Listin Diario - La cita es histórica y el lugar también. Río de Janeiro, la ciudad que reunirá desde hoy y hasta el viernes a unos 180 líderes mundiales, en la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo (Río+20), es la segunda ciudad más poblada de Brasil y el primer destino turístico del Hemisferio Sur. El símbolo que identifica a la ciudad es una estatua de 30 metros: el Cristo Redentor o Cristo de Corcovado. Con sus brazos abiertos, la figura de Jesús de Nazaret ( la estatua Art decó más grande del mundo) se encuentra a unos 709 metros sobre el nivel del mar, en el Parque Nacional de la Tijuca. En 2007 fue elegida una de las Maravillas del Mundo Moderno. Centro económico y cultural del sureste brasileño, las postales turísticas de Río de Janeiro también incluyen el Cerro Pan de Azúcar, las playas de Copacabana e Ipanema, la isla de Paquetá, el estadio Maracanã y la Quinta da Boa Vista. Dos de las citas anuales más importantes del país y de turistas de todas partes, a. . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Dominican Today -
Nearly 6 million people die every year via cancer, heart disease, lung disease and other chronic, long-term health conditions associated with smoking. Over the course of the 21st century, tobacco use could kill up to a billion people unless urgent action is taken.
“Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death. The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are people exposed to second-hand smoke. Unless we act, it will kill up to 8 million people by 2030, of which more than 80 per cent will live in low- and middle-income countries,” says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Upper middle to high-income countries are seeing drops in tobacco consumption but lower-income countries are increasing out of control. These countries are at greatest risk due to lack of education, poor legislative oversight and greed by tobacco companies.
31 May marks World No Tobacco Day. The 2013 theme is “ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship”. Only 6 per cent of the world’s population were protected from exposure to the tobacco industry’s advertising, promotion and sponsorship according to the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic.
To help reduce tobacco use, the WHO highlights the importance of counteracting “the deceptive and misleading nature of tobacco marketing campaigns”. Governments and civil society must work together to limit the unavoidable exposure of youth to dangerous tobacco marketing.
Banning of tobacco advertising must include the media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and TV. It must encompass public places that highlight poster and billboard marketing. A comprehensive ban must also include the regulation of ‘brand stretching’. Brand stretching is the use of brand names and logos to indirectly advertise products.
World No Tobacco Day 2013 highlights the failure of the tobacco industry to effectively self-regulate and the ineffective results of partial bans in place. “The tobacco industry uses sponsorship and especially corporate social responsibility tactics to trick public opinion into believing in their respectability and good intentions while they manoeuver to hijack the political and legislative process,” says the WHO.
The true impact of tobacco
Tobacco use is a global epidemic that brings disability, disease, lost productivity and death to entire countries and regions throughout the world. Tobacco continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and currently kills 1 in 10 adults worldwide. It’s documented that tobacco kills up to half of its users.
“The tobacco epidemic is entirely man-made, and it can be turned around through the concerted efforts of governments and civil society,” says Dr Margaret Chan, Director General WHO.
Expensive healthcare costs are just the start to this global killer. It also causes hundreds of billions of dollars of economic losses via diminished productivity, missed workdays, poor morale and the physical, mental and emotional strain that tobacco places on one’s family.
Smoking during pregnancy is far too prevalent and can cause significant harm to the mother and child. Hazardous chemicals such as nicotine, carbon monoxide and a variety of other poisons inhaled during smoking go directly to the baby.
There’s a direct relationship between the amount of cigarettes smoked per day and the chance of severe complications. Smoking during pregnancy has been found to affect the amount of oxygen to organ and brain tissue of the child and mother. Tobacco is a chemical stress that is known to elevate the mother’s heart rate and blood pressure. These two factors are significant risk factors for pre-eclampsia, miscarriage and stillbirth.
Tobacco causes heart disease, cancer and diabetes
Tobacco use is one of the most important risk factors in the development of cardiovascular disease. Statistics show that smoking increases the risk of stroke, coronary heart disease and impotence by 100 per cent and increases the risk of death from undiagnosed coronary heart disease by 300 per cent.
Nicotine, the addictive component in tobacco can accelerates the heart rate and raises blood pressure. It also damages the lining of the blood vessels, increases fatty deposits in the arteries, increases clotting, raises bad cholesterol, reduces good cholesterol and promotes coronary artery spasm according to the World Heart Federation.
Tobacco use is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for cancer mortality worldwide, causing an estimated 22 per cent of cancer deaths per year according to the WHO.
Tobacco smoking causes many types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, esophagus, larynx, mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach and cervix. About 70 per cent of the lung cancer burden can be attributed to smoking alone. Second-hand smoke has been proven to cause lung cancer in non-smoking adults as well. Smoking is also a leading cause of allergies, asthma and other respiratory related conditions.
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing compounds and 400 other toxins. The toxins include but are not limited to nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic and DDT.
Diabetics that smoke have twice the risk of premature death. The risk of complications associated with tobacco use and diabetes in combination are nearly 14 times higher than the risk of either smoking or diabetes alone according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found the risk of Type 2 diabetes rose by 61 per cent in people who smoked 20 cigarettes per day. A similar study found smokers had a 44 per cent elevated risk of Type 2 diabetes when compared to non-smokers. Quitting smoking can reduce the progression of diabetes by 30 per cent.
Benefits of quitting smoking
There are immediate and long-term health benefits of quitting smoking according to the WHO. Within 20 minutes one’s heart rate and blood pressure drops. The carbon monoxide level in one’s blood stream drops to normal within 12 hours. Lung function improves and circulation increases within weeks of quitting.
Quitting smoking for a year reduces the risk of coronary heart disease by 50 per cent in comparison to a smoker. One’s risk of stroke is reduced to that of a non-smoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
The risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker after 10 years. Cancers of the mouth, throat, oesophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decreases as well. Quitting for 15 years reduces the risk of coronary heart disease to that of a non-smoker.
Studies show that few people know and understand the specific health risks of tobacco use. Most smokers who are aware of the dangers of tobacco want to quit.
“A comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship could decrease tobacco consumption by an average of about 7 per cent,” according to the WHO.
The ultimate goal of World No Tobacco Day 2013 is to contribute to protect present and future generations not only from these devastating health consequences, but also against the social, environmental and economic scourges of tobacco use.
Dr Cory Couillard is an international healthcare speaker and columnist for numerous newspapers, magazines, websites and publications throughout the world. He works in collaboration with the World Health Organization’s goals of disease prevention and global healthcare education. Views do not necessarily reflect endorsement.
Email: drcorycouillard@gmail. com
Facebook: Dr Cory Couillard
Twitter: DrCoryCouillard
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Dominican Today -
Santo Domingo- In the heels of the United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) report that Xstrata Nickel Falcondo’s plan to mine Loma Miranda isn’t feasible, civil society groups were quick to demand its designation as a National Park.
The report against the planned mine marks the third major victory for the country’s environmental movement, after the ban on development of the Bahia de las Aguilas beach, and the construction of a cement plant near the Los Haitises National Park.
The UNDP said of evaluation of the environmental impact assessment by the firm, said the Falcondo’s project neither meets environmental, social nor sustainable development requirements.
In a press conference Thursday, UNDP officials headed by country representative Valerie Julliand listed the deficiencies found in the Falcondo study, noting that the miner didn’t take into account the growth in water consumption nor an analysis on the project’s impact on rivers. “Given the deficiencies in the environmental impact study, it’s concluded that the Loma Miranda project doesn’t meet the environmental and social requirements and therefore, the country’s sustainable development. “
The UNDP official said relevant issues were omitted, such as ecosystem services and risk, and were considered only those relating to mining activity and not those of social biophysics.
Technology
The report notes that aside from those considerations, Falcondo did submit a novel project with new mining technologies in areas of sediment and runoff management and the reforestation process in the affected areas.
Academy of Sciences
Dominican Republic Academy of Sciences president Miltiades Mejia said once again its technicians showed they possess the knowledge to express objections on topics such as Loma Miranda, when they called the project as unsustainable and counterproductive while taking into account the population’s views.
“Our proposal today is to designate Loma Miranda a National Park and ask Environment minister Bautista Rojas to enforce Law 64-00 in the case of Xstrata Nickel’s operation, to start restoring the mined areas, as the Law stipulates,“ Mejia said.
Bonao supports
The Bonao City Council yesterday issued a resolution to support the city of La Vega’s demand that Congress declare Loma Miranda a protected area, according to a proposal submitted by Senator Euclides Sanchez.
Falconbridge willing to dialogue and to improve
Meanwhile Xstrata Nickel Falcondo said it would carefully analyze the UNDP’s report on mining viability of its project near La Vega.
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The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 88 at Puerto Plata International. The coolest reading came from Las Americas with an overnight low of 70. Widely scattered light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, the last in Santiago at 2AM this morning. Skies were generally mostly cloudy. Winds are averaging 10 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 23 mph seen at 4PM yesterday afternoon at Santiago. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 22% of the time, and thunderstorms 5%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 42. Cloud cover totaled 62%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. Last updated at 7:28AM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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Listin Diario - La alimentación durante los primeros meses de vida es primordial para un ser humano. El tiempo que se considera determinante para el futuro desarrollo de las capacidades cognitivas y motoras abarca incluso desde antes del nacimiento, que es cuando se encuentra aún en el vientre de la madre. El doctor Rafael Quevedo, gerente de medicina en Wyeth Nutrition, desea compartir el mensaje de que la nutrición en los primeros 1000 días de vida son claves para su formación, y sostiene que en este periodo el niño debe ser alimentado exclusivamente con la leche materna. “Incluso hasta en el momento en que la mujer está intentando quedar embarazada, debe tener los micronutrientes, vitaminas y minerales claves necesarios para la adecuada formación del niño”, afirma Quevedo, “sin embargo lo más importante es que el niño sea alimentado durante los primeros seis meses por la lactancia materna”. Si por algún motivo la madre no está en disposición de alimentar al infante con leche materna, debe conseguir. . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Listin Diario - Todo ser humano que ha convivido con su madre considera que la comida que preparan esas manos es la mejor del planeta. Y hay que incluir también a las abuelas. Diosas entre los fogones, magas del sazón, esas que saben sacar maravillas de unos pocos ingredientes comunes, que hacen rendir el guiso si llega más gente a la hora de comer y que improvisan con cualquier cosa que tienen a mano son las orgullosas transmisoras de la herencia gastronómica de la humanidad. La cocina de mamá es el referente de todos en lo que a buena comida se refiere. Si algo es rico, es porque se parece a la manera en que mami lo prepara. Los hombres tienen en su cabeza un modelo de sabor que muchas veces buscan en sus esposas y las mujeres se aplican para ser buenas alumnas y aprender cómo la madre o la abuela preparan esas delicias que a todos sorprenden. Pero ¿Qué ocurre con quienes dedican su vida a cocinar como profesión? ¿Qué tan determinante es la influencia materna en su decisión de ser chef o cociner. . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Listin Diario - Siempre es importante brindar por las madres, sobre todo cuando es un día especial para ellas. Recurrir a un sorbo de lujo es un buen detalle para festejar con ellas. Something Special se une a la celebración, pero por partida doble. Una por ese ser tan especial, y otra porque acaba de obtener dos medallas de oro en la categoría de Whisky Escocés Menor de 15 Años, en la competición de bebidas espirituosas San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Nikki Burgess, director internacional de la marca, cuenta que el tercer whisky escocés premium más vendido en Latinoamérica impresionó a los 34 jueces del concurso, de tal manera que recibió por parte de todos la puntuación máxima que le hizo merecedor de medalla de oro. Por esa razón recibió automáticamente la doble medalla de oro. Dice que esta bebida que, hoy brinda por las madres, está entre las cinco propuestas que entraron en la categoría de oro, de los 27 whiskys que participaron en ese galardón. “Recibir este premio de una de las más . . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Listin Diario - El Día de las Madres es un dia muy especial en que tratamos que mamá esté feliz y relajada compartiendo con sus familiares. Un regalo diferente para complacerla es prepararle un trago que la haga sentir la reina de la noche. Los tragos o bebidas alcolicas por lo general suelen brindarse fuertes o mezclados, dependiendo del gusto de las personas. Las mujeres suelen optar por mezclarlos o pedir algo suave y dulce. Muchos de estos tragos se pueden preparar en casa o brindar a la hora de invitar a nuestra progenitora a cenar. Praxedes Hernández, bartender de Pat’e Palo Restaurant, recomienda el “Mudslide Cocktail“ es una bebida. Inspirada para deleitar los mas exquisitos paladares de las damas muy en especial el de las madres. Es un coctel festivo donde los ingredientes armonizan con el sabor y la textura. Ingredientes:2 Bolas de Helado de Vainillaæ Oz de Baileysæ Oz de Kahluaæ Ketel One VodkaSe decora con crema Chantilly y Syrup de chocolate y un cherry. Lorraine Castellanos representan. . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Listin Diario - El domingo es el Día de las Madres. Halagarla con una buena comida es ideal para compartir en familia esa fecha tan especial. Mercedes Heredia Rojas, a través del libro “Herencia gastronómica dominicana”, iniciativa del Grupo Rica, ofrece una receta llena de historia para deleitar el paladar de mamá. Cuenta que cuando tenía entre 8 y 10 años, vivía con su abuela. Recuerda cuando ella la preparaba el consomé en un caldero. La cocinaba en carbón porque no había estufa. Explica que este consomé se preparaba para las reuniones familiares como entrada. Se servía en una cazuela de barro o en higüeritos que todavía conserva. Este consomé era algo que toda la familia esperaba. Dice que cuando su abuela no podía cocinar, era su madre la que se encargaba bajo la dirección de la abuela. No olvida cuando esta le decía: “Tienes que aprender a cocinar para cuando yo no esté”. “Sobre el consomó siempre nos repetía que alimentaba mucho, que era muy nutritivo, saludable y que preparaba el estóma. . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Listin Diario - Si hay algo fabuloso y que me recuerda a mi madre es la receta increíble de la lechona rellena. Es un plato típico de Colombia que tiene sabor a celebración. La lechona es una receta espectacular. Para que quede con todas las de la ley, debe hacerse con cerdo de tamaño medio. Está compuesta de carne, arvejas y adobos. Es importante que tomemos en cuenta algunos detalles para lograr sabrosos resultados. Así que tome nota. Se pone el cuero boca arriba y se comienza a rellenar con una capa gruesa de la carne del propio lechón. Luego se pone otra capa de guiso, otra de la carne y, por último, una de guiso. Se cose con hilo grueso en punto de cruz, asegurándose de que quede algo de guiso cerca de la costura. Se voltea y se pone en una bandeja de hornear. Para el tiempo de horneado se debe poner a 3508C por 3 horas y a 2008C por dos horas. Se baña el cuero con naranja agria antes de ponerlo al horno y se repite durante la cocción. Para el guiso usamos 4 tazas de manteca de cerdo, un puerro . . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Listin Diario - Quiero iniciar felicitando a las madres en su día. Y de Sobremesa quiero poner lo importante que es valorar a ese ser que nos aconseja sobre los verdaderos amigos. A lo largo de nuestra vida las primeras personas que nos enseñan lo difícil que es confiar en los demás son los que consideramos nuestros amigos. Algunos son capaces de ganarse nuestra confianza y protección, pero se les hace difícil ser sinceros y darnos el mismo valor que les damos. Les deleita acompañarte y fingir quererte y respetarte. A tus espaldas te apuñalan y de frente te mienten. Si consigues un amigo valioso y legítimo, de esa persona, si estás cerca, no te alejes y si estás lejos, no te olvides. Él tampoco lo hará. Read original at Listin Diario.
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Listin Diario - La cita es histórica y el lugar también. Río de Janeiro, la ciudad que reunirá desde hoy y hasta el viernes a unos 180 líderes mundiales, en la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo (Río+20), es la segunda ciudad más poblada de Brasil y el primer destino turístico del Hemisferio Sur. El símbolo que identifica a la ciudad es una estatua de 30 metros: el Cristo Redentor o Cristo de Corcovado. Con sus brazos abiertos, la figura de Jesús de Nazaret ( la estatua Art decó más grande del mundo) se encuentra a unos 709 metros sobre el nivel del mar, en el Parque Nacional de la Tijuca. En 2007 fue elegida una de las Maravillas del Mundo Moderno. Centro económico y cultural del sureste brasileño, las postales turísticas de Río de Janeiro también incluyen el Cerro Pan de Azúcar, las playas de Copacabana e Ipanema, la isla de Paquetá, el estadio Maracanã y la Quinta da Boa Vista. Dos de las citas anuales más importantes del país y de turistas de todas partes, a. . . Read original at 
Dominican Today -
Nearly 6 million people die every year via cancer, heart disease, lung disease and other chronic, long-term health conditions associated with smoking. Over the course of the 21st century, tobacco use could kill up to a billion people unless urgent action is taken.
“Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death. The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are people exposed to second-hand smoke. Unless we act, it will kill up to 8 million people by 2030, of which more than 80 per cent will live in low- and middle-income countries,” says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Upper middle to high-income countries are seeing drops in tobacco consumption but lower-income countries are increasing out of control. These countries are at greatest risk due to lack of education, poor legislative oversight and greed by tobacco companies.
31 May marks World No Tobacco Day. The 2013 theme is “ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship”. Only 6 per cent of the world’s population were protected from exposure to the tobacco industry’s advertising, promotion and sponsorship according to the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic.
To help reduce tobacco use, the WHO highlights the importance of counteracting “the deceptive and misleading nature of tobacco marketing campaigns”. Governments and civil society must work together to limit the unavoidable exposure of youth to dangerous tobacco marketing.
Banning of tobacco advertising must include the media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and TV. It must encompass public places that highlight poster and billboard marketing. A comprehensive ban must also include the regulation of ‘brand stretching’. Brand stretching is the use of brand names and logos to indirectly advertise products.
World No Tobacco Day 2013 highlights the failure of the tobacco industry to effectively self-regulate and the ineffective results of partial bans in place. “The tobacco industry uses sponsorship and especially corporate social responsibility tactics to trick public opinion into believing in their respectability and good intentions while they manoeuver to hijack the political and legislative process,” says the WHO.
The true impact of tobacco
Tobacco use is a global epidemic that brings disability, disease, lost productivity and death to entire countries and regions throughout the world. Tobacco continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and currently kills 1 in 10 adults worldwide. It’s documented that tobacco kills up to half of its users.
“The tobacco epidemic is entirely man-made, and it can be turned around through the concerted efforts of governments and civil society,” says Dr Margaret Chan, Director General WHO.
Expensive healthcare costs are just the start to this global killer. It also causes hundreds of billions of dollars of economic losses via diminished productivity, missed workdays, poor morale and the physical, mental and emotional strain that tobacco places on one’s family.
Smoking during pregnancy is far too prevalent and can cause significant harm to the mother and child. Hazardous chemicals such as nicotine, carbon monoxide and a variety of other poisons inhaled during smoking go directly to the baby.
There’s a direct relationship between the amount of cigarettes smoked per day and the chance of severe complications. Smoking during pregnancy has been found to affect the amount of oxygen to organ and brain tissue of the child and mother. Tobacco is a chemical stress that is known to elevate the mother’s heart rate and blood pressure. These two factors are significant risk factors for pre-eclampsia, miscarriage and stillbirth.
Tobacco causes heart disease, cancer and diabetes
Tobacco use is one of the most important risk factors in the development of cardiovascular disease. Statistics show that smoking increases the risk of stroke, coronary heart disease and impotence by 100 per cent and increases the risk of death from undiagnosed coronary heart disease by 300 per cent.
Nicotine, the addictive component in tobacco can accelerates the heart rate and raises blood pressure. It also damages the lining of the blood vessels, increases fatty deposits in the arteries, increases clotting, raises bad cholesterol, reduces good cholesterol and promotes coronary artery spasm according to the World Heart Federation.
Tobacco use is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for cancer mortality worldwide, causing an estimated 22 per cent of cancer deaths per year according to the WHO.
Tobacco smoking causes many types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, esophagus, larynx, mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach and cervix. About 70 per cent of the lung cancer burden can be attributed to smoking alone. Second-hand smoke has been proven to cause lung cancer in non-smoking adults as well. Smoking is also a leading cause of allergies, asthma and other respiratory related conditions.
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing compounds and 400 other toxins. The toxins include but are not limited to nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic and DDT.
Diabetics that smoke have twice the risk of premature death. The risk of complications associated with tobacco use and diabetes in combination are nearly 14 times higher than the risk of either smoking or diabetes alone according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found the risk of Type 2 diabetes rose by 61 per cent in people who smoked 20 cigarettes per day. A similar study found smokers had a 44 per cent elevated risk of Type 2 diabetes when compared to non-smokers. Quitting smoking can reduce the progression of diabetes by 30 per cent.
Benefits of quitting smoking
There are immediate and long-term health benefits of quitting smoking according to the WHO. Within 20 minutes one’s heart rate and blood pressure drops. The carbon monoxide level in one’s blood stream drops to normal within 12 hours. Lung function improves and circulation increases within weeks of quitting.
Quitting smoking for a year reduces the risk of coronary heart disease by 50 per cent in comparison to a smoker. One’s risk of stroke is reduced to that of a non-smoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
The risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker after 10 years. Cancers of the mouth, throat, oesophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decreases as well. Quitting for 15 years reduces the risk of coronary heart disease to that of a non-smoker.
Studies show that few people know and understand the specific health risks of tobacco use. Most smokers who are aware of the dangers of tobacco want to quit.
“A comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship could decrease tobacco consumption by an average of about 7 per cent,” according to the WHO.
The ultimate goal of World No Tobacco Day 2013 is to contribute to protect present and future generations not only from these devastating health consequences, but also against the social, environmental and economic scourges of tobacco use.
Dr Cory Couillard is an international healthcare speaker and columnist for numerous newspapers, magazines, websites and publications throughout the world. He works in collaboration with the World Health Organization’s goals of disease prevention and global healthcare education. Views do not necessarily reflect endorsement.
Email: drcorycouillard@gmail. com
Facebook: Dr Cory Couillard
Twitter: DrCoryCouillard
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Dominican Today -
Santo Domingo- In the heels of the United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) report that Xstrata Nickel Falcondo’s plan to mine Loma Miranda isn’t feasible, civil society groups were quick to demand its designation as a National Park.
The report against the planned mine marks the third major victory for the country’s environmental movement, after the ban on development of the Bahia de las Aguilas beach, and the construction of a cement plant near the Los Haitises National Park.
The UNDP said of evaluation of the environmental impact assessment by the firm, said the Falcondo’s project neither meets environmental, social nor sustainable development requirements.
In a press conference Thursday, UNDP officials headed by country representative Valerie Julliand listed the deficiencies found in the Falcondo study, noting that the miner didn’t take into account the growth in water consumption nor an analysis on the project’s impact on rivers. “Given the deficiencies in the environmental impact study, it’s concluded that the Loma Miranda project doesn’t meet the environmental and social requirements and therefore, the country’s sustainable development. “
The UNDP official said relevant issues were omitted, such as ecosystem services and risk, and were considered only those relating to mining activity and not those of social biophysics.
Technology
The report notes that aside from those considerations, Falcondo did submit a novel project with new mining technologies in areas of sediment and runoff management and the reforestation process in the affected areas.
Academy of Sciences
Dominican Republic Academy of Sciences president Miltiades Mejia said once again its technicians showed they possess the knowledge to express objections on topics such as Loma Miranda, when they called the project as unsustainable and counterproductive while taking into account the population’s views.
“Our proposal today is to designate Loma Miranda a National Park and ask Environment minister Bautista Rojas to enforce Law 64-00 in the case of Xstrata Nickel’s operation, to start restoring the mined areas, as the Law stipulates,“ Mejia said.
Bonao supports
The Bonao City Council yesterday issued a resolution to support the city of La Vega’s demand that Congress declare Loma Miranda a protected area, according to a proposal submitted by Senator Euclides Sanchez.
Falconbridge willing to dialogue and to improve
Meanwhile Xstrata Nickel Falcondo said it would carefully analyze the UNDP’s report on mining viability of its project near La Vega.
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The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 88 at Puerto Plata International. The coolest reading came from Las Americas with an overnight low of 70. Widely scattered light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, the last in Santiago at 2AM this morning. Skies were generally mostly cloudy. Winds are averaging 10 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 23 mph seen at 4PM yesterday afternoon at Santiago. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 22% of the time, and thunderstorms 5%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 42. Cloud cover totaled 62%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. 
Listin Diario - La alimentación durante los primeros meses de vida es primordial para un ser humano. El tiempo que se considera determinante para el futuro desarrollo de las capacidades cognitivas y motoras abarca incluso desde antes del nacimiento, que es cuando se encuentra aún en el vientre de la madre. El doctor Rafael Quevedo, gerente de medicina en Wyeth Nutrition, desea compartir el mensaje de que la nutrición en los primeros 1000 días de vida son claves para su formación, y sostiene que en este periodo el niño debe ser alimentado exclusivamente con la leche materna. “Incluso hasta en el momento en que la mujer está intentando quedar embarazada, debe tener los micronutrientes, vitaminas y minerales claves necesarios para la adecuada formación del niño”, afirma Quevedo, “sin embargo lo más importante es que el niño sea alimentado durante los primeros seis meses por la lactancia materna”. Si por algún motivo la madre no está en disposición de alimentar al infante con leche materna, debe conseguir. . . Read original at 
Listin Diario - Todo ser humano que ha convivido con su madre considera que la comida que preparan esas manos es la mejor del planeta. Y hay que incluir también a las abuelas. Diosas entre los fogones, magas del sazón, esas que saben sacar maravillas de unos pocos ingredientes comunes, que hacen rendir el guiso si llega más gente a la hora de comer y que improvisan con cualquier cosa que tienen a mano son las orgullosas transmisoras de la herencia gastronómica de la humanidad. La cocina de mamá es el referente de todos en lo que a buena comida se refiere. Si algo es rico, es porque se parece a la manera en que mami lo prepara. Los hombres tienen en su cabeza un modelo de sabor que muchas veces buscan en sus esposas y las mujeres se aplican para ser buenas alumnas y aprender cómo la madre o la abuela preparan esas delicias que a todos sorprenden. Pero ¿Qué ocurre con quienes dedican su vida a cocinar como profesión? ¿Qué tan determinante es la influencia materna en su decisión de ser chef o cociner. . . Read original at 
Listin Diario - Siempre es importante brindar por las madres, sobre todo cuando es un día especial para ellas. Recurrir a un sorbo de lujo es un buen detalle para festejar con ellas. Something Special se une a la celebración, pero por partida doble. Una por ese ser tan especial, y otra porque acaba de obtener dos medallas de oro en la categoría de Whisky Escocés Menor de 15 Años, en la competición de bebidas espirituosas San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Nikki Burgess, director internacional de la marca, cuenta que el tercer whisky escocés premium más vendido en Latinoamérica impresionó a los 34 jueces del concurso, de tal manera que recibió por parte de todos la puntuación máxima que le hizo merecedor de medalla de oro. Por esa razón recibió automáticamente la doble medalla de oro. Dice que esta bebida que, hoy brinda por las madres, está entre las cinco propuestas que entraron en la categoría de oro, de los 27 whiskys que participaron en ese galardón. “Recibir este premio de una de las más . . . Read original at 
Listin Diario - El Día de las Madres es un dia muy especial en que tratamos que mamá esté feliz y relajada compartiendo con sus familiares. Un regalo diferente para complacerla es prepararle un trago que la haga sentir la reina de la noche. Los tragos o bebidas alcolicas por lo general suelen brindarse fuertes o mezclados, dependiendo del gusto de las personas. Las mujeres suelen optar por mezclarlos o pedir algo suave y dulce. Muchos de estos tragos se pueden preparar en casa o brindar a la hora de invitar a nuestra progenitora a cenar. Praxedes Hernández, bartender de Pat’e Palo Restaurant, recomienda el “Mudslide Cocktail“ es una bebida. Inspirada para deleitar los mas exquisitos paladares de las damas muy en especial el de las madres. Es un coctel festivo donde los ingredientes armonizan con el sabor y la textura. Ingredientes:2 Bolas de Helado de Vainillaæ Oz de Baileysæ Oz de Kahluaæ Ketel One VodkaSe decora con crema Chantilly y Syrup de chocolate y un cherry. Lorraine Castellanos representan. . . Read original at 
Listin Diario - El domingo es el Día de las Madres. Halagarla con una buena comida es ideal para compartir en familia esa fecha tan especial. Mercedes Heredia Rojas, a través del libro “Herencia gastronómica dominicana”, iniciativa del Grupo Rica, ofrece una receta llena de historia para deleitar el paladar de mamá. Cuenta que cuando tenía entre 8 y 10 años, vivía con su abuela. Recuerda cuando ella la preparaba el consomé en un caldero. La cocinaba en carbón porque no había estufa. Explica que este consomé se preparaba para las reuniones familiares como entrada. Se servía en una cazuela de barro o en higüeritos que todavía conserva. Este consomé era algo que toda la familia esperaba. Dice que cuando su abuela no podía cocinar, era su madre la que se encargaba bajo la dirección de la abuela. No olvida cuando esta le decía: “Tienes que aprender a cocinar para cuando yo no esté”. “Sobre el consomó siempre nos repetía que alimentaba mucho, que era muy nutritivo, saludable y que preparaba el estóma. . . Read original at 
Listin Diario - Si hay algo fabuloso y que me recuerda a mi madre es la receta increíble de la lechona rellena. Es un plato típico de Colombia que tiene sabor a celebración. La lechona es una receta espectacular. Para que quede con todas las de la ley, debe hacerse con cerdo de tamaño medio. Está compuesta de carne, arvejas y adobos. Es importante que tomemos en cuenta algunos detalles para lograr sabrosos resultados. Así que tome nota. Se pone el cuero boca arriba y se comienza a rellenar con una capa gruesa de la carne del propio lechón. Luego se pone otra capa de guiso, otra de la carne y, por último, una de guiso. Se cose con hilo grueso en punto de cruz, asegurándose de que quede algo de guiso cerca de la costura. Se voltea y se pone en una bandeja de hornear. Para el tiempo de horneado se debe poner a 3508C por 3 horas y a 2008C por dos horas. Se baña el cuero con naranja agria antes de ponerlo al horno y se repite durante la cocción. Para el guiso usamos 4 tazas de manteca de cerdo, un puerro . . . Read original at 