venerdì 5 aprile 2013

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ANSA: Petrolio: chiude in calo a Ny a 94,4 dlr

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:41 PM PDT

Quotazioni perdono il 2,82%

ANSA: Oro: in calo in Asia a 1.541 dollari

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:07 AM PDT

Da massimi settembre 2011 perso quasi il 20%

ANSA: Petrolio: debole a 94,4 dollari

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:11 AM PDT

Brent a 107,4 dollari

ANSA: Cambi: euro in calo a 1,2831 dollari

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:17 AM PDT

divisa Tokyo cede con varo politiche aggressive banca centrale

Aljazeera: Facebook makes 'Home' for Android phones

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:19 AM PDT

New software enables social media giant's content to appear on Andriod's home screen rather than accessed through apps.

Aljazeera: Beloved US film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:45 AM PDT

First cinema critic to win Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1975 passes away in Chicago after lengthy bout with cancer.

Aljazeera: Brazil acquits suspect in activist murders

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 03:00 AM PDT

Alleged mastermind behind killing of two environmental activists set free, disappointing family of murdered couple.

Financial Times: Shanghai bans trading of live poultry

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 04:59 AM PDT

City government shuts markets and slaughters thousands of birds as the death toll from a new avian flu strain in eastern China climbs to six

Financial Times: Anonymous threatens cyber attack on Israel

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 05:26 AM PDT

Anonymous video says that Israel's threat to sever telecommunications links out of the Gaza Strip has 'crossed a line in the sand'

Aljazeera: UN cuts Gaza aid citing 'unsafe' conditions

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 05:52 AM PDT

Food distribution and other operations suspended after Palestinians angered by cutbacks stormed UN aid agency office.

Huffington Post: Treasury Bond Market's Warning More Frightening Than Jobs Report

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:34 AM PDT

The bond market tried to warn us about March's grim jobs report. And it's still warning us that the economy is not in great shape.

Ten-year Treasury note yields fell to their lowest levels since December on Thursday, a day before the Labor Department reported the weakest job growth in nearly a year. Yields fell even further after the jobs report was released Friday morning, dipping briefly below 1.7 percent, the lowest since Dec. 12, according to data tracker Tradeweb.


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Huffington Post: Tonal Languages, Music Ability Linked In New Study Of Cantonese Speakers

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:35 AM PDT

Taking Cantonese lessons can't teach you to play the piano or strum a guitar. But new research suggests that speakers of Cantonese and other so-called "tonal" languages can provide a distinct advantage when it comes to learning to play a musical instrument.

The key is in the structures governing music and language abilities, several of which overlap in the brain.

For a study published April 2 in the online journal PLOS One, researchers focused on how language influences musical processing in the brain. They found that Cantonese speakers with no musical training processed pitch and tone much like trained musicians do.


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Huffington Post: Exxon Receives Safety Medal From National Safety Council Days After Arkansas Oil Spill

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:36 AM PDT

Days after an ExxonMobil pipeline swamped an Arkansas subdivision, pouring an estimated 84,000 gallons of crude oil into residential streets, the National Safety Council presented Exxon Mobil Corporation with a safety award.

The Green Cross for Safety medal, presented at the council's annual fundraising dinner in Houston on Tuesday, honored ExxonMobil for its leadership and "comprehensive commitment to safety excellence."

"It is evident that ExxonMobil is committed to excellence in safety, security, health and environmental performance," said NSC president Janet Froetscher, who presented the award to ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. "The Council is honored to recognize ExxonMobil with the Green Cross for Safety medal. This organization is a wonderful example of the role corporations can play in preventing injuries and saving lives."


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Huffington Post: 17 Motivational Sayings Decoded (PHOTOS)

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:36 AM PDT

You think you can hide behind a nice motivational poster? Keep calm and get a REALITY CHECK.


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Financial Times: Fresh elections loom in Italy

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:16 AM PDT

Five Star Movement which holds balance of power in a divided parliament since inconclusive elections six weeks ago shows signs of splintering

Financial Times: Cyprus to probe Greek bond purchases

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:21 AM PDT

Central bank is forced to insist publicly that an investigation is under way into the collapse of Laiki Bank amid pressure from angry depositors

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