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.

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cdc.gov/EID/content

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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msnbc.com

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

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

10 Worst Germ Hot Spots

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

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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...]

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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.

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Drafting the federal budget

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• http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6934606
  

The murder of Chandra Levy

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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...

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• hosted by google

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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• googledoc
  

Pictures of the week |Times Online

How beautiful and splendid pictures.
times online

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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• chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-peanutrecalls-story
  

Salmonella Outbreak hearing

What a shame! Aside from peanut butter, tomatoes, spinach outbreak, what else?

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Israel Vote Results

President Obama's ambition to move quickly on Israeli-Palestinian peace suffered a significant setback yesterday with the rightward shift apparent in nearly complete Israeli election results, analysts said. [Read more]

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President Obama Hottie Goes Into Facebook Hiding

Hide your ass or face the consequences. LOL!

http://gawker.com/5137697/obama-hottie-goes-into-facebook-hiding

McCartney To Open New Joint In Las Vegas

McCartney tickets go on sale Feb. 14 at noon at the Hard Rock, all Ticketmaster locations and Web site, and 800-745-3000.

• pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2009/02/06/647508.aspx

Facebook 5th Birtday | Mark Zuckerberg

I love the  twitter.com  a new social network.  How I wish FACEBOOK will upgrade their webpage. I find it too cheapy lookin' [imho]

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Jorge "Papito" Serguera who banned the Beatles is 'DEAD'

HAVANA (Reuters) - The man who banned the Beatles from the communist-run island's radio and television stations has died, state television said on Tuesday.

Jorge "Papito" Serguera, who at the time was president of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television, pulled Beatles music from the airwaves in the 1970s even though he later admitted he enjoyed listening to it in private.

Serguera, who was 76 when he died, said in a 2001 interview he was following orders from high government officials who viewed the British band's music as a threat to the revolution.

But he was viewed as an architect of a general cultural crackdown that dampened dissent and marginalized many for their beliefs or sexuality.[read more]