A United States of Europe? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/okGpZLTixoQ/
Obama Administration Outlines R&D Funding Priorities for FY 2014 :: Federal activities that support the bioeconomy and biological innovation should be prioritized in fiscal year 2014, according to a memo from the White House to federal agencies. Such activities include “enhancing translational sciences” and training programs to prepare students for the bioeconomy workforce. The Obama Administration outlined its blueprint for a bio-based economy in April 2012.
Among the other funding priorities laid out in the memo are several administration favorites, including advanced manufacturing, clean energy, climate change, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. In terms of climate change, the top priority for research is scientific activities that advance understanding of vulnerability of human and natural systems to climate e...
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Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Screening for Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancers: Nine Updated Systematic Reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Services :: Conclusions:
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Sleep Regulation Influenced By Dopamine Levels :: According to a study published in the journal PLoS Biology, dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps controls the brain's reward and pleasure centers, also plays a role in sleep regulation. The study was conducted by researchers from CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), dependant on the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the Carlos III Health Institute, and from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona. Dopamine is produced in the pineal gland... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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UBS starts coverage on hospital operators :: (Reuters) - UBS started coverage of hospital operators, saying the sector was set to gain from a rebounding economy and positive employment news. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Tech a threat to financial services? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/YmamaDpbZm0/index.html
Richard Quest: What is LIBOR? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rQ9NpQoRvk8/
With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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Investing in our future: White House honors Dr. T. Berry Brazelton :: Investing in our future means investing in our children.
That's the message that Boston Children's renowned pediatrician T.Berry Brazelton wants everyone to hear, loud and clear.
Brazelton was one of 11 individuals from Head Start programs around the country who was honored by the White House on June 18th as a "Champion of Change." The Champions of Change program is part of President Obama's Winning the Future Initiative. If anyone has spent his life thinking about our future, it's Brazelton.
Along with guiding millions of parents in raising their children, Brazelton collaborated with Ed Zigler and Julius Richmond to create Head Start, a comprehensive early education program for low-income children that, as he says, gives "every child a chance to make the American dream come ...
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What's wrong with Larry Page? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/cF6MgbORDSc/index.html
Nigeria cancels aluminium sale :: Nigeria's Supreme Court orders that the world's biggest aluminium producer, Rusal, be stripped of its ownership of a former state-owned aluminium processing plant.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18781717#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Shares mixed after soft China trade data :: Growth-sensitive assets are mixed as China's trade figures show economy is slowing, but falling Spanish yields help European stocks
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/790a8dea-c975-11e1-bcb4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Kingfisher Cancels Flights Due To Pilots' Strike; Lenders Ask Vijay Mallya To Pump Money In From His Liquor Business :: The State Bank of India (SBI), the prime lender to the debt-stricken Indian private air carrier Kingfisher Airlines, said Tuesday that a full recovery of its loans might not happen immediately. The ailing airliner owes $1.4 billion in loans to 17 plus lenders, who have asked the company to infuse fresh capital.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/361353/20120710/kingfisher-cancels-flights-due-pilots-strike-lenders.htm
Congo warlord Lubanga jailed for 14 years :: In the first sentence it has handed down in its 10-year history, the International Criminal Court in The Hague jails Thomas Lubanga for using child soldiers
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VIDEO: The euro: Where did it all go wrong? :: It is 10 years since much Europe celebrated the formation of the euro and many think we are still suffering from the hangover, so was it doomed from the very beginning?
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Farepak: Customers get 50% refund :: Customers and agents of Farepak, the Christmas savings firm, will ultimately receive half of the money they lost when it collapsed.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18782300#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Rolling Stones At 50: What A Drag It Is Getting Old :: The Beatles and Rolling Stones were inadvertently stepping into a vacuum – the biggest rock star in the world, Elvis Presley, was inducted into the army in 1962.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/361335/20120710/rolling-stones-50th-anniversary-jagger-richard-beatles.htm
TUC appoints first female leader :: The TUC announces the appointment of Frances O'Grady as its new general secretary, the first woman boss of the trade union organisation.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18772379#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Diamond to 'forgo' £20m bonus :: Ex-Barclays boss Bob Diamond has given up bonuses worth up to £20m following his resignation amid the bank lending rate scandal, says Chairman Marcus Agius.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18781509#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Oil eases as Norway ends labour dispute :: Prices retreat below $99 after the Norwegian government uses special powers to prevent a production shutdown of its oil industry
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UK trade gap narrows in May :: The UK's trade deficit narrowed to £2.7bn in May, down from £4.1bn in April, as exports rose, official statistics show.
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Hawker planes in China bid talks :: A Chinese aerospace firm, Superior Aviation Beijing, is in exclusive talks to buy bankrupt US aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18778757#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
AUDIO: Have floods affected the economy? :: Stephen Watkins, a farmer from Worcestershire, and economist DeAnne Julius, discuss how damaging the recent floods will be for the economy.
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Danny Blanchflower and Andrew Sentance Clash on Twitter over Bank of England Monetary Policy :: Two former Bank of England monetary policy committee members, Danny Blanchflower and Andrew Sentance, fought over what should be done to help the ailing UK economy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/361303/20120710/andrew-sentance-danny-blanchflower-twitter-mpc-bank.htm
AUDIO: Is £37k a year 'socially acceptable'? :: According to the charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a family with two children needs to earn £37,000 a year to be "socially acceptable". Donald Hirsch, author of the report, and Dr Eamonn Butler, director of the think tank the Adam Smith Institute, debate the report.
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WGC Pares Forcast of Chinese Gold Demand for 2012 :: Noting the financial crisis that continues to hit and stall the eurozone, the World Gold Council (WGC) said it expects gold demand from China to pare from the 1,000 metric tonnes it earlier predicted in May to just about 870 metric tonnes overall for 2012.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/361300/20120710/gold-wgc.htm
M&S hit by weak clothing sales :: Marks and Spencer reports a drop in sales, after stock issues and the wet weather hits trading in its clothing department.
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Joint U.S., Soviet Recycling Program of Weapons-grade Uranium Into Low-enriched Fuel Almost Complete :: USEC Inc., a global energy company and provider of enriched uranium fuel and nuclear industry-related services for commercial nuclear power plants, announced it has completed by 90 per cent the conversion of weapons-grade uranium from dismantled former Soviet Union nuclear warheads into low enriched uranium fuel under the program called Megatons to Megawatts(TM).
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/361277/20120710/soviet-russia-nuclear-warhead-electricity-fuel-uranium.htm
VIDEO: China 'restricts' rare metal exports :: The European Union, United States and Japan are bringing a complaint to the World Trade Organisation about China's alleged restriction of exports of rare earth metals.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18778728#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Accounts frozen at US brokerage :: A US regulator freezes the accounts of US futures brokerage Peregrine Financial Group following the attempted suicide of its chairman.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18779162#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
10 reasons Apple, Facebook & Google chose North Carolina for their mega data centers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Ey5QeYaD6PE/
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