Empirically Speaking

And so the show and tell continues. Yesterday’s post continues - Read to the bottom 👇🏻 What cannot be denied is the innovation behind the tech in the new weapons and aircraft which is being announced. In the UK this is all done at Farnborough International Air Show which is for space, military and civil defense. https://lnkd.in/d8syWRKT My points:- The money that changes hands over weapons and so-called air defense is phenomenal. It’s also stupid because then they have to fight the countries who bought the defense systems 🤯 What is also making me angry and disappointed, is that ‘they’ are killing humanitarians. People who are trying to help other people and be neutral. Whilst that is a difficult task, (being neutral), it should be respected by all warring factions 😡 Without the Arms industry , or it’s more respected group term “Defense Systems industry”, imagine a world that had the possibility of living in peace. Where people only have to move because climate disasters have made the area of land, untenable and inhabitable. I do not approve of this escalation. This era is so exciting to many because they are unaware of the harsh realities of WWI and WWII. Our education system has failed them—and us. Or perhaps history wasn’t told compellingly enough to leave a lasting impact.🤷🏻♀️ The pressure to keep building up and up is too great and the megalomaniacs are in control. Mark my words, if we do not take back power we will all be dust and the Elon Musk’s and Jeff Bezos’s off this world will be sat in the Moon and Mars rubbing their hands with glee, laughing like hyenas and relishing in their success.

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Awareness: do you people watch? If you do not people watch then I recommend you start to do so, as it is a great skill and when you have done it enough you will do it automatically. You will also notice a lot more than you realize. I taught my kid to do that and now we discuss what we see. On one visit to Aurora, Colorado and we both identified gang members. The video below teaches you the next levels up. This video teaches you to be aware as you walk around - relaxed awareness is code yellow. You are less like to be a victim. Some felons were shown a series of photos and asked who they would or would not pick as their target. None of them selected people out of the photograph who were aware of their surroundings. What I want to teach or remind you is that "if you see something, say something" as it could save your life or someone else's. We do not live on this planet on our own, caring is sharing. There are non emergency phone lines to the police and there is also 911. Keep the non emergency number for where you live in your contacts. Do not, please, disregard the homeless as they need your help too. If someone is having difficult or being an issue for you, report it. Traveling to a Foreign Country: Know that if you are traveling to a foreign country they probably have different numbers to 911 and so you should learn what the emergeny number is for that country. Also, some no longer have 24/7 service, so again, make sure you are familiarize yourself before you travel and put the number in your contact list. I firmly believe that the more organized you are the less likely you are to need that information. Home Awareness: Know whether you closed your garage, locked your doors, locked your windows. Know if something is in the wrong place as it does matter. #awareness #safety #travelingoverseas #safetyawareness

PURPLE DAY - Recognizing Epilepsy Worldwide I would like you to take a minute and celebrate the Purple Day Act which took place on June 28th, 2012. Its purpose is to recognize epilepsy worldwide. Did you know that despite 85 countries taking part in Purple Day on March 26th, only one country, Canada, officially recognizes this day? Hurray for Canada! In my humble opinion, this is the kind of thing that should be set by a World Council and does not require time per country to ratify it. After all, no one can deny epilepsy exists! People with this condition need to know they are awesome. The rest of us need to be educated on how to help someone with epilepsy. I was in a store in London and a young man had a bad seizure. As he lay on the floor shaking I wasn’t sure what to do, even though I knew part of the answer - make sure they don’t swallow their tongue and keep a watchful eye. I was lucky and got someone to get help. I learnt what to do afterwards which could have been too late. Please go on a first aid course, or attend a free Community Emergency Response Training course (CERT). You learn all sorts of useful information and you get to meet new people too. The BEST solution education page for responding to a seizure / epileptic fit in my opinion is this one by the St John’s Ambulance: https://lnkd.in/g9Ae82Tj There are different types of epilepsy, some can be caused by strobing lights, flashing screens. Another type is absence seizures, my little one had those. People can and do die of them. Awareness is important, please take a minute to refer to expert guidance, and take a first aid course. It is time invested. The following web page gives a comprehensive explanation between epilepsy and seizures as well as explaining the part can genes play; and the different types. https://lnkd.in/g_aU3BCb New Research =========== Epilepsy and Deep Brain Stimulation This research brings great hope for the future. Clearly, it is still early days but for those people who have significant problems with epilepsy, especially where it cannot be treated by drugs or surgery, this is an immensely hopeful study. Equally, for those whose only option is very invasive surgery. https://lnkd.in/g7qjYTM7 Perhaps it is also something that can be researched on animals as well? Maybe it already has? If not, I think this would potentially be an interesting research project. Back in 2019, Martin Tisdall developed a minimally invasive technique called ‘laser ablation' to destroy epilepsy or malignant lesions through the use of a laser to destroy abnormal brain tissue in a targeted way which caused minimal damage to healthy tissue. Zeroing in on malignant lesions in deep and difficult-to-access areas of the brain.” #epilepsy #seizures #firstaidcourse #CERT #purpleday #purpledayact