The roots of mental illness | Column | Opinion I’m going to delve into that topic that no one wants to talk about: suicide. It seems strange to me that one of the leading causes of death for young people is kept so far away from our eyes and ears. There may be a lot of sensational coverage of suicide, but maybe it’s not touching on the right issues. Is this done to show respect to the family of the deceased? Whether our mainstream media will admit it or not, suicide is a real problem that needs attention. Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was an early sociologist. This is what happened in the '60s and what resulted was a massive counterculture of drugs, music, art, and fashion. But what about when people drop out of a society or economic system and are overwhelmed by feelings of loneliness and helplessness tied in with their very real struggle with depression or other mental illness? I’m not going to pretend that I know why people commit suicide. This could help families and friends recognize early-warning signs of mental illness.
Russia Warns Obama: Global War Over “Bee Apocalypse” Coming Soon The shocking minutes relating to President Putin’s meeting this past week with US Secretary of State John Kerry reveal the Russian leaders “extreme outrage” over the Obama regimes continued protection of global seed and plant bio-genetic giants Syngenta and Monsanto in the face of a growing “bee apocalypse” that the Kremlin warns “will most certainly” lead to world war. According to these minutes, released in the Kremlin today by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation (MNRE), Putin was so incensed over the Obama regimes refusal to discuss this grave matter that he refused for three hours to even meet with Kerry, who had traveled to Moscow on a scheduled diplomatic mission, but then relented so as to not cause an even greater rift between these two nations. “It is clear that these chemicals have the potential to affect entire food chains. ABC commissioned world renowned environmental toxicologist Dr. Pierre Mineau to conduct the research. Source
40 Life Hacks That Will Change Your Life There are always these pesky little obstacles in life that make everything so difficult – pot always boiling over, zipper constantly unzipping itself or ice cream melting on your clothes. All these first world problems can easily ruin your day. Luckily, internet is full of handy life-saving tips that can help you! Show Full Text This awesome list of life hacks will teach you how to quickly make your beer ice cold, hammer nails without hurting yourself, keep your greedy colleagues away from your lunch, cover up dings on wooden furniture, keep your take-out pizza warm and many more! Unfortunately, these life tips are so widely spread that it is impossible to track and credit the original authors. Sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
CoSign: Haim Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim are well-versed in the TRL traditions of pop: the synchronized dance moves, the windblown hair. They even filmed their video for “Falling” in the same location as Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor”. But unlike the lacquered groups of the late ’90s, Haim’s aplomb is bolstered by actual musicianship. After five years kicking around the local L.A. scene, the sisters are charming major music biz institutions without tarnishing their indie street credibility – a dual task that raises the bar for pop artists around the world. Though, it would be no small task for any artist to clear Haim’s bar right now. In February, Haim opened for Mumford and Sons at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn; one month after Jay-Z, and two months after The Rolling Stones. Este is loquacious yet laid back as she reminisces about strumming Lauryn Hill covers with Scarlett Johannson at “the dude from TV on the Radio’s house.” In fact, Haim the band owes its existence to Danielle’s madcap mind.
Why Suicide Has Become an Epidemic--and What We Can Do to Help WHEN THOMAS Joiner was 25 years old, his father—whose name was also Thomas Joiner and who could do anything—disappeared from the family’s home. At the time, Joiner was a graduate student at the University of Texas, studying clinical psychology. His focus was depression, and it was obvious to him that his father was depressed. Six weeks earlier, on a family trip to the Georgia coast, the gregarious 56-year-old—the kind of guy who was forever talking and laughing and bending people his way—was sullen and withdrawn, spending days in bed, not sick or hungover, not really sleeping. Joiner knew enough not to worry. He knew that the desire for death—the easy way out, the only relief—was a symptom of depression, and although at least 2 percent of those diagnosed make suicide their final chart line, his father didn’t match the suicidal types he had learned about in school. What makes some people, such as Vincent van Gogh, desire death in the first place? Try Newsweek for only $1.25 per week
Argo and the Stolen Truth About Iran This year’s Oscar-winning movie ‘Argo’ recently spurred Iran’s former president, Abolhassan Banisadr to write an article about the ‘October Surprise’. In it, he discusses the secret deal between Ronald Reagan and Ayatollah Khomeini which, by delaying the release of the hostages being held in the US embassy in Tehran, swayed the results of the 1980 US presidential election to favour Reagan over the incumbent Jimmy Carter. Banisadr argues that through ‘falsifying, misrepresenting and taking critical facts out of context,’ the film ‘delivers a pro-CIA message,’ and that by portraying Iranians as irrational and aggressive people it prepares the US public to support a war should the current nuclear negotiations fail. The day after Banisadr’s article was published, Robert Parry, who had written previously about the ‘short-sighted history of Argo’, wrote a second article supporting these arguments. This may seem puzzling at first. This brings me to my main point.
50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World Life hacks are little ways to make our lives easier. These low-budget tips and trick can help you organize and de-clutter space; prolong and preserve your products; or teach you something (e.g., tie a full Windsor) that you simply did not know before. Most of these came from a great post on tumblr. There is also a great subreddit ‘r/lifehacks‘ with some fantastic tips as well. 20. 40. Sources – muxedo task: 99 Life Hacks to make your life easier! If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends:
How to Land Your Kid in Therapy - Lori Gottlieb If there’s one thing I learned in graduate school, it’s that the poet Philip Larkin was right. (“They fuck you up, your mum and dad, / They may not mean to, but they do.”) At the time, I was a new mom with an infant son, and I’d decided to go back to school for a degree in clinical psychology. With baby on the brain and term papers to write, I couldn’t ignore the barrage of research showing how easy it is to screw up your kids. Of course, everyone knows that growing up with “Mommy Dearest” produces a very different child from one raised by, say, a loving PTA president who has milk and homemade cookies waiting after school. But in that space between Joan Crawford and June Cleaver, where most of us fall, it seemed like a lot could go wrong in the kid-raising department. As a parent, I wanted to do things right. At least, that was the theory. My first several patients were what you might call textbook. I was stumped. At first, I’ll admit, I was skeptical of their reports. It makes sense.
Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Weighed 'Guerilla' Manifesto, Justice Official Tells Congressional Committee A Justice Department representative told congressional staffers during a recent briefing on the computer fraud prosecution of Internet activist Aaron Swartz that Swartz's "Guerilla Open Access Manifesto" played a role in the prosecution, sources told The Huffington Post. Swartz's 2008 manifesto said sharing information was a "moral imperative" and advocated for "civil disobedience" against copyright laws pushed by corporations "blinded by greed" that led to the "privatization of knowledge." "We need to take information, wherever it is stored, make our copies and share them with the world. The "Manifesto," Justice Department representatives told congressional staffers, demonstrated Swartz's malicious intent in downloading documents on a massive scale. Swartz was 26 when he killed himself in January. The briefing for congressional staffers on the House Oversight Committee was led by Steven Reich, an associate deputy attorney general. Rep.
Top 10 Life Hacks That Actually Work Wonders Suicide is a gender issue that can no longer be ignored | Jane Powell Each time suicide reaches the headlines our attention is directed at particular groups – middle-aged men, people in deprived areas or in certain professions. This is splitting hairs. The latest statistics underline the message that Calm (the campaign against living miserably) has maintained for years; gender runs through UK suicide statistics like letters in a stick of rock. Recent University of Liverpool research indicated that the economic downturn was likely to add 1,000 suicides over and above what we could expect; with around 800 more men and 200 women killing themselves as a direct result of the recession. But surely the big question is why is suicide three to four times more likely in men of any age group? A complacent explanation for the difference is that men attempt more violent forms of suicide and are therefore more likely to be successful. Poverty and mental health issues affect both genders. Men, regardless of age group, often don't recognise when they are depressed.