(NaturalNews) Sick and tired of dealing with constant maltreatment, profiling, and flat-out abuse by U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners at American airports, a civil rights group known as The Sikh Coalition has created a mobile phone "app" that allows travelers to instantly file complaints with TSA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immediately upon going through airport security.
A brilliant solution to continued TSA abuses, the app, known as FlyRights,
provides travelers convenient access to filing official complaints,
whether they concern invasive, unconstitutional pat downs; radiation
emitting naked body scanners; inappropriate racial or religious
profiling; or any other activity deemed inappropriate by travelers. The
app is available for both the iPhone and Android platforms.
According to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), FlyRights
not only makes it easy to file complaints by filling in pertinent user
information and submitting directly to TSA and DHS, but it also allows
travelers to "share" this information through their social networks in
real time. The hope is that users of the app will bring each incident to
light, and create widespread awareness about TSA's inappropriate
activity.
"My hope is that this app will exponentially increase
the number of complaints filed with the TSA, flood the system so they
get that this is a problem," said Amardeep Singh, Program Director at The Sikh Coalition,
which launched the app. "For too long the Transportation Security
Administration has been able to tell Congress this is not an issue,
nobody's complaining."
Though originally designed for travelers
like Singh and others that are often targeted by screeners because of
their religious garb, FlyRights is a useful tool for every
traveler to fight back against TSA. TSA's screening procedures are
excessive, invasive, and unconstitutional, as they clearly violate the
Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (http://www.naturalnews.com/030381_naked_body_scanners_TSA.html).
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Aging and Staying active
Stay Active As You Age (Well!)
Although it's common to begin leading a more sedentary lifestyle as
you get older, the worst thing you can do for your health is come to a
complete standstill.
In fact, some of the physical and mental symptoms
that are associated with getting older are actually due to the
inactivity that so often accompanies aging, says Meena Garg, MD, of
Indiana University's Center for Sports Medicine.
To help ward off physical conditions that make it more difficult to stay active, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, and weight gain, you must get some type of exercise on a regular basis.
Physical activity also helps you stay motivated by improving your mood and protecting against cognitive decline and depression. Here's what you can do to help yourself stay as active as possible.
Maintain Physical Strength
You may not be able to do strenuous exercise, but doing some form of aerobic or cardiovascular activity such as brisk walking, riding a bicycle, or swimming and also some sort of strength training with light weights, on a regular basis, will help you maintain or recover muscle mass, and give you the strength and coordination you need to stay active and reduce your risk of injury.
If you have not been doing any formal exercise, and wish to start, speak with your doctor or a certified trainer first, to make sure you know which exercises are safest and most effective for you at this stage of your life.
Be Flexible
To be physically active, your muscles have to be flexible. Stretching exercises help ensure that your muscles stay as elastic as possible. Sign up for a stretching class or try yoga or tai chi, which can also help maintain or improve balance.
Or pick up an exercise DVD that features stretches and is designed for older men and women to do simple stretches at home. Remember to warm up your muscles before you stretch. A few minutes of running in place or walking while pumping your arms can provide a good warm-up.
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To help ward off physical conditions that make it more difficult to stay active, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, and weight gain, you must get some type of exercise on a regular basis.
Physical activity also helps you stay motivated by improving your mood and protecting against cognitive decline and depression. Here's what you can do to help yourself stay as active as possible.
Maintain Physical Strength
You may not be able to do strenuous exercise, but doing some form of aerobic or cardiovascular activity such as brisk walking, riding a bicycle, or swimming and also some sort of strength training with light weights, on a regular basis, will help you maintain or recover muscle mass, and give you the strength and coordination you need to stay active and reduce your risk of injury.
If you have not been doing any formal exercise, and wish to start, speak with your doctor or a certified trainer first, to make sure you know which exercises are safest and most effective for you at this stage of your life.
Be Flexible
To be physically active, your muscles have to be flexible. Stretching exercises help ensure that your muscles stay as elastic as possible. Sign up for a stretching class or try yoga or tai chi, which can also help maintain or improve balance.
Or pick up an exercise DVD that features stretches and is designed for older men and women to do simple stretches at home. Remember to warm up your muscles before you stretch. A few minutes of running in place or walking while pumping your arms can provide a good warm-up.
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