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Halloween Party Checklist
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What will you need for your Halloween theme party?
Halloween can be a busy time and getting ready for a Halloween Party can sometimes be stressful. Here are a few ideas and a special checklist on what you need to get beforehand and what decorations you might need.
If you're having a party then you'll want to get ready, and if you've got kids they need to get their costumes on and have their faces painted as well.
Being prepared beforehand and getting everything ready is important so that you can enjoy yourself.
You can also ask a friend or member of family if they can help you get ready or get your friends with kids to help out with a buffet dish or some trick or treating sweets.
And if you're really stuck and it's too much on the night you could employ an assistant from an agency to come and help you serve the buffet, and drinks and then wash up afterwards.
Your Quick Halloween Checklist
Here is a checklist so that you do not forget anything.
Hanging Skeleton
Hanging Pumpkins
Carved Pumpkins, with tea lights inside
Tea Lights for pumpkins and candlesticks
Window Stickers and Silhouettes
White cobweb strips for hanging over lights, mantelpiece, other
Black candlesticks with tall black and red candles
Black and Red Roses
Halloween bowls with sweets, treats for guests
Witches broomsticks as decorations
Spiders, skulls, cats and witch ornaments
Pumpkin and ghost hanging strings of lights.
Happy Halloween bunting
Room Decorations
How you arrange your party will depend on how many rooms you are going to use.
If you use more than one room you could have one room for drinking and talking, one room for a buffet and another room for dancing.
If you only have your living room available for a party then you could arrange a drinks bar area with a table of food and then also trays of finger food around the room. You can do the same with the drinks. You can either get someone to go round with wine or a Halloween cocktail or punch or just keep a large bowl or bottles by the bar area with a few mixer drinks, like Brandy and Whisky and Gin at the bar. Your guests can come up and get drinks as they want through the night.
In the dance room and/or main room you can add glow in the dark lights and light up ghosts, spider and other creatures for your Halloween effect.
If you have more than one room you can keep one room for drinks, finger food, and another for the buffet with a third room for dancing.
Background Music
Have your music playing softly at the beginning of the evening and then louder later on at night. If you're using just one room then it might not be so easy for guests to dance depending on how many are coming. However, a party is a party and everyone will want to dance whatever the size of the room.
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Halloween Buffet
Lay out the Halloween buffet with themed tablecloths and napkins. Also use themed cutlery, plates and bowls.
You can also use your own dinner set decorating the table instead. And use red and black napkins. Use a large candlestick in the center and some white cobweb string hung loosely around it. You can use black and red candles as well. Plus you could get some black and red roses and arrange them in your own vases or on the table.
Remember to keep your food ready for when the guests arrive so that you do not have to do anything else. Get someone to help either call an agency to get a serving assistant or ask a friend or family member to help. If you are used to having parties or large dinners you may have a warming unit to store your hot food in and just keep the cold food in the fridge until you're ready to eat.
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Arginine was found out in 1895. Arginine is without a doubt an amino acid that offers a broad option of gains to your system. Arginine performs a substantial goal through the division of cells, boosting of one's immune approach, healing of wounds, too as in the hormonal secretion plan of action www.amazon.com/Nitric-Oxide-Supplement-Concentration-Comprehensive/dp/B00DXOIKM0. In 1998, the Nobel Prize was given to 3 American researchers who are attributed with obtaining the function that L-Arginine performs inside the creation of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is so important since it is really a dilator that helps the arteries to relax out, that's why enabling with all the far improved circulation of blood and less pressure to your coronary heart. Also in 1998 a workforce of Italian researches created this connection involving nitric oxide creation and improved blood circulation when they described that day-to-day doses of L-Arginine specified to men and women lessened their systolic blood pressure.
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Digital Nomad: How to stay connected anywhere in the world*
For some of us staying connected to the internet is an imperative, and while traveling to foreign lands it can sometimes be difficult to remain connected. Let me share with you some of the techniques that I've discovered for remaining connected while abroad.
I've spent the last few years traveling to lands not widely regarded for great Internet connectivity. Combining this nasty problem with a real need to remain online to do work has led me to discover some creative solutions to the connectivity problem.
I will cover topics such as what kind of research to do before you leave, some of the core concepts of places to go to obtain fixed internet access, how to bring connectivity with you almost everywhere in the world.
Important topics are negotiating prepaid SIM cards for cell phones, keeping your phone number working while abroad without paying an arm and a leg, and your best bets for finding connectivity in the cataclysmic situation of no cellular networks.
The world is a big place, but don't let that frighten you. There are plenty of coffee shops, hackerspaces, and coworking spaces, and more awaiting you!
Speaking experience
Open Source Bridge: The Art of Open Source DJing
Linux.conf.au: Ganeti: Clustered virtualization on commodity hardware [1]
Linux.conf.au + FOSS.in: How to use Puppet like an Adult [2]
Linux.conf.au + FOSS.in: An introduction to FirefoxOS [3]
FOSDEM: IT@Mozilla: Open Sourcing the Infrastructure
MozCamp Asia: IT and Community
Beaver BarCamp: The Dark Arts of the Secure SHell
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQc8GcedfEU
[2] http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2013/ogv/How_to_use_Puppet_like_an_Adult.ogv
[3] http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2013/ogv/Introduction_to_FirefoxOS.ogv
Benjamin KeroMozilla Corporation
- Website: http://bke.ro/
- Blog: http://bke.ro/
- Twitter: bkero
Ben is a system administrator at Mozilla, and spends most of his time wrestling with version control systems, embedded Linux, hardware hacking, general DIY, open source software advocacy, and weekend auto racing.
- Title: DIY Electric Vehicles
- Track: Hacks
- Room: B201
- Time: 1:30 – 2:15pm
Everybody today has heard of electric vehicles, yet almost nobody has ever seen one, touched one, or driven one. I think this is a shame and would like to correct that. Come join me for 45 minutes of explanation and demonstration about the basics of electric vehicles from electric bicycles all the way to passenger vehicles. Building these vehicles at home is easily within the realm of anybody unafraid to pick up a few simple tools and learn a few basic concepts.
- Speakers: Benjamin Kero
- Title: FirefoxOS
- Track: Chemistry
- Room: B302/303
- Time: 4:45 – 5:30pm
FirefoxOS is Mozilla's response to the problems that it sees with the mobile space. Walled gardens, platform fragmentation, and single-purpose SDKs in non-web programming languages threaten to close off the open web from the mobile space. In this presentation I will be covering the basics of FirefoxOS, and how it is the only mobile OS that answers to nobody but you.
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600 KCOL Mornings, Cory Gardner, 8/02/2011
Station: KCOL
Show: 600 KCOL Mornings
Guest: Cory Gardner
Link: http://www.600kcol.com/main.html
Date: 8/2/2011
Topics: Budget, debt ceiling, economy.
Fallen: Representative Gardener, thank you for taking the time this morning.
Gardner: Well thank you for having me on. Thank you.
Fallen: I will cut to the chase here. You raised some eyebrows with your yes vote on this. What led you to your yes vote?
Gardner: You know I have said all along that we have to cut spending and that we need to put some process in place to keep this from ever happening again. This will cut over $2 trillion in spending. It put caps in place. It will force a balanced budget amendment to be voted on in the House and Senate. And it is a bite at the apple, it is not the whole apple. We've got to stop spending and changed this broken political process in Washington D.C..
Malmberg: How do you feel about being called a terrorist apparently by the Vice President of the United States and some of those in the media who are opposed to the tea party?
Gardner: It is incredible. I think the San Francisco Chronicle said that the Democrats were held hostage by this deal. The New York Times said that the President and the Democrats were suckered by Republican extremists. And to have the Vice President insinuate that people that associate with the tea party are terrorists is simply wrong and offensive and I certainly hope that he apologizes. We are actually considering setting a letter to the White House right now asking for his formal apology.
Malmberg: Well 95 Democrats voted the same way you did.
Gardner: Yea, are they terrorists as well? And unfortunately people who are with the tea party, it's not a one group. There are a lot of people who associate with the tea party or believe in the same ideas. People who believe the lower spending, less government, they don't agree on everything. They are not all lockstep in their thinking. They just believe that government just done too much and grown too far.
Fallen: Let me ask you this, Representative. There are those that say that this action, raising the debt ceiling, that essentially what it does it takes us off the path of careening towards financial disaster and simply makes it a stroll towards financial disaster. Your response?
Gardner: We have to do more. There is no doubt that we have to do more. If you look at what Moody's and Standard & Poor's has said, they talked about a two-part problem. The first part being to make sure that there was a plan in place by August 2nd to avoid an economic downturn. A significant economic downturn. To avoid higher interest rates on credit cards and car loans and other things. But they also said we have to put in place a plan tool to lower our debt and our deficits. This will cut trillions of dollars in spending. This will be the first time that we have cut discretionary spending back-to-back since World War II. We will continue to do more. But we've got to start now and we can't wait any longer. And the real change begins when we have different people in the Senate and the White House.
Malmberg: I have said earlier that in my lifetime, I don't think that I've seen a freshman class that have more influence in the House of Representatives. And for that, I will take my hat off to everybody who stood up for what they believed in.
Gardner: This never would have happened. Cuts of this magnitude would've never happened had it not been for people demanding that they occur. Back in January, if you look at what the President talked about, he talked about either freezing spending or in fact increasing spending. Throughout the summer he talked about increasing taxes and here we are now cutting trillions of dollars in spending and putting spending caps in place.
Malmberg: And that brings us to the forthcoming general election in 2012. What can we expect during this campaign season that we are quickly coming up on?
Gardner: Well, again, a focus on jobs. The numbers on this economy are incredibly awful. If you look at our gross domestic product, the largest downward revision in our gross domestic product just occurred. I think it was .4 percent that first quarter. Last quarter barely over 1 percent. The job growth is anemic, unemployment is high and I think you can see that that will be the focus of this election. That is why we have to get our economy back to strength and health and start focusing on the policies that promote job creators and pointing out those policies that hurt job creators.
Fallen: And what are the specifics of that plan? President Obama sayings once we move past this debt ceiling kerfuffle that the administration and Congress will once again focus on jobs. I am not sure that a stimulus is the way to go.
Gardner: There are two different ways to focus on jobs. One is by unleashing innovation and entrepreneurs by getting government out of the way and that is a path that I support. Making sure that we are reducing regulations that are hurting small businesses. Making sure that we are putting in place smart decisions and reducing the burden on businesses and reforming the tax codes so that it is fair for people doing business in this country and not an unfair advantage for those people who move overseas. I think you hear from the White House and others that more stimulus spending is the way to go. More taxpayer bailouts is the way to go and bigger government. They have tried it and it has failed.
Fallen: You or take on the super committee? There are those that say that the super committee is usurping the job of Congress.
Gardner: Well the committee is structured like another committee of Congress. There are committees throughout Congress that are appointed to hear legislation and put forward legislation. So the committee will come up with proposals to cut spending. Those will be referred to the House and the Senate for votes on a different procedure to make sure that they are not block by filibusters in the Senate. And the House and the Senate will be able to vote on them. The question is whether or not they will come up with an agreement that will pass the House and the Senate. If they don't, this bill then, through the spending caps and that triggers will force across-the-board spending cuts. These are provisions that were known as Gramm-Rudman spending caps decades ago and the actually did work to cut spending and now they will be back in place.
Malmberg: Do you foresee a day that instead of raising the debt ceiling and the debate over that, that there is going to be a debate over lowering the debt ceiling?
Gardner: The only way that we can do that is by getting control of the deficit and making sure that we are spending less and less every year instead of more and more. And that is why every step we take, every move we make…Wow that sounds like a 1980's song, I am sorry about that… Every plan that is put in place to cut spending helps lower the deficit and so that is what adds up to make this debt so bad.
Fallen: We are waiting for the Senate vote on the debt limit deal. How do you think that's going to play out?
Gardner: I think it will pass. I don't know what margin it will pass by but I think you have people like John Thune from South Dakota who said that it's not perfect but it is a plan that takes a step to cut spending.
Fallen: All rights are well it is going to be interesting to see how displays out and thank you again for your time this morning I certainly do appreciate it.
Gardner: Well thank you both for having me on.


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During the February National Engineers Month, Portland Metro STEM Partnership, Hillsboro School District, and Intel have joined forces to bring an engineer to every 4th grade classroom in the Hillsboro School District. The enthusiasm for this project is remarkable; especially from our Intel partners who have produced over 200 volunteers. A project like this requires a great deal of coordination of logistics as well as seamless communication. Oregon Connections is our tool for managing all of the details of this ambitious effort. From the specifics of classroom procedures, activity planning, and student expectations to the logistics of date, time, and place; Oregon Connections manages strategic details so that teachers and volunteers can focus on their passion for inspiring youth
Oregon Connections is a web-based system that puts hundreds of local volunteers at educators' fingertips. The program matches teachers with industry volunteers to set-up in-person classroom visits, facility tours, STEM Nights, career fairs, and more. Currently, Oregon Connections is the central mechanism driving a collaboration between the Portland Metro STEM Partnership, Hillsboro School District, and Intel. These partners have committed to bringing an engineer to every 4th grade classroom in the Hillsboro School District for National Engineers Month. Intel's enthusiasm for the project is especially exciting. They have over 200 volunteers ready to head out into classrooms.
While Oregon Connections simplifies the logistics of in-person, classroom visits for large projects such as National Engineers Month; it is just as effective at matching a volunteer to a single classroom for a visit. Here too it coordinates visit details, offers examples of successful interactions, and centralizes communication. Additionally, access to in-person interactions is free for all educators in Oregon. At its heart, Oregon Connections is a community of students, industry professionals, and educators that offers career inspiration to Oregon's youth.


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Latin Pop/Rock
Sancho and the Lovetones are a versatile group providing a mix of Lattin, R&B, Blues and Rock. Artie Villaseñor is a Houston native who has toured with some of the best in the business.
Artie signed with CBS international in 1985, performed on Star Search 1989 with The Basics, a group he co-ounded and which was nominated for a Grammy Award. This was followed by a 12-year run with Roberto and Norma Zenteno, Houston's salsa queen. Artie has also Toured and recorded with Andy Vargas, lead singer and front man with Carlos Santana.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sancho-and-the-Lovetones-251848934894305/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF7BVJek5cw


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Drew Lint's directorial debut, M/M recently saw its world premiere at the Slamdance International Film Festival. Variety released the film's trailer as well as announced the film's partnership with international sales agent Film Republic.
Karen Harnisch produced the feature, shot entirely on location in Berlin. The film can be seen next at the Guadalajara Film Festival, in March 2018.


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Lightning Dancing 101
lightning dancing
One must become the path to dance the path.
The clearest path to a relationship with my father was in surrendering to becoming the path. Rocky died when I was only 20 months old - sacrificed his life to save a stranger from a road-side accident and was electrocuted by the live-wire power line.
They told me the wire jumped 12 feet to his grounded body. I told myself he must have been a clear conduit. I also told myself he was dead and that was that.
For the entirety of my youth, my grief went ignored. Refusing to mourn him was wearing my "big girl panties" and I threw enough teary fits as a tyrannical toddler to refill the Gulf of Mexico. It was history - a distant piece of my life's story. *Shoulder Shrug*
I was "over it." This tactic served my development well... till it didn't and I was bound to go a searchin' for the spirit of my dad.
At the ripe age of 17, I was initiated into an unfathomable archetype. I became a lightning dancer. My brother, a wiseman and guide, told me the Yaqui Indians believe women have the natural ability to "call the wind." Theoretically, I imagine everyone has the skill.
Nonetheless, my brother planted the seed and I was inspired. That was around the time I began to explore the truth that I missed my Dad. A yearning to know my father became my poetic muse and I, in turn, became an elemental muse.
Trauma breeds connection
When I began my practice, my home life was bad. Like "demon rage for breakfast" bad. I ran away often, but always came back to martyr myself as a whipping post to protect my little sister and dog from our mother's rage sickness. We lived on the border, just outside Big Bend National Park. Nature walks into the desert became a regular coping practice.
With each step away from home I felt safer and stronger. Sometimes, when things were really bad, I'd camp out in a tiny shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe. It was just big enough for her devotions and myself.
There, I cried and prayed myself to sleep. Prayer for the grace of the rivers to bless my mother. Prayers for the grace of the holy mother to bless my family. Prayers for balance. Prayers for peace. Prayers for grace and the strength to become a great lover, wise woman and guide.
The prayers brought the blessings into my field of awareness. I began to witness profound synchronicity.
Grief is a catalyst
Amidst the chaos, I finally began to accept that I deeply wanted to be held by someone strong and safe. I yearned to know my Dad and finally began to let myself grieve. The Northern Chihuahuan desert was in the sky - a space that felt sacred enough to allow the embrace of my deepest sorrow.
I bellowed and howled. I sang sweetly as though my father were listening. I watched the thunderstorms role in on the horizon and reveled in the magnificence of the earth's turning.
The lightning seemed to strike just in time with my deepest passion. My father's body had returned to the earth. His spirit, herein completely.
The best way I could come to know his heart was to witness the sentience of the earth around me. The wind, the lightning, the trees, the cacti. To grieve is to love.
Fancy yourself a wizard
I needed to feel like a wise-woman fully equipped to cope with the intense chaos at home. My brother's words about calling the wind resonated to the parts of me that needed to feel wise, connected, strong. I leaned into a dance between my desire to be held by something greater and my desire to witness my own majesty. A love affair unfolded.
Like any love affair, at first you don't believe its true, but with repetition you learn your lover's queues and you can let yourself be moved by their spirit. I practiced calling the wind like a Yaqui maiden.
I sang to the storms as a beloved sorceress. The lightning struck in time to my crescendo, again and again. My voice and tears were pure revelry for the great sky-father.
I, like my father, was an electric muse, a clear conduit, a magnetic heart. My gratitude roused into a dance with my sorrow as the heavens stepped-in to dance my bitter joy to the ends of the earth.
Honor the synchronicity
Its fair to say I exercised due diligence with a healthy dose of skepticism. At first, each lightning strike brought me to tears. But soon after the storm, I just wouldn't believe it was anything more than my poetic imaginings. In time it just seemed more logical to accept what was happening.
What to do with it though? The connectivity was so powerful and so profound. I felt irresponsible by casually accepting that maybe I am a sorceress. It was too big. Too powerful. I didn't know what to do with that kind of power. So I tucked it away, put it on the back burner and played small. It wasn't my power to wield. And it was compassionate connection, not a fighter jet. Still, reverence for the supernatural was and is still in order.
Get Cocky
Not surprised and pleasantly amused, he confided that he also had "the gift." We decide to play a "little" game and call a thunderstorm over to play. We set our intentions and fell asleep.
Irresponsible! Hours later our barn was struck by lightning. The tin next to my bed cracked my ego like the whip of a train car on steel. That night I learned the heavens are not playful puppies. They deserve respect. It's human to misplace reverence for vanity. Be ready to learn this lesson if you get too cocky.
An essential experience for every new sorcerer. Go right ahead! Puppeteer in vain and just see what happens. Sure, you are all powerful wizards, but true power is wielded with grace in humble reverence.
A few years after my initiation, my brother and I decided to rummage cow patties for psychedelic mushrooms. Bunked up in a corrugated tin barn and lit the f$#k up, I blissfully confided in him about my experiences calling the wind and lightning dancing.
Be gentle with your responsibilities
You don't have to take it on all at once. A seasoned life of compromise is sometimes exactly what your inner witch-doctor ordered to help you step into owning your responsibilities gracefully. Cultivating compassion and a sense of humor is a quick way to ease the transition, but then fucking up again and again will certainly speed it along.
Being a powerful wizard does not mean you have to have all the answers, be evolved, meditate every day or have a baller's bank account. Trust the process. Trust your process and try to remember the magnificent gifts you've stored away on your back-burner.


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The two large bathrooms consisted of a luxurious walk-in shower, with 10mm thickness toughened glass panels making it appear to blend almost invisibly within its environment. This creates a striking addition where the ceiling height expands on the possibilities for a luxury seamless integration and minimalistic appearance.
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Mon, 27 November 2017
The man behind Igneous watches, Aritz Bermudez Monfort, joins us to talk about what it's like to have an idea, start over, and make the thing you really wanted all along.
Direct download: hourtime23.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:59am EDT
Fri, 10 November 2017
Doc Vail of NTH and Lew & Huey joins us to talk about considerations to be made when starting a watch microbrand!
Direct download: hourtime_22.mp3
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Staff picks for the week of Jan. 25, 2016
From how we think of ourselves to how we shop, eat, and apparently even how we take our latte, technology is filling gaps in our lives that we didn't even know existed. This week's staff picks demonstrate just how embedded in our lives technology is.
I found out my secret internal Tinder rating and now I wish I hadn't (Read by Camillia S.)
On the surface, dating apps are a catalog of potential suitors to quickly click through to determine if you're interested or not. It can be a great way to meet new people or just pass the time, but rarely do we think about the complex algorithms needed to make dating apps work and what all of the data really means. This article examines the complexity behind Tinder's desirability algorithm and what desirability – different than attractiveness, according to the CEO of Tinder – means in present-day society. It's interesting and somewhat strange that our level of desirability is dependent on a numerical figure in a dating app.
The tiny chip that could power big changes in how you shop (Read by Heidi B.)
Shopping as we know it is changing thanks to radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips. The chips, which provide RFID-equipped products with their own unique identifier, are boosting both in-store and online sales of select major retailers. RFID-equipped merchandise cues nearby display screens to instantly showcase more information about the product. RFID also allows employees to quickly find certain items even if they're not on the right shelf. Speedily finding the right items is helping online "pick up in store" sales as well, which have a tendency to be cancelled because of inaccurate or out-of-date inventory data. Tech that can help me find the last pair of jeans in my size? Count me in.
Smartphone accessory 3D-scans your food to count calories (Read by Alex H.)
If you're anything like me, your resolve to eat healthier in the New Year has already begun to waver. Cold weather calls for comfort foods like hearty soups, grilled cheese, and hot chocolate. How bad could they be? Well, a new smartphone accessory on the horizon could mean the difference between blindly consuming calories and knowing exactly what you're putting in your mouth. A doctoral student from the University of Washington has created a 3D scanner that attaches to your phone and scans your food, offering up its nutritional value. Taking the guesswork out of what I eat might be the end of the age-old saying "ignorance is bliss"!
Machine imprints any image onto your coffee with ridiculous detail (Read by Ed M.)
Remember when people came for miles around just to gaze upon a piece of toast that slightly resembled the silhouette of Elvis or Jesus? This new machine can bring those sightings to your local coffee shop every day.


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In the kitchen: Puff Pastry Strawberry Ravioli at home
Illegal. These should be..illegal. But their not, so make them and eat them with your friends. First step is learning how to make puff pastry, oh... which you already know how to do.. I made these little guys in a super tiny conventional oven so I know you can do it also.
What you need:
Homemade strawberry jam (or store bought because who needs to get all fancy)
Puff pastry (use as needed for your personal quantity)
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2 hours to go to the gym, after you "accidentally" eat a dozen of these
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Preheat oven 220C/ 375F
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Front-end web development is not what you think it is.
"My name is xxxx and after studying with TreeHouse for six weeks, I got a job as a Front-End Developer."
How many times have you seen this advert play on YouTube? The number of times I've seen this advert, I have lost count.
There are so many stories out there of people who've learned to code in 6 weeks, 6 months, a year and now work in the tech industry (or any industry that requires coding). And you know what? Good on them.
But, here is the problem; a lot of people have been led to think that this is true for EVERYONE. Including me, in the beginning.
In reality, it is not.
After almost a year after deciding to take on Front-End web development, here are some truths I've come to realize.
It will take some time
There are a lot of topics to cover in Front-end web development and at times you will feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things that you have to learn. And with new frameworks being released in what feels like every day, it can feel like a never-ending struggle.
You've heard stories of people who have managed to learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript in a matter of weeks or months and wonder what you are doing wrong. Trust me, I've been there too.
However, don't let this discourage you. This is completely normal.
It has been said that in order to master a new skill, you'll need to put in at least 10,000 hours of work. Whether or not this is true, it is to be expected that in order to become better at something you must put in the work and Front-end web development is no different.
The bottom line is, everyone learns differently and you are no different. Put in the time; it'll eventually pay off in the long run.
You will make mistakes — a lot of them. Get used to it.
To all those who have just started, about to start or are already learning to code in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or whatever it may be, mistakes will be made and will continue to be made. They will frustrate you, stress you out and discourage you from continuing and moving forward.
They may even bring you to a point where you will feel like quitting.
Almost a year in, and I still make stupid mistakes pretty much every day. In the beginning, the frustration alone would discourage me. I'd feel stupid and feel like quitting. Eventually, I'd go back and try and figure it out. The more I figured out, the more I felt like I was getting somewhere.
Mistakes are a part of the journey. With every mistake, there is a lesson to be learned. Learn to embrace them.
The learning never stops
Once you start learning, you will come to realise pretty quickly that front end development is not as simple as you may have thought. It's not just simply HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
There are a ton of preprocessors, frameworks, libraries that you will come across like Sass, jQuery, Bootstrap, a whole host of JavaScript frameworks where literally a new one comes out daily. And that is just scratching the surface.
You will learn that things in the tech world are pretty much ever-changing, which can be seen as a gift or a curse depending on how you look at it. On one hand, learning new things may feel time-consuming, a constant burden even. But on the other hand, it can make life easier. In my case, after learning SCSS (a CSS preprocessor), I wouldn't go back to coding in CSS if you paid me!
Practice, practice, practice
There is no way of getting round this, I'm afraid.
In pretty much everything in life, you will need to practice in order to perfect it, right? Front end web development is no different.
Say you miss a day or two, maybe a week of practising to code . You'll still be able to remember most if not all of the stuff you've learned so far. How about a month or more? Will you still have retained all the knowledge you accumulated before that?
Therefore, the more you practice, the better you become. It is as simple as that.
Google will become your best friend
Google has all the answers. Well, at least 99% of the time.
Whether it be troubleshooting your code, getting advice on front-end web development related questions from frameworks to learn to interview tips, Google has it all.
So don't be afraid to utilize the tools you have at hand. It's not cheating. Unless you're copying chunks of code without understanding what they mean… (I joke).
Switch up your method of learning
For some topics, doing courses on websites like CodeAcademy and FreeCodeCamp can be all the resources you need. But there are a ton of other resources you can make use of that will enhance your learning experience.
I completed the JavaScript challenges on FreeCodeCamp twice and it still didn't click. Now don't get me wrong; this is of no fault of FreeCodeCamp, I absolutely love the website. This method of learning for JavaScript just didn't work for me but, videos did. (Check out EJ Media for basic JavaScript; it'll change your life).
Resources such as blog posts, video tutorials, books, even podcasts can really enrich and solidify your knowledge and allow you to understand some topics on a much deeper level. The internet is a goldmine of resources so use it!
In conclusion,
The journey is different for everyone so do not feel discouraged. It'll take time and perseverance but overall, it is all a part of the ride!
For all those who are beginning this long (and ongoing) journey into the world of front-end web development, remember that you are not alone.
If you liked this article, like, follow and share! I would greatly appreciate it. :)
Amazing read! Thank you for sharing your insights! :)
In pretty much everything in life, you will need to practice in order to perfect it, right? Front end web development is no different.
This. A thousand times this. When people start learning to play an instrument or music theory in general, they don't expect to start playing in some famous band within next few weeks, or to create a hit song that would make them a millionaire a month after the beginning.
And honestly frontend development in particular is only getting harder. 7 years ago you had to know weird hacks to make that damned footer stick to the bottom of the page and you had to be comfortable with jQuery to get paid for creating websites. Now you have to know how to configure a whole bunch of tools that do different things to your code and that is even harder for a beginner since you don't yet understand why they exist and what problems they are solving.
I don't intend to discourage anyone; in fact - if you are a beginner and you started with JS - there are lots of exciting things you could do with just it. 3d graphics, games, console emulators, mobile apps. Not just web interfaces.
Like Muna said in the article, the learning never stops, so it's not about waiting 6 weeks and then transforming into a
unicornpaid developer. Just be persistent. Oh, and one more thing. We're all programmers here, we tell computers what they should do, so we have to learn not just how to tell them things (language) but also how they work so that our instructions can be more efficient. More things will start to make sense once you know what's under the hood.
Good luck everyone.
Couldn't have said it better myself, Alexander! Thank you!
Hi Muna - I'm the Founder of Treehouse.
Thank you so much for posting this. Several months back I asked the marketing team to delete this ad as I believe it's misleading. I was frustrated that this ad got created at all because, as you said, it's not realistic for 99% of people. I apologize.
I believe it typically takes 6-9 months to go from no knowledge to apprentice level as a Developer, which pays around $55,000 annually to start (pre "Junior Dev" which typically starts at $75,000).
You are an amazing example of grit and hard work and I admire you.
Thanks again for the honest post.
Hi Ryan,
Thank you so much for your comment! I appreciate you reading the post and sharing your personal thoughts about the ad.
I admire your openness about the decisions that were made regarding this particular ad and find it commendable that, as the founder of one of the largest learning platforms for web technologies, you not only acknowledge this ongoing issue but have actively tried to do something about it. It is something you don't really see other platforms or online course providers doing so I respect your efforts to make changes happen. I only wish that other online course providers would do the same.
When I was writing this post, my intention was not to single out Treehouse in particular but learning platforms and online course providers in general. I get it. It is completely understandable for learning platforms such as Treehouse, Udemy, Udacity etc, to intensely market their courses to the masses. With the surge in demand for people with coding/programming skills in the tech industry, particularly in recent years, online course providers such as Treehouse have helped bridge the skills gap with accessible and affordable courses for people wanting to gain these highly sought after skills. However, at the end of the day, these are businesses and one of the goals of a business is to make profit. However, as important as the provision of these resources may be, it is just as important to highlight and be more transparent about the reality of what it actually takes to become a developer/programmer. Otherwise, as you said, it can lead to people being misled.
In terms of how long it takes and the salary, I've noticed that where these two questions are concerned, opinions can differ which is interesting. But generally, I do agree with you somewhat.
I must say, this is kind of surreal. It never crossed my mind that this post would resonate with so many and that you'd stumble upon it too. The internet really is a small world!
I am truly humbled by your kind words and appreciate you reaching out. Although I'm not a user of Treehouse myself, I have heard a lot of good things about the courses that the platform provides and hope that it continues to flourish and help bridge the gap between the affordability and accessibility of tech education everywhere. You have done an amazing job so far and I wish you every success in the future!
I guess it's a big part of our culture now. Instant gratification, 'get rich quick', 'you could buy the car of your dreams right now', 'that mansion? Get it today!'
Because it worked in any other industries, marketing people do it for programming. Learn this language in 24 hours and get paid that much for your first job! The thing is you can't buy your way into a good job, or into being a good developer. As you said, it takes time, patience, dedication. Anybody who tell you otherwise has an agenda and tries to make as much money as possible.
I love Treehouse, spend a lot of time with them at the beginning of my learning. But I'd rather hear stories about people's countless struggles to get a job than short-term amazing success. Teach them that failure is part of the process and dedication, practice, commitment are crucial to one's success.
Thank you for your comment Damien. I agree with you. The aggressive marketing of programming has led people to believe that programming is easy and that putting in a few hours, weeks or months is enough when it really isn't. It completely skips over the bad and the ugly parts of the process (which accounts for somewhat of a big portion of the process) which is essential on whether you "make it" or not.
As important as it may be to get people into programming as the job market evolves, it is just as important to show and teach them the reality of programming (the good, the bad and the ugly) too.
I've been beating myself up for not learning JS as quickly as my peers. This article was a reminder that it's okay to be slow and steady.. and definitely has helped me feel better about myself. Thank you :)
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment,I'm so glad that my article helped you feel better!
hahaa, my TH score is almost 7K points, but I've not landed any FE job yet ... obviously it is all about me ... and it is all about having rock solid JS skills that I do not have yet. TH is very good environment for beginners with 0 experience (like me back in the 2013 autumn), helped me a lot to kickstart my freelance career I still hold today
after having applied to some cool FE dev jobs in last 10 months and failed to solve too many test assignments within given time I recommend to learn vanilla (just plain) JS along with some cool and easy to understand framework like React + invest your time to learn Node.js server side part because it is also in JS and because you need some (used to be) backend skills like ss form input handling/validation, async data fetching and processing when you really want to land a job as a front-end dev on these days :)
Hi Karel, thank you for your feedback! And thank you for the advice, I really appreciate you taking the time to give advice based on your experience, it helps to know what is to come in the process from someone else who has gone through it. I've been doubling down on my efforts on JavaScript so I could become better at it. Are there any particular resources you would recommend that have helped you with JavaScript?
some resources I've discovered lately:
Hi Karel, thank you so much for the resources! I'm sure that a lot of people would benefit from these resources that you have provided, I know I definitely will! Thanks again :)
As a front end dev, when you start branching out into the programming side, the design side, or UX... it's really crazy how it all fits together and it's one of my favourite parts of programming.
At the end of the day, and it's something I know, it takes all kinds to ship. And it takes time to ship.
Learning a musical instrument is a great analogy. It took me like 2 years for me to be considered probably good at the flute. 2 years! I was woefully behind for a bit of that too... things weren't working out till it did... kind of like that for programming too.
It's just front end dev is home for me, generally. :)
This is a great article. Thank you for writing!
Thank you Kat, your kind words mean a lot! I totally get what you mean, it's a bit like the pieces in a puzzle coming together!
The musical instrument analogy really is a great one! It gives people an idea of the difficulty of programming.
"things weren't working out till it did" - This is (and still is ...occasionally lol) me! Front end dev has a way of growing on you though, despite the ups and downs. I'm glad you found home in front end dev :)
Very good read. I'm a fullstack developer so I have both the experience of the back end and front end. To be honest I find front end a tad more difficult than the back end. Maybe its because of the loosely style of JavaScript compared to the static languages like Java and C#. Also with the large amount of JavaScript frameworks available and new one popping up, it makes it really difficult to keep up. But like you said practice and practice will always yield result.
Thank you, I really appreciate your feedback! I hear you, it does feel like a new JavaScript frameworks comes out every day which makes it hard not only to keep up but also to know which ones to learn. However, trial and error is a part of the learning experience and eventually you improve!
You know I really wish more people would make a post like this. Because as you mentioned it really is not the reality of how it happens. I mean its probably like 1% of people. And I personally have come from tree house and while its a great website in my opinion the videos lack a specific amount of in depth knowledge. I would say that personally if you want the best chance of landing a job you will defiantly need to put in the time to learn the more in depth knowledge from other resources and not try to take the short cuts. And as you have said it will take time to do.
I my self have done a mix of self taught/college and If I had any advice to give I would say like you do not let thoughs 1% story's of people saying hey I some how managed to get x job in x months discourage you. If any thing apply when you feel ready. I would also say at the same time do not try and short your self on knowledge because you feel like you need to have a job in x months. Because in reality its probably going to bite you in the long run when you end up having to do a bunch of back tracking and have to play catch up to the wholes in your knowledge. At the same time I would also say find that balance to where you can feel comfortable enough to apply and go for it and begin your career and continue learning on the job. As well as not letting the impostor syndrome get to you and know that there are others in the community going through the same thing who are willing to help.
Thank you for your kind words and encouraging advice Alex! I really appreciate you taking the time to share some of your experiences and giving some really good advice and wisdom for others to learn from. I'm sure there will be many people reading your comment who will feel comforted by your words. I wish I could click the heart button more than once!
Fantastic Post Muna!!
There's lots and lots of websites calling themselves, "Online university" to learn any technology. The content being provided may be adequate in learning the technology but it doesn't grant anything more than that. Especially when it comes to work, it's the practice of the technology/language that you put in matters more.
Thank you Subbu, I appreciate your feedback!
Yes, despite the wealth of resources on the internet, sometimes that isn't enough. Adequate content only scratches the surface which is where I think people get misled in thinking that that's all there is to it but then find out the hard truth later on.
It is not only on front end development. Websites like Udemy advertise "Coding your own games is easier than you think", but in an actual creative development, it is a whole different story. I'm taking an honours degree in game development, I have been through it and I know. After 3 years of studying and practising, I still feel I rather newb. However, experience and practise makes perfect and both of them are all that matter.
Hey Muna, Thanks for reminding us that being a developer(Front-end or whatever-end) is an unending journey which is to be embraced.
And that part of the treehouse ad, i guess we now know that the journey is not the same for everyone.
Hi Olumide, thank you for your kind words. The journey is definitely not the same for everyone but, we should all enjoy the ride all the same!
I feel like you are writing about me, the beginner who is constantly being harassed by those treehouse ads lol. But we'll get there. What you said about switching up styles when learning is absolutely true, I used books and online tutorials for HTML and CSS, but on getting to JS i discovered that i preferred videos and quickly switched. Nice article muna.
Thank you! I really appreciate your comment. Trust me, we've all been there. Mixing up your learning materials really helps solidify your learning. There is sooo much content out there so it can get a little overwhelming at times finding what works but some trial and error is the way to go. And yes, we've got this!
Good to read! Actually videos really work for me, Wes Bos and Shaun The Net Ninja got me in love.
You should also check out LevelUpTuts+ He has some pretty good resources as well
He does! I'm already subscribed to LevelUpTuts+ Youtube channel :D
Thank you Jose! Yes, Wes Bos's JavaScript30 videos are really awesome. I haven't heard of Shaun The Net Ninja, I'll definitely check him out!
You are so right, perfect article.
My friend told me to be devoted to front-end and to learn it, in February it will be one year since i started learning i finished the FreecodeCamp as well but some projects are needed to be made to get that click :)
During all the learning and projects i have advanced so much, and mostly because i enjoy what i do and i hope that you do as well :)
Again Thumbs up for the Article 10/10 :)
Thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot!
Your friend is a wise one! Wow, that a great achievement, well done! I'm still working through the challenges myself , but so far so good!
That is key; enjoying what you do. It took the longest time to figure that out but now that I've realized how much I enjoy to code, it really is a blessing!
Best of luck with the projects and if you ever need help, you have the BEST people in the dev community who can help! :D
Thank you for this article - it raises some important points sorely in need of discussion.
As a society I think we are far too obsessed with speed. If you want to learn something properly, it is going to take time. And, as you say, mistakes are an important part of the learning process. It is about time we were able to accept, maybe even value, mistakes. Unfortunately too many of us are embarrassed by mistakes and scared to admit to making them, or try to pretend that we don't make them.
On the topic of search engines - they are definitely great resources to help you with coding - DuckDuckGo with its programming Instant Answers is even better than Google.
Thank you Dominic, I appreciate your feedback!
My sentiments exactly! Mistakes are a part of life but we don't value mistakes as much as we should. If we as a society spent more time embracing mistakes and learning from them, people wouldn't be as embarrassed or scared to make them!
That's a new one, I'm not familiar with DuckDuckGo. I'll check it out!
Great read, thanks for sharing! As a 40 year old, husband and father of 3, I'm attempting a career switch into the Front End Dev field and I couldn't agree with this article anymore. Though I'm comfortable creating sites using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and basic JavaScript and jQuery I find it very hard to land that 1st Front End job. I'm currently trying to use my years of experience as an account manager to get that illusive 1st Front End job. I still love the field and I love learning new development skills and I'm gonna continue to push for that opportunity. Once again, great read and very inspirational.
Thank you Edwin, I'm humbled by your kind words and appreciate the feedback! Trust me I know how you feel all too well,I'm currently too. The illusive first Front end role is essential to opening the doors and a big step into the industry. Continue to push and eventually, all that hard work will pay off!
Very nice post! As someone who is going through this journey, I identify with your point!
I feel like articles that say they studied 6 weeks in some site and landed a job don't take into consideration some important factors such as how many extra hours were put there, what type of networking (and privileges) you had/had to have for landing that first job.
When you are struggling for the first job and you see a lot of posts that don't show how hard it actually was or you see someone who was already in the business and got it easier, it can make people quit or doubt themselves.
Thank you Gabrielle, I appreciate your feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the article :)
I understand where you're coming from. It can get really frustrating, especially for people starting out because those types of articles can sometimes do more harm than good. Hopefully, people will start to realize the full struggle of becoming a developer and not feel as though they are alone in the journey, no matter how long or difficult it may be.
It has been said that in order to master a new skill, you'll need to put in at least 10,000 hours of work.
Yes, but it depends on the quality of work. One has to spend those 10k hours consistently striving to better oneself. If those 10k hours are spent blindly copying patterns in the existing codebase or copy+past from StackOverflow, then expertise should not be expected.
he one that showed the top tier had practiced more than 10,000 hours — Ericsson found the experts did so with full concentration on improving a particular aspect of their performance that a master teacher identified.
Hi Muna, many thanks for this wonderful piece. It might be seems late but I actually agreed to all your points here 100%.
I've learnt is myself like 3times and it just doesn't sticks, I think things happen for everyone at different time intervals and it's just best if you go with the flow.
Hi Jegede, I appreciate the feedback! Exactly, everyone learns differently and at a different pace. It's just a matter of focusing on your own journey, learning from your mistakes and enjoying the journey as you go!
But, here is the problem; a lot of people have been led to think that this is true for EVERYONE. Including me, in the beginning.
You are on point, but I would even go a step further: This is NOT TRUE for ANYONE! It's just a marketing stunt or overstating facts or lies or whatever. Learning one simple language/technology properly take years whatever it is.
Wow, I've never felt so understood since I got into tech. It's been about 7 months since I finished my course and I felt like I was getting nowhere with my daily practice, until I read your post. It's so intimidating seeing how much more I need to learn even when I haven't fully mastered (which is literally impossible) the basics yet, and it DOES push me to quit sometimes. But everytime I think of quitting I honestly feel like there is nothing else I would rather do, and even though it will take me longer than I expected I will keep pushing and failing and learning. It's really good to know I wasn't alone after all. :)
Thank you so much for your kind words Ece! It makes me so happy to know that you enjoyed the post and that it spoke to you. I was exactly the same - for the longest time I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere, particularly because coding was something I did in solitude. Platforms like this and the dev community on Twitter allowed me to see that I wasn't alone in how I was feeling and it was so reassuring! You don't have to know everything, even though it feels like you do all the time, remember to explore and have fun along the way :)
I, a 5 years old Frontend developer. I still make a mistake and feel some struggle nowadays. Reading your article makes me feel nostalgia the moment when I enter to the frontend world. Thank you for writing the encouraging message to all the people that might feel insecure and make sure they (including me) that are not the only one :)
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the article :)
You are definitely not alone and it makes me so happy that this post has helped you and others realize or remind you of that. We are all in this together!
That's one of the problems with our world now.
A few people do something (or claim they've done it) and create a course about it, so they can sell the idea "do _____ quickly" (get rich quickly, learn this in a few weeks, master that in a few months, do this and travel the world..)
The ones who take the course and fail are too ashamed to admit it. The ones who succeed share their experience so they can also earn from it.
You speak the truth! It's honestly misleading how many success stories there are out there, not to say that can't happen, just not as common as one may think when surfing the wonderful net.
My journey was long and has many turns as I never had a full time web development position, but always did it on the side. Until about beginning of the year, I started working full time on a project and picked up so many modern dev tools and loving every second of it, even the frustrating parts!
Wao, you hit in the nail, OMG thanks...
Thank YOU for reading it and for sharing it on Twitter! :)
Actually the main problem is the general misconception that getting a job in this field is the end 'goal'.
In reality getting a job is only the beginning since in this industry you're always learning, especially in fields where technologies tend to change fast (the web space in recent years).
Universities and platforms like Treehouse give you the basic knowledge required to get a job, nothing more. It's only from your first job that you actually start learning.
Hey Everyone!
As a beginner, I can confirm, it's hard. But there was a time, when a simple HTML was a kind of alien script, I didn't know what's the matter of browser's devtool... This time is gone, nowadays I fight with the JS, and I will be there, JS will be part of my toolbox, not my nightmare fuel. Then (meanwhile?) new challenges....
It is not only on front-end development. Website like Udemy kept advertising "Coding your own games is easier than you think", it really made the knowledge very accessible but when in terms of actual creative development, it's a whole different story. I took legit honours degree in Game Development, I have been through it and I know it. After 3 years, I still feeling rather newb. However, experience and practice makes perfect. Hope I could get a job when I graduate haha. 😂😂
So the entire point of this article was to inform the reader that mastering a new job might take more than 6 weeks? I don't think many people seriously expect to be good at something after 6 weeks of tutorials.
Furthermore the title claims that front-end development is not what you think it is (whatever that may be) but in the end the article treats it like some sort of a coding job and provides no additional insight into it.
What are your favourite resources for beginners?
What resources would you give a new team member who is also starting their first tech job?


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Showdown at the Eiffel Tower
"Excuse me, could we use that bench?"
My mom and I looked at each other. We looked back at the photographer, then at the groom, his arm around his bride, the entourage in tuxedos. All of them looked at us with earnest.
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Because I didn't actually say any of that.
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They tromped off.
"Ohh," I whined. "Now I feel like a total jerk."
"They'll find their own bench," said Mom.
Finders, keepers. C'est la vie.
We toasted.
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Corresponding author: Guo-Dong Ren ( email@example.com )
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© 2018 Xiu-Min Li, Xing-Long Bai, Guo-Dong Ren.
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Citation: Li X-M, Bai X-L, Ren G-D (2018) A new species of the genus Blaptogonia from the Himalayas with four DNA markers (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Blaptini). ZooKeys 773: 69-78. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.773.24656
A new species of the genus Blaptogonia Medvedev, 1998, B. zhentanga sp. n., is described from the southern Himalayas of China. Two fragments of mitochondrial protein-coding genes (COI, Cytb), one fragment of mitochondrial ribosomal RNA gene (16S), and one fragment of nuclear rRNA gene (28SD2) of the new species were obtained. A key to the known species of the genus is presented.
biology, darkling beetles, DNA sequence, taxonomy, Tenebrioninae
The tenebrionid genus Blaptogonia Medvedev, 1998 belongs to the subtribe Gnaptorinina Medvedev, 2001 of tribe Blaptini Leach, 1815 within the subfamily Tenebrioninae Latreille, 1802. To date, only four species have been described worldwide and are known to occur only in the southern Himalayas at 3000–4000 meters (
The first species, Trigonoides costulata Fairmaire, 1901, was described from Sikkim, India. It is evident from the text that Trigonoides used by
At the beginning of the 21st century, Blaptogonia yini Ren, Wang & Yu, 2000 was described from Tibet and placed in Blaptogonia because of the distinct elytral carinae, one of the typical characters of the genus, but was moved recently to the genus Blaps Fabricius, 1775 (
In the present study, a new species of the tribe Blaptini, collected from southern Qomolangma Nature Reserve of Tibet, is described. In addition, two fragments of mitochondrial protein-coding genes (COI, Cytb), one fragment of mitochondrial ribosomal RNA gene (16S), and one fragment of nuclear rRNA gene (28SD2) of the new species were sequenced and uploaded to GenBank.
All specimens examined in this study were deposited in the Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China. Photographs of morphological structures were taken using a Leica M205A stereomicroscope with a Leica DFC550 camera and Leica application suite 4.6. The habitus photos were taken using a Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera connected to a Canon Macro lens MP-E 65 mm.
Total DNA was extracted from leg muscle tissue of a single adult specimen using EZNA® Insect DNA Kit (Omega Bio-tek, USA). Total DNA extract was stored at -20 °C. Two fragments of mitochondrial protein-coding genes (COI, Cytb), one fragment of mitochondrial ribosomal RNA gene (16S), and one fragment of nuclear rRNA gene (28SD2) were amplified using the primers of Table
Primer sequences for PCR.
|Primer (Forward /Reverse/ Internal)
|Sequence (forward and reverse) 5'→3'
|F revcb2h
|R rebcbj
|Surface of elytra between carinae without subcarinae (i.e. secondary carinae)
|Surface of elytra between carinae with subcarinae
|Both carinae on each elytron evanescent in the basal half and 2nd carina not reaching humeral carina at the apex in male and female
|B. zurstrasseni Kaszab, 1977
|Both carinae on each elytron reaching the elytral base and fused with humeral carina at the apex in female
|B. tshernjachovskii Medvedev, 2004
|Elytral surface between carinae and subcarinae with fine granules; carinae higher than subcarinae; paramere arcuately concave, narrowing from basal 1/5 to apex
|B. zhentanga sp. n.
|Elytral surface between carinae and subcarinae without granules; carinae as high as subcarinae; paramere almost straight, Parameres narrowing from base to apex
|Body and legs black; male elytra more oval, with a row of small punctures between 4th and 5th carinae, and between 5th and humeral carinae
|B. costulata Fairmaire, 1901
|Head and elytra dark brown, pronotum and legs reddish brown; male elytra narrow, more parallel sided, without rows of punctures between carinae and subcarinae
|B. subcarinata Blair, 1927
Medvedev, 1998: 186; 2001: 95; 2004: 89;
Tagonoides costulata Fairmaire, 1901.
Trigonoides costulata Fairmaire, 1901: 267.
Blaptyscelis costulata: Koch in
Blaptogonia costulata:
India: Sikkim.
Blaps subcarinata Blair, 1927: 243.
Blaptyscelis subcarinata: Koch in
Blaptogonia subcarinata:
China: Tibet (Yadong, also called Chomo).
Blaptogonia tshernjachovskii
Medvedev, 2004: 177;
Holotype: male (MHBU) (Fig.
This new species is closely related to Blaptogonia subcarinata Blair, 1927 but can be distinguished from the latter by the following character states: (1) elytral surface with fine granules and irregular and shallow fine punctures, whereas subcarinata has no granules and rows of punctures between carinae and subcarinae; (2) elytral carinae more elevated than the subcarinae, whereas the subcarinae are as high as the carinae in subcarinata; (3) parameres arcuately concave and narrowing from basal 1/5 to apex, whereas the parameres are nearly straight in subcarinata and narrowing from base to apex.
Named after the type locality, Zhêntang.
Head, palps, antennae, carinae, subcarinae, humeral carina, abdomen, tibiae, and tarsus black. Pronotum, elytra, femora, apical spurs, and claws reddish brown to brown. Shiny dorsally and ventrally, with sparse and short pubescence at apex on elytra.
Male (Figs
Pronotum (Fig.
Characters of Blaptogonia zhentanga sp. n. a–g male: a pronotum b antenna c1–c3 pro-, meso, metatibia d1–d3 pro-, meso-, metatarsus e1–e3 aedeagus in dorsal, ventral, and lateral view f spiculum astrale g. abdominal sternite VIII h–i female: h Speculum ventrale in ventral view i1–i2 ovipositor in dorsal and ventral view.
Elytra elongate-oval, 1.4–1.6 times as long as wide, and 1.2–1.4 times as wide as pronotum. Each elytron between suture and humeral carina with two distinct carinae. In addition, surface of elytra between suture and 1st carina, 1st and 2nd carina, 2nd and humeral carina with lower subcarinae; subcarinae between 2nd and humeral carina indistinct. The humeral carina, subcarinae and carinae reaching base of elytra; 1st carina fused with humeral carina at apex, 2nd carina and subcarinae indistinct at apex. Surface of suture, subcarinae, carinae, humeral carina, between suture and subcarinae, between subcarinae and carinae, between subcarinae and humeral carina with irregular sparse and shallow fine punctures, sparse fine granules, and shallow wrinkles; punctures and wrinkles indistinct at apex. Epipleura not reaching suture of elytral angle, outer margin visible in dorsal view only at humeri, sometimes at apices. Visible abdominal sternites covered with short pale recumbent setae, sparse and fine shallow punctures, and fine granules; 1st to 3rd ventrites with fine longitudinal wrinkles, 2nd ventrite flattened in the middle, 4th ventrite shallowly depressed at sides.
Legs (Fig.
Aedeagus (Fig.
Female (Figs
Body length: male 11.9–13.8 mm, female 13.1–14.9 mm; width: male 5.3–6.0 mm, female 7.0–7.4 mm.
China: Xizang.
Two fragments of mitochondrial protein-coding genes (COI, Cytb), one fragment of mitochondrial ribosomal RNA gene (16S), and one fragment of nuclear rRNA gene (28SD2) are deposited in GenBank with the accession numbers MG946798, MG946797, MG946800, and MG946799, respectively, based on one male, China, Xizang, Dinggyê, Zhêntang, 4 August 2014, coll. Guo-dong Ren, Xing-long Bai & Jun-sheng Shan. The sequence is presented in Table
Sequence of Blaptogonia zhentanga sp. n.
|GenBank accession No.
Adults of the new species were found beneath stones in the shrubbery (Fig.
Blaptyscelis zurstrasseni Kaszab, 1977: 246.
Blaptogonia zurstrasseni: Medvedev,1998: 186; 2001: 95; 2004: 89;
This study was supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31572309), the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (No. 2015FY210300), the Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application in Hebei Province (No. 14967611D), and Post-graduate's Innovation Fund Project of Hebei Province (No. CXZZBS2017021).


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Mykola Lysenko (1842 - 1912) is the father of modern Ukrainian classical music. His prolific life's work laid the foundation for the further development and expansion of Ukrainian musical culture. He influenced a large group of Ukrainian composers, including Stetsenko, Stepovyi, Leontovych, Koshyts, and Liudkevych. A compilation of Lysenko's works in 22 volumes was published in Kyiv in 1950–59.
Lysenko was a composer, ethnomusicologist, pianist, and conductor. He studied at the Kharkiv and Kyiv universities and, later, at the Leipzig Conservatory under Reinicke and Richter (1867–69). From 1874 to 1876 he studied orchestration under Rimsky-Korsakov in St. Petersburg. In 1904, he founded his own School of Music and Drama in Kyiv.
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