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Madeline Brownstone

More Research To Back The Notion That Streaming Kills Piracy - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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digital media streaming ITGS intellectual property

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    "Research conducted by London-based Global Web Index, a collaboration between online market research agency Lightspeed Research and Trendstream, suggests that streaming might in fact be the right antidote against content piracy. "
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    My Information Technology in a Global Society commented on this in "What's Up" today - 12-10-09
Madeline Brownstone

Report: 'Why pirate when you can stream?' - FierceOnlineVideo - 0 views

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  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Dec 09
     
    "Want to cripple content piracy? Stream your video online instead. That's the conclusion of a new study from Global Web Index, which says content piracy isn't about having the content, it's about watching it as soon as possible. GWI -- the offspring of research consultancy Trendstream and Lightspeed Research -- contends that the increasing popularity of Hulu, YouTube and other online video hubs has increased content availability to the point where personal ownership is redundant, making users less inclined to steal content."
  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Dec 09
     
    My Information Technology in a Global Society commented on this in "What's Up" today - 12-10-09
Madeline Brownstone

Death of piracy about as likely as death of porn - eCommerce News Story - 0 views

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  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Dec 09
     
    "According to the Global Web Index the answer could be simple and obvious: why bother downloading something illegally when you can watch it or listen to it perfectly legally using streaming media services?"
  • Madeline Brownstone on 10 Dec 09
     
    My Information Technology in a Global Society commented on this in "What's Up" today - 12-10-09
LawrenceY EWSIS

Korean wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • South Korea is among the world's top ten cultural exporters[3] and the Korean wave began with the export of Korean TV dramas
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Because South Korea is a major cultural exporter, it allows the beginning of the korean wave
  • Korean wave's influence is most visible in China, Japan and Southeast Asia, spreading to India,[6] the Middle East,[7] Central Asia,[8] Iran,[9] Israel,[10] Turkey[11] and Russia.[11] The Korean wave is rapidly expanding beyond Asia through the internet and has a substantial presence in North, Central and South America, particularly in Chile, Mexico and Argentina,[12] and is increasingly becoming popular in the United States.[13] It is also gaining momentum in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, led by Hungary[14] and Norway.[15] It is gathering positive interest in North Africa, attracting a sizable niche audience in Egypt.[16] Currently, the Korean wave is starting to hit the shores of the United Kingdom[17][18] and Australia.[
  • The Korean wave first began in the early 1990s with the film industry under the strict surveillance of the Korean government.
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  • Due to censorship and restrictions, producers were limited as to what they were able to produce, giving birth to the melodrama. Such melodramas are now ubiquitous, and are commonly viewed not only in South Korea, but in much of Asia as well.
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      while the korean government tried to control what went on in tv, it spread to other countries which was the beginning of the korean wave
  • The Korean wave is seen as a product of globalization and rise of capitalism in Asia.
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      the korean wave mada asia more noticeable throughout the world
  • Many Chinese scholars attribute success of the Korean Wave to Confucian themes that East Asian cultures are more familiar with, typically dealing with traditional issues such as family, love, and filial piety in an age of changing technology and values.
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      i don't think the success of the korean wave is due to Confucian themes, because some of korea's products most of the time lack Confucian themes
  • South Korea is a highly developed country[25], which is greatly reflected on its dramas, movies and TV shows, giving many viewers a "Korea Dream"
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      if korea was not a developed country it might not have had much of a success spreading its culture
  • In 2001, many critics predicted the Korean wave would soon cool down. However contrary to most expectations, the Korean wave has grown stronger since 2003.[
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      when will the korean wave die down?
  • Vietnam's government threatened to ban the broadcast of Korean shows if they outnumbered the Vietnamese shows being broadcast on television.[57] Taiwan considered limits on the broadcast of foreign shows. China also considered boycotting or limiting the amount of Korean imports in the entertainment sector
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      this is basically saying that the korean wave is too over powering in some countries that they have to limit what comes out on tv
qixun cai

Great Wall of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Since the 5th century BC, several walls have been built that were referred to as the Great Wall. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; the majority of the existing wall were built during the Ming Dynasty.
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
       
      The words show how the Great Wall is like and where it is .
  • The Great Wall stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. The most comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has recently concluded that the entire Great Wall, with all of its branches, stretches for 8,851.8 km (5,500.3 mi). This is made up of 6,259.6 km (3,889.5 mi) of sections of actual wall, 359.7 km (223.5 mi) of trenches and 2,232.5 km (1,387.2 mi) of natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
       
      The words show how the Great Wall is like and where it is .
  • The Chinese were already familiar with the techniques of wall-building
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
       
      Why was China good at the wall-buliding?
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  • Built to withstand the attack of small arms such as swords and spears, these walls were made mostly by stamping earth and gravel between board frames.
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
       
      the words show why built the great wall.
  • Qin Shi Huang conquered all opposing states and unified China in 221 BC, establishing the Qin Dynasty.
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      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
  • To protect the empire against intrusions by the Xiongnu people from the north, he ordered the building of a new wall to connect the remaining fortifications along the empire's new northern frontier.
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
       
      the reason why Qinshi Huang built the great wall
  • Stones from the mountains were used over mountain ranges, while rammed earth was used for construction in the plains.
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
       
      the way of people move the stone
  • During the 1440s–1460s, the Ming also built a so-called "Liaodong Wall".
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      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
  • The Manchus were finally able to cross the Great Wall in 1644, when the gates at Shanhaiguan were opened by Wu Sangui, a Ming border general who disliked the activities of rulers of the Shun Dynasty. The Manchus quickly seized Beijing, and defeated the newly founded Shun Dynasty and remaining Ming resistance, to establish the Qing Dynasty.
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Dec 09
       
      why did Wu Sangui open the Shanhaiguan?
  • Communication between the army units along the length of the Great Wall, including the ability to call reinforcements and warn garrisons of enemy movements, was of high importance. Signal towers were built upon hill tops or other high points along the wall for their visibility.
  • the mightiest work of man, the only one that would be visible to the human eye from the moon,
Ammy EWSIS

Childhood obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Obese children often suffer from teasing by their peers.[10][11] Some are harassed or discriminated against by their own family.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is very important because children often becoming suicidal or low self esteemed due to teases made by their peers or own family.
  • Physical inactivity of children has also shown to be a serious cause, and children who fail to engage in regular physical activity are at greater risk of obesity.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      It is very important for an overweight child to engage in physical activity as it can help improve their health and lose weight. The key to fighting obesity is to exercise daily and maintain a healthy eating habit.
  • A 2008 study has found that children who are obese have carotid arteries which have prematurely aged by as much as thirty years as well as abnormal levels of cholesterol[13].
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Why is this so? How does carotid arteries and obesity both contribute to premature aging?
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  • Children's food choices are also influenced by family meals. Researchers provided a household eating questionnaire to 18,177 children, ranging in ages 11–21, and discovered that four out of five parents let their children make their own food decisions.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      A child's weight is highly influenced by their food choices and family meals. It plays a critical role on their diet.Hence if a parent lets their own child make their own food choices, then that wouldn't be good since kids enjoy eating junk food and fast food, which doesn't do any justice to their bodies. Instead, they should be eating healthy nutritious foods such as vegetables and fruits. It is important for the parent to be in charge of what their child consumes. I found out from another source that studies have shown that almost all childs who are overweight, are due to their parents giving them control over what they want to eat.
  • Breast-feeding for example may protect against obesity in later life with the duration of breast-feeding inversely associated with the risk of being overweight later on.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      How does breast feeding contribute to preventing child obesity? Where are the facts to support this?
  • Stress can influence a child's eating habits.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I agree because sometimes when people are stressed, they tend to eat a lot, because eating usually makes them feel better and happier.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      However, in some case, its different for other people. For example, females are very conscious about their own body appearance. They are very strict to themselves when it comes to having a nice body image. When influenced by a magazine model to look thin, they would binge and not eat; which later on leads to a serious case of anorexia.
  • Childhood obesity however can also lead to life-threatening conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep problems, cancer, and other disorders.[6][7] Some of the other disorders would include liver disease, early puberty or menarche, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, skin infections, and asthma and other respiratory problems.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Yes this is very true. Child obesity can lead to any of these risky factors.
  • Many children fail to exercise because they are spending time doing stationary activities such as playing video games or watching TV. TV and other technology may be large factors of physically inactive children.
JackeyQ EWSIS

Global warming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • The most commonly discussed measure of global warming is the trend in globally averaged temperature near the Earth's surface.
    • Munaza EWSIS
      Munaza EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is impotant, many people do not know that the temperature of the earth is cahnging significantly.
  • An increase in global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the amount and pattern of precipitation, probably including expansion of subtropical deserts.[7] The continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice is expected, with warming being strongest in the Arctic. Other likely effects include increases in the intensity of extreme weather events, species extinctions, and changes in agricultural yields.
    • Munaza EWSIS
      Munaza EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      The temperature is affecting not only regular temperature but also changes in the agriculture facilities. It is merans that food industry prices as well as food companies will "sky rocket", because of temperature changes.
  • Political and public debate continues regarding climate change, and what actions (if any) to take in response. The available options are mitigation to reduce further emissions; adaptation to reduce the damage caused by warming; and, more speculatively, geoengineering to reverse global warming. Most national governments have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
    • Munaza EWSIS
      Munaza EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Politics is making the Climate Chnge issue, unimportant, I beleive that Govermnets are just "selling their image", so they would look good. There are many, many policies pacts that have been made in order to "control Clmiate Change/ Global Warming". When will there be a policy that actually help the meniviroment?
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  • Human activity since the Industrial Revolution has increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, leading to increased radiative forcing from CO2, methane, tropospheric ozone, CFCs and nitrous oxide. The concentrations of CO2 and methane have increased by 36% and 148% respectively since the mid-1700s.[23] These levels are much higher than at any time during the last 650,000 years, the period for which reliable data has been extracted from ice cores.[24] Less direct geological evidence indicates that CO2 values this high were last seen about 20 million years ago.[25] Fossil fuel burning has produced about three-quarters of the increase in CO2 from human activity over the past 20 years. Most of the rest is due to land-use change, particularly deforestation.[26]
    • Munaza EWSIS
      Munaza EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Industrial Revolution was bound to happen, people would live in the stone age for the rest their lives. When the Industrial Revlotion did occur things did not look bad, as of 2002 and futher did the climate change was becoming a issue to looked upon as an issue.
  • If the atmosphere is warmed, the saturation vapor pressure increases, and the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere will tend to increase. Since water vapor is a greenhouse gas, the increase in water vapor content makes the atmosphere warm further; this warming causes the atmosphere to hold still more water vapor (a positive feedback), and so on until other processes stop the feedback loop
    • Munaza EWSIS
      Munaza EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      The atmosphere is warming up, there is no way for stoppiong the warming up but there is a way of slowing this down or going green
  • When ice melts, land or open water takes its place. Both land and open water are on average less reflective than ice and thus absorb more solar radiation. This causes more warming, which in turn causes more melting, and this cycle continues.
    • Munaza EWSIS
      Munaza EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      The Ice is melting. If you look at the The cold continent of Antartica, the ice caps are melting there. The North and the South Poles are melting. The sea levels are rising and inhabitants such as polar bears and Penguins are getting affected. The sea levels are afftecting Island Nations as well as sea bordering nations.
  • Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation. Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 Â°C (1.33 ± 0.32 Â°F) between the start and the end of the 20th century.
    • Mei EWSIS
      Mei EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      basic information about global warming.
  • However, warming is expected to continue beyond 2100 even if emissions stop, because of the large heat capacity of the oceans and the long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
    • Mei EWSIS
      Mei EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      people are using air conditioner in the summer and the gases come out of air conditioner are bad for the o-zone.
  • Temperature changes vary over the globe. Since 1979, land temperatures have increased about twice as fast as ocean temperatures (0.25 Â°C per decade against 0.13 Â°C per decade).
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I think this sentence is important because this shows that global warming is causing the earth to get warmer. This changes things lik melting of ice bergs which can lead to rising sea level and cause major changes.
  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century was caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases resulting from human activity such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it descibes why and how the temperatures all around the world are going up. This also shows that as we get more technology, we are destroying the earth more and more.
  • The IPCC also concludes that variations in natural phenomena such as solar radiation and volcanoes produced most of the warming from pre-industrial times to 1950 and had a small cooling effect afterward.
  • The uncertainty in this estimate arises from the use of models with differing sensitivity to greenhouse gas concentrations and the use of differing estimates of future greenhouse gas emissions.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I think this means that no one can predict what would happen or how much emissions we produce. Less is the best, but none is great
  • The greenhouse effect is the process by which absorption and emission of infrared radiation by gases in the atmosphere warm a planet's lower atmosphere and surface.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This means that how much emissions we would make is how much global warming we create or how much we would make our own doom.
  • Clouds also affect the radiation balance, but they are composed of liquid water or ice and so are considered separately from water vapor and other gases.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if this can also help since it can cool down the face of the earth and also it can help by reflecting solar light back into space as it makes it's way through the atmosphere.
  • Global dimming, a gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the Earth's surface, has partially counteracted global warming from 1960 to the present.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This means that global dimming helps by reflecting the warm sunlight away from earth so that we can keep it cool itstead of hot.
  • Observations show that temperatures in the stratosphere have been steady or cooling since 1979, when satellite measurements became available.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if this can really help out since it has really little effect, while we release tons of gas into our atmosphere.
  • Warming is expected to change the distribution and type of clouds. Seen from below, clouds emit infrared radiation back to the surface, and so exert a warming effect; seen from above, clouds reflect sunlight and emit infrared radiation to space, and so exert a cooling effect.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I think this is important since it might trap heat, but it relfects even more heat out than it traps. It also helps cool the earth, but trapping those gases in can harm us since those gas can be toxic.
  • Measures including water conservation,[99] water rationing, adaptive agricultural practices,[100] construction of flood defences,[101] Martian colonization,[102] changes to medical care,[103] and interventions to protect threatened species[104] have all been suggested. A wide-ranging study of the possible opportunities for adaptation of infrastructure has been published by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.[
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if we would really need to evacuate earth if there is no possible answer for saving our lives and the earth as well.
  • Geoengineering is the deliberate modification of Earth's natural environment on a large scale to suit human needs.[106] An example is greenhouse gas remediation, which removes greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, usually through carbon sequestration techniques such as carbon dioxide air capture.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I think this is important because if we do have to evacuate the earth, then we would need to bring this information to our new planet so that we can preserve that planet and hopefully learn from our mistakes.
  • In 2007–2008 Gallup Polls surveyed 127 countries. Over a third of the world's population were unaware of global warming, with developing countries less aware than developed, and Africa the least aware. Of those aware, Latin America leads in belief that temperature changes are a result of human activities while Africa, parts of Asia and the Middle East, and a few countries from the Former Soviet Union lead in the opposite belief.
  • Geoengineering is the deliberate modification of Earth's natural environment on a large scale to suit human needs.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      This means that geoengineering is the study of changing the environment of earth to suit human needs. This is like constructing more land or to shape the lands so that buildings can be built or changing the land so that it can be used for vegetation.
  • one study suggests that projected rates of extinction are uncertain.[80]
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      I wonder will this be true since there are many theories of when the world will end like the upcoming 2012.
  • United States President Barack Obama has announced plans to introduce an economy-wide cap and trade scheme
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
  • Measures including water conservation,[100] water rationing, adaptive agricultural practices,[101] construction of flood defences,[102] Martian colonization,[103] changes to medical care,[104] and interventions to protect threatened species[105] have all been suggested. A wide-ranging study of the possible opportunities for adaptation of infrastructure has been published by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      I think this is important because this is our means of survivial if anything happens to our planet earth or what we might have to do in the future to prevent anything from happening again.
Hannah EWSIS

Animation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I feel this is important since it is the basic definition of Animation.
  • The most common method of presenting animation is as a motion picture or video program, although several other forms of presenting animation also exist.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Why is this the most common method?
  • The most common method of presenting animation is as a motion picture or video program, although several other forms of presenting animation also exist.
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  • Early examples of attempts to capture the phenomenon of motion drawing can be found in paleolithic cave paintings, where animals are depicted with multiple legs in superimposed positions, clearly attempting to convey the perception of motion.
  • The phenakistoscope, praxinoscope, as well as the common flip book were early popular animation devices invented during the 1800s, while a Chinese zoetrope-type device was invented already in 180 AD.[3][4][5][6] These devices produced movement from sequential drawings using technological means, but animation did not really develop much further until the advent of cinematography.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Gives good examples of early types of animation. Shows how it began.
  • An Egyptian burial chamber mural, approximately 4000 years old, showing wrestlers in action. Even though this may appear similar to a series of animation drawings, there was no way of viewing the images in motion. It does, however, indicate the artist's intention of depicting motion.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Shows an early form of animation. I makes you realized how old the concept of animation is.
  • This has been claimed to be an example of early animation.[1] However, since no equipment existed to show the images in motion, such a series of images cannot be called animation in a true sense of the word
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      The way this is information is said confuses me. I think its should be explained more clearly. I would write Although this was thought of as animation since the images did not move some people don't consider it animation.
  • The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Shows how the animation was created which is helpful in understanding the process of animation.
  • Georges Méliès was a creator of special-effect films; he was generally one of the first people to use animation with his technique. He discovered a technique by accident which was to stop the camera rolling to change something in the scene, and then continue rolling the film.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Shows how one technique was found even though it was found by accident.
  • The earliest surviving stop-motion advertising film was an English short by Arthur Melbourne-Cooper called Matches: An Appeal (1899).
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      I wonder how it managed to last so long with out being completly damaged.
  • A 5,200 year old earthen bowl found in Iran in Shahr-i Sokhta has five images of a goat painted along the sides.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      shows an important even in history
Tian EWSIS

Climate | Farming First - 0 views

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  • Members of the Farming First coalition believe that: Agriculture generally, and farmers especially, are vital to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Increasing farm productivity in a sustainable way and decreasing waste and losses can significantly mitigate the effects of climate change, prevent deforestation, and protect biodiversity. Adopting proven sustainable agricultural practices reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhances the effect of natural carbon sinks. Further research and innovation are essential to invent the necessary adaptation and mitigation solutions. Therefore, farmers must be involved in implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. To support them, we must create sound and reliable incentives; we must share knowledge; and we must make adequate tools and technologies accessible to deliver both food and energy security. As key stakeholders in agriculture, the world’s farmers, agronomists, scientists, engineers and industries are working together through an open coalition, to provide innovative solutions which reduce emissions from agriculture and adapt to climate change while increasing agricultural productivity to meet growing food needs.
  • Further research and innovation are essential to invent the necessary adaptation and mitigation solutions. Therefore, farmers must be involved in implementing climate c
  • Yeung Shing EWSIS on 12 Mar 10
     
    its good that we are haveing more knowledge to get world hungary over with because i though that they are really bad when they have alot of food shortage speically in the desert parts there is like no way that they can grow food but with our powers now i think that we can actually grow food at places liek that which can help them which is great. i though that it's great in many ways because with this i thin k that they can help them solve thier thing
  • Tian EWSIS on 18 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is how to reduce the chance of food insecurity and get a better way to produce more food. I was researching this question online, and this blog post, "Climate/Farming First" caught my attention because it answered my question and listed a lot of useful sources of ways. The quote I chose here is basically saying that the change of the climate affects the amount and quality of agricultural production directly. For example, greenhouse gas emission would affect the quality of the production or even reduce the amount of it. As a result, professors in various fields from all over the world tried to do research and explore ways to solve this problem. I think this is very amazing because I didn't know that the surroundings would also affect the agriculture production, which might lead to great food insecurity. It makes me wonder whether the experts have thought of good ways to solve the issue. I'm also wondering if I would also be able to contribute to their research in the future.
Luis EWSIS

Small-Scale Fortification: Innovative Technology for the Developing World | Changemakers - 0 views

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  • Luis EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    Some of the problems of food security starts at the most basic levels, such as the lack of enriched food for children. In the following excerpt, a nice description of the main problems of food security in Haiti is being addressed. Apparently food fortification would lead to a partial solution to the food security problem. "Micronutrient malnutrition is one of the most debilitating issues facing the developing world and a serious issue in Haiti: only 2.7% of Haitian children under the age of five live in households that consume adequately iodized salt, only 55.9% of these children consume vitamin A rich foods with only 28.7% receiving vitamin A supplements in the past six months. Sixty one percent of these children are anemic " What this quote says is that most of the children in Haiti do not get enough vitamins from their food, if they do have any. This in fact is one of the greatest causes of malnutrition; to grew up without enough food and as result have physical deformations or lack of intelligence.
Madeline Brownstone

Zynga's Gaming Gamble - Forbes.com - 0 views

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  • Madeline Brownstone on 14 Mar 10
     
    Discusses how social games like Farmville make money.
CorrineA EWSIS

Coffee can give kids sleepless nights, breathing problems | DesPardes.com - Breaking Ne... - 0 views

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  • CorrineA EWSIS on 21 Oct 09
     
    Giving coffee to babies won't keep them awake as in case of adults, in fact the hot beverage would have a long-lasting and detrimental effect on little ones' sleep and breathing
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