AUDIO: Bolt's auntie 'on top of the world'

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• AUDIO: Bolt's auntie 'on top of the world'
• PROMOTING SPONSORS
• Libya elects former Gadhafi foe interim president
• People Discovery - Creepy or Cool?
• Raytheon's New Collateral Damage Minimizing Munition
• Finland's PM proposes bank-funded EU crisis fund
• BOLT'S TWITTER RECORD
• China Trade Surplus Narrows
• Tell-Tale Fifth Row Of Icons In Simulator Suggests That The iPhone 5 Will Have Taller Screen
• Finland's PM proposes bank-funded EU crisis fund
• Honduras names new finance minister after scandal
• It's Official: Blizzard Hacked, Account Information Stolen
• Australian navy rescues 211 asylum seekers
• Bad Weather Pushes Food Prices Higher
• Wison Group Seeks Hong Kong IPO
• Tropical Storm Ernesto weakens over land, kills three
• Medal Count Favors U.S.
• American Wins Gold, First Women's Boxing Medal
• Bolt Puts on Show---and Wins 200-Meter Gold
• Why More Endurance Racers Lead Wire to Wire

AUDIO: Bolt's auntie 'on top of the world' Posted: 09 Aug 2012 10:59 PM PDT Usain Bolt's Aunt Lilly tells the BBC of her family's pride as he becomes the first man to retain both the 100m and 200m Olympic sprint titles.

PROMOTING SPONSORS Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:27 PM PDT American runner Nick Symmonds is outspoken in his displeasure with the Olympic rule that prohibits athletes from promoting personal sponsors.

Libya elects former Gadhafi foe interim president Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:46 PM PDT Libya's newly formed national assembly elects former opposition leader Mohammed el-Megarif to become the country's interim president.

People Discovery - Creepy or Cool? Posted: 09 Aug 2012 06:29 PM PDT GaryVaynerchuk released a video a few months ago boldly stating that 'People Discovery' was the next billion dollar idea. People Discovery is the fancy term for "location-based apps" and are the new movement in social media. Cool technology but it's giving a lot of people the "ew" factor. (Image credit: AFP/Getty [...]

Raytheon's New Collateral Damage Minimizing Munition Posted: 09 Aug 2012 06:05 PM PDT VideoMcNeal Holding a Raytheon Pyros Small Tactical Munition at AUVSI 2012 I just returned from the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International- 2012 Conference where I had an opportunity to put my hands on Raytheon's new small tactical munition (called Pyros).  The Pyros is designed to be launched from small unmanned [...]

Finland's PM proposes bank-funded EU crisis fund Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:08 PM PDT HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's prime minister has proposed a banking sector-funded European crisis fund to recapitalize troubled banks as part of Europe's plans for a banking union to tighten supervision. The premier of triple-A rated Finland, one of only four remaining euro zone members to retain the top credit rating, also said the European Union should fully implement decisions made to establish closer fiscal union. "We should be able to build a system where banks cannot shake up whole countries. ...

BOLT'S TWITTER RECORD Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:33 PM PDT so much so that the Jamaican speedster generated another kind of Olympic record.

China Trade Surplus Narrows Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:07 PM PDT China's trade surplus narrowed in July to $25.1 billion from $31.7 billion in June,as export and import growth both slowed sharply, signaling continued difficulty for the world's second-largest economy.

Tell-Tale Fifth Row Of Icons In Simulator Suggests That The iPhone 5 Will Have Taller Screen Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:07 PM PDT For months there have been rumors about the taller, 4" screen of the next iPhone. Mostly, these rumors have come through the supply chain in the form of supposedly leaked parts. The other day, an intriguing clue came from a different direction: the iOS simulator bundled with iOS 6 SDK beta.

Finland's PM proposes bank-funded EU crisis fund Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:55 PM PDT HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's prime minister has proposed a banking sector-funded European crisis fund to recapitalize troubled banks as part of Europe's plans for a banking union to tighten supervision.

Honduras names new finance minister after scandal Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:56 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Wilfredo Cerrato was named Honduras' new finance minister on Thursday, replacing Hector Guillen who resigned last week after his wife was arrested with the equivalent of more than $57,600 in her vehicle.

It's Official: Blizzard Hacked, Account Information Stolen Posted: 09 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT Blizzard has been hacked and account information has been stolen, the World of Warcraft and Diablo III developer and publisher reports.

Australian navy rescues 211 asylum seekers Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:39 PM PDT Sri Lankans, Iranians, Afghans and Pakistanis were among those rescued after boat alerted trouble off Indonesian coast.

Bad Weather Pushes Food Prices Higher Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:53 PM PDT A rash of bad weather—from a drought in the U.S. to a hot summer in Russia to excessive rain in Brazil—is straining the global food chain and pushing up prices around the world.

Wison Group Seeks Hong Kong IPO Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:53 PM PDT Wison Group, a private Chinese engineering company, has submitted a listing application to Hong Kong's stock exchange for a planned $300 million-$500 million initial public offering in the city.

Tropical Storm Ernesto weakens over land, kills three Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:04 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ernesto weakened as it traveled inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but it sent wind gusts and showers across the state of Veracruz, home to some of Mexico's busiest ports and oil installations. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, made landfall in the early afternoon close to the port city of Coatzacoalcos. Ernesto was heading west over southern Mexico at a speed of about 14 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its 11 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT) advisory. ...

Medal Count Favors U.S. Posted: 09 Aug 2012 07:48 PM PDT The medal count seemed to be turning toward China earlier in the games, but a late U.S. surge has the outcome looking to meet expectations—at least our expectations.

American Wins Gold, First Women's Boxing Medal Posted: 09 Aug 2012 07:50 PM PDT American Claressa Shields, 17 years old, won gold in the middleweight 75-kilogram competition with a show of raw strength and aggression against her older Russian rival, Nadezda Torlopova, 33.

Bolt Puts on Show---and Wins 200-Meter Gold Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:47 PM PDT Bolt and his fellow Jamaicans swept the field. Rudisha, meanwhile, ran away from the field at the 200-meter mark, topping his previous world record to finish at 1:40.91. American Ashton Easton won the decathlon.

Why More Endurance Racers Lead Wire to Wire Posted: 09 Aug 2012 07:53 PM PDT In Thursday's marathon open-water swim, Hungary's Eva Risztov employed a tactic that most coaches in grueling endurance sports consider foolish: She seized and defended a commanding early lead.

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