Japan's big manufacturers have turned pessimistic about business conditions after the earthquake and tsunami, according to the Tankan survey.
The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March led to rolling power blackouts and parts shortages resulting in loss of production.
JUNE 2011
6/30/11
Glen Beck
As a guy who has traded my soul before, I will not trade it again. Never want anything too much. Never. It will destroy you. It all comes down to this: I learned the hard way who I was.
We as a country now have a chance to learn who we are, what we're capable of, what we truly believe before we're forced to learn it the hard way. Now is time to be a part of the solution. Now is the time to stand up. Now is the time to explore before it gets too bad."
6/29/11
Long Island Officials Warn, of Rapidly Spreading Whooping Cough Virus.
At Least 40 People in Suffolk, Mostly Children, are diagnosed With Pertussiswhich is highly contagious
6/30/11
(CNSNews.com) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, oversaw the largest increase in the national debt of any Treasury secretary in American history, presiding over a $3.7 trillion increase in the debt; in only 2.5 years.
When Geithner took office, the total national debt stood at $10.6 trillion. As of June 30, 2011, it had risen to $14.3 trillion.
In fact, the debt accrued under Geithner, is greater than all federal debt, accrued in the first 204 years, of the nation’s history.
6/30/11
The Federal Reserve's, massive stimulus program, had little impact on the U.S. economy; besides weakening the dollar, and helping U.S. exports; Federal Reserve Governor Alan Greenspan told CNBC Thursday.
"There is no evidence, that huge inflow of money into the system, basically worked," Greenspan said, in a live interview.
On Greece, Greenspan said, a default is likely; and will’ "affect the whole structure of profitability in the U.S.," because of this country's large economic commitments to Europe, which holds Greek debt.
Europe, is also where "half the foreign [U.S.] affiliate earnings" are generated, he added.
"We can’t afford, a significant drop in foreign affiliate earnings," Greenspan said.
6/30/11
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, has signaled to White House officials, that he’s considering leaving the administration.
6/29/11
Jack Bloom, an experienced teacher at NYU, who specializes in investment banking and management.
Startling, the ambitious business-minded audience, Bloom admitted that: secular education, was not a prerequisite to succeeding in business.
6/28/11
Europe ramped up pressure on the Greek parliament Tuesday ,to approve drastic austerity measures; warning, that it would otherwise face a swift debt default, that would rock the world economy.
"There are decisive moments, and the coming hours will be decisive, crucial for the Greek people, but also for the eurozone, and the stability of the world economy," EU president Herman Van Rompuy told the European parliament.
6/28/11
A spooky fog creeping slowly across Melbourne Australia is a rare freak of nature, the weather bureau says.
The dense fog covered large sections of Melbourne and was affecting flights at Melbourne Airport.
The fog was expected to cover much of the metropolitan area tonight, after visibility was reduced to 500m at Moorabbin Airport earlier this evening.
"So much fog, I can't even see if the tram is coming," one Twitter user wrote.
Another tweeted that the eerie sight looked "like Armageddon rolling in".
6/27/11
George Soros states the obvious - “We are on the verge of an economic collapse which starts, let’s say, in Greece, but it could easily spread," the renowned investor said at a panel discussion in Vienna yesterday, according to Bloomberg News. "The financial system remains extremely vulnerable.”
This week marks, either the beginning of the end for Greece's troubles, or the beginning of the end for Greece. Whatever happens, though, the debt crisis in the euro zone is far from over.
6/26/11
Same sex marriage is legal in New York State. Governor Cuomo, a strong proponent of “equality,” stalwartly pursued its passage, making it his signature legislative achievement.
Unlike Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s false assumptions, that the New York Assembly doesn’t have the votes; it passed the Democratic-led Assembly, by a large margin, and the Republican-led Senate, didn’t do anything to stop the bill. The bill still faces many hurdles
6/26/11
A popular beach known as Inskip Point near Australia's Frazer Island, began to disappear into a sinkhole yesterday. As nearby campers looked on, the beach began to vanish in front of them.
6/26/11
The number of adults with diabetes in the world, has more than doubled since 1980, a study in the Lancet says.
They claim, the total number of people with diabetes - which can be fatal, - has risen from 153m, to 347m.
The rise has been most pronounced in the Pacific Islands. In the Marshall Islands, a third of all women, have the condition.
Majid Ezzati, of Imperial College London, said: "Diabetes is becoming more common, almost everywhere in the world.
Diabetes leads to, inadequate blood sugar control, which can damage the kidneys and cause blindness. It can also cause heart disease and strokes.
Type 2 diabetes, is closely linked with obesity.
Of developed nations, the US had the highest prevalence. The diabetes rate was relatively low in western Europe.
Spending on diabetes medicines - already worth £22bn annually - could hit £30bn by 2015, according to drug research firm IMS Health.
6/26/11
There is growing uncertainty in Venezuela, over President Hugo Chavez's health, two weeks after he underwent an operation in Cuba, for what the authorities said was a pelvic abscess.
The normally loquacious Mr. Chavez, 56, had been uncharacteristically quiet since apparently undergoing surgery on 10 June in Cuba. He had been visiting the island, as part of an international tour.
6/24/11
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake, has struck Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands.
6/24/11
Tokyo Shliach Rabbi Binyomin Edery recently held a series of meetings with Japanese government officials, including the deputy Minister of Justice, who all expressed their appreciation for what he has done for the people of Japan in their time of need. In return, they promised to do all in their power to assist him in his activities, particularly with the Jewish inmates in the Japanese prison system.
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Most homes in America, have lost between 25-50% of their cash value, since the onset of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which began in 2006.
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6/23/11
We can make a valid argument, that that the Palestinians are not really a people, that many of their so-called refugees, were simply trying to return to where they came from.
The most common last name in Gaza is Masri, which means Egyptian in Arabic (Mitzri in Hebrew), proving that all those people with that last name were originally from Egypt.
They made massive immigration to the Holy Land, because the Jews were arriving at the same time, bringing with them the highest prosperity in that part of the world from the 1880s onward.
In 1947 and 48, these Arabs were trying to return back to Egypt ,when King Farouk stopped them at the border, and forced them to settle in Gaza.
The Masris became instant Palestinians.
This happened many times over, with a massive influx from Jordan, because the Palestinian Mandate under the British, had an open border with the Jordanians, with almost unlimited immigration.
In 1964 the new ethnic group, the Palestinians formed the PLO, to liberate Palestine from the Jews. But Judea and Samaria were part of Jordan in 1964. What lands, was the PLO formed to liberate?
6/23/11
Eleven days after the F.M. of Japan met with the F. M. of Iran, to inform him, that Japan would supply Iran, with nuclear fuel rods for its nuclear reactor in Bushehr; a massive earthquake/tsunami strikes the coast of Sendai, Japan.
6/23/11
More than soda, candy and ice cream, potato chips, are the biggest demon behind that pound-a-year weight creep, a study found.
"They're very tasty, and they have a very good texture. People generally don't take one or two chips, they have a whole bag,"
Eat more: fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts.
Cut back on: potatoes, red meat, sweets and soda.
6/21/11
In China, India, and numerous other countries, (both developing and developed), there are many more men than women, the result of systematic campaigns against baby girls.
Since the late 1970s, 163 million female babies, have been aborted by parents, seeking sons.
In nature, 105 boys are born for every 100 girls.
Azerbaijan stands at 115, Georgia at 118 and Armenia at 120.
"Better 500 rupees now than 5,000 later," reads one ad put out by an Indian clinic, a reference to the price of a sex test versus the cost of a dowry.
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Research shows a similar birth-preference pattern among couples of Chinese, Indian and Korean descent right here in America.
"Historically, societies in which men substantially outnumber women are not nice places to live," she writes. "Often they are unstable. Sometimes they are violent."
Men with no hope of marrying because there are not enough women. Such men accumulate in the lower classes, where risks of violence are already elevated. And unmarried men with limited incomes tend to make trouble.
In Vietnam the mail-order-bride business is booming, thanks to the demand for women in China.
One Indian abortionist tells Ms. Hvistendahl: "I have patients who come and say 'I want to abort because if this baby is born it will be a Gemini, but I want a Libra.' "
10-17-20110
Last week, Chilean Jewish mining executive Leonardo Farkas, gave each of the 33 miners, a check for $10,000. Farkas is known in Chile, for his philanthropy.
10-28-2010
The $600 billion challenge
Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett, are asking the nation's billionaires, to pledge to give at least half their net worth to charity, in their lifetimes or at death. If their campaign succeeds, it could change the face of philanthropy.
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On May 9, 1979, Iran executed Persian Jew Habib Elghanian, prompting the mass exodus of Iranian Jews, from the newly Islamic state.
10-10-2010
Stuxnet hit Iran much harder than any other nation, affecting an estimated 62,000 systems. A total of 100,000 computers, are thought to have been hit with the worm, worldwide
6/20/11
Famed producer of Karate Kid, Nashville and other top films, Jerry Weintraub "talks to the Rebbe every day," recounts his deep feeling for the Rebbe and Chabad.
Former chairman of United Artists, Mr. Weintraub also produced concerts for Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra; and was the personal manager of singer/songwriter, John Denver.
6/20/11
By Rupert Murdoch
Yet another international figure comes forward to champion the Jewish people. This powerful billionaire openly accuses European countries of a new sly approach to the same old hatred. He joins the ranks of many prominent courageous leaders who publicize their support of Israel.
The curious situation we have today: Israel becomes increasingly ostracized, while Iran - a nation that has made no secret of wishing Israel's destruction - pursues nuclear weapons loudly, proudly, and without apparent fear of rebuke.
6/20/11
"The best protection? With a dash of irony Icelandic Wikileaks staffer Kristrinn Hrafnsson suggests that companies change their ways, to avoid targeting. "They should resist the temptation, to enter into corruption," he says.
Don Tapscott, coauthor of The Naked Corporation (Free Press, 2003), agrees.
His simplistic conclusion, "….make sure that integrity, is part of your bones."
6/20/11
When the Chilean miners were rescued several months ago, the President of Chile, Sebastian Pinera, publicly thanked G-d for the miracle.
More than that, members of the Chilean parliament, went to the most obvious place where G-d is found: The Western Wall.
6/20/11
In 1991, CNN came to the Sunday dollars line and asked the Rebbe, "What is your message to the world?" The Rebbe responded with the now famous request, "Moshiach (the Messiah) is ready to come now. It is only on our part to do something additional in the realm of goodness and kindness."
6/20/11
1998 the Rebbe advised Professor Herman Branover to build housing for Russians in Israel. At that time, it seemed totally unlikely, but Professor Branover went ahead and built,--but not nearly enough!
Prior to this, in 1966, the Rebbe said that Communism would fall and be preceded by a mass emigration of Jews. This was perhaps the most bloodless revolution the world had ever seen.
2-20-2011
"France's national railway, SNCF, transported more than 75,000 individuals to death camps while the country was occupied during World War II.
6/20/11
In Genesis, Chapter 25, verses 17 - 18, a noted Biblical commentator known as the Bal HaTurim (1269 - 1343) wrote that in the era of the Redemption, when Arab leaders begin to fall, the strength of the Messianic King will accelerate.
6/6/11
About 42 million people were forced to flee their homes because of natural disasters around the world in 2010, more than double the number during the previous year, experts said Monday.
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said the increase from 17 million displaced people in 2009 was mainly due to the impact of "mega-disasters" such as the massive floods in China and Pakistan and the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti.
It said more than 90 percent of the disaster displacements were caused by weather-related hazards such as floods and storms
6/20/11
Among the most exciting moments in this process of Redemption, is watching the pieces come together.
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It's very nice, thank you! About my trip with a friend we decided to
browse route66 (which runs from Chicago to Los Angeles) so we rented a car and
after these few days in NYC, we go for a month :-)
Thank you for the address, I get to JFK to 7:40 p.m. with the metro so I hope not to get too
later at home! I'll keep you posted. A bientot!
Fabian
Sent from my Windows Phone
6/20/11
hortly before the leader of Lithuanian Jewry, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, underwent heart surgery yesterday, calls went out to say Tehillim for Yosef Shalom ben Chaya Musha.
"Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka passed a way in 1861," he writes. "Shortly thereafter, Rabbi Elyashiv's mother was born."
6/20/11
A recently opened exhibition in Moscow's State Historical Museum is shedding some light on a long-guarded Russian secret: the origins of Soviet founding father Vladimir Lenin. Lenin's maternal grandfather, the exhibition revealed, was born Jewish.
Lenin's legacy is the subject of debate. Some Russian Communists want Lenin's cult to endure forever. But there are Russian Orthodox Christians who loathe Lenin because he destroyed Tsarism and because he turned atheism into a cornerstone of the official ideology. The latter, like many ordinary Russian people, want the man to be buried — with or without the honors reserved for a statesman.
Soviet children almost regarded Grandfather Lenin, as Santa Claus.
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On the 23rd of Nissan 1991, California Shliach Rabbi Shloma Cunin came to Crown heights for Sunday Dollars and presented the Rebbe with a Tanya printed in the recently-collapsed Soviet Union.
Rebbe: Why have you printed here the name of Lenin?
Cunin: It's the name of the...
Rebbe: I have no complaints to you. We must uplift even the le'umas zeh.
The Rebbe gave another dollar saying: This is for Lenin. They say he has Jewish roots.
6/20/11
The medium-haul 150-seater planes, are a redesign of the traditional A320, that cuts emissions by 15%, reducing clients' carbon footprints, and their fuel bills.
6/20/11
The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists.
In a new report, they warn that ocean life is "at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history".
They conclude that issues such as over-fishing, pollution and climate change are acting together in ways that have not previously been recognised.
The impacts, they say, are already affecting humanity.
a picture showing, that almost right across the board we're seeing changes that are happening faster than we'd thought, or in ways that we didn't expect to see for hundreds of years."
These "accelerated" changes include melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, sea level rise, and release of methane trapped in the sea bed.
In a wider sense, ocean acidification, warming, local pollution and overfishing are acting together to increase the threat to coral reefs - so much so that three-quarters of the world's reefs are at risk of severe decline.
Life on Earth has gone through five "mass extinction events" caused by events such as asteroid impacts; and it is often said that humanity's combined impact is causing a sixth such event.
The report also notes that previous mass extinction events have been associated with trends being observed now - disturbances of the carbon cycle, and acidification and hypoxia (depletion of oxygen) of seawater.
Levels of CO2 being absorbed by the oceans are already far greater than during the great extinction of marine species.
Carbon dioxide levels are now so high, it says, that ways of pulling the gas out of the atmosphere need to be researched urgently.
"We have to bring down CO2 emissions to zero within about 20 years," Professor Hoegh-Guldberg told BBC News.
"If we don't do that, we're going to see steady acidification of the seas, heat events that are wiping out things like kelp forests and coral reefs, and we'll see a very different ocean."
6/19/11
Americans have been waiting for almost three years for a "recovery" to materialize, but instead, there are all kinds of signs that the economy is about to get worse yet again.
Inflation is, rising but wages are not. There are millions of Americans, that would do just about anything to get a decent job. The "misery index” is the highest it has been, in almost 30 years.
All of the recent polls show, that the American people are more pessimistic about the economy, than at any other time in recent memory.
World financial markets, are incredibly unstable right now, and many analysts are expecting a repeat of 2008 (or worse). Meanwhile, our state and local governments are drowning in debt, the federal government is drowning in debt, and governments all over Europe are drowning in debt.
6/19/11
Why is everyone so obsessed with Israel? They don't really have a good answer.
6/19/11
The king's proposals will be put to a referendum on 1 July, but many activists said Morocco's 400-year-old monarchy has a long history of enacting superficial reforms
Like many countries across the Middle East and North Africa, Morocco has seen a growing call for major reforms to its political system, in the past year.
The country has also been facing, severe economic challenges, with high unemployment, and rising levels of poverty.
King Mohammed, 47, acceded to the throne in 1999, following the death of his father, Hassan II; and now heads the Arab world's, longest-serving dynasty.
6/19/11
Hello Annie, I hope everything goes well for you! I just get Mom and Julia
for a few days Hyères, touting it home!
I will come to the U.S. next week and I spent a few days in New York, from 23
to June 27, (I'm leaving on the 27th morning), Could I sleep with you?
Thank you in advance, and can be a bientot!
Fabian
6/19/11
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011
Unprecedented Worldwide Volcanic Activity
Kirishima volcano erupting
Sakurajima volcano erupting
Aso volcano volcano erupting
Nyiragongo volcano erupting
Ol Doinyo lengai volcano erupting
Puyehue volcano erupting
Erta ale volcano erupting
Yasur volcano erupting
Dukono volcano erupting
Batu Tara volcano erupting
Equn eruption warning
Bromo volcano eruption
Semeru volcano eruption
Dieng eruption warning
Sinabung eruption warning
Talang volcano eruption
Rabaul eruption warning
Villarrica volcano erupting
Planchon-Peteroa volcano erupting
Ubinas eruption warning
Arenal volcano eruption
Telica volcano eruption
Ambrym volcano erupting
Lopevi eruption warning
Turrialba volcano erupting
Nabro volcano erupting
Egon eruption warning
Yellowstone supervolcano restless
South sister volcano restless
6/19/11
Japan tsunami
Destroyed
Houses 88,873
Roads 3,970
Bridges 71
6/17/11
New York Has Highest Taxes in the Nation.
“New York has by far the highest taxes in the country,” the study reads, citing steep levies on property, income and corporations compared to other states.
The high taxes, in turn, fuel massive spending, according to the analysis by George Mason’s Mercatus Center, a libertarian think tank.
“Spending on public welfare, hospitals, electric power, transit, employee retirement . . . are well above national norms,”
6/17/11
England royalty are Jewish
Regarding the Royal Wedding uniting- Kate Middleton, and Prince William.
If claims are true, then Diana is thoroughly Jewish; with a Jewish mother (Frances Ruth Burke Roche aka Rothschild), and a Jewish father (Sir James Goldsmith).
In turn William, the future King of England, would have deep Jewish roots.
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When the Royal Wedding uniting- Kate Middleton, and Prince William.
One source maintains, that Princess Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd, was Jewish — born Frances Ruth Burke Roche, a Rothschild.
Other intriguing bits of “evidence” and speculation have been cited in the London Daily Mail, which quotes sources that claim that Diana was conceived during her mother's affair with the Jewish banker tycoon Sir James Goldsmith (originally Goldschmidt and no apparent relationship to Carole Goldsmith).
If these tidings are true, then Diana would be thoroughly Jewish; with a Jewish mother (Frances Ruth Burke Roche aka Rothschild), and a Jewish father (Sir James Goldsmith).
In turn William, the future King of England, would have deep Jewish roots.
6/17/11
Chabad Kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchok Ginzburg canceled the remainder of his lecture tour due to a 'minor cardiac incident.'
The tour, which was to include Spain, the US, Canada and Mexico, was cut short due to the incident.
6/17/11
Shares in Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion have fallen by more than a fifth since it announced disappointing results on Thursday.
Research in Motion is struggling against new handsets produced by Apple or rivals using Google’s Android operating system.
6/17/11
The International Monetary Fund has warned that the risks facing the world economy have increased.
The fund said it was concerned about the continuing Greek debt crisis, the arguments over US deficit plans and the need to curb growth in Asia.
"You cannot afford to have a world economy where these important decisions are postponed, because you're really playing with fire," said Jose Vinals, director of the IMF monetary and capital markets department.
The fund warned that the continuing Greek debt crisis could destabilise the global financial system.
Many analysts believe Greece will not be able to pay back all the money it has borrowed.
"I don't think there is a question over whether Greece is going to default, it is just a question of whether it is an orderly or disorderly one," says George Magnus, senior economic adviser at UBS.
The IMF warned that if Greece was unable to pay its debts, other countries such as Spain or Portugal may also be affected.
European banks which lent money to these countries would in turn lose out.
"In a serious market event, a shock could be transmitted beyond the eurozone", warned the IMF's financial stability report.
"Markets may become disorderly if political developments derail momentum on fiscal consolidation and financial repair," the fund warned.
This, in turn, presents a risk of overheating - where economies grow too fast leading to a rapid contraction later.
"Too much capital may be moving too quickly to emerging markets," the IMF warned, pointing to higher inflation in some countries.
Property prices in China have also risen sharply posing the risk of a sharp downturn.
6/15/11
Herwig Schoen, who developed, “Reconnective Therapy”, writes on his website,
http://www.reconnectivetherapy.com/start.htm:
6/15/11
Fulton Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is now an area that is no longer predominantly black. According to the 2010 census, the black population in Fort Greene and neighboring Clinton Hill shrunk by about one-third over the last 10 years.
6/15/11
Hello!
How are you? What's new on your side, the children well?
In Paris, all is well and good weather arrives:)
With Peter, we returned yesterday from a trip to Copenhagen (Denmark) is
a beautiful city with many period buildings and buildings
ultra-modern. We walked a lot because the city is easily explored on foot and
the design shops are fabulous!
I send photos as soon as I can.
Do you plan to return to France soon or maybe one of your
girls, who regularly come in Claude, I can see them?
Kiss them for me, soon,
Kisses, Julia
6/14/11
A maritime arms race, is under way in the South China Sea. Beijing is rapidly developing a host of military capabilities, that will enable it to project power, well beyond its own shores.
It is already the dominant regional naval power, and many of its new systems, could one day threaten US naval dominance as well.
No wonder then that so many of its neighbor’s are worried; particularly those like Vietnam and the Philippines, who are engaged in long-running maritime disputes with Beijing.
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According to Dr. Andrew Erickson, a China expert at the US Naval War College: "China does not want to start a war, but rather, seeks to wield its growing military might, to 'win without fighting'; by deterring actions, that it views as detrimental to its core national interests."
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Three weapons systems, are emblematic of China's broadening strategic horizons.
1. China's first aircraft carrier, will begin sea trials later this year. Late last year, the first pictures were leaked of the prototype of Beijing's new "stealth" fighter. And US military experts believe, that China has begun to deploy the world's first long-range ballistic missile, capable of hitting a moving ship at sea.
Dr. Erickson says, China's capabilities thus far, have been focused on developing a regional anti-access or area denial strategy, to prevent Taiwan from declaring independence.
In part, this strategy rests upon developing credible weapons systems, to hold US carrier battle groups at risk, should Washington elect to intervene.
A maritime arms race, is under way in the South China Sea. Beijing is rapidly developing a host of military capabilities, that will enable it to project power well beyond its own shores.
It is already, the dominant regional naval power, and many of its new systems could one day threaten US naval dominance as well.
No wonder then, that so many of its neighbors are worried; particularly those like Vietnam and the Philippines, who are engaged in long-running maritime disputes with Beijing.
According to Dr. Andrew Erickson, a China expert at the US Naval War College: "China does not want to start a war, but rather seeks to wield its growing military might to 'win without fighting' by deterring actions that it views as detrimental to its core national interests."
Three weapons systems, are emblematic of China's broadening strategic horizons:
In part this strategy rests upon developing credible weapons systems, to hold US carrier battle groups at risk should Washington elect to intervene.
The DF-21D (known in the West as the CSS-5) is fired from a wheeled transporter vehicle and has a range in excess of 1,500km. It is armed with a maneuverable warhead that gives the Chinese military the ability to strike ships in the western Pacific Ocean.
American officials and the director-general of Taiwan's National Security Bureau say that China has already begun to deploy the DF-21D.
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It is easy to see, why China would want such a missile. It is all about limiting the pre-eminent naval power in the region, the US, from intervening in any future crisis involving Taiwan.
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Home of the Flying Shark
Ever since the Pacific campaign of World War II, aircraft carriers have been the dominant means of projecting naval power.
American carrier battle groups incorporate large flight-decks, with a diverse array of aircraft for a variety of missions. Each carrier, is accompanied and protected, by several other warships and submarines.
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China too is now entering the carrier race, albeit from a standing start. An old Soviet-era carrier - the Varyag - was purchased from Ukraine, and has been extensively refitted.
China's first carrier will operate the new J-15 Flying Shark strike fighter, based on another Russian design, the Sukhoi SU-33 jet.
According to the respected industry journal Aviation Week & Space Technology, China may well have acquired an SU-33 prototype from Ukraine as well.
The carrier is reported to be due to begin sea trials in the summer. Once operational, it would give the Chinese Navy a significant new capability in its continuing disputes with its maritime neighbors.
But Western experts note that this carrier will largely serve a training role. Carrier operations require significant expertise, which can only be built up over time. The vessel is unlikely to deploy the wide range of aircraft, available to the commander of a US Naval carrier air group.
Nonetheless, Dr. Erickson says China will use the carrier to "project a bit of power, confer prestige on a rising great power, and master basic procedures".
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Great ambitions
China's land-based aviation is also advancing steadily. Traditionally it has mostly fielded large numbers of locally-produced copies of Soviet-era jets.
However the unveiling of the Chengdu J-20 is believed to bring China into the restricted ranks of those countries, able to build a fifth-generation radar-evading or "stealth" fighter.
Its maiden flight, last January, came only hours before a visit by the US Defense Secretary Robert Gates to Beijing, a coincidence which many analysts saw as a deliberate signal by China.
Douglas Barrie, from the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London, says China's J-20 cannot match the US equivalents.
But he added: "The aircraft does mark China's ambitions, in terms of developing its air combat capability, and of its defense aerospace industrial base."
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Questions though still surround the project.
"Whether the J-20 is an actual fighter prototype or a technology demonstrator, remains to become clear, and this will in part determine how quickly China introduces such a capability into service," Mr. Barrie said.
"An introduction into service, perhaps around the turn of the decade, would seem reasonable."
That said, what would be the strategic significance of the J-20, given that by then the US will field hundreds of fifth generation fighters?
Mr. Barrie argues, that the introduction of significant numbers of J-20-based fighters, would "pose an increased challenge to other regional powers, and to US forces in Asia Pacific".
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But across the board, experts are cautious about all of China's apparent great leaps forward in terms of military hardware.
US commanders are watching developments closely. China is putting down markers for the future. But in the near-term, it still must look on jealously at America's maritime power.
6/14/11
Oil prices will rise and could harm the economy if an expected supply shortage materializes later this year.
supplies shut down in Libya.
Saudi Arabia is the only country able to raise production significantly at short notice, the expected increase in its supply has raised concern in oil markets that the world's cushion of unused oil capacity is deflating fast.
6/14/11
Facebook fatigue seems to be catching. Six million logged off for good in the U.S. too, figures show.
The site has come a long way since it was started in 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, in his bedroom at Harvard University.
It has become the largest social networking site in the world and made him the world’s 52nd richest man with a personal fortune of £8.2billion – at just 27.
In 2008 it had approximately 100million users. It has grown to 600million in just three years.
6/14/11
An exhaustive report by Standard Chartered predicts that gold [GCCV1 1525.60 10.00 (+0.66%) ] will more than triple to $5,000 an ounce because of a lack of supply, not just because of a surge in demand that most bullion bugs cite in their bullish calls.
The team estimates annual gold production will be just 3.6 percent over the next five years.
6/14/11
This is what the Rebbe said, which the brothers repeated to me:
"Not only is it not the ischalta d'Geula; not only is it not a Yom Tov and a day of salvation for the Jewish people etc. - but this delayed the Geula for such and such a number of tens of years!"
later, it's hard to pinpoint what they said, but I think that the number was forty-five years).
That was when the brothers finally understood how the Rebbe regarded Zionism, with a "fanaticism that was greater than Satmar's" - while at the same time, how precious every Jew is to the Rebbe, even those who still believe in Zionism.
6/14/11
According to the Gra, the Vilna Gaon, one of the ways he taught (or rather wrote down, it wasn’t really to be shared) to calculate the ketz on it being “before it’s time in it’s time” gives an “early” date of the 17th of Iyar, 5771 and a “late” date of Rosh Chodesh Av, 5771.
6/14/11
On the evening of April 19, 2010, (the 6th of Iyyar; the Jewish day starts the night before), Fox News reports President Obama's decision that the U.S. will no longer automatically support Israel in the United Nations. Never before in U.S. history has a Presidential administration made such a declaration.
The next day, on April 20, 2010, the 6th of Iyyar, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes, creating the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, one of the largest in world history with no end in sight.
Besides the enormous environmental effect, the economic effect could reach $100 billion.
The long term health consequences of the spill & cleanup on the U.S. & global population remain unknown.
In the Book of Genesis (chapter 12, verse 2-3), G-d tells Abraham, "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse ... ."
6/13/11
A middle-income family could spend an average of $226,920 to raise a child born in 2010, to the age of 18; the US Department of Agriculture reported yesterday.
6/13/11
Chabad of Monsey, under the auspices of its Shliach Rabbi Simcha Werner, will be opening a new Beis Medrash/Zal in Monsey, NY this coming year. The Yeshiva will be under the leadership of its Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Dovid Weber, founder of Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore and son of the renowned Mechanech Rabbi Shaye Weber of Yerushalayim.
For more information and registration call 443-803-0514 or 410-358-3205 or email YGMonsey@gmail.com.
6/13/11
Red moons and lunar eclipses are not good for the Jews.
This month's full moon will pass almost directly through the center of Earth's shadow on Wednesday (June 15) in what will be an unusually long total eclipse of the moon.
More at: Lunar Eclipse June 15 and Space.com
The June 15 total lunar eclipse, will be visible to observers in Africa, southern Asia, and Australia.
It is said, that this eclipse will be one of the darkest eclipses ever. It will be second only to the July 16, 2000 total lunar eclipse.
6/12/11
A "peace caravan" which has spent a week travelling through Mexico to protest against drugs-related violence has crossed the border in the US.
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, who led the convoy, said the US bore a "grave responsibility" for failing to tackle the drugs crisis.
Mexico's drugs gangs, are battling for control, of the lucrative US market.
individuals also had a role to play in reducing the demand for narcotics.
"Americans have to realize that behind every puff of pot, every line of coke there is death, there are shattered families."
Nearly 35,000 people have been killed, in drug-related violence, since President Felipe Calderon deployed the army, in the fight against the cartels in 2006.
6/12/11
The new BBC Trust chairman, told the Sunday Telegraph: he would fight for it, as a 20% budget cut, across the corporation, takes effect this year.
The last Governor of Hong Kong, told the paper: "If you want to know how good the BBC is, just spend time somewhere else.
Lord Patten, a former Conservative Party chairman, confirmed he has asked for a longer term strategy for executive pay which, if existing targets are met, will have fallen by 25% by the end of this year.
Newspaper reports have claimed, that up to 1,500 jobs could be lost in BBC News alone.
6/12/11
Vodka remains America's favorite distilled spirit and Smirnoff is the most popular of them. 4 more brands are now kosher
6/12/11
An enthusiastic article about the Givot Olam Oil Exploration Company on an Israeli Chabad website sent the partnership's share price up 6.3% by early afternoon today to NIS 0.068, giving a market cap of NIS 676 million. But some speculators are concerned the article may be a bit exaggerated.
6/12/11
Many Americans will have to keep on working well into their 70s and 80s to afford retirement.
Those who earned (on average over the course of their careers) less than $11,700 per year, the lowest income quartile, would need to defer retirement till age 84
In 2009, 17.2% of Americans age 65 and older were in the labor force.
And about 14.2 million older persons (36.7% of the older population) had family incomes from earnings in 2009.
6/12/11
Fears that the global economic recovery has stalled pushed the Dow Jones industrial average below 12,000 for the first time since March and drove the stock market lower for the sixth straight week.
Friday's drop extended the longest weekly losing streak for stocks since the fall of 2002.
Traders worry that weaker hiring, sluggish industrial output, and a moribund housing market are reversing a bull market that has lifted the Dow 20 percent over the past year.
If the indexes continue their slide for another week, it would be the first time in 10 years that the market suffered a seven-week stretch of losses. The last such stretch began in May 2001 as the dot-com bubble deflated.
The Dow fell 172.45 points, or 1.4 percent, to close Friday at 11,951.91.
6/12/11
JPMorgan Chase is forecasting another 4 to 5 percent drop in home values over the next 12 months.
The bank said, "A looming question is when and if lending standards will ease enough to boost demand."
Of course, with big banks such as JPMorgan Chase saying they won't own mortgages under new capital requirements, lending standards probably aren't easing soon.
6/12/11
China ratings house says: US defaulting.
Washington had already defaulted on its loans by allowing the dollar to weaken against other currencies -- eroding the wealth of creditors including China, Guan said.
Ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday joined Moody's and Standard & Poor's to warn the United States could lose its first-class credit rating if it fails to raise its debt ceiling to avoid defaulting on loans.
A downgrade could sharply raise US borrowing costs, worsening the country's already dire fiscal position, and send shock waves through the financial world, which has long considered US debt a benchmark among safe-haven investments.
China is by far the top holder of US debt and has in the past raised worries that the massive US stimulus effort launched to revive the economy would lead to mushrooming debt that erodes the value of the dollar and its Treasury holdings.
Beijing cut its holdings of US Treasury securities for the fifth month in a row to $1.145 trillion in March, down $9.2 billion from February and 2.6 percent less than October's peak of $1.175 trillion, US data showed last month.
6/11/11
Parts of Norway are flooded after days with heavy rain.
6/10/11
Toyota is likely to lose its position as the world's best-selling car brand, a position it has held since 2008.
6/7/11
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mrs May said the strategy had failed to tackle the extremist ideology which "inspires would-be terrorists to seek to bring death and destruction to our towns and cities".
6/6/11
Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant experienced full meltdowns at three reactors in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami in March, the country's Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters said Monday.
The remnants of that core are now sitting in the bottom of the reactor pressure vessel at the heart of the unit and that vessel is now believed to be leaking.
The earthquake and tsunami knocked out cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi, causing the three operating reactors to overheat. That compounded a natural disaster by spewing radioactive material into the atmosphere.
A massive hydrogen explosion -- a symptom of the reactor's overheating -- blew the roof off the No. 1 unit the day after the earthquake, and another hydrogen blast ripped apart the No. 3 reactor building two days later. A suspected hydrogen detonation within the No. 2 reactor is believed to have damaged that unit on March 15.
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6/6/11
America has a problem… conservative parents are raising liberal kids!
In this controversial new book author Reb Bradley reveals that the cause of our nation’s moral decline has been caused not by failed education, poverty, or weak gun laws, but by inadequate parenting. He points out that any society that is out-of-control is comprised of citizens who lack self-control -- the key ingredient of maturity. In the last 50 years, as parents have softened their approach, children have failed to develop the self-restraint necessary to maintain a civilized society. As parents have mistaken indulgence for love, children have grown up self-absorbed and entitled. As moms and dads have paid for their children’s broken windows and parking tickets the children have grown up with the idea that they should not have to live with the consequences of their actions. Hence, our nation is full of those who demand to be taken care of and those who feel compelled to rescue them. The more liberal in outlook we become the further our nation will fall. The proof is all around us.
Inside "Born Liberal, Raised Right" parents and the politically minded will learn:
How every generation of adults reflects the parenting approach of those who raised them.
Why America has suffered such moral decline in the last 50 years.
Why so many children raised in good homes grow up with values so different from their parents.
Why so many young conservatives voted for Obama in this last election.
Why the crime rate began to grow when parents began applying the wisdom of Dr. Spock.
What can be done to help our nation to return to its roots and be restored to its former greatness.
America is obviously in great trouble. We have wasted billions of dollars and countless years trying to fix our moral problems through education, legislation, and self-esteem affirmatio
6/6/11
The recently released immigration file for Barack Obama Sr. indicates the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service had doubts he and Obama's mother were married.
While Ann Dunham may have sought Obama Sr. as her husband and the father of her child, the record suggests the two never lived together as a married couple.
As WND reported, there's no record of Ann Dunham's whereabouts during the last six months of her pregnancy.
Moreover, within weeks of the baby's birth, Dunham left Honolulu with her infant son and traveled to Seattle, where she enrolled in night courses at the University of Washington. She did not return to Honolulu until after Barack Obama Sr. left Hawaii in September 1962 to attend graduate courses at Harvard.
The INS file shows that Barack Obama Sr. was not faithful to Dunham, even when the two were in Hawaii at the same time.
Instead, the documentation supports the conclusion that Obama Sr. and Dunham took part in a sham marriage that the Kenyan student thought might help him extend his visa and remain in the United States to continue his education.
6/6/11
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4078778,00.html
Researcher: Iran can produce nuke within 2 months
Airstrikes can no longer stop nuclear program, US can do nothing short of military occupation, says report.
6/6/11
Chronic unemployment worse than Great Depression
The unemployed have, on average, remained unemployed longer than in the 1930s.
(CBS News) There is an unfortunate adage for the unemployed: The longer people are out of a job, the longer it takes them to find a new one.
About 6.2 million Americans, 45.1 percent of all unemployed workers in this country, have been jobless for more than six months; a higher percentage, than during the Great Depression.
The bigger the gap on someone's resume, the more questions employers have.
The problem of course is the economy, but some industries, especially certain manufacturing jobs, are not ever expected to come back.
"If you have been unemployed for 6 months or more, it takes a much deeper toll - not just on your personal finances and your career prospects - but on your emotional well-being."
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Homeopathy
support for neuro transmitters- GABA
http://www.drhomeo.com/how-to-treat-gastric-problems/gastric-problems-and-homeopathy/
People with IBS, have colon, that are more sensitive and reactive, than usual. They respond to stimuli, that would not bother most people.
Sulphur, Argentum itricum, Colocynth, Pulsatilla, Carbo Veg, Nux Vomica and Lycopodium
Gasrtric - Nux Vomica 200, one dose at night for a week,
Acid- Acidity tends to have a much higher incidence in highly emotional and nervous individuals.
The indications for its use include: a burning sensation in the chest behind the sternum (breast-bone) which can originate from the stomach and extend even to the throat; this burning may also be accompanied by sour vomiting, and often a yellow creamy-coated tongue; Natrum Phos 30c four times a day for a week will reduce the acidity.
Another homoeopathic medicine, Arsenic Album, is well suited only if these symptoms occur around midnight – the 30c potency of Arsenic Album can be used in a similar way.
Asperger Syndrome- autism spectrum disorder or ASD.It is characterized by range of developmental disabilities. People with this kind of disorder have problems lack desire to interact with peers , may have socially and emotionally inappropriate behaviour,and generally have repetitive routine. It is also sometimes found that the person affected by ADS has some speech and language peculiarities .
Because people with AS share the many symptoms of the high functioning autism.
lack motor co-ordination. They are usually clumsy, shabbily dressed and fail to understand other’s body language and facial expressions. They are also unable to emote their feelings and therefore fail to make much friends. And since the usual onset of Asperger’s syndrome is during childhhod,therefore the habits once formed last forever.
They lack showing empathy towards others. They are not keen to share their experiences with others. They do not involve themselves into situations and are happy if left at their own. They fail to recognize the societal norms and accepted behavior. Therefore they are unable to fit in the society. They exhibit strange behavior towards others like giving weird facial expressions ,non-smiling face and use of pedantic language. They indulge in one sided conversations and therefore are not good listeners.
Restricted concern and conduct
Another common symptom in AS patients is their inflexibility regarding their interests and behavior. They follow their own set routine and seldom allow any change. They follow their routine religiously. Any change in their routine can make them violent as reported in some cases. They like to keep their things arranged and any slight change makes them throw tantrums or send them into wailings .they form special interest in any subject and usually excel in it. But they may fail in other subjects if not of their interest. Patients of AS have strong rote memorization but lack in abstract comprehension. An additional symptom in some cases is of repeated motor mannerisms. These mannerisms include hand or finger flapping, rocking, spinning, jumping etc.
Attention difficulties and sleep problems.
ADHD(attention deficit hyperactive disorder) cases, Tarentula Hispana should be that one.
Hyperactive kids requiring Tarentula often have extreme restlessness and compulsion to hurry. Their legs are in motion, and they have a lot of trouble sitting still. The desire to run about, the urge to dance and to jump up and down are usual for them. Great, fantastic dancing! Loss of all sense of shame. Sudden and violent, or sly and destructive movements – well, these are clear features of this medicine. One particular symptom that distinguishes Tarentula is its strange relation to music. Violence is a strong feature of the remedy – violence with anger! His clothing strikes him. He strikes his attendants and best friends!
One more symptom that distinguishes Tarentula is its strange relationship to music. Sometimes music ameliorates all the symptoms and at other times it aggravates them. The child becomes violently excited after listening to music.
Fish oils zinc supplementation and the use of Brahmi s (bacopa monera) aryuvedic herbs are good mandulkarpani (gotu kola) and Ginko biloba al
6/6/11
After the collapse of communism in 1990, the chassidim of the Komarna dynasty travelled to search for the graves of their Rebbes which had been destroyed by the Nazis.
A farmer remembered, that there is a certain paddock, about a mile from the town of Komarno, where they take the cows and sheep to graze. The animals would always stop at a certain point and refuse to go any further. They would only eat the grass on one side of the paddock.
The chassidim began to gently dig at the grass and discovered the graves of their Rebbes. Although the headstones had been destroyed by the Nazis, the graves were lying untouched beneath the grass.
6/6/11
Scientists have succeeded in trapping atoms of anti-hydrogen for more than 15 minutes.
The feat is a big improvement on efforts reported last year that could corral this mirror of normal hydrogen for just fractions of a second at best.
The researchers tell Nature Physics journal that they can now probe the properties of antimatter in detail.
This will help them understand why the Universe is composed of normal matter rather than its opposite.
Particle physics labs such as Cern can make antimatter particles routinely but until now they have had great difficulty in retaining this material, because it will instantly annihilate, on contact with conventional containers made of normal matter.
The Alpha collaboration, however, has developed a frigid, evacuated, "magnetic bottle" that allows its scientists to enclose anti-hydrogen particles and draw out the time before they are destroyed. Initially this was a mere two-tenths of a second but the team says it has increased this period more than 5,000-fold.
The Alpha team now plans to use microwaves to probe the anti-hydrogen atoms' internal structure.
They would also like to see how these particles behave in the gravitational fields that exist in our "normal Universe".
"The question is very simple: do matter and antimatter obey the same laws of physics?
6/6/11
lion has 250 new features.
Lion also has an autosave feature, that automatically keeps copies of documents and other files.
Apple said, Lion will no longer be available on a physical CD, instead the software will have to be downloaded. Apple also cut the price of the update, from more than $100, to $29 (£20.99 in the UK), when it goes on sale in July.
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Apple Icloud
Contacts, calendar and mail applications have been re-written so a change to one propagates across the other versions on separate devices. This re-writing means Apple's MobileMe service will soon cease to exist.
Anyone buying an app, book or music track for one device will see it replicated on the other Apple devices they own. Similarly, bookmarks for interesting web pages will be shared across all gadgets.
Mr. Jobs stressed that iCloud was "not just a hard disk in the sky".
"We are demoting the PC and Mac to just be a device," he said. "And moving the digital hub center of your digital life to the cloud."
One part of the cloud-version of iTunes, called iTunes Match, will also scan the songs that people have ripped from their own CDs. This will recreate the library in the cloud without the need for the music to be uploaded. The service will cost $24.99 a year in the US. UK prices have yet to be given.
The release of iTunes Cloud pits Apple against Google and Amazon which have both unveiled their own web-based music storage services. However, both those lack the involvement of record labels and the ability to replicate an existing library.
6/5/11
China has dropped 97 percent of its holdings in U.S. Treasury bills, decreasing its ownership of the short-term U.S. government securities from a peak of $210.4 billion in May 2009 to $5.69 billion in March 2011, the most recent month reported by the U.S. Treasury.
Treasury bills are securities that mature in one year or less that are sold by the U.S. Treasury Department to fund the nation’s debt.
China’s ownership of the U.S. national debt has decreased in each of the last five months on record, including November, December, January, February and March.
China’s ownership of the U.S. national debt has decreased in each of the last five months on record, including November, December, January, February and March.
At the end of March 2011, by which time the Chinese had dropped their Treasury bill holdings 97 percent from their peak, the publicly marketable segment of the U.S. national debt had almost doubled from August 2008, hitting $9.11 trillion.
Before the end of March 2012, the Treasury must redeem all of the $1.7 trillion in Treasury bills that were extant as of March 2011 and find new or old buyers who will continue to invest in U.S. debt. But, for now, the Chinese at least do not appear to be bullish customers of short-term U.S. debt.
As of the close of business on Thursday, the total U.S. debt was $14.34 trillion, according to the Daily Treasury Statement. Of that, approximately $9.74 trillion was debt held by the public and approximately $4.61 trillion was “intragovernmental” debt.
6/5/11
Summer job bummer: Teen unemployment 24 percent
6/5/11
The world is presently at its most wicked. It is beyond human help. It requires only a nudge to implode and prepare for the divine ruler, the Saheb-ul-Zaman (the Mahdi, the Lord of the Age) to come and set it aright. It is the sacred duty and privilege of every Muslim to do all he can to hasten the death of the old world and the birth of the global Islamic Ummah. Thus goes the thinking of Iran's ruling mullahs and their hand-picked president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
It is foolish for non-Muslims to dismiss the mullahs and the likes of the Taliban as a bunch of fringe lunatics who are going to go away simply by wishing it. The Islamist reality is that non-Muslims are the ones who deserve to be done away with.....
The cabal of fanatical mullahs ruling Iran has lost its patience, not only with the unbelievers, but also with the Mahdi as well. They aim to force his arrival. The mullahs believe they have the means to make it impossible for the Mahdi to tarry any longer by causing unprecedented death and destruction -- conditions deemed essential for his coming. The world must hit the very bottom, before the savior of the world comes to the rescue, so they firmly believe.
June 4, 2011 – SANTIAGO (Reuters)
A volcano dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles into the sky; and prompting the government to evacuate several thousand residents, authorities said.
Winds fanned the ash, toward neighboring Argentina, darkening the sky in the ski resort city of San Carlos de Bariloche, a government official there said; adding the city’s airport had been closed.
Chile's chain of about 2,000 volcanoes is the world's second largest after Indonesia. Some 50 to 60 are on record as having erupted, and 500 are potentially active.
6/3/11
We say a blessing, so that we can eat; but others eat, so they can say a blessing!”
6/3/11
The Japanese government has banned shipments of green tea leaves in four regions after high levels of radioactive caesium were found.
6/3/11
E.coli
The strain was likely the most deadly yet, in terms of the number of deaths recorded.
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), which often leads to kidney failure and can kill, has been diagnosed in hundreds of the cases.
Many patients have gone into hospital, and several needed intensive care, including dialysis due to kidney complications.
HUS patients require plasma to flush out the Shiga toxins that build up in the circulatory system through infection and need about 13-17 bags a day for five to seven days.
E.coli infections can spread from person to person but only by what is known as the fecal-oral route.
The strain is part of a class of bacteria, known as Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or STEC, that produces a poison known as, the shiga toxin.
EU countries exported $853 million, worth of vegetables to Russia, last year
6/3/11
The debt and deficit problem in the US is so serious that former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan finds himself in the position of recommending the highest tax rates in more than a decade.
The former central bank chief described himself as a "small government, free-market economist" who nonetheless believes that in order to raise revenue and close the debt gap, 1990s-era taxes must be reinstituted.
It's a measure, he said, of how serious the problem has become.
Yet Greenspan said Congress has no choice but to approve raising the debt ceiling as the US would risk catastrophe if it does not meet its obligations.
6/3/11
Factory animal farm operations, you see, raise cattle, pigs and chickens in such atrociously bad and dirty conditions that they have to pump them full of antibiotics just to avoid the rapid spread of infection. This constant dosing with antibiotics creates the perfect breeding ground for superbugs in the guts of these animals.
Then, these animals defecate and drop billions of e.coli bacteria with their stools which are then collected and used as crop fertilizers. So the crops are actually grown in this stuff that's contaminated with animal fecal matter containing antibiotics-induced superbugs.
TAKE PROBIOTICS. The more "friendly" bacteria you have in your gut, the less space there is for toxic e.coli to take hold. The secret truth about these infections -- that you're not being told -- is that virtually everyone infected with toxic e.coli is someone with compromised digestive flora. Taking probiotics gives you a buffer against invading nasties.
4) AVOID ANTIBIOTICS. Most antibiotics are prescribed to humans by clueless doctors who prescribe them for things like viral infections and asthma, none of which are treated in the least by antibiotics.
6/3/11
US employment growth registers sharp slowdown in May.
The unemployment rate also rose unexpectedly to 9.1%, from 9% a month earlier.
The number of unemployed remained largely unchanged at 13.9 million, but the number out of work for more than 26 weeks rose by 361,000 to 6.2 million.
The figures may resurrect fears, of a possible slide back, into recession, analysts warn.
Stock markets fell sharply following the data release, with the FTSE 100 index falling 0.8% immediately following the announcement.
The Dow Jones dropped 1.2% at the start of trading, before recovering during morning trading in New York.
6/2/11
A new strain of the MRSA "superbug" has been found in British cows and is believed to be infecting humans.
Environmental campaigners say the new strain has emerged because of the over-use of antibiotics by dairy farmers.
MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a drug-resistant form of a usually harmless bacterium which can be deadly when it infects wounds.
The 35 or so strains of antibiotic-resistant superbugs are genetically fairly similar. However, this new variety is very different and it is thought that it might have first emerged from cows.
Its discoverers have dubbed it "New MRSA."
Dr. Garcia-Alvarez says, that finding a new strain in both in humans and cows, is "very worrying".
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6/2/11
Groupon was founded in November 2008,6/2/11 and is yet to make a net profit.
It brought in revenues of $644.7m in the first quarter of 2011, but made a net loss of $146.5m after investing in growth, especially overseas.
6/2/11
Moody's is out with a comment saying that if there's no imminent progress on the debt ceiling fight, the US credit rating will be cut.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/moodys-warns-on-us-debt-rating-2011-6#ixzz1O9X8Yl6V
6/2/11
A cluster of tornadoes has hit the US state of Massachusetts, killing at least four people.
They roared through some 20 towns, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and scattering debris.
Worst hit was Springfield, the third largest city in the state, where 33 injuries were reported. A state of emergency has been declared and the National Guard has been called in.
Tornadoes are rare, but not unheard of, in the north-eastern US.
Tornadoes are much more common, more powerful and more deadly in the south-eastern United States.
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The software, called Hidden, supplies to the owner the computer's location, photographs taken on the Mac's internal camera and shots of the Mac's screen display.
6/2/11
At least 365 new E.coli cases were reported on Wednesday, a quarter of them involving HUS, a condition associated with bloody diarrhoea and kidney failure, the Robert Koch Institute said.
Health officials simply didn't know where the particularly virulent strain of of E.coli came from.
8The source could be anywhere between any farm that grew cucumbers and tomatoes and a market in Hamburg, our correspondent adds.
Virtually all the sick people, either live in Germany, or have recently travelled there.
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N – An entirely new super-toxic bug is causing the frightening food poisoning outbreak that has sickened at least 1,600 people and killed 18, researchers and global health officials said Thursday.
The DNA of the new E. coli strain, believed to have contaminated salad vegetables, was analyzed by Chinese and German scientists. It contains several genes that cause antibiotic resistance and is similar to a strain that causes serious diarrhea and is found in the Central African Republic,
"This is a unique strain that has never been isolated from patients before," Hilde Kruse, a food safety expert at the World Health Organization, told The Associated Press. The new strain has "various characteristics that make it more virulent and toxin-producing" than the many E. coli strains people naturally carry in their intestines.
Preliminary genetic sequencing suggests the strain is a never before seen combination of two different E. coli bacteria, with aggressive genes that could expl
How this new type of E. coli strain developed, why the strain can spread at great speed, and why the illness it unleashes is so serious."
but strains of bacteria from both humans and animals easily trade genes, similar to how animal viruses like Ebola sometimes jump into humans.
The incubation period for this type of E. coli is about three to eight days, and most people recover within 10 days.
"Salads have a relatively short shelf life and it's likely the contaminated food would have been consumed in one to two weeks.
The outbreak is already considered the third-largest involving E. coli in recent world history, and it may be the deadliest. Twelve people died in a 1996 Japanese outbreak that reportedly sickened more than 9,000, and seven died in a 2000 Canadian outbreak.
6/2/11
Australia has reported, its biggest quarterly fall in gross domestic product (GDP), in 20 years.
Its economy contracted by 1.2% in the first three months of the year compared with the previous quarter.
The government said flooding and cyclones in the resource rich states of Queensland and Western Australia had a significant impact on growth.
Australia's economy is heavily reliant on exporting its natural resources.
As economies like China and India grew, the demand for Australia's resources witnessed a massive surge.
As growth in China and India slows down, the pace of growth in Australia will also be affected," he added.
6/2/1
On Wednesday, a survey indicated that growth in US manufacturing in May slowed to its lowest rate since 2009, 1
It comes after new data showed car sales had continued to drop in France and Spain in May, following the expiry of government subsidies for sales, while US car sales also lagged.
Meanwhile, US car sales in May were at their lowest seasonally adjusted rate in eight months, and well below expectations - though some of the shortfall may be due to supply problems related to the Japanese earthquake.
Car sales in France were down 8.3% in May from a year earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, following a drop registered in April.
In Spain, sales data registered a 23% drop versus a year earlier - the 11th drop in a row.
Sales at the world's biggest carmaker Toyota, were down by 33%. Honda Motors reported a 23% dip in sales, while Nissan Motors witnessed a 9% drop.
6/2/11
The problem is on the demand side. American consumers, who constitute 70 per cent of the total economy, cannot and will not buy enough to get it moving. They justifiably worry that they will not be able to pay their bills, or afford to send their children to college, or to retire. Banks, with equal justification, are reluctant to lend to them. But as long as consumers hold back, companies remain reluctant to hire new workers or raise the wages of current ones, feeding the vicious cycle.
Washington’s paralysis in the face of a stalled recovery is bad news – not just for average Americans but for the world. Ironically, it also worsens America’s future budget crisis because it postpones the day when the debt begins to shrink as a proportion of GDP. Yet as the 2012 campaign season looms, the prospects for sensible policy seem to decrease by the day.
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6/2/11
Stocks: Worst day of the year for Dow, S&P 500.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) fell 280 points, or 2.2%, with all of the blue chip index's 30 components in the red.
"Initially, we just had bad news from the weekly jobless claims data, but now we're starting to see a broad-based economic slump."
Late in the trading session, the slide in stocks got steeper as concerns about Europe's debt problems resurfaced. Moody's cut Greece's bond rating by three notches to Caa1, which put the debt-ridden country's debt even further in junk territory.
