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Technology will make Lecturers Redundant - but Only if They Let It

The Huffington Post 

Michael Rowe, University of the Western Cape

A teacher walks into a classroom and begins a lesson. As she speaks, the audio is translated in real time into a variety of languages that students have pre-selected, so each can hear the lecturer's voice in their own language. It can even be delivered directly into their auditory canal so that it does not disturb other students. The lecturer's voice is also transcribed in real-time, appearing in a display that presents digital content over the students' visual field. Читать дальше...

This ‘Death Suit’ Makes Burials Eco- And Wallet-Friendly

The Huffington Post 




With the rise of electric cars, sustainable architecture, eco-friendly diets, composting, and countless other options, forging a sustainable life is often as easy as it is trendy. Now it’s even easy after death thanks to a bodysuit made from a decidedly old-school material: mushrooms.


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Fireball truckie found alive after fatal crash

News Herald Sun 

BREAKING NEWS: A TRUCKIE feared incinerated in a horrific highway fireball has been found alive at a nearby farm and is now under police guard in hospital.

Given up subsidised LPG? Govt wants to know your income

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Companies order distributors to call consumers and find out their income as part of survey to find average income of GiveItUp participants; distributors, consumers oppose



Anonymous-Linked Group Hacks Japan’s Financial Agencies’ Websites In Whaling Protest

International Business Times 

An Anonymous-linked group of hackers infiltrated several Japanese finance agencies' websites early Wednesday to protest the country’s whale hunting, Bloomberg reported. Japan External Trade Organization’s website was down for several users while websites for Japan’s National Tax Agency and Japan Securities Finance Co.’s site stopped working.

Japan Internet company SoftBank's profit suffers over Sprint

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese telecommunications and Internet company SoftBank is reporting an 88 percent drop in fiscal third quarter profit as it struggles to turn around its U.S. carrier Sprint.

Led by freshman Ellenson, young Marquette seeks Feb. push

TheRepublic.com 

MILWAUKEE - With 15 wins in coach Steve Wojciechowski's second season on the bench, Marquette seems to playing well for a team that relies so heavily on a young cast led by touted freshman Henry Ellenson.

Asahi doet bod op Grolsch

Tubantia 

TOKIO/BRUSSEL (ANP) - De Japanse bierbrouwer Asahi Group wil de bierbedrijven Grolsch, Peroni en Meantime overnemen van SABMiller. Dat meldden de betrokken partijen woensdag, nadat de Japanse zakenkrant Nikkei de deal eerder op de dag al had aangekondigd.

'Japanse brouwer koopt Grolsch'

Tubantia 

TOKIO (AFN) - De Japanse brouwer Asahi Group neemt het Nederlandse biermerk Grolsch en het Italiaanse biermerk Peroni over van SABMiller. Dat meldde de Japanse zakenkrant Nikkei woensdag.

No. 18 Purdue slips past No. 8 Michigan State in OT

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Rapheal Davis, the Boilermakers’ defensive stopper, played the best offensive game of his four-year career, A.J. Hammons, a 7-foot senior center, nearly posted a triple-double, and together they prevented No. 8 Michigan State from beating Purdue again. Davis made the first of two free-throw tries with 4.6 seconds left in overtime to break a tie, and Hammons wrestled the ensuing rebound from several defenders to preserve an 82-81 victory. [...] when Purdue’s 18-point second-half lead vanished and Michigan State (20-5... Читать дальше...

Clean energy feasible

Sydney Morning Herald 

Don Aitkin's article about the ACT government's renewable electricity program lacks analysis.

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Photos: Bullet For My Valentine is right on target at the Joint

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

If Welsh heavy metal band Bullet For My Valentine’s goal was for the U.S. to become more acquainted with Bullet and British rock music, the band surely woke the demon to a welcomed succession of future visits.

'Carol' gracefully explores the power of attraction

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Whether you believe in actual love at first sight or you think the whole notion is a myth sprung from fairy tales, romance novels and the movies, I'll bet you've had a BAM-POW moment at some p…

Turkey Summons U.S. Ambassador

WSJ.com 

Tensions between the U.S. and Turkey over Washington’s support for Kurdish fighters in Syria—viewed as terrorists by Ankara—sharpened when Turkish officials demanded a meeting with the U.S. ambassador.


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