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As a mother, I often feel that a lot of what I say, do or react to my children is impacted by my state of mind, my emotions and also my surroundings. Have you ever felt that the optimism or pessimism in your surroundings gets on to you and you, in turn, behave in a similar fashion?
As parents, we know that children's actions are not motivated by wrong intentions. They are just instinctive. They are either naïve and don't understand the implications of their words or actions; or they have no knowledge of the territory they are traversing into. In any case, if you are a parent who reacts too easily or worries too much, I am sure you feel the need for a magical wand to help you keep calm. While there are numerous motivators to Positive Parenting, I feel it is all in the mind. But taming the mind to stay positive is in itself a difficult task. Going the spiritual way is what has helped me a lot in my endeavor to Positive Parenting.
What is Meditation?
The Medical dictionary defines Meditation as a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment, reduce stress, promote relaxation, and enhance personal and spiritual growth.
How Does Meditation help in Positive Parenting
Reduces Stress & Anxiety
Only if you are at peace inside will you be able to take account of any situation in its entirety. You need peace of mind to understand the fears and anxieties of your child and take a constructive corrective approach towards their problems. Meditation helps calm your nervous system and one of the obvious after effects is reduced stress and anxiety.
Re-instatement of Optimism
Meditation and a spiritual bend of mind increase ones' ability to accept what exists around us. Only if you are devoid of judgment, you will be able to curb the wish to change things by force and be more compassionate towards the existing circumstances. This will help you connect better with your child. Also, a happy parent is likely to transfuse the happy state of mind to their kid as well.
Physical Effectiveness
Once you have won over stress and anxiety and are filled with positive thoughts, your zeal to do more and get more done also spikes up. As a parent, you need excessive energy to keep up with your kids' physical needs. Be it running around a toddler all over the house or accompanying your older child to various activities and learning avenues. A meditative downtime does a good job of relaxing your body and rejuvenating it.
Revival of Energy other than Physical Energy
To accomplish any task you need energy at primarily three levels – physical, emotional and mental. You may be able to revive yourself physically through a short nap but meditation helps you revive your energy at emotional and mental level. As a result, you are less likely to lose your calm as a parent and understand your kids' emotional and mental state with more compassion.
Makes You More Alert and Aware
Meditation helps clear out the clutter of emotions and thoughts present in your body and aura. As a result, you tend to become aware of happenings around you. Also with a clear sub-conscious mind, your intuition seems to get better by the day. This makes you alert towards slightest of the changes in your child's lifestyle, mannerism, and actions. Early detection of such changes may help deal with any root causes of trouble to your kid.
Gives Perspective
Spiritualism takes you closer to a concept called 'Detached Parenting' where you realize that you are to perform your responsibilities as a parent yet you may not be able to achieve everything you set out to initially. Your child has his own karma or destiny to fight with and live by. When you begin to look at your kids as individuals with a separate identity, you realize that you can only influence them to a certain extent. This realization helps you move towards constructive parenting away from obsessed parenting.
If you go through the points above again, you may realize that they all are inter-connected. Similarly if you acquire one benefit of meditation you are likely to win over all the other benefits. There are many methods of meditation which are unique in their style and process. But most of them lead to similar benefits.
What is your take on Meditation and Spirituality? If you do believe in meditation, what method do you use?
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What made you sign Kyun Ki?
Well, it was an instant reaction. As soon as i heard the script, i knew that i would do the film. I play the role of a doctor and have never done anything like this before. Also I did Hulchul with Priyanji (Priyadarshan) which was a big success and that is why I wanted to work with him again. Also the role excited me and i wanted to do something different.
How was it like working with Salman for the first time?
Working with Salman was a wonderful experience. I pairing up with Salman was very comfortable because we are like a family. I'm very friendly with his sisters and it was a very positive atmosphere.
How was it like working with Priyadarshan again?
Priyanji is one of todays most sought after directors because he has a very good track-record. He is always prepared and knows what he exactly wants and that makes him so special. Priyan brings out the best in me. I'm also doing Priyanji's next as well where I have a fantastic role again.
How was it like working with Priyadarshan's favorite Rimmi Sen?
We have shot together only for a couple of days. She is very lovely sweet and hard-working. And it was great working with an actress who is so sincere in her work.
Were you comfortable wearing Sari in the movie?
Very much. I like wearing saris. They can be really glamorous. Look how sensuous Sridevi looked in a sari in Chandni and Mr India, Madhuri Dixit in the Dhak dhak song in Beta, or my sister Karisma in Raja Hindustani. I don't think being attractive is about just short skirts and high heels.
Wasn't Salman uncomfortable romancing you?
(Laughs). Yes at first, he was very awkward being paired with me. 'How can I be romancing you? You're Lolo's kid sister,' he said. But like two professionals, we succeeded in establishing a comfort level. Now we're doing Salman's home production My Punjabi Nikaah. We'll have loads of fun.
Any memorable moments?
This movie will always be memorable because it is the first time I am working with Salman. There wasn't a single dull moment because he is so loving and jovial. He used to say whatever came into his mind and it was very tough to react but that's the way he is and I love him for that. Words fall short in explaining the kind of human being he is.


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The ELD is basically an electronic logging device — used to electronically record a driver's Record of Duty Status (RODS), which replaces the paper logbook some drivers currently use to record their compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) requirements. This mandate was introduced in December 2015, then implemented in December 2017 and all drivers must comply by December 18, 2019.
Despite the protests from California to Florida, recent studies have proven that many drivers who have implemented the ELDs say they will never return to paper logging.
Are truckers planning to quit & sell their rigs?
"If there's a race to the exit, there's no evidence of it," said Ken Harper, director of marketing for the load board and freight-rate aggregator.
DAT survey results were a bag of mixed nuts at its annual user meeting in Portland, Ore. The information was compiled from three separate surveys DAT conducted during the summer and early fall 2017 with 1,000 owner-operators and carriers with fleets of up to 250 trucks on its mailing list.
The same goes for our willingness for CHANGE. Truckers' willingness to work under the new mandate varies by age, with drivers 61 and older as likely to say they will quit & leave rather than get an ELD as they are to say they'll stay in the business, said Peggy Dorf, a DAT market analyst. By contrast, drivers in their 30s to 50s are twice as likely to stay with the industry and already had an ELD, she said. So the younger are proponents of the technological advances and the old, well, let's just say are against change.
So we broke it all down for you in 3 scenarios:
- Reduce time spent on paperwork, reduces paper use, brings logging into the modern age
- Impossible to be pressured by Employers
- Better dispatch planning
- Smart ELDs - the technology syncs with smart phones and tables
- Drivers do not need to be tethered to their cabs with Smart phone cababilities
- Modern Maintenance alerts help reduce breakdowns
- Saves lives due to fatigue related accidents on the roads
- More government regulations are encroaching on privacy of truck drivers
- Cost - the average cost is $450 - $1000 per unit, so if a fleet has over 200 trucks, you do the math, the cost varies depending on extra bells & whistles
- Long loading time? Many truckers have complained about long loading times taking away from driving time
- Since this technology is still new, the bugs and glitches are in the works, frustrating usage altogether
- If many truckers do leave the market this could affect capacity and prices for consumers
- Truck drivers feel the need to drive faster to make up for time spent required resting
- Research from 2011-2014 comparing trucks with ELDs and trucks without ELDs showing no significant change in fatigue related accident statistics. So the worst case scenario is that the implementation of the ELD Mandate changes nothing.
Matt. M asked Trucker Terry, moving a recent truckload for Go123 Logistics, his thoughts about his newly installed ELD. "After driving to the pick up and having a 5 hour load time, I couldn't go anywhere and had to sit in the parking lot overnight, forcing me to drive higher speeds than I normally do to make up for lost time." he went on to say, "If they don't get the technological glitches fixed by the end of January, I am gonna sell my rig and get out of the business."
So we have laid it all out for you, the good, the bad and the ugly. The ELD Mandate combined with a Fleet Management System can propel trucking into 21st Century technology. A recent article proves that technology benefits the industry overall and saves lives. These fleet management systems (FMS) offer more comprehensive features (which deliver more significant benefits), allowing fleets to further slash costs and make life easier for drivers, including:
So we have laid it all out for you, the good, the bad and the ugly. The ELD Mandate combined with a Fleet Management System can propel trucking into 21st Century technology. A recent article proves that technology benefits the industry overall and saves lives. These fleet management systems (FMS) offer more comprehensive features (which deliver more significant benefits), allowing fleets to further slash costs and make life easier for drivers, including:
- Decreased Fuel Costs: By monitoring excessive truck idle times or speeding events, fleets can build incentive programs for truck drivers that help increase fuel efficiency.
- Reduced Truck Downtime: Fleet management system users can see reduced vehicle downtimes of 15% and improved vehicle utilization of 13%, according to studies by the Aberdeen Group.
- Lowered Total Crash Rates: Based on data from the Center for Truck and Bus Safety of Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, drivers using E-Logs had a significantly lower total crash rate (a 11.7% reduction) and a significantly lower preventable crash rate (a 5.1% reduction) than trucks not equipped with electronic driver logs.
- Simplified Regulatory Compliance: While complying with the ELD mandate, other regulations can also be easily satisfied, including Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports and IFTA.


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They say the couple who volunteers together, stays together—alright, we are saying that! We love our volunteers not only on Valentine's Day but every day. We are celebrating the couples who take the time out of their day to help others in the community.
Bruce and Jennifer, Lutheran Settlement House
How volunteering became date night
Growing up, Jennifer and Bruce both had access to educational opportunities. Their education and their love for the English language brought them to Lutheran Settlement House. They volunteer as tutors for adult Learners who are studying to get their high school equivalency diplomas.
"We recognize that we have been very lucky in life," Bruce said. "We know that many people do not have the same opportunities that we have had."
The two went online to find an organization that would help them help others and found the Office of Adult Education (OAE). Having been trained by OAE, Jennifer and Bruce then were assigned to tutor at LSH.
Bruce and Jennifer compare notes on their sessions to keep themselves in check with their lessons. They suggest other resources if one of them struggles during a lesson.
Jennifer and Bruce consider their tutoring nights as "date nights." A few days a week, they can share a special experience together.
The two say they share the same goals in their lessons so they can help support each other in their tutoring goals.
"As with any commitment, there are times when you don't feel like following through," they said. "Knowing that we do this together side by side helps us to rally and 'be there' for our learners."
Sonia and Jason, District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund
From volunteers to employees
Sonia and Jason have been with District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund for a long time. Sonia and Jason became employees three years ago and the two commit themselves to literacy and helping others.
Jason currently works as a College and Career Readiness Instructor at the Training and Upgrading Fund. As a volunteer, he taught all subjects including software and technology. Sonia currently works as a Learning Coach with myPLACE℠ at the Training and Upgrading Fund.
"I was happy to move from volunteer to employee because I could become more involved."
The two encourage everyone to volunteer through education because it is the "key to stability."
"We should all be working to make sure that Philadelphia residents have the skills to be literate and informed members of the community."
Sonia and Jason find comfort in each other through their devotion to literacy education.
"We can offer each other support when we run into disappointment, encouragement to keep moving forward, and congratulations for small successes."
Sylvie and Scott, Tutors Trained by OAE
From traveling together to tutoring together
After traveling for 16 months, Sylvie and Scott decided it was time to make a difference in their community. Travel had put things into perspective for them.
"When we returned, we wanted to find a way to spend our time that felt meaningful. We had volunteered while traveling, but wanted to find an opportunity to give back in our own community," said Sylvie.
The two took a volunteer training with OAE and from there they reviewed their possible placements.
Scott has a background in engineering and tutored a GED® math and science class, while Sylvie has a background in education and tutored early reading. The two got the chance to teach a class together and are now able to combine their skills and create a more confident teaching strategy.
"We support and help each other. We have different perspectives and teaching styles which helps us to present information in different ways. Our teaching and preparation styles complement each other well," Sylvie explains.
They tutor up to eight students a week during their literacy class.
The two make it work by setting aside time to plan together and talk about new class ideas.
"We set goals for the class and get to work toward those goals together. We now find ourselves very interested in exploring the ideas of educational systems and educational philosophies—it's fun to discuss and debate our ideas together," she said.
Scott finds that volunteering has allowed him to stop putting people into 'boxes' and has learned to enjoy celebrating his students' joy in their education.
"We humans come from all walks of life and we categorize and place things and ideas into various 'boxes.' I implore you to empty out all the boxes you have packed in your lifetime and take a good look at everything that is in front of you. Once I did this it was hard to see why I wouldn't want to help people that are 'like me.' They may look, speak and act differently but once I stopped labeling I saw peers that needed, and more importantly wanted, help to better themselves."
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Breathing is the foundation of life. The first step in enhancing health, performance and longevity is to optimize the breath.
Breathing influences every system and function within the body. Proper breathing will promote oxygen transport to all the vital organs and tissues of the body. Breathing can act as the doorway to a calm, relaxed mental state and can be used to control fear, anxiety, anger and stress while promoting restful sleep. Through correct breathing habits new levels of health, performance, fitness and wellness can be realized, for any application or activity you are doing..
XPT Breathe originally started through the exploration legendary big wave surfer, pioneer, and XPT Founder Laird Hamilton. In an effort to improve his breath holding capabilities and to stay relaxed and calm when held under giant waves, Laird began the ancient Polynesian practice of carrying heavy stones underwater. This evolved into exploring breath holding and breathing practices on dry-land with influence from dozens of methods and teachers.
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Linoleic acid is a fatty acid that is essential for healthy skin and hair, as well as normal brain function. It can't be produced in the body naturally and thus has to be obtained via food. It is included in various cooking and salad oils, margarine, etc. among dietary applications, and is also an ingredient in quick-drying soaps and oils and several other industrial applications.
The report describes the global linoleic market in detail. Aspects of the market examined in the report include the market's prime growth drivers, looming restraints, and key trends emerging in the market and set to continue over the forecast period. Key competitors in the global linoleic acid market are also profiled in order to provide a comparative analysis of the market's competitive landscape and its development pattern in the forecast period. Reliable analytical tools such as SWOT analysis, Porter's five forces analysis, and market attractiveness analysis are used in the report to explain the dynamics of the various aspects of the global linoleic acid market.
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The food and beverages industry is a major end user of linoleic acid. Apart from the aforementioned health benefits of linoleic acid, it is also thought to be beneficial for muscle and cardiac health. It could also have anti-carcinogenic properties, due to its stabilizing effect on cell structures in tissues, and could aid blood sugar regulation.
It is also used on a large scale in the paints and coatings industry, where it is used to produce quick-drying and color-retentive paints. These paints are often used on automotive or marine designs to provide a coating resistant to constant environmental action. Solvent-borne and hot melt adhesives, in the adhesives and sealants industry, and printing inks and graphic arts are also part of the wide spectrum of applications of linoleic acid.
The rapid growth of several end-use industries has led to promising growth prospects for the global linoleic acid market.
Cosmetics and personal healthcare products, many of which use linoleic acid for its beneficial health properties, constitute one of the dynamic industries of the 21st century. Rising demand from emerging regions is expected to account for the heightened growth prospects of the global linoleic acid market. The automotive and food and beverages industries are also among the most rapidly growing industries at present, and will present linoleic acid manufacturers with a greatly elevated scope for growth in the forecast period.
On the basis of geography, the global linoleic acid market is divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World. North America and Europe, particularly Western Europe, are the leading regional segments of the linoleic acid market. High demand for cosmetic products from these regions is the primary growth driver for the linoleic acid market in these developed Western markets. The markets for linoleic acid in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific are expected to be the dynamic markets of the future, growing at rapid rate during the forecast period. The steady growth in the industrial sector in these regions as well as rising disposable incomes are responsible for these healthy growth prospects.
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Frequently Asked Questions
And some answers to go along with them...
There are many ways you can get involved.
The first thing we need to do is get ballot access. If you have a Facebook page, please join us on our ballot access page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/626209550889317/, to download petition forms to collect signatures. You can also connect with events and locations where the petition will be. If you just want to sign, you can connect with someone near you who has the petition. If you are not on FB please let us know and we will email you forms or locations.
Beyond the petition, you can periodically check here, NVGreenParty.org, to keep up with what's going on locally.
We are in the process of re-birthing the Nevada Green Party so have patience while we improve our website and grow our organization. With that being said there will be many opportunities to get involved. If you have the passion, we have a place for you.
In the meantime, be the media. Tell everyone you know what the Green Party is and who Jill Stein is. Help other states get on the ballot. Be a walking advertisement with t-shirts and bumper magnets. Register to vote.
We are collecting signatures to get the Green Party and Jill Stein on the ballot for the November election.
We were required to have about 5,400 signatures by June 3rd to get the Green Party on the ballot. We collected 8,600 statewide but unfortunately many of those signatures were thrown out for various reasons. We were short 647.
We are now in the process of appealing this decision with the Secretary of State. Our attorneys have advised us to at least get the minimum required to make our case stronger if we need to file a lawsuit.
To achieve this goal, we are getting 1,000 more signatures. There is no hard deadline for this. However, as soon as possible is preferred so we can move forward and not miss any further election deadlines.
No, the petition must be signed in person.
No, you only need to be a registered voter. You will not change your party by signing either. When you sign you will not be giving any contact information and the Green Party will not use any of this information except to turn directly into the registrar's office.
Please make sure your voter registration is up to date as we learned that you will be purged from the system if you have not voted in two election cycles and the registrar was unable to contact you by mail for any reason (like you moved).
The best place to find a petition if you have a FB account is join the Nevada Green Party Ballot Access page https://www.facebook.com/groups/626209550889317/
On the site you can see events or locations where someone will have a petition or you can tell everyone where your work or home location is and someone near you can plan to connect with you.
If you have any trouble finding a petition, contact your local petition organizer. Julia Hammett in Reno/Northern Nevada, Autumn Zemke in Carson City, and Kim Borghese in Las Vegas/Southern Nevada.
If you are not on Facebook, you can send a message through our website www.nvgreenparty.org contacts and we will help you find a petition.
Go to the Nevada Secretary of State's Voter Registration Information page https://nvsos.gov/sosvoterservices/Registration/step1.aspx
In the line that asks for your party affiliation there is a drop down box where you can choose Green.
Paper registration forms can be found at your local registrar's office or the DMV. If you are using paper, you will write in your party affiliation. Note that the internet is immediate whereas paper may take a while depending how long it takes to get to the registration office and to be seen by a registrar. If you have done it via paper, check your registration online weekly and verify that you have been registered and that all your information is correct. By both methods you should receive a new voter registration card in the mail.
Yes, if they are looking for you specifically, they have access to the voter registration database and can look up to see who is registered as a democrat. They are not notified otherwise.


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I've just watched an article on TV – part of a series for Red Nose Day #rednoseday, the biannual charity event run by Comic Relief, #comicrelief the article was about adult male suicide. Beautifully and carefully produced, they interviewed a widow about the suicide of her husband and how the suicide affected her children and herself. Comic relief had given money and support to set up a charity to help those left behind after a suicide.
My immediate thoughts were I could have been one of those men, if I'd lost hope during my difficult times. For me I'd always thought that I would survive those difficult times, and I did.
Did I seek help – I know I had the support of my loving wife and friends. I was in a terrible state for some years, asthma was just one of the problems, also I didn't like myself and could never understand why others should.
Luckily I found help.
I found help when I left a supermarket, a hand on my shoulder and the offer of a half price session. I'd never heard of what the session was but I've never forgotten her hand contact. This was my first introduction to the Alexander Technique, that was over ten years ago and now I've completed the hours to be an Alexander Technique Teacher.
That hand changed my life.
You may be asking what suicide and the Alexander Technique have to do with each other.
The Alexander Technique, you may think it is about posture, fixing back pain, carpel tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow and a whole lot more of aches and pains. You would be partially right, as this is what people seek as a last resort before surgery.
The Alexander Technique is about how you think, apply your thinking and with Alexanders discovery that your head, neck, back relationship is fundamental in all of your activities.
Suicide still doesn't seem to fit?
Suicide is the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally.
Suicide is an active thought, a decision made at the height of depression, the final decision that will sort everything because I won't be missed and my loved ones will be better without me.
Can Alexander's discovery stop someone not taking their life, I don't know but I don't see why not. It's helped me manage my asthma, it's helped me manage my anxiety. Alexander's discovery helps people to change their life of pain to a life of freedom just by understanding their head, neck and back relationship and thinking differently.
I've made this sound so simple, well it is but it can be difficult to be simple.
I discovered the freedom and happiness from Alexander's discovery, I'm cynic and can be very stubborn, if it can work for me I know it can work for you.
If you have those blue days or see too much of the black dog, why not contact me, I may be able to help.


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Coverage provides an at-a-glance "universal" coverage map by interactively overlaying the coverage maps from the four major nationwide US cellular providers.
We came up for the idea last summer when we set up camp in a beautiful field of wildflowers along the continental divide in Colorado with strong AT&T and Sprint signals. We planned to spend a few days catching up on work, until AT&T notified us that we had used up our 24MB "Off Network" allowance for the month, and Sprint emailed us to let us know that our Aircard had exceeded their 300MB Roaming cap. Yet neither our iPhone, iPad, or Sprint Aircard in our Macs gave us any indication we were "roaming" until after we were notified that we would be shut off until the end of the month.
If only there were an easy way to look up where we might be roaming, and where the nearest 3G might be, without needing to go online to do it….
And thus Coverage was born.
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About the editors
Jurgen Goossens, Postdoctoral Research Fellow FWO (Ghent University), Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law (Erasmus University of Rotterdam), LL.M. Yale Law School
Pieter Cannoot, Academic Assistant (Ghent University), Lecturer Constitutional Law (Institute for Training of the Federal Government)
Sien Devriendt, Academic Assistant (Ghent University)
with cooperation of Siemen Van den Broecke (Research Assistant, Ghent University).
Former Research Assistants:
Marie DeCock; Elien Verniers; Ruth Delbaere; Pieter Lavens; Martijn Vermeersch


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Scientists have identified up to 3000 types of bacteria on dollar bills from just one Manhattan bank. Most of the bacteria found were skin, mouth and vagina microbes according to a study conducted by the New York University Center for Genomics & Systems Biology. Bacterial cultures, fungi, and viruses finding transport on monetary exchange systems do not respect or understand borders. There are no visas or passports for microbes that hitch rides from hands, noses, and genitalia. Money travels freely nationally and internationally. Cash is a vector of biological cultures traded globally.
It possesses formal symbolic memories of a colonialist past as well as emerging colonialist presence, driven by both microbes and now psychometrics with data analytics. As money is a potent signifier of identity, nationalism and a symbolic medium of exchange, it also possesses constitutional beliefs in iconic invocations of wealth and national trust. Money implies all the attendant deities and symbols of nationalist power and oversight.
Microbes are indeed the original colonizers on so many levels that we can even trace their influences back to the origins of eukaryotic cells; us. The ideas of symbiogenesis and endosymbiotic theory as an evolutionary explanation of the theory of the origins of eukaryotic cells were first researched and proposed by Russian Konstantin Mereschkowski. Later advanced and scientifically substantiated by Lynn Margulis, lines of evidence have mounted in support of symbiogenesis, Prokaryotic organisms formed over time into organelles (i.e., mitochondria) of the eukaryotic cell.
Author Steve Mann writes in his book 1491 that Indigenous peoples of the Americas were a keystone species, which affected the survival and abundance of a myriad of other species. As Europeans arrived in the Americas, they supplanted the thriving indigenous populations who were almost eliminated. In the colonization of the Americas,
95% of the native populations are believed to have been killed by diseases that were brought by the Europeans; these microbes colonized themselves.
Diseases like smallpox and measles took a massive toll on indigenous populations. When looking at Australian History and the history of South America, we can look at the Aboriginal Australians and the Khoikhoi populations also being decimated by smallpox, measles, influenza and other diseases.[1][2]
There was tremendous damage to indigenous Brazilian tribes by missionaries invading the jungle in the 1970s and 80s. They were unexpectedly carrying viruses and bacteria with bibles as vector killing the people meant to be "saved."
The recent proposal of the USA / Mexican border wall by US President Donald Trump further adds to the dialogue of Borderless Bacteria and colonialist cash.
We are also experiencing other forms of colonization both financial and product-based
, with free trade pacts like NAFTA and our extensive trade with China creating inexpensive products fueling our economy, though also trade deficits and high levels of job loss associated with these trading conventions.
Years ago I had also read that during the cocaine crises in the US and with our illicit trading with Columbia that most US money was coated with cocaine dust.
Of course, putting money in the nose likely introduced other species of bacteria, fungi and viruses and many a nose infection likely ensued.
Columbian Pesos above and US dollar below. by Ken Rinaldo. The photo was taken by Maria Francisca de Abreu-Afonso.
Here we are in 2017, transforming slowly from real money to plastic and digital exchange systems. Although for many countries the slow acceptance of digital transactions, leave cash as a dominant vector of disease.
Questions that arise:
Money is a vector of ideology, status, and power as well as borderless natural living systems. Do large and small monetary denominations reveal class divides? Are microbe culture hitchhikers on one-dollar bills more prevalent than on large denomination $100 bills?
Will AGAR media growing cultures in support of bacteria inhabiting US dollars share common microbes with the Chinese paper Yuen, given open global trade and international travel vectors? Is there reverse monetary colonialism as different countries swell with product production, export, and foreign influence? As we are beginning to see, China further dominates the manufacture and distribution of goods exchanged with the US and internationally, how is the balance of the microbial exchange economy affected?
Given the Israeli blockade of Gaza, would bills from Palestine, having difficulty engaging in free exchange, show a reduced microbe count? Will they reveal no border for their mutually shared bacterial and historically linked cultures or can cultural differences be explained in isolated and unique bacteria, fungi and spores based on currency boundaries?
Will money from Portugal share more in common bacterially with the colonialist past of Portugal colonizing Brazil? If microbes have been coevolving with money as a vector since colonialist times, what is the collective cash microbiome developing from intermarriages between continents?
Does money from Switzerland (hiding wealth and power internationally) reveal "microbes of wealth" vs. money from Brazil, a nation with great material wealth and high working-class yet a different socioeconomic tier? Can bacteria create signatures of wealth and status? Which microbes might we associate with wealth and class?
Microbes have no borders and represent the original colonizers of us all.
Paper money microbes don't respect money or borders and travel freely both enhancing and simultaneously challenging the collective human body, microbiome, constitution, and postcolonial ecologies.
Borderless Bacteria / Colonialist Cash was produced at the Cultivamos Cultura lab site and then photographed, documented and or sealed or destroyed. Preliminary works were shown in Portugal and are in the permanent collection of the estate of Marta de Menezes. Additional works to unify the four other cities were produced in Columbus, Ohio and shipped to NY for further travel.
Collect cash denominations from the monetary exchange at the international border in Lisbon Portugal Airport.
Culture microbes on agar media with nutrients at Cultivamos Cultura and grow for 2 weeks.
ART LABORATORY BERLIN Berlin, Germany Jan 24, 2020
Borderless Bacteria / Colonialist Cash, invited by directors Christian De Lutz and Regine Rapp
THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER Columbus, Ohio Sept 26, 2018
"Hypotheses: art inspired by the many worlds of Science" curated by Amandda Leigh Tirey invites the premiere of Spider Haus Movies, Borderless Bacteria, and Colonialist Cash as well as the Moss Gardens.
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL, 2018
FACTT exhibits Borderless Bacteria; Colonialist Cash; Lisbon; bio-art project unifying four cities invited by Marta De Menezes and Manuel Furtado dos Santos
MUTE GALLERY, Lisbon, Portugal, September 23, 2017
FACTT exhibits Borderless Bacteria; Colonialist Cash; Lisbon; bioart project unifying four cities invited by Marta De Menezes and Manuel Furtado dos Santos
SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, New York, NY, September 29, 2017
FACTT exhibits Borderless Bacteria; Colonialist Cash; Lisbon; bioart project unifying four cities invited by Marta De Menezes and Manuel Furtado dos Santos
FACTT, BIO ART EXHIBITION, Berlin, December 6, 2017
Borderless Bacteria; Colonialist Cash; Lisbon; bioart project unifying four cities invited by Marta De Menezes and Manuel Furtado dos Santos
NEW ART FESTIVAL 17, Lisbon Portugal, 2017
Borderless Bacteria; Colonialist Cash; invited and curated by Antonio Cerveira Pinto
MUSEU DE LA HISTORIA DE TIALPAN, Mexico City, October 6, 2018
FACTT exhibits Borderless Bacteria; Colonialist Cash; Lisbon; bioart project unifying four cities invited by Marta De Menezes and Manuel Furtado dos Santos
Special thanks to Marta De Menezes and Dr. Luis Graca for the invitation to produce these new works and supporting production at Cultvamos Cultura in San Luis Portugal.
Thanks to Dr. Mario Ramirez Group Leader at iMM; Microbiologist for information about the best ways to culture microbes on the money.
Thanks to Amy Youngs for her Photoshop mock-ups of how it will all look when finished growing.
Thanks to artist Maria Francisca de Abreu-Afonso who is documenting these works in process in Portugal.
Thanks to Dr. Adam Zaretsky for editing help on this text.


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Recently, the US and EU have come together to update a mutual agreement that pertains to the inspections of drug manufacturing. According to the European Medicines Agency, "[t]eams from the European Commission, EU national competent authorities, EMA and the US FDA have been auditing and assessing the respective supervisory systems since May 2014, and have worked closely together to reach this agreement." Approximately 40% of medicines in the EU come from overseas and 80% of the manufacturers of APIs for medicines available in the EU are located outside the Union, so the ability to have a mutual agreement increases productivity for manufactures, while also ensure patient safety.
.@EU_Commission & @US_FDA adopt agreement to mutually recognise inspections of premises where medicines are produced https://t.co/fX5ScHk4cn pic.twitter.com/Lgo4w4BN0t
— EU in the US (@EUintheUS) March 2, 2017
This mutual agreement has a slew of positive attributes:
- Mitigates risk by improving the identification of potential problems at manufacturing sites in order to properly address them before it escalates into a public health risk
- Increases productivity and reduces duplication by better utilizing inspection capacity
- Allows for better use of inspection resources in order to focus on operational efficiency
- Improves consistency for EU & US sites, allowing for manufactures to comply to GMP & other compatibility with regulatory inspections
- Ensures safety for patients because of the assurance of quality, safety and efficacy
- Reduces administrative burdens and costs that impact pharma manufactures
Whether you are looking at it from a patient or manufacture standpoint, the value comes to both parties. As mentioned on the Delegation of the European Union to the United States website, "[t]he European Commission and the United States Food and Drug Administration have adopted an agreement to mutually recognise inspections of premises where medicines are produced. With this update of the 1998 Agreement on good manufacturing practices, EU and US regulatory authorities will be able to rely on each other's information as regards facilities in the EU or US that manufacture medicines and active pharmaceutical ingredients for the European and American markets. The agreement will not affect the process of approving medicines, as it focuses only on inspections of manufacturing sites." The inspections are projected to be applied in November 2017, so stay tuned for more updates on the progress.


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Amplience, the leading Content-as-a-Service platform for retailers, today announced that Vince Camuto has chosen the company to manage its visual imagery and dynamic media needs across its online property.
The Vince Camuto brand was launched in 2005 and quickly grew to become a leading designer of men's and women's shoes, apparel and accessories. Vince Camuto had been utilizing a legacy dynamic media solution to serve all sizes, resolutions and formats on its home, grid and product pages, but it lacked an easy way to create rich and responsive experiences that engaged and inspired shoppers. Publishing beyond basic product imaging required time consuming front-end development. The brand needed a new, modern approach.
Vince Camuto turned to Amplience to address its dynamic media needs. Amplience enabled the brand to improve efficiencies around day-to-day dynamic media requirements and integration with its existing ecommerce platform. The Big Content Cloud provider was chosen for its ease of use and comprehensive approach to content management and dynamic imaging.
"The Amplience Big Content Cloud has enabled our brand to deliver an online shopping experience that engages our customers and matches the high quality of our products, without relying on multiple vendors or making huge financial investments," said Diana Takach, SVP E-Commerce, Vince Camuto. "Amplience's dynamic media offerings help us truly engage with our ecommerce customers and enable them to understand and interact with our products online in a way that wasn't possible before."
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Golden Trail is the third release in New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Ashley's The 'Burg Series.
A wooden bench on a football field featuring book pages in the shape of a heart keeps with the small town feel of the series and the heart theme of the cover redesign. To complete this image the wooden bench texture and sky were extended.


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Rates are determined on a per-case basis based on space use and number of guests; the following rates are presented as a guideline.
Facility Rental Fee
Weddings are offered exclusive use of the property, with the exception of the Pavilion and lodging, which will be charged separately.
- Mondays – Thursdays: $3,500.00
- Fridays: $6,000
- Saturdays and Sundays on Holiday Weekends: $8,000
- Sundays on non-holiday weekends: $7,000
- Wedding Weekend (starting at 5:00 p.m. Friday; check-out by 11:00 a.m. on Sunday): $10,000.00
Alcohol Information
Because all alcohol menus are specifically created for each event, costs will vary depending on selections and services. The Connors Center provides all alcohol services and does not allow alcohol to be brought in for any circumstance. The center reserves the right to limit and control the amount of alcohol served. Specific information regarding pricing will be provided by the event coordinator.
Other Fees
Any additional services required will be charged directly to the client. These may include tent rentals, chair upgrades, damage fees, police services, valet parking, coat check, etc.
Deposit Information
An initial nonrefundable deposit of 50 percent of the facility rental fee is due when the contract is signed. A second payment of the balance is due one week prior to the event along with a deposit for beverage services. Final payment of alcohol and miscellaneous charges is due 30 days after distribution of the bill.
Payment Information
Payments for events are accepted by check made payable to Boston College or with a credit card.
Cancellation Information
If the reservation is cancelled, the sponsor will be responsible for a cancellation fee as outlined in their contract.
Find out about promotions for our remaining 2019 wedding dates!
When I saw the Connors Center, I knew right away that I didn't need to look any further. To me, the whole atmosphere of the house and the grounds just felt very special. I knew I had found somewhere new and fresh.
I chose St. Cecilia's Garden for the ceremony because I loved the idea of being outside. The spaces are exquisite and full of interesting architectural features: beautiful flowerbeds, stone arches, and wooded pathways—everything a bride could want.
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According to Google Reader, "From your 780 subscriptions, over the last 30 days you read 22,406 items, starred 7 items, and shared 256 items." Not quite up in Scoble territory, but pretty darn close. I organize my feeds into folders (or "tags" as Google Reader sometimes calls them) by topic. Feeds about Apple all go together, feeds from people who write blogs as individuals go together, etc. Incidentally, I tend to read and enjoy more blogs that are written by a person, rather than as a "news" blog on a particular topic (like Engadget, etc.). High volume feeds, like Engadget, etc., all go together, too, and I have a couple of "short list" folders for blogs that I never want to miss – people I know personally, or that are just really good blogs, etc. My own personal "A-list" if you will.
The reason I have all my feeds organized like I do is so I can read them efficiently. When I only have a few minutes to read, I'll pick something out of my "short list", because I know it's guaranteed to be something I want to read. If I have more time, I'll go through my other folders, one at a time, and skim/read for interesting stuff. When I find something that I think other people should read, I "share" it in Google Reader, and it ends up in my linkblog.
How the heck did I end up subscribed to 780+ feeds? Easy – I'm an addict. 🙂 Seriously, though, if I come across a site that I think is interesting, usually by following a link from one of my already-subscribed feeds, I subscribe to it. Google Reader and Firefox make it a two click affair to subscribe to a new feed, and assign to the relevant folder. To give you an idea of the scale of this compulsion of mine, there was a point a year or two ago that I was up to 1400+ feeds. Which brings me to my next point – the feed purge.
Every once in a while, having all of those feeds just gets a little overwhelming. So I go through a little exercise I call the feed purge. Besides my "short list" folders, I go through all the rest of my folders, and move anything that I want to keep into the "short list". Rinse and repeat for all of the 50 topical folders I have. Once I'm done, I export a copy of my feeds as OPML for backup purposes, and Gmail a copy to myself. Then I go in and whack all of the folders that I don't want to keep anymore. When I did my first big feed purge, I went from 1400+ feeds down to about 600 (only 600!). 🙂
It's time for another purge. I'm not over 1000 feeds, but I'm finding myself less and less interested in the some of my feed folders, and I ignore them for longer and longer periods of time. The purge is like a refining process – I keep the "good stuff", and clear out the other stuff. Why? To make room for more good stuff, of course. 🙂 Scoble does a complete purge and start from scratch every once in a while, but I just can't bring myself to do something so drastic. But I look forward to having a much shorter list of feeds – more concentrated, more focused. Kind of like I'm trying to be – focus on one (or a couple) of really important things, and try to eliminate the rest as distractions. Which is really hard for me. I guess it's my personality type – I'm the type of person that can lose a whole afternoon or evening hopping from article to article in Wikipedia. It's not uncommon for me to spend an hour or so reading up about things like U.S. military aircraft, or the history of various companies. Random stuff, but I'm easily fascinated., I guess. 🙂
I've toyed with the idea of sharing/posting my OPML list of feeds, in case anyone else is interested in them. I used to be able to share a live snapshot of all of my feeds via Bloglines, but Google Reader doesn't offer such a feature (one thing I really miss, and I hope they come up with something soon). If anyone's interested, let me know, and I'll see about cleaning up my OPML file and posting it.
Now, enough talking about the purge. I'm off to take the clippers to my tree of feeds. Wish me luck! 🙂


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Here are some practitioner and patient guides written by AcuMedic and chinalife (our sister company). They contain a wealth of information, tips and advice on various topics around health and Chinese Medicine. Please share them with colleagues.
Expert guides and papers for medical practitioners and healthcare professionals.
AcuMedic Needles Your simple guide to our acupuncture needles.
General health guides for patients, friends and loved ones.
5 Day Detox Guide The simple and effective way to naturally detox and feel great.
Weight Loss The simple, reliable and healthy way to achieve your optimum weight without the fad diets and drugs.
Beat Fatigue Feeling tired? Here are some effective methods from our doctors to improve your energy levels without the stimulants.
Essential Stretches Alleviate stiff and aching joints and boost energy using our essential daily Chinese stretching techniques.
10 Day Face Rejuvenation Transform your skin naturally and quickly using our expert skincare advice.
Regulate Your Digestion Relieve those annoying and distressing digestive problems naturally.
Rise Above Stress Stress can seem very vague and complicated. Get to the bottom of your stress and find out simple and effective ways of shrugging it off.
Supercharge Your Sex Life Boost your enjoyment in the bedroom with fantastic tips and natural ways to spice up your love life.
Support Your Immune System Strengthen your defences against illness with natural herbs and lifestyle tips from chinalife experts.
Defy Your Age Find natural ways to delay the signs of ageing.
Beginner's Tea Guide A perfect guide for those interested in exploring the complex and delicious world of tea.
Fertility Guide Understand the Chinese medical view of infertility and find out why AcuMedic is so successful at helping couples have a baby.
Relieve Your Allergies Natural ways to relieve allergies.
Essential Oil Benefits Some of the benefits of various essential oils. This is a guide only and not meant to represent medical advice.


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Everyone has either heard of, or been to New York City and for some that maybe the only interaction with the 'Empire State'. In June I travelled to New York to prove there is life outside of New York City and here is what I found.
New York State
Oswego County
I arrived into Syracuse Airport and navigated my rental car on the opposite side of the road, preferring the charm of rural back roads and smaller towns as opposed to faceless motorways. My first destination was Oswego County located on the south-eastern shore of Lake Ontario. I checked into the Best Western Captain's Quarters set beside the river. I wouldn't say it was the best hotel I've ever stayed in but I have certainly stayed in worse. This charming city has a relaxed feel and easy road system to navigate which paved the way to Fort Ontario. Erected by the British to protect the east end of Lake Ontario, the fort is perfect for sunset views over the lake and of the lake and isolated lighthouse. The Fort also offered protection and housed 982 Jewish refugees during World War II, who were later offered citizenship in 1946.
With pristine lake shoreline, the obvious past time is fishing so I ventured out early from Oswego East Side Marina in search of the illusive salmon. Troy Creasy from www.highadventurefishing.com was captain and having grown up in Oswego knew the lake like the back of his hand. With lures cast in the darkened depths, we relaxed in this stunning wilderness area as the sun bounced off the water. Although the salmon were ultimately the winners of the day, a 5kg and 10kg brown trout who were not so lucky! Top tip: If you're looking for the best tasting grub but don't want to break the bank, don't pass by Rudy's Lakeside Drive-In. Eat outside by the lake but be careful of the seagulls who tend to prefer their meals battered!
1000 Islands – Alexandria Bay
Despite the name there are actually 1,864 islands which constitute the archipelago, straddling the America/Canada border in the St Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. My first impressions were instantly of sheer awe. I checked into the Riveredge Resort – a stunning resort with dotted island views, many of which are available for private purchase and accessible only by boat. Setting out on foot in Wellesley Island State Park, I hit the forest trails which I can honestly say are breath-taking. Gaps in the trees revealed watery views with either tree-soaked islands or beautiful homes exercising every inch of their limited space. The park has a host of campsites and if camping/kayaking is your thing, then make sure this is on your list!
The following day I took the boat across to Heart Island to visit Boldt Castle – a magnificent six-story building intended as a gift to Louise Kehrer Boldt from her husband. Unfortunately she died before the project was completed and all work ceased. For 73 years the castle remained empty with the exception of vandals who destroyed ornate plaster and woodwork. In 1977 the castle was purchased for US$1 by the Thousand Island Bridge Authority with the understanding all revenues would be reinvested into the restoration of the castle. The grounds, gardens and restorations are beautiful, but what I really liked about this castle was that it's a work in progress. The top floor is totally unrestored and offers a glimpse back in time with 73 years of graffiti and vandalism. I recommend visiting this castle as well as having dinner at Bella's – a friendly bistro situated on the St. Lawrence River in downtown Clayton.
The Adirondacks
The drive to the Adirondack's is nothing short of spectacular and on the way I fulfilled a dream of mine, to see the Amish still travelling by horse and cart. Despite the drive being dampened by a dusting of rain the scenery is immense. I arrived to the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort which backs onto Mirror Lake and spent the afternoon exploring this charming town and making use of the free kayaks available from the resort. Never have I stayed in a hotel room with an open fire place and being a novelty for me, cooked up a roaring fire as I sat on the balcony and watched as the mist rolled across the glass-like watery surface. Could this be perfection? I think so!
Up early I met with Karen Delaney who owns High Peak Cyclery with her husband – both veterans of all things adventurous. Her husband is about to clock up his 20 Ironman which I think is astounding. We started the day with a beautiful hike in the Heart Lake, Adirondack Loj area of the High Peaks Region, carefully scaling the wet boulders and snaking trails, eventually leading us to a scenic vista which can only be described as indescribable. A sea of lush green unfolded before us, cascading throughout the valley. Thankfully being the month of June, the hike was free from mosquitos.
Next we took to the lake with kayaks, skirting the grassy shoreline surrounded by forest views and private homes. Because the area is filled with so many incredible lakes, you'll find some of the finest kayaking which you can rent through High Peaks Cyclery. Worth noting they also offer comfortable accommodation which won't break the budget. We finished the day on two wheels with some off-road mountain biking, tracing the forest trails, jumping fallen trees and building up a sweat.
North Hudson
Once again the drive to Elk Lake Lodge was stunning and being off the main tourist trail, offers the visitor a chance to discover a very different side of New York State. Tree-lined back roads weaved over and around mountainous terrain with ample vantage stops to pull over, take a break and just admire the views. My advice is take a packed lunch so you can stop wherever the mood takes you.
The last section of the journey is on a dirt path surrounded by dense forest, which narrows until reaching the end, and there I found Elk Lake Lodge . For the record, I have never stayed somewhere I didn't want to leave as much. The lodge is literally in the wilderness, right on the lake with smaller private lodges dotted around. Complete with open fireplace and balcony to relax and enjoy a glass of wine, it is the perfect way to wind down or ramp it up with free use of the kayaks. Being a private lake it is possible to get away from everyone and be surrounded by nothing but a wonderful silence, fresh air and should the urge take you, a spot of skinny-dipping.
One of the charming aspects of the lodge is all meals are included, plus they have built a wooden viewing platform over the lake to watch the sky fill with golden red and pink hues for sunset.
New York City
From North Hudson I made my way to Albany and took the Amtrak train to New York City. I stayed at the YMCA by Central Park. I wouldn't say this was my top choice but NYC is expensive and I figured if I wasn't going to spend a fortune, I was never going to get value for money. I spent the afternoon wandering around the CBD and Central Park – photographing the architecture.
As I was flying to Alaska the following day late afternoon I was left wondering how to fill my free day. New York City was a shock after experiencing the rural charm of New York State and initially found the sheer number of people overwhelming. However, being one of the largest global gateways for travellers, New York wasn't ready to be outshone by the state so it weaved its magic wand and delivered one of the largest (and first in the world for the record) gay pride festivals in the world. The streets were filled with colour, music, dancing and smiling faces making it a wonderful way to depart the city.
I left with a new found appreciation of New York State – a state so happy to share its innermost secrets and hidden treasures – proving without a doubt there is life outside of New York City!
Happy travelling!
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When I was a kid, the trendy worry was "the population bomb." Now we are supposed to worry about a population . . . fizzle?
"The U.S. birth rate has hit a new record low," writes Peter Dockrill in Science Alert, "with women in nearly every age group giving birth to fewer babies than a year ago." Titled "U.S. Fertility Rates Have Plummeted Into Uncharted Territory, And Nobody Knows Why," Dockrill's article fails to mention that diminishing population by reduced reproduction is an old worry.
It fanned the flames of eugenics and racism in Europe and America in the first half of the 20th century. Progressivism was full of this concern, in its heyday.*
As societies get wealthier, reproduction rates decrease. Economist Theodore W. Schultz called it the swapping of "quantity of children" for "quality of children." This appears to be a natural, voluntary sort of eugenics — which scares actual eugenicists.
The study that Science Alert focused on fingered a different cause: lead in the environment. Over at Reason, Ronald Bailey sees some plausibility in this Lead Poison Theory. But mostly, Bailey writes, population rates in America (and elsewhere) are declining "largely because Americans are choosing to have fewer children."
Is this really a problem?
Well, for Big Government it is.** German's demographic collapse appears to have been one factor prodding Angela Merkel to open the doors to millions of refugees — whom Europe seems to have more trouble assimilating than does America.
I like kids — both making and rearing them. But to each his or her own, of course. Still, maybe if people freaked out less about population explosions, the implosion would prove less serious.
This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob.
* Before progressivism changed its name to "liberalism." And now back. Oh, and note that the Nazis' more famous eugenic programs were not identical to progressives.
** Ponzi-based safety-net pension systems worldwide were designed for growing populations. Oops!
(Illustration from Margaret Sanger's "Birth Control Review" from 1918.)
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Another reason: more children make it to adulthood than in centuries past. Diseases like smallpox have been all but eliminated. There has been a dramatic improvement in public health. Witness how quickly the ebola virus was contained, a few years ago. Most of us no longer live on farms and so the need for child labor has been reduced. The US and Europe may have a 'fizzle', but the world's population continues to grow, inexorably. We may need a worldwide fizzle in human population, unless everyone thinks the earth has an infinite carrying capacity.
We have government that monitors your every move, taxes you to the hilt, poorly "educates" your children, forces families to have both parents work full time to BARELY just get by, and starts wars in every corner of the globe with taxpayer money driving up the national debt and some people are wondering why the birth rate is down? ARE THEY FREAKING KIDDING?


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Reasons Why Families Have To Go Through Probate
When a loved one dies, it may be necessary for the family to go through probate. While probate is often portrayed as a long process that costs a lot of money, it is generally completed in a timely manner and without having to spend a lot of money. But why exactly do some families have to go through this process?
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Highwaymen is a modular tile board game where players are tasked with attempting to rob a stagecoach that is laden with gold and other spoils. Each player works with the others to disable the stagecoach before it leaves the forest. It won't be easy as there are military escorts surrounding the carriage who have no qualms about stopping you by any means necessary. One dead bandit is not going to ruin their day.
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- The artwork matches the theme, I like it.
- A big plus which shows forward thinking from the designer is that the cards are distinctive from each other. You will not get confused as to what type of card you are holding. If people have trouble telling the cards apart due to colour blindness, then each card depicts a shape and symbol in each of the card corners.
- In the games that the wife and I played, there did not seem to be evidence of runaway scoring.
- Slight con depending on your point of view is that the length of time to play the game has elements of Fluxx, it can be over quickly before you get into your stride. However, this is a minor point as you can quickly get into another game without much setup and at the most, the length of time for a decent game is around 10 minutes
- The layout of the cards prevent this from being a true travel game, however as long as you have a decent table (train or hotel room), then you can easily play this.
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Chairman of largest pro-independence political group BNM, Khaleel Baloch, has said that abduction of Baloch women and children from Quetta and Karachi will only unite and energize the dispersed Baloch political forces.
In a statement released to media, Khaleel Baloch said: 'Baloch will defend their women and children at any cost. It is high time we unite all our power and give a strong message to the enemy that their cowardly acts will never be tolerated.'
He said at least 4 women and 15 children have been abducted by Pakistani state forces from Karachi and Quetta in a week.
On 30th October, wife of Baloch leader Dr. Allah Nazar, Fazila Baloch, her daughter Popal Jan and three other women were abducted by state forces from Sariab road Quetta. Baloch leader Aslam Baloch's sister and her four children were also abducted.
Khaleel Baloch negated claims of Pakistani state, which alleged Baloch women were arrested near Chaman border while en-route to Kandahar.
"This is completely fabricated as all women and children were abducted from residence of Aslam Baloch's sister in Sariab road Quetta," Khaleel Baloch said.
He added that Dr. Nazar's wife was in Quetta for treatment after getting injured during a military operation in Mashkay. She went under a botched backbone operation and was in Quetta for further treatment.
Khaleel Baloch said one reason for targeting Baloch women is to pressurize the Baloch leadership and the second is to stop Baloch women's positive role in the Baloch freedom struggle. "Baloch women are playing crucial role in Baloch movement after scores of Baloch men were abducted and killed", said Mr. Khaleel Baloch.
He said Pakistan will never succeed in their evil plans and such tactics will unite and motivate us even further. "We know how to defend our Honor. We might have shown negligence or laziness in past but we will not refrain from any sacrifice now," the BNM's Chairman said.


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St. Mary. Interior view. Both ©
Kenneth Paver.
former church, now a community centre. © David Regan (2011). Janet Gimber has advised that this was St. Luke's Mission Room, later St. Luke's Church (CoE).
Holy Trinity. © Graham Pickles. Providence U.R.C. was originally Congregational. © Gerard Charmley (2012).
Easby (near Great Ayton), St.
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Andrew. © Bill Henderson.
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Methodist Church. SD 901 626. © Philip Kapp. Two additional views -
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(date-stone). All © Dennis Harper
Naburn, St.
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Old Byland,
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Pannal, St. Robert
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Methodist Church. SE 298 519. © Bill Henderson (2014).
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Ugglebarnby, All Saints. © Colin Waters Collection (2010).
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map names it as Chap., and it is marked with a cross on the 1961 edition.
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This is from John Robb over at Global Guerrillas. Could it happen here?
China's social credit score in action (it's how China is ushering in a long night of socially networked repression).
Essentially, this is a score that follows you for life. It's public and accessible.
It goes down: If you break any rules, say bad things online, pay a creditor late, or any of a rapidly expanding list of immoral things…
A negative score impacts your ability to access government services. The companies you can buy products from (they don't want to sell to people with low scores). Your friends and the people you can marry (they get a lower score if you have a low score).
China's dictatorship needed a way to control an advanced, socially networked society.
This is it.