CE 7 - 13 (more soon)
CE 7: In bed for 60 days! wowza!
Morag Roberts, one of 24 volunteers, remained in bed for 60 days, in the name of science of course. She was forced to shower, eat, and exercise while lying down; the purpose of this was to mimic the effects of the weightless environment in space. This program was the second phase of the Women International Space Simulation (WISE). The goal was to see the possible effects of space flights on female astronauts in the future.
"The volunteers were subjected to a strict regime during their stay. They were divided into three groups: a group taking exercise adapted to a lying-down position, a nutrition group with a special diet including protein supplements and a control group."
Morag got out of bed on 27 November and took part in medical tests and rehabilitation for a further three weeks.
CE 8: Drink-drive law 'worth reviewing'
"The Scottish National Party wants the limit to be cut from 80 milligrams in an attempt to tackle the growing problem of young drink-drivers."
The number of teenagers under the age of 21, convicted for drunk-driving from 1996 to 2002 has risen by 38%. In Scotland, police caught more than 200 drunk-drivers.
"The current drink-driving limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood but Mr Maxwell pointed out that most other European countries have limits of 40-50 milligrams."
One in six deaths on Scotland's roads are a direct result of drunk-driving.
CE 9: Diplomat Says Britain Used Data Gotten by Torture
"Craig Murray, former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, has published documents on the Internet that he says prove that the British knowingly received information obtained through torture."
Visit the website here: http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/
After reading more of the article, I found that this is not a recent problem, in fact, this has been an ongoing story. In March of 2003, Murray was actually told that "it was perfectly legal for us to obtain and to use intelligence from the Uzbek torture chambers. [and that]... that it was not illegal to obtain and to use intelligence acquired by torture..."He said the only legal limitation on its use was that it could not be used in legal proceedings, under Article 15 of the U.N. Convention on Torture," Mr. Murray said.
How can such today's society claim to be civil if they are will to torture other human beings for information. Britain claimed that they information they received was information about terrorists. Seriously though? If they are going to act like terrorists themselves, why bother. Hippocrites much?
CE 10: Muslim Women in Europe Claim Rights and Keep Faith
Congratulations to the Muslim women in Europe, many of them are finally getting the respect and opportunities that they have been deprived of due to culture rules. Hanife Karakus for example, an obvious European Muslim with her hair in a scarf, has a law degree and married the man of her choice; they met on the internet.
Muslim women are discovering that the key to their success is getting an education, the education that their mothers and grandmothers never had the chance of getting. Soria Makti said, "We all understood that education was our passport to freedom"
"In the crowded immigrant suburbs ringing Paris, the scene of recent riots mostly led by young Muslim men, high school teachers say girls are the most motivated students because they have the most to gain."
"The emancipation of Muslim women, like that of Western women before them, is often slow and sometimes deeply painful when women feel they must break with their families. But nowhere is this quiet new form of Islamic feminism more evident than in the realm of religion, the centuries-old domain of men."
It is amazing to see that these women are able to fight for their freedom while still retaining their cultural and religious identities. They are not trying to abolish their Muslim lives, they are just trying to a nice balance between being the women their fathers, brothers, and husbands want them to be, and the women they deserve to be.
CE 11: British Ladybugs in Danger
DUN DUN DUN. The British ladybugs are in danger of being overrun by other insects. These other insects are "encroaching" on their food supply. Right now, there are 46 species of British ladybugs, or ladybirds as they call them. In 10 to 20 years, some of those will have become extinct.
The Harlequins of the United States, were intially introducted to control the aphid population, and by 1988, morphed into a pest. They began to ruin crops and blemish various fruits.
"The bugs are able to fly for miles and up to 10,000 feet high and Majerus believes that many simply flew over the English Channel. Harlequins have a voracious appetite and eat aphids, pollen, nectar and even other ladybugs. They have even been known to nip humans when hungry."
Most importantly, "if temperatures are right, harlequins can produce two or three generations annually. Native British ladybugs are limited to one generation per year."
Sadly and somewhat ironically, scientists currently have no way of stopping these once cute and lucky ladybugs.
CE 12: After 500 Years, Can Spain End Cigarette Binge?
Starting January 1st, Spain is banning smoking in enclosed public areas such as bars.
This is an extremely drastic decision on the part of Parliament considering that the Spanish smoke more cigarettes per capita than anyone else in the Europe, with the exception of the Greeks. In 2004, while the general cigarette sales in Europe were dropping, they continued to rise in Spain. CRAZY.
Although this will help to stifle the estimated 50,000 deaths caused by smoke each year, the citizens of Spain will not, understandably, comply immediately.
"MartÃn Esteban, the manager of Las Murallas bar and restaurant in Madrid, said that almost all his customers smoked. "Tobacco is as Spanish as the national celebration of bullfighting," he said. "If I tell a customer he can't smoke, he's going to tell me off. There is going to be trouble."
Mr. Esteban said he would create a small smoking room in the basement to comply with the law without having to force any of the smokers to leave.
But he said that most of his customers seemed unprepared for the changes required by the new law. 'This is a very drastic measure. It's going to be like trying to impose Prohibition in the United States.' "
Morag Roberts, one of 24 volunteers, remained in bed for 60 days, in the name of science of course. She was forced to shower, eat, and exercise while lying down; the purpose of this was to mimic the effects of the weightless environment in space. This program was the second phase of the Women International Space Simulation (WISE). The goal was to see the possible effects of space flights on female astronauts in the future.
"The volunteers were subjected to a strict regime during their stay. They were divided into three groups: a group taking exercise adapted to a lying-down position, a nutrition group with a special diet including protein supplements and a control group."
Morag got out of bed on 27 November and took part in medical tests and rehabilitation for a further three weeks.
CE 8: Drink-drive law 'worth reviewing'
"The Scottish National Party wants the limit to be cut from 80 milligrams in an attempt to tackle the growing problem of young drink-drivers."
The number of teenagers under the age of 21, convicted for drunk-driving from 1996 to 2002 has risen by 38%. In Scotland, police caught more than 200 drunk-drivers.
"The current drink-driving limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood but Mr Maxwell pointed out that most other European countries have limits of 40-50 milligrams."
One in six deaths on Scotland's roads are a direct result of drunk-driving.
CE 9: Diplomat Says Britain Used Data Gotten by Torture
"Craig Murray, former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, has published documents on the Internet that he says prove that the British knowingly received information obtained through torture."
Visit the website here: http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/
After reading more of the article, I found that this is not a recent problem, in fact, this has been an ongoing story. In March of 2003, Murray was actually told that "it was perfectly legal for us to obtain and to use intelligence from the Uzbek torture chambers. [and that]... that it was not illegal to obtain and to use intelligence acquired by torture..."He said the only legal limitation on its use was that it could not be used in legal proceedings, under Article 15 of the U.N. Convention on Torture," Mr. Murray said.
How can such today's society claim to be civil if they are will to torture other human beings for information. Britain claimed that they information they received was information about terrorists. Seriously though? If they are going to act like terrorists themselves, why bother. Hippocrites much?
CE 10: Muslim Women in Europe Claim Rights and Keep Faith
Congratulations to the Muslim women in Europe, many of them are finally getting the respect and opportunities that they have been deprived of due to culture rules. Hanife Karakus for example, an obvious European Muslim with her hair in a scarf, has a law degree and married the man of her choice; they met on the internet.
Muslim women are discovering that the key to their success is getting an education, the education that their mothers and grandmothers never had the chance of getting. Soria Makti said, "We all understood that education was our passport to freedom"
"In the crowded immigrant suburbs ringing Paris, the scene of recent riots mostly led by young Muslim men, high school teachers say girls are the most motivated students because they have the most to gain."
"The emancipation of Muslim women, like that of Western women before them, is often slow and sometimes deeply painful when women feel they must break with their families. But nowhere is this quiet new form of Islamic feminism more evident than in the realm of religion, the centuries-old domain of men."
It is amazing to see that these women are able to fight for their freedom while still retaining their cultural and religious identities. They are not trying to abolish their Muslim lives, they are just trying to a nice balance between being the women their fathers, brothers, and husbands want them to be, and the women they deserve to be.
CE 11: British Ladybugs in Danger
DUN DUN DUN. The British ladybugs are in danger of being overrun by other insects. These other insects are "encroaching" on their food supply. Right now, there are 46 species of British ladybugs, or ladybirds as they call them. In 10 to 20 years, some of those will have become extinct.
The Harlequins of the United States, were intially introducted to control the aphid population, and by 1988, morphed into a pest. They began to ruin crops and blemish various fruits.
"The bugs are able to fly for miles and up to 10,000 feet high and Majerus believes that many simply flew over the English Channel. Harlequins have a voracious appetite and eat aphids, pollen, nectar and even other ladybugs. They have even been known to nip humans when hungry."
Most importantly, "if temperatures are right, harlequins can produce two or three generations annually. Native British ladybugs are limited to one generation per year."
Sadly and somewhat ironically, scientists currently have no way of stopping these once cute and lucky ladybugs.
CE 12: After 500 Years, Can Spain End Cigarette Binge?
Starting January 1st, Spain is banning smoking in enclosed public areas such as bars.
This is an extremely drastic decision on the part of Parliament considering that the Spanish smoke more cigarettes per capita than anyone else in the Europe, with the exception of the Greeks. In 2004, while the general cigarette sales in Europe were dropping, they continued to rise in Spain. CRAZY.
Although this will help to stifle the estimated 50,000 deaths caused by smoke each year, the citizens of Spain will not, understandably, comply immediately.
"MartÃn Esteban, the manager of Las Murallas bar and restaurant in Madrid, said that almost all his customers smoked. "Tobacco is as Spanish as the national celebration of bullfighting," he said. "If I tell a customer he can't smoke, he's going to tell me off. There is going to be trouble."
Mr. Esteban said he would create a small smoking room in the basement to comply with the law without having to force any of the smokers to leave.
But he said that most of his customers seemed unprepared for the changes required by the new law. 'This is a very drastic measure. It's going to be like trying to impose Prohibition in the United States.' "
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