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Money Lisa exhibition /?

Mondo Pop, Rome, Italy

This is a collaboration between me and David Chiesa of Logical Art for the Money Lisa exhibition, (Mondo Pop Art Gallery, Rome, Italy). Every visual artist involved had been asked to re-make and modify the original monna lisa painting. This is what we did, the concept behid this is quite simple: after more than 500 hundred years, the good old monna lisa might be not that young anymore?just slightly older?don?t you think so??

Source: http://swampthingy.tumblr.com/post/43443616639

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Xoom Jumps In 2013's First Tech IPO - Business Insider

Xoom, a payments company focused on international money transfers, saw its shares jump 59 percent to $25.49 from its offering price of $16 in its debut on the Nasdaq market.

The San Jose Mercury News notes that it's Silicon Valley's first tech IPO of the year.

Xoom was cofounded in 2001 by CEO John Kunze and Kevin Hartz, who's now cofounder of Eventbrite, a ticketing startup.

Hartz was an early investor in PayPal, and the company has other connections to the so-called "PayPal mafia"?a group of early employees and executives who have gone on to start or run other tech startups like Yelp, YouTube, Slide, Yammer, and others.

For example, Keith Rabois, who recently resigned as Square's COO, joined Xoom's board of directors in 2003.

Xoom says its fees are lower than those typically charged by banks and money transmitters for overseas transfers.

Xoom, which filed for its IPO last year, has been expected to kick off a busy year for public offerings. Investment banks, led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, have been busily courting private companies seen as ready for the public markets.

Dropbox, the file-sharing service, is considering an IPO, for example.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/xoom-ipo-2013-2

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Tata Motors shares fall as Q3 earnings drop

Finola Hughes has called the upcoming 50th anniversary of "General Hospital" a "really sweet" moment."I think the fact that we, at 'GH,' are doing so well right now, and to enter into our 50th anniversary on such a high, it feels really sweet," the actress, who plays Port Charles Police Chief Anna Devane, told Access Hollywood, when asked about the daytime drama's impending anniversary.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/tata-motors-shares-fall-q3-earnings-drop-042107303--finance.html

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Friday, February 15, 2013

U.S. Commander Casts Blame on China

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Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324432004578305453572408918.html?mod=rss_about_china

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Crisis Investing 101: Everything You Need to Know About Gold and Oil

Protecting profits and preparing for an economic crisis is likely the furthest thing from your mind right now. The stock market is on a tear higher and the economic picture is looking brighter by the day.

Thanks to an unfettered quantitative easing policy of the Federal Reserve combined with ultra-low interest rates, it appears that the U.S. economy has finally averted a major crisis. This massive intervention is unprecedented in U.S. economic history. No one really knows whether it will successfully serve to kick the economy into high gear so that the cash infusions can be scaled back or will only serve to create the next crisis.

This is why wise investors are using these boom times to design portfolios that can withstand and even profit from the next economy crisis, regardless of when it strikes.

As I wrote in this introductory article, no one knows for certain what the future holds. The only sure thing is that diversification into various "crisis-proof" asset classes is the smartest move.
Two of the most popular crisis investments, gold and oil, are known to stand strong during an economic crisis. (more)

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Source: http://totalinvestor.blogspot.com/2013/02/crisis-investing-101-everything-you.html

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Democrats decry delay in vote for Hagel as defense chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid accused Republicans on Thursday of putting the country at risk by trying to delay a vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama's new secretary of defense.

"For the sake of our national security it is time for us to put aside political theater," Reid said.

The Nevada Democrat made an impassioned appeal for Hagel's confirmation amid questions over whether he could get the 60 votes needed to overcome roadblocks preventing a vote.

Reid accused Republicans of trying to score political points by coming up with one reason after another to delay confirmation of a new Pentagon chief, including for the first time ever using the blocking tactic known as a filibuster to prevent a vote.

If confirmed, Hagel would replace retiring defense secretary Leon Panetta.

Democrats, who have remained united in support of Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska, control 55 seats in the 100-member Senate and could confirm Hagel without any Republican backing. A Cabinet nominee requires the support of only a simple majority to be confirmed.

However, they need the support of 60 senators to clear the procedural hurdles and allow the vote.

Hagel broke from his party as a senator by opposing former President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq War, angering many of his Republican colleagues. Some members of his party have also raised questions about whether Hagel, 66, is sufficiently supportive of Israel, tough enough on Iran or capable of leading the Pentagon.

Earlier, two Republicans had said they would vote for Hagel and several others said they would oppose procedural hurdles, but those votes may not have held as bitter battling over Obama's nominee have continued.

A senior Senate Democratic aide said Republicans had informed Democratic leaders that there were not enough Republicans willing to join the Democrats to yield the 60 votes needed to allow the vote to go through.

A senior Republican aide said it was not clear if enough Republicans would cross the aisle to join the Democrats.

A White House spokesman said Obama still stands strongly behind Hagel, and said the "unconscionable" delay does not send a favorable signal to allies or U.S. troops.

(Editing by Doina Chiacu)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/democrats-pave-way-senate-showdown-hagel-000522418.html

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