31-Oct-2012 15:50

The American Voter: Crazy Or Just Deprived? :: <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>One definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome. Well, that pretty much describes our political election process today. </p><p>For years, a huge preponderance of Americans have declared the opinion that America is headed in the wrong direction, that it's on the wrong track. And yet, come election time, we continue to choose between the same two political parties that, between them, have been responsible for producing these apparently unacceptable results.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/american-voter-crazy-or-just-deprived-856744

Ryanair 'to create 1,000 jobs' :: Airline Ryanair is to expand its operations and create an estimated 1,000 jobs at airports in Liverpool, Manchester and the East Midlands.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20151684#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Chinese Billionaire Xu Yusho Arrested For Bribery :: <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>A Chinese billionaire has been detained by authorities under suspicion of bribery, shedding yet more light on endemic corruption in the emerging country.<br /><br />According to a report in the South China Morning Post, Xu Yusho, the president of Invengo Information Technology, which is listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange, has been arrested for a bribery related to the railways sector.<br /><br />Prosecutors said Xu, who is also a member of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress, was taken into custody following a request by the Zhengzhou Railway Bureau in Henan province.<br /></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-billionaire-xu-yusho-arrested-bribery-856742

VIDEO: Beekeepers stung by low honey yield :: A cold, wet summer has led to a huge drop in the amount of honey produced by UK beehives.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20154281#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Kelsey Grammar and Wife Have 3-Month-Old Daughter In Tow At Playboy Mansion Halloween Party :: <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 unintended guest made it past the stringent gates of the Playboy Mansion to attend its famed Halloween party; Kelsey Grammar's three-month-old daughter, Faith.</p><p>The actor and his wife Kayte Walsh attended the evening of debauchery hosted by Playboy head, Hugh Hefner, on Saturday with baby in tow.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kelsey-grammar-wife-have-3-month-old-daughter-tow-playboy-mansion-halloween-party-856723

Greece debt problems even worse :: Greece forecasts an even deeper recession and bigger debt problems in 2013 as eurozone ministers wrangle over the release of Greece's latest bailout funds.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20153875#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, And Kim Kardashian Among Celebrities Who Tweet Their Support in Aftermath Of Hurricane Sandy :: <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>Celebrities around the world sent tweets out in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which has killed at least 46 Americans.</p><p>Jennifer Lopez wrote, "To all my #JLoVERS all over the world and back home... I love you.. Sleep tight... #BeSAFE'</p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Britney Spears tweeted: "Sending Love to the East Coast! Hope u all are staying safe &amp; dry - keeping u in my prayers."</span></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lady-gaga-britney-spears-kim-kardashian-among-celebrities-who-tweet-their-support-aftermath-856722

Ohio Teen Guilty In Deadly Craigslist Scheme, Brogan Rafferty, Faces Life In Prison :: <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>An Ohio teenager was found guilty of three counts of aggravated murder for his role in a deadly Craigslist scheme that lured job seekers with phony employment.</p><p>Brogan Rafferty, 17, of  Stow, Ohio, faces up to life in prison for the deadly Craigslist scheme when he is sentenced Nov. 5. Although Rafferty was prosecuted as an adult, he is not eligible for the death penalty because he is a juvenile.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ohio-teen-guilty-deadly-craigslist-scheme-brogan-rafferty-faces-life-prison-856716

US exchanges open for business :: The stock markets in New York have reopened after their longest closure since 9/11 due to the superstorm Sandy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20151276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Waze gets more social, helps users share location and connect :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/X9Pm_k6tEK4/

Google App Engine is ready for primetime says Reddit/Hipmunk co-founder :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/RqOpgOEcWuU/

iOS Analytics Gains Muscle With Touch-Based Heatma.ps Tool :: <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>If you are an iOS app developer and always wanted to know how users engaged with an app, take heart as a new touch-based iOS analytics tool Heatma.ps made its beta debut Tuesday.</p><p>As an app developer though you may be privy to knowledge of how an app is used through analysis services through a measure of consumer actions, details regarding the time frame and parts of the screen engaged in the act may have been inaccessible.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ios-analytics-gains-muscle-touch-based-heatmaps-tool-856721

This Day For Republicans: Final Push :: <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>-While President Obama travels to New Jersey to survey the havoc wrought by Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney is continuing to hit the trail. He will be on a whirlwind tour of Florida today: a 1:10 p.m. appearance in Tampa, a 2 p.m. appearance in Coral Gables and an 8 p.m. event in Jacksonville.</p><p>-Romney will be joined by some Republican heavyweights past and future: former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and ascendant young Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will appear alongside the candidate.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/day-republicans-final-push-856708

This Day For Democrats: Obama To Visit New Jersey Victims Of Hurricane Sandy :: <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>- President Barack Obama is holding on campaigning in battleground states for the third straight day, as he gets ready to tour New Jersey, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy this week. Obama will be visiting victims in Atlantic City. He will also make an appearance with the state's Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who supports GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Often a critic of the President, Christie earlier this week praised Obama's handling of the hurricane. A reported six people have been killed in New Jersey and Christie said the damage is "almost incalculable."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/day-democrats-obama-visit-new-jersey-victims-hurricane-sandy-856707

New York Stock Exchange Resumes Trading After Two-Day Suspension :: <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 New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest equity market, resumed trading Wednesday after a two-day suspension forced by a Hurricane Sandy power outage that has paralyzed much of lower Manhattan. </p><p>The bourse is the primary exchange for many blue-chip issues and, though it handles only about 11 percent of U.S. stock trading, is critical in setting the opening and closing prices of benchmarks used by investors around the world.</p><p>Wednesday's opening followed a series of electronic tests on Tuesday calculated to assess the exchange's ability to handle trading.</p><p> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-york-stock-exchange-resumes-trading-after-two-day-suspension-856720

Here's what the Internet looked like on the East Coast during Sandy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/GreDz2bQp6Y/

Michael Vick to Start in Week 9, Could Nick Foles Start? :: <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>Despite poor play throughout the season, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will keep his starting job, according to multiple reports.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The team released a statement Wednesday confirming Vick will remain under center as they prepare for their Week 9 matchup against the New Orleans Saints, who have one of the worst defenses in football.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Looking up in the NFC East with a 3-4 record, this could be a turning point for both Vick and Philadelphia. </span></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/michael-vick-start-week-9-could-nick-foles-start-856709

Brighter picture for women in art :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/J9nYzXKd5ls/index.html

VIDEO: Heseltine reveals plan for growth :: The former Conservative minister has said funds for businesses should be transferred out of London and into the regions.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20150603#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hungary bonds may woo foreigners :: Hungary plans to offer non-EU nationals permanent residence if they buy at least 250,000 euros' worth of state bonds.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20151574#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa