Worldwatch food update

Global Chronic Hunger Rises Above 1 Billion

"In 2009, an estimated 1.02 billion people were classified as undernourished, 12 percent more than in 2008. This means nearly one in six people on Earth suffers from undernourishment. Undernourishment—or chronic hunger—is defined as regularly eating food that provides less than 1,800 kilocalories (kcal) a day. In comparison, Americans, Canadians, and Europeans on average consume food that provides more than 3,400 kcal per day."



The times they are a changin'

Sell2Wales is the Welsh Government's procurement portal. The features on it are usually what you'd expect, written in pretty standard language; this one caught my eye, and shows that someone in Newport is thinking of the bigger picture, and should be recognised for it:

"Newport City Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") invites tenders for the removal and relocation of equipment from the existing Bettws High School to the newly built Newport High School, on the same site and to provide Ethical clearance of all surplus equipment"