14-Apr-2013 23:05

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 &#8211; 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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China's baby formula fears :: China's worried mothers spark rationing around the world
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22088977#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Police raids over Rangers purchase :: Police carry out a series of raids relating to the purchase of Rangers Football Club by Craig Whyte from Sir David Murray.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22099662#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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.
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Chinese tourism: Good, bad, backlash :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2PWOO15mPJE/index.html

IMF downplays inflation risks :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/FoeAZiEG6Wg/

European markets at close: 10.04.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/5EI0zM4alLo/

Fans set for Portsmouth takeover :: A supporters' group takeover of Portsmouth is given the go-ahead after a High Court hearing.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22098749

New film aims at Mexico wealth gap :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/TN0a88pPgsU/

WTO cuts 2013 trade growth forecast after grim 2012 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/SJcjYfmakxE/

Brussels warns on Spain and Slovenia :: The European Commission has warned that Spain and Slovenia must quickly address the "imbalances" in their economies.
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Whyte loses £18m Ticketus battle :: Craig Whyte is ordered to pay £18m to the finance firm Ticketus after losing a claim against him at the High Court in London.
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Cash in on used clothing :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/yWzhxjUEjEQ/

What's next for Europe's recovery? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/9v2SLhudP4c/

Flights set to be bumpier, costlier :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/gV57JaGzFIM/index.html

How does N. Korea make its money? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/93tj0g6Nh_Y/index.html

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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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:&bull; 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).&bull; 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&#039;s worth taking a new approach to it. (Source: Psychology Today)
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Thatcher's UK-U.S. bridge building :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2A8LVmFTda4/index.html