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This is the first in a series of blogs about the Museum's Biodiversity Initiative and its ambitious endeavour to research novel ways of describing insect species (though naturally our priority is beetles!) in tropical forests around the world. We endeavour to bring together DNA methods and traditional morphological taxonomy to help us make statements and answer questions on species richness and turnover, diversity and distribution as well as simply increasing our knowledge of the incredible (and seemingly infinite) diversity of species in the world's most threatened of habitats, primary tropical forest.
Project assistant Julien Haran unwittingly demonstrating the scale of the forest in Santa Fe National Park.
As fieldwork and collections co-ordinator for the Panama project I had to make sure that any fieldwork we undertook was approved and regulated by the relevant authorities. As one of the world's foremost institutions in natural history, we are governed by a strict code of practice and adhere to international regulations on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Convention on Biodiversity.
In order to fulfil our obligations to the countries and institutions we collaborate with, a permit will be agreed upon setting out the conditions and commitments we must abide by in order to collect insect specimens for scientific research.
On our collecting trip to Panama in March and April 2014 we were fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate with the University of Panama, and Panama Wildlife Conservation - without their assistance this project would not have been possible.
Fast-forward four months and today is an exciting day. Finally, after months of tense negotiations with international couriers, many phones calls, texts and emails flying between Panama and the UK, we are finally expecting a very large package of carefully preserved insects…Those long minutes spent on hold to our excellent couriers listening to 'Aint no river wide enough' - on a loop, paid off...
The very wide and deep river we crossed everyday to get to our field site. Foreground, Luis Ureña, one of the project leaders in Panama and background, Julien Haran, with hopefully dry underpants!
So, this is a backwards way of introducing a major project on beetle genetics and Natural History Museum collections development but most importantly a very big thank you to all the amazing people and organisations that helped us realise this project.
In particular we want to thank Vayron De Gracia & Bernardo Peña who we kind of left behind in the field in Santa Fe NP once our three weeks of collecting were over! As part of our commitment to collaboration with Panama, it was important to us to exchange expertise and knowledge; essentially capacity build. Our intention was to collect in the dry and rainy season which meant being in the field for at least 2 months (my tolerance for roughing it extends to three weeks maximum!) and also there is always a financial constriction on how much time we can spend in the field.
Vayron de Gracia with a fancy lizard (photo bomb Julien Haran!).
A somewhat nervous looking team we are about to leave behind to continue collecting. From left to right: Vayron Cheffin's Father, Bernardo, Julien, Cheffin, Senior Pastor; and most importantly, the faithful Rosinante!
It was an ideal situation to find two excellent, willing and able biology students from the University of Panama; eager to accompany us on this trip into the darkest interior of Santa Fe National Park to a locality previously never collected for insects before.
Learning all about yellow pan traps.
Vayron and Bernardo didn't seem to mind living in a chicken pen and eating SPAM for weeks at a time (more on that in later instalments!) so they proved the ideal field companions! We trained them in biological recording techniques and beetle family identification which helped them to put the theory learned on their university course to practical use in the field. When we left (just on the edge of the dry season) Vyron and Bernardo stayed on for another five weeks to continue collecting using the methods they had learned from us.
Here's home for eight weeks!
'Lunch' on the go - combining beetle-sorting and lunch.
Arguably a more sanitary lunch break in the field with one of the project leaders, Eric Flores (left foreground).
Learning how to process insect samples in the field (no sign of lunch!).
Here is what they have to say about their experience working on a Natural History Museum fieldwork expedition (all good of course!)
And thank you Vayron and Bernardo; we can't wait to start working on the specimens and finding out more about the beetle biodiversity of the beautiful country that is Panama!
Report on the training of Panamanian field assistants
By Vayron De Gracia & Bernardo Peña
The collecting of insects developed in the Santa Fe National Park, allowed us for the first time to learn about collecting methods and about the traps used to capture insects in tropical forests. This was the first time we worked with these type of traps, in understory (FIT and Malaise), upper canopy (SLAM), on the ground (Pitfall) and Winkler traps (leaf litter); and the Yellow pan traps at ground level to capture other orders of insects such as Hymenoptera.
As undergraduate biology students at the University in Panama, we have only been taught about trapping for aquatic insects. Another important aspect was the way the traps were deployed on a plot by plot grid system that can be used in any tropical forest anywhere in the world, not just Panama. We did not know about this methodology to capture insects, in summary this was all new knowledge for us.
Julien, Bernardo and Vayron light trapping, with fierce competition from the moon!
This is the first Project of its kind in Santa Fe National Park (SFNP) and it has been an exciting experience to be part of it from the very beginning and to witness how traps need to be deployed - the organization and methodology used in the field with experts from the Natural History Museum. Moreover, the data generated as a result of this study will be new for the SFNP and for Panama regarding the entomological fauna.
When Google maps go wrong - our plot design; co-ordinates for Santa Fe.
Now we have the capacity to transfer the information to other people on how to conduct insect collecting and to collaborate with other scientist in the future. It was also valuable to deal with the traps and collecting in the following months after the team from the Natural History Museum departed. For example, the harsh climatic conditions, some landslides near the path to the plots, and the damage to the SLAM traps.
On one day of normal field collection, we left the Isleta camp to empty our traps and we were astonished to find the SLAM traps of Plot 1 had some holes in the sheet, and the plastic pots were perforated (see pics). Our first guess was that the guilty guys were crickets and woodpeckers! We were really worried because we were alone in the field and had to solve the problem in situ, after all we were in charge of collecting in the field. Masking tape was the temporary solution to the damage of the traps and luckily it worked out until the end of the dry season sampling in Santa Fe.
Electrical tape saves the day!
Funny note:
Frequently communication was a barrier from the beginning since our level of English was really poor. However there were always funny moments and anecdotes. For example "Chefin" our field guide use to say "Hay cantidad" (There is a lot) of anything he thought could be important for us. At the end this phrase was learnt by Julien Haran who one day working toward the plot claimed: "Hay cantidad", referring to many cockroaches wandering on the leaf litter…


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Hope Chapel update - May 2016
In : Outreach Highlights
What is the 2 Act Ministries emergency housing fund?
If they are female and pregnant or have kids and the shelters are full, we will assist them to make sure they are not sleeping on the streets. If it is a male, we will put them in the homeless hostel. Best of all, they all know it comes from Jesus and they hear the Gospel.
Because of this fund, a number of families and women did not end up on the streets, to learn more about giving to this fund, please contact us.
Praise report, Daryl is doing good in the Discipleship home, big thank you to Ray Reeder for the information on the home.
Also prayers for Manna, he is now off the streets and going into sober living Sunday.
God is so good and moving through the ministry.
Such kind words, nothing I did all GOD. This is from a former homeless person, the Lord used us to help him.
I had a few tears knowing that I was also a homeless person who found you and your ministry. I wasn't into drugs or anything but just homeless. You have done so much for me and i really appreciate your heart into all this because without you there would be no hope for me or anyone else that you have helped through the years. I believe that you also have a great personality and a great soul and so does your wife to do all what you do for anyone who needs help. Without you and your ministry there would be alot more homeless people on the streets. Thank you again for your kindness
The lives of the homeless are being changed and so many see the love of Jesus because of your prayers and support.
In July over 400 homeless folks received food, over 60 pairs of socks and care packages, several decisions for Jesus, ball caps, sunscreen, electrolytes, Bibles, Daily Breads and many calls taken for resources.
The homeless and less fortunate thank you.
From one of our new volunteers.
Last night...our first time serving at the Hope Chapel in downtown Las Vegas where the hungry were filled physically and spiritually.
I want to thank Ron Cornell (2 Act Ministries) for the opportunity to help and for their wonderful ministry all around! The main meal provided to these hungry folks was HOMEMADE with love by volunteers and we fed what looked like around 100 people! The desserts were from local stores and bakeries and there wasn't a single slice of anything left! I was literally covered in icing when I left lol.
If you ever wanted to support a grassroots ministry that gives 100% of the $ donated to outreach supplies and efforts, this is the one. Every penny will go to sharing the gospel, food, and the love of Christ to those who need it most.
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Remember this quote from Sebastian, the programmer involved with Popcorn Time, an app that makes pirating movies as easy as watching Netlix?
"We don't expect legal issues. We don't host anything, and none of the developers make any money. There are no ads, no premium accounts, and no subscription fees or anything like that. It's an experiment to learn and share …"
I called his comment, reported by TorrentFreak, "naïve." And indeed it was.
Since last week, the developers of the application have been hit by plenty of those legal issues they weren't expecting.
First, Mega, the site hosting the download for their application, reportedly removed the file. Then, on Saturday, apparently due to the forces massed against them, the developers of Popcorn Time said they were shuttering the project.
Popcorn Time is shutting down today. Not because we ran out of energy, commitment, focus or allies. But because we need to move on with our lives.
Our experiment has put us at the doors of endless debates about piracy and copyright, legal threats and the shady machinery that makes us feel in danger for doing what we love. And that's not a battle we want a place in.
You'd think that would be the end of it, but no. TorrentFreak now reports that Popcorn Time has respawned, this time as a community driven project organized by YTS, a group known for its distribution of movies via BitTorrent downloads.
Speaking with TorrentFreak, YTS (formerly YIFY-Torrents) developer Jduncanator has confirmed that Popcorn Time will not die with the withdrawal of its founding team. Instead, YTS will pick up the baton and run.
"The YTS team will now be picking up the Popcorn Time project and continuing on like previously. We are in a better position copyright wise as for us, because it's built on our API, it's as if we have built another interface to our website. We are no worse off managing the project than we would be just supplying the movies," the dev explains.
The Popcorn Time download files remain available on Github, a site that lets developers collaborate on open-source software. But this likely will turn into a game of whack-a-mole. We'll see how long it takes before "shady machinery" kills off this incarnation of the project.


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THOROUGHFARE PLANPublished Date: March 2016The Transportation Plan is a component of the Comprehensive Plan and goes through the same approval process. It presents the locations for planned and existing roadways classified as minor collector and greater within the City of College Station and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). ZONING MAPPublished Date: March 2016The official Zoning Map depicts the current zoning districts for the City of College Station. This map is updated as each revision is processed through the rezoning procedure. Details on each district may be found in Articles 4 and 5 of the Unified Development Ordinance. To determine the current zoning for a specific property, please use the interactive mapping services available here.


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Video: The Most Significant Leak About Extraterrestrial Craft Just Went Public
In Brief
- The Facts:
A recently leaked document has exposed notes taken by legendary scientist Dr. Eric Davis during a meeting he had Admiral Thomas Ray Wilson, who was the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, regarding extraterrestrial space craft.
- Reflect On:
UFOs used to be a conspiracy, now they are quite mainstream and their existence is backed by tremendous amounts of evidence. The next question is, where are they from, and who made them? Will this information be suppressed too?
A quote I love to use in many of my articles comes from Apollo 14 astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell. He said, "yes there have been crashed craft, and bodies recovered." (source)
The thought that governments and/or rogue agencies around the world have been involved in taking down and even possibly revere engineering possible extraterrestrial craft is nothing new. Available to the public are statements from the highest ranking positions within government and the military, and there are also declassified documents that hint toward the same idea.
For example, former Canadian Defence Minister Paul Hellyer once told the public that the protocol with regards to UFOs was to "shoot first and ask questions after." Dr. David Clarke, an investigative journalist, reader and lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in England who was also the curator for The National Archives UFO project from 2008–13 uncovered documents showing that the Royal Air Force was desperate to capture one of these UFOs and reverse engineer it. You can see those and read more about it here.
Most Significant Leak?
Check out our video segment on this new leak, or read more below.
More recently, what some are calling the most significant leak in UFO history has been made public – and it may be one of the strongest documents linking UFOs to extraterrestrials.
The document goes into detail about a meeting that was had between Dr. Eric Davis, and Vice Admiral Thomas Ray Wilson. Who is Eric Davis? He is a very well known scientist, and quite the legend. For many years he was a member of the National Institute for Discovery Sciences (NIDS)(Owned by Robert Bigelow), the Chief Science Officer of EarthTech Int'l, Inc. and the Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin in Austin, Texas; and he is the Owner/Chief Executive/Chief Scientist of Warp Drive Metrics who consults and contracts for the Department of Defense. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Early Universe, Cosmology and Strings Group at the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics & Engineering Research at Baylor University in Waco, TX.
Admiral Thomas Ray Wilson was the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from July 1999 to July 2002, prior to that he was the Director of Intelligence for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The document is in the form of notes that were written by Davis after their meeting that took place in 2002, regarding a series of events that took place during the spring of 1997, when Wilson was Deputy Director of Intelligence for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Since the leak of this document, there has been no denial publicly by Davis regarding the authenticity of these documents, and the focal point of the document is about a meeting (and what happened after that meeting) that took place in 1997 between UFO researcher Dr. Steven Greer, Admiral Wilson, Dr. Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14 astronaut) and other high ranking individuals within the military. This meeting was spoken about by Dr. Greer and Dr. Mitchell nearly four years prior to the leak of these documents, so it's all very interesting. In the episode, we actually play footage of Mitchell confirming and talking about this meeting as well as Greer.
The documents point towards a program that involves the crash retrieval of extraterrestrial craft, that are "not made of this earth, not made by man."
You can view the entire document here.
if you missed the video embed above of myself and Joe Martino having a discussion about these documents in detail, you can watch it here.
The Takeaway
"There is a serious possibility that we are being visited and have been visited for many years by people from outer space, from other civilizations." – Lord Admiral Hill-Norton, Former Chief of Defence Staff, 5 Star Admiral of the Royal Navy, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
The fact that we are not alone has huge implications from science to technology, to history and possible metaphysical/spiritual implications as well. It really opens up Pandora's Box, and it is one out of many examples that are allowing us to see how humanity has been conditioned to think a certain way, limit our reality, despite all of the evidence, that conflicts with long held belief systems.
At the end of the day, the idea that there are other highly advanced, intelligent lifeforms in the universe, or multiverse, and possibly other dimensions that are and have been visiting our planet, and others, for a very long time is most likely just the very tip of the ice-berg.
This is not a new discovery. We have had this type of knowledge of UFOs and ETs for a very long time, culture and elites have simply suppressed this knowing.
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The Medical Journals' Sell-Out—Getting Paid to Play
[Note: This is Part IX in a series of articles adapted from the second Children's Health Defense eBook: Conflicts of Interest Undermine Children's Health. The first eBook, The Sickest Generation: The Facts Behind the Children's Health Crisis and Why It Needs to End, described how children's health began to worsen dramatically in the late 1980s following fateful changes in the childhood vaccine schedule.]
The vaccine industry and its government and scientific partners routinely block meaningful science and fabricate misleading studies about vaccines. They could not do so, however, without having enticed medical journals into a mutually beneficial bargain. Pharmaceutical companies supply journals with needed income, and in return, journals play a key role in suppressing studies that raise critical questions about vaccine risks—which would endanger profits.
Journals are willing to accept even the most highly misleading advertisements. The FDA has flagged numerous instances of advertising violations, including ads that overstated a drug's effectiveness or minimized its risks.
An exclusive and dependent relationship
Advertising is one of the most obviously beneficial ways that medical journals' "exclusive and dependent relationship" with the pharmaceutical industry plays out. According to a 2006 analysis in PLOS Medicine, drugs and medical devices are the only products for which medical journals accept advertisements. Studies show that journal advertising generates "the highest return on investment of all promotional strategies employed by pharmaceutical companies." The pharmaceutical industry puts a particularly "high value on advertising its products in print journals" because journals reach doctors—the "gatekeeper between drug companies and patients." Almost nine in ten drug advertising dollars are directed at physicians.
In the U.S. in 2012, drug companies spent $24 billion marketing to physicians, with only $3 billion spent on direct-to-consumer advertising. By 2015, however, consumer-targeted advertising had jumped to $5.2 billion, a 60% increase that has reaped bountiful rewards. In 2015, Pfizer's Prevnar-13 vaccine was the nation's eighth most heavily advertised drug; after the launch of the intensive advertising campaign, Prevnar "awareness" increased by over 1,500% in eight months, and "44% of targeted consumers were talking to their physicians about getting vaccinated specifically with Prevnar." Slick ad campaigns have also helped boost uptake of "unpopular" vaccines like Gardasil.
Advertising is such an established part of journals' modus operandi that high-end journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) boldly invite medical marketers to "make NEJM the cornerstone of their advertising programs," promising "no greater assurance that your ad will be seen, read, and acted upon." In addition, medical journals benefit from pharmaceutical companies' bulk purchases of thousands of journal reprints and industry's sponsorship of journal subscriptions and journal supplements.
In 2003, an editor at The BMJ wrote about the numerous ways in which drug company advertising can bias medical journals (and the practice of medicine)—all of which still hold true today. For example:
- Advertising monies enable prestigious journals to get thousands of copies into doctors' hands for free, which "almost certainly" goes on to affect prescribing.
- Journals are willing to accept even the most highly misleading advertisements. The FDA has flagged numerous instances of advertising violations, including ads that overstated a drug's effectiveness or minimized its risks.
- Journals will guarantee favorable editorial mentions of a product in order to earn a company's advertising dollars.
- Journals can earn substantial fees for publishing supplements even when they are written by "paid industry hacks"—and the more favorable the supplement content is to the company that is funding it, the bigger the profit for the journal.
Discussing clinical trials, the BMJ editor added: "Major trials are very good for journals in that doctors around the world want to see them and so are more likely to subscribe to journals that publish them. Such trials also create lots of publicity, and journals like publicity. Finally, companies purchase large numbers of reprints of these trials…and the profit margin to the publisher is huge. These reprints are then used to market the drugs to doctors, and the journal's name on the reprint is a vital part of that sell."
… however, even these poor-quality studies—when funded by the pharmaceutical industry—got far more attention than equivalent studies not funded by industry.
Industry-funded bias
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), nearly three-fourths of all funding for clinical trials in the U.S.—presumably including vaccine trials—came from corporate sponsors as of the early 2000s. The pharmaceutical industry's funding of studies (and investigators) is a factor that helps determine which studies get published, and where. As a Johns Hopkins University researcher has acknowledged, funding can lead to bias—and while the potential exists for governmental or departmental funding to produce bias, "the worst source of bias is industry-funded."
In 2009, researchers published a systematic review of several hundred influenza vaccine trials. Noting "growing doubts about the validity of the scientific evidence underpinning [influenza vaccine] policy recommendations," the authors showed that the vaccine-favorable studies were "of significantly lower methodological quality"; however, even these poor-quality studies—when funded by the pharmaceutical industry—got far more attention than equivalent studies not funded by industry. The authors commented:
[Studies] sponsored by industry had greater visibility as they were more likely to be published by high impact factor journals and were likely to be given higher prominence by the international scientific and lay media, despite their apparent equivalent methodological quality and size compared with studies with other funders.
In their discussion, the authors also described how the industry's vast resources enable lavish and strategic dissemination of favorable results. For example, companies often distribute "expensively bound" abstracts and reprints (translated into various languages) to "decision makers, their advisors, and local researchers," while also systematically plugging their studies at symposia and conferences.
The World Health Organization's standards describe reporting of clinical trial results as a "scientific, ethical, and moral responsibility." However, it appears that as many as half of all clinical trial results go unreported—particularly when their results are negative. A European official involved in drug assessment has described the problem as "widespread," citing as an example GSK's suppression of results from four clinical trials for an anti-anxiety drug when those results showed a possible increased risk of suicide in children and adolescents. Experts warn that "unreported studies leave an incomplete and potentially misleading picture of the risks and benefits of treatments."
Many vaccine studies flagrantly illustrate biases and selective reporting that produce skewed write-ups that are more marketing than science.
Debased and biased results
The "significant association between funding sources and pro-industry conclusions" can play out in many different ways, notably through methodological bias and debasement of study designs and analytic strategies. Bias may be present in the form of inadequate sample sizes, short follow-up periods, inappropriate placebos or comparisons, use of improper surrogate endpoints, unsuitable statistical analyses or "misleading presentation of data."
Occasionally, high-level journal insiders blow the whistle on the corruption of published science. In a widely circulated quote, Dr. Marcia Angell, former editor-in-chief of NEJM, acknowledged that "It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines." Dr. Angell added that she "[took] no pleasure in this conclusion, which [she] reached slowly and reluctantly" over two decades at the prestigious journal.
Many vaccine studies flagrantly illustrate biases and selective reporting that produce skewed write-ups that are more marketing than science. In formulaic articles that medical journals are only too happy to publish, the conclusion is almost always the same, no matter the vaccine: "We did not identify any new or unexpected safety concerns." As an example of the use of inappropriate statistical techniques to exaggerate vaccine benefits, an influenza vaccine study reported a "69% efficacy rate" even though the vaccine failed "nearly all who [took] it." As explained by Dr. David Brownstein, the study's authors used a technique called relative risk analysis to derive their 69% statistic because it can make "a poorly performing drug or therapy look better than it actually is." However, the absolute risk difference between the vaccine and the placebo group was 2.27%, meaning that the vaccine "was nearly 98% ineffective in preventing the flu."
… the reviewers had done an incomplete job and had ignored important evidence of bias.
Trusted evidence?
In 2018, the Cochrane Collaboration—which bills its systematic reviews as the international gold standard for high-quality, "trusted" evidence—furnished conclusions about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that clearly signaled industry bias. In May of that year, Cochrane's highly favorable review improbably declared the vaccine to have no increased risk of serious adverse effects and judged deaths observed in HPV studies "not to be related to the vaccine." Cochrane claims to be free of conflicts of interest, but its roster of funders includes national governmental bodies and international organizations pushing for HPV vaccine mandates as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—both of which are staunch funders and supporters of HPV vaccination. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's president is a former top CDC official who served as acting CDC director during the H1N1 "false pandemic" in 2009 that ensured millions in windfall profits for vaccine manufacturers.
Two months after publication of Cochrane's HPV review, researchers affiliated with the Nordic Cochrane Centre (one of Cochrane's member centers) published an exhaustive critique, declaring that the reviewers had done an incomplete job and had "ignored important evidence of bias." The critics itemized numerous methodological and ethical missteps on the part of the Cochrane reviewers, including failure to count nearly half of the eligible HPV vaccine trials, incomplete assessment of serious and systemic adverse events and failure to note that many of the reviewed studies were industry-funded. They also upbraided the Cochrane reviewers for not paying attention to key design flaws in the original clinical trials, including the failure to use true placebos and the use of surrogate outcomes for cervical cancer.
In response to the criticisms, the editor-in-chief of the Cochrane Library initially stated that a team of editors would investigate the claims "as a matter of urgency." Instead, however, Cochrane's Governing Board quickly expelled one of the critique's authors, Danish physician-researcher Peter Gøtzsche, who helped found Cochrane and was the head of the Nordic Cochrane Centre. Gøtzsche has been a vocal critic of Cochrane's "increasingly commercial business model," which he suggests is resulting in "stronger and stronger resistance to say anything that could bother pharmaceutical industry interests." Adding insult to injury, Gøtzsche's direct employer, the Rigshospitalet hospital in Denmark, then fired Gøtzsche. In response, Dr. Gøtzsche stated, "Firing me sends the unfortunate signal that if your research results are inconvenient and cause public turmoil, or threaten the pharmaceutical industry's earnings, …you will be sacked." In March 2019, Gøtzsche launched an independent Institute for Scientific Freedom.
In 2019, the editor-in-chief and research editor of BMJ Evidence Based Medicine—the journal that published the critique of Cochrane's biased review—jointly defended the critique as having "provoke[d] healthy debate and pose[d] important questions," affirming the value of publishing articles that "hold organisations to account." They added that "Academic freedom means communicating ideas, facts and criticism without being censored, targeted or reprimanded" and urged publishers not to "shrink from offering criticisms that may be considered inconvenient."
In recent years, a number of journals have invented bogus excuses to withdraw or retract articles critical of risky vaccine ingredients, even when written by top international scientists.
The censorship tsunami
Another favored tactic is to keep vaccine-critical studies out of medical journals altogether, either by refusing to publish them (even if peer reviewers recommend their publication) or by concocting excuses to pull articles after publication. In recent years, a number of journals have invented bogus excuses to withdraw or retract articles critical of risky vaccine ingredients, even when written by top international scientists. To cite just three examples:
- The journal Vaccine withdrew a study that questioned the safety of the aluminum adjuvantused in Gardasil.
- The journal Science and Engineering Ethics retracted an article that made a case for greater transparency regarding the link between mercury and autism.
- Pharmacological Research withdrew a published veterinary article that implicated aluminum-containing vaccines in a mystery illness decimating sheep, citing "concerns" from an anonymous reader.
Elsevier, which publishes two of these journals, has a track record of setting up fake journals to market Merck's drugs, and Springer, which publishes the third journal as well as influential publications like Nature and Scientific American, has been only too willing to accommodate censorship requests. However, even these forms of censorship may soon seem quaint in comparison to the censorship of vaccine-critical information now being implemented across social media and other platforms. This concerted campaign to prevent dissemination of vaccine content that does not toe the party line will make it harder than ever for American families to do their due diligence with regard to vaccine risks and benefits.
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Jeffrey Epstein's Case Raises Questions About Royal Family Pedophilia & Elite Ritualistic Abuse of Children
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- The Facts:
The recent case against Jeffrey Epstein, who is being charged with child sex trafficking, has opened up the idea that 'higher powers' like the Royal Family might be involved in this type of thing, along with other political "VIPs."
- Reflect On:
Is this really a surprise? If we look at our world and our 'leaders,' our actions are truly a reflection of their psychopathic behaviour. The involvement of high ranking people in ritual sex abuse, if you think about it, shouldn't be a surprise.
Child sex abuse among the global elite is extremely rampant. This no doubt makes those who aren't really aware of it wonder: Why is this not more well-known? Well, the answer to that is simple, it's the same reason why so many other 'happenings' on planet Earth go virtually unknown, and that's because we have been relying on a small group of very powerful and wealthy people and the corporations they run for information about what is happening on our planet. We are constantly being spoon-fed lies by mainstream media. There are a number of examples to choose from, and multiple award-winning mainstream media journalists have been blowing the whistle with regards to what really goes on behind the scenes for years. All information that comes from mainstream media is given to them in the form of instructions from big corporations, government, and intelligence agencies. This is evident by documents that've been released via the Freedom of Information Act as well.
Furthermore, media outlets providing access to alternative information using credible sources that go against the narrative and interests of these big corporations and the government have been completely censored and demonetized.
Information like what's discussed in this article has been made out to be a 'conspiracy theory' by the mainstream, but it's now becoming so obvious that the mainstream has no choice but to start reporting on it.
The latest example is the case of Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire who has close connections to the Clintons and people like Prince Andrew of the Royal Family. He is a registered sex offender, and apart from that, a number of his victims have come forward over the years claiming that he abused them, many of whom are under age. One example is Virginia Roberts Giuffre, pictured here with Prince Andrew. She claims that she was loaned out by Epstein to people like Prince Andrew as a young teenager.
The latest news regarding Epstein was that he was arrested and taken into federal custody for the sex trafficking of children. Specifically, it deals with the sex trafficking of minors in both New York and Florida between 2002 and 2005. He is expected to appear in court tomorrow. The arrest was made by the FBI-NYPD Crimes Against Children Task Force, and it comes almost 12 years after Epstein didn't receive any penalty except a slap on the wrist for supposedly molesting and raping children in Florida.
Here is the information coming from a Miami Herald article titled 'With Jeffrey Epstein locked up, these are nervous times for his friends, enablers':
Jeffrey Epstein, 66, was arrested at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, July 6th as he arrived on his private jet from Paris.
It should be noted that the Department of Justice has said that it is not rescinding the plea deal Jeffrey Epstein got in his previous conviction even though it has been determined to have been illegal.
Although details of the case remain undisclosed, there are indications that others involved in his crimes could be charged or named as cooperating witnesses.
The fact that others involved in his crimes could be charged is quite significant, since it indicates that law enforcement and the judiciary are not shying away from proving a CONSPIRACY in this case. This is quite different from his earlier conviction in Florida in 2008, which was 'soliciting an underage girl for prostitution.'
According to the Daily Beast:
Several of the billionaire's employees and associates allegedly recruited the girls for Epstein's abuse, and some victims eventually became recruiters themselves, according to law enforcement. The girls were as young as 14, and Epstein knew they were underage, according to details of the arrest and indictment shared by two officials.
Why are these people always connected to and have close relationships with the global elite? What's even more eye-opening is that this is not the only example that's leaked into the mainstream. It's become impossible for the world to ignore as of late. For exmaple, Smallville actress Allison Mack was 'outed' for being a member of a sex cult and working in a management capacity. Apparently, Mack's job was to lure women into the program under the false pretence of female empowerment and self-help workshops. They were then convinced to sign up for a more "advanced program" called Dominus Obsequious Sororium, which required these women to basically turn their lives over to the leader, Keith Raniere. Dominus Obsequious Sororium is a quasi-Latin phrase that roughly translates to "Master Over The Slave Women."
You can read more about that here.
Raniere owns a company called NXIVM, which supposedly offers executive success programs, but clearly, that's not the case. Raniere was also arrested, along with Mack, in March 2018 in Mexico on charges of sex trafficking. He stands accused of raping girls as young as 12 years old, imprisoning a woman for 18 months, child pornography, and more. He has been kept in federal custody in New York, but has now been found guilty on all charges.
This group also has strange connections to the powerful elite, as Billionaire Clare Bronfman was indicted on racketeering charges. These charges were connected to her role as "Operations Director" for NXIVM. Clare Bronfman is the daughter of Charles Bronfman, a Canadian/American businessman and philanthropist. The Bronfman family has been referred to as the "The Rothschilds of the New World" by author Peter C. Newman, a well-known Canadian journalist and writer. The Bronfman family has also been in business with the Rothschild family for quite some time. One of many examples is their wealth management company, Bronfman Rothschild, which began in 1997 as Virchow Krause Wealth Management.
Bronfman's brother, Stephen, was one of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's biggest funders. Trudeau was also very close to Peter Danglish, a high-ranking UN sex-offender mentioned below. I mention this because I came across more strange ties to the Trudeau family, like the Pierre Elliott Trudeau foundation symbol, as you can see, is the same symbol used by pedophiles to identify sexual preference.
Just like with the Epstein case, the Clinton's are mentioned with regards to NXIVM as well.
The Rolling Stone reported:
"There are strange political connections as well. Mark Vicente, a documentary filmmaker and former high-ranking member of the group, testified at the trial of NXIVM head Keith Raniere that Clare Bronfman, the billionaire Seagram's heiress and alleged benefactor of the organization, approached him and a few other members of the group to help her make a contribution to a Clinton campaign." (source)
Pretty weird stuff, isn't it?
Let's not forget about Sir Jimmy Savile, a BBC children's television presenter feted by the Royal Family and Downing Street, abused 450 victims, mostly boys and girls as young as eight over 50 years. While Savile had long been seen as odd, the scale of his offenses shocked the country. He was even allowed special access to hospitals, and the authorities laughed at or ignored his victims before he died a national hero. He was very close with the Royal Family.
This kind of thing has been floating around out there for decades. For example, a member of the Royal family was claimed to be part of a suspected pedophile ring under investigation by the police in the late 1980s, a former police officer has said. The former Metropolitan Police officer said he was told by a detective sergeant that the investigation into the ring, which was also claimed to include an MP, was shut down for national security reasons. "I was in a car with two other vice squad officers … The detective sergeant said he had just had a major child abuse investigation shut down by the CPS regarding a royal and an MP," he told the Sunday Mirror newspaper. "He did not mention names, but he said the CPS had said it was not in the public's interest because it 'could destabilise national security'."
We even have whistleblowers when it comes to this issue, like Steve Pieczenik, a former United States Department of State official and a Harvard trained psychiatrist with a doctorate in international relations from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He's been openly talking about this type of thing in elitist circles. You can view an example of him talking about the Clintons here. Here's another one of him implicating Bush Sr.
Peter McKelvie, a former child protection chief in the UK, gained attention when he claimed that senior politicians, military figures and even people linked to the Royal Family were among the alleged abusers. While working in Hereford and Worcester, he helped to convict notorious child abuser Peter Righton, who was once one of the country's most respected authorities on child care. This highlights a great point, and something that I've come across multiple times in my research. Many people who work for national child care protection programs are directly involved in this type of thing. McKelvie is one of many who told the world that these types of powerful VIP pedophile rings have been running in secrecy for multiple years. (source)
The same types of scandals take place here on our side of the pond as well.
Congress is now looking at a bipartisan bill to stop employees from sharing child porn on Department of Defense computers. Yes, it's a real problem, which begs the questions: Where are these kids coming from? Who is making these kids 'perform,' who is filming them, and where are these high-ranking people getting this from?
"The notion that the Department of Defense's network and Pentagon-issued computers may be used to view, create, or circulate such horrifying images is a shameful disgrace, and one we must fight head on." – Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia), spoken in a statement as she and co-sponsor Mark Meadows (R-N. Carolina) introduced the End National Defense Network Abuse (END Network Abuse) Act in the House.
As The Hill reports, "The Pentagon's Defense Criminal Investigative Service subsequently identified hundreds of DOD-affiliated individuals as suspects involved in accessing child pornography, several of whom used government devices to use and share the images."
You can read more about that and see some more disturbing connections between high ranking powerful people and this type of activity here.
It doesn't stop there, and it goes all the way up into the Vatican.
What I've Discovered From My Research: This Is Ritualistic In Nature
It was only a few years ago when the information cited above was considered a conspiracy theory, but we here at Collective Evolution were creating awareness about it in a credible way. Based on our research, this doesn't just involve the rape and trafficking of children. It also involves murder and ritualistic satanic abuse of children who are used for various ceremonies, sacrifices and rituals. In some cases, it even deals with cannibalism.
The term "ritual" hasn't been mentioned in the mainstream. On November 12, 2012 the former Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, set into motion a Royal Commission to inquire into institutional responses to child abuse. Five years later, in December 2017, the Royal Commission presented its final report to the government, an absolutely damning indictment against institutions that dealt with children, including the Catholic Church. As a result, the current Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, delivered a public apology on October 22, 2018. You can read more about that story here.
"The crimes of ritual sexual abuse happened in schools, churches, youth groups, scout troops, orphanages, foster homes, sporting clubs, group homes, charities, and in family homes as well." Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison
Our Interview With A Survivor
Anneke Lucas is an author, speaker, advocate for child sex trafficking victims, founder of the non-profit organization Liberation Prison Yoga, and creator of the Unconditional Model.
Her work is based off her 30-year journey to restore her mental and physical wellbeing after surviving some of the worst atrocities known to humankind before the age of 12. Sold as a young child into a murderous pedophile network by her family, she was rescued after nearly six years of abuse and torture.
We recently conducted an interview with her. Below is a clip from the four part series, as it was a very long and detailed interview. You can access the full interview HERE on CETV, a platform we created to help combat internet censorship and allow us to continue to do our work and get the word out about various issues and topics.
The Takeaway
There is so much evidence showing that the global financial elite (various members of big politics, corporations, hollywood, Royal Families, and people in positions of great power, the Vatican, etc.) are engaged in psychopathic behaviour. But are you really surprised? Look at the world and its systems and all aspects that surround humanity… It's truly a reflection of psychopathic 'leaders.' And it's a reflection of us being totally oblivious to it as a result of mass brainwashing. Still, in many cases, we support and stand up for these systems, and accept no other way. We refuse to acknowledge things that any fairly intelligent person should be able to see with a bit of investigation.
If you watch the Anneke interview, you will see how there is a very positive and uplifting message that comes out of all of this, despite the disheartening subject matter. Human trafficking and child abuse represent the most untold stories of our generation, as they hurt millions of souls every year, many of them being children. The International Tribunal For Natural Justice (ITFNJ) is one of many organizations to bring awareness to child sex trafficking. You can read more about that here, especially if you are feeling hopeless about this issue.
We are slowly coming to terms with the fact that this happens at elite levels, done by some of the most 'prominent' and powerful people. It's time to talk about it, and it's time to ask more questions. Let's keep disclosure coming.
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Why I Haven't Paid Much Attention To "Q Anon"
We are living in some very interesting times. Amidst all of the mass brainwashing we've received from establishment mouthpieces (mainstream media), the birth of alternative media brought to light information that simply wasn't being presented by the mainstream media. Prior to the mass popularity that alternative media garnered, global media was completely owned by a handful of corporations. It still remains a vital tool for this small group of powerful people to completely control the perception of millions of people across the world.
The owners of these outlets did not like how their viewers were wandering off to alternative media, so they've used their power to create massive amounts of censorship, but the truth can't really be stopped. This is why we've seen the persecution of Wikileaks, for example, and the demonization of alternative media outlets simply because their beliefs don't fit the accepted framework of knowledge. Alternative media outlets have been demonetized and censored, and multiple award-winning mainstream media journalists have called out mainstream media and how these networks are slaves to their masters–their masters being big corporations, governments, and intelligence agencies.
Truth doesn't come from mainstream media, so it's no mystery why millions have flocked to other sources of information that provide evidence instead of a news anchor simply talking, since these networks do nothing but push propaganda and put out false information.
Our world is and has been experiencing a shift in consciousness for a very long time, and a big reason the global elite started to deem certain information and credible sources as 'fake news' and subject them to extreme amounts of censorship was simply due to the fact that this type of information is extremely threatening to several corporate, political and elitists agendas, so much so that freedom of information and speech continues to be censored.
In the midst of all this, along came "Q Anon." For reasons I am completely unaware of, I never took an interest in Q Anon, and still haven't. Perhaps it was the predictions being made that didn't come to light, although many did, or perhaps it's the fact that it could be anyone speaking. Nevertheless, I simply don't know why I never took an interest.
The thought crossed my mind that collective consciousness has shifted so much, and so many people have awakened to so many different things, that the only way to capture and deceive this segment of people, who represent the majority in my opinion, would be to develop a character like Q. I don't really believe this, it was just a thought that crossed my mind.
The thought also crossed my mind that Q could be legit, given the fact that they've put out information and predictions that have come to light. Q has a good track record for that and appears to be a team of people who are in or have access to the "inside." In this sense, Q seems very legit at times.
Furthermore, Q could represent Donald Trump and another faction of the 'Deep State.' I believe there are governments within governments, and they are constantly fighting for power, but always remain at the top. This is evident by the fact that all presidents and politicians always followed the will of their masters, they've all had ties and close relationships with corporations and the elite and made policies that benefited certain corporate interests and elitist agendas.
What turns me away from Q is its religious-like following. What Q preaches is never questioned by them, and a lot of information and claims are put out there simply based on nothing. Q is not really needed, there are more than enough whistleblowers, documentation, etc. to really seek out the truth and present it in a credible way that will reach the masses.
That being said, Q has no doubt been an awakening trigger forcing and encouraging people to think for themselves, connect the dots, and do their own research.
Trump is also not questioned by many and is seen as a saviour in some cases. People are giving away their own critical thinking, they're giving away their own brain to another entity without questioning it. Regardless of whether or not Q is legit, or represents another side of the 'deep state' or not, this is dangerous.
There have also been some shady claims, just as there have been some legit claims made by Q. One of them was when Q claimed the arrest of Julian Assange was to free him from his poor conditions, and that we should simply just "trust the plan." This was far from the truth, and this is one of multiple examples that raised red flags about Q in my mind. At the same time, there are many things Q has put out that have been credible and that suggest Q is part of or has deep connections to the inside.
I don't think that this is a larper… This is way beyond, this is someone who is, I don't think it's possible to say the things that Q has been saying without being a true insider. So it's someone that is real, it's someone that truly believes that Trump is working against the deep state for the good of the American people, that's their perspective. The real question is how accurate are they, and I don't really have an answer to that. – Richard Dolan (source)
When it comes to Trump, it's quite clear and easy to see, in my opinion, that he represented a disturbance to some very powerful elite that use people like Hillary Clinton to represent them. Trump represented, and still does in many ways, an 'outsider.' Looking at politics with no opinion or bias and without a "republican" or "democrat" point of view, it's easy to see how, during Trump's campaign, the powerful elite did everything possible to ensure a victory for Clinton. This included not only swaying the Democratic party (which previously played dirty pool against Bernie Sanders), but the entire mainstream media machine, the financial community, the EU, and even the Republican party itself.
Since Trump's campaign, we have been told that Trump is a racist, sexist, xenophobe, liar, cheat, and narcissist. It's reminiscent of the concerted media attack against Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, which culminated earlier in 2016 in her impeachment and removal from power. It's important to understand why Trump is demonized, and that's because he is a disruptor, and his disruption falls squarely against the two key pillars of the American ruling elite's ideology: neoliberalism and neoconservatism.
During Trump's campaign, he was quite vocal about pharmaceutical corruption, the US government funding terrorist organizations, vaccine safety, and he even called out Bill Clinton and his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein. Now, in some instances, he seems to have changed his views on a few matters, which goes to show that he could have been compromised by the deep state, or the other side of the deep state, if you will.
"So a person is elected, he comes with his ideas. Then people with briefcases come to visit him, well dressed, in dark suits, kind of like mine. Except instead of a red tie it's black or navy. And then they explain what to do, and the whole rhetoric changes, you see? This happens from one administration to the next." – Vladimir Putin, providing one of many examples of politicians around the world and within the US speaking up about this hidden power that controls the presidency. (source)
I'd like to leave you with this thought-provoking quote from Catherine Austin Fitts, former Commissioner of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, who recently said:
"In the Red Button Problem, everybody wants their check and they want to pretend that they are good. So it's very important that politicians come up with this story of 'good'. The story of 'I'm good,' doesn't have to make sense, but it has to be good enough so that I can just take my check and feel good and not have to do anything. It's a way of being free to stay on my couch and do the things that I love instead of being bothered with the responsibility of being a citizen."
So Q is the new story of, 'I am good,' because, 'I can just trust the plan, and these covert operators are going to get their thing done.' So I've been nice because I know some very intelligent, capable people who buy this whole thing hook, line, and sinker. It has been really frustrating for you and me. I took FASAB 56 to these Q believers, and they said, 'You need to trust the plan.'"
The Takeaway
It appears that people are becoming too engaged with the Q narrative that it is blinding them from the truth of what Q is actually representing. Instead of viewing Q as right or wrong, what steps does it represent in our awakening process? Is the narrative truly creating a world where humanity thrives? Or is it perhaps only taking us a step forward, if at all?
We can't let Q do all thinking, we must continue to do what got is here in the first place, that's think for ourselves. It's ok to peak and take a look at Q, but to hang on to and live and die by everything Q says, and to constantly push the idea that whatever Q says is correct is a little troublesome to me.
Related CE Article: Is The Q Narrative Providing False Hope? Catherine Austin Fitts Weights In
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Information for family historians worldwide, including Australia, UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Europe, South Africa etc. There are also links to my locality-specific genealogy blogs. Explore all the options in the tabs below, in the sidebar and at the bottom of the page, and on my main Web site.
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Making Money from Genealogy
I am the sort of person who reads the instruction manual before taking the new gizmo out of its packaging, so in addition to reading widely and attending many seminars, I wanted some formal training. After hearing an inspirational lecture by Elizabeth Shown Mills, I did a Graduate Diploma in Local and Applied History (University of New England, NSW). That was expensive and took four years (two subjects per year), but it was interesting, relevant and definitely worthwhile. I also taught myself to write HTML code in a text editor and create my own Web pages (the smartest move I ever made).
Genealogy Blogging for Fun or Profit
Should genealogy blogs have advertising, affiliate links etc? This was thoroughly debated in Genealogy Blogging for Fun or Profit (Thomas MacEntee) and Genea-Bodies: The New Somebodies (Joan Miller). In Beyond Genealogy, Illya defined 'information', 'research' and 'family-focussed' genealogy blogs, and said that 'Anyone who devotes significant amounts of time in their blogging efforts and produces meaningful and helpful posts that promote quality research and support the industry should... have the guilt-free opportunity to benefit financially.'
The phrase 'guilt-free' is interesting. No business survives without promotion, and no-one should feel the need to apologise for promoting their business - and yet, like many genealogy professionals, talking about fees often makes me uncomfortable. (Perhaps this week's discussion will help me to get over that!) I love helping people, and I spend quite a lot of time on genealogical activities for which I am not paid. It is not always easy to achieve the right balance between genealogy for fun and genealogy as a business.
In most of my blog posts I freely share my knowledge of family history sources, techniques etc. Occasionally I mention my own services or publications, but my blogs are more educational than promotional. They do not yet have many readers so they generate virtually no revenue from ads. For my main Web site, which shows Google ads, the situation is quite different. With a Google Adsense account I can tweak the HTML code to control which part of the page the ad server reads when it is deciding what advertisements will match the page content. I can also block ads that I feel are not appropriate for my site. This means that most ads displayed are relevant to my readers. It costs them nothing to click on an ad and get more details, and I earn about $600 per year (enough to cover the cost of my Web hosting fees and Internet connection). But, as I said, that is from my Web site, not my blogs.
What Do You Mean It Isn't Free?
I was impressed by the article You Pay Your Plumber, Don't You? (Thomas MacEntee). Many people simply do not understand what is involved in handling a research request, so I now put this on my Web site:
Fees are based on costs incurred and time spent on handling the commission. This includes the time it takes to analyse information supplied, contact you for clarification if insufficient data is provided initially, plan the research, search the records, assess results, order and collect photocopies, prepare reports, and read and respond to emails. Out-of-pocket expenses are extra (photocopies, phonecalls, certificates, photographs, postage, packaging etc). My hourly rate covers non-billable expenses such as stationery, computer hardware and software, equipment repairs, Internet access, Webpage costs, electricity, ongoing education (genealogy seminars, conferences and journals), books/fiche/CD-ROMs for my home reference library, etc.
Careers in Genealogy
For some interesting ideas see Careers in Genealogy: 'Off the Chart' Thinking (Thomas MacEntee) and How Do You Make Money in Genealogy? (Amy Coffin).
I earn money primarily from research, copying services and self-published books. The vast majority of my clients find me via my Web site, which has lots of free advice plus 53,000 names from archival sources that I have indexed. If you find a relevant name there, you can pay a 'copying service' fee and I will go to the Archives and copy the original document. (If you are determined, have lots of time and can visit the Archives in person, the source description on my Web page may be enough for you to find the document without my help.)
For speaking I usually charge a fee (unless the group is one to which I belong) and I expect to be reimbursed for all or most of my expenses (travel, accommodation etc). In Australia, Council libraries usually pay higher speaker's fees than genealogical societies. I do not give the same talk often enough for a speaker's fee to cover the time involved in preparing talks, overheads and handouts (not to mention travel time) - but in country areas people often buy my books after the talk, so that helps. In the future I hope to do more speaking, especially in rural areas and perhaps overseas. Some groups keep inviting me back, so they must think I give value for money. (I once extended a two-hour talk to four hours because the audience and I were enjoying ourselves so much, but I was a wreck afterwards!)
In Genealogy: Charting Your Own Course (Amy Coffin), Kerry Scott commented that 'some of the traditional advice to would-be professional genealogists can be (unintentionally) very discouraging.' There is a fine line between 'discouraging' and 'realistic'. Personally I like to understand the potential risks and rewards before putting a lot of time, effort and money into setting up a business. I am so often asked about genealogy as a career that I have prepared a leaflet on the subject. I will publish that in a future blog post.
When my accountant looks at the figures for my genealogy business, she shakes her head and says, 'Why do you bother?' I explain that it is not my sole source of income; that it gives me a lot of pleasure; and that being able to claim genealogy conference expenses as a tax deduction is a big plus! I do have plans for expanding and diversifying my business, but everything is on hold while I deal with family commitments, health issues, bereavement and executor duties. In the meantime, I am learning as much as I can from this wonderful community of genealogy bloggers. Thanks, folks!
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Judy, Thanks for the nicely written recap of the week's discussion. I also enjoyed hearing your viewpoint and where you are with your genealogy career journey.ReplyDelete
All the best with your future endeavours.
Trust an Aussie to give such a sensible and concise response to the issues that have been raging this week.ReplyDelete
Goodonya, Judy.
Very well done and I appreciate the ability to learn more about your background and your journey!ReplyDelete
Judy, thank you for sharing your genealogical journey and part of your life with us, we greatly appreciate it. I'm looking forward to seeing your post on becoming a professional; I will send people to it who ask me the same question!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the positive feedback. I have just discovered that Greta's Genealogy Blog lists several other blog posts on this topic.ReplyDelete
Hi Judy, interesting post. My desire to become a professional researcher, is what led me to become a librarian. Its a job I love doing, although I often wish I could spend longer doing the research part of the job. It is a stable regular income (although not particularly well paid).ReplyDelete
Genealogy/family history research has no professional status as such in New Zealand, and has no courses or qualifications.
I note your comment about Council libraries paying speakers? In NZ at our council, we're not permitted to pay our speakers.
We're very fortunate that we have a good community of researchers we can ask to speak; along with professionals from local organisations.
We are hugely grateful that our wonderful friend Jan Gow for helping us get international speakers of a high calibre from time to time.
Thanks for your comment on Genealogy Frame Of Mind. Its always good to hear others perspective. Your comments here on your blog are very well stated! Nice job.ReplyDelete
Very interesting post. I definitely look forward to hearing more about your journey.ReplyDelete
What I meant by that remark you mention was this: I hear quite a few traditional, long-time genealogists say things like, "You can't make money blogging," or "Social media won't make you any money." I know from my own experience and that of others that these things are absolutely not true...but someone without that experience might read those remarks and take it to heart.
Great recap! I particularly like your paragraph on "guilt-free". You are correct that no one should apologize for marketing or making money, however it is often hard for us as genealogists to remember that. Hopefully we will continue this discussion and help each other with the business aspects of family history.ReplyDelete
It has been very nice to "get to know you" this week through this series of discussions! Sounds like and interesting leaflet. Keep up the good work, with your chin held high. ;-)
Great post. I enjoyed learning about your background and how you feel about each topic identified this week. The leaflet is a good idea. I hope you write a post about it.ReplyDelete
Nice post. Thank you for the mention. I also appreciate hearing your experience with Google Adsense, as I haven't tried that one yet. Lots to think about...ReplyDelete
I really enjoyed this post -- especially the nitty-gritty information about which revenue streams work for you and why. The practical experiences which have been shared are far and away the best part of this discussion for me.ReplyDelete
Thanks, everyone, for your feedback. I will write a follow-up post soon (the 'leaflet' about becoming a professional researcher).ReplyDelete
I have posted the follow-up - 'How to Become a Paid Researcher'.ReplyDelete
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