2015年1月26日 星期一

2015-01-27 U.S. Spotlight


Bones From Era of Alexander the Great Raise More Questions Than Answers   
National Geographic
Analysis of human remains may take years to sort out who was buried in massive Greek tomb. Picture of the two sphinxes found under an apse at the Kasta Tumulus, near ancient. Two guardian sphinxes sit on a marble lintel at the entrance to the tomb at ...


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For Muslims in U.K., not feeling 'British' can lead some to extremism   
PBS NewsHour
Nearly a third of the 15,000 foreign fighters for Islamic State are Muslims from Western Europe, seeking an alternative to the alienation some feel here at home. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports from London on how cultural isolation ...


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Up close with the HoloLens, Microsoft's most intriguing product in years   
The Verge
We just finished a heavily scripted, carefully managed, and completely amazing demonstration of Microsoft's HoloLens technology. Four demos, actually, each designed to show off a different use case for a headset that projects holograms into real space.

   


New York Times (blog)
   
The Benefits of a Lunch Hour Walk   
New York Times (blog)
To combat afternoon slumps in enthusiasm and focus, take a walk during the lunch hour. A new study finds that even gentle lunchtime strolls can perceptibly — and immediately — buoy people's moods and ability to handle stress at work. It is not news, ...


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Pitchfork Media
   
Photo by: Andrew Thomas Huang courtesy of One Little Indian   
Pitchfork Media
With each album she makes, Björk immerses us in a fantastical universe of her own design. Now, on Vulnicura, she's letting us in to her world—though it is not necessarily one of her own choosing. The album outlines the dissolution of Björk's relationship with ...


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Why IRS Form 1099 Is So Dangerous To Your Tax Bill   
Forbes
How harmful could a little Form 1099 be anyhow? They are small, look innocent enough, and there are so many of them! That might lull you into thinking they don't count. But be careful. It's Form 1099 season, and companies big and small are churning them ...


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New York Times
   
Belgium Confronts the Jihadist Danger Within   
New York Times
BRUSSELS — When Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Belgian-born son of an immigrant shopkeeper from Morocco, went to Syria a year ago to wage jihad, nobody paid much attention. He was just one of more than two dozen angry young men from the grimy ...


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Bloomberg
   
Billionaire Greene Bets on U.S. While Bemoaning Jobs   
Bloomberg
(Corrects source of wealth in first paragraph and location of firm in third paragraph of story published Jan. 21. Adds comments from Greene in the sixth and 10th paragraphs. Click DAVOS for more on the World Economic Forum.) Billionaire Jeff Greene, who ...


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Fox News
   
Mutant AK-47s, long guns, take center stage at SHOT Show   
Fox News
Rifles always feature big at SHOT, the world's largest gun show, and this year is no exception. Nearly 70,000 people have convened in Las Vegas for the 37th Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show), with more than 1,600 exhibitors from all ...


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New York Times
   
The Orthodox Sex Guru   
New York Times
In one of her early sessions with the patient, Bat Sheva Marcus, an Orthodox Jewish sex counselor, drew up a list. The patient, who was in her 20s, wore the uniform of her rigidly devout sect: a dark suit with a shapeless skirt reaching well below the knee, dark ...


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