Hullabalu, the New York-based kids app maker backed by $1.8 million from SV Angel, Great Oaks, and others, is today bringing its iPad storybook app to the iPhone. Like the big-screen version, the new app also features the same cast of characters (a tribe of cute, and sometimes precocious bears), as well as the "touchable" story play.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gQssnm2-lkw/
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Even before Australia?s recent surprising finish at the FIBA World Under-19 Championship earlier this week, Melbourne-born Dante Exum was poised for NBA stardom.
Exum put on a show at this year?s tournament, held in Prague, averaging over 18 points per game and earning a spot in the All-Tournament team alongside probable 2014 NBA lottery picks Jahlil Okafor, Aaron Gordon, Dario Saric (Croatia) and Vasilje Milic (Serbia).
Undecided as to whether he?ll declare for the draft?next year or attend college and declare in 2015 in what will likely just be a one-year stopover before moving to the NBA, Exum led Australia?s young Emus further than expected and all the way to bronze medal game, eventually losing to Lithuania 106-100 in overtime.
Exum is the son of former NBL import Cecil Exum, a former teammate of Michael Jordan and James Worthy during North Carolina?s 1982 NCAA championship season, and grew up in Melbourne after his father became a naturalised citizen after a seven-year pro career in Australia.
The 17-year-old, 198cm point guard is being touted as high as the third best prospect from the 2014 class and has suitors from America?s most storied colleges, including the likes of NCAA champion Louisville, Indiana, Louisiana State, Michigan and Kentucky.
The basketball world appears ready to hitch itself to Exum. ESPN expert Fran Fraschilla tweeted the following during Exum?s 33-point performance against Spain- ?Every now & then over thirty years you watch someone special. Today it's Dante Exum. 22 points as Aussies surprising Spain right now, 66-48.?
As the likes of Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills and Aron Baynes?each make noise as Australians in the NBA, Exum looks set to join the Boomers trio among the world's best players, maybe even exceeding their accomplishments in a few short years.?
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As for the deeper vehicle integration, Apple introduced ?iOS in the Car.? The feature apparently mirrors your iPhone on your in-car display, similar to AirPlay, allowing users to access Maps, messages, and other services without having to take their eyes off the wheel.
Apple says that it has been working with numerous auto-makers to get this right.Honda, Mercedes, Nissan, Ferrari, Chevrolet, Kia, Hyundai, Volvo, Jaguar, have all pledged support for the feature and are planning to start adding it to their 2014 model vehicles.
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People walk past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Monday, July 8, 2013. Concern over China's slowdown weighed on Asian stock markets Monday after the head of the International Monetary Fund warned of a loss of momentum in emerging economies. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
People walk past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Monday, July 8, 2013. Concern over China's slowdown weighed on Asian stock markets Monday after the head of the International Monetary Fund warned of a loss of momentum in emerging economies. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
People walk past an electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong Monday, July 8, 2013. Concern over China's slowdown weighed on Asian stock markets Monday after the head of the International Monetary Fund warned of a loss of momentum in emerging economies. Asia's losses came despite strong U.S. job numbers that sparked a Wall Street rally on Friday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 1.9 percent to 20,463.80 at the midday close. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A woman stands in front of electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Monday, July 8, 2013. Concern over China's slowdown weighed on Asian stock markets Monday after the head of the International Monetary Fund warned of a loss of momentum in emerging economies. Asia's losses came despite strong U.S. job numbers that sparked a Wall Street rally on Friday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 1.9 percent to 20,463.80 at the midday close. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A man walks past an electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong Monday, July 8, 2013. Concern over China's slowdown weighed on Asian stock markets Monday after the head of the International Monetary Fund warned of a loss of momentum in emerging economies. Asia's losses came despite strong U.S. job numbers that sparked a Wall Street rally on Friday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 1.9 percent to 20,463.80 at the midday close. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
People walk past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Monday, July 8, 2013. Concern over China's slowdown weighed on Asian stock markets Monday after the head of the International Monetary Fund warned of a loss of momentum in emerging economies. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
LONDON (AP) ? European markets recovered their poise Monday, despite an earlier sell-off in Asia, as investors shrugged off fears of an imminent scaling back of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus.
Investors in Europe regained their footing after last week's stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted an end-of-week sell-off. After European markets closed on Friday, U.S. stocks posted solid gains.
Given the prevailing focus on the U.S., the key day this week will likely be Wednesday, when the minutes to the last policy meeting of the Fed are published. The Fed's chairman, Ben Bernanke, is also due to deliver a speech.
"It is possible that the combination of these events will encourage speculation that tapering is almost upon us," said Jane Foley, an analyst at Rabobank International. "Alternatively there is the possibility that Bernanke will push back against speculation that the Fed is ready to take a less accommodative position."
Without a clearer gauge, markets around the world have been volatile for weeks. For the past few years, the Fed's stimulus, echoed by other central banks, has been one of the props shoring up a number of financial assets, in particular stocks.
Volatility was a key feature Monday as European markets started the week positively following Wall Street's late turn Friday and amid hopes that Greece will get its next batch of bailout funds. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 1 percent at 6,437 while Germany's DAX rose 2.2 percent to 7,676. The CAC-40 in France was 1.8 percent higher at 3,821.
The mood in Europe was perked up by the news that Greece's international creditors appear to have reached a deal with the cash-strapped country over further economic reforms required for the release of the bailout funds. A meeting later in the day of the finance ministers of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro is expected to confirm the release.
Wall Street was poised for a solid opening with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures up 0.5 percent. Another key focus in markets will be the start of the U.S. second-quarter corporate reporting season after Monday's close. As usual, aluminum company Alcoa Inc.'s will be the first to report.
"The U.S. is going to remain in the spotlight in the coming weeks, as investors try to make sense of companies' second quarter earnings at a time when the Fed is looking to withdraw its support and begin tapering its asset purchases," said Craig Erlam, market analyst at Alpari.
Earlier, most Asian markets fell amid renewed worries over the economic recovery in China.
"Credit data this week will give investors clues to how much the cash squeeze is affecting the world's second biggest economy," said Lee Mumford, a trader at Spreadex.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed down 1.3 percent at 20,582.19. Mainland Chinese shares sank, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 2.4 percent to 1958.27. The smaller Shenzhen Composite Index lost 3.6 percent to 889.53. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.4 percent to 14,109.34. South Korea's Kospi dipped 0.9 percent to 1,816.85.
In other financial markets, the mood was fairly benign. Among major currencies, the euro was up 0.2 percent at $1.2856 while the dollar was flat at 101.19 yen.
In commodity markets, the price of oil was down 16 cents at $103.06 a barrel.
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This year, more hiring managers are not hiring job applicants because of inappropriate content on the applicants? social media profiles. Here?s what will get your r?sum? tossed.
Posted:?July 8, 2013
Remember that wild vacation you took with your friends last year? You couldn?t wait to post the pictures on Facebook so everyone could see how cool you are and how great your trip was.
Or that time when you drunkenly tweeted from the bar, or complained about your boss on a friend?s wall?
Be honest: You?ve been in?or almost been in?situations like these before.
While your friends may have thought your trip looked awesome or your boss was terrible, do you think potential employers thought so, too?
A recent study by Harris Interactive and CareerBuilder found that 43 percent of hiring managers who research candidates via social media say they?ve found information that caused them not to hire someone. This number is up 9 percentage points from last year.
The amount of employers who research candidates via social media is also up this year. Thirty-nine percent of hiring managers say they use social media to vet applicants, compared with 37 percent last year.
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Employers who took a candidate out of the running for a job after looking at his social media profiles did so for the following reasons:
While inappropriate information on your social media profiles can cost you a job, the right information can earn you one. One in five hiring managers said they found something on social media that caused them to hire a candidate. Here are a few things they liked:
Do you think twice before you post to your social media profiles?
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LONDON (AP) ? The company behind the New York Stock Exchange will take over running and restoring confidence in the scandal-hit London interbank offered rate, or LIBOR, a UK committee has ruled.
The independent panel, set up by the UK Treasury, on Tuesday chose NYSE Euronext to take over LIBOR from the British Bankers' Association, which had supervised the rate-setting for decades. The changeover is scheduled to be completed by early 2014, the panel's chair, Baroness Sarah Hogg, said in a statement. The panel did not identify other bidders.
"This change will play a vital role in restoring the international credibility of LIBOR," she said in a statement.
LIBOR underpins trillions of dollars of transactions all over the world. It is an average rate that measures how much they expect to pay each other for loans. The rate is also used in calculating borrowing costs of hundreds of trillions of dollars in loans and investments such as bonds, auto loans and derivatives.
But the rate was underpinned on trust ? an honor system that relied on the banks to be honest. Revelations of its manipulation last summer both shocked the financial community and forced a reform in how it was administered.
The scandal emerged when authorities realized banks ? including Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and UBS ? were submitting false data to gain market advantages.
U.S. and U.K. regulators fined RBS more than $460 million for rate-rigging. Barclays' role led to a $453 million fine and the resignation of chief executive, Bob Diamond. Swiss bank UBS was fined $1.5 billion.
After the scandal erupted, the government moved to restore confidence in LIBOR's integrity, establishing the panel to review the rate and creating criminal penalties for those who violate the rules.
"We want to protect taxpayers and restore faith in financial services," financial secretary to the Treasury Greg Clark said in a statement.
"The government is committed to developing a safer and strong banking sector. We want a financial sector that serves the interests of business and helps to drive economic growth."
The rate will be administered by NYSE Euronext Rate Administration Limited, a new subsidiary of NYSE Euronext.
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JERUSALEM (AP) ? A one-woman play about an American activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer in Gaza is being performed for Hebrew-speaking audiences for the first time. Producers hope the show will force Israelis to confront an issue that, 10 years later, is still stirring passions.
Rachel Corrie was killed in 2003 as she attempted to block the bulldozer from razing homes in the southern Gaza Strip. She has become a divisive figure since her death.
For pro-Palestinian activists, Corrie became a rallying cry and vivid image of what they say is Israel's harsh repression of the Palestinians.
Corrie belonged to the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement, whose activists enter conflict zones and try to interfere with activities of Israel's military in the West Bank and Gaza, territories the Palestinians claim for their future state.
Many of the areas where they operate have been declared off-limits for civilians by the Israeli military, and most Israelis consider ISM activists like Corrie to be misguided, biased troublemakers and thrill seekers.
Israel captured the Gaza Strip, along with the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, two years after Corrie died.
"My Name is Rachel Corrie" was first staged in London in 2005 and has since courted controversy. A New York off-Broadway theater backed out of plans to stage the play in 2006, drawing charges of censorship from its creators. Performances in Toronto and Florida were canceled, reportedly after pressure from pro-Israel groups.
That drama has followed the play to Israel. The Hebrew version premiered briefly in March at a festival in Tel Aviv. On Sunday night, it opened at Jerusalem's Khan Theater. Both performances drew threats from politicians to cut the budgets of venues that stage the play.
Such opposition has not deterred the producers. They hope the Hebrew version will stimulate some introspection among audience members about Israel's activities in the Palestinian territories.
"(Israel) is the most natural place to hold the play. It's the most appropriate place, where the audience member gets an opportunity to ask himself how he leads his life and how the society he lives in makes decisions," said Ari Remez, the play's director. Remez said he hoped opening in Jerusalem, a city considered less open-minded than Tel Aviv, Israel's liberal cultural hub, would grant the play reach to a more diverse audience.
The play, a 90-minute monologue, was crafted from sections of diaries, letters and emails from Corrie's time in Gaza, along with childhood journals, to create a picture of a passionate and idealistic activist.
The play opened to a full house at the small theater in Jerusalem Sunday night.
Sivane Kretchner, the Israeli actress playing Corrie, flung a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian headscarf, around her neck as she delivered Corrie's mundane musings on daily life and grand epiphanies about the injustice she saw.
As the theater lights dimmed, the crackly voice of the bulldozer driver was heard communicating the incident over a military radio to his commander ? actual material that was used as evidence in a failed lawsuit by her family against the army.
The case has continued to attract attention in Israel through a civil suit her parents filed, two years after an internal army investigation ruled the death an accident and cleared the driver and other military personnel of any wrongdoing.
Last year, the court sided with the military.
Kretchner said she was moved by the English script and wanted to be part of the Hebrew version.
"I don't see Rachel Corrie as a controversial person," said Kretchner. "She had a beautiful soul, and she was able to look at something and say, this is right and this is wrong."
Corrie, who was 23, died during a Palestinian uprising, a time of heavy fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants. The Israeli army was undertaking systematic house demolitions in the densely populated, violent area along the Egyptian border, where Palestinian militants were using houses as end points for weapons smuggling tunnels.
Since her death, Palestinians in the West Bank have named a street and a restaurant after her. An Arabic version of the play opened in 2008 and toured Israel and the West Bank.
Corrie's parents, Cindy and Craig, who have seen the play in Icelandic, French and Turkish, welcomed the Hebrew version.
"To have it shown in Hebrew in Jerusalem brings Rachel's story full circle," said Cindy Corrie from her home in Olympia, Wash. "It brings it to an audience that needs to hear Rachel's words, to hear what she had to say." Craig Corrie called it "moving."
Opponents of the performance said they didn't want public money to fund such an event.
"(Corrie) was a self-professed Israel hater, and I don't think we need to glorify her name and to make a play based on her and if we do, then it should be done with private funds," David Hadari, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, told The Associated Press. The theater is partly funded by the municipality.
Despite Hadari's appeal, the Jerusalem municipality approved the theater's funding last week. In a statement, Mayor Nir Barkat said, "The municipality of Jerusalem does not censor content shown in any artistic performance."
Those who attended the opening said it left a strong impression.
"This play shatters a myth that we didn't want to see," said Moshe Levy, an audience member who lives in a West Bank settlement outside Jerusalem. "It breaks that glass through which we hide reality, this painful reality that we need to deal with."
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Obama is committed to wrapping up U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, but the United States has been talking with officials in Afghanistan about keeping a small residual force there of perhaps 8,000 troops.
U.S. officials did not deny a report that Obama has become increasingly frustrated by his dealings with Karzai. Their relationship fell to new depths after last month's U.S. move to open peace talks with the Taliban, which led Karzai to suspend talks on a security pact between the two allies.
A June 27 video conference between Obama and Karzai aimed at lowering tensions ended poorly, the New York Times reported, citing U.S. and Afghan officials with knowledge of the conversation.
Senior Afghan figures close to Karzai were skeptical that Washington would consider a complete withdrawal.
"Both sides understand how to pressure each other. But both the U.S. and Afghanistan fully understand the need for foreign troops, especially U.S. ones, to stay beyond 2014 and that it is vital for security here and in the wider region," a top palace official told Reuters on Tuesday on condition of anonymity.
"We don't think the U.S. will compromise on that, because past experience of abandoning Afghanistan was that the country descended into chaos," the official said, recalling the bitter civil war that raged after the 1989 Soviet withdrawal and subsequent toppling of the Najibullah government.
Much of Kabul was gutted in the ensuing conflict between rival warlords until the Taliban seized control of the country in 1996 and introduced their austere Islamic regime.
The Times reported that Karzai had accused the United States of trying to forge a separate peace with the Taliban and its Pakistani supporters in an arrangement that would expose Karzai's government to its enemies.
Since the video conference, a full military pullout from Afghanistan like the one from Iraq had been transformed from a "worst-case scenario" to an option "under serious consideration in Washington and Kabul", the Times reported.
U.S. officials, asked about the report, pointed reporters to a comment by Ben Rhodes, the deputy White House national security adviser, who said in January that the "zero option" of leaving no troops behind is "an option that we would consider". The comment still stands, officials said.
Asked about the Times report, one senior Obama administration official said: "All options remain on the table but a decision is far from made."
Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman General Zahir Azimi also said there had been no decisions on the pace and scale of a U.S. withdrawal, and similar scenarios had circulated in the past.
A former Karzai political adviser, Nasrullah Stanikzai, said the Afghan government must pursue its own strategic and political interests in negotiations with the United States, but tense relations between Obama and Karzai were not helping.
"But U.S. officials saying they are considering leaving no troops behind after 2014 is just propaganda to put pressure on Afghan government so Washington can get an outcome it wants in a bilateral security pact," Stanikzai said.
The negotiations on a U.S. role in Afghanistan, suspended by the mercurial Karzai in June, will cover vital basing issues and whether reduced numbers of U.S. troops may be able to continue attacks against al Qaeda and other extremist groups, including in neighboring Pakistan.
The United States also considered keeping a small force in Iraq after the broad troop withdrawal from that country, but talks with Iraqi leaders failed to yield such a deal.
"There's always been a zero option, but it was not seen as the main option," the Times quoted a senior Western official in Kabul as saying. "It is now becoming one of them, and if you listen to some people in Washington, it is maybe now being seen as a realistic path."
More than a dozen American troops were killed in Afghanistan last month.
The number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan — now around 63,000 — already is set to decline to 34,000 by February, the Times noted. The White House has said the great majority of American forces would be out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
U.S. troops have been in Afghanistan since 2001. The United States invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban who had harbored the al Qaeda network responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States weeks earlier.
(Reporting by Will Dunham, Phil Stewart and Steve Holland in WASHINGTON, and Rob Taylor, Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni in KABUL; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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With a plethora of rap records dropping this summer, Push puts a pin in his July 16 album release.
By Brenna Ehrlich
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