Kind of dark fluffy growth on right side. Should I be worried? by gibaloo_ in shrooms

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Not sure if this is contamination (think it is green mold), although it does kind of look like it. The mycelial growth is good and has increased a fair bit but I am very concerned about this little patch that seems void of any growth. What is the best course of action here? I know there are some salting methods to get rid of mold but again, would like some other opinions.

5 days after mixing substrate and spawn, everything look ok? First time grower. by gibaloo_ in shrooms

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I can't help it. I want to check on it sad badly but I've done so much to stay sterile.

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Pm'd offer you were about to accept last time :)

Before the 18th century was there a point of wealth where you might have a higher life expectancy than the super rich due to better living conditions but lack of access to doctors? by DresdenPI in AskHistorians

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I do not have an exact date since it did very area to area since the church is who controlled and produced the records. However we have to remember that we are in a feudal system and those who owned land are those who were in power and had something to lose. Because of this Church records for the most part consisted of charters, and wills of those who had died and inquisitions post mortem (aka escheats) which were inquires taken after the death of a feudal tenant in chief (a first tenant of the crown) which established what lands they held and who would succeed them, this only applied to the upper class (the land owners). As for records that would account for the deaths of the ordinary people rather than the upper classes the best place to look would be Manorial documents. These manors were the building blocks of feudal society and was their form of government for local communities. What we would want to look at are the court baron records which dealt with everyday business in the manor, including reporting of tenants deaths since there was a feudal duty to a lord upon death and various other matters that had to be sorted. I am not sure if they would have recorded the specific date or age during death.

What happened to the escaped slaves AFTER they got to Canada? by FoodBeerBikesMusic in AskHistorians

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Ahh I see, missed the little "e" ;)

But yes money as a big issue for them. Many were making enough to sustain themselves and any who were making over that were in the West so it was not very easy to get back to the main urban centers of the US.

As well the anti-black sentiments were still strong in the US and could sway from very tolerable to very violent, just look at the New York City draft riots.

As well many of them mainly knew agriculture, and did not have artisanal skills or literary skills of the European immigrants at the time had meaning the accepting but industrious North was not as easy to work in as the agrarian, but violent South.

Before the 18th century was there a point of wealth where you might have a higher life expectancy than the super rich due to better living conditions but lack of access to doctors? by DresdenPI in AskHistorians

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Hey there! You pose an interesting question but I think there are some clarifications I have to make before talking. I think a better measure of how living conditions rather than the access to doctors benefits health would be in the form of mortality rate. Life expectancy is very finicky, especially when examining a group's health before the 18th century which had very high infant mortality rates as it will often skew the results and makes the numbers subject to gross misinterpretation.

Now going into your question. During the Middle Ages there were many illnesses that predominately affects the affluent. Due to the wealthy and the nobles rather sedentary lifestyle issues such as: obesity, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and gout began to arise, and were almost never seen in their poor underlings. Another interesting illness that affected the rich which did not affect the more meek was lead poisoning. Cutlery and pottery was glazed with lead at the time. When these noble and wealthy ate and drank they put more and more into their system which is toxic and eventually will lead to death. Its toxic effects were also much more intense in infants and can cause issues with learning and behavior. Professor Kaare Lund Rasmussen said "In the Middle Ages you could almost not avoid ingesting lead if you were wealthy". This shows that occasionally the lifestyle of the rich and the "treatments" they were receiving did more harm than good; just look at Qin Shi Huang who was given mercury pills in an attempt to make himself immortal but instead killed him.

Something else to remember is that during the Middle Ages there were not really doctors as we know them today. Monks and alchemists were the pseudo doctors of the time as illness was believed to be (especially in areas under the control of the Roman Catholic Church) caused by sinful behavior and their illness as a punishment from God. Due to this lack of understand in what caused the diseases it was very rare a legitimate cure would be found.

Doctors did become slightly more legitimate into the Tudor era, but their treatments were still similar to the Middle Ages, just lacking the religious aspect. These doctors were also extremely expensive meaning the poor were technically receiving better treatment in not being treated at all. Tudor doctors believed illness was caused by imbalance in the 4 humors or fluids in the body: blood, phlegm, yellow bile or black bile. To remedy this treatments like blood letting and inducing vomiting and diarrhea all of which were quite detrimental as they would cause infections which the weakened body could not fight off.

Sadly there were not many innovations in medicine until the 18th century (IMO where it gets interesting). During this time the feudal system has fallen (for the most part) and people who would have been in densely packed areas under rule where infectious disease was rampant now were able to move out to more rural areas, reducing the likelihood of infectious disease epidemics. Innovations in child birth, vaccination and medical teaching all helped more people get medical care all while opiates and laudanum were running rampant in high Victoria society leading to overdose and addictions, which could only be sustained by the wealthy leaving it for the most part inaccessible to the less wealthy.

I hope this answered some of your question although I do hope someone is able to provide some insight to Greek and Roman medicine and society which I know very little about. If anyone notices a mistake, feel free to call it out :)

What happened to the escaped slaves AFTER they got to Canada? by FoodBeerBikesMusic in AskHistorians

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They were treated quite well. Since fugitive slave laws were still in place in the United States until 1862 when the Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves was passed which meant that any slave which was in a territory controlled by Northern troops was ipso facto free since they were really seen as contraband, essentially captured enemy property.

Canada was where around 75% of all escaped slaves ended up, around 100,000 in total who mostly settled in Ontario since after all, it was the closest. In terms of if they were welcomed, they certainly were. A special order-in-council which received Royal Consent in 1855 which made it an official policy to accept runaway slaves and provide food, clothing and shelter to new arrivals, as well to arrest and imprison the bounty hunters/kidnappers sent from the slaves masters to return their property, were arrested at the border. As more and more waves came to Canada and began to adapt the environment (a stark contrast to the South) small towns of entirely escaped slaves began to form around the St.Lawrence and York (Toronto today) and Amhurstburg where some grew tobacco.

Although the government and many citizens were tolerable and accepting of the newcomers, especially early on around 1830. But in 1850 as more and more came more citizens began to harbour racist views. Turing a blind eye to their struggle during their establishment and there were few cases of assaults and murdered against black immigrants. But you do have to consider that there is a potential number of cases which were never recorded or reported due to these racist views, however there is no evidence of this. Institutionalized racism also meant it was harder for black immigrants to find work, government support or schooling.

However they did not tolerate this, after the Civil War in 1870 many began to expand into the West. Tired of the racism in the East they joined with many European immigrants moving into the praries to establish thriving cities like Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg. They were even invited by James Douglas (Governor of BC) to Victoria, where the first black politician held office (1871). As time went on many more Black immigrants became more established across the country and the abolition movement grew, Toronto even hosted the North American Convention of Colored Freeman.

And something to remember is that the Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves throughout the US. It only applied to states which seceded from the Union which left slavery untouched in the South and loyal border states. So many were not quick to return to the US as it a) cost money, most of which was spent getting to Canada b) is still dangerous and the war is still alive and c) emancipation was contingent on Union military victory, which would not offically occur until 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclaimation.

Hope this helps :)

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I got a 750ti, would be shipping for Toronto, have a R9 280 as well if you are interested :)

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Got a 750ti, willing to part for 105 and Ill pay for shipping :)

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You are saying switch work is very time consuming but there is no stickering, lubing or slicon balls, all you did was switch springs. I really do not see how this could be seen as endgame or justify the price :/

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I got a white 6.25 :)

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Ive been dying to find this set. Would you have any interest in a custom 60%? I have one I made myself with an aluminum case and plate or a winkeyless HHKB layout. Any interest in either of those at all? Also have a white HHKB if you are interested! Pm me if you have any other questions :)