2014年8月11日 星期一

2014-08-12 U.S. Spotlight


From piracy to al-Shabab, Somalia's president addresses challenges to building ...  PBS NewsHour
Somalia has been plagued by war, corruption and terrorism, but its leader says he wants to change its course. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joins Judy Woodruff to discuss last week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, infiltration of al-Shabab militants into ...


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Here's why Arya is the best character on 'Game of Thrones'  Entertainment Weekly (blog)
And with good reason. We love Tyrion, too! And Brienne, and Jaime, and Sansa, and everybody else who has a continuing story on Game of Thrones. Any one of them conceivably could have appeared on our list of the 25 Best Characters on TV Right Now.

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The Liquid Biopsy  MIT Technology Review
He watched his brother die from a cancer that no drug could cure. Now one of the world's most renowned cancer researchers says it's time for Plan B. By Antonio Regalado on August 11, 2014. 1 comment. Comments. Email. Service. Service. More Share. Print ...


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  New York Times   
Don't Let Your Children Grow Up to Be Farmers  New York Times
From left, Josiah Venter, Noah Patrone-Werdiger and Toby Fischer remove rocks at Ro-Jo Farms in Bethany, Conn. Credit Lili Holzer-Glier for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main ...


   


Killing of a Missouri teenager by police triggers unrest and outcries for answers  PBS NewsHour
The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, has sparked outrage and protests. Brown, a young African-American man, was unarmed. Jeffrey Brown gets reaction from Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense ...


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  Business Insider   
Here's The Difference Between Working At Facebook, Google, And Microsoft ...  Business Insider
Dima Korolev has worked at some of the biggest technology companies in the world, including Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Now he's moved on to startups. He's lived all around the world, from Moscow to Zurich and from San Francisco to Seattle.

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  New York Times   
A Cathedral Under Siege  New York Times
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — WHEN I worked as a white-water guide at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, I was often struck by how many passengers concluded their odyssey through the most iconic landscape in the United States by invoking the very same epiphany.

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  National Geographic   
Free Diving World Record Will Soon Be Pushed to 1000 Feet, Author Says  National Geographic
When James Nestor first witnessed free diving, he nearly threw up. Then he got hooked. He learned to hold his breath for four minutes, hung out with a “shark whisperer,” and even traveled, Jules Verne-like, to the bottom of the sea. Here, he talks about the ...


   

  Village Voice (blog)   
Ask Andrew WK: My Dad Is a Right-Wing Asshole  Village Voice (blog)
[Editor's note: Every Wednesday New York City's own Andrew W.K. takes your life questions, and sets you safely down the right path to a solution, a purpose or -- no surprise here -- a party. Need his help? Just ask: AskAWK@villagevoice.com]. Hi Andrew,.

   

  New York Times   
36 Hours: Lake Como, Italy  New York Times
In the foothills of the Alps in northern Italy, Lake Como deserves its reputation as a playground for the wealthy. Virtually deserted during the winter, the wishbone-shaped lake awakens from its slumber in mid-March when glamorous crowds begin flocking to ...


   

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