Tobacco and snuff are for sissies

Tobacco and snuff are for sissies

 

Has somebody told you that you are sissy if you don't smoke tobacco or use snuff ? And 'cause of this you started smoking or snuffing? Or did you want the approval in the group of friends?
 

 

Altought you know tobacco smoke

incluedes almost 4,000 chemicals, of which nearly 50 are carcinogenic.

 Tobacco consumes skin, teeth, system,

sense of smell, sense of taste and lungs. You have to spit more and more. You will become a tobacco-dependent and you will shake and sweat if you don't get tobacco or snuff immediately. You are a nicotine-dependent.The same thing applies to snuff.

 

Have you ever thought how much you have wasted money for tobacco or snuff? According to Finnish research nicotine-dependent spend money almost 5 000 euros every year. That could buy a using car or pay insurances.

Money will always burn when you lit the tobacco and your healt is going to bad.

 

Remember: Smoking damages others than a smoker self.

 

Snuff  contains more than 2,500 chemicals, of which nearly 30 are carcinogenic. It destroies teeth, gums and the appearance of teeth.

These people who don't smoke or snuff say to nicotine-dependents: "what a sissy!".

 

 

the amount of physical education has created many problems

I am a little bit concerned about the decreased amount of physical education lessons at schools. During time the amount of these classes have been significantly reduced. For example finland is almost a top land in the amount of physical education for 11-years old kids, but when they move to the next institution the number of their sport lessons drops dramatically.
    
This has alredy created many problems. For example our young population have becomed fatter than they have ever been. This fatness is a spike on their skin. It creates insecurity in their minds and that way creates a social problems between their everyday intercommunication. And when they alredy are in a bad shape they might have a weak self-belief and they guaranteely won't find a hobby like football which could help them out. It also causes a health-problems at the younger ages than usually and creates a mental image that the government doesn't think the best for their nation by ignoring this huge problem.

If there is something bad, there is always something good. In this case the number of physical education lessons will be increased by the new syllabus which will take action in the 2016. There they decreased the
amount of religion lessons and increased the amount of sport lessons with two extra lessons. This is definitely a good direction for the future childrens but the problem still remains and probably will remain for a long time.

No more littering, please

Has it ever crossed your mind that when you throw something to the ground, that that something may end up in an animal’s mouth?

When we throw trash to the ground it can move surprisingly far from the spot where it was left. Wind, water, and other natural forces move the litter and eventually it might end up in an ocean, for example. Right now, there is a huge amount of plastic and trash floating in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean currents have gathered the debris and created a floating of it. This floating is called the Great Pacific garbage path, and it has also been referred to as world’s largest refuse dump.

Plastic debris is problematic because it just breaks into smaller and smaller pieces along time. This causes trouble for turtles and water birds, for example, because they may even eat these little pieces of plastic when trying to find food. Plastic, broken into tiny, little pieces, accumulates in animals that filter their food from water, causing them diverse problems. In the worst case, a water bird’s stomach can be full of plastic debris.

This debris problem reminds me of the time when we were babies; we didn’t know what was edible and what wasn’t, and our parents would always try to make sure there were no little things on the floor that we could have put in our mouths and choked. The situation with animals is quite the same. Now we are the parents that are supposed to keep the floor clear of all those dangerous little things that the babies could try to eat; let’s stop littering and protect the nature and animals. So, next time when you’re about to throw something to the ground, stop for a moment, and think. Is it really worth harming the nature and animals, or could you be responsible, and find a trashcan? I know what I’d do.

cycling is a better way to move around than a car

In my opinion people should travel small distances by bike because it has several advatages compared to driving a car. Cycling doesn't pollute air and because of that it is much more nature-friendly way to travel than a car. in the morning cycling to the work will wake you up better than driving a car. Driving a bike is also a cheaper than driving a car. On top of that it gives you a little bit of workout which is always good for your health and it makes you feel happier. In the cities where traffic moves slowly it is probably the fastest way to move around.

The disadvantages are that on the traffic you are in a weaker position than a driver and that's why there is a lot of cycling accidents out there. You also need to take care of your bike and it requires a lot of time and some money, but same goes for a car. It also decreases the bloodflow in the certain areas, which can be a problem sometimes.

Adopt a honey badger

Since I already talked about adopting highways, I thought, why not continue with the adoption talk – just with a little different object. This time it's not highways, but honey badgers that need help.

Honey badgers are members of the weasel family, and they are related to skunks, otters, and ferrets. They are curious, wide-ranging nomadic animals that rarely show fear. Honey badgers have thick, tough skin loose enough to allow for escape from predators, and a scent gland at the base of the tail that expels a smelly liquid they use to mark territory or to warn others to stay away. They are fast, and utilize this asset when ambushing much larger prey and even attacking poisonous snakes, relying on their thick skin to protect themselves.


Honey badgers cause a threat to beekeeping productivity by doing beehive damage, particularly around protected areas. Farmers have been persecuting them since the early 1800’s, and this problem has escalated since 1990. Most problems occur in the Western Cape. 83 percent of honey badgers killed in the Western Cape were killed by beekeepers that hadn't made an effort to protect their hives. In some areas surrounding beekeepers, farmers have been encouraged to kill honey badgers to support beekeepers.

Anyone can protect honey badgers and their habitats, and support WWF’s global efforts by adopting a honey badger. WWF offers three different honey badger adoption kits: a $25, $50, or a $100 kit. The kits include gift bags, photos of honey badgers, gift boxes, soft toys and adoption certificates.

They may be tough, but they need help...

Adopt a Highway

When I was in America last year, I kept on seeing some weird signs on the sides of highways, but I just never bothered to find out what the signs meant. The signs said, “adopt a highway”. Why would someone want to adopt a highway? Well, now I finally found out what this strange adoption means.

The Adopt-a-Highway program, a.k.a. Sponsor-a-Highway program, is a promotional campaign that U.S. states, provinces and territories of Canada, and national governments outside North America have undertaken. The program encourages volunteers to keep a section of a highway free from litter. An organization is allowed to have its name posted on a sign in the section of the highways they maintain in exchange for keeping the road clean.

James Evans, an engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation, started the program in the 1980s. Evans saw trash flying out of a pickup truck bed, and since litter cleanup by the city was expensive, he sought the help of local groups to sponsor the cleaning of the highway. Quarterly cleanup cycles, volunteer safety training, the issuing of reflective vests and equipment, and the posting of adopt-a-highway signs started due to the efforts of Billy Black, a public information officer.

The first group to volunteer was the Tyler Civitan Club. In 1985, the club adopted two miles along U.S. Route 69. The program was very successful and it has spread to 49 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.

Some states allow both Adopt-a-Highway and Sponsor-a-Highway programs. In both programs, an organization that takes care of the maintenance of the highway is allowed to post its name. The difference between these two is that while an adopting organization provides the volunteers who do the litter pickup, a sponsoring organization pays professional contractors to do the work. Sponsor-a-Highway program is more typical in highways with a lot of traffic due to safety concerns.