Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Pandora gets cozier with Facebook, makes it easier to share listening activities to Timeline

Pandora gets cozier with Facebook, makes it easier to share listening activities to Timeline

Looks like Pandora isn't quite done making announcements this week. Hot on the heels of the introduction of its Premieres music strategy, the streaming service is now releasing a feature perfectly fitted for Facebook users. Starting today, folks will be able to easily share more of their Pandora activities (what you're listening to, the artists you like, etc.) directly to the Timeline and newly minted music section. However, given the auto-share nature of the feature, Pandora is allowing you to tweak the privacy options -- you know, in case you're not interested in letting friends know you're jamming out quietly listening to Justin Bieber's Baby. Pandora's one-click-share-to-Facebook is now available via the web and Android / iOS apps -- and, because we know you're going to inquire, there's no word on when we can expect it to hit Windows Phone 8.

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Serbia, Kosovo agree way forward on plan to normalize ties

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Serbia and Kosovo agreed in principle on Wednesday on a plan to implement an historic accord to settle their relations, a step that strengthens Serbia's chances of getting the go-ahead next month to start talks on joining the European Union.

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and his Kosovo counterpart, Hashim Thaci, reached the draft agreement in two days of talks in Brussels, chaired by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

The two leaders will return to their capitals to consult other political leaders however before giving their final verdict on the plan, which sets out concrete steps for putting into practice a groundbreaking agreement to normalize relations which was agreed in April.

Ashton said in a statement that the two prime ministers had agreed on "a fixed text which they are now consulting upon. They will be in touch with me by the end of the week."

No details of the draft agreement were made public.

Serbia agreed on April 19 to cede its last remaining foothold in its former province of Kosovo in return for the prospect of talks on eventually joining the EU.

The deal, brokered by the EU, capped six months of delicate negotiations and marked a milestone for the region's recovery from the collapse of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

The agreement outlined an end to the ethnic partition of Kosovo between its Albanian majority and a small, Belgrade-backed pocket of some 50,000 Serbs in the north.

The north Kosovo Serbs have threatened to resist integration with the rest of Kosovo, in a region bristling with weapons.

Following the accord, the EU's executive Commission encouraged EU governments to start membership talks with Serbia, but the bloc wants to see a plan for implementing the agreement and progress on the ground before taking a final decision in late June.

If implemented, the deal could unlock Serbia's potential as the largest market in the former Yugoslavia, taking the country from international pariah status under late strongman Slobodan Milosevic to the threshold of mainstream Europe.

(Reporting by Adrian Croft; Editing by Jon Hemming)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/serbia-kosovo-agree-way-forward-plan-normalize-ties-191037586.html

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Amag investigates anemia drug after report of death in Switzerland

(Reuters) - Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc said its marketing partner in Switzerland, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is recalling a batch of Amag's anemia drug, Rienso, because of a death and several cases of hypersensitivity.

Amag shares were down about 5 percent at $23.75 in after-market trading on Tuesday.

"The batch was only distributed to and sold in Switzerland and the recall is limited to the specific batch and specifically Switzerland," Lexington, Massachusetts-based Amag said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. (http://r.reuters.com/fek38t)

Amag and Japan-based Takeda are investigating the specific batch and gathering data on the adverse events.

New batches of Rienso may be introduced into the Swiss market depending on the approval of the Swiss health regulator, Swissmedic, Amag said.

Rienso is marketed under the name of Feraheme in the United States and Canada. While Amag markets the drug in the United States, Takeda owns the distribution rights to it in Canada, the European Union and Switzerland.

The drug, which is approved to treat iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease patients, received Swiss marketing approval in August 2012.

Amag aims to increase the patient base for the drug and is planning to seek approval for Feraheme to treat anemia in patients, regardless of the underlying cause.

In a second late-stage study conducted to support an application for the wider indication, the company reported three deaths, of which two were in the Feraheme-controlled group, but none related to the drug.

(This version of story corrects headline to "investigates." Amag did not say the drug caused the fatality.)

(Reporting by Pallavi Ail in Bangalore; Editing by Joyjeet Das)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/amag-investigates-anemia-drug-report-death-switzerland-004317892.html

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Central Bank signs Islamic finance training deal with Malaysian ...

Kuala Lumpur,?20 May 2013:

The Central Bank of Libya has signed a cooperation agreement in Kuala Lumpur with the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) to ensure support in developing Sharia-compliant programmes at the bank.

The CBL is looking to benefit from Malaysian expertise in Islamic banking in its efforts to establish it as the norm in Libya. INCEIF, the world?s only university focused on postgraduate studies in Islamic finance, was set up by the Central Bank of Malaysia in 2005 to ensure a flow of skilled experts to meet the growing international interest in the sector.

Under the agreement signed by Central Bank Governor Saddek Elkaber and Daud Vicary Abdullah, the President of INCEIF, the university will provide technical support and training to the bank.

The Central Bank of Libya is looking to introduce Islamic banking as the standard in the country and wants to ensure there are sufficient trained staff at the bank and in the commercial sector to enable that to happen.

Source: http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/05/20/central-bank-signs-islamic-finance-training-deal-with-malaysian-university/

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Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District approves $43.8 million ...

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District budget committee on Monday unanimously approved its $43.8 million general fund budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.

The budget is a 4.6 percent increase from the current year's, because the district will have $4.5 million left over in excess cash at the end of the fiscal year, in addition to funds from projects that weren't completed on time.

The district will continue to levy the same amount in property taxes -- $1.73 per thousand of assessed value -- as it did this year.

The budget funds several new projects, including an Adventure Recreation Center for teenagers and young adults slated to open in the next year. As proposed, the 18,000 square-foot center would offer a rock climbing wall, batting cages, laser tag, basketball, slacklining and a 6,000-square-foot indoor skate park.

No comments or concerns were brought up by committee members or members of the public during Monday night's meeting.

The park district board of directors will hold a public hearing on the budget's adoption June 17.

-- Anna Marum

Oregonian reporter Nicole Friedman contributed to this article.

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2013/05/tualatin_hills_park_recreation_15.html

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