http://www.colinandrews.net/Cloud-Radar-Circle-Australia-2010-0122.html

http://www.theweatherchaser.com/radar-loop/IDR173-broome/2010-01-21-21/2010-01-22-21

As far as AIG goes, well everybody knows that the banks and insurance companies are fleecing the nation with the help and blessings of the Republican Partiers.

Al

Thanks for the $15B for the 300,000,000 people of this country. That just might come in handy. Oh, and perhaps you might tell AIG, with a personnel of 96,000, who received $180B to give us our money back. I mean since they are asking for another $9B, and you will probably give it to them. Oh, and because they are giving bonuses on a failing company using our money…

Also, I would like to have you look further into the unemployment numbers you all keep touting. I understand you are beginning to learn from the Repugnicants on how to maipulated the mob mentality of the general public. It is rather easy as most people seem too lazy to learn information themselves, however, your unemployment numbers are incorrect. This number you tout and are basing the economic recovery on are baseless. It does not account for the millions of people that have been unemployed so long that their benefits run out. It does not take into account those that have gotten fed up with the system and cannot find employment and have given up, therefore ending their benefits through the program. it does not take into account the millions of people that were self employed, and subsequently due to the failings of YOU, Wall Street and AIG who now all have our money, and are unable to collect unemployment benefits. It does not take into account the people that have been subjected to employers reducing hours to 10-20 work weeks and who now pay using cash because the system has completely broken.

You are touting that the government will begin to employ 1.3M people for the Census. This will be minimum wage earners at 20-39 hours a week. We know this because the government won’t want to pay for health care…

I really don’t want to rain on what some might perceive as good news, but until you straighten up shop, get me my money back from yourself, Wall Street, and the failing financial institutions, none of this means shit!

Could it be that the glasses meant to help you see better actually put you in danger of a potentially fatal or disabling accident? It could, according to findings that have linked bifocals and trifocals with an increased likelihood of falls in older adults.

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

It’s not hard to see the root of the danger. The common vision problem called presbyopia, caused by a hardening of the lens of the eye, typically arises at around age 40. Presbyopia makes it more difficult to see images close at hand, which is why middle-aged people have difficulty reading without glasses.

If this is your only vision problem, the solution is easy — to read, you wear glasses that magnify. But for those with additional vision problems that also need correction, the usual solution is multifocal glasses or contact lenses (bifocals, trifocals or progressive lenses) — and this is where people, quite literally, run into trouble.

A growing body of research, much of it originating at the Falls and Balance Research Group at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, has demonstrated that when older folks wear multifocal lenses while walking and also performing a secondary task — like reading a sign — they tend to “contact more obstacles” (as in, trip or bump into something).

The glasses focus differently for near and far, which means that the wearer’s ability to see obstacles near his/her feet gets compromised. The fact that falls are the leading cause of death from injury among older adults in the US makes this especially worrisome.

A SIMPLE SOLUTION

Stephen Lord, PhD, laboratory director at the Falls and Balance Research Group, University of New South Wales in Australia, told me that there’s an easy solution to this problem.

People who wear multifocal glasses or contact lenses should also keep with them a pair of single-focal glasses — with a prescription for distance vision only — to wear when walking outside their homes.

Easy enough and worth doing, I think — far better to spend the money on an additional pair of glasses than on a ride in an ambulance.

Source(s):

Stephen Lord, PhD, senior principal research fellow, Falls and Balance Research Group, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Be well,

Carole Jackson
Bottom Line’s Daily Health News

Friday, March 5, 2010
House Passes the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act
This week, the House took another step forward to create jobs and strengthen our economy with the passage of the HIRE Act by a vote of 217-201. Getting Americans back to work is our number one priority, and with $15 billion in critical investments, the HIRE Act builds on the success of the Recovery Act to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs.

This bill includes a payroll tax holiday for businesses that hire unemployed workers to create some 300,000 jobs, an income tax credit of $1,000 for businesses that retain these employees, and additional tax cuts to spur new investment by small businesses. The HIRE Act also extends the Highway Trust Fund, allowing for tens of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment, and makes it easier for states to borrow for other infrastructure projects, such as school construction and energy projects.

Congresswoman Pelosi greets Police Chief George Gascón and a new cadet hired with
Recovery Act funds for San Francisco.

The HIRE Act builds on the foundation of economic recovery laid by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Congress passed one year ago. On Wednesday, we learned that America’s manufacturing base grew for the seventh straight month, and it is now at its highest level in five years. Today, the Department of Labor released a report showing that the unemployment rate is holding steady at 9.7 percent. The report is cautious evidence that America’s businesses are gaining confidence and that the Recovery Act continues to restore strength in key sectors of our economy.

In December, the House passed our Jobs for Main Street Act— a broader measure for creating good-paying American jobs, paid for by redirecting TARP funds from Wall Street to Main Street. While the HIRE Act is one key element of that legislation, the House and the Senate are both committed to taking further action on additional job creation measures.

Congress will continue to act with the urgency felt by millions of families and small businesses struggling to make ends meet. While the unemployment rate held steady, we know steady isn’t good enough. We must keep fighting to reach our goal: putting Americans back to work

Please feel free to forward this information to your family and friends. To learn more about these efforts, to express your views, or to sign up for email updates, please visit my Web site.

Sincerely,

Member of Congress