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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Israeli PM Netanyahu pulls out of US nuclear summit

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel has never confirmed or denied that it possesses atomic weapons

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled a visit to the US where he was to attend a summit on nuclear security, Israeli officials say.

Mr Netanyahu made the decision after learning that Egypt and Turkey intended to raise the issue of Israel's presumed nuclear arsenal, media reports said.

Mr Obama is due to host dozens of world leaders at the two-day conference, which begins in Washington on Monday.

Israel has never confirmed or denied that it possesses atomic weapons.

"The prime minister has decided to cancel his trip to Washington to attend the nuclear conference next week, after learning that some countries including Egypt and Turkey plan to say Israel must sign the NPT," Reuters news agency quoted a senior Israeli official as saying.

Israel's Intelligence and Atomic Energy Minister Dan Meridor will take Netanyahu's place in the nuclear summit, Israeli radio said.

More than 40 countries are expected at the meeting, which will focus on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to militant groups

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Israeli reporters said:

There were concerns that Egypt and Turkey would call for Israel to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Along with India, Pakistan and North Korea, Israel is one of just four states that have not signed up to the NPT, which has 189 signatories.

Earlier this week, President Obama unveiled the new Nuclear Posture Review - which narrows the circumstances in which the US would use nuclear weapons - outlining his country's long-term strategy of nuclear disarmament.

On Thursday, the US president and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, signed a landmark nuclear arms treaty in the Czech capital, Prague.

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2 LP bets file disqualification vs Villar over ‘vote-buying’

(Updated 7:50 p.m.) Two Liberal Party (LP) senatorial candidates have filed a disqualification case against Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar Jr. for alleged vote-buying, citing cases of the NP bet distributing cash and awarding scholarships during campaign-related activities.

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Strong Fiesta Cup start for All-Filipino champs Purefoods

Derby Ace took control from the opening tip, weathered a strong Sta. Lucia rally before coasting to an 86-79 win in their debut in the PBA Fiesta Cup at the Astrodome Wednesday night.

New import Lorenzo Wade topscored for the Llamados with 20 points with James Yap and K.G. Canaleta adding 18 each to extend Derby Ace’s winning streak a month after scoring a sweep of Alaska in the Philippine Cup finals.
Canaleta and Roger Yap made consecutive driving lay ups inside the final two minutes to seal the victory for the Llamados, 82-74.
"Our motivation is that we were not the champions in this conference, so we have to continue playing hard," said Canaleta, who also had five rebounds as he filled the void left by the absence of the injured Kerby Raymundo.
"It’s hard to fill in the shoes of Kerby. I’m just going to do what is expected of me," added the former University of the East stalwart in Filipino.
Sta. Lucia dropped their second straight game for a 1-3 card.

Derby Ace's Rico Maierhofer and Sta. Lucia's Gabby Espinas fight for ball possession during their PBA Fiesta Cup game on Wednesday at the Astrodome. GMANews.TV

Anthony Johnson led the Realtors’ losing cause with 26 points, but was never the same again after being accidentally poked in the left eye during a loose ball battle with eight minutes to go in the final quarter and Sta. Lucia trailing by 12.
But Ryan Reyes, former league most valuable player Kelly Williams and Josh Urbiztondo brought Sta. Lucia back in the game, closing to within 76-73 inside the final four minutes of play.
The Realtors even had a chance to cut the deficit further, but Johnson missed his two free throws and Williams was stripped off the ball by Roger Yap, allowing the Llamados to score the insurance baskets.
Further hurting the Realtors’ cause was their 16 missed shots from the foul line. – GMANews.TV

Scores:
Derby Ace 86 – Wade 20, Canaleta 18, Yap J. 18, Artadi 10, Yap R. 6, Maierhofer 4, Allado 4, Simon 2, Pingris 2, Reavis 2, Salvador 0.
Sta. Lucia 79 – Johnson 26, Reyes 12, Williams 12, Urbiztondo 7, Espinas 6, Aquino 6, Custodio 4, Misolas 4, Omolon 2, Pacana 0, Mendoza 0.
Quarter scores: 25-21, 43-36, 63-56, 86-79.

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Kyrgyzstan President Bakiyev refuses to resign

Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was forced to flee the capital Bishkek amid a bloody uprising, has insisted he will not resign.

In a series of interviews, Mr Bakiyev said he was in the south and would not leave. But he accepted he had lost control of the security forces.

The opposition, under ex-foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva, says it has taken full power.

The violent uprising has left 75 people dead and more than 1,000 injured.

Further sustained gunfire was heard after nightfall on Thursday, with Reuters news agency quoting the interior ministry as saying police were battling hundreds of looters.

'Repression and tyranny'

Mr Bakiyev, who came to power in a revolution in the Central Asian state five years ago, fled the bloody clashes in Bishkek on Wednesday reportedly to fly to the city of Osh.

A big role was played by people giving out money, handing out alcohol

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev,
speaking to the BBC

Q&A: Kyrgyzstan unrest

In pictures: Kyrgyzstan revolt

He told BBC Russian he was in southern Kyrgyzstan but would not disclose the exact location.

Mr Bakiyev said he was the legitimate president and condemned the uprising, saying "armed people are strolling the streets of the capital - stealing things, looting and pillaging, killing people. And this new 'interim government'... is completely incapable of imposing order - and they're simply blaming the president for everything."

But he added: "If this so-called 'temporary' government that has appointed itself is prepared to begin negotiation talks, then I'm prepared to listen to them."

In an earlier interview with Russia's Ekho Moskvy radio station he insisted he had "no plans" to leave Kyrgyzstan but admitted: "I don't have any real levers of power."

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Map of Kyrgysztan with key locations

Bishkek: Opposition claim to have control. Protesters still surround government HQ (aka the White House) which has been ransacked and part of it set on fire. Reports of looting in the city.

Osh: President Bakiyev has a support base in the country's second city and is believed to be in Jalal-Abad.

Naryn: Second day of unrest. New opposition governor installed.

Talas: Uprising began here on 6 April. Interior minister beaten up by protesters on 7 April who stormed police HQ and installed new governor.

Border with Kazakhstan is closed.

"Limited operations" at US military base in Manas.

US and Russian nuclear arsenals

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, signed a landmark nuclear arms treaty in the Czech capital, Prague on Thursday.

The treaty commits the former Cold War enemies to each reduce the number of deployed strategic warheads to 1,550 - 30% lower than the previous ceiling. Here is a breakdown of their respective arsenals.

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After the Nuclear Posture Review: The Next Steps

Posted by Nikolas K. Gvosdev on 04/07/2010 :: Permalink :: Comments

The Nuclear Posture Review has been released. Now the hard part begins: translating its recommendations into hard policy.

The drafters of the report had to engage in a policy version of "jenga": where the clarification of a policy goal, a modification in position or even an outright change in one area might have negative ramifications in another area. Is moving the U.S. away from decades of strategic ambiguity about when and under what circumstances we might employ nuclear weapons help our non-proliferation efforts (by taking nuclear weapons use off the table in a number of scenarios) or hurt them (because allies and partners might decide that the worth of America's nuclear umbrella has been lessened)? Does de-emphasizing the importance of nuclear weapons in U.S. strategy lessen their importance for other countries--or will other states conclude that nuclear weapons are the only way to balance against America's overwhelming conventional (and technological) advantages on the battlefield?

The NPR is only a start. What now matters is what signals are sent, not just from policy statements and speeches, but in terms of budgetary priorities. Will the United States engage in a major overhaul of its conventional capabilities so that America can credibly threaten other states and actors with a devastating conventional equivalent of nuclear force? Will there be increased deployments overseas of U.S. military personnel and equipment (and/or increased sales of sensitive U.S. conventional systems to allies) to bolster security guarantees (and to prevent other states from re-assessing the value of U.S. promises of protection)? This NPR certainly doesn't lead to any sort of "peace dividend"; on the contrary, if the U.S. is going to maintain its current strategic position and network of alliances, then upgrading conventional capabilities, reinforcing the ability to deploy overseas and continuing to devote significant funds to research and develop new technologies capable of making nuclear weapons obsolete are all on the table.

A bigger question is whether the U.S. political and pundit classes will be comfortable with the perception of heightened risk. If one believes that, during the Gulf War of 1991, Saddam Hussein had been deterred from using his unconventional weapons--even when launching ballistic missile strikes--because of the threat delivered to him that the U.S. reserved the right to use nuclear force in retaliation, then having the United States now come out and take use of nuclear weapons off the table in most instances might affect the willingness to deploy U.S. military forces into situations where some sort of WMD might be used to inflict mass casualties. There is also the loss of the reassurance that the U.S. could turn a potential enemy into a slag of radioactive glass and wash its hands of the problem.

But let's face it: the NPR doesn't change the basic calculus that U.S. military internventions ought to be driven by needs of national interest, not whether or not they are "easy" or "cost free." In none of its post-Cold War military actions was the United States going to employ the use even of low-yield nuclear weapons which would have provided no advantages on the battlefield and been extremely corrosive to other core U.S. security goals--such as ensuring that nuclear weapons are never used again, and certainly not seen as "just another weapons system."

The NPR, therefore, must be integrated into an overall recabilibration of U.S. strategy--and I wait to see how its principles will be reflected in the next several defense budgets submitted by the administration.

World powers in UN meeting on Iran nuclear sanctions

Susan Rice at the UN in New York 2009

US envoy to the UN, Susan Rice, says negotiations are progressing swiftly

The UN ambassadors of six world powers are meeting in New York to discuss possible sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme.

China and Russia have so far refused to back the new measures put forward by the US and some European delegations.

At a meeting in the Czech Republic with his Russian counterpart, US President Barack Obama called for a "strong" fourth round of sanctions on Iran.

Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev said he would support only "smart" sanctions.

"Unfortunately Tehran is not reacting to an array of constructive compromise proposals. We cannot close our eyes to this," Mr Medvedev said after the US and Russian leaders signed a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty in the Czech capital, Prague.

Russia, like China, has the power to veto sanctions.

Iran insists its uranium enrichment programme is for peaceful purposes.

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Jones joins basketball side

Ex-sprinter Marion Jones joins basketball side Tulsa

Marion Jones

Jones was a top college basketball player

Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has signed for Women's National Basketball Association franchise the Tulsa Shock.

The 34-year-old won three Olympic titles in 2000 but was later stripped of her medals after admitting she used performance-enhancing drugs.

She announced last autumn that she planned to join the WNBA and has trained with several teams.

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FORMULA 1

FIA clarifies ride-height rules

Formula 1's governing body clarifies ride-height rules in wake of Red Bull being forced to deny having broken regulations.

Mercedes warn Schumacher's rivals

Michael Schumacher's Formula 1 rivals would be "foolish" to write off the seven-time world champion, warns Mercedes GP chief Nick Fry.

Hamilton pleased with fightback

Philosophical Webber rues lapse

Virgin make flag at third attempt

F1 teams split on return of Kers

Webber masters rain to grab pole

Vettel storms to Malaysian GP win

Red Bull overcome their reliability issues as Sebastian Vettel wins the Malaysian Grand Prix with team-mate Mark Webber second.

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McLaren & Ferrari rue rain errors

Coulthard to make racing return

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

RICE MONEY

Read: Their deep poverty aboundoned in the

Luke 21:1-4 riches of their liberality

2 corinthians 8:2 2 corinthians 8:2

In the province of Mizoram in India lives a group of Christian who have discovered

A unique way to give to the work of the Lord.as the woman of the hause prepares meals for her family,meals that consist primarily of rice,she measures out just enough rice to feed her family.

Then,before she cook that rice,she riches into the dish,grabs a handful,and takes it out.This she sets aside until Sunday,when she takes it to church and combine it with the rice brought by other women.The church then sells it and uses the proceeds to support the missionary projects.One of the items purchased was a computer that is being to help the Mizo people complete a translation of the Bible in their language.

It would be easy for people without much money to at the little they have and decide it’s

Not worth giving.Likewise,it would been easy for the widow in Luke 21 to feel inadiquate with her two small coinswhen she the saw the large amounts the rich people put in the temple treasury.

God isn’t interested in the amount as much as Heis in a heart of sacrifise.That’s why Jesus said the widow put in more than all the others(v3).Can we honestly say that our giving is sacrifice.

The gifts we offer to the Lord

Are by His standards measured;

Our sacrifise and lives of praise

Such gifts are highly treasured.

The opposition in Kyrgyzstan says it is setting up a "people's government" after deadly clashes left dozens dead.

Violence on the streets of Bishkek as protesters and police clash

An opposition leader and former foreign minister, Roza Otunbayeva, told the BBC that new defence and interior ministers had been appointed.

The whereabouts of President Bakiyev are not clear but reports say that he has flown out of the capital, Bishkek.

Protests at rising prices, corruption and the arrest of opposition leaders had erupted in three cities.

Ms Otunbayeva said the interim government would remain in power for six months and draw up a new constitution.

Kyrgyzstan is a strategically important Central Asian state and houses a key US military base that supplies forces in Afghanistan. Russia also has a base there.

Ms Otunbayeva said these military bases could continue as before.

The United States said it deplored the violence and urged "respect for the rule of law". It also said it believed the government was still in control.

Russian PM Vladimir Putin denied that Moscow had played any role in the unrest, saying it was a "domestic affair" and that there should be "restraint".

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the protests showed the "outrage at the existing regime".

A spokesman for Ban Ki-moon said the UN secretary general was "shocked by the reported deaths and injuries that have occurred today in Kyrgyzstan. He urgently appeals for dialogue and calm to avoid further bloodshed".

Sudan's Umma party declares election boycott

Sudan's former prime minister and head of the opposition Umma
Party Sadeq al-Mahdi (L) speaks to Yasser Arman, the southern Sudan
People"s Liberation Movement's (SPLM) candidate

Opposition parties warn that the poll is unlikely to be either free or fair

One of Sudan's key opposition parties has said that it plans to boycott the country's elections.

A spokesman said the Umma party would not take part in the presidential, parliamentary or state polls.

Sudan's first multi-party elections since 1986 are scheduled to begin on Sunday.

The Umma party's decision follows that of the main southern Sudan party, the SPLM, to boycott the vote in the northern areas.

"We have decided to boycott the electoral process at all levels," said Sarah Nugdalla, head of Umma's political bureau.

Umma was among a group of opposition parties that had given the Sudanese government a deadline to introduce reforms in return for a pledge to take part in the elections - as long as these were delayed until May.

Egypt calls for antiquities unity

Zahi Hawass looks at a sarcophagus recently returned to Egypt by
the US, in Cairo, 7 April 2010

The conference is aimed at recovering artefacts from overseas

States which say artefacts have been stolen and displayed overseas should unite to recover their stolen heritage, Egypt's top archaeologist has said.

Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), urged culture officials from around the world to draw up lists of missing items.

Some 20 countries are represented at the two-day conference in Cairo aimed at recovering artefacts from overseas.

The SCA wants many pharaonic items returned by Western museums.

"Museums are the main source for stolen artefacts," he told delegates from countries including Libya, Greece, Italy, China and Peru.

"If they stop (buying stolen artefacts) the theft will be less.

CHANGING YOUR WORLD

READ: 1Corinthians 13:1-7

A young woman lived in a home where She she was very unhappy often complained for her friends and told them how difficult it was for her to stay there. She blamed her parents and the other members of her family for her discontent and threatened to move out as soon as she could afford to be on her own. One day, though, her face was graced with a happy smile. Gone was her usual glum expression. Her eyes were sparkling. There was a spring in her step. When a friend noticed the difference, she exclaimed, “Things must have improved at home. Im so glad!” “No” the young woman responded, “Im the one who is different!” That young womans outlook was brighter and her relationship with others were transformed. It wasnt because her circumstances had improved, but because she had experienced a change in her heart. When we are confronted with irritating situations and we begin to feel sorry for ourselves, we should ask these questions: Is the trouble really with others? or could it be me? As we ask the Lord to fill us with His perfect love, Its amazing how life begins to look better. Letting God changed us is the best way to changed our world.

Lord take my Life and make it wholly Thine; Fill my poor heart with thy great love divine. Take all my will, my passion,self, and pride; I now surrender Lord – in me abide

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Flooding in Rio de Janeiro state kills 79

At least 60 people have been killed after torrential rain caused landslides and flooding in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, officials have said.

Thirty-three people died in Rio de Janeiro city after 28cm (11in) of rain fell in 24 hours, while 33 were killed in the neighbouring city of Niteroi.

Flooding left another 12 people dead in Sao Goncalo, and one in Petropolis.

Rio de Janeiro's governor has declared a state of emergency while the city's mayor has told people to stay indoors.

"The situation is chaos," Mayor Eduardo da Costa Paes said in a statement on Tuesday. "All the major streets of the city are closed because of the floods."

"Each and every person who attempts to enter them will be at enormous risk," he warned.

Mr Paes said the preparedness for heavy rainfall in Brazil's second-largest city - which will host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games - was "less than zero".

State governor Sergio Cabral meanwhile declared a state of emergency and urged people in high-risk areas to leave their homes.

He told TV Globo that to stay inside would be "irresponsible" given the risk of new landslides.

Landslide in the Morro dos Prazeres area of Santa Teresa, Rio de
Janeiro (6 April 2010)

Civil defence authorities in Rio have issued an alert for landslides

Many of the victims in the city of Rio de Janeiro, including a five-month-old baby and a nine-year-old child, died in landslides in shantytowns, officials said.

The continuous rainfall also forced Santos Dumont airport, which handles domestic flights, to close for two hours on Monday night, causing a number of delays.

Many cars were left abandoned on main roads throughout the city.

The head of Rio de Janeiro's civil defence department told TV Globo the amount of rain that had fallen was "more than any city is capable of supporting"

Hyundai Equus

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From design to execution, absolute excellence would be required on all levels if the new EQUUS was to meet the needs and wants of the target customers, a highly demanding group of top income earners, male executives or entrepreneurs in their 40s and 50s for whom cars serve as an expression of status.

A majority of Korean luxury car customers had defected to Japanese and German luxury marques over the years, and winning back their trust in Hyundai posed the ultimate test of the new EQUUS. An entirely new set of technologies would be needed to attain first-class performance, safety, comfort and convenience.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Strong Fiesta Cup start for All-Filipino champs Purefoods

US and Russian nuclear arsenals

World powers in UN meeting on Iran nuclear sanctions

Ex-sprinter Marion Jones joins basketball side Tulsa

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Sudan's Umma party declares election boycott

Egypt calls for antiquities unity

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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