01-Aug-2012 00:42

Astronaut who inspired women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kFtOwiRJy9M/index.html

EU slump hits HK scavengers :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/K98ZLtmyN0c/index.html

NIH Advisory Group Recommends Changes for Biomedical Research Workforce :: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) should make changes to workforce policies in order to promote the long-term sustainability of the biomedical research workforce, according to a new report by a government advisory group. NIH must address the increasing completion time for graduate degrees, low postdoctoral pay, and declining proportion of young researchers who obtain tenure-track positions.

The report by a working group of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director considered the future of the nation’s biomedical research workforce. The goal of the study was to ensure “future US competitiveness and innovation in biomedical research by creating pathways through undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral training” that attract and retain the best scientists and prepare...
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How can Yahoo be saved? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/NCyhtO-fLks/index.html

AT&T introduces data-sharing plan :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/iLFlSqa1tzs/index.html

Life lessons from Marissa Mayer :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/aZjm5YCwXn8/index.html

Want to get teens interested in math and science? Target their parents :: (Association for Psychological Science) Increasing the number of students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math - the STEM disciplines - is vital to national competitiveness in the global economy and to the development of a strong workforce. But the pipeline leading toward STEM careers begins leaking in high school, when students choose not to take advanced STEM courses. Now a new study goes beyond the classroom to examine the unique role that parents can play in promoting students' STEM motivation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Google nixes Nexus Q launch, gives away free units to people who pre-ordered :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/AH1QTaxx14w/

Monti: 'Light at end of tunnel' :: Italy's prime minister says he sees "light at the end of the tunnel" of the eurozone debt crisis as President Barack Obama calls to discuss the issue.
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Shocking Fraud In For-Profit Colleges: Senate Probe :: For-profit colleges, which are squandering their resources at the expense of students&#039; outcomes, are bilking the government and the public, a two-year investigation led by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/368910/20120731/profits-tom-harkin-federal-loans-taxpayers-dropout.htm

Here comes Max: How Netflix wants to gamify your movie recommendations :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/pxf6Iy-cJlk/

American Booksellers Association, Barnes & Noble to weigh in on Apple ebooks case :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/fS3ngMI1_5U/

US Unemployment Rate Likely Stuck At 8.2% in July, With Tepid Job Gains :: The jobless rate in the U.S. has stubbornly remained above 8 percent for more than three years, and the labor market likely saw little improvement in July, economists say in anticipation of the July nonfarm payrolls report due Friday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/368905/20120731/nonfarm-payroll-july-2012-unemployment-rate.htm

Why is London's West End empty? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/OMjgD4oDEEY/

Twitter comes clean, apologizes for NBC-gate :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/xl4j0ktGNPQ/

In U.S. broadband, cable is eating the Bells' lunch :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/xmoca2Uk9FA/

Boehner, Reid Reach Deal To Avoid US Government Shutdown :: Democrats and Republicans in Congress reached a deal on Tuesday to fund federal government activities through next March and eliminate any threat of agency shutdowns that could upset voters ahead of the November 6 presidential and congressional elections.
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Google adds social advertising startup Wildfire to its ad tech stack :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2Y-V-ANYT7I/

Hotmail replaced by Outlook.com :: A re-engineered Outlook.com replaces Hotmail as Microsoft seeks to win over customers from rival Google-powered services.
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