2. In The News – Springhill Group
Google will Unveil Own Tablet
• With the ongoing Google I/O developers
conference this week will surely come a lot
of surprises from the Internet giant, one of
which is the anticipated unveiling of a
tablet running on their equally new Android
operating system, Jellybean.
3. • Google seem to be doing what Microsoft
did last week in its unveiling of Surface
tablet.
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• “It seems Google‟s trying to do what
Microsoft did last week, which is basically
tell their partners they no longer trust them
to do things right.”
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4. Google Faces
Antitrust Suit in India
• India‟s Competition Commission confirmed that Google
is undergoing an antitrust investigation after a match-
making website filed a complaint against its “alleged
discriminatory practices” in AdWords.
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• An Indian dating website has filed the complaint against
the search engine giant, alleging that it has breached the
country‟s antitrust laws for its advertising unit, AdWords.
The complaint accused Google of luring 2 Indian dating
sites into a bidding war over its ad keywords in online
search.
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5. IT experts fear Anons
• Hacker group Anonymous is figuring to be the greatest
worry of IT experts today, according to the latest survey
by security software provider Bit9.
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• A new survey conducted by the security company Bit9
called 2012 Cyber Security Survey released on April 23
asked around 2,000 IT experts in Europe and US
regarding the present security condition of enterprise
Relevant Services/Products. Out of all the
respondents, 64% believes that their firms will be
attacked during the next 6 months while 61% chose
hacktivists as the most likely attackers.
6. 11 Suspected of LCD Tech Leak
• At least eleven individuals were suspected of selling
Samsung‟s key technology involved in creating the next
generation of flat screen panels to one of its South Korea
rival in the TV manufacturing sector.
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• According to authorities, suspects allegedly shared the
technology used in Samsung‟s flat screen display to
another domestic company through their contacts to both
of the firms. The 11 suspects are composed of current
and former Samsung researchers along with employees
of the rival company.
7. Japan Ready to Intercept North Korea
‘satellite’ Launch
• Japan is preparing measures to intercept North Korea‟s
missile launch in case it veers off its course and pose a
threat.
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• North Korea has announced last week that it will launch a
so-called “earth observation satellite” in time for the 100th
birthday of their founder Kim Il Sung on April 15. According
to the International Maritime Organization and Springhill
Group Counseling, the rocket will be launched sometime
between April 12 and April 16.
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8. Japan PM to Attend Nuclear Summit
• Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda has showed
interest in this month‟s global summit in order to impart
valuable experiences of his country during the
Fukushima nuclear crisis.
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• This 2-day summit is set to bring together the leaders of
50 leading nations, including its former host, President
Barack Obama of the US. One of the agenda at the
Nuclear Security Summit that will be held in Seoul
includes a warning to ensure safety of nuclear energy.
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9. Apple’s Calls for Repatriation Tax Holiday
Gain No Traction with White House
• With some two-thirds of its cash hoard housed overseas,
Apple would like a tax holiday to allow it to move that
money back to the U.S., but its pleas have fallen on deaf
ears at the White House.
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• With $64 billion in cash remaining offshore, Apple
executives said during a conference call on Monday that
they have no plans to bring that money back to the U.S.
because of taxes. For some time now, Apple has lobbied
the U.S. government for a tax holiday that would give the
company an incentive to bring that money stateside.
10. Students Undergo Counselling After Chardon
Shooting
• The teenager accused of killing 3 students in a shooting
spree at a school cafeteria appeared in court as a
prosecutor deemed him as „someone who is not well‟.
• Seventeen-year old TJ Lane has admitted possession of
a knife and a .22-caliber pistol to Chardon High School
and firing 10 shots at a group of students on Monday
morning. David Joyce from the prosecution said that Lane
seem to be unacquainted with the victims.
• According to Joyce, Lane might be charged with 3 counts
of aggravated murder among other offences.
11. Goodwill Moon Rocks Missing
• NASA has recently admitted that most of
the moon rocks brought to Earth from
2 Apollo space missions are missing.
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• Richard Nixon, who was then the US
president, ordered the rock to be broken up
into small fragments and sent to 135 foreign
leaders and 50 local states. The 370 pieces
of lunar rock from the 1969 and 1972
missions were collected to be given as gifts
to different countries.
12. The Dark Side of Psychotherapy
• Psychotherapists are starting to become more alert on the
reality of how dangerous the double-edged nature of their
profession is. Being effective in addressing client
concerns is only but a part of the job — keeping your
head is just as important.
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• Just like how a clean broom can get all dirty and messed
up through continuously doing its work of cleaning the
floor, so can the therapist get vulnerable to difficult
feelings by dealing with clients.
