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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De Beers in key move to Botswana :: The world's leading diamond producer, De Beers, starts the sorting of rough stones in Botswana, ending an operation carried out in London for nearly 80 years.
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Rackspace launches OpenStack private cloud :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OYMNsCmN8Os/
Maruti To Restart Production In Manesar Plant Next Week: Report :: India's leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki will restart production at its Manesar plant early next week, Reuters reported quoting the Nikkei business daily.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373882/20120815/maruti-restart-production-manesar-plant-next-week.htm
StanChart settles NY claims for $340m :: Deal avoids what could have been a bruising public showdown with Department of Financial Services over charge of hiding $250bn of illicit transactions
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Stocks ease back from recent highs :: Stock benchmarks dip into the red but moves are relatively mild and mixed across asset classes in early European trading
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UK unemployment falls to 2.56m :: The number of people out of work fell by 46,000 to 2.56 million in the three months to June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Brewer Carlsberg sees profit rise :: Danish brewer Carlsberg reports a rise in second-quarter profits, but poor weather hits sales in key European markets.
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VIDEO: Byrne: Government must act on jobs :: The number of people out of work fell by 46,000 to 2.56 million in the three months to June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Virgin loses West Coast franchise :: Virgin Trains loses its bid to continue running the West Coast Mainline and will be replaced by the UK's largest rail operator, FirstGroup.
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PPI claims 'in hundreds each day' :: The financial ombudsman service is taking 1,500 new claims for payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation every day, figures show.
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BoE minutes hint at more stimulus :: Some members of the Bank of England's policy setting body were considering voting for more quantitative easing earlier this month, minutes show.
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VIDEO: 'I want to work, why shouldn't I?' :: The number of people out of work fell by 46,000 to 2.56 million in the three months to June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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UK Jobless Rate Drops to 8%; Employment at Highest Level in Four Years :: Office for National Statistics data reveals highest employment rate for four years despite UK recession
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373826/20120815/uk-unemployment-rate-ons-recession.htm
Asian Growth Economies at Greatest Financial Risk from Natural Disasters :: Some of Asia's most important growth economies have the highest financial risk from the threat of natural hazards, says risk analysis firm Maplecroft, just one week after the flooding of Manila, Philippines.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373824/20120815/maplecroft-financial-risk-natural-disasters-philippines-india.htm
'Bad weather' damps Carlsberg profits :: Danish brewer blames inclement conditions in western Europe for missing second-quarter forecasts but hails progress in Russian beer market
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Bank's shares up on US settlement :: Standard Chartered shares rise after it agrees to pay $340m to New York regulators to settle claims that it hid transactions with Iran.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19264361#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
US Export-Import Bank Interested To Fund Roy Hill Project :: No less than the United States' Export-Import Bank (USEXIM) is interested to help Australia's richest woman fund her company's Roy Hill project.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373797/20120815/iron-ore-export-import-bank-united-states.htm
Etihad Airways Chief Outlines Australian Business Thrust :: Etihad Airways is aggressively on the roll and its Australian CEO, James Hogan, declared on Wednesday that following its substantial holdings acquisitions on Virgin Australia and three other carriers in Europe, the airline is looking for more.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373788/20120815/etihad-airways-chief-outlines-australian-business-thrust.htm
VIDEO: Baby boomers dominate travel market :: Older travellers now account for over half of tourism spending highlighting the power of the "grey pound".
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Wayne Swan Brags on Australian Economy's Olympic-Level Feats :: Australia barely made it to the Top 10 of the recently concluded London 2012 Olympics but Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan still rejoices with the fact that amidst the lingering financial difficulties, the domestic economy "is 10 per cent bigger," when pitted against the other developed economies.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373786/20120815/wayne-swan-brags-australian-economy-s-olympic.htm
Standard Chartered Settles for $340m on Iran Money Laundering Charges :: UK-listed Standard Chartered reaches a $340m settlement with New York State regulator over a quarter of a trillion US dollars of transactions linked to Iran.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373778/20120815/standard-chartered-department-financial-services-dfs-benjamin.htm
Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, Renewable Energy,Synacor, Arena, Transcept, Horizon, KIT Digital, Myriad, TICC Capital, Lexicon) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Tuesday were Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, Renewable Energy Group Inc, Synacor Inc, Arena Pharmaceuticals and Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Horizon Pharma Inc, KIT digital Inc, Myriad Genetics Inc, TICC Capital Corp and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373772/20120815/top-market-nasdaq-movers-vitesse-semiconductor-corporation.htm
AUDIO: West Coast franchise 'big test' :: Virgin Trains has been running the West Coast mainline rail services since 1997, but it has just lost the franchise. Stephen Glaister, Professor of Transport and Infrastructure at Imperial College, shares his thoughts on the change.
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Standard Chartered To Pay $340m Fine over Iran Deals :: Bank receives hefty fine - but retains licence for its New York operations.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373768/20120815/standard-chartered-money-laundering-iran-benjamin-lawsky.htm
Lack of Investment, Slow GDP to Affect National Security, Says PM :: In his address to the nation on 66th Independence Day from Red Fort in Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that lack of political consensus on many issues is affecting India's economic growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373766/20120815/lack-investment-slower-gdp-affect-national-security.htm
Inside NYC's most expensive flat :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kNDKviqJQOw/
Australia Rolls Out Body Scanning Equipment in Airports Starting November :: International frequent travellers might as well start to practice the feeling of being bodily scanned by a $230,000 worth security machine as Australia starts to roll-out those humongous equipment effective November 2012 in all its international airports.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373760/20120815/travellers-airports-australia-machine-scanning.htm
University of Melbourne, 4 Other Australian Institutions, Make It To Top 100 Global Universities in 2012 :: Five universities from Australia, led by the University of Melbourne, have been included in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), released on Wednesday, a feat to be considered five years after the country decided to invest heavily into a world-class university system.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373755/20120815/universities-education-institutions-china.htm
JiWire builds a location graph to make mobile ads relevant :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/30g1n6F8ek0/
Australia upholds tobacco branding ban :: Australia's High Court upholds legislation that will force the world's biggest tobacco companies to sell cigarettes in plain packaging from December
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