Sept. 1 LGBT in Ugunda: I read in the Metro on Aug. 18, 2014 “Ugundan LGBTs live in
fear despite overturned anti-homosexuality law.”
Brizan Ogolloan, founder of an aid organization that works
in Kenya’s
Kakuma refugee camp: “They knew at an international level and at the diplomatic
level, the decision is going to have an impact, but at the local level, it
won’t really. You can overrule the law,
but you can’t overrule the mind.”
My opinion: This is sad. At first it’s good that they overturned the
law, but in the article it goes on to talk about how gay people are still
living in fear, hiding, and leaving the country.
Me to We charity: I read in the Metro on Aug. 7, 2014 “Giving back with a
backpack.” If you buy anything like
backpacks, lunch bags, reusable water bottles from the Me to We Back to School
Collection, half of the net profits go to a child or family in the Free the
Children community overseas. Go here to
shop:
Adam Levine: He is the lead singer of Maroon 5. I read in the Metro on Jul. 22, 2014 that he got married to model Behati
Prinsloo. They asked that instead of
buying wedding gifts, they asked their 100 guests to make donations to the
Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.
Selena Gomez: I read in the Metro on Jul. 22, 2014 that she at first
tweeted “Pray for Gaza.” Her followers were picking fights with her
and each other. There was a backlash, so
Gomez tweeted a stock photo of meditating woman: “And of course to be clear, I
am not picking any sides. I am praying
for peace and humanity for all.”
Smile for a Lifetime program: I read in the Metro on Jul. 31, 2014 “Service and a smile.” It covered how a then 12 yr old Wynne
Thompson-Dick had teeth pulled out and have metal spacers in her mouth to get
braces on. Then her father got
terminally ill, and lost dental coverage at his work. Her orthodontist wouldn’t finish the treatment
without pay.
Edmonton
orthodontist Dr. Amer Hussien then stepped up and completed the work for
free. He is now offering free braces to
kids who can’t afford it.
Dr. Amer: “There are lots of kids that are high achievers
but lack self-confidence- they don’t smile.”
He is offering up to 6 children a year (aged 11-17) free
braces through the Smile for a Lifetime program.
Wynne’s mom Andrea: “It has made a huge difference to us;
this has been a gift.” Their 14 yr old
son James also got free braces from Hussein.
Pure Orthodontics, an advisory board of community leaders,
guidance counselors and others, Dr. Amer is gathering applications for children
to get the 2-3 yr treatment of braces.
The $6000-$10,000 will be paid for by Dr. Amer.
Go to www. pureorthodontics.ca for the program intake.
My opinion: That is so nice of Dr. Amer. My siblings and I had braces. I felt so sorry for Wynne when they can’t put
braces on her. I was like: “So take out
the metal spacers?” If Dr. Amer wasn’t
there, I guess the family could start looking for the cheapest orthodontist and
easier payments to make.
Date rape drug detector: I read in the Metro on Aug. 5, 2014 “Date-rape drug detector
coming to a bar near you?” The pd.id or
Personal Drink ID looks like a USB drive,
and it’s a drug detection for common date-rape drugs. You dip it in your drink and seconds later,
it will show if it’s safe to drink on the LED display. David Wilson from Toronto
created in when he was creating a cancer-scanning technology in hospitals.
The pd.id combined with a smart phone, will tell if the
drink has been spiked. It can even “call
the user’s phone with a recorded message, giving a potential victim an
opportunity to get out of the situation.”
My opinion: Now this is a good and useful product to
save lives.
Women’s rights: I read in the Metro on Aug. 5, 2014 “Turk women miss
punchline.” Women’s rights activists and
legislators filed a complaint against Turkey’s
deputy prime minister Bulent Arinc who said that women should not be allowed to
laugh in public.
Legislator Aylin Nazliaka filed a complaint against him
because it’s violating charters on gender and discrimination and allowing women
to become “targets” of possible violence.
It may not go to court, but it does tell Arinc that his comment is
unacceptable.
My opinion: I also later read that Turkey women are
taking pictures of themselves laughing in public and putting it up on the
internet.
Saudi women: I read in the Metro on Dec. 17, 2013 “Education for Saudi
women is improving, but jobs still limited.”
Females make up 58% of grads, but only hold a third of jobs in the
public sector. There are lots of
female-only campuses in Saudi Arabia
because the country spend billions of dollars to improve women’s
education. However, they still have to
wear a black abaya robe when they leave the campus.
There are still “moves to ease restrictions on women in the
kingdom, where the word of strict ultraconservative Wahhabi clerics is
virtually law.”
Aziza Yousef (professor at the women’s college
of King Saud University): “No
matter what happens, women are still bound by male guardianship laws and strict
cultural norms.”
My opinion: There are a lot of situations with pros
and cons. There are a few small steps
forward.
Sept. 4 Crazy video: Here’s
a video “2 women survive ordeal along Indiana rail bridge.” The
video shows two women walking on the tracks and this train was about to hit
them. They got out of the way fast.
Stupid criminals: I found
this Yahoo news: “Woman Caught When she Posts Stolen dress Selfie on
Instagram.”
Comments:
“A lack of taste, stupid, and a
social media junkie - not exactly a catch now is she.”
“She is a catch, after all, she got caught!”
“She is a catch, after all, she got caught!”
https://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/healthy-living/clothing-store-thief-caught-when-she-posts-stolen-dress-selfie-on-instagram-183827802.html
Irish Romeo: Here is a story about a couple who met on a plane. Here’s an excerpt:
Irish Romeo: Here is a story about a couple who met on a plane. Here’s an excerpt:
A Nova Scotia
woman thrust into the spotlight after winning the heart of an Irishman on a
plane says she’s flattered her “easy on the eyes” flight mate started a
campaign in hopes of finding her.
“I was obviously very surprised and flattered,” she wrote in an email to CBC News. “When I was on the plane I talked to him incessantly because I had just been travelling for two months in Italy and Spain and it was just so nice to be around English speaking people, plus I'm a talker. We had lots in common plus he was very easy on the eyes.”
Happy news: I found this
Yahoo article “Exposed by my Children for what I really look like.” Here’s an excerpt:
“You need to ask me before using my phone to take pictures,” I say.
“I know,” he says. “But mom, seriously, look how pretty you look?”
I look at the picture again and try to see what he sees.
My daughter walks over and takes a look.
“That could be a postcard mom,” she says smiling. “You’re so beautiful. I love it.”
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