Новости за 23.02.2017

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Student protesters are clashing with police in Paris on Thursday after the alleged rape of a young black man by an officer in early February. 

Hundreds of students blocked school entrances and marched after police said that an initial inquiry into the incident, which resulted in severe anal injuries and head trauma, showed "insufficient elements to show that this was a rape."

The school protests are the latest in a series of solidarity protests across the country. Читать дальше...

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It was 2012. The economy was in shambles, my industry was reeling, and I was increasingly being asked to do multiple jobs at work. I could barely keep up.

I loaded my iPhone with apps like Evernote, Outlook, Mail, and Agenda to keep track of to-dos, appointments, and meetings. But I found myself more unfocused and lost in the swirl of life than ever.

I started using an old-fashioned notepad for my to-do list, and liked it. Then I started printing my Outlook calendar as well. Читать дальше...

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Over the next few days, conservatives from across the country are gathering in Maryland for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) — a major annual right-wing summit hosted by the American Conservative Union (ACU). The conference will feature speeches from a host of high-profile White House staffers and conservative leaders, including President Donald Trump himself. 

NPR has described CPAC as "equal parts political rally, conservative boot camp... Читать дальше...

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Can you remember the moment when your relationship with money matured? Maybe you slipped into debt for the first time and promised yourself it'd never happen again. Or perhaps you realized the true cost of buying a home and set a goal to make it happen.

In her new book, Reuters personal finance columnist Bobbi Rebell calls moments like these becoming a "financial grownup."

In "How To Be A Financial Grownup," Rebell gathered stories from business and finance leaders like Tony Robbins... Читать дальше...

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Bitcoin hit a record high of $1,162 on February 23, nearly two months after hitting its previous high of $1,161 on January 5.

A year and a half ago, the idea of buying the virtual currency bitcoin at that price was laughable. After a rapid rise in value in 2013, the cryptocurrency's value more than halved by mid-2015.

At its lowest point, one bitcoin was equal to about $230.

Given the currency's covert nature, the average person still may not understand how buying and selling actually works. Читать дальше...

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What do you do when human resources turns its back on you?

That's exactly what former Uber engineer Susan J. Fowler alleges happened to her. She wrote in a blog post that during a year working at Uber, she was sexually harassed and experienced gender bias. Her post prompted the tech company to launch an internal investigation.

In the post, Fowler claimed that Uber's HR department was part of the problem. She wrote that it covered up for "high performers" and... Читать дальше...

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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said President Donald Trump has sacrificed "mightily" to serve in the White House at the Conservative Political Action Conference. 

"He's very generous, very kind, funny, compassionate, and people should really think about, when they see President Donald Trump, they should think about all the places that he was and could be, all the things he could be doing," Conway said, when asked how Trump is in private.

"The political motivators for many typical politicians... Читать дальше...

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I came across a great book on negotiation by a Harvard professor, Deepak Malhotra. It's filled with effective strategies on dealing with tough negotiators — whatever curveballs are pitched your way.

Since I'm always looking for the crucial tools that empower people to succeed, this caught my eye.

Negotiating is an Achilles heel for many, but it's a key part of most situations. So how can we better prepare to take control of the game and win it?

Professor... Читать дальше...

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GE CEO Jeff Immelt regaled an assembly of some of the largest manufacturing company executives in the world with a story of the time President Donald Trump hit a hole in one while playing golf with Immelt.

This story did not come unprompted, however, but was requested by none other than Trump himself during the meeting at the White House.

"Jeff actually watched me make a hole in one, can you believe that?" said Trump while the GE CEO introduced himself to the other executives. Читать дальше...

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Slack, the $3.8 billion work chat startup that's taken the world by storm, is making some big hires as it moves to keep up its breakneck rate of growth, and faces the looming threat of the new Microsoft Teams.

Slack has a trio of new executives who joined within the last month:

• VP of Global Communications Terry Anderson, who previously served in the same role for both Cisco and Intel across her career.
• General Counsel David Schellhase... Читать дальше...

 Whether you call them mixologists or bartenders, whether you prefer canned PBR or fancy cocktails, whether you like it dark and dingy or bright and sleek, we can all agree on one thing: there's nothing like a nice cold drink to take the edge off.

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What happens when you take a basic legal protection away from a population?

It is a question about policy, law, and politics, but it's not really a political question. Instead, it's a question of public health. Policies that radically transform the way whole populations are treated in society are likely to have significant impacts on health, economics, and other quantifiable measures of those population's well-being. And it's useful to think about them in those terms. Читать дальше...

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Welcome to Finance Insider, Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.

There's a bunch of economic news out, so let's get to it:

• Trump is reportedly putting off one of his biggest economic promises until next year
• Copper is tumbling following a report that Trump will wait on infrastructure spending
• Trump said he's trying to find a country "where we actually have a surplus of trade"— here are the top 15
... Читать дальше...

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The most iconic photograph of World War II was captured 72 years ago on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945.

The photo, taken by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal, captured six Marines as they raised the American flag at the top of Mount Suribachi, just five days into the battle. Though it resonated with the public as depicting triumph and US military strength, the battle continued on for another month.

Three of the six flag-raisers were later killed in the battle: Sgt. Читать дальше...

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Scott Frank is a superstar Hollywood screenwriter and director — with credits ranging from “Minority Report” to “Get Shorty” and a new blockbuster Wolverine movie (“Logan”) in theaters — but he says working with Netflix is the best experience he’s had.

Frank has an upcoming Netflix show called “Godless,” a period Western set in 1800s New Mexico, that will likely land sometime in the fall.

“It’s the best experience I’ve ever had,” Frank said on the Recode Media podcast with Peter Kafka. Читать дальше...

Nintendo's new, versatile video game console — the Switch — will finally be released on March 3. If you were lucky enough to pre-order one, here's what you can expect to find in the box.

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LinkedIn Influencer Dr. Travis Bradberry published this post originally on LinkedIn.

When it comes to success, it's easy to think that people blessed with brains will inevitably leave the rest of us in the dust. But new research from Stanford University will change your mind (and your attitude).

Psychologist Carol Dweck has spent her entire career studying attitude and performance, and her latest study shows that your attitude is a better predictor of your success than your IQ. Читать дальше...

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You can add the $3.7 billion hedge fund Tourbillon Capital to the list of firms wary of betting on President Donald Trump's policies.

"The next four years will be filled with a very wide range of outcomes," Jason Karp, founder of Tourbillon Capital Partners, wrote in a February investor letter reviewed by Business Insider. "We can confidently say after hundreds of man hours of research that it is highly unpredictable and unknowable."

Karp said that making trades based on... Читать дальше...

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Speaking out against your boss is never easy. And it's especially difficult when your boss is a billionaire Wall Streeter. 

But that hasn't stopped David Magerman from voicing his disagreements with his boss on President Trump.

Magerman is a 20-year veteran at Renaissance Technologies, a legendary New York-based hedge fund with $32 billion in assets as of mid-year 2016, according to Hedge Fund Intelligence Billion Dollar Club ranking.

He told Gregory Zuckerman... Читать дальше...

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During the approximately 40 weeks of pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes some significant changes.

As the fetus grows, it occupies more and more space inside the mother. This is the cause of the obvious pregnancy bump, but just expanding outward isn't enough — her internal organs are also put under a significant amount of pressure, which can cause some discomfort.

That movement can also be pretty dramatic to look at. In the GIF below, which we spotted... Читать дальше...

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The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced that it has authorized the first hardware that will let wireless carriers send mobile internet over unlicensed airwaves.

On its face, that sounds pretty boring. But the new tech, known as LTE-U (the U standing for “unlicensed”), aims to give carriers more network capacity, which may in turn result in smoother mobile internet for your next phone.

Sure enough, minutes after the FCC’s announcement... Читать дальше...

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There's something to love about everywhere. In Mexico City, where I currently live, it's the tacos in the backstreets behind Paseo de la Reforma.

In India, it's the ubiquitous chai wallah. In Taiwan, it's bubble tea. In Rio, it's the language singing from the mouth of every Brazilian. In Berlin, it's the music, and in Amsterdam, the bike lanes. 

I can't fault Nigeria for not having Dutch transport sensibilities any more than I fault the Dutch for their uninspiring dance moves (sorry... Читать дальше...

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Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking millennial women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we're tracking every last dollar. (Thanks, New Yorkmag, for the inspiration.) Today, an American living in Hong Kong with her husband and 3-year-old daughter.

Industry: Archives
Age: 30
Location: Hong Kong. We've been here 2.5 years.
Salary... Читать дальше...

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance announced on Wednesday that Carlos Ghosn would step down as CEO of Nissan, but remain as Chairman of the automaker and CEO and alliance itself. Co-CEO Hiroto Saikawa, a Nissan veteran, will take over.

The bottom line is that Ghosn, one of the most successful and globally well-known leaders in the auto industry, will still be running the show, but just not the entire show on a day-to-day basis. 

On its face, the current Renault-Nissan Alliance... Читать дальше...