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Most rape victims in conflict zones are children – report

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By Li-mei Hoang

VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN CONFLICT: Most victims of sexual violence in conflict zones are children who are suffering rape and abuse at an appalling rate, say campaigners who describe the attacks as the “hidden horrors of war”.


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Peter Tatchell Foundation

Reading University cancels “kill gays” Islamist preacher
 
Feeble excuse: fictitious threat of violent protests?
 
Cleric’s incitement to murder ignored in cancellation decision
 
Muslim Society not rebuked for hosting a murder-approving speaker
 
London – 28 February 2013
 
 
Reading University has cancelled today’s scheduled speech by “kill the gays” Islamist preacher Abu Usamah at-Thahabi, which was to be hosted by the university’s Muslim Society.
 
“Thahabi endorses the murder of gay people and of Muslims who give up their faith. He says women are deficient and encourages the beating of little girls who refuse to wear the hijab,” said Peter Tatchell, Director of the human rights lobby, the Peter Tatchell Foundation.
 
“While this cancellation is welcome, the university’s reasons for the cancellation appear to be bogus, feeble and unprincipled.
 
“The university authorities claim the Thahabi meeting was cancelled because of serious threats of violent protest by extremist groups. I challenge the university to name these groups and reveal the threats.
 
“The idea that Islamist extremists would threaten a fellow Islamist extremist is absurd. The planned student protest against Thahabi was always going to be peaceful and never made any threats, as far as I know.
 
“Unless the university has evidence they have not disclosed, its professed reason for cancellation looks like a vile, disgraceful smear against legitimate, non-violent protesters.
 
“To its shame, the university appears to have used a phoney excuse to cancel a speaker who never should have been invited to speak in the first place. Inviting Thahabi clearly violated the equal opportunities and non-discrimination policies of the university and the student’s union.
 
“Women, Muslim and LGBT students have a right to go to university without being menaced and threatened by hate preachers.
 
“Disgracefully, the Vice Chancellor has failed to condemn the Muslim Society for inviting
Thahabi.
 
“Thahabi’s hateful, violent views are not shared by most Muslims in Britain,” said Mr Tatchell.
 
See below the briefing about Abu Usamah at-Thahabi’s history of murderous incitements, sexism and threats against fellow Muslims.
 
See this online local Reading press report of the meeting’s cancellation, posted at 19.30 last night:
http://bit.ly/VaxxXY
 
A letter had been sent by the Peter Tatchell Foundation to the Vice Chancellor of Reading University, David Bell, protesting at the university’s decision to host Abu Usamah at-Thahabi, on the grounds that Thahabi had been filmed by Channel Four’s Dispatches programme justifying the murder of gay people. Incitement to murder is a serious criminal offence.
 
Below is a copy of this letter.
 
Other protests were made against Thahabi by the anti-extremist organisation, Students Rights, and by Reading University students.
 
Vice-Chancellor, Reading University
 
Dear David Bell,
 
I understand that Mr. Abu Usamah at-Thahabi is giving a talk at the University of Reading on Thursday, 28th February 2013.
 
This individual has incited hatred and murder of homosexuals. He has abused his right to free speech and infringed the right of LGBT people to go about their lives without threats or fear.
 
Please click on this link for more evidence of Mr at-Thahabi’s history of preaching hate and violence against LGBT people: http://bit.ly/QxFCVz
 
It is not good enough to monitor his presence on Thursday. His conduct before attending the University of Reading needs to weigh heavily upon any decision to permit him onto university property.
 
Allowing him to speak at your university would be a de facto reward for incitement to homophobic violence.
 
I would urge you to deny him a platform or hospitality, as it would be an insult to past/present/future LGBT individuals attending your university.
 
If Mr Abu Usamah at-Thahabi’s previous remarks had called for the murder of Jewish or black people I am sure he would not be permitted to speak at your university.
 
I urge you to not collude with a man who incites murder, and to not adopt double standards on incitements to racist and homophobic violence.
 
Equality for all. Hatred against none.
 
Yours with best wishes,
 
Peter Tatchell
Director
Peter Tatchell Foundation
 
Background Briefing on Abu Usamah at-Thahabi
 
Abu Usamah at-Thahabi has previously urged that gay people should be punished with death.
 
“Do you practice homosexuality with men? Take that homosexual man and throw him off the mountain,” Thahabi was recorded as saying by Channel Four’s Dispatches programme.
 
“If I were to call homosexuals perverted, dirty, filthy dogs who should be murdered, that’s my freedom of speech, isn’t it?”
 
On Muslims who leave the faith he said: “Kill him in the Islamic state…If the Imam wants to crucify him, he should crucify him. The person is put up on the wood and he’s left there to bleed to death for three days.”
 
He was filmed by Channel Four deriding women as “deficient”, inferior to men and religiously and intellectually “incomplete.”
 
He advocates violence against little girls who refuse to wear the hijab: “She should start hijab from the age of seven, by the age of ten it becomes an obligation on us to force her to wear hijab and if she doesn’t wear hijab, we hit her.”
 
Thahabi was caught on camera making these incitements while addressing worshippers at the Green Lane Mosque in Birmingham.
 
When he was later interviewed by Channel 4 News, he refused to withdraw or apologise for his comments.
 
Further information:
 
Peter Tatchell
Director, Peter Tatchell Foundation
0207 403 1790
Email: Peter@PeterTatchellFoundation.org
Web: www.PeterTatchellFoundation.org


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Eye Floaters & Omega 3

 

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Jun 15, 2012 | By Suzanne Robin

Suzanne Robin is a registered nurse with more than 25 years of experience in oncology, labor/delivery, neonatal intensive care, infertility and ophthalmology. Robin received her R.N. degree from Western Oklahoma State College. She has co-authored and edited several books for the Wiley “Dummies” series.

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Omega-3 fatty acids will not prevent or treat common eye floaters, which often increase with aging. Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil might help reduce your risk of developing diabetic retinopathy if you have diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy can lead to retina tears or detachments, which can cause flashes of light, floaters or vision loss. Omega-3 fatty acids might also help treat inflammation in the interior chambers of the eye, which can cause floaters associated with vitreous detachment. Ask your doctor before taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements to reduce floaters.

Common Floaters

Aging causes most eye floaters. The center of your eyeball contains a gel called vitreous humor. The gel helps maintain the shape of your eyeball. As you get older, the gel starts to liquefy in the center. Small pieces of gel that haven’t liquefied float in the liquid, appearing briefly as they float across your line of vision. Your eye adapts to floaters over time and they become less visible to you. Omega-3 fatty acid therapy will not help with these types of floaters, which generally require no medical treatment.

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Foods to Avoid for Eye Floaters

 

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Jul 4, 2011 | By Carol Ochs

Carol Ochs is an award-winning writer in the Washington, D.C. area. During 17 years with The Associated Press she covered health, medical and sports stories as a writer, editor and producer. She has written for the health section of “The Washington Post,” a Fairfax County stewardship publication and a biopharmaceutical newsletter. Ochs has a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Ohio University, Athens.

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There are foods to avoid if you are trying to lose weight, suffer from food allergies, have diabetes or want to lower your cholesterol. But if you’re worried about getting eye floaters, don’t think twice about what’s on your plate. There are many risk factors for floaters, but there are no foods on the list.

Floaters

Floaters can form at any age, though they’re more likely to start appearing as you get older. The eye is filled with vitreous gel that gives your eyeball its shape. As people age, that gel may start to shrink and pull away from the interior surface of the eyeball. Clumps of cellular debris may form and float within the gel, casting a shadow on the retina. These floaters may appear as spots, strands, shadows or cobwebs that seem to be floating in front of you. However, because they’re inside your eye, they move with you.

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Foods

Foods rich in vitamin A are good for overall eye health and for night vision, but there are no foods that have been singled out as a cause of floaters. Dr. Stuart Richer, an ocular nutrition researcher and member of the American Optometric Association Health Promotion Committee, of Chicago, Illinois, says the impact of nutrition on floaters has been largely ignored by medical researchers. He notes there is no evidence to suggest that foods and vitamins play a role in the development of floaters or can help to treat them.

Causes

Avoiding floaters is not as easy as cutting a certain food from your diet. The leading cause of floaters is the aging process. Being over 50 puts you at greater risk of developing floaters, and the incidence of floaters increases with age. Being nearsighted is another risk factor you can’t control. You also are at greater risk of floaters if you suffer a trauma to the eye or have complications from cataract surgery, inflammation in the eye or diabetic retinopathy.

Considerations

Floaters may be a bit annoying or distracting, but they’re generally nothing to fear. They cause no pain and most require no treatment. Surgical and laser procedures to treat floaters are rarely recommended because they carry serious risks. If you notice a sudden increase in floaters along with flashes of light, it’s time to contact your eye doctor. This could be a sign of retinal detachment, which could lead to vision loss if left untreated.

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Eye Health Basics

 

Bones Around the Eye

Seven bones surround the eyeball and protect it from trauma. These bones are known as the orbit and are organized into four walls: the roof, floor, and outer and inner walls. The strong orbital rim that surrounds the front of the eye provides protection from direct impact by large objects and transmits the impact force to the weaker floor and walls instead of the eyeball.

All About Eye Health Basics

 

Juicing for Eye Health

The “roughage” left behind contains beneficial soluble and insoluble fiber, seeds and skin, which is why some people prefer to blend whole fruits and vegetables together instead of juicing them. Regardless, the juices from some…

 

B Vitamins for Eye Health

 

Zinc for Eye Health

Zinc is a mineral that helps promote a healthy immune system, healing and proper cell function. Research indicates that zinc might offer benefits to your eyes, helping to prevent or slow down the progression of serious eye cond…

 

Which Vitamin Is Best Known for Helping Promote Good Vision & Eye Health?

Vitamins help the body perform many functions. Vitamin A is a major player in eye health and vision. In fact, the human eye contains the second most amount of vitamin A in the body, losing out only to the liver.

 

Lutein & Eye Health

This naturally occurring pigment has antioxidant properties that may provide many health benefits. Lutein may also help slow down or prevent certain eye conditions, such as macular degeneration and cataracts. Understanding the …

 

Foods to Eat for Good Eye Health

As you age, you may be trying to preserve your vision by protecting your eyes from the sun or by avoiding straining your eyes in dim light.

 

Eye Nutrition

Maintaining healthy eyes is crucial for proper eye function and preventing chronic eye diseases that lead to blindness. Vitamins and minerals combined with a healthy diet are necessary for good vision and to combat the risk of …

 

Nutrition & Eye Health

Department of Agriculture. A growing body of research sponsored by the U.S. government has uncovered important links between nutrition and eye health, which may offer hope of minimizing the impact of age-related eye disorders.

 

How to Keep the Eye Healthy

Contrary to what you may remember from your childhood, keeping your eyes healthy requires more than just eating a carrot a day.

 

Herbal Eye Cleansing

 

Herbs for Eye Health

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Vitamins for Good Eye Health

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The eye is the primary organ for vision. Through a variety of complex physiologic processes, the eye is able to relay images from the external environment to the brain. To function properly, the eye needs a constant supply of nutrients, energy and vitamins. Vitamins typically help enhance the processes needed to maintain eye health and good eyesight. Vitamins can be taken in as part of a normal healthy diet or by ingesting pharmaceutical vitamin supplements.

Vitamin A

Vitamin A is one of the most important vitamins that aids in the maintenance of good eyesight. Vitamin A helps increase both night vision and the ability to see colors, according to Kids Health. Specialized cells within the eye require vitamin A to process images. An added benefit of Vitamin A is that it also helps in growth and development. Vitamin A also helps sustain healthy skin. Dark green, leafy vegetables such as kale and spinach, oranges, carrots and sweet potatoes are all sources of vitamin A.

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Vitamin C

The eye also needs vitamin C to remain healthy. Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is a powerful antioxidant that also aids in the synthesis of stable connective tissue, according to AllAboutVision.com. The cornea, which is a transparent portion of the front of the eye, is composed of a connective tissue called collagen. Without vitamin C, collagen is unable to form properly, which can lead to damage to the cornea. Vitamin C also enhances the integrity of blood vessels that supply the eye. Long-term consumption of vitamin C may also prevent the formation of cataracts and protect against vision loss. The recommended daily allowance of vitamin C for men is 90mg and 75mg for women. Vitamin C can be found in sweet peppers, orange juice and strawberries.

Vitamin B

The B vitamins, especially vitamin B12, are integral in promoting eye health, says the Laser Eye Surgery Review. Without vitamin B, patients may experience a variety of health problems, ranging from blurry vision to complete blindness. Aside from taking supplements, a patient can find vitamin B in meat, eggs and certain types of cheeses.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E can also help maintain good eye health. This vitamin can help prevent the genesis of cataracts and helps prevent against vision loss. Physicians recommend consuming 15mg per day, states AllAboutVision.com. Pregnant women and people who smoke should increase their vitamin E intake. Vitamin E can be found in sunflower seeds, almonds, peanuts and mangoes.

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Juicing for Eye Health

 

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May 16, 2011 | By Owen Bond

Owen Bond began writing professionally in 1997. Bond wrote and published a monthly nutritional newsletter for six years while working in Brisbane, Australia as an accredited nutritionalist. Some of his articles were published in the “Brisbane Courier-Mail” newspaper. He received a Master of Science in nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan.

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Juicing is a popular way of consuming high doses of nutrients without having to eat large volumes of fruits and vegetables. Juicing is often accomplished with machines that efficiently filter-out pure fruit or vegetable juice, although it can also be done by hand. The “roughage” left behind contains beneficial soluble and insoluble fiber, seeds and skin, which is why some people prefer to blend whole fruits and vegetables together instead of juicing them. Regardless, the juices from some fruits and vegetables provide important nutrients for eye health.

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Eye Exercises for Natural Healing

 

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Jun 14, 2011 | By Grace Wathen

Grace Wathen has been writing on various topics since 2007. She is the owner of Grace Yoga in Salt Lake City where she teaches her unique method, “Yoga for the Seasons," inspired by her guru, Bekir Algan. A yogini for over 11 years and counting, she has also trained with Dharma Mittra, Bikram Choudhury and Baron Baptiste.

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Eyes are often strained with the extended use of computers and televisions. Natural healing methods such as eye exercises can strengthen your eye muscles and purify the optic nerves. Regular practice of eye exercises can prevent headaches, dry eyes, vision problems and more serious eye conditions. As with any new exercise routine, consult your doctor first.

Palming

According to Mukunda Stiles, founder of Structural Yoga Therapy, palming is one of the best methods for relieving eyestrain and securing relaxation to improve eyesight. Start by rubbing your palms together until they feel warm. Close your eyes and cup your palms over them, blocking out all light, without touching your eyelids. Now open your eyes and focus on the darkness for a few moments. This allows the optic nerves to relax.

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Side to Side

To perform the side to side eye exercise, sit in a comfortable position. Without moving your head, turn your gaze as far to the right as possible, in a slow and steady motion. Then slowly move your gaze as far to the left as possible. Repeat three times in each direction, then close your eyes in the center and relax for a few breaths.

Circles

With your eyes open, slowly circle your eyes as wide as possible in a clockwise motion. Complete three full circles, then bring your eyes to the center. Close the eyes and relax for one full breath. Then open your eyes and circle them in a wide counterclockwise motion for three complete circles. Bring your eyes to the center again, close and relax.

Relaxation with an Eye Pillow

Relaxing with an eye pillow on your eyes will relax the optic nerve and relieve tension in the forehead muscles. While in a relaxing position with your head slightly elevated, close your eyes and place an eye pillow over your eyelids. Relax for up to 15 minutes. Take your time getting up, gently allowing your eyes to readjust to the light. Eye pillow therapy is especially beneficial to those who spend a lot of time on a computer.

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Diet and Eye Health

 

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Mar 28, 2011 | By Ryan Devon

Ryan Devon is a registered dietitian with a Master of Science in nutrition and health promotion from Simmons College. He starting writing in 2010, specializing in weight management and eating-disorder science.

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With health concerns such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes dominating headlines, you might not give much thought to the health of your eyes. Considering that the National Eye Institute reports that more than 3 million U.S. adults over 40 years old are blind, perhaps it's time to give some attention to the well being of your windows to the world. Like all of your body systems, the health of your eyes largely hinges on diet.

Fish

Chronic inflammation contributes to eye diseases such as macular degeneration. Inflammation contributes to plaque formation in the blood vessels that provide your eyes with essential nutrients. Research published in the March 2011 "Archives of Ophthalmology" found that eating inflammation-fighting omega-3 fats combats vision problems in adults. The study looked at the diet and eye health of nearly 40,000 women. They concluded that women who regularly consumed omega-3-rich fish such as mackerel and tuna had a 40 percent lower likelihood of going prematurely blind.

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Lutein and Zeaxanthin

You might not be able to feel it, but your eyes are under a near-constant assault from free radicals, pollutants and sunlight. Lutein and zeaxanthin are a pair of antioxidants that act as bodyguards for your vulnerable eye cells, reducing the risk of vision problems. Foods rich in lutein and zeaxanthin include kale, spinach, egg yolks and yellow corn.

Vitamin A

Vitamin A is the reason your mom always told you to eat carrots to boost your night vision. Eating vitamin A-rich foods such as carrots, broccoli and cheese can help improve your sight in dark environments, Yale University says. Adults should aim for 700 mcg of vitamin A from food or supplements per day, the Office of Dietary Supplements advises.

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Step 2

Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables. This helps provide nutrients necessary for eye health and helps maintain a healthy weight, reducing the risk of developing diabetes and related diseases, which could lead to blindness or eye diseases, says the National Eye Institute
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Step 4

Wear protective eyewear during contact sports or in the workplace, if necessary. In the sunlight, it is important to wear sunglasses to protect your eyes against ultraviolet rays from the sun.

Step 5

Take frequent breaks if you work at a computer all day. The National Eye Institute recommends taking short breaks every 20 minutes. Every 20 minutes, look away from the screen, at a point approximately 20 feet in front of you for 20 seconds. The Institute says this helps reduce eyestrain.

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Foods That Lead to Lifetime Eye Health

 

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Sabina Cieszynski began writing in 2002 during her internships at "Seventeen" and "Child" magazines. Her work appeared on child.com and in "Westchester Magazine." She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and journalism from New York University in 2005, a Master of science in the biomedical sciences from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2009, and is now working toward her M.D.

Vitamins found in specific foods have been shown to promote lifetime eye health. Incorporating foods such as fish, nuts and leafy vegetables into the daily diet may ward of future eye diseases such as macular degeneration, cataracts and even diabetic retinopathy.

Foods Containing Carotenoids

Vitamin A is found in a number of brightly colored fruits and vegetables, specifically bananas, papayas, carrots, spinach, broccoli, sprouts, pumpkins and mangoes. It is absorbed as a provitamin A carotenoid and converted into retinol in the body. In the eye, these carotenoids absorb damaging ultraviolet light, in order to protect the macula lutea.

 

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Berries and Other Sources of Vitamin “C”

Natural sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, berries, peppers, broccoli and green leafy vegetables. Almost any food containing vitamin C also contains flavonoids, natural pigments that give fruits and vegetables their color. Blueberries contain high levels of anthocyanins — flavonoid pigments that serve as antioxidants. Anthocyanins may help maintain the health of the cornea and blood vessels in the eye. Flavonoids may also help reduce inflammatory eye disease and diabetic retinopathy.

Nuts and Vitamin E-Rich Foods

Foods such as nuts and avocados that are rich in vitamin E have been shown to promote better eye health. Studies suggest that vitamin E helps to prevent cataracts, and may also prevent macular degeneration. In the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, or AREDS, researchers found a 25 percent lower risk of developing advanced macular degeneration with a nutritional formula including vitamin E. Vitamin E helps protect membranes of cells against damage caused by free radicals,metabolic byproducts that are harmful to cells.

Sulfur-Rich Foods

Foods rich in sulfur, such as eggs, garlic and onions, protect the lens of the eye from cataract formation. Sulfur is necessary for the production of glutathione, a tripeptide that is an antioxidant, which also prevents damage to cellular components caused by reactive oxygen species.

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Foods to Eat for Good Eye Health

 

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Natalie Stein began writing for eHow in 2010, with articles focusing on weight loss, sports nutrition and endurance training. She is based in Los Angeles and is a nutrition consultant and running coach. Stein holds a Master of Science in nutrition and a Master of Public Health from Michigan State University.

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As you age, you may be trying to preserve your vision by protecting your eyes from the sun or by avoiding straining your eyes in dim light. You can also promote good eye health by choosing foods with nutrients that are essential for your vision. Remember that many factors influence your vision, and you should talk to your doctor or optometrist if you have concerns.

Orange Vegetables

Orange vegetables provide vitamin A, which is essential for good eye health. The Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center states that vitamin A is part of the visual cycle that allows your brain to respond and see images when light hits your eyes. A mild vitamin A deficiency can cause night blindness, and a severe deficiency can lead to permanent blindness. Plant sources provide carotenoids such as beta-carotene, which is a molecule that your body can turn into the active form of vitamin A. Orange vegetables are especially rich in beta-carotene, and good choices include sweet potatoes, carrots and butternut squash. You can also get beta-carotene from fruit such as cantaloupe and mango, and you can get preformed vitamin A from animal products such as milk, butter and cod liver oil.

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Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits and their juices, such as oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, orange juice and grapefruit juice, promote good eye health because of their vitamin C. The Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center states that vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that you need for proper wound healing and cholesterol metabolism, and it is also an antioxidant vitamin. Cataracts can develop in your eyes as you age and lead to poor vision or blindness, but people who have a higher intake of vitamin C tend to have a lower risk for cataracts. Vitamin C is also in strawberries, and vegetables such as bell peppers, tomatoes and potatoes are also high in vitamin C. Other factors influence your chances of developing cataracts, so consult an expert to help you maintain healthy vision.

Nuts

Nuts provide zinc and vitamin E, two micronutrients that may promote good eye health. According to the Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center, zinc is necessary for transporting and using vitamin A in your body to allow healthy vision. The Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health states that vitamin E is an antioxidant that may help reduce your risk of cataracts. Good nut choices include hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans and walnuts. Peanuts are technically legumes, but they have similar nutrient content as nuts, so you can eat them if you prefer. Meat and beans are other sources of zinc, and you can also get vitamin E from vegetable oils such as canola or sunflower. Even though zinc and vitamin E may promote eye health, you should still consult your optometrist if you are concerned about your vision.

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Harmful Effects of Too Much Omega 3

 

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Nov 8, 2010 | By Joseph Pritchard

Joseph Pritchard graduated from Our Lady of Fatima Medical School with a medical degree. He has spent almost a decade studying humanity. Dr. Pritchard writes for the Examiner.com as the SF biology examiner and thoroughly enjoys sharing the knowledge he has accumulated.

 

 

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Omega-3 fatty acid, often found in fish oil, is a supplement that has been marketed to reduce the risk of fatal complications arising from heart disease. Your diet should include a healthy dose of omega-3 fatty acids, which can be obtained from fish or dietary supplements. However, avoid taking too much of these fatty acids, because they have been linked to a variety of harmful effects. Consult a doctor before increasing your omega-3 fatty acid intake.

Clotting Difficulties

To prevent excessive bleeding, your body has a variety of clotting factors that allow blood to clot and stop blood from escaping from a torn vessel. High doses of omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to potentially reduce the efficacy of your blood’s clotting factors, says Medline Plus, a service of the National Institutes of Health. Taking more than 3g of omega-3 fatty acids per day can increase your risk of developing a bleeding disorder. If you are taking an anticoagulant medication, such as warfarin, consult a physician before taking any supplement containing omega-3 fatty acids.

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Increase in Cholesterol

Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is the form of cholesterol in your body that can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. Patients with high LDL levels are more prone to developing heart disease. In 5 to 10 percent of patients, omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to increase LDL levels, according to MayoClinic.com. The LDL increase is directly proportional to the dose of omega-3 fatty acids. This means that the higher the dose of omega-3 fatty acids, the greater the increase in LDL levels. Therefore, if you have above-normal LDL levels, avoid consuming excess amounts of omega-3 fatty acids.

Gastrointestinal Effects

Too much omega-3 fatty acids can cause a variety of gastrointestinal side effects, says Drugs.com. You may experience an increase in belching, stomach discomfort, constipation, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, blood in your stool and vomiting. These effects are caused by the fatty acid’s ability to irritate the cells of the intestinal tract. The severity of these effects increase as the dosage of omega-3 fatty acid increases. Refrain from taking more than 3g of omega-3 fatty acids per day.

Reduced Blood Levels

If you are taking omega-3 fatty acids, your blood pressure may drop 3 to 5 mmHg. This reduction in blood pressure is a side effect of omega-3 fatty acids, says MayoClinic.com The higher the dose the greater the effect on blood pressure. This reduction in blood pressure can become deadly if you are also taking medication to reduce your blood pressure. The additive effects of omega-3 fatty acids and your medication can lead to a sudden and life-threatening decrease in blood pressure.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/300620-harmful-effects-of-too-much-omega-3/#ixzz2M8ht8xK4

http://www.livestrong.com/article/300620-harmful-effects-of-too-much-omega-3/

 

 

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Why This Potato Is Better for You Than That Potato
by Victor Marchione, MD

Here’s some health news out of Washington, DC: organic potatoes may contain more nutrients than conventional potatoes. There’s been a debate going on for years now about whether organic vegetables and fruits are any healthier for you than conventional produce. Results from clinical trials have generally shown that organic, natural foods do seem to offer more in the way of nutrition.

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The Healing Food That’s a Tasty Snack
by Richard Foxx, MD

Not much is written about health benefits of pistachios — although many people eat these delicious nuts. More attention seems to be paid to other nuts such as almonds or peanuts. Pistachios, however, are quite nutritious, it turns out. A recent study has found this healing food to be a nutrient-dense nut with a heart-healthy fatty-acid profile, as well as protein, dietary fiber, potassium, magnesium, vitamin K, tocopherols, and a number of phytochemicals. That’s quite a list!

 

C: it is because pistachio is more expensive.

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BREAKING NEWSWednesday, January 30, 20139:30 PM EST
Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months
For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees.
After surreptitiously tracking the intruders to study their movements and help erect better defenses to block them, The Times and computer security experts have expelled the attackers and kept them from breaking back in.
The timing of the attacks coincided with the reporting for a Times investigation, published online on Oct. 25, that found that the relatives of Wen Jiabao, China’s prime minister, had accumulated a fortune worth several billion dollars through business dealings.

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Tax dodging is a global scandal. Tax raises money to fund public services, to fight poverty and to redistribute wealth in society. Yet for many multinational companies like Amazon, Google and Starbucks, paying tax is now often simply a matter of choice.Despite hitting the headlines by talking tough on tax, this government is planning new changes to the UK’s tax laws to be introduced in the Budget in March which would give a green light to big business to avoid billions in tax.

Take action now and demand George Osborne scrap his plans to give a green light to big business to avoid billions in tax

Every year the UK government loses £25 billion in revenue to tax avoidance by big business and rich individuals. In response to growing public anger, George Osborne has called tax avoidance “morally repugnant” and claimed the government is now leading a tough clampdown on corporate tax avoiders.

Yet our research has exposed a very different story. Rather than tackling tax avoidance, the centrepiece of the government’s plans would have had little or no impact on some of the biggest recent tax scandals, from Amazon, Google, Starbucks all the way through to Jimmy Carr. Instead it defines tax avoidance so narrowly that it would send a clear signal to big business to keep on avoiding billions in tax.

Instead, the government could introduce tough rules, aimed at eliminating tax avoidance in the UK. According to our estimates this alone could recover as much as £5.5 billion every year.

Take action now and demand tough new rules to stop tax avoidance

This year we will be campaigning for changes in the UK, to change our tax rules and abolish our tax havens, so that the UK no longer fuels tax dodging around the world.

If the money hidden from tax authorities by rich individuals in tax havens was taxed instead it could generate £180 billion a year in tax revenue. This sum is more than twice the amount all rich countries give in aid every year. The UK is at the heart of the offshore system that allows multinational companies to act as corporate parasites, sucking profits out of countries around the world.

Join our campaign for tax justice now

Thank you.

Murray Worthy
Tax justice campaigner

http://www.waronwant.org/

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The Global Theft of Land: Human Rights, Dispossession and Destruction

Wednesday 6 February 2013, 6.30-8pm

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building,
Lincoln’s Inn Fields, LSE
Speakers: Megan MacInnes, Fred  Pearce, Subir Sinha

The forcible expropriation of land from people by states and corporations – ‘land grabbing’ – is occurring on a phenomenal scale and affects every continent and most countries of the ‘South’. Land grabs and the forced displacement of populations, including through state and corporate violence, have been justified through economic development, human development, the extraction of natural resources, the use of land for economic growth, among many other factors. Yet deforestation and land grabs in Indonesia, slum clearances and land grabs throughout India, environmental destruction and population displacements in the Amazon and in various countries of southern America, and massive land grabs, including through natural resource mining across the African continent, have created misery and havoc on a large scale for many populations. In some places, land grabs have gone hand in hand with environmental destruction, conflict and war, forced labour, child labour, illegal expropriation of natural resources, widespread poverty and serious violations and abuses of human rights.

This event explores land grabbing as a global phenomenon that some writers have described as a new form of ‘primitive accumulation’ and ‘accumulation by dispossession’. The origins of land grabbing and its consequences for human rights, including indirect causes related to environmental destruction and climate change, are discussed.

Home, Garden & Food

40 handy lemon tips

4 March 2011

Cleaning solutions and beauty tips for natural (and cheap) recipes you can try at home.

These tips have been contributed by volunteers from Sparked.com 

Friends of the Earth can’t claim to have tried all of the tips ourselves, but they’re based on commonly accepted wisdom. You might want to exercise caution with tips involving ingesting lemon juice or applying it to the skin, especially if you have persistent medical conditions.

Health & Beauty

1. Hair – For extra shine, dilute 1 tsp lemon juice in a cup of water, and use to rinse your hair after shampooing.

2. Hands – Remove smells and stains with a rub of lemon juice.

3. Nails – Whiten fingernails with a rub from a wedge of lemon. 

4. Rough elbows - Hold your elbow in half a lemon for a few mins, then rinse.

5. Spots – Wet a paper towel with lemon juice and apply to help treat spots and blackheads.

6. Hand washMake your own liquid handwash

7. Exfoliating body scrub - Mix chopped lemon peel, half a cup of sugar and olive oil into a paste. Use to exfoliate rough areas of skin such as feet.

8. Minor wounds - Dab with lemon juice to disinfect scratches and scrapes. It might sting a bit!

9. Travel sickness – Suck on a slice of lemon to help you stop feeling nauseous.

10. Laxative – Mix 2 tbsp of lemon juice and warm water, then drink.

11. Sore throat & coughs - Mix 2 tsp of lemon juice with half a tsp of honey and drink. Or mix juice and honey with hot tea.

12. Wasp stings - apply lemon juice for relief.

13. Dandruff - Mix 2 tbsp lemon juice in 2 cups of water and rinse after shampooing

Cleaning

14. Stained plastic - Rub plastic containers or tupperware with lemon juice to help shift food stains.

15. Stains – Remove stains from wooden chopping boards and cloths. Mix lemon juice with water, apply and rinse.

16. Mirrors – Mix 2 tbsp lemon juice with half a gallon of water for an effective mirror cleaner.

17. Grease – Straight lemon juice acts as a general degreaser.

18. Stains - Clean copper and brass with salt and lemon juice (three parts salt to one juice).

19. Microwave - Add lemon slice to small bowl of water, then microwave for 5 minutes and wipe clean.

20. Grater - Remove dried food from your grater by rubbing with the pulp side of a cut lemon.

21. Polish – Make furniture polish from 1 part lemon juice and 2 parts cooking oil.

22. All-purpose cleaner – mix equal parts lemon juice and water in a spray bottle.

23. Taps - Cut lemon into slices and leave on limescale stains around taps for 10 mins (or as long as overnight). Scrub with old toothbrush and rinse.

24. Toilet – Use lemon juice to help clean dirty toilets.

25. WindowsMake your own eco friendly window cleaner.

26. Dishes – Instead of washing up liquid, try soaking a cloth / sponge in lemon juice, give them a scrub, then rinse in warm water.

Laundry

27. Mildew - Rub stained clothes with a lemon and leave in the sun for 12 hours or more.

28. Rust - Remove stains from clothes by applying lemon juice and dry under a hot sun.

29. Whiter whites – Mix lemon juice with water to whiten whites.

30. Fresh smell – A tsp of lemon juice added to your wash  will make clothes smell fresher.

Aromas 

31. Firelighters - After cooking, use residual oven heat to bake discarded orange or lemon peels until they darken. These create natural, fragrant firelighters.

32. Pot pourri - Dry peels to add to your pot pourri.

33. Fridge – Cut lemon in half and let it absorb fridge smells.

34. Bins - Throw lemon peel in the bin from time to time to keep it smelling fresh.

35. Odour – Neutralise the smell of vinegar-based cleaning products with a small amount of juice.

Food and drink

36. Cut waste #1 - Waste less of your lemon by cutting into quarters / slices, and freeze until you need them.

37. Cut waste #2 - ’Massage’ your lemon or roll it in your hands before you squeeze it to get more juice out.

38. Make food last longer - Add a squeeze of lemon to cut fruit, home made juice and salads to help them stay fresh longer.

39. Salad – For a simple, cheap and healthy dressing, blend lemon juice and olive oil.

40. Lemonade - Put juice from 3 lemons and water in blender and liquidise. Add sugar to taste. Strain, add ice and serve.

The Miracle of Lemons

(Dr Penny Stanway)

Discover practical uses for lemons, including:

- skin and hair care;
- natural remedies;
- A-Z of ailments that respond to lemons;
- eco friendly cleaning tips.

Find out more about this book >

http://www.foe.co.uk/living/articles/handy_lemon_tips_26866.html?utm_source=Tip+of+The+Day&utm_campaign=3e91be99c4-Tip_of_the_Day_40_lemon_tips&utm_medium=email&mc_cid=3e91be99c4&mc_eid=c5fc9cf4d5

Green your workplace

23 February 2012

Energy efficiency and sustainable consumption are key to greening your workplace. 

Try our handy tips to reduce the environmental impact of your business.

Set up a Green Action Team

  1. Establish a project team of 3-5 staff members.
  2. Agree a realistic target, like increased recycling rates or switching off monitors and lights.
  3. Get support from management through one-to-one meetings.
  4. Launch your initiative with a green quiz or fun activity at a staff meeting.
  5. Put up posters with interesting green facts and tips.
  6. Ask staff to volunteer as a ‘green ambassador’ for their floor or team. 
  7. Use meetings or a newsletter to regularly update staff.
  8. Use launch momentum to drive the next action.
  9. Run green inductions for new staff and volunteers. Offer a green incentive eg cloth bag.
  10. Extend inductions to existing staff.

Easy ways to cut waste

  1. Keep bins away from desks.
  2. Organise a simple recycling system.
  3. Buy recycled goods such as stationery, toilet paper, etc.
  4. Replace disposable products with reusable equivalents – eg drinking cups, handtowels, cutlery etc.
  5. If you can’t avoid disposables, recycle them - Save a Cup recycles vending cups.

 

Think before you print

  1. Use recycled paper. Paperback sells lots of green office products.
  2. Set double-sided printing and photocopying as the default.
  3. Consider whether you need to print every document.
  4. Put up signs to make people think before they print.
  5. Reuse paper that’s only been used on one side for printing or scrap paper.
  6. Recycle paper products. Organisations like Paper Round and local authorities can help set up collections.
  7. Reuse envelopes. Try our envelope reuse labels.
  8. Set up recycling facilities on each floor.
  9. Use separate containers for white paper, mixed paper, glass, cans and aluminium foil.

 

Energy - use less, use renewable

  1. Switch off lights when you leave rooms and the office.
  2. Turn off your monitor when you leave your desk.
  3. Make sure the last person out turns off the photocopier.
  4. Brainstorm other energy-saving ideas – get some inspiration from Energy Saving Trust.
  5. Use energy-saving bulbs. Choose more energy efficient appliances – search Sust-it.
  6. Switch to a green energy supplier like Good Energy.

Consider your travel needs

  1. Inspire your staff to find the greenest way to work.
  2. Offer loans for season tickets or bicycles.
  3. Get memberships to Barclays Cycle Hire for London business trips.
  4. Provide a shed or other safe place for bikes.
  5. Review your travel policy and ensure that travel for meetings is low-carbon.
  6. Use ‘green’ taxi firms like Green Tomato Cars.
  7. Encourage travel by train or bus.
  8. Use video or call conferencing to avoid trips and save money.
  9. If you need to travel, take the train to Europe instead of flying short haul.

Save water  

  1. Heat only as much water as you need for tea and coffee.
  2. Mark kettles to show how much water is needed per cup.
  3. Put ‘hippos’ in cisterns to reduce water used in non-dual flush toilets. Thames Water provides these for free. 
  4. Alternatively, fill a plastic bottle and put it in the cistern.
  5. Opt for dual-flush systems if replacing toilets.
  6. Replace taps with low-water-flow controls such as spray taps.
  7. Consider waterless urinals – try Eco-works.

Cut plastic and chemicals

  1. Consider greener supplies for cleaning products – try Friends of the Earth Shop
  2. Order refillable containers wherever possible.

Useful links

Carbon Trust - specialist advice to green your company. 
Envirowise - manage your waste better.
Ethical Property Foundation - sustainable property management.
Global Action Plan – cut your emissions at work.
The Green Desk - everything for the greener office.
Waste Online - information on resource use and waste.

http://www.foe.co.uk/living/articles/green_your_workplace.html?utm_source=Tip+of+The+Day&utm_campaign=80acd11f4d-Tip_of_the_Day_green_your_workplace&utm_medium=email&mc_cid=80acd11f4d&mc_eid=c5fc9cf4d5

Can PETA count on your support this year as we work to help animals?

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been telling you about some of our life-saving work that PETA members’ support has helped make possible.

Every single victory during the past year – from exposing horrific abuse of ducks and geese on a French foie gras farm to helping to convince the UK government to reject an appeal to build a facility in Yorkshire that would have bred hundreds of dogs for use in deadly laboratory experiments – was achieved through the generosity of our compassionate members.

But despite so many recent successes, animals are still being confined to tiny, filthy cages on factory farms; electrocuted, strangled and even skinned alive for “fashion”; cut open, poisoned and mutilated in horrific experiments; and beaten and kept in chains in order to force them to perform for human “entertainment”.

It’s for these and all animals who at this very moment are crying out for help that I’m urging you to become a PETA member for 2013 right now.

By becoming a PETA member today, you will not only help us win even more impressive victories for animals in 2013 but also receive a free subscription to our wonderful Animal Times magazine

With so many animals in desperate need of our help, the support of every person who cares about animals the way you do is critical to our efforts.

Kind regards,

Ingrid E Newkirk
Founder

PS We have accomplished so much for animals. Won’t you please become PETA member for 2013 online right now and help us achieve even more in the year to come?

http://www.peta.org.uk/

Watch ‘Runway Reversal’ and Speak Out Against Stolen Skins

Fur and other skins look best on their original owners. Help us take action to end the fur trade. Read more.

Victory! EU Cosmetics Testing Ban to Go Ahead

Cause to celebrate: the Commission has told PETA that a ban on the sale of all animal-tested cosmetics in the EU will come into force in March. Read more.

PETA UK Vegan Fashion Awards 2013

From Stella McCartney shoes to Topshop knitwear, here are this year’s most stylish animal-free fashions. Read more.

Lacey Banghard: Too Much Sex Can Be Deadly

Lacey Banghard might have only just been voted out of the Celebrity Big Brother house, but she’s already teamed up with PETA to stand up for what she believes in – safe sex for cats and dogs! Read more.

Cruelty Beneath the Covers?

The production of down-filled duvets and jackets causes immense suffering. Go down-free with Alicia Silverstone. Read more.

‘The Hobbit’: Unexpected Cruelty

Abuse and neglect during the production of The Hobbit led to alleged animal deaths in the name of entertainment. Read more.

Stay Firm and Fresh

Gyrating fruit and veggies take the spotlight in new PETA video for World Vegan Day. Read more.

Shocking Footage Exposes Cruelty and Abuse on Farms Supplying Fortnum & Mason Foie Gras Distributor

Watch the shocking video and ask Fortnum & Mason to stop selling foie gras. Read more.

PETA Supports Team Badger

Badgers across England are currently being threatened: a planned cull will begin soon unless we can convince the government to stop the slaughter. Read more.

Kevin McHale of ‘Glee’ Roots for the Underdog

Kevin McHale, who plays Artie on Glee, understands what it’s like to be the underdog. So it isn’t hard to understand why he’s rooting for all underdogs in his new PETA ad. Read more.

David Cameron, Stop Clowning Around – Ban Wild-Animal Circuses Now!

Urge the Prime Minister to stop dragging his heels and to take action to get wild animals out of circuses now! Read more.

Urge Cardiff to Stop Blinding Animals in Experiments

Experiments at Cardiff University have been revealed in which kittens were raised in darkness or had their eyelids sewn shut and then subjected to brain experiments and killed. Read more.

Teen Wins PETA Award for Kindness to Animals

For her efforts in reaching out to other young people around the world to win justice for animals, Isle of Wight resident Jazzy Heath has won a Compassionate Teen Award. Read more.

PETA and Animals Rights

Why Animal Rights?

Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: why should animals have rights? Learn more.

 

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Security Council is studying climate change’s link to securityThe United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet today about the effects of climate change on global security. Joachim Schellnhuber of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research will brief members on a “reality that cannot be washed away” that is likely to spawn “all kinds of unrest and revolutions, with the export of angry and hungry people to the industrialized countries.” Bloomberg (2/14)       

C: alleluia, as most of us, see only environmental issues in terms of what might bring upon humans directly. To be as stupid to think that consequences of producing posion, even if producing remedy, will have as ultimately impossibly diverted effect.

One cannot ‘wash away’one’s intentional destruction, gross, gratuitous or not.

It is almost the main current, that say what suit to human, as human a little pests ready to eat everything like if mother earth and brothers others were a cake for them to be prepared, his dining oooye.

thouth i a ready to activate it by the net but my system say error that i don’t have the right key

Death threats to UK’s top Muslim MP who voted for gay marriage

  • Police have told Sadiq Khan he should review the security around him and his family following the Commons vote
  • Officers in his Tooting constituency in London have been put on high alert
  • Khan was among 400 MPs, five Muslim, who voted in favour of the bill

By Abul Taher

PUBLISHED: 22:14, 16 February 2013 | UPDATED: 01:40, 17 February 2013

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Sadiq Khan, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, has received death threats after voting in favour of gay marriage

Britain’s most senior Muslim MP has received death threats after voting in favour of gay marriage. 

Police have told Sadiq Khan, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, that the threats are credible enough that he should review the security around him and his family following the Commons vote.

Officers in his Tooting constituency in London have been put on high alert, and will respond ‘extra-quick’ should an incident be reported at his home.

The Metropolitan Police has also advised Mr Khan, 42, that they may put more officers around him if further threats are made.

He told one friend he was especially concerned about those close to him, saying: ‘My family do not need to suffer for what I have to do for my job.

‘I’ve not had threats like this before.’

Mr Khan was among 400 MPs, five of them Muslim, who voted in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill at the beginning of this month.

It is believed Mr Khan, who was campaign manager for Ed Miliband’s successful leadership bid, has been singled out as he is the most prominent Muslim MP.

Mr Khan – who became Britain’s first Muslim Minister to attend Cabinet in the last Government – has been condemned by British-based hardline clerics, who have accused him of ‘selling out’ his religion.

Mufti Muhammed Aslam Naqshbandi Bandhalevi, who is the head imam of the Jamia Islamia Rizvia mosque in Bradford, has issued a fatwa, or ruling, declaring Mr Khan an ‘apostate’ from Islam and said he should ‘repent before Allah’.

Some veiled threats against all the Muslim MPs who backed gay marriage are visible online.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279703/Death-threats-UKs-Muslim-MP-voted-gay-marriage.html#ixzz2LGcEwZzw
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279703/Death-threats-UKs-Muslim-MP-voted-gay-marriage.html

C: thank you brother, even if that it shows that depending on the vote for a just decision striking tyrants is as it is undemocratic.

I d like to be the one striking them with punishment over that kinda fatwa issuing.

thank you brother.

I d like to be one part of your escorts, or secret army.

I chose my word, hypocrisy make us forget how people ruin other people life, hip, hope and everything just through the issuance of law, policies, practises and theories. Without forgetting stud pinned tradition and its demonization, by the ones who pretend prudery pursuing whereas it is torture for living- parasites imitation ammunition.


IPS Africa | Terraviva

Wed 30 Jan 2013

IPS Africa TerraViva Newsletter

 Women Navigate Political Minefield in Kenya

By Miriam Gathigah

Hamisa Zaja dropped out of the Mombasa County gubernatorial race for lack of resources. Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPSNAIROBI, Jan 25 2013 (IPS) – Few women in Kenya harbour illusions of entering politics. Blatant discrimination, threats and intimidations, an uneven playing field and a largely unsympathetic public have turned electoral politics into a veritable minefield for women hoping to secure top government posts.

Despite adopting a more gender sensitive constitution back in 2010, in which Article 81(b) stipulates that not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender, male-dominated parties continue to make a farce of the little political space offered to women. MORE>>

 

 

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Aisha, “married” to the “prophet” Mohammed, “consumption” “marriage” on her ninth year.

In preaching Islam, some back the live of ‘their’ spokesperson or representative, preaching worse than imaginable, but children married to adult and old men. pre—aching more than paedophilia but act of torture that ought to be punished by severe stay in prison in this world all beyond rotten and  moribund. It is happening in schools, and all this starting (being official) in the U.K.

 

Please check on the net by typing anything like ‘age of aisha, mohammed,  islam’ and you will see that paedophilic enforced torture way of life is a grande classic of muslim literature.

 

 

Ps: It is not of any unbiased thesis that paedophiliac attitude is more east-centred. as for proof how on earth come that a very little proportion of the population is not aware of this, though screwed to their journals and TV.

Because of a culture that is incestuous and sexist, and slavist in the west as much. and how many of men and women, white if spare when the coming back of Malthus, are longing to be lingering near harems, brothels or others. Or at home, just like the under coverage of sexual exploitation within ‘job positions’ and ‘family’, ‘enforced prostitution via unemployment running and citizenship payday (pederast) is an help at supporting innocent and ingénue disarmament,  for the strengthening of all perversity.

With the west helping depravity, as more anxious to satisfy their control and detainment or denouncement sexual and sentimental over homosexuality, than stopping job for lust and the shortage of opportunity.

Just like purist, polishing their lines of toleration, hiding by any means, that puritans were just that much decadent.

Talking virginity deforming up to their own virtuosity.

 

West con-sensus, census.

Sense common to the coerced, imprisoned by nothing less than censorship that will leave us senseless, ready to eat and seasoned.


 

Keep your kettle lime scale-free

31 Jan 2011 1 Comment

by Cinnamon Lifestyle and Design in Green tip of the week

Add a mixture of half water and half white vinegar to cover the element in your kettle overnight. Remove any odour afterwards by boiling fresh water in the kettle a few times, then use discarded water for washing up. Result? A lime scale – free kettle which will work more efficiently.

http://cinnamonlifestyle.wordpress.com/category/weekly-content/green-tip-of-the-week/page/2/?blogsub=confirmed#blog_subscription-3

 

 

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