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Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)

The chinstrap penguin is a species of penguin that inhabits a variety of islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the Antarctic Oceans. Its name stems from the narrow black band under its head, which makes it appear as if it were wearing a black helmet, making it easy to identify. The chinstrap penguin grows to a length of 68–76 cm and a weight of 3.2–5.3 kg, with the weight varying with the time of year. Males are greater in weight and height than females. The diet of the chinstrap penguin consists of small fish, krill, shrimp, and squid, for which they swim up to 80 km offshore each day to obtain. The chinstrap penguin’s tightly packed feathers provide a waterproof coat, enabling it to swim in freezing waters. Additionally, thick blubber deposits and intricate blood vessels in the flippers and legs assist in the preservation of heat.

photo credits: Godot13, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NCLEX Pharmacology Medical Suffixes

-amil = calcium channel blockers

-caine = local anesthetics

-dine = anti-ulcer agents (H2 histamine blockers)

-done = opioid analgesics

-ide = oral hypoglycemics

-lam = anti-anxiety agents

-oxacin = broad spectrum antibiotics

-micin = antibiotics

-mide = diuretics

-mycin = antibiotics

-nuim = neuromuscular blockers

-olol = beta blockers

-pam = anti-anxiety agents

-pine = calcium channel blockers

-pril = ace inhibitors

-sone = steroids

-statin =antihyperlipidemics

-vir = anti-virais

-zide = diuretics

The Arrival of Summer (Grand Indoor Gardens)

1.  The University of Dundee Botanic Garden, Dundee, Scotland

2.  Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse, Tokyo Japan

3. Oman Botanical Gardens, Oman

4.  David Welch Winter Garden, Duthie Park in Aberdeen, Scotland

5.  Castle Ashby Orangery, Northamptonshire, England, UK

6.  Royal Botanical Gardens, London, England

7.  Sherman Library and Gardens, Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach, California

8.  Ny Carlsberg Glyptoteket, Copenhagen,Denmark

9. Atocha Station, Madrid, Spain

10. Siam Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Wow I’ve been living a lie

13.05.17 // Updated my physics window for the first time in ages! Had some thoughts over the past few weeks surrounding a free scalar field universe model so I drew them up as well as some old game theory because I watched a Beautiful Mind and felt nostalgic. I hope you are all having wonderful days / evening / whatever plane of existentialism you currently observe 😉

The First Newspaper

This one goes to the Romans! They had “Acta Diurna” (Daily Events) which was a handwritten news report, posted in multiple public places for the public to read. It first appeared in 131 BCE during the Republic. Although initially only the outcomes of trials, the Acta Diurna eventually expanded to public notices and announcements like important births or senatorial decrees.

What makes fireworks colorful?

It’s all thanks to the luminescence of metals. When certain metals are heated (over a flame or in a hot explosion) their electrons jump up to a higher energy state. When those electrons fall back down, they emit specific frequencies of light - and each chemical has a unique emission spectrum.

You can see that the most prominent bands in the spectra above match the firework colors. The colors often burn brighter with the addition of an electron donor like Chlorine (Cl). 

But the metals alone wouldn’t look like much. They need to be excited. Black powder (mostly nitrates like KNO3) provides oxygen for the rapid reduction of charcoal © to create a lot hot expanding gas - the BOOM. That, in turn, provides the energy for luminescence - the AWWWW.

Aluminium has a special role — it emits a bright white light … and makes sparks!

Images: Charles D. Winters, Andrew Lambert Photography / Science Source, iStockphoto, Epic Fireworks, Softyx, Mark Schellhase, Walkerma, Firetwister, Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com, Søren Wedel Nielsen