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Morrissey%20%u2013%20%27I%20Am%20Not%20A%20Dog%20On%20A%20Chain%27%20review%3A

Morrissey%20%u2013%20%27I%20Am%20Not%20A%20Dog%20On%20A%20Chain%27%20review%3A : At%20it%20happens%2C%20there%20is%20some%20pretty%20startling%20and%20adventurous%20music%20here.%202017%u2019s%20%u2018Low%20In%20High%20School%u2019%20and%20last%20year%u2019s%20%u2018California%20Son%u2019%20both%20dabbled%20lightly%20in%20the%20synthesised%20electronics%20Morrissey%20once%20vocally%20despised%2C%20but%20here%20he%20strips%20characteristically%20to%20the%20waist%2C%20smothers%20himself%20in%20Quorn%20fat%20and%20dives%20in%20head%20first.%0A%0A
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Katie%20Taylor%3A%20%u2018I%20definitely%20come%20from%20a%20strong%20line%20of%20great%20women%u2019%20%7C%20Boxing%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : Ireland%u2019s%20world%20champion%20boxer%20on%20her%20faith%2C%20her%20family%u2019s%20hard%20journey%20and%20why%20the%20potential%20mega-fight%20with%20Amanda%20Serrano%20will%20be%20worthy%20of%20making%20women%u2019s%20boxing%20history%0A%0A@donaldgmcrae%0AMon%2029%20Nov%202021%2013.00%20GMT%0A%u201CI%20love%20the%20fact%20that%20God%20chooses%20the%20lowly%20ones%2C%u201D%20Katie%20Taylor%20says%20quietly%20in%20a%20conversation%20that%20is%20very%20different%20to%20the%20punishing%20dialogue%20she%20produces%20in%20the%20ring.%20She%20might%20be%20the%20most%20loved%20sporting%20personality%20in%20Ireland%2C%20and%20ranked%20the%20best%20pound-for-pound%20woman%20boxer%20in%20the%20world%2C%20but%20Taylor%20retains%20her%20humility.%0A%0A
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Bosses%20Still%20Aren%u2019t%20Sure%20Remote%20Workers%20Have%20%u2018Hustle%u2019%20-%20WSJ

Bosses%20Still%20Aren%u2019t%20Sure%20Remote%20Workers%20Have%20%u2018Hustle%u2019%20-%20WSJ : More than a year into America’s great work-from-home experiment, many companies have hailed it largely as a success. So why do some bosses think remote workers aren’t as committed as office dwellers? Recent remarks of numerous chief executives suggest the culture of workplace face time remains alive and well. At The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit this month, JP Morgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon said remote work doesn’t work well “for those who  want to hustle .” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has called it “ an aberration that we are going to correct  as soon as possible.” WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani —whose business relies on office space—sparked an uproar on social media and beyond after he said employees  who are “uber-ly engaged”  with their companies would want to go to the office at least two-thirds of the time. So did the CEO of Washingtonian Media, whic...
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What bosses really think about remote work - BBC Worklife

What bosses really think about remote work - BBC Worklife : Now%20that%20in%20many%20countries%20lockdowns%20are%20over%20and%20vaccination%20rates%20are%20high%2C%20he%20says%20bosses%20are%20making%20a%20more%20%u201Cemotional%u201D%20choice%20to%20get%20everyone%20back%20to%20the%20office.%20But%20he%20warns%20this%20is%20often%20happening%20without%20them%20looking%20closely%20at%20individual%20or%20company-wide%20performance%20during%20their%20home-working%20phase%2C%20or%20having%20a%20strategy%20for%20how%20this%20will%20impact%20on%20employee%20experience.%0A%0A
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Australia%u2019s%20spy%20agency%20predicted%20the%20climate%20crisis%2040%20years%20ago%20%u2013%20and%20fretted%20about%20coal%20exports%20%7C%20Climate%20crisis%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : In%20a%20taste%20of%20things%20to%20come%2C%20a%20secret%20Office%20of%20National%20Assessment%20report%20worried%20the%20%u2018carbon%20dioxide%20problem%u2019%20would%20hurt%20the%20nation%u2019s%20coal%20industry%0A%0AGraham%20Readfearn%0A@readfearn%0ASat%2027%20Nov%202021%2019.00%20GMT%0AThe%20report%20was%20stamped%20CONFIDENTIAL%20twice%20on%20each%20page%2C%20with%20the%20customary%20warning%20it%20should%20%u201Cnot%20be%20released%20to%20any%20other%20government%20except%20Britain%2C%20Canada%2C%20NZ%20and%20US%u201D.%0A%0AAbout%2040%20years%20ago%20this%20week%2C%20the%20spooks%20at%20Australia%u2019s%20intelligence%20agency%2C%20the%20Office%20of%20National%20Assessments%20%28ONA%29%2C%20delivered%20the%2017-page%20report%20to%20prime%20minister%20Malcolm%20Fraser.%0A%0AThe%20subject%3F%20%...
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George Orwell: how romantic walks with girlfriends inspired Nineteen Eighty-Four | George Orwell | The Guardian

George Orwell: how romantic walks with girlfriends inspired Nineteen Eighty-Four | George Orwell | The Guardian : Taylor%20points%20out%20that%20Orwell%20wrote%20almost%20identical%20letters%20to%20Salkeld%20and%20Jaques%20when%20he%20moved%20to%20London%3A%20%u201CHe%20wrote%20about%20what%20it%20was%20like%20working%20in%20a%20bookshop%20while%20he%20wrote%20Keep%20the%20Aspidistra%20Flying.%0A%0A
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Monkey-brain study with link to China's military roils top European university | Reuters

Monkey-brain study with link to China's military roils top European university | Reuters : SYDNEY/COPENHAGEN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A Chinese professor at the University of Copenhagen conducted genetic research with the Chinese military without disclosing the connection, the university told Reuters, in the latest example of how China's pursuit of military-civilian technology is tapping into Western academia in the strategically sensitive area of biotechnology. The professor, Guojie Zhang, is also employed by Shenzhen-based genomics giant BGI Group, which funds dozens of researchers at the university and has its European headquarters on the university's campus.
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How does Google Search really work? - TechRepublic

How does Google Search really work? - TechRepublic : Let's start with the basics. According to Wikipedia, Google Search was created in 1997 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and it now performs more than three billion daily searches for users. These searches are conducted across 60 trillion web pages using an index (a directory of data) which Google reports is 95 petabytes in size - approximately 100 million gigabytes!
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%u2018A%20torture%20experiment%u2019%3A%20plan%20for%20almost%20windowless%20student%20megadorm%20raises%20alarm%20%7C%20Architecture%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : Charlie%20Munger%20proudly%20acknowledges%20he%20has%20no%20training%20in%20architecture%20%u2013%20and%20has%20never%20read%20a%20book%20on%20the%20subject.%20Photograph%3A%20Nati%20Harnik/AP%0A
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PSG%u2019s%20Aminata%20Diallo%20released%20without%20charge%20as%20Kheira%20Hamraoui%20attack%20probe%20continues%20-%20The%20Athletic

PSG%u2019s%20Aminata%20Diallo%20released%20without%20charge%20as%20Kheira%20Hamraoui%20attack%20probe%20continues%20-%20The%20Athletic : Diallo, a 26-year-old who has also been capped seven times for France, joined PSG in 2016 and has made over 60 appearances for the club. She spent time on loan at Atletico Madrid last season.
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China EV: Tesla Xpeng Nio BYD are best-selling electric cars in 2021

China EV: Tesla Xpeng Nio BYD are best-selling electric cars in 2021 1. Hongguang Mini (SAIC-GM-Wuling) 2. Model 3 (Tesla) 3. Model Y (Tesla) 4. Han (BYD) 5. Qin Plus DM-i (BYD) 6. Li One (Li Auto) 7. BenBen EV (Changan) 8. Aion S (GAC Motor spin-off) 9. eQ (Chery) 10. Ora Black Cat (Great Wall Motor) 11. P7 (Xpeng) 12. Song DM (BYD) 13. Nezha V (Hozon Auto) 14. Clever (SAIC Roewe) 15. Qin Plus EV (BYD)
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