26 Agustus 2008

Suri Cruise Visits Chelsea Piers

And here story about mrs. Cruise & her daughter, it was 08 August 2008 from the author's date....

Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise are spotted leaving Chelsea Piers in New York City.

Suri, 2, covered up her face from the blinding flahes while photogs snapped away on Friday night.

Katie has been coming and going for rehearsals of All My Sons in New York City.

The 29-year-old actress has been showing off her new pixie haircut while she has been taking Suri to the park to play on the swings.>Source:http://justjared.buzznet.com

Hillary Clinton's Mandatory Health Insurance Plan Is An Attack on the Middle Class, Group Says


here i write again about an articles which is i found here after 9 to 5 working....
The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights FTCR announced that it is 100 percent opposed to Senator Hillary Clinton's mandatory health insurance purchase plan. Senator Clinton has received over $1 million in campaign contributions from insurers for her presidential campaign and it certainly seems that this proposed policy is their "return payment" on their investment especially when the plan is offered as a solution for health care reform by a woman who used to be a proponent of socialized medicine in America.

The plan's mandatory requirement -- that every American purchase private insurance -- assures that the health insurance companies will stay in business, but it does not define how the average American middle class family will be able to afford the coverage. Clinton's plan does not in any way shape or form suggest a cap for premiums or regulate them. When it is considered that insurance coverage for a family of four costs approximately $12,000 per year, Jamie Court, President of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, defined the measure as an "attack on the middle class family." Health care reform is a necessity; however, it cannot be achieved when only viewing part of the picture as proposed by Clinton's plan. It is clear that a hard look needs aimed at the health care insurance industry. If they can make Clinton do an about face in her policy--just imagine how much power health insurer campaign contributions wield.

Insurance Companies Reap the Benefits

The FTCR notes that a recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation indicates that the average cost of insurance coverage for a family of four is $12,000 per year. That total does not include payment of any required deductibles that could be an out-of-pocket expense up to $5,000. Plus, more insurance companies are keeping more premium dollars for profit causing them to rise even more at a rate of 250% faster than inflation rates. It was further cited in Kaiser's report that while health insurance premiums have increased 78% since 2001, wages have only increased by 19% and inflation by 17%.>Sources: http://www.associatedcontent.com

02 Agustus 2008

Synonyms and translations

The proverbial "first word" of an infant often sounds like "ma" or "mama". This strong association of that sound with "mother" has persisted in nearly every language on earth, countering the natural localization of language.

Familiar or colloquial terms for mother in English are:

  • mom or mommy, in most of North America (especially the U.S.). It is used widely in the West Midlands, in the UK.
  • mum or mummy, is used in the UK, Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand
  • Ma, Mam or Mammy is used in Ireland and sometimes in the UK and the US.
  • Maa,Amaa,Maataa is used in India and sometimes in neighboring countries
  • "mama" is used in many countries, but is considered a Spanish form of "mother"

In many other languages, similar pronunciations apply:

  • mama in Polish and Slovak
  • māma in Mandarin Chinese
  • máma in Czech
  • maman in French and Persian
  • mamma in Italian
  • mãe in Portuguese
  • mama in Swahili
  • eema (אמא) in Hebrew
  • umma (엄마) in Korean
  • Mama, borrowed from the English, is in common use in Japan.
  • In many south Asian cultures and the Middle East the mother is known as amma or oma or ammi or "ummi", or variations thereof. Many times these terms denote affection or a maternal role in a child's life.

Legendary & mythological mothers