A 40-year-old woman was burnt to death in central Nepal for allegedly practicing witchcraft, police said on Saturday.
Dhegani Mahato, a widow, was attacked and set on fire by family members and others after a shaman allegedly accused her of casting a spell to make one of her relatives sick.
She was beaten with sticks and rocks before being doused with kerosene and set afire. The attack occurred yesterday in Bagauda in Chitwan district.
Although there are several other houses in the vicinity, nobody came to rescue Dhegani while she was being thrashed.
Neighbors told police they were alerted to the attack but by then it was too late to save her.
"When I reached the site, she was already killed," said Jhari Mahato, Dhegani's father-in-law.
Police have arrested eight persons, including Bikram and Jogishwora Mahato, who claims to be shamans, in connection with the burning.
Villagers say Bikram Mahato's family members started dancing as they set Dhegani on fire. They claimed that they had killed Dhegani as per "the god's instructions".
Dhegani's husband had died of cancer seven years ago. She had been living with her 10-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter since then.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Sin of the Son
By ERIN MCAULEY
(CN) - The family of a Pennsylvania woman shot to death by her boyfriend can sue the man's father, a 15-year veteran officer whose service weapon was involved in the slaying, a federal judge ruled.
After Andrea Arrington claimed that her boyfriend, Aaron Michael, was harassing and threatening her, in July 2009, a court in Ridley Township granted her a protection order. The order evicted Michael from the Chester home the couple shared with their son and forbade him from accessing a firearm. Within a week, there was a warrant out for the arrest of Michael, who had continued harassing Arrington while living at the home of his father, John Michael, a veteran officer with the Chester Police Department.
When his father left for a Florida vacation, and left his service weapon ammunition at the house, Michael shot Arrington nearly a dozen times and was then killed in a confrontation with police. Arrington died from her injuries.
Arrington's estate sued the city of Chester and Michael's father, claiming that the officer negligently left the weapon available to his son, despite knowledge of the threats, the protection order and the arrest warrant.
U.S. District Judge Curtis Joyner refused to dismiss the civil rights claims for due process violations and negligent training and the City of Chester, stating that the estate "sufficiently pled that Arrington's harm was the foreseeable and fairly direct result of state action."
"It is clearly established that an officer is liable under the state-created danger doctrine when the officer is aware of the risk of grave harm and is responsible, at least in part, for creating that risk," Joyner wrote. "Officer Michael knew his son was threatening Andrea Arrington, knew his son was ordered by the court to stay away from her and knew his son was violating that order by continuing to threaten Arrington. In light of these circumstances, Officer Michael chose to store his service weapon and ammunition at home with his son, unattended. A reasonable officer would know these actions were unlawful."
Because Officer Michael had full knowledge of possible danger, but still "left his firearm and ammunition, ostensibly unsecured and unattended, at his home where his son resided ... a plausible claim [exists] that Arrington's death was the foreseeable and direct result of Defendant Officer Michael's actions."
"Mere negligence is insufficient to sustain a state-created danger claim," Joyner added, but "Officer Michael's alleged behavior, if proven true, shows deliberate indifference or a willful disregard for Arrington's safety."
The 12-page decision also states that Officer Michael "made a conscious choice to store his service weapon at his home and not at the police station" before traveling out of state.
"One could reasonably infer Defendant Officer Michael knew his son posed a grave risk to Arrington's safety but nonetheless chose to leave his son at home with a firearm, indifferent to Arrington's safety," Joyner wrote. "The officer failed to act appropriately in the face of a known risk."
The judge also upheld the negligent-training claim against Chester. "From the facts alleged, one can reasonably infer that the city failed to train its officers on the safe and secure storage of service weapons and that the city was deliberately indifferent to the problem," he wrote. "Defendant Officer Michael's alleged actions suggest the city of Chester had inadequate policies and procedures to assist officers facing conflicting familial and official duties."
(CN) - The family of a Pennsylvania woman shot to death by her boyfriend can sue the man's father, a 15-year veteran officer whose service weapon was involved in the slaying, a federal judge ruled.
After Andrea Arrington claimed that her boyfriend, Aaron Michael, was harassing and threatening her, in July 2009, a court in Ridley Township granted her a protection order. The order evicted Michael from the Chester home the couple shared with their son and forbade him from accessing a firearm. Within a week, there was a warrant out for the arrest of Michael, who had continued harassing Arrington while living at the home of his father, John Michael, a veteran officer with the Chester Police Department.
When his father left for a Florida vacation, and left his service weapon ammunition at the house, Michael shot Arrington nearly a dozen times and was then killed in a confrontation with police. Arrington died from her injuries.
Arrington's estate sued the city of Chester and Michael's father, claiming that the officer negligently left the weapon available to his son, despite knowledge of the threats, the protection order and the arrest warrant.
U.S. District Judge Curtis Joyner refused to dismiss the civil rights claims for due process violations and negligent training and the City of Chester, stating that the estate "sufficiently pled that Arrington's harm was the foreseeable and fairly direct result of state action."
"It is clearly established that an officer is liable under the state-created danger doctrine when the officer is aware of the risk of grave harm and is responsible, at least in part, for creating that risk," Joyner wrote. "Officer Michael knew his son was threatening Andrea Arrington, knew his son was ordered by the court to stay away from her and knew his son was violating that order by continuing to threaten Arrington. In light of these circumstances, Officer Michael chose to store his service weapon and ammunition at home with his son, unattended. A reasonable officer would know these actions were unlawful."
Because Officer Michael had full knowledge of possible danger, but still "left his firearm and ammunition, ostensibly unsecured and unattended, at his home where his son resided ... a plausible claim [exists] that Arrington's death was the foreseeable and direct result of Defendant Officer Michael's actions."
"Mere negligence is insufficient to sustain a state-created danger claim," Joyner added, but "Officer Michael's alleged behavior, if proven true, shows deliberate indifference or a willful disregard for Arrington's safety."
The 12-page decision also states that Officer Michael "made a conscious choice to store his service weapon at his home and not at the police station" before traveling out of state.
"One could reasonably infer Defendant Officer Michael knew his son posed a grave risk to Arrington's safety but nonetheless chose to leave his son at home with a firearm, indifferent to Arrington's safety," Joyner wrote. "The officer failed to act appropriately in the face of a known risk."
The judge also upheld the negligent-training claim against Chester. "From the facts alleged, one can reasonably infer that the city failed to train its officers on the safe and secure storage of service weapons and that the city was deliberately indifferent to the problem," he wrote. "Defendant Officer Michael's alleged actions suggest the city of Chester had inadequate policies and procedures to assist officers facing conflicting familial and official duties."
Monday, August 15, 2011
Government Announcement
A Man had 4 children. Government made a public announcement to the citizens that, if u have five children you will get US$50,000 per month as aid grant to support the family. The man told his wife directly "honey, I must admit, em... I have a child with my girl friend and I am going to bring him". She gazed at him in shock, he could not wait but dashed out to fetch the son. When he returned, he was amazed to see just two of his children remaining. He asked his wife: honey, where are the other two children?
She replied, " you were not the only person that heard the announcement......their fathers came to take them.... Ahhhh!!
She replied, " you were not the only person that heard the announcement......their fathers came to take them.... Ahhhh!!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Too Co-Incidental
This is TOO Co-Incidental-spooky!!!
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head
Now it gets really weird.
Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln ..
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Now hang on to your seat.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford'.
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford'.
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin
ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
WHO FIGURED THIS OUT?
This is just INCREDIBLE
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head
Now it gets really weird.
Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln ..
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Now hang on to your seat.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford'.
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford'.
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin
ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
WHO FIGURED THIS OUT?
This is just INCREDIBLE
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
I wonder how this Scam works apart from Identity theft!
Excel Securities Company
Abidjan – Plateau Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
01 BP 1874 Abidjan 01, Cote d'Ivoire
Contact Person: Dr Michael Owen (Director)
Phone: +225 48687746
Hello how are you doing today. I wanted you to know that the funds was released
from Nigeria and now in Atlanta Georgia. It was carried by our diplomat Mr. John Hardy And
the funds is now in Atlanta Georgia in USA at the present time. The funds are now
lying with the diplomat who brought the funds from Nigeria to Atlanta Georgia. The
diplomat doesn’t know the content of what is in the consignment he brought to
USA. On the documents that were given out to him he was told the consignment
contains industrial items and documents. So please do not let him know the
content of the consigment. Till its delivered to you and opened by you. You will
be given the passcode to open the consignment box as soon as we confirm it has
been delivered and signed by you.
When contacting him, do not let him know that the consignment contains
Money, which he had brought to USA.
You will be contacting the diplomat for the delivery of the consignment to you.
Below is his contact information’s. Give him a call and let him know your
location so that the consignment can be delivered to you.
Also send him your contact phone number and address through the below email.
Name: Mr. John Hardy
Email: johnhardy@gala.net
Phone: 404-910-5340
When contacting him, send him your address and phone number. Give him a call.
Its important you give him a call. If you have any Question you can only reach
me on +225 48687746 or send me an email on owensecurities@gala.net
Thanks
Dr Michael Owen (Director)
Excel Securities
Abidjan – Plateau Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
01 BP 1874 Abidjan 01, Cote d'Ivoire
Contact Person: Dr Michael Owen (Director)
Phone: +225 48687746
Hello how are you doing today. I wanted you to know that the funds was released
from Nigeria and now in Atlanta Georgia. It was carried by our diplomat Mr. John Hardy And
the funds is now in Atlanta Georgia in USA at the present time. The funds are now
lying with the diplomat who brought the funds from Nigeria to Atlanta Georgia. The
diplomat doesn’t know the content of what is in the consignment he brought to
USA. On the documents that were given out to him he was told the consignment
contains industrial items and documents. So please do not let him know the
content of the consigment. Till its delivered to you and opened by you. You will
be given the passcode to open the consignment box as soon as we confirm it has
been delivered and signed by you.
When contacting him, do not let him know that the consignment contains
Money, which he had brought to USA.
You will be contacting the diplomat for the delivery of the consignment to you.
Below is his contact information’s. Give him a call and let him know your
location so that the consignment can be delivered to you.
Also send him your contact phone number and address through the below email.
Name: Mr. John Hardy
Email: johnhardy@gala.net
Phone: 404-910-5340
When contacting him, send him your address and phone number. Give him a call.
Its important you give him a call. If you have any Question you can only reach
me on +225 48687746 or send me an email on owensecurities@gala.net
Thanks
Dr Michael Owen (Director)
Excel Securities
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Alternative way to eliminate Cancer
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY
IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins :
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body . These cancer
cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have
multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients
that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after
treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the
cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable
size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a
person's lifetime.
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer
cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and
forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has
nutritional deficiencies . These could be due to genetic,
to environmental, food and lifestyle factors .
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing
diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune
system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing
cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells
in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can
cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars
and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often
reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of
chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor
destruction.
9. When the body has too much toxic burden from
chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either
compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb
to various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to
mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.
Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other
sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer
cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
*CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off
one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar
substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made
with Aspartame and it is harmful . A better natural substitute
would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small
amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in
color Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt .
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the
gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus . By cutting
off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer
cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based
diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken
rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock
antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all
harmful, especially to people with cancer..
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole
grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into
an alkaline environment . About 20% can be from cooked
food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live
enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to
cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance
growth of healthy cells.. To obtain live enzymes for building
healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most
vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw
vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at
temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate , which have high
caffeine . Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer
fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or
filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap
water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of
digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the
intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic
buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By
refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes
to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the
body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
14.. Some supplements build up the immune system
(IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals,
EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy
cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known
to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's
normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or
unneeded cells.
15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit .
A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior
be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put
the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to
have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy
life.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated
environment. Exercising daily , and deep breathing help to
get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen
therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer
cells.
1. No plastic containers in micro .
2. No water bottles in freezer .
3. No plastic wrap in microwave ..
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat.. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran , is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins :
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body . These cancer
cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have
multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients
that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after
treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the
cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable
size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a
person's lifetime.
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer
cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and
forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has
nutritional deficiencies . These could be due to genetic,
to environmental, food and lifestyle factors .
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing
diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune
system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing
cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells
in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can
cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars
and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often
reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of
chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor
destruction.
9. When the body has too much toxic burden from
chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either
compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb
to various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to
mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.
Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other
sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer
cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
*CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off
one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar
substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made
with Aspartame and it is harmful . A better natural substitute
would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small
amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in
color Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt .
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the
gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus . By cutting
off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer
cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based
diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken
rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock
antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all
harmful, especially to people with cancer..
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole
grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into
an alkaline environment . About 20% can be from cooked
food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live
enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to
cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance
growth of healthy cells.. To obtain live enzymes for building
healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most
vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw
vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at
temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate , which have high
caffeine . Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer
fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or
filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap
water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of
digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the
intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic
buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By
refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes
to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the
body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
14.. Some supplements build up the immune system
(IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals,
EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy
cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known
to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's
normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or
unneeded cells.
15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit .
A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior
be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put
the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to
have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy
life.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated
environment. Exercising daily , and deep breathing help to
get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen
therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer
cells.
1. No plastic containers in micro .
2. No water bottles in freezer .
3. No plastic wrap in microwave ..
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat.. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran , is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Young and HIV+ and still making a difference
A story of a young Tanzanian woman (Lydia Rwechungura)
“Being young, we can make a difference and change the world. Life has to go on and we have to show it!”
I got married in 2000 and became pregnant in 2001. In the second month of pregnancy, I attended an unfriendly antenatal clinic and was not convinced to test for HIV. In 2002, I gave birth to my daughter and breastfed her. At that time, I was beginning to have AIDS symptoms, especially on my skin. I asked my husband to go for testing. He refused and we continued to have sex without using protection. After a while, I told him that if he did not go with me for testing, I would stop having sex with him. He finally accepted and, together with our child, we went for HIV testing. The following week, the counsellor informed us that my daughter and I tested HIV positive, and my husband tested HIV negative. He was told to return for another test after three months.
Since that day, my husband changed completely; he moved out of our bedroom and refused to eat the food I prepared. He told all of his relatives in Dar es Salaam that I was HIV positive, and that I knew my HIV status before and wanted to deliberately kill him. As if that was not enough, he then came with his sister demanding to know who the father of our daughter was, as it could not possibly be him, considering his status.
My husband went on stigmatising me and then I became ill and was admitted to hospital. I was retested for my CD4 count and found out that I had only six CD4 cells. From the hospital, my relatives took me to the family house to care for me, but after a while my husband said he wanted me back home, as he too could take good care of me. I refused, and his relatives reminded us that they had paid a dowry for him to marry me through good and bad times, and that according to our traditions and culture I belonged to him. I had no choice but to return. Things got worse and I developed a fungus in my body; even my heart was surrounded by tuberculosis (TB) fluid. Back at the hospital, I told the doctor of my life at home and pleaded with him to admit me for three months to regain my strength. The doctor told my relatives what was happening, so they talked to my husband and took my daughter.
While in hospital, I recalled everything about my life and realised that instead of getting support, a woman can struggle at the hands of someone she loves. I thought if a young woman of my education who knows her rights can face stigma like this, what about those who are not educated, well off and do not know their rights? We women do not have the power to refuse sex when we do not want it. I prayed and promised God that when I regained my strength, I would use my experience and stand up for the rights of women and girls.
I had spiritual counselling and forgave my husband, but I knew that we could no longer live together. I found a house and informed him that we would be leaving in a few days. I have since started a new life with my daughter, Iman, and we are both on ARV medication.
With the advice and assistance of a lawyer, I initially filed for separation, and after a year I will be able to proceed with a divorce. I also got full custody of my daughter. The lawyer also advised me to prepare my will to identify a guardian for her in the event of my death.
I am now a counsellor for different groups and networks of people living with HIV and AIDS and faith based organisations (churches and Muslim groups). I am a Coordinator for the Network of Young People living with HIV and AIDS (NYP+) and the Association of HIV and AIDS activists in Tanzania. I do home based care in partnership with networks of widows and disabled women living with HIV and AIDS.
With the Tanzanian Government Ministries and the private sector, I facilitate HIV and AIDS training in the workplace. With assistance from peers who are living openly with HIV, we are planning outreach to commercial sex workers and other marginalised groups with the aim to creating awareness on HIV and AIDS.
I organise a group of young women and girls living with HIV and AIDS, and link them to primary, secondary schools and the university, initiating discussion of peers about HIV and AIDS. Young women particularly struggle from cultural upbringing, and families leave their children to go out and learn sexuality issues from the world. There is a myth that education encourages young people to engage in sexual activities.
Poverty makes young women anxious to have better things. In Tanzania we have a situation where girls and young women in schools and university are being courted with the promise of a better life. Some families benefit financially from these relationships. I realise that the trust built in these relationships keeps young women from demanding safer sex. The rationale is that if men are able to provide for them, they would not do them harm. Among the students, I more particularly work with five young women living with HIV and AIDS who have been a source of information to me in terms of their personal experiences.
I am now working with the International Community of Women living with HIV and AIDS (ICW) as an Officer for the Parliamentary leadership for Women’s Health (PWH) project in Tanzania. One of my responsibilities is to link HIV positive women to other agencies, partners and parliamentarians, as may be appropriate to enhance HIV and AIDS responses. This job enables me to reach more people in different regions and fulfil my goal of assisting women and girls living with HIV and AIDS to benefit from health services and be represented in policy issues.
Being young, we can make a difference and change the world. Let us as young women join hands in different countries and make an impact on HIV and AIDS. Life has to go on and we have to show it, so stand up and move your faith forward; put it into action. We can do it!!
Source: http:imagingourselves.imow.org/pb/story.aspx?id=641&lang=1&g=0
“Being young, we can make a difference and change the world. Life has to go on and we have to show it!”
I got married in 2000 and became pregnant in 2001. In the second month of pregnancy, I attended an unfriendly antenatal clinic and was not convinced to test for HIV. In 2002, I gave birth to my daughter and breastfed her. At that time, I was beginning to have AIDS symptoms, especially on my skin. I asked my husband to go for testing. He refused and we continued to have sex without using protection. After a while, I told him that if he did not go with me for testing, I would stop having sex with him. He finally accepted and, together with our child, we went for HIV testing. The following week, the counsellor informed us that my daughter and I tested HIV positive, and my husband tested HIV negative. He was told to return for another test after three months.
Since that day, my husband changed completely; he moved out of our bedroom and refused to eat the food I prepared. He told all of his relatives in Dar es Salaam that I was HIV positive, and that I knew my HIV status before and wanted to deliberately kill him. As if that was not enough, he then came with his sister demanding to know who the father of our daughter was, as it could not possibly be him, considering his status.
My husband went on stigmatising me and then I became ill and was admitted to hospital. I was retested for my CD4 count and found out that I had only six CD4 cells. From the hospital, my relatives took me to the family house to care for me, but after a while my husband said he wanted me back home, as he too could take good care of me. I refused, and his relatives reminded us that they had paid a dowry for him to marry me through good and bad times, and that according to our traditions and culture I belonged to him. I had no choice but to return. Things got worse and I developed a fungus in my body; even my heart was surrounded by tuberculosis (TB) fluid. Back at the hospital, I told the doctor of my life at home and pleaded with him to admit me for three months to regain my strength. The doctor told my relatives what was happening, so they talked to my husband and took my daughter.
While in hospital, I recalled everything about my life and realised that instead of getting support, a woman can struggle at the hands of someone she loves. I thought if a young woman of my education who knows her rights can face stigma like this, what about those who are not educated, well off and do not know their rights? We women do not have the power to refuse sex when we do not want it. I prayed and promised God that when I regained my strength, I would use my experience and stand up for the rights of women and girls.
I had spiritual counselling and forgave my husband, but I knew that we could no longer live together. I found a house and informed him that we would be leaving in a few days. I have since started a new life with my daughter, Iman, and we are both on ARV medication.
With the advice and assistance of a lawyer, I initially filed for separation, and after a year I will be able to proceed with a divorce. I also got full custody of my daughter. The lawyer also advised me to prepare my will to identify a guardian for her in the event of my death.
I am now a counsellor for different groups and networks of people living with HIV and AIDS and faith based organisations (churches and Muslim groups). I am a Coordinator for the Network of Young People living with HIV and AIDS (NYP+) and the Association of HIV and AIDS activists in Tanzania. I do home based care in partnership with networks of widows and disabled women living with HIV and AIDS.
With the Tanzanian Government Ministries and the private sector, I facilitate HIV and AIDS training in the workplace. With assistance from peers who are living openly with HIV, we are planning outreach to commercial sex workers and other marginalised groups with the aim to creating awareness on HIV and AIDS.
I organise a group of young women and girls living with HIV and AIDS, and link them to primary, secondary schools and the university, initiating discussion of peers about HIV and AIDS. Young women particularly struggle from cultural upbringing, and families leave their children to go out and learn sexuality issues from the world. There is a myth that education encourages young people to engage in sexual activities.
Poverty makes young women anxious to have better things. In Tanzania we have a situation where girls and young women in schools and university are being courted with the promise of a better life. Some families benefit financially from these relationships. I realise that the trust built in these relationships keeps young women from demanding safer sex. The rationale is that if men are able to provide for them, they would not do them harm. Among the students, I more particularly work with five young women living with HIV and AIDS who have been a source of information to me in terms of their personal experiences.
I am now working with the International Community of Women living with HIV and AIDS (ICW) as an Officer for the Parliamentary leadership for Women’s Health (PWH) project in Tanzania. One of my responsibilities is to link HIV positive women to other agencies, partners and parliamentarians, as may be appropriate to enhance HIV and AIDS responses. This job enables me to reach more people in different regions and fulfil my goal of assisting women and girls living with HIV and AIDS to benefit from health services and be represented in policy issues.
Being young, we can make a difference and change the world. Let us as young women join hands in different countries and make an impact on HIV and AIDS. Life has to go on and we have to show it, so stand up and move your faith forward; put it into action. We can do it!!
Source: http:imagingourselves.imow.org/pb/story.aspx?id=641&lang=1&g=0
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