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CBSNews: Obama announces global food initiative (CBS News) Stressing a shared set of global imperatives, President Obama on Friday unveiled a new food initiative aimed at increasing food security in developing African nations and lifting 50 million people out of poverty over the next decade. FinancialTimes: South-east Asia’s llama breaks into a trot David Pilling: Whisper it if you will, but the Philippines may at last be getting its act together. ABCNews: Census: Minorities Now Surpass Whites in US Births For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. TheEconomist: Demography China’s Achilles heel Shanghai reported fertility of just 0.6 in 2010—probably the lowest level anywhere in the world. According to the UN’s population division, the nationwide fertility rate will continue to decline, reaching 1.51 in 2015-20. In contrast, America’s fertility rate is 2.08 and rising. TheEconomist: A passion play in prison: Enacting forgiveness and redemption This is the first time a passion play has been staged at a state prison. The head of the 18,000-acre prison for nearly two decades, Mr Cain firmly believes in the moral rehabilitation of offenders, and in the potential for redemption through Christian faith. ForeignPolicy.com: Are East Germans the world's most godless people? A recent study by University of Chicago sociologist Tom Smith looks at survey data on belief in God in 30 countries between 1991 and 2008. The citizens of the former German Democratic Republic have by far the highest rate of atheism at 52.1 percent. The most religious country in the survey was the Philippines, where 83.6 percent of people are sure God exists and only 0.7 percent are atheists. BBC: China denies preparing war over South China Sea shoal China has denied reports its military forces are preparing for war amid tensions over a disputed territory in the South China Sea. The defence ministry statement comes despite warnings to the Philippines that military conflict is possible over a reef known as the Scarborough Shoal CNN: Yemen plot exposes new world of US spying As details of the foiled al Qaeda plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airline became public, the world learned not only about a daring operation to stop terrorists, but also about the new reality of how U.S. intelligence works. ABCNews: Five Unordinary Facts About President Obama's Mother She had instilled in her son the importance of education, making him rise before the sun came up to do his homework. She would tell people that her son was gifted, "that he can do anything he ever wants in the world, even be president of the United States." ABCNews: Joggers Live Longer Possibly Happier Lives DUBLIN -- For those who diligently lace up their running shoes and brave the elements to jog at least an hour a week, there is a very real reward -- an average of six more years of life, Danish researchers found. And the benefit was observed for both men and women. CBSNews: Nanotech creating Rust Belt jobs for everyone (CBS News) In the capital of New York State, they're not waiting for an economic turnaround. CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod reports they're creating one in a laboratory, a lab that uses nanotechnology. That's the science of subatomic particles to make computer chips and jobs. ForeignPolicy.com: Japan Awakens The Japanese military is emerging from decades of pacifism. But do the country's political leaders have the vision and the will to make the country strong again? Forbes.com: Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next 5 Years With the rate that the tech world is moving these days, there are good reasons to think both might be gone completely in 5–8 years. Not bankrupt gone, but MySpace gone. And there’s some academic theory to back up that view, along with casual observations from recent history. TIME: Obama Outlines ‘New Chapter’ for U.S. Role in Afghanistan President Barack Obama on Tuesday made his third unannounced trip to Afghanistan – the first in more than two years — this time to sign a strategic pact that will guide U.S. relations with the country for the next decade. CNN: Boy Scouts rescue men from building Four Boy Scouts rescue three men trapped under a collapsed building in Hornell, New York. WHAM reports. CNN: Wind turbine creates water from thin air CNN) -- Eole Water claims to have successfully modified the traditional wind turbine design to create the WMS1000, an appliance that can manufacture drinking water from humid air. CNN: Can hot air be the free fuel of the future? EnviroMission says such one solar tower can create up to 200 megawatts of power, enough to power 100,000 homes. YouTube: Pete Seeger- Rainbow Race 1971 Here is the original version of Pete Seeger song Rainbow Race. A Norwegian translation was sung by 40,000 Norwegians to protest the extremist views of mass murderer Ander Breivik. NRK: Norwegians pull together again NRK: In another enormous show of solidarity, an estimated 40,000 people braved cold, pouring rain to show up at a central square in Oslo on Thursday and sing a song that the man on trial for last summer’s terrorist attacks had derided. They took revenge with roses, in what the clearly impressed head of the Oslo City Court called “a manifestation of Norwegian culture.” ABCNews: Fake Handicaps a Growing Problem for Disabled Sports Events like the upcoming Paralympics in London are always bathed in a special aura, a combination of competition and spirituality. There is more at stake than medals. In fact, disabled sports are mostly about respect. But there is even trickery, deception and lying in disabled sports. CNN: Soft drinks: Public enemy No 1. in obesity fight? Coincidentally or not, the leveling off of obesity coincides with a drop in the amount of soda that Americans consume. Consumption of soda -- both regular and diet -- has fallen by 17.3% since 1998, according to Beverage Digest. NBCNews: Former Liberian President Found Guilty of War Crimes (video) The International Criminal Court at the Hague has found former Liberian President Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity by supporting brutal rebels responsible for countless atrocities in the 1991-2002 Sierra Leone civil war. ITV's Paul Brand reports. CBSNews: Military drills throw United States into China-Philippine dispute over resource-rich shoal (CBS News) PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines - Defying Beijing's warning, the Philippines and the United States held military drills this week in the island of Palawan near the South China Sea. Close to a hundred troops from both countries took part in a mock assault of an island, supposedly occupied by members of the Abu Sayyaf, al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Southern Philippines. CNN: Mexican immigration to United States slows to standstill (CNN) - Net Mexican immigration to the United States has slowed to a standstill, according to a report released Monday. The number of immigrants coming from Mexico to the United States has steeply declined while the number of Mexicans leaving the United States has increased sharply, the Pew Hispanic Center said. TheEconomist: A third industrial revolution Everything in the factories of the future will be run by smarter software. Digitisation in manufacturing will have a disruptive effect every bit as big as in other industries that have gone digital, such as office equipment, telecoms, photography, music, publishing and films. And the effects will not be confined to large manufacturers; indeed, they will need to watch out because much of what is coming will empower small and medium-sized firms and individual entrepreneurs. CBSNews: The cost of a nation of incarceration CBS News)- Nationwide, the numbers are staggering: Nearly 2.4 million people behind bars, even though over the last 20 years the crime rate has actually dropped by more than 40 percent. Houselogic.com: Cool Driveways Are a Smart Approach There’s no steering around it—driveways play a big role in your home’s appearance. Yet we often regard these hardworking necessities simply as slabs of concrete. With a little imagination, however, you can cook up a great-looking driveway that’ll boost curb appeal and help preserve the value of your property. Here are some ideas: TIME: 4 Secrets of the Most Productive People The path to productivity is not a new assistant or project management software. It's these four shared characteristics. BBC: Ten 100-year predictions that came true In 1900, an American civil engineer called John Elfreth Watkins made a number of predictions about what the world would be like in 2000. How did he do? CNN: Will gas crowd out wind and solar? Daniel Yergin: I believe natural gas in the years ahead is going to be the default fuel for new electrical generation. Power demand is going to go up 15% to 20% in the U.S. over this decade because of the increasing electrification of our society -- everything from iPads to electric Nissan Leafs. Utilities will need a predictable source of fuel in volume to meet that demand, and natural gas best fits that description. View more |
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