Bekwai “Facebook Group” Supports Orphanage

The Chronicle - Monday 20th May, 2013

A group of five young graduates and natives from Bekwai has presented a number of items to the Save Our Life Orphanage at Anwiankwanta near Bekwai, as their widow's mite towards the upkeep of the inmates. The donors are also members of the Amansie Facebook Group and the Bekwai campus of the Face Book University. The items worth GH200 included rice, cooking oil, toiletries, sachets of ...

12-Year-Old Girl Raped Video Posted to Facebook by Alleged Attackers

AlterNet - Monday 20th May, 2013

Did three Chicago youth attack and rape a young girl and then videotape it for the world to see? That's what prosecutors in Illinois are ...

Indian policeman says 23 fake Facebook profiles opened in his name

Middle East Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

A police officer in India says 23 fake Facebook profiles were created in his name by persons unknown and they have been flooded with marriage requests. The officer, Shivdeep Waman Lande, who is currently posted as aide-de-camp to the Bihar governor, filed a formal complaint with the office of senior superintendent of police in Patna Manu Maharaj Saturday, Gulf News reported. "I was ...

Dollar Bank upgrading ATMs

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Dollar Bank, Pittsburghs fifth largest financial institution, is upgrading its ATM fleet footprint-wide to work faster and smarter. Senior Vice President Joe Smith confirmed that Dollar has ordered 60 new machines providing automated deposit technology from NCR Corp., based in Duluth, Ga. I call it smart deposit design, Smith said. The replacement process will begin this summer, NCR said. Smith ...

Canada pitches startups with lower taxes instant residency

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Canada's new immigration-centric pitch to Silicon Valley's many foreign-born entrepreneurs. Canada is pitching Silicon Valley entrepreneurs on northern migration. The gist: Easier access to visas for foreign-born entrepreneurs, a growing base of engineering talent, R&D tax credits and lower corporate taxes. Low-tax U.S. states like Arizona, Nevada and Washington have pitched financial ...

Think federal agencies have too much power The Supremes just gave them more

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Federal Communications Commission when localities, led by Arlington, Texas, challenged the agency's authority to set deadlines for wireless facility applications. Federal regulatory agencies won a victory when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission could establish deadlines for local cellphone tower siting ...

Synageva gets breakthrough designation for candidate aimed at Wolman disease

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Sanj K. Patel, president and CEO, Synageva Biopharma A drug candidate being developed by Synageva BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq:GEVA) to treat Wolman disease, a rare inherited disease that can kill infants in their first six months of life, has been designated a breakthrough therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Lexington, Mass. biopharmaceutical company said the designation - which ...

Online takeout companies GrubHub and Seamless to merge

West Australian - Monday 20th May, 2013

By Sarah McBrideSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two of the nation's biggest online food delivery businesses said they are merging in a deal that they hope will drive more orders, in more cities, through their platforms.GrubHub and Seamless, which allow consumers to easily order online from various restaurants, are part of a group of fast-growing businesses that standardize local services under a ...

Hunger Striker Launches Twitter Campaign to Close Gitmo

Wired News - Monday 20th May, 2013

Petitions have failed. Lawsuits have failed. Even campaign pledges from future presidents have failed. So now one Guantanamo Bay detainee is hoping that Twitter can help him shut down the infamous detention facility. Shaker Aamer, a Saudi citizen and former British resident, is one of 103 Guantanamo detainees currently on ...

Google News Snippets YouTube Embedded Videos Face Legal Challenges in Germany

Search Engine Watch - Monday 20th May, 2013

Webmasters will need to be much more careful about quoting content from online German publications after a new online copyright law comes into effect in Germany on August 1. The law, which targets search engines that provide snippets, originally would have given news sites the ability to seek monetary compensation for the supposed lost revenue caused by Google and other search engines when ...

Twitter and Kiwi athletes Making a hashtag of it

New Zealand Herald - Monday 20th May, 2013

Piri Weepu has heard variations of insults since signing up to Twitter in 2009. Photo / Michael CunninghamOn the evening of Anzac Day, Jesse Ryder settled in to watch his beloved Melbourne Storm beat the Warriors when his phone buzzed to life. "no wonder u got a hiding you c***. go the warriors you f'n ...

Its Clearwire Eve Sprint expected to raise bid price for merger

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

The wireless industry is watching Sprint Nextel Corp. for a higher bid on Clearwire Corp. before Tuesdays shareholder vote. Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) shareholders vote at noon in Bellevue, Wash., on whether to accept or reject Sprints (NYSE: S) $2.2 billion acquisition offer. The vote comes as uncertainty around the deal is at a peak. Sprints bid, which offers $2.97 a share for stock that ...

C-leveled buys FINTEL adds CTO and software suite

Pittsburgh Business Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

Denise DeSimone is CEO of C-Leveled. C-leveled, the North side consultancy that works with entrepreneurs and startups, is spreading its footprint west with the acquisition of Madison, Wis.-based FINTEL LLC. The deal brings FINTELs benchmarking and analytics software into C-leveled, and FINTELs co-founder Boris Nenide is joining C-leveled as chief technology officer and board member. Financial ...

Social Media Evangelization for World Communications Day

EWTN - Monday 20th May, 2013

Initiative Invites Catholic Media Offices Around the World To Share Online Pastoral ResourcesROME, May 10, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On the occasion of the this year's World Communications Day, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications is inviting people from around the world to partake in the "Mesa Comun" (Shared Table). The initiative allows the faithful of the Catholic Church ...

Will 4K TV cause consumers to upgrade

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Sony's Bravia 4K liquid crystal display television is displayed at its launch in Tokyo on April 11. Sony is one of several manufacturers that are banking on 4K technology injecting life into television sales. Just when you thought you invested in a TV with the clearest picture possible, along comes something even better. 4K ultra-high-definition televisions are now available for somewhat ...

NetApp to announce 10 work force reduction analysts note says

Wichita Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

It's not yet known whether reported layoffs would impact NetApp's Wichita site on North Rock Road. NetApp Inc. is preparing to announce a 10 percent work force reduction, affecting about 1,300 people, according to a private Piper Jaffray note reportedly sent to clients. The Register, a United Kingdom-based online tech publication, reported last week on the note. The report said that The ...

Interleukin closes $12M private placement

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Interleukin's founder and president Kenneth Kornman Just days after it said it will not be able to raise additional capital before acceptance of a diagnostic test study results in a peer-reviewed publication and not be able to fund operations beyond the end of this month, Interleukin Genetics Inc. (OTCQB:ILIU) has raised $12 million through a private placement of its securities. The Waltham, ...

Cincinnati venture capital firm makes $2.5 million bet on software company

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Todd Gardner is a former partner at Blue Chip Venture Co. Remember the money that Cincinnati venture capitalist Todd Gardner had assembled to invest in software companies? Gardner has started investing it. His latest deal is a $2.5 million bet on a Indianapolis-based company called WebLink. As I reported last year, Gardner a former partner at downtown-based Blue Chip Venture Co. raised $22.5 ...

Dell committee wants more info from buyout group

Austin Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Dell Inc. wants more information again from the investor group challenging CEO Michael Dells shareholder buyout. The companys special committee formed to consider buyout offers has asked billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc. for more details about their takeover plan, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 computer maker in the ...

Autodesk rescues Tinkercad users with buyout

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Tinkercad, the Web-based 3D modeling startup led by Kai Backman, has been acquired by Autodesk. There was some actual business news amid the fun and gadgets at Maker Faire over the weekend with the announcement that Autodesk Inc. bought Tinkercad, the Web-based 3-D modeling company. Tinkercad, founded by Kai Backman, is a low-cost alternative to computer-aided design programs, requiring less ...

Google AdWords Express Gets a Facelift

Search Engine Watch - Monday 20th May, 2013

Google’s AdWords Express is the latest Google property to receive a makeover. AdWords Express, designed to be an easy introduction to AdWords for local businesses, has ...

A.O. Smiths Jones named Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist

Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

A.O. Smith's Paul Jones has led his company's transformation into a global water technology company. A.O. Smith Corp. executive chairman Paul Jones has been named a finalist for this years Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program in the Midwest. Three other Wisconsin executives were named finalists: J.P. Fingado of API Healthcare Corp., Hartford; and James Sartori and Jeffrey ...