- Pat Robertson is always in the news and it never seems to be good. This is horrible actually. Raising tons of money for refugee work, and funneling it into a diamond mining venture? I hope this gets the attention that it deserves.
- Like webcomics? This one is pretty good, consistently. It's faith based, so keep that in mind. I particularly like the one linked (although its not "haha" funny).
- I've had my eyes on Kenya since deciding to move there. Accordingly, I found this short article to be interesting: Kenya is developing their own Goth subculture.
- iOS 7 is out! Check out this article For some of the finer details, tips & tricks.
- It's hard not to like the blog of Jaime (the very worst missionary). Here, she discusses openly and honestly a recent trip with WorldVision. It's a worthwhile read that looks at the good and the bad.
- Midlake is one of my favorites and they have new music coming out!
- I'm a bit impressed with this dialect survey. It pegged my dialect as most similar to Norman, OK (where I spent 10 formative years). And that's without telling "it" I'd ever been there, and that I currently live in South Africa.
Another study, in 2008, said stigma linked to HIV was one of the main reasons disclosure to children was so sensitive. Parents also feared disclosing their children's status to them because it meant disclosing their own.A lack of clear guidelines was another problem. "Counselling policy directors confirmed the absence of policy and training guidelines on the subject of parent-child disclosure," the study said. "Counsellors reported improvising, and giving inconsistent advice on this common concern of clients."
Many service providers were hesitant about adopting the new policy. "It is not a good thing because of stigma; some of these children do not understand, and they may boldly announce, 'I am HIV positive', in public places. They are not like adults who can evaluate what to say and when," said Norah Namono, public relations officer for Mildmay Uganda, an HIV treatment centre in the capital.
"Why should they say that children need to know their status when there are adults [who do not], like men who do not tell their wives?" one mother at the Mildmay centre asked. "There is no policy on partner notification; why should we sacrifice the children first?"
via irinnews.org
An article about a very real and tragic issue facing Africa: How do you tell your child that they are HIV+?
This is pretty amusing. Fox, covering health care reform protests last week, use footage from several months ago (different event/much bigger crowd) instead of the footage from the actual, less attended, event. Have some integrity!