29-Nov-2012 13:13 over

Voice calls over 4G LTE networks are battery killers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/x9Ov6euFmrw/story01.htm

BP banned from new US contracts :: BP is temporarily banned from new US contracts due to a "lack of business integrity" over the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the US environment agency says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20528958#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Deutsche makes provision for Libor costs :: German parliament has been informed the bank has 'made provisions which we consider appropriate' to cover 'any burdens that arise from investigations'
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3be5e076-3951-11e2-8881-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Payday loan rates 'to be limited' :: The government is to change the law to allow restrictions to be imposed on the interest rates charged for so-called "payday loans".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20531126#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Philippines reports robust growth :: The Philippines economy grows more than forecast in the third quarter, boosted by increased consumer and government spending and a recovery in exports.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20521862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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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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:• 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).• 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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Elgin fined £25,000 over call-off :: Elgin City are fined £25,000 by the SFL following the postponement of Sunday's match against Rangers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20520382

Viewpoints: Mark Carney :: Expert views on the job facing new Bank of England governor
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20511449#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Government publishes Energy Bill :: Energy minister Ed Davey publishes his much-trailed Energy Bill, setting out the roadmap for the UK's switch to "a low-carbon economy".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20539981#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK banks warned over need for more capital :: Regulators call reported levels 'misleading' and urge more realism concerning likely levels of future losses on loans and misdemeanours
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3bae25e0-3a10-11e2-baac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Fiscal Cliff Fix Appears Elusive; Obama Takes To Social Media To Gauge Public Sentiment :: <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>As the U.S. government explores options to avoid the looming fiscal cliff, President Obama has warned that if the much-despised tax hikes was to occur, it would impact the global economy.</p><p>"It would be bad for the economy, it would be bad for those families, in fact it would be bad for the world economy," Obama told reporters at the White House as he met with his cabinet, Wednesday, according to Reuters.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fiscal-cliff-fix-appears-elusive-obama-takes-social-media-gauge-public-sentiment-907722

Fear over Next Media Taiwan sale :: Is Taiwan's media freedom under threat?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20536846#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

iOS 6 And 6.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak For iPhone 5 Update: Success On iPhone 4S Claimed; How Authentic Is It? :: <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>If you are waiting for the highly anticipated untethered jailbreak for iOS 6 and iOS 6.0.1, you must have been getting brain-twisters over the last couple of months as a number of fake claims about a successful jailbreak have been made by self-proclaimed jailbreakers.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ios-6-601-untethered-jailbreak-iphone-5-update-success-iphone-4s-claimed-how-authentic-it-907668

VIDEO: Davey: Renewable 'is affordable' :: The UK government is considering paying firms for cutting electricity use as part of plans to try to save energy and reduce costs.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20540183#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Bing takes on Google over holiday shoppers :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Q30rDlHMbdE/index.html

Fish will miss Australian Open after heart problem :: <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><span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph"><span class="articleLocatio</span>n">(Reuters) American Mardy Fish will miss the Australian Open in January as he continues to recover from health issues related to heart surgery, his agent said on Wednesday.</span></span></span></p><p><span id="articleText">The 30-year-old, who had an operation in May to correct a form of arrhythmia in his heart, is "improving" and plans to return to the ATP Tour in February at the SAP Open in San Jose, California.</span></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fish-will-miss-australian-open-after-heart-problem-907648

VIDEO: Proposals to cut energy use due :: A blueprint for power generation in the UK for decades to come will be revealed by the government on Thursday.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20538037#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Prices and Trading for Asia :: <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>US Gold prices finished pit trade sharply lower Wednesday, but up from the daily low. Just after the Comex Gold futures market opened at 8:20 a EST Wednesday heavy sell orders flooded in and prices quickly dropped by over 20 oz, to extend earlier losses and hit the daily low.</p><p>Technical selling, including stop-loss orders were triggered, and options-related selling pressure exacerbated the steep and rapid downturn in Gold prices.</p><p>Some reports said there were heavy Put options purchases seen in the market Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gold-silver-crude-oil-prices-trading-asia-907634

Police smash credit theft ring :: International police forces uncover a Romanian syndicate allegedly behind what officials say is Australia's biggest ever credit card fraud.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20537211#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

CBI pushes government for growth :: The CBI business group is asking the chancellor to use windfall money to help lift economic growth.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20537012#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Rio Tinto targets $5bn cost cuts :: The world's second-biggest mining group, Rio Tinto, announces plans to slash its costs by $5bn (£3.2bn) over the next two years.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20536842#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

BP barred from U.S. government work :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Mvfq17Kggf0/index.html

VIDEO: Qantas severs Tourism Australia ties :: Australia's national airline is embroiled in a row over how it should be run and there's a possible takeover of the airline in the wings. Duncan Kennedy explains from Sydney.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20536891#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Argentina wins delay over debt :: Argentina, which is locked in a court battle in New York over its debt, receives more time to argue against paying investors over its defaulted debt.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20531444#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Brazil looks to score overseas shirt sales boost :: Brazil football clubs eye overseas kit sales boost
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20527641#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Berlin's hi-tech boom in 'Silicon Allee' :: Can Berlin overtake London as Europe's hi-tech hub?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20499957#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

How Tetra Pak took over the world :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Na5qPuKDbUY/

Poor Oral Health Damages Economy :: Over 2 million people in the UK say they have taken time of work due to poor oral health. The UK's economy is being damaged unnecessarily with an estimated two million workers taking sick time off work due to poor oral health over the past five years. Most problems with teeth and gums are preventable with a good oral health routine, but around seven per cent of the UK's 29 million workforce have called in sick with teeth problems at least once in the past five years... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Jordan protests over gas prices :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/g008lfCk7qk/index.html

Oil search tensions over Lake Malawi :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Gge_UhCMHYw/index.html