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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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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How 'Lady T' built transatlantic bridges :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2A8LVmFTda4/index.html
Belgium protests over German low pay :: Belgium complains to the EU about the low wages paid by some German employers, calling it unfair "social dumping".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22080862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
One year in, it's almost like Facebook never bought Instagram. When will that change? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9jTkqc8PKGw/story01.htm
'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans' Husband Courtland Rogers Pleads Guilty To Assault :: <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>Courtland Rogers, the estranged husband of "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault against her on Monday.</p>
<p>The 21-year-old reality star previously released a photo of herself with a dark bruise on her left jaw line that she said had come from Rogers. In a police report from November of last year, Evans accused Rogers, "picking her up throwing her against the wall, bashing her head on the wall, punching her in her head, back, stomach, and legs."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/teen-mom-jenelle-evans-husband-courtland-rogers-pleads-guilty-assault-1180287
RBS faces IT failure investigation :: Computer problems that affected RBS customers last summer are to be investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22083695#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Samsung bets big on digital ink: $399 Galaxy Note 8.0 hits US on April 11 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DPtDshBT9tw/story01.htm
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
Jewish Terrorist Yaakov "Jack" Tytell Given Two Consecutive Life Sentences For 1997 Murder Of Two Palestinians :: <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>Yaakov "Jack" Tytell, now 40, was sane and acted alone when he killed two Palestinians and injured two Israelis with planted bombs. In two separate incidents in 1997, Tytell, the father of four with his Israeli wife, shot an Arab taxi driver in the back of the head in East Jerusalem, and then a few months later drove south to Hebron and shot a Palestinian man at near-point blank range.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/jewish-terrorist-yaakov-jack-tytell-given-two-consecutive-life-sentences-1997-murder-two-1180215
6-Year-Old Boy Shot By 4-Year-Old Neighbor In New Jersey: Toms River Police Mulling Criminal Charges :: <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 6-year-old boy is in serious condition after he was accidentally shot by his 4-year-old neighbor in New Jersey Monday night, police said.</p>
<p>The 4-year-old shot his 6-year-old neighbor with a .22-caliber rifle outside the younger child's home, Sgt. Robert Rankin of the Toms River Police Department told the <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NJ_BOY_SHOT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE�FAULT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>. The 4-year-old's parents were home when the shooting occurred Monday night.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/6-year-old-boy-shot-4-year-old-neighbor-new-jersey-toms-river-police-mulling-criminal-charges
Sandberg: Women must toughen up :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/AthhyO8oA3A/
Tiger Woods And Lindsey Vonn Relationship Trouble Already? Allegations Emerge That Woods Is Cheating :: <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>Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn may be on the rocks already, after claims that she believes Woods is cheating on her, with his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/tiger-woods-lindsey-vonn-relationship-trouble-already-allegations-emerge-woods-cheating-1180217
Rappers, Stars Ask Obama To Reform Prisons, Drug Policy Via Open Letter :: <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 group of well-known activists, rappers and other celebrities have written an open letter to President Obama, requesting looser drug policies and reform of America's prison system.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rappers-stars-ask-obama-reform-prisons-drug-policy-open-letter-1180205
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
Porter Airlines Of Canada Set To Buy 30 New Mid-Sized C-Series Planes From Learjet Maker Bombardier In $2 Billion Deal :: <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>Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. is set to announce it will order as many as 30 jetliners from Bombardier Inc. (TSE: BBD.B), marking the first orders of the Learjet maker's recently unveiled C-Series.</p>
<p>The transaction, potentially worth $2.08 billion, could be finalized by Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited sources familiar with the deal.</p>
<p>Montreal-based Bombardier said in December that an unidentified air carrier based in the Americas intended to purchase 12 C-Series aircraft plus options for an additional 18 narrow-body commercial jets.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/porter-airlines-canada-set-buy-30-new-mid-sized-c-series-planes-learjet-maker-bombardier-2-billion
Turkish Airlines buys Boeing planes :: Turkey's national carrier Turkish Airlines is to buy 95 planes from US aircraft maker Boeing, between now and 2021.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22080766#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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