Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy election

Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy election

Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy election

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:03 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Polls in Italy opened for the second day of voting on Monday in one of the most closely watched and unpredictable elections in years, with a surge in protest votes fuelling fears of an unclear outcome that could hamper economic reform.

Italians cast ballots on final voting day

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:58 PM PST

Result of unpredictable four-way race crucial to European financial markets amid long and deep recession in key economy.

Apple's Real Opportunity In Television: Everything But The TV Itself

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:34 PM PST

Fourth in a series.

Israel carries out Arrow missile interceptor test: official

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:06 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel carried out a successful test of its upgraded Arrow missile interceptor on Monday, an Israeli official said.

Young Afghan actor's family proud of Oscar nod

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:12 PM PST

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Relatives of the young Afghan star of "Buzkashi Boys" expressed more pride than disappointment upon learning on Monday that the Oscar-nominated movie didn't win.

2 Books that Changed Everything I Know About Success: Les Miserables and Magnificent Obsession

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:27 PM PST

I heard a speaker once mention two books that had impacted his life and touched his heart in many ways: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, and Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas.

Oscars 2013: The Winners

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST

Oscars Real Winners And Losers

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST

Another Oscar ceremony has come and gone. Expectations were met (Daniel Day-Lewis winning Best Actor) and there were some surprises (Ang Lee beating Steven Speilberg for Best Director). Following along on Twitter, there were plenty of complaints about the host, the length of the ceremony and some of the presenters. We got a song about boobs, Jennifer Lawrence taking a tumble and lots of long-haired blond men winning in some of the more obscure categories.

VIDEO: Polls close on day one of Italy vote

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 02:37 PM PST

Voting has ended on the first day of Italy's general election - seen as crucial for tackling the country's economic problems as well as for the eurozone.

Big Data "A-Ha" Moment?

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:12 PM PST

I won't be going to the TED Conference this week.  Instead, I'll be participating in the Strata Big Data Conference.  Nothing against TED; I loved my time there last year.  Big Data is about to hit an important inflection point and the Strata conference, brilliantly orchestrated by Tim O'Reilly and his team, is bound to be an opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs and tech observers to discuss the transformation the space is going through.

Florida's Legislature, Not Its Governor, Will Determine Medicaid Expansion's Fate

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:05 PM PST

There's been a lot of coverage—including here—of the recent spate of Republican governors who have endorsed Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid in their states. But, as Josh Archambault has noted, the media is missing a big part of the story: that no Medicaid expansion can take place without the explicit authorization of the state legislature. And in Florida, where Gov. Rick Scott (R.) made national news last week by reversing his opposition to the expansion, the Republican-controlled legislature remains very skeptical.

Oscars 2013: The Winners

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:00 PM PST

Oscar Winners 2013: The Full List

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:00 PM PST

The Oscars were full of surprises this year. Lincoln, which once seemed like a sure thing, walked way with only 1 major award for Best Actor for Daniel Day- Lewis. Ang Lee won for Best Director for Life of Pi and Argo took home Best Picture without director Ben Affleck earning a Best Directing nomination.

Oscars 2013: The Winners

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:55 PM PST

Day-Lewis wins third best actor Oscar

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:38 PM PST

London-born artist become first person to win best actor Academy Award three times for Lincoln, as Argo takes best film.

Congratulations to Ben Affleck, Hollywood's Greatest Failure

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:55 PM PST

In a television interview from last December, Barbara Walters asked the wildly talented actor, screenwriter and director Ben Affleck how today's Affleck would advise the one of yesteryear on how to navigate stardom. Implicit in Walters' question was the assumption that he would tell the Affleck of old to avoid the myriad errors that had reduced him to a Bentley driving, J-Lo dating, and bad script choosing joke.

Five Lessons From Zimbabwe's Richest Man, Strive Masiyiwa

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:51 PM PST

Over two decades ago, Strive Masiyiwa took the Zimbabwean government to court in a grueling five-year legal battle. Masiyiwa had been planning to launch his own mobile telecoms company, but the government, which claimed it held an exclusive monopoly to manage and operate telecommunications in Zimbabwe,was desperately trying to thwart his ambitions. After the High Court ruled in favor of Masiyiwa, the Zimbabwean tycoon went on to build Econet Wireless, a leading Pan-African mobile telecoms company with operations across Africa, the U.K and New Zealand.

Nigerian Millionaire Builds $500 Million Cement Plant To Rival Billionaire Dangote

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:39 PM PST

Nigerian multi-millionaire tycoon Abdulsamad Rabiu is reportedly constructing a $500 million ultra-modern cement plant in Edo State in the south of Nigeria.

The Best Dresses From Oscars 2013

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:25 PM PST

The 2013 Oscars Best-Dressed List

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:25 PM PST

Youth, fashion relevance and likely-to-win Oscar standing. With these credentials, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain collectively formed the trinity of it-actresses to clothe for this year's Oscars, and in the end, there was no mistaking it.

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