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"Middle East and North Africa (MENA) residents are the most disengaged at work in the world, an international survey by Gallup has found. More than one in three are “unhappy and unproductive at work and “liable to spread negativity to co-workers”, the study, which excluded non-Arab expatriates in MENA, found."
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Cockblocked by Redistribution: A Pick-up Artist in Denmark | Dissent Magazine
"Thirty-three-year-old Daryush Valizadeh, known to his predominantly heterosexual male fan base as Roosh, is a well-known pick-up artist within the worldwide “Seduction Community,” which relies on pop evolutionary psychology to teach the art of getting laid. Its origins date back to dubious neuro-linguistic programming “speed seduction” theories in the early 1990s, but the Community rose to prominence with investigative reporter Neil Strauss’s 2005 bestseller exposé The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, which spawned a VH1 reality show and drew aspiring “PUAs” to online forums and self-proclaimed gurus promising foolproof seduction strategies. "
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The Devil and Antonin Scalia - The Daily Beast
"In an interview in New York Magazine, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia declared that he believes the Devil is a “real person.” Scalia went on to say—in a statement reminiscent of Baudelaire and The Usual Suspects—that the Devil is actively engaged in “getting people not to believe in him or in God. He’s much more successful that way.” "
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Six Ways to Grow Your Job - Herminia Ibarra - Harvard Business Review
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Norway Sets New Fund for Heavy Infrastructure Spending - WSJ.com
"OSLO—Norway's incoming Prime Minister Erna Solberg said her new government plans to create a 100 billion Norwegian kroner ($16 billion) domestic infrastructure fund over five years, as part of an aggressive plan to boost government spending on roads, railways, expansion of broadband Internet and other projects. "
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Turkey lifts decades-old ban on Islamic head scarf - Culture & Society - ArabianBusiness.com
"Turkey lifted a ban on women wearing the Islamic head scarf in state institutions on Tuesday, ending a decades-old restriction as part of a package of reforms meant to bolster democracy. "
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Chesapeake slashes 10 percent of jobs as CEO cuts largesse | Reuters
"Lawler became CEO in June, promising to relentlessly control costs to lift the company's profits after the ouster in April of the company's free-spending co-founder, Aubrey McClendon. If McClendon was known for lavish spending on perks for employees and his voracious appetite for acquiring oil and gas properties in U.S. shale basins, Lawler is building a reputation for focusing the country's No. 2 producer of natural gas on its core business."
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Bethlehem’s economic potential squandered by Israeli occupation | The National
"RAMALLAH // Vera Baboun is desperate to relieve Bethlehem’s 33,000 residents of chronic joblessness by stimulating a tourism industry that holds immense potential. As the city’s mayor, she and fellow Palestinian officials have pleaded with Israeli authorities to allow the city to expand to accommodate its growing population and make room for new businesses. But their pleas have been in vain."
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"Saudi Arabia has already downsized the number of pilgrims allowed to attend this year’s Hajj, which will take place next week, over fears about the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Though not particularly virulent, MERS has an extremely high fatality rate with 58 of the 136 people affected so far having died, 49 of them in Saudi Arabia. Cases of MERS have also been identified in countries including Jordan, France, Germany, Italy, Tunisia and Britain. "
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