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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Hyundai and Kia in US car recalls :: Hyundai Motor and its Kia Motors affiliate are recalling more than 1.8 million cars and sports utility vehicles in the US.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22017733#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Universal Credit 'fraud risk' fear :: MPs demand a "swift assurance" from ministers that the introduction of Universal Credit will not lead to a rise in benefit fraud.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22005446#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Jane Henson, Muppets Co-Creator, Dies At 78 :: <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>Jane Henson, co-creator of the Muppets and former wife to the late Jim Henson, died on Tuesday at her Connecticut home at the age of 78. Henson had been battling cancer for several years prior to her death.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/jane-henson-muppets-co-creator-dies-78-1168423
In A First, Spanish Princess Cristina To Appear In Court Over Husband's Corruption Case :: <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>Spanish Princess Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca and youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain, is officially the first direct descendant of a Spanish royal to appear in court. She has been summoned to appear on April 27.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/first-spanish-princess-cristina-appear-court-over-husbands-corruption-case-1168429
Cisco wades deeper into small cell waters with $310M Ubiquisys purchase :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/LihrEVOywVU/story01.htm
IMF and Egypt discuss $4.8bn loan :: International Monetary Fund officials are holding talks in Cairo with the Egyptian government about authorising a $4.8bn (£3.2bn) loan for the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22013318#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
EU watchdogs need teeth on privacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/w_P6xavM7j4/index.html
Patent Trials In India: Why Multinational Drug Companies Need To Adopt Tailor-Made Business Model For Emerging Economies :: <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>Big pharmaceutical corporations are crying foul over the Indian Supreme Court's recent decision to deny patent rights to Swiss pharma major Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) for its updated cancer drug Glivec, but the inventor of the life-saving drug apparently is in favor of the court's ruling, while the verdict according to experts has underscored the need for tailor-made business models for the emerging economies. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/patent-trials-india-why-multinational-drug-companies-need-adopt-tailor-made-business-model-emerging
Basketball Coach Abuses Players: Will Rutgers Coach Mike Rice Be Fired? :: <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>After three years at Rutgers, Mike Rice may soon find himself out of a job.</p>
<p>Video of the college basketball coach abusing his players was aired on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Tuesday. The tape showed Rice cursing at his players and using gay slurs. He even threw basketballs at and pushed some Scarlet Knights players during practice.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/basketball-coach-abuses-players-will-rutgers-coach-mike-rice-be-fired-1168365
Ruthie Camden '7th Heaven' Maxim Shoot: Mackenzie Rosman, Former Child Actor, Poses In Sexy Magazine Shoot [PHOTO] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ruthie-camden-7th-heaven-maxim-shoot-mackenzie-rosman-former-child-actor-poses-sexy-magazine-shoot
Moleskine shares rise on debut :: Shares in upmarket notebook-maker Moleskine rise on their trading debut in Milan, as the company's flotation raises 488m euros.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22013321#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Lear Capital: Gold Investors Lick Their Chops as Global Tensions Rise :: <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>As gold prices drift lower, savvy gold investors ponder the true state of the economy, rising debt and the growing threat of a North Korean conflict. At present, gold seems to be ignoring the huffing and puffing of North Korea. Surely, though, if one shot is fired the world becomes a different place. If no shots are fired, the cost of the military build-up will weigh heavy on our budget.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lear-capital-gold-investors-lick-their-chops-global-tensions-rise-1168305
Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Says He'll Consider Drafting Brittney Griner :: <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>If Mark Cuban has his way, Baylor University women's basketball star Brittney Griner may become the first woman to play in the NBA.</p>
<p>In an interview before Tuesday night's game between his Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers, team owner Mark Cuban told reporters that, if Griner was the best player available, "I will take her," <a href="http://nesn.com/2013/04/mark-cuban-says-hell-consider-drafting-brittney-griner-saying-you-never-know-unless-you-give-somebody-a-chance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Associated Press</a> reports.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dallas-mavericks-owner-mark-cuban-says-hell-consider-drafting-brittney-griner-1168301
Report: New Nexus 7 tablet due in July. Here's what to expect. :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/fkCFCeHE3uc/story01.htm
Turkey's Silver Imports Surge 31% and Gold Imports Climb to 8 Month High :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/turkeys-silver-imports-surge-31-gold-imports-climb-8-month-high-1168299
VIDEO: Mobile phone hits 40th birthday :: Forty years ago today, the first cellular mobile phone call was made by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22012720#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Hilary Duff To Play Ashton Kutcher's Lover On 'Two and a Half Men', Marilu Henner Also Guest Starring :: <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>Ashton Kutcher's on-screen love life is about to get a little bit steamier. <a href="http://tvline.com/2013/04/02/two-and-a-half-men-hilary-duff-season-10-spoilers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TVLine</a> reported Tuesday that actress Hilary Duff will be guest starring on the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" alongside Kutcher's character Walden Schmidt.</p>
<p>Reports are claiming that Duff, 25, of "Lizzie McGuire" and "Gossip Girl" fame, will be starring as "Stacey" Kutcher's new love interest on the hit comedies' season 10 finale.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hilary-duff-play-ashton-kutchers-lover-two-half-men-marilu-henner-also-guest-starring-1168175
Paolo Di Canio: Can Sports And Extremist Politics Mix? :: <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>British football has long been associated with skinheads, nationalist thugs and extreme right-wing political figures, particularly in the heyday of the National Front of the 1970s and 1980s.</p>
<p>Now, in the second decade of the 21st century, fascism has again reared its ugly head on the British football pitch – but this time from a foreign source.</p>
<p>Paolo Di Canio, who was recently appointed manager of the Sunderland football club, is a self-proclaimed Fascist – and this fact has rubbed many people in Britain the wrong way.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/paolo-di-canio-can-sports-extremist-politics-mix-1168239
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