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Bigger threat: China or Europe? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qk4ZW_d7_vA/

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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UAE tranforms into aviation hub? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/8F57bySbr_8/

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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Windows chief leaves Microsoft :: Steven Sinofsky, the head of Microsoft's Windows division, leaves the company with immediate effect.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20307574#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

US general probed in Petraeus scandal :: Gen John Allen, top US commander in Afghanistan, is investigated over alleged 'inappropriate communications' with a friend of Petraeus
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67d0311e-2d5d-11e2-9988-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Former 'CSI' Actor Gary Dourdan Files For Bankruptcy, Lives On $321 A Month :: <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>Former "CSI" actor Gary Dourdan has had difficulty finding work since being killed off the CBS show in 2008, leading the thespian to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.</p><p>Dourdan's bankruptcy filing from Aug. 30 disclosed that he has about $1.8 million in assets, and owes creditors $1.73 million, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/11/10/csi-gary-dourdan-bankruptcy/">TMZ</a> reported Monday.</p><p>Nearly all of that debt is owed to Union Bank, the holder of Dourdan's mortgage, which may be in default, TMZ reported. Dourdan owes Union more than $1.68 million.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/former-csi-actor-gary-dourdan-files-bankruptcy-lives-321-month-875116

Pirate Bay Founder Gottfrid Svartholm In Legal Trouble As Demonoid Makes Its Return :: <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>Gottfrid Svartholm, who cofounded The Pirate Bay has found himself in more legal troubles, with Swedish authorities suspecting him of fraud and data intrusion, along with the alleged <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/pirate-bay-founder-gottfrid-svartholm-allegedly-arrested-over-tax-hack-not-piracy-779721">hacking of the IT company Logica</a> that saw him arrested, public prosecutor Henrik Olin said Monday, according to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9233504/Pirate_Bay_co_founder_suspected_of_serious_fraud_and_another_data_intrusion">Computer World</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/pirate-bay-founder-gottfrid-svartholm-legal-trouble-demonoid-makes-its-return-875084

VIDEO: Gas companies could faces fines :: Energy regulators are to investigate claims that wholesale gas prices have been manipulated.
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Rihanna Would Be A Great Bond Girl Because She Is Dirty, Says 'Skyfall' Star Daniel Craig :: <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>Daniel Craig thinks Rihanna would make a great Bond girl, because she's dirty.</p><p>In a recent interview with Globalgrind.com, Craig, who plays James Bond in "Skyfall," which is in theaters now, was asked if Beyonce or Rihanna would make a better love interest for the M16 agent.</p><p>"Rihanna, I think. She's dirtier," the British star replied.</p><p>Rihanna is certainly known for her sexual nature, often wearing next-to-nothing during her concert performances, and posting racy pictures on her Twitter account.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rihanna-would-be-great-bond-girl-because-she-dirty-says-skyfall-star-daniel-craig-875000

Aung Sang Suu Kyi Begins Historic Return To India :: <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">Burmese pro-democracy activist and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in India, the country where she studied at university four decades ago.</font></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><font face="Georgia, serif" size="4">Suu Kyi was invited to Delhi by Sonia Gandhi, the president of the ruling Indian National Congress party, according to the Press Trust of India.</font></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/aung-sang-suu-kyi-begins-historic-return-india-874952

Italian banks set aside further €3bn :: Third-quarter results at UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo, the country's two largest banks, show the domestic economy is still hindering lenders
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Here's how it looks when big data goes mobile-first :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/80FwG3lD9VM/story01.htm

Turn pirates into customers: a smart approach to the photo problem :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/GEilbdHTlbM/story01.htm

Action pledge in gas market probe :: Energy Secretary Ed Davey promises tough action if allegations that firms manipulated the wholesale gas market turn out to be true.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20307412#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Duke Apologizes For Posting Photo On Its Website Of Female Lacrosse Player Wearing Blackface [PHOTO] :: <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 color="#292727">The Duke University athletic department apologized and removed a photo from its website that showed a junior women's lacrosse player dressed in blackface at a Halloween party, according to the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.journalnow.com/news/state_region/article_0d580e6a-2d98-11e2-875b-0019bb30f31a.html">Winston-Salem Journal</a>.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/duke-apologizes-posting-photo-its-website-female-lacrosse-player-wearing-blackface-photo-874920

UK loses battle over corporation tax :: The ruling by the European Court of Justice may expose the Treasury to criticism, as it could previously have settled the cases for much smaller sums
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Why Governments Always Punt on Austerity :: <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 simple reason why governments never freely decide on fiscal responsibility is because fixing their well-entrenched problems of over borrowing and spending means that their already fragile economies would be temporarily thrown over a cliff.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/why-governments-always-punt-austerity-874926

Nicole Westbrook, 12, Goes Viral With 'It's Thanksgiving' Music 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>Move over, Charlie Brown. There's a new Turkey Day anthem in town.</p><p class="p2"><em><span class="s1">"</span>Oh oh oh it's Thanksgiving. (alright) We we we are gonna have a good time. With a turkey, eh mash potatoes eh, and we we we are gonna have a good time."</em></p><p class="p1">Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and likely, you have these lyrics stuck in your head, thanks to Nicole Westbrook, a 12-year-old independent artist whose music video for "It's Thanksgiving" went viral on YouTube.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nicole-westbrook-12-goes-viral-its-thanksgiving-music-video-874910

Haiti Hosts First Fashion Week :: <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 Caribbean nation of Haiti recently hosted its first Fashion Week at its capital of Port-au-Prince.</p><p>Nearly three-dozen designers -- including David André, Fahimy Hakim, Maguy Durcé, Miko Guillaume and Phelicia Dell -- participated in the four-day event, which was held from Nov. 8-11.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/haiti-hosts-first-fashion-week-874664

Toddler Found In Cage In Tulsa Home, Father Arrested On Child Neglect Charges :: <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>A Tulsa man was arrested on Monday after police found his 18-month-old daughter locked in a metal dog cage.</p><p>Authorities also discovered the man's four-year old daughter naked outside on a cold afternoon, while he was asleep in a drug or alcohol "induced stupor," police said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/toddler-found-cage-tulsa-home-father-arrested-child-neglect-charges-874850

Stocks at two-month lows on fiscal fears :: Stocks ease as investors worry about Washington's looming budget negotiations and a bailout programme for Greece
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f7fe7d6-2d3c-11e2-9211-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Nicki Minaj Discusses Feud With 'American Idol' Co-Judge Mariah Carey On Her Reality Show 'My Truth' :: <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>Nicki Minaj discussed her feud with Mariah Carey on her new E! reality show "My Truth." While many perceived the altercation between the "American Idol" co-judges to be a publicity stunt, it appears that Minaj and Carey simply do not get along.</p><p>Minaj told Mack Maine, another rapper on Lil' Wayne's Young Money label, on Sunday's episode, "I just know that I had reached my boiling point. Twenty minutes before that happened, she egged me on and I was like, 'You know what? Let me go.' I walked off.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nicki-minaj-discusses-feud-american-idol-co-judge-mariah-carey-her-reality-show-my-truth-874776

Routehappy looks to compile most flight travel data ever :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/CHwu5J9B3RU/story01.htm

Sponsor post: Big data analytics is hot and getting hotter; 5 trends explain why :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/SQMphJx2J7c/story01.htm

Parcels boost Royal Mail profits :: Royal Mail reports a big rise in half-year operating profits, helped by growth at the company's parcels delivery business.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20313709#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Spanish inflation hits a high :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/pMwx7FGBGPI/