2015年6月8日 星期一

2015-06-09 U.K. Spotlight


BBC Sport
   
Barcelona crowned European champions for fifth time   
BBC Sport
Barcelona claimed their third Champions League in six years as the brilliance of their attacking trident proved too much for the brave challenge of Juventus in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. In a thrilling spectacle, and with both Barcelona and Juventus attempting ...


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Pistonheads.com
   
Ferrari 488GTB: Driven   
Pistonheads.com
Embargo is off, story is live - PH review of the new Ferrari 488 GTB right here! 3,304 words; of the many impressive numbers relating to the new Ferrari 488 GTB this is the total frantically speed-typed into my laptop during the technical briefing the PR boss ...


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International Business Times UK
   
Britain sees 'very strong' case for re-running World Cup bids   
International Business Times UK
There is a "very strong" case for re-running bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if it is proved that the process of awarding the tournaments was corrupt, Britain's culture secretary John Whittingdale said on Thursday (4 June). "We wait to see the outcome of ...


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Deliveroo: Making it easier to get a takeaway meal   
BBC News
A new food delivery business is trying to persuade more restaurants to embrace takeaway, by offering them the whole service on a plate. "Two minutes to get to Nando's," says experienced cycle courier Rafal. After a brisk ride through Islington in London, ...


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The Guardian
   
The man who was caged in a zoo   
The Guardian
In 1904, Ota Benga was kidnapped from Congo and taken to the US, where he was exhibited with monkeys. His appalling story reveals the roots of a racial prejudice that still haunts us. Ota Benga and fellow countrymen at the St Louis World's Fair, 1904.

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I'm a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me   
Vox
I'm a professor at a midsize state school. I have been teaching college classes for nine years now. I have won (minor) teaching awards, studied pedagogy extensively, and almost always score highly on my student evaluations. I am not a world-class teacher ...


   


International Business Times UK
   
McLaren F1 supercar up for grabs alongside rare Ferraris at car lovers' dream ...   
International Business Times UK
Deep-pocketed car lovers will have a chance to buy a rare McLaren F1 when it goes on the auction block this summer, as part of a sale of a private collection of some of the world's finest sports and supercars. The 1998 orange, three-seater F1 ...


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Search Engine Watch
   
The Collateral Damage of Google's Link Policy   
Search Engine Watch
Google's "company philosophy" states "Google search works because it relies on the millions of individuals posting links on websites to help determine which other sites offer content of value." Over the last two years Google has rolled out a series of algorithm ...


   


Black widow spiders found in grapes in Leamington Spa   
BBC News
A shopper has found a nest of black widow spiders inside a bunch of grapes from a Warwickshire supermarket. The man, who purchased the fruit in Asda, Leamington Spa, on Tuesday, alerted police to the venomous find at around 19:00 BST. The police ...


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International Business Times UK
   
How Chairman Mao, Charles I and Alexander the Great could make you a mint   
International Business Times UK
The sale of Picasso's Women Of Algiers last month for $179.4m (£116.8m, €159.4m) illustrated just how far the collectibles investment market has come, but it's not just rare paintings that are pulling in astronomical sums of money. The market in stamps and ...


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