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"... ..Damage to the ecology, year after year, still going on, so we really need serious study and we have a plan for environmental protection. This is very, very important." Dalai Lama - Tibet leader.
Mrs. president Barack Obama and Congressists the U.S. look for one question!!!
The climate is more urgent that Health from the USA?
Think in CHANGE CLIMATE Today for life of tomorrow at the world!
During a summit on world hunger of the United Nations (UN) in Rome, Italy, the exiled Buddhist leader warned that rivers fed by glaciers of Tibet and the snow-capped mountains could disappear between 15 and 20 years. He called on China to study the problem from experts Tibetans.
The Dalai Lama called that China would act to prevent the melting of glaciers in Tibet, saying that the environmental crisis is more urgent than a political solution on the future of Tibet.
A political solution (for Tibet) can take time, but that's okay, we can expect," said the Dalai reporters this week in Europe."But damage to the ecology, year after year, still going on, so we really need serious study and we have a plan for environmental protection. This is very, very important."The Qinghai-Tibet plateau is the source of many rivers in Asia, including the Yangtze and Mekong. Source: Reuters. Edition e add by Clayton Fernandes, signatory Global Compact UN. São Paulo Brazil, www.royalbusinessconsult.com.br/home and http://mixideias.blogspot.com
A fight is not always won in the first round. On Wednesday, Barack Obama must plant his Healthcare standard once and for all. His entire Presidency will be coloured, measured and historically judged by the resulting effect of his words on that day.
I have a feeling that the real Healthcare battle is just beginning. Now it is up to every committed American to rally around their President and be clear about what they are prepared to do to achieve their healthcare goals.
Healthcare & The Public Option -- http://www.tellingthoughts.com/us-politics/healthcare-the-public-option
This past weekend my son went to the Washington State Fantasy Renaissance Faire and had a great time playing a game called "boffering." Boffering is essentially a renaissance fantasy game where people make or buy foam covered weapons and engage in battle and it is great fun. Due to the fact our family at this time does not have health insurance we have to be conscious of getting hurt or ill so we always caution him to be careful. We do have some savings for medical bills but it is not nearly enough. Later in the week he was invited to a local boffering group at Lake Wapato Park in Tacoma. We met some great kids and adults, all polite and all interested in renaissance history and weapons.
As a parent I like boffering because it is a computer game come to life but the kids and adults get alot of exercise. At this game we met a couple of young men that helped my son play and even game him the foam weapons to use. Later as dusk fell we offered them a ride home as they invited my son to come to a practice later in the week so he could improve his skills. One of the young men was walking to the Econo-Lodge on South Tacoma Way. His dad was laid off from his job, and his mom who has lupus has breast cancer. Due to the fact she had lupus and was laid off from her job earlier in the year she could not get health insurance for a pre-existing condition. Her boss, she says cried when she laid her off. Due to the recession she was laid off as the newest employee but hopes to be hired back when one of the older employees retires.
She is receiving treatment for breast cancer and paying out of pocket. The minimal care they received last year cost the family $58 thousand dollars, they had a rambler in a nice neighborhood. Her husband who is a concrete contractor until fairly recently could make about $4000.00 a week during the busy season.
Due to the economic recession and layoffs they could not pay for the medical treatment and keep their home, so they lost their home. They then were living in a 5th wheel on a friend's property but were kicked out when the City of Tacoma said this was a code violation. They have lived on the street at times, bouncing between friends but do not have family to help them. Currently they live in a motel and today dad went to a job for $40.00 for the whole day. Their son who was so helpful to my son was laid off from his job so they are living on his unemployment and basically waiting for a contract with Bruce Titus to start so they can get back into an apartment. They have lost everything and daily life is very hard.
This young man's mom can only work for a few hours at a time because she is so ill. Had they had health insurance they would have had enough savings to pay the mortgage and keep a roof over their heads. They have contacted every social service agency locally for help but the words are the same...we have waiting list...we cannot help you. This young man's mom does not want to be on the drugs provided by DSHS doctors, Oxycotin and other morphine drugs that make it more difficult for her to function so she pays $45.00 to see a doctor up near Seattle who treats her with less invasive drugs. Sometimes she is in terrible pain but does not want to take narcotics and get addicted as she is a person who does not even drink alcohol.
Many days there is no food in the house and they have to take a bus to a food bank. The young man is still kind and upbeat and praying his mother will get well and his dad will get back to work. Every working American who does not have health insurance could be in the same boat, and even those Americans who do have health insurance. We are all one illness away from bankruptcy and ruin and living in a motel not knowing what the next day would bring. We know as a family if we get sick we will have to get well or basically kill ourselves in order to leave something for the care of our son. As we seek additional employment there are no positions available where health care is available. We are in favor of a single payor system and this is one of the main reasons we support President Obama.
This is a true story and I spoke and met the woman and her family today. They are hardworking Americans who have lost everything due to medical bills and no ability to get health insurance.
I'M FIRED UP AND READY TO GO!
We raised that battlecry during the election campaign. We gotta raise our voices again in support of the Health Care reform!
How bout you?
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Hello. Back to the Obama website. It is different now that We are no longer just campaigning for Obama. He is president now. I will say that I am saddened by the loss of my father who taught me so much and was my biggest fan and was not jealous or envious except maybe when I called him from the oceans edge and talked about the sea or sand or something similar.
There are unanswered questions around his death and this ties directly into the issue of the health care crisis in the united states and around the world. My story has to do with unethical behavior by "authority figures" who in my opinion should not have done what they did. I was on my dads health care proxy as i was next of kin and yes, it is true Daddys little girl. We were emotionally very close in the last days of his life. He was in a nursing home and was available frequently by phone. For that I am grateful to the health facility. But whatever happened in the three months leading up to november 18, 2008 i do not condone. I was leftout of the process. My dad was not responding by the time i reached his bedside. I still dont understand. But I know one thing for sure is that i was treated very poorly by people in charge and my civil rights were violated. Since his death I have found a picture of him in his army uniform. He was a veteran and served overseas sometime between 1956 and 1959. He is carrying a riffle. I heard he was a clerk. I believe in justice through peaceful means. I love history and I love the truth and I love standing up for justice. " As Obama said something to the effect of "if you stand up for justice you are on the right side of history."
And I am grateful for a note from Michelle (yes mass mailing) but i can still be grateful which inspired me to log back into this website, now called "Organizing for America." I hope we can remember to be fair, not to exclude people and to keep our eye on the goal and not get too caught up in trivial personal conflicts and character differences. Thank you. Nicolle Ward and thank you to my father for loving me the best he could and writing me all those letter when i was in Kenya during my junior year abroad. I know how proud you were that i went to Kenya. I remember one of the last things you said to me over the phone while i was still in los angeles "I am glad you have taken an interest in politics."
I work every day on national health care reform here in Washington DC. From my perspective President Obama and his reform team have done a tremendous job of pushing health care reform forward and placing it on the priority list of our country. Plenty of folks in Congress deserve Credit too.
We are now entering a new phase of healthcare reform which will pit 300 million Americans against the entrenched special interests that oppose reform and partisan Republicans. In the middle are our elected Democrats and centrist Republicans.
All of us as citizens need to put the heat on our Representatives and Senators to finish the job and pass national healthcare reform.
The vote will occur by the end of July if Congress stays on track.
Here we go...................
Monday, April 13, 2009 According to a survey conducted by Haitian Priorities Project, 70 members were allocated in ten departments within Haiti monitoring the progress of the electoral contests for April 19 2009. Based on the findings, only 5% of potential voters nationwide say they are ready to go to the polls in order to elect 12 senators for the upcoming elections on April of this year. Two Consecutive lists were presented, one with the allowed names accepted by the Electoral College (CEP), and the other with the names of the candidates admitted by the CEP including those 12 candidates of Fanmi Lavalas. A great percentage of candidates admitted by the CEP, that the population is not familiar with, being aware of their names or presence in the upcoming elections in April. In the Nippes department, the majority who participated in the survey intend to stay home due to the inconsistency exhibited by the administration of President Préval and the international community wanting to practice exclusion, a system in which the people have been rejected since the fall of Duvalier 1986. The word of caution is that there cannot be credible elections with the exclusion of Lavalas. According to the statements received from individuals interviewed, hunger is rampant in the country, especially in Grand Anse, Central, North East, North West, South, West, Artibonite, and the Northwest of Haiti. In the West, no trend was developed on the ground in order to identify who is the likely winner for the April elections. Among 26,000 voters interviewed in the West Department, 95% find these elections were an aberration and a slap in the face of the people who took to the streets in order to elect Rene Preval President. Those voters interviewed did not understand why President Preval would want to have an election which excludes the most popular party in Haiti, Fanmi Lavalas. They reiterate the fact that they cannot endorse these elections if based on exclusions. The right to vote is a sacred issue due to the fact that countless numbers of people risked their lives to ensure that people can elect their own leader. It is also noteworthy to mention that the people interviewed were able to differentiate between Lavalas and the Hope Party (LESPWA) of President Preval. According to data received, the incumbent Hope Party does not exist as a political party or grouping, but is only a leech living off Lavalas’ legacy at this time. People can tell the difference they said. In the Grand Anse, frustration is increasing due to poor conditions of the roads; they emphatically stated that these elections are not a priority for them. They therefore promised to block any attempt by the government of President Preval to practice exclusion. In the South, many have argued their concerns that Preval has promised to initiate an agricultural program in the area during his election campaign, and to this date, nothing has been done to alleviate the suffering of the poor in the area. They believe the Center department is not given priorities in his governmental policies. The inhabitants of the Center have declared that they will not condone an unfair election; such violation could lead to their own demise. In the North, most people promise to stay at home, and it sound as if despite the large sum of money released for Moises Jean-Charles by Mr. Preval administration that, voters will this time take action so that no one ignore that Fanmi Lavalas is the undeniable force in the political arena in Haiti. In the north-east and north-west, the candidates are not well known with the exception of Luke Fleurinord of the Party MIRN. In the south-east, there was a fierce crackdown against the population. Lots of money was also distributed in order to buy the population votes from the incumbent party Lespwa. We at Haitian Priorities Project are currently cataloging incidents and or crimes committed by supporters and members of the party Lespwa in order to insure that these incidents never happen again. The survey was conducted by Haitian Priorities Project (HPP), from April 1 through 8 of this year among a sample of 65,000 people across the country. A margin of error was estimated at +or-3% in the national sample was noted.
www.hpp4haiti.com
"Trinidad-born sailor Jamille Sabga hid with almost 20 crewmates in a cramped metal room next to his ship's engine in 120-degree Fahrenheit heat for hours as pirates seized control of a United States cargo ship in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia. Sabga, 65, was on board the Maersk Alabama, a container ship carrying food aid for Somalians, when it was attacked by heavily armed Somali pirates on Wednesday. Sabga grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to New York, then emigrated to Canada about 25 years ago after marrying a citizen of that country..."
Sabga, 65, was on board the Maersk Alabama, a container ship carrying food aid for Somalians, when it was attacked by heavily armed Somali pirates on Wednesday.
Sabga grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to New York, then emigrated to Canada about 25 years ago after marrying a citizen of that country..."
Read the rest of Curtis Rampersad's Trinidad and Tobago Express newspaper story at this link:http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161464087
Read the rest of Curtis Rampersad's Trinidad and Tobago Express newspaper story at this link:
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161464087
The most amazing sights were seen when President Obama made his first visit to Iraq on Tuesday April 7, 2009 --hard-backed, battle-hardened soldiers crying and rushing forward to hug --in greeting-- their new Commander-In-Chief!
Gotta admit that I was overcome with emotion on seeing the news clips and articles in, for instance, the Huffington Post; so moved, I penned this ode: ON POTUS BARACK OBAMA'S FIRST IRAQI VISTLast time a POTUS on Iraq, a came a-calling,Very quickly the whole world in laughing fits over him began a-falling, Because, then, twice, from flung footwear that POTUS had to duck,Which wouldn't have happened, had he had Obama's luck.For, today, April seventh, two thousand and nine,No shoes were showered on the new POTUS, only greetings benign,As, from all evidence, it's clear only hugs, kisses and smiles went forthTo greet POTUS Barack Obama as, humbly, he entered enemy port.If ever I'm asked to explain what prompted this awesome sight:Of POTUS Obama getting hugged by battle-hardened soldiers with all their might,I'd unhesitatingly venture to say, without fear of being wrong, "Such only happens when, together, the hearts of governed and governor beat, as one."
Maybe we can learn something worthwhile from these experiences, even if we may be of those few who aren't starry-eyed over Barack Hussein Obama's thus far accomplishments.
© Richard Wm. Thomas,
kid5rivers
Five Rivers, Arouca,
Trinidad and Tobago.
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