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Why Does Iran Hate America?
Iranians Are A Peaceful People
Modern Iran is the extant incarnation of a three thousand year old culture. Before 1935, it was known as Persia; an ancient civilization with a rich historical pervasion. After numerous Greek, Roman, Mongol, and Ottoman invasions, the Iranians established the Safavid Empire in 1501, and have remained independent ever since. Contrary to popular Western thought, Iran has been a peaceful country for most of its existence. The last time Iran started a war was in 1856, when they attempted to capture Herat from Afghanistan. Indeed, the name Iran comes from the word 'Aryan' and literally means Land of the Aryans. Despite usage by the Nazis, Aryan means 'noble' and 'spiritual' and was ascribed to the Indo-Iranian world over four millennia ago.
Interference in Iranian Politics
Great Britain and Russia had been interfering in Iranian politics for centuries, but this came to a head in 1941 when they invaded Iran and deposed the Shah (the ruler). The Shah had been trying to break ties with Britain and Russia by giving valuable construction contracts to German, Italian and French engineers. When WW2 broke out, this strategy backfired, as Iran was seen as too close to the axis powers. The Shah was forced to abdicate, and the country was conquered to secure Iran's oil infrastructure and supply lines. The Shah's son, Pavlavi, was instated as a puppet ruler.
How Did America Become Involved?
America's involvement in Iran began in 1953. Great Britain had controlled Iran's oil resources since the start of the twentieth century. When a politician named Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh democratically rose to the position of prime minister, and nationalized the country's oil industry, Britain enlisted America to restore the status quo. Operation Ajax was a CIA coup that operated from the U.S. embassy in Tehran. The CIA hired mercenaries to protest against Mossadegh, resulting in violent clashes that left almost 300 dead. The coup successfully deposed Mossadegh and installed Shah Pavlavi as absolute dictator of Iran. Mossadegh was sent to prison, while Pavlavi set about crushing all political opposition; turning Iran into a fascist police state. The secret police (SAVAK) tortured and murdered thousands of Iranians. According to an ex-CIA operative, the CIA trained the SAVAK in methods of torture.
It took 50 years for the U.S. government to acknowledge their role in a coup that deposed a democratic government and installed a ruthless dictatorship. To this day, America has never apologized for destroying the will of a nation. Rather, American politicians have used Iranian distrust of their country to escalate tensions further. The current war propaganda paints Iran as a malevolent entity seeking to destroy the free world (see video).
The Iranian Revolution
In 1979, the population rebelled against the murderous oppression that had been forced upon them by America. The Iranian Revolution liberated Iran, instating popular leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as Supreme Leader of a theocratic Islamic republic. Shah Pavlavi fled the country and died in exile.
In late 1979, armed Iranian students seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and accused the Americans of being CIA spies. Khomeini, originally unaware, eventually supported the takeover. The students asked for Shah Pavlavi to be handed over to receive the justice of the people, but the Americans refused to send him back to Iran (Pavlavi had been receiving medical treatment in America). After the Shah died in the summer of 1980, the students demanded the hostages be put on trial for espionage.
Eventually, the release of the hostages was secured in the Algiers Declaration, where the U.S. agreed to release frozen Iranian assets. However, the U.S. reneged on their agreement and refused to return Iran's wealth. Instead, they cut off relations and hoped the theft would go unpunished.
The Iran-Iraq War
After the Iranian revolution, the country was in a fractured and disorganized state. In order to exploit this situation, the ruler of neighboring Iraq, Saddam Hussein, decided to invade Iran in 1980. A bloody and desperate war ensued. Despite Hussein's early advances that used chemical weapons to kill thousands of Iranian soldiers and civilians, Iraqi troops were pushed back by the Iranian military. Saddam Hussein was forced to agree peace with Iran in 1988.
Even though Iraq was the aggressor in the Iran-Iraq War, the Americans supported Saddam Hussein in his conflict with Iran. Donald Rumsfeld, the then special envoy to President Reagan, can be seen shaking hands with Saddam Hussein in 1983 (see video). He visited again in 1984 on the same day Iraq launched a chemical weapons attack into Iran.
At the U.N. Security council, America blocked condemnation of Iraq's chemical weapons attacks. No resolution that criticized Iraq's use of chemical weapons was passed, despite the wishes of the majority to condemn this use. In 1986 the U.N. Security Council recognized that "chemical weapons on many occasions have been used by Iraqi forces against Iranian forces", a statement that was opposed by the United States.
America's excuse for invading Iraq in 2003 was to remove weapons of mass destruction, including chemical weapons. Suffice to say, the hypocrisy was sickening, the public ignorance of history was shameful, and the loss of life was the biggest tragedy of the 21st century.
Iran Today
Despite America's best efforts, the Iranian government remains an Islamic theocracy under the control of the current Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was previously the elected President of Iran (1981-1989), and is supported by the Iranian people. The Supreme Leader is in charge of the military and has the final decision on all matters. The second highest authority is the elected President of Iran, currently Hassan Rouhani. Iran and the United States have had no diplomatic ties since the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Since WW2, America has contributed directly or indirectly to the deaths of millions of Iranians. By deposing a democratic government in Iran, America subjected the population to a ruthless dictator who murdered and tortured thousands. By refusing to hand over Shah Pavlavi, America denied the Iranian people justice. By supplying Saddam Hussein with weaponry and blocking U.N. attempts to curb Saddam's use of chemical weapons, America contributed to the deaths of millions of Iranians. The current tension between the two nations can only be understood in this historical context. The Iranians have every reason to distrust America.
So, why does Iran hate America? It's not for the pseudo-religious reasons popularized by the government-sanctioned American media. The hatred comes from a history of America blocking the rights and freedoms of the Iranian people, and subjecting them to death and destruction. For a nation that prides itself on freedom and liberty, America has done more to destroy it elsewhere in the world than any other country. Like the Americans did in 1776, people can and will fight against it.
Two wrongs don't make a right and there are two sides to every coin. The Iranians have killed a lot of US soldiers. Should you not hold Brittain accountable for bringing in the US in the 50's? It's clear that the CIA did a lot of damage back in the 50's and 60's and also into the 70's and not just with Iran!. US citizens and even the current government cannot correct what the CIA did in the past. Eleanore is completely right about the oil and the Bush family. But it's not just the republicans, there were some greedy Dems and big corporations who were involved. Either way, its going to be about the money. Neither side will choose to be peaceful until our planet is being invaded by aliens from another planet and maybe then we'll figure out that we need each other. But all aside, for Iran to say they hate Americans, then they hate their families and friends, who came over to become citizens and live her. Thanks for sharing this information.
Americans don't hate Iranians. Republicans do. Face facts. Was it the right of the U.S. CIA to depose the Shah of Iran? Then, when the CIA installed a doppleganger, said doppleganger double crossed the US and the US government then tried desperately to replace the Shah they helped deposed.
No need for denials. It's already in the US history books.
But, back to the reason "Republicans" hate Iran...It has THE largest oil fields in the Middle East. Iran has always been an enemy of Saudi Arabia or at the very least Saudis consider Iranian oil to be huge competition for market share.
When the book, "American Dynasty" by Kevin Phillips was written, the author provided proof of just how closely linked the Bush/Walkers were with Saudis.
Much of the Big Oil investments of the Bush/Walker family is tied up in Saudi Oil. So naturally, Iranian oil on open markets had to be sanctioned in order to hand Saudi Oil a Middle Eastern oil monopoly.
But, there's more to the reason Republicans in particular hate the Iranian government. Iran, like Iraq, is as sovereign a nation as the US. It's far more difficult to do in Iran what the US did in Iraq.
First off, Republicans love to imply that Iran is a full out Theocratic, autocratic, dictatorship. Compare that to what Putin has done in Russia. You see the picture of what dictatorship really is.
Iranians do not allow their elections to be rigged. Russians are now having to deal with Putin's constant election rigging and they are growing ever more militant about it.
Iranian men and women are, by and large, hugely educated. In fact, it may surprise some that several of the sons and daughters of top Iranian officials attended Princeton University.
I know this because I worked with a young, female Iranian biochemist on staff at our parent company. She stated that in Iran, education is the "greater part of their culture and society." And why not? Before it was Iran, it was the Persian Empire.
Thank you for this article. I have learned that when something sounds too one-sided it usually is and this article is one of the most one-sided I have read in a while. You inspired me to learn more about Iran's history while you supplied me with the answer that brought me to this article in the first place. So again I thank you for this beautiful piece of propaganda.
we don't hate people that are Americana we hate the government they killed iran and it's peace really they shot down a jet that killed 290 people inculiding 66 children and so on they killed are men it's was iran and iraq to shine and in stemper 2001 11 we killed more then 3000 people BUT u see it's the govement we crashed into the petgone so govment in but a they deserved it u killed over 6000 of our men we kill ur men so then it was never iran thought it was a amaricans that's why we say for no ties we don't want deals unless they become more better and say sorry for oil and stealing ur stuff and the plane we will say ok but still if ur amarican don't panic we're just warning never step into iran space unless u guys say sorry
Shah Pahlavi was never a dictator, the students that seized the embassy were communist activists. America and the UK did this because the shah said why should we keep our oil prices low and practically free for the west if they want to raise the price of everything else. You can see these interviews on YouTube, most of this article is western media lies. Iran started living in a dictatorship after the revolution. America has been fooled by the new regime because they thought they can control Iran but the were wrong, now they are having more problems with Iran than ever before. America was in good relation with Iran and the shah rule and it was giving all of its latest military assets to Iran because so that Iran could stand against Russia (hence the communist student thing) The shah paid a large sum of money for americas new jet fighter aircraft that was only offered to Iran but then the revolution happened and that Is the money Iran had demanded back after the revolution but denied. All the plans of the shah for Iran are all on YouTube. He wanted Iran to develop into a country like America but the west saw this as competition. Shah had no interest in war and violence. Shah left his holiday only to fire one of his military officers who suggested they invade Iraq and silence saddam Hussain. Shah said there will be know point, only that countless lives will be lost and the world see us as a bad nation. The famous 'god king' xerxes from 300 (no Persian king was ever referred to as a god) had a son who invaded Athens and burnt it down only to immediately regret it. He ordered his men to rebuild Athens the next day. Iran has been on a downhill fall ever since it was invaded by the arabs in the name of Islam. Some 1000 years ago. Ever since king have been trying to bring them back up but we get people like Jimmy Carter a Nobel peace prize winner, shit on all of it over some oil. Shah had a plan to remove Islam out of Iran and make it a country like the UK and the US. Please know what your talking about before you post a bunch of bullshit.
Very interesting and informative. I learned a lot from this article and am grateful to have a wider knowledge of Iran and its relationship with the USA.
I understand the blow-back with he USA but Iran is an Islamic theocracy. Theocracy is an evil form of government under all religions including Islam. Why could it not go back to secular form of government with checks and balances?
Did you forget 3 july 1988? When us army slaughtered 290 civilians in Iran Flight 655?It is clear that this crime was quite on purpose(US vise president emphasized that America will not apologize for that and soldiers who commit this war crime were awarded Combat Action Ribbons for their behavior, but this matters never opposed in the international criminal court!
Hi very interesting view point. again as an Iranian I can assure you the majority of the Iranian population don't hate anyone as it considered a very negative/inhuman thing to keep grudges and hate in Persian culture. Also the sins of fore fathers should not be blamed on the new generations. The US is allies mostly with dictator regimes and its Machiavellian way of working with whomever serves their purpose as a pawn and then discarding them is not doing good for US foreign image. People in Washington have to decide whether they want to stand for the values the US was made for (freedom, democracy, human rights, etc) or their own pockets and big corporation interests... Great empires have risen and fallen before and as long as they don't choose the path of justice, the US will be no different. I wish for all the people of the world to realize we need to work together for the betterment of our futures
we dont hate Americans.........they are respectable and respectful .....we hate Americans government and politics.....
i love my leader . Many iran people also . because he standing Opposite Bullying Government America
Did you forget 3 july 1988? When us army slaughtered 290 civilians in Iran Flight 655?It is clear that this crime was quite on purpose(US vise president emphasized that America will not apologize for that and soldiers who commit this war crime were awarded Combat Action Ribbons for their behavior, but this matters never opposed in the international criminal court!
Strange that there is no mention of the reason the Shah was so brutal and to whom. The Islamist's were the prime targets of his activities since they wanted to establish a theocracy in place of a civil government. Historically accurate piece but not very accurate as to conclusions. My Father worked in Iran prior to the fall of the Shah and the secular Persians liked the Shah the Islamic fanatics backed the Ayatollah's
A very well-written summary of the situation. It disturbs me greatly that virtually none of the U.S. Presidential candidates on the Right seem to have anything resembling a nuanced approach to what (to me, at least) is a self-imposed, self-defeating antipathy towards a whole group of people who would like to live in peace. Heated rhetoric by "hardliners" of both Iran and the U.S. have done nothing to bring peace about.
i im a persian and i say every thing saed about us is wrong we don't have any problem whit any one or any country and we don't want a nuclar weapon
I hope and pray that peace and understanding will win out, that both sides will let the past be, and move on for the sake of future generations. It makes me upset that our government put those people under a dictatorship, and now they think they need nukes to defend themselves. But they need to let go of their nuclear ideas. The world needs less nukes, not more.
Hi .
I'm an Iranian and live in capital where the Islamic Republic has the most opponents .
Most Iranians who care about their country and have read a few pages of Iran's history in the last 70 - 80 years either hate the US or have negative view about it .
The rest of people are the ones that don't care about the country , our bitter history and the crimes the west especially the US did to the nation and just want a comfortable life .
At the end I need to add that , Iranians are not the monsters the west controlled media has made for people , They are kind , hospitable and lovely people who have been victims of colonialism , unwanted wars and terrorism . we have no problem with American people because we know that they are ordinary people like us but we are against the US politics .
Thank you Thomas for such informative article .
Interesting hub. On the long run, the US meddling in foreign affairs has caused more troubles than goods in the world. And a lot of what they call "rogue nations" now are a direct result of the US foreign politics: Iran, Cuba, North Korea, to name just a few.
We've constantly elected president after president who screwed things up.... Either for us or for the rest of the world... And done so by driving us to one extreme or the other.... If the rest of the world does not hate us I sure wouldn't blame them if they at least thought us to be a huge pack of morons..... Especially for that "8yrs. of Bush" thing
As I say in my hub "Will Somebody Tell Me Why?" .... I often wonder why most of the world hates us..... than I wonder.... why wouldn't they?
Yes an interesting Hub, thank you. However, why do the Americans hate the Iranians?
Interesting Hub! I have met and worked with a number of Iranian refugees and one thing that I remember was one telling me what it was like to live through the 79 Revolution. Life was supposed to get better… It didn't. It will be interesting in a 100 years or so to see who is shown as the bigger tyrant, the Shah or those who replaced him?
Thomas, that was certainly an informative hub.
Someone, I agree with you and the part about not every Iranian hating America is certaintly good to hear. In my book as long as you come in peace you are definitely welcome.
I'm an Iranian
We (people) not only don't hate US, But also we love it
Only the government and about 20% of people hate America
But most of the people like me have no problem with your country. For example one of my biggest dreams is a trip to America.
I hope one day, both Iran and America work together in peace, for a better world
Dear bro an informative hub about those who don't know the real history of Iran their revolution and other matters. I appreciate your writing because you have write what is truth.
Thank your for sharing this hub.
Well said... Thank you for this historical knowledge. ^_^
I had a roommate in school from Iran from 1976-1978. I remember a group of Iranian student in our school were evenly divided in their support of either the Shah or The Ayatollah khomeini. My roommate supported the Shah and told me that the Ayatollah and his supporters were nuts and many of them psychopaths. Granted he was only 18 at the time so his views may have been naïve.
More likely is that any leadership in Iran was very corrupt and oppressive because their society was equally corrupt and oppressive.
Their current leadership are certainly no choir boys, sworn to the destruction of Isreal and are actively supporting terrorists. They would have no problem sending millions of innocent American's to their deaths if they had the means to do so.
I know Iranian revolution in 1979, new government asked USA to return their funds in American banks deposited during Shah's regime .That was their legitimate right.USA denied and then diplomatic and economic relations were cut off. Iran's oil wealth was used to buy American arms and arms industry made huge profits.
Iranians have oil industry which is their livelihood and gains revenue by export.
Iran do not want her wealth to be looted again by any foreign country.
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Thanks for this clarification, Thomas …
This is a valuable and important hub and as such should really be widely read.
Very interesting hub Thomas. It just goes to show that half of writing history is hiding the truth. We keep hearing reports about how dangerous Iran is, but there's actually precious little evidence of this. In my mind, the only danger in the Middle East is Israel, and of course they are supported by the US. Don't get me wrong I love America, but on occasion their foreign policy has been questionable- remember Vietnam.
Interesting topic and interesting hub. I often ask myself why Iran and America don't get along. Iran has a beautiful ancient history and a riveting political history.
damn good question. There are many reasons as you described but there are probably otherrs behind the scenes that the public don't know about.


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Who is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, what does he earn and what is the striker's net worth?
The Swedish football icon joined Manchester United on a lucrative two-year deal and combined with various sponsorship deals, how much is Zlatan really worth?
ZLATAN Ibrahimovic is the most successful Swedish football export ever winning league titles with an astonishing six different European clubs.
The striker was the Premier League highest-earning star when he joined Manchester United in the summer of 2016 from French side Paris Saint Germain earning a reported £260,000 per week.
Keep up to date with ALL the Manchester United news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
Ibrahimovic's larger-than-life image and persona means he's a marketing firms dream.
With over 4 million followers on Twitter and 21 million followers on Instagram, the Swedish superstar boasts huge social media influence, so it's no surprise global brands are falling over themselves to work with him.
Here SunSport looks to break the numbers down to find out just how much Ibra is worth.
What's Zlatan done in his career?
As far as club football is concerned Zlatan has pretty much achieved everything you could possibly imagine playing for the biggest clubs in Europe.
He has won league titles with every club he has joined apart from Malmo the club he joined as a boy and Manchester United.
Zlatan is Sweden's all time leading goalscorer with 62 goals in 116 appearances for his country.
Great player, but what's the big deal about Ibrahimovic?
The Swede is not your stereotypical player, he actually has something to say and speaks his mind regardless of any consequences.
He revealed in his autobiography "I am Zlatan" he accused current Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola while the pair were at Barcelona of being a "spineless coward" and told him to "Go to hell".
Zlatan has been involved in fights and bust ups with team mates and has also been banned for assaulting players from opposing teams.
What does Zlatan earn playing football?
Zlatan earns around £260,000 per week when he penned his two-year deal in the summer of 2016 for Premier league side Manchester United.
With the big money moves around Europe in his career playing for the likes of Ajax, Juventus, AC Milan, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United, the Swede has amassed a career fortune worth an incredible £130m.
Sounds crazy, but Zlatan's pay packet is mere chicken feed compared to NBA stars like LeBron James who signed a new deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers worth a reported £17m per year.
What are some of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's sponsorship deals?
High end brands are queuing up to work with Zlatan, after flirting with Adidas the striker signed a new lucrative deal with rival sportswear firm Nike until 2019 worth a reported £2.5m a year.
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They Thought She Was Insane Before Doctor Finds RFID Chip In Sex Trafficking Victim
by Kalee Brown November 19, 2017 (collective-evolution.com)
• In October 2016, a 28-year-old woman walked into a hospital claiming that she had a tracker inside of her body. The doctor's were dubious until their x-ray showed a small metallic object only a little bit larger than a grain of rice embedded in the right side of her torso. It was an RFID (radio frequency identification) chip, the kind one would use to tag an animal or pet. The woman said that her boyfriend had implanted it to force her to comply with prostituting herself for sex and giving him the money.
• As many as 88% of sex trafficking victims end up in ERs while they're still being held captive. There are almost 6,000 hospitals in the United States, yet only 60 of them have specific protocols in place if they suspect one of their patients is a trafficking victim. 95% of ER personnel are not adequately trained in treating trafficking victims and to help them to escape.
• Between 2015 and 2016 there has been a 35.7% increase in the amount of known human trafficking victims in the U.S. At least 100,000 children are prostituted annually in the U.S., adding to the $9.8 billion U.S. sex trafficking industry.
• The International Labor Organization estimates that there are 20.9 million human trafficking victims worldwide and 4.5 million people trapped in forced sex trafficking around the globe.
• The United States accounts for half of the child pornography websites in the world. Each year, countless Americans will also engage in sex tourism, traveling to countries with less strict or no laws surrounding prostitution and child sex slavery.
• Ted Gunderson, former FBI special agent and head of their L.A. office, worked to uncover years' worth of information on high-level pedophilia, sexual abuse, and satanic rituals performed by the elite.
• Former U.S. representative Cynthia McKinney knew about the government's relationship to human trafficking, and she actually addressed it in 2005. She grilled Donald Rumsfeld on DynCorp's child trafficking business of selling women and children.
• In 2009, multi-millionaire Jeffrey E. Epstein pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting prostitution from girls as young as fourteen. According to former U.S. State Department official Steve Pieczenik, Epstein would fly his friends down to the Bahamas on his private plane called the 'Lolita Express', to engage in sex with young girls. Friends of Epstein included England's Prince Andrew, and Bill and Hillary Clinton.
• [Editor's Note] Pedophilia is a common thread among the deep state government elite. Disguised as an FBI investigation into possible links between Russia and the Trump Presidential campaign, FBI Director Robert Mueller may actually be investigating the vast pedophile network that has monopolized power in the United States government, with sealed indictments numbering over 1100 now. Click to see Dr Michael Salla's article of November 27, 2017.
The International Labor Organization estimates that there are 20.9 million human trafficking victims worldwide and 4.5 million people trapped in forced sex trafficking around the globe. At least 100,000 children are prostituted annually in the U.S., adding to the $9.8 billion U.S. sex trafficking industry. This is an extremely lucrative business, as pimps typically make between $150K and $200K per child annually and exploit 4-6 girls, on average.
Human trafficking remains a major problem worldwide, and it's not just pimps and escaped convicts involved. It's politicians, the elite, wealthy businessmen, your neighbours, and oftentimes the people that you'd least expect. There was an astonishing 35.7% increase in the amount of human trafficking victims in the U.S. between 2015 and 2016, and that's just the known number of victims. This begs the question: Are we getting better at finding them, or are an increasing number of people being forced to sell their bodies? Sadly, statistics suggest the latter.
Technology has played an integral role in finding these victims in recent years; however, technology can also enable human trafficking through the dark net and even through the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. One doctor recently came forward, whose identity will be kept anonymous, to share his story in surgically removing an RFID chip in a female sex trafficking victim. How can the healthcare system help these victims and what can we do to put an end to human trafficking?
Doctor Extracts RFID Chip From Sex Trafficking Victim
In October 2016, a 28-year-old woman walked into a hospital claiming that she had a tracker inside of her body. Although the doctor said the woman looked respectable, the nurses and doctors on site were still skeptical of her story, until they gave her an X-ray.
"Embedded in the right side of her flank is a small metallic object only a little bit larger than a grain of rice. But it's there. It's unequivocally there. She has a tracker in her. And no one was speaking for like five seconds — and in a busy ER that's saying something," the doctor explained.
As it turned out, that small metal object was an RFID chip. "It's used to tag cats and dogs. And someone had tagged her like an animal, like she was somebody's pet that they owned," he continued.
It's important to note that RFID chips aren't like every other tracking device or GPS system. The type of chip that was inside this woman could only have been used to track her if the person tracking her was nearby. This means that she was likely kept in a confined area with her captor, as if she truly were a pet who needed to be kept close to her owner.
In truth, she was forced into the world of sex trafficking by her boyfriend, who was acting as her pimp. He chipped her to ensure her compliance, forcing her to sell her body for sex and then give him the money. This isn't an unusual practice, either, as many industries, from prostitution to manufacturing to domestic service, will chip their "employees."
Already in use, RFID chips stand to become common technology. An American company called Applied Digital Solutions developed one the size of a grain of rice and it's already been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for distribution and implementation.
The potential issues regarding microchipping the human race are endless. Would we have any privacy? It's easy to imagine how the elite and the government could use microchips to further control the general population. Is it even safe to put inside of our bodies or would we experience another drastic increase in cancer rates? Plus, if this becomes common practice in the world of human trafficking, would this help us find victims or would it only help those controlling them?
How Healthcare Providers and Others Can Help Trafficking Victims
Human trafficking has been a serious issue for decades, from underground elite pedophile rings to slavery to sex trafficking. The level of corruption may seem overwhelming, but there's always something we can do to help! One industry in particular that can help free sex trafficking victims is the healthcare system.
As many as 88% of sex trafficking victims end up in ERs while they're still being held captive. This means that hospital staff have the opportunity to interact with these victims and thus help them escape. The difficulty is identifying sex traffickers and then understanding how to get them the help they need.
A quarter of healthcare providers believe that their patients have been involved with human trafficking, yet very few are actually educated on how to correctly handle this situation. There are almost 6,000 hospitals in the United States, yet only 60 of them have specific protocols in place if they suspect one of their patients is a trafficking victim. As a result, an alarming 95% of ER personnel are not adequately trained in treating trafficking victims.
Unfortunately, it all comes down to lack of funding, as many hospitals simply cannot afford to run education programs for their staff or offer additional services to trafficking victims. Fortunately, that's not the case in every instance. A number of hospitals and doctors in Hawaii, New York, Texas, and Massachusetts have recently opened up free clinics for trafficking victims.
And it's not just healthcare providers that are stepping up; for example, Ashton Kutcher recently designed a software that is currently being used by 4,000 officers in the U.S., which allows law enforcers to reduce investigation time by 60%. Another tool that his company developed, Solace, is anticipated to be able to cut down investigation time from three years to only three weeks.
Kutcher actually highlighted another industry that has the power to make a huge difference to the lives of sex trafficking victims during his speech to U.S. Congress — the foster care system. In 2016, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children estimated that one in six endangered runaways reported to them were likely sex trafficking victims.
Ashton states, "I was astonished to find out that 70% of the inmates in the prisons across this country have touched the foster care system and 80% of the people on death row were at some point in time exposed to the foster care system… Foster care children are 4 times more likely to be exposed to sexual abuse. That's a breeding ground for trafficking, I promise you that."
Another trafficking pipeline he mentions is the lack of mental health support offered to both the victims and their perpetrators. We cannot just hand people prescriptions and assume that this will put an end to their nightmares. Anyone who is subject to this kind of abuse, or is the abuser themselves, will likely require long-term counselling and therapy.
This isn't just an issue of search and rescue, either. Human trafficking can only be stopped if we work toward fixing the entire system. This means understanding why this happens in the first place so we can prevent it from occurring as well as providing better support to victims and perpetrators after the fact.
Perhaps if the government allocated more resources toward finding these victims and preventing these underground rings from existing in the first place, human trafficking wouldn't be such a large-scale issue. However, the sad reality is, the U.S. government and the forces that control it are a huge part of the problem.
U.S. Government and Elite Involvement in Sex Trafficking
According to the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection, the U.S. has the largest share — a whopping 50% — of commercialized child pornography websites in the world. Countless Americans each year will also engage in sex tourism, which is when someone travels to countries with less strict or no laws surrounding prostitution and child sex slavery, yet they're very rarely caught doing so.
There has also been a lot of speculation lately on child sex rings being used by the U.S. government. You may be familiar with the PizzaGate scandal, which allegedly unearthed a very high-level elitist global pedophile ring the U.S. government was involved in.
It emerged when Wikileaks released tens of thousands of emails from the former White House Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton, Jon Podesta, who also served as Hillary Clinton's campaign manager. It's because of these emails that many claimed Jon Podesta was a part of these child trafficking rings as well.
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I waited for the brightest light possible to light up this creek at Havasupai Indian Reservation in Supai, Arizona. There is nothing better than reflected light to add saturation and warmth to an image. Reflected light is more saturated and colorful because it takes on the color of the surface it was reflected from. Here, the reflected surface is the canyon wall and its color is a bright orange.


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This wonderful rocking airplane is sure to thrill your little pilot as he flies into the wild blue yonder! In the air or on the tarmac he will also get to play four fun songs over and over again. Located on the instrument gauges, the pilot will find 4 coloured shapes that activate original songs that teach ABC's, 123's, colors, shapes and more.
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- They are designed for children ages 9 months and up.
- They accommodate children up to 80 pounds (36 kgs).
- These rockers are made to last decades, not just years.
- They are sponge washable and easy to maintain.
- Rockabye has gone to considerable lengths to provide the highest quality music for your child. Each rocker features four educational songs, written composed and performed by Rockabye. There is an ABC song that teaches all the alphabet, a 1,2,3 song that teaches 1 through 10, a colors of the rainbow song that teaches all the colors and a fun song called "I Love to Rock" in all rockers. Look for the Velcro sealed pouch usually on the animals neck where the battery box and on/off switch is located. Three AA batteries are included and can be replaced here if they get played out.
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Local Tennis Coach Earns USPTA Certification
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Rusche received the certification after an examination of tennis operations management skills, tennis-teaching and playing skills, stroke analysis, lesson demonstrations, and written exam.
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Cristy Kessler has been a role model for countless students from 5th grade through university whose lives she has touched as a social studies teacher, coach, and associate professor in education at the University of Hawaii. This, in spite of a lifetime of pain and a constant battle with health issues throughout her life.
A three-sport standout in high school, Cristy coached both soccer and basketball, including a five-year stint as coach for TourneySport USA in Hawaii. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership and innovation in 2003, and as part of her commitment to being the best teacher and role model she could be, she achieved certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), even though this certification is generally recognized as a program for K-12 teachers. Rarely has a university professor sought (or achieved) this recognition, but Cristy did exactly that in 2005, even as she was recovering from cancer surgery. In her role as an associate professor at the university, she has guided scores of teachers through successful achievement of NBPTS certification.
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When you have brand new work boots it feels good. The outer sole or the toe side of your boot is affected by water or asphalt that you are interacting within your normal duties which makes your boot to look ugly. It can be hectic when your boots are torn at the toe when you have no coin to buy another one or the boss is not ready to give you another pair of boots. When you have the steel toe repair kits you can be sure to make your boot strong an again and survive for other years like the Tuff Toe. There are many types of shoe repair kit in the market and you are likely to fail when you are choosing the best for your shoe repair. Look at this guide for the tips to consider when you are buying the work boot protection kit.
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DIY gazebo canopy is very similar to the shade canopy or garden canopy. These are all simple structures with four metal poles for the feet and a canopy of cloth. They are very versatile and portable because of its lightweight design and simple construction. Some fanciers have more complex legs and mosquito nets that give them the look of a gazebo type that might cause some confusion. This canopy is perfect for backyards, gardens or other outdoor functions that take a lot of time in the sun. Their portable shade is a great relief. They come in different styles and colors to match the backyard or patio decor. They are usually quick to setup and take notes that make them suitable for parties, bar-b-quest, picnics or wherever you need portable shadows.
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Some varieties are referred to as gazebos pop ups because the tops of the fabric are already attached to the poles allowing for quick and easy setup. Other designs can be installed semi-permanently and left behind throughout the summer. You have to be careful here because strong winds and other bad weather can easily rip or tear the canopy. Replacing the top of the canopy is quite common and many stores carry a gazebo cover. DIY gazebo canopy is actually usually larger and more robust. Their structures are most often permanent and can be found in parks and other common collection areas as well as backyards. They are usually made of wood or vinyl and are built to withstand the weather. They are often installed in cement pads to ensure a solid anchor and ladder to the ground.


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Jeffrey Stephenson posted a topic in Scratch BuildProject SkyVue is a water-cooled mini-ITX mid-range gaming tower finished in African Sapele wood with polished aluminum trim. Major features include a GTX 960 video card, a blower-based low-profile water-cooling system and an M.2 PCIe SSD. The project consists of two main components; the interior chassis and the external enclosure. The decorative enclosure slides down to cover the chassis and is not connected in any other way. The internal chassis can operate autonomously. SkyVue took 240 hours to design and build over an eight week period in 2016. All of the work was done by myself using various hand tools, a Dremel rotary tool and a cordless drill. Specs: Intel Core i5-6600K Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini-ITX Motherboard Gigabyte 4GB GTX 960 Video Card Corsair H5 SF Low-Profile Liquid Cooler Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 System Memory Kingston HyperX Predator 240GB M.2 SSD Corsair Neutron XT 2.5" 480GB SSD Silverstone SFX ST30SF 300W Power Supply Project Log: An aluminum case is modified to provide for the water-cooler exhaust vent. The mounting system for the Corsair H5 SF water-cooler shares three of the four motherboard mounting screws. Thanks for looking!


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You value what you can't see with your eyes and you also sense subtle music which all of us can't hear.
Like water, you're adaptable and you can take on the shape of whatever "container" you happen to be dealing with at the time, whether it's a job, friendship or intimate relationship. Adaptability is one of your reigning strengths.
However, what you often experience is a conflict between empathy, i.e. walking in the shoes of others, and taking action which promotes your self-interest.
Your life questions center around whether you should be the "supportive one", or passionately champion your own independence. You may find in time that your energy expenditure is most fruitful in developing your individuality, so you have more to give to another person. After all, you find your relational needs to be connected to merging and sharing mutual sensitivity.
A spiritual connection means a lot to you, but you're also no stranger to the deep thrusts and eroticism, which you integrate into the whole. For you, love should be gentle, but a little tinge of pain never hurt anyone, either.
So, in essence, your Mars/Venus blend is about the themes of not so much changing your shape to fit every container, but creating a container which is flexible and can accommodate your unfolding as a human being. You might even find that you need more than one container, or that there needs to be several. So what?
When it comes to flowing with the current of life, your potential is evident. Applying yourself toward pioneering courageous approaches to the expression of your "vibe" is also right up your alley.
You can relate with a subtlety which is adept, yet act swiftly. Both peace and passion are your birthright.


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I captured these white and yellow flowers sticking together. They sat for a beautiful portrait.
I captured these white and yellow flowers sticking together. They sat for a beautiful portrait.
Some of the bark on one of our older apple trees is covered with tree fungus. The apple tree was here when we moved into this house, so I have no way of knowing exactly how old it is. It still produces yummy apples though.
I found this bark pattern on our flower and cherry tree yesterday. After taking several shots, I managed to create a nice photo.
Our blackberry plants are still small, but they produced a few blackberries last year. They're blooming and getting ready for another crop now. Hopefully we'll have some blackberries this summer.
Our Yaupon Holly produces little white flowers during the spring. I shot several photos of them, and decided to upload my best one to my blog.
We planted several beds of strawberries a few years back, and had a great crop. Strawberry plants only last for two years, so most of the plants are long gone by now. When I went out this morning, I discovered this strawberry plant sprouting out of the ground. It already had a blossom on it! I wonder if it will produce any strawberries?


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For all your patchwork and sewing needs.
Welcome to Whatever Where-ever Craft – The little shop with the big heart. Whether you visit the shop in person or on-line you will receive nothing but old fashioned service.
Carrying over 1000 bolts of fabric including brights, florals, reproduction, country and children's you are sure to find something for your special project. These are all quality fabrics from Moda, Riley Blake, Lecien, Marcus Fabrics just to name a few.
Amongst the fabrics you will also find patterns from many Australian designers such as Lynette Anderson, Anni Downs, Zoe Clifton, Melly & Me, Marg Low, Petals & Patches. With patterns for quilts, table runners, bags, toys, wall hangings and even Christmas decorations there is no shortage of inspiration.
We also stock a large range of patterns and kits from Kids Quilts. Books, buttons, threads and even the odd hand made smocked dress can be found hiding on the shelves.
For those who are after a quick project you can't go past the large range of pre-cuts including jelly rolls, layer cakes and charm squares. If the item you're seeking isn't in stock we will try our utmost to get it in for you. So sit back relax and enjoy browsing through our web site.


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For the next two weeks, students enrolled in arts and design courses all across the UC Berkeley campus will be showcasing the work they've created this semester in dozens of exhibits, presentations, performances and design reviews.
Be it architecture, fine art, music, dance, new media, theater or design engineering, the accomplishments of Berkeley students will be on display, and students will be on hand to discuss their work in multiple locations. Most events are free and open to the public.
Projects from College of Environmental Design courses such as "Visual Representation And Drawing" and "Architecture & Urbanism Design Studio" will be presented. The Art Practice Department's Senior Thesis Exhibition will show off outstanding undergraduate work.
The Department of Music is putting on its "Holiday Chorus Concert" and Symphony Orchestra presentations. And new works by emerging choreographers from Theater, Dance and Performance Studies and new compositions from Center for New Music and Audio Technologies will be performed.
And the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation will put on its Winter Design Showcase.
It's a holiday bonanza for art and design at Berkeley.


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Residents can now purchase monthly Parking Convenience Stickers (PCS permits) and the AM/PM monthly permits online at the Montgomery County website. PCS permits allow unlimited parking for one calendar month at County long-term meters (up to 15 hours) in parking garages, lots or PCS reserved areas. There are also a few long-term, on-street parking meters in Silver Spring, North Bethesda, Wheaton and Montgomery Hills. The AM/PM monthly permit allows unlimited parking at long-term meters only from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Once the permit transaction is completed online, the permit will be mailed to the purchaser. Residents may continue to purchase the permits through the mail or in person at the Montgomery County Parking Division's sales stores in Bethesda and Silver Spring. The Bethesda store is located at 4720 Cheltenham Drive, Bethesda. The Silver Spring store is located at 809 Ellsworth Avenue, Silver Spring.
Montgomery County operates parking lot districts in Bethesda, Montgomery Hills, North Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton.
Additional information on parking permits and County parking options is available on the Montgomery County website. Or, call 311 Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Bethesda Parking Sales Store can be reached at 240.777.8770 and the Silver Spring Parking Sales Store number is 240.777.8744.


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Flickering Light Productions presents PROOF at the Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Drive, from February 18th to February 28th. PROOF is the story of a young woman named Catherine. She is the daughter of Robert, a brilliant mathematician who misplaces both his brilliance and his sanity in his later years. Catherine, who is a budding mathematician herself, lives in her father's shadow. Catherine gives up her schooling and her most creatively productive years in order to take care of her father. After her father's death, a former student of her father's comes to examine his papers, hoping to find valuable material in his notebooks. Catherine instantly distrusts his motives. Her sister Claire, questioning Catherine's mental health, wants to move her from Chicago to New York.
This play by David Auburn is a compelling human drama. He reveals how fragile our hold on reality is while at the same time reminding us that finding trust and love is even more difficult than discovering truth. PROOF begins Wednesday, February 18th at Havana Theatre and runs until February 28th. Tickets are available in advance from Eventbrite from $19. Please note this play contains strong language and is not recommended for children.


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Relatives of victims killed in the 2014 downing of a passenger jet over Ukraine are marking the anniversary of the tragedy, an incident that international investigators have blamed on Russia and the separatist forces it backs in the region.
Dozens of family members and other dignitaries gathered on July 17 near Amsterdam's main airport at a monument where the names of those killed in the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 were to be read aloud.
The ceremony was to include a priest blessing sunflowers grown from seeds brought from eastern Ukraine.
In all, 298 people died, 193 of them Dutch citizens, when the airliner flying between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur was shot down by an antiaircraft missile over territory controlled by Russia-backed separatists.
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In Malaysia, nine embassies whose citizens were killed were scheduled to hold a memorial service; 43 Malaysians died in the incident. Other victims came from countries including Australia, Canada, Britain, and Belgium.
Investigators from the Dutch-led Joint Investigative Team have concluded that a Russian military brigade transported a Buk missile system to and from Ukraine, across the border with Russia.
In June, the team accused three Russians with military and intelligence backgrounds and a Ukrainian man with no prior military experience. Those included Igor Girkin, a retired colonel from Russia's main intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB). He has dismissed the accusations.
The four are scheduled to be put on trial for murder in the Netherlands starting in March 2020, though all are believed to be in Russia and are unlikely to be extradited.
Moscow has repeatedly denied any involvement.
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"There's a metaphor to it," CEO Pieter Gorsira explains, addressing his startup Lawnmower, and its, by bitcoin industry standards, unconventional name.
If the name Lawnmower at first keeps users at a distance, however, the explanation does much to illuminate the novel concept the Boost VC startup is hoping will help it become a low-risk bitcoin investment solution.
"Working backwards, it's like we're running the lawnmower over the grass and we're clipping off a little bit of change. So, as you go along, we slice all these little blades of grass and collect change from these transactions," Gorsira continued.
Put more directly, Lawnmower uses an API developed by Spark Capital-backed Plaid to connect to users' online banking accounts at Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and US Bank.
From there, Lawnmower watches its users' accounts for transactions, rounding up the purchase of say a $3.50 latte to $4 and saving that 50 cents for later. Once users have accumulated at least $4 in total savings through small debit or credit purchases, Lawnmower purchases bitcoin on behalf of the user.
The effect, according to Gorsira, is a solution to bitcoin's volatility that also allows investors a chance to get exposed to its potential benefits.
Gorsira told CoinDesk:
"We're trying to raise consumer awareness about bitcoin and give them an easy way to get in without huge commitment, so you can buy $3–$4 every couple days instead of buying bitcoin at $300 and worrying about where it's going to go."
As for whether the name is the best way to communicate these goals, the three-person team (complemented by CTO Patrick Archambeau and CFO Alex Sunnarborg) behind the project is confident it will resonate with consumers, or at least, differentiate it from the competition.
"Having 'bit' or 'chain' is like an Internet company having the letter E, like E-school.com," Gorsira added.
Competitive edge
The idea that spare change can be converted into investments is not exactly a new one, with the concept already in use by startups like Acorns, an app that has raised $9m in funding to allow users to make small-scale investments.
Gorsira acknowledges that he was worried that Lawnmower wouldn't be first to market with the concept in the bitcoin space, expressing a fear that a company the size of Coinbase could develop a similar app "in a week".
Still, the team reports that Coinbase isn't interested in a similar idea for its own, and that to some extent, the company supports the Lawnmower project. "All of the bitcoin is housed on Coinbase, so when you sign up you have to have a Coinbase account that you log in with," Archambeau clarified.
As for a long-term competitive advantage, Lawnmower's team sees its product evolving similarly to Acorn's in terms of the variety of investment options it offers.
"We have a lot of different ideas like putting 20% of the savings into a different currency like litecoin, dogecoin or maybe having a slider that lets you invest 200% of your change into bitcoin," Gorsira said.
Beta launch
Lawnmower officially opened a beta on 25th March, allowing a small group of users into the program for an initial glimpse. Sign-ups, Archambeau said, are still available.
In part, the team wants to get some fresh air into the room in terms of the ideas that they're able to generate for the project, so that they can best align the final launch product with informed feedback.
"We need to see what people like or don't like so we can start adding features. The point is to have users use it, break it and tell us if they like it. [It goes] beyond three people who live in the same room everyday. We get kind of hive-minded," Gorsira quipped.
As for signing up for the service, beta users will need to have iOS 8 to run the TestFlight application, though Lawnmower is built for iOS 6 and 7 compatibility.
The installation process is simple provided users meet these qualifications, as the app quickly moves through a series of windows that encourage users to connect to their bank and answer security questions necessary to access the accounts.
Fiat-to-bitcoin bridge
Over time, Lawnmower sees value in creating a platform that it believes will have a unique set of users among bitcoin companies, especially given that it will in effect monitor the traditional financial behaviors of bitcoin users.
"There's no company in the bitcoin space that has those ties with fiat," Gorsira said. "By linking your spending and saving if you will, having information on both the bitcoin and fiat side is a lot more powerful."
Gorsira described Lawnmower as a bridge between products like Mint and Coinbase, in that it appeals to both sets of distinct users, though he believes the company will likely seek to move beyond bitcoin.
"People are starting to get used to conscious saving. So, [we want to] target those people who are less technical and encourage them to diversify some of their assets," Gorsira continued, concluding:
"We have a lot longer plans once we acquire a user base."
Images via Lawnmower
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12:52pm. first class of the day was canceled. when i woke up from the couch (unsurprisingly) and saw the email, i was like, "yes!…I'm going to sleep another hour."
sooo not prepared.
holy smokes…hahaha. i woke up and thought…i hate this. again.
at least it's the last exam for now.
hopefully i don't fail out of rutgers -_-". that's only half a joke.


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Summer Centered: Ellysia Overton '19 Proves That There's More to the Shore Than Just Sun and Surf
This summer, the biology major will be interning at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, just as her campus mentor did before her.
Biology major and environmental studies minor Ellysia Overton '19 is heading to the beach this summer—even though she's spending it in a lab. In June, she'll leave landlocked Pennsylvania behind for coastal Massachusetts, where she will be working alongside Mark Hahn at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Overton has worked in the lab of her advisor, Assistant Professor of Biology Kristen Whalen, for the past two years, and was initially planning to do so this summer as well. But she changed her mind after hearing that Hahn, Whalen's former Ph.D. advisor, had won a grant to do natural product research and was looking for an undergraduate to assist him.
"I did not find out he got the grant until a few days before the applications for the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center's Summer Scholars program closed," Overton says, "so I had to quickly rework my application for the off-campus internship as opposed to the on-campus one. After applying I found out that I had been awarded a Velay Fellowship," which provides undergraduate women in STEM fields with the funds they need to conduct summer research.
Although the scenery around her will change, the nature of Overton's research won't. In Whalen's lab, Overton examines marine products for any potential antibiotic activity, but this summer she'll be working with halogenated marine natural products instead—compounds that, as Overton explains, "are similar in structure to man-made halogenated compounds, which are extremely dangerous to humans." While she's still working with natural products, in short, she'll be studying their potentially harmful effects rather than their potentially beneficial ones.
"There is virtually no information on [HMNPs] yet," she says, "and I am interested to see if these naturally-occurring compounds are as toxic as man-made ones."
This work could potentially have major implications for the way seafood is produced and marketed. Because HMNPs have been shown to bioaccumulate and biomagnify in commercial fish and crab, Overton explains, this issue should be of particular concern to the population as a whole, and especially to demographics—like young children and pregnant women—whose immune response is often weaker.
In the lab, Overton will spend most of her time plating liver carcinoma cell cultures, dosing them with HMNP compounds, and monitoring them for any signs of a response. For mouse liver carcinoma cultures, Overton says, this will involve examining changes in their base level of fluorescence; for human liver carcinoma cultures, this will involve extracting RNA and amplifying it via a laboratory technique known as qPCR to verify that specific genes are being expressed.
As an aspiring biopharmacologist, Overton is particularly looking forward to this aspect of her internship. "I hope to be able to learn more lab skills," she says. "As I plan on applying to graduate school in this field of research [this year], this opportunity allows me to get a glimpse of what life as a graduate student would be like."
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Mississippi Business leaders are taking their concerns to the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration as she tours the state. MPB's Desare Frazier reports.
"I have to tell you we mean business. We really want to deepen our relationship," said Contreras-Sweet.
Maria Contreras-Sweet, is the Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. She's traveling throughout Mississippi by bus to meet with business leaders. Contreras-Sweet wants to know how they can better help entrepeneurs. It's part of SBA's effort to promote revitalizing city main streets.
"You know we're just saying how can we add more vitality to them? How can we get more energy to them? And so we just think that if more people knew about SBA we could be more helpful," said Contreras-Sweet.
The SBA helps people start a business with everything from creating a plan to financing and managing day to day operations. Contreras-Sweet is at IMS Engineering in Jackson, meeting with more than 60 business leaders. Ralph Hall with Community Bank in Brandon, suggested the SBA bring back the Go Loans, which offered up to $150,000 in credit. He says the option was available after Hurricane Katrina, but has since ended.
"It was a great, great loan program for Mississippi and Louisiana. We made a ton of them and had very, very good success with them," said Hall.
Also on the suggestion list, streamlining online application processes, which the SBA is in the midst of doing and more efforts to create black and Hispanic-owned businesses.
Contreras-Sweet also made stops in Clarksdale and Vicksburg.