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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Village Voice's Tejal Rao Named One of Forbes' Food & Drink ...
Take heed, world! We're thrilled to report that our own Tejal Rao has been named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30, the magazine's annual list that picks 30 rising faces in 15 "entrepreneurial, creative, and intellectual" categories. Rao is noted in the Food & Drink section, and is the only restaurant critic selected.
Forbes cited Rao's "stylish, weekly reviews" as one of the reasons for her success, but also pointed to her dynamite blog coverage during Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. They write:
Food criticism isn't dead: The anonymous critic's stylish, weekly reviews reach over a million readers each month. Between meals, she and her team have reported extensively on the recovery of New York's restaurant industry post-Hurricane Sandy.
To get a taste of what they're praising, read Rao's most recent review of L'Apicio, your "East Village Prom Night." The critic also recently chose the 18 Best Food Books of 2012.
On the Hurricane Sandy front, Rao wrote of Kennedy Fried Chicken enduring the storm in Red Hook, how the NYC restaurant industry pushed through Sandy "no matter what," and led the charge in rounding up all the places to volunteer post-Sandy.
In addition to her Village Voice and Fork in the Road writing, you can follow her on Twitter @tejalrao, and check out her personal website, which is full of writing and photography.
Follow Fork in the Road on Twitter and Facebook, and check out the rest of the food blog.
Source: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2012/12/tejal_rao_forbes_30_under_30.php
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Global malaria battle stalls as financing gets tight
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LONDON (Reuters) - Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says are "remarkable recent gains" in the battle to control one of the world's leading infectious killers.
After rapid expansion between 2004 and 2009, funding for malaria prevention and control levelled off between 2010 and 2012 - meaning there were fewer life-saving steps taken in hard- hit malarial regions such as sub-Saharan Africa.
The WHO's World Malaria Report, published on Monday, found the number of long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets delivered to endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa dropped from 145 million in 2010 to an estimated 66 million in 2012.
"This means that many households will be unable to replace existing bed nets when required, exposing more people to the potentially deadly disease," it said.
Malaria is caused by a parasite carried in the saliva of mosquitoes and kills hundreds of thousands of people a year, mainly babies and children under the age of five in Africa.
According to WHO data, the disease infected around 219 million people in 2010, killing around 660,000 of them. Robust figures are, however, hard to establish and other health experts say the annual malaria death toll could be double that.
An estimated $5.1 billion a year is needed between 2011 and 2020 to get malaria medicines, prevention measures and tests to all those who need then in the 99 countries which have on-going transmission of the disease.
The WHO says that while many countries have increased financing for malaria, the total available global funding remained at $2.3 billion in 2011 - less than half of what is needed.
"Global targets for reducing the malaria burden will not be reached unless progress is accelerated in the highest burden countries," Robert Newman, director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme, said in statement with the report.
"These countries are in a precarious situation and most of them need urgent financial assistance to procure and distribute life-saving commodities."
The WHO report found that by far the greatest impact of malaria is concentrated in 14 endemic countries which account for an estimated 80 percent of malaria deaths.
Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are the most affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa, while India is the hardest hit in South East Asia.
WHO director general Margaret Chan wrote in a forward to the report that there is now an urgent need to identify new sources of funding to boost and sustain malaria control.
"We also need to examine new ways to make existing funds stretch further by increasing the value for money of malaria commodities and the efficiency of service delivery," she said.
The Roll Back Malaria Partnership, which includes the WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank, said it was already exploring several options, including financial transaction taxes, airline ticket taxes and a potential "malaria bond" to encourage more involvement from private sector investors.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/global-malaria-battle-stalls-financing-gets-tight-131128750.html
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Dickey on verge of becoming Blue Jay
3:04 PM: Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that as of this morning, seven players were involved in the deal, including four coming to the Mets and three going to the Blue Jays.
Puma hears that the Jays want a catcher back and speculates that Josh Thole could be involved. He has a rapport with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, so that would make sense. If that happens, it?s possible the Mets could take John Buck in the deal.
Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger hears that Blue Jays prospect right-handers Noah Syndergaard and Aaron Sanchez have also been discussed. Those are two impressive prospects, so this deal could get a little crazy.
2:54 PM: Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Mets and Blue Jays are ?inching toward the finish line? on the deal. Some players? medicals have been reviewed and OK?d, but there?s still work to be done. R.A. Dickey and Travis d?Arnaud are the centerpieces of the deal, but still no word on the other players involved.
12:55 PM: CBS Sports? Jon Heyman reports that the Mets rejected a package of Gose and Arencibia. The two sides have since agreed on d?Arnaud as the center piece in a deal for Dickey, but they are currently trying to finalize the last piece. Assuming they can agree on the other players in the deal, it?s now thought that Dickey is willing to talk about an extension.
11:42 AM: Hold the phone. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Anthony Gose is NOT part of the trade talks for R.A. Dickey. However, Travis d?Arnaud is.
11:19 AM: Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star reports that if the Blue Jays are to include d?Arnaud and Gose, they need to have Dickey signed to a two-year extension and receive a top prospect from the Mets.
9:30 AM: Andy Martino of the New York Daily News confirms that the Blue Jays are willing to offer d?Arnaud and Gose in a trade for Dickey. We?re still awaiting word on the other players involved.
8:15 PM: CBS Sports? Jon Heyman hears that the Mets and Blue Jays have reached agreement on the players involved. No word yet on the full scope of the trade.
Meanwhile, Andy Martino of the New York Daily News reports that the Blue Jays have been looking at the medicals on Dickey since at least yesterday afternoon. It?s yet another indication that a deal is close to being finalized.
1:27 AM: Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Mets and Blue Jays are ?on the verge? of a trade that would send Dickey to Toronto and d?Arnaud to New York. The teams are currently looking at medicals, so it sounds pretty close.
As Rosenthal mentioned earlier, Passan hears that more players are involved in the deal.
11:55 PM, Friday: Rosenthal and his colleague, Jon Paul Morosi, are reporting on FOXSports.com that Gose is likely to be included in the deal while the Mets are also expected to receive either d?Arnaud or Arencibia. As Rosenthal noted earlier, if d?Arnaud is included, the deal is likely to be expanded.
11:36 PM: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com confirms that d?Arnaud is ?very much in play? in trade talks for Dickey. However, he notes that the deal would be bigger, with multiple pieces going both ways.
You may recall that the trade talks between the Marlins and Blue Jays began with Josh Johnson and morphed into something much larger. While it?s unlikely 12 players will be involved this time, it probably won?t be a simple swap.
10:30 PM: Andy Martino of the New York Daily News was told by ?a person with direct knowledge of the discussions? that during the Winter Meetings, d?Arnaud was a ?must have? for the Mets to do a trade with the Blue Jays. Toronto resisted at the time, but a person involved in the potential trade has expressed a ?gut feeling? that d?Arnaud may be involved. Again, nothing confirmed.
Contrary to earlier reports, Martino hears that Dickey is willing to sign a contract extension if he?s traded to the Blue Jays. This could have a major impact on the return package.
8:00 PM: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports hears that the Mets may be getting prospect catcher Travis d?Arnaud back from the Blue Jays, though he cautions that the information is unconfirmed. However, he was discussed ?heavily? in trade talks along with fellow catcher J.P. Arencibia.
6:07 PM: Anthony DiComo of MLB.com was told by ?two people involved? to not expect resolution with Dickey tonight. Things could always change, but it appears he?ll remain with the Mets for at least one more day.
5:45 PM: FOX Sports? Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Mets and Blue Jays have made progress on a possible trade involving Dickey. However, it?s not a done deal yet.
Also, updating a previous story by Joel Sherman, Andy Martino of the New York Daily News writes that reports suggesting Dickey wouldn?t sign a contract extension with the Jays are false.
4:29 PM: Jon Heyman is hearing that the players coming back from Toronto ? assuming a deal can get done ? are?J.P. Arencibia and Anthony Gose, though that may just be speculation, as those two have been talked about in trades involving the Blue Jays for some time. And let?s keep in mind that this is all fluid and depend on Dickey being willing to sign an extension. We think. As we learned with the Shin-Soo Choo trade earlier this week, early reports may only be capturing part of the story.
Rosenthal says the Rangers are OUT on Dickey.
4:05 PM: Joel Sherman reports that the Mets and Blue Jays are far along in trade talks for Dickey ? and a deal could be close ? but that things are being held up by Dickey?s refusal to agree to sign a contract extension with Toronto. Now, he needn?t sign off on the trade ? he has no no-trade protection ? but obviously the Jays would be far more willing to give up real value to the Mets if they can lock up Dickey for what will, presumably, be three years instead of just 2013.
Updates, obviously, as warranted.
3:30 PM: In case you didn?t think that the Mets were serious about trading R.A. Dickey:
The Rangers have been talked about as a possible trade partner with the Mets for a couple of days. The Jays and Orioles, not so much.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Construction boost may help UK avoid Q4 contraction
LONDON (Reuters) - British construction output grew in October, raising the prospect that the sector will boost gross domestic product in the fourth quarter and help the economy avoid a forecast contraction.
The annual decline in construction output slowed to 5.1 percent - the lowest since February and less than half of a 13.2 percent plunge in September.
It rose 8.3 percent on the month, non-seasonally adjusted data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Between August and October, output was 0.7 percent higher than in the three months through July.
"(This) opens the door to the construction sector making a very rare recent positive contribution to GDP in the fourth quarter," said Howard Archer, economist at IHS Global Insight.
"While any growth in the construction sector would probably not be enough to stop a renewed dip in GDP in the fourth quarter, it would help to limit any decline."
Last week, official British government forecasts pointed to a fourth quarter contraction in GDP, and economists polled by Reuters earlier this week saw a 0.1 percent decline.
Alan Clarke, economist at Scotiabank, was more upbeat, saying that Friday's data suggested GDP could expand by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter, even if Britain's dominant services sector posted flat output.
In another sign of a fledgling recovery in the sector, the ONS reported earlier that construction orders rose 5.4 percent between July and September compared to the previous quarter.
Although construction accounts for less than 7 percent of Britain's national output, weak activity in the sector was the main drag on the economy this year, helping tip the country into its second recession since the financial crisis.
The government has introduced incentives to kick-start construction, such as investment guarantees to reduce the risk of private-sector involvement in home-building and infrastructure projects.
Despite the recent improvement, construction output was still 9.7 percent lower between August and October than in the same three months in 2011, with growth recorded only in the public housing repair and maintenance sector.
(Editing by Patrick Graham)
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Nissan Leaf electric car drivers hit 100 million miles mark
Nissan Leaf electric car drivers are keeping pace with Chevy Volt drivers, having covered more than 100 million electric miles, Voelcker writes.
The Nissan Leaf electric car is displayed for media in Tokyo, in this November 2012 file photo. Globally, Nissan Leaf electric car drivers have driven 113.7 million miles, while Chevy Volt drivers have covered 106.8 million miles, Voelcker writes.
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EnlargeTwo weeks ago, we noted that drivers of theChevrolet Volt had covered 100 million electric miles.
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What we neglected to note at the time was thatNissan Leaf?drivers are keeping pace, having covered more than 100 million electric miles as well.
And it's appropriate to note that total today, just one day after the two-year anniversary of the?first Nissan Leaf delivery?to take place in the U.S.
As of today, in fact, both?cars?are comfortably over 100 million electric miles.
The?actual number?is 113.7 million for Leaf drivers globally, and 106.8 million for?drivers of the Chevy Volt?range-extended electric car.?
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