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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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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21752081#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Stocks struggle for traction :: Stocks are mixed as bull run that has taken many equity barometers to multiyear, or in some cases record, highs endures one of its periodic pauses
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b18b6aba-8ade-11e2-8fcf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
India's Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile Nirbhay Fails In Maiden Flight; DRDO Claims Mission Objectives Met :: <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>India's indigenously-developed medium range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' failed to hit the target in its maiden test flight Tuesday, forcing the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to terminate the missile mid-way.
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<p>Nirbhay (meaning fearless) was launched Tuesday at 11:50 a.m. local time from a mobile launcher positioned in the launch pad 3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, located in Balasore district of Odisha state.
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/indias-sub-sonic-cruise-missile-nirbhay-fails-maiden-flight-drdo-claims-mission-objectives-met
Anschluss: 75 Years Ago Germany Annexed Austria, One Year Ahead of World War II :: <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>Seventy-five years ago Tuesday, Nazi Germany annexed neighboring Austria in the "Anschluss," a long-held dream of Chancellor Adolf Hitler and many others, including non-Nazis, in the two German-speaking states.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/anschluss-75-years-ago-germany-annexed-austria-one-year-ahead-world-war-ii-1118803
IMDb Website No Longer Blocked In China: Will China's Internet Soon Be Censor-Free? :: <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>China's film buffs and netizens had cause to rejoice last week when they discovered that the popular <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/" target="_blank">IMDb, or Internet Movie Database</a>, was no longer blocked by the nation's <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-censors-cut-scenes-cloud-atlas-skyfall-heres-what-other-movies-they-censored-1035002" target="_blank">infamous censors</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/imdb-website-no-longer-blocked-china-will-chinas-internet-soon-be-censor-free-1119066
Japan taps gas from methane hydrate :: Japan says it had successfully extracted natural gas from frozen methane hydrate off its central coast, in what it says is a world first.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21752441#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Guns Kill More People Than Car Accidents In 14 US States :: <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>Firearm-related deaths in the United States are expected to surpass the number of traffic fatalities by 2015, according to at least <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-19/american-gun-deaths-to-exceed-traffic-fatalities-by-2015.html" target="_blank">one recent study</a>. In some states, that is already the reality.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/guns-kill-more-people-car-accidents-14-us-states-1119072
Papal Conclave Schedule: When Do The Cardinals Vote For New Pope? :: <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 College of Cardinals begins meeting in the Vatican Tuesday to select a new pope, following the shock resignation of Benedict XVI last month.</p>
<p>Here is the voting schedule of the papal conclave (Rome time).*</p>
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<p>10 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Cardinals attend Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, then return to Vatican hotel.</p>
<p>3:45 p.m.: Cardinals go from their hotel to the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the pope in Vatican City.</p>
<p>4:30 p.m.: A procession moves from the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican Palace to the Sistine Chapel.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/papal-conclave-schedule-when-do-cardinals-vote-new-pope-1119189
London Market Report :: Shares in Lloyds rise 1.6% after the bank sold a 20% stake in wealth manager St James's Place, netting it £400m..
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AUDIO: The 'dangerous' financial products :: As voting opens in a competition to find Europe's most dangerous financial product, the Today programme speaks to Sven Giegold, who is co-ordinating the prize.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21741207#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21751226#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
AUDIO: Mansion tax is 'coalition fudge' :: Cathy Jamieson, the shadow economic secretary to the Treasury, and Brandon Lewis, a Conservative local government minister, debate the utility of the mansion tax.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21752336#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3334f520-8a96-11e2-bf79-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Japan lifts hopes for new energy source :: Japan has successfully extracted gas from 'fire ice' deposits off its Pacific coast as it seeks to reduce its dependence on expensive imports
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5751242-8ae4-11e2-b1a4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
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
'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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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>
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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
US official in China hacking call :: The Chinese government should acknowledge and investigate cyber crime from China, US National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21751204#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Nepalese dream of working abroad :: For many Nepalese, working abroad is the best way to secure their economic future.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21751071#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: 'Stability needed' to Mine in Mongolia :: Do the benefits outweigh the risks for some of the world's biggest miners in Mongolia?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21751072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a8919c0-8ab6-11e2-9da4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
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
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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21750382#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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/
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