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World AIDS Day Wallpaper

Linora Low — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:21:56 +0000

Today or at least what’s left of it is World Aids Day. On the 1st of December every year the it is a day that is dedicated to spreading the awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007,and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2 million lives in 2007, of which about 270,000 were children – wikipedia I conjunction with World Aids Day. Here is a lil wallpaper which i’ve made for those of you who wish to download something to put up on your desktop. It’s just a simple thing but simplicity is enough You can find out more about World Aids Day here.

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Let’s help stop and fight the discrimination people!

Let Me Tell Their Story

Linora Low — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:09:23 +0000

While surfing around today, one of my friends shared this on facebook. This is the most viewed and shared short on the Film Festival : Green Unplugged.

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

This film was shot by Ferdinand Dimadura. In short it talks about how the lack of food and poverty has been effected by globalization. There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people.

I really do not have much to say on it, because all i feel is sympathy and can only feel thankful for what I have in life. It amazes me how in our own life we worry so much about the trivial things when there are harder situations out there in the world.

Celebrity Apprentice Is Over

Linora Low — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:25:23 +0000

Probably I’m behind on this and it was already over months ago, I’m not too sure. But i just watched the last episode of The Celebrity Apprentice which is by far the best season ever of The Apprentice. Trump is really really one smart man and he handles himself extremely well to television viewers. I wrote about it here a while back.

Back to the last episode of The Apprentice Season 7 which ran for 13 episodes, I have to say it is the most dramatic season I’ve ever seen. First off maybe it’s because they are all celebrities and thats why they have to dramatise everything up. Either that or we can really say celebrities are always over the top in personality ^_P.

In the last episode we had Trace Adkins the famous country singer up against the fast witted and sharp tongued Piers Morgan. Trace Adkins is fighting for the FAAN (Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network), while Piers was fighting for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. The whole season was fighting for a cause, and none of the causes are any less important than the other. However it is still a competition and each celebrity had to bring all they could to get the big prize money which was $250 000 for their charity.

The fight down to the two of them in the boardroom was a great one. See it was one major event where the two teams were to collaborate with one another and Trump would see who did a better job. In terms of the auction sales and ticket sales. That said I can’t help but give a lot of praise to Piers despite his nasty attitude he must have a nice streak in him somewhere. He is absolutely brilliant and terribly smart. He can really make money out of nothing, has great presentation skills, a brain of creative ideas popping out and not forgetting his Brit roots of strategic annihilation of the oponent. Trace on the other hand, has a wonderful mannerism to him. A truly wonderful character which I am so glad is under God’s belt. I would sincerely like to believe that he is as nice as he is on television, because he is the epitome of every girl, lady and woman’s dream man. Charming to the core, gentle, handsome, sweet and intelligent….oh gosh his wife is so incredibly blessed. And on a plus plus plus note, he has a fantastic voice!!!! Sadly though I have to agree with the fact, that as much as I wanted Trace to win, cause he’s such a great guy and he’s really fighting for a cause that he holds dear to his heart. Piers would win because the name of the game really does mean it’s all about business and business is about bringing in the money, which Piers can certainly do. I do wish that Trace could’ve won it so that FAAN could find a cure for his daughter who suffers from food allergies. A bit more on the two noble charities. Trace Adkins connection to FAAN (Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network):

Trace’s 6-year old daughter had a severe, life-threatening reaction to peanut butter when she was just 18 months old, an experience Trace called “terrifying.” His daughter also suffers from allergies to eggs and milk. Trace feels that research could lead to greater understanding of food allergies, and perhaps someday a cure.
Vision and Mission
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) was established in 1991. FAAN’s membership now stands at close to 30,000 worldwide and includes families, dietitians, nurses, physicians, school staff, and representatives from government agencies and the food and pharmaceutical industries. FAAN serves as the communication link between the patient and others.

To be a world leader in food allergy and anaphylaxis awareness and the issues surrounding this disease. To raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis. FAAN works to build public awareness of food allergy through the media and through education, advocacy, and research efforts.
FAAN staff conducts seminars and training sessions on food allergy and anaphylaxis for patients, school staff, government officials, health professionals, restaurant and industry leaders, and other policy makers.

FAAN works with policy makers on federal, state, and local initiatives in such areas as food labeling, epinephrine availability, and management of food allergy in school, camps, airlines, and restaurants. FAAN supports and participates in research studies focusing on the epidemiology of food allergy. FAAN publishes several newsletters and provides books, booklets, videos, and other products designed to educate about food allergy.

Piers Morgans connection to Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund :

This charity particularly resonates with him because his brother has fought in 2 tours of duty in Iraq and his brother-in-law has fought in 2 tours of duty in Afghanistan. They both have lost several friends and comrades and Piers feels that this is a great charity to play for.
Vision and Mission The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is a leader in supporting the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. From 2000 to 2005 the Fund provided close to $20 million to families of United States military personnel lost in performance of their duty, mostly in service in Iraq and Afghanistan. In January 2007, the Fund completed construction of a $40 million world-class state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Click here for more information on the opening.. The “Center for the Intrepid” serves military personnel who have been catastrophically disabled in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and veterans severely injured in other operations and in the normal performance of their duties. The 60,000 square foot Center provides ample space and facilities for the rehabilitation needs of the patients and their caregivers. It includes state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation equipment and extensive indoor and outdoor facilities.

The helping doesn’t stop there, you can help on these causes by going here. Now go on and help donate ^_^

Mission Possible AIDS/HIV Conference

Linora Low — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:34:06 +0000

The awareness to bring young people into closer terms with what is AIDS/HIV. How it is spread, how to avoid it, and how to live a normal life if you have it. Popjammerz- one of our fellow bloggers is helping to organise The Mission Possible AIDS/HIV Conference, a conference aimed at 18-25 year old people

Date : 1-4 May 2008

Venue : Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang

Fee: RM78 (include food and accomodation)

The thing about HIV/AIDS, is the approach that the government or certain bodies have been using all this while. THey are trying to nip in the bud which is by preventing the young ones from having sex. The very sad truth is this. The young ones are experimenting and they are probably not virgins anymore. They are active in their sexual life (some not all) and this proves a problem, because since they are young, they may not know what are the necessary precautions that should be made when they have sex. Worse still, is especially for the girls, they may fell obligated to do so as the male counterpart tells her to lay down with him. Some girls or women for that matter, don’t even know that they have a right to say NO to not wanting sex. Whats even sadder is the way how people who have AIDS/HIV are ostracized from the community, like as if they have become a leper. For those who wish to know more, listen to people with real experiences on AIDS and make new friends… Oh yeah did I mention that there are also some pretty cool prizes to be won? Head to UPM and talk part, listen to the conference. Details and updates are all on H.O.P.E You need to register for it before 20th APRIL 2008