2014年10月27日 星期一

2014-10-28 U.S. Spotlight

  National Geographic   
Tribal Headhunters on Coney Island? Author Revisits Disturbing American Tale  National Geographic
These Igorrotes were paid $15 a month to demonstrate their culture and customs at an amusement park on Coney Island in 1905. Photograph courtesy of Claire Prentice. Linda Qiu. National Geographic. Published October 27, 2014. Transplanted from the ...


   

  USA TODAY   
John Force forces immediate resignation of crew chief Jimmy Prock  USA TODAY
With just two races remaining in the season and in the midst of a championship battle, John Force demanded the immediate resignation of crew chief Jimmy Prock after Prock submitted his resignation effective at the end of the season. Force said he learned ...


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  The Big Lead   
Russell Wilson isn't "Black Enough," Seahawks Players Allegedly Say  The Big Lead
After Percy Harvin was traded to the Jets, the leaks began almost immediately. Harvin physically fought teammates. Harvin pulled himself out of games. Harvin may have been about to “launch a mutiny” against Russell Wilson. Though (presumably) Wilson's ...


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  National Geographic   
Africa's Lions May Be Deemed Threatened in US—Will It Help?  National Geographic
A proposed Endangered Species Act listing would prevent citizens from selling lions across U.S. state or international borders. A close up photo of eyes and wounds on a male African lion'. African lions such as this male in Botswana's Okavango Delta ...


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  Christian Post   
Kirk Cameron on Halloween: 'Christians Should Have the Biggest Party on the ...  Christian Post
Actor Kirk Cameron, best known for his role as Mike Seaver in the television series "Growing Pains," poses as he arrives at the launch party for In2TV, the first broadband television network on the Internet, in Beverly Hills, California, March 15, 2006.

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Amazon is doing the world a favor by crushing book publishers  Vox
Here's a little real talk about the book publishing industry — it adds almost no value, it is going to be wiped off the face of the earth soon, and writers and readers will be better off for it. The fundamental uselessness of book publishers is why I thought it was ...


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WRINKLES IN SPACETIME: The Warped Astrophysics of Interstellar  Wired
Kip Thorne looks into the black hole he helped create and thinks, “Why, of course. That's what it would do.” ¶ This particular black hole is a simulation of unprecedented accuracy. It appears to spin at nearly the speed of light, dragging bits of the universe along ...


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More calls for quarantines across US amid Ebola concerns  PBS NewsHour
WASHINGTON — The Ebola virus's arrival in New York City and yet another West African nation – Mali – renewed questions about whether stricter travel restrictions would help lock down the deadly disease. The governors of New York and New Jersey went ...


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  National Geographic   
Daylight Savings Time Ends This Weekend: Do We Really Need It?  National Geographic
Scott Gow cleans the faces of wall clocks that are being tested at the Electric Time Company in Medfield, Massachusetts. Daylight savings time in the U.S. ends at 2 a.m. local time on November 3. Photograph by Brian Snyder, Reuters. Brian Handwerk.

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Bay Area docs decode Renee Zellweger's new face: A step too far?  SFGate (blog)
Renee Zellweger arrives at the 2014 ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on October 20, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. Image 1 of 9 - Renee Zellweger: now and then. Renee Zellweger arrives at the 2014 ...


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