S-510 Food 'Safety' Nightmare-Bill Passed

This is really scary, for people living in USA, that something like this has been approved by their senate and soon will be signed by their President, Mr. Barack Hussein Obama.

I am thankful because I live where I live, I am thankful because I have the freedom to grow my own vegetables in my back yard, because I can go to my little veggie land and yank out a lettuce, a carrot, pick a sukini, a raddish and a tomato, bring them to my kitchen, wash them and put them on my table to eat, for my family and me. Oh, today I just realized how much freedom I have where I live, and for that, I am deeply thankful.
Georgia Farmer fined 5k for growing veggies at home

WASHINGTON—The Senate passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510) by a 73 to 25 vote today. The $1.4 billion bill is the first major overhaul of food safety law for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 70 years and gives FDA enhanced responsibility to ensure the nation’s food safety.
The House of Representatives approved a different version of the food safety bill in 2009; however, the bill’s sponsor Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said the House has agreed to adopt the Senate version, bypassing the need for a conference to integrate the two bills. Once approved, the bill will move on to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The bill gives FDA greater authority to initiate recalls, rather than waiting for food companies to voluntarily recall food products. Food processors and farmers also would be required to develop strategies to prevent contamination, and would be required to allow FDA access to all records.

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Know the name of the senators who voted YES to pass this bill:

The November 30, 2010 US Senate vote on S-510, the FDA Food Modernization Safety Act:

Alaska
Yea      AK      Begich, Mark [D]
Yea      AK      Murkowski, Lisa [R]
Arkansas
Yea      AR       Lincoln, Blanche [D]
Yea      AR       Pryor, Mark [D]
California
Yea      CA       Boxer, Barbara [D]
Yea      CA       Feinstein, Dianne [D]
Colorado
Yea      CO       Bennet, Michael [D]
Yea      CO       Udall, Mark [D]
Connecticut
Yea      CT       Dodd, Christopher [D]
Yea      CT       Lieberman, Joseph [I]
Delaware
Yea      DE       Carper, Thomas [D]
Yea      DE       Coons, Chris [D]
Florida
Yea      FL        LeMieux, George [R]
Yea      FL        Nelson, Bill [D]
Hawaii
Yea      HI        Akaka, Daniel [D]
Yea      HI        Inouye, Daniel [D]
Illinois
Yea      IL         Durbin, Richard [D]
Yea      IL         Kirk, Mark [R]
Indiana
Yea      IN        Bayh, Evan [D]
Yea      IN        Lugar, Richard [R]
Iowa
Yea      IA        Grassley, Charles [R]
Yea      IA        Harkin, Thomas [D]

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Mamma Mia Movie Honey Honey

ENGLISH VERSION:
I am choosing this YouTube video as my favorite for this week, simply because this song is part of the Mamma Mia movie and I just love it too much not to blog about it today.
I adore Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosnan, and seeing them together in this fantastic movie is a true gift for me.
I am on the couch, feverish present, coughing, my throat hurts, my muscles ache...and feel miserable, so I decided to make myself happy watching one of my favorite movies: MAMMA MIA!


VERSION EN ESPAŇOL:
Como me encanta esta pelicula, de verdad, es una pelicula que todos deberiamos ver. Tiene de todo: amor, cariňo, un poco de tristeza, mucha alegria, canciones para bailar y enamorarse, esperanza, en fin, se las recomiendo.
Ahorita me siento un poco enferma, estoy febril, tos, en fin, me siento "de la patada", y que mejor que ver esta pelicula para hacerme sentir mejor, no creen?

Pat-Downs Robbing the Dignity of Airline Passengers

ENGLISH VERSION:
Who, who has dignity, would let him/herself be pat-down by a full of morons at the US airports?
Certainly, not me.
I cannot comprehend how is it that thousands of Americans allow themselves to be humiliated in such manner, and to top it all, foreigners who visit United States do not mind that incredible degradation. But believe it or not, that is not the worst scenario: what about letting your child being strip searched by TSA (Transportation Security Administration) perverts

I understand that the alternative to body searching is going through X-ray scanners (full body naked imaging scan) that give you radiation and put your health in danger, and expose the privacy of your body to PERVERTS!

I have a simple solution to this problem: do not fly! If you are going to travel use your car, a bus, ships or boats if you are going across the pond. Whatever, DO NOT FLY for God sakes, have some dignity, people.
I definitely wouldn't want to travel to a Fascist country.


VERSION EN ESPAÑOL:
Estados Unidos se está convirtiendo en un pais Fascista. Cada vez ponen más reglamentos para controlar a sus ciudadanos y a cualquiera que visite su pais, reglamentos que denigran y humillan a cualquiera que se someta a ellos.
Esto señores, es algo muy peligroso que desafortunadamente se está dando en nuestro vecino pais.

Tienen un nuevo reglamento que hace obligatorio a todo aquel que quiera arrivar un avion en su territorio, a que se deje inspeccionar todo el cuerpo por medio del cacheo de manos, el cual lo llevan a cabo "inspectores" idiotas y que por un estupido sueldo no les importa denigrar y humillar al ser humano.

Simplemente yo no entiendo como es que ciudadanos Americanos y visitantes de todo el mundo, Mexico, Latin America, Europa, hacen a un lado su dignidad se dejan tratar de esta manera. Simplemente no lo puedo concebir.

What About Condoms?

ENGLISH VERSION:
GONORRHEA OUTBREAK IN ALASKA CONTINUES

An outbreak of gonorrhea across Alaska that began in 2009 is continuing this year, and health officials say they are trying new ways to curb it.

Even with the increased attention and effort, Alaska's gonorrhea numbers continue to climb.
The final count for 2009 was 1,006 cases -- which was even higher than what was reported to the CDC.
Already the number for 2010 has topped that, Jones said.
But while Alaska cases go up, the national rate dropped from 2006 to 2009, according to the CDC.
Health officials urge people who suspect they've been infected to get tested at their doctor's office, local public health clinic, Alaska Native regional health corporation clinic or Planned Parenthood clinic.

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VERSION EN ESPAŇOL:
Bueno, pues que les pasa a los ciudadanos de Alaska? Ya se les olvido que existen los condones???!! Un poco de educacion sexual acabaría por controlar este gran problema, pero parece que la educacion sexual va en retroceso en este hermoso pedacito de nuestro globo terraqueo.
Espero que la gente se interese mâs en su salud y no espere a que las autoridades les resuelvan el problema y ellos mismos adquieran condones y acudan a su medico al primer sintoma de enfermedad.
Articulo en ingles

Cat Love and Cat Quotes

"When they are among us, cats are angels." – George Sand

"People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." – Faith Resnick

"My husband said it was him or the cat... I miss him sometimes." - Anonymous

“The more people I meet, the more I like my cat.” – Anonymous



"People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around." ~ Susan Easterly

"I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's not. Mine had me trained in two days." ~ Bill Dana

"Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience." ~Pam Brown

My Cat Bitsy is a Cyclist

ENGLISH VERSION:
That little white thing on top of the female spinner is my cat, Bitsy. It amazes me how much she loves cycling, and anything related to it, spinning, helmets, cycling clothing. She even watches with me the cycling videos I watch.
I wonder if she is really a human cyclist trapped in a cat's body...?

VERSION EN ESPAŇOL:
La gatita que ven en la espalda de la ciclista que está haciendo spinning, se llama Bitsy. Es una adorable gatita que está completamente enamorada con todo lo relacionado con el ciclismo, con los cascos, la ropa, zapatos ciclistas, incluso con los videos que me pongo a ver del Tour de France, Giro, La Vuelta o cualquier otra competencia ciclista.
Me pregunto si Bitsy en realidad es un ciclista humano atrapado en un cuerpo de gatita...hahaha!

Max Keiser Bob Chapman Crash JPMorgan

Most people don't like JP Morgan because they have been manipulating silver prices for long time and many, want to bring them down just by buying a little bit of silver.
VERSION EN ESPAÑOL:
La mayoría de la gente le disgusta JP Morgan, ya que han estado manipulando los precios de la plata durante mucho tiempo y muchos, quieren acabar con ellos con sólo comprar un poco de plata cada uno de nosotros

Cycling Spirit of a Cyclist-Video

Alex, a frequent visitor and participant of my blog shared with me this fantastic video. I want to share it with you too.

Just seat down, open a cold coca cola, lean back, and enjoy the video...OR, get it ready for you to watch right before you go out for your bike ride.

USA Cities looking like Haiti

ENGLISH VERSION:
When I watch this video I thought it was Haiti, and this is exactly what CNN and other main-stream media corporations don't want you to see. They just want to sweep their "little secrets" under the rag, and do you know why?

...because it embarrasses them. Their are ashamed of their own citizen that have fallen into extreme poverty and social abandonment. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL:
Cuando por primera vez vi este video, pense que era Haiti. Nunca en mi vida hubiera pensado que los Estados Unidos de America estuviera convirtiendose en un pais tercermundista, pero al parecer, asi es. Lo peor de todo es que ningun canal televisivo ni ningun periodico Estadounidense reporta lo que en realidad esta ocurriendo en su pais. Me pregunto el por qué, y llego a la conclusion de que se averguenzan de sus propios ciudadanos que ahora han caido en la pobreza y el completo abandono social.

Poverty in America Tent Cities spreading all over US

ENGLISH VERSION:
Main-stream media sucks, they are an embarrassment, and total dishonest journalism. CNN, Fox News and others, love to bash Mexico everyday, they exaggerate and sensationalize  the news, they lie about Mexico and do not report the horrible reality going on in their own country, the US.
The United States of America is BROKE, their citizens live in tent cities because their government doesn't have enough money to set up shelters for the homeless and unemployed. But of course, private businessess are going BROKE, cities are going BROKE, guess where the country is heading...?



POST EN ESPAŇOL:
El periodismo en EE.UU. esta completamente en decadencia, y se nota su deshonestidad y odio a granel que invade su trabajo.Los canales CNN, Fox News y el resto, solo se dedican a sacar noticias sensacionalistas de Mexico, tratando de desestabilizar la paz Mexicana y no reportan las cosas horripilantes que estan pasando en su propio pais!
Los Estados Unidos de America estan en BANCARROTA, sus ciudadanos estan viviendo en casitas de campana y carton en las calles y alrededores de las ciudades, que en otrora, fueran consideradas como las mas ricas del mundo: MANHATTAN.
Pero por supuesto que este tipo de desastre economico se esta dando en los Estados Unidos, claro, si el gobierno Estadounidense esta destruyendo la clase medica, los negocios privados estan cerrando y se estan llendo a bancarrota, las ciudades estan en bancarrota, a donde creen que los Estados Unidos de America se esta encaminando?

Meatloaf Recipe for after a Long Bicycle Ride

If you are cycling 4 to 5 hours this Saturday, you might want to have a delicious and nutritious meatloaf dish waiting for you at home after finishing that long bike ride.
There are many ways to prepare meatloaf. The traditional way is to use ground beef and form it into a loaf shape. But pork and veal are also used.
Its origins are European, from Germany, Belgium and Rome, since the 5th century. Now, meatloaf is prepared by many countries and in many different ways.


DELICIOUS MEATLOAF FOR LONG ENDURANCE CYCLISTS

This recipe is relatively easy to prepare and cooks fast.
Preparation time: 20 minutes to prep, 1 hour to cook.

Ingredients

* 1 cup of finely chopped onion
* 1 celery rib, chopped fine
* 1 Tbsp minced garlic
* 1 carrot, chopped fine
* 1/2 cup of finely chopped scallions (can substitute onion)
* 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
* 2 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
* 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
* 2/3 cup ketchup
* 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef
* 3/4 pound of spicy ground pork
* 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
* 2 large eggs, beaten slightly
* 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley leaves

Method

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2 In a large heavy skillet cook the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and scallions in butter, over medium heat, stirring, for about 5 minutes. Cover the skillet and stir occasionally until the carrots are tender, about 5 more minutes. Stir in salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/3 a cup of ketchup. Cook for 1 more minute.

3 In a large bowl, combine the meats, eggs, vegetables, bread crumbs, and parsley. Form into a loaf and put into a rectangular baking pan with 2-inch high sides. Cover the loaf with remaining ketchup.

4 Bake the meatloaf in the oven for 1 hour.

Serves 4 to 6, with plenty for leftovers for meatloaf sandwiches.

Mexicans Buy only MADE IN MEXICO

It is necessary to address a very important problems we are currently living in Mexico: Transnational Corporations (Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Costco, etc) keep on invading our country...and we keep on making them richer buying their products all the time, and we destroy our capacity of production.
It is time we stop and consume only Made in Mexico products, or our future will be disastrous.

It is so annoying to me to see the huge lines crossing the San Ysidro-Tijuana border every morning. WHY IN THE FRIGGIN' WORLD TIJUANENSES NEED TO CROSS the International border everyday to buy American goods, while Tijuana commerce suffers and retail stores close their doors because of lack of business.

Think people. Stay in TJ and consume Mexican products ONLY. It doesn't matter if the name of the product is COLGATE or Whiskas, just make sure that the Colgate and Whiskas both, are made in Mexico, NOT IMPORTED from the US and PLEASE, NOTHING IMPORTED FROM CHINA!

SPANISH VERSION:
Es necesario que exprese algo muy importante que actualmente esta pasando en Mexico: Corporaciones Transnacionales como Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Costco, continuan invadiendo nuestro pais, y nosotros continuamos haciendolos mas ricos y poderosos, destruyendo asi nuestro propia capacidad de produccion.


Me da mucho coraje ver en las mañanas una linea inmensa de carros para cruzar la frontera San Ysidro-Tijuana. Por que los Tijuanenses tienen la necesidad de cruzar diario la linea internacional para comprar productos Americanos, mientras el comercio de Tijuana se hunde en la pobreza y soledad al tener que cerrar multiples de negocios debido a la falta de ingresos economicos?


Piensen, porfavor. Quedense en Tijuana y CONSUMAN PRODUCTOS MEXICANOS SOLAMENTE. No le hace que la marca diga COLGATE o Whiskas, lo que importa es que sean HECHOS EN MEXICO, no importados de los Estados Unidos, Y PORFAVOR...NO COMPREN PRODUCTOS DE IMPORTACION CHINA!

Shirley Verrett RIP Life is Beautiful Movie

Rest in peace, Shirley Verret. Oh my God, I cannot believe it. I just bought La Vita é Bella (Life is Beautiful) DVD last week and I didn't know she had passed away 7 days before!
In this movie, Ms. Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano voice, is heard singing in a majestic-breathtaking way, Belle Nuit (o nuit d'amour -Barcarolle)

I AM so deeply saddened for her death and cannot believe that she is gone, I just cannot believe it!
My heart goes out to her family and friends. And thank you, Ms Verrett, for the emotion and feelings you put in my heart when you sang, with overwhelming beauty, Belle Nuit.

Oh, I am so envious of those angels now. They are enjoying your celestial voice as we speak, Ms. Verret. But it's OK, I shouldn't be so greedy. I had the pleasure to enjoy your voice on earth, now it's the angels turn in heaven.
Rest in peace, Ms. Shirley Verrett.

Poverty in America Blog of the Week

I chose this blog because of the information it provides, honesty and truth in its reporting and data. Main stream media is not reliable anymore. It's much better to use alternative media to get the real truth about what is going on in the world. Not saying that ALL MSM is 100 percent bad or that all alternative media is good either. We just have to learn how to have an open mind, and not let ourselves be manipulated.

Texas poverty 17.2%
POVERTY IN AMERICA
Exert from its latest article:
 As the economic downturn lingers, a striking characteristic is just how widespread its impact still is. Recent reports state that more Americans are now living in poverty in the suburbs than in cities — a trend that has increased dramatically during the recession. At the same time, there has been an increase in the number of families who once donated to food pantries or other organizations serving the poor who now need to turn to these same places for help themselves. As more Americans experience economic uncertainty, the face of poverty in our nation today is changing. The harmful threats from the current recession which are leaving so many families newly desperate and at wits end are not new for millions of chronically poor children.


SPANISH VERSION:
No se puede negar que la pobreza en Estados Unidos de America esta incrementando dia a dia. Nada mas hay que ver lo que se publica en blogs, en radio y television conectada con internet, que no tienen nada que ver con la TV, radio y blogs que pertenecen a los medios informativos mas comerciales. Ojo amigos, si quieren estar propiamente informados, busquen reportajes publicados en diferentes paises.

Ben Bernanke Funny Cartoon

Dr. Ben Bernanke, MD
Patient: United States of America
Disease: the HEART of its economy is failing. Multiple heart attacks debilitating the rest of the financial body system.
Stage of the disease: Terminal
Treatment: Quantitative Easing 2 (QE2)
Dosage: 600 billion USD
Prognosis: It will fail too, just like QE1.

SPANISH VERSION:
Ben Bernanke -Presidente de la FED o tambien conocida como la Reserva Federal- quiere resucitar (de nuevo) la economia Estadounidense que ha estado en severa crisis por los ultimos tres años. La situacion financiera del mencionado pais cada vez pierde fuerza y poder en el resto de los mercados mundiales, debido a la falta d liquidez de los bancos Estadounidenses y al gran problema que bienes y raices de casas y negocios, ha venido confrontando por los ultimos 4 años. Estos debilitamientos en su sistema economico han provocado un "efecto dominó" de caos financiero, el cual ha llevado al pais que hasta hace 3 años era la primer potencia mundial económica, a un desempleo de hasta el 22.25% (usando porcentajes de calculo verdadero U6).

Iberoamerican Chess Championship Mexico City

Mexico City is hosting one of the most exciting chess tournaments ever: The III Iberoamerican Chess Championship, which will start on Saturday 13th November 2010 in Mexico City and will go on until the 21st. This event will gather 24 chess players from 21 countries, being GM Julio Granda the one to defend the title this year.

This event is a part of the big Chess Festival organized to celebrate the Centenary of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Autonomous National University of Mexico -UNAM-).
The chess celebrations will include live shows, concerts, films, exhibitions, workshops, competitions, tributes, multimedia shows and seminars, all related to chess and its many facets and expressions.
Some events will include world chess champions Anatoly Karpov and Gary Kasparov, the Ibero-American Chess Championships 2010, Foursquare Grandmaster Tournament and the First Great International Chess
Open 2010 UNAM. The World Champions will also lecture on chess and its life-related aspects.
You can read more about the chess participants here
SPANISH VERSION:
La Ciudad de Mexico está siendo cede para el III Campeonato Iberoamericano de Chess. La UNAM, debido a que esta celebrando su centerario, sera la casa que engalanará este hermosisimo torneo.
Este evento empieza el dia de hoy, Sabado 13 y continuará hasta el dia 21, en donde participarán 24 jugadores provenientes de 21 paises.
Puede leer más acerca de este evento y sus participantes suguiendo este link

Thank God It's Friday (Gracias a Dios es Viernes)

TGIF! I know some of my friends and relatives are happy when Friday comes. They celebrate the beginning of the weekend. So here it is. Enjoy 

SPANISH VERSION:
Gracias a Dios que es Viernes! Se de algunos amigos y parientes que esperan con ansiedad el Viernes para poder empezar a festejar el fin de semana. Festejar que? QUE ES DIA DE NO TRABAJAR!

Blogging in English as a Second Language

By now, some of you might have noticed that sometimes when I write my posts either I make some mistakes in my writing, or my words and way I express my opinions are quite simple, and the reason is because English is my second language, being Spanish my first one.

It is funny. When I am mentally tired it could take me up to an hour to write in English my daily post, but if I write the same post in Spanish it takes me few minutes!

Lately, I have noticed that my blog has being attracting traffic from Mexico, Central and South America. That is why I have decided to write my posts in both, English and Spanish, being the first one the main language of my entire blog.

Thank you to my followers and readers from US, Canada, UK and the rest of Europe for their patience and for keep on coming to my blog day after day. Thank you for your understanding and for your kindness through out the years.

Alberto Contador Facing Cycling Ban

That's right. Alberto Contador could be banned 2 years from professional cycling and stripped from his 2010 Tour de France winner title, if the RFEC (Royal Spanish Cycling Federation) finds him guilty.
The UCI requested the Spanish Federation to open proceedings against Contador for failing a drug test. In the meantime, Alberto Contador has been provisionally suspended by the UCI.
Well, Alberto didn't last too long, huh? Never liked the guy. Never liked his hand-gun shooting celebration thingie.
Oh well, maybe he will be considering changing careers now. How about going to a shooting range instead of a cycling race, Alberto?

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Asi es. Alberto Contador enfrenta la posibilidad de ser expulsado del ciclismo professional por 2 aňos, y si es encontrado culpable hasta podria perder su titulo de ganador del Tour de France 2010. Todo esto en caso de que la RFEC lo encuentre culpable.
La UCI le ha pedido a la federacion espaňola ciclista que abra procedimientos en contra de Contador, debido a que fallo la prueba de drogas en sangre.
Bueno, Alberto no duro mucho, eh? Ni modo. Nunca me cayo bien. Me disguto siempre la forma en que cruzaba la meta ciclista, haciendo disparos simulados de pistola.
A la mejor ahora Alberto decidira cambiar de carrera profesional. Tal vez lo veremos cazando animales y disparando su pistola a quemarropa, en lugar de verlo en su bicicleta, subiendo los Alpes con el alma rota.

Eggs Poultry Fish US Recalls

The bacterial contamination of food in the US continues. More eggs with Salmonella, along with fish and poultry being recalled.
Cal-Maine, United States biggest egg seller, has recalled 288,000 eggs that were produced by Ohio Fresh Eggs Co. Cal-Maine was notified by the FDA that the eggs that were to be distributed by them from its supplier, were contaminated with Salmonella.

"Cal-Maine Foods, the nation's largest distributor of shell eggs, said it was notified Friday by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that a routine environmental study sample of one the company's suppliers, Ohio Fresh Eggs, had tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) almost a month earlier.
The eggs involved, which were not produced from Cal-Maine flocks, were distributed to wholesalers and retailers in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas."

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Cinderella Man, will there be one?

Will there be a Cinderella Man after this Grand Global Depression, maybe there will be more than one; and women too. I wonder: how many Cinderella Men and Women there are right now at the 21st century modern bread lines (unemployment lines)...waiting for a second chance.

Come on people, wake up and fight the good fight. Fight the dishonesty, the cowardice, the apathy, the cruelty, the hate and the loneliness. Wake up, people of the world, please, wake up...and fight the good fight, nobody has to die.

Costco Recalls Cheese with E-Coli Health Risk

So the contamination of food with dangerous bacteria continues in the US. Please beware of all the health risks in the American food industry so you and your loved ones can stay healthy by avoiding the consumption of unsanitary food items.
The food being recalled is Dutch Style Raw Milk Gouda Cheese from the Bravo Farms .

Costco Wholesale Corp. and federal health officials are warning consumers that a cheese sold recently at Costco stores in Arizona and four other states has been preliminarily linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 25 people. 

The Bravo Farms Dutch Style Raw Milk Gouda Cheese was offered for sale and for in-store tasting between Oct. 5 and Nov. 1 at Costco stores in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and the San Diego, Calif., area.

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E. Coli symptoms:
Severe stomach cramps and stomach tenderness.
Diarrhea, watery at first, but often becoming very bloody.
Nausea and vomiting
Hypertermia (high fever)
Kidney failure
Death

End of Liberty in the US Movie

These interesting times we are living now, require that we pay close attention to the social, political and financial events going on in the world.
The problem is that the majority of the main stream media of the US, Mexico, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia, etc., do not report consistently the truth nor the important events that go on in the world.
That is why is important to keep ourselves well informed, listening to blog talk radio, internet radio, financial/social/political issues podcasts, etc. Keep your mind open, try to learn economy problems and international financial transactions. Do not believe everything said, ask questions, analyse if it's possible or it's just fear mongering, but remember, governments of countries are the ones that start and create the worst cruel fear mongering

Mr. Bob Chapman, the international forecaster is one of my favorites to listen, but I try to keep my mind open and listen to many more economists that are not part of the MSM.

This video is the latest movie produced by NIA. IMO, worth watching.

New Jersey Lay-Off 1200 Workers

The state of New Jersey will have 1,200 workers less on January 1, 2011 due to a severe imbalance of the state's budget.

Layoff notices have gone out to those state employees likely to be affected and notification has been given to the state’s Civil Service Commission, Gov. Chris Christie said.
Lay offs might have come earlier, but the unions had reached a pact with former Gov. Jon S. Corzine to prevent layoffs until 2011.

Inquiring minds want to know why, Barack H. Obama, current president of the US, said the following:

"We've seen eight months in a row of private sector job growth. We're actually seeing more job growth so far in this recovery than we did in the last recovery that we had back in 2001," Obama said during an interview on NBC television.

Related articles

• Atlantic City Casinos Lay Offs (livingstrongandhappy.blogspot.com)
• N.J. union leaders angry over Gov. Christie's choice not to give workers Black Friday off (nj.com)

Farewell to Mountain Bike Magazine

When I learned that Mountain Bike Magazine's last issue was going to be this coming November, I was shocked and saddened. I loved the magazine. I have been buying it for years, but the current financial depression hit them hard and decided to ride away.

I will miss Mountain Bike Magazine. Learned a lot with their interesting articles, cycling tips and had lots of fun.
Thank you for all those years, MBM!

I Love Cycling

Oh man, YES I DO love cycling, with all my heart, with all my brain, with all my spirit!

When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. ~H.G. Wells