Miss Kolka

there?

then I prefer the blossom of the darling cherry trees ..

So it turns out that it WASN'T the proper phrase (tricky question there)

I heard a phrase in a Björk song but it was

"What's the lesser of two evils, a suicide bomber made to look pregnant - or who actually is.."

anyway - turned my head around.

Have been watching some interesting things on youtube..

A very weird video about tibet and the lies surrounding the situation there and the Dalai Lama. Got me confused.. I don't really see to what end this video was posted on the website.

Other fun thing, the comeback of Obama girl.. tellin Clintontgo quit the attacks, quite funny, Hillary, don't let that change your mind!

 

This phrase I heard struck a corde:

What if  

A suicide bomber made you pregnant?

 Where did I hear that?

Was it     a) in a Bjork song?  

              b) on the "o'reilly factor" on Fox news?

  or         c) from the mouth of Daniel Plainview in the amazing movie There will be blood?
 

my collegue Alexandra  pointed out to me a very interesting article yesterday- its seems that all the drugs we are taking in, and then peeing out are coming back to hunt us.  See more on cnn.com

an extract:

(AP) -- A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones -- have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.

To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe.

But the presence of so many prescription drugs -- and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen -- in so much of our drinking water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences to human health.

 

Why are we not hearing about this? I remember reading that many species are at risk of extinction because they're changing into exclusively female animals - due to too much estrogen in ground water - that then finds its way to lakes and rivers. Why is there too much estrogen and female hormones in those waters? Because women who have been taking the pill for years also go to the toilet and release all the chemicals that sooner or later find themselves in the groundwater.  Why are we worried about this now? Because it might be coming back to hunt us - we dont care about changing nature ... oh no we just dont want too much ibuprofen in our drinking water. (personally I'm not sure it would be a bad thing) And there's a another good reason for drinking bottled water. Maybe these informations go unnoticed because some people do not find them important, perhaps because there is a multibillion dollar trade that could be badly hurt by these news. The Pharmaceutical companies are also known to be important lobbying groups.

" Ask the pharmaceutical industry whether the contamination of water supplies is a problem, and officials will tell you no."

Of course they will, or people might start taking less drugs...

its all down to money.  

So why is Hillary Rodham Clinton so controversial?

Its enough to google the former first lady /perhaps the next president of the U.S. to see that she has a large group of "anti-fans" and people who want to harm her image. She seems to pose a threat to certain values and ideas and therefore there are alot of people that would not want her to achieve her goal  - becoming the first woman president of the U.S. This is someone who has worked on health care, education and women issues all her life, she also comprehends the economy of today- Is that her weakness?Is it because she understands the justice system and knows her way around the dark alleys of washington politics that she poses a threat?  Is it because her husband was one of the most approved U.S. president after world war II  who reversed the state of the economy after the republicans left it in a mess and tried to reform health care in the U.S.? (too much money in it of course on behalf of the insurance companies for them to let it go)

 Of course Clinton looks tough (and you probably have to be to do the toughest job in the world) and she is not perfect (why was the extraordinary rendition act signed during the Clinton years (aren't they supposed to have one of the best legal teams in the world?)) but you can't suppose that she agreed with everything her husband did during his tenour, they are two seperate individuals after all. And she might be a bit paranoid and think that many are "after her", but after reading Clinton's book "Living History" about the years in the white house,  I've come to realise that her role as supportive wife and campaigner for Bill for so many years might have clashed more than once with her own desire to succeed professionally and on the political stage. It was a learning curve, to know what to do when. And if she is elected, there might be two presidents running the white house, which is probably not the worst thing on earth, having two intelligent persons trying to work out solutions to make the country's policies more effective (as so funnily portrayed by Saturday night life when that was the arguments of the opponents of the Clinton campaign). She has dealt with so many attacks - sometimes more than on a personal level - that would have taken down many - but she has continued to fight, and has never given up - it sure must have been difficult ... and that's way she deserves to be given a chance. She cares about the issues, she cares about the people and has always tried to be closer to them by undestanding what their main concerns are and what is expected of political leaders. I think she would try to govern with intelligence and take decisions based on well-researched information.

But first she has to win the democratic race. I am so glad to see that there are no longer only middle aged, white males that think they can change the world. Too long have important issues been ignored by that group and it would be a beautiful example to next generations to not elect John McCain.

 I am glad Hillary R. Clinton dared to compete.

• How much is enough? | 09-05-2008
• Where is Iceland's money coming from? | 06-05-2008
• There's no way out | 19-04-2008
• Sendi it back to China | 07-04-2008
• Poisson d'avril | 01-04-2008
• Wish I was | 30-03-2008
• lesser of two evils | 27-03-2008
• in my head | 25-03-2008
• Where are all the drugs going? | 11-03-2008
• Why is she so controversial? | 07-03-2008
• Presidential obsession | 14-02-2008
• All we can do is wait | 14-01-2008
• The stupidity of the French President (read to the bottom for it to make sense) | 08-01-2008
• S.O.S. | 30-12-2007
• In memoriam | 27-12-2007