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National’s holiday theft punishes children of the poor
Alliance Party of New Zealand —
Authority: 116
Alliance Party industrial spokesperson Trevor Hanson says the National Government’s attacks on four weeks annual leave will rip away precious family time for New Zealanders – and with a stunning lack of empathy “the grinch party” have announced their policy at Christmas time. He says the new policy that will ...2 days ago -
Welcome Back to Water
Frankly Speaking —
Authority: 99
Life starts from water. Dont believe me? Put some water in a corner in some container for a few days and you will find some organism breeding in it. That is the start of life. Our life also started like that. We bred and lived in water first and then graduated to become amphibians like crocodiles and frogs and finally ...6 days ago -
WORLD: Who is most frustrated by the daily commute?
Seniors World Chronicle —
Authority: 490
. LONDON, England / The Economist Commuting / December 14, 2009 Commuting: The daily drudge Who is most frustrated by the daily commute? THE misery of commuting is common to most of the globe. According to a recent survey of 11,000 people in 13 countries by Regus, a property company, a fifth of commuters ...1 week ago -
UK: Real loneliness can do serious damage
Seniors World Chronicle —
Authority: 490
. LONDON, England / The Guardian / Science / Brain Food / December 15, 2009 Neuroscientist John Cacioppo says social pain is akin to physical pain. So what can be done to make it better? By Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian Tom Courtenay in "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner". Photograph: ...1 week ago -
JAPAN: 2009s most desperate white collars
Seniors World Chronicle —
Authority: 490
. BEIJING, China / Peoples Daily / December 14, 2009 A Japanese computer expert died of starvation in his house because of losing work. Photo: huanqiu. com [ rc ] Copyright by Peoples Daily Online Source: http://www.seniorsworldchronicle.com/1 week ago -
USA: Do You Sweat Too Much?
Seniors World Chronicle —
Authority: 490
. NEW YORK, NY / WebMD / Mens Health / December 9, 2009 How Much Sweating Is Too Much? Find out if your sweating is excessive By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Sweat, as stinky and uncomfortable as it can be, is a natural and healthy part of life, helping to cool the body. But ...1 week ago -
>>BB spouting off on Social Security, Medicare, and Welfare
And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow —
Authority: 140
A comment on the previous post got me on my soap box again. A frequent and enlightened commenter on this site asked if we shouldn’t perhaps get Social security “under control” before tackling health care reform and cap and trade. Here is my answer: the bottom line is there is no way to bring Social ...2 weeks ago -
Water barons
ThinkingShift —
Authority: 120
I’ve blogged many times about a future world facing water and food scarcity, along with skirmishes over access to water and food. Go here and here for a refresher. I recently said that water will be the oil of the 21st Century and that private companies are increasingly buying rights to water. I even suggested ...2 weeks ago -
INDIA: Living In The Tigers Shadow
Seniors World Chronicle —
Authority: 490
. KOLKATA, West Bengal / The Times of India / Life / December 7, 2009 Living In The Tigers Shadow The Sunderbans tiger widows have been fighting grinding poverty and state neglect for decades. Photo credit: tigerwidows.org By Satadru Ojha & Monotosh Chakraborty, Times News Network ...2 weeks ago -
More than Half in Turkey Oppose Non-Muslim Religious Meetings
Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts —
Authority: 138
Survey finds nearly 40 percent of population has negative view of Christians.ISTANBUL, December 4 (CDN) — More than half of the population of Muslim-majority Turkey opposes members of other religions holding meetings or publishing materials to explain their faith, according to a recently issued survey.Fully 59 ...2 weeks ago -
NIGERIA: Nigerias growth leaves elderly behind
Seniors World Chronicle —
Authority: 490
. LAGOS, Nigeria / CNN World / -- Planners of Nigerias capital city are plotting three new city centers, new railways and a highway. But there is one group that says it is feeling left out of Lagos rapid growth and urbanization: the elderly. By Christian Purefoy, CNN * Elderly feel left out of Lagos rapid ...2 weeks ago -
“Stephen Richards Reveals How To Quit Smoking The Safe Way Without Drugs Or Artificial Means
SmartHealthForLife.com —
Authority: 166
Physiological reactions to quitting smoking can lead to ‘Quitter’s Flu’, irritability, crankiness, headaches, irritable coughing, lack of concentration, sore joints and weight gain. The medical profession, though, choose to overlook the array of these health risks as they are not considered to be life ...2 weeks ago -
USA: Feeling lonely? Chances are youre not alone
Seniors World Chronicle —
Authority: 490
. WASHINGTON DC / The Washington Post / Health & Science / December 1, 2009 Loneliness by R.W.Jenkins Credit: Dying of Loneliness Loneliness is transmittable, researchers say By Rob Stein, Washington Post Staff Writer Loneliness is like a disease -- and whats worse, its contagious. ...3 weeks ago -
INDIA: Agency starts campaign against abuse of elders
Seniors World Chronicle —
Authority: 490
. MUMBAI, Maharashtra / Daily News & Analysis / Mumbai / December 1, 2009 By Surekha S / DNA "Elders are neglected and ill-treated in almost all houses today," said Vitthal Dalvi, a 73-year-old resident of BDD Chawl, Parel. "For elders who do not have a pension and are completely dependent on their ...3 weeks ago -
>>The Safety Net – Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades – Series – NYTimes.com
And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow —
Authority: 140
The Safety Net – Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades – Series – NYTimes.com A sign of the times that will only get worse. Recall what I have been reporting on this blog: the spending that will lead to higher taxes of those STILL employed, the employer taxes that will lead to more ...3 weeks ago -
“You Failed To Quit Smoking Successfully – Now Specialist Stephen Richards Reveals How To Overcome A Relapse”
Health & Fitness Blog —
Authority: 169
Physiological reactions to quitting smoking can lead to Quitters Flu, irritability, crankiness, headaches, irritable coughing, lack of concentration, sore joints and weight gain. The medical profession, though, choose to overlook the array of these health risks as they are not considered to be life threatening enough ...3 weeks ago -
>>Overcriminalized.com And now an individual might be sent to jail for not buying Obamacare!
And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow —
Authority: 140
Overcriminalized.com Obamacare requires that everyone purchase health care insurance and this is the health care insurance coverage that the government mandates a person must have, not the insurance an individual thinks is good enough. Forcing the young to purchase health care coverage they really don’t need. ...4 weeks ago -
We Can Bring the Change
Frankly Speaking —
Authority: 99
Today we observed the first anniversary of that fateful day which has gone down in our history as "26/11", the name given to that three day trauma suffered by Bombay city in particular and by the country as a whole, which is also called Mumbai carnage. Its name as 26/11 became more popular because it sounded like ...4 weeks ago -
“Beating Smoking Addiction Has Never Been Easier As Stephen Richards Shows You How”
Naked News —
Authority: 176
When a substance that the body has become addicted to is removed it can go haywire! The health risks of non-smoking include neurotic depression, violent irritability, and rapid weight gain. But these tend to be discounted by the medical profession because they lead to death only indirectly.4 weeks ago
