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Can Manila taxi drivers get better at customer service?

Through a combination of case studies, role-playing, and other hands-on activities, “graduates” of Micab's training program go on to become and remain courteous, professional, and caring drivers. Is there still room for improvement? In a realm as ever-changing as customer service, you can bet there … Read More

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Snapchat

Taking Responsibility for Our Collective Influence

Step forward, social media star Kylie Jenner, showing her discontent with the new version of social media platform Snapchat, Kylie tweeted her decision to stop using the app “soo does anyone else not open Snapchat any more? Or is it just me . . . ugh this is so sad.” …

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Telegram

Sid McKeen: Do judge this look by its proverbial coverage

Call them what you will – old sayings, maxims or proverbs – they are in serious need of an update. Tell a modern youngster who's about to shop for a used car not to buy a pig in a poke, and you're sure to draw a blank stare. “I know …

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Telegram

Letter: Kane and McKenzie endorsed in Shrewsbury election

Shrewsbury's Election Day is May 1st. Jim Kane is seeking re-election to the Board of Selectmen and has worked tirelessly for Shrewsbury. Jim's understanding of land use has allowed Shrewsbury to grow open space and capitalize on opportunities to control residential growth. Mindy McKenzie is … Read More

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Telegram

One man critically wounded during argument at Fort Worth motel

One man was critically wounded Saturday night in a motel room during what police say was an argument between several people, police said. Several shots were fired in a room at the Relax Inn, police said. One man suffered gunshot wounds and was listed in critical condition at a local …

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YouTube

A YouTuber Brings Tarot to the People

Claim to Fame: Ms. Khan is an astrologer and tarot reader with a YouTube channel that has about 115,000 subscribers. Her practice draws from her Muslim and Pakistani heritage, as well as her childhood trauma, which includes witnessing domestic violence in her extended family. “I'm really good at … Read More

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YouTube

#Showbiz: TWICE’s ‘What Is Love?’ fastest K-Pop girl group MV to reach 40mil views

According to Soompi, the music video to What Is Love?, which has already garnered over 42 million views to date on YouTube, has become the fastest K-Pop girl group music video to reach the milestone. The fact that TWICE achieved this in less than six days is quite an impressive …

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Instagram

Here’s how to use the new Instagram photo feature that brings the best part of the iPhone X to any …

As you can see, Instagram's portrait mode produces a wonky kind of haziness in the background. It's reminiscent of other portrait mode apps I've tried, which use shortcuts to add bokeh to photos. One of the biggest problems is how much the haze in the background seeps into the subject …

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Instagram

The 13-year-old and the lure of Instagram

I always knew my sweet little girl might someday morph into a defiant teenager, but I was not prepared for Instagram. She has announced that she is old enough at 13 to open her own Instagram account like all her friends have done. I won't have access, and that's OK. …

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Instagram

Animal influencers: How popular pets on Instagram launch careers

One woman's pet project has turned into a project with legs. Here's our Richard Schlesinger: Loni Edwards is an unusual agent with peculiar clients. Take Ella Bean: "She travels all over the world. We recently did a campaign within the Ritz Carlton." Ella Bean is a dog. "She's the fashion …

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