mensab responded to a discussion called How to deal with poverty? in people.
18 hours ago
poverty has been a perennial problem to the world. global organizations such as world bank, imf, un, etc. have tried to and still tackling poverty for a long time. there have been success stories that made people get out of poverty. there are countries, communities, families and individuals that triumphed over poverty. for countries and communities, good policies brought about by good governanc...

mensab commented on a news article called Rwandan priest acquitted of genocide charges in african news.
3 days ago
the tribunal is really working hard to dispense and serve justice to the victims of the genocide. it is also serving the interest of those indicted determining whether they are indeed guilty of the charges or not. a catholic priest was acquitted for the charges. they prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt his guilt on the charges that he supervised the roadblock that led to the kil...

mensab commented on a news article called Petters blames top associates for alleged fraud in latest business news.
3 days ago
in business, friends are relative. they are not permanent. this is what happened to petters co. inc. when the compnay is charged of running a ponzi scheme worth $3.65 billion. the head pointed to his associates as the ones who were running the ponzi scheme and his business. and he admitted that the company was making money, until investors started to claim their returns of investments. the majo...

mensab commented on a news article called US AIDS program undaunted by recession in african news.
3 days ago
the fear that funding for some social services programs such as AIDS program will be affected by the global recession. governments which are donors of these programs have cut down their spending on other services to revive and beef up their economies. but the US government is committed to continue its AIDS program despite the effects of recession on its economy. this is good news for those who ...

mensab commented on a news article called California faces $20B deficits for years to come in latest business news.
3 days ago
california is in a deep hole because of its huge budget deficit. it is predicted that it will have $20 billion deficit each year for the next five years. this is a tough challenge for governor arnold. he is against hiking taxes and cutting spending on basic services such as education and health. but there are very few options to rectify the impending scenario.

mensab commented on a news article called FACT CHECK: Stimulus money to 'phantom' districts? in latest business news.
3 days ago
reports are going out that a huge amount from the stimulus package went to non-existent districts. these reports were picked up by media and magnified into an issue. so the white house checked and found out that there are many incorrect entries in the reports posted on its website dedicated for the monitoring of the stimulus spending. but other data in the reports would point to specific recipi...

mensab commented on a news article called Antiracists and far-right youths battle in Moscow in european news.
3 days ago
russia is growing in two directions. its young people are deeply divided into ultranationalists and antifascists. there have been skirmishes between the two groups. they were violent encounters. the latest one was a major blow to the antifascist group because their leader was assassinated. their group retaliated by attacking the headquarters of an ally of ultranationalist.

mensab commented on a news article called Standoff with Sri Lankan asylum seekers ends in asian news.
3 days ago
the number of refugees is increasing. they are trying to flee from the conflict-torn areas of their countries. australia is a major destination seeking asylum. refugees from sri lanka, afghanistan and iraq risk their lives to go to australia through motorboats. most of the time, they end up in indonesia. australia has several asylum seekers, and will no longer accept few more. but they will hel...

mensab commented on a news article called Jobless benefits could end for many in January in latest business news.
3 days ago
the deep recession caused hundreds of thousands of people to lose their jobs. that is the number that also availed of the unemployment benefits that have been already extended several times. and unfortunately, with a weak economic recovery, the benefits is set to expire early next year. hundreds of thousands beneficiaries will not be able to avail of the benefits if there will be no extension f...

mensab commented on a news article called Indian tribe sues over Calif. ranch development in latest business news.
18 hours ago
development projects impede at times the integrity of cultural tribes. idle lands occupied and claimed by tribes are seen by developers as potential business enterprises and ventures. a tribe in california is suing the county and developer for staging a development of a piece of land that they claim to be their ancestral domain.