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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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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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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SPL pursue Rangers legal costs :: The Scottish Premier League pursue costs for their investigation into undisclosed payments to Rangers players.
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Qatar flexing its regional clout :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ZqSdmcYcOGA/
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:• 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).• 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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Quiz: Destination Dubai :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/cett7x86gGI/index.html
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The Open and Rocky Road Post-2015 :: What values does a Yemeni journalist who fuelled the Arab Spring hold in common with a former principal of the U.S. National Security Council? And how in turn will they see eye to eye with a Jordanian queen, or the president of Indonesia?
The subjects of this riddle are meeting in Monrovia as part of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's 27-member High Level Panel of Eminent Person's on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP).
The purpose of the HLP is to lead the discussion around a new framework, the post-2015 development agenda, to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The HLP's work will culminate with an advisory report to Ban in May 2013.
The meeting, which takes place between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, is the third in a series of four. Previous meetings took place in Lon...
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Nepal's battle with drug traffickers :: Nepal fights to avoid being called a haven for drug trafficking
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European markets at close: 04.04.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/n8ARkFv8rss/
Will Mozambique end up like Nigeria or Norway? :: Will Mozambique emulate Nigeria or Norway when its gas flows?
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Q&A: Japan's latest stimulus package :: Will Japan's latest stimulus measures work?
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No fresh stimulus measures from BoE :: The Bank of England decides not to expand its stimulus programme of quantitative easing and keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5%.
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EU suspects state aid in football :: The EU is studying allegations that some top football clubs, including Real Madrid, received state aid in violation of EU competition rules.
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Pension reform 'needs explanation' :: The government should do more to explain the new state pension system to the public, a cross-party group of MPs says.
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Qatar's spending spree :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/KlCVG9hz45o/
How science confounded the year's gloom :: Higgs boson and landing Curiosity on Mars are just two of the great achievements of the past 12 monthsIn a year that saw Britain suffer double-dip recession; when crippling debt has risen to threaten a record number of households; when the nation faces losing its triple A credit rating; and the economy of the entire planet continues to flounder, it is hard to find many reasons to be cheerful. The human species, which has made so much of its sparkling intellect in recent decades, could fairly be accused of having made a recent hash of global affairs. It is a justifiable criticism, though it ignores some intriguing contradictory evidence. We forget that some affairs went well in 2012. Indeed, when it came to scientific achievements, the year turns out to have been a sparkling one. Interplane...
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Portugal bailout blown off course :: Government must table new austerity measures to make up for a budget shortfall or negotiate further relaxation of deficit targets with lenders
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d1c3a10-9ed9-11e2-b813-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
New York Knicks Vs. OKC Thunder: Where To Watch Knicks Test 11-Game Win Streak, Preview, Betting Odds, Prediction, Melo, Durant Battle For Scoring Title :: <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>A tenth of a point is all that separates New York Knick Carmelo Anthony and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant.</p>
<p>Seeking his fourth straight scoring title, Durant leads the league at 28.4 points per game, and Anthony is just behind him at 28.3. The 28-year-old Anthony has never won a scoring title, but as put together a three-game slew of 43.7 points on 64.2-percent shooting to inch closer to Durant.</p>
<p>Now the two square-off Sunday afternoon at Chesapeake Energy Arena, as the Knicks put their 11-game winning streak on the line.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-york-knicks-vs-okc-thunder-where-watch-knicks-test-11-game-win-streak-preview-betting-odds
Unions in talks over general strike :: The union that represents government workers says it is in talks on holding a general strike as it vowed to "fight back" on spending cuts.
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NCAA Championship Game: What Channel, Time, Day Will Louisville Play Michigan? :: <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>Three weeks have dwindled 68 teams down to two, with the Louisville Cardinals facing the Michigan Wolverines in the 2013 NCAA Championship Monday night in Atlanta.</p>
<p>Louisville reduced a 12-point deficit and survived an upset bid from Wichita State, and the Wolverines stymied a late surge for Syracuse Saturday to each earn long awaited berths in the title game.</p>
<p>It is the first championship game for Louisville since they won it all in 1986 and the first for head coach Rick Pitino since 1997 when his then-Kentucky Wildcats fell to Arizona.</p></div></div></div>
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Chinese Issue Veiled Warning To North Korea :: <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>A top South Korean national security official said Sunday that North Korea may be readying another missile test or some other provocation within days, <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/07/south-korea-says-north-may-be-preparing-to-test-missile/?intcmp=trending" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Associated Press reports.</a></p></div></div></div>
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Luxembourg 'considers' open banking :: Luxembourg would consider greater transparency of its banking sector to help curb tax evasion, the finance minister tells a German newspaper.
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Last week on Pro: smart meters, smart watches, and more :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/8oNBBAD1Kcc/story01.htm
Ukraine pardons Tymoshenko allies :: President pardons two opposition politicians, partially defusing a stand-off with the EU over allegedly politically motivated prosecutions
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Clashes form backdrop to Egypt-IMF talks :: Violence comes as negotiators from the IMF meet Egyptian officials to hammer out details of loan package
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NCAA Basketball: Louisville Survive Against Wichita State, While Michigan Edge Syracuse :: <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>And then there were two.</p>
<p>No. 1 seed Louisville were able outlast No. 9 seed Wichita State despite the tough interior presence of Cleanthony Early, while No. 4 seed Michigan were able to hold off a late run by No. 4 seed Syracuse, as the national title game is set for Monday night at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.</p>
<p>Louisville trailed for much of Saturday's contest, but were able to force some key turnovers and earn a win over a resilient Wichita State squad, 72-68. The Cardinals were led by Luke Hancock, who scored 20 points on six-of-nine shooting.</p></div></div></div>
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Takeaways from The Raven, and other online shorts that went Hollywood :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/EnZ5D8ZBvVg/story01.htm
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