2014年12月26日 星期五

2014-12-27 U.S. Spotlight


Pulse
   
Mark Cuban Is Not Who You Think (and to Most People, Neither Are You)   
Pulse
Earlier this year Mark Cuban was interviewed by Inc. Magazine President Eric Schurenberg at its annual GrowCo Conference. Maybe you heard about that interview, since it was a national talking point for nearly a week. (Here's the full video.) Maybe you ...


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New York Times
   
MBA Programs Start to Follow Silicon Valley Into the Data Age   
New York Times
Greg Pass, the former chief technology officer of Twitter, put the matter succinctly. The M.B.A., he observed, is “a challenged brand.” That's because the degree suggests a person steeped in finance and corporate strategy rather than in the digital-age arts of ...


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Event Horizon: 10 Tech Trends Coming in 2015   
Discovery News
A new study hypothesizes that we derive health benefits from just staring at a comfy fire, or even video of a comfy fire! Trace explains why a toasty hearth might make a dent in your blood pressure. Read More » · Earth · Weather & Extreme Events · Plants ...


   


Conservators shine new light on irreplaceable art   
PBS NewsHour
A series of paintings created by Mark Rothko for Harvard University was thought irreparably damaged by years of sun exposure and removed from view. Thirty-five years later, the paintings have returned, thanks to art historians and curators using digital ...


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ArtsBeat | The Blame Game: Karen Armstrong Talks About 'Fields of Blood'   
New York Times (blog)
The religious scholar Karen Armstrong spent seven years in a convent. She once told The Times she was “a lousy nun.” Since she turned her attention to writing about religion, her books include “A History of God,” “Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time” and ...


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Refinery29
   
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Support Shiloh's Wish To Be Called "John"   
Refinery29
Angelina Jolie's entire family recently stepped out on the red carpet to support their mother's new movie, Unbroken. The couple's oldest biological child, who was assigned female at birth, joined brothers Maddox and Pax wearing sharp suits and short haircuts ...


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Today.com
   
The easiest prime rib roast recipe: 3 tips for mastering a holiday classic   
Today.com
From Bob Cratchit's Christmas roast to the Whos of Whoville's roast beast, a roast is a wonderful centerpiece for a traditional holiday meal. But cooking a prime rib roast — especially for company — can be intimidating. Impress without the stress with this no-fail ...


   


Slimy Baltimore FOX Affiliate Caught Faking "Kill a Cop" Protest Chant   
Gawker
Last night, Baltimore's WBFF aired a video of protesters chanting "kill a cop"– evidence, it claimed, of murderously violent rhetoric on the part of anti-brutality protesters in Washington, D.C. The only problem? The protesters weren't chanting "kill a cop" at all, ...


   


Police Unions 'Standing Down' After Controversial Comments In Wake Of NYPD ...   
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- New York City's police unions have agreed to refrain from putting out more statements on Saturday's cold-blooded murder of police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, after the unions came under scrutiny for blaming Mayor Bill de Blasio ...


   


Shields and Gerson on cyber-attacks after Sony, Obama's year ahead   
PBS NewsHour
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss this week's news, including the state of race relations in America in the wake of continuing protests and the killing of two New York police officers ...


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