As a parent, the early stages of learning about and coming to terms with even the mildest of special needs are extremely difficult and stressful times. One of the greatest frustrations is identifying practical ways to help your child – whilst climbing a very steep learning curve in terms of understanding the problem, including learning about whole new areas of health and education provision which most parents never encounter, there is the overwhelming desire to want to be able to do something practical.
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The Radio Frequency Identification Tags are able to help streamline distributions and transportation systems in a way, which was never possible before. They allow products and inventory with complete tracking while on the shelf of the store, warehouse or in route. As a matter of fact they can track just about anything you see. Anything you ask, or anybody? Indeed if implanted they could track anybody or every body from cradle to grave.

Do you really believe that RFID implants will lead to the “Mark of the Beast” scenario? Do you believe in that hokum? In the future small implants will allow the body to talk to medical devices, ask for nutrients it needs and deficiencies, even warn of problems. [Read more →]

You have been watching the Natalie Holloway story in Aruba and even an International Terrorist Bombing and Category IV Hurricane cannot beat this story for our attention. You have now been watching this story for over one month every day and we all know feel as if we knew the young vivacious gal ourselves. We know everything about her and her family and we practically have seen by way of TV News video feed every square mile of the island. Prior to this story in Aruba fewer than 3% of all Americans even knew where Aruba was on a map. Today we all know its position, as well as we know [Read more →]

This is a funny short story about lying. Lying is a learned skill. Some people are good at it, and others are not. Poker players can’t win without being great at it. Politicians can’t get elected without perfecting the art. As parents, we need to be able to detect it. The key for the liar is knowing when to make the attempt (you can get away with it) and when to show restraint. Thankfully most of our young children are really bad at it now, but I predict that unfortunately they’ll get better at it as they get older. This funny short story won’t help you deal with the lying, but hopefully it’ll cheer you up while you’re dealing with it.

We have two kids; they’re around the same age (girl-9 and boy-7). They’re also around the same size which becomes important when fists fly, but doesn’t really come into play for the lying thing. As you no doubt have already guessed (based on your own vast experience), the most common case is a pair of fingers pointing in the opposite direction.

I know SOMEBODY did it. It’s not even worth my time to ask Mommy if SHE did it because when was the last time Mommy mistakenly (or lazily) dropped a half-eaten candy cane on the carpet floor? And sure, I had a couple of drinks last night, but [Read more →]

Five hundred years ago, there were no breaking news broadcasts relayed directly to people’s homes. They relied on word of mouth during that time, and they seldom cared about issues not pertaining to their small settlement. Monarchs and other important men owning fiefdoms maintained their own network of messengers to exchange information between their various outposts.

Other news regarding the interaction of foreign lands was bringing mainly by merchants and travelers. It wasn’t until 1456 that Herr Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and paved the way for the advent of newspapers. However, it took another 150 years for the world’s first newspaper to appear. Mercurius Gallobelgicus was published in, what is today called, Germany, in the Latin language. It became quite popular [Read more →]

The five steps of new wine tasting for the beginner

Before we give these I would like to bring to the reasoning behind this I am a blue collar worker and a biker but enjoy the finer wines out on the market. Not to stereo type anyone but it has been my experience around friends and other bikers that wine tasting is for the upper class of people. I strongly disagree with this idea because I think anyone who is willing to try should enjoy the fruits of the grape and what it brings. There are several books out on the market in book stores now covering this subject. Here are three to start with.

1. Michael Broadbent’s Wine Tasting

2. Jancis Robinson Tasting Pleasure

3. Stuart Walton’s Cooks Encyclopedia of Wine

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