Seven jailed in China in tainted pork scandal: report

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• Seven jailed in China in tainted pork scandal: report
• Troubled Waters: Why China's Navy Makes Asia Nervous (Time.com)
• Woman bomber strikes NW Pakistan, 5 dead in another bombing
• HTC Deal Could Soon Make Dr. Dre Hip-Hop's Richest
• Reduction in NFL Rookie Salaries Comprises 40% of Revenue Shift Between Owners, Players
• VIDEO: Euro fears keep markets choppy
• U.S. stock futures rise helps pare Asia losses but Europe is key (Reuters)
• Israel to build 4,300 new flats in east Jerusalem (AP)
• China Railway Drops Share Placement Plan
• Bali Bombing Suspect Extradited
• France blasts Vietnam for jailing citizen for blog (AP)
• Malaysia police: British riots vindicate crackdown (AP)
• Why Minorities Reach for Bottled Water Over Tap & How Marketers Persuade Them
• HTC Invests $300 Million In Headset Maker Beats Electronics
• NZ's Christchurch to spend $1.6 billion on rebuilding downtown
• Fuel shortage slows Libya rebel advance
• Succesive blasts in northwest Pakistan
• Ohio serial killer faces death penalty
• The Connection Between Creative And Crazy
• For Congress, Budget Control Act Was a Chinese Meal Deal

Seven jailed in China in tainted pork scandal: report Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:58 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court sentenced seven people to jail for selling illegal toxic chemicals to pork producers, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, the latest rulings in another food safety scandal.

Troubled Waters: Why China's Navy Makes Asia Nervous (Time.com) Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:15 PM PDT Time.com - The acquisition of a decommissioned Soviet carrier, at a time of naval tension in Asia, heralds Beijing's growing territorial ambition

Woman bomber strikes NW Pakistan, 5 dead in another bombing Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A woman covered in a head-to-foot burqa carried out a suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing herself and another woman, police said, adding to security challenges confronting the U.S. ally.

HTC Deal Could Soon Make Dr. Dre Hip-Hop's Richest Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:04 PM PDT Superproducer and rapper Dr. Dre is already among hip-hop?s wealthiest ? he was one of only five artists to register a net worth of $100 million or more, sitting on a personal fortune of $125 million by FORBES? last count ? and he?s about to get a lot richer. Late on Wednesday, officials from??HTC Corp ...

Reduction in NFL Rookie Salaries Comprises 40% of Revenue Shift Between Owners, Players Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Suck it up, rookie. Something you?d likely hear a veteran tell a newcomer at past NFL training camps as the youngster carries the vet?s equipment at practice, sings an embarrassing song in front of new peers, or buys an expensive dinner for his new found colleagues. But with the new NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement in ...

VIDEO: Euro fears keep markets choppy Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:06 PM PDT Concerns that Europe's most powerful economies may be hit by the financial crisis has kept stock markets volatile.

U.S. stock futures rise helps pare Asia losses but Europe is key (Reuters) Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:23 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. stock futures rose 1 percent on Thursday after a sharp drop on Wall Street overnight, limiting losses in Asian share markets, though the focus was shifting to how Europe reacts to a sovereign debt crisis that is now threatening its banking system.

Israel to build 4,300 new flats in east Jerusalem (AP) Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT AP - A spokesman says Israel's interior minister has given final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in disputed east Jerusalem, and will approve 2,700 more in the next few days.

China Railway Drops Share Placement Plan Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:51 PM PDT China Railway Group scrapped a planned $972 million share placement, the latest sign that China is slowing the expansion of high-speed rail construction after a deadly train crash in July.

Bali Bombing Suspect Extradited Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:58 PM PDT An Indonesian militant who allegedly made the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings returned to his homeland under tight security Thursday, more than six months after he was captured in northwest Pakistan.

France blasts Vietnam for jailing citizen for blog (AP) Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT AP - The U.S., France and a human rights group have strongly criticized the conviction of a French-Vietnamese math professor who was sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese prison for belonging to a banned pro-democracy group and publishing an anti-Communist blog.

Malaysia police: British riots vindicate crackdown (AP) Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:17 PM PDT AP - A top Malaysian police official says Britain's riots vindicate the Southeast Asian nation's efforts to curb street protests because they can turn into "nightmares."

Why Minorities Reach for Bottled Water Over Tap & How Marketers Persuade Them Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:09 PM PDT Research has shown that minorities consume bottled water more often than white Americans, and spend a greater proportion of their income (about 1%, compared to the 0.4% white Americans dole out) on this superfluous commodity every year. A recent study in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine confirmed this trend ? finding that Latino and ...

HTC Invests $300 Million In Headset Maker Beats Electronics Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:57 PM PDT Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC has agreed to invest $300 million in Beats Electronics, a headset maker founded by record?? executive Jimmy Iovine and rapper Dr. Dre. The company sells gear under the Beats by Dr. Dre brand. As part of the deal, the two companies will release a line HTC devices that include Beats ...

NZ's Christchurch to spend $1.6 billion on rebuilding downtown Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:51 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Quake-ravaged Christchurch, New Zealand's second biggest city, plans to spend about NZ$2 billion ($1.6 billion) rebuilding its heavily-damaged downtown, including building a memorial to the 181 victims, the City Council said on Thursday.

Fuel shortage slows Libya rebel advance Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:47 PM PDT As opposition fighters edge ever closer to Tripoli, long supply lines and a chronic lack of patrol is slowing them down.

Succesive blasts in northwest Pakistan Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:52 PM PDT Planted bomb followed by suicide attack kills at least five and injures another 30

Ohio serial killer faces death penalty Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:45 PM PDT Anthony Sowell found guilty of murdering 11 women whose bodies were found in his house in 2009.

The Connection Between Creative And Crazy Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:39 PM PDT Fred Allen, a colleague at FORBES, wrote a post the other week that got me thinking. He pointed out a recent Tufts? study that found that many of the world?s greatest leaders suffered from depression. It brought to my mind the oft-cited connection between creativity and mental illness. Think about it. Tolstoy. Van Gogh. Dickens. ...

For Congress, Budget Control Act Was a Chinese Meal Deal Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:00 PM PDT When Washington's movers and shakers get down to business, they do it over Chinese food.

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