The
International Federation of the Red Cross says the number of obese
people in the world is now more than those who are malnourished. The
organization says it counts 1.5 billion who are obese and just under a
billion people worldwide who don’t get enough to eat. The group says
it’s a double-edged scandal that excess nutrition now kills more people
than hunger. Source Link
The
bad news keeps coming for Netflix. The company has been losing
customers after raising its subscription rates and taking heat for plans
to spin-off its DVD-by-mail service into a new company. Now there’s
word that Netflix will have more competition, as Blockbuster will start
its own online streaming video service to include the Starz movie
library that’s being pulled from Netflix. Source Link
The
nation’s biggest toy store chain is out with its list of items they
expect to be on lots of kid’s wish lists this holiday season. The hot
toys include the new Let’s Rock Elmo; Fijit Friends interactive dolls
that respond to more than 30 verbal commands; a Nerf gun that shoots
foam discs, and a Fisher-Price power dune buggy that seats two kids and
sells for $270. Source Link
