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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Moleskine shares close down on debut :: Shares in upmarket notebook-maker Moleskine closed lower on its first day of stock market trading in Milan, after the company's flotation raised 488m euros.
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London Market Report :: Shares in Vodafone fakk 2% after Verizon Communications denies reports that it was mulling a takeover move for the UK mobile operator.
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Cyprus agrees 'challenging' plan :: Cyprus has agreed to a set of "challenging" measures, the IMF says, that will release a 10bn-euro international bailout.
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Four years in the making, Vdio finally opens up to Rdio subscribers in the U.S. and U.K. :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/92o8FDfeehk/story01.htm
Verizon denies Vodafone bid interest :: US telecoms group Verizon Communications denies reports that it wants to buy or merge with UK mobile operator Vodafone.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22011558#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Beyoncé 4.4.13 'Bey Here Now' Announcement: What The Big Reveal Could Be [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> </p>
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<p>Beyoncé has fans on the edge of their seats after releasing a six-second video on Wednesday, announcing that there is going to be an announcement on 4.4.13 at 9 a.m. EST.</p>
<p>In the short clip, Beyoncé rocks a sheer black top, shorts, super blond hair, and her glove from the "Single Ladies" video as music plays in the background.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/beyonce-4413-bey-here-now-announcement-what-big-reveal-could-be-video-1168939
Weightless finalizes its white spaces networking standard for the internet of things :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/a2NMiGF7SfA/story01.htm
Here is an IPO you didn't expect: Moleskine :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/XN0QDwLr_bg/story01.htm
Sandberg empowers women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SdxagMQEFUw/
Dark Matter Discovery Closer Than Ever With New Cosmic Ray Observations :: <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>Scientists have found an abundance of highly energetic antimatter particles originating from space that could be a flag marking the existence of dark matter.</p>
<p>If confirmed, the discovery would be the closest scientists have come to success in their search for this elusive, invisible material that is thought to make up much of the universe.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dark-matter-discovery-closer-ever-new-cosmic-ray-observations-1168915
Web discovery engine Trapit launches publisher tools, with Here Media as first client :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/MAOOlWDBnys/story01.htm
Ex-Goldman trader turns himself in :: Former Goldman Sachs trader Matthew Marshall Taylor, whose trades allegedly lost his employer $118m, hands himself in to FBI agents in New York.
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Sponsored post: Analytics driven application performance monitoring :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/UL6v02oDl50/story01.htm
CISPA Bill 2013: Congress To Debate Cyber Sharing And Protection Act Provisions Behind Closed Doors :: <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>Congress will <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/thousands-take-action-against-cispa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reportedly meet next week</a> to conduct a markup of the controversial <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/Media/file/PDF_112_2/LegislativeText/CPRT-112-HPRT-RU00-HR3523.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)</a>, but just like last year, the House Intelligence Committee <a href="https://www.cdt.org/blogs/greg-nojeim/0104cispa-needs-major-surgery-–-public-operating-room" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reportedly</a> plans to hold its debates behind closed doors, away from the public eye.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/cispa-bill-2013-congress-debate-cyber-sharing-protection-act-provisions-behind-closed-doors-1168911
VIDEO: Osborne: 'Damning indictment of SSE' :: The Chancellor, George Osborne, says he wants to change the law as a record £10.5m fine is imposed on the energy firm SSE for misleading customers.
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Woman reshaping world's skylines :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/BL59zV-xrbE/index.html
EU watchdogs need teeth on privacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/w_P6xavM7j4/index.html
FT launches "second generation" web app, says online payments will soon be much easier :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/jREH8MvDBYw/story01.htm
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