Twitter Updates for 2012-01-27

• Occupy protesters rebuffed at main Davos forum; UN rights chief calls for them to be heard – http://t.co/u9tSvhUg #WEF #
• Finance chiefs to CEOs: We're getting crisis under control | AP via CTV http://t.co/VZJWb7be #Davos #WEF #
• UN rights chief: Syrian government can stop killings – AP via Arab News http://t.co/qDCIhuLX #davos #wef #arabspring #
• Picture by AP's Anja Niedringhaus of 'refugee run' in Davos chosen as Photo of the Day on Yahoo! News http://t.co/t7369ndM #WEF #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-26

• @peter_tl @ledbetreuters So how come the Swiss press hardly write about Davos? in reply to peter_tl #
• John Zhao of China's private equity firm Hony Capital (owns Lenovo) a very impressive speaker in Davos today. #WEF #
• WTO chief Pascal Lamy says his media advisors tell him "if the (Chinese) currency issue pops up, shut up." Proceeds to say RMB undervalued #
• Gates injects $750M in troubled Global Fund | AP via wjactv http://t.co/KSImuWbO #WEF #Davos #
• Reports of massive power outage in Zurich, causing traffic chaos. One enterprising bar reportedly offering free beer (lest it get warm…) #
• The emergency manicure station at Davos #WEF http://t.co/zn0I11lt #
• Turns out the bowl of guacamole at WEF media center buffet was actually wasabi. Ouch. #Davos #
• CORRECTION: Turns out that 'manicure station' in one of my last tweets was actually a mobile electronics lab. Respect and apologies. #WEF #
• Sun is out, now Davos is melting http://t.co/gELaBbTz #
• At entrance to Congress Hotel guard checks my #WEF badge and tells me: "Computer says no". #littleDavos #
• Swiss club Xamax bankrupt, Chechen owner arrested – AP via The Daily Jeffersonian http://t.co/VEIky9OU #soccer #russia #biz #
• Europe eyes US free trade agreement – http://t.co/nw0STRPF #WTO #WEF #Doha #Davos #
• One lone Occupy #WEF protester persisting outside Davos security perimeter tonight in really freezing temperatures. #
• Wikipedia founder hails halting of U.S. piracy bills – USA Today http://t.co/agXrZwpz #Davos #Wef #tech #SOPA #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-25

• Swiss drugmaker Roche announces plan for $5.7 billion tender offer for DNA company Illumina – AP via WaPo http://t.co/jPvznDC1 #biz #
• @OwenThomasTV Jimenez may say it's a "strong underlying" result but it's still a 47 percent drop in net income Q4 for Novartis. #biz in reply to OwenThomasTV #
• Novartis Q4 profit halves to $1.2B on charges | AP via http://t.co/zvgPF6yd http://t.co/owuJu93O #biz #
• #WEF organizers need to sort out security checks at media center. Single scanner is big bottleneck for #Davos coverage http://t.co/N6bJar90 #
• Balloon protest at Davos WEF http://t.co/KkufuOYJ #
• Should I be surprised that Ravi Shankar comes to the #Davos #WEF? #
• Press relegated to far corner of hall at Merkel's #WEF speech. Paying guests & VIPs get best seats for German chancellor's Davos appearance #
• Same line about Gingrich & the Titanic being attributed both to Lord Mandelson & Burson-Marsteller CEO Mark Penn at #WEF in Davos #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-24

• @MG_Miller Space for almost 60 private jets at Zurich. Overflow parking at nearby Duebendorf. #DavosProblems in reply to MG_Miller #
• It's (still) snowing in Davos. This #WEF is going to be WET http://t.co/L2FiPGyQ #
• @AngelaLoRosso Actually, relatively warm temperatures in Davos part of reason for incredible amount of snow this year, locals tell me. #WEF in reply to AngelaLoRosso #
• You know you're in Davos when you're trudging through the snow and you hear the gravelly voice of CNN's Richard Quest up ahead of you. #WEF #
• Swiss army battles snow at Davos economic forum: AP via MSN Money http://t.co/WWFkm04W #WEF #
• Most definitely not Mexico. #Davos #WEF #snow #photos http://t.co/bbypYWK0 #
• Survey finds many CEOs gloomy about prospects for global economy in 2012 | AP via The Republic http://t.co/TzxEBmNE #wef #davos #
• In AP Interview, Davos founder says this year's #WEF will focus on jobs, morals http://t.co/FsXGMw8Q #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-23

• Occupy Davos protesters to global leaders: beware or you might be sleeping in igloo next year. AP's look-ahead at #WEF http://t.co/aq2bWrmt #
• AP office in Landquart to Davos train. #WEF http://t.co/IDHX0bpI #
• Plenty of snow here in the Swiss Alps. http://t.co/GBDWbGgj #
• Relative calm in #WEF media center ahead of the storm. http://t.co/YEM6OYPo #
• @naumannpatrick Do you mean the demo? That's scheduled for Saturday – as always. Everything has its place at the #WEF in reply to naumannpatrick #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-22

• Dozens detained at Swiss protest before Davos World Economic Forum http://t.co/7HJFLTqX #WEF #
• Colleagues blame Syria for French reporter's death – AP via http://t.co/bggQSDaj http://t.co/ORpAT0QB #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-21

• Oh, the irony. RT @luefkens: "Davos Moment: 80 people waiting for the Glacier Express to Davos, cancelled due to snow." #WEF #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-20

• AP has compiled a style guide of essential words, phrases & definitions for the World Economic Forum in Davos http://t.co/unFEfkGG #wef #
• Heads of 11 int'l agencies call on world leaders to avoid financial cutbacks that could endanger long-term growth http://t.co/2P6dZ6cI #WEF #
• @davidmacdougall Do those terms need defining? Maybe "schmoozing." Any other suggestions for AP's #WEF style guide? in reply to davidmacdougall #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-19

• What if your main protagonist is best know for throwing the F-bomb at journos? (warning: strong language) http://t.co/4QkyL6Tf #xamax #
• Swiss ski great Didier Cuche, who won the season-long World Cup downhill title in four of the past five seasons, announces retirement #
• UN Sets Stage For Blazing Fast New Mobile Devices : AP via NPR http://t.co/gzyYaWDV #biz #
• We want you to play help us decide who to interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year: http://t.co/M3oYrn5F #wef #

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Twitter Updates for 2012-01-18

• The missing angle: RT @thomas_wiegold: Costa Concordia seen from space http://t.co/vQBrgmfv #costaconcordia (via @gcaptain) #

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