Early TV Ratings Records Justify (so far) NBC's Approach to 2012 London Olympics

Early TV Ratings Records Justify (so far) NBC's Approach to 2012 London Olympics


Early TV Ratings Records Justify (so far) NBC's Approach to 2012 London Olympics

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:06 PM PDT

In the spirit and voice of a flabbergasted Jim Mora: "Tape delay?  Don't talk about...tape delay?  You kiddin' me...tape delay?" Or in the spirit and voice of an exasperated Allen Iverson: "We talkin' bout tape delay.  Not the live broadcast, not the live broadcast.  We talkin' bout tape delay." I sense Mr. Mora [...]


VIDEO: Pussy Riot band in court

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:09 AM PDT

Members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have pleaded not guilty to charges of hooliganism.


VIDEO: Myrtle Avenue: Plane-spotters' paradise

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:27 PM PDT

A west London street is an ideal vantage point to see planes flying in and out of nearby Heathrow Airport.


Security in focus as Clinton heads to Africa

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Clinton delivers the keynote address at a symposium on ending genocide, at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs this week on a trip that will take her both to Africa's newest nation, South Sudan, and on a visit to the continent's elder statesman, 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. While Clinton's public focus will be on Africa's democratic achievements and economic potential, the trip also underscores U.S. security ties in the face of an array of growing threats --from Islamist extremists to narcotics cartels. ...



Japan utility gets $12.8B nuclear crisis bailout

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT

The Japanese utility that operates the nuclear power plant sent into meltdown by last year's tsunami says it has received a trillion yen ($12.8 billion) public bailout.


Texting While Walking? Think Twice

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:39 PM PDT

Texting (Photo credit: Jhaymesisviphotography) The next time you set out on your walk down the street, beware of the dangers to you as well as others as you play your video game, listen to your favorite song, or text your friends. Watch your steps carefully because you could face the prospects [...]


Australia finds record drug haul among Thai terracotta pots

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:49 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police on Tuesday seized a record half a tonne of the drug ice and heroin worth up to A$500 million ($525 million) hidden in a shipment of terracotta pots from Thailand. Seven people, including four from Hong Kong, were arrested after a year-long investigation following a tip-off from U.S. authorities, police said. The 306 kg of methamphetamine, also known as ice, was Australia's biggest seizure of the drug, while the 252 kg of heroin was the nation's third largest-haul of heroin. ...


Security in focus as Clinton heads to Africa

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs this week on a trip that will take her both to Africa's newest nation, South Sudan, and on a visit to the continent's elder statesman, 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.


Top Technology Job Trends of 2012 Include Social Media, HTML5, jQuery, Hadoop and PaaS

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 05:34 PM PDT

I recently stumbled upon Indeed's top job trends site. The site features an itemized list of the fastest growing keywords found within job postings across millions of jobs from thousands of job sites. It provides a particularly good insight into some of higher growth areas of the technology job market. The results [...]


Australia finds record drug haul among Thai terracotta pots

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:49 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police on Tuesday seized a record half a tonne of the drug ice and heroin worth up to A$500 million ($525 million) hidden in a shipment of terracotta pots from Thailand.


Peter Jackson Confirms 'The Hobbit' Will Be A Trilogy

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:48 PM PDT

Previously slated to be two films, Peter Jackson's Hobbit has grown into a trilogy.


Assange mom says WikiLeaks founder suffering

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:02 PM PDT

Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, right, talks with mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Christine Assange, during their meeting in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, July 30, 2012. Christine Assange is in Quito to appeal to Ecuador's government to grant her son asylum. The 40-year-old Australian has been holed up inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since applying for political asylum on June 19. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Monday after meeting with Ecuador's foreign minister that she's worried about her son's health after nearly seven weeks' confinement at the South American nation's London embassy.



Syrian fighting rages in crucial Aleppo

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:32 PM PDT

Government forces claim to have stormed rebel-held Salaheddin district, but Free Syrian Army commanders deny the loss.


Where Jonah Lehrer Went Astray

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:40 PM PDT

The news that Jonah Lehrer fabricated and/or mashed up quotes from Bob Dylan is distressing not just because it was objectively crazy and self-destructive, but because Lehrer is more than just a journalist or even a bestselling author. He is a brand unto himself. And his fall shows what can [...]


Australians To Spend $2.6 Billion Celebrating The London Olympics

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:27 PM PDT

You remember him (AP). The Aussies know how to party. A new study found that Aussie sports fans plan to spend an average of $154 each, or a total of $2.6 billion, celebrating the London Olympics. More than two-thirds of Australians are planning to spend $500 million celebrating Aussie medal wins, with most [...]


THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FRESCOED SUITE IN FLORENCE?

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:18 PM PDT

Il Salviatino There are rooms in luxury hotels that carry their own air of mystery. Such is The Alfresco Suite at Il Salviatino in Florence, an aristocratic palazzo that has been restored from the ravages of time—and they were severe—by Marcello Pigozzo. It is the first property in his new luxury [...]


You Can't Fix Stupid: The Iraqi Dinar Scam Lives

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:17 PM PDT

In the words of popular comedian Ron White, "You can't fix stupid." That phrase, as elegant in its simplicity as it is frankly true, applies with special fervor to those who continue to believe that they are about to make millions, billions, or even trillions by investing in Iraqi dinars. Yes, [...]


Cost Effective U.S. And World Energy Resources Are Evolving Away From Nuclear And Toward Natural Gas

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:13 PM PDT

GE's CEO Jeffrey Immelt bluntly assesses the high cost of nuclear power relative to natural gas, wind and solar power.


Regulators Target Day-Trading Firm

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:47 PM PDT

A planned Finra settlement with the former owner of Toronto day-trading firm Swift Trade shows how globalized trading, in which firms buy and sell stocks from locations around the world, is stretching regulators' ability to police the markets.


Taiwan GDP Unexpectedly Shrinks

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:19 PM PDT

Taiwan's economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter from a year earlier, the first on-year contraction since 2009, as exports and consumption sagged.