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Kanye West
Lorde Calls Kanye West Her 'Idol,' Discusses Their Awkward First Phone Call
While there are many reasons to look up to Lorde, she has found her own hero, one who is rather god-like. At least, in his professional opinion.
Lorde's 'Hunger Games' Soundtrack to Feature Kanye West, Charli XCX, Tinashé
If you ask Lorde to curate a soundtrack, she will deliver. Case in point: the soundtrack for the upcoming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1, which includes some of the coolest musicians around right now.
Surprise! 6 Albums That Could Unexpectedly Drop in 2014
Our money's on Madonna, in case you were curious.
Kanye West, Lorde Reportedly Getting Together in the Studio
Kanye West has just returned from touring Australia. Did his time in Oceania inspire him to collaborate with New Zealander Lorde?
Is This Five Seconds of Kanye West's Alleged Paul McCartney Collaboration?
Just when the alleged Paul McCartney collaboration could surface, or whether it will at all, or whether this is all just our own beautiful dark twisted fantasy, is anyone's guess.
Kanye West, Paul McCartney Reportedly Working on Song Called 'Piss on my Grave'
Whether or not the world will get to hear their music is still to be determined.
Kanye West's Community Service Includes Teaching at Fashion School
Monday's lesson was a three-hour discussion on fashion designers.
Kanye West Was 'Like a Kid in a Candy Store' While Meeting Michael Jackson, Book Claims
It's hard to be humble when you're Kanye West. But when the rap superstar met Michael Jackson, his notoriously braggadocios demeanor gave way to reveal a visibly starstruck fan awed by the presence of his idol.
Watch Solange & Jay Z Explain Their Elevator Fight on 'Saturday Night Live'
The night also featured Kimye talking about their upcoming Memorial Day wedding and 2 Chainz praising the work of Vanilla Ice-inspired rapper, Blizzard Man.
Style Files: Pharrell Is Teaming Up With Adidas For Summer Collection
You may have noticed that Pharrell has been wearing a lot of Adidas gear as of late. That is if you weren't distracted by his big ol' Vivienne Westwood hat.


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Sharath S. Srivatsa
Horticulture Department looking at roping in the next generation for conservation
1,000 saplings of 70 species to be given to schools free
It will help create awareness among students
BANGALORE: Catching them young seems to be an option adopted by the Horticulture Department to prevent endangered medicinal and aromatic plants facing extinction. Even as these rare and endangered plants endemic to Western Ghats are facing the threat of extinction in the wild because of unscientific harvesting, schools are seen as "protectors" of the plant species.
School gardens
To protect, promote and develop these endangered species, the department, through the National Horticulture Mission, is encouraging schools in 17 districts to set up "school gardens" that would help in educating students besides protecting the endangered plants.
Increasingly, as medicinal and aromatic herbs are finding uses in industry, unscientific harvesting has rendered many endemic species of the Western Ghats endangered, according to sources.
Awareness campaign
Under the programme, interested schools get 1,000 saplings of around 70 endemic species free of cost. "The department will send experts to create awareness among teachers and students about the plants during which scientific name, common name, common uses and cultivation procedures are explained," R. Vishwanath, Deputy Director, Biotechnology Centre, told The Hindu.
The department is implementing the prestigious project in 17 horticulture districts of the State that includes Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Bangalore Rural, Mysore, Kolar, Tumkur, Shimoga, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Gulbarga.
Good response
Launched in 2006, the project has seen a number of schools in Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada coming forward to set up school gardens with a profusion of tulasi, sarpagandha, ashwagandha, amruthaballi, pacholi, hippali, agnimantha, rose apple and so on.
However, the schools in other parts have not evinced much interest, as not many school gardens have come up.
Help from officials
Mr. Vishwanth said: "We have communicated to all the schools through the office of Commissioner of Public Instruction and our officials will help setting up gardens in any school that comes forward."
Schools interested to establish gardens may contact the nearest taluk horticulture officer or H.R. Gurudutt, Horticulture Officer, Department of Horticulture, Biotechnology Centre, Hulimavu (ph: 26584904).

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Deviant Art
optional.Why do I feel like this.. I feel like I'm just an option.. Something only good enough when its a last resort.. A last option to some.. A ticking bomb.. A last last straw is truly what I am..
If only you knew how I want out of this life.
But I'm holding on.. Hoping that very soon I'm appreciated.. Or else the subtle truth will take over...
I don't want to be here anymore..
But I'm still struggling to hold on..
There i was.....And there I suddenly was, wrapped in a dreams sweet embrace..
I look through the haze that has been put in front of my dream walking state, you appear... Lingering, beckoning me forward..
Your wrapped in a light blue dyed silk dress..
Showing all of your beauty like the sun to a cold day..
I walk forward, moving surely and swiftly as you beckon me to hold you and whisper into your ear..
Confessing secrets, confessing the undying feeling that you long so much for her sweet embrace..
You suddenly stir from this realm as if you have been pulled from a place you truly belong.. Beside her grace, her beauty...her undeniable effect on you..
You pause for what seems like only a second, but in fact is five, waking to a lingering feeling, a feeling that is similar to an erratic heartbeat..
A kiss you surely had in a dream..
Felt as if it was almost real..
Life it seems :)Labeled insane,
Lost in our days,
But all the same we live and we pray for lighting to strike.
Just so we have the chance of blazing with bright lights and crashing sounds or life will just pass us like one flashing haze.
Always we're lost and always we are found within all the crazy chemicals of ups and downs.
Such is life, it seems.
Just another crazy roller coaster ride
Scribbled through a dream..Scribbled letters on the back of a torn photograph,
Reminded me of a dream i had..
It was i who could not escape this silence my dear,
But in my dream it was not you, it was i instead..
And as reality checked back again,
On the back of this photograph the scribbles said,
"I'm so sorry for this my love, i cannot continue to live like this"
I sat in silence looking straight at what was in your hand..
and the perfect hole you put through your head.
Good bye my love, i shallowly said..
for those words echo'd on walls where your blood had stained red..
Valentines scar..as the days grow past, i still find your message hidden at the bottom of a bottle..
My Valentine..Feels like something is changing,
Is it that I'm learning about you?
Or is it that you're learning about me?
Perhaps its the moon or maybe its the stars.
Whatever it may be,
No-matter how far away i might seem,
And in the dark places you cannot see,
To know your safe,
is heaven to me.
caving in......they seem to gather in the winter fields of my mind,
in the times when it feel like gazing upon hell when its been frozen over..
They appear in the dark, icy skies... slowly circling like dark deformed geists,
every so slightly dipping closer like vultures... as if only to savor the meal to come.
they say that they are here to save me,
drape my world in lust..
they taunt me with chants that are whispers..
oh, how they speak sweet filthy desires!
how they want to drape my world in lust..
such a sweet melody to this already broken and shattered soul..
...my head they fill with thoughts of paradise, my heart they feed with a touch..
the blissful desires...
with a hint of some sort of impending doom...
In exchange... some desire just the left over scraps of my flesh..
some just want the scraps of my broken and fractured soul.
but what they all want in common... complete control.
oh, these whispers,
oh, these taunts,
oh, these demons and their beautifully dark corrupt promises and thou
You!She's talking to angels, counting the stars
Making a wishes on passing cars.
She's dancing with strangers, falling apart
Waiting for something to pull her apart.
See her life isnt bad, it came with a silver spoon,
for reasons unknown she's just doom and gloom.
But still i wonder and still i stare,
Because still i love her, yet to me she's despair..
A dance for the brokenShe dances across my thoughts like twisting flames,
I hope she knows how she ignited my soul with just a kiss,
how a simple glance melted what was once frozen over,
how my dreams dance now across the palm of her hand.
and how i cant get the thought of her out of my head.
You see...
I never realized how much i hid until you came right in,
broke through my walls..
And taught me how to trust,
once again..
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WEEK OF MARCH 11, 2002 MYTHS AND MISINFORMATION: SAUDI ARABIAN AND U.S. STATEMENTS IN CONTEXT MYTHS AND MISINFORMATION: SAUDI ARABIAN AND U.S. STATEMENTS IN CONTEXT By John Duke Anthony [Washington, D.C. – March 17, 2002] The arrival of U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney in Riyadh yesterday on a goodwill mission and for special consultations came at a unique moment in the two countries' relationship. The American media's rash of negative information and analysis related to Saudi Arabia, which began in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States continues unabated. In contrast, given what is at stake in the United States' relationship with the Kingdom, the number of factually correct and insightful statements appearing these past few months in published reports about the country, and about the special ties between Riyadh and Washington, has been much less than one might imagine. Many Americans and Saudi Arabians, together with others proud to count themselves as the allies and strategic partners of both, have been taken aback by the shrillness of the media's unrelenting attacks. They also find the nature and extent of the smear campaign unprecedented and mean-spirited. Harming the Relationship The anger and confusion of many Americans that stems from the fact that 15 of the 19 September 11 attackers came from one particular area of the Kingdom is natural and understandable. Even so, large numbers of American and Saudi Arabian analysts believe that such a concerted action to harm the relationship, coming as it has mainly from within the United States, has gone on for far too long and that its continuance serves the interests of neither country. Fortunately for the overall relationship, and fortunately also for the broad commonality and complementarity of U.S. and Saudi Arabian strategic, economic, political, commercial, defense, and developmental objectives, the American media's broadsides have not unduly affected the relationship at the government-to-government level. Notwithstanding the inaccurate and irresponsible statements emanating from various political pundits and some Members of Congress, as well as from classified information leaked by Pentagon sources that would suggest the contrary, the relationship between the two countries' executive branches, at its core, is sound. The Media's Abdication of Responsibility and Accountability However, the impact of the hostile commentary and false statements appearing in much of the media's op-ed pages, weekly journals, and television and radio talk shows has been and continues to be quite another matter. In these arenas of public discourse, many publishers and editors responsible for elementary fact-checking, and for discounting the patent bias of authors on matters pertaining to a relationship as important as the one between these two countries, appear to have taken leave of their senses. Certainly as far as honoring the ordinary norms of responsibility is concerned, these canons of media integrity appear in many instances to be conspicuous by their absence. Many will emphasize the fact that the phenomenon of various segments among the U.S. media, political pundits, and Congressional leaders appearing to delight in expressing contentious viewpoints and inaccurate statements about the relationships between the United States and other nations is hardly new. Others will point out that one can hardly claim that the ties between any two countries, and particularly two such as these with their out-sized roles in regional and world affairs, are bereft of blemish. But neither of these two points is of concern here. Rather, the point at issue has another, quite different frame of reference. It is that any sustained depiction of reality in the multifaceted web of mutual benefits between these two global giants that is consistently inaccurate and negative, is likely, if left uncountered over time, to carry with it the potential for much damage. The Issues This is the context for GulfWire presenting a collection of recent and ongoing official U.S. and Saudi Arabian statements, together with other commentary and remarks by the two countries' top leaders, on most of the issues that have been and remain in the media's line of sight. The purpose is to provide a source of information and reference that would not otherwise be readily available on what high-ranking American and Saudi Arabian leaders have and have not said on the topics in question. The greatest number of false and misleading statements and analyses that continue to appear in the American media in this instance relate to the following: o the extent to which the Kingdom has or has not condemned terrorism; o the status of U.S.-Saudi Arabian investigations of the September 11 terrorist attacks; o the Saudi Arabian-U.S. relationship; o the allegation of Saudi funding for terrorism; o the identification and freezing of terrorism's financial assets; o the question of Saudi Arabian support for Osama bin Laden; o the Kingdom's education system and anti-Americanism; and o the question of stability in Saudi Arabia. The documentation herein relates not only to an official institution from which commentary regarding these issues and questions has emanated but, also, the date of its publication. It also is linked to what is regarded by many as the most authoritative individual sources of American and Saudi Arabian responses to these and related issues. The material covers most of the frequently asked questions since September 11 and continuing through mid-January. Regarding each of the topics under review, the Kingdom's position on the issue or question in dispute is presented first, followed by documentation of statements from one or more American officials in response. I. ON SAUDI ARABIAN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES THE KINGDOM'S POSITION … Saudi Arabia's position is that it is fully cooperating with the United States and the international coalition against terrorism. Numerous Saudi Arabian leaders, including virtually all of the country's top officials, say that the Kingdom is engaged in and assigns the highest priority to such cooperation because the country and its people have been victims of terrorism. The country's leadership typically adds that it does so because its Islamic faith and culture rejects terrorism in all its forms. The Kingdom's senior officials point out that the United States President, the Secretary of state, the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council Advisor, and the Secretary of the Treasury have all publicly and unequivocally stated that Saudi Arabia has been very cooperative in the fight against terrorism, and that it has done everything it was asked to do. …AND THE DOCUMENTATION OF AMERICAN OFFICIALS' STATEMENTS "We've had a very constructive dialogue with Saudi Arabia on a wide range of issues, including this terrorist financing effort, and as you are aware, we' re very satisfied with the level of Saudi cooperation." Source: Philip Reeker, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, December 7, 2001 * * * "The Saudis have been very responsive to our …requests." Source: Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary of the Treasury, November 7, 2001. * * * "… [H]e [President Bush] is very pleased with the Kingdom's contribution to the [war] efforts… Press articles citing differences between the United States and Saudi Arabia are simply incorrect." Source: Unnamed White House Spokesman, by David Ignatius, "Fretting over the Saudis," Washington Post, November 4, 2001. * * * "We have a very good relationship with the Saudis. We will continue to work with them in as cooperative a fashion as possible as we go forward." Source: Victoria Clarke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, January 18, 2002. * * * "Secretary Rumsfeld… was very pleased and appreciative of the agreement on the part of the Saudis to provide assistance." Source: Rear Admiral Craig Quigley, U.S. Department of Defense, October 4, 2001. * * * "We have gotten very, very good cooperation in the military area… There is a joint operations center up and running. There is a whole lot of cooperation going on." Source: Unnamed Senior U.S. Department of State Official, as quoted by Nicholas Kralev in "Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties with Taliban," in the Washington Times, September 26, 2001. * * * "[W]e've had very good cooperation with the Saudi government [and] excellent cooperation in the military area." Source: Richard Boucher, Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, September 24, 2001. * * * "The Saudis have been responsive on all of the things that we have asked them to do." Source: Colin Powell, Secretary of State, October 3, 2001 * * * "As far as the Saudi Arabians go, …they've been nothing but cooperative." Source: President George W. Bush, September 24, 2001 * * * II. ON SAUDI ARABIAN SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM THE KINGDOM'S POSITION … Crown Prince Abdullah recently described Saudi Arabian-United States' ties as "excellent." Cooperation and support remains very high at all levels, particularly in military, diplomatic, and economic affairs. The Kingdom does, however, continue to have concerns with regard to American policy towards the Middle East, and it continues to urge the United States to become more involved in efforts to bring peace to the region. In some of his more recent statements on this subject, the Crown Prince expressed a belief in being honest and sincere with one's friends. To this end, he indicated that the Kingdom strongly believes that America's disengagement from the peace process is harmful to its credibility and dangerous for the region. The Crown Prince has repeatedly pointed out that the Kingdom has been a loyal friend and ally of the United States for over six decades. He and all the country's top leaders have emphasized that the two countries have very strong ties, and, from their side, they intend to keep it this way and, in so doing, remain committed to the fight against terrorism. …AND THE DOCUMENTATION OF AMERICAN OFFICIAL POSITIONS AND STATEMENTS "The Saudis have been good hosts and our troops have been good guests. I know that Secretary Rumsfeld is constantly looking at the footprint of what forces we have out there, but in my conversations with the Saudi leaders, just about four or five days ago with Prince Saud, I've had no suggestions that they were about to ask us to leave." Source: Colin Powell, Secretary of State, on ABC TV's "This Week," January 20, 2002 * * * "We expressed a great appreciation for the cooperation we have enjoyed for many years, and we expect to enjoy good cooperation and very good relations well into the indefinite future." Source: Lincoln Bloomfield, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Statement to the Associated Press, January 20, 2002. * * * "The President believes the current arrangements are working and working well. [He] thanked Saudi Arabia for their friendship, cooperation, and help, and emphasized the mutual goal of bringing peace to the Middle East." Source: Ari Fleischer, White House Press Secretary, January 18, 2002 * * * "… Saudi Arabia has been a moderate Arab regime that has been friendly with the United States …[W]e have been able to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in a way that has assisted us, for example in conducting the war against Iraq, when Iraq invaded Kuwait. And we do have some forces that are there now that enable us to fly aircraft and contribute to peace and stability in the region." Source: Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" * * * "The Saudis are cooperating quietly. …The bilateral relationship has long been based on give-and-take." Source: Brent Scowcroft, Chairman, Foreign Intelligence Board, Bush Administration, and former National Security Adviser in the Administration of President George Herbert Walker Bush, as quoted in Karen deYoung, "Saudis Seethe Over Media Reports on Anti-Terror Effort," Washington Post, November 6, 2001. * * * GulfWire comment: Gulf Wire's publisher was present at the Gulf Cooperation Council's 21st Heads of State Summit in Oman on December 30, 2001. On that occasion, each of the six GCC member-states' heads of delegation could hardly have been clearer in their condemnation of terrorism. The host, Sultan Qaboos, the Ruler of Oman, opened the summit with a statement that could not have been more forceful regarding the subject. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah's remarks were just as strong: "It is the duty of all Muslims," he said, "to unequivocally condemn all terrorist acts clearly and without any vagueness and to condemn all who support them." The UAE's Shaikh Maktum, Bahrain's Shaikh Hamad, Qatar's Shaikh Hamad, and Kuwait's Shaikh Sabah all voiced nearly identical sentiments. A nuanced difference between Saudi Arabia's and the U.S. government's condemnation of terrorism is as follows. Whereas Riyadh has condemned the phenomenon of terrorism without any reservations, it has also sought to call attention to the need to prevent the seeds of terrorism from taking root, and the necessity to address effectively the source of issues that sustain terrorism. In contrast, the number of U.S. pronouncements implying, let alone explicitly recognizing, any linkage whatsoever between cause and effect as regards acts of terrorism in the region have been exceptionally few in number. Indeed, taken at their face value, one could be forgiven for concluding that the statements of more than a few U.S. officials would have the world, and certainly the American people, believe that there is no need to need to reassess, let alone repair, the substantive content of any U.S. policies towards Arabs, Middle Easterners, or Muslims. This is because, in the eyes of these officials, there is nothing wrong with the policies. One Congressional leader, in remarks made to GulfWire's publisher, whom the leader called to consult after the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, could have hardly been clearer on this point. "At most," he said, "we are going to put all our energies and efforts into finding a way to get our message across better. We are not going to deal with the substance of the policy. That's just [no reverse pun intended] reality – it 's not going to happen, not in a thousand years. We're looking for technical ways to fix the format." III. ON ALLEGED SAUDI FUNDING FOR TERRORISM …THE KINGDOM'S POSITION Crown Prince Abdullah has stated unequivocally, "No honorable person would accept terrorism." Countless Saudi Arabian officials have spoken for the record in stating that the Kingdom does not support or contribute to terrorism, adding that it never has, and never will. A common refrain by one official after another is that, "terrorism is against our religion and culture, and we have been victims of it for the past four decades." Officials have also been increasingly at pains to point out that all financial transactions are monitored to ensure that no money goes to "evildoers." The U.S. Treasury Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, and other key U.S. officials have publicly said that Saudi Arabia has frozen assets and cooperated fully in this matter. …AND THE DOCUMENTATION OF AMERICAN POSITIONS AND STATEMENTS "The Secretary [of State] indicated way back on November 7th that Saudi Arabia has been prominent among the countries acting against the accounts of terrorist organizations, and like so many other countries taking action in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1333," Source: Philip Reeeker, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, State Department News Briefing, December 3, 2001 * * * "Saudi Arabia has been prominent among the countries acting against the accounts of terrorist organizations … and I am delighted that Saudi Arabia … has just ratified [the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism]." Source: Colin Powell, Secretary of State, November 7, 2001 * * * "Al-Qaeda is directed first and foremost at the overthrow of the Saudi monarchy …You can be [damn] sure that any Al-Qaeda operative is on the Saudi wanted list and that any senior operative is high on that list." Source: Chas W. Freeman, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, as quoted in Peter Stone, "The Saudi Problem," National Journal, October 6, 2001. * * * IV.ON SAUDI ARABIA'S FREEZING OF ASSETS …THE KINGDOM'S POSITION Saudi Arabia has been at the forefront of international efforts in fighting terrorism and in the increasingly global attempts to combat money-laundering activities. Recently, the Kingdom joined Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the G-20 countries in order to develop an aggressive action plan directed at the routing out and freezing of terrorist assets worldwide. The President of the United States and the Department of State have said repeatedly that Saudi Arabia's cooperation on the financial front has been excellent and that there is nothing that the U.S. has asked for that it has not gotten from Saudi Arabia. …AND THE DOCUMENTATION OF AMERICAN POSITIONS AND STATEMENTS "…We understand that the Saudi Central bank has issued instructions to banks in Saudi Arabia to look for and freeze accounts listed by the U.N. Security Council Sanctions Committee, and we remain very pleased with the cooperation and work we have had together with the Saudis on this matter." Source: Philip Reeker, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, State Department News Briefing, December 3, 2001 * * * "Saudi Arabia has been prominent among the countries acting against the accounts of terrorist organizations. Like many countries, they are taking actions in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1333, which calls on all UN members to freeze accounts listed by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee that are linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, or to the Taliban." Source: Richard Boucher, Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, State Department Press Conference, November 27, 2001. * * * "Saudi Arabia has been helpful across the board in areas dealing with financing [and] the President is very pleased with the cooperation of the Saudi government." Source: Ari Fleischer, White House Press Secretary, White House Press Briefing, November 19, 2001. GulfWire comment: One of the inevitable but unfortunate byproducts resulting from the freezing of various charitable accounts has been the mirror image of the saying, "Be careful that you do not throw the baby out with the bath water." That is, in several instances, the act of freezing entire charities' funds in the course of plugging the holes here and there through which moneys did find their way to terrorist groups has not been without severe unintentional damage. The victims: countless innocents and people who live in exceptionally dire circumstances requiring humanitarian assistance. It so happens that the conduits through which varying amounts of charitable contributions were being siphoned surreptitiously to "evildoers" are the same conduits through which badly needed life-sustaining assistance, until the freezing of funds in such charities, was reaching the most destitute of the poor and downtrodden, including no end of widows, orphans, and several handicapped children in such places as Bosnia, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Chechnya, Palestine, and Lebanon. An Arab colleague of this writer, who is friend of one of the increasing number of Muslim philanthropists affected by the freezing of charitable accounts put it this way. "My charitable friend is devastated by what has happened. It is true that some of the funds he directed to charitable purposes ended up where they was not supposed to go, but, overall, it was determined that the amount in question was but a tiny fraction of the funds that now stand frozen, for how long, no one knows. "I know for a fact that he has for years been helping some 80 people who have no other form of support but his generosity upon which to live. One of the people on his staff was a Palestinian, who it turns out, when my friend and our government looked into the matter, was discovered to have channeled some of money raised by the charity to people associated with Hamas. "But he was the only one to have done so, and although the amounts were not large, indeed they were not noticed for a very long time, the charity's entire account has been frozen until further notice. Leave aside the question that, in his mind, and many others, Hamas is not just all about fighting and weapons. It engages in a lot of social welfare projects that benefit widows and children who have lost their fathers and increasing numbers of others that have been maimed for life. "As a result of the entire charity's funds being frozen, now no one is being helped. And my friend's story is not unique. Others, too, are finding out what you Americans say about 'a single bad apple spoils the entire barrel'. I find my philanthropist friend and others asking, 'Where is the freezing of funds among Catholic charities in the United States?' We have been reading for decades that a substantial portion of the money spent to sustain the Irish Republican Army (IRA) has its origins in these American charities.' Where is there a comparable American, British, or Irish crackdown on these groups'?" A more telling example was brought home to this writer today. A friend from a GCC country related the story of a young woman, 17 years old, studying in the United States on a scholarship provided by her country's head of state. The woman, an outstanding student from a family of exceptionally limited means, happens to have a last name that is vaguely similar to the name of a charity whose funds were frozen as a result of U.S. Treasury decisions four months ago. The family has nothing whatsoever to do with the charity whose funds have been frozen and, indeed, lives in a different country from the home base of the charity. No matter. A bureaucrat felt her last name was too close to the name of the banned charity, and all moneys sent to her in her name have been frozen indefinitely. She has no money, nor does her family, for her basic rent, food, or other basic living expenses. V. ON SAUDI ARABIAN SUPPORT FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN THE KINGDOM'S POSITION …, [The following is a close paraphrasing of statements from many different sources]. "Osama bin Laden is a dissenter who has taken the side of evil. His citizenship was revoked in the early 1990s on account of his irresponsible acts. As a nation, we are horrified by his actions, and we reject what he and his followers stand for. They are deviants and criminals whose actions we strongly reject. People must understand that we are also victims of Osama bin Laden's terrorist acts." …AND THE DOCUMENTATION OF AN AMERICAN POSITION, "Osama bin Laden … will not rest until every Arab leader who is even moderately pro-American is displaced and killed, including the entire Saudi royal family …We must stand by our friends in the Middle East and show that we cannot be controlled by terrorists." Source: Representative Brad Sherman (Democrat-California); Statement in the Congressional Record, H5922, September 21, 2001. * * * AS WELL AS A SAUDI ARABIAN POSITION, "As a human community, we must be vigilant and careful to oppose these pernicious and shameless evils, which are not justified by any sane logic, nor by the religion of Islam." Source: Shaikh Salih Al-Luhaydan, Chairman, Supreme Judicial Council * * * AND THE POSITION OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE [THE 57 ISLAMIC COUNTRIES' LARGEST INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION]. "The cruel acts are rejected by all human principles and religions; moreover, islam rejects the killing of innocent people." Source: H.E. Dr. Abdalwahid Belkaziz, Secretary General, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Statement of September 14, 2001 * * * VI. ON THE SAUDI ARABIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND ANTI-AMERICANISM THE KINGDOM'S POSITION … One Saudi Arabian official after another has stated that the Kingdom's educational system does not teach anti-American doctrines and hatred of the West. "Over the past sixty years, tens of thousands of Americans have lived in Saudi Arabia among the country's citizenry. There has not been one hate crime against any of them. "Islam teaches peace, amicability, and tolerance, not violence and hatred. As Saudi Arabians and Muslims, we wish to establish friendly relations that serve mutual interests in all spheres. "The involvement of the Kingdom's citizens in the September 11 acts of terrorism was shocking to almost all Saudi Arabians. It is important to understand that these individuals were deviants and criminals. They do not represent the people of Saudi Arabia or Islam any more than [The late Rev.] Jim Jones or Branch Davidians represent America or Christianity." …AND DOCUMENTATION OF SAUDI ARABIAN POSITIONS AND STATEMENTS "Any attack on innocent people is unlawful and contrary to Shar'iah [Islamic law]. Muslims must safeguard the lives, honor, and property of non-Muslims, who are under their protection and with whom they have concluded peace agreements. Attacking them contradicts Shar'iah." Source: Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdallah Al-Subail, Imam of the Grand Mosque of Makkah and Member of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars, December 4, 2001 * * * "The recent developments in the United States constitute a form of injustice that is not tolerated by Islam, which views them as gross crimes an sinful acts." Source: Shaikh 'Abdalaziz Ahl Al-Shaikh, Chairman, Council of Senior Islamic Scholars * * * GulfWire comment: GulfWire's publisher was in Saudi Arabia on several different occasions for extended periods in 2000-2001. The Al-Aqsa Intifada raged the entire time. The Kingdom's television networks, along with those of other Arab countries, British Broadcasting Corporation, and the French, German, Italian, and other channels all regularly conveyed a fuller, far more accurate, and overall quite different account of the Palestinian Uprising than the American media, a fact which Americans from all walks of life who reside and work in the Kingdom readily acknowledged. This point has not been lost among many in the region who have grown accustomed to many Americans railing against the lack of an Arab "free press." It also begged the question, with regard to international coverage of the Intifada, then as now, as to whose press – America's or the rest of the world's -- was freest, or, conversely, least free. In the aftermath of September 11, the same question of basic freedoms of American versus Arab media expression on this particular issue, which remains one of profound and pervasive importance to millions of people from one end of the region to another, resurfaced and returned to the limelight. It came back into play in reaction to official United States pressure on regional Arab media networks to "tone down" their reporting of the horrors visited upon their fellow Arabs resisting an illegal foreign military occupation. In reaction to the almost daily depictions of carnage inflicted by American manufactured weaponry upon a people lawfully resisting the Israeli occupation, and the depiction of the occupier's suffering as well, the manner in which people at the time processed and dealt with their pain and sense of helplessness differed from one to another. But there is no doubt that U.S. actions in the form of vetoing UN resolutions designed to protect innocent civilians from being harmed, and U.S. inaction in response to the use to which the occupier put its American-made weaponry in an effort to crush the rebellion, had its own very negative and far-reaching effects. Not least, the actions and inaction combined to produce anger and anti-Israeli and anti-American feelings in many Arabs and Muslims, among them teachers and students alike, and not just in Saudi Arabia but all over the world, and on a scale not witnessed in quite some time. As one parent active in teacher-student affairs in a school at which one of their children study said to this writer, "It is easy to make the case that the mounting animosity towards the United States among ordinary people in this region is the result first and foremost of U.S. policies towards the Palestinian Question, followed by its policies towards Iraq that have had the effect of strengthening the Iraqi regime while doing nothing to endear the Iraqi people, especially those that live in the central region and in the south, to the United States government. "It is far more difficult to argue successfully, if at all, that the root of such feelings derives from either the curricula or method of teaching in either our or any of our neighbors' educational systems. We would be the first to acknowledge that our educational systems are badly in need of reform. But the reasons are related to the fact that they are presently ill-suited to prepare our youth for gainful employment or challenging jobs in an increasingly market-oriented economy. The need for reform has next to nothing to do with how people view Americans and the United States. The need for reforms on that front is the responsibility of Americans and the United States. "It is understandable that many in the United States would want to deny any linkage, direct or indirect, between what the U.S. has done and not done on issues related to the Palestine Question, which is a matter of great moral, emotional, and religious importance not only to millions in this region, but to hundreds of millions of other people worldwide. "But for the American leadership to do so in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary – ask any U.S. official here, and they will acknowledge that they have lost the 'information campaign' in this part of the world -- is the height of self-deception." Of interest in this regard are the views that Saudi Arabians who specialize in the government and politics of the United States have about an important aspect of the American system of education. They point out, for example, that in a country of 280 million people, the number of American specialists on the GCC countries outside the governmental sectors of defense, diplomacy, and intelligence is hardly more than a dozen. Rounding them to the nearest even number, there are no American full-time academic, empirical specialists on Iraq, barely two each on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, perhaps four on Oman, and, if one is generous in one's estimation, fewer than five with regard to Saudi Arabia. That this has been the output of the American education system to date is more than information of interest. The impact has important national security and related implications for American interests in one of the world 's most vital sub-region. That the effect is to impair American capabilities in the one region of the world to which the United States has mobilized and deployed more of its armed forces and expended more of its treasury than other single place on the planet twice in the past decade and a half is, in the minds of many, an appalling statistic. VII. ON STABILITY IN SAUDI ARABIA THE KINGDOM'S POSITION … The Saudi government has been in existence for almost three hundred years, [i.e., roughly forty years longer than the U.S. government]. It is part and parcel of its culture, environment, and habitat. [Paraphrasing Saudi Arabian officials and prominent private sector leaders appearing on talk shows and on panels and off-camera interviews at the recent annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in New York:] "Are we perfect? Of course not, but then who is? Do we strive to be better? Of course we do. We are normal people trying to lead normal lives, just like you." "Over the past six decades, many have predicted our demise: at times we have been accused of being 'too backwards, at times too religious, at times too wealthy, at times too poor'. Sometimes we are said to have 'too few' people, at other times 'too many'. The only constant in all of this is that these predictions have all been proven wrong, and that, despite the naysayers and the doomsdayers, the Kingdom has continued to develop, prosper, and become a stronger nation. "The goal of the Saudi government is to take care of its people, and to create an environment in which they can lead productive, useful lives. Our achievements speak for themselves: over the past thirty years alone, we have invested $1.2 trillion to transform our country from a sandbox into a modern, viable nation. We have succeeded while others have predicted our demise. Have we made mistakes along the way? Of course we have, but we have learned from them." * * * Note: Subsequent GulfWire reports will carry the documentation on these and related topics forward through the Crown Prince's proposal that Arab countries normalize relations with Israel in exchange for full Israel withdrawal from Palestinian and Syrian territories occupied since the June 1967 war – territories that UN Secretary General Kofi Anan, in an unusually strong statement issued last week, acknowledged to be illegal; the current high-profile visit to the Kingdom and other Middle Eastern countries by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney; and the forthcoming Arab Heads of State Summit scheduled for the end of this month in Beirut. * * * Dr. John Duke Anthony is President and CEO, National Council on U.S. Arab-Relations; Secretary, U.S.-GCC Corporate Cooperation Committee; and Publisher of GulfWire. All three are Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations dedicated to educating Americans and others about the Arab countries, the Middle East, and the Islamic world.
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Debate over Missouri nuclear legislation heats up
A former federal nuclear regulator said Tuesday that reversing existing Missouri law would raise electric bills for business and residential customers and reduce the money available for creating jobs and spurring economic development.
Senator stalls Missouri development chief approval
Sen. Scott Rupp, R-Wentzville, filibustered the confirmation of Gov. Jay Nixon's economic development director on Wednesday citing concerns about her position on illegal immigration.
Missouri panel seeks maximum cut of stimulus money
Business and government leaders who are Gov. Jay Nixon's economic stimulus council met Wednesday to discuss Missouri's best options.
National Guard to honor 2 fallen soldiers
Staff Sgt. Brad Skelton and Sgt. Matthew Straughter will be honored for their military service on Friday at the Ike Skelton Training Site.
MoDOT chief pushes for tougher seat belt law
Missouri Transportation Director Pete Rahn said he thinks a stricter seat belt violation law could help save lives. In the past four years, 2,183 people died in Missouri traffic accidents while not wearing seat belts.
Amtrak KC-St. Louis reaches high on-time rate
Amtrak trains going from Kansas City to St. Louis reached a 96 percent on-time rate in January, its highest to date. The Missouri Department of Transportation attributes this to better dispatching and $400 million in track repairs.
Dozens return home after propane leak
About 70 Washington families were evacuated Tuesday after a five-mile leak in a propane pipeline. Emergency responders and repair crews waited for the line to flush itself out before allowing families to return home Wednesday morning.
Man gets year in paddlefish egg case
A former Shell Knob man has been sentenced to one year in prison for harvesting paddlefish eggs from illegal nets at Table Rock Lake and selling the caviar in Tennessee.
Memorial walkway planned for Kirkwood shooting victims
The St. Louis suburb is planning a memorial walkway with six benches to remember those slain in a City Hall shooting a year ago.
Missouri public safety groups stress need for better radio system
On Tuesday, representatives from different state law enforcement agencies urged members of the House Public Safety and Corrections Appropriations Committee to find money to fund the system.
UPDATE: Carnahan enters Senate race to succeed Bond
Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, a Democrat, became the first candidate from either party to officially enter the race after Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced he will not seek reelection in 2010.
UPDATE: Many in southern Missouri still lack power after storm
It could take 45 days to rebuild southern Missouri's electrical infrastructure, but the Missouri National Guard and other organizations are making wellness checks and transporting people to shelters.
UPDATE: Koster investigates Office Depot over school supply contracts
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced the investigation Tuesday following similar probes in other states.
Almost 18 percent of homes sold at a loss in 2008
Americans lost more in home values in the fourth quarter of 2008 alone than in all of 2007, according to a national real estate survey released Tuesday.
Carnahan announces candidacy for U.S. Senate
Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, a Democrat, is the first member of either party to officially enter the Senate race after Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced last month that he will not seek re-election.
UPDATE: Former Gov. Blunt to work at Washington lobbying firm
Matt Blunt will split his time between Washington, D.C., and Missouri.
After ice storm, about 28,000 Missourians still without power
A state official says out-of-state crews may not arrive for a week, and rebuilding the electric grid could take more than a month.
Koster investigates Office Depot over school supply contracts
Following the lead of Florida and North Carolina, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is investigating Office Depot over allegations of overpricing government contracts for school supplies.
Former Missouri governor Blunt to work at Washington lobby firm
Matt Blunt, who left the governor's office in January, is now working as a senior policy adviser and business development consultant for Cassidy & Associates.
30,000 Missourians still without power
The Missouri National Guard has been going door to door to check on residents of New Madrid County, who are among those who were hit the hardest by the storm.


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Read this summary available in 4 languages explaining in a comprehensive way the recent opinion and the world of electromagnetic fields.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Туберкулоза
The Commission is launching today a series of roundtable meetings with stakeholders, aiming at informing on the impact assessment process on the criteria to identify endocrine disruptors
On World TB day, Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, rallies support for a holistic approach to eliminate TB as a public health problem in the EU and worldwide.
The Commission presents Forum's revised objectives and the new communication mechanism to health stakeholders.
On 17 March, Commissioner Andriukaitis visited EMA for the first time, on the eve of the Agency's 20 year anniversary.
Italian Minister of Health Beatrice Lorenzin and DG Sante Public Health Acting Director John Ryan were among the high-level speakers at this conference, where topics included everything from measles and influenza to barriers to vaccine acceptance.
The European Commission organises thematic 'Sandpits' at the summit, touching on subjects like integrated care, nutrition to prevent frailty, the role of pharmacies, health care professionals' preparedness and sustainable health systems.
The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks concluded that current scientific research does not link any adverse health problems with EMF exposure within the limits suggested by EU legislation. This includes EMF emissions from mobile phones, WiFi, appliances and power lines.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Активен живот на възрастните хора и остаряване в добро здраве
The European Union is organising a high-level conference co-chaired by the EU, UN, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, the AU and ECOWAS. The EU is providing substantial support in development cooperation to the Ebola-affected countries to stabilise and assist them in recovering from the crisis and beyond.
EU and ECDC experts will present the ECDC Framework Action Plan to Fight Tuberculosis in the EU and the key EU actions on TB prevention and control funded under the Health Programme 2008-2013. This will pave the way to future actions under the 3rd Health Programme to tackle Tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug resistant TB.
At the European Commission, we take an integrated approach to further improve the access and equity to prevention, diagnosis and treatment for patients suffering from a rare disease throughout the European Union.
This opinion of the Scientific Committee on Emerging and newly identified risks assesses the safety of the use of bisphenol A in medical devices, provides limit values for BPA release from medical devices and identifies patient group, e.g. infants, pregnant and breastfeeding women who would be particularly at risk.
The Commission publishes a progress report on its five year Action Plan Against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The Plan takes a holistic approach and sets out 12 concrete actions both in the human and the veterinary field.
Interested parties are invited to provide comments on this preliminary opinion of the Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in Health (EXPH). The consultation will run until 8 April 2015 via the EXPH website
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Здравословна среда
The "Comparative efficiency of health systems, corrected for selected lifestyle factors" study aims to gain insight into the efficiency of the health systems in EU countries, whilst taking into account intrinsic differences in population conditions between them. Covering the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway, led by RIVM, the study was requested by the Commission, who also funded the project.
The Opinion assesses the safety of migration limits for chromium VI in toys or components of toys in view of new available evidence, in particular, with regard to potential carcinogenic effects of chromium VI. Read also the easy to read fact sheet on this topic (available in 4 languages)
Hip implants can give people their mobility back. But, do they come with risks? Read this easy-to-read summary of the SCENIHR Opinion on "The safety of Metal-on-Metal joint replacements with a particular focus on hip implants" (available in 4 languages).
Requested by the Commission, this joint report by the European Medicines Agency, the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control provides an unprecedented global view of the growing threat posed by antimicrobial resistance.
Today, the EU legal framework for medicinal products for human use guarantees high standards of quality and safety of medicinal products, while promoting the good functioning of the internal market with measures that encourage innovation and competiveness.
SINPHONIE, an EU-funded research project on indoor air quality in EU schools, and its impact on children's health, has published conclusions and guidelines for maintaining good air quality. They are expected to contribute to healthier school environments in Europe.
This workshop presents results from projects and joint actions co-funded under the 2nd EU Health Programme and promotes the exchange of knowledge and best practices between eight Member States. It is organised by the Commission, CHAFEA and the Dutch Health Ministry.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Световно здравеопазване
Учени изследват потенциала и рисковете, които крие синтетичната биология
The guidance published by the Commission and the Scientific Committee on Emerging Newly Identified Health Risks provides information on how to evaluate the risk when a nanomaterial is used in a medical device. It includes input from the recent public consultation.
This EC-commissioned study looks at how the availability of information affects patients choices about healthcare in another EU Member State in the context of the Directive adopted in 2011.
This opinion answers the questions regarding the implications of likely developments in SynBio on human and non-human animal health and the environment and determining whether existing health and environmental risk assessment practices of the European Union for GMOs are adequate for SynBio.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Здравето накратко
Many health risks are more common among lower socio-economic groups, and have been shown to cause considerable health inequalities. This study describes the impact of tobacco control policies on socio-demographic groups in Europe.
Health experts and ministers from the European Commission, the WHO, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Britain, Canada and the US met on 11 December to discuss collective preparedness and response to various types of health threats, including Ebola.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" – Психично здраве
Discover latest information on health and health systems in 35 European countries, including all European Union member states, candidate countries and EFTA countries. The selection of indicators is largely based on the European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) shortlist, developed by the European Commission and is complemented by additional OECD indicators.
The conference will present the results from several actions co-funded under the 2nd Health Programme from the field of rare diseases and foster the exchange of knowledge and best practices between European experts and countries.
DG Health and Consumers has launched a call for expression of interest to appoint experts who will assist the work of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). They are appointed in their personal capacity as external experts in the working groups of the SCCS.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — ХИВ/СПИН
The 5th edition will take place on 26 November 2014 in Brussels, with 37 journalists from 20 countries. Among the speakers, key European experts will present transplantation activities from different perspectives, while several patients and donors will deliver personal testimonies.
National health systems are moving towards electronic systems for medical prescriptions. The Commission and EU countries have a common goal to ensure that these electronic prescriptions can be used safely in another Member State.
Applications can be submitted online until 15/12/2014 to become members of SCOEL in different areas related to occupational chemical risks.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Антимикробна резистентност
The Consumers, Health and Food executive Agency and the Belgian Federal Public Service organise this workshop. Follow the workshop live tomorrow from 10 AM
The new platform enables the rapid exchange of information on the treatment and prevention of the Ebola virus disease brings together the hospitals and physicians from across the European Union.
National authorities responsible for Health Technology Assessments (HTA) adopted a Strategy setting out the framework for European cooperation on HTA.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Сътрудничество в здравеопазването в Средиземноморския регион
Does high-level DEHP-exposure through the use of blood bags, feeding tubes and other medical devices pose any risk to vulnerable groups? Read the preliminary opinion of the Scientific Committee and participate in the public consultation until 30 November 2014.
Lots of concise, free and downloadable health info has just been published online. Topics include EU action related to obesity, cancer, chronic diseases, transplantations and EU public health policy achievements.
This report presents the key activities undertaken since 2009 in the context of EU health policy and other relevant EU policy areas. It summarises the main achievements and links them to the currently launched activities ensuring continuity of EU action on dementia.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Активен живот на възрастните хора и остаряване в добро здраве
Questions and answers on Ebola and health implications for the EU
This publication illustrates the achievements over the past years of this mandate of the European Commission. The successes achieved demonstrate the EC's strong commitment to ensuring the highest level of protection through effective and targeted policies and legislation on health and food safety.
The opinion on Future EU Agenda on Quality of Health Care with a special emphasis on Patient Safety has been adopted at the 9 October plenary meeting of the Expert Panel on investing in Health (EXPH). It includes input from the recent public consultation.
More than a third of all cancers are preventable. The 4th European Code Against Cancer, which has just been launched, aims to help people reduce their risks and live healthier lives in general by providing some simple and newly revised recommendations.
The final Opinion published by the Commission and the Scientific Committee on Emerging Newly Identified Health Risks on "the safety of Metal-on-Metal joint replacements with a particular focus on hip implants" includes input from the recent public consultation.
The European Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) will facilitate the transportation of relief items to West Africa, fund and coordinate if necessary the evacuation of international staff.
Бюлетин Здраве-ЕС — Безопасност на пациентите
The EHFG offers opportunity to exchange information about a broad spectrum of contemporary health issues. DG Health and Consumers will take an active part, presenting sessions and workshops on various topics ranging from health system performance, patient empowerment, scientific advice, physical activity, EU Health Programme 2014–2020, active and healthy ageing and health literacy.
Synthetic Biology's application is full of exciting possibilities, from adapting crops to thrive in barren lands to growing new organs to save the lives of transplant recipients. And yet all unexplored scientific territories pose potential risks, which is why the Scientific Committees, after this opinion on SynBio definition, are preparing two more opinions...
On this occasion, the Commission will present the implementation report on previous work on cancer and the overview of the EU priorities in the field cancer, particularly the CANCON Joint Action and the European Cancer Information System. The 4th edition of the European Code Against Cancer will also be presented.
This EU-financed pilot project is officially being launched in two regions each in Poland and Hungary. It aims to encourage children, older people and pregnant women to eat more fruit and vegetables.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Оценка на здравните технологии
An EU-financed pilot project, "We Love Eating" is officially being launched in seven cities across the EU. This European initiative, takes a fun and upbeat approach to healthy eating. Although aimed at the general public, the project is targeted to three main groups: children, pregnant women and older people.
The new Action Plan focuses on prevention of alcohol-related harm in the fields of youth drinking and binge drinking. The two-year plan (2014 – 2016) is designed to support Member States in reducing alcohol-related harm
'You are what you eat', but evidence just published by the EU Joint Research Centre on the prevention and treatment of age-related diseases suggests that 'you age how you eat' as well.
The Commission and SCENIHR has launched a public consultation, continuing through 16 November 2014, on the preliminary opinion on "The safety of dental amalgam and alternative dental restoration materials for patients and users".
This report presents an overview of the implementation of EU rare diseases strategy to date and takes stock of achievements and lessons learnt. It also examines the need for further action to improve the lives of patients affected by rare diseases and their families.
The EU-funded report examines existing data on the health of Europe's largest ethnic minority and confirms health inequalities, such as the fact that Roma people have shorter life expectancies. The report also examines how this data from Member States were compiled.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Ебола
Interested parties are invited to provide comments on this preliminary opinion of the Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in Health (EXPH). The consultation will run until 21 September 2014 via the EXPH website.
The aim of the opinion is to consider whether a revision of the migration limits for chromium VI in toys, or components of toys, is necessary in view of new available evidence, in particular, with regard to potential carcinogenic effects of chromium VI.
Interested parties are invited to provide comments on the scientific evidence of this preliminary opinion online. The consultation will run until 03 October 2014.
As announced in the First Conference on ERN, a Call for tender has been published in the website of the Consumers, Health and Foods Executive Agency of the Commission (CHAFEA). Deadline: 12 September 2014.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Хранене и затлъстяване при децата
Register for the AIRSAN Network and have open-access to the AIRSAN Bibliography. AIRSAN is a project funded of the Commission Public Health Programme
The opinion on Definition of primary care (with a special emphasis on referral and financing systems) has just been adopted at the 10 July plenary meeting of the EXPH. The opinion was open for comments for eight weeks.
Four opinions have just been adopted by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety during SCCS plenary meeting on 18 June: These Opinions are open for comments for a six-week period (extended due to summer holidays).
Health-EU Special Edition - Scientific Committees. Editorial by Colin R. Janssen Ph.D, Chair of the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks
The Commission has organised a Media Cluster Meeting on HIV/AIDS in Athens. Presentations are now available. Read more...
Some sunscreens contain titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Is it safe to use them? The factsheet explains the opinion of the experts of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS).
The EU logo will help citizens to identify online sellers of medicines legally operating in the EU. Member States have one year to give effect to the provisions of the Implementing Regulation.
The Conference brings together highly specialised healthcare providers, experts, national authorities, decision–makers, and healthcare quality assessment independent bodies in order to exchange information on current best practices on networks and highly specialised care and to discuss the new legal framework on the future model of European Reference Networks.
EPSCO Council, meeting on 19 and 20 June, discussed the actions to restore confidence following the scandal of defective breast implants produced by the French PIP company. These measures were included in the Joint Plan for Immediate Actions under the existing Medical Devices legislation.
On the occasion of the EPSCO Council, Commissioner Borg and a great number of the EU Health Ministers have officially signed the Joint Procurement Agreement of medical countermeasures.
A patient safety report, published today by the European Commission, highlights how the Commission and EU countries are addressing the challenge of patient safety, progress made since 2009 and barriers to overcome to improve patient safety.
Organised by the Commission, the conference brings together policy makers, healthcare organisations, public health professionals, researchers and patient organisations to build on previous work and form a consensus on priorities to prevent and tackle frailty in old age.
The European Commission and its non-food Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) have just published the final opinion on Nanosilver: safety, health and environmental effects and role in antimicrobial resistance, as well as a fact sheet on the subject.
On the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day, Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health, calls on European citizens to regularly donate blood.
The aim of this SCENIHR opinion is to establish what Synthetic Biology is, what is its relationship to the genetic modification of organisms and what are the essential requirements of a science-based, operational definition of "Synthetic Biology". A public consultation has been opened, with written comments welcome until 21 July, 2014.
In addition to an address from Commissioner for Health Tonio Borg and presentations by actors in the field of public health, the Commission will present a report of the actions of the EU Platform for action on diet, physical activity and health.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Здравни системи
The present call for proposals will support interventions related to healthy diet in early years and ageing population. Deadline for proposals: 14/08/2014
A new expert group to provide advice on cancer policy will soon be set up, as stipulated in a Commission Decision which has just been adopted.
Country Specific Recommendations of Health for European Countries have been adopted by the European Commission. This is to be followed next month by the adoption of Council Recommendations.
The Scientific Committee on Health and Environment (SCHER) has just published a Public consultation on the Preliminary Opinion on Potential risks to human health and the environment from the use of calcium cyanamide as fertiliser
The Cross-border Healthcare Directive gives the Commission the mandate to support Member States in developing European Reference Networks between healthcare providers and centres of expertise in EU countries. Two relevant decisions have just come into force.
The work plan is the financing decision for all the actions to be funded under the first year of implementation of the Third Health Programme 2014-2020. The budget is 54 million euros
The Conference will bring together policy makers, healthcare organisations, public health professionals, researchers and patient organisations to flesh out recommendations and guidelines for building a European policy on frailty.
Бюлетин "Здраве ЕС" – Новата преразгледана директива за тютюневите изделия
On the 18th of May, more than 42 000 people, took the start on the 35th edition of the annual 20 kilometres of Brussels run. The European Commission sponsored the race within the Ex-Smokers action and distributed materials aimed at helping smokers quit and become healthy and unstoppable.
The Commission's independent Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks has adopted an update to its 2012 opinion on the safety of Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) Silicone Breast Implants. Read the Opinion in full here.
The aim of the conference is to discuss the state of play on the organisation of highly specialised networks and their members across the EU and to look into the next steps of the deployment process, in preparation for the forthcoming call for European Reference Networks in 2015.
The European Commission and the US Department of Health and Human Services have published a progress report of the Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance. The report outlines the advances made during the TATFAR implementation period of 2011 to 2013, and renews the commitment of US and EU health authorities to pursue specific goals in their joint battle against AMR.
The Guide is the thematic reference for health for the 7-year programming period of structural funds, on the types of health-related actions and investments which these funds can support from 2014.
MERS-CoV represents a new threat to public health. At this stage all primary cases remain associated with transmission in the Arabian Peninsula; but the European Commission and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) are carefully monitoring the situation.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — електронно и мобилно здравеопазване
The Commission reviewed the progress and developments resulting from EU and national initiatives, with the end goal of making more organs available for patients, to improve transplants systems, to increase the quality and safety of transplants and to save lives.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has just issued a traveller advice leaflet on the ongoing outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in Western Africa.
The European Parliament has voted in favour of an EU Regulation on fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities for medicinal products for human use, which lays down the level and structure of these fees.
The legal framework for post-authorisation studies for medical products in the EU was set by legislation in 2010 and 2012; this legislation has now been supplemented by the Commission's Delegated Regulation specifying situations in which these studies are required.
The independent Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety of the European Commission have published their Opinion on the safety of aluminium in cosmetic products.
The agreement was drawn up by the Commission to help EU countries have equitable access and purchasing power for procuring pandemic vaccines and medications. The mechanism should boost EU preparedness for any serious cross-border health threats.
Бюлетин Здраве-ЕС – Награда на ЕС за здравна журналистика
European health systems have to be accessible and able to improve people's health, even and particularly in times of economic challenges. In this Communication the Commission expresses its view on how to help Member States achieve this important goal.
The Summit addressed the medical, social and economic burden of chronic diseases in the EU. Watch the videos of the webstreaming.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Хронични заболявания
This newly updated factsheet is based on the final opinion on dental amalgam, as adopted by the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks in March 2014.
The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks( SCENIHR) launched the call for experts in the area of surgical meshes used in urogynecological surgery who are interested to work for an opinion on this topic. The submission deadline is 10 April.
The report on National Action to Address Child Intentional Injury examines safety measures concerning intentional injury to children by describing the adoption, implementation and enforcement of national level policies in over 25 Member States. This report was funded under the second EU Health Programme.
The European Commission has just launched an Action Plan on HIV/AIDS which prolongs and provides increased focus to existing EU action in this area, building on the achievements of the Action Plan 2009-2013.
These opinions concern the definition of primary care as well its financing and referral systems; the criteria to assess the performance of health systems and thirdly, the evaluation of a study on public-private partnerships in health care delivery.
The Preliminary Opinion on The safety of Metal-on-Metal joint replacements with a particular focus on hip implants has been published for public consultation by the Commission and its independent Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR). The consultation remains open until 25 April 2014.
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Здравна програма на ЕС
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" — Редки болести
The new health programme, with a budget of 449.4 million, has been adopted by the Parliament. Its priorities include stimulating innovation in health, targeting the impact of ageing and chronic illness and reducing health inequalities across the EU. The next step in the process will be adoption by the Council.
Editorial by Linda McAvan, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on the Tobacco Products Directive.
Бюлетин Здраве-ЕС — Директива за фалшифицираните лекарствени продукти
Interested parties are invited to submit any relevant information that could assist the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) in making a safety assessment on the use of silica (nano). All information should be submitted by 31 May 2014.
The Call aims at reinforcing public health institutes in low-income countries, in the area of public health decision- and policy-making. Partnership with public health institutes and stakeholders is encouraged. Deadline for the concept note submission is 17/03/2014.
The European Commission has just launched a new platform, which will improve the safety of patients that undergo blood transfusions.
On the occasion of World Cancer Day, the European Commission presents 10 little known facts about EU action in the field of cancer.
This opinion addresses issues of public concern related to the potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields. Deadline for comments: 16 April 2014.
Бюлетин Здраве-ЕС — Рак
The consultation will run until 26 March 2014. Interested parties are invited to provide comments on the scientific evidence underpinning this preliminary opinion online. This opinion aims to assess whether the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in medical devices could cause any health concerns.
Some 38 organisations from 22 Member States are taking part in the "CHRODIS" Joint Action which just got underway at a kick-off in Madrid. The Joint Action, co-financed by the EU Health Programme, addresses chronic diseases and promotes healthy ageing, focusing in particular on health promotion and disease prevention.
Намаляването на неравнопоставеността в здравеопазването между различните социално-икономически групи и между различните части на ЕС е един от актуалните въпроси пред Европейския съюз днес.
The Recommendation calls on Member States and EEA countries to take action to mitigate the impact of seasonal influenza through national, regional or local action plans or policies and by improving seasonal influenza vaccination coverage.
This December has seen an important milestone reached on one of this Commission's mandates flagship initiatives – the Tobacco Products Directive. The Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement paving the way for a tighter regulation of tobacco products in Europe by 2016.
Creation of a platform of experts in self-care and healthcare. Deadline for application: 28.02.2014
The EU Health Prize for Journalists 2013 has selected its 28 national finalists. During the month of November, a national jury meeting was held in each member state where renowned public health experts and health journalists evaluated all the submissions and decided which article should be appointed to represent their country.
During this meeting Ministers reflected on emerging health security events of the last year and explored collaborative actions to protect the health and safety of the populations, and to strengthen health security globally.
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the above-mentioned preliminary opinion of the SCENIHR, which focused on the use of nanosilver and possible associated health risks
НКВИНЗР: Защита на гражданите от нови здравни рискове
This report provides an outline of new evidence on health inequalities in the European Union (EU) and the policy response to this at EU and national level to health inequalities since 2009. The report confirms significant health inequalities between and within EU Member States. Within this broad picture some indicators of inequality have decreased, some remained constant and others have increased.
You have the right to receive medical treatment in another EU Member State and the right to have your home country cover some or all of the costs.
With nearly 30 000 new cases of HIV reported in the 30 EU and EEA countries in 2012, the European Commission is still actively involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The Forum is hosted by Slovenia's National Institute of Public Health and focuses on the themes of national cancer plans and screening, as well as present and final conclusions by the EPAAC.
The European Commission and its non-food Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks SCHER have published a science fact sheet on 'Environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury from dental amalgam'.
С Европейския ден на осведомеността относно антибиотиците се насърчава разумната употреба на антибиотици в над 40 страни
This conference aims to foster a high level policy debate about how to best scale up innovation within the care systems in response to the demographic challenge and how to create the associated opportunities for new growth and jobs.
The eHealth network has adopted Guidelines to make it possible to share basic health information for a patient across EU borders.
The European Antibiotic Awareness Day is a European health initiative coordinated by ECDC which provides a platform and support for national campaigns on the prudent use of antibiotics during the week of 18 November.
Science fact-sheets explaining the opinions produced by the European Commission's non-food Committees on parabens, methylene glycol, fragrance allergens, nano zinc oxide in sun screens and scanners are now also available in FR, DE and ES. Discover how these products have an impact on your daily life.
Диабет: необходимост от междусекторен подход в политиките на ЕС
This new Decision is an important step forward in improving health security in the European Union and protecting citizens from a wide range of health threats, such as possible future pandemics and serious cross border threats caused by communicable diseases, chemical, biological or environmental events.
Директивата за трансграничното здравно обслужване влиза в сила
'Eyes on Ages - A research on alcohol age limit policies in European Member States'
Each year to keep the organ donation debate alive, the day is organised by a different member state, this year Belgium is the host. To coincide with this the Commision organised journalist workshops on organ donation. All the presentations are now available online.
Tonio Borg, Commissioner for health welcomes the positive vote on the Commission's proposal for the revision of the Tobacco Products proposal which took place on 8th October in the European Parliament.
Световен ден на психичното здраве – 10 октомври 2013 г.
This publication explains what the EU does in the health area, why the EU is involved and what the results are.
Best ever edition! Almost 1000 articles on health issues from the 28 member states! Croatia has successfully joined the competition for the first time. Articles will now be sent to the national juries to select national finalists. The winners will be announced at a special ceremony in April 2014.
A black triangle will start appearing on product information this autumn to encourage reporting of suspected adverse reactions.
Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg stresses how healthy habits early in life can help save you from heart diseases.
Действия на ЕС срещу затлъстяването и за насърчаване на по-здравословен начин на живот
Come and join world renowned DJ, Bob Sinclair at Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels
DG SANCO will host an EU Session on improving access and combating discrimination in health care with a focus on vulnerable groups. Plus there will be an EU health programme 2014–2020 information workshop. Tonio Borg, EU Commissioner for Health and P. Testori Coggi, Director General , will participate.
Become one of the 28 finalists of the EU Health Prize for Journalists and attend the award ceremony where the EU winner will be selected at the European Commission premises in Brussels.
Действия на ЕС срещу затлъстяването и за насърчаване на по-здравословен начин на живот
The award was presented at the European Respiratory Society's annual Congress which gathers around 20 000 healthcare professionals. 'Quit Smoking With Barça' has been recognized specifically for its contribution to improving European lung health and has drawn significant praise from the scientific and medical community across Europe for promoting the lifelong benefits of quitting smoking.
This report describes the main actions that the European Commission has taken to implement its 2009 Communication on health inequalities. It also gives an overview of the size and trends in health inequalities in the EU since 2000.
At an award ceremony in Brussels last night, Quit Smoking With Barça was recognised with a silver Euro EFFIE award for effectiveness in marketing communications.
DG Health and Consumers is pleased to present the new version of the Commission Public Health website. It achieves a double purpose, adapting the design of the website to new internet devices, particularly navigation on smartphones and tablets and integrating the Health-EU Portal and its newsletter.
An 'easy to read' fact-sheet is now available in 4 languages on the Opinion on "nano-form Zinc Oxide in Sunscreens''
Докладът за напредъка по Педиатричния регламент
Рак на кожата: действия на ЕС за информиране и профилактика
По-добра защита на гражданите от трансгранични заплахи за здравето
Специално издание – Научни комитети
На 1 юли 2013 г. Хърватия става 28-та държава ― членка на Европейския съюз
A layman version is now available for the 'Opinion on Fragrance allergens in cosmetic products'.
Награда на ЕС за здравна журналистика Вие сте журналист, интересуващ се от здравни въпроси?
Действия на ЕС за намаляване на привлекателността на тютюнопушенето за младите хора
Право на здраве, право на живот – ХИВ и правата на човека
Седмица на електронното здравеопазване: към по-здрава Европа
Страните от ЕС правят повече за безопасността на пациентите
Страните от ЕС правят повече за безопасността на пациентите
Черният символ ще се придружава от изречение, с което здравните специалисти и пациентите ще бъдат насърчавани да докладват за подозрителни нежелани реакции (странични ефекти), предизвикани от съответния лекарствен пр
Пеги Магуайър от Европейския институт за женско здраве (EIWH) говори за превенцията на рака на белия дроб сред бъдещите поколения, отказването на младите момичета от тютюнопушене и сърдечно-съдовите заболявания при жени
Стратегии за повишаване на ефективността на здравните системи в условията на намалени бюджети за обществено здравеопазване
ЕС: персонализирана медицина, съобразена с генетичните различия
Инвестициите в здравеопазването - приоритет в пакета от мерки за социални инвестиции
Крайният срок за представяне на предложения е 22 март 2013 г.
Здраве на мигрантите и етническите малцинства, включително ромите
Масов скрининг за три вида рак в цяла Европа по препоръка на ЕС
Първа награда за Петр Трешняк от Чехия за статията му "Приключения в отделение 14" за проблемите в областта на психичното здраве
Нов видеоклип показва как ЕС подкрепя различни програми на местно, регионално , национално и европейско равнище с цел насърчаване на по-добро хранене и по-високи нива на физическа активност.
Европейската комисия актуализира законодателните мерки относно производството, представянето и продажбата на тютюневи изделия с цел подобряване на функционирането на вътрешния пазар и по-добра защита на всички евро
Системи за здравеопазване – европейското измерение
В нов доклад са представени ключови показатели за здравето и здравните системи в 35 страни
Кампанията "Откажи пушенето с Барса" е базирана на iCoach - програма за здравни съвети, която предлага на пушачите персонални съвети за отказване от тютюнопушенето от звездите на Барса.
ЕС приветства Хърватия
Оценка на Европейската схема за предлагане на плодове в училищата показва положително въздействие върху храненето на децата
В проект се предлага обща европейска рамка за регламентиране на хигиената на круизните кораби
Помогнете за ограничаване на разпространението на диабета чрез обмен на знания в Европа
Cпециален брой: остаряване в добро здраве
Проектът ORCHIDS – по-ефективни, хуманни и съобразени с интересите на обществеността процедури за масово обеззаразяване от опасни вещества
Проект за регистър на резултатите от всички трансплантации в ЕС
На 22 ноември 2012 г. двуседмичният бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" ще отпразнува своя стотен брой със специално издание. Не го пропускайте! Абонирайте се тук и посочете коя езикова версия желаете да получавате.
Споразумение за фармакологичния надзор ще гарантира по-голяма безопасност на лекарствата за гражданите на ЕС
"Бюлетин Здраве-ЕС" (брой 98) – Фармакологичен надзор – Контрол на безопасността на лекарствата
Проект за повишаване на осведомеността за правата на мигрантите и лицата, търсещи убежище, на лечение и здравни грижи без дискриминация
Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg pays a personal tribute to dementia patients and their caregivers and says that dementia will remain one of the Commissions top health priorities
Барса и Европейската комисия сключват официално партньорство
Проектът Aphekom показва, че продължителното прилагане на ефективни политики на ЕС в областта на замърсяването на въздуха води до значителни ползи за здравето
Бюлетин "Здраве-ЕС" – Споделяне на знания с цел напредък на грижите в областта на деменцията в Европа
Целта на проекта е подобряване на качеството на грижите за преждевременно родени бебета с кратък период на вътреутробно развитие и много ниско тегло при раждане
Бюлетин Здраве-ЕС - Детска имунизация: безопасна и ефикасна превенция
Проектът обръща внимание на притесненията, свързани със затлъстяването на възрастни, като насърчава здравословните хранителни навици на работното място
Финансиран от ЕС проект събира информация за редки болести, за да помага на пациентите
Бюлетин Здраве-ЕС - Нови правила за клиничните изпитвания
Епидемията от затлъстяване сред европейските деца се разраства – една четвърт от учениците в Европа са с наднормено тегло.
Летен сезон: бъдете предпазливи, за да не съжалявате после!
Доклад за предпазването на децата и подрастващите от наранявания
Според проучване тютюнопушенето във филми може да накара подрастващите да възприемат този навик
Бюлетин Здраве-ЕС - Здравето в Европа - онлайн информация и данни
New edition of the EU Health Prize for Journalists is open for submission of articles – deadline 31 July 2012
200 000 младежи от 39 страни разкриват здравното си поведение в проучване на СЗО
'Every blood donor is a hero' – Find out more about donating blood on World Blood Donor Day
EU-funded project helps new Member States to implement successful cervical cancer screening programmes
Find out more about the Comission's anti-tobacco campaign "Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable"
Prevention is key in the fight against cancer
Current daily salt consumption in most European countries is too high says new report
Commission launches Heidi wiki, a tool for sharing, comparing and developing health information across Europe
European Commission celebrates 10 years of Health Programmes
As life expectancy increases, growing old healthily is more important than ever
How sport stadia accross Europe are helping promote a healthy lifestyle
Health is a goal worth achieving for all, but it has also an important role to play in our economy


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Famous people deal with all kinds of bizarre issues that the rest of us don't have to worry about, and Jay Z is getting called out by a 21-year-old aspiring rapper who claims he's his father.
Rymir Satterthwaite insists that the "99 Problems" hitmaker hooked up with his mother in the early 1990s and nine months later he was born. Unfortunately, Satterthwaite says Jay is blocking his ability to make a legal case for paternity.
Kids can be unpredictable, to say the least, and Kim Kardashian couldn't quite contain her 20-month-old daughter North West prior to her husband Kanye West's Yeezus for Adidas presentation at New York Fashion Week on Thursday (February 12).
The E! reality television star was sitting front row with her adorable little lady on her lap when she started to squirm and eventually began a full-scale toddler tantrum.
Honoring one of the most prolific and inspiring musicians of the past century, Beyoncé Knowles performed at the "Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life- An All-Star Grammy Salute" event in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (February 10).
Joined onstage by Ed Sheeran, the "Bootylicious" singer sang "Master Blaster," "Fingertips Part 2" and "Higher Ground" as the audience cheered in approval.
She's the undisputed queen of cell phone selfies and last night (February 8) Kim Kardashian had her iPhone at the ready as she took her seat at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
As luck would have it, the "Disaster Movie" actress was sitting directly in front of super-couple Chrissy Teigen and John Legend so naturally they also made it into a few of Kim's snapshots.
They love their primo courtside seats at the Barclays Arena, but last night (January 22) Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z ended up on the west coast as the Brooklyn Nets took on the Los Angeles Clippers.
The "Single Ladies" songstress and her handsome "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" husband looked to be having a great time at the Staples Center, though the Nets lost 123-84 against the home team.
He's well-connected in the celebrity realm and President Barack Obama first met Beyoncé Knowles and Jay Z back in 2007 during the primary race.
The Commander-in-Chief's personal aide Reggie Love just penned a memoir in which he details the exchange between the then-Senator Obama and the "Crazy in Love" songstress and her "99 Problems" hubby.
Kicking off the week with some sporting fun, Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z showed up at the Brooklyn Nets vs Houston Rockets basketball game last night (January 12) in New York City.
The "Drunk in Love" duo sat courtside and looked to be having a marvelous time as they flirted up a storm and chatted with each other. And of course, the pregnancy rumors kept on coming after Knowles opted to wear a loose-fitting black coat to cover what could be a budding baby bump.
Given their deep pockets and high profiles, it's no wonder Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z elected to enjoy an Icelandic Christmas getaway.
The "Crazy in Love" singer and her rapper hubby posted photographs via Knowles' official website to show their fans all the fun they had. Bey and Jay went for a swim at a hot spring at the Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa before hopping on a snowmobile for a chilly ride with fellow tourists.
Stepping out without their adorable daughter Blue Ivy, Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z grabbed some gourmet grub in Manhattan on Monday (December 22). Both the "99 Problems" rapper and the "Run the World (Girls)" songstress were dressed to impress as they smiled and scurried through a swarm of fans and paparazzi.
Meanwhile, Beyonce's dad Matthew Knowles is having some serious financial problem and has resorted to selling off a bunch of the "Bootylicious" lady's things in a frantic garage sale.
He certainly knows how to own a crowd, and last night (December 14) Justin Timberlake was in top form in Brooklyn, New York City.
The "Like I Love You" singer brought his 20/20 Experience tour to the Big Apple and at one point his good friend Jay Z joined him on stage. Making things even more exciting, Jay's wife Beyoncé Knowles was spotted dancing in the audience with none other than Taylor Swift, who was celebrating her 25th birthday.
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Alpinia roxburghii?
Does anyone know how the leaves of Alpinia roxburghii look like? I bought one plant with this name but cannot find any useful info on how the plant actually looks like. It has fine (1-2 mm wide) cream coloured lines along the nerves of the leaves, looking a bit similar to A. formosana (spelling?). Are there any other Alpinias that have very regular white/cream lines on the leaves (it is not the variegated Shell ginger, I am sure). Anyone having an idea? Thanks.
Well, not much information to go by. It is possible that my plant is indeed A. formosana, maybe it was just incorrectly labelled (but why on earth A. roxburghii). Must have another close look at A. formosana in our local Bot. Garden, maybe mine is identical to theirs.
Although there are about 10 or so different variegated Alpinia, I can't think of any that have the same type variegation as A. formosana. Most have an irregular variegation, not the consistantly thin spaced stripes. The link below has some closeups of the foliage of A. formosana. The Alpinia page has some of the other variegates as well.
Tim Chapman
Here is a link that might be useful: Alpinia formosana