While Obama might be having a hell of a time trying to reform healthcare, we perhaps shouldn't worry too much—because IBM's supercomputer Watson is now being used to fix America's shortage of doctors.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/ibms-watson-is-planning-to-fix-americas-healthcare-sy-1445486305One of the world's most popular time-wasters, Candy Crush Saga, has made its way to the Amazon Appstore. Releasing today (October 15) for select countries, the title will be available everywhere starting October 17.
Besides the myriad of Android phone and tablets with the Amazon Appstore installed — which will all have access to Candy Crush Saga — the game will also be made available for all Kindle Fire tablets including the new Kindle Fire HDX line.
The game is free, and should be identical to it's Google Play and iOS counterparts. If you're looking to get a little tasty with your Kindle Fire, look for it in the Appstore. The full press release is after the break.
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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/EUvQzoJ4iJA/story01.htmJapanese Finance Minister Taro Aso, right, rubs the cheeks of Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew before they gathered for a photo with the Group of 20, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington. Finance ministers and central bank officials from the Group of 20 nations are in Washington ahead of weekend meetings of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso, right, rubs the cheeks of Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew before they gathered for a photo with the Group of 20, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington. Finance ministers and central bank officials from the Group of 20 nations are in Washington ahead of weekend meetings of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Group of 20 gather for a group photo at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Finance ministers and central bank officials from the Group of 20 nations are in Washington ahead of weekend meetings of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, center, waits to poses with the Group of 20, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington. Finance ministers and central bank officials from the Group of 20 nations are in Washington ahead of weekend meetings of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Angel Gurría, left, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, center, and South Korean Finance Minister Ali Babacan right, talk before posing for a photo with the Group of 20, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington. Finance ministers and central bank officials from the Group of 20 nations are in Washington ahead of weekend meetings of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Group of 20 (G-20) finance ministers and Central Bank Governors, including World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, front row right, and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, front row, second from right, pose for a group photo at International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Finance ministers and central bank officials from the Group of 20 nations are in Washington ahead of weekend meetings of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance officials prepared to wrap up three days of meetings in Washington, where fretting about the risk of an unprecedented U.S. debt default overshadowed myriad worries about a shaky global economic recovery.
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies urged the U.S. on Friday to take urgent action to resolve the political impasse that has partially shut down the government and delayed passage of a bill to raise the debt ceiling.
If Congress does not increase the borrowing limit by Thursday, the U.S. could default on its debt payments and cause serious turmoil in world markets and economies.
With the U.S., Europe and Japan all just emerging from long slumps, finance officials have been predicting a modest recovery in the global economy in the coming year, driven in large part by a strengthening U.S. economy.
But the current budget stalemate, coupled with anticipation that the Federal Reserve will soon start scaling back its massive stimulus program for the economy, have officials worried that the fragile global recovery could be derailed.
In prepared remarks to finance officials released late Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the United States understood the role it played as "the anchor of the international financial system." He said the administration was continuing to push Congress to reopen the government and increase the borrowing limit.
"Prior to the government shutdown, all signs pointed to the strengthening recovery of the U.S. economy," Lew said. "If Congress acts quickly, this will continue to be the case."
The G-20 officials issued their plea for a U.S. resolution on the debt ceiling at the end of two days of discussions held in advance of Saturday meetings of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank. The Saturday meetings will be the last in three days of high level discussions.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, whose country currently holds the rotating chair of the G-20, told a news conference Friday that the budget stalemate between Congress and the Obama administration was discussed at the meeting.
But "no emergency or extraordinary plans" were made during the meeting in case of a U.S. default, he said.
"In the course of today's meeting, no plans were drawn up," he said. "No worst-case scenario was discussed. We trust the U.S. authorities will find a way out of this complex situation."
A number of the leaders attending the meeting said they saw the risk of default as remote.
In one telling comment, Siluanov offered a glimpse of what a tremendous impact a U.S. debt default would have on Russia's economy and many others like it around the world. Most central banks hold a significant portion of their foreign currency reserves in U.S. Treasury securities — considered the safest investment in the world.
Siluanov said about 45 percent of Russian's foreign exchange reserves are invested in U.S. Treasuries. Nevertheless, he said Russia was not considering reducing the size of its Treasury holdings because they are long-term investments while the debt crisis was a short-term issue.
America will run out of borrowing authority for new debt on Thursday. Treasury Secretary Lew has warned there is expected to be only $30 billion in cash on hand at that time and the U.S. will soon fall short of money to meet all of its obligations, including interest payments on the $16.7 trillion federal debt. That would trigger the first U.S. debt default ever.
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Associated Press reporters Harry Dunphy and Matthew Pennington contributed to this report.
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Source: http://stupidcelebrities.net/2013/10/zac-efron-lily-collins-dating-again/BERLIN (AP) — The United States government shutdown could have the unintended effect of making Germans go to bed earlier.
Fans hoping for fresh episodes of a cult late-night German TV show featuring footage of Earth seen from space accompanied by ambient music have been told its relaunch will be delayed by at least two weeks because of the U.S. budget battle.
Public television station Bayerisches Fernsehen said Monday that new high-definition video it hopes to use for its "Space Night" program won't be able available Nov. 1 as planned because archivists at NASA, a key source of footage, are among U.S. federal employees currently furloughed.
"Space Night" was launched in 1994 and is a favorite among rave goers and insomniacs.
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On the Web: www.spacenight.de
Associated PressSource: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/aa9398e6757a46fa93ed5dea7bd3729e/Article_2013-10-14-EU-Germany-Space-Shutdown/id-fd99edb229e74a9fbf5c95ad86e9b695The Monuments Men movie kind of looks like Ocean's 11 (minus Brad Pitt) meets Saving Private Ryan (if Private Ryan was a work by Pablo Picasso)!
In this new trailer, Matt Damon and George Clooney play soldiers who want art to continue to leave a lasting impression (or post-impression) on society, as they attempt to save some of Europe's greatest cultural monuments before they're destroyed by the Nazis who stole them.
Hmm maybe they can save OUR National Monuments, seeing how they're all closed from the government shutdown! Some of those have art in them!
Ch-ch-check out this new trailer and behold the art of war (above)!!!
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