According to The Center of Bio-ethical Reform, 4,000 abortions take place everyday, and many of these abortions end with complications which are damaging to the female body. It also gives a shocking figure stating that 50% of those abortions are for women under the age of 25 and 20% are teenagers. However, it does not state where these statistics were retrieved from which means that the statistics given can not be 100% reliable. In the article, it is also said that the US government help fund 15% of abortions. This was the case until a bill was passed by the Florida Legislature stating that abortions were not to be funded by the government anymore. The only time it would be allowed is if the mother's life was to be in risk. It is said that abortion levels will probably rise in other areas of the country due to this.
Source
Name: Abortion: Who pays for it?
Author: Domanique Culpepper
Website: http://www.viewonhospitals.com/blogs/drugs-laws-health-behavior/Abortion-Who-Pays-for-It.html
Date Last Updated: November 29 2011
Date Last Checked: 28 February 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Clean, safe water remains a pipe dream for the poor
clean, safe and availability of water still remains a huge problem in poor parts of asia,and africa.In places such as daar es laaam where drought is very prominent the women are not even hopeful for clean water in the rainy season as they don’t even have the modern well but have to depend on the old traditional wells which are not clean.
Ms Asha Zugile, a resident of Kola village in Coast Region’s Kisarawe says we neither have tap water nor modern water wells in this village. During the season, we spend a lot of time to look for water in the streams and a few wells,” the village primary school also does not have a wash facility, compelling the pupils to wear dirty uniforms, but they aren’t punished because the teachers acknowledge the problem.
Reports suggest that the governments does not spend enough money in tackling this problem, it also says that the year 2011 has been a real struggle for the government of Tanzania as the government was two thirds short of its original commitment for financial years 2007-08 through to 2009-10, according to the report.
WaterAid, an international Non Governmental Organisation, recently launched a project worth of £17 million (Sh37.4 billion) to support five million Tanzanians for the next five years.
The deputy minister for Education and Vocational Training, Mr Philipo Mulugo, said that the project was very significant to the government and Tanzanians, because it fits very well in its target of attaining MDGs by halving the number of citizens not accessing water services.
“This project is also important for fighting waterborne diseases, especially diarrhoea which is the second biggest killer of under- five children,” Mr Mulugo said.
Water aid and other water projects are working hard with governments and local agencies in the communities to be able to provide clean, safe drinking water.
http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/19513-clean-safe-water-remains-a-pipe-dream-for-the-poor
Ms Asha Zugile, a resident of Kola village in Coast Region’s Kisarawe says we neither have tap water nor modern water wells in this village. During the season, we spend a lot of time to look for water in the streams and a few wells,” the village primary school also does not have a wash facility, compelling the pupils to wear dirty uniforms, but they aren’t punished because the teachers acknowledge the problem.
Reports suggest that the governments does not spend enough money in tackling this problem, it also says that the year 2011 has been a real struggle for the government of Tanzania as the government was two thirds short of its original commitment for financial years 2007-08 through to 2009-10, according to the report.
WaterAid, an international Non Governmental Organisation, recently launched a project worth of £17 million (Sh37.4 billion) to support five million Tanzanians for the next five years.
The deputy minister for Education and Vocational Training, Mr Philipo Mulugo, said that the project was very significant to the government and Tanzanians, because it fits very well in its target of attaining MDGs by halving the number of citizens not accessing water services.
“This project is also important for fighting waterborne diseases, especially diarrhoea which is the second biggest killer of under- five children,” Mr Mulugo said.
Water aid and other water projects are working hard with governments and local agencies in the communities to be able to provide clean, safe drinking water.
http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/19513-clean-safe-water-remains-a-pipe-dream-for-the-poor
Monday, 27 February 2012
North Korea violates International Law
- Once again North-Korea violates the international law by having a nuclear test and firing of three short-range missiles.
- President Barack Obama said North Korea's actions were violations of international law and that it is a threat to international peace and security throughout the whole world
- Chairman of the Joint of Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen stated that the North-Korean tests were not unexpected and were a part of a growing belligerence in Pyeongyang. Which means North Korea is maybe planning a war against the rest of the world.
- North Korea says it had successfully undergone an underground nuclear test that was more powerful than the country’s first test two-and-a-half years ago. The question is, why would they need to have more powerful nuclear tests?
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said the nuclear explosion had a force of up to 20 kilotons, the same size as the bomb the U.S. dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, which shows the power of North Korea.
- Not only did President Obama say this act was a threat to peace and security, also the South Korean officials called Pyongyang’s actions a “serious threat to peace and stability”. - After the news broke out of the nuclear test, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency security session.
- The Chinese government is trying to stay out of this as it doesn't want to intervene with actions of its communist neighbour.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that six-party talks on North Korea are the only solution to the crisis. However, North Korea has no intentions to negotiate with any country.
- Last month, North Korea threatened to restart reprocessing work at its once closed Yongbyon nuclear complex. The move was a response to international criticism of its April launch of a rocket it says was fired to put a satellite into space. This again shows that North Korea is against any communication with the outside world.
Source: VOA News
- President Barack Obama said North Korea's actions were violations of international law and that it is a threat to international peace and security throughout the whole world
- Chairman of the Joint of Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen stated that the North-Korean tests were not unexpected and were a part of a growing belligerence in Pyeongyang. Which means North Korea is maybe planning a war against the rest of the world.
- North Korea says it had successfully undergone an underground nuclear test that was more powerful than the country’s first test two-and-a-half years ago. The question is, why would they need to have more powerful nuclear tests?
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said the nuclear explosion had a force of up to 20 kilotons, the same size as the bomb the U.S. dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, which shows the power of North Korea.
- Not only did President Obama say this act was a threat to peace and security, also the South Korean officials called Pyongyang’s actions a “serious threat to peace and stability”. - After the news broke out of the nuclear test, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency security session.
- The Chinese government is trying to stay out of this as it doesn't want to intervene with actions of its communist neighbour.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that six-party talks on North Korea are the only solution to the crisis. However, North Korea has no intentions to negotiate with any country.
- Last month, North Korea threatened to restart reprocessing work at its once closed Yongbyon nuclear complex. The move was a response to international criticism of its April launch of a rocket it says was fired to put a satellite into space. This again shows that North Korea is against any communication with the outside world.
Source: VOA News
The science and the fiction of "The day after tomorrow"
2004's "The day after tomorrow" is one of the most popular movies of the decade that is based on a true theory of globl warming. The movie shows a dramatic picture of the result of global warming.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research examined the truth behind the movie by looking at three scenes. One of them includes a massive snowstorm taking place in New Delhi resulting in an ice age.
In reality, an ice age cannot happen over night as the last ice age occured over 20,000 years ago. But some parts of the world might cool down affecting ocean currents.This can happen as a result of greenhouse gases. So, there is a degree of truth in the movie.
"The day after tomorrow" also raises questions about global warming. According to scientists, the earth's temperture increased by only 1 degee fahrenheit (-17.2 degrees) over the past 100 years.Although this seems like a small change, research has proven that it is enough to harm crucial ecosystems, change rainfall patterns and raise the sea level.
Even if the movie exaggerated the result of global warming, it does raise questions about what it possibly can do. The move won 5 awards and received 7 nominations in total.
Even though the scenes in the movie were made more dramatic, it became one of the most popular movie raising both awareness of global warming and providing entertainment.
Reference :
NCAR, 2004, The science and fiction of 'The day after tomorrow', Environment Msnbc www.msnbc.msn.com/science-fiction-day-after-tomorrow
The National Center for Atmospheric Research examined the truth behind the movie by looking at three scenes. One of them includes a massive snowstorm taking place in New Delhi resulting in an ice age.
In reality, an ice age cannot happen over night as the last ice age occured over 20,000 years ago. But some parts of the world might cool down affecting ocean currents.This can happen as a result of greenhouse gases. So, there is a degree of truth in the movie.
"The day after tomorrow" also raises questions about global warming. According to scientists, the earth's temperture increased by only 1 degee fahrenheit (-17.2 degrees) over the past 100 years.Although this seems like a small change, research has proven that it is enough to harm crucial ecosystems, change rainfall patterns and raise the sea level.
Even if the movie exaggerated the result of global warming, it does raise questions about what it possibly can do. The move won 5 awards and received 7 nominations in total.
Even though the scenes in the movie were made more dramatic, it became one of the most popular movie raising both awareness of global warming and providing entertainment.
Reference :
NCAR, 2004, The science and fiction of 'The day after tomorrow', Environment Msnbc www.msnbc.msn.com/science-fiction-day-after-tomorrow
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Red cross rescues people in Homs where bombarding is occurring
The Red
Cross says they are resuming their
attempts to rescue more Syrians trapped by shelling in the city of Homs.
On Friday
they evacuated several people for the first time since the army began
bombarding areas of the city Homs. On the same day three Syrian Arab Red
Crescent ambulances drove into the suburb of Baba Amr which has carried the
worst part of the government attack.They brought out 20 women and children as
well as seven people who were sick or wounded.
The
people who were wounded were transferred to a hospital in Homs, the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).The injured and dying are
treated in temporary clinics with limited supplies.
Thousands
of people are trapped in residential areas which government forces have
subjected to days of heavy bombardment.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
5 men killed by police
5 men killed by police:
The five men were killed in chennai(madras) on thursday by the police. Four of the men were from the state Bihar and one of the men was from Bengal The human right are questioning about this since it was a straight shoot-out.
Police say the men had carried out two big and fearless bank robberies in the city.
Rights activists declare that they were killed Without proof and killed In a gun-battle, commonly known as a "fake encounter".
Reports say that about $66,000 (£42,000) was looted over the last month by armed men from the branches of the Bank of Baroda and the Indian Overseas Bank.
About 40 special teams were formed to catch the criminals.
Police circulated video images of a suspect allegedly surveying one of the banks robbed on Wednesday.They say these generated calls from the public, and allowed them to carry out an operation against the robbers.
Police said that when they went to the area to check the background of the men, they were fired upon.But the the police version of events is being disagreed.
Human rights advocates Sudha Ramalingam and Sankarasubbu are questioning the logic of going to a heavily populated area in large numbers when police were unsure of the men's identity.
www.bbc.com
www.cnn.com
Mount Etna eruption
on 9th February.
Mount Etna, known as a stratovolcano, situated in Sicily,
Italy, recently erupted on the 9th of this month. The lava shot up
to about 3000 meters. The eruption is not the greatest thus it did not create
air traffic. There were no injuries recorded. The eruption of the volcano
affected farming and the Piano Provenza (A resort) had to be temporarily shut
down for hazard managements.
Israel, Iran
battle over who are behind the blasts
Israel and Iran fight over and accuse each other of bombings
having collected proof against each other. The Prime Minister of Israel states “Iran
is a threat to the stability of the world. They are targeting innocent
diplomats”. Having said that, a cold war begins between the leaders also. A
spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, Ramin Mehmanparast states “condemned
the blasts and said that the Israeli agents are often the preparations of such
a terrorist act” having said that, it clearly indicates that there is a battle
between the two nations. They have accused
each other for all the other terrorist attacks in the world, because of this
more bombs are dropped on each other’s territories
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/
Monday, 20 February 2012
The Christchurch Earthquake
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a powerful natural event that severely damaged New Zealand's second-largest city, killing 185 people in what has been described as one of the nation's worst peacetime disasters. Christchurch was hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake on 22 February which caused widespread destruction and damaged life and property.
Around 100,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged leaving many homeless in New Zealand's worst natural disaster since 1931. The shattered cathedral of the country's second city, with its broken spire, became one of the most striking images of the disaster.
The first 5.8 magnitude quake struck at 1358 local time (0058 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. Another of similar magnitude hit 80 minutes later. Dozens of people suffered minor injuries but only 19 were admitted to hospital.
Friday's first earthquake struck 26km (16 miles) north-east of the city at a depth of 4.7km. The second large event, with a magnitude estimated at 5.9, was in almost exactly the same place, the USGS said. Aftershocks rolled on throughout the afternoon, several of them with a magnitude greater than 5, according to New Zealand's GeoNet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16312041
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/recent_quakes.html
Around 100,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged leaving many homeless in New Zealand's worst natural disaster since 1931. The shattered cathedral of the country's second city, with its broken spire, became one of the most striking images of the disaster.
The first 5.8 magnitude quake struck at 1358 local time (0058 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. Another of similar magnitude hit 80 minutes later. Dozens of people suffered minor injuries but only 19 were admitted to hospital.
Friday's first earthquake struck 26km (16 miles) north-east of the city at a depth of 4.7km. The second large event, with a magnitude estimated at 5.9, was in almost exactly the same place, the USGS said. Aftershocks rolled on throughout the afternoon, several of them with a magnitude greater than 5, according to New Zealand's GeoNet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16312041
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/recent_quakes.html
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Man digs through snow to find house in Romania
Romanian rescue teams have been struggling to evacuate people whose homes have been smothered by heavy snow.A big freeze continues to grip eastern and central Europe. Seventy-four people have died in Romania since the start of the cold snap. Samreen Naz reports.
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Whitney Houston To Be Buried In New Jersey Ceremony
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born August 9 1963 and died February 12, 2012 was an American pop and R&B singer. She was known for her beautiful and powerful voice. She was known for songs such as 'I Will Always Love You' and 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)'. This made her the only artist in history to turn the American national anthem into a successful single. She was one of the most successful female artists of all time. Her most famous albums were 'The Bodyguard' (The best selling soundtrack album of all time), her debut album 'Whitney Houston' (The best selling debut album of all time) and the album 'Whitney'. She was dubbed as "The Voice". Whitney Houston also starred in the Preacher's Wife. Over the past few years before her death, Houston had problems with drugs.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston’s funeral came down to just one moment: The sound of her own voice.
As the strains of her biggest record, “I Will Always Love You,” filled the New Hope Baptist Church at the end of the nearly four-hour service Saturday and her silver-and-gold casket was lifted in the air, the weight of the moment was too much for mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston, to bear.
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012
U.K economy on slow path to recovery
U.K. Economy on Slow Path to Recovery
LONDON—The U.K. economy is on a slow and gradual path to recovery, guided by the right mix of budget and monetary policies, the Bank of England said Wednesday in its latest assessment of the U.K.'s prospects.
By Jason Douglas.
My Explanation:
The Government of England, Mervyn King, thinks that the process of England carrying on is getting slower and slower. By this he means that the industiralisation is slow and the modern facilities are slow. So basically he mean that what ever is happening in THE United Kingdom it's all going how it not supposed to be.Mervyn King exclaimed that "We are steering a course through choppy waters and many people are experiencing difficult times," Mr. King said. "Moving to a world of steady growth, inflation close to our 2% target and a more normal level of interest rates will take time."
All the process which normally goes in the country has basicaly slowed its speed! and Mervyn King wants to stop and carry on the the pace which was before.
Questions:
LONDON—The U.K. economy is on a slow and gradual path to recovery, guided by the right mix of budget and monetary policies, the Bank of England said Wednesday in its latest assessment of the U.K.'s prospects.
By Jason Douglas.
My Explanation:
The Government of England, Mervyn King, thinks that the process of England carrying on is getting slower and slower. By this he means that the industiralisation is slow and the modern facilities are slow. So basically he mean that what ever is happening in THE United Kingdom it's all going how it not supposed to be.Mervyn King exclaimed that "We are steering a course through choppy waters and many people are experiencing difficult times," Mr. King said. "Moving to a world of steady growth, inflation close to our 2% target and a more normal level of interest rates will take time."
All the process which normally goes in the country has basicaly slowed its speed! and Mervyn King wants to stop and carry on the the pace which was before.
Questions:
- Why do you think that the process of the managemant or the work in Britain has stopped?
- Do you think its environmently?
- Do you think there are alot of unemployed people and there is no one who could work (properly)?
- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577224563443333788.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLENewsOr do you have another thought to this article?
Iran's Oil Ministry denied.
Iran's Oil Ministry denied state media reports on the Islamic state stopping its
crude exports to six European countries on Wednesday.
By Jerry A.DICOLO
This means that Iran stopped importing oil, because remember America gets Oil from Iran and mostly from Saudia Arabia, the country which is actually filled with oil.So Iran basically threatened the Americans that we wont give you oil. Even if Iran gave them oil it was only a short amount not enough for the country.
Questions:
- What do you think America will do about this?
- Do you think there will be a disagreement?
- Do you htink America will let it go?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577224862561099888.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories#articleTabs%3Darticle
Honduras Prison Fire
Honduras Prison Fire kills 272........
There was a fire in the Honduras prison on facility in Comayagua, 90 kms north of Tegucigalpa, on February 15, 2012. The prison in Comayagua, some 100km (60 miles) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, was holding more than 800 inmates and this prison has the world's highest murder rate, are often seriously overcrowded and hold many gang members. The fire broke out late on Tuesday night and took more than an hour to be brought under control. Many of the victims were burned or suffocated to death in their cells at the jail in Comayagua, in central Honduras.
Families flocked to the site, desperate for news. Dozens of prisoners died trapped in their cells and were burned beyond recognition. Some of them fled and escaped by breaking through the roof and leaping from the building.Comayagua fire-fighters spokesman Josue Garcia said that the sight was very bad."We couldn't get them out because we didn't have the keys and couldn't find the guards who had them," he said.
The cause of this fire is unknown whether it was a riot or a short circuit. Officials are investigating whether an electrical fault caused the blaze. Initial reports indicate the fire was caused by an electrical short-circuit, but Honduras media have also reported there was a riot in the prison just before the fire broke out. Prison service head Daniel Orellana denied this who says that either one of the prisoners set the mattress on fire or there was a short circuit.
Local hospitals are treating dozens of people for burns and other injuries. Some of the injured have been taken to Tegucigalpa for treatment, among them 30 people with severe burns.
Sources:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2106875,00.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17038259
http://news.yahoo.com/dozens-killed-fire-prison-honduras-102836794.html
There was a fire in the Honduras prison on facility in Comayagua, 90 kms north of Tegucigalpa, on February 15, 2012. The prison in Comayagua, some 100km (60 miles) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, was holding more than 800 inmates and this prison has the world's highest murder rate, are often seriously overcrowded and hold many gang members. The fire broke out late on Tuesday night and took more than an hour to be brought under control. Many of the victims were burned or suffocated to death in their cells at the jail in Comayagua, in central Honduras.
Families flocked to the site, desperate for news. Dozens of prisoners died trapped in their cells and were burned beyond recognition. Some of them fled and escaped by breaking through the roof and leaping from the building.Comayagua fire-fighters spokesman Josue Garcia said that the sight was very bad."We couldn't get them out because we didn't have the keys and couldn't find the guards who had them," he said.
The cause of this fire is unknown whether it was a riot or a short circuit. Officials are investigating whether an electrical fault caused the blaze. Initial reports indicate the fire was caused by an electrical short-circuit, but Honduras media have also reported there was a riot in the prison just before the fire broke out. Prison service head Daniel Orellana denied this who says that either one of the prisoners set the mattress on fire or there was a short circuit.
Local hospitals are treating dozens of people for burns and other injuries. Some of the injured have been taken to Tegucigalpa for treatment, among them 30 people with severe burns.
Sources:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2106875,00.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17038259
http://news.yahoo.com/dozens-killed-fire-prison-honduras-102836794.html
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