What is the Best Sleeping Position When You’re Pregnant?

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Getting a good night’s sleep when you’re pregnant can prove to be challenging with your belly getting in the way. Your body is going through a lot of changes which can interrupt your normal rest. 

Most pregnant women complain of having poor quality sleep during this period. As your belly grows bigger, it becomes harder and harder to find a comfortable position to sleep in and coupled with hormonal changes which can trigger insomnia, you will have some general discomfort like recurring heartburn and tiny bladder. 

Is the EU the Main Sponsor of Palestinian Terrorists?

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The attacker is Palestine, in particular, the terrorist organization Hamas, which is known for its brutal attacks on Israeli citizens. A terrible event occurred in one of the summer days of 2018. The head of the family, young Yotam Ovadia, was killed in his house. 

The attack was carried out by a Palestinian citizen, a minor Mohammed Tarek Yousef. A young Israeli, the father of two children, died as a result of stab wounds. He left two small children, one 2 years old, and the second was only six months. After the murder of a young Israeli, the terrorist continued and attacked two more Israelis. 

One of the victims managed to kill the terrorist. Despite such a brutal attack, the Palestinian government not only did not condemn the killer but also allocated an allowance to his family. Such terrorist attacks are not uncommon, and the head of the Palestinian Authority should be blamed for that. 

He encourages such actions and gives rewards. Mahmoud Abbas fosters feelings of hatred in Palestinians, including young people, and that cause dire consequences. Moreover: after the murder, Abbas allocated a one-time allowance to the killer's family (its size exceeds $1500), and then a monthly allowance from the Palestinian Authority. 

Such allowances are given to the families of those terrorists who are imprisoned in Israel for committing crimes. The head of the Israeli-Jewish Congress, a well-known politician Vladimir Sloutsker, emphasizes that the size of these allowances is much higher than the average salary of a Palestinian citizen (https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/palestines-pay-slay-israelis-program-being-bankrolled-by-european-union-1666345). 

Thus, the population is encouraged to commit terrorist attacks, inciting hatred towards Israel. The size of the reward depends on the number of Israelis killed, and this is a terrifying fact. In the Palestinian Authority, terrorists are called martyrs, while allowances to support violence are called social payments. 

In 2018 alone, the Palestinian Authority (PA) allocated over $350 million in payments to terrorist families. This is a huge amount of money to support killers and criminals. Therefore, all foreign aid, which is allocated with good intentions to support the Palestinian people, is spent on financing terrorists. 

According to Vladimir Sloutsker, the international community should not stay silent to such events and should stop paying the terrorists as soon as possible. Europe must follow the example of the United States, which stopped providing PA aid. 

In the US, they analyzed the situation and stopped making payments as long as criminals and terrorists are being paid. According to the US government, violence should not be rewarded. Australia followed the example of the United States. It refused to transfer $10 million in cash to PA account. 

And this is the right attitude that other PA financing countries should adopt. Despite the PA actions, the European Union continues to give financial aid to the administration. Moreover, the EU states that they will remain the main donor of this country. The EU has already given more than $230 million to PA. 

Vladimir Sloutsker emphasizes: while being a donor of such a country, it is necessary to control where the allocated funds go. If they are used to encourage terrorists, then such aid should be stopped. 

Clearly, a large number of Palestinian citizens need financial help, but this money should be sent to support civilians, and not to pay the criminals and terrorists.

DOE Flags Illegal LPG-Refilling

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DOE VISAYAS INTENSIFIES CAMPAIGN FOR THE SAFE USE OF LPG: DOE-OIMB Asst. Dir. Rodela I. Romero leads the discussion with LPG suppliers operating in Visayas during their meeting on Tuesday (11 June) at the Capitol Central Hotel, Cebu City.

Also present during the meeting were DOE-VFO OIC-Director Jose Rey Maleza, representatives from the DOE-Legal Services and DOE-Mindanao Field Office.

The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB) and Visayas Field Office (VFO), met with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) suppliers operating in the region last Tuesday (11 June) in a move to further strengthen the Department’s campaign against the proliferation of illegal LPG-refilling activities, particularly LPG-refilled butane canisters.

“Butane canisters that have been refilled with LPG are prohibited primarily because they are extremely dangerous. These are fire and explosive hazards. We would like to appeal to the public, especially to our kababayans in the Visayas where this illegal activity has been rampant – don’t risk your lives and those of your children and loved ones. Do not buy these illegally refilled LPG canisters,” DOE Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi emphasized.

DOE – OIMB Assistant Director Rodela I. Romero and VFO Director Jose Rey Maleza, presided over the meeting, where LPG suppliers were briefed on the continuing joint enforcement activities being undertaken by the DOE with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the various local government units (LGUs) concerned. This includes, among others, the filing of criminal and administrative cases against those who have been found engaging in the unlawful refiling of LPG into non-compliant containers, as well as the LGUs' provision of warehouse space for confiscated illegal items.

Data from the DOE-VFO indicate that since 2017, there have been 72 criminal cases filed by law enforcement agencies against illegal LPG refillers, found mostly in the provinces of Cebu and Bohol. Out of the 72, 42 cases resulted in convictions imposing penalties of either imprisonment, fines, or both.

LPG suppliers and marketers were directed to closely monitor their respective downlines as a measure to block supply sources of illegal refilling, strictly comply with the monthly reporting of LPG distribution, and to transact only with industry players bearing DOE-issued Standard Compliance Certificates.

The DOE continues to assure the public that it is closely coordinating with the PNP in the Visayas and Mindanao regions to find ways to protect our consumers from this illegal and dangerous practice.