زاد الاردن -

طارق الحميدي - بالتزامن مع البدء بتنفيذ قرار منع التدخين في بعض ألاماكن العامة التي اعلنت عنها وزارة الصحة سابقا ومنها المولات ما زال المدخنون يتجولون في بعضها منذ صباح اليوم الأول لبدء تنفيذ القرار غير مكترثين به .
وكانت وزارة الصحة حددت اليوم الأول من آذار أول يوم لتنفيذ قرار منع التدخين في المولات ومطار الملكة علياء باعتبارها أماكن عامة استنادا لقانون الصحة العامة رقم 47 للعام 2008.
وأكدت الوزارة في حينها أنها خاطبت إدارات المولات من أجل الشروع بتنفيذ القرار وتشكيل اللجان لمتابعة منع التدخين بداخلها بالإضافة لوضع الخطط وتعليق اليافطات المكتوب عليها ممنوع التدخين في أماكن بارزه وواضحة .
ومع دخول القرار حيز التنفيذ ومنذ صباح اليوم الأول رصدت منبر الرأي حالات في بعض المولات لموظفين أو متسوقين يحملون السجائر في أروقة وممرات المولات ويدخنون بشكل علني بالرغم من تأكيد الوزارة على منع التدخين في الأسواق والمولات وتغليظ العقوبة على المدخنين فيها .
ويعاقب قانون الصحة العامة المدخنين غير الملتزمين بأحكام القانون بالحبس والتغريم .فحسب المادة 63 / أ يعاقب بالحبس مدة لا تقل عن أسبوع ولا تزيد على شهر أو بغرامة لا تقل عن خمسة عشر دينارا ولا تزيد عن خمسة وعشرين دينارا كل من قام بالتدخين في الأماكن العامة المحظور التدخين فيها .
وبينما كان أحد موظفي المولات يدخن صباح اليوم في ممرات المول قال لـ منبر الرأي أنه لم يسمع بأن التدخين ممنوع ولم ير أي لجان في المول كما أنهم لم يعلقوا لافتات مكتوب عليها ممنوع التدخين في الأماكن البارزة باستشناء اللافتات القديمة .
وأشار آخر والسيجارة بيده أنه سمع أن النية تتجه لمنع التدخين ولكنه لم يسمعها من مديره أو من أي مسؤول مما جعله يعتقد أنها مجرد إشاعة .

Human right is what we are born with, no one should ever take that away from us, Human right shouldn't be an issue in our societies.
It should be like an openly practiced and freely used within every human kind in all places around the world.
"We should all be treated equally excluding race, sex, ethnics, and etc...." We should all be like an innocent child enjoying life to its fullest potential knot knowing Human rights exist" Thats what we should be like,
Human right should be there but we shouldn't regard it as an issue, such a shame its an issue and affecting some of us.
:-(
Strong Human Right advocate

A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on:

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!

This is interesting.. After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit.It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief

Morning Sickness:Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweightand at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control:Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking &Tobacco Use:Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal..

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit !!! SUBHAN ALLAH

Hi all.
i just want to basically share this with you all regarding Tourism,

What do you all think of Toursim ? Is it a good thing?
I quiet Like Tourism, however coming from a country where Tourism is a major industry, i seem to be disliking the idea the fact that, lot is focus is on the positive side of it and not much or nothing has been done to address the negative sides of it.....which is the sades thing for my people....it changes the mentality of people which contributes to other related issues, such as urban drift, violence, crime, breaking's and all

Please share with me what you think

Warm Regards

Joel Kalpram

Concern Citizen

كان في ‏غرفته, يلملم ملابسه في حقيبة إلى جانب باقي متعلّقاته, على المنضدة القريبة كانت ‏استقالته موقّعة ومختومة حسب الأصول, وبجوارها تقبع ون-واي تيكت إلى جزر ‏القمر.
‏كانت ملامح وجهه في تلك اللحظات تنطق بالحزن, ‏الكآبة, الإحباط, اليأس, وقلّة الحيلة... مع دهشة مزمنة ارتسمت عليه منذ فترة ليست ‏بالقريبة, واعترافٍ بالعجز والفشل.
‏إبليس راحلٌ عن بلادنا إلى غير ‏رجعة... فليفرح المؤمنون...

- ‏وين يامسهّل؟ ليش عم بتضبّ ‏اغراضك؟
- ‏يازلمة ماظلّلي قعدة عندكو, إلي سنين عاطل عن العمل وقرّبت أموت من ‏الجوع.. بلاقيش معك سيجارة ياخوك؟
مش قاطع فيكو لا وسواس ولا خنّاس! كنت ‏زمان بوسوس للوحدة تسيب ابنها يعيّط وهي بتحكي مع جاراتها, هسّة صاروا لحالهم يرموا ‏اولادهم في الحاوية أوّل مايجوا!
‏كنت أوسوس للواحد ينسى يسمّي الله قبل ‏مايوكل, هسّة بطّل حدا لاقي إشي يوكله! يازلمة إذا أنا إبليس تسمّمت ‏بالشاورما!
‏كنت برضو بوسوس للشب يرميله كلمة ع البنت وهي ماشية ‏بالشارع, صاروا البنات يطقّسوا ع الشباب بكلام أنا نفسي بستحي ‏أحكيه!‏ إنتو بدّكو إبليس ‏إنتو؟!
‏صار عندكم فائض في الفساد بكفّي 30 سنة لقدّام, صرت أخاف على حالي ‏منكم!
‏يازلمة مرّات بضطرّ أوسوس بالشقلوب وأقول للمسؤول إرحم وللحرامي ‏بكفّي خلّي شويّ للحراميّة اللي رح ييجوا ‏بعدك!
‏يعني إذا إنتو لحالكو سمالله بتعملوا كل هالبلاوي, أنا إبليس شو ‏أعمل؟ أشتغل شوفير تكسي يعني ولاّ أفتح صالون حلاقة؟ ماظلّ غير أقدّم للأوقاف ‏يعيّنوني واعظ أو إمام جامع!

‏ثمّ فتح الباب وانطلق خارجاً إلى غير ‏رجعة

Hello Everyone. I hope you will support this cause; A Better Community for ALL is a group of humanitarians who want to see change in the world. Check out the website at http://abc4all.net, and make sure to show your committment!

Zach K.,
Partner and Youth Coordinator,
A Better Community for All

Ahh... How I wish I would keep this blog updated! Well, I'll try :) Let see.. my life..

First off; I got first place in a 50 meter backstroke competition! I beat the guy by only 1 second, but the most important thing was that I beat my own time. I also beat my time in the 50 meter freestyle, and got 2nd place. This was definately my best swim meet so far, and I hope I get better and better :-)

Also, I won a scholarship to attend a saxophone lessons. I was flabergasted because I had no idea I would get it :) The lessons start tomorrow, so wish me luck with the new teacher. I've never had a "private" lesson teacher before, so this ought to be interesting.

Hmmm... Well thats about it. I'll try to post here more often, and maybe I'll get in a habit of it :-)

Well, last weekend I went to Chicago. It wasn't a ordinary trip to Chicago. It was the United for Peace and Justice's march in the Midwest against the Iraq War. It was an amazing experience; one I will always remember. There were thousands of people. The police, almost 300 of them present at the march, estimated that there were 5,000 people at the march. UFPJ estimated 30,000. The Chicago March was only one of 11 marches around the country; being the 2nd biggest (next to New York City). Here are some of my pictures from the event:

flashvars="p1=Picture4_7.jpg Virtual Orchestra http://www.sport.gr/fun/analatos/video/06162005170419937g.swf&p2=venice_marco2.jpg Venice Blog http://www.pantherhouse.com/newshelton/category/venice/&p3=Picture24103755.jpg Top Ten President Bush Moments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7em-Vtipp4&mode=related&search=&p4=maui1b.jpg Top 20 Islands http://www.your-dream-island.com/&p5=Picture14_5.jpg Dinner Party Ideas http://www.evite.com/app/cms/ideas/dinner-party&p6=1175742535b.jpg Statistics Pictured http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=7*&p7=200549766001b.jpg Sound of the Ocean http://www.sound-effect.com/trackinfo.php?songId=634&parentCat=0&p8=homepage_03.jpg Miniature Earth http://www.miniature-earth.com/&p9=giraffe.jpg Long Necked Giraffe http://albaani.org/sekavaa/giraffe.jpg&p10=Picture12_2.jpg IQ tests http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/&p11=Picture22_1.jpg Grow Online Flash Game http://www.eyezmaze.com/eyezblog_en/blog/2005/09/grow_cube.html#monster&p12=alohagiraffe2.jpg Giraffe Blog http://www.pantherhouse.com/newshelton/category/giraffe/&p13=Picture2_5.jpg Fact About the Pyramids http://www.geocities.com/athens/delphi/3499/gp1.htm&p14=Pharoahs.jpg Embalming with Anubis http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/mummy.html&p15=Picture11.jpg Compose your own Masterpiece http://www.grotrian.de/spiel/d/spiel_win.html&p16=Picture4_1.jpg Circular Life http://www.theircircularlife.it/frameset.htm&p17=juice_240x24027.jpg Chow - the Interactive Food Destination http://www.chow.com/&p18=Picture18.jpg A Visual Simulation of CO2 Emission Rates http://www.breathingearth.net/&p19=zero2.jpg Zero Emission Home http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lighthouse-uks-first-zero-emission-home/&p20=Picture17_6.jpg President for a Day http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/index.html&p21=Picture16_2.jpg Mount Rushmore http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/game/rushmore_game.html&p22=Picture1_15.jpg Fallen Angel http://www.mikrosimage.fr/ajouts_mikrosimage/cdv2006/Cdv2006_FR.html&p23=Picture1_16.jpg Angel Plane http://www.metacafe.com/watch/328542/awesome_c_130_deploys_angel_flares/&bgcolor=##000000&urlbase=http://dna.imagini.net/friends/products/&imgbase=&userhome=http://friends.imagini.net/@1806772-b3ce" >

I found this video on Greenpeace. Very interesting.

Hey. I'm writing this to inform you about the recent experiment done by Greenpeace International which found many hazardous chemicals in Apple's iPhone. Click here to learn more about this issue, and click here to learn more about the GreenMyApple campaign. Here is also a video on what Greenpeace found in the iPhone:


Video © Greenpeace International

PS: I do not own a iPhone or iMac (just iPod!). Oh well :)

Dear Friends,

In my opinion, poverty is one of the worst threats to our planet. What would happen if it was eradicated? Without it, I believe, there would be no violence and hatred. There would be education for all. There would be no hunger or starvation. But, back to reality, these are only dreams.

Today, is the Global Day of Action Against Poverty. Today is also one of the days of STAND UP, an initiative where many people around the world will be holding events demanding action for the UN Millenium Development Goals.

If we want really do want to make poverty history, we have to get our act together now. Signing an online petition will not cut it. We all need to start volunteering in our communities and donating money to worthwhile causes. It's time for action.

Dear All,

I just wanted to wish you a very Happy Blog Action Day. Today, thousands of bloggers from around the world will post about one topic; the environment. I am of course participating; but just wanted to thank Victoria for introducing this project to me.

Ok. Well, as we all know, the enviroment is an essential part of our daily lives. Without it; we would be plain robots not even thinking about stopping to smell the roses, or acknowledge the crispness of the air. Without it, we would not be able to appreciate the beautifulness of nature, and the animals who live there.

But what can we do to save and protect our planet for future generations? We can each do our part. It's actually easier than you might think; just reuse, reduce, and recycle. Each person might find it easier, or harder depending on their lifestyle. We can also help the work of Greenpeace, and The Sierra Club; and we can each pick up trash while walking down the street. You can find more helpful tips at The Green Dream, YFCI's project about global warming.


We must act for the future..

Dear All,

Our Be the Change Awards program will soon come to a close. See Below for more information:

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Youth For Change International, (YFCI), an international youth organisation is pleased to announce their "Be The Change Awards Program" for 2007.Please visit the YFCI website (whose link is given on the right) for more information.

The topic for submissions for the first annual YFCI awards is - what you/we are doing or could do to make a difference. You may also highlight an issue of your choice (e.g: peace).

The Categories for submission of entries include:

- Inspirational Article

- Poetry

- Video / Slide Show

- Photography

- 3D Artwork (Sculpture, Carving, 3D Animation, etc)

- 2D Artwork (Painting, Drawing, Computer Created, etc)

YFCI will publish the winners in their member magazine.The winners will also receive a certificate of recognition in the postmail or by email.

Please check out the YFCI website for rules, regulations, submission guidelines and further information about this program.Visit - http://www.yfci.co.nr

We look forward to your participation. Thanks!