Does CNN actually expect people to take their broadcast seriously with a robotic voice annoucing, "Here's Andy?"I mean really. Sensationalism "R" us. Sensationalism belongs nowhere near this subject.I am always skeptical about translations from Arabic to English. It is not a good transition.
Iran Joins Nuclear Technology Club
http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2535/html/
TEHRAN, April 11--President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday Iran has joined the club of nuclear countries.Speaking at a gathering in the holy city of Mashhad, the president said the nuclear fuel cycle at the laboratory scale was completed on Sunday April 9 and enriched uranium required for nuclear power plants was produced by the Iranian youth.Ahmadinejad noted that getting access to the nuclear fuel cycle has been the demand of the Iranian nation.According to IRNA, the chief executive said the most important manifestation of came to the fore on Feb. 11 (the anniversary of the victory of Islamic Revolution) when millions of people made this demand.He added that all of Iran’s nuclear activities were supervised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in an unprecedented manner and Iran still remains committed to cooperating with the IAEA and abiding by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).PAGE DOWNForeign Forces Incite Regional InsecurityTEHRAN, April 11--Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said on Tuesday a strong Iran will benefit regional and global security.In a meeting with Germany’s Deputy Interior Minister August Hunning, he said, “Iran shoulders heavy responsibility toward regional issues and all its activities are guided by humanitarian and conciliatory intentions.“The minister noted that the prolonged presence of foreign forces in the region encourages insecurity.“Terrorist groups in southeastern and northwestern parts of the country are supported by foreign intelligence services, which also supply their budgets,“ he said.Pour-Mohammadi expressed hope that the region would become more secure through cooperation and exchange of information as well as interactions between Iranian and German security officials, IRNA reported.Referring to the situation in Afghanistan, the interior minister said, “Afghanistan has become one of the insecure spots in the region because of increasing drug production, severe poverty, maneuvering powers of radical elements and immigration,“ he said.Pour-Mohammadi noted that problems in Afghanistan would be resolved with the cooperation of regional countries, especially since there are two million Afghan refugees in Iran.Hunning described his negotiations with Iranian security officials regarding the security of 2006 Football World Cup and Tehran-Berlin cooperation for restructuring Afghanistan’s police force as ’useful’.“Germany has a calculated plan for ensuring the safety of Afghanistan’s borders,“ he said.The German official also noted that his country will use the most modern equipment and facilities for ensuring the security of World Cup games.He emphasized that Berlin intends to confront the activities of the terrorist Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) in Germany.“In order to accomplish this, Iran and Germany should further collaborate in terms of intelligence operations,“ he said.Hunning stressed that security will not be established in the region without considering Iran’s role.
Growing rumors of planned U.S. bombing of Iran
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20060410/45529925.html
Seymour Hersh is often accused of sensationalism, but his shocking exposure of the My Lai massacre or his 2004 reports on the U.S. military's treatment of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison make one look and listen carefully. This time Hersh, a regular contributor to The New Yorker on military and security matters, claims that "the Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has intensified planning for a possible major air attack" on Iran.
U.S. War on Iran: When, Not If
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20060410/45508405.html
Moscow, (Pyotr Romanov, RIA Novosti)-The United States and Iran seem to have firmly set on a path that leads to the hell of war. There are hopes for the best - and I myself would be happy to be erring on the pessimistic side - but the way things look here and now, hopes are increasingly overshadowed by grim reality.Assertive statements on the American side and Gulf wargames on the Iranian side equally scream of muscle-flexing. Either side, while portraying the other as a new evil empire, is in fact perfectly aware of the danger the opponent poses to its core ideological and political values. Though neither risks thumbing its nose on third-party peacemakers, neither actually listens to whatever they say.
Iran's economy could withstand U.S. military strike - expert
http://en.rian.ru/world/20060411/45557850.html
TEHRAN, April 11 (RIA Novosti) - Any military strike by the United States against facilities that are part of Iran's controversial nuclear program would damage but not paralyze the Iranian economy, a Russian expert said Tuesday.Radzhab Safarov, the director of the Center of Modern Iranian Studies in Moscow, said that if the U.S. launched strikes against more than 60 nuclear facilities in Iran, than about 12,000-15,000 workers would be killed and the economy would suffer large-scale damage.
Russia to help Venezuela put first astronaut into space
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http://en.rian.ru/world/20060306/43964400.html
06/ 03/ 2006MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Space Agency is ready to help Venezuela put its first astronaut into space, the agency's head said Monday."The Russian Space Agency is prepared to cooperate with Venezuela in all space projects and is ready to help to train the main and reserve national astronauts," Anatoly Perminov said during talks with Venezuelan Ambassador to Russia Alexis Navarro Rojas.The agency said the first flight of a Venezuelan astronaut was possible only in the fall of 2008, and that it would draft the relevant agreement in the near future.Rojas said in turn that Venezuela saw its involvement in space exploration only with the help of Russia."We fully support the policy of the Venezuelan president and the country's administration in space sphere," Perminov said.
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Why it's tactical maps and talking head generals. It must be politics. It's 'Strange Grange' involved with Carlyle?
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WE DON'T NEED ANY ENERGY INDUSTRY that does not protect it's employess. Is it surprising they have no regard for the delicate dynamics of Earth !!
Booming oilfield tries to get handle on safety challenge
By John M. Biers
Last Update: 6:17 PM ET Mar 28, 2006
HOUSTON (MarketWatch) -- With oilfield accidents edging upward, according to some indicators, energy companies met here Tuesday to discuss techniques for maintaining safety amid an industry boom prompted by high commodity prices.
The event, hosted by International Quality and Productivity Centre, is the latest to respond to the increase in oilfield accidents that has accompanied the recent surge in oilfield activity.
U.S. drillers had 1,267 incidents that required medical treatment in 2005, up from 1,059 in 2004, according to data from the International Association of Drilling Contractors, a trade group. U.S. drillers saw increases in some other accident categories, although the number of fatalities - 11 - was an improvement over the 17 work-related deaths from the year before. U.S. drillers worked 6% more hours in 2005 than 2004, according to the IADC.
The conference focused in part on recruiting and retaining skilled employees to work in the oilfield. Executives from drilling concerns, Noble Corp. (NE) and Ensco International Inc. (ESV), have emphasized their training programs in investor presentations.
"We're getting a lot of new folks coming into the industry, and they're just not as well-trained," said Susan Burke, a vice president at Kerr-McGee Corp. (KMG), who chaired Tuesday's proceedings.
In addition to the problems associated with higher activity levels, energy companies cited the disarray from tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico as a focus of efforts to redouble safety procedures. The storms raise numerous potential safety issues, including the time pressure to safely return to normal output levels if operations are suspended due to storm damage, said Austin, Texas safety consultant C. Dale Zinn.
Although the focus of the conference was on offshore activity, Tuesday's sessions also included an update from BP Plc. (BP) on its activities in the aftermath of a March 2005 explosion and fire at its Texas City refinery. BP has removed 89 temporary housing structures from oil and gas sites, said Michael Broadribb, a senior process consultant for BP. The Texas City accident was exacerbated by the presence of temporary trailers that housed the 15 people who died in the explosion. BP is reviewing its oilfield housing sites, Broadribb said.
-By John M. Biers, Dow Jones Newswires; 713-547-9214;
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An interesting view of the world.
View of immigration issue from one who came in legally
By JOHN H. GOEB COMMUNITY VOICES
It had never been my intent to go public with my personal experiences, including the fact that in August of 1956 I became a very proud American citizen. But first, let's go back to where my struggle for legal and permanent entry to the United States began.
It did not matter to the U.S. consulate in Frankfurt, Germany that I had during WWII aided the resistance against the German military occupation of Holland; that I had worked as a translator for U.S. Military Government of Germany from 1945 to 1950, with special emphasis on assisting in U.S.-led investigations preparatory to the second round of the Nurenberg War Crimes Tribunals. (I had at one time even interrogated infamous Ilse Koch of concentration camp notoriety.)
And it did not matter that I had a perfectly clean personal and criminal record -- I was listed as a quota immigrant, and I had American sponsors applying in person at the U. S. Consulate. It did not speed things up one iota.
...Now to the standard claim that Mexicans perform the work Americans will not do: if employers would pay American workers decent wages, Americans would not turn these jobs down. A perfect example exists right here in Volusia County where Mexicans do the hard grunt work, under often deplorable living conditions, for low wages. This is where the employers should be taken to account, but every government official seems to look the other way. It's a sweetheart arrangement all around.
President Bush's plan to legalize the status of illegals by offering them U.S. citizenship is absurd; it would be nothing but an open invitation to "come and get it." If we are to have a truly meaningful immigration reform, start with sealing our country's borders. And furthermore, stop handing out Green Cards and other residency documents as if they were coupons or trinkets found in a box of corn flakes.
I have a hunch the immigration issue will be a key factor in the next presidential election. But if President Bush has his way, we will have 12 million illegals voting the Republican ticket. Can we afford to let this happen?
Marchers at immigration rally demand justice, respect
By MARIA HERRERA Staff Writer
DELAND -- The children who played jovially in a grassy area outside the Volusia County Courthouse did not know it, but the cries of their parents waving Mexican and American flags carried their hopes for a future in this country.
"It's for them that we're here," said 70-year-old Pascuala Villaneda, a legal resident who has been in the U.S. since 1986 but whose grandchildren are experiencing the hardships of being undocumented workers. "We have to support anything that would bring them out of the shadows."
Villaneda was part of about 1,500 demonstrators who demanded justice and respect in front of the new courthouse in downtown DeLand on Monday.
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There is an interesting parrellel. There is a drop in the 'drop out' rate with the closing of the textile industry in North Carolina.
Does Anderson engage in an intelligent conversation regarding high school drop out rates? No. He talks about construction. Schools can't afford to maintain their buildings. Maybe Bush can come up with a spending bill to support such improvements. And while he and Rove are 'stimulating' the American Public to demand new school construction to 'improve' drop out rates maybe they can further cut back food stamps to make the kids really hungry for success.
There is a 'move' with the Medicare 'recertification' authority to scutinize the 'facilities' and demand changes costing upwards of $5 million to begin with to stimulate the country's economy. The corruption of this administration runs deep. This 'disrepair' emoting of the 'poor kids' who can't stand to be there is just more corruption of CNN and the USA.
The Medicare Recert of Hospitals and facilites is really laughable. They don't concentrate at all on the 'care' the patients get so much as how crowded the hallways are while calling any form of equipment left in one spot longer than 15 minutes as 'stored.' They are citing nearly every hospital in the country for using hallways outside patient rooms as storage.
15 mintes. A backup crash cart outside a patient room is sometimes there for 30 minutes or more as the supplies in the first cart is used IF it's a long code.
Hospitals are under attack just as any other 'essential' services are.
Get this.
Carts with supplies to isolation rooms in hospitals that have used all their negative pressure rooms are supposed to put the carts inside the 'contaminated' rooms. The inspectors know this is poor technique. They make these demands so hospitals will be forced to construct expensive 'Anti-Rooms' to the patient rooms. The other possiblity is the closing out of 'isolation' patients from hospital admissions. But, that might not be an option and still get paid Medicare dollars.
Bush is the worst and this show is nothing but their propaganda. They have gotten to be really bad. Really bad.
Missing credits no longer lead to Dropout Road
The bell had already rung for dismissal, yet Troy Roberson was still in class.
"I thought about dropping out. I just got sick and tired of coming to school," said Roberson, 18, a senior. "But I'm trying to graduate. I'm trying to do something with my life."
The state's dropout rate has declined slightly over the past two years, with a considerable decrease during the 2002-03 school year. And while the dropout rates in Edgecombe and Nash county schools have seen a decline, they have fluctuated.
U.S. manufacturing companies close up shop
http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20060410-104559-9635r
By Jeffrey SparshottThe Washington Times Published April 10, 2006
GREENEVILLE, Tennessee -- Lacy Michael Brown works at a color television manufacturing plant that as recently as 1989 employed 3,500 workers toiling over three shifts. Now, fewer than 100 employees are left on a single shift at the last domestically owned TV maker in the U.S.
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"Enough"
