VIDEO: Can agreement be found on Assange?‎

VIDEO: Can agreement be found on Assange?‎


VIDEO: Can agreement be found on Assange?‎

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 10:55 PM PDT

Foreign ministers from across the American continent will meet next Friday to discuss the impasse between the UK and Ecuador over Julian Assange.


VIDEO: Online entertainment boom in Dubai

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 11:10 PM PDT

Online companies are looking at ways of boosting their business during Ramadan, by offering more internet viewing services.


VIDEO: Can agreement be found on Assange?‎

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 10:55 PM PDT

Foreign ministers from across the American continent will meet next Friday to discuss the impasse between the UK and Ecuador over Julian Assange.


2012/13 English Premier League Table Predictions

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 06:10 PM PDT

Much of this week has been spent writing about Manchester City's analytics department, both in how it makes their team better and how they're contributing to the public discussion of soccer analytics. There's very little time left before I take a small break from work, so this will be a [...]


China's Wen urges North Korea to let the market help revamp economy

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 09:49 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Premier Wen Jiabao encouraged North Korea to allow "market mechanisms" help revamp its economy, state media said on Saturday, and laid down other pre-conditions as China tries to wean its impoverished ally off its dependence on Chinese aid.


Teenager killed by riot police in Bahrain

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 08:20 PM PDT

Activists say 16-year-old was beaten by security forces, while interior ministry says he attacked police.


August Was A Smashing Month For Women, From Olympic Pedestals and C-Suites to the NFL Gridiron

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 04:15 PM PDT

What an incredible month August has been for women POWERING UP! on all fronts, from Olympic pedestals and C-suites to the NFL gridiron.  Here are the highlights, each of which will have long-term impact. USA women not only won the gold in the relay, they shattered the old world record. Female athletes at [...]


How Would Warren Buffett Feel About Paying A Billion Per Year ?

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 04:12 PM PDT

Warren Buffett speaking to a group of students from the Kansas University School of Business (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Almost exactly a year ago, I, along with the rest of the tax blogosphere, was writing about Warren Buffett complaining that he wasn't paying enough taxes. He had paid about seven million. With [...]


OnLive Issues Official Statement Regarding Acquisition

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 03:31 PM PDT

OnLive (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Following reports earlier today that cloud-gaming service OnLive Inc. was shuttering its business and laying off its staff, the company's Head of Corporate Communications, Brian Jaquet, reassured me that OnLive wasn't going out of business. Meanwhile, employees were seen flowing out of OnLive's Palo Alto headquarters with [...]


How To Be A Great Sports Agent, Part 2

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 03:31 PM PDT

Last post we discussed the hyper-competitive world of sports agentry and what qualities it takes to be successful. It is critical to have a great heart and true compassion for the welfare of athletes. It is critical to keep the concept of being a "steward of the sport" a constant priority. It is [...]


Iran's Ahmadinejad says no place for Israel in new Middle East

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 07:37 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Many thousands of Iranians shouted "Death to America, death to Israel" during state-organized protests on Friday and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told them there was no place for the Jewish state in a future Middle East.


Dallas uses aerial pesticides to curb virus

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 07:41 PM PDT

Half of the US city sprayed with insecticide to contain mosquito-borne virus that has killed 17 people.


Facebook Caught in a 'Long Squeeze,' But There's a Bottom

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:56 PM PDT

Facebook shareholders may be facing a "long squeeze," where downward momentum accelerates as holders unload the stock in a falling market. It is the opposite of the more common "short squeeze," where short sellers race to buy back shares in a fast rising market. In either type of squeeze, investors [...]


In Rebel-Held Syrian Village, a Sheik's Word Is Law

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 08:39 PM PDT

Syrian rebel commander Sheikh Tawfeeq Shehab Eddin represents one of the many makeshift governments springing up in villages across Aleppo province's countryside.


Fear Sparks Bangalore Exodus

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 10:18 PM PDT

Thousands of panic-stricken Indians from the northeast were fleeing the southern city of Bangalore, spurred by rumors they would be attacked in retaliation for communal violence in their home state.


In Brazil, Push on Crack Stirs Debate

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 08:40 PM PDT

Brazil's lawmakers are voting to adopt a controversial tactic introduced by the U.S. in the 1980s: harsher punishments for selling cheaper crack cocaine than for its pricier powder form.


Egypt's New Leaders Target Judges' Power

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:41 PM PDT

Egypt's new Muslim Brotherhood-backed government plans to cut powers of the country's judicial system, in a move that would limit a major check on the Islamist organization's growing political power.


Paul Ryan's Return Should Have Gone On Extension

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:38 PM PDT

NORFOLK, VA - AUGUST 11: Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) I just finished looking at Paul Ryan's returns.  They were pretty unexciting.  The return showed a little over 1,000 bucks for tax preparation in both 2010 and 2011 (probably for his 2009 and [...]


The Day's No Riot For Pussy Riot

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:18 PM PDT

There are times the management of a country bears strong resemblance to the management of a corporation. And in a corporation it is the most insecure managers who manage most harshly.


Pakistanis demand justice for Shia killings

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:50 PM PDT

Hundreds protest outside parliament against continued targeted killings of minority Shias.


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