Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 12:41 pm Press Release: Akanimo Sampson Child Malnutrition Worsens Global Hunger, Says Report AHEAD of this year’s World Food Day billed for October 16, the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) indicates that malnutrition among children under two years of age is one of the leading challenges to reducing global hunger. This, going by the Index that was wired to AkanimoReports on Tuesday, can cause lifelong harm to health, productivity, and earning potential. Released ahead of World Food Day for the fifth year, the report is published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide. Related Stories on Scoop 07/10/2010…
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Just how desperate is Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson to get re-elected now that even liberals such as Contessa Brewer have questioned both his credibility and ethics? So desperate that Grayson is now pleading for donations at the Democratic Undergound. And in keeping with his normal operating procedure, Grayson accompanied his donation plea with a flat out lie. Here is Grayson making his pitch to the DUers with his lie highlighted: On Friday, the DC newspaper “Politico” reported that: (a) “conservative outside groups” have now spent over $9 million “slamming vulnerable House Democrats,” and (b) the total against me will reach “at least $1.7 million by the end of next week.” Think about that. I am only one member of the U.S. House of Representatives, out of 435. I represent one-quarter of one percent of America. And yet roughly TWENTY PERCENT of spending in the entire country by these shadowy right-wing groups has been spent to defeat . . . Me. read more
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At first glance it might seem that Alps Electric would actually just be happy to have you crash horrifically or mow down pedestrians while trying to fiddle with one of its steering wheel-mounted touchpads. Upon closer examination, however, it seems the Japanese-based Alps just loves tech, and is content to leave the specific applications — and their potential safety implications — up to others. The touchpads seem like a nice addition to a car if someone can come up with low-impact UI to be controlled by them, but we’re more interested in the stereo camera and human presence sensor Alps Electric wants to build into your car roof. The idea is that it allows for folks in the back seat to use gestures to control the dashboard navigation device, or AC vents to automatically point themselves at the appropriate height of the occupant. The camera and presence sensor can also be used to obtain imagery of potential car thieves. We don’t know how much all this will cost, or when we’ll start finding it in our cars, but in the meantime we’re going to start gesticulating wildly in the backseat of vehicles and seeing if any onboard electronics notice. Alps Electric wants to wire up your car for interactivity originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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WASHINGTONThe United States on Tuesday lifted a ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico imposed after the BP oil spill, but set operators tough new safety conditions, officials said. “We have decided it is now appropriate to lift the suspension on deepwater drilling for those operators that are able to clear the higher bar that we have set” for safety, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said. Shortly after the BP oil disaster began in April, President Barack Obama ordered a six-month freeze on deepwater offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The moratorium was due to expire at the end of next month. The new rules, which were laid out by the Interior Department two weeks ago,…
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Molecular diagram of a chemical extracted from fungal endophyte associated with the common Foxtail weed. It repels Chinese Stink Bugs. Image credit: ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry If you’re living in one of the US states which has experienced the latest Chinese invaders – brown marmorated stink bugs (aka the Chinese stink bug) – importance of the discovery by Japanese scientists of a common weed extract which repels them requires no further explanation. See the publication 3-(4-Methylfuran-3-yl)propan-1-ol: A… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It never really occurred to us that Windows Phone 7 buyers wouldn’t be able to use their phones in tandem with Apple computers, but here’s the confirmation all spelled out: Microsoft’s Oded Ran recently tweeted that Zune will let Mac users sync WP7 phones, presumably using an OS X compatible version of the desktop software package. Of course, since the tweet was deleted shortly after it was written, it’s possible this was some sort of mistake, but if buyers find the twain incompatible come launch day, you’d best believe there’s going to be some consumer outrage. Here’s hoping that if the software does exist, it’ll sync good ol’ Zune media players as well. Zune software headed to Mac, the better to sync your Windows Phone? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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In an election season already breaking records for spending, hard-hitting ads are on the rise. Over the past 30 days, candidates, parties and outside groups have purchased millions of dollars in commercial time. AP’s Mark Smith reports. (Oct. 12)
Continue reading …Intel reports record $11.1 billion earnings, brings home $3 billion in bacon
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Looks like Intel’s having its best quarter ever all over again: this time, the company’s reporting $3.0 billion in profit on a record $11.1 billion in revenue. Chipzilla attributes the increases to three percent increases in laptop and server chips sales respectively, but none to Atom-based netbooks — sales of Atom chips actually decreased by four percent. That may be more than you needed or wanted to know about the booming processor business, but humanitarians will be pleased to know it’s not all about the silicon; Intel also hired 1,300 new flesh-and-blood employees last quarter to keep the machines running. Intel reports record $11.1 billion earnings, brings home $3 billion in bacon originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Disgraced former White House correspondent Helen Thomas says she's not anti-Semitic. “Baloney!” she told WMRN-AM radio's Scott Spears in a pre-recorded interview broadcast Tuesday. “I'm a Semite.” In her 35-minute chat with Spears, Thomas was completely unapologetic about the disgusting remarks she made in June that led to her termination from the Hearst Newspaper group. Quite the contrary, she completely stood by her comments as “the truth” (audio follows with transcribed highlights and commentary, relevant section at 18:00, h/t Hot Air headlines ): read more
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We just laid our unworthy eyes on the new Sony Internet TV powered by Google TV (boy is that a mouthful) and it looks exactly the right sort of modern. We got a quick chance to play with the remote and it definitely appeals to the nerd within us — it’s nice to hold and use, although the optical mouse pad in the upper right corner was pretty wonky on the units we tried. (Sony chalked it up to RF interference, but we’ll have to investigate further.) We’ll be updating you with some video so stay tuned! Gallery: Sony’s Google TV-powered Internet TV first hands-on! Gallery: Sony Internet TV keyboard remote hands-on! Gallery: Sony Internet TV Blu-ray player Sony’s Internet TV (powered by Google TV) first hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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