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Sir Henry (Harry) Harpur, 6th bt. from an image in the NT Collection
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Sir Henry 'Harry' Harpur, 6th Baronet
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Born on the 6th. July 1739 – had he been born 50 years later, I think that he would have figured in one of Georgette Heyer's novels – little is known of the 6th Baronet's education. He went to Westminster until he was ten but, then, although we know that he went on 'The tour' for about three-and-a-half years before he was 21, there seems to be little record of the intervening time.
Above the fireplace in the Saloon, in Calke Abbey, hangs the large portrait of Lady Frances Greville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick, with the infant Henry, the future 7th. Baronet, holding his toy, a 'bandalore', or, what we would call today, 'yo yo'. Marrying in 1762, they had only the one son although, as Sue Styche, another of our volunteer researchers, points out, in correspondence with a friend, Lady Frances says that she would have liked more children, especially a daughter. (her brother, Sir Charles, and her uncle, Sir William Hamilton were, of course, associated with the 'romantic' figure, Emma Hart)
In 1761 he entered Parliament, unopposed, for Derby. He appears to have been classed as a Tory although there is no record of him speaking in the House of his voting record. He, probably, stayed in 36, Upper Grosvenor Street whilst in London – it was about a four-day journey from Calke to London in those days. In 1773, he bought Tadworth Court, in Surrey, which the family sold in 1806. (It, later, became a country part of Great Ormond Street Hospital and is now run by The Children's Trust)
At home he effected a number of changes. Together with other landowners he took advantage of the Enclosure Act to seal off the limeyards, which gave him the right to manage the extraction and associated kilns.
In the immediate vicinity of the house, he employed Eames to eradicate the old formal garden and to create the, then fashionable, informal, landscaped surroundings. He introduced 'the wilderness' and the walled kitchen garden and, in the stable block, added the Riding School, employing the distinguished Derby, architect, Joseph Pickford, for the work. He, also, constructed a 'ride' at Swarkestone, to further his **racing activities.
In these he was very active and had some success. He won three Doncaster Cups, the Chester Cup, Lichfield Cup, and several other top races.
We always, romantically, link him to the survival of the racehorse *'Squirt', when he was only 11 years old but we must accept that it could have been the Agent, or Steward or his Guardian.
With all this, you would not have thought that he had room for extra-marital relations but, no! He had several, all neatly documented in the records together with the record of any illegitimate children – all of which were generously cared for. Quite a man – Georgette would have loved him as a character!
He died in 1789.
*Squirt was bred by William Metcalfe, of Beverley. His sire was Bartletts Chiders, who was a son of the Darley Arabian and whose dam, Betty Leeds, could trace her ancestry back to Darcy's Yellow Turk. He was owned, firstly, by Lord Portmore but came into the Harpur stable around 1742. His racing record was mediocre and he was put to stud.
His failure on the race track may have been due to the onset of laminitis because, in 1750, the decision was taken to put him down since this affliction was incurable. However, as he was being let to the kennels by Miles Micklethwaite, the veterinary surgeon, his groom pleaded for him on the ground that, although he could hardly stand, he could still stand at stud – if you follow what I mean.
His plea succeeded and, although Squirt died soon after, in the interim period he sired several horses, including Marske, who went on to sire Eclipse possibly the best racehorse of all time. He ran in eighteen races, winning sixteen of them and his stud line has produced over 95% of present-day Group 1 winners.
So, the next time you put a wager on the Derby, think of the little drama played out in the stables at Calke Abbey in 1750, that set the pattern for the future of British Flat Racing – a lame horse, a compassionate groom and, possibly, the sixth baronet, who was eleven years old at the time.
**Horse racing, probably, started when two people thought that they had a horse that could beat the next chaps. Indeed, by the start of the 18thC, most races were just that. The number of horses was small and the purse w s the total that each owner had subscribed, in other words, 'staked'.
The events were 'stamina' races, as the horses were of the stamp of heavy hunters. Towards the end of the 17thC, Charles II had brought over 43 brood mares from France, and the Arabian blood was beginning to come by the turn of the century, but, at the time of the 6th. Baronet, horse racing was very different to that we know to-day.
The sprint horse – 5 furlongs up to a mile-and-a-half, was unknown. Races were, generally, of four-mile heats, followed by 30 minutes 'currying' time, then another four miles. If there was a clear decision, it stopped there. If there was not, then a third four-mile heat was run. With one Calke horse, Furiband, there is a record of a four-heat race.
Until 1836, when Lord Bentinck introduced the 'Horse Box', a racehorse had to be walked or ridden to the course from its home stable. Thus, racing was, geographically, localised, but, in 1836 Bentinck had a horse at Goodwood that was due to run in the St. Leger, at Doncaster, three days later. Thinking that the horse would 1) not stand a chance of getting there in time, or 2) that it would be so fatigued that it would not be able to run, many wagers were made against it. However, Bentinck's horse box, drawn by six horses, with frequent changes, got there with a fresh horse, won, and took home prize money and wagers totalling around £1,500,000 in to-day's money!
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I started searching for universities and cities that would suit me. I made an enquiry to Coventry University and the response I got was quick and welcoming. The admissions team followed up with me, invited me to events and helped me every step of the way with my application.
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ExxonMobil shows the perils of corporate science
By Vince Wookey Last updated Jan 24, 2023 0
The writer is a science commentator
In 1962, Humble Oil ran an advertisement boasting that "each day it supplies enough energy to melt 7mn tons of glacier". Within two decades, Humble, by then subsumed into Exxon, was becoming far more reticent about what its products could do to the environment.
Memos unearthed in 2015 suggest the conglomerate long knew of the link between burning fossil fuels and global warming — despite downplaying it. Now researchers have put hard numbers on that apparent duplicity. A new analysis shows that ExxonMobil's internal projections broadly matched, and occasionally outperformed, the worrying forecasts made by outside academics and government scientists over the same period.
In short, the researchers conclude in the journal Science, ExxonMobil predicted global warming "correctly and skilfully". This fresh comparison not only reveals the gulf between what the company was discovering privately and saying publicly but also offers a benchmark for what companies knew, and when, about the harm their activities cause. That conceivably strengthens the hand of those suing ExxonMobil for alleged deception.
The analysis was carried out by Geoffrey Supran, now environmental policy researcher at the University of Miami, climatologist Stefan Rahmstorf and Harvard university historian of science Naomi Oreskes. They gathered all known company material concerning anthropogenic global warming: 32 internal documents by ExxonMobil scientists and managers between 1977 and 2002, plus 72 peer-reviewed publications written or co-written by company scientists between 1982 and 2014.
From these, the researchers pulled out 16 temperature projections, calculated between 1977 and 2003 using climate models either built or run in-house (sometimes with academic collaborators), and rated their accuracy. Overall, the company's global warming projections closely tracked subsequent observed temperature increases: between 63 and 83 per cent were judged to be accurate. The material also showed company scientists forecasting a warming of 0.2C per decade, in line with models elsewhere.
The oil company, then, may have had a far better grasp of climate science than most people assumed — including predicting, correctly, that the warming would become detectable between 1995 and 2005. ExxonMobil's projections were judged closer to reality than even those used by Nasa scientist James Hansen, who first told Congress of global warming in 1988. Despite this, the authors say, the company chose the route of "overemphasising uncertainties, denigrating climate models . . . feigning ignorance about the discernibility of human-caused warming".
ExxonMobil rejected the allegations about its climate research as "inaccurate and deliberately misleading". Company spokesperson Todd Spitler told the FT: "This issue has come up several times in recent years and, in each case, our answer is the same: those who talk about how 'Exxon Knew' are wrong in their conclusions." Both Supran and Oreskes have testified against the company. Spitler noted that, in 2019, the company was cleared in New York of misleading shareholders over climate science.
Still, the Science paper adds quantitative heft to what is often perceived as a subjective sense of corporate wrongdoing. It also shines a light on the corporate scientist, whose research can be misrepresented to the outside world, if presented at all. Exxon scientists themselves, the documents show, seemed confident in their research: they did not regard their projections as particularly uncertain.
Can an academic ever reconcile taking the corporate shilling with doing the right thing? "The best general advice is to work for an organisation that shares your ethical values — and avoid those with a poor record in social and environmental justice," says Stuart Parkinson, director of Scientists for Global Responsibility. "The fossil fuel industry in general does not have a good record here."
Neither, according to a 2021 Bath university study, do many other sectors, including alcohol, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and drink and gambling, accused of employing similar questionable strategies to oil and tobacco companies. Watch out for corporate harm reframed as individual weakness, in the guise of the "problem gambler" or the "problem drinker"; beware think-tanks, front groups and pro-industry academics, relaying company-friendly messages but one step removed.
Most of all, beware corporate science that seems truer to the profit motive than to science itself.
Vince Wookey
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Carl Magnus Rising, född 1733, död efter 1790, var en svensk målare och godsinspektör.

Rising gick i lära för konterfejmålaren Carl Fredrik Swahn i Stockholm 1755 och var under perioden 1765–1779 nämnd som verksam miniatyrmålare i Stockholm. Han målade altartavlan Kristus i Getsemane för Sundborns kyrka i Dalarna 1776 målningen flyttade senare till en annan plats i kyrkan. Efter sitt giftermål 1797 med Anna Kierling var han även verksam som godsinspektör vid Lydinge sätesgård i Uppland. Rising finns representerad i den Wikanderska samlingen vid Nationalmuseum i Stockholm.

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Where can I find a study on deep convictions for someone studying the bible?
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How did people learn about God without the Bible?
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Why Clinical Psychology?
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Many people are interested in psychology, and in fact it is one of the most popular degrees that can be studied at university. But having a degree in psychology is not the same as being a Registered Practitioner Psychologist. A Registered Psychologist is a legally regulated professional who has a postgraduate qualification in the application of psychological science to a particular issue. There are currently seven types of Practitioner Psychologists:
Counselling Psychologists
Forensic Psychologists
Health Psychologists
Occupational Psychologists
Sports & Exercise Psychologists
Registered clinical psychologists have a degree in psychology plus an additional three to five years of postgraduate experience and university training in applying the science of psychology to clinical problems.
It therefore takes six to eight years to qualify as a Registered clinical psychologist, and the qualification that Registered clinical psychologists now obtain is a doctorate in clinical psychology.
What is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist?
Clinical psychologists and psychiatrists often work in the same clinics and see people with similar problems, but there is a clear difference between them.
Clinical psychologists' key role is to consider what the science of psychology tells them about how to help with the problem. And psychiatrists' key role is to consider what the science of medicine tells them about how to help with the problem.
They are each able to do this because the first stage in training as a clinical psychologist is a degree in psychology, whereas the first stage in training as a psychiatrist is a degree in medicine.
So if you are depressed, for instance, a psychiatrist is best placed to help you think about whether a biological treatment like antidepressant drugs may help. And a clinical psychologist is best placed to help you think about whether a psychological therapy like cognitive behavioural therapy may help.
Clinical psychologists will usually be able to help you see a psychiatrist if that would be helpful for your problem, and psychiatrists will usually be able to help you see a clinical psychologist if they would be more able to help you with your problem.
What is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a counsellor or therapist?
Clinical psychologists have extensive training in assessing a range of psychological difficulties and determining the most appropriate form of help, as well as being trained in providing more than one type of therapy.
Therapists and counsellors, on the other hand, usually specialise in providing one particular type of therapy, like psychodynamic psychotherapy, or counselling, or cognitive behaviour therapy. If you know what form of therapy would be most likely to help your problem, you might go directly to see a therapist or a counsellor.
Therapists and counsellors are not yet legally regulated professions, which means that anyone can call themselves one, regardness of their training . However, many therapists and counsellors voluntarily register with one of the major professional bodies such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy or the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy.
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Imagine that you, or your students, have been presented with the following task:
Using this design, work out the total number of circles for a similar coaster with 47 circles on each edge.
Which of the responses given below would you instinctively call 'algebra'?
2𝑥 + 2(𝑥-2)
2 × 𝑥+2 × (𝑥-2)
Two lots of 47 blue circles plus two lots of 45 red circles.
The total number of circles is two lots the number of circles on an edge (blue) plus two lots of two fewer than the number of circles on a side (red).
(This task and the sample responses are taken from Britt & Irwin, 2011)
Did you instinctively pick the symbols?
When asked to make a quick decision in this way, many people will select the examples that contain alphanumeric symbols – this is certainly the way in which many children think of algebra.
If this was the case for you, how strongly do you feel that the other examples are NOT algebra, and why? Do you feel that they are nearly algebra? Could you say that any of the children who created these examples were doing algebra?
This is a fascinating activity that really forces you to confront your preconceptions – I found myself placing all of the above examples into a category called might be algebra, because in order to make a stronger judgement I wanted to know the context in which they were produced, and I want to know what was said aloud but not captured on paper.
I came across the following diagram in a paper by Russell et al (2011). It was created by a child, Laura, in response to the question: How do you know that 16 + 16 = 15 + 17?
Take a careful look at it and consider the dialogue that may have accompanied this as an explanation to her peers or her teacher. Do you think that Laura is doing algebra? Is she thinking algebraically?
I thought this was a particularly lovely example. At first glance it is easy to value Laura's attempt to use a concrete representation and to perhaps go further and assume that it illustrates a strong conceptual understanding of additive compensation. But look more closely and there's even more to notice – while she has chosen to represent a specific numerical example, it is a different example to that in the original question. Is Laura in fact illustrating that she recognises this as a generalised property of addition? Does her choice of numbers indicate that she recognises the process of additive compensation in cases of the form n + n = (n-1) + (n+1), but perhaps not those of the form a + b = (a – n) + (b + n)?
I can't pretend to have definitive answers to these questions, nor do I necessarily think there are (or should) be any, but they are certainly interesting to consider – particularly in light of judgements that teachers are required to make about students' capabilities without always having the time and space to uncover their thinking.
Consider now the related task below (presented in a paper by Britt & Irwin, 2011).
Is someone who is doing this task doing algebra? At what point does algebra 'happen' in this task?
Three attempts at the task are shown below – how does this affect your thinking?
It's interesting to think about what feedback you might give these students, and what you might ask each of them to do next. At what stage in their education is each student, in your view?
The challenge of picking apart the notion of algebra and/or algebraic thinking in school mathematics is of particular relevance as we consider the most appropriate way to represent these aspects of mathematics in the Cambridge Mathematics Framework. We value, and want to make explicit, connections between ideas in maths and algebra is something that feels inherently connected to typical topic areas of number, geometry and statistics. But when could (or should) we start to 'teach' children to do algebra or to think algebraically and how can it be done as a part of a coherent story of mathematics? While we continue to work on this, do comment below or tweet us @CambridgeMaths.
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Inspired by a global event, the Dome at Greenwich has been a British construction project of unprecedented ambition, a building site where records have routinely been broken, an engineering feat of mind-boggling statistics. Superstructure is a remarkable record of the Dome's genesis up to the day it was opened to the public, 1 January 2000.
The photographer Mark Power was granted privileged access to the site by the New Millennium Experience Company. He first visited the North Greenwich peninsula in October 1996, and in well over one hundred subsequent trips recorded its progress. The Dome he portrays is a monument to human endeavour, a challenge of epic proportions realised against overwhelming odds, a place where colossal architectural components and brutal machinery have been tamed and harnessed through highly choreographed teamwork. His photographs are deliberately devoid of people – feeling that it would be inappropriate to focus on the role of individuals, he instead pays homage to the team spirit that has driven the project.


How do you even begin to find the words to describe a museum gala for which each and every guest (Eli Broad, even) is required to wear a white lab coat, and at which the table centerpieces are live humans, and the dessert is an offering of edible body parts?
Other tables had live human heads poking through. Cards at each place setting instructed guests to "look but don't touch" the performers. "The centerpiece will observe you. You may observe the centerpiece. No touching, feeding, offering drink, or disrespecting the centerpiece. All communication and connection with the centerpiece must be non-verbal." And so on.
The piece was designed to provoke and disturb, and it worked.
The lab coats, which everyone was asked to don on the way into the gala tent, were designed to make guests part of the experiment. They also leveled the fashion playing field -- to interesting effect -- and made some of the Hollywood pretties look like cast members straight out of "General Hospital."
The event, which raised $2.5 million for the museum, culminated in a performance by Deborah Harry followed by the offering up of body parts for dessert -- in the form of two life-size cakes that were perfect doppelgangers for Abramovic and Harry. After the two ladies plunged their steely knives into their confectionery doubles, reaching inside to rip out the "hearts," waiters dismembered the toes, breasts, etc., and served them to guests. A surreal scene if ever there was one.
By way of introducing MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch, Broad described the last two years at the museum as a "spectacular turnaround." The museum's endowment has doubled and attendance has tripled during Deitch's tenure, Broad, a MOCA trustee, said.
Deitch called Abramovic "the most influential performance artist working today."
When the artist took the stage, she said, "it has not been easy to force you all into lab coats. But I like the idea of transformation." She thanked the 120 performance artists participating in the evening's work, some of whom had to hold their position and concentration for four hours.
Gov. Jerry Brown and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa were among the high-profile guests. From the art world, Doug Aiken, Ed Ruscha, Kenneth Anger and Mark Bradford were there. Hollywood types included Liz Goldwyn, Dita von Teese, Kirsten Dunst, Gwen Stefani, Will Ferrell and Nicole Richie. There were plenty of fashion folks too -- Monique Lhuillier, Jeremy Scott, Chrome Hearts' Richard and Laurie Stark, Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor, and Cameron Silver. Hedi Slimane was in the house as well. The designer-turned-photographer opened an exhibition at the museum's Pacific Design Center space on Friday, titled "California Song."
Before the lab coats went on, some spectacular outfits made a quick appearance. Von Teese was in a Jean Paul Gaultier gown (she had just accompanied the designer to the opening of his retrospective at the Dallas Museum of Art). The artist Rosson Crow was in a fit 'n' flare vintage Don Loper gown, and Gelila Puck had her hair in a 1920s coif, in the spirit of her flapper-esque hand-painted James Galanos gown. Scott no doubt was wearing one of his own designs -- a gold tuxedo vest sans shirt -- and Lisa Eisner had on a festive full skirt trimmed in fur. Wanda McDaniel was representing for her boss, wearing a fun dress with Giorgio Armani's face on the front.
The white lab coats might have made it hard to see the fashion statements, but they made a statement themselves. As the lab-coated people decamped to the valet line, we wondered aloud about one more piece of performance art.
We'd all make one heck of a flash mob at the local emergency room.
Photos: At top, one of the several tables at the MOCA gala's "An Artist's Life Manifesto," directed by Marina Abramovic on Nov. 12, 2011. At middle, left, Will Ferrell and Monique Lhuiller at the MOCA gala. Credit: Both by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for MOCA. At right, Deborah Harry performs while being carried onto the stage at the MOCA gala. Credit: John Sciulli / Getty Images for MOCA.


The great Summer Roberts once said, "Your external life, influences your internal life", and yes this may be a fictional character on TV, but that quote has always stuck with me. I fully believe it to be true. When my room is a mess, clothes everywhere, dust gathering and general organised chaos, you can bet that the inside of my head pretty much looks the same way.
I still live at home, and as the youngest I happened to have the smallest room in the house. Whilst I didn't mind having a confined space, over time and as I have gotten older, my cosy room eventually became a stress factor in my life. However, as my sister moved out a few months ago, I have acquired her room as well. With this new space, I really wanted to create a stress free, chilled and beautiful environment where I could work and relax. Having a little blog office space/ walk in wardrobe, I have already felt myself become a little more relaxed. I have wanted to have a desk again for quite some time, and I love having a dedicated space to work and to be creative.
Having a home office really can make such a difference. Whether this is due to you working from home full-time, enjoying an office space for hobbies or due to needing to bring your work home, it really is great to have a space to do this. In the past I have found myself writing blog posts on the sofa as my parents watch Hollyoaks, or lying in bed trying my best to focus, and it just never works quite as well as a desk. Although I do still love taking myself to a coffee shop sometimes to blog, this new work space has really motivate me again to step up my content and my focus.
Not everyone brings their work home with them, nor should they. But if you are someone who needs to get things done after work, or like myself in my spare time, a home office really can bring some much-needed inspiration.


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Q: how to refresh the datagridview when new rows has been added hi i am a student of c# and working in winform i have a problem here to refresh the datagridview with new values i have a mainform in which i have a datagridview the data in the datagridview is filled up with the code
i have a second form which is invoked from a button on the main form as showdialogand the main form is running behind and there is one more button on the second form which is submit button. there are some controls on the second form from then the data is inserted into the database table, the table which is connected to the datagridview of main form so i want when the form second is opened and data is filled then when submit button is pressed so after this.hide(); when the main form is visible then the submitted data should be in the datagridview
i have searched and found that changing the datasource would result in the datagridview to refresh with new data so i tried this
MAINSOFTWARE ms = new MAINSOFTWARE();
                ms.dataGridView1.DataSource = null;
                ms.dataGridView1.DataSource = ms.bindingSource1;
                this.Hide();

but it is not refreshing the gridview with new submitted data so now is there any way to refresh?

A: You are creating a new instance of the MainForm when you are supposed to deal with the original instance
You could create a Datatable property in the Second Form and when its closed bind the Datatable to the DataGridView in the MainForm.
this code should be in your MainForm in the button click event handler :
SecondForm.ShowDialog();

//After closing the SecondForm

this.DataGridView1.DataSource = SecondForm.MyDatatable();

Declare DataTable property in SecondForm :
private DataTable _MyDatatable = new DataTable ();

    public DataTable  MyDatatable
    {
        get {
            return _MyDatatable ;
        }
        set {
            _MyDatatable = value;
        }
    }

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Total of 321 heavy tanks promised to Ukraine - Ukraine ambassador to France
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The nationwide case tally rose by 7,933 cases and now stands at 114,431
A medical specialist wearing protective gear stands outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia April 12, 2020/Reuters
Russia on Friday reported a record daily rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, a day after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced he had been diagnosed with the new virus and was temporarily stepping down to recover.
The nationwide case tally rose by 7,933 cases and now stands at 114,431, Russia's coronavirus crisis response centre said.
It said 96 people diagnosed with Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, had died in the last 24 hours. That raised the official overall death toll to 1,169.
Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with the virus and would self-isolate. First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov will serve as acting prime minister in his absence.
Mishustin, who had been one of the main coordinators of Russia's response to the new coronavirus, was the first high-ranking Russian official to publicly say they have the virus.
On Friday another member of the Russian Cabinet, Construction Minister Vladimir Yakushev, announced he had been diagnosed with the new virus and that he would be treated in hospital. Dmitry Volkov, one of his deputies, also tested positive for the coronavirus, the ministry said.
Russia's outbreak got off to a slower start than many other countries. But cases began to sharply rise last month, and on Thursday surged past the 100,000 mark.
Although Russia is rising up the table of nations with the highest number of confirmed cases, it has so far recorded far fewer deaths than many of the hardest-hit countries.
Putin has warned the peak of the outbreak has yet to come, and authorities have said there could be a new spike in cases if the population flouts lockdown measures during long public holidays in early May.
The world's largest country by territory, Russia has been on lockdown since Putin announced the closure of most public spaces in late March to limit the scope for the virus to spread.
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A few years ago I bought myself a Kindle HD Fire, hoping that it will help me with my studies. I was thinking of ways to save myself money by downloading my college books or other reading materials for my classes, though ebooks for college courses are not as cheap as I had imagined.
I also purchased the kindle during the time my daughter began her therapy sessions. My intentions were for me to use the kindle for school, but I didn't have luck in way of obtaining WiFi coverage at the college I was going to, unless I could find one of the very, very few hotspots where I could use my kindle; so it was generally used at home.
During the summer months, I kept my daughter home, rather than put her in daycare. It saved me money, plus, I was home majority of the time and would rather spend that time I had with her. Since she wasn't going to daycare now, her therapists began visiting her at home. Upon their many trips to my house, I noticed that they were using an iPad as a tool for part of her therapy. They showed me a few apps I could download for her that would be beneficial for her in OT.
Since I had a tablet, of the sort, I began downloading all kinds of free apps for her, to help teach her the ABC's, counting, colors, shapes, all kinds of helpful learning apps for children her age. At that moment, my kindle became her kindle and has been ever since. It's encased in a pink hard leather case, decorated with many stickers from our trips to the ER or doctor visits, though some of those stickers have since been ripped off. The kindle has been a treasured item for my daughter, who is easily bored when there isn't any form of entertainment for her.
Flash forward a few years and to the present…it's endured water, juice, and milk submerges; many drops to the floor (carpet and concrete covered); a near attempted meeting with the toilet; an almost attempted dunk into the Arkansas River, landing in the muddy river banks; a trip to Disney World, followed by a trip to the beach; a couple of family reunions during the hot summer days; and many roads trips thereafter and is still working. Only once had I taken it back to Best Buy, where I had purchased it, for a reboot, but it has been one tough piece of wonderful electronic device I had ever purchased and to have survived my five year old for the past three years plus.
Though, yesterday, the wonderful case which holds the kindle from meeting its dreadful doom, finally met its match…a pair of scissors. Those scissors are usually kept up high, so that tiny little hands can't reach them. Those scissors have chopped bangs a tad bit too short, chopped up a tail of a stuffed dinosaur, chopped hair off a stuffed Pegasus to mimic a horrible mullet. Yes, those scissors have many reasons to be kept put away…in a safe place…until yesterday, when someone left them lying on the kitchen table, where they were being used to cut quilting fabric.
I followed her into the kitchen, took the scissors left lying on the kitchen table and put them back in a safe place. Then went to find my roll of duct tape, which coincidentally is the same color as my daughter's kindle case. Duct tape, pink or any other color, can fix anything, including her kindle case. She just happened to have cut the case along the fold, allowing me the chance to save it, whereas, the many other things that she's broken had not been savable. But on this occasion, it was. And once again, I'm the Superhero Mom, whose daughter is now toting a kindle, whose case is held together by pink duct tape.
This entry was posted in Blog, My daughter and tagged anthropology, archaeologist, archaeology, Arkansas, ASD, author, Author Jennifer Adams, author Jennifer N Adams, Autism, Autism awareness, autistic children, blog, blogging, children, children with special needs, children's books, college, college books, college student, college students, Disney World, duct tape, ebooks, electronic devices, forensic anthropologist, forensic anthropology, forensics, humor, kids, kids and electronics, kids and technology, kindle, Kindle HD Fire, moms, mothers, parenting humor, parents, pink, school, scissors, sensory processing disorder, sewing, siblings, single mom, single moms, single parent, single parents, SPD, Special needs, Stuff my kid has ruined, tablet cases, tablets, tablets for kids, technology, toys on April 22, 2015 by JenniferNAdams.
This week's One Word Photo Challenge is, eigengrau. This was a color I had to look up so that I could help you understand the color better by describing it.
My sister and I took our kiddos to see the Christmas lights at Garvin Gardens. Of course, I had mini me up on my shoulders. So much easier to keep up with her that way, lol!
This entry was posted in Photo Challenge and tagged Arkansas, ASD, author, Author Jennifer Adams, author Jennifer N Adams, authors, Autism, Autism awareness, autistic children, batman, blog, blogging, Bryant Arkansas, children, children with special needs, children's book author, Christmas, Christmas lights, costumes, cousins, creative writing, culture, daughter, eigengrau, family, Garvin Gardens, Halloween, kids, moms, mothers, one word photo challenge, parenting, parents, photo-challenge, photography, sensory processing disorder, siblings, single mom, single moms, single parent, single parents, SPD, Special needs, superheros, Weekly Photo Challenge on April 16, 2015 by JenniferNAdams.
I almost didn't make this week's photo challenges, as I have a pile of college homework to do; it's almost the end of the semester.
This week's One Word Photo Challenge is copper.
My dad's cat, Willow. She's great at hiding, but my daughter can always find her. She greets her with an excited, "Hi, Willow!" Then gives her a gentle pat and leaves her alone for the rest of our visit with my parents.
This entry was posted in Photo Challenge and tagged animals, anthropology, Arkansas, ASD, author, Author Jennifer Adams, author Jennifer N Adams, Autism, Autism awareness, autistic children, blog, blogging, cats, children, children with special needs, children's book author, creative writing, daughter, daycare, family, friends, grandparents, holidays, my daughter, one word photo challenge, parenting, parents, photo-challenge, photography, school, siblings, single parent, single parents, Special needs, travel, Weekly Photo Challenge on April 13, 2015 by JenniferNAdams.
Spring break usually means vacation time for some, but to me, it's time for catching up on college homework, as it does tend to pile up for us non-traditional students. It also means finishing tasks around the house that also needs my attention, such as taking my car into the shop to fix a burned out fuse, as well as having them take care of a recall. Then there's the usual, dentist and doctor appointments that I can finally make since I have some time off. Or the opportunity to go into work early. All and all, for me, spring break just means staying busy, instead of relaxing on a tropical beach somewhere, listening to the waves crash onto shore, while I work on my tan.
But, it isn't all work and no play, I do find some time for fun.
Yesterday, I took my daughter to the Alligator Farm in Hot Springs. She's been begging me to take her to the zoo, yet most of the things she enjoys is out of order and under construction at our local zoo in Little Rock; the train, petting zoo, etc. Plus, they no longer have giraffes, which is my daughter's favorite.
I had thought about taking her to Turpentine Creek, which is a wildcat sanctuary in Eureka Springs, but that's a four hour drive (back roads and road construction) and it was supposed to rain yesterday. It was also slightly chilly, so taking her into the Ozark Mountains to walk around looking at wildcats wasn't something she would enjoy.
The alligator farm was a relatively short visit. There wasn't much going on, but on the positive side, it wasn't crowded. Since alligators are cold blooded reptiles, they were being kept indoors where it's much warmer. They have spacious yards outside, yet it is still too cold for them to be moved outdoors.
Along with the numerous amount of alligators, they also had a pair of Arctic Wolves, a mountain lion, turkeys, mallards and wood ducks, peacocks, a macaque, three lemurs, an emu, a couple of donkeys, and a handful of fallow deer, goats, and sheep.
Mini me was infatuated with the alligators, yet knew not to poke her fingers through the fence to try to pet one. Although, there was a guy holding a young alligator for visitors to pet (it had a rubber band around it's snout so it wouldn't snap anyone's fingers off). Of course after I touched it's belly, she saw that it was okay and touched it twice, which was long enough for me to snap a quick picture.
It was a fairly inexpensive trip, yet we always enjoy getting out of the house, no matter the price. I think that any young child or adult would enjoy taking a few minutes out of their weekend to visit the Alligator Farm. It's easy to get to, plus it's located five blocks away from downtown Hot Springs, where there is plenty of other things to see and do for couples and for families.
This entry was posted in Blog, Found In Arkansas and tagged Alligator Farm, alligators, animals, anthropology, Arkansas, Arkansas tourism, ASD, author, Author Jennifer Adams, author Jennifer N Adams, authors, Autism, Autism awareness, autistic children, autumn, back to school, blog, blogging, cats, children, children with special needs, children's book author, college, college student, college students, cultural anthropology, culture, daughter, Eureka Springs, fallow deer, family, flowers, friends, gators, grandparents, growing up, history, holidays, Hot Springs, kids, Little Rock, moms, mothers, mountain lion, outdoors, parents, school, sensory processing disorder, siblings, single mom, single moms, single parent, single parents, SPD, Special needs, spring, things to do in Arkansas, toddlers, tourism, Turpentine Creek, United States on March 22, 2015 by JenniferNAdams.
What does 'reward' mean to you?
In the autism world, there are many challenges that are faced every single day. Yet some of those challenges can be very rewarding, for both child and parent. I can think of many challenges we've both faced, that in the end, we were equally rewarded – her reward was achieving something out of the ordinary, achieving a goal, breaking out of a habit. For me it was seeing her do something and knowing that she knew she did it without having a complete meltdown, or after the meltdown was over, she saw that what she did, was actually okay.
I take her to a place where the hair stylist is familiar with children with special needs; she has a special needs child of her own. Not only that, but the place is very welcoming to all children, especially those with special needs. They can play with all kinds of neat and cool toys. Plus, the stylist doesn't even have to cut their hair while they're sitting in a chair. I walked in one day and saw her sweeping up hair from around the train table – the child was preoccupied with the train set, that that was all they were going to do. My daughter was the same way, I couldn't get her away from the train set, or coax her to sit in the chair to get her hair cut, so the stylist proceeded to cut her hair from where my daughter played. No problems, whatsoever!
Maybe there's a fear of sitting in a barber chair, who knows!
The last time I took my daughter to get her hair cut, she sat in the chair without a fuss. Cartoons was playing on the TV The stylist was able to find a cartoon my daughter liked on the TV, which kept her preoccupied long enough for the stylist to go to work. It was only when the cartoon ended did she realize what was going on and started to squirm, though the stylist quickly finished, yet did an amazing job. The stylist then rewarded my daughter with a toy of her choosing, for her being so brave and not making a fuss.
This little barber shop also has an awesome store where I can buy sensory toys for my daughter. I even purchased a few puzzles and a few dry erase alphabet mats for my daughter to learn tracing her ABC's on.
My daughter now calls the barber shop, the train place, because of the train set kids can play with while waiting to get their hair cut. There's also a dollhouse and a few sensory toys around the store where kids can freely play.
This entry was posted in Blog, My daughter, Photo Challenge and tagged Arkansas, ASD, Author Jennifer Adams, author Jennifer N Adams, Autism, Autism awareness, autism child, autism children, autism meltdown, autism mom, autism parent, autism world, autistic children, barber shop, barber shop for special needs kids, barbers, blog, blogging, children, children with special needs, children's book author, children's books, Children's literature, college, college student, college students, costumes, creative writing, culture, cutting kids hair, daughter, family, hair, kids, meltdowns, mom, moms, parenting, parents, photo-challenge, photography, reward, rewarding, rewards, sensory, sensory processing disorder, sensory toys, sensory toystore, siblings, single mom, single moms, single parent, single parents, SPD, Special needs, stylist, Weekly Photo Challenge on February 27, 2015 by JenniferNAdams.
Lately, on facebook, I've been seeing people posting pictures of their furbabies and saying that they've recently crossed over the rainbow bridge. Just last Friday my sister, Jaci, said her last good-byes to her sweet furbaby, Mittens. She was 16 and such a sweet, lovable cat. I know that each time I visited, Mittens would come over to me, snuggle in my lap, and turn up her purrbox. How could you not fall in love with that?
My daughter had become close with Mittens as well and always gave her a gentle pet and a kiss before turning around and chasing the other, much younger cats in the house. There was something about Mittens that made my daughter be more gentle, lovable, and caring when she was around her. Maybe animals and autistic children have a secret way of communicating. However, I found it sweet and beautiful each time I saw them together.
Animals aren't just pets, they're family. I've had a couple of my own while I was living out on my own and can tell you that losing them was the hardest thing I had to endure, well, losing my grandpa a few years ago was actually the most hardest thing I've ever endured. Losing both of my cats was the second hardest.
Hugs to all of you who have lost your best friend, your furbaby!
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I love it when I stroll through the aisles of my local bookstore and the employees recognize me as one of the local authors. It makes me feel proud, happy, and excited. I'm no Charlaine Harris, but still, I need that little nudge of encouragement, a boost of motivation. It hasn't been a successful start as a published author. I've paid to have a marketing team help me put myself out there and it started out a little rough, but the wrinkles are starting to work themselves out, finally.
If I were a betting person, I'm not, but if I were, I would bet that if you googled Dana's First Fish or my name, Jennifer N. Adams, a nice looking picture of yours truly would pop up. 🙂 Go ahead, google me, it's okay. 😉 Granted, it took a lot of work and quite a bit of time for that to happen, but Dana's First Fish appears as my book now and not the work of the other children's author who shares my name. Since she's written and published quite a long list of titles, I think it is I who shares her name and not the other way around.
When you spend all that time, money, energy into creating something and not receive credit, wouldn't you be upset? I was. I would show up to events and the coordinator would frown as they were expecting the other Jennifer Adams to show up.
I've had a few people personally ask me to get with them in a few weeks (when they're starting to book events) so that I can set up a date to have a book signing with them. I love when someone asks for me to do that. Make sure you keep your eyes open, as I'll start setting up book signing events for late March or early April.
I still have a few copies of Dana's First Fish on hand if you would like to purchase one or two of them. Just make sure that you make a memo as to whom I'm making it out to in the comments section before you check out completely.
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Earlier today, I caught my daughter going through everyone's stocking. I know she's anxiously waiting for Christmas, but I had to again, tell her that she has to wait for Christmas day to open presents, and to also leave the stockings alone as they're not all for her; she didn't bother getting into hers, which is on the other side of the tree, with her name on it. I thought I had put them up high enough, but I'm guessing she stood on the back of the couch and got them down, then dumped them all out. I know she particularly liked what my nephew is getting, as she was wearing it. I had to tell her that was for Hunter, which she put back with no arguments. The two of them are really close, like brother and sister.
Each time she found my hiding spot, she would open all the presents, carefully putting the empty packages into the trash can, then run around playing with everything she got out. I wasn't home when this had happened, or it would've been prevented when she got too close to where I was hiding everything. When I walked inside the house, she immediately rushed up to me and showed me what she got with all the excitement of a four year old. Of course I knew where she got the toys and inside I was screaming 'NO!", but on the outside, I was smiling and just agreed to let her have them. There was no way I was going to take toys away from a child with autism. So, I just simply found a new hiding spot for the next round of presents, twice.
I didn't buy that much for her to open each time I had moved to each hiding spot, but now that it's closing in on the big day, there's no way she's going to get into them now, Mommy is broke, er, I mean Santa is broke, so he put this heavy 20 gallon container in front of the door, hiding all gifts from small and crafty hands. I'm so lucky she can't read this, lol!
I was talking to one of my cousins, and we both agreed that peeking at our presents before Christmas, runs in our family, so I know I'm getting paid for my raising. My sisters and I would open our presents early. Our parents would put a few under the tree and it would bug us, not knowing what was in those wrapped packages. I had unwrapping presents down to a science. Steaming the tape just so and then peal it off without tearing the wrapping. Though once we got a peek at the contents, we weren't at all happy, so when Christmas arrived, we weren't all that excited to open anything. Let's just say, kids aren't all that happy to receive clothes for Christmas, that wasn't what we told Santa what we wanted. So what happened? It wasn't until later when we found out that our little scheme wasn't much of a secret and that was why the early presents under the tree were nothing but clothes.
Now I know how to deal with that when my daughter gets a little bit older, but how to deal with her now is the fun part. I can't even get her to leave the ornaments on the tree alone. She takes off with them, plays with them, then I can't find the things when I notice they're gone. Usually, they're hanging on the Venetian blinds in the living room, but I guess she got tired of me taking them down and putting them back on the tree because they're now MIA.
This entry was posted in Blog, Christmas, My daughter and tagged Arkansas, ASD, author, Author Jennifer Adams, author Jennifer N Adams, Autism, Autism awareness, autistic children, blog, blogging, Bryant Arkansas, children, children with special needs, Christmas, Christmas cheer, Christmas presents, Christmas stockings, Christmas tree, college, college student, college students, cousins, daughter, family, funny, growing up, humor, humorous parenting, kids, ornaments, parenting, parents, Santa, siblings on December 7, 2014 by JenniferNAdams.
My youngest sister came up from Georgia this past May for a short visit. While she was here it was her birthday and she wanted to go dig for quartz crystals. Here in Arkansas there are many places to dig and keep as many crystals as you can load into your car.
I've seen a few guys trying to carry a huge boulder size quartz rock to their car. Though with each tiring effort, they managed to put it into their car.
I also noticed a lady, standing near her car with about ten quartz rocks the size of bowling balls, as well as a few buckets full of dirt and rocks. Like I said, if you can manage digging for them and getting them into your car, it's yours to keep, but for a small fee, which is the admission price for the entire day.
Some places I've found charge $10 or more. One place charges $20. I was lucky to have found one that charged $8, the only problem was the road getting to the place was badly washed out and in some areas the road was sharply inclined that if I were to let off the gas, my car would roll backwards or I wouldn't be able to continue the climb without backing all the way down the hill and giving it another charging start back up.
Once we got up the hill and to the actual digging site, I paid for our admission, found a parking spot, then got our tools and buckets out, and headed towards the digging area, which is a huge red hill of lovely clay mud, mostly dried clay rock. I didn't care to look for the biggest quartz rock, however, I had set out to find the shiny points to which I planned to use for necklace pendants.
After twenty minutes of digging, my sister was bored and hot and decided to go sit in the car. Meanwhile, I continued to dig and scavenge as much as I could. I found quite a lot of clear rocks, some small and some half the size of my hand. I was enjoying myself. It's the archaeologist in me I think. I did get somewhat cover in the red clay, mostly on my shoes, but that wasn't what bothered me. What bothered me was the eight-legged residents. I made sure not to bother them as much as I could.
I had enjoyed myself so much, that a few weeks later I made another trip back to the same crystal mine and had found more of what I was looking for on that trip than I did on the previous trip.
If you are interested in purchasing a small clear crystal rock or pendant, I have them listed on my Etsy page.
This entry was posted in Anthropology, Crafts, Travel and tagged adventure, archaeology, Arkansas, Arkansas quartz, crafts, crystal mining, crystals, Etsy, family, Found in Arkansas, geology, humor, mining, necklaces, pendants, quartz, quartz crystals, quartz rocks, rocks, siblings, spiders, things to do in Arkansas, travel on July 30, 2014 by JenniferNAdams.
Day three we went to Animal Kingdom. Again, we had to pay $14 to park, then took a tram into the park, dropping us off at the front entrance. My sister and brother-in-law and my daughter and I took our pictures standing in front of the big tree before separating to do our own thing.
My daughter and I went off to meet some Disney characters. We first found Donald Duck who was also near King Louie and Baloo the bear as well as Chip and Dale. Pocahontas has a spot in that area as well, but wasn't going to show up until later. We met with Donald then decided to go find Mickey and Minnie.
After asking three different people their location we finally found them. I think it would be most helpful if Disney painted footprints on the footpaths leading toward the character locations. This would save time, frustration, and confusion. They were both inside an unmarked building. At least hang a sign on the wall saying this was where they were. Even though there was a Mickey mark on the map, it still didn't help me find them.
We stood in line for a few minutes, snaking our way to meet the famous mice. Once my daughter got the sight of them she started shouting Mickey Mouse's name in excitement. I had promised her for the past two days that we were going to go find Mickey, though it took us this long to find him. We started to make our way over to stand next to Mickey and Minnie, and my daughter started to cry. She loves Mickey and she is finally getting to meet him. We were able to get Mickey and Minnie's autograph and our pictures taken and were off to find something else to do.
I started walking in the direction of the Rapids ride that I was wanting to ride, but first a stop for something cold to drink as it was really hot outside. After several minutes of waiting on my sister to come watch my daughter for me, I was off to ride the Rapid ride. I had a fast pass which helped me get through the line much quicker.
I continued snaking through the queue all the while watching the lady in front of my don a rain parka. Who goes on a wet ride on a hot day and wears a rain parka? Honestly, that's cheating! Lol! To my surprise I was seated on the same ride as her. We rode all the way through the wild river, getting splashed here and there. I got a little wet, but it was the two people to my right that got soaked. The lady in the rain parka, didn't even get sprinkled on, so my thought was that there was no need for it. Ah well.
I found my sister and brother-in-law and we made our way to the animal safari. I knew my daughter was going to enjoy it. We saw quite a few giraffes, her favorite, and a few elephants, rhinos, crocodiles, and hippos. We also saw at least a hundred turkey buzzards. Honestly, I've never seen so many turkey buzzards in one location in my life.
We finished the Animal Kingdom with a stop for lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, where we each got a military discount on our meals. The food was so good, the atmosphere was wonderful, and most of all my daughter was enjoying herself.
Next stop was Epcot. Since we had already paid $14 to park at the Animal Kingdom we didn't have to pay the fee to park again at Epcot. Upon walking through the entrance there were two Disney characters standing in the shade, Daisy Duck and Goofy. Of course I had to go meet Goofy, he was my favorite! he was such a pleasure to meet and very funny to my daughter. I even got the chance to give him a big hug.
Once again my sister and brother-in-law parted my company, leaving me to find something for me and my daughter to do.
It had been a long, busy day and my daughter was beginning to get cranky. It was also hot and most importantly it was way past her nap time. We did manage to find the Nemo ride, which entertained her for a short while before I had to text my sister that I needed to head back to the hotel room to put my duaghter down for a nap.
If you decide to make a trip to Disney, make sure you add Animal Kingdom to the list. Go on the Animal Safari, you would enjoy it!
This entry was posted in Blog, Disney World 2013 and tagged Animal Kingdom, animals, children, Daisy Duck, Disney World, Donald Duck, family, Goofy, kids, Mickey Mouse, Orlando, Rainforest Cafe, siblings, theme parks, toddlers, Walt Disney on June 14, 2013 by JenniferNAdams.


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Steve Dubey has been performing on Kauai since 1989, first as a regular member of the 8 piece funk/r&b band "Pacific Sound Machine", which in later years has become primarily a convention band, rarely playing for the public. As a band leader/co-leader he has had a steady presence at the Grand Hyatt in Poipu since the early 2000s, performing regularly at Stevenson's Library every Monday night, with...
... his jazz quartet , now known as "Kauai Jazz Quartet" . An earlier version of the quartet played at the 2011 Red Clay Jazz Festival.
Steve has been busy as a member of various ensembles , including as a sideman/guest musician and guest studio player, with various Mainland bands and artists. He is comfortable in a wide array of Genres, including Jazz, Reggae, Blues, Funk, and top 40. He is regular member of the St Michael's Jazz Festival "house band" , the KCC jazz ensemble, and co founder of the Tiki Tonics, featuring Kirk Smart on Guitar. Most recently, Steve is involved in performing with Rumba De Fuego, Kauai's premier latin dance band.
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Philly.com reported Saturday night that two Syrian Christian families totaling six people were detained at Philadelphia International Airport and returned to Qatar.
Wolf met with members of the Assali family whose family members were turned down at the airport Saturday.
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"Yesterday, they were denied permission to enter the United States in the airport in Philadelphia. As a Pennsylvanian and an American, this is not who we are. Pennsylvania is a place of welcome. The United States is a place where people can escape oppression. This is not a place people come to experience oppression and that's what their family members experienced.
"I for one, as an American and as a Pennsylvanian, am outraged," Wolf continued. "This family has done great things in Allentown and I think it's a dark day for all of us that the Assali family was treated this way."
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Shama eller HD 99109 är en ensam stjärna belägen i den södra delen av stjärnbilden Lejonet. Den har en skenbar magnitud av ca 9,10 och kräver ett mindre teleskop för att kunna observeras. Baserat på parallaxmätning inom Hipparcosuppdraget på ca 20,0 mas, beräknas den befinna sig på ett avstånd på ca 160 ljusår (ca 50 parsek) från solen. Den rör sig bort från solen med en heliocentrisk radialhastighet på ca 33 km/s.

Nomenklatur
HD 99109 tilldelades namnet Shama på förslag av Pakistan i kampanjen NameExoWorlds under IAU:s 100-årsjubileum. Shama är en urdu-litterär term som betyder en liten lampa eller eld.

Egenskaper
HD 99109 är en orange till gul underjättestjärna av spektralklass G8/K0 IV. Den har en massa som är ca 0,9 solmassor, en radie som är ca 0,9  solradier och har ca 0,7 gånger solens utstrålning av energi från dess fotosfär vid en effektiv temperatur av ca 5 000 - 6 000 K.

Planetsystem
Planeten HD 99109 b  har en omloppsbana som är jämförbar i excentricitet med planeten Mars i solsystemet men har en massa som är minst en halv Jupitermassa. Stabilitetsanalys visar att exoplaneter i jordstorlek kan ha stabila banor i planetens Trojanpunkter, placerade 60 grader före och bakom planetens position i dess omloppsbana.

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Externa länkar
 https://www.universeguide.com/star/55664/shama.

Stjärnbilden Lejonet
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Indie Games, Review
Limbo: Does It Live Up to Its Successor?
Posted by duckofindeed on August 10, 2021 October 1, 2021
In the past, I played an amazing indie horror game called Inside. Before this game blessed us with its eerie presence, Playdead released another game you may have heard of by the name of Limbo. Limbo seemed to be a big deal at the time, though after watching a brief playthrough of the first chunk of the game online, I ended up losing interest. When the game went on sale, I decided I would give it another chance to live up to the hype.
Limbo has a very interesting, monochrome art style. There's a certain "low quality" to it that makes you almost feel like you're watching it on an old TV. Though the game has no color besides black and grey, it only adds to the creepy atmosphere, and there's enough contrast that the simple graphics don't make it difficult to know what's going on or what to do. Like Inside, this is a side-scrolling, puzzle platformer, and your character controls in much the same way, running and jumping and interacting with objects. While the presentation is unique and thoroughly eerie, I don't feel like the rest of Limbo was as successful as its successor.
Kids, don't try this at home…
For one thing, I felt like the puzzles were a lot harder. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but for me, I ran into a lot of puzzles later on that I just couldn't figure out. Admittedly, I took to cheating a few times after spending a long period of time utterly confused. Once the answer was known to me, I have to admit that the puzzles are quite clever and well thought-out, but I'm also unsure if the issue lay with me (I played the game in one 3-hour sitting, so maybe I was getting tired?) or if the puzzles really aren't as intuitive as Inside's were.
The final puzzles and platforming, however, seem like a lot of trial and error, which was also not the case with Inside. Either you'd be walking around a giant machine as it rotates, in near pitch blackness, fumbling around until you inevitably die to some sort of trap you could barely make out in the darkness, or there was some timing-based platforming where you seemed doomed to die countless times until you figured out just the right time to jump or push a button. I feel like, if you knew what you were doing, you could complete Inside without dying a single time. In Limbo, even a previous playthrough couldn't prevent many deaths that don't entirely seem like the player's fault.
Limbo also has less of a story than Inside, which is, again, not necessarily a bad thing. But it also made Limbo a far less interesting experience. Inside kept getting more and more compelling the longer you played. Limbo really seemed to peak after the giant spider (I feel like the game's infamous for that spider). And the spider is dealt with pretty early in the game. As such, the game started out really strong. Having something as creepy as that massive spider serving as a looming threat was really cool. After I managed to defeat it, however, I kept assuming that something else equally as intimidating would appear to challenge my progress. But it didn't, leaving the rest of the game feeling a bit boring in comparison.
It's behind me, isn't it?
To summarize, Limbo suffered for me because the puzzles were often more annoying than fun and because they placed the most exciting threat at the beginning of the game. I could see why this game was interesting to people at the time of its release. But now that we have the masterpiece that is Inside, Limbo just seems to pale in comparison. On a more positive note, since Playdead's second game was better than their first, I am interested to find out what they make next.
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Its successor is certainly better, but I remember having a good time with Limbo when I played it back in the day.
duckofindeed says:
Limbo was a cool game, but I found the puzzles to be more frustrating than those in Inside. Not sure if it really was a problem with the game or just me, though…
I think it's the game. Inside also has a bit of a trial-and-error design, which generates frustration. But Limbo has way more of that, which makes it by far the most frustrating of the two.
I guess developers realized that and decided to dial down on that characteristic when the sequel was being made.