05-Mar-2013 17:03

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

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 &#8211; 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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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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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...
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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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Take This Job and Love It! :: In a down economy, when your job loses its lustre, it&#039;s worth taking a new approach to it. (Source: Psychology Today)
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Spending on Physician Services Crawls Out of RecessionSpending on Physician Services Crawls Out of Recession :: A slowly improving economy helped explain a 3.6% increase in spending on physician services in 2011 compared with 2.8% in 2010, says CMS. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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With a new Atom chip, Intel's smartphone BFF is ZTE :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4ztLFVHw6KE/story01.htm

Dow Jones hits new record high :: New York's Dow Jones share index sets a new all-time high, returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21621048#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK isolated as EU backs bonus cap :: Chancellor George Osborne stands isolated after European Union finance ministers vow to press on with proposals to curb bankers' bonuses.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21661089#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: High Street winners and losers :: UK retail sales grew at their fastest rate in more than three years in February, contrasting with the poor fortunes of some High Street brands which have struggled or gone into administration.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21671059#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

2013 Geneva Car Show: GM Remains Committed To Opel Brand Amid Industry-Wide European Plant Closings :: <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>General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), North America's largest automaker, almost sold its Adam Opel AG unit three years ago in the wake of the global economic downturn, but, on the eve of the 2013 Geneva Auto Show, GM's Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky said the company is committed to keeping the ailing German auto company and that a turnaround plan is starting to show results.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/2013-geneva-car-show-gm-remains-committed-opel-brand-amid-industry-wide-european-plant-closings

'Les Misérables' Romance? Russell Crowe Denies Dating Samantha Barks As She Steps Out With Matt Johnson :: <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>"Les Misérables" co-stars Russell Crowe and Samantha Barks might have 26 years between them, but that hasn't halted rumors that the two are dating.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/les-miserables-romance-russell-crowe-denies-dating-samantha-barks-she-steps-out-matt-johnson-1112032

Winter Storm Saturn: A 'Snowquester' Could Lead To Heavy Snow, School Closings For Midwest And East Coast :: <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>Winter Storm Saturn is expected to make a mess of the Midwest and East Coast thanks to heavy snowfalls. The snowfall is projected for Tuesday evening and to continue overnight into early Wednesday morning. Some areas could be expected snowfall accumulations of 10 to 14 inches.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/winter-storm-saturn-snowquester-could-lead-heavy-snow-school-closings-midwest-east-coast-1112031

Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Report Shows Growth in Services Sector to 56% - Highest Since February 2012 :: <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>The Institute for Supply Management's index of the non-manufacturing services sector, which covers about 90 percent of the economy, jumped to 56 percent in February, up from the previous month's 55.2 to mark the best reading since February 2012, when the index registered 56.1 percent.</p>
<p>Economists polled by Reuters were only expecting 55 percent, so the new reading beats the forecast. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector. Purchasing and supply executives say these figures show steady growth in the non-manufacturing sector for the 38th consecutive month.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/institute-supply-managements-non-manufacturing-report-shows-growth-services-sector-56-highest

VIDEO: French fast food outsells bistros :: Fast food has outsold table service restaurants for the first time in France, according to new research.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21671052#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Cree launches an LED bulb for under $10 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/CnHrTgMo9bQ/story01.htm

Hugo Chavez Struggles To Breathe Amid Ongoing Cancer Treatment :: <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>Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has contracted a second respiratory infection since undergoing a cancer-related operation in December.</p>
<p>Information Minister Ernesto Villegas gave a brief update on the president, who has been in a military hospital since his return last month from Cuba, where he received medical treatment.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hugo-chavez-struggles-breathe-amid-ongoing-cancer-treatment-1112007

Euro Zone PMI Services Index Illustrates A European Divergence: Markit :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/euro-zone-pmi-services-index-illustrates-european-divergence-markit-1111969