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Red Cross appeals for worst drought in 30 years in Namibia
2013-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Desert-hardy Namibians, overwhelmed by the worst drought to hit their country in 30 years, are surviving off wild fruits with no harvest in sight until March 2014, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said as it launched an appeal on Monday. The government of Namibia, the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, declared a national emergency in May. Drought has resulted in crop failure and livestock deaths across the tiny country of 2.1 million people. Maize...
Super-detailed CGI human skin could finally cross the uncanny valley, bring realistic faces to games and movies
2013-07-05 15:00:08| Extremetech
The uncanny valley makes realistic human faces tough to simulate. A team at USC might have jumped the highest hurdle by making digital skin look like the real thing.
Red Cross cartoon to demystify Pacific climate change
2013-07-03 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The Red Cross has launched a light-hearted education campaign aimed at those it describes as most vulnerable to climate change: Pacific islanders living on low-lying atolls threatened by rising seas. Red Cross disaster management specialist Tom Bamforth said the Pacific's complex weather patterns were well understood by scientists, but the knowledge was not filtering down to local decision-makers. To address the situation, the organisation has completed an animated feature entitled " The Pacific...
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Black Books Tom Cross Takes Ring of Honor
2013-07-02 22:43:23| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Ricky Beggs Senior VP and Editorial Director Black Book Tom Cross, President of Black Book, was selected as the newest member of the NIADA Ring of Honor for his continuous support of independent dealers and the used car industry at the NIADA annual convention in Las Vegas. Congratulations also go to a longtime friend of [...]The Article Black Books Tom Cross Takes Ring of Honor appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Real estate agents raise money for Red Cross
2013-06-30 04:27:42| Real Estate - Topix.net
A group of real estate agents hosted a free community event to highlight and help those displaced from their homes.
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