China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP - sources

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• China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP - sources
• Myanmar and Kachin rebels agree talks to reach ceasefire
• Google shows smart-talking shoes at SXSW
• Twitter updates archiving tool for non-English language users
• BlackBerry confirms latest operating system will be coming to the PlayBook
• A timely turnaround
• Malaysia gets vote of confidence from investors: Mustapa
• Chong Wei to make amends for All-England loss
• Malaysia's high net worth individuals to rise to 1,294 in 10 years
• Accused gunman to enter plea in Colorado theatre massacre
• Anniversary
• S. Korea reject's North decision to scrap armistice
• Myanmar probe finds phosphorus used in crackdown
• Singapore in 'final stages' of evaluating F-35
• Singapore vows open probe into US scientist's death
• Who killed the horse?
• Police believe 15 Sulu terrorists killed on March 1
• Japan extracts 'fire ice' gas from seabed
• Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed
• Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus - Ifax

China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP - sources Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:19 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A reformist member of China's decision-making Politburo, Li Yuanchao, is set to become the country's vice president this week instead of a more senior and conservative official best known for keeping the media in check, sources said.

Myanmar and Kachin rebels agree talks to reach ceasefire Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:36 AM PDT Myanmar's government and Kachin rebels have agreed to continue talks to reach an elusive ceasefire during peace discussions hosted by China, the warring rivals said in a statement released on Tuesday. read more

Google shows smart-talking shoes at SXSW Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:28 AM PDT "Smart shoes" used to be employed as a phrase to describe footwear that would go well with a fitted suit but, if Google has its way, the term is about to be hijacked and redefined to describe a pair of internet-connected sneakers that can track a user's every movement and, thanks to in-built speakers, shout encouraging messages in their general direction, or equally critical messages at those in the user's close proximity. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Twitter updates archiving tool for non-English language users Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:26 AM PDT On Monday, March 11, Twitter announced that it had improved its archiving tool to support microbloggers who use the service in 12 languages other than English. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

BlackBerry confirms latest operating system will be coming to the PlayBook Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:25 AM PDT The company formerly known as RIM but now calling itself BlackBerry has confirmed that it is developing an operating system update for its existing tablets so that they will run on BlackBerry 10 OS, like its recently launched and critically acclaimed Z10 and Q10 smartphones. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

A timely turnaround Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:16 AM PDT In this very period, any moves of revelation is an unconvincing political ploy to me. read more

Malaysia gets vote of confidence from investors: Mustapa Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:31 AM PDT Malaysia continues to receive a vote of confidence from investors, both domestically and abroad, to establish business presence as well as expanding operations. read more

Chong Wei to make amends for All-England loss Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:17 AM PDT Despite failing to win the men's singles title at the All-England Championships on Saturday, Datuk Lee Chong Wei remains optimistic and wants to make amends for the loss. read more

Malaysia's high net worth individuals to rise to 1,294 in 10 years Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:04 AM PDT The number of Malaysian high-net-worth individuals with net assets of US$30 million each or more is expected to increase 51 per cent to 1,294 over the next 10 years from 828 currently. read more

Accused gunman to enter plea in Colorado theatre massacre Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:04 AM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - Accused Colorado theatre gunman James Holmes is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday and enter a plea to charges that he went on a shooting rampage nearly eight months ago that killed 12 moviegoers during a screening of the latest Batman movie.

Anniversary Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:19 AM PDT A little boy praying for his relatives killed in the 2011 tsunami at a cemetery in Minamisoma in Japan's Fukushima prefecture. Japan marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami claiming almost 19,000 lives and sparking the worst nuclear accident in a generation. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

S. Korea reject's North decision to scrap armistice Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:59 PM PDT South Korea said Tuesday it refused to recognise North Korea's move to unilaterally scrap the 60-year-old Korean War armistice, and urged Pyongyang to row back on its recent warlike rhetoric. read more

Myanmar probe finds phosphorus used in crackdown Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:49 PM PDT Myanmar police used phosphorus in a crackdown on a rally against a copper mine last year, injuring dozens of protesters including monks, a parliamentary report led by Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday. read more

Singapore in 'final stages' of evaluating F-35 Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:48 PM PDT Singapore is in the final stages of evaluating the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as a possible replacement for its F-15 and F-16 planes, the defence minister said in remarks published Tuesday. read more

Singapore vows open probe into US scientist's death Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:47 PM PDT Singapore has assured the family of a US scientist found hanged in the city-state last year that his mysterious death will be thoroughly and openly investigated, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. read more

Who killed the horse? Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:47 PM PDT Are you the horse rider or a member of the applauding crowd? read more

Police believe 15 Sulu terrorists killed on March 1 Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:36 PM PDT Security forces plan to revisit the Kampung Tanduo area where 12 bodies were found as they believe 15 Sulu terrorists could have been killed in the March 1 clash with security forces in the village. read more

Japan extracts 'fire ice' gas from seabed Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:01 PM PDT Japan said Tuesday it had successfully extracted methane hydrate, known as "fire ice", from its seabed, possibly unlocking many years' worth of gas for the resource-starved country. read more

Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:50 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli air force helicopter crashed in southern Israel on Tuesday killing its two pilots, the Israeli military said.

Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus - Ifax Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:43 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in the restive North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported.

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The Hidden Benefits of Social Media Marketing: Why Your Strategy May Be Working Better Than You Think

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• The Hidden Benefits of Social Media Marketing: Why Your Strategy May Be Working Better Than You Think
• Drugmakers, Interpol ramp up fight against fakes
• China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP: sources
• VIDEO: Searching for the next da Vinci
• Astronomers Conduct 'Reconnaissance' Of Another Solar System
• Planets Outside Of Our Solar System
• Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed
• Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus: Ifax
• Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed
• Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus: Ifax
• China may end long-hated labor re-education camps
• 5 US troops die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
• NATO force hit by fatal Afghanistan crash
• The SSAC Interview of Albert Larcada
• Official: 5 US troops killed in helicopter crash
• Trashing JFK's Tax Cuts, One of the Greatest Policy Successes of All Time
• Bodies dumped in Syria's 'river of death'
• Deal reached to resume Sudan-S Sudan oil flow
• Falklands vote shows 99.8 pct want to stay British
• Opportunities For Healthcare Innovation SXSW Hipsters May Have Missed

The Hidden Benefits of Social Media Marketing: Why Your Strategy May Be Working Better Than You Think Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:15 AM PDT Most businesses venture into social media expecting to see a big return on investment. The hope is that new customers

Drugmakers, Interpol ramp up fight against fakes Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:58 PM PDT More than two dozen of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide funding and other support to Interpol's battle against counterfeit prescription drugs, the international police agency said Tuesday.

China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP: sources Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:36 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A reformist member of China's decision-making Politburo, Li Yuanchao, is set to become the country's vice president this week instead of a more senior and conservative official best known for keeping the media in check, sources said.

VIDEO: Searching for the next da Vinci Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:23 PM PDT Art was once divorced from business and industry. But now, the world of science is struggling to find creative thinkers, while corporate culture is crying out for designers and visionaries.

Astronomers Conduct 'Reconnaissance' Of Another Solar System Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:25 PM PDT There are four planets circling the HR8799, a star 128 light years away from our own planet. Now, for the first time, astronomers working in a group called Project 1640 have unveiled a new method of  "remote reconaissance" that enables them to understand more about what those planets are like, marking a first for any other solar system. The astronomers' findings have been published in Astrophysical Review.

Planets Outside Of Our Solar System Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:25 PM PDT

Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:54 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli air force helicopter crashed in southern Israel on Tuesday killing its two pilots, the Israeli military said. The BELL AH-1 Cobra helicopter was on a routine training flight when contact with it was lost. "The remains of the helicopter were discovered and no survivors were found," the army said in a statement. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. The air force has ordered an investigation into the incident and all Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopters have been grounded "until the circumstances of the accident are clarified," the army said. ...

Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus: Ifax Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:44 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in the restive North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported. The suspected militants were killed when security forces fired on two cars whose drivers did not respond to demands to show identification documents, Interfax cited unidentified law enforcement officials as saying. The report made no mention of any casualties among security forces. Police could not immediately be reached for comment and the account of the violence could not be independently confirmed. ...

Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:54 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli air force helicopter crashed in southern Israel on Tuesday killing its two pilots, the Israeli military said.

Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus: Ifax Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:44 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in the restive North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported.

China may end long-hated labor re-education camps Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:40 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — All it took was a handwritten note from police to send Zhao Meifu to a labor camp for a year in China's arid northwest.

5 US troops die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:45 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.

NATO force hit by fatal Afghanistan crash Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:41 PM PDT At least five troops dead after helicopter goes down during heavy rainstorm in southern province of Kandahar.

The SSAC Interview of Albert Larcada Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:54 PM PDT Throughout the month of March this blog will be publishing interviews with each of the four panelists that were on the 2013 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference's Soccer Analytics panel.  The first interview in this series with Chris Anderson and David Sally was published last week.  This week's interview is with ESPN Stats and Information analyst Albert Larcada.  Albert has worked for ESPN since earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Central Florida, and has helped them build and maintain a number of analytical models within ESPN including the Soccer Power Index.  I sat down with Albert ahead of the Sloan Conference's soccer-specific panel to discuss ESPN's models, how they integrate their data into storylines, where ESPN is looking to grow with their recent job posting within Albert's group, and where he thinks the conference can continue to grow in the coming years.

Official: 5 US troops killed in helicopter crash Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:50 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say five American service members have been killed in helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.

Trashing JFK's Tax Cuts, One of the Greatest Policy Successes of All Time Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:15 PM PDT The most cherished era in American economic history remains "postwar prosperity"—the heady run in the generation after World War II in which growth abounded, jobs were plentiful, the baby boomers were raised in plenty, and the vast middle class emerged living the high life.

Bodies dumped in Syria's 'river of death' Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:18 PM PDT An exclusive report from Aleppo where 12 more corpses with bullet wounds have been recovered from the Queiq.

Deal reached to resume Sudan-S Sudan oil flow Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:52 PM PDT AU-brokered agreement, to be implemented within two weeks, comes a year after South shut down oil trade with North.

Falklands vote shows 99.8 pct want to stay British Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:48 PM PDT STANLEY, Falkland Islands (AP) — An overwhelming 99.8 percent of Falkland Islands voters have backed keeping their government just the way it is: a British Overseas Territory.

Opportunities For Healthcare Innovation SXSW Hipsters May Have Missed Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:57 PM PDT Since Lisa Suennen already captured beautifully the distinction between the SXSW and HIMSS crowds last year, I won't belabor the point, other than to say that with all the ties and blue blazers present at today's Real Endpoints Symposium in Philadelphia, no one would mistake the attendees for Austin hipsters; I was grateful not to get tossed for wearing jeans.

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Queenstown not a holiday - Flower

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• Queenstown not a holiday - Flower
• United Nations report suggests Hamas may have killed Palestinian infant Omar Mishrawi
• Mining, China central issues in Greenland election
• Illinois settles SEC fraud charges
• Judge strikes down New York sugary drinks ban
• Florida Senate Committee Rejects Medicaid Expansion
• Ovarian Cancer Study Finds Widespread Flaws in Treatment
• U.S. publicly calls on China to stop commercial cyber-espionage, theft of trade secrets
• The Appraisal: For Good or Bad, Watching Williamsburg’s Transformation
• Will a Canadian cardinal be Pope?
• Pope Choice Is Just One Challenge
• IMF Says Egypt Could Apply for Emergency Credit
• British hostage's family 'saddened'
• Yoani Sanchez, dissident Cuban blogger behind ‘Generation Y,’ goes on tour
• Harvard explains dean-email searches
• Cyrus Cylinder: How a Persian monarch inspired Jefferson
• China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP: sources
• U.N. peacekeepers held in Syria reach Israel: army
• Shots fired during Iraq-Kuwait border protest: police
• Venezuelans gear up for fresh election

Queenstown not a holiday - Flower Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:25 PM PDT England coach Andy Flower denies suggestions his side's trip to Queenstown in New Zealand was "a holiday".

United Nations report suggests Hamas may have killed Palestinian infant Omar Mishrawi Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:31 PM PDT On Nov. 14, as the Israeli Defense Forces and Palestinian militant groups exchanged fire across the Gaza-Israel border, an explosive landed on the home of BBC journalist Jihad Mishrawi. Following the incident, he told the BBC that his sister-in-law, his brother and his son, an 11-month-old infant named Omar, had been killed. Read full article >>

Mining, China central issues in Greenland election Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:11 PM PDT NUUK (Reuters) - Voters in Greenland's capital will stream into the town's one polling station on Tuesday in a national parliamentary election in which mining, Chinese influence and the environment are core issues.

Illinois settles SEC fraud charges Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:05 PM PDT Illinois agrees to settle federal charges alleging the state misled investors about the financial health of its public pension system, regulators say.

Judge strikes down New York sugary drinks ban Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:06 PM PDT Mayor Bloomberg vows to appeal ruling on ban intended to tackle obesity day before it was due to come into force.

Florida Senate Committee Rejects Medicaid Expansion Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:18 PM PDT Rebuffing Gov. Rick Scott, a Florida Senate committee proposed using federal money to enroll low-income residents in private insurance as a compromise.

Ovarian Cancer Study Finds Widespread Flaws in Treatment Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:27 PM PDT Most women with ovarian cancer, which kills 15,000 Americans a year, receive inadequate care and miss out on treatments that could add a year or more to their lives, a study found.

U.S. publicly calls on China to stop commercial cyber-espionage, theft of trade secrets Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:51 PM PDT In an unusually direct appeal, the Obama administration on Monday called on China to halt its persistent theft of trade secrets from corporate computers and engage in a dialogue to establish norms of behavior in cyberspace. Read full article >>

The Appraisal: For Good or Bad, Watching Williamsburg’s Transformation Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:13 AM PDT A Princeton University film professor documented, and lamented, the effects of rezoning to the Brooklyn neighborhood and the raw emotions that still exist.

Will a Canadian cardinal be Pope? Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:36 PM PDT Mark Mardell profiles papal contender Cardinal Ouellet

Pope Choice Is Just One Challenge Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:38 PM PDT Eight years after cardinals from around the world gathered in the Sistine Chapel and picked a new pope who would continue on his predecessor's traditionalist path, the choice to succeed Pope Benedict XVI doesn't appear as clear-cut.

IMF Says Egypt Could Apply for Emergency Credit Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:52 PM PDT Egypt may qualify for an International Monetary Fund bridge loan of more than $700 million a year that could help Cairo stave off collapse of its crisis-stricken economy, an IMF official said on Monday.

British hostage's family 'saddened' Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:53 PM PDT Relatives of a Briton thought to have been murdered by a Nigerian Islamist militant group say they are saddened and pay tribute to a "lovable rogue".

Yoani Sanchez, dissident Cuban blogger behind ‘Generation Y,’ goes on tour Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela — Yoani Sanchez, the celebrated Cuban dissident blogger, says she still has to steel her nerves when she prepares to write yet another vignette about the boredom, grim despair and hardship that mark life in Communist Cuba. Read full article >>

Harvard explains dean-email searches Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PDT Harvard University administrators confirm they searched the emails of deans as part of an investigation into a leak of a student cheating scandal.

Cyrus Cylinder: How a Persian monarch inspired Jefferson Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:05 PM PDT King who inspired US founding father Thomas Jefferson

China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP: sources Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:44 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A reformist member of China's decision-making Politburo, Li Yuanchao, is set to become the country's vice president this week instead of a more senior and conservative official best known for keeping the media in check, sources said.

U.N. peacekeepers held in Syria reach Israel: army Posted: 11 Mar 2013 01:43 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers held by rebels for three days in southern Syria and freed at the weekend crossed into Israel from neighboring Jordan on Monday, a military spokeswoman said.

Shots fired during Iraq-Kuwait border protest: police Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:20 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi police said they shot in the air to disperse stone-throwing crowds protesting against the demarcation of the border with Kuwait on Monday, leaving some on the Kuwaiti side believing they were being fired at, according to media reports.

Venezuelans gear up for fresh election Posted: 11 Mar 2013 01:40 PM PDT Acting president Maduro registers for snap election prompted by Chavez death as opposition leader Capriles is nominated.

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