wearetheweirdos:

The Anti-Homosexuality Bill features several provisions that human rights groups say would spur a witch hunt of homosexuals in the country:

• Gays and lesbians convicted of having gay sex would be sentenced, at minimum, to life in prison.
• People who test positive for HIV may be executed.
• Homosexuals who have sex with a minor, or engage in homosexual sex more than once, may also receive the death penalty.
• The bill forbids the “promotion of homosexuality,” which in effect bans organizations working in HIV and AIDS prevention.
• Anyone who knows of homosexual activity taking place but does not report it would risk up to three years in prison

AIDS is not a strictly homosexual ailment! There are heterosexual people with aids too. I don’t see the connection here, Uganda…

curlywhirl:

In part, farmer vendors charge more because they’ve been suddenly blessed with customers willing to pay more. But locally grown food, in many cases, is also more costly to produce, because Canadian labour and, often, land is worth more than in Brazil or China. Above all, though, local growing conditions for most foods are less productive than elsewhere. Every climate, obviously, has its strengths and weaknesses, and frequently, locally grown food is less efficiently produced than the imported stuff. Accounting for “food miles” — the key measure used by locavores (local produce eaters) — tells you how far food travels. It doesn’t tell you how much energy — and greenhouse gas emissions — went into growing it. When you add that in, and if your aim is to conserve fossil fuels and emissions, the best way is actually to skip the farmers’ market and eat global.

i think this article neglects how different kinds of food produce different amounts of emissions. still really interesting though.