Tyler Adair

Late Blog #1


International
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/bali.agreement/index.html

On Saturday a UN conference to discuss the “Bali Compromise,” a decision to unite nations to combat carbon dioxide emissions, was deemed a “success” according to the cnn report. At first the US declined the compromise noticing that too much wait was put on to America, and not enough onto developing country’s. This announcement was booed, but nearly emploded the whole meeting. Shortly after the US changed there minds and agreed to be a part of the plan. The new compromise is meant as an initiative for future conferences to discuss this global warming problem, the talks will culminate in 2009 with a plan to change.

Global warming, global warming, global warming, I’m so tired of hearing about it, but I say if it does help out the planet why not? It will be interesting to see what they come up with, but I will probably oppose any plans that get rid of jobs, but I’m fine with regulations to make our air healthier and stuff like that. I did find it interesting that as soon as America pulled out of the pact (in the morning) it looked like the whole thing was going to fall through but as soon as the US agreed everything started rolling again. We’re so great.


National
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/14/flu.fight.ap/index.html

On Friday, a law went into effect in NJ making it mandatory for all preschoolers to get vaccinated for the flu. Study’s have shown that preschool aged kids are just as vulnerable as elderly men and women with having complications as a result of the flu virus. NJ is the very first state in the US to have a law like this mandatory. Some people say that they are concerned about how the government is getting involved with more and more medical decisions. New Jersey also requires preschoolers to have a pneumococcal vaccine and all 6th graders must get meningetis vancines.

I think people being concerned about the government getting to invovled in “medical decisions” are out of there mind. It’s a vaccination, and it’s going to keep the amount of people getting sick down. I agree with this law and think, as the articles says, more states will follow New Jersey soon.


International
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/nk.us.nuclear/index.html

It seems the US is a critical point in dealing with the nuclear programs of North Korea. Earlier this month president Bush sent a letter to North Korea reiterating the US’s seriousness about their negotiations and on Friday North Korea answered saying they will hold up their end of the deal as long as we hold up ours. By December 31 North Korea is supposed to give the US a copy of every activity and program they have done dealing with nuclear substances. Bush cabinet members agree that the disablement is going well.

I think that it’s funny how low profile a positive story about Bush’s achievement in the national negotiations has been reported. I think this proves even more how great of President Bush is. The report coming in for North Korea should be interesting and hopefully it will lead to the disablement of their programs. I thought this quote was cool from Bush, “I got his attention with a letter and he can get my attention by fully disclosing his programs.”


National
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/15/winter.storm.ap/index.html

More freezing temperatures, snow, and rain are pounding the middle of the US this weekend. Kansas was hit with over a foot of snow on Saturday morning alone. And still, hundreds of thousands of people are without any power, and with many streets and highways buried under feet of snow, relief is slow coming. The storm surge has caused warning to be issued to almost the entire north-eastern quarter of the US, and reports don’t have much relief in sight. Many airports are running delayed flights, and the storms have now killed a total of 38 people.

It is incredible to see how much power weather can have in it, and it’s horrible how many deaths have been caused by this. Hopefully some more aid can come to the people in these states, but from the sound of the article most highways are blocked because of the extreme amounts of snow. It sounds like a terrible situation.