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Italian PM calls for unity as three senators move to far-right party

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League party leader Matteo Salvinis influence is insidious, says Giuseppe Conte The Italian prime minister, teach climate change in schools, has hinted at forming a parliamentary group that would include other disgruntled M5S politicians. In what was hailed as a victory against the far right, M5S in September went into coalition with the centre-left Democratic party (PD) after the collapse of its alliance with Matteo Salvinis League when he brought down the government in a move to force elections. But the past four months have been marred by constant bickering…

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Torchlight procession fires up pre-Hogmanay party

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Thousands of people have taken part in a pre-Hogmanay torchlight procession in Edinburgh. The crowds created a huge “Be Together” symbol of two people reaching out a hand in friendship in a display of fire art in Holyrood Park. Image copyright Susie Gray/TCSPR Image copyright Susie Gray/TCSPR Related Topics Art Edinburgh Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-50952562

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Things Moms All Over the World Have in Common and We’re So Thankful

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ShareTweetPin We are so thankful for our moms, and their love is no different no matter where they are in the world. 1. Thank you for putting me to bed after I’d fall asleep mid-bite during lunchtime. 2. For cleaning my favorite shirt 473 times a day because I didn’t understand the phrase, “I just washed that.” 3. For putting me in the shopping cart and then taking me out every 47 seconds when we would go shopping because making up my mind wasn’t one of my strengths. 4. For doing whatever it took to make…

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This Is How A Backdraft Looks In Slow Motion, And Its Terrifying

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If you stop and think a little, the world we live in is a huge mystery to most of us – despite knowing how things work, we are rarely able to scientifically explain why they work in that certain way.  But why worry, if we have the whole Internet with an endless amount of YouTube videos, where actual scientists untangle the mystery this world is to the rest of us mortals. This time, The Slo Mo Guys decided to look more closely into one of the greatest terrors firefighters have…

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Xs:code launches subscription platform to monetize open-source projects

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Open source is a great source of free tools for developers, but as these projects proliferate, and some gain in popularity, the creators sometimes look for ways to monetize successful ones. The problem is that it’s hard to run a subscription-based, dual-license approach, and most developers don’t even know where to start. Enter Israeli startup xs:code, which has created a platform to help developers solve this problem. “Xs:code is a monetization platform for open-source projects. Unlike donation platforms which are pretty popular today, xs:code allows open-source developers to provide added…

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Its Day of the Triffids for todays Britain, but with antidepressants as the monster

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Controversial look at dependence on drugs in sci-fi film by Austrian director Jessica Hausner has divided critics An award-winning science-fiction thriller billed by critics as a modern Day of the Triffids takes a provocative approach to Britains growing dependence on mood-lifting chemicals and antidepressants. Little Joe, released in UK cinemas in February, and starring Ben Whishaw, Emily Beecham and Kerry Fox, has odd, disturbing story of a newly bred plant designed to spread joy. On set in a vast greenhouse laboratory, the acclaimed Austrian director Jessica Hausner first told her…

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The Shirk Report Volume 556

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Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 20 IMAGES – Friday! – “What is this sorcery?” explained – Break the rules, break the system – French and Spanish teachers going at it – Elon at it again – Best celeb story ever – Just walk it off…

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The pastor versus the populist: Hungarys new faith faultline

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Victor Orbn claims to run a Christian government, but one of his former allies has denounced his hate-filled regime On the wall of Pastor Gbor Ivnyis study, in the heart of one of Budapests poorest districts, a painting depicts Moses in the wilderness, gazing towards the promised land. A gift from an American visitor, it portrays Moses as a rugged Israelite matinee idol; a Charlton Heston in the desert. It is, Ivnyi smiles, a bit kitsch. Ivnyi himself has the look of an Old Testament prophet, dressed in black and…

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Acquia nabs CDP startup AgilOne, which raised $41M

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Acquia announced it has acquired customer data platform (CDP) startup AgilOne today. The companies did not disclose the purchase price. CDPs are all the rage among customer experience vendors, as they provide a way to pull data from a variety of channels to build a more complete picture of the customer. The goal here is to deliver meaningful content to the customer based on what you know about them. Having a platform like this to draw upon makes it more likely that you will hit the target more accurately. Acquia…

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