Last week was the "World Book Day" and there was this tag going on on the networks #Ireadbecause. I don't think I would be able to describe this in one sentence, but I can tell you that one of the reason I read is 'cause it makes me travel without moving from my chair.
And it is not that I don' t travel, I do, a lot, but travelling with a book is like being hosted by a local who shows you around, the secret corners, the little spots.
This book will definitely make you travel, of course to Japan, but in particular to Gion Kobu, the Geisha homeland.
You will be sent first class to the life of Mineko, and her "struggle" to become the perfect and most influent Geisha. In this memoir we will discover the reason for this "choice", and all the efforts and giving up that this will bring to her life.
I found the book quite sad, as if you are waiting all the time for the next bad thing to happen, but despite that this book is full of courage and lots, but lots, of passion and dedication.
I got so interested and fascinated by the life of Geisha that started surfing for a bit more. I actually discovered that the famous book "Memoir of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden was inspired by the life of Mineko but that Golden apparently had told a lot of lies about the life of Geisha. This is why Mineko finally decided to write her own memoir, to tell the truth about Geisha and, especially about her life. You can understand more in this interview.
Here you can find a traditional dance of a Geisha and here a traditional Geisha's make up.


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Сире́нь мохна́тая () — кустарниковое растение, вид рода Сирень (Syringa) семейства Маслиновые (Oleaceae).

Ботаническое описание
Кустарник высотой до 4 м, густо олиствлённый. Побеги направлены вверх. Молодые ветви жёлто-серого цвета, однолетние часто покрыты нежными короткими волосками, которые вскоре отпадают. Ветви двухлетних растений серо-буро-жёлтые, голые.

Черешок длиной 1—1,5 (2) см. Листовая пластинка продолговатой формы, суживающаяся книзу и кверху, длиной 4—16 см и шириной 3,5—6 см, сверху гладкая, зелёная, снизу с разбросанными прижатыми белыми волосками, расположенными главным образом вокруг жилок, или практически голая, бледно-зелёного цвета.

Соцветия (10) 15—30 см в длину, прямостоячие, метельчатые, узко-пирамидальной или цилиндрической формы, расположенные на конце побегов нынешнего года, с двумя парами листьев в нижней части. Ось соцветия голая или бархатисто опушенная, ветви бархатистые либо редко покрыты длинными щетинистыми волосками. Чашечка по длине в 3—4 раза меньше трубки венчика, без волосков, зеленоватого цвета, часто с реснитчатыми краями. Зубцы чашечки широкие, с тупым концом. Цветки розово-фиолетовые, душистые. Трубка венчика узкая, воронковидно расширяющаяся кверху, вместе с отгибом составляет 1,4 см в длину. Доли венчика на конце ложковидные.

Коробочка туповатая или слабо заострённая в верхней части, длиной до 1,7 см. Цветение происходит в июне-июле. Плодоносит во второй половине июля-августе.

Вид описан из округи Пекина. Тип в Дании.

Экология и применение
В культуре сирень мохнатая используется с 1855 года. Морозостойкое, засухоустойчивое растение. Используется в групповых посадках и живых изгородях для озеленения.

Распространена в Китае — провинции Хубэй и Шэньси.

Используется в селекционных программах. В результате скрещивания сирени мохнатой (Syringa villosa) и пониклой (Syringa reflexa) создана большая группа зимостойких декоративных сортов объединённых под названием Syringa × prestoniae. Одним из распространённых сортов этой группы является Syringa × prestoniae 'Miss Canada'.

Классификация
Вид Сирень мохнатая (Syringa villosa) входит в род Сирень (Syringa) семейство Маслиновые (Oleaceae).

Примечания

Литература

Декоративные кустарники
Маслиновые
Флора Азии

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Q: access items in repeater I have a repeater and I am trying to access labels inside it. Here is my method:
protected void ButtonlarıTemizle()
    {
        int n = 0;
        foreach (RepeaterItem item in Repeater1.Items)
        {
            n++;
            Label lbl = item.FindControl("lblApproved") as Label;
            Button btn = item.FindControl("btnAssignApproved") as Button;
            if (lbl.Text.Equals("Satışa Dönmüştür"))
            {
                btn.Visible = false;
                lbl.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
            }
        }
        Response.Write("");
    }

I can access inside repeater but here is the problem: I can't access the last item of repeater. I put that 'n' variable to control how many times I turn inside foreach loop and I see that n always gives -1 of item numbers. For example if I have 3 items in repeater, n is 2, if there is 1 item in repeater, n is 0. What am I doing wrong in here ?
Edit: I am writing my .aspx page since it asked
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" DataSourceID="EntityDataSourceTeklifler" OnItemCommand="Repeater1_ItemCommand">
                    <ItemTemplate>

                                Teklif No. <%#Eval("TeklifId") %>

                                Teklif Tarihi: <%#Eval("TeklifTarih") %>

                                Teklifi Hazırlayan: <%#Eval("Name") %> <%#Eval("Surname") %>

                                Firma Adı: <%#Eval("FirmaAdi") %>

                                Ürünler:

                                <%#Eval("TeklifSiparis") %>
                                Genel Toplam: <%#Eval("TeklifTutar") %>$

                                Not:

                                <%#Eval("TeklifNot") %>

                                Teklif Durumu: <asp:Label ForeColor="Red" ID="lblApproved" runat="server" Text='<%# CheckIfApproved(Convert.ToBoolean(Eval("Approved"))) %>'></asp:Label>

                                <asp:Button ID="btnAssignApproved" runat="server" Text="Satışa Döndü Olarak İşaretle" CssClass="btn btn-primary" CommandName="Done" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("TeklifId") %>' />

                    </ItemTemplate>
                </asp:Repeater>

A: I am not sure why you explicitly calling a different method but what you are doing can be easily done in ItemDataBound event of repeater control:-
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" OnItemDataBound="Repeater1_ItemDataBound"

Then handler it like this:-
protected void Repeater1_ItemDataBound(object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
{
   if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item)
   {
       Label lbl = e.Item.FindControl("lblApproved") as Label;
       Button btn = e.Item.FindControl("btnAssignApproved") as Button;
       if (lbl.Text.Equals("Satışa Dönmüştür"))
       {
           btn.Visible = false;
           lbl.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
       }
   }
}

Please note there is no need to do any loop on your repeater items. Repeater ItemDataBound event will fire for each item when it is bounded. Also, if you want to have a count simply declare a variable outside this method and increment it inside this event.

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Saltwater Diving
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
These pictures were made during 21 of 32 dives on an dive safari with MV Pindito between 14 and 25 march 2005 in Raja Empat on the tour Sorong-Misool-Sorong. I used a Nikon Coolpix 5400 in a Sea&Sea housing and a Subtronic Mini TTL underwater strobe and sometimes a fisheye converter. All pictures were made during daylight because the LED pilot light of the Subtronic mini was too weak for the Cooolpix' autofocus. There were much better situations but either the autofocus was too slow, the camera software crashed or the strobe akku was empty. :-( March 15 to 23, 2005, 105 photos.
Zodiac down under: The dive begins. Looking back to the Zodiac. — dive site Jamur at Wajil Batan Island, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, march 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/138 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 00:13:24
Soft coral: A soft coral on a hard coral. — dive site Jamur at Wajil Batan Island, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, march 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.8, 14.5 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 00:19:37
Gorgony: The red branches of a gorgony white polyps. In the background the blue ocean. Dive site Jamur at Wajil Batan Island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/3.5, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 00:23:01
Leather coral: A mushroom leather coral — dive site Jamur, Wajil Batan Island, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, march 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.1, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 00:39:37
Soft corals: Some soft corals — Jamur, Wajil Batan Island, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, march 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 00:44:35
Giant Clam: A giant clam shell that has grown together with the coral underground. Some believe that when you step with your foot into that shell, it closes and you'll never get out and drown. That's why it is sometimes called killer clam (Mördermuschel) in german. Dive site Jamur, Wajil Batan Island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.9, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 00:53:34
Anemone fish: Two clownfish in an anemone — Jamur, Wajil Batan Island, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, march 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.8, 14.5 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 00:55:10
Spiral Tubeworms: A stone coral with spiral tube worms and sea squirts — Jamur, Wajil Batan, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, march 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.1, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 01:04:35
Dive up: At the end of the dive one climbs up into the Zodiac. — Jamur, Wajil Batan, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/244 s, F/6.3, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 01:16:11
Swarm glass fish: A swarm of glass fishes in a coral reef — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan Island, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:23:25
Coral reef: Table corals on a dropoff. — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan Island, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:40:33
Bumphead bat fish: Two bumphead batfish — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan Island, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/41 s, F/4.4, 8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:51:06
Three clownfish: Three orange clownfish with three white stripes are swimming very nervously in their anemone. — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan Island, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.8, 14.5 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:55:38
Coral trees: A little coral tree, a stone coral, a horn coral and a sea squirt. Nothing special but looks nice. — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/126 s, F/5.6, 11.1 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:09:51
Coral reef: Reeftop with fish — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/256 s, F/6.3, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:16:43
Table coral: An underwater reef scene with a table coral — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/180 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:17:58
Coral reef: Underwater reef scene with table corals and fish. — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/127 s, F/4.4, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:19:20
Fern: Some kind of fern in a coral reef — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/119 s, F/4.4, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:20:11
Pygmy Seahorse: A pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus Bargibanti). Because the poor animal has been flashed a houndred times before I only made one photo. — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/157 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:25:42
Horn corals: Horn corals and a swarm fish beneath the water surface. — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fischaugen-Vorsatz, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/81 s, F/5.2, 24 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 15:17:53
Pygmy seahorse paparazzi: Photographers hunting for poor pygmy seahorses. — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fischaugen-Vorsatz, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/61 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 15:24:26
Pygmy seahorse paparazzi: Photographers hunting for pygmy seahorses. Will these tiny seahorses soon wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from the many flashes and lamps? — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fischaugen-Vorsatz, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/61 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 15:26:33
Underwater scene: Underwater reef scene with overhang — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fischaugen-Vorsatz, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/61 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 15:27:45
Stone coral: Just a stone coral in a bed of horn corals in shallow water. — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fischaugen-Vorsatz, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/91 s, F/5.8, 24 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 15:49:08
Tube sponges: Underwater reef landscape with tube sponges — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fischaugen-Vorsatz, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/90 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 15:59:47
Barrel sponge: Underwater reef landscape with a barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria). — Dunia Kecil, Wajil Batan, Rajat Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fischaugen-Vorsatz, March 15, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/57 s, F/5.2, 24 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 16:05:07
Emperor angelfish: Front view of an emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.6, 13.5 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 08:15:46
Red toot trigger fish: A red tooth triggerfish (Odonis niger) and a cleaning wrasse. That's why it disappeared instantly in his hole when I came with my camera. — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.9, 11.1 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 08:18:15
Partner shrimp: A Tosa partner shrimp (Periclimenes tosaensis) on an anemone, guarded by excited clownfish. — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.0, 11.1 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 08:21:15
Neon nudibranch: A neon nudibranch (Nembrotha rutilans) — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.1, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 08:48:37
Pennant fish: A swarm of pennant fish (Heniochus intermedius) — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.9, 8 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19:04
Barracudas: A swarm of striped barracudas. Unfortunately the external strobe was empty (again) in just that moment. That's why there are no colours. — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:23:13
Skunk anemone fish: An anemone with a skunk anemone fish. Good that I was wearing a mask. — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/164 s, F/6.6, 12.6 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:59:25
Coral Goby: A small coral goby (lat. Bryaniops loki) is sitting on a coral branch. — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.9, 12.6 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 15:17:54
Dwarf Hawkfish: A dwarf hawkfish (lat. Cirrhitichtys falco) is sitting on a coral. Unfortunateyl this picture is photobombed by a piece of floating plankton in front of the camera. There was no chance for a second picture. — Fiabajet Barat, Fiabajet, Raja Empat, Indonesia, Nikon Coolpix 5400, March 16, 2005. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.3, 17.8 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 15:21:45
Dwarf Hawkfish: Another dwarf hawkfish (lat. Cirrhitichtys falco) which is sitting on a coral twig. This time with no plankton photobombing, but I like the previous picture much better. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.8, 16.7 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 15:24:27
Willan's Sea Slug: A pretty Willan's Sea Slug (lat. Chromodoris Willani) is creeping across a sponge. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.4, 9.5 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 15:50:54
Boring Clam: A pretty blue boring clam (lat. Tridacna crocea) in shallow water. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/6.2, 14.5 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 16:06:27
Damselfishes: These are probably some damselfishes hiding between the branches of a horncoral. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.3, 16.7 mm, ISO 50, Thursday, March 17, 2005 08:56:51
Softcoral and Feather Seastar: A purple softcoral and a yellow feather seastar are stitting on top of another coral. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 9.5 mm, ISO 50, Thursday, March 17, 2005 09:02:06
Oriental Sweetlip: A pretty drawn oriental sweetlip. Dive site Femine Timor nearby Femin island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.8, 14.5 mm, ISO 50, Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:20:54
Lionfish 1: A lionfish swimming nicely with blue background and not turning its back towards the camera like all its other companions. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 6.5 mm, ISO 50, Thursday, March 17, 2005 15:31:13
Coral Hind: The colal hinds (lat. Cephalopholis miniata) are very shy in this region. One just has to think "Oh, picture" and they just swim away as fast as possible. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/6.1, 10.3 mm, ISO 50, Thursday, March 17, 2005 15:33:59
Pufferfish: A map pufferfish (lat. Arothron mappa) gets cleaned by a cleaning wrasse. The cleaning stations are usually a good place for taking pictures, because the need to get cleaned is mostly bigger than the need to swim away from the camera. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 6.5 mm, ISO 50, Thursday, March 17, 2005 15:37:40
Spotted Hawkfish: A spotted hawkfish (lat. Cirrhitichthys aprinus) is sitting on the branches of a gorgony. Can you spot the pygmy seahores beside it? Unfortunately, there is none. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/6.7, 17.8 mm, ISO 50, Thursday, March 17, 2005 15:48:14
Lobster: A big lobster is hiding in a crevice. Some like these animals rather on a plate with dip sauce, but I prefer taking pictures. Dive site Alibaba nearby Mesemta island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.7, 17.8 mm, ISO 50, Friday, March 18, 2005 15:11:46
Whip Coral: A spiral shaped whip coral how one encounters it from time to time at steep cliffs. Dive site Alibaba nearby Mesemta island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.9, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Friday, March 18, 2005 15:19:40
Flatworm: A nicely coloured flat worm with a small fish. Sometimes they are mistaken as a nudibranch, but flatworms don't have gills. Dive site Alibaba nearby Mesemta island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.9, 11.1 mm, ISO 50, Friday, March 18, 2005 15:25:11
Sea Slug: This nudibranch belongs to the class of Aeolidia, probably to the family of Flabellinidae, but I haven't found the proper name yet. Maybe blue dragon sea slug. Dive site Alibaba nearby Mesemta island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.4, 9.5 mm, ISO 50, Friday, March 18, 2005 15:29:27
Clownfish: Foto shooting of Nemo's family in an anemone.Dive site Alibaba nearby Mesemta island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/8.0, 11.8 mm, ISO 50, Friday, March 18, 2005 16:06:45
Fusiliers: A swarm of blue fusiliers with yellow fins. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 08:12:01
Elongate surgeonfishes: A group of elongate surgenofishes (lat. Acanthurus mata) feeding off horn corals. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.1, 11.8 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 08:21:06
Elongate surgeonfishes: A swarm of elongate surgenofishes (lat. Acanthurus mata). Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 9.5 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 08:24:02
Giant Trigggerfish: This giant triggerfish (lat. Balistoides viridescens) is searching for food. They have a strong jaw and can even break stones. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.4, 14.5 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 08:35:27
Trumpetfish: A trumpetfish between stone corals. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 08:39:23
Flatworm: Another nicely coloured flatworm. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.6, 10.3 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:16:14
Sand Perch: A sand perch sitting on its favourite ground: sand. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.6, 13.5 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:18:53
Yellow Banded Lipfish: A yellow banded lipfish hovering over a coral. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.4, 12.6 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:20:59
Glassfish: A swarm of tiny glassfishes hovering above a horn coral, ready for instantly hiding between the branches. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.4, 12.6 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:23:42
Clown triggerfish: A leopard or clown triggerfish on the ground. My strobe was a bit too strong so that the white sand is overexposed. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 9.5 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:29:16
Rain from below: This is how tropical rain looks from below the surface of the sea. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/179 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:52:58
Barracuda: Unfortunately just in that moment the battery of my Subtronic flash was empty again, so I couldn't flash this old Barracuda. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/3.8, 7.2 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 12:01:57
Fischlouse: Ouch! This fish must probably have a headache. Two fishlice are sucking blood out of that poor fish. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/6.9, 14.5 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 15:24:49
Anchovis: Where's my pizza? A swarm full of Anchovis. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/3.5, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 15:36:12
Mappa Pufferfish: A mappa pufferfish (lat. Arothron mappa) at a cleaning station. I wanted to take a picture of the cleaning wrasse doing its job, but didn't have time because the buddy didn't wait. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 16.7 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 15:50:05
Emperorfish: A pretty and colourful emperorfish. They don't like getting photographed. Dive site Batu Burung nearby Jef Fam island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.9, 11.1 mm, ISO 50, Sunday, March 20, 2005 16:00:19
Partner Shrimps: Two parter shrimps (lat. Periclimenes colemani) are riding on a fire urchin (lat. Asthenosoma varium). The bigger one is the female. This picture is a crop because the macro capabilities of the Coolpix 5400 are limited to wideangle. One had to glue something on the glass port for shortest focust. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.8, 8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 08:12:46
Lionfish: A small lionfish is trying to hide on a sponge. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.5, 8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 08:16:18
Coral Goby: A small coral goby is sitting on top of a coral. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.2, 8.7 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 08:22:46
Lobster: A big lobster accompanied by some cleaning shrimps is hiding in a crevice underneath a coral block. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.2, 8.7 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 08:24:40
Wart Slug: This little nudibranch is a wart slug (lat. (Phylidiella rudmani). Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.9, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 08:38:36
Lionfish: A small lionfish sitting on a barrel sponge. I probably should have repositioned the strobe and shot another picture or tried another angle, because the head is partially in shadow. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/6.3, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 08:41:02
Sea Slug: A pretty dorid nudibranch (lat. Chromodoris kuniei). Strobe light is from back to front. With that underwater housing and strobe I couldn't place it close enough to the port for that short distance required for macro photography with the Nikon Coolpix 5400. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/6.3, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 08:47:30
Mantis Shrimp: A mantis shrimp is finally coming out of its hole. I was probably waiting a quarter hour for taking this picture. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.6, 13.5 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 11:23:01
Mantis Shrimp: A mantis shrimp is looking out of its hiding place underneath a tree trunk. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.1, 11.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 11:31:53
Sepia: A sepia well carmouflaged. It can instantly copy the colour and texture of the underground. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.2, 11.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 11:37:47
Pipefish: A brown striped pipefish (lat. Corythoichtys amplex). Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.1, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 15:03:02
Lionfish: A lionfish with antennas and german emperor Wilhelm I. beard. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.8, 16.7 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 15:12:36
False Cleaning Wrasse: A false cleaning wrasse looking out of its hole for the next victim. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 15:16:58
Harlequin Ghost Pipefish: A ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish (lat. Solenostomus paradoxus) is swimming in front of a gorgony. The wite twigs on the bottom are from a feather seastar. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.2, 11.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 15:26:23
Pygmy Seahorse: Unfortunately the head of this pygmy seahorse is in the shadow and it looks away from the camera. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.0, 11.1 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 15:42:05
Pygmy Seahorse: A pygmy seahorse sitting on the branches of a gorgony. Unfortunately it also is looking away from the camera. I didn't have enough bottom time left for taking a better picture. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.0, 8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 15:45:50
Coral Reeef: A coral reef on top of an overhang. Divers are underneath and air goes through the porous rock. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/2.8, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 15:55:16
Triplespot blenny: A triplespot blenny (lat. Crossosalarias macrospilus) is looking out of its favourite hiding place. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 24 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 16:02:26
Seastar: This pretty coloured seastar is sitting on a gold-mouth sea squirt (lat. Polycarpa aurata). Maybe it is trying to digest it or it is just coincidence. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.0, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Monday, March 21, 2005 16:04:13
Seasnake: The seasnake is the most venomous snakes of the world. Fortunately its teeth are very small and it is not aggressive at all. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.7, 15.6 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 08:31:53
Nudibranch: Two nudibranches (lat. Chromodoris dianae) side by side. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.2, 8.7 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 08:49:13
Nudibranch: Another two nudibranches having underwatersex. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.2, 8.7 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 15:11:44
Flatworm: This is a blue flatworm. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.2, 8.7 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 15:17:52
Razorfish: A swarm of razorfish is imitating seagrass. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.2, 12.6 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 15:34:53
Headshield Slugs: Two headshield slugs (lat. Chelidonura amoena) chasing each other through the reef. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.4, 12.6 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 15:46:15
Pipefish: A pipefish swimming between sea squirts. Dive site Dinding Selatan nearby Sel Pelee island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.6, 10.3 mm, ISO 50, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 15:50:39
Coral Reef: Underwater reefscape with big snail in the foreground. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/6.5, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 08:20:56
Reef with Current: Yes, there is a strong current. Next time I probably take a reef hook with me. But when there is current there should be big fish. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.6, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 08:29:26
Manta with Remora: Finally, they came. A manta stingray with a remora suck underneath is gliding over the reef. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 08:45:46
Black Manta with Beat: A black manta accompanied by yellow pilot fish is gliding over the reef. As you can see, the current is pretty strong. One has to hold with one hand and the bubbles are blown away. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.6, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 08:47:41
Black Manta: A black manta with pilot fish is soaring over the reef and circling around us two strange bubbles and noise making neoprene fish. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.6, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 08:53:45
Black Manta: A black manta is getting closer. Unfortunately the visibility wasn't that great so I had to enhance the contrast in this image. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 08:53:50
Manta: The black manta shortly after it came closest. I was so in awe that I forgot to take a picture when it was just half a meter away. Maybe next time. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.6, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 08:54:06
Black Manta: A black manta soaring in back light over the reef. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 08:57:30
Manta: Two mantas are swimming over the reef. Unfortunately too far away for my fisheye lens. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 09:02:28
Fish Soup: A swarm of small glassfish. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/4.6, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:13:38
Manta: Another manta is soaring over the reef. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/5.2, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:35:31
Beat: My buddy was pretty happy after this final dive with mantas. Dive site Manta Ridge nearby Mansuar island, Raja Empat, Indonesia. Nikon E5400, 1/125 s, F/7.3, 24 mm, ISO 50, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:14:00

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Phew!! How awful, and on the same day… But I'm sure you realize, it could have been much worse.
Oh definitely, it could have been so much more worse, thankfully it was not.


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True Stories from Inside California Prisons
Posted on August 4, 2015 August 4, 2015 by David Fowler
Everyone likes a good story. Especially ones with a good ending.
Each month Christian Science Chaplains around the state write stories about their ministry work with inmates in prisons, jails and youth facilities. The stories they submit tell of inmate's lives. Their sorrows, regrets and triumphs. They also tell of their constant battles to spiritually reform their lives—and in some cases even their willingness to risk death by severing connections with former gang members.
No one who hasn't spent time in a prison or jail can know the mental anguish and physical challenges of incarceration. Prisons can be dark, lonely places. Yet our chaplains volunteer their time to bring the light and joy of the transforming Christ behind their walls.
Of course not all the stories I receive have happy endings or outcomes. But most do. And it is a privilege to share with you these stories of victories won.
And while we don't mention names or facility locations in order to maintain confidentiality, we hope you can picture the immense joy and peace that comes from the interactions between these dedicated volunteer chaplains and the men, women and youth they serve. We hope these stories touch your heart.If you'd like to post comments just scroll to the bottom of this column.
David Fowler
Editor, Lightinprison.org
In every upcoming post I'll share something inspiring that a chaplain writes in his or her own words, like the following…
"On my visit to an inmate in late January, (the inmate) was complaining of the inability to eat food without feeling intense stomach pain. In addition, some of the guards were hostile towards him and kept his cell door window covered so that he could not see out.
"We spoke about the nature of God and man and how it applied not only to him but to the guards as well as all the other inmates in his building. We also spoke about the importance of reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, and thinking about the ideas presented. I read some passages to him and he wrote down the references to study.
"On my next visit, the inmate was full of smiles and happy. His stomach pain was gone. The cell door windows were no longer covered, and a new set of guards were assigned to his building that were more caring and respectful. He felt freer and had a positive outlook on his immediate experience and was looking forward to the future and what he wanted to accomplish when he is released from prison."
Short Stories & Good Endings
See if these abbreviated stories of spiritual transformation and resulting healing, (submitted by chaplains), don't make you smile…
Following prayer one inmate reported the disappearance of what one prison physician suspected was breast cancer.
One inmate desiring to commit suicide abandoned the idea when realizing that death would not bring God's answer—but that character growth would.
An inmate reported he was healed of inflamed kidneys. He prayed for himself for four days but didn't eat anything. Others said he would die. The man felt the problem was related to stress. Now he says he feels great. This was his first healing and he was thrilled! A second inmate who was watching what the man was reading, (Christian Science literature), asked if he could see a Christian Science chaplain too.
One man, a prior gang leader, separated from his "home boys" in prison to study and practice what he is learning from the weekly Christian Science Bible Lessons; he is now an encouraging spiritual influence and prays to end conflicts in the prison yard.
An inmate had been trying to process paperwork through the prison and became frustrated and angry with the bureaucratic prison staff and the rules. Shortly after he became physically sick. He said he soon realized he himself was creating all the suffering and just as Jesus told his disciples, he too threw his net on the right side, letting God guide his thinking. Very quickly he was well again.
A man who suffered from headaches, says that now after studying Science and Health the headaches are gone.
A man who has spent over 20 years in prison says that Science and Health has saved and changed his life. Now he to be released soon and inquired if there was a church in his hometown that he and his family could join. The chaplain found the address of the church for the man.
An inmate who the chaplain has never seen before came to the service waving his arms, speaking loudly and greatly agitated. As the service went on the man calmed down. At the end of the service the man was completely calm, and he told the chaplain that he was "a completely different man" at the conclusion of the service.
One man came to a Sunday service having a severe migraine headache and could barely hear. The chaplain prayed. At the conclusion of the service the man was much better. The chaplain continued to pray. When the chaplain visited the next week the man said the next day the migraines stopped, and haven't returned.
One inmate had hearing difficulty and had to use a hearing aid. After praying over a period of time his hearing returned and he no longer needed the hearing aid.
An inmate with allergies (by coming in contact with a certain substance) was healed. She had also been a diabetic for 40 years and had progressed spiritually to where she had not had to take insulin for over a year now.
A young women told the chaplain she felt Christian Science would be able to keep her from doing what has been bringing her back to jail. The chaplain asked why? She said she felt loved by God for the first time in her life; that she could go to Him and always get help. She depended on drugs to be happy. Now studying Science & Health she said she can trust God to give her everything. "I can't believe I found God in jail", she said.
An inmate had an infected finger that wasn't healing and she was concerned it was a staph infection. She and the chaplain prayed to see that she "lived and moved and had her being in Spirit", and that the only environment was the consciousness of God's presence. Her finger healed.
An inmate who had been meeting with a chaplain for 3 years realized that if he was going to progress spiritually he would have to get rid of anything getting in the way of this progress. First he cut off his valued ponytail that made him feel "unique and cool"; then he removed the porn that had been on his walls. The inmate said if he was honestly to make progress spiritually he needed to let go of anything that would impair his spiritual progress.
One inmate was falsely accused of fighting and beating up another inmate. The accused inmate had been scheduled for release, but due to the alleged incident, her release was denied. Much resentment and tears were shed. However the inmate continued to read the Bible lessons and prayed for the truth to be revealed—which defends all. Soon the other inmate retracted her charges and apologized for the false accusation.
Have you known anyone who spent time in prison and had a transformative experience? How do these stories make you feel? Leave your own story below in a comment to share with others!
Header photo by Aapo Haapanen
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Posted in California, Chaplain Reports, Ministry of Healing, News, Stories Worth the Read, USA
6 thoughts on "True Stories from Inside California Prisons"
Suzanne July 6, 2017 Reply
What wonderful healings!!!! Great work is accomplished by the chaplains. Thank you all so much
Pam Wade August 15, 2015 Reply
Just what we've all be waiting for, the proof, the demonstration, the fruits of our labor. I look forward to this column monthly. I also enjoy reading the full chaplain reports to hear about the conversations and the work that leads up to these healings and transformations.
Kristen August 6, 2015 Reply
"Rouse ye, rouse ye face the foe, rise to conquer death and sin, on with Christ to victory go, oh side with God and win"- these words from the Christian Science Hymnal seem to encapsulate the experiences shared by these so-called "incarcerated" individuals, but really it's telling us the story of the Light of the healing Christ which "glances into the prison cell, and glides into the sick-chamber…." and blesses all mankind- everywhere, every hour, and everyone.
But you must be awake to the opportunities to heal. This is where our chaplains are making such giant forward steps with the inmates-who trust themselves to the care of a chaplain's prayers and the belief that somehow God loves them, despite the appearances of evil and darkness.
Thank you, David, for sharing these stories of hope, faith and dominion over the ego and its belief in devils and demons and lost causes. We know that we are renewed every morning when we begin our day in the Christ Light.
Love's Blessings upon you!
Deborah Calloway August 6, 2015 Reply
These reports churn my own thoughts about the capacity each one of us has to reform by "let[ting] go of anything that would impair [our] spiritual progress." What inspiration these individuals have to share – with such humility! Thanks to them and to you, David.
Ann August 5, 2015 Reply
What encouraging stories. It shows the power of God, who is Love itself.
Jan in Grass Valley August 5, 2015 Reply
Just wonderful and inspiring to read. So grateful to be able to support this work in a small way.
The miracle of grace is no miracle to Love.
— Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy – p. 494:15


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Nerdvana Presents: Gifts for the Geeky – PlayStation edition
Gaming PlayStation 3
November 24, 2008 Scott Kirchhofer340
Saturday I gave you some suggestions for the Xbox 360 owner on your holiday shopping list. Today we look at PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable options.
The real must-have PS3 title this season is LittleBigPlanet. This exclusive title offers players the ability to build their own environments and make their own video games, then share their creations on the PlayStation Network. The game's incredible physics engine, intuitive content-creation tools and seemingly endless number of ways to color, decorate and build environments makes it a sure-fire hit. ($60, rated E)
Resistance 2 is an alternate-history, first-person shooter with expansive environments and huge bosses — you can't go wrong there. ($60, rated M)
If your gamer wants more action, then he will want to check out Call of Duty: World at War, a first-person shooter that focuses on the waning days of World War II in the Pacific and Eastern European theaters. This fifth entry in the series is more mature and open-ended than its predecessors, and introduces a co-op mode. ($60, rated M)
If they're not really into shooters, find out whether they have Mirror's Edge — it's an innovative and immersive gaming experience in which you play a foot messenger in a world where the government has clamped down on all communication. Weapons are a part of the game, but the real focus is on stealth and strategy. ($60, rated T)
Shaun White Snowboarding lets you explore mountains in Alaska, Park City, Europe and Japan while performing different tricks on the ground, in the air and on rails. There's no unlocking — all tricks and actions are available right from the get-go. ($40, rated E10+)
But in my personal opinion? Do them a favor and buy them a Nintendo DS ($130) and Guitar Hero: On Tour ($50), which includes a specialized peripheral.
A word about gamers:
We are an impatient lot. When faced with dwindling funds and a mountain of hot new releases, we will often take advantage of trade-in programs to get credit toward the latest video game. As such, we can be hard to buy for — you're never sure whether we have a given title.
Many loved ones resort to gift cards for gamers — and that's a fine idea. You can find out where they prefer to shop for games and voila! You're set.
Another option is a gift card specifically for their gaming platform, such as Microsoft Points for Xbox Live users and Wii Points for Nintendo's Wii Shop Channel.
Just make sure your beloved gamer is connected for such activity — if not, there's your gift idea!
Thanks to Scott Kirchhofer and Chris "KeL" Adams for their ideas and contributions! What's hot?
Game Crazy, in a recent press release, lists these as the hot games for kids this season: Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band II, Mario Kart Wii and Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party II. They also suggest accessories like battery packs, musical instrument controllers and racing wheels.
More Gifts for the Geeky:
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Parte the Thirde
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Scott Kirchhofer
One of Nerdvana's founding bloggers, Scott Kirchhofer is a graphic artist and designer of the Nerdvana logo, as well as a gamer and comic book movie fan.
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I wouldn't hesitate to hang a tag on that dude, well done. One of the bro-in-law's neighbors killed a white bird a couple of years ago just north of his place. It was not an albino, just a white turkey. I've never seen one in the woods, seems like it would be a struggle to escape from the predators standing out like that.
Heck yeah, you might even be able to eat the drumsticks!


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Jose Ernesto Rodriguez, Jr.
April 21, 1965 - February 4, 2018
Jose Ernesto Rodriguez, Jr. 1965 – 2018 Jose Rodriguez Jr. passed away following his battle with cancer on Sunday, February 4th, while at his home. He was 52 years old. Services for Joe will be held at St. Malachy Catholic Church, 407 West E Street, Tehachapi, CA, on Friday, February 23rd, at 11:00 a.m. A memorial service will be held following the funeral. Joe was born in Los Angeles, CA, to Jose Rodriguez Sr. and Dolores Rodriguez. He graduated from West Covina High School in 1983 and joined the Navy in the summer of that year. His notable accomplishments in the Navy include serving aboard the spy ship USS La Salle (the "Great White Ghost of the Arabian Coast"), the USS Missouri when she was reactivated by Ronald Reagan for her world tour, as well as her decommissioning. With the Navy, Joe traveled to many places, including Rota, Spain, Djibouti in Africa, The Red Sea, Kenya, and the island of Diego Garcia. While on leave from the Navy in the summer of 1985, Joe met his future wife, Christina Lewis, in San Dimas, CA. Joe and Christina were wed in December of the same year and produced four beautiful boys, Joey III, Fabian, Anthony, and Damian. Following the loss of Joey III in 1986, Joe got out of the Navy and entered into a life of sales. He sold everything from cars in Los Angeles and Bakersfield to honey in Tehachapi, Rosamond, and Mojave. Joe's hobbies included sports, especially Dodgers baseball, raising animals, and traveling with his family. In the '90s he coached youth baseball in Bakersfield at Greenfield, Southwest, Northwest, North of the River, and Bakersfield Little League. He created a traveling baseball team called the Bakersfield Trappers, and traveled with the team from Modesto to Atascadero and Las Vegas. Joe was an avid attendee of the Kern County Fair, as well as the Tehachapi Rodeo. He also frequented the animal auction off Hosking Avenue in Bakersfield with his boys, and following its closure, he began frequenting the Lancaster Livestock Auction, where he bought and sold many chickens and goats. He is remembered in Rosamond as the "Honey Cowboy," selling local honey alongside Rosamond Boulevard. He is best remembered for his magnetic personality. He was a talker who always focused on the positives and loved to talk about his sons, baseball, and animals. Joe is survived by his wife, Christina; his sons, Fabian, Anthony, and Damian; his five grandchildren, Emily, Addison, Levi, Roland, and Blake; his mother and father, Dolores and Jose; his two brothers, Manuel and Ralph; and his paternal grandmother, Nellie Galindo. He was preceded in death by his son, Joey III; his maternal grandparents Delfino and Blandina Serna; as well as his paternal grandfather Rafael Galindo. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org/give. Wood Family Funeral Service was entrusted with his care. For condolences please visit www.woodmortuary.net.
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Josep Joffre i Plas (Ribesaltes, Rosselló, 12 de gener del 1852 – París, 3 de gener del 1931) fou un militar nord-català de l'exèrcit francès, mariscal de França i especialment famós per les batalles de la I Guerra Mundial i més particularment la Primera Batalla del Marne. La seva popularitat li valgué el sobrenom de Pare Joffre. En l'exèrcit era vist políticament com d'idees liberals i democràtiques.

Carrera militar
Fill de Gilles Joffre i Vidal, d'ascendència estrictament rossellonesa, i de la seva dona Catherine Plas i Mercader, Joffre va ingressar a l'École Polytechnique i poc després va participar en la defensa de París durant la Guerra francoprussiana de 1870. Posteriorment, fou destinat a les colònies com a enginyer militar. El 1911 retornà a França i fou nomenat comandant en cap de l'exèrcit francès, després de la renúncia de Joseph Gallieni. Amb el canvi de mentalitat a l'estat major de l'exèrcit, que passà d'una idea estratègica defensiva a una de molt més ofensiva, Joffre adoptà els plans de Ferdinand Foch, l'ofensiva coneguda com a Pla XVII.

Quan va esclatar la I Guerra Mundial, el pla francès es veié superat pel Pla Schlieffen alemany. Joffre intentà recuperar la situació mitjançant una retirada i un contraatac, que culminà en la Primera Batalla del Marne, entre el 5 i el 12 de setembre de 1914, que aconseguí salvar París i fer retirar els alemanys a les línies de front, que més o menys romandrien estàtiques durant la resta de la guerra. Després de les grans pèrdues a les batalles de Verdun i del Somme, Joffre fou substituït per Robert Nivelle el 13 de desembre del 1916. Joffre fou nomenat mariscal de França, la primera persona a rebre aquest títol durant la III República, però el seu paper fou més cerimonial que operatiu. Fou el cap de la missió militar francesa als Estats Units el 1917 i posteriorment, cap del Consell Suprem de Guerra el 1918.

Delegació de Joffre als Estats Units

A conseqüència de la declaració de guerra que feu el Congrés americà a Alemanya, el ministre de la Guerra francès, Alexandre Ribot, convocà Joffre i li va proposar de fer servir "el seu prestigi inigualable" acompanyant el president del Consell René Viviani als Estats Units d'Amèrica. Després d'haver dubtat, Joffre finalment va acceptar. De fet, com que llavors els Estats Units no tenien enemics i no havien conegut cap conflicte militar d'ençà el final de la Guerra de Secessió, els americans només tenien un exèrcit de 120.000 soldats. Joffre fou encarregat de convèncer el president Woodrow Wilson de la implicació del país i de preparar-ne l'exèrcit per a la guerra. La missió francesa va embarcar a bord del vaixell Lorraine II el 15 d'abril a Brest.

La delegació del govern francès va arribar a Nova York al cap de nou dies de viatge, el 24 d'abril. Quan es va trobar en presència de Joffre, l'almirall Mayo, el cap de la flota estatunidenca de l'Atlàntic, declarà: "Senyor, la vostra presència ací és l'honor més gran que es pugui fer al meu país!" L'arribada de Joffre va generar un gran entusiasme als Estats Units que l'equiparà a un heroi nacional; pels carrers la gent cridava "Joffre! Joffre!" i tota la premsa americana va retre homenatge al "vencedor del Marne". Fins i tot s'arribà a comparar el mariscal amb La Fayette. Joffre va fer una conferència a l'Escola de guerra sobre la situació militar a Europa i demanà uns mitjans més ràpids per a una intervenció dels Estats Units a Europa. A Mount Vernon, va dipositar la palma que s'ofereix tradicionalment als soldats morts per la pàtria sobre la tomba de George Washington.

Amb tot, l'objectiu més important de la missió era convèncer el president Wilson, amb qui es reuní llargues estones. Plegats, van passar revista a cadascun dels detalls del conflicte: els efectius francesos i alemanys, l'organització de l'exèrcit americà, el transport i el desembarcament, l'organització del comandament, etc. A la seu del ministeri de la Guerra, li fou presentat el comandant de les forces militars estatunidenques, el general John Pershing. Al capdavall, a principis de juny s'envià cap a Europa una divisió que constava de quatre regiments d'infanteria, dotze bateries de campanya i sis bateries pesants.

Uns quants dies abans, el 24 de maig, el mariscal havia tornat a França i l'havien nomenat inspector general de les tropes americanes. Es creà aleshores una gran tensió, ja que contràriament al que s'havia pactat abans, el govern Painlevé volia integrar els soldats americans al si de les tropes francobritàniques en comptes de facilitar que tinguessin el seu propi exèrcit. Joffre es va indignar arran d'aquest canvi i va recordar que França s'havia compromès a fer el que s'havia dit i va insistir que no es podia decebre la confiança dels Estats Units. El 13 de juny, Joffre va acollir el general Pershing quan aquest va arribar a París. Tots dos oficials van tenir una rebuda triomfal per part de la població parisenca.

Vida pública
Després de la guerra, Joffre es retirà i fou nomenat membre de l'Acadèmia Francesa el 14 de febrer de 1918. El 1920 presidí la celebració dels Jocs Florals a Barcelona, on assistí acompanyat per Joan Amade.

El 12 d'octubre de 1919, una delegació dirigida pel president de la Mancomunitat, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, amb Àngel Guimerà, Santiago Rusiñol, Enric Morera, Pompeu Fabra, el Dr. Solé i Pla i d'altres, es desplaça a Perpinyà per demanar al mariscal Joffre de presidir els Jocs Florals de 1920. Amb gran sorpresa de tota la delegació, aquest acceptà sense problema, posant les cancelleries espanyola i franceses en una situació compromesa. Emmanuel Brousse, diputat dels Pirineus Orientals, proposarà una primera etapa a Madrid per condecorar el rei Alfons XIII amb la medalla militar i així desencallar la situació.

Va romandre a Madrid del 27 al 30 d'abril. Al vespre pujà al tren, fent via cap a Barcelona. L'endemà, abans d'arribar a la capital catalana amb la seva comitiva, el mariscal va fer escala a Reus i a Sant Vicenç de Calders on va ser rebut pels batlles respectius i un públic nombrós.

Joffre arribà a Barcelona durant la matinada del 1er de maig 1920, en companyia de la mariscala. Baixà el passeig de Gràcia i les Rambles mentre la gent el vitorejava.

L'endemà va fer visites oficials i remeses de condecoracions tant a l'Ajuntament com al Palau de la Generalitat. El 3 de maig és l'apoteosi, al Palau de les Belles Arts ple de gom a gom: la mariscala serà la reina dels Jocs Florals. Joffre acabà el seu discurs en català sota els aplaudiments. Àngel Guimerà li contestà amb un discurs inflamat que provocà la partença del representant del rei d'Espanya. A fora va haver-hi desordres i la policia va intervenir. Per calmar l'ambient, Joffre va prendre una decisió diplomàtica i no va assistir al banquet en el seu honor. L'endemà visità les obres de l'Exposició Internacional de 1929, va rebre diverses delegacions, participà en el banquet dels mutilats i va rebre la visita del Consell Municipal. El 6 de maig, a les 9 del mati, acompanyat per totes les personalitats catalanes, pujà al tren cap a Paris a l'estació de França.

Les seves memòries, en dos volums, es publicaren pòstumament, el 1932. El seu nom és recordat en moltíssimes ciutats de l'estat francès, més sovint al nomenclàtor de carrers o avingudes, i de tant en tant al d'alguns edificis, com el Liceu Joffre de Montpeller. A Perpinyà, a més de l'avinguda Joffre, que comunica el Vernet a la capital nord-catalana, també s'ha donat el nom del mariscal al pont per on passa aquesta avinguda. A Barcelona, va ser anomenada com "Passeig del Mariscal Jofre" la via que va del passeig de Maragall a la plaça del Virrei Amat, rebatejada el 1942 per l'Ajuntament franquista como "Avenida de Borbón", i actualment com Els Quinze.

La seva casa natal, al no 11 carrer del mariscal Joffre a Ribesaltes, inscrita monument historic el 1938 i transformada en museu l'any 1987.

Consta de tres nivells:

-al peu pla, dins el que era la quadra i el taller de boteria del seu pare, es presenta la seva vida i la seva carrera.

-al primer pis, algunes habitacions del pis familiar estan agençades. Dins el seu despatx moblat amb element auténtics d'en Joffre, hi ha exposats records historics, bronzes, entre els quals "L'album Catalunya a Joffre" de 1917, l'al·legoria regalada el 2 de maig 1920 a Barcelona pels catalans d'America del sud, etc.; dins l'avantsala, uniformes de soldat, el seu bicorn d'académic i la seua guerrera que havia regalat al Dr Solé i Pla i que portava quan va presidir els Jocs Florals de Barcelona el 1920. La cambra natal i la cuina han estat reconstituïdes.

-les golfes, que servien de paller, estan dedicades a la batalla del Marne amb dos aspectesː un pla relleu animat i la projecció d'un diaporama.

Distincions

Distincions atorgades per l'estat francès
  Gran Creu de la Legió d'honor (11 de juliol de 1914)
  Cavaller de la Legió d'honor (7 de setembre de 1885)
  Oficial de la Legió d'honor (26 de desembre de 1895)
  Comandant de la Legió d'honor (11 de juliol de 1903)
  Gran Oficial de la Legió d'honor (11 juliol de 1909)
  Medalla Militar (26 de novembre de 1914)
  Creu de guerra 1914-1918 amb una palma
  Medalla colonial amb àgraf "Senegal-Sudan" (1894)
  Medalla commemorativa de l'expedició del Tonkin (març de 1887)
  Oficial de l'Orde del Drac d'Annam (1887)
  Medalla commemorativa de la guerra 1870-1871 (1871)

Distincions d'altres països
 Distinguished Service Medal (Estats Units)
 Doctor honoris causa per les universitats de Harvard (Estats Units), Porto i Coimbra (Portugal)
 Gran Creu de Uissam Alauita xerifià (Marroc)
 Cavaller Gran Creu de l'Orde del Bany (Regne Unit)
 Ceptre de Jade de l'emperador Khai-Dinh (Annam, 1922)

Referències

Companys de l'Orde del Servei Distingit
Gran Creu de la Legió d'Honor
Mariscals de França
Membres de l'Acadèmia Francesa
Militars francesos de la Primera Guerra Mundial
Militars rossellonesos
Receptors de la Creu de Guerra (França)
Distingits amb l'Orde de l'Àliga Blanca
Ribesalters
Alumnes de l'École Polytechnique
Grans oficials de la Legió d'Honor
Gran Creu de Cavaller de l'Orde del Bany
Oficials de la Legió d'Honor
Receptors de la Virtuti Militari
Receptors de la Medalla al Servei Distingit
Comandants de la Legió d'Honor
Membres de l'Orde del Mèrit
Reial Orde Victorià
Morts a París
Creu de Plata de l'orde Virtuti Militari
Doctors honoris causa per la Universitat Harvard
Doctors honoris causa per la Universitat de Coïmbra
Doctors honoris causa per la Universitat de Porto
Alumnes del Lycée Charlemagne
Rossellonesos contemporanis
Cavallers de la Legió d'Honor nord-catalans
Militars nord-catalans
Morts el 1931
Naixements del 1852


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As has often been the case, we read the book together. This time, however, she was away at camp and unavailable for our normal daily discussions of the chapters we had recently devoured. But when she returned we went over the questions her summer novel assignment posed. She had already tackled most of them. I had very little to add.
During the past seven years we have read over fifty books together. Some were assigned school work, some were modern young adult novels, some were action-adventure series, some were classics, some were just for fun: The Outsiders, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, To Kill A Mockingbird, Percy Jackson, Dora The Explorer, The Color Purple, A Prayer For Owen Meany, The Fault In Our Stars… In the beginning, I had to be tough in order to keep her focused but eventually she experienced that wonderful second wind that magically flips reading a novel from drudgery to exultation. I pushed her until I was sure she had experienced the thrill of not being able to put a book down and the wonderful regret when you've finished and have to say goodbye to the characters.
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WHO toolkit for the care and support of people affected by Zika
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Zika virus is associated with severe neurological complications, particularly congenital Zika virus syndrome and Guillain Barré syndrome. The associated complications have a marked impact on the people affected and their communities, including both physical and mental health.
The WHO Toolkit for the care and support of people affected by complications associated with Zika virus has been developed to serve as a model guide, with the goal of enhancing country preparedness for Zika virus outbreaks. The toolkit is intended to provide a systems approach involving public health planners and managers so that the necessary infrastructure and resources can be identified and incorporated as needed, as well as technical and practical guidance for health care professionals and community workers.
The toolkit includes three manuals to provide countries with tools to effectively recognize people affected by Zika virus and deliver comprehensive care and support:
Manual for public health planners and managers
Manual for health care professionals
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Child behavioural and developmental disorders
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Into the mountains of Munduk – snackettes.
As noted in our last few dispatches, we spent an amazing first week in the very traditional village of Sideman, where we witnessed our first Balinese ceremony and first human cremation, saw some impossibly beautiful rice terraces, and met some new friends. We knew that it would be hard for our next stop– or any stop after this, really– to live up to our time in Sideman.
We set our sights on the tiny northern Balinese village of Munduk, known for its numerous hiking trails teeming with waterfalls and its fertile valleys that produce nearly every delicious fruit or spice grown on Bali: papayas, mangoes, bananas, rambuttan, strawberries, coffee, ginger, cocoa, palm sugar… How could it not be amazing?
Indeed, we hiked to *another* breathtaking waterfall. Meh.
…but the absolute BEST part about Munduk was the sweet little Balinese family, who took us into their sweet little guesthouse, and showed us a "sweet" side of Bali that we had been looking for all along but had still yet to see.
It all started when our driver dropped us off in the middle of Munduk village, a tiny strip of a one-lane road lined with small concrete homes and dime-store markets, precariously perched on the ridge of a stunningly beautiful mountain range. We hadn't booked any hotel before arriving in Munduk, so we stopped to look at a guesthouse that we had read about in our guide book–it was just OK and a little overpriced– and then agreed to check out just one more place before deciding which place to stay.
Within seconds of checking out the next place, called Aditya Homestay, a heavenly pure-strawberry juice smoothie (from strawberries picked that day, just down the hill) appeared in our hands. We had picked the right place.
This theme followed throughout the rest of our stay: walking by the reception desk? Strawberry smoothie. Taking too long using the free internet downstairs? Strawberry smoothie. Peeking out the front door of the guestroom to see if it's raining? Strawberry smoothie (with open umbrellas sitting outside the door if answer to previous question is "yes"). Back from a long hike? Free water and a surprise heaping plate of delicious Balinese gado gado (chicken and green beans in sweet peanut sauce) on our doorstep (…alongside strawberry smoothie, of course).
and ordered the most interesting-sounding dessert on the menu: Bubur Injin (black sticky rice with coconut milk and palm sugar).
So the very next night, our host (and owner of Aditya), Elo, taught us how to make hand-ground Balinese "corn fritters", "urab" (greens sautéed with garlic, shallots, and tossed with shredded coconut), sate ayam (savory chicken skewers with hand-ground peanut sauce), and deep-fried bananas and jack fruit covered in (more– always more) palm sugar.
One day, Elo, Futu, and Maya invited us to join them at their family's temple, an annual prayer gathering during which all Hindu Balinese pray for knowledge.
Before meeting Elo and her family, Scott and I felt like we really didn't "get" Balinese food; there were odd combinations of seeminlgy-familiar ingredients that never seemed to go together in quite the right way… Now I will say to anyone who wants to experience undeniably delicious, authentic Balinese food: walk out of the Denpasar Airport, catch a ride straight to Munduk, and on the far east edge of town, down a small side street on the left hand-side, watch for a tiny smiling woman waving something in her hand for you to try– your first real strawberry smoothie.
What a wonderful experience! This whole trip is proving to be beyond amazing!
Me and my girlfriend are planning a month-long trip to Indonesia at the moment. Did you have a preference between Sideman and Munduk in the end? How long did you spend in each place and would you do anything differently now that you know what the two places are like?
I am so sorry I forgot to respond to this when the message came through… For what it's worth for anyone else viewing this, I think we preferred Sideman for the scenery and the fact that it was still very underdeveloped (tourism-wise). We stayed about 5 days in each place. We may have just gotten lucky in Sideman because of our great host (who is no longer there) and the experiences that we had with his family's ceremonies, but it is a very special place. Not sure what we'd have done differently! One thing I would do differently is to get a rabies shot before going to Bali! We got so many preparatory vaccines and that is one we did not get– but when we made it to within 100 yards of the largest banyan tree in the world and couldn't get any closer because of a stupid growling dog, I wish I had had the rabies shot!


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A naval hero lives on in the name of DeWolf Park in Bedford DeWolf Park isn't just a popular green space for Bedford; it's also a memorial to one of the community's heroes
Courtney Zwicker May 9, 2017
Bedford MagazineCityscape
Vice-Admiral Henry George (Harry) DeWolf is one of the most decorated Canadian naval officer of the Second World War. He was born in Bedford in 1903 and lived there until the age of 14, when he left for the Royal Naval College in British Columbia. In 1992, the Bedford community recognized the war hero's commendable service by naming a park on the basin after him.
In early 1930, Lt. DeWolf received his first command: to serve on the battle class trawler called HMCS Festubert. He was stationed outside of Halifax. In 1931, he married Gwendolen Gilbert of Bermuda, who he met while training three years earlier. In July 1935 he was promoted to lieutenant commander and posted to National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa.
DeWolf served on two crafts during the Second World War. In 1939, he was appointed commanding officer of the destroyer HMCS St. Laurent, which was was posted to convoy duty out of Halifax. His time as commander of the HMSC Haida is regarded as his biggest naval success. In August 1943, he earned the HMSC Haida the reputation as "the fightingest ship in the Canadian Navy." He sunk 14 enemy ships, mostly in battles in the English Channel.
After the war years, DeWolf commanded aircraft carriers before being promoted to vice-admiral in 1956. He retired his career in 1960 and moved to Bermuda with his wife, spending summers in Ottawa.
In the mid 1980s, the now DeWolf Park parkland was originally created as the result of infilling. Sludge that was causing flooding of the Sackville River was put into the basin. The parkland, along with services from landscape architects, were given as a donation to the community by the Bedford Waterfront Corporation.
It was a group of men who served under Cmdr. DeWolf that reached out to the Bedford Recreation Commission with a special request. They suggested that the park be dedicated to DeWolf. The commission agreed that DeWolf should have a presence in the park and decided to work with the group. They placed a rock in the park with a plaque on it describing a brief history of DeWolf.
Ann MacVicar, who was the chair of the recreation commission at the time, says there was never a doubt that the park should be named after the hometown hero. "[The men] made a presentation and I think there was no hesitation by anyone," she says. "It was a very suitable name."
DeWolf came to the dedication with his wife.
The park is an active spot with people going for walks on the one-mile path along the water and fishing off the wharf that was constructed in 2003. The playground equipment, which was installed in 2005, has also made the space a popular spot for children. Special events take place every year at DeWolf Park on Canada Day, Bedford Days and an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony is also held.
Councillor Tim Outhit says more work will be put into the busy park. "Certainly it's a well-used park," he says. "A permanent washroom will be put in place as well as an outdoor gym."
"Unfortunately, I think we're going to need some more space," he adds. "I'm pushing to get more green space."
In 2000, DeWolf donated $100,000 to the city, just a few weeks before he died in Ottawa. Though few of his direct descendants still live in Bedford, his family house still remains standing as the WCL Bauld Insurance office on the Bedford Highway.
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Ocean-going gourd spotted across the Atlantic
The bottle gourd has revealed itself to be a globe-trotting explorer, crossing the Atlantic Ocean several times to find work as a water-carrying device for early humans.
A study of bottle gourd genetics has shown they have an African, not Asian ancestry, and subsequent studies reveal the plant has actually made the journey in both directions.
Domesticated bottle gourds are common around the world in tropical and temperate areas. The handy plant is edible when young and makes an ideal lightweight water-carrying vessel when mature.
They have been found in virtually all areas either before development of ceramics or where ceramics ere never used.
"Beginning in the nineteen-fifties we thought that bottle gourds floated across the ocean from Africa," said Logan Kistler, post-doctoral researcher in anthropology, Penn State in the US.
"However, a 2005 genetic study of gourds suggested an Asian origin."
"The 2005 study looked only at targeted sequence markers that turned out not to be informative on the population level... [but] now we can do sequencing of the large single copy area of the plastid genome, which is about 86,000 base pairs of DNA," Kistler said.
The researchers looked at 36 modern samples of bottle gourd and 9 ancient samples. They found that all the ancient bottle gourds from the Americas that were tested fell within the normal variation of the African bottle gourds and not the Asian bottle gourds.
"The best explanation for this is that they came directly from Africa," said Kistler.
"However, we wanted to test the possibility that gourds did float from Africa to form New World populations."
Studies showed that gourds can float in the ocean and that after long periods of time in salt water, they still have viable seeds.
The researchers developed an ocean-current drift model that showed that wild African gourds could have simply floated across the Atlantic during the Late Pleistocene. When they arrived, large mammals like the mammoth likely helped naturalised populations establish in the neotropics, because these large mammals were known to eat various members of the family that includes gourds. The seeds are found in ancient deposits of large mammal dung.
According to the researchers, it is feasible that gourds did float across the Atlantic Ocean frequently. This is especially true of gourds growing near rivers that flow into the ocean.
Researchers estimated it would take at least 100 days to drift the entire journey, with gourds potentially surviving at sea for over nine months just to seek a better life in the Americas.
The full report has been published by in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


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Q: how could i get int type value from char array? i want get three different int values from one input text (I will type "nn_nn_n").
for example. if i type "60_25_5",
my code is seperating a recieved text into three part by using underbar(_) and setting 'null',
and i think three char array (text1, text2, text3) will have each value (60, 25, 5)
finally, to use these values as a integer, i used atoi() .
this is my code:
#include <String.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

void setup {
   Serial.begin(9600);
   Serial.println("start");
}
void loop() {
    if(Serial.available()){
      char *data = Serial.read();// = nn_nn_n
      data[2]='\0';
      data[5]='\0';
      char *str ;
      str = data ;

      char text1[4];
      strcpy(text1,str);
      str = data + 3;
      char text2[4];
      strcpy(text2, str);
      str = data + 6;
      char text3[4];
      strcpy(text3, str);

      int a= atoi(text1);
      int b= atoi(text2);
      int c= atoi(text3);
      Serial.print(a);
      Serial.print(b);
      Serial.print(c);
     }
}

but the resutl of this:
start
000000000000000000000000

i know that im a super noob, but i'm ready to learn what you teach me!
I waiting your comment, thanks.

A: If you are want teach how things works, don't use arduino IDE, because there is not good tool for watch what MCU doing.
I use Atmel studio to show you how debug some parts of your code.  Here is tools named debugger (and simulator) which allow as make look inside whole MCU parts (look at attached picture).
Basically, you have three basic misunderstandings in your code :

*

*How serial communication works

*How Serial.read() works

*What char *data is.

*

*Transferring one character over a serial line takes some time. For baud rate 9600 baud this time is 10*1/baudRate. This is approximately 1ms.
During this time MCU is capable execute loop function maybe thousand times. Of course, mostly doing nothing because Serial.available() returns false. When first characters of transmitted message arrive Serial.available() returns true and code in conditions is start execute. But whole code is executed very quickly. No others characters is transmitted yet. Next character arrive again after 1ms. So your code process only one characters and again waits to next arrived characters. Because message have 8 characters (6 + CR LF), your code eight times write values variables a b c and you get this responds
000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
Space is not sending, but it represents waiting for next chars in loop function.
So after every chars what MCU receive print values 000
Let's find out why all variables was evaluated to 0 value.

*Serial.read() not return String or string as you are expected. You must read Arduino documentation and understand it. Function returns -1 if no data available or first available byte from message. In other words you get number representing ASCII value of arrived characters. In your example you get first value 0x36 because ASCII value of digits six is 0x36 ('6'). This is reason because I change your command char *data = Serial.read();// = nn_nn_n to char *data = '6'; which represent situation after first chars arriving.

*What this command doing? (spoiler - very bad things in this case)
This command create local variable what is a pointer to char. This variable is created on the stack and take two bytes. You can see it in watch window on first row. You can see that address of this variable is 0x08E6. This variable is automatically created in loop function and is here inserted value returned from calling  Serial.read(). So in first character is there value 0x36. But remember this is pointer to char It's mean that data pointer now point to address '0x36'. This is bad, really very bad. What is on address 0x36. You can see this portion of MCU memory in window Memmory1. Unfortunately this is part of memory reserved for access to IO registers. This registers control HW of MCU like Timers, Converters, SPI, IIC, UARTS ... It is very bad idea write random values to this area.
data[2]='\0'; This will try write zero to 0x0038 register
data[5]='\0'This will try write zero to 0x003B register
You are lucky in this case as you can see all registers in this portion has zero values and you don't break any hw configuration.
All others commands can be easy checked by stepping and it is easy understand that you are still play wits zero length strings. So at finally values variables a b c became zero.
(all this story line it's a deal in case that MCU is ATMEGA328)

A: Just use standard libraries:
#include <String.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

#include <stdio.h>

void setup {
    Serial.begin(9600);
    Serial.println("start");
}

void loop() {
    int a, b, c;
    if(Serial.available()){
        char* str = Serial.read(); // any in format of: "##_##_##", Ex: "60_25_5"
        sscanf(text, "%d_%d_%d", &a, &b, &c);
        printf("\nGiven numbers: %d, %d, %d", a, b, c);
    }
}

A: You might consider using strtok() to parse the numbers apart. Then still use atoi() to get your values.
Look at this example:
https://www.best-microcontroller-projects.com/arduino-strtok.html
void setup(void) {
char *token;
char *mystring = "apples,pears,bananas";
const char *delimiter =",";

   Serial.begin(115200);

   token = strtok(mystring, delimiter);

   while (token != NULL) {
      Serial.println(token);
      token=strtok(NULL, delimiter);
   }

}

void loop(void) {

}


text:
é um jogo eletrônico de grupo desenvolvido pela NDcube e publicado pela Nintendo para o Nintendo Switch. É o décimo segundo título de console de mesa da série Mario Party, e o segundo do Nintendo Switch após Super Mario Party (2018). Foi lançado em 29 de outubro de 2021.

O jogo apresenta cinco tabuleiros refeitos da trilogia original de Nintendo 64 e um total de cem minijogos provenientes de títulos anteriores da série, semelhantes aos de Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017), de Nintendo 3DS. Ao contrário de Super Mario Party, Superstars pode ser jogado com controles de botão. Após o seu lançamento, Mario Party Superstars recebeu avaliações positivas da crítica.

Lançamento
A Nintendo revelou o jogo na Nintendo Direct da E3 2021 em 15 de junho. A apresentação revelou e contou com remakes dos minijogos de tabuleiro "Peach's Birthday Cake" do primeiro Mario Party, e "Space Land" de Mario Party 2. Ryan Gilliam, da Polygon, observou que os minijogos incluíam eventos não vistos nas versões originais; além disso, ele comentou que o jogo pegou emprestado alguns assets — como a interface do usuário — de seu predecessor, Super Mario Party. A apresentação também confirmou que a personagem Birdo voltaria como personagem jogável pela primeira vez desde Mario Party 9 (2012). O terceiro tabuleiro anunciado foi "Woody Woods" de Mario Party 3, que foi revelado no site oficial do jogo. Durante uma transmissão da Nintendo Direct em 23 de setembro, os dois últimos tabuleiros foram revelados, sendo eles "Yoshi's Tropical Island" de Mario Party, e "Horror Land" de Mario Party 2.

Alguns minijogos do primeiro Mario Party, que exigiam que os jogadores girassem o botão analógico o mais rápido possível, retornam em Superstars; esses minijogos apresentam um aviso para não girar o analógico com a palma da mão. Isso ocorreu devido a incidentes em que os jogadores sofreram lesões nas mãos ao usar o analógico dessa forma.Por outro lado, outras suposições indicam que o aviso também pode ter relação com evitar o famigerado "joy-con drift", um vício de fabricação em que os controles analógicos do Nintendo Switch registram movimentações não intencionais do usuário.

Recepção
No Metacritic, Mario Party Superstars possui uma pontuação média de 80/100 com base em 88 resenhas, indicando "avaliações geralmente favoráveis".

Mitchell Saltzman, da IGN, deu uma crítica positiva, afirmando que "Mario Party Superstars é um amálgama de alguns dos melhores tabuleiros, minijogos, mecânicas e melhorias de qualidade de vida de toda a série, resultando no melhor Mario Party já lançado em muito tempo."

Superstars vendeu 163.256 cópias físicas em sua primeira semana de lançamento no Japão, tornando-se o jogo de varejo mais vendido da semana no país. O jogo foi indicado na categoria de "Melhor Jogo para Família" no The Game Awards 2021, perdendo para It Takes Two.

Ligações externas
Página oficial
Nintendo Direct (E3 2021)

Jogos eletrônicos de 2021
Jogos eletrônicos da Nintendo
Jogos da série Mario Party
Jogos para Nintendo Switch
Jogos exclusivos para Nintendo Switch


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