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With the change in federal administration imminent, Seidel said he was confident that the new administration will “respond to our resolution and will respond to the conflict with a great deal of energy and creativity and determination” although he added that whether Obama’s administration would be successful in bringing an end to the conflict “is not clear...
...Certainly governments see value in talking directly to the public through online communities. On Dec. 30, the Israeli consulate in New York hosted a press conference on Twitter, a social-messaging service, to respond to questions from the public about Gaza. For Facebook and other social networks, "the struggle ... is to find ways to create an environment that encourages truly meaningful dialogue," says Amy Bruckman, an associate professor at the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Until that happens, a cease-fire is not likely in the virtual world...
...through the nine cities and towns comprising the Boston Metropolitan Area. While the operation of individual cameras is left to local police departments, the network is supervised by the Office of Emergency Preparedness, which can take control of the cameras with local permission. The Cambridge Police Department did not respond to interview requests regarding the surveillance program. McGough said that the network “can and will be used for [the] sharing of information beyond just video,” and includes data and voice communication capabilities as well. But confusion has arisen among the councillors about whether...
...paid any attention to last year's Presidential campaign, you'll remember ads touting the benefits of "clean coal" power, sponsored by the industry group American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. (The ads featured lumps of coal plugged into an electrical cord.) Designed in part to respond to the growing green campaign against coal power - which accounts for about 30% of U.S. carbon emissions - the ads promised high-tech and eventually carbon-free power, emphasizing coal's low cost compared to alternatives, its abundance in America and its cleanliness...
...requirements for voice recognition and a customized, family-specific nature make the idea technically challenging. Not to mention the need for artificial intelligence to respond appropriately to what the child might say. "The application should incorporate an AI that allows for flexibility in language comprehension to give the illusion of a natural (but simple) interaction," the solicitation says...