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Seeing Red: The Planet Mars
Written by Nancy Loewen
Illustrated by Jeff Yesh
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Seeing red, makes me think of strawberry licorice, a fire engine racing down the street, a ladybug, a plump, juicy tomato, and, of course, Mars. Mars the fourth planet from the sun is called the "red" planet. And there's a good reason for that. Its soil contains the reddish metal called iron. Mars can be seen in the night sky from Earth with the naked eye. It's our neighbor.
Mar's landscape is similar to that of Earth. It has rolling hills, canyons, and mountains. It has north and south poles and they are cold, really cold. But, then most of the planet, Mars, is cold. It is pretty far from the sun, you know. Its temperature can be as cold as minus eighty degrees. Brrr! I'm not packing my swimsuit for a vacation there anytime soon. And even if I did, it would be a pretty lonely time. Scientists believe there is no life on Mars—at least they haven't found any yet. So, all those stories you might have heard about aliens or Martians . . . well don't believe them.
But, you can believe the cold, hard facts that you read in Seeing Red The Planet Mars written by Nancy Loewen and illustrated by Jeff Yesh. You can believe that Mars has many dust storms and that it is a very bright light in the night sky. You can believe that two moons, called Deimos and Phobos orbit Mars. You can believe that a Martian day is just thirty-seven minutes longer than an Earth day, but a Martian year is nearly twice as long as an Earth year. Go ahead believe!
And if you ever hear about Marslings or Earthtians . . . well, that's a different story. Keep an open mind and ask any of Mrs. Figurski's Kiddles.
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FROM the MOUTHS of KIDDLE CRITers: a critique group
"I liked Seeing Red," said Timmy.
"It's not a storybook," said Ethan. "It is an informational book."
Timmy nodded. "Because it tells you about the planet."
"That means it is nonfiction. It tells you about Mars, the fourth planet from the sun," continued Ethan.
"And it tells you why the planet is red," said Timmy.
"The reason why Mars is red, Timmy, is because it's the color of rust," said Jewel.
It is made out of iron and metal, so it looks red."
"What I like is that it's different from every other planet," said Jewel, "because it's red and not any other planet would be all red."
"Well, there are other planets," said Mikaela, "like Earth. Earth is blue and green. The blue stands for water and the green stands for land."
"Earth is the third planet in outer space," added Callie.
"And, Mars is the fourth planet from the sun," said Johnny.
Mikaela nodded. "Scientists found that Mars was too cold for people to live on," she said. "I wonder why it's so cold on Mars."
"Because its so far away from the sun," explained Andreo.
Mars is the last inner planet," said Jewel. "The other four are called outer planets.
Inner means they're closer to the sun. Outer means they are farther."
"It's really freezing on Mars," said Timmy.
"It's minus 80˚," said Mikaela.
"That means 80˚ below zero," explained Timmy.
Andreo nodded. "Negative 80˚," he added.
"It means very, very cold," said Johnny in a very, very, serious voice.
"I would have to put on ten snowsuits," said Callie and everybody laughed.
"Mars is the same temperature as our South Pole," said Jewel.
"Very, very cold," said Johnny again.
"Mars has two moons," said Andreo, "Deimos and Phobos."
"In 50 million years one of the moons is going to fall down . . . and hit Mars," said Johnny.
" And . . . destroy Mars," added Andreo.
"Good thing . . . Mars is a lifeless planet," said Jewel. "It doesn't have life, air, water, food, or people," she explained.
"But . . . of all of the planets we know, Mars is most likely to be home to extra-terrestrial life, or aliens," said Ethan.
"Like Mrs. Figurski," said Andreo and everyone giggled.
"Yeah, said Mikaela. "Our first grade teacher, Mrs. Figurski, said she's a Marsling . . . but I don't believe that!"
"She is a Marsling!" Andreo added with a laugh.
Johnny shook his head. "I don't think so," he said, but he didn't look entirely convinced.
"She always said that I'm an Earthtian . . . and I don't believe that either," said Mikaela with conviction.
"There IS nothing on Mars," said Callie and then she closed the book.
WE'RE GOING ON A MARS TRIP: Language Arts/ Reading/ Science
Okay, so I know people don't live on Mars. There's no water to drink or air to breathe, but I can pretend, can't I? So . . . I'm heading to Mars and I'm going to take one thing from each letter of the alphabet.
Make a list of each letter of the alphabet. Place one letter on each line. (See below)
Have children work in groups of two, three, or four.
Give each group one alphabetical list.
Children will work together to decide what they can bring on their trip to Mars.
A_____________
B_____________
C_____________
D_____________
E_____________
(Some letters are pretty hard. See examples below.)
Air Blankets; Boots; Batteries Candles that Burn Oxygen; Camera Doctor Electricity Flashlights; Flares Gloves Helmets I-pod; Ice Cream Jump Rope Kite Light Magnets Night Goggles Oxygen People Questions Rover Snowsuit; Space Suit Telescope; Tents Underwear Variety of Ropes Water Xylophone Yellow Rubber Ducky Zippered Spacesuits
TRIVIA COMPrehension: Language Arts/ Reading/ Science
There are a lot of facts about Mars . . . and some myths, too. But let's concentrate on the facts . . . just the facts.
Children can work in groups of two or three.
Each group should locate at least five interesting facts in the book, Seeing Red The Planet Mars.
Have them write their facts down on paper. (Examples below)
Then ask each group to write questions to correlate with their answers.Type the facts and the questions into a computer and print.
Cut apart each fact and question.
Glue the facts onto 4" x 6" orange colored construction paper. (or any color you wish) (laminate for durability) (save on a 1" loose leaf ring)
Glue the questions onto 4" x 6" green colored construction paper. (or any color you wish) (laminate for durability) (save on a 1" loose leaf ring)
Next, split the class in half. Give one half of the class a fact card. Give the other half a correlating question card.
Then have one team read a question card while the other team answers with a fact card.
Then switch it about and ask the fact cards first.
Have fun and learn something interesting about Mars.
A Martian day takes 24 hours and 37 minutes.
Mars was named after the Roman god of war.
Mar's soil contains iron.
How long is a Martian day?
Who was Mars named after?
What kind of metal is in Mar's soil?
SUGGESTED WEBSITES:
(Although I examined these websites and found them to be very helpful, please use them at your own discretion.)
National Geographic Kids Destination: Mars
Mars "The Red Planet"
Astronomy or Kids
Mars Information for Kids
Field Trip to Mars Just for Kids
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mars Adventure
SUGGESTED BOOKS:
Planet Mars written by Seymour Simon
Mars written by Steven L. Kipp
A Look at Mars written by Mary R. Dunn
Our Solar System Mars written by Dana Meachen Rau
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Most homes come standard with ductwork installed throughout the structure to allow for the use of a forced-air heating and AC system. But if your home, new room addition, or detached structure (such as a shed or workshop) is not currently equipped with ducts, you have to find alternative means of cooling and heating. One of the most reliable and energy-efficient solutions you can choose for this purpose is a ductless air conditioner. Ductwork installation can be quite a hassle, but ductless units are easier and faster for a technician to install and offer many additional benefits to homeowners.
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Sharing and Taking Nude Pictures: What is the Law?
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Q: Call a apex method from a custom button i want to call a apex method from a custom Button
I realise we can achieve this 2 ways

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*Calling a VF page which in turn calls the method on the page attribute
<apex:page standardController="Opportunity" extensions="oppExt" action="{!changeStatus}"/>

*use javascript to call the webservices method
The question i have is on the which is best practice to it for this scenario.
Thanks

A: It depends on your use case. The API supports both Controllers and Extensions and JavaScript Remoting or JavaScript with Web Services. These methods are all based on defined standards; it's really up to the developer or development team.
JavaScript is more suited for interfaces that display smaller amounts of data, but it is generally more user friendly.
I'd recommend the AJAX Toolkit over JavaScript Remoting for this task. It's better suited for single field updates; JavaScript Remoting is better suited for accessing Apex methods through JavaScript. However, the same result can be accomplished with either.

A: Prady, your question is confusingly worded, but if I understand you correctly from the title of your post, you are trying to call Apex from a Custom Button's OnClick JavaScript. In this scenario, your assessment of your options is nearly complete. Here are the options, in order of most preferable to least preferable:

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*Use AJAX toolkit's sforce.connection.[update|insert|delete] to do standard DML operations on the records you are dealing with. If the action you need to take is not extremely straightforward (i.e. if you are doing more than just updating some fields, inserting new records, or deleting records), then you could have a special "trigger" field on the records in question which you can use the AJAX toolkit to update, and then this in turn will kick off some Apex trigger code on the backend, which will perform your more complex logic.

*Use AJAX toolkit's sforce.apex.execute() method to execute a custom Apex WebService method. I'm tempted to put this 3rd because it requires writing a WebService, which is SOAP-based and therefore slightly slower than a REST-based approach. However, it is more straightforward to leverage in Custom Button On-Click JS, and is a time-tested standard practice for developers working with Standard Page Layouts. Also, if you are including this Custom Button code in a Managed Package, this will be preferable to REST-API based methods because to use the REST API, admins have to configure a Remote Site corresponding to their particular SFDC instance --- not a big deal, but a slight hassle nevertheless.

*Use JavaScript/AJAX to asynchronously call the REST API or custom Apex REST endpoints.  Use jQuery's $.get() or $.ajax() methods to do a GET/POST to these endpoints. This works because the REST API will always be in the same domain as whatever Standard Page Layout contains your Custom Button.

*Redirect the user to a Visualforce Page, at which point you can do whatever you want in Apex using the Page's Controller, and then send the user back to the original page. Least preferable because it requires the user to be doubly-redirected.

A: I don't follow your question. Calling apex methods from controller is as easy as typing controllerObj.methodName (assuming the method is in another controller), or just typing methodName, if the method is in the same controller. Or I may have misunderstood your question. Can you add more details please?

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Fragile Agile - Some Scrum antipatterns and pitfalls to watch out for!
Fragile Agile – Scrum antipatterns and pitfalls to watch out for!
Possibly one of the most frustrating comments that I hear when speaking to novice software teams is, "We do Scrum — we work in sprints, we have a daily scrum, and we even have a product backlog." In addition, although they may not explicitly say it, you can often add, "We don't write any documentation, we release haphazardly, we plan on the fly, and we don't care about buggy code because we'll just fix it up with a bug iteration." ARGH! These people give Scrum a terrible name, and worse still, when their projects inevitably fail, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to win back the senior stakeholders who have been burnt by a badly warped Scrum implementation.
You will often hear Scrum described as a method—this description is incorrect. Scrum is a framework of practices tied together by a small set of clearly defined rules. There are significant differences between a method and a framework. A method implies a one-size-fits-all, formulaic approach, whereas a framework offers a more flexible platform from which a variety of approaches can be derived depending on the environment.
To correctly implement Scrum, it is important to follow the few prescribed rules and to work within the framework of practices. So long as the approaches you choose to implement adhere to this premise, you are on the right track. As Ken Schwaber writes in his blog, "Scrum is like chess. You either play it as its rules state, or you don't." Extending this analogy, we can say that implementing the Scrum framework partially is like choosing to play chess with 20 pieces instead of the standard 32 pieces. Although there is a slim chance that the game will work in some form, the fact is that the 20-piece adaptation is an alternative and untested game that shouldn't be called chess (see Figure 1).
Scrum does not contain redundant rules or practices. As such, for it to work as intended, it must be implemented holistically—partially adopting Scrum is tantamount to not adopting it at all.
A ScrumMaster certification is certainly helpful, but depending on who is getting certified, it still might not mean all that much. I recall years ago, during my first ScrumMaster course, one attendee was a project manager from a bank who seemed to believe he was the drill sergeant from the movie Full Metal Jacket. I remember thinking to myself that even if this course went for 2 years, this guy would never get it. The bottom line is that the qualities of a ScrumMaster are significantly more meaningful than a certification.
Anyone who abuses the Agile Manifesto in such a manner has either (a) not read the final line, (b) forgotten the final line, or (c) ignored the final line.
It is extremely important to remember that while the items on the left are valued more, the items on the right are almost always needed even if they are required in only a limited capacity (depending on the type of project).
What follows is a sample selection of symptoms that will immediately indicate that Scrum is being corrupted and warped. These symptoms should not be confused with "teething" issues faced by novice (yet genuine) Scrum teams. For example, a daily scrum that doesn't always start on time is not ideal, but with the right motivation, it is a process that can improve and isn't necessarily a signal that the team simply doesn't get it.
Quality assurance should be treated as an integral part of the development process. A requirement should not be considered done unless it has met the quality requirements stipulated in the definition of done. However, sometimes the message gets twisted. When this happens, it tends to manifest as an initial bunch of "functionality" sprints that focus purely on banging out new code (to give the impression that progress is happening), followed by a bunch of "catch-up" sprints for identifying and fixing bugs.
The typical justification for this behaviour is that the team wants to validate their work by at least showing the general functionality to the users of the software first. When I come across this situation, I point out to the team that just because they might be working in sprints, it doesn't mean that they aren't waterfalling. Remember that until the functionality is fully tested and releasable, it is not complete and should be considered unreleasable (therefore useless) and very high risk.
Another implementation of this antipattern is the scenario in which the programmers and testers are working in different sprints: for example, the testers may be working one sprint behind. This situation arises primarily when automated testing practices are still immature and reliance on manual regression testing is still heavy. This staggered sprint scenario inevitably leads to the same catch-up sprints just discussed.
Sprint zero isn't really a sprint but an artificial term often used to describe the preliminary work that a team might undertake before it is ready to commence an actual sprint (with all of the required trimmings).
This preliminary work doesn't typically have a timeframe, nor does it exhibit all of the typical structural elements found in a real sprint, such as a sprint backlog and well-formed requirements.
Just because the items in the Don't Include list in Figure 2 might appear more nebulous than the concrete functional requirements, it doesn't mean they can't be estimated, planned, and broken down into tasks and therefore included in a sprint. In fact, I would argue that because of the nebulous nature of this work, it is even more important to wrap the proper sprint mechanics around it in order to offer greater visibility and tighter control.
A regular sprint duration is important for a number of reasons that are outlined in this article about sprint planning.
One of the most common excuses I hear for sprint length fluctuation is that the team wanted to sneak in a few extra days to finish some nearly complete requirements so that the sprint review is more compelling.
When a new team is experimenting in the early days following initial formation.
When all work is completed before the last day of the final sprint (see Figure 3).
This situation has been prevalent in every non-Scrum environment I've worked in. It is instigated when a senior developer is asked in isolation to estimate the duration of various pieces of work. You might well ask why this is a problem considering that someone so senior should be the most qualified to offer estimates. Well, this is exactly one of the problems. Although the senior developer might be the most experienced, in most cases he or she won't be doing the actual work. The senior developer's abilities will no doubt differ from the abilities of the team members who actually tackle the tasks, and so it follows that his or her estimate is going to differ from the eventual reality.
In addition, it isn't an individual who is doing the work — it is the team — and as such the team as a collective should make the estimation. When only one person conducts the estimation, there are no checks and balances in place. What if the individual is having an off day or perhaps misheard some vital detail and made an incorrect assumption? When a group of diverse team members is involved, such slips are much less likely to occur thanks to the multiple layers and filters processing the information.
If you start hearing comments such as "If it's not in the spec, it won't get done" or "I implemented exactly what was in the spec," you can also be sure that your clothes are already wet courtesy of the waterfall that the team is standing in. It also demonstrates that your team members have become bureaucrats who have lost their ability to communicate with other human beings. Any so-called spec should exist only as a placeholder or reminder, and the actual requirements will manifest in both the dulcet tones coming out of the team's collective voice box as well as in the actual working software that the team produces.
If your ScrumMaster doesn't maintain the attributes detailed in this article and/or doesn't perform the functions detailed in this article about Chief ScrumMasters and ScrumMasters, then you are more than likely being led by an imposter. How do you spot an imposter? Well, if the ScrumMaster is making unilateral product or technical decisions, micromanaging task assignments, driving the team to put in regular overtime, or generally acting like a tyrant, then there are going to be problems.
Heed the advice that your parents probably gave you once or twice: If you're going to do something, do it properly. In the same way that you wouldn't change the parameters of chess, you shouldn't change the parameters of Scrum. Either implement Scrum within the boundaries of its framework or don't call what you're doing Scrum.
Find out more about how to avoid Scrum anti-patterns by taking one of our CSM training courses.
Senior Geospatial Analytics ManagerYou guys clearly know your stuff and I found your delivery approach and teaching still engaging, insightful and humble. Was a real pleasure to spend the two days with you both! You'll be happy to know we had our first PBI session with our team yesterday and have a mini Product Backlog up and running!


The idea behind Closing the Loop was born during a project I did in Tanzania, 2010. My former company brought mobile phones to Africa for reuse. There I saw that mobile phones lead to huge problems at the end of their lifespan. Closing the Loop is the result of a long-term effort and strong local networks. I am proud of that.
I grew up in South Africa and Ghana. After finishing my IT studies and Hotelschool in The Netherlands, I started my own company to improve communication and workflows of organisations and projects. During my work I came across the world of electronic waste and recycling. At Closing the Loop I focus on strengthening the existing networks and helping the organisation grow through my experience and knowledge from Africa.
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After my study communication at the University of Amsterdam I worked at IDFA, TEDxAmsterdam and TTC Mobile, one of the first social enterprises in the Netherlands. At Closing the Loop I work as a Marketing and Communications Manager. What I like most about Closing the Loop is that their unique approach turns waste into a source of income for people in Africa and Asia.
For me, Closing the Loop is the answer to limit the harm of scrap mobile phones. We strive for a circular business model that is profitable for everyone and environmentally friendly at the same time. With my experience in campaigning and network in the world of sustainable electronics I put Closing the Loop on the map.
I have become interested in developments around sustainability during my Master International Development Studies. My curiosity is to discover pro-active and positive solutions to reach a sustainable society. Closing the Loop is a hands-on initiative that could change the world of ICT to a more sustainable and circular sector and have a great social-environmental impact. I am happy that I can contribute to the mission of Closing the Loop during my internship.


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that i would be a great candidate for it.
other interview, it'll be the third that i've had this week.  oh my oh my.
will work more tonight developing the flow, and have the rest of the show blocked by tomorrow.
it could really really happen.
i've gotta run now.  rehearsal wants for no man.
DAMN.  see y'all tomorrow.  the clock waits for no one.  even if you are on TeKaytime.


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Urgent need to raise $10,000 for the Naramata Childcare Centre by Christmas
HELP NARAMATA CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE MAKE FUTURES BRIGHT IN NARAMATA
The Naramata community has demonstrated tremendous character throughout the years, fueled by the goodwill and resourcefulness of the people that call the village home. The collective effort to preserve Centre Beach speaks volumes to this.
The Naramata Child Development Centre is now calling on Naramata to come together again, this time for the kids.
The Naramata Child Development Centre, which provides both daycare and before and after school care in the community, has been working on an extremely lean budget for decades. The Centre remains heavily dependent on grants, donations and volunteer hours to support the needs of kids and families in Naramata.
As the only childcare provider in the Community (providing before and after school care, as well as Playschool), the Centre has played an essential role in Naramata for over 40 years. Over the last 10 years, The Centre has faced increasing challenges recruiting and retaining qualified and licensed staff. The current labor market, the pandemic and a lack of affordable housing has made the problem worse.
In a nutshell, The Centre is now in a critical situation.
A newly elected Board has done an amazing job in turning operations around. They have created a network of potential candidates to fill positions required to make the services financially sustainable in the long term. This also allows the Centre to better serve demand in the Community. But they need some interim help.
The goal is to raise $10,000 by Dec. 31, currently 1/10th of the way there. To bridge the gap and get the staff in place to ramp up services, the Centre needs approximately $10,000 to fund benefits, sick pay and vacation pay. They also need a person or two, with wisdom and time, to expand the depth of their volunteer board. There's two ways to help;
MAKE A DONATION by visiting https://www.naramatachildcare.com/fundraisers.html and click DONATE. Use the drop down menu to select "DONATION FOR PLAYSCHOOL AND KIDS CLUB" or buy a raffle ticket or chance to win a night away at the Naramata Inn.
BECOME A BOARD ADVISOR The NCDC is looking for experienced early childhood educators, or those with experience running a not-for-profit business.
For more information please email vanmiddendorpwill@gmail.com to discuss goals and strategy for the independent, Not-for-Profit Childcare Centre in Naramata.
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Self-care techniques play a vital role in how you manage stress: it can help you feel confident, help release body tension, and give you the mental downtime you need to tackle what's next on your list.
Self-care tools are the things that you have ready in your back pocket that you know will help you when tough situations arise. Ideally, they are in practice and used continuously so that you don't dip into overwhelm, stress and anxiety. But you can always create these now! I want to share some of my own self-care tools that help in my day-to-day. I'd love to hear what your self-care tools are!
Below are my 10 self-care tools and how they help me!
10. Tea time. I love drinking tea from my early waking hours to the end of my day. I wake and take my lemon water before anything but the ritual of making my tea is how my day really starts. I love the smell of bergamot and always take a few extra smells of my tea as I scoop fresh earl grey tea into my tea strainer or tea bag, add hot water, add my one teaspoon of honey and then unsweetened coconut milk. I make my tea strong just like I did growing up in Canada. I take a seat for about 15-20 minutes and set up my day by reflecting on it. At the end of my day, I make fennel seed tea (good for digestion), fresh organic ginger tea with honey or a Yogi Tea variation (usually the detox tea!) Again, this becomes a time to reflect on the day for a few mimnutes.
I feel that this self-care tool helps me feel in control of my day.
9. Meditation. I wish I could say that I wake and meditate but I don't (often at least!). I do, however, meditate around lunch and it's usually after my yoga practice. I use my phone alarm to keep count of time and do between 5-10 minutes of quiet seated meditation. I always feel good afterward. Never a wasted minute.
I feel this enhances my working memory because meditation redirects attention.
8. Baths. Once a week I take a bath to help relieve back and body aches from an active and moving lifestyle. I've always enjoyed them. Soaking in a hot bath soothes aches and pains but it also makes me feel like I'm really taking care of myself. They are precious moments of peace in an otherwise busy day.
This definitely increases relaxation for me all around because in a bath you are forced to move slowly, breath deeper and spend time cleaning your body.
7. Talking on the phone or meeting with friends. Spending time with people who genuinely make you smile and laugh is awesome. There is nothing more sweet than sharing time with people that you have a mutual love for.
Being with a friend definitely boosts your mood and makes you more confident because when you're with your friends, they remind you of how special you are.
6. Nourishing foods. Creating nourishing foods is just as important as eating the nourishing foods. I also struggle with making the time to create foods on the daily so I do a small batch at the weekend and let myself eat that until it runs out. For example, I use my crock pot for some instant meals or I make a batch of quinoa and oftentimes green lentils and throw either or both of those on my salad or re-heat and add veggies. I make my own granola, protein balls and my own trail mix that I can carry with me throughout my day. Every day I make either a green juice or a green smoothie. For me, self-care means total self-care including good foods and this is one of the best ways for me to do just that: making my own nourishing foods at home.
I feel like this helps me better manage stress because creating food is calming and it feels so good to eat food you prepared.
5. Journaling. Again, I'm not as consistent as I used to be but journalling has served me over the years. Clarity, clarity, clarity when I write. Writing things out helps me to get out the things that stress me out, helps me to make things more bite-sized, and gives me the confidence to do my work.
I have never yet had high blood pressure but I can see how this would lower anyone's blood pressure.
4. Longer walks. An old favorite but always took a backseat to running. So when I had to stop long distance running a couple of years ago because of an injury, walking was my go-to. As much as I can, I schedule clients to include me either walking to them or walking to my yoga studio classes. Getting in my minimum 10,000 steps reminds my legs and body the important of truly shaking your bones to stay alive.
3. Reading. I wouldn't be here living in the states or have travelled as much as I have if it weren't for reading. Reading is like breathing for me and I guess you could say that when I felt the most choked in my life, I wasn't reading. Reading was and is a true life raft. Learning is vital for progression and to move forward. You will stay stuck where you are now if you don't do the work (reading) to enhance your own life. Reading lets you see beyond where you are. It gives you an amazing glimpse to the world you have yet to know and the taste to make you want to go there.
I feel that this helps me with my overall brain health. Using my brain to focus on one thing for an hour or two is so good. It has the same effect as meditation where it can improve brain functioning.
2. Yoga. Without realizing it at the time, yoga gave me the break I needed in all aspects of my life. I was able to spend time with myself by getting sweaty moving my body (and releasing the back tension I so badly wanted gone), time away from life demands and the most important benefit was how it positively affected my depression. It basically lifted it.
This gives me that blissful feeling post-practice (boosts mood and confidence). But it also effects blood pressure, memory, helps to manage stress, reduces inflammation, boost immunity and so much more. TRY IT!
1. Sleeping. I can't do anything without it no matter how much I might have said I didn't need it in my long ago youthful past. I DO! I work hard to get my 7-8 hours a night and sometimes more if it's been a busy and demanding day and I have the ability to rest more. I do feel it when I don't get this amount of rest as it shaves off from my mood and my ability to be alert.
I feel this also helps me with my memory, creativity, my ability to make decisions, weight loss, clear skin, satiated appetite, strong immunity and more!
I have to say that yoga and sleep were almost tied to the number 1 position but because I need to sleep to do yoga, sleep was first!
You don't need to do all of these above but these are up there for vitality when it comes to health and wellness.
Write down your top 10 self-care tools and write some down that you don't do often but want to do more of. The act of writing things down is huge!!! You LITERALLY write these things into your existence!!


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La Perouse is rich in Aboriginal history and now the secrets of the bush are being shared with visitors, with the opening of the Guriwal Bush Tucker Track.
Barbara Keeley is an Aboriginal elder and bush plant expert from La Perouse in Sydney's south east.
She grew up on the La Perouse Aboriginal Mission with her mother and nine siblings.
She says it was an impoverished existence, but rich in knowledge and culture.
"We had nothing on the mission," Mrs Keeley says.
"There was a lot of us living in the three bedroom place we lived in, we never even had a sink connected to our tap in the kitchen.
"We had no flush toilets...but it was home.
"We had a great time at home with my mother. She was a survivor, she taught us well."
Mrs Keeley is now passing down the knowledge she learned from her mother, about traditional foods and medicines, to others in the community.
She's one of a number of people working with the Guriwal Aboriginal Corporation and Randwick City Council to preserve the knowledge, and build a bush tucker track at Yarra Bay, where the old mission used to be situated.
The area, with its abundant seafood and bush tucker, was a traditional camping area for Aboriginies throughout history.
Guriwal Aboriginal Corporation will soon start hosting cultural walks and educational school tours.
Contact Guriwal Aboriginal Corporation on (02) 9311 2999 for further details or to take part.


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Amidst Lockdown: Former Int'l Athlete & Special Forces Doctor 'Maj. Surendra Poonia' Speaks about 'FitBharat'
In an exclusive interview, former Special Forces Doctor, renowned International athlete and now Politician, Major Surendra Poonia (VSM) speaks about his landmark 'FitBharat' campaign.
Aritra Banerjee
Following the announcement that the Indian Prime Minister: Narendra Modi made about the Fit India campaign, former Special Forces officer, doctor, and renowned international athlete, Major Surendra Poonia, VSM, moved by the prime minister's initiative, has decided to use his decade's worth of combined military, sporting, and medical experience to promote a spirit of fitness throughout the country; Launching his six month old flagship initiative: FitBharat.
During his time in the Special Forces
Speaking exclusively to 'The Watchdog News', the renowned Para Special Forces Officer, who has previously served in the exaltedPresident's Bodyguard, proudly said, "Being a Special Forces veteran and a medical professional, I believe it is my soldierly duty to continue to serve the country by promoting an environment of health and fitness." Major Poonia, a devoted soldier, is on a mission to counter the country's most significant national threat: the silent killer, or rather known as: Lifestyle diseases.
The root cause(s) of these disorders have been linked with a lack of regular exercise which is incessantly coupled by today's sleep-deprived corporate culture. Being a former military man, the Ex-Special Forces Major came to the conversation armed to the teeth; With facts, and how. The officer explained, that "Lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, poor nutrition and improper sleep cycles are some of the leading causes of health-related ailments in India." Elaborating on this, he said,"7.1 per cent of the adult population in India are suffering from diabetes. There were an estimated 69.1 million cases of diabetes in India in the year 2015, and it has exceeded to around 70 million as of 2019!
By 2030, almost 100 million of my fellow countrymen will suffer from diabetes." The former Special Forces Commando says this with fiery conviction! Speaking about widespread obesity, Major Poonia says, "Obesity has become one of the leading health epidemics in the 21st century with morbid obesity affecting approximately five per cent of the national population! This means over 6.8 million Indians suffer from morbid obesity. Being a sportsman it truly pains me to have to acknowledge that over 13.5 crore Indians are morbidly obese!" According to several research papers shared by Major Poonia to 'The Watchdog News', it has been ascertained that obesity in the country has doubled in the past ten years.
Going by the research presented by the retired officer, it has been found that the urban population and states with higher income groups have a susceptible higher rate of obesity. While conversing with 'The Watchdog News', Major Poonia shared his observations, splitting the anatomy of the leading causes of obesity and its implications on productivity, self-esteem, mental health, and youth development. The former military medical professional spoke extensively about the surge of junk food, appealing advertisements promoting unhealthy food choices, mobile games such as PUBG and Fortnite, and their adverse effects on the lifestyles of our youth.
"These mobile games have confined the youth in their rooms and have trapped them in a vicious cycle of unhealthy life choices", he declared,enraged! "A lack of importance given to sports and fitness in educational institutions is disheartening and a cause of grave concern," says Major Poonia with a sense of genuine concern.
Serving the late president of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in the elite Presdent's Bodyguard
During one of The Watchdog News's in-depth conversations with the former Special Forces doctor, he stressed on the vital role that educational institutions have to play whilst promoting a spirit of fitness amongst the young school-going students. Major Poonia cited his discontent towards the syllabus of physical education in Indian schools. He says "Even physical education is taught through textbooks, and is evaluated through written exams! How is this physical fitness?", the commando asks rhetorically.
"This neglect," he says "results in a generation of academically burdened youth with no outlet to vent their burdens." Furthermore, they "lose out on so many benefits of taking part in sporting endeavours such as problem solving, teamwork, purpose, camaraderie, overcoming obstacles. This criminal neglect at an early stage follows them throughout their lives!" says the commando with great passion. Touching more on this, he said, "The lack of fitness being imbibed in young children at an early age haunts them when they become working professionals.
The increasingly exploitative corporate work environment has resulted in significant health problems." Putting out another chilling statistic, the former president's bodyguard says, "63 per cent corporate professionals are overweight. This leads to heart conditions leading to death as aforementioned. It results in "lowered productivity, leading to stalled career progression, ultimately making an employee feel dejected and stressed."
This "stress," the officer says, "results in poor sleep patterns, improper nutrition and host of mood swings affecting one's mental and spiritual well being. It is an interconnected vicious cycle." Major Poonia reinforces passionately, the need for regular and sustained exercise whilst eating healthier. "Being an athlete and a soldier serving in the elite special forces, I was fortunate to be in an environment where fitness was prioritised…Soldiering is a high stress a high-risk job, however, what I experienced was that the rigorous fitness regimen we were subjected to, significantly alleviated the stress which came from such a hazardous profession!"
Drawing from his personal observations, the Special Forces doctor empathises with the plight of corporate professionals, further stating, "Corporate professionals play a crucial part in our nation-building process. They are the ones who provide us with essential services, design the softwares and infrastructure required to make our lives easier, and put our country on the world stage. They work tirelessly in the pursuit of nation-building, yet do not get the time or encouragement to give time to their own health!"
Answering questions cited by 'The Watchdog News' on what FitBharat hopes to achieve, the ex-commando says, "FitBharat, aims to imbibe a sense of physical fitness not only to our youth who are our future but even working professionals who are building our nation's present." Major Poonia stressed on the benefits of exercise in relation to increased productivity at the workplace. "Focusing on personal health will undoubtedly help in enhanced mood and energy levels, resulting in better workplace productivity." Efficient productivity, he says, "leads to superior output resulting in higher national growth!"
Earning laurels for the country in sports
The former army man further cited, "I believe that if we are physically fit as individuals, we can grow as a community, for me, fitness itself is a major national service!". Ending the conversation with 'The Watchdog News' on a positive note, Major Poonia maintains an optimistic mindset towards the success of FitBharat. He speaks about the gradual but increasing trend towards health and fitness in the country, and how more-and-more people are "indeed putting efforts towards their well being."
When asked upon how he aims to promote the message of FitBharat to his target audience, he replied saying, "We have already started with the Soldierathon, which is a marathon organised once a year, and it has received a great nationwide response. Going on further we aim to tie up with several sporting brands to highlight youth inspiring messages, in order to promote our young guns to take the first step. We shall also partner with sports regulatory bodies and organise inter-college and university sporting events."
He stresses on the reach of social media platforms and portals like 'The Watchdog News' to further the message, saying, "In today's day and age, social media and youth-based websites are a potent tool, through which we can advocate fitness, give health and nutrition advice to bridge the knowledge gap!" FitBharat intends to come out with hashtag based challenges, hence creating a supportive online community dedicated to one another's growth! Speaking about his roadmap for the long run, the fit commando said, "Over time, we shall work with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, to develop state of the art sporting facilities in schools and educational institutions to inculcate sports and fitness at a much younger age."
Being a politician is no excuse not to stay fit
Major Poonia, being a battle-hardened commando, is hopeful but remains a pragmatist by acknowledging the challenges for the road ahead. "See it will not happen overnight, it is not simple to change attitudes and I recognise it will take time and a lot of effort however I am satisfied beyond any doubt that we shall succeed, there is now a tremendous internal drive towards fitness, and this is something that will continue to increase and can be channelised for the betterment of society and the nation at large!"
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The Cédric Bouchard house is very original. It was actually born from an experiment. In 2000 Cédric Bouchard, the son of a Champagne producer, met some organic producers and decided he wanted to try his own luck. He was then lent less than 1 hectarea, and his experiment was a resounding success. Today, Cédric Bouchard wines are emblematic of their region, and in particular of the Les Roses de Jeanne house. Despite the recent nature of this house, its modest production, the Cédric Bouchard wine is well established and of a high quality: 3,600 bottles are produced each year.
Each vintage is a proof of this house quality. They are all made with pinot noir, pinot blanc and chardonnay. From the beginning, the first cuvee of "Roses des Jeannes" was a resounding success. Its wines are very diverse, with hazelnut, plum or even brioche flavors. Ripe fruits are privileged. On the other hand, it should be notice that the production is extremely modest, and that the winemaker is not destined to develop in quantity. It is therefore difficult to get one of these bottles, which are almost confidential.


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I have to use a lot of command line options which I planed to parse with optarg (which works well for single char) - if I count all arguments the alphabet has to less letters :(
So my plan was to use double letter codes (-a, -ab, -ac ) how can I parse them ?
Would it easier to solve by using boost:programoptions?


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Ina Duncan Dewar Uhthoff
(nee Ina Campbell, m. E.J. Uhthoff)
December 5 1889 - June 29 1971
Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Victoria School of Art (Founder)
Federation of Canadian Artists
B.C. Society of Artists (Member 1954-1967)
B.C. Society of Fine Arts/B.C. Society of Artists: Exhibitor's Timeline
Royal Society of Arts, London (Fellow)
Ina D.D. Uhthoff was born Ina Campbell, raised in Glasgow, and went to the Glasgow School of Art.
She arrived in Victoria, B.C. in 1926 with only a son and a daughter, and established a teaching studio. In 1929 she and Emily Carr sponsored master classes given by American artist Mark Tobey. She exhibited her work with the Island Arts and Crafts Society from 1925 to 1936, and at the Vancouver Exhibition in 1930. She had work in the annual B.C. Artists exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1934, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1950, and 1951.
Uhthoff's classes prospered and eventually evolved into the provincially funded Victoria School of Art. The first year students were able to transfer their course credits directly into second year classes at the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, attesting to the high quality of instruction at the school, given almost entirely by Uhthoff.
One of her students was Patience Birley.
In 1936 Uhthoff visited Vancouver, attending a Theatre Party and Buffet Supper put on for the 1935 Graduating Class of the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts by the art school's Graduates Association.
The 1941 publication Who's Who in Northwest Art noted that Uhthoff was Principal of the Victoria School of Art, under the Technical Education Branch, Department of Education, B.C. She was living at 468 Beach Drive, Victoria, B.C.
She showed work in the 1944 British Columbia At Work exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
In 1944 Uhthoff was one of four people in Victoria who formed a local branch of the Federation of Canadian Artists. The group opened "The Little Centre" gallery on Yates Street, which Unthoff ended up running. The gallery moved to Broughton Street and re-opened as the Arts Centre of Greater Victoria. In 1951 the gallery received the gift of the Spencer Mansion on Moss Street and moved again to a location which would be its successful home for more than a half century.
Her painting "Sunflowers" was the first painting acquired for the permanent collection of the gallery.
Uhthoff was a member of the B.C. Society of Artists for many years, and exhibited in their annual exhibitions in May 1929, 1946, from 1952 to 1962, and in 1967.
Uhthoff also wrote an art criticism column in the Victoria Daily Colonist. When she passed away in Ontario at age 82, she had made a permanent contribution the B.C. art community with her life's work. Not only did she leave more than 400 drawings and paintings behind, but the art school and art gallery she created continue to prosper into the new millenium, more than thirty years after her death.
DATE EXHIBITION LOCATION
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1929 May 18 - June 8 BCSFA 21st Annual Exhibition Self Portrait
Parliament Buildings, Victoria
The Old Times
A.M.D. Fairbain, Esq.
1930 Aug. 6 - 16 VanExh Oil Paintings & Water-colours Turret Mountain
Portrait Study
1933 Mar. 3 - 15 VAG IACS Vancouver Island Exhibition Kootney (sic?) Creek
1934 Sept. 21 - Oct. 14 VAG B.C. Artists 3rd Annual Alpine Meadows
Wind Swept Tree
1939 Mar. 14 - 26 VAG IACS Vancouver Island Exhibition Glacier and Moraine
1942 Sept. 25 - Oct. 18 VAG B.C. Artists 11th Annual Beaverland
1944 Nov. 21 - Dec. 10 Labour Arts Guild 1st B.C. At Work Welding
Girl Welder
1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21 VAG B.C. Artists 14th Annual F/Lt. J.C. Uhthoff
1946 May 31 - June 23 BCSFA 36th Annual Banff and Cascade Mountain
1947 Sept. 20 - Oct. 12 VAG B.C. Artists 16th Annual Dutch-Canadian
Forest Piece
1950 Nov. 28 - Dec. 17 VAG B.C. Artists 19th Annual Blue Mood
References - BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refer to BIBLIO.
References - GROUP EXHIBITIONS
100 YEARS OF B.C. ART (refer to VAG58)
CONTEMPORARIES OF EMILY CARR IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to SFU74)
KATHARINE EMMA MALTWOOD - ARTIST (refer to UVIC81)
PRINTMAKING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 1889-1983 (refer to AGGV83)
BRITISH COLUMBIA WOMEN ARTISTS 1885-1985 (refer to AGGV85)
EARLY BRITISH COLUMBIAN WOMAN ARTISTS (refer to HG95)
OUR CHANGING LANDSCAPE (refer to BAG08)
THE ORNAMENT OF A HOUSE - FIFTY YEARS OF COLLECTING (refer to BAG17)
References - GENERAL
WHO'S WHO IN NORTHWEST ART (refer to WWNA41)
2 column inches of information on Uhthoff.
PERMANENT COLLECTION (refer to AGGV64)
THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SKY by Lorne E. Render
1974, Glenbow-Alberta Institute; published by McClelland and Stewart West
ISBN 0-7712-1001-2; 224 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and b&w
Includes biographical information on Uhthoff and two of her paintings illustrated
THE DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARTISTS 1880 - 1940 (refer to DBA76)
ISLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY - LIST OF EXHIBITORS
ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)
NOT JUST PIN MONEY, Barbara K. Latham & Roberta J. Pazdro, Eds.
1984, published by Camosun, Victoria.
Includes essay: From Pastels to Chisel: the Changing Role of BC Women Artists
Essay includes references to Josephine Crease, Sister Mary Osithe, Ina Uhthoff, and Beatrice Lennie.
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA (refer to BIAC03)
1 reference listed for Uhthoff - Who's Who in Northwest Art, 1941
THE FECKLESS COLLECTION (refer to FECK18)
GREATER VANCOUVER ART GALLERIES 1954-2020 (refer to GVAG20)
1 reference to Uhthoff.
VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY - B.C. ARTISTS FILES (refer to VPL)
A POCKET GUIDE TO THE UNHERALDED ARTISTS OF BC SERIES (refer to MTP20)
Article by Miss J.E.M. Bruce
Victoria Daily Colonist, March 26 1939
"Art in Victoria and elsewhere on Vancouver Island has taken on fresh impetus during the past six months. Among individual successes ... Ina D.D. Uhthoff of Victoria exposed in the British Columbia at Work exhibition an outstanding exhibit "Welding" among the eight paintings selected for presentation to the city of Odessa; (continues)"
From "Collection of Eastern Artist Features Art Gallery Display" by Palette
Vancouver Daily Province, January 24 1945


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Linkedin Password Leak: Is it over?
Few days back i came across linkedin password leaks on hackernews. Surprised as i was, like everyone else i also checked if my password was hacked, and found that it was not. Being a paranoid, i still went ahead and changed my password on linkedin. And this is where all the fun starts.
I changed my linkedin password in a browser window; and it worked fine, no surprises. The surprise is, all my other devices on which i use linkedin App. I use an android and an iPhone and i have installed linkedin app on both. Like most other people, i am always logged in those apps. The surprise is, even after changing my password, both the apps are still working fine! I was never logged out of any of the Apps saying incorrect password! Ideally i would expect these apps to kick me off and ask for the correct password to log me in.
Seems to me there may be other issues regarding password handling in the linkedin infrastructure. Either the old password hashes are still valid or they are cached in some application layer making it work even when password has been changed.
The implications of this behaviour are huge. Even if you have changed your password, your old password is still valid and working!
The question is: is it only me? or am i missing something obvious about how password changes work these days? Lets see if other people has noticed this too.


Brookstone is a subdivision within the city of Acworth, Georgia. There are currently 25 Homes for Sale within Brookstone, with asking prices ranging from $325,000 to $585,000. The average list price per square foot of the available inventory in Brookstone is $97, which is below the Acworth average of $146. The Average Sales price of all sold real estate in this subdivision for the past year is $388,573. Recent comparable homes have been selling for 96.59% of their asking price. Waterfront homes represent 0.00% of the available Brookstone inventory. The population of Acworth, according to the 2010 Census, is 20,425. The total number of households in the zip code of Brookstone is 18,467, with an average household size for of 2.94 people. The total number of renter households within the zip code of 30101 is 3,012, which means that 83.69% of households in this zipcode are owner occupant households.
6051 Kenbrook Cir, Acworth GA 30101 is a Home, with 6 bedrooms which is for sale, it has 0 sqft, 0 sized lot, and 2 Car,Attached,Auto Garage Door,Garage,Side/Rear Entrance parking. A comparable Home, has 5 bedrooms and 4 baths, it was built in and is located at 1384 Downington Ln Acworth GA 30101 and for sale by its owner at $ 436,000. This home is located in the city of Acworth , in zip code 30101, this Cobb County Home, it is in the Brookstone Subdivision, and Arbor Walk are nearby neighborhoods.


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Hundreds of Indonesian military troops have reportedly converged in and around villages in the Tingginambut area of Papua's Puncak Jaya regency.
West Papua Media Alerts reports that over 600 TNI troops have been conducting daily full combat operations in the area since July 4.
The troops have reportedly attacked a series of villages said to be the refuge of the West Papuan Guerrilla leader Goliat Tabuni, leader of the West Papua National Liberation Army's TPN faction.
The TNI has also occupied several villages.
The state news agency Antara reports that there have been daily firefights between the TPN and TNI forces.
Local rights activists put the death toll at 20 TPN fatalities, and five Indonesian military casualties.


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General Douglas MacArthur: When a Man Keeps His Word
March 4, 2019 luftmensch29 Landmarks One comment
It was October 20, 1944.
Apparently, with the area still under fire, an American General finds himself walking towards Leytean shores because his request for a landing craft have been denied.
Flanked by the Philippine President of that time, a few military officers and a journalist…and you basically get war-memorial material.
That's exactly what stands in Red Beach, Palo, Leyte at present; the MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park or simply MacArthur Park. It was built on 1977 under the Marcos administration and was originally called Imelda Park after the former First Lady, Imelda Romualdez-Marcos.
In the middle of the park stands MacArthur's Landing by National Artist Anastacio Caedo, a sculpture reenacting how General MacArthur and six other figures had waded the waters to get to Filipino land.
He promised he would come back and he did.
And he did it with style as well, aviator shades and all.
This event, which was also known as A-Day, preluded the largest naval battle in the Second World War and started the campaign to set the Philippines free from Japanese clutches. All this happened after one man kept his word.
Where strife used to reside, peace have replaced.
The ground that had once been sullied by war has been transformed into a place of relaxation.
Great for pictorials!
General Douglas MacArthur had a rather…colorful reputation. It was said he was ambitious and egoistical; that he had been only intent on liberating the Philippines because he had been planning to run for the presidency in the USA . It was also speculated that the iconic picture that inspired the park's centerpiece (which had been taken by MacArthur's personal photographer) was rehearsed. And yet, he was also known as a man who treated Filipino and even Japanese soldiers as equals. He had refused to leave the Philippines in 1941, only doing so when President Roosevelt all but begged him in 1942. When he had finally returned and finished what had been assigned to him, he had pressed on until the Philippines was completely Japan-free in 1945. Also, when he had been awarded the Medal of Honor, he knew it wasn't for any brave act he had committed but rather an acknowledgement for the army he had lead in the Philippines. He furthermore recognized the true recipient of the award was them and not himself. For these things, we honor him…and even consider him an honorary Leyteno even if he never knew it.
Was he a true hero? Or was he just a glorified figurehead? Did he even know what he was doing?
From MacArthur (1977) Starring Gregory Peck & Directed by Joseph Sargent
Hate to break it to you, Sir, but that's not Leyte at all.
Okay, fine. I'm sure he knew what he was doing.
Thing is, whoever he really was and whether the whole thing had been staged or not, it cannot be denied that he, along with the other six larger-than-life bronze statues that stands in this park, have been a symbol of hope not only for us Leytenos but for the whole nation as well.
MacArthur Park | Baras, Palo, Leyte
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The Strepsiptera is one of the creepiest, most unnerving bugs we have ever discussed in this blog. What makes it so creepy is that they are born, and even live inside of other bugs, such as wasps, bees, and cockroaches. Adult male Strepsipteras do not live very long at all. Most of the time they do not live for more than 5 hours, and don't even feed during that time frame. On the other hand, females live for a lot longer, but they actually live inside of the insect they are born in! The Strepsiptera females, living inside of the abdomen of a wasp or bee, release a hormone, which the males use to locate them. Very painfully to the host, the Strepsiptera female pokes its anterior region out of the body of the host, breaking the skin and causing extreme pain to the host insect. The males, having been attracted by the hormone from the females, find the females anterior sticking out of the hosts body, and then mate with it. Once this process is complete the male has no other purpose and he dies quickly. However, the female still has a job to do. The female becomes pregnant with not just a few larvae, but literally thousands of minuscule larvae with legs. These larvae then eat their mother from the inside! Child birth is painful enough, but imagine being eaten alive from the insides of your stomach by thousands of small larvae! Throughout this whole process, the host insect remains alive, and in pain, as well surprisingly. Once the larvae have eaten their way out of their mother, they still have to get out of the original host insect. They begin making their way to the head. Once they get to the hear, they push and eat their way out of the head of the host insect, thus killing it as well. Once they have eaten their way out of both their mother, and the original host, they go on looking for a new host to begin their life in. Once they find a new host they find a way into its body, many times finding a small hole or scratch in the insects skin they can exploit. Once inside of the new host they no longer have a need for their legs, so they go through a process called hypermetamorphosis, which turns them into a legless version of themselves. They then trick the host insects body into making a mag-like structure inside of its abdomen that feeds the Strepsiptera and also even protects it from immune deficiencies of the host. If the larvae is a male, once it is fully grown inside of the host, it will then grow a pair of wings and break out of the host. Then its only purpose is to find a female to reproduce with, and the cycle begins all over again.
Adult male Strepsiptera have eyes unlike any other insect in the world. Instead of compound eyes like the flies we discussed in a previous blog, their eyes are made up of a few dozen "eyelets" that each produce a complete image individually. This means that they see the same whole entire image 12 times over, giving them an extreme ability to analyze whatever they are looking at.
This is definitely the creepiest bug we have discussed so far, and it looks like it is going to remain that way. Not only does it live inside of another bug, but it then busts out of it and kills it! This sounds like something a monster from a horror movie would be based on. Thankfully these small creatures only use bugs as their hosts, so lets hope that as time goes on they don't develop a taste for the insides of humans for to live in!


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There you are, fidgeting anxiously and tick off the dates to make a journey in a country that of which has your passion for their rich historical culture and subculture; Japan. Delicious varieties of food serving in little bars tucked into corners or fancy restaurants, colourful parade of kimono and modern outerwear, memorable festivals if you are lucky enough to be part of. Yet, you are dubious about your decorum in a foreign land, in favour so as not to insult the locals due to any etiquette misconstruction. At the same time, you inwardly revere to make an impression on that person traversing along. With that plant in your mind, you dawdle off to the local bookstores and collect travelling guide paperbacks, to which is a good idea, yet, within the print pages there isn't any instructions about social graces. Put your misery aside, because Youtube is another great site for garnering knowledge aside from wikipedia; it is a source of unlimited access to assorted channels teeming in the engine.
1) The Japanese Man Name Yuta has more than 500k subscribers and the number rises everyday, by the positive reviews we can deem it a safe channel for guidance; Yuta scouts the streets to interview unsuspecting folks. He is one amongst many youtubers to dole out his advocacy on the infamous case about Logan Paul's crazy antics during his visit to Japan. The host gets down to brass tack when dishing out explanations about the normalcy and politics in which expands your observation, so people like us who are earnest for wisdom as well as, any latest trending happening in Japan. You not only get in touch with the topics surrounding the country but Yuta, also give lessons on their mother tongue to anyone who is willing to grasp on the subject. The down to earth youtuber can be found in several social platforms that are linked in his Youtube channel.
3) Last but not the least, we have Find Your Love In Japan; I am sure just by the channel's name entices your inner curiosity. Most of us create a wreath of nonsensical wistful fantasies in search of a partner in the hearts of Japan. Once again, Nobita join forces to set Logan Paul's disruptive character and is vocal on the context in the broadcast videos that he uploads. He reports from busy streets and queries on topics that of which includes the input of the local residents. Relatively a "new" channel basing off from it's date of debut, three-years-old yet, push around 100k subscribers in a short list. Nobi Lesson is another channel for fledging learners. The site home in on sensitive issues as cultural appropriation; it is educational due to it's deeper subjects and gain credit from their perspectives. You can find him various social platforms seen on his Youtube channel.
When it comes to Youtube or any other social media, we have our personal opinions due to the exposure receive from the legions of veterans and upcoming fresh faces. Contents that are either appropriate or inappropriate since we have the younger audiences who easily have access to the cyber world. But I do hope that this aids your cause; if you are already a subscriber in either channels just like myself, even better! do you know more of similar contents? or have any preferable ones, don't be shy to type in the comment section below. We learn something everyday and that is one of the best experiences anyone could achieve.
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Now, I hope people who have found themselves in the complex situation of being a caregiver will find hope in my words. My story is unique, but so are all of your stories. Being a caregiver, no matter what economical stratosphere you come from is a badge of courage that no one should have to wear. It eats at our hearts and the depths of our being. Caregivers are number two, but in reality they should be number one.
I hope my story helps all of you out there find some kind of a path to follow. My path taught me that today is merely a blink in time. As difficult as it is, life's worth living. In the deepest and saddest moments, somewhere there is a flower just blooming.
Yes, I've had many sorrows, but most importantly, I've had much joy. I can only hope that in sharing a bit of my story, a piece will resonate with others who are also going through difficulties and see that things can be better.
with Don, and this day was the dividing line.
Every moment of that day is etched into my memory, starting with waking up in Don's arms. We had a habit of sleeping nose to nose with my leg wrapped around him, like two pieces of a puzzle never to be separated. He slowly started kissing me, distracting me from my scheduled appointment with the subcontractors I was about to meet but quickly forgot. It was a way we started many mornings, but this one wasn't like others. I distinctly remember thinking at the time that something was really different. What was it?
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What do you think motivated Kathi to tell her life story?
Chapter 1, titled "The Visual Girl," references a television show that Kathi was in as a young girl and details Kathi's life before her marriage to Don Koll. How does "The Visual Girl" describe this stage of her life?
How do you think the death of Kathi's mother when she was such a young woman and the illnesses that plagued her father and brothers have framed Kathi's character and caregiving nature?
The relationship between Mother Dolores and Kathi's brother Don reveals a devotion that surpasses the traditional view of a love affair. In fact, Mother Dolores says, "Love does not end at the altar." What does she mean by this?
Kathi describes the day that her husband suffered his catastrophic stroke as the dividing line between the two lives she had with him—going from the peak of the mountain to the bottom of the sea. How did Kathi's outlook on life change, or did it?
One of Don's doctors counseled Kathi: "Make sure Don doesn't just live to exist. Make sure he exists to live." What does this advice mean to you?
Don had told Kathi, "There are only three things in life that really matter: food, water, and love. Food and water enable one to exist. Love enables one to live." Did Kathi and Don's love and devotion to each other help Don live longer despite the medical realities of his condition? How has your love enabled someone to live more fully?
Kathi realized that the best way to give Don strength, happiness, and a will to live would be to allow him to think that, despite the stroke, he was still in charge. She says, "I would be in charge but never let him know that he wasn't." How did this approach affect Don's attitude?
Despite Kathi's outward appearance of strength, inside she was suffering from an emotional roller coaster. If you have ever cared for someone who was sick, did you find yourself holding back true emotions while putting on a brave face? Through therapy Kathi discovered that in her efforts to make life as normal as possible for Don, she had ignored her own needs. Are there situations in your own life when this has happened to you?
Kathi describes the "anticipated grief" she experienced not knowing if Don would still be alive when she woke up the next day, or whether he would still be with her at the end of that day. This can be harder to endure than caring for someone with a terminal illness, because the end is unknown. How can one cope with this uncertainty?
What role does Mother Dolores play in Kathi's life? Does she provide more than spiritual solace and companionship?
The book begins and ends with Kathi visiting Mother Dolores at the Abbey. How do these visits serve to bookend Kathi's story and the lives of her two Dons?
Were there experiences—either positive or negative—that Kathi had or things that she did for Don or for herself that can help you or someone you know who's in a caregiving role? What were they?
The jacket art features a cactus and popped and floating balloons. What do you think the balloons represent? The cactus? Could they be symbolic of one's resilient nature and strength despite life's adversity or fragility? What other thoughts do you have about the jacket art?
How did you react to the title of Kathi's memoir? Does it reflect her gutsy nature?
Was there anything about Kathi's life that you wished she had written about in more detail?
Do you need to have been or to be a caregiver in order to appreciate Kathi's story? Or is there inspiration to be found for any reader? Would you recommend this book to a friend?


Left: Density of vibrational states of iron in goethite, measured by NRIXS or calculated by DFT + U, from which it is possible to determine the equilibrium constant of isotopic iron exchange [Blanchard et al. 2015].
Right: Theoretical models for the borate ion in the structure of the main natural calcium carbonates [Balan et al. 2016]. The hydrogen bonds are indicated as dotted lines.


Blessed and cursed by a Congress that gives it a virtual if not literal blank check for fire protection, the Forest Service's fire spending is out of control. Prodded by a centralized planning and budgeting process, the agency's expensive, onesize- fits-all approach to wildfire does not fit the extremely diverse 193 million acres of national forests.
The Forest Service's program-which consists of spending close to $300 million per year treating hazardous fuels and as much as $2 billion a year preparing for and suppressing fires-will not restore the national forests to health or end catastrophic fire in most of those forests. In many forests it may do more harm than good.
Forest Service plans are based on the notion that western national forests suffer from an unnatural accumulation of hazardous fuels. In fact, that is probably true for no more than about 15 percent of those forests. The appropriate treatments on the remaining 85 percent may be as diverse as the forests themselves.
Significant structural changes in the Forest Service are essential to control fire costs. Those changes should divorce the agency, or at least its fire program, from Congress's blank check. They should also decentralize decisionmaking so local decisions will respond to local economic and ecological conditions.
Abolishing the Forest Service and turning the lands over to the states.
Because the actual situation varies greatly from one region to another, it may be that no one of these solutions will work for all federal lands. To find the solution or solutions that work best, Congress should apply some or all of these alternatives to one or more national forests on an experimental basis. Such experiments will help point the way to future wildfire management.
Randal O'Toole is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a forest economist with 30 years of experience studying national forest issues.


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About those chalk white cliffs
The English Channel and the coast of Sussex England
Bud Bromley | June 25, 2022
We should not rely on estimates of human CO2 from fossil fuels to calculate atmospheric CO2. These data can only be used for the very broadest estimate of trend direction. This is not meant as a critique of the long and diligent curation of these fossil fuel numbers by the U.S. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, nor critique of the works of Friedlingstein et al. These curators must work with the data they are given. Over the years many of the countries submitting fossil fuel data have been unreliable for many different reasons, for example Nigeria, Soviet Union, Iran, Venezuela, OPEC just to mention of a few of the largest suppliers. As I write this, Israel is supplying natural gas to Egypt, which uses some and supplies it to Syria, which supplies it to Lebanon which is now supplying a large percentage of natural gas to the EU. Then there is the 4 to 6 quarts of oil that has been in every car and truck and many industrial machines on the planet for the last 100 years, most of which is never burned. At least, Friedlingstein et al attempt to estimate bunker fuels which can be stored for long periods.
If we look at the graphical data from the link thankfully supplied by A. Huijser and Nullschool.net,
this surface CO2 information is based in a very elaborate GEOS-5 model by NASA Goddard center. This model is not from a right wing think tank or climate skeptics. These are some of the strongest proponents of AGW. Yet, what we see in these data is that in most cases the highest concentrations of CO2 at the surface are found where population is low and fossil fuel use is lowest. And these areas of higher concentration make up more than 80% of the Earth's surface area. Most of that area is over water and ice. This strongly suggests that humans and fossil fuels are not increasing CO2 concentration.
Secondly, we should not rely on estimates and assumptions that pre-industrial atmospheric CO2 concentration was stable around 290 ppm. Measurements of CO2 in ice have been shown to have unacceptably high error rates (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304420318300574be ) and for years now Professor Murry Salby has pointed out the error in ice core proxy data. Mr. G.S. Callendar, who calculated the early assumptions of CO2 trend, has been shown to have "cherry-picked" his data points to fit his AGW theory.
And the compilation by Ernst George Beck of the thousands of honest, independent measurements of CO2 concentrations does not support the theory of a stable CO2 trend. Beck's work is apparently ignored by IPCC et al.
In other words, statements such as the currently in vogue "50% increase in CO2 due to human emissions" are not based on reliable data and should be discarded.
Is it a coincidence that the highest surface CO2 concentration in Europe follows the Rhine river, the highest volume of river water flow in Europe, north to the lowlands, wetlands, rivers and marshes of Netherlands and Belgium and then across the English Channel there are 100 meter high white cliffs of Dover, the white cliff Seven Sisters of Sussex (photo at the top of this post), and down the coast of English Channel on the continent side are the chalk cliffs of Normandy, France? Not likely to be a coincidence. The Rhine is loaded with decaying biological runoff, saturated with CO2. CO2 is highly soluble in cold water and calcium carbonate (calcite) is more soluble in cold water. The cold Rhine and its estuary system has been carrying high concentrations of dissolved organic and inorganic carbonates for millions of years. It reaches the large surface area of insolated, relatively warmer English Channel and calcite precipitates. It should be needless to say that those carbonate rocks did not come from human produced CO2. However, most of that rock was CO2 that was once in the atmosphere. In fact, humans have been burning carbonate rock for about 12,000 years to make cement, and in that process releasing CO2 back into the air; yet we still have white carbonate cliffs, mines, and caves around the planet.
The oceanic and atmospheric chemistry and physics that produced these huge carbonate deposits around the earth have not stopped. The graphic data at the link provided by A. Huijser and Nullschool illustrates part of that chemistry and physics in operation today. An easy-to-understand review of the carbonate chemistry is provided here by the University of Houston. https://uh.edu/~jbutler/kunming/carbonates.html
It is beyond absurd and irresponsible for people to be penalized by governments for emitting CO2 when the ocean, the arctic and the Antarctic which comprise over 80% of earth's surface are emitting higher concentration of CO2 than heavily populated areas. The conclusion must be that the penalty is not about the environment, nor about CO2. The penalty is about politics, money and ideology. The historical track record of humans following ideologies is millions of dead humans.