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Here I go again! Good morning, Hallan. Good morning, Robert.
Good morning everyone.
The subject for today is:
HUNGER
Hunger is when people do not get enough food to provide the nutrients for active and healthy lives. An estimated 852 million people in the developing world currently do not consume enough calories to sustain healthy bodies. Malnutrition results from a lack of calories and/or inadequate consumption of one or more nutrients. Famine is a situation of extreme scarcity of food, potentially leading to widespread starvation, which is defined as extreme suffering or death from prolonged lack of food.
Every day 24,000 people die from hunger and hunger-related causes? Of those, 18,000 are children. One person dies of hunger every 3.6 seconds. That is more than 16 people each minute; 1,000 each hour; which translates into 8,760,000 every single year! One in six people on the planet is hungry.
An estimated 17 percent of all deaths in the world are due to malnutrition and unsafe water. In the last 50 years, more than 418 million people have died from hunger and poor sanitation, nearly three times the number of people who died in all wars of the 20th century.
Chronic hunger reduces the body's ability to function and leads to a weakened state, leaving a person more susceptible to disease. It's these preventable illnesses that often lead to death. When hunger progresses into starvation, the body literally eats up all its reserves of protein and energy. At this point, even with intervention, a victim may be so weak that he or she may not recover.
World population is not the reason for hunger, contrary to what some might believe. The real reason nearly one billion of the planet’s six billion people are undernourished is because of food-distribution problems, natural disasters, government policies, civil unrest, inequitable trade policies, lack of knowledge and greed.
The world's most disadvantaged people need to be helped through child-development programs, agriculture and clean-water projects, health and nutrition programs, micro-enterprise loans and education; teaching communities to become self-sustaining.
Hunger is one of the first risks to survivors of natural disasters. Hunger and malnutrition are still the number one risks to health worldwide.
In the final quarter of the 20th century, humanity was winning the war on its oldest enemy. From 1970-1997, the number of hungry people dropped from 959 million to 791 million -- mainly the result of dramatic progress in reducing the number of undernourished in China and India .
In the second half of the 1990s, however, the number of chronically hungry in developing countries started to increase at a rate of almost four million per year. By 2001-2003, the total number of undernourished people worldwide had risen to 854 million: 820 million in developing countries, 25 million in countries in transition and nine million in industrialized countries.
Today, one in nearly seven people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life, making hunger and malnutrition the number one risk to health worldwide -- greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
Acute hunger or starvation are often highlighted on TV screens: hungry mothers too weak to breastfeed their children in drought-hit Ethiopia, refugees in war-torn Darfur queueing for food rations, helicopters airlifting high energy biscuits to earthquake victims trapped in Pakistan or Indonesia.
Such dramatic images are the result of high profile crises like war or natural disasters, which starve a population of food. But emergencies account for less than eight percent of hunger's victims.
Daily undernourishment is a less visible form of hunger. For weeks, even months, its victims must live on significantly less than the recommended 2,100 calories that the average person needs to lead a healthy life.
The body compensates for the lack of energy by slowing down its physical and mental activities. A hungry mind cannot concentrate, a hungry body does not take initiative, a hungry child loses all desire to play and study.
Thank you Hallan and Robert.
Have a nice day everyone.
All the best,
Carl Fombrun
WITH A SENSE OF FAIRNESS.
Bill Clinton may be destroying
his image as Amerca’s first”BLACK” president
by unfairly attacking Barack Obama, but, Bill Clinton can not
be blamed for every sin on earth, especially in Haiti …
Although cheering for Barack Obama, I
still have great respect for the
Clinton presidency.
Carl Fombrun
The Lord will deal with Bill Clinton in due time. Clinton destroyed the future of 8 millions Haitians by cynically supporting a bloody narco-dictatorship for 10 years…
Do you remember that Bill Clinton lied to the American people in the Monica Lewinski scandal? What I remember is that the decision of Bill Clinton to dissolve the Haitian Army led us to anarchy and chaos. I remember also that Bill Clinton protected and supported a narco-terrorist and a bloody dictator for more than ten years and as of today Clinton is still protecting JBA. I remember also that Bill Clinton constantly lied about the real situation in Haiti . It is really a shame for the American people and for the free world to be dealing with such immoral individuals. I will maybe give some credit to Clinton if he apologizes publicly for betraying Democracy an the Haitian people.
Olivier Nadal
REMARKS FROM
HENRY DELVA
AKA DON QUIQUE
with a sense of humor
OLIVIER NADAL SUFFERS OF “NADALISM”
don Carlo,
Olivier Nadal is completely crazy. This donkey suffers of “Nadalism” because the word “nada”
being (with all due respect to others of the same name) a description in Spanish of nothingness, the emptiness in his head explains his name. You see, don Carlo, one is not bored in reading such absurdities. Talk to you later. (Li fou nèt. Cet âne souffre de "Nadalisme"(avec tout le respect dû aux autres du même nom) car le mot “nada” étant une description en espagnol du néant, le vide de sa tête explique bien son nom. Tu vois don Carlo,on ne s'emmerde pas en lisant les absurdités de ce con. Na pale pi ta).
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.
Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.
This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom'. 'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!
Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.
We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.
This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom,
THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here.
You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.
RECEIVED FROM
BOB POLIAKOFF
MIAMI, FLORIDA
A massive problem for
Haitian shipping
Dear Carl:
For many years, the Haitian Diaspora has depended on ships from Miami to provide foodstuffs, clothing, furniture, vehicles, machinery and machine parts, building materials, household products, and the wide gamut of needed miscellaneous articles. There was free and abundant trade. Many of these ships are/were owned and/or chartered by Haitians, employ(ed) Haitians, and call(ed) at US terminals that are or were operated all or in part by Haitians.
While many Haitian customs officials have often seemed to operate with considerable autonomy, in October 2007 the customs procedures changed without warning. Ships calling on Haitian ports outside of Port-Au-Prince began to experience sharp and sudden increases in port fees and duties, and the normal cargo discharge time soared from an average of 2-3 days to 2-6 weeks. Further, the paperwork requirements of the Haitian ports changed "again without notice" in some cases more than once a day.
This situation continues to worsen, resulting in reduced and delayed delivery of necessary goods to the people of Haiti . The excessive costs to shippers, shipowners, and charterers have all but brought the trade to a standstill. Some ship owners and charterers have opted to leave their ships at docks in Miami and elsewhere rather than gamble their already tight margins on the whims of customs officials. Some ships are being sold or chartered elsewhere. Of course, port employees in Haiti are being severely hurt.
Per President Préval's recent address to Parliament, it is undoubtedly true that some ships acted in less-than-honourable fashion by discharging cargoes that were not manifested and, therefore, proper duties were not paid. While the errant ship owners and charterers were certainly to blame for their parts, one must wonder(or not) what the customs officials were doing all that time.
President Preval walked into a mess when he took office this time. "Business as usual" in Haitian ports was hurting Haiti 's already weak economy but he appears to be making admirable moves in the right direction. This current situation, however, will not wait for the gears of government to grind as slowly as they usually do or for government officials to posture. The structure of shipping from Miami to Haiti has already begun its meltdown and the economic bloodbath - both to Haiti and the shipping industry in Miami - has been brutal and continues to escalate exponentially.
The answers to these problems are evident in the ways other nations conduct business - through uniform regulation, education, and great emphasis on professionalism and integrity.
There is guidance from the International Maritime Organization for this situation. This convention was written in 1965 and enacted in 1967.
The shipping industry needs to know firmly what the documentation and duty requirements are (and that those will still be the requirements when the ships arrive in Haiti ) in order to sail with the cargo so badly needed by the Haitian Diaspora.
If whatever is left of the once proud fleet that served Haiti is to survive and provide to Haiti again, President Preval must take immediate action. The Haitian government needs to be a facilitator instead of a brake in that free flow of commerce. Otherwise, the once bustling structure of the Haitian trade will have literally disappeared within a very few weeks.
As Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald would say " Succeeding Against All Odds" and I will. Once my mind is set to accomplish anything in my life, I just don't let anyone or any economy stop me from my dream. JE FONCE LA TÊTE BAISSÉE as a true Taurus that I am! Well, that's me!
Needless to tell you how Elsy and I will be enchanted, to welcome you Don Carlito
in our cold territory with our warm hearts!
All the best, Your friend from New York
Myriam
Castro says he thought
death was beckoning in 2006
HAVANA, Cuba.- Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro disclosed to Cuba's official media Thursday that when he was taken gravely ill 18 months ago, he thought he was dying.
The health of Cuba 's leader is considered a national security issue and few details about his gastrointestinal surgery and recovery process have been made public to Cubans -- most of whom have known no other leader in their lifetimes.
But "when I took seriously ill the night of July 26 and early morning of July 27, I thought it would be the end," Castro wrote in an editorial in Granma, the Cuban Communist Party newspaper.
"As the physicians fought to save my life, the Council of State secretary read the text back to me at my request and I dictated the arrangements to be made," added Castro, now 81.
Castro, who had just returned from a trip to Argentina, was also feverishly revising the final draft of a book considered his final political statement.
"During those days I hardly slept," Castro said, obsessed on revisions of a book titled 'One Hundred Hours with Fidel.' The book was written by Franco-Spaniard Ignacio Ramonet based on interviews with the Cuban leader carried out between 2003 and 2005.
Four days after taking ill Castro, who took power as a young lawyer in 1959, handed over the reins of Cuba's government temporarily to his brother Raul Castro, the regime's number two, now acting president and defense chief.
Interim president Raul Castro said January 20 the National Assembly would elect Cuba 's next president February 24, amid speculation Fidel Castro might not be its choice for the first time in almost five decades.
Fidel Castro was among 614 uncontested candidates for the legislature in the uncontested January elections which will name 31 lawmakers to the Council of State that chooses the president.
"Its obvious that (Fidel Castro) has been very successful in the recovery process, but he has the right to say yes or no" to whether he will stay on as president, if reelected in February, Cuba 's National Assembly speaker Ricardo Alarcon told The New York Times Wednesday.
Cubans for months have been anxious for news on whether Fidel Castro would resume power or formally step aside.
Some speculate Raul Castro might become president on a permanent basis or that another top regime official might move up the ladder technically ending Fidel Castro's official dominance of the regime. Few, however, doubt Fidel would remain influential in the latter case.
While Castro appears to be in better health than a year ago, many Cuba-watchers believe he will not be able to resume the full, wide-ranging powers he used to wield.
Some analysts believe he might continue to remain head of state on paper, essentially acting as a kind of behind-the-scenes guardian of the 1959 revolution while leaving other top communist officials to deal with the day-to-day work. Others do not rule out the possibility he could step aside before or on February 24.
IN THE
FRENCH
LANGUAGE
LES GENS HEUREUX…
Bonjour Miami, ses alentours et les « internôtres » qui écoutent
et nous lisent à travers le monde.
CHAQUE JOUR EST À LUI SEUL UNE VIE.
Dieu, le travail et la liberté. Et bonjour, bonjour la vie,
bonjour l’amour,
moi’j vais bien et’j m’habitue.
Les gens heureux n’ont pas d’histoires…Les gens
heureux ils font l’histoire. La ballade des gens heureux sur
LE COIN DE CARL parlant de tout et de rien
continue, dans un verbe
d’arc-en-ciel .
Le temps poursuit sa marche et avec lui avance le monde,
