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The speaker tells us about a strange habit of hers: she's a fan of measuring grief. Now we don't know if that entails scales, rulers, or graduated cylinders. But we do know it means she does a bit of comparison, because she tells us that she compares the grief of others to her own. While she observes these people, she always returns to herself and to her own sadness and grief. So in addition to guessing about other people, she also compares herself to them, asking "Is this person as sad as me?" and "Have they felt sad as long as I have felt sad?"
Next, the speaker talks about people who seem to get over their grief. She's kind of skeptical about this, and she suggests that they are probably faking it. After this, the speaker starts to list some of the causes of grief—some people are grieving the death of a loved one, some are sad because they want something they don't have, others experience a general sort of "despair."
At the end of the day, the speaker never really gets the answers to the questions she asks, and she also may never know why someone is sad, but that doesn't seem to matter to her. The simple act of noticing that someone else is sad seems to be enough to make her feel better, and that's kind of the point.


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365 Foundation Quilt Blocks
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Pages: 352
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It?s quilt making made as simple as paint-by-numbers! With a newmethod called foundation piecing, you just follow a numericalsequence to stitch fabric onto a foundation. Even the smallestpieces meet precisely, quickly, and accurately. With 365 projects,you could make one every day of the year. They?re organizedmonth-by-month, so you could make a Christmas quilt with theDecember blocks, pretty floral quilts with each month?s flowers oreven whimsical designs such as The Beatles yellow submarine.Photographs of quilts made with blocks for each month accompany thecomplete instructions for the entire foundation piecingprocess.ISBN13: 9781402740411
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What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Drawing upon her thirty-plusyears of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation's leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthing experience. Based on the female-centered Midwifery Model of Care, Ina May's Guide to Natural Childbirth gives expectant mothers comprehensive information on everything from the all-important mind-body connection to how to give birth without technological intervention.
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This is definitely one of my favourite books that I've read so far. I enjoyed how the book started off with birth stories. I found it very comforting and reassuring to hear so many stories, so many different situations, but they were all able to deliver successfully and naturally. With epidural becoming the norm is was very nice to read stories about how natural birth really is and that we don't need to have so many interventions. The second part of the book was more technical and statistical. My favourite part was definitely the power of the mind-body connection. Some of the examples the author gave were fantastic. There were a lot of helpful examples such as ways to use your mind to help open your cervix. The last chapter in the book was a little worry some. I understand that the author is attempting to make sure the reader understands some of the risks, especially when having unnecessary but sometimes it's a bit too much. For example she pointed out that maternal death hasn't declined since 1982, in fact it may even be on the rise. For someone who is pregnant this can be very scary, even if the odds are still very low. If a women reads in this book that there is a higher rate of maternal death with inductions she might be very scared when she is faced with the fact that she needs to be induced for a condition such as pre-eclampsia. Overall I feel like this a must read for all woman and their partners. It is empowering and shows how natural childbirth is. I feel like it would help a lot of woman who are nervous about giving birth because society has turned it into something scary.
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We live in trying times. Even though I'm more connected with my local community than ever before, my otherness keeps increasing. It's the media, politics, economics, and the many -isms that falter but just won't die. I fortunately am not directly affected by the international spectacle currently unfolding, but the resulting injustices along with the reactions to them that I see (especially the negative ones), replay constantly in my mind.
I feel helpless. I get incredibly frustrated, angry, jealous, and then I despair. When I'm feeling really low, I go to inclusive spaces that are welcoming, providing respite from the dark clouds I imagine gathering on the horizon. These places sustain me, allow me to regroup, to rise up another day. I'm lucky I can name three such spots right off the bat, all in New Westminster. Disclaimer – none of these places know that I love them this hard or that I decided to write about them.
I've heard the coffee at Old Crow is exemplary, but I cannot confirm that myself. The tea I've had here is the perfect temperature and brew, but what really blows me away is how sheltered I feel. I'm already at a disadvantage being a furtive tea-drinker in a coffee shop, but the atmosphere at Old Crow makes me feel like I'm part of the rainbow of their tapestry. The pared-down space, their accommodation of the needs of patrons with two or four-legged companions, how unhurried yet deliberate the pace inside is, it's like an insulating bubble from the world outside. I savour my time at Old Crow; it's a bit of a hidden gem out on Front Street but every time I've gone inside, my instant regret is the amount of time I've let lapse between my visits.
The feeling of belonging at Green's and Beans is of a decidedly different nature than Old Crow. When I first started going here, I was incredibly intimidated. I'd be fumbling for my glasses and the Jeopardy theme would be playing, and finally I'd order one or three of a panicked-pick of a sandwich. Eventually I found my groove and my favourite sandwich, and relaxed enough to actually appreciate this place.
It's unassuming, open early and some Fridays they make burgers. Their soups are divine. Leona, the owner, makes them from scratch and she probably has a dresser full of heirloom recipes somewhere. Her Thai-inspired chicken soup is worth fighting over; I'm sure people do, once the batch runs out but I've been lucky not to go there too late in the day. There's also a scalloped potato soup, that has hits all the right comfort food notes, that has cured me of the blues more than once. I had a rough pregnancy last year, and a bad grief-inducing experience the year before, and Leona's food, her ability to know when to play transit music and when to give peoples space to float by, really makes this place exceptional. Too often, I have felt like a faceless untethered nobody looking for a warm lunch, and that feeling evaporates when I'm at Greens and Beans. They know their clientele here, often by name, and they know their sandwiches.
I'm serious about the Jeopardy music though. Keep your glasses handy.
A hospital is not normally a place to recommend as a haven. In exceptional circumstances, however, if you do find yourself here, RCH, in my experience, is the most welcoming and inclusive hospital in the Lower Mainland.
A few years back, my father got incredibly sick. Once we had confirmed his diagnosis, he lived barely past the few months medical literature predicted he would. In the process of navigating the health care system during his illness, I got to sit and steep in a few different hospitals. The best one was RCH.
Don't get me wrong, the standard of care in all the hospitals we visited was very high. Something about RCH sets it apart. I keep thinking back critically to my experience, and part of what makes RCH so good at what they do is the diversity of their staff itself. The doctors, nurses and social workers come from a large spectrum of backgrounds, and they connected from a place of compassion and respect regardless of who or what they perceived us to be. We weren't just inconveniently ill strangers being ushered through a system; we were people going through a scary and tough time and they provided us the information, the tools and the support to come to terms with what was happening. Their ability to see us and embrace us as one of their own community, mattered a lot to us, and really makes a difference during a stressful hospital experience.
As I write this, bad news come to us from within our province's borders as well as outside it. These are indeed trying times, but I feel so incredibly fortunate to be weathering this strange year in the inclusive supportive corners of this city, our city, New Westminster, the city of small havens.


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Lillard, of the Scream and Scooby-Doo film franchises, will appear in the freshman CBS comedy's 13th episode as Gary's former brother-in-law, Taylor, who has a knack for rubbing his well-to-do status in people's faces. Blue-collar Gary just barely tolerates affluent Taylor's taunts... until he uncovers a surprising secret about Allison's kin.
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[TOKYO] Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday that the central bank's planned review of its monetary policy next month will not lead the BOJ weakening its stimulus.
"I don't think that would happen," Mr Kuroda said when asked by reporters whether the promised "comprehensive review" might lead to a shrinking of the BOJ's stimulus.
Mr Kuroda declined to comment on daily market moves after bond yields spiked on speculation that the review might curb the central bank's massive stimulus, in which it buys the bulk of fresh debt issued by the government.
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After the DSC staff has determined that your application has met the minimum submittal requirements, plan review for applicable codes can begin.
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Simple permits can often be processed in the DSC. Review staff are available to check for code compliance while you wait. If information is missing or incorrect, you may be able to return with requested changes.
More complex projects require an in depth review that exceeds the time available at the Counter. These submittals are taken in for review. The "Intake Review" process looks like this:
Intake fees are collected when the project is submitted. These fees apply to permit processing and plan review activities.
When review fees are paid, the application status of your project is changed to "Under Review" and your plans are assigned to individual reviewers from various groups.
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Reviewers are assigned to your project based on the scope of work. There may be several reviewers assigned from different City Bureaus or Code Specialties. These reviewers check to see that your proposal is in compliance with specific codes and regulations.
If your project is in compliance, they will sign off on the review. If they need additional information or have identified plan deficiencies that need correction, they will communicate this information to you in writing as a "Checksheet".
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Complete and timely responses to checksheets will minimize delays on the re-review of your project.
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After you have gathered the required information to respond to the checksheet, you will bring it to the Permitting Services Counter on the second floor. There you will update all plans and documents to respond fully to the checksheet.
Corrected plans are taken in for review. If your corrections comply with Code, the reviewers sign off.
If the reviewers need additional information or other corrections are required, they will request this in writing with another checksheet (repeat steps 4c & 4d).
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Few musicians are quite as raw and honest as Genevieve Schatz. From the sound of her voice to the message of her music, the performer, known simply by her first name, doesn't hold back. For that matter, Genevieve doesn't always even know how or where her performances are going sometimes, which will make it all the more exciting for her and her fans when she begins her spring tour with A Brave New World at the Crescent Ballroom on March 17.
"I take musical performances really seriously," Genevieve says. "I perform with a lot of enthusiasm and honesty. I discover new feelings as I perform, so everyone else will feel them as I discover them."
Before breaking out on her own in 2014, Genevieve was the singer for Chicago-based indie band Company of Thieves. Over the band's seven-year career, Genevieve and her bandmates established themselves on a national scale. These days, Genevieve's act is a little different, trading in her four-piece for a slightly poppier electronic singer-songwriter sound. It's a big shift from the sound that brought her to this point, but the veteran songbird isn't going at it entirely alone.
"I still have an accompanist, but it's just me and him, so it's more intimate," Genevieve says. "There's more space on the stage for me to express myself, and I can take it all moment by moment more than I could with a band."
Obviously, Genevieve's solo shows are a very different experience than her former band's, but some things don't change with or without a band. Genevieve's musical talent is still based on raw emotion rather than classical musical training, and she still performs out of necessity as much as anything.
"Everything I do is self-taught," Genevieve says. "I sing because if I didn't sing, I'd probably explode. I sing like my hair is on fire."
Genevieve isn't the first indie singer to start her own solo project, and she won't be the last. But while many other artists look up to idols like David Bowie and Bob Dylan for guidance on their solo careers, Genevieve just sticks with whatever feels right for her. The now-LA-based singer is more than content to just be herself rather than trying to become the next iteration of one of her heroes. It makes sense, since Genevieve describes her heroes as a wide range of people (which could include herself, in a very non-McConaughey kind of way).
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"Anyone brave enough to express themselves in that musical moment is my hero," Genevieve says. "I'm a fan of everything from the Beatles to Disney music to Nirvana."
As for what people should expect on St. Patty's Day, Genevieve believes it'll be something the Valley has never seen before. Not only will it be the first show of the tour, but it'll also be the first chance for many to hear the record Genevieve will soon be wrapping up.
"I'm working on my debut album for later this year, so this'll be my first time playing the new material in Phoenix," Genevieve says. "People should come with an open mind and enjoy the music."
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1280x1024 is your video resolution and has nothing to do with "logging in".
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George Hruby – International Historian, Writer, and Photographer, was a former United States Marine and Tactics Instructor, in addition to Founding Director of the San Pasqual Battlefield Site Location Project. He was also the founder and owner of the Carlsbad Walking History Tours. He is the founding CEO of the French Corporation, Dig France© and President of the French NGO – Leymonie Archaeological Project. He is also founder of Bordeaux Ghosts Tours. A French resident, he is currently engaged in a five-year research project in Southeast Asia.
Although the San Pasqual Battlefield and nearby Mule Hill have been identified as historical sites, no formal archaeological work has ever been done at either location pertaining to the battle. Owned by the City of San Diego and left to the care of the California State Department of Parks and Recreation, both sites have been savagely pilfered by treasure hunters. To date, over 500 artifacts (many of which have been photographed and documented) have been recorded lost from these sites by the SPBSLP. They have been lost to private collections and in some cases, to museums (Serra Museum in San Diego and the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History) who have suspiciously lost artifacts from this battlefield which were in their possession. Such archaeological evidence will help yield valuable information to scholars and historians alike about much unknown information concerning this battle.
While a Visitor's Center today sits at the battlefield, it has not one artifact from the battle that it was built to commemorate. To make matters worse, both the Battlefield and Mule Hill sit in the middle of a very rich, environmentally protected habitat preserved by the City of San Diego called the San Dieguito River Park Project. Every time treasure hunters attack these sites for more artifacts, they destroy native habitats from endangered and fragile plant life, to nesting sites for endangered bird species in the area. The question became: How can we save the artifacts from these sites, save the environmentally sensitive habitats, and for the first time in the history of the San Pasqual Battlefield Museum, be able to provide artifacts from the battle for public display?
The answer became the grassroots creation of the San Pasqual Battlefield Site Location Project. Created in 1991. Its goal was to conduct academic, historical, and field research to determine site locations relevant to the battle. Also, to achieve a professional archeological investigation to confirm such sites, and to recover artifacts from these sites for historic preservation. Only by finally conducting major archaeological digs at these sites, can any remaining artifacts from this historical event be recovered, preserved, and displayed. With the artifacts finally retrieved, treasure hunters ("relic and pot hunters") will have nothing more to dig for at these sites. This will, in turn, help stop the uncontrolled digging and thus help save the environmentally protected areas. Finally, it will provide artifacts for public display at the Battlefield Visitor's Center which should be their final resting place. Such artifacts do not belong boxed away in museum basements or inside a closet or garage of some treasure hunter. These artifacts belong to the people of the County of San Diego, to the people of the State of California, and to all Americans as a rich part of our history and heritage.
The San Pasqual Battlefield Site Location Project became one of the most intensive historical field research investigations ever undertaken at the San Pasqual Battlefield. Joined by many other professionals in the field, the San Pasqual Battlefield Site Location Project has, after over twelve years of historical research and, a tremendous amount of private and governmental resources, established important sites relevant to the San Pasqual Battlefield. Its depth of historical research also included fact–finding trips to the States of Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana, to learn as much as possible about these American soldiers who were the participants of this battle on December 6, 1846. This project was also able to gain the acceptance of the tribe of San Pasqual Indians, being given unprecedented access to interviews conducted in the very early 1920's of Indians and their oral histories of the battle and, even more important information documenting the actual location of the San Dieguito River in 1846 which became pertinent in locating the sites upon the battlefield.
Interviews were also done and collected from early pioneer families in the valley, corroborating information obtained from the Indians. This project also created the first actual database cataloging every known artifact reported and known from the battlefield or Mule Hill, discounting many objects that were thought to be from the battle. Based on years of historical research by the SPBSLP, preliminary test sweeps did locate the first and only known artifacts from the battlefield as well as at a 'two-hour campsite' near Mule Hill just prior to the soldiers coming under attack there. The amount of historical research, data compiled, and resources used to finally identify sites on the battlefield by the SPBSLP have been unprecedented. Already, research from this project helped rewrite some of the battle at Mule Hill (5 miles due west) never before known, including and, pertinent to exact site locations involved with the Hill itself and permanently recorded there today at the interpretative stations. The project has also made other exciting discoveries with this battle. For example, long before the Civil War, this battle became the first time in U.S. Army military history where a two-animal gun carriage (vs. single animal) for the howitzer was employed in actual battle by the U.S. Army and, a connection between the famous Civil War General, William Tecumseh Sherman and the Battle of San Pasqual, and much more.
However, the two most spectacular discoveries have been locating the actual battlefield itself and understanding the soldier's exact movements (both sides) upon that battlefield during the engagement. This has given us a much clearer knowledge of the events that fateful morning in December of 1846. The other has been the first ever, historically and chronologically accurate, minute-by-minute narrative account of the battle. Years in the making, it has involved the painstaking piecing together of all of the first and second-hand witness reports of the battle to form this detailed narrative re-creation of the event.


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Muktinath Tour is a religious tour to visit and to do the Darshan of Muktinath Temple/ Muktinath Dham. Muktinath a place dedicated to Hindus and Buddhist religion. Every year thousands of Hindus and Buddhist Devotees goes there for worshiping. Muktinath is 310 km far from Kathmandu and it is 110 Km far from fabulous Pokhara city and the altitude of Muktinath is 3800 meters from sea level.Muktinath trip can be made from Kathmandu or Pokhara. Pokhara to Muktinath tour takes two fewer days than Muktinath tour from Kathmandu.
Muktinath travel is only not the visit of Muktinath. This fabulous Nepal trip also offers visit beautiful places of Annapurna like Jomsom and Kagbeni too. Muktinath is also the gateway for Mustang trekking. In early days, Muktinath Nepal tour needed to made by walking but nowadays a trip to Muktinath can be made by road. One who do not want to trip Muktinath on foot can trek to Muktinath by road. As there are a different season in Nepal the best time to trekking Muktinath is spring (March-May) and autumn (September-November) when the weather of Muktinath is clear.
There are many pilgrimage tours in Nepal and Muktinath tour is one of the best Nepal pilgrimage tours which advances to see the beauty of Jomsom, Kagbeni and Muktinath. Visit Heaven Treks are among the best Nepal tours operators with experienced, friendly and professional tour guides who will make your Muktinath trip amazing and once at a lifetime.
With well-designed Muktinath tour itinerary, experienced tour guides of Nepal and a tour through best tour operators in Nepal; your Muktinath travel will be absolutely memorable and a trip for a lifetime.
Day 1 : Arrival in Kathmandu (1,335m.) and transfer to Hotel
- As you arrived in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu a Visit Heaven Treks representative will be there for your warm welcome in Nepal and escort you to your hotel. After reaching the hotel you can either take rest or can walk around Thamel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 : Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing
- A half-day guided tour around Kathmandu city's historical and cultural landmarks. Visit Boudhanath Stupa and Pashupatinath Temple, the most important sites of Buddhism and Hinduism in Nepal. Catch the playful antics of the monkeys and beautiful city views at Swayambunath temple. Get lost in Kathmandu's old city bazaars, public squares, and former royal palaces at Durbar Square. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3 : Drive to Pokhara (820m. 6 hours' drive)
- This day you take an early bus and drive to Pokhara. Drive through the green hills of Nepal will make your Pokhara driving interesting. Upon arriving Pokhara you will be escorted to your hotel. You can walk around this fabulous city. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 : Fly to Jomsom (2,800m. /30 minutes flight) and trek to Kagbeni(3,092m./ 3 hours trek)
- A scenic 30 minutes flight to from Pokhara will take you to the beautiful Jomsom. From Jomsom with 3 hours walk via Kaligandaki River beach you will reach Kagbeni which is restricted area permit check post. In Kagbeni, one can see one of the oldest Monastery which was built in the 7th century. Overnight at Kagbeni.
Day 5 : Trek to Muktinath(3,800m.) via Jharkot (4 hours trek)
- Day to get to your destination. Take your breakfast, tie your boot and get ready to walk to Muktinath. On the way to Muktinath, you cross Jharkot. Jharkot is a culture reach local village having unique living style and this is also popular for Apple Gardens. In Muktinath, you will have enough time to explore Muktinath. Wonderful Muktinath temple, eternal light and 108 spouts are the main highlights of Muktinath. Enjoy exploring. Overnight at a teahouse.
Day 6 : Trek back to Jomsom (6 hours trek)
- Day to leave Muktinath. Early morning after breakfast you will take a descent trail back to Jomsom. A six hours descending walk will take you to Jomsom. Overnight at a tea house.
Day 7 : Fly back to Pokhara (30 minutes flight) and explore Pokhara
- With early morning flight you will get back to Pokhara. At afternoon, you will be doing Pokhara sightseeing. Pokhara sightseeing includes; boating on Phewa Lake, visiting Tal Barahi and Bindabasini temples, walk to David's fall and exploring Gupteshowr Cave. Overnight at hotel.
Day 8 : Drive back to Kathmandu (6 hours' drive)
- Final day of Muktinath tour. This day you will take the bus and will drive back to Kathmandu. Upon you reach Kathmandu your guide will help you to get back to your hotel. In the evening, you can walk around Thamel and can do some last minute shopping. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9 : Fly back home
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Have you ever been told you can't or shouldn't….?
You can't start your own business
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You can't be a master of your own destiny!
Oooh it incenses me when I hear those words.
I received a great email recently from a lady who was telling me her own story of all the naysayers she's surrounded by and her message inspired me to make this weeks video.
If you've ever been told, you can't, or you shouldn't or it won't work, or there's no way, this weeks episode is for you!
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If you're illegally posting or downloading copyrighted material (ours or anyone else's), you're hurting the very companies whose work you seem to enjoy enough to spend the time stealing. And make no mistake; if you're not paying for it, you're stealing it. You can try to justify it, but there's simply no real justification for it. You are taking money out of the pockets of our editors and authors, and comic shop owners, and hurting TwoMorrows' bottom line. Particularly in this unstable economy, with sales dropping for all publishers across the board, every sale we lose to a free torrent download hurts really badly, and jeopordizes our future.
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Concerns raised at Westminster carers' event over stricken crew of Malaviya Twenty
PUBLISHED: 14:27 13 June 2018 | UPDATED: 14:27 13 June 2018
A Gorleston woman has taken her concerns over the stranded crew of the Malaviya Twenty to Westminster.
Glenys Bright, of Gorleston, was at the Houses of Parliament on Monday to highlight to MPs and members of the House of Lords the plight of carers.
The 62-year-old, of Lowestoft Road, cares for her husband Keith who has multiple sclerosis on a shoestring budget which sees them struggle to pay for extra care.
Some 50 people gathered from all over the country to help raise awareness of their daily struggle as finances were cut back to the bone, impacting on people who were already finding it tough.
Mrs Bright said the event organised by Carers UK had been a success with many MPs taking the time to hear the harrowing first-hand stories.
But while she was there she took the opportunity to flag up concerns about the crew of the Malaviya Twenty, taking as evidence a report taken from this newspaper.
Mrs Bright said: "There's these three men thousands of miles from home. I would like to think if it were our sons or grandsons someone would do something.
"I know there are negotiations going on but I just felt if I had the chance to raise it in parliament then I would.
"Most of the MPs had not heard about it all. I said to them 'I do not know who to take it to' and they were bewildered too.
"I have never seen anyone in my life from the House of Lords and I never really understood what they did.
"But actually I found them easier to talk to than the MPs."
Lord Balfe of Dulwich, she said, took a particular interest in the carers' issue asking questions about her situation and how things had changed.
Although Brandon Lewis was unable to make it he sent his secretary who sat with Mrs Bright for close to an hour taking notes about her concerns.
Mrs Bright said there was little respite for carers who often put off going to the doctors and treating their own illnesses.
Some disabled people suffered with their condition and were in constant pain which made them difficult companions, she added.
In those situations the opportunity to meet a friend for a coffee was important if the carer was to maintain any sort of independent life.
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Prologue: Why the Don Quixote, Nate? I know… I know… friends and family think I've gone off the deep end – again. They thought the same thing when I began selling my rental properties, pulled my money out of my 401k and out of stocks entirely. They literally said I was nuts to sell my "million plus" dollar home, and they couldn't believe that I wrote and published a book on the subject and that I spend my own money and time trying to educate others. And here I am banging away on the keyboard, four years after I began that campaign.
Now people don't think I'm so nuts, they have seen the events that I described unfold. We have all learned a great deal we did not know, and that includes me. Still, I think I see where this is going, and my goal here is to get people thinking about the root causes of the problems so that we can work on a better way forward. Dismiss this thinking if you will, but remember that what was thought of as "nutty" just a short year ago is now mainstream. What will you be thinking when we reach the bottom of wave C?
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008.
We the PEOPLE, in order to form a more perfect union, say that it's time to Cut the Crap, there's simply no more time to waste. This past Friday we learned that another 533,000 real people, not numbers, are losing their jobs, their houses, and their future security! Over what, a screwed up medium of exchange? A method of exchange that was forced upon the PEOPLE who never got a say in the construction of that system! WHO does the system serve? Is that same old tattered system going to work for the PEOPLE going forward? Is there a better way?
YES, WE CAN develop a better way! A better system is one that does not SHACKLE. A better system is one that embraces FREEDOM and promotes progress for mankind. Yes, WE can. "THEY" cannot. It's time for action, but that action cannot be unfocused. We have a little more history to understand about our system first, and then we can work to implement a plan of ACTION.
Action is necessary because our economy has run into a little problem – the MATH NO LONGER WORKS! The MATH is speaking loud and clear – http://http://economicedge.blogspot.com/2008/11/death-by-numbers.html.
Yet, the fact that the math no longer works is just a symptom of the greater disease… If I may mix my metaphors; math is the forest which itself is made up of trees, but it is not the ROOT cause. To understand the root cause, we must dig down deep to the very construct of our economic and political systems.
I just heard President Bush say that "they" are working on the ROOTS of the problem. NO, they are not. They have yet to identify the roots. They are talking about trees, not the forest, not the roots. The roots are found by examining the history of our monetary system and the basis of our economy which can be found in our own Constitution which, you will see is being IGNORED.
In the very first Article of the Constitution it defines the powers of our government. It says that CONGRESS shall have the power:
- To borrow money on the credit on the United States.
- To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
- To coin MONEY, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standards of weights and measures.
- To provide for Punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States.
- To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and waters.
- To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years, and…
- To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Office thereof.
A balanced review and viewpoint on the subject of money and our Constitution can be found here: http://http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_03/holloway021003.html. At the top of the page are a couple more links to articles on the constitutionality of money – it's worth your time.
Please go back and re-read those powers that belong to CONGRESS. Our system has become so distorted by "legal precedent" that I just don't see that Congress is fulfilling their role and have allowed other branches of government to usurp the power that rightfully belongs to them.
I believe there's a reason for that; the wealth of this country is controlled by the central bankers and corporate interests whose money now influences every step and every decision in the lawmaking process.
The original intent for the development of corporations was to encourage risk taking by old world exploration companies. When Spain and England, along with other European countries wanted to explore the new world, they were having trouble financing those expeditions due to the liability involved with shipwrecks. If a ship was lost, not only did the company lose their investment, but they were open to lawsuits from investors and survivor's families. Thus, the intent of a corporation is to promote exploration and risk taking for the advancement of society (or to steal other's riches?).
In any event, this corporate "protection," or limited liability has been completely convoluted in modern times. The wealth within those corporations is now used to influence the election of public officials. They are so brazen that they now WRITE THE LAWS that they simply hand over to "their" politicians for them to implement on their behalf! Where do you think multi-hundred page bailout documents come from? Do you think Paulson sits down in his office and types them out in an evening? Well, one of them he did – but it was only one page long! How did the latest bankruptcy "reform" come to pass? It certainly wasn't for the good or protection of the people for whom it is now much more difficult to discharge unsecured debt through the bankruptcy process (can't default)! And, as it turned out, the unintended consequences proved to be not so helpful for the corporations who sponsored it, because now, instead of defaulting on their unsecured debt, people are simply walking away from their secured debt and letting the banks eat it (but the banks are not defaulting either, they are passing it on to all of us)! Thus, this entire system is broken, and is at the root cause of the problems.
Going back to our Constitution, it also says, in Article I, Section 10, that "No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility."
It is this phrase that people who back the gold standard refer to when they say that our Constitution set forth the gold standard. This and the power of Congress to tax have been the subject of much debate, including legally. Guess who gets appointed to those positions that make the legal rulings? This IS AN IMPORTANT POINT THAT I WILL NOT GLOSS OVER. The same money that is used to elect our politicians also is influential in the appointment of our judicial system because those same bought and paid for politicians appoint and confirm the judges. Thus our system of government has become completely controlled by our economic system and our system of money. Our current system has, in fact, evolved to be a system OF THE CORPORATION, FOR THE CORPORATION.
There is a better way, but first we need to understand the current way a little better.
Our current money is an interest bearing, fractional reserve, by fiat system. Huh? Look, I'm not going to kid you here, this stuff is pretty dry, but please follow along because these are the ROOTS we're talking about here!
Of course, this conversation we're having here assumes a little bit of prior knowledge, right? Like everyone knows what a barter system is. And most people know that money is simply a method of exchange so that the fruit of our individual labors can be traded for the productive outcome of other people's labors. And we know that that medium of exchange can be anything we want it to be; Wampum, sea shells, gold, or even pieces of paper.
**If you are completely not familiar with these concepts, the following will have a lot more meaning if you first view the videos found at the end of this article.**
This means that all money when it is issued is debt. "Huh?" again you say. Yep, when you went and got that loan for your house or for your car, where do you think the "money" came from? Did the bank already have that money? Did they have to in-turn borrow it from somewhere else? NO, and NO!
When they cut that check to pay for your house, that money came out of thin air. That's where most money comes from! Attached to money is a obligation by the borrower to pay INTEREST. For the privilege of receiving this loan, the borrower also got to pay FEES to pay for the loan (thus paying twice).
And, just like the money that is borrowed into existence, when the TREASURY wants to increase the supply of money, they issue (sell) treasuries (debt) to people who expect to receive payment for the "loan" in the form of interest (that comes from taxpayers who must earn it as the reward for their labors). In order for the Treasury to literally "print" Federal Reserve Notes (FRNs), they theoretically need to first issue Treasury debt.
Thus, all money is debt, and all money when created carries interest with it. Huh? You say… and so do I! If our money is a system of exchange where my labor is converted into FRNs (Federal Reserve Notes/paper money), and your labor is converted into FRNs, so that we can both exchange our labor with others, why does all our money have to carry interest? Simple question and the simple answer is that it DOESN'T.
Notice in the picture below that the current bill says at the top, "Federal Reserve Note." That phrase is not found on money backed by gold or silver (no, I am not a gold bug!).
For decades in the modern era of our country, our financial system represented about 15% of the earnings within the S&P 500. That shot up in recent years to more than double that! Fees and interest on everything! Derivatives of all sorts were created and HUGE fees and "profits" were made. Our financial "services" industry became the backbone of our economy and also became our largest export.
Stimulate… market… transact… expand the credit – fees & interest. Stimulate… market… transact… expand the credit – fees & interest. Stimulate… market… transact… expand the credit – fees & interest. Stimulate… market… transact… expand the credit – fees & interest.
Over and over – ad nauseam.
With each transaction fee and each interest payment, the financial industry pulls a piece of the value of that dollar with it. Without increasing the money supply (inflation), their pulling of fees and interest would eventually grind the money to zero – it would all wind up in the hands of bankers (a deflationary tendancy). So they ensure more and more, inflate or die. Inflation, THEY say, is good.
Stimulate… market… transact… expand the credit – fees & interest. Stimulate… market… transact… expand the credit – fees & interest. Stimulate… market… transact… expand the credit – fees & interest. Stimulate… market… transact… expand the credit – fees & interest.
Over and over – ad nauseam.
Yes, inflation is good, IF you are a banker… who happens to earn interest and fees on money they create from nothing. So, while others are exchanging the fruits of their labors, BANKERS are issuing loans denominated in FRNs they never possessed and collecting interest AND fees on every transaction. Doh!
And this game most recently got very exciting! It seems that Alice was a banker who lived in Wonderland. Alice would dance around Wonderland saying and singing nonsensical phrases like, "Tax breaks for the wealthy will trickle-down!" Hop, skip, jump! "Would you like a rating? I'll sell that triple-A to you for a crown!"
She bounced through Wonderland like a bunny, "CDO, MBS, I may not have the money! But I'll sell you a CDS; now that would be funny!" And thus, Alice charged fees, commissions, and interest all the while taking bonuses to pay for her Ferrari – in Wonderland.
But the debts kept piling up, and up. The people in Wonderland could not pay to service the debt of the day. "Oh my," said Alice, "Perhaps I can get Uncle Ben and Auntie Hank to pay? Maybe if we lower taxes and keep on spending we can finally inflate! Don't be late. But for that to happen we must lower rates"
And lower they did, all the way to ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy)! And yet the people of Wonderland still could not pay. What to do to save the day?
"I know," said Ben. "I'll pay Alice interest on money she holds!" Then Hank joins the chorus, "And I'll lend taxpayer money to Alice in exchange for her MBS, that'll be best. Hell, I might even invest!"
And when loans against MBS failed to get Wonderland going, Hank is caught in a conundrum, "We're out of bullets, out of bullets, what to do?
"I know, I know," Ben says, "quantitative easing, that'll be pleasin'! Oh, look over there, it's Milton Friedman!"
Only in Wonderland… where the rules of physics, math, and real economics are rejected!
Meanwhile, back in the real world, we know that the rules set forth in the interest bearing universe still apply. So, let's HAMMER one point home here; All DEBT in an interest bearing system must be repaid WITH INTEREST in one way or the other. There are TWO ways, and only TWO ways to pay it back. One is to simply return the money over time (with interest), and the other is to DEFAULT.
IT IS A MYTH THAT YOU CAN "INFLATE" DEBT AWAY. To create inflation you must create more money than there was before. Since we learned that all money is debt, the issuance of new debt to inflate only causes more debt. Do you see where this is heading? Ben Bernanke does. Thus, he figures that if he can create money that doesn't bear debt then he would be breaking that circle and thus causing inflation – quantitative easing – which he is doing by "buying" our own debts! Gee, perhaps if I issue myself a loan I can go buy a new car with it!
And THAT would be defying math and economics in the same way that jumping off your roof while flapping your arms to fly only works in Wonderland! The result of attempting to inflate debt away is that the debt simply gets repaid (with interest) in OTHER WAYS. The primary "other way" is that the purchasing power of the currency you hold and future currency that you gain as the result of the fruits of your labors are diminished. Government officials and the bankers who created this system prefer this method over default, because it spreads the payback, and for awhile at least, prevents people from breaking into their offices and dragging them out into the streets (for which America does have precedence)! And thus what you are now seeing is a huge push TO SOCIALIZE THE LOSSES, and yet in good times the push it to PRIVATIZE THE PROFITS. Gee, that's a great system, how do I get to be a central banker… in Wonderland?
In summary, since all money is debt, and all debt carries interest which the banking system skims, the interest bearing function slowly transfers the wealth into the hands of the banks.
By the way, NO fiat system has ever failed because of recession, depression, or deflation. Those are the forces that wring out misallocations and keep the math working longer! Attempts to prevent them ACCELERATE inflation which compounds upon itself leading to ever larger misallocations. And misallocations are no laughing matter. People spend their time and energy working to help society, they think and hope, but when those energies, those labors, are misallocated, well, as a society we are simply wasting time and resources.
Have I lost you yet? Heavy stuff, I know, I hope Alice made it lighter, our future's looking brighter! Now we get to "lever" it up… in Wonderland.
As paper money evolved, bankers began by exchanging gold for paper. Thus, banks were originally used to keep your gold safe, and in exchange they gave you a piece of paper that was your "claim" to redeem that gold at the time of your choosing. It was during this phase that bankers figured out that they could write more pieces of paper than they possessed in actual gold! Uh, huh, IN EFFECT THEY WERE COUNTERFEITING a false currency. They got away with it as long as not everyone came and claimed their gold at once!
They held a "fraction" of the gold in reserve, thus "fractional reserve" system. This fractional reserve ability effectively multiplied the supply of available money. This increases leverage and is the root cause of monetary inflation. The reserve requirement started at 50%, eventually became 10%, recently hit zero and now is negative! Thus every step in that process the money supply was inflated (devalued) while leverage increased.
Remember, that those who possess and control the currency generally have the most influence over politicians and thus springs the golden rule: THOSE WHO HAVE THE GOLD MAKE THE RULES!
Said another way, this ability to issue more paper than gold was a cool trick. But then growth began to slow… and thus more leverage was needed to keep the never ending series of larger numbers growing. Not only was the reserve requirement relaxed, it was just recently completely suspended! TO ZERO! NO WAIT, not zero, NEGATIVE. What is the leverage with negative reserves? IT IS INFINITE! And, that is indeed a cool trick AS LONG AS BORROWERS STILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BORROW AND THEN PAY IT BACK! If they don't, well, end of the growth line. DING, DING! Is that the sound of light bulbs coming on?
Want to see a chart? I know… I'm a visual person too, I like charts, especially when our own government is nice enough to make such pretty ones!
Whoops! Is that a cliff dive I see? Please examine the title of that chart; Non-Borrowed Reserves of BANKS. Hummm, non-borrowed reserves… note that it has always been a positive number until now, but what does that mean? It means this chart is showing the amount of reserves held by the banks that is NOT borrowed! Borrowed from whom? I thought banks did the lending?? Borrowed from the Treasury, that's the taxpayer, you and me! You see, in order to keep operating the banks have been exchanging their BAD securitized debt assets for money from our treasury – borrowing their reserves. In effect they are passing their debts onto the taxpayer, but promising to pay them back at some future time (which will never come).
And this ability to NOT even hold reserves, but to borrow them, increases the banks' leverage ability exponentially, AS LONG AS THERE ARE WILLING AND CAPABLE BORROWERS.
Now, I know this sounds silly, BUT can you imagine our government taxing its citizens and then PAYING the bankers interest for any reserves that they hold? Ha, ha, I KNOW that's just too Alice in Wonderland to even imagine, RIGHT? Ha, ha, would you believe that we just began doing that? Uh, huh, so now there is NO reserve requirement, AND if they do hold reserves, we pay 'em for it! Niiice work if YOU can get it!
But wait, it's even more ridiculous than that! You see banks created those new fangled securitization of debt products (derivatives of debt) and sold them throughout the globe completely without any regulation or monitoring whatsoever! That "SHADOW BANKING SYSTEM" grew to be many times the size of the banking system tracked and "regulated" by our government. Remember who writes those rules? Uh, huh.
At any rate, all of this is just FLUFF. It matters NOT, because THE MATH involved in fractional lending has reached its end. The current debts can no longer be serviced. THIS LEFT OUR POLITICIANS AND CENTRAL BANKERS WITH TWO CHOICES. They could let the bankers DEFAULT on their debts, or they could pass those debts onto the taxpayer. We all know which route they chose!
While we're on the subject of reserves and leverage, every one reading this knows that J.P. Morgan (JPM) is the largest holder of derivatives in the world and thus one of the most highly levered, right? They are a lynchpin in the derivatives world. Keep your eye on them; you will know the system is in trouble when they are no longer able to keep up the façade. They are the key domino, that's why they got government backing to buy (and hide) the "assets" of Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual.
So, to summarize, our "reserve" currency system multiplies the underlying currency (reserve) in an attempt to expand the money supply by the use of leverage which causes inflation. It was a scam and a theft to begin with and has gotten so out-of-hand that the reserve requirement has gone away and now the real reserves are negative which theoretically could produce infinite leverage except for one thing… it's what I call "Macro-Debt Saturation." The income to service the existing debts is simply not there. The debts have not gone away through the bankruptcy system, they have been moved from one bag holder to the next and thus must still be serviced; kind of like an old rusty Fiat…
Fiat literally means BY DECREE, usually by the KING. I'm not going to get into the alternatives or debate them here, but history does show that fiat monetary systems which have no intrinsic backing have ALWAYS FAILED. In the United States our money was not always fiat. In fact, we have been on, off, and partially on the gold standard at different times. Our latest sojourn from the gold standard began with the signing of the Bretton Woods Accord in 1944 which devalued gold and set the foundation for the IMF (International Monetary Fund [American Central Bankers]) and our current currency system. The gold standard was entirely abandoned in 1971 by President Nixon in response to worsening economic conditions. Thus, this fiat monetary EXPERIMENT actually is only 37 years old. If you refer back to all the parabolic debt charts in my article Death by Numbers, you will find that the parabolic phase began not too long after we became pure fiat.
Now, I'm not saying that some form of fiat couldn't work. In fact, you may be shocked to learn that I believe a workable and sustainable fiat system can be developed. I'm going to let you in on my thinking, but not today. We still have a little development to get to the point at which you may accept my ideas.
What is clear to me is this: The math doesn't work, the money and political systems are now so intertwined that they are practically one in the same. All the "experts" and politicians are still talking about the trees. It's time that we CUT THE CRAP, let's get to the roots so that we can really fix the problems for the long haul! If WE, the people, don't – some central banker surely will!
Here's a silly little question that will have the black helicopters circling any minute now… Why do we allow private individuals to own and profit from the Federal/Central banking system at all? Here's a hint, it's NOT for the benefit of a "free enterprise system."
Money as Debt – part 1 (9:59)
Money as Debt – part 2 (9:59)
Money as Debt – part 3 (10:22)
Money as Debt – part 4 (9:30)
Money as Debt – part 5 (8:57)


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Social media may keep us connected, but just what is this doing to our health?
With one-quarter of the world's population posting, pinning, tweeting, instagramming and vining, social media has turned us from content consumers to content producers. Just one of the thousands of topics being discussed throughout social media is health and wellness. Everything from health tonics and green smoothies to daily exercise routines and mindfulness is flooding people's feeds.
Thanks to social media, no longer are health and wellness experts the go-to-people for evidence-based practice and medical recommendations. Today, if you have access to the internet then you have access to a community where you can share your own voice, behaviours, ideas and knowledge with anyone you follow, as well as those who choice to follow you.
Read: Things That Happen When You Give Up Technology
The current problem with social media is it operates unregulated. The people and businesses you choose to follow do not necessarily have credentials in the field they choose to focus on, while topics you discuss and promote on your feed do not have to be backed by research. Recommendations can be made based on your own experience or scarily, something that is completely fabricated.
While we would like to believe that everything that appears online is accurate and correct, this is just not the case. Even if the post is accurate, it only provides a snapshot of a particular situation. A perfect, filtered image or account of what we are trying to portray; not necessarily what's real.
With powerful messages and perceived perfection, social media has the ability to tap into our emotions. To offer us hope when real answers seem elusive or to connect us with other like-minded individuals when we feel alone or disconnected from those around us. However, while social media may have the potential to solve a number of health concerns, the technology is not perfect and advances in its use is needed.
"There are huge benefits with social media like the sharing of behaviours and it's ability to motivate and inspire. However, it isn't always the complete picture. What we don't get is someone's real life. No one ever posts a bad selfie. Life is often always polished on social media and rarely is it a total picture," explains Emma Stirling, dietitian and blogger at Scoop Nutrition.
Regulations around credible sourcing, a person's credentials, ethical blogging and transparency currently don't formally exist. Perhaps the most notable consequence of this is the recent allegations about Belle Gibson (founder of The Whole Pantry app and book) and her alleged fabricated cancer battle. Her alleged lies about her battle with terminal brain cancer and the role healthy eating played in her cancer regression have no doubt shattered the hope of so many of her followers who have been touched in some way by cancer.
While no one is sure about Belle's real situation, there is no doubt that accounts based on lies exist. Along with lies are the abusive comments, the release of personal information without consent and cyber bullying from anonymous accounts. This aspect of social media can have a profound affect on a user's mental health.
"There is also the worrying trends of hash tags fueling disordered eating behaviours. These trends target young and vulnerable teenagers and we know millennials are constantly connected," explains Emma. Social media may therefore feed anxiety and increase our feelings of inadequacy.
But, it's not all bad news for social media (and being connected online in general); some professionals including Emma say they could have the opposite effect. Social networking sites and other forms of technology like apps and wearable devices are tools that could be used to promote health and wellbeing. There is only emerging data for this, but it is possible that technology could ultimately be our health saviour down the track.
"I'm really optimistic about the future. Social media is not going to go away and I feel we need to embrace it from a professional point of view. We need to help set guidelines for users, schools and parents," explains Emma. "The more health professionals that get involved, the quicker this will happen," she adds.
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About the author
Caitlin Reid is a unique health professional with qualifications as an accredited nutritionist, accredited exercise physiologist and yoga teacher. Caitlin is passionate about all things health and wellness, and keeps up-to-date with the latest health research, which she uses when contributing expert advice to health, fitness, lifestyle and food companies. She is also the nutrition expert for the Women's Fitness magazine, the dietitian for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and ambassador for Papaya Australia. Follow Caitlin on Instagram @caitlinareid or visit her website.


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ROAD WRAP: 20 year old driver clocked going 135km/h
A YOUNG driver has blamed his actions on the downhill descent after he was caught travelling at 30 km/h over the limit.
Just after noon on Saturday police from the Mittagong Highway patrol were conducting speed enforcement on the Hume as part of operation Safe Arrival 2017.
At that time the B double was detected travelling north at 132km/h, which they shortly intercepted.
The 20 year old driver from Queensland told police stated that he knew he was limited to 100km/h however was blamed the hill and other vehicles for his excessive speed.
During the stop police also discovered numerous log book breaches detected with infringements issued for offences such as, Class C exceed 100km/h over 20km/h, Driver not record driver information after work, Driver not record prescribed information in written work diary, Use unregistered trailer on road. Defect issued to the prime mover for inoperative speed limiter.
Both the A&B trailers were registered in Victoria however both were not displaying any registration labels which classes both trailers as being unregistered in NSW.
At the time both trailers were loaded with soft drinks.
Multiple infringements notices were issued to driver and defect issued to owner of vehicle.
Driver will need to present Truck & Trailers to RMS for defect clearance & further inspection.


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Prescription painkillers a source of addiction for many women
'Most methadone treatment is based on studies with few or no women at all. We found men and women who are addicted to opioids have very different demographics and health needs, and we need to better reflect this in the treatment options that are available,' said Monica Bawor (left), first author of the paper and a recent PhD neuroscience graduate of McMaster. Dr. Zena Samaan (right) was senior author of the paper.
Painkillers prescribed by doctors are the starting point for an opioid addiction for more than half of female methadone clinic patients, says a new study led by McMaster researchers.
These women also need different treatment from men with addiction, the team found.
The results, published in the open access journal Biology of Sex Differences Monday, show that more than 52 per cent of women and 38 per cent of men reported doctor-prescribed painkillers as their first contact with opioid drugs.
The latter is a family of drugs which include prescription medicines such as OxyContin and codeine, as well as illicit drugs such as heroin.
The study of 503 patients attending Ontario methadone clinics identified significant gender differences between the men and women attending the clinics. Compared to men, women were found to have more physical and psychological health problems, more childcare responsibilities, and were more likely to have a family history of psychiatric illness.
Men were more likely than women to be working and more likely to smoke cigarettes. Rates of cannabis use were relatively high (47 per cent) among both men and women.
"Most methadone treatment is based on studies with few or no women at all. We found men and women who are addicted to opioids have very different demographics and health needs, and we need to better reflect this in the treatment options that are available," said Monica Bawor, first author of the paper and a recent PhD neuroscience graduate of McMaster.
"A rising number of women are seeking treatment for opioid addiction in Canada and other countries yet, in many cases, treatment is still geared towards a patient profile that is decades out of date – predominantly young men injecting heroin, and with few family or employment responsibilities."
The study highlights the changing profile of people addicted to opioids. Compared to results from studies in the 1990s, the average age of patients being treated for opioid addiction is older (38 compared to 25 years), with opioid use starting at a later age (25 rather than 21 years).
Injecting drug use has reduced by 60 per cent, and there has been a 50 per cent reduction in rates of HIV in opioid users as a result.
At the same time, there has been a 30 per cent increase in the number of patients becoming addicted to opioids through doctor-prescribed painkillers, usually for chronic pain management.
In Canada, the number of opioid painkiller prescriptions has doubled in the last two decades, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), Canada consumes more opioid painkillers than any other country.
Senior author Dr. Zena Samaan added that the reasons are not clear why women are disproportionately affected by opioid dependence originating from prescription painkillers.
"It may be that they are prescribed painkillers more often because of a lower pain threshold or because they are more likely to seek medical care than men," said Samaan, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.
"For whatever reason, this is a growing problem in Canada and in other countries, such as the U.S., and addiction treatment programs need to adapt to the changing profile of opioid addiction."
Major funding for the study was from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.