'The Next Steve Jobs' Strikes Again

'The Next Steve Jobs' Strikes Again

'The Next Steve Jobs' Strikes Again

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:48 PM PDT

Fifteen year-old gets his second app approved by Apple.


Oil hovers above $86 amid Europe debt plan doubts (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:22 PM PDT

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Seri Balhaf is seen loading an Indian-bound LNG cargo at the Yemen LNG Balhaf terminal on the Gulf of Aden October 16, 2011, one day after the sabotage of a gas pipeline. The 322 km (200 mile) gas pipeline, which links gas fields in Maarib, east of Yemen's capital Sanaa, to the $4.5 billion Total-led LNG plant in Balhaf, was attacked on October 15, 2011 with explosives at 75 km to the north of Balhaf. REUTERS/Yemen LNG/Handout (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ENERGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - Oil prices hovered above $86 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after comments from Germany that downplayed a possible plan to contain Europe's debt crisis.

Strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:47 PM PDT

AP - A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued.


Witnesses end testimony in Malaysia's Anwar trial (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT

AP - Witnesses have finished testifying in Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial, but a verdict is not expected for at least six weeks.


Venezuela court bars Chavez rival from office

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Supreme Court blocks prominent opposition leader from holding public office ahead of elections, angering rights groups.


Strikers blockade Freeport's mine in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 PM PDT

AP - Thousands of striking workers blockaded roads leading to Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc.'s mine in easternmost Indonesia on Tuesday, preventing food, medicine and other supplies from reaching holed-up staffers and their families.


Company pledges money for New Zealand oil cleanup (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:49 PM PDT

AP - The company that was chartering a cargo ship at the time it ran aground on a New Zealand reef and began spilling tons of oil offered 1 million New Zealand dollars ($800,000) Tuesday to help with the cleanup.


Tibetan nun dies after setting self ablaze

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:02 PM PDT

A nun has died after setting herself on fire in southwestern China, the first Tibetan woman known to have killed herself in this way, the London-based Free Tibet campaign group said Tuesday.

Risk It All: How to Master Fear and Manage Small Business Risks

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:59 PM PDT

Being an entrepreneur is sexy and rewarding, but it's also full of inherent risks. When you launch a startup you put everything on the line: Your financial well-being, career opportunities, family relationships and emotional health. Even the most successful entrepreneurs will tell you that when the time came to put up or shut up, inevitably ...


Asian stocks down as Europe debt crisis boils (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:50 PM PDT

A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Asian stock markets tumbled in early trading Tuesday, a day after German leaders warned that a comprehensive solution to Europe's debt crisis may not be near. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 137.03 points to end morning session at 8742.57. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday after China's robust economic growth slowed and German leaders warned that a comprehensive solution to Europe's debt crisis may not be near.

Group says Tibetan set herself on fire in protest (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:32 PM PDT

AP - An advocacy group says a Tibetan nun has set herself on fire in western China, the latest in a series of self-immolations among the region's Buddhist clergy.


Thais count floods cost, Bangkok warned crisis not over

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:32 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet met on Tuesday to discuss the mounting economic cost of floods that have killed 315 people, and residents of Bangkok were told not to drop their guard even if the immediate danger to the capital had passed.

Slate's Negotiation Academy and First Offers

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:01 PM PDT

The answer to the question "who should make the first offer" is always you because putting the first proposal on the table allows you to frame the problem as well as its solution on your own terms and to anchor the bargaining range in your favor.


Occupy Wall Street's China Connection: Jobs

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:58 PM PDT

I just returned to China from a week in the U.S., which these days seems like a candidate for the kind of political risk survey often associated with developing countries in Asia and elsewhere. Unemployment is high, public deficits are gaping, public debt is sky high, and a lack of faith in government institutions, especially ...


Pentagon: Troop talks with Iraq 'ongoing'

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:04 PM PDT

The Pentagon on Monday denied claims that the United States and Iraq have been unable to come to an agreement that would allow some U.S. troops to remain in Iraq after the end of 2011, telling reporters that talks are still going on.

It's Official! US Intelligence Community Is Moving To The Cloud!

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:23 PM PDT

Today Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper said that the United States Intelligence Community will use cloud computing as a tool to meet agressive budget reduction targets.


Occupy Wall Street's China Connection: "Rosie"

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:19 PM PDT

A registered nurse and volunteer with National Nurses United, Rosie (who didn't provide her last name) said Occupy Wall Street's participants are expressing what ordinary Americans are complaining about. "We have bailouts for big banks. For me, where are the bailouts for small people?"?? On China, she said, "We have a lot in connection with ...


Heavy rains kill at least 84 in Central America (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Police officers check a pickup truck that felt into a hole at the Panamerican highway, caused by heavy rains at La Cuesta de la Moramulca, 52 km. from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Central American authorities said on Sunday that at least 66 people had died in six days of heavy rains that caused landslides, floods and bridge failures throughout the region. Officials ordered evacuations as the rain was expected to continue. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)AP - A week of heavy rains across Central America have caused landslides, floods and bridge collapses that have left at least 84 people dead, authorities said Monday. Nine others are missing.

Behind Israel-Hamas prisoner deal

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 06:31 PM PDT

Israel plans to free more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including hundreds serving life sentences for attacks on Israelis, in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was captured by Hamas in 2006. How and why has the controversial deal come about?

Occupy Wall Street's China Connection: Claudia Quene

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:10 PM PDT

An actuarial analyst working??in the Wall Street area, Claudia Quene said she sees the U.S. and China as two relatively new??parties in a relationship that is still evolving. "Right now, I think??it is something that isn't benefitting either country that much because they are fighting it." Click below for the YouTube interview. ??Click here for ...


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