2015年1月6日 星期二

2015-01-07 U.K. Spotlight


Financial Times
   
Pakistan steps up hunt for Taliban leader   
Financial Times
The deadly Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar has achieved what tireless diplomacy could not: It has united Pakistan with mistrustful allies in the hunt for Mullah Fazlullah, leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan blamed for the assault. Pakistani ...


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The Guardian
   
Topless Cellist: The Improbable Life of Charlotte Moorman by Joan Rothfuss ...   
The Guardian
Electrified bikinis, cellos made of ice … Moorman created a template for avant-garde and performance art. So why is she still unknown? Charlotte Moorman. 'Helpless before her own irrespressible on-stage self' … Charlotte Moorman. Brian Dillon.

   


Who is Adam Lambert: Everything you need to know after New Year Queen ...   
Express.co.uk
ADAM LAMBERT blew us away when he sang with Queen on New Year's Eve, but where did he come from? From Simon Cowell's support to early stardom in musicals, we take a look at a new American idol. Published: 16:30, Thu, January 1, 2015. By Stefan ...


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End the feud between the spinners and the fourth estate   
Financial Times
The digital revolution will ultimately strengthen journalism, but so far public relations has managed the web far better. In the century in which PR has been an organised trade, the case for its importance in business has been the establishment of reputation.

   


BBC News
   
CES 2015: GoBe calorie counter wearable put to the test   
BBC News
A controversial calorie-counting wristband, which had been denounced by some medical experts, has been put to the test by the BBC. The creators of the GoBe wristband say it can automatically, non-invasively count the calories eaten by the wearer.

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This is Money
   
What to watch in 2015: Oil price, a close election and the big bond threat   
This is Money
The collapsing oil price has shaken financial markets and transformed expectations for 2015 in recent weeks, as the world starts adjusting to much lower fuel costs. Investors in UK markets initially took a hit as the heavily oil-weighted FTSE 100 experienced ...


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Financial Times
   
A false history supports the jihadi myth   
Financial Times
The jihadi fighters who declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria last June have little in common with the average westerner, but they do agree on this: violence and Islam are inextricably linked. The events of the past dark year might seem to bear them out.

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BBC News
   
'Burglar's shopping list' security flaw fixed   
BBC News
An online service recommended by most of the UK's police forces has fixed a privacy flaw after being alerted by a security expert. Immobilise allows members of the public to add records to the National Property Register, detailing valuables in their homes.

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Tepid coffee anyone? Europe rules percolators must shut off after five minutes   
Telegraph.co.uk
For coffee lovers it may feel like the ultimate breakfast-time interference from Brussels. In an attempt to improve energy efficiency filter coffee machines must now switch off after five minutes of percolating to prevent electricty waste. The European Commission ...


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Southampton 2-0 Arsenal: Wojciech Szczesny gifts Saints two goals as home ...   
Daily Mail
Different year same old problems for Arsenal as 2015 opened amid the sort of defensive chaos which has become an unwelcome trademark of Arsene Wenger's team. Wojciech Szczesny was the chief culprit by the Solent, directly responsible for both goals, ...


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