With a new year
comes new opportunity for aggregation. Last week was the Consumer Electronics
Show, so we heard stories about how Google is partnering with car companies to
release Android in more vehicles and Intel’s drive to put their computer chips
into wearable technologies. In addition we have stories of Brazilian cuisine,
continued fighting in Syria, and machines that create snow for the skiing
season. I don’t remember seeing any cloud seeders when I was on the mountain a
few days ago, but a trip to a ski resort made me aware of the reasons for
setting up the tech. However, that’s a topic for a separate article.
World Story of the Day
Texas Man Becomes Unlikely CFO
Of Ragged Kabul Orphanage
After decades of war in
Afghanistan, the country has thousands of orphans. One home for these children
ended up with an improbable benefactor — an Iranian-American who came to Kabul
to do rule of law development work, and stumbled into a side project working
with disabled orphans.
Story of the Day
Saving Babies' Lives Starts With
Aquarium Pumps And Ingenuity
Students at Rice University in
Houston are finding low-cost solutions to big global health problems. The women
running the program are hoping to get these young engineers hooked on helping.
One particularly successful device that helps infants breathe has already been
tested in Malawi and will be distributed to hospitals around the country.
Monday, January 6
World Story of the Day
The Internet's Cicada: A Mystery
Without An Answer
Two years ago, strange sets of
bewildering puzzles appeared on the Internet, with a message encouraging
"highly intelligent individuals" to try to break the code. The code
led to more clues spanning a global Internet mystery, that has yet to be
solved.
Story of the Day
Dad's Message Recorded At War, A
Gift Given Decades Later
Sgt. Cody Wolf died in World War II
on Jan. 11, 1944, when his plane was shot down. Weeks before his death, he
contributed to a Christmas broadcast recorded on the front lines. His daughter,
Margaret Ann Wolf Harris, heard that recording for the first time in December.
Business Story of the Day
Automakers Join With Google To
Offer Android Software
Google and big automakers including
Audi, GM, Hyundia and Honda are creating an open automobile alliance. That is,
a framework that will allow Google Android software to work with theses cars
creating connected mobile experiences.
Tuesday, January 7
World Story of the Day
Amazon Locavore: Meet The Man
Putting Brazilian Food On The Map
Alex Atala's Sao Paulo restaurant,
D.O.M., is ranked among the top 10 restaurants in the world. His cuisines,
which showcases irridescent insects, delicate jungle herbs and other
ingredients from the Amazon, is pushing the frontiers of gastronomy.
Story of the Day
Army Takes On Its Own Toxic
Leaders
Why have so many soldiers committed
suicide in recent years? The Army is looking beyond post-traumatic stress and
asking whether bad commanders and destructive leadership are taking a toll.
Business Story of the Day
In Gaming, A Shift From Enemies
To Emotions
Many of these "empathy
games" focus on smaller, more personal stories about everyday people.
Today's developers grew up with the medium, says one designer. For them, it's
"natural to consider that you can have a game about anything."
Wednesday, January 7
World Story of the Day
Fallujah Veterans Ask Hard
Questions About Their Sacrifices
A radical group with links to
al-Qaida has taken intermittent control of key parts of Fallujah in western
Iraq. It's the same area where U.S. troops saw some of their bloodiest fights
during the Iraq war a decade ago, costing the U.S. more lives than in any other
region in Iraq.
Story of the Day
50 Years After Landmark Warning,
8 Million Fewer Smoking Deaths
Back in 1964, people smoked
cigarettes at work, in restaurants and in grocery stores. Few would have predicted
that a report from the U.S. surgeon general would spark a public health
revolution that has increased life expectancy in this country by 30 percent.
Business Story of the Day
Intel Striving Not To Miss Next
Wave Of Computing: Wearables
Intel was a powerhouse in the age
of personal computing, making its revenues from powerful chips built into PCs.
But it has largely missed the mobile computing revolution. With PC sales
slumping, Intel is intent on becoming relevant in the next wave of computing –
wearables.
Thursday, January 9
World Story of the Day
As Rebels Fight Rebels, Grim
Reports From A Syrian City
Syria's civil war keeps getting
more complicated. In the latest twist, fractious rebel groups have united to
fight extremists linked to al-Qaida. Both sides oppose the Syrian government,
but for now they are pointing their guns at each other and a nasty battle is
taking place in the northern city of Raqqa.
Story of the Day
Whales, Dolphins Are Collateral
Damage In Our Taste For Seafood
More than 80 percent of the seafood
consumed in the U.S. now comes from abroad. And fishermen in other parts of the
world continue to kill not just dolphins but seals and even whales. So
conservation groups are calling for tougher import rules to protect sea animals
at risk from fishing.
Business Story of the Day
Blending Red Wine With Porter
Ale: A Crossover Beer Worth The Buzz?
Two of mankind's oldest beverages
are being mashed together in a new generation of brews. These beer-wine blends,
boasting layered, complex flavors, are part of a broader trend of
experimentation, as craft brewers seek to distinguish themselves in a crowded
field.
Friday, January 10
World Story of the Day
Rare Horses Released In Spain As
Part Of 'Rewilding' Effort
Two-dozen endangered horses were
brought to an unfenced area of western Spain that's believed to have once been
native territory for them.
Story of the Day
It's Not Magic On The Mountain,
It's A Rain-Making Machine
The snowpack in the Mountain West
is at just a small fraction of its normal level, and it was the driest year
ever recorded in many parts of California. Cloud seeders are trying to squeeze
raindrops out of Mother Nature by spraying tiny silver iodide particles into
incoming clouds.
Business Story of the Day
Safety Group Sues Buckyballs
Founder In Product Recall Case
The government is going after Craig
Zucker, the creator of a "desk toy" consisting of small round magnets
that wound up being swallowed by a lot of children. The Consumer Product Safety
Commisision initiated a recall but rather than go along, Zucker shut down his
company.
Saturday, January 11
World Story of the Day
An Execution In North Korea Has
A Chilling Effect In China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's
execution of his uncle was about more than an internal power struggle. Jang
Song Thaek oversaw economic ties with China and was accused of selling North
Korean resources to its main ally on the cheap.
Story of the Day
Dying Stars Write Their Own Swan
Songs
Astronomy professor Alicia
Soderberg is turning the final moments of stars into music. In doing so, she's
learning just how different the supernova explosions can be.
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