Palm oil Deutsch: Palmöl; bei Raumtemperatur pastös bis fest (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Many Americans can’t afford $1,500 bankruptcy fees
‘This year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to be too broke to file for bankruptcy.
‘The average cost to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, the most common form of consumer bankruptcy, is more than $1,500, according to recent research submitted to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
‘As a result, anywhere between 200,000 and one million consumers are estimated to be unable to afford that steep cost this year.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/americans-too-broke-bankrupt-105500347.html
Mother’s Wish List Becomes Bestseller
A dying mother’s wish list for her two young sons inspired a best-selling book in the U.K. that is now making its way over to the U.S.
‘Kate Greene was an inspiring mother and wife, whose courage, passion and love for her family are chronicled in “Mum’s List: A Mother’s Life Lessons to the Husband and Sons She Left Behind” by her husband St. John Greene. Greene, a British outdoor sports trainer, fell in love with Kate when they were teenagers…’
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/05/dying-mothers-list-becomes-bestselling-book/
The Hidden Poison in our Food Supply
In April, the FDA announced that it will continue to allow BPA in plastics, including food packaging,
in the US. This is in spite of significant evidence of the harmful effects of BPA.
What is BPA? Why has this chemical been banned in a number of other countries, including Belgium, Canada, France, Japan and the European Union?
Our sister site ‘The Real Food Channel’ takes serious look at the poison hidden in our food supply…
Video:
http://www.therealfoodchannel.com/page/10286.html
American Plantation Impoverishes Philippine Village
‘…At first, the company offered to pay the Higaonons P9,000 ($209) per hectare for a 25-year lease. A Brown also promised to build a hospital and provide scholarships for the children. None of these has been fulfilled.
‘Tagupa was among those who tried to apply as a security guard in the plantation. After completing all the requirements, A. Brown told him to plant palm oil on his land and he would receive P200 ($4.65) per day. He refused, saying he would never plant palm oil on his land. “How would I feed my children if I agreed to them?” he told Bulatlat.com in a separate interview.
‘The others who were accepted as laborers were promised regular jobs in the plantation but were only given contractual work or work on a piecemeal basis. They are paid below the minimum wage – P247 or $5.74 per day, while the minimum wage for agriculture work in Opol is P264 or $6.14 per day– and are not given the emergency cost of living allowance…’ http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/05/10/us-owned-palm-oil-plantation-impoverishes-indigenous-people-in-opol-misamis-oriental/
Obama’s Bloodiest Scandal
http://www.2ndamendmenttv.com/page/10385.html
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