Category: Society

Red Hat Society: Fun For All

MaryAnn Farnsworth asked:

What is the Red Hat Society and how long has it been in existence? How did this group get started and how can I join? These questions will be answered in Part One of this article.

The Red Hat Society is sometimes referred to as a “dis-organization” because there are so few requirements and rules. Many organizations have lots of guidelines and rules to follow. This is not what the Red Hat Society is all about.

This group is mostly about women over 50 having a great time and making new friendships. The chapters are open to all women and there is no discrimination allowed. It is a group that caters to older women although women under 50 are allowed to be part of the fun. Instead of wearing a red hat and purple clothing, those under 50 wear pink hats and lavender attire.

The Red Hat Society was begun by a woman named Sue Ellen Cooper. Sue Ellen and a few of her friends got the idea from a poem entitled, “Warning” which mentions wearing a red hat and purple clothing while growing old. The group has evolved into an organization that has over one million members worldwide. The Red Hat Society was established in 1998.

You can join an existing group or start a chapter in your area. All of the membership information is available online and it is easy to join or begin a new chapter. If you are looking for an existing chapter in your area you will be able to find out all about it on the website.

A regular membership is a possibility and this allows for activities, fun and partial access to the Red Hat Society online community. There is a purple perks membership that is available. When you sign up to receive this type of membership you will qualify for discounts and special benefits.

The Red Hat Society is a wonderful experience for older women. Who says getting older is no fun?

Cctv and the Surveillance Society

Doktor Jon asked:

These days, you can hardly open a newspaper or switch on the telly, without being bombarded with stories about video surveillance, or digital CCTV, or indeed many less than glowing references to Big Brother; so what exactly is the state of surveillance in Britain today?

Well generally speaking, it’s either regarded as a sure fire vote winner and the greatest thing in crime fighting since the invention of the tin whistle, or one millimetric step away from a bottomless Orwellian abyss.

The truth of course tends to lie somewhere in the middle, but then the problem of quantifying the merits or otherwise in using this technology, are somewhat diluted by a fundamental misunderstanding about exactly what the use of Closed Circuit Television means to our modern society.

Although most people consider the now widescale adoption of CCTV as a relatively new phenomenon and something to be enthusiastically embraced, the UK is actually charging headlong into a “third age” of video surveillance, with little if any informed discussion on the benefits and outcomes we could perhaps expect over the next five to ten years.

It was not so long ago that the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, was warning of Britain “sleepwalking” into a surveillance state, and yet a report commissioned by his own office and published in September 2006, actually leads with the statement “We live in a surveillance society. It is pointless to talk about surveillance society in the future tense.”

To industry insiders, this apparent revelation was no more a surprise than the realisation that successive academic reports into the effectiveness of CCTV in tackling crime, have only served to highlight a hidden technical conundrum, which impacts hugely on the way in which cameras are frequently failing to fulfill their potential, or live up to expectations, depending on your particular point of view.

Time and again, reviews are published which throw in to question whether CCTV actually works, but almost without exception, there is a significant flaw in the presentation of the data. When reporting on technical efficiency, it is naively assumed that the systems have been correctly profiled, designed, installed and operated, to achieve the highest levels of efficacy.

In practice, little could be further from the truth.

Generally speaking, there is no wider public realisation that Closed Circuit Television, CCTV, video surveillance or whatever else you want to call it, is actually a discipline that relies on the expert application of a huge range of tools and techniques, in order to address the unique set of demands and circumstances found in any given location.

Whilst Joe Public may see the working end of a system as simply a remote control camera stuck on a pole in their local high street, possibly a couple of miles away from the ‘state of the art’ control room, the inescapable fact is that much of our existing CCTV is actually working at a very low level of technical efficiency, and indeed in many situations, is little more than a labour intensive exercise in lottery surveillance.

Now if that sounds a rather harsh indictment of an industry that is blessed with an abundance of positive perception, then I make no apology for saying that an open and informed debate, on both the way that video surveillance is currently being embraced and the shape of things to come, is now well overdue, if not already too late.

Much has been remarked just recently on the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems, and how vehicles can be tracked through a network of cameras, much as is presently done with the London Congestion Charge scheme.

At present, as a law enforcement tool it is undoubtedly extremely useful indeed, but then it isn’t 100% accurate, and also not without its very own achilles heel.

The recently leaked Home Office memo which highlights the intention of possibly using all available traffic monitoring cameras to provide “real time” tracking of vehicles, really shouldn’t provide any great surprises, given previously well publicised announcements on future operational intentions.

That said, this particular tool is only a very small part of a rapidly developing ‘Video Analytics’ armoury, where numerous commercial and scientific research groups around the world, are rushing to develop workable computer based smart systems, that can for example provide dependable ****** recognition (at best, it’s generally only around 30 – 50% efficient at present), object and target tracking and behavioural analysis, particularly for anti terrorism or Homeland Security use, and seriously clever technology that can help investigators search through vast amounts of recorded data looking for a specific object or individual.

This latter development holds enormous potential for improving existing control room operations by reducing the inevitable data overload, particularly where a single operator may already be responsible for monitoring dozens or more remote control cameras.

Mind you, whilst existing technology already provides for the possibility of automatically tracking a single moving target, in the not too distant future using very high resolution Mega Pixel surveillance cameras, computers will be able to track multiple targets on screen, and so effectively follow a number of individuals movements within a given area, and all without the involvement of any human operator.

It’s interesting that whilst the technology continues to develop at a breathtaking pace, any attempt to regulate or oversee the way in which it is applied, is still fixed firmly somewhere back in the dark ages. Civil libertarians have for many years cautioned over the unfettered adoption of CCTV, and its potential for abuse and misuse. In fact, the perception that its negative effects in terms of privacy concerns for the law abiding, has not been mitigated by any significant impact on the behaviour of the law defying, has in itself become something of a cause celebres amongst those in the know.

Whilst it’s reasonable to say that historically technical indiscretions by system operators are by no means commonplace, it is becoming an increasingly difficult environment to foresee the appropriate and responsible use of this undoubtedly powerful technology, unless effective steps are taken to provide some practical form of regulation, perhaps through the establishment of an independent Public Surveillance Inspectorate.

Whilst the tired old mantra of ‘if you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about’ may provide a cloak of comfort to those most happy to unreservedly embrace whatever is being offered, the fact remains that even using the most technically impressive systems available, there is a potential for mistaken identity, and this can have dire consequences for any innocent but accused individual.

It’s interesting to note that whilst the figure of 4.2 million CCTV cameras in the UK has been bandy’d about for quite a few years now, it is probably fair to say that whatever the true number was then, it has most certainly significantly increased in recent times.

With the distinct possibility that the vast majority of the UKs video surveillance cameras are now resting somewhere between invariably inefficient operation, and an embarrassing waste of investment, it is rather ironic that around the world we are held up to be the masters at applying this technology, with untold countries gleefully queueing up to follow our less than exemplary example.

Sad to say, but early indications are that they are more than willing to make exactly the same mistakes as us, in a frantic yet understandable desire to play catch up. Video surveillance is already an extremely powerful tool, and its potential for development over the next few years would be like comparing a pocket camcorder to a Box Brownie.

We can either have an informed and long overdue debate about the future for our surveillance state, or accept that inevitably the concept of an individual being considered innocent until proven guilty, will undoubtedly be technologically replaced with potentially guilty …. until the computer says no!

Secret Societies – Obscure Organizations With a Special Purpose

John W. Martin asked:

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Throughout history, people with similar ideas and interests have come together for specific purposes. However, sometimes their aims must be kept hidden from others. Thus, the group becomes a “secret society.” Secret societies have existed for thousands of years, and many are still around today. They are usually fraternal organizations. This means their members adopt artificial family ties upon initiation. It does not imply all secret societies are exclusive to males. In fact, there are several notable organizations which initiate female members, and even a few all-female societies.

Secret societies have often been treated with suspicion. This dates as far back as the ancient Greeks, who referred to these groups as those that met sub rosa or “under the rose.” To the Greeks, the rose was a symbol of silence, and meetings held beneath a hung rose were sworn to secrecy. Since then, such societies have been founded in virtually every culture. Many secret societies revolved around religious or military orders. Most notable, perhaps, are the societies of knights from medieval Europe. Among these, the Templars have developed a particularly important historical reputation that includes several accounts relating the knights to conspiracy theories. Although knights were not secretive about their affiliations, the procedures, practices, and beliefs of these orders were generally kept under cover and maintained a level of mystery.

The ultimate goal of most secret societies is to protect some sort of special, or even sacred, knowledge. Thus, membership into a secret society is generally restricted and requires a special initiation. In some cases, members cannot even admit their association with a secret society. In addition to initiation rites, secret societies often participate in other special rituals. Many practices are reported to be painful and dangerous to members. However, these claims are likely exaggerated to some extent.

Some secret societies have developed a well-known reputation. For example, the Skull and Bones society at Yale University has had many prominent members, including several U.S. presidents. Perhaps the most famous secret society in America is the Free Masons. Many of the founders of the United States, including George Washington and James Monroe, were members of this society. Additionally, at least fifteen American presidents were a part of the Free Masons. The Free Masons are said to have permeated every level of American society. There are even supposed Free Mason symbols on U.S. currency; specifically, the pyramid and the all-seeing eye.

Since, some secret societies have exercised significant power both financially and politically. Thus, they may be perceived as a threat by an established government. For example, most secret societies are banned in Poland. Additionally, some groups have been proven a danger to society. In the United States, the Ku Klux Klan is notorious for being a secret society whose public acts of prejudice and violence made them little more than a band of ****** criminals. However, the power they exercised prevented many members from ever receiving legal prosecution.

Secret societies continue to impact our world politically, financially, and religiously. They are the target of numerous theories on conspiracies and paranormal events. Thus, they frequently appear in both fiction and non-fiction media. In fact, several societies have claimed fame through references in popular culture. However, there are still those societies whose actions are not far-reaching and whose members simply seek social interaction. Either way, it seems secret societies are an inherent part of human society destined to continue their existence.

A Step Toward Creation of Knowledge Society

Abhishek Srivastava asked:

A STEP TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

In the midnight of 15th august 1947 when India got freedom our first prime minister in his famous speech said “When the midnight strikes India awakes to freedom when the whole world sleeps”. In 2007, when Indian economy is surging ahead, the GDP is increasing at an astronomical rate, there is a boom in the service sector, software industry and so on. But are we Indians really awake? But have we Indians fully explored the knowledge section of our society? The answer to both the questions is NO. Though we have been able to reach across the globe with Information Technology we have not been able to explore the huge potential which exists within our country at the grassroots level. The area of grassroots innovations and traditional knowledge had received no concentrated efforts till very long. The people at the grassroots level maybe economically poor but no one can doubt the richness of knowledge and resources that they hold. The irony is that resource rich people belong to the economically weakest section of our society. Till now not many efforts have been taken to allow these people to contribute to the economy.

These people have been able to bring about technological innovations which are many times more suitable, more efficient to the local needs and are more cost-effective than the options available in the market. These innovations when commercialized may have huge market potential and huge social benefits. Similarly, traditional knowledge which has been carried through generations by the communities and in which every generation has added its own perspective are huge knowledge-bases, which have neither been looked at deeply or documented, which otherwise could have had large social implications.

These realizations lead to the formation of National Innovation Foundation by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The organization is taking concentrated efforts to fill these gaps and provide the grassroots people due credit. The organization is headquartered at Ahmedabad and was set up in 2000. The mission of the organization is “To help India become an inventive and creative society and a global leader in sustainable technologies without social and economic handicaps affecting evolution and diffusion of green grassroots innovations”.

This organization is dedicated in bringing up grassroots innovators and traditional innovators. Since its inception this organization has brought 65000 innovations from 400 different districts all over India. This organization works with them to take up their technological innovation to such a scale from where it can be commercialized by funding with the help of SIDBI but also adds values to their technology in collaboration with experts in the concerned field. The organization also protects their intellectual property rights and gets these technologies patented.

NIF has scouted and documented various innovative technologies in different categories that have been appreciated in various parts of the world. Some of these products are consumer durables like beauty care umbrella, natural water cooler, boiled tea making machine for customized taste; in electronic category there is mobile phone operated switch, safety device for remote firing of cracker; in environmental management category, modified silkworm raring tray is there and in social and commercial category, tree climber is one of the products which is in great demand. In agricultural machinery and farm implement there is a cotton stripper which has got the patent in US and India, and motorcycle driven ploughing device and so on. One example of traditional knowledge which has been documented is natural bone healer. The list is endless and benefits far reaching. Many of these technologies have become popular in the villages and some have found applicability in countries across the globe. NIF is dedicated in changing the perception of people toward this section of society.

This organization is not only dedicated in finding such people in India but also around the globe. They conduct “shodh-yatra” twice every year in one of the regions of India to scout, document and honor the grassroots innovators and traditional knowledge holders. Till now eighteen such “shodh-yatras” have been carried out. This year the 19th shodh-yatra would be held in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir from 20th of June. They have also opened SCAI (Student Club for Augmenting Innovations) chapter in various leading institutes of India, where students help NIF in testing, validation, enterprise planning etc.

NIF has signed MOU with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi for scientific validation of innovations/practices. MOU with National Botanical Research Institute to screen herbal innovation/traditional knowledge. MOU with Indian Council of Medical Research. MOU with Botanical Survey of India. NIF has also joined hands with Central Board of Secondary Education to unearth creativity of children by organizing a national competition for innovation and ideas for students. NIF has linkage with Honey Bee Network, Confederation of Indian Industry. NIF have 25 collaborators around different part of India who help NIF in reaching to our grass root innovators. NIF is second in filing patent applications in India till now NIF had filed 131 patent applications in India ,7 in US and 1 PCT .Out of these 19 patents have been granted in India and 3 in US.

Now with new ideology of Grass Root to Global NIF is looking towards not only every Indian but toward world to come forward and join our innovations movement for finding the traditional knowledge and grass root technology and make this place a truly great knowledge society .

For more information related to NIF please visit www.nifindia.org

Crime and Corruption- a Part of Daily Society News

Livemint Expert asked:

 

Crime and Corruption is becoming a society accepted norm if it is left unchecked. The general people need to be on a high alert now, if they want to gift a safe future to the coming generation. We need to alter society’s view towards corruption and have to work hard to instill these principles in back of their minds. Together, all of us have to do something constructive about putting a stop to all these criminal activities.

Corruption is the misuse of power or the authority given to a person. Corruption has become a part of official activities now-a-days and is being practiced at its seedbeds in public, private and institutional sectors to undertake financial gains. Corruption with all its several branches such as bribery, embezzlement, theft, extortion and intimidation are being practiced openly in India’s several urban and rural areas.

Funds and monetary resources are reversed back from poor and needy into the hands of powerful and dominant individuals in the society. All this is visible to the Indian population there but then need simply falls out of equation and greed loom over. Crime and corruption is a hindrance to the economic and social development of India’s economy and affects adversely on poor.

The question here arises, what is the importance of human rights, best law facilities and finest enforcements available in the country minus the support and development of community. We can relive the country from all the plague of corruption and crime only with the consistent support of Indian population. Concluding all this, it is to be informed that crime is real and is a part of industrially sophisticated economy.

 

 

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French Colonial Society in America

Olivia Hunt asked:

New France was the French colony organized in the North America. The first French foundation – Quebec – was established in 1603. The French society was concentrated on the fur trade and Catholic missions. The Spanish and the French understood the importance of the maintenance of friendly relations with the Native Americans and it became their major priority. In his ‘The People of New France’ Allan Greer describes the growth and development of the French colony in Canada. His book is a deep look into the social life of New France that occupied a large territory of the North American continent. French colonial society was developing rapidly owing to the fur trade with the Native Americans. The French regime allowed woman in the status of a wife to be an equal owner of the family property along with her husband. The similar law was present in New Spain where women had the same amount of rights. Another common feature was that the Spanish as well as the French wanted to find gold and silver in America, to trade with the Native Americans and to convert them to their religion.

Despite its growth French Canada became an obstacle for English government to establish its colonies in the North America. England started the colonization of America in 1607 having established its first colony in Jamestown. England sent many people to America – more than 400,000 in the 17th century. Besides, the English established constant agricultural settlements and converted Native Americans to their religion. New England society was more secularized and increasingly overpopulated than the Spanish and the French societies. The English society was based on family farms and land that was inherited by relatives.

In his book ‘American Colonies: The Settling of North America’ Alan Taylor describes many cultures and societies that formed America. He stresses the significance of the Native Americans, African slaves, who worked on the plantations, and the contribution of the Spanish, French and English colonizers to the development and growth of the USA society. The author tries to be objective in his description of the English colonial society emphasizing that the British and especially their spawn the Americans dedicated their governments to promoting commerce. Taylor depicts the mixture of nations and the interlay of freedom and slavery in the colonized America, as well as the movement toward colonial independence displayed by the English in New England. Thus, the Spanish, English and French created unique colonial societies in the Americas. Although each society had its own features, all of them had similar features in the organization, development and growth of trade, silver and gold mines, agriculture and communication with Native Americans.

Political Parties are Like Cooperative Societies

Dalip Singh Wasan asked:

Political parties are like co-operative societies

Dalip Singh Wasan, Advocate.

After the invention of concept of democracy, political parties came into being or we can say the people who were politicians gave birth to this concept of democracy in the world. The politicians wanted their absorption and for that purpose they introduced the system of elections and then they established this voting system and when voting system was there, they needed candidates. The voters were already existing and they needed candidates. They formed the present party system. Some people joined together like people joining co-operative societies and they distributed the status amongst each other. Some were appointed as presidents, some as vice presidents, some general secretaries and some were enrolled as executive members. Others were enrolled as ordinary members.

They are the people who started taking places of rajas, maharajas, monarchs and then even the imperialists. They started election system and they are the people who enabled themselves to stand as candidates and all the people were converted as voters. We have noted that these people could take the position of rajas, maharajas, monarchs and the imperialists and the people at large became simple voters. At the time of elections these political parties came forward and started raising false and empty slogans and thus they could attract people and could get their votes. The people i.e. the political party which could win majority could form a government and the parties which lost or remained in minority, they formed opposition. In India, it is on record that there had been family rule, there had been party dictatorship and then individual autocracy. Now one party having majority has stopped and now the political parties are joining together in alliances and they are forming governments.

Most of the political parties have got no principles nor they are interested in the development of the country they rule. They just come forward with empty slogans and they win elections because most of the people in democracies are not properly educated and that is the reason they are not understanding what is hidden in the hearts of these politicians. They do not know that these politicians are not willing to become public servants and that is the reason, most of the elected governments just work in routine matter and they just pass time and then. Where political parties are not having any principles or basics with them, there the people just change the government and they start believing that they have done something great. But in reality they just change the set of people and the new set of people who occupy the seats of power and not better than those who are vacating the seats and that is the reason the governments go on without any progress in the country.

The people in politics have formed these co-operative societies and they have distributed seats amongst themselves. They are allowing others to enter the parties, but against admission fee and sometime they sell the party tickets and sometime they also sell the ministries. They divide the money they collect as per their own adjustments within the party and they are also sparing something for party fund.

We have noted that all these politicians with all their separate parties, they are one from heart and that is the reason they are taking seats of power by turns. They may be raising minor objections in the functioning of government, but they do no speak much about the scams, scandals, muddles, bribes, corruption, sale of jobs, quotas and the licences. They know that tomorrow their turn shall come and they too shall be doing the same crimes, therefore, they are not speaking against these items and that is the reason that in most of the countries public funds had been misutilised or mis-appropriated, but none has gone to jail nor this money had ever been confiscated or refunded to the state exchequer. Who so ever had collected money that remained with him and that is the reason this class of politicians have turned rich in such democracies.

Since there is no alternative, the people are bearing all this bungling and they are not shifting once again to the rule of rajas, maharajas, monarchs and the imperialists. No body knows what shall be the next form of government, but it seems these politicians shall not leave this field and now more and more people are joining this line because it gives money and power both and the man starts running in crores. That is the reason that in India there had been a family rule, there had been a party dictatorship and then there had been individual autocracy. Now we are running in alliance system, but here too people are taken in on their merits, but they are taken in on the basis of their strength in the government. Till these politicians rule a country, we would not find people on merits and we should not expect any major development in the country The politicians would never allow intelligent, wise and meritorious people in the parties because once such entries are allowed, the people without merits shall have to be ousted and such a course is not favouring them. The politicians are not there to serve the nation, but they have taken up this line as a profession, trade, calling and employment and they are investing huge amounts just to win elections and form a government. Then they divide ministries as is done in a partnership business.

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About Green Iguana Society – Answers To Frequently Asked Questions

Abhishek Agarwal asked:

Have you wondered what it would be like to raise an iguana? Do you know what it takes to take care of them? Do you know how many species of the Iguana family there are? What about the green iguana? What do you know about it?

Listed below are seven things you may not have known about the green iguana.

– These are called common iguanas

– Many people would like to have one as a pet because they are so common.

– Calling them a green iguana can often times be a mistake because they can be a brown color too.

– Iguanas are not carnivores but rather herbivores. This means they eat fruits and vegetables such as tree leaves and flowers.

– Where can they be found? Green Iguanas can be find in parts of South and Central America, some Pacific Islands including Guam and the state of Florida in the United States.

– An iguana that is living in captivity can live up to and even more than 20 years. This happens only if the iguana has been taken very good care of. So far, the oldest iguana living is 29 years old.

– What is sad is the green iguana is renowned as a threatened species because the habitat it lives in is slowly disappearing.

There’s plenty that someone studying iguanas will learn besides the few seen here. Because of this knowledge, three individuals created an organization using online volunteers to give correct data regarding the iguana along with the ones above.

The organization is called the Green Iguana Society established in 1999.

Behind the Green Iguana Society

What are the goals of the Green Iguana Society?

When the three bodies began this society, they came up several goals they saw needed to be accomplished. What are these goals then?

– This is a great way to learn how to feed the green iguanas as well as becoming the owner of one too. You could also learn what type of veterinarian should be consulted.

– The founders’ website serves as a wonderful and opportune source of data that those who love iguanas will not need to search through many reptile writings.

– The website is an vital provider in correct data for anyone interested at anytime that want or need the green iguana information.

– This website also has encouraged many people to provide a more caring environment for the iguana as well as the complicated issues that are involved when they own one.

The website covers how to take care a green iguana. These include the myths and misconceptions as well food and feeding to health and safety issues, veterinarians and other related societies.

Here some common questions asked regarding the Green Iguana Society:

– Why should a person get involved with this society?

According to its founders, by joining the club you can show your love to iguanas and continue learning about them including the type of care they need so you can share your knowledge to others.

– Is there a fee to get involved?

There is no cost to join. However, this could change due to membership.

– Can a person be included as a member of the site?

After years of people joining the site, this part of it was discontinued.

– How old does someone need to be to join?

You need to be at least 14 years old to join the society. However, anyone 13 years of younger can join in the Kids Club.

– How does someone join?

Fill out an electronic form, providing as much information as possible. Hit send.

Want to learn more… search for Green Iguana Society.

Fat Acceptance in Society

Richard asked:

You may have a larger frame than most people and for this reason carry a little more weight than others. Bigger people live hugely stressful lives doing everything in their power to lose weight to conform to the norm in society which is to be slim and trim. Some people are naturally fat and go through life trying everything possible to lose weight to no avail because this is how nature has built you. There is no fat acceptance in society and if you are just a little overweight you are considered abnormal. Obesity is certainly an unhealthy problem that needs to be addressed in society, but this is an entirely different group of people that have gained weight unnaturally for a variety of reasons including psychological ones.

 

Accept it; You Are naturally Fat

 

The lack of fat acceptance in society forces many people to spend thousands of dollars in their lifetimes purchasing dozens of different weight loss products and guides which sometimes even have dangerous side effects and cause strain on the heart. Many of these products promise that they are the answer for losing weight fast and are also extremely expensive as well.  Your body will probably lose a few pounds when you use certain products but when you stop, your body is going to regain the weight you lost to get back into its natural balance. It is not really yo-yo dieting, your body is trying to tell you something. It is you that are trying to fight your body’s natural balance, and if your right weight means that you are a little more round than others it is time to start accepting it. This means living your life with acceptance that you are fat. Start living your life and mixing with others who accept you the way you are!

 

The lack of fat Acceptance in Society

 

The lack of fat acceptance in society and the enormous pressures placed on people to be thin have resulted in so much pressure on some that diseases like Anorexia and bulimia have skyrocketed. With weight loss industries adding more fuel to the fire insisting that being overweight is horrifyingly dangerous people are even more pressured to buy their products. It is agreed that being grossly overweight and obese is unhealthy, but you have got to know where the line is drawn. There are millions of very healthy fat people that will probably live longer lives that slim and trim people who spend miserable lives popping more vitamins and supplements than eating for fear of gaining a single pound. Yes; they know that fat acceptance in society is zero and no one that is fat can fit in because society says that this is an abnormal condition. Pass the salad and never enjoy tasty food again!!

 

Naturally slim people need to accept those that are naturally rounder than others.

 

Fat acceptance in society means that everyone has to start understanding that we were built to be the way we are and nothing can change that. You will certainly know when it is prudent to lose some weight but you must always listen carefully to what your body is trying to tell you. Everyone has different metabolisms and some slim people burn nutrients so fast they can eat a ton of hamburgers and never gain a pound. Others just look at a picture and gain ten J  Weight Loss industries and people need to start being honest. Only then will fat acceptance in society become a reality.  The damage of being on a lifelong quest to lose weight can result in killing you. You will probably never have the time to enjoy a happy healthy life because even you cannot accept the fact that you are built bigger than others!

You And Society – How To Identify Yourself In Society

Abhishek Agarwal asked:

However, experts would have us believe even ordinary individuals can learn to raise their sense of self-identity in the social context with a few simple exercises – we learn about these, here!

That man is a social animal is a fact we have been oft reminded of, but how far can he learn to develop skills and character traits to enable a more harmonious and healthy living standard as a useful member of society is what we can learn – for our own good and for the greater good of mankind, too is a question we need to answer – and do answer, right here, for our readers! So, stick around to find the answers to what are options for developing our self-identities in context to society and if there are actually workable solutions for this issue and also learn the importance of man’s need to build on a sense of motivation, high energy and ideals in order to be a worthy and contributing member of a civil, peaceful and harmonious society.

First, the good news: yes, there are proven methods available for developing our identity as responsible, happy and useful members of a social framework. These options can be followed as a guru-mantra if you are lucky enough to find a guide for yourself; but if not, don’t despair – that’s exactly what we are here for – to guide and direct your thought processes so that once you understand the value of the pattern of a certain higher consciousness needed to develop society and your sense of self both, you can expect a consistent self-development, even while living in same body. This is because there will a new sense of motivation, renewed vigor and enthusiasm to deal with challenges as opportunities – not obstacles – and thus you will be empowered (due to the change in attitude brought about by gaining insight and brighter perspectives that benefit others apart from yourself) to build and sustain life-nourishing skills that also develop your society!!

This can be achieved in many different ways that exclude stress, by doing away with negative people and situations and also experiences that mar your positive perspectives: for example, when something bad happens to you, keep the lesson but throw away the experience because unnecessarily mulling over things that worry you or pull you down will only affect your capacity for joy and make you give up efforts to better your life.

For this reason, eliminating factors that cause stress is essential to avoid becoming mentally unhealthy or physically sick, which restricts personal growth and development. So, cultivate a positive attitude, stay focused on the good work at hand, control your reactions to negative situations (don’t go along with them) and opt for positive reinforcement of self development skills e.g. meditation, regular exercise, balanced diet and taking up fulfilling hobbies. Read, play, educate yourself over the Internet or public library resources and once you find what works for you best – stick to it and you will find your self identity in society improving remarkably!