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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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
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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Take This Job and Love It! :: In a down economy, when your job loses its lustre, it's worth taking a new approach to it. (Source: Psychology Today)
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Salesforce.com and Rackspace gear up for mobile developers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ZoLrvstRxeY/story01.htm
Independent US Business Confidence Sputters On Lack Of About Future: NFIB :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/independent-us-business-confidence-sputters-lack-about-future-nfib-1179727
Kanye West Sued For Allegedly Sampling Lyrics In 'Gold Digger' Without Permission :: <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>Kanye West's trademark "gold digger" lyrics might belong to someone else.</p>
<p>The rapper-producer is being sued for sampling lyrics from an obscure 1974 song in his 2005 "Gold Digger" hit, <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/08/kanye-west-gold-digger-sued/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TMZ reports</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kanye-west-sued-allegedly-sampling-lyrics-gold-digger-without-permission-1179729
Right to Buy: a tainted gift? :: How Thatcher's Right to Buy scheme changed lives
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22077190#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
US calls for European demand boost :: US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urges countries with the "capacity" to do more to boost consumer demand, following talks with Germany's finance minister.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22079217#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Book review: Former Kindle exec on Kindle flaws, Nook strengths and Google's future in ebooks :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/SECi_Fw_Kag/story01.htm
Mayflower Oil Spill Effects: Dead Ducks, Residents Report Breathing Problems :: <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>An ExxonMobil pipeline rupture last week unleashed a flow of crude oil in central Arkansas, prompting the evacuation of 22 homes. With the fate of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline in limbo, the new spill in the city of Mayflower is a timely reminder of the environmental and health risks posed by fossil fuel accidents.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mayflower-oil-spill-effects-dead-ducks-residents-report-breathing-problems-1178891
UK factory output beats forecasts :: Industrial production rose by more than expected in February, boosting hopes the UK could avoid another recession, but the trade deficit widens.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22075758#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
French Media Group Lagardere SCA Sells Entire $2.98 Billion, 7.4% Stake In European Aerospace Giant EADS :: <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>Lagardere SCA, the French media giant, said on Tuesday that it sold its entire 7.4 percent stake in European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV (EADS) for $2.98 billion.</p>
<p>The Paris-based company sold all of the 61 million EADS shares it had acquired more than 10 years ago when it helped create EADS, the Wall Street Journal said.</p>
<p>The divestiture leaves Lagardere managers free to focus on such media assets as Elle magazine and book publishing.</p>
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/french-media-group-lagardere-sca-sells-entire-298-billion-74-stake-european-aerospace-giant-eads
Podcast: Who's afraid of podcasts as a business? Not Earwolf :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/b-X6hcb-hFU/story01.htm
Chinese auto giant building $200M factory to make EcoMotor's efficient engines :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Ndx5UjStvR8/story01.htm
Pension deficits up 'at worst time' :: The deficit of private sector, final-salary pension schemes rose in March, figures show, during a key review period for company pensions.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22080280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
London Market Report :: Alcoa's better-than-expected results boost mining shares, pulling the FTSE 100 higher.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Firebase brings Google Docs-like collaboration to its real-time backend :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/eoykHA-bAA4/story01.htm
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