Marketplace for September 29, 2011

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Marketplace for September 29, 2011

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Seton Hall University announces tuition cut

The New Jersey college will cut tuition by two-thirds for certain students who qualify with good grades.
Posted In: Education
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The benefits of having a career coach

Having a job or a career doesn't mean the end of the learning process, and having someone come to 'coach' you could reinvigorate your motivations, says the New Yorker's Dr. Atul Gawande.
Posted In: Jobs
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Ford uses jobs as bargaining chip

Ford says it's still planning to add thousands of jobs in the U.S. over the next two years, but there could be a catch.
Posted In: Auto
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Connected: Looking at love, death and technology in the 21st century

Tiffany Shlain, technophile and filmmaker, discusses her new documentary and what it means to be connected -- technologically and emotionally.
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Energy bar company builds hunger relief into its business model

Two Degrees Food funnels part of its proceeds to a breakthrough treatment for malnutrition.
Posted In: Charity
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Maine cranks up speed limit to 75 m.p.h.

Maine sets a new speed limit on a rural stretch of Interstate 95. Trucking companies worry about fuel efficiency, safety at higher speeds.
Posted In: Transportation
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Organic strawberries may not be

A loophole in federal regulation allows "organic berries" to be grown from conventionally raised plants
Posted In: Food

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