Ships Bring Your Coffee, Snack and TV Set, But Also Pests and Diseases
Containers pile up in the Italian port of Salerno. Photo: FAOBy Baher KamalROME, Aug 23 2016 (IPS)“Every evening, millions of people all over the world will settle into their armchairs to watch some TV after a hard day at work. Many will have a snack or something to drink…… That TV probably arrived in a containership; the grain that made the bread in that sandwich came in a bulk carrier; the coffee probably came by sea, too. Even the electricity powering the TV set and lighting up the room was probably generated using fuel that came in a giant oil tanker.”This is what the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Africa Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Climate Change Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Environment Europe Food & Agriculture Global Green Economy Headlines Health Labour Latin America & the Caribbean Middle East & North Africa Nat Source Type: news
Several Dead and Injured as Storm Hits Macedonia Capital
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia is mourning the victims of a deadly storm that hit country's capital, leaving at least 21 people dead and more than 70 injured around Skopje.
The Macedonian government has declared Monday a day of national mourning. Flags have been lowered and all sport events canceled.
Authorities said police and army teams are still searching the northern suburbs of the Macedonian capital for six people still missing in the flash floods that hit late Saturday. On Sunday, the government declared a two-week state of emergency in the area hardest hit by the floods.
Macedonian President Gjorge Iv...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 8, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Major Incidents Source Type: news
Suicide attempts and self-inflicting on prison custody and prisons - Myslimaj F, Dervishi E.
This study present some of the cases in Albania that happened during 2005-2012, taken from pre trial detention and prison, focusing on the causes that lead to suicide. To show the number of the cases of suicide in Albania according to pre trial detention ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Human Development Report 2016: Risk-Proofing the Western Balkans; Empowering People to Prevent Disasters
United Nations Development Programme. 05/20/2016This 147-page report focuses on recent flood disasters that struck Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo. A joint vulnerability of the region to disasters calls for a vigorous assessment of the trans-boundary hazards and an expedition of knowledge transfer mechanisms to boost the capacities for risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and early warning in the Western Balkans. The report identifies the key roadblocks and opportunities to this end, and calls for action aimed at risk-proofing the Western Balka...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 25, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
This Might Be Humans Of New York's Most Moving Series Yet
Humans of New York captured both the fear and strength kids and their loved ones experience while dealing with pediatric cancer through this boy's story.
As part of a current series focusing on the pediatric unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, photojournalist Brandon Stanton recently spotlighted a boy named Gabe and his family.
From Gabe's earth-shattering diagnosis, to his cancer treatments, to the emotional toll the disease took on his parents, who are Albanian immigrants, the boy's story demonstrates how drastically lives can change after the disease. Despite the hardships, Gabe seems to maint...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Human psychology: Why do we have equivalents of bogeyman in so many countries around the world?
Bogeyman (also spelled bogieman, boogeyman, or boogie man) is a common allusion to a mythical creature in many cultures used by adults to frighten children into good behavior. This monster has no specific appearance, and conceptions about it can vary drastically from household to household within the same community. Parents may tell their children that if they misbehave, the bogeyman will get them. Bogeymen may target a specific mischief—for instance, a bogeyman that punishes children who suck their thumbs—or general misbehavior, depending on what purpose needs serving. Source: Wikipedia.Examples - by country - listed ...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - April 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Psychology Source Type: news
Disabled Driver Kills Two People, Injures Eight in Albania Crash
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say that a disabled driver has killed two people and injured eight others when his car crashed into an open market.
A police statement says the 58-year-old paraplegic lost control of his Mercedes on Sunday and slammed into the market in Fushe Milot, 45 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital, Tirana. The crash killed an elderly couple selling handmade and other items, while eight other people were taken to hospitals.
Police said that the car wasn't properly modified to be driven by a disabled person and hadn't passed an inspection. Police took the driver into custody.
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Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - March 21, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: General News Rescue & Vehicle Extrication Source Type: news
Disabled Driver Kills Two People, Injures Eight in Albania Crash
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say that a disabled driver has killed two people and injured eight others when his car crashed into an open market.
A police statement says the 58-year-old paraplegic lost control of his Mercedes on Sunday and slammed into the market in Fushe Milot, 45 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital, Tirana. The crash killed an elderly couple selling handmade and other items, while eight other people were taken to hospitals.
Police said that the car wasn't properly modified to be driven by a disabled person and hadn't passed an inspection. Police took the driver into custody.
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Source: JEMS Operations - March 21, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: General News Rescue & Vehicle Extrication Source Type: news
From the Archives – African American Leadership in the Red Cross
African Americans Play Important Leadership Role
In Red Cross History
From the beginning, African Americans have played an important role in the mission of the American Red Cross. In honor of February’s observance of Black History Month, we salute the accomplishments of some remarkable individuals who paved the way by achieving recognition and prominence through service.
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) – Adviser To Clara Barton
African American involvement in the American Red Cross goes back to the beginning of the organization. After the Civil War, Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, ...
Source: Red Cross Chat - February 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Nicholas Lemesh Tags: Archives Blood History Leadership Volunteers African American Black History Month Source Type: news
Blood feuds and revenge in canons and medieval statutes and social consequences - Tepshi A.
In this paper as object of this publication is the phenomenon of blood feud murders as a medieval phenomenon, which continues to accompany the life of the Albanian nation in modern times bringing loss of life and other negative consequences in the society.... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Best interest of child assessment and spouse violence towards other partner in determent of parental custody from the court in Albania - Bejleri F.
This article aims to identify if the spouse violence is considered as an influencing factor by the court while taking the decision determining the parental custody after the divorce in Albania. The importance of this article lies on the fact that it may se... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Peer's influence in Albanian adolescents' risk taking activities - Çarka M, Taçi J.
In order to better understand the extend to which peers' influence affects Albanian adolescents' decision making behaviours in risky situations, we engaged in conducting the following study. This examination results emphasised that Albanian adolescents we... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Preventing criminality in Albania - Skëndaj J.
The purpose of this paper is to present a summary of the standards, norms, elaboration of specific policies for the prevention of crimes, various prevention strategies, the classification of prevention measures and the role of the Albanian criminal justice... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
