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"Every Great Social Movement"

By Rob Winters - Published on Monday, 01 August 2011 09:44

"Every great social movement begins with a set of ideas validated, internalized, and then shared and amplified through media, grassroots organizations, and thousands, even millions, of conversations. A truth strikes a resonant chord, we hear it acknowledged by others, and we begin to discuss it with friends and associates.The new story spreads out in multiple ever-widening circles that begin to connect and intermingle.

A story of unrealized possibility gradually replaces the falsified story that affirmed the status quo. The prevailing culture begins to shift, and the collective behavior of the society shifts with it.

For the civil rights and women’s movements, the old story said:"

"8 Foods That Help Lower Blood Pressure"

By Rob Winters - Published on Monday, 01 August 2011 09:32

"Skim Milk
It truly does a body good! Drinking heart-healthy skim milk or 1 percent milk will provide you with calcium and vitamin D — the two nutrients work as a team to help reduce blood pressure by 3 to 10 percent. Although this doesn’t sound like much, it could add up to about a 15 percent reduction in risk for cardiovascular disease.

Spinach
A green leafy delight, spinach is low in calories, high in fiber, and packed with heart-healthy nutrients like potassium, folate, and magnesium — key ingredients for lowering and maintaining blood pressure levels. An easy way to eat more of this great green? Try mixing fresh spinach leaves into salads or adding them to sandwiches."

"Pregnancy stroke surge in the US"

By Rob Winters - Published on Sunday, 31 July 2011 10:22

"The numbers of US women having a stroke during pregnancy has surged, according to doctors.

The incidents increased from 4,085 in 1994-5 to 6,293 in 2006-7, the journal Stroke suggests.

It is thought other risk factors such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes may be to blame."

"Plane in Guyana Crash Slid off Runway"

By Rob Winters - Published on Sunday, 31 July 2011 10:14

"The Caribbean Airlines jetliner that broke apart Saturday after landing and sliding off a slick Guyana runway, without any fatalities, represents the type of accident international air-safety experts have been working the hardest to prevent in recent years.

Arriving in Georgetown, Guyana's capital, before dawn in rainy conditions with 163 people onboard, the Boeing 737 rolled off the end of the tarmac and crashed through a fence. The fuselage broke into two pieces in front of the wings, as the tip of the nose dug into the ground and the plane came to rest short of a deep jungle ravine."

"Depression in Command"

By Rob Winters - Published on Sunday, 31 July 2011 10:00

"When times are good and the ship of state only needs to sail straight, mentally healthy people function well as political leaders. But in times of crisis and tumult, those who are mentally abnormal, even ill, become the greatest leaders. We might call this the Inverse Law of Sanity.

Consider Neville Chamberlain. Before the Second World War, he was a highly respected businessman from Birmingham, a popular mayor and an esteemed chancellor of the exchequer. He was charming, sober, smart—sane.

Winston Churchill, by contrast, rose to prominence during the Boer War and the first World War. Temperamental, cranky, talkative, bombastic......"

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