Monday, January 31, 2011
ARISTIDE GIVEN NEW PASSPORT TO HAITI
I would hope that the US is not going to prop him back up to be the leader in Haiti. He was thrown out by the people before.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
90 GIRLS PREGNANT AT A MEMPHIS HIGH SCHOOL
Are these girls trying to get media attention, and want to be on a reality show ? Or are they copy cats of the Gloucester, Mass. school where the girls had a pact ?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
WHY IS THE US KEEPING MUM ON TRADES WITH CHINA ?
There were six trade deals made in Houston with China. Why are the transactions made in secret ?
Monday, January 17, 2011
RICE NOODLES IN FOOD SCARE IN CHINA
Rice noodles made with rotten grain and potentially carcinogenic additives are being sold in south China in the country's latest food safety scare, state media has reported.
Up to 50 factories in south China's Dongguan city near Hong Kong are producing about 500,000 kilograms of tainted rice noodles a day using stale and mouldy grain, the Beijing Youth Daily said.
The cost-conscious producers were bleaching the rotting rice and using additives including sulphur dioxide and other substances that could cause cancer to stretch half a kilogram of grain into 1.3 kilograms of noodles, it said.
In Dongguan, a random inspection of 35 rice noodle factories in early December revealed that only five of them were making products that were up to standard, the report said
Up to 50 factories in south China's Dongguan city near Hong Kong are producing about 500,000 kilograms of tainted rice noodles a day using stale and mouldy grain, the Beijing Youth Daily said.
The cost-conscious producers were bleaching the rotting rice and using additives including sulphur dioxide and other substances that could cause cancer to stretch half a kilogram of grain into 1.3 kilograms of noodles, it said.
In Dongguan, a random inspection of 35 rice noodle factories in early December revealed that only five of them were making products that were up to standard, the report said
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
WILL CHINA REPLACE THE UNITED STATES ?
China does not want to "replace" the United States from its dominant role in the world, and the world should not fear China's rise, the country's top diplomat wrote in an essay.
State Councilor Dai Bingguo said that China would not engage in an arms race, as the country's resources were better spent on development and ensuring its people had enough to eat.
"The notion that China wants to replace the United States and dominate the world is a myth," Dai wrote in the essay carried on the Foreign Ministry's website (www.mfa.gov.cn) late on Monday.
"Politically, we ... respect the social systems and development path of the different peoples of the world," he added.
"Economically, we wholeheartedly want to continue to develop," Dai wrote. "Militarily, we are not engaged in an arms race."
China's growing military clout and rising defense spending have raised concern in Asia, especially in Japan and Taiwan, as well as in Washington. China says its military expenditure is purely for defensive purposes.
Dai said the world had no reason to fear China.
"The international community should welcome and not fear China's peaceful development, help it and not hinder it, support it and not hold it back," he wrote.
But the world also needed to "understand and respect China's reasonable interests and concerns."
Such issues included China's territorial integrity and foreign arms sales to Taiwan, the self-ruled island China claims as its own, Dai said.
China will also be "actively involved" in global issues relating to the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, the Arab-Israeli conflict and Sudan's Darfur, and "a responsible participant in the international system," Dai said.
The United States, Japan and South Korea have pressed China to bring its old ally North Korea to heel following renewed tension on the Korean peninsula, though Beijing has refrained from doing so, calling instead for multilateral talks.
State Councilor Dai Bingguo said that China would not engage in an arms race, as the country's resources were better spent on development and ensuring its people had enough to eat.
"The notion that China wants to replace the United States and dominate the world is a myth," Dai wrote in the essay carried on the Foreign Ministry's website (www.mfa.gov.cn) late on Monday.
"Politically, we ... respect the social systems and development path of the different peoples of the world," he added.
"Economically, we wholeheartedly want to continue to develop," Dai wrote. "Militarily, we are not engaged in an arms race."
China's growing military clout and rising defense spending have raised concern in Asia, especially in Japan and Taiwan, as well as in Washington. China says its military expenditure is purely for defensive purposes.
Dai said the world had no reason to fear China.
"The international community should welcome and not fear China's peaceful development, help it and not hinder it, support it and not hold it back," he wrote.
But the world also needed to "understand and respect China's reasonable interests and concerns."
Such issues included China's territorial integrity and foreign arms sales to Taiwan, the self-ruled island China claims as its own, Dai said.
China will also be "actively involved" in global issues relating to the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, the Arab-Israeli conflict and Sudan's Darfur, and "a responsible participant in the international system," Dai said.
The United States, Japan and South Korea have pressed China to bring its old ally North Korea to heel following renewed tension on the Korean peninsula, though Beijing has refrained from doing so, calling instead for multilateral talks.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
SAVE $1000 THIS YEAR
3 Steps That Will Save You $1000 This Year
Do you have a secret money stash? You need and deserve one — so start now.
I'm pretty sure you have $3 in your wallet — or a jeans pocket, or your glove compartment, or balled up between the couch cushions. Here's what I want you to do with it: Get rid of will-I-wind-up-a-bag-lady anxiety forever. Many women I speak to say they're terrified of not having enough money put aside to take care of themselves when they're old. And they have reason to be worried: Twice as many women as men are poor in old age, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and females have 40 percent less saved in retirement accounts than male officemates. Plus, women in the United States live an average of five years longer than men. You're nowhere near old age, but it's time to save some money for you and you alone. With my plan, you won't even miss it.
STEP 1 : Starting January 1, put aside $3 a day (weekends too!) for the entire year. You can slip three bucks into an envelope every night, schedule a weekly automatic transfer of $21 to a savings account, or move one big chunk all at once. But don't stop there — save $5 a day or more if you can, and definitely continue contributing to a 401(k) plan at work if you have one.
STEP 2 : Fast-forward a year. What do you do with the $1,095 you've saved? Invest in the stock market through mutual funds by opening a Roth individual retirement account, or IRA, that allows your money to grow tax-free. I prefer Vanguard's STAR Fund or Schwab's Total Stock Market Index Fund: You can start with $1,000, and both charge low fees. The market will fluctuate, but many experts agree that these funds could give you a higher return rate than a bank savings account over a 20-year period.
STEP 3 : Don't touch! If you're 35 and follow this plan until you hit 70, you'll have $129,342, if you earned an average six-percent annual return. It's not a fortune, but it'll give you a priceless sense of security about your future.
Do you have a secret money stash? You need and deserve one — so start now.
I'm pretty sure you have $3 in your wallet — or a jeans pocket, or your glove compartment, or balled up between the couch cushions. Here's what I want you to do with it: Get rid of will-I-wind-up-a-bag-lady anxiety forever. Many women I speak to say they're terrified of not having enough money put aside to take care of themselves when they're old. And they have reason to be worried: Twice as many women as men are poor in old age, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and females have 40 percent less saved in retirement accounts than male officemates. Plus, women in the United States live an average of five years longer than men. You're nowhere near old age, but it's time to save some money for you and you alone. With my plan, you won't even miss it.
STEP 1 : Starting January 1, put aside $3 a day (weekends too!) for the entire year. You can slip three bucks into an envelope every night, schedule a weekly automatic transfer of $21 to a savings account, or move one big chunk all at once. But don't stop there — save $5 a day or more if you can, and definitely continue contributing to a 401(k) plan at work if you have one.
STEP 2 : Fast-forward a year. What do you do with the $1,095 you've saved? Invest in the stock market through mutual funds by opening a Roth individual retirement account, or IRA, that allows your money to grow tax-free. I prefer Vanguard's STAR Fund or Schwab's Total Stock Market Index Fund: You can start with $1,000, and both charge low fees. The market will fluctuate, but many experts agree that these funds could give you a higher return rate than a bank savings account over a 20-year period.
STEP 3 : Don't touch! If you're 35 and follow this plan until you hit 70, you'll have $129,342, if you earned an average six-percent annual return. It's not a fortune, but it'll give you a priceless sense of security about your future.
OPHIUCHUS, THE NEW ZODIAC SIGN
What's your sign? That easy-to-answer pickup line might be a little confusing, since astronomers now say the dates used to delineate zodiac signs need to be adjusted by about a month.
The signs of the zodiac were created by the ancient Babylonians, who believed that whatever constellation the sun was "in" when you were born helped shape who you are. But a "wobble" in the Earth's rotation means that the sun's placement in, say, late December is no longer where it was when the Babylonians created the system.
"When [astrologers] say that the sun is in Pisces, it's really not in Pisces," Parke Kunkle of the Minnesota Planetarium Society told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Even more shocking: Kunkle and his colleagues say there should be a 13th sign, Ophiuchus. That's the constellation the sun is in from Nov. 29 to Dec. 17. Apparently, the Babylonians skipped Ophiuchus because they wanted there to be only 12 signs.
Astronomers have been saying for years that the zodiac signs in wide use don't really reflect the heavens above. But the new announcement has shocked some people who closely identify with their astrological signs -- even if they don't always believe what newspaper horoscopes say.
The signs of the zodiac were created by the ancient Babylonians, who believed that whatever constellation the sun was "in" when you were born helped shape who you are. But a "wobble" in the Earth's rotation means that the sun's placement in, say, late December is no longer where it was when the Babylonians created the system.
"When [astrologers] say that the sun is in Pisces, it's really not in Pisces," Parke Kunkle of the Minnesota Planetarium Society told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Even more shocking: Kunkle and his colleagues say there should be a 13th sign, Ophiuchus. That's the constellation the sun is in from Nov. 29 to Dec. 17. Apparently, the Babylonians skipped Ophiuchus because they wanted there to be only 12 signs.
Astronomers have been saying for years that the zodiac signs in wide use don't really reflect the heavens above. But the new announcement has shocked some people who closely identify with their astrological signs -- even if they don't always believe what newspaper horoscopes say.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
LIBERAL SMEAR MACHINE BACKFIRES
Everyone is trying to guess who this mass murderer is. They are blaming it on the Conservative Tea Partiers.
Friday, January 7, 2011
GRANDPARENTS NOT MUCH NEEDED ANYMORE
Adored or barely tolerated, grandparents were once just a fact of life. You saw them regularly or not, depending on where they lived and how well your parents got on with them, and if you were lucky they were warm repositories of wisdom and unconditional love, and if you were unlucky they were grumpy, distant and boring.
But in recent years a powerful seniors' lobby has won grandparents rights so that now grandparents can go to the Family Court and insist it is in a child's best interest to have regular contact with them, even against the wishes of a parent or parents.
Divorce has created an army of broken-hearted grandparents, estranged from grandchildren for reasons that are not always clear to them. Many grandparents suffer terribly as a result of being sent into exile, often by a daughter-in-law.
But just as there are selfish parents who put their own interests before their children's, so too are there selfish grandparents, emboldened by a sense of entitlement and determined to exercise their rights.
But in recent years a powerful seniors' lobby has won grandparents rights so that now grandparents can go to the Family Court and insist it is in a child's best interest to have regular contact with them, even against the wishes of a parent or parents.
Divorce has created an army of broken-hearted grandparents, estranged from grandchildren for reasons that are not always clear to them. Many grandparents suffer terribly as a result of being sent into exile, often by a daughter-in-law.
But just as there are selfish parents who put their own interests before their children's, so too are there selfish grandparents, emboldened by a sense of entitlement and determined to exercise their rights.
4700 EGG FARMS SHUT DOWN IN GERMANY
.BERLIN: Regional authorities in Germany have ordered the closure of 4709 farms because of a dioxin scare, the Agriculture Ministry says.
The BBC reported that officials said the dioxin levels did not pose a risk to humans and the closures were only a precaution.
However, dioxin, a byproduct of burning rubbish and industrial activities, can cause miscarriages, cancer and other health problems in humans.
Most of the farms involved were pig properties in Lower Saxony, in the country's north-west, the ministry said.
Until the farms had been checked and found clear of contamination, they would not be allowed to make any deliveries.
It was in Lower Saxony that 2500 out of the 3000 tonnes of contaminated fatty acids at the centre of the alert were delivered in November and December, where they were used as animal fodder.
The firm Harles und Jentzsch, in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, is alleged to have supplied up to 3000 tonnes of contaminated fatty acids, meant only for industrial use, to about 25 animal feed makers.
The BBC reported that officials said the dioxin levels did not pose a risk to humans and the closures were only a precaution.
However, dioxin, a byproduct of burning rubbish and industrial activities, can cause miscarriages, cancer and other health problems in humans.
Most of the farms involved were pig properties in Lower Saxony, in the country's north-west, the ministry said.
Until the farms had been checked and found clear of contamination, they would not be allowed to make any deliveries.
It was in Lower Saxony that 2500 out of the 3000 tonnes of contaminated fatty acids at the centre of the alert were delivered in November and December, where they were used as animal fodder.
The firm Harles und Jentzsch, in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, is alleged to have supplied up to 3000 tonnes of contaminated fatty acids, meant only for industrial use, to about 25 animal feed makers.
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