31-Jul-2012 13:31

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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Peers criticise broadband focus :: The government's broadband strategy risks leaving many communities behind, by focusing on speed over reach, says a House of Lords committee.
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India's energy crisis threatens growth :: India's energy crisis threatens its economic growth
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Massive Power Outage in North, East India Leaves 600 Million Affected :: Half on India was plunged into darkness on Tuesday, as power grid failure hit North India for the second consecutive day in one of the worst blackouts since 2001.
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VIDEO: Can winning brands help the economy? :: Can successful brands help the sluggish economy?
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Monti hails euro crisis progress :: Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti travels to France, Finland and Spain to discuss plans to "secure the euro" as unemployment in the area hits a new record.
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Can ECB chief lead euro out of crisis? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rhjlFGMiNFA/index.html

India power grid crisis deepens :: India is hit by a second day of power cuts as the northern and eastern grids collapse, leaving more than half the country without electricity.
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ArtSpotter relaunches: new mobile app cuts straight to the art :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/QtIDRa9djuQ/

Online hotel deals 'broke law' :: Two online travel agents and a hotel group could be limiting price competition on hotel room sales, early results of an OFT inquiry find.
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BP suffers big drop in earnings :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/djeSam6nb4M/index.html

AUDIO: House prices 'fall £3,500 per mile' :: House prices fall £3,500 for every mile when leaving London towards Manchester, explained estate agent Henry Pryor.
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AUDIO: 'Failure to regulate' local radio :: The Office of Fair Trading is looking at the takeover by the biggest commercial radio group in the country, Global Radio, of the Guardian Media Group's radio interests, for £70 million. The independent radio consultant Grant Goddard and Trevor Dann, former chief executive of the Radio Academy, debate the future of local radio.
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