Lifestyle: Morocco's warrior women beating men at their own games (video)
For centuries the Berber men of North Africa have proved their worth in the high octane, dangerous sport of Fantasia. Teams of riders charge together, firing their riles in unison. But now for the first time, women have been taking them on... and winning! Sahar Zand travelled to Morocco to meet the girls of Fantasia.
Health : Lifestyle changes can actually lower your risk of cancer
4 things that could cut the cancer death rate in half If you’ve ever doubted that a few healthy lifestyle changes can actually lower your risk of cancer, well, think again. The authors of a new study suggest that 20 to 40 percent of cancer cases—and about 50 percent of all deaths from cancer—might be prevented if we all did these four things: exercise regularly, maintain a healthy BMI, stay smoke-free, and skip booze or drink only in moderation. That’s it—or, rather, that might be enough to slash cancer rates and deaths, according to th…
Swiss school allows Muslim boys to skip shaking female teachers' hands, stirs debate
A decision by a Swiss high school to allow two Muslim boys to skip handshakes with their female teachers over religious concerns has triggered a debate Wednesday, where handshake greetings have long been a gender-neutral tradition. The school in Therwil, near Basel, recently accepted the teens’ belief that they should only willingly touch women they eventually marry. Regional spokeswoman Deborah Murith said that the school’s decision centered on the balance between constitutionally guaranteed freedom of religion and gender equality, Mur…
Chicago Lifestyle : Mom hurt that son gave sperm to lesbians
DEAR ABBY: My oldest son came to me nine months ago asking my opinion. He wanted to donate sperm to a black lesbian couple (for a fee) so they could have a biracial child. He told me he needed the money. I told him I didn’t approve because they are lesbians. (Sorry, I’ll be bashed for that statement, but I have to be honest.) I have a biracial 10-year-old son, so race isn’t the issue. Had it been a heterosexual couple of any race, I would have been OK. However, what I told him …
Lifestyle :Kathryn Smith becomes 1st female NFL assistant coach
The Buffalo Bills named the first female full-time NFL coach with the hiring of Kathryn Smith as the team's special teams quality control, they announced in a press release on Wednesday . The Buffalo Bills promoted Kathryn Smith to a full-time coaching position after 14 years working in various roles in the NFL. (Buffalo Bills/Twitter) Veteran NFL staffer to handle special teams quality control Smith will enter her 14th year in the NFL next season after spending 2015 as an administrative assistant for Bills assistant coaches und…
PET CARE : ISTRUZIONI SEMPLICI PER IL BENESSERE DEI VOSTRI AMICI ANIMALI PER L'ULTIMO DELL'ANNO
COSA FARE CON UN ANIMALE CHE STA ALL’APERTO 1 - sistemalo in un locale chiuso, conosciuto e sicuro mettendogli a disposizione il suo giaciglio e alcuni oggetti a lui familiari, ad esempio i suoi giochi preferiti, le ciotole e qualcosa da rosicchiare. Attento ad eliminare tutto ciò che potrebbe ferirlo nel caso tentasse comunque una fuga. 2 - non tenerlo legato alla catena potrebbe ferirsi seriamente con gravissime conseguenze. 3 - non lasciarlo sul balcone perché potrebbero gettarsi nel vuoto. 4 - se vive in un box esterno, verifica che…
'Botched' patient ( transgender woman) spent $200K on surgery to look like Jessica Rabbit ( choiced by Sexy Groove Radio)
She calls herself a "cosmetic concoction." Jessica Rabbit's exaggerated curves don't come cheap and the latest patient on "Botched" is proof. Meet Cassandra, a transgender woman who's already spent a small fortune -- about $200,000, she says -- on plastic surgery with the hopes of looking like the sexy cartoon character. In a clip for Tuesday's episode of the plastic surgery show, Cassandra meets with Dr. Paul Nassif and Dr. Terry Dubrow because she's having trouble breathing through her nose. Sh…
Special Report about Sex : I have sex with men but am attracted to women !
I have sex with men but am attracted to women . ‘Next time you see a beautiful stranger, act without fear’: Mariella advises a woman contemplating lesbianism . Photograph: Alamy The dilemma :- I’m in my 50s and female. I have been sexually active with men only, but I had a strange feeling with a girl when I was 14. I was so jealous if anyone talked to her or got close to her. I never saw her again but I think about her sometimes. Years later, in my late 40s, I saw a woman in town who was very beautiful. I couldn’t take my eyes of…
#Business : What Twitter must do to save itself
What Twitter must do to save itself. It's been another tough day for Twitter as its quarterly earnings report, once again, sends its stock price spiralling downwards . The social network is struggling on several fronts. In New York, Wall Street investors and analysts are perpetually unimpressed. And online, social media users are becoming increasingly uninterested as Twitter is dwarfed by Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and others. Is there any hope of reversing the decline? Surely, for a platform that boasts world leaders, sports…
China’s Communist Party Bans Cadres From Golf, Extra-Marital Sex and Eating Too Well
China’s Communist Party Bans Cadres From Golf, Extra-Marital Sex and Eating Too Well. They must "champion simplicity and guard against extravagance," the rules state M embers of the Chinese Communist Party, the country’s supreme governing authority led by President Xi Jinping, received an updated set of rules to ensure “clean governance” earlier this month, including a new set of activities that might prompt sanctions against them. Among these are playing golf and consuming food and drink in a manner considered voracious, th…
Lifestyle : US Falls in World Happiness Rankings
US Falls in World Happiness Rankings. Panama tops the rankings of the world's happiest countries for the second year in a row, according to a new report. In 2014, people living in the Central American country known for it's man-made canal scored the highest on a yearly survey of global well-being created by Gallup-Healthways. In contrast, Afghanistan scored the lowest out of the 145 ranked countries. In the survey, researchers asked more than 146,000 people all over the world questions about five aspects of their well-being: their se…
Special Inquiry: Heroin-Related Deaths Have Quadrupled in America
New federal data reports bad news for America's heroin problem Heroin-Related Deaths Have Quadrupled in America. Heroin-related deaths quadrupled in the United States within just three years, according to new federal data. The new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) shows that from 2010 to 2013, drug poisoning deaths involving heroin increased four-fold, from 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people to 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people. The rate was about four times higher among men than among women in 2013. Heroin-related drug …
Top Story:New York Man to Celebrate 108th Birthday With Wife, 104, After 82 Years of Marriage
New York Man to Celebrate 108th Birthday With Wife, 104, After 82 Years of Marriage. A Spring Valley, N.Y. man celebrates his 108th birthday on Saturday with his wife of 82 years. And on her birthday in May, she’ll turn 105. Duranord and Jeanne Veillard were married in Haiti in 1932 and moved to the U.S. in the late ’60s. The couple raised five children and live at home with a daughter. They are grandparents to 12 and great-grandparents to 14. USA Today reports that the birthday boy starts each day with oatmeal, fruit and a cup of tea, an…
Afghanistan, la squadra di cicliste che sfida i tabù
Afghanistan, la squadra di cicliste che sfida i tabù A pedali con il velo. È una creatura sportiva tra le più improbabili al mondo, senz’altro, quella che sulle strade di Kabul (e strade è dir tanto) è stata scovata di recente in un servizio della Bbc: una squadra di ciclismo femminile, l’unica in Afghanistan, alla faccia di tabù locali e pregiudizi non solo locali. Ad allenarla l’ex campione Abdul Sadiq, l’unico ciclista professionista del paese, che ha dato il via alle danze, banalmente, insegnando a pedalare a sua figlia all’età di 10 an…
Speciale Inchiesta-Controlla se la tua città si trova tra quelle più inquinate d' Italia! Ecco la lista di 30 città.
ROMA - Aria inquinata, smog alle stelle e vivibilità davvero al limite: ecco la classifica delle 30 città più inquinate d'Italia. I l dossier 'Mal'Aria', redatto da Legambiente , ha monitoriato per 30 giorni le città e, 32 capoluoghi hanno fatto registrare delle condizioni critiche d'inquinamento atmosferico. I Questa è la classifica di Legambiente: 1 - Frosinone 2 - Parma 3 - Venezia 4 - Padova 5 - Treviso 6 - Vicenza 7 - Terni 8 - Asti 9 - Monza 10 - Torino 11 - Cremona 12 - Lodi 13 - Milano 14 …
Lynne Segal: ‘The language of sex is still phallocentric’
L ynne Segal: ‘The language of sex is still phallocentric’ The academic’s 1994 book, Straight Sex: Rethinking the Politics of Pleasures, was a landmark treatise on feminism. Here, weeks before the title is republished, she reflects on the advances made by women and 40 years of communal living. In the 1970s, Lynne Segal’s big Victorian house in Islington, north London, operated as a commune, every room stuffed with leftists, every drawer and cupboard with their hand-printed pamphlets and slogan T-shirts. The inhabitants of Balfour …
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