Why is the HIV/AIDS infection rate so high in southern Africa, and why are women and girls shouldering such a heavy burden of suffering?

Question sur HIV et le SIDA
Automatically translated into French thanks to WorldLingo
Pourquoi le HIV/SIDA est-il taux d'infection tellement haut en Afrique australe, et pourquoi les femmes et les filles épaulent-elles un fardeau si lourd de la souffrance ?

Pregunta sobre el VIH y el SIDA
Automatically translated into Spanish thanks to WorldLingo
¿Por qué es el HIV/AIDS índice de infección tan arriba en África meridional, y por qué las mujeres y las muchachas están llevando a hombros una carga tan pesada del sufrimiento?

Domanda sul HIV e sul AIDS
Automatically translated into Italian thanks to WorldLingo
Perchè è il HIV/AIDS grado di infezione così su in Africa del sud e perchè le donne e le ragazze stanno mettendo così difficoltà sulle spalle pesante di sofferenza?

Frage über HIV und AIDS
Automatically translated into German thanks to WorldLingo
Warum ist das HIV/AIDS Infektionsrate so stark in Südafrika, und warum schultern Frauen und Mädchen solch eine schwere Belastung des Leidens?

Pergunta no HIV e no AIDS
Automatically translated into Portuguese thanks to WorldLingo
Por que é o HIV/AIDS taxa de infecção assim altamente em África do sul, e por que as mulheres e as meninas estão empurrando um burden tão pesado de sofrer?

Ifrågasätta på HIV och BISTÅR
Automatically translated into Swedish thanks to WorldLingo
Why är HIV-/AIDSinfektionen klassar så kick i sydliga Afrika, och why är att knuffa för kvinnor och för flickor en sådan skurkrollbörda av att lida?

Вопрос на HIV и AIDS
Automatically translated into Russian thanks to WorldLingo
Почему будет HIV/AIDS уровнем инфекции настолько высоко в Южной Африке, и почему женщины и девушки взваливают на плечи такое тяжкая ноша терпеть?

Vraag over HIV en AIDS
Automatically translated into Dutch thanks to WorldLingo
Waarom is het HIV/AIDS besmettingstarief zo hoog in Zuid-Afrika, en waarom vrouwen en meisjes steunt zulk een zware last van het lijden?

سؤال على [هيف] و [أيدس]
Automatically translated into Arabic thanks to WorldLingo
لماذا يكون ال [هيف/يدس] [إينفكأيشن رت] هكذا عاليا في [سوثرن فريك], ولماذا يكون نساء وبنات يتنكّبون هذا حمل ثقيلة من يعاني?

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport.

As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of cookies.

She sat down in an armchair, in the VIP room of the airport, to rest and read in peace.

Beside the armchair where the packet of cookies lay, a man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine and started reading.

When she took out the first cookie, the man took one also.
She felt irritated but said nothing. She just thought:
“What a nerve! If I was in the mood I would punch him for daring!”

For each cookie she took, the man took one too.
This was infuriating her but she didn’t want to cause a scene.

When only one cookie remained, she thought: “ah... What this abusive man do now?”
Then, the man, taking the last cookie, divided it into half, giving her one half.

Ah! That was too much!
She was much too angry now!

In a huff, she took her book, her things and stormed to the boarding place.

When she sat down in her seat, inside the plane, she looked into her purse to take her eyeglasses, and, to her surprise, her packet of cookies was there, untouched, unopened!

She felt so ashamed!! She realized that she was wrong...
She had forgotten that her cookies were kept in her purse.

The man had divided his cookies with her, without feeling angered or bitter.

...while she had been very angry, thinking that she was dividing her cookies with him.

And now there was no chance to explain herself...nor to apologize.”

There are 4 things that you cannot recover.

The stone...

...after the throw!

The word... palavra...

...after it’s said!

The occasion...

... after the loss!

The time...

...after it’s gone!

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen,
you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE. You are special- Don't EVER forget it.

" If you do not pass this on, you may never know the lives it touches, the hurting hearts it speaks to, or the hope that it can bring. Count your blessings, not your problems. "And remember: amateurs built the ark .. professionals built the Titanic. If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

Two years ago, Liverpool, against all odds, went ahead to win the UEFA Champions League trophy, after a dramatic recovery from three goals down against AC Milan. Football pundits have yet to forget the electrifying moments at Istanbul, Turkey, where history was made by the Reds.
Today, at the Athens stadium in Greece, the two teams are expected to re-enact the fire and the spectacular football display in front of the teeming fans who have been warming up to witness the final event in the old ancient city.

Before the showdown, there have been series of pre-match talks in the camp of AC Milan and Liverpool. Both sides have been girding their loins fiercefully. For the people of Milan, this is another opportunity to take their pound of flesh from the defeat suffered in 2005 in Turkey. The English team are also not resting on their oars to repeat history.

The Italian club are in a killer-mood, and they have already sent their message across to Liverpool, after disgracing another English side in the semi-final. AC Milan were extra-ordinarily great, as they completely overwhelmed Manchester United 3–0 in the second leg home duel.
Those who watched the match are still commenting on the super form of the Italian club, which played as if it were possessed. They didn’t give Manchester United a breathing space to operate throughout the all-important duel.

Today, Milan would be more prepared to outwit the champions of the Premiership. They would be aiming for a total victory; they would never allow the match to drag into the extra-time, talkless of penalties.

Milan dare-devil striker, Kaka, said he was afraid of Liverpool, especially their beanpole hitman, Peter Crouch. He said Crouch poses a big threat to the Rossoneri's revenge bid in the Champions League final.

He said the player was extremely outstanding two years ago in Istanbul, but the Italian giants blew the lead and then lost a penalty shootout in one of European club football's greatest ever games.
Kaka says he doesn't want a repeat in the Greek capital, and stopping Crouch would be key to that.
He told Milan Channel: "He's a dangerous player in the air, when the ball is in his area. He's always an opportunist. We have to pay attention to him if he plays. Even if he doesn't play, there would be other things we have to worry about."

Another player to watch out for in Liverpool’s line-up is Captain Fantastic Steven Gerrard. The player with a terrible shot. He is exceptionally gifted in the midfield. The Reds’ captain would be dreaming of lifting the trophy again in Athens.

At club level, only the Premiership title has so far eluded Gerrard. The midfielder has won the FA Cup twice, the League Cup twice, the UEFA Cup and Champions League, plus several peripheral trophies such as the Community Shield and European Super Cup.
On the Milan side, Gennaro Gattuso is expected to be a thorn in the flesh of the Reds’ players. Just as he rattled Manchester United attackers, the player would be useful as a destructive weapon for coach Carlo Ancelotti.

The Italian had vowed to add 2007 Champions League medal to his kitty and he said nobody can stop him from achieving the feat.

Gattuso has a loaded mantlepiece. He helped Rangers to the Scottish League Cup in 1997–98. In 2003 he won a Champions League medal with Milan and also the Scudetto in 2004. He played a pivotal role in Italy's World Cup triumph in Germany last summer, continuing his partnership with club-mate Andrea Pirlo on the global stage under then national team boss Marcello Lippi.
And for the coaches, Liverpool’s Rafael Benitez and AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti have spectacularly led their teams to a second Champions League final meeting between the two sides in two years.

January arrival Javier Mascherano has fitted seamlessly into the Liverpool midfield, releasing Gerrard from defensive duties, and Dirk Kuyt and Daniel Agger have looked classy acquisitions. But Benitez can often be accused of buying in quantity rather than quality, with question marks remaining over the like of Jermaine Pennant, Gabriel Paletta and Fabio Aurelio.

Like his Liverpool counterpart, the Milan coach has had mixed success in the transfer market. Ricardo Oliveira has failed to fill Andriy Shevchenko's sizeable boots, but the £5million spent on Ronaldo, who is cup-tied for the final, looks a shrewd piece of business.

Former Valencia boss Benitez may enjoy the full support of the Anfield dressing room but his relationship with his players is, by no means, close. He was criticised by Gerrard in his autobiography for his muted reaction after the miraculous comeback against Milan in Istanbul in 2005.
Any coach who lasts more than five years at a club of Milan's size must have the backing of his players. His pragmatism has extended the shelf life of classy defensive stalwarts like Cafu (36), Alessandro Costacurta (41) and the eternally youthful Paolo Maldini (38).

It is difficult to find a better tactician than Benitez. He took a year out to study coaching methods in Italy and England in the 1999–2000 season and pays meticulous attention to detail, using groundbreaking methods. He masterminded Liverpool's turnaround in 2005, bringing on goalscorer Vladimir Smicer and Dietmar Hamann at half-time and will closely study Manchester United's semi-final failings.

Initially criticised for his defensive tendencies by owner Silvio Berlusconi, Ancelotti has adapted his approach to make Milan Italy's most flamboyant force.
The shrewd Spaniard has outwitted the best of Europe's coaches on a regular basis and has an excellent record in both European and domestic cup competitions.

One of only five individuals to win the Champions League as a player and manager, Ancelotti brings a wealth of European experience. His habit of pulling results out of the hat when his neck is on the line deserves recognition.

Brought in primarily to end the club's title drought, the Reds under Benitez are no closer to winning a first Premier League title than when Gerard Houllier departed in 2004.
Ultimately, Ancelotti has delivered just one Scudetto and a Champions League trophy in almost six years, leading to the re-emergence of the 'nearly man' tag he was tarnished with during an unsuccessful stint at Juventus.

Liverpool's lack of a genuinely world class striker could cost them against defenders as wily as Alessandro Nesta and Paolo Maldini, and, not for the first time, the Reds' primary goal threat might come from on-rushing midfielders. If Milan score first and shut up shop, the Merseysiders may be left to rely on a moment of magic as they lack the attacking guile to hurt the Rossoneri.

With a sensational 10 goals in this year's competition, Kaka's importance to Milan is inestimable. No truly 'one-man team' would make it all the way to the final of the world's premier club competition, but the fear remains that, to a large extent, if the Reds can stop the Brazilian, they will blunt them as a creative force. That, however, is far easier said than done.

The stage is set for Kaka to seal his position at the summit of the world game. Benitez will set out his team to stop him, but as the one true potential 'great' on display he will lead Milan to a narrow victory in a tense, tactical battle in Athens.

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:
For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75
Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me:
No Charge
For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you:
No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years:
No Charge
For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead:
No Charge
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is:
No Charge.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".