Why Bill Gates’ Foundation Supports IRRI

Senior Officials of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Laguna to get updates on the food and nutrition programs the foundation has been supporting.

“We are thankful that the BMGF has come for updates on the food and nutrition security initiatives that they support,” Robert Zeigler, Director General of IRRI said in a statement.

“The foundation is a staunch partner in applying the best of science so that people in the rice-eating world will not go hungry,” Zeigler added.

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The IRRI said senior officials including Pamela Anderson, Director of the Agricultural Development Program, and Gary Atlin, Senior Program Officer visited the site and had a tour at IRRI’s research facilities.

Scientists gave briefings to the BMGF officials on key advances, including the latest on climate change-ready rice and healthier varieties that aim to help solve micronutrient deficiencies, which afflict about 2 billion people globally.

IRRI scientists showed to the BMGF team experimental rice plots for the development of flood- and drought-tolerant rice.

IRRI said the stress-tolerant varieties hold the promise of improving the livelihoods of the world’s poorest farmers who till lands most vulnerable to climate change.

The Inquirer earlier reported that Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates had a six-hour “confidential” visit at the IRRI’s headquarters in Laguna.

Immigration sources have said that Gates arrived in Puerto Princesa City on April 4 on a private jet with US registry number N887WM.

The American billionaire has evaded the public until he was sighted at the IRRI headquarters on Wednesday morning.

IRRI is a major grantee of the BMGF.

Read more news at Inquirer.net. 

How to Install "Flappy Bird" on Your Android Devices

As we all know, one of the most popular mobile game in the world today, the “Flappy Bird” has just been removed from the Google's Play Store and in Apple's Apps Store by its developer Nguyen Ha Dong. There are still no confirmed reports as to what may be the reasons behind why he had taken off this very addictive game impulsively. A lot of mobile users got very disappointed with this hastily decision and had many questions on their mind as to what may be the main reason with it. Now, you won’t be able to download the game from Google’s Play Store and in Apple’s Apps Store as well.

With this matter, worry no more! Android users can now download the game and install it on their android devices. All you need is the ".apk" file used in installing the game onto your android tablets or android phones.

Here are the steps on how to download and install the Flappy Bird on your android devices.

Flappy Bird

1. First, you’ll need to download the ".apk" file for the Flappy Bird game. Just click this link, (flappybird-1.apk) and save it on your desktop.
2. Second, you’ll need to connect your android device to your PC using the USB cable and copy the .apk file you to your android device. (Be sure to know where you have copied it. I suggest you copy it to your SD card, if you have any).







3. After copying, remove your android device from the computer. Go to your android device Settings> Security> Unknown Sources> and Tap ‘OK’. This option will allow you to install the Flappy Bird game into your device manually.
4. Lastly, navigate going to the .apk file you just copied to your android device using your File Explorer. Then, just tap the “flappybird-1.apk” and that should be starting to install on your device. Just wait for any seconds for the game to be installed just like you do when installing from the Google’s Play Store.

You can now start playing Flappy Bird on your device. If you have any questions or would like to clarify on something, just leave your message in the comment box below. Thanks!

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