VIDEO: American Sniper author shot dead |
- VIDEO: American Sniper author shot dead
- Assad says Israel destabilising Syria
- VIDEO: Footage shows quake shake Japan
- Super Bowl? Inside the Blacked-Out Superdome, It Was the Surreal Bowl
- Marketing Meets Mobile During The Super Bowl - But Did It Work?
- Pakistan tries new way of tackling corruption
- Crime casts shadow over Philippines image makeover
- 21 killed in clash of Filipino extremists, rebels
- Deaf-Blind Theater Troupe Visits New York
- Let the Income Tax Die at Age 100
- Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl
- Panetta: Torture not needed to find bin Laden
- Iraq vet charged with shooting ex-US sniper
- Chrysler Scores Big -- Twice -- With Surprise Super Bowl Ads
- Super Bowl XLVII MVP Award Will Boost Joe Flacco's Upcoming Salary to $15-18 Million Range
- 10 Healthy Snacks To Eat At Your Desk
- A Career in a Year? Integrative Nutrition Is Breaking the Traditional University Mold
- Kaijudo: Dragonstrike Infernus Previews
- The Best Tweets From Super Bowl XLVII
- SEED SPOT Incubates Health Startups in Phoenix
| VIDEO: American Sniper author shot dead Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:45 PM PST Iraq veteran and ex-US Navy seal Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in US history, has been shot dead on a Texas shooting range, reports say. |
| Assad says Israel destabilising Syria Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:49 PM PST President's accusation comes as Ehud Barak gives first hint of Israeli involvement in recent air raid outside Damascus. |
| VIDEO: Footage shows quake shake Japan Posted: 03 Feb 2013 02:38 AM PST Twelve people were injured after a powerful earthquake shook northern Japan, on Saturday night. |
| Super Bowl? Inside the Blacked-Out Superdome, It Was the Surreal Bowl Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:40 PM PST NEW ORLEANS -- The first Super Bowl in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, held at the Mercedes Benz Superdome, a building constructed for football, made infamous as a shelter for the city's drenched refugees in 2005 and now named for a luxury German car company, was already full of imagery and paradoxes. |
| Marketing Meets Mobile During The Super Bowl - But Did It Work? Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:32 PM PST On Sunday night, the Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl after one of the most bizarre football games I have ever watched. (Which is saying a lot after several Seahawks games during the past few years.) Not only were several records shattered, but just moments after the third quarter started, the Superdome lost power. The resulting delay of game lasted 34 minutes, which in most situations would lead to 34 minutes of commercials. |
| Pakistan tries new way of tackling corruption Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:14 PM PST LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Corruption is so pervasive in Pakistan that even Osama bin Laden had to pay a bribe to build his hideout in the northwest where he was killed by U.S. commandos. |
| Crime casts shadow over Philippines image makeover Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:54 PM PST
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| 21 killed in clash of Filipino extremists, rebels Posted: 03 Feb 2013 08:46 PM PST
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| Deaf-Blind Theater Troupe Visits New York Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:28 PM PST The New York theater has just entertained a visit by one of the world's most unusual theater troupes, the deaf-blind ensemble of the Nalaga'at Center of Tel Aviv. |
| Let the Income Tax Die at Age 100 Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:00 PM PST In his inaugural address in 1801, Thomas Jefferson cited all the blessings enjoyed by his people including having "room enough for our descendants" and "our equal right to the acquisitions of our own industry." |
| Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:15 PM PST Team overcomes major second-half comeback by San Francisco 49ers and long power outage to win 34-31. |
| Panetta: Torture not needed to find bin Laden Posted: 03 Feb 2013 07:17 PM PST Outgoing US defence secretary says al-Qaeda chief could have been caught without waterboarding, other extreme measures. |
| Iraq vet charged with shooting ex-US sniper Posted: 03 Feb 2013 02:47 PM PST Chris Kyle was allegedly killed on a shooting range by an Iraq veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. |
| Chrysler Scores Big -- Twice -- With Surprise Super Bowl Ads Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:15 PM PST Chrysler did it again -- sweeping to victory as the most attention-worthy advertiser in the Super Bowl on Sunday with a two-minute, anthem-style spot that paid homage to rock-ribbed American values. |
| Super Bowl XLVII MVP Award Will Boost Joe Flacco's Upcoming Salary to $15-18 Million Range Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:12 PM PST So I may have to rethink this whole Joe Flacco thing. |
| 10 Healthy Snacks To Eat At Your Desk Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:10 PM PST |
| A Career in a Year? Integrative Nutrition Is Breaking the Traditional University Mold Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:10 PM PST I was very taken by Doug Guthrie's article last week on the ways "corporate universities" are threatening traditional education: When we look at the factors that most threaten U.S. higher education today, it is reasonable—even logical—to look within our institutions because there are so many dangers inside academia at this juncture in its history. It might sound alarmist to say so, but academia really is standing on a cliff. |
| Kaijudo: Dragonstrike Infernus Previews Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:07 PM PST On March 15, Kaijudo will be getting a new set: Dragonstrike Infernus. Not surprisingly, one of the major themes of the set will be dragons! We've got one epic dragon preview to share and an additional preview that will help players get their giant dragons into play. Let's get right into things and unveil Kurragar of the Hordes! With 12,000 points of power and the ability to shatter three shields on contact, stopping Kurragar is going to be a difficult task. If huge power and lethal damage isn't enough, Kurragar also has the potential to bring non-evolution allies directly into the battlefield via Ancient Call. The only thing stopping this beast from running an opponent over is a prohibitive casting cost of 9. Ramping and other acceleration abilities will be instrumental in bringing Kurragar into play, but our second preview card also happens to be an excellent dragon enabler. |
| The Best Tweets From Super Bowl XLVII Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:05 PM PST The lights went out in the Superdome. Beyonce cloned herself and reunited Destiny's Child. Doritos, Taco Bell and Tide all killed it with great advertising; Anheuser-Busch and Samsung missed the mark. And, in the end, the Baltimore Ravens turned back a late-game surge by the San Francisco 49ers to win Super Bowl XLVII. |
| SEED SPOT Incubates Health Startups in Phoenix Posted: 03 Feb 2013 07:14 PM PST There's a temptation on the part of many cities to think that a startup culture requires "a top down cluster." The conventional wisdom is that in order to be successful startups need to be in close proximity to science parks, venture capital and research universities. Vivek Wadwha – the noted Stanford Fellow, Duke, Emory and Harvard Professor (now at Singularity University) – recently argued otherwise as part of the Wall Street Journal's forum called The Accelerators. His brief argument is worth reading (here) which he then summarizes in the last paragraph: "Innovation is all about people. Innovation thrives when the population is diverse, accepting and willing to cooperate. Having a community that understands the odds of failure lowers the risk for people taking the leap into entrepreneurship. Any region that wants to thrive economically has to get these ingredients right." Well known startup investor and VC Brad Feld also supports this view with what he calls his Boulder Thesis (amazing 3-minute video by the Kauffman Foundation with narration by Brad here). Two key principles that Brad highlights are being inclusive and incorporating both "leaders" and "feeders." You have to have both. More than anything it was the people that made the Grand Opening of SEED SPOT – a non-profit incubator here in Phoenix – so successful last fall. Over 600 people showed up at 605 Grant Street – a landmark building just a few blocks south of downtown that's chock full of local history and character. The excitement was palpable – even if the air-conditioning wasn't – but then Phoenix is ideally positioned to serve their startups piping hot. Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton was on hand – as was Startup America CEO Scott Case – as well as other regional and national dignitaries. There were over 190 startups that applied for entrance to SEED SPOT's first eight-month program. The Grand Opening in October was the introduction of their first cohort of 16 startup companies and the passionate commitment was clearly evident with each and every presentation. I took note of two that had a healthcare focus and then learned a 3rd one had been added shortly thereafter. Last week I had a chance to visit SEED SPOT Co-Founders Courtney Klein Johnson and Chris Petroff – and those 3 healthcare startups in their new home just north of downtown Phoenix. _____________________________ From Davos to Dubai to D.C., the whole world is becoming obsessed with obesity and it's often the number one topic at health conferences I've been to over the course of the last year. Trouble is, the myths surrounding weight loss are widely held and longstanding (including this list from an article just last week in the New York Times: Myths of Weight Loss Are Plentiful, Researcher Says). Still in development, SaucyPants is targeting a suite of applications to help bring sensible nutrition back to the dining room table and streamline the process of cooking at home – from recipe discovery to grocery delivery. The entry point is SaucyKids a food journal app for kids that promotes and encourages healthier food choices. Started by sisters Coreen and Kristi Murphy, SaucyKids was recently selected by venerable food publication Bon Appétit as one of five finalists for their Food Innovator Award (a national competition sponsored by Bon Appétit, Lexus and RocketHub). As a part of the contest, each of the five finalists are using RocketHub to crowdsource a small funding project – which will determine the winner (and the added bonus of $10,000 from Bon Appétit). Bon Appétit wrote about SaucyKids (here) and the crowdsourced competition through RocketHub (here) ends this coming Wednesday (February 6). _____________________________ TheraSpecs® is eyewear that is scientifically designed to filter out harmful light. The precision tint has been shown to reduce migraines and provide measurable relief for dozens of other conditions related to light sensitivity. Some facts on the migraine market alone: |
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