China Daily
China sees huge gap in future pension payments
China's social security fund manager on Friday warned of a "huge capital gap" amid future waves of pension payments to retirees as the country enters a period of rapid aging.
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science blogs
iPod iChing: words press
It is friday! On fridays, we have an occasional tradition to invoke the ever omniscient iPod One, Mighty is the iPod One, and do our own divination, a musical haruspicy if you like, where the diverse and assorted cards of our harmonies are cast upon the net to reveal our destinies, or permit us to…
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Times of India
India holds key to Kairi's future
India holds the key to the deportation of Kairi Abha Shepherd, who is facing the prospect of forcibly being sent back to her country of birth, where she was adopted by an American woman 30 years ago.
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The Lancet
[Comment] Patient safety: an educational competency
Although patient safety is of utmost importance in health-care encounters in all countries, preventable instances of harm are common. Crucial to increasing safety are safety cultures, atmospheres of error reporting, teamwork, and communication across roles and levels of authority Both punitive, blame-focused environments and divergent safety attitudes among care providers discourage the dialogu...
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Irish Times
McClean gets his chance to impress
IT IS, according to Giovanni Trapattoni, less an audition for Poland and more an opportunity to make his case for a role in the team’s longer-term future, but either way James McClean will have been pleased yesterday after learning that he will make his first start for the Republic of Ireland this afternoon.
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Irish Times
Youth vital in renewing Ireland, says President
THE TRANSFORMATION of Ireland requires the commitment and contribution of its youth, President Michael D Higgins has said as he launched an initiative encouraging young Irish people at home and abroad to offer ideas on how they imagine the country’s future.
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Huffington Post
Robyn Harper: Can I Write for a Living? There's Only One Way to Find Out
I got to thinking: LGBT teenagers need to be shown the bigger picture. They need to know they're not alone. They need to know that it does get better. They need to be shown the future, especially their own. So I wrote a letter.
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Slashdot
Battle Brewing Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food
gollum123 writes with this excerpt from the NY Times:
"For more than a decade, almost all processed foods in the United States — cereals, snack foods, salad dressings — have contained ingredients from plants whose DNA was manipulated in a laboratory. Regulators and many scientists say these pose no danger. But as Americans ask more pointed questions about what they are eating, popular suspicion...
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Daily Mail
Fulham, Everton and Aston Villa told: Jordan Rhodes can go, but only for £8m
Bosses at Huddersfield have backed up their defiant stance over 40-goal striker Jordan Rhodes' future by slapping an £8million price tag on him.
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Gizmodo
NASA Tells Future Moon Explorers to Stay Away From Its Old Space Junk [Nasa]
With company after company going after Google's Lunar X Prize, NASA appears to be a little hot and bothered by the prospect of people messing with all its crap it left behind during prior missions. So it essentially claimed dominion over the moon and passive-aggressively designated a bunch of areas to be off-limits. More »
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AllThingsDigital
Suing Facebook? Best of Luck.
By Wednesday, after just three days of trading, several lawsuits had been filed against Facebook complaining about the adequacy of its prospectus disclosure. However, at least so far, there is no indication that anything is wrong with that prospectus.
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CNN
Ad-skipping DVR prompts fight for the future of TV
It turns out that consumers like the idea of watching TV shows with no other ads. And, surprise, the television networks are less than thrilled.
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Daily Mail
Seeing the future? First-ever video taken with Google's Project Glass techno-goggles shows a Googler on a trampoline
Google has shown off the first video taken with its 'Project Glass' techno-glasses - hi-tech specs that 'layer' computer information over the world.
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BoingBoing
Poland's future of copyright
The Modern Poland Foundation held a future of copyright contest, which invited short stories about copyright's future. They've published the winners in a free ebook.
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Wired
Keep Out: NASA Asks Future Moon Visitors to Respect Its Stuff
NASA has released a set of guidelines that encourage future lunar landers to remain a respectful distance from its historic artifacts, such as the Apollo landing sites.
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perez hilton
Will Smith's Smooching Reporter Shoots For Selena Next!
SO super sketchy!
Remember that Ukrainian reporter, Vitali Sediuk, who attempted to kiss Will Smith at the red carpet premiere of Men In Black 3 last week??
Well now, it sounds like Will wasn’t his only target of choice!
Sediuk recently creepily admitted his love for 19 year old Selena Gomez, saying:
"I love her. She [...]
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Telegraph
Greece faces German future as euro exit looms
Germany has reportedly drawn up a six-point plan to rescue Greece and the eurozone's other failed economies in the same way East Germany was rebuilt after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Los Angeles Times
Battleship Iowa to sail under Golden Gate on way to new home in L.A.
The historic battleship Iowa is slated to sail under the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday during its final voyage from the Bay Area, heading to its future home at the Port of Los Angeles.
The 14-story, 800-foot-long ship that saw action during World War II, the Korean War and through the 1980s, is scheduled to depart the Port of Richmond at about 11 a.m. if the weather cooperates.
The ship was b...
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politico
Romney courts Rand Paul
I'm late to this, but Mitt Romney has started courting Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, per Bob Costa:
Sources close to Senator Rand Paul tell National Review Online that Paul and Mitt Romney had a private meeting on Wednesday. Details of the topics discussed are hazy, but Paul — the son of Texas congressman (and presidential candidate) Ron Paul — reportedly found the meeting productive.
The one-on-...
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Daily Mail
Joey Barton won't appeal 12-match ban as QPR launch investigation
Joey Barton will not appeal his 12-match ban after Queens Park Rangers revealed they have opened an internal investigation into the captain's future at the club.
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Hindustan Times
Warburg to pick up stake in Future Cap?
Kishore Biyani-led Pantaloon Group is close to making yet another announcement regarding stake sale to rationalise its debt. The company this time is looking at selling stake in its non-banking financial company Future Capital Holdings (FCH), sources said. HT reports.
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physorg
MIT researchers devise new means to synchronize a group of robots (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- For several years, roboticists have been working out ways to get a group of robots to perform synchronized activities as demonstrated most often in dance routines. Its not just about trying to create humanoid machines that can better entertain us though, its about getting them to perform simple small scale synchronized activities so that a means can be found to scale up such act...
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Huffington Post
Ryan Crocker Says Cases Of Afghans Killing NATO Military Counterparts Can Be 'Personal'
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Earlier this week, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker confirmed that he would be stepping down from his post at some point this summer.The official cause was "health reasons," but it is no small matter that Crocker's departure almost immediately follows the final approval of an international military drawdown plan at last weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, and the ...
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Daily Mail
FutureMe lets emails 'travel through time' - as you send advice, warnings or a simple 'Hello!' to yourself in the future
Futureme.org works like a simple webmail service, but lets you specify the date when the message will arrive - be it a warning, advice, or simply a ‘Hello!’ from the past.
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Irish Times
President calls for vision of youth
President Michael D Higgins today unveiled a new initiative aimed at encouraging young Irish people at home and abroad to offer ideas related to how they imagine Ireland’s future.
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Mashable
Authors or Curators: Who Will Be More Valuable in the Future?
The great debate between original and curated content has been a hot topic in the age of social media. Today, so much content is produced at such a r…
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National Post
It’s the older generation that’s entitled, not students
John Moore: Today’s youth face a grim future not of their own making. What they are asking for is what previous generations so eagerly gobbled up for themselves
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DerSpiegel
Angespielt: Eine Stunde mit "Ghost Recon - Future Soldier"
Mitmischen bei den Militätshootern: "Ghost Recon - Future Soldier" von Ubisoft scheint sich mit "Modern Warfare" und "Battlefield" messen zu wollen, hat aber genug Eigenheiten, um nicht wie eine Kopie zu wirken.
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The Guardian
Scotland independence would allow economy to grow, says Sturgeon
Deputy first minister claims putting financial and political matters in voters' hands would make country stronger globallyNicola Sturgeon has insisted that independence would allow Scotland to build a stronger and more competitive country, by putting economic control in the hands of its voters.Speaking before Alex Salmond launched the Scottish National party's official campaign for independence...
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news.com.au
Australian stocks fall on Greece and China
THE Australian share market relinquished early gains to close around 0.6 per cent lower as relentless uncertainty over Greece's future plagued investors.
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Telegraph
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng: I feel very good about the future
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who arrived in New York on Saturday, says China's handling of the local officials who harassed and abused him and his family will determine whether they take responsibility for the abuse.
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BBC
VIDEO: Scotland's 'Yes' campaign begins
A campaign to persuade people in Scotland to vote for independence begins on Friday. The group is calling on voters to put "Scotland's future in Scotland's hands".
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Daily Mail
Children appearing on TV talent shows like Britain's Got Talent will need to be licensed under new Government proposals
Proposals published today say that in future, producers will be expected to gain a licence if a child is going to be put in an 'artificial situation, which may have been contrived for artistic, editorial or dramatic effect'.
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UN
UN chief to travel to Turkey and Saudi Arabia next week
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will next week travel to Turkey and Saudi Arabia for a number of engagements in the two countries, including attending a meeting related to the Alliance of Civilizations, a conference on the future of Somalia and a meeting of the advisory board of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre.
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Los Angeles Times
Finally, the Kings' Willie Mitchell makes it
Defenseman got close with Minnesota in 2003, then suffered a concussion with Vancouver.For Willie Mitchell , it has been nine years since he just missed out on the chance to play in the Stanley Cup Final, and two years since his hockey-playing future was in serious doubt because of a lingering concussion.
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NEWS.au.com
Shares lose early gains
THE Australian share market has fallen into negative territory as concern about the future of the euro zone outweighed earlier positive sentiment.
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WSJ
Employee Messes Up. Time to Unleash Claw?
Clawback is new territory, ill-defined and politically incendiary. If J.P. Morgan avoids the emotionalism of the moment, it could craft a gold standard for any future use of the penalty, writes John Bussey.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
IOC president says he'd be happy if there was an Olympic bid from Quebec City
The president of the International Olympic Committee says hed be happy with a bid for a future Games from Quebec City.
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omg
Jessica Sanchez Hopes to Burst 'Idol' 'Bubble'
As finalists of seasons past have proven, Grammy winners can be born even if you're not voted the American Idol champ. Jessica Sanchez has nothing to be ashamed of for her triumphant run on the show and surely has a bright future to look forward to in the spotlight.
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The Jerusalem Post
Political stability on the way?
An insider’s look into future changes in the electoral system via the man Netanyahu appointed to fix it, Israel Katz.
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The Sun
£100million Lew deal
HAMILTON is to be offered a whopping new deal to commit his future to McLaren outfit
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Times of India
AI pilots to go into huddle for deciding future course
Aviation minister Ajit Singh’s offer to take back the 101 sacked pilots of Air India on a case-to-case basis has triggered the Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG), which has been on strike since May 7, to rethink their decisions.
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Washington Post
Obama nominates George Mason professor Allison M. Macfarlane as NRC chairman
President Obama on Thursday nominated Allison M. Macfarlane, a professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University, to be the next chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Macfarlane, a geologist by training, served as a member of the White House Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, which examined nuclear waste disposal.
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Daily Mail
Black to the future: A time-travelling twist and a brilliant new baddie see Men In Black return to their alien-bashing best
Men In Black relies a little too heavily on a brilliant baddie and well-trodden comedy conceits to create much excitement about the subsequent episodes expected to join this revivified franchise.
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USA Today
Phillip Phillips is "in awe" of his 'American Idol' win
The 'American Idol' winner talks about his kidney issues and the sound of his future album.
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Scientific American
Dollars and Scents: The Chemistry of a Delicious Tomato
The typical supermarket tomato: ripe red, firm to the touch, free of blemishes--and of flavor. Since at least the 1970s, U.S. consumers have lamented the beautiful but bland fruits that farmers breed not for taste, but rather for high yield and durability during shipping. Recently, organic farmers and foodies have championed the superior flavors of heirloom tomatoes --older varieties that come...
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National Post
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: The Royalty’s changing role in Canadian society
Official celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee take place in Britain over the long weekend of June 1-4. In the next 30 days, the National Post will count down to that date and beyond with a special series looking at Her Majesty’s 60 Glorious Years. We will be highlighting the work of some of our ...
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Mail & Guardian
Egypt ushers in 'second republic'
Voters have gone to the polls to elect a president after the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule. But doubts remain about Egypt's future.
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USA Today
Shaquille O'Neal says no Magic in future
Shaquille O'Neal has taken himself out of consideration for the vacant Orlando Magic GM job.
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science blogs
Kommentar von axel bei "Dies und das - Teil III" (Primaklima) am 24.05.2012
Leere Stühle, abgesprungene Sponsoren, das war wohl die letzte Heartland-Konferenz
Joe "Billboard" Bast in seiner Schlussrede:"I hope to see you at a future conference, but at this point we have no plans to do another ICCC.”
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APA-OTS
Alternative Energiequellen anlässlich des V Astana Economic Forums vorgeschlagen
Astana, Kasachstan (ots/PRNewswire) -
Im Rahmen des V Astana Economic Forums fand eine Sitzung mit dem
Titel "Future Energy" statt. Die Sitzung diente vor allem dazu, eine
Diskussion über alternative Energiequellen anzuregen.
"Future Energy" ist das von Kasachstan vorgeschlagene …
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
IOC and USOC finally settle revenue dispute
Agreement ends years of acrimony between the powerful bodies and clears the way for future American bids
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The Nation
Mangroves role for balanced ecosystem emphasised
KARACHI - Speakers at a seminar on “Coastal and Marine Wealth of Pakistan” highlighted the significance of mangroves in balancing coastal ecosystem, saying that land reclamation through cutting of mangroves and dumping of untreated sewage waste were major threats to the tropical trees.The seminar was organised by the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) to mark International Biodiversity ...
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Reuters
Motor racing-Mercedes see progress in F1 contract talks
MONACO, May 24 (Reuters) - Mercedes hinted at progress on
Thursday in talks to secure their long-term future in Formula
One.
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BBC
London to become smart city lab
Intel, in partnership with Imperial university and University College, will use London as a lab for testing tech for future cities.
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Science Daily
Nanoparticles seen as artificial atoms
Observing the formation of nanorods in real-time, researchers found that nanoparticles become attached to form winding chains that eventually align, attach end-to-end, straighten and stretch into elongated nanowires. This supports the theory of nanoparticles acting like artificial atoms during crystal growth and points the way to future energy devices.
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AP
IOC-USOC revenue deal done; US can bid for games
QUEBEC CITY (AP) -- International and U.S. Olympic leaders finalized a new revenue-sharing agreement on Thursday that ends years of acrimony between the powerful bodies and clears the way for future American bids for the games....
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China Daily
China plans to create its own Goldman Sachs
China is to nurture future global investment banks that officials hope could eventually compete with the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
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WSJ
Euro Zone's Contraction Deepens
Concerns over the euro's future deepened on more evidence of policy inertia and a fresh spate of dire economic data.
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Le Figaro
La main sera la future télécommande
VIDÉO - On va bientôt commander son PC, mais aussi sa tablette ou sa télé d'un geste de la main. Les capteurs se développent et le rêve va devenir réalité.
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Telegraph
Intel: London to be city of the future
A global hub for research into the future of city living will be based in London, Intel has announced.
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TechCrunch
Prediction Startup Recorded Future Raises $12M From Balderton And Google Ventures
There's a lot of talk these days about what you can do with "big data." Here's one of the more eye-catching uses: A startup called Recorded Future pulls data from around the Web to give customers a better handle on — that's right — the future.
The company just announced that it has raised $12 million in Series C funding from Balderton and Google Ventures. Balderton partner and former Business ...
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Goal.com
Aguero: Manchester City can measure up to Real Madrid and Barcelona
The highly-rated striker has committed his future to the Premier League champion and stated that the club will soon be at the same level as the best sides.
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euronews
Nissan : l'usine de Barcelone va produire la nouvelle fourgonnette 100% électrique
Nissan va produire en Espagne dans son usine de Barcelone son future fourgon électrique : le deuxième véhicule électrique du constructeur japonais…
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THE AUSTRALIAN
ACCC warns on power plays
THE nation's competition watchdog has warned that future power generation takeovers will face a tougher path.
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Pravda
Goodbye Drogba, Hello Torres?
Didier Drogba, 34, has put an end to the taboo and has announced publicly that he is to leave Chelsea FC. As he leaves, he declares that fellow striker Fernando Torres is the future. As he leaves, thanking everyone at Chelsea, he says Torres, 28, will prove himself next season
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Telegraph
Liverpool and Aston Villa candidate Roberto Martinez given deadline to decide Wigan future
Roberto Martinez will be set a seven-day deadline to decide his future, as Wigan chairman Dave Whelan admits the club is in limbo with interest in their talented manager from Liverpool and Aston Villa.Related StoriesLiverpool rule out Andre Villas-Boas in manager hunt
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Times LIVE
Listen to many views to paint a better future
The French philosopher who wrote under the pen name Voltaire urged tolerance of dissenting opinions and uncomfortable ideas more than 300 years ago.
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Daily Telegraph
Norfolk not yet ready for Aussie tax system
NORFOLK Island won't be included in the Commonwealth tax system in the near future because it's not yet ready for the change.
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China Daily
Competing integrations
The Fifth Trilateral Summit between China, Japan and the Republic of Korea on May 13-14, was undoubtedly a weather vane indicating the future development of the trilateral relationship and East Asian integration.
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Telegraph
Woman priest compares Church of England bishops to wife beaters
A woman priest tipped as a future bishop has compared senior Church of England figures to wife beaters.
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AP
Rwandan orphans find hope in village
NEW YORK (AP) -- From a teenager who was a month old when her parents were killed in Rwanda's genocide to a young man inspired to become a doctor, hundreds of orphans have found hope for the future in a special village outside the Rwandan capital....
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Reuters
Intel eyes future with computers that learn
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Intel Corp is launching research in Israel into technology that mimics the human brain and develops devices that "learn" about their user.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Does B.C.'s hydro-rate-hike decision affect future of system
Questions arise after province contains rate increase to 17 per cent over three years - about half of what BC Hydro sought
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Does B.C.'s hydro-rate-hike decision affect future of system?
Questions arise after province contains rate increase to 17 per cent over three years - about half of what BC Hydro sought
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Washington Post
USOC, IOC on verge of deal that will pave the way for future Olympics in United States
The U.S. Olympic Committee is on the verge of ending a long and bitter financial dispute with the International Olympic Committee that will allow the United States to get back in the hunt to host future Olympic Games.
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The Sun
Mort-ified by drop
NORWAY midfielder could play against England on Saturday but his club future is a doubt
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Nature
Gran Sasso: Chamber of physics
The world's largest underground laboratory has been a success story for Italian science. But 30 years after construction began, its future is uncertain.
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Foreign Policy
Contesting Egypt's future
In Egypt, on every street and in every alleyway, there has
been one topic of serious debate
over the past few weeks: today's presidential elections, the country's first
of any suspense or consequence. Figures from Egypt's formerly quasi-underground
opposition stare down from billboards blanketing the country. Leading civilian
candidates debate on television for the first time in Egypt and the...
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dlisted
The Silver Fox vs. The Human Barbie
On his talk show, The Daily Mail Show with The Silver Fox!, Anderson Cooper continued to stretch his arm out toward that Peabody Award by bringing out the factory-defected Linda Hogan Real Doll who was the 2011 valedicwhorian of Pimp Mama Kris' Night School of Murdering Your Kid's Childhood with Botox for Some Screen Time. We all know The Human Barbie as that Ipkiss-faced ...
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New York Times
Gadgetwise Blog: Olympus Goes Back to the Future
The new OM-D E-M5 from Olympus is meant to evoke 1972's groundbreaking Single Lens Reflex Olympus OM-1. But this modern version isn't an SLR-it's digital, not to mention splash- and dustproof.
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siliconindia
A Bleak Future of Commercial Real Estate
The commercial real estate market is standing on a soft ground as the absorption rate for office space in Indian metros is dropping drastically.
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American Scientist
When Continental Drift Was Considered Pseudoscience
In a courtroom in Italy, six seismologists and a civil servant are facing charges of manslaughter after failing to predict a 2009 earthquake that killed 308 people in the Apennine Mountain city of L'Aquila. The charge is remarkable partly because it assumes that scientists can now see not merely beneath the surface of the earth, but also into the future. What's even more extraordinary, though, ...
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Russian Government
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting on the future of livestock farming at Kotlyakovo Farm
“We see that much has been done and the results are impressive. The situation in the countryside is changing for the better. Livestock breeding has finally received serious investors, largely owing to state support and business initiatives."
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Fortune
Stocks: Focus on Greece, growth and tech
Stocks face a tough road Wednesday amid new worries about the future of the eurozone, a slowdown in Asian economies and weak technology sales.
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Mail & Guardian
Gordhan warns of 'dark economic future' with e-tolls
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has made an unusual appeal to the Constitutional Court in a bid to set aside the high court order halting e-tolling.
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Los Angeles Times
It's the fiscal future, candidates
Neither Obama nor Romney has a comprehensive plan, but there's still time.Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both smart and accomplished individuals. That's why it is so disappointing that neither candidate has taken a truly responsible position when it comes to the nation's fiscal future.
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Le Point
La future présidente des États-Unis
Elle a déjà annoncé qu'elle n'irait sans doute pas à la convention du Parti...
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The Jerusalem Post
Toumarkin grabs European bronze
Yakov Toumarkin lived up to his billing as the future star of Israeli swimming.
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New York Times
On Pro Basketball: N.B.A. Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers Face Their Future
The Lakers are left to pick up the pieces after they were eliminated from the N.B.A. playoffs by Oklahoma City.
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Daily Mail
After years of indecision and a drain of expertise, how Britain's nuclear future (and YOUR money) could end up in the hands of the Chinese
ALEX BRUMMER says the idea that £110 billion of new investment in the country’s future energy needs can be found without a government subsidy, as ministers claim, is disgraceful piece of government dissembling.
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AP
Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing....
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Telegraph
What will happen if the birds and the bees bring a royal daughter?
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says any daughter born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would be the UK's future Queen even though the sucession laws have not yet been changed.
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National Geographic
Amid Economic Concerns, Carbon Capture Faces a Hazy Future
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects around the world are hitting a wall in the face of high costs and a lack of climate policy.
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WSJ
How to Buy a Bright Future With Natural Gas
Investors trying to get their arms around natural gas may as well be trying to…get their arms around natural gas.
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ElPais
Drinks on the house for the chief justice
The prosecutor conveys a deplorable message by refusing to investigate Dívar’s weekends
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THE AUSTRALIAN
West lags in arts philanthropy
A LEADING philanthropist says Western Australia runs the risk of squandering its chance to secure the long-term future of the arts.
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Times LIVE
'Ghost Recon' tie-in launches on Facebook
Ubisoft's Facebook tie-in for console release Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is launching under the moniker Ghost Recon Commander, a more aggressive style of app offering the opportunity to harvest friends-based body counts rather than barley or bonus word scores.
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Times LIVE
Decisions on energy supply need to be made now: Eskom
Decisions on South Africa's future energy supply should be made early to cope with rising demand, Eskom CEO Brian Dames said on Tuesday.
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BBC
Egypt viewpoint: We are sorry, Mr President
Mubarak supporter fears for the future
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FT
Yell admits debt poses threat to future
Publisher of Yellow Pages with £2.2bn debt burden warns worsening trading conditions make breach of loan covenants more likely
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Daily Mail
Bank of England faces triple probe into crunch as Mervyn King admitted it was 'late to the game'
Officials said that the reviews would ‘focus on ensuring the Bank has the capability to respond to future crises’. It comes after the Bank’s governor was asked why he was ‘so scared’ at the possibility of an inquiry.
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BBC
Poll marks UK nuclear waste path
Results of an opinion poll that could decide the future of the UK's highly radioactive nuclear waste are to be revealed on Tuesday.
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Reuters
Greeks embrace some new myths about life with the euro
ATHENS (Reuters) - In a land of ancient myths, modern Greeks have created some of their own about their near-bankrupt country's future as an integral part of a Europe that will never kick them out.
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New York Times
Pro-Euro Zone Alliance Seeks Traction in Greece
A partnership between conservative and liberal politicians seeks to displace the ascendant Coalition of the Radical Left in coming elections that could determine Greece’s future in the eurozone.
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DomainGang
Domainer Profiles: Rick Schwartz
After yesterday’s coverage of Elliot Silver, today we continue our humorous ‘Domainer Profiles‘ series, with no other than Rick Schwartz – the Domain King. Rick Schwartz started working at a young age and judging by his sale of Men.com for $1.32 million and Candy.com for $3 million (plus future earnings) he is one hell of [...]
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Reuters
INDIA PRESS-Warburg may buy Future Cap stake from Pantaloon-Financial Express
Hero Group founder restructures family shareholding-Business
Standard
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New York Times
Opinionator | The Stone: Philip K. Dick, Sci-Fi Philosopher, Part 2
The writer's sprawling 8,000-page "Exegesis" harkens back to the future with the second-century Christian Gnostics.
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Irish Times
Hearing-aid specialist turns up the sales volume
FUTURE PROOFING - Bonavox:WHEN DANISH company Widex acquired Dublin hearing-aid specialist Bonavox in 2009, it decided against launching its own range of branded products into the Irish market.
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Reuters
Romney Super PAC raises less, still tops Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Restore Our Future, an outside "Super PAC" backing Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, raised $3.9 million in April, less than half of its haul in March but still far ahead of its Democratic counterpart working to re-elect President Barack Obama.
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USA Today
Review: 'Reckoning' is chilling glimpse of a U.S. in decline
In "The Reckoning," Michael Moran offers a future glimpse in which the U.S. is no longer unrivaled.
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People
Mark Zuckerberg's Bride Priscilla Chan: Five Things to Know
Priscilla Chan, who graduated medical school this month, met her future husband at a frat party at Harvard
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New York Times
Tailoring Treatments for Alcoholics
Some addiction experts envision a near future in which patients will be able to choose a drug that best suits them, and couple it with therapy and other tools to achieve long-term recovery.
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The Nation
PPP to request review of verdict
KARACHI – With no signs of the next local bodies elections in the near future, the ruling PPP and its ally, the MQM, on Monday claimed that they were heading towards the right direction in their talks on a new system of governance for the province.The PPP meanwhile announced it would request a review of the verdict, in which the high court ordered for holding local government elections ...
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The Nation
PPP to request review of verdict
KARACHI – With no signs of the next local bodies elections in the near future, the ruling PPP and its ally, the MQM, on Monday claimed that they were heading towards the right direction in their talks on a new system of governance for the province.The PPP meanwhile announced it would request a review of the verdict, in which the high court ordered for holding local government elections ...
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The Nation
PPP to request review of verdict
KARACHI – With no signs of the next local bodies elections in the near future, the ruling PPP and its ally, the MQM, on Monday claimed that they were heading towards the right direction in their talks on a new system of governance for the province.The PPP meanwhile announced it would request a review of the verdict, in which the high court ordered for holding local government elections ...
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New York Times
At War Blog: NATO Summit News Roundup
News and developments from the two-day NATO summit with a major focus on the future of Afghanistan.
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New York Times
New Pro-Eurozone Alliance Seeks Traction in Greece
A partnership between conservative and liberal politicians seeks to displace the ascendant Coalition of the Radical Left in upcoming elections that could determine Greece’s future in the eurozone.
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Irish Times
Future of Opel plant 'uncertain'
The head of German carmaker Opel, under pressure from parent General Motors' to end losses, refused to promise workers at its plant in Bochum that their jobs would be safeguarded beyond 2014.
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BBC
VIDEO: Will Smith on ears, Obama and 3D
With the forthcoming release of Men In Black III, Will Smith spoke about the film, his concerns about seeing his ears in 3D, and the possibility of him playing Barack Obama in the future.
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Mail & Guardian
Torres weighs options as Chelsea basks in glory
Chelsea's Fernando Torres is considering his future at the newly-crowned European champions, calling the past season the most difficult of his career.
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SI
Sam Amick: With Game 4 loss to Spurs, questions surround Clippers' cloudy future
LOS ANGELES -- The fans took their time leaving Lob City on Sunday night, all those raving red shirts standing around to soak in what had been a most memorable Clippers campaign.
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SI
Sam Amick: Clippers' future in question after season-ending loss to Spurs
The Spurs are in the West finals. A team that appears destined for a fifth title capped a sweep with a 102-99 win and sent the Clippers to an offseason full of questions, says Sam Amick.
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AP
CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
ATLANTA (AP) -- Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says....
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Eurosport
Football - Ligue 1 - Hazard, troits buts, une demi-info
Eden Hazard, auteur d'un triplé face à Nancy (4-1), a conclu son époustouflante saison. Mais ne confirme rien sur sa future destination. Pour son avenir, le Belge ne confirme plus qu'il signera à Manchester et n'exclut pas de rejoindre Chelsea.
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White House
Remarks by President Obama and President Karzai of Afghanistan After Bilateral Meeting
McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois
11:57 A.M. CDT
PRESIDENT OBAMA: All right. Good morning, everybody. It is a great pleasure to welcome President Karzai to my hometown of Chicago after he extended hospitality to me during my visit to to Kabul recently. During that trip to Afghanistan, we were able to finalize the Strategic Partnership Agreement that reflects a future in which two sove...
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Times of India
Exams over, jailbirds out school-hunting in Gujarat
Over the last one week, half-a-dozen jail inmates have moved bail applications on the grounds that they need to be with their children to help them plan their future.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Harper to lay out Canada's future role in Afghanistan
Ottawa is under pressure to extend its participation in the Afghanistan war beyond 2014
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Washington Post
Does Nancy Pelosi want to serve again as Speaker? She won’t say.
Will she stay or will she go? And does she want to serve again as Speaker of the House?
Ask House Democrats about the political future of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and they claim they don’t know whether she will stick around after the November elections or retire after 25 years in Congress. (Ask them whether they want her to stay, and they’re likely to dodge the que...
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Afghan hopes rest on more than cash
EXPECT claims of success, whatever the outcome of this week's NATO conference on the future of Afghanistan.
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Telegraph
David Price has bright future after fourth round victory over Sam Sexton at Aintree
Liverpudlian claims British heavyweight title after victory over Sam Sexton in the fourth round at Aintree Racecourse.
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Irish Times
Heroes unsure what the future holds
Soccer:Penalty shoot-out hero Didier Drogba and manager Roberto di Matteo were united last night in refusing to allow talk of their own futures to invade the greatest night in Chelsea history. The Stamford Bridge outfit celebrated Champions League glory at the Allianz Arena as they came from behind to beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties.
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USA Today
World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan at NATO summit
World leaders weary of war will tackle Afghanistan's post-conflict future when the NATO summit opens Sunday.
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Hindustan Times
Mamata govt completes 1 year
Inheriting a huge debt and many ailing public service sectors, Mamata Banerjee has done quite a lot in a year in terms of announcing grand new projects. Whether they will take shape in future and add to the revival of Bengal is for time to tell.
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The Sun
Doc com future for surgeries
NHS chiefs are to end the 8am rush for GP appointments with a new online booking service
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Entertainment Online
Week in Review: Jennifer Lopez's Idol Future, Nick Stahl Missing, RIP Donna Summer, Kourtney Kardashian's Baby Shower
Another wonky week is behind us.
We bid farewell to beloved stars, celebrated the births—or impending births—of new babies, sifted through legal documents, watched countless...
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Domain Shane
Saturday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 5-19-12
I’ll write a better article later but I would never put my money into Facebook. I think the stock will end up under the IPO price and can find 10 stocks that will perform better over the next year, two years, and 5 years. You don’t buy stocks to be cool. You buy stocks for growth. You don’t grow your money by investing in a company that is trading at 100 times future earning with no mobile ...
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Hindustan Times
Suspension weighs heavy on minds
Just as Knight Riders' coach Trevor Bayliss settled down to take questions on Friday, team director Joy Bhattacharya announced: "This press conference is about the match KKR are supposed to play tomorrow (Saturday) and their future in the tournament; and that's the ambit of it because none of us are in a position to comment on anything else." Amol Karhadkar reports.
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The Jerusalem Post
'Haniyeh: No future for Israel in Palestine'
Hamas prime minister tells int'l delegation in Gaza, "we will not recognize Israel," according to Hamas-affiliate Al-Resalah.
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BnAmericas
Info. Technology - Regional - Facebook's future lies in emerging markets
Facebook's (Nasdaq: FB) launch on the New York stock exchange on Friday (May 18) was met with a frenzied response.
Shares rose to US$42, having been initially priced at US$38 each, before falling b...
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China Daily
Katie Price's fears for Harvey
Katie Price "worried for the future" after giving birth to her son Harvey, who suffers from septo-optic dysplasia.
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Daily Telegraph
Defying the law to hide sisters
THE future of four sisters and the relatives believed to be hiding them from their estranged Italian father hung in the balance last night.
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New York Times
DealBook: Graff Diamonds Said to Move Closer to $1 Billion I.P.O. in Hong Kong
By choosing Hong Kong for its initial public offering, the British diamond retailer, which has more than 30 stores around the world, is positioning itself near to its most important future growth market: China.
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BBC
Zambia clarifies Renard future
Zambia's sports minister says that funds are finally in place to secure the services of Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Herve Renard.
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Les Echos
Nouveau repli en vue à Paris avec la Grèce et l'Espagne
La Bourse de Paris devrait poursuivre à la baisse ce vendredi, après la dégradation de la note de la Grèce par Fitch et de celles de 16 banques espagnoles par Moody's. La croissance en Chine est une autre source d'inquiétude sur les marchés. Une demi-heure avant l'ouverture, le contrat future Cac 40 perd plus de 30 points. Aux-Etats-Unis, Facebook doit faire son entrée en Bourse.
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Entertainment Online
American Idol Backstage Scoop: Is Jennifer Lopez Leaving? Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson Talk Future of Judges' Panel
There's no elimination on American Idol that sucks as much as the week before the grand finale.
After more than two months of competition, elaborate star treatment and...
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FOX
Commercial Space Race at Make-or-Break Moment
As private firm SpaceX aims for Saturday launch, some lawmakers warn it may be waste of tax dollarsPHOTOS: Who Will Build NASA's Space Taxis? What Will Spaceflight Cost?Private Space Taxi Builders Ponder Future Beyond NASA
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Daily Mail
'We lost HALF our weight': So how did these women do it? And how are they going to avoid putting it all back on?
The story of how three women lost between 11 and 14 stone in weight, and what they plan to do to keep the weight off in the future.
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BBC
Green positive on Hampden talks
Charles Green says his meeting with Scotland's football authorities over Rangers' future was "productive".
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WSJ
Spanish Yields Rise on Euro Concerns
Spain's borrowing costs lurched higher as doubts over Greece's future in the euro spurred fears that other nations could be the next weak links.
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TheDomains
Tu.Com Is Sold & Becomes Tu Me
Another two letter .com appears to have changed hands in the last few days.
The domain name Tu.com appears to have been sold.
The domain was owned by Energy Future Holdings in February 2012, then moved to Trademark Protection firm, MarkMonitor.com in the past month and yesterday became the property of Luis Miguel Sanz Triguero of Telefonica I y D of Madrid.
I couldn’t find any press releases o...
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BBC
City site sought for Hindu ashes
Bristol's Hindus may be able to scatter ashes in the River Avon in future rather than travelling to India's River Ganges.
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Daily Mail
Cruise holidays: Almost half of younger holidaymakers consider cruising, says research
A survey has found that 40 per cent of young Britons between the age of 15 and 24 are considering embarking on a getaway at sea in the future on a holiday usually associated with older travellers.
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Nikkei
Japan Satellite Launch Business Faces Uncertain Future |
Reuters
JPMorgan's future losses at the mercy of an obscure index
(Reuters) - It's the biggest parlor game on Wall Street: Estimating how large JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading loss will be from a hedging strategy that went wrong.
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MarketWatch
Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Betting on Facebook’s future
When the Facebook IPO party starts on Friday, investors are going to find that its hefty valuation will be based on a lot of hope, writes Therese Poletti.
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La Voix du Nord
La clause d´insertion sur les chantiers, une solution pour l´emploi dans le Calaisis ?
Mardi, des élus de Cap Calaisis ont rencontré les responsables du chantier de la future clinique psychiatrique du Virval. L'occasion pour eux de visiter le bâtiment, dont l'ouverture est programmée fin juin, et surtout de faire le point sur la clause d'insertion. Celle-ci impose aux entreprises d'intégrer des demandeurs d'emploi dans les chantiers obtenus lors des appels d'offres publics.
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Washington Post
Greece forms emergency government amid banking fears
ATHENS — With Greece’s future in the euro increasingly in doubt, this troubled nation cobbled together an emergency government Wednesday and set a date for new elections amid fears that accelerated withdrawals by spooked depositors could escalate into a run on the banks.
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USA Today
Junior Seau's restaurant closes its doors
"It was felt that the future profitability of the restaurant could be in question," read a statement made Wednesday by trustees of Seau's es ...
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Irish Times
May 17th, 1912
FROM THE ARCHIVES:Among the hundreds of amendments tabled for the committee stage of the Home Rule Bill were these ones reported by the London correspondent which foreshadowed future events. –JOE JOYCE
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Los Angeles Times
Manny Pacquiao: 'I'm not against gay people.'
The Grove shopping mall in Los Angeles has banned boxer Manny Pacquiao over comments he made about gay marriage, but the boxer said he was misquoted.
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Gizmodo
Die US-Marine hatte schon lange vor Marty McFly Hoverboards
Wer denkt, dass die Welt das erste Mal bei "Back To the Future 2" vom Hoverboard-Konzept erfuhr, irrt. Die US-Marine hatte schon 1955 das Hoverboard erfunden und auch schon ausprobiert. Leider erwies es sich als Fehlentwicklung. mehr...
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Reuters
Housing starts add to recovery signs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rebound in groundbreaking for homes in April suggested the housing market recovery was gaining some traction, even though permits for future building fell.
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Irish Times
EU standing by Greece despite question hanging over its future
THE EUROPEAN authorities are resigned to weeks of uncertainty in Greece after a week-long bout of political paralysis culminated in the calling of a second general election in the middle of next month.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Methane hydrate technology fuels a new energy regime
A successful test in Alaska using CO2 has enabled the unlocking of a vast reservoir of natural gas to support future energy use
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circleID
Cel-e-brate v6, Come On!
With IPv6 World Launch coming up it's worth pausing to consider the collective efforts of the Internet industry in enabling and deploying an essential evolutionary technology at what will become truly massive scale. It's easy to be a detractor and believe there has been little progress — but the Internet hasn't melted down and there is no evidence it is about to. Perhaps the issue is that progr...
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Domainnamewire
Here’s what law enforcement wants you to do before registering a domain…
Registering a domain name might become a lot more time intensive in the future. Negotiations between ICANN and registrars to amend the registrar accreditation agreement are ongoing, and law enforcement agencies are asking for some pretty big changes to how domains are registered today. Law enforcement proposals relate to verifying whois information and tracking more [...]
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insideedition
Meet Levi Johnston's Future Mother-In-Law!
Only INSIDE EDITION was there to meet Levi Johnston's future mother-in-law, and Johnston says he's glad it's not Sarah Palin.
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Amnesty International
Sudan must end clampdown on media amid arrest of journalist
Headline Title:
Sudan: End clampdown on media amid arrest of journalist
15 May 2012
The Sudanese authorities must halt the ongoing harassment of independent media, Amnesty International said after a prominent journalist was re-arrested and copies of a national newspaper seize...
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Daily Telegraph
Alcohol sales in future sights for Coke
ALCOHOL will once again become the real thing for Coca-Cola Amatil when it is cleared to re-enter the local beer market from next year.
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USA Today
Rory McIlroy favored to win U.S. Open
The time to get down on your U.S. Open future book bet on Matt Kuchar was before last Sunday afternoon.
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BBC
VIDEO: Creative brains imagine a smarter tomorrow
The creative brains imagining a smarter future
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Daily Telegraph
Will.i.am to sing in space
NASA has approached will.i.am about producing an exclusive track to be played during a future Mars mission.
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The Sun
Will.i.am’s a rock it man
NASA approaches the Black Eyed Peas star to produce a song for future Mars mission
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Foreign Policy
The FP Survey: The Future of NATO
Does the 63-year-old alliance still matter today? We asked politicians, scholars, and other observers from both sides of the Atlantic to weigh in.
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DomainIncite
.secure applicant claims NCC stole her idea
Domain Security Company CEO Mary Iqbal claims that NCC Group took many of her ideas for a high-security .secure top-level domain following unproductive investment talks. Iqbal is also hinting at “potential future litigation” over the issue. The surprising claims, made in emails to DI today, follow the announcement last week that a new NCC subsidiary, [...]
Related posts:How NCC plans to revol...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
In East Africa, the daily catch is a better future
Thanks to Susan Thompsons training program, rural farmers in Kenya are running fish farming operations that net valuable income
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siliconindia
Factors to consider before buying an Insurance Plan
by sumit p kanaujia A spate of recent events has put the spotlight back on financial planning. Just like the human body, checkup of the organization can help ensure proper investment of your hard earned money. The below mentioned measures help instill a sense of confidence and will remove doubts and uncertainties from your mind.
Hence, a through research can help the individual up the satisfa...
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Le Figaro
Une Genevoise pourrait être nommée ministre dans le gouvernement français
Le silence de François Hollande sur sa future équipe laisse libre cours aux rumeurs. Y compris en Suisse, où l'on a appris hier qu'une Genevoise était pressentie pour être ministre de la Condition féminine. Selon Le Matin Dimanche, qui a révélé l'information, Nicole Castioni, une socialiste franco-suisse, aurait été approchée par le nouveau président.
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China Daily
Kagawa tight-lipped on future
Japan star Shinji Kagawa continued to remain tight-lipped about his future after scoring in Borussia Dortmund's 5-2 German Cup final hammering of Bayern Munich, watched by Sir Alex Ferguson.
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amNY
Denise Richardson expounds on the future of NYC public works projects
Denise Richardson, 52, has been the managing director of General Contractors Association of New York -- an organization of 250 unionized general contractors, heavy civil specialty firms, suppliers and vendors for the heavy construction industry -- since 2008. She lives with her husband and three rescued cats in Jackson Heights, on the 7 subway line.
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lesoir
23:06 Grèce : pas de gouvernement de coalition en vue, selon la Gauche démocratique
Les dernières rencontres entre dirigeants politiques dimanche à Athènes n’ont pas permis d’aboutir à la constitution d’un gouvernement, a déclaré le ch...lire la suitehistoires liées22:05 Tennis – Ruben Bemelmans battu en finale à Athènes22:08 Placido Domingo parmi les lauréats des prestigieux Prix Wolf22:28 Colombie : les Farc annoncent la future libération du journaliste Roméo Langlois22:56 ...
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Washington Post
Editorial Board: The tattered safety net for the disabled
MOST WARNINGS about skyrocketing entitlement spending come accompanied by a day of reckoning far off in the future (though that day is coming closer). Not so in a little-noticed but fast-growing corner of Social Security: coverage for those with disabilities. The latest report from the Social Security trustees found that the costs of the disability insurance program, which provides coverage to ...
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USA Today
Wind industry's future in question as tax credit nears end
The end of a federal tax incentive for the wind industry could put a damper on much-needed wind-turbine replacement efforts in California.
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Times of India
European voter revolt bodes ill for India
The future of the Eurozone (comprising 17 European countries using the euro as their currency) is in doubt after voters in Greece and France threw out incumbents struggling to save the euro through supposed austerity measures. Socialist leader Francois Hollande won in France by promising economic growth, not austerity.
In Greece, the top two parties backing austerity to keep Greece within the...
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Goal.com
La cena di Arcore segna una nuova svolta Milan: Allegri risposa la 'linea Berlusconi', più qualità in mezzo al campo... idea Sneijder! Con contorno di SuperMario...
Il vertice dello stato maggiore del club rossonero ha tracciato le linee delle future strategie dal punto di vista sportivo. L'assente Barbara dovrà trovare invece altri denari...
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webwire
VirtualAssistant-Live.com Educates Entrepreneurs On The Business Of The Future - Paperless
UK – May 11, 2012. The world of business is changing and the metamorphosis is unlike anything we've ever seen before. The emphasis has shifted from the traditional organisational structure with all its complexity and unavoidable cost toward streamlin...
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National Post
The psychology of debt
The decision to spend or save, splurge or hoard money really comes down to a consumer's confidence about the future or their fear of it
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Le Figaro
Paris : le nouveau stade de rugby prend forme
Malgré l'opposition de certaines associations de riverains, la future enceinte du Stade Français devrait être achevée en mars 2013 pour un coût total de 149 millions d'euros.
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Times of India
Sony, Panasonic shares plunge to 30-year lows
Sony and Panasonic shares plunged to their lowest levels in more than three decades on Friday as investors fretted about the future prospects for two of Japan's most iconic firms amid massive losses.
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Reuters
"House" finale bittersweet: "Everybody Dies"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - TV medical drama "House" ends on a bittersweet note this month in a series finale titled "Everybody Dies" that sees cantankerous but brilliant Dr. Gregory House examining his future and personal demons, show creator David Shore said on Thursday.
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USA Today
Cars of the future will be computers on wheels
Technology to communicate car-to-car and car-to-road is gaining traction, acceptance.
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Foreign Policy
Your weekly post on higher education
Lots o' stuff to chat about in the higher education universe, but let's keep it to three items in this blog post:
1) My student-soon-to-be-Doctor-of-Philosophy Patrick Meier and Chris Albon blog "Advice to Future PhDs from 2 Unusual Graduating PhDs." They make some interesting, provocative, and dare I say counterintuitive arguments.
I disagree with a couple of their p...
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Rolling Stone
Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and More React to Obama's Support of Gay Marriage
Obama congratulations on being the first sitting President to support marriage equality Feels like the future and not the past #NoFear — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) May 10 2012 @barackobama inspires me once again True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that ALL of ours can...
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Technology Review
Path Dependence and the Stupidity of LED Light Bulbs
Why are we cramming 21st century technology into a socket designed by Edison?
LED lights, mass produced as tiny individual diodes, can be configured into any shape you can imagine. In the future, they and their successors could cover large flat (or curved, or whatever) surfaces, mimicking the light that comes through windows and skylights. They can be used to create diffuse or concentrated illu...
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Technology Review
The Future of Pharma is Incredibly Fast
Continuous manufacturing will transform the drugs are made, says Novartis president.
At the second day of a manufacturing conference on MIT’s campus, the CEO of pharmaceutical giant Novartis, Joseph Jimenez, suggested big changes are in store for the way his company makes drugs. A new, experimental method for producing pills could drastically reduce production times, increase revenue, and impro...
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MorganLinton
How To Lose A Potential End-User Sale
I had an interesting experience this week that I wanted to share with all of you. It’s a great lesson in Business 101 as well as a good example of how to screw-up your chances of making a sale to an end user. It all comes down to the fact that at the end of [...]
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Daily Mail
Hot sauce ingredient reduces 'beer belly' fat and could one day be weight-loss surgery alternative
Capsaicin, which gives hot sauce its heat could play a role in the future of weight loss, say scientists from the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
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APA-OTS
Future Spirit: Neue Jugendinitiative für soziales Engagement - BILD
Wien (OTS) - Mit einem Festakt startete am 10. Mai 2012 in der
Ovalhalle des Wiener Museumsquartiers die neue Jugendinitiative
"Future Spirit". Die Schirmherren des Projektes, Bundeskanzler Werner
Faymann, Vizekanzler Michael Spindelegger und Kardinal Christoph
Schönborn, eröffneten gemeinsam …
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APA-OTS
Bundeskanzler Faymann: "Entwicklung Österreichs hängt vom Engagement junger Menschen ab"
Utl.: Jugendwettbewerb "Future spirit" für soziales Engagement =
Wien (OTS) - "Ich bin stolz, Bundeskanzler eines Landes zu sein,
in dem das soziale Gleichgewicht einen hohen Stellenwert hat", sagte
Bundeskanzler Werner Faymann heute, Mittwoch, im Wiener
Museumsquartier bei der …
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Irish Times
Greek turmoil continues as parties fail to form coalition
A third effort to form a coalition government will commence in Greece today with the country’s future in the euro and commitment to its international bailout deal in the balance and the spectre of new elections looming ever larger.
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Irish Times
Greece edges closer to another election as turmoil continues
A third effort to form a coalition government will commence in Greece today with the country’s future in the euro and commitment to its international bailout deal in the balance and the spectre of new elections looming ever larger
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AP
Hamilton low key about 4-HR game, future in Texas
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Josh Hamilton has no interest in showcasing the souvenirs he received after making baseball history....
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Barrons
Buy Macy's on the Sale Rack
The retailer's shares fell Wednesday on concerns about future earnings. But the dip looks attractive.
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FT
S African gold town seeks revised future
Unemployment is rampant and the local authority is criticised for incompetence and mismanagement, ailments that afflict the whole of South Africa
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Al Jazhera
Greek coalition talks remain deadlocked
If no deal is reached in next few days, new elections will be called, amid concerns over country's future in eurozone.
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Goal.com
VIDEO - Beckham: "Accueillir le Real est spécial"
L'ancien madrilène s'est exprimé sur la future tournée estivale du Real Madrid qui passera par Los Angeles pour y défier le Galaxy.
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Reuters
Nonprofit hospitals to do more with less: Moodys
(Reuters) - Nonprofit hospitals in the United States face a future of rising costs and dwindling funds as the healthcare reform is implemented and the Congress battles over the budget, according to a Moody's Investors Services report released on Wednesday.
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Barrons
GMCR Chairman, Lead Director Replaced After Margin Calls
The chairman and lead director at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) were forced through margin calls to sell stock that they had pledged as collateral against loans, and now both of them have been replaced in their roles on the board. The board said the margin calls were “disappointing and beyond the control of the [...]
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science blogs
Das letzte Licht [Wissenschaftsfeuilleton]
"Der Letzte macht das Licht aus" - so heißt das Buch des Physiknobelpreisträgers Robert B. Laughlin, in dem der berühmte Mann "Die Zukunft der Energie" abhandelt, die sicher für alle Menschen von Interesse ist. In dem Vorwort zur jetzt erschienenen deutschen Ausgabe - das amerikanische Original ist 2011 unter dem Titel "Powering the Future" auf den Markt gekommen - stellt Laughlin gleich zu Beg...
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Wired
Q&A: NASA Engineer on Historic SpaceX Launch
A NASA engineer talks to Wired about SpaceX's upcoming launch to the International Space Station.
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BBC
VIDEO: Greek voters' concerns over future
With almost all the votes counted in the Greek general election some voters have been voicing their concerns about the continuing instability in the country.
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La Voix du Nord
Les Bourses européennes accusent le choc des élections
Les principales Bourses d'Europe ont ouvert en nette baisse lundi, accusant le choc de la défaite des partis pro-austérité en Grèce et inquiètes de la future politique du vainqueur de la présidentielle en France, François Hollande.histoires liéesA peine élu, Hollande va batailler avec Berlin sur son pacte de croissanceL´euro baisse après la défaite des partis au pouvoir en France et en GrèceEur...
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Technology Review
Why Publishers Don't Like Apps
The future of media on mobile devices isn't with applications but with the Web.
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Number10
Phone call with President-Elect Hollande
The Prime Minister congratulates President-Elect Hollande on his victory
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Vancouver event searches for a future for the CBC
Reimagine CBC aims to create discussion on how Canadas national broadcaster should look
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Daily Telegraph
Lowy's hope for A-League
FFA chairman Frank Lowy sees a glowing future for the A-League - one including Nathan Tinkler bankrolling a successful Newcastle Jets.
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Times of India
Warren Buffett tries to assure on Berkshire succession
Warren Buffett tried to allay fears of Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders about the company's future after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and revealed that he recently tried to make one of the biggest acquisitions of his storied career.
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TMZ
Jay-Z -- Forget Rap ... I Work Construction Now
Jay-Z is keeping a close eye on his multimillion dollar NBA investment -- showing up to a Brooklyn construction site yesterday to check out the future home of the Nets ... and even trying his hand at some hard labor. The rapper toured the…
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BBC
'Self help' for cancer survivors
Cancer survivors face the future through self-help courses
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FOXnews
New Documentary: Wars Will Be Soon Be Fought Over a Water
A new documentary says the wars of the future will be fought over the world's dwindling water supply. But skeptics point out that water in the environment is a constant, and that the film company behind the documentary has a sketchy track record.
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Barrons
Nasdaq Ends Week 3.7% In The Red, Apple Loses 6.3%, RIMM Off 14.4%
The Nasdaq lost 2.3% in trading today, marking a 3.7% loss for the week. Apple (AAPL) ended the day down 2.9%. The shares have fallen 6.3% since their close last Friday at $603, Apple’s worst week of 2012 and the third week in the past month it has notched a weekly loss.Today Samsung introduced a [...]
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Rolling Stone
Between The Times and The Tide
Lee Ranaldo solo albums generally sound like Telecasters being artfully fed into garbage disposals With Sonic Youth's future uncertain the guitar explorer offers a traditional rock LP – at least insofar as his main band now constitutes rock tradition Past/present Youth-ers (Steve Shelley Jim O'Rourke Bob Bert) assist as does...
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The Jerusalem Post
5 alleged members of Abergil gang arrested in J’lem
Police suspect that the crime ring had planned to carry out a major attack in the near future.
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Los Angeles Times
Movie review: 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'
'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' blooms with a strong British cast whose characters move to India for their golden years, only to find the surroundings filled with the unexpected."The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"is an affectionately told comedy about a bunch of English retirees who trade a bleak British future for an elegant retirement hotel in the middle of India, one that promises to make thos...
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AP
Google wants authors group out of NY library case
NEW YORK (AP) -- Google Inc. urged a judge Thursday to toss The Authors Guild and an organization representing photographers out of 6-year-old litigation over the future of the world's largest digital library, a move that would force authors and photographers to individually fight the online search engine giant....
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USA Today
Chinese activist's future remains uncertain
Friends and human rights groups said Thursday that Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's fears for his family's safety are well founded.
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Mail & Guardian
Ostrich ban brings SA farmers to their knees
Thousands of jobs and the future of SA's ostrich industry hinge on the lifting on a ban on exported meat, with time and money running out for farmers.
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The Sun
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer released
GAMES fans flock for glimpse of latest war game instalment which is set in future
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Entertainment Online
Séance photos pour Drew Barrymore, très chic avec son ventre arrondi
Le soleil brille peut-être, mais c'est la grossesse qui rend Drew Barrymore plus radieuse que jamais sur cette photo.
La future maman de 37 ans était d'humeur...
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FT
UBS: slightly better
Utmost confidence in the future sounds good will not be enough to procure the turnround the bank needs
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L'EQUIPE
Foot - L1 - OL - Visite mouvementée à Décines
La visite du chantier du stade des Lumières, future enceinte qui...
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New York Times
New Studies of Permian Extinction Shed Light on the ‘Great Dying’
Painstaking analyses of fossils from the Permian extinction, 252 million years ago, are providing startling new clues to the behavior of modern marine life and its future.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Oracle v. Google case now in the jury's hands
Future of Android smartphone OS at stake in decision on copyright for some parts of the Java programming language
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Reuters
Occupy movement's May Day turnout seen as test for its future
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street vows a day of demonstrations in New York and across the United States on Tuesday, in a crucial test of its staying power some eight months after emerging as a movement against corporate greed and economic inequality.
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La Voix du Nord
Wailly-lès-Arras : une voiture sans permis projetée à plusieurs dizaines de mètres après un choc
Articles en rapportBasket (Ligue féminine) : Dawn Evans, future meneuse d´Arras pays d´ArtoisLa météo a perturbé la fête du quartier d´Epinoy à CarvinRugby : Arras battu chez lui en seizième de finale aller de Fédérale 2Arras: un premier programme immobilier à la citadelleArras: c´est parti pour la saison hippique!
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USA Today
Spurs lose Splitter, will need his post play in playoffs
The San Antonio Spurs lost Tiago Splitter to a wrist injury vs. the Utah Jazz, and his loss in future playoff series could be key.
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Mail & Guardian
Meet the people who are building our future
Take top thinkers from Silicon Valley and science, mix them with a dose of utopianism and showmanship, and you've got the Singularity University.
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Acro
Validate your domain registrations with LinkedIn
I use LinkedIn – the network of professionals – to keep in touch with people I worked with in the past, present and those that I would like to work with in the future. I also use it for a different purpose altogether: to gauge or ‘validate’ domain registrations. Often, I peruse domain lists of [...]
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lesoir
Le jeune prodige Oswald est arrivé à Anderlecht
Oswald Alvarez, présenté comme une future terreur, passera dans les prochains jours les tests médicaux avant de parapher un contrat de cinq ans à Anderlecht. ...lire la suite
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dnfblog
The Google SEO Over-Optimization Penalty is Here. What Can You do to Save Your Sites from it?
On Tuesday, a new Google algorithm – Panda 3.5 – went live. While the update targets webspam, over-optimized sites haven’t escaped its crosshairs either. The forums are already filled with angry rants from affected parties that have been hit with this ‘over-optimization’ penalty that had been swirling through the rumor mills for months. While I [...]
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Times of India
Telecom pricing: India's future prosperity at stake
What is at stake is not some additional government revenue or the finances of a handful of telcos, but cognitive empowerment of generations of Indians.
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AP
Scorsese says all his future movies will be 3-D
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Martin Scorsese says he has become so enamored with 3-D filmmaking that he expects to use the technology in all his future projects....
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AP
Study: Antarctic ice melting from warm water below
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Antarctica's massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm water, a new study finds. That suggests that future sea levels could rise faster than many scientists have been predicting....
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AP
House backs bill capping gov't spending on junkets
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Outraged by lavish government conferences on the taxpayers' tab, the House has backed a measure to impose tough limits on future events and how much agencies can spend....
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DailyTech
GE Promises to Continue Support for EV's Despite Slow Sales
GE still believes in the future of EVs
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Les Echos
Après des chiffres montrant une inflation modérée, qui...
Après des chiffres montrant une inflation modérée, qui augure d'une future baisse des taux d'intérêt, la devise australienne (« Aussie ») a chuté de 1,0320 à 1,0270 dollar, avant de terminer...Articles en rapportLe britannique iDealing se lance sur le marché français en cassant les prix des transactionsCVc. Le fonds britannique a pris une part majoritaire dans...« Hedge funds » : Olympia se rap...
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New York Times
ArtsBeat: Tina Fey on the '30 Rock' Live Episode and the Show's Future
The “30 Rock” creator and star talks about the preparations for this year’s live show, what she learned from her first try at it and what the future might hold for the series.
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New York Times
In Pursuit of Riches, and Travelers’ Supplies, in the Asteroid Belt
A company has plans to mine asteroids that zip close by Earth, both to provide supplies for future interplanetary travelers and to bring back precious metals.
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Rolling Stone
Dr. Dre: Tupac Hologram Only for Coachella
In a backstage video from Coachella Dr Dre has clarified that the Tupac hologram was specifically conceived for the festival and not as a first run for a future tour "It was strictly for Coachella" says Dre in the video "Get it right I want to get rid of all the...
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The New Yorker
James Surowiecki: Congress and long-term unemployment.
The talk in Washington these days is all about budget deficits, tax rates, and the “fiscal crisis” that supposedly looms in our near future. But this chatter has eclipsed a much more pressing crisis here and now: almost thirteen million Americans are still unemployed. Though the job market . . .
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Daily Telegraph
Slipper flies in for vote on future
SPEAKER Peter Slipper will face a parliamentary vote to oust him from the chair if he refuses to stand aside over sexual harassment allegations.
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news.com.au
The next Harry Potter, by Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling had better watch out - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe plans to write his own novels in the future.
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National Post
Red Wings confident series is within reach
A 3-1 games deficit may indicate their future looks shaky, but the Detroit Red Wings believe they still can salvage their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series
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The Jerusalem Post
'Hamas-Israel truce to be like with Lebanon, Syria'
Abu Marzouk also continued Hamas' refusal to recognize any future peace treaty signed by Israel, PA.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
The future of news
CHASE Carey, No 2 at News Corporation, discusses the impact of the digital revolution and the challenges and opportunities it presents for media companies.
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National Post
Whit Stillman goes back to the future with Damsels in Distress
“You don’t actually have to make a film now, you can just keep reading about the old ones,” the director chuckled during a stop at this past fall’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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Scientific American
When It Comes to Solar Storms, We Don’t Even Know How Bad It Might Get
Space weather is not all bad. After all, the charged particles streaming out from the sun that cause geomagnetic disturbances on and around our planet also produce the lovely aurorae near Earth’s poles—and sometimes at much lower latitudes. But when the sun really acts up, spewing out heaps of charged particles in a burst called [...]
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Irish Times
It's not all about 'Dracula': Stoker's 17 other books
THE WRITER:BRAM STOKER is rightly acclaimed as the author of a masterpiece of Gothic fiction that deals with the “undead” and the power of the past to throw a shadow over the present. It is not so well known that Stoker also had his eye on the future and was a pioneer of science fiction, taking a leaf from the works of Jules Verne and HG Wells.
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Reuters
Is humanity quietly abandoning a future in space?
WASHINGTON, April 17 - As astronaut Leroy Chiao watches the space shuttles he crewed make their final journeys to become museum pieces, he worries humankind is unthinkingly ditching space exploration and a future beyond Earth.
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CNN Money
Strike threat at Hostess could kill off Twinkies
The maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread heads to court Tuesday to try to throw out its union contracts, in a battle that leaves the iconic baker's future very much in doubt.
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IKRK
Iraq: helping women take charge of their destinies
All too often, women are among the most vulnerable people in Iraq. But Iraqi women are strong. They take on responsibility for their families or they devote their lives to alleviating the suffering of others. The ICRC is supporting them in their struggle for a more dignified future.
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CNN
Will natural gas crowd out wind and solar?
Daniel Yergin, author of the new bestseller The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, is one of the planet's foremost thinkers about energy and its implications. He received a Pulitzer Prize for his previous book, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power. Yergin is chairman and founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, is on the U.S. Secretary of E...
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lesoir
Une jeune mannequin raconte le bunga-bunga chez Berlusconi
Une jeune mannequin marocaine a dénoncé des soirées où une future conseillère régionale dansait « en lingerie intime » et confirme avoir « s...lire la suite
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ARD
Frankreich-Future sorgt für Aufregung
Am Montag führt die Deutsche-Börse-Tochter Eurex einen Future auf französische Staatsanleihen ein. Und das knapp eine Woche vor den Präsidentschaftswahlen. Mehrere Kandidaten vor allem aus dem linken Lager wittern eine Verschwörung.
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USA Today
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie engaged
Pitt's rep: "It is a promise for the future, and their kids are very happy."
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Syrian truce passes first test with its future still in doubt
Sharp reduction in fatalities on the ceasefires second day is a remarkable development that bodes well for Kofi Annans peace initiative
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American Scientist
First Universal Quantum Network Prototype Links 2 Separate Labs
Quantum technologies are the way of the future, but will that future
ever arrive?from Scientific American
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Fortune
ChangeWave: Demand for iPhone 4S still rising
Six months after its release, 56% of future smartphone buyers say they're getting Apple's
The 4,413 consumers polled in ChangeWave Research's March survey are not exactly a representative cross-section of the buying public. They're primarily American (87%) and almost all early-adopter types. But as ChangeWave members they do tend to indicate which way the technological wind is blowing.
And acc...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
April 11: Letters to the editor
Today's topics: conscience rights; John Baird and Palestinian statehood; the F-35 and Canada's future; the casino on the waterfront; A. Trevor Hodge ... and more
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Human Rights Watch
Malaysia: Security Bill Threatens Basic Liberties
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(Bangkok) – The government of Malaysia’s proposed law to replace the infamous Internal Security Act (ISA) of 1960 opens the door to a range of future abuses, Human Ri...
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Salon
The gay marriage long game
The current Democratic president faces an election year dilemma that the next one won't
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Daily Mail
The car of the future is here!
It's unlikely to win any design awards - and Jeremy Clarkson certainly wouldn't be seen dead in it, but a new Chinese solar car has cracked many of the problems that have hampered the technology.
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APA-OTS
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USA Today
'Hunger Games' makes it 3 straight at box office
The tale of a dystopian future held off healthy debuts from an 'American Pie' reunion and a 'Titanic' re-release.
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Scientific American
Grid Unlocked: How Street Networks Evolve as Cities Grow
The world's cities are absorbing one million additional people every week--and by 2030, they could consume an extra 1.5 million square kilometers of land, or roughly the area of France, Germany and Spain combined. What would be the best ways for those cities to grow? A new study examines how--before urban planners existed--a group of Italian villages evolved into suburbs outside Milan today. ...
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Art Review
Ricardo Roxo Matias shared artreview.com's video on Facebook
Ricardo Roxo Matias shared artreview.com's video on FacebookDiscussion: The Future of the Art Space
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Les Echos
Le « prix » pour démanteler la zone euro se précise
Comment démanteler la zone euro élégamment en fondant les bases d'une croissance future solide ? Le prix Wolfson d'économie, qui offre 250.000 livres sterling, soit le deuxième prix le plus généreux en liquide après le Nobel, pour une réponse claire à cette question, a depuis hier...
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Science News
Genes are no crystal ball for disease risk
Deciphering a person’s genetic instruction book doesn’t predict medical future
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Daily Telegraph
Flying car dreams a 'step closer'
"Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads". Back to The Future fans rejoice - a US firm announces test flight of a street-legal plane.
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AP
Gene mapping for everyone? Study says not so fast
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gene scans for everyone? Not so fast. New research suggests that for the average person, decoding your own DNA may not turn out to be a really useful crystal ball for future health....
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BBC
VIDEO: Need to know: Egyptian parliament
BBC Arabic's Shaima Khalil explains the importance of the new Egyptian parliament, the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood and what could be in store for the political future of the country.
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USA Today
WTA targets future grunters, leaves today's in peace
The WTA said Thursday it will concentrate on future generations of grunters, acknowledging it's too entrenched with today's players.
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Reuters
Sprint says Dish spectrum deal may be possible
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel could try to forge a spectrum agreement with Dish Network in the future, according to the Chief Financial Officer of the No. 3 U.S. wireless service.
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Foreign Policy
Annan's Syria plan: Too little, too late?
After months of discord, the U.N. Security Council last week
coalesced around a diplomatic initiative led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi
Annan, presenting a rare show of unity in the face of President Bashar
al-Assad's bloody repression of anti-government protesters.
But has the deal brought the world any closer to a
democratic future under a leader that enjoys popular ...
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The Nation
‘Predict & prevent’ vital in future medical practice
KARACHI - The three-day workshop at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) introduced research in science and medicine in the use of internet resources to analyse the vast amount of genetic data being produced by laboratories worldwide.
Our body structure and functions are mostly controlled by genes that are present in every cell in our body. A disease results from damaging ...
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Daily Telegraph
Say goodbye to Good Vibes
THE future of the Good Vibrations festival in uncertain after promoter Justin hemmes announced today it will be "rested'' for 2012.
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Reuters
Stubborn drought expected to tax Mexico for years
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) - A severe drought in Mexico that has cost farmers more than a billion dollars in crop losses alone and set back the national cattle herd for years, is just a foretaste of the drier future facing Latin America's second largest economy.
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Barrons
B of A---a Future Teen Idol?
As Bank of America shares near $10, options players bet on a return to the teens.
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APA-OTS
Einladung an die Genossenschaftler von Morgen
Quebec City (ots/PRNewswire) -
Die Veranstalter des International Summit of Cooperatives 2012
(internationaler Gipfel der Genossenschaften) laden die
Genossenschaftler von Morgen ein, vom 8. bis 11. Oktober diesen
Jahres nach Quebec City, Kanada, zu kommen.
Das Programm "Future ...
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The Jerusalem Post
Your Investments: US banks continue to get healthier
No one can predict the future, but for investors looking at things coolly and rationally, bank stocks have become attractive.
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National Post
Fashionathematics: A new model looks for logic in the style fads of the future
As Toronto Fashion Week rolls out its red carpet once again this week, how are we to predict the volatile cycle of style to stay on top of things?
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La Voix du Nord
Stades : David Douillet « impressionné » par Lille, « inquiet » pour Lens
Le ministre des Sports David Douillet, qui a visité lundi le chantier du Grand Stade de Lille, s'est dit «Impressionné» par la future enceinte avant de faire part de son inquiétude pour la rénovation du stade Félix-Bollaert à Lens.
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Hoy
COLAPSO
Ni el destino de Isabel Pantoja, ni la próxima operación de Belén Esteban ni la renovación de 'Águila roja'. El gran asunto que hay ahora mismo sobre la mesa, en el mundillo audiovisual español, no es televisivo, sino comercial: el duopolio publicitario de Telecinco y Antena 3, que está a punto de colapsar el mercado. Lo ha denunciado esta misma semana el director general de la Asociación Españ...
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Times LIVE
Educated US women quit work as spouses earn more
Susanna Mancini cherishes a photo of herself at 27: a smiling face behind a pair of dark sunglasses. On it, she scrawled to her future husband: "Too bad you can't see my eyes. I am so proud of my tough yuppie stare!"
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Reuters
Educated women quit work as spouses earn more
(Reuters) - Susanna Mancini cherishes a photo of herself at 27: a smiling face behind a pair of dark sunglasses. On it, she scrawled to her future husband: "Too bad you can't see my eyes. I am so...
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BBC
VIDEO: Japan's uncertain future
A Japanese student shares his concerns and worries for the future of Japan.
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Irish Times
Nothing ruled out on hospital, says Reilly
THE GOVERNMENT’s new expert group looking at the future of the proposed national children’s hospital will be able to examine alternative locations to the Mater hospital, including greenfield sites.
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Eurosport
Tennis - WTA Indian Wells - Wozniacki, future 6e mondiale ?
A Indian Wells, Caroline Wozniacki remet en jeu son plus beau trophée gagné la saison dernière. La perte de ce titre pourrait faire dégringoler l'actuelle N.4 mondiale un peu plus au classement WTA, l'éloignant encore un peu plus de la place de N.1 qu'elle occupait encore en début d'année.
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USA Today
Safety trucks to get own pace cars at future NASCAR races
Following a fiery crash with a jet dryer at Daytona, NASCAR is adding an extra pace car to protect safety trucks at future races.
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USA Today
Devastated town eyes future after tornado
Many residents gathered in the parking lot of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, talking about the future and about rebuilding.
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Technology Review
Windows 8: Microsoft Gambles on a Tablet-centric Future
Does it make sense to merge a conventional desktop interface with one optimized for touch?
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Eurosport
Football - Ligue des Champions - Shaqiri a surclassé Robben
Xherdan Shaqiri a remporté haut la main le match qui l'opposait à Arjen Robben, mercredi, lors du 8e de finale aller de Ligue des Champions entre le FC Bâle et le Bayern Munich (1-0). Le Néerlandais a de quoi appréhender la future arrivée en Bavière de l'international suisse.
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Le Figaro
Peugeot 208 GTi Concept, mythe revisité
L'ombre de la fameuse 205 GTi a plané lors du développement de la future 208 GTi dévoilée au salon de Genève sous forme d'étude.
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Technology Review
The Patient of the Future
Internet pioneer Larry Smarr's quest to quantify everything about his health led him to a startling discovery, an unusual partnership with his doctor, and more control over his life.
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chinatechnews
360buy.com Opens E-book Service Today In China
Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com launches its e-book platform later today, and the new service will be further expanded to mobile devices in the future. However, 360buy.com revealed that it will only focus on the contents of e-book, and will not launch related terminal devices yet. During the initial stage, 360buy.com's e-book channel will offer [...]
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USA Today
Whitney Houston's hotel room still empty
The hotel room where singer Whitney Houston was found dead Saturday will not be rented out for the "foreseeable future," the Beverly Hilton has ...
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Telegraph
Heathrow owners warn of 'capacity crunch'
The owners of Heathrow have issued a new warning about the future of the airport after air traffic to China fell during January despite the Asian economy's rapid growth.
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Rolling Stone
"Off the Wall"
It's hard not to read the Sonic Youth guitarist's new solo joint as a reckoning with SY founders Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon’s marital split "These days are so uncertain" Ranaldo sings But with Wilco's Nels Cline helping him spool out riffs this serenely pretty Ranaldo's future sounds assured Listen to...
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Technology Review
Super Bowl, and Its Ads, Set a Tweet Record
The surging social-media response to TV promises to shape future programming and advertising trends.
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Reuters
Tour wants second Desert Swing, says Bjorn
DUBAI (Reuters) - European Tour officials are keen to launch a second 'Desert Swing' in the future, tournament committee chairman Thomas Bjorn said on Tuesday.
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Reuters
Going mobile: Travel's eventual high-tech future
LONDON (Reuters) - Welcome to the airport terminal of the future.
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sueddeutsche
Interview with James A. Lewis: "We Have to Get Our Defenses in Order"
Currently, only few states possess the means to wage a real cyberwar. The technology, however, is becoming more widespread. Less stable countries, like Iran or North Korea, as well as non-governmental hacker collectives, could be tempted to deploy it. States are facing a potentially chaotic future, should they miss setting up proper lines of defense, warns James A. Lewis.
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USA Today
First lady to promote healthy food in Calif.
First lady Michelle Obama visits the future Northgate Gonzalez Market to showcase efforts made to for grocers in low-income neighborhoods.
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New York Times
‘Super PAC’ for Gingrich to Get $5 Million Infusion
The supporter, Dr. Miriam Adelson, is the wife of Sheldon Adelson, a longtime Gingrich friend and patron who contributed $5 million to the super PAC, Winning Our Future, this month.
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Les Echos
Estrosi (UMP) muscle encore le dispositif de sécurité publique à Nice
[[350786]] NICE (AFP) : Le député-maire UMP de Nice, Christian Estrosi, a annoncé jeudi soir le renforcement du dispositif de sécurité publique dans sa ville, l'une des plus vidéosurveillées de France, avec la future installation de "caméras nomades" et d'un système de "vidéosurveillance...
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La Voix du Nord
Un jeune Sinois victime de violences policières Ÿ Le MRAP réclame une enquête impartiale
Lors d'une conférence de presse organisée à l'initiative du MRAP (Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples), une vingtaine de personnes ont apporté leur soutien à Mimoun Bensalah, un Sinois qui dit avoir été victime de violences policières.histoires liéesMontigny-en-Ostrevent : des tags à caractère nazi sur la façade de la future mosquée
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Times LIVE
Refit FET colleges to take up tertiary slack
Sunday Times Editorial: TRADITIONALLY, a university education has been viewed by South Africans as a sure way to a bright future - guaranteeing a well-paying job and, truth be told, some social prestige. No wonder, then, that parents go to great lengths to ensure their children attain such an education: working harder, cutting back on luxuries, praying more.
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Telegraph
Rubens, the artist who helped to shape the future of Europe
Ruben's art helped shape the future of Europe and is now the focus of an exhibition at Tate Britain.
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Mail & Guardian
'I am not worried about dying'
A rare condition makes Hayley Okines age eight times faster than normal. At 14 she has passed her life expectancy, but firmly believes in the future.
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Handelsblatt
Honda Civic im Test: Die Raumkapsel probt den Neustart
Honda probt den Neustart in der Golf-Klasse und bringt die neunte Generation des Civic in Stellung. Noch ein wenig überdrehter gezeichnet als der Vorgänger sieht er aus wie das Raumschiff von Captain Future.
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Zeit
Dokumentation: Des Kubaners Sehnsucht nach der Zukunft
Für "A letter to the Future" wurden Kubaner begleitet, ihre Träume aufgezeichnet und deren Scheitern. Der Film ist ein Abschied auf die Utopie vom gerechteren Leben.
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Orf
Ins Nirgendwo
Ab dieser Woche ist Miranda Julys neuer Film in den heimischen Kinos zu sehen: "The Future". Mit viel Liebe zum Detail stellt die Filmemacherin diesmal ein junges Paar in den Mittelpunkt.
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Technology Review
Hologram Method Used to Study Neurons
Pierre Magistretti of the Brain Mind Institute at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne explains how holographic microscopy works.Advertisement:
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The Nation
Brutality in Tahrir begins to define Egypts outlook
The images from Tahrir Square from the past three days are frightening for Egypts future. A young woman, partially stripped of her clothes, dragged along the ground and beaten by security forces; soldiers throwing stones and urinating onto protesters from the roof of a building; and the Scientific Museum, home to an archive including 200-year-old documents, gutted by fire. Ten months after the...
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The Nation
No room for martial law: Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that there was no room for military coup in Pakistan and future of democracy was secured. Talking to media here in Lahore, Gilani said that memogate issue was a conspiracy to postpone the senate election. He said that he meet Army Chief to make unity in the country. There is no room for chair-taker, care-taker or technocrat government in the coun...
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The Nation
PML-Q on verge of extinction in S Punjab
MULTAN - The recent wave of party switchovers has changed the face of politics in South Punjab region, forcing the observers to dub it as a political tsunami. Though a few leaders quit the PPP and PML-N, the largest number of turncoats came from the PML-Q. Many political heavyweights, who were highly worried about their political future because of stumbling position of their party and cold resp...
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Le Point
Les 18-25 ans voient l'avenir en noir
No future ! Le slogan des Sex Pistols revient en force. L'Institut Diderot...
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Le Figaro
La victoire des héroïques handballeuses françaises
Face à la Russie, pourtant triple tenante du titre, l'équipe de France a démontré qu'elle avait l'étoffe d'une future championne du monde en s'imposant d'une main de fer. Direction les demi-finales désormais pour les Bleues.
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Le Echos
Paris : Dati entre en « résistance » face à Fillon
La maire UMP du 7e arrondissement, Rachida Dati, qualifie de « faute triste » la future candidature de François Fillon dans la 2e circonscription de Paris, qu'elle vise elle aussi, dans une lettre ouverte publiée dans « Le Monde ». L'ancienne garde des Sceaux y évoque son « devoir de résistance »...
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The Nation
MPs no to Bonn, Nato
ISLAMABAD Putting its weight behind the decision of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security endorsed all major DCC decisions, including ban on the Nato supplies and vacation of Shamsi airbase and boycott of Bonn conference.Military Operations Director General Maj Gen Ishfaq Nadeem briefed the committees extra-ordinary session, which was chaired b...
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Bild
Meister-Titel 2013 - Captain Future Klopp
Auch in Sachen Zukunftsplanung hängt Dortmund die Bayern immer häufiger ab... Vorm Hammer-Gipfel gegen Gladbach grüßt der BVB wieder von der Liga-Spitze.Foto: Fotomontage Steinbach
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WHO
Unparalleled global progress in HIV response but sustained investment vital
30 November 2011 -- The Report on the global HIV/AIDS response shows that increased access to HIV services resulted in a 15% reduction of new infections over the past decade and a 22% decline in AIDS-related deaths in the last five years. While there is still much to be done, 2011 was a game changing year, in terms of current progress and innovations creating hope for substantial futur...
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The Nation
Pakistan not to comprise sovereignty for Afghan peace: Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan will not attend Bonn Conference and will prefer its own sovereignty, integrity and honour. Talking to media on Wednesday in Karachi, he said that Afghan President Hamid Karzai had requested him not to boycott Bonn Conference on Afghanistan future as it would not be taken well. I tell him Pakistan and Afghanistan are twin brothers an...
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exchnage4media
I refrain from saying, I told you so...: Michael Roth, CEO, IPG
On the back of a strong third quarter, where India has grown by 19 per cent, IPG’s Michael I. Roth is bullish on the future of the holding company in India. IPG’s way forward would be to build on its agencies here. As Roth says, “it does not need to do a ‘Mudra’”
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Reuters
Renewable energy becoming cost competitive, IEA says
LONDON (Reuters) - Renewable energy technology is becoming increasingly cost competitive and growth rates are in line to meet levels required of a sustainable energy future, the International Energy...
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Liberation
Sarkozy voit des fraudeurs partout
La violente charge du chef de l’Etat, mardi à Bordeaux, sur les arnaques aux prestations sociales préfigure la place du thème de l’assistanat dans la future campagne.
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manager magazin
CEO of the Future: Der Hammer-Mann setzt sich durch
Jungmanager suchen beim Chef-Casting "CEO of the Future" das passende Lametta für ihren Überflieger-Lebenslauf. Der Wettstreit ist entschieden. Gewonnen hat der Kandidat, den viele unterschätzten.
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Rolling Stone
'X Factor' Recap: Now With 100 Percent Less Intensity
The thing about making predictions is that none of us knows what the future holds The one true crystal ball is that which comprises the borders of each day its truths made evident only in passing Man plans God laughs et cetera and so forth All this is to say...
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Rolling Stone
In Time
Pretty cast Potent premise Piss-poor execution And so dies In Time a wannabe sci-fi epic set in the near future where time literally is money Filmmaker Andrew Niccol who earned praise for directing Gattaca and co-writing The Truman Show sees a world where everyone stops aging after 25 (like in LA but without...
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Technology Review
Review: Apple, By the Book
The new biography of Steve Jobs offers insights about Apple's future direction.
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Rolling Stone
Fading Fading Celebrating: What Happens Now for Sonic Youth?
Soul-crushing words nobody ever expected or wanted to hear the future of Sonic Youth appears to be in doubt Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore announced their separation on Friday night after 27 years of marriage The band has a few upcoming November gigs in South America; it's officially "uncertain" if
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Rolling Stone
Environment: Ten Things Obama Must Do
When Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination for president in 2008 he declared that future generations would remember it as "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal" More than three years later the oceans are still rising and our planet...
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Technology Review
Companies Put Their Heads Together to Make Chips that Stack Up
IBM and 3M aim to make ultrafast three-dimensional chips that can stay cool enough to be practical in consumer products.Advertisement:
Visualize the Future of the Network
Do you know what a zettabyte is? Does the cloud confuse you? Why will your company need a CIO? Make sure you’re in the know with Cisco and be prepared for what’s in store. Read, learn, share and discuss the future of the Int...
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People Daily
Astronauts being prepped as space station nears
A research project to train astronauts and study their ability to endure space missions has been launched as the country gears up for the launching of two unmanned space modules later this year, aimed at future space dockings.
The research looks into the impact of prolonged stays of astronauts in conditions of zero gravity, rapid day and night shifts, and limited living quarters, so as to gu...
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DnJournal
Ostrofsky Book "Get Rich Click!" Debuts at #1 + More Events, People & Companies in the News
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com:: Marc Ostrofsky's new book "Get Rich Click!" has soared to #1 on charts at BarnesAndNoble.com and Amazon. Also in the news; DomainConvergence, a Future Trends Domains Auction, FMA's Launch of Arabs.com, the Evan Ross - President Obama Connection & Ray Hackney.
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China Daily
World Heritage Tour in China
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Both our cultural and natural heritage are irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
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USA Today
NASA's seven new space pioneers are companies
A half century ago the Mercury Seven embodied America's space future. Now it's the merchant seven: space companies for hire.
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Foreign Policy
Is "aggregate-and-forget" the future of cyber-extortion?
Dancho Danchev, who is one of my most favorite bloggers on all things "cyber-security", has a great post about the rapidly changing market for DDOS attacks (btw, I think that the next supermegaduper-sequel to Freakonomics should definitely include a chapter about the markets for DDOS attacks) ...a huge number of "boutique vendors" of DDoS services remain reluctant
to initiate DDoS attacks again...
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Technology Review
Jonathan Miller, chief executive officer of AOL, on the future of rich media |
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Countries |
MIX |
| 1 | United States | 126.413 |
| 2 | India | 75.423 |
| 3 | Germany | 26.806 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 25.561 |
| 5 | Russia | 14.640 |
| 6 | Brazil | 12.455 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 12.050 |
| 8 | France | 11.835 |
| 9 | Italy | 9.945 |
| 10 | Spain | 8.575 |
| 11 | Turkey | 7.159 |
| 12 | Mexico | 5.820 |
| 13 | Argentina | 5.539 |
| 14 | Canada | 5.290 |
| 15 | Poland | 5.025 |
| 16 | Australia | 4.471 |
| 17 | Philipines | 4.060 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 3.760 |
| 19 | Korea South | 3.530 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 3.048 |
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Media |
MIX |
| 1 | Dainik Jagran | 22.000 |
| 2 | CNN Editions (International) | 18.000 |
| 3 | Dainik Bhaskar | 17.600 |
| 4 | CNN | 14.000 |
| 5 | NDTV | 6.000 |
| 6 | Globo | 5.000 |
| 7 | Times of India | 4.800 |
| 8 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 3.750 |
| 9 | BBC News | 3.375 |
| 10 | foxnews | 3.300 |
| 11 | Bild | 3.200 |
| 12 | GameSpot.com | 2.740 |
| 13 | Dailymail | 2.700 |
| 14 | New York Times | 2.550 |
| 15 | ORT – Channel One | 2.500 |
| 16 | The Sun | 2.500 |
| 17 | IBN live | 2.500 |
| 18 | Joong Ang Ilbo | 2.500 |
| 19 | ESPN | 2.200 |
| 20 | sportbox TV rtr | 2.060 |
| More Media >> |
# |
Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 205.131 |
| 2 | Hindi | 44.120 |
| 3 | German | 32.413 |
| 4 | Spanish | 25.069 |
| 5 | Portuguese | 14.355 |
| 6 | French | 13.345 |
| 7 | Russian | 12.870 |
| 8 | Indonesian | 12.050 |
| 9 | Italian | 9.945 |
| 10 | Turkish | 7.079 |
| 11 | Polish | 5.025 |
| 12 | Dutch | 4.570 |
| 13 | Arabic | 4.520 |
| 14 | Romanian | 2.886 |
| 15 | Swedish | 2.720 |
| 16 | Gujarati | 2.000 |
| 17 | Tamil | 1.750 |
| 18 | Chinese | 1.720 |
| 19 | Czech | 1.170 |
| 20 | Greek | 1.068 |
| More Languages >> |
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| 1 | Stock exchange |