howard is first and I want to see bush turn blue when he vetos that bill he says he is gonna veto.

geezus, we are all just a shakin here cause the putz is gonna veto.

putz indeed.

Today is Malaria Awareness Day:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070424/malaria_day_070424/20070424?hub=Health&s_name=

Updated Tue. Apr. 24 2007 3:39 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

In the next minute, while you are reading this article, two children somewhere in the world will die of malaria. By the end of the day, malaria will have claimed the lives of 3,000 children.

Most of malaria's victims live in sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, malaria kills more children under five years old in Africa each year than any other disease.

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Every April 25th since 1998, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank work to raise awareness about malaria through Africa Malaria Day.

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Spread by mosquitoes, there is no vaccine to prevent malaria. But infection is easily preventable with something as simple as an insecticide-treated bed-net wrapped around a bed to prevent mosquito bites.

But for the thousands of people at risk, the nets are far too expensive.

The Canadian Red Cross has been trying to help through its Campaign Against Malaria. The Campaign has already delivered more than 2.5 million free mosquito nets to six countries in Africa over the last few years.

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Last fall, the Canadian Red Cross completed its largest bed-net campaign to date, distributing nearly 875,000 nets through 900 distribution points across Sierra Leone. With the involvement of 4,000 trained Sierra Leone Red Cross volunteers, some 90 per cent of all Sierra Leonean children under five years of age were reached.

While it was the nets that drew families from all over to the distribution centres, the campaign was also able to provide measles vaccinations, Vitamin A supplementation and de-worming treatments.

It is expected the Sierra Leone program will save the lives of 5,000 children under the age of five in the first year alone.

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If you wish to contribute to the Malaria Bed Net Campaign of the Canadian Red Cross, you can donate at www.redcross.ca or by calling 1-800-418-1111.

Malaria Facts

• Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes and is found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.
• Malaria kills more than one million people every year and causes more than 500 million serious illnesses each year
• 90 per cent of deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa.
• In Africa, malaria is the number one killer of children under five years of age.
• Malaria is also a major cause of perinatal mortality, low birth weight and maternal anaemia.
• 40 per cent of total health expenditures in Africa are related to malaria.
• Malaria costs Africa $US12 billion per year in lost GDP.
• One child dies every 30 seconds, equivalent to seven Boeing 747 airplanes crashing every day.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/25/va.tech...

Police say no clues about why Cho opened fire
POSTED: 9:33 a.m. EDT, April 25, 2007

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (AP) -- Computer files, cell phone records and e-mails have yielded no evidence about what triggered Seung-Hui Cho's massacre at Virginia Tech last week and how he chose his 32 victims.

In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, State Police Superintendent Col. W. Steven Flaherty said authorities have found no evidence that could begin to explain the massacre that ended when Cho took his own life.

Authorities also have no link between the 23-year-old loner and his victims.

"We certainly don't have any one motive that we are pursuing at this particular time, or that we have been able to pull together and formulate," Flaherty said. "It's frustrating because it's so personal, because we see the families and see the communities suffering, and we see they want answers."
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It's certainly not a simple matter to dig into the soil of this young, psychologically unstable man...

I've read that he left 23 pages in his "manifesto", only 5 were revealed to public so far... I think, it would interesting, at least to have chance to read it (not necessarily to watch it), imo.

too many copycats out there, former

some day maybe, not now

our University had two bomb threats this week already

hand in there Denver, I found the first tiny asparagus today, morels will follow

Great firsties linda b

While Iraq is overwhelmingly the most discussed and debated topic of the time, when endorsing presidential candidates Americans must remember that it takes more than an anti-war stance to make a great leader. We need those with the ability to meet the needs of our country and its people.  One issue which we would like to see addressed is global poverty. In 2000, 191 countries, including the United States, agreed to the Millennium goals. If met, the result will be the elimination of poverty by the year 2025. According to the Borgen Project, the annual shortfall to achieving these goals is $19 billion annually. To put this in perspective, we have spent over $300 billion on the war thus far. Americans must let our representatives know that we support the Millennium Goals and that poverty reduction is a priority.

Phil - If you're around - click for a pic of the kid playing lacrosse - he's the *big* guy with the ball.

http://picasaweb.google.com/knarans/Lacr...

The Shrinking Smirking Chimp has been threatening to veto the "war" spending bill for weeks, if not months. He threatens repeatedly like a brat threatening to jump off the third floor porch if he can't have a cookie of choice.

And so Chimp cannot approve it now. Which shows once again how just plain stupid he and his administration really are.

Rule of thumb: never back yourself into a corner and not leave yourself a way out. (Especially when it is your job to negotiate with the Congress of the US!)

I wouldn't want to be a Repug politician these days with orders to defend the Chimp. Can't be done.

The stock market obviously has regained its confidence with the Dems in the majority.

Just sayin' HI - Happy Birthday Honorable Jessica. I have had a great day. It is housekeeper day so the dog and I were banished and went to the nearby State Park for a long walk and commune with nature. We sat by a little stream for awhile and watched the minnows and tadpoles and dragonflies. We are having our first truly warm day here in N FL -- maybe trying to touch 90 -- with the softest breeze, no humidity. It's perfect. Don't forget to watch Bill Moyers tonight. Also our NPR (everyone's?) is having Opera Pledge Break tonight I think, so if you haven't pledged yet and you listen this would be a great time :~) I think the Rove investigation is a crock but the rest of it may keep the silly bushies so busy with their lawyers they won't be able to cause anymore mayhem. Meanwhile, unfortunately the war goes on...

If you're a presidential candidate it's also not a good idea to drive your big blue bus into a dead end, so you have to back out when your speech is done and the wags on the street observe that it might just be significant that to start your campaign you have to back up.

McCain's visit to Portsmouth was a sorry event. They'd bused in busloads of people from Massachusetts and there were vehicles with MA plates parked throughout the neighborhoods. The hot dog vendor had been contracted to provide free dogs, but the drinks had to be paid. There was a pen for protestors inside the park, but a bunch of us preferred to stand on the grass of the approach to the bridge.

McCain's big blue bus with blacked out windows arrrived a little late and pulled right into the park so McCain wouldn't have to walk but a few feet to the microphones. We didn't hear much of his speech. It seemed very flat and there was little applause. The most common words were "no" "challenge" and "opportunity." Although there was a hint about people caring about something other than themselves, McCain made a big point of enumerating things HE wasn't going to accept (high unemployment, government waste, abused soldiers).

When he was about done, a dark blue suburban drove up over the curb and parked on our grassy embankment and disgorged what the peacenics thought were Secret Service because they had wires in their ears. Since I don't think Senators are entitled to Secret Service protection before the primary is even held, I sort of egged on people who wanted to object to this illegal parking. Typically, the driver said he'd gotten permission from the police to leave his vehicle essentially interfering with traffic and although one traffic cop seemed not to be imterested, one of the group got another one who negotiated with the "security" people and got them to move along. They thanked us protestors "for coming" and then added "that's what America is all about." To which I responded that it's not about illegal parking; it's about people obeying the law.
Not that I think it really matters since McCain looks like toast.

There was a fellow, wearing a carboncoalition sticker who wanted to argue about pulling the troops out of Iraq. He's a really confused fellow who's obviously looking for a strong leader who will make the federal government do things like promote rural electrification like they did back home in Nebraska. He seemed genuinely fearful of Islamists coming over to bomb him and glad that we are dropping bombs on them so they won't come here later.
What would seem to be important is to let folks like him know that Democrats know what they are doing.

Just in case I didn't make it clear, we were in attendance to call for the end to the war and to bring the troops home. Lots of people honked, put up thumba and lots of attendees thanked us for being there. Now, that may just be the party line, but, what the hey.

Monica wrote:

What would seem to be important is to let folks like him know that Democrats know what they are doing."

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Monica,I can't agree 100% with that...Howard, Feingold and others like them know...but the Blue Dogs?  I don't think so.   We'll see if they believe Patraeus and cave...or if not, if they'll cave after the threatened veto, if there is one.  I hear a lot of talk and I'm waiting for some hard action -

Paygo the supplemental would gain my respect big time.  So would breaking with AIPAC.

Negroponte is also on the Hill today talking about, among other things, oil sharing.  Yeah, right!

oops, just found that I've equalized "soil" and "soul" in my last post..., lol, interesting analogy...

Phil - asparagus up, but no Morels yet --- dang.

Something’s moving……http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

GIULIANI WARNS OF 'NEW 9/11' IF DEMS WIN... 

WHIPlash!! Bush Says Talks With Iran Possible... Drudgereport.com

Besides the WAR, this is the scariest thing I've read in months:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday that it will contract with local hospitals and other organizations to open as many as 400 in-store health clinics in the next two to three years. Should current market forces continue, the world's largest retailer said up to 2,000 clinics could be in Wal-Mart stores over the next five to seven years.

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Phil Specht
Wed, 04/25/07
1:21 pm

too many copycats out there, former
some day maybe, not now...

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Major ones still on a screens almost whole day in news and if interrupted, then 75% chances it'll be some horror movie or some crime story anyway, instead...

One of our universities had a bomb threat yesterday and today the campus is closed.

did u know all the hog farms in nc are under quarentine cause the feed they have is from china.

nice job fda, oh excuese me, heck of a job.

Yes, these insane killers and copycats are following the putz doctrine of murder and mayhem.  IMO....or at least there's a connection between the falling apart of society and the dorks  in the WH.

seashell, I don't mean to be superficial, but.....When you consider that nobody can know for certain what's going to happen next, people who need the reassurance that somebody knows what they are doing, should be provided it.
Sometimes, I think, Democrats are too honest. Admitting that you don't know the future is being hones, but that's not what Republicans want to hear. What they want to hear is that, regardless of what happens, it's going to be handled. Democrats not only know they'll do that; they've got the know-how to do it.
Republicans claim to be able to handle anything that comes up. They can't and we have plenty of evidence of that. Telling people that the future is iffy is just not reassuring.
When it comes to track records, we've got it and they don't. Why not make that point?

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Universities ALWAYS have bomb threats in the spring when the weather turns nice. Some major exam that 500 people have to take is also an occasion.

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seashell
Wed, 04/25/07
3:29 pm
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We are safe.

Objects for copycats ARE in the current Bush&Co's philosophy...which unnoticeable for us has become our culture and our values…. If one has “gun” philosophy it’ll strike owner back sooner or later.

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former
Wed, 04/25/07
3:36 pm


Objects for copycats ARE in the current Bush&Co's philosophy...which unnoticeable for us has become our culture and our values…
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I mean “gun” philosophy itself existed long before Bush..., although not to such extreme (but logical!) extends.

Party-party


Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail
BEIRUT, Apr 25 (IPS) - Lebanon is caught in political gridlock in the face of sustained opposition to the U.S.-backed government.
The government is refusing to give in to opposition demands for more representation. The government says it is there to stay; so do the protestors.
Their opposition is very visible. Scores of tents, many with solar powered television sets, wooden walls and doors, and cooking facilities fill several huge parking lots at the foot of the heavily barricaded headquarters of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government.
The site is mostly quiet during the day, but in the evening thousands stream into the camps to listen to speeches, drink coffee and tea, smoke hubble-bubble pipes, and talk. And, in the Riad es-Solh Square, they watch the huge movie-sized screen of Al-Manar television news (Hezbollah's TV station).
"We're here demanding full participation of all different groups in the political decision- making of our country," a 27-year-old organiser at the site who gave his name only as Jirgus told IPS.
The protest is already bringing results, he said. "One of the advantages of this sit-in is that people from the north are meeting people from the south, and different religions are uniting."
Like everyone else IPS spoke with at the sit-in, Jirgus said he would continue with the protest as long as it took.
"As long as this government continues with their pro-U.S. and pro-Israel policies, and continues to choose not to allow all people fair representation, we are left with only this choice," he said.
Four big political parties participated in a huge protest rally Dec. 10 last year, probably Lebanon's largest ever. That demonstration was immediately followed by the launch of the sit-in.
The four parties are Hezbollah led by the charismatic Hassan Nasrallah, the Free Patriotic movement led by former general Michel Aoun who is a Christian, the Amal movement led by Nabih Berri and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.
Several smaller parties of various religious confessions are also participating in the ongoing protest.
The opposition insists that the cabinet must resign in favour of a national unity government. Siniora's cabinet continues to refuse this demand. The government is in survival mode, but continues to have the backing of the United States, France and Saudi Arabia.
Many protestors are raising basic issues that go beyond party loyalties.
"Our goal is companionship while the government's goal is to serve corporate interests," a primary school teacher who gave his name as Marada told IPS. "We have two million of Lebanon's four million people that are not represented by these elitists, who only care about their own interests. I'll stay here as long as it takes. The government didn't leave us with anything, so we have nothing to lose."
Opposition supporters say that both disparity of wealth and unequal representation in government are critical problems, that are feeding the protests.
"We are peacefully contesting the government to show that people without a voice are actually the majority," Ali Hamir, a 55-year-old translator at the sit-in told IPS. "It is only rich people who have a voice in this current government, while the middle and lower classes are not listened to. There is a class mentality in this government."
He added, "We are open-minded and want to live with all communities, but we are opposed to class-based oppression."
Hamir said he will not end the sit-in until the opposition wins. "Our breaths will last long. We will not stop until we reach our goal. We do not despair."
Others are happy at the unification amongst the different parties.
"It's new for us to be together with all of these other groups," a student from the Free Patriotic Movement who gave his name as Aran told IPS. "It is good because Muslims, Christians and all of the confessions are here together. We hope this experience will be diffused throughout society."
Streets lined with concrete barriers and two levels of barbed wire separate the camp from government buildings. Lebanese soldiers keep watch over the protestors. But the protesters seem to ignore them; there is more of a party atmosphere within the camp.
But this is a party with a purpose.

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taylor b
Wed, 04/25/07
1:40 pm

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While Iraq is overwhelmingly the most discussed and debated topic of the time, when endorsing presidential candidates Americans must remember that it takes more than an anti-war stance to make a great leader. We need those with the ability to meet the needs of our country and its people. One issue which we would like to see addressed is global poverty....

Americans must let our representatives know that we support the Millennium Goals and that poverty reduction is a priority.
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How about "local" poverty first instead of "global" one!

And then let others to become copycats.

Yuck.........and I thought I was a lousy dancer.............can anybody imagine FDR. or JFK doin this?

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Oh man, Michael, that was embarrasing!  I'll be sure NOT to send it on to anyone.

AND there is a NEW THREAD!

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The vote in the VT House was NO to Impeachment:

87 No
60 Yes
2 absent
(must also be one seat vacant)

Supporters knew of 30 votes in favour in advance, so 60 was still good.
Just wish it had been a little more.

Thankful and I were there,
as were Anne*in*VT and sunlight.

Jess, did you go in the morning after all?

The Rep from Rutland Town was a real ejit about the resolution, on the floor.
All I could think of was it should have been you. ♥

 C'mon Hawaii.

listener,

Thank you and the others for attending, I talked to Ellen Tenney last night and told her why I was unable to attend and said I thought that a few of you might show up. I'll be interested in seeing who voted NO...very disappointed in me elected ones on this. How many showed up to storm the gates?

Off to see Bill Moyers  "Buying The War" on PBS