2014年8月10日 星期日

2014-08-11 U.K. Spotlight


'Factory Man' by Beth Macy  Financial Times
Most people in business have a story about how China has changed their industry, how over the past 30 years it has upended supply chains and grabbed daunting market share. But very few have the sort of China story that John Bassett III has. One day in ...


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  Telegraph.co.uk   
The Inbetweeners 2, review: 'hysterically funny'  Telegraph.co.uk
Dir: Iain Morris, Damon Beesley; Starring: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, Daisy Ridley, Emily Berrington, Tamla Kari. 15 cert, 96 mins. How much longer can the stars of The Inbetweeners convincingly pass for in-between? The lead ...


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5 Reasons You Should Have Sex With Your Husband Every Night  Huffington Post (blog)
I was getting a manicure the first time I learned that not all wives want to, ahem, go for a roll in the hay with their husbands. I was 16 and had picked out orange nail polish (oh, sixteen). I had a book with me but it wasn't long before I found another source of ...


   


A bold breed of Democrat has inverted Barack Obama's mentality  Financial Times
Faced with a choice between solving a problem and winning an issue, Barack Obama invariably opts for the former. The US president is a pragmatist who sees compromise not as a painful necessity but as a virtue. Unfortunately, he has seldom found any ...


   

  getwestlondon   
Londoners urged to plan ahead to avoid getting caught out by RideLondon road ...  getwestlondon
Residents affected by this year's Prudential RideLondon street cycle race are being urged to take note of road closures and plan ahead. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. This year's Prudential RideLondon 100-mile cycle ride is expected to attract close to ...


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David de Gea's girlfriend wants him to quit Manchester United  GiveMeSport
The girlfriend of David de Gea has admitted she would prefer it if the goalkeeper quit Manchester United in favour of a return to Spain. De Gea became the Premier League's most expensive goalkeeper after joining Manchester United from Atletico Madrid in ...


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Second-term presidents cost America 40 lost years  Financial Times
Disillusionment with Washington has rarely run higher. Congress is unable to act even in areas where there is widespread agreement that new measures are necessary, such as immigration, infrastructure and business tax reform. Barack Obama's ...


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Divine: the drag queen punk who happily turned the world's stomach  Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
One of the best 30 seconds ever captured on film is when Divine walks down a Baltimore high street in Pink Flamingos (1972). A 300 pound drag queen in leopard skin dress, high heels, eye makeup out of Star Trek and an attitude so flaming it was arson.

   

  The Guardian   
Health warnings on alcohol bottles should be compulsory – MPs  The Guardian
Up to 1.2 million people are admitted to hospital each year due to alcohol. Photograph: Ian West/PA. Health warnings should be compulsory on bottles of wine, beer and spirits to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive drinking and the growing problem ...


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  BBC News   
Family overwhelmed by support for injured Owen Williams  BBC News
The brother of injured Cardiff Blues rugby player Owen Williams says his family are overwhelmed by the support they have received. Williams, 22, is being treated at Cardiff's Rookwood hospital after suffering a spinal injury in a tournament in Singapore in ...


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