Haven't the people in Haiti suffered enough? Now they are dealing with more problems.."Second wave of misery brings diarrhea, infections and malnutrition." It sucks to see more people die from other things, they were just hit with the huge earthquake and lost many people, and now this. I can only hope American can step in and try to fight off these sicknesses and aid the people of Haiti with medication for the infections. Maybe the people in American can step in a little more and donate more food to help stop the malnutrition. Many people have donated a lot of money, and sent over a lot of things, but it just seems more things keep happening to them. I would want to spend some of my time there helping..but I have school. And I am hoping all of thise will clear up before I have time, because I don't want this struggle for the people in Haiti to last any longer.
In Oakland, soul musicians will be performing to raise money for Haiti. Many musicians are hoping to raise $100,000 and maybe even more. I think that it is great that many people are giving money and trying to help out the people in Haiti. I was actually surprised that this many people have helped out the people in Haiti, I never really expected it to be this successful, but I am truly glad. Those poor innocent people lost many family members, or have to deal with their own injuries, and it's nice to see Americans helping out in many ways they can. And it's even nice to see movie stars go over there and spend some time helping out over in Haiti, or just donating some money. I hope more and more people keep helping.
People in Uganda are protesting against the new Anti-Homosexuality Bill that may be passed in the east African country. Now I think this is too much. Is it anyone's business what people chose to do with their lives? No. It's not affecting you, so why care? It is the life and choice of the people who are gay or who chose to be. This bill is very drastic. The bill will allow people who are gay to be sentenced to years in jail, or even killed!? What for? This bill will also "forbid the "promotion of homosexuality," which in effect bans organizations working in HIV and AIDS prevention." So why would anyone want to get tested? If they come back positive, they may be executed. I think this bill is a bad idea because after it is passed, no one would want to test to see if they are positive for HIV, because they don't want to risk being executed. This bill will only drive people away from the counseling and help they can get if positive. All in all, in my opinion, I don't think this bill should be passed.
Southern Sumatra, Indonesiaexperienced an earthquake, and by Monday the death toll rose up to about 608 and around 1,000 people are said to be missing. On the news I heard that about 300 people attending a weeding and they all died of a mudslide...very depressing. I think more people should be helping out over there with finding the Indonesian citizens that are missing. Government officials should do something about it. Giving the Indonesian people more support will probably raise their spirits up, even if it is just by a little. A little makes a difference.
As the nation is getting ready for the swine flu outbreak, the South is already dealing with H1N1 cases. To treat many children, possibly hundreds a day, that need assistance, they have been setting up tents where they will treat them at, as seen in this picture.
As Dr. James C. Turner said:
"It's spreading everywhere. It's a typical flu season, but the thing that's so bizarre is it started in late August."
It's kind of scary that the South is already experiencing the swine flu. It just goes to show that it's getting worse, since it's "spreading everywhere," and is coming sooner than it should be. The West needs to start preparing for the worse soon, so the flu doesn't just hit us and we aren't ready and prepared for it.
It became a big issue when the Barack Obama and his wife took pictures with the Spanish Prime Minister, his wife, and his daughters, especially his daughters. That is because they have never had any photos of them published, so the Spanish government freaked out and had the pictures removed, but of course some were leaked, and are out there, at this one for example. The Spanish government actually has a law that prohibits photos of them being published because they have "concerns on the issue of the privacy of world leaders' children in the digital age." What is there to be afraid of? Nothing bad can happen to a person through a picture. Even Senator John McCain's daughter Meghan thought that the Spanish governments reaction was a little too much, and she felt bad for the daughters because, of the way they were dressed, they were being called "goth." I think the government overreacted and shouldn't have a LAW saying photos of them can't be out there. The kids are safe and seeing how they look won't cause an attack on them. Yeah I get they are just worried about them and their safety, but really, what's the worst that could happen?
The Imperial Sugar Co. in Savannah, Georgia knew about the explosive dust they had on their site. But last year in Feb. 7, 2008, the refinery experienced a disaster, in which those explosive dusts ignited into dust-fueled fireballs, and ended up killing 14 workers and injured 36, several with horrific second- and third-degree burns. The problem with this is, in a report Thursday 9/24/09, they found "warning" labels at the site informing them of these explosive dust hazards, and memos from the 1960's, and the managers and workers of this refinery ignored them! They even experienced small fires and didn't even bother to check that out. One would think maybe the managers by then would have taken at least a glance at what could be causing those little fires to be started, but no. What really ticks me off is that all those innocent people could have never had this happen to them if they had payed more attention and had weekly, or just even monthly check ups of their supplies and resources to see if they are safe, even their equipments. People can be so careless to what is going on around them, and overlook things thinking "oh nothing bad will ever happen" but when something does, they will feel guilty for never doing anything about it, and possibly could have prevented the worse from happening, especially to the victims who died or were seriously injured.
At the the U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday 9/24/09, the council committed for all nations to work for a nuclear weapons-free world, getting where there are or want without having the need to bomb one another up. Developing nations Russia and China supported this. This resolution calls for stepped up efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote disarmament and "reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism." Hopefully this will work, but all nations and developing countries must commit to this in order for this to work. It is in the making, but more steps on this issue need to be made if we want the idea of a "nuclear weapons-free world" to be successful. Nuclear weapons in my opinion are pointless because it doesn't just get rid of the certain target governments or countries are aiming for, but kills thousands of innocent people. And on top of that, killing those thousands of people, they sometimes don't even kill who they wanted to "eliminate" in the first place. Hoenstly if they think using nuclear weapons and bombing innocent people will make the other country give in and surrender to "stop the madness," your wrong. It'll just make them want to fight back, in revenge. And then it just never ends.
Barack Obama speaking on behalf of this. A clip of what he said at the council meeting and what the reporters think of it:
The increase in unemployment is scary. People becoming homeless and living on the streets always makes me feel bad for them, wishing there was something to do to help them. But the unemployment rate has been increasing heavily but there is not much we can do, the economy is down. It worries me about what will be available in the future, and how much worse is it going to get.
This man, Michael Hester, gave up his job because he thought taking one up in a governmental corrections officer at a prison would keep him safe from unemployment, well he was wrong. People shouldn't give up a job for a government job because prisons tend to close, and spaces become tighter. If you have a high paying job, and even though you think changing jobs for a different one because you think it'll be more stable, rethink that choice. Stay where you are because you'd have a higher chance of being safe.
2 out of the 4 prisons in michigan closed, and Michael was working in one that closed. This is a photo of one of the now abandoned prisons.
Haven't the people in Haiti suffered enough? Now they are dealing with more problems.."Second wave of misery brings diarrhea, infections and malnutrition." It sucks to see more people die from other things, they were just hit with the huge earthquake and lost many people, and now this. I can only hope American can step in and try to fight off these sicknesses and aid the people of Haiti with medication for the infections. Maybe the people in American can step in a little more and donate more food to help stop the malnutrition. Many people have donated a lot of money, and sent over a lot of things, but it just seems more things keep happening to them. I would want to spend some of my time there helping..but I have school. And I am hoping all of thise will clear up before I have time, because I don't want this struggle for the people in Haiti to last any longer.
