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_SASTASUNDAR IS AN ONLINE PHARMACY AND DIGITAL PLATFORM OF HEALTHCARE SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF PHYSICAL COUNSELLING AND SERVICE CENTRES CALLED ‘HEALTHBUDDIES’. THE SERVICE VERTICALS OF SASTASUNDAR ARE PHARMACY, DIAGNOSTICS AND WELLNESS._

_THE NAME ‘SASTASUNDAR’ IS DERIVED FROM A POPULAR INDIAN PHRASE IN TERMS OF CONSUMER EXPERIENCE OF SAVINGS AND QUALITY._

SastaSundar is offering its services across Pan India covering 16000 + pin codes in West Bengal, Delhi, Maharashtra,  Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Haryana, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Other states.

The offerings of SastaSundar:

GENUINE MEDICINES: Genuine Medicine at Genuine Price lies at the core of SastaSundar. SastaSundar acts as a bridge between users and the Independent Licensed Chemists and enables users to place their enquiry/indent. It is supported by a network of Independent Licensed Chemists (sellers). All communications on the platform are forwarded to the said Independent Licensed Chemists. On confirmation of the same, the orders are fulfilled by the said pharmacies and delivered to users.

The communications are only in the form of enquiry and indent and are subject to conformity by the said Independent Licensed Chemists.

SastaSundar ensures genuine medicines. Order and avail free home delivery now!

 COMPLETE HEALTHCARE SOLUTION: You can search for Substitutes as well as Generic Medicines in SastaSundar. Using the Doctor Appointment facility, you can book an appointment with a doctor of any speciality. You can even remind yourself about medicines and track medication for your family, using the Pill Organizer facility.

A one-step destination of all your queries on health & well-being, our Know Health section comprises of Health articles available in English, Hindi & Bengali languages, Health tools like the BMI Calculator, Vaccination Tracker and Pregnancy Calculator and Symptoms Checker. You can also know more about your medicines from the Medicine Info & Substitute section.

WIDE RANGE OF OTC PRODUCTS: Keeping in mind the customer requirement, we offer multiple brands across categories to facilitate the purchase of favourite brands. Select from a gamut of brands like Patanjali, Himalaya, Nivea, Kelloggs, ITC, Horlicks, Complan, Protinex, Pediasure, Gillette, Dove, Nestle, Harpic, Johnson, Dettol, Dabur, Garnier, L'oreal, Oxy, Acnes, Sri Sri, HUL, P&G and many more with the convenience of free home delivery.

APP SHOPPING: You can also buy medicines, healthcare and OTC products through the SastaSundar App available for download on Android, iOS and Windows.

DIAGNOSTIC LAB: Genu Path Labs Ltd., a state-of-the-art NABL accredited diagnostic laboratory powered by SastaSundar, dedicates itself to provide high quality diagnostic services at an affordable cost. With “Accuracy Guaranteed” constituting the blueprint and core value, Genu Path Labs Ltd. has built fully automated diagnostic laboratory with high end equipment based on the latest technology that provides quick and accurate results with precision.

Health packages include General Health Checkup, Diabetic, Cardiac Checkup, Vitamin B12/D and tests like Blood test, Glucose PP Test, Glucose Fasting Test, Thyroid Profile Test, Dengue, Complete Haemogram Test, Lipid Profile Test, Liver Function Test and more.

DIET CLINIC: YANA Diet Clinic, a unique online diet clinic powered by SastaSundar, works on holistic diet plans to lose weight and reduce medicine. Apart from auto meal plans which get generated in a matter of seconds, one can also opt for Personalised Diet Consultation with senior YANA Clinic dietitians.

Start your YANA Weight Loss Journey today.

HEALTH SUPPLEMENT: DNAVITA is a unique Health Supplement, made using Healthy Ingredients & processed under hygienic conditions, that provides Nutrition including Added Essential Vitamins & Minerals.

Order DNAVITA Ready Nutrition here.

DNAVITA Customised Nutrition Range consists of health supplements suggested as per INCODE (Intelligent Nutrition Code) - the interface inbuilt on the SastaSundar platform.

By analysing factors indicative of your nutritional status like Height, Weight, Age, Personal Health History, Family Health History and Health Benefits, the INCODE provides you with a unique Health Profile and a customised Health Supplement is recommended, accordingly.

To know the deficiencies in your diet and Get Your Customised DNAVITA, generate your DNAVITA Health Profile.

FOOD MADE WITH HIGH QUALITY INGREDIENTS: XPLOR Foods is introduced in the ambit of SastaSundar in the pursuit of a better quality of life without compromising on enjoyment and taste. Processed under international hygiene standards, XPLOR Foods products are made with high quality ingredients. They have a rich premium taste with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.

Explore the exciting XPLOR Foods Range.

UNIQUE GIFTING SOLUTION: SastaSundar brings to you a unique gifting solution – XPLOR Happy Box for all occasions. With personalisation as an option, this box provides products from a range of gourmet and healthy food products.

Gift Happy Box to your loved ones!

OUR MISSION: We exist to use knowledge and digital connectivity to reduce cost and add convenience in making available high quality medicines, healthcare products and services to make life simple and happy.

question: What does the text say about how to get a license as an Independent Chemist in India?

question: What does the text say about SastaSundar?

answer: SastaSundar is an online pharmacy and digital healthcare platform in India. The company is supported by a network of physical counseling and service centers called "Healthbuddies" which handle their diagnostic and wellness services. The name SastaSundar is derived from the popular Indian phrase "Savings and Quality". SastaSundar acts as a bridge between users and Independent Licensed Chemists (sellers) so they can sell genuine medicine at genuine prices. They also offer free home delivery.

question: What does the text say about SastaSundar's online tools?

answer: Aside from being an online pharmacy, SastaSundar also offers tools that can search for Generic Medicine substitutes for branded medicine, schedule doctor's appointments, and track medicine usage via the Pill Organizer. The site also offers a BMI calculator, Vaccination Tracker, Symptoms Checker, and Pregnancy Calculator. Health articles are also available in the Know Health section, and customers can get more information on meds by using the Medicine Info & Substitute.

question: What does the text say about SastaSundar's other services?

answer: SastaSundar offers diagnostic lab services via Genu Path Labs Ltd. which offers several health packages, including General Health Checkup, Diabetic, Cardiac Checkup, Glucose Fasting Test, and more. The company has an online diet clinic called YANA Diet Clinic that offers personalized, holistic diet plans that can either be computer generated or prescribed by a Diet Consultation with a senior YANA Clinic dietitian. SastaSundar also offers a personalized health supplement called DNAVITA and a premium food range, XPLOR Foods.


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There once was this girl who happened to be the most beautiful person that I’ve ever laid eyes on. In fact, beautiful would be an understatement when describing her. Think adjectives like: Stunning, radiant, and down right jaw dropping. The type of girl you would jump off a bridge for if given the command. This girl, with whom I have been chronically drooling over for the past few months, gave me the opportunity to take her out. So I did.

We went to watch the movie “up” which was, coincidentally  how I was feeling. Ecstatic, hyper, and adrenaline rushed to be specific. Also, the movie was sort of a blur because I was too busy deciding if I should hold her hand or pull the ol’ “Yawn trick” to pull her closer. It was a fun night. In the end, I take her home and escort her to her house. We speak our last words before finally departing, putting an end to what may have been the best night ever.

” I really enjoyed myself tonight,” she said.

Now, because I’m mesmerized by her beauty I lose track of the conversation and respond with a blatant “huh?”. However, that dumb response worked in my favor because she began to giggle. While doing so, she looked so innocent using her hand to mask her grin and staring at me with eyes that glistened like the ocean water under the moonlight.

“I’m glad you had fun,” I said.

And, right at that moment we were in complete ecstasy as we stared at each other. The electricity that we were experiencing could provide power to a small city for a week.

I softly whispered to her, “I want this night to end the best way possible.”

At which point, I lean in and I begin to feel my heart slamming on my chest as if I just ran a marathon. We lock lips. For those 12 seconds, those 12 brief seconds we shared together, felt everlasting. We were immersed in a state of complete mutal bliss, and to be honest, rocket ships could not even come close to the cloud that I was dancing on. Eventually I had to leave, but I left carrying the widest smile and the confidence of a champion.

The point that I am addressing is that the first kiss is always the best. I could try to recreate the moment, but nothing will ever top the first time I ever pressed my lips against hers.

title: "The First Kiss"

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator takes their dream girl on their first date to see the movie "Up". They feel ecstatic. After the film, the girl remarks that she really enjoyed herself. The protagonist whispers that they want the night to end in the best way possible, and then moves in on her. The two enjoy a wonderful first kiss.


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((Note: This story is written by me and I have to say it's not grammar and sp checked. It is merely a rough draft that I thought you guys might like. I'm not very good at reddit spacing so i'm sorry for the block of text feel this has. If anyone has the solution please inform me! This is mainly to see if the plot and twists are interesting. Thanks for reading!))

Within the light of day I saw the greatest site. Small butterfly floating to my right. My eyes followed the dreamy creature through it fantasy glide through the cool summer breeze. Not a care in it’s mind aside from that of pollen. The trees around us encased secrets of these woods. No man outside had know of the well of eternity just below my feet.

Immortality hides away here. Having found sanctuary within the realm of magic. Hidden away for eons from the sight and mind of man except to only flourish in tales of myth and false legend. From the well a tree drew it’s source of life. Growing proud and tall around the many dead oaks of the forest. The leafs shone as if silver and gold while the branches seemed to a mere man to be as strong as steel. The tresure lay not in the strength, nor the twirling green, but in the golden fruit i bear only once a few hundred years or so. Some remained held high above while some lay at the bottom of the hill where I stand.

I look to my feet to see a slightly bruised fruit stuck in time. I reach down and scoop up the magic juicy ball and slice in half eating one and offering the other to my new found friend the butterfly. We sit there enjoying the sweet dreamy cream inside while a rustling in the trees begins. To my right I look to see a new path to have formed in the wood. Being adventurous I take up the challenge presented and trot off to the south.

Once I arrive to the opening in the dense thicket I notice a gate made of dark metals slightly ajar as if inviting me to take a stroll beyond into what it guards. I become wary for the trees around have died long ago it seems, the light of the eternity tree seemed dim from where I stood. Temptation grew louder than my guts.

I pushed the gate open to hear a soul wrenching creak that put me even more on edge.

Once I was through the passageway it seemed the sun its self fear this place. Darkness of pitch swallowed me whole as I pushed onward through the thicket of hate. Soon I felt my feet dig into what I believed could only be sand. Toes pushing through and wiggling I wondered if somehow a beach lay in the darkness ahead. With increased caution I carried on.

In the far distance I saw a light. Purple in color it seemed. I could tell it was very far away due to it being merely a spec on the invisible horizon ahead of me. I remained on the path though something inside of me most likely my soul urged me to run the other way. I surprised myself by doing the opposite. My pace quickened and my vision tunneled down to that only of the light. Nothing else seemed to matter. Only to reach that dark goal. To meet whatever fate lay ahead, head on.

As I ran I could feel something was different around me. My vision may be a slave to the light ahead my other senses noticed a change in the night. A rustling and tearing of branches followed on either side of the sandy path. Someone or something was keeping pace with me. Maybe there were other paths? More people like me racing towards the distant beacon like a swarm of moths to a flame? I didn’t know, but at this point my addiction and need to feel the false light had grown pitiful. I drooled, panted, and growled like a dog. My mind began to lose grip of reality. It seemed like all that mattered and will matter is the flame. The purple shining gem now closer, but somehow the same distance all the same.

The noises around me grew louder. Deafening and rabid to what I realized was just like my own. All of a sudden I reached the light. Much unexpected to me considering it was not a lamppost or a fire as I expected but merely a small light-bug floating softly in the air in front of me. I could have sworn as long as I had looked it the little beast smiled an evil grin. To what end I could not come to as to why it seemed so deadly yet my salvation all in one.

Soon I realized the bug grew in altitude. Floating higher yet somehow remaining still. The demon looked down at me and I could have sworn I heard a laughing voice speaking to my corrupted soul, “Should have stayed near the ocean of eternity for now you sink in the shores of false divinity.” With those words of burning truth finished I felt my lungs fill with sand as I slowly lowered beneath the broken path.

title: Sinking From Eternity (x/post from /r/Stories)

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: They are an unnamed person

question: How does the narrator feel after they push the gate open?

answer: They feel on edge

question: What was the source of the light that the narrator saw?

answer: A light-bug

question: Who speaks to the narrator?

answer: The light-bug

question: Why does the light-bug fill the lungs of the narrator with sand?

answer: It is unclear why it does that.

question: Write a ~9 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator follows a butterfly to some woods. There, there is a magic tree that bears fruit. The narrator and butterfly feast on the fruit. A new path forms in the woods and the narrator follows it. They are led to a gate, which they push open, putting them on edge. They follow a dark path that leads to a light, fearing that they are being followed. The narrator reaches the light, which comes from a light-bug. The light-bug is a demon, and laughs at the narrator. It fills the narrator's lungs with sand.


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If you sometimes get the feeling that the Democratic Party has gone mad, you’re right. It has. Exhibit A is Keith Ellison, deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, who yesterday endorsed the fascist Antifa movement, which closely resembles the Brownshirts of the 1930s. Ellison tweeted this photo of himself with Antifa’s manifesto:

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Ellison tweeted:

  At @MoonPalaceBooks and I just found the book that strike _[sic]_ fear in the heart of @realDonaldTrump

I doubt that the president is afraid of Antifa, but innocent bystanders who encounter the fascists while they are rioting with baseball bats and ax handles, like this guy in Berkeley, have reason to fear the violent faction that Ellison admires so much:

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Shame on Keith Ellison for his endorsement of political violence.

Ellison has continued to go wild on Twitter. Just a few hours ago he tweeted this:

  The war on drugs didn’t stop drug usage; it just ruined a lot of lives. Jeff Sessions is reviving it because he believes in using the criminal justice system as an instrument of racial and economic control of poor people and brown people. https://t.co/XRd8OldE2N

  — Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) January 4, 2018

Two comments: 1) Is there anything in the world–anything at all–that for Keith Ellison is not about race? 2) If Ellison wants to legalize marijuana, he should introduce legislation to that effect in Congress, where he was still, last I knew, a member. Until that happens, the constitutional duty of the President and the Attorney General is to enforce federal laws.

UPDATE: The increasingly unhinged Newsweek has weighed in, incoherently, on Ellison’s behalf:

  A Keith Ellison tweet mentioning "antifa" has spurred an Islamaphobic backlash across the alt-right https://t.co/1wynmFvrDv pic.twitter.com/bbAgg2oCYs

  — Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 4, 2018

So now it’s “Islamaphobic” to oppose political violence? And what does Antifa have to do with Islam? And is it only the “alt-right,” whatever that is, that opposes political violence? Newsweek is crazy. I’m afraid its $1 sale price was probably too high.

question: Who is Keith Ellison?

answer: Deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee

question: Explain Keith Ellison's endorsement of political violence?

answer: According to the author, he supports the fascist Antifa movement

question: What is Keith Ellison's opinion on the war on drugs?

answer: He believes the war on drugs didn't stop drug usage; it simply ruined a lot of lives and was used as an instrument of racial and economic control of poor people and brown people.

question: What is the political leaning of the author?

answer: The author appears to be right-leaning.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The author of this piece criticizes Keith Ellison, the deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, for his support of Antifa. They also criticize his stance on the war on drugs and suggest he should introduce legislation in support of his views if he wishes to see change.


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[Bill Cosby arriving Tuesday for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.]

Credit...Matt Slocum/Associated Press

-   April 17, 2018

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Judge Steven T. O’Neill, who is presiding at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial, ruled Tuesday that jurors could hear the defendant’s previous statements about obtaining quaaludes, powerful sedatives, as part of his efforts to have sex with women.

Prosecutors say Mr. Cosby’s statement about the quaaludes bolsters their contention that he drugged women, including Andrea Constand, whom he is charged with molesting in 2004 after giving her three blue pills. She has testified they incapacitated her.

Mr. Cosby’s defense team had tried to block the introduction of his statement from a 2005 deposition in a civil suit that Ms. Constand filed against him. Becky James, an attorney for Mr. Cosby, said his remarks about his past use of quaaludes had nothing to do with the current case.

“Using quaaludes on the party scene in the 1970s just doesn’t have any relevance,” she said on the eighth day of the trial.

Mr. Cosby has said the pills he gave Ms. Constand were Benadryl, designed to help her relax. But she has described being all but immobilized during her encounter with Mr. Cosby at his home near here. Five other women testified last week that they believed Mr. Cosby had drugged and sexually assaulted them.

Image[Outside the courthouse Tuesday, Mr. Cosby’s spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, displays Benadryl, which Mr. Cosby has said is the drug he gave Andrea Constand.

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Credit...Matt Slocum/Associated Press

Ms. Constand’s civil suit, ended with Mr. Cosby paying her a $3.38 million settlement that involved no admission of wrongdoing.

“When you got the quaaludes,” the lawyer, Dolores Troiani, asked at the time, “was it in your mind that you were going to use these quaaludes for young women that you wanted to have sex with?”

“Yes,” Mr. Cosby replied.

Mr. Cosby’s lawyer objected before he could answer whether he had ever given any women the drugs without their knowledge. But Mr. Cosby has suggested that he viewed providing drugs akin to asking a woman if she might like a cocktail.

The prosecution is likely to have the 2005 deposition testimony read out loud in court before it concludes its presentation of evidence on Wednesday or Thursday.

One prosecution witness on Tuesday was a local police investigator, who read sections of Mr. Cosby’s interview by the Cheltenham Township Police Department in January 2005, after Ms. Constand first came forward with her account. Mr. Cosby acknowledged the sexual contact with Ms. Constand in that interview but described it as consensual and part of a broader, somewhat romantic, relationship.

In the transcript, Mr. Cosby also described for the detectives a phone conversation with Gianna Constand, Andrea Constand’s mother, who he said was very upset with him.

“Three times her mother said to me, this is a horrible thing you have done to my daughter,” Mr. Cosby said, according to the transcript.

“First I apologized twice; I said ‘What can I do?’ She said ‘Nothing,’ she wanted apologies,” Mr. Cosby said in the transcript.

Under cross-examination from Mr. Cosby’s lead attorney, Thomas A. Mesereau Jr., the local investigator, Sgt. Richard Schaffer, denied that Ms. Constand had been inconsistent in her stories about the timing of the encounter, how much alcohol she had drunk on that occasion and whether she had a flirtatious relationship with Mr. Cosby.

Sgt. Schaffer acknowledged that Ms. Constand had revised her initial account that the incident took place in March 2004, later saying it had happened in January of that year.

“The landmark date in her memory was corrected,” Sergeant Schaffer said.

The Montgomery County district attorney at the time declined to prosecute the case, a fact Mr. Mesereau drew attention to in his cross-examination. That decision was reviewed in 2015, when prosecutors decided to reinvestigate.

Also testifying for the prosecution was James Reape, a detective with Montgomery County, who acknowledged that Ms. Constand had provided conflicting time frames. But, under cross-examination by Kathleen Bliss, an attorney for Mr. Cosby, Detective Reape said he had concluded that the varying times were not important.

“When we look at the inconsistency of a date, it’s not something that gives me pause as an investigator,” he said.

question: What kind of view does Cosby have about giving quaaludes to young women?

answer: Bill Cosby, the famous actor and comedian, has been accused by numerous defendants of drugging and raping them. He was charged with molesting Andrea Constand in 2004 after giving her three blue pills. Cosby said that the drugs he gave Constance was Benadryl, to help her relax, though Constance countered by saying she was all but immobilized after taking the drugs. Cosby states that he viewed giving women drugs the same as asking if they want a cocktail.


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Whenever I see the letter W my mind is immediately drawn to visions of water. Thoughts of long refreshing swims and warm summer weather follows shortly after and it’s not long before I start looking up destinations to visit that all revolve around the letter W.

It just so happens that this letter also represents one of my favourite hotel brands.

W Hotels wow you with details regardless of where you choose to stay with them in the world. The W Singapore – Sentosa Cove is no exception and is the ideal stopover destination if you’re keen to float around and soak up the sunshine before your next flight.

Located on the lush little island paradise of Sentosa, this hotel is a trendy, relaxing haven of all things tropical and water is a key focus! While you can explore the nearby attractions of Sentosa Island and visit the southern most point of South-East Asia at Palawan Beach or wander through Sentosa ResortWorld and the impressive SEA Aquarium, sometimes a stopover should just be about chill time.

W Hotels are the concept kings in my opinion when it comes to transforming public areas of their properties around the world. The custom WET area is exactly as the name suggests, a wonderland of all things watery and the place I spent 80 per cent of my time in Singapore! Groovy music, inflatable swans, hammocks draped under the palm trees, a pool bar and the essential element, a giant swimming pool.

My super sleek room was located in the Away Spa wing and this meant I was lucky enough to have my own private plunge pool, one I can tell you I jumped in straight away even though I arrived at midnight! Midnight swims are the best after all right!? My camera took a little while to get used to the humidity but after letting it rest on my daybed, it was ready and I took it with me photographing from pool to pool until 2am.

Cupcakes on arrival (key to my heart!), a personalised greeting card complete with a photo of me from my travels and my favourite…a princess rubber ducky for the pool. Hello stopover heaven.

Take a visual peek below at my stay…

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A selection of mood lighting choices help your room to glow to whatever tune you desire…

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[Jump from your bed straight into your very own plunge pool...yes, it's dream worthy!]

Jump from your bed straight into your very own plunge pool…yes, it’s dream worthy!

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[Hello Cupcakes!]

Hello Cupcakes!

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Midnight swims in the 24hour WET pool area!

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Happy pancakes…because who likes sad ones.

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The women’s bathroom by the pool…quite the entertaining toilet experience.

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Tea cup chandeliers in the corridors…

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Exploring Sentosa Island with a walk across the suspension bridge to the southern most point of South-East Asia!

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Water jets in the WET area.

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The Away Spa is decorated with intricate tiled designs and offers soothing treatments.

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Where I spent the majority of my Singapore Stopover…WET.

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Funky little sound proof booths so you can make a phone call without noise distractions!

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The Wandering Lens was a guest of the W Singapore – Sentosa Cove however all opinions are of course my own and as you can tell…I loved it and the photos never lie!

[Olympus Underwater Housing + OM-D E-M1 Mark II]

Hello! I’m the founder and photographer behind The Wandering Lens.
With 14+yrs experience as a professional travel and landscape photographer, all advice found on this site is from my personal experience on the road. I hope it’s useful for your own travels and would love to hear in the comments about your trips and experiences around the world.

question: Summarize everything to do with water.

answer: The letter W conjures visions of water in the author's mind. They think of long refreshing swims in warm summer weather. Water is the key focus on the W Singapore - Sentosa Cove. The WET area includes inflatable swans, a pool bar, and a giant swimming pool. The author's room in the Away Spa wing had its own private plunge pool. They dove in for a midnight swim.

question: What does the article say about hot tubs?

question: Summarize everything relating to the author's feelings about the W Singapore - Sentosa Cove.

answer: They call it the ideal stopover destination for those wanting to soak up the sunshine before their next flight. It is a trendy, relaxing haven. W Hotels are concept kings when it comes to transforming public areas. They call the hotel stopover heaven.


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_NEODIPLOTHELE_ is a genus of South American brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1917.[1]

Species

it contains eight species, all found in Brazil:[2]

-   _Neodiplothele aureus_ Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
-   _Neodiplothele caucaia_ Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
-   _Neodiplothele fluminensis_ Mello-Leitão, 1924 – Brazil
-   _Neodiplothele indicattii_ Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
-   _Neodiplothele irregularis_ Mello-Leitão, 1917 (type) – Brazil
-   _Neodiplothele itabaiana_ Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
-   _Neodiplothele martinsi_ Gonzalez-Filho, Lucas & Brescovit, 2015 – Brazil
-   _Neodiplothele picta_ Vellard, 1924 – Brazil

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title: Neodiplothele

question: Where are the Neodiplothele spiders found?

answer: These spiders are found in Brazil.

question: Who described the spiders first?

answer: The spiders were described by Candido Firmino de Mello-Leitao.

question: How many species does the genus contain?

answer: 8

question: When were the spiders first described?

answer: 1971.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Neodiplothele is a genus of brushed trapdoor spiders. They were first described by Candido Firmino de Mello-Leitao in 1971. The genus contains eight species, all of them are found in Brazil.


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Sergio Agüero celebrate scoring second goal against Brighton

 General October 31, 2018

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Manchester City Premier League victory of the season, which helped them move was adorned with a superb Sergio Agüero target. Midway through the halfof the striker exchanged moves and slalomed until he discovered Raheem Sterling using a few replicate ability which had him nutmegging Lewis Dunk. The England twisted and delivered the ball straight back into the Argentinian that not went to overlook from eight metres out, scoring his fifth league goal of the effort.

Pep Guardiola, however, revealed Agüero is taking out a heel issue. “Sergio is fighting a bit with a few problems in his toes,” that the City manager stated. “He’s not 100%. He hasn’t recovered from what occurred against Newcastle [about 1 ] and we talked about to perform with 55-60 minutes. We were blessed he scored in the ideal moment.”
On Tuesday, City are at Hoffenheim at the Champions League and travel to Liverpool following Sunday for the final league game before the Global break. “Hopefully he could perform both and then recuperate,” Guardiola stated.
“After Hoffenheim we all will prepare.”

[sbobet online]

Brighton were removed from this contest in August. So their latest excursion was Saturday from Tottenham. Chris Hughton made two changes since Beram Kayal and Jürgen Locadia were hailed in. City frequently start at full tip and thus induce a historical aim. In case the former was accurate, the men hogging chunk and land of Guardiola, the traffic could be at reaching the mark degree satisfied. The dilemma is that the high quality quality that runs throughout them. City drove forward and thus when launching the scoring by means of a sequence, it had been. Agüero handed to Leroy Sané dropped back to take the ball. The German hurried through to the left and struck a pass that was skidding to depart Gaëtan Bong flailing.

Precisely the exact same participant came close to doubling the benefit as the fracture neared. This time he exhibited snake hips to make space and time because Bong neared and Mathew Ryan needed to generate a save. The Brighton keeper was as nimble when throwing himself from Fernandinho attack to his proper. Brighton were fortunate to route with one goal since the second half began. Guardiola’s information to his men might have been to keep on maintaining and they were to reveal, Kyle Walker blazing broad following a buildup involving Otamendi, Aymeric Fernandinho and Laporte.

The competition was more or less being played at Brighton’s closing third. Whenever a foray was managed by that the people cleaned up as when Anthony Knockaert chased the ball to see Laporte encounter. Ever the perfectionist, Guardiola stalked about out of his chair into the specialized area seeking to help his side. At one stage, he provided Zinchenko psychologist and the Catalan hit the atmosphere and gave a embrace to the Argentina striker, if Agüero scored. City didn’t add to their tally but managed that the game professionally to seal another persuasive victory.Hughton stated:”They’ve not got in their very best form “

Paul Pogba doesn’t need Jose Mourinho, he needs N’Golo Kante

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That may not be like he cruises along with Paris Saint-Germain eight points ahead of the bunch after eight 26, Kylian Mbappé feels. However, for two guys whose gifts were as basic to the success in July of France, the season has turned out. To Stamford Bridge Maurizio Sarri has brought a feeling of adventure and pleasure straight back in virtually no time whatsoever, but at the expense of depriving soccer lovers of seeing Kanté perform what he can with unassuming brilliance of the joy. His abilities of expectancy and interception are redundant, together with his present for beginning moves with moves of angle and weight. He spends his time appearing just a bit lost, waiting such as the pass that he would have contributed and hoping that those skills won’t be blunted by disuse.

At the second half of Liverpool on Saturday he performed with with two moves, a diagonal ball to also a ball for Willian along with Eden Hazard on the left, both which may have produced a target. There was a fast taken free-kick into Hazard, bringing a save. So he could develop into a sort of Paul Scholes, starting defences out of a position just behind the forward. However there has to be a possibility that Sarri will resolve, later or earlier, he needs a professional there. The notion of Kanté about the seat is too much for almost any soccer fan that is right-thinking to endure.

What we understand is the top spot for him is alongside a guy for whom the Premier League has become a friendlier atmosphere. Just like Kanté alongside him, paul Pogba’s attributes — created by a World Cup winner’s trophy however by four Serie A titles with Juventus — prosper best with somebody. That appeared to be his fate during his spell at Old Trafford, and also made a recall that was expensive to him. There were occasions when his operation warranted this fee’s magnitude, while others when his devotion seemed to change.

That’s not the actual Pogba. Since his director, Didier Deschamps, observed he also is capable of committing himself and supplies a presence. Can Mourinho understand who Pogba is? Has he taken the issue? When he left him vice-captain, was it with the intention of a gesture or real power directed at demonstrating that this Frenchman was being given each opportunity by him? And did he recognise the impact that eliminating the vice-captaincy may have?

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Pogba may nonetheless be central to some restored United in a means which may divert his representative’s interest in another huge pay-day, now from Barcelona. So as to provide his very best However he needs the ideal conditions. What better method of convincing him than recreating the personal and skilled relationship which, regardless of the obvious consequences of nature thrived between him and Kanté through the summertime?
Here is the sort of transfer which could be tried over the head of this supervisor, that should surely be on his exit. A number of us were foolish enough to imagine the duty of living up to the heritage of Ferguson would induce Mourinho to leave his harmful and dull tendencies. But from day one in Manchester he revealed that critical mass had been reached by his self. In his third season, the degree of simmering, scowling, sulking and sneering is now excruciating.

By Pogba along with Alexis Sánchez into Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw, he appears to get dropped a skill that was central to his accomplishments, that of having the players to choose the pitch prepared to battle for each other and also to die for him. Corroded from the acidity of, it’s not likely to return.
In recent months United’s performances are insipid as the washed-out pink off tops that offer all too true a metaphor for their existing condition. The area is filled with players doing well a number of them feeling disgruntled and humiliated almost to the point of mutiny. Mourinho’s two rebounds were sacked at the table with all the group standing. They appearing like they could anticipate, and are 10th.

Manchester United want what Chelsea needed when Mourinho’s minute spell in London has been brought to a miserable ending: someone to use balm, to deliver optimism, to reestablish a sense of logical development. And to invest whatever is needed to buy N’Golo Kanté along with Paul Pogba, they both freed to do what comes naturally. agen sbobet terpercaya

question: Summarize Guardiola's thoughts on Aguero.

answer: He discusses Aguero's foot issues, and hopes that he can perform at Hoffenheim and at Liverpool before recuperating.

question: Why was Brighton removed from the contest in August at the time of the article?

answer: That information isn't clear based off of the article.

question: What is meant by "the men hogging chunk and land of Guardiola"?

answer: That information isn't clear based off of the article.

question: What is meant by "that's not the actual Pogba"?

answer: It seems to mean that the true Pogba isn't when his devotion changes.


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Sometimes I feel like I really have no clue who God is. I can proclaim He is Holy but do I really comprehend what that means? Do I stand before God in shock and awe of His glory?

[Shock and Awe]

 Credo Magazine has a series by R.C. Sproul on the life of Martin Luther.  While still a monk, Luther had to serve Mass to complete the process for ordination. Catholic theology teaches that the wine and bread once blessed actually turn into the blood and body of Jesus. (Referred to as transubstantiation) Luther did fine throughout the mass until he took up the chalice of wine. At that point he froze standing speechless. Another priest had to step in and relive Luther. Luther’s father had invited several of his powerful friends to mass that day to brag on his son. He was embarrassed and confronted his son regarding his action. Luther responded (my paraphrase) – _“Father you do not understand. I was holding in my hand the blood of our Savior Jesus Christ.”_ Luther was in shock and awe by the thought of holding the blood of Jesus Christ.

 Now every time I serve communion I remember this story. If you are like me and grew up in the church, it is easy to lose sight of the importance of communion (or any of the other sacraments). They easily become just another tradition. It is even easier to think the same thing each time we gather to worship together. We have lost sight of the holiness of God – the reverence for God. We attend church and live for Christ when it is convenient. I have even heard people say they like attending church on Saturday night so they can sleep late on Sunday. We gladly sing the song, “I am a friend of God” and forget that God is Holy and Righteous.

  _ When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. – Revelation 1:17_

  _ Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” – Revelation 4:9-11_

I want to live my life  in shock and awe of God. I want to be speechless as I recall what the Savior has done for me. Yes God sees me as His friend, but he is my Savior, my Redeemer. I am a sinner, not just a sinner but one who has sinned against God. Yet Jesus laid down His life and God poured out his wrath on Him so I can stand before God’s throne with confidence. (Hebrews 4:16). This should cause us to fall on our face before Him but often it does not. I can think it and say it but I really don’t comprehend it. I pray that this will change. I want to know the shock and awe of a Holy God.

FOR I AM NOTHING; HE IS EVERYTHING. FOR HIS GLORY I LIVE.

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About the Author: Jon Stallings

[]I am enthusiastic about helping others discover their purpose and grow into a deeper relationship with Jesus. It is great to see their eyes light up at their “Ah Ha!” moment when they discover they were created for something more. My hope is that this blog will help encourage and inspire you along your way. Join the conversation and take the time to share with me your own story. I have been married to my beautiful wife Janice for over 30 years. We currently live in McDonough Georgia with our daughter. Our two boys have left the nest and we have two wonderful grand kids. Of course we cannot forget about our dog Bear.

question: Summarize the author's story about Martin Luther.

answer: While Martin Luther was a monk preparing for ordination, he served Mass. When he took up the chalice, he was in awe from holding the blood of Christ. According to Catholic theology, the wine and bread turn into the blood and body of Christ once blessed.

question: Summarize the Bible verses the author shares.

answer: The author shares two Bible verses. In the first, someone falls at the feet of someone, probably God, and they say "Do not be afraid." In the second story, 24 elders lay down their crowns and worship God. Both of these stories are from Revelation.

question: Summarize what the author is trying to say.

answer: The author claims that people have lost sight of the holiness of God. They use several Bible stories and a story about Martin Luther to remind the reader of the holiness of God. The author says that they want to live in awe of a "Holy God."

question: Summarize the information the author gives on themselves.

answer: The author is Jon Stallings. He wrote this blog to help others grow closer to Jesus. He has been married to Janice for over 30 years. They have a daughter and two sons, and two grandchildren. They live in McDonough Georgia with their dog Bear. Jon grew up in the church, and wants to live his life in awe of God.


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_HYGROCYBE VIRESCENS_, commonly known as the LIME-GREEN WAXY CAP,[1] is a species of agaric mushroom in the family Hygrophoraceae. The lime-green colored mushroom has a limited geographical distribution, having been reported only from California, Washington, and Mexico.

Taxonomy

The species was originally named _Hygrophorus virescens_ by American mycologists Lexemuel Ray Hesler and Alexander H. Smith in their 1963 monograph of North American _Hygrophorus_ species.[2] In 2007, the species was transferred to the genus _Hygrocybe_.[3]

Description

[Close view of the stem apex and gills. The cap often splits up into lobes in maturity.] The cap is in diameter, conical or convex when young, but becoming flat in maturity; the margin often curves up in age. The cap color can be variable: when young it is yellow with some orange, later becoming lime green. The cap surface is smooth, moist but not sticky, in age the margin becomes rimose (covered with a network of cracks and small crevices) and often splits into lobes. The context is lime green and very fragile. The odor and taste are not distinctive. The gills have an adnexed attachment to the stem and are attached to the top of the stipe by a tooth; the color is whitish with lime green tones near the cap, with paler serrate (appearing saw-toothed) edges. The stipe is long, and thick and lime green in color. The base of the stem is whitish, moist or dry, and in age develops grooves, or striations. The stem is hollow, and tapers somewhat in width towards the top.[4]

The spores are ellipsoid, smooth, and inamyloid, with dimensions of 7–10 by 5–6.5 µm. The basidia (spore-bearing cells) are 40–55 by 7–10 µm, 2- and 4-spored; there are no pleurocystidia nor cheilocystidia.[5]

Mycologists Steve Trudell and Joe Ammirati suggest that _Hygrophorus virescens_ is very similar in appearance to the European _Hygrocybe citrinovirens_, and may in fact be the same species.[6]

Habitat and distribution

_Hygrocybe virescens_ appears to be limited in distribution to California, Washington (based on a single collection in Seattle), and Veracruz State, Mexico.[7] In California[8] and Washington,[9] it is found fruiting in association with redwood trees;[10] the collections in Mexico were among grass and in gardens, near cypress hedges (genus _Cupressus_).[11] It is rarely collected.[12]

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title: Hygrocybe virescens

question: When was Hygrocybe virescens first described?

answer: Possibly 1963, when it was named Hygrophorus virescens by Ray Hesler and Alexander H. Smith.

question: What color is Hygrocybe virescens?

answer: Lime-green

question: Where can Hygrocybe virescens be found?

answer: California, Washington, and Mexico

question: Describe Hygrocybe virescens's cap.

answer: It is conical or convex when young but flattens in maturity. When young, it is yellow with some orange, but later becomes line green. Its surface is smooth and moist.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Hygrocybe virescens is a species of agaric mushroom with a lime-green-colored cap. It can be found in California, Washington, and Mexico.


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I was nervous. I'm new to this so I had two shots of Captain Morgan before I left, that usually loosens me up. The thought of driving passed my mind more than once but decided to take BART because the restaurant was close enough to walk. I choose my purple plaid shirt because it fits me well. I just bought the blazer so I took it with me even though it clashed. It looks good on me so fuck it, if I fake confidence then maybe she'll mistake it for actual confidence. I looked myself over in the mirror for more time than I care to admit. I hated and loved my outfit more times than I care to admit. I changed clothes and changed back. Decided it was too late to be indecisive so I left. Only to come back and change my shoes.
   I almost turned around more times than I can count. I rehearsed the excuses in my head, "I came down with something.", "A family emergency came up and they really need me.", "Oh, that was today? I'm so sorry! Lets reschedule. No? Ok, then. Bye." As much as I dreaded this I was also looking forward to it. She was very pretty from her photos and messaging her was easy. She seemed like a genuine person.  She may have embellished her typed laughter and smiley faces but at least she tried so that in itself had to mean something.
    By the time my stop came around my palms were sweaty and I was a bit lightheaded, "Am I doing this again? How many first dates can I have before I realize that a second one is never coming? At least I'll get some food in me." As hungry as I was the thought of food made my stomach tighten. I stopped in front of the venue. I thought a rooftop bar would be on the roof. Oh well. I was about to ask about the bar when the doorman said there was room for two more at the elevator. I tried to look like I knew what I was doing as I walked passed him and stood with the group waiting for the elevator door to open.
    My Tinder account logged me off on BART because of poor reception and I was hesitant to log on in fear that she wouldn't be there when I signed up again. As the door opened in front of me and an actual rooftop bar lay before me I was stuck and overwhelmed. My doubts and fears tripled as I've never been in this type of venue before, "She's so out of my league that I can't see her with binoculars. This is going to be the shortest date ever. Hope they at least have good appetizers."
    The place was crowded and I couldn't see her. This was made more difficult due to the fact that I had forgotten what she looked like because of nervousness and fear.

I texted her.

Nothing.

I texted her again.

5 more minutes and nothing.

I called her.

"Hello?"

"Hey, I'm here."

"Cool! Where?"

"Over by the elevator. I'm wearing a purplish shirt."

"I don't see you."

Fuck. Really? How hard are you looking? Should I just cut my losses and go?

"I'm just here by the elevator. There's a chair here I'm sitting on. Where are you?"

"Are you sure you're here?"

No. I decided to go to the identical rooftop bar next door.

"Yeah...I think I'm here."

"Let me walk over."

I saw her emerge from the gaggle of patrons.

We locked eyes.

She smiled.

title: [NF] First date

question: Summarize the mounting tension in this story.

answer: The author (and narrator) is nervous about their first date with a woman they have not met in person before. It's unclear whether or not this is a date that was set up online. They imbibe some alcohol prior to departing for this meeting to quell their nerves and nearly turn back a couple times. They float notions of making up excuses for not being able to make it. They text her upon disembarking the train, and receive no response. Irritated and concerned, the narrator calls this woman, who insists she is waiting there. The narrator's annoyance grows before they spot her and she smiles.

question: Summarize what the story has to say about online/app dating.

answer: While the initial "meeting" online can prove more seamless than in-person flirtations, the lead-up to the date can prove especially nerve-racking. This could be because expectations have been set but chemistry has not been assessed or sussed out. Often times pictures may not be sufficient enough to even identify someone on sight, as evidenced in this story as the narrator has difficult spotting the girl.

question: Describe what the narrator knew about this woman and why they agreed to go on a first date in the first place.

question: Summarize the plot twist.

answer: The plot twist is that while the narrator has been annoyed and concerned that the girl cannot spot them, they are actually at the rooftop of an adjacent bar. It's not a matter of not being able to identify each other; rather, they are in different but similar and nearby locations. It's unclear what the narrator feels in regards to this mix-up, but one could reasonably ascertain that they feel relief in finally getting to meet up and continue with the date.


text: I'm looking for a story I read on reddit it was about a guy who had a cushy office job but after his company restructured he was kind of forgotten about but continued working there doing nothing.  He evaded HR and such and I think he did this for like 7 years. Been trying to find it but reddit search sucks.

title: looking for story

question: What story is the author looking for?

answer: They're looking for a story about a guy who had a cushy office job and was forgotten at his company when it was restructured.

question: What is the goal of the author?

answer: The author wants to find a story.

question: Who did what for 7 years?

answer: There is a story of a guy who was forgotten when his company was restructured and continued working there for 7 years doing nothing.

question: Why does the author need this story?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: A Reddit user wants help finding a story because the Reddit search isn't good.


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The PowerShell variable has many features that help you create reliable scripts. Understanding the most important concepts of the PowerShell variable is essential for everything you do in PowerShell. In the first post of this series, I will explain how to name variables, how to assign values, and how to deal with PowerShell data types.

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Contents of this article

-   Naming
-   Values
-   Data type

The purpose of variables in any programming language is to store data items so you can reuse them later in your code. If you only know variables from batch scripts, you’ll be surprised at how many more things you can do with a PowerShell variable.

Naming^

Let’s look at the basics first. An important property of a PowerShell variable is its name, which is always preceded by the dollar sign “$” and can only contain letters, numbers, and the underscore. If you feel a strong urge to use other characters, you have to enclose the name in curly braces. You should not use the name of variables that have been pre-defined (more about that later).

Here are examples of valid variable names:

_$myVariable, $MyVariable_1, ${my-variable}_

And these are invalid names:

_myVariable, $my-variable, $my variable_

Strictly speaking, the variable name is the part after the dollar sign. This is important to know because when you have to specify the variable name as a parameter in a cmdlet, you have to enter it without the dollar sign. The dollar sign tells the shell to read the variable's value.

As most keywords in PowerShell, variables are case-insensitive. Thus, PowerShell does not distinguish between $myVariable and $Myvariable.

Values^

You can assign values to a PowerShell variable by combining a variable name, an assignment operator, and an expression. Here is a simple example:

The “=” sign is one of eight assignment operators. An expression is everything for which PowerShell can determine a value. If you enter an expression at a PowerShell prompt, PowerShell returns its value. “Hello world” and 1 are also expressions; determining their values just doesn’t need so many calculations.

If you want to populate multiple variables with the same value, you can save some typing as in the example below:

You can also define multiple variables with different values on one line:

This reduces the number of lines in your script but also makes it harder to read.

Other ways exist to store a value in a variable. We will see examples later.

To display the value of a variable, you don’t need a special command as in many other programming languages; entering the variable name is enough. This works in a script and on a command prompt.

Thanks to the variable interpolation, you can also expand a variable in a string if the string is enclosed in double quotation marks.

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|                                   | "These are the values of the      |
|                                   | variables: $a, $b, $c."           |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

[Interpolation example]

If you want to display the variable names as text instead of displaying their values, you have to enclose the string in single quotation marks.

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|                                   | 'These are the names of our       |
|                                   | variables $a, $b, $c.'            |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

[No interpolation with single qutation marks]

In this case, PowerShell doesn’t recognize $a, $b, and $c at all as variables—just as ordinary strings.

Data type^

Thus far, we worked only with two data types: strings and integers (or—more precisely—32-bit integers). PowerShell supports many other data types, such as floating point numbers, strings, and Boolean values. You don’t have to explicitly declare the data type of a variable; PowerShell automatically chooses the data type for you when you initialize the variable—that is, when you first assign a value.

However, in some cases, PowerShell will not use the data type you intended, as the example below demonstrates:

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|                                   | $Number = Read-Host "Please enter |
|                                   | a number"                         |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | $Square=$Number*$Number           |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Write-Host "The square of the     |
|                                   | number $Number is $Square."       |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

[Mulitplying a string]

If you didn’t sleep in math class, the result of this calculation should be a bit of a surprise. PowerShell wrongly assumed that the data type of the variable $Number is _String_. Because the arithmetic operator * is overloaded (the implementation of the operator depends on the arguments), the second line in the program multiplies a string instead of a number.

The second argument of the operator * always has to be a number, so PowerShell automatically converts the data type of $Number into _Int32_. However, the first argument can also be a string. The result is that PowerShell determines the value of the expression “2”*2, which is 22 (the string “2” is repeated two times).

Not only does PowerShell automatically assign a data type when you initialize the variable, but the data type can also change on the fly when the original data type doesn’t fit with the operation. In the example above, PowerShell needs a number for the operator *; because the string “2” looks very much like a number, it just converts it to the integer 2.

However, if no reasonable way exists to automatically convert the data type, and the data type doesn’t fit with the operation, PowerShell will throw an error. For instance, the lines below will produce the error message “Cannot convert value ‘b’ to type ‘System.Int32.’”

[Automatic data type conversion does not work]

However, the next example, which looks very similar, runs through:

[Automatic data type conversion works]

It is important to note that automatic conversion does not change the variable’s data type. Even though the value of the variable $b in the example has been used as an integer in the calculation, its data type is still _String_. To determine the type of a variable, you can use the _GetType()_ method:

[Get the type of a variable with GetType()]

If it surprises you that the variable is equipped with a method, you’ll have to wait for a follow-up post where I will uncover the secret behind the command above.

We don’t have to rely on PowerShell’s ability to automatically convert data types if we tell the interpreter that we are expecting a number as input. This ensures that our script works as intended:

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|                                   | [Int]$Number = Read-Host "Please  |
|                                   | enter a number"                   |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | $Square=$Number*$Number           |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Write-Host "The square of the     |
|                                   | number $Number is $Square."       |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

[Mulitplying a number]

In the code snippet above, we explicitly declared the number as _Int32_ (integer) by enclosing the type name in square brackets before the variable name. A variable is called “weakly typed” if you only declare its data type implicitly by assigning a value of a certain type. If you declare the variable’s data type explicitly in your script, the variable is strongly typed.

As the example above shows, explicitly declaring variable types can prevent unwanted results in your scripts and makes them more reliable. However, this is not the only reason it makes sense to work with strongly typed variables. The things you can do with the value of a variable often depend on its data type.

For instance, you can store a certain date in a variable of the data type _String_, and you can use the data type _DateTime_ that is intended for the purpose. As long as you only want to display the date, it makes no difference which data type you use. However, if you want to use the variable in calculations, you have to declare it as _DateTime_.

Let’s say you imported dates from a log file and you want to know how many days passed between a certain date and today’s date:

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|                                   | [DateTime]$Date = "February 28,   |
|                                   | 2015"                             |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | $Today = Get-Date                 |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | $Days = ($Today - $Date).Days     |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Write-Host "The hacker encrypted  |
|                                   | all your servers $Days day(s)     |
|                                   | ago."                             |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

If you omit the declaration of the data type in the example above, PowerShell will politely inform you in a red-colored message that something went wrong: “Multiple ambiguous overloads found for…” Yes, the - operator is also overloaded.

Below is a list of some commonly used data types:

  ------------------- -------------------------------------------
  DATA TYPE NAME      DESCRIPTION
  [Array]             Array
  [Bool]              Value is TRUE or FALSE
  [DateTime]          Date and time
  [Guid]              Globally unique 32-byte identifier
  [HashTable]         Hash table, collection of key-value pairs
  [Int32], [Int]      32-bit integers
  [PsObject]          PowerShell object
  [Regex]             Regular expression
  [ScriptBlock]       PowerShell script block
  [Single], [Float]   Floating point number
  [String]            String
  [Switch]            PowerShell switch parameter
  [TimeSpan]          Time interval
  [XmlDocument]       XML document
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In my next post, I will cover the variable scope.

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question: Who is Michael Pietroforte?

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question: What are ways you can assign values to a PowerShell?

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Hi everyone! I have always taken a liking to writing stories and recently have gotten into writing prompts. I thought I would share one that I typed up at work based off the sentence "I just had to laugh." Its loosely based off of my childhood with my brother. I would really love some feedback! Thanks everyone!
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         My brother and I grew up in a small town on the outskirts of a city called Maywood, which to us, seemed like a dead end town full of has-beens and welfare occupants. Nick, my brother who is 14, and I would get into it a lot. We were always fighting about who could have the next round on a video game, or who was going to take the blame for something we broke. It never dawned on me that the town we lived in had so much to offer, but we were about to find out soon enough, or were we?

	       I think it was a Friday when we fell upon the key that would change our lives. As usual we would walk up to the woods and hang out in the fort we had built last year. It was beautiful, to us at least, and stood about nine feet up off the ground so nothing could get us in there. We painted it red and had put some old chairs we found out in the brush up there we used to sit on and hang out. One day though we were sitting in the fort looking out over the house down the hill and he asked me, “Why have we never tried to dig for something under the fort? Maybe something awesome is down there.” I quickly dismissed the idea being as mature as I thought I was being 16 and just told him to forget about it. After a few days though, it started to bug me. It was clinging to my mind what could be down there. Treasure? Rocks? Dead people? Who knew what it could be, and so we started digging.

         It never dawned on me how hard the ground could be after not raining for a few days. Even in the middle of the summer Mother Nature could have let up on us a little bit. We had been digging for hours, and still we never hit anything so we took a break. After going to the house and back we decided to trudge on. Thrust after thrust dirt was moved and sweat replaced it. Until it happened. “DAN COME HERE!” is all I needed to hear before I ran over to my brother and saw him looking down at the hole he had dug. What I saw next took me by storm. His shovel was broken, and he was just standing there looking at it. I just had to laugh. Really, I thought to myself. This is really what he had screamed at the top of his lungs to show me? I took a double take at the shovel though, not because I just couldn’t believe it, but there was a key literally in the handle.

      	I don’t think we have looked at each other and ran to the house with something in hand so fast before. It seemed like it only took us a minute to get home when it’s usually a 30 minute hike. We threw the key on to the table and started talking back and forth in gibberish about what it could be. Upon hearing us slam into the house like a bomb hitting a target, our dad had run down the stairs to check what had happened. He took one glance at the key and instantly knew what we had found. “Where did you guys find it?” he asserted. I thought we had hit the jackpot. Even our dad was into what we had found. Those hopes were crushed though after he took it and ran off into the basement and into the coal room.

           We chased after him in pursuit of finding the meaning of the universe, or something close, only to find him kneeling next to an old safe we couldn’t ever open. He placed the key in, we could hear the tumblers locking into place, and gave the key a good twist. The door slowly opened, the room grew quite, and my brother and I expected dad to pull a gold bar out of the safe. Instead, he just stood up and sighed. He turned to us and just shrugged, “I guess your grandfather just did this thinking it would be hilarious someday.” He held out a piece of paper for us to read. It wasn’t the answers to life. It wasn’t a bank note for $1,000,000. Not even a sentimental letter expressing his love for us. Just a note with this written on it, “This is where your inheritance should be, boys.” All that trouble, digging, running, sweating, blisters, and pain just for our deceased family member to trick us like always. We all looked at each other, and just had to laugh.

title: I Just Had To Laugh

question: What do the boys dig up in the woods?

answer: A key.

question: What does the key open?

answer: A safe.

question: What is inside the safe?

answer: A check for $1,000,000.

question: Why is the check in the safe?

answer: The boys' grandfather left it as their inheritance.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Two boys growing up in Maywood decide to dig under a fort they built. They find a key which they show to their father, who uses it to open a safe. Inside the safe is an inheritance for $1,000,000 from their grandfather.


text:
1. There came a horrifyingly bleak moment when silence fell amongst my comrades and myself. Before that the entire world had self destructed right in front of me and this is where the apocalypse revealed itself. The war didn’t end with any patriotic bullshit or grand show of humanity. It ended with this, the most painful silence that I ever felt. I have spent the last 299 days watching children massacre the children of other children with bullets and chemicals, but this is the only thing that will remain in my mind after I’m home. They say you never forget the smell of burning flesh. They say it stays inside of you until you’re dead. If dying is the only thing that can save me from having to live with this memory then it can’t come soon enough.

1. For all of these innocent corpses the sun didn’t rise the next morning. For me it did. Why? I have committed acts of untold evil upon my fellow man and these people did nothing. I now have to try and live knowing that I did this, but for them it is the end.

title: A Soldier's Thoughts Upon Entering Auschwitz on January 27, 1945

question: Which month does the narrator go to Auschwitz?

answer: January.

question: Why did the narrator spend the past 299 days watching children fight?

answer: The text does not explore this.

question: What untold acts of evil has the narrator committed?

answer: The text does not say.

question: On which side has the narrator been fighting?

answer: The text does not say.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator enters Auschwitz for the first time on January 27, 1945. They have been witnessing children's fighting one another for 299 days. The narrator says they will never forget the smell of burning flesh, and that they have committed unspeakable acts of evil.


text:
I'm standing in front of a burning house, leaning against a large oak tree.  I'm wondering to myself whose house this is, and why I'm here. I hear the sound of approaching sirens behind the roar of the flames.

Spires of flame shoot in and out of the house, the way a lizard's tongue does. Not just out of the windows, out of everywhere. I can tell the house is really starting to come apart.  The fire rages on, drowning out all noise, save for the distant and tiny sound of sirens.

The sirens are getting steadily louder, as I watch rafters fall and beams disintegrate. The firefighters arrive, the sirens and lights rending the night. The armor clad men explode out if the truck, securing tools and attaching hoses.  I hear them decide amongst themselves that the house is beyond saving, dropping the hoses and heading straight for the front door. They don't seem to pay me any mind, so I move further from the house as they rush in, noting that I can hear more sirens on the way.

I begin to feel rather guilty. I mean, I've just been standing here watching this house burning down, without any concern. Like I've been watching a damn bonfire, waiting for someone to arrive with marshmallows.

This guilty feeling is not simply that, though. There is a sense of dread about it as well.  I don't recognize this house, but I feel strangely connected to it.  I'm feeling like there's something I ought to know about this fire, this house, this situation, but I'm not sure what that is.

As I'm pondering this, I notice, tacked onto the back of the tree I've just been leaning against, a note:

This was no accident. I've locked us all inside. It's the only way to make it stop. The only way for this to end. - James Kern

I see the two paramedics quickly exiting  the front of the ambulance, run to back, open the rear doors. The dreadful feeling surges, as I realize that the arrival of paramedics means injuries.
As they ready their equipment, I approach. The nearest one is unloading a gurney, and I ask him:
"How many people are in there?!"
He doesn't respond at all. Deciding he can't hear me over the flames, I yell:
"Sir, how many people are there in that house?!"

Again, he shows no sign of having heard me, or even of having seen me.  The way he is behaving has me questioning whether the firefighters had simply been too focused on the matter at hand, or if they had genuinely not seen me standing there.

I decide they're just intensely focused and begin to jump up and down, flailing my arms, and screaming.  This doesn't even garner a glance from the men.  Out of frustration, I shove the gurney. The paramedic looks bewildered and perhaps a bit frightened, but he still doesn't acknowledge me.

As I start to scream at him to pay attention to me, the front door of the house vomits the firefighters, carrying a limp figure, roughly the size of a man, but it seems oddly diminished. With a mighty groan and a crash, the house collapses in on itself. Charred clothing hangs off the man, ragged and smoking.

The paramedics frantically strap the man to the gurney, and load him into the ambulance, yelling about almost losing him, and the firefighters are saying that the wife and children were already lost by the time they got to the house, and that all signs pointed to arson.

As the ambulance peels away, the firefighters begin to shed their suits. I try and try to talk to them, but I get nothing in return. It's as if I'm not there. I begin to feel faint, as I'm screaming at the men to notice me, and then I see nothing, as if my eyes blinked shut, but never opened. For eons, I stare into that nothingness, that total and complete lack of anything.

I can't move, my arms and legs feel almost as if they're strapped down. My eyes are open. Bright lights flood my eyes, which flutter and blink,  and as the paramedics swim into view, I hear:

"Can you hear me, Mr. Kern?"

title: Can Your Hear Me, Mr. Kern?

question: Who is the narrot in the story?

answer: The disembodied spirit of James Kern.

question: Explain what James Kern has done.

answer: According to a note he left on a tree, James Kern locked his family inside their house and set in on fire.

question: Why can't the paramedics see the narrator?

answer: The narrator appears to be having an out of body experience, he can see everything, but no-one can hear or see him.

question: How do we know the narrator is James Kern?

answer: When the narrator wakes up he is acknowledged as James Kern.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: A disembodied spirit watches as a house burns down. They feel connected to the house but have no memory as to why.They find a note admitting to a terrible act by James Kern. They see a lone survivor being rescued by firefighters and then wake up hearing 'Can you hear me Mr. Kern?'.


text:
We walked through a vale holding each other's hand. I felt perfectly comfortable remaining silent and marching along as long as I
knew she was with me. We had reached past the point of us needing speech to get our emotions across. We continued strolling for a while
and then finally sat on a bench which was perched under an arched outgrowth of a stony structure. She put Her head on my lap and closed
Her eyes. My love grew for Her every second I watched Her beautiful face in deep sleep. I wondered whether she felt the same way,
or whether she felt at all. Suddenly, I sensed the earth moving. The whole world around me was shaking. I realised I didn't have
much time left. I was about to depart. Slowly, the waterfall, flowers, the lake, butterflies, and the mountains faded away
into darkness and then a bright light met my eye. The brightness diminished and I was back in my room. My servant was standing in front
of me. "Sir, why are you so hard to wake up these days? If you carry on going late to work, you will eventually be fired. You don't want
that do you?" he said. If only he knew.
 I was both happy and sad. I felt sad leaving Her, but I was happy that it had now worked three times in a row. How lucky was I, that having slept a sad
sleep the day before yesterday, I would meet Her the second time. This ignited in me the thought of the possibility that I could meet Her whenever I wanted to.
So I tried to meet Her the third time today. I was doubtful and skeptical. I am a middle aged man who has never experienced love. Forget the act of loving,
I couldn't even think of the prospect of finding love in my lifetime. I turned off all the lights, locked the door, threw myself on the bed and closed my eyes.
I was failing. I was sweating uncontrollably with nervousness. This was my last chance to find what I never had. Then, I thought of Her, with Her soft and
beautiful face, Her enigmatic eyes, Her endless locks of hair, Her slender yet graceful body, the vulnerability in Her glances, Her voice that confirmed the
presence of angelic minstrels. God himself had sent down this perfect entity for me to spend time with, albeit in a second reality. I had to calm down and sleep.
I was no longer panting, and was able to slowly drift away into slumber.
 I was in a vast empty ball room. It was beautiful, but right now, I had no concern for the beauty of inanimate objects. I had to find Her as quickly as I could, so I
could maximise the amount of time I was to spend with Her. I looked for her everywhere. Where was she? Was it really possible that I failed, even in bringing a being that lived inside my thoughts,
to appear in front of me? I was suddenly struck by the memory of yesterday. I had stood in front of the mirror for an hour. I gazed at my disfigured body, my
hunched back, my crooked teeth, my uneven face and my uninteresting eyes. I had decided to break every mirror in my house that day, for they were only a source of pain
to me. Now, as I looked around for her in the ballroom, I slowly became demoralised. I could not even find Her in a second reality. I wept and I wept, and for sure, I
did know I was physically weeping too, for I felt the dampness seep through my body. 'Come here,' said an enchanting voice. 'Did you really think I was going to leave
you alone?'
 A white figure seemed to be approaching me. Her shape became more apparent as she moved towards me. She was dressed in the most elegant of elegant dresses.
She came up to me, and without uttering a word, kissed me. All my doubts, inferiorities and insecurities vanished in a matter of seconds. 'You have me right now and you
will have me forever,' she said. 'My appearance may change but I will always be Her.' We sat together on the velveted floor. I told her everything I knew and everything
I wanted to do. She listened patiently without any patronising judgement. She seemed as if she had been lost in my discourse. She comforted me when I told her my doubts
and answered me when I had queries. Seconds, minutes, hours and then days seemed to have passed by. We were still sat on the same spot talking and being lost in wonder
of one another. 'I have to go fly,' she said with a hint of sycophancy, 'Try not to think about me.' She faded away gradually, and slowly, the whole room turned dim
and finally, my whole vision was obscured. I woke up.
 I opened my eyes and looked around. I wasn't in my room. There were people around me, maybe four or five. 'Sir, you have been in a coma for six years. My whole team
and I would like to congratulate you on being born again. Also try to sleep less,' a doctor said, letting out a faint chuckle. I wasn't able to speak as I
lay there helpless. I didn't care about anyone else other than Her. I wanted to go back and never come back. A memory came to my mind about when I met my childhood friend
after several years.
'What brought you into acting then, James?' I asked.
'My wife... the third one, she pushed me towards getting a job as an actor. She had faith in my ability. And so right she was, I had never even dreamed of
achieving such fame.' James answered.
'Good for you, my friend, if only I were a part of your gene pool.'
'My gene pool? You think I've only gotten this far because of my looks?'
'You never were intelligent were you? Only if you were, you could have acknowledged the luck that had been bestowed upon you. Nobody falls in love with character
at first sight. Set on this earth is a bliss for the rich and beautiful.'
'You always were a jealous man weren't you? Stop envying other people's abilities and go back to your cave and hang out with your rodents, you incompatible oddity!'
He stormed out of the restaurant leaving me alone with my food and strangers' stares. He was right. I was an oddity.
 I had regained consciousness and was out of my coma. I had been awake thinking about this incident while tears ran down my face. It was soon dark outside
and I started feeling drowsy. I was about to sleep and it was the most joyous part of the day. I soon fell asleep but there were no dreams this day and I woke up without any
recollection of Her. 'This wouldn't happen again,' I thought to myself. I slept the next day and again; no luck. The next day, I entered a dream but she was nowhere
to be seen. Did she lie when she said she would be with me forever? I was discharged from the hospital and returned to my room. Surely, this was where it all started so
I will get to meet her when I sleep in my own dwelling. I slept. She had abandoned me. The only companion I had, had abandoned me. She was a part of me so I guess I had
abandoned myself.
 'There is more than one way a person can sleep.' I thought to myself. I started panting. I walked in circles for an hour in my room as my heartbeat became faster
and faster. I had no family or acquaintances I could talk to. I started climbing the stairs sluggishly, that led to the highest storey of the high-rise. My pulse increasing
with every step I took. I finally arrived at the top of the skyscraper. I stood at its edge, with my heart pounding the loudest and fastest it had ever pounded. I thought
of Her one last time. 'I will surely meet you, and I would never know even if I don't. My real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream.'
With these thoughts, I took the step to death. The only feeling I felt after that was the feeling of Nothing.

title: SLEEP Please review :)

question: What does the story say about how to stay awake?

question: What does the story say about the protagonist and James?

answer: The narrator's childhood friend is a man named James. James is a famous actor who went into acting after his third wife pushed him to pursue a career in it. She had faith in his abilities, and she was right. The narrator envies James. He insults his friend by saying he achieved his fame not because he was intelligent or talented, but due to his good looks. James tells the narrator he's an incompatible oddity and storms out on him.

question: How does the story describe the protagonist?

answer: The protagonist is a middle-aged man who has never experienced love. He has a disfigured body - hunched back, crooked teeth, an uneven face, and uninteresting eyes. Because of his disfigurement, he can't think of the prospect of finding love in his lifetime. He became obsessed with a woman in his dreams. The protagonist is a jealous man who even envied his childhood friend's fame and good looks.

question: What caused the protagonist to slip into a six-year coma?

answer: Since the protagonist was convinced that he will never find love, he became obsessed with a woman he saw in one of his dreams. He slept again the next day hoping to find her and he did. This ignited the thought that he could meet her in his dreams anytime he wanted to, so he slept again. This time, he had a hard time finding her, wept, and gave up. A woman wearing an elegant dress approached him and told him she was the woman (her appearance changed) and all seemed right again. However, the woman had to leave him in the dream despite telling him she will be with him forever. Presumably, because of this complicated dream, the protagonist slipped into a six-year coma and only woke up when the woman said goodbye and faded away.


text:
SCENT GLANDS are exocrine glands found in most mammals. They produce semi-viscous secretions which contain pheromones and other semiochemical compounds. These odor-messengers indicate information such as status, territorial marking, mood, and . The odor may be subliminal—not consciously detectable.[1][2] Though it is not their primary function, the salivary glands may also function as scent glands in some animals.

In even-toed ungulates

The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla) have many specialized skin glands, the secretions of which are involved in semiochemical communication.[3] These glands include the sudoriferous glands (located on the forehead, between the antlers and eyes), the preorbital glands (extending from the medial canthus of each eye), the nasal glands (located inside the nostrils), the interdigital glands (located between the toes), the preputial gland (located inside the foreskin of the penis), the metatarsal glands (located outside of the hind legs), the tarsal glands (located inside of the hind legs),[4] and the inguinal glands in the lower belly or groin area.[5]

Like many other species of Artiodactyla, deer have seven major external scent glands distributed throughout their bodies.[6] Deer rely heavily on these scent glands to communicate with other members of their species, and possibly even with members of other species. For example, male white-tailed deer (_Odocoileus virginianus_) are often seen working over a scrape. First, the animal scrapes at the dirt with its hooves, depositing the scent from his interdigital gland on the ground. After that, he may bite the tip off an overhanging branch, depositing secretions from his salivary glands onto the branch. He may then rub his face on the overhanging branch, depositing secretions from the sudoriferous and preorbital glands on it.[7]

The tarsal gland appears to operate by a different mechanism than the other external scent glands. A behavior called _rub-urination_ is central to this mechanism. During rub-urination, the animal squats while urinating so that urine will run down the insides of its legs and onto its tarsal glands. The tarsal glands have a tuft of hair which is specially adapted to extract certain chemical compounds from the animal's urine. For example, in the black-tailed deer (_Odocoileus hemionus columbianus_), the major constituent of the tarsal gland secretion is a lipid, (Z)-6-dodecen-4-olide. This compound does not originate in the tarsal gland itself, but rather it is extracted from the animal's urine by the tarsal hair tuft during the rub-urination process. In white-tailed deer, the presence and concentration of certain chemical compounds in the urine depend on the season, gender, reproductive status and social rank of the animals. This fact, along with the observation of rub-urination behavior in this animal (at least in the male) indicates that urine probably plays a role in olfactory communication in deer.[8]

In carnivorans

Canids have several scent glands that are used in olfactory communication.[9] The fossa has several scent glands. Like herpestids it has a perianal skin gland inside an anal sac which surrounds the anus like a pocket. The pocket opens to the exterior with a horizontal slit below the tail. Other glands are located near the penis or vagina, with the penile glands emitting a strong odor. Like the herpestids, it has no prescrotal glands.[10]

In other animals

-   Apocrine sweat glands, such as in the armpits of humans
-   Sebaceous glands, such as the cranial surface glands of the red-bellied lemur
-   Flank glands, such as in voles or shrews[11]
-   Anal glands, found in all carnivora including wolves,[12] bears,[13] sea otters[14] and kinkajous

 ; and in some Reptiles, e.g. the scuted-kind.

-   Castor sacs, found in beavers
-   Perineal glands, found in viverrids,[15] guinea pigs,[16] and porcupines[17]
-   Preputial glands, found in many species including mice, pigs, and wolves[18]
-   Supracaudal glands, found in canids[19]

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[17] Roze, U., et al. “Microanatomy and bacterial flora of the perineal glands of the North American porcupine.” Canadian Journal of Zoology 88.1 (2009): 59-68.

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[19] Fox, Michael W., and James A. Cohen. “Canid communication.” How animals communicate (1977): 728-748.

title: Scent gland

question: Why are most of the odors produced by animals' scent glands subliminal (not consciously detectable)?

answer: Unknown.


text:
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question: What does the text say about personal fitness programming?

question: Summarize the methods the text uses to convince its readers to buy the StudioBookings software.

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text:
It’s been 20 years since we experienced the worst act of American home-grown terrorism at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. This solemn day stands as a reminder of the 168 souls that were lost. On a day where anger lashed out, Oklahomans responded with compassion.

Every year since April 19, 1995, we stand together and read aloud the names of those who lost their lives. We remember the first responders who acted selflessly in a time of need. We remember the families impacted by this tragic event, and we remember the survivors who continue to recount and relive that fateful day. We remember this day—a day that Oklahomans did not allow fear to overcome their love for our fellow man.

In response to the 20th anniversary, Oklahomans recommit to that same spirit of generosity—the “Oklahoma Standard.”

This year, we place a special emphasis on participating in acts of service so we never again allow anger to blind our eyes to one another. To honor the Oklahomans who died, we encourage Americans, in our state and across the country, to reach out to people to serve them, even those with whom they may disagree. We will engage in conversations and participate in acts of service to show that our bond of community and patriotism will not be shaken by terror.

In the end, we may have differences, but we will show the nation that love overcomes hate, and civil discourse can be achieved even when there is disagreement. That is the “Oklahoma Standard.”

The Senate passed a resolution (S.Res. 139) last week, authored by Sen. Jim Inhofe and I, to commemorate the anniversary. In addition to remembering the victims and their families and honoring the first responders, the resolution applauds the people of Oklahoma City for making tremendous progress over the past two decades.

Instead of deteriorating after this tragedy, Oklahoma City has rebounded and experienced great opportunity and growth. This story of perseverance stands as a beacon to the rest of the nation, and the world, attesting to the strength of goodness in overcoming evil wherever it arises in our midst.

There is an entire generation that has grown up since 1995. It is up to us to teach them how love and that kindness can still shine through even the most tragic event.

I ask America to join Oklahoma in remembering that tragic day, but also to show this generation and the nation how we respond to hatred and violence.

Twenty years ago, our state experienced firsthand Psalm 34:18, which says, “the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” May God bless our state, and may we never lose our resilient Oklahoma and American spirit.

question: How many people lost their lives?

answer: 168

question: When did the tragedy happen?

answer: In 1995.

question: What does the newly passed resolution say?

answer: The resolution remembers the victims and their families and honors the first responders. Along with this, it also applauds the people of Oklahoma City for making progress over the past two decades.

question: What does done to remember those who lost their lives in the tragedy?

answer: To honor those who died, Oklahomans encourage Americans across the country to reach out to people to serve them to show that the bond of community and patriotism will not be shaken by terror.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer:
Since the tragedy at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the people respond with compassion. Remembering those who lost their lives and honoring the first responders, Oklahomans urge Americans throughout the country to serve people and to show that the bond of community and patriotism will not be stirred by terror.

On the 20th anniversary of the incident, the Senate passed a resolution to applaud the people of Oklahoma City for making tremendous progress over the past two decades.

The city has rebounded with great opportunity and growth since the tragedy.