Apple posts job listings for Maps Ground Truth managers

Apple is increasing its efforts to improve Maps around the world, having recently posted open positions for Maps Ground Truth managers in seven countries. Previously, Apple had only been hiring for these positions in Australia. Among other dutites, managers are expected to be able to do things like provide feedback for their area to enhance maps, according to Apple?s job postings.

• Testing new releases of map code and data around the U.S.
• Collecting ground truth data to allow for analysis of the impact of potential map code or data changes relative to known truth
• Utilizing local expertise to provide feedback about U.S.-specific mapping details
• Evaluating competing products in-region relative to our maps

Ground truth refers to collecting mapping data locally rather than by satellite imagery or other remote means. We heard about Apple retail employees being asked to help improve Maps back in October. This, however, points to teams of people dedicated to mapping improvements.

Apple has been steadily improving Maps since the launch of iOS 6 in September of last year. Enhancements to Flyover, 3D buildings, and turn-by-turn navigation have been made to locations around the world. There is still a long way to go, but there is no doubt that Apple is working hard to make Maps the product that everyone expected it to be and that their customers deserve.

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Declaring a truce with our microbiological frenemies

Mar. 28, 2013 ? Managing bacteria and other microorganisms in the body, rather than just fighting them, may be lead to better health and a stronger immune system, according to a Penn State biologist.

Researchers have historically focused on microbes in the body as primarily pathogens that must be fought, said Eric Harvill, professor of microbiology and infectious disease. However, he said that recent evidence of the complex interaction of the body with microbes suggests a new interpretation of the relationship.

"Now we are beginning to understand that the immune system interacts with far more beneficial bacteria than pathogens," said Harvill. "We need to re-envision what the true immune system really is."

Harvill said that this reinterpretation leads to a more flexible approach to understanding how the immune system interacts with microbes. This approach should balance between defending against pathogens and enlisting the help of beneficial microbes.

While the role that some bacteria play in aiding digestion is better known, microbes assist in improving body functions, including strengthening the immune system and responding to injuries.

In some cases, attacking pathogens can harm the beneficial effects microbes have on immune system, according to Harvill. For example, patients on antibiotics have an increased risk of contracting yeast infections and MRSA.

"Viewing everything currently considered immunity, including both resistance and tolerance, as aspects of a complex microbiome management system that mediates interactions with the sea of microbes that surround us, many of which are beneficial, can provide a much more positive outlook and different valuable perspectives," Harvill said.

The system that includes bacteria and other microbes in the human body, or the microbiome, is much larger and more integrated into human health than most people suspect, according to Harvill.

"The human body has 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells," said Harvill.

Adding to the complexity is the adaptive capacity of the human immune system. The immune system can develop antibodies against certain pathogens, which it can reuse when threatened by future attacks from the same pathogen.

Harvill, who described his alternative viewpoint in the latest issue of mBio, said that some researchers have not yet accepted this broader approach to the immune system.

"Among immunologists or microbiologists this is an alien concept," said Harvill. "It's not part of how we have historically looked at the immune system, but it's a useful viewpoint."

Other researchers who study plant and nonhuman biology are already starting to embrace the concept. For example, plant biologists are beginning to recognize that viruses can help plants resist drought and heat.

"Within nonhuman immunology, this is not an alien concept because they have seen many examples of beneficial relationships between the host and its microbial commensals," Harvill said.

Harvill said adopting this new perspective could be the first step toward new medical treatments.

"This new viewpoint suggests new experiments and results will published," said Harvill. "And, hopefully, the concept becomes more and more mainstream as supporting evidence accumulates."

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences supported this work.

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Centzy Raises $1.6M Seed Round From Cowboy Ventures, Founder Collective, Lightbank & Others To Bring Offline Biz Data To Web & Mobile

Centzy, a local search startup which is putting prices, store hours, ratings and specials for convenience-oriented businesses online, is today announcing $1.6 million in seed funding from Cowboy Ventures, Founder Collective, Lightbank, ff Venture Capital, and strategic angels found on AngelList.

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Stressful life events may increase stillbirth risk, study finds

Mar. 27, 2013 ? Pregnant women who experienced financial, emotional, or other personal stress in the year before their delivery had an increased chance of having a stillbirth, say researchers who conducted a National Institutes of Health network study.

Stillbirth is the death of a fetus at 20 or more weeks of pregnancy. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2006, there was one stillbirth for every 167 births.

The researchers asked more than 2,000 women a series of questions, including whether they had lost a job or had a loved one in the hospital in the year before they gave birth.

Whether or not the pregnancy ended in stillbirth, most women reported having experienced at least one stressful life event in the previous year. The researchers found that 83 percent of women who had a stillbirth and 75 percent of women who had a live birth reported a stressful life event. Almost 1 in 5 women with stillbirths and 1 in 10 women with livebirths in this study reported recently experiencing 5 or more stressful life events. This study measured the occurrence of a list of significant life events, and did not include the woman's assessment of how stressful the event was to her.

Women reporting a greater number of stressful events were more likely to have a stillbirth. Two stressful events increased a woman's odds of stillbirth by about 40 percent, the researchers' analysis showed. A woman experiencing five or more stressful events was nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stillbirth than a woman who had experienced none. Women who reported three or four significant life event factors (financial, emotional, traumatic or partner-related) remained at increased risk for stillbirth after accounting for other stillbirth risk factors, such as sociodemographic characteristics and prior pregnancy history.

Non-Hispanic black women were more likely to report experiencing stressful events than were non-Hispanic white women and Hispanic women. Black women also reported a greater number of stressful events than did their white and Hispanic counterparts. This finding may partly explain why black women have higher rates of stillbirth than non-Hispanic white or Hispanic women, the researchers said.

"We documented how significant stressors are highly prevalent in pregnant women's lives," said study co-author Marian Willinger, Ph.D., acting chief of the Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of two NIH entities funding the research. "This reinforces the need for health care providers to ask expectant mothers about what is going on in their lives, monitor stressful life events and to offer support as part of prenatal care."

The NIH Office of Research in Women's Health also funded the study.

"Because 1 in 5 pregnant women has three or more stressful events in the year leading up to delivery, the potential public health impact of effective interventions could be substantial and help increase the delivery of healthy babies," added lead author Dr. Carol Hogue, Terry Professor of Maternal and Child Health at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta.

Dr. Willinger collaborated with colleagues at the NICHD and Emory University; Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia; University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I.; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; University of Utah School of Medicine and Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City; and RTI International, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

Their findings appear in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

The research was conducted by the NICHD-funded Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network (SCRN). The researchers contacted all women delivering a stillbirth as well as a representative portion of women delivering a live birth in defined counties in Georgia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Texas and Utah. The women were enrolled in the study between 2006 and 2008 in 59 community and research hospitals.

Within 24 hours of either a live birth or a stillbirth delivery, the women in the study were asked about events grouped into four categories: emotional, financial, partner-related and traumatic. They answered yes or no to 13 scenarios, including the following:

• I moved to a new address.
• My husband or partner lost his job.
• I was in a physical fight.
• Someone very close to me died.

Some of the stressful events were more strongly associated with stillbirth than were others. For example, the risk of stillbirth was highest:

• for women who had been in a fight (which doubled the chances for stillbirth)
• if she had heard her partner say he didn't want her to be pregnant
• if she or her partner had gone to jail in the year before the delivery

"At prenatal visits, screening is common for concerns such as intimate partner violence and depression, but the questions in our study were much more detailed," said co-author Uma Reddy, M.D., M.P.H., also of NICHD. "This is a first step toward cataloguing the effects of stress on the likelihood of stillbirth and, more generally, toward documenting how pregnancy influences a woman's mental health and how pregnancy is influenced by a woman's mental health."

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Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media

NEW YORK (AP) ? Bud Light said it with beer cans and Martha Stewart with red velvet cake as companies and celebrities from Beyonce to George Takei joined millions of social media users in posting and tweaking a simple red logo in support of gay marriage.

A square box with thick pink horizontal lines (the mathematical equal symbol) was offered for sharing this week by the Human Rights Campaign as the U.S. Supreme Court took up arguments in key marriage rights cases.

The image, replacing profile pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest and elsewhere, is a makeover of the advocacy group's logo, usually a blue background with bright yellow lines. The HRC made it available in red ? for the color of love ? on Monday and estimated tens of millions of shares by Wednesday.

"It shows the enthusiasm and the passion," said Fred Sainz, a spokesman for the nonprofit in Washington, D.C.

Like viral campaigns of yore, supporting breast cancer awareness (pink), President Barack Obama (change your middle name to Hussein) and even Arab Spring (green), a bit of fatigue set in on some social media streams by those questioning whether such efforts serve to change any minds or, put simply, are plain annoying.

"My Facebook feed is a cascading aesthetic nightmare. Thanks, equality," Washington Post writer Dan Zak wryly grumbled on Twitter.

A photo of Justice Anthony Kennedy made the rounds with the quip: "Before we make a ruling, did enough people change their Facebook profile picture?!"

None of that mattered to the masses of same-sex marriage supporters. Some swapped matzoh for the pink lines as Passover got under way, or added frowny Internet star Grumpy Cat, who explained marriage equality would make her happy.

Bert and Ernie showed up against the red background. (They're best friends with no plans to marry, according to Sesame Street.) Another version featured Paula Deen atop the red square and lines turned a shade of yellow akin to her favorite fatty ingredient and the tagline: "It's like two sticks of butter y'all."

Takei, a noted punster with nearly 4 million followers in Facebook, turned the equal sign into the division sign for those opposed to marriage equality.

Beyonce, with more than 44 million followers there, played it straight, leaving the logo alone and adding a personal message: "It's about TIME!!! (hash)EQUALITY (hash)MarryWhoYouLove.

Fergie let the image speak for itself on Twitter, adding: "No words necessary." Montana Sen. John Tester, a Democrat who endorsed same-sex marriage on Tuesday, put the logo up as his profile on Facebook while the clothing site Bonobos swapped its usual Facebook pic for the red square using fancy white pants for the equal sign.

Martha Stewart's Facebook page used a slice of red cake with white icing to make the image and the HBO page for "True Blood" added fangs.

All in good fun?

"There's a lot of serious conversation going on and there's an awful lot of important concepts that the Supreme Court justices are discussing," Sainz said. "What this logo going viral means is individuals have reduced it to a very straightforward concept."

Steve Jones, a professor of online culture and communications at the University of Illinois at Chicago, wondered whether all the mash-ups muddle the message.

"Once you throw it together with something like Grumpy Cat it's fun," he said. "But was this message intended to be fun?"

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Associated Press writer Barbara Ortutay contributed to this report.

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Spotify music streaming coming to LG home cinema gear : Tech Digest

LG are set to add Spotify music streaming to their connected home cinema systems.

Plenty of LG's web connected Blu-ray players and speaker systems from 2013 will be getting the new Spotfy app, set to launch in April. No word yet however on whether it will hit the company's Smart TV line up too.

The Spotify app joins BBC iPlayer, Netflix, LoveFilm and a host of other web services on the company's ever-growing smart platform.

Craig West, Head of Marketing, LG Consumer Electronics UK, said:

"LG's Smart platform provides unparalleled choice for consumers and the addition of Spotify demonstrates LG's continued commitment to growing the brand's Smart offering for consumers. We are confident that LG Smart media owners will enjoy these latest services, as well as the fantastic updates we have planned for the rest of the year."

"It's our mission to make all the world's music available instantly to everyone, everywhere, so we're delighted to partner with LG to make our music service available on their smart media devices", added Kate Opekar, Director, hardware business development at Spotify.

"Spotify wants to be at the heart of the home entertainment experience, so it's a natural fit to make our music service available on blu-ray players and home cinema systems."

The LG products set to get the Spotify update are the BH9430PW, BH7530TW, BH7430P, BH7130C, BH6730S, BH6430P, BH6230S, BP730, BP630 and the BP530R.

Those looking to use the Spotify app will need to be signed up for a premium account, which will set you back ?9.99 a month and offer unlimited mobile and desktop streaming of Spotify's music catalogue, as well as the ability to download albums as offline playlists.

Source: http://www.techdigest.tv/2013/03/spotify_music_s_1.html

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AMD unveils game streaming platform with Radeon Sky Graphics

AMD's taken some time at GDC to unveil Radeon Sky Graphics cards, the backbone of its cloud platform that streams games à la OnLive to PCs, Smart TVs, tablets and mobile devices. According to the outfit, the silicon is built upon its Graphics Core Next architecture, and is powered by its RapidFire tech to provide a "highly efficient and responsive" experience. Other details regarding the initiative are sparse, but it sounds like developers and cloud gaming companies will have to enlist the hardware before gamers can reap its benefits.

Update: Joystiq's gotten word that the Radeon Sky series includes a trio of enterprise-grade graphics cards, with the top-of-the-line Sky 900 model toting 6GB of GDDR5 memory, 3,584 stream processors and sporting a memory bandwidth of 480GB per second.

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The T-Mobile iPhone Is Here at Last (Updating)

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Businesses increase revenue with social media

Public release date: 25-Mar-2013
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ashish.kumar@aalto.fi
358-504-311-813
Aalto University

Researchers at Aalto University, the University at Buffalo, and Texas A&M University have proven a link between customers' use of social media and higher revenue.

Now there is proof that customers who engage with a business through social media contribute more to the bottom line than customers who do not, said Ashish Kumar, assistant professor of marketing at Aalto University.

Our study showed that social media activities help strengthen the bond between the customer and the firm. Participating customers on a firm's social media site contribute 5.6% more revenue and visit the business about 5% more than non-participating customers, he explains.

In the past there was no individual-level data that connected a customer's participation in a firm-hosted social media site and their actual purchase behaviors.

Companies questioned whether there was any return on their investment of resources to operate their social media site. This study proves that building online communities, personalizing messages and encouraging contributions from online members enhances the customer experience as well as increases the frequency of social media visits and promotes sales overall. Such data is important to confirm the pay-offs of social media efforts by firms.

The research showed that the keys to success include maintaining a user-friendly site, sending regular updates about events, personalizing key messages to customers and encouraging interaction from them.

By fostering an online relationship, customers can be segmented depending upon their purchase history and prior interactions to determine which customers would be best to target with this marketing effort. It is important to note that not all customers respond to social media efforts equally. This makes market segmentation essential.

As a result of this study, business managers now have a better understanding of the return on their investment in social media. They also now know there is a direct correlation between social media participation and the number of items a customer puts in their shopping basket and subsequently purchases. By capitalizing on this knowledge, marketing can be focused on creating and nurturing the social media communities that generate the most profits.

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This study has been published in a special issue of the journal Information Systems Research on 'Social Media and Business Transformation'. This study was conducted by Ashish Kumar from Aalto University in collaboration with Rishika Rishika and Ramkumar Janakiraman from Texas A&M University, and Ram Bezawada from the University at Buffalo, New York.

Article: Rishika, Rishika; Kumar, Ashish; Janakiraman, Ramkumar; Bezawada, Ram: The Effect of Customers' Social Media Participation on Customer Visit Frequency and Profitability: An Empirical Investigation. Published in Information Systems Research, March 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/isre.1120.0460

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Aalto University, School of Business
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Tel. +358 50 4311813

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Aalto University Communications
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Contact: Assistant Professor Ashish Kumar
ashish.kumar@aalto.fi
358-504-311-813
Aalto University

Researchers at Aalto University, the University at Buffalo, and Texas A&M University have proven a link between customers' use of social media and higher revenue.

Now there is proof that customers who engage with a business through social media contribute more to the bottom line than customers who do not, said Ashish Kumar, assistant professor of marketing at Aalto University.

Our study showed that social media activities help strengthen the bond between the customer and the firm. Participating customers on a firm's social media site contribute 5.6% more revenue and visit the business about 5% more than non-participating customers, he explains.

In the past there was no individual-level data that connected a customer's participation in a firm-hosted social media site and their actual purchase behaviors.

Companies questioned whether there was any return on their investment of resources to operate their social media site. This study proves that building online communities, personalizing messages and encouraging contributions from online members enhances the customer experience as well as increases the frequency of social media visits and promotes sales overall. Such data is important to confirm the pay-offs of social media efforts by firms.

The research showed that the keys to success include maintaining a user-friendly site, sending regular updates about events, personalizing key messages to customers and encouraging interaction from them.

By fostering an online relationship, customers can be segmented depending upon their purchase history and prior interactions to determine which customers would be best to target with this marketing effort. It is important to note that not all customers respond to social media efforts equally. This makes market segmentation essential.

As a result of this study, business managers now have a better understanding of the return on their investment in social media. They also now know there is a direct correlation between social media participation and the number of items a customer puts in their shopping basket and subsequently purchases. By capitalizing on this knowledge, marketing can be focused on creating and nurturing the social media communities that generate the most profits.

###

This study has been published in a special issue of the journal Information Systems Research on 'Social Media and Business Transformation'. This study was conducted by Ashish Kumar from Aalto University in collaboration with Rishika Rishika and Ramkumar Janakiraman from Texas A&M University, and Ram Bezawada from the University at Buffalo, New York.

Article: Rishika, Rishika; Kumar, Ashish; Janakiraman, Ramkumar; Bezawada, Ram: The Effect of Customers' Social Media Participation on Customer Visit Frequency and Profitability: An Empirical Investigation. Published in Information Systems Research, March 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/isre.1120.0460

Press photos: http://aalto.digtator.fi:80/public/a4000386c88F.aspx

More information:

Assistant Professor Ashish Kumar
Aalto University, School of Business
e-mail. ashish.kumar@aalto.fi
Tel. +358 50 4311813

Johanna Lassy
Aalto University Communications
PL 17800, 00076 AALTO, FINLAND
+358-50-590 7207
johanna.lassy@aalto.fi aalto.fi
facebook.com/aaltouniversity
twitter.com/universityaalto

Aalto University, Finland is a new multidisciplinary science and art community in the fields of science, economics, and art and design. The University is founded on Finnish strengths, and its goal is to develop as a unique entity to become one of the world's top universities. Aalto University's cornerstones are its strengths in education and research. At the new University, there are 20,000 basic degree and graduate students as well as a staff of 5,000 of which 370 are professors.

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Table Hopping - Blogs - Times Union

In Sunday?s Table Hopping column I make the case that gargantuan entr?es are an upstate tradition that should come to an end. Short version:

Leaving aside that it?s unhealthy to try to eat so much at one sitting, I have philosophical and practical reasons for wanting more modest-sized entree portions, starting with this: Most restaurant food doesn?t improve when taken home, left in the fridge overnight and reheated. It?s certainly inferior to a freshly made?dish.

Also, plowing through a huge piece of meat or pile of pasta bores the palate. No matter how exquisite the dish, every bite after the first few is going to be incrementally less satisfying. ?

Finally, when American appetizers are the size of an entree in Europe and the main dish is immense, it?s almost impossible to manage dessert, too, which of course is itself a large?portion. ?

I?d rather see restaurants continue to charge what they do, reduce portion sizes slightly and spend more on higher-quality ingredients. ? It will also be more healthful and sufficient to consume in one sitting. That?s my idea of good?value.

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FS: NIB Matte Black Front Grill Emblem Mk V Golf & Jetta

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I ordered a matte black front grill emblem for my B6 Passat from Bold Sport but it actually doesn't fit my grill. It is for Mk V Golfs and Jettas with the standard grill. This will not fit a GTI or GLI (with honeycomb grill). It is new in box ready to be installed on your VW!

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Cyprus now looks to take 25 percent from bank accounts of wealthy

By Michele Kambas and Costas Pitas, Reuters

NICOSIA -- Cyprus said on Saturday it was looking at seizing a quarter of the value of big deposits at its largest bank as it races to raise the funds for a bailout from the European Union and to avert financial collapse.

Finance Minister Michael Sarris said "significant progress" had been made in talks in Nicosia with officials from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund.

He confirmed discussions were centered on a possible levy of around 25 percent on holdings of over 100,000 euros (about $130,000) at Bank of Cyprus, and expressed hope that a package could be ready by the end of the day for approval by parliament.

Cyprus faces a Monday deadline to clinch a bailout deal with the EU or the European Central Bank says it will cut off emergency cash to the island's over-sized and stricken banks, spelling certain collapse and a potential exit from Europe's single currency.

Amid signs of momentum, Cypriot and EU officials said Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades was expected in Brussels on Sunday to meet EU leaders including Council President Herman Van Rompuy and Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso, as well as IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and the head of the ECB, Mario Draghi.

Protesters in Cyprus gather outside parliament as government officials try to strike a bailout deal with the European Union. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

Van Rompuy and Barroso canceled a planned EU-Japan summit in Tokyo to tend to the Cyprus saga and euro zone officials told Reuters that the bloc's 17 finance ministers would meet on Sunday afternoon.

"Significant progress has been made in the direction of getting a deal, at least at the troika level," Sarris told reporters.

He said a number of issues were still outstanding, but that a package could be ready "late this afternoon or early evening" for approval by parliament.

Arriving at the troika talks, Andreas Artemi, chairman of Bank of Cyprus, was asked if a 25 percent haircut was being considered on uninsured deposits. He replied: "I don't know that yet."

A senior lawmaker told Reuters earlier on Saturday that parliament was not expected to convene until after the meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Sunday afternoon, taking the crisis right down to the wire.

The same legislature on Tuesday angrily threw out a proposed levy on bank deposits, designed to raise the 5.8 billion euros the EU wants in return for a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout.

'Edge of an abyss'
The tax is unprecedented in Europe's handling of a debt crisis that has spread from Greece, to Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy. It is by no means certain the tiny legislature will accept the measure this time around.

The turnaround came after Russia rebuffed Cypriot entreaties to help its banks, where Russian citizens and other foreigners have billions of euros at stake.

Significantly, the latest proposal would spare small depositors, who were outraged by the original plan to hit small holdings as well as large accounts, many of them held by rich foreigners including Russians.

Cypriot leaders fear the damage the levy would do to the country's offshore banking industry.

The tottering banks hold 68 billion euros ($88 billion) in deposits, including 38 billion ($49 billion) in accounts of more than 100,000 euros - enormous sums for an island of 1.1 million people which could never sustain such a big financial system on its own.

But much of the banks' capital was wiped out by investments in Greece, the epicenter of the euro zone debt crisis.

Racing to placate its European partners, Cypriot lawmakers voted in late-night session on Friday to nationalize state pensions and split failing lenders into good and bad banks.

They also gave the government powers to impose capital controls on banks, anticipating a flood of money from the island when banks are due to reopen on Tuesday after more than a week of lockdown.

The plan to nationalize semi-state pension funds has, however, met with resistance, particularly from Germany which made clear that tapping pensions could be even more painful for ordinary Cypriots than a deposit levy.

The pace of the unfolding drama has stunned Cypriots, who have besieged bank cash machines since the levy was first mooted a week ago.

"Our so-called friends and partners sold us out," said Marios Panayides, 65, a protester at the parliament. "They have completely abandoned us on the edge of an abyss."?

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http://news.yahoo.com/techblog/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 23 Oct 2012 12:42:34 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/techblog/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif[Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET] Check out the chat window below for a replay of the Yahoo! News/ABC News live-blog during Apple's press conference on Tuesday. The computer maker revealed upgrades to its MacBook, iPad, iBook app, and a new ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/ipad-mini-join-live-blog-details-apple-announcement-215134352.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 12:42:34 -0400blogs/technology-blog/ipad-mini-join-live-blog-details-apple-announcement-215134352Is it just me, or do the Christmas decorations come out earlier every year? It's not even Halloween yet, and already the largest U.S. specialty toy store is urging parents to reserve the top toys of the season, or face ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/top-holiday-trend-10-smart-toys-connected-kids-220456157.htmlTue, 16 Oct 2012 18:04:56 -0400blogs/technology-blog/top-holiday-trend-10-smart-toys-connected-kids-220456157Have your taste buds ever wanted to blast off into outer space? Want a dessert treat that's out of this world? No need to try to shoot the moon this holiday season?? we've got a scrumptious delight that's sure to ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/moon-shaped-ice-cream-insanely-cool-impossible-eat-205857237.htmlThu, 04 Oct 2012 16:58:57 -0400blogs/technology-blog/moon-shaped-ice-cream-insanely-cool-impossible-eat-205857237He knows when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows when you've been bad or good. But we're not talking about Santa Claus here?? we're talking about barely legal pop sensation Justin Bieber, whose official fan website was ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/official-bieber-fan-fined-1-million-illegally-tracking-205512675.htmlThu, 04 Oct 2012 16:55:12 -0400blogs/technology-blog/official-bieber-fan-fined-1-million-illegally-tracking-205512675Our Apple rumor sense is tingling! The Wall Street Journal cites unnamed sources who claim that Apple's suppliers in Asia have started production on components for the mysterious iPad mini. For an as yet unconfirmed gadget, there has been a ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/rumor-mill-says-apple-plants-started-producing-ipad-004821089.htmlWed, 03 Oct 2012 20:48:21 -0400blogs/technology-blog/rumor-mill-says-apple-plants-started-producing-ipad-004821089You've probably never heard the name Kristy Ross before, but we're willing to bet you're very familiar with her work. You may have even given her money. For the last five years (at least), Ross has been flooding the internet ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/pop-ad-queen-caught-u-government-fined-163-004235276.htmlWed, 03 Oct 2012 20:42:35 -0400blogs/technology-blog/pop-ad-queen-caught-u-government-fined-163-004235276Though many of us like the app and use it regularly, it's hard to argue that there aren't problems with Apple's new Maps application bundled in its latest iOS 6 operating system. Between melted bridges, closed restaurants, and farms being ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/apple-recruiting-retail-employees-fix-maps-174421634.htmlWed, 03 Oct 2012 13:44:21 -0400blogs/technology-blog/apple-recruiting-retail-employees-fix-maps-174421634You might want to think twice the next time you Like those Facebook pictures of your cousin's new baby or retweet something funny from your friends ? especially if you live in the Philippines. According to the new Cybercrime Prevention ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/something-facebook-directly-jail-173610811.htmlWed, 03 Oct 2012 13:36:10 -0400blogs/technology-blog/something-facebook-directly-jail-173610811We've heard some great stories about smart kids?building cool things, but here are two teenagers building a business. Tyler Simpson and Brandon Keller launched a startup called OrbitFront that's designed to connect companies with people who will review their products ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/two-enterprising-teenagers-create-startup-crowdsourcing-product-reviews-001959355.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2012 20:19:59 -0400blogs/technology-blog/two-enterprising-teenagers-create-startup-crowdsourcing-product-reviews-001959355Coffee drinkers sure are passionate about their coffee, as three engineering masterminds have proven with their newest $11,000 coffee maker, the Blossom One Limited. MIT graduate Jeremy Kuempel, former NASA intern Matt Walliser, and all-around industrial design expert Joey Roth ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/perfect-cup-coffee-only-11-000-001604307.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2012 20:16:04 -0400blogs/technology-blog/perfect-cup-coffee-only-11-000-001604307It's official. After months of debate and study, the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) will include "internet use disorder" as an area "recommended for further study." The fifth edition of the DSM, the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/internet-addict-psychologists-working-much-online-time-too-205450661.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2012 16:54:50 -0400blogs/technology-blog/internet-addict-psychologists-working-much-online-time-too-205450661Japanese researchers have discovered a way to make rechargeable batteries more effective for less money by using the sucrose found in common sugar. Not only would this ideally make the latest battery-powered technology more accessible to more people, but the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/sugar-based-rechargeable-battery-pretty-sweet-205131473.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2012 16:51:31 -0400blogs/technology-blog/sugar-based-rechargeable-battery-pretty-sweet-205131473It's impossible to do anything online without running into a picture of an aww-inducing kitten, baby otter, or other painfully cute animal. Distracting as those pictures may seem, there's a reason to keep looking:?Scientists recently proved that all those painfully ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/cute-cat-photos-article-scientifically-proven-improve-concentration-180910500.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2012 14:09:10 -0400blogs/technology-blog/cute-cat-photos-article-scientifically-proven-improve-concentration-180910500For a device that's barely a week old, the Apple iPhone 5 sure has seen its share of controversies. Among the (arguably minor) issues experienced by the Apple faithful is a now-notorious purple haze artifact that appears when you try ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/apple-iphone-5-defect-normal-180031918.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2012 14:00:31 -0400blogs/technology-blog/apple-iphone-5-defect-normal-180031918Ikea has long been known for its easy-to-assemble modern furniture and its Swedish meatballs, but the company is also pushing to establish itself as a leader for green living. The company announced that it plans to sell only LED lights ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/ikea-going-green-bright-way-012008221.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2012 21:20:08 -0400blogs/technology-blog/ikea-going-green-bright-way-012008221YouTube announced that it will offer a live stream of the presidential debates leading up to the 2012 election. That means you can see President Barack Obama go toe to toe with Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney four times during ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/youtube-bringing-obama-vs-romney-debates-october-011516452.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2012 21:15:16 -0400blogs/technology-blog/youtube-bringing-obama-vs-romney-debates-october-011516452When it comes to home security, few ? if any ? places in the world are safer than the White House. But, as it turns out, even the office and residence of the president of the United States of America ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/chinese-hackers-broke-white-house-233835939.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2012 19:38:35 -0400blogs/technology-blog/chinese-hackers-broke-white-house-233835939Window shopping has just been redefined by Adidas with the rollout of its new interactive storefront window. The window is a fully functional touchscreen that lets you drag life-size products directly to your smartphone, which acts as a shopping cart. ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/interactive-storefront-lets-redefine-window-shopping-233300597.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2012 19:33:00 -0400blogs/technology-blog/interactive-storefront-lets-redefine-window-shopping-233300597DISH Network has announced its new nationwide broadband service launching today for rural communities. Named dishNET, the service starts at $39.99 a month for those customers with a qualifying DISH TV package. Non-bundled packages are $10 more per month. The ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/dish-network-offers-broadband-internet-rural-customers-180408685.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2012 14:04:08 -0400blogs/technology-blog/dish-network-offers-broadband-internet-rural-customers-180408685Tired of that mundane desk job? Want a more exciting internship experience than ferrying around coffee at a downtown law firm? Then we may have just the thing: Out-of-this-world asteroid-mining startup Planetary Resources is seeking college juniors and seniors eager ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/asteroid-mining-industry-hiring-needs-175928948.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2012 13:59:28 -0400blogs/technology-blog/asteroid-mining-industry-hiring-needs-175928948In the classic sci-fi action movie "RoboCop" (watch on Netflix), severely injured police officer Alex Murphy returns to duty as a cyborg ? a robot body with a human mind. Where the film's fictional doctors placed Murphy's brain into a ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/robot-police-drones-could-put-disabled-cops-back-042902220.htmlSat, 29 Sep 2012 00:29:02 -0400blogs/technology-blog/robot-police-drones-could-put-disabled-cops-back-042902220The younger generations may one day never need to lug around heavy and expensive textbooks for their classes. California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills yesterday that will fund the creation of 50 open source digital textbooks and will launch ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/california-governor-signs-bills-textbooks-lighter-wallets-backpacks-042327791.htmlSat, 29 Sep 2012 00:23:27 -0400blogs/technology-blog/california-governor-signs-bills-textbooks-lighter-wallets-backpacks-042327791We've all?sent a text message to the wrong person at some point in our lives. Sometimes, it can be very embarrassing. But when 24-year-old swimming coach Craig Evans accidentally sent a sexually explicit message to his entire BlackBerry address book ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/accidental-text-message-lands-swimming-coach-behind-bars-214551954.htmlFri, 28 Sep 2012 17:45:51 -0400blogs/technology-blog/accidental-text-message-lands-swimming-coach-behind-bars-214551954There's so much to do if you go on vacation to the Maldives. You could work on your tan at the beautiful beaches, go swimming in the clear blue waters, or get hammered at what is being billed as the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/check-coolest-place-cocktail-underwater-214230566.htmlFri, 28 Sep 2012 17:42:30 -0400blogs/technology-blog/check-coolest-place-cocktail-underwater-214230566There's one inescapable truth about our gadget-filled culture?? all that tech, from iPhone to iPad to big-screen TV, has to be plugged into an electrical outlet at some point. And while feeding 1980s-era electronic devices battery after battery was an ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/sticker-shock-much-costs-charge-favorite-electronics-182733562.htmlFri, 28 Sep 2012 14:27:33 -0400blogs/technology-blog/sticker-shock-much-costs-charge-favorite-electronics-182733562Well, this is certainly... odd. Apple CEO Tim Cook took to his company's website earlier today, posting a letter apologizing for the now-infamous Maps debacle, suggesting that upset iPhone owners try other mapping applications such as the web version of ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/apple-ceo-apologizes-maps-recommends-google-instead-182143889.htmlFri, 28 Sep 2012 14:21:43 -0400blogs/technology-blog/apple-ceo-apologizes-maps-recommends-google-instead-182143889There are a lot of terrific camera apps out there. Most people prefer Instagram for its filters and ability to share your photos with others, while some prefer the more powerful set of tools Snapseed offers. One of the newest ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/art-house-app-lets-just-one-picture-ever-002912889.htmlThu, 27 Sep 2012 20:29:12 -0400blogs/technology-blog/art-house-app-lets-just-one-picture-ever-002912889Remember that one time when our internet freedom was about to be severely stifled by the government, but then pretty much the entire internet rallied against it? House Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) remembers, and she wants to make sure the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/congresswoman-wants-protect-silly-internet-laws-002611165.htmlThu, 27 Sep 2012 20:26:11 -0400blogs/technology-blog/congresswoman-wants-protect-silly-internet-laws-002611165We already know that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but there are a lot of similarities between the sexes, too. Earlier in the year, we learned that women are affected by testosterone similar to how men ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/study-female-brains-commonly-flooded-male-dna-225612162.htmlThu, 27 Sep 2012 18:56:12 -0400blogs/technology-blog/study-female-brains-commonly-flooded-male-dna-225612162Most of us who have Facebook accounts are no strangers to wishing our friends a "happy birthday" on the site?? after all, since the creepily omniscient site tells you who's celebrating what, it really is the least we can do. ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/facebook-gets-generous-facebook-gifts-feature-224855030.htmlThu, 27 Sep 2012 18:48:55 -0400blogs/technology-blog/facebook-gets-generous-facebook-gifts-feature-224855030The war between Apple and Android wages on, and now the battlefield is the online app market. Google Play, the marketplace for Android devices,?has always trailed the App Store in number of offerings, even though it launched just three months ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/google-play-gaining-itunes-app-store-race-most-200024424.htmlThu, 27 Sep 2012 16:00:24 -0400blogs/technology-blog/google-play-gaining-itunes-app-store-race-most-200024424Don't think the new iPhone 5 was enough of a leap over the previous generation of Apple's smartphone in terms of design? Well, a new patent by the Cupertino, Calif. tech powerhouse should have you very excited. The company has ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/apple-eyes-flexible-iphone-screens-195742525.htmlThu, 27 Sep 2012 15:57:42 -0400blogs/technology-blog/apple-eyes-flexible-iphone-screens-195742525Late next year, there will be a new object in the night sky nearly 10 times brighter than the full moon. This temporary attraction, called C/2012 S1, is a comet that has likely never passed through our inner solar system ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/comet-due-2013-could-brighter-full-moon-004852031.htmlWed, 26 Sep 2012 20:48:52 -0400blogs/technology-blog/comet-due-2013-could-brighter-full-moon-004852031Here in the United States, Google's YouTube has taken up arms in defense of the First Amendment, refusing to take down a highly controversial anti-Muslim video in the name of free speech. In countries where free speech does not apply, ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/google-president-arrested-brazil-over-youtube-videos-004602694.htmlWed, 26 Sep 2012 20:46:02 -0400blogs/technology-blog/google-president-arrested-brazil-over-youtube-videos-004602694What happens when you mix science and fashion? Aside from some bad sweaters and pocket protectors, you get clothing that is coated in nanoparticles designed to eat pollution. First introduced in March of this year, the concept revolves around the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/pollution-eating-clothing-coming-retail-store-near-223200002.htmlWed, 26 Sep 2012 18:32:00 -0400blogs/technology-blog/pollution-eating-clothing-coming-retail-store-near-223200002Sometimes it can seem like Twitter is chock full of phony or silent feeds. In fact, only 1 in 4 accounts actively posts tweets, according to research by social media research firm Semiocast. The leaders of the popular social network ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/twitter-stop-obsessing-many-followers-222738265.htmlWed, 26 Sep 2012 18:27:38 -0400blogs/technology-blog/twitter-stop-obsessing-many-followers-222738265Facebook is a great way to connect with long-lost friends, and an even better way to connect with new ones. But not everyone who uses the world's most popular social network has good intentions: Police in Texas today are warning ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/police-warn-gangs-recruiting-prostitutes-via-facebook-180449666.htmlWed, 26 Sep 2012 14:04:49 -0400blogs/technology-blog/police-warn-gangs-recruiting-prostitutes-via-facebook-180449666Google has announced today that it has surpassed the 25 billion download mark for Android apps and games on its Google Play platform. To celebrate, the company is offering some generous discounts for the next five days. Running with that ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/google-offers-25-cent-android-apps-celebrate-25-180228365.htmlWed, 26 Sep 2012 14:02:28 -0400blogs/technology-blog/google-offers-25-cent-android-apps-celebrate-25-180228365California has become the third state to welcome driverless cars with open arms. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law today that officially legalized self-driving vehicles, following in the footsteps of Nevada and Florida. The signing event was held ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/self-driving-cars-now-street-legal-california-011626395.htmlTue, 25 Sep 2012 21:16:26 -0400blogs/technology-blog/self-driving-cars-now-street-legal-california-011626395A potentially devastating security flaw has been uncovered that affects a sizeable number of Android-based smartphones, including Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III. The exploit allows web pages to make your phone believe that a special service number called a Unstructured ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/newly-discovered-android-security-flaw-wipe-phone-click-010830893.htmlTue, 25 Sep 2012 21:08:30 -0400blogs/technology-blog/newly-discovered-android-security-flaw-wipe-phone-click-010830893

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Ruth Riley: Lessons From My Mom

This post is part of the Global Mom Relay. Every time you share this blog, $5 will go to women and girls around the world. Scroll to the bottom to find out more.

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Growing up in rural Indiana in a single-parent family with little money, I was lucky to have a strong mom. She taught us to work hard, appreciate what we have, and help others. Those lessons put me on the path to becoming who I am today.

I am so grateful to my mom for challenging me to embrace the opportunities of gaining an education and playing sports, that she did not have. She taught me that dreams should never be limited by social-economic status or one's environment, and that history does not always have to be repeated... sometimes it needs to be written!

As a professional basketball player, I have had amazing opportunities to use my talents, to play with the best players in the world, and even to represent my country in the Olympics. All of those opportunities began at home.

Basketball has always been more than a job, more than a sport. It has given me a platform to help others by getting involved with causes that give back. I have been privileged to work with the United Nations Foundation to help families and children around the world. My experiences with the UN Foundation have built on what I learned growing up in Indiana -- appreciate what we have, and help other people.

That's why I am proud to be able to honor my mom as part of the Global Mom Relay. Every time this post is shared, $5 will be donated to help women and girls around the world. That path to a better world often starts with women like my mom. Please take a moment to watch this video and then share with your friends to unlock a donation that will help women and girls around the world. Then check back each day through May 8 -- each share helps!

Each time you share this Global Mom Relay piece on Facebook, Twitter, or Email, or donate $5 or more through clicking on the above graphic, a $5 donation (up to $62,500 per week or $125,000 every two weeks) will be donated by Johnson & Johnson and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Girl Up. Join us by sharing it forward and unlock the potential for women and children around the globe. For more information, visit www.unfoundation.org/globalmomrelay. The United Nations Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, BabyCenter, The Huffington Post, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation created the Global Mom Relay, a first-of-its-kind virtual relay with a goal of improving the lives of women and children around the globe.

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For the first time Iberian lynx embryos are collected and preserved

Mar. 22, 2013 ? A pioneering procedure in felines allows the collection of biological material from Iberian lynx females before castration. The preserved biological material of the lynxes will be used in future conservation breeding programmes.

In February two Iberian lynx females who belong to the Iberian lynx Conservation Breeding Program (ILCBPS) were castrated in order to guarantee a better quality of life and prevent possible health problems.

Scientist from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research IZW, Berlin, Germany, went to the breeding centers in Spain and Portugal to obtain embryos by flushing the oviducts and freeze ovarian tissue immediately after surgery. The obtained embryos and ovarian pieces are stored in liquid nitrogen. Now they are kept at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid (CSIC) for further usage in the breeding programme.

The specialists of the IZW performed a pioneering procedure to obtain and freeze embryos in a wildlife species. Based on their experience in the domestic cat, they developed a method for cryopreserving oocytes and embryos of wild cat species. "Seven days after mating we expected to flush embryos from the uterus. In both cases, however, oocytes and embryos were still within the oviducts. Thus, the embryo development in lynxes is slower than in domestic cats," says Prof Katarina Jewgenow from the IZW specialist team.

During two consecutive breeding seasons, "Azahar," a female lynx from the Centro Nacional de Reprodu??o de Lince Ib?rico in Silves, Portugal, experienced problems during parturition and an emergency caesarean operation was required in each case. The Iberian Lynx Conservation Breeding Program recommended not to breed "Azahar" again. In this situation it was decided to try to preserve her genetic material by collecting embryos and freezing the ovarian cortex after removing ovaries by castration. The IZW team preserved three embryos and the ovarian cortex. "The next step we are discussing right now is to implant these embryos into a foster mother, which might be an Eurasian lynx female," comments Jewgenow.

"Saliega," the other female, is located in the Centro de Cr?a de el Acebuche, in Do?ana, Spain. "Saliega" was the first Iberian lynx who was bred in captivity in 2005. In July 2012 she suffered from a mammary tumor after lactating her current litter. The risk of mammary tumor recidivism, her advanced age (12 years) and the fact that she already gave birth to 16 cubs during the last 8 years was the basis for the decision to castrate her as well. "From her we only flushed unfertilised eggs, thus the male was not fertile," said Natalia Mikolaewska, a doctoral student from the IZW. "Her genetic material in terms of ovarian cortex oocytes was frozen as well," comments Natalia.

The Iberian lynx is the only wild cat species listed on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered. A decade ago, less than 200 individuals were left. The remaining population is located in southern Spain.

The Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) is a long-term scientific partner of the Iberian Lynx Conservation Breeding Program (ILCBPS) in Andalusia, Spain.

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Kiva Piloting Microlending For U.S. Small Biz, Clinton Says It's ?A Very Big Deal'

Do you have a favorite coffee shop or dressmaker in your neighborhood? Now you can do a lot more than simply rave about your favorite local business to a friend: microloan giant, Kiva, is bringing crowdfunding to U.S. businesses. Normally reserved for struggling, developing-world entrepreneurs, Kiva is piloting a new project, called Zip, to allow small business owners to solicit micro-investments from their neighbors. “This is a very big deal,” said President Bill Clinton, announcing the Zip pilot project in his hometown of Little Rock, Ark. “We have gotten ourselves in a situation now where the only people who can get real money are the people who don’t need to borrow it.” Mass online investing has been an entrepreneurial dream for years, but political hangups at the Securities and Exchange Commission have delayed progress on so-called “crowdfunding”. To this day, there are still regulations about the number of investors a business can have and their minimum personal wealth. Zip cleverly skirts regulation: “Kiva is a nonprofit and makes no money from the loans we facilitate, instead we depend upon optional donations,” explains co-founder Premal Shah. “Kiva lenders make no money from the money they lend, they only expect the money they put in as a loan to be paid back. Because of this model Kiva?s crowdfunding platform falls outside of SEC rules.” Lending money, regardless of regulation, so Kiva requires that small businesses have the confidence of a “Trustee,” on organizations or individuals who vouch for the credibility of the borrowers. Trustees function like any other noteworthy investor in a startup, but in a more public way that permits the masses to invest confidently without an elite network of established investors. To give microlending some viral flare, “When borrowers successfully repay their loan, they too can become Trustees and endorse other small business owners in their community.” Ideally, success begets more success, facilitating a cascade of local consumption and investing. Zip caters especially to local businesses with a social good edge. At Old Skool Cafe, at-risk youth serve piping hot Java, to give them a better future outside the prison system. Mandela Foods Cooperative specializes in cooking up healthy desserts. Loans start out as low as $25. You can check out Kiva’s pilot project?here.

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Dota 2: SK Trophy on Saturday | SK Gaming

The tournament will feature 8 teams which are going to fight for $1000 USD in a single elimination bracket. The SK Trophy takes place on Saturday and Sunday starting time for both days is 16:00 CET. On Day 1 all quarter finals matches will be played out and on Day 2 the tournament will finish. All matches are best-of-three except for the grand final which is best-of-five.

The winner of the Trophy takes home $1000 USD.
Head over to the tournament page to find the bracket.

The Absolute Legends Team Manager Islam "Samo" Kenawy had to say the following about the tournament:

"We are quite happy to see SK Gaming invest in Dota again after such a long time, and we are glad to be invited to their first Dota 2 SK Trophy, the more Dota the merrier."

The tournament will be casted in English by John "Boberg" Boberg and in Russian by Ivan "pingeee" Nikiforov as well as a Portuguese stream by Arena Gaming TV.

Shoutcaster Boberg had to say about the tournament:

"I am very proud that I'll be representing SK-Gaming during their first Dota 2 Cup ever, and I'd like thank them for giving me this opportunity. Seeing their return back into the world of Dota is a great sign, and I'm more than excited to see what they bring with them in the future. But for now the question is, who will claim the first trophy?"

Tournament Overview:
Saturday, 23th March 16 CET: Quarter Finals
Sunday, 24th March 16 CET: Semi-Finals and Finals
Mode: 8 teams, Single Elimination, best-of-three except for the finals which will be a best-of-five
Prize: $1000 for the 1st place

Killer
Qualcomm Atheros' high-performance Killer? technology enables intelligent networking solutions to improve the way people enjoy the Internet. The technology is used in WLAN and Ethernet solutions for computers requiring high-performance gaming experiences and is deployed in platforms of leading OEMs. The explosion of online applications and content, and the growing number of devices that access these applications, places increased stress on consumer endpoints. Killer technology is well positioned to address this challenge with solutions that intelligently manage, prioritize and direct digital content on home and mobile networks. Killer and other technologies were initially developed at Bigfoot Networks. Bigfoot Networks' team and technology were acquired in August, 2011 by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated., to deliver value-added intelligent networking solutions dedicated to enhancing the end user networking experience.

www.killergaming.com

G Data Software
Bochum-based G Data Software AG is an innovative and rapidly expanding software house that specialises in IT security solutions. As a specialist in Internet security and pioneer in the field of virus protection, the company, founded in Bochum in 1985, developed the first antivirus program more than 20 years ago. Consequently G Data is one of the oldest security software companies in the world. The product range comprises security solutions for end customers as well as medium to large-sized enterprises. G Data security solutions are available in more than 90 countries worldwide.

http://www.sk-gaming-security.com/

Kingston HyperX
Founded in 1987 with a single product offering, Kingston? Technology now offers more than 2,000 memory products that support nearly every device that uses memory, from computers, servers and printers to digital cameras and mobile phones. In 2010, the company's sales reached $6.5 billion.

http://www.kingston.com

Source: http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/81065-SK_Trophy_on_Saturday

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