08-May-2013 04:13

Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science :: The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
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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Mmm, invisibility donut… researchers try new takes on the "invisibility cloak" :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/vhw3tQDe-zc/story01.htm

How EMC's CTO is trying to keep EMC, VMware and Pivotal orbiting the same sun :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nbtUlBmjTdA/story01.htm

Electronic Arts sees brighter 2014 :: The video game maker Electronic Arts (EA) reports lower profits, but forecasts higher earnings in 2014.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/22443602#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Can we ever trust bankers again? :: Can customers ever trust bankers again?
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Malta PM dismisses bailout fears :: Why Malta reckons it can weather the eurozone storms
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22405349#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The world's most sleep-starved students :: Which country has the sleepiest students?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22209818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

What should the IMF say to the UK? :: What should the IMF say to the UK?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22436284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Marissa Mayer: expect video tiers but no Yahoo Home :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/NKwJy3bvyeA/story01.htm

The bionic ear is closer than you think with new apps, implants, and biomimetic mics :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DGr_1lUoz7E/story01.htm

Walt Disney results beat predictions :: Walt Disney's results have beaten analysts' expectations, thanks to strong earnings at its movie and sports TV divisions.
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Windows 8 poses challenge :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/1mYKBMeKk18/

ABBA's new museum :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/cF6edRVXy8s/

Debating against austerity :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IOD2W6vrvjU/

Commenters: Hands off my Internet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rUs6iYvd1es/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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'End sexism in architecture' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/MfyJjQ4cgrs/index.html

How airlines recycle :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LOCH34D_QX8/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:&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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