Emotional abuser warning signs: Is your partner a manipulative victimizer?

October 3 is National Boyfriend Day. If you're in a relationship with a loving guy, it's a special day for you. If you're dating an emotional abuser, a day honoring boyfriends is a slap in the face! How can you recognize abusers? They are manipulative victimizers. They trap people in relationships and then punish or guilt them for wanting out. The woman in the video was burned when her boyfriend tossed acid in her face when she tried to end it. That's an extreme example, but not beyond the realm of possibility. If you know an emotional abuser, you know the toxic thinking and disturbing behavior they are capable of.Emotional abuser warning signs: Is your partner a manipulative victimizer? | Examiner.com

 

Mad motorist Grant Taylor killed firefighter Dennis Rodeman in charity drive - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

In Lansing, Michigan, mad motorist Grant Taylor killed firefighter Dennis Rodeman in a charity drive, reported the Associated Press on September 14. Taylor, 22, admitted to deliberately running down and fatally hitting Rodeman, 35, because he was angry at firefighters who were in the road collecting for charity and slowing traffic. Taylor told police that he vented his anger to firefighters but got no satisfaction from them. So turned around and ran into Rodeman who was participating in the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Fill the Boot fundraiser. Rodeman died of his injuries at the hospital. His wife is expecting their first child.  Mad motorist Grant Taylor killed firefighter Dennis Rodeman in charity drive - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Man fights bear with bare hands! Vietnam vet Larry Yepez battled bear and won

Larry Yepez is some bada$$! After an epic contest of "man fights bear" with bare hands, Yepez, 66, drives himself, bloody and beat up to the hospital. The Vietnam vet Yepez battled a bear and won, reported CNN August 16. Yepez credits his Marine training from four decades ago, with being able to fight off an attack from a 250 pound bear!Man fights bear with bare hands! Vietnam vet Larry Yepez battled bear and won - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

 

Free captive elephants like Mohan, 50 years a slave, on World Elephant Day - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

It's World Elephant Day on August 12. Environmental News Network says it's trunks up for pachyderms! But many elephants won't be celebrating their own holiday. Captive elephants, like Mohan, 50 years a slave, are shackled in chains, underfed, and beaten. Mohan is the friend of Raju, the "crying elephant." Raju is the elephant who famously wept tears when he was released by Wildlife SOS India. Mohan is also in the custody of Wildlife SOS India as per a court order. But he is not freed yet. When rescuers attempted to take him, Mohan's vicious taskmasters beat them back with a 300-person armed guard. For their own safety and Mohan's the rescuers backed off. They've been relentlessly pursuing legal channels to get Mohan into protection. Time and again, they've been put off and rescheduled. Finally, Mohan will have his court day in court, August 13, just one day after World Elephant Day.   Free captive elephants like Mohan, 50 years a slave, on World Elephant Day

Depression linked to Parkinson's disease: Natural mood lifters to beat the blues

Spring is here, so say birds, flowers, sunshine. Yet you sit depressed, wondering what all the fuss is about. Depression is no joke. It can have disastrous effects on physical as well as mental health. Live Science says a new study says depression is linked to Parkinson's Disease. Clinically depressed people are 60 percent more likely to develop Parkinson's disease later.Depression linked to Parkinson's disease: Natural mood lifters to beat the blues - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

 

A-Z fiber fatty acids food swaps: Cleanse, burn fat, reverse Type 2 diabetes - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

A study for the University of Finland links obesity to Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes (also called insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome). The study says Type 2 diabetes is reversible with diet. I'm proof of that. After I lost 100 pounds, dropped 10 sizes and got my BMI to normal, I also lost pre-diabetes. I did it using theseA-Z fiber fatty acids food swaps: Cleanse, burn fat, reverse Type 2 diabetes - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

 

Is Star Wars Day secular or non-secular? Star Wars religious base, Jedi religion

 ns of Star Wars have their own holiday, Star Wars Day celebrated May 4. It's ostensibly a secular holiday. But some devotees follow Star Wars with pilgrim-like adoration. This begs the question: is Star Wars Day a religious holiday? Star Wars is certainly steeped in religion. The secret society of Jedi was a religion and even has followers today. The Star Wars Day greeting "May the Fourth be with you" mimics a Jedi blessing prayer!  Is Star Wars Day secular or non-secular? Jedi, 'Star Wars' religious base