martedì 7 maggio 2013

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ANSA: Petrolio:sale in Asia dopo blitz Israele

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:39 PM PDT

Il 'light sweet crude' con consegna a giugno a 96,57 dlr

ANSA: Petrolio: in rialzo a 96,57 dollari

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:07 AM PDT

Brent a 104,98

ANSA: Oro: in rialzo a 1.479,08 dollari

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:16 AM PDT

sale dello 0,6%

ANSA: Cambi: euro stabile sopra 1,31 dollari

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:23 AM PDT

yen a 130,08

Financial Times: Microsoft prepares rethink on Windows 8

Posted: 06 May 2013 09:02 PM PDT

'Key aspects' of how the software is used will be changed when Microsoft releases an updated version of the operating system this year

Aljazeera: Japanese stock market soars to five-year high

Posted: 07 May 2013 04:22 AM PDT

Nikkei index up 3.55 percent, passing through the 14,000 barrier, in wake of weakening yen and strong US jobs report.

Financial Times: Alstom shares hit as growth forecasts cut

Posted: 07 May 2013 04:43 AM PDT

French industrial bellwether sees net profits boosted by robust orders but underperforms against market forecasts and warns over impact of turbulence

Financial Times: Bank of China closes N Korean bank account

Posted: 07 May 2013 05:28 AM PDT

Lender falls into line with US-led sanctions push to restrict funding for North Korea's nuclear programme amid rise in tensions on peninsula

Aljazeera: Egypt announces cabinet reshuffle

Posted: 07 May 2013 05:46 AM PDT

Changes include removal of two ministers involved in IMF loan talks, and increase of Muslim Brotherhood representation.

Financial Times: Khan hurt at rally ahead of Pakistan poll

Posted: 07 May 2013 09:22 AM PDT

Imran Khan hurt in a fall at an election rally, four days before a historic vote that will mark Pakistan's first democratic transfer of power

Aljazeera: Federer returns to action with victory

Posted: 07 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT

Following two-month break Roger Federer aims for first title win of season which would draw him level with John McEnroe.

Aljazeera: Erdogan: Israeli raids aided Syria cover-up

Posted: 07 May 2013 10:16 AM PDT

Turkish PM says "unacceptable attacks" enabled Assad government to deflect attention from alleged Baniyas massacre.

Huffington Post: Pearl Cantrell, 105-Year-Old Woman, Says Bacon Is Key To Longevity

Posted: 07 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT

A 105-year-old Texas woman who worked a life of physical labor and mothered seven children revealed the secret to her longevity: bacon.

"I love bacon, I eat it everyday," Pearl Cantrell told NBC affiliate KRBC when asked the secret to living so long. "I don't feel as old as I am, that's all I can say," Cantrell added.

Cantrell, who lives in central Texas and still dances, also told KRBC that her 105th birthday party was a three-day affair with more than 200 guests.

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Huffington Post: Orestes De La Paz, Miami Artist, Made Soap From His Own Liposuctioned Fat (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted: 07 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT

Performance artist Orestes De La Paz put more than heart and soul into his BFA thesis project; he used pounds of his own gooey, sucked-out fat.

"Making Soap," currently on display at Miami's Frost Museum, is 20 bars of suds made from De La Paz's own liposuctioned insides.

He says he underwent the cosmetic procedure in December, and decided to keep his fat by turning it into soap to prevent it from going rancid.


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Huffington Post: Under The Overpass: Public Art In Challenging Spaces

Posted: 07 May 2013 10:28 AM PDT

Here at Curbed, it's no secret that we like pretty things. Cut us some slack; Chicago has a whole lot to offer — we dare you to walk around town for an afternoon and not wind up bewitched by an incredible building, unexpected vista, or awesome art installation. That said, part of the beauty of our city is in innovations to the tattered edges of public spaces. Much of the year we live in a tundra, but that doesn't mean the outdoors isn't experienced intensively and creatively. Second City boosterism aside, the thrust of today's map post is to highlight Chicago's use of ubiquitous and inherently unexciting public space — specifically overpasses (highway, El, LSD, etc.) — in capturing some of the best mural art around.


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Huffington Post: Borders Debt: Major Publishers Claimed They Were Owed Millions

Posted: 07 May 2013 10:29 AM PDT

When Borders closed its stores a year and a half ago, it left thousands of creditors unpaid. A Publishers Weekly story today features the list of the 20 largest unsecured publishing creditors, who were owed a combined total of roughly $241 million.

Ninety days before the bankruptcy was filed, some payments were made:

Random House is owed $33.5 million and was paid $24.3 million; Harper Collins is owed $25.8 million and was paid $14.1 million; and Penguin Putnam is owed $41.1 million and was paid $12.2 million.
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