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After all these years of having bottled drinks pushed on us, today people are trying to be more health conscious and more eco-conscious. This means not drinking out of plastic bottles, and if we do drink out of anything plastic, to be very wary of what type of plastic it is. Stainless steel thermos food containers are an excellent alternative to plastic bottles for many reasons, and research has made them more modern than ever.
Buying lunch out is time consuming, and expensive, and often what we buy is neither healthy, nor natural. It's much better for our bodies and for our wallets to bring our own food from home. Not to mention the lift a cup of homemade soup can give us on a cold day. So, bringing lunch in a stainless steel thermos container is a great way to go. Lunch will be cheaper, healthier, and much more delicious.
Hazards of plastic
We all know about the overflowing land-fills and governments that are running out of places to put their country's wastes. We all know about the dangers of chemicals leaching out of our BPA-containing plastic bottles. We went from 'bring your own bottle' to 'don't drink out of it more than once' when it came to the store bought plastics. BPA plastics are on the verge of being banned. They are reputed to have hormone-changing properties, but even if the situation is not that drastic, they have been linked to hormonal cancers, like breast cancer and prostate cancer. And above all, we know not to put any of these plastics in the microwave, because it only makes the cancer-causing attributes more powerful, so we have been told. So, we are all being more careful when it comes to plastics, but where does that leave us? How can we take our own beverages or hot food with us? Think glass, or stainless steel.
Stainless Steel
What makes stainless steel so much better? It's reusable, lightweight, and unbreakable. Glass can be heavy and it shatters when it's dropped, so while glass has advantages, stainless steel is still a better choice for on-the-go. There are some differences, also. Glass can be put in the microwave; stainless steel cannot. Stainless steel can be put in the oven or used on the stovetop; glass cannot. But with a thermos, it doesn't really matter. With a thermos, you can put food into it in the morning, and it will remain at the same temperature until you are ready to eat it. Not having to stand in the microwave line-up is another plus. The most important thing about carrying lunch in a stainless steel food storage container is that the food maintains its temperature.
Some thermos containers have glass linings, but that doesn't make them dangerous. Once, people had to be very careful with a glass thermos. One tap and it would shatter. But today's thermal ware is much more advanced. The glass is shatterproof, airtight and leak-proof. They are also easy to carry and fill, and even clean.
If you believe that it's time to ditch the plastics, start considering stainless steel products. Everyone is looking for great quality products that work, why not give them some that they really need and will use?


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During the winter of 2015 it became obvious to me that our present way of life cannot continue. It's unsustainable and has to come to an end. I've written about this in my book Crisis : Recover : Rebuild, which is a psychological approach to dealing with the coming changes, but the simple fact is that for many reasons major change is inevitable.
Those that survive this transition will be forced to adopt a simpler way of life. Many things will change, and one of these will be our approach to mental health. Prescription drugs such as antidepressants and antipsychotics will no longer be available - if there are to be any forms of medication these will be herbal based. As a result, anyone who depends on medication will struggle.
The alternative to drugs is psychotherapy, which is a complex field that takes many years to learn and half a lifetime to become good at. Even so, most psychotherapists struggle to make a living as things stand in our society. After the transition those that are still around will be doing the same as everyone else, working hard to meet their basic needs.
Which brings me to the reason for the Everybodies series. In these books I am trying to capture what I have learned through my years of experience as a therapist, and then put this into a form which can be accessible to most people. They are intended as a form of psychological first aid to people and communities who will need all the help they can get after our civilisation collapses.
Until that day arrives, if you can access psychotherapy or counselling you should still do so. A book can't replace the experience of a therapist, although it may be useful as a way of supplementing your therapy if it's compatible with the way your therapist works.
Whatever the critics of psychotherapy may say, it can be very effective, and it has made great advances since Sigmund Freud first started writing about the idea of a talking cure. I feel it would be a tragedy to lose all of these gains, and return to the dark ages of locking sufferers in an asylum. These books are my attempt to make some of the basic ideas of psychotherapy accessible more widely, in the hope that they can be preserved. Another field that has been making massive progress is neuroscience, and if this knowledge could be transferred to psychotherapists the field would make even more rapid strides, making the need for medication a thing of the past.
There is a risk that both the gains made by psychotherapy and neuroscience could be lost with the fall of civilisation. Therefore in parallel with the Everybodies series I have been working on capturing as much neuroscience research as I can, and starting the work of integrating it with psychotherapy. This has led to some fascinating insights, such as a deeper understanding of what consciousness is, and how particular forms of meditation might be used to target specific brain areas that need support. It's already possible to see the results of this research in the scientific understanding we have of stress and trauma, which revolvers around hormones such as adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol. Likewise the roles of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, which form the basis of many psychoactive drugs, are becoming clearer. There is so much more to learn, so far we have only scratched the surface,
I have been working for a number of years on a project to collate this knowledge, but the field is so vast that it requires a team of many people. I have already acquired a base which I call The Sanctuary where this work could take place, where technology could be stockpiled and solar panels used to provide power. A lot of work is needed to renovate this base and make it habitable for a team.
As if these two projects are not enough, during 2016/17 I developed arthritis and severe muscle pains, which I believe to be caused by the toxic chemicals that are added to food by modern agricultural practises. I have written about this elsewhere on the Hope Street Centre website, but it points to an urgent need for uncontaminated food to prevent team members developing chronic illnesses, and to provide a place of recovery for those who have already been affected.
These projects require money, time, land, energy, accommodation and other resources. Above all they require the right people to commit to make them happen. The strategy for making them happen keeps evolving. I have been very fortunate, in that the Hope Street Centre has supported me while I have done the background work, and has helped to fund the purchase of the site. Without the Centre, and the colleagues who have helped me make it a success, the Sanctuary and the Everybodies series would not exist.
However time is running out, and these ideas are to come to fruition we need more resources. My hope is for the Everybodies books to sell as widely as possible. They are priced very cheaply, but if enough sell they could cover the costs of developing the Sanctuary, and possibly adding more living space and land.
Based on these books and other material we've been developing, my colleagues and I plan to start running workshops which will cover the material in more depth and help anyone interested to prepare for a life beyond the coming transition. We hope that these courses will help those attend to discover their own way of preparing for the changing times ahead.
We are very creative, and I'm sure we'll be coming up with other ways of taking this work forward. Please encourage and support us by buying our books, attending our courses when we start running them, and spreading the word through your networks.
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Inter Relocation aims to be recognised as an organisation that is transparent and ethical in all its dealings as well as making a positive contribution to the community in which it operates. It is committed to the following core values in all aspects of its work, including the fulfilment of its social responsibility:
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he is 'frustrated and angry' with the team's performance against Swansea City.
The Merseyside outfit's unbeaten Premier League run has stopped at 14 matches due to a 1-0 loss at the Liberty Stadium.
Alfie Mawson was the difference as he and his teammates stifled the visiting side with a defensive gameplan from manager Carlos Carvalhal.
Roberto Firmino had an opportunity to find a late equaliser with a header from six yards out, but it rattled off the post and Adam Lallana missed the rebound.
After the match, Klopp told BBC Sport: "I'm frustrated and I'm angry because it was not a good game. We lost the game in the first half. We didn't do what we wanted to do. It hasn't happened too often so I didn't expect that, I was quite surprised. Because of the first half we weren't flying and they were.
"We made pressure at the end but not enough to score. The last situation was unlucky but if we got a point it would still have been a bad game for us, and it was the opposite of what we wanted. That happens from time to time and it's never the right moment and like it should be.
"It's not that we threw it away. Swansea are fighting for their life and we've no problem with that, we had a problem with our offensive motions. It's not what we came here for tonight, we have nothing, and that's our fault."
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Square Box Crane 2
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About this Model
The Square Box Crane 2 uses Square Box Plain 2 units and Crane 2 units. The Plain 2 unit starts with Step 7 of the Square Box Hydrangea (page 64); then there are 5 additional steps to complete it. The Crane 2 unit begins with Step 10 of the Hydrangea (page 65) and continues with Step 4 of the Crane 1 unit (page 51); then there are 14 additional steps to complete it. The final assembly of this box lid involves joining four units. The author shows one Crane 2 unit joined with three Plain 2 units, but any combination of Plain 2 units and Crane 2 units may be used. As the author notes, the crane in the Square Box Crane 2 lid is facing in the opposite direction from the crane in the Square Box Crane 1 lid.
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Although I found the creation of the Crane 2 unit quite challenging, making the Plain 2 unit was much easier and the final assembly of one Crane 2 unit with three Plain 2 units was very easy. My personal difficulty rating for this model is very high only because of the Crane 2 unit -- the rest of this box lid was not difficult.
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Did you know we have three kids? The one in the middle is Greg's from before we were married. We're slowly accepting him as our own! ha!
*Greg is golfing at the SWD church workers gold outing.
*Greg is golfing at the SWD church workers gold outing.
*We're having a bbq with family (mom's side) and friends.
*Greg is golfing with some faculty from CUW
*Hopefully I'll get to take some photos of Peyton
*Mom has a surprise planned for the two of us once the guys are done golfing
*Hope to see some friends in the evening
*Hanging out at home in the morning
*Helping Julie with wedding stuff
*Greg and I are going out with Julie and Cliff and I'm taking their engagement photos!
*Mom, Tracey and I are taking the kids to the Children's Museum
*Dad, Greg and Brad are going down to Illinois to golf with my uncles (do we see a trend here?)
*Mom, Tracey and I will take the kids to go see my grandma
*Having dinner with family (dad's side) and hopefully Kat M.
*Drive to St. Louis (with mom and dad)
*Aaron and Katie's rehearsal (which Greg is leading) and dinner
*Hang out with family and friends in St. Louis
*Aaron and Katie's wedding
*Dad flies to San Antonio
*Worship at Peace and see some friends
*Drive to Oklahoma City
*Drive to Denton, TX to see some friends
*Drive home! Home sweet home!
Then my parents will be with us until July 5th...then they are driving to Jacksonville, FL to fly to Miami and the Dominican Republic and then on July 11th they'll come back and go to South Carolina to spend time with my moms siblings. They are going to be on their three week summer vacation like they usually take.
We are so excited about our vacation. As you can see we'll be a little busy, but we're super excited to be so many family members...almost all of them...and friends. Plus the kids will get to see all their grandparents and almost all their aunts and uncles and all their cousins in one week!!! I'll be sure to update as the week goes on... providing I can find the time!
Who needs tights? She can just wear daddy's socks?
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Demographics of United Kingdom
The total population of United Kingdom is 64 800 000 people. People in United Kingdom speak English language. The linguistic diversity of United Kingdom is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for United Kingdom is 0.0532. The median age is approximately 40.4 years. Life expectancy in United Kingdom is 81. The female fertility rate in United Kingdom is 1.9. Around 27% of the population of United Kingdom are obese. The ethnic diversity is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale which for United Kingdom is 0.1211. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution and advancement of people in United Kingdom see the sections below.
In United Kingdom, the population density is 262 people per square kilometer (682 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be crowded. The total population of United Kingdom is 64 800 000 people. United Kingdom has 7 824 131 million foreign immigrants. Immigrants in United Kingdom represent 0.034 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in United Kingdom represent 12% of the country's total population. The ethnic diversity of United Kingdom is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in United Kingdom is 0.1211. This means that the people living in United Kingdom are coming from a narrow group of ethnicities, all of which are related to one another. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of United Kingdom on median age and gender distribution at various ages.
The median age is approximately 40.4 years. The median age for men is 39.2, while the median age for women is 41.6.
The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.05. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.05; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.03; sex ratio over 64 - 0.76; total sex ratio - 0.98. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.
The main religion of United Kingdom is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 71.1% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. Besides Christianity, there are several other religions present within the country. Other religions in United Kingdom are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism. The religious diversity of United Kingdom is scattered according to a fractionalization scale based on religion numbers in the country. The index of religious fractionalization in United Kingdom is 0.6944. This score means that there are several major religions distributed evenly within United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is considered to be a developed nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. In United Kingdom, 87.02 in every 100 people use internet. United Kingdom has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.892. The migration rate in United Kingdom is 2.54%. In United Kingdom, 16% of the population lives below the poverty line.
The official language of United Kingdom is English. The linguistic diversity of United Kingdom is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in United Kingdom. The index of linguistic fractionalization in United Kingdom is 0.0532. This means that within the country there is one major language and several minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country's political circumstance and public policies.


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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisc.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc.
This paper presents results from a computer based technique for the evaluation and graphic display of stress, deformation, and fracture patterns in gear teeth when subjected to dynamic loading. The method is illustrated for conditions of impulsive loads applied at different points on the tooth surface and moving loads normal to the tooth profile. The technique incorporates a viscoelastic model for the material properties and prespecified failure criteria. The accuracy of the simulation is investigated by applying a Hertzian impact on a cantilever beam and comparing the analytical results with those obtained by strain gages placed at the root. The simulation procedure provides a versatile and powerful means for the analysis and design of gears subjected to dynamic loading.
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By this stage in Crop Bootcamp (check out Blue Bazaar's Feb 5 Newsletter for more info) I was ready for a change of colour. So here I tried to incorporate, as best as I could, Jessica's "colours". It was a refreshing change and I like the results.
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Men's Issues And The Liars In The Media And In Politics That Ignore Them
Dr. Warren Farrell's response to Mother Jones
One of the best pieces of advice I can give anyone, is to stop taking the mainstream media, politicians and our governments seriously. They have a long track record of lying to the public and I am not talking about small little white lies either. Whilst this article will be focused on men's rights, the problems with our current media and politics are by no means restricted to men's rights. The dishonesty, bias and corruption is systemic. There is an agenda and there are powerful lobby groups and strong profit motives driving that agenda. That is what happens when a few corporations own the mainstream media and when lobby groups have more political influence than the electorate. These are now realities for many countries and it needs to be addressed.
Last year in 2014, the first international men's conference was held in Detroit to discuss the issues facing men and boys. The media showed up and the usual response of running hit pieces and either omitting or distorting information was peddled. One such article was recently published in Mother Jones regarding Dr. Warren Farrell and the men's conference. This particular article is worth discussing, because it shows the level of dishonesty and methods by which the mainstream media likes to frame and discredit anyone that attempts to address men's issues. Dr. Warren Farrell is not what you would call outspoken, extreme or some bitter man who hates women (indeed he was quite involved in the early feminist movement). In fact I would say that Warren Farrell is one of the most softly spoken and moderate voices I have come across not just in the men's movement, but in public discourse in general. I could name at least a hundred people far more provocative than Warren Farrell in the feminist movement alone. Of course we can rely on the media to look the other way when feminists call for men to be exterminated, engage in violent protests, censor freedom of speech or run debates and publish books about the male half of the human race being obsolete and unnecessary. Feminists get a pass from the media on all of that. I want people to read the Mother Jones article and then please take the time to at least watch the adjacent video above of Dr. Warren Farrell's response to that article (Farrell also left a comment in the comments section of the Mother Jones article, expressing his disappointment with the poor journalism). Then watch his lecture at the men's conference linked here and check out some of the other men's conference lectures on AVFM founder Paul Elam's You Tube channel (type in "ICMI" to find the content). The conference was not exactly raining misogyny and full of bitter white men who hate women, like the media would have everyone believe. Indeed there were a number of prominent women who spoke at the international men's conference, including Canadian Senator Anne Cools. People need to identify when they are being lied to and say something. Don't remain silent and let the liars in the media get away with misrepresenting people. The same goes with our politicians.
Prof. Christina Hoff Sommers Vs The Feminist Media
Of course such treatment from the media, is not just limited to people that identify with the men's human rights movement. If you talk about men's issues in an honest fashion and identify as a feminist, you still get the same treatment. Prof. Christina Hoff Sommers has been talking about the boy crisis in education for years. So what does the media do when they question Sommers? Well what they do best, prevent a transparent discussion of men's issues or any issue for that matter from taking place. Please watch the adjacent video and pay careful attention to how Sommers was treated by the mainstream media. Please take note of their several attempts to reframe the discussion and trivialise the importance of the boy crisis in education. I notice they went straight to the gender pay gap myth, which has been thoroughly debunked by numerous scholars (more on that later). They also brought up the CEO gap, as if that can be generalised to represent men's standing in society relative to women as a whole. I am convinced the media thinks the public is stupid, has no critical thinking whatsoever and does not notice the clear bias at play.
Prof. Christina Hoff Sommers is actually a feminist that really is not like that and she has my respect because she behaves according to the true notion of gender equality. She is a rare breed. She bases her position on facts and most importantly does not remain silent while her feminist counterparts engage in intellectual dishonesty (this book on "Who Stole Feminism?" written by Sommers, being one example of many). If you are someone interested in women's rights, might I suggest you subscribe to her You Tube channel linked here. The more support Sommers can get from feminists that claim they are "not like that" and really are not like that (as opposed to them just saying they are "not like that" amounting to only empty defensive rhetoric when questioned), the better. I am fully supportive of Sommers and what she is trying to do, just as I am for the men's movement. I don't discriminate between men's rights or women's rights. Both are human rights and are equally important. All I ask is that people claiming to be supportive of gender equality, act with honesty and a moral compass. I see that from Sommers and from Farrell, but I don't see that from the mainstream media or from politicians or from gender ideologues calling themselves feminists and social justice warriors.
Gerald Celente On Obama's State Of The Union And Childcare
Of course you don't have to be a scholar in gender issues to see through the mainstream media BS and political claptrap. All you need is commonsense. Gerald Celente is one such an individual driven by commonsense and a person that has my respect for his coverage of the economy and geopolitics (along with Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, Greg Hunter, Prof. Joseph Stiglitz and others). Commonsense does seem to be in short supply, particularly in the politically correct United States. Gerald had a bit to say about Obama's recent State of the Union address. What was particularly of interest, was his commentary on childcare and his question about how exactly the American government can afford to pay for it (See the adjacent video (The original video mysteriously disappeared off YouTube which seems to be part of a worrying trend of videos disappearing that challenge the status quo, hence I have uploaded a replacement), Gerald speaks about it from 1:52 onward). The US debt is staggering. I think Gerald is spot on about the need for people, particularly would-be parents in this case, to take personal responsibility for their choices. Don't misunderstand me, I am fully supportive of women working and women's freedom to choose whether to work or stay at home and raise children (as I am for men). However, that does not mean that the needs of children should be put on the back burner and that the personal responsibility of parents should go out of the window. If people want children, then they must take responsibility to plan their finances accordingly so they can afford them. People should not be reliant on the government in order to provide for their children. Self-reliance is key for families, parents and children. Feminism would have us desire otherwise. Ironically women would have far more flexibility with their career, if society (and particularly women by their own admission) did not have so much of a stigma toward men staying at home and looking after the children. Men's issues and women's issues are connected and always have been. It is not a zero sum game like feminism would have everyone believe.
It is the widespread lack of personal responsibility and accountability in society, that has allowed our corrupt agenda driven governments and corporate media to grow into the beasts that they now are. The value system of the Western world is completely out of whack as a result of the widespread lack of personal responsibility. Anyway, the point I am trying to make here is that there are a lot of people outside of the men's movement, anti-feminism and so forth, that are not exactly supportive of the ideological feminist agenda in the media or government. I am not asking and nor do I want these admirable individuals to become a part of the men's movement (unless they chose to get involved on their own accord). Just keep doing your terrific work. People need to be speaking up from all corners of society, not just from the men's movement.
Prof. Joseph Stiglitz At ANU "Crisis Averted"-Great Lecture!
It is also worth noting that economists are beginning to start paying attention to the boy crisis in education and employment. Nobel laureate Prof. Stiglitz singled out the Amercian male recently in his talk at the Australian National University, as a group that are particularly facing substantial hardship (see 28:27 onward in the adjacent video, to specifically listen to him discuss men). It was a great lecture and definitely worth watching in it's entirety from start to finish. The social and economic ramifications of neglecting boys in education and marginalising men in society, will be long lasting and very dire for our societies. Of course on the other side of the spectrum, we have idiocy actually celebrating this, like the "end of men", men are "obsolete" and men are "unnecessary" articles, debates and books being promoted and lionised in the mainstream media. I examined one such example of this bigotry in an article linked here. Intellectual rigour and the public interest, are not things that appear to be valued in the media and have not been for a long time.
The Gender Pay Gap Myth And The White House
Joe Biden And White Knight Thuggery
How The Media Propagates Lies About Domestic Violence
It does not seem to matter either, how many times the mythical gender pay gap is debunked. Even when the media actually do their jobs and question the White House on their claims of a gender pay gap that does not exist, Obama still brings it up at his State of the Union address to thunderous applause. There are two possibilities, either Obama is stupid enough to actually believe the gender pay gap (which would be deeply concerning), or he thinks the electorate is stupid enough to believe it exists and wants to further an agenda for feminist lobby groups at the public's expense. His partner in crime Joe Biden, is no better. The US Vice President has perpetuated and helped promote the lie that domestic violence is overwhelmingly men beating up women for years now. Don't believe that domestic violence involves a substantial number of female perpetrators rather than a minority? Read this article and watch the embedded video content in that article. The media have also been actively engaged in promoting lies about domestic violence and misleading the public for decades. Please see the adjacent video for a recent example. All of these lies, whether it is about a mythical gender pay gap that does not exist or a false portrayal of domestic violence, are an attempt to get an emotional reaction out of the public to win support, money and votes. It is theatre for our societies of mindless sheep, whom will accept anything they are told without question, especially when it is about women's issues and how bad and evil men are. Like a herd of wildebeest they respond to the call, "must protect the womenz!". The stupidity of some people, especially white knights, almost makes the con artistry of lying about domestic violence a victimless crime (I am obviously being sarcastic here). There are indeed plenty of "useful idiots" as the female villain in Gone Girl remarked. If you have not watched that movie, please go and see it.
So why do I bring all of this up? Our mainstream media and governments are morally and intellectually bankrupt. The influence of lobby groups and corporate interests has usurped or is usurping the democratic process, the free market and our basic human rights. To borrow words from Gerald Celente, "I am not anti-government, I am anti a@$hole". Definitely one of my favourite lines of all time! I could not agree more with his sentiments. I think it is time people started to vote with their feet. Stop remaining silent, do speak up and do hold the media and politicians accountable. You don't have be in the men's movement to see that the media and our governments not only don't care about men and boys, but are actively engaged in marginalising them.
The media commentators and politicians that put the interests of feminist groups above the public interest and deliberately and knowingly mislead the public, need to be identified for the liars and hypocrites that they are. They need to be named and shamed and either fired or thrown out of office. It is time for them to be thrown out with the trash. The first step to doing that is for people in society to start taking personal responsibility for holding the governments they elect and the media they listen to, accountable for their actions.
Why bother? Because it has an impact. For example, Prof. Christina Hoff Sommers wrote an article debunking former US Attorney General Eric Holder's false statement (which he gave multiple times) that intimate partner domestic violence was a leading cause of death for African-Amercian women between the ages of 15-45. People read such articles and it has an impact on the public awareness. Cumulatively such content can positively change the social and political landscape. Here is an example of women trying to make a difference for men's rights and issues-see this link. Here are some examples of men trying to make a difference for men's rights-see this link and this link. Here is another example of just normal everyday people, running and signing a petition against their government and standing up for men and boys and the issues they face-see this link. People can do something and make a difference!
Even if doing the right thing has a delayed impact or no impact at all, it is our personal responsibility as a society to stand up to corruption, dishonesty and tyranny from our leaders and public institutions. Rights and our way of life are things worth fighting for aren't they? Especially for our children and future generations. On a closing note, I would like to thank UK political candidate Mike Buchanan and Canadian Senator Anne Cools for their efforts. It is true, "Not all politicians are like that".
The social, media and political silence on men's issues must end.
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Today is World Alzheimer's Day! It's unusual to utter such a statement with enthusiasm, but the spirit of World Alzheimer's Day is an admirable one: to raise awareness about a devastating disease that affects more and more people every day.
It wasn't until the 1980s that clinicians began distinguishing Alzheimer's as its own disease. Previously, it simply fell under the big umbrella of "dementia," but since its distinction as a unique illness, the diagnoses have been increasing at an alarming rate. Today, 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. There's no getting around it, that is a big number—5.4 million is greater than the population of Colorado and roughly the number of people born in the European Union member states in 2009. Even scarier than that figure is 16 million, which is the number of Americans predicted to be living with Alzheimer's by 2050. That means 1 in 5 senior citizens (65 and older) will have the disease.
Alzheimer's isn't just about memory loss, either. It's the sixth leading cause of death in America, and the only one in the top 10 with no way to prevent, cure, or slow its progression. There are a number of promising drugs in clinical trials now, but other researchers have recognized the economic and timely value in identifying lifestyle factors that might contribute to cognitive decline later in life. One such researcher is David Snowdon, the founding investigator of a renowned project known as The Nun Study.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of The Nun Study's inception. It began in 1986 as a pilot study at the University of Minnesota. Researchers studied the older School Sisters of Notre Dame in Mankato, Minnesota, and four years later, expanded their clinical population to include Notre Dame sisters in Midwestern, Eastern, and Southern regions of America.
But why study nuns, you ask? After all, they represent an extremely specific lifestyle. However, the relatively uniform lives of these women eliminate any potentially confounding variables in the researchers' findings: participants do not smoke, drink little or no alcohol, have the same reproductive history and marital statuses, live in similar housing, and have similar access to healthcare.
Perhaps more important than the homogeneity of their daily lives are the convent archives, which provide information about potential risk factors for Alzheimer's in the nuns' early and middle stages of life. Additionally, all participants agree to brain donation after death, giving scientists the opportunity to examine brain pathology and structure and its relation to late-life cognitive function. Furthermore, because the study includes the entire population of Notre Dame sisters, participants vary greatly in cognitive and physical ability; for example, there are women in their mid-seventies who are so disabled that they are bedridden.
Conversely, there are woman over 100 with sharp mental acuity who are in excellent physical condition. One such woman, Sister Matthia, died a week before her 105th birthday. Despite her advanced age, she remained happy, productive, and dementia-free even in her final days. Her brain, however, showed that at her time of death, she exhibited Alzheimer's disease pathology with a score of four, or moderate spread. Even more puzzling is Sister Bernadette, who died at the age of 85 from a massive heart attack. Postmortem examination of her brain revealed that she had Alzheimer's disease pathology with a score of six, the highest score on the scale, indicating the greatest spread of Alzheimer's pathology. Her annual cognitive evaluations prior to death, however, showed no signs of her mental deterioration. This is perhaps because, though she was in the 90th percentile for neurofibrillary tangles (one of the criterion for Alzheimer's pathology analysis), she was also in the 90th percentile for grey matter—as if her brain was resistant to the Alzheimer's-related neurodegeneration.
The differences between the women who developed Alzheimer's symptoms and those who did not, despite having similar Alzheimer's pathology in their brains, creates as many questions as it does answers. The ultimate question is, of course, can Alzheimer's symptoms be prevented? Incidentally, it is The Nun Study that has given us most of the information about what aspects of lifestyle may influence cognitive function later in life. The Nun Study investigators believe that resistance to developing dementia may be formed during fetal, childhood, and adolescent development by things like genetic expression, education, and nutrition. However, this resistance must be maintained throughout life through exercise, a healthy diet, social support, and access to preventative medical care.
Though it began 25 years ago, The Nun Study is an ongoing effort to unveil exactly how some individuals live into their 100's without mental deterioration. In the meantime, keeping your physical health in check might ensure your mental health down the road. While the search for effective Alzheimer's drugs continues, so will the investigations of The Nun Study. In the words of one Notre Dame sister, "The Nun Study allows me to keep teaching, even after I die."
–Caitlin Schneider
Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org)
Snowdon, D.A. (2003). Healthy aging and dementia: findings from The Nun Study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 139: 450-454.