BEIJING (AP) – China has made “remarkable progress” in growing sufficient food to feed its people but its official efforts to silence people who alert the public to food safety problems are worrisome, a U.N. official said Thursday. China shifted from a food aid recipient to a international food donor in 2005, a sign of its “significant success” in coordinating and helping small-scale farmers boost productivity, said Olivier De Schutter, the U.N. Human Rights Council’s independent expert on the right to…
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Photo: Photographers Gallery Taking a photo is a mental exercise; it involves walking slowly, looking about, and observing the world around you. A new project called the Street Photography Now Project encourages you do just that–every week. It’s so simple: once a week you get an email with an instruction for a photo topic. Participants around the world have six days to upload one favourite picture. That’s it. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is back in New Mexico after several days in North Korea as an unofficial envoy. He says the situation is still a “tinderbox”. (Dec. 22)
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We already knew that it was coming to its home country of Korea in January. Now we know that LG’s Tegra 2 Optimus 2X will bring its 4-inch display and 1080p video recording capability to the Android loving shores of Europe in the first month of 2011. The detail was hidden in rather mundane press release touting the inclusion of 25 audio files (including 15 custom ringtones) from famed film composer Ennio Morricone, a man most recognizable for scoring those Sergio Leone “Spaghetti Westerns” starting Clint Eastwood. While we’re not sure how this oddball partnership materialized, we do know that there are two kinds of people in this world. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig? So we’re not going to push it. Continue reading LG Optimus 2X dual-core Android phone hits Europe in January LG Optimus 2X dual-core Android phone hits Europe in January originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Four Muslims, Druze forced out of rented flat in Tel Aviv after neighbors, who say rabbi told them Arabs must leave, vandalize their home and threaten to attach explosives to their car. ‘I felt humiliated by hatred,’ says Abbas, who served in IDF
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Image Credit: Diego Bustamante Would you like a cup of moss? It’s lush green, fluffy, and alive! Barcelona-based Jeanette Ramirez has been experimenting with moss for quite a while. She started by collecting moss around the city, reproducing it using beer and yoghurt, and covering ugly holes in old walls. Ramirez has become fascinating by this smooth green living thing that is very difficult to extract alive and grow, but finally she managed to keep it breathing and beautiful. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Firecrackers, bricks, and swastikas thrown at home of Polish head of Grodzka Gate organization
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Animals at Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney, Australia, were treated to early Christmas presents on Thursday. (Dec. 23)
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MK Levin proud of success at preventing Arab MK’s equal opportunities bill from being discussed
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