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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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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When The Rubble Cooled, Wells Fargo Was Left Standing :: <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>San Francisco-based Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has emerged from the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble as the nation's dominant mortgage lender, grabbing an unprecedented 28.8 percent share of all home loans issued nationwide last year, <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323511804578298314242546302.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wall Street Journal reports.</a></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/when-rubble-cooled-wells-fargo-was-left-standing-1167477
First Look At 100-Foot Sinkhole That Swallowed Florida Man [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>Unsettling footage of the infamous Florida sinkhole has just emerged, the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2303031/Jeff-Bush-First-look-INSIDE-Florida-sinkhole-swallowed-man-slept.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Mail </a>reported on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The massive sinkhole seemingly opened up out of nowhere, killing a man when it swallowed him whole as he slept in his bed.</p>
<p>Jeff Bush, 37, was sleeping in his family's home in Seffner, near Tampa, when the earth opened up beneath him. His brother, Jeremy, jumped in the hole to try to save him, but his brother could not be found.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/first-look-100-foot-sinkhole-swallowed-florida-man-video-1167475
India's Ambani brothers sign deal :: India's richest man Mukesh Ambani and his brother Anil, who have battled over their father's businesses, sign a $200m telecoms deal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22011248#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
North Korea blocks Kaesong access :: North Korea blocks the entry of South Korean workers into a joint industrial zone, in a move seen as further escalating tensions.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22011207#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Angry Birds, fat pigs and the future of television :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/a_rkSjkau7c/story01.htm
'Linux of online learning' gets stronger: edX and Stanford team up to build open source platform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/qbCOSQyOQug/story01.htm
US Prosecutor Withdraws From Texas Aryan Brotherhood Case Amid High-Profile Murders :: <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>Shortly after the high-profile murders of several Colorado and Texas prison officials, possibly at the hands of white supremacist groups, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Hileman has withdrawn from prosecuting a large racketeering case against the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. Hileman reportedly resigned due to fears about security. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-prosecutor-withdraws-texas-aryan-brotherhood-case-amid-high-profile-murders-1167407
'Teen Mom' Farrah Abraham Is Psychotic, Ex-Boyfriend Carson Underwood Says :: <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>"Teen Mom" Farrah Abraham, who has developed a reputation for waxing her 3-year-old daughter's eyebrow, can apparently add a new profession to her resume: psycho.</p>
<p>According to her supposed ex-boyfriend Carson Underwood, the chef/model/reality-star is unstable and lied about their relationship status just to nab a spot on VH1's "Couple's Therapy."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/teen-mom-farrah-abraham-psychotic-ex-boyfriend-carson-underwood-says-1167405
Looking to find new apps? Twitter adds third-party app discovery and deep links :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/cHJCwiGBN9w/story01.htm
Who Went Home On 'Dancing With The Stars?' Wynonna Judd Voted Off 'DWTS' :: <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>After great performances during the Prom Night episode of "Dancing with the Stars," it was revealed right at the start that the King and Queen of the prom would not be going home.</p>
<p>On Monday night the hit show asked that its viewers take to Twitter and pick a King and Queen for the "DWTS" prom.</p>
<p>Zendaya Coleman and Jacoby Jones got to watch a special dance performance by professional dancers in the comfort of their royal chairs without having to worry for the rest of the episode if they would be sent home packing on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/who-went-home-dancing-stars-wynonna-judd-voted-dwts-1167391
'Buckwild' Star Shain Gandee's Autopsy Reveals Cause of Death; Family Supposedly Can't Afford Funeral :: <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>"Buckwild" star Shain Gandee died from carbon monoxide poisoning inside his Ford Bronco, which was mostly submerged in mud in West Virginia, according to autopsy reports that were released Tuesday.</p>
<p>The deaths of Gandee, his uncle and a friend in the vehicle were ruled accidental, Cpl. B.D. Humphreys of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office told <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/apr/02/mtv-buckwild-shain-gandee-funeral-costs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Guardian</a> on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/buckwild-star-shain-gandees-autopsy-reveals-cause-death-family-supposedly-cant-afford-funeral
Louisville Guard Kevin Ware Will Reportedly Be Back On The Court 'Next Season' Following Leg Injury :: <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>Kevin Ware, the Louisville guard <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/louisville-guard-kevin-ware-suffers-horrific-broken-leg-video-1162021">who suffered a gruesome broken leg</a> during an Elite Eight game against Duke on Sunday, confirmed on Twitter Tuesday that he'll be back on court "next season."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/louisville-guard-kevin-ware-will-reportedly-be-back-court-next-season-following-leg-injury-1167373
Jobless in Madrid :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/xN7SskS39bE/
Facebook boss empowers women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SdxagMQEFUw/
Qatar flexing its regional clout :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ZqSdmcYcOGA/
Cleaning out London Eye's grime :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/QzjZrlMhRUA/
Arkansas to probe Exxon Mobile spill :: The US state of Arkansas launches an investigation into an Exxon Mobil pipeline that ruptured, spilling oil into a housing community last week.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22008561#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Putin targets elite's foreign assets :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/fHu49VfVsNw/index.html
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