2011 World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics by World Hunger Education Service: "Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is the most lethal form of malnutrition/hunger. It is basically a lack of calories and protein. Food is converted into energy by humans, and the energy contained in food is measured by calories. Protein is necessary for key body functions including provision of essential amino acids and development and maintenance of muscles.
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Number of hungry people in the world
925 million hungry people in 2010"
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Basic Facts About the MDGs
Basic Facts About the MDGs: "set to be achieved by 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions.
The MDGs also provide a framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end � making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. If these goals are achieved, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved"
The MDGs also provide a framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end � making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. If these goals are achieved, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved"
In The Beginning
In The Beginning: "physics deals with the areas of energy as well as matter. The single scientist who had the greatest impact on the Science of Physics would most certainly be Albert Einstein.
His well known (even if poorly understood) theory of Relativity is often incorrectly stated as E=mc2. My hope is that the theory is rembered this way be cause our keyboards and fonts do not allow to put the little number two above the c.
E (energy)= m (the mass of the given object) times c (a constant which is the speed of light, which is 186,000 miles per second) squared (this huge number is multiplied times itself).
In other words the Energy which is contained within a given object (say a teaspoon) is equal to its weight given in grams times 186,000 x 186,000. Sound like a big number? Yes!"
His well known (even if poorly understood) theory of Relativity is often incorrectly stated as E=mc2. My hope is that the theory is rembered this way be cause our keyboards and fonts do not allow to put the little number two above the c.
E (energy)= m (the mass of the given object) times c (a constant which is the speed of light, which is 186,000 miles per second) squared (this huge number is multiplied times itself).
In other words the Energy which is contained within a given object (say a teaspoon) is equal to its weight given in grams times 186,000 x 186,000. Sound like a big number? Yes!"
Monday, June 20, 2011
Nielsen: Online groceries to be $25 bln business by 2014
Nielsen: Online groceries to be $25 bln business by 2014: "Safeway have been experimenting with online ordering and delivery, Amazon.com has been operating Amazon Fresh as a test service in Seattle, and mega-retailer Walmart has been offering an online grocery service in San Jose, and firms like PeaPod and FreshDirect are re-invigorating the industry. How much? According to research firm, consumers spent about $12 billion on online groceries in 2010—and they forecast that figure will hit $25 billion by 2014."
Ending Global Hunger and Poverty: Heifer International
Ending Global Hunger and Poverty: Heifer International: "The Heifer Foundation, established by the board of Heifer International in 1990 to manage the endowment of Heifer International, was created to generate ongoing support for the work of Heifer International by educating the public and serving as an agency for donations.
Founded by American farmer Dan West, West was serving as a Church of the Brethren relief worker in Spain during the Spanish Civil War when he became frustrated at being tasked with deciding how to allocate a very limited amount of food aid. "
Founded by American farmer Dan West, West was serving as a Church of the Brethren relief worker in Spain during the Spanish Civil War when he became frustrated at being tasked with deciding how to allocate a very limited amount of food aid. "
How To Stop Global Warming and Hunger At the Same Time : TreeHugger
How To Stop Global Warming and Hunger At the Same Time : TreeHugger: "There is no question that a perfect storm of factors – from rising oil prices to the growing climatic impact of global warming – are creating a silent tsunami of global hunger. There is also no question that the world’s most vulnerable disproportionately live in Africa where food aid has failed to keep ahead of the hunger curve.
But the answer to this issue lies in the new “Post-Modern Green Revolution” not in the historic “Green Revolution” approach where yields are artificially increased by importing the practices of genetically engineered seeds and petroleum-based fertilizer. Dr. Norman Borlaug"
But the answer to this issue lies in the new “Post-Modern Green Revolution” not in the historic “Green Revolution” approach where yields are artificially increased by importing the practices of genetically engineered seeds and petroleum-based fertilizer. Dr. Norman Borlaug"
Gaining Support for Biotech: The Fight to End Global Hunger | BIOtech Now
Gaining Support for Biotech: The Fight to End Global Hunger | BIOtech Now: "ave political discussions that are not bringing in scientific information, then we lose as a community,” according to Pam Ronald, professor of plant pathology and chairwoman of the Plant Genomics Program at the University of California, Davis.
Ronald made this point during a panel discussion on the political and social roadblocks that biotechnology companies face in trying to help feed the more than 1 billion hungry people across the globe"
Ronald made this point during a panel discussion on the political and social roadblocks that biotechnology companies face in trying to help feed the more than 1 billion hungry people across the globe"
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