2014年10月27日 星期一

2014-10-28 U.K. Spotlight


Europe's bloody borders  Financial Times
Somebody born in Lviv in 1914, who died in 1992 and never moved out of the city, would have lived in five different countries during the course of a lifetime. In 1914, Lviv, then called Lemberg, was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire; by 1919 it was part of ...


   

  The Independent   
Watch Lynda Bellingham's last Loose Women appearance  The Independent
In her last television interview with her fellow Loose Women, Lynda Bellingham told an emotional panel and audience not to cry as she told of her excitement about filming a new TV series in November. Lynda Bellingham passed away on Sunday at the age of ...


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  Telegraph.co.uk   
'What painting portraits of naked women has taught me'  Telegraph.co.uk
Aleah Chapin has seen a lot of naked women. In the past couple of years, she's studied wrinkles, tattoos, mastectomy scars, pubic hair, lactating breasts and sagging bosoms. The 28-year-old American artist, who hails from an island off Seattle and now lives ...


   


Stress tests alone will not bring the eurozone back to health  Financial Times
The examination is over. For more than a year the European Central Bank has been shining a light on the books of the eurozone's banks; this weekend it reported its conclusions. The balance sheets of 25 institutions were found wanting; the ECB concluded ...


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  BBC News   
Drone safeguards urged by UK pilots' association Balpa  BBC News
Strict regulations will need to be introduced before large drones are allowed to appear in the UK's skies, pilots association Balpa has said. It says the public must be protected against remotely-controlled drones sharing airspace with regular aircraft.

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  The Guardian   
Russell Brand's Revolution: panel verdict  The Guardian
A 21st century handbook for revolt, or posturing nonsense? We asked some of our younger writers to cast their verdict on Brand's latest book • Russell Brand: we deserve more from our democratic system • Stewart Lee: It seems Brand has more in common ...


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Cameron is right to stand up to Brussels on the budget  Financial Times
This is not a dispute the prime minister has concocted. It would trouble anyone doing his job. epa04461401 Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a press conference after the second day of ©EPA. There is a way of explaining David ...


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  BBC News   
Met Office to build £97m supercomputer  BBC News
Funding has been confirmed for a £97m supercomputer to improve the Met Office's weather forecasting and climate modelling. The facility will work 13 times faster than the current system, enabling detailed, UK-wide forecast models with a resolution of 1.5km ...


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  The Guardian (blog)   
The little-known musicians behind some of music's most famous moments  The Guardian (blog)
Well-connected … Billy Preston in 1974 with George Harrison. And President Gerald Ford, obviously. Photograph: Bettmann/CORBIS. Dave Simpson. Tuesday 21 October 2014 12.28 EDT. Share via Email · Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on ...


   

  Newsweek   
Assange: Google Is Not What It Seems  Newsweek
In June 2011, Julian Assange received an unusual visitor: the chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, arrived from America at Ellingham Hall, the country house in Norfolk, England where Assange was living under house arrest. For several hours the besieged ...


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