 24 Hours Vancouver | Ex-Credit Suisse Workers Said to Face Charges Over CDO Pricing BusinessWeek By Dakin Campbell Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Ex-Credit Suisse Group AG workers will be charged with intentionally mismarking prices of collateralized debt obligations and other securities, a person familiar with the matter said. US to charge ex-Suisse traders on subprimes: sources Ex-Credit Suisse Workers Said to Face Charges Over Mismarking CDO Prices Reports: 4 traders to be charged over subprimes |
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Ex-Credit Suisse Workers Said to Face Charges Over CDO Pricing - BusinessWeek
Prosecutors want non-local jury for Sandusky trial (Reuters)
Reuters - State prosecutors want former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky's sex abuse trial to be heard by a jury brought in from another county, saying the case would be in "peril" if the jury was composed of local residents.
Data shows Canada set for subpar growth in fourth quarter (Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's economy unexpectedly shrank in November for the first time since May, setting the stage for lackluster fourth-quarter growth and a sluggish start to 2012.
Teacher accused of taking elementary student 'bondage' photos
A Los Angeles elementary school teacher allegedly took bondage photos of more than two dozen students in his classroom, including some with suspected semen-filled spoons at their mouths, investigators said Tuesday. 
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Colbert's Super PAC has raised over $1 million (AP)
Fresh iPhone Apps for Jan. 31: VIPOrbit update, Evi, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land, Robo Ring (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Manage the relationships you have with your contacts list, and keep track of when you interact with important people both professionally and personally, with VIPOrbit, today?s top Fresh iPhone app. The app just got a big update and now even supports Siri. If you don?t happen to have Siri, that?s okay ? Evi, a low-cost alternative to Apple?s new app, has your back, at least for a few things like searching the web. ...
Marine gets jail time, reduced rank in hazing case (AP)
AP - A Hawaii-based Marine lance corporal will spend 30 days in jail and have his rank reduced to private first class for punching and kicking a fellow Marine who killed himself shortly afterward, a judge ruled late Monday, saying she found no evidence the abuse led to the suicide.
Pythons put stranglehold on Florida Everglades ecosystem - Florida Today
 National Geographic | Pythons put stranglehold on Florida Everglades ecosystem Florida Today Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, helps National Park Rangers as they prepare to put a 13-foot python in a bag in the Everglades on Jan. 17, 2012. / AP It sounded like a joke when the news first hit in 2000: Giant Burmese pythons were invading the ... Local wildlife disappears as giant pythons swamp Florida Pythons squeezing life out of Everglades, study suggests Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals |
Philly judge again finds church cardinal competent (AP)
AP - A retired Roman Catholic cardinal with dementia is competent and his recent deposition testimony can be used at an upcoming priest abuse trial, a judge ruled Monday.
Madonna feels kinship with vilified Wallis Simpson (Reuters)
Reuters - Madonna says it's pretty obvious why she was drawn to the story of Wallis Simpson -- the American divorcee who was vilified for persuading a British king to give up his throne in order to marry her.
Cosmo editor donates $30 million to Columbia, Stanford (Reuters)
Reuters - Longtime Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown is donating $30 million to Columbia University and Stanford University to establish a media institute in honor of her late husband, the schools announced on Monday.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Belichick recalls Giant days - New York Daily News
 New York Daily News | Belichick recalls Giant days New York Daily News By Manish Mehta / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks to the media the week beofre the Super Bowl against the New York Giants. INDIANAPOLIS ? Before he found himself on the doorstep of history, ... Commentary: Getting ready for the Giants this weekend ... no, not those Giants! For Patriots and Giants, a Shared Priority Giants Wary of Indy's Wild Nightlife |
Evi hits the App Store, provides a low-cost alternative to Siri (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The success of Siri, Apple?s voice-activated personal assistant app built into the iPhone 4S, has brought on a flood of imitators. It?s hard to blame developers who are trying to catch a little bit of the voice-activated lightning in a bottle that has helped Apple hit a record quarter at the end of 2011, but none of the apps offered on iOS or Google?s Android platform quite match the power of Apple?s version.
Buy and sell your used items with these iPhone apps (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Barcode scanner app ShopSavvy has been around for a few years now, but it?s about to receive a major upgrade. The ShopSavvy developers are integrating a feature into the app to allow users to scan an item?s barcode and then list that item for sale to other ShopSavvy users, creating a sort of instant Craigslist that they?re calling SavvyListings.
Pardoned Mississippi murderer found in Wyoming (Reuters)
Reuters - A convicted Mississippi murderer who disappeared after he was pardoned and released from prison by former governor Haley Barbour has been found in Wyoming, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said on Monday.
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Accused California hair salon shooter to stand trial in October (Reuters)
Reuters - A former tugboat worker will stand trial in October on charges of killing his ex-wife and seven others at a California hair salon in the largest mass slaying in Orange County history, a judge ruled on Friday.
$2.3B loss UBS trader denies fraud
A trader accused of fraud over a $2.3 billion loss in unauthorized trading reported by Swiss banking giant UBS pleaded not guilty in a London court Monday.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/30/business/ubs-trader-plea/index.html?eref=edition
Amazon Kindle Fire?s Apple-like blitz scorches Samsung (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Amazon?s Kindle Fire fourth quarter sales threw Samsung Galaxy into a pyre, as Android-based tabs made their moves against the dominant Apple iPad.
Evi tops Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
Appolicious - There?s been a second wave of Siri clones on the rise this week, with the launch of Evi gaining plenty of attention. While Android users seek their own version of the popular iPhone 4S artificial intelligence assistant, Evi, SimSimi and others have continued to gain traction in the Android Market. Lookout Labs unveiled a great app for visualizing mobile security threats, giving you deeper insight to malware behavior over time. Apartments.com also broke out with an Android app this week, joining the top real estate resources in the Market.
Hotel industry looks for deal pace to pick up (Reuters)
Reuters - Hotel companies and real estate firms are optimistic that deal transactions will pick up this year despite concerns about Europe's economy and challenges in obtaining debt financing.
Citi chairman Parsons considers stepping down: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Citigroup's chairman, Richard Parsons, is considering giving up the position to focus on other interests, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation.
Syrian army returns to Damascus suburbs - BBC News
 BBC News | Syrian army returns to Damascus suburbs BBC News The Syrian army is reported to have regained control of some Damascus suburbs recently held by rebel forces. Huge deployments of troops and tanks were used, and the suburb of Saqba is still under bombardment, activists say. The rebel Free Syrian Army ... 'Urban war': Syrian troops reportedly seize Damascus suburbs from rebels Activists: Assad's forces regain Damascus suburbs Syrian army storms rebel areas |
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Madonna says charity plans 10 schools in Malawi (AP)
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Twitter now lets governments decide what content is suitable for their citizens (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Twitter announced a major change to its censorship policy Thursday to allow the social media service to choose which tweets are seen in which countries. Though it has yet to use the ability, Twitter says it can now "reactively withhold content from ?
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Worn-out machines as leading indicator (Reuters)
Reuters - Delivery trucks wear out, computers break down, software becomes outdated -- and finally businesses have to start investing in new equipment. Companies that want to remain competitive have to start spending again as an economy slowly recovers.
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RBS boss Stephen Hester rejects �1m bonus - BBC News
 BBC News | RBS boss Stephen Hester rejects �1m bonus BBC News Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will give up his near �1m bonus, the BBC has learned. Business editor Robert Peston says Mr Hester will renounce the �963000 shares-only payment after succumbing to "enormous political pressure". RBS CEO to Waive $1.5 Million Bonus After Payout Triggers Political Furor RBS CEO Turns Down Bonus Amid Criticism of Payout RBS chief bows to inevitable over bonus |
Sandusky asks court to allow visits with grandchildren (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is under house arrest on charges of child sexual abuse, has asked a Pennsylvania court to allow supervised visits with his grandchildren that are now prohibited.
Up to 10 months to remove capsized cruise ship (AP)
'Dance' choreographer gets 10 years for rape and assault (Reuters)
Reuters - Alex Da Silva, a former choreographer for Fox reality competition "So You Think You Can Dance," was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for raping a former dance student and assaulting another, TMZ reports.
'The Grey': Is film's portrayal of wolves as man-killers too dramatic? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Any casual reader of Jack London will get a stab of recognition from the portrayal in the movie “The Grey” of battered survivors defending with flaming torches against snarling, snapping wolves.
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Reuters Magazine: Chrystia Freeland: The one percent war (Reuters)
Reuters - When Anders Aslund, a Swedish economist who has studied and advised most of the leaders in the former Soviet Union, visited Kiev in late 2004, at the height of the Orange Revolution, he returned to his office in Washington, D.C., with a surprising observation.
Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 tablet review - Los Angeles Times
 Tech Gadgets Web | Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 tablet review Los Angeles Times Motorola's Xyboard tablet line is just about everything I wished the Motorola Xoom had been when it was released not even a year ago. The Xoom, Motorola's first attempt to build an iPad-competing tablet, was critically acclaimed when it launched last ... Motorola starts selling WiFi Xyboards for $400 Motorola Wi-Fi-only Droid Xyboard is now available Motorola XYBOARD WiFi tablets available for purchase |
Google to merge user data across its services
Google plans to start combining information the company collects about each user of its various websites and services into a single profile, the company announced on Tuesday.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/xqjakk3Y29o/index.html
Occupy DC protesters demonstrate outside VIP dinner
Occupy DC protesters gathered to demonstrate Saturday outside the 99th annual Alfalfa Club dinner thrown for high-level dignitaries, including President Obama. 
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Probe of NYPD boss' son puts DA in spotlight, too (AP)
