Researchers Say Thailand AIDS Vaccine Has 'Modest' Results

This is an interesting news. "A group of researchers tested on more than 16,000 Thai men and women aged 18 to 30 years old, who were HIV-negative. Half of the overall test group received the doses, while the other 8,000 people in the trial received a placebo. All the participants were given condoms and counseling for three years. The test found that those given the vaccine showed a 31 percent lower risk of infection than the others." I thought What happened to people were given placebo and got infected. That is not fair. Anyway everybody looks forward to inventing AIDS vaccine. We expect scientists and researchers to save the world from AIDS.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-20-voa35.cfm

Gates: 'No Alternatives' to US-Japan Security Accord

This is an important news for Japan specially you live in Okinawa. We always suffer how to deal with American bases. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that no alternatives for US-Japan Security Accord. Japan new democratic party have to face difficult trial. They have to show strong leadership to Japanese citizen and world, same time they must consider the national interest. Anyway I really care about what is going be about Hutenma base. U.S. officials say small adjustments may be possible in the specific plan for an air base in northern Okinawa. We have to keep our eyes on Japan new ministry.

http://http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-20-voa7.cfm

China Protests Dalai Lama's Plans to Visit Arunachal Pradesh

I am not really Buddhist, but I am a big fun of Dalai Lama. He is the spiritual leader of Tibetan buttism. However his word touches people heart over religions difference. 　Also he is very realist. He is not a really extreme idealist. I mean he except problems and try to solve them in peacefully way.　He is not supernatural existence like some religion`s leader, but he is a buttist that high educated and familiar, confident and calm all the time. When Tibet dominion of China started a riots last year, world mass media focus on that. They are Tibet side and, criticized China. Dalai Lama was only one that trying to stop the riot by saying calm down and do no stimulate the China, unless the war never end. Also he says that I do not demand independent from China, I just want to have Tibet high autonomy. He is a realist like politician, but same time high level buttist. I like him very much

http://http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-20-voa21.cfm

Biologist Switches Careers: From Ocean Science to Organic Farming

Biologist Switches Careers: From Ocean Science to Organic Farming
By Mary Saner
Chestertown, Maryland
20 October 2009
from VOA

It is nice to be back to the nature. Dolly Baker ocean biologist switches careers to organic farmer. In this depression time, many people consider change a job. It is really hard decision to start new life with new job. She was brave to do that. She looks like 30 to 40 years old. She used to do desk work and now she is physical labor. I could guess that not a very easy thing to do be farmer. However she says "This job really suits for me". This is nice heart warming story. I learned the life is long and find what really what to do.

http://http://www.voanews.com/english/Science/2009-10-20-voa29.cfm

Aspirin: Research Keeps Giving New Life to an Ancient Medicine

Aspirin: Research Keeps Giving New Life to an Ancient Medicine from VOA website.

There are so many nutritive drugs these days. These make me feel like I must buy or get sick. I am not taking any because I can not afford it. It is good thing that people care about their health, but if you want have nice healthy life, you must be rich. You need nice volumed breakfast and not be rush eating, jogging for a bit after meal, nice neighborhood, working should not be too hard, going bed before midnight and so on. How many people can live like that. I guess there are so a few. What I want to say is that I do not really like nutritive drugs. These are for a few rich people. First of all I do not look people taking Aspirin or nutritive drugs everyday are healthy.