Duct tape

For about on average $2.50 you can buy a roll of duct tape, but for that you can get a world of fun.  Duct tape is cotton mesh, polyethylene coating, and adhesive.  This makes it very durable and strong. We use duct tape all time. But what are some of the most whacky ways to use it that will work.

Well there have been some mythbuster episodes on just this topic.  They have created so many crazy things with it, like making a plane shell with nothing but duct tape. It could really fly which was crazy.  They have survived on an island “stranded with nothing but duct tape and the environment”. But if you’re not that outgoing as that you can try some things at home that are a little safer.

They things are like creating a duct tape wallet and rose but they also fix your belt problem or if made correctly they can be used to make headbands.

(http://www.buytape.com/what_is_duct_tape_made_of.shtml) (http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/duct-tape.htm) 

Dozens of Puppies Rescued in Animal Cruelty Investigation | Video - ABC News

Dozens of Puppies Rescued in Animal Cruelty Investigation | Video - ABC News

Animal cruelty is a real thing; it is the torture of living animals that causes them pain and even death. It takes place all over the world even here in the U.S.A.  Dogs are more often the victim of animal cruelty about “64.5% of 1,880 animal cruelty cases were against dogs” but  about “25%”  involve other animals. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/facts/animal_cruelty_facts_statistics.html

Puppy mills are an example of the one of the most despicable things on the planet.   According to a website I found “99% of all puppies sold in a pet store are from a puppy mill”. These dogs are never petted and they spend their life in a cage. It is a depressing thing that we need to stop. To help with this a say that if you’re going to get a dog as a pet you need to research were you are getting it from or just go to the shelter and adopt a good friend from there.

 http://madonnaofthemills.com/puppy-mills/

this is one of the most sad post I have posted for my blog so far. But you have to look at the truth some times, and its just depressing. To change it we need to become active in our community shelter and help stop animal cruelty by reporting it to the police. I included the link to the locale animal shelter because change starts in our community.  

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/IA125.html

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

I just finished a good book today. It was called “The girl with the dragon tattoo”  by Stieg Larsson. This is in the fiction crime drama genre. It tells the tale of a Swedish journalist who goes on the hunt for an missing family member of a rich family, the “Vanger “clan. They are in this book one of the wealthiest families in Sweden.  He gains a help from a hacker named Lisbeth  Salander, who has a past of her own which she tries to hid from.

Personally I didn’t like the beginning or most of the middle part of the book. It starts very slow and you get a lot of characters who just overwhelm you with too much information.  The characters over time are developed well but it is very slowly.  Once you get to the end of the book its starts getting really good, there is black mail, intrigue and murder that you find out that was happening threw out the book whil you were wondering when was something going to happen.

The next book in the trilogy is “the girl who played with fire”. I hope it will start faster than this one, but be just as good in reading.

 To compare it to the last book I read it would be very different.  The last book I read was nonfiction work and set in the world of Nazi Germany before world war II. The Girl with the dragon tattoo is set in Sweden and is a work of fiction.  They are similar in that they both deal with on very crazy person who gained a lot of power. One was Martin Vanger from the girl with the dragon tattoo and from in the garden of the beasts you have Hitler. 

Breast cancer awareness month

http://www.especiallyforyourace.org/

It’s now October and that means fall. It also means Halloween, haunted house and trick or treating. But it is also breast cancer awareness month.

            The world has gone pink for October. The football players of the NFL are wearing pink, stores are selling it and you are hearing about it everywhere.  Today I walked in the especially for you race against breast cancer walk.  The walk is to help fund free mammograms and other breast-care services to this area.

It was a chilly morning and early morning on the day of the walk, but my mom and I got up to go to the walk. When we got there; we found hundreds of people all wearing the same shirt with different logos on the back supporting people who had breast cancer. One of my mom’s friends was so excited to do this. She said “it makes me happy to think that all these people can come together for one cause”. I think this is true. Breast cancer is one of the big cancers in the public’s eye.

It may be because almost everyone knows someone who is affected by it. my mom has had a co-work who has survived breast cancer and I have had two teachers who are going through treatment of cancer.  These people develop a strongest that I think is amazing. They are going through something that is very tough and they are facing the best they can.

Breast cancer awareness month maybe focused on finding a cure but something we need to think about are the people who have gone through the process of kemo and still moved on with their lives. They are the people who I walked for today on this chilly morning. If you want to walk with the especially for you breast cancer walk you can click on the link above. 

Meningitis

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/meningitis-outbreak-highlights-hazards-compounding-pharmacies/story?id=17405294#.UHGwJU2HJica

http://www.voicesofmeningitis.com/get-the-facts-the-basics.html?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_content=general&utm_term=meningitis&utm_campaign=2012_unbranded_driver_terms

What is meningitis?  Meningitis is when the meninges around the brain swell putting pressure on the brain. This can kill you quickly, without you even knowing it.

Today we are having a widespread breakout of fungal meningitis. This comes from a bad pain killer that is given threw a shot to the spine.  It has caused 5 deaths and across 7states according to Abc news. It is worry some because it’s hard to catch meningitis until it’s too late. It was tracked back to the New England Compounding center .CDC has issued a statement that it has opened its emergency operations clinic.  Symptoms can look like a stroke.

Ways to stop spreading normal meningitis is not to share drinks or food utensils. Also reframe from kissing people. The thing about meningitis is that it is a quick Bactria infection.   It is a high risk disease not for the young or elderly but for teens and young adults.  This is why it’s so big when meningitis is found in big outbreaks. 

Pets and your health

http://pets.webmd.com/ss/slideshow-pets-improve-your-health

Are pets are our closest friends; they offer companionship and a good protector. But they can also be helpful to your health. In an article I read in the link above I found 28 ways pets can improve your health. These ways have offered some good insight into owning a pet. They can help you live longer.

                Dogs aren’t the only one who can be helpful.   Owning a pet in general can help you in some way. When you stroke a pet it can help lower your blood pressure. Cats can help people recover from a stroke by giving them something to take care of that isn’t to need unlike a dog. Cats also can help prevent strokes, it is because of that calming effect a pet can have on a person. Having a cat around can also lower the chance of developing asthma in an infant.

Dogs can just do it all; they are our best tool to help people if they need help. They can act as a service do to those who need help to live alone. Taking your dog for a walk can raise you excise level and get you out of your isolation and into the world.   Having a dog or cat can also lower your rate of de3veloping allergies in a child.  We have also trained dogs to be able to tell when a diabetic needs sugar in their blood because of a drop in blood sugar level.

A dog can also be just a good therapist. When you have a dog in a therapy office it can help fight couples see how their fight affects people or animals around them. My aunt who is psychologists brings her dog to the office with her and children are more likely to open up to a dog than a grown up.

Dog and cats aren’t the only pets that can do help for the human health. Hoarse back riding is a good way to recover from a stroke, because it helps with balance and core strength.   Children with autism can work out problems by hoarse back riding it is a way to help open up to more senses.

Dogs and cats have also been helping us with cancer. They develop it to so we can study them to help understand how it works in humans. It is how we worked out prostate cancer and older men. This may be the way we find out how to completely get rid of cancer. Threw the dogs and cats we love so much. 

A mans best friend

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-beast/200904/why-are-humans-and-dogs-so-good-living-together

Almost everyone loves dogs, myself included. They are our best friend, are companions and the best listeners in the world. But what is it that makes dogs so special?

Dogs were the first animals that we domesticated; we have used them as protection and hunting partners.  They have profound way on how we think; a dog can teach you responsibility and good health choice by walking it.   A dog functions in a social unit similar to how we do, they “are emotionally bonded and greet each other enthusiastically after they have been separated” which we do every day when we greet people at school.  A dog can live perfectly happy in a human environment.  

We see are dogs as one of us, “40% of owners identify their dog as a family member” this is very true I count my dogs as part of my family. When people ask me how many are in your family, I more often reply “3 people and 3 dogs.” They are part of our family in a way that makes them special, dogs greet us when we get, and they will cuddle with us on cold nights when we are alone.

But along the way have we been domesticated by dogs as much we domesticated them? That is what the final idea was in the article I read. It gave some good points like how the dogs thinking part of the brain has shrunk scene it’s started out as a wolf.  Are brains have shrunk to, but not as much. So do we believe it is the entire thing is because of our dog or have the advancements in technology slowed down are brain growth and we don’t need as high senses as we us to so those parts of our brain have shrunk in size.

Whatever it is all I do know is that a dog is a man’s best friend.