Επανάληψη Κυριακή 15 Ιουλίου 2012

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Μερικά άτομα που μοιράζονται αυτά τα γενέθλια:

  • Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας (πολιτικός, στρατιωτικός ηγέτης, Γεννήθηκε στις 20 Ιουλίου 356)
  • Μοχάμεντ μπιν Ρασίντ αλ Μακτούμ (επιχειρηματίας, ποιητής, πολιτικός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1949)
  • Ντιάνε Κρούγκερ (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, ηθοποιός φωνής, μοντέλο, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1976)
  • Τράβις Φίμελ (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, μοντέλο, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1979)
  • Ρέμπραντ (γραφίστας, ζωγράφος, οξυγράφος, σκιτσογράφος, συλλέκτης, συλλέκτης τέχνης, σχεδιαστής, χαράκτης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1606)
  • Φόρεστ Γουίτακερ (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, ηθοποιός φωνής, καρατέκα, παραγωγός ταινιών, σκηνοθέτης κινηματογραφικών έργων, σκηνοθέτης τηλεόρασης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1961)
  • Μπριγκίτε Νίλσεν (ηθοποιός ταινιών, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1963)
  • Τέιλορ Κίνεϊ (ηθοποιός θεάτρου, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, καλλιτεχνικό μοντέλο, μοντέλο, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1981)
  • Σουλτάνος Χασανάλ Μπολκιάχ (πολιτικός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1946)
  • Μπουράκ Γιλμάς (ποδοσφαιριστής, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1985)
  • Σκοτ Φόλεϊ (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, παραγωγός ταινιών, σκηνοθέτης κινηματογραφικών έργων, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1972)
  • Ίαν Κέρτις (κιθαρίστας, μουσικός, ποιητής, στιχουργός, συνθέτης, τραγουδιστής, τραγουδιστής-τραγουδοποιός, τραγουδοποιός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1956)
  • Γιούρικο Κόικε (πολιτικός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1952)
  • Τζέσε Βεντούρα (αθλητικός εκφωνητής, ακτιβιστής για την ειρήνη, επαγγελματίας παλαιστής, ηθοποιός ταινιών, πολιτικός, ραδιοφωνικός παρουσιαστής, συγγραφέας, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1951)
  • Κιμ Τζου-ριουνγκ (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός θεάτρου, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1976)
  • Ζακ Ντεριντά (Καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου, κριτικός λογοτεχνίας, συγγραφέας, φιλόσοφος, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1930)
  • Γκάμπριελ Ιγκλέσιας (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, ηθοποιός φωνής, κωμικός, κωμικός stand-up, παραγωγός ταινιών, σεναριογράφος, συγγραφέας, τραγουδιστής, χορευτής, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1976)
  • Βάλτερ Μπένγιαμιν (δοκιμιογράφος, ιστορικός της λογοτεχνίας, κοινωνιολόγος, κριτικός λογοτεχνίας, κριτικός τέχνης, μεταφραστής, συγγραφέας, φιλόσοφος, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1892)
  • Λάνα Παρίγια (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1977)
  • Έμελιν Πάνκχερστ (ακτιβιστής ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, πολιτικός, σουφραζέτα, φεμινιστής, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1858)
  • Τζο Σατριάνι (κιθαρίστας, μουσικός, παίκτης μαντολίνου, παίκτης πάντζο, παιδαγωγός, συνθέτης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1956)
  • Ντανίλο Λουίς ντα Σίλβα (ποδοσφαιριστής, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1991)
  • Πάτρικ Γουέιν (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1939)
  • Τζιμ Ρας (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, ηθοποιός φωνής, παραγωγός ταινιών, σεναριογράφος, σκηνοθέτης κινηματογραφικών έργων, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1970)
  • Μάριο Κέμπες (δημοσιογράφος, ποδοσφαιριστής, προπονητής ποδοσφαίρου, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1954)
  • Άνταμ Σάβατζ (γλύπτης, ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, καθηγητής, καλλιτέχνης, μηχανικός, παραγωγός ταινιών, παρουσιαστής, τηλεοπτικός παρουσιαστής, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1967)
  • Ανν Σινκλαίρ (δημοσιογράφος, συλλέκτης τέχνης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1948)
  • Βιλφρέντο Παρέτο (Καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου, κοινωνιολόγος, μαθηματικός, μηχανικός, οικονομολόγος, φιλόσοφος, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1848)
  • Γουέιντ Φαν Νίκερκ (δρομέας ταχύτητας, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1992)
  • Τζέισον Μπόναμ (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ντράμερ, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1966)
  • Άιρις Μέρντοκ (βιογράφος, καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου, μυθιστοριογράφος, πεζογράφος, ποιητής, συγγραφέας, φιλόσοφος, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1919)
  • Έντι Γκρίφιν (ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, καλλιτέχνης καμπαρέ, παραγωγός ταινιών, ράπερ, σεναριογράφος, τηλεοπτικός παραγωγός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1968)
  • Νουρ Μουχαμάντ Ταρακί (δημοσιογράφος, ποιητής, πολιτικός, συγγραφέας, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1917)
  • Τζον Ντολμαγιάν (μουσικός, ντράμερ, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1973)
  • Φραγκίσκος της Σαξονίας-Κόμπουργκ-Ζάαλφελντ (αριστοκράτης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1750)
  • Τζόσελυν Μπελ-Μπερνέλ (αστρονόμος, αστροφυσικός, φυσικός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1943)
  • Αριάννα Χάφινγκτον Στασινοπούλου (βιογράφος, δημοσιογράφος, επιχειρηματίας, ηθοποιός φωνής, μπλόγκερ, πολιτικός, ραδιοφωνικός παρουσιαστής, συγγραφέας, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1950)
  • Ιρέν Ζακόμπ (ηθοποιός θεάτρου, ηθοποιός ταινιών, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1966)
  • Ροζαλίντα Τσελεντάνο (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, μοντέλο, τραγουδιστής, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1968)
  • Λάουρα Κιάτι (ηθοποιός ταινιών, μοντέλο, τραγουδιστής, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1982)
  • Λολίτα Νταβίντοβιτς (ηθοποιός ταινιών, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1961)
  • Αλέξανδρος της Έσσης (αξιωματικός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1823)
  • Χιθ Σλέιτερ (επαγγελματίας παλαιστής, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1983)
  • Τρίσταν Γουάιλντς (ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1989)
  • Αλεξάντερ Φράι (ποδοσφαιριστής, προπονητής ποδοσφαίρου, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1979)
  • Άρτιμους Πάιλ (ντράμερ, τραγουδοποιός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1948)
  • Λετίσια Καλντερόν (ηθοποιός θεάτρου, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1968)
  • Μιλ Μάσκαρας (επαγγελματίας παλαιστής, ηθοποιός, ηθοποιός ταινιών, ηθοποιός τηλεόρασης, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1942)
  • Ανίμπαλ Καβάκο Σίλβα (Καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου, οικονομολόγος, πολιτικός, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1939)
  • Καρλ Μπιλντ (διπλωμάτης, μπλόγκερ, πολιτικός, συγγραφέας, Γεννήθηκε στις 15 Ιουλίου 1949)

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Date: 16 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

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Loan Moratorium Approved in Italy

Date: 15 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

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Italian companies have made 16,000 applications to postpone 5.5 billion euros of payments since a loan moratorium began in March; small and medium-size Italian companies will be permitted to suspend payments on 3.6 billion euros ($4.4 billion) of debt for as long as a year.

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Date: 16 July 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

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MSNBC.com renames itself NBCNews.com, ending the site’s brand confusion with the cable channel of the same name and signifying that NBC’s long relationship with Microsoft is over; NBC's parent Comcast is acquiring Microsoft's stake in the joint venture for $300 million; moves come at a time when television news operations are increasingly looking online for advertising dollars and new audiences.

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This Season, Cold Facts Are Getting in Investors’ Way

Date: 15 July 2012

By JEFF SOMMER

Jeff SOMMER

Jeff Sommer Strategies column, citing new data and the work of some economists who are sifting through it, warns that the slowing economy could be a temporary stumble or signal another recession.

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Made Where?

Date: 15 July 2012

By ERIC WILSON

Eric WILSON

Eric Wilson comments on ABC News report that pointed out that the Ralph Lauren uniforms American athletes will wear at the 2012 Olympics ceremonies are made in China; says uproar has caught officials at Lauren by surprise. Photos (M)

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French President Wants Private Lives Kept Private

Date: 15 July 2012

By STEVEN ERLANGER

Steven ERLANGER

Francois Hollande, the new French president, says that he has told those close to him to keep their private lives private and to resolve their conflicts away from the news media; he has been embarrassed by the evident strain between his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, and his four children, whom he fathered with former Socialist presidential candidate, Segolene Royal.

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Latest Word on the Trail? I Take It Back

Date: 16 July 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Faced with an unforgiving, gaffe-obsessed media culture, politicians and their advisers are routinely demanding that reporters allow them final editing power over any quotations that appear in print; it is a double-edged sword for journalists, who are getting the on-the-record quotes they have long asked for, but losing much of the spontaneity and authenticity in their interviews.

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Trying to Eradicate Reports of a Cockroach Invasion

Date: 16 July 2012

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

Elisabetta POVOLEDO

Naples Journal; Italian news media reports that red cockroaches, the American type, have invaded Naples, but health and city officials deny reports; media hype helps fuel alarm, indignation and some jokes, not to mention a minor diplomatic spat with the Aeolian Islands to the south, identified by some Neapolitan officials as the source of the red bugs.

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The Moral Case for Drones

Date: 15 July 2012

By SCOTT SHANE

Scott SHANE

News analysis; some moral philosophers, political scientists and weapon specialists believe armed, unmanned aircraft offer marked moral advantages over almost any other tool of warfare, which may be surprising to those who criticize the use of drones; drones may actually reduce the number of civilian casualties, and the intensified scrutiny of their use in targeted killings may reflect a growing intolerance to the routine slaughter of previous wars.

Full Article

RIM Told to Pay $147 Million in Software Patent Dispute

Date: 16 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is found liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing software patents held by Mformation Technologies.

Full Article

Loan Moratorium Approved in Italy

Date: 15 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Italian companies have made 16,000 applications to postpone 5.5 billion euros of payments since a loan moratorium began in March; small and medium-size Italian companies will be permitted to suspend payments on 3.6 billion euros ($4.4 billion) of debt for as long as a year.

Full Article

News From the Advertising Industry

Date: 16 July 2012

By STUART ELLIOTT

Stuart ELLIOTT

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Microsoft and NBC Complete Web Divorce

Date: 16 July 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

MSNBC.com renames itself NBCNews.com, ending the site’s brand confusion with the cable channel of the same name and signifying that NBC’s long relationship with Microsoft is over; NBC's parent Comcast is acquiring Microsoft's stake in the joint venture for $300 million; moves come at a time when television news operations are increasingly looking online for advertising dollars and new audiences.

Full Article

This Season, Cold Facts Are Getting in Investors’ Way

Date: 15 July 2012

By JEFF SOMMER

Jeff SOMMER

Jeff Sommer Strategies column, citing new data and the work of some economists who are sifting through it, warns that the slowing economy could be a temporary stumble or signal another recession.

Full Article

Made Where?

Date: 15 July 2012

By ERIC WILSON

Eric WILSON

Eric Wilson comments on ABC News report that pointed out that the Ralph Lauren uniforms American athletes will wear at the 2012 Olympics ceremonies are made in China; says uproar has caught officials at Lauren by surprise. Photos (M)

Full Article

French President Wants Private Lives Kept Private

Date: 15 July 2012

By STEVEN ERLANGER

Steven ERLANGER

Francois Hollande, the new French president, says that he has told those close to him to keep their private lives private and to resolve their conflicts away from the news media; he has been embarrassed by the evident strain between his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, and his four children, whom he fathered with former Socialist presidential candidate, Segolene Royal.

Full Article

Latest Word on the Trail? I Take It Back

Date: 16 July 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Faced with an unforgiving, gaffe-obsessed media culture, politicians and their advisers are routinely demanding that reporters allow them final editing power over any quotations that appear in print; it is a double-edged sword for journalists, who are getting the on-the-record quotes they have long asked for, but losing much of the spontaneity and authenticity in their interviews.

Full Article

Trying to Eradicate Reports of a Cockroach Invasion

Date: 16 July 2012

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

Elisabetta POVOLEDO

Naples Journal; Italian news media reports that red cockroaches, the American type, have invaded Naples, but health and city officials deny reports; media hype helps fuel alarm, indignation and some jokes, not to mention a minor diplomatic spat with the Aeolian Islands to the south, identified by some Neapolitan officials as the source of the red bugs.

Full Article

The Moral Case for Drones

Date: 15 July 2012

By SCOTT SHANE

Scott SHANE

News analysis; some moral philosophers, political scientists and weapon specialists believe armed, unmanned aircraft offer marked moral advantages over almost any other tool of warfare, which may be surprising to those who criticize the use of drones; drones may actually reduce the number of civilian casualties, and the intensified scrutiny of their use in targeted killings may reflect a growing intolerance to the routine slaughter of previous wars.

Full Article

RIM Told to Pay $147 Million in Software Patent Dispute

Date: 16 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is found liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing software patents held by Mformation Technologies.

Full Article

Loan Moratorium Approved in Italy

Date: 15 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Italian companies have made 16,000 applications to postpone 5.5 billion euros of payments since a loan moratorium began in March; small and medium-size Italian companies will be permitted to suspend payments on 3.6 billion euros ($4.4 billion) of debt for as long as a year.

Full Article

News From the Advertising Industry

Date: 16 July 2012

By STUART ELLIOTT

Stuart ELLIOTT

Full Article

Microsoft and NBC Complete Web Divorce

Date: 16 July 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

MSNBC.com renames itself NBCNews.com, ending the site’s brand confusion with the cable channel of the same name and signifying that NBC’s long relationship with Microsoft is over; NBC's parent Comcast is acquiring Microsoft's stake in the joint venture for $300 million; moves come at a time when television news operations are increasingly looking online for advertising dollars and new audiences.

Full Article

This Season, Cold Facts Are Getting in Investors’ Way

Date: 15 July 2012

By JEFF SOMMER

Jeff SOMMER

Jeff Sommer Strategies column, citing new data and the work of some economists who are sifting through it, warns that the slowing economy could be a temporary stumble or signal another recession.

Full Article

Made Where?

Date: 15 July 2012

By ERIC WILSON

Eric WILSON

Eric Wilson comments on ABC News report that pointed out that the Ralph Lauren uniforms American athletes will wear at the 2012 Olympics ceremonies are made in China; says uproar has caught officials at Lauren by surprise. Photos (M)

Full Article

French President Wants Private Lives Kept Private

Date: 15 July 2012

By STEVEN ERLANGER

Steven ERLANGER

Francois Hollande, the new French president, says that he has told those close to him to keep their private lives private and to resolve their conflicts away from the news media; he has been embarrassed by the evident strain between his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, and his four children, whom he fathered with former Socialist presidential candidate, Segolene Royal.

Full Article

Latest Word on the Trail? I Take It Back

Date: 16 July 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Faced with an unforgiving, gaffe-obsessed media culture, politicians and their advisers are routinely demanding that reporters allow them final editing power over any quotations that appear in print; it is a double-edged sword for journalists, who are getting the on-the-record quotes they have long asked for, but losing much of the spontaneity and authenticity in their interviews.

Full Article

Trying to Eradicate Reports of a Cockroach Invasion

Date: 16 July 2012

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

Elisabetta POVOLEDO

Naples Journal; Italian news media reports that red cockroaches, the American type, have invaded Naples, but health and city officials deny reports; media hype helps fuel alarm, indignation and some jokes, not to mention a minor diplomatic spat with the Aeolian Islands to the south, identified by some Neapolitan officials as the source of the red bugs.

Full Article

The Moral Case for Drones

Date: 15 July 2012

By SCOTT SHANE

Scott SHANE

News analysis; some moral philosophers, political scientists and weapon specialists believe armed, unmanned aircraft offer marked moral advantages over almost any other tool of warfare, which may be surprising to those who criticize the use of drones; drones may actually reduce the number of civilian casualties, and the intensified scrutiny of their use in targeted killings may reflect a growing intolerance to the routine slaughter of previous wars.

Full Article

RIM Told to Pay $147 Million in Software Patent Dispute

Date: 16 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is found liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing software patents held by Mformation Technologies.

Full Article

Loan Moratorium Approved in Italy

Date: 15 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Italian companies have made 16,000 applications to postpone 5.5 billion euros of payments since a loan moratorium began in March; small and medium-size Italian companies will be permitted to suspend payments on 3.6 billion euros ($4.4 billion) of debt for as long as a year.

Full Article

News From the Advertising Industry

Date: 16 July 2012

By STUART ELLIOTT

Stuart ELLIOTT

Full Article

Microsoft and NBC Complete Web Divorce

Date: 16 July 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

MSNBC.com renames itself NBCNews.com, ending the site’s brand confusion with the cable channel of the same name and signifying that NBC’s long relationship with Microsoft is over; NBC's parent Comcast is acquiring Microsoft's stake in the joint venture for $300 million; moves come at a time when television news operations are increasingly looking online for advertising dollars and new audiences.

Full Article

This Season, Cold Facts Are Getting in Investors’ Way

Date: 15 July 2012

By JEFF SOMMER

Jeff SOMMER

Jeff Sommer Strategies column, citing new data and the work of some economists who are sifting through it, warns that the slowing economy could be a temporary stumble or signal another recession.

Full Article

Made Where?

Date: 15 July 2012

By ERIC WILSON

Eric WILSON

Eric Wilson comments on ABC News report that pointed out that the Ralph Lauren uniforms American athletes will wear at the 2012 Olympics ceremonies are made in China; says uproar has caught officials at Lauren by surprise. Photos (M)

Full Article

French President Wants Private Lives Kept Private

Date: 15 July 2012

By STEVEN ERLANGER

Steven ERLANGER

Francois Hollande, the new French president, says that he has told those close to him to keep their private lives private and to resolve their conflicts away from the news media; he has been embarrassed by the evident strain between his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, and his four children, whom he fathered with former Socialist presidential candidate, Segolene Royal.

Full Article

Latest Word on the Trail? I Take It Back

Date: 16 July 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Faced with an unforgiving, gaffe-obsessed media culture, politicians and their advisers are routinely demanding that reporters allow them final editing power over any quotations that appear in print; it is a double-edged sword for journalists, who are getting the on-the-record quotes they have long asked for, but losing much of the spontaneity and authenticity in their interviews.

Full Article

Trying to Eradicate Reports of a Cockroach Invasion

Date: 16 July 2012

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

Elisabetta POVOLEDO

Naples Journal; Italian news media reports that red cockroaches, the American type, have invaded Naples, but health and city officials deny reports; media hype helps fuel alarm, indignation and some jokes, not to mention a minor diplomatic spat with the Aeolian Islands to the south, identified by some Neapolitan officials as the source of the red bugs.

Full Article

The Moral Case for Drones

Date: 15 July 2012

By SCOTT SHANE

Scott SHANE

News analysis; some moral philosophers, political scientists and weapon specialists believe armed, unmanned aircraft offer marked moral advantages over almost any other tool of warfare, which may be surprising to those who criticize the use of drones; drones may actually reduce the number of civilian casualties, and the intensified scrutiny of their use in targeted killings may reflect a growing intolerance to the routine slaughter of previous wars.

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RIM Told to Pay $147 Million in Software Patent Dispute

Date: 16 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is found liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing software patents held by Mformation Technologies.

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Loan Moratorium Approved in Italy

Date: 15 July 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Italian companies have made 16,000 applications to postpone 5.5 billion euros of payments since a loan moratorium began in March; small and medium-size Italian companies will be permitted to suspend payments on 3.6 billion euros ($4.4 billion) of debt for as long as a year.

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News From the Advertising Industry

Date: 16 July 2012

By STUART ELLIOTT

Stuart ELLIOTT

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Microsoft and NBC Complete Web Divorce

Date: 16 July 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

MSNBC.com renames itself NBCNews.com, ending the site’s brand confusion with the cable channel of the same name and signifying that NBC’s long relationship with Microsoft is over; NBC's parent Comcast is acquiring Microsoft's stake in the joint venture for $300 million; moves come at a time when television news operations are increasingly looking online for advertising dollars and new audiences.

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This Season, Cold Facts Are Getting in Investors’ Way

Date: 15 July 2012

By JEFF SOMMER

Jeff SOMMER

Jeff Sommer Strategies column, citing new data and the work of some economists who are sifting through it, warns that the slowing economy could be a temporary stumble or signal another recession.

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Made Where?

Date: 15 July 2012

By ERIC WILSON

Eric WILSON

Eric Wilson comments on ABC News report that pointed out that the Ralph Lauren uniforms American athletes will wear at the 2012 Olympics ceremonies are made in China; says uproar has caught officials at Lauren by surprise. Photos (M)

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French President Wants Private Lives Kept Private

Date: 15 July 2012

By STEVEN ERLANGER

Steven ERLANGER

Francois Hollande, the new French president, says that he has told those close to him to keep their private lives private and to resolve their conflicts away from the news media; he has been embarrassed by the evident strain between his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, and his four children, whom he fathered with former Socialist presidential candidate, Segolene Royal.

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Latest Word on the Trail? I Take It Back

Date: 16 July 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Faced with an unforgiving, gaffe-obsessed media culture, politicians and their advisers are routinely demanding that reporters allow them final editing power over any quotations that appear in print; it is a double-edged sword for journalists, who are getting the on-the-record quotes they have long asked for, but losing much of the spontaneity and authenticity in their interviews.

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Trying to Eradicate Reports of a Cockroach Invasion

Date: 16 July 2012

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

Elisabetta POVOLEDO

Naples Journal; Italian news media reports that red cockroaches, the American type, have invaded Naples, but health and city officials deny reports; media hype helps fuel alarm, indignation and some jokes, not to mention a minor diplomatic spat with the Aeolian Islands to the south, identified by some Neapolitan officials as the source of the red bugs.

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The Moral Case for Drones

Date: 15 July 2012

By SCOTT SHANE

Scott SHANE

News analysis; some moral philosophers, political scientists and weapon specialists believe armed, unmanned aircraft offer marked moral advantages over almost any other tool of warfare, which may be surprising to those who criticize the use of drones; drones may actually reduce the number of civilian casualties, and the intensified scrutiny of their use in targeted killings may reflect a growing intolerance to the routine slaughter of previous wars.

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