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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Blab predicts what people will tweet, blog and report on :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/zIXnhJ4EfQw/story01.htm
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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VIDEO: The Iron Lady's economic legacy :: As tributes are paid to Baroness Thatcher, after her death at the age of 87, Stephanie Flanders looks back at the former prime minister's economic legacy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22076966#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Another Death In China From H7N9 Bird Flu As One Boy Makes Recovery And Anti-Viral Drugs Are Approved :: <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>Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that another person has died in China from the new H7N9 avian flu on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths by the virus to eight.</p>
<p>The most recent victim is an 83-year-old, a resident of the eastern province of Jiangsu, who started exhibiting symptoms as early as March 20, and was confirmed as having the H7N9 strand on April 2. So far, 24 people have been reported with the flu in China, all of whom in eastern provinces</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/another-death-china-h7n9-bird-flu-one-boy-makes-recovery-anti-viral-drugs-are-approved-1181905
VIDEO: Ex-HBOS chief to return knighthood :: Former HBOS chief executive Sir James Crosby has asked for his knighthood to be removed following a critical report into the bank's collapse during the financial crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22086043#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO Galatasaray 3-2 Real Madrid (3-5 Agg.): Highlights; Ronaldo Scores Twice To See Off Gala Fight Back As Madrid Make Champions League Last Four :: <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>Cristiano Ronaldo scored early and late to ensure Real Madrid's progress to the last four of the Champions League, despite Galatasaray's stirring second half fight back in the second leg of their quarterfinal tie.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-galatasaray-3-2-real-madrid-3-5-agg-highlights-ronaldo-scores-twice-see-gala-fight-back-madrid
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Release Date: Device Launches In US April 11 For $399 :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-note-80-release-date-device-launches-us-april-11-399-1181441
KPMG quits audit roles over claims :: KPMG, one of the world's largest accountancy firms, has resigned as auditor to Herbalife and Skechers amid claims against a former employee.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22087201#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Starbucks ditches physical iOS app cards — how will it affect app downloads? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Vl20Cu8UDO0/story01.htm
Los Angeles Lakers Vs. New Orleans Hornets: Where To Watch Live, Prediction, Preview For Metta World Peace's Return :: <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>With less than two weeks left in the 2012-2013 NBA season, there's a good chance the Los Angeles Lakers will miss the playoffs for the first time in eight years.</p>
<p>The Lakers trail the Utah Jazz by half a game for the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference. Utah recently overtook the Lakers, as they've won seven of their last eight games.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/los-angeles-lakers-vs-new-orleans-hornets-where-watch-live-prediction-preview-metta-world-peaces
AT&T and Google's plans to give Austin a gigbit is an experiment. Is it a good one? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/cASw-FHMbHE/story01.htm
Privacy Issues With China's Qihoo 360 Technology, Which Provides Free Antivirus Software, Are Becoming More Public :: <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>China's Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq:QIHU), whose free antivirus software has captured more than 80 percent of the market -- estimated at about 1.5 billion people -- is being accused of stealing confidential information from hundreds of millions of users.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/privacy-issues-chinas-qihoo-360-technology-which-provides-free-antivirus-software-are-becoming-more
VIDEO Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Malaga: Highlights; Dortmund Score Twice In Injury Time To Claim Champions League Semifinal Spot In Dramatic Fashion :: <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>Borussia Dortmund reached the semifinals of the Champions League in incredible fashion as they scored two goals in injury time to break Malaga's hearts with a 3-2 aggregate win.</p>
<p>With Dortmund looking on their way out after Eliseu had put Malaga in front with eight minutes remaining, the Germans somehow responded with goals from Marcus Reus and Felipe Santana. The decisive goal appeared to be offside, much to Malaga's disdain, although Dortmund will point to a similar failure to raise an offside flag for Eliseu's goal.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-borussia-dortmund-3-2-malaga-highlights-dortmund-score-twice-injury-time-claim-champions
Boxee rebrands new device as Cloud DVR, tones down cord cutting rhetoric :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OytATvT4tjY/story01.htm
FCC May Finally Relax Draconian Bush-Era Indecency Rules, But The Parents Television Council Is Not Happy About It :: <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>Do you really care if you see a nipple on television? For most of the '00s, the Federal Communications Commission bet that you did, and it spent a great deal of energy concerning itself with minor lapses of decency.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fcc-may-finally-relax-draconian-bush-era-indecency-rules-parents-television-council-not-happy-about
Scientists Delve Into Chemistry Of Hurricanes (The Drink) And New Orleans Hangover Cures :: <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>One of the more fun things about being a flavor researcher is that you can whip up a batch of Hurricanes on the clock. That's exactly what International Flavors & Fragrances research fellow Neil Da Costa did at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society on Tuesday. Da Costa and other researchers unpacked some of the chemical secrets of fine spirits at a symposium called <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/acs-ot031213.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"the Chemistry of the Bar."</a></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/scientists-delve-chemistry-hurricanes-drink-new-orleans-hangover-cures-1181629
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