Morning Digest: Regulators, investors turn up heat over Facebook IPO

Click to View in Browser 05/23/2012 Regulators, investors turn up heat over Facebook IPO (Reuters) - Two top U.S. financial regulators said on Tuesday the issues around the initial public offering of Facebook should be reviewed, putting fresh pressure on the company, its lead underwriter, Morgan Stanley, and the Nasdaq stock exchange.. Stage set for Hollande-Merkel showdown at EU summit BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will try to breathe life into their stricken economies at a summit over dinner on Wednesday, but disagreement over the issue of mutual euro-zone bonds and whether they can alleviate two years of debt turmoil will dominate the gathering.. Stock index futures signal losses; Dell eyed PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.65 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.46 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.49 percent at 0911 GMT.. "Glee" graduates face tears, fears, uncertain futures LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eight stars of Fox TV's musical comedy "Glee" bid farewell to McKinley High and headed down separate paths to pursue their dreams, leaving fans guessing how the show will follow their stories next season.. Kings cruise into Stanley Cup finals LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings booked their place in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in almost 20 years after wrapping up the NHL Western Conference title with a 4-3 overtime win over Phoenix in Game Five on Tuesday.. Yahoo under Levinsohn seen shifting to content, advertising SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With two of its most distracting conflicts resolved in the past week and a half, Yahoo Inc hopes its new interim chief executive can focus on the biggest challenge of all: turning the company into an entertainment and information destination that wins back the advertising dollars flowing elsewhere.. Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.. Mountain lion wanders into California city center, is killed LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A mountain lion ventured into the center of a crowded Southern California city on Tuesday, and was shot and killed when authorities had trouble corralling the animal in the courtyard of a building, police said.. Related Video Stocks mixed; Facebook extends fall Syria rebels kidnap 13 Lebanese Shi'ites Great Debate Don't forget Iran's record of deception Who truly speaks for small businesses? A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend

FlowingData - Venn pie-agrams

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Contents: Venn pie-agrams Manuel Lima's animated talk Updated OECD Better Life index Venn pie-agrams May 23, 2012 12:01 am  •  Permalink So I got to thinking, since I'm on this pie chart kick, "what would be the worst pie chart ever?" And I decided it would be a Venn diagram made with pie charts. I laughed to myself, imagining such a creation. Then I thought, somebody's probably done this. And indeed, there's an app for that. At long last, the power of Venn diagrams and pie charts combine to turn the world of mathematics on its head! If you've ever felt the need to create Venn diagrams with pie charts, or wished your pie charts could overlap to provide even more informative data, then Venn Pie-agrams is the app for you! I'll leave it at that. Manuel Lima's animated talk May 23, 2012 12:01 am  •  Permalink Wow, Manuel Lima, Senior UX Designer at Bing, got through a world of information in this 11 minute RSA Animate video. He spoke about the topic for which we all know him - networks. Beginning with the tree as a symbol of relationships (e.g., Aristotle's Tree of Knowledge), Manuel then quickly sweeps through many concepts through the centuries to finally land on a modern day approach to relational information, the web or network. As trees are no longer capable of representing the complexities of the modern world, we have to find new ways to visualize these structures or perhaps even find a universal structure. His talk is loaded with beautiful examples of trees and networks. If this fast paced animation is above your processing capacity, you can view the more austere real world video of Manuel instead. It has the bonus of an interesting interview with him in the last 6 minutes. Updated OECD Better Life index May 22, 2012 04:01 am  •  Permalink The OECD's Better Life Index which debuted last year to much fanfare has been updated with some great new features by Moritz Stefaner. The concept and beauty of the original piece remain intact. However, the experience is made better by the ability to compare to different demographics. For instance, after I adjust my Better Life settings, I can see how my settings compare to other women my age in the US, or to French men. It's fun to compare to different people around the world and watch the flowers readjust themselves to the various comparisons. It invokes a sense of global community and humanity. It also has better sharing. It offers the usual suspects, plus you can embed your index on your site. Equality between men and women is always a big issue, so that's addressed in the new version as well. You can select to see the split, and it also shows both gender and social inequality per indicator when you drill down to the specific country level. This is an excellent update to an already great tool. I'm glad the OECD sees the value and continues to invest in it. [via @jcukier] More to read: Data visualization doesn't matter The U.K. energy consumption guide Not so good use of pie charts Relational ornaments Good use of pie charts  follow on Twitter | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 FlowingData, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in on FlowingData. Our mailing address is: FlowingData PO Box 3381 Livermore, CA 94550 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences