Glen Martinez was a graduate of Monte Vista High School, here in southern Colorado's San Luis Valley. He died Friday when an explosive device hit the Humvee he was riding in, which also took the lives of three other soldiers. His wife is also stationed in Iraq. A funeral is pending, but will probably be held in the Monte Vista High School Gym. Read the story >>> http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/04/monte-vista-family-marine-was-our-hero/
Why China is the real master of the universe
After a long hibernation, China, and her 1.3 billion people - twice the population of the U.S. and EU combined - is awaking almost overnight.
And not just China. The world's second most populous country, India, is industrialising at a historically unprecedented pace.
Their economies are growing on a long-term basis about four times the speed of the UK's and that of the United States. Goldman Sachs, the bank, recently predicted that by 2050, China and India would have overtaken the U.S. to be the world's first and second biggest economies. >>> Read the full story at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=559133&in_page_id=1811
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A leading scientist has warned a new species of "humanzee," created from breeding apes with humans, could become a reality unless the government acts to stop scientists experimenting. >>> Read the story, here.
Tracking people in tents
Google Earth, U.N. Pair Up to Map World Refugees' Movements Saturday , April 12, 2008
Internet search giant Google Inc. unveiled a new feature Tuesday for its popular mapping programs that shines a spotlight on the movement of refugees around the world.
The maps will aid humanitarian operations as well as help inform the public about the millions who have fled their homes because of violence or hardship, according to the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, which is working with Google on the project.
A clay tablet that has baffled scientists for 150 years has been identified as a witness’s account of the asteroid suspected of being behind the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Read more...
Chlorine in the bathwater linked to cancer
Scientists found chemical by-products from mains water containing the disinfectant can be absorbed through the skin in the bath or shower and accumulate in the bladder. Swimming in public pools can also present a risk because chlorine levels are much higher. The risk is caused by chemical by-products called THMs which are produced when chlorine is added to water.
Researchers found that those living in areas with high-chlorine content water, who bathed in it regularly, were 83 per cent more likely to get a tumour than those in low-chlorine areas. Those who drank high-chlorine tap water were 35 per cent more likely to get bladder cancer. Regular swimming in pools increased the risk by... Read the full story here.
Mobile phone use 'linked to tumor'
Long-term users of mobile phones are significantly more likely to develop a certain type of brain tumour on the side of the head where they hold their handsets, according to new research. The results seem to suggest health risks in people who have regularly used mobiles for over 10 years
A large-scale study found that those who had regularly used mobiles for longer than 10 years were almost 40 per cent more likely to develop nervous system tumours called gliomas near to where they hold their phones. The new research, to be published later this year in the International Journal of Cancer, is the second study to suggest increased risks of specific types of brain tumours in regions close to where mobile phone emissions enter the head. Read the full story, here.
Low levels of chlorine in tap water used for bathing can almost double the risk of bladder cancer, a study claims.
Immigration upended entrepeneur's dreams
About five years ago, the journey of Starletta and William Hairston from the underclass to the upper class hit a roadblock.
Both were born to poor black Southern families. William, a stucco subcontractor, built a thriving business beautifying houses in the gated communities on this resort island, a magnet for wealthy retirees seeking a laid-back lifestyle by the sea. Starletta, a former flight attendant, won accolades for her community activism.
Then Hilton Head suddenly saw a wave of illegal immigrant workers from Mexico. Mr. Hairston, 54 years old, initially hired the Hispanic newcomers for his stucco business, helping it flourish. But soon, some of those same workers splintered off to form their own businesses, undercutting Mr. Hairston with lower bids to capture jobs. The Hairstons' net income plunged from roughly $500,000 in 1997 to about $70,000 in 2005, according to the couple. Read more at Startupjournal.com
Analysts: Dollar collapse would result in 'amero' Think deep recession likely regardless of Fed's actions In an interview with CNBC, a vice president for a prominent London investment firm yesterday urged a move away from the dollar to the "amero," a coming North American currency, he said, that "will have a big impact on everybody's life, in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico." "The key in how low the dollar goes is the interest rates," Chapman told WND. "In January, the Fed is going to have to make a decision which way to go. If Fed rates go up, the dollar will hold in the 78.33 range, but the stock market and the economy will tank. If next year the Fed lowers rates to keep the economy from crashing, the bottom will fall out of the dollar, and I see it going as low as 55. Once the dollar hits bottom, it will take the stock market and the economy right with it anyway. The Fed is in a box they can't get out of."
As WND reported earlier this week, in an unusual move, the Bush administration is sending virtually the entire economic "A-team" to visit China for a "strategic economic dialogue" in Beijing Thursday and Friday. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are leading the delegation, along with five other cabinet-level officials, including Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez. Also in the delegation will be Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman, and U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab.
But Chapman doubts the trip will help the Fed to engineer a slow dollar slide.
"The Chinese are going to do what the Chinese want to do, not what we want them to do," he said. "I believe the Chinese are going to send Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Bernanke home packing, with little or nothing to show for the trip."
How severe will the coming dollar collapse be?
"People in the U.S. are going to be hit hard," Chapman warned. "In the severe recession we are entering now, Bush will argue that we have to form a North American Union to compete with the Euro."
"Creating the amero," Chapman explained, "will be presented to the American public as the administration's solution for dollar recovery. In the process of creating the amero, the Bush administration just abandons the dollar." More...http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53350
Russian bear sets a trap
(Editor's note: Europeans could be forced to turn against U.S., so these events should be watched with interest.)
For the Europeans, a number of their governments are cementing a relationship with Vladimir Putin's Russia which, in effect, will make them hostages of the Russian bear. Russia already accounts for 26 percent of Europe's gas imports. It accounts for 44 percent of Germany's gas imports, 60 percent of Poland's, 63 percent of Austria's, and 100 percent of Finland's. Russia is now building a new gas pipeline from Russia through the Gulf of Finland and down through the Baltic Sea directly to Germany, bypassing the existing pipelines that go through Ukraine, Belarus and Poland. As European natural gas sources are depleted, Europe will depend increasingly upon Russia.
'Jericho,' 'Heroes' spark concern with civil defense
Hit network TV shows renew interest in fallout shelters, surviving nuke attack
WASHINGTON – Americans are not only eating up the fall's only two hit network TV shows both dealing with nuclear attacks, they are also showing more interest in preparing for the disasters U.S. officials have characterized as inevitable in the future. Full story... http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52930
China making inroads towards Euphrates
Forming alliances with India, Iran
12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. Revelation 16:12
Reports Differ on Possible China-India Nuclear Talks
As Hu Jintao makes the first visit by a Chinese president to India in a decade, there are conflicting reports about a possible nuclear trade deal between the two nations, similar to a deal that New Delhi is seeking with the United States (see
The Boston Globe reported Monday that China and India could sign an agreement during Hu’s four-day visit.
The Globe, citing two anonymous sources familiar with the pending agreement, reported that the deal enabling the exchange of nuclear technology between China and India would be announced Thursday at the conclusion of Hu’s visit. Read more Article from: http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/2006_11_21.html#6836B6B6
China to develop Iran oil field
China has signed an agreement to buy oil and gas from Iran and to develop Iran's Yadavaran oil field, according to state media from both countries.
The deal was signed in Beijing by Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh and Ma Kai, head of China's National Development and Reform Commission.
China, which has longstanding ties with Iran, is searching for new energy reserves to drive its booming economy.
The agreement will be carried out by Chinese oil company Sinopec. Wider implications
The prospect of Beijing increasing its reliance on Iranian energy sources may spark concern in Washington, however, as the US is spearheading international efforts to curb Iran's nuclear programme. Read more Article from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3970855.stm
Landmark Israeli Supreme Court Decision: Messianic Jews can now gain citizenship
Court ruled that being a Messianic Jew cannot prevent Israeli citizenship if the Jewish descent is from the person's father's side. Calev Myers of the the Jerusalem Institute of Justice argued the case before Israel's Supreme Court on behalf of twelve Messianic Jewish believers. Read more...
The Outcry of Sodom
There are two elements to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah: the outcry and their sin. We know that their sin was exceedingly grave and was a great perversion, but who cried out and what was it that the Lord heard? Whatever it was, God heard it and caused Him to come from heaven, walk upon the dust of the earth, see for Himself, and execute fire and brimstone total judgment. Only Lot and his daughters were spared. So what was the outcry? Find out, click here.
