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In between all this Israel/Gaza news you would almost forget that the dark heart…

In between all this Israel/Gaza news you would almost forget that the dark heart…

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In between all this Israel/Gaza news you would almost forget that the dark heart of africa is still burning and where an utterly useless and helpless UN mission (like usual) is failing to protect the local population. 

Great introductionary blog post by +Washington Post 

http://goo.gl/eNWsV

A guide to understanding what happened in Congo
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Cool stuff from Google on how they optimised a way of scanning books (and published…

Cool stuff from Google on how they optimised a way of scanning books (and published…

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Cool stuff from Google on how they optimised a way of scanning books (and published this open source!). 

Reshared post from +Research at Google

The Linear Book Scanner

While working on Google Book Search, Dany Qumsiyeh and Jeff Breidenbach created (and open-sourced!) a new way to scan books.  It was prototyped on the cheap using a vacuum cleaner, some sheets of polished aluminum, and a bit of Python code.  See it in action at Linear Book Scanner.


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Research by the Nederlands Dagblad has shown that Max Havelaar Foundation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stichting_Max_Havelaar) is not paying a single penny more for the "fair-trade" products they buy from the farmers. Even more shockingly is that most farmers didn't even knew they are part of a "fair-trade" foundation that should give them a better price. Research from the new paper has shown that the additional money people spent on these "fair trade" products is actually spent on the organisation of the foundation. So-much for the world first fair-trade certification #FAIL or #FRAUD?!

Research by the Nederlands Dagblad has shown that Max Havelaar Foundation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stichting_Max_Havelaar) is not paying a single penny more for the "fair-trade" products they buy from the farmers. Even more shockingly is that most farmers didn't even knew they are part of a "fair-trade" foundation that should give them a better price. Research from the new paper has shown that the additional money people spent on these "fair trade" products is actually spent on the organisation of the foundation. So-much for the world first fair-trade certification #FAIL or #FRAUD?!

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#fairtrade #maxhavelaar

‘Max Havelaarboeren ontvangen geen extraatje’

Research by the Nederlands Dagblad has shown that Max Havelaar Foundation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stichting_Max_Havelaar)…

Research by the Nederlands Dagblad has shown that Max Havelaar Foundation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stichting_Max_Havelaar)…

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Research by the Nederlands Dagblad has shown that Max Havelaar Foundation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stichting_Max_Havelaar) is not paying a single penny more for the "fair-trade" products they buy from the farmers. Even more shockingly is that most farmers didn't even knew they are part of a "fair-trade" foundation that should give them a better price. Research from the new paper has shown that the additional money people spent on these "fair trade" products is actually spent on the organisation of the foundation. So-much for the world first fair-trade certification #FAIL  or #FRAUD?! 

#fairtrade   #maxhavelaar  

‘Max Havelaarboeren ontvangen geen extraatje’

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First articles are published in the new +eLife journal. Do really like those "eLife digest" part that gives a laymen introduction into the field and the relevance of this current paper.

First articles are published in the new +eLife journal. Do really like those "eLife digest" part that gives a laymen introduction into the field and the relevance of this current paper.

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Another reason to click the link might actually be to read the paper that is actually kinda exciting as well if you want to live for ever 😉

http://goo.gl/zf3AD

#elife #elifesciences

The starvation hormone, fibroblast growth factor-21, extends lifespan in mice
Fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21) is a hormone secreted by the liver during fasting that elicits diverse aspects of the adaptive starvation response. Among its effects, FGF21 induces hepatic fatty a…

First articles are published in the new +eLife journal

First articles are published in the new +eLife journal

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First articles are published in the new +eLife journal. Do really like those "eLife digest" part that gives a laymen introduction into the field and the relevance of this current paper. 

Another reason to click the link might actually be to read the paper that is actually kinda exciting as well if you want to live for ever 😉

http://goo.gl/zf3AD

#elife   #elifesciences  

The starvation hormone, fibroblast growth factor-21, extends lifespan in mice
Fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21) is a hormone secreted by the liver during fasting that elicits diverse aspects of the adaptive starvation response. Among its effects, FGF21 induces hepatic fatty a…


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