silensmotus

Great blog :)

From the page: "The parlor, or "oedeath room," was an important part of funerary rituals for most of the 19th century, the place where deceased family members were laid out for final respects. This image dates to c. 1890-1905, a time when many funerals were still taking place at home. Soon, however, death would begin to leave the home and by end of World War I most Americans will receive their health care in doctor's offices and hospitals and most funerals will take place in funeral homes. As the funeral "oeparlor"� came into vogue, the home parlor was rechristened a "oeliving room""

From the page: "A 13-year-old Chinese girl tried to commit suicide because she wanted her family to donate her liver to her cancer-stricken father, state media reported Thursday.

The girl, Chen Jin, swallowed more than 200 sleeping pills after she discovered a medical note in her mother's purse that said her father was dying of liver cancer and had three months left to live, the news agency Xinhua said."

From the page: "Tang Ruoxin, former president of China Export and Credit Insurance Corp., lost his job and Communist Party membership late last year for allegedly taking bribes, Xinhua news agency reported Thursday.

Tang was dismissed in April and arrested a few months later in August on suspicion of malfeasance. The corruption charges follow months of investigation by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) -- a government supervisory body. Tang remains under investigation, according to the CIRC.

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From the page: "Bibi -- who used a false name to protect her identity -- told CNN that people in Swat do not support the Taliban's version of Islamic law. A strict Muslim herself, Bibi said she observes the teachings of the Quran, and the Taliban's interpretation of sharia has nothing to do with the Muslim religion.

"They are killing people, they are beheading people, there is no accounting for what they are doing," Bibi said.

Their oppression is also focused on women. The Taliban have destroyed dozens of girls' schools in the region. Bibi is living in a house in Islamabad with other women who have fled Taliban rule in Swat."

With her pen, Tuba is taking on the swords of the Taliban. She crafts poems telling of the pain and suffering of children just like her; girls banned from school, their books burned, as the hard-core Islamic militants spread their reign of terror across parts of Pakistan.