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The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
With DNA it gets personal
Most people are familiar with the image of the DNA molecule. The two intertwining helices, connected by molecular rungs, like on a ladder. But, most people are not familiar with just how long it is, Siddhartha Mukherjee writes. If DNA were as wide as sewing thread, it would be 200 kilometers long. To see its shape is to understand its basic function. As a repository for information. The double strands of DNA in your body contain three billion chemical base pairs, and are divided into roughly 20,000 discrete protein encoding genes. The resulting proteins are the basic building blocks from which you are made. The language of DNA is surprisingly simple and universal, and you could take a gene from a whale, Mukherjee tells us, put it into a strand of DNA in a bacteria, and the gene could be transcribed perfectly.
DNA, the history of its discovery, and our ability to manipulate it, are the subjects of Mukherjee's latest book, The Gene. The story of the gene is a journey across time and scale. Mukherjee eloquently animates the intertwining strands of history and science to demystify the gene and its discovery. He shows the idea of the gene proved to be elusive and counterintuitive to early thinkers. Its discovery was both "dangerous and exhilarating." After Charles Darwin discovered that traits are heritable, it didn't take long for his cousin Francis Galton to want to perfect the human race. Unravel the language of our genome, and you discover inherent limitations of its perfectibility. Mukherjee manages to bridge conceptual gaps in our understanding of our own source code, and situate the reader in debates on the frontier of biology.
Mukherjee won a Pulitzer Prize for his previous book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. He also has a TED Talk about the future of medicine, and has published an extended essay: The Laws of Medicine. Professionally, he is an oncologist and haematologist, and has studied at Stanford, Oxford, and Harvard. The goal of his writing, it seems, is to demystify the medical practice and its challenges. In his latest book, he succeeds at painting a picture of the gene across time, and close up. Mukherjee's style is at once approachable.
In the first chapter, Mukherjee takes the reader to India and describes his family's history of mental illness. His cousin, and two of his uncles all developed schizophrenia. Mukherjee describes the "gash of suffering" this disease tears in the lives of those who experience it. This entry point immediately humanizes genetic relevance, and schizophrenia serves to illustrate the contradictory nature of the gene. In the later chapters, we learn that schizophrenia is one of the most intractable problems posed by genetics. It is caused by hundreds of genes we know of, and hundreds of others we have not identified. Doubly disconcerting is the fact that some genes that cause schizophrenia might also cause intelligence too.
Early inheritance theories
The gene proved to be a counterintuitive idea. Early philosophers noted that a "likeness" was passed down from parents to offspring. Pythagoras, writing in the Sixth Century B.C., believed that semen would move through a man's body, gleaning the essences from mystical vapours. Semen became a mobile library for a man's traits that he passed onto a woman during intercourse. According to this theory, man provided nature, and women the nurture. Pythagoras, who discovered universal constants in the dimensions of triangles, thought triangular harmony applied to heredity too. The mother and father were two sides of a triangle, and a child was the third. The "biological hypotenuse." The Greeks, alas, were not great experimenters, and relied heavily on a priori reasoning--or that which can be deduced without experiment.
Aristotle, writing two hundred years later, was not the greatest proponent of women's rights. But he did propose that women may contribute their own "seed" of information to a fetus. He also proposed the then "radical" idea that the information from the parents was like an "architectural plan," not matter itself. This idea came close to describing the genetic transfer of information, but was lost during the Medieval ages when people instead believed in the homunculus theory of heredity.
There are a variety of Medieval beliefs in folklore and mythology, the predominant theory being that sperm contains a small fetus, ready to be fully inflated. This homunculus itself contains homunculi. There is an infinite chain of humans, or homunculi all the way down. This world view meshed nicely with Christian theology because, since "all future humans are encased in all humans," we were all encased in Adam's loins. Therefore we all bear original sin, because we all tasted the fruit.
It's not until Mendel started measuring successive generations of peas that an idea emerges. The idea that there are discrete units of heredity that appear in consistent ratios in nature. After cross breeding several variant pea hybrids, he discovered "unanticipated constancies, conserved ratios, numerical rhythms." Mendel made such lasting contributions to our understanding of the gene because he actually tested his theories, unlike his Medieval and Greek intellectual predecessors. But, his experiments were criticized for being too empiric, and not rational. Unfortunately, Mendel was not an effective communicator, and despite sending out several copies of his published work, his obscure charts and tables did not enter popular discourse for four more decades, when his ratios of discrete units of heredity were appended to the Darwinian theory of evolution.
When Darwin came up with his theory of heredity, with species branching out from a common ancestor, it butted up against the Christian worldview that place God "firmly at the centre" of the tree of speciation, with all animals in universal fixed categories. There was an essence to a species. Richard Dawkins summarizes this Platonic worldview: "A rabbit was a rabbit was a rabbit." After having the good fortune to spend five years traveling around the world on the HMS Beagle, Darwin witnessed various peoples and species. He saw life forms exquisitely adapted to their environments.
After having his intuitions played with during this voyage, Darwin developed the theory of evolution. Each subsequent generation produces mutations which create bell curves of variation within a species. The mutations are random. But the selective force of nature is anything but random. Nature culls organisms that are least suited to an environment, and the survivors can breed another generation, passing on their heritable surviving traits, thus making the species more adapted to that particular environment. This does not produce superior organisms. Just ones more adapted to survive in that particular environment. By this mechanism, "freaks became norms, and norms became extinct. Monster by monster, evolution advanced."
A dangerous idea
The idea of perfecting the human species caught on shortly after Darwin published his discovery. Racist theories abounded and caught the public imagination in Britain, Canada, the United States, and Germany. These countries adopted forced sterilization programs. These programs applied to "idiots," who were by definition, of a mental state "no older than 35 months." "Imbecile" and "moron" were harder to define. "Vagrants, feminists, prostitutes, orphans, dyslexics, and rebellious adolescents" were subject to sterilization and forced into colonies where they were not allowed to leave.
Nazi Germany, in pursuit of racial purity, exterminated six million Jews and others they deemed Untermensch (subhuman). The Nazi scientist Josef Mengele carried out morbid experiments on Jews, especially twins, in hope of finding insights into perfecting humans. In Soviet Russia, genetics was dismissed as a bourgeois pseudoscience, and the state promoted the scientific doctrine of Trofim Lysenko. According to Lysenkoism, environment could rewrite the traits of an organism's future progeny. Humans were a blank slate, and human nature could be reprogrammed by ruthless totalitarian control of every aspect of people's environments. This line of thinking was used as justification to send millions of Kulaks (rich peasants) to labour camps in Siberia.
The Nazis had the goal of perfecting the human race, with so-called "Aryans" ruling over inferior races. The Soviets tried to deny genetic relevance outright, in favour of a blank slate theory of humanity. Mukherjee could have mentioned that xenophobia and genocide were not invented in the Twentieth Century. But he correctly shows that these behaviours took on a veneer of sophistication as the nascent language of genetics was used to justify racist narratives.
Independent of grotesque ideological experiments, the gene came into greater and greater resolution through a series of ingenious experiments throughout the Twentieth Century. That the gene is a discrete determinant, that the gene is a physical entity, that the language of DNA molecules is read by RNA molecules and translated into proteins from which life is built, all had to be discovered. This discovery process was marked by eureka moments, serendipity, hermeneutic parsing of data, and divergent thinking. Mukherjee captures the human motives of this discovery. And he effectively shows the discovery process was marked by conceptual breakthroughs as doctrines were overturned.
In the early 1950s, Mukherjee points out, there was a popular line of thinking among biologists, that cellular genetic code was "so context dependent, so utterly determined by each particular cell in a particular organism and so horribly convoluted, that deciphering [it] would prove impossible." In reality, the opposite is true. "One molecule contains the code and just one code pervades the biological world. If we know the code we can alter it in biological organisms and in humans."
As biology entered the era of recombinant DNA, categories of life started to fall apart. "In the 1960s, scientists thought you couldn't shuttle genes from one species to the next." In reality, it turned out to be "ridiculously simple," and scientists made the first genetic chimera using recombinant DNA in 1973.
In 1998, Craig Venter and his team first sequenced the genome of the sub-centimeter Nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans, one of the most studied animals of science for its simple features. In 2000, the draft sequence of the human genome was announced, and doors opened up to new frameworks of thinking. As it turns out, you have a lot of genetic overlap with flies and worms. Over 60% of human genes related to disease are shared with flies. Grain has far more genes than you do. Much of your genome is inactive and does not encode proteins. In fact, protein encoding genes make up a tiny minority of your genome.
Some of the most profound discoveries about the gene had to do with its deep influence on the intricate details of our lives. From the 1930s to the 1970s, universities were dominated by environmental theories of identity. But under the weight of experimental data, these blank slate theories gave way to innatist interpretations of identity, that suggest animals, humans included, have pre-wired categories of thought and behavior. Mukherjee does not claim that we should be genetic determinists. Genes are one of many "lenses" through which we can view our identity. But, the role of genes in influencing "our lives and beings is richer, deeper, and more unnerving than we had imagined."
In 1979, the behavioural psychologist, Thomas Bouchard, began recruiting twins for studying shared traits. By the end of the eighties he had assembled "the world's largest cohort of reared-apart and reared-together twins." These twins were subjected to numerous tests, measuring both physiological and psychological differences. The results were astonishing.
Identical twins share 100 percent of their genes, and while they obviously share physical traits, they also share psychological traits to a startling degree of concordance. "Personality, preferences, behaviors, attitudes, and temperament" were all tested for with various independent tests, and twins reared apart showed nearly the same levels of identity as twins reared together, with strong correlations between 0.50 and 0.60.
Most striking was the correlation between social and political attitudes. Here, the concordance was the same between twins reared apart, as with twins reared together: "liberals clustered with liberals, and orthodoxy was twinned with orthodoxy. Religiosity and faith were also strikingly concordant: twins were either both faithful or both nonreligious. Traditionalism, or "willingness to yield to authority," was significantly correlated. So were characteristics such as "assertiveness, drive for leadership, and a taste for attention."
Let's say you had broken your ankle falling down stairs as a child and developed a consequent fear of heights, and you had met your future husband at a dancing lesson. And let's say you had a signature giggle, and would burst uncontrollably into peals of laughter, and you enjoyed playing pranks, and you died your hair an unusual shade of auburn. Was that all your own free will? What if you met your genetic clone, and she shared each of those same characteristics, including the same height and IQ? Such was the case with Daphne Goodship and Barbara Herbert, identical twins separated at birth who were profiled in the Minnesota Group Twin Study. In case study after case study, identical twins lived startlingly similar lives.
Environment can play a huge role in the course of someone's life. But, the fact remains that we have modular brains that are made of proteins that are coded for by our genes. Our decisions are determined, in part, by the modules we inherit from our genetic constitution. A toddler is not a "random access memory onto which any number of operating systems could be downloaded by culture." But genes alone do not write our destiny. "A genetic predisposition," Mukherjee explains, "is not a disposition." And as identical twins age, their lives diverge more and more. They encounter different circumstances, form different beliefs, and make different choices.
Biology, Mukherjee tells us, "is the most lawless of the sciences. There are few rules to begin with, and fewer that are universal." And "natural," Oscar Wilde writes, "is a pose." The essentialism with which we view categories of life starts to fall apart when you turn your attention to the tails of the bell curves. "Mutations are abnormal in a statistical sense. They are only the less common variant." Nothing about mutations denotes pathology. They are only exceptional with regards to the norm.
A male to female transgender person might have the XY chromosome for maleness. But she has another hypothetical gene that controls for how she might identify psychologically. And she could exhibit many of the behavioural traits of a woman, despite being anatomically male. Mukherjee reminds us of the critical distinction, that gender can be genetically determined separate from sex. Such individuals may recognize themselves as "psychologically female, [...] neither male or female, or [they] imagine [themselves] belonging to a third gender altogether." To turn gender and sex into universal archetypal categories is to ignore such outliers.
Women with Swyer syndrome are physically, anatomically, and psychologically female. And yet, they are chromosomally male. They are not "women trapped in men's bodies." They are "women trapped in women's bodies that are chromosomally male." They have the male Y chromosome, but because of a mutation in the SRY gene, their male features are not switched on. These women feel no "disjunction" with their bodies.
Gender, Mukherjee explains, is genetically determined by the SRY gene. If the SRY gene is turned on, you are anatomically and physically male. Turn it off and "you are anatomically and physically female." A cascade of genetic switches are turned on or off, amplified or diminished, and instructions are carried out for male or female characteristics. But, while the SRY gene might be a binary switch, variability within each gender is infinite. There are "continuous curves of behaviour, identity, and physiology." And genes "integrate input" from environment too, including "cultural role-playing." And while much is made of gender differences, the genetic overlap between genders, Mukherjee points out, is 99.68%. The distributions are mostly overlapping; you should treat people as individuals.
If racists have an essentialist view of the "races," this essentialist view starts to fall apart when you take into account how small the human species is. Chimpanzees, Mukherjee points out, are a much larger species than humans, even if they have a much smaller population. They are a larger species in the sense that they are more genetically diverse. Humans have little genetic variety. Our common ancestor lived only some two hundred thousand years ago--a blip in the grand scale of evolution. As a result, intraracial differences are 85 to 90 percent, while interracial differences are only seven percent. So, the sweeping majority of genetic variation occurs within so-called races, not between. "The racist," Mukherjee writes, "comes home empty handed."
A recurring motif throughout the book is that many people who made significant contributions to our understanding of the gene had learning disabilities of some sort. Mendel failed his oral exam to become a teacher twice. Herb Boyer—who helped jumpstart the field of genetic engineering—got a D in metaphysics and didn't get accepted into med school. Craig Venter—who invented the shotgun sequencing technique, and pioneered the creation of synthetic organisms—was "a reluctant student with middling grades," and (not mentioned in this book) was later diagnosed with ADHD.
At a conference, Mukherjee describes meeting a 15 year old girl, who he calls Erika. A teenager with not one, but two rare mutations that cause her to suffer a severe, degenerative condition. While confined to a wheelchair, and plagued by chronic tremors, Mukherjee describes Erika as "utterly charming—modest, thoughtful, sober, mordantly funny. She seemed to carry the wisdom of a bone that has broken, repaired itself, and become stronger. She had written a book and was working on another. She maintained a blog, helped raise millions of dollars for research, and was, by far, among the most articulate, introspective teenagers that [Mukherjee had] ever encountered."
The heritability of intelligence is a hotly debated issue, and I particularly like how Mukherjee handles the topic. The entirety of the book illustrates the coming together of various minds across time and space to solve problems, with various perspectives contributing. Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the shape and structure of DNA after Rosalind Franklin provided sharp criticism of their earlier models, and made breakthroughs in X-ray diffraction photography, with the eureka-inducing Photo 51 coming out of her lab. Responding to studies searching for differences in IQ between races, Mukherjee points out the completely uneven playing field on which we measure such differences. Poverty, it turns out, affects genetic expression. And even asking a black participant in a study to identify his race can affect his score on an IQ test.
Contradictions: human nature and our genes
The multiple intelligences theory discussed by Mukherjee is part of a broader point he effectively makes in The Gene: that the ambiguity of gene expression currently makes the genetic improvement of our species a minefield to traverse. On one hand there are simple straightforward monogenic diseases like Tay-Sachs, and cystic fibrosis. Correct for one genetic mutation, and an embryo won't grow up with the disease. But then, with polygenic mental illnesses, like schizophrenia or bipolar syndrome, we don't know the full role each gene plays. The genes that cause bipolar syndrome might also cause creative effervescence. Would you want to prevent genes of someone like Virginia Woolf or van Gogh from existing?
Now, with increasing precision, non-invasive prenatal testing can reliably screen for genetic abnormalities that predict traits with high degrees of penetrance. Pregnant women can act on that information and choose to terminate a pregnancy. The critical ethical element is that women have choice, unlike in forced sterilization programs of the early Twentieth Century.
What makes questions of genetic selection so provocative today is that the technology to create germline (sperm and egg) genetically modified humans exists. Actually. Mukherjee walks us through the steps: "(a) the derivation of a true human embryonic stem cell (capable of forming sperm and eggs); (b) a method to create reliable, intentional genetic modifications in that cell line; (c) the directed conversion of that gene-modified stem cell into human sperm and eggs; (d) the production of human embryos from these modified sperm and eggs by in vitro fertilization." And that is how you "rather effortlessly" create a genetically modified human.
Our ability to perform each of those steps, as described by Mukherjee, already exists. Despite a moratorium by the NIH and in most countries on such germline genetic modification, China started experimenting with this technology in early 2015, making genetically modified fetuses, none of which were carried to term. Chinese medical ethicists cite Confucian philosophy which suggests that "someone becomes a human after they are born."
Mukherjee discusses at great length many of the inherent limitations of ranking our genes from good to bad. Some genes perform more than one function, and we don't know all the functions of the gene. We currently only know what a small fraction of the human genome does. But, as Mukherjee discusses in his epilogue, our knowledge is growing, and the genome is knowable.
He describes a hypothetical experiment, where you sequence the genomes of 100,000 children and follow their lives. You could cross reference "virtual genetic twins" and effectively create the world's largest twin study. You could cross reference the variety of genotypes with all phenotypes (genetically expressed traits), and make a "fate map." This could measure not just illnesses, but anything you wish to measure, ranging from "coming out, [or] an impulsive marriage," to "a cataract in the left eye." According to Mukherjee, such an undertaking is now conceivable, due to technological breakthroughs in computing, data storage, and genome sequencing. Such an experiment would offer a vastly rich dataset with which to better understand the contradictions of the human genome.
With breakthroughs in our understanding of the genome, Mukherjee alludes to personalized medications. If many genes are only pathological with regards to certain environments, then you can simply change the environments of individuals. To name just a few examples mentioned: "A child with a predilection toward a genetic form of obesity, for instance, might be monitored for changes in body mass, treated with an alternative diet, or metabolically "reprogrammed" using hormones, drugs, or genetic therapies in childhood. A child with a tendency for an attention-deficit or hyperactivity syndrome might undergo behavioral therapy or be placed in an enriched classroom." With genetically complex diseases, like cancer, genetic diagnostics can reveal mutations, which "are used to identify culprit pathways that fuel the growth of cells and to devise exquisitely targeted therapies to kill malignant cells and spare normal cells."
Mukherjee is a brilliant science writer because he uses simple English, evocative analogies, and he holds you by the hand. He is patient and yet he conveys a sense of urgency. He spends most of The Gene illustrating the history of its discovery, which is both awe-inspiring and concerning. This history serves as a useful prelude to the questions bioethicists and humanity now face.
The Gene is not a comprehensive summary of the topic, and this review is far from a comprehensive summary of the book. We have a limited caring capacity, so what's the call to action? For one thing, general genetic literacy. DNA is simply a code that can be rewritten. There are consequences to using this technology. But there are consequences to not using it too. We need to measure and balance risks with rewards. When we begin to "re-write our selves, ourselves," questions remain about the dangers of such an undertaking, as we move into unknown territory. But for our genome, as the unknowable becomes knowable, and then known, its "stewardship may be the ultimate test of knowledge and discernment for our species."
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Study Proves Cell Towers Cause Cancer
(Washington, DC) – Researchers with the renowned Ramazzini Institute (RI) in Italy announced that a large-scale lifetime study of lab animals exposed to environmental levels of cell tower radiation developed cancer. A $25 million study of much higher levels of cell phone radiofrequency (RF) radiation, from the US National Toxicology Program (NTP), has also reported finding the same unusual cancer called Schwannoma of the heart in male rats treated at the highest dose. In addition, the RI study of cell tower radiation also found increases in malignant brain (glial) tumors in female rats and precancerous conditions including Schwann cells hyperplasia in both male and female rats.
The study findings are making headline news. Read the Corriere Di Bologna article "Cellulari, a study by Ramazzini: "They cause very rare tumours."
"Our findings of cancerous tumours in rats exposed to environmental levels of RF are consistent with and reinforce the results of the US NTP studies on cell phone radiation, as both reported increases in the same types of tumours of the brain and heart in Sprague-Dawley rats. Together, these studies provide sufficient evidence to call for the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to re-evaluate and re-classify their conclusions regarding the carcinogenic potential of RFR in humans," said Fiorella Belpoggi Ph.D., study author and RI Director of Research.
The Ramazzini study exposed 2448 Sprague-Dawley rats from prenatal life until their natural death to "environmental" cell tower radiation for 19 hours per day (1.8 GHz GSM radiofrequency radiation (RFR) of 5, 25 and 50 V/m). RI exposures mimicked base station emissions like those from cell tower antennas, and exposure levels were far less than those used in the NTP studies of cell phone radiation.
Full Article; https://www.collective-evolution.com/2018/08/17/worlds-largest-animal-study-on-cell-tower-radiation-confirms-cancer-link/
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Main Attractions
The city has a variety of attractions, but these are the places that you need to experience in your visit to Puerto Vallarta.
El Malecon
The Malecon is located in the historic center of Puerto Vallarta and is a promenade of 870 meters long which starts in the traditional Hotel Rosita and extends to the romantic zone through the Arches. The Malecon is an emblematic icon of the city, not only because it is next to the sea and offers beautiful views of the bay, but because in its route concentrates a great variety of restaurants, bars, art galleries, jewelry stores, sculptures and attractions that make it the favorite place for visitors and locals.
Isla del Río Cuale
The Rio Cuale Island is located right in the middle of downtown and Old Vallarta (Romantic Zone). The island is divided into two zones, one of which is the quieter and where the Cuale Cultural Center, here you can enjoy an atmosphere of serenity where people enjoy walking, exercising, or know the beautiful stairs that link the island with the famous Gringo Gulch, these stairs give a spectacular view of the mountains of Puerto Vallarta.
The other side of the island is connected with the extension of the new Malecon (towards the Los Muertos pier) there you will find a variety of handicraft shops, ideal for those looking for a souvenir of your vacation in Puerto Vallarta. Both sides have their traditional suspension bridge, you will revive the curiosity and innocence of the child within when you cross.
Artisan Market "Pueblo Viejo"
Located a few blocks from the City Market, you can find a variety of shops offering jewelry, souvenirs, traditional clothing, rich local dishes, Mexican dishes and more.
Municipal Market of "Puerto Vallarta"
Located in the heart of the historic center of Puerto Vallarta, it is the Municipal Market, which offers visitors a wide variety of crafts, traditional clothes, jewelery and typical food of the country. Modern and functional, it was inaugurated on November 28, 1979. It has two floors, 159 locales and 132 tenants. Two murals adorn the facade, "Typical Market and Its People" and "The Cuale Iguana" which are works by Ernesto Garridos.
In its aisles you can find leather goods, sweets, silver jewelery, wooden toys, T-shirts with motifs Vallarta, hats, ponchos, swimwear and countless souveniers of the city.
On the second floor aromas refer to the rich cuisine of Mexico and whet the appetite. The traditional inns offer: shrimp broth, chicken mole, chile rellenos, fish fillet, tacos, grilled onions and fresh water, to name some of the most delicious and affordable dishes that the visitor or local can enjoy.
The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe
One of the most visited places in Puerto Vallarta and a symbol of the city known worldwide. In this parish you can find true works of art: paintings, works in wood and marble. Its beautiful architecture and famous crown are the meeting place of thousands of pilgrims who visit throughout the year and especially in December to celebrate the anniversary of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Main Plaza
It is also known as the Plaza de Armas, this beautiful square is adorned by a gazebo and beautiful trees and planters, here too there is the sculpture of Don Ignacio L. Vallarta, remarkable Jalisco jurist and former governor of Jalisco, who in his honor the city got its name. This is a quiet place where you can enjoy a delicious ice cream or just watch the beautiful scenery of the mountains or to the sea. Here there are events from concerts to cultural performances to art exhibitions and is the center of the celebration of national holidays, but on Sundays it becomes a wonderful dance floor for those who like to dance the traditional Danzon after going to mass.
"Muelle de Los Muertos"
Located in the Romantic Zone. The pier juts a little over a hundred meters into the sea and is a perfect place to walk alone, with your partner or family and enjoy the spectacular sunset over the bay. It is also ideal for those who like tranquility and look for a place to sit and read or even write for his inspiring nature. This spring also serves as a maritime boarding taxis to go to the southern beaches.
Old Vallarta – Romantica Zone
El Viejo Vallarta also known as the Romantic Zone is passing the Cuale River. This area reflects the style of a typical Mexican town with cobblestone streets and a peaceful atmosphere. Here you can enjoy cafes, restaurants, shops, boutiques, art galleries and a variety of nightclubs near Los Muertos Beach.
Marina Vallarta
Modern and sophisticated, the Marina Vallarta is located just minutes from Puerto Vallarta International Airport, and offers visitors a variety of attractions. A club of world class golf, an exclusive hotel zone, a marina that attracts luxurious yachts and boats from all over the world, a boardwalk with a wide variety of restaurants and a lighthouse that offers a spectacular view of Puerto Vallarta. La Marina both day and night, offers a luminous landscape full of glamour and elegance that you can not miss.
Marine Park "Los Arcos"
Popular Arcos Puerto Vallarta located south of the city are small granite islands that protrude from the sea surface. Los Arcos their name from the shape of arch rock formations. The largest of which measures 25 meters high, and even boats can pass under it. The small arches are perfect for practicing snorkeling and diving site, because you can swim through them and dive in the many caves and tunnels that the nature of these reefs has formed over time. To visit this site you can take a boat tour to the southern beaches, where "Los Arcos" is a must stop, but you can also rent a panga (boat) that offers the necessary equipment for snorkelling from the dock Los Muertos or in Mismaloya.
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
An oasis on the outskirts of Puerto Vallarta. In this garden visitors can enjoy a wide collection of endemic plants and flowers, i.e. native vegetation of this region, including a conservatory of orchids and vanilla. To mention just some of the attractions, here you can also admire rose gardens, aquatic plants, cactus, ferns, tropical fruit orchard and visit the picnic area, restaurant and shops. The Botanical Garden is located south of Puerto Vallarta.
It is a town located south of Puerto Vallarta, offers a beautiful beach surrounded by jungle, here you can enjoy delicious seafood dishes offered by small restaurants, or take a dinghy to visit the southern beaches, or the Marine Park's Arcos for snorkeling. Mismaloya is recognized for being the setting for the film "The Night of the Iguana." In this area, upstream it is the "Eden" perfect place to swim in the small pools formed by large stones. Eden was also the scene of another famous film, "Predator" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.


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Halloween is my favorite holiday. I am not sure why but I just love everything that goes into it. The pumpkin carving, corn mazes, baking, great movies, caramel apples, dressing up etc… The holiday is just made up of so many fun activities that all take place in the fall, which is my favorite season. I thought I would give some ideas for fun Halloween outfits. This is not a costumes post but just ways to make an everyday outfit feel more Halloween ready. For me it is definitely about embracing orange and black. There is definitely a way to wear those colors together without feeling like it is too much.
Midi dress (I so wish this was in my budget right now), pumpkin body suit (a little more costume-like but still great for getting in the Halloween mood), booties, pumpkin sweater (number one on my wishlist so I had to include it), bag (comes in a perfect orange as well), skull sweatshirt
Here are some outfits I have been wearing that are Halloween inspired:
Happy October! Let's fully embrace the Halloween spirit!


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Expert: Don't ignore blue-collar workers in digital push
Dr Kala Fleming, chief executive officer at Diaspora AI, says technology and digital transformation have less impact when it ignores large segments of society such as blue-collar workers.
A blue-collar worker is a class of person who performs manual labour and who may also be involved in carrying out skilled or unskilled labour in several key areas to include, but is not limited to, manufacturing, mining, plumbing, farming, landscaping, construction, and maintenance.
Fleming said that digital technology would have no real meaning if it is not being used to enhance the blue-collar sectors of individual countries with the potential of having a workforce of technologically smarter individuals.
Addressing delegates at the fourth staging of the Tech Beach Retreat in Montego Bay, St James, last week, Fleming said that for the most part, people tend to associate technology and smart cities with a certain set of technical people, which is a narrow view of who can lead Jamaica's digital transformation.
"I am saying that's fine, we need that, but if that's all that technology means to us, then we are missing a critical opportunity for thinking about how to transform, in a meaningful way, our community," Fleming said Friday.
"And I am saying if we don't better engage our blue collar, which predominantly makes up our workforce, then what are we doing?" she asked.
"If all they are doing is checking Facebook, but not actually now changing the way they are working or being levelled up to the digital age, then we are missing a big opportunity," warned Fleming.
Losing out
She said that if individual countries are not now taking steps to digitalise their blue-collar sector through digital transformation, they run the risk of losing out on the opportunities to change the way of work and how communities are able to function.
Speaking with The Sunday Gleaner, Fleming said that Jamaica has embarked on a digital transformation pilot project with a view of understanding how best to embrace the digital transformation of its blue-collar sector.
She added that under the project, the nation is training a set of plumbers, using a special application in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC).
"We have a digital plumbers pilot that's being run in collaboration with Jamaican workforce development experts at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Change-Makers, and the World Bank," she revealed.
In the case of plumbing, Fleming shared that digital for the plumber will mean that in addition to being the expert on the pipes and fittings in putting things together, he will now have analysis skills that are not necessarily a requirement for you to be a plumber.
The NWC is among the first utility companies in the world to embrace this approach as it thinks of innovative ways of knowing its customers better via the blue-collar digital transformation training.
According to the Diaspora AI expert, the move by Jamaica through this pilot project augurs well for the country's quest towards its 2030 goals of being the place to work, do business, raise families and retire in paradise.


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Who doesn't love skulls? A couple months ago I went to the "Skulls" exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. I've always enjoyed drawing skulls. They have such interesting shapes and contours, and there are no shiny parts or fur to worry about. So I decided to do a series of animal skulls. They are going to be part of a cool project, but for now, here are just the first three skulls I did.
Drawn from photo reference. Painted in ink on bristol board. Skulls are not to scale. Can you guess what animals they are?


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Euro song contest needs fizz
PUBLISHED: 10:47 12 February 2009 | UPDATED: 16:08 25 August 2010
As a near lifelong fan of the Eurovision song contest, I was interested to read Cheryl Baker s views on the present state of the UK s involvement in the annual competition. Why on earth should we bow out just because we haven t done well over the last ten
As a near lifelong fan of the Eurovision song contest, I was interested to read Cheryl Baker's views on the present state of the UK's involvement in the annual competition. Why on earth should we bow out just because we haven't done well over the last ten years? This seems like defeatist talk to me - a case of bad losers!
What we need to do is up our game and send a decent song and singer, which is just what Andrew Lloyd Webber is doing this year.
Because we haven't taken it at all seriously for many years, no really well-known singer or songwriter would have been prepared to risk their careers by entering. This is in complete contrast to the way most Europeans, especially eastern Europeans and Scandinavians, see it.
They enter their top artists, or if they are just upcoming singers who have won their national finals, then this would be seen as a serious launching pad for their careers.
After this, they go on serious promotion tours, getting them and their song on all the television and radio programmes on rivals' stations and making themselves well known before the event. This is why neighbouring countries tend to vote for each other.
Why is Cheryl so ashamed of the - as she puts it - stigma attached to Bucks Fizz's Eurovision performance? It didn't do any harm to Abba, and Riverdance's Eurovision origins are well known.
In your article you state that the competition has taken its biggest blow with the departure of Terry Wogan last year. On the contrary, Terry Wogan was the very reason why the contest lost its credibility in this country, because of his jibes at the singers, songs, countries and the contest as a whole.
It was because of Wogan that the contest came to be seen as a joke in the British media and therefore with the British public.
Every year the UK, along with France, Spain and Germany, get automatic qualification to the final whereas most other countries have to go through one of the semi-finals. This is another reason why the rest of Europe aren't too keen to vote for us, especially when we put forward entries such as Scooch and Daz Simpson.
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The district held the first of five open house meetings for families, students and staff about changes to the Student Assignment Plan (SAP) and high school boundaries on Monday. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed!
District office staff will be available to discuss the 2018-19 SAP, including related updates to special education, school choice, and advanced learning opportunities in high schools. Visitors will also be able to review the proposed high school boundary scenarios.
Open house meetings:
• Thurs., Oct. 26, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Ballard High School, commons, 1418 NW 65th St.,
Interpreters: Spanish, Somali, Chinese and Amharic.
• Mon., Oct. 30, 6:30 to 8 p.m., McClure Middle School, gym, 1915 1st Ave. W.
Interpreters: Spanish, Somali, Chinese and Vietnamese.
• Wed., Nov. 8, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Cleveland High School, lunchroom, 5511 15th Ave. S.
Interpreters: Spanish, Somali, Chinese and Vietnamese.
• Thurs., Nov. 9, 6:30 to 8 p.m., West Seattle High School, lunchroom, 3000 California Ave. SW
Interpreters: Spanish, Somali, Chinese and Vietnamese.
At the end of the month, families and staff will receive an email invitation and survey to provide feedback on the three proposed high school boundary options. New high school boundaries will be implemented in 2019-20.
The top three potential scenarios can be found on the High School Boundary Task Force Recommendations webpage.
For more background information including a timeline for decisions, visit our High School Boundary Changes webpage.
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Education Minister Misir Mardanov signed an order approving an action plan to implement "programs to address social problems that lead to trafficking in persons", approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on 20 May.
According to the order, heads of departments agencies, local education authorities and educational institutions must ensure that the plan and annually in December to inform the leadership of the Ministry of past events.
According to the plan of activities, management information systems education ministry in conjunction with relevant agencies to develop proposals to improve legislation to strengthen in 2011-2012 to protect children from information that could be harmful to their morals, health and development.
In addition, this year should be developed proposals to improve adoption procedures, and constantly carried out relevant activities (transfer of biological families and caregivers, or attraction to alternative service) in order to prevent abandonment of minors.
For children and adolescents living in dangerous circumstances (surrounded by infected drug addicts, persons entering into promiscuity, sexual minorities) and those at risk of trafficking should be ensured to provide legal, psychological and medical care, social services and their involvement in education.
Should also be outreach work related to safe Internet use by students.
In order to ensure social protection of persons deprived of parental care, leaving in the achievement of a certain age, nursing and other alternative care providers, should always be free activities for training of these individuals in the primary specialized professional educational institutions and make them work.
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I'm giving a talk at the University of Lincoln today.
Lincoln is a 3-hour drive away. Here are my instructions for how to get to the university once I get to Lincoln:
You may find it easiest to access the University via the A57 (Lincoln Central turn off the A46 Lincoln bypass), turn right at the junction at the end of Carholme Road, up over the flyover, down to the roundabout at the end of Tritton Road, go right around the roundabout, so you're back up onto the flyover and turn left at the traffic light on the flyover to access the University entrance ramp. Down the ramp to the mini roundabout, turn right, along past the student blocks, bear left at the end through the marina gate entrance and straight ahead to the car park.
Well that's one way to make sure you don't get anyone going to a university who ought not to be there.
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I've got nothin' today.
Usually, I've got topics that interest me floating around in my head for future posts, or something happens during the day that makes me think, "Oh, this would be good material for a blog post." ("It's gold, Jerry! Gold!") But the page on my computer screen is looking very big and white right now, as I sit here at the hotel room desk, and I don't think I can fill it this morning.
So here are just a few random thoughts (about nothing, really) that are currently kicking around inside the old noggin:
Marriott hotels are my favorite. They have the whitest, cleanest-looking bedding and the best pillows. They also give you a lot of pillows, which is good because my husband can't go to sleep at night with any fewer than five. (They should pay me for this free advertising, but unfortunately they won't.)
Speaking of free, that's my favorite price for stuff. I love free hotel breakfasts. Never mind that staying overnight at a hotel is anything but free; it just makes me so happy that we don't have to get in the car and go somewhere else in the morning, somewhere where we'll have to pay to have our most important meal of the day. I can't wait to go down and have my complimentary breakfast, but I have to wait for my hubby to finish his workout. (My workouts are so much shorter, kinder, and gentler--so much less P90Xish--than his.) I've already scoped out the dining area and it looks pretty good, with only two glaring inadequacies: no vat of all-you-can-eat bacon and no doughnuts. But I think we'll be able to forage through what they have to offer and find something we like.
And speaking of Marriotts, I hope there are no ants at this one. After giving the hotel chain a free plug above, I just remembered that on our three-day-trip east with our daughter-in-law and the twins not long ago, we awoke to find out that our suite at the Residence Inn by Marriott was infested with them. Unbeknownst to us, they got into some of our bags that had road snacks in them (including a package of delicious apple cider doughnuts, which we had to toss at a gas stop--what a bummer!), and before long they were crawling all over the place, most disturbingly up and down my daughter-in-law's arms. We ran into the convenience store at the gas station and purchased some Windex, then sprayed all the ones we could find with that. (Did anybody else out there see the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"? If so, you know that Windex can fix just about anything.) We also bought some Bounce dryer sheets, because my daughter-in-law's mom had just read on-line that they were good at repelling ants, mice, and mosquitos. We plastered that car with Bounce sheets! So for the rest of the trip, we enjoyed the great smell of freshly laundered clothes.
By the way, we've stayed at a lot of Marriott hotels, and this ant thing has never happened before--so please don't stop frequenting them on account of our one bad experience, which was probably a pretty rare occurrence.
And FYI: I like doughnuts. A lot. You probably figured that out already.
Okay, I'm going to end here, because I need to shower, eat my free breakfast, and be ready to meet up with my youngest son in a little while (yippee!). This post is a bit disjointed and nonsensical anyway. But at least I passed on some useful information about Bounce dryer sheets that you may not have been aware of, right?


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January 27th, 2018 | Updated on June 5th, 2020
Beginning a relationship is generally the easy part; it's maintaining the connection that gets a little tricky. That's why a growing number of twosomes are going into couples therapy as a preemptive strike against the tough times that will inevitably hit…and to learn how to keep the good times flowing.
To give you a leg up in your love life, we asked the country's top relationship experts to share the most crucial things they've uncovered over the years — from big-picture philosophies to little gestures that go a long way.
These days, more and more happy couples are seeing counselors to keep their unions humming along. Here, the country's top love experts offer up their best relationship advice for couples.
1. Take Stock Of What Is Truly Important In Your Life.
How would you spend your time if you had six months to live? How would you think about you relationship differently?
2. Accept Compromise And Tolerate The Persistent Differences.
Most happy couples learn to live with significant differences about money, in-laws, vacations, household chores, etc. Acknowledging the differences between the two of you does not have to mean you agree with them.
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3. Identify And Separate Your Frustrations.
Frustrations come from many sources, work, children, school etc. Frustrations can come from the present and the past. Avoid dumping frustrations on your partner that belong somewhere else.
4. Catch Your Partner Doing Something Right.
Look for partner behaviors that are pleasing, and compliment our partner when he or she does them.
5. Research Consistently Shows That Touching More Creates A Stronger Bond By Releasing Oxytocin.
Hold hands, rub shoulders, hug, kiss, give high-fives or even fist-bumps or bottom pats. When you give a quick hug or kiss, try to lengthen it to at least 5 or 10 seconds for more effective results!
6. Learn How To Agree To Disagree.
No two people agree on everything, and that's okay, but it's important to be okay with each other's differences.
7. Sometimes It's Not About The Amount Of Money You Spend On A Gift; It's About The Thought That Goes Into Something.
Take the time to write a thoughtful note every so often saying what you love and appreciate about him/her. Drop it in his/her briefcase or purse so he/she will find it unexpectedly and it will brighten up his/her day.
8. For Men, It's Important To Understand That Women Want To Be Listened To.
Men don't need to solve or fix everything; listening itself is an exceptional gift. For women, it's important to understand that men need time for themselves. By giving him space to pull away and not taking it personally, you allow him to reconnect with his desire for you and his commitment to the relationship.
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9. Surprise Your Partner With Thoughtfulness.
Use your knowledge of your partner to please him or her unexpectedly. Allow your partner to discover your thoughtfulness by her or himself. Curb your disappointment if your partner misses your effort. Try something else.
10. Carve Out "couple Time" Your Partner Will Enjoy.
Our busy lives often fill up with tasks. Take time to spend with your partner.
11. Before Reacting Angrily, Count To Ten.
This old adage actually works. Speak your point, but without the anger. Every expression of negative emotion requires five expressions of positive emotion to regain a position of neutral feeling. (For more, click on "Emotional Freedom Techniques®")
12. Negotiate An Unconventional Place To Discuss Contentious Issues.
Moving from your usual location of arguments to another room can shift your disagreements enough to reduce negative feelings and introduce new ideas.
13. Love Your Marriage By First Taking Care Of Yourself.
So many of my patients say the reason their marriage fell apart is that they became depressed and disinterested in their partner. If you keep working on you, your marriage will stay fresh and vital. Start today by adding a new wedding vow to your list: Promise to take care of yourself so you will continue to age with grace and confidence by your partner's side.
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14. Recognize That Your Husband Or Wife Is Mirroring Back To You Who You Are.
So take whatever you're upset with him/her about and use it to help yourself look squarely at what you need to do in order to grow and evolve—the relationship will thrive!
15. Take Time To Have Some Fun Together Every Day!
With today's hectic schedules, it's easy to find your marriage at the bottom of the priority list. Take a walk and hold hands (nature calms), couple-cook (food fight!), exercise together (tennis or dancing maybe?) or just collect a "Daily Joke" to share. It doesn't have to be expensive, but if you make the commitment and effort to laugh together as often as possible, it can sweeten your connection and cement your relationship for life.
16. Before You Get Mad Or Assign Blame, Take A Breath And Ask Your Partner For His Or Her Perspective.
For instance, it's your spouse's job to walk the dog in the morning, but you discover dog poop on the kitchen floor and cleaning it up makes you late for work. Instead of immediately placing blame, saying something like, "I'm puzzled about what happened with Spot this morning," is a gentle way to start a conversation.
17. Make A List Of Three Of The Happiest Moments In Your Marriage.
Spend a few minutes each day briefly reliving those moments in your mind. The results will amaze you.
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18. You Can Change Your Relationship For The Better By Increasing The Use Of The Following Statements
I love you", "I'm here for you", "I understand", "I'm sorry", "Thank you", "I really appreciate all that you do", "It's so nice to see you", "That was quite an accomplishment!
19. Appreciate Your Partner At Least Five Times Each Day.
Appreciate them from your heart about who they are at their essence. Leave gratitude in love notes, hide them so they will find them, or look deeply into their eyes and tell them. Be creative!
20. Take A Time Out.
When issues get heated, politely announce a twenty-minute time out and then return with a calm tone and the intention to compromise.
21. When You Know You Have Made A Mistake, Apologize.
Few of us live closely with a partner without making some mistakes. Admit your fault, say your sorry, and explore ways of avoid the mistake in the future.
Listen with Your Heart
22. Provide Support, Solutions Are Secondary.
Feeling attached is a strong binding force in a relationship. Many partners seek to relieve the frustrations of daily life by sharing them with a partner. Really listening fosters togetherness. Many of us impatient listeners try to shorten the process by offering solutions before our partner is ready to hear them. Listen first. If a solution occurs to you say, "When you are ready, dear, I have a solution that might be helpful to you." When your partner is ready, she or he will be more open to your idea.
23. Deeply Listen To Your Partner.
On an issue that is important to your partner, repeat your partner's words so that he or she knows you are really listening. Keep this up and when your partner is finished, say the three most challenging words in a relationship, "Is there more?" Continue listening until your partner can answer "No" to this question. This is difficult to do but is can go a long way to strengthening your relationship.
24. Compliment Your Spouse Everyday!
A compliment is a sign of acknowledgement and appreciation. Make an effort to affirm your spouse's value in life, and in love.
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25. Create A Clear Vision Of Your Shared Future Together.
Sit down, listen to each other and write out how you want your future as a couple to look. It's much easier to create your best relationship together if both people's needs are voiced, heard and supported by their partner.
26. Censor Every Impulse To Blame Or Criticize Your Partner.
Do everything you can to support your partner's well-being, and respect your partner as you would your best friend.
27. You Need To Date Your Mate.
Date night is sacred and special and should be on the same day of the week every week. One week the wife should suggest the date idea and the husband should come up with the date night plan for the opposite week. This encourages both the husband and wife to be invested in date night.
28. One Of The Most Important Factors In A Good Marriage Is Respect.
Respect each other, avoid verbal abuse, and keep insults to yourself. Bad words are just like squeezing toothpaste out of its tube — once it is out you can never get it back in again. – Georgia Panayi, MBA
29. Set Aside 10 Minutes A Day To Talk To Your Partner.
Ask what her favorite movie is and why, ask him to recall a happy memory from childhood, ask her what she'd like to be remembered for, ask him to name the three worst songs of all time. Do it at dinner, before bed, or anytime—as long as you do it for 10 minutes every day. This simple change infuses relationships with new life.
30. A Strong Marriage Is A Partnership In Trust.
Trust your partner in everything, including purchases and financial decisions, and to bring up things with you that need a joint decision. If you can't do that, the two of you have a problem.
Let's Find Out What Other People Have To Say About Best Relationship Advice For Couples On Quora :
Men: don't expect your woman to look like a princess 24/7.
Women: don't dress frumpy and look like you just crawled out of a dumpster.
Men: don't make your wife a golf widow, fishing widow, hunting widow or any other kind of widow.
Women: the days of going out to pick-up bars to flirt with men are over. Read More By James Reese
- First and try to get the personality
- Save much for after marriage trips
- Understand her likes and dislikes
- She is much younger to you, so she may not be equally matured like you so ignore her mistakes as friend
- Talk to him and understand him
- Understand his family background and the background which made his character
- Know his goals and lifestyle
- Respect his work, never ask for salary if he feels uncomfortable
- Understand his likes and dislikes
I come from a fairly conservative family – the kind where dating is forbidden, interaction with the other sex must be platonic at all times – if at all – and love is to be reserved for your spouse.
Or so I thought – because the wisest 'relationship advice' I've received is from my father. Read More By Anupriya Saraswat
Being a newlywed couple can be stressful there are a lot of life changes going on and a continuation of learning your spouse on a deeper level. Marriage is tough and things will get rough but if you carry these few nuggets of wisdom with you, then you will be able to deal with the good times and bad. Read More By J Faulkner
When you don't have to ask for any suggestions, you're already in a beautiful relationship. Read More By Komal Joshi
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So here you are again with another person that you feel like will be different this time. They absolutely might be but the question we have to ask ourselves is are we different? The answer should be Yes. Read More By Shirley Tran
Don't fall in love.
Don't look for your soulmate.
Don't ever get married.
Don't do it.
You are willing to suffer, when things get hard.
You are willing to struggle, and put your needs aside. Read More About Joel Kaplan
I guess that's the most important thing in a relationship. Talking with each other (about hopes, desires, what bothers us, why we are mad,..) maintains the connection to each other. Read More By Sibell Loitz
The best relationship advice I ever got was not to listen to anybody else when it came to relationships! Your parents, your friends and other well-wishers only want what is the best for you, but it is also true that their advice can cause premature death of a potentially successful relationship! Read More By Shaily Zarin Tasnim
Relationships can be a tricky thing; love, as I say all the time, is not a perfect science. Read More By Lauren Ramesbottom
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Who wouldn't fall in love with the cutest reusable shopping bag around? This Eco-Friendly Tote Bag folds up into a small elephant. What a unique and gorgeous idea.
The Elephant Bag is the result of sourcing end-of-roll and leftover fabric from Cambodia's garment industry. Due to this eco-friendly approach, fabric color will vary and may not be identical to the photos shown.
In keeping with our quest to source the best designs and ideas, handmade from the most interesting and sustainable materials, the Elephant Bag has been fashioned from water resistant raincoat offcut fabric. Be part of the no waste movement.
A gift that is sure to be loved by the Socially Conscious Lady or Young Girl who has a special place in her heart for the gracious elephant, so revered throughout S.E Asia.
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Know you've made a difference to someone's life when you buy this Foldable and Reusable Shopping Bag. Friends 'n' Stuff is a social enterprise run by Friends-International which enables parents across Southeast Asia to generate an income. These parents become part of Friends' home-based production team – they are equipped with the skills to create the products you see in this collection. Literally Products that Change Lives.
Temples and Markets is proud to be an authorised online stockist of Friends 'n' Stuff Accessories
Made in Cambodia
Ships from Sydney Australia
Type: Bags


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Designer face mask made from silk fabric. This face mask belongs to Yufash Spring Summer 20 sustainable luxury range. Draped feature detail matches the hero piece: Orange Silk Dress. In addition, this designer face mask is fastened with comfortable fine elastic strings. For perfect fit, it has aluminium wire along nose which is fixed onto the lining. Above all this light and comfortable fashion mask will let you confidently return to the new normal.
Style it with Orange Silk Dress
Fasteners: Elastic Strings
Yufash SS20 sustainable luxury wear collection 'Beneath the Surface' is inspired by the most vital and vulnerable on this earth – our oceans. The deep blue, the very centre of our existence. It's fragile state, where all the living is fighting with the worst pollution we are to witness. However, in this unimaginably beautiful world we sadly stand in a role of a destroyer. Above all, this collection purpose is to encourage responsible life choices, natural materials and ethical sustainable production methods. Meanwhile not compromising premium quality and aesthetics.
Composition: 100% silk


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3) Search 4
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8) Deeper
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