2015年9月5日 星期六

2015-09-06 U.S. Spotlight


The Guardian
   
Sweden and Ecuador to begin Julian Assange talks next week   
The Guardian
Sweden will begin talks with Ecuador about Julian Assange on Monday, after Stockholm moved to break the deadlock over five-year-old rape allegations against him. Sweden initially rejected a demand by Ecuador that the two countries establish a formal ...


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NPR
   
In A Remote Part Of Washington, A Scramble To Save Cattle From Flames   
NPR
More than 1,000 square miles of wildfires are burning in Washington state. In the remote Okanogan Valley in the north-central part of the state, many cattle ranchers are scrambling to save their herds. Ranchers in Omak, Wash., have lost animals, barns, ...


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Blastr
   
Silent but deadly: The best Star Wars characters with no dialogue that deserve ...   
Blastr
It's been 32 long years since we last saw our heroes on the big screen in Return of the Jedi. But on Dec. 18, one of the most famous franchises -- if not THE most famous franchise -- in movie history is returning to theaters in the much-anticipated ...

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CNBC
   
Social hour: Small businesses hop on networking bandwagon   
CNBC
Is social media the great equalizer that allows small businesses to compete with bigger rivals? As just about everyone hops on the social networking bandwagon, some say the answer to that question is yes. "Social media is essential these days to small ...


   


Yahoo News
   
Millions facing a hefty increase in Medicare premiums in 2016   
Yahoo News
Nearly a third of the roughly 50 million elderly Americans who depend on Medicare for their physician care and other health services could see their premiums jump by 52 percent or more next year. That's because of a quirk in the law that punishes ...

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Crash-Test Dummies as Republican Candidates for President   
New York Times
Will China's stock crash trigger another global financial crisis? Probably not. Still, the big market swings of the past week have been a reminder that the next president may well have to deal with some of the same problems that faced George W. Bush ...

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The San Diego Union-Tribune
   
Chargers seem to have the old, good Stevie Johnson   
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Stevie Johnson, already in flight, stretched out low above the grass, reached back across his body to grab a pass from Philip Rivers. It was a crossing route in an early practice this training camp, one of several dozen plays run that day. It was an ...

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Turn to 10
   
Drone video captures monk sunbathing atop wind turbine   
Turn to 10
A monk was spotted taking a nap and sunbathing on top of a 200 foot wind turbine in Rhode Island. (Mirror photo). PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -. The drone video of a Portsmouth Abbey Monk sunbathing atop the school's wind turbine is turning heads around the ...


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The Key to Soupe au Pistou: Lots of Vegetables   
New York Times
My first experience of soupe au pistou, that vegetable soup from the South of France, was in a freezing cold Paris garret. From a can, in the middle of winter. It remains one of my warmest and most nourishing memories. A shivering winter tableau ...

   


TechCrunch
   
The Math Behind SaaS Startup Customer Lifetime Value   
TechCrunch
One of the most critical metrics for software companies — but also one of the most difficult to measure — is the lifetime value of their customers (LTV). The lifetime value dictates how a company should spend its marketing and sales dollars ...

   

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