8/30/09

Five Months is too long to wait, indeed!

WITH THE passing of Edward Kennedy, a special election will be conducted to elect a US senator who will serve the remaining three years of his term. This special election will not be held until January. This means Massachusetts will have only half its representation in the Senate until then. With the Senate scheduled to deliberate on health care this fall, Massachusetts should have two votes not one.[...]

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We should not wait five months to find a replacement of one member of the cabinet who is already gone.
How I wish I know more about politics so I, myself would be able to understand why we should wait?!

Obama's "pay czar" -- no stranger to big paychecks

8/9/09

Emerging Infectious Disease

I posted this article to let you all know that it is very important to be aware and protect yourselves from any diseases and bacteria which is life-threatning to our everyday existence.

Please d/l pdf
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cdc.gov/EID/content

8/5/09

Give Peace a Chance

It's only 60 miles from some West Bank villages to the sea, yet many Palestinian children have never seen the ocean. However, Israel is begining to allow more freedom of movement for Palestinians - removing some roadblocks and loosening restrictions. And Israeli peace activists helped arrange for some Palestinian children to finally enjoy a day at the beach in peace. NBC News Martin Fletcher reports.
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8/2/09

Retail Food Prices Rise Slightly in Second Quarter

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2008 – Retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the second quarter of 2008, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 basic grocery items in the second quarter of 2008 was $46.67, up about 3.5 percent or $1.64 from the first quarter of 2008.


http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.newsfocus&year=2008&file=nr0702.html

7/28/09

Why skilled immigrants fleeing the U.S.?

Lured by the prospect of climbing to the top of his field, New Delhi native Swaroop Ganguly came to the U.S. 10 years ago and earned a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005.

He became an expert in an emerging technology called spintronics, used to power semiconductors, and worked at several chip companies, including Freescale Semiconductor. But Ganguly, now 32, is moving back to India this summer.

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7/25/09

Kidneys for sale illegally

NEWARK, N.J. - Levy Izhak Rosenbaum called himself a "matchmaker," but his business wasn't romance. Instead, authorities say, he brokered the sale of black-market kidneys, buying organs from vulnerable people from Israel for $10,000 and selling them to desperate patients in the U.S. for as much as $160,000.
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MSNBC News

How evil! How could Rosenbaum do this to his own people?

3/6/09

10 Worst Germ Hot Spots

Absolutely! I use paper towels and clean bathrooms and kitchen everyday.

3/5/09

Switzerland does not allow UBS to transfer data to the US

Switzerland does not consider tax evasion a crime, and Swiss law prohibits disclosure of client data or names unless the country's authorities believe the client has committed a serious crime such as money laundering or tax fraud. [more...]

GM Chapter 11 would be the best!

GM sux!
GM also disclosed Thursday that Chief Executive Rick Wagoner received a pay package worth $14.9 million in 2008, although $11.9 million of his compensation was in stock and options whose value plummeted to $682,000 as GM's share price sank.

2/15/09

Stimulus advancing health reform

Obama team sees stimulus advancing health reform
In the legislation passed late Friday, Congress approved spending about $19 billion over the coming years on electronic health records and an additional $1.1 billion on research comparing which treatments work best for a particular disease.

Also, the bill sets aside about $1 billion for a "prevention and wellness fund." About $300 million of that money would provide additional immunizations. Most of the rest of that money will go to state and communities to help them tackle smoking, obesity and various preventable health problems.

"This represents the beginning steps of the president's health reform vision," said Jenny Backus, a spokeswoman for the Health and Human Services Department. "It's designed to get relief to people who need it most and to do everything we can to bring down the cost of health care, and improve access and quality." [readmore...


I can't wait for the progress of the stimulus package that was passed the other day, February 13, 2009.

You can now edit Google spreadsheets on your iPhone

I find it quite interesting! I hope it works well... ^_^

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Pictures of the week |Times Online

How beautiful and splendid pictures.
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An Ariane 5 rocket lifts off from Kourou, French Guiana, to put two communications satellites for European telecoms operators into space.

Salmonella Outbreak

Of course, I for one am always careful about the food that I eat.  Be careful and check your pantries ---get rid of any peanut butter mixed food. Your life is more precious than tainted peanuts! 

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