15-Aug-2012 04:16

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

Australia court backs tobacco law :: An Australian court has upheld the government's new law on mandatory plain packaging for cigarettes in the country.
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Global Markets Overview - 08/15/2012 :: U.S. STOCK MARKETS

Consumer stocks lifted the Dow industrials after Home Depot and a handful of high-end retailers posted upbeat quarterly earnings and July's retail-sales report topped estimates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.71 points, or less than 0.1%, to 13172.14.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373714/20120814/home-depot-michael-kors-groupon-saks-germany.htm

Quora backtracks on 'Views' after user complaints about privacy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2WZrUoQ0D7o/

New rich spur luxury sales :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hz5OHbBajN0/

Greece seeks two-year austerity extension :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/CkH0KeRkO78/index.html

Australian Dollar Outlook - 08/15/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has managed to maintain levels close to USD 1.0500 following a mixed night in the markets.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373703/20120814/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

Report: Next iPhone soon on sale :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/x8pKafJ24mU/index.html

Can 'the Bolt' help your career? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/GnUgLto0aMg/index.html

Motorola to slash 4,000 jobs :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/7yWYsT83E5k/

Egypt's struggling economy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/8GfyU0VLNdM/

One millennial caught acting bug early :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/AuD6PDUXs6g/

Ryan defends Romney's business record :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/65l9_7dgMcs/

Bank OKs deal on eve of hearing :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0NHCcOqgi-s/

The corporate Olympic champions :: Which companies were the winners at London 2012?
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Australian Dollar Falls as U.S. Stimulus Hopes Fade :: The Australian dollar has taken another leg lower overnight coinciding with the release of the latest U.S retail sales report which jumped 0.8 percent in July, outpacing expectations of a more moderate 0.3 percent rise.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373695/20120814/forex.htm

With Medium, Twitter founders want to 'reimagine publishing' — again :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/o0Aorq949co/

Finland mulls over euro future :: Finland considers leaving the single currency
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Warning on youth job prospects :: UK unemployment figures for the three months to June will be published later this morning, amid warnings that young people are finding it increasingly difficult to find work.
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