New laws for 2012, shark fin ban and presidential elections

Hello 2012. Do you know there are about 40,000 state laws taking effect at the start of the new year?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45819570/ns/us_news-life/t/new-laws-toughen-rules-abortions-immigrants-voters/#.TwOAAoF7dUc

COOL! California adopts shark fin ban in 2012, just in time for us to go home safely for a Chinese new year meal.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/california-adopts-shark-fin-ban/2011/09/06/gIQACgsD9J_story.html
 

Presidential elections in Taiwan

Jan 14, 2012, citizens in Taiwan will cast their votes and elect a new President. Currently, three candidates are engaging in final pushes for votes, which are too close to predict who would likely be the winner. This cartoon shows one candidate is fishing votes from the supporter of another candidate. 

She is alive, but for how long?

http://youtu.be/nGeXdv-uPaw