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Humans have this uncanny drive to want to figure out a shortcut to do things. Cutting corners here and there means that the project gets done quicker and often more cost effective. This is no different when it comes to typing. As more and more people become accustomed to and reliant upon the internet from their computers or phones, it has been found that they will take shortcuts where they can. But these shortcuts can become problematic. Acronyms are helpful in that you can save space and time by typing ‘idk’ instead of ‘I don’t know’ and ‘u’ instead of ‘you.’ The problems arise when you are in an online public forum like online college courses and you are used to typing in what many of labeled as “geek speak.” Many professors refuse to accept work that is not grammatically correct, and ‘u’ does not classify as correct grammar. It is always amazing to see how shortcuts can get our point across quicker or our work done easier, but there is always a price to pay for hurried work. Slow and steady will always win the race.

Computers and the companion technology has advanced both our social lives and has positively impacted overall health care in the past 20 or so years. This includes breast thermography, a new way of looking into a woman's body to find the signs of tumors that should be examined more closely for the existence of cancer. Early detection is key to beating this killer and now women have an alternative with thermography, which is less invasive and uses no radiation.

Using harmful x-rays has long been debated in the medical community as it has the potential to alter cell structure and may in some cases promote cancers as it also detects them. Of course this is a case of taking the good with the bad but when there are viable alternatives that don't pose this risk the choice seems simple indeed. It has always been a standard tenet of the medical community to 'do no harm' and therefore research is continually being conducted for benign alternatives to old and harmful practices.

Companies use business-to-business, or B2B, transactions to acquire products for their businesses. Automobile companies make thousands of B2B transactions on a daily basis to get parts for their automobiles. Furniture companies use B2B transactions to get lumber in to make furniture to sale to customers. Libraries use B2B transactions to get new books onto their shelves for customers to read. The list goes on and on, as it is infinite as to the possibilities of business-to-business. Small businesses use B2B to get products to their clients. Large companies do the same, and also save money in doing so. The more that businesses take part in B2B commerce, the more known they are to suppliers and other companies, and alone can make or break a company all together. There are some companies that are able to prosper without B2B transactions, however, in the long run; these companies miss out on amazing business relationships.

A new trend is beginning to take hold within the business to business community. This relationship is taking place more and more between a variety of businesses and health care providers that either eliminates the need for health insurance completely or compliments employee benefits. In many cases, holistic practitioners and health clubs are part of these perks. For women employees, this may include a thermography center that replaces the standard mammography.

Women all over the country have found that with their employers help with the relationships they form with providers and experts on living and staying healthy, they are more productive. They have confidence that they are taking care of themselves, preventing or expediting the care of health issues and in turn able to provide a more stable and happy environment at work and at home. Our health is a treasure, and can't be bought- it has to be earned through regular checkups, eating right and getting plenty of exercise.

In turning the western mind towards eastern philosophy, one of the big issues that can sometimes arise is the idea of everything vs nothing, light vs dark. In most of western philosophy, light is the force of positivity and good, while dark is the shadowed, and in some cases, even thought of as the evil. Light is life, dark is death might be another way to describe that phenomena. In much of eastern philosophy, however, black is your positive color. Black is the void, the source of all life, the great mystery, the unknown. It is a powerful force and one to be respected. Nothingness, as a state of mind, is a transcendent state that must be worked towards. Emptying the mind is the goal of meditations the world around, and yet it can be difficult for western students to turn their own minds to the idea that nothingness is the highest form, if only because there is a much busier goal-oriented mindset to break away from.

The basic philosophy of healing has been taking steps backward to a time where the promotion of healing through nutrition, exercise and the focus of 'do no harm' was the norm. Modern medicine for too long has focused on killing or cutting out or using intrusive and potentially harmful techniques in the treatment of many diseases. This includes the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

Now, instead of using harmful radiation to look inside a woman's breasts, breast thermography is a viable alternative- using only harmless reading of body temperature to produce a clear picture of tissue and anomalies that could be cause for future treatment or prevention. Women utilizing this type of diagnosis can be confident that they will benefit from early detection or know they are free of cancer without using a method that may harm healthy tissue is a blessing of modern medicine influenced by the wisdom of the ages.

Sometimes, the space that you have just isn’t enough space for what you need, so it means that you have to either get rid of stuff or make more space. One way to make more space is to add an addition on to your home. Taking the time to plan and budget will ensure that you can make your changes as cost effective as possible. Naturally, this will take time to build, but like remodeling a room, this too can become a family project and create quite a bond from the family. Typically, extra rooms would be built for family to come and live like a grandmother or even your parents. Not to mention that the addition will also add equity to your home, allowing you to market the perks of having an extra living space. Another good reason for an addition is so that you can rent it out to those who need a place to stay and the money you make off the rent will more than pay for the addition.

We are a rather mobile society. When we can't find employment or when our family just grows too big for our affordable housing New York, we pick up and move. There are alternatives to that as well and that can be in the form of expanding our existing dwelling with construction loans. Many cities are now offering low cost loans and in some cases grants to refurbish neighborhoods and further affordable housing initiatives. This assistance can come in the form of help to first purchase a home that needs repairs and then assist in finding affordable labor and in some cases donated materials.

Cities hard hit by the recession are now actively seeking home owners to fill neighborhoods where foreclosures have left blocks of abandoned homes. Once vibrant mini-communities have turned into ghost neighborhoods that have been filled with gang activity or drug crime centers. Together with local law enforcement, financing opportunities, and community support some of these neighborhoods are again filled with young families and happy retirees alike, bringing stability and safety to all.

Routines are important for everybody. We create them in an attempt to get comfortable in doing the things that we do. Think about it… there are certain ways that we fold clothes, how we put food into the refrigerator, way we drive to work, and so on. The point of all of that is that we do it that way because we know that it works. While it is good to have a routine, these can also be detrimental in that people are often afraid or apprehensive to try new things. One way to combat this is for you to try something new, to slowly bring yourself out of your protective shell. Change up your daily routine so that you are willing to be adventurous. Perhaps fold shirts a different way, or have your spouse cook while you take out the trash. Maybe even brush your teeth before the shower. As you slowly make changes to your daily routine, new things do not seem so intimidating and therefore, you open yourself up to millions of possibilities, and in doing so, will make you a better person.

There are many advantages to living safely in your own community, especially if that community has people living there who are holistic practitioners. These can be people that know the nutritional and medicinal plants or practice massage. However, to learn this you have to get out and actually meet and talk with your neighbors. You can also encourage and support healers and craftsmen to your community with low-cost construction loans that make it possible when existing housing isn't an option.

These types of intentional communities are cropping up all over the country as more people find the advantages of gathering people of all backgrounds and skills. This promotes bartering, building a local economy, and provides security as everyone watches out for their neighbor's well-being. There is no greater security than to know that when you aren't home, your house is being watched, or when your children are out playing in the courtyard of multifamily housing you and a few other parents are keeping the whole group safe and secure.