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Jewelry this year, elements of popular culture

wwdlu — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:01:48 +0000

Pursuit of the international fashion market mining grasp the pulse of local resources and cultural elements into the brightest color in jewelry had been quiet for many years the growing eye-catching silver, in the past, rarely cares about ordinary people become the Jade hot, juicy jewelry simple popular style of bright, publicity personality Some people prefer style … … the popular jewelry trend this year may be a few people a lot, but the feeling is more in line jewelry contains an increasing number of cultural elements in royal flavor filled with people fit the spirit of the composition of demand.
Juicy jewelry Earrings, pendants, necklaces in the shape, decoration patterns are distributed in the old-world charm, they are embedded in the ancient or “nothing” characters, or contains the winding paths of the “Back”-shaped pattern … … these ancient characters, have a strong culture, traditional charm.
With the trend of the world’s fashion juicy center of gravity gradually eastward, “China element” is becoming the mainstream of fashion morpheme. “Chinese symbol” theme and a strong sense of the Chinese symbol jewelry design, vigorously carry forward the traditional Chinese culture is rooted in the original design jewelry, jewelry design to change the current domestic “westerly” diffuse the situation.
Chinese traditional culture of the concept of common audio and video, like the Buddha, such as hyacinth, many also use the homophonic Chinese culture practices. Chinese cabbage, such as the shape of a large ornaments, not only sophisticated technology, and people want to “put money” word.
In the ring, gold juicy jewelry exhibits, cultural pursuit is also clear, particularly gold wedding category, mostly with the use of the pictorial symbol of good feelings and deep feeling blessed Yuanyang, butterflies, peonies, Phoenix, such as the image of a very rich traditional culture.
“In the past, Silver is a jewelry industry and the role of humble, now, more and more silver by the beauty of people concerned about the rapid rise in sales.” Juicy couture Jewelry Industry Association, Shenzhen, a staff member said, popular silver jewelry industry this year in one of the major characteristics.
Jin Qiao Family Pavilion, the coming and going, until 2:00 pm salesman busy eating. A female English-speaking foreign buyers chose more than a hundred pieces of breath Silver, of which the largest number of colors is silver with black style.
A sales staff, said that the most popular models is the Silver this year, they have one common feature, and are based on Bank of Canada made of black artificial agate, and mostly cross like shape.
Houston in the United States to open stores, Mr. Silver said that this year, with the color of silver popular in the United States. He is ready to enter the past a large number of such cargo.

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Jewelry Development

wwdlu — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:05:40 +0000

Jewelry market, after just a few years time, has been in previous years only 1% of the global forefront of the largest in the world after the United States and Japan.
China’s jewelry market in 2005 total sales about 1400 billion yuan, 5.49 billion U.S. dollars of export volume ranks the world, gold production reached 225 tons, 6000 tons of silver, respectively, and third ranked fourth in the world.
In 2006, with China’s economic development, the improvement of people’s level of consumption, is becoming a juicy jewelry following the housing, the Chinese people after the vehicle’s third largest consumer hot spot. By 2007, the market more prosperous, according to the Ministry of Commerce to focus on monitoring the flow of business data, January to May 2007 consumption of gold and silver jewelry, more than in 2006 accumulated growth of 34.6 percent over the same period, 28 major categories of goods in growth monitoring the fastest growing products. In addition, in August 2007 the national gold and silver jewelry consumption increased 53%.
The third quarter of 2008, strong demand for gold rose to 31.8 billion U.S. dollars, of which more investment demand in 2007 increased by 51%. Estimated that by 2010, China’s total annual sales of couture jewelry will be more than 200 billion yuan and exports more than 7 billion U.S. dollars, is expected to become the world’s jewelry processing and consumption centers in the world, also will become the world’s one of the Jewelry Trade Center.
2009 will be a juicy couture jewelry accessories industry, the jeweler if they “engage in love”, it definitely is a advantage – when people began to cut the budget to buy clothes, they may spend some extra money to consider the accessories, in order to old to the new increase. In addition, the existence of people like the sense of things, have a greater number of the best – wide belts, large profile-type shoes and handbags large capacity, and this is the new world of fashion.
In recent years China has become the world’s few jewelry jewelry consumption in more than 10 billion U.S. dollars the amount of one of the countries. Mainland China a huge consumer groups, the four major fashion capital of the world, as well as Tokyo, Hong Kong and other cities of the jewelry trade volume in nearly one hundred billion U.S. dollars, but China’s per capita share of female ornaments is less than 5%, we can see enormous market potential.
Some time to come, China’s gold fashion juicy jewelry market, consumption growth will mainly rely on the wedding, diamond ornaments outside consumption and tourist spending, such as China needs to pull the three. In addition, every year nearly 10 million pairs of new married, because marriage arising from the consumption of up to 250 billion yuan. In particular, the birth rate as high as 21% in the late eighties of the population born from 2007 to 2012 will be about to enter marriage, wedding jewelry consumption only on the prospect of substantial.
Jewelry is one of the first open to the international industries. The past few years, China’s import tariffs on finished jewelry as much as 50% in gold jewelry with precious stones products high import tariffs and consumption taxes, restricted the sale of jewelry. With the further opening up the Chinese market, these barriers to phasing out, at the same time China’s policy adjustments jewelry industry is growing stronger and stronger signal. Prove that the Chinese government has begun to attach importance to the development of jewelry industry. China’s State Development Planning Commission announced the abolition of the central bank gold pricing, the implementation of market regulation price and so on, step-by-step in the dismantling of the planned economy under the “monopoly for purchase and marketing” system of barriers. Gold Exchange the establishment of the international gold market also marks the direction of a substantial step forward. Shanghai Gold Exchange opened for the construction of the standardization of the Chinese gold market wrote a thick. China’s diamond import and export management and tax policy has undergone major restructuring, promote China’s diamond industry will embark on a virtuous cycle of development.

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Jewelry Cultural Experience

wwdlu — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:38:18 +0000

English name of Jade jadeite, from the Spanish abbreviation plcdode jade, which means to wear the jewel in the waist, in the sixteenth century, people believe that jade can cure back pain is a pain and kidney stones.

Is almost the only one in the world can not be clear criteria to measure the value of precious stones, in its appreciation of space, more rapidly changing human factors. It is these factors make itself a Jade mystery more mysterious. But at least, in considering a wide block of jade itself, it is a quality standard that we can grasp.

The so-called “species” that is, juicy jewelry the transparency of jade, often referred to as the industry as a “head” This is the exclusive Emerald, and the long and short is the emerald can be light through the depth. Give the appearance of transparency from the Emerald spirituality, better transparency, the transparency of the Jade Jade greatly affect appearance, only a high degree of transparency to the emerald color of the charm of its own release. Generally, there are transparency effects of three factors: particle size: the finer the particles of the jade, its transparency the better; the border between the particles: the more irregular grain boundaries, the more obvious, the greater the fahsion juicy, followed by a two-tone colors will be of transparency.

Nature as to create a magnificent magnificent mountains, the magic of the Earth’s crustal movement after billion years, in order to open the door of human colorful “Sesame door.” When we know how to use animal bones of their ancestors, to polished ivory ornaments and utensils, it indicates that human civilization set foot on a long journey since then. From the fourth millennium BC, the ancient kingdom of Babylon in the market to allow traders to publicly offer for sale emerald gemstones, to more than 3000 years ago, Krishna river in India’s first diamond was found;juicy jewelry more than 2000 years ago from all over the royal flavor Cleopatra grams out to the so-called world’s largest women jewelry Queen Elizabeth; symbol of royal power from the “Star is” to pray for peace jade jewelry … … “Alibaba” generous gift, is the richest of mankind the best interpretation.

However, when entering the twenty-first century of human civilization, jewelry is no longer exclusive to the kings and nobles. Today, no matter where you are, jewelry is an unprecedented cultural patterns come to you with jewelry, wear jewelry has become a culture, a fashion, an attitude toward life. Keen to rush through the purchase of an era of pure silver, the twinkling of an eye when entering the advocates of simplicity, the pursuit of personalized it like as if people across time and space. More people to read and understand the culture of juicy couture jewelry has foresight, it is better to say that we live in this great era of constant change, rapid economic growth, the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, jewelry culture as “the night the wind and not the spring, numerous green everywhere look “like a house of ordinary people into more than reasonable.

From the point of view of geology, natural precious stones in each of the specific geological time immemorial and specific formation of a narrow region, as the gem environment temperature, pressure, media is very stable, and therefore little change in the intrinsic quality of the final crystallization to stand out from the rock. The world is not exactly the same as the precious stones, natural jewelry on the run, take a small one, non-renewable, couture jewelry can be seen reflected in the extent of the rare.

The world is colorful, nature, natural beauty is a gem, very bright. Romance natural diamonds from the firelike red, clear red through blue Sapphire; For droplets from emerald green to a gorgeous golden-funded multi-Emerald; from Jade to the king of jade crystal clear crystal stones, all precious stones, is that of the beautiful and vivid, there is a unique cultural connotation.

However, due to geographical and cultural differences and values of different jewelry consumption in the process of concept formation are also different, some people prefer only the color of beautiful jewelry and attractive patterns, from the lack of understanding of its cultural content and artistic value, which can be no accusations, but they lose a little literary talent; Some people wear fashion jewelry just for display and possession of wealth, but style, reflects the shape of the indifference of the cultural identity, it is not only less talent, but also failed meretricious; Some people not only enjoy the luxurious and dazzling jewelry, and jewelry culture of extraordinary insights, but also jewelry and mold character, into one self-cultivation, the figure is reasonable and the realm of extraordinary.

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Swine flu when will it end?

wwdlu — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:43:50 +0000

Is the swine flu sweeping across the country like wild fire or just a few states?. Barack Obama has hopes that the swine flu virus will run its course “like ordinary flus. juicy jewelry The government reported more than two dozen new cases and Continental Airlines curtailed flights into more heavily ravaged Mexico. But with people flying all over the country chances are that more states will start reporting more cases

Obama told reporters that he is” optimistic that we’re going to be able to manage this effectively” as got an update from his Cabinet on the federal response to the health emergency juicy jewelry. At the same time, he emphasized that the federal establishment is preparing as if the worst is still to come so it won’t get caught flat-footed. We all know from past experiences that the government never gets anything done in a timely manner or correctly.

Obama’s fresh take on the flu scare did not hold any water as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the virus has been confirmed in eight more states. juicy couture jewelry If you take all his double take and throw it away you can see that things are getting worse in the u.s.A.. They are doing nothing to stop it from affecting the entire country.

Confirmed cases have risen from 109 to 141,fashion juicy the CDC said, and it said the flu now is in 19 states, up from 11. Separately a few states reported slightly higher numbers. So with nothing being done you can bet in will soon be in all fifty states of the union. Bet they have been vaccinated.

Obama said it wasn’t clear whether the flu would be more severe than others before it, and he said the swine flu is a cause for special concern because it is new strain and people have not developed an immunity to it. Wonder where all these new strains come from? Could this be a new age of germ warfare or do these new strains just pop out of thin air?

Government agencies are trying to prepare in case the flu comes back in a more virulent form during the traditional flu season,” which is a joke because it has not left yet to come back”. couture jewelry the president said, talking of an overarching effort to help schools and businesses while also responding to pleas for help from other countries. This last statement is kind of weird as the U.S has never pleaded for anything in the past.

Most travelers have become increasingly concerned about going to Mexico,” you must be brain dead to want to go to an a place where a new disease has manifested itself ” though authorities there said new cases and the death rate was leveling off. Continental has over 500 flights a week between the United States and Mexico so no wonder the country is affected.

Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said Friday that no new deaths from swine flu were reported overnight for the first time since the emergency was declared a week ago. Mexico has confirmed 300 swine flu cases but stopped reporting suspected infections when the number approached 2,500. There have been a dozen confirmed deaths there from the flu, although reports have indicated that roughly 120 may have died from it.

Of the curtailment of airline flights, Continental’s chairman and chief executive, Larry Kellner, said that “we were already experiencing soft market conditions due to the economy, and now our Mexico routes in particular have extra weakness.” It seems to me when it comes to business that death second place to money. But the bottom line is that if millions die from these kind of diseases juicy couture jewelry that there will be less people that will be flying anywhere and many more will start going out of the country bring back these types of diseases.

Many emergency rooms in New York, California and several other states are seeing a surge in patients with coughs and sneezes that might have been ignored before the outbreak of this disease.

Concern’s were voiced as the President had just recently visited Mexico and his comment was “We’re not the Typhoid Mary family, for goodness sake” ,he told the Post. “We’ve been told that we’re not contagious. We’re already past the seven day mark for that.” Will miracles never end with these high profile people.
So far U.S. cases are mostly fairly mild and, officials said, most so far haven’t required a doctor’s care. Well I am not a doctor but if it keeps spreading couldn’t evolve into a more deadly strain? And wouldn’t it be a good idea to quarantine these people so that does not happen? And isn’t it here is the u.s. because they didn’t do that in Mexico?

This was reported by the News ” The U.S. is taking extraordinary precautions including shipping millions of doses of anti-flu drugs to states in case they’re needed. fashion juicy Here is an interesting clue The US is sending drugs to the states” So the U.S. and the states are 2 separate enities which many of us already know and has many implications.

Late Thursday the Department of Health and Human Services announced it was buying 13 million new treatment courses of antiviral drugs to replenish and grow the U.S. strategic stockpile. Eleven million treatment courses have been sent to states 25 percent of each state’s allotment and the U.S. also announced plans Thursday to send 400,000 treatment courses to Mexico. Looks like the drug companies come out on top again.

The World Health Organization is warning of an imminent pandemic because scientists cannot predict what a brand-new virus might do. A key concern is whether this spring outbreak will surge again in the fall. Looks like our scientists are as dumb as the rest of us as they know nothing more than we do, and I thought they knew it all.

Here is an added list of confirmed cases: New Jersey with five cases, Delaware with four, Illinois with three, Colorado and Virginia with two, and Minnesota and Nebraska each with one. The CDC reported one case in Kentucky and none in Georgia, while Georgia officials report one case there that of a sickened Kentucky resident who traveled to Georgia.

CDC previously had confirmed cases in New York, Texas, California, South Carolina, Kansas, Massachusetts, Indiana, Ohio, Arizona, Michigan and Nevada.

So in conclusion it is spreading all over the place and we have no means of protecting ourselves except to lock ourselves in our homes till this is over.

My dad always said that out of something bad usually comes something good. So I thought about it for awhile and here is what is going to come out of this that may be good. As has been reported the airlines are making less trips to Mexico. So fashion juicy the airlines are using much less fuel which means we won’t have to import as much oil to make fuel. Many people who were going to drive to Mexico will not be burning up gas driving down there saving us gasoline, oil changes and because the car will be parked fewer emissions from autos so the air will be cleaner.

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fashion jewelry

wwdlu — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:56:53 +0000

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Looking Into Buying A Model Train Online ?

wwdlu — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:48:44 +0000

No matter how old you are or when you last played with them, model trains hold a special place in the hearts of children and adults alike. Whether you are watching Christmas movies,buying juicy jewelry or you are looking to create a set up that is entirely your own, you’ll find that there is a good reason that model trains are perfect gifts and hobbies

In the first place, remember that there are lots of reasons to enjoy model trains. Maybe you are looking to get a really world-class collection started, or maybe you are looking for a hobby that you can share with your kids. Our age of information has made it easier to get the tools you need, and when you get online and search, there are going to be lots of options available to you. Just type in your keyword juicy jewelry search and find all the choices you have, whether you want antiques or modern collectibles.

Buying these items online can be pleasurable and stimulating though annoying at times if you have no idea what you are looking for. There is always a possibility of stumbling upon a seller who does not actually know what he is advertising. Although certain risks are incurred in buying online products juicy couture jewlery, some guidelines are listed below to minimize tendencies of exasperating purchases and get you the item you hankered for.

First, consider what your options are going to be when it comes to the train that is most appealing to you. Look through the manufacturer’s websites, ask someone you trust, or do your research through a toy or hobby store. There are a lot of great resources out there, so make sure that you jot down a few names regarding the negines that you want and when they were popular, as well as what sets them apart.

How extensive is your set going to be and what kind of space do you have to devote to it? This can tell you what kind of scale you are capable of putting together. Common scales will usually rank things from largest to smallest.

Third, look for competent sellers. They customarily offer more than just the products juicy couture jewelry but the services and add-on information of the item other than the description as well. In other words, adept vendors of model trains can present you with as much detail as they possibly can often times giving their contact information for probable queries. More often than not, these reputable sellers are also listed in a manufacturer’s site. So if you are eager to know more about them, ask if they are listed in any of the manufacturers.

Fourth, customized train set is a great plus especially when you know it’s not just another run of the mill item. Just ask the seller for pictures on the customized part or the description of the work and parts’ list used in order to know if the item was modified in an opposite manner or just made overnight.

Always make sure that you check out sites like Walthers, Golden Spike and of course fashion juicy jewelry. These sites can offer you the Lionel items that you need, whether you are looking at modern items or antiques. Use your search engine to its fullest potential.

When you want to have a great hobby that can give you hours and hours of enjoyment or whether you want a hobby to share with you kids, look into model trains. Get online, do your searches and see what you can turn up!

Canada found its first H1N1 swine influenza virus infection

wwdlu — Sun, 03 May 2009 02:28:20 +0000

Canadian federal health officials in Ottawa on the 2nd at a news conference that the western Canadian province of Alberta found a pig farm to detect the H1N1 Type A influenza virus, juicy jewelry which is the world’s first pig infected by this new .

Canada on the 2nd media quoted sources from the Government that the western Canadian province of Alberta found a pig farm to detect the H1N1 Type A influenza virus, which is the world’s first pig was found to have this new virus.

Sources said that genetic testing found that these pigs with the virus in Mexico, the United States and other countries found that the current popular line that the virus.

Health experts think that these pigs may have been borne of a pig farm workers. The workers recently fashion juicy went to Mexico, to return to the type of infection was confirmed H1N1 influenza virus.

Canadian Press reports said that the Canadian federal health officials will be held on the 2nd later held a press conference in Ottawa will announce the news.

According to the latest statistics, Canada confirmed influenza infection in patients with H1N1 influenza has risen to 85.

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Manolo Blahnik

wwdlu — Sat, 02 May 2009 10:09:11 +0000

Manolo Blahnik juicy jewelry are synonymous with high-end fashion and exclusive style status, and have been made famous by the host of diva’s, famous fashion and celebrity personalities and designers that have been associated with them, or better, worn them. Manolo Blahnik’s shoes are so well known that the word “Manolo” is now used as slang by millions of women who have never actually felt or even seen a pair of Manolo Blahnik’s, but use the term to describe very expensive, very attractive shoes.

Who is Manolo Blahnik?

Manolo Blahnik is known as one of the greatest shoes designers in the world. He is one of the handfuls of designers whose name is synonymous with their creation. Manolo Blahnik is well-known for his passion to the extent of devotion for designing immaculate pairs of elegant women’s shoes.

Manolo Blahnik was not nurtured to be a shoe designer though. He is not even a shoe designer by qualification. Manolo Blahnik was born in 1942 to a Czech father and a Spanish mother in Canary Islands and raised on a banana plantation. He studied juicy jewelry and architecture before he moved to London in 1968 where he worked at fashion boutique, Zapata, and wrote for Vogue Italia. A chance meeting with the legendary editor of Vogue, Diana Vreeland changed the course of his life.

When Diana looked at Manolo’s portfolio of fashions and set designs, she told him that he should only concentrate on designing jewelry. Manolo Blahnik took her advice seriously and the rest is history.

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An astonishing fact about Manolo Blahnik shoes is that Manolo himself is solely responsible for the exotic design of every single pair of the thousands of pairs of shoes that bear his famous name. Manolo does not even have the help of assistants and apprentices.

To master the techniques of his craft, Blahnik spent the most of 1970′s and 80′s in the best possible fashion juicy store to work and study them carefully. Manolo also gained a lot of insight into shoe making through his associations and with notable fashion designer Calvin Klein and other young designers like Isaac Mizrahi and John Galliano.

The secret behind the heavenly designs of fashion juicy store‘s high heels shoes for women is his impeccable eye for detail. After making a sketch of his design, Manolo takes up to a day to carve and sculpt the heel and basic shape, and only when he is satisfied, an aluminum mould is made. Once the aluminum mould has been manipulated to perfection, a plastic mould is made from which the shoe will be made. “I carve each heel personally myself on the machine and then by hand with a chisel and file, until it’s exactly right,” he once told the media during an interview. Manolo even creates his own advertising campaigns which always feature his drawings.

Obama’s high court choice could be Hispanic, woman

wwdlu — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:46:10 +0000

WASHINGTON,President Barack Obama pledged Friday to name a Supreme Court justice who combines “empathy and understanding” with an impeccable legal background to succeed liberal David Souter, juicy jewelry ,whose abrupt retirement announcement set off speculation the next justice could be a woman, a Hispanic or both.

Obama, who will be making the first high court nomination by a Democrat in 15 years, pointedly referred to his plan to have “him or her” on the bench in time for the Supreme Court’s session that begins the first Monday in October.

“I will seek someone who understands that justice isn’t about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a case book. It is also about how our laws affect the daily realities of people’s lives,” juicy couture jewelry said the president in a surprise appearance in the White House Press Room moments after speaking with Souter by telephone. Word of the impending retirement had leaked Thursday night.

Obama promised to consult with Republicans and Democrats alike on his choice to replace Souter.

Souter’s retirement after almost two decades of unpredictable decisions gives Obama an early chance to place his stamp on the nine-member high court, possibly by naming a minority, a second black or the court’s first Hispanic or a second woman, juicy jewelry as well as to affirm if not strengthen its support for abortion rights. As a candidate for the White House, he said he would not use a litmus test for nominees, but observed that he thought the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that gave women the right to end their pregnancies was correctly decided.

Souter, 69, was named to the court in 1990 by the first President Bush, a Republican. But on abortion as well as other issues, the New Hampshire native quickly proved himself to be less than the strong conservative the GOP had expected. juicy couture jewelry In 2000, he was one of four dissenting justices on a ruling that declared President George W. Bush the winner of the disputed national election.

Democrats, who control 59 seats in the Senate, will be in a strong position when Obama’s nominee arrives for confirmation proceedings.

Officials disclosed that even before he took office, Obama, a former constitutional law professor, offered guidance to transition aides assigned to the judicial selection process and personally offered names of people whom he would seriously consider for the high court.

Some of the names that have been circulating outside the White House include recently confirmed Solicitor General Elena Kagan, U.S. Appeals Court Judges Sonia Sotomayor, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Sandra Lea Lynch and Diane Pamela Wood, and Leah Ward Sears, chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein and U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo of Chicago have also been mentioned.

While Obama ticked off many criteria, spokesman Robert Gibbs emphasized only one in a later briefing: a broad background in life outside campus classrooms and judges’ chambers.

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who will preside over confirmation hearings as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said he hoped Obama would consult with lawmakers in both parties, then issued something of a gentle challenge to Republicans. fashion juicy jewelry “In exercising their important roles in the confirmation of the next Supreme Court justice, I hope that all senators will take this opportunity to unify around the shared constitutional values that will define Justice Souter’s legacy on the court,” he said.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, in a written statement of his own, said, “I trust the president will choose a nominee for the upcoming vacancy based on their experience and evenhanded reading of the law, and not their partisan leanings or ability to pass litmus tests.”

Souter, who is expected to return to his native New Hampshire, is the youngest of three members of the court who have figured in retirement speculation in recent years. fashion juicy jewelry Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 76 and recently underwent cancer surgery. Justice John Paul Stevens is 89, the oldest member of the court.

But one of the ironies confronting Obama is that even replacing all three would not allow him to fundamentally alter the court’s makeup on key cases in which there often are four judges predictably on one side, four on the other, and Justice Anthony Kennedy in the middle, in effect the deciding vote.

Souter’s retirement triggered a swift round of speculation about Obama’s intentions, as well as the usual prodding from all points on the political spectrum.

Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a Republican who turned Democrat earlier in the week, said the court “could use some diversity along a number of lines,” including AfricanAmericans and Hispanics.

The current court has one black justice, Clarence Thomas, and Ginsberg is the only woman. There has never been a Hispanic on the Supreme Court.

The nation’s first black president, Obama made no mention of using race or gender as a consideration.

But in urging the Senate to act promptly on his selection, he said he hoped “we can swear in our new Supreme Court justice in time for him or her to be seated” by early October. Spokesman Gibbs said Obama intended to have a nomination before the Senate “well before the end of July.”

Souter’s formal resignation letter was brief.

“Dear Mr. President. When the Supreme Court rises for the summer recess this year, I intend to retire from regular active service as a justice.” He signed it: “Yours respectfully, David Souter.”

In his remarks, Obama said he intended to seek “somebody with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity.”

At the same time, he said, “I will seek someone who understands that justice isn’t about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a case book. ….. I view that quality of empathy, fashion juicy store of understanding and identifying with people’s hopes and struggles as an essential ingredient for arriving at just decisions and outcomes.”

In the past two vacancies, Republicans were able to win confirmation for Chief Justice John Roberts as well as Justice Samuel Alito with solid GOP support. Democrats were divided on both, some voting in favor of one or the other, while others heeded the pleas of outside liberal groups and opposed confirmation.

Roberts said of his colleague’s upcoming departure: “His desire to return to his native New Hampshire is understandable, but he will be greatly missed in our deliberations.”

As word of Souter’s retirement spread, conservative groups seemed to be laying the groundwork for a fight.

“Obama’s own record and rhetoric make clear that he will seek leftwing judicial activists who will indulge their passions, not justices who will make their rulings with dispassion,” said Ed Whelan, president of the conservative Ethics and Public Policy Center.

“swine flu” is misleading

wwdlu — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:37:57 +0000

According to the United Nations website news media reports in the Egyptian government will slaughter all the pigs of the news, the World Health Organization, juicy couture jewelry UN Food and Agriculture Organization, World Organization for Animal Health and other agencies on April 30 said that Mexico and the United States of A outbreak/H1N1 influenza known as the “swine flu” is misleading, slaughter pigs and can not achieve effective protection of public health.

World Health Organization on April 30 announced on the website pointed out that from now on, WHO On the outbreak of the flu, juicy jewelry will use “A/H1N1 influenza” name. UN Food and Agriculture Organization and World Organization for Animal Health has also made the same decision.

World Health Organization, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and World Organization for Animal Health have repeatedly pointed out that the A/H1N1 virus found in North America have come from pigs, juicy couture jewelry poultry and human gene fragments, there is no evidence of the virus in pigs media or transmitted to people from pigs, but also there is no evidence that consumption of processed pig meat or other products that could lead to human infection. Normally used when cooking meat temperature (for example, the center of 70 degree temperature) can be easily inactivated in raw meat products that may exist in any virus.

April 30 FAO also said that on the 29th through the media reports that the Egyptian Government’s intention to slaughter all the pigs, juicy jewelry the FAO, the Government of Egypt on the 30th with a direct link has been made. The Egyptian government said the country’s plan is to conduct inspections of all pigs found to carry a pig farm A/H1N1 virus, the entire implementation of farm animals slaughtered, and not all pigs will be slaughtered.

World Organization for Animal Health said that the pigs are not slaughtered to protect public and animal health of the appropriate means, governments should now focus on the implementation of disease surveillance, and the strengthening of pig farms, slaughterhouses and other places of the bio-security measures.