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The Industrial Designer behind the N95 Mask

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Cinnamoroll Designer Miyuki Okumura Leaves Sanrio

Okumura to work as freelance artist while studying drawing/writing




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Let’s Talk About Some of the Latest Cover Re-Designs

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After being denied a raise, employee resigns and accepts job at rival company, boss rejects the resignation and offers a 50% raise instead: ‘I couldn't refuse’

When you know you are a valued employee, one your company cannot afford to lose, you have a lot of leverage when negotiating benefits and pay. The problem is, unless you actually threaten to quit, companies will not be in a rush to give you more than they think you deserve, which is usually much less than what you do deserve. 

So employees threaten to quit, and some manage to get what they want from their current company, and some end up actually quitting and getting a better deal somewhere else.

The employee in this Reddit story (OP, original poster) got the best of both worlds, since they already had another job lining up when they handed in their resignation letter. Their boss, who previously refused to give OP a raise, decided to reject the resignation and offer OP exactly what they wanted, which meant OP now had two offers, and a big decision to make.

Scroll down to read how the story ends. After you are done, click here for a story of a food company that refused to listen to their QAs' advice, and launched a terrible new sauce nobody wanted.




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Employee refuses to respond to boss's email asking to reconsider their resignation, instead decides to air out everything they think about their boss: ‘[You] are useless’

There is an episode in How I Met Your Mother where Marshall gets yelled at by his terrible boss, and he doesn't know how he should react. His friends all give him different advice, some saying he should ignore it, while others said he should kindly confront his boss and put him in his place. Eventually, Marshall unexpectedly explodes at his boss and screams back at him with everything he thinks of his job and the management, and at the end of this screaming fit, Marshall quits.

While it is just a TV show, many employees encounter moments like these in real life, where they just can't keep everything in, especially regarding their bosses. The employee in this Reddit story had considered doing exactly what Marshall did after they resigned. They sent their notice in an email to their boss, and after the boss asked them to reconsider, they debated whether they should give said terrible boss a piece of their minds.

Keep scrolling to read the full story. After you are done, click here for a story of a feud between a boss and a former employee over forgotten passwords.




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High school English teacher docks 99 points from a student's grade by cleverly proving they used AI to write their assignment: ‘We both knew what they did’

It seems like the only way to prevent cheating in an age where we all have little computers in our pockets is to completely isolate a person, give them a pencil and some paper, and unleash their class assignment. But since we don't exist in a vacuum and high school classes have upwards of 30+ kids per 45-minute class period, you've got to be like this teacher in our next story, who was far more clever than that. 

Being a teacher in 2024 is probably one of the most challenging jobs. 

Teachers are overworked, under-appreciated, and likely underpaid for their version of professional cat-wrangling. Not only are the kids feral, but they're becoming far more witty to cut corners in class. However, wiley, lazy, and arrogant teenagers make the perfect target for a well-laid trap in the form of a hyper-specific creative writing assignment. 

Keep scrolling to read the satisfying tale of a cheater getting exposed for their lies and thrown to the wolves simply because they were too entitled to attempt their school assignment.





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Web Design Inspiration

If you’re finding today a bit stressful for some reason, grab a respite by sinking into any of these web design inspiration websites.

The post Web Design Inspiration appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design.






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The environmental campaigners fighting against data centres

A growing global movement is seeing people object to data centres in their locality.




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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over Church abuse scandal

His resignation comes after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.




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The abuse scandal that led to the archbishop's resignation

Justin Welby said he had to take responsibility for failures since he was notified about abuse committed by John Smyth.




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Tax-News.com: Russia, Malta Sign Double Tax Agreement Protocol

The Russian Government has announced the signing of a double tax Protocol with Malta, to increase the amount of tax that Russia may collect at source on cross-border payments of dividends and interest to 15 percent.




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Tax-News.com: Putin Signs Law To Withdraw From Dutch DTA

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to terminate the country's double tax agreement with the Netherlands.




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Tax-News.com: Russia, Malta Sign Double Tax Agreement Protocol

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Tax-News.com: Austria And Italy Sign Frontier Worker Tax Agreement

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Tax-News.com: Hong Kong To Amend Tax Rules For Foreign-Source Passive Income

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Bali Urges Dengue Fever Vaccinations for Foreign Tourists Amid Rising Cases

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Tax-News.com: US IRS Announces TCJA Compliance Campaign

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Tax-News.com: UK, Austria Sign Deal On Granting Tax Treaty Benefits

HM Revenue and Customs has announced that it is has agreed changes with authorities in Austria regarding how the two authorities will deal with requests for relief under the two countries' tax treaty.




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Tax-News.com: UK, Canada Sign Post-Brexit Continuity Trade Deal

Canada and the UK have announced the successful conclusion of negotiations on an interim trade agreement, which will be in place as they work toward a comprehensive post-Brexit free trade deal.




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Tax-News.com: UK, Canada Sign Post Brexit Continuity Agreement

Canada and the UK have formally signed a post-Brexit trade continuity agreement that will apply from January 1, 2021.




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Tax-News.com: UK, Mexico Sign Continuity Trade Deal

On December 15, 2020, the UK and Mexico signed a trade continuity agreement that will apply when the Brexit transition period ends.




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Tax-News.com: Putin Signs Law To Withdraw From Dutch DTA

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to terminate the country's double tax agreement with the Netherlands.




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Tax-News.com: Hong Kong To Amend Tax Rules For Foreign-Source Passive Income

The Hong Kong Government has issued a statement committing to amend its tax law with regards the tax exemption for foreign source passive income from 2023, to ensure the territory does not end up placed on the EU's tax blacklist of non-cooperative territories.




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Ana Estrada's Fight for Dignity: A Landmark Case in Euthanasia Advocacy

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Five Common Signs of Low Immunity in Kids

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Obesity: A Significant Risk Factor for Postmenopausal Breast Cancer

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Exploring the Significance of Teeth for Overall Well-being

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Doctors Urge Women to Look Beyond Lumps for Breast Cancer Signs

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Gene Signature Technique Boosts Survival in Breast Cancer

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Pakistan Launches Anti-Polio Campaign

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Remodelling Signal Pathways in Prostate Cancer - A New Therapeutic Target!

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Hope on the Horizon: 3 Vaccine Signals Potential End to Malaria

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Genetic Signals Predict BP and Risk for Hypertension- A New Study

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A World Without AIDS? CRISPR Technology Ignites Hope for HIV Cure

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US Oncology Launches New Brand Campaign

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Nurse-Family Partnership Viral Facebook Campaign Gains More Than One Million Users in Only One Day

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The American Legion Celebrates Signing of Veterans Caregivers and Families Relief Act

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