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onsdag 6 november 2013

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

América Móvil joins $60M funding round for Israeli Instagram rival Mobli :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/q5z0-qKXh40/

New sanctions see more benefits cut :: More than 400,000 people have lost jobseekers allowance under new government sanctions aimed at ensuring they actively seek work.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24833627#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Former Deutsche Bank unit pays $12m :: A former US subsidiary of Deutsche Bank has been ordered to pay $12.1m (£7.5m) over alleged discrimination against ethnic minorities.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24832191#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Op-ed: What Heinz got wrong :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/P2ajrhrcyRM/index.html

Thailand PM: 'I've proven myself' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/zkL_4QfePgo/spc-leading-women-yingluck-shinawatra.cnn.html

BAE cuts 1,775 jobs at its UK yards :: BAE Systems is to cut 1,775 jobs at its yards in Scotland and England and end shipbuilding altogether at Portsmouth in southern England.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-24831779#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Portman: Science's unlikely heroine? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/BS9A1zlJMpI/index.html

Can Thai PM heal a divided nation? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/4WHEIqjijvg/index.html

UK Industrial Production Tops Expectations, Euro Zone, EU Retail Sales Disappoint In September :: <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"><p>UK's industrial production grew at a better-than-expected rate in September, after falling more than one percent in the previous month, signaling a quick return to growth, while retail sales for the euro zone declined in September, retracting from a rise in August, official data released on Wednesday showed.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/uk-industrial-production-tops-expectations-euro-zone-eu-retail-sales-disappoint-september-1457378

Ruby Dhalla: An Indo-Canadian Diamond Speaks On Politics, Race And Immigration :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div><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"><p>Dr. Ruby Dhalla is one of the most prominent Canadians of East Indian descent. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Punjabi Sikh immigrant parents, Dhalla entered the country's House of Commons in 2004 as a Liberal lawmaker, serving for seven years as MP for Brampton-Springdale, a district in Ontario outside Toronto. With her good looks and glamour, she also became a lightning rod for controversy – including stints as a Bollywood actress and Canadian beauty pageant queen.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ruby-dhalla-indo-canadian-diamond-speaks-politics-race-immigration-1456566

NYC Department Of Transportation: Here's How New York City Is Taming Traffic And Saving Lives [PICTURES] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nyc-department-transportation-heres-how-new-york-city-taming-traffic-saving-lives-pictures-1456328

VIDEO: The battle of the Christmas adverts :: Britain's major retailers have begun to release their big-budget festive commercials which is seen as a crucial event for brands and the advertising industry.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24835302#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Twitter To Launch On Thursday, In Hotly Anticipated IPO :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </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"><p>Social media giant Twitter will launch in public markets on Thursday to the tune of $1.75 billion, listing on the New York Stock Exchange amid a huge wave of investor and media interest.</p>
<p> The San Francisco company increased the price of its shares from $17 to $20, in initial estimates, up to $23 to $25 a share on Monday in a move that values the company at $13.9 billion, or 26 times its revenue in the past 12 months.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-launch-thursday-hotly-anticipated-ipo-1456662

US October Jobs Report 2013 Preview: Government Shutdown To Push Unemployment Rate Up To 7.3%, Nonfarm Payrolls To Disappoint Again :: <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"><p>The delayed October employment report and the first read of third-quarter gross domestic product will probably show that the U.S. labor market slowed again last month and that the economy was losing steam even before the partial government shutdown.</p>
<p>The advance estimate for third-quarter GDP will be released Thursday at 8:30 a.m. EST. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters expect the U.S. economy to have expanded by 2 percent during the April-June period, slower than the 2.5 percent annualized rate recorded in the second quarter.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-october-jobs-report-2013-preview-government-shutdown-push-unemployment-rate-73-nonfarm-payrolls

Eurozone data shows fragile growth :: New figures on retail sales and purchasing by companies underline that the eurozone's economic recovery remains fragile.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24835547#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

China's Heavy Smog Blocks Surveillance Camera View, Poses Threat To National Security :: <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"><p>One of China's gravest public concerns is its rampant air pollution, covering the country's big cities with toxic air. In addition to being a serious health threat, China's seemingly impenetrable smog is also proving to be a bit of a national security issue.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-heavy-smog-blocks-surveillance-camera-view-poses-threat-national-security-1456922

Does Money Make You Happy? Australia Was The Happiest Country During The Global Financial Crisis :: <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"><p>It's no surprise that the global financial crisis affected the happiness of those countries that were worst hit. According to a report released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Greece saw average life satisfaction levels drop by 20 percent, while Spain and Italy saw levels drop by 12 percent and 10 percent respectively from 2007 to 2012.</p>
<p>The organization also noted that the public's trust in government had fallen dramatically in that period, which underlined the far-reaching impact of the crisis.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/does-money-make-you-happy-australia-was-happiest-country-during-global-financial-crisis-1457120

How Much Should You Tip Abroad? Study Reveals Brits Have No Idea What To Do In US, Canada :: <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"><p>It's one of the most nerve-wracking elements of travel abroad: How much should you tip?</p>
<p>North Americans, used to gratuities that can reach 20 percent or more at home, tend to be some of the best tippers abroad, particularly in Europe, where such generous tips are rare. But a new survey from UK-based International Currency Exchange found that Britons crossing the Atlantic tend to have much tighter fists on their money.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-much-should-you-tip-abroad-study-reveals-brits-have-no-idea-what-do-us-canada-1457190

06-Nov-2013 12:35

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

Eurozone data shows fragile growth :: Two sets of data on retail sales and purchasing by companies underlines that the eurozone's economic recovery remains fragile.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24835547#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

BAE cuts 1,775 jobs at its UK yards :: BAE Systems is to cut 1,775 jobs at its yards in Scotland and England and end shipbuilding altogether at Portsmouth in southern England.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-24831779#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

New sanctions see more benefits cut :: More than 400,000 people have lost jobseekers allowance under new government sanctions aimed at ensuring they actively seek work.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24833627#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Euro Zone Service Sector's October Performance Better Than Initial Estimate; Job Creation Continues To Suffer :: <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"><p>The final reading of the euro zone service sector purchasing managers' index, or PMI, published by Markit on Wednesday, revised up the dismal performance recorded in a flash reading released on Oct. 24, but it was not enough to rescue the index's fall from a 27-month high recorded in September. However, the PMI managed to stay above the 50-point mark, which separates expansion from contraction, for the fourth consecutive month.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/euro-zone-service-sectors-october-performance-better-initial-estimate-job-creation-continues-suffer

Disabled people win living fund case :: Five disabled people win a legal challenge to the government's decision to abolish a fund helping 19,000 severely disabled people to live independently.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24834558#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Stock Futures Indicate Higher Opening After Stable To Weak Tuesday; Earnings To Be Watched :: <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"><p>U.S. stock futures indicate a higher opening to markets on Wednesday following a session of range-bound-to-weak trading on Tuesday, and, in the absence of significant data releases, company earnings could once again set the tone for the day.</p>
<p>Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.45 percent and those on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index were up 0.47 percent, while futures on the Nasdaq 100 Index were up 0.35 percent. On Tuesday, the Nasdaq and the Dow indexes closed almost flat while the S&P 500 index fell by 0.3 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/stock-futures-indicate-higher-opening-after-stable-weak-tuesday-earnings-be-watched-1457370

UK industrial output beats forecasts :: UK industrial production increased more than expected in September, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24834326#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Sewage plant to produce fertiliser :: A £2m reactor that turns sewage into fertiliser has been installed by Thames Water at a plant in Berkshire.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24832590#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: City considers gaming machine ban :: Councillors in Liverpool are to decide whether to introduce curbs on fixed-odds betting machines in the city.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24831623#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Initiative 522: Washington State Throws Out GM Food Labeling Measure :: <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"><p>Washington state rejected on Tuesday an initiative to mandate the labeling of genetically-modified food items, bringing to an end an expensive campaign that pitted several out-of-state players against each other and drew criticism for failing to make clear the merits behind such a measure.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/initiative-522-washington-state-throws-out-gm-food-labeling-measure-1457318

VIDEO: Shipyards 'not a political football' :: The defence firm, BAE Systems, is expected to cut 1,000 jobs at three of its shipyards - at Govan and Scotstoun in Glasgow and at Portsmouth.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831825#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

House prices 'continue to rise' :: Increased demand for homes has led to the ninth consecutive monthly increase in UK house prices, according to the Halifax.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24832856#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Soccerex axe stokes World Cup fears :: Fears about disruption to next year's World Cup are raised as the key global football conference Soccerex is cancelled by the Rio authorities.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24828804#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Plus size mannequins hit high street :: A major UK department store introduces a size 16 mannequin to its stores to reflect the size of many of its customers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24831824#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Three Colorado Cities Vote In Favor Of Anti-Fracking Measures, While Initiative Fails In Broomfield By 194 Votes :: <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"><p>Voters in three out of four cities in Colorado where a fracking ban was on the ballots on Tuesday chose to say no to the controversial technique of extracting oil and gas from the ground by injecting a mix of water, air and chemicals.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/three-colorado-cities-vote-favor-anti-fracking-measures-while-initiative-fails-broomfield-194-votes

Samsung Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4 Rumors: Both Devices Along With Other 2014 Flagships May Feature 16-Megapixel Cameras :: <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"><p>Samsung's (KRX:005935) flagship handsets for 2014, including next-generation models of the Galaxy S and Note series -- dubbed the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4 -- are likely to feature 16-megapixel cameras with optical image stabilization, or OIS, technology, a new report from Korea's ETNews said on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-galaxy-note-4-rumors-both-devices-along-other-2014-flagships-may-feature-16

Hovis owner seeks new investor :: The owner of Hovis, Premier Foods, says it is looking for a partner to help with its struggling bread business.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24832185#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: BAE to cut 1,000 shipyard jobs :: Up to 1,000 jobs are to be lost in the UK's shipbuilding industry as BAE systems is expected to make an announcement about two shipyards in Glasgow and one in Portsmouth.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831821#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

06-Nov-2013 11:34

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

New sanctions see more benefits cut :: More than 400,000 people have lost jobseekers allowance under new government sanctions aimed at ensuring they actively seek work.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24833627#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Disabled people win living fund case :: Five disabled people win appeal court challenge over government's decision to abolish Independent Living Fund.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24834558#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Sewage plant to produce fertiliser :: A £2m reactor that turns sewage into fertiliser has been installed by Thames Water at a plant in Berkshire.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24832590#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: City considers gaming machine ban :: Councillors in Liverpool are to decide whether to introduce curbs on fixed-odds betting machines in the city.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24831623#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Shipbuilding 'to stop' at Portsmouth :: BAE Systems is expected to bring forward its announcement on the fate of its three British shipyards, with shipbuilding at Portsmouth likely to stop.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-24831779#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Initiative 522: Washington State Throws Out GM Food Labeling Measure :: <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"><p>Washington state rejected on Tuesday an initiative to mandate the labeling of genetically-modified food items, bringing to an end an expensive campaign that pitted several out-of-state players against each other and drew criticism for failing to make clear the merits behind such a measure.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/initiative-522-washington-state-throws-out-gm-food-labeling-measure-1457318

VIDEO: Shipyards 'not a political football' :: The defence firm, BAE Systems, is expected to cut 1,000 jobs at three of its shipyards - at Govan and Scotstoun in Glasgow and at Portsmouth.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831825#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

House prices 'continue to rise' :: Increased demand for homes has led to the ninth consecutive monthly increase in UK house prices, according to the Halifax.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24832856#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Soccerex axe stokes World Cup fears :: Fears about disruption to next year's World Cup are raised as the key global football conference Soccerex is cancelled by the Rio authorities.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24828804#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Plus size mannequins hit high street :: A major UK department store introduces a size 16 mannequin to its stores to reflect the size of many of its customers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24831824#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Three Colorado Cities Vote In Favor Of Anti-Fracking Measures, While Initiative Fails In Broomfield By 194 Votes :: <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"><p>Voters in three out of four cities in Colorado where a fracking ban was on the ballots on Tuesday chose to say no to the controversial technique of extracting oil and gas from the ground by injecting a mix of water, air and chemicals.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/three-colorado-cities-vote-favor-anti-fracking-measures-while-initiative-fails-broomfield-194-votes

Samsung Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4 Rumors: Both Devices Along With Other 2014 Flagships May Feature 16-Megapixel Cameras :: <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"><p>Samsung's (KRX:005935) flagship handsets for 2014, including next-generation models of the Galaxy S and Note series -- dubbed the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4 -- are likely to feature 16-megapixel cameras with optical image stabilization, or OIS, technology, a new report from Korea's ETNews said on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-galaxy-note-4-rumors-both-devices-along-other-2014-flagships-may-feature-16

Hovis owner seeks new investor :: The owner of Hovis, Premier Foods, says it is looking for a partner to help with its struggling bread business.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24832185#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: BAE to cut 1,000 shipyard jobs :: Up to 1,000 jobs are to be lost in the UK's shipbuilding industry as BAE systems is expected to make an announcement about two shipyards in Glasgow and one in Portsmouth.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831821#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Toyota raises yearly profit forecast :: The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, raises its profit forecast as the yen's weakness and cost cutting measures help lift its earnings.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831164#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Boeing Reaches Tentative Deal With Washington State, Aerospace Union For 777X Production In Seattle Area :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </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"><p>The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) struck tentative deals with Washington state officials and the company's main workers' union to build key parts of its new jet, the 777X, in the Seattle region on conditions that it receives tax breaks and the union approves a long-term work contract.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/boeing-reaches-tentative-deal-washington-state-aerospace-union-777x-production-seattle-area-1457282

Indonesia growth at four-year low :: Indonesia's economy expands at its weakest rate in four years in the third quarter as a result of slowing exports and subdued domestic demand.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831172#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple Details Government Requests For User Information For The First Time; US Tops Request List :: <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"><p>Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), for the first time on Tuesday, disclosed the number and type of requests it received from governments worldwide for user information, and joined the league of big technology companies that have protested the U.S. government's stance restricting companies from revealing official requests for user data.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-details-government-requests-user-information-first-time-us-tops-request-list-1457280

06-Nov-2013 10:33

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

House prices 'continue to rise' :: Increased demand for homes has led to the ninth consecutive monthly increase in UK house prices, according to the Halifax.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24832856#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hovis owner seeks new investor :: The owner of Hovis, Premier Foods, says it is looking for a partner to help with its struggling bread business.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24832185#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Shipbuilding 'to stop' at Portsmouth :: BAE Systems is expected to bring forward its announcement on the fate of its three British shipyards, with shipbuilding at Portsmouth likely to stop.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-24831779#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Toyota raises yearly profit forecast :: The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, raises its profit forecast as the yen's weakness and cost cutting measures help lift its earnings.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831164#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Boeing Reaches Tentative Deal With Washington State, Aerospace Union For 777X Production In Seattle Area :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </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"><p>The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) struck tentative deals with Washington state officials and the company's main workers' union to build key parts of its new jet, the 777X, in the Seattle region on conditions that it receives tax breaks and the union approves a long-term work contract.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/boeing-reaches-tentative-deal-washington-state-aerospace-union-777x-production-seattle-area-1457282

Indonesia growth at four-year low :: Indonesia's economy expands at its weakest rate in four years in the third quarter as a result of slowing exports and subdued domestic demand.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831172#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple Details Government Requests For User Information For The First Time; US Tops Request List :: <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"><p>Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), for the first time on Tuesday, disclosed the number and type of requests it received from governments worldwide for user information, and joined the league of big technology companies that have protested the U.S. government's stance restricting companies from revealing official requests for user data.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-details-government-requests-user-information-first-time-us-tops-request-list-1457280

Researchers Discover New Black Hole Candidate In Milky Way Globular Cluster :: <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"><p>A team of researchers at Michigan State University has discovered a new stellar-mass black hole candidate in the globular cluster called M62 in the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery was made using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array telescope in New Mexico.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/researchers-discover-new-black-hole-candidate-milky-way-globular-cluster-1457266

Serial Blasts Reported Outside China's Communist Party Office In Taiyuan In Northeastern Shanxi Province :: <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"><p>Serial blasts occurred on Wednesday in front of the provincial headquarters of the Communist Party of China, or CPC, in Taiyuan, the capital of northeastern Shanxi province, killing one person and injuring eight others, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.</p>
<p>The blasts in Taiyuan, which is located more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) southwest of Beijing, took place at about 7:40 a.m. local time (6:40 p.m. EDT on Tuesday), and is suspected to have been caused by "self-made bombs," Xinhua said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/serial-blasts-reported-outside-chinas-communist-party-office-taiyuan-northeastern-shanxi-province

'The Voice' Top 20 Perform Live: Recap Of Tuesday Night's Performances [SPOILERS] :: <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"><p>The fifth season of <a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Voice"</a> premiered on NBC Sept. 23 with the first blind auditions, and another first for the show started Monday, with live performances by the top 20 contenders that have made it this far, beyond the battle rounds.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/voice-top-20-perform-live-recap-tuesday-nights-performances-spoilers-1457198

Apple lists government data requests :: Apple reveals details of requests it has received from governments across the globe to share customer data.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24830712#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple Continues To Dominate US Smartphone OEMs In Q3, Samsung Follows With Marginal Quarterly Growth :: <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"><p>Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) maintained its position as the leading smartphone maker in the U.S. for the third quarter of 2013, followed by Samsung (KRX:005935), which trailed by 15.7 percentage points, according to fresh industry statistics released by comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-continues-dominate-us-smartphone-oems-q3-samsung-follows-marginal-quarterly-growth-1457220

Portland, Maine, Votes To Legalize Marijuana Possession :: <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"><p>Portland, Maine, voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass a city law that legalizes marijuana possession. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/portland-maine-votes-legalize-marijuana-possession-1457216

Newly Discovered Ancient Antarctic Ice May Reveal Earth's Past Climate Conditions, Scientists Say :: <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"><p>Scientists believe they have discovered a region of Antarctic ice that may date back 1.5 million years.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/newly-discovered-ancient-antarctic-ice-may-reveal-earths-past-climate-conditions-scientists-say

Colorado Approves Tax On Marijuana :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Colorado voters handily approved a state ballot measure imposing special excise and sales taxes on recreational marijuana Tuesday, The Denver Post reported.</p>
<p>With 65 percent of the vote in, the measure was winning almost two-thirds approval.</p>
<p>A pleased Mike Elliott of the Medical Marijuana Industry Group said, "The passage of Prop AA means Colorado will have a strong and well-funded regulatory system."</p>
<p>Several local marijuana tax measures also were winning big.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/colorado-approves-tax-marijuana-1457184

Microsoft Finalizing CEO Replacement Shortlist To Include Current Ford Executive Alan Mulally :: <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"><p>Microsoft Corp. is close to settling on its final list of candidates to replace Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/microsoft-finalizing-ceo-replacement-shortlist-include-current-ford-executive-alan-mulally-1457162

Microsoft warns of hacker attacks :: Microsoft warns that hackers could exploit a "vulnerability" in its operating system to gain user rights to the affected computers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24814999#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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06-Nov-2013 09:32

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

Workers await news on shipyard jobs :: Hundreds of workers on the Clyde and south coast wait to hear about their jobs after the BBC learned defence company BAE Systems is to announce cuts at three UK shipyards.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-24831779#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Toyota raises yearly profit forecast :: The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, raises its profit forecast as the yen's weakness and cost cutting measures help lift its earnings.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831164#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Boeing Reaches Tentative Deal With Washington State, Aerospace Union For 777X Production In Seattle Area :: <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"><p>The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) struck tentative deals with Washington state officials and the company's main workers' union to build key parts of its new jet, the 777X, in the Seattle region on conditions that it receives tax breaks and the union approves a long-term work contract.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/boeing-reaches-tentative-deal-washington-state-aerospace-union-777x-production-seattle-area-1457282

Indonesia growth at four-year low :: Indonesia's economy expands at its weakest rate in four years in the third quarter as a result of slowing exports and subdued domestic demand.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24831172#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple Details Government Requests For User Information For The First Time; US Tops Request List :: <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"><p>Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), for the first time on Tuesday, disclosed the number and type of requests it received from governments worldwide for user information, and joined the league of big technology companies that have protested the U.S. government's stance restricting companies from revealing official requests for user data.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-details-government-requests-user-information-first-time-us-tops-request-list-1457280

Researchers Discover New Black Hole Candidate In Milky Way Globular Cluster :: <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"><p>A team of researchers at Michigan State University has discovered a new stellar-mass black hole candidate in the globular cluster called M62 in the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery was made using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array telescope in New Mexico.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/researchers-discover-new-black-hole-candidate-milky-way-globular-cluster-1457266

Serial Blasts Reported Outside China's Communist Party Office In Taiyuan In Northeastern Shanxi Province :: <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"><p>Serial blasts occurred on Wednesday in front of the provincial headquarters of the Communist Party of China, or CPC, in Taiyuan, the capital of northeastern Shanxi province, killing one person and injuring eight others, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.</p>
<p>The blasts in Taiyuan, which is located more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) southwest of Beijing, took place at about 7:40 a.m. local time (6:40 p.m. EDT on Tuesday), and is suspected to have been caused by "self-made bombs," Xinhua said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/serial-blasts-reported-outside-chinas-communist-party-office-taiyuan-northeastern-shanxi-province

'The Voice' Top 20 Perform Live: Recap Of Tuesday Night's Performances [SPOILERS] :: <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"><p>The fifth season of <a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Voice"</a> premiered on NBC Sept. 23 with the first blind auditions, and another first for the show started Monday, with live performances by the top 20 contenders that have made it this far, beyond the battle rounds.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/voice-top-20-perform-live-recap-tuesday-nights-performances-spoilers-1457198

Apple lists government data requests :: Apple reveals details of requests it has received from governments across the globe to share customer data.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24830712#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple Continues To Dominate US Smartphone OEMs In Q3, Samsung Follows With Marginal Quarterly Growth :: <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"><p>Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) maintained its position as the leading smartphone maker in the U.S. for the third quarter of 2013, followed by Samsung (KRX:005935), which trailed by 15.7 percentage points, according to fresh industry statistics released by comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-continues-dominate-us-smartphone-oems-q3-samsung-follows-marginal-quarterly-growth-1457220

Portland, Maine, Votes To Legalize Marijuana Possession :: <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"><p>Portland, Maine, voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass a city law that legalizes marijuana possession. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/portland-maine-votes-legalize-marijuana-possession-1457216

Newly Discovered Ancient Antarctic Ice May Reveal Earth's Past Climate Conditions, Scientists Say :: <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"><p>Scientists believe they have discovered a region of Antarctic ice that may date back 1.5 million years.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/newly-discovered-ancient-antarctic-ice-may-reveal-earths-past-climate-conditions-scientists-say

Colorado Approves Tax On Marijuana :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Colorado voters handily approved a state ballot measure imposing special excise and sales taxes on recreational marijuana Tuesday, The Denver Post reported.</p>
<p>With 65 percent of the vote in, the measure was winning almost two-thirds approval.</p>
<p>A pleased Mike Elliott of the Medical Marijuana Industry Group said, "The passage of Prop AA means Colorado will have a strong and well-funded regulatory system."</p>
<p>Several local marijuana tax measures also were winning big.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/colorado-approves-tax-marijuana-1457184

Microsoft Finalizing CEO Replacement Shortlist To Include Current Ford Executive Alan Mulally :: <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"><p>Microsoft Corp. is close to settling on its final list of candidates to replace Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/microsoft-finalizing-ceo-replacement-shortlist-include-current-ford-executive-alan-mulally-1457162

Microsoft warns of hacker attacks :: Microsoft warns that hackers could exploit a "vulnerability" in its operating system to gain user rights to the affected computers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24814999#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The jobs of the future belong to data scientists and user experience designers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/LEb0xau5CQQ/

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