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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Rats Kick Cocaine Addiction With Help Of Lasers Shined On Their Brains :: <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 a way to help cocaine-addicted rats kick the habit. The secret isn't a tiny 12-step program; it's a laser to the brain.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rats-kick-cocaine-addiction-help-lasers-shined-their-brains-1169391
Apple's Highly Anticipated iTV May Still Come in 2013 :: <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>iTV, the Holy Grail of mysterious <strong>Apple</strong> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/stock/aapl#NASDAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AAPL</a> <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/stock-trends/AAPL/NASDAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[FREE Stock Trend Analysis]</a>) products, is getting a boost of hype Wednesday after Topeka Capital Markets issued a new report.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apples-highly-anticipated-itv-may-still-come-2013-1169559
Sponsored post: Unconstrained data center networks for the cloud era :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/3kHLEtrluHk/story01.htm
A Tableau IPO could validate the big data visualization push — or not :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Q34kGFpGrQU/story01.htm
The Twitter Fight Between The US Embassy In Cairo And The Egyptian President Over Jon Stewart And Bassem Youssef :: <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>You're not a real Internet presence until you've engaged in your first Twitter fight, or so says the conventional wisdom (that we just made up). As such. we can count @EgyptianPresidency and @USEmbassyCairo as new Internet stars.</p>
<p>Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef, often called the Jon Stewart of Egypt, was arrested on Saturday for "insulting Islam" and President Mohammed Morsi, and "disturbing the peace".</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>A new investigation against me is to be started because oflast episode. Accusations include spreading rumors and disturbing the "Peace"</p></blockquote></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-fight-between-us-embassy-cairo-egyptian-president-over-jon-stewart-bassem-youssef-1169393
Kendra Wilkinson Quits Celebrity Diving Show 'Splash,' Says Decision Will 'Haunt' Her [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>Reality TV personality Kendra Wikinson was in tears Tuesday night after being automatically elmininated from the celebrity diving competition show "Splash" after refusing to complete a high-dive off of a 23-foot platform.</p>
<p>The 27-year-old "Girls Next Door" star approached the diving board only to start crying to her partner Rory Bushfield.</p>
<p>"I can't do it," Wilkinson said as the crowd quickly changed from cheers of applause to an audible boo. "I wish I could do it for everybody but I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry everybody," she said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kendra-wilkinson-quits-celebrity-diving-show-splash-says-decision-will-haunt-her-video-1169509
Disney Closes LucasArts, Video Game Arm Of LucasFilm, Cancels 'Star Wars' Games :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/disney-closes-lucasarts-video-game-arm-lucasfilm-cancels-star-wars-games-1169515
Ex-Goldman trader pleads guilty :: Former Goldman Sachs trader Matthew Marshall Taylor pleads guilty to defrauding the bank with an $8.3bn (£5.5bn) unauthorised futures trade in 2007.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22019424#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: SSE fined record £10.5m by Ofgem :: Energy supplier SSE has been fined £10.5m by the regulator Ofgem for mis-selling gas and electricity.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22012278#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Finding the world's 'intellectual Viagra' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/9ULA5aUxSIg/index.html
Grozny Skyscraper On Fire: Tallest Building In Chechnya Up In Flames [PHOTOS/VIDEO] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/grozny-skyscraper-fire-tallest-building-chechnya-flames-photosvideo-1169463
The Baidu Eye: China's Version Of Google Glass Is In Development :: <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>Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Project Glass, which can be seen above, is the company's newest effort to develop an augmented reality experience by simply putting on a pair of glasses. Now, its Chinese competitor, the search engine giant Baidu, is creating its own version of the tech accessory that has wowed the Internet.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/baidu-eye-chinas-version-google-glass-development-1169367
Jay Leno Is Leaving NBC's 'The Tonight Show,' Congratulates Jimmy Fallon For Taking His Job :: <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>It's official: Jay's walking.</p>
<p>Jay Leno announced on Wednesday that he'll step down as the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" for the second time. The move will take place in spring 2014, when Jimmy Fallon, host of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," will take over the 59-year-old franchise. The program will be relocated from Los Angeles to New York City's 30 Rockefeller Plaza, its original home before former host, Johnny Carson, moved it out west in 1972.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/jay-leno-leaving-nbcs-tonight-show-congratulates-jimmy-fallon-taking-his-job-1169399
Apple has to think different about China :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/zLydFWNyL3g/story01.htm
Derrick Rose Return: Will The Bulls Guard Be Back For Chicago's Playoffs Run Or The Regular Season? :: <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>With the regular season winding down and the NBA playoffs looming, the question of whether or not Derrick Rose can return has evolved into whether the Chicago Bulls talented point guard should return at all this season.</p>
<p>The former MVP has yet to take the court this season while recovering from an ACL tear suffered in last year's playoffs, even though he was <a href="http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/9031045/derrick-rose-chicago-bulls-cleared-play-waiting-dunk-confidently-left-foot-source-says" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cleared by Chicago team doctors to play in March</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/derrick-rose-return-will-bulls-guard-be-back-chicagos-playoffs-run-or-regular-season-1169385
Arsenal Transfer News: Gotze, Lewandowski, Burak And Bender Involved In Latest Speculation :: <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>Arsenal have identified three major summer transfer targets from the Bundesliga, <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-transfer-news-gunners-plan-1794169" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">according to the Sunday People</a>.</p>
<p>Borussia Dortmund duo Marion Gotze and Robert Lewandowski, as well as Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender are all said to be on Arsene Wenger's wanted list as he looks to rejuvenate his squad in the close season.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/arsenal-transfer-news-gotze-lewandowski-burak-bender-involved-latest-speculation-1169395
Twitter plays its platform hand, and it is the one holding all the Cards :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/A55E2i_EMv0/story01.htm
Zappos CEO rethinks urban transportation in Vegas with 100 Tesla Model S cars :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/NK_C7g4T8oc/story01.htm
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