09-Apr-2013 03:48

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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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

Jackson's promoter goes on trial :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/bXXv8_1uqoU/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/

Qatar flexing its regional clout :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ZqSdmcYcOGA/

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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Is 'Reasons My Son Is Crying' Unethical? Viral Tumblr Raises Questions :: <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>The "Reasons My Son Is Crying" Tumblr is just six days old, but the young boy whose tear-streaked face is now burned into the brains of thousands of people across the world may have one more reason to cry once he grows up.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/reasons-my-son-crying-unethical-viral-tumblr-raises-questions-1179147

LeAnn Rimes Sports Toned Bikini Body After Brandi Glanville, Eddie Cibrian Drama [PHOTOS] :: <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><a href="https://twitter.com/leannrimes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LeAnn Rimes</a> was recently photographed showing off a more than spring break-ready body.</p>
<p>The "How Do I Live" star sported a teeny-tiny white bikini and aviator sunglass while soaking in some sun during a trip to Miami Beach over the weekend. The fit country singer, 30, was vacationing at the Shore Club hotel, <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/leann-rimes-shows-off-toned-bikini-body-in-tiny-white-bikini-in-miami-beach-picture-201384" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Us Weekly </a>reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/leann-rimes-sports-toned-bikini-body-after-brandi-glanville-eddie-cibrian-drama-photos-1179143

Turbulence Ahead! Climate Change To Cause Bumpier Flights, Longer Trips :: <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>Buckle up, because it's going to be a bumpy ride over the seas in the coming years as climate change increases the times -- and discomfort -- of trips over one of the world's busiest flight corridors.</p>
<p>According to researchers from the University of Reading and the University of East Anglia in England, global warming will destabilize air currents at altitudes used by commercial airlines by 2050, dramatically increasing atmospheric turbulence.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/turbulence-ahead-climate-change-cause-bumpier-flights-longer-trips-1179105

Sen. Tim Johnson Announces Support For Same-Sex Marriage :: <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>Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., announced Monday that he will support same-sex marriage. His decision leaves only three Democratic holdouts on the issue in the Senate. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sen-tim-johnson-announces-support-same-sex-marriage-1179109

JC Penney Fires CEO Ron Johnson, Brings Back Mike Ullman :: <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>J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) has axed CEO Ron Johnson, who tried to replace sales and coupons with everyday low prices, and is bringing back his predecessor Myron (Mike) Ullman, the department store chain said Monday evening.</p>
<p>Shares in J.C. Penney rose nearly 11 percent after the initial CNBC report that Johnson was out, then fell 6 percent after the company said Ullman was back.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/jc-penney-fires-ceo-ron-johnson-brings-back-mike-ullman-1179123

Who Is Sara Gilbert Engaged To? Linda Perry Proposes To 'Talk' Girlfriend In Park :: <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>"Talk" host Sara Gilbert is engaged to 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry. The "Roseanne" star announced her engagement on the set of her daytime <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_talk/giveaways/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">talk show</a> on Monday.</p>
<p>Perry, a singer-songwriter-producer, set up a "magical" picnic for her girlfriend the day she decided to pop the question.</p>
<p>The two women announced their relationship just this past fall and it only took two more seasons before they knew they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/who-sara-gilbert-engaged-linda-perry-proposes-talk-girlfriend-park-1179083

Caribou Coffee to close 80 stores :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/WcptBZt6afM/index.html