I recently, watched this stossel in the classroom clip about foreign aid. This clip really had me thinking about all the money we donate to countries like Africa. The question I got from watching this video clip is are [African] people really benefiting from the foreign aid. One journalist from Kenya went on to say that [the United States] we should stop giving Africa [foreign aid] money. She believes that the money is being used to furnish lavish lives for many of the top officials in Africa. While the people in Africa remain poor which is not fair.

I was shocked to learn that some of the food [the United States] we give[s] to these countries are actually being put on the black market for sale.How can the United States make sure foreign aid is really getting to the [African] people its intended for. We can tell these countries they have to use our money on what we said it was for, but they don't have to listen to us, right. They don't have to listen us because for one we don't want to get all involved in the process of handling their affairs. Which shouldn't be the case if we're handing over all that money.

To be continued...Also watch Diane Sawyers tonight as she talks about where our donations are really going for helping Haiti. I know a lot of people want to know where the money really is going.

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I just saw this recipe on Dorm Check and thought that it had some real interesting ingredients in it.

2 C. milk
1/4 C. brown sugar
1 T. butter, melted
1/4 t. salt
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 C. quick cooking oats
1 C. finely chopped apple
1/2 C. raisins and/or dates
1/2 C. chopped walnuts or almonds

Makes 4 Cups (6-8 servings)

Grease the inside of Crockpot. Put ingredients inside Crockpot and mix well.
Cover and turn on low heat.

Cook overnight or 8 - 9 hours. Stir before serving.

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I'll be posted more so if this one isn't for you, maybe the next one will be for you.

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The new year is almost here and I plan on making a lot of changes in my life. I won't discuss them now, but I plan on doing that maybe next week. I've been thinking about all the things I want to happen in 2010, and how I'm going to make them happen.

What will be some of your changes for 2010? What will you do differently in your lives?

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After all this time I'm still here others would of been good by now, but not me.

lol, no I'm not a poet but I'm just bored.

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For the latest on the giveaways I've entered it's a lot. I have over 30 tweets saved in my favorites for giveaways I'm currently entered into. That's I spent most of my free time doing.

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