Sunday, April 30, 2017
U.S. to probe Japanese, German automakers over alleged patent violations
😊 38.5 😒 28.6 😖 21.8 😐 11.0 TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States will begin an investigation into whether thermoplastic components used in some Japanese and German vehicle models sold in the country violate its patent laws, trade authorities said late last week.
IIT scientists create low-cost solar cells using Jamun
😉 39.8 😐 30.8 😒 15.5 😖 11.4 Researchers used naturally occurring pigment found in jamun as an inexpensive photosensitiser for Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSCs) or Gratzel cells. 
Social media giants shamefully far from tackling illegal content
😪 59.1 😊 40.4 Social media giants are shamefully far from tackling illegal and dangerous content, say MPs. 
IIT scientists create low-cost solar cells using Jamun
😐 28.6 😉 23.8 😉 21.2 😒 15.0 😖 11.3 Researchers used naturally occurring pigment found in jamun as an inexpensive photosensitiser for Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSCs) or Gratzel cells.
Paralyzed Missouri woman uses technology to write reviews
😐 58.7 😱 30.3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri woman paralyzed by Lou Gehrigs disease isnt letting any limitations from the incurable disease keep her from doing book reviews, using only her eyes. As a married, 50-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, mother of 14-year-old twin girls, Michelle Melland cant breathe without a ventilator, ... 
White House defends Trump invitation to Duterte despite human rights criticism
😱 36.0 😉 16.9 😵 16.4 😖 9.4 😉 8.0 😠 6.5 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trumps decision to invite Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to Washington, saying his cooperation was needed to counter North Korea, even as the administration faced human rights criticism for its overture to Manila. 
Big-Name Food Brands Lose Battle of the Grocery Aisle
😊 59.5 😐 34.6 😉 5.7 Americas packaged-food giants are losing the battle for retailers shelf space, complicating their efforts to break out of a yearslong slump.
Caltex announces $20m compensation fund but admits no liability for underpaid workers
😐 72.5 😊 27.5 Oil giant Caltex will established a $20 million assistance fund for workers who were underpaid at its franchised service stations. 
David Stockman: Trumps tax plan is dead on arrival and Wall St. is delusional
😐 34.8 😍 29.3 😠 13.5 😵 11.5 😉 10.9 David Stockman has a stern message for investors: Youre living in a fantasy land about Trump. 
Indian brides given bats to keep abusive husbands in check
😉 94.2 😊 5.8 Women at a mass wedding receive wooden paddles with messages such as for use against drunkards. 
Target ro Open on the Lower East Side
😉 32.6 😟 23.6 😐 19.5 😊 13.9 😵 9.6 Target Corp. has signed a lease to open a 22,500 square-foot store at the 1.9 million-square-foot development stretching across several Manhattan blocks called Essex Crossing. 
IIT scientists create low-cost solar cells using Jamun
😊 49.4 😉 32.8 😖 13.9 Researchers used naturally occurring pigment found in jamun as an inexpensive photosensitiser for Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSCs) or Gratzel cells.
Hard rocks from Himalaya may raise flood risk for millions
😊 54.2 😐 25.3 😉 20.5 The results could help the researchers improve flood risk maps for the Ganga Plain, a low-lying region covering parts of India, Nepal and Pakistan. 
Paralyzed Missouri woman uses technology to write reviews
😉 51.3 😠 18.3 😱 16.6 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri woman paralyzed by Lou Gehrigs disease isnt letting any limitations from the incurable disease keep her from doing book reviews, using only her eyes. As a married, 50-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, mother of 14-year-old twin girls, Michelle Melland cant breathe without a ventilator, ...
A look at Trump-Duterte parallels ahead of a possible meeting
😉 54.0 😐 35.4 😉 10.5 Here are some surface-level similarities the duo shares.
Pope Francis Calls on Egypts Catholics to Embrace Forgiveness
😉 35.9 😐 26.3 😒 16.0 😪 6.2 😠 5.6 Pope Francis celebrated Mass for members of Egypts small Catholic community, urging them to hope and forgive those who terrorize and persecute them.
IIT scientists create low-cost solar cells using Jamun
😐 46.3 😉 28.8 😊 23.7 Researchers used naturally occurring pigment found in jamun as an inexpensive photosensitiser for Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSCs) or Gratzel cells.
Paralyzed Missouri woman uses technology to write reviews
😊 51.7 😐 26.4 😖 9.4 😵 5.3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri woman paralyzed by Lou Gehrigs disease isnt letting any limitations from the incurable disease keep her from doing book reviews, using only her eyes. As a married, 50-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, mother of 14-year-old twin girls, Michelle Melland cant breathe without a ventilator, ... 
Donald Trump: N Koreas Kim Jong-un a smart cookie
😵 33.8 😊 28.7 😒 19.7 😉 11.8 The US president says he has no idea if the North Korean leader is sane, amid escalating tensions.
Trump warns US, China wont be happy with North Korean missile tests, hints at military action
😵 60.3 😊 12.1 😐 11.6 😱 10.8 😉 5.2 Trump warned North Korea on its missile tests but demurred when asked if the US had anything to do with their failure. 
Off target in 2016, global elite regroup at Milken conference
😵 37.1 😉 35.1 😖 18.9 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Titans of U.S. industry and Wall Street gather in Beverly Hills this week to discuss how to navigate - and profit from - hot topics such as U.S. tax reform, the upcoming French election and Chinese economic growth. 
Networks of lakes, streams found on Antarcticas surface: Study
😁 51.9 😵 22.1 😐 19.7 Researchers from the University of Sheffield used aerial photography and satellite imagery to find that melt-water moves vast distances across the surface of the ice sheets onto ice shelves. 
New York Democrats hatch plan to acquire Donald Trump tax returns
😱 64.1 😐 25.0 😊 7.7 New York Democrats have hatched a plan to get a look at Donald Trumps tax records. 
Pope to Catholics: get out, spread faith, help cholesterol
😐 56.0 😉 33.5 😊 9.1 Pope Francis is trying to energize Catholics, telling them to be active and help others and thats all good for cholesterol levels, too.
Trumps UN envoy often off-message, seems in his good graces
😵 55.3 😊 28.3 😐 6.7 😉 5.1 WASHINGTON (AP) - Nikki Haley didnt wait to take office as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to break with the Trump administrations foreign policy stances. At her Senate confirmation hearing, Haley bluntly accused Russia of being complicit of war crimes in Syria - going against the president-elects talk of ...
IIT scientists create low-cost solar cells using Jamun
😊 67.2 😍 18.5 😉 11.4 Researchers used naturally occurring pigment found in jamun as an inexpensive photosensitiser for Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSCs) or Gratzel cells.
Networks of lakes, streams found on Antarcticas surface: Study
😊 73.0 😵 13.8 😍 6.6 Researchers from the University of Sheffield used aerial photography and satellite imagery to find that melt-water moves vast distances across the surface of the ice sheets onto ice shelves.
What does your phone really know about you?
😐 91.9 😖 8.1 Tags put in by developers can ID your last wifi and apps. You cool with that? 
Fears of Trump-driven tourism slump force NYC reps north to woo Canadians
😐 59.7 😊 27.7 😖 11.8 New Yorks tourism industry is worried Donald Trumps America First policies are turning off Canadian visitors, and theyre heading north to woo Canucks. 
Trumps UN envoy often off-message, seems in his good graces
😊 65.2 😐 20.6 😵 5.3 WASHINGTON (AP) - Nikki Haley didnt wait to take office as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to break with the Trump administrations foreign policy stances. At her Senate confirmation hearing, Haley bluntly accused Russia of being complicit of war crimes in Syria - going against the president-elects talk of ...
11 ways to save money on entertainment expenses (NerdWallet)
😐 99.5 Here's 11 tips to curb your entertainment spending without giving up your favorite pastimes. 
IIT scientists create low-cost solar cells using Jamun
😉 30.2 😐 28.7 😊 21.3 😖 19.7 Researchers used naturally occurring pigment found in jamun as an inexpensive photosensitiser for Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSCs) or Gratzel cells.
Trumps UN envoy often off-message, seems in his good graces
😖 57.8 😐 19.0 😵 8.1 😊 7.2 WASHINGTON (AP) - Nikki Haley didnt wait to take office as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to break with the Trump administrations foreign policy stances. 
Pope Francis Calls on Egypts Catholics to Embrace Forgiveness
😐 37.4 😁 23.9 😉 19.0 😊 16.1 Pope Francis celebrated Mass for members of Egypts small Catholic community, urging them to hope and forgive those who terrorize and persecute them.
Triple-lock: Call for pensions policy to be revamped
😊 55.9 😐 23.9 😵 17.0 Former pensions minister Steve Webb calls for pension increases that target those most in need. 
Virtual humans may help doctors learn empathy, explains study
😍 23.8 😠 20.6 😉 18.6 😖 13.9 😊 7.3 😒 6.3 😐 6.2 In a first, scientists are using life-like virtual humans to train doctors on how to break bad news and express empathy to patients and their family members. 
Tech companies prove the old boys club is alive and well
😉 23.5 😵 20.7 😴 19.8 😊 18.2 😒 7.5 The well-known slogans of the most prominent tech companies in the world make it seem like their goal is to make the world a better place. Googles famous dont be evil slogan was quoted in its 2004 IPO filing; it was quietly retired in 2015 and replaced by the directive that employees should do the... 
Donald Trump attacks US media at 100-day Pennsylvania rally
😊 61.9 😐 17.6 😒 14.2 The president insists he is keeping his election pledges and dismisses criticism as fake news.
North Korea missile explodes after launch
😊 46.2 😱 27.8 😐 13.7 😠 11.4 North Korea on Saturday launched a missile that landed in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, a US official said.
Pope Francis in Egypt: Charity is the only acceptable kind of fanaticism
😊 46.4 😐 28.7 😵 21.7 Any other type of fanaticism does not come from God, Francis said. 
Old school bus serves as nature preschool in Dallas
😒 70.5 😖 18.9 😊 9.2 DALLAS (AP) - Lets go, lets go, the girls shouted, skipping down a dirt path and through the prairie grass, still damp from morning dew. The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/2pAm09M ) reports an anthill stopped them in their tracks. Theyre so cute, said 3-year-old Inez Beltran as she and other ... 
Virtual humans may help doctors learn empathy, explains study
😊 55.8 😒 18.0 😐 10.6 😐 5.8 In a first, scientists are using life-like virtual humans to train doctors on how to break bad news and express empathy to patients and their family members.
Babies recognise their mothers touch even before birth
😊 88.3 😐 9.7 Unborn infants have been recorded reaching out to touch the wall of the uterus in response to their mother caressing her bump during pregnancy in a study by the University of Dundee. 
Tech companies prove the old boys club is alive and well
😱 37.3 😵 25.4 😊 22.0 😉 7.8 The well-known slogans of the most prominent tech companies in the world make it seem like their goal is to make the world a better place. Googles famous dont be evil slogan was quoted in its 2004 IPO filing; it was quietly retired in 2015 and replaced by the directive that employees should do the...
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Trump invites Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte to White House
😱 54.9 😒 16.3 😵 12.1 😐 7.5 😉 7.4 President Trump on Saturday extended a White House invite to his Philippine counterpart, a self-proclaimed killer.
North Korea missile explodes after launch
😊 52.4 😒 17.8 😉 17.7 😐 12.1 North Korea on Saturday launched a missile that landed in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, a US official said.
Now, smartphone controlled system to keep diabetes in check
😊 37.7 😉 35.5 😐 14.6 😠 9.2 Scientists have successfully engineered cells to produce insulin under the command of a smartphone, helping keep blood sugar levels within normal limits in diabetic mice. 
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