martedì 31 dicembre 2013

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Financial Times: Athens and Berlin condemn gun attack

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 08:02 AM PST

Leaders vow assault on envoy's Athens residence will not damage relations as Greece prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the EU

Aljazeera: DR Congo army regains control of capital

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 12:46 PM PST

Multiple attacks on sites across Kinshasa seen as an attempt to seize power from President Joseph Kabila.

Aljazeera: Historic US flight to Cuba lands in Havana

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 04:38 PM PST

Nine passengers travel on first commercial passenger flight from Key West to Cuba in more than 50 years.

Aljazeera: Arrests ordered for Bangladesh factory fire

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 12:11 AM PST

The owners of Tazreen Fashions and four others have been issued arrest warrants for deadly blaze that killed 111.

Aljazeera: Myanmar president grants prisoners amnesty

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 02:35 AM PST

It is unclear how many people are affected by the amnesty and authorities do not have a timetable for freeing inmates.

Financial Times: A year in a word: Taper

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 05:02 AM PST

To the Fed the word was a catachresis: the wrong one for the context. It wanted to adjust its asset purchases to economic conditions, but it entered the market lexicon

Huffington Post: Clothing Brands Sidestep Blame For Safety Lapses

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 05:19 AM PST

From a sleek gray distribution center near Barcelona, the global fashion brand Mango ships 60 million garments in a year. Automated conveyor belts whir through the building like subway lines, sorting and organizing blouses, sweaters and other items to be shipped around the world. Human hands barely touch the clothes.


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Huffington Post: Watch Jim Gaffigan's Impossibly Adorable Kids Open For Their Dad At A Show

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 05:20 AM PST

Comedian Jim Gaffigan has often mentioned his ever-growing brood of children in his stand-up act, and at a recent show, he incorporated them even further: By having them open for him. And the results were more heartwarming than you can imagine.

At his show on December 29 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Gaffigan's daughter Marre and son Jack came out dressed to the nines to remind audiences to turn off their cell phones. Jack also took some credit for his father's memoir: "I am the author of the title of the book, 'Dad is Fat.'"

The two kids then launched into a song and dance explaining how to spell their last name ("G-A-double F-I-G-A-N spells Gaffigan...") as Marre and Jack's younger siblings Katie and Michael joined them. Gaffigan's wife and producing partner Jeannie finally brought out the baby Patrick to complete the entire Gaffigan clan.


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Huffington Post: 5 Goals For Improving Your Wellness In 2014

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 05:20 AM PST

The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life -- and your well-being -- off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance.

GPS Guides are our way of showing you what has relieved others' stress in the hopes that you will be able to identify solutions that work for you. We all have de-stressing "secret weapons" that we pull out in times of tension or anxiety, whether they be photos that relax us or make us smile, songs that bring us back to our heart, quotes or poems that create a feeling of harmony, or meditative exercises that help us find a sense of silence and calm. We encourage you to look at the GPS Guide below, visit our other GPS Guides here, and share with us your own personal tips for finding peace, balance and tranquility.

With a brand new year right in front of us, it's time to go out with the old and in with the new when it comes to our emotional wellness. Adopting better happiness habits right away can set up the rest of your year for more inner zen.


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Huffington Post: 7 Pretty Queer (And Mostly Naked) Calendars For 2014

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 05:20 AM PST

2014 is almost here and that can mean only one thing: Time to buy a new calendar.

And if you're going to plunk down your hard earned cash for a new calendar, shouldn't it be one that's mostly queer, mostly naked or some combo of the two?

We think so, too.


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Financial Times: US politicians to watch in 2014

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 07:03 AM PST

The FT chooses the rising stars and incumbents whose success or failure will say a lot about the political weather in the run-up to the 2016 presidential contest

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