29-Jan-2014 22:31

Facebook revenue surges 63% :: Social networking giant Facebook reports profits of $523m and a 63% increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, beating expectations.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25954825#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Let's face it: social TV is dead :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/RMMbLdYkp3o/

Why Does The Average Of Every Congress Member Look So White? :: <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"><p>For decades, the United States has been an increasingly diverse country. Women and minorities have more power than ever in American business, politics and entertainment. So why does this average of 535 members of Congress look exactly like a white man?</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" xml:lang="en" xml:lang="en"><p>just for context, here is an average of 535 members of congress <a href="http://t.co/fdcCGk92dP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/fdcCGk92dP</a></p>
<p> â€" Matthew Skomarovsky (@skomputer) <a href="https://twitter.com/skomputer/statuses/428365574578507776" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">January 29, 2014</a></p></blockquote></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/why-does-average-every-congress-member-look-so-white-1550913

Neanderthal Genetic Legacy Lingers In Skin, Hair, Disease Risks :: <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"><p>The legacy of the Neanderthals remains within many modern humans – particularly in their hair, skin, and some very pernicious diseases like Crohn's disease and type 2 diabetes. It's a bit of a mixed genetic bag, it turns out.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/neanderthal-genetic-legacy-lingers-skin-hair-disease-risks-1550892

Explore Australia: The Floating Continent :: <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"><p>Produced, written &amp; hosted by: Michaela Guzy, shot &amp; edited by: Zac Osgood and production &amp; writing assistance by: Teresa Huggins. Watch as Michaela Guzy, Founder of OhThePeopleYouMeet, explores the only island continent in the world- Australia. And all that water means fresh seafood, activities that range from surfing to swimming with tuna and natural wonders like the Great Barrier Reef.</p>
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/explore-australia-floating-continent-1550928

Super Bowl 2014 Tickets Still On Sale, But Beware Of Counterfeit :: <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"><p>Tickets are still available for <strong>Super Bowl XLVIII</strong> between the <strong>Denver</strong> <strong>Broncos</strong> and <strong>Seattle</strong> <strong>Seahawks</strong> at <strong>MetLife</strong> Stadium in East Rutherford N.J., but would be buyers should be careful when purchasing the expensive tickets from independent sellers.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/super-bowl-2014-tickets-still-sale-beware-counterfeit-1550911

Apple releases iOS 7.0.5 with network fix for iPhones in China :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ubLKBkadB60/

Carney warning over Scots pound plan :: The Bank of England governor says an independent Scotland would need to give up some power to make a currency union with the rest of the UK work.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25930075#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Report: Samsung to 'hold the TouchWiz' on future Android devices? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/uRwZThk1vMM/

Two Russian Biathletes Fail Drugs Tests Before Games: 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"><p>Two Russian biathletes have failed doping tests just nine days before the opening ceremony of the Sochi <a href="http://www.reuters.com/subjects/olympics-2014" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olympics</a>, Russian media reported on Wednesday. </p>
<p>The pair are still waiting for the results of their 'B' sample tests.</p>
<p>The International Biathlon Federation (IBU) said it had informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC).</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/two-russian-biathletes-fail-drugs-tests-games-report-1550908

Super Bowl 2014 Weather Report: Forecast For Sunday's Game In New Jersey :: <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"><p>For the first time in the 47-year history of the Super Bowl, the game is set to be played outdoors in a cold-weather city. With four days remaining until the contest kicks off, it appears that Mother Nature is cooperating.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/super-bowl-2014-weather-report-forecast-sundays-game-new-jersey-1550906

US Fed further tightens stimulus :: The US Federal Reserve reduces its monthly bond purchases from $75bn to $65bn in the second straight month of winding down stimulus efforts.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25954226#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'The Fault In Our Stars' Official HD Trailer Released; Actor Ansel Elgort Talks 'TFIOS' Leak [VIDEO] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fault-our-stars-official-hd-trailer-released-actor-ansel-elgort-talks-tfios-leak-video-1550870

Flipboard wants to tame the unruly stream by becoming more like a traditional magazine :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/F2tOo0w5VE8/

Beer-Flavored Jelly Beans Brewing Up Controversy For Jelly Belly :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/beer-flavored-jelly-beans-brewing-controversy-jelly-belly-1550874

TransFat Ban Makes Sense, But New York Soda Ban Does Not: Health Care Blog :: <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"><p>Health care policy experts at the Incidental Economist blog <a href="http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/the-soda-ban-is-stupid-the-trans-fats-ban-is-not/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">slammed</a> a size ban on sodas, but defended a government-led removal of harmful transfats from foods, describing the mixed position as "totally rational."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/transfat-ban-makes-sense-new-york-soda-ban-does-not-health-care-blog-1550869

Chantel Jeffries Speaks Out: Justin Bieber's Model Friend Says 'I Have Not Been Arrested Five Times' :: <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"><p>Justin Bieber's latest gal pal is speaking out, after reports claimed she has a criminal record, and even stabbed a woman back in 2011. Though Onslow County has a mug shot of the model, and public records indicate she has had five run-ins with police, including a misdemeanor assault, Jeffries is fighting back.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chantel-jeffries-speaks-out-justin-biebers-model-friend-says-i-have-not-been-arrested-five-times

Fed keeps cutting stimulus at Bernanke's last meeting :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/zcxDblFxVwI/

'Greek' yoghurt firm loses battle :: Chobani, a US-based yoghurt manufacturer, cannot label its products Greek in the UK as they're made in the US.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25954228#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Does anybody want this job? Ericsson CEO shoots down talk of Microsoft move :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/sSvv2zUBGS4/