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by Sue Ann Rybak
Any parent knows getting a child to clean up the massive pile of toys covering the living room carpet is a challenge to say the least. But Amy Bradley, of Wyndmoor, tired of crawling on her hands and knees to pick up hundreds of plastic Legos scattered on her living room floor found a way to do just that.
Bradley, who used to work as an assistant to celebrities in New York for 17 years, said, "I feel like it made me efficient – you have to really prioritize. With the Toydozer I was trying to come up with a way to clean up a room as quickly as humanly possible."
She said the Legos were "really the catalyst here."
"I was constantly picking up a sea of toys," Bradley said. "So, I cut open this huge shoebox and I took a piece of cardboard and swooped all the toys in. And I thought wow this is amazing. So that was it. I searched the Internet to see if there was anything selling online that was similar. There was nothing."
When her six-year-old son Harry started using it without being encouraged, she knew she was onto something. That's when she became determined to make it a real product.
"Kids want to clean up," Bradley said. "It's a clean-up toy."
Bradley's son agreed.
"It's awesome," Harry said. "It makes cleaning up fun."
And he added "fast."
Bradley said she started working on the Toydozer last March. After designing it and looking at various CAD drawings and, finally, finding a manufacturer, she had a product. She added she couldn't have done it without her husband, Tyler, who used to work in sales.
"We are in this together," Bradley said.
Tyler handles the business end and has "devoted himself full-time" to the project, she said, adding that designing a product and bringing it to production is a full-time job.
Recently, the Toydozer, which retails at $18.99, made its debut on the "Today Show."
"It's amazing how something like that can change everything," Bradley said. "From the minute it aired we have been getting calls and orders, people are very interested in our product. It's a great product for preschools. It's turned into something that I never thought it would because I designed it for myself, and kids love it."
For more information or to buy the Toydozer, go to www.toydozer.com. For a limited time people can go to www.zulily.com and buy it at a discounted price between Wednesday, May 23, and Saturday, May 26. Local residents can also pick up the Toydozer at Threadwell, 8617 Germantown Ave., in Chestnut Hill.


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Bob Wood was an artist for the Harry "A" Chesler Group during the American Golden Age of comics. Working alongside Jack Cole, Charles Biro, Paul Gustavson and Mort Meskin, he contributed work to companies like Lev Gleason (Silver Streak Comics, Daredevil Comics, Boy Comics), MLJ (Pep Comics, Top Notch) and Novelty Press (Target Comics).
Wood has also worked on a daily comic called 'Goodbyeland' in 1937-38. Together with his Chesler colleague Charles Biro, he also edited some Lev Gleason titles, such as the infamous Crime Does Not Pay (1942). An interesting note is that Bob Wood was later convicted for manslaughter and served prison time between 1958 and 1961.
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For a small county, Pembrokeshire manages to pack in 8 courses; links and parkland.
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If you're looking for a links course Tenby is a championship venue and the oldest affiliated club in Wales; St Davids City Golf Club, located just outside the UK's smallest city overlooks Whitesands beach; and Newport Links, recently extended to 18 holes overlooking the stunning Newport Bay.
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Rosie Fuller, editor of Adventure Travel magazine heads to Pembrokeshire to try out our renowed watersports. Will she master the 'pop'?
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Despite shortcomings of the current farm law, it's not likely that there will be new legislation before its scheduled expiration two years from now, three members of the Commission on 21st Century Agriculture said at the annual meeting of the Southern Crop Production Association.
The 11-member commission, created under terms of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) of 1996, is charged with conducting a comprehensive review of production agriculture in the United States and the appropriate role of the federal government in supporting agriculture.
It has held a series of hearings around the nation to solicit input from farmers, agribusiness, and other sectors, and is to submit specific legislative recommendations for future farm legislation by Jan. 1, 2001.
"There is much speculation as to whether we will get new legislation or whether we'll stick with this bill to its end," says Bruce Brumfield, Mississippi cotton, rice, soybean, small grains, and catfish producer. "We may start getting some clues when we see how the elections turn out, but I personally feel there will not be new legislation before this bill expires."
Another commission member, Bob Stallman, Texas rice and cattle producer who earlier this year became president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, agreed: "I don't think we'll see a new farm program in 2001. We may have to go through another year of ad hoc assistance from Congress, but I believe the debate on new farm legislation can begin in earnest next year."
They and a third commission member, Iowa producer William Northey, along with Alabama producer Steve Tate, were panel discussants at the SCPA meeting at Amelia Island, Fla.
"For three years, we've been holding meetings, looking at what works, what doesn't, what other countries are doing," Northey said. "There's no silver bullet - nothing that fixes everything for everyone.
"This is a big country and there are a lot of different farming operations. If you fix something here, you have to be careful you don't screw things up somewhere else.
"We probably will end up with a hodgepodge of programs that won't be a total fix, but maybe it will be better than trying to devise a program that will fit everyone. Our challenge is to try and do the least harm possible."
All agreed that: - Farmers like the planting flexibility and lack of acreage controls under Freedom to Farm and that future legislation should continue that feature.
- There should, however, be a "safety net" to protect farmers in times of overproduction and low world prices.
- The market-oriented approach of the current legislation should be preserved.
- Given the oversupply/low price scenario of the past three years, Congress' generosity with supplemental funding has been a boon to farmers who would have otherwise been in deep financial trouble.
"We've been fortunate," said Brumfield, "that Congress has appropriated additional money for relief. If it had not, the farm community would have been absolutely devastated.
"Those of us who've been in agriculture for a long time knew this (farm law) would probably not be adequate, given the cyclical nature of agriculture. But at the time it was passed, given the impasse in Congress, it probably was the only thing that could have been approved. World trade was good and it looked as if the good times would continue forever.
"In 1996 and 1997, prices were good...and program subsidies were adequate. But we started running into trouble in 1998, things got worse in 1999, and 2000 has seen little improvement."
If the situation stays as it is, Brumfield said, "we'll have to ask for more for 2000 and 2001. So, I don't think we can complain too much - Congress and the U.S. taxpayer have been generous to farming.
"But if there's one thing we've learned from this farm law, it's that we need a safety net for the tough times and then save money on farm programs in the good years."
Said Northey: "Vice President Gore has said Freedom to Farm is `a proven failure' that should be fixed, but has offered no solutions. There certainly is some baggage attached to it, and we've spent `way more dollars than was expected when it was passed.
"The rest of the world's farmers are envious of these supports and they're urging their own politicians to match them. But, these payments have done a lot to stabilize U.S. agriculture these past few years."
Farm Bureau's Stallman said: "It's a truism of farm policy that one size doesn't fit all; with any legislation, there will be winners and losers.
"We've received approximately $30 billion in assistance from Congress that wasn't provided in the legislation. Without it, the situation in agriculture would be a lot worse. But ad hoc payments are a short-term solution.
"The current system is not suitable for any long-term planning. We need more certainty in farm programs. We need more agricultural research so we can maintain our competitive edge in the world marketplace.
"We need to determine how farm programs will relate under the World Trade Organization. We're getting close to the allowable cap on farm supports, and if we violate our WTO agreement, that leaves us wide open to sanctions. We can't afford that, because one of every three U.S. acres goes to export."
Producer Steve Tate, who is vice president of the Alabama Agribusiness Council, said, "$2.13 corn and $4.74 soybeans may lead some to say we need to change the farm law - but it's like trying to run a rabbit down with a golf cart: you can get close, but never really hit it.
"For the past few years, 30 percent to 50 percent of net farm income has been from government programs. Can we expect this to continue? Probably not."
Farm legislation "can't address costs," Tate said. "Over the last eight to 10 years, my machinery costs have risen 37 percent. My fuel costs are up 100 percent in the past year. The seed cotton I bought in 1992 for $25.95 a bag is now $52. Labor is hard to come by and wages are up 40 percent in 10 years.
"All these costs continue to escalate, and I don't know how the farm bill can address that. But it should provide some kind of safety net for times like these.
"I'm not saying that anyone should guarantee that I stay in business if I'm not efficient, and I don't think that every producer in farming today should be there. Nobody can afford to be average any more and stay in business."
Tate said producers are being told they need to be least cost producers in order to compete in the world market.
"But how long can we compete with each other? In Alabama, there's no way I can be a least-cost producer in corn and wheat in competition with Midwest farmers. As I plan for the next two years, I don't see myself growing much grain, simply because I can't compete with those producers.
"Farm legislation could help by offering incentives for cooperative farming efforts. Several farmers could achieve more efficiencies together than separately. But getting them to do it without providing incentives may be difficult."


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Men's cotton briefs can serve the needs of science when buried in a field for a few weeks. It's a takeoff on an agronomy soil test that uses cotton swatches to measure carbon consumption by microbes. Microbes living in soil with plenty of carbon, rich in organic matter to turn into energy, don't have to eat the cotton. Bacteria in carbon-poor soil will eat what they can scavenge.
The "soiled underwear test" helped Clemson and North Carolina State University Extension specialists teaching a pasture ecology workshop make their points about the importance of healthy soil and how to build it from the grassroots down.
A cattle producer who understands how the interconnected web of life works can have healthier pastures that will be more resilient to drought and more productive over time.
"This is what happens when soil lacks carbon," said Matt Poore, N.C. State animal scientist turned pasture ecologist.
Poore held up a pair of tidy-whiteys in tatters. Mostly it was the elastic waist and leg bands that remained. The demonstration showed the results of bacteria turning cotton into food. At the other end of the display, underwear that had been in carbon-rich soil were dirty but no worse for wear.
More than 15 cattle producers in the three-day course were impressed, though no one came forward for a closer look.
There's a lot going on underfoot that we can't see but we need to know about and take care of," said John Andrae, Clemson Extension forage specialist. "Many cattle producers grew up learning about the cow part of the operation and not so much about the rest of the system."
Funded by a USDA grant, Andrae and Poore teamed up to teach cattle producers in the Southeast about the care and feeding of the interconnected communities live in the land. Managing pastures to support the soil foodweb involves a different way of thinking about the cattle producers" task.
Cattle producers know that livestock and forage plants are the main parts of the system. The most important management decisions deal with controlling the animals so that they graze the top growth, minimizing long-term damage to the plant, according to Poore.
"Few of us, however, fully comprehend the complexity a managed ecosystem includes," said Poore.
The cattle producers listened and took notes on topics ranging from the soil physical and its chemical properties to soil microorganisms, such as bacteria, protozoa and soil macro-organisms like earthworms, and nematodes of all kinds. There was also a lot to learn about insects, particularly dung beetles in manure; plant communities, including cool season and warm season grasses, legumes and weeds; and about cattle, wildlife and people, who are the managers.
"As managers it is important for us to come to an understanding of this system and how our management decisions influence all aspects of the system," Poore wrote in a handout.
How a manager brings about change for the good – or the bad – includes a host of variables: fertilizer, pH levels, weed controls, altering the plant community by adding seed, deciding how long to let cattle graze, applying insecticides and dewormers that may affect insect communities.
"When you start thinking about all the components and how they work together, and then what we can do as managers to influence them, it can be overwhelming," said Poore.
After three days of show and tell, the cattle producers had a headful of new ideas to ponder.
"We hope a few will use some of the practical recommendations we offered," said Andrae. "Maybe they'll fence off a section of pasture and rebuild it. If it works, we hope they'll show other producers the results."
It was a lot to take in, said Dixon Shealy of Newberry. His family runs Black Grove, raising Angus cattle.
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Few portrait photographers could claim to be as prolific, or as well-regarded, as Philippe Halsman. One of the premier photographers of the 20th Century, by any measure, the Latvian native shot a whopping 101 covers for LIFE magazine and regularly shot for TIME. He counted Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau and other notable artists and cultural figures among his friends, and produced consistently strong work throughout his career.
Most widely known, perhaps, for his shot Dali Atomicus (which shows the Spanish surrealist floating alongside cats, chairs and blobs of water), Halsman seemed to take his work so seriously that he could afford to let it be playful, exuberant and downright fun. In fact, this signature levity emerged from strict, self-imposed rules that could be capsulized in a simple dictum: "Make it simple, and make it interesting."
Now an exhibition and book, both called Astonish Me!, shed more light on the process involved in creating his work, while revealing rarely seen Halsman photos. Among some of the most surprising images are his shot of an apparently floating Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; a gobsmacked-looking Muhammad Ali; and Winston Churchill, evidently lost in thought, shot from the back. Revealing, too, is a picture of a hardly recognizable Marilyn Monroe acting as if she is being scared by a monster, and Anjelica Huston poking her head out from a bed of flowers.
And Halsman's process? In short, he was as interested in psychology as he was in photography, and used it to help him produce high-quality work. He'd research his subjects' interests, for example, and spend hours engaging with them on those topics. This artful melding of psychology and portraiture allowed his work to be frank, honest and playful.
"He wanted people to forget the camera," Irene Halsman, his daughter, tells TIME. "He was genuinely interested in them. He really wanted to portray their essence."
Astonish Me! runs at the Musée de l'Élysée in Lausanne, Switzerland from January 29 to May 11, 2014.
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In a recent department-wide memo, San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr wrote, "Members are reminded not to confiscate unopened condoms." Referring to the city's harm-reduction policy and strategy regarding HIV and STDs, Suhr said, "Members may photograph or otherwise document possession of unopened condoms, money, and related paraphernalia when establishing probable cause for loitering for the purpose of prostitution.'" The chief said SFPD members should not confuse this order with previous guidance about the preservation of used condoms at crime scenes. The document was made available on July 13, more than three weeks after the Bay Area Reporter published an article in which two department officials from the same unit gave conflicting answers as to whether police were seizing condoms as evidence of sex work.
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Ever since former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's candidacy fizzled after August's Iowa Republican straw poll, I've been pretty convinced that Mitt Romney would end up winning the GOP's 2012 presidential nomination. I had moments of doubt, such as after his crushing loss to Newt Gingrich in South Carolina. If Romney had fallen short in the next event, in Florida, he might have been toast. Romney's candidacy faced a second existential crisis in Michigan, but he pulled out a win there.
As convinced as I was along the way that Romney would take the prize, though, I was way wrong about how long and messy the process would be and how far out of position the primaries would pull him. Romney's struggles will make for a more challenging general-election campaign than I guessed six months ago.
By my count, Romney has won 56 percent of the delegates who have been allocated in favor of one candidate or another. Rick Santorum has 26 percent; Gingrich, 13 percent; and Ron Paul, 5 percent. To reach the 1,144-delegate majority, Romney needs to win 49 percent of the remaining delegates. Santorum would need 74 percent, and Gingrich would need 85 percent. Even if Gingrich dropped out of the race today, polls show that his vote would split fairly evenly between Santorum and Romney. It's hard to understand why. Logic suggests that Santorum, as the more conservative candidate, would get more. But two major national surveys have indicated that something more than ideology is guiding GOP voters' choices. Simply put, no plausible arithmetic gets Santorum or Gingrich to 1,144 delegates that doesn't involve Romney getting hit by a bus.
To be sure, Santorum, Gingrich, and Paul will likely stay in this race for a while longer, and they have every right to do so. Hillary Rodham Clinton did the same. She exercised the right to go through the final primaries four years ago, even after it was clear that Obama was going to reach a majority first. Edward Kennedy in 1980 is another example; he kept his bid against President Carter going all the way to the convention, even though it was apparent that Carter had wrapped up the nomination.
Before the 2012 GOP primary contest took shape, Sarah Palin was at the top of the polls. As the nomination battle continued, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney each held that spot at some point. No presidential leader board has ever had so many names at the top at various points in the campaign.
Republican voters seemed to have three different job requirements in mind as they checked out the contenders. Each prerequisite pointed toward a different candidate.
Primary voters wanted, to use the phrase of Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, a "full-spectrum conservative." Coming out of the halcyon tea party period of 2009-10, they sought a nominee who was not only an unbridled, undiluted conservative but also expressed the passion, stridency, and -- yes -- anger, associated with the tea party movement. Santorum was closest to fitting this bill, even though he had been a member of the much-maligned Senate Appropriations Committee, had requested earmarks, and did trim his ideological sails occasionally.
Republicans were also looking for someone who could go toe-to-toe against President Obama in the fall debates. Thus, the 21 GOP debates have taken on a greater importance than such face-offs have in any other presidential-nomination processes. The series, airing sometimes more than twice a week, became almost like a television reality show for Republicans (I think it was GOP strategist Steve Schmitt who coined that term). In this competition, Gingrich was clearly the champion.
Finally, GOP voters wanted to pick the candidate who stood the best chance of beating Obama in November. A New York Times report from Mississippi recently described Magnolia State Republicans' characterizations of the president as ranging "from vulgar to the apocalyptic." GOP voters' antipathy toward Obama is so great that electability had to loom large in this cycle. That job requirement clearly pointed toward Romney.
Of course, Romney's money, superior organization, and talented staff made a huge difference as well; but watching Republicans agonizing over this selection and preferring so many different people at different points was extraordinary.
Increasingly, we can expect Romney to conduct a two-track campaign operation. He will fulfill the necessary obligations to mop up the nomination, showing respect for that process, while also starting to focus on independents and other key swing-voter groups. He will prepare for an eventual pivot back toward the center as soon as it is politically feasible to do so. If Santorum or Gingrich were in this position, they would do the same thing. The question remaining: Has Romney moved too far to the right to get back toward the center in time, and with enough grace, to make a plausible bid for independents?


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Current proposal from Group
During the METIS meeting in May 2013, it was agreed that the relationship between Neuchâtel and GSIM should be reviewed.
After this meeting, the Neuchâtel working group met with the GIG and it was agreed that the Neuchâtel working group would bring a proposal about how to harmonise/ align the two models at the end of July. After a number of discussions, the Neuchâtel working group would like to put forward the following proposal to the GIG.
Neuchâtel and GSIM working together: A two part proposal
1) It is proposed that Neuchâtel becomes part of GSIM. This means that the terminology used in GSIM and Neuchâtel is changed so that there is complete alignment. As such it is proposed that changes are made to the GSIM Specificiation layer in terms of objects, definitions, attributes and relationships (the proposed changes are detailed below).
2) Neuchâtel contains some excellent detail that is very useful to people implementing it. This level of detail is too detailed for the GSIM Specification layer (the current most detailed level of GSIM), but is necessary for those working with classifications. In addition to the changes made to the GSIM Specification Layer, an annex will be written which includes this finer level of detail.
The annex will be able to stand in its own right as a document. It will align completely to the GSIM Specification Layer and will reuse / update much of the content of the current Neuchâtel document. The creation of this document will be the responsibility of the Neuchâtel working group.
The Neuchâtel working group asks that the GIG consider their proposed changes to the classification objects in GSIM.
The proposal is outlined in the diagrams and tables below. Please note that the attributes and relationships pertaining to classification index entries is still being fine tuned by the group.
Current GSIM picture
Proposal from this group (purple indicates a change to object name or relationship)
Detailed proposed changes to GSIM:
|Current GSIM Object
|Proposed change
|Revised Name
|Revised Definition
|Revised Relationships
|Classification Family
|Change definition
|Classification Family
Definition: A Classification Family comprises a number of Statistical classifications, which are related from a certain point of view. The family may be based on a common Concept (e.g. economic activity).
Explanatory notes: Different classification databases may use different types of Classification Families and have different names for the families, as no standard has been agreed upon.
Source: revised Neuchatel
A Classification Family groups Classification Series
Potential relationship to Classification Index to be added
Change name
Change definition
|Classification Series
Definition: A Classification Series is an ensemble of one or several consecutive Statistical Classifications under a particular heading (for example ISIC or ISCO).
Explanatory notes:
Source: revised Neuchatel
|A Classification Series groups Statistical Classifications
|Classification Scheme
Change name
Change definition
Add attributes of version and variant
Add self referential relationship
|Statistical Classification
Definition: A Statistical Classification is a set of categories (Classification Items) which may be assigned to one or more Units in statistical surveys or administrative files, and used in the production and dissemination of statistics.
Explanatory notes: The Classification Items are defined in terms of one or more characteristics of a particular Population of Observation Units. A statistical classification may have a flat, linear structure or may be hierarchically structured, such that all Classification Items at lower levels are sub-groups of the next Level up. The Classification Items at each level of the classification structure must be mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive of all objects in the target population.
Source: David
A Classification Series groups Statistical Classifications
A Statistical Classification can be based on a Statistical Classification
A Statistical Classifications has Classification Items
A Statistical Classifications has Levels
A Correspondence Table compares a Statistical Classification
|Classification Version
Remove from GSIM model
Add as attribute of Statistical Classification
|Classification Version
Remove from GSIM model
Add as attribute of Statistical Classification
|Revise definition
Definition: A Statistical Classification has a structure which is composed of one or several Levels. A Level often is associated with a Concept, which defines it. In a hierarchical classification the Classification Items of each Level but the highest are aggregated to the nearest higher level. A linear classification has only one level.
Explanatory notes:
Source: revised GSIM
A Statistical Classification has Levels
A Level groups a Classification Item
|Classification Item
Change definition
Add attributes of case law
|Classification Item
Definition: A Classification Item represents a Category at a certain Level within a Statistical Classification. It defines the content and the borders of the Category. A Unit can be classified to one and only one item at each level of a Statistical Classification.
Explanatory notes:
Source: revised Neuchatel
A Statistical Classification has Classification Items
A Map maps to a Classification Item
A Level groups a Classification Item
|Revise definition
Definition: An expression of the relation between a Classification Item in a source Statistical Classification and a corresponding Classification Item in the target Statistical Classification.
Explanatory notes: The map should specify whether the relationship between the two categories is partial or complete
Source: revised GSIM
A Correspondence Table contains a Map
A Map maps to a Classification Item
|Correspondence Table
|Change definition
|Correspondence Table
Definition: A Correspondence Table expresses the relationship between two Statistical Classifications
Explanatory notes: These are typically: two versions from the same Classification Series; Statistical Classifications from different Classification Series in the same Classification Family; a variant and the version on which it is based; or, different versions of a variant. In the first and last examples, the correspondence table facilitates comparability over time. Correspondence relationships are shown in both directions.
Source: Revised Neuchatel
A Correspondence Table contains a Map
A Correspondence Table compares a Statistical Classification
|Add new object
Classification Index
(the group is still discussing exactly what this object should be - including the exact definition, attributes, explanatory text and relationships)
Definition: A Classification Index is a list of words or text strings (e.g. the name of a locality, an economic activity or an occupational title and task) that refer to Classification Items refer to Classification Items in one or more Statistical Classifications from the same Classification Family.
Explanatory notes: A Classification index shows the relationship between text found in statistical data sources (responses to survey questionnaires, administrative records) and one or more Statistical Classifications. A Classification index may be used to assign the codes for classification items to observations in statistical collections. A Classification Index may be presented in alphabetical order of the text, in code order, or searched electronically.
Source: Revised Neuchatel
To Be Confirmed
A Classification Index groups Classification Items
A Classification Index [ something ] a Classification Family
Current GSIM picture
Proposal from this group (purple indicates a change to object name or relationship)
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Does a variant and the version that it is based upon belong to the same Classification Series or not? This is not clear from the definition of the Classification Series. An example could be given or some explanatory text could be provided to cover this.
Some of the relationships need to be improved e.g. For Correspondence Table: A Correspondence Table compares
aStatistical Classifications. For Map: A Map maps to aClassification Items
Index: I do not believe that there should be a relationship betweeen Index and Classification Family. However this may be based on my assuming that Index here is like the Classification Index or Classification Index Entry in the old Neuchãtel. The potential relationships would then be to Statistical Clasification and/or Classification Item, but not Classification Family.
I've two questions:
- is there a need for the word 'statistical' in the label 'statistical classification'?
- do we need a construct for joining 2 or more classifications into a new overall total? I could imagine to have two (hierarchical) classifications. One is named 'animals' the other is named 'plants'. Could I join both into a classification called 'living things'?
In answer to question 1, the neuchatel group were keen to keep the object as statistical classification. The reason for this is that the restrictions in our definition (e.g mutual exclusivity and exhaustiveness) may only apply the classifications used in within the statistic world and not outside.


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I was reading something in the empathogen forum here. There was a question about why does MDMA cause people to be confident.
Not connected to that really here, but I thought the why concept is a good question.
So, why do opiates cause apathy?
I was reading something in the empathogen forum here. There was a question about why does MDMA cause people to be confident.
Not connected to that really here, but I thought the why concept is a good question.
So, why do opiates cause apathy?
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Because the effects of opioids are euphoric and numbing. It aint all that easy to be sad or sympathetic when your brain is forced into euphoria.
I assume you mean while on opioids. Opioids make you feel great and euphoric but they numb you physically as well as psychologically. They slow down your system and senses. This is why one of the common symptoms of withdrawal is elevated emotion, sadness and even guilt, sometimes extreme. It's also why opioids can cause depression and anxiety when coming off them because of the opioids and their effects on the brain.
Your body goes from one extreme under opioids to the other when coming off them as the body tries to regain homeostasis.
It's like the dude in the documentary Oxycontin Express who found his wife dead from od (they did a couple of pills each before taking a nap) and when he woke up and found her he called 911. Then he snorted oxy while the ambulance was on its way and he was just totally numb.
Also because the reward pathways in your brain have been satisfied by getting high.
External life experiences or concerns can become less meaningful for some people.
Or, the effort to get money, score and stay well becomes more of a focus for people than other parts of life.
Probably a combination of things...
And some people remain passionate and engaged with life even with a habit.
There is no single answer, outcome or reason.
^ Possibly, but I think that's a different issue altogether and perhaps more related to anhedonia and the effects on the mesolimbic, mesocortical and dopaminergic reward pathways, hippocampus as well as the cAMP/cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) and this is not only with opiates/oids but any drug that presents a "reward" (i.e. high). Opioids also flood the brain with dopamine from GABA inhibition which significantly enhances one's mood. They also alter the limbic system which controls emotions.
Apathy is a suppressed (i.e. numbed) response to something that would normally elicit an emotional response. Also not to be underestimated is an addicts tendency to not care about consequences, which can definitely impact other areas of life.
spacejunk said it pretty well.
There's a documentary about research chemicals, I forgot the name, but they interview the guy who apparently brought Mephedrone to popularity, and he explains it there himself - that one of the big issues with drugs is having them around is like one of those rats/mice in a lab that has a reward/pleasure lever they can pull for a dopamine kick - just like those rats/mice it's easy to just sit there pulling the reward lever and not worrying about anything else, because why move your ass and go do something productive when you can sniff/eat/plug/shoot this powder (or pull this lever in the rat/mice case) and get all the reward for no effort?
A lot of those rats/mice just end up pulling the lever until they OD or starve, which is an extreme example, but when you see how low quality some people let their lives get when addicted to something you can see how that applies to humans too.
I don't think it applies just to opiates though, but to any highly pleasurable substance that one can amass in large amounts. With opiates the effect is just more apparent than with stimulants because with stimulants they over-energise you, so you have a desire to do something to burn off the energy. It's probably still something non-productive like hours of masturbation or other compulsive behaviour but you don't feel like you've been sitting around doing nothing even if you sort of have. With opiates you're sedated rather than stimulated so on top of the lack of need to do anything else for additional reward, your energy is sapped and you want to sit around for the most part.
Mostly this applies to people using heavily/addicted though, opiates can have a stimulant and increased-productivity effect when used within reasonable boundaries. That's why opium was very popular with working folk back in the day. It's also probably why Oxycodone is so popular for example as it's quite a stimulating opiate in comparison to some of the more sedating ones, and people who want to keep leading normal lives find that beneficial.
^ I feel it is a different principle altogether although both apathy and anhedonia have shown to be related to the pre-frontal cortex of the brain they are not one and the same (one could suffer from only one or both).
The inability to experience pleasure is not the same as "indifference" or the inability to feel or express emotion, including both sadness or happiness. One who is apathetic may also still be able to receive pleasure while one who is unable to receive pleasure may still be able to express emotions.
Anyways, my understanding from the OP was apathy caused while on opiates and not while off them? Opioids alter the limbic system, which controls emotion. This is different from stimulating the reward pathways with opioids which bind to receptors and release dopamine, which in turn eventually causes the body to stop producing its own dopamine and endorphins, possibly leading to depression and the inability to experience pleasure while off them.
Again, anyone who has detoxed from opioids knows that one of the common withdrawal symptoms is increased emotions as the body goes from one extreme to the other in order to get to its natural 'middle ground'. Some people just sob and sob while detoxing because their bodies becomes overwhelmed by emotion.
Opioids can act like a "dam" with emotions, which in turn causes a buildup of suppressed emotions that are released once the opioids are ceased. People also take opioids to numb psychological or emotional pain because that is also what they do.
People who start doing opioids have a tendency to stop doing all the other pleasurable stuff in their life, like going out and seeing friends, exercising, having a fulfilling job, etc. The opioids become your only relief, your only escape, your only solace. And it's all downhill from there. The opioids are tricky like the One ring. They convince you that all you need is just some more morphine, and you'll be OK until the next 4-6 hours are up and you need some more.
They really do fuck with the reward centers in your brain in a bad way. You have to be fully aware that opioid use will turn you to a slug if you don't control it and force yourself to go do things.
See also: the Rat Park study. Rats that are given lots of food, fun, toys, colorful shit, other rats to play with, and other generally stimulating things to do tolerate opioid withdrawal a lot better than the rats who are locked into a 6 inch by 6 inch by 6 inch box and fed nothing but morphine and sugar water while they stare at the walls and are left alone to wallow in their depression. It's really all about getting other stimuli to activate reward centers in your brain, other than opioids.
TL;DR: Sitting around all day being stoned takes all the fun out of you and nobody wants to be your friend any more and then you feel bad, do more opioids to feel better, and keep digging the pit. The chronic pain patient who exercises as much as he/she can, eats well, takes as many other painkillers as they can to mitigate the pain will undoubtedly be better off than the person who decides all they need is a steady supply of heroin and to nod out all the time and just pretend they don't exist.
Think about why rich people with support networks can abuse heroin and still be considered functional adults, whereas homeless people with no money or support net are basically fish food.
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They don't...for me.
I've always considered them the working-man's drug.
Fuck some amphetamines, they'd have me edgy, paranoid, tight muscles=even more back pain, grinding teeth, starving myself, poor quality of sleep..uh uh no siree you can keep that shit.
Opiates on the other hand, feel incredibly natural, give me energy (probably because they relieve pain which leads to less apathy, for me personally. Pain yields apathy IME.), yet also keep me feeling rather, well, normal. I don't get in such a rush when working, nor frustrated when I get stumped.
**ALSO, idk if anybody else has noticed this, but when I take even very high doses of opiates, I often don't notice much effect UNTIL I actually sit down in my recliner. Especially if you're working or socializing or something, the drugs are really in the background, but once you sit down in your desired place of relaxation, it's so easy to relax while tiny waves of euphoria lap gently at the shore of your mind.**
*id like some feedback on that whether other folks notice your dose when youre really busy? Like I said I can tell it's working for pain while working, but don't get much euphoric or "numbing" sensation as if I were relaxing sitting down..In fact if I didn't talk so much on pain meds, i'd probably forget I took anything at all..just very normal feeling.
This is not an apology to use Heroin or abuse of prescribed meds. On the contrary..
I'm a lot more reliable, coherend, decisive, sociable when I'm on opioids.
People I know have told me I look better when I'm 'on'
I just wish the whole addiction thing didn't happen to be the dark side of it all.
It has had me wondering how I'd do if the doc would just prescribe 40mg of oxy /day and leave it up to me to manage it.
With non-nodding doses, I was always more motivated to get stuff done that I'd been putting off (for instance, going to take a piss I'd end up cleaning the bathroom) and also felt more sociable. When I was on methadone I would take slightly less than my RX and use the extra pills when I needed to get things done. When I was without any opioids it was hard to get much of anything done.
Fast forward 4 years after coming off methadone I use weak opioids (tramadol or kratom) once a week if I have them and that's the day I do work around the house. I know the ugly side all too well now though and stick to my once a week regimen. I admit though if I had a bunch of oxys I'd probably have a difficult time controlling my use.
When I would run out of methadone a few years ago, I would suffer for up to 5-6 days, then the very morning I could fill my script, I was suddenly in a much better mood, I was confident, ready to get on with my life, meet people, go out and talk to friends, but lately, even when I have a full bottle of methadone, or 3 grams of good H, Im finding Im not in this good mood anymore, Im just existing, and thinking about the next time I will be out...its like Im never truly happy anymore, no matter how much of any drug I have.
I agree there's nothing to disagree with, to the contrary, but I'm not sure what you're describing is apathy. Seems more like lethargy and depression as well as fixation on your substance/habit of choice. For example, when you suffer those 5-6 days would you agree that your emotions are much more heightened? People have expressed for example when coming off opiates that even just a sad-sounding song (or even nothing at all) can cause them to sob and sob because their emotions have been suppressed (i.e. apathy) from using opiates.
Anyway, that's what I thought the OP's premise was. I suppose it doesn't really matter since if one goes deeper and deeper then eventually they will be going through all of the above.
Here's a link to a site that I origanally found here. It's something that some opiate users could possibly benefit from, so I'm sharing it again.
It says a lot to me about why some opiate users become more productive on their DOC and others get lazy.
Personally, opioids - although creating a form of "blissful apathy" - allow me to function at a much higher level than normal, and I find myself highly motivated while in the "here and now" while on opioids. I use very low doses - 1 mg of dilaudid a day - for a slight but extremely profound alteration of my mood, and also for the relief of chronic physical pain.
I think it has a lot to do with level of dose, of course "nodding out" is going to make people lazy and consumed by the high. Judging from my low dose experiences, it is extremely powerful stuff. I have never once nodded out though, I have no desire to use opioids for that purpose and I never will. I consider high doses a threat to my body and mind.
I think they can be highly effective medications if they are not abused.
When I take opiods, there are no physical effects to be noted apart from the total relief of the agony of my years of debilitating spinal nerve pain that cannot be dealt with in any other way. I will be able to get out of bed, cook myself food, and even get a little physical exercise or have sex. Otherwise I am crippled in agony with nerve pain, so obviously I am self medicating in a sense.
Cannabis does not work for me and believe me I have tried. It did way more harm than good (actually it never did anything good whatsoever for me at all... it completely set me off course in life in pursuit of a pointless addiction that fucked me up for many years). With cannabis I am lazy, anxious, and useless, no matter how much I am smoking. I am not normally this way, although abusing cannabis and smoking an ounce a week did have some long term effects.
Psychedelics do not work for me - although I am spiritually inclined, I do not like having my consciousness altered because it's almost always unconstructive in my case and I consider it dangerous to the brain personally, I'm not the most stable guy. I'd much rather read the Tibetan Book of the Dead and meditate than take a hit of acid which again just sets me off course, screws with my physiology. I got nothing out of those. Stimulants cause me too much anxiety, even coffee. I'm just sensitive to most drugs and they are pointless for me.
I do not find that a low dose of opioids is numbing to my brain at all. It numbs my physical agony, but I warmly welcome that. All my mental problems are still there, it's not like I'm all high and pretending that I'm living in some dreamworld, like with weed how I transformed into a completely different person. I am still myself, in no way am I delusional or out of it, and in no way do I lack control over myself. I am able to handle my problems, I am able to control my emotions. I am happier and more confident, it is quite uplifting. I have a better grip on feelings such as powerful lust, anger, jealousy, frustration, and other negative emotions. The emotions are not being blocked out, I am still experiencing them. It's just that I have a new perspective on them. I am transcending them, and much better able to direct my energy accordingly. I also find that it is mentally stimulating - I'm not one for caffeinated beverages, but my brain works really hard when I'm on opioids - and I actually get a little anxious from it, but I love to study and challenge my brain while on this class of drugs. It is the opposite of laziness, lethargic feelings for me.
I would hardly call it getting high. I would call it medicating all of my life issues that are bringing me down, so that I can be the person I want to be, which has nothing to do with being a drug addict - my normal self, the pursuit of my career path and all my hobbies and interests, which isn't possible without drug use anymore since I destroyed myself mainly through abusing cannabis over a decade. Yes it can happen, that weed can DEFINITELY fuck with your head just like any other drug. You can get insanely hooked and lose yourself, obviously I am aware that this can be an issue with opioid use as well for some people. Possibly even myself, since I use them. I do not consider myself immune to their power, and I approach with caution. I learned a lot from being a drug addict in the past as well, that abusing drugs gets you nowhere good. I think I have finally found what I was looking for in the world of drugs though, this stuff is right up my ally. I've been at it for months, and there has been no increase in tolerance, and I have not once considered smoking or using a needle or upping my dose. That just seems silly to me, like someone trying to abuse the medication and aiming for the overpowering experience of the drug itself. I'm through with getting high, that shit fucked me up. My goal is to be normal, which ironically involves getting a little high.
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I go to a therapist right now and I try explaining to her how pain meds can sometimes help me become more productve and improve concentraton. The only thing she has to tell me about that is that I'm just imagining that I'm more coherent on PKs 'cos PKs just make people numb.
I'll be reading that a second time
Thank you - I was more expecting a "here's a budding junkie" response. "He'll be on the needle in no time." Or something irrelevant about how marijuana is great and does no harm. I've used heroin, it was nothing special in comparison to the other opioids. I certainly did not become an instant fiend. I've been a drug addict before, and I know that's not what I am now. I just want to be normal. High doses of opioids are not going to make me normal, I would become a junkie again and most likely fuck myself up or possibly even die. I think I know what I'm getting into here... opioids are very serious drugs. But I am a person with a lot of potential, who is getting seriously fucked around by physical pain, and some mental illness.
After I quit being a drug addict, which was one year ago, I tried a variety of other pharmaceutical drugs to try and help me get back to my good old self, because I was in physical and mental agony. Really powerful forms of suffering that I had absolutely no control over and that were zapping my potential. Anti-psychotics made me more psychotic than less, and they didn't help with my constant panic attacks. SSRI's, I wouldn't even touch because I learned my lesson after the anti-psychotics (do not blindly trust pill pushing doctors). I didn't think they were going to help. Anti inflammatories and muscle relaxants didn't touch the agony of my spinal nerve condition. They didn't have any way to treat or even diagnose my chronic pain, although I'm presently waiting a fucking YEAR to see a specialist doctor. Many of these drugs would make me too sedated in order to function. The last thing I need is to be sedated. I need to be free of physical pain and the extreme anxiety that I have as a sober individual, and I would like to be happy, vibrant, and full of energy as a young adult should be.
I'm a little more concerned about my moderate benzo use than my light opioid use. I use them to effectively eliminate my extreme panic disorder and for no other purposes. Again, nothing else works, and I have yet to experience any serious side effects or tolerance increase so I will probably just keep on them for the next few years at least. Some people consider them the devil, but my quality of life has drastically improved since I no longer suffer from unbearable, uncontrollable panic attacks brought on by weed abuse. I was crippled by anxiety before I even knew what a benzo was, and I would probably not be here writing this post if I had not discovered them. I was FED UP with the thousands and thousands of panic freak outs, showing up at the ER begging for mercy, that's no way to live...
I've given friends light doses of opioids, and they say things like "man, I don't know why you'd ever want to be addicted to this, I just feel lazy." My brain chemistry is quite clearly different from the norm, and most young people do not have to deal with chronic physical agony.
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It's kappa agonism that is responsible for the resulting depression (here). Buprenorphine has a unique pharmacodynamics being a partial MOP agonist and a silent kappa antagonist, and the latter action appears to be responsible for buprenorphine's antidepressant effects. However, I think there should be more research done to conclude why this effect flattens over time. From a whole lot of other orvinols, I've found only one more that is both a partial MOP agonist and a silent kappa antagonist, it's a 7-[(o-methylcinnamoyl)aminomethyl derivative and it has an even higher intrinsic activity than buprenorphine does (there is an article covering cinnamoyl derivatives of orvinols and thevinols). I think it would be very useful for those people who are mentally prepared to get off opioids and buprenorphine doesn't seem to work for them, because their tolerance is too high. Such people are given methadone and in my experience that's a terrible solution making these people more depressed in the long run. NMDA antagonism is useful for treating depression, but chronic treatment definitely have more dangerous side effects like causing memory and cognitive deficits.
I believe that most opiate users experience being in another dimension, to a place where nothing really matters, except the perception of yourself as being relaxed, problem-free and euphoric.
Depending on the dose, one may be able to work normally and act quite normal, while under the effects. Some say even better with family issues, as you are always pretty calm.
However you can not live this life for ever. There will always be the shortage of money and eventually the confrontation. The great challenge in this equation is how to deal with all the emotions, pain, sadness knowing that your body is not and will not produce enough endorphin so that you can carry on with a normal life. It takes a great amount of time to get back to a normal life. And when that happens, there will be always a temptation which I believe is the "cost" you pay as you cannot simply walk away. Even after withdraw, every time you watch or hear something about opiates, that can trigger a relapse which is even worse.
I really admire people who passed through this phase and had the patience to wait until depressed and sensitiveness is surpassed or dealt with.
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I think that opioids are an option for some people who are suffering from permanent brain damage, or permanent physical pain issues. There is no glory in suffering, if one is really suffering too much and there is no improvement over time then they could consider this, approaching with caution and sticking to low doses.
As a sober individual, I'm in too much pain to care about anything. I lay in bed moving as little as possible because the excruciating pain in my spine makes me want to scream in agony. There is no solution to it, I had a really bad injury and I've been this way for years. I am in so much pain that I cannot even concentrate enough to do some reading. While on opioids, I am happy to get physical exercise and cook myself healthy food. I am happy to pursue my hobbies, interests, social life, and career path. Everything matters to me because I am no longer in pain. I stopped using drugs recreationally a long time ago. That's not for me.
I've lived in another dimension, that was when I used to smoke marijuana all day. I was living on a whole other plane of existence, disconnected from everything. Nothing mattered to me - I couldn't care less about the news, science, mathematics, music, socializing - even movies or video games - pretty much anything at all other than sitting around smoking weed while listening to trippy tunes and cooking delicious meals was pointless to me. Personally, that stuff made me a space case and eventually fucked my head up nice and good. This is not the case with opioids. I am my good old self, like how I used to be before I fucked my brain and spine up to the point that I couldn't function in life anymore. I am full of energy and I do not feel "high" in any way although I guess you could say I feel "high on life."
It's hard to make generalizations or stereotypes on groups of people who use the same drug. There are just too many variables - everyone has different lives, different history, different neurochemistry, different patterns of use, different reasons they are drawn to drugs. You can ruin your life with any powerful drug by overusing it, including marijuana. Certain drugs can be used as effective treatments for some people if they are not abused.
I think that this is a viable long term option for myself. It vibes with my heart, and I don't see any shame in the avoidance of chronic suffering in order to contribute to the greater good. My doses are low and therefore very affordable. I can only speak for myself, not other opioid users. I do think that a lot of them are self medicating for some valid reason and are fully capable of hiding their habit and living completely normal lives though. And then there are the ones out panhandling on the street, but I've never met many of those people so I can't really comment. They seem to be stuck in a rut, like how I was when I needed to quit smoking marijuana because it had turned me into a bong rip fiending zombie.
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IMO there are some people that are prone to becoming addicted to drugs and some can try it once and be fine without the next day, i'm assuming that most of us are the former type. having said that, once this "addictive personality" tries a habit forming drug the first time, they will never be the same again. at one point in our lives none of us were addicted to anything and never really thought it could happen to us, unless of course you were born addicted to drugs due to your mother being a worthless piece of shit. so once we tried that first pill or smoked that first joint, our addictive personality took over and decided that we were not normal unless we consumed that drug again. usually the euphoric feeling is what drew us back to drugs, but after a while you have to take more and more just to feel something beyond normalcy. then as more time passes normalcy is all there is, and it is only obtained through your poison. this is why we are here. i would give anything to be able to rewind and stop myself from taking that first pill, but i can't and neither can you, so we cruise.
and that is where i think the confusion about being energetic/lethargic lies. the human body was not designed to include opiates or any drug for that matter to operate correctly. but that went out the window after the first pill. synaptic plasticity on the brain caused by your poison makes a normal brain(the latter from above) feel high and a high brain(the former from above/us) feel normal.
so in answering the OP's question, you aren't feeling real apathy, it's just a by-product of your poison.
The short answer is because it makes you feel good. The longer answer is that it depends on the individual. I'm a naturally apathetic, anhedonic individual, so opiates don't make me more so. They make me depressed sometimes, and that has an element of apathy, but I can tell the difference between apathy and depression in myself, I think...
they seem to just minic the bodies natural selection of "feel good, happy, help axiety, make EVERYTHING in the world ALL GOOD man... ya know? so nothing else really matters to them expect that substace all the ""feel good" substances to make them happy nd eventaully that ALL they need/willwant in life, because why? it make me happy and for that time period all your worries and problem in you life just don even exist.. you simply at total peace and hopefuly totally spetacular Euphoria. What else could you possible want more...? I dont know... pssh you tell me..
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On Methadone for many years sober basically since 8 years ago. Had a "small" relapse when I took Oxys during a week or so, enough to break through my Methadone blockage. Had to get back to the program quite quickly and did it successfully, however, I am really f..ing sad, withdraw has been over for same time now, but it seems that I cannot put myself in a position to get back to work. I have not yet recuperated myself. Feel bad all the time, plus have an insane sense of apathy for over 3 weeks now. Does this get better? Any advices? I need to go back to work but my lack of energy surprises me..
I don't post a lot but love reading on here. Because you asked for feedback, I'd like to share. Not the place for long introductions, so I'll keep it short. I had a 5 year 60-80 mg per day oxycodone habit. When I was unable to get any more, I was eventually able to get hydrocone. They gave me an awful stomach ache headache and made me drowsy and bitchy. Exactly the opposite of oxycodone. Also, the euphoria and energy wasn't even comparable to oxycodone. I've continued to take them over the last 8 or so years because it DID take the edge of my anxiety as well as stopped the suicide inducing restless legs. Over time I've become used to the hydrocodone and it works as good for energy and motivation, social anxiety and about half as well and half as long for my pain. It even cures me when I get the blues.
I become a happy, energetic chatterbox, and yes everyone who knows me well knows when I medicate as well as when I run out.
When I run out I hate everything and everyone including myself. He'll, my husband knows when I'm "almost" out. He still hasn't learned not to EVER call me out on that. Silly, silly man


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As a person who suffered from excruciating headaches and musculoskeletal pain for the better part of 30 years, let me assure you that sound sleep is a wonder pill nobody can do without.
Sleep is not only a fundamental human need, it is a necessity that no one who experiences aches or pains of any kind should ever take for granted.
It is so important, in fact, that we naturally fall asleep when our bodies tell our brains that certain essential chemicals have been depleted and our muscles and ligaments are tired and in need of restoration.
The growing problem is that many of us rely on legal stimulants like coffee, tea, soda and energy drinks to force ourselves to continue plugging away.
Work, after all, can't be held back by pleading.
There are just not enough hours in the week.
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We stay up too late, we get up too early, and to do this we consume unhealthy amounts of toxic substances — night after day after night.
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For the better part of our adult lives we, and our coworkers, believe we are sick when actually we are tired.
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Lack of sleep causes poor concentration, slower reaction times, decreased performance levels, less ability to learn and compartmentalize new skills and knowledge, more frequent memory lapses, increases in simple injuries and accidents, adverse changes in moods and behaviors, increased frequency of headaches, neck and shoulder pain, backaches, fatigue and an overload of toxic beverage consumption.
Why does this happen?
During sleep our body is actually working to repair itself.
The liver purifies blood, the muscles repair, serotonin increases.
Without ample sleep these things do not happen at optimal levels.
In our natural circadian rhythm — or biological clock — sleep is set to take over during the evening hours.
We are genetically programmed to get up and lie down with the sun.
It was the invention of artificial sources of light (candles and bulbs) that began our stressed-out drive for more working hours at the expense of much-needed rest.
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Did you know that in clinical tests rats die within a few short weeks of sleep deprivation?
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Chronic fatigue, adrenal fatigue, attention deficit disorder, chronic migraine and headache, body aches and pain, mental illness, depression and anxiety are all in part caused — or made worse — by lack of sleep.
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It's not just office workers at risk, either.
Did you know that it has been proven in numerous studies that sleep-deprived children learn at slower rates and are less social than their well-rested counterparts?
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Sleep-deprived drivers — especially truckers — make up 25 percent of all roadway accidents… and are even more likely to result in death or serious injury than drunk driving!
You say, for you, it isn't a crazy work schedule?
You just have trouble drifting off and staying asleep?
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1.Do not consume ANY sugar or caffeine after 6:00 p.m.
2.Stop working at least two hours before bedtime.
3.Turn off the computer and television at least one hour before bedtime.
4.Make sure your sleeping quarters are as dark and silent as possible. Studies have shown that those in darker and quieter spaces tend to sleep through the night more deeply than others.
5.Establish a sleep/wake schedule, and stick to it.
6.Make a set routine out of bedtime. Change into pajamas, brush your teeth, set out clothes for the morning, even jot down any last thoughts, but promise yourself to revisit them tomorrow. Then turn off the light… breathe deeply, relax and sleep tight.
7.If a racing mind is nagging, slow your breathing and focus on the sensation of air as it passes through your nose. This will derail those busy thoughts to help you drift off.
And for those who exercise at night… flip the schedule.
It's keeping you up by moving blood and energy through your system.
Researcher at Stanford University School of Medicine found that adults aged 55 — 75 who engaged in 20-30 minutes of low-impact exercise (like walking) every other day in the afternoon were able to fall asleep in half their normal time.
What's more, their sleep duration increased on average by one full hour.
What does all this mean?
Good health begins as easily and naturally as going out for a walk and putting in plenty of sack time.
Try, if possible, for a straight eight hours of sleep.
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