onsdag 20 mars 2013

20-Mar-2013 21:02

<p>According to betting odds provided by Las Vegas Hotel &amp; Casino, Rick Pitino's team is a 9/2 favorite to win the national championship. The Cardinals are the No.1 seed in the Midwest region and the top seeded team in the tourney.</p>
<p>Indiana ranks second with 7/1 odds. The Hoosiers are the top seed in the East, finishing the year at 27-6.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ncaa-tournament-2013-betting-odds-louisville-indiana-duke-favorites-win-march-madness-final-four

Google Reader Death May Aid Internet Censorship, Say Oppressed Users Who Rely On The RSS Feed :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In America, the fury over Google's decision to <a href="google-kills-reader-force-feeds-us-google-dont-be-evil-1127159" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kill Google Reader</a> might seem like an overhyped brouhaha from privileged technophiles with too much time on their hands, but in countries where Internet censorship is the norm, some users are saying the death of Google Reader will kill their access to online information.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/google-reader-death-may-aid-internet-censorship-say-oppressed-users-who-rely-rss-feed-1140473

Economics 101: Groceries, Gasoline, And Gut Checks :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Allegedly our economy is getting better. Or at least that is what Vice President Joe Biden asserted in late 2011.</p>
<p>Standing in front of an oligarchy of supporters outside of Detroit -- apparently the secret service won't even put its two feet in the mayhem that is now Motor City -- and pounding on the podium, Biden talked about how Osama bin Laden is dead, but General Motors is still alive.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/economics-101-groceries-gasoline-gut-checks-1140675

New help for home-buyers outlined :: Chancellor George Osborne announces a new Help to Buy scheme, aimed at helping people to buy their own homes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21849974#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple sued again, this time over security patents by Intertrust :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/CZ1-YA9DP0Q/story01.htm

President Obama's Limo Breaks Down In Israel [PHOTOS] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Even the President has car troubles.</p>
<p>Two hours before President Barack Obama's arrival in Israel, his limo broke down, <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/20/presidential-limo-breaks-down-ahead-of-obamas-arrival/comment-page-4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CNN reports</a>. The limo, which was shipped from Washington D.C., failed after its driver filled it up with gasoline rather than diesel fuel, an official said Wednesday. A second presidential limo greeted Obama once he landed in Tel Aviv at around noon, according to the news outlet.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/president-obamas-limo-breaks-down-israel-photos-1140511

From Amazon's top data geek: data has got to be big — and reproducible :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/L1KYlbbifw8/story01.htm

Pinterest acquires local recommendation app Livestar :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/lQDVnPFuUNs/story01.htm

Big data is still hard, but it gets better :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Rvx3jMZ1mAQ/story01.htm

Caterpillar's Sales Drop 13% In 3 Months And Q4 Profits Fall 55%, Mining Company Demand For Equipment Weakened :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), the world's biggest maker of mining and construction equipment, said Wednesday its sales dropped 13 percent over the past three months as mining company demand for its products eased.</p>
<p>The Peoria, Ill.-based company reported that sales from December through February in North America, its largest market, dropped 12 percent and its Europe, Africa and the Middle East sales were down 9 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/caterpillars-sales-drop-13-3-months-q4-profits-fall-55-mining-company-demand-equipment-weakened

How is borrowing not up this year? :: How is government borrowing not up this year?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21867026#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Exclusive: Steubenville Defense Lawyer, Walter Madison, Discusses 'Piers Morgan' Appearance And Steubenville Rape Trial :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>On the March 18 episode of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live, (the full transcript can be read <a href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1303/18/pmt.01.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>) the defense attorney for Ma'lik Richmond, Walter Madison, discussed the Steubenville trial as well as his client's sentence. In an exclusive interview with IBTimes, Madison discussed his appearance on "Piers Morgan" as well as other aspects of the Steubenville trial.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/exclusive-steubenville-defense-lawyer-walter-madison-discusses-piers-morgan-appearance-steubenville

Fed cautious on US economic recovery :: The US Federal Reserve says the economy has strengthened "moderately" but still needs stimulus measures to underpin recovery.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21868730#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

For big data achievements, IT and analysts need to work together :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/pnrbLoWatdg/story01.htm

Apple, Amazon, & Google: Will These 3 Tech Giants Take on Streaming Music? :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-amazon-google-will-these-3-tech-giants-take-streaming-music-1140587

Manny Pacquiao News: Will PacMan Fight Timothy Bradley Or Juan Manuel Marquez Next? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>During his 18-year career, Manny Pacquiao had never lost two straight fights.</p>
<p>Now the 34-year-old must decide if he wants to rectify the controversial decision that cost him the WBO Welterweight title, or avenge the debilitating knockout punch that left him unconscious in Las Vegas and had some experts questioning his role among the all-time greats.</p>
<p>The former fight was with American Timothy Bradley, and the latter Juan Manuel Marquez, but who he faces next comes down to the Pac-Man's campaign schedule, and if Marquez even wants a fifth fight.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/manny-pacquiao-news-will-pacman-fight-timothy-bradley-or-juan-manuel-marquez-next-1140461

What Will It Take For China And U.S. To Cooperate? Ask A Chinese Army General :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Many are concerned that U.S.-China relations could be strained as a result of China's ongoing territorial dispute with various nations in Asia, including American allies Japan and the Philippines. Lately, China and Japan have come close to armed confrontation <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/china-japan-war-australian-academic-predicts-it-could-happen-next-year-972598" target="_blank">over the Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/what-will-it-take-china-us-cooperate-ask-chinese-army-general-1140313

VIDEO: Will the Budget fix the economy? :: Business leaders have given a cautious welcome to George Osborne's Budget plans, despite the chancellor being forced to slash growth forecasts.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21867565#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

How coding contests can be better at solving problems than Harvard :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/MB69mc53JZg/story01.htm

Yahoo Wants to Buy a YouTube Clone :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Is <strong>Yahoo</strong> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/stock/yhoo#NASDAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YHOO</a> <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/stock-trends/YHOO/NASDAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[FREE Stock Trend Analysis]</a>) CEO Marissa Mayer trying to re-create the magic of her former employer?</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/yahoo-wants-buy-youtube-clone-1140475

VIDEO: How will the Budget hit families? :: Families and small business owners have been giving their reaction to the chancellor's fourth Budget.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21867564#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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