| Everything is fine, said Pistorius as his girlfriend lay dying on the lavatory floor
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 Oscar Pistorius told a security guard "everything is fine" minutes after he shot Reeva Steenkamp his murder trial heard yesterday. Pieter Baba, who worked as night watchman on Mr Pistorius's gated community, said the Olympic sprinter was in tears and only managed four words before cutting off the call. "Mr Pistorius's exact words were: 'Security, everything is fine'," Mr Baba told Judge ...
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| Dalai Lama comes out in support of gay marriage (Photo: NBC...
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 Dalai Lama comes out in support of gay marriage (Photo: NBC News) The Dalai Lama has come out in support of gay marriage, saying it was "OK" and a personal affair for people of the same sex to commit to each other. "If two people… really feel that way … and both sides fully agree, then okay," the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said on Ora.tv's Larry King Now show. Continue reading
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| Why Design Matters More than Ever in Digital Banking
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 Taking their cues from popular consumer brands and digital upstarts, financial institutions are modernizing their websites, ATMs, and mobile apps in hopes of creating a better digital banking experience and, ultimately, attracting and retaining more customers.
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| Ag-Lending Boom Draws to a Close
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 Record profits at agriculture-focused rural banks could be coming to an end. Farm revenue is expected to decline sharply this year, and ag lenders are watching warily to see if this is a one-year blip or the start of a downturn.
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| Erdogan may ban Facebook and YouTube over sleaze leaks
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 Turkey's Prime Minister may ban Facebook and YouTube to stifle leaks indicating high-level corruption. Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said that Turkey could seek an Interpol arrest warrant for Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric he has accused of orchestrating the numerous corruption allegations implicating him and his inner circle. The threats were a show of defiance by the embattled leader, ...
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| Medtech funding for the week of Mar. 3, 2014
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 Here's a look at some of the top funding stories for medical device companies this week. EarLens pulls in $36M for infrared hearing aid March 3, 2014 by Brad Perriello EarLens said it raised some $36 million in an equity round for the hearing aid technology it's developing that uses infrared rather than sound waves. Ascension Health Ventures, Benvenue Medical Inc., Cheetah Medical, EarLens, Fletcher Spaght Ventures, Invuity, Medtronic, MVM Life Science Partners, NxThera Inc., Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Springfield Investments
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| Medtronic signs on to test on-demand orgasm device
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 Medtech titan Medtronic plans this year to launch clinical trials of an implanted neurostimulator designed to spur orgasm, starting with women. Medical device industry giant Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has signed on to launch human studies of an device designed to produce orgasms with the push of a button. Medtronic
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