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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 &#8211; 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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SSE fined record £10.5m by Ofgem :: Energy supplier SSE is fined £10.5m by Ofgem for "prolonged and extensive" mis-selling, the regulator's biggest ever fine for a supplier.
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Sandberg empowers women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SdxagMQEFUw/

Woman reshaping world's skylines :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/BL59zV-xrbE/index.html

Ticket machine card fraud rise in EU :: Several European countries have reported a rise in card crime at ticket machines and petrol pumps, says a study.
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Jackson's promoter goes on trial :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/bXXv8_1uqoU/index.html

When will energy bills be clearer? :: When will choosing an energy tariff become clearer?
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SPL pursue Rangers legal costs :: The Scottish Premier League pursue costs for their investigation into undisclosed payments to Rangers players.
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Cyprus bank chief seeks to allay fears :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XPb-wt5YPSs/index.html

London banker integrity tests :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/We8C2ORyYmg/

Millions jobless in the eurozone :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRQbVHh23UU/

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/

Putin targets elite's foreign assets :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/fHu49VfVsNw/index.html

Coming to your phone: HD voice :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/t8ztOEKtQug/index.html

Latecomer wins FIFA goal-line deal :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/P-B9Xe45y-Y/index.html

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:&bull; 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).&bull; 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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Take This Job and Love It! :: In a down economy, when your job loses its lustre, it&#039;s worth taking a new approach to it. (Source: Psychology Today)
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