Tourists die in Egypt hot-air balloon crash

Tourists die in Egypt hot-air balloon crash


Tourists die in Egypt hot-air balloon crash

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:15 PM PST

Up to 19 fatalities confirmed after hot air balloon carrying several foreign nationals goes down near Luxor town.

Spark Capital Raises $450 Million For Its Largest Fund

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:04 PM PST

Spark Capital, a venture capital investor in Twitter, Foursquare and Tumblr, has raised $450 million in its largest fund to date.

Hot air balloon carrying 20 tourists crashes in Egypt: Nile TV

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 10:36 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - A hot air balloon carrying 20 tourists crashed in the Egyptian town of Luxor on Tuesday, state-run Nile TV reported, without giving further details. (Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Pravin Char)

Hot air balloon crash in Egypt kills 19 foreigners

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 10:49 PM PST

LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian security official says at least 19 foreign tourists were killed as their hot air balloon crashed near the famed ancient city of Luxor. The casualties included French, British and other nationals.

Egypt hot air balloon crash kills 19 tourists: spokesman

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:02 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - A hot air balloon crashed near the Egyptian town of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 tourists who were aboard, a spokesman for companies that operate balloon flights in the area told Reuters.

Apple's iPhone Share Continues to Increase in Urban China

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 10:30 PM PST

Apple continues to gain smartphone market share in China according to Kantar's most recent survey.  Kantar utilizes a three month rolling average which shows that the iPhone has increased its market share from 18.6% in September last year to 23.2% in January.  Android has the number one position and has also increased its share growing from 65.2% to 71.5%.

What is Inside Sales? The Definition of Inside Sales

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 10:29 PM PST

Note: I have been asked dozens of times to update the top article on my blog www.KenKrogue.com, the #1 ranked blog in the world on the topic of Inside Sales. This is the article that firmly set in place the definition of what is now the fastest growing industry in all of sales and marketing. It is updated slightly with recent developments in the industry. As I upload this the original has been read 53,770 times. I would appreciate your feedback and comments to these updates. -Ken The most pragmatic definition of Inside Sales is simple:

The Minimum Tax is Like Jumbo Shrimp

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 07:13 PM PST

Powers to offer Iran sanctions relief at nuclear talks

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST

Iranian President Ahmadinejad looks on while attending a meeting with Egyptian experts in TehranALMATY (Reuters) - World powers are expected to offer Iran limited sanctions relief on Tuesday if it agrees to halt its most sensitive nuclear work, in a new attempt to resolve a dispute that threatens to trigger another war in the Middle East. In their first meeting in eight months - time that Iran has used to expand atomic activity that the West suspects is aimed at developing a bomb capability - the powers hope Iran will engage in serious talks on finding a diplomatic solution. ...


A Successful Fight For The Right To A Non-Trademarked Party

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:54 PM PST

You may remember from college a drinking game called a "power hour" - which challenges participants to drink a shot of beer every minute for 60 minutes. While it's not a game for the faint of heart - or liver - it has been popular enough to spawn a variety of merchandise geared towards playing the game.

Powers to offer Iran sanctions relief at nuclear talks

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST

ALMATY (Reuters) - World powers are expected to offer Iran limited sanctions relief on Tuesday if it agrees to halt its most sensitive nuclear work, in a new attempt to resolve a dispute that threatens to trigger another war in the Middle East.

Rocket explodes in Israel, first attack from Gaza since truce

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:50 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rocket exploded in southern Israel on Tuesday in the first such attack by militants in the Hamas Islamist ruled Gaza Strip since a truce ended a week of cross-border fighting in November, Israeli police said. The rocket caused some damage to a road near the city of Ashkelon but no injuries, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. "An explosion was heard in the Ashkelon region experts searched areas experts and found one rocket that struck, damaging a road but causing no injuries," Rosenfeld said. ...

Group: Syrian regime missiles kill 140 in Aleppo

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:25 PM PST

A Syrian villager, Abu Ibrahim, 73, writes the name of his granddaughter on her grave who was killed from an airstrike by Syrian government forces, at Jabal al-Zaweya village of Sarja, in Idlib, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Syrian rebels used captured tanks to launch a fresh offensive on a government complex housing a police academy near Aleppo and clashed with government troops protecting the strategic installation on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) — An international human rights organization says the Syrian military fired at least four ballistic missiles into the embattled northern city of Aleppo over the past week, killing more than 140 people, including 70 children.


Police: Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:50 PM PST

A Palestinian man throws a stone towards Israeli soldiers after the funeral of Arafat Jaradat in the West Bank of Hebron, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Thousands have attended the funeral procession of a 30-year-old Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody. Palestinian officials say autopsy results show Jaradat was tortured by Israeli interrogators, while Israeli officials say there's no conclusive cause of death yet and that more tests are needed.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say a rocket has been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. A police spokesman says there was damage to a road but no injuries.


Rocket explodes in Israel, first attack from Gaza since truce

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:50 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rocket exploded in southern Israel on Tuesday in the first such attack by militants in the Hamas Islamist ruled Gaza Strip since a truce ended a week of cross-border fighting in November, Israeli police said.

Planets Outside Of Our Solar System

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:24 PM PST

White Dwarfs May Hold The Key To Finding Alien Life

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:24 PM PST

At the end of one part of a star's life, if it's not massive enough to become a neutron star or black hole - which is the vast majority of stars - it will shed mass and eventually become a very dense type of star known as a white dwarf. White dwarves are no longer capable of the nuclear fusion that sustains our Sun and most other stars. However, its residual thermal energy is enough to sustain heat for billions of years as it slowly dissipates. Even white dwarves that are close in age to that of the universe still retain their heat.

An Oscar Night Reflection of a Different Kind

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:12 PM PST

As I watched the Academy Awards last night, I gazed upon the anointed ones -- these performers, writers, scene crafters, directors, producers, movie-theme composers and high-tech animators. Many of them prepare all their lives for these Oscar moments, whether they are on the stage or in the first ten rows scanned by the cameras. When you really think about it, however, we're all there in spirit somewhere -- even the little folk who make their fame possible by paying to see their movies.

Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:03 PM PST

The 40 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers And Traders

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:03 PM PST

In 2012, prominent hedge fund managers made headlines by successfully trading against JPMorgan Chase & Co., spending lots of money to influence the U.S. presidential election, and proclaiming that a nutritional supplements company was operating a pyramid scheme. While they made plenty of noise, very few of these traders managed to beat the U.S. stock market after charging their investors rich fees.

Tunisia arrests suspect for killing of opposition politician

Tunisia arrests suspect for killing of opposition politician


Tunisia arrests suspect for killing of opposition politician

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 01:23 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police arrested a hardline Islamist suspected of killing opposition politician Chokri Belaid, a senior security source told Reuters on Monday.

U.N. chief calls for special force to combat Congo rebels

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 01:27 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will urge the Security Council to approve a force to fight rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a draft report seen on Monday, which also applauded suspension of aid to Rwanda over claims it backs the insurgents.

Chinese transport "workhorses" extending military's reach

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 01:17 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is expanding its long-neglected fleet of supply ships and heavy-lift aircraft, bolstering its military prowess in support of missions to enforce claims over disputed territory and to defend Chinese interests abroad.

Palestinian prisoner buried, as Israel, West Bank leaders try to prevent clashes

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST

JERUSALEM – A Palestinian prisoner who died in an Israeli jail was given a hero's burial with military honors in the West Bank on Monday amid signs that both Palestinian and Israeli leaders were working to prevent days of street clashes from triggering a wider eruption of unrest.

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It's not just you: Iranian state media are very unhappy with last night's Oscars

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:38 PM PST

Iran's hard-line Fars News Agency edited an image of Michelle Obama at the Academy Awards to cover up her bare chest and shoulders, but they couldn't do anything about the award she presented to Ben Affleck's "Argo."

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Tunisia nabs suspects in politician's murder

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 01:04 PM PST

Two reported members of Salafist movement arrested for alleged killing of prominent opposition figure Chokri Belaid.

IKEA pulls meatballs after horsemeat found

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:46 PM PST

Furniture retailer to stop suspend sale of Swedish meatballs at store cafeterias after tests find traces of horsemeat.

In Gun Trusts, a Legal Loophole for Restricted Firearms

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:22 PM PST

Shooting enthusiasts are creating legal trusts to acquire firearms whose sale is limited by federal law, a mechanism that can bypass the requirement for a criminal background check.

China's Xi vows peaceful path on Taiwan

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:05 PM PST

Incoming Chinese president holds landmark meeting with Taiwan's ex-premier, but says "core issues" still unresolved.

Manila compensates victims of ex-dictator

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:37 PM PST

Landmark law distributes $244m to thousands of rights victims of Ferdinand Marcos, 27 years after revolution ends reign.

Central African Republic rebels threaten to resume fighting

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:37 PM PST

BANGUI (Reuters) - Rebels in Central African Republic threatened on Monday to resume fighting, accusing President Francois Bozize of failing to honor a peace deal signed last month.

Little Clarity in Italian Vote, Aside from Anger

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:20 PM PST

In elections marked by voter fury and low turnout, experts said the likeliest outcome was a shaky coalition that would again expose Italy, and the euro zone, to market turmoil.

Germany investigating egg 'fraud'

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:15 PM PST

German authorities investigate 200 farms accused of mislabelling their eggs as organic in what the farm minister said would be fraud "on a grand scale".

China's Xi vows peaceful path on Taiwan

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:05 PM PST

Incoming Chinese president holds landmark meeting with Taiwan's ex-premier, but says "core issues" still unresolved.

UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:31 PM PST

Do you know where this photo was taken?

Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:31 PM PST

Do you know where this photo was taken?

Hikind Defends Wearing Blackface to Purim Party

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:55 AM PST

Dov Hikind, a longtime power broker in the Orthodox Jewish community, said he dressed up as a black basketball player for Purim.

Basics: Long Cloaked in Mystery, Owls Start Coming Into Full View

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:53 AM PST

Only lately have scientists begun to understand owls in detail, and to puzzle out the subtleties of behavior, biology and sensory prowess that set them apart.

The Caucus: Michelle Obama Makes a Star Turn at the Oscars (via Satellite)

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:09 AM PST

Michelle Obama made an appearance at the Oscars from the Diplomatic Room of the White House to present the best picture award to "Argo."

Decoding the Papacy

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:03 PM PST

Does Benedict XVI's language reveal frustration at infighting?