Current EventsBy: Maggie Hannon

Chinese president arrives for U.S. state visit

DetailsChinese President Hu Jintao

Arrived in the United States on Tuesday

Visit will include high-profile talks with President Barack Obama on trade, currency, North Korea and other issues

The visit, “illustrates the importance of relations between two global powers”

Rant against politicians lands Nobel laureate in court in Bangladesh

Muhammad Yunus – man being charged: Yunus founded Grameen Bank in 1983 which helped the poor obtain small loans on favorable terms – “banker to the poor”

Yunus’ ChargesMuhammad Yunus – defamation charge for

criticizing politicians four years ago

Magistrate Rozina Khan granted Yunus a 5,000-taka (about $70 U.S.) bail

Yunus said politicians were only in "power to make money."

Army of Parents Reclaims Neighborhood

Army of Parents Reclaims NeighborhoodWashington Elementary in San Jose has had an

increasing amount of crime nearby

Juan Villalobos – parent of 3

Villalobos formed the group: Washington Camina Contigo (Washington Walks With You)

Protects the school children from the violence in the area

Berkeley to Vote on Sex-Change Fund

Berkeley to Vote on Sex-Change Fund

Berkeley City Council voted on Jan. 18 on whether or not the city will pay for sex change operations

City is offering to appropriate $20,000 a year for the procedure money would be on a first-come, first-served basis, rolls over to the

next year if not used in the current year

Employees must meet several requirements to be eligible

Australia Today

QUIZ! Why did Juan Villalobos decide to start

“Washington Camina Contigo”

A. to help protect the children at Washington Elementary.

B. There is a shortage of crossing guards at Washington Elementary.

C. He’s an overprotective parent

D. All of the Above

THIS IS THE ANSWER!!!A – to help protect the children at Washington

Elementary.

QUIZ #2Why is the meeting between President Obama

and President Hu Jintao important?

A. The United States needs more money from China.

B. China wants the United States to control its inflation

C. The visit illustrates the importance of relations between two global powers

THIS IS THE ANSWER!C – The visit illustrates the importance of

relations between two global powers

QUIZ #3True or False: Muhammad Yunus was charged

with defamation.

THIS IS THE ANSWER!!!TRUE!!!

Yunus was charged with defamation.

QUIZ #4How much money is the City of Berkeley willing

to offer for Sex Change Operations per year?

A. 20,000

B. 30,000

C. 40,000

THIS IS THE ANSWER!!!A. 20,000

Sources:http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Be

rkeley-to-Vote-on-Sex-Change-Fund-114179014.html

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/18/bangladesh.nobel.court/index.html

http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/b3075c13-9ae3-4c71-bf70-054a288e4d49.html

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Army-of-Parents-Reclaims-Neighborhood-114161229.html

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/18/china.us.visit/index.html