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Dec 1st 2012, 07:38

KINSHASA, 30 November 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) estimates that 140,000 people have been forced to flee battles taking place in and around the eastern city of Goma since November 15. The crisis has been escalating: Rebel group M23 took control of Goma on 20 November, and surrounding communities are finding themselves caught between government and armed forces. The upsurge in fighting has added to what OCHA describes as the country’s already monumental humanitarian needs. In the past few days, donors have stepped up their response to aid agencies’ appeal for the DRC 2012 humanitarian...

Dec 1st 2012, 07:59

Asia Foundation Hosts Rajat M. Nag, Managing Director General of the Asian Development Bank San Francisco, November 30, 2012 - Last night, David D. Arnold, President of The Asia Foundation, appeared in conversation with Rajat M. Nag, Managing Director General of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the World Affairs Council of Northern California. The two discussed, "Asia's Challenge: Ensuring Sustainable Growth," and covered Asia's rapid growth, the widening gap between rich and poor, and...

Nov 30th 2012, 13:04

Beirut (Reuters) - Die syrische Luftwaffe hat am Freitag Rebellenstellungen in der Nähe der Straße zum internationalen Flughafen in der Hauptstadt Damaskus beschossen. In den südöstlichen Distrikten Akraba und Babilla, die auf dem Weg zum Airport liegen, kam es nach Darstellung von Oppositionellen zu Gefechten zwischen Aufständischen und...

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Dec 1st 2012, 07:33

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Philip Anast Tech Image (for NEC Display Solutions) (312) 673-6054 philip.anast@techimage.com NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS SECURES DCI COMPLIANCE FOR NC900C PROJECTOR Entire NEC Digital Cinema Projector Series is Now DCI-Certified CHICAGO - November 30, 2012 - NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the newest model in its Digital Cinema Projector Series, the NC900C, has earned full Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) compliance. The NC900C builds on NEC's expertise in the digital cinema industry and is the first projector to incorporate the new S2K chipset from Texas Instruments®. The...

Dec 1st 2012, 07:33

ELCA NEWS SERVICE November 30, 2012 ELCA, Episcopal bishops unite with a goal for a human race free of AIDS 12-73-MRC       CHICAGO (ELCA) -- On World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, people around the world pause to grieve the 30 million people who have died from HIV and AIDS in the past 30 years and unite in solidarity towards a goal of a "human race free of AIDS," according to the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and Episcopal Presiding Bishop and Primate Katharine Jefferts Schori.       In their joint letter about the international observance, the bishops wrote that infection rates continue...

Dec 1st 2012, 00:01

PICTURE BOOKS Abe Lincoln's Dream, by Lane Smith (Roaring Brook; 32 pages; $16.99; ages 5-8). Between corny jokes, the ghost of our 16th president queries a girl on a White House tour: Are the states united? Is there equality? In this poignant reverie, her answers reflect progress and hope. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, by Mo Willems (Balzer + Bray; 36 pages; $17.99; ages 3-7). Exit the benevolent bears of yore. Enter cunning dinosaurs in this satirical remake of a nursery favorite. One Cool Friend, by Toni Buzzeo; illustrated by David Small (Dial; 32 pages; $16.99; ages 5-8). In this wry romp, a kid in his own black suit totes home a penguin from the aquarium. Z Is for Moose (That's...

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Nov 30th 2012, 23:59

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes has already been tied to an increased risk of kidney and cardiovascular troubles, nerve damage and vision loss, and now a new study finds diabetics to be more than twice as likely as those without the disease to have hearing impairment. In a review of past research on the question, scientists in Japan also found that younger diabetics were at even higher risk than older adults - though they cannot explain why, and experts caution that this kind of study does not prove that diabetes is directly responsible for the greater hearing loss rates. "It doesn't...

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Dec 1st 2012, 05:38

The holidays are a time for lots of buying decisions, so why not go green while you shop? First, start with the tree. Many consumers still question whether it's better for the planet to cut down a real tree or buy an artificial one. But Will McClatchey, vice president of research at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth, said there is little room for debate. Real trees are better. "Absolutely, for lots of reasons," said McClatchey, who said he pulled a live potted Norfolk pine into his house as his Christmas tree for several years until it got too big to move. Artificial trees come with packaging, are generally shipped from China and eventually end up in a landfill,...

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