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The Link Between Proteins, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases – YouTube

Wrong title: it is not about “proteins”, it’s about the tau-protein, which gets dubbed as a “cause”. …while it is just a steppingstone in a causal chain. I was wanting to learn how proteins in the diet cause neurological problems. What if the body starts making tau and beta proteins to protect the brain against inflammation caused by junk foods, microbiome dysbiosis, and glycation by refined sugars?

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Metabolic proteins to empower the study of Parkinsons is where the neural systems become embedded in traits of neural resting disintegration. Too much of not enough mental activity and Parkinsons is yours to battle.

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Maybe it is not the intense exercise but the diversion of imbibed protein into the muscles following the intense exercise.

Interesting – she mentioned the football players head injuries but who typically supplement with lots of protein to build muscle mass. Could it be the increased protein rather than head injuries causing more brain disease?

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But that’s only if you have the predisposition or genetic mutation that this can occur… Unfortunately, these amino acids always come together. Especially in a protein powder… So I guess avoid the processed protein powders and just eat the whole real food. So that it will be perfectly balanced by nature.

Some research reports lower intake of protein in diet is better overall for longevity especially when limiting it to under 50 to 60 yrs of age. But after 60 research indicating better to increase protein amount. Maybe limiting protein in younger years then have less materials for creating tau tangles? Also any thoughts on the protein ingested and how the protein was created (cooked etc.) prior to ingesting? Please could you comment?

I would only think that excessive consumption of non-essential amino acids along with a diet deficient in essential amino acids would lead to prolonged states where the body must convert and steal non—essential aminos to make essentials therefore robbing those necessary aminos from the process of making proline.

Getting “enough” essential amino acids and proline in highly bioavailable forms would seem to be key. Perhaps not too much but enough for certain. Starving the body of dietary proline and the necessary building block amino acids for proline would likely become a worse issue than slight excess.

So intriguing. It’s like you found a burned down house, then found blackened wood frames, then ran billions of scenarios, to find out which scenarios would produce blackened wood!

Too bad that the negative effects of free radicals on proline protein as an antioxidant was not mentioned. proline is an amino acid not a protein. Please let the people that make research for years work Apparently Proline is key. Although Proline is a non-essential amino acid, meaning the body can make it, perhaps that process is energetically expensive or perhaps becomes broken in people who starve themselves of dietary proline forcing the body to rob and convert other amino acids to make it.

Therefore, wouldn’t consuming enough bioavailable proline be the most likely solution?

A dietary chronology comes to mind here. We were diabolically told to stop eating red meat, cholesterol (eggs) and saturated animal fats which led to the influx of seed oils and animal replacement proteins. People started starving themselves of the best sources of proline, collagen and essential cholesterol like meat, chicken skin, eggs and bone broth which includes all of those proline rich, knuckles, joints, ligaments and tendons that humans once prized in their recipes.

There is a small amount of proline in some vegetable matter but meat, dairy and eggs are truly rich in the amino acids that are also in the biologically similar ratios to humans and in easily digestible and bioavailable forms. On the other hand, I would think that forcing the body to convert plant based amino acids that are in ratios not similar to human biology might create eventual proline conversion inefficiencies and deficiencies.

Proline is a protective agent; however, leucine takes away this protection. Even if leucine is good for muscle synthesis, it is bad for overall health. Proteins are recycled if not much protein is eaten. Mutation or formation of Tau Proteins cannot occur in low protein diets and sufficiently intense exercise. High protein is bad according to Dr. John Campbell, Dr. Dan Zatarski, Dr. Valter Longo, Dr. Ron Rosdale, Dr. Tim Spector and others)

Very interesting. Thank you. My first thought when I heard “seed” was that indeed the protein fibers seem Prionics. My second thought was that inflammation plays a big role which means the immune system is very much involved in various forms of dementia. It would not surprise me if later research was to reveal that individuals with early onstage dementia in addition to the substitution mutation of proline to leucine also have disrupted immunological response to infection/damage.

If you recall in use of ChAdOx1 as an adjuvant, it elicited an immunological response, forming clumps in a small subset of individuals. Since your computer simulations showed that at higher temperatures more space was created for misfolded strains, please pursue the possibility that brain inflammation following repeated infections over a lifetime may lead to the fibril/misfolded plaques and disrupt the hairpin formation.

Sensible, but my guess is that limiting your leucine intake with the hope of preventing aggregation of tau is unlikely to make a difference, because when your cells make tau they will use whatever leucine is available, not proline instead of leucine. Besides, your cells need leucine for innumerable other uses, so you probably don’t want your diet to be too leucine deprived.

APOE4 carriers are prone to HSV-1 outbreaks because their APOE contains more arginine which HSV-1 metabolizes. Plant based proteins (usually contain more arginine than lysine) make them more prone to HSV-1 outbreaks, just saying.

Thanks. 26:28

See the 2024 study headed by Dr. Dean Ornish.

Plant based eating is both preventative and healing.

In the book The China Study.

Higher protein diets from red meat were associated with cancer vs lower protein diets. The key is to eat plant-based protein. More and more research nowadays show that plant-based diets can be protective from Alzheimer’s. Good gut microbiome promotes proline synthesis in our bodies. Studies found that vegans as a whole have the best gut bacteria. Legumes, nuts, mushrooms and many other plants are good dietary sources of proline.

24:28 extra Prolines are added to the Spike mRNA encodings in the covid vaccine, so it does not change shape, as well. Proteins are large biomolecules that play critical roles in a host of cellular processes, from cell signaling to regulating the immune system.

However, these life-giving proteins can form toxic aggregate species that have been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. In this program, UC Santa Barbara professor Joan-Emma Shea discusses the tau protein as a model system to study neurodegeneration.

Joan-Emma Shea says this protein plays a functional role in stabilizing microtubules in brain cells, but it can also self-assemble to form amyloid fibrils (large “clumps” of Tau proteins). There are several neurodegenerative diseases linked to tau assembly, including Alzheimer’s Disease, Pick’s Disease, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and they are collectively known as tauopathies. Shea discusses new insights into tauopathies and targets for therapeutics. Recorded on 06/26/2024. [10/2024] [Show ID: 40083]

Yes, fluoride from drinking and bathing water can inhibit the synthesis and metabolism of proline, although this effect is indirect and related to its interference with certain enzymes. Fluoride has been shown to inhibit the activity of enzymes that are dependent on cofactors like magnesium or zinc, as well as those involved in the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle), such as aconitase. Proline synthesis depends on intermediates from the citric acid cycle (e.g., glutamate), so disruption of this cycle can indirectly affect proline production. 

In particular: 

1. Enzyme Inhibition: Fluoride inhibits enzymes like aldolase and enolase, which can disrupt glycolysis and energy metabolism, leading to downstream effects on amino acid biosynthesis. 

2. Collagen Synthesis: Fluoride can reduce the availability of proline, which is essential for collagen synthesis, potentially affecting connective tissue health. This interaction is one of the reasons fluoride toxicities is associated with skeletal and connective tissue disorders when exposure is excessive. 

NOTE: A person I knew with neurodegeneration abused alcohol, sugar, soft drinks addiction

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Have you ever become so excited or upset that it caused you to have to run to the bathroom? What about getting news so bad it made you feel nauseated? If you’ve ever experienced these symptoms, you’ve felt the brain-gut connection firsthand. 

The connection between the brain and the gut is a real thing, and can affect both men and women, though in different ways. Gastrointestinal (GI) issues have an impact on the brain — and vice versa. 

The Brain-Gut Connection

The brain-gut connection is evident when we experience butterflies in our stomachs, typically when we’re excited, in love or scared. Strong emotions can cause people to experience GI symptoms.

Science is beginning to understand the process behind this link, which ultimately relates to hormones released from different parts of our brain — yes, they are in your head, as well as other places — when we are particularly stressed or excited.

Chemicals circulating in the bloodstream affect the sensitivity and function of nerves in the wall of the gut, which can be collectively referred to as the enteric nervous system.  

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the Brain

Researchers are starting to understand the impact of activity within the gut on the brain. One example is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition that affects up to 15% of people in the United States and women twice as often as men. If you have IBS, the nerves in your gut are extremely sensitive, and the brain processes these signals from your gut differently than it would if you did not have IBS. Even small amounts of gas can trigger pain, bloating, constipation or diarrhea.  

Gut Issues and Mood

Doctors caring for people with gut issues have observed how GI problems can affect a person’s mood and sense of well-being.

For instance, some people with chronic constipation also report a depressed mood or even headaches. While many natural health practitioners focus on the negative effects of toxins in the body, that’s not what’s likely behind the brain-gut connection. Some experts believe being constipated actually causes the enteric nervous system to send certain signals to the brain, which then trigger a cascade of feelings.

The intestinal biome is being studied and future research may reveal more secrets of the relationship between intestinal ailments and mood — and how it can be modified. Managing gut bacteria may prove to be a way to achieve positive changes in our mood.   Gastrointestinal Issues: What’s Your Brain Have to Do with It? | Johns Hopkins Medicine 

Eating healthy not only makes you feel good, but it can also protect your brain from premature aging and diseases like dementia.

Think of your brain as a powerful engine. 

To run at full throttle, it needs the right fuel. Just like a car needs high-quality gasoline, our brain needs specific nutrients to keep our minds clear and alert. While we usually focus on physical nutrition, it’s crucial to remember that our mental health also depends on what we eat. Some foods have the power to enhance our concentration, memory, and creativity. If you want to boost your focus, strengthen your memory, and keep your mind sharp, it’s essential to include foods in your diet that provide the necessary nutrients for optimal brain function.

The Mediterranean diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and fish, has become a benchmark in preventing neurodegenerative diseases. Besides its benefits for the brain, this diet helps reduce blood pressure, a key risk factor for Alzheimer’s. Incorporate these 12 foods into your daily diet, and you’ll notice the difference in your mental health.  

Leafy Greens

Leafy greens like spinach, kale, and collard greens are true superfoods for our brains. 

These greens are packed with essential nutrients like beta-carotene, folic acid, lutein, and vitamin K, which work together to keep our brains healthy and active. By incorporating a variety of these greens into our diet, we’re giving our brains the nutrients they need to function optimally. 

Nuts 

Nuts are known for their nutritional value, but walnuts stand out as a true brain superfood. Rich in omega-3 fatty acids, essential for optimal brain function, and loaded with antioxidants that combat cellular damage, walnuts are an invaluable ally for maintaining a sharp and healthy mind. Scientific studies support the idea that regular consumption of walnuts can improve memory, concentration, and learning ability. 

Coffee and Tea

Beyond being simple stimulants, coffee and green tea offer surprising benefits for our brain health. Caffeine, present in both beverages, acts as a powerful neurostimulant, enhancing our ability to concentrate, process information, and make decisions. Additionally, coffee is a rich source of antioxidants that protect our brains from damage caused by free radicals. On the other hand, green tea contains L-theanine, an amino acid that promotes relaxation and reduces stress, creating a perfect balance between alertness and calm. Recommended daily intake: up to 400 milligrams of caffeine per day (about four cups of coffee or black tea) is generally considered safe for most adults. 

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are one of the best foods for brain health

Imagine a ripe tomato, freshly picked from the garden. Its fleshy, juicy pulp hides a nutritional treasure: lycopene. This natural pigment, besides giving tomatoes their intense color, acts as a protective shield for our brains, helping to prevent diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

A medium tomato contains about 3.2 mg of lycopene, but to get the maximum benefits, experts recommend consuming between 9 and 21 mg per day. So, don’t hesitate to include tomatoes and their derivatives in your daily diet! Your brain will thank you. 

Whole Grains

Whole grains like whole wheat, oats, and brown rice are known for their role in cardiovascular health. However, few know that these foods are also an excellent source of vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant that protects our brains from damage caused by free radicals.

By including whole grains in our diet, we not only take care of our hearts but also strengthen our brain health in the long term. Recommended daily intake: Guidelines recommend at least three servings of whole grains per day, totaling at least 48 grams. 

Broccoli

Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables are also important. 

These vegetables contain high doses of glucosinolates. Not only are spinach and lettuce allies of our brains. Broccoli and its cruciferous relatives (like cauliflower and broccoli rabe) also play a fundamental role in brain health.

These vegetables are a rich source of glucosinolates, compounds that, when in contact with water, transform into isothiocyanates. These powerful antioxidants have the ability to protect our neurons and improve overall brain function.  

Turmeric

Believe it or not, your spice rack can be a true ally for your brain’s health. Turmeric, the spice that gives curry its golden color, contains a compound called curcumin with amazing neuroprotective properties. Scientific studies suggest that curcumin could help prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and stimulate the growth of new brain cells. So, the next time you season your food, remember that you’re nourishing not just your palate, but also your mind.

Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness

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According to research being reported in the Journal Cell Reports Medicine, in the animal study researchers found that the keto diet. Which is low in carbohydrates  and high in fat, triggers a signaling pathway in the brain that enhances synapse function, leading to improved memory. 

The best part?  The Researchers say swapping to a  keto diet triggered these brain benefits after just a week. and the effects grew stronger over time. Also, A small clinical trial led by Stanford Medicine found that the metabolic effects of a ketogenic diet may help stabilize the brain.

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A study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine showed that diet can help those with serious mental illness. For people living with serious mental illness like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, standard treatment with antipsychotic medications can be a double-edged sword.

While these drugs help regulate brain chemistry, they often cause metabolic side effects such as insulin resistance and obesity, which are distressing enough that many patients stop taking the medications.

Now, a pilot study led by Stanford Medicine researchers has found that a ketogenic diet not only restores metabolic health in these patients as they continue their medications, but it further improves their psychiatric conditions. 

The results, published March 27 in Psychiatry Research, suggest that a dietary intervention can be a powerful aid in treating mental illness.

Making the connection

“It’s very promising and very encouraging that you can take back control of your illness in some way, aside from the usual standard of care,” said Shebani Sethi, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the first author of the new paper.Sethi, who is board certified in obesity and psychiatry, remembers when she first noticed the connection. As a medical student working in an obesity clinic, she saw a patient with treatment-resistant schizophrenia whose auditory hallucinations quieted on a ketogenic diet.

That prompted her to dig into the medical literature. There were only a few, decades-old case reports on using the ketogenic diet to treat schizophrenia, but there was a long track record of success in using ketogenic diets to treat epileptic seizures.

“The ketogenic diet has been proven to be effective for treatment-resistant epileptic seizures by reducing the excitability of neurons in the brain,” Sethi said. “We thought it would be worth exploring this treatment in psychiatric conditions.”

A few years later, Sethi coined the term metabolic psychiatry, a new field that approaches mental health from an energy conversion perspective.

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In the four-month pilot trial, Sethi’s team followed 21 adult participants who were diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, taking antipsychotic medications, and had a metabolic abnormality — such as weight gain, insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, dyslipidemia or impaired glucose tolerance. The participants were instructed to follow a ketogenic diet, with approximately 10% of the calories from carbohydrates, 30% from protein and 60% from fat. They were not told to count calories.

“The focus of eating is on whole unprocessed foods including protein and non-starchy vegetables, and not restricting fats,” said Sethi, who shared keto-friendly meal ideas with the participants. They were also given keto cookbooks and access to a health coach. 

The research team tracked how well the participants followed the diet through weekly measures of blood ketone levels. (Ketones are acids produced when the body breaks down fat — instead of glucose — for energy.) By the end of the trial, 14 patients had been fully adherent, six were semi-adherent and only one was non-adherent.

The participants underwent a variety of psychiatric and metabolic assessments throughout the trial.

Before the trial, 29% of the participants met the criteria for metabolic syndrome, defined as having at least three of five conditions: abdominal obesity, elevated triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, elevated blood pressure and elevated fasting glucose levels. After four months on a ketogenic diet, none of the participants had metabolic syndrome.

On average, the participants lost 10% of their body weight; reduced their waist circumference by 11% percent; and had lower blood pressure, body mass index, triglycerides, blood sugar levels and insulin resistance.

“We’re seeing huge changes,” Sethi said. “Even if you’re on antipsychotic drugs, we can still reverse obesity, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance. I think that’s very encouraging for patients.”

The participants reported improvements in their energy, sleep, mood and quality of life.

The psychiatric benefits were also striking. On average, the participants improved 31% on a psychiatrist rating of mental illness known as the clinical global impressions scale, with three-quarters of the group showing clinically meaningful improvement. Overall, the participants also reported better sleep and greater life satisfaction.

“The participants reported improvements in their energy, sleep, mood and quality of life,” Sethi said. “They feel healthier and more hopeful.”

The researchers were impressed that most of the participants stuck with the diet. “We saw more benefit with the adherent group compared with the semi-adherent group, indicating a potential dose-response relationship,” Sethi said.

Alternative fuel for the brain

There is increasing evidence that psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder stem from metabolic deficits in the brain, which affect the excitability of neurons, Sethi said.

The researchers hypothesize that just as a ketogenic diet improves the rest of the body’s metabolism, it also improves the brain’s metabolism.

“Anything that improves metabolic health in general is probably going to improve brain health anyway,” Sethi said. “But the ketogenic diet can provide ketones as an alternative fuel to glucose for a brain with energy dysfunction.”

Likely there are multiple mechanisms at work, she added, and the main purpose of the small pilot trial is to help researchers detect signals that will guide the design of larger, more robust studies.  

As a physician, Sethi cares for many patients with both serious mental illness and obesity or metabolic syndrome, but few studies have focused on this undertreated population.

She is the founder and director of the metabolic psychiatry clinic at Stanford Medicine.

“Many of my patients suffer from both illnesses, so my desire was to see if metabolic interventions could help them,” she said. “They are seeking more help. They are looking to just feel better.”

Researchers from the University of Michigan; the University of California, San Francisco; and Duke University contributed to the study.

The study was supported by Baszucki Group Research Fund, the Kuen Lau Fund and the Obesity Treatment Foundation.

A ketogenic diet may have several benefits for brain health and cognitive function12345:

• It can help stabilize the brain and reduce symptoms of mental illness1.
• Ketones can supply up to 75% of the brain’s total energy needs2.
• Ketogenic diets may work by lowering inflammation in the brain3.
• Ketones efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier and produce more usable energy for the brain than glucose5.
• They may also protect neurons from damage and have an antioxidant effect5.
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In 2012 Kate was diagnosed with Acute Lobular Invasive Grade 3 Breast Cancer with a high pleomorphic presentation. After undergoing a mastectomy, Kate refused chemotherapy and instead turned to the Gerson Therapy and other integrative treatments to heal herself.  

Prepare to be inspired and entertained by Kate’s candid interview!

Kate was not always health conscious

• 53 years old, mom of four, type A personality 
• Busy raising her kids and building a business
• In an abusive relationship
• Drank gallons of tea and coffee a day
• Lived off her kids leftovers and chocolate

The diagnosis

• Started experiencing problems with her breast augmentation. Symptoms included ectopic heartbeat, arthritis, decline in vision, menstrual cycle changes, migraines, breast pain
• Couldn’t lose weight even with extreme exercise
• Tired and fatigued
• Changes in personality
• Her cat continually patted her right breast at night. Found a gritty lump around where the cat kept patting
• Mammogram came back negative. Sought a second opinion. Ultrasound revealed many tumors
• Biopsy confirmed breast cancer. Was advised to have a mastectomy and possible chemo

A conventional start

• Private medical insurance 
• MRI and full bone scan
• Surgery removed right breast 
• Her husband believed in cause and effect. He started researching and found Dr Patrick Vickers
• Kate took two books into hospital – The China Study and Max Gerson’s Results of 50 Cases. She started reading and felt like she’d made a huge mistake
• Wounds weren’t healing. Complications with surgery

Kate’s alternative approach to healing

• Overnight Kate went from doing nothing to drinking 30 juices a day plus coffee enemas
• Wounds healed beautifully
• Added mistletoe injections to the Gerson Therapy
• Referred to practitioner Katherine Alexander. Kate found she was deficient in ferotine and T4 was low
• Added the B17 tablet protocol and lypo spheric Vitamin C
• Takes Freeing the Sun (Chinese herb) to clear methylation pathway in liver and metabolize estrogen

A journey of discovery

• Breasts need iodine, and that fluoride, chlorine and bromine promote iodine deficiency
• Alcohol switches on the breast cancer gene
• Makeup and perfume, air fresheners elevate estrogen 
• IVF increases your breast cancer risk
• Refined, white sugar impacts eyesight
• Diets high in animal protein, reduce T-lympocytes that kill tumors, viruses and fungus  

The results of Kate’s protocol

• Eyesight improved
• No more joint pain, pimples, sinusitis or atopic heartbeat 
• During detox, Kate’s abdomen became swollen with gas. She experienced toxic headaches, chills and fevers as her body dealt with toxic overload
• Came off mistletoe injections to enable body to naturally produce an immune response 
• High temperatures and flea bites were signs Kate’s immune response was improving
• No pain killers when her breast implants were changed. Juices and coffee enemas helped pain subside
• Nipple reconstruction surgery done under local not general. Procedure relies on scar tissue to make the new nipple but Kate’s body broke it down
• Oncologist recommended Kate remove her ovaries. She decided to keep them and bring her estrogen down naturally
  Asked her Healing Code to put her ovaries to sleep. Instant menopause without a single hot flush

The ‘Gold Standard’ of care in the UK

• The UK public health system does the mastectomy differently to reduce theatre time and costs. Higher risk for the patient and all nodes in arm are removed even if they are not cancerous
• Can’t customize treatment in public system
• Recommended treatment protocols often based on opinion not evidence
• Cancer charities work with drug companies creating a conflict of interest
• Public are desensitized to cancer treatment. Advertisements make people believe they need to be bald and sick before they can heal
• Trained in the Beckers Health Belief Model – a patient must deem the risk so great that they accept the treatment
• The UK’s cancer act of 1939 – anyone who advises a patient on alternative ‘cures’ for cancer will go to prison for 3 months
• Ignorance is no excuse – medical practitioners and dietitians have a duty of care to educate themselves

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Dee Mani, Cannabis & Natural Health Consultant

From Surviving To Thriving: Journey to Natural Healing –

Exclusive Interview with Dee Mani

Dee Mani, please tell us more about you. What makes you unique?

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Dee Mani is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, cancer survivor, and advocate for natural healing. She founded My Way CBD, an innovative business that provides high-quality CBD products to support health and wellness. Dee’s unique journey from the pharmaceutical industry to natural medicine is deeply personal.

After overcoming an aggressive breast cancer using alternative methods, including cannabis oil, she has become a leader in the wellness industry, offering guidance, education, and products to help others achieve optimal health.

I was born in Birmingham, UK, and raised in a family where my mother always emphasised natural healing. Initially, I trained as a pharmacist but left the industry after realising how corporate ties influenced patient care. My experience with cancer shifted my perspective completely, and I became deeply committed to holistic healing, leading me to establish My Way CBD. I’m passionate about empowering others to take control of their health, and my journey reflects my mission to inspire people to seek natural alternatives.

Can you share a pivotal moment in your life that brought you to where you are today?

The most pivotal moment was my Triple Negative Grade 3 breast cancer diagnosis in 2017. After my sister passed away due to chemotherapy side effects, I refused conventional treatment and turned to natural methods, including full-extract cannabis oil. My oncologist, at the time, quite casually informed me that I would not survive the year for refusing treatment. However, within five months, I healed completely, which changed my life and ignited my passion for spreading awareness about natural healing methods. It was the beginning of my journey to finding My Way CBD.

What is your most outstanding career achievement so far?

I would say publishing my best-selling book, My Way: Following the Cancer Brick Road, and being nominated as Best Health Influencer in 2022 by the Cannavist Awards. These achievements allowed me to reach a wider audience and advocate for the healing potential of natural therapies.

Tell us a bit about your career journey.

How did you build your career to this point?

I began my career in the pharmaceutical industry, but after becoming disillusioned with its corporate culture, I transitioned into sales. My personal battle with cancer was a huge turning point, and it redirected my entire career path. After healing naturally, I knew I wanted to share this experience and help others, so I founded My Way CBD. From there, I’ve focused on expanding the business, writing, speaking at events, and educating others about alternative healing methods. I’m also thankful to have been invited to many incredible podcasters’ shows.

What’s your next goal or project?

I’m expanding My Way CBD’s reach and continuing to educate the public through My Way University, which offers cannabis courses for people wanting to learn more about the plant and its myriad of benefits. I’m also working on new product lines to further support health.

Tell us more about your businesses.

What are the names, and how do they help?

I run three entities rooted in my passion for natural healing and education:

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Dee Mani – Book overview “My Way: Following the Cancer.

Book overview “My Way: Following the Cancer Brick Road, from Diagnosis to All Clear in 5 Months” is a compelling and inspiring memoir by Dee Mani, detailing her extraordinary journey 

 My Way CBD, My Way University, and My Way Cancer Support.

My Way CBD offers high-quality CBD products that support overall health and wellness. We focus on creating natural, non-toxic solutions that empower people to take control of their well-being. Our range of products are designed to help with issues like pain management, anxiety, sleep disorders, and inflammation, providing a natural alternative to pharmaceuticals.

My Way University is an educational platform offering courses on cannabis science and holistic health. We aim to empower individuals with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their health, whether new to the plant or looking to deepen their understanding.

Finally, My Way Cancer Support is a service I created to offer guidance and resources to individuals going through cancer. After my personal experience overcoming breast cancer with natural therapies, I wanted to create a space for others seeking alternative treatments. I provide emotional support, holistic treatment options, and educational resources to help patients and their families navigate their healing journey through such a fragile time.

My goal across all three is to empower people with the tools and knowledge to heal naturally and live their best lives.

What inspired you to create My Way CBD?

My personal experience with healing naturally from cancer was the main inspiration. I realised how effective cannabis and hemp were and how little most people knew about it. I wanted to create a brand that offered high-quality products and educated people on how to take control of their health naturally.

What are your specific goals or vision for the company?

My goal is to make My Way CBD a trusted global name in natural healing, empowering people with knowledge and tools to live healthier lives. I also aim to expand My Way University, providing accessible cannabis education to more people worldwide.

Who is your target audience?

Our target audience includes individuals seeking natural solutions for their health, particularly those who want to manage chronic conditions without using pharmaceuticals. We place a strong emphasis on women’s health, as many women face hormonal imbalances and other health issues that can benefit from CBD’s natural healing properties.

In addition, we are seeing a growing number of children diagnosed with autism and ADHD, and we believe that CBD can offer a natural way to support their health and well-being. With cancer rates continuing to rise, CBD is also a promising preventative measure that can help support overall health and reduce the risk of illness.

Our mission is to provide safe, natural alternatives that promote balance and well-being for many people, from children to adults, focusing on holistic, long-term solutions.

What products or services do you offer, and how do they address the needs of your audience?

We offer a wide range of CBD products, including oils and topicals. We also provide educational resources through My Way University to help customers make informed decisions about their health. Our products are designed to reduce stress, alleviate pain, and improve sleep–common issues for many clients.

One of our best-sellers is our CBD Hair Oil, specifically developed for cancer patients who suffer hair loss from chemotherapy. Our Frankincense and CBD Healing Balm won Best Topical by Cannavist in 2021 and remained a favourite amongst our clients. In addition to Full-Spectrum and Broad-Spectrum oils, we have a Black Seed CBD, which is a firm winner amongst our male customers as it helps to balance testosterone.

Marion Local Rolls To Another State Football Title – Stateline Sports Network

Never say “never” idiom

—Should Be Used to say that a person should not say he or she will never do something!

CANTON — The Hillsdale High School football team and Maria Stein Marion Local will kick off Day 2 of the 2024 OHSAA football state championships this morning with the Division VII title game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

It’s the first of three high school football championship games – featuring a Marion Local team on an epic winning streak- as games continue Friday and Saturday at the stadium.

Follow along here throughout the day for live updates on the game.

How did Hillsdale reach the OHSAA Division VII state championship game

Hillsdale advanced to Canton with a 25-22 win over Danville in the state semifinals.

What to know about Hillsdale Falcons football

Hillsdale is making its first appearance in a state championship game.

The Falcons had not advanced past the regional championship game prior to this season. Hillsdale is no stranger to the playoffs, though. The Falcons have reached the postseason nine consecutive season under head coach Trevor Cline. Hillsdale has an overall record of 15-12 in the playoffs.

Hillsdale High School football players to watch

• WR Hayden McFadden: The first 1,000 yard receiver in program history. McFadden has 60 catches for 1,363 yards this season with 18 touchdowns.
• WR Holland Young: On the verge of being the second 1,000 yard receiver in program history. The senior has 915 yards and nine touchdowns this season.
• RB Owen Sloan: A 1,500 yard rusher that can chew up yards. Sloan has 226 carries for 1,644 yards and 31 touchdowns.
• QB Kael Lewis: A sophomore that has thrown for 2,981 yards with 35 touchdowns and nine interceptions this season.

What to know about Marion Local Flyers football

The team from small town Maria Stein (population is just over 1,000 people) are not just a juggernaut, they’re pretty much the closest thing you will see to a high school football dynasty.

The No. 1 ranked team in Division VII came into Friday’s state championship game having won 63 straight games − the longest winning streak in Ohio high school football history − and three consecutive state titles. As a program, Marion Local have won 14 state titles (most in Ohio high school football history) and 22 regional titles. For the 2024 season, the Flyers have outscored their opponents 709-49, a 660-plus point differential, and have nine shutouts to their name, including a stretch where they had six in a row.

The Flyers have won a state record 63 straight games and will look to make it 64 — four full 16-game seasons. Marion Local has allowed 49 points all season, shutting out eight opponents. The Flyers have committed 26 turnovers, including 16 interceptions, and made 29 sacks. The Flyers give up 136.6 total yards per game. Offensively, Marion has scored 40 or more points in 12 of 15 games. Head coach Tim Goodwin is 324-48 in his 26th season, winning 14 state titles since 2000.

Hillsdale discussed the task at hand, highlighting especially how fundamentally sound their opponent is. “You’ve heard about Marion Local for many years now. I know us as a program, it’s always been a goal of ours to make a state championship and if you made it there, the chances are you will have to play Marin Local,” said Hillsdale head coach Trevor Cline. “It’s a great opportunity for our program to go up against a program like that.”

“They’ve been perfect in every aspect of the game. They don’t really beat themselves,” said Bower, on what he’s seen on tape of the Flyers. “If you wanna beat them, you’re going to have to beat them fair and square. They don’t have many breakdowns.”

“They are fundamentally sound,” Cline added. “All the little things they do right. They’re not a team that’s going to beat themselves.” “We obviously respect them a lot,” said Heller. “They’re a very disciplined team. They know their assignments and they do them well. We’re looking at that.” 

Embarrassment of riches…Ethan Heitkamp plunges across the line to score one of four Marion Local first half touchdowns in their win over Columbus Grove. (Press Pros Feature Photos by Sonny Fulks) – Search Images

 For Marion Local as a whole, they bring plenty to the table. They have multiple backs in Drew Lause, Ethan Heitkamp and 1,000-yard rusher Parker Hess that do damage. Add quarterback Justin Knouff to the list of formidable runners, and the Flyers find themselves with a profusion of running options. The QB-WR combination of Knouff and wideout Victor Hoelscher will be one to watch for too.

However, if there’s one area that’s evident to Hillsdale where Marion Local excels at, it’s the basic principles of blocking from their offensive line.

“They’re blocking. They get to the second level and they get off the ball real well,” explained Heller. “Offensively, there’s not just one guy to key on,” said Cline.

“They have multiple guys who can make plays for them. Also, their offensive line blocks extremely well. They’re not going to overwhelm you with size but they are built athletically. When you watch their offensive line block, it’s like a clinic tape on how well they block.”

How Marion Local reach the OHSAA Division VII state championship game:

Marion Local advanced by routing Columbus Grove 41-6 in the state semifinals.

“It was an awesome game,” said Parker Hess. Above, he follows the block of teammate Drew Lause in the Columbus Grove Game.

Marion Local possesses a strong linebacking core as well, and the defensive side is what caught Bower’s attention. “I think they communicate exceptionally well, especially on defense,” he said. “You can tell they’re talking on film. Pointing and they’re always looking around. They have awareness. They know their jobs.”

Going into Friday, the Falcons know they will be a heavy underdog, but Hillsdale has answered test after test throughout the program’s best season in school history, and against mighty Marion Local, they’re ready to embrace the confrontation before them.

Call it a “Me Against the World” mindset.

“Yeah it does feel that way,” said Bower. “There’s not many people besides the people in that room that believe we can win that game. I don’t see the point of relying on other people outside that room. We believe we should win that game.”

“Nobody but the people in the locker room believe we have a chance at winning this game,” said Heller. “We trust each other. We’ve done it for 15 weeks in a row and why not one more.”

Marion Local Flyers

Anyone who knows football in Ohio knows Marion Local. There hasn’t been a more successful program at any level in the state since the turn of the millennia. The Flyers have made the postseason 27 times, 25 of which coming from 1999 on — 2004 was the only year they didn’t suit up in Week 11.

Marion Local hasn’t lost a game in more than four years, the last coming on Nov. 6, 2020 against New Bremen in the regional championship. Over their current stretch of postseason dominance, the Flyers have made it to state 20 times and won a state-record 14 championships and finished as runner-up three times. It’s a program that was featured in the New York Times for its ability to thrive even in a time when participation across the country has steadily dropped.

Justin Knouff, Marion Local, QB

You don’t get this far without a quality quarterback under center. Knouff has completed 71.7% of his passes (119-of-166) for 2,067 yards, 26 touchdowns, and five interceptions — keep in mind most starters sat in the second half of games for a majority of the season. He’s also capable of making plays with his legs having rushed for 603 yards and six touchdowns.

The Flyers have outscored opponents 2,526-310 with 33 shutouts over the last 63 games with an average score of 40.1 — 4.9 this season they haven’t allowed a single point in the first quarter. Entering Friday’s state championship, Marion Local is 107-12 all-time in the postseason averaging 3.96 wins … and to put that into perspective, prior to 2021’s expansion to 16 teams, four wins would’ve been good enough to compete for a state title.

1. JoeEitel.com https://www.joeeitel.com/hsfoot/teams.jsp?teamID=958&year=20242024 Marion Local Flyers Football Schedule / Results – JoeEitel.com Marion Local Flyers Maria Stein, OH Mercer County. 2024 Marion Local Football (15-0) Coach: Tim Goodwin Division VII, Region 28
2. NOTE: TIM GOODWIN COACHED ALL 15 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP since 2000.

Marion Local Class of 2025 football seniors:

(64) wins (0) losses (4) State Championships (4) MAC Championships (34) shutouts (2,098) points scored (32.8 ppg) (271) points allowed (4.3 ppg) (1) time allowing 30+ pts (4) times allowing 20+ pts (9) times allowing 10+ pts Flyers are now Top 20 All-Time in longest HSFB Win Streaks in US History.

Did you know…

The Flyers last loss was in 2020, the COVID season, to New Bremen 24-17 on November 6th during the playoffs. The Cardinals would go on to win the Ohio Div. VII State title.

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“Science doesn’t tell us why the Big Bang happened, how the singularity occurred in the first place, or why it exploded when it did. It tells us there is objective scientific evidence that it occurred.

So, what exactly was the Big Bang?” – Book III The Enigmatic Mystery. – Search Videos

The answer to life, the universe, and everything | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

According to Cambridge astronomers, 42 is the value of an essential scientific constant that determines the age of the universe1. However, there are other reasons why 42 is considered the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

For example, in a 3 x 3 x 3 magic cube, each column, row, and pillar adds up to 422. Additionally, the optimum angle for white light to refract through water and form a rainbow is between 40.89 and 42 degrees2.

1. Yes, the answer to the universe really is 42 – The Independent

2. Five Reasons Why 42 May Actually Be the Answer to Life, the Universe …

Ah, the famous number 42! This answer comes from Douglas Adams’ science fiction series, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In the story, a supercomputer named Deep Thought is asked to find the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. After much calculation, Deep Thought concludes that the answer is simply “42.”

However, the actual question to which 42 is the answer remains unknown, leaving a humorous and philosophical mystery. Fans of the series often use “42” as a playful reference to the absurdity and complexity of life.

It’s a fun reminder that sometimes, the most profound questions don’t always have straightforward answers—or maybe the answers are simpler than we think!

Why is 42 – the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything. – Search Images

Ah, the famous number 42! This answer comes from Douglas Adams’ science fiction series, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In the story, a supercomputer named Deep Thought is asked to find the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. After much calculation, Deep Thought concludes that the answer is simply “42.”

However, the actual question to which 42 is the answer remains unknown, leaving a humorous and philosophical mystery. Fans of the series often use “42” as a playful reference to the absurdity and complexity of life.

It’s a fun reminder that sometimes, the most profound questions don’t always have straightforward answers—or maybe the answers are simpler than we think!

Fortunately for us, there are a number of possible candidate questions — in hindsight — that we can exploit for their potential to truly be the ultimate question, given the fact that we know the solution is truly 42. Could any of these possibilities have truly been what the supercomputer was asked about when it came to uncovering the answer to the ultimate question about life, the Universe, and everything? Although no one can be sure, even in Douglas Adams’ fictional world, here are five possible questions that rank among the most fascinating. The answer to each of them truly is 42, and perhaps you might find one of them to be truly compelling.

As photographed from an airplane, direct sunlight shining on a “wall of water droplets” produced by rain clouds can not only produce a full-circle primary rainbow, but a full-circle secondary as well, creating a circular double rainbow. A primary rainbow, created when a light source shines on water droplets, always creates a 42-degree arc, offset with respect to the light source that creates it. A secondary rainbow can be seen above it as well with a larger-angle offset. The 42 degree angle is universal to rainbows created in air by fresh water droplets.

1.) At how many degrees, offset from the Sun (or any light source), is a rainbow produced?

There are many ways to create a rainbow: from raindrops to waterfalls to garden hoses to mist to the spray from bodies of water. Yet all of them have a few things in common. They all arise from light reflecting off of water droplets. They all originate in a direction that opposes the direction of a light source. And they all — so long as they’re created from droplets of fresh water — have a peak intensity spread out in an arc-like shape, a shape that’s actually a fraction of a full circle, which is offset 42° from the direction of the light source. 

Every primary rainbow you’ve ever seen displays the same angle-of-arc. If there’s a rainbow that the Sun is creating, looking exactly opposite to the direction of the Sun and look for a circle (or portion of a circle) that’s offset from that direction by 42° will enable you to see it. The reason is simple physics: light behaves as a ray, the speed of light in water is different than the speed of light in air, and when light enters or leaves that medium, it always bends in a predictable way determined by the angle-of-incidence at the interface between the water and the air.

When light transitions from vacuum (or air) into a water droplet, it first refracts, then reflects off of the back, and at last refracts back into vacuum (or air). The angle that the incoming light makes with the outgoing light always peaks at an angle of 42 degrees, explaining why rainbows always make the same angle in the sky.

When light moves from air into water, different wavelengths bend at slightly different angles, causing the colors to disperse. When light strikes the back of the water droplet (and it’s a very good assumption that all droplets are perfectly spherical), it reflects at a known, predictable angle. And when it re-emerges back into the air, each wavelength moves off at a specific angle-of-offset from the original: from just under 41° to a little under 43° over the visible light spectrum, with the peak intensity occurring at 42°.  

Any planet that possesses:

• a thin atmosphere,
• that’s transparent to visible light,
• where light travels at close to the speed of light in a vacuum,
• and where pure water droplets exist in the atmosphere,

will see that same 42° rainbow phenomenon. However, it’s not truly universal: if the atmosphere has a non-negligible index of refraction, if droplets are elliptical instead of spherical, if they’re made of saltwater instead of freshwater, if they’re made of a different substance entirely, or if the species viewing the rainbow doesn’t see the same wavelengths of light that we do, then the rainbow can occur at an entirely different angle.

Perhaps these limitations imply that we should consider a different candidate question instead.

Answer To The Ultimate Question – The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy – BBC 

These diagrams, known as young diagrams, show how to partition various numbers mathematically. (This shows the partitions for numbers 1 through 8.) For the number 1, there is 1 way to partition it (1); for 2, there are 2 (2, 1+1); for 3, there are 3 (1+1+1, 1+2, 3), but for 4 there are 5, for 5 there are 7, etc. Going farther up the ladder, there are exactly 42 unique ways to partition the number 10.

2.) What is the number of ways that you can partition the number 10?

It’s easy to think of different ways to divide up any number. If you have three oranges, and two people, for example, you can give all three to person 1, all three to person 2, one to person 1 and two to person 2, or 1.5 to each of the two people. In mathematics, however, partitioning has a very special meaning: how many unique ways can you add up positive integers to create a certain number? Positive integers means that no one can get zero or a fractional number; unique means that splitting things up into “2 and 1” is the same as splitting them into “1 and 2.”

For an example of partitioning, there are 7 ways to partition the number 5:

• 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1,
• 1 + 1 + 1 + 2,
• 1 + 1 + 3,
• 1 + 2 + 2,
• 1 + 4,
• 2 + 3,
• 5.

For the number 10, with all the different ways to do it, there are a total of 42 unique ways to do it. Fascinatingly, this isn’t the only relationship between 10 and 42, as 10 can be written as 2¹ + 2³, while 42 can be written as 2¹ + 2³ + 2⁵. If we were to write these numbers in binary, “10” would become 1010, while “42” would become 101010. These numbers and these relationships play important roles in both mathematics and physics (particularly through group theory), with 42 having some fascinating properties completely independent of any measured physical phenomena.

The equation 1 = 1/a + 1/b + 1/c + 1/d only has a few unique solutions if a, b, c, and d are all different, positive integers. The largest number for which there exists a solution to this equation, perhaps surprisingly, is the number 42.

3.) What is the largest integer whose reciprocal, along with three other unique integer reciprocals, adds up to 1?

Perhaps the Universe, as some have conjectured, really is driven by mathematical relationships at a core level, with those relationships underpinning the physical laws of reality. For those of you who think that might be the case, here’s a math puzzle for you to consider: 

Can you find 4 positive integers, like a, b, c, and d, where (1/a) + (1/b) + (1/c) + (1/d) = 1?

It’s easy to do if you make certain choices. For example, if a, b, c, and d all equal 4, this is very simple, as ¼ + ¼ + ¼ + ¼ = 1. If you even allow just some of the numbers (a, b, c, d) to be equal, there are many possible solutions:

• a=2, b=4, and c=d=8;
• a=b=3, c=4, d=12;
• a=2, b=c=d=6;

and so on.

But if you insist that all four of these numbers must be different from one another, there are very few unique solutions. In fact, you can work out the math to find the absolute the largest number that you can use to try and satisfy this equation that will still give you a solution.

The answer? 42.

If you let a=2, b=3, and c=7, then d=42 and the equation works. Interestingly enough, that’s not the only relationship between those four numbers, as 2, 3, and 7 are the prime factors of 42: 42 = 2 × 3 × 7. In even a purely mathematical sense, 42 has some truly fascinating properties.

A 15-year study conducted by the European Southern Observatory tracked the positions and orbital parameters of 14,000 stars near the Sun, reconstructing how they would have orbited, along with the Sun, over the past 250,000,000 years: the amount of time to complete approximately 1 galactic year. The position of the galactic center does not change relative to the motion of stars around it, and our Sun’s orbit is notably elliptical, rather than perfectly circular.

4.) How many times will the Sun orbit the Milky Way before catastrophically transforming into a red giant?

This is one of the most fun facts about our Solar System, where the planets revolve around the Sun and the Sun, like all stars, orbits around center of the Milky Way. Like all stars, there’s only a finite amount of time that the Sun will live, with various milestones marking its critical transitions. It takes tens of millions of years for the proto-stellar nebula that gives rise to our Solar System to form our Sun, which officially becomes a star once nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium ignites in its core.

After that, the Sun will chug along for billions of years until the core runs out of hydrogen fuel, at which point it will begin to swell into a red giant, burning hydrogen in a shell until the helium core ignites. During this phase, Mercury and Venus will certainly be engulfed, and it’s likely (but not certain) that the Earth will be swallowed as well. Icy worlds, like Triton, Pluto, and most of the Kuiper belt objects, will sublimate away almost entirely. This red giant phase will last for hundreds of millions of years while helium burns to completion. At that point, the Sun will blow off its outer layers, dying in a planetary nebula/white dwarf combination.

As the Sun becomes a true red giant, expanding to over 100 times its current size as its interior contracts and heats up to fuse helium, the Earth itself may be swallowed or engulfed, but will definitely be roasted as never before. The Sun’s outer layers will swell, but the exact details of its evolution, and how those changes will affect the orbits of the planets, still have large uncertainties in them. Mercury and Venus will definitely be swallowed by the Sun, but Earth will be very close to the border of survival/engulfment.

Yet, throughout all of these changes, the Sun and our Solar System will continue to orbit around the Milky Way’s center, completing a full orbit every ~250 million years or so. The time to return to our starting point is known as a galactic year, and has about a ~10% uncertainty on how long it actually takes. Meanwhile, in term of stellar evolution, we are quite confident that the Sun will last roughly 10–12 billion years from the moment nuclear fusion first ignites in its core until the red giant phase begins, a track that we’re just a hair over 4.5 billion years into, at present.

So, how many galactic years will the Sun (and Earth) experience before the Sun swells into a red giant and planet Earth is (likely) completely destroyed?

The Answer: 42.

Although justifiable estimates typically range from about 40 to 45 — driven largely by an approximately ~10% uncertainty in how fast the Sun is orbiting around the Milky Way’s center — 42 is an answer that’s extremely consistent with the best data we have. It may yet turn out to be the exact answer to this question, although superior data will be required to know for certain.

However, that’s an Earth-centric perspective, and perhaps we’d want to look to the greater Universe for an even grander question to consider.

The European Space Agency’s space-based Gaia mission has mapped out the three-dimensional positions and locations of more than one billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy: the most of all-time. Looking toward the center of the Milky Way, Gaia reveals both light-blocking and luminous features that are scientifically and visually fascinating.

5.) How fast is the Universe expanding today?

Right now, we exist in the Universe precisely 13.8 billion years after the earliest stages of the hot Big Bang occurred. For all of cosmic time, the Universe has been expanding and cooling, and that means it’s been getting less dense. In the expanding Universe, the thing that determines your expansion rate is the density of all the different forms of energy combined, so an expanding Universe filled with matter and radiation will have the expansion inevitably slow down over time.

The expansion rate, today, is slower than it’s ever been at any time in the past, and continues to gradually slow down. If we wait for a long enough time, the matter and radiation density will drop to zero, with only dark energy — the energy inherent to space itself — remaining. By convention (and for no other reason), we typically report the expansion rate as a speed (how fast something appears to be moving) per unit distance (based on how far away it is from us): in units of kilometers-per-second, per megaparsec.

In those units, we have two classes of measurements that point to inconsistent values: measurements that are based on relics imprinted from early times, like fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background or galaxy clustering in the large-scale structure, and measurements that come from individual sources at late cosmic times, like supernovae or gravitational lenses. The first set of measurements yields a value of 67–68 km/s/Mpc, while the second yields a value of 73–74 km/s/Mpc. Figuring out what the resolution to this puzzle is — i.e., which group is correct, and why — is one of modern cosmology’s biggest challenges.

But if the first group is right, then perhaps the answer to the question of how fast the Universe is expanding really is 42.

That’s because we have to remember this fact: Douglas Adams was writing in 20th century England, where distances are measured in miles, not kilometers! If we perform that conversion, from kilometers into miles, then that first value of the expansion rate, which was 67-68 km/s/Mpc, becomes 42 mi/s/Mpc, which could easily be construed as the answer to the biggest question in entire cosmos: how fast is the Universe expanding right now? Although more science will be required to truly resolve this cosmic conundrum, “42” is well within the realm of possible — and may even be the most probable of — answers.

A series of different groups seeking to measure the expansion rate of the Universe, along with their color-coded results. Note how there’s a large discrepancy between early-time (top two) and late-time (other) results, with the error bars being much larger on each of the late-time options. Although these two classes of measurements give incompatible results, no one knows the resolution to why the Universe appears to expand differently depending on the method used to measure the expansion.

All told, there are many questions that 42 is clearly the answer to, but only a few of those questions have fundamental, universal, or cosmic implications. If it truly is the answer to the ultimate question about life, the Universe, and everything, we owe it to ourselves to try and reconstruct just what that question might be. From mathematics to physics, five vital questions emerge that legitimately have 42 as their answer.

• Rainbows always emerge offset at an angle of 42° relative to the light source that creates them.
• The number 10 can be mathematically partitioned exactly 42 different ways.
• 42 is the largest number whose reciprocal, added with three other unique positive integers, sums to exactly 1.
• 42 is the number of galactic years that the Sun-Earth system will survive before it’s destroyed.
• And 42 is the expansion rate of the entire Universe, in miles-per-second-per-megaparsec.

As it turns out, “42” really could be the answer to the vaunted ultimate question about life, the Universe, and everything. 

Now, it’s up to us to figure out what that pesky, ultimate question actually is!

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The U.S. govt brings in about $5 trillion per year in revenue from taxes, fees and tariffs.

How TF do you spend > $4T in one year? We need receipts. Stat. The US govt is on pace to spend about $1.4 trillion for interest payments on the $36 trillion in debt during 2025.

That will be about 28% of all govt revenue going to interest payments.With consumers in debt for another $17 Trillion that’s a nuclear submarine load of money (not a boat load anymore )

 The answer is that the debtor (who purchases tangible goods/real estate with debt) is rewarded while the savers are punished due to holding dollars that diminish in value over time. This doesn’t end well!

… “… Free falling” – Tom Petty. – Search

“Free Fallin” is one of those elegiac tracks that Petty would occasionally drop amidst all the peppy rockers to prove just how versatile his songwriting gifts could be. Only this one somehow cut a little deeper, the fact that the singer was now more of a gritty veteran than a fierce upstart adding the weight of painful experience to the lyrics. The narrator surveys the sights of Southern California while painting a quick portrait of an American girl not unlike ones Petty had detailed in many other classics. But this is not a devotional love song, as the punchline to the second verse reveals: “I’m a bad boy ‘cause I don’t even miss her/ I’m a bad boy for breaking her heart.”

Lynne’s backing vocals provide a dreamy touch to the proceedings, while Jones occasionally snaps us out of the reverie with his snare. That’s how you take a three-chord song and turn it into something dynamic and affecting. And the title is a double-edged sword. There is a sense of freedom in it, but there’s also the notion that the narrator has reached a point in his life where there’s nowhere to go but down.

I remember back in the ’70s the John Birch Societyhad a billboard along a local highway asking for, “No Trillion Dollar National Debt.” It seems quaint now.

What happened between 1970 and 1980…Anyone???

And went up about 350% during the Reagan years

USA national debt: 1930: $16 billion 1940: $43 billion 1950: $257 billion 1960: $286 billion 1970: $371 billion 1980: $908 billion 1990: $3.2 trillion 2000: $5.6 trillion 2010: $13.5 trillion 2020: $27.7 trillion 2023: $31.8 trillion 2024: $36 trillion

That is insane. No country should be able to get that far in debt

Rand Paul stating Debt Crisis like non other in the History of the United States – Search

Put this chart alongside population growth Historical Population Change Data (1910-2020) in the same period. —– the only reason governments are used by powerful people is to make them rich!!! That’s why a constitutionalist demands we follow that document to the letter and NO more!!

US Debt in 2028: 51.1 Trillion  

Total US Debt is going to be 120.1 Trillion  

Therefore Bankruptcy is already here.

How sustainable is this tho? Like yeah you have USD which allows you to make more debt than any other countries. But when is it too much? When it reaches 100% of GDP or twice or more? It doesn’t seem good. The Government should take care of it before it gets bad for everyone.

The first question is whether the bank owners’ share capital is invested in long-term loans so that the banks become a form of mortgage company? If the answer is yes, it means that growth is limited, innovations are limited, companies’ expansion is limited and work is limited, which among other things results in lower taxes.

Question two then becomes how do you change growth, jobs and welfare – most likely the answer will be that a change in the nation depends on the banks’ shareholders and possible expansion.

Question three becomes – what has been the benefit of over 30 years of speculative economy, for the nation and for the individual citizen?

Not only can you see the increase in debt, but the increase in extra-governmental power, mainly military contractors.

US Total Assets is way more than the debt, so why worry?

We can sell some of our assets. Also ask billionaires to chip in as they sent all the jobs out and hollowed out the tax base. Ask them to bring jobs back or chip in to pay off the debt. I remember My Greatest teacher My father always told me this type of living ….. Combine that with a Cultural Shift he witnessed in his lifetime. The Interstate Highway System is one advancement he marveled at mostly with the extra expense of buying at convenience stores would be the ruination of God’s Green Creation until his death April 3, 2006.

Cultural shifts occurring nationwide 

Also bolstered the move toward 24-hour retailing in a way that the activity on the coasts could not sustain on its own. President Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway Act in 1956, authorizing the interstate highway system and 41,000 miles of new roads, all of which required round-the-clock fuel for both cars and their drivers. The Tonight Show with Steve Allen premiered in 1954, encouraging viewers to stay up past midnight.

Americans were working later hours, too; Lenard says that early 24-hour stores tended to open by places like factories and hospitals, where shift work was becoming more common. And the same Time magazine article noted: “Speeding the trend is the fact that the defense program, drawing more & more wives into the labor force, makes it harder for women to shop during the day.”

There was no reversing this tide. 

A 1972 article in the Milwaukee Sentinel took note of the uptick, both in cities and suburbs. Nationwide, 4 percent of supermarkets with more than $500,000 in yearly business had switched to 24-hour schedules. “What kind of people shop at 3 a.m.?” the article asks.

Store owners said they get a cross section—people while avoiding the late-afternoon jam in the store and on the highways, families with a car available only for shopping at night; women whose husbands are home from work taking care of their children; someone who needs milk or aspirin in an emergency; partygoers buying snacks sometimes several times during the night; men coming off late work shifts; families that want their whole day free for recreation; and even some insomniacs. Barring, obviously, the dated gender dynamics, that list would look pretty much the same in 2016.

The Evolution of Convenience Stores: 

From Mom-and-pop Shops to Modern Chains. When you’re walking down the aisle of your local convenience store, you may not think twice about its surprisingly rich history. Packed with decades of quick and iconic snacks, drinks, and other essentials, C-stores are the epitome of American culture.

But convenience stores have come a long way from their humble beginnings as 20th-century mom-and-pop shops. Instead of going to a butcher for your meat, a greengrocer for fruits and vegetables, a fishmonger for fish, or a dry goods store for clothing and toiletries, we have the luxury of getting it all in one place.   

Today, modern chains and family-owned convenience stores are scattered across the world, offering a wider variety of goods and services we have never seen before. Let’s go back to where it all started.

The Mom-and-Pop Era

The dawn of supermarkets began in 1915, when Vincent Astor, a descendant of the wealthy Astor family, invested $750,000 into creating the open-air Astor Market on 95th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Selling just meats, flowers, and produce, it wasn’t well-received by the public and eventually closed down in 1917. 

Though unsuccessful, other states were experimenting with longer store hours and expanding their inventory in 1915-1920. Instead of just selling one niche category of items, the typical milkman or butcher would extend to other products beyond their territory and enter into competition with each other.   

One said instance is the famous Piggly Wiggly, which originated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1916. It introduced many modern features we take for granted, like self-checkout, aisles, shopping carts, and service lanes. The founder, Clarence Sanders, received a patent and expanded to 1,267 Piggly Wiggly stores by 1923.

7-Eleven Emerges

Though early mom-and-pop shops were somewhat a semblance of modern supermarkets, they were not truly convenience stores yet. They were small and cramped but affordable. In 1927, Tote’m Stores, otherwise modernly known as 7-Eleven, was founded in Dallas, Texas. Thanks to the establishment’s popularity, it rapidly grew in the 1950s, when convenience stores really started to shine—as well as Slurpees and Big Gulps. By the 1970s, there were over 5,00 7-Eleven stores across the United States. 

The name change to 7-Eleven in 1946 is due to their newfound extended hours of operation: 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week. In 1963, some even stayed open 24 hours a day. They’ve been growing their Big Gulp sizes ever since.

Product Lines Turn Conventional

In the 1970s and 1980s, store owners hatched the genius idea of selling more than groceries. We saw the first coupons appearing in newspapers and the first Spectra-Physics model A barcode scanner was invented in a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, in 1974. Using a Universal Product Code (UPC), the scanners read each product’s unique information and instantly add it to the customer’s bill. A quick and simple staple of the customer experience, the first item ever scanned was a pack of Wrigley’s chewing gum. 

With quicker checkouts and more products like cigarettes, lottery tickets, snacks, sodas, and other high-demand convenience items, convenience stores ultimately became more popular and practical. And in 1986, the first touchscreen POS system and its software were presented at that year’s Las Vegas computer show by Comdex. With efficiency even more streamlined, they have become the one-stop-shop for everything from coffee to snacks to drinks to everything in between in the 1990s.

Chains Become Status-Quo

The 1990s were a time of big corporations arising and humble stores turning into conglomerate chains to compete. During the prime time of capitalism, companies like Circle K, Sheetz, and Wawa kicked production into high gear and quickly opened shops at rest stops, residential areas, and busy main roads. Stores became bigger, products better, and prices at an all-time low. 

This was, by no surprise, extremely attractive to the public. Economically, the 1990s were in a recession, and people cared more about saving money than spending high prices on everyday items. The chains took advantage of that, running small stores out of business and capitalizing on the current market. That’s why in 2009, four chains were selling 50% of all groceries: Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and SuperValu. These supermarket whales innovated customer incentives to keep their profit always in the green, like loyalty cards and discounts.

The Digital Age

And that brings us to today, the Digital Age. This is the era of instant gratification through our smartphones. Many stores now sport mobile apps which allow customers to order and pay for items online and in advance and participate in rewards programs. Some stores even offer delivery services like Amazon Fresh, which delivers your groceries and convenience store goods right to your front door.  

 Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic

Shaped digitalization further, spouting a 220% increase in Amazon sales and similar success on other e-commerce platforms. Now, everyone wants to make purchasing quick and easy, and in advance, whether or not they are physically in the store. It’s not unconventional to see a C-store giving you the option to order your coffee, bakery items, or other products on your phone before picking them up in the store. Beyond that, wholesale convenience store suppliers always keep C-stores inventory-stocked, and many partner with delivery services like Uber Eats to allow for seamless delivery.

The Future of Convenience Stores

So, what’s next for convenience stores? One possibility is that they will continue to expand their product lines to a healthier selection involving fresh produce and organic foods. Another scenario would be that they become hyper-focused on digital technology as we move towards an AI-generated world. No matter what the future holds, convenience store owners must be ready to adapt. 

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1. Of all the deceptive sales techniques the U.S. government has used on the American people, one of them—the Social Security Act—gets far too little attention. Buckle up because this is a wild ride.

2. In 1935, the American people were sold a bill of goods. They were told, “Pay into this system, and it’ll be YOUR money for retirement.” Sounds great, right?

3. But here’s where it gets juicy, in a really ugly way. Two years later, when the Supreme Court was considering the constitutionality of the Social Security Act, the government did a complete 180.

4. The government—through Assistant Attorney General Robert Jackson—argued in essence, “Oh no, this isn’t YOUR money at all. This is a TAX, and we can do whatever we want with it.” Classic bait and switch.

5. Let’s not forget the ruling in Helvering v. Davis, where the Supreme Court upheld the Social Security Act by embracing the government’s argument / admission that what people pay into Social Security is tax revenue—available to be used as Congress may direct—and not at all money belonging to those who paid it.

6. So, to summarize: the proponents of the Social Security Act told American workers that what they paid into the system would remain *their* money, not the government’s—to get Congress to pass it—and then told the courts the exact opposite when defending the Act’s constitutionality. The Supreme Court accepted the government’s argument, to the great detriment of the American people.

7. Now, let’s talk about what happens to “your money” once it’s in the government’s hands. Spoiler alert: it’s not managed like your IRA or 401(k).

8. First of all, this money doesn’t sit in a nice, individual account with your name on it. No, it goes into a huge account called the “Social Security Trust Fund.”

9. But here’s the kicker—the government routinely raids this fund. Yes, you heard that right. They take “your money” and use it for whatever the current Congress deems “necessary.”

10. Every few years, there’s talk in Congress about “saving Social Security.” I’ve introduced and cosponsored a number of measures over the years that would fix it. But most in Congress show little desire to fix it, and are instead constantly looking for ways to “borrow” from it—with no plan to put it back.

11. And the returns? Forget about compound interest or stock market gains. Your “investment” in Social Security can give you a return lower than inflation.

12. If you had put the same amount into literally ANYTHING else—a mutual fund, real estate, even a savings account—you’d be better off by the time you reached retirement age, even if the government kept some of it!

13. Do the math: with Social Security, you’re looking at a return that’s pathetic compared to market averages. It’s not even an investment; it’s a tax.

14. And let’s talk about how this system is set up to fail. The demographic shift? More retirees, fewer workers. It’s almost fair to compare it to a Ponzi scheme that’s running out of new investors.

15. Every dollar you pay into Social Security, only to see it gobbled up by the government itself, is a dollar you can’t invest in your own future. It’s government dependency at its worst.

16. Remember, this isn’t just about retirement. It’s about independence, about controlling your own destiny. With Social Security, you control nothing.

17. The government promises you security but gives you dependency. It promises ownership but gives you a tax receipt.

18. And don’t get me started on the management. The Social Security Administration is a bureaucratic behemoth, not exactly known for its efficiency or innovation.

19. If you think your money is safe there, you’re in for a rude awakening. The mismanagement, the waste, the deception—it’s all on display.

20. So, what’s the solution? We need real, genuine reform. Within the Social Security system, Americans should be able to invest in their own future, and not be shackled by the worst parts of this outdated, mismanaged system

21. It’s time we acknowledge the truth: Social Security as it now exists isn’t a retirement plan; it’s a tax plan with retirement benefits as an afterthought.

22. We were sold a dream, but received a nightmare. It’s time for a wake-up call. We need real reform.

23. It’s time for Americans to know the true history of the Social Security Act. The more people learn the truth, the more they’ll start demanding answers, options, and real reform from Congress. Please help spread the word.

24. The history of the Social Security Act—which sadly must include the deceptive manner in which it was sold to the American people—is yet another reason why America’s century-long era of progressive government must be brought to a close.

Start with not giving and using it for people who don’t deserve it.

Social Security is, and always has been, a welfare tax for old people. The main problem with it is the larger societal problem that our fertility rate is falling while old people are living longer, so we won’t have enough young people to take care of the elderly.

Don’t forget that prior to 1984, Social Security wasn’t taxed. So, if it was sold as a tax and is now being taxed, we are being double taxed on it. It’s definitely a ponzi scheme. I would rather invest in what I want than trust the government with my hard earned money.

Social Security, Medicare, and entitlements make up 2/3 of the federal budget. They can never be cut. Annual interest on the federal debt is higher than both Defense and Medicare. Trump has his work cut out for him.

Yet bureaucrats will keep screaming “they want to take away your Social Security”, but it’s actually socialist security that grew the Federal government by taxing us in a way we would want (well, some of us). We can do much better with OUR money. Namaste, you can read it here: 

Thread by @BasedMikeLee on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader Apphttps://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1863771172485104124.html… Talk to you soon. 

Elisa Gale @elixagraphix

But the individual who borrowed has to pay back the student loan. Even though the increase in paychecks represented by investing in a higher education would mean More Tax Taken Out of that income.

BlackRoomSec

@blackroomsec

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I genuinely am interested in hearing your thoughts on how we’re going to save it because I’m 48 and my generation isn’t getting it because of these “raids”. It’s going to be insolvent in like eight years. Shouldn’t we be preparing to get it solvent, like, yesterday?

Problem is, what about all the people that are already collecting Social Security and have no other income than that?

MidLifeShitpostR

@MidlifeShtPostR

Not to mention the implied threat behind arguments for increased in migration all boil down to populating the ever widening base of the social security pyramid scheme. Maybe create a system for every American that runs in the same way as the government’s tsp, or better yet, just allow individuals to join the tsp regardless of their work affiliation, make it portable and allow private employers to also contribute with that as their pension system. Better returns than social security or any 401k / IRA, lower costs, and no one can argue the government is forcing Americans to line the pockets of Wall Street since it will be managed by a trust instead of finance bro parasites. The government can put effective guardrails that prevent people with less financial literacy from blowing up their life savings, or never building it at all, well at the same time providing them more freedom than trash social security would. However I feel the lobbyists and Wall Street that own significant numbers of congress people’s votes, would never allow a positive reform like that to be made. The problem is whatever you do, it will get hijacked from a bad system that doesn’t really help the way it should, to a worse one that becomes a compelled welfare program for the poor, hungry, unloved hedge fund classes.

AmericanDawn @AmericanDawn16

As a person who, after 45 years of working, is nearing the age deemed as “full” retirement, I know I’ll never be able to live on the pittence allotted to me. Despite maxing out on contributions nearly my whole career, after facing some devastating financial happenings, I’ll be forced to continue working into my 70s just to survive. They have stolen and mismanaged EVERYTHING.

Barry Wendleton @Howardroark69

If you give every American child a trust fund with 10k invested in a mutual fund when they are born, with the condition that they can not withdraw until 65, they will have 1.5M at 8% and almost 5M at 10% . Make provisions for death, etc. But that makes so much more sense to me.

TinaD @L1fe_of_irony

My concern about SS privatization plans—having lived through the stripping of pensions and the stuttering implementation of 401ks—is that they will ignore the needs of people a decade or less from retirement, who don’t have lobbies, in favor of the fully retired & 30-somethings.

Norkulus @Norkulus

I am halfway through my working years and would gladly give up my social security retirement if it meant I got to keep the 12% of my income taken between myself and my employer every year. The Gov can keep the first 20 years of my SS tax.

917 @MiracleAtFatima

Well, I demand that the Government return all the money it stole all these years. We’ll take it in installments if necessary. Put a freeze on all pork spending to start with.

Dean @AgPrecourt

1000% agree. That said, if not required to participate you look across the country with a nasty homeless rate because millions wont save. A safety net is required.

doodoo2 @lindydoodoo2

They don’t want to save it because each side likes to accuse the other of trying to end it. It’s one of many scare tactics for votes.

Keith McCullough @KeithMcCullough

I started Hedgeye in 2008. Back then, the U.S. economy was suffering its biggest downturn since the Great Depression and we were bearish. The stock market fell over 50% from October 2007 to March 2009. Bullish pundits on , walked A LOT of investors off a cliff. American retirement plans lost ~$2 trillion in the 15 months between October 2007 and December 2008, approximately a 20% decline.

@CNBC @JimCramer

The bursting of the housing bubble caused home prices to fall 30% on average from their peak in 2006 to their bottom in 2009. It wiped out trillions of dollars in household wealth. U.S. unemployment doubled from about 5% in December 2007 to 10% in October 2009. The Financial Crisis exposed the worst of Wall Street—rampant conflicts of interest, lack of accountability and opaqueness. Millions of unsuspecting Americans were caught in the carnage. Back then… Hedgeye didn’t have the reach it has today. I’m proud to say we have real impact today. In addition to the $10 trillion in assets our institutional clients manage, we’re helping over 100,000 individual investors preserve, protect and grow their hard-earned capital. If you want to develop a proven process, sharpen your skills and elevate your investing game, we’re here to help. I’ve spent half my life perfecting my investing process for family and clients. I’m sharing that blueprint—for FREE.

Download my new 52-page eBook today: Master The Market: A Hedge Fund Manager’s Guide to Process and Profit | A Book by Keith McCullough

It’s called, “Master the Market: A Hedge Fund Manager’s Guide to Process and Profit.” Download it for free today. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

KING CHARLES @KINGCHA79909802

One hell of a sales pitch by Keith McCullough. Bravo to you. Great communication skills. But J P Morgan and Morgan Stanley and Lloyds of London my investment firms have done better than you. Jump in sometime with the big fish.

My farmer and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary just before harvest last year. Today I wanted to share my best advice about how to be a good farm wife for all of the new or soon to be farm wives out there.

How to Be a Farm Wife : 

What to Expect when you Marry a Farmer.

Welcome! I ‘m Lindsey a farm wife and mom of three. I’m learning how to make my home a sanctuary for my busy family, cook like my mom, and enjoy life to the fullest on our farm. I’m sharing what I’ve learned as I go and I hope you’ll join me!

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What is it like to date a farmer?

When I met my husband in college, we went on two dinner dates and I was already falling hard. And it was a good thing, because our third date was in the lambing barn. From that point on our dates looked like pizza in a hay field, checking lambs at midnight, or riding the buddy seat in the combine. This was a good preview of what life as a farm wife would look like.

We of course had occasional nights out for a concert or to celebrate a wedding with friends, but much of our time together was dictated by the farm. I learned that farming is a lifestyle and not just a job. And I learned, rather slowly, to keep my boots in my car.

What does a farmer’s wife do?

The work of a farmer’s wife is really crucial to every farm operation, but it looks different for every farming family. Many farm wives work a job off of the farm to provide insurance and additional income for the family.

In many cases farm wives are responsible for managing the home by cooking and cleaning and caring for children in their husband’s absence. They support the farm by picking up parts, shuffling equipment from field to field, admin and bookkeeping tasks, and feeding the farm crew during busy seasons.

(Read my best tips for field meal planning and delivering field meals.)

Some farm wives contribute directly to the daily operation of the farm. Working alongside their spouse, these women manage and care for livestock, market and sell crops, and operate equipment. No matter what mix of tasks a farm wife takes on, it is safe to say that they play an important role in the success of the farm.

Is it hard being a farmer’s wife?

When I was a newlywed I looked forward to making and eating dinner with my husband at the end of the day. I didn’t realize his day didn’t end until 10 pm. Like seven days a week nine months a year. I got a similarly shocking reality check when our first daughter was born in early October. My husband was back in the combine the day after we brought her home.

Farming is definitely a more demanding job than most and because of that being a farmer’s wife comes with plenty of unique challenges. Solo-parenting, holidays on your own, birthdays in a corn field, constant mud and unknown stains; all my farm wives will know these struggles well. The key is managing expectations and knowing how to be flexible. Prioritize communication with your spouse and keep your priorities aligned. Remember to keep a sense of humor when things feel overwhelming or stressful.

The good news is there are numerous benefits to farming and it is important to take time to remember how lucky we are to be able to live this rural life with our spouse.

Benefits of Marrying a Farmer

My favorite thing about being married to a farmer is seeing my husband do the job he loves so much everyday. I love celebrating his successes and watching him chase his dream. I also love the history and legacy of living and working on a generational farm.

Our kids are exposed to fresh air and nature and have a living example of entrepreneurship. I love that living on the farm allows us to be so close to our families. Farming has benefited our family in so many ways and I hope the same is true for yours!

How can I be a good Farm wife?

As the years have passed I’ve learned some really valuable farm wife lessons and I am definitely living up to decent farm wife at this point! I’ve listed out some actionable tips for being a good farm wife for all of the newly minted (or soon to be) farm wives out there.

• Develop a good record and filing system for all of the farm receipts.
• Get comfortable flying solo and saying no when you’re too busy. This gets harder when you have kids, but is even more important!
• Make time for your own hobbies.
• Create good systems for managing your home. There will be more laundry than you can imagine!
• Get to know where all of the farms, fields and barns are located.
• Go visit your farmer and participate when you can, and bring the kids!
• Be your farmer’s cheerleader. He has to make a lot of difficult decisions and it can be stressful in a job with little certainty. Let him know that you believe in him and have his back.
• Give yourself grace, no one is doing it all and you don’t have to either!

I’m so glad you joined me today and I just want to say if you’re newly married to a farmer or about to be, welcome to the club! We’re so glad to have you! I sincerely hope this was helpful or encouraging to you and would love to hear from you in the comments!

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Being a farmer’s wife is “a full-time, seven-day-a-week deal,” one participant said. (Photo by StockMediaSeller on Shutterstock)

Why America’s farm women are reaching their breaking point

Story by StudyFinds Staff

ATHENS, Ga. — Alarming new research paints a heart wrenching picture of what it’s really like to be the ‘farmer’s wife’. Behind the picturesque scenes of American family farms lies a complex reality for the women married to male farmers, one filled with overwhelming responsibilities, emotional labor, and a unique form of isolation that researchers are only beginning to understand.

An eye-opening new study from the University of Georgia pulls back the curtain on the mental health challenges faced by these women, revealing that their roles extend far beyond traditional expectations.

The study’s title, “A Great Life, if You Can Stand It,” captures the bittersweet nature of farm life for these women. While they deeply value their rural lifestyle and take pride in their contributions to family farming, they also shoulder tremendous burdens that often go unrecognized by the broader society.

Consider this: Most Americans know farming is stressful, and farmers face one of the highest suicide rates of any occupation. But what about the women who stand beside them? These women aren’t just supporting players—they’re juggling multiple demanding roles while serving as the emotional backbone of their families and farms.

‘Matter of national security that farmers survive’

Led by Anna Scheyett, a professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Social Work, the research team conducted six focus groups with 29 women married to farmers across rural Georgia. These participants, ranging in age from 25 to 72 years old, painted a vivid picture of their daily lives through candid discussions about their roles, stresses, and coping strategies.

What emerged was a portrait of women wearing multiple hats – and sometimes drowning under their weight. The researchers identified five major themes in these women’s experiences: everything-but-farming, farming work, managing emotions, being misunderstood and lonely, and coping strategies.

“If we don’t control our food sources, we don’t control our health and safety,” warns Scheyett. “It’s a matter of national security that farmers survive in the United States. And one of the big factors in helping farms survive is women.”

The everything-but-farming role encompasses all activities that enable farmers to focus solely on crop production. These women manage households, care for children and elderly parents, maintain yards, and often work full-time jobs off the farm. As one participant starkly put it: “If it has to do with our kids or my household… that is 100% on me.”

‘He doesn’t look at the bank account’

Because farming is inherently uncertain—one bad frost can spell disaster for the season’s crops—two-thirds of the women in the study work full-time outside the home. This provides crucial financial stability and health insurance for their families, but it also significantly increases their mental load.

Yet despite this designation, these women are actually deeply involved in farm work too. Many drive tractors, help with harvests and manage the farm’s finances. More than half reported being responsible for the farm’s bookkeeping, a task many found particularly stressful as they were often self-taught and carried the heavy burden of knowing the farm’s complete financial picture.

“He doesn’t look at the bank account … as far as looking at it on paper, what we have coming in and what we have going out, I carry that burden,” one woman said.

More than half of women married to farmers admit they wind up overseeing the bookkeeping for the (Photo by StockMediaSeller on Shutterstock)

Perhaps most striking is these women’s role as emotional managers for their entire families. The study found they feel responsible for maintaining positive atmospheres while absorbing their husbands’ stress and negative emotions, supporting them through difficulties, and mediating tensions between fathers and children during stressful farming periods.

The study revealed a particularly poignant form of stress these women face: role isolation. “What a lot of people don’t realize is as a farmer’s wife… you can’t get off at 5 o’clock and go and hang out with your friends like ‘normal’… because it’s a full-time, seven day a week deal,” one participant explained. As another simply stated, “It is really easy to get sad.”

The study revealed a particularly poignant form of stress these women face: role isolation. Unlike their urban or suburban counterparts, women married to farmers often feel fundamentally misunderstood by others who don’t grasp their lifestyle. Missing birthday parties, having disrupted holidays during planting or harvest seasons, and being unable to maintain regular social connections creates a unique form of loneliness.

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While it might seem like being the “woman of the farm” is an idyllic lifestyle, new research shows it’s a stressful, burdensome position. (Photo by StockMediaSeller on Shutterstock)

To cope with these challenges, these women have developed various strategies.

Many turn to faith for support, with over half specifically mentioning the importance of their Christian faith. They also find joy and pride in their lifestyle, particularly in raising children on the farm. One wife noted how lucky she felt because “we live right here in the midst of it all, so there’s no life like it.”

“These are powerful, resilient women,” Scheyett says.

“They are passionate about farming and farm life, proud of what their families are doing, proud of their kids, proud of how hard their husbands are working and how hard they’re all working.” Interestingly, one common coping mechanism identified was the tendency to minimize their own contributions and challenges.

One participant described herself as just the “gopher” despite managing bookkeeping and making all town-based purchases for the farm. Women frequently rationalized their husbands’ stress-induced negative behaviors by attributing them to exhaustion or external pressures.

Mental health is a major issue for American farmers, as the industry holds one of the highest suicide rates in the country. (Photo by SKT Studio on Shutterstock)

‘If we don’t support these families, we’re in big trouble’

The study’s findings, published in the journal Rural Mental Health, have important implications for rural mental health practitioners and policymakers. Scheyett suggests several potential solutions, including using Extension services to connect women and reduce isolation. Another crucial need is addressing the scarcity of rural childcare, which is both hard to find and extremely expensive.

According to Scheyett, policies increasing access to quality and affordable care “would give the women a little bit of breathing space.” At its heart, this research reveals a group of women who are vital to American agriculture yet often invisible in discussions about farming stress and mental health.

“I ultimately would hope that people can move beyond whatever stereotypes they have about farming and families who farm,” Scheyett says. “If we don’t support these families, we’re in big trouble as a country because we won’t be able to generate our food.”

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Eva Cassidy: Timeless Voice sold more than 12 million albums since her death at age 33.

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Singer Eva Cassidy Diagnosed September 17, 1996. She Passed Away on November 2nd 1996 from Melanoma. and you can’t hear her recording ‘Over the Rainbow’ without thinking about her death. You just can’t. She’s the latest artist to exemplify our emotional tie to tragic endings. – Chicago Tribune

The Story of Eva Cassidy

Singer Eva Cassidy didn’t live to see her enduring success; Annapolis finally honors her – Capital Gazette – It is one of the most poignant, tragic stories in modern music. A shy singer with a voice of calming purity tries to make her mark on the world with a unique take on jazz, folk and soul standards. To the amazement of her fellow musicians, in spite of her unerringly perfect pitch and one-in-a-million talent, nobody is interested.

She plays to half-empty clubs in and around Washington DC, tries and fails to get record companies behind her and, after cashing in a small pension from her job at a garden centre, releases an album in 1996 called Live at Blues Alley — six months before dying of cancer at the age of 33. Then, in August 1998, Terry Wogan featured her rendition of Autumn Leaves on his Radio 2 breakfast show, followed by Over the Rainbow, which has become her signature song, a week later.

“Sometimes there was nobody there, sometimes a few people, and it was extremely rare that anyone would stop what they were doing and listen,” says Lenny Williams, a pianist and soundtrack composer who performed with Cassidy as part of a small jazz ensemble in the Washington DC clubs. “We thought, man, she’s the greatest singer we’ve ever heard and we can’t even break through happy hour?”

The latest development in the posthumous career of Eva Cassidy, whose estate is managed by her parents, Hugh and Barbara, is perhaps the most surprising of all. Cassidy’s handful of recordings are intimate and lo-fi; either just her voice against an acoustic guitar or with a band at live dates, where the sound of glasses clinking and people chatting threatens to subsume the onstage performance.

Now, using the same AI technology that brought clarity to the Beatles’ Let it Be sessions in Get Back, Cassidy’s voice has been isolated and set against the London Symphony Orchestra in new arrangements by the composer Christopher Willis. Given that he is more used to writing scores for films like X-Men: First Class and The Death of Stalin than asking classical musicians to play against a late singer’s voice, you have to wonder about the challenges it brought up.

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“I was doubtful about the idea, just as a lot of people hearing about the project might be,” says Willis, who has come over from his home in Pasadena, Los Angeles, to talk about it over a coffee in Bar Italia in Soho. “You don’t sense an absence or a lack in Eva Cassidy’s songs, and in traditional arranging a singer has certainly not performed the material first. But then I applied my film score mindset, where the music finds opportunities to tell the story without getting in the way of the dialogue. You don’t mirror everything the character does. Otherwise it becomes like Looney Tunes.”

Instead it has become like Vaughan Williams: pastoral arrangements with a sense of subtlety and solemnity, featuring top lines that stay frequently on one note for a length of time while the harmonies move about underneath. Willis realised that to put big Hollywood-style arrangements against moments where Cassidy is baring her soul — such as on her exquisite rendition of Christine McVie’s Songbird — would be hideously sentimental. So he applied restraint instead.

“Sometimes it might be grotesque for me to shadow everything she does, so I don’t do too much,” Willis explains. “At other times I let her get a little bit swallowed up by the orchestra. You follow what she’s doing and decide how to respond.”

None of this is easy. Orchestras keep in time by following the music on the page, but Cassidy came from the jazz and folk tradition, where tempo tends to be rather more elastic. On the traditional ballad Waly Waly Cassidy evokes a languid, lamenting mood by being forever behind the beat; not easy for an orchestra to play along to. Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Tall Trees in Georgia, a poetic ballad of abandonment, proved the biggest challenge of all. “Eva strums the guitar freely, so I have no idea about what the song means metrically. I’ve ended up with what looks like a cartoon score because I’m changing the tempo and metre all the time just to fit in.”

Then there is the ethical question of adding to the music of someone who is no longer around to have a say in the matter. Alongside speaking to her family, and to musicians like Williams and her former bassist/producer (and biggest champion) Chris Biondo, Willis dealt with the situation by tailoring his arrangements not just to Cassidy’s voice but also to her personality.

“I was particularly concerned about the soul songs like Ain’t No Sunshine and People Get Ready because from what I gather, Eva Cassidy was not one to dress up like Cher and strut across the stage,” he says. “She was a quiet person, always thanking the audience and the band. Her publicity photos were taken in the countryside, probably because she worked in a garden centre. But going by the voice alone you can take inspiration from people she was like, such as Ella Fitzgerald, who did a song the same way whether she was with a small band or an orchestra. Besides, we’re used to only hearing minimal Eva Cassidy arrangements because those were the ones that worked in her lifetime. She did try out other styles.”

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Cassidy had a chameleon-like quality that meant she could apply her perfectly pitched voice to any kind of material. “Adele is a great singer but she only has a couple of gears. You can’t imagine her doing Danny Boy,” Williams says by comparison. “The remarkable thing about Eva is how eclectic she was. She would play around with a standard like Over the Rainbow, then do a straight read of Stormy Monday and knock it out of the park. Then she would go into an intimate folk song like Waly Waly and bring this sense of loss and regret.”

According to Williams, Cassidy was the antithesis of a self-promoter. “That went against all her instincts, and it became a stumbling block because she was so critical of her own voice, comparing herself to other singers in town and saying: ‘Maybe one day I’ll be as good as them.’ At the same time, she had the kind of ambition that you want in a singer: to be as good as she could be. I’ve worked with plenty of people who don’t work on their voice but work hard at being famous, and my advice is always: do less social media and more practice. If you take care of your craft, people will notice when you are functioning at a high level.”

At least you hope they will. For the Blues Alley concert (12 live performances) Cassidy’s band members invited everyone they knew and told them to clap loudly so it sounded like there were a lot of people in the place. They did a few gigs at a Washington DC club called Fleetwood’s — owned by Mick Fleetwood, appropriately — and by Williams’s estimation it was two-thirds full on a typical night, with around 20 percent of the audience there to hear Cassidy. Now she has the London Symphony Orchestra getting behind some of her most beloved songs.

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You have to wonder: what is it about Eva Cassidy’s voice that keeps on connecting so deeply, 27 years after her death?

“Eva brought calmness to people,” Williams concludes. “Maybe it is a new age quality, a spiritual vibe about her voice that people love, especially when the world is too much for them. Chris Biondo had such belief in her talent that he was sure it would happen for her one day, and he was right. It is a beautiful ending to an unspeakable tragedy.” 

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At the time of her death, Eva Cassidy was unknown outside her home town of Washington, DC. She was only 33 when she died from bone cancer, just three months after diagnosis. Thankfully for us, this singer left behind an extraordinary legacy.

Fans of Cassidy say that she could sing anything – folk, blues, pop, jazz, R&B, gospel – and make it sound like it was the only music that mattered. You only have to hear her haunting interpretation of Somewhere Over The Rainbow to know this is true. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve listened to Cassidy singing that song and I still get goosebumps.

Then there’s Cassidy’s version of Sting’s Fields of Gold. And don’t get me started on Songbird. Cassidy takes Fleetwood Mac’s lyrics and makes them her own. I defy anyway to be unmoved when this young woman sings “For you, there’ll be no crying, For you, the sun will be shining, ‘Cause I feel that when I’m with you, It’s alright”.

It might seem hard to believe now but it was Terry Wogan who discovered Cassidy and was responsible for promoting Somewhere Over The Rainbow to the number one slot. The compilation album Songbird also climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. 

Today, Cassidy has a devoted following, among them television and theatre actress Nicole Faraday, best known for her portrayal of Snowball Merriman in ITV’s Bad Girls. Faraday’s acting credits are too numerous to mention here but you’ll probably recognise her from, among other shows, Casualty, Emmerdale and The Bill.

However, Faraday’s passion is for singing: she performs regularly and originated the role of Shell Dockley in the musical of Bad Girls. Now she is appearing in her third tour as Eva Cassidy in Over the Rainbow.

“I’ve been performing Eva Cassidy’s material anyway as a singer and actress in my own cabarets so it’s something that’s very close to my heart,” Faraday tells Northern Soul. “It’s unbelievable that she died in our own lifetime. In Europe, she’s second only to Elvis in posthumous record sales. That’s amazing.”

Since its first performance in 2004, Over the Rainbow has garnered five star reviews and enjoyed a number of revivals. It charts Cassidy’s life, from her childhood growing up in a musical family, all the way to her premature death in 1996. “Before she died, Eva was getting local notoriety in Washington,” explains Faraday. “But she never had a recording deal, probably because she had so many different styles.”

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 So, which is Faraday’s favourite?

“Well, I’ve sung Songbird at quite a few of my friends’ weddings. It is my favourite to sing. I like singing sad songs, for instance I really like Autumn Leaves. That happens towards the end of the show. I think it’s so beautiful, it always makes me nearly cry, and people feel emotional about it.

“She did so many different styles, from gospel-type stuff through to folk to rock, jazz and blues. For me, it’s a big challenge singing 30-odd of her songs every night. I like to get them as accurate as possible.

Faraday says that Cassidy fans travel from the continent to see Over the Rainbow, particularly from places like Sweden and Holland where her songs are very popular. In fact, Cassidy is the only female artist to have had three consecutive posthumous number one albums. Her third album, American Tune, knocked Robbie Williams off the top spot in 2003 while Songbird, released in 1998, sold more than 100,000 in two years. And all this despite performing no more than 100 gigs in her lifetime, many to no more than 30 people.

It’s also worth remembering that the majority of Cassidy’s released recordings were only ever intended to be demo tapes and were often done in just one take. When you consider how much of today’s music is edited, honed and fussed with, it’s testament to Cassidy’s enormous talent that, nearly 20 years after her death, they still sound so pure, so moving and so perfect.

“Eva’s is a tragic story aligned with the fact that her music was so beautiful,” says Faraday. “She was a sensitive person who worried that people didn’t like her enough, and she was shy. She never really wanted to be on show. I wonder how she would have felt if she knew how hugely famous she is now.

“I think she would have been a bit of a recluse, a bit like Kate Bush – Search Videos.”

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Coach Goodwin Named AFCA Regional Winner Power Of Influence Award

Date: November 26, 2024 – Author: statelinesportsnetwork

2024 AFCA/AFCF Regional Power of Influence Award winners are: Region 1: Dave Hearn, Delmar (Del.) High School; Region 2: Roosevelt Nelson, Crestwood (S.C.) High School; Region 3: Tim Goodwin, Marion Local (Ohio) High School; Region 4: Mike O’Dwyer, Limon (Colo.) High School; and Region 5: Steve Pyne, Central Catholic (Ore.) High School.

Five of the best high school coaches in the nation highlight today’s announcement of the 2024 AFCA Regional Power of Influence Award winners. This award is given jointly by the American Football Coaches Association®. These winners will be honored during the 2025 AFCA Convention, which will be held on January 12-14, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C.

This is the sixth year that the AFCA has recognized regional winners for the Power of Influence Award. The award was created as a way for the AFCA® and AFCF® to honor deserving high school football coaches. Coaches who receive this award are recognized for their impact on their team, as well as the legacy they leave with the school and surrounding community. This award is not based on wins and losses; however, it should be noted that coaches of powerful influence have longevity and success.

The winners are selected by members of the AFCF Board of Directors.

Tim Goodwin has been the head football coach at Marion Local High School in Ohio since 1999. He began his career as a coach and math teacher, and in 2011, he added the role of High School Principal. A native of Ohio, Goodwin has established a legendary coaching legacy in the state, with 14 state championships (a record in Ohio), three state runner-up finishes, and three state semifinal appearances.

Over his career, he has compiled an impressive 323-48 record and is currently on a 62-game win streak. In 2024, Marion Local is 14-0 and in the state semifinals against Columbus Grove (Ohio) High School on Friday, Nov. 29. Goodwin holds his players to lofty standards, placing a strong emphasis on building a family-oriented environment. This commitment to fostering relationships and leadership within his team is reflected in both his players’ respect for him and his remarkable accomplishments. Marion Local seeks to remain perfect, break record

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In 2011, Goodwin also began serving as a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Huddle Leader, using his position to help student-athletes grow spiritually. Through FCA, he has led numerous service projects, instilling a sense of community and service among his athletes. Goodwin’s leadership challenges both his staff and students to excel in all areas of life, setting the tone for the entire school.

He believes that a community reflects the example set by its leaders, which is why he is intentional about modeling behavior that lifts others up. This philosophy has earned him the deep respect of his staff, athletes, and the broader community, who believe in his powerful influence and ability to inspire everyone he encounters. New York Times catches MAC-tosis | Yappi Sports: THE Ohio Prep Sports Authority | A Curtain Call – YouTube 😉

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Dave Hearn has dedicated 34 years to Delmar High School, beginning his career in 1991 as head football and baseball coach. Over the course of his tenure, he has earned the distinction of Delaware State Coach of the Year three times—1997, 2002, and 2017—and has received numerous other prestigious awards in recognition of his coaching excellence.

Throughout his career, Coach Hearn has faced many challenges, but his leadership has been a constant source of strength for his teams. One of the most poignant examples of his resilience came in 2023, when two Delmar football players were involved in a tragic car accident. Tragically, one player lost his life, and the other was hospitalized. Just five days later, Coach Hearn guided his team—grieving and emotionally shaken—to an away victory, demonstrating his remarkable ability to lead his players through adversity.

Coach Hearn’s influence extends far beyond the football field. He uses sports as a platform to foster both athletic and academic growth in his players, and also teaching lessons of perseverance, discipline, and teamwork. Known for his strong community involvement, Coach Hearn does not just attend sporting events but actively participates in all aspects of school life, from theatre performances to local parades.

He also organizes initiatives that promote leadership and teamwork among the youth, further strengthening the bond between Delmar High School and the broader community. With a career record of 252-112 as a head coach, Coach Hearn continues to excel. This season, his team went 9-2, with a perfect 5-0 record in district play, further cementing his legacy as one of Delaware’s most respected and impactful coaches.

Roosevelt Nelson A South Carolina native, stayed in his home state for college, graduating from Clemson University in 2005. He began his coaching career immediately, with stops at both the high school and middle school levels before becoming the head coach at Crestwood High School in 2014. Over his 11 years as head coach, Nelson has guided sixty players to college football scholarships, including one NFL player and two CFL players.

In 2023, he was named 3A Lower State Coach of the Year and Region 6 3A Coach of the Year, among numerous other accolades throughout his coaching career. Coach Nelson has been an active member of the South Carolina Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) since 2006, where he continues to contribute today. SCFCA Executive Director Jimmy Noonan has praised Nelson for his exceptional leadership, work ethic, loyalty, and unwavering commitment to the school and community.

Under Nelson’s guidance, the Crestwood football program has become known for its emphasis on community service and mentorship, particularly in their town of Sumter. The 2023 season was a testament to Nelson’s success and leadership at Crestwood. The team finished with an impressive 11-2 record, won the conference championship, and saw eight players sign to play college football. On and off the field, Coach Nelson uses his faith in God and the support of his family to inspire students in the classroom and on the gridiron, motivating them to reach their academic and athletic goals.

Mike O’Dwyer has been at Limon High School in Colorado for 40 years, serving as the head coach for the past 23 years. During his tenure, he has compiled an outstanding record of 229-39. Under his leadership, Limon has won eight state championships and been the state runner-up twice. Additionally, O’Dwyer has led his teams to the state playoffs every single year he has been head coach.

Coach O’Dwyer became a member of the Colorado High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) in 1985 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2022. In 2004, he was named All-Colorado Football Coach of the Year, among many other accolades throughout his illustrious career. Known for his ability to make a lasting impact on his players, Coach O’Dwyer teaches life lessons that extend beyond the football field, guiding his athletes to succeed not only in the classroom but in all areas of life. His dedication to his family, friends, community, and business ventures is well recognized. A respected member of the Limon community, Coach O’Dwyer also serves on the local bank’s board, runs his own successful insurance company, and has been a member and past president of the Rotary Club for 33 years. His unwavering commitment to his players and the Limon community has fostered a deep sense of loyalty and respect, reflected in the success of his teams and the numerous accolades he has earned over the years.

Steve Pyne was the head coach at Central Catholic High School in Oregon for 21 years through the 2023 season, amassing an impressive record of 195-54. He is currently the head coach at Union (Wash.) High School. With 36 years of high school football coaching experience, 26 of which have been as a head coach, he holds a career record of 218-78. In his time at Central Catholic, Pyne led the team to five 6A State Championships and one runner-up finish.

A dedicated member of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association (OACA) for 36 years, Pyne has been named 6A Football Coach of the Year five times. He has also been honored as the Oregonian 6A Football Coach of the Year three times, among numerous other accolades. His success on the field is also reflected in the number of players he has helped send to the NFL, a testament to his skill and dedication as a coach.

At the heart of Coach Pyne’s philosophy is the program’s mission statement: “To educate, inform, and create young adults of compassion and empathy who will contribute positively to their families, schools, communities, and beyond. We will empower them to be their very best – personally, professionally, and relationally.”

This mission drives Coach Pyne’s approach to coaching, as he believes in fostering relationships with his players that extend beyond football. He views himself as the product of those around him, acknowledging that the community, administrators, teachers, parents, coaches, and players all contribute to the power of influence he is able to wield.

The AFCA will announce the 2024 National Power of Influence Award winner during the 2025 AFCA Convention on Sunday, January 12, 2025. The Regional winners are finalists for the national Power of Influence Award. High School Football America 300 national rankings – Week 14 – High School Football America

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