Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died Thursday from her injuries sustained in a suicide attack, a party aide said. At least 20 others were killed in the blast that took place as Bhutto left a political rally where she addressed thousands of supporters to canvas votes for Jan. 8 parliamentary elections. Bhutto served twice as Pakistan’s prime minister between 1988 and 1996 and she had narrowly escaped injury from a suicide attack in late October, which killed more than 140 people, after her return  to Pakistan from an 8-year exile.

Her supporters at the hospital began chanting "Dog, Musharraf, dog," referring to Pakistan’s president. Some of them smashed the glass door at the main entrance of the emergency unit, others burst into tears. One man with a flag of Pakistan People’s Party tied around his head was beating his chest. Bhutto’s lawyer, said, "The surgeons confirmed that she has been martyred."

Dismay and condemnation poured forth from all over the world over the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, along with concern for the stability of the volatile region. World leaders lauded her bravery and commitment to democratic reform.

The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday unanimously to condemn the killing and urged all nations to help bring those responsible for "this reprehensible act" to justice.

In India, which has fought three wars against Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Bhutto is irreplaceable, and noted she had striven to improve relations between the two nuclear-armed countries. Singh said. "In her death, the subcontinent has lost an outstanding leader who worked for democracy and reconciliation in her country."

President George W. Bush demanded that those responsible be tracked down and brought to justice."The United States strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan’s democracy," Bush told reporters at his ranch in Crawford. "We stand with the people of Pakistan in their struggle against the forces of terror and extremism."

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• People with schizophrenia are far more likely to harm themselves than be violent toward the public.

• The Prevalance Rate for schizophrenia is approximately 1.1% of the population over the age of 18 (source: NIMH)

• According to the rate, about 3 million people in USA are schizophreniac

• Of these 3 million schizophreniacs, 1.5 million are not treated as approximately half of all individuals with severe mental illnesses have received no treatment for their illnesses in the previous 12 months. The majority (55 percent) of those not receiving treatment have no awareness of their illness (anosognosia) and thus do not seek treatment.

• Roughly 60 to 65 million Americans (21%) possess guns, accounting for approximately 45 percent of all American households. Of these, 30 to 35 million people possess handguns.

• Therefore, to suppose anyone can buy guns in the US, 21% of 1.5 million, 315,000 people with schizophrenia without treatment possess guns.
  

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A gentile richiesta, pubblico (molto) volentieri un altro Wallpaper della serie Grunge Myths. In più, visto che ero fomentato ispirato, ne ho aggiunto un secondo. Rock On!!!

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Ok. I know it’s pain in the ear for smokers, especially when it’s told on a blog titled "SmokeAndThink." But something just cannot go without saying, as a non-smoker. And I feel, to some extent, obliged to repeat something that all people know for its importance to the health (even in vain as all smokers seem to have surprising ability to ’see’ the conspicuous signs as SMOKE KILL, but not to ‘read’ them). As if anything tries to convince them not to smoke would sound as annoying as their wives’ grumbling or whining about not picking up socks from the floor or leaving the room light on etc.

"The non-smoking wives of husbands who smoke are twice as likely to contract lung cancer as their counterparts living with non-smoking spouses," a survey by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has found.

• Read more: Not ‘No Smoking’ but ‘Separate Smoking’

Quando si mischia scienza e giornalismo si può avere un risultato che stordisce, a volte.

Infatti mi ero accorto che nell’articolo sull’indagine statistica sulle violenze sulle donne l’affermazione della Sabbadini (direttrice dell ISTAT) per cui al massimo il 10% degli stupri è commesso da stranieri fosse un’ipotesi per eccesso ma non che questa approssimazione significasse che in proporzione il 5% della popolazione (gli stranieri in Italia al 1° gennaio 07) commette il 10% degli stupri… detto da chi si occupa di statistiche è un bel pò grossa come approssimazione.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Oil from a damaged supertanker has reached South Korea’s western shore, deepening fears of environmental damage from the country’s largest oil spill.

• Read more: The worst oil spill in South Korea

Sono capitato su questo sito ed ho cliccato sul video " Bruno Vespa " ; internet è l’unico mezzo di informazione libera, consiglio la sua visione .

Buona visione !