Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and unscientific, controversial new research suggests - and quite possibly even racist. How did we get it so wrong?
And they believed that most of us weren't getting enough of it. This made sense. Vitamin D is a hormone manufactured by the skin with the help of sunlight. It's difficult to obtain in sufficient quantities through diet. When our ancestors lived outdoors in tropical regions and ran around half naked, this wasn't a problem. We produced all the vitamin D we needed from the sun.
But today most of us have indoor jobs, and when we do go outside, we've been taught to protect ourselves from dangerous UV rays, which can cause skin cancer. Sunscreen also blocks our skin from making vitamin D, but that's OK, says the American Academy of Dermatology, which takes a zero-tolerance stance on sun exposure: "You need to protect your skin from the sun every day, even when it's cloudy," it advises on its website. Better to slather on sunblock, we've all been told, and compensate with vitamin D pills.
Yet vitamin D supplementation has failed spectacularly in clinical trials. Five years ago, researchers were already warning that it showed zero benefit, and the evidence has only grown stronger. In November, one of the largest and most rigorous trials of the vitamin ever conducted - in which 25,871 participants received high doses for five years - found no impact on cancer, heart disease, or stroke.
As it turns out, a rogue band of researchers has had an explanation all along. And if they're right, it means that once again we have been epically misled.
These rebels argue that what made the people with high vitamin D levels so healthy was not the vitamin itself. That was just a marker. Their vitamin D levels were high because they were getting plenty of exposure to the thing that was really responsible for their good health - that big orange ball shining down from above.
One of the leaders of this rebellion is a mild-mannered dermatologist at the University of Edinburgh named Richard Weller. For years, Weller swallowed the party line about the destructive nature of the sun's rays. "I'm not by nature a rebel," he insisted when I called him up this fall. "I was always the good boy that toed the line at school. This pathway is one which came from following the data rather than a desire to overturn apple carts."
Weller's doubts began around 2010, when he was researching nitric oxide, a molecule produced in the body that dilates blood vessels and lowers blood pressure. He discovered a previously unknown biological pathway by which the skin uses sunlight to make nitric oxide.
It was already well established that rates of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and overall mortality all rise the farther you get from the sunny equator, and they all rise in the darker months. Weller put two and two together and had what he calls his "eureka moment": Could exposing skin to sunlight lower blood pressure?
Wouldn't all those rays also raise rates of skin cancer? Yes, but skin cancer kills surprisingly few people: less than 3 per 100,000 in the U.S. each year. For every person who dies of skin cancer, more than 100 die from cardiovascular diseases.
People don't realize this because several different diseases are lumped together under the term "skin cancer." The most common by far are basal-cell carcinomas and squamous-cell carcinomas, which are almost never fatal. In fact, says Weller, "When I diagnose a basal-cell skin cancer in a patient, the first thing I say is congratulations, because you're walking out of my office with a longer life expectancy than when you walked in." That's probably because people who get carcinomas, which are strongly linked to sun exposure, tend to be healthy types that are outside getting plenty of exercise and sunlight.
Melanoma, the deadly type of skin cancer, is much rarer, accounting for only 1 to 3 percent of new skin cancers. And perplexingly, outdoor workers have half the melanoma rate of indoor workers. Tanned people have lower rates in general. "The risk factor for melanoma appears to be intermittent sunshine and sunburn, especially when you're young," says Weller. "But there's evidence that long-term sun exposure associates with less melanoma."
These are pretty radical words in the established dermatological community. "We do know that melanoma is deadly," says Yale's David Leffell, one of the leading dermatologists in the country, "and we know that the vast majority of cases are due to sun exposure. So certainly people need to be cautious."
Still, Weller kept finding evidence that didn't fit the official story. Some of the best came from Pelle Lindqvist, a senior research fellow in obstetrics and gynecology at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, home of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Lindqvist tracked the sunbathing habits of nearly 30,000 women in Sweden over 20 years. Originally, he was studying blood clots, which he found occurred less frequently in women who spent more time in the sun - and less frequently during the summer. Lindqvist looked at diabetes next. Sure enough, the sun worshippers had much lower rates. Melanoma? True, the sun worshippers had a higher incidence of it - but they were eight times less likely to die from it.
There are not many daily lifestyle choices that double your risk of dying. In a 2016 study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, Lindqvist's team put it in perspective: "Avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor of a similar magnitude as smoking, in terms of life expectancy."
The idea that slavish application of SPF 50 might be as bad for you as Marlboro 100s generated a flurry of short news items, but the idea was so weird that it didn't break through the deadly-sun paradigm. Some doctors, in fact, found it quite dangerous.
"I don't argue with their data," says David Fisher, chair of the dermatology department at Massachusetts General Hospital. "But I do disagree with the implications." The risks of skin cancer, he believes, far outweigh the benefits of sun exposure. "Somebody might take these conclusions to mean that the skin-cancer risk is worth it to lower all-cause mortality or to get a benefit in blood pressure," he says. "I strongly disagree with that." It is not worth it, he says, unless all other options for lowering blood pressure are exhausted. Instead he recommends vitamin D pills and hypertension drugs as safer approaches.
Weller's largest study yet is due to be published later in 2019. For three years, his team tracked the blood pressure of 340,000 people in 2,000 spots around the U.S., adjusting for variables such as age and skin type. The results clearly showed that the reason people in sunnier climes have lower blood pressure is as simple as light hitting skin.
When I spoke with Weller, I made the mistake of characterizing this notion as counterintuitive. "It's entirely intuitive," he responded. "Homo sapiens have been around for 200,000 years. Until the industrial revolution, we lived outside. How did we get through the Neolithic Era without sunscreen? Actually, perfectly well. What's counterintuitive is that dermatologists run around saying, 'Don't go outside, you might die.'"
Meanwhile, that big picture just keeps getting more interesting. Vitamin D now looks like the tip of the solar iceberg. Sunlight triggers the release of a number of other important compounds in the body, not only nitric oxide but also serotonin and endorphins. It reduces the risk of prostate, breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers. It improves circadian rhythms. It reduces inflammation and dampens autoimmune responses. It improves virtually every mental condition you can think of. And it's free.
Every year, Richard Weller spends time working in a skin hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Not only is Addis Ababa near the equator, it also sits above 7,500 feet, so it receives massive UV radiation. Despite that, says Weller, "I have not seen a skin cancer. And yet Africans in Britain and America are told to avoid the sun."
All early humans evolved outdoors beneath a tropical sun. Like air, water, and food, sunlight was one of our key inputs. Humans also evolved a way to protect our skin from receiving too much radiation - melanin, a natural sunscreen. Our dark-skinned African ancestors produced so much melanin that they never had to worry about the sun.
As humans migrated farther from the tropics and faced months of light shortages each winter, they evolved to produce less melanin when the sun was weak, absorbing all the sun they could possibly get. They also began producing much more of a protein that stores vitamin D for later use. In spring, as the sun strengthened, they'd gradually build up a sun-blocking tan. Sunburn was probably a rarity until modern times, when we began spending most of our time indoors. Suddenly, pasty office workers were hitting the beach in summer and getting zapped. That's a recipe for melanoma.
People of color rarely get melanoma. The rate is 26 per 100,000 in Caucasians, 5 per 100,000 in Hispanics, and 1 per 100,000 in African Americans. On the rare occasion when African Americans do get melanoma, it's particularly lethal - but it's mostly a kind that occurs on the palms, soles, or under the nails and is not caused by sun exposure.
And yet they are being told a very different story, misled into believing that sunscreen can prevent their melanomas, which Weller finds exasperating. "The cosmetic industry is now trying to push sunscreen at dark-skinned people," he says. "At dermatology meetings, you get people standing up and saying, 'We have to adapt products for this market.' Well, no we don't. This is a marketing ploy."
When I asked the American Academy of Dermatology for clarification on its position on dark-skinned people and the sun, it pointed me back to the official line on its website: "The American Academy of Dermatology recommends that all people, regardless of skin color, protect themselves from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays by seeking shade, wearing protective clothing, and using a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher."
This seemed to me a little boilerplate, and I wondered whether the official guidelines hadn't yet caught up to current thinking. So I asked David Leffell, at Yale. "I think that sun-protection advice," he told me, "has always been directed at those most at risk" - people with fair skin or a family history of skin cancer. "While it is true that people with olive skin are at less risk, we do see an increasing number of people with that type of skin getting skin cancer. But skin cancer... is very rare in African Americans... and although they represent a spectrum of pigmentation, [they] are not at as much risk."
Still, David Fisher at Mass General didn't think that changed the equation. "There's a pharmacopoeia of drugs that are extremely effective at lowering blood pressure," he said. "So to draw the conclusion that people should expose themselves to an elevated skin-cancer risk, including potentially fatal cancer, when there are so many alternative treatments for hypertension, is problematic."
Comment: Talk about your backward reasoning! Why get healthy natural sunlight when you can take pills to treat the consequences of avoiding it!
I am, because it's happened before.
From its inception in the mid-1800s, margarine had always been considered creepers, a freakish substitute for people who couldn't afford real butter. By the late 1800s, several midwestern dairy states had banned it outright, while others, including Vermont and New Hampshire, passed laws requiring that it be dyed pink so it could never pass itself off as butter. Yet somehow margarine became the thing we spread on toast for decades, a reminder that even the weirdest product can become mainstream with enough industry muscle.
Eventually, better science revealed that the trans fats created by the hydrogenation process were far worse for our arteries than the natural fats in butter. In 1994, Harvard researchers estimated that 30,000 people per year were dying unnecessarily thanks to trans fats. Yet they weren't banned in the U.S. until 2015.
However, like margarine, early sunscreen formulations were disastrous, shielding users from the UVB rays that cause sunburn but not the UVA rays that cause skin cancer. Even today, SPF ratings refer only to UVB rays, so many users may be absorbing far more UVA radiation than they realize. Meanwhile, many common sunscreen ingredients have been found to be hormone disruptors that can be detected in users' blood and breast milk. The worst offender, oxybenzone, also mutates the DNA of corals and is believed to be killing coral reefs. Hawaii and the western Pacific nation of Palau have already banned it, to take effect in 2021 and 2020 respectively, and other governments are expected to follow.
The industry is now scrambling to move away from oxybenzone, embracing opaque, even neon, mineral-based formulations, a fashion statement reminiscent of the old Red Vet Pet. But with its long track record of pushing products that later turn out to be unhealthy, I remain skeptical of industry assurances that it finally has everything figured out. We are always being told to replace something natural with some artificial pill or product that is going to improve our health, and it almost always turns out to be a mistake because we didn't know enough. Multivitamins can't replace fruits and vegetables, and vitamin D supplements are clearly no substitute for natural sunlight.
Old beliefs don't die easily, and I can understand if you remain skeptical of old Sol. Why trust one journalist and a handful of rogue researchers against the august opinions of so many professionals?
Here's why: many experts in the rest of the world have already come around to the benefits of sunlight. Sunny Australia changed its tune back in 2005. Cancer Council Australia's official-position paper (endorsed by the Australasian College of Dermatologists) states, "Ultraviolet radiation from the sun has both beneficial and harmful effects on human health.... A balance is required between excessive sun exposure which increases the risk of skin cancer and enough sun exposure to maintain adequate vitamin D levels.... It should be noted that the benefits of sun exposure may extend beyond the production of vitamin D. Other possible beneficial effects of sun exposure... include reduction in blood pressure, suppression of autoimmune disease, and improvements in mood."
Australia's official advice? When the UV index is below 3 (which is true for most of the continental U.S. in the winter), "Sun protection is not recommended unless near snow or other reflective surfaces. To support vitamin D production, spend some time outdoors in the middle of the day with some skin uncovered." Even in high summer, Australia recommends a few minutes of sun a day.
New Zealand signed on to similar recommendations, and the British Association of Dermatologists went even further in a statement, directly contradicting the position of its American counterpart: "Enjoying the sun safely, while taking care not to burn, can help to provide the benefits of vitamin D without unduly raising the risk of skin cancer."
Leffell, the Yale dermatologist, recommends what he calls a "sensible" approach. "I have always advised my patients that they don't need to crawl under a rock but should use common sense and be conscious of cumulative sun exposure and sunburns in particular," he told me.
This does not mean breaking out the baby oil or cultivating a burnished tan. All the experts agree that sunburns - especially those suffered during childhood and adolescence - are particularly bad.
Ultimately, it's your call. Each person's needs vary so much with season, latitude, skin color, personal history, philosophy, and so much else that it's impossible to provide a one-size-fits-all recommendation. The Dminder app, which uses factors such as age, weight, and amount of exposed skin to track the amount of sunlight you need for vitamin D production, might be one place to start. Trading your sunscreen for a shirt and a broad-brimmed hat is another. Both have superior safety records.
As for me, I've made my choice. A world of healthy outdoor adventure beckons - if not half naked, then reasonably close. Starting today, I'm stepping into the light.
Comment: The advice to avoid all sun exposure is a result of black and white thinking and has always been extreme. A more moderate approach is obviously what's called for, and the fact that the 'experts' are so unwilling to dial back their advice would be comical if it weren't so typical.
do people still use magerine?
cracker Yes, especially since prices of butter sky rocketed two years ago (in Europe at least). Also margarine has been always popular in certain countries, used in popular recipes and the likes.
Nobody ever "noticed" a correlation between saturated fat, cholesterol and heart disease. There never was any correlation. It was a manufactured conclusion based on cherry-picked demographic data. This misconception, which brought us the low-fat, high-carb diet, has had no effect on reducing heart disease, but dementia is climbing exponentially. It's the same alarmist thinking regarding the sun. How long as it been up there? How long has skin cancer been a problem? At least get your vitamin D levels checked once in awhile, and get some sun when you can.
Nobody ever "noticed" a correlation between saturated fat, cholesterol and heart disease. There never was any correlation.
That doesn't matter. To paraphrase Henry Kissinger, it matters that most people believe there is a correlation.
It takes long for people to realize that "Health Authorities" do not really have their health in mind. Most people never realize that.


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Q: How to Add Constraint Unique key to Schema that already has duplicate Documents? I have a Collection in MongoDb which I store Transaction Data inside it. but for some reasons, the data is duplicated inside the collection. for example I have 10 Documents of the same transaction. I decided to create unique key based on 4 keys: Transaction_Date, Transaction_Time, Transaction_Trace and Account_ID. but when I tried to create the constraint, the MongoDb gave me an Error because I have thousands of duplicated transactions inside and I can not remove them one by one. How can I Apply this constraint to the database collection? is there any way to remove the duplicated transactions with one query?
Any Suggestion would be Appreciated.
Update: I can group the transactions with this:
db.transactions.aggregate( [
    {
        $group:
            {
                _id: {
                    Account_ID:"$ACCOUNT_ID",
                    Transaction_Date:"$Transaction_Date",
                    Transaction_Time:"$Transaction_Time",
                    Transaction_Trace:"$Transaction_Trace"
                },count:{$sum:1}
            }
    }
] )

this gave me the count of duplicated transactions.
but I do not know how to keep one transaction and remove the others.

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Frost & Sullivan recognizes Cohera Medical, Inc.® for developing TissuGlu®, its pioneering surgical adhesive that is strong, easy to use, biocompatible and resorbable
Pigment & Resin Technology
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(2011), "Frost & Sullivan recognizes Cohera Medical, Inc.® for developing TissuGlu®, its pioneering surgical adhesive that is strong, easy to use, biocompatible and resorbable", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 40 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2011.12940cad.001
Article Type: New products From: Pigment & Resin Technology, Volume 40, Issue 3
Based on its recent analysis of the surgical adhesives market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Cohera Medical, Inc. with the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation of the Year for TissuGlu. With surgeons looking for better surgical adhesive options than the currently available superglue-type products and fibrin sealants, Cohera Medical's revolutionary line of internal surgical adhesives, with TissuGlu as the lead product, could not have been timelier. While superglue-type products are known for their adhesive strength, in general they do not degrade and so they cannot be used inside the body. Fibrin sealants, on the other hand, can be used for internal applications, but create a weak bond and are expensive. They also need to be prepared prior to use and can be difficult to use during surgery. As a logical derivative, surgeons want a product that is strong, easy to use and affordable, while being biocompatible and resorbable. TissuGlu, a urethane adhesive suited for plastic surgery procedures, is both biocompatible and resorbable, making it ideal for internal applications. It is also strong, user friendly, and does not contain human/animal product derivatives.
"Although the medical adhesives industry is regarded as an exciting, emerging market in the world today, there are only a few manufacturers that actually research technologies that are capable of clinical feasibility," says Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Christina Priya Dhanuja. "For the development of TissuGlu, Cohera Medical has keenly worked on the modification of the urethane chemistry to suit the needs of a surgical adhesive requirement."
By efficiently adhering flaps of tissue, TissuGlu is particularly useful in preventing the formation of seroma in abdominoplasty. One of the five most common plastic surgery procedures performed in the USA, abdominoplasty has a reported post-operative complication rate from 15 to 52 percent – the formation of seroma being the most likely complication. Usual methods to combat seroma formation include the placement of closed suction drains, use of compression garments around the tissue, use of progressive tension sutures and use of fibrin sealants to reduce fluid accumulation. However, most of these methods can lead to further complications such as leakage from drain sites, skin necrosis and inconsistent adhesion. Using TissuGlu not only reduces the fluid drainage that can lead to formation of seroma but also reduces the need for post-surgical drains. The adhesive is molecularly designed to bond biological tissue in the presence of moisture, and then later degrade by hydrolysis into benign components. This is a key criterion in determining the biocompatibility of an internally used adhesive. In contrast, cyanoacrylates – the widely used adhesive in medical applications – has been restricted to just topical use, because it yields formaldehyde as a result of hydrolytic degradation of the polymer main chain. According to the most recent preclinical testing data, TissuGlu has prevented the formation of seroma in an animal model of abdominoplasty. In-vivo studies have also shown that TissuGlu is biodegradable and safe for internal use. The adhesive passed all biocompatibility tests to establish safety prior to human clinical trials. In particular, a 13-week sub-chronic toxicity study found TissuGlu® to be a non-irritant, comparable to saline. A human feasibility trial demonstrating the safety of the adhesive material was just completed for the abdominoplasty indication in Germany. Apart from the adhesive being effective in minimizing post-operative wound drainage, histological analysis of the tissue samples from the pre-clinical study showed no signs of inflammation or foreign body reaction associated with the adhesive. The lysine-derived urethane works to reduce fluid accumulation by eliminating the dead space in the wound and avoiding a foreign body response, which may otherwise lead to post-operative complications.
"On account of its biocompatibility, adhesive strength, degradation profile and safety, the new product is positioned to set an industrial standard for medical adhesive manufacturers," says Dhanuja. "From the surgeon's standpoint, this new adhesive material is a better alternative as the basic chemistry can be formulated for use in an array of surgical applications, including plastic surgery, general surgery and orthopedic surgery."
Overall, TissuGlu addresses the key challenges of biocompatibility and adhesive strength, and it has a higher customer acquisition potential than the currently available cyanoacrylate and fibrin sealant technologies. Based on these criteria and its best practices approach to medical product development, Cohera Medical is the recipient of the 2010 Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation of the Year Award. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has developed an innovative element in a product by leverage leading edge technologies. The award recognizes the value-added features/benefits of the product and the increased ROI it offers customers, which in turn increases customer acquisition and overall market penetration potential.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry. To join the growth partnership, please visit: www.awards.frost.com

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Open the AWS home page and choose Create an AWS Account.
Follow the online instructions. Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a PIN using your phone's keypad.
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Discussion in 'Archived Classifieds' started by DanielYoung13, Mar 8, 2013.
The much coveted Samsung Galaxy S3 is here, the one everyone seems to want at the moment. A couple of months old and still in brand new shelf like condition. With this you'll be getting all of the necessary accessories such as plug charger, original USB lead although if I can't find it I'll throw in 2 universal ones, headphones and I'm even giving you 2 cases (1 Clear & 1 Red) as well as a host of paid for and free applications already installed on the phone including Football Manager 2013 for all you football fans. Currently £499.99 on the O2 website.
I despair sometimes, I really do.


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Tag: false memory
Cliff Richard's celebrity persecution for 1980'ies sex crimes
More hysterical nonsense about Cliff Richard and Jimmy Savile. Britain's witch hunt continues. Famous entertainers get prosecuted for "crimes" they allegedly committed 40 years ago, during the sexually liberated 1960'ies and 70ies. They get charged with alleged "child sex" with 15 year old more than willing "children", or, more absurdly, *rape charges by women who somehow were not able to clearly say "no". These men were so famous, they needed security guards to keep the screeching teenage girls away.
The source accused the police of organising a "fishing expedition", claiming that the raid had been carried out in an attempt to generate the maximum amount of publicity. Telegraph
The prosecution is based mainly on "mutual corroboration": if 4 women, independently, allege the same type of crime, it must be true. In the case of a common violent criminal this is likely to be true. In the case of a celebrity known by 30 million women, it is quite likely that a few psychologically imbalanced women join the fray. After all, they can earn fame and money. Prosecution is also based on "recovered memories", long debunked by Elisabeth Loftus. And on rape accusations that are most likely false. Cliff Richard, like Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile, is famous enough that his case was quoted in German "Der Spiegel". Thanks to the antifeminist and his commentators for furnishing further details on the British celebrity sex hysteria.
The friend said: "The whole thing is appalling because what they are doing, they are just going in there making as much noise about it as they can and seeing if anyone comes out of the woodwork to back it up. And if they don't, they will still have wrecked someone's life." Telegraph
It is amazing that the sex hysteria persecution goes against fairly decent men, and not against the 70'ies rock bands that were famous for sexual debauchery with adolescent groupies. Maybe the purpose of these sex witch hunts is to instill fear in the common decent man?
In the sexual liberation of the 60'ies, 70'ies, age of consent was considered repression of the past. A faction of the German Green PartyGerman Green Party openly favored abolition of age of consent laws, the maligned Rind Study showed that no damage can be shown to arise from *consensual_ underage sex.
When will anyone learn that if you carry out a police-media trawl of any and every celebrity, then inevitably a line of variously motivated complainants comes forward? This is just as would be expected no matter how clearly innocent is the target. And they don't come much more obviously innocent than Cliff Richard.
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If Woody Allen is innocent, was Dylan Farrow's trauma caused by a monstrous Mia Farrow implanting false memories (SAID)?
Woody Allen is a living testament to the way our society fails the survivors of sexual assault and abuse.
So imagine your seven-year-old daughter being led into an attic by Woody Allen. Imagine she spends a lifetime stricken with nausea at the mention of his name. Imagine a world that celebrates her tormenter.
Are you imagining that? Now, what's your favorite Woody Allen movie? An Open Letter From Dylan Farrow
Poor woman, poor girl. Dylan Farrow sure has suffered and been traumatized. By Woody Allen?
The typical uninformed consumer of the politically correct press will harbor immense rage towards Woody Allen. In the PC (politically correct) press, everything that innocents Woody Allen is hidden. Many distortions and lies make him look bad. Nobody mentions the shameful past of Mia Farrow. In "The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast"a biographer of Woody Allen clarifies these items.
We will show probable cause that it is much more likely for Mia Farrow to have used (false) sexual allegation in divorce strategy, than Woody Allen to have used a 5 minute gap to take a girl to the attic for fiddling
This post from February 2014 has been kept as a draft, hidden to the public, by mistake. Sorry.
Woody Allen fires back over decades-old molestation allegations
The article has great videos
"Not that I doubt Dylan hasn't come to believe she's been molested, but if from the age of 7 a vulnerable child is taught by a strong mother to hate her father because he is a monster who abused her, is it so inconceivable that after many years of this indoctrination the image of me Mia wanted to establish had taken root?" Allen writes in the Times.
More from CNN
Barbara Walters speaks up for Woody Allen CNN The Marquee Blog
Moses Farrow says Dylan made up sex abuse allegations against Woody Allen
Woody Allen was found innocent
20 years ago Woody Allen was found innocent.
"We had two hypotheses: one, that these were statements made by an emotionally disturbed child and then became fixed in her mind. And the other hypothesis was that she was coached or influenced by her mother. We did not come to a firm conclusion. We think that it was probably a combination."
The PC press does not tell you that the above was the conclusion of a half year long inquiry that convinced eminent researchers that Woody Allen was innocent.
On April 20, 1993, a sworn statement was entered into evidence by Dr. John M. Leventhal, who headed the Yale-New Haven Hospital investigative team looking into the abuse charges. An article from the New York Times dated May 4, 1993, includes some interesting excerpts of their findings.
Source: The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast
Dylan Farrow was traumatized.
By Woody Allen, or by Mia Farrow's manipulations?
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"The Hunt": false accusation of child sexual abuse. A movie review
Lucas is a nursery school teacher in a small Danish town who is wrongly accused of sexually abusing a child. The film documents how he is ostracized by the community as a result. Wikipedia
Great. False accusations, sex hysteria, in a (almost) mainstream movie that wins prizes in the Cannes film festival.
[In]The Hunt, the charge of pedophilia again plays an explosive role, only this time the allegation is based on an impulsive lie, making it even more bitter when the fallout spirals violently out of control. It's difficult to watch but riveting. The Hunt: Cannes Review | Hollywood Reporter
Don't miss the movie "The Hunt", a compelling prize winning movie about the sexual abuse hysteria of the 1980's.
Trailer: The Hunt
The Hunt Trailer
The Hunt: a summary.
Child sex trauma myth, and lack of due process, the root causes of all evil here
Klara (Annika Wedderkopp), the young daughter of Lucas' closest friend Theo (Thomas Bo Larsen), develops an innocent crush on him. But when her displays of affection overstep normal boundaries, Lucas gently draws a line, which she misinterprets as a hurtful rebuff.
See. A scared Kindergarten teacher has to DRAW a LINE against a display of affection by a 5 year old. Why? Why can't he allow a child's affection? Because of the child sex trauma myth and subsequent legal and societal sanctions.
Her imagination sparked by a pornographic image glimpsed on her brother's iPad, Klara responds to the concerned questions of kindergarten supervisor Grethe (Susse Wold) by saying that Lucas exposed himself to her.
Society's sex hysteria traumatized and angered the child. Now sex hysteria will traumatize her further. And ruin the life of an innocent man, accused of a hyped-up crime that he did not commit and that is not as damaging as society claims it is (Rind Study, Disclaimer)
The film stirs indignation via the blind ineptitude with which Grethe addresses the allegation, involving a seemingly under-qualified external child psychologist, colleagues, parents, and eventually, police. But what's even more upsetting is Lucas' helplessness to correct the misinformation, given that Grethe refuses to tell him the source or even the exact nature of the charge. Parents advised to look for signs of trauma in their children suddenly begin seeing them everywhere. The Hunt: Cannes Review | Hollywood Reporter
See Elisabeth Loftus's "Creating false memories" 2 Note also that unsubstantiated allegations are enough to ruin a man's life. There is no due process for men in child sex abuse case, nor in rape accusations. See the false rape society.
Virtually overnight, Lucas finds himself ostracized by the community, shunned by all but one loyal friend (Lars Ranthe), physically assaulted and subjected to a particularly vicious reprisal that causes both him and Marcus considerable grief.
We wrote about vigilante justice in Dangerous pedophile hunters threaten harmless pedophile (Jack McClellan)
While witch-hunt stories like this one peaked in the news some 20 years ago and have been dramatized on TV and film before, The Hunt is still shocking. That's thanks to the skill with which Vinterberg, Lindholm and editors Anne Osterud and Janus Billeskov Jansen modulate the crescendo of paranoia, judgement and injustice.
Adding to the sorrow at the drama's heart is Klara's confusion. Even when she volunteers that it was a silly thing she made up, her mother (Anne Louise Hassing) muddies her grasp of the situation with leading talk about the repression of unpleasant memories.
Adult hysteria is the main problem.
Let me stress, this is a very benign case because there is no intelligent adult maliciously and actively promoting false accusations, like in divorce proceedings.
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Meredith Maran (My lie): False accusations due to "repressed-memory"-of-child-abuse witch hunt
Meredith Maran's recent book "My Lie" describes how Meredith accused her own father of child abuse and rape. She was fooled into this by then fashionable feminist witch hunt invention of "repressed memory", that a third of all kids were sexually abused and just had forgotten. She is sorry for it, but does not quite see the monstrosity of how she almost destroyed her father's life.
"I allow an innocent man to sit in prison if it meant keeping children safe"
(Meredith Maran)
In the middle of the book, while you are still deeply in the mind-set of being molested, there's a notion you agree with that if one innocent man goes to prison, but it stops a hundred molesters, it's worth it. Do you still agree with that notion?
I'm fairly close to a man still in prison, and really believe he is innocent. I know how he's suffered. I know he's 80 years old and in ill health. He's spent 20 years in prison, for no reason. If every elementary school child is now taught how to protect themselves from sexual abuse — and even more to the point, some father or preschool teacher who feels the urge to molest a child will be inhibited from doing so because they think there are guys still in jail for doing that — but innocent people are in prison, do I have to make that choice? It is a Sophie's choice kind of thing. Would I allow an innocent man to sit in prison if it meant keeping children safe?
So would you make that choice?
Source of this monstrosity: salon.com/books/int/2010/09/20/meredith_maran_my_lie_interview/
Meredith Maran did not learn. She has a little pity for a guy whose life has been totally destroyed by 20 years of jail in spite of his innocence. No total outrage. No desire ti fight for justice (to make amends for her own injustice).
She still suffers from brainwashing by more recent feminist fables. Meredith Maran is sorry she destroyed her father's life. But Meredith wants to totally destroy the life of a totally 100% innocent guys in order to save children from some indecent fondling? In this blog I make it a point that even the true culprit of indecent fondling of a (real) child deserves much lighter punishment then decades in jail. But Meredity wants that the totally innocent guy rots and gets raped in jail?
I use the word "real" child, denoting 3, 5 or 10 year old, because feminist laws
nowadays define 17 year olds as "children"
A child molestor is a guy who talks to children in creepy ways, who has indecent wandering hands. A guy who takes photos. An old grandpa who is getting a little too cozy. Or a 20 year old having sex with a 15 year old. Some reason for concern, yes. But feminist propaganda confounds senile grandpas with slight errors of judgment and violent penetrative toddler mutilators and (real) infant rapists.
I use the word "real" rapist, because all the above indecent behaviors
nowadays are officially called "rape", causing total confusion.
• When a "Rape" is not a Rape! The Abuse of the word "Rape". & the Perversion of Language
Child molestation might not be harmful!!?
Feminists either totally invent or vastly exaggerate the damage that is being done my low level child molestation. Where is the proof? Inconvenient science gets officially repressed and condemned:
So much that the entire US senate condemned a prestigious peer reviewed study by a 99-0 vote.
Scientific Publications Condemned and Repressed by US Congress and Senate
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Jeff Bezos sues NASA
Jaysea Danielson, Staff Writer
Jeff Bezos will be suing NASA over his aerospace company, Blue Origin, after SpaceX was given an extremely sought after contract for lunar lander. SpaceNews reports that Bezos explains his reasoning to sue is because he feels it was "unlawful and improper." The long running rivalry between Blue Origin and SpaceX is nearly neck and neck with this perhaps being the last straw.
Blue Origin has been very open and persistent with their opinions on NASA possibly favoring SpaceX. Blue Origin wrote in an open letter in July that SpaceX was being given unfair advantages because NASA had just given SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to work with the agency to design and develop a lunar lander. In the letter, Blue Origin offered up to $2 billion in payments in the future if NASA changes their decision. Along with the letter, they also filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Office over NASA's decision to work solely with SpaceX.
Throughout the course of this issue many arguments have been made; however, the GAO concluded in July that NASA had done nothing wrong after NASA explained that their funds controlled how many awards were given out, thus only having enough money to give out a single award.
According to BBC News, NASA must still respond to Blue Origin's suit by October 12; however, it is likely that the outcome will remain private because of the protective order given to Blue Origin.
Santa Clarita residents take to the streets to protest vaccine mandates
Issue of the Issue: Hart's mascot change
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns
Changes to legislation in Texas
Hart adds wellness dogs to help with mental health issues
T-mobile security breach
R. Kelly is put on trial
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The khorovod or horovod (,  or ,  , , ) is an East Slavic and pagan art form and one of the oldest dances of Russia with its more than 1,000 years history. It is a combination of a circle dance and chorus singing, similar to the choreia of ancient Greece. The dance was also known in Rus' as karagod, tanok and krug.

Etymology
The term khorovod probably descended from the Greek Choreia (Ancient Greek: χορεία). Greek culture had a strong impact on Rus' culture. It is related to choreia (Greek circle dance), kolo dance (South Slavic circle dance in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia), hora dance (Balkans), kochari (Armenian and Azerbaijani folk dance).

Origin and characteristics
The most significant features of the khorovod dance is to hold hands or the little finger of the partners while dancing in a circle.

The circle dance symbolised in ancient Russian culture "moving around the sun" and was a pagan rite with the meaning of unity and friendship. The female organizer or leader of the dance was called khorovodnitsa.

Regional difference in Russia
The khorovod dance has own characteristics in the different regions of Old Russia.

In the northern Russian regions, the round dance was known for its gentle and subtle manner, while in the central Russian regions, the dance was more cheerful and lighthearted. Russian folk songs accompanied the dance. The people kicked, clapped and made quick and energetic movements. Dances in southern Russia, with its warm, mild weather, were famous for their rapid, hot-blooded movements and complex patterns, embodying strength, boundless energy and youth.

See also

 Hora (dance)
 Kolo (dance)
 Bulgarian dances

References

External links
 Khorovod description and history

Belarusian culture
Circle dances
Belarusian folk dances
Russian folk dances
Ukrainian folk dances

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These indeed are the last days...
By Troy
March 20, 2020 in Culture, Race & Economy
9 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:
I assure you, my apocalyptic beliefs about where things are headed aren't based on biblical prophecy or neo-Christian rhetoric such as the "rapture", but in ancient astrological as well as metaphysical research and predictions.
Human beings and their various civilizations have been on this planet for millions of years and these civilizations have expiration dates. Western civilization is no different and it's collapse is iminent in my opinion.
There is no scientific evidence that human civilizations have been here for millions of years.
But I agree, Western civilization will absolutely collapse. We can debate the timeframe, but it will happen and we are seeing indications of it today.
@Pioneer1 what astrological prediction are you following?
Pioneer1
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It depends on who's "science" you choose to believe.
I don't believe much of Western science because it changes too much.
The so-called educated leaders of Western society FIRST claimed that man was no longer than 6,000 years old and that humanity started with Adam.
THEN when they found some old bones in Africa they kept changing the dates and going back further and further.
Science is supposed to be based in truth and facts.
Historical truth doesn't "change"; so if you had to change a "fact" as you received more information then it wasn't a fact to begin with.....which in my opinion makes your credibility concerning any other information you offer questionable.
Yes sir, and I say good riddance.
The faster it collapses the sooner OUR civilization rises.
what astrological prediction are you following?
Naadi Astrology, originating from among the Asiatic Black man (Dravidian) of India.
11 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:
Historical truth doesn't "change"; so if you had to change a "fact" as you received more information then it wasn't a fact to begin with....
Man being 6,000 years old was based upon religious doctrine not scientific evidence. No one knows for a "fact" when midern man emerged. We have evidence that man 2 to 3 hundred thousand years old and zero evidence of us being a million years old.
Of course in the event anyone find evidence of humans being millions of years old the scientific community will vet then ultimately embrace the new proof.
Do you have any evidence of man being millions of years old @Pioneer1?
Surely we would have evolved beyond our current state. We are little than homicidal apes with handheld computers.
Chevdove
Science is not 'Western' or 'eastern', but it is relative to something concrete. So, we have to regard science based on its merit to prove
whether or not the Western leaders are giving us the truth or not.
1 hour ago, Troy said:
Man being 6,000 years old was based upon religious doctrine not scientific evidence
Oh no @Troy I disagree. Beyond 6000 years there is NO scientific evidence of a VIABLE Y-DNA HUMAN SPECIES.
The only Y-DNA scientifically proven stems from a male African origin and although scientist won't make it clear that it agrees
with the Biblical records, they will not EVER state that they found any VIALBLE Y-DNA prior to 6000 years!
BASAL-A for ADAM Y-DNA!!!
In every Straight, viable -Y-DNA across this world, every male has this BASAL-A MARKING on their HAPLO-GENE! Period!!!
All viable males today, have this on their Sex Chromosome!!!
Let me put it another way, in every culture, ancient culture in this entire world, from Far east Asia, Japan, to Alaska, Greenland, Inuit, ... and down to the tip of South America, ancient California ... WHERE MALES were reproduced, this means that at one point NAPPY HEADED MALES or males that can PRODUCE NAPPY or BUSHY-HEADED offspring were once there!!!
@Chevdove your assertion that man is not older than 6,000 years old is easily refuted. I'm not sure why you say that. Is it because civilizations, as we know it, started about 6K years ago?
@Pioneer1 when you talk about humans being millions of years ago due to counting Homo Erectus and other pre-homo Sapien races?
14 minutes ago, Troy said:
I'm not sure why you say that. Is it because civilizations, as we know it, started about 6K years ago?
@Troy That is only part of it, but as you also mentioned about the 'Homo Erectus' and etc., this is another aspect that must be included in order to understand what I have stated,
Civilizations as we know it, have recorded scripts and carvings and such like to prove the 6000 year marks, however, the enormous amount of scientific fact, scientific records, scientific MARKERS and archeology that also prove that there were MALEFACTORS such as the Homo Erectus that existed way before 6000 years ago.
But, can I be refuted on what I say, I doubt it.
My statements are based on recent reports from a number of scientific sources that all agree worldwide!
The problem is that, these reports were/are released so that it is not readily understood by people of African descent, at least over here in the Western world.
Scientist all say that the Homonids before the recent Homo Sapiens are obviously MALES and they reproduced and reproduced and reproduced more DARK SKINNED males, but here we go:
They were all wiped out at a certain point. And also, they have not been able to get a sample of this ydna haplogroup. Their findings are simply based on the presence of their skulls, bones, and test that proves their presence as opposed to female homonids and more importantly the NEANDERTHALS.
As of today, there is ABSOLUTELY NO VIABLE Y-DNA EXTRACTED FROM ANY EARLY HOMONIDS.
Simply put, prior to the African males, all that can be seen is MALES THAT HAVE AN INTERSEXED PRESENCE.
More simply and broadly put, if all African males were to abruptle be erased today, then eventually, this whole world would revert back to
a world with intersexed 'beings'.
The viable reproduction of ydna today, stems from an origin in Africa. So that means that even president Trump originates from this origin and that can be seen in the fact, at face value, that he fathered male sons.
All men today, who are not intersexed, in this whole world stem from that ydna origin. period.
Whoops before I forget; one of the many sources is STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Y chromosome genes from Neanderthals likely extinct in modern men
The Neanderthal counterpart of the human Y chromosome, or male sex chromosome,
appears to have died out. Why this happened is up for debate.
"Although it's widely known that modern humans carry traces of Neanderthal DNA, a new international study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that Neanderthal Y-chromosome genes disappeared from the human genome long ago."
Carlos Bustamante and his colleagues found that DNA
from the Neanderthal Y chromosomes, which is passed
from father to son, is likely extinct.
Steve Fisch
"We've never observed the Neanderthal Y chromosome DNA
in any human sample ever tested."
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/04/modern-men-lack-y-chromosome-genes-from-neanderthals.html
@Chevdove what does the nonexistence of the of Y chromosome Neanderthal DNA in modern Homo Sapien DNA (interesting and previously unknown to me) have to do with anything we are talking about?
Homo Sapiens emerged about 200K years ago, civilizations emerged about 6K years ago, the oldest structures are about 3K years old. Everybody came from Africa which was the birthplace of civilization the birthplace of farming, architecture, medicine, astronomy, philosophy, religion, art, writing language, etc. This can be proven. Despite the fact that some historian like to say shit like Columbus discovered America or the Greeks create philosophy and medicine.
The stuff @Pioneer1 is talking about men running around millions of years ago can be true, because millions of years is a VERY long time, but there is simply is no evidence of this.
You're playing a game of 3 Card Molly with words......
I'm saying man has been on this planet millions of years and you're asking me for evidence of "modern man" being around for millions of years.
By the very definition of "modern", almost anything beyond 200 years ago would probably be considered ancient and obsolete.
Humans are humans.
If humans by ANY definition were around millions of years ago then it doesn't matter whether you call them erectus, cro-magnon, neanderthal, ancient, "modern", ect......they were humans and not animals.
Kareem
@Pioneer1 said "Human beings and their various civilizations have been on this planet for millions of years and these civilizations have expiration dates. Western civilization is no different and it's collapse is iminent in my opinion."
I think you have a valid point. Let's be real - if coronavirus was heavily-affecting black people only, the country would still be running as normal. It's the same thing with 100,000 missing black women and girls in the USA right now and you know none of their names. But as soon as a white girl comes up missing, her picture is broadcast ad nauseum on white media outlets.
White people ("western civilization") feel VERY threatened by this coronavirus. Look at the government responses. Look at how willing they are to be jailed in their own homes. They see coronavirus as a threat to their existence. It's the same as their obsession with black male genitalia, castrations and today, emasculation. They know black DNA could turn Europe black within two generations. So they've taken harsh, evil actions against black men for 400 years to prevent this. That's also why they are pulling out any and all possible solutions to this coronavirus thing that they see killing them and honorary white people (Asians) but for some reason not affecting black people.
No, there is a world of difference between homo erectus and homo sapiens. I doubt anyone could today could even breed with erectus if they were not extinct.
1 hour ago, Kareem said:
White people ("western civilization") feel VERY threatened by this coronavirus. Look at the government responses. Look at how willing they are to be jailed in their own homes
Of course they feel threatened. It is really interesting that you've grouped Asians in as "honory white people" to make your argument. You also left out the fact the countries on Africa are taking precautions too.
2 hours ago, Troy said:
Of course they feel threatened.
Well I don't feel threatened at all. Sorry I don't share your fear.
It is really interesting that you've grouped Asians in as "honory white people" to make your argument.
Whether its white people being your boss at work or the Asians who own the liquor stores, convenience stores and fake hair shops in black neighborhoods...black people are subordinate to whites and Asians in the USA. Both whites and Asians hate black people equally IMO. Do you disagree?
Are you referring to Naadi leaves?
Did you have your leaf read?
14 hours ago, Kareem said:
I did not say I was afraid. I'm concerned though, because there is indeed a disconnect between what we are being told and the government's reaction.
Both whites and Asians hate black people equally IMO. Do you disagree?
Kareem you ask questions that are impossible to answer or unreasonable. This question, for example, presumes all Asians and White think identically, which obviously they don't.
Of course I disagree with the statement; it is illogical to agree with it.
Funny how all the Asian racism against black people in the USA was unbeknownst to me until last week. Traveling to China and Japan I saw it up close and personal. But now these war conditions have caused every story of Asian racism against black people in LA, NYC, SF, Miami and elsewhere over the last three decades; areas of high Asian concentration. A young man accumulated newscasts and news articles and when you sit and read/watch it, its quite disturbing. A black woman also chronicled stories from LA and SF. You can find these pieces yourself. I won't be posting links here.
I've been to Hong Kong (not really China) and Japan several times. I did not experience a stitch of racism and I traveled off the beaten path in both places by myself.
I have however experienced blatant racism from Chinese people in NYC. In fact, I've experienced more racism in New York City than anywhere else on the planet. Of course most of this is due to sending so much more time in New York City than anywhere else.
Again, people are not inherently racist ... perhaps many Americans are, but given our history of racism what do you expect?
Right now, I think we need to be careful in saying that this virus is "not affecting" Black people.
Perhaps it's not affecting our people AS MUCH, but it's effects on African people not just in the United States but globally is real.
I'm talking about not just the effects of the virus itself, but the reactions and OVER reactions to it from the excessive social restrictions to the collapsing economy is being felt.
I'm going to wait a few months (provided I'm still living and healthy) and see how this thing plays out.
But you speak of Asians and racism......
From what I've personally observed these past few weeks, the racism that East Asians are NOW facing in this society is not only real but more open and vicious than what I saw with Middle Easterners during 9/11.
From Trump unapologetically calling it the "Chinese virus".
To people in the grocery stores staring at Asians and refusing to walk down the aisles they see Asians standing in. I've even seen a couple of them being verbally attacked on the street and told not to bring your "oriental ass" near.
I started to tell them, "welcome to the family".....lol....but I decide not to.
Like Tariq Nasheed said, it's time for them to hold their own nuts.
I also noticed that a few more were trying to initiate conversations with me now more so than in the past, as if they instinctively were trying to secure some "connections" as things continue to go left for them.
I doubt anyone could today could even breed with erectus
I would think it was the very opposite.....
Most men would find it rather difficult to breed WITHOUT getting an "erectus"....lol.
Kareem didn't do it, the Cauasians THEMSELVES did.
And most East Asians(so far...we'll see if current events change anything) have been relishing in their upgrade from "model minority" status to full blown "honorary white" like a dog finally allowed to sleep the same bed as it's master.
because there is indeed a disconnect between what we are being told and the government's reaction.
Oh????
Do I detect just a "hint" of mistrust on your part of the official story the public is being told?
Am I picking up on a.....conspiratorial... ...type of vibe in that statement of yours?
Did you try hitting on or sleeping with the women there?
That's often times where you'll see the racism in some people come out and the smiles start turning into grimaces.
I have however experienced blatant racism from Chinese people in NYC.
My theory behind this is that the BEHAVIOR of many AfroAmericans in the United States produces the racism and negativity so many immigrant groups seem to harbor AFTER being here a while.
Most of the AfroAmericans who make it to Japan or China tend to be well educated and have a little money in their pocket. These AfroAmericans are of a different breed than the "DeMarios" and "Pookies" who stand around outside Asian owned nail shops and liquor stores all day rolling blunts, begging for money, and acting the fool.
These are the type of negroes who INVITE racism not just from Asians but from other groups including African immigrants.
Yes, however the leaves are only one aspect of this ancient science.
Not by myself, yet.
What does that mean, not by yourself?
All I do is make the observation based on infection maps. Africa and India are in fact not being affected as much. It's an observable fact, as is the fact that all these black people who get coronavirus in the USA are asymptomatic. I don't know the why and frankly, it worries me. At some level, I believe the white mad scientists who created this virus to kill black people screwed up the formula and now they are trying to clean up the mess because its killing them and their Asian accessories. Again, if this disease was observably affecting black people more than other races, it would be business as usual in the USA and we all know it.
Yeah I don't feel bad for Asians at all. They rallied in New York in support of Peter Liang, that Asian cop who killed Akai Gurley. The Latasha Harlins video from Los Angeles really had be burning up inside. She's the black girl who was shot and killed by a Korean store owner. The killer got probation for it, showing that Asians are indeed the honorary white people. There have been a lot more of these types of incidents talked about for a couple weeks, many of which I'd never heard of or knew about.
On 3/21/2020 at 7:03 PM, Troy said:
what does the nonexistence of the of Y chromosome Neanderthal DNA in modern Homo Sapien DNA (interesting and previously unknown to me) have to do with anything we are talking about?
@Troy Wait! I am not sure that scientist are saying the Y chromosome in Neanderthal DNA is NONEXISTENT, this means everything regarding what we are talking about.
'They' know that they had/have Y-DNA but they cannot extract it from any speciments and again, this is the key.
'They' say that Neanderthals are COMPLETELY EXTINCT but then, 'They' also say that it is proven that humans today
have a certain percentage of this DNA!
Neanderthals are NOT extinct. And contrary to what you keep saying, NO, we Modern Humans are not an expression of ONE 'RACE' or ONE SPECIES.
The Neanderthalensis is a seperate and distinct species from the Homo Sapiens, and AGAIN; even scientist are saying that HUMANS HAVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THIS NEANDERTHAL DNA.
Again, it's NOT that the YDNA of Neanderthals is non-existent, but it cannot be extracted.
So what am I saying? Answer: I am saying that we 'Humans today' have interacted with MALE NEANDERTHALS and
so, scientist are only providing PART TRUTHS.
Modern Human males today, have a different expression that the Old World HOMONIDS though, and this is the key.
Also, we are confused due to thinking it is explained based on Color but that is only part of it.
Today, YES, the DOMINANT presence of the viable Male Neanderthal YDNA is completely gone--extinct, but
NOT the Recessive presence! It is manifested as Intersexed.
IF a person is born with the YDNa hormone [i forgot terminology] then, guess what!? Scientifically, they are MALES!!!
The origin of the African male does not show this type of reproduction.
So, today, there are people of all walks that are straight viable YDNA, but then there are some that are not.
This origin of what is known as 'moonlighting genes' comes from Neanderthal reproduction. Modern Human genes
do not do this!
Also, the 200k date is wrong, and that is another part truth, that scientist are broadcasting.
All of what I am saying revolves around the issue of MUTATION and how Melanin is connected to this very issue.
When the Neanderthals became mutated, along with thier loss of melanin also affected their ability to produce a 'viable YDna. okay.
So before the modern humans, then, they could not produce anymore viable males!!!
Their MRCA, the Denisovans were gone and therefore, that is the mark of what I am talking about.
The Denisovans are the mark, and could have males, vialble males, but Neanderthals are 'mutated versions of Denisovans.'
13 hours ago, Chevdove said:
Neanderthals are extinct and homo Sapiens are one species (by definition) and is the only human species running around today.
Yeah i don't know what "YDNa hormone" is but a males have a Y chromosome. Indeed that is what makes us male. Again this has nothing to do with Melanin...
Chevdove I know you have nothing but goid intentions, but If we can't agree on the most basic facts we can't have a conversation on this subject.
Chevdove I know you have nothing but goid intentions,
but If we can't agree on the most basic facts we can't have a conversation on this subject.
Okay, I can agree to disagree but when you say 'basic facts', I do not understand.
@Troy I posted a reference from a reputable source. So, due to my source, will I make my comments, but again,
I won't expect a continued conversation.
homo Sapiens are one species (by definition) and is the only human species running around today.
Yes, Homo Sapiens are one species, but Nenderthals are DEFINED as a seperate species, in the science world and in the Smithsonian, where I have visited.
My reference source reports that HUMAN BEINGS TODAY have a certain PERCENTAGE of NEANDERTHAL DNA!
Okay, that is two different species in one person!
Therefore, this should obviously mean that there is a certain amount of HYBRIDAZATION at best!--However, based on my other studies, this would not be a defintion that defines everyone because there is a certain degree of a SPECTRUM with regards to what amount of DNA determines hybridization or not.
Again this has nothing to do with Melanin...
Uh... You will not see any valid proof of a Neanderthal with dark skin or nappy hair prior to the manifestation of Homo Sapiens!
Neanderthals are not depicted as being even close to brown skinned!
So, you're wrong. But I want to say this too, if scientist say that there is a certain amount of Neanderthal DNA in Europeans and some say 'Asians', well then, I
absolutely don't believe that this does not apply to the african world. So in this sense, I absolutely believe that 'melanin' does become a part of this 'mixing' of species. Oh yes. So, prior to the manifestation of the Homo sapien, scientist say the Neanderthals existed, but both species did become contemporary and they did intermixed, and yes, there is proff of this.
@Chevdove you wrote that Neanthedals are not extinct. Which reliable source did you get that from?
Purely African people don't have neanderthal DNA and they vary widely in complextion (levels of melamin). Neanderthals went through the same biological adaptations as homo sapiens to adapt to climate, and it is possible those adaptations were passed along. But again, black people dont have neanderthal DNA. if some of us did inherent a little from white ancestors it seems unlike that it significant impacts our levels of melamin that most likely came from homo sapien ancestors.
13 hours ago, Troy said:
you wrote that Neanthedals are not extinct. Which reliable source did you get that from?
The reliable source(s) that I am basing my statements on are not just one source, and this is why I can understand why
it seems like I am way off! However, I regard more than one statement that scientist report and feel that they have presented a lot
of half truths. So therefore, to answer you question more so, the sources that I posted previously are a major source and others as well.
Another major source would be the PART TRUTHS reported by scientist about the very definition of SPECIES!
Based on these varying definitions, it shows me that scientist today, are 'dancing around the obvious' in that Neanderthals can't be extinct.
There is so much to this subject. And, I don't believe scientist want to admit the obvious for certain reasons that as to do with a small ruling group of people in power over the masses.
The definitions of species today say on one hand:
... are able to breed among themselves, but are not able to breed with members of another species. …
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/species
So, this is one reason it becomes obvious that there is a confusion. Neanderthals are a separate species by most reports but over decades, this has been refuted. It has been proven that Neanderthals interbreeded with Modern Humans [ie Homo sapiens] so, therefore-- contradiction.
So therefore, I believe that there is a deliberate intent to decieve, however, this can easily be seen based on the definition, the true definition of species. Here is another scietific definition of SPECIES:
A species is a group of organisms that share a genetic heritage, are able to interbreed, ...
https://biologydictionary.net/species/
So again, this adds to the confusion but, I have not stated my position completely.
I will get there, in a minute, hopefully. This reference goes on to say this too:
Scientists have changed their definition of a species several times throughout history.
Okay. Something is wrong here and this is what I am trying to get at regarding Neanderthals being extinct--of which I don't believe. If you look at certain other animal 'species' it should become a little clearer that there is some kind of deception going on in the scientific community as to what they are allowing to be reported, because the definition of SPECIES should have some type of guideline to follow in all cases. The definition of SPECIES revovles are certain issues and one of the main has to do with REPRODUCTION. It doe not mean that two different species can or cannot reproduce, but SPECIFIC OUTCOMES ARE OBVIOUS in that the reproduction comes from TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES!!! And therefore this is called HYBRIDIZATION.
So, when two different species mate and bring forth an offspring, that offspring will have characteristics and traits that come from both species.
So if scientist say that HOMO nEANDERTHALS have a separate trait and characteristic from HOMO sAPIENS, and they interbreed and have offspring, then this means something! You can't have hybrids without at least two different species. You can't get Neanderthal dna without a Neanderthal!
Also, after thousands of years, these genes are still being passed on and into us humans!?
And yes, I say 'us' humans because regarding the traits, well, people of AFrican descent do show some of these traits too!
So why would scientist not say that People of African descent have Neanderthal traits!?
Again, there is so much to this and so much references that show obvious contradictions, that I can post. But I want to be brief for now.
But quickly, when scientist say that Neanderthal were in Eurasia [ie Neanderthals and Denisovans], they are telling a lie!!! Why!?
Because there are so many other historians and anthropologist that have reported digging up masses amounts of Neanderthal [long skulls]
in AFrica!!! LOL! WOW! They are lying!
When scientist report that only the same species can interbreed, then we need to look at the LION and the Tiger; and The donkey and the horse!
two different species!
Modern humans do NOT have long skulls, no matter if they are European or African, this is a Neanderthal trait, yet there are both Europeans and AFricans today born with this trait! Okay; that is one of many marks of a sharing of traits from the archaic homonids. Now are we today expressing this as being two different species-- I say that there is a SPECTRUM and for the most part NO absolutely not because, though--here is the key-- it has to do with the YDNA.
That part of the archaic homonids is not well defined today. If there are no Ydna archaic homonids reproducing then, yes, I can understand why scientist say Neanderthals are extinct, but then, what about the presence of intersexed births!? This is say is the key. ANd yes, I do have a lot to say about this!!!
@Chevdove Again please share one reputable source that says neanthedals still roam the Earth. You will not be able to do this because no reoutabke source currently asserts such a thing.
You wrote a lot and it is too much to parse and correct. But different species can mate despite the dictionary definition you linked to, which i did not read, because as you pointed out horses and donkeys can mate and they are different species.
Neanderthals and homo Sapiens while both human are different species and could barely mate. Maybe this is why you bring up the lack of a neanderthal Y chromosome in Homo Sapiens but I dunno, as i really could not follow you point past Neatherdtals not being extinct.
When you say science changes you must know this is a good thing; they discover new info and they change. To call it a "lying" is just wrong.
If scientists prove something they previously believed is wrong they change without hesitation and dispense with the old false belief. I wish we all could do this.
Okay, regarding how science changes, ABSOLUTELY, this is a good thing, but no, based on other instances where even scientist have come out and admitted that certain truths have been deliberately withheld, is NOT NEW! And this is one of those subject, where they are not telling the whole truth.
There is no way that Neanderthals were just in Europe and then mated with the Europeans that eventually migrated OUT OF AFRICA into Europe and then began to mate with them! That is an obvious contradiction.
Europeans, meaning 'White people'were not the only modern humans that migrated into Europe!
They were not the first, but it was the Black are dark skinned Modern Humans that migrated into Europe first!
Omg. 'They' are absolutely not telling the whole truth. But, I do need to post some more references, and because
imo, this subject is so broad, I may do it in another thread as well.
If scientists prove something they previously believed is wrong they change without hesitation and dispense with the old false belief.
And this is one of the subjects that even supports why I am saying 'they' are not telling the whole truth: the variation of the
DEFINITION OF SPECIES.
Scientist are not -- as you say- proving something they previously believed is wrong and then changing without hesitation and dispensing with the old false belief-- OH NO. They have admitted that the reason for instance, the classification as 'Homo sapien sapien' was due to social conflicts, so later they dropped the second 'subspecies' and just state 'Homo sapien'.
The method of defining species has been well established. So they are deliberately bouncing around about the subject of Neanderthals being still present in todays world.
Again, as I said before, scientist knows that the huge, massive heads of Neanderthals is not a part of modern human dna and this is one major trait that is still present today, along with other traits. these traits cannot still be here if there is not another species still transferring this through reproduction.
A species is not only determined by trait or sex chromosomes but other variables, and Neanderthal traits, some of them are still here in great numbers, so this can't be just from 'natural selection' or whatever. I have much more to say about this regarding other references though.
@Chevdove Again please share one reputable source that says neanthedals still roam the Earth.
I'll wait....
Once you can accept that Neanderthals no longer exist we can proceed to examine your other ideas. I'm not evolutionary biologist, but we have not climbed out of high school Bio yet
On 3/28/2020 at 11:06 PM, Troy said:
Again please share one reputable source that says neanthedals still roam the Earth.
LOL. Okay @Troy, you are not understanding me, I guess. My answer to you is that --becauce the scientist are NOT stating the whole truth, I canNOT share any reputable source that SPECIFICALLY says that neanderthals still roam the earth, but I have presented facts from the PART TRUTHS that they do offer, and it is these PART TRUTHS thatss show a contradiction in what they have reported.
Once you can accept that Neanderthals no longer exist we can proceed to examine your other ideas.
No way! I showed you references that state that Neanderthal dna is present today in us Modern Human beings, and that is what I am questioning.
So, I can accept that you believe they no longer exist though.
I'm not evolutionary biologist, but we have not climbed out of high school Bio yet
Okay!? I have went beyond high school Bio! Okay, I have a BS Degree in Biology and I know how to examine references and
I understand the process of methodology and the Scientific Method.
So, regarding what scientist say today, in that many of us humans that show the presence of Neanderthal DNa vs their statement
that Neanderthals are extinct, I say this is a contradiction.
However, my problem is knowing how to express this in a better way because I am not well versed on terminology
as a person that has had the oppurtunity to study at a much higher level that I have. Therefore,
I cannot fully express what I observe in words and terminology but I strongly believe that there is a contradiction here.
So therefore, I can produce some other hard core references too based on this subject that may show my position here.
And one major reference would again be what I have stated about the LONG HEAD, SKULLS of Neanderthals that are still present today and in the recent past.
Oh yes. So, that is what I hope to do.
I showed you references that state that Neanderthal dna is present today in us Modern Human beings, and that is what I am questioning.
I not disputing Neanderthal DNA in some humans this would be considered factual information. Now once you start questioning facts and drawing conclusions on one facts you dispute; this is where we have to part ways.
If you dispute 1+1=2 we can't have a meaningful conversation about arithmetic can we?
I am not disputing facts.
Now once you start questioning facts and drawing conclusions on one facts you dispute; this is where we have to part ways.
Again, I am not questioning facts, I am not drawing conclusions on just one fact. As I said, if scientist say modern humans have Neanderthal DNA after thousands and thousands of years, then this means that scientist are not reporting the whole truth, and I am basing this on obvious 'facts'!
As I said, I am not well versed YET on terminology to bring forth my position but I am getting better. So now, I will add some more to why I say that
Neanderthals cannot possibly be extinct based on 'facts' that humans are expressing Neanderthal DNA. One area of study that addresses exactly what I am speaking about is
POPULATION GENETICS!!!
In other words, In order for this dna to be express continually in modern human beings who are NOT the origin of certain traits, then there has to be
a population of Neanderthals present!!! Okay, let me put it another way by an example or two:
[1] The origin of NAPPY HAIR is an African trait, and if African people become extinct then, eventually, this trait would completely disappear from the non-African beings that would continue to reproduce.
There are so many other examples that I could provide to support what I am saying!!! I know what I am talking about.
Scientist provide confusion, but as a scientist who has study in this area, I understand a lot.
Population Genetic arguments based on inheritance vs natural selection deals with this topic.
So, as I said earlier, the dominant presence of the MRCA [Most Recent Common Ancestor] of the Neanderthals would be an important aspect to understand this subject as well.
The synthesis of Darwinism and Mendelism, which marked
the birth of modern population genetics, was achieved
by a long and tortuous route (Provine 1971).
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/population-genetics/
1. The Origin of POPULATION GENETICS
Darwin's Origin of Species, published in 1859, propounded two main theses: firstly, that modern species were descended from common ancestors, and secondly that the process of natural selection was the major mechanism of evolutionary change. The first thesis quickly won acceptance in the scientific community, but the second did not. Many people found it difficult to accept that natural selection could play the explanatory role required of it by Darwin's theory.
Another example of how POPULATION GENETICS has been applied would be
THE ENSLAVEMENT OF CERTAIN AFRICAN CHILDREN!!!
When Sickle Cell Anemia became a significant problem on the
slave yards, to continue to enslave people from West Africa
would not help the problem. Also to enslave people from
other areas or cultures that already have reproduction problems would not help,
so therefore millions of slave children were stolen all the way over from East
Africa!!! This addition to the slave population helped to slow down the bad births.
And of course the issue of the slave population as a whole in the Colonial Empire
served other purposes as well. This kind of manipulation of species means that
the definition of 'SPECIES' is understood!!!
Certain traist have a 'blending' but certain trait have an origin.
All of what I am saying are FACTS.
It is a scientitic fact that NEANDERTHALS have that elongated head, and this is not a modern human trait.
Also, the BROW RIDGE, that is a purely Neanderthal trait, that both 'brown' African people express as well as
Europeans. and there's much more.
Scientist don't say that no personof African descent, but the words used are strategic. Some say the word RETAIN.
People of AFrican descent may not RETAIN Neanderthal Dna...
I know what I am talking about.
Oh yes! ANd another term that addresses what I am saying would be
THE FOUNDER EFFECT!
This would be how it was finally admitted that the origin of
BLONDE HAIR and BLUE EYES have an origin with a DARK SKINNED MALE OF AFRICAN DESCENT.
So, if sex selection and enbreeding and population genetics is NOT understood, some might want
to believe these traits are European, Oh but no!
You will not see some cultures, in old times that is, of Koreans etc. with this trait, but due to
population genetics., sex selection and inbreeding over a period of time... this trait may seem to be
concentrated in some European cultures. This is NOT Natural Selection at all!
And furthermore, these traits would not continue if a certain kind of Black population were to be removed!


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He also requested Bac Ninh provincial authorities to create favourable conditions for the Viettel Group in building 5G technology infrastructure at the Yen Phong industrial park while coordinating with the group to promote digital transformation.
For his part, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Vuong Quoc Tuan affirmed that the launch of 5G at Yen Phong industrial park is an event of significance as it marks the robust integration and development of the telecommunications and information technology sector. He added that the application of 5G will help accelerate the production process and attract more investment to the park and Bac Ninh in general.
Within the final months of 2020, all three major mobile carriers in Vietnam announced trials of commercial 5G services, making Vietnam one of the first countries in the world to roll out the latest generation of wireless technology. This is expected to boost the digital economy.
As OpenGov Asia reported, unlike previous technologies most of which had to be imported, Vietnam has gradually mastered and is now capable of producing 5G equipment, a strategically important step in Vietnam's development of information and communications technology.
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In the Philippines, several government departments are experimenting with ways to integrate online payments into their operations. These include teaming up with other agencies and those in the private sector to ensure a speedy and more efficient turnaround in transactions.
This vision is shared by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) which in a statement announced that it has inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with state-owned LandBank of the Philippines (LBP) for the integration of web-based payments for MARINA services.
The agency explained that under the agreement, the MARINA Payment Facility will be integrated with the Landbank LinkBiz portal. This portal is currently being used as a virtual payment channel that allows government and members of the private sector to have cashless payments for MARINA's products and services.
The LinkBiz portal was earlier launched to lessen direct and indirect costs that are attributed to cash and physical distribution of in-kind goods. The LBP likewise aims to foster accountability and effective tracking of funds on top of prioritising online payments instead of cash transactions to unclog traffic and in turn, save on operation costs.
The portal is equipped to handle large-value funds and quick confirmation of payments through email. It can be accessed by the government and the public sector seven days a week, except during system maintenance.
According to Capt. Jeffrey Solon, who is the Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the Deputy Administrator for Planning of MARINA, the department is optimistic that the new virtual payment facility will bring in more convenience and efficiency in government transactions. He also expressed gratitude on behalf of his organisation to Landbank for the collaboration.
He added during the virtual signing ceremony: "With the eventual implementation of this memorandum of agreement, the MARINA looks forward to maximising the use of this e-payment facility as our modest contribution to the government's efforts for ease of doing business, and also to adhere to the principles and practices of good governance."
This statement was echoed by officials from the LBP, adding that they are anticipating that the cashless payment service will enable them to also fast-track their financial dues from MARINA. Marilou Villafranca, the Senior Vice-President of the North National Capital Region Branches Group of the LBP, noted: "Following our MOA signing today, this e-payment facility will be made available to your clients, allowing them to settle their monetary obligations to MARINA in a faster, more secured and convenient manner."
The MoA signing was well-attended by officials of both MARINA and the LBP, including the Senior Vice-President and the OIC of MARINA's Office of the Deputy Administrator and the MARINA Administrator Vice Admiral. Officers of LBP's North NCR Branch Groups Cluster also attended the online event.
The agreement is alongside government efforts to improve the current business climate in the Philippines and government transparency. Republic Act 11032, which promotes the ease of doing business and efficient delivery of government services, was enacted in 2018. It enhanced and amended the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 by reducing processing time and eliminating red tape activities in government.
To achieve these goals, many agencies in government are gearing towards digitalisation to fast-track transactions and lessen turnaround time. As earlier reported by OpenGov Asia, a local government in the Philippines has adopted a zero-contact policy. The programme required all departments within the local government to adopt electronic means in the submission of government applications, requests and payments.
Samaya Dharmaraj	January 18, 2021