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Will The Cuba Travel Ban Be Lifted?
in Latina Viva, on November 27, 2009
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It's starting to look more and more like the ban on Americans traveling to Cuba could be lifted sometime soon. Take the statement by a key US lawmaker: The U.S. governmen...
The Dubai con job
in Sox First, on November 27, 2009
...ncial center out in the middle of the desert. The news has sent shock waves around the world. While Americans were munching on their Thanksgiving turkey, global stock markets were reeling . And the... ...omi Campbell, David Beckham and Denzel Washington all have in common. According to FT Alphaville , they all invested in get rich quick schemes in Dubai. So did banks like HSBC ($17 billion), Standar...
Unemployment among blacks at Depression levels
in Sox First, on November 25, 2009
...his Washington Post story shows how centuries of racial discrimination still shapes the lives of Americans with unemployment for 16-to-24-year-old black men reaching Great Depression proportions. I...
Seen that? - FROM HEAD TO FOOT
in The Celebrities Weblog, on November 19, 2009
... Amputations at Daily Diabetic With nearly 25 million Americans already diagnosed, America is in the throes of a diabetes epidemic that's quickly gain...
49 million Americans go hungry
in Sox First, on November 17, 2009
..., at least some time during the year, because they couldn’t afford enough food. That's 49 million Americans or one in seven and it's at a 14 year high. Alarmingly, researchers are now saying that ... ...d members were disrupted and their food intake reduced, at least some time during the year, because they couldn’t afford enough food. That's 49 million Americans or one in seven and it's at a 14 year ...
Seen that? - Online Dating Sites
in TJ's Weblog, on November 10, 2009
...ojections how this market should develop. According to comScore Media Metrix, more than 45 million Americans visited online dating sites in May 2003, up from about 35 million in December 2002. The [.... ... TWIN cities PIONEER PRESS -- Jan 2 -- Wendy Peikes was tired of dating guys who'd vanish when they'd met her housemates --- three hairy, energetic dogs. So she took to her computer keyboard ...
Most Americans to depend on government for handouts
in Sox First, on November 10, 2009
...s, help to troubled homeowners and extending unemployment insurance. And yes, that will leave more Americans dependent on Government. But then, the alternative is to do nothing and let the economy de... ...up Depression-era WPA jobs were more likely to be unskilled, so when economic conditions picked up, they were less likely to get back into the private sector. But that's part of a much broader probl...
Why the recession is good for the vitamins and fitness market
in Sox First, on October 31, 2009
...onvenience store. Vitamins and supplements are a key component of a healthier lifestyle. Second, as Americans lose health insurance and are confronted with the challenge of paying for prescriptions an... ...lumnist Daniel Gross writes, it's all because of the economy and demographics. Gross writes: "As they kick habits that are either bad or expensive (or both), they're smoking less, buying less soda,...
Ambulances charge more for obese
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
...people costs 2.5 times more than normal, requiring extra people and special equipment. As a result, they've nearly doubled the fees for the obese. Given that extremely fat people are more than likely...
Fewer Americans believe in climate change
in Sox First, on October 23, 2009
...o the latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press , fewer Americans now believe global warming is a problem. Only 35% see global warming as a serious problem, down fr...
Dollar to tumble even more
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
...There simply aren't that many alternatives. But it might be different if foreign creditors tell the Americans start issuing debt in other currencies. And given the state of the US economy now, Americ...
Seen that? - High Loft Drivers
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 11, 2009
... that's fart broader than the managerial incompetence of US automakers. The bottom line is that Americans are buying fewer cars and driving less.According to American International Automobile Deal...
Seen that? - VIDEO POKER PLAYER WINS THEN LOSES
in Play Las Vegas, on October 11, 2009
..., the financial gain of slot machines is analysed in the local press According to the Miami Herald, Americans put in $1 billion per DAY into slot machines as casinos generate $30 billion annually in p...
Seen that? - Taste The Forbidden Fruit
in Daily Diabetic, on October 11, 2009
...s is driving low-sugar, sugar-free or sugar substituted products forward. about 70 percent of adult Americans want to cut down or avoid sugar completely, with 40 percent admitting they check food labe... ...70 percent of adult Americans want to cut down or avoid sugar completely, with 40 percent admitting they check food labels regularly for sugar content. 44 percent of American homemakers are extremely ...
Seen that? - Sprint US Wireless User Survey
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 11, 2009
...s customers tighten their spending during rough economic times and when nearly nine out of every 10 Americans already own a cellphone, winning customers from a competitor is the only way to [...] Rea... ... One of the things that really irritates me about the U.S. carriers is that they charge both for inbound and outbound SMS! I can understand on phone calls, since we have these ...
Plan to destroy the dollar
in Sox First, on October 7, 2009
...government are already under way. And the global implications are immense. Fisk reports: "The Americans, who are aware the meetings have taken place - although they have not discovered the detai... ...immense. Fisk reports: "The Americans, who are aware the meetings have taken place - although they have not discovered the details - are sure to fight this international cabal which will include...
Tourism in Cuba Still Looks Toward US
in Latina Viva, on October 3, 2009
...ic sector - without American tourists. They hope to oneday tap into the American market. And many Americans would like to go...
In recent months Cuba's tourism industry has uped the ante a litt... ...Tourism is Cuba's number one economic sector - without American tourists. They hope to oneday tap into the American market. And many Americans would like to go...
In recent months Cuba's to...
US economy goes from bad to worse
in Sox First, on October 3, 2009
... the real figures are a lot worse because, as this report points out, some 2.5 million unemployed Americans have simply stopped looking for work. The standard unemployment figures only counts those ...
建国 60 周年庆典集锦
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-03
...• How Google Wave could transform journalism
• To Share or Not to Share, That is the Question
• ScreenScape Networks
• Broadcom's Nicholas After The Fall
• Microsoft Bing U.S. Search Shar...
Oil spike and the nuclear equation
in Sox First, on October 3, 2009
...he secret facility outside the Iranian city Qom has left everyone nervous and new polls show that Americans support US military action against Iran's nuclear facilities. It also has Israel worr...
The Rich Not Quite So Rich At the Moment
in Bizinformer, on October 1, 2009
... least he's not alone. More than three-quarters of Forbes's annual list of the 400 richest Americans lost wealth in the past year. Included in those who lost money: Bill Gates and members of W...
Coming Soon From the Streets of Europe: The Ford C-Max
in carzz.org, on September 30, 2009
...l gadgetry. Again, the Europeans see nothing odd about paying extra for this whereas too many North Americans still equate small with cheap. Coming to the US and Canada in 2010, fortunately, is a new ...
IPO boom out of sync
in Sox First, on September 29, 2009
...nc with the real world. On one hand, new figures show that the gap between the richest and poorest Americans is getting wider. As reported here , the wealthiest 10% percent of Americans on more than...
The phoney bull market
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
... and Freddie's paper. With the US Government planning to expand health coverage for millions of Americans, it's good news for the profits of Big Pharma and insurance companies. Similarly, the ... ...d whose belts continue to tighten, and who are getting almost nothing out of the rising Dow because they own few if any shares of stock. Despite the happy Dow and notwithstanding the upbeat corporate ...
Pay cuts or jobs losses for half of America's workforce
in Sox First, on September 19, 2009
... blog entry questioning Bernanke's claim that the recession was over and suggesting that most Americans wouldn't believe him. If you need further evidence, check out this alarming ABC News...
Charles Darwin "too controversial" for America
in Sox First, on September 13, 2009
... like the distributors are out on a limb either. According to a Gallup poll , only four out of 10 Americans say they believe in the theory of evolution (and this is from a country now sending off it... ...ributors are out on a limb either. According to a Gallup poll , only four out of 10 Americans say they believe in the theory of evolution (and this is from a country now sending off its young men to...
Microsoft Security Patches September 2009
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-10
...ing
• Gap's Piperlime Site Adds Designer Clothes to Shoe Racks
• 81 Million Americans Visited a Government Web Site in July
• Final Fantasy XIII Japanese Pre-orders Begin
• It's the en...
Unemployment boosts profits
in Sox First, on September 5, 2009
...nd is a typical lag when a country was emerging from a recession with a recovery, the worry is that Americans can't wait late long. More than 1.5 million people will exhaust their unemployment be...
Food stamp numbers soar
in Sox First, on September 4, 2009
...ed the trajectory of the economy. He must have missed the latest reports that a record number of Americans received food stamps in June. More than 35 million Americans received them, up 22% from a ...
Skanks, Hos and Anonymity in New York
in Web 2.0, on August 30, 2009
...ature seems contradictory. People don't try to attract an audience because they want privacy.
Americans have come to believe that the First Amendment protects all speech. It doesn't. It pr... ... somehow private in nature seems contradictory. People don't try to attract an audience because they want privacy.
Americans have come to believe that the First Amendment protects all speech. ...
Golf is Back, Hatchbacks Rule Again
in carzz.org, on August 26, 2009
...them all still rules. Always sold in the rest of the world as Golf, it was renamed Rabbit for North Americans, eventually became Golf, briefly went back to being called Rabbit (I trust the idiot who m...
Health care reform and a fat tax
in Sox First, on August 16, 2009
... to be done because, as this report says, obesity is the elephant in the room. One in three adult Americans are obese, as are one in six children, and if that trend continues, 40% of adult Americans...
Post 9/11: What to do when post-traumatic stress doesn't subside?
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 14, 2009
...s of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) tend to last a few months and in serious cases years, Americans are seeing a spike in PTSD cases related to the 9/11 events.
In a collaborative study done... ...y in rescue workers but anyone affected by the attacks.
While PTSD symptoms are not controllable they are definitely treatable. Chicagohealers.com Practitioner Martha Howard M.D. offers suggestion...
Americans Love Imports
in Celebrate Wine, on August 12, 2009
Jo Diaz had some observations recently on America's love for imported wine over at Wine Blog. Her conclusion is that cost is at least one factor... In other places around the world, the cost of labor and goods isn't anywhere near what it is in the US. As a result, great wines of regionalit...
Gluten-Free Cooking Expo in Chicago
in Do you like to cook?, on August 6, 2009
...s with a gluten-free diet.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 133 Americans have celiac disease and 1 in 150 children have an Autism spectrum disorder .
According...
Liragltuide Data Presented at NMA
in Daily Diabetic, on July 30, 2009
... African Americans are 1.6 times more likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites, and almost 15% of all African Americans aged 20 years or older have diabetes. On top of this, despite the wid...
Stressed-out and Gaining Weight? Find Out Why.
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 29, 2009
...nds from job stress and financial pressures, a study shows .
A recent study of more than 1,000 Americans showed that both men and women tended to pack on pounds due to job-related stress, difficul... ...demiology :
Men who were already overweight or obese tended to pack on pounds over the years if they had job-related stress or difficulty paying their bills.
Heavy women tended to gain from more ...
The looming credit card disaster
in Sox First, on July 28, 2009
... signals are looking bad. USA Today reports that credit card debt is racking up faster for older Americans, aged 65 and older. And they're spending it on necessities, like medical care. It'... ...day reports that credit card debt is racking up faster for older Americans, aged 65 and older. And they're spending it on necessities, like medical care. It's looking bad on the other side o...
Kidney Selling and Kidney Brokers Do Exist!
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 26, 2009
...y sold for as much as $180,000 to transplant recipients who otherwise could die.
More than 80,000 Americans were waiting for kidney transplants as of last week, the United Network for Organ Sharing s...
Style and Speed in America: Rare Jaguar C-Type to be Auctioned
in Classical Drives, on July 24, 2009
...3-15 in Monterey, California. It displays the signature of the great Phil Hill, one of only two Americans to become F1 world champion, and retains its original numbers-matching engine.
I can'... ...'t speak for the wealthy patrons who might purchase this car but whoever makes high bid, I hope they'll display it where we lesser folk can look on admiringly. Better still, they'll enter ...
Can manufacturing be saved?
in Sox First, on July 23, 2009
... this, manufacturing is following the same trend as agriculture. A century ago, almost 30% of adult Americans worked on a farm. Nowadays, fewer than 5% do. That doesn't mean the U.S. failed at agr... ... whether any of that would help. The manufacturing industry's problems go beyond the recession. They're actually structural. As Bill Clinton's former honcho Robert Reich says , manufact...
Too Old to Start a Business? Probably Not...
in BootStrapMe, on July 16, 2009
...es these days, according to Inc.com . Between November of 2007 and May of 2009, the percentage of Americans age 65 or older who are self-employed rose from 16 percent to 18 percent. Following at a di...
Suddenly more bullish on housing?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 14, 2009
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That's a big improvement from six months ago, when almost half of all survey respondents said they expected their home prices to fall.
Some respondents even said that they thought the value of ...
What recession? Small arms trade is booming
in Sox First, on July 10, 2009
...y when you think about the impact the global recession has had on other markets. All up, gun-loving Americans have driven a 28% jump this decade in world exports of pistols, rifles, shotguns and oth...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
...here can be no recovery without California. As Harold Meyerson writes in the Washington Post , Americans have a stake in the California economy getting fixed. "A California that decimates it... ...n the national figure, and there have mass foreclosures. As the San Francisco Chronicle tells us, they just have one month to balance budget. If they fail to do that, the deficit blows out by anothe...
Sotomayor and the Supreme Counrt
in Latina Viva, on June 30, 2009
...n atthe moment:
Broad Support for Sotomayor's Supreme Court Confirmation , ABC News
Most Americans Want Sotomayor on Court , in the WaPo
And then there's the politics:
Senior Repub...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 19, 2009
...n the U.S. where the supply chain system is relatively safe, the FDA has estimated that at least 81 Americans died and hundreds more became sick from severe allergic reactions to the tainted ingredien... ...ting patient safety can be good business if you keep your eye on your key strategic imperatives, be they product integrity, operational efficiency, customer service, or other.
However, in this tough ...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...ngress, the Obama Administration has released a timely report on climate change , designed to warn Americans about the dangers of not acting. It's politically loaded and as Kate Sheppard writes... ...king sure that the document gets to key members of Congress. Report authors confirmed to Grist that they began holding briefings on the assessment on Capitol Hill on Monday and will continue the brief...
NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 12, 2009
...39;s mind. However, here is a unique twist on the classic summer water story:
An estimated 75% of Americans suffer from mild, chronic dehydration. But that number is nothing compared to the 20% of t... ...arbon from the atmosphere. Beyond that, NIKA has pledged that for every bottle of their water sold they will ensure that a corresponding plastic bottle is taken out of the environment and recycled. To...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
...s thanks to the recession. It's a similar story in the United States with reports that 4% of Americans will postpone (for that matter, 11% are postponing marriage) because of economic woes. Wr... ...urn. "The Depression destroyed the inner life of many married couples, but it was years before they could afford to file for divorce," Cherlin writes. "Today's economic slump could ...
Will the Volt save GM?
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
... Lutz. "If you look at most of the mainstream media, you get the impression that 95 percent of Americans today want a vehicle like the Chevrolet Volt or a [hybrid such as the] Toyota Prius. And t...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...henever I tell people that borrowers shouldn't always be blamed for the bad mortgage loans that they take out, I get sneers. These borrowers should have done their homework before taking out a mor...
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
...uot;ghetto loans". Furthermore, there are claims that the bank targeted black churches because they had so much influence. A New York Times analysis reveals that black households making more than...
T-Mobile To Release Second Android Phone While Samsung Targets Photogs
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...d Asia but plans to bring this handset to the US have not been finalized just yet. It looks like we Americans wishing for the highest mega pixel phone to date are going to have to peruse eBay.
...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
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With nearly 25 million Americans already diagnosed, America is in the throes of a diabetes epidemic that's quickly gaining in momentum. According to the Centers for Disease Co...
Is manufacturing dead?
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
...rack, many routine jobs won't be returning-but new jobs will take their place. A quarter of all Americans now work in jobs that weren't listed in the Census Bureau's occupation codes in 19... ...ing around the world and there's nothing we can do about it. You can read the three entries as they appear here , here and here . Reich blames the decline of manufacturing on the inexorable ...
A Week With the 2010 Subaru Impreza 5-door Proves Hatchback Superiority
in carzz.org, on May 28, 2009
... They say that Americans don't care much for hatchbacks and have fallen out of love with station wagons. If that's true, then I say Americans are pretty dumb when it comes to making choices ... ... They say that Americans don't care much for hatchbacks and have fallen out of love with station wagons. If that's true, then I say Americans are pretty dumb when it comes to making choices ...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...ning this co-dependency which it compares to relationship between an addict and a drug dealer where Americans became hooked on cheap goods and cheap money, and China depends on the income from selling... ... for the rest of China would continue to grow more slowly than the pace of economic growth suggests they should. For the rest of the world, China's retreat would mean slower growth. The much-antic...
How to introduce a carbon tax
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...sed harmful side effects." The chances of Congress introducing a carbon tax are next to zero. Americans seem to have a thing about taxes. On other hand, Waggoner's arguments give food for th... ...ssions. Think of it as a matter of supply and demand. If people reduce their spending on energy, if they drive less or use less electricity, that means the price of permits will go down. That gives co...
OTC Prevacid®, Heartburn Medicine Now FDA-Approved
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 15, 2009
... More than 50 million Americans suffer from frequent heartburn, and nearly half-more than 21 million patients-utilize prescription-only Prevacid® to treat acid-related disorders.
The US FDA rec...
The Capri, Europe's Ford Mustang and BMW Beater
in Classical Drives, on May 8, 2009
...Car championships during the 70s, frequently beating their BMW competitors. Beginning in 1970 North Americans also got the Capri, available from Mercury dealerships.
From June 5-7 2009, the Cap...
Google Likes To Steal Other's Thunder
in Wangtam, on 2009-05-04
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Chrysler's Italian job
in Sox First, on May 2, 2009
...ange is banking on an unprecedented shift in the US car buyer market. First, the deal is banking on Americans buying small cars and they have never done that in any volume. And secondly, small cars ha... ...ted shift in the US car buyer market. First, the deal is banking on Americans buying small cars and they have never done that in any volume. And secondly, small cars have never been hugely profitable ...
NutriSystem D: New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 23, 2009
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It's no secret that weight loss can have significant benefits for the nearly 24 million Americans who have diabetes and 57 million more that are pre-diabetic. However, while weight loss is ...
Recession squeezes jails
in Sox First, on April 14, 2009
...S jail system continues to grow with the latest Department of Justice figures showing 2.4 million Americans were now behind bars. While the rate is slowing, it's still growing. Is it any wonder... ...lenges the states are facing, there simply isn't money to build themselves out of the hole that they had traditionally used as an escape in the past."
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Obama Relaxes Cuba Travel Restrictions
in Global Mobility Report, on April 13, 2009
Americans with relatives in Cuba will now be able to travel more freely to visit those relative without violating U.S. law, the Obama Administration announced today. Several news sources ( Associated Press , NY Times , H Post ) are covering the development.
The Associated Press sums up the change...
The great economic cover up
in Sox First, on April 11, 2009
...'re afraid that if they admit the truth, that many of the large banks are insolvent. They think Americans are a bunch of cowards, and that we'll run screaming to the exits. And we won't re... ... WILLIAM K. BLACK : Absolutely. BILL MOYERS : You are. WILLIAM K. BLACK : Absolutely, because they are scared to death. All right? They're scared to death of a collapse. They're afraid t...
The Panic of 2008-09
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
...9;s prattle about green shoots in the US economy and the latest New York Times/CBS poll showing Americans are now more optimistic about the economy. If Warsh is right, it's going to be a long ...
Do You Have a Jellyfish?
in IfEnergy, on March 28, 2009
...together. So I found the Jellyfish Wind Appliance to be fascinating as a personal energy device.
Americans in particular seem dedicated to the idea that success in alternative energy is going to me...
The New Ho Chi Minh Trail
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 25, 2009
...ite and learn that Ho would have loved golf because he was a fitness buff, that he really did love Americans and quoted from the Constitution and that Americans who met Ho, really liked him, too.
T... ...story.
Ironically, it was the French who coined the saying "the more things change, the more they remain the same".
Today, Vietnam is greatly changed; it's one of the new engines of ...
