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Judge approves Gers liquidation :: A judge approves a motion for the former Rangers Football Club to be handed over to liquidators.
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Bigger threat: China or Europe? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qk4ZW_d7_vA/

What Hurricane Sandy means for economy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/n3rTR8vSEIs/

Beauty sleep at 35,000 feet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/CnlMRapLbC4/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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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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Investing in our future: White House honors Dr. T. Berry Brazelton :: Investing in our future means investing in our children.
That's the message that Boston Children's renowned pediatrician T.Berry Brazelton wants everyone to hear, loud and clear.
Brazelton was one of 11 individuals from Head Start programs around the country who was honored by the White House on June 18th as a "Champion of Change." The Champions of Change program is part of President Obama's Winning the Future Initiative. If anyone has spent his life thinking about our future, it's Brazelton.
Along with guiding millions of parents in raising their children, Brazelton collaborated with Ed Zigler and Julius Richmond to create Head Start, a comprehensive early education program for low-income children that, as he says, gives "every child a chance to make the American dream come ...<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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Turkey Puts Israeli Commanders On Trial: Latest Straw To Break The Camel's Back? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p> </p><p>In a development that has dealt a severe blow to the worsening relations with Israel, Turkey will put four former Israeli military commanders, including the head of the army, on trial in absentia this week for the 2010 killing of nine Turks on a Gaza-bound aid ship.</p><p>Israeli relations with Turkey, its once close Muslim ally, has been going downhill since the Israeli commanders stormed the Mavi Marmara aid ship in May 2010 to enforce a naval blockade of the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip killing nine Turks in clashes on board.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/turkey-puts-israeli-commanders-trial-latest-straw-break-camels-back-860552

Gold flat after coming off 2-mth low; US election in focus :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">(Reuters) - Gold traded little changed on Tuesday as investors awaited potential policy spinoffs from the U.S. presidential election, while China's upcoming leadership transition and Greece's strike over a new austerity package also kept sentiment cautious.</span></span></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gold-flat-after-coming-2-mth-low-us-election-focus-860580

US Stock Futures Signal Flat Open As Presidential Election Looms :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Tuesday as investors maintain a cautious mode ahead of the Presidential election.</p><p>The futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.03 percent, the futures on the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index were up 0.08 percent and those on the Nasdaq 100 Index were up 0.06 percent. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-stock-futures-signal-flat-open-presidential-election-looms-860564

S&P misled investors, court rules :: Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's is found to have misled investors by giving risky financial products, which lost most of their value, its safest rating.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20216638#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUD/USD RBA keeps Key interest rate at 3.25% :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/audusd-rba-keeps-key-interest-rate-325-860562

AUDIO: M&S to become 'multi-channel retailer' :: Mark Bolland, the chief executive, of Marks and Spencer told Today business presenter Simon Jack that he is already transforming the company by investing £800m million pounds in getting to grips with the latest technology used by customers.
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Corn, Wheat and Soybean Prices :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>LTN closing Grain comments; Soybeans continue to slide Monday</p><p>Pressure from both sides of the market kept Soybean contracts on the defensive to start the week on the improved weather pattern for Brazil and Argentina. Corn followed along, but withstood a test of Key support, Wheat held to the plus side on concerns over domestic production.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/corn-wheat-soybean-prices-860558

Hot Charts: Gold Price Update :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Gold traded about 0.7 % above a nine-week low Spot gold flat at $1,684.90 in Asian hours, rebounding yesterday from a nine-week low of $1,672.75,</p><p>Gold for December delivery flat at 1,685. Cash silver fell as much as 0.3 % to $31.075, before trading at $31.12. Spot platinum rose 0.2 % to $1,545.50 an ounce, after gaining 0.4 % earlier. Palladium gained 0.3 % to $613.50 an ounce, after swinging between gains and losses.</p><p>Factors</p><p>U.S. voters decide today between Barack Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hot-charts-gold-price-update-860556

Surge in China sales buoys BMW :: German carmaker beats third-quarter earnings forecasts but admits that it is experiencing "some headwinds" like the rest of the sector
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Profits fall at Marks and Spencer :: Marks and Spencer, the UK's biggest clothing retailer, has posted first-half pre-tax profits of £290m for the six months to the end of September, down 9.7%.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20217053#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple anti-Google case dismissed :: A US judge dismisses Apple's case in which it alleged that Google's Motorola unit was seeking excessive royalty payments for patents.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20216101#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

PM woos sovereign Gulf investors :: David Cameron will try to persuade the sovereign wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates to invest in the UK on the second day of his Gulf trip.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20216028#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Where to watch the 2012 presidential election live online :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2VyId8WxRHE/story01.htm

Ev Williams on Medium: We'd rather be HBO than mass market programming :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4yvd4egB0-Q/story01.htm

Pinterest CEO: We're competing to keep your attention :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/gd4G2N-lnSs/story01.htm

Searching your data? Recollect is making backup and browsing beautiful :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/eH9aw3O0_dE/story01.htm

VIDEO: Classic Elite to be 'kickstarted' :: David Braben, co-creator of the classic 1980s computer game Elite, has announced that he is turning to crowd-funding site Kickstarter to get funding for a sequel.
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Cashback credit cards 'double' :: Cashback deals are becoming more common in reward schemes for credit card customers, research indicates, but there are warnings it may not suit everyone.
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DPD to create 1,500 new UK jobs :: European parcel delivery company DPD says it will create up to 1,500 new, full-time UK jobs as it expands to cope with an explosion in online orders.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20208012#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The challenges of change at the top :: Handing over the reins can be tough for chief executives
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20186697#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'How to keep Chinese staff happy' :: How Jaguar learned to negotiate in China
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VIDEO: Osborne urges tougher tax laws :: George Osborne has promised to work for tougher laws to stop international companies shifting profit between countries to avoid tax.
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