You have my sympathies. I have experienced the terror of being shot at by people who hate us Indians for being Indians. My country is full of men who would wish to continue the violence. I may not be from Israel or Gaza, but I would like to join the woman’s movement for understanding. We as women need to free ourselves of the ignorance of men that perpetuates this type of violence.
I would also like to send my good wishes to my sisters in Gaza who must bear the terror of war while being brutalized by their on males.

God be with all of us in our time of need.

Anjali

As a busy working mother and active member of my community, I’m on the go a lot… and therefore, on my cell phone a lot too. That’s why I was concerned to hear about a study conducted by Naresh K. Panda, MS, DNB (Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, equivalent to an MD), FRCSEd, professor and head, department of otolaryngology, at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India, which found an association between cell phone use and hearing loss.
IT DOESN’T SOUND GOOD…
In his research, which was presented last September at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Panda and his colleagues found that people who had used cell phones for more than four years and who talked on them for more than an hour each day were more likely to suffer from high-frequency hearing loss (which can impact a person’s ability to hear s, f, t and z sounds) than those who used the phones less. Though this early study only evaluated 100 people — and only 30 qualified for the “more than four years of use” stipulation — the hearing loss seems directly connected to the cell phones. Hearing loss was slightly higher in the right ear, which was the ear most often used when on the phone.
Dr. Panda notes that he is hesitant to recommend dramatic changes in cell-phone use until larger studies can be completed. “Only further studies can rule out other environmental factors, like noise trauma, which could also contribute to hearing loss,” he says. He points out that larger scale studies would also allow researchers to pinpoint what’s responsible for the hearing loss, and if certain phone designs or hands-free devices could minimize the risk. But in the meantime, he recommends heeding the warning signs of hearing damage — ringing in the ears, a feeling of fullness in the ears or a warm sensation inside your ear — while using the phone. If you experience these symptoms, end your call — and make fewer of them.
This warning about potential hearing loss — even though it needs more research — also serves as a reminder about cell phone etiquette, since we’ve all witnessed (and been guilty of) cell phone usage at inappropriate times and in inappropriate places. What to do? Before you pick up your cell phone, consider whether it is a call you really need to make and whether it is really a good time to make it. Sometimes, the less said, the better.

Source(s): ??Naresh K. Panda, MS, DNB, FRCSEd, professor and head of the department of otolaryngology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India.

Where are your comments on this crisis Mr.- no-it-all?

Is training so tough, you can’t find the time to give your advice on all this woman bitching?

John

I am Kushka. I feel the terrible onslaught of the jews daily. The smell of burning oil, chemicals, and the dead is every where. The wind brings the dust of crumbling buildings so forcefully into your lungs and mouth as to choke your every breath. i had nothing but hate for the jews for years. The conflict has taken the lives of three of my children. Only my 11 year old daughter survives.

I was told to read Michelle’s blog because she presented a forum for all to voice their opinions. Unfortunately no one told me how difficult it was to get on her blog to voice an opinion. At first I thought I was being rejected because my opinions were anti israeli. But after reading many who got in and voiced anti israeli sentiments I have decided to continue trying.

Dafne you have something when you say the women should unite against the maddness of the men. I do not know about the state of jewish women, but the women who have written in about the state of women in Gaza are stating the truth about our state here. We are but slaves to the desires of the men.

My children were taken from me and forced into religious schools that taught them to hate and to be willing to die in the name of the Koran’s teachings. I am the proud mother of two suicide bombers and the mother of a martyr who died at the hands of a jewish woman who killed him while he was trying to join his brothers in suicide martyrdom. I am afraid that they will come for my daughter when she is of age.

Since my husband was killed while smuggling in supplies 9 years ago, I have been a woman at the mercy of cruel men. Islam is no protector of women without a male in the household.

My sons were taken away from me and taught to hate jews and to distrust women. They were taught that the Koran said that women should be protected from themselves. We were seducers that had to be kept under the control of men less we lead them to hell.

One day they will come for my daughter and force her to die for their cause. It was my hope that America’s Obama would help us to live in peace with Israel. I now believe that our men don’t want this to happen. They will not be satisfied until they have wiped Israel off the map.

You have my prayers. I know what it is to lose a child. No Dafne you should not have to wake up to Gaza raining rockets on your head. We should not have to be at the mercy of Israel deciding our sovereignty. I am not trying to justify our rocket attacks upon you. I have no answers. But if this gets in then I would have lightened my anger and said something to the world about my feelings.

I wish you and yours the safety and blessing mine never got. May Allah see a way to bring us both and our countries peace.

Kushka