12-Mar-2013 04:35

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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The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/

US-EU multi-trillion dollar deal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IUZUM8VsG6I/

Struggling in your career? Good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pc5fTFplAl8/index.html

CEO Ghosn: Eliminate uncertainty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wvKiPmA1Wgk/

China's Wen leaves divided legacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FmQlrJijHIY/index.html

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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Is James Franco The Most Hated Neighbor In LA? Resident Complains About 'Oz The Great and Powerful' Star In Email :: <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>James Franco may be on his way to A-list actor status after his performance in "Oz the Great and Powerful," but that certainly doesn't make him a good neighbor.</p>
<p>In fact, Franco could be the worst neighbor ever, at least that's what a disgruntled Los Angeles resident who lives in close proximity to him thinks.</p>
<p>One of his neighbors tore the 34-year-actor apart via an anonymous email posted on real estate blog <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://la.curbed.com/">Curbed LA </a>on Friday, saying he had a harmful impact on the quiet street.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/james-franco-most-hated-neighbor-la-resident-complains-about-oz-great-powerful-star-email-1119207

LinkedIn Reported Buying Pulse Newsreader App :: <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>LinkedIn will buy the maker of the newsreader app Pulse, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://allthingsd.com/20130311/linkedin-to-buy-pulse-newsreader-for-more-than-50m/" target="_blank">AllThingsD reported Monday</a>, citing "sources familiar with the negotiations."</p>
<p>The acquisition is priced somewhere between $50 million and $100 million, the report said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/linkedin-reported-buying-pulse-newsreader-app-1119241

Could Hugo Chavez's Death Be Good News For Venezuelan 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></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>Onlookers will debate whether Hugo Chavez helped or hurt his nation for years to come, but as the world nitpicks every detail of his reign in the weeks after his death, one thing is certain: Under Chavez's rule, travelers (both business and leisure) stayed far away from Venezuela.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/could-hugo-chavezs-death-be-good-news-venezuelan-tourism-1119177

Is Elisabeth Hasselbeck Leaving 'The View?' Barbara Walters Squashes Rumors Over The Conservative Host's Departure :: <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>"View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck isn't going anywhere, at least so says fellow host and creator of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://abc.go.com">ABC's</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://theview.abc.go.com/">"The View"</a> Barbara Walters.</p>
<p>On Monday's show, the veteran broadcast journalist <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-joy-behar-barbara-walters-next-1117569">addressed rumors </a>that the "Survivor" reality-star was being fired from the show because of her conservative views.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-barbara-walters-squashes-rumors-over-conservative-hosts-departure

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Are telehealth's benefits a myth? :: Are remote monitoring services really working?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Jobs boom' from PPI mis-selling :: The giant employment group Manpower says at least 20,000 jobs have been created to deal with claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Poor IT skills 'hurt young jobless' :: A lack of computer skills could be damaging the career chances of young people, the Prince's Trust charity warns.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21747206#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: will.i.am promotes science subjects :: Musician will.i.am is encouraging young people to engage with science, technology, engineering and maths.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Rdio expands global footprint, Spotify reportedly extends free mobile offering :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4CIWpaAx5cg/story01.htm