Freedom
... so long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those
who wish to tyrranize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent,
and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious
and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.
Voltarine de Cleyre
March 8, 2006: The symptoms and, possibly, the duration of a cold or the flu may be helped by using the following home-care treatments:
1. Drink extra liquids (such as juices, water, tea, or chicken soup) to avoid dehydration. Staying hydrated will keep the moist linings of your nose and throat from becoming dry. Mucus will stay moist and flow out of your body. (A runny nose is better than a stuffy nose.)
2. Take ibuprofen or acetaminophen to alleviate aching and reduce fever.
3. Gargle with salt water to soothe sore throat pain. The salt and water will shrink the mucous membranes in your throat and decrease the pain from inflammation.
4. Take extra vitamin C, which may shorten the duration of your cold. Vitamin C also may work as a natural decongestant. The best dose appears to be 500 mg taken four times daily. More than 500 mg per each dose is not well absorbed by the body.
5. Slow down a little. Rest when you get home from work or school, and get extra sleep.
6. Use a humidifier to keep the air moist.
7. Take hot showers to relieve nasal stuffiness.
8. Apply a small amount of petroleum jelly on your nose if it gets red or sore.
9. Take a decongestant to relieve stuffiness and nasal congestion.
10. Treat nausea by chewing any form of ginger.
11. If you develop diarrhea, don't drink any milk products until the diarrhea stops.
12. Wash your hands frequently, which will help prevent the spread of your cold or flu to others.
it is far from being won It seems to me that today there’s a meteoric rise of homophobia on the continent which is in an alarming state. On the afternoon of Saturday of the Joburg Pride recently, I went to a place which served previously as a gay club called Skyline Bar at the Simon Nkoli’s Corner in Hillbrow. [more]
Freedom
