Posts Tagged ‘china’

By Alan Caruba Brace yourself for a week of Green brainwashing when Thursday culminates in an orgy of Green propaganda called Earth Day. Be alert to the tons and tons of Green stories in your weekly and daily newspaper of choice, the weekly snooze-magazines, and especially ... Full story

The Obama administration is reportedly signaling another major shift in policy towards one of its staunchest allies, Israel, and this shift could change the way it votes at the Security Council. The change would mean an end to the US' use of its veto power in the United Nations Security Council when certain anti-Israel resolutions are introduced for a vote.‪ Reports surfaced a couple ... Full story

MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is a flavor enhancer that’s added to many processed foods. Once believed to be the domain of Chinese restaurants, MSG can now be found lurking in snack foods, salad dressings, canned foods, lunch meats, instant noodles, gravy and soup mixes – almost any food that comes in a package. Fast food restaurants are notorious for making their offerings more flavorful by ... Full story

By Newt Gingrich April 15th is an obvious date because it is the annual day when income taxes are due. April 18th is equally important because it will be the 235th anniversary of American militia firing “the shot heard round the world” when they stood up to British professional soldiers at Concord and Lexington and drove them back ... Full story

 Mia Lehrer, FASLA, is principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates. Mia Lehrer + Associates often works at the large scale creating master plans that integrate landscape and community infrastructure, creating major public spaces in the process. Why should cities and communities invest in these plans? What are the connections between open spaces and sustainability? Sustainable communities ... Full story

By Terna Gyuse CAPE TOWN, Apr 15 (IPS) The business and political leadership of the world's strongest emerging economies meet this week in Brazil. Are these gatherings of the champions of a new and fairer global economy, or of new pretenders to the old throne?

On Apr. 15, Brazil hosts summits of the trilateral India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) organisation and the Brazil-Russia-India-China (BRIC) group. Both organisations seek ... Full story

Presented by Michael Hevern MDS Financial Click here to watch the presentation. General Advice Only *********************************************** In this morning’s wrap… SP500 up 1.1% – above 1200 Transports Lead on UPS 1Q Earnings; Financials Weigh DOW 11,000+ Again NASDAQ up 0.4% Google 2Q Beats – Earnings up 38% CRB: Commodities Index On the Rise FTSE: up 0.5% – 22 month highs Financials Recover DAX & CAC up 0.2% CHINA: down 0.1% China: ... Full story

Rio Tinto’s first quarter iron ore output has increased 39% thanks to surging demand from China. Despite this, and an optimistic forecast for the year ahead, analysts were disappointed and the Rio share price fell 1.3% on the London Stock Exchange. Continued Chinese growth has encouraged Rio to boost iron ore production a further 8% this year, and this has the analysts feeling more lively ... Full story

Last night, for Australian TV, President Obama sat down with an Australian interviewer and gave a 20 minute interview. The short video here is part of the introduction. For the full interview and transcript take this link. To view the full video, click on the tab at the right that says 'Video' and select the format you have for your internet ... Full story

In the midst of all of the bad news, earthquake in China, volcano in Iceland, and political fights all across America, it is good to hear some good news for a change. I must admit, I didn't hear about Nadia Bloom being lost in the Florida swamp until after her ordeal was over, but reading the reports on her rescue... Full story