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• ANSA: Ipo Twitter a 26 dollari,vale 18 mld
• ANSA: Generali: utile 9 mesi sale del 40%
• ANSA: Petrolio: oscilla su 94,7 dollari barile
• ANSA: Oro: in rialzo a 1.318,8 dollari
• Financial Times: China still awaits genuine reform
• Huffington Post: Todd Park, Obama's Tech Expert, Too Busy Fixing Health Care Site To Testify
• Huffington Post: Largest Civil Disobedience In Walmart History Leads To More Than 50 Arrests
• Huffington Post: 'Anger Management': Patrick Wears An Ugly Disguise To Try And Pick Up Guys Of Substance
• Huffington Post: Cobie Smulders Is In Denial About 'How I Met Your Mother' Ending This Season (VIDEO)
• Financial Times: Telecom Italia outlines €4bn fundraising
• Aljazeera: Several killed in Philippines super typhoon
• Aljazeera: Pakistani Taliban warns of revenge attacks
• Aljazeera: Syria troops launch major offensive in Aleppo
• Financial Times: Christie’s win is not a moderate victory
• Aljazeera: Les Bleus on red alert
• Financial Times: Rate cut delivers jolt to stubborn euro

ANSA: Ipo Twitter a 26 dollari,vale 18 mld Posted: 06 Nov 2013 07:19 PM PST 26 dollari cifra ufficiale, superiore a forchetta identificata

ANSA: Generali: utile 9 mesi sale del 40% Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:10 PM PST Rebecchini vice presidente, Greco, ben posizionati per obiettivi

ANSA: Petrolio: oscilla su 94,7 dollari barile Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:18 PM PST Dopo rialzi vigilia. Brent a 104,88 dollari

ANSA: Oro: in rialzo a 1.318,8 dollari Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:20 PM PST Seconda seduta in segno positivo

Financial Times: China still awaits genuine reform Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:05 AM PST Xi Jinping has shown himself rather more adept at consolidating his grip over the Communist party than at changing the country

Huffington Post: Todd Park, Obama's Tech Expert, Too Busy Fixing Health Care Site To Testify Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST (Recasts with Park asking for delay due to work on website) WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The chief technology officer for the White House is willing to testify to a powerful oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, but Todd Park is still too busy trying to fix the glitch-ridden Obamacare website to appear, the White House said on Thursday. Republican Darrell Issa said he wants to hear from Park and other top Obama administration tech officials next Wednesday about why HealthCare.gov has performed so poorly, potentially preventing millions of people from enrolling in new online health insurance exchanges. Issa, noting that Park was a "central leader" in the website's development, asked him to reconsider his decision by Friday or potentially face a subpoena compelling him to testify. Park is open to meeting with Issa's staff informally in late November and would testify at a hearing sometime in the first two weeks of December, said Donna Pignatelli, the assistant director for legislative affairs in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. "Because Mr. Park is currently occupied full time on the critically important work of improving the website for the millions of Americans seeking affordable health insurance options, his testimony needs to be scheduled at a time that is less disruptive to that work," Pignatelli said in a letter to Issa. IT ENTREPRENEUR Park's precise role in the website's insurance marketplaces is unclear, although he has been deeply involved in the round-the-clock effort to try to fix the bugs, occasionally sleeping on a mat in his office. Before joining the Obama administration, Park was a successful healthcare IT developer, steering Athenahealth through a blockbuster IPO, and helping start another company, Castlight, which provides data on healthcare costs. The 40-year-old helped build the original HealthCare.gov website in 90 days in 2010 when he was chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services. The website then provided information about public and private insurance programs, sorted by zipcode. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight panel, chastised Issa for the threat and for ignoring Park's offer to testify in December. "I am personally very concerned that the Chairman's actions may have a direct and negative impact on efforts to fix HealthCare.gov, which would aggravate the problem rather than help solve it," Cummings said in a statement. Issa is a strong critic of the Obama administration. He has launched a number of probes, including one into the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, and a "Fast and Furious" investigation into a failed U.S. government sting operation involving gun running. The hearing next week could shed light on what role various officials played in developing the site's technology. So far, the project appears to have been spread out among offices and federal contractors without strong oversight. Other officials due to appear include Steve VanRoekel, chief information officer at the White House and Henry Chao, deputy chief information officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, was passed in 2010 and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last year. It requires most Americans to have health insurance beginning Jan. 1 or pay a fine. Republicans see the Democratic president's program as a costly expansion of government and fear Obamacare is too complicated and expensive to work. (Additional reporting By Karey Van Hall; Editing by Xavier Briand and Ken Wills) Read More... More on Health Care

Huffington Post: Largest Civil Disobedience In Walmart History Leads To More Than 50 Arrests Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:04 PM PST Surrounded by about 100 police officers in riot gear and a helicopter circling above, more than 50 Walmart workers and supporters were arrested in downtown Los Angeles Thursday night as they sat in the street protesting what they called the retailer's "poverty wages." Organizers said it was the largest single act of civil disobedience in Walmart's 50-year history. The 54 arrestees, with about 500 protesting Walmart workers, clergy and supporters, demonstrated outside LA's Chinatown Walmart. Those who refused police orders to clear the street after their permit expired were arrested without incident. Those who fail to post $5,000 bail would be jailed overnight, Detective Gus Villanueva, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman, told The Huffington Post. Their primary demand to Walmart: pay every full-time worker at least $25,000 a year. Read More... More on Wal-Mart

Huffington Post: 'Anger Management': Patrick Wears An Ugly Disguise To Try And Pick Up Guys Of Substance Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:15 PM PST Patrick was lamenting the fact that all of his relationships are shallow on "Anger Management." He was certain that he was only picking up guys based on his handsome appearance. So Charlie came up with an exercise for him. Lacey helped Patrick come up with an "ugly" costume that he wore into a bar. No one was more stunned than Patrick when a good-looking guy showed interest in him, but it turned out there was a good reason for that. After a drink mishap caved in Patrick's fake nose, he had no choice but to come clean to his date. "I'm handsome," he told the man, taking off his costume and explaining why he was doing this. It turned out the other guy had a similar story. "My therapist told me to only approach unattractive men because I said I wanted to meet someone of substance instead of the pretty boys I'm always chasing," he said. "That's why I never tried to kiss you. You were so ugly." Patrick agreed with that. Sounds like a superficial match made in Heaven to us. Read More... More on Reality-Free

Huffington Post: Cobie Smulders Is In Denial About 'How I Met Your Mother' Ending This Season (VIDEO) Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:45 PM PST Cobie Smulders admitted to David Letterman that she's pretty much in denial about "How I Met Your Mother" coming to an end. The actress appeared on "Late Show" and said that after nine years, it's going to be hard to let go of "the best job in the world." "I can't believe I've been I've been employed as an actress for nine years straight!" she marveled. "I just love everybody so much. I think it's gonna be the hardest to say goodbye to the crew, and not be able to see everybody in the morning at craft service." Letterman tried to lift her spirits by introducing her to something he's apparently just learned about. He suggested they take a couple of selfies together during the interview. Read More... More on Reality-Free

Financial Times: Telecom Italia outlines €4bn fundraising Posted: 08 Nov 2013 12:54 AM PST New chief executive Marco Patuano plans to sell the group's Argentine business and issue convertible bonds to bring down debt of close to €30bn

Aljazeera: Several killed in Philippines super typhoon Posted: 08 Nov 2013 03:04 AM PST Three dead and one missing as one of the world's strongest cyclones on record, Typhoon Haiyan, hits the Philippines.

Aljazeera: Pakistani Taliban warns of revenge attacks Posted: 08 Nov 2013 03:50 AM PST Group threatens to target security forces and political leaders after US drone strike killed its leader.

Aljazeera: Syria troops launch major offensive in Aleppo Posted: 08 Nov 2013 03:58 AM PST Soldiers retake parts of strategic airbase near international airport in northern province.

Financial Times: Christie’s win is not a moderate victory Posted: 08 Nov 2013 05:10 AM PST The Republican winner in New Jersey's gubernatorial election is far more conservative than his admirers care to imagine

Aljazeera: Les Bleus on red alert Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:37 AM PST France desperate to rekindle spirit of Rugby World Cup final as they aim to avoid fourth defeat to All Blacks this year.

Financial Times: Rate cut delivers jolt to stubborn euro Posted: 08 Nov 2013 09:32 AM PST Question is whether the ECB's latest move will be enough to send the euro on a sustained slide or whether it has merely given it a one-off knock

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