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What You Don't Know About Networking Can Hurt You

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:18 PM PDT

It's been a tough four years from the Great Crash of 2008 to the Jobless Recovery of 2012. If your first networking venture doesn't succeed, give yourself time to rev up your engines again, and go on back out there.


Google Reportedly Cutting Motorola Mobility Staff By 20%

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Google on Sunday told Motorola Mobility staff that the company will cut 20% of its workforce, reducing overall staff by about 4,000 people, the New York Times reports. The company also is closing a third of Motorola Mobility's 94 offices. The Times reports that a third of the jobs lost will [...]


And Now for Olympic Endorsement Deals...

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:11 PM PDT

(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) With the conclusion of the Olympics, the flap over U.S. medal winners paying tax on their $10,000 to $25,000 bonuses from the U.S. Olympic Committee will die down. The brief glimmer of Olympian Tax Relief in pending tax bills goes in the smelter to be [...]


Syrian rebels call for no-fly zone

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 09:26 PM PDT

A wounded Free Syrian Army commander walks through rubble in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of central AleppoALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of no-fly zones and safe havens patrolled by foreign forces near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition leader said. Battles raged on Sunday in the northern city of Aleppo, where tanks, artillery and snipers attacked rebels in the Saif al-Dawla district next to the devastated area of Salaheddine. Syrian civilians desperate to check on their homes pushed into fluid front lines around Salaheddine, even as sniper fire cracked out and rebels warned them to stay away. ...

Family murdered in central Mexico, three children among the dead

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:56 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A family of seven, including three young children, were found murdered with their throats slit in a ranch outside the Gulf port city of Veracruz, a local official said on Sunday. The bodies were discovered after neighbors noted an awful smell coming from the home outside the town of Manlio Fabio Altamirano, the Veracruz state attorney general's office said in a statement. The state of decomposition suggested they had been murdered at least 72 hours before they were found. ...


Barnes & Noble Cuts Prices On Nook e-Book Readers

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:25 PM PDT

Just in time for the back-to-school selling season, Barnes & Noble on Sunday slashed prices for both the Nook Tablet e-reader and the Nook Color. The company cut the price for the 16 GB Nook Tablet to $199, from $249. The 8 GB Nook Tablet is now $179, down from $199. The Nook Color [...]


Family murdered in central Mexico, three children among the dead

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:56 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A family of seven, including three young children, were found murdered with their throats slit in a ranch outside the Gulf port city of Veracruz, a local official said on Sunday.

EYES ON LONDON: London games close, Rio gets ready

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:38 PM PDT

Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

'Happy and glorious' Olympics come to rocking end

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:43 PM PDT

Athletes enter the Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun.

25 Influential Chinese In Global Fashion -- 2012 (Full List)

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:06 PM PDT

Note: Please click here for the 2010 Fashion 25 List and here for the 2011 Fashion 25 List.  Click here for an update about past list members.  Click here for a Chinese-language version of this list. ----- Peter Chan/Hong Kong Chan chairs YGM Trading, a spinoff from the clan's garment manufacturing business.  YGM [...]


Obama Vs. Romney: Winning The War Of Social Engagement

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 05:58 PM PDT

Guest post written by Jason Beckerman Jason Beckerman is chief product officer at UNIFIED, a provider of software for managing social advertising campaigns.  Jason Beckerman Election Day 2012 looms less than 100 days away, and both presidential candidates are looking for any effective weapon to add to their arsenal as they try to [...]


Syrian rebels call for no-fly zone

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 09:26 PM PDT

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of no-fly zones and safe havens patrolled by foreign forces near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition leader said.

What To Do With Your Phone? Finding Your Appy Place

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 05:11 PM PDT

Guest post written by Ellen Pack Ellen Pack is co-founder of appSmitten, an app discovery service for Android and iOS devices. Ellen Pack I recently found myself sitting around a dinner table with a group of old friends spanning ages  35 to 75. One of the hot topics of conversation that crossed the generational [...]


New Mexican Wave Threatening To Sink USA

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:54 PM PDT

Less than a generation ago there were few, if any, countries that feared being drawn against Mexico at a world tournament. Mexico may have been the traditional powerhouse of CONCACAF (the region covered by North and Central America and the Caribbean) but that made them about as threatening as a [...]


Flood-hit Philippines braces for more rain

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 08:44 PM PDT

Authorities forecast more heavy rain, as they struggle to help people in flood-devastated areas.


Muni Forecast: Lots of Clouds

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:28 PM PDT

With rising taxes and poor stock returns many investors are moving to muni-bonds for 'guaranteed tax free income' no matter how poor the yield. That may not be wise. In Muni Forecast: Lots of Clouds Allan S. Roth reports: In an interview, Rauh noted that when you also combine [...]


Gunmen kill Egyptian tribal leader and son in Sinai

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:54 PM PDT

Egyptian security forces arrest suspected militants after a firefight at the al-Goura settlement in Egypt's north Sinai region, near the border with IsraelAL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - A group of armed men shot dead a tribal leader and his son on Monday in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on the border with Israel, a security source said, as violence escalated on the sixth day of a military crackdown on militants in the area. "Tribal leader Khalaf Al-Menahy and his son were shot dead by militants on their way back from a conference organized by tribal leaders to denounce militancy," said the security source in Sinai. ...

Japan's Economy Slows

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:30 PM PDT

The Japanese economy grew at a weaker-than-expected annualized pace of 1.4% in the April-June quarter, as exports slowed and a domestic-demand led recovery showed signs of faltering.


Turbulent Times at Manila's Airport

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:02 PM PDT

Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport can strike fear into the hearts of even the most hardened business travelers, but sorting out its infrastructure problems is emerging as a top policy priority for the Philippines.


U.K. Firms Plan to Hire

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:38 PM PDT

U.K. companies plan to increase staffing levels in the next three months, but are running out of patience and may start laying off staff if the economy fails to emerge from recession this year.


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