14-Nov-2012 05:10

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/

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

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rida61198&cid=ct_15_62_f&fid3958&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAIBSPublicPolicyReports%2F%7E3%2FMfFH2zngYBc%2F2012_06_18.html

Papa John's Lawsuit: Pizza Chain Faces $250 Million Claim For Illegal Spam Text Messages :: <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>Pizza chain Papa John's is facing a $250 million class-action lawsuit for blasting customers with spamming text messages, reports <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://fox8.com/2012/11/13/papa-johns-faces-250-million-spam-lawsuit/">CNN.</a></p><p>The plaintiffs say Papa John's franchises sent their customers nearly 500,000 illegal messages in early 2010.</p><p>The spam texts offered deals to the customers for pizza, but some complained they were receiving  15 or 16 texts in a row, some of them in the middle of the night, court documents said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/papa-johns-lawsuit-pizza-chain-faces-250-million-claim-illegal-spam-text-messages-877412

LIPA Boss Quits Over Disastrous Response to Hurricane Sandy :: <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>Mike Hervey, COO and interim CEO of the Long Island Power Authority, quit Tuesday evening, and  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has formed a committee to investigate LIPA's handling of mass outages caused by Hurricane Sandy.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lipa-boss-quits-over-disastrous-response-hurricane-sandy-877372

VIDEO: SingTel has taken 'bold decisions' :: South East Asia's biggest telecom operator, SingTel's decision to reorganise its business is being keenly watched, says an analyst.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20320865#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: China may refocus Europe investment :: The change of leadership in Beijing could see China revamping its investment strategy in Europe, shifting away from risky government assets.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20320864#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Elmo Accuser Recants Underage Sex Story About Kevin Clash; Six-Figure Settlement Reportedly On The Table :: <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>After Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash denied claims that he had a relationship with an underage boy, his accuser has now recanted his story.</p><p>The man, who is now 23 years old, has changed his tune and admitted that the relationship he had with the "Sesame Street" star was an "adult consensual relationship," just as Clash had previously claimed.</p><p>The accuser's identity has not been disclosed.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/elmo-accuser-recants-underage-sex-story-about-kevin-clash-six-figure-settlement-reportedly-table

Woman Holds 'Idiot' Sign After Driving On Sidewalk To Pass Schoolbus :: <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>Under court order, a woman was forced to stand on a Cleveland sidewalk Tuesday, wearing an  "idiot" sign.</p><p>[<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/13/ohio-woman-who-drove-on-sidewalk-to-avoid-school-bus-holds-idiot-sign-under/">Click here</a> to see the video of Hardin with the sign reading "idiot."]</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/woman-holds-idiot-sign-after-driving-sidewalk-pass-schoolbus-877296

Sharp shares up on Intel report :: Shares of Japan's Sharp jump after media reports that chip maker Intel may invest as much as 40bn yen ($500m; £315m) in the struggling firm.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20321244#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Fat-Blocking' Pepsi Now Available In Japan; Does It Work? :: <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, Diet Pepsi, and make way for "fat-blocking" Pepsi. The new product, named Pepsi Special, is now available for purchase in Japan, but does it work?</p><p>PepsiCo has made Pepsi Special available to the public in Japan, reports the Los Angeles Times. What separates Pepsi Special from Diet Pepsi is one ingredient, dextrin. Dextrin is a fiber supplement and can be found in products such as Benefiber and Equate.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fat-blocking-pepsi-now-available-japan-does-it-work-877288

Home Depot Beats 3Q Expectations :: <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>Home Depot reported third-quarter net income Tuesday that beat Wall Street's expectations, sending its stock 3.6 percent higher for the day, up $2.21 to close at $63.37 per share.</p><p>As the U.S. housing market begins recovering at last, new home sales jumped last month to the highest annual pace in two and a half years.</p><p>For the period ended Oct. 28, Home Depot reported net income of $947 million, or 63 cents per share, the Associated Press reported. That's up from $934 billion, or 60 cents per share, a year earlier.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/home-depot-beats-3q-expectations-877294

EU workers in austerity protests :: Workers across the European Union are set to stage a series of protests against rising unemployment and austerity measures.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20320993#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Argentine Oprah' on her career :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/BwtDXXVLL3s/

Black Friday 2012 Sales Revealed; Stores Opening On Thanksgiving :: <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>Black Friday 2012 sales and deals have already been released for Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, Target, Lowes and Home Depot — the top five destinations for U.S. Black Friday shoppers.</p><p>Popular retail stores are trying to entice their consumers by slashing their prices and opening early, creeping into Thanksgiving evening, ABC News reported Tuesday.</p><p>This year's Black Friday will be full of bargains, so people who are interested in getting expensive electronic goodies like TVs and laptops might want to shop around before heading out after digesting their turkey.  </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/black-friday-2012-sales-revealed-stores-opening-thanksgiving-877238

Google opens up on seven years of its data center history :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/-RftVtfCDiE/story01.htm