Scientists Know Why A Flawed Bridge Sings :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div><p>It turns out Gene Kelly isn't the only one who's singing in the rain. Brigham Young University engineers recently discovered that water drops falling on concrete make distinct sounds that can be used to detect underlying flaws in the material on which they land. The insight could lead to cheaper, easier ways to spot problems in highway bridges.</p><p>A water droplet hitting flawed concrete "is like hitting a drum," says BYU researcher Brian Mazzeo. "It's quite audible."</p></div></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/scientists-know-why-flawed-bridge-sings-853410
VIDEO Arsenal 0-2 Schalke: Highlights; Gunners Fall to Rare Home Champions League Defeat :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Arsenal suffered their first home Champions League defeat to non-English opposition in 46 matches as Schalke recorded a deserved 2-0 victory at the Emirates.</p><p>Despite coming into the match having won both their games in this season's competition, Arsenal were second best throughout before eventually succumbing to two goals in the final 15 minutes from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-arsenal-0-2-schalke-highlights-gunners-fall-rare-home-champions-league-defeat-853412
Liquid metal batteries (Ambri) makes The Colbert Report :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2h3gW1ntCnE/
Square Steps Into Canada: Jack Dorsey's Global Payments Service Goes International :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Mobile payment company Square has taken its first step out of its base in the United States. The company announced the news Wednesday in a <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/24/square-makes-first-international-step-mobile-payment-service-now-live-in-canada/">press release</a>, saying that the service had officially made its way to Canada.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/square-steps-canada-jack-dorseys-global-payments-service-goes-international-853329
Hurricane Sandy Touches Down In Jamaica: Warnings In Effect For Florida, Cuba, Bahamas :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Hurricane Sandy has touched down in Jamaica and is expected to reach Cuba overnight and the Bahamas by Friday, according to the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/242049.shtml">latest update</a> from the U.S. National Hurricane Center.</p><p>As of 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday, the center of Hurricane Sandy was 25 miles north-northeast of Kingston, Jamaica and 125 miles south-southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba, according to the hurricane center. The storm was moving north at 14 m.p.h., with maximum winds topping 80 mph.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hurricane-sandy-touches-down-jamaica-warnings-effect-florida-cuba-bahamas-853393
Rigged Ukraine Elections Will Install Dictatorship: Tymoshenko's Daughter :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko warned that the upcoming parliamentary elections in her country would be rigged and could cement a dictatorship under President Viktor Yanukovych unless the international community intervenes.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rigged-ukraine-elections-will-install-dictatorship-tymoshenkos-daughter-853386
Windows Phone 8 Release Date For Verizon Allegedly Leaked: Nokia And HTC Handsets Rumored To Debut On Nov. 12 :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Microsoft is on the verge of officially unveiling its Windows 8 operating system, and as its release date approaches, more information on its related products is beginning to emerge. According to what is believed to be a leaked internal document, two new Windows Phone 8 devices will be released for Verizon on Nov. 12.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/windows-phone-8-release-date-verizon-allegedly-leaked-nokia-htc-handsets-rumored-debut-nov-12-853353
California Parents Protest Teaching Of Yoga In School :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The First Amendment is being invoked by a group of concerned parents in Southern California who argue that teaching children yoga in public school constitutes the introduction of religious beliefs into the classroom, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-california-lawsuit-yoga-lessons-public-schools/story?id546643#.UIhRuHk8G72">according to ABC News</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/california-parents-protest-teaching-yoga-school-853351
World Series Game 1: Justin Verlander, Barry Zito Begin Fall Classic, Where to Watch :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>One team needed two daunting comebacks and the other should be refreshed from six days of rest as the San Francisco Giants host the Detroit Tigers for Game 1 of the World Series Wednesday night at AT&T Park.</p><p>Detroit last played Oct. 18 when they completed their four-game sweep of the New York Yankees. The Tigers held the regular season's second highest-scoring offense to six total runs in the ALCS to advance to their second World Series since 2006.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/world-series-game-1-justin-verlander-barry-zito-begin-fall-classic-where-watch-853346
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers: Where to Watch Live TV Stream for Free, Prediction and Preview for Wednesday's Game :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Lakers have two more chances to avoid ending the preseason without a victory.</p><p>Los Angeles has started the exhibition season 0-6, with two games left. They'll play the Clippers on Wednesday night at 10:30 p.m. ET.</p><p>If L.A. wants to avoid losing seven straight games, they'll have to do it without their two best players. Kobe Bryant will sit for the rest of the preseason with an injured foot. After playing his first exhibition game, Dwight Howard's back will keep him out of the contest.</p><p>Metta World Peace and Jordan Hill have also been dealing with injuries.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/los-angeles-lakers-vs-los-angeles-clippers-where-watch-live-tv-stream-free-prediction-preview-853389
US bank boss jailed for two years :: Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta is sentenced to two years in jail after being found guilty on four counts of insider trading.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20075612#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Chinese data help steady early jitters :: Stocks on Wall Street ended on weak note as the Federal Reserve said benchmark rates will remain "exceptionally low" until mid-2015
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7286604e-1bf4-11e2-90cb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Bank of America hit by fraud suit :: Bank of America is being sued for $1bn for alleged mortgage fraud relating to loans it sold to US mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20072217#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
US unemployment 'elevated' - Fed :: The Federal Reserve reiterates that the US economy is only growing slowly, and that the country's unemployment rate "remains elevated".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20075608#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Sponsor post: Using Splunk for big data :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/x8Qjfs0zBoM/
Council equal pay appeal bid lost :: A total of 174 ex-Birmingham City Council workers can go ahead with compensation claims over missed bonuses after the council loses its appeal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-20054049#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Equal pay: Landmark ruling :: Former council workers in Birmingham have won a landmark equal pay compensation case at the Supreme Court which could benefit thousands of others.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20066848#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
European carmakers apply the brakes :: Moves by Peugeot, GM and Ford threaten long-held taboos around protection of jobs and national champions as they are forced to respond to slowdown
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a5ba748-1df5-11e2-901e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Draghi defends bond-buying programme :: The ECB president defends the central bank's bond-buying programme in front of German MPs, who are concerned about the risk of rising inflation
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fd07b38-1dbb-11e2-901e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Buffett looks for big-ticket acquisition :: Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's conglomerate, is looking for a large company to acquire to add to its more than 70 operating businesses
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/440fe3aa-1de5-11e2-901e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
US sues BofA for $1bn over home loans :: The bank faces allegations that it committed civil fraud by selling defective home loans to US government-backed mortgage companies
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea72503e-1df4-11e2-8e1d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
European markets at close: 24.10.2012 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/YVlCptGPcEg/
Hand-wringing at dinner with Putin :: This year's annual Valdai Discussion Club has sidestepped politics by taking Russia's economic development as its theme
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ced25a3a-1deb-11e2-901e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Ford plans to shut Belgian plant :: US car giant Ford announces plans to close its factory at Genk in Belgium and fears grow over the future of its Transit van plant in Southampton.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20054924#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Brussels demands Windows 8 changes :: Microsoft embarrased by threat of hefty fines over browser choice ahead of the launch of its most important operating system in decades
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/71d845f0-1de7-11e2-901e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
UK tax rules face court scrutiny :: A court will decide whether the UK has "disproportionate" differences in two tax rules for those operating within the EU and within the UK.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20069003#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Huawei offers Australia access to software :: Huawei has offered to give Australia unrestricted access to its software source code and equipment, as it looks to ease fears that it is a security threat.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20072115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Chancellor teased over rail ticket :: Labour leader Ed Miliband has teased the Chancellor for making a journey from Cheshire to London with a standard class ticket in a first class seat on a Virgin service.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20069119#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Peugeot secures government funds :: Carmaker Peugeot Citroen is asked to scale back planned job cuts after securing a 7bn euros state guarantee for its finance division, Banque PSA Finance.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20054391#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Euro business activity dips again :: Business activity in the eurozone contracted at its fastest pace in almost three-and-a-half years in October, a survey suggests.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20067506#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Pensioners' income 'on the rise' :: Most pensioners are considerably better off than the previous generation, with incomes rising nearly every year since 1977, official figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20066854#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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