19-Feb-2013 22:07

Alcatel-Lucent's CEO to step down :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/vzXXlUxTnxA/

China bans television bling ads :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/EQ-ocIr57hs/index.html

OECD calls for action on taxes :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/dc5iohrgnHQ/

Games to keep you safe abroad :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_caawFTaARQ/index.html

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

Obama unveils US and EU trade talks :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ikqAKpRpFOM/index.html

Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science :: The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
In their report, “Changing Children’s Chances”, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world’s commitment to essential development needs of children in terms of the official laws, policies, and programmes that exist at the national level.
Based on an extensive understanding of international agreements and norms, Heymann and McNeill identify eight critical areas of need – poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...
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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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Seoul mayor build's 'Citizen's Hall' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_5ZZOCujJTY/

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:&bull; 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).&bull; 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...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Struggles continue for thin film solar startups, Nanosolar latest with layoffs :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nuXSO-DpVZo/story01.htm

Gwyneth Paltrow: Less Acting, More Goop :: <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>Gwyneth Paltrow has been appearing in films less and less these day,  and it may be due to her transition from actress to mogul.</p>
<p>A source tells <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gwyneth-paltrow-is-bored-with-acting-wants-an-empire-like-jessica-simpson-2013182#ixzz2LN0Rwz10">US Weekly</a> that the Oscar-winning star has "lost her passion for movies" and would like to devote more time to her side projects.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gwyneth-paltrow-less-acting-more-goop-1094306

Lakers Trade Rumors: Are Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Steve Nash, And Steve Blake On The Block? L.A. Interested In Brook Lopez, Raja Bell? :: <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 the Los Angeles Lakers want to make any significant changes to their roster, they'll have to do it soon.</p>
<p>The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching, and teams won't be allowed to make deals after 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 21. L.A. has underachieved this season, and is currently out of the playoffs.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lakers-trade-rumors-are-dwight-howard-pau-gasol-steve-nash-steve-blake-block-la-interested-brook

VIDEO Arsenal 0-2 Bayern Munich Halftime Highlights And Report :: <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>After 45 minutes of play, Bayern Munich have a 2-0 lead over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London in the first leg of their Round-of-16 match of Champions League.</p>
<p>It didn't take long for the Bundesliga giants to demonstrate their strength against an Arsenal squad that were eliminated from the FA Cup by lowly Blackburn just three day earlier. Attacking midfielder Toni Kroos accepted a cross from the right side and unleashed a powerful right-foot shot from just inside penalty box to give Bayern Munich the lead in the seventh minute.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-arsenal-0-2-bayern-munich-halftime-highlights-report-1094392

What every enterprise should know about social-business tools :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/fGRTHmLY-fA/story01.htm

Xanax 'Better Mom': Hope Chanda Says Anxiety Meds Improve Her Parenting, Sparks Concern :: <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>A mother's admission that Xanax helps her be a "better mom" is drawing attention towards parents who are currently battling depression and anxiety with the help of prescription drugs.</p>
<p>Hope Chanda, a Florida mother with a 6-year-old son, told CNN that she was first prescribed medication for anxiety after she began undergoing fertility treatments.</p>
<p>"All the hormones made me crazy," Chanda said, referring to the six rounds of shots and three cycles of the hormone Clomid. But even more anxiety exacerbating were Chanda's two miscarriages.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/xanax-better-mom-hope-chanda-says-anxiety-meds-improve-her-parenting-sparks-concern-1094304

Best Buy To Match Price Of Online Competitors And Retailers With 'Low Price Guarantee' [DETAILS] :: <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>Electronics retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb�Y">BBY</a>) announced recently its latest promotion in response to the company's ongoing rivalry with online competitors such as Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:<a class="inlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=AMZN&amp;source=story_quote_link">AMZN</a>) and Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb�PL">AAPL</a>).</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/best-buy-match-price-online-competitors-retailers-low-price-guarantee-details-1094268

Kendall Jenner Shares Large Skull Back Tattoo on Twitter, Instagram [PHOTO] :: <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>Kendall Jenner is causing a stir on Instagram and Twitter as she shared a photo of herself with a large tattoo on her back Monday.</p>
<p>However, the tattoo is not real, but rather done with a sharpie marker; "sharpie tattoos" are apparently very popular among teenagers, according to the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2281133/Kendall-Jenner-shows-shocking-tattoo--temporary.html">Daily Mail</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kendall-jenner-shares-large-skull-back-tattoo-twitter-instagram-photo-1094272

Havana's Smear Campaign Against Cuban Blogger Yoani Sanchez Follows Her To Brazil :: <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>Cuba's most prominent dissident Yoani Sanchez has described the ridicule she encountered upon her arrival in Brazil by pro-Fidel Castro leftists as an extension of Havana's "information war" against her.</p>
<p>Waving Cuban flags, protesters called Sanchez a "mercenary" for the U.S. government and tossed photocopied dollar bills at her she passed, flanked by her own supporters, through the Guararapes International Airport in northeastern Brazil Monday morning.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/havanas-smear-campaign-against-cuban-blogger-yoani-sanchez-follows-her-brazil-1094270

Israel Might Offer Palestinian Prisoners To Obama In Exchange For Convicted Spy Jonathan Pollard :: <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>A smaller item on U.S. President Barack Obama's <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/obamas-israel-itinerary-leaked-1080046">leaked agenda</a> for his upcoming trip to Israel in March was a discussion on the status of American-born Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.</p>
<p>Pollard has been serving a life sentence since March 4, 1987 after being convicted of selling U.S. secrets to Israel. He is eligible for parole as of November 21, 2015.</p>
<p>Israel granted Pollard citizenship in 1995, and Pollard has renounced his U.S. citizenship, which means he would be extradited to Israel if released.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/israel-might-offer-palestinian-prisoners-obama-exchange-convicted-spy-jonathan-pollard-1094264