How British banking broke down :: In his latest series on BBC Radio 4, Michael Robinson discovers how British banking lost its way and finds reasons to hope it might eventually improve.
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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...<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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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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Budget cuts: GOP vs. Democrats :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/dAzvkdbl7SY/
Explaining the Libor scandal :: What is the benchmark Libor inter-bank rate and what did Barclays bank and others do to rig it?
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From Apple CEO Tim Cook to Ted Nugent, entrepreneurs rock at State of the Union VIDEO :: Who are you going to call when you want to show you're committed to building an economy where innovative companies thrive?
The CEO of Apple, of course. That's what President Bill Clinton did when he invited John Sculley to sit in first lady Hillary Clinton's box at his first State of the Union address in 1993. And it's what President Barack Obama did when he invited current Apple CEO Tim Cook to sit in first lady Michelle Obama's box at tonight's speech.
For Cook's sake, let's hope this honor works… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
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Local Couple Creates Fertility App To Help Couples Get Pregnant :: var WNVideoCanvas_vid8297947 = new WNVideoWidget("WNVideoCanvas", "WNVideoCanvas_vid8297947", "1");
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The Open and Rocky Road Post-2015 :: What values does a Yemeni journalist who fuelled the Arab Spring hold in common with a former principal of the U.S. National Security Council? And how in turn will they see eye to eye with a Jordanian queen, or the president of Indonesia?
The subjects of this riddle are meeting in Monrovia as part of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's 27-member High Level Panel of Eminent Person's on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP).
The purpose of the HLP is to lead the discussion around a new framework, the post-2015 development agenda, to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The HLP's work will culminate with an advisory report to Ban in May 2013.
The meeting, which takes place between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, is the third in a series of four. Previous meetings took place in Lon...
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BP oil spill probe 'had limitations' :: A BP executive admits that the scope of an internal investigation into the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster that he led did not include budget pressures from top management.
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Viewpoints: EU banker bonus cap :: What politicians, bankers and economists think of the EU move
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Japan nominates tough-talking central bank boss :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/FSMSTlpo4J4/
European markets at close: 28.02.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/pZKofTJzpLc/
Eurozone inflation down, interest rate cut to follow? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/shZ3hWH7ScY/
Whisky galore flushed down drain :: Thousands of litres of whisky are flushed down the drain by accident at a bottling plant in Dumbarton.
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RBS moves closer to re-privatisation :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/7l0dHktnQi8/
Lancs' Old Trafford home renamed :: Lancashire's Old Trafford ground is renamed as part of a 10-year partnership with airline firm Emirates.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/21607455
Play to win: Games at work :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/yfOUhb4aK_k/index.html
Desperation for Spain's homeless :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/373KRsx7Y5w/
Global banking scandals explained :: A guide to the current global financial scandals and which banks have been implicated around the world.
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How science confounded the year's gloom :: Higgs boson and landing Curiosity on Mars are just two of the great achievements of the past 12 monthsIn a year that saw Britain suffer double-dip recession; when crippling debt has risen to threaten a record number of households; when the nation faces losing its triple A credit rating; and the economy of the entire planet continues to flounder, it is hard to find many reasons to be cheerful. The human species, which has made so much of its sparkling intellect in recent decades, could fairly be accused of having made a recent hash of global affairs. It is a justifiable criticism, though it ignores some intriguing contradictory evidence. We forget that some affairs went well in 2012. Indeed, when it came to scientific achievements, the year turns out to have been a sparkling one. Interplane...
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Army deployed in north Bangladesh :: Soldiers called in and all gatherings banned in northern district of Bogra as authorities try to halt violence after sentencing of Islamist leader for war crimes
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03eea21e-83e5-11e2-96f2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Assad Reiterates Peace Talks Offer; Accuses Britain Of Trying To 'Militarize' Syria Conflict :: <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>Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad expressed willingness to negotiate with the country's opposition but refused to consider standing down, in an interview with a British newspaper, released Sunday.</p>
<p>He accused the British government of trying to militarize the 23-month long conflict in Syria.</p>
<p>The UK says it supports the Syrian opposition but does not provide rebels with arms.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/assad-reiterates-peace-talks-offer-accuses-britain-trying-militarize-syria-conflict-1109689
China gathers to formalise new leadership :: Country's annual ceremonial political conclave kicks off as the ruling Communist party prepares to formally appoint a new president and premier to govern for the next decade
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cefa302-83cc-11e2-b700-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Las Vegas Sands Admits It 'Likely' Violated US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act :: <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>Sheldon G. Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) acknowledged Friday that it "likely" had violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, making the admission in the context of its annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p>
<p>Las Vegas Sands is a Fortune 500 company that owns and operates integrated casino resorts in Asia and the U.S. The resorts feature accommodations, convention facilities, entertainment, restaurants, and retail operations, as well as gambling.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/las-vegas-sands-admits-it-likely-violated-us-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-1109684
Chad says al-Qaeda leader killed in Mali :: Chadian military says soldiers in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al-Qaeda commander behind a bloody hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant in January
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a402b67c-83b9-11e2-972a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Tottenham Vs. Arsenal: Preview For Sunday's Premier League Match Where North London Superiority Will Be On The Line :: <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>Tottenham have the opportunity to stake a huge claim to be the top dogs in North London if they can beat Arsenal at White Hart Lane on Sunday. It has been 18 years since Tottenham finished above their fiercest of rivals in the league standings, but a win would put them seven points clear with 10 matches remaining.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/tottenham-vs-arsenal-preview-sundays-premier-league-match-where-north-london-superiority-will-be
Egypt, Its Economy In Tatters And Strapped For Cash, Considered Renting Out Pyramids For Tourism :: <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" property="content:encoded"><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leaders inside and outside the government, while demonstrators protested in Port Said and the country edged closer to deeper economic distress.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/egypt-its-economy-tatters-strapped-cash-considered-renting-out-pyramids-tourism-1109611
Sequester Cuts 2013: What's Happened So Far :: <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>Hear that? That was the sound of the world not immediately crashing down around our heads as U.S. budget sequestration began its slow-motion squeeze.</p>
<p>Since Friday at midnight, Americans have officially been living in Sequesterville. What's changed, mere hours into this new America that U.S. President Barack Obama and the Congress have blamed each other for concocting?</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sequester-cuts-2013-whats-happened-so-far-1109664
Novak Djokovic Wins Dubai Tourney :: <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> </p>
<p>Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 18 matches to claim a fourth Dubai Championships in five years on Saturday, underlining his status as the world's best player after beating Tomas Berdych 7-5 6-3 in the final.</p>
<p>The Serb is unbeaten since October, did not drop a set in Dubai and he has now won all 13 matches against top-10 opponents since Andy Murray defeated him in last year's U.S. Open final.</p>
<p>That run includes claiming a third straight Australian Open crown and his latest Dubai triumph now takes him to 36 singles titles.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/novak-djokovic-wins-dubai-tourney-1109673
Has this blog changed your life? | Jon Butterworth | Life & Physics :: If so, please tell me, so I can inform the REF. Also: JUICE and CDF bumps.I spent most of today writing about the environment. Not in the recycled wind-farm rainforest sense, but in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) sense. The environment in question is UCL Physics. Not just the Department of Physics & Astronomy, but the Department of Space and Climate Physics (at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and the London Centre for Nanotechnology (UCL wing). Does this environment encourage research excellence? They have questions. All around the country, academics are dropping whatever else they were doing to answer them.While it's not the way I would have chosen to spend part of my Saturday, I can't grumble too much as (a) I did agree to be head of department and knew this was part of th...<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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Texting While Walking Ban Hopes To Make Oblivious Phone Use A $250 Ticket In Nevada :: <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>Harvey Munford, a Nevada state assemblyman, has proposed a bill that would make texting while walking an offense punishable by an expensive ticket.</p>
<p>Assembly Bill 123, his proposed legislation, would follow the example set by Fort Lee, N.J., where the police are able to crack down on oblivious pedestrians. Munford, D-Las Vegas, hopes his measure will encompass not just busy city streets but also residential neighborhoods and state roads.</p></div></div></div>
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