Eritrea we hoped to be Vs Eritrea now

Sometimes it surprises me how the country turned like it has become. The Eritrean poeple desserves peace, democracy & justcie after all these years of suffering & injustice in the watch of the international soceity. Nonetheless, we as Eritreans should & MUST speak out for the injustice being committed against the people. We should use & allow all available media to speak for our causes. And hope for the best, hope so that the government would deliver back the power to the poeple. Here is a sad report from the Human Right Watch (http://www.hrw.org/) Eritrea is one of the world’s most repressive and closed countries. The government of President Isaias Afewerki has effectively banned the independent press. Journalists languish in detention, as do officials who question Isaias’s leadership; many have died in jail. No civil society organizations are allowed to exist. Arbitrary arrest of citizens is rampant, and torture in detention is common. Leading religious institutions – Orthodox Christian and Muslim – are run by government-appointees; adherents of other religions are jailed until they renounce their faiths. Nearly all men and many women over 18 are conscripted into indefinite “national service,” which exploits them as forced labor at survival wages. Arbitrary Detention Since September 2001 or even before, Eritreans from all walks of life—government officials, leaders of government-controlled labor unions, businesspeople, journalists, and national service evaders or escapees—have been jailed for explicit or inferred opposition to President Isaias Afwerki and his policies. The number of Eritreans jailed for such opposition is difficult to confirm, but ranges from 5,000 to 10,000, excluding national service evaders and deserters, who may number tens of thousands more. Twenty prominent critics and journalists have been held in incommunicado isolation for a decade; nine are feared dead. Prisoners are often held indefinitely without access to family members, prison monitors, or lawyers. There are no public trials and no appeals. Persons inquiring about a relative’s whereabouts risk being jailed themselves. Families are punished for the acts of one of its members, especially for draft evasion or desertion. The family is given no opportunity to defend itself. Families are fined Nakfa 50,000 (US$ 3,333) for evasion or desertion. Those who do not or cannot pay are jailed and may have property confiscated. Freedom of Expression and Association The government destroyed Eritrea’s private press in September 2001 and arrested its journalists. Since then propaganda outlets run by the Ministry of Information—television, radio, and newspapers—serve as the only domestic sources of news. Information inconsistent with President Isaias’s preconceptions is suppressed. It took a month for government media to mention the Tunisian, Libyan, and Egyptian revolutions. When they did, it was to assert that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s government deserved to fall for not adopting Isaias’s policy of self-reliance. According to Reporters Without Borders, four additional journalists were detained in 2011 and remain in custody: Neibel Edris, Ahmed Usman, Mohammed Osman, and Tesfalidet Mebratu. Internet access is available but difficult. Penetration is under 4 percent, primarily through cyber cafés in Asmara. Users are closely monitored. Some users were reportedly arrested in early 2011. No political or civic organizations are permitted except those controlled by Isaias’s People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). Nongovernmental public gatherings of over seven persons are prohibited. Critical questions at government-convened meetings constitute grounds for arrest.

Are people aware of their power & influence towards politics & the politicians!

Det er kjempe trist at folk strømmer og flykter fra hjemmesstedene deres. Det viser bare at det er noe som ikke stemmer i den eritreiske politikken. Det har tydeligvis stinket med bl.a. makt misbruk, unødvendig maktbruk og fengsling, korrupsjon, forverret menneskerett, autoritær regime. Dersom vi som Eritreere ønsker å ha et land med demokrati og menneskerett da bør vi stå sammen som "demos" til å ta "kratos" fra autoritære leder.

Her er et bevis på at folk har ikke det bra sånn som de burde når alle ønsker å fylkte fra landet. Kjempe trist! Vi snakker om "brain-drain" men dette synes jeg "brain-drain" påført av selve styremakten. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-rt-uk-soccer-eritrea-ugandabre8b20ra-20121203,0,4087301.story KAMPALA (Reuters) - At least 14 members of the Eritrea football squad have disappeared in Uganda while playing in a regional tournament and may eventually claim asylum, Ugandan officials said on Monday. Eritrea is one of the world's most secretive states ruled by a reclusive president. This year United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay accused the Asmara government of meting out summary executions, torture and detaining thousands of political prisoners. In July last year 13 members of an Eritrean football club sought asylum in Tanzania while 12 members of the national squad disappeared in Kenya in 2009 after competing in a regional tournament. Rodgers Mulindwa, a spokesman for the Federation of Ugandan Football Associations (FUFA), told Reuters the players had not been seen since early Sunday. "It's true, some of the Eritrean players have disappeared. They've not been seen at their hotel since early yesterday and it's very unfortunate," Mulindwa said. Police spokesman Ibn Sekundi put the number of missing squad members at 18 but said the team's management had informed them the players were simply "checking on relatives". Eritrea were taking part in the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) competition. Eritrea last played on Friday, losing 2-0 to Rwanda. Moses Watasa, from Uganda's Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) which is responsible for processing asylum applications, said the Eritrean players had not made contact. "As of now we haven't had any contact with them so we don't know their whereabouts, but it's possible they might want to seek asylum later," he said. (Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by Richard Lough and John Mehaffey)

Dilemma on the theory of the climate change!

As we all know the presence of the moon around the earth plays a crusial role on the existence of the life on earth. Now a days there're a number of researchers/astronouts that are discovering the extension of the gap between earth and the moon. The average distance between the Moon and the Earth is 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles). This distance fluctuates between 363,104 kilometers and 405,696 kilometers (225,622 to 252,088 miles) due to the eccentricity of the Moon's orbit.
Gravitational interaction (tides on the Earth caused by the Moon) transfers kinetic energy from Earth to the Moon, slowing Earth's rotation and raising the Moon's orbit, currently at a rate of 3.8 centimeters per year. (Jeff Rot 18/02/2003).
If this is the case that due to tidal friction, the moon recedes at a rate of roughly 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) per year, then it would have a devastating consequence.
By applying the law of conservation of momentum to the earth-moon pair, we find the tidal friction effect slows down the rotation of the earth and lunar revolution, thus increasing earth-moon distance. And the gradual recession of the moon from the earth leads to huge tides, and unpredictable rotation of the earth.
My question would be:
1) What would be the direct effect of the tidal friction on climate change? We have heard that extreme consequence of climate change could also lead to huge tides, disaster & eventually to ice-coverage most of the fridge and temperate zones.
2) And would there be any possibility that the moon comes back, forced by the earth's gravitational force to its original spinning? Or would the fate of the earth be eaten up by the giant Jupiter?

Selvregulering viktigere enn intelligens

Forskningen viser at evne til selvregulering faktisk er viktigere enn intelligens (IQ) for å forutsi hvem som lykkes og mislykkes i livet. Intelligens har lenge vært regnet som den eneste virkelig pålitelige indikatoren som kan indikere hvem som vil lykkes i fremtiden. Det hittil sterkeste beviset på selvreguleringens betydning kom i 2010. Da ble en studie fra New Zealand publisert, der forskere har fulgt 1000 barn fra fødselen til de fylte 32 år. Barnas selvkontroll ble rangert og målt på en rekke ulike måter, for eksempel ved å si at de kunne velge mellom å få to sjokolader om en liten stund, eller en sjokolade nå. De barna som hadde høy selvkontroll og kunne utsette behov for å få en større belønning senere, vokste opp til å bli voksne med mindre fedme, færre kjønnssykdommer, bedre tenner, bedre betalte jobber, mer penger i banken, mer stabile ekteskap. Barn med lav selvkontroll endte opp med mindre av alt som er bra (med unntak av depresjon, som var likt fordelt). Av de med lavest selvkontroll, hadde hele 40 prosent en straffedom da de fylte 32. Noen av forskjellene hang sammen med klasse og intelligens, men selv om disse faktorene ble utelukket, holdt mønsteret seg. (Roy F. Baumeisters bok "Willpower"). Det interessante er at selvkontroll ikke bare predikerer suksess, men simpelthen alt som er knyttet til et godt liv. Mens de som er intelligente ikke nødvendigvis har et godt liv, har de som har mye selvkontroll flere venner, mindre sjanse for skilsmisse og kriminalitet. Derfor er det viktig å stimulere selvkontroll, sier han.