mercoledì 26 febbraio 2014

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ANSA: Borsa: Tokyo chiude in rialzo, +1,44%

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 10:13 PM PST

Indice Nikkei a 15.051,6 punti

ANSA: Petrolio: in calo a 102,37 dollari

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 10:20 PM PST

Brent a 110,41 dollari

ANSA: Oro: in calo a 1.332 dollari

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 10:23 PM PST

Dopo massimi da ottobre raggiunti ieri

ANSA: Cambi:euro in rialzo su dollaro a 1,3742

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 10:30 PM PST

Yen sale a 140,6

Financial Times: Monsanto faces up to its critics

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 07:32 PM PST

The dominance of Monsanto and other agribusinesses raise serious questions about the safety of the global food supply, say opponents

Aljazeera: China smog sees face masks sell out

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 10:57 PM PST

Beijing pollution remains at unhealthy levels, sparking warnings to stay inside and panic buying of masks and purifiers.

Aljazeera: Hong Kong journalist stabbing sparks outrage

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 01:39 AM PST

Kevin Lau Chun-to, former editor of Ming Pao newspaper heavily injured in meat cleaver attack, Hong Kong police say.

Aljazeera: South Sudan violence targeting hospitals

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:13 AM PST

Aid group Doctors Without Borders say ongoing violence has created a 'climate of utter disrespect and fear'.

Aljazeera: Hezbollah says no casualties in Israeli raid

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:34 AM PST

Monday's airstrike resulted in material damage, says Hezbollah, while promising to respond at an appropriate time.

Financial Times: Algeria set for another Bouteflika term

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 05:35 AM PST

African nation's political system is heavily rigged in favour of the ageing and ailing president and against the rise of any potential reformers

Huffington Post: TELL, An Evening Of Storytelling, Hosted At New York's Bureau of General Services -- Queer Division

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 08:39 AM PST

A new series is kicking off this Friday at the Bureau of General Services - Queer Division (BGSQD) in New York City that will provide a platform for storytelling from the mouths and minds of queers.

Called TELL and hosted by Drae Campbell, the event is an opportunity for queer people to take back the autonomy and agency over their own narratives by telling their own stories and sharing in the stories of others in the community. An ongoing event, each installment of the TELL series is slated to feature an individual theme and a different group of storytellers.

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Huffington Post: Lockheed Martin Engineers Duct Tape Colleagues To Wall To See Who Stays Up For Longest Time (VIDEO)

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 08:39 AM PST

Good to see some of our finest technological minds staying busy.

Engineers from Lockheed Martin recently held a contest in Liverpool, N.Y., to see which team of colleagues could duct tape a person to a wall for the longest time. The stunt (watch above) was part of National Engineers Week, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported. The winning time was about 15 minutes.

This may come as a surprise, but duct tape has other uses besides entertaining grownups. Maybe now these wizards could embark on another mission, like figuring out how to quickly unspool the tape when the front gets stuck to the roll.


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Huffington Post: 9 Times The Women Of 'Scandal' Proved They Know What's Up

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 08:42 AM PST

Shonda Rhimes knows how to bring some pretty badass ladies to life on the small screen -- and the women of "Scandal" are no exception. With the return of the soapy political-fixer drama on Feb. 27, it's worth remembering just why so many of us are hopelessly caught up in the web of Olivia Pope & Associates, despite the fact that almost every character on the show just might be a sort of terrible person. (Two words: red wine.)

Here are nine ways the ladies of "Scandal" get it right:

1. They know when to put their foot down with a romantic partner.

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Huffington Post: 5 Questions You Should Be Asking About Legal Weed (Even If You Support It)

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 08:44 AM PST

The future of legal marijuana is becoming less hazy every day: Americans are continuing to support legalization in record numbers, apparently no longer swayed by the same deceptive arguments drug warriors have used for decades in support of a failed policy of prohibition. With legal weed now being sold at stores around Colorado and soon in Washington state, others are considering riding the tide of popularity to lower enforcement costs and substantial tax revenues.

But just because the anti-marijuana crowd isn't putting forth any good arguments against legalizing marijuana doesn't mean there aren't valid questions worth discussing. And, more importantly, just because these questions exist doesn't mean they are good arguments against legalizing pot.

Below, we'll offer some answers to these questions. Hopefully they'll help foster a debate about legalization that extends beyond "pot should be legal, because getting high isn't a big deal" and "pot should be illegal, because I've been told it's dangerous and I refuse to believe otherwise."


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Financial Times: Beware the lure of go-go growth stocks

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 09:02 AM PST

Growth investing will be a difficult way to make money, even if the market stages a repeat of 1999, as it requires predicting the future

Financial Times: France bending rules over Peugeot

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 09:03 AM PST

Stake purchase is constructed in such a way that the French government can avoid being hauled over the coals by European Union regulators

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