Monday, December 17, 2012

'I Am Adam Lanza's Mother': A Mom's Perspective On The Mental Illness Conversation In America

'I Am Adam Lanza's Mother': A Mom's Perspective On The Mental Illness Conversation In America:


According to Mother Jones, since 1982, 61 mass murders involving firearms have occurred throughout the country. Of these, 43 of the killers were white males, and only one was a woman. Mother Jones focused on whether the killers obtained their guns legally (most did). But this highly visible sign of mental illness should lead us to consider how many people in the U.S. live in fear, like I do.
When I asked my son’s social worker about my options, he said that the only thing I could do was to get Michael charged with a crime. “If he’s back in the system, they’ll create a paper trail,” he said. “That’s the only way you’re ever going to get anything done. No one will pay attention to you unless you’ve got charges.”


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Friday, December 7, 2012

allAfrica.com: Nigeria: AfDB Lends Nation U.S.$650 Million for Agric Development

allAfrica.com: Nigeria: AfDB Lends Nation U.S.$650 Million for Agric Development: "But farmers who spoke to Daily Trust said they do not welcome such development because such loans do not get to them. Two Abuja based farmers, Markus Daniels and Haruna Mahadi said in separate interviews that agricultural loans have never been designed to favour farmers.

Markus said, "The agricultural loan we were asked to apply for under the YouWin program that Bwari area council officials told us is specifically designed to assist the youths in the area of farming turned out to be a joke. When we applied they asked us to go and bring certificate of ownership of a land in FCT before we could qualify for the loan. If I have a land, what will I do with their loan? Show me one single person that own a land in FCT with C of O that is still a poor man," he said."

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Ghana Business News » African Development Bank funds $63m initiative to improve agricultural productivity on contitnent

Ghana Business News » African Development Bank funds $63m initiative to improve agricultural productivity on contitnent: "The African Development Bank (AfDB) is funding a project with researchers to improve agricultural productivity in Africa.
The $63.24 million project is a five-year, multi-CGIAR center initiative known as “Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in Africa” (SARD-SC).
CGIAR is the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future."

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

BBC News - Testing for cervical cancer with vinegar

BBC News - Testing for cervical cancer with vinegar: "Smear tests to check for abnormal cells that lead to cervical cancer are expensive and require specialist equipment. So doctors in India are trying a new method - vinegar swabs."

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