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US schools in swine flu shutdown

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Schools in 11 states of the US have been closed down due to fears of swine flu.

About 300 schools, mostly in New York and Texas, were closed after 111 cases were confirmed throughout the US.

New York has 50 cases and Texas 26.

A visiting Mexican child has also died in Texas.

At the moment, about 169,000 children out the nation’s 55 million pupils are out of school.

Some of the schools are due to reopen at the end of the week after tests have been carried out on suspected swine flu cases.

US President Barack Obama has told the public that the schools were closed on the recommendation of public health officials.

He said if the situation were to become more serious, parents would have to think about contingencies for their children.

US swine flu cases rise to 109, some 300 schools closed

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Washington, May 1 (Xinhua) The number of confirmed human swine flu cases in the US has risen to 109, health officials said.

Nearly 300 schools across the country have been closed in view of the swine flu threat.

The states with confirmed swine flu cases are Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday.

In Texas, a 23-month-old Mexican child has died of swine flu, the CDC said. The child is the first to die of the deadly flu outside Mexico, where the influenza A(H1N1) virus has killed at least 170 people.

The Education Department said Thursday that 298 schools in 11 states have been closed amid concerns about swine flu. The officials, however, did not mention when the schools would reopen.

It is the recommendation of public health officials ‘that schools with confirmed cases should consider closing if the situation becomes more serious,’ Obama said in remarks at the White House.

The US government is ‘closely and continuously monitoring’ the swine flu situation in the country.

‘This is obviously a serious situation. Serious enough to take the utmost precautions,’ Obama said.

Health officials were testing lab specimens from more patients, and these ‘may confirm additional cases of influenza A(H1N1) in the coming days,’ said Ned Calonge, chief medical officer in the US state of Colorado.

Border closures recommended by US politicians

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Border state politicians in the US have called on the Obama administration to do more to prevent swine flu from entering the United States.

A Senate hearing in the US has heard from various politicians who have suggested closing US borders to Mexico and Canada as a way to stop swine flu-infected travellers from entering the country.

Their concerns were raised by news that a 23-month-old boy from Mexico had died in Texas from the disease.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has said closing US borders would cause immense disruptions to trade and would be ineffective in controlling the disease.

Former Republican presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, who is from the southern border state of Arizona, has suggested closer observation of people going across the border than is presently the case.

Janet Napolitano said border patrol officers had been actively monitoring travellers to the US with many being interviewed about their current health status and travel history.

Tornadoes whip through American states

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Tornadoes have ripped through the southern US state of Tennessee.

Wild storms in the city of Murfreesboro sent at least 35 people to the hospital and killed a woman and her baby.

Extensive property damage was also caused when the severe weather blew into Tennessee from Arkansas, where a tornado had killed three people the day before.

Disaster areas were declared in three counties in Arkansas.

In Texas and Oklahoma officials said at least three people were killed in wildfires fuelled by dry, windy conditions.

The fires destroyed dozens of homes after being intentionally set.

In Oklahoma, a state of emergency was declared in 31 affected counties.

Getting rid of fearful memories a matter of timing

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Getting rid of memories that trigger fear boils down to the right timing, according to a new study.

Marie Monfils, assistant psychology professor at Texas University, Austin, has identifed key time when memories are ripe for change, especially converting fearful memories into pleasant ones.

Monfils conducted the study with colleagues at New York University where she was a post-doctoral researcher.

The experiment began by inducing fear in rats by sounding a tone and then shocking them under the feet. Eventually, the rat would exhibit fear from just hearing the tone.

The standard treatment for getting rid of the fear response is to sound the tone repeatedly, without a shock. Eventually, the rat does not exhibit fear at the sound. The method is called extinction, said a Texas release.

She said the findings might find their way into treating humans with anxiety disorders. ‘But we have a lot more work to do before we actually get there,’ she said.

Current treatments are short lived in effects and some of them include drugs, many of which would be hard to administer locally in humans and have harmful side-effects.

The study was published this week in Science Express.

Obama astounded by job losses

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Friday 6th March, 2009  

U.S. President Barack Obama says Friday’s report showing unemployment in the United States has reached the highest level in 25 years, underscores the importance of the economic stimulus package he has signed in an effort to jump start the stalled economy.

President Obama says the world’s largest economy has now lost 4.4 million jobs since the recession began 14 months ago.

The unemployment rate rose sharply to 8.1 percent in February, the highest in a quarter century.

Mr. Obama called the job losses “astounding.” But he says the American people are up to the challenge of a rapidly deteriorating economy.

“But I also know that this country has never responded to a crisis by sitting on the sidelines and hoping for the best,” he said. “I know that throughout our history, we have met every great challenge with bold action and big ideas. That is what has fueled a shared and lasting prosperity. And I know that at this defining moment for America we have a responsibility to ourselves and to our children to do it once again.

President Obama made his remarks in the Midwestern state of Ohio, a state hit hard by the recession. He spoke at a graduation ceremony for 25 police recruits, who owe their jobs to the massive spending bill the president signed into law last month.

Mr. Obama says the $787 billion stimulus package will save or create 3.5 million American jobs over the next two years.

“So for those who still doubt the wisdom of our recovery plan, I ask them to talk to the teachers who are still able to teach our children because we passed this plan,” he said. “I ask them to talk to the nurses who are still able to care for our sick and the firefighters and first responders who are still able to keep our communities safe.

President Obama, in office less than two months, warns the economy’s downward slide cannot be corrected quickly.

But he has also returned to his campaign message of hope for the future.

“If we are willing to look out for one another and listen to one another, if we are willing to pull together and do our part, if we can show even a fraction of the courage and selflessness that these cadets have already demonstrated, then I have no doubt that we will emerge from this crisis stronger than before and keep this nation’s dream alive for future generations,” he said.

President Obama has proposed a $3.5 trillion spending plan for the 2010 fiscal year.

The White House predicts the United States will enter the fiscal year with a budget deficit of $1.75 trillion, the largest since World War II.

Republican members of Congress, like Kevin Brady from Texas, say more government spending is not the answer to the ailing economy.

“Unfortunately, the administration’s solution to the problem posed by this excessive debt burden is to propose an avalanche of more deficit spending and higher federal debt,” he said.

Economic analysts expect the jobless rate will continue to rise, possibly as high as 10 percent of the American labor force.

The Obama administration is hoping to stabilize the fractured financial system and the collapsing housing market, which are at the heart of the recession.

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Obama astounded by job lossesThe hordes that have invaded America’s economy took off with their bags full of stollen money, thus creating a destabilization in many of American industries, as well as prestigious financial institutions which were the backbone of our economy, these hordes have stashed their money away in some countries of convinience which are used as a safe heaven for stollen wealth for criminals.

But I do believe that through cooperation with law enforcement agencies these renegade criminals can be rounded up and brought to face justice, as well as these countries that offer them shelter would be forced to return this stollen money to its rightful owners, because even the countries that offer a safe heaven for stollen money are just as responsible as the ones that did the stealing.

Sammy

Mr Sammy you are a good writer and Obama is a good orator. At these time Obama can not do anthing but put the country into deeper debt. Please know it is another Bill Clinton Admin. in the white house. Practically all administration of the Bill Clintonites is governing the contry as a whole.Sammy I hope you did not vote for him and I could tell you I did not.The 4 years of Obamas admin. will rough for the American people lack of leadership in the White House and the congress.

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* DON’T live like a damn Negro !

Mexico police clean up prison riot

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Mexican authorities have revealed a prison riot in Cuidad Juarez left about 20 inmates dead.

Juarez is just across the border from El Paso in the southwestern US state of Texas.

Fighting at the jail erupted Wednesday between rival drug gangs, at which time Mexican police and military forces were called in to regain control.

Mexican soldiers in the thousands have recently been placed in Juarez to help stop territorial wars between the drug cartels, which have turned the town into a hotbed of violence.

Pakistan to hand out free rifles

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province officials have announced they will provide rifles to local residents as protection against the Taliban.

30,000 rifles, which have been confiscated from terrorists over the years, will be handed out to residents of rural areas in a province which is rife with Taliban and al Qaeda extremists.

The new ‘Village Defence Rifle’ program, has ordered the distribution of rifles to local residents, but has stipulated the guns will be taken back if not used against militants.

Extremist attacks in Pakistan have killed more than 1,600 people in the last two years.

Much of the violence has been concentrated in north-west Pakistan.

Pakistan to hand out free riflesThe countries of the world say their law abiding citizens should not be allowed to own guns but on the other hand Pakistan will supply their muslim extremists with guns, DUH !,Isn’t there something wrong here?

Long live the rifle!Please geev all see Pakis guns so we can take turns blowin’ holes into each others’ heads…rideen besad ar honky trucks!

David P(D)uke 7:45pmWhere is Texas mentioned in the above articles/comments? Seems Mr. Puke that you have a little dust to clear from your brains? Oh and while you’re at it why don’t you down a beer with your Taliban buddies over a friendly suicide match!

Texans = TalibansBy reading the comment above. I can make a pretty nice jesture for you Texan folks. What makes you think that you Texans are smarter than Talibans. I find you people as equal as Talibans at every level. The only difference is they ride on their horses and you folks ride on your big honky truck.

What in the world are you all talking about.The above news article suggests that local non or anti-taliban people are to be equiped with rifles so they could form anti-taliban militias.

It does not say that Pakistan is to handout guns to extremists (taliban) as one of you suggested and how in the world did anyone come up with the argument that Taliban = Texans, absurd in everyway that it is, if any deductions were to be made that would be Texans = The new soon to be armed militias.

8:43?You are so dense,how do you think the taliban formed, and where do you think they got their guns. They used to be non-Talibans with guns.

9:14Historically speaking Taliban were formed by the west to fight the communists in 1980s. The Western countries made a mistake of not re-integrating their these groups back into passive society.

Pakistan partly being opportunistic and partly low on resources left them these groups to evolve into what they have become, all this was done under the international eye. Infact right before 9/11 US government was planning to change its policy towards the Taliban.

The fact os that those now fighting Taliban created the monster which has gone out of hand. It would hurt us to to really know and understand the enemy we are fighting.

you give the guns to the whole of pakistan but you will not be able to control them now, now the NWFP officials have responsibility to pick the rifels themselves rather than giving it to the civilians and start facing taliban,

Petraeus tells Iran the US is watching

Monday, February 16th, 2009

US General David Petraeus has told Iran the US is watching it very closely.

In asking Iran to stop backing extremist groups in Iraq, General Petraeus told a US-Islamic world forum in Qatar that the US was hoping for signals from Iran that it would be willing to cooperate with the Obama administration.

He said the US would remain firm on Iran ending its training, equipping and funding of extremist elements in the region, particularly in Iraq.

He said one of the major elements fuelling Iraqi violence was indeed the assistance provided by Iran.

He said: “There is absolutely no question about this, and there is also no question that some of this does continue to this day.

Iran has consistently denied the charge, even though it was once proved it had supplied lethal armour-piercing roadside bombs, which were used against US forces.

Comments on this story

Petraeus tells Iran the US is watchingIran should also tell Petraeus that they are watching what his people doing in Iraq. Any killing of innocent should not be tolerated, and no more Abu Ghraib type of thing to be happened again.

Iran has no bargaining chips left!Its important to negotiate with Iran and reach an amicable resolution which will benefit the whole world including the nation of Israel.

If agreement cannot be reached in a timely manner the democratic world must not but must act swiftly and decisively.

Iran will never learnIt’s quite sad that the world is faced with the stubborness of islam; all these problems over a false belief i.e. religion. How pathetic Iran would look in the eyes of their god if he was real.

Who is this Petraeus?This Petraeus is backing up the hypocrisy of his nation.He should understand that the whole world is watching the murderous actions of USA and its cronies.The drone and other military attacks over the years killing thousands of people in Iraq,Afghanistan,Pakistan,Somalia and Yemen have not gone well with the world community.Petraeus must understand that the impunity with which USA commits these acts of murder has only made more countries the enemies of USA,and that too deadly ones!The day when the rogue nations of USA and Britain assumed that they had a right over the sovereignty of other nations,these nations had then and there decided that USA and its cronies needed to be taught a lesson, and so let Petraeus be warned that these nations are watching every move of USA and its cahoots, and are preparing their defenses.Let USA understand that these countries are not weak ones like Afghanistan and Iraq.And what responsibility is the US trying to show in ruining the economies of Iraq and Afghanistan by its murderous acts?Well,we all understand that,don’t we?The only responsibility that Americans have is only towards their nation and that too at the cost of other nations’ prosperity.The Americans’ responsibility is to rob oil and gold from other nations and station their military bases consisting of highly depraved sexual megalomaniacs who routinely rape and murder women in Japan,Saudi Arabia,Iraq and Afghanistan.Petraeus,Allah is watching your dirty nations and HE shall one fine day give the oppressed the strength,and the day HE does that you and your nation shall just become a geographical area of colossal shame and guilt and utter defeat that will leave you and your nation utterly impotent.

What are you talking about. Thought YOU said Constitution was dead on more than one occasion. Yes. More death from sky to come. Comrade.

mORE LIKe the Question of you You stood and swore allgiance to US To get that passport. It was all a lie. Wonder if the other passports were lie too. How dare you pass any judgments on OUR Constituion. You will be investigated right back to country of origin. Meantime more drones are being built.

Syed.S. KhalidI am a neutral man in politics and ideologies and theologies. To tell you the truth, Islam and Muslims as I see it, has a long long way to go as far as technologies are concern to challenge anybody for that matter in the world. Even what the Muslims have in Pakistan or Iran is not of their own origin. That aside, why all the angst,hatred, dreams of destructions and vengence and lies. Humility and meekness is the strength of a Godly person my friend.

Some Fundamental Questions…… , about Our Democracy!

The Prelude to questions; We like to claim via Our Government, the will of the people, is what drives or is motivating Our National ACTS. Is such true?

We have observed Our Country killing people to do so called ‘goods’. ‘Goods’ that are in laws around the World and especially in the UN Charter and Treaties, called Murder.

Who will has perpetrated the murders? Is it, was it, would it be, the Will of the People? When did these discussions take place? What laws under Our Constitution do these ACTS find there Justice in?

On Feb. 16, 2001 the results of a ‘plan’ that has yet to be brought to the light of day, killed and injured Iraqi Citizens, that were hiding in a Bomb Shelter. A bomb shelter designed to protect them. They killed and injured by a bomb designed to overcome the bomb shelter design and to kill them! So what was the ‘PLAN’? Destroy the Iraqi Radar Defenses? The Military Infrastructure? Resoundly No! to each and every such question. The Plan was to Murder Saddam, but instead Murdered Innocent Iraqis. February 16th 2001, less than a month into a New Presidency. Was there a ‘WILL OF THE PEOPLE’? Obviously not.

A few Months later there was a Drone Attack that murdered People in Yemen riding in a car. One, an American Citizen. All the occupant were labeled suspected ‘Terrorists’ and were forgotten.

Over the next twenty months a huge number of such attacks were engaged in and kept mostly secret, and came to light of day by military bragging as the statues of Saddam were falling and being turned into scrap metal and some of which was being flown to Texas to become souvenirs on a Military Base.

The bragging happened to be recorded. It contains the Military Spokes Person holding a stack of Documents(his proof). The claim was there had been a ‘Plan’ to destroy the Iraqi Military Infrastructure leading up to the Spring Invasion THEREBY SAVING AMERICAN LIVES. The Documents were 50 Authorizations signed by Our Sect. of Defense, Rumsfeld. The 50 Authorizations were required because 30 or more IRAQI CITIZENS WERE LIKELY TO BE KILLED. Rumsfeld was the lowest allowed authorizor. The Bragger was asked, how many missions were engaged in that did not require authorization from rumsfeld? Answer, ‘not too sure but about 500 or a few more.’ So 29 or less murders local deciders could make those decisions!

Subsequently we have seen many drone attacks in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somolia, and Colombia. How many Murders? Well we know some ‘bad people’ were murdered’ But far more good people were also killed.

And then there is Our Constitution that requires Our Government to follow the Laws of the Constitution! I.

So as a People of we Live by Our Laws? Did We as a People express we needed laws allowing Murder? Did we discuss the rights and wrongs of these Murders?

Did Our Military Decide Murder was Good, because we are in the business of killing so any killing is OK? The experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Colombia seem to be saying ‘yes’! All that matters is to have ‘GOOD INTENTIONS’, or as some have more accurately expressed, have a good intentions excuse available at all times.

So whose Plan do the Murders belong to? Obviously it is not simply the Military Leaders, We have Political Leaders involved also. The Republican Administration has been replaced by a Democratic Administration, and the Murders continue! The Murders are thus Systemic! But are they the Will of the People? The Will of the Constitution?

Have the Murders Solved anything? Or are we facing even larger Problems as a Result?

Do We now face even a larger number of enemies? Have We blindly and dumbly increased the Global Warming Rate with Our Warring Pollutions? Such is a National Secret, so obviously yes is the answer to this question!

None of the questions are/is unrelated to the worldwide crisises that are also engulfing everyones’ lives! So the fundamental questions become all the more important!

To KostaCan anyone stop a nation to acquire knowledge of producing nuclear energy? Can a nation repeatedly threaten another nation we destroy your nuclear facilities if you don’t stop enriching uranium for fuel of your reactor? All this radical uprising in Muslim countries is result of displacement of Palestinian and giving it to Zionists coming from other places and killing Palestinian by white phosphorous bombs. For thousands of years Jews have been wandering and forced out to go to different places only because of their behavior. Better they stop mascaraing innocent children.

kostaIran was a democractic Country Until they refused to sell oil to Britian & America. Leader was asassinated and the Shah was installed who commited many crimes against the Irannian people as a puppet of the west. Then came religious leaders which became the hostage crisis and the Irannian airline incident.

I THING PETRAEUS RULESTHE PROBLEM IS THAT WE AS AMERICANS HAVE NOT MADE THE CONSIQUENCES HIGH ENOUGH FOR IRAN. LETS JUST GO IN AND LEVEL THE PLACE WITH A NUKE AND OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES WILL KNOW THAT THE CONSIQUENCE FOR MESSING WITH THE USA IS TO HIGH. AND THEY WILL COME INTO COMPLIANCE.

Iran should have a nuclear bomb.

Forces that are now determined to destroy Iran.

The Iranians do know the ruthless mindless criminals that will do anything to deny

Iran its rightful place in the world

This time however they are watching you and Israel.

Why you gutless little Sh**t-head you had 8 years with Bush and you couldn’t attack Iran what makes you think you can do that now?

Couldnt or wouldnt

bahman;129817:

No one should be in any doubt about the nature of the

Forces that are now determined to destroy Iran.

The Iranians do know the ruthless mindless criminals that will do anything to deny

Iran its rightful place in the world

This time however they are watching you and Israel.

Why you gutless little Sh**t-head you had 8 years with Bush and you couldn’t attack Iran what makes you think you can do that now?

There is a difference.

As far as sh!theads go you take the cake.

Iran is set for a big change.

The young people are tired of living under repressive shiite sharia law and if the oil prices slide further Iran will be in big trouble real soon.

From senior registered member to the unregistered fool

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You seem to have twisted panties boy’s things, he’s squealing!

Read that again unregistered hanger on.

What is it with you and panties dear god I hope your not chewing on unwashed ones?

See that registered name I can send private messages to all registered board members.

If you think your unregiustered status gaves you some anonymous status think again.

Poor little old fool.

I heard Bush is getting a great library are you going to go to the opening day?

We know deep down your hero really is George Bush and Ronnie boy.

I also know they refused to allow you any say as a volunteer and thats why you hate Republicans.

Have you noticed your hero Obama is not only following the Bush Doctrine he is actually expanding the wars on Muslims.

Drones and smart bombs coming to Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Iran real soon.

who is this guy talking about?. look USA for many years has been supporting terrorists around the world too. wheen Russia invaded afganistan, they USA were sending weapons to osama binladen and their guerrilla fightin the Russian. Now is the time Russia send some weapons and many help to afganistan to fihgt nato.

Go tell your mama about the bad man…… , maybe she will teach you about having your own name and not stealing or resting on someone elses name.

Then she may even change your lil twisties, and you won’t have to have twisted panties for a couple of hours!

Ahh poor baby

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… , maybe she will teach you about having your own name and not stealing or resting on someone elses name.

Then she may even change your lil twisties, and you won’t have to have twisted panties for a couple of hours!

Who’s crying here?

I’m making fun of the quality and content of your posts.

Your inabilty to string together one decent REASONED post and all you can do is cry about a registered account.

Cry me a river.

Useless bag of hair.

Texas man cleared of sex crime after death

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

In the US, a man from Austin, Texas has been posthumously cleared of rape.

The man, Timothy Cole, died in prison in 1999 at the age of 39, while serving time for a rape he didn’t commit.

He was cleared on Friday by State District Judge Charles Baird who ordered Cole’s record to be expunged after DNA showed him to be innocent.

Cole was convicted of raping a Texas Tech University student in 1985 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

DNA tests later connected the crime to Jerry Wayne Johnson, who is serving life in prison for separate rapes.

Last week, Johnson testified admitted to the rape and asked the victim and Cole’s family to forgive him.

Texas man cleared of sex crime after death What a sad News. Timothy Cole, died in prison in 1999 at the age of 39 without any reason. Who is guilty ? The judge or the girl who blame him without reason ? Was he sick inside the bar or bitten badly ? Where was the humenright body ? After dath the doctor !