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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Hurricane Sandy, Social Media And The Role Of Citizen Journalism In Coverage Of The 'Frankenstorm' Discussed In IBTTalks Roundtable :: <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>We at the International Business Times love to discuss the latest breaking news and events, especially when they have such a great impact on our society and culture. In an effort to promote some of these in-house discussions and even share them with the greater social community, we at IBTimes have instituted a new weekly platform on Twitter called "IBTTalks," where our reporters get together for an hour each Wednesday to participate in an open discussion about the latest news and events.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hurricane-sandy-social-media-role-citizen-journalism-coverage-frankenstorm-discussed-ibttalks-863618
South Korea To Build $264-Bln Mega-City To Rival Dubai And Macau :: <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><font face="Georgia, serif" size="4">Officials in South Korea have drawn up ambitious plans to construct an enormous mega-city complex on the islands of Yongyu-Muui in the port of Incheon, at a cost of some $264 billion, to rival Dubai, the extravagant tourist mecca in the Middle East.</font></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><font face="Georgia, serif" size="4">Expected to be completed by 2030, the massive undertaking is expected to be financed by the city and investors, according to Australian media.</font></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/south-korea-build-264-bln-mega-city-rival-dubai-macau-863600
Wii U Release Date Nears: Watch Official Unboxing Ceremony With Nintendo President Satoru Iwata [VIDEO] :: <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>Nintendo's Wii U won't be out until Nov. 18, but fans can see the brand new console being unboxed today—by none other than the Nintendo President himself Satoru Iwata.</p><p>With a pair of white gloves, Iwata dove into the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/features/whats-in-the-box/" target="_blank">Wii U Premium Pack,</a> which includes the following: a black version of the 32GB console and GamePad controller, the Wii U GamePad Stylus, a sensor bar, console AC adapter and GamePad AC adapter, Nintendo Land video game, GamePad stand, GamePad cradle, and console stand.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/wii-u-release-date-nears-watch-official-unboxing-ceremony-nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-video
For the Chinese, It's The Economy, Stupid (And The Reform) :: <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>A celebrated, if unofficial, motto of Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign was, "It's the economy, stupid." With the Communist Party Congress meeting on Thursday just a day away, the Chinese population seems to be concerned about the same thing, as the country prepares for a once-in-a-decade transition to a new president and prime minister appointed by the ruling party. With, probably, a very local addition: it's the reform, too.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-its-economy-stupid-reform-863284
EU: Europe's Recession Worse Than Feared :: <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>Europe is facing a deeper-than-expected recession in 2012 as it continues to deal with a difficult post-financial crisis correction, which bears heavily on the region's economic growth and employment performance, the European Union warned.</p><p>The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, on Wednesday downgraded many of the growth projections it made for the 27-country bloc in May, saying that it now expected gross domestic product to contract by 0.3 percent on an annual basis this year, rather than remaining flat.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/eu-europes-recession-worse-feared-863594
Puerto Rico Could Become 51st State After Voters Back Statehood Referendum :: <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>The United States could be on the way to welcoming its 51<sup>st</sup> state into the union.</p><p>It may have been overshadowed on Election Day, but Puerto Ricans made huge news on Tuesday: For the first time, they voted in favor of statehood in a nonbinding referendum, the first time such a ballot initiative was a approved by a majority of residents.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/puerto-rico-could-become-51st-state-after-voters-back-statehood-referendum-863466
New battle follows hard on Obama win :: Democrats and Republicans already squabbling over the economic mandate each can claim from election that shocked GOP but left them in control of House
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9f998a6-290a-11e2-9591-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Instagram CEO: The speed of the product dictates how often it's used :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2idk_43drSE/story01.htm
Was Nate Silver The Actual Victor In Last Night's Election? :: <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>Barack Obama was re-elected to the highest office in U.S. politics on Tuesday night. But lacking the sheer groundswell of support that he was able to command in his 2008 campaign against Republican Sen. John McCain, the blogosphere and punditocracy were eager to identify the substantial victors of the 2012 elections. And many sources, or at least the most web-friendly ones, point to one man as the undisputed victor of last night's election: Nate Silver.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/was-nate-silver-actual-victor-last-nights-election-863540
Samsung Galaxy S3 Shatters Records Five Months After Release Date Despite Apple's iPhone 5 Launch :: <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>Chief of Samsung mobile Shin Jong-kyun <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-break-30-million-sales-android-jelly-bean-release-date-approaches-788674" target="_blank">predicted sales of the Galaxy S3</a> would hit 30 million before the year's end, and he was right. The Korea-based company's flagship smartphone of 2012 reached that number earlier this week, marking five months after its May release.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-shatters-records-five-months-after-release-date-despite-apples-iphone-5-launch
LA Votes To Require Condoms For Porn Performers, Adult Film Community Laments :: <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 style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">You'd think a measure to promote safe sex at pornographic shoots would be popular among the adult film community, but just the opposite has taken effect.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">After Measure B — which requires adult performers to wear condoms during shoots—passed yesterday in Los Angeles, actors and industry professionals came out in droves to protest the new law. </font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/la-votes-require-condoms-porn-performers-adult-film-community-laments-863542
Wall Street sell-off gathers pace :: S&P 500 retreats while Treasury yields fall sharply as rating agency Fitch warned investors that the US must tackle its budget deficit in a timely manner
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a35d4de0-26f8-11e2-9295-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
UK Gets Serious About Syria, Expects US To Follow Suit Following Obama Victory :: <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>British Prime Minster David Cameron is doubling down on Syria -- and much of the West, including the United States, may soon follow suit.</p><p>During a visit to the Middle East this week, Cameron met with Syrian refugees whose lives have been turned upside down by the bloody conflict in their home country; he was moved to criticize the international community for its slow response to the crisis.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/uk-gets-serious-about-syria-expects-us-follow-suit-following-obama-victory-863534
Plugin-free video chat via WebRTC arrives in Chrome and Firefox :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ydaenuvm6PE/story01.htm
EADS offices raided in bribery probe :: German prosecutors raided two offices in the Munich area and the Eurofighter office at Hallbergmoos as part of a probe into Typhoon jet payments five years ago
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7455ff4e-28fe-11e2-9591-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
No clear route to fiscal cliff deal :: Republicans and Democrats alike claiming a mandate from voters to stick to their positions, suggesting any compromise will not come easily
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d86cab0-2904-11e2-86d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Focus turns to US budget clash :: Global markets show little reaction to Barack Obama's victory, with investor attention now turning to a looming budget clash in Washington.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20231761#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Why Nate Silver and others predicted the election perfectly :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ybK7uliBask/story01.htm
Bid uncertainty hits First Group :: Train operator First Group decides to freeze its shareholder dividend due to uncertainty following the cancellation of the West Coast franchise competition.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20234669#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
EU hits back at IMF over austerity :: European Commission report argues that more austerity, rather than less, might have convinced the markets and kept capital flowing to Spain and Greece
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35735e76-28d5-11e2-b92c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Grand Old Party in search of brand-new message :: The bitter political truth is that for five out of the past six US presidential elections the Republican Party has failed to secure the popular vote
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9738d062-28f5-11e2-9591-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
European markets at close: 07.11.2012 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/C_i2eNMCOq0/
VIDEO: Top earners' pay 'doubled in 25 years' :: Pay rates have risen much faster for the wealthy in the past 25 years than for the poorest, official figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20240910#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Will consumers trade the keys to the data castle for a $5 gift card? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/BScmjRtd_Gk/story01.htm
Cable TV lifts Time Warner profit :: Media giant Time Warner reports a modest rise in quarterly profits after growth at its cable TV networks offsets decline in its film business.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20237885#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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