http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/rice/ en-us Sat, 5 Dec 2009 14:55:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400954/posts LOS BANOS, Philippines (AFP) – Asian rice farmers typically do not fly around the world on holidays or own big-engine cars but scientists say they have an important role to play in helping cut the world's output of greenhouse gases. While much of the globe's focus in the climate change fight is on the burning of fossil fuels and the logging of rainforests, water-logged rice paddies are also a major source of global warming-causing methane. > About 10 percent of the methane comes from rice farming, while other sources include the flatulence of cows and decomposing landfill garbage dumps. Wassmann... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400954/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 14:55:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367598/posts Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told a Jackson crowd Tuesday night about the importance of America's role in spreading democracy globally in a speech that frequently, if not explicitly, advocated and defended Bush-era foreign policy. "The American spirit will lead the world," she said in ending her speech, which drew a standing ovation. "In its absence, the world would be a much, much worse place. ... If we're OK, everyone else will be OK, too." Rice, whose speech was part of Union University's scholarship banquet, also got applause for urging less federal involvement in the American economy, saying... Booker Rising http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367598/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:54:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346171/posts We've missed her voice of reason these past months!We haven't heard much from former Secretary of State Condi Rice since Obama took over. The following is an extensive interview by Nina Easton. It's an excellent reminder of what it was like when adults were in charge: [VIDEO AT SITE] The money quote is: "The last time we left Afghanistan, and we abandoned Pakistan," she said, "that territory became the very territory on which Al Qaeda trained and attacked us on September 11th. So our national security interests are very much tied up in not letting Afghanistan fail again and become... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346171/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:01:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345666/posts She's smart. She's experienced. She's worldly. Republican strategists worried about their party's future should take heed. ___ Successful candidates follow a simple fundamental rule: Define yourself before your opponent can define you. The Republican Party, which mustered a thumbs-up from only 38% of voters in last week's Bloomberg poll, sorely needs to brush up on the very rule it counsels in candidate-training sessions. To skeptics in search of a political home, the GOP's image has devolved into that of a minority collection of name-calling, "no"-saying, backward-looking, talk-show bullying cranks -- a definition gleefully perpetuated by Democratic pols. So next time... Fortune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345666/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:29:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2323876/posts -snip- When Rice talked to the Little Leaguers, he encouraged them to play for a love of the game -- not for a love of money. He told them they weren't likely to make the kind of money guys like Jeter and A-Rod do, so that shouldn't be their motivation. That, he explained, is why he mentioned those players in particular. "With today's kids, I think they want everything fast," Rice said. "But you really have to work at it. Nobody's going to give you anything, so by setting a good example -- by going out and working and doing... NESN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2323876/posts#comment Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:07:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321716/posts Big league Hall of Famer Jim Rice opened the World Series for Little Leaguers with a fiery speech that even the grumpiest of grumpy old men could appreciate. The message: Don't look up to today's players because they're all bums. Rice explained that the All-Star chumps you see today, can't compare to genuine American heroes of Jim Rice's day. They didn't have the rock and roll and the drugs back then, so their old timey brand of baseball was pure and good. Unlike the kind you see from that hippie Derek Jeter. Guys that I played against and with, these... deadspin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321716/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:19:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284759/posts Excavation of an ancient Vietnamese site has thrown up the earliest evidence of rice cultivation, while shedding new light on how the death of young children was viewed by community members. The excavation, led by professor Peter Bellwood and Marc Oxenham from the Australian National University (ANU) School of Archaeology and Anthropology, studied the site, some 3,000-4,000 years old, named An Son. The findings suggest that death in young children was so common that community members were unlikely to revere the death of their offspring until they had survived for more than five years. "The burial of a new born... The Hindu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284759/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:39:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261520/posts NKorea May Come Off Terror List: White House Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:50 PM WASHINGTON -- The White House said Wednesday that it could move to take North Korea off a terrorism blacklist "quite soon" after - and if - the North delivers an accounting of its nuclear programs. Washington hoped the secretive Stalinist nation would provide its long overdue "declaration" as early as Thursday, although a senior US official has already said that an inventory of Pyongyang's atomic arsenal will come later. Asked how quickly a full accounting would trigger removal from the US list of state sponsors of... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261520/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 07:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255139/posts "Now, understand that part of the reason that it's so important for us to take a diplomatic approach [toward Iran] is that the approach that we've been taking, which is no diplomacy, obviously has not worked. Nobody disagrees with that." Mr. Obama then added a few illustrations to bolster his case: "Hamas and Hezbollah have gotten stronger. Iran has been pursuing its nuclear capabilities undiminished. And so, not talking, that clearly hasn't worked. That's what's been tried. And so what we're going to do is try something which is actually engaging and reaching out to the Iranians." Let's assume for... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255139/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 01:12:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237113/posts A week has passed since President Obama set a train in motion with the publication of secret memos to justify harsh interrogations by the CIA, and the White House appears to have lost control over its ultimate destination. Fresh disclosures of declassified documents on Wednesday implicated a dozen senior officials in the Bush Administration, including Condoleezza Rice, as having approved techniques such as waterboarding — simulated drowning widely regarded as torture — on terrorist suspects. The previous evening a Senate Armed Services Committee report linked the decision to authorise the CIA’s programme with the abuse of detainees by the US... Times-UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237113/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:30:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235773/posts WASHINGTON – As national security adviser in the Bush White House, Condoleezza Rice verbally OK'd the CIA's request to subject alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to waterboarding in July 2002, a decision memorialized a few days later in a secret memo that the Obama administration declassified last week. Rice's role was detailed in a narrative released Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee. It provides the most detailed timeline yet for how the CIA's harsh interrogation program was conceived and approved at the highest levels in the Bush White House. The new timeline shows that Rice played a greater role than... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235773/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:35:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223940/posts . Sankei Shimbun News (in Japanese) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223940/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:42:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222994/posts The U.N. Security Council met in emergency session on Sunday afternoon to discuss concerns over North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket. But the closed-door consultations did not produce a clear and unified response. Diplomats say the council was unified in its deep concern over the launch, but that it could not immediately agree what form its response should take. The United States and Japan say they want a clear message in the form of a Security Council resolution condemning the launch. U.S. Ambassador, Susan Rice said "It is our view that this action merits a clear and strong response... Voice Of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222994/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:56:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222917/posts 'This Week' : Susan Rice UN Ambassador Susan Rice on "This Week..." April 5, 2009 <*snip* RICE: ...(W)e have 15 members of the Security Council and -- including the permanent five, so we all need to come together around this. But the United States' view is..., it's a violation, and it merits and appropriately strong United Nations response. We'll be… STEPHANOPOULOS: You mentioned... RICE: ...working for that. STEPHANOPOULOS: *snip* China has made it pretty clear they don't want any sanctions. And because of that, your predecessor, John Bolton, says that any kind of U.N. resolution is going to be... This Week with George Stephanopoulos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222917/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 21:22:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206267/posts Condoleezza Rice said Friday that one of her deepest regrets from her time as secretary of state was the failure of the Bush administration to achieve real reform of immigration laws. "We need immigration reform. I don't care if it's for the person who crawls across the desert to earn $5 an hour, or for Sergey Brin, who came here from Russia and founded Google," she said at an economic summit at Stanford University. "As a country, we can't have people living in the shadows. It's just wrong. It's not only ineffective, it's wrong." She said immigrants were critical to... Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206267/posts#comment Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:30:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2196938/posts Former US Secretary of State, Ms Condoleezza Rice, has reportedly signed a $2.5-million deal to write a trilogy that will chart her rise from a segregated neighbourhood in Alabama to the top ranks of the White House. The 54-year-old Ms Rice's yet untitled first book will be a memoir of her years in the Bush administration, reported Telegraph.co.uk. “Ms Rice will combine candid narrative and acute analysis to tell the story of her time in the White House and as top di plomat of US and her role in protecting American security and shaping foreign policy during the extraordinary period... thehindubusinessline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2196938/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:06:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196659/posts CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez on Saturday ordered troops to temporarily seize control of all Venezuelan rice processing plants to ensure they produce at full capacity amid soaring inflation and persisting reports of food shortages. Mr. Chavez told the National Guard to "take control of and intervene in all of these businesses that process rice in Venezuela," including at least a half-dozen local and foreign private companies. "This government is here to protect the people, not the bourgeoisie or the rich," Mr. Chavez said, accusing some companies of slowing production to evade price caps that have slashed their profit... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196659/posts#comment Sun, 1 Mar 2009 14:15:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186885/posts The Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it will take a "wait and see" attitude after learning the Obama administration will participate in planning for a UN conference on racism dubbed "Durban II," despite concerns that the meeting will be used by Arab nations and others to demonize Israel. Anti-Zionist Jews and pro-Palestinian supporters participate in a protest march in Durban to coincide with the opening of the 2001 UN Racism Conference [archive]. Photo: AP [file] Slideshow: Pictures of the week While the US has said it would decide at a later date whether to participate in the conference, the State... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186885/posts#comment Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:22:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182217/posts Waterboarding. Abu Ghraib. Detaining terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. Dissing Hans Blix. These, as seen by the Left, are the cardinal sins of George W. Bush’s administration. Set aside the fraternity party-like nonsense that took place at Abu Ghraib and what’s left are actions taken to protect U.S. interests. But self-loathing Americans whose minds are confined in the cult of globalism don’t see it that way. Each of these “offenses” has at least one thing in common: they hurt the feelings of foreigners. Insensitivity to the outside world, U.S. internationalists argue, is a stain on Uncle Sam’s reputation from which we... Human Events.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182217/posts#comment Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:37:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180734/posts Speaking of Rice, she seemed to have shifted to the left over the course of the Bush administration, particularly in its second term, when she became secretary of state. Does it really make a difference, then, whether it's Bush running the show or Obama? Sadly from my perspective, there will be a lot of continuity between the Obama and Bush administrations where Middle East policy is concerned - generally on Iran, and specifically on a range of other issues. That doesn't warm my heart. It shows that mistakes were being made, especially during the second term of the Bush administration,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180734/posts#comment Sun, 8 Feb 2009 02:23:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174398/posts Classy. The View http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174398/posts#comment Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:25:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172512/posts "Obama, Iran Talks Next? U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice restates President Obama's calls for direct negotiations with Iran." SNIPPET: "Back in the U.S., U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, who was confirmed last week for the post, said Monday that Iran's refusal to meet international obligations will increase pressure on Tehran to drop its nuclear ambitions and cooperate with the United States and global community. Besides pursuing nuclear weapons, Iran has called for the destruction of Israel and support for Hamas, a terror group designated by the U.S., Israel and the European Union." FOX NEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172512/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:43:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163663/posts Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said a telephone call he made to U.S. President George W. Bush last week forced Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to abstain in a U.N. vote on the Gaza war, leaving her "shamed." Pouring on political bravado in a speech late Monday, Olmert said he demanded to talk to Bush with only 10 minutes to spare before a U.N. Security Council vote Thursday on a resolution opposed by Israel calling for an immediate cease-fire. "When we saw that the secretary of state, for reasons we did not really understand, wanted to vote in favour of... reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163663/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166166/posts More lasts today … This morning President & Mrs. Bush departed the White House for Camp David, Maryland, where they will spend their last weekend as the First Couple before Tuesday’s inauguration. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave her final press conference today at the State Department in Washington. She also met with Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Dr. Rice’s last official act as Secretary of State was signing a memorandum with Foreign Minister Livni that will help prevent arms smuggling to terrorists in Gaza. And today Press Secretary Dana Perino delivered the Administration’s final press briefing (Transcript). Dana took... WhiteHouse.gov & other sources http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166166/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165876/posts With only four days remaining until the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama - a date widely regarded by Israeli analysts as the cut-off date for Israel's Operation Cast Lead against Hamas in Gaza, the prospects for a mutually agreed ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist terror group seemed slimmer than earlier in the week. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, center, Islamic Jihad head Ramadan Shallah and Ahmad Jebril, Secretary General of the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine-General Command attend the emergency Arab summit on Gaza in Doha, Qatar on Friday. An official statement from the Defense Ministry remained mum... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165876/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:18:33 GMT