Kenya bans plastic bags, may fine violators up to $38,000

Kenya bans plastic bags, may fine violators up to $38,000:
"NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A ban on plastic bags came into force Monday in Kenya and those found violating the new regulation could be receive maximum fines of $38,000 or a four-year jail term.
The ban applies to the use, manufacture, and importation of plastic shopping bags and gives a minimum fine of about $19,000 or up to a year imprisonment, according to the government. Exemptions were made for manufacturers producing plastic bags for industrial use.
...Vehicles were being stopped at road blocks for bag checks.
Similar bans have been implemented in other African countries such as Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania and Malawi.
...“So if you’re rich, you can get away with anything, but if you’re poor, don’t use plastic bags from 28th August or you will go to jail,” he said in a Facebook posting..."

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Inside the Beltway: 66% of Americans now fear speaking their minds in a politically correct nation - Washington Times

Inside the Beltway: 66% of Americans now fear speaking their minds in a politically correct nation - Washington Times:

"“The exact number of times I heard normal people mention Nazis was zero. No one normal was talking about it, except on the occasional big screen I passed in my travels. No one normal was paying attention to the Wolf Blitzers or the Rachel Maddows. Everyone normal was living their lives, and this fake moral meltdown had no part in them. The fact that the whole thing is so ridiculous doesn’t help it gain traction. Donald Trump is a lot of things, but a Nazi is not one of them,” the columnist concludes."

Liberals Now Want To Abolish 'Fathers Day'- Here's What They Want It Changed To

Liberals Now Want To Abolish 'Fathers Day'- Here's What They Want It Changed To
"It seems political correctness is not solely an American problem, that bug has bitten Australia too.  
Currently, in Australia there is a campaign that has been launched to rename “Father’s Day” and the idea appears to be gaining traction among certain groups.
The campaign is being spearheaded by a lady named Red Ruby Scarlet.  
Scarlet had a Ph. D in early childhood studies and she thinks that Father’s Day is highly unfair to children that have no father present in their life. 
As a result of this, Scarlet is proposing that the name of the holiday be changed to “Special Persons’ Day.”

...According to “Today Tonight” the idea is growing in support across the nation of Australia.  
In fact, this idea is even being implemented in some schools across the country. Scarlet denies that this is political correctness in any form, instead stating this is simply “fair.”
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History for August 29 - On-This-Day.com

History for August 29 - On-This-Day.com
John Locke 1632, Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809, Ingrid Bergman 1915


John McCain 1936 - Prisoner of war in Vietnam from October 1967-1973, U.S. Senater from Arizona, U.S. Presidential nominee, Elliott Gould 1938, Robin Leach 1941 - Television host ("Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous")


1842 - The Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain.


1886 - In New York City, Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-chang's chef invented chop suey.


1944 - During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.


1945 - U.S. General Douglas MacArthur left for Japan to officially accept the surrender of the Japanese.


1949 - At the University of Illinois, a nuclear device was used for the first time to treat cancer patients.


1957 - Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set a filibuster record in the U.S. when he spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes.


1965 - Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles ("Pete") Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after eight days in space.


1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in a television interview, declared that America could not defeat Iraq.