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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The PC market is a horror show right now :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ZaiT87cyido/story01.htm
'Extreme Kidnapping' Offers Thrill-Seekers Simulated Carjack Experience [VIDEO] :: <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>Who would pay $500 to get fake-carjacked by masked gunmen, kidnapped and tied to a chair in a dark room while heavy metal music blares in the background?</p>
<p>Well, apparently someone desires such an experience, in what's <a href="http://www.gq.com/news-politics/mens-lives/201304/how-to-be-kidnapped-abducted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">becoming somewhat of a trend</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks to the Detroit-based company Extreme Kidnapping, even the most jaded of thrill-seekers can get their adrenaline fix.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/extreme-kidnapping-offers-thrill-seekers-simulated-carjack-experience-video-1184671
Foxconn sales drop could foreshadow Apple earnings :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nKO21dq5r54/story01.htm
Samsung Galaxy S4 Release Nears As Company Highlights The 'Hidden Innovation' In It's Newest Smartphone :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-release-nears-company-highlights-hidden-innovation-its-newest-smartphone-1184449
US Department Of Defense Looks To Cut 40,000 To 50,000 Civilian Jobs :: <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 U.S. Department of Defense is expected to cut its civilian workforce by 40,000 to 50,000 employees over the next five years, <a href="http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id9740" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pentagon officials said Wednesday.</a></p>
<p>Currently, the DOD has about 800,000 civilian employees.</p>
<p>The Pentagon said the cuts will be achieved primarily through attrition, base closures and the consolidation of health care facilities, and would have to be approved by Congress before going into effect.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-department-defense-looks-cut-40000-50000-civilian-jobs-1184581
Dutch uncover large-scale meat fraud :: Dutch authorities say some 50,000 tonnes of meat sold as beef across Europe since January 2011 may have contained horsemeat.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22098763#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Can Starbucks Break Out? :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/can-starbucks-break-out-1184645
Smile photographers: Pics.io delivers RAW photo edits in the browser :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/G6R0ELqVwpk/story01.htm
NFL Draft 2013 Prospects: 5 Underrated Players Who Could Make It Past The First Round :: <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 few players in the upcoming 2013 NFL Draft have been labeled by many as "can-t-miss" prospects.</p>
<p>Offensive linemen like Luke Joeckel and Eric Fisher will go at the top of the first round and are expected to make an immediate impact in the pros. Geno Smith seems to be the unanimous pick as the top quarterback in the draft, and some team will peg him as their signal caller of the future.</p>
<p>As in every year, a few stars will come out of the draft that were overlooked n in the first round.</p>
<p>Below are five of the most underrated prospects in this year's draft class.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nfl-draft-2013-prospects-5-underrated-players-who-could-make-it-past-first-round-1184577
Ted Cruz On Gun Control Bill: Pass It Before I See What's In It? No Way [AUDIO LINK] :: <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>Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday criticized his fellow Republicans for supporting a Democratic gun control bill before they've seen its details.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ted-cruz-gun-control-bill-pass-it-i-see-whats-it-no-way-audio-link-1184483
Dress Code Bans Leggings From Kenilworth Junior High School, Draws Criticism For Advancing 'Rape Culture' :: <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>Thou shalt not wear skinny jeans.</p>
<p>So saith a new dress code at <a href="http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/petaluma-middle-school-bans-too-tight-pants-girls/nXD6S/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kenilworth Junior High in Petaluma, Calif.</a>, KTVU reports.</p>
<p>On April 4, the school held an assembly for its female students telling them they were no longer allowed to wear yoga pants, leggings or tight jeans because it was distracting the boys.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dress-code-bans-leggings-kenilworth-junior-high-school-draws-criticism-advancing-rape-culture
Obama unveils $3.8tn budget plan :: US President Barack Obama unveils a $3.77tn (£2.4tn) budget that proposes fresh taxes on the wealthy along with cuts to benefit programmes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22096858#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Bitcoin Bubble Burst? An Insider's Explanation For The Currency's Fluctuating Value :: <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 href="http://bitcoin.org/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bitcoin</a>, a digital, peer-to-peer currency that operates independent of central banks and international borders, has been all over the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2013/04/07/four-reasons-bitcoin-is-worth-studying/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">financial</a> and <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/08/how-to-mine-bitcoins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">technology</a> headlines this month -- mostly having to do with its <a href="https://mtgox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drastically gyrating price</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/bitcoin-bubble-burst-insiders-explanation-currencys-fluctuating-value-1184481
LinkedIn updates its Recruiter page, showing where the company is putting its focus :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/3o9tyQCZYM0/story01.htm
Girls Lift Tractor Off Dad: Hannah And Haylee Smith Lift 3,000-Pound Tractor, Save Dad After Freak Accident [VIDEO] :: <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 pair of teenage sisters in Oregon teamed up to lift a 3,000-pound tractor off of their father after a freak yard accident on Monday.</p>
<p>Jeff Smith, a 36-year-old resident of Lebanon, Ore., was using the tractor to remove a tree stump from his yard when the mud on his boots caused his foot to slip off of the clutch. The 3,000-pound tractor then flipped over, crushing the father of two underneath, the <a href="http://democratherald.com/news/local/dad-in-distress/article_33de96aa-9f33-11e2-b28e-0019bb2963f4.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Albany Democrat-Herald</a> reports.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/girls-lift-tractor-dad-hannah-haylee-smith-lift-3000-pound-tractor-save-dad-after-freak-accident
Au Voleur! Pickpockets Shut Down The Louvre :: <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 Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, is closed Wednesday because its workers have gone on strike. But the Parisian museum's 1,000 workers do not want better conditions. They are protesting the roving bands of pickpockets that haunt the museum, against whom they say authorities are not doing enough.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/au-voleur-pickpockets-shut-down-louvre-1184445
Ed tech teams compete for modest prizes from Gates Foundation, Facebook :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/XPMtNoIqKRQ/story01.htm
Ribbon announces in-stream Twitter payments so you can purchase while you tweet :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/zOIlKb378kc/story01.htm
For Foursquare, why being mayor isn't enough to build a business :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/lRbQTFA4KcE/story01.htm
As smartphones get bigger, could Android's user base get smaller? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/V4v1ClWW9bw/story01.htm
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