07-Nov-2012 21:43

Italy unemployment woes continue :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PPRjvoli1Qw/

Furniture line designed for jobless :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/xu-PPFVWLTA/

Jobs crisis takes toll on Greece :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/L-Ag1HM_bOo/

Can coaching kick-start your career? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_KucZBluR5E/index.html

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/

UBS slashes jobs, shifts focus :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/3LyKJWs4K8Y/

Ford CFO: Sandy hasn't hurt production :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/W5mI_v5iW8s/

Santiago: S. America's Silicon Valley? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PQril3Oxnso/index.html

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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EADS in German corruption probe :: Offices of European aerospace group EADS have been searched by authorities in Germany as part of a probe into alleged corruption.
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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^st 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