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Ask any Florida mother what she would say if her child were sentenced to serve a lifetime in federal prison and you will get a similar response: devastation. This is precisely how Ross Ulbricht's mother feels right now following her son's sentencing hearing on Friday. The creator of the Silk Road website was convicted of computer hacking, money laundering and conspiracy to engage in drug trafficking, among other crimes. According to Ulbricht's mother, her son has been made into a political prisoner.
Ross Ulbricht and his attorney plan to appeal the sentencing. If they are successful, he may be able to sidestep the lifetime sentence. According to his mother, she had hoped her son would be issued a 20-year sentence, and he would be released when he was 50.
Ulbricht's creation, Silk Road, is famous for being a part of the Dark Web, a portion of the Internet users access with Tor software to conceal their identities. All transactions on Silk Road are carried out with the electronic currency Bitcoin, which allows for anonymous purchases and sales. Even though Ross Ulbricht was arrested, tried and convicted, the Silk Road still thrives as an underground online marketplace.
During the interview, Lyn Ulbricht indicated that she is accepting contributions of Bitcoin to finance her son's appeal of the sentencing. Just like in New York, where this federal case was tried, individuals convicted of drug trafficking in Florida can appeal a judge's decision in a higher court -- especially if there is a clear question as to the harshness of the punishment. While it remains to be seen what will happen in Ulbricht's case, it appears that he may have a sound basis for appeal.
Source: Huffington Post, "Silk Road Founder Is A 'Political Prisoner,' Mother Lyn Ulbricht Says", Damon Beres, June 2, 2015


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The Drug Education Forum is a forum of national organisations committed to improving the practice and profile of drug education in England. We hope this website contributes to that aim.
We believe that drug education should help children and young people develop their knowledge about drugs, their skills in taking decisions, and to develop a positive attitude towards their own health.
Drug education mustn't be a subject just for schools or the youth service; evidence suggests that parents and carers who talk to their children regularly about drugs, alcohol and tobacco have a beneficial effect.
The Drug Education Forum was established in 1995 by a range of organisations that felt that there needed to be an independent voice for drug education in England.
From 1995 until 2002 the Forum was hosted by the National Children's Bureau, since then it has been based with Mentor UK.
The Forum tries to influence public policy and to disseminate the best research on what is effective in drug education. We produce easily digestible briefings for our members - and a wider audience - and respond to consultations on policy.
Membership of the Forum is open to any national organisation that has an interest in the delivery of effective drug education in England and who shares our statement of beliefs. To find out more about joining the Forum go here.
Current members include major children's and drug charities, national independent providers and health educators, teaching, nursing and youth service unions, the police and local government. A full list of members can be found in the sidebar to the right.
The Forum meets at least three times a year. Meetings are open to members of the Forum and members of our sister organisation the Drug Education Practitioners Forum.
The meetings are an opportunity to discuss drug policy with senior policy makers, share good practice and new research, and learn more about the work of our members.
The Forum has a constitution which is available on request.
The Forum elects an Advisory Group from amongst the membership every two years. This group overseas the work of the coordinator and takes a leading role in developing the work plan and representing the Forum to wider audiences.
To find out more about the role of the advisory group its current membership go here.
Alcohol Concern
Association of Chief Police Officers
Association of School and College Leaders
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Care for the Family
The Children's Society
Children's Safety Education Foundation
Drug Education Practitioners Forum
Hope UK
Coram Life Education
Local Government Association
Mentor UK
National Children's Bureau
National Health Education Group
NSCoPSE- the National PSE Association
National Union of Teachers
National Youth Agency
Platform 51
PSHE Association
the RCN school nurses' forum
Voice - the union for education professionals

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We all know that healthy, clean raw food is just one part of the holistic equation to wellness. You also need to take care of your inner emotional-mind world. However, at times life can overwhelm you and diminish your capacity to cope with the impact of situations outside of your control. This can challenge you to the core of your capacity and possibly lead to instability like depression.
This is a topic very dear to my heart, so when I was asked to write about recently, I welcomed the opportunity. Depression is a theme that runs through my family history and I have learned a great deal from the experience of witnessing others manifestation of depression, as well as experiencing my own periodic episodes.
I believe that the stigma generally attached to most mental health labelled issues, specifically with depression and anxiety, which is widespread, is based on ignorance. This viewpoint is based on my own personal experience.
Sometimes it isn't until you find yourself lying in bed, shaking on the inside, tearful and afraid, that you finally realise something is very wrong. Not being able to think clearly, binging on chocolate, cake, and cookies, leaving behind everything you know that is healthy, living with insomnia and a dodgy digestion, are all glaring signs that something within you is out-of-sync.
Your personal awareness may usually be quite strong, with a spiritual life that is evolving and a thriving in work or business situation; but suddenly if it all stops, you may be finding it almost impossible to function!
One thing I learned quite quickly is that when you're a doer, people around you may rely on you and expect you just to carry on regardless. When you can't, they can become afraid and even impatient with you, if you begin to falter away from being the high-functioning individual their used to. Their lack of understanding can be the cause of great tension and strife, often triggering and feeding feelings of guilt, unworthiness and 'badness' inside.
It can be difficult when you can't really understand and explain what is happening to you and you don't recognise yourself anymore.
I've figured out that meeting yourself in a space where you can feel safe is crucial. Taking tiny steps towards healing can lead to bigger steps and so these hints could be helpful:
– Consider who might sit with you in the darkness of this experience and just be there, not even speaking if necessary, willing to be with you, on the end of a phone, hearing you cry etc. Yes, these people do exist. Sometimes they are called counselors, spiritual advisors or deeply grounded friends.
– Learn how to acknowledge your fears, perhaps terror and worries, recognise that you are in your very own transformation process, so you proceed in this without self-judgment and self-criticism.
– Get your doctor to refer you to local services like counseling, a healthy eating class, or exercise class in your area, or find activities that lift your spirits and do them regularly.
– Try using quality essential oils such as lavender, orange, geranium, lemon or frankincense oils to promote calm, peace, acceptance and emotional balance.
– Buy, borrow or go to a library for books to read if you can. Personal development books that encourage your healing and help you not to over-identify with past and present challenges or trauma in your life-story and which teach you how to live in the present.
– Learn how to practice forgiveness and gratitude. Journaling can really assist you with this process.
– Get physical! Move your body more and you can even start this in your bedroom if you like. A bit of stretching, yoga online, or dancing to uplifting music; and when you feel bolder, get physical outside. Try walks outside in the beauty of nature, trying to appreciate as much of it as you can manage. This is a real energy booster and mindset enhancer. The better you feel, the more you'll do.
– Eat well – forget the stodge. Wean yourself off any overindulgence on sugar, salt and fatty processed food; and stay well hydrated. Get rid of processed food, sodas or fizzy drinks and coffee. Go for a walk to the park instead and pick up some fresh fruit and water along your way. You'll be surprised at how a cleaner diet with life-sustaining plant-based foods will energise you and do away with any brain fog.
- Mindfulness meditation has been shown to alleviate symptoms of depression by amplifying more positive thoughts, and developing deeper self-awareness and self-compassion. Healing mindfulness mediation is best learned in a class with a qualified instructor, which is less isolating; alternatively it can be learnt through reading, online resources, or listening to audio meditation instruction.
Shift your focus. Instead of giving your precious energy and attention to fear and worry, place your focus instead on where you want to get to and what could be your next move. If you're not clear about where you want to progress to in your life, don't worry, spend some time figuring that out - explore it and enjoy it!
Keep in mind that it isn't about getting back to who you feel you were before, it's about making space for that new you that is evolving through this painful experience. As you learn to love yourself enough to seek help and support, remember that you are the main ingredient in this healing process and what you chose to add to the process moment by moment, will make a world of difference to your progress.
Eventually, developing a positive mindset, and making life-enhancing and self-loving practical choices, can enable you to reconnect safely with yourself and to cultivate greater loving connections with others. Reaching a place of inner peace, requires love and stillness, then you will later begin to feel that your inner radiance has been restored.
One love,
Sistahintheraw x
p.s You can also use the Raw Soul Food Map to take you on a journey that is focused on your health and wellbeing.
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INTRO: The State of Michigan is trying to set guideposts for an alternative energy economy. Because every home and business cannot make electricity for itself, someone and someplace will be needed to make electricity for others. That's been done for decades by coal and nuclear plants. Now, a few hamlets along Lake Michigan are being asked to host windmills on the water. And it appears to be tearing them apart. Michigan Now's Chris McCarus reports from Oceana County.
Harald Dirdal has been coming and going from his native Norway a lot lately. Monday night he was on a stage in the Shelby High School gym.
"This is the ideal position when you combine the grid, the wind, water depths, distance to consumption."
Dirdal's company is called Havgul Clean Energy. 'Who are we?' On their website shows Dirdal and four other men. They want to invest $3 to $4 billion to build dozens of square miles of windmills. They'll run from below Ludington to Silver Lake. That's about 20 miles north and south. They could be as close as a mile and a half from the shore.
"There will be built a lot of wind power in Michigan, somewhere. The challenge is how to turn that into an industry. And there, at least for offshore, we believe in the importance of first mover."
Dirdal means the early bird gets the worm. He says Oceana and Mason Counties are the best places in North America for offshore wind power. The project wouldn't start until 2015. Then a few years after that, it could light up a million homes. Dirdal showed a picture of what the towers would like from shore.
"And this is from Silver Lake State Park, how it looks today."
He says he's responding to The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth. DLEG wants net metering, feed in tariffs and offshore wind to create a new economy. And it was the administrators from both counties who organized the meetings this week, so residents could hear Dirdal speak.
"If it's a thumbs down we will not move forward."
Math and science can refute arguments about noise, any flicker of light reflecting off the blades, maintenance, bird, bat and fish kills and real estate devaluation. But if someone thinks windmills are ugly, that's a feeling not a fact. Jeff Hoenle read a statement he had passed out to the audience.
"Indisputably, our region's most precious resource the coastline is not the location for a guinea pig project to build turbines offshore. We support smart wind energy solutions and this project is not a smart approach. Scandia Wind makes no guarantees of jobs because they cannot. They are simply developers trying to sell this project as quickly as possible."
Scandia Wind LLC is the business Harald Dirdal's group created to handle the Lake Michigan project. On Jeff Hoenle's statement, he's called President of POWER, Protect Our Water Economy and Natural Resources. POWER was formed in reaction to a public meeting last month in Ludington where Dirdal spoke.
"I would say we're not rushing anything."
700 people filled the gym Monday night in Shelby.
"What you're proposing, if I can sum it up here, is somewhere between 100 and 200 windmills, a factory, not a farm and a factory, out in the middle of our lake that will use millions of tax payer dollars, our dollars it will destroy the view of the waterfront will no jobs for the foreseeable five years."
Nay sayers had the numbers and the noise.
"In the middle of January when many many landowners who don't happen to be here have chosen to come tonight to send you a message: thumbs down. Thumbs down!" (applause)
One man said new condos along the lake have destroyed the view a lot more than windmills will. Amanda Putnam is from Montague. She chided vacation homeowners.
"We are so in need of an opportunity like this to get out of this late '80's early '90's rustbelt cesspit that we're in right now. It's ridiculous that so many of you people can stand here or sit and come up from your beautiful Chicago homes and defend your wonderful Lake Michigan lake front homes. Those of you that might not agree probably don't have family or friends that are starving."
Scandia Wind LLC is promising 3,500 man-years of work during construction. And 100 permanent jobs, once the turbines are set up.
"You seem so dedicated to the idea of making this farm in Ludington and would you consider if you were met with such open faced hostility to moving it somewhere else on the west Michigan lakefront where you might be more welcome say, to the south, Muskegon County (applause) or perhaps even further, Benton Harbor, where you don't have so many people concerned about that vain shoreline."
Harald Dirdal didn't jump at Amanda Putnam's offer. But she's not the only one making it. There's a Facebook page called 'Muskegon will take the $3 billion wind project off your hands.' As of Tuesday night the page had 1,800 members.
"But what if they say no? Look at these people. They hate you," she said.
Some of the same vacation homeowners came to Lansing Tuesday. And they came with a lawyer. They addressed The Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council. That's the working group of government and business people who are recommending rules to the legislature. They're surprised at how quickly the Norwegians are engaging the public. The homeowners said they wouldn't be fighting the project if the turbines were anchored 6, 12 or 15 miles offshore.
Fred Gerow is a mechanical engineer and consultant who spoke at Shelby High School in support of the project. But before the meeting ended he drove back to his 130-year-old farmhouse nearby.
"I mean those people were totally uninformed. I mean if they're worried about property values going down the bankers already ripped them off. They saw a bigger dive in property taxes because of the bankers than they're ever gonna see from this. I think this may be a curiosity and people are gonna come to see it."
Gerow told the audience that coal, gas, oil and nuclear companies have been heavily subsidized for as long as 100 years. Why not end subsidies for every energy company. Then the renewables will win out.
"What I heard tonight was a lot of nay sayers who were more used to the old way and rejected change. I'd rather have a few windmills in my view than the acid rain and the CO2 from a coal fired plant destroying my environment so I can't live here any longer."
After Ludington middle school gets out, a couple 14 year olds walk on icebergs near the beach. Jack Willoughby is ready for windmills on the water.
"That's a good idea actually."
And John Henderson?
"It does save energy. How do you know that? 'Cuz it's just using wind to create electricity."
But won't they look ugly?
"I don't think they will. They will be cool looking just to have them in Ludington. Yeah you see them all around….in Tennessee or other places. It would look cool here. They have them. They all look cool in the lakes. I've seen them out there before. So I think they'd look cool out here. Why do you think old people think they look bad and you guys are young and want them to look cool? 'Cuz they've been here longer than us and they don't want it to look different. They don't want it to change."
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Polish style: In-work poverty
The economic crisis has been taking its toll on the societies of many European countries. Unemployment and poverty are two of the main problems. Strangely enough, sometimes it is better (and more profitable) to be unemployed than to have a job with the minimal wage. So-called "in-work poverty" is becoming a severe problem in the European Union, and Poland is badly affected by it. Indeed, Poland ranks near the very top of the list of countries where this phenomenon is clearly visible.
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According to Eurostat data, the problem affects 10.4% of Poles aged 18-64. The only countries worse off than Poland are Greece, Spain, Italy and Romania. Interestingly, among the countries where it is much less of a problem are our Visegrad neighbours: Czechs (4.5% people in work and at risk of poverty) and Slovaks (6.2%).
Graph: Percentage of the working poor in EU, source: Eurostat 2012
"In-work and at risk of poverty", as the very expression suggests, refers to people who, despite receiving a salary, do not earn enough to fulfill basic needs.
According to the Eurostat definition, this means a group of people living in a household with a combined disposable income below the risk-of-poverty threshold. This threshold is set at 60% of the national median of equivalised disposable income in the given country. In Poland in 2012, the average gross monthly salary was 855 euros. (It is now slightly higher: 927 euros). It is easy to calculate that 60% of those amounts is respectively 512 euros and 560 euros, which is more or less 1390 euros net income per month. However, the calculated "biological minimum wage" – the amount required to cover the costs of food and accommodation – was 341 euros of net income in 2012 for a four-person family. For a single-person household it was 127 euros. Renting a one-bedroom flat in a district on the outskirts of Warsaw is at least 268 – 290 euros, the basic monthly ticket for public transport is 27 euros, a loaf of bread or 200 grams of butter costs almost one euro.
There is also the "social minimum wage," which not only covers basic survival but also basic social requirements such as hygiene and cultural needs. According to experts, you would need twice as much money as the biological minimum wage – that is, 829 euros per month – for a family with two kids. It is worth emphasising that this is the necessary minimum amount.
Who works, who starves
The most precise analysis so far of the "in-work and at risk of poverty" group was presented in the CBOS report for the year 2008. It reveals that this problem affects mostly people with a lower education, working as manual laborers or in agriculture. However, 19% of the affected group are service workers and 16% are white collar workers. These figures are confirmed by the Main Statistical Office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny or GUS) for the year 2013 in research analysing the types of poverty in Poland.
Graph: working poor in Poland, source: CBOS
The GUS and CBOS data also shows that the main group affected is hired laborers whose average age is between 40-49 years old. More and more often, however, the research shows that young, educated people are also getting into trouble. One of the main reasons is the fact that they are often employed on the basis of so-called "junk contracts", without any guarantee of long-term employment or social insurance. According to Eurostat, people employed on the basis of temporary contracts are twice as likely to be at risk of poverty as these who have full-time permanent jobs. It is difficult to be precise about the number of people in this category, but based on the data from the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and from GUS, there are 1 million employees on "junk contracts" in Poland out of almost 15.6 million people employed in 2012.
The main question is where the working poor come from. The phenomenon has been analysed for years, including in the European Commission report European Commission "In-work Poverty and Labour Market Segmentation in the EU: key lessons" published in 2010, in which experts point out a few basic factors. The phenomenon is largely related to the labour market itself and its structure; particularly flexible or temporary forms of employment can generate a high percentage of people who work but still suffer from poverty. In this regard, the level of the minimum salary is crucial. In Poland it is now 410 euros (gross) and 288 euros (net). This shows that there is state acceptance for paying a salary which pushes an employee into poverty.
According to GUS, this is the case for 1.3 million people employed on full-time contracts.
It is better to be unemployed than to work
Another important factor is the level of social benefits. In Poland, social benefits mostly take the form of direct financial help, depending on the level of income. It can be paid each month or during a limited period of time, or it can be designated for one particular purpose (such as medicine or coal to heat the house). There are also benefits for children (between 19 and 28 euros). All of them are, however, available only when the income does not exceed a defined minimum. This minimal level is set so low that the working poor are usually deprived of state help and left on their own. Most of them do not have the right to receive any state support because – paradoxically – they do have some income.
Let's take the example of a family with two kids. Even if one of the parents is unemployed and the other earns only 60% of the average salary, their income will be too high to get any benefits. According to the law, since the end of 2012 a person has the right to ask for financial support only when the income for one person in a family does not exceed 111 euros per month. In the case of a one-person household, the income cannot exceed 132 euros. This is the main data that social workers are interested in. If the family does not have social problems, there is no violence, nobody is handicapped, etc. and its income exceeds the level defined by the rules by even a fraction, there is no chance for any help. This was noticed by the authors of the European Commission Report, who stated that social help in Poland is ineffective.
Graph: countries ranked according to effectiveness of social support, source: Eurostat
Those entitled to benefit from state help are, first of all, those unemployed and living in poverty. Being employed, even with the smallest salary, blocks all routes to benefits – not only to financial help, but also to other forms of support such as further education courses to increase professional qualifications. Thanks to donations from the European Union, there are many such opportunities organized by job centers and social workers.
The fact is that the financial situation of the employed is sometimes much worse than the unemployed. Many registered unemployed people get benefits, but on the other hand have time to work illegally for the "black economy".
Local authorities have their own social policy and usually use so-called "designated benefits" for one-time support. Still, it provides only a drop in the bucket.
Anna, who lives in Warsaw, could tell lot about how absurd the system is. She is 40 years old and has two children. Her husband suffers from a prolonged illness. They spend a few hundred zlotys a month on medicines alone. When she did not have a job, they both received unemployment benefits. They were also automatically granted public health insurance and received an allowance for school supplies for their children. (School materials in Poland are normally paid for solely by the parents, and each September, at the beginning of a new school year, the cost of school books alone can reach between 60-146 euros). Their children also got free lunches at school, and Anna was able to finish a professional course as a seamstress. From time to time she could also earn a bit as a cleaning lady; it was black labour, so she did not have to pay taxes, etc. The entire time she was trying to get a legal, permanent job. Finally she succeeded in gaining employment in the kitchen of a bar. Her husband found a part-time job as a security guard. This is precisely when their problems started, because at this point they exceeded the limit for social benefits by 24 euros.
They lost state support and their actual income ended up being smaller than it was when they were relying entirely on the state. Their children lost free lunches at school, most of the husband's salary was spent on medicines, and in September they had no money to buy school materials. In sum, getting legal jobs excluded this family from all forms of possible social support and lowered the quality of their life.
Unfortunately, there are many such stories and many people earning a bit more than the working poor who cannot afford to maintain themselves. The cost of school books, school trips and even going to the cinema become unattainable luxuries.
Big family, big problems
European statistics also reveal another problem: namely that the most vulnerable to poverty are children. The report "Poverty in Poland in light of GUS research" published in 2013 reveals that poverty mostly affects people younger than 17 years old. In 2012 poverty affected 10% or 700,000 children in Poland. The latest UNICEF report points out that Poland is among the countries where the situation for children is worst; every fifth child lives below the standard for developed countries.
It was noticed a long time ago that in Poland there is a very strong relationship between poverty and large families. "Families with many children are the group at the biggest risk of extreme poverty. This affects almost 10% of people in households with three children living under the biological minimum income level and around 27% in households with four or more children", state the authors of the GUS report. There is no precise data on how many such families belong to the group of the working poor, but it is easy to estimate that the more children in a family, the more difficult it is to care for them on one or two low salaries.
*a child to maintain is a person aged 0-14 (included) being a part of a household, or a person aged 15-25 unless has an own source of maintenance or is in a relationship (married or informal)
Graph: risk of poverty depending on family situation, source: GUS 2013
Because of this danger, state support is more and more often directed at the large families. In some cases it is not based solely on the income of one person in the family. So far the only benefit for children, regardless of family income, is a single payment given after the birth of a baby – the "becikowe" – and it is 244 euros. Recently it has also been made possible for parents to ask for help buying school supplies when there are more than three kids in a family, also regardless of family income.
Some local authorities have introduced additional measures for improving the lives of large families. For example, the Big Family Card entitles families to cheaper or even free public transport and cheaper tickets to cinemas, theatres, swimming pools and other sport facilities. The government also plans to lower the costs of train travel for big families. But as of now it is just an idea, and one things is not changing: families with one or two kids can only count on support when both parents are unemployed.
(More on the Polish debate about forms of employment and the risks of "junk contracts" in an upcoming issue of Visegrad Revue.)


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Tarot Jam- Getting to Know Me
Hello and welcome to the first Tarot Jam Blog Hop! The theme for this blog hop is: Get to Know Me as a Tarot Blogger! This should be fun! Here are some fun facts about me, my tarot journey, my tarot philosophy and how we can use tarot together. Please follow the links at the end of this blog to hop to the next tarot blogger and learn more about another awesome tarot reader blogging away on the interwebs. My Tarot Story (past, present, and, future)
I got my first tarot deck when I was 12, and still use this first Rider Waite Smith for many readings! As many an adolescent girl in the 90s, I loved all things occult. Time went by and I left that interest kind of simmering on the back burner every since. Tarot has always been a part of my life, but in a casual way. I would do reading for myself or friends with the help of a book or the internet. Two years ago, I decided to move into a van to travel full time with my girlfriend, who is a touring musician. I wanted to have a way to make money on the road, so I decided to start using my tarot skills professionally. I created The Willow Path Tarot in January, 2014 and have been loving my small business. The future holds many more years of growing my business, blogging about tarot, and hopefully creating a deck of my own. I love photography, travel, and tarot and know there is a great concept for a tarot deck in that mix!
How I Believe Tarot Works I see tarot as a tool that mirrors or reflects the chaos of life. So often it is hard to see the big picture, everything that is happening to us and around us seems totally random. And so often it is! Tarot taps into that randomness with the shuffle of the cards. Yes, we have free-will and can make effective decisions to control our lives, but there are also many elements of our lives that are up to fate, or destiny, or simply out of our control. I see the tarot as a way to make sense of that chaos, or at least comfort us in our confusion. The pattern of the cards can bring up intuitive feelings and thoughts that can help us work through difficulties. If "answers" don't present themselves so easily, the time and space away from action when we are doing a tarot reading opens up room for healing, meditation, peace, and growth. Tarot reading can be a quiet time for self reflection with prompts that inspire our subconscious. Tarot allows us to examine our lives and interact with all that chaos of decisions, actions, fate, and flow that life contains.
A Tarot Spread to Try My favorite time to do a tarot reading is at the New Moon every four weeks. This lends a routine aspect to my personal readings for myself that help me monitor progress, trends, and energy levels over the year. I can look back on what I was interested in at the last New Moon and either discard or take that energy forward. The New Moon is a wonderful time for setting goals and intentions for the coming moon cycle, so each month I like to focus on one or two priorities, supported by the sign that the New Moon and the Sun are in at that time. The New Moon in Virgo is today, September 13th! I posted a reading for today on my blog using these three Virgo supported questions and intentions:
What will help me make health conscious choices this month? Where can I find healing this month? How can I open up to radiate my highest sense of self?
Give this reading a try yourself on this New Moon day! Was it helpful in setting your intentions for the coming moon cycle? Feel free to share your readings in the comments and don't forget to hop on to the next blog in this first Tarot Jam!
You can hop backwards to The Writers Oracle here!
Hop Along to Vicky Maxwell's Tarot Blog called New Age Hipster here!


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Since talk of love is all the rage this week, let's look back at a few of our past articles on love and attachment. First up is a Cerebrum essay by Rutgers anthropologist Helen Fisher that — after 15 years — is still on our Top 10 list of most-popular pages on dana.org.
Brains Do It: Lust, Attraction, and Attachment
By Helen E. Fisher, January 2000
With classic understatement, Fisher suggests that the three emotional systems—lust, attraction, and attachment—"are somewhat disconnected in human beings…" But the situation is not hopeless, she argues; the role of the prefrontal cortex in humans is to control and direct these emotions—if we so choose.
Feeling Our Way: The Challenge of Studying Emotion and the Brain
By Kayt Sukel, January 2016
While we're learning how important emotional input is to nearly every aspect of cognition, behavior, and disease, understanding how that works exactly is a tangled puzzle.
One Molecule for Love, Trust, and Morality? Separating Hype from Hope in the Oxytocin Research Explosion
By Brenda Patoine, April 2013
"There's a lot of 'neurojunk' around oxytocin," says Dana Alliance member Patricia Churchland in this roundup of recent research and reporting on the molecule. "There is a misperception to the effect that by increasing levels of oxytocin, you make people more pro-social, more altruistic, nicer, kinder, and so forth. The evidence for that is really shockingly thin."
Neurobiology Affects Love and Attraction
By Kathlyn Stone, December 2008
Research presented at the 2008 Society for Neuroscience meeting revealed aspects of what happens in the brain of someone feeling intense love, as well as the sensory and molecular processes involved in love and mating.
The Chemistry of Love: In Search of the Elusive Human Pheromones
By Brenda Patoine, February 2009
Chemical messages wafting off other people's bodies clearly influence sexual attraction and mating behavior in humans. Just don't call them pheromones – yet.
The Brain Signature of Love
By Kayt Sukel, February 2011
Neuroscientists are demonstrating that romantic love is represented by a unique pattern of activation in the brain.


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|Conductor locator adapter for electronic markers
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positioning a transponder at a geographical location to be identified, the transponder having a memory, the memory being coded with data related to identifying the geographical location at which the transponder is positioned, the memory further being such that the data so coded is retrievable by remote scanning,
remotely scanning the geographical location with a transponder activating radio frequency pulse transmitting device, thereby causing the transponder to emit a modulated signal, the signal carrying the geographical location identifying data coded in the memory of the transponder,
receiving the modulated signal and the geographical location identifying data using a receiving device, and
reading the geographical location identifying data using a reader, thereby identifying the geographical location.
container means encloses the Transponder.
a container encloses the Transponder; said container comprising a Stake Assembly which is composed of a Stake Body, a Stake Transponder Container affixed to the Stake Body with means and providing a location to which the Transponder is affixed by means, a Stake Transponder Container Cap covers and encloses the Transponder and is fixed by means to the Stake Transponder Container to provide a water tight compartment.
a container encloses the Transponder; said container comprising a Stake Assembly which is of a Stake Body which is composed of a rigid and durable material suitable to be driven into various soil types including rocky ground; a non-metallic and non-electrically conductive Stake Transponder Container affixed to the Stake Body with means; the Stake Transponder Container provides a location to which the Transponder is affixed by means including a non-metallic nylon screw; a non-metallic and non-electrically conductive Stake Transponder Container Cap covers and encloses the Transponder and is fixed by means to the Stake Transponder Container to provide a water tight compartment.
A. a framework and handle are formed of rigid tubing or other suitable framework structural material with mounting and or clamping means, including a clamp, for securing the reader and antenna to the framework;
B. a computer connected to the Reader Assembly by means; the computer being equipped with a computer program; the computer program being capable of interpreting the data obtained from the transponder memory; the computer program further being capable of directing the writing of information into the transponder memory.
The present invention relates generally to marking and identifying geographical locations and the future location of the geographical markers or identifiers and relates in particular to survey and geographical locations including land and construction survey traverse control points wherein the marker or survey stake contains a radio frequency transponder containing a unique identification code and which is located by scanning the marker or survey stake with a reader assembly and a portable computer.
Reference points employed for property and construction surveys use survey stakes or markers. Wooden stakes driven into the soil with a tack fixed to the top surface of the stake, to more exactly define a point, are used to center a transit, theodolite or total station machine in locating the vertical axis of the designated angle measuring device. This positioning enables the use of such a device in measuring the horizontal and vertical angles and distance between the fore and back points. Property and construction surveys use this information to determine coordinates for each survey point. The survey marker may incorporate a coded metal tag with properties permitting detection by a metal detector as provided in U.S. Pat. No. 4,864,749 to Brown.
Field markers similar to survey stakes may be utilized to mark the location of materials or subjects covered or buried under soil or other substances. Field markers are used to locate items as varied as municipal utilities, piping and hazardous or toxic wastes, Survey stakes, geological survey markers, field markers and other means of identifying a particular point or location, including a coded metal tab, are either susceptible to inadvertent covering by loose soil or snow, degradation with weather and time or provide limited information or data. The coded metal tab, once located, merely provides a designation which enables an individual to refer to a database containing details of the particular location.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,864,749 to Brown is disclosed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.97.
In accordance with the present invention, a method is disclosed of marking for the future location and identification of a site including geographic, survey and archeological sites. The method may also be used for crime or accident scenes, mining or mineral claims, toxic or hazardous waste sites and any other geographical location.
The present invention comprises an improvement to known means of marking and later locating and identifying a site by providing a marking method which permits the marking of a site and the remote writing to and reading from the marker of an unique identification code and additional information regarding the character of the site. The preferred embodiment of the disclosure uses a water proof stake or container means which may be composed of a rigid and durable material including, but not limited to, plastic, fiberglass, wood and other materials. A transponder is fixed within the stake or container means which in turn may be implanted, embedded, driven or otherwise installed at a geological site.
The method disclosed further utilizes a battery powered reader assembly, consisting of 1) an antenna and 2) a reader comprised of the following components: a transponder activating pulse transmitting device, a receiving device to respond to information emitted by the transponder in response to the activating pulse, and a memory device sufficient to store the information thus emitted. Where required an additional device, which may be a portable computer, is provided for the purpose of accepting and processing the information emitted from the transponder and for the purpose of writing initial, new or revised information into the transponder memory regarding the site so marked.
The improvement is particularly directed, in the preferred embodiment, to the use of radio frequency transponders including Texas Instruments TIRIS™ transponders Model RI-TRP-R9QL(64 bit read only) and RI-TRP-W9QL which is a 64 bit read/write and RI-TRP-C9QL which has a read only memory of 64 bits and a read/write memory of 16 "pages" with 64 bits on each page giving a total of 1024 bits. These TIRIS™ Texas Instruments transponders are powered by a Radio Frequency pulse from a reader assembly operating at 134.2 kHz, are contained within a non-metallic container(stake). The stake and transponder are sufficiently rugged and durable to withstand being driven into soil and will generally tolerate -25° to +70° C. or higher temperatures after installation at the site.
The transponder system used in this method has three basic parts including a transponder, a reader and an antenna. The transponder memory contains programmed data. To interrogate or read the transponder, the reader, where a Texas Instruments TIRIS™ transponder system is employed, transmits pulses at a rate of approximately 10 pulses per second with the total interrogation or read cycle being less than 100 milliseconds. The transmitted pulse from the reader assembly charges the transponder causing it to emit a modulated signal which carries its data back to the reader assembly. The TIRIS™ transponders are provided in Read Only and Read/Write versions. Read Only transponders contain an unique factory-programmed code that is 20 digits in length. Read/Write transponders allow users to customize identification codes and create or revise data. These transponders use power in the milliwatt range. Operation is unaffected by most types of electrical or physical interference. Other Texas Instruments transponders which may be utilized include the RI-TRP-R9TD(read only 64 bit), RI-TRP-W9TD(64 bit read/write) and RI-TRP-C9TD(Read only 64 bit and read/write 1024 bit).
Similar radio frequency identification systems(RIS) are made by TELSOR Corporation, Englewood, Colo. and Motorola Indala Corporation, Industrial Products Group, San Jose, Calif. These as well as the Texas Instruments and other transponder systems, may be used to provide the identification system or transponder/reader assembly means required by this disclosure.
The transponder is fixed or secured within a stake or other container, suitable for the application, which is driven into the soil, buried or otherwise fixed at the site to be located again in the future. The transponder may be fixed in place by fixing means including as shown here, with a nylon screw inside the stake container, by gluing the transponder in place and by other fixing means.
A Reader Assembly means including for example, as shown herein, a battery powered reader, antenna and framework, operates in a configuration with a computer for portable use and, with a read/write transponder, functions initially to imprint or write into the memory of a the transponder, fixed within a stake or other container, information regarding a particular site and may also be used, following the positioning of the stake or other container, to sweep an area to locate and read the unique transponder code and information so stored. The Reader Assembly means within the preferred embodiment may include the Texas Instruments TIRIS™ Series 2000 Reader System which employs a microprocessor, one or a plurality of antenna means (including as an example, the Texas Instruments TIRIS™ TI-ANT-G92C), service ports including a RS232 connection, memory for data storage and other features. A framework means having handle means may be formed of metal or rigid plastic tubing with suitable mounting and or clamping means for securing the reader and antenna to the framework means. The framework means may also accommodate a keypad or keyboard means and central processing unit(CPU) means, such as but not limited to 80386, 80486 and Pentium chips, display or monitor means and wiring and connectors as required to interconnect the reader with these components. The reader and keypad/keyboard, CPU, monitor and connecting means of course may be contained within a single housing means. Alternative reader assembly means may be provided by the Texas Instruments PEP Easy Reader(RFID) and by reader assembly means provided by other suppliers. A computer program may be used to interpret the information obtained from reading the transponder memory and may be used to direct the writing of information, particular to the site fixed or identified by the buried or otherwise positioned stake or container, into the transponder memory.
The foregoing and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily appreciated as the same become better understood by reference to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 depicts the transponder 1 showing the shape of the transponder employed in the preferred embodiment which is a Texas Instruments RI-TRP-C9QL transponder.
FIG. 2 depicts an exploded view of a Stake Assembly 4, in a stake configuration, consisting of a Stake Transponder Container Cap 10, a Screw 12, a transponder 1, a Stake Transponder Container 7 and a Stake Body 6.
FIG. 3 depicts the Reader Assembly 14 consisting of a reader 22 with internal power supply 23 attached to a framework 27 with a handle 29; an antenna 16 is attached to the framework 27 by a clamp 28; a computer 19 is attached to the framework 27.
FIG. 4 is a flow chart or schematic showing the relationship of the stake assembly 4 containing a transponder 1 in relation to the Reader Assembly 14 comprised of an Antenna 16, a Reader 22, and Power Supply 23. A Computer 19, depicted in relationship with the Reader 22, may alternatively be fixed to the Framework 27 or incorporated into a common housing with the Reader 22 and Power Supply 23.
FIG. 5 depicts the Reader Assembly 14 with Antenna 16 proximate to a Stake Assembly 4 demonstrating the positioning of the Antenna 16 relative to the Transponder 1 when scanning the Transponder 1.
The Transponder of FIG. 1, the Stake Assembly 4 of FIG. 2, the Reader Assembly 14 of FIG. 3, the flow chart of FIG. 4 and the Reader Assembly 14 positioning relative to the Transponder 1 container means of FIG. 5 illustrates the preferred embodiment wherein a method is disclosed of marking for the future location and identification of a geographic site. Container means, shown in FIG. 2 as a Stake Assembly 4, is composed of a Stake Body 6 which may be composed of a rigid and durable material suitable to be driven into rocky ground. A non-metallic and non-electrically conductive Stake Transponder Container 7 is affixed to the Stake Body 6 with means and provides a location to which a Transponder 1 may be affixed by means including, as shown in FIG. 2. by a non-metallic nylon screw 12. A Stake Transponder Container Cap 10 covers and encloses the Transponder 1 and is fixed by means, including glue means, to the Stake Transponder Container 7 to provide a water tight compartment. The container means, shown herein as a Stake Assembly 4, will provide a water tight physically protective environment for the Transponder 1.
A Reader Assembly 14, shown in FIG. 3, is composed of an Antenna 16 mechanically linked by a framework means having handle means, shown here as Framework 27 and Handle 29 both of which may be composed of tubular metal or other suitable framework structural material, with a Reader 22 and Power Supply 23. FIG. 4 depicts in a flow diagram format the relationship of the components comprising the principal elements required for the method disclosed herein showing additionally a computer 19 which may be optional.
FIG. 5 demonstrates the relative positioning of the antenna 16 in relation to the transponder 1 container means, shown in a Stake Body 4 configuration, during the sweep process of locating the transponder 1 with the scanner system 14.
The method disclosed herein as the preferred embodiment of the method is the positioning of a Stake Assembly, containing a Transponder, at a geographic site. A Reader Assembly including an Antenna, a Reader, Power Supply and Framework and Handle are arranged so that the Antenna will be passed within the appropriate proximity of the Stake Assembly and hence the Transponder causing, in conjunction with the operation of the Reader, the Transponder to emit data which is received by the Reader and which may be directed to and processed by a Computer. While a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the invention in its broader aspects. The appended claims are therefore intended to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.


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Why Manny Pacquiao is the Most Hated Boxer in Mexico
It would be hard to blame Mexican boxing fans for disliking Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao.
After all Pacquiao, who's widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, has done a job on Mexican fighters over the years and hopes to keep it up when he takes on Antonio Margarito Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight championship.
The 31-year old southpaw has faced and beaten some excellent boxers since turning pro in 1995, such as Ricky Hatton of England, Joshua Clottey of Ghana, and Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico. But the most impressive by far have been Mexican fighters and those of Mexican descent. These include Oscar De La Hoya, Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, Jorge Solis and Oscar Larios.
Pacquiao has won three titles against Mexicans/Mexican-Americans. These include Hector Velazquez, David Diaz, and Marquez and Pac-Man has defended various championship belts against them including Emmanuel Lucero and Gabriel Mira. In fact, by my count, Pacquiao is 12-1-1 against Mexican fighters with 9 KOs.
Strangely enough, Pacquiao struggled a little against Mexican boxers at first, winning only three of his first five fights against them. He fought to a 12-round draw with Marquez and lost a 12-round unanimous decision to Morales in his fourth and fifth fights against Mexicans. He would avenge those decisions though. He fought Morales twice more and knocked him out in the 10th and third rounds -- and beat Marquez by a split decision in a rematch.
In total, Pacquiao fought Barrera twice and beat him both times, beat Morales two out of three times and beat and drew with Marquez. He fought all the others just once and beat them all. Looking at the record book, it's obvious to see that Pacquiao had the most trouble with Marquez and after 24 rounds of boxing there wasn't a lot between them.
Interestingly enough, Pacquiao has never fought in Mexico, but has fought in areas that are well known for their Mexican influence such as San Antonio, Texas, and California. It's safe to say his opponents had the majority of support when he fought in these locations and the same will probably be true when he takes on Margarito in Arlington.
If Margarito beats him, there's sure to be a rematch, and if Pacquiao wins in an exciting and competitive slugfest we could also see a rematch. However, a dominating decision or KO by Pac-Man means this is probably just a one-off bout and Pacquiao will move on. It would be interesting to see him take on Marquez again in a third bout, but that could be a little difficult considering Pacquiao will likely fight at welterweight if he wins and Marquez is basically a natural lightweight.
So while it's understandable Pacquiao may very well be the most hated boxer in Mexico at the moment, I'm sure all Mexican fans quietly respect him for his talents. It's unlikely Pacquiao will be looking for a Mexican opponent next anyway if he beats Margarito. We all know the Filipino is trying to get American Floyd Mayweather into the ring so they can finally determine who the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world really is.
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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 29, (KUNA): Kuwait and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) signed on Monday a "Transit Agreement" to promote partnership and cooperation between the two parties. The agreement was signed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
In a joint press conference, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled stressed that the agreement is considered "another cornerstone that builds on an existing partnership between the two sides." He added that the agreement will strengthen Kuwait's capabilities on facing security challenges in the region.
On his part, Stoltenberg pointed out that the agreement will make NATO work more active and effective in the region. The agreement, NATO's first in the Gulf region, will facilitate the transit of personnel, supplies and equipment to the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan.
It will also make any future NATO activity in the region much more effective. Stoltenberg said on Monday it is essential to work together to find common solutions to joint challenges the NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative members are facing. Speaking at a joint press conference with First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, he said the security of Kuwait and other members is of strategic significance to the NATO.
He added that Middle East countries are facing a set of issues like terrorism, extremism and proliferation of technologies of ballistic weapons and weapons of mass destruction. Stoltenberg appreciated Kuwait's leading role in the promotion of security and stability in the region through its cooperation with the NATO in the fight against terrorism, as well as its humanitarian role in the alleviation of refugees' sufferings.
The NATO chief hailed Kuwait as a "strong partner to the NATO", pointing to its leading and basic role in the promotion of regional security and stability, and in the fi ght against the so-called Islamic State (IS). He added that Kuwait has a long history of distinguished partnerships with the NATO, hailing its strategic position in the Gulf region. He went on to say that Kuwait is an "ideal partner" to the NATO in fighting common security challenges, including the IS.
He said he was so happy to visit Kuwait for the fi rst time as NATO Secretary- General, noting that he will visit the first regional center of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative later today. He pointed out that once completed the center would be a central point for cooperation between Kuwait and NATO and other members. On Syria's truce, he said the NATO was aware of some encouraging developments towards commitment to the ceasefire in spite of violation reports.
The NATO chief voiced concern over the impacts of Russian airstrikes in Syria, which said do not only target the IS but opposition forces as well. The UN Security Council late on Friday adopted unanimously Resolution 2268 endorsing US-Russian joint statement on Cessation of Hostilities in Syria. The resolution was drafted by both International Syrian Support Group (ISSG) co-chairs Russia and the US. There have been some reports on violations of the ceasefire from Russian and Syrian regime aircraft by targeting civilians and moderate opposition groups.
On his part, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah voiced pleasure for Kuwait to host the regional center of the NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. He said the center would play a key role in the fulfillment of the initiative's goals through the promotion of cooperation between the members of the NATO and the initiative in the fields of strategic analysis, military cooperation, civil emergency, public diplomacy and people's awareness.
He pointed to the center's role in following up the individual cooperation program and the transit agreement between Kuwait and the NATO, hoping that it would be opened in the last quarter of this year. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled added that he and the NATO chief had met His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and listened to his


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Tony Gilfedder
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Fintrax Group
Tony Joined the Fintrax Group in 2007. Tony held the position of Group Payments Manager until 2015 managing the payment and treasury functions for Fintrax. He now devotes his time supporting the business in developing treasury and payment solutions for Fintrax's customers globally. He has built an extensive knowledge of multicurrency card scheme settlement.
What inspires me in the payments industry?
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It's very exciting when you can use the theory to solve "lower level" problems. For example, I'm looking forward to understanding why the quintic equation is not solvable. In the undergraduate curriculum, that seems to happen very late: only if you decide to take a class in "galois theory".
My experience with my first abstract algebra class is that it just develops theory ("why can such a group not exist? what properties must this structure have?", etc). I want to be able to see how the theory helps us in the lower level sense. Are there "example books" with interesting "lower level" problems?


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Floaters are small flecks that appear in your peripheral vision. You may notice them more when looking at a plain or white background and in bright sunlight. Floaters are tiny clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous gel in your eye. The vitreous is a clear gel-like substance that fills the inside of your eye. Floaters are often caused by the vitreous gel shrinking and forming clumps inside the eye. The floaters appear in your vision when the clumps cast a shadow on your retina.
Photopsia, or flashes of light in your vision occur when the vitreous gel rubs or pulls on the retina, causing flashes of light or lightning streaks in your vision. The flashes of light can appear on and off for several weeks or months.
If you experience a sudden increase of large black floaters or flashes of light, you should contact your ophthalmologist immediately.


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The National Museum of Iran (Persian: موزهٔ ملیِ ایران - Muze ye Melli ye Irān) is located in Tehran, Iran.
It is the combination of two buildings which include the Museum of Ancient Iran ("Muze ye Irān e Bāstān", a Sassanid brick revival building inaugurated in 1937), and the white travertine Museum of the Islamic Era ("Muze ye Dowrān e Eslāmi", inaugurated in 1972).
It hosts historical monuments dating back through preserved ancient and medieval Iranian antiquities. These works include pottery vessels, metal objects, textile remains, and some rare books and coins.[1]
There are a number of research departments in the museum, including Paleolithic and Osteological departments, and a center for Pottery Studies.
The Museum of Ancient Iran was designed by French architect Andre Godard in the early 20th century. It has an area of approximately 11000 square meters. Building began in 1935 and was completed within two years by Abbas Ali Memar and Morad Tabrizi. The museum was officially inaugurated in 1937.
The second building, the Museum of the Islamic Era, built on the grassy grounds of the Museum of Ancient Iran, went through quite a few hasty interior changes, and was still being remodeled when the 1979 Revolution swept the country.
While the old building always had a clear mandate to show archaeological relics (and also some rare medieval textiles and rug pieces), the new building began its life by featuring the exquisite Amlash pottery from the prehistoric Caspian Sea regions of Iran. This was followed by some modern arts, and the repeated gutting and remodeling of the interior.
The older building consists of three halls. The halls contain artifacts and fossils from the lower, middle, and upper Paleolithic, as well as the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, early and late Bronze Age, and Iron Ages I-III, through the Median, Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanid periods.
The newer building consists of three floors. It contains various pieces of pottery, textiles, texts, artworks, astrolabes, and adobe calligraphy, from Iran's post-Islamic era.
Plans are underway for the construction of another building, as the current ones lack the capacity and standards for preserving all of the excavated treasures.
The oldest artifacts in the museum are from Kashafrud, Darband and Ganj Par, sites that date back to the Lower Paleolithic period. Mousterian stone tools made by Neanderthals are also on display in the first hall. The most important Upper Paleolithic tools are from the Yafteh Cave, dating back about 30,000-35,000 years. There are also 9,000-year-old human and animal figurines from Sarab Hill in Kermanshah Province, among many other ancient artifacts.
The ground floor of the newer building is dedicated to contemporary exhibitions of the museum's collections, with mainly archaeology themes. The temporary exhibition galleries feature two or three exhibitions each year. These temporary exhibitions usually run for one to two months. The latest exhibition which was one of the most successful in museum history, titled Evidence for Two Hundred Thousand Years of Human-Animal Bonds in Iran, ran from August to October 2014.[2] The main theme of this exhibition was the relation and coexistence of past human societies and various animal species in Iran, since late Lower Paleolithic to recent decades.
Side view of the Museum of Ancient Iran
Inside the section of Fine Arts
The Statue of Parthian Noble Man, Museum of Ancient Iran
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Statue of a mastiff, from the south east tower of the Apadana of Persepolis, Museum of Ancient Iran
Statue of Darius I, Museum of Ancient Iran
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