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With a growing number of states enacting laws to deal with identity theft, a White House task force has come out with a plan to protect people at the federal level.
In a press release issued Monday on the Federal Trade Commission's Web site, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced the completion of the President's Identity Theft Task Force strategic plan. The goal, according to the statement, is "to improve the effectiveness of criminal prosecutions of identity theft; enhance data protection for sensitive consumer information maintained by the public sector, private sector, and consumers; provide more comprehensive and effective guidance for consumers and the business community; and improve recovery and assistance for consumers."
Majoras said, "Identity theft is a blight on America's privacy and security landscape. Identity thieves steal consumers' time, money, and security, just as sure as they steal their identifying information, and they cost businesses enormous sums."
The task force recommends:
— Reducing the unnecessary use of Social Security numbers by federal agencies.
— Establishing national standards that require private organizations to safeguard the personal data they compile and provide notice to consumers when a breach occurs.
— Implementing a "broad, sustained awareness campaign" by federal agencies to educate consumers, the private sector and the public on methods to deter, detect and defend against identity theft.
— Creating a national identity theft law enforcement center that helps law enforcement agencies coordinate efforts to investigate and prosecute identity thieves more effectively.
The task force recommends several pieces of legislation to make these things happen. While there are already several laws at the state and federal levels to hunt down and prosecute identity thieves, the task force believes sharper teeth need to be added to what's already on the books.
"Although much has been done to combat identity theft, the specific recommendations outlined in the strategic plan — from broad policy changes to small steps — are necessary to wage a more effective fight against identity theft and reduce its incidence and damage," the task force said in its press release.
Do you think more federal legislation is the answer to the problem? Let us know what you think in our comments section.
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Identity fraud is a crime that costs all of us. As measures have been increased in recent years to mitigate identity fraud, so too has the level of sophistication of the fraudulent acts. Persons that were dedicated to committing fraud had the upper hand for some time, but technology is now catching up to these predators. The Case to Utilize Fingerprint Biometrics: Fingerprint biometrics are a leading digital technology that can be utilized in digital identity authentication. Those in a point of service setting that use fingerprint biometrics do so by scanning a customer's ID through a system and instructing the customer to use a keypad to match fingerprints with a stored fingerprint identity. Fingerprint biometrics can help increase the chances that the person in front of you presenting an ID is that ID's true identity. The result is an ability to capture and link fingerprints to a single ID record, which will increase fraud prevention and help ensure fraudsters do not attempt to use multiple identities. The Case to Implement Biometric Verification: Those in a point of service setting pay for fraud twice, once stemming from the initial act of fraud and a second time as a result of cost of goods, services and even insurance rates increases. Biometric verification can help resolve the problem of ID fraud and provide the point of service person that the customer presented is the actual person represented on the ID. The benefit of a biometric verification is that legitimate multiple IDs can be linked to a single person through one unique biometric fingerprint record. The additional benefit is that this unique biometric fingerprint cannot be utilized in multiple fraudulent IDs. Security Elements Needed for Acceptance of Fingerprint Biometrics: A sound fingerprint authentication system needs to have inherent protection against a number of types of common attacks and other compromised situations: The system should enforce trusted attended enrollment to establish a chain of trust as to whose fingers were enrolled for any given UserID. This cannot be accomplished by self-enrollment. The system should not allow any given fingerprint to be authenticated to identify more than a single User. The system should have a secure exception mode to support emergency access when no working device is available. The system should support a duress function for a limited subset of the User base. The system should adequately secure the biometric identifiers both at rest and in transit to prevent replay, man-in-the-middle and denial-of-service attacks. The system should be adaptable to a variety of authentication interfaces. The system should support interoperability of devices from multiple manufacturers. The system should allow for actual elimination of passwords, not just releasing them to an existing password-authentication mechanism. Technologies and products do exist which enable secure biometric systems to be implemented that meet these criteria to significantly reduce identity fraud potential.

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In the late 1990's, I participated in the creation of the "point-to-point tunneling protocol" (PPTP) with engineers at Microsoft and Cisco Systems, now an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) industry standard. PPTP is the technical means for creating the "virtual private networks" we use at UBC, by encrypting "open" Internet packets with IPSEC 128 bit code, buried in public packets. It was an ingenious solution enabling private Internet traffic that we assumed would last for a very long time. It was not to be, as we now know. Most disturbing, in the 1990's the US Congress debated giving the government the key to all encryption, which was resoundingly defeated. Now, the NSA appears to have illegally circumvented this prohibition and cracked encryption anyway. But this discussion is not about the political, legal and moral issues, which are significant. In this post I am more interested in "so now what do we do?" There may be an answer on the horizon, and Canada is already a significant participant in the potential solution.


For me its like a train ride through a world of images, though maybe I should have chosen a more watery simile. From the thoughtful poetic beauty of Feint Ruled Notebook to the positive tropical vibe of Reed in the River, though its Lay Down in the Morning Light that has me singing along and Gone that has me dancing in my chair (current favourite). Great debut album Pete.
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New overdose prevention site in Yaletown generates support and criticism
Seven councillors were in favour and four were opposed to the new site.
Kevin Griffin
1101 Seymour Street in Vancouver, BC will be the home of the Yaletown safe injection site. Photo by Jason Payne /PNG
A ground-floor "overdose prevention site" of less than 600 square feet in Downtown Vancouver has become a lightning rod for the continuing opioid crisis.
A major business group, the regional health authority and a social service agency have said they're are all in favour of the site at 1101 Seymour St.
But a candidate running for the Liberals in the provincial election has come out strongly against the site. People who work in businesses nearby remain concerned about what the permanent site may bring to the neighbourhood.
On Tuesday, the "overdose prevention site" at the southwest corner of Seymour and Helmcken streets was approved by Vancouver city council by a vote of 7-4. The site will be run by the RainCity Housing and Support Society, which currently operates in a trailer at St. Paul's Hospital.
Sam Sullivan, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek, said the proposed facility is misnamed because it facilitates overdoses rather than prevents them. He said while supporters describe it as part of a harm reduction strategy, it's really about "harm production."
"The drug-addicted person has to find money, often from illegal means," he said. "They buy drugs from organized crime, then they go inside and inject drugs of unknown quality in front of medical professionals — another dumb idea."
Sullivan said the neighbourhood on the edge of Yaletown is full of young families with children who are struggling to pay mortgages. The site is across from a playground in Emery Barnes Park, he said.
"It's a horrible idea and it should be stopped," he said, "and if I get elected, you better believe it will be."
Jason Cheung works at Money's Dry Cleaning at 585 Helmcken St. almost kitty-corner from 1101 Seymour. He said he had compassion for the people who are using drugs but felt that the site had been imposed on the community.
"From a business standpoint and being in this neighbourhood and talking to people, it feels very intrusive," he said. "It feels like the city has made all these decisions without considering anyone else's perspective."
Charles Gauthier, president and CEO of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) , said that in 2018 the association adopted an official policy to support supervised consumption sites within its district, which encompasses more than 7,000 businesses and property owners in a 90-block area.
"The DVBIA believes that harm reduction strategies, including well-placed supervised consumption sites and a safe drug supply, can contribute to healthier, safer communities," Gauthier said in an emailed statement. "It is our hope that this new supervised consumption site at Seymour and Helmcken will make an immediate impact and help save lives."
Jason Cheung works at a dry-cleaning business across the street from 1101 Seymour Street in Vancouver, BC, which will be the home of the new Yaletown safe injection site. Photo by Jason Payne /PNG
Dr. Brian Chittock is executive director of AIDS Vancouver, which is one of the social service agencies in the city-owned building at 1101 Seymour. He said he believes the new supervised consumption site will not only make the neighbourhood safer, it will help prevent overdoses among people using drugs.
"We're happy that this service is going to be offered," he said. "We definitely feel there is a great need for expanded safe injection sites not just in Vancouver but everywhere. It's one of the tactics that will help reduce deaths — there's no question."
In 2020, drug overdoses have killed 259 people in Vancouver ; in all of B.C. this year, overdoses have killed 1,068.
In April 2016, a public health emergency was declared in B.C. because of opioid-related deaths.
A city report said a permanent "overdose prevention site" was needed because of the increased street activity in the Granville area since COVID-19.
"The people who use in the Granville area represent a different demographic than in the Downtown Eastside, where most overdose prevention services are currently located," the report says . "(Vancouver Coastal Health) has identified the need for another overdose response service in this neighbourhood that will provide people who are addicted to illicit drugs with a safe and life-saving space to use, and access to other social supports."
Isaac Malmgren, associate director of RainCity Housing , said the society has operated a "overdose prevention site" at Comox and Thurlow streets since about May. It's located kitty-corner from Nelson Park.
He said a mobile "overdose prevention site" operated by another agency is already operating from a van parked in front of 1101 Seymour. Once RainCity moves into its permanent home at the location, that van will likely be relocated to another neighbourhood where an "overdose prevention site" is needed.
"The folks that people may be scared of or worried about are already in the community," he said. "When we open a service like this, what we're doing is providing a safe place for them to come inside instead of potentially using drugs in a park or alleyway."
He said RainCity plans to be a good neighbour and meet with local residents, business owners and operators.
"One of the key aspects of the way we approach providing any service in any community is being really responsive to every member of the community," he said. "We know that when we're able to operate a service safely and successfully, it provides safety not only for the people accessing those services but also for the community at large."
"Overdose prevention sites" are community-based responses to overdose deaths. They can be as minimal as a tent in a park and tend to be peer-operated.
Insite, at 139 East Hastings St., was the first supervised injection facility in North America when it opened in 2003. It's a more regulated medical facility that requires an exemption by Health Canada to operate.
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Handsome country house, offering stylish five-star accommodation for eight guests, set within two acres of exclusive grounds, offering a relaxing hot tub and a private arboretum.
This property is located on the edge of the stunning Snowdonia National Park, surrounded by a breath-taking mountainous landscape, which provides the perfect backdrop for enjoying scenic walks as well as more challenging outdoor pursuits such as climbing, abseiling, and hiking. The historic town of Dolgellau lies eleven miles from the property, and offers a good range of shops, pubs, bars, and bistros. Some twenty miles west of the property, the seaside resort of Barmouth is a home to a wide sandy beach that rarely gets busy even in the height of summer, and offers traditional seaside fun such as donkey rides, amusement arcades, and swing boats.
Approaching this property up the sweeping driveway, guests cannot help but feel that they are entering their own private retreat. Once inside, the elegant lounge is a wonderful space in which to relax and while away the evenings enjoying the company of family and friends, chatting, cosying up in front of the warming wood burner, or watching a film on the TV/DVD. For leisurely meals, celebratory lunches, or hearty breakfasts, the separate dining room has a huge table which sits next to an open fire, so no one is going to want to rush off at the end dinner. A second, smaller, dining area can be found in the kitchen, which is a well-equipped room offering both an AGA and a conventional oven, hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, and washing machine. Upstairs, there are five bedrooms, all of which benefit from en-suite facilities. The first two of these are king-size rooms, both offering an inviting roll-top bath, separate shower, and WC. The third bedroom is another king-size with an en-suite bath and WC, with the fourth and fifth bedrooms both being single rooms, one with an en-suite bathroom offering a shower-over-bath and WC, the other with an en-suite shower room with a shower and WC.
The outdoor space that this property offers is not only spacious, offering over two miles of private riverside grounds, but is also beautifully tended and well-appointed, with its own arboretum, a patio seating area with garden furniture and a BBQ, and a sumptuous hot tub where guests are invited to soothe away their stresses whilst enjoying the views across the gardens.
The house was lovely, warm, comfortable and spacious. Very generous large basket of logs for the fires. However, we stayed during the warmest week on record in February so we didnt need them! We had a bbq and sat outside in the sunshine instead.
Beautiful grounds, with many trees as well as pheasants. Lovely surroundings. Amazing house, with plenty of space for us all.
The house was in a lovely setting, but our holiday was spoiled by the barking of the dogs and the need to continually swat flies away from food when cooking and eating.


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The City Watch of Waterdeep, Part Two
By Ed Greenwood
Watch Sundries
Watch members inevitably become experts in particular neighborhoods, but in the last two decades the watch has made an effort to rotate patrol duties, mixing "area veterans" with watch members from other parts of the city, so every watch officer at least knows the street layout (and places of treacherous footing, poor visibility, or particular ambush danger) of the entire city.
Policing the sewers is now the duty of the City Guard, and the watch rarely enter them except when pursuing suspects or discovering sewer tunnels that connect with building cellars.
Every veteran watch member knows at least the heads and heirs of all Waterdhavian noble families by sight, plus the persistent troublemakers among the nobility. Many know most of the guildmaster's faces, too.
Forms of Address
Watch members customarily address male citizens as "goodsirs," except for persons they know to be Waterdhavian nobility, whom they call "gentlesirs." Mixed-gender groups of folk that include known nobles are called "gentles," and if the watch members don't recognize any nobles in the mob, they'll use the word "citizens" (even if they know many of them to be visitors).
Non-noble women are "goodwives" unless young, whereupon they become "goodlasses." Young males are usually called "jacks" or "my jacks" (as in: "What befalls? Hold and deliver truth, my jacks!")
"Hold!" (which means "Freeze!") and "Down arms!" (which means "Drop your weapons!") and "Talk truth!" (which means "Answer me!") are frequent watch commands.
When watch members address officers of superior rank, the word "sir" is the all-purpose formal address. "Sorn" is an added term of respect, somewhere between "trusted" and "worthy" in meaning, and is applied thus: "Sorn sir."
"Sorn" is also used in the other direction (by higher ranks addressing lower), but instead of "sir," it's added (or not added, if the speaker is grumpy or disapproving or merely bored) to the word "trusty."
In most daily situations (such as in barracks or on the streets, not in front of a Lord or Palace official or at a nobles' revel), watch officers tend to ignore rank formalities when their ranks are similar.
A watch patrol leader would think something was wrong, or she was being mocked, if members of her own patrol started calling her "sir" or "sorn sir," and so would a senior commander, if officers one rank lower than him did the same thing. This is due in part to the practice, now almost universal in the watch, of carefully being very formal and polite when you think your superior is making a mistake, or breaking the rules, or just being an ox-haunch (behaving like a jackass): in other words, clearly indicating your disapproval by tone and excessive formality without actually saying a single word of disagreement.
The watch places far more importance on diligent behavior while on duty (and springing to the aid of, or showing thoughtfulness toward, one's fellow watch officers) than on matters of etiquette. There's little or no discipline (beyond a sharp comment) for missing a salute or stumbling over another officer's title; the watch prides itself on being "family" (albeit a gruff, ungentle "slap-on-the-back, mock-one's-fellows" family) and not "a bunch of sniff-nosed, post-headed warriors."
Members of the City Guard salute often, usually with a raised weapon, but watch members seldom do so.
Some little-used formal and ceremonial salutes exist, but the most common watch salute performed indicates respect for someone's judgment, prowess at arms, or bravery. The saluter draws to attention, looks at the person to be honored, and while doing so, sharply raps the hilt of a sheathed weapon (usually a belt dagger) with one closed fist.
To any watch superior, a watch member salutes by tapping his temple smartly with an upraised, vertical forefinger.
The replying salute to an inferior is identical only if the superior officer desires to convey profound respect or gratitude.
Otherwise, the superior officer bends the left arm (at the elbow) up and across in front of her, turning that hand edgewise-on with fingers and thumb together ("a karate chop"), and strikes it gently, down from above, with the outside of her right hand, similarly bent but formed into a fist. (The fist "bounces" off the fingers of the other hand, after striking just once.)
A covert salute from a watch member to another officer (used in exaggerated, not-trying-to-hide form by officers not certain of the rank of the person they're saluting): Put the heel of the horizontal right hand on one's own belt, then swing fingers together in a single "tap" against the belt (as if patting one's own belly). If this is immediately followed by a move to scratch one's own left shoulder, it means: "Hi, there! I've got trouble, big trouble, and need you to stay and confer with me. Contrive to get close to me in some non-obvious manner, so we can talk."
A watch member receives 25 gp upon joining, plus a free uniform, a pair of boots, training, and (one) weapon. If dismissed without completing training, all must be returned except 12 gp.
Thereafter the watch member receives free room and board at assigned watch barracks (bunk, small beer, simple fare, bath access, weapon oil; need not be accepted, or can be taken up only on a casual "feel like it tonight" basis), plus 5 sp per day (active duty or not), plus 4 sp per patrol (normally only one patrol per day per watch person, the day normally being divided into three slightly-overlapping shifts/patrols). Officers receive the same 5 sp rate, but 5 sp, 7 sp, or 1 gp per patrol, depending on rank.
The watch member also receives one replacement uniform, a pair of boots, and an additional weapon per year; others must be paid for out of salary. (Additional weapons and gear are often issued "for free" out of armory lockups for patrol use, but must be returned or replaced.)
To learn more about the City Watch, please read Armed Forces of Waterdeep.
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Q: Gulp-less 4.0.1 and Gulp 4.0.0 don't create output css I have Gulp 4.0.0, gulp cli 3.9.1 and gulp-less 4.0.0 installed.
I understand that gulp-less 4.0.1 requires gulp 3.x.
The question is "How to use less with gulp 4?"
Console and gulp-util doesn't show any bugs, but it looks like less task is ignored.
Package.json:
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  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "quests",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
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  "author": "Toma",
  "license": "ISC",
  "devDependencies": {
    "gulp": "^4.0.0",
    "gulp-less": "^4.0.1"
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Gulpfile.js:
var gulp = require("gulp");
var less = require('gulp-less');

gulp.task('less', function () {
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Console:
[16:53:20] Using gulpfile ~\Documents\quests\gulpfile.js
[16:53:20] Starting 'default'...
[16:53:20] Starting 'less'...
[16:53:21] Finished 'less' after 45 ms
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Arrive in Reykjavik, Iceland, and make your own way to our group hotel.
After a leisurely breakfast, check-out of your room and board your comfortable coach for your drive on the ring road north to Akureyri, Iceland's second largest town, where your ship the Greg Mortimer awaits. Whatever the time of year, Akureyri is a lively and energetic town, and home to around 20,000 inhabitants. It is by far the most densely populated community outside the Reykjavík area, and is the centre of trade, culture and services for the north of Iceland. It is a town closely associated with educational institutions and cultural events, all of those having strong traditional roots.
The 400 km/248 mile journey to Akureyri takes approximately six hours and you will get a glimpse of Iceland's dramatic landscape along the way. Upon embarkation, you'll have time to settle into your cabin before our important briefings. Spend some time out on the observation decks and say goodbye to Iceland as we sail across the Denmark Strait to Greenland.
As we cross the Denmark Strait to Greenland, enjoy informative and entertaining lectures from our expert expedition team including naturalists, historians and geologists.
As we approach East Greenland, we may encounter more pack ice where we may see seals and a variety of seabirds, including northern fulmar and migratory Brunnich's guillemots. This stretch of coastline is ripe for exploration, with its many secrets locked in place by drift ice for up to eight months each year. Home to snowy owls and musk ox, it's the world's largest national park, covering 972,000km2; most of which is inland ice and the rest a composite fjord landscape.
Over the next seven days a host of choices are open to us, and depending on ice and weather conditions, the east coast of Greenland is ours to explore. Our experienced expedition team, who have made countless journeys to this area, will use their expertise to design our voyage from day to day. This allows us to make best use of the prevailing weather, ice conditions and wildlife opportunities. We will generally make up to two landings or Zodiac excursions per day; cruising along spectacular ice cliffs, following whales that are feeding near the surface.
Over the coming days, be prepared to experience ice, lots of it. East Greenland contains some of the Arctic's most impressive scenery. Deep fjords and narrow channels, flanked by sharp ice-clad peaks up to 2,000 metres / 6,562 feet high. Glaciers create gigantic icebergs that drift throughout the fjord system creating breath-taking scenes. The landscape is filled with multi-coloured tundra home to musk oxen and arctic hare. Throughout the area are ancient Thule archaeological sites, historical trappers' huts, and modern Inuit hunters' cabins. A highlight is a visit to the Inuit village of Ittoqqortoormiit, the most isolated and northernmost permanent settlement in the region, with approximately 450 inhabitants. The community boasts an excellent museum, gift shop, an abundance of Greenlandic sled dogs, and the opportunity to meet Inuit people.
Explore Scoresbysund, the largest fjord system in the world – a spectacular place that simply needs to be seen to be believed. North of Scoresbysund are, Kong Oscar and Kaiser Franz Josef fjords, two of the most significant fjord systems in all of Greenland, each one encompassing several smaller fjords and sounds. Thanks to the fertile volcanic soil mountains that protects areas from the strong winds, the area is rich in wildlife. You may spot everything from musk ox and arctic foxes to mountain hares and even reindeer near the fjord. Look skyward and you could catch a glimpse of birds including glaucous gull, black-legged kittiwake, northern fulmar, common raven and common eider.
We will attempt to enter Kaiser Franz Josef Fjord, a remote and rarely visited fjord system with countless opportunities for exploration within the Northeast Greenland National Park. Cruising through Kong Oskar Fjord we will marvel at the geological beauty of the mountains. We will then head south along the coast of Liverpool Land, with our passage dependent on ice conditions. We aim to reach Scoresbysund, the world's biggest fjord and a favourite hunting ground of the local Inuit. Massive glaciers dump into this fjord, the birthplace of the famous big Greenland icebergs.
We plan to visit the remote Inuit community of Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresby Town) and to hike across the tundra in search of ancient graveyards and summer villages occupied 3,000 years ago by the Inuit. This area provides excellent opportunities for sea kayaking in its maze of calm, interconnecting waterways. If we are lucky we may see musk oxen, arctic hare and seals.
Cape Humboldt is a beautiful bay on Ymer Island. There is a good chance to take a tundra walk and see musk oxen graze. We will also keep a lookout for arctic fox and ptarmigan. A lone trapper's hut looks over the bay and magnificent icebergs.
Sefstrom Glacier adorns the narrow peaked waterway in Alpefjord. Enjoy Zodiac cruising and kayaking in this pretty area, where colourful Arctic flora adorns the tundra ground. Ittoqqortoormiit is Scoresbysund's colourful Inuit community of approximately 500 people. Here you can explore the village, the fascinating museum or sit in the beautiful Lutheran Church. The locals are friendly and from underneath their arctic fox-fur jackets, the shy young children are keen to say hello and practice their English.
Sydkap in Scoresbysund offers good walking and delightful views across the sound. Kayakers will have good opportunities to explore the lonely beaches. We may explore the ancient gravesites on the island, or the lakes with green tunnels and giant icebergs offer hours of enjoyment for kayak and Zodiac rides.
Rømer Fjord with its narrow channels and towering peaks is simply stunning, and lies roughly 167 kilometres / 104 miles south of Scoresbysund. There are great hiking options in the fjord where flowering tundra plants, scattered bones of whales and musk ox from centuries of hunting by the Inuit, and fumaroles can be found. These are areas where heated groundwater boil to the surface creating bubbling pools and mineral formations as the water reacts with the atmosphere.
Rode Ø island is a glorious place for Zodiac cruising, hiking and kayaking, with its rich red Devonian sandstone geology. Discover the impressive mafic dyke that runs through the east side of Rode Ø. Glaucous gulls find perfect perches and nesting sites along the top of the basalt extrusions. Kayak along the maze of icebergs - pillars and arches, caves and peaks that look as though an artist had sculpted them.
The scenery here is breathtaking. Walk across the tundra alongside a ravine or Zodiac cruise where you might find musk ox, along with flitting shore birds, seals and a variety of colours in the lush Arctic tundra. Kayakers can enjoy sublime paddling in one of the most remote fjords in the world. Nearby is the spectacular and impressive Ø Fjord, a perfect place for small ship cruising.
If mountains rising 1,200 metres straight out of the water wasn't enough, how about the fjord itself, descending to 1,500 metres? There are also countless icebergs pouring out of the Daugård-Gensen Glacier. A great place for kayaking and Zodiac cruising with plenty of gorgeous bergs while the glacier itself, seemingly small from a distance, proved to be a formidable river of ice snaking down the valley.
No one can state the exact age of the neo-Eskimo site at Eskimobugt, but it may only be a few hundred years old. Subterranean winter houses designed with a tunnel that faces the sea where occupants would crawl through to the stand-up living chamber; at the opposite end is the sleeping platform. The walls were erected with carefully laid stones while the roof structure would be built from whatever material was available - driftwood, walrus bone, and available skin covering. Fire hearths were created by laying rocks in a circle with a bed of white quartzite stones. Learn from our historian about the incredible resourcefulness of the Inuit people whose men travelled formidable distances by kayak to hunt, and whose women crafted sophisticated garments from animal skins and fur – a people for whom survival in such extremes was paramount. Hiking here offers panoramic views, sightings of musk ox and, occasionally arctic hare.
See some of the most striking sedimentary sandstone, shale and siltstone formations imaginable. The alternating colours and patterns in the layers of rocks defied belief, and the layers of sediment here are estimated to have taken about 4,000 years to be laid down. You can also find the remains of a simple but highly effective wooden fox trap in use by Norwegian trappers in both Greenland and Svalbard from the early 1900s to 1960s. Skippendalen is also a marvellous place to hike and paddle in kayaks.
During the early morning, we arrive into the northern Icelandic town of Akureyri. Upon disembarkation, farewell your expedition team, crew and fellow expeditioners as our buses will be waiting to transfer us back to downtown Reykjavik or to the airport.
NOTE: Due to departure flight schedules out of Reykjavik, we recommend that passengers stay overnight in Reykjavik before continuing with your onward international travel arrangements.


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HIV AND COVID-19: THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING HIV TESTING IS PRIORITIZED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19
As a country, Eswatini is lucky that we haven't had major cases of People Living with HIV (PLHV) and on treatment, who have lost their lives to COVID-19, due to a weakened immune system. This is commendable as it proves that the country's efforts to enrol PLHIV on life saving treatment in the early 2000s was a great move. As health care services worldwide undergo major reconfiguration to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, there are simple and affordable ways to improve outcomes that relate to both HIV and COVID-19 care.
The first step is voluntary HIV testing for people hospitalised with suspected or diagnosed COVID-19, whose HIV status is unknown. It is paramount that in a COVID-19 focused environment, health workers do not forget the importance of HIV testing in the work up for acute pneumonia and respiratory failure and, as such, do not delay diagnosis of HIV-related conditions such as pneumonia, which can present in a similar way. By definition, people with undiagnosed HIV will not be on ART and will commonly have reduced immune function and increased inflammation, both of which are likely to increase the risk of COVID-19 complications. Critical decisions about starting ART after a new HIV diagnosis, are paramount for every LiSwati. There is currently no data to inform the risk/benefit of initiating HIV treatment in people with COVID-19 but it is hoped that dedicated studies will be designed to address this important question. Meanwhile, an HIV diagnosis will ensure appropriate linkage with specialist HIV care during admission and upon discharge from hospital. This strategy will improve health outcomes for those individuals who do not currently know they are HIV positive and will counteract their risk of transmission to partners.
The second step is for People Living with HIV to ensure they record their status on all hospital admissions relating to COVID-19. This in turn will ensure that antiretroviral treatment (ART) is maintained during hospital stay, including during intensive care. Interrupting ART typically results in the rapid rebound of HIV replication, with a detrimental effect on immune and inflammatory responses that can complicate the management of COVID-19.
Establishing HIV status and access to expert opinion will be beneficial to the management of HIV-positive patients with COVID-19 and supportive of overburdened care teams. Examples include guidance on drug formulations suitable for critically ill patients and advice on drug-drug interactions. In addition to aiding clinical management, recording HIV status serves an important public health function: it can enrich research-based data collection platforms, and enable researchers to generate a much-needed dataset to inform guidelines and policies for both people with HIV and those affected by COVID-19. Currently, advice from specialists is based on extremely limited data and expert opinion.
Healthcare workers – doctors, nurses, laboratory personnel and all members of hospital staff – are responding amazingly well to the urgency of large numbers of people needing acute care for COVID-19.
As NERCHA, we make a call for increased awareness on the importance of recording one's HIV status, continuing HIV treatment for those known to be HIV-positive and establishing a diagnosis for those who have an unknown HIV status, as essential for all hospitals dealing with COVID-19.


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There are a lot of things to worry about in the months before and after high school graduation. Did your child pick the right school? Are you ready to handle move-in day? And how will your family pay for everything?
If you started saving when your child was young, you're hopefully feeling a little more prepared for that last one.
But if you still have the same investments you picked back then—and if you used individual portfolios instead of an automatic age-based option—you should review your investment choices to ensure they still make sense.
How college savers choose investments
Vanguard recently analyzed over 1 million accounts in several 529 college savings plans* to understand how college savers approach risk when it comes to their investment choices.
Taking the right level of risk is a critical component of any investment plan. And it may be especially critical right before and during the time you withdraw the money.
So what did the data show?
About half (49%) of the accounts studied were invested in a single age-based option, which automatically adjusts to a lower level of risk as the beneficiary gets closer to college age.**
The rest of the accounts used either individual portfolios only (30%) or some combination of individual portfolios and/or age-based options (21%).
Taking too much risk?
There's nothing wrong with custom-building your own mix of investments, of course. But the research shows that people who choose this path tend to hold a lot of stocks.
This makes sense when kids are young—your main concern is getting your savings to grow, and stocks tend to be the best asset class to help you meet that goal.
That's why our age-based options—which are built on Vanguard's 40 years of investment research and analysis—allocate up to 100% of assets to stocks when beneficiaries are age 5 or younger, depending on the account owner's comfort with risk.
However, investors who go the "custom" route tend not to ramp down on stock holdings as fast as the age-based options do. For example, for beneficiaries age 16 to 18, our age-based portfolios hold a maximum of 25% in stocks—and that's only for people who are really comfortable with risk.
Investors in New York's 529 Direct Plan who customize their investments, though, appear to take on quite a bit more risk than that. For beneficiaries who are age 16, accounts invested solely in individual portfolios hold an average of 70% in stocks. In fact, almost a third of these accounts are completely invested in stocks.
Source: Vanguard.
Managing risk by ramping down stocks
Over time, stock returns (as well as returns for any other asset class) tend to rebound from losses.*** People who are still a decade away from college have longer to wait out any market downturns. But a parent who loses money when tuition bills start arriving may not have time to wait for a rebound.
If you choose to put your college savings in an age-based option, you'll have help managing your allocation to ramp down your risk. But if you want to choose your own mix of investments, you can still use the allocations of the age-based options as guidance on what level of risk is appropriate for your child's age.
With planning, you can help protect your college money from slipping away—so you'll have it when you most need it.
* New York's 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan, CollegeInvest Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan, College Savings Iowa, MOST—Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan, and The Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan.
**Data in this article provided by Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, Inc., as of June 30, 2015. Sources of analysis: Vanguard, Implications of disciplined investing for 529 college-savings plans (Stockton et al., 2016); Vanguard research series on 529 college-savings plan account owner behavior (analysis data as of December 31, 2014).
***Only about 4% of rolling 10-year periods have experienced negative stock returns. Data covers the period 1926–2015 and uses the Standard & Poor's 90 from 1926 to March 3, 1957; the S&P 500 Index from March 4, 1957, to 1974; the Wilshire 5000 Index from 1975 to April 22, 2005; the MSCI US Broad Market Index from April 23, 2005, to June 2, 2013; and the CRSP US Total Market Index thereafter. Source: Vanguard.
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Mr. Ron Jonson
December 29, 1942 - November 30, 2021
Mr. Ronald "Ron" Ray Jonson, 78, of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at his home. Born on December 29, 1942 in Louisville, KY, he was the son of the late Raymond Watson and Virginia Wiley Holmes. Mr. Jonson received his BA from Western Kentucky University and graduated with a Masters and Specialist degree in Music from the University of Georgia, and he was the band director at the Hart County High School for 32 years and McCants Middle School in Anderson, SC for 8 years. He also formed the Hart County Community Band. Ron was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hartwell where he was a choir member and former deacon. Ron had a variety of responsibilities during his career as a music educator which included a term as the All-State chair of the Georgia Music Educators Association as well as judging High School Band Large Group Performance Evaluations throughout the state. He was also a sought-after clinician for District bands. He was a member of Phi Beta Mu and of the Georgia Association of Educators where he served as the president of the local GAE chapter. The bands under Ron Jonson's instruction consistently achieved Superior ratings at LGPE (formerly called Band Festival) and often had students participate in the All-State band. Other achievements of his bands include marching in the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC and the World's Fair in Knoxville, TN. The marching band under his direction also performed half-time shows for the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Braves, frequently participated in "Band Day' at the University of Georgia, and made multiple trips to Disney World. Ron's teaching inspired several of his former students to become music instructors themselves. Survivors include his two sons: Andrew "Andy" S. Jonson (Margaret) of N. Augusta, SC and David N. Jonson (Shona) of Locust Grove, GA; daughter: Christy Stewart (Roger) of Woodstock, GA; brother: Sid Jonson of Hartwell; and seven grandchildren: Payton Jonson, Manny Jonson, Reagan Jonson, Caroline Jonson, Ben Turner, Natalie Turner, and Mary Alice Turner. Mr. Jonson was preceded in death by his parents; wife: Barbara Bushnell Jonson; and one brother: Harold Jonson. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell. Other times the family will be at the home. A service celebrating the life of Mr. Ron Jonson will be held Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Hartwell with Dr. Hugh Kirby and Dr. Stuart Lang officiating. Ron wished to be cremated following the service. The service will be livestreamed on the First Baptist Church of Hartwell Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/firsthartwell In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ron Jonson Music Scholarship Fund c/o Hart County Education Foundation, 284 Campbell Drive, Hartwell, GA 30643 or any Pinnacle Bank location. The Strickland Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.
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Imen Smaoui from Tunisia was trained at the Centre International de Danse in Paris. Back in Tunisia, she worked as a dancer, actress and choreographer with director Tawfik Jebali and choreographer Ornella D'Agostino. She is connected with the Parisian Theatre Jean Vilar just outside of Paris, and is working with the multidisciplinary festival Dream City in Tunis.


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Impossibly Not Regularly Occurring AoE2:HD Night!
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Mawbeast
#1 • Apr 11, 2013
Alright FOOLS.
So this happened recently and it's fairly awesome. By fairly, of course I mean gorgeous and fantastic.
So here's what I'm thinking.
Fridays, ~7pm or 8pm EST we form up in IRC, and then proceed to have some long and awesome FFA matches in AoE2HD. Like the olden days. We can Skype voice chat ( except Roph because Roph never talks so he can Skype voice listen ), form alliances, move dicks, and generally fuck around with history.
Buy this*
Download this
Get on this
Add us on this
AND BE ONLINE!
Next AoE2:HD Night:
Friday, April 12th, 2013 - 7 to 8pm Eastern Standard Time(UTC -5) form up in #crankeye.
Steam ID's to add:
NAMKCOR
...your name here?...
*If you legit can't afford a copy I'm sure I could do something about that.
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Dwarra?
You fuckers gotta do this when I work B(
I'm down for any tuesday/thursday games
pacdiggity
my name is Timothy what's yours
general comment about timezones grumble grumble
it's like a metaphor or something i don't know
Malson
I also think having it at a late time is a large burden because we have so many European members here.
no one cares about the australians though
Well what would be a better time? I can adjust it as needed.
Also Sword: let's play tonight ;o
I think just setting it a couple hours back would offset the difference. I mean, as it stands, Skanker for example would have to be up at 2-3am to participate.
The time fits perfectly into my schedule, so I have no concerns. I do like what Dr_Swordopolis said about Thursdays, though; people usually have plans Friday and Saturday nights, outside the realm of cyberspace.
We could do thursdays, but I couldn't join in until like 9pm due to my train schedule, assuming I work that night.
I'm good typically on saturdays.
Of course I don't have AOE2 yet but still.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/sophist
D&P3
*crack*
#10 • Apr 12, 2013
I'm up for it.
As for game times, well you start one whenever you start one and if I'm available to do it, I will do it.
Quote from: Malson on April 11, 2013, 01:13:05 PM
I would have laughed, but there were a few things I read on gaming related posts recently that suggest that's far more true than I initially believed
I just threw a time out there, we can be flexible with it.
It's a bit lame to always be rushing. I play more for fun, allies for an hour or so, then a big battle climax. It's not starcraft.
Everyone Off
roph the proper term is dick move
No, that's when an ally builds a tower inside your city and then goes hostile on you.
To be fair, he was the one who went hostile on me.
Quote from: Roph on April 13, 2013, 06:26:01 AM
I didn't rush, it was castle age when I attacked you at first, and it was a 75 pop game, and I was almost at cap as it was. If you wanted a cease-fire until Imperial or Post Imperial you could have said so instead of spamming "start the game already" in pregame chat.
Tbh I don't find it fun to play sim city for an hour and a half, and then have a big pointless battle, I like thinking strategically against my opponents and actually competing with them. I don't want to spend almost two hours watching my villagers werk werk werk because I know nothing is going to happen. If I wanted to watch a bunch of maxed out armies fight each other, I could make a map in the editor and bypass the two hours of tedium.
It's not Starcraft, true, but it still is an RTS. Its a game genre that allows for intense battles of wit and command. AoE2 is just slower than Starcraft, and has more resources.
If you want to build cities for two hours, that's cool, I just won't ask to play games with you anymore.
You can ask anyone here; I never take the game seriously when I play. Most of the time I don't ever even attack, I just set everyone to ally, citybuild and wait for people to come my way. I'm not sure anyone here plays competitively, but I could be wrong.
I like playing AOE2 Sim City. I dunno why.
Have fun then. I don't play it to be uber competitive but I like playing for strategy. Just doing nothing for 2 hours is like if I were to play Magic the Gathering against someone and we didn't attack or counter each other for 50 turns just to fill out the board before doing anything.
I don't play MTG "competitively" either, but I like to have a tactical game against my friends for fun.
JFTR I'm not saying you guys are wrong for playing it your way, just that I don't really find it entertaining to play that way. So I guess just carry on without me.
Edit: TOTES NOT BEING PASSIVE AGRESSIVE HERE, I PROMISE.
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My favorite MTG decks are burn decks, so I can see what you mean there. But if MTG had city-building somehow, I'd probably end up doing it there too. All I ever do in MMOs is wander around and explore when I should be leveling; all I ever do in racing games is cruise. I even spend a lot of time grinding and using auto-battle in Fire Emblem because I'm not playing it to challenge myself. There are exceptions to these rules; I love Super Meat Boy, and it's really fun to be challenged in a game like that. But especially when playing against others, I don't really care enough about the outcome to warrant investing a bunch of time and thought into it. I'm just playing to have fun with friends, and I figured that was the whole point all along.
Nobody said all we'd do is not take it seriously and city build for ten hours, nam. Nobody's just shutting you out so you don't have to do the 'fine go without me' every post.
Malson may not ever take it seriously so feel free to destroy him.
Yeah, I'm not speaking on behalf of the forums here. I'm renowned as a big fat casual anyway.
Not trying to be passive agressive here. Just saying if you guys are going to do a match where you want to just build up and not really fight, I'm fine with sitting out.
Not mad or anything.
The best part is utterly destroying the city that someone else just spent hours building though ;o


Neha Kakkar's acoustic version of "Sanu Ek Pal Chain Na Aave" from Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz starrer movie – Raid. This new acoustic version has music produced by Tony Kakkar which has new additional lyrics by the musician himself. The video of the song is shot by Vaibhav Budhiraja under Nikhil Gupta's direction.


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'I think I shall be among the English Poets after my death, ' John Keats soberly prophesied in 1818 as he started writing the blankverse epic Hyperion. Today he endures as the archetypal Romantic genius who explored the limits of the imagination and celebrated the pleasures of the senses but suffered a tragic early death. Edmund Wilson counted him as 'one of the half dozen greatest English writers, ' and T. S. Eliot has paid tribute to the Shakespearean quality of Keats's greatness. Indeed, his work has survived better than that of any of his contemporaries the devaluation of Romantic poetry that began early in this century. This Modern Library edition contains all of Keats's magnificent verse: 'Lamia, ' 'Isabella, ' and 'The Eve of St. Agnes'; his sonnets and odes; the allegorical romance Endymion; and the five-act poetic tragedy Otho the Great. Presented as well are the famous posthumous and fugitive poems, including the fragmentary 'The Eve of Saint Mark' and the great 'La Belle Dame sans Merci, ' perhaps the most distinguished literary ballad in the language. 'No one else in English poetry, save Shakespeare, has in expression quite the fascinating felicity of Keats, his perception of loveliness, ' said Matthew Arnold. 'In the faculty of naturalistic interpretation, in what we call natural magic, he ranks with Shakespeare.'
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Publish Date: 26-Apr-1994
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Author Biography - John Keats
John Keats was born in October 1795, son of the manager of a livery stable in Moorfields. His father died in 1804 and his mother, of tuberculosis, in 1810. By then he had received a good education at John Clarke's Enfield private school. In 1811 he was apprenticed to a surgeon, completing his professional training at Guy's Hospital in 1816. His decision to commit himself to poetry rather than a medical career was a courageous one, based more on a challenge to himself than any actual achievement. His genius was recognized and encouraged by Charles Cowden Clarke and J. H. Reynolds, and in October 1816 he met Leigh Hunt, whose Examiner had already published Keats's first poem. Only seven months later Poems (1817) appeared. Despite the high hopes of the Hunt circle, it was a failure. By the time Endymion was published in 1818 Keats's name had been identified with Hunt's "Cockney School," and the Tory Blackwood's Magazine delivered a violent attack on Keats as a lower-class vulgarian, with no right to aspire to "poetry."But for Keats fame lay not in contemporary literary politics but with posterity. Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, and Wordsworth were his inspiration and challenge. The extraordinary speed with which Keats matured is evident from his letters. In 1818 he had worked on the powerful epic fragment Hyperion, and in 1819 he wrote The Eve of St Agnes, La Belle Dame sans Merci, The Major Odes, Lamia, and the deeply exploratory Fall of Hyperion. Keats was already unwell when preparing the 1820 volume for the press; by the time it appeared in July he was desperately ill. He died in Rome in 1821. Keats's final volume did receive some contemporary critical recognition, but it was not until the latter part of the nineteenth century that his place in English Romanticism began to be recognized, and not until this century that it became fully recognized.
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Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St Agnes and Other Poems
Complete Poems
Keats's Poetry and Prose
Poems of John Keats
The Eve of St. Agnes; A Poem
Odes Sonnets & Lyrics
They Fought Alone
Mod Lib Complete Poems & Selected Letters Of John Keats
Keats: Poems Published in 1820
The Letters of John Keats: Complete Revised Edition with a Portrait Not Published in Previous Editions and Twenty-Four Contemporary Views of Places Visited by Keats
The Poetical Works of John Keats
The Complete Poetical Works and Letters of John Keats
Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends
Isabella; Or, the Pot of Basil. Illustrated and Decorated by W.B. Macdougall
Ode on a Grecian Urn, the Eve of St. Agnes: And Other Poems with Biographical Sketch, Introduction and Notes
The Poems of John Keats
John Keats: Ode to a Nightingale (Unabridged)
Realm of Fancy and Other Poems (Dodo Press)
Poetical Works of John Keats. Edited by William B. Scott. with an Introductory Memoir.


and our common humanity embraced.
Hope that the artists will survive.
To unite with a sense of common humanity.
That art does exist among us.
As something that is not obligatory but something that is essential.
Set aside and conventional theories about art.


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Caterpillar Facts
FOR AGES 3 YEARS TO 18 YEARS
Fun Caterpillar Facts For Kids
Divya Raghav
on 21 October 2022
Natalie Rayworth
Chandan Shukla
Caterpillar Interesting Facts Caterpillar Fun Facts
The little crawling insects called caterpillars, belong to the animalia kingdom. The scientific name of caterpillar is Larva. Caterpillars include many other species as well, but most are yet to be discovered. They prefer living alone as well as with their respective groups as being in groups keeps them safe from potential predators. Larva prefer to live on plants, trees, grass and leaves. They like to live surrounded by abundant food sources, while also keeping them away from a variety of ground predators. In their current form, caterpillars do not reproduce because they are the young version of a butterfly. The process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly requires two to five weeks. The caterpillar head is the most attractive part of the insect. The head has six pairs of eyes on both sides, and they have six legs on each side. Caterpillars use their saliva to keep themselves safe from predators, their saliva is also well known for its use in their silk production.
If you enjoyed reading these facts on caterpillars, you should also check our articles on yellow jacket wasp or mud dauber wasp.
What do they prey on?
Flowers, honeycomb, grass, bark, twigs, animal waste, ants, moss, lichen, and hair
Omnivores
Average litter size?
How much do they weigh?
0.006 lb (0.1 oz)
How long are they?
0.03–5.5 in (1-14 mm)
How tall are they?
What do they look like?
Setae
What were their main threats?
Birds And Large Insects
What is their conservation status?
Where you'll find them?
Grass Plains
Caterpillar Interesting Facts
What type of animal is a caterpillar?
Caterpillars are insects that belong to the animalia kingdom with the scientific name Larva.
What class of animal does a caterpillar belong to?
Caterpillars belong to the insecta class.
How many caterpillars are there in the world?
The number of Larva in the world is quite indiscernible, but at least 20,000 different species of caterpillars have been discovered. It is also believed that there are plenty more species of caterpillars yet to be discovered, as there are several new species of butterflies and moths that have been discovered in places with low human presence.
Where does a caterpillar live?
Caterpillars mostly prefer to live in plants. Most caterpillars have their favorite host plants, such as a particular tree, grass or even stinging nettles. This plant is known as a host plant. Butterflies or moths lay their eggs on host plants, and when the eggs hatch to become caterpillars, their food source is right there.
What is a caterpillar's habitat?
Larvas preferred habitat is in areas with grass, flowers, leaves, trees, and plants where the butterfly lays their eggs. They also hide them in piles of decaying leaves and on tree bark. Monarch caterpillars love milkweed. Caterpillars usually need fresh and healthy food for survival. Caterpillars go through several stages before completely becoming butterflies. They require a safe place for survival, safety from drowning in water and ventilation. They stay at the host place as long as they get enough food to grow into a butterfly or moth. They are also known for causing extreme damage to agricultural produce.
Who do caterpillars live with?
Caterpillars live in their host plant. Caterpillar's prefer to live both alone and with groups. If a caterpillar belongs to the butterfly species, they are known as chrysalis or pupa, and if the caterpillar belongs to moth species then they are known as cocoon or shelter.
How long does a caterpillar live?
The larvae stay from two to three weeks and then become butterflies. The total time the caterpillar needs to become a butterfly is two to five weeks. This time also differs between species, food availability, and other environmental factors that may affect their growth.
How do they reproduce?
Larvae are the babies of butterflies and moths. They don't reproduce themselves. After they mature and convert into their winged adult forms, they are free to mate and lays eggs, and then they hatch into more caterpillars.
The conservation status of the caterpillar is Least Concern. The habitat of the little caterpillars is under constant threat due to various human and non-human activities such as weed control, off-road vehicle use, non-native invasive plants, and fire.
Caterpillar Fun Facts
What do caterpillars look like?
Caterpillars are cute, soft and furry species of insects that go through many stages to become beautiful butterflies. Eastern tent caterpillars usually make silk tents in which they live together. They have long worm-like bodies with six legs. Caterpillars use their legs to scroll from one leaf to another. Their legs are very tiny and play a major role in their growth. They are mostly green in color but can also be found in yellow or red colors. They look different at different stages and change from when they hatch and when they are ready to become pupate.
How cute are they?
Caterpillars are adorable and appealing in nature. They are green in color and very small. They look beautiful on wet plants, like little green water droplets. The head of caterpillars is quite fascinating. Their heads have six eyes on both sides. The most beautiful stage of caterpillars is when they become butterflies. They are considered to be some of the most attractive insects in the wild by some, while others find them to be gross.
How do they communicate?
Caterpillars interact with each other in different ways, and use different parts of their body to create vibrational noises in order to pass their signals. They make four different sounds, and all are associated with eating and silk production. According to different reports, they produce different sounds by scraping their mouthparts against leaves, moving their bodies or dragging their anal parts against the surface of a leaf. Bag-worm moth caterpillars use different sounds for the construction of their bag and attach themselves to the host plant.
How big is a caterpillar?
Luna moth caterpillars are 2.1-2.7 in (5.5-7 cm) in length. The average length of Larva can be between 0.03-5.5 in (0.1-14 cm).
How fast can caterpillars move?
Caterpillars are at a disadvantage when it comes to speed. Their slow movement makes them easy prey. A caterpillar can move at speeds up to 1 mph (1.6 kmph) for a brief period of time.
How much does a caterpillar weigh?
The average weight of a caterpillar is 0.006 lb (0.1 oz). The weight of caterpillars differs according to their growth and habitat.
What are the male and female names of the species?
There is no specific name given for male and female caterpillars. They both have dark line patterns on their backs. The testes of the male caterpillars are visible in yellow globes beneath the skin on either side of this line between the middle and tail end of the body. The testes become more visible as they grow up.
What would you call a baby caterpillar?
The scientific name of caterpillars is Larva, they are from the insecta class and lepidoptera family. The other names of caterpillars are leafworm and woolly bear. Baby caterpillars are called larvae.
Larvae are omnivores and they love eating. Their diet generally includes flowers, honeycomb, grass, bark, twigs, animal waste, ants, moss, and lichen. Eating and growing are the two main factors that help caterpillars survive.
Are they harmful?
The answer is both yes and no. Adult moths are not harmful, they also don't have stinging hairs and spines. There are very few caterpillars that can cause mild to moderate stings and are harmful.
Would they make a good pet?
They make good pets and are popular among both adults and children. It is not harmful to keep them as a pet. Even butterflies are great pets as long as their special needs, with respect to their flying and diet, are met.
Caterpillars belong to the insecta class and have three body parts which include the head, thorax, and abdomen. They are great at eating! They can also grow up 100 times larger than their original size after their birth. Caterpillars do not have teeth. Instead, they have two mandibles that aid them in chewing their food.
Why are they called caterpillars?
The English word caterpillar has its roots in the French word 'catepelose', which means 'hairy cat'. This was later added to the pillar from the word 'pillager', which means 'looter'. This mostly has to do with the insects looting farmers produce.
How to get rid of caterpillars?
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La paradamina es un mineral arseniato, por tanto en la clase de los minerales fosfatos, y dentro de esta pertenece al llamado "grupo de la olivenita". Fue descubierta en 1956 en la mina "Ojuela" en el municipio de Mapimí, en el estado de Durango (México), siendo nombrada así por relación estructural con la adamita o adamina. Un sinónimo poco usado es el de paradamita .

Características químicas
Es un arseniato simple de cinc, hidroxilado y anhidro. Todos los minerales del grupo de la olivenita al que pertenece son similares, fosfatos o arseniaos simples hidroxilados. Es el dimorfo triclínico de la adamita, que cristaliza en el sistema cristalino ortorrómbico. Además, es isoestructural con la tarbuttita triclínica (Zn2PO4(OH)).

Hábito cristalino
Son usuales los cristales aislados, tanto tabulares como prismáticos, presentando un escalado angular. Están estriados en unas caras sí y otras no.

También en agregados globulares, de cristales redondeados o mostrando terminaciones agudas.

Formación y yacimientos
Se forma como mineral secundario en la zona de oxidación de yacimientos polimetálicos hidrotermales de plata, cinc y plomo.

Suele encontrarse asociado a otros minerales como: mimetita, adamita, ojuelaíta, mapimita, limonita, köttigita, smithsonita, wulfenita o calcocita.

Referencias

 Paradamina, mindat.org.
 Paradamina, webmineral.com.
 Manual de paradamina, Mineral Data Publishing.

Minerales arseniatos
Minerales de zinc
Sistema triclínico
Minerales descubiertos en 1956
Minerales descubiertos en México en el siglo XX
México en 1956
Estado de Durango

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Work is ongoing in Inishowen where Donegal County Council and many other agencies are involved in various aspects of resolving issues caused by the August flash floods. The council have issued a detailed update in relation to progress being made o road openings, bridge repairs and more.
Since the severe flooding on the 22nd August, Donegal County Council has been working to have the priority regional routes in Inishowen open as soon as possible. This is an update released by Donegal County Council on the status of these roads.
· R240 at Riverside between Quigley's Point and Carndonagh – is now open to single lane traffic. Motorists are asked to remember that there is a 20 tonne weight restriction on this road and for this reason it is not suitable for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs).
· R238 at Three Trees between Muff and Quigleys Point is now open to two way traffic.
· R244 at Craignahorna on the Mountain Road between Buncrana and Carndonagh remains closed. Work is continuing on repairing this road and a bespoke box culvert has been procured, ordered and is now being manufactured. A bespoke skew box culvert is required due the the height of the bridge and a temporary platform is required on site to lift the culvert into place. It is expected that this road will be reopened in 4 weeks.
The L-1781-6 Grainne's Gap is now open with a small diversion at Thompsontown bridge. This bridge is due to open on Friday 15 September.
· Muff to Quigleys Point to Moville to Carndonagh route.
L-1891-2 - Eskaheen Road to chapel - remains closed.
L-1381-2 - Meendacalliagh/Evishbreedy: Illies to Glentoghter - due to open at 6pm on Friday 8 September.
L-53912 – Annagh - remains closed.
L-7451-1 - Drumskillen Road - remains closed.
L-7631-3 - Glenbridge Road - remains closed.
L-7641-1 – Gortcormacan - remains closed and due to open on Friday 29th September.
L-7681-1 - Lowertown Road/Gortcormacan - remains closed.
L-7761-2 - Knowhead Road/Calfwarn - remains closed.
The Council is continuing to identify and cost design solutions to repair the extensive damage caused to the 1500km road network in Inishowen. To date in excess of 600 issues have been identified. Road users are being asked to continue to exercise extreme care when using these roads.
Approximately 115 bridges has suffered flood damage and up to a quarter of these may have to be replaced. Council staff are dealing with these bridges on a priority basis and temporary repairs are taking place to allow access. However, it make take 6 – 12 months to arrange permanent replacements.
Swan Park remains closed to the public due to extensive damage caused by the recent floods. The park is unsafe and we are advising members of the public not to visit the park.
The Council's Housing Service is continuing to provide support and assistance to those affected by the floods.
59 families have now registered with Donegal County Council as being displaced and at this stage, solutions been found for 31 families. In many of these cases, this is an interim solution until such times as they are in a position to move back to their home. Some have already moved to their new accommodation, and in other cases arrangements are being finalised or the Council is awaiting responses to offers made. A number of cases do not require action at this time and the Council continues to work with all displaced households on a case by case basis to addressing their housing needs.
An information leaflet has been delivered to each home in Inishowen setting out information on supports and assistance available to those affected by flooding and will be of particular use to those who do not have access to the internet.
Applications for financial assistance have been received by the Irish Red Cross are currently being processed. This scheme is available for small businesses and community, voluntary and sporting bodies who do not have insurance in place. Application forms are available athttps://www.redcross.ie/news -and- events/Donegal+humanitarian+ flooding+assistance/.
The Council is also aware that other areas in the county including Raphoe, Rathmullan and Bundoran were affected by recent floods and any household, business, sports clubs or community organisation affected in these areas can also access supports and assistance. Anyone who requires help with clean-ups or who need skips and/or dehumidifiers should contact Donegal County Council at 074 91 53900.
Experiencing flooding in your home or business can be very distressing. If you are feeling emotionally overwhelmed at the moment, call the dedicated HSE Helpline for Flooding on 074 91 67558 from 9am to 5pm on 07491 67558 or call the Samaritans at 116 123.
Anyone affected by the recent floods can contact the Council by calling into our offices or by calling 074 91 53900 during opening hours or 074 91 72288 during out of hours.


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In a case of first impression, represented a Chinese pharmaceutical company in a multi-state, multi-jurisdictional regulatory and criminal prosecution arising out of baseball's "Mitchell Report" that involved the distribution of HGH in the United States and abroad. AP&S successfully negotiated a plea that resulted in a fine and community service payments and a misdemeanor with no jail time for the company's president.
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One of my favorite things to do at performances, shows, or talks, is turn around and look at the faces in the audience.* BASIS.ed Senior Projects, dear readers, is one of those events where, when I turned around, I was greeted with nothing but smiles of serene bliss, those smiles that so uniquely capture pride, respect, excitement, and hope, those of witnessing something truly incredible.
This May, many faculty and staff members from BASIS Independent Schools had the lucky pleasure of traveling to Arizona to witness the annual Senior Project Presentations given by participating BASIS.ed graduating seniors. It was spectacular.
Getting the chance to peek in on the last hurrah of BASIS.ed seniors' educational journey was so profoundly moving - from the standpoint of witnessing the pride that our students, families, and teachers shared over this long term, deep inquiry-based project that seniors spend the last third of their year doing, but also moving in what the BASIS.ed curriculum and educational program stands for as a whole, what it is that grows and nurtures such incredible people. It was an amazing reminder of why we wake up each day excited to head to our jobs, no matter which campus, and regardless of whether we actually have graduating seniors.
Coming to work knowing that I have any small hand in developing students into the scholars we saw before us in Arizona means that I am part of something big - and I am proud of it.
What BASIS.ed schools teach and what students end up prepared to do afterwards is most certainly big, but it is not loud. Sitting in the presentations, it struck me that we are quietly incubating the next leaders in every field imaginable, including disciplines that have yet to emerge.
Something my colleagues and I noticed is that the silence of our students was almost as a telling as what they actually said. The students were not afraid to take a minute, think, and respond to a particularly challenging question by saying things like, "I do not have enough information to comment." Our curriculum teaches students to tackle the unknown with gusto, to be unafraid to come to student hours or peer tutoring hours because there is something they don't know. Without fail, students were fearless when confronted with something they don't know.
Projects covering seemingly distinct fields like biology or medical sciences ended up being highly interdisciplinary, and our students readily shared the connections they uncovered through their research process. The BASIS.ed curriculum is unique in the sense that it gives students the opportunity and capacity to think in an interdisciplinary fashion through specific courses like Connections, Latin, Logic, or Economics, to name a few, but also gives them deep content level preparation to be able to actually act on their ideas and profoundly understand those interdisciplinary connections. You might find at other schools students who "don't go there" with a certain project because they were never taught a specific topic, didn't take "that class," or don't have specific research skills. These issues don't stop our students from making connections or tackling something that will call upon a discipline they haven't studied. One student, Casey, decided to focus her project on better understanding her Autistic younger brother by coding and decoding his speech. The BASIS.ed curriculum encompasses many things, but not linguistics.** Though without the proper linguistics foundation, she had the confidence in herself academically to teach herself and work with her mentor on the skills she needed. Her discoveries have led to changes in his treatment plan, and if you are curious, she is studying Astrophysics at Stanford University beginning this fall. Our curriculum teaches students - and they truly embody - that there are no limits to what you can do if you believe you can do it…even if you just study Astrophysics in the end.
If you have ever been to an informational event to learn more about our school, read our website, or are a parent of a BASIS.ed student, it's no secret that we emphasize the importance of our teachers and the bond between teacher and student as fundamental to our students' success. The student-teacher relationship comes full circle at the Senior Project presentations. With teachers and mentors as their audience, the students themselves became the teachers, standing before a captive audience, delivering their material with the same exuberance that they had been on the receiving end of for years. They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery - and in this case, I can imagine that, for a teacher, there is nothing more sincerely satisfying than watching your student reflect back to you the energy and passion that you tried so hard to convey daily in your lessons. To any teachers reading this post who might be wondering what it will "look like" when their rowdy 7th graders, wrapping their heads around logical reasoning, reach 12th grade: if Senior Projects can be seen as any sort of crystal ball, trust me, it looks good and your work is going to pay off. They will carry your passion with them -- and long after they complete their Senior Project. Don't be surprised if they want to stay in touch, as well.
The "hope" part of my own smile of serene bliss was due to the startling realization that these students smash all notions of complacency or apathy I sometimes worry have crept their way into the consciousness of youth culture.
Every single student whose project I sat in on was questioning something pretty big -- questioning things that 17-year-olds don't typically question, like a truth written in a textbook or something seemingly innocuous we do without thinking, such as voting for or against municipal initiatives during local elections.
Side note: Christian, featured in the video above, along with another student, Sophia, made me and another colleague vow to get more involved in local politics. If you saw their presentations, you would get more involved, too. By the way, most of the students focusing on something political for their project can't even vote yet.
"Hope" might not be the right word for what I felt watching these 17- and 18-year-olds poke holes in everything I thought I knew about politics, or remind me of the fact that I would never think to ask the doctor what type of sutures I would be receiving should I ever need them. No, I didn't quite feel "hope for the future" watching them. Their findings, hunger, and drive did not strike me as future-oriented. Perhaps without them even knowing it, they are already powerful change-agents. The students I met took a present-day challenge, and tried to figure out, here and now, what they could do about it, and convince others (quite adeptly) why it matters.
A better word for what I felt watching the students is "relief." I felt relief knowing that we, as the adults either directly or indirectly responsible for getting them ready to face a world without Communication Journals, mandatory student hours, and built-in networks of support, are doing a pretty good job giving them skills that will help them in college or a conference room, each with lots of people spouting lots of opinions. I felt relief knowing that 17-year-olds care enough about supporting their peers that they would build an entire app around study collaboration (Trevor, if you are reading this, we can't wait to see where you go with it!). And I felt relief knowing that there is truly nothing standing in the way of our students' success.
*Those who read our blog regularly know that articles are rarely written from the first-person perspective. This space is generally reserved for the collective stories that make up what it means to be a part of our school community; it is a place for us to expound further on elements of our program, recap community events, and share the many accolades our students receive, and will continue to receive as our schools firmly plant themselves.
**There could be some Capstone Courses or electives that touch upon linguistics offered at some schools.


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TWO BITS: Dunlap's back, Johnson's training
1 » After a successful rookie season in which he notched 24 tackles and 9.5 sacks (second-most for a first-year player behind Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh's 10), former Florida Gators now Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap has returned to Gainesville, FL to earn his degree from the University of Florida. Just 20 hours away from graduating with a degree in family, youth and community services along with a minor in business administration, Dunlap decided to take 12 credits in the spring 2011 semester and will likely complete the rest the next season his team misses the playoffs. "I felt like the longer you wait, the harder it is for you to come back," Dunlap told The Gainesville Sun's Robbie Andreu. "I just thought the transition would be a lot easier to do it now, to knock some of it out. The present is as good a time as any to get a degree. As hard as it was now to come back, I can imagine how hard it would be to come back a few years down the road."
Dunlap also spoke to the Sun about his unfortunate arrest for driving under the influence before the 2009 Southeastern Conference Championship game and how the mistake has adjusted his outlook on his personal and professional life. "That incident changed my whole life," he said. "It made me respect the game a lot more. It showed me how everything can be taken from you by making one mistake, and not knowing whether you'll be able to play again. I remember what Cris Carter once said. He said, 'I will never again allow my life to be put in the hands of somebody else where they can make the decision whether I play football again or not.' That's the quote I thought of [when I was suspended]. I'm going to use that quote the rest of my career."
2 » Though many of his former teammates will be participating in the 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl and 2011 East-West Shrine Game, former Gators guard Carl Johnson will be headed to the Texas vs. The Nation collegiate all-star game set to be played on Feb. 5 in San Antonio, TX. He will eventually end up participating in the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine in February with hopes of improving his stock for the 2011 NFL Draft in April. Johnson spoke with the Palm Beach Post's Jason Lieser and provided these notable quotes (read what else he had to say).
PBP: How does Florida's future look after a disappointing 2010 season?
CJ: "I think the team's going to be six times better this year than last year. Some good guys didn't get to play. At the skill positions, you need experience. [Quarterback John] Brantley has a year now. He knows the tempo. He knows what it's like to face a team that's trying to decapitate you. They're going to be better. Now all these guys have experience, which helps a lot. I mean, when I first played, I was like a duck in a dirty pond — don't know what's underneath those feet."
PBP: Was the 2010 freshman class better than people thought? How much impact could those players make this season?
CJ: "From what I saw of the freshmen — [wide receiver Quinton] Dunbar, to me, he's dynamic. He should have played this year, but I'm not a coach. They have some certified ballers, Mack Brown, the running back, he's going to be a beast. Trust me, they're going to be good."
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Gators11 says:
I believe Riley Cooper is also back and finishing his degree.
Swampbabe says:
Nice to see Dunlap return for his degree. Sounds like he made the most out of his mistake and will be a better human being because of it. Hope other Gators, like Hill, will follow his example and come back and finish what they started in the classroom.
gatorJacque says:
I totally agree that many very talented players on our 2010 team were not on the field very much and should have been. I am glad that bad taste in their mouth did not make them transfer and help make another team a champion. Looking forward to seeing them in the next season. Do not think Weiss will be that dumb not to play them.
g8ter27 says:
Swampbabe, I dont think Hill started anything in the classroom that he will be finishing. I imagine that some Gators will eventually come back to get their degrees but I have money against Hill ever doing so. gatorJacque, I agree that we had many players this year that for whatever reason never saw action. Funny how CJ mentioed two that fans continuoulsy asked about and yet were MIA. I think that Weiss will play the best players he has that gives him the best chance to win….two years ago i would have never believed it…. but last year, that is not what our offensive coaching staff did for whatever reason. ( and i do not think it was all discipline reasons either)
ncgator says:
Lest we forget, Meyer won 2 NC games and knew talent as well as anyone. Makes you wonder why these guys didn't get much playing time. Maybe they weren't as good as their stars indicated! Maybe they were lazy and didn't earn a starting spot! Maybe they were just stupid and couldn't learn the playbook! To say these individuals SHOULD have played or the previous coaching staff was DUMB not to play them is is an erroneous and uninformed statement.
I don't think folks are saying that it was "dumb" not to play them, I think the idea is that Meyer and Addazio felt like they owed something to some of the legacy players, when we may have had some guys who didn't get much PT but could have helped the team.
GatorCooken says:
That is exactly what I am saying. Meyer is not dumb by any stretch of the imagination (not sure about SA). The point is we basically told Cam Newton he was going to play behind Brantley, played Brantley this year when it was painfully obvious playing someone else would have made a difference (see the MSU game for example) and to me, and I know it is only one opinion, it seemed like there was a lot of guys "in the doghouse" this year. So I am just wondering if somebody played favorites. People like Will Hill probably should not have played at all and should have been kicked off the team, but I am not sure about some of the other guys.
Why do you think Newton was told he would play behind Brantley?
SC Gator says:
Unless my memory is playing tricks on me Newton was the number 2 on the chart, behind Tebow, not Brantley.
None of which matters, given his legal problems and him getting ready to lose his scholarship and probably his enrollment because of his cheating.
Just replying to what was said, "don't think Weiss will be that dumb not to play them". My point was, we just don't know the reason why some of the so called "blue chips" didn't play, even though they seemed sure things to us. There is one guy I would really like a legitimate answer as to why he didn't get more P/T and that's Dubose.
As far as Lagacy players getting preferential treatment, the only one that fits that criteria is Brantley. And I agree, Meyer stuck with him out of a misplaced loyalty to him for waiting patiently brhind Tebow. He should've been benched way before mid-seson. That was long enough to see he didn't have the ability, legs or passing accuracy to run a spread offense. For that, Meyer has to take the blame. While Addazio was the O/C, make no mistake, Meyer had the final say-so and had the ultimate resposiblity for this clusterf—k of an offense. All this being said, with the exception of Brantley and Hill, Meyer had his reasons for not playing guys we think should have played.
I agree with you. Oh, and that was just the word out there after newton was arrested for the laptop incident. What I didnt understand nor did anyone else I think is why that year, when we are up 41-7 on a team with 7 minutes to go in the game, did we have Tebow still out there running the ball. It would have been good experience and rewarding for Newton…or Brantley to get that playing time. Week in and week out the announcers would say the same thing "why is tebow still in the game?". Last year it bit us.
My guess, he was trying to pad Tebows stats for a second Heisman.
Wingtee says:
That is true about leaving TT in games
top long. Meyer is a weired dude.
Should have left last year
baltimoreprincess says:
meyer did just what he said he would do, and that is lower his intensity, delegate, and depend on student team leaders. tt was in all the coaches meetings his sr year and was the coach on the field during games. he covered up for addazio's ineptitude his sr year, and having rg pouncy not playing center helped him too. an oc should be a quarterback developing coach first. a line coach should be a line coach. when both of his assistants left, meyer, was happy for them, but did not know how to replace that level of assistant, with out leaning on catholic rooted sentimental favoritism. meyer did play favorites with people he felt he owed something to, and that is the blessing and curse of being raised with catholic guilt.
it is nice to see some players coming back to finish their degrees. my only gripe with luck out in the pac 10 is that he didnt say ' i am coming back for another year because i value my education. ' instead just some stuff about how he thought it was the best thing. i wish more high profile student athletes were vocal about being students.
congrats to de dunlap. hope he is very successful in his spring semester, and that he is equally as successful in the classroom.
Actually, Luck flat out said he was committed to finishing his degree in architectural design and will do so in spring 2012 in his statement about returning.
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