European markets at close: 27.03.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/Xf95j0M_jKE/
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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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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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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Mortgage approvals at five-month low :: The number of mortgage approvals in the UK fell to a five-month low in February, according to the Bank of England.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22003103#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Google faces wrath of European regulators over unified privacy policy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/CG1P6ABt1_4/story01.htm
HTC One officially priced at AT&T starting at $199.99 with contract :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/XhCB3qstycY/story01.htm
AUDIO: Californian city declared bankrupt :: The BBC's Jane Little explains what the impact of the Californian city going bankrupt will have on residents.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21856263#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Jessica Lynch: 10 Years Since Her Rescue, Continues To Have Nightmares [VIDEO] :: <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><object classid="D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version,0,0,0" height="245" id="msnbc30b13b" width="420"><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="launchQ391197&widthB0&height$5" height="245" name="msnbc30b13b" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/jessica-lynch-10-years-her-rescue-continues-have-nightmares-video-1165397
Steven Smith, Man Who Sexually Assaulted Six-Month Baby To Death, Seeks Mercy From Death Penalty :: <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>Steven Smith was convicted of the 1998 murder of his girlfriend's six-month-old baby said in a parole hearing that, while he wanted to sexually assault the baby, he did not want to kill the child. Smith's attorneys claim the death of Autumn Carter was an accident and their client should avoid the death penalty.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/steven-smith-man-who-sexually-assaulted-six-month-baby-death-seeks-mercy-death-penalty-1165391
AEG Live to put Michael Jackson on trial in his own death :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/bXXv8_1uqoU/index.html
Amazon is the cloud to beat, but Google has the cloud to watch. Here's why. :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/uD-UF_t_D4M/story01.htm
Magic Johnson Supports Gay Son Earvin Johnson III Who Comes Out As Same-Sex Marriage Debate Reaches Peak [VIDEO] :: <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>
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<p>Magic Johnson's 20-year-old son Earvin Johnson III went public with his boyfriend, and his father could not be more supportive.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/magic-johnson-supports-gay-son-earvin-johnson-iii-who-comes-out-same-sex-marriage-debate-reaches
Carry That Weight: Samoa Air Charges Passengers By Pounds, Not Seats :: <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>Samoa Air, the national airline of the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, has taken a novel and extraordinary measure to cope with rising levels of obesity -- the carrier is charging passengers not based upon the value of their seats, but rather by how much they weigh.</p>
<p>As the first airline in the world to undertake this step, company officials claim they are seeking to bring awareness to the public about health and obesity issues.</p>
<p>"This is the fairest way of travelling," Samoa Air's chief executive Chris Langton told ABC Radio of Australia.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/carry-weight-samoa-air-charges-passengers-pounds-not-seats-1165283
North Korea to restart nuclear facilities :: UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the stand-off has gone too far and called for calm amid what he called 'aggressive rhetoric and military posturing'
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c199824-9b5e-11e2-a820-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
VIDEO: India's battle to boost exports :: The Indian economy is facing its sharpest slowdown in recent years - with the country's growing trade deficit a key concern.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22000681#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Cloudmunch aims to automate devops, continuous integration — the whole shebang :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/-x28w229EPo/story01.htm
Rosin Bag Explodes On Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher A.J. Burnett During Opening Day Start [VIDEO] :: <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><iframe frameborder="0" height="224" src="http://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id%937679&width@0&height"4&property=mlb" width="400">Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe></p>
<p>Opening Day of the 2013 Major League Baseball season happened to fall on April Fools' Day this year, much to Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett's chagrin.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rosin-bag-explodes-pittsburgh-pirates-pitcher-aj-burnett-during-opening-day-start-video-1165277
Eurozone unemployment rate hits 12% :: The rate of unemployment in the eurozone hit 12% in February, a record high, official figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22000996#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Peter Schiff - CYPRIOTS IN THE STREETS :: <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 news of the month comes from the large Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where Keynesian economic planning left the economy facing complete bankruptcy. The result was an unprecedented step forward in the financial collapse of the West: direct forfeiture of bank deposits. </p>
<p>Despite official protestations to the contrary, this fallout will spread to a bank near you.</p>
<p><strong>A Crystal Ball</strong></p>
<p>The recent history of Cyprus is a microcosm of the story of all Western nation-states. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/peter-schiff-cypriots-streets-1165229
Arianna Huffington Trashes Loft, Gets Sued By Owner Eric Steel For $275k Worth of Damages And Leaving Behind Bloody Mattresses :: <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>Work hard, play hard seems to the motto of Huffington Post President and Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington who is being accused of ransacking her rented Chelsea loft in January according to a new lawsuit reported the <a href="http://http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/arianna_huffington_trashes_fancy_kX7fzb6lUF80cvkYvEs4rK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Post</a> Monday.</p>
<p>The Manhattan Supreme court lawsuit claims Huffington, 62, bloodied mattresses, broke appliances, "gouged, stained" walls, and "scratched, punctured" the loft's wood floors, causing a total of $275,000 worth of damages.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/arianna-huffington-trashes-loft-gets-sued-owner-eric-steel-275k-worth-damages-leaving-behind-bloody
Oil prices mostly lower :: <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>A mixed performance in the oil complex to start the week with Brent, Gasoil and HO all adding value while WTI and RBOB declined on the day. Mixed economic data along with a mid-west to US Gulf Coast pipeline flow interruption were the main price drivers in a light activity session as Europe was still closed on Monday. Cyprus is still evolving while the latest PMI data out of the US disappointed and China's factory activity… although still growing… also disappointed compared to the market expectations.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/oil-prices-mostly-lower-1165227
Former Vogue Editor Reveals Models Are Eating Tissues To Stay Thin In Tell-All Book :: <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>What happens when you get ousted as editor from one of the world's most prestigious fashion magazines? Well, you write about it of course, revealing -- among other shocking details -- that models are eating tissues to curb hunger pains.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/former-vogue-editor-reveals-models-are-eating-tissues-stay-thin-tell-all-book-1165223
London Market Report :: Vodafone shares rise after the FT says Verizon Communications and AT&T have been working together on a break-up bid for the UK mobile firm.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Cyprus finance minister Sarris quits :: The former World Bank official, who held the post for less than five weeks, has resigned shortly after wrapping up bailout talks with international lenders
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40caa0ee-9b90-11e2-a820-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Ambani brothers strike telecoms deal :: Agreement is first evidence of a business rapprochement between the two men after one of Asia's most high-profile corporate feuds
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f1d6178e-9b8a-11e2-a820-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Abe warns over Japan inflation target :: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said for the first time that his own inflation goal may not be met during the next two years
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5cc5b5d6-9b63-11e2-a820-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Eurozone joblessness stays at record high :: Unemployment data for the eurozone show 1.78m more people are out of work than a year ago, adding to pressure on the ECB to cut rates
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d097a56-9b7c-11e2-a820-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Quiz: Destination Dubai :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/cett7x86gGI/index.html
AUDIO: What will the new FCA do? :: Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), outlines the role of the regulator whose job is to protect people from financial misconduct.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22002362#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Emirates-Qantas alliance 'neat fit' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/5WpvqPctIrI/
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