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Discrimination complaints hit all-time high
Posted Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:58:27 GMT by
The government received more complaints of worker discrimination its last fiscal year than ever before, but it was only a slight increase over 2010.
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Google "Inspirator" launches his challenge in Web Searching
Posted Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:40:44 GMT by
Challenging Google in web searching sounds like an astonishing idea. Even more, if the project doesn't come from a big, aggressive and wealthy company but from an old Italian University.
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Cool or creepy? Either way, New York loves you this Valentine’s Day! (Yahoo! News)
Posted Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:48:48 GMT by
Yahoo! News - Looking for something different to do to express your feelings for your significant other this Valentine's Day? A trip to New York City is always romantic, and now the city itself can show its affection with a new art installation at …
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Embryonic stem cells improve sight of legally blind women
Posted Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:21:51 EST by
Two women who had gone legally blind from untreatable eye diseases had dramatic improvements in their vision after injections of human embryonic stem cells, making it the first documented time these controversial cells have helped someone.
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More Corporations Turn to Sustainability for Competitive Edge and Profits
Posted Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:06:53 GMT by
In a challenging global economy, a growing number of corporations are turning to sustainability to keep competitive, according to a Tuesday report from MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group.
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Unions to protest cuts, Greece debates more measures (Reuters)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:37:22 GMT by
Reuters - Greek unions, the unemployed and communists will protest on Wednesday against spending cuts introduced to secure a multi-billion-euro bailout, and lawmakers will debate a debt swap to avoid imminent bankruptcy.
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Tangled in diplomacy, EU struggles to frame new financial rules (Reuters)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:15:59 GMT by
Reuters - When it takes six hours to draft a single sentence in a 100-page document, you know things are moving slowly.
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Peugeot and GM discuss production deal: sources (Reuters)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:01:01 GMT by
Reuters - General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen are discussing a broad manufacturing alliance designed to stem losses in Europe and lower production costs elsewhere, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
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Stock futures mixed, economic data eyed (Reuters)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:53:11 GMT by
Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed opening for Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, the Dow Jones futures flat and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.1 percent.
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Android Takes Number One Spot in the UK As I Look for the Analyst's Data
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:51:22 GMT by
First up, it's tough to argue with this survey stating that 50.3% of the UK population now fall under the smartphone label. From Kantar Worldpanel Comtech (and featured around the web in the last twenty four hours... here it is at The Guardian). Although if you want to argue, how about over the definition of a smartphone, and how many of these are seen as 'standard' features on a handset, such as loading applications, taking a picture, accessing Facebook.
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Op-Ed Columnist: Mitt Speaks. Oh, No!
Posted Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:01 GMT by
Did you hear? Mitt Romney said he doesn’t care about poor people. Really, he did. Let’s break this down.
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Recipes for Health: Risotto With Red Kale and Red Beans — Recipes for Health
Posted Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:11 GMT by
Despite what you may have heard about risotto, this colorful dish doesn’t require constant stirring.
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Opinionator: The End of Health Insurance Companies
Posted Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:00:16 GMT by
Accountable care organizations will shift the focus of medicine away from treating sickness and toward keeping patients healthy.
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Giving a childhood to young cancer patients
Posted Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:34 EST by
Traveling down New York's Fifth Avenue, 4-year-old Joseph Mezzapesa sees his favorite store, Build-A-Bear Workshop, from the back seat of the family's SUV.
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Personal Health: It's Not Too Late to Become a Yoga Believer
Posted Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:47:47 GMT by
A class visit, a new book on yoga's risks and benefits and the prodding of friends prompt a longtime skeptic's reconsideration of the ancient and popular practice.
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Are you working 11 hours a day? How depressing!
Posted Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:04:00 GMT by
People who worked more than 11 hours a day are more were more than twice as likely to be depressed than their co-workers who put in an 8-hour day.
Get ahead at work: Use an easy-to-pronounce name
Posted Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:03:41 GMT by
If you’re not getting ahead at work, and your name is difficult to pronounce, you might want to consider changing it, new research suggests.
Home health care industry fights overtime proposal
Posted Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:08:09 GMT by
Imagine an industry that came through the Great Recession relatively unscathed financially.

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Warning: Banking is bad for your healthThu, 16 Feb 2012 15:26:06 GMT
Thinking of a career as an investment banker? Get ready for insomnia, alcoholism, heart palpitations, eating disorders and a violent temper.
Pregnancy bias is alive and well in AmericaWed, 15 Feb 2012 20:07:26 GMT
It’s hard to imagine we still have to tell employers this today, but here goes: Pregnancy discrimination is illegal. While it may sound obvious to some, blatant pregnancy bias is still alive and well in the workplace.
Behind the numbers of office romance in 2012Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:37:43 GMT
Thirty-eight percent of workers said in a new survey by CareerBuilder.com that they had dated a co-worker at least once during their working lives.
Google, Apple top young workers' wish listsTue, 14 Feb 2012 20:49:41 GMT
These days, smart young professionals are heeding the advice of Horace Greely, the American newspaperman who famously advised: 'Go West, young man.'
Hi boss — I'm too bored ... er, sick ... to come inTue, 14 Feb 2012 19:58:34 GMT
Though the stress of an especially hectic work day may make you wish you'd stayed in bed, a new study shows that it's actually a slow day at the office that makes an employee more likely to call in sick.
Office can be awkward place on Valentine's DayMon, 13 Feb 2012 18:49:13 GMT
Everyone has a story about an uncomfortable workplace encounter on Valentine’s Day.
The jobs offering the brightest futuresMon, 13 Feb 2012 15:49:15 GMT
If you want to ride a crest of increasing employment over the next 10 years, get into health care, personal care, social assistance or construction.
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Unions to protest cuts, Greece debates more measures (Reuters)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:37:22 GMT by
Reuters - Greek unions, the unemployed and communists will protest on Wednesday against spending cuts introduced to secure a multi-billion-euro bailout, and lawmakers will debate a debt swap to avoid imminent bankruptcy.
Tangled in diplomacy, EU struggles to frame new financial rules (Reuters)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:15:59 GMT by
Reuters - When it takes six hours to draft a single sentence in a 100-page document, you know things are moving slowly.
Peugeot and GM discuss production deal: sources (Reuters)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:01:01 GMT by
Reuters - General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen are discussing a broad manufacturing alliance designed to stem losses in Europe and lower production costs elsewhere, sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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Stock futures mixed, economic data eyed (Reuters) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:53:11 GMT
Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed opening for Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, the Dow Jones futures flat and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.1 percent.
Consumer-finance watchdog probes overdraft fees (AP) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:44:56 GMT
AP - The government's new consumer-watchdog agency is launching a probe into costly overdraft fees charged by big banks.
Ford pours $3.8 billion into pension plan, eyes shift to bonds (Reuters) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:21:20 GMT
Reuters - Ford Motor Co is pouring $3.8 billion into its global pension plan this year and will invest its plan assets more heavily in bonds, as the second-largest U.S. automaker moves more aggressively to minimize its pension risks in a shaky market.
Apple shareholders to meet as stock at record high (Reuters) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:41:30 GMT
Reuters - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook is in an enviable position - market leading products, a $98 billion warchest and a seemingly gravity-defying stock price.
Chesapeake posts 4Q earning more than double (AP) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:58 GMT
AP - Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as the company benefited from hedging positions that offset lower prices for oil and gas.
Shifting focus, Obama campaign targets Santorum on economy (Reuters) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:24:39 GMT
Reuters - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign regularly rips Mitt Romney, long viewed as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, for his economic policies. On Tuesday, it added Romney's rival Rick Santorum to its list of top targets.
Foreign investors fear Japan banks may hijack Olympus (Reuters) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:41:21 GMT
Reuters - Western investors in Japan's disgraced Olympus have accused its banks of trying to take control of the boardroom by stealth, amid growing signs that the firm's major creditors are considering installing their own appointees in the top jobs.
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Technology News from Forbes

Android Takes Number One Spot in the UK As I Look for the Analyst's Data
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:51:22 GMT by
First up, it's tough to argue with this survey stating that 50.3% of the UK population now fall under the smartphone label. From Kantar Worldpanel Comtech (and featured around the web in the last twenty four hours... here it is at The Guardian). Although if you want to argue, how about over the definition of a smartphone, and how many of these are seen as 'standard' features on a handset, such as loading applications, taking a picture, accessing Facebook.
Huddle Wows Diageo, UK Government
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:11:52 GMT by
Diageo (DEO), the London-based "drinks" leader, is a fan of Huddle -- an online tool that makes global teamwork easier. Its chief technology officer exclaimed after using Huddle: "This is such a great tool that we should all be in it." That's what Huddle CEO Alastair Mitchell explained to me in a February 17th interview. With people working on projects these days that involve teams of people scattered across the world -- some inside your company and others working with customers and partners, the need for a way to work together online via different devices is greater than ever. Diageo -- its brands include Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff -- worked with an advertising agency (and Huddle customer), AKQA, to develop an advertising campaign for its Smirnoff brand. Developing the ads involved a huge group of people -- about 750 -- from both companies. And Huddle boosted the team's productivity by letting participants share their work across devices and countries.
Thailand Taps China For Cut-Price 'One Tablet Per Child' Program
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:19:36 GMT by
As Apple fends off a feisty claimant to its iPad trademark in China, Chinese tech manufacturers are doing battle in Thailand. Several are competing to supply as many as 860,000 cut-price tablets to Thai schoolchildren under a government-to-government program. None will getting iPads, not at less than $100 a pop. Still, the Thai government wants to get bang for its buck by fielding bids from the likes of Huawei, ZTE and Lenovo. China's government is assisting with procurement, though the 1.9 billion baht ($62 million) budget is coming from Thailand. The winning tablet must feature a seven-inch touch screen, 512 RAM, 8GB of memory and built-in 3G. The program stems from a campaign pledge last year by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to provide 'One Tablet Per Child' as a way to revolutionise grade-school learning. The government has promised to start delivering the first batch to schools in March.

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Nightline Goes Inside Apple Factories in ChinaWed, 22 Feb 2012 08:11:15 GMT
A week after Apple said the Fair Labor Association was starting independent investigations of the working conditions at its partners' factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, ABC News was able to take its cameras into Foxconn's factories for a look at how iPhones, iPads and MacBook computers are made ? and what the conditions are like for workers there who make about $1.78 an hour.
Can we really expect innovation from an industry stuck on white male former sales reps? Perhaps.Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:05:06 GMT
It?s easy to muster a cynical response to Tuesday?s announcement that the world?s largest health products company, J&J, is replacing their current CEO William Weldon (athletic white male and former sales rep who rose through the commercial organization) with Alex Gorsky (athletic white male and former sales rep who rose through the commercial organization).  After all, he will be in good company, joining Novartis?s Joe Jimenez (athletic white male ? see here -- with a background in marketing) and AZ?s David Brennan (athletic while male and former sales rep), among others.  Indeed, of the major pharma companies, only Lilly?s John Lechleiter is a scientist (no word on whether he?s athletic; I?m told by Stephen Colbert that he is white).
How To Achieve Sustainable CapitalismTue, 21 Feb 2012 17:44:06 GMT
Financial short-term thinking is a major barrier for businesses attempting to transition to sustainability, according to a recent poll from the Sustainability Survey, a partnership of GlobeScan, an international opinion research consultancy, and SustainAbility, a sustainability think tank and strategy consultancy.
How A Smartphone App Can Detect How Fit (Or Fat) You AreTue, 21 Feb 2012 15:47:56 GMT
Your smartphone knows whether you're fat or not. That's what I learned from talking to Gary Weiss, a professor at Fordham University, who has been working on using smartphone sensors for mining data about their users. He and his students have developed an Android app that can determine how active you are, how tall you are, and how much you weigh. And the app doesn't need access to any more information from your phone than the Fandango app asks for.
How An iPad Killed My TelevisionTue, 21 Feb 2012 07:22:33 GMT
My iPad has just killed my television. It was murder, no doubt, but you could also say my TV died of loneliness. Maybe even heartbreak.
Pinterest Introduces "NOPIN" to Counter Copyright ConcernsTue, 21 Feb 2012 07:09:02 GMT
Pinterest is (p)insanely, (p)incredibly hot, right now. Currently, the online pinboard has over 10 million registered users. In January 2011, Pinterest attracted over 11 million unique visitors, compared to just 4.9 million in November 2011.
Peter Gleick Admits to Stealing Heartland DocumentsTue, 21 Feb 2012 06:40:11 GMT
In a written statement, Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute, and vocal advocate of catastrophic man-made global warming theory, has admitted to obtaining certain Heartland Institute internal documents under false premises, and then forwarding these documents to bloggers who were eager to publish them.
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Technology News from Yahoo

Just Show Me: How to set an alarm on your iPhone (Yahoo! News)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:29:58 GMT by
Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to set an alarm on your iPhone. With your iPhone's alarm …
Waterworld: Scientists find a new kind of super-Earth that’s unlike any other (Yahoo! News)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:25:25 GMT by
Yahoo! News - When Zachory Berta and his team discovered an exoplanet called GJ 1214b orbiting a red dwarf in 2009, they didn't know it would turn out to be one of the most unusual planets ever found. In order to find out more about …
A real-life Jurassic Park? 30,000-year-old plant brought back from extinction (Yahoo! News)
Posted Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:33:00 GMT by
Yahoo! News - Extinction may no longer be a permanent fate. Silene stenophylla, a plant that has been extinct for over 30,000 years, was just brought back into existence by Russian scientists, raising questions about which species might be one day revived as well. …

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Green Apple: Company’s new data center to sport one of the largest solar arrays in the U.S. (Yahoo! News) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:05:19 GMT
Yahoo! News - In 2011, environmental organization Greenpeace named Apple as the least green company of the year. Today, nearly a year later, the company released an environmental update detailing plans that may redeem its image in the eyes of eco-conscious people. According to the report, …
Facial recognition billboard only shows ads to women (Yahoo! News) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:15:57 GMT
Yahoo! News - Facial recognition technology is gaining steam on Facebook as a tool to help you tag your photos. Police in Massachusetts are using facial recognition to take a bite out of crime. But does a new billboard in London, capable of determining your …
Study: Employers really can tell your future job performance based on your Facebook profile (Yahoo! News) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:11:10 GMT
Yahoo! News - If you're in the market for a new job, you should already be aware that future employers are perusing your Facebook profile. Some employers are even demanding applicants supply their Facebook passwords. But does that kind of information really help human resources …
Dutch researchers invent a process to turn plants into plastics (Yahoo! News) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:38:21 GMT
Yahoo! News - It should come as no surprise to learn that the world is over reliant on petroleum, from the gas we put in cars to the plastic bags we take groceries home in. We're still trying to figure out how to make …
Free iPhone app optimizes your caffeine intake, tells you when to put the coffee mug down (Yahoo! News) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:34:22 GMT
Yahoo! News - Here at Tecca, we need a big, bold cup of coffee to get us going in the morning. But after that first cup, we start to feel that post-coffee energy crash and start getting distracted from news reporting by videos of …
See Saturn’s two biggest moons line up and pose for a new Cassini snapshot (Yahoo! News) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:41:25 GMT
Yahoo! News - We already have the Cassini spacecraft to thank for various stunning images of Saturn and its satellites like the snapshot of Titan and Dione, which are the planet's largest and third largest moons, respectively. This time, however, the hazy planet-like Titan was …
Netflix changes business models … again (Yahoo! News) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:08:06 GMT
Yahoo! News - Do you miss your old Netflix account, where you just paid for DVDs by mail without having to stream movies, too? If so, good news — the nation's biggest video rental company is once again offering their DVD-by-mail service for $7.99 a …
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Entertainment News from Yahoo

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail (omg!)
Posted Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:18 GMT by
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AP NewsAlert (omg!) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:09:31 GMT
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Obama joins Jagger, B.B. King, to belt out blues (omg!) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:51:10 GMT
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Grammy boost for Adele's '21,' 21st week on top (AP) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:41:35 GMT
AP - Adele's album "21" has spent 21 weeks atop Billboard's Top 200 albums chart — and its 21st week is the biggest one yet.
Judge dismisses AEG Live from Joe Jackson lawsuit (AP) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:55:18 GMT
AP - A judge granted a motion Tuesday to dismiss concert promoter AEG Live from a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's father.
Former 'Columbo' star Falk leaves $3M to UCLA (AP) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:37:56 GMT
AP - The estate of former "Columbo" star Peter Falk has donated $3 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, for student scholarships.
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Health News from CNN

Ironman champ: Train your brain
Posted Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:41:37 EST by
Sporting success rests with having the mental fortitude necessary to overcome our fears, pain, and discomfort, Chrissie Wellington says.
In Depth: Fighting the scourge of addiction
Posted Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:04:49 EST by
To watch Whitney Houston's powerful "going home" service on Saturday was to be reminded that she was a one of a kind talent, with a divine instrument that even in death soared above all the other famous voices that gathered at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, to celebrate her. But sadly, Houston was a dime a dozen in another aspect of her life: her dependence on drugs and alcohol.
Abuse risk high for nonconformists
Posted Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:15:47 EST by
When a boy struts in a tutu or a girl dons boxer shorts, grown-ups get nervous. It's one of the first lessons gender nonconforming kids learn.

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Why we're making a map of the brainSun, 19 Feb 2012 09:18:26 EST
Allan Jones says the brain is one of the last great frontiers of science. For all it does for us, we understand very little about how it works
Jillian's secrets to a stronger youFri, 17 Feb 2012 08:03:35 EST
Jillian Michaels catapulted to fame as a punishing trainer on "The Biggest Loser," but she has always been just as interested in building confidence as she has in sculpting rockhard abs.
Should grief be treated like depression?Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:20:32 EST
Until now, bereavement has always been excluded in the diagnosis of major depression. Not anymore, Dr. Charles Raison says.
Online tools aimed at educating parents about synthetic drugsThu, 16 Feb 2012 20:39:55 EST
For parents who are mystified by drugs with names like Spice and bath salts: There's now a kit to help you out.
Giving a childhood to young cancer patientsThu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:34 EST
Traveling down New York's Fifth Avenue, 4-year-old Joseph Mezzapesa sees his favorite store, Build-A-Bear Workshop, from the back seat of the family's SUV.
Drug-releasing microchip passes first test in humansThu, 16 Feb 2012 14:33:40 EST
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced today that they have successfully completed the first trial of a drug-releasing microchip in humans.
Why it's hard kids for to lose weightThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:02:35 EST
As parents struggle to encourage healthy behaviors, our sugar-filled, sedentary surroundings resist every step.
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