African Farmers to Get Mobile Phone Help "Farm to Fork"

African Farmers to Get Mobile Phone Help "Farm to Fork"

African Farmers to Get Mobile Phone Help "Farm to Fork"

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 06:53 PM PDT

Getting people to care about agriculture is tough, but getting them to farm is an even harder sell.  In the U.S. less than one percent of the population now claims "farming" as their profession, and according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the estimated living expenses for an average farm [...]


Syrian aircraft strike Aleppo, rebels claim successes

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:27 PM PDT

Smoke rises between buildings after shelling by forces loyal to President Assad in AleppoALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian combat aircraft and artillery pounded Aleppo late into the night as the army battled for control of the country's biggest city, where rebel fighters said troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had been forced to retreat. During the day on Tuesday large clouds of black smoke rose into the sky after attack helicopters turned their machineguns on eastern districts for the first time in the latest fighting and a MiG warplane later strafed the same area. After nightfall, Reuters journalists in Aleppo heard loud explosions somewhere near the city. ...

Egypt president sends 1st letter to Israeli leader

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 11:17 AM PDT

Egypt's newly elected President Mohammed Morsi smiles as he meets with Bulgarian foreign minister, not pictured, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Egypt's new Islamist president has sent his first letter to an Israeli leader, Israel said Tuesday, in which the Egyptian leader expresses his hopes that the Mideast peace process can be restarted and that the "Israeli people" can achieve security.

Yemen attack kills two, injures three

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 11:11 PM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - Militants attacked a police station in Yemen's southern city of Jaar late on Tuesday night, killing two policemen and injuring three others, a security official told Reuters on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Oldest 2012 Olympic athlete - aged 71

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Hiroshi Hoketsu is the oldest competitor taking part in the London Games - aged 71.


VIDEO: Oldest 2012 Olympic athlete - aged 71

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Hiroshi Hoketsu is the oldest competitor taking part in the London Games - aged 71.


Malaysian opposition figure says arrested for breaching bank law

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:54 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A senior Malaysian opposition politician, who made a series of revelations on alleged government wrongdoing, was arrested on Wednesday for disclosing bank details related to a high-profile corruption case involving the family of a former minister.

Second Israeli dies in self-immolation welfare protest

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 09:48 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A second Israeli who set himself on fire in protest at economic difficulties has died of his injuries, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday. Akiva Mafi, a 45-year-old, wheelchair-bound war veteran, doused his body in petrol and lit it at a bus station on July 30, after what friends described as a debilitating battle for welfare benefits. He was the second such fatality after Moshe Silman, a debt-ridden member of a grassroots movement to lower the cost of living in Israel, self-immolated during a July 14 demonstration in Tel Aviv and died two weeks later. ...


US author Gore Vidal dies aged 86

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Best-selling author of novels, play and essays was admired as independent thinker on literature, culture and politics.


Phelps swims into history with 19th Olympic medal

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:36 PM PDT

From left, United States' Michael Phelps, United States' Conor Dwyer, United States' Ricky Berens and United States' Ryan Lochte pose with their gold medals for the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Michael Phelps lingered on the blocks, not wanting to make another shocking blunder. The 19th medal was his. All he had to do was avoid a DQ, then set off on what amounted to four victory laps.

EYES ON LONDON: Phelps makes history, lycra thief

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:24 PM PDT

United States' Conor Dwyer, left, Michael Phelps, center, Ryan Lochte, second right, and Ricky Berens, right, pose with their gold medals after their win in the men's 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

Second Israeli dies in self-immolation welfare protest

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 09:49 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A second Israeli who set himself on fire in protest at economic difficulties has died of his injuries, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday.

What Nora Ephron Would Tell A Twentysomething Woman

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:31 PM PDT

  CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Director Nora Ephron speaks onstage during the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, [...]


Howrey: When The Sinking Ship Seeks The Cheese Back From The Fleeing Rats

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:19 PM PDT

Founded in 1956 and growing to more than 500 attorneys housed in 16 offices worldwide, the law firm of Howrey LLP was known as the "first national antitrust firm" and also developed a significant patent law practice. Struck like so many large corporate firms by the recession, by 2011 the firm [...]


Mayor Bloomberg on Building a Culture Where Innovation is Prized

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Michael Bloomberg, philanthropist and Mayor of New York City In June, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life. The Mayors Challenge will award one $5 million grand prize and four $1 million prizes to [...]


Google's 2012 Olympic Doodles (Day 1 - 6)

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Today is Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympics and Google is celebrating the game of field hockey with a Doodle art on its search engine's homepage. A little bit of history: Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games [...]


Flexibility And Intangibles, Not Energy Efficiency, Will Drive LEDs Market, Report Says

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 04:58 PM PDT

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will soon dominate the lighting market. Few (if any) market watchers would disagree with that statement. In fact, analysts at A.T. Kearney predict that LEDs could capture as much as 90% of the lighting market by 2020. More energy efficient and longer lasting than incandescent or compact fluorescent [...]


BMW Technology Could Help Win Gold at 2012 Olympics

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 04:56 PM PDT

VideoBMW has a massive marketing effort underway at the 2012 Olympics. As the Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it is doing a lot of predictable things to promote the brand and its products, including running TV commercials that tout the sponsorship, setting up an [...]


Move Over, DOJ: The SEC Can Charge Private-Sector Bribery Too

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 04:55 PM PDT

It's becoming a common story.  A company, in this case a Melville, NY data storage company named FalconStor, paid some decisionmakers $430,000 in lavish entertainment---including gambling trips to Macao and Las Vegas---along with cash, stock, golf club fees.  In return for these payments, FalconStor got contracts that pumped the price [...]


AirAsia's Indonesia Bid Draws Political Scrutiny

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:33 PM PDT

Authorities have said they need to see the ownership structure, suggesting that AirAsia's bid for Batavia Air will get greater scrutiny.


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