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Mr Miliband appeared to call across the Dispatch Box for an immediate apology, but Mr Cameron instead told him: "I said calm down, calm down, dear. I'll say it to you if you like. I'm not going to apologise. You do need to calm down." Downing Street said the "humorous" remarks should not be over–interpreted. But a spokesman for Mr Miliband said they were "patronising, sexist, insulting and deeply un–prime ministerial". Harriet Harman, the deputy Labour leader, said: "David Cameron's contemptuous response to Angela Eagle MP at Prime Minister's Questions today shows his patronising and outdated attitude to women. Women in Britain in the 21st century do not expect to be told to 'calm down, dear' by their Prime Minister." Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, who is married to Miss Cooper, accepted that Mr Cameron's remark was a joke but said his wife would have "clocked him one...

BY HENRIETTA COOK 28 Apr, 2011 06:57 AM Foreign Affairs officials told the daughter of a dying Australian man stranded in China to use Facebook to raise money for her father's medical expenses. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade bureaucrat included the suggestion in an email advising Canberra woman Tracy Woolley that the Federal Government would not help with her stricken father's plight. Ms Woolley's father Thomas Barry Moore, a former air force serviceman, has been in a coma in a Chinese hospital for 118 days after suffering a stroke on December 31 in Zhengzhou in north-central China. Ms Woolley contacted DFAT on January 4 asking for help because she could not afford to visit her father or cover the estimated $160,000 for his repatriation to Australia. When it became apparent MrMoore was likely to remain in a vegetative state, she asked doctors to turn off his life support but was told ethical concerns prevented them. Ms...

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NASA’s internal computer network is full of holes and is extremely vulnerable to an external cyberattack, an audit by the agency's Office of the Inspector General has found. Even worse, it appears that several of the vulnerabilities were known about for months yet remained unpatched. “Six computer servers associated with IT [information technology] assets that control spacecraft and contain critical data had vulnerabilities that would allow a remote attacker to take control of or render them unavailable,” the audit report released Monday by Inspector General Paul K. Martin said. "The attacker could use the compromised computers to exploit other weaknesses we identified, a situation that could severely degrade or cripple NASA’s operations," the report continued. "We also found network servers that revealed encryption keys, encrypted passwords , and user account information to potential attackers." NASA networks long known to be weak It is not un...

TED Blog « An unlikely master of card magic: Lennart Green on TED.com | Main | Dog-friendly dog training: Ian Dunbar on TED.com » 20 August 2008 Tiny battery made of self-assembling viruses MIT reports today on the work of professors Yet-Ming Chiang , Angela Belcher and Paula Hammond , who’ve developed a way to build tiny batteries about half the size of a human cell to power tomorrow’s equally tiny devices. The electrolyte of the battery is made of polymers stamped onto a rubbery film. On top of this, a genetically altered virus goes to work, self-assembling to form wires that act as the battery’s anode. Several TEDTalks delve into the wonders of self-assembly at the microscopic scale . The first half of Neil Gershenfeld’s talk is a quick primer on self-assembly, and its uses in what he sees as the coming world of ubiquitous computing — tiny processors in doorknob...

Posted by MelissaUlbricht on Mar 10, 2011 In a previous post , we described how to add location information to mobile content, including images and stories. For some reports, location information adds value, context, and interest to venue-specific reports. But today, we talk about how to remove that same location information . This is also detailed, step by step, in this screencast. There are many reasons why one would not want to include location information on images, but at the top of the list is the need for security and privacy. Careful planning and strategic considerations are required for journalists, citizen reporters, and activists to be secure in insecure regions, especially when reporting in repressive media environments. All mobile phones have a small amount of storage space on the SIM card. It is used to store contact information, call history, SMS messages, and photos taken using the camera phone. Most phones store the time the photo was taken and ma...

Mobile Make calls, browse your phonebook, see your call log, have your text messages read aloud and more. Learn More Entertainment Control your MP3 player with the sound of your voice. Browse your music collection by genre, album, artist, song or playlist. Learn More Traffic & Directions Receive turn-by-turn directions, business search listings, traffic alerts, personalized news, sports, weather, horoscopes, stocks, movies and Send to SYNC from Google® Maps and MapQuest®. Learn More Driver Assistance Connect to a 911 operator through your paired mobile phone after an accident in which an airbag deploys with 911 Assist. 28 Learn More via ford.com projectbrainsaver HighTechHeadHelper TellYourPhone HiTekHedHelp

About SYNC SYNC* is an easy-to-use in-car connectivity system that allows you to make hands-free calls and control your music and other functions with simple voice commands. SYNC features allow you to 27 : Access your phone, compatible mp3 player or USB drive with voice activated commands Be connected directly to a 911 operator after an accident in which an airbag deploys 28 Generate Vehicle Health Reports that provide vehicle diagnostics, maintenance and recall information Receive audible text messages And, much more   The newest SYNC features include 29 : Send to SYNC using Google® Maps and MapQuest® Personalized information including horoscopes, stocks, movies Travel Services which gives access to airline and hotel contact information *SYNC is available on most vehicles. Features/functionality vary by vehicle/model. See dealer for details. Not all SYNC features will be compatible with all mobile phones. SYNC features for previous mode...

Skip Navigation Oxford Journals Contact Us My Basket My Account British Journal of Criminology About This Journal Contact This Journal Subscriptions View Current Issue (Volume 51 Issue 3 May 2011) Archive Search Oxford Journals Law & Social Sciences British Journal of Criminology Volume 50, Issue 6 Pp. 999-1022. What Can We Learn From The Portuguese Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs? Caitlin Elizabeth Hughes * and Alex Stevens * Dr, Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, NSW, Australia, 2052; caitlin.hughes@unsw.edu.au . Abstract The issue of decriminalizing illicit drugs is hotly debated, but is rarely subject to evidence-based analysis. This paper examines the case of Portugal, a nation that decriminalized the use and possession of all illicit dru...

On the 1st of July 2001 Portugal decriminalized the use and possession of all illicit drugs. Now, ten years on, with the need for drug policy reforms becoming increasingly evident, countries are looking closely at the lessons learnt by Portugal’s policy experiment. In Portugal decriminalization did not lead to major increases in drug use, instead it fostered a reduction in problematic use, drug-related harms and criminal justice overcrowding. Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme is dedicated to providing a rigorous, independent review of global drug policy. Its aim is to reduce the harms associated with the misuse of drugs, and encourage objective and open debate on drug policy issues at the national and international level. ...

Networking Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Mobile RSS Email Alerts 6 Comments Share Print Facebook Twitter 2 Votes Digg Email Facebook Twitter StumbleUpon Reddit Home / News & Blogs / Networking Netflix: Bigger than cable. Too big for the Internet? By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | April 26, 2011, 2:13pm PDT Summary Netflix is now bigger than any single cable company. What does that mean for the Internet and your ISP bill? Topics NetFlix Inc. , Internet Service Provider , Service Provider , Video , Cable , Internet Service , Internet , Internet Service Providers (ISPs) , Corporate Communications , Business Services , Marketing , Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols more + Blogger Info Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Bio Contact Biography ...

A case of misrepresentation?  It looks seriously imposing and a major threat to the beauty of the acres of green that surrounds it... But zoom out and   View Larger Map Spot Dale Farm... if you can. The games that can be played with the right cropping of a photograph, as is showed by the first photo, help to blacken the story of a group of people who took over a scrap yard and sorted themselves a place to live... Have a look at  http://www.jewify.org  for another way of reading the articles about this fight  

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In 2010, IBM started SmartCamp, a global initiative for entrepreneurs and start ups that build solutions to make the planet smarter. Participants work with advisors, investors and business mentors from IBM to gain access to venture capital. “Our mission is to revolutionize healthcare through better technology, so having the chance to engage with an industry leader like IBM was a great way to spread the word and meet with other innovative companies looking to build a smarter planet,” said Albert Santalo, president and CEO of CareCloud , the 2010 Silicon Valley SmartCamp co-winner. CareCloud’s SmartCamp experience, with President and CEO Albert Santalo What did CareCloud learn from participating? “To be recognized by IBM, right in the heart of Silicon Valley, and to receive all the insights of the brilliant people attending, it was an incredible event. SmartCamp helped illuminate some of the key areas for us to focus on to successfully upend an industry resistant to change.” Has CareClo...