13-Feb-2013 02:57

Rise of China creating conflict :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RU0AVSUCtls/index.html

US approves CNOOC takeover of Nexen :: The US approves the sale of Canadian oil firm Nexen to China's state-owned CNOOC, clearing the way for the deal to be completed.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21437705#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Anonymous Reportedly Threatens to Hack State of the Union Address; Will The Hacker Group Really Attack The SOTU? :: <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>Anonymous is going to reportedly hack President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, according to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.sparrowmedia.net/2013/02/state-of-the-union-anonymous-communique/">The Sparrow Project.</a></p>
<p>Anonymous, the infamous hacker group, is upset with a pending Web security bill. According to Anonymous, if the CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Information Act) is passed it will infringe on online privacy and freedom for Internet users.</p>
<p>In 2012, Anonymous was against SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) and help to defeat it.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/anonymous-reportedly-threatens-hack-state-union-address-will-hacker-group-really-attack-sotu-1080762

The End For Christopher Dorner? Cabin On Fire, Dorner Believed To Be Dead [REPORT] :: <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 manhunt for fugitive ex-LAPD cop Christopher Dorner may have ended Tuesday afternoon in the mountains of Southern California, but the outcome is still unclear.</p>
<p>After the violent shootout that left one officer dead, Christopher Dorner remains barricaded inside a cabin near Big Bear, Calif. During the shootout, two officers were wounded and rushed to Loma Linda University Medical Center. One officer has since died but the second officer is undergoing surgery and should recover from his wounds.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/end-christopher-dorner-cabin-fire-dorner-believed-be-dead-report-1080754

Women Account For Bulk of Human Trafficking Cases: UN Report :: <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 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has released its <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/glotip/Trafficking_in_Persons_2012_web.pdf">2012 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons</a>, examining the crime of human trafficking around the world.</p>
<p>The majority of the report's data is compiled from reported cases between 2007 and 2010 across 132 countries.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/women-account-bulk-human-trafficking-cases-un-report-1080668

When stores go bust: How to get your money or goods back :: How to get your money or goods back
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21428970#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

2013 State Of The Union Live Blog: Follow The Action As President Obama Delivers His Address :: <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's <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2013">fifth State of the Union address</a> will begin at 9 p.m. EST Tuesday evening.</p>
<p>This special live blog will provide coverage, commentary, context and more as <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov">Obama</a> delivers the remarks live before a joint session of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.congress.org">the U.S. Congress</a> in Washington, D.C.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/2013-state-union-live-blog-follow-action-president-obama-delivers-his-address-1080758

Lady Gaga Can't Walk From 'Show Injury;' Cancels Tour For A Week :: <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>Lady Gaga is suffering from severe pain and must let her Little Monsters down by canceling her tour for a week.</p>
<p>The self-proclaimed "Mother Monster" revealed she cannot walk because of her injury and tried to hide it from her team for as long as possible so she could continue to work and please her Little Monsters.</p>
<p>The singer posted a series of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com">tweets </a>on Tuesday afternoon where she laid out all the details of her injury.</p>
<p>She began by saying:</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lady-gaga-cant-walk-show-injury-cancels-tour-week-1080720

More details emerge about scope of Apple smart watch project :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/oWrHr4e8CWU/story01.htm

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Nevada; What Do You Do After A Quake? :: <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 5.1 earthquake shook Nevada around 4:15 p.m. PST Tuesday near the California border, the<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.usgs.gov/"> U.S. Geological Survey</a> reported.</p>
<p>The earthquake had a fairly shallow depth of 4.4 miles. It was centered 16 miles south of Tonopah Junction, between Reno and Las Vegas, the USGS said.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid�e2125d4f508bf9&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US&amp;source=web">FEMA</a> urged Nevada residents to take some recommended actions after an earthquake.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/51-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-nevada-what-do-you-do-after-quake-1080742

Comcast Buying Remaining 49% Of NBC From GE :: <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>Comcast Corp. announced Tuesday that it would buy General Electric's remaining 49 percent equity stake in their NBCUniversal joint venture for about $16.7 billion, hastening a deal that had not been expected until at least late 2014.</p>
<p>Comcast (NASDAQ:CMSCA), based in Philadelphia, will pay $11.4 billion in cash, and the rest will be funded with debt and the issuance of stock, USA Today reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/comcast-buying-remaining-49-nbc-ge-1080744

VIDEO: The real-life Dragons' Den :: The angel investors funding start-up businesses
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21367559#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

For House of Cards and Arrested Development, Netflix favors big data over big ratings :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/XTCeVj5-qWI/story01.htm

Caffrey, the Two-Legged Persian Cat, Becomes Internet Sensation [VIDEO] :: <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>Meet Caffrey, a 13-year-old grey Persian cat with yellow eyes. What makes him so special?</p>
<p>Ten years ago Caffrey lost a hind leg after he was run over by a car, his owner Sue Greaves of Woking in Surrey explained to the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275887/Caffrey-amazing-moggie-survives-legs--theyre-side.html#axzz2KjSctMff">Daily Mail.</a></p>
<p>His left front paw was also badly injured during the accident, but thanks to a series of operations that Greaves paid $5,450 for, it was saved.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/caffrey-two-legged-persian-cat-becomes-internet-sensation-video-1080664

Where To Get 'Ashes To Go' For Ash Wednesday In New York; Reason Behind Catholic Tradition :: <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>For practicing Catholics, Ash Wednesday is the annual commemmoration of the seventh week before Easter and the first day of Lent.</p>
<p>Imposing ashes on one's forehead is a sign of penitence that the early Christians adopted from Jewish practice. It is mentioned several times in the Bible (Jonah 3:5-9; Job 42:6; Jeremiah 6:26; Matthew 11:21).</p>
<p>The ashes symbolize various aspects of human existence. The following is a list, courtesy of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Worship/Learning-Center/FAQs/Imposition-of-Ashes.aspx">ELCA:</a></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/where-get-ashes-go-ash-wednesday-new-york-reason-behind-catholic-tradition-1080424

Christopher Dorner Manhunt Continues As Suspect Remains In Cabin; Wounded Officer Dies :: <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>Christopher Dorner, the ex-cop wanted in a California murder spree, was cornered in a Big Bear cabin Tuesday after a shootout that left two officers wounded. One of the deputies was later reported dead. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/christopher-dorner-manhunt-continues-suspect-remains-cabin-wounded-officer-dies-1080670

UK 'to avoid triple-dip recession' :: The UK will avoid falling into a so-called triple-dip recession by growing during the first quarter, according to the CBI business lobby group.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21434554#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hughes' New Republic has 45,000 subscribers, thinks Twitter beats Facebook for news :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_dSOMdqAqGg/story01.htm

Google donates $420K in App Engine credits to science :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/40fAhTt5Usc/story01.htm

Cricket star's life on the road :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eWgG8pPipxI/