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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Power outage in Egypt, a burning memory from the past

Sun and wind power!

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Power outage

The pain was excruciating, the darkness daunting. The combination was too much for an 11-year-old girl. I cannot remember exactly how that night started, but I will always remember how it ended. The nightmare began when I accidentally dropped a pot full of boiling water, severely scalding my upper legs and the lower part of my abdomen. To add insult to injury, a power cut followed that delayed the emergency treatment I required. Although I have never forgotten this incident, Egypt’s current electricity crisis has inadvertently triggered a flashback.

 Later in the hospital, the plastic surgeon rightly pointed out that the neighboring pharmacist who had applied a dressing had made a classical error. The last thing you should do to a scalding burn is to wrap it with a dressing. The surgeon had to unwrap the dressing, which was firmly attached to my swollen and inflamed skin, and peel the…

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Spam/Spin/WhatMeWorry? Oxford study predicts 15 more countries are at risk of Ebola exposure – The Washington Post

{Complicity with spinning ebola story for profit of the newspaper and the university. If Ebola was that likely to move about quickly and to 15 more countries – this story would not be running would it? Ebola would already be a common disease in all these countries – and it is not. Why does it break out from time to time? No one knows and this “Oxford Model” does not tell us that. All you need to do the Oxford study is a map of where the two species of fruit bats live – and guess what? They are not limited to Africa. Something else is at play that triggers an outbreak and it is not greed for covering disasters!}

According to the Oxford model, in addition to the seven countries who have reported Ebola outbreaks in this epidemic and in past outbreaks since the disease was identified 1976, 15 other countries are at risk. There are five known strains of Ebola, and the one currently causing the West African outbreak, Zaire, is the most virulent. The other strains, Sudan, Taï Forest and Bundibugyo, have caused contained outbreaks in Ivory Coast, Sudan, and Uganda in the past. And the Reston species has not caused any known outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization.

via Oxford study predicts 15 more countries are at risk of Ebola exposure – The Washington Post.

Man assaults woman jogging…who turns out to be a federal marshal

After allegedly attacking her by grabbing her behind and pulling down her shorts, Flynn took off running and the victim/federal marshal ran after him, the station said.

That is when victim yelled, “Federal marshal, stop!”

She caught up with him a few blocks away, cornered him, and when he resisted, she kicked him in the crotch, CBS Pittsburgh reported.

Flynn is suspected of lifting up another woman’s skirt earlier that day (a busy Tuesday of sexual assault for this guy!) and now faces charges of aggravated assault, indecent assault, and escape. It’s unfortunate that, in a culture in which harassment like this is disturbingly normalized, it often takes a chance encounter with an law enforcement agent — or dedicated teen girl runner — to bring guys like this to justice. But still, I’m enjoying imagining his face when he heard “Federal marshal, stop.”

via Man assaults woman jogging…who turns out to be a federal marshal.

Somali Al-Shabab threatens US attacks to avenge leader’s death | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR

Shongole’s message, which was released over the Internet, threatened further attacks in Kenya and Uganda.

“As you have killed (Godane), many Americans will be killed in New York and Washington. This is real. Men have already been prepared,” he added.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud told state radio he was confident Al-Shabab’s “lifespan is ending,” referring to a campaign launched by African force AMISOM and Somalian forces to drive the militants out of their remaining strongholds.

“We say to the terrorists, your time has ended,” he said.

via Somali Al-Shabab threatens US attacks to avenge leader’s death | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR.

Jane Fonda Narrates New Documentary “Becoming California” | Jane Fonda

When I was asked to narrate the California Legacy Project’s documentary “Becoming California” I jumped at the chance.

I’ve learned much about the makeup of the California landscape from its State Parks, having hiked in the Redwood forests and camped in Sequoia National Park among others, but I was surprised to learn there was much I wasn’t familiar with and even areas I thought I understood turned out to be far more unique and interesting than I ever imagined. I loved finding out about the geological histories that brought us what we see today— from the vast oil field that lay beneath what is now Los Angeles; to the the movements of tectonic plates.

By exploring California in three parts, “Becoming California” asks the question; Can nature and civilization coexist? What I like is that it rather than bringing gloom and doom there is a sense of hopefulness.  I was so moved that it was frequently hard to read some of the lines without tearing up. Because I was so impressed with the documentary and wanted my children and grandchildren to learn what I had learned. I gave them each a DVD set last Christmas.  I got advance copies, but now you can enjoy it too, watch the trailer here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8oRNXt7Xbc

via Jane Fonda Narrates New Documentary “Becoming California” | Jane Fonda.

Serena Williams proves doubters wrong at US Open and arguably heads greats | Kevin Mitchell | Sport | The Guardian

During one of Serena Williams’ not infrequent mood dips, she professed little or no interest in the fact that her occasional absences from the tour were hurting her chances of being ranked No1 in the world. She was not that bothered, she insisted to a sceptical press room at Wimbledon a few years ago and the unspoken truth was that, whatever the rankings said, she was the best in the world anyway.

via Serena Williams proves doubters wrong at US Open and arguably heads greats | Kevin Mitchell | Sport | The Guardian.

Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 36 ( Sep1- 7)

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Sisi after power outage

(Sisi speaks after major power outage – AFP Photo )

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