28-Oct-2013 23:13

Detroit's bankruptcy case in court :: Lawyers begin presenting their arguments over whether Detroit should be allowed bankruptcy protection from its creditors.
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Hong Kong transforms airport :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/mnTfLmB4FTE/spc-gateway-hk-cruise-ship-terminal.cnn.html

Tech boss who dares staff to fail :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Nela6MP34cs/index.html

Is the $18B JPMn settlement fair? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2Qv-mAyuRss/index.html

'No‐one actually goes to a shop and buys them do they?': attitudes and behaviours regarding illicit tobacco in a multiply disadvantaged community in England :: ConclusionsNational strategies to reduce illicit tobacco may have limited impact in communities during a recession and where illicit trade is part of the local culture and economy. There may be potential to influence illicit tobacco use by building on the ambivalence and unease expressed around selling to children. (Source: Addiction)
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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)
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Advertisers get creative at airports :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PkzoP1bKQEk/index.html

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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From banker to high tech farmer :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ZJAi1CDC4Lg/spc-lee-egypt-aquaponics-faris-farrag.cnn.html

Tech CEO dares staff to fail :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Nela6MP34cs/index.html

China pulls plug on 'vulgar' shows :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/3GKXYzMJIlc/index.html

Preeclampsia. :: Authors: Valente AM, Economy KE
PMID: 24146125 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Circulation)
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Scientist reveals secrets of laughter :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Q4rVTHC1bjQ/index.html

From NZ family farm to the U.N. :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I8AFwrTG9jQ/spc-leading-women-helen-clark-2.cnn.html

Mad cows, cannibalism and the shaking death :: The new film We Are What We Are is about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to a human form of mad cow diseaseI made a brief appearance on HuffPostLive on Wednesday, to talk about kuru, a human form of mad cow disease' that is transmitted by eating infected nervous tissue. It was for a segment of the broadcast featuring cast members of We Are What We Are, a new film about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to the disease.Kuru and other human forms of mad cow disease are extremely rare neurodegenerative conditions, but they occasionally make the headlines when new cases are found. The latest case was reported earlier this month - that of a New Hampshire man who contracted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) via contaminated neurosurgical instruments. The same disease ...
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French clubs to strike over tax row :: French clubs in the top two divisions will go on strike for four days in November in protest at 'super taxes'.
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Does power make you mean? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/F70k4-2n_Ak/index.html

Eurozone business growth slows :: The pace of growth among eurozone businesses eased in October as the service sector slowed, a business survey indicates.
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How toothpaste is made :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/9wDPT3TbaDY/qmb-toothpaste-line.cnn.html

Ethiopia's leather industry booming :: Ethiopia's leather industry is enjoying a big rise in exports, and one British company is at the centre of things, reports James Jeffrey in Addis Ababa.
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