consciouslifenews--2020-07-21--How Your Online Store Can Be Made Greener

Looking for a way to make your online store more environmentally friendly ?
Here are just a few different ways to make your ecommerce business greener .
Not having a physical store can lead to less energy consumption – which can lead to lower carbon emissions .
However , online stores often make up for this in carbon emissions released during the delivery process .
Fortunately , there are many ways to make the delivery process more eco-friendly .
One option is to choose methods such as LTL freight delivery – this involves sharing a truck with cargo from other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t needed .
What does it cost to ship LTL freight ?
Often a lot less than using a full truck .
In fact , many eco-friendly delivery options can also save money .
Sometimes going eco-friendly does mean sacrificing convenience for the customer .
If you offer next-day delivery to customers several states away , it often means relying on air transport instead of road delivery , which is more costly and a lot worse for the environment .
By promoting the reduced costs and environmental benefits of slower delivery methods , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ customers to use these options .
Plastic is often used in packaging because it 's resilient and because it ’ s effective at sealing liquids and small parts .
However , not all plastic is recyclable – and any plastic that is recyclable still requires a lot of energy to recycle compared to the recyclability of other materials .
Options such as paper and cardboard can often be used in place of plastic .
For instance , instead of bubble-wrap and plastic bags , there may be the option to use paper filler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friendly packaging companies that supply this packaging .
If you do have to use plastic , make sure that it is recyclable and try to make customers aware of this .
Every time goods are returned , extra carbon emissions are produced .
Returns can also lead to a loss of money for you and extra hassle dealing with the returned gods .
By , you can solve multiple problems .
Some people return goods because a product is genuinely damaged or because it is not what was advertised on your site .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ your product is durable and that packaging is strong enough .
As for avoiding ‘ false advertising ’ , it ’ s important that you are transparent with the product information you provide ( such as using clear photos and details on measurements ) .
Others may return goods simply because they decide that they no longer like them .
This behaviour is popular with clothing and is harder to discourage – some consumers may buy multiple clothes from a site with the intention of trying them on and returning any items they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for returns can be a way to deter this behaviour .
A flexible return period of several months can also encourage customers to delay returns – which has been found to reduce returns by causing customers to form attachments to products or to simply forget about returning them .

Looking for a way to make your online store more environmentally friendly? Here are just a few different ways to make your ecommerce business greener.
Choose the right delivery method
Not having a physical store can lead to less energy consumption – which can lead to lower carbon emissions. However, online stores often make up for this in carbon emissions released during the delivery process.
Fortunately, there are many ways to make the delivery process more eco-friendly. One option is to choose methods such as LTL freight delivery – this involves sharing a truck with cargo from other companies when a full truckload isn’t needed.
What does it cost to ship LTL freight? Often a lot less than using a full truck. In fact, many eco-friendly delivery options can also save money.
Sometimes going eco-friendly does mean sacrificing convenience for the customer. If you offer next-day delivery to customers several states away, it often means relying on air transport instead of road delivery, which is more costly and a lot worse for the environment. By promoting the reduced costs and environmental benefits of slower delivery methods, you may be able to convince some customers to use these options.
Consider your packaging
Plastic is often used in packaging because it's resilient and because it’s effective at sealing liquids and small parts. However, not all plastic is recyclable – and any plastic that is recyclable still requires a lot of energy to recycle compared to the recyclability of other materials.
Options such as paper and cardboard can often be used in place of plastic. For instance, instead of bubble-wrap and plastic bags, there may be the option to use paper filler and paper bags. There are environmentally friendly packaging companies that supply this packaging. If you do have to use plastic, make sure that it is recyclable and try to make customers aware of this.
Minimize returned goods
Every time goods are returned, extra carbon emissions are produced. Returns can also lead to a loss of money for you and extra hassle dealing with the returned gods. By minimizing returned goods , you can solve multiple problems.
Some people return goods because a product is genuinely damaged or because it is not what was advertised on your site. Damage can be prevented by ensuring that your product is durable and that packaging is strong enough. As for avoiding ‘false advertising’, it’s important that you are transparent with the product information you provide (such as using clear photos and details on measurements).
Others may return goods simply because they decide that they no longer like them. This behaviour is popular with clothing and is harder to discourage – some consumers may buy multiple clothes from a site with the intention of trying them on and returning any items they don’t like. Charging customers for returns can be a way to deter this behaviour. A flexible return period of several months can also encourage customers to delay returns – which has been found to reduce returns by causing customers to form attachments to products or to simply forget about returning them.


consciouslifenews--2020-07-21--How To Obtain an Online Police Check in Australia

Whether as a job requirement or working with vulnerable groups , police checks have become a necessity .
But with technology like Smart-ID getting a police check has never been easier in Australia .
It is the safest , fastest and easiest technology to validate yourself and your ID documents .
Australian National Character Check utilizes this cutting-edge biometric technology not only to protect the users information but also provides extended security against fraud and theft .
Your identification documents can be validated using this technology , without you having to wait long periods of time in queues to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It also eliminates the need to deal with paper-based forms .
One of the key requirements to obtain a national police check through is to upload a self photo known as a “ Selfie ” .
It is required as a method of where the liveness is linked with the ID documents uploaded by the applicant .
It is a 100 % online procedure making the whole process fast and efficient .
The Australian police check , also known as a is a certificate obtained from an agency that is accredited by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of conviction history information from the police about an individual .
A Police Check is usually required when any organization wants to perceive the history of an individual .
The character check uncovers any previous criminal records which could be an issue to the organization , their employees or to the general public like vulnerable groups .
A national police check or a state based check like a South Australia police check is mostly utilized to assist in taking a decision regarding an individual who may be involved or is likely to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community .
Those roles may include : A number of the workplaces today require you to have a recent character certificate .
It is possible to receive a police check quickly in Australia by lodging the application online .
Most checks get dispatched to applicants within one to three working days .

Whether as a job requirement or working with vulnerable groups, police checks have become a necessity. But with technology like Smart-ID getting a police check has never been easier in Australia. It is the safest, fastest and easiest technology to validate yourself and your ID documents.
Australian National Character Check utilizes this cutting-edge biometric technology not only to protect the users information but also provides extended security against fraud and theft. Your identification documents can be validated using this technology, without you having to wait long periods of time in queues to get documents certified at a post office. It also eliminates the need to deal with paper-based forms.
One of the key requirements to obtain a national police check through is to upload a self photo known as a “Selfie”. It is required as a method of identity verification where the liveness is linked with the ID documents uploaded by the applicant. It is a 100% online procedure making the whole process fast and efficient.
AUSTRALIAN POLICE CHECK
The Australian police check, also known as a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check is a certificate obtained from an agency that is accredited by the federal government. It contains the collection of conviction history information from the police about an individual. A Police Check is usually required when any organization wants to perceive the history of an individual. The character check uncovers any previous criminal records which could be an issue to the organization, their employees or to the general public like vulnerable groups.
WHY PEOPLE NEED A POLICE CHECK?
A national police check or a state based check like a South Australia police check is mostly utilized to assist in taking a decision regarding an individual who may be involved or is likely to get involved in job roles within the Australian community. Those roles may include:
Job and recruitment applications
Registration or licensing schemes applications
Volunteering positions (non-profit)
Working with vulnerable groups or with children
WRAPPING UP
A number of the workplaces today require you to have a recent character certificate. It is possible to receive a police check quickly in Australia by lodging the application online. Most checks get dispatched to applicants within one to three working days.


consciouslifenews--2020-07-22--Connecting to Your Higher Self Through Inter-Dimensional Travel

In the beginning , there was… Well , this would depend on whom you ’ re asking !
Personally , I feel that the came from ( Zero-point , the Void , and what Buddhism calls Sunyata ) ; and thus became ever-expanding .
The infinite potential at rest awoke , and once self-aware burst forth splinters of its own consciousness outward .
Without movement , there can be no creation…no manifestation .
I further believe that the moment Source Consciousness became aware of itself ; the very first sound waves formed and thus began what we could call “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs movement in some form in order to do so .
This is a rule of Nature and us humans are included .
There is something hard-wired not only in our DNA but in the deepest roots of our hearts that tell us we are here to ultimately grow and expand .
We may think that we simply exist only in this third-dimensional reality , but this is just the playground of creation .
We are all here , whether we know it or not , to make a difference in the lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around .
And also , to make a difference in our very own lives as this is how we grow inter-dimensionally .
While we are traditionally taught to rely on our physical senses , to travel to other realms , you need to be in tune with those senses beyond your physical five .
It ’ s the letting go of our “ this world ” attachments , which ultimately frees us to rise in frequency to match those “ other world ” spaces in the cosmos .
We ’ ve all been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives just feels so incredibly stagnant .
The energy around it is heavy , dull , and while there is an underlying tone yearning to come forth , you can feel yourself literally holding something back within yourself .
If we don ’ t understand we are actually doing this to ourselves , it can just feel like life is out to get us and no matter what we do , we continue to be “ stuck ” .
When we are in this kind of space , we are often closed off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course the most obvious – action .
But like they say that the truth shall set you free , so will a simple thought .
A thought that can lead you to action , or to even change your actions from one resonance to another , is one that has tremendous energy behind it .
And this is exactly the type of thoughts you want to have if you wish to visit dimensions higher than our 3-D plane .
You may have heard of your “ Higher Self ” and this could perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people decided to “ travel ” .
Your Higher Self is , yet that part of you that is not attached to this physical realm and is your direct connection to divine guidance .
Listening to your Higher Self could be equated to talking with your Spirit , or that inner voice that is always guiding you towards your greatness .
The voice that always warns you with “ gut feelings ” and pulls on your heartstrings .
When we are open to this guidance , we begin to know ourselves as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like the first thought of creation , and just like the entire Universe itself ( and the parallel ones all around us ) , we are ever-expanding .
And the more we reach outward , by applying what we ’ ve learned from reaching inward , we begin to learn that everything travels in waves and that nothing is guaranteed except the potential of its existence .
We open a door for ourselves on a conscious level that allows us to remember that first sound , by hearing it within ourselves ; the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ connects every single heart across time and space .
The following video shares more information on Inter-Dimension Travel…check it out !
( Source : YouTube ) .
There are many resources out there to learn how to “ travel ” .
I recommend the following terms : LUCID DREAMING , INTER-DIMENSIONAL TRAVEL , PARALLEL UNIVERSES .
Give it a try and who knows you just might meet in the last place you ’ d imagine .
😉 Tamara Rant is a Co-Editor/Writer for CLN as well as a Licensed Reiki Master , heart-centered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media activism & awareness .
She is an avid lover of all things Quantum Physics and Spirituality .
Connect with Tamara by visiting or go to Tamara posts new original articles to CLN every Saturday .
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In the beginning, there was…
Well, this would depend on whom you’re asking! Personally, I feel that the All came from Nothing (Zero-point, the Void, and what Buddhism calls Sunyata); and thus became everything…ever-expanding. The infinite potential at rest awoke, and once self-aware burst forth splinters of its own consciousness outward. Without movement, there can be no creation…no manifestation.
I further believe that the moment Source Consciousness became aware of itself; the very first sound waves formed and thus began what we could call “divine motion”. Everything that grows needs movement in some form in order to do so. This is a rule of Nature and us humans are included. There is something hard-wired not only in our DNA but in the deepest roots of our hearts that tell us we are here to ultimately grow and expand.
We may think that we simply exist only in this third-dimensional reality, but this is just the playground of creation. We are all here, whether we know it or not, to make a difference in the lives of those we encounter during our time around. And also, to make a difference in our very own lives as this is how we grow inter-dimensionally. While we are traditionally taught to rely on our physical senses, to travel to other realms, you need to be in tune with those senses beyond your physical five. It’s the letting go of our “this world” attachments, which ultimately frees us to rise in frequency to match those “other world” spaces in the cosmos.
We’ve all been there where a certain area of our lives just feels so incredibly stagnant. The energy around it is heavy, dull, and while there is an underlying tone yearning to come forth, you can feel yourself literally holding something back within yourself. If we don’t understand we are actually doing this to ourselves, it can just feel like life is out to get us and no matter what we do, we continue to be “stuck”.
When we are in this kind of space, we are often closed off to inspiration, creativity, and of course the most obvious – action. But like they say that the truth shall set you free, so will a simple thought. A thought that can lead you to action, or to even change your actions from one resonance to another, is one that has tremendous energy behind it. And this is exactly the type of thoughts you want to have if you wish to visit dimensions higher than our 3-D plane.
You may have heard of your “Higher Self” and this could perhaps be the most popular reason that most people decided to “travel”. Your Higher Self is you, yet that part of you that is not attached to this physical realm and is your direct connection to divine guidance. Listening to your Higher Self could be equated to talking with your Spirit, or that inner voice that is always guiding you towards your greatness. The voice that always warns you with “gut feelings” and pulls on your heartstrings.
When we are open to this guidance, we begin to know ourselves as the multi-dimensional beings we are. And just like the first thought of creation, and just like the entire Universe itself (and the parallel ones all around us), we are ever-expanding. And the more we reach outward, by applying what we’ve learned from reaching inward, we begin to learn that everything travels in waves and that nothing is guaranteed except the potential of its existence. We open a door for ourselves on a conscious level that allows us to remember that first sound, by hearing it within ourselves; the infinite beating of the cosmic drum that connects every single heart across time and space.
The following video shares more information on Inter-Dimension Travel…check it out! (Source: YouTube).
There are many resources out there to learn how to “travel”. I recommend the following terms: LUCID DREAMING, INTER-DIMENSIONAL TRAVEL, PARALLEL UNIVERSES.
Give it a try and who knows you just might meet yourself in the last place you’d imagine. 😉
Tamara Rant is a Co-Editor/Writer for CLN as well as a Licensed Reiki Master, heart-centered Graphic Designer and a progressive voice in social media activism & awareness. She is an avid lover of all things Quantum Physics and Spirituality. Connect with Tamara by visiting Prana Paws/Healing Hearts Reiki or go to RantDesignMedia.com
Tamara posts new original articles to CLN every Saturday.
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consciouslifenews--2020-07-22--Man Scales Hospital Wall to Be With His Mother During Her Last Dying Breaths From COVID-19

( TMU ) – A man in Palestine who has been scaling the wall of a hospital every night to spend time with his mother during her last dying breaths due to a COVID-19 infection has been widely shared across worldwide social media , striking a chord among internet users and prompting messages of condolences .
For most healthy human beings around the world , there can never be love more profound than that between a mother and her son .
And with COVID-19 continuing to rage across the world , many are reconsidering what ’ s important to them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they realize that mortality has become tragically more likely during the pandemic than at any other time in our lives .
For Jihad Al-Suwaiti of Beit Awwa in the southern West Bank region of Hebron , tragedy struck when his 73-year-old mother Rasmi Suwaiti contracted the coronavirus .
Rasmi had already been struggling with leukemia when she tested positive for COVID-19 , which has been raging across the Palestinian region amid the impoverishment and poor health conditions caused by the Israeli occupation .
For several days , Al-Suwaiti was separated from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room as she underwent treatment for the deadly disease .
Realizing that he may not have another chance to say goodbye to his mother , the 30-year-old man began to scale the wall of the hospital and sit just outside the glass window of the ICU room where his mother stayed to ensure that she didn ’ t spend her final moments all alone .
She tragically succumbed to her illness and passed away on July 16 .
“ The son of a Palestinian woman who was infected with COVID-19 climbed up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mother every night until she passed away , ” he wrote .
The touching photo of the man went viral after it was shared on Twitter by United Nations representative Mohamed Safa .
The photo was also shared alongside an illustration depicting the same scene , only with an angel who appears to be his mother caressing her son ’ s head .
“ I sat helplessly in the window of the intensive care room watching her last moments , ” Al-Suwaiti told .
“ She was always afraid and we warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the virus , ” he tearfully continued .
“ She began showing symptoms of the slight flu… but the symptoms began to gradually intensify , so I brought her to the hospital.
” Continuing , he explained that after about five days in the hospital – where his brother also worked as a nurse in the COVID-19 department – he decided to accompany his mother by scaling the hospital ’ s walls and sitting “ outside the outer glass until she breathed her last breath.
” “ I felt the utmost inability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then she died and left me , ” he added .
For Al-Suwaiti , the coronavirus didn ’ t seem so serious until his mother contracted it and eventually died from it .
Like too many Palestinians – and people in general – he largely shrugged the pandemic off until it hit home .
However , now he is saying that any Palestinians who deny the existence of the pandemic should visit the COVID-19 department of the Hebron Hospital to see the huge and growing number of patients who are in a horrific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat that their own mothers , fathers , and grandparents face .

By Elias Marat | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com
(TMU) – A man in Palestine who has been scaling the wall of a hospital every night to spend time with his mother during her last dying breaths due to a COVID-19 infection has been widely shared across worldwide social media, striking a chord among internet users and prompting messages of condolences.
For most healthy human beings around the world, there can never be love more profound than that between a mother and her son.
And with COVID-19 continuing to rage across the world, many are reconsidering what’s important to them while appreciating their families more and more as they realize that mortality has become tragically more likely during the pandemic than at any other time in our lives.
For Jihad Al-Suwaiti of Beit Awwa in the southern West Bank region of Hebron, tragedy struck when his 73-year-old mother Rasmi Suwaiti contracted the coronavirus.
Rasmi had already been struggling with leukemia when she tested positive for COVID-19, which has been raging across the Palestinian region amid the impoverishment and poor health conditions caused by the Israeli occupation.
For several days, Al-Suwaiti was separated from his mother who was isolated in a hospital room as she underwent treatment for the deadly disease.
Realizing that he may not have another chance to say goodbye to his mother, the 30-year-old man began to scale the wall of the hospital and sit just outside the glass window of the ICU room where his mother stayed to ensure that she didn’t spend her final moments all alone. She tragically succumbed to her illness and passed away on July 16.
“The son of a Palestinian woman who was infected with COVID-19 climbed up to her hospital room to sit and see his mother every night until she passed away,” he wrote.
The touching photo of the man went viral after it was shared on Twitter by United Nations representative Mohamed Safa. The photo was also shared alongside an illustration depicting the same scene, only with an angel who appears to be his mother caressing her son’s head.
The son of a Palestinian woman who was infected with COVID-19 climbed up to her hospital room to sit and see his mother every night until she passed away. pic.twitter.com/31wCCNYPbs — Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) July 18, 2020
“I sat helplessly in the window of the intensive care room watching her last moments,” Al-Suwaiti told Arabic Post.
“She was always afraid and we warned her, but unfortunately she was infected with the virus,” he tearfully continued. “She began showing symptoms of the slight flu… but the symptoms began to gradually intensify, so I brought her to the hospital.”
Continuing, he explained that after about five days in the hospital – where his brother also worked as a nurse in the COVID-19 department – he decided to accompany his mother by scaling the hospital’s walls and sitting “outside the outer glass until she breathed her last breath.”
“I felt the utmost inability to do anything to save her, then she died and left me,” he added.
For Al-Suwaiti, the coronavirus didn’t seem so serious until his mother contracted it and eventually died from it. Like too many Palestinians – and people in general – he largely shrugged the pandemic off until it hit home.
However, now he is saying that any Palestinians who deny the existence of the pandemic should visit the COVID-19 department of the Hebron Hospital to see the huge and growing number of patients who are in a horrific state if only to understand the deadly threat that their own mothers, fathers, and grandparents face.


consciouslifenews--2020-07-22--UV Radiation Protects Against Coronavirus

Since high blood pressure and cardiometabolic disease increase COVID-19 mortality risk , nitric oxide can help explain how UV exposure lowers COVID-19 mortality even in the absence of vitamin D production UVA radiation also triggers the release of nitric oxide , which lowers blood pressure .
Nitric oxide also mitigates endothelial damage , improves immune function , thins your blood and decreases platelet aggregation ( thus reducing clotting risk ) , and inhibits replication of the SARS virus Researchers hypothesize UV irradiation may have a direct effect on the viability of SARS-CoV-2 virus in airborne droplets , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on various surfaces , thus reducing overall infection rates UVA measures and COVID-19 death statistics were obtained for 2,474 U.S. counties , 6,755 Italian municipalities and 6,274 areas in England between the months of January and April 2020 , which is when vitamin D production due to low sun exposure tend to be minimal According to a British observational study1 posted on July 6 , 2020 , on the preprint server medRxiv , ultraviolet ( UV ) radiation exposure appears to lower COVID-19 mortality rates .
As reported by News Medical Life Sciences,2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and UV irradiation are known to play a role in other infectious diseases , including seasonal influenza , so it shouldn ’ t come as a surprise that SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19 — can be affected in a similar manner .
I ’ ve written extensively about the importance of vitamin D and its influence on COVID-19 specifically , but this research suggests there are other benefits to sun exposure besides vitamin D production .
The researchers looked at UVA measures and COVID-19 death statistics in 2,474 U.S. counties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas in England between the months of January and April 2020 , which is when vitamin D production due to low sun exposure tend to be minimal .
According to the authors:3 The researchers hypothesize UV exposure “ may have a direct effect on the viability of SARS-CoV-2 virus in airborne droplets , ” as well as the virus ’ ability to stay viable on various surfaces , thus reducing overall infection rates and lowering the initial inoculation load in those infected , which in turn might reduce the risk of severe illness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nitric oxide .
UVA radiation triggers the release of nitric oxide in your skin , mobilizing it into your circulation .
This lowers blood pressure by causing your blood vessels to expand .
This , the researchers say , is one important metabolic benefit of UV exposure that does not involve vitamin D. What ’ s more , nitric oxide may help mitigate the endothelial damage seen in severe COVID-19 infection that leads to organ failure .
While not mentioned in this study , nitric oxide also improves your immune function , thins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which in turn decreases platelet aggregation .
As such , nitric oxide helps reduce your risk of developing a life-threatening blood clot .
Previous research has also found nitric oxide inhibits replication of the SARS virus ( SARS-CoV ) , and the researchers hypothesize that , since the spike proteins of the two viruses are similar , nitric oxide may have a similar effect on SARS-CoV-2 .
If correct , this could be yet another mechanism of action by which nitric oxide helps reduce disease transmission and severity .
So , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sunlight lower COVID-19 mortality but just about any strategy that boosts nitric oxide production may also have a similar effect .
Examples of such strategies include the Nitric Oxide Dump workout and consuming nitrate-rich foods such as beetroot juice , arugula , and cilantro .
In related news , another study4 posted on medRxiv , July 2 , 2020 , asks whether lockdown orders might do more harm than good by decreasing the protective role of UVB radiation — the kind that triggers vitamin D production in your skin — which has also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As noted by the authors : “ Recent studies indicate that measures such as lockdowns may have slowed down the growth of COVID-19 .
However , in addition to substantial economic and social costs , these measures also limit the exposure to Ultraviolet-B radiation ( UVB ) .
Emerging observational evidence indicate the protective role of UVB and vitamin D in reducing the severity and mortality of COVID-19 … In this observational study , we empirically outline the independent protective roles of lockdown and UVB exposure as measured by ultraviolet index ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the severity of lockdown is associated with a reduction in the protective role.
” According to their calculations , mortality rates could have been reduced by an average of 21 % had lockdown orders been accompanied by instructions to get regular sun exposure .
As reviewed in several previous articles , vitamin D appears to impact virtually all COVID-19 related risks , including your risk of testing positive for active infection , disease severity , and your risk of death .
For example : Research posted on the preprint server medRxiv , May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D status at the time of COVID-19 testing was a risk factor for a positive result .
Compared to those with sufficient vitamin D levels , those with deficient levels were nearly twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 ( 21.6 % versus 12.2 % ) .
A study from the Philippines found that for each standard deviation increase in serum vitamin D , the odds of experiencing only mild disease rather than severe illness was 7.94 times greater , and the odds of having a mild clinical outcome rather than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Research , posted on the preprint server MedRxiv June 10 , 2020 , reports a combination of vitamin D3 , magnesium and B12 inhibited the progression of COVID-19 in patients over the age of 50 , resulting in “ a significant reduction in the proportion of patients with clinical deterioration requiring oxygen support and/or intensive care support.
” A study from Indonesia found COVID-19 patients with a vitamin D level between 20 ng/mL ( 50 nmol/L ) and 30 ng/mL ( 75 nmol/L ) had a sevenfold higher risk of death than those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Having a level below 20 ng/mL was associated with 12 times higher risk of death .
A study that looked at data from 20 European countries found that “ the probability of developing COVID-19 , and of dying from it , is negatively correlated with mean population vitamin D status , with both probabilities reaching zero above about 75 nmol/L , ” ( 30 ng/mL ) .
A paper , posted on the preprint portal medRxiv May 18 , 2020 , found a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and higher mortality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The researchers attribute this to a connection between low vitamin D and high risk for cytokine storms .
The analysis suggests higher vitamin D levels among the general population could cut mortality in half by reducing complications.13 COVID-19 certainly isn ’ t the only disease influenced by vitamin D. As noted in a study14 published July 4 , 2020 , in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , higher vitamin D levels are “ non-linearly linked to lower risk of all-cause , [ cardiovascular disease ] CVD , and cancer mortality.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk for CVD and all-cause deaths tapered off at a vitamin D level of just 24 ng/mL ( 60 nmol/L ) .
Cancer deaths leveled off at a mere18 ng/mL ( 45 nmol/L ) .
This is surprisingly low , considering large-scale studies suggest the cutoff for optimal cancer protection is around 40 ng/mL ( 100 nmol/L ) , with a level of 60 ng/mL to 80 ng/mL ( 150 nmol/L to 200 nmol/L ) being ideal for health and disease prevention .
You can learn more about this in “ For Optimal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vitamin D Level of 60 ng/mL.
” According to a scientific review15,16 published in 2018 , as many as 50 % of Americans taking vitamin D supplements may not get the significant benefit as the vitamin D simply gets stored in its inactive form , and the reason for this is because they have insufficient magnesium levels , and magnesium is required in the conversion of vitamin D into its active form .
You need 146 % more vitamin D to achieve a blood level of 40 ng/ml ( 100 nmol/L ) if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compared to taking your vitamin D with at least 400 mg of magnesium per day .
Research17 published in 2013 also highlighted this issue , concluding that higher magnesium intake helps reduce your risk of vitamin D deficiency by activating more of it .
More recently , research18 by GrassrootsHealth reveals you need 146 % more vitamin D to achieve a blood level of 40 ng/ml ( 100 nmol/L ) if you do not take supplemental magnesium , compared to taking your vitamin D with at least 400 mg of magnesium per day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oral vitamin D even further — by as much as 244 % — by taking it concurrently with both magnesium and vitamin K2 , as reported in “ Magnesium and K2 Optimize Your Vitamin D Supplementation.
” While oral vitamin D supplementation may be a good idea for most people , it ’ s important to remember to get your vitamin D level tested first .
The reason for this is because you can not rely on blanket dosing recommendations .
The crucial factor here is your blood level , not the dose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dependent on several individual factors , including your baseline blood level .
I recently published two vitamin D reports , a comprehensive scientific review , and a shorter summary , in which I detail vitamin D ’ s mechanisms of action and how to ensure optimal levels .
I recommend downloading and sharing those reports with everyone you know .
Here ’ s a condensed summary of the key steps to optimizing your vitamin D : 1 .
First , measure your vitamin D level — One of the easiest and most cost-effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to participate in the GrassrootsHealth ’ s personalized nutrition project , which includes a vitamin D testing kit .
You also have the option of testing vitamin D in conjunction with magnesium and omega-3 .
Once you know what your blood level is , you can assess the dose needed to maintain or improve your level .
If you can not get enough vitamin D from the sun ( you can use the DMinder app19 to see how much vitamin D your body can make depending on your location and other individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need an oral supplement .
2 .
Assess your individualized vitamin D dosage — To do that , you can either use the chart below or use GrassrootsHealth ’ s Vitamin D*calculator .
To convert ng/mL into the European measurement ( nmol/L ) , simply multiply the ng/mL measurement by 2.5 .
To calculate how much vitamin D you may be getting from regular sun exposure in addition to your supplemental intake , use the DMinder app.20 Remember , you won ’ t need as much oral vitamin D if you also take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above .
3.Retest in three to six months — Lastly , you ’ ll need to remeasure your vitamin D level in three to six months , to evaluate how your sun exposure and/or supplement dose is working for you .
A growing body of evidence shows that vitamin D plays a crucial role in disease prevention and maintaining optimal health .
There are about 30,000 genes in your body , and vitamin D affects nearly 3,000 of them , as well as vitamin D receptors located throughout your body .
For a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ connection of vitamin D and COVID-19 , please review the report I created that could be used to address any health care professionals who would disagree with this recommendation .
Also included is a shortened version of the document which will be better to educate those that you would like to convince of the importance of getting your vitamin D levels optimized .
Vitamin D Helps Protect Against Cancer and Other Diseases According to one large-scale study , having optimal vitamin D levels can slash your risk of cancer and can help prevent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including pancreatic , lung , ovarian , prostate and skin cancers .
Vitamin D from sun exposure also radically decreases your risk of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis ( MS ) and Type 1 diabetes .
Sun exposure also helps prevent osteoporosis , which is a significant concern for women in particular .
Magnesium Is Necessary to Activate Vitamin D Since over half the population does not get enough magnesium and far more are likely deficient , magnesium supplementation is recommended when taking vitamin D supplements .
This is because magnesium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D in your liver and kidneys require magnesium .
What GrassrootsHealth observed in testing and analyzing nutrient intakes from over 15,000 patients is that about half of those taking vitamin D supplements were unable to normalize their vitamin D levels until they started to take supplemental magnesium .
They also found that those who do not take supplemental magnesium need , on average , 146 % more vitamin D per day to achieve a healthy blood level of 40 ng/ml ( 100 nmol/L ) , compared to those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magnesium along with their vitamin D supplement .
Omega-3 Fats Are Crucial to Your Well-Being Meanwhile , recent research suggests high doses ( 4 grams ) of the omega-3 fats EPA and DHA may help improve healing after a heart attack .
Other benefits of omega-3 fats include prevention of lupus and Parkinson ’ s disease , decreased anxiety , healthier and stronger bones , as well as fighting fats in the body .
However , you can ’ t tell by looking in a mirror if you are deficient in vitamin D @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only real way to know if you are deficient in these nutrients is to get tested .
How Much Vitamin D Should You Take If you know your vitamin D level you can use the calculator below to find the best dose to take .

By Dr. Joseph Mercola | mercola.com
Since high blood pressure and cardiometabolic disease increase COVID-19 mortality risk, nitric oxide can help explain how UV exposure lowers COVID-19 mortality even in the absence of vitamin D production
UVA radiation also triggers the release of nitric oxide, which lowers blood pressure. Nitric oxide also mitigates endothelial damage, improves immune function, thins your blood and decreases platelet aggregation (thus reducing clotting risk), and inhibits replication of the SARS virus
Researchers hypothesize UV irradiation may have a direct effect on the viability of SARS-CoV-2 virus in airborne droplets, as well as the virus’ ability to stay viable on various surfaces, thus reducing overall infection rates
UVA measures and COVID-19 death statistics were obtained for 2,474 U.S. counties, 6,755 Italian municipalities and 6,274 areas in England between the months of January and April 2020, which is when vitamin D production due to low sun exposure tend to be minimal
According to a British observational study1 posted on July 6, 2020, on the preprint server medRxiv, ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure appears to lower COVID-19 mortality rates.
As reported by News Medical Life Sciences,2 environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and UV irradiation are known to play a role in other infectious diseases, including seasonal influenza, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19 — can be affected in a similar manner.
UV Radiation Lowers COVID-19 Mortality
I’ve written extensively about the importance of vitamin D and its influence on COVID-19 specifically, but this research suggests there are other benefits to sun exposure besides vitamin D production.
The researchers looked at UVA measures and COVID-19 death statistics in 2,474 U.S. counties, 6,755 Italian municipalities, and 6,274 areas in England between the months of January and April 2020, which is when vitamin D production due to low sun exposure tend to be minimal. According to the authors:3
“Our fully adjusted model showed an inverse correlation between UVA and COVID-19 mortality with a Mortality Risk Ratio (MRR) of 0.73 … per 100KJ/m2 increase UVA in the USA, 0.81 … in Italy and 0.51 … in England. Pooled MRR was 0.68 …
This represents a halving of the average risk of death across the lower and narrower range of UVA experienced across England and across the higher and wider range across Italy and the USA …
Our analysis suggests that higher ambient UVA exposure is associated with lower COVID-19 specific mortality. This effect was independent of temperature and UV within the vitamin D action spectrum.
Relatively higher UVA, across a country experiencing lower average levels of UVA during and immediately preceding the pandemic (England), is associated with greater falls in mortality risk compared to countries (Italy and the USA) with a higher average level suggesting an exposure tolerance effect …
We have been able to show a possible benefit from UV at wavelengths that do not cause synthesis of vitamin D. this suggests that explanations for seasonal and geographic variations in COVID-19 prevalence need to consider mechanisms other than just vitamin D.”
Mechanisms of Action
The researchers hypothesize UV exposure “may have a direct effect on the viability of SARS-CoV-2 virus in airborne droplets,” as well as the virus’ ability to stay viable on various surfaces, thus reducing overall infection rates and lowering the initial inoculation load in those infected, which in turn might reduce the risk of severe illness.
Another mechanism of action may involve nitric oxide. UVA radiation triggers the release of nitric oxide in your skin, mobilizing it into your circulation. This lowers blood pressure by causing your blood vessels to expand. This, the researchers say, is one important metabolic benefit of UV exposure that does not involve vitamin D.
“As cardio-metabolic disease and possibly hypertension increase the risk of death from COVID-19, any UV driven improvements in these risk factors would be expected to reduce mortality,” the researchers note.
What’s more, nitric oxide may help mitigate the endothelial damage seen in severe COVID-19 infection that leads to organ failure. While not mentioned in this study, nitric oxide also improves your immune function, thins your blood, and decreases blood viscosity, which in turn decreases platelet aggregation. As such, nitric oxide helps reduce your risk of developing a life-threatening blood clot.
Previous research has also found nitric oxide inhibits replication of the SARS virus (SARS-CoV), and the researchers hypothesize that, since the spike proteins of the two viruses are similar, nitric oxide may have a similar effect on SARS-CoV-2. If correct, this could be yet another mechanism of action by which nitric oxide helps reduce disease transmission and severity.
So, to summarize, not only does exposure to sunlight lower COVID-19 mortality but just about any strategy that boosts nitric oxide production may also have a similar effect. Examples of such strategies include the Nitric Oxide Dump workout and consuming nitrate-rich foods such as beetroot juice, arugula, and cilantro.


consciouslifenews--2020-07-22--The Federal Coup to Overthrow the States and Nix the 10th Amendment Is Underway

What is unfolding before our very eyes—with police agencies defying local governments in order to tap into the power of federal militarized troops in order to put down domestic unrest—could very quickly snowball into an act of aggression against the states , a coup by armed , militarized agents of the federal government .
At a minimum , this is an attack on the Tenth Amendment , which affirms the sovereignty of the states and the citizenry , and the right of the states to stand as a bulwark against overreach and power grabs by the federal government .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believing that this thinly-veiled exercise in martial law is anything other than an attempt to bulldoze what remains of the Constitution and reinforce the iron-fisted rule of the police state , you need to stop drinking the Kool-Aid .
This is no longer about partisan politics or civil unrest or even authoritarian impulses .
Unless we take back the reins—and soon—looking back on this time years from now , historians may well point to the events of 2020 as the death blow to America ’ s short-lived experiment in self-government .
The government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oregon—when unidentified federal agents ( believed to be border police , ICE and DHS agents ) , wearing military fatigues with patches that just say “ Police ” and sporting all kinds of weapons , descended uninvited on the city in unmarked vehicles , snatching protesters off the streets and detaining them without formally arresting them or offering any explanation of why they ’ re being held—is just a foretaste of what ’ s to come .
One of those detainees was a 53-year-old disabled Navy veteran who was in downtown Portland during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Concerned about the tactics being used by government agents who had taken an oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution , Christopher David tried to speak the “ secret ” police .
Almost immediately , he was assaulted by federal agents , beaten with batons and pepper-sprayed Another peaceful protester was reportedly shot in the head with an impact weapon by this federal goon squad .
The Trump Administration has already announced its plans to deploy these border patrol agents to other cities across the country ( Chicago is supposedly next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down civil unrest .
Yet the overriding concerns by state and local government officials to Trump ’ s plans suggest that weaponizing the DHS as an occupying army will only provoke more violence and unrest .
Under the guise of protecting federal properties against civil unrest , the Trump Administration has formed a task force of secret agents who look , dress and act like military stormtroopers on a raid and have been empowered to roam cities in unmarked vehicles , snatching citizens off the streets , whether or not they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Guardian reports , “ The incidents being described sound eerily reminiscent of the CIA ’ s post-9/11 rendition program under George W Bush , where intelligence agents would roll up in unmarked vans in foreign countries , blindfold terrorism suspects ( many of whom turned to be innocent ) and kidnap them without explanation .
Only instead of occurring on the streets of Italy or the Middle East , it ’ s happening in downtown Portland.
” The so-called racial justice activists who have made looting , violence , vandalism and intimidation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played right into the government ’ s hands They have delivered all of us into the police state ’ s hands .
There ’ s a reason Trump has tapped the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for this dirty business : these agencies are notorious for their lawlessness , routinely sidestepping the Constitution and trampling on the rights of anyone who gets in their way , including legal citizens .
Indeed , it was only a matter of time before these roving bands of border patrol agents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation ’ s borders and exercising their right to disregard the Constitution at every turn .
Except these border patrol cops aren ’ t just disregarding the Constitution .
They ’ re trampling all over the Constitution , especially the Fourth Amendment , which prohibits the government from carrying out egregious warrantless searches and seizures without probable cause .
As part of the government ’ s so-called crackdown on illegal immigration , drugs , and trafficking , its border patrol cops have been expanding their reach , roaming further afield and subjecting greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ID checkpoints , transportation checks , and even surveillance on private property far beyond the boundaries of the borderlands .
That so-called border , once a thin borderline , has become an ever-thickening band spreading deeper and deeper inside the country .
Now , with this latest salvo by the Trump administration in its so-called crackdown on rioting and civil unrest , America itself is about to become a Constitution-free zone where freedom is off-limits and government agents have all the power and “ we the people ” have none .
The Customs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with its more than 60,000 employees , supplemented by the National Guard and the U.S. military , is an arm of the Department of Homeland Security , a national police force imbued with all the brutality , ineptitude and corruption such a role implies .
Just about every nefarious deed , tactic or thuggish policy advanced by the government today can be traced back to the DHS , its police state mindset , and the billions of dollars it distributes to local police agencies in the form of grants to transform them into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points out , the government has turned the nation ’ s expanding border regions into “ a ripe place to experiment with tearing apart the Constitution , a place where not just undocumented border-crossers , but millions of borderland residents have become the targets of continual surveillance.
” In much the same way that police across the country have been schooled in the art of sidestepping the Constitution , border cops have also been drilled in the art of “ anything goes ” in the name of national security .
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intercept , border cops even have a checklist of “ possible behaviors ” that warrant overriding the Constitution and subjecting individuals—including American citizens—to stops , searches , seizures , interrogations and even arrests .
For instance , if you ’ re driving a vehicle that to a border cop looks unusual in some way , you can be stopped .
If your passengers look dirty or unusual , you can be stopped .
If you or your passengers avoid looking at a cop , you can be stopped .
If you or your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re anywhere near a border ( near being within 100 miles of a border , or in a city , or on a bus , or at an airport ) , you can be stopped and asked to prove you ’ re legally allowed to be in the country .
If you ’ re traveling on a public road that smugglers and other criminals may have traveled , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re not driving in the same direction as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you appear to be avoiding a police checkpoint , you can be stopped .
If your car appears to be weighed down , you can be stopped .
If your vehicle is from out of town , wherever that might be , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re driving a make of car that criminal-types have also driven , you can be stopped .
If your car appears to have been altered or modified , you can be stopped .
If the cargo area in your vehicle is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you ’ re driving during a time of day or night that border cops find suspicious , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re driving when border cops are changing shifts , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re driving in a motorcade or with another vehicle , you can be stopped .
If your car appears dusty , you can be stopped .
If people with you are trying to avoid being seen or exhibiting “ unusual ” behavior , you can be stopped .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can be stopped .
In Portland , which is 400 miles from the border , protesters didn ’ t even have to be near federal buildings to be targeted .
Some claimed to be targeted for simply wearing black clothing in the area of the demonstration .
Are you starting to get the picture yet ?
This was never about illegal aliens and border crossings at all .
It ’ s been a test to see how far “ we the people ” will allow the government to push the limits of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failing this particular test for a long time now .
It was 1798 when Americans , their fears stoked by rumblings of a Quasi-War with France , failed to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts , which criminalized anti-government speech , empowered the government to deport “ dangerous ” non-citizens and made it harder for immigrants to vote .
During the Civil War , Americans went along when Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus ( the right to a speedy trial ) and authorized government officials to spy on Americans ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans took it in stride when President Woodrow Wilson and Congress adopted the Espionage and Sedition Acts , which made it a crime to interfere with the war effort and criminalized any speech critical of the war .
By World War II , Americans were marching in lockstep with the government ’ s expanding war powers to imprison Japanese-American citizens in detainment camps , censor mail , and lay the groundwork for the future surveillance state .
Fast-forward to the Cold War ’ s Red Scares , the McCarthy era ’ s hearings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s surveillance of Civil Rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr.—all done in the name of national security .
By the time 9/11 rolled around , all George W. Bush had to do was claim the country was being invaded by terrorists , and the government was given greater powers to spy , search , detain and arrest American citizens in order to keep America safe .
The terrorist invasion never really happened , but the government kept its newly acquired police powers made possible by the nefarious USA Patriot Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trend of undermining the Constitution , going so far as to give the military the power to strip Americans of their constitutional rights , label them extremists , and detain them indefinitely without trial , all in the name of keeping America safe .
Despite the fact that the breadth of the military ’ s power to detain American citizens violates not only U.S. law and the Constitution but also international laws , the government has refused to relinquish its detention powers made possible by the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming the country was being invaded by dangerous immigrants and insisting that the only way to keep America safe was to build an expensive border wall , expand the reach of border patrol , and empower the military to “ assist ” with border control .
That so-called immigration crisis has now morphed into multiple crises ( domestic extremism , the COVID-19 pandemic , race wars , civil unrest , etc . )
that the government is eager to use in order to expand its powers .
Yet as we ’ ve learned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acquires—and uses—additional powers ( to spy on its citizens , to carry out surveillance , to transform its police forces into extensions of the police , to seize taxpayer funds , to wage endless wars , to censor and silence dissidents , to identify potential troublemakers , to detain citizens without due process ) , it does not voluntarily relinquish them This is the slippery slope on which we ’ ve been traveling for far too long .
As Yale historian Timothy Snyder explains , “ This is a classic way that violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Franco ’ s Spain or whether it ’ s the Russian Empire .
The people who are getting used to committing violence on the border are then brought in to commit violence against people in the interior.
” Sure , it ’ s the Trump administration calling the shots right now , but it ’ s government agents armed with totalitarian powers and beholden to the bureaucratic Deep State who is carrying out these orders in defiance of the U.S. Constitution and all it represents .
Whether it ’ s Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year or a dozen years from now , the damage has been done : as I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , we have allowed the president to acquire dictatorial powers that can be unleashed at any moment .
There ’ s a reason the Trump administration is consulting with John Yoo , the Bush-era attorney notorious for justifying waterboarding torture tactics against detainees .
They ’ re not looking to understand how to follow the law and abide by the Constitution .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways to thwart the Constitution .
As Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe recognizes , “ The dictatorial hunger for power is insatiable .
This is how it begins .
This is how it always begins .
Don ’ t be fooled into thinking any of this will change when the next election rolls around .

“I don’t need invitations by the state, state mayors, or state governors, to do our job. We’re going to do that, whether they like us there or not.”—Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf’s defense of the Trump Administration’s deployment of militarized federal police to address civil unrest in the states
This is a wake-up call.
What is unfolding before our very eyes—with police agencies defying local governments in order to tap into the power of federal militarized troops in order to put down domestic unrest—could very quickly snowball into an act of aggression against the states, a coup by armed, militarized agents of the federal government.
At a minimum, this is an attack on the Tenth Amendment, which affirms the sovereignty of the states and the citizenry, and the right of the states to stand as a bulwark against overreach and power grabs by the federal government.
If you’re still deluding yourself into believing that this thinly-veiled exercise in martial law is anything other than an attempt to bulldoze what remains of the Constitution and reinforce the iron-fisted rule of the police state, you need to stop drinking the Kool-Aid.
This is no longer about partisan politics or civil unrest or even authoritarian impulses.
This is a turning point.
Unless we take back the reins—and soon—looking back on this time years from now, historians may well point to the events of 2020 as the death blow to America’s short-lived experiment in self-government.
The government’s recent actions in Portland, Oregon—when unidentified federal agents (believed to be border police, ICE and DHS agents), wearing military fatigues with patches that just say “Police” and sporting all kinds of weapons, descended uninvited on the city in unmarked vehicles, snatching protesters off the streets and detaining them without formally arresting them or offering any explanation of why they’re being held—is just a foretaste of what’s to come.
One of those detainees was a 53-year-old disabled Navy veteran who was in downtown Portland during the protests but not a participant. Concerned about the tactics being used by government agents who had taken an oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution, Christopher David tried to speak the “secret” police. Almost immediately, he was assaulted by federal agents, beaten with batons and pepper-sprayed
Another peaceful protester was reportedly shot in the head with an impact weapon by this federal goon squad.
The Trump Administration has already announced its plans to deploy these border patrol agents to other cities across the country (Chicago is supposedly next) in an apparent bid to put down civil unrest. Yet the overriding concerns by state and local government officials to Trump’s plans suggest that weaponizing the DHS as an occupying army will only provoke more violence and unrest.
We’ve been set up.
Under the guise of protecting federal properties against civil unrest, the Trump Administration has formed a task force of secret agents who look, dress and act like military stormtroopers on a raid and have been empowered to roam cities in unmarked vehicles, snatching citizens off the streets, whether or not they’ve been engaged in illegal activities.
As the Guardian reports, “The incidents being described sound eerily reminiscent of the CIA’s post-9/11 rendition program under George W Bush, where intelligence agents would roll up in unmarked vans in foreign countries, blindfold terrorism suspects (many of whom turned to be innocent) and kidnap them without explanation. Only instead of occurring on the streets of Italy or the Middle East, it’s happening in downtown Portland.”
The so-called racial justice activists who have made looting, violence, vandalism and intimidation tactics the hallmarks of their protests have played right into the government’s hands
They have delivered all of us into the police state’s hands.
There’s a reason Trump has tapped the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for this dirty business: these agencies are notorious for their lawlessness, routinely sidestepping the Constitution and trampling on the rights of anyone who gets in their way, including legal citizens.
Indeed, it was only a matter of time before these roving bands of border patrol agents began flexing their muscles far beyond the nation’s borders and exercising their right to disregard the Constitution at every turn.
Except these border patrol cops aren’t just disregarding the Constitution.
They’re trampling all over the Constitution, especially the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits the government from carrying out egregious warrantless searches and seizures without probable cause.
As part of the government’s so-called crackdown on illegal immigration, drugs, and trafficking, its border patrol cops have been expanding their reach, roaming further afield and subjecting greater numbers of Americans to warrantless searches, ID checkpoints, transportation checks, and even surveillance on private property far beyond the boundaries of the borderlands.
That so-called border, once a thin borderline, has become an ever-thickening band spreading deeper and deeper inside the country.
Now, with this latest salvo by the Trump administration in its so-called crackdown on rioting and civil unrest, America itself is about to become a Constitution-free zone where freedom is off-limits and government agents have all the power and “we the people” have none.
The Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with its more than 60,000 employees, supplemented by the National Guard and the U.S. military, is an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, a national police force imbued with all the brutality, ineptitude and corruption such a role implies.
As journalist Todd Miller explains:
In these vast domains, Homeland Security authorities can institute roving patrols with broad, extra-constitutional powers backed by national security, immigration enforcement and drug interdiction mandates. There, the Border Patrol can set up traffic checkpoints and fly surveillance drones overhead with high-powered cameras and radar that can track your movements. Within twenty-five miles of the international boundary, CBP agents can enter a person’s private property without a warrant.
Just about every nefarious deed, tactic or thuggish policy advanced by the government today can be traced back to the DHS, its police state mindset, and the billions of dollars it distributes to local police agencies in the form of grants to transform them into extensions of the military.
As Miller points out, the government has turned the nation’s expanding border regions into “a ripe place to experiment with tearing apart the Constitution, a place where not just undocumented border-crossers, but millions of borderland residents have become the targets of continual surveillance.”
In much the same way that police across the country have been schooled in the art of sidestepping the Constitution, border cops have also been drilled in the art of “anything goes” in the name of national security.
In fact, according to FOIA documents shared with The Intercept, border cops even have a checklist of “possible behaviors” that warrant overriding the Constitution and subjecting individuals—including American citizens—to stops, searches, seizures, interrogations and even arrests.
For instance, if you’re driving a vehicle that to a border cop looks unusual in some way, you can be stopped. If your passengers look dirty or unusual, you can be stopped. If you or your passengers avoid looking at a cop, you can be stopped. If you or your passengers look too long at a cop, you can be stopped.
If you’re anywhere near a border (near being within 100 miles of a border, or in a city, or on a bus, or at an airport), you can be stopped and asked to prove you’re legally allowed to be in the country. If you’re traveling on a public road that smugglers and other criminals may have traveled, you can be stopped.
If you’re not driving in the same direction as other cars, you can be stopped. If you appear to be avoiding a police checkpoint, you can be stopped. If your car appears to be weighed down, you can be stopped. If your vehicle is from out of town, wherever that might be, you can be stopped. If you’re driving a make of car that criminal-types have also driven, you can be stopped.
If your car appears to have been altered or modified, you can be stopped. If the cargo area in your vehicle is covered, you can be stopped.
If you’re driving during a time of day or night that border cops find suspicious, you can be stopped. If you’re driving when border cops are changing shifts, you can be stopped. If you’re driving in a motorcade or with another vehicle, you can be stopped. If your car appears dusty, you can be stopped.
If people with you are trying to avoid being seen or exhibiting “unusual” behavior, you can be stopped. If you slow down after seeing a cop, you can be stopped.
In Portland, which is 400 miles from the border, protesters didn’t even have to be near federal buildings to be targeted. Some claimed to be targeted for simply wearing black clothing in the area of the demonstration.
Are you starting to get the picture yet?
This was never about illegal aliens and border crossings at all. It’s been a test to see how far “we the people” will allow the government to push the limits of the Constitution.
We’ve been failing this particular test for a long time now.
It was 1798 when Americans, their fears stoked by rumblings of a Quasi-War with France, failed to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts, which criminalized anti-government speech, empowered the government to deport “dangerous” non-citizens and made it harder for immigrants to vote.
During the Civil War, Americans went along when Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus (the right to a speedy trial) and authorized government officials to spy on Americans’ mail.
During World War I, Americans took it in stride when President Woodrow Wilson and Congress adopted the Espionage and Sedition Acts, which made it a crime to interfere with the war effort and criminalized any speech critical of the war.
By World War II, Americans were marching in lockstep with the government’s expanding war powers to imprison Japanese-American citizens in detainment camps, censor mail, and lay the groundwork for the future surveillance state.
Fast-forward to the Cold War’s Red Scares, the McCarthy era’s hearings on un-American activities, and the government’s surveillance of Civil Rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr.—all done in the name of national security.
By the time 9/11 rolled around, all George W. Bush had to do was claim the country was being invaded by terrorists, and the government was given greater powers to spy, search, detain and arrest American citizens in order to keep America safe.
The terrorist invasion never really happened, but the government kept its newly acquired police powers made possible by the nefarious USA Patriot Act.
Barack Obama continued Bush’s trend of undermining the Constitution, going so far as to give the military the power to strip Americans of their constitutional rights, label them extremists, and detain them indefinitely without trial, all in the name of keeping America safe.
Despite the fact that the breadth of the military’s power to detain American citizens violates not only U.S. law and the Constitution but also international laws, the government has refused to relinquish its detention powers made possible by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Then Donald Trump took office, claiming the country was being invaded by dangerous immigrants and insisting that the only way to keep America safe was to build an expensive border wall, expand the reach of border patrol, and empower the military to “assist” with border control.
That so-called immigration crisis has now morphed into multiple crises (domestic extremism, the COVID-19 pandemic, race wars, civil unrest, etc.) that the government is eager to use in order to expand its powers.
Yet as we’ve learned the hard way, once the government acquires—and uses—additional powers (to spy on its citizens, to carry out surveillance, to transform its police forces into extensions of the police, to seize taxpayer funds, to wage endless wars, to censor and silence dissidents, to identify potential troublemakers, to detain citizens without due process), it does not voluntarily relinquish them
This is the slippery slope on which we’ve been traveling for far too long.
As Yale historian Timothy Snyder explains, “This is a classic way that violence happens in authoritarian regimes, whether it’s Franco’s Spain or whether it’s the Russian Empire. The people who are getting used to committing violence on the border are then brought in to commit violence against people in the interior.”
Sure, it’s the Trump administration calling the shots right now, but it’s government agents armed with totalitarian powers and beholden to the bureaucratic Deep State who is carrying out these orders in defiance of the U.S. Constitution and all it represents.
Whether it’s Trump or Biden or someone else altogether, this year or a dozen years from now, the damage has been done: as I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, we have allowed the president to acquire dictatorial powers that can be unleashed at any moment.
There’s a reason the Trump administration is consulting with John Yoo, the Bush-era attorney notorious for justifying waterboarding torture tactics against detainees. They’re not looking to understand how to follow the law and abide by the Constitution. Rather, they’re desperately seeking ways to thwart the Constitution.
As Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe recognizes, “The dictatorial hunger for power is insatiable.
This is how it begins.
This is how it always begins.
Don’t be fooled into thinking any of this will change when the next election rolls around.
WC: 2265


consciouslifenews--2020-07-22--Morning Inspiration: How To Overcome Fear and Live To Your True Potential (Motivational Video)

Living in fear can reduce the possibilities for you to reach your true potential .
Face it and you will realize that what lies on the other side of fear is a more abundant life .
“ You can either live your dreams or live your fears .
And I think the majority of people actually are not living their dreams but are living their fears .
So I want to ask you a question .
What are your fears ?
What are you afraid of ?
What are you scared of ?
Cause we all have fears .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that 's holding us back ; and as we begin to look at life , what we realize is that the reason that most people are not living out their true potential , not living out what they really like to do is because of fear.
” Les Brown Tags : `` featured , featured , how to conquer fear , how to have a fearless mind , how to know what you are afraid of , how to live the best version of yourself , how to overcome fear , how @ @ @ @ @

Source: Mulligan Brothers MOTIVATION
Living in fear can reduce the possibilities for you to reach your true potential. Face it and you will realize that what lies on the other side of fear is a more abundant life.
“You can either live your dreams or live your fears. And I think the majority of people actually are not living their dreams but are living their fears. So I want to ask you a question. What are your fears? What are you afraid of? What are you scared of? Cause we all have fears. We all have something that's blocking us, that's holding us back; and as we begin to look at life, what we realize is that the reason that most people are not living out their true potential, not living out what they really like to do is because of fear.” Les Brown
Watch and be motivated today!!


consciouslifenews--2020-07-22--How To Choose the Right Airbnb Management Company

To successfully manage Airbnb property , hosts spend long hours on desktop activities like coordination , responses , organization , and field tasks – like key management , check-ins , and check-outs .
Routine tasks take almost all of the free time people can spend on creative thinking – they simply have no opportunity to consider scaling up their business or researching new ways to improve their business .
However , a lot of hosts acquire a skill of delegation and choose Airbnb management companies to facilitate their daily routine and have a chance to focus on critical tasks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ impressive range of services from A to Z : they can arrange professional photography , create your listing , promote it on most popular STR platforms , provide unit access to your guests , create guest books , organize cleaning , and ensure property maintenance .
What are the benefits of using Airbnb management company services ?
Airbnb management companies are your assistants in winning customer loyalty and ensuring the great service .
By hiring them you will find a team of well-trained and proactive specialists in Airbnb promotion and short-term rental property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comprehensive range of services , such as : • Airbnb business licensing – they know the industry inside-out and can guide you through the entire process of application for licensing .
They will help with documents and explain the necessary actions to undertake .
• Assistance in Airbnb vacation property design – making your vacation rental property attractive and updated is very easy with the help of the Airbnb management company .
• Professional photo services – people enjoy nice visual information , thus , professional photographers will help you show your property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Airbnb property insurance – the management company will guide you in choosing the appropriate insurance plan to protect your investment .
• Airbnb listing optimization ( SEO ) – SEO specialists help to promote the listing in the internal Airbnb search system to help it get more views and thus more bookings .
• Airbnb price optimization – you can automate the pricing strategy and let the algorithm suggest the optimum price after analyzing competitors , season , demand , and other affecting factors .
• Communication – a complete range of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharing information , confirming bookings can also be delegated to Airbnb managers .
• Key exchange – this is an awesome service for when the check-in/out happens late or on the weekends : property managers will take care of the check-in and the check-out and ensure everything is fine with the property .
• Creating a guest book – guest book is a brochure with the home rules , information about the venue , appliances , and more .
It contains how-to ’ s , important contacts , some tourist information and helps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ stay .
• Concierge service – 24/7 unlimited customer support , recommendation and help , if needed by your guests .
Concierge services include almost everything : from sightseeing to airport pick-ups .
• Cleaning and laundry services – property management companies will organize top-quality cleaning services for you to get 5-star reviews .
• Airbnb vacation property maintenance – looking after your property like it ’ s their own , that ’ s the key when hiring a trusted property management company .
This service helps avoiding negative reviews from disappointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working with a new and inexperienced Airbnb management company ?
• They can not guarantee effectiveness of listing promotion or concierge services .
You can save now , but eventually have to pay more later .
• They don ’ t have in-house marketers , photographers , lawyers and managers and have to charge more to attract third-party specialists to help with your business .
• They are not experienced : professional Airbnb management providers are there for 5+ years .
How to choose the right Airbnb short-term rental management provider ?
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included in the price displayed on the price-tag and that there are no hidden fees .
• Company experience – read reviews from other Airbnb hosts to make up your mind .
• Transparency – reputable Airbnb management companies can show their expenses and financial results .
• Care – true professionals share information , valuable tips and industry specifics on their blog .
• Automation – reputable companies invest in software development to automate certain services like guest communication , pricing , etc to get better results .
• Expertise – reliable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of licencing , listing creation , insurance , etc .
• Quality – good companies are there for their clients 24/7 and provide concierge service .
• Effective collaboration with local maintenance providers – cleaning companies , laundries , repair specialists , plumbers , electricians , etc .
they can help you timely report and protect your property in case of emergency .
Be careful when you choose the Airbnb Management company , consider all the factors we listed in this article and ask questions you find important before you sign a contract @

To successfully manage Airbnb property, hosts spend long hours on desktop activities like coordination, responses, organization, and field tasks – like key management, check-ins, and check-outs. Routine tasks take almost all of the free time people can spend on creative thinking – they simply have no opportunity to consider scaling up their business or researching new ways to improve their business.
However, a lot of hosts acquire a skill of delegation and choose Airbnb management companies to facilitate their daily routine and have a chance to focus on critical tasks.
Airbnb management companies like MasterHost provide an impressive range of services from A to Z: they can arrange professional photography, create your listing, promote it on most popular STR platforms, provide unit access to your guests, create guest books, organize cleaning, and ensure property maintenance.
What are the benefits of using Airbnb management company services?
Airbnb management companies are your assistants in winning customer loyalty and ensuring the great service. By hiring them you will find a team of well-trained and proactive specialists in Airbnb promotion and short-term rental property management.
Such a provider offers a comprehensive range of services, such as:
Airbnb business licensing – they know the industry inside-out and can guide you through the entire process of application for licensing. They will help with documents and explain the necessary actions to undertake.
Assistance in Airbnb vacation property design – making your vacation rental property attractive and updated is very easy with the help of the Airbnb management company.
Professional photo services – people enjoy nice visual information, thus, professional photographers will help you show your property to guests from the best angles.
Airbnb property insurance – the management company will guide you in choosing the appropriate insurance plan to protect your investment.
Airbnb listing optimization (SEO) – SEO specialists help to promote the listing in the internal Airbnb search system to help it get more views and thus more bookings.
Airbnb price optimization – you can automate the pricing strategy and let the algorithm suggest the optimum price after analyzing competitors, season, demand, and other affecting factors.
Communication – a complete range of booking services including messaging with guests, sharing information, confirming bookings can also be delegated to Airbnb managers.
Key exchange – this is an awesome service for when the check-in/out happens late or on the weekends: property managers will take care of the check-in and the check-out and ensure everything is fine with the property.
Creating a guest book – guest book is a brochure with the home rules, information about the venue, appliances, and more. It contains how-to’s, important contacts, some tourist information and helps to improve the quality of the guests’ stay.
Concierge service – 24/7 unlimited customer support, recommendation and help, if needed by your guests. Concierge services include almost everything: from sightseeing to airport pick-ups.
Cleaning and laundry services – property management companies will organize top-quality cleaning services for you to get 5-star reviews.
Airbnb vacation property maintenance – looking after your property like it’s their own, that’s the key when hiring a trusted property management company. This service helps avoiding negative reviews from disappointed guests.
What are the risks of working with a new and inexperienced Airbnb management company?
They cannot guarantee effectiveness of listing promotion or concierge services. You can save now, but eventually have to pay more later. They don’t have in-house marketers, photographers, lawyers and managers and have to charge more to attract third-party specialists to help with your business. They are not experienced: professional Airbnb management providers are there for 5+ years.
How to choose the right Airbnb short-term rental management provider?
Pricing policy – make sure everything is included in the price displayed on the price-tag and that there are no hidden fees.
Company experience – read reviews from other Airbnb hosts to make up your mind.
Transparency – reputable Airbnb management companies can show their expenses and financial results.
Care – true professionals share information, valuable tips and industry specifics on their blog.
Automation – reputable companies invest in software development to automate certain services like guest communication, pricing, etc to get better results.
Expertise – reliable companies will guide you through complex tasks of licencing, listing creation, insurance, etc.
Quality – good companies are there for their clients 24/7 and provide concierge service.
Effective collaboration with local maintenance providers – cleaning companies, laundries, repair specialists, plumbers, electricians, etc. they can help you timely report and protect your property in case of emergency.
The Bottom Line
Be careful when you choose the Airbnb Management company, consider all the factors we listed in this article and ask questions you find important before you sign a contract.


consciouslifenews--2020-07-22--3 Tips to Improve Your Mood Fast

3 Tips to Improve Your Mood Fast

Have you ever noticed that when you wake up feeling energized , the whole day suddenly , no matter the plans , becomes better ?
And if you , on the other hand , wake up feeling sleepy and grumpy , the next twenty-four hours are likely to annoy you regardless of the day 's schedule ?
Your mood can have a substantial impact on your day and life at large .
With this in mind , it is easy to understand why it would be best to smile and feel joyful all the time .
Unfortunately , no matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impossible .
We all have those days occasionally when we are just not feeling our best .
Interestingly enough , sometimes people experience bad moods for no reason .
They are simply not feeling themselves on a particular day .
Most of the time , in such situations , people tend to blame themselves for the bad mood and try to enhance it by wondering why they feel bad-tempered or sad .
That is the worst of all things to do when in such a mood .
What happens is they create a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporary grumpiness by focusing on the temporary grumpiness and creating more of it .
The good news is that if you find yourself in negative or self-defeating humor , there are ways to quickly get back on the positive-attitude-track .
So the next time you feel like you 're heading towards tears or anger , try one of the following methods to change the mood and start enjoying your day again instantly .
That advice should be treated both as a general rule and a quick fix , depending on the foods .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ brain .
Eating healthy products rich in vitamins , microelements , and antioxidants will nourish your body and stimulate your mind to work correctly .
As a consequence , your mood will be affected positively .
On the other hand , some studies suggest that diets high in refined sugars can worsen the effects of mental disorders , such as depression .
If you want to enhance your brain 's functioning and improve your mood , it is essential to establish a balanced , nutritious , and tasty diet .
Meal plans full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unprocessed grains should be of your particular interest .
Do n't get discouraged if that sounds ‘ too healthy . '
All of these products can be found in the delicious Mediterranean diet .
If Italians spend thousands of hours relishing the food , why would n't you ?
To boost the effect more and improve the mood , consider supplementation .
If you do n't know the best additions to your regular diet , you might want to read some opinions on The Supplement Reviews or .
Studies have shown that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smile can lead to an almost immediate flood of endorphins in your brain .
Endorphins are hormones sensitive to the body 's opiate receptors .
They cause pain and stress relief and boost the feeling of pleasure , which results in a better mood in the short-term and a general sense of well-being in the long-term .
The endorphins released are triggered by the muscles ' movements in your face , especially those around your lips .
It means that smiling , even fake , stimulates the brain to act as if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people start to feel better and experience overall happiness , even if they were in a bad mood a moment ago .
Meditation is nothing more than detaching yourself from the surrounding world and letting go .
It works well as a relaxing technique , it makes you focus on breathing and is easy to do anywhere , anytime .
Some say that as little as three minutes of meditation a day in a quiet and peaceful place can profoundly change your state of mind .
When it comes to meditation , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staying on track with the established goals It is only natural that people experience bad days from time to time .
Sometimes it is even healthy to feel grumpy and moody .
For humans to function well , the negative emotions are as important as the positive ones , so do n't beat yourself up and try to accept your feelings .
However , if the bad mood stays for too long or happens for no reason , there are some quick ways to fix it .
They include more than just meditation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You can also exercise , listen to uplifting music , or go outside and get a little sun .

Have you ever noticed that when you wake up feeling energized, the whole day suddenly, no matter the plans, becomes better? And if you, on the other hand, wake up feeling sleepy and grumpy, the next twenty-four hours are likely to annoy you regardless of the day's schedule?
Your mood can have a substantial impact on your day and life at large. With this in mind, it is easy to understand why it would be best to smile and feel joyful all the time. Unfortunately, no matter how ideal the vision, it is impossible.
We all have those days occasionally when we are just not feeling our best. Interestingly enough, sometimes people experience bad moods for no reason. They are simply not feeling themselves on a particular day.
Most of the time, in such situations, people tend to blame themselves for the bad mood and try to enhance it by wondering why they feel bad-tempered or sad. That is the worst of all things to do when in such a mood. What happens is they create a vicious cycle of trying to escape the temporary grumpiness by focusing on the temporary grumpiness and creating more of it.
The good news is that if you find yourself in negative or self-defeating humor, there are ways to quickly get back on the positive-attitude-track. So the next time you feel like you're heading towards tears or anger, try one of the following methods to change the mood and start enjoying your day again instantly .
Eat the Right Foods
That advice should be treated both as a general rule and a quick fix, depending on the foods.
Food is like a fuel to your brain . Eating healthy products rich in vitamins, microelements, and antioxidants will nourish your body and stimulate your mind to work correctly. As a consequence, your mood will be affected positively. On the other hand, some studies suggest that diets high in refined sugars can worsen the effects of mental disorders, such as depression.
If you want to enhance your brain's functioning and improve your mood, it is essential to establish a balanced, nutritious, and tasty diet. Meal plans full of fruits, vegetables, seafood, and unprocessed grains should be of your particular interest. Don't get discouraged if that sounds ‘too healthy.' All of these products can be found in the delicious Mediterranean diet. If Italians spend thousands of hours relishing the food, why wouldn't you?
To boost the effect more and improve the mood, consider supplementation. If you don't know the best additions to your regular diet, you might want to read some opinions on The Supplement Reviews or Labdoor.com .
Smile
Studies have shown that even if forced and fake, a smile can lead to an almost immediate flood of endorphins in your brain.
Endorphins are hormones sensitive to the body's opiate receptors. They cause pain and stress relief and boost the feeling of pleasure, which results in a better mood in the short-term and a general sense of well-being in the long-term.
The endorphins released are triggered by the muscles' movements in your face, especially those around your lips. It means that smiling, even fake, stimulates the brain to act as if you were genuinely happy.
As a positive side effect of forced smiling , people start to feel better and experience overall happiness, even if they were in a bad mood a moment ago.
Meditate
Meditation is nothing more than detaching yourself from the surrounding world and letting go. It works well as a relaxing technique, it makes you focus on breathing and is easy to do anywhere, anytime.
Some say that as little as three minutes of meditation a day in a quiet and peaceful place can profoundly change your state of mind. When it comes to meditation, both short and long-term benefits are numerous .
Short-term meditation effects include:
Increased attention
Stress relief
Anxiety attacks control
Long-term effects include:
Enhanced self-awareness
Improved blood pressure
Help in staying on track with the established goals
Conclusion
It is only natural that people experience bad days from time to time. Sometimes it is even healthy to feel grumpy and moody. For humans to function well, the negative emotions are as important as the positive ones, so don't beat yourself up and try to accept your feelings.
However, if the bad mood stays for too long or happens for no reason, there are some quick ways to fix it. They include more than just meditation, smiling, and a proper diet. You can also exercise, listen to uplifting music, or go outside and get a little sun.