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37 Captain Marsh Drive, Mandan, ND 58554
- $749,900
- 3 Beds
- 2 Full | 2 Partial Baths
- 3,991 sq ft
- Year Built: 1994
- Residential
- Listing #405514
This is a beautiful custom home located in Captain's Landing Township, a tight knit community with great, friendly neighbors. The home has 200' of river frontage which has been rip-rapped. There is a private, welcoming backyard with an expansive deck to enjoy entertaining family & friends. The upper deck offers additional privacy to enjoy morning coffee or evening wine. The landscaping includes an approximate 150' pond system consisting of 2 waterfalls & 3 ponds connected by quiet running streams with ambient lighting. There is also a fire pit & 3 bridges offering access over the streams for access to the ponds & fire pit. There is also a cascading fountain outside the lower level patio door surrounded by perineal plants & flowers. With a private dock you will be able to take part in the summertime river activities of your choice. The main floor features a billiard room (table stays), formal dining, kitchen with sink & stove in the island, breakfast nook overlooking the backyard & river, formal living room with gas fire place and 1/2 bath just off the 1056' garage which is heated has water and 2 floor drains. Upstairs you will find the large master bedroom with ensuite, laundry with 1/2 bath and a den with wet bar. Their is also a nursery/exercise room/office on this level. The walk out lower level has 2 bedrooms, full bath, family room with fireplace and a wet bar. The lower level is plumbed for a laundry and there is a central vac system. There is also a storage area. The hot tub stays and the large patio to enjoy the beautiful yard and river. The back yard is totally fenced and there is a shed which is finished and has electric (she shed?) This home is in the Lewis & Clark school district. Some furnishings may be for sale. The home was built by Gurholt Constructrion.
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|2 Full | 2 Partial Baths
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Technology Solutions for the Long Distance CaregiverPosted in Caregiver Resources, Senior Resources | Comments Off on Technology Solutions for the Long Distance Caregiver
Adult children who care for aging parents long distance are turning to technology to help them manage more and more every year. The National Institutes on Aging estimate that there are currently 7 million long distance caregivers. As boomers continue to retire in greater numbers than any previous generation, those numbers will continue to climb.
Northern Kentucky aging experts at St. Charles Community have pulled together some of the best rated technologies available to help make caregiving across the miles a little less stressful and a whole lot easier.
Video Chat
Programs and services like Skype can put a far-away loved one's mind at rest. A quick chat a few times a day where you can assess for yourself how your family member is doing can calm anxious nerves or alert you to potential problems. Independa is a newer television and tablet based system that may also meet your needs.
Personal Emergency Response Systems.
Aging in place technology expert Laurie Orlov has two different systems that she recommends to families. GreatCall 5 Star Responder Service and Mobile Help will both provide you with a good option for a personal emergency response device for an aging loved one who lives alone.
Smart House Technology.
While these programs may be a little too "Big Brother" sounding for many families, the peace of mind they offer caregivers is topped only by the independence it allows the senior. A range of programs out there can alert you to everything from whether or not your loved one has gotten out of bed today to when a window or door is opened in their home during the night. Two systems to investigate that earn high rankings from experts in senior technologies are BeClose and Grand Care Systems.
This great caregiver website allows you to create a care calendar exclusively for your loved one's needs. Friends and family can sign up to help with whatever tasks your loved one needs assistance with each day.
In our increasingly transient society, technology can play an important role. When adult children don't live around the corner from a parent, technologies like these can help them feel as if they do.


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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has blamed the FA and the English Premier League for the punishing fixture schedule.
The blame comes at a time when Spurs and Manchester United are without striker Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford with Guardiola suggesting that the two bodies were ruining England's chances of success at Euro 2020.
Kane suffered a ruptured tendon in his hamstring which required surgery, while Rashford sustained a double stress fracture of his back.
Speaking ahead of their Tuesday game with Sheffield United, Guardiola said: "The players deserve to be treated as they should be, so they perform as well as possible.
Suffering Players
"It's unsustainable. The players fall down. It's too much. They (the authorities) should reflect on it but all the managers complained about it and they don't care. The players suffer. We push and push, but the body says stop, it's enough. Of course, it's too much to expect.
"The players arrive at the Euros, playing with the national teams, trying their best, then back hereafter no more than 20 days because the business, the show must go on. The big administration people cannot complain, because it's normal this happens.
"With that number of games, players break down. I'm not surprised. I'm so sorry for them."
City has had a torrid season in their bid to defend their title; the club currently placed second with 48 points.
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Below are the latest flooding and weather-related reports throughout the region:
11:14 p.m. – The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Dodge and Saunders counties effective until 5:11 a.m. Friday.
9:50 p.m. – Four Cedar Bluffs firefighters were out in two airboats near Arlington when one turned and tipped over, then the other turned; both sank. The firefighters were able to get to nearby railroad tracks, where two National Guard helicopters came to their rescue. Council Bluffs Police Department said Council Bluffs firefighters are headed to the area.
Wind gusts in the area were near 50 mph; wind chills in the 20-degree range.
8 p.m. – The Army Corps of Engineers begins to increase the water release at Gavins Point Dam to 90,000 cubic feet per second. The damn, located near Yankton, S.D., has been releasing 50,000 cubic feet per second since noon today. According to the release: "Unregulated inflows from the Niobrara and other watersheds continue to spill into the reservoir."
"Corps officials in Omaha and Kansas City are lending support and resources to state and local communities dealing with rising waters from a powerful regional storm," the release states.
7:39 p.m. –National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until 1:30 a.m. Friday for parts of:
- Northwestern Sarpy County
- Southwestern Douglas County
- Northeastern Saunders County
Flooding is expected in Valley, Yutan, Leshara, and Two Rivers State Recreation Area, the NWS alert states, due to large pieces of ice remaining in the lower Platte River; these are likely to produce ice jams as the river continues to rise tonight and cause rapid fluctuations water levels.
6:55 p.m. – National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the Woodcliff area of Sanders County, effective until 12:45 a.m.
6:50 p.m. – OPPD reports a semi-truck hit a pole Thursday afternoon, causing a power outage to about 813 customers between Kelby Road to I-680; and Calhoun Road to North 52nd Street. Power was expected to be fully restored to all affected customers by 2:30 a.m. Friday.
6:17 p.m. – Nebraska Emergency Management Agency confirms there has been one fatality in the floods in Platte County.
5:53 p.m. – Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert said the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is closed on the Council Bluffs side because the power supply there is under water. Meanwhile, the city of Omaha is making preparations to deal with flooding in low-lying areas near the levee; the city has 10 pumps available if needed.
4:15 p.m. – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and other state officials gave an update on flooding around Nebraska:
- Officials confirmed that at least two people went missing in the floods; one was located, the status of the other person is still unknown.
- The state has helicopter crews on standby.
- 3,400 members of the Nebraska National Guard stand ready to respond.
- A swift-rescue team was sent to Columbus.
3:55 p.m. – Mandatory evacuations in parts of Washington County, north of Blair in the area commonly known as "the bottoms," according to the Sheriff's Office. In areas east of County Road 31, east of CR P31 to CR 10, east of CR P33 south to CR 18, deputies are going door-to-door to inform residents.
3:35 p.m. – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an emergency disaster proclamation.
Crews at Cedar Creek are laying sandbags along River Road near Lakes 1 and 2.
3:14 p.m. – Police report the two people rescued near Missouri Valley are in critical condition.
3:09 p.m. – Plattsmouth has declared a water emergency. "The Plattsmouth Water Treatment Plant has been inundated by rising flood waters" and will be shut down, according to a release from the city administrator. Residents are advised to restrict water use immediately and refrain from attempting to store water. Cass County Rural Water District will be providing water on short-term, restricted-use basis.
2:34 p.m. – Several Iowa state parks are closed, or partially closed, due to flooding, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Among them: Wilson Island State Recreational Area in Missouri Valley; and George Wyth State Park in Waterloo.
2:30 p.m. – Crews are installing flood gates at Lewis and Clark landing, blocking off the parking lot. [WATCH]
1:35 p.m. –The Nebraska State Patrol reported a major ice jam south of North Bend on the Highway 79 bridge. They advised drivers not to stop on the bridge.
1:25 p.m. – As a result of a reported water surge on the Platte River, Sarpy County is advising residents who live near the water to "be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice." People who remain in the area could be cited, the post states.
1:24 p.m. – The Council Bluffs Police Department announced that Harry Langdon Boulevard closed from Veteran's Memorial Highway to South Avenue due to rushing water pouring over the roadway. [MORE]
1:18 p.m. – The Red Cross is setting up an emergency shelter at the Plattsmouth Community Center. [MAP]
Haworth Park in Bellevue is closed due to flooding. [WATCH]
1:10 p.m. – Haworth Park in Bellevue is closed due to flooding. Watch the video of those floodwaters below.
12:52 p.m. – Plattsmouth Police Department reports that Refuge Road and all of East Main Street are closed due to flooding.
12:15 p.m. – Snow is falling in Omaha.
The Red Cross has closed its evacuation shelter in Avoca, Iowa. As Nishnabotna River waters in the area begin to recede, officials there have determined there is no longer an imminent threat, so the shelter is no longer needed.
11:58 a.m. – Rescue crews pulled two people out of a house who were trapped by floodwaters. Both were taken "Code 3" to a hospital in Missouri Valley.
Landlines are down in Minden, Iowa — located in Pottawattamie County – and the outage is affecting 9-1-1 service. Council Bluffs emergency management said the service provider is repairing a washed out fiber line. Meanwhile, residents are advised to use cell phones or go to the Minden Fire station for assistance.
11:20 a.m. – Highway 6 is closed at Linoma Beach.
North Bend is under a voluntary evacuation for lake developments south of the railroad tracks, according to the town's emergency management official.
11 a.m. – The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood emergency for areas around the Platte River, from Schuyler to Ashland. Emergency Management reported a surge of floodwaters traveling down the Platte River related to a recent ice jam breakup. Floodwaters are expected to quickly rise 4 to 5 feet along the Platte River and will quickly flood locations immediately adjacent to the river.
Residents in that area are advised to seek higher ground immediately, including Interstate 80 between milemarkers 428 and 430. Flooding is expected to occur in the following areas: Fremont, Ashland, Valley, North Bend, Yutan, Inglewood, Morse Bluff, Leshara, Rogers, Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area, Camp Eagle and Camp Cedars.
Other areas in a flash flood warning:
- Northwestern Sarpy County in east central Nebraska
- Southeastern Colfax County in northeastern Nebraska
- Southwestern Dodge County in east central Nebraska
- Western Douglas County in east central Nebraska
- Northeastern Butler County in east central Nebraska
- Northeastern Saunders County in east central Nebraska
10:50 a.m. – Highway 15 is closed between Schuyler and Octavia due to ice going over the Platte River bridge.
10:30 a.m. – Authorities say the Platte and Elkhorn rivers are free from ice and ice jams, so no explosives will be necessary but crews will remain on standby.
Colfax County Sheriff's Office advised drivers to avoid crossing county bridges. "County bridges should be considered unsafe to cross with any form of equipment, automobile, or even walking across," the Sheriff's Office posted on its Facebook page. "The excessive flood water can cause the banks of bigger bridges to erode causing a cavity on both sides which can destabilize even the largest bridge."
8:40 a.m. – The Red Cross has opened a shelter at First Lutheran Church in Fremont. Anyone who has been displaced from their home is urged to come to the shelter.
MAP: Red Cross evacuation centers in Nebraska, southweat Iowa
Omaha Steel in Wahoo sent the third shift home overnight and are closed this morning due to flooding. Nearby Rogers remains on alert to evacuate at a moment's notice.
8:12 a.m. – Shell Creek flooding has prompted the closing of Highway 15 south of Colfax County Road H.
7:15 a.m. – Ashland and Plattsmouth water rescue paged to Horseshoe Lake (by I-80). Platte River out of its banks surrounding houses on north side.
Reports of an evacuation at Emerson Estates in Fremont.
Also, several roads are impacted by flooding this morning due to flooding:
- Mud Creek is flooding Gilmore Lake Road, between 25th and Spring Creek Drive.
- Platte River flooding is affecting Buffalo Road, south of Springfield, between 132nd and 150th streets.
- Creek flooding is impacting at Schneekloth Road, from 25th to 27th streets, on the south edge of Bellevue.
- Pflug Road from Highway 31 to 23rd Street, south of Nebraska Crossing.
- In Washington County, Highway 30 is closed between Highway 275 and County Road 23, impacting Arlington.
- Highway 275 is closed southeast of Hooper.
6:03 a.m. – Platte County Emergency Management reports that there are multiple rescue operations underway for people stranded in their vehicles. The agency was recommending drivers avoid travel on rural roads in Platte County.
5:27 a.m. – Yutan emergency manager reports evacuations taking place in cabins near Highway 92.
Duncan emergency manager reports evacuations beginning in the Lake Oconee area.
West Point emergency manager reports widespread flooding across the county. Three major bridges are under water and therefore impassable:
- Highway 32 bridge at West Point
- Wisner County Road 6 bridge
- Beemer Bridge
4:54 a.m. – With Interstate 29 closed just south of Missouri Valley, residents in that area are under a mandatory evacuation. Highway 30 is closed from Highway 44 in Denison; alternative route along Highway 59 is advised.
3:46 a.m. – NWS declared a flash flood emergency for the Genora area. Officials from the Loup Public Power District reported the Loup River had overtopped an intake structure at the diversion southwest of Genoa, affecting areas north of Highway 22. Law enforcement was enforcing the evacuation plan in that area.
2:05 a.m. – Woodcliff community evacuations underway.
1:44 a.m. – NDOT closes Nebraska side of I-680. Iowa closed its side of the interstate Wednesday night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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"All grown-ups were once children… but only few of them remember it."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
2019 PSLE Chinese intensive classes.
- Preparation for oral, composition (Paper 1) and language use (Paper 2).
- Each class: 2 hours. Twice a week. (1 lesson: Oral / Compo 1 lesson: Vocab and Compre)
- Group to commence with 2 students and above.
- Classroom available at Boon Lay.
Please contact Mr. Anson at +6597887232 for fees and availability.
Combining my love for music with language learning, I am happy to announce that I have curated a new course for young learners to learn language while having lots of fun! 🙂
Why the ukulele?
The ukulele is an affordable, light, portable musical instrument with only 4 strings. It is the perfect tool for young learners and it is super easy to pick up!
What does each lesson look (or sound like)?
There will be lots of singing involved! I will personally sieve out songs that are suitable for kids. These songs will have meaningful lyrics that will aid in their vocabulary learning, not to mention wonderful messages that will impart some good values.
Can my child choose to learn a favourite pop song?
Of course he/she can!
What is your main objective in creating this curriculum?
Basically, I want to show that learning language can be done in a fun way. Music is enjoyed by people of all ages, and it really is a wonderful form of expression. Through playing and singing, not only will the student learn to appreciate good music, he or she can learn good vocal techniques and feel empowered to master a song. Moreover, songs with good lyrics double as vocabulary builders. That's killing two birds with a stone. So why not?
Who is this course suitable for?
Kids age 4 and above, current students who wish to add fun enrichment to their language learning. Basically anyone!
I conduct 1-to-1 lessons as well as group classes. Venue can be at your own place of convenience. Otherwise, I will have a location if the need arises.
Call/text 97887232 now to reserve a slot!
Teaching language using music, speech and drama as stimulus. Learning should be fun, nothing less! 🙂
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Lessons in progress 🙂
I was tasked to create English and Chinese learning programmes for these students from Sanguayin school in Suphanburi, Thailand, who came over to Singapore for a fun immersion travel and learning trip. The programmes lasted nearly 3 weeks. I ditched the normal curriculum that involves lots of writing and spun it into something more interactive. It was all good fun and games but I wanted them to take away with them something more. The result was this positive-charged song I taught them, together with beautiful messages they crafted. It was a splendid end to their stay here. And my heart is full. ❤
In July 2016, I spent six mornings with these students who came from Zhejiang province in China to Singapore for an immersion programme. I was tasked to teach them English and had a textbook to refer for my lessons. However, knowing their level of English proficiency was not high, I decided to tailor my very own "immersion" programme for them – one that involves games, dancing and singing! Here's the end result, our very own MV. 🙂
In May 2016, I got to teach a group of students from Bangkok, Thailand, who were here for a short stay. This time round, I was tasked to teach these kids Chinese. From teaching them how to introduce themselves to bringing them up on stage for "Show and Tell", you could tell that they had a lot of fun! I chose one of my favourite childhood songs to teach them, coupled with hand gestures to add impression to learning the lyrics. How do you think they fared? 🙂
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Based on the dynamic characteristics of human eye aberration, a microadaptive optics retina imaging system set is established for real-time wavefront measurement and correction. This paper analyzes the working principles of a 127-unit Hartmann–Shack wavefront sensor and a 37-channel micromachine membrane deformable mirror adopted in the system. The proposed system achieves wavefront reconstruction through the adaptive centroid detection method and the mode reconstruction algorithm of Zernike polynomials, so that human eye aberration can be measured accurately. Meanwhile, according to the adaptive optics aberration correction control model, a closed-loop iterative aberration correction algorithm based on Smith control is presented to realize efficient and real-time correction of human eye aberration with different characteristics, and characteristics of the time domain of the system are also optimized. According to the experiment results tested on a USAF 1951 standard resolution target and a living human retina (subject ZHY), the resolution of the system can reach , and the human eye wavefront aberration of () can be corrected to in root mean square (RMS) so as to achieve the diffraction limit (Strehl ratio is 0.866), then high-resolution retina images are obtained.
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One of the many challenges of information security is ensuring that sensitive documents don't make their way out of the organization. This can happen in a variety of ways, through people emailing sensitive documents to external addresses, copying them to cloud-storage drives, or even copying them to a personal USB storage device.
The challenge of controlling the flow of sensitive documents is even greater when users are empowered through programs such as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). How do you allow users to access sensitive documents and control their distribution if you're also allowing them to access those files from computers over which they have complete control?
The best way to ensure that sensitive documents don't go AWOL is to only allow users to access those documents from a locked-down computer, where applications are tightly controlled and tasks are restricted by role. This is fine when the organization owns the computer. However, most employees won't be happy about the IT department locking down their personal machines. Part of the attraction of BYOD is the perceived freedom from the shackles of corporate IT policies.
With VDI, however, it's possible to create a locked-down virtual desktop that still gives the device owner control over their BYOD computer. By remotely connecting to the corporate desktop, employees can interact with the sensitive information securely, without the sensitive files ever touching the BYOD device's storage.
It's possible because one can use rights management technologies to restrict access to sensitive documents in such a way that they can only be accessed from those secure virtual desktops. That prevents users from emailing sensitive files or uploading them to cloud drives because the secure virtual desktop would be configured to prohibit any such activity.
VDI gives organizations the best of both words. They can allow employees to use their own machines, and, through VDI, restrict sensitive information so that it can only be accessed by locked-down virtual machines.
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One of My Favorite Places: Sunny's Bar
From the outside, Sunny's Bar is the very picture of unassuming. A lonely building, identified with a yellow "BAR" sign, on a dark cobble-stone street at the very tip of Red Hook, a Brooklyn neighborhood cut off from the rest … Continue reading
Movie Review: On the Road
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Desert Island Albums #2: Heartbreaker
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Today, UK Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of the Conservative Party, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try—where she failed for three years—to deliver Brexit. May will remain as a 'caretaker' in the role until a new leader is chosen, most likely in late July. Whoever replaces her will have the choice of trying to salvage her deal through renegotiations or other means, delay Brexit again or allow the UK to crash out without a deal on October 31st. Top Conservatives vying for the role (Boris Johnson et al.) have pledged to keep a no-deal exit on the table, paving the way for a fresh bout of Sterling weakness. Citigroup commented that positioning in the Pound has been neutral in the last month, which implies the risk of the UK crashing out without a deal is not priced in. A poll of Bloomberg forex strategists also concluded that Sterling could slip 2.0% lower if a Eurosceptic replaces May—they also noted that parliament would likely block a no-deal, limiting losses.
Bottom line: The next Prime Minister will be charged with delivering Brexit at all costs or risk a general election/second referendum scenario. Markets have also started to price in a Bank of England (BoE) rate cut over the next six months as a no-deal situation would require the central bank to take measures to support the economy. This is a similar dynamic to 2016, pre-referendum, but the BoE Governor, Mark Carney, has intimated quite the opposite; we might, in fact, see rate hikes if the economy performs as expected.
Vice President Pence said the US still plans to impose tariffs on Mexico next week, which means the US is standing firm on using the trade tariff lever to achieve its policy goals. Meanwhile, China has boasted a large arsenal of policy tools to support itself amid its ongoing trade war with the US. Trade conflicts instigated by the US have had a detrimental impact on global growth prospects triggering a risk-off trend that has lasted many months. This week, central banks around the world have moved away from interest rate hikes causing risk assets to rally. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has already cut rates, despite dithering for nearly a year on the point. Equities across the globe have ticked higher, and the Euro index has climbed to levels last seen in March '19. Yesterday the ECB was surprisingly more neutral and expects future monetary policy to remain unchanged until Q2 2020. By diverging from the path set by the Fed and the RBA, the ECB risks halting the momentum building for risk appetite. Without a resolution to trade conflicts, the outlook for the remainder of the year looks bleak, and Dollar strength looks set to continue.
Bottom line: If market assumptions about the need for monetary policy accommodation were to be upset and the ECB proved right, we could see a backpedalling among Fed policymakers instead. It is too easy to fall in with the chorus of doom and gloom echoing across markets this past week. We will reserve judgement pending further data.
The trade-weighted Dollar appears to be finding support at the 50-day moving average, capping losses from early in the week. Sterling, on the other hand, seems to be trading sideways after the sell-off stalled mid-week. US Non-Farm Payrolls will be the number to watch today.
Unlike the Pound, the Euro continues to appreciate. The common currency has opened well above the trade-weighted 100-day moving average, each day posting new highs. It is unclear how long it will take for the market's dovish rate expectation to reconcile with Mario Draghi's more hawkish stance.
EUR/USD gains appear to be contained by the 100-day moving average. With the Dollar likewise finding support, all the pushing must come from the Euro side. Again, the Non-Farm Payrolls release later today might break the impasse.


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After the global launch of the flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 9, the Samsung today launched it in India. Let's see how Galaxy Note 9 can replace Galaxy Note 8. Here I have compared both the smartphones based on their features and specifications.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 8
1. Design
- Note 9 comes with new exciting colours
- Note 9 is short but thicker and wider
- Camera and fingerprint sensors are rearranged
- similar design
The dimension of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6mm and it weighs 195g. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has the dimension of 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8mm that is little wider and heavier than Galaxy Note 8. Galaxy Note 9 weighs 201g. The Galaxy Note 9 is little shorter than Galaxy Note 8 because of shrinking the top and bottom bezels but taking the screen a little bigger of Galaxy Note 9.
Although the construction and design of both the phones are almost same. There is a small change in the rear side that is the cameras and fingerprint scanner are rearranged. This is to make the scanner separate and sit below the cameras. The Galaxy Note 9 also comes with some new colors, and the S Pen doesn't match the body color in all available models.
2. Display
- Aspect ratio and screen resolution is same
- Screen to body ration is slightly higher in Note 9
- Pixel density is higher in Note 8
- Note 9 has a bigger screen size
Samsung has used super AMOLED display and a Quad HD+ resolution of 2960 x 1440 pixels in both the phones. The main changes in the display has been done to improve the performance of the panel.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has 6.4-inch screen size which is slightly larger than the Galaxy Note 8 which has 6.3-inch screen size. This has been achieved by reducing the bazels on Galaxy Note 9.
3. Memory
- 6 GB RAM available in both phones
- Internal memory is just double in Note 9
- Both of the phone have expandable memory
- Both phones are USB OTG supported
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 also comes with 6 GB RAM as of Galaxy Note 8. However Galaxy Note 9 has 128 GB internal memory as it is expandable upto 512 GB.While, Galaxy Note 8 comes with 64 GB internal memory and is expandable upto 256 GB. Samsung has given adequate memory for a good user experience.
4. Camera
- Both phones have ISO control and wide angle selfie camera
- Auto focus and image resolution is present in both phones.
- 8 MP front camera is provided in both phones.
- Galaxy Note 9 comes with LED flash
Galaxy Note 9 gets the dual aperture system, which can boost the low light performance over Galaxy Note 8.
Galaxy Note 9 also offers AI tech to optimize images based on the scene. Since, the megapixel remains same for both the phone, Note 9 comes with LED flash. Note 9 also gets dual optical image stabilization.
5. Network Connectivity
- Both phones have WiFi connectivity at 5GHz
- Both phones have blue tooth connectivity with version v5.0
- Volte support is available in both phones.
- Both supports USB type c
Galaxy Note 9 have almost same features as of Galaxy Note 8 in the matter of network connectivity. Both phones supports Indian bands 2G, 3G, 4G. Both phones come with hybrid sim slot and supports only nano size sim card. NFC is available in both phones. USB connectivity is provided with mass storage device and USB charging features. Both phones support A-GPS glonass .
6. Operating System
- Galaxy Note 9 comes with Android v8.1 (Oreo)
- Galaxy Note 8 comes with Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)
- Note 9 comes with graphics version Mali-G72 MP18
- Note 8 comes with graphics version Mali-G71 MP20
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 comes with the latest Android version v8.1 (Oreo) and it has the powerful processor of Octa core (2.7 GHz, Quad core, M3 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55). While, Galaxy Note 8 comes with the Android version v7.1.1 (Nougat) and processor Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53). Note 9 comes with Chipset of Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810, while Note 8 comes with Chipset of Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895. Both phones have 64 bit architecture.
7. Multimedia Support
- Both phones have loudspeaker
- FM radio is not available in any one
- Audio jack of 3.5mm is available in both phones
Both phones come with loudspeaker facility with a good sound quality. Since, FM radio is not available but both the phones are compatible with HD video and audio songs. Standard audio jack of 3.5mm is provided in both phones.
8. Sensors
- Iris scanner is available in both phones
- Note 8 comes with Heart Rate Monitor feature
- Finger Print sensor is available in both phones
Galaxy Note 8 comes with Heart Rate Monitoring feature. Finger print sensor is positioned in rear side of both the phones. Both of the phones come with Iris scanner. Some important and useful sensors are provided in both the phones like- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope.
9. Battery
- Galaxy Note 9 comes with 4000 mAh battery capacity
- Galaxy Note 8 comes with 3300 mAh battery capacity
- Li-ion battery is available in both phones
- Quick charging feature is available in both phones
Galaxy Note 9 has a powerful battery with 4000 mAh capacity, while Note 8 has a battery with 3300 mAh capacity. Batteries of both phones are not user replaceable. Quick charging and wireless charging is supported in both phones.
10. Price and Availability
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9: £899/£1099
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8: £869
Galaxy Note 8 was the most expensive phone before the launch of Apple iPhone X. However, the price of Note 8 is still £869.
The Note 9 starts at £899 for the 128 GB model, or £1099 for the 512 GB model. From 24 of August Note 9 will be available on the stores.
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If you've ever seen Little Shop of Horrors, you'll remember the line, "Feed Me Seymour!"
This classic line from the man-eating plant was one of the most memorable lines in the movie. His demand of more blood and a human sacrifice to grow ever-bigger and more terrifying was a central plot point in the musical horror.
In the real world, plants don't literally ask you for what they want. They tell you through the health and growth of the plants. If the plants are growing fast, look green and vibrant and are flowering and fruiting abundantly, they are telling you they are happy and doing well.
If they have browning leaves, stunted growth, heavy insect damage and aren't flowering or fruiting much, they are telling you that they need something. It could be more or less water, too much or too little sun, not enough soil nutrients or other things.
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Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County (HFHPBC) has helped hundreds of hardworking families achieve the dream of owning a decent and affordable home. Since its founding in 1986, HFHPBC have increased our ability to help even more families by offering a variety of services in addition to new home construction.
Improving communities through the preservation of existing homes has become an integral part of our mission. Major home rehabilitation, critical home repair, weatherization, and exterior cosmetic improvements are but a few of the services HFHPBC offers home owners to help preserve their home and revitalize their communities.
HFHPBC is not a hand-out, but a hand up. To qualify, all applicants must:
As we educate our future home owners, planning for the future is paramount. That's why we want to lead by example and plan for our future.
Help us by investing in our Building for a Lifetime Fund. Your contribution will assist in creating more opportunities to help families in need of affordable housing in our community.
To learn more about HFHPBC, please visit their website HERE.
If you are considering making a bequest to the Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County Building for a Lifetime fund of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, we recommend the following language:
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California Prop 65
California Prop 65
Why are you seeing this warning on certain Laird Superfood Products?
Some of Laird Superfood's products contain "heavy metal minerals" absorbed from the environment which the State of California requires our company (and many others) to feature the Proposition 65 warning label for food products containing lead content. While we understand the importance of this law, we respectfully disagree with its broad designation and would like our valued consumers to compare the lead content found in Laird Superfood products with other common whole foods.
Source: FDA
What is Prop 65?
The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 known as Prop 65 is an initiative that was passed in California that requires the state to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects or reproductive harm. Since 1986 the list has grown to include about 800 chemicals. The state of California designates a maximum allowable level of each chemical per day referred to as a safe harbor limit. These limits are then calculated with a threshold of 1,000 times below an observable effect limit. The observable effect limit is often calculated with animal studies. These limits set by California are much more stringent than nationally and internationally recognized limits presented by FDA, EPA, WHO and EU.
Which Laird Superfood products require a warning label?
Our Activate: Daily Jumpstart, Instafuel, HYDRATE Original, HYDRATE Beet, HYDRATE Matcha, Matcha Instafuel, and HYDRATE Turmeric products require the following warning:
Are Laird Superfood Products Safe?
Yes. Food safety is our #1 priority, we follow the strict guidelines set forth by Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health Organization (WHO). Laird Superfood food experts conduct periodic tests to evaluate the safety levels of naturally occurring heavy metal minerals present in our food. We strive to ensure that our products will include minimal heavy metal content by following industry-leading manufacturing practices and do not introduce any contaminants during the production process. In our effort to maintain governmental and consumer transparency, we freely share our test results to include the limits set forth by WHO/EU, FDA and Prop 65 that will allow our valued customers with contextual data that allows everyone to compare and understand the implications of such a broad warning.
Why do Laird Superfood Products contain heavy metals at all?
We source all-natural ingredients with minimal processing in order to provide our consumers with a product that is real and free of any artificial ingredients or processes. These ingredients obtain their nutrients from the soil that they are grown in. That environment contains many different minerals including heavy metal minerals. The plant absorbs these nutrients through their roots which is transferred to the plant itself, that we as humans consume. We do not add any contaminants to our products or use processes that could add any additional contaminants to our products. As the soil changes and we receive products from different sources the levels present may change from lot to lot, and for that reason we regularly conduct testing on our finished products.
Do other similar products contain the same levels?
There are many common foods that in their pure form do not meet the prop 65 limits set by the state of California. The average levels of lead found in the following foods is displayed below and as you can see they are well above the limits established by California.
Why do other products that look like they contain the same ingredients not have a warning?
Because of how Prop 65 is enforced there is an inconsistency between which products have warnings and which do not. Some companies may not be as diligent with adhering to the requirements set forth by prop 65. A lack of a warning on a product does not necessarily mean that the product is free from those substances or that it falls below the specified limit. At Laird Superfood we take special care to ensure that we follow all relevant regulations applicable to the places our product is purchased and used. For that reason, we display a warning with regards to our lead levels. We are dedicated to continuing to be a transparent company that you can trust to always be providing the highest quality and safest products we can.


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Stylish black canvas tote that sure to be a conversation starter, as well as a great way to carry things from A to B. These bags are hand made and screen printed at our employment center in Cambodia by trafficked survivors. Each bag w/ hang tag signed by one of the girls who helped create it.
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The Need for Clean Water: Things You Probably Still Don't Know
While there are so many inequalities in this world, no doubt one of the most unfortunate is the fact that fresh water for drinking, bathing, and other purposes is not readily accessible to everyone. Although clean water is easily available in this country, the same cannot be said in many parts of the world. Because many people are used to having clean water without exerting that much effort, there seems to be a growing mentality in which they don't really put that much value in it. As a matter of fact, the notion that water is infinite is the main culprit why people aren't really worried about polluting it. But with the world population rapidly congesting the planet, the rate of water pollution is increasing at a very alarming pace.
Everyone must understand that once clean water intended for drinking, washing, and bathing is polluted, the environment is not the only victim. Obviously, humans are going to be the biggest casualties since we all need clean drinking water to survive.
In the U.S., there is a sophisticated public water system responsible for treating and delivering over 44 billion gallons of clean water to every home, school, business establishment, building, and public office every day. If you are wondering where the water comes from, give those bodies of water you see every day and the same bodies of water you don't really pay attention to, like rivers, lakes, and streams. There are a lot of things that the water needs to undergo before it gets delivered to homes, the purpose of which is to make sure it does not contain harmful substances like bacteria, chemicals, and particulates. So, it's fair to say that the clean and potable water we are using every day for eating, cooking, drinking, cleaning, and bathing needs to be valued the way it needs to be valued.
On one hand, many Americans feel like they're paying too much for clean and potable water; on the other hand, millions of people in some regions in Africa and Asia don't even have access to freshwater. This shows how spoiled we have become without realizing that the need for clean water for drinking and bathing is a dire one for some people living in the same planet. If only there was a chance to trade places, many of us who live very comfortable lives with water readily available wouldn't be able to survive the kind of condition some people are facing on a mundane basis.
Unfortunately, there isn't a lot most of us can do in order to address the need for clean water for people who don't have enough of it. However, you still can do some positive change by way of educating yourself of the risks involved in tolerating water pollution in your area. The continuing denial that there's a serious water pollution issue could put every one of us in a situation where we might be forced to fight just to get access to clean water.


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Reconfigure a File server
This topic provides instructions to reconfigure a server. You can change the backup set attached to the server to reconfigure it for backup.
When you replace the backup set associated with the server, the content rule and the backup policy that the server follows also changes. Server backups follow the schedule defined in the backup policy of the new backup sets attached to the server. The corresponding restore points belonging to the previous backup set are not deleted. However, in case of common profiles present in the old and new backup sets, the restore points are retained.
- You cannot change the storage at the time of reconfiguring a server.
- You cannot change a backup set for a disabled server.
To change the backup set associated with a server, you must first delete the backup set attached with the File server and associate the server to a new backup set on the Servers details page.
- Log on to Phoenix Management Console.
- On the menu bar, click All Organizations, and select the required organization from the drop-down list.
- On the menu bar, click Protect > Windows/Linux Servers.
- Click the All Servers tab.
Note: To locate your server, use the filter that appears on the top-right side of the servers list. This filter uses backup policy type as a parameter to display a categorized list of servers.
- In the Server Name column, click the server name that you want to configure.
- On the Servers details page, click More > Delete.
The backup set associated with the server is now deleted. You can create a new backup set and associate it with the server.
- Click Add File Backup Set.
The Add New Backup Set window opens.
- Enter details under the Storage & Backup Content and Backup Policy tabs. For more information about creating a new backup set, see Create backup set for your server.


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Plans Unfurled, Change the World: A Poem for Cross-Cultural Workers [—at A Life Overseas]
February 29, 2020 § Leave a comment
I had fun writing a travel poem for my son, so I thought I'd try it again, this time on the topic of working cross culturally. Here are the first eight lines. The rest is at A Life Overseas.
Hear the call
Like St. Paul?
Kneel to pray
Lots to say
Plans unfurled
Change the world
Ready, set
Not quite yet . . .
[photo: "Sandles," by midnightcomm, used under a Creative Commons license]
Barnga: A Card Game for Culture-Stress Show and Tell [—at A Life Overseas]
February 2, 2019 § Leave a comment
I've reworked my original Barnga post from six years ago and put it online at A Life Overseas. Head on over there to read all of it. Here's how it begins:
Have you ever wanted to show, not just tell, people what culture stress is like? Have you ever wanted them to experience it a bit without them having to travel overseas?
Have you ever heard about Barnga?
Barnga is a simulation game created by Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan in 1980, while working for USAID in Gbarnga, Liberia. . . .
[photo: "Shuffle," by Melissa Emma's Photography, used under a Creative Commons license]
Do You Have Your Own Version of "Penn Face"?
October 24, 2018 § Leave a comment
"My experiences at Penn so far have been overwhelming," writes Karisma Maheshwari in the Daily Pennsylvanian's 34th Street. An exchange student from Mumbai, she says,
My idea of time has changed; it turned into little blocks, each with an allotted productive function, with a few stolen gaps to watch BoJack Horseman. The blank wall above my desk turned into a system of aggressive yellow Post–its detailing my to–do list, which ranged from attending resume workshops to buying razors.
Not only is Maheshwari experiencing a new culture in the US, she's also acclimating to the University of Pennsylvania's "hyper-productiveness"—and learning to cope by putting on what her fellow students at the Ivy League school call "Penn Face." Penn Face is the outer look of I've-got-it-all-together even though my stomach is in knots. It's matching the smiles of those around you, regardless of how you feel. It's . . . well, Penn students can define it better themselves:
Those on the Penn campus aren't unique in how they handle stress. Students at Stanford have their own version of hiding what's inside, calling it "Duck Syndrome." It refers to the image of a duck placidly floating on the surface of the water while underneath its feet are paddling frantically. Tiger Sun writes in The Stanford Daily,
We put on a brave face and a wide smile when we go to our classes and see our friends, but on the inside, the pressure is slowly tearing us apart. During one of my first weeks at Stanford, I had a talk about this with some other kids: It sometimes feels like the Stanford experience is shrouded in a cloud of superficiality. I think it really helped to talk about this, and I encourage others to engage in this kind of discussion. What's really going on inside everyone's heads? Are people what they seem?
Chances are you're not studying at an Ivy League school (or at Stanford), but that doesn't mean you aren't familiar with your own type of Penn Face. Maybe you're part of another group that puts on masks to make a show of strength.
Below is how Lucy Hu, another Penn student, illustrates Penn Face in The Daily Pennsylvanian. As you read it, replace the occurrences of Penn with your job title or the name of the place where you live. Does it describe your version of the face that you put on for others to see?
Last semester, I was depressed. I had separation anxiety. I planned to take a leave of absence. Above all, I was convinced that I wasn't strong enough to be at Penn. But sitting at Commons one lunch, I laughed along with friends even though I was too anxious to eat. I described how busy my classes were even though I couldn't swallow my food.
When your mind tells you that you weren't cut out for Penn, you desperately protect yourself from others finding out. The last thing you would do is reveal that you cannot handle this place and risk being seen as weak. The facade of being OK manifests as a shield for your reputation.
Hu says this type of behavior "is intrinsic to competitive environments." And Yana Milcheva, an exchange student from Bulgaria, agrees that competition is a factor. "I think that students [at Penn] are more inclined to be competitive rather than collaborative," she tells Maheshwari. "They would prefer to work on their own and get a better grade, rather than just helping each other out."
Funny that the students at the University of Pennsylvania feel as if they're in competition with each other when they're all part of the same team.
Funny, too, when the rest of us do the same thing.
(Karisma Maheshwari, "Exchange Students Share Their Experiences with Penn Face," 34th Street, March 16, 2018; Tiger Sun, "Duck Syndrome and a Culture of Misery," The Stanford Daily, January 30, 2018; Lucy Hu, "Penn Face Is a Part of Who We Are," The Daily Pennsylvania," September 26, 2017)
[photo: "Smile in Subway," by Maxime Guilbot, used under a Creative Commons license]
Cultural Low Bridges [—at A Life Overseas]
September 27, 2018 § Leave a comment
When you go to a new culture and miss the signs . . . or don't realize how you don't quite fit in.
At first I thought I'd just let the above stand on its own . . . but I have more to say.
I'm fascinated by these clips of trucks getting stopped in their tracks, of them having their tops peeled back in shiny silver ribbons, of drivers second guessing themselves and hitting the overpass anyway. Yes, it makes me laugh, but it makes me cringe, too. I have empathy for these drivers, especially the ones in moving trucks, heading to a new place with all their worldly possessions packed up behind, having left the rental company after confidently telling the agent at the counter that they'd waive the insurance. "I won't be needing that, thank you very much."
When we moved overseas, we had our share of cultural miscues and language faux pas and just mistakes in general. Then after that, we had some more. And while we laughed at many, some were cringeworthy and some were painful to us or even hurtful to others. That's what happens when you don't see the signs or can't understand what they say. That's what happens when you think somebody needs to lower the road or raise the bridge, because "It's not me. My truck is the right size!"
And then when we travelled back to our passport country, somehow the bridges were lower there than when we left. Or had our truck gotten taller? Either way, something didn't fit anymore.
During one of our furloughs we borrowed a van from some friends for our visits to see supporters. It was a conversion van with a raised roof that the owners had just had repainted. (Spoiler: Yes, this is going where you think it's going.)
Finish reading at A Life Overseas. . . .
Moving Abroad Can Sure Mess with Your Autocomplete [—at A Life Overseas]
August 31, 2018 § Leave a comment
We can tell a lot about each other by looking at our autocompletes. For instance, start typing "I can't find my" into a text message and see what it thinks will come next. For me, it's "keys," "wallet," and "phone." That's pretty insightful: I have a car, I'm a guy, and I'm absent-minded enough to have my phone in my hand and wonder where it is. But I'm not all that unique. You're autocomplete may very well say the same thing (even if you're not a guy). We, and our autocompletes, are products of the cultures that produced us.
So what happens when you relocate to someplace new and different? Your old autocomplete is now out of whack and needs to be retrained to match your new surroundings. Sure, some of it is dealing with single-word typing discrepancies like theatre vs theater or fighting spell-check battles over your friends' names (Yes, I really do mean Mrak!). But it also goes deeper than that. It's a change in how you live and act and think. It's transitioning from normal to strange to new normal.
I just texted "I can't find my llama" to my wife. On my third try my phone gave in and swapped out "wallet" for "llama" as one of my choices. It may take a while, but as you transition, your autocomplete will catch up—maybe just in time for a trip back
home, far away, that place where the foreigners come from.
So what are your autocomplete settings right now? Where do you fit in with the sentences below?
It all depends on where you are, and where you are in your getting there.
From normal to strange to new normal.
Wow, you can speak two languages? You
. . . must be a genius!
. . . must be average.
. . . must be ready to move to another assignment where you'll need to learn two more.
Read the rest here. . . .
[photo: "Qwerty," by Xosé Castro Roig, used under a Creative Commons license]
Culture Stress, Home, and Space, the Final Frontier
August 13, 2018 § Leave a comment
Traveling to far-away places and coping with new surroundings brings about lots of adjustments—adjustments in thought patterns and in ways of doing even mundane tasks. Few know this as dramatically as those who have lived aboard the International Space Station. But you don't need to venture into outer space to be able to relate to their stories of exploration and adaptation.
National Geographic's One Strange Rock looks at our planet through the eyes of eight astronauts. The final episode of this, the first season, is titled "Home." (Watch it here.)
In it, host Will Smith asks,
Where is home? Is it where you were born, where you were raised, or where you are now? Is it somewhere you lived, somewhere you left, somewhere that shaped you? If you really want to know you need to leave them all behind.
One of those who's left it all behind is Peggy Whitson, who, over three missions, spent a total of 665 days in space—a record for NASA astronauts and more than any other woman in the world. She's come a long way from where she she lived as a child, a farm near Beaconsfield, Iowa, current population "elevenish."
Whitson says,
As I've grown up and gone to college and gone to graduate school, home has expanded from Iowa to Texas to the United States, and since being in space, home is actually planet earth.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield:
One of the biggest changes I noticed within myself as the result of flying in space was that the difference between us and them disappeared. Somehow going around the world in 92 minutes, not just once, but over and over and over again, turned the entire world into one shared place. I think it's a perspective that seeps into astronauts. I think it's a perspective that's kind of good for everybody.
Astronaut Leland Melvin adds,
I truly believe that if more people could have the opportunity to see the planet from space, looking at the rich colors, looking at the fact that there are no borders separating us, we could see that we are truly all connected as human beings
Back to Smith, on reentry:
Ever been on a trip and seen something new, something incredibly beautiful, or something that changed the way you think about things? Now imagine that trip was to space. You've seen something that only a very few people have ever seen.
Astronauts need to tell someone, anyone, everyone. Soon they're ready to go back down, but it's actually bittersweet. They're going back to the place that made them, but leaving the place that shaped them.
About her return, Whitson shares, "It was hard to leave because I knew I wouldn't be coming back." She starts to choke up and then blurts out, "Jeepers!" and laughs. "But I was all excited about being back home and being back on earth, having, you know, wind, and smelling the air and just being on earth."
"But coming home isn't easy," says Smith. "Mother earth doesn't exactly welcome you back with open arms."
Repatriation from space, returning through the earth's atmosphere, is actually the hardest part of the trip, and setting down on the solid ground of Kazakstan isn't the softest of landings.
Whitson says, "Most people compare it to a car crash. I would compare it to maybe two car crashes."
And then there's the transition from weightlessness to . . . weight. "Wow, space was good," Whitson says and adds with a smile, "Gravity sucks."
Though he's not part of the One Strange Rock crew, Scott Kelly has this to say about the reverse culture stress brought about by gravity:
Back to Melvin, in the National Geographic production:
When I got home from space after getting out of my suit, then to have a meal without the food floating away from you, and being able to pet your dog and talk to your parents fact to face, it made me feel so much more connected to the planet.
Another astronaut, Nicole Scott:
I couldn't wait to feel what a breeze would be like again, you know, what the smell of grass was going to, you know, smell like again.
It's the smells of earth, the smell of home, the smells of the natural world, it's overpowering. It's kind of overwhelming.
Melvin again:
Just because you physically leave the surface of the earth does not mean you leave the earth, because the earth is part of you.
And Whitson:
I'm not sure whether I feel more like an earthling or a space woman. I think being a space woman's a lot more fun.
Blast off . . . G forces . . . wonder . . . homesickness . . . rootlessness . . . reentry . . . landing . . . longing—sounds like crossing cultures.
So what is day-to-day life really like in the culture of space? Here are a few glimpses into how the ordinary becomes anything but:
There's learning to cook without the comforts of your kitchen or a microwave . . . or plates.
What happens when the food doesn't want to stay down?
You thought squatty potties were a challenge.
Then you have no-shower showering.
And, oh yeah, when you look out the window, there's the view.
Don't forget the view.
("Home," One Strange Rock, National Geographic, May 28, 2018)
[photo: "GPN-2000-001056," by NASA Remix Man, used under a Creative Commons license]


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