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TODAY'S TRIVIA - - -
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Is it true Columbus died a pauper in a Spanish prison?
What is the snowiest place in the world?
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ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA - - - -
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Was Columbus Spanish?
Nope. Many historians believe he was Italian. He did seek
funding for his trip from the King and Queen of Spain when
he couldn't get it elsewhere. And no, Queen Isabella of
Spain did NOT have to sell her crown jewels to finance his
voyage. That's another myth.
Was Columbus really out to prove that the world was round?
Another myth. In the latter part of the fifteenth century,
most everyone in Europe knew the Earth was a sphere and not
flat. They weren't sure about the circumference of the
Earth, however. Columbus underestimated that himself by
one-fourth.
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1. STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
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2 Title Article . . .
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Tips And Tidbits
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3. MEDICAL COLUMN by Karin Henderson
Diabetic Clinics And A Few
Concerns To Share
PART 5 of 6
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4. PERCEPTIONS by Ken Darby
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5. WHY DO WE SAY IT?
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6. THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
7. HA! HA!HA!
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STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
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Tips And Tidbits
Execution of a teenage girl
A television documentary team has pieced together
details surrounding the case of a 16-year-old girl,
executed two years ago in Iran.
On 15 August, 2004, Atefah Sahaaleh was hanged in a public
square in the Iranian city of Neka.
Her death sentence was imposed for "crimes against
chastity".
The state-run newspaper accused her of adultery and
described her as 22 years old.
But she was not married - and she was just 16.
Sharia Law
In terms of the number of people executed by the state in
2004, Iran is estimated to be second only to China.
In the year of Atefah's death, at least 159 people were
executed in accordance with the Islamic law of the country,
based on the Sharia code.
Since the revolution, Sharia law has been Iran's highest
legal authority.
Alongside murder and drug smuggling, sex outside marriage is
also a capital crime.
As a signatory of the International Convention on Civil and
Political Rights, Iran has promised not to execute anyone
under the age of 18.
But the clerical courts do not answer to parliament. They
abide by their religious supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei,
making it virtually impossible for human rights campaigners
to call them to account.
Code of behaviour
At the time of Atefah's execution in Neka, journalist Asieh
Amini heard rumours the girl was just 16 years old and so
began to ask questions.
"When I met with the family," says Asieh, "they showed me a
copy of her birth certificate, and a copy of her death
certificate. Both of them show she was born in 1988. This
gave me legitimate grounds to investigate the case."
So why was such a young girl executed? And how could she
have been accused of adultery when she was not even married?
Disturbed by the death of her mother when she was only four
or five years old, and her distraught father's subsequent
drug addiction, Atefah had a difficult childhood.
She was also left to care for her elderly grandparents, but
they are said to have shown her no affection.
In a town like Neka, heavily under the control of religious
authorities, Atefah - often seen wandering around on her own
- was conspicuous.
It was just a matter of time before she came to the
attention of the "moral police", a branch of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard, whose job it is to enforce the Islamic
code of behaviour on Iran's streets.
Secret relationship
Being stopped or arrested by the moral police is a fact of
life for many Iranian teenagers.
Previously arrested for attending a party and being alone in
a car with a boy, Atefah received her first sentence for
"crimes against chastity" when she was just 13.
Although the exact nature of the crime is unknown, she spent
a short time in prison and received 100 lashes.
When she returned to her home town, she told those close to
her that lashes were not the only things she had to endure
in prison. She described abuse by the moral police guards.
Soon after her release, Atefah became involved in an abusive
relationship with a man three times her age.
Former revolutionary guard, 51-year-old Ali Darabi - a
married man with children - raped her several times.
She kept the relationship a secret from both her family and
the authorities.
Atefah was soon caught in a downward spiral of arrest and
abuse.
Local petition
Circumstances surrounding Atefah's fourth and final arrest
were unusual.
The moral police said the locals had submitted a petition,
describing her as a "source of immorality" and a "terrible
influence on local schoolgirls".
But there were no signatures on the petition - only those of
the arresting guards.
Three days after her arrest, Atefah was in a court and tried
under Sharia law.
The judge was the powerful Haji Rezai, head of the judiciary
in Neka.
No court transcript is available from Atefah's trial, but it
is known that for the first time, Atefah confessed to the
secret of her sexual abuse by Ali Darabi.
However, the age of sexual consent for girls under Sharia
law is nine, and furthermore, rape is very hard to prove in
an Iranian court.
"Men's word is accepted much more clearly and much more
easily than women," according to Iranian lawyer and exile
Mohammad Hoshi.
"They can say: 'You know she encouraged me' or 'She didn't
wear proper dress'."
Court of appeal
When Atefah realised her case was hopeless, she shouted back
at the judge and threw off her veil in protest.
It was a fatal outburst.
She was sentenced to execution by hanging, while Darabi got
just 95 lashes.
Shortly before the execution, but unbeknown to her family,
documents that went to the Supreme Court of Appeal described
Atefah as 22.
"Neither the judge nor even Atefah's court appointed lawyer
did anything to find out her true age," says her father.
And a witness claims: "The judge just looked at her body,
because of the developed physique... and declared her as
22."
Judge Haji Rezai took Atefah's documents to the Supreme
Court himself.
And at six o'clock on the morning of her execution he put
the noose around her neck, before she was hoisted on a crane
to her death.
Pain and death
During the making of the documentary about Atefah's death
the production team telephoned Judge Haji Rezai to ask him
about the case, but he refused to comment.
The human rights organisation Amnesty International says it
is concerned that executions are becoming more common again
under President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad, who advocates a return
to the pure values of the revolution.
The judiciary have never admitted there was any mishandling
of Atefah's case.
For Atefah's father the pain of her death remains raw. "She
was my love, my heart... I did everything for her,
everything I could," he says.
He did not get the chance to say goodbye.
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Express your gratitude to the real you, inside. That
encouragement keeps the real you working on the
things it knows you want.
---- Ken Darby
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MEDICAL COLUMN - - - -
by Karin Henderson
Diabetic Clinics And A Few
Concerns To Share
PART 5 of 6
Another concern I had was the lack of or incorrect
knowledge when it comes to low fat or calorie reduced
foods and artificial sweeteners. Know they are more
chemicals. (For an interesting but scary project,
document every item including pills you put into your
mouth throughout the day. Then eliminate the chemicals
from the good (healthy ingredients) and see what is
left over.) Do some serious research. Again there are
good alternatives to use as substitutes for sweeteners
that do not add to the chemical load in your body. The
same goes for salt substitutes and fat reduced
products. Your body needs what are called “essential
fatty acids” Both 3 & 6. They are like lubricants to
your joints and cells. Your car wouldn’t go far without
oil: your body can’t either. Your body actually seems
to seize up. So find out about trans fatty acids,
hydrogenated fats, saturated fats, poly and
mono-unsaturated fats, and other terms. Take your
glasses when you shop. You HAVE to read labels!
Current research focuses on the ingredients of your
blood irritating or inflaming the inner linings of the
blood vessel. This is called oxidative stress do a
search in Google for the term. Or visit this website
http://www.bionutrition.org
A word of caution. As you search through a site, be
aware of the sponsors. It will give you a good
indication of their perspective. No exceptions.
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Karin Henderson is a registered nurse and is thePEBBLE's
columnist for our MEDICAL COLUMN.
We appreciate her input very much. Thanks Karin.
You can send Karin questions at
mailto:kflh@shaw.ca
Health Information Newsletter.
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PERCEPTIONS . . . by Ken Darby
-----------------------DISCLAIMER
Some around me think I am an opinionated old goat.
Whether that be true or not I will sometimes, in this column,
talk about things people don't like to talk about - or don't want
out in the open. Take it all with a grain of salt.
Do your own thinking, and don't accept the things I say as
gospel. They are only mental meanderings from a simple soul.
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One look at today's article and it makes me sick. That there
are peoples in this world who actually think like this is so
absurd as to defy any explanation.
Most of the religious leaders who lead these kind of people
are men who have never even turned the page of a book. They
are uneducated and their chief aim is to control the people.
This they do under the guise of religion and God or Allah.
And they back their power by terror. They have religious
police whose job it is to capture people who purportedly
offend against "God's law". That is to say "God's law" is
what they, the religious leader, says it is.
There are no trials of consequence. Women's voices are not
heard nor heeded. Men only have a say and they can and do
say what they want. A woman is nothing more than a breeding
machine for the purpose of having more men babies. I don't
know what they do with girl babies but maybe they kill them
like they do in some parts of India.
All this is the world the insurgents and terrorists want
back. They want a world where they can act this way. The
atrocities of the Taleban are documented and well known and
they are fighting and killing to get that world back. They
stupidly justify their actions on the basis that this is
what "God" wants.
Mankind will never learn that religions mostly lead them
away from God for purposes of their own. If you would see
God then follow the instructions of Jesus. Go inside and
learn to commune with your Maker. Then and then only will
you be able to say you believe in God.
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WHY DO WE SAY IT?
Vaudeville: How did "vauseville" get its name?
The word is French and comes from the phrase "chanson du Vau
de Vire," meaning "a song of the Valley of Vire." The Vire
is a river in Normandy and in the fifteenth century Olivier
Baselin, a fuller of that region, composed a number of light
satirical songs that became very popular.
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THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
"Discipline is the refining fire by which talent
becomes ability." -- Roy L. Smith
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