29-Aug-2012 01:44

MPs demand action on alcohol tax :: The UK's tax authorities should do more to tackle alcohol smuggling, including more prosecutions, a committee of MPs says.
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VIDEO: Ford to sell luxury Lincoln in China :: Ford has unveiled its top marque Lincoln to go on sale in China in 2014, to compete with luxury cars made by the German manufacturers Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz.
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Twitter's relationship with the media: It's complicated :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/cmUitjEDe3k/

Genius or troll? Patent owner sues dozens over anti-piracy method :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/-yWLbrtlZhY/

Astronaut who inspired women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kFtOwiRJy9M/index.html

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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Central Planning: The Failings of a Nazi Economy :: In the mid-1930s...Germany faced a critical decision. More? Or less?
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Microsoft joins startups in building the new app infrastructure stack :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ZrNlQcxsX28/

VIDEO: Lufthansa cabin crew set to strike :: Unions at the Germany's biggest airline have announced plans for a series of strikes by cabin crew - which could begin anytime from Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Heathrow third runway calls rejected :: The transport secretary has insisted the coalition government will stick to its pledge to oppose the building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport
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