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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The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/
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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S Korea warns on armistice threat :: South Korea says North Korea cannot scrap the armistice that ended the Korean War and calls on Pyongyang to tone down its rhetoric.
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Conclave begins with no clear favourite :: The 115 voting cardinals of the Catholic Church begin their conclave on Tuesday to elect a new pope with several considered to be in the running
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SFO to investigate Autonomy, says HP :: The UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating the sale of technology firm Autonomy to Hewlett Packard, according to a filing from HP.
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Syria, China, Iran Among Latest 'Enemies Of Internet'; Rampant Online Spying Curbs Freedom Of Speech :: <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>Several governments are increasingly resorting to online spying, cyber-attacks and intrusions on dissidents and journalists to suppress dissent and curb the freedom of speech, an international media watchdog said in a report released Tuesday.</p>
<p>In this year's "<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://surveillance.rsf.org/en/">Enemies of the Internet</a>" report, Reporters Without Borders, or Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) singled out five nations—Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam — as the top five states that conduct "systematic online surveillance resulting in serious human rights violations."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/syria-china-iran-among-latest-enemies-internet-rampant-online-spying-curbs-freedom-speech-1119391
Stocks ease back from highs :: Stocks are weaker as bull run that has taken many equity barometers to multiyear, or in some cases record, highs endures one of its periodic pauses
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'Jobs boom' from PPI mis-selling :: At least 20,000 jobs have been created to deal with claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), employment group Manpower says.
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Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (IRobot, BioScrip, Life Technologies, XenoPort, Stewart, Lakeland, Perfect World, Diamond Foods, Pacira) :: <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>The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were IRobot Corporation, BioScrip Inc, Life Technologies Corp, XenoPort Inc and Stewart Enterprises Inc, while the top after-market Nasdaq losers were Lakeland Industries Inc, Perfect World Co, Diamond Foods Inc and Pacira Pharmaceuticals.</p>
<p><strong>Gainers</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/top-after-market-nasdaq-movers-irobot-bioscrip-life-technologies-xenoport-stewart-lakeland-perfect
5 Dead In Afghan Helicopter Crash; US, Afghan Troops Killed In 'Insider Attack' :: <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>Five members of the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan died in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan Monday, the coalition said.</p>
<p>Americans were all the fatalities in the incident, which occurred in Daman district of Kandahar province, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21750666">U.S. officials told news agencies</a>.</p>
<p>"Initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident," the International Security Assistance Force said in a statement.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/5-dead-afghan-helicopter-crash-us-afghan-troops-killed-insider-attack-1119333
Valerie Harper Is Staying Positive Despite Terminal Cancer: 'I'm Not Dying Until I Do' :: <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>Ever since Valerie Harper announced last week that she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, the former Rhoda Morgenstern from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Rhoda" has been the subject of discussion after years out of the spotlight.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/valerie-harper-staying-positive-despite-terminal-cancer-im-not-dying-until-i-do-1119335
Can Aspirin Lower The Risk Of Skin Cancer? Melanoma Lowers In Women Who Take The Drug, But Don't Go Tanning Yet :: <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>Aspirin is best known as a headache- and painkiller, but a new study suggests it can also guard against melanoma, a dangerous type of skin cancer.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/can-aspirin-lower-risk-skin-cancer-melanoma-lowers-women-who-take-drug-dont-go-tanning-yet-1119308
Matt Lauer on Ann Curry Leaving 'Today': We Didn't Handle It Well :: <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>Matt Lauer and pretty much everyone at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nbc.com/">NBC's</a> "Today" have seen better times during the show's many decades on television. The 55-year-old host talked about his morning show's low ratings and Ann Curry's departure during a frank interview with the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/11/matt-lauer-s-bruising-year-after-ann-curry-s-ouster-devastated-thetoday-show.html">Daily Beast.</a></p>
<p>Lauer said of "Today's" less-than-stellar ratings:</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/matt-lauer-ann-curry-leaving-today-we-didnt-handle-it-well-1119267
US official in China hacking call :: The Chinese government should acknowledge and investigate cyber crime from China, US National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon says.
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Falkland Islanders Vote To Stay British, 1,517-3 :: <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>The people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly to stay British, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21750909" target="_blank">the BBC reported</a> Monday night.</p>
<p>Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum in the remote South Atlantic islands, 1,513 were in favor of keeping the current status, while just three votes were against.</p>
<p>There was a turnout of more than 90 percent from 1,672 British citizens eligible to vote in a population of about 2,900.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/falkland-islanders-vote-stay-british-1517-3-1119264
VIDEO: Nepalese dream of working abroad :: For many Nepalese, working abroad is the best way to secure their economic future.
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VIDEO: 'Stability needed' to Mine in Mongolia :: Do the benefits outweigh the risks for some of the world's biggest miners in Mongolia?
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Republicans to unveil $4.6tn of cuts :: Paul Ryan, chairman of House budget committee, will for the third consecutive year present a budget that cuts deeply into US social programmes
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VIDEO: Will.i.am promotes science subjects :: Musician Will.i.am is encouraging young people to engage with science, technology, engineering and maths.
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Expert: African aid is not enough :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kJP4Xf2uaE4/
Illinois settles SEC fraud charges :: Illinois agrees to settle federal charges alleging the state misled investors about the financial health of its public pension system, regulators say.
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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's worth taking a new approach to it. (Source: Psychology Today)
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Egypt struggles with food crisis :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/E6FUrNJy8xg/
Swiss executive pay referendum :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/msLLulM6OJY/
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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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EU target emission impossible? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I1VwZ5ShrDo/index.html
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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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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