Being a parent is the best thing that can happen to anyone and parenthood is in our nature.No matter if we are talking about human or animal, the bond that a parent and a child have is very strong.

And how do animals react to pregnancy? A very interesting and touching video was captured at the Colchester Zoo in England.

A man and his pregnant wife were visiting the zoo and stopped to observe a pretty large orangutan. The big orangutan, whose name is Rajang, started acting very emotionally when it saw the belly of the woman.

The future-mom-to-be got closer to the glass and the orangutan got even more emotional. Rajang caressed the belly of the woman over the glass and it even kissed the place where the baby was sitting.

The man and the woman are pretty amazed by this big creature’s reaction; it acted as it knew what was going to happen to this future mother.

However, this is not the first time that Rajang acted emotional when seeing a pregnant woman. On the official facebook page of the Colchester Zoo, in one post they say that it is attracted particularly to pregnant women and likes to caress their baby bumps. He even kisses them too!

Since these videos went viral, a flock of pregnant women go to visit this 48 year old orangutan and witness this one in a lifetime experience. They say that visiting Rajang was one of the best moments in their lives and were overwhelmed by his emotional reaction.

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Bullying is not a joke and it should never be overlooked or regarded as a “kid’s play”. However, more and more children are victims to bullying, to a point where they become depressed and anxious or unwilling to attend school or any other social gathering.

The bullying can be both physical and verbal and both cases are as harmful and dangerous as the other one. It’s true that bullying starts with a simple physical contact or a few rude words, nevertheless it may lead to serious harassment, which is later on evident in the victims’ development in life.

As a matter of fact, many suicide cases have been connected with bullying or similar type of harassment and this is quite concerning, because some cases are even happening among younger children.

Now, that we’ve entered the grey area or the fragile topic, it’s time to look for signs of bullying and ways to prevent them.

Wisconsin Town puts a law accounting parents whose children are bullying others

Studies often suggest that as nearly as 6,000 children have committed suicide due to bullying and most of them were aged between 15 and 24.

This fact is quite shocking, especially if we bear in mind that bullies are mainly the victim’s classmates or someone at their school or neighborhood.

For this purpose only, Wisconsin Town has decided to take matters into their own hands and put a large fine on the parents whose children are bullies or participants in the verbal, cyber or physical bullying. The fine starts at $366 for first offence and gets to $681 for a second offence within the same year.

By incorporating this law, Wisconsin Town is hoping to lower the death of children, victims of bullying as well as raise awareness in parents.

However, besides suicide, bullying can trigger many other problems connected with the development of the victim and even though parents and schools in general, try to overlook some situations of bullying and characterize them as simply “child’s play”, it ends up in creating depressed kids who are often finding the rescue in suicide.

The city council of Shawano tends to warn the parents of their child’s behavior before they give the fine, however after the first case of bullying they receive a fine of $366, which if not stopped within a year, the fine reaches to $681.

This law is applied to any bully under the age of 18 who has committed any type of harassment, including physical, verbal or cyber bullying.

However, even though parents are fined, it doesn’t have to mean that parents in general raise kids as bullies. In many cases, parents are not even aware that their kids are bullies. Bullies are often detected at schools or on the social media.

Bullying is taking an enormous part in our lives, affecting not only the parents of the victims, but also the parents of the bullies.

Dealing with bullying requires a lot of patience and therapy, so even though the fine may be helpful or useful at some point, this doesn’t mean that the child will learn to behave or stop to misbehave and harass other children, making them inferior and stepping over their confidence.

It’s no wonder this law drew so much attention in the public, especially to those who are affected by it.

So, despite the fact that everyone agrees that something should be done in order to prevent such situations, other will disagree with fining parents or blaming them for their child’s misbehaving. Many people believe that this misbehaving or so characterized as bullying may stop at any moment through a natural course simply because children do have the habit to tease each other.

However, the officers in Shawano emphasize the fact that any type of harassment, regardless of the intensity should be stopped immediately and any type of hurting others should not be regarded as “child’s play”, but regarded as bullying.

So, regardless of the criticism or the supporting of this implementing of the law, it’s up to parents and schools to decide whether bullying should be punished with a fine or other methods of punishments should be implemented.

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Deforestation is becoming a serious problem everywhere in the world. It is estimated that each year 55 billion tons of fossil energy, metals, minerals and bio mass is extracted from the Earth.

In other words, people are using 50 % more natural resources that the planet can provide. According to scientists, within 100 years, the world’s rainforests will completely disappear.

These facts can cause serious problems for future generations, so Norway decided to do something about it. It became the first country to ban the practice of deforestation.

According to a report of UN partner, Climate Action, Norway is the first county to wake up and rise to solve the problem of deforestation. On May, 24^th the country committed to zero deforestation.

Through the government’s public procurement policy, the country agreed to ban any product in its supply chain which is guilty of deforestation of rainforests.

In a statement on the organization’s site, Nils Hermann Ranum of Rainforest Foundation Norway said: “This is an important victory in the fight to protect the rainforest. Over the last few years, a number of companies have committed to cease the procurement of goods that can be linked to destruction of the rainforest”.

Although, in 2014, at the UN Climate Summit in New York, Norway, UK and Germany agreed to do everything to encourage deforestation-free supply chains using public procurement policies and sustainable source products like soy, timber, palm oil and beef, until now only Norway stood by its word. 

The foundation has campaigned many years in order to make this happen.

Climate Action also said that, by producing soy, palm oil, beef and wood products in the seven countries where deforestation has reached an alarming level- Brazil, Indonesia, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia, 40% of the total tropical deforestation is decreased.

Therefore, other counties must follow in Norway’s steps as soon as possible, because mother Earth needs our help.

Especially, Germany and the UK are expected to act soon, and fulfill their joint statement at the UN Climate Summit.

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Sources:
http://www.thinkinghumanity.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Just like Western Astrology, Egyptian Astrology has 12 signs. Each sign is represented by a god or a goddess except the first one. However, the Egyptian Astrology signs differ from the Western Astrology in the dates.

Egyptian Astrology contains 12 constellations that form 36 decans (which are groups of stars).

The Egyptians also believed that the god or goddess of the representative sign determine one’s personality, skills, behavior, strength and weakness. So which sign are you in Egyptian Zodiac?

The Nile (January 1-7, June 19-28, September 1-7, November 18-26) 

The Nile is the first sign of the Egyptian zodiac and is the only sign that is not represented by a god or goddess.It represents the beginning and new start of something. The main characteristics for the people born under this sign are that they are peaceful, logical and practical.

They can be very moody- from calm and peaceful to angry and irrational. Usually, they try to avoid conflict and try to keep the peace around them. They have analytical minds and tend to dream about the possibilities of life. They are very practical and cautious so they tend to keep the safe path to their success.

Amon-Ra (January 8-21, February 1-11)

Amon-Ra is the second sign in Egyptian Astrology. The people who were born under this sign are very good leaders since they are very talented, confident and have excellent self-control.

They are also known to be generous and helpful people. These people’s optimism and intelligence make them successful leaders. They can be very motivational to others and are often successful in mentoring and counseling.

Mut (January 22-31, September 8-22)

Mut is the third Egyptian zodiac sign. This goddess is the symbol for the mother so that’s why people who were born under this sign are considered to be nurturers by nature.

These people also are good life parents and good parents as well as role models.They are logical and practical thinkers who are determined and focused on fulfilling their dreams.

Geb (February 12-29, August 20-31)

Geb is the fourth sign of the Egyptian zodiac. These people are kind-hearted and sensitive and most often they rely on their intuition.

Since Geb is the God of earth, the people born in this sign are sensitive and environmentally conscious. Most of the times these people are shy and introvert, but if they feel anxious, these people can become very egoistic.

Osiris (March 1-10, November 27-December 18)

Osiris is the fifth sign of the Egyptian zodiac, it is the symbol for fertility and resurrection.  People who are born in this sign have two sides to their personality- strong side and vulnerable side.

Energetic and passionate, these people are very confident and natural leaders who are very optimistic about the future. They are very independent and don’t like to work with other people.

Isis (March 11-31, October 18-29, December 19-31)

Isis is the sixth sign in the Egyptian zodiac. She is the goddess of nature and symbolizes motherhood and protector during childbirth. People who were born under this sign are very direct and like to give advices to others.

These people are very determined and ambitious and there are no obstacles for them on their way to success. They are good communicators but sometimes they tend to be demanding.

Thoth (April 1-19, November 8-17)

Thoth, or the god of wisdom, is the seventh sign in Egyptian horoscope. People who were born in this sign are energetic, courageous and compassionate. They are good at solving problems and are very passionate and faithful partners who are dedicated to family and loved ones. Sometimes they can be very naïve and betrayal can put these people in depression.

Horus (April 20-May 7, August 12-19)

Horus is the eight sing of Egyptian zodiac. People born in this sign are very courageous, have a lot of impatience, endurance and wit.

They are optimistic and risk takers so they are inspiration to others. They are gentle by nature and careful listeners and so they are surrounded by friends who love and support the people born in this sign.

Anubis (May 8-27, June 29-July 13)

Anubis is the ninth sign in Egyptian astrology and people who were born in this sign love solitude and can be very introvert.

These people are strongly emotional and sensitive and sometime very unpredictable. Confident and determined, these people don’t have unfinished businesses. They are very helpful, generous and honest, and very caring partners.

Seth (May 28-June 18, September 28-October 2)

Seth is the tenth sign in Egyptian zodiac. The people born in this sign are extreme perfectionists, constantly looking for change around them.

These people are natural leaders, excellent orators and communicators and thrive to be in the center of attention. Other people are attracted to their charming personality but sometimes they know to lose their temper and explode.

Bastet (July 14-28, September 23-27, October 3-17)

Bastet, the goddess of cats, is the eleventh sign of the Egyptian zodiac. The people who are born in this sign are always searching for peace and balance. They surround themselves with things that make them happy, and tend to enjoy life the best they can.

These people are very caring, extremely emotional and sensitive which sometimes can cause for them to be overprotective of the loved ones.

Sekhmet (July 29-August 11, October 30-November 7)

Sekhmet, the goddess of war, is the last sign of the Egyptian zodiac.  People born in this sign are highly intelligent, so they are natural leaders who are an example of authority.

These people are perfectionist, with sense of justice and discipline. They can be very rude, direct and aggressive if they are irritated.

Sources:
http://www.sunsigns.org/
http://www.crystalinks.com/
http://cornerstone-astrology.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_astronomy#Ancient_Egypt
http://www.astrologyoftheancients.com

Choosing to have children is one of the most important decisions one has to make in their life.

Traditionally, societies have imposed the idea that creating a family is one of the main measurements of success in life, and consequently, it is considered a given fact that each person should be a parent.

However, things have changed. In the modern world, there are number of financial, social, medical and psychological factors that influence the verdict of bringing new life to Earth.

Recently, with the fast transformations in the global environment, climate change has become an additional impactor.

We have all been witnesses to global warming, increased air pollution and lack of clean water. Plentiful species of the flora and fauna are endangered or gone into complete extinction, while the natural resources are being depleted with the speed of light.

The scientific predictions indicate future trends of temperature growth and lack of natural resources. As one can easily guess, the main reason for the above comes from the human factor.

There have been many researches that study the connection between population growth and the global climate change.

As Safa Motesharrei, a researcher from Maryland University  argues, “Many datasets, for example, the data for the total concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases, show that human population has been a strong driver of the total impact of humans on our planet Earth.

For the most recent time, we show that the total impact has grown on average ~4 percent between 1950 and 2010, with almost equal contributions from population growth (~1.7 percent) and GDP per capita growth (~2.2 percent).”

Motesharrei also mentioned that this resembles a replication of the entire effect every 17 years. Hence, it is no wonder that this replication of the influence is appallingly quick.

These figures are important to many environmentally aware women when evaluation their reproductive plans. Josefine Ferorreli, a co-founder of Conceivable

Future, a non-profit organization that deals with the issue states that we are living at a time where people’s choices are profoundly and excruciatingly intricate by climate change.

The argument is the following: Why contribute to the Earth’s unsustainability by giving another birth? Supportive to the cause is the fact that there are millions of unfortunate kids who struggle with poverty, hunger, illnesses and lack of education.

Moreover, there are millions of orphans with awful prospects for a high quality life. Therefore, wouldn’t it be by far more noble to help such a child instead of contribution to earth’s destruction?

Secondly, one has to take into consideration the prospects for well-being that their new born child will have. Deciding to have a child, means accepting the fact that he/she will have to build a life in a polluted world and bear the consequences of it.

Who wants to put his own child at a risk of illness or disorder created as a result of the environment they live in?

The reasoning behind the issue is a straightforward formula – we have destroyed the Earth by overpopulation; why supporting further destruction while putting others at the risk?

However, human mind does not always reason straightforwardly. What we need to learn is how to become less selfless, and make a decision that will be to the greatest benefit to everyone.

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Women have struggled to fulfill their basic human rights ever since the dawn of times. It was not until recently that some countries have allowed for women to have the right to vote.

We still have to work hard to achieve equality in all parts of the world, but that’s why we can learn from hearing the stories of women who are an inspiration to the world.

Touchy themes of women’s struggles are constantly entering the social media. There is one woman who stands out in representing women’s powerful voice from all around the world.

Rupi Kaur is an amazing photographer and feminist writer. She is what some people call Instagram writer, because she adores to share her poetry with her Instagram followers.

She likes writing about womanhood, survival under difficult circumstances, love, loss, and emotions. Rupi Kaur is Canadian, but as an Instagram-poet, she already has followers from all around the world.

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Her famous book Milk and Honey, which was recently published, is a book of poems which had great success and we can undoubtedly say that she is a New York Times Bestselling author.

This Canadian female author is using the power of the pen to represent what women experience on a daily basis.

Her poems are short, intense, and full of inspiration. Rupi has inspired other writers to start writing on the similar topics, too.

Her book has four sections where she explains about the processes of hurting, loving, breaking, and healing. She starts from her own experience and includes other experiences too to explain these processes.

The Huffington Post asked her what was the trigger for her writing and she replied: “It seemed more important for me to express solidarity with women going through similar struggles than to continue being that “polite, shy, quiet girl.”

Here is a collection of 25 poems that she wrote where you can find your own inspiration:

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Dictionaries are a useful tool which we use to understand or explain certain words in a language.

But when it comes to language that we can all understand and relate to, the definitions about some words found in the dictionary are simply not enough.

Therefore there’s HipDict, an Instagram account which is crowdsourced photo dictionary that gives honest definitions of words.

The account gives people’s alternative views on words and even coins new definitions. Not only are these definitions hilarious, they also provide shockingly correct definitions about the words.

Go through some of those definitions and have some fun. I’m sure you’ll look differently on certain words later.   

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