onsdag 14 november 2012

14-Nov-2012 18:23

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 Served With $250 Million Lawsuit For Mass Texting Customers :: <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>While Papa John's is used to serving America with "better ingredients" and "better pizza," the popular take-out and delivery chain recently got served with a $250 million class-action lawsuit.</p><p>Customers in Seattle have filed suit against that Kentucky based company for blasting them with illegal text messages.</p><p>The plaintiffs allege that Papa John's franchises sent customers a total of 500,000 unwanted messages in early 2010.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/papa-johns-lawsuit-pizza-chain-served-250-million-lawsuit-mass-texting-customers-879136

EU workers in austerity protests :: Tens of thousands of workers stage protests and strikes across Europe against rising unemployment and austerity measures.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20320993#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

LA Police Search For Girl Dragged Away By Her Hair :: <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="#000000">Police officers scoured hillsides and undeveloped areas of Los Angeles Tuesday to search for a girl witnesses say was dragged away by her hair, according to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/la-police-searching-for-teenage-girl-who-was-seen-being-dragged-by-hair-in-possible-kidnapping/2012/11/13/5d73972c-2df0-11e2-b631-2aad9d9c73ac_story.html"><font color="#000000">t</font>he Washington Post</a>.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/la-police-search-girl-dragged-away-her-hair-879104

Obama's Fiscal Cliff Plan Begins With $1.6 Trillion In New Revenue :: <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>When President Barack Obama enters fiscal cliff negotiations with congressional leaders on <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/obama-heading-fiscal-cliff-talks-congress-next-week-868174">Friday</a>, he's planning to seek $1.6 trillion in new revenue from corporations and wealthy Americans over the next decade.</p><p>In a Tuesday press briefing, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Obama is looking to build on the already approved $1.1 trillion in spending cuts.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/obamas-fiscal-cliff-plan-begins-16-trillion-new-revenue-878806

Want to acquire a gaming app? DrawChat could be yours for a few thousand :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/7YBVNAZHX6c/story01.htm

Hugh Grant Calls BBC 'Newsnight' Scandal 'A Terrible Thing' :: <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>During a Monday appearance on the U.K. political talk show "The Agenda," Hugh Grant commented on the events leading up to the resignation of George Entwistle, the BBC's director general, and the controversy surrounding a recent "Newsnight" broadcast.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hugh-grant-calls-bbc-newsnight-scandal-terrible-thing-875802

Israel Strike Kills Hamas Military Chief Jabari :: <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 style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">An air strike by the Israeli Defense Force on Gaza has killed at least three people, including the military chief of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Ahmed Said Khalil al-Jabari.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Georgia, serif">According to reports, Jabari and another Hamas official died when missiles hit their automobile in Gaza City.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/israel-strike-kills-hamas-military-chief-jabari-879130

Can Twitter help save soccer club? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/GpHnjs2j_U4/index.html

A Lonely France Recognizes Syrian Opposition Coalition :: <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>French President Francois Hollande used his first-ever news conference, on Tuesday, to dive headfirst into supporting the Syrian opposition, even while other Western powers are still dipping their toes in the water.</p><p>He announced that France will become the first Western country to fully recognize the new Syrian opposition council, which was only just formed on Sunday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lonely-france-recognizes-syrian-opposition-coalition-879088

UK bid for 2017 Paralympic Worlds :: London bids to host the 2017 Paralympic Athletics World Championship as part of a 36-event Olympic legacy programme.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/20324781

EU defends women-on-boards plans :: The European Commission defends its proposals to have at least 40% women non-executive directors on the boards of big, listed companies by 2020.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20322317#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Abercrombie makes robust profit :: US teenage fashion retailer Abercrombie and Fitch reports a surprise jump in profits and raises its profit target, thanks to strong overseas sales.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20329765#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

How can we help humans be more than robotic babysitters? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/u9TGr_FR9Rc/story01.htm

Tens of Thousands Support Nobel Peace Prize For Malala, But Not Everyone Agrees :: <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>Malala Yousafzai has won plenty of awards for her stand against extremist militants in her native Pakistan, but she hasn't won the biggest prize of all.</p><p>Now, tens of thousands of people around the world are trying to change that. They argue that next year's Nobel Peace Prize should go to the 15-year-old women's' rights champion, who is now recovering from a violent attempt on her life.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/tens-thousands-support-nobel-peace-prize-malala-not-everyone-agrees-877750

Zynga Reshuffles As CFO David Wehner Leaves For Facebook :: <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>Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) has announced even more internal restructuring after another C-level executive departure has forced the struggling social game developer to once again change its ranks.</p><p>The struggling San Francisco-based game developer best known for its popular Facebook (Nasdag: FB) and mobile games like "FarmVille" and "Words with Friends" <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://blog.zynga.com/2012/11/13/ceo-update-3/">announced</a> on the company blog late Tuesday that Dave Wehner, its chief financial officer, had resigned and accepted a "senior position" at Facebook.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/zynga-reshuffles-cfo-david-wehner-leaves-facebook-878918

Wii U Specs: Console Storage Limits Players Should Know About Before Launch [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 <a href="http://ibtimes.com/wii-u-release-date-nears-watch-official-unboxing-ceremony-nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-video" target="_blank">Wii U is just days away</a> from being released, and the longtime video game company has revealed more information about its new console's compatibility features.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/wii-u-specs-console-storage-limits-players-should-know-about-launch-video-878914

Racism On The Rise In Greece As Economy Fails :: <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>In Greece, racially motivated attacks are not officially recorded as such.</p><p>But victims like Walid Taleb and Ali Kazer could tell you that despite the lack of data, hate crimes in the country that invented democracy are running out of control.</p><p>Taleb, 29, worked at a bakery on the Greek island of Salamina until he was savagely beaten by his employers, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/1113/1224326523978.html">according</a> to his testimony as reported by the Irish Times.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/racism-rise-greece-economy-fails-877378

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