måndag 11 mars 2013

12-Mar-2013 07:38

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

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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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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/

US-EU multi-trillion dollar deal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IUZUM8VsG6I/

Struggling in your career? Good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pc5fTFplAl8/index.html

CEO Ghosn: Eliminate uncertainty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wvKiPmA1Wgk/

China's Wen leaves divided legacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FmQlrJijHIY/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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David Bowie's big comeback :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IMVUgnE5ayA/

Designing David Bowie's big comeback :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/MNOvkd_oN6I/index.html

Facebook reveals secrets you haven't shared :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/v8URMbkvmm8/index.html

Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (IRobot, BioScrip, Life Technologies, XenoPort, Stewart, Lakeland, Perfect World, Diamond Foods, Pacira) :: <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 top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were IRobot Corporation, BioScrip Inc, Life Technologies Corp, XenoPort Inc and Stewart Enterprises Inc, while the top after-market Nasdaq losers were Lakeland Industries Inc, Perfect World Co, Diamond Foods Inc and Pacira Pharmaceuticals.</p>
<p><strong>Gainers</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/top-after-market-nasdaq-movers-irobot-bioscrip-life-technologies-xenoport-stewart-lakeland-perfect

5 Dead In Afghan Helicopter Crash; US, Afghan Troops Killed In 'Insider Attack' :: <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>Five members of the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan died in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan Monday, the coalition said.</p>
<p>Americans were all the fatalities in the incident, which occurred in Daman district of Kandahar province, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21750666">U.S. officials told news agencies</a>.</p>
<p>"Initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident," the International Security Assistance Force said in a statement.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/5-dead-afghan-helicopter-crash-us-afghan-troops-killed-insider-attack-1119333

BoJ member at odds with Kuroda :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/72FeEMbY-jU/index.html

Valerie Harper Is Staying Positive Despite Terminal Cancer: 'I'm Not Dying Until I Do' :: <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>Ever since Valerie Harper announced last week that she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, the former Rhoda Morgenstern from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Rhoda" has been the subject of discussion after years out of the spotlight.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/valerie-harper-staying-positive-despite-terminal-cancer-im-not-dying-until-i-do-1119335

Top After-Market NYSE Movers (Heckmann, Verifone, Yum! Brands, Aqua America, GMX Resources, Baytex Energy, US Silica, Iron Mountain, ReneSola) :: <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 top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Heckmann Corp, Verifone Systems, Yum! Brands, Aqua America and GMX Resources. The top after-market NYSE losers were Baytex Energy Corp, Government Properties Income Trust, U.S. Silica Holdings, Iron Mountain and ReneSola Ltd.</p>
<p><strong>Gainers</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/top-after-market-nyse-movers-heckmann-verifone-yum-brands-aqua-america-gmx-resources-baytex-energy

Can Aspirin Lower The Risk Of Skin Cancer? Melanoma Lowers In Women Who Take The Drug, But Don't Go Tanning Yet :: <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>Aspirin is best known as a headache- and painkiller, but a new study suggests it can also guard against melanoma, a dangerous type of skin cancer.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/can-aspirin-lower-risk-skin-cancer-melanoma-lowers-women-who-take-drug-dont-go-tanning-yet-1119308

US expands North Korea sanctions :: The US imposes sanctions on North Korea's primary foreign exchange bank and four individuals, amid escalating rhetoric from Pyongyang.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21751226#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Matt Lauer on Ann Curry Leaving 'Today': We Didn't Handle It Well :: <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>Matt Lauer and pretty much everyone at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nbc.com/">NBC's</a> "Today" have seen better times during the show's many decades on television. The 55-year-old host talked about his morning show's low ratings and Ann Curry's departure during a frank interview with the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/11/matt-lauer-s-bruising-year-after-ann-curry-s-ouster-devastated-thetoday-show.html">Daily Beast.</a></p>
<p>Lauer said of "Today's" less-than-stellar ratings:</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/matt-lauer-ann-curry-leaving-today-we-didnt-handle-it-well-1119267

12-Mar-2013 07:38 UK

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Commerzbank eyes £5bn UK property sale :: US private equity investment firms including Blackstone, Lone Star and Starwood Capital line up for German lender's Eurohypo real estate arm
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0f42ea8-8a59-11e2-bf79-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

VIDEO: Boost for UK biotech industry :: Funding from the UK government which matches private investment in biotech firms has boosted the sector, according to companies in the industry.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK lawmakers want tougher banking reform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/koX-PhgAnVc/

UK 'should spend more on building' :: Boosting homebuilding and infrastructure spending should be the main goal of next week's Budget, according to business lobby groups.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21735280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

12-Mar-2013 06:37

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

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, &#8220;Changing Children&#8217;s Chances&#8221;, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world&#8217;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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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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/

US-EU multi-trillion dollar deal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IUZUM8VsG6I/

Struggling in your career? Good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pc5fTFplAl8/index.html

CEO Ghosn: Eliminate uncertainty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wvKiPmA1Wgk/

China's Wen leaves divided legacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FmQlrJijHIY/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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

Can Aspirin Lower The Risk Of Skin Cancer? Melanoma Lowers In Women Who Take The Drug, But Don't Go Tanning Yet :: <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>Aspirin is best known as a headache- and painkiller, but a new study suggests it can also guard against melanoma, a dangerous type of skin cancer.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/can-aspirin-lower-risk-skin-cancer-melanoma-lowers-women-who-take-drug-dont-go-tanning-yet-1119308

US expands North Korea sanctions :: The US imposes sanctions on North Korea's primary foreign exchange bank and four individuals, amid escalating rhetoric from Pyongyang.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21751226#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Matt Lauer on Ann Curry Leaving 'Today': We Didn't Handle It Well :: <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>Matt Lauer and pretty much everyone at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nbc.com/">NBC's</a> "Today" have seen better times during the show's many decades on television. The 55-year-old host talked about his morning show's low ratings and Ann Curry's departure during a frank interview with the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/11/matt-lauer-s-bruising-year-after-ann-curry-s-ouster-devastated-thetoday-show.html">Daily Beast.</a></p>
<p>Lauer said of "Today's" less-than-stellar ratings:</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/matt-lauer-ann-curry-leaving-today-we-didnt-handle-it-well-1119267

Samsung Galaxy S4 Release Nears: New Patent Filings Suggest 3D Video/Imaging And Panoramic Imaging Lens, Second Teaser Trailer Suggests Black Or White Phone [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>How many specs can <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.samsung.com/us/">Samsung</a> cram into the Galaxy S4 before it's unveiled at the Mobile Unpacked event Thursday at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.radiocity.com">Radio City Music Hall</a> in New York? </p>
<p>According to the rumor mill, as many as possible. Recent reports suggest the Korean electronics giant filed patents for 3D Video/Image capturing and a new Panorama Camera System just days ago that may be seen on the highly anticipated Galaxy S4.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-release-nears-new-patent-filings-suggest-3d-videoimaging-panoramic-imaging-lens

Software-defined storage stays hot as SwiftStack gets $6.1M :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/pMsS_imwwM8/story01.htm

US official in China hacking call :: The Chinese government should acknowledge and investigate cyber crime from China, US National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21751204#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Falkland Islanders Vote To Stay British, 1,517-3 :: <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 people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly to stay British, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21750909" target="_blank">the BBC reported</a> Monday night.</p>
<p>Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum in the remote South Atlantic islands, 1,513 were in favor of keeping the current status, while just three votes were against.</p>
<p>There was a turnout of more than 90 percent from 1,672 British citizens eligible to vote in a population of about 2,900.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/falkland-islanders-vote-stay-british-1517-3-1119264

VIDEO: Nepalese dream of working abroad :: For many Nepalese, working abroad is the best way to secure their economic future.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21751071#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Mandatory Gun Ownership In Maine Town? Byron Shoots Down Controversial Measure :: <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 people of Byron, Maine, unanimously rejected a proposal in a town meeting Monday that would have required every household to own a firearm and ammunition, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/maine-town-wont-require-every-household-own-gun-012650151.html">Reuters</a> reported.</p>
<p>Sixty Byron residents crammed in a tiny schoolhouse where they voted down the measure at their annual town meeting.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mandatory-gun-ownership-maine-town-byron-shoots-down-controversial-measure-1119263

VIDEO: 'Stability needed' to Mine in Mongolia :: Do the benefits outweigh the risks for some of the world's biggest miners in Mongolia?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21751072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Is James Franco The Most Hated Neighbor In LA? Resident Complains About 'Oz The Great and Powerful' Star In Email :: <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>James Franco may be on his way to A-list actor status after his performance in "Oz the Great and Powerful," but that certainly doesn't make him a good neighbor.</p>
<p>In fact, Franco could be the worst neighbor ever, at least that's what a disgruntled Los Angeles resident who lives in close proximity to him thinks.</p>
<p>One of his neighbors tore the 34-year-actor apart via an anonymous email posted on real estate blog <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://la.curbed.com/">Curbed LA </a>on Friday, saying he had a harmful impact on the quiet street.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/james-franco-most-hated-neighbor-la-resident-complains-about-oz-great-powerful-star-email-1119207

12-Mar-2013 06:37 UK

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Commerzbank eyes £5bn UK property sale :: US private equity investment firms including Blackstone, Lone Star and Starwood Capital line up for German lender's Eurohypo real estate arm
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0f42ea8-8a59-11e2-bf79-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

VIDEO: Boost for UK biotech industry :: Funding from the UK government which matches private investment in biotech firms has boosted the sector, according to companies in the industry.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK lawmakers want tougher banking reform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/koX-PhgAnVc/

UK 'should spend more on building' :: Boosting homebuilding and infrastructure spending should be the main goal of next week's Budget, according to business lobby groups.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21735280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

12-Mar-2013 05:36

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

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, &#8220;Changing Children&#8217;s Chances&#8221;, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world&#8217;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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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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/

US-EU multi-trillion dollar deal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IUZUM8VsG6I/

Struggling in your career? Good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pc5fTFplAl8/index.html

CEO Ghosn: Eliminate uncertainty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wvKiPmA1Wgk/

China's Wen leaves divided legacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FmQlrJijHIY/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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Software-defined storage stays hot as SwiftStack gets $6.1M :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/pMsS_imwwM8/story01.htm

Falkland Islanders Vote To Stay British, 1,517-3 :: <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 people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly to stay British, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21750909" target="_blank">the BBC reported</a> Monday night.</p>
<p>Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum in the remote South Atlantic islands, 1,513 were in favor of keeping the current status, while just three votes were against.</p>
<p>There was a turnout of more than 90 percent from 1,672 British citizens eligible to vote in a population of about 2,900.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/falkland-islanders-vote-stay-british-1517-3-1119264

Mandatory Gun Ownership In Maine Town? Byron Shoots Down Controversial Measure :: <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 people of Byron, Maine, unanimously rejected a proposal in a town meeting Monday that would have required every household to own a firearm and ammunition, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/maine-town-wont-require-every-household-own-gun-012650151.html">Reuters</a> reported.</p>
<p>Sixty Byron residents crammed in a tiny schoolhouse where they voted down the measure at their annual town meeting.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mandatory-gun-ownership-maine-town-byron-shoots-down-controversial-measure-1119263

Is James Franco The Most Hated Neighbor In LA? Resident Complains About 'Oz The Great and Powerful' Star In Email :: <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>James Franco may be on his way to A-list actor status after his performance in "Oz the Great and Powerful," but that certainly doesn't make him a good neighbor.</p>
<p>In fact, Franco could be the worst neighbor ever, at least that's what a disgruntled Los Angeles resident who lives in close proximity to him thinks.</p>
<p>One of his neighbors tore the 34-year-actor apart via an anonymous email posted on real estate blog <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://la.curbed.com/">Curbed LA </a>on Friday, saying he had a harmful impact on the quiet street.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/james-franco-most-hated-neighbor-la-resident-complains-about-oz-great-powerful-star-email-1119207

LinkedIn Reported Buying Pulse Newsreader App :: <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>LinkedIn will buy the maker of the newsreader app Pulse, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://allthingsd.com/20130311/linkedin-to-buy-pulse-newsreader-for-more-than-50m/" target="_blank">AllThingsD reported Monday</a>, citing "sources familiar with the negotiations."</p>
<p>The acquisition is priced somewhere between $50 million and $100 million, the report said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/linkedin-reported-buying-pulse-newsreader-app-1119241

Could Hugo Chavez's Death Be Good News For Venezuelan Tourism? :: <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>Onlookers will debate whether Hugo Chavez helped or hurt his nation for years to come, but as the world nitpicks every detail of his reign in the weeks after his death, one thing is certain: Under Chavez's rule, travelers (both business and leisure) stayed far away from Venezuela.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/could-hugo-chavezs-death-be-good-news-venezuelan-tourism-1119177

Is Elisabeth Hasselbeck Leaving 'The View?' Barbara Walters Squashes Rumors Over The Conservative Host's Departure :: <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>"View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck isn't going anywhere, at least so says fellow host and creator of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://abc.go.com">ABC's</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://theview.abc.go.com/">"The View"</a> Barbara Walters.</p>
<p>On Monday's show, the veteran broadcast journalist <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-joy-behar-barbara-walters-next-1117569">addressed rumors </a>that the "Survivor" reality-star was being fired from the show because of her conservative views.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-barbara-walters-squashes-rumors-over-conservative-hosts-departure

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Are telehealth's benefits a myth? :: Are remote monitoring services really working?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Jobs boom' from PPI mis-selling :: The giant employment group Manpower says at least 20,000 jobs have been created to deal with claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

12-Mar-2013 05:36 UK

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Commerzbank eyes £5bn UK property sale :: US private equity investment firms including Blackstone, Lone Star and Starwood Capital line up for German lender's Eurohypo real estate arm
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0f42ea8-8a59-11e2-bf79-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

VIDEO: Boost for UK biotech industry :: Funding from the UK government which matches private investment in biotech firms has boosted the sector, according to companies in the industry.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK lawmakers want tougher banking reform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/koX-PhgAnVc/

UK 'should spend more on building' :: Boosting homebuilding and infrastructure spending should be the main goal of next week's Budget, according to business lobby groups.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21735280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

12-Mar-2013 04:35

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

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, &#8220;Changing Children&#8217;s Chances&#8221;, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world&#8217;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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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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The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/

US-EU multi-trillion dollar deal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IUZUM8VsG6I/

Struggling in your career? Good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pc5fTFplAl8/index.html

CEO Ghosn: Eliminate uncertainty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wvKiPmA1Wgk/

China's Wen leaves divided legacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FmQlrJijHIY/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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Is James Franco The Most Hated Neighbor In LA? Resident Complains About 'Oz The Great and Powerful' Star In Email :: <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>James Franco may be on his way to A-list actor status after his performance in "Oz the Great and Powerful," but that certainly doesn't make him a good neighbor.</p>
<p>In fact, Franco could be the worst neighbor ever, at least that's what a disgruntled Los Angeles resident who lives in close proximity to him thinks.</p>
<p>One of his neighbors tore the 34-year-actor apart via an anonymous email posted on real estate blog <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://la.curbed.com/">Curbed LA </a>on Friday, saying he had a harmful impact on the quiet street.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/james-franco-most-hated-neighbor-la-resident-complains-about-oz-great-powerful-star-email-1119207

LinkedIn Reported Buying Pulse Newsreader App :: <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>LinkedIn will buy the maker of the newsreader app Pulse, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://allthingsd.com/20130311/linkedin-to-buy-pulse-newsreader-for-more-than-50m/" target="_blank">AllThingsD reported Monday</a>, citing "sources familiar with the negotiations."</p>
<p>The acquisition is priced somewhere between $50 million and $100 million, the report said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/linkedin-reported-buying-pulse-newsreader-app-1119241

Could Hugo Chavez's Death Be Good News For Venezuelan Tourism? :: <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>Onlookers will debate whether Hugo Chavez helped or hurt his nation for years to come, but as the world nitpicks every detail of his reign in the weeks after his death, one thing is certain: Under Chavez's rule, travelers (both business and leisure) stayed far away from Venezuela.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/could-hugo-chavezs-death-be-good-news-venezuelan-tourism-1119177

Is Elisabeth Hasselbeck Leaving 'The View?' Barbara Walters Squashes Rumors Over The Conservative Host's Departure :: <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>"View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck isn't going anywhere, at least so says fellow host and creator of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://abc.go.com">ABC's</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://theview.abc.go.com/">"The View"</a> Barbara Walters.</p>
<p>On Monday's show, the veteran broadcast journalist <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-joy-behar-barbara-walters-next-1117569">addressed rumors </a>that the "Survivor" reality-star was being fired from the show because of her conservative views.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-barbara-walters-squashes-rumors-over-conservative-hosts-departure

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Are telehealth's benefits a myth? :: Are remote monitoring services really working?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Jobs boom' from PPI mis-selling :: The giant employment group Manpower says at least 20,000 jobs have been created to deal with claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Poor IT skills 'hurt young jobless' :: A lack of computer skills could be damaging the career chances of young people, the Prince's Trust charity warns.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21747206#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: will.i.am promotes science subjects :: Musician will.i.am is encouraging young people to engage with science, technology, engineering and maths.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Rdio expands global footprint, Spotify reportedly extends free mobile offering :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4CIWpaAx5cg/story01.htm

12-Mar-2013 04:35 UK

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Commerzbank eyes £5bn UK property sale :: US private equity investment firms including Blackstone, Lone Star and Starwood Capital line up for German lender's Eurohypo real estate arm
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0f42ea8-8a59-11e2-bf79-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

VIDEO: Boost for UK biotech industry :: Funding from the UK government which matches private investment in biotech firms has boosted the sector, according to companies in the industry.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK lawmakers want tougher banking reform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/koX-PhgAnVc/

UK 'should spend more on building' :: Boosting homebuilding and infrastructure spending should be the main goal of next week's Budget, according to business lobby groups.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21735280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

12-Mar-2013 03:34

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

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, &#8220;Changing Children&#8217;s Chances&#8221;, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world&#8217;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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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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The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/

US-EU multi-trillion dollar deal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IUZUM8VsG6I/

Struggling in your career? Good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pc5fTFplAl8/index.html

CEO Ghosn: Eliminate uncertainty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wvKiPmA1Wgk/

China's Wen leaves divided legacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FmQlrJijHIY/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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

Could Hugo Chavez's Death Be Good News For Venezuelan Tourism? :: <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>Onlookers will debate whether Hugo Chavez helped or hurt his nation for years to come, but as the world nitpicks every detail of his reign in the weeks after his death, one thing is certain: Under Chavez's rule, travelers (both business and leisure) stayed far away from Venezuela.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/could-hugo-chavezs-death-be-good-news-venezuelan-tourism-1119177

Is Elisabeth Hasselbeck Leaving 'The View?' Barbara Walters Squashes Rumors Over The Conservative Host's Departure :: <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>"View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck isn't going anywhere, at least so says fellow host and creator of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://abc.go.com">ABC's</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://theview.abc.go.com/">"The View"</a> Barbara Walters.</p>
<p>On Monday's show, the veteran broadcast journalist <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-joy-behar-barbara-walters-next-1117569">addressed rumors </a>that the "Survivor" reality-star was being fired from the show because of her conservative views.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-barbara-walters-squashes-rumors-over-conservative-hosts-departure

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Are telehealth's benefits a myth? :: Are remote monitoring services really working?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Jobs boom' from PPI mis-selling :: The giant employment group Manpower says at least 20,000 jobs have been created to deal with claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Poor IT skills 'hurt young jobless' :: A lack of computer skills could be damaging the career chances of young people, the Prince's Trust charity warns.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21747206#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: will.i.am promotes science subjects :: Musician will.i.am is encouraging young people to engage with science, technology, engineering and maths.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Rdio expands global footprint, Spotify reportedly extends free mobile offering :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4CIWpaAx5cg/story01.htm

Noma, World's 'Best Restaurant', Serves Up Norovirus :: <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>Esteemed Danish restaurant Noma has been crowned the "world's best restaurant" by Restaurant magazine for three years running, but it won't be winning a hygiene award anytime soon. Danish food inspectors have confirmed that 63 diners who ate there Feb. 12 through Feb. 16 fell ill with varying strains of norovirus.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/noma-worlds-best-restaurant-serves-norovirus-1117813

Expert: African aid is not enough :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kJP4Xf2uaE4/

12-Mar-2013 03:34 UK

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Commerzbank eyes £5bn UK property sale :: US private equity investment firms including Blackstone, Lone Star and Starwood Capital line up for German lender's Eurohypo real estate arm
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0f42ea8-8a59-11e2-bf79-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

VIDEO: Boost for UK biotech industry :: Funding from the UK government which matches private investment in biotech firms has boosted the sector, according to companies in the industry.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK lawmakers want tougher banking reform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/koX-PhgAnVc/

UK 'should spend more on building' :: Boosting homebuilding and infrastructure spending should be the main goal of next week's Budget, according to business lobby groups.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21735280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

12-Mar-2013 02:33

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

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, &#8220;Changing Children&#8217;s Chances&#8221;, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world&#8217;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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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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The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/

US-EU multi-trillion dollar deal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IUZUM8VsG6I/

Struggling in your career? Good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pc5fTFplAl8/index.html

CEO Ghosn: Eliminate uncertainty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wvKiPmA1Wgk/

China's Wen leaves divided legacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FmQlrJijHIY/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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Is Elisabeth Hasselbeck Leaving 'The View?' Barbara Walters Squashes Rumors Over The Conservative Host's Departure :: <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>"View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck isn't going anywhere, at least so says fellow host and creator of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://abc.go.com">ABC's</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://theview.abc.go.com/">"The View"</a> Barbara Walters.</p>
<p>On Monday's show, the veteran broadcast journalist <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-joy-behar-barbara-walters-next-1117569">addressed rumors </a>that the "Survivor" reality-star was being fired from the show because of her conservative views.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaving-view-barbara-walters-squashes-rumors-over-conservative-hosts-departure

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Are telehealth's benefits a myth? :: Are remote monitoring services really working?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Jobs boom' from PPI mis-selling :: The giant employment group Manpower says at least 20,000 jobs have been created to deal with claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Poor IT skills 'hurt young jobless' :: A lack of computer skills could be damaging the career chances of young people, the Prince's Trust charity warns.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21747206#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: will.i.am promotes science subjects :: Musician will.i.am is encouraging young people to engage with science, technology, engineering and maths.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Rdio expands global footprint, Spotify reportedly extends free mobile offering :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4CIWpaAx5cg/story01.htm

Noma, World's 'Best Restaurant', Serves Up Norovirus :: <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>Esteemed Danish restaurant Noma has been crowned the "world's best restaurant" by Restaurant magazine for three years running, but it won't be winning a hygiene award anytime soon. Danish food inspectors have confirmed that 63 diners who ate there Feb. 12 through Feb. 16 fell ill with varying strains of norovirus.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/noma-worlds-best-restaurant-serves-norovirus-1117813

Expert: African aid is not enough :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kJP4Xf2uaE4/

Designing David Bowie's big comeback :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IMVUgnE5ayA/

12-Mar-2013 02:33 UK

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Commerzbank eyes £5bn UK property sale :: US private equity investment firms including Blackstone, Lone Star and Starwood Capital line up for German lender's Eurohypo real estate arm
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0f42ea8-8a59-11e2-bf79-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

VIDEO: Boost for UK biotech industry :: Funding from the UK government which matches private investment in biotech firms has boosted the sector, according to companies in the industry.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK lawmakers want tougher banking reform :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/koX-PhgAnVc/

UK 'should spend more on building' :: Boosting homebuilding and infrastructure spending should be the main goal of next week's Budget, according to business lobby groups.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21735280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

12-Mar-2013 01:32

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

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, &#8220;Changing Children&#8217;s Chances&#8221;, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world&#8217;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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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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

The rise of China's Xi Jinping :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qUsyu9-yj_c/

US-EU multi-trillion dollar deal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IUZUM8VsG6I/

Struggling in your career? Good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pc5fTFplAl8/index.html

CEO Ghosn: Eliminate uncertainty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wvKiPmA1Wgk/

China's Wen leaves divided legacy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FmQlrJijHIY/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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

UK economy: The radical options :: Free money and other radical options to rescue the economy
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20617088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Are telehealth's benefits a myth? :: Are remote monitoring services really working?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK housing market 'shows sales lift' :: UK house sales hit their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in February, but the figures do not signal a housing boom, surveyors say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21743047#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Jobs boom' from PPI mis-selling :: The giant employment group Manpower says at least 20,000 jobs have been created to deal with claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21740274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Poor IT skills 'hurt young jobless' :: A lack of computer skills could be damaging the career chances of young people, the Prince's Trust charity warns.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21747206#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: will.i.am promotes science subjects :: Musician will.i.am is encouraging young people to engage with science, technology, engineering and maths.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21744658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Rdio expands global footprint, Spotify reportedly extends free mobile offering :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4CIWpaAx5cg/story01.htm

Noma, World's 'Best Restaurant', Serves Up Norovirus :: <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>Esteemed Danish restaurant Noma has been crowned the "world's best restaurant" by Restaurant magazine for three years running, but it won't be winning a hygiene award anytime soon. Danish food inspectors have confirmed that 63 diners who ate there Feb. 12 through Feb. 16 fell ill with varying strains of norovirus.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/noma-worlds-best-restaurant-serves-norovirus-1117813

Expert: African aid is not enough :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kJP4Xf2uaE4/

Designing David Bowie's big comeback :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IMVUgnE5ayA/

KKR's Purchase of Gardner Denver Shows Equity Firm's Interest in Manufacturing Sector :: <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>Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' (NYSE: KKR) buyout of Gardner Denver Inc. (NYSE: GDI) marks the New York private equity firm's third purchase of an industrial business since 2011. </p>
<p>KKR bought capsule drug maker Capsugel early in that year from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), followed months later by the acquisition of Capital Safety Inc., which makes safety equipment for construction workers.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kkrs-purchase-gardner-denver-shows-equity-firms-interest-manufacturing-sector-1119126