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.
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iRhythm raises $16M for wearable cardiac monitoring patch :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/f3_BMD7b7ec/story01.htm
China and Australia in currency pact :: The Australian dollar becomes the third currency, along with the US dollar and the Japanese yen, that can be converted directly into and out of the Chinese yuan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22075345#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
'Supersized' Crabs Could Threaten Ocean Ecosystems Worldwide :: <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>Brace yourself, because the supersized crabs are coming, and they could do huge amounts of damage to the ecosystems they inhabit. </p>
<p>Thanks to speeding ocean acidification, an effect of rising carbon being burned into the atmosphere, crabs are growing at alarming rates, sometimes up to four times faster and larger than normal, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/2013/04/07/a0c29f48-972f-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reports the Washington Post</a>. This leads to larger, "supersized" crabs that could threaten ecosystems.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/supersized-crabs-could-threaten-ocean-ecosystems-worldwide-1182077
Iran Earthquake 2013 Update: 37 Dead, 850 Injured, Hundreds Homeless :: <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>The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck near Iran's only nuclear plant near Bushehr on Tuesday killed 37 people, injured another 850, destroyed many homes and devastated two villages, Iranian media reported Tuesday night. Earlier reports had no damage sustained.</p>
<p>One village was completely destroyed, a Red Crescent official told the Iranian Students' News Agency, but the nearby Bushehr nuclear plant was unharmed, Iranian officials and the Russian company that built it said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/iran-earthquake-2013-update-37-dead-850-injured-hundreds-homeless-1182079
Google sold Frommer's Travel — but kept all the social media data :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/gfP_EpVngBc/story01.htm
Drones on parade, and a few fun facts about 4K :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/G8YuSmId9hw/story01.htm
China-led frenzy over baby formula :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PlckgeUGe_s/
What's next for Europe's recovery? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/9v2SLhudP4c/
Margaret Thatcher And The 1984 Brighton Bomb: When The IRA Almost Killed The Iron Lady :: <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>Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday at the age of 87 in luxurious surroundings: a private suite at the Ritz Hotel in London.</p>
<p>But if things had gone a little differently, Thatcher would have lost her life at another hotel nearly 30 years ago, right in the middle of her tenure.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/margaret-thatcher-1984-brighton-bomb-when-ira-almost-killed-iron-lady-1181821
Want to get people shopping socially? It might be harder than you think :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/JBlGaRoWboA/story01.htm
Where do teen app makers learn? :: Why do so many teenage app developers go to private schools?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22032013#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Someone At The Vatican Is Illegally Downloading Porn :: <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 Roman Catholic Church may have spoken out strongly against pornography, but that apparently hasn't stopped numerous Vatican City residents from illegally pirating porn. </p>
<p>The blog <a href="http://torrentfreak.com/priests-watch-dvd-screeners-while-pirates-download-filth-in-the-vatican-130407/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TorrentFreak took a look</a> at illegal torrent downloads coming from Vatican City over the weekend and found some rather surprising results. Not only were Internet users located there downloading a few Hollywood movies and TV shows, someone has a very serious porn habit as well. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/someone-vatican-illegally-downloading-porn-1181795
The multihour iMessage outage (today's, that is) continues :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/699qjupJVvo/story01.htm
Why Qualcomm thinks LTE-broadcast will work where FLO TV failed :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/exfq1tW3nn8/story01.htm
America To Obama: Love You As President But Your Work On The Budget Deficit, Not So Much :: <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>While President Barack Obama still enjoys an approval rating just above 50 percent, his numbers on some of the critical issues facing America remain far lower.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/america-obama-love-you-president-your-work-budget-deficit-not-so-much-1181193
Why First Solar is buying a silicon solar cell startup no one's heard of :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/BpA8k3ap_Rg/story01.htm
That was quick: HomeBase Social is an unofficial Facebook Home launcher :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/rgfI0lmJZUE/story01.htm
Dow Sets New Closing Record At 14,673.46 :: <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>The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its second all-time high in a week Tuesday, led by materials and energy stocks.</p>
<p>The Dow closed at 14,673.46, a gain of 59.98 points, or 0.4 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index also rose 0.4 percent, closing at 1,568.61, less than two points below its own all-time high set April 2.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dow-sets-new-closing-record-1467346-1181985
Barcelona Vs. PSG: Will Lionel Messi Be Fit To Play? Can Barca Progress In Champions League Quarterfinal Second Leg Without Him? Prediction And Preview :: <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>Barcelona looked in a commanding position to make the Champions League semifinals when they led entering the final stages in the Parc des Princes last week. But, having twice relinquished advantages in the final 11 minutes to Paris Saint-Germain, the quarterfinal tie remains in the balance at 2-2 heading back to Camp Nou for the second leg.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/barcelona-vs-psg-will-lionel-messi-be-fit-play-can-barca-progress-champions-league-quarterfinal
This is about more than just advertorial — it's about brands going direct :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/pQU8OJav6d4/story01.htm
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