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At around seven thirty last Friday morning, inhabitants of The Garden of Eden, a small Intentional Community based on Sustainability, were awakened by a SWAT raid conducted by the City of Arlington for suspicion of being a full fledged marijuana growth and trafficking operation. Ultimately only a single arrest was made based on unrelated outstanding […]
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Mesh networking (topology) is a type of network topology where each node must not only capture and disseminate its own data, but also serve as arelay for other nodes, that is, it must collaborate to propagate the data in the network. A mesh network can be designed using a flooding technique or a routing technique. When using a routing technique, the message is propagated along […]
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In a strange reversal of roles, China has refused a US based corn shipment to see if “it meets China’s food quality standards” – in reference to a GMO product MIR162. Many Americans don’t know that much of the foods that are consumed in the US are illegal in much of the world, especially the […]
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As any soldier will tell you, or anyone who survived the severe crisis, the most difficult part of any crisis is the psychological aspect. Staying mentally fit is of course good for your health in general, but also can help you make better decisions. How to achieve real self-actualization? Each layer in the Maslow Pyramid […]
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The headlines haven’t been particularly kind to America’s most relentlessly greedy over the past year. In just the last month alone, the world’s two most visible religious leaders – Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama – have once again dramatically denounced our global concentration of income and wealth. And the world’s most powerful political leader, […]
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Warning to PC users – a new malware “Ransomware” will encrypt your files and then demand payment before countdown clock expires. See here what you need to know about Cryptolocker, including how to clean. As a general security practice, never open any email with an attachment from unknown persons. Also, be wary of clicking on […]
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Inflation is rampant in most currencies. We all hear stories about the older generation filling up their gas tank for a quarter. Let’s take a look at what you can buy for 10 bucks in 2013: 2 reams of copy paper, 500 sheets each ($4.99 each) – low quality paper 1 movie ticket ($7.93 national […]
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America is a country that is now utterly divided when it comes to its society, its economy, its politics. There are definitely two Americas. I live in one, on one block in Baltimore that is part of the viable America, the America that is connected to its own economy, where there is a plausible future […]
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