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.
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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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Google Glasses At SXSW 2013: Project Glass Demo Showcases Gmail, New York Times, And Other Third-Party Apps :: <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>Wearable tech fever descended upon the sprawling Texas town of Austin on Monday evening, as Google developer advocate <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://schedule.sxsw.com/?conference=&day">Timothy Jordan addressed</a> a room full of SXSW Conference & Festival attendees intrigued to learn more about "<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/glass/start/">Project Glass</a>," the name for Google's visionary smart glasses that seamlessly blend the real world with the digital world to in the hopes of enhancing both experiences.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/google-glasses-sxsw-2013-project-glass-demo-showcases-gmail-new-york-times-other-third-party-apps
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
Apple Quietly Taking Over the Electronics of Every Car on the Road :: <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>According to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-quietly-turning-every-car-135302439.html">Business Insider</a>, based on job postings, new products, and partnerships, Apple (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.benzinga.com/stock/aapl#NASDAQ">AAPL</a> <a class="ino-url" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.benzinga.com/stock-trends/AAPL/NASDAQ" target="_blank">[FREE Stock Trend Analysis]</a>) is going out of its way to make iOS the standard operating system for all cars.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-quietly-taking-over-electronics-every-car-road-1120349
Kourtney Kardshian Cries Over Her Weight After Scott Disick Tells Her To Lose Baby Weight Faster :: <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>Kourtney Kardashian may have already lost 44 pounds since giving birth to her <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/kourtney-kardashian-reveals-post-baby-body-second-time-989702">baby girl Penelope</a> last year, but her boyfriend, Scott Disick, wants her to lose more.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kourtney-kardshian-cries-over-her-weight-after-scott-disick-tells-her-lose-baby-weight-faster
Fed's Bubbles Will Slaughter Middle Class :: <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>When central bankers dedicate their existence to re-inflating asset bubbles, it shouldn't at all be a surprise to investors that they eventually achieve success. Ben Bernanke has aggressively attempted to prop up the real estate and equity markets since 2008. His efforts to increase the broader money supply and create inflation have finally supported home prices, sent the Dow Jones Industrial average to a record nominal high and propelled the bond bubble to dizzying heights.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/feds-bubbles-will-slaughter-middle-class-1120347
Despite Grim Outlook For European Hiring, US, Asian And Latin American Employers Are Confident Enough To Plan For Payroll Expansion :: <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>Employer hiring confidence is dragging in recession-plagued Europe, but employers in Asia and Latin America -- and especially the United States -- are clawing back to former robust hiring levels, according to a survey released Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/despite-grim-outlook-european-hiring-us-asian-latin-american-employers-are-confident-enough-plan
Chávez Ideology Will Last - Take It From A South American President :: <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>Uruguay's president José Mujica has said that the socialist ideology of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez will persist as a political movement, likening it to the legacy of Juan and Evita Perón in Argentina.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chavez-ideology-will-last-take-it-south-american-president-1120317
Papal Conclaves: The Long And The Short :: <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>A conclave of 115 cardinals from around the world have gathered in Vatican City to elect a new pope, following last month's shock resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.</p>
<p>The College of Cardinals would like to choose a new Holy Father quickly ahead of the Easter holidays, but given that a new Pope will require a two-thirds majority, the election may take a while.</p>
<p>However, at least one church official, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City, is predicting a short conclave.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/papal-conclaves-long-short-1120187
Singapore to share Todd evidence with FBI :: As pressure mounts from US politicians, police in the Asian city-state are to share evidence with the FBI over death of American engineer
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0db7a200-8b0b-11e2-b1a4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
US Retail Sales Report: February Data Expected To Increase 0.2% From January :: <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>U.S. retail sales last month, which the Commerce Department reports on Wednesday, are expected to show a 0.2 percent gain, according to a survey of analysts.</p>
<p>The estimate, which is based on a survey of Wall Street analysts by FactSet, reflects the anticipated effect of rising gasoline prices and higher taxes.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-retail-sales-report-february-data-expected-increase-02-january-1120137
Republicans unveil $4.6tn of cuts :: Paul Ryan, chairman of House budget committee, for the third consecutive year presents a plan 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
London Market Report :: The FTSE 100 holds on to recent gains, despite the release of disappointing manufacturing data.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
'Crude scams' push up fraud losses :: Distraction thefts at shops, bars and cash machines led to a rise in card fraud in the UK last year, figures suggest.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21755525#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Nuance targets enterprise IT with new voiceprint recognition technology :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/xgujxAehefM/story01.htm
This startup's new router sends bits at the speed of light :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/uds_I6Nl3v4/story01.htm
Now Autonomy is under investigation for fraud in the U.K. :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/AOJRJhgbdFs/story01.htm
SFO launches probe into Autonomy :: Hewlett-Packard passes on information to the UK watchdog as it launches an investigation into the $11bn acquisition of the software group
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5df6e73e-8af8-11e2-8fcf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
VIDEO: Has the age of low-cost flying ended? :: The distinction between 'low cost' and 'legacy' airlines has diminished in the last six years according to a report by KPMG.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21755736#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
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
Sterling gripped by recession fears :: Pound falls to a two and half year low after poor industrial and trade data reminded investors of the divergent nature of the UK and US economies
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/17472450-8af0-11e2-8fcf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
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
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
Sudan rivals 'to resume pumping oil' :: South Sudan and Sudan agree to resume pumping oil after a bitter dispute over fees which saw production shut down more than a year ago.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21751896#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
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
'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
Beyonce and Jay-Z finances hacked :: The musicians are targeted online, along with Ashton Kutcher, Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/21751696#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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