Wednesday, August 22, 2012

PBS - Nova - Smartest Machine's On Earth



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The Top Ten Stocks for Tuesday, August 22


Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Deirdre Bolton, John Lipton, Dominic Chu and Alix Steel report on today’s ten most important stocks including Nokia, Zynga and Apple. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)

High Crop Prices, Profits Sink for Dairy Farmers


Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Alix Steel reports on the severe impact the drought has had on dairy farmers. She speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg)

Willis: `Hot Air Has Levitated This Market'


Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Albert Fried & Co.'s Ben Willis talks about central banks' monetary policies. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg)

Snack Pack: Gold, Dollar, H-P, Corporate Bonds


Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Adam Johnson, Stephanie Ruhle, Alix Steel Sara Eisen and Dominic Chu update the top trading stories of the day. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Lunch Money."

Anger spreads as South Africa mourns



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by
South Africa is still in mourning after 34 striking miners were shot by police at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine. Lonmin meanwhile has warned it may seek fresh capital. Daniel Garrahan reports on the future for Lonmin, the platinum industry and South Africa itself.

Related article: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c9dcbf0-eb73-11e1-b8b7-00144feab49a.html

08/22/2012 LATEST BUSINESS BULLETIN



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by
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Great Scot! It's Edinburgh festival 2012



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by
It's been a launch pad for the careers of Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Eddie Izzard, Robin Williams, Jude Law and more. In today's Culture show, Eve Jackson visits the largest arts festival in the world: the Edinburgh festival.
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Lübeck in 60 secs | UNESCO World Heritage



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by
Lübeck is also known as the "Queen of the Hanseatic League." In 1987, UNESCO made history by declaring an entire historic town center in northern Europe as a World Heritage site. The old part of the city is located on an island overlooked by seven church spires. No other Hanseatic town has such a distinctive cityscape.

Silicon Wadi in the West Bank | Made in Germany



Published on Aug 21, 2012 by
In Ramallah's up-and-coming Silicon Wadi, young Palestinian IT professionals are finding new business opportunities. However, they have to work to counteract the negative image that continues to plague the conflict-ridden region and often face skepticism from potential investors.
Find out more: www.dw.de/dw/episode/9798/0,,16140651,00.html

Air Guitar Champion Aline Westphal | Euromaxx



Published on Aug 21, 2012 by
Last year student Aline Westphal was the first female contestant from Germany to win the air guitar world championships. Now she is defending her title in Oulu, Finland.
Find out more: www.dw.de/dw/episode/9798/0,,16140620,00.html

Germany and Switzerland in a tussle over taxes | Made in Germany



Published on Aug 21, 2012 by
Years of negotiations went into developing the German-Swiss tax treaty set to go into effect at the start of next year. That treaty is now in peril in the wake of accusations that the Swiss bank UBS helped its German clients evade taxes at home.
Find out more: www.dw.de/dw/episode/9798/0,,16140651,00.html

"Hidden Champion" under Asian Ownership | Made in Germany



Published on Aug 21, 2012 by
ASM Assembly Systems products are essential in the automated mass production of many industrial products. The Munich-based company, formerly a unit of Siemens, prides itself in being the "hidden champion" of placement technology. Last year, the firm was acquired by Hong Kong-based ASMPT.
Find out more: www.dw.de/dw/episode/9798/0,,16140651,00.html

European markets at close: 22.08.2012



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by

Greece: more time, more cuts?



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is on a charm offensive meeting eurozone leaders to try to persuade them that all his country needs is more time to get its economy sorted out - and slash its deficit.

He started with eurozone finance ministers' chief Jean-Claude Juncker in Athens.
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Europe slowdown hits Japan exports



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ Japan's exports slumped by the most in six months in July as shipments to Europe and China tumbled.

Economists had expected a fall of 2.9 percent from the same month last year; in fact it was 8.1 percent.

Exports to the struggling European Union plunged by 25.1 percent. That was the biggest such drop since October 2009.
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WTO membership: good or bad for Russia?



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ Russia's 19-year wait to become a member of the World Trade Organisation is finally over.

Some economists and politicians believe the country could be transformed with the economy boosted by foreign investment.
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Tortellini and rabbit dish for the non-squeamish



Published on Aug 22, 2012 by
We're going to be making Italian food now, as our expat chef shows us how to cook tortellini.

To take us through it, here's Prime Time's Martyn Andrews.

Russian Shard: Gazprom tower to adorn St Pete skyline



Published on Aug 21, 2012 by
Energy giant Gazprom is to get its giant tower...

St. Petersburg has yielded, and given the firm permission to build a 500m-tall HQ in the outskirts of the city.

The project has split opinion, with many fearing the ultra-modern mega-structure will spoil the northern capital's historic look.

Town Bakes 230 foot Blueberry Pie



Created: 2012-08-21 13:28 EST

To celebrate their 70th anniversary, the city of Krasnovishersk, in central European Russia baked a massive blueberry pie. Located on the banks of the Vishera River in the Perm Krai, the town employed bakers, using hundreds of pounds of ingredients - flour, sugar, berries, and five hundred eggs - to start at 7:00 AM. Starting on Friday, it took them over a day, baking the pie in sections. ...

Australian Opal—A Precious Gemstone Unearthed



Created: 2012-08-21 11:19 EST

Australia’s national gemstone has a history dating back to the age of the dinosaurs and has adorned the crowns of kings. Queen Victoria was known to love opals. Shakespeare referred to the opal as “a miracle and queen of gems”. The Greek word ‘opalus’ means ‘change of color’ and it’s the colors that make each opal unique.
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Philippines Black Market is China's Source of Cheaper Gold



Created: 2012-08-22 03:37 EST

High world gold prices are a boon to small-scale miners in the southern Philippines these days, and a mine worker can earn ten times as much as a laborer in Manila.
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Máy bơm cho trẻ em chờ thay tim



Published on Aug 21, 2012 by
Tập san y học New England vừa có một bài giới thiệu sự lợi ích và an toàn của một máy bơm tim loại nhỏ được chế tạo tại Đức và có tên là "Trái Tim Berlin." Một số chuyên viên ở Mỹ cũng đóng góp vào phát minh này, trong đó có một nhóm thuộc bệnh viện nhi khoa Texas ở thành phố Houston. Khi đến thăm nhóm này, phóng viên VOA được biết "Trái Tim Berlin" đã được mang ra thử nghiệm từ năm 2007 và đã có nhiều trẻ em được cứu sống. Sau đây là các chi tiết khác.

VOA60 Hoa Kỳ 21/08/2012



Published on Aug 21, 2012 by
Hai người chết sau khi một chiếc xe lửa trật đường rầy ở bang Maryland.
Bão lớn gây thiệt hại nặng nề cho nhiều khu vực ở bang Arizona.
Thượng nghị sĩ Todd Akin của Ðảng Cộng Hòa bị áp lực nặng nề phải từ bỏ cuộc vận động để giành một ghế Thượng viện tại Missouri, sau khi nói rằng một phụ nữ không thể mang thai vì bị hãm hiếp.
Các giếng nước bắt đầu cạn nước vì hạn hán nghiêm trọng tại vùng Trung Tây.
Ðệ nhất Phu nhân Michelle Obama chủ trì dạ tiệc dành cho các thiếu niên thắng Giải Công thức món ăn lành mạnh.

VOA60 Thế Giới 21/08/2012



Published on Aug 21, 2012 by
Tổng thống Obama khuyến cáo chính quyền Assad rằng dùng hoặc chuẩn bị dùng vũ khí hóa học sẽ khiêu khích Hoa Kỳ can thiệp vào cuộc tranh chấp.
Hơn 20 người bị thương trong các cuộc đụng độ giữa những người ủng hộ ông Assad và những người chống đối ông tại thành phố Tripoli ở Bắc Libăng.
Xe bom điều khiển từ xa giết chết ít nhất 8 người và gây thương tích cho hàng chục người khác ở Ðông-Nam Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ.
Ðội tuần duyên giải cứu hơn 80 di dân ra khỏi một chiếc xuồng đang chìm ngoài khơi đảo Lampedusa.
Chưa hẳn là một cuộc đua Olympics, nhưng một cuộc thi ném điện thoại di động ở Phần Lan đã thu hút những người dự giải đến từ khắp nơi trên thế giới.

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