2015年3月17日 星期二

2015-03-18 U.S. Spotlight


Daredevil Mountain Biker Michal Kollbek Takes On Sedona's 'White Line' Trail   
Huffington Post
There's a thin line between adventurous and crazy. Judging by this drone video, that line happens to extend through Sedona, Arizona, where it's manifested as a white stripe of sandstone on the edge of a cliff. Professional mountain biker Michal Kollbek rode ...


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Los Angeles Times
   
In Mexico, a hard-hitting journalist is getting her wings clipped, again   
Los Angeles Times
She is sort of a cross between Christiane Amanpour and a dog with a bone. Carmen Aristegui is possibly Mexico's most famous journalist, very courageous and often annoying. She hosts an enormously popular four-hour daily radio program and has a nightly ...


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The Weather Channel
   
Cold Returns to the East Later This Week | The Weather Channel   
The Weather Channel
Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari talks about a clipper coming into the region and the system will move towards the Northeast possibly causing snow. Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari talks about a clipper coming into the region and the system will move towards the ...


   


The Guardian
   
Why are white people expats when the rest of us are immigrants?   
The Guardian
Surely any person going to work outside their country is an expatriate? But no, the word exclusively applies to white people. Tanned elderly retired British couple living in Costa Blanca. Expats or migrants? Photograph: Alamy. Mawuna Remarque Koutonin.

   


Do You Bite Your Nails? It Might Mean You're A Perfectionist   
Huffington Post
Are you mindlessly twisting your hair or biting your nails as you read this article? New research from the University of Montreal suggests that compulsive behaviors like these might say more about your personality than you think. People who are generally ...


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Yahoo Sports
   
From McDonald's All-American to McDonald's worker: How David Harrison lost ...   
Yahoo Sports
Former Indiana Pacers center David Harrison, a little more than a decade removed from being a first-round pick in the NBA draft, has struggled to make a consistent living since his basketball career ended – to the point he said he took a job working at ...


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New York Times
   
How to Survive the College Admissions Madness   
New York Times
HERE we go again. At Harvard, Emory, Bucknell and other schools around the country, there have been record numbers of applicants yearning for an elite degree. They'll get word in the next few weeks. Most will be turned down. All should hear and heed the ...


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FiveThirtyEight
   
Roundtable: Chip Kelly Is A Madman And Must Be Stopped (Or He's A Mad ...   
FiveThirtyEight
Tuesday marked the beginning of a new year on the NFL calendar, and the Philadelphia Eagles apparently decided to celebrate the occasion with a flurry of major transactions. In response, we summoned a special FiveThirtyEight NFL roundtable, wherein ...


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BBC News
   
The glove that transmits 'touch' over the internet   
BBC News
Lesley is an award-winning Canadian freelance writer-producer. Her work has been featured by New Scientist, CBC, Nature, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Slate, amongst others. Always in pursuit of quirky stories, she tweets at @ljevanso.

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Yahoo News
   
Pope declares jubilee in powerful reform signal   
Yahoo News
Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Friday marked the second anniversary of his election by declaring a jubilee year that will be interpreted as a powerful signal of his commitment to reforming the Church. The extraordinary holy year, dedicated to the theme ...


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