Optimism, Naivete, or a Deathwish

[Conley]

S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 was an ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole in which all three expedition members perished. S. A. Andrée (1854–97),[1] the first Swedish balloonist, proposed a voyage by hydrogen balloon from Svalbard to either Russia or Canada, which was to pass, with luck, straight over the North Pole on the way. The scheme was received with patriotic enthusiasm in Sweden, a northern nation that had fallen behind in the race for the North Pole.

Andrée neglected many early signs of the dangers associated with his balloon plan. Being able to steer the balloon to some extent was essential for a safe journey, and there was plenty of evidence that the drag-rope steering technique he had invented was ineffective; yet he staked the fate of the expedition on drag ropes. Worse, the polar balloon Örnen (Eagle) was delivered directly to Svalbard from its manufacturer in Paris without being tested; when measurements showed it to be leaking more than expected, Andrée refused to acknowledge the alarming implications of this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Andr%C3%A9e%27s_Arctic_balloon_expedition_of _1897

[MMC]

Never trust the French.....the only thing the French are good at is their wine women and of course their language is excellent to Curse With.....

Merovingian Speech - With Sound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knFmjVf0jVk#ws)

It's Like Wiping your ass with silk..... >:D

[Conley]

being good at wine and good at women is good enough for me!!! ;D >:D

[MMC]

Eddie Murphy Raw - Fuck You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNvyyTkoKXI#ws)

Yeah I like American Profanity better anyways.....better yet I like foreigners that use our profanity with their accents. >:D

:D :D ;D

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - keep yer chin up...
http://www.politicalforum.com/images/smilies/icon_grandma.gif
Optimism Linked to Reduced Mortality
December 08, 2016 - Being optimistic could lengthen your life, a new study suggests.


Writing in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that women with “a general expectation that good things will happen” had significantly lower risk of several deadly diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease and infection compared to less optimistic women. “While most medical and public health efforts today focus on reducing risk factors for diseases, evidence has been mounting that enhancing psychological resilience may also make a difference,” said Eric Kim, research fellow in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and co-lead author of the study. “Our new findings suggest that we should make efforts to boost optimism, which has been shown to be associated with healthier behaviors and healthier ways of coping with life challenges.”

Furthermore, researchers found “ healthy behaviors only partially explain the link between optimism and reduced mortality risk.” For the study, researchers looked at data from 70,000 female participants in the Nurse’s Health Study, which examines women’s health every two years via surveys. Specifically, they looked at the women’s level of optimism as well as other factors such as overall health, race, diet and physical activity.


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A general view shows a "smiling" sunflower in a field in Tokyo on July 30, 2015. Some 20,000 sunflowers were enjoyed by visitors to the area.

They found the most optimistic woman had nearly a 30 percent lower risk of dying from disease. For example they had a 16 percent lower risk of dying from cancer, a 38 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease, a 39 percent lower risk of dying from stroke, a 38 percent lower risk of dying from respiratory disease and a 52 percent lower risk of dying from infection compared to the least optimistic women in the study.

Researchers noted other studies have linked optimism with reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease, but this was the first to link optimism with reduced mortality from other diseases. “Previous studies have shown that optimism can be altered with relatively uncomplicated and low-cost interventions, even something as simple as having people write down and think about the best possible outcomes for various areas of their lives, such as careers or friendships,” said postdoctoral research fellow Kaitlin Hagan, co-lead author of the study. “Encouraging use of these interventions could be an innovative way to enhance health in the future.”

http://www.voanews.com/a/mht-optimism-linked-to-reduced-mortality-study/3628168.html