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Egyptian Aak 2016 – Week 13 ( Mar 28- Apr 3)

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Top Headlines

  • Egypt’s Sisi sacks top auditor. Monday
  • Egypt Air flight is hijacked for few hours and redirected to Cyprus. Tuesday
  • Hijacker of Egypt Air plane never entered cockpit according to pilot of hijacked Egypt Air flight. Sunday
  • Mother of Egypt’s Khaled Said sent solidarity message to Italy’s Regeni’s mother. Saturday
  • US‪ Congress delegation arrives in Cairo to talk security with Sisi. Sunday

Main headlines

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Spices Of Life: Health Benefits Of Ginger. | Rebelle Society

Ginger has been found to prevent motion sickness, lower blood cholesterol, stimulate respiratory function, thin blood, reduce inflammation, raise low blood pressure and may help to prevent cancer. Additional actions of ginger may include helping to return the uterus to normal size after childbirth, treat rheumatism, relieve post-operative and chemotherapy-related nausea, and increase bile production to aid in digestion. Ginger is also believed to have topical analgesic properties when applied directly to the skin. The use of ginger in treating infectious and inflammatory illnesses, such as colds, flu, food poisoning and malaria, has been widely noted, and ginger root may be active against infectious agents such as E. coli, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Salmonella, Pseudomonas and Candida.

Source: Spices Of Life: Health Benefits Of Ginger. | Rebelle Society

Who Was Fritz Schumacher? by Diana Schumacher

The Gandhi Foundation

Who Was Fritz Schumacher?

by Diana Schumacher

E F Schumacher, the economist-philosopher, was born 100 years ago this year. The following article is edited from a longer paper written for the Schumacher Society in 2008.

Ernst Friedrich (Fritz) Schumacher was an unlikely pioneer of the Green Movement. He was born in Bonn in 1911, studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and returned to England before the Second World War to avoid living under Nazism. He died prematurely on a visit to Caux, Switzerland, in September 1977.

Although from a distinguished intellectual background, and having himself experienced a short but meteoric academic career in Germany, England and America, Schumacher always believed that “an ounce of practice is worth a tonne of theory”. Like Gandhi in both his outer and inner life he was a searcher of truth and dedicated to peace. Unlike so many of his contemporary academics, however, he needed to see these ideals translated into practical…

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Don’t tell me to smile – LEO Weekly

Telling women to smile is a societal issue that goes far beyond the service industry, and women all over the world are taking a stand. Tatyana Fazlalizadeh of Brooklyn, New York, began a traveling street-art project in 2012, “Stop Telling Women to Smile.” It addresses gender-based street harassment in mural form — in public, where women are often the most vulnerable to physical and emotional harassment. I asked some of my male friends if they’d been told to smile at bus stops, walking down the street or while lifting weights at the gym? Few answered yes, while my lady friends are victim to such behavior daily — even multiple times per day. A girlfriend picking out tomatoes at Kroger was told, “Smile, it can’t be that bad!” Should she have taken this as a compliment, or a public accosting with a smile?  I hope I can speak for my lady bartender brethren when I say: I am not complaining about my job. I adore my job and the relationships I’m able to cultivate daily. Believe it or not, this bitchy bartender actually strikes up great conversations with her guests! I’m simply speaking out for progress in hopes that most men (and women) who tell us to smile will reconsider their desire to emotionally project. The evolution and growth needed for a more progressive society takes place in all workplaces, even bars, and you can be an ally by understanding that women are humans and are allowed to experience the spectrum of natural human emotions, even behind the bar. And, at the end of the day, we’re the ones who decide when and if you get another drink. Don’t worry, you can order it with whatever facial expression you please. Cheers!

Source: Don’t tell me to smile – LEO Weekly

Ivanka Trump Scarves Recalled by GBG Accessories Group Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard | CPSC.gov

Recall date: April 06, 2016 Recall number: 16-136  Beach Wave Scarf 1 of 2 photos Beach Wave Scarf Name of product:Women’s ScarvesHazard:The scarves do not meet the federal flammability standards for clothing textiles, posing a burn risk.Remedy:View Details Refund Consumer Contact:

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Source: Ivanka Trump Scarves Recalled by GBG Accessories Group Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard | CPSC.gov

Small is beautiful – an economic idea that has sadly been forgotten | Madeleine Bunting | Opinion | The Guardian

However, small is beautiful is an idea that keeps reappearing – the latest incarnations are farmers’ markets, and local cafes baking homemade cup cakes – because it incorporates such a fundamental insight into the human experience of modernity. We yearn for economic systems within our control, within our comprehension and that once again provide space for human interaction – and yet we are constantly overwhelmed by finding ourselves trapped into vast global economic systems that are corrupting and corrupt.

Source: Small is beautiful – an economic idea that has sadly been forgotten | Madeleine Bunting | Opinion | The Guardian

In the War Between Bernie vs. Hillary Supporters, the Only Winner Is the GOP | Dame Magazine

So I beg of you, readers, to please support your candidate and do so respectfully and thoughtfully. And to please not get mired in the battles with friends and fellow Democrats that you lose sight of what’s on the other side.

Source: In the War Between Bernie vs. Hillary Supporters, the Only Winner Is the GOP | Dame Magazine

Victim’s Cousin in Oklahoma Death Penalty Case Speaks of “Awful” Guilt Upon Learning Defendants Were Actually Innocent

After Debbie Carter was raped and murdered in Ada, Oklahoma in 1982, police and prosecutors told her cousin, Christy Sheppard (pictured) that

Source: Victim’s Cousin in Oklahoma Death Penalty Case Speaks of “Awful” Guilt Upon Learning Defendants Were Actually Innocent