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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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JAL shares rise on re-listing :: Japan Airlines shares rise 2.6% on strong demand, almost three years after it filed for bankruptcy in one of Japan's biggest corporate failures.
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Bankers 'among the least trusted' :: Mis-selling scandals and the financial crisis means bankers are now trusted less than estate agents, according to consumer group Which?.
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Amazon's attempt to commoditize cloud resources falls short :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/pqnh-89rOqc/

VIDEO: Japanese businesses keep it in the family :: For generations in Japanese businesses, sons have always taken on the top job and there has been a unique method to ensure there is a always a male heir to inherit the role.
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Global Markets Overview - 09/19/2012 :: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded to eke out a narrow gain Tuesday, though most stocks finished lower as investors digested a downbeat earnings forecast from economic bellwether FedEx. The Dow rose 11.54 points, or 0.1%, to 13564.64, climbing for the fifth time in six sessions and bouncing back from Monday's 40-point decline.
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Bristol launches its own currency :: Can the Bristol pound reflate trade in the city?
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Business bank will 'need £40bn' :: The government-backed "business bank" planned by Vince Cable will need £40bn to effectively boost lending to UK firms, says the think tank IPPR.
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What are zero hours contracts? :: Controversy over new working contracts explained
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State tries to ban online teacher torment :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/hl-Tgz2NzPQ/

Political risk returns to the markets :: Civil unrest and war fears threaten investments
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HTC aims to revitalise fortunes :: Will the handset maker learn from past mistakes with its new devices?
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Rachel Lomax 'no' for Bank chief :: The former deputy governor of the Bank of England Rachel Lomax says she will not be applying to be the bank's next governor.
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OpenSignal raises $1.3M to map mobile network quality :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/feBJ4n-5DYY/

Slowly and steadily, Vimeo hits its growth stride :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/WNjbXrMY7Ic/

Scouting clowns for Cirque du Soleil :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/cn3cSjokAlw/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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Sand to Snow: Skiing in Dubai :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2iNpnHqj3_E/

No more flying solo :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/m1zOoAd7opg/index.html

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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