28-Aug-2012 07:26

The U-turn loophole on Iran :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/TNZ7WQTZmgM/

Phyllis Diller's funniest gags :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/iooEJuyxWp8/index.html

Swift breaks digital song record :: The US country star sets the record for the most digital downloads in the US for a track by a woman.
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Brains behind the most viral ad :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/OZUcQy4huPw/index.html

3D movies with no glasses? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/80HDYb-L7BY/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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Steve Jobs' home burglarized :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/dXzB5R2psnI/index.html

Can 'the Bolt' help your career? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/GnUgLto0aMg/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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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:&bull; 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).&bull; 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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Baoshan Steel shares surge 10% :: Shares of Baoshan Steel, China's biggest steelmaker, surge after it announces a share buy back plan in a bid to boost investor confidence.
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India, China Press Each Other for Market Access :: India and China pressed each other for greater market access for their products from medicines to Bollywood films at a meeting of trade ministers on Monday, seeking to expand commercial ties between the Asian giants as they battle a global downturn.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/377937/20120828/india-china-market-visas-trade.htm

Union Shutters Cotter Dam Site Over Safety Issues :: All construction work at the Cotter Dam site was stopped on early Tuesday morning by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) over safety concerns.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/377933/20120828/union-shutters-cotter-dam-site-over-safety.htm

Foxconn International shares fall :: Shares of Foxconn International Holdings, the world biggest contract mobile phone manufacturer, slump more than 8% after a dismal earnings report.
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Wayne Swan Warns an Abbott Govt Will Replicate Ongoing Queensland Job Cuts :: Queensland will likely cut no more than 15,000 public sector jobs, according to Queensland Premier Campbell Newman on Tuesday, yet regardless the exact number Treasurer Wayne Swan cautioned that the Coalition plans to do the same should it wins federal government power.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/377929/20120827/wayne-swan-warns-abbott-govt-will-replicate.htm

Molycorp Opens California Rare Earths Facility, Shares Up :: It won&#039;t be long before China loosens its grip as the world&#039;s stronghold of rare earths as American miner Molycorp announced that operations has already started at its new California rare earths mine.
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Unmasking fake Twitter accounts :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/QV0XN0a6LRc/

Gender neutral toys take off :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wCSL2xLeFNU/index.html

VIDEO: Billabong needs investor support :: The troubled Australian surfwear retailer Billabong has called on investors to support its plan of cuts to restore the company's fortunes.
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