washington Post Denounces "Fringe News"

(John Hinderaker) In the Washington Post, Paul Farhi writes: "Thanks to Trump, fringe news enters the mainstream." Farhi begins by describing Donald Trump's interview with Alex Jones of InfoWars. I agree that Jones is a fringe character. But it turns out that in Farhi's mind, "fringe" includes pretty much anyone he disagrees with. Many of Trump's more controversial assertions since he declared for president have come from the murky swamp of right-wing,

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Middle School Teacher Asks Muslim Student if She Has Bomb in Her Backpack. Here's How That Went Over.

"My daughter wanted to know why she was asking her that."

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Skipping Copper: The Consumerization Of Edtech

education Asia accounts for nearly half of the mobile learning revenues in the world. Thousands of hagwons, or "cram schools," line the streets in South Korea, which has about 15 percent of the global tutoring market. Parents spend an average of $1,000 per month on private tutoring — an estimated 20 percent of the monthly cost to raise a child there. In India, 7.5 percent of… Read More

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Cruz Soars to Front of the Pack in Iowa Poll; Trump Support Stays Flat

Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa survey also brings no joy to Ben Carson or Jeb Bush.

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Mock mass shooting met by counter demonstrators in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A mock mass shooting near the University of Texas is over with little fanfare after gun rights activists were met by a counter demonstration of noise makers and sex toys.

About a dozen people with the groups Come and Take It Texas and Dontcomply.com briefly marched ...

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Law Professors: Trump's Muslim Moratorium Is Constitutional

'No kind of immigration restriction is unconstitutional'

Via: The Daily Caller

Wisconsin Gun Shop to Pay $1 Million to Settle Injured Officers' Lawsuit

The officers were both shot in the face after they stopped Julius Burton for riding his bike on the sidewalk in 2009.

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Cloakroom Confidential: Ackman, Adelson v. The World

sheldon-adelson_zps952a382cYou have to love two billionaires coming to Washington to purchase power. Two billionaires who need the government to make even more money. They are greedy and they have crossed the line when they use the power of the government to stamp out competition and to make good on Wall Street bets. First is the ...More

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Probe for shooters' hard drive continues in California lake

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A search for a computer hard drive and anything else linked to the husband-and-wife shooters who killed 14 in the California attacks stretched into the weekend, as specialized divers with the FBI looked through a San Bernardino lake for abandoned evidence.

Investigators have said the killers ...

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Military Expert: America's Leaders Are Inviting More Terrorism

Military Expert: America's Leaders Are Inviting More Terrorism

Via: The Daily Caller

Immigration Reformer Explains Why He Now Wants Sealed Borders, a Halt to Visas: 'I've Changed. This Is War.'

"There may be some unfairness to this. But I don't care. Wars breed unfairness, just as they breed collateral damage."

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K Street Eyes: South Korea's Assault on Democratic Freedoms

REFUGEESAs a global leader and defender of human rights, the United States and its like minded allies at the United Nations must speak out when countries engage in behavior that does not align with our shared values. In recent months, South Korea has been backtracking on democratic reforms and aggressively cracking down on free speech. ...More

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10 immigration detainees from Bangladesh on hunger strike

MIAMI (AP) - U.S. immigration authorities want to force 10 detainees on a hunger strike in Florida to submit to medical examinations.

According to a petition for an emergency court order filed Friday in Miami federal court, all 10 detainees are men from Bangladesh.

The petition says the men have ...

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Report: Jihadi Bride Passed 3 Visa Background Checks Despite Online Posts About Violent Jihad

Feds rarely check social media

Via: The Daily Caller

White House Hails 'Most Ambitious Climate Change' — but Not Everyone Is Thrilled

"We can expect the administration to cite this 'agreement' as their excuse for establishing emission targets for every sector of the U.S. economy …"

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Donald Trump Says This Supreme Court Justice 'Really Let Us Down'

"… wanted to be popular inside the Beltway"

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College Campuses Are The New Test Facilities For Emerging Technology

shutterstock_88870030 College campuses have long been sites of innovation and technology. Housing superior research and development facilities, a plethora of advisory resources and brilliant thinkers, higher-ed institutions are natural hubs for creating next-gen systems. But while universities are traditionally credited with tech invention, they are less celebrated for tech adoption — which is arguably just… Read More

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Clinton Lauds Paris Deal, Calls for Stronger U.S. Actions

UN climate deal reached today in Paris is "testament to America's ability to lead the world in building a clean energy future where no one is left out or left behind," U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says. "But we will only succeed if we redouble our efforts going forward to drive innovation, increase investment and reap the benefits of the good-paying jobs that will come from transitioning to a clean energy economy," Clinton says in statement Next decade critical because

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Lawmaker offers bill to guns from mentally ill, felons

CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at ensuring dangerous mentally ill people and anyone convicted of felonies or domestic violence don't have guns.

The bill submitted Friday by Rep. Greg Harris, a Chicago Democrat, also would ban people on the FBI's terrorist watch list from getting ...

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Democratic Presidential Candidates Call for Removal of Confederate Flag From Citadel After Photos of Cadets in KKK-Like Garb Surface

"These images are not consistent with our core values of honor, duty and respect."

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Adobe's Record Revenue Proves Successful Business Transformation Is Possible

Adobe headquarters in San Jose, CA. As we watch organizations like IBM, HP and EMC struggle to transform, Adobe is an interesting contrasting case. It went from selling boxed software to a cloud subscription model in shorter order, and judging from its financial report that came out last week, it's done quite well making that leap. First, let's have a look at the numbers. Adobe reported a record $1.31 billion… Read More

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Nevada case claims unfair enforcement of immigration law

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Jose Isabel Esparza laughs at the thought that his wife, a 65-year-old grandmother living on their meager farm outside Mexico City, might be smuggling people illegally into the United States.

But that's the only reason U.S. immigration officials have provided in denying her entrance to the ...

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Hate Crime? Mosque Set On Fire Miles From San Bernardino Shooting

'Horribly lamentable'

Via: The Daily Caller

Almost 200 Nations Adopt Climate Change Pact: 'This is Huge'

"Today the human race has joined in a common cause."

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University Bans 'Distasteful' Decor in Residence Halls' Common Areas

"That's just the way life works."

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Bernie Sanders Says Proposed UN Climate Deal Falls Far Short

Proposed UN climate deal "goes nowhere near far enough" to commit countries to further lowering their greenhouse-gas emissions, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders says in statement. "The planet is in crisis. We need bold action in the very near future and this does not provide that" "We've got to stand up to the fossil-fuel industry and fight for national and international legislation that transforms our energy system away from fossil fuel as quickly as possible" NOTE: Sa

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Another Day, Another Terrorist Plot

(John Hinderaker) This time it is in Geneva, Switzerland, where authorities have arrested two men of "Syrian provenance" and charged them with the manufacture, concealment and transport of explosives or toxic gases. The men are suspected to be associated in some way with ISIS, and may also be linked to last month's Paris attacks. Police said they found traces of explosives in a car used by the two men. The arrests reportedly

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Bernie Sanders: Paris Climate Change Deal 'Goes Nowhere Near Far Enough'

"The planet is in crisis."

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See How Famous Graffiti Artist Banksy Honored Steve Jobs and Syrian Migrants in Latest Work

Banksy has traveled the world to comment on war, child poverty and the environment.

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6 Nerdy Guy Things To Wear That Won't Make You Look Like A Nerd

slack-imgs-1.com All of the gifts in our guy's clothing and accessory guide look great and have enough of a nerdy frisson to make you a hit at holiday parties. Some of them are expensive – a $38K watch is a stretch – but most are well within reach and well worth your attention. Read More

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