BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Sixty percent of China's 1,832 counties, have joined a health education initiative for rural population, said deputy Health minister Gao Qiang here Wednesday.
Gao made the announcement at a 10 year anniversary seminar on the National Health Promotion Project for Chinese Farmers. The project aims to universalize health education among China's 900 million rural population who lack basic hygiene knowledge.
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:: Xinhuanet - English ::
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Public Life Advocate: The Tracker
Data of Interest
Compiled by Chad M. Gesser
* Finland, Denmark, and Sweden are among the nations perceived to have the most dependable public officials in the world. The United States is tied for 17th.
* 84 percent of Americans believe the Iraqi people will be better off without Saddam Hussein.
* 70 percent of Jordanians believe the Iraqi people will be worse off without Saddam Hussein.
* Holding a favorable image of the United States has plummeted 40 percent from 1999-2004 amongst residents in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Russia, and Turkey.
* 58 percent of Americans believe that community problems are too big for individuals to solve alone.
* 90 percent of United States citizens say that working with others to solve problems takes more time but gets better results in the long run.
* 74 percent of United States citizens view the quality of life in their community as excellent or good. However, whites are twice as likely as African-Americans to view their community as offering an excellent quality of life.
* 40 percent of working adults (54 million Americans) say they have gotten together with co-workers to sponsor a food-drive, walk-a-thon, or other type of community activity in the past 12 months.
* 87 percent of Republicans believe George W. Bush is a uniter.
* 81 percent of Democrats believe George W. Bush is a divider.
To read the hard copy of The Tracker, visit the Public Life Foundation and the Public Life Advocate.
Compiled by Chad M. Gesser
* Finland, Denmark, and Sweden are among the nations perceived to have the most dependable public officials in the world. The United States is tied for 17th.
* 84 percent of Americans believe the Iraqi people will be better off without Saddam Hussein.
* 70 percent of Jordanians believe the Iraqi people will be worse off without Saddam Hussein.
* Holding a favorable image of the United States has plummeted 40 percent from 1999-2004 amongst residents in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Russia, and Turkey.
* 58 percent of Americans believe that community problems are too big for individuals to solve alone.
* 90 percent of United States citizens say that working with others to solve problems takes more time but gets better results in the long run.
* 74 percent of United States citizens view the quality of life in their community as excellent or good. However, whites are twice as likely as African-Americans to view their community as offering an excellent quality of life.
* 40 percent of working adults (54 million Americans) say they have gotten together with co-workers to sponsor a food-drive, walk-a-thon, or other type of community activity in the past 12 months.
* 87 percent of Republicans believe George W. Bush is a uniter.
* 81 percent of Democrats believe George W. Bush is a divider.
To read the hard copy of The Tracker, visit the Public Life Foundation and the Public Life Advocate.
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Immigration
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Reform of U.S. immigration laws to let more Mexican migrants work legally is a high priority for President Bush in his second term in office, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.
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Politics News Article | Reuters.com
Read more at the following link:
Politics News Article | Reuters.com
Global economy: Cuban US dollar ban takes effect
Cuba has ended circulation of the US dollar in an attempt to resist a tightening US blockade.
Dollar transactions that have been allowed for the last 11 years were replaced by convertible Cuban pesos, which are worthless outside Cuba.
Read more at the following link:
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Cuban US dollar ban takes effect
Dollar transactions that have been allowed for the last 11 years were replaced by convertible Cuban pesos, which are worthless outside Cuba.
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BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Cuban US dollar ban takes effect
Monday, November 8, 2004
Sociocultural evolution: The Oil We Eat
The secret of great wealth with no obvious source is some forgotten crime, forgotten because it was done neatly.—Balzac
The journalist’s rule says: follow the money. This rule, however, is not really axiomatic but derivative, in that money, as even our vice president will tell you, is really a way of tracking energy. We’ll follow the energy.
Read more at the following link: The Oil We Eat (Harpers.org)
The journalist’s rule says: follow the money. This rule, however, is not really axiomatic but derivative, in that money, as even our vice president will tell you, is really a way of tracking energy. We’ll follow the energy.
Read more at the following link: The Oil We Eat (Harpers.org)
Saturday, November 6, 2004
War in Iraq: The Intelligence Chain
This is a very interesting piece of investigative journalism that documents the intelligence chain prior to the War in Iraq. Read it at the following link:
The Intelligence Chain
The Intelligence Chain
FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Defining Bush's "Mandate"
November 5, 2004
Winning 51 percent of the popular vote in Tuesday's election, Bush administration officials were quick to declare that the results constitute a "mandate" for Bush's second term. This interpretation of the election caught hold in the mainstream media-- a sign perhaps that White House spin was triumphing over the actual numbers recorded on Election Day.
Read more at the following link:
FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Defining Bush's "Mandate"
Winning 51 percent of the popular vote in Tuesday's election, Bush administration officials were quick to declare that the results constitute a "mandate" for Bush's second term. This interpretation of the election caught hold in the mainstream media-- a sign perhaps that White House spin was triumphing over the actual numbers recorded on Election Day.
Read more at the following link:
FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Defining Bush's "Mandate"
Lucky for some - part one: The mixed blessings of a lottery win
Each week we spend £90m on the national lottery and, in the 10 years since it began, 1,600 of us have hit the jackpot and become millionaires. Some winners have had their lives since portrayed as a horror story. What is it really like, Simon Hattenstone asks.
Read more at the following link:
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Lucky for some - part one: The mixed blessings of a lottery win
Read more at the following link:
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Lucky for some - part one: The mixed blessings of a lottery win
Friday, November 5, 2004
Culture and Capitalism: Wal-Mart owned store opens in Mexico despite protests
Associated Press
TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico - A Wal-Mart-owned discount store quietly opened its doors Thursday less than a mile from the ancient temples of Teotihuacan, despite months of protests claiming the sprawling complex was an insult to Mexican culture. Read more at this link: Wal-Mart-owned-store opens in Mexico despite protests - billingsgazette.com
TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico - A Wal-Mart-owned discount store quietly opened its doors Thursday less than a mile from the ancient temples of Teotihuacan, despite months of protests claiming the sprawling complex was an insult to Mexican culture. Read more at this link: Wal-Mart-owned-store opens in Mexico despite protests - billingsgazette.com
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