Date: March 25th
Title: WHAT NATURE GIVES US BACK
Article: Mediterranean drowning in a hidden sea of plastic rubbish.
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/mediterranean-drowning-in-a-hidden-sea-
Date of publication: 18 July 2007
By Elizabeth Nash
Related links: www.independent.co.uk/environment/the-worlds-rubbish-dump-a-garbage-tip-
www.independent.co.uk/news/science/steve-connor-why-plastic-is-the-scourge-
What nature gives us back.
Since the first industrial revolution in 1750 up to now, industries and people in general have been polluting nature in many ways. Not only did we contaminate the soil but also the air as well as water.
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Greenhouse Gases Rising Faster Than UN Forecasts: Report
Review of: Greenhouse Gases Rising Faster Than UN Forecasts: Report
Date of Publication: Thursday, November 15, 2007
Student: Raquel Soria
Link:http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11
The warming deniers are right! The models are in error. They are predicting LESS CO2 and effects than are actually happening. Therefore the global warming theorists are wrong, and global warming isn’t happening! Take that evil Dr. Hansen trying to conquer the world with the evil liberal concept known as scientific method.
Remember the deniers saying that hot year 1998 was caused by the solar cycle, and in 5-6 years when at the minimum again global warming would be a joke? Guess what? We are at the minimum, and we are still setting temp records everywhere. As 2+2 still = 4, add 15 ppm more CO2 between now and the next solar maximum around 2010, and its going to be really effing hot. If that doesn’t get our attention as a global civilization, nothing will.
It probably won’t change our behavior, and things are going to be really bad.
History Shows Climate Changes Led to Famine and War
Review of:History Shows Climate Changes Led to Famine and War
Date of Publication: Thursday, November 22, 2007
Student: Raquel Soria
Link:http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/22/5389/
Date of Publication: Thursday, November 22, 2007
Student: Raquel Soria
Link:http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/22/5389/
Review of: ‘Climate Change’ or ‘Global Warming’?
Date of Publication: Sunday, December 9, 2007
Student: Raquel Soria
Link: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/09/
Date of Publication: Sunday, December 9, 2007
Student: Raquel Soria
Link: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/09/
GLOBAL WARMING ARROGANCE
The US rejections of Kyoto, then the Bali Conference, & now rephrasing the term, underscore the dangerous control that special interests exercise over this administration’s policies. Their distortions of scientific data typifies their unconscionable war on science. Evidence linking carbon pollution to warming has long been as close to certain as science can be. Its causes, consequences, and mitigation requirements have been documented by many dedicated environmental organizations including The Union of Concerned Scientists.
Special interests argue that the current warming trends follow historic warming cycles, and hence reflect natural weather patterns–but they omit obvious differences: The earlier warming trends developed at slower rates which permitted the ecosystems to adapt. Morever they resulted from temporary natural events, which allowed transitions back to normal temperature patterns–by contrast, the current warming patterns result from artificial causes that will only intensify unless mitigated.
By all indicators, global warming will self perpetuate as the melting ice sheets absorb rather than reflect heat, as the melting permafrost releases more CO2 & methane, and the list goes on. Inundation of low lying areas, spread of tropical diseases to temperate latitudes, sea life destruction from changing ocean chemistry, & currents, are only some potential consequences.
Often overlooked is the fact that, the same measures needed to mitigate global warming would be necessary even if it were no issue. Conservation, alternative energy development, anti- pollution refinements, etc are essential for other vital environmental reforms such as air and water quality, reductions in toxic waste generation, land preservation, etc.
Contrary to right wing assertions, measures to reduce greenhouse gases could only improve our economy by lessening our trade deficits, and improving our security by reducing our dependance on foreign oil. We could also regain some of our lost world respect that has resulted from our rejection of Kyoto while arrogantly contributing disproportionally to carbon pollution. With our participation in international efforts, China & India could no longer use our non-compliance as an excuse for their non-participation.
The environmental and social damage from our indifference to carbon pollution can only worsen if we allow this administration, guided special interests, to continue their war against our planet.
Slave Labour That Shames AmericaAuthor: John Vidal
Review of: Slave Labour That Shames AmericaAuthor: John Vidal
Date of Publication: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Student: Raquel Soria
Link:http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/590/
The idea of “whole foods” is now under exploitation as are the migrant workers, by that profit corporation and its shareholders. It reflects the general concensus: Capitalism is a near-complete disaster.
Date of Publication: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Student: Raquel Soria
Link:http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/590/
The idea of “whole foods” is now under exploitation as are the migrant workers, by that profit corporation and its shareholders. It reflects the general concensus: Capitalism is a near-complete disaster.
People, ideas, institutions, land, legacies, works of art, emotions including love and fear, good will, intelligence, thirst, scientific discoveries, languages, religions, birth, growth, sickness, injury, death, disasters, the quest for knowledge and discovery, instinct including procreation and domination, other primitive needs including sleep and food, are all viciously exploited for profit by western-style capitalism.
The answer starts with land and water rights for all. A system in which each citizen holds title to a chunk of land suitable for food security. The program requires the citizen to demonstrate the capability of growing one’s own food on that plot of land, but isn’t required to grow food year after year. It may be rented out, and traded for other plots of land. Buying/selling plots is permitted but sellers retain the right to take back the plot without payment. Of course this strongly deters acquisition. It’s simply a matter of changing the laws.
The way to change the laws is for individuals to shift their exchange/association away from the power centers and toward their local economies. This breaks up the power concentrations and enables the people to exert their will upon the legislatures.
Individuals will seize upon their civic power and responsibility after the brainwashing ends. Parents and teachers have to convey productive messages to the kids to displace the brainwashing. TV, radio, newspaper, magazine and books have to be smashed to instill the proper fear into the content authors to stop the brainwashing.
Slave labor and all the rest go away in the process. You can’t have your cake and social justice too.Monday, December 10, 2007
Stigmas from Societies
Review of: Your Child’s Disorder May Be Yours, too.
Author: Benedict Carey
Date of Publication: December 9th, 2007
Student: Carolina Flores
Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/fashion/09diagnosis.html
By the age of 2, Jeremy Schwarz was a child that had a sensibility all his own, being affectionate and distant at the same time and more focused on objects and patterns rather than people around him. Then he was diagnosed with high functioning autism.
The child’s father found in his son’s diagnosis a new language to understand his own life, his sensitivities, his diffidence through school… all echoed through his and Jeremy’s behaviour.
Researchers have long known that many psychiatric disorders and developmental problems run in families. Attention and developmental disorders like autism also have a genetic component. The diagnosis may spread from the child to other family members, forcing each to confront family frustrations. It is a surprise because the child is the first one in family to get a through evaluation and history. However, diagnosing an adult about his or her child has its risks. They may exaggerate about their behaviour and their children’s.
To make a proper diagnosis, doctors like to see some evidence of a problem in childhood — evidence that can be hard to come by.
Children long for evidence that they aren’t the only ones who are going through these difficulties.
This problem can alter the present if parent and child have common ground. Jeremy’s father became in some way the translator of his son.
It is believed there are a lot of parents of kids with this diagnosis who have at least a little bit of the traits their kids have but because of the stigma that societies associate with disabilities, they are inhibited from embracing that part of themselves.
Author: Benedict Carey
Date of Publication: December 9th, 2007
Student: Carolina Flores
Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/fashion/09diagnosis.html
By the age of 2, Jeremy Schwarz was a child that had a sensibility all his own, being affectionate and distant at the same time and more focused on objects and patterns rather than people around him. Then he was diagnosed with high functioning autism.
The child’s father found in his son’s diagnosis a new language to understand his own life, his sensitivities, his diffidence through school… all echoed through his and Jeremy’s behaviour.
Researchers have long known that many psychiatric disorders and developmental problems run in families. Attention and developmental disorders like autism also have a genetic component. The diagnosis may spread from the child to other family members, forcing each to confront family frustrations. It is a surprise because the child is the first one in family to get a through evaluation and history. However, diagnosing an adult about his or her child has its risks. They may exaggerate about their behaviour and their children’s.
To make a proper diagnosis, doctors like to see some evidence of a problem in childhood — evidence that can be hard to come by.
Children long for evidence that they aren’t the only ones who are going through these difficulties.
This problem can alter the present if parent and child have common ground. Jeremy’s father became in some way the translator of his son.
It is believed there are a lot of parents of kids with this diagnosis who have at least a little bit of the traits their kids have but because of the stigma that societies associate with disabilities, they are inhibited from embracing that part of themselves.
Discrimination Versus Opportunities
Original Name: ‘Fight AIDS, Not People with AIDS’
Author: Lulwa Shalhoud
Source: Arab News
Date of Publication: December 7th, 2007
Link: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9§ion=0&article=104375&d=7&m=12&y=2007
Student: Carolina Flores
A 46-year-old Saudi Arabian man with 2 wives and 11 children is actually suffering job discrimination as he is infected with the AIDS virus.
He used to work in an airport but he had to leave work when his friends and colleagues learnt about his disease. They started to treat them in a different way.
The standard procedure in the case a person has a viral infection is that officials verify if the person –in this case diagnosed with AIDS- is a foreigner, and he or she is deported. Accompanied by the police, he was put in an isolation room. After his citizenship was verified, he was released from custody. He was treated as if he were the most dangerous person in the world.
Actually, there are now treatments that exterminate the virus completely but the patients have to take it throughout their lifetimes so that they have normal immunity.
AIDS patients have the right to have any job as long as they can work. Otherwise, they could drift into forbidden practices like drugs or prostitution for money.
I think AIDS and HIV patients should be given the opportunity to have a job and not precisely for charity but for necessity. Let us not forget they have to support themselves and their families. It is ridiculous to keep on stigmatizing these diseases and learn more about them. We should think that perhaps is not the viruses which are killing these people, but our ridiculous prejudices.
Author: Lulwa Shalhoud
Source: Arab News
Date of Publication: December 7th, 2007
Link: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9§ion=0&article=104375&d=7&m=12&y=2007
Student: Carolina Flores
A 46-year-old Saudi Arabian man with 2 wives and 11 children is actually suffering job discrimination as he is infected with the AIDS virus.
He used to work in an airport but he had to leave work when his friends and colleagues learnt about his disease. They started to treat them in a different way.
The standard procedure in the case a person has a viral infection is that officials verify if the person –in this case diagnosed with AIDS- is a foreigner, and he or she is deported. Accompanied by the police, he was put in an isolation room. After his citizenship was verified, he was released from custody. He was treated as if he were the most dangerous person in the world.
Actually, there are now treatments that exterminate the virus completely but the patients have to take it throughout their lifetimes so that they have normal immunity.
AIDS patients have the right to have any job as long as they can work. Otherwise, they could drift into forbidden practices like drugs or prostitution for money.
I think AIDS and HIV patients should be given the opportunity to have a job and not precisely for charity but for necessity. Let us not forget they have to support themselves and their families. It is ridiculous to keep on stigmatizing these diseases and learn more about them. We should think that perhaps is not the viruses which are killing these people, but our ridiculous prejudices.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Absinthe Returns in a Glass Half Full of Mystique and Misery
Review of: Absinthe Returns in a Glass Half Full of Mystique and Misery
Student: Jesica Suparo, English Language IV
Author: EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
Published: November 12, 2007, New York Times.
Artists have a different perception of the world and the aspects of it. It is widely known that, through history, some well-known artists have used stimulants such as drugs and alcohol which “helped” them in producing stunning pieces of work. But there is one that had an outstanding role from the rest: Absinthe. A brief description of it would be that it is a highly alcoholic berverage (usually 68 to 80 percent) anise-flavored spirit derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called Grand Wormwood or Absinth Wormwood; together with anise, fennel, coriander, mint and other herbs. Absinthe originated in Switzerland as an elixir/tincture. In the 17th century it was used to treat venereal disease, intestinal worms and drunkenness. By the 19th century absinthe was used by French soldiers in Africa as an antiseptic, to ward off insects and to treat dysentery. Despite this, it was better known for its popularity in late 19th and early 20th century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. At the end of the 19th century absinthe was portrayed as a dangerously addictive, psychoactive drug. After connecting violent crimes supposedly committed under its influence, absinthe was banned in 1906 in Switzerland, and by 1915, it was prohibited in a number of European countries and the United States. The revival of absinthe distelleries took place in 2000, along with regulations and controlls over it.
But the controversy began much earlier along with its preparation rituals and myths that grew around it; when artists which consumed it began to feel the effects of this drink: such was the powerful effects that led Hemingway’s character Robert Jordan, in “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” to describe it as “(…) an opaque, bitter, tongue-numbing, brain-warming, stomach-warming, idea-changing liquid alchemy(...)”. This is, for sure, not just another drink. It has a special place in the history of modern culture. Poems were written about it under the names of: the green fairy, the green goddess, the green muse, the glaucous witch and the queen of poisons. Skip to next paragraphPicasso, Van Gogh, Manet, and Degas painted about it. It seems that absinthe raises an awakening of the consciousness along with the lulling, inevitable dumbness of drunkenness. As Oscar Wilde said: “After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see them as they are not. Finally you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.”
Sources:
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/arts/12conn.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&ref=arts
http://www.wikipedia.com/
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Student: Jesica Suparo, English Language IV
Author: EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
Published: November 12, 2007, New York Times.
Artists have a different perception of the world and the aspects of it. It is widely known that, through history, some well-known artists have used stimulants such as drugs and alcohol which “helped” them in producing stunning pieces of work. But there is one that had an outstanding role from the rest: Absinthe. A brief description of it would be that it is a highly alcoholic berverage (usually 68 to 80 percent) anise-flavored spirit derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called Grand Wormwood or Absinth Wormwood; together with anise, fennel, coriander, mint and other herbs. Absinthe originated in Switzerland as an elixir/tincture. In the 17th century it was used to treat venereal disease, intestinal worms and drunkenness. By the 19th century absinthe was used by French soldiers in Africa as an antiseptic, to ward off insects and to treat dysentery. Despite this, it was better known for its popularity in late 19th and early 20th century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. At the end of the 19th century absinthe was portrayed as a dangerously addictive, psychoactive drug. After connecting violent crimes supposedly committed under its influence, absinthe was banned in 1906 in Switzerland, and by 1915, it was prohibited in a number of European countries and the United States. The revival of absinthe distelleries took place in 2000, along with regulations and controlls over it.
But the controversy began much earlier along with its preparation rituals and myths that grew around it; when artists which consumed it began to feel the effects of this drink: such was the powerful effects that led Hemingway’s character Robert Jordan, in “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” to describe it as “(…) an opaque, bitter, tongue-numbing, brain-warming, stomach-warming, idea-changing liquid alchemy(...)”. This is, for sure, not just another drink. It has a special place in the history of modern culture. Poems were written about it under the names of: the green fairy, the green goddess, the green muse, the glaucous witch and the queen of poisons. Skip to next paragraphPicasso, Van Gogh, Manet, and Degas painted about it. It seems that absinthe raises an awakening of the consciousness along with the lulling, inevitable dumbness of drunkenness. As Oscar Wilde said: “After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see them as they are not. Finally you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.”
Sources:
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/arts/12conn.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&ref=arts
http://www.wikipedia.com/
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Get over your fears by facing them
Review of: Get over your fears by facing them
Ducking what scares you only aggravates your anxiety
Student: Jesica Suparo, English Language IV
Author: By Maureen Farrell
Published: Oct. 26, 2007 ,
Link: http://www.forbes.com/home/index.html?partner=msnbc
Ducking what scares you only aggravates your anxiety
Student: Jesica Suparo, English Language IV
Author: By Maureen Farrell
Published: Oct. 26, 2007 ,
Link: http://www.forbes.com/home/index.html?partner=msnbc
We all suffer from some kind of fear: fear of being on stage, fear of certain animals or fear of overcrowded places. But sometimes, these mere fears which seem natural become a paralyzing state of phobia. Feeling paralyzed from a simple thought is not normal at all; and our body responds to these fears in several ways: sweat, palpitations, dizziness and even heart attacks. In the last years, these consequences exist under a new label: Anxiety Disorders. AD is provoked by specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorders. With this explanation, we can think that only a small amount of the world’s population may suffer from this, but, in fact, everyone experiences some kind of anxiety in some level.
The article explains how the most common fears -fear of flying, giving a speech or even going to a party- are treated through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a form of psychotherapy that involves changing behaviors and thoughts to overcome depression, self-loathing and fear. It is valuable to highlight two characteristics of CBT: first; this therapy is not based on the notion that fear bubbles up from repressed childhood memories, instead, CBT focuses on treating fears in the here and now by rewiring our perceptions of them. Second; CBT do not administrate pills to its patients. The trouble with taking pills is that, while they may mitigate anxiety for a short time, they don't really address the fear long term; worst case, they lead to dependency. The other problem, says Greenberger: “Anti-anxiety medicines can limit the effectiveness of exposure-therapy (such as CBT) by altering the "phobic conditions."
We should think about the origin of our anxieties: are they provoked by real, tangible episodes and inconveniences or are they the dramatic result of our thoughts? We should be able to separate the real from the unreal. If we are afraid of something real, for example, the fear of being trapped in an elevator, you should start by staying in a closed room for a while, and then, little by little, you may come to the point of taking as many elevators as possible; always bearing in mind why you do it and that the purpose of it is to overcome a fear by facing it. On the other hand, if the fear is unreal and has no real motive, we should be more careful; because the only thought of a situation which is not likely to happen but symbolizes a potential risk for us, produces anxiety. Of this, Dr. Greenberger says: "Catastrophic thoughts lead to fear, which leads to avoidance, which leads to more catastrophic thoughts,"…"It's a vicious cycle that exacerbates the fear over time." The most effective way to get over your fears is by facing them.
Source:
www.forbes.com/home/index.html?partner=msnbc
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Saturday, December 8, 2007
A day to remember
In a few days will be remembered the 20th World Aids Day, and many highlight the need to fight continued prejudices against people with HIV/Aids. Estimation about the figure of people with this infection has been reduced by the UN, however, the number still stands at 33 million.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela speaking at a concert in Johannesburg, stated that to stop the Aids epidemic from expanding, it is necessary to break the cycle of new infections. South Africa has more HIV infections than any other country. Moreover, Aids campaigners said more must be done especially in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and called for renewed efforts to focus on helping women.
Despite the fact that almost three-quarters of Aids-related death during 2006 were in sub-Saharan Africa, the number of people living with the virus has increased everywhere.
Different ceremonies were held in different cities all around the world such as a giant Aids ribbon running the length of its side in India or the international concert in Johannesburg.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has said that he is spiritually close to the victims of Aids. However, the Vatican still opposes the use of condoms as a means of fighting the epidemic. Roman Catholics all around the world, on the other hand, believe condom use helps save lives.
Despite these declarations, I believe that all the efforts must be done to reduce the expansion of the disease and to help those already infected with the virus to take more decent life.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7003969.stm
Former South African President Nelson Mandela speaking at a concert in Johannesburg, stated that to stop the Aids epidemic from expanding, it is necessary to break the cycle of new infections. South Africa has more HIV infections than any other country. Moreover, Aids campaigners said more must be done especially in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and called for renewed efforts to focus on helping women.
Despite the fact that almost three-quarters of Aids-related death during 2006 were in sub-Saharan Africa, the number of people living with the virus has increased everywhere.
Different ceremonies were held in different cities all around the world such as a giant Aids ribbon running the length of its side in India or the international concert in Johannesburg.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has said that he is spiritually close to the victims of Aids. However, the Vatican still opposes the use of condoms as a means of fighting the epidemic. Roman Catholics all around the world, on the other hand, believe condom use helps save lives.
Despite these declarations, I believe that all the efforts must be done to reduce the expansion of the disease and to help those already infected with the virus to take more decent life.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7003969.stm
Thursday, December 6, 2007
A 'Dead' Man Still Has Something to Explain
Review of: 'A dead man has some explaining to do'
Student: Carolina Flores
Author: Sarah Lyall
Published: December 6th,2007
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/world/europe/06canoe.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
John Darwin was declared dead almost five years ago and it was a surprise for the police as he walked into a police station to claim he is alive but he has no idea what happened to him during these years.
In March 2002 Mr Smith, a kayaking enthusiast was reported missing by his wife and his body was not found for obvious reasons now.
All his family seems to be astonished, except for his wife, who has always been waiting for this. She always speculated her husband did not die in the accident he had in 2002 while he was canoeing, and he did not die in fact. Mr. Smith seems to have lost his memory and he does not remember anything that happened after a family vacation in 2000. However, he will have to face further questioning as it seems that the police suspect about his disappearance. It is believed he has had financial problems before disappearing and the police is already looking into any prove to clear their suspects.
They cannot explain about the mysterious disappearance of this man but they think there was a reason for Mr Smith to walk to the police station and they will try to find out what it was.
Student: Carolina Flores
Author: Sarah Lyall
Published: December 6th,2007
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/world/europe/06canoe.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
John Darwin was declared dead almost five years ago and it was a surprise for the police as he walked into a police station to claim he is alive but he has no idea what happened to him during these years.
In March 2002 Mr Smith, a kayaking enthusiast was reported missing by his wife and his body was not found for obvious reasons now.
All his family seems to be astonished, except for his wife, who has always been waiting for this. She always speculated her husband did not die in the accident he had in 2002 while he was canoeing, and he did not die in fact. Mr. Smith seems to have lost his memory and he does not remember anything that happened after a family vacation in 2000. However, he will have to face further questioning as it seems that the police suspect about his disappearance. It is believed he has had financial problems before disappearing and the police is already looking into any prove to clear their suspects.
They cannot explain about the mysterious disappearance of this man but they think there was a reason for Mr Smith to walk to the police station and they will try to find out what it was.
Friday, November 30, 2007
IN THE DREAMSCAPE OF NIGHTMARES, CLUES TO WHY WE DREAM AT ALL
Link: www.nytimes.com
Oustrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience. Although few of us suffer from nightmares crippling and persistent enough to demand treatment, we all know how bad a nightmare feels. Nightmares and dreadful dreams offer potentially telling clues into the larger mystery of why we dream in the first place, how our dreaming and waking lives may intersect and cross-infect each other and how we manage to construct a virtual reality in our skull.
A big reason bad dreams offer insight into the architecture of dreams generally is that most of our dreams are bad. Studies have shown that three-quarters of the emotions described by subjects periodically awoken out of rapid eye movement sleep, were negative. We spend 60% to 70% of somnolence dreaming, which works out to three hours nightly spent in a state of anxiety or frustation.
Nightmare frequency varies by age and sex, content also shifts over time and across cultures. Roughly 25% of children ages 5 to 12 being awakened by had bad dreams at least once a week. Nightmares rates climb through adolescence, peak in young adulthood, and then begin to drop. At nearly every age, girls and women report having significantly more nightmares than do boys and men. A fact that some researchers say may be related to women’s comparatively higher rates of anxiety and mood disorders.
In conclusion, although when asked some people say they do not dream at all and some others do not remember what they dreamed about, it has been scientifically proved that all of us always dream while we sleep. Some of these dreams are just bad dreams and some others are nightmares and their frequence and content will depend on many factors such as age, gender and culture and even more, the persistence of repetitive nightmares can demand psychological treatment.
Name: Cristina Soledad Guzmán review n 4
Source: www.nytimes.com
UNDIAGNOSED BRAIN INJURY- THE HIDDEN LEGACY OF IRAK
Link: www.guardian.uk.comIrak and Afghanistan wars had resulted in an extremely worrying legacy, thousands of US and UK troops have suffered mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) as a consequence of the exposure to high-velocity explosions.
The number of soldiers and marines affected by this condition are estimated in more than 20% of the US army, 15% of those never recovering, and as many as 20,000 UK troops could be at risk.
This injury can be made when a soldier gets a blow on the head or is in close proximity to an explosion and even the most advanced helmets cannot protect the brain from the shock waves. The condition can lead to memory loss, depression and anxiety. Advances in brain scanning have revealed that soldiers can sustain bruising and blood clots on the brain, even if there is no visible injury.
Although the British Ministry of Defence had drawn up a list of measures to help deal with mTBI, the US troops seem to be getting better care.
I think that in the same way that the government encourages young people to join in the military forces and to “defend their country with their lives during war time”, it is a governmental obligation and a social duty, to them and their families, to provide the best treatments possible to all the troops affected by war.
Name: Cristina Soledad Guzmán- review nº 3
Source: http://www.guardian.uk.com/
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
The healthiest food
According to a research held by Unicef
A child care expert has warned that babies should be fed with breast milk for six months and after that period; they could be fed with solid food. Introducing solid food in the baby’s diet would prevent them from becoming picky about food.
I think that breast milk is the best food a baby must consume at his early age. It contains all the proteins and minerals a baby needs to grow healthier. Even more, doctors say it is the best medicine babies can be given when they feel ill. Moreover, it has been proved that milking is also favourable to emotional health. Finally, not only is milking beneficial for babies but also for mothers; doctors believed that milking would reduce the risks of develop diabetes type two.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6173645.stm
Gay allege
Court battles referring to gay marriage were lost in two of the most populous US states,
Despite the fact that the Supreme Court rejected the argument that the state ban on gay matrimony; pro-gay groups succeeded with court battles in
On the other hand, a leading candidate to be the next governor claimed the law makers could rationally accept as true that marriage must be limited to one man and one woman.
A lesbian couple claimed that they have been in the fight for a long time, “If we can not get it for us, we will do it for our partners”.
All in all, no one can deny the fact that homosexuality has caused controversial opinions all over the world. Gay and lesbian groups are claiming for their acceptance in society. However, people are unready to understand such relationships. But what rally should be discussed is the fact that homosexuals are fighting for what they consider their rights.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7003969.stm
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As all who have researched the ramifications of global warming know, its calamitous effects are self perpetuating as the ice melts thus absorbing more heat, as the tundras melt thus releasing more CO2, and the list goes on. The loss of near shore areas to the sea, spread of tropical diseases to the temperate latitudes, are only the tip the iceberg. Although temperature variations have occurred in the past, they never approached this accelerated rate,
Often overlooked is the fact that the same measures needed to mitigate global warming would be necessary even if it were not an issue. Conservation, alternative energy development, anti- pollution refinements, etc are essential for other vital environmental reforms such as air and water quality, reductions in toxic waste generation, land preservation, etc.
The dangerous manipulation of essential scientific data used by this administration to conceal and derail corrective measures for this threat and other vital environmental reforms has alway been apparent. Contrary to their assertions, measures to reduce greenhouse gases could only improve our economy by lessening our trade deficits, and improving our security by reducing our dependance on foreign oil. We could also regain some of our lost world respect that has resulted from our opposition Kyoto while arrogantly contributing disproportionally to carbon pollution.
The environmental and social damage from our indifference to carbon pollution and related environmental measures can only worsen if we allow these destructive environmental policies of this reckless and unlearned president to continue.