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Mimosaceae (touch-me-not family) » Mimosa pudica

 

mim-MOH-suh from the word for mimic, because the movement of the leaves

pud-EE-kuh shrinking, closing, modest

 

commonly known as: humble plant, sensitive plant (Australia), shame plant, sleeping grass, prayer plant, touch-me-not • Assamese: nilajban • Bengali: laajak, lajjabati, lajjavathi • Gujarati: reesamani • Hindi: छुई-मुई chui-mui, लाजवंती lajwanti, lajouni • Kannada: muttidare muni • Malayalam: thottavaadi, tintarmani • Manipuri: ikaithabi, kangphal • Marathi: लाजाळू laajaalu, लाजरी laajari • Sanskrit: khadiraka, lajjalu, namaskaar, namaskaari, raktapaadi, samangaa, shamipatra • Tamil: தொட்டாச்சுருங்கி thottaccurungi, tottalavaadi • Telugu: attaapatti

 

Native of: Brazil

  

References: Flowers of India • M.M.N.P.D. • Wikipedia

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The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft originally designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize loads, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller Lockheed C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.

  

The C-5 Galaxy's development was complicated, including significant cost overruns, and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, cracks in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet was restricted in capability until corrective work was completed. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an upgraded version with new engines and modernized avionics designed to extend its service life beyond 2040.

  

The USAF has operated the C-5 since 1969. In that time, the airlifter supported US military operations in all major conflicts including Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan, as well as allied support, such as Israel during the Yom Kippur War and operations in the Gulf War. The Galaxy has also been used to distribute humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and supported the US Space Shuttle program.

 

The Lockheed Martin HC-130J Hercules The Combat King II is the U.S. Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform and is flown by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and Air Combat Command (ACC). This C-130J variation specializes in tactical profiles and avoiding detection and recovery operations in austere environments. The HC-130J replaces HC-130P/Ns as the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. It is an extended-range version of the C-130J Hercules transport. Its mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. When tasked, the aircraft also conducts humanitarian assistance operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation, and noncombatant evacuation operations.

  

Features

Modifications to the HC-130J have improved navigation, threat detection and countermeasures systems. The aircraft fleet has a fully-integrated inertial navigation and global positioning systems, and night vision goggle, or NVG, compatible interior and exterior lighting. It also has forward-looking infrared, radar and missile warning receivers, chaff and flare dispensers, satellite and data-burst communications, and the ability to receive fuel inflight via a Universal Aerial Refueling Receptacle Slipway Installation (UARRSI).

  

The HC-130J can fly in the day; however, crews normally fly night at low to medium altitude levels in contested or sensitive environments, both over land or overwater. Crews use NVGs for tactical flight profiles to avoid detection to accomplish covert infiltration/exfiltration and transload operations. To enhance the probability of mission success and survivability near populated areas, crews employ tactics that include incorporating no external lighting or communications, and avoiding radar and weapons detection.

  

Drop zone objectives are done via personnel drops and equipment drops. Rescue bundles include illumination flares, marker smokes and rescue kits. Helicopter air-to-air refueling can be conducted at night, with blacked out communication with up to two simultaneous helicopters. Additionally, forward area refueling point operations can be executed to support a variety of joint and coalition partners.

  

Background

The HC-130J is a result of the HC/MC-130 recapitalization program and replaces Air Combat Command's aging HC-130P/N fleet as the dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons in Air Combat Command, the 550th Special Operations Squadron in Air Education and Training Command, the 920th Rescue Group in Air Force Reserve Command and the 106th Rescue Wing, 129th RQW and 176th Wing in the Air National Guard will operate the aircraft.

  

First flight was 29 July 2010, and the aircraft will serve the many roles and missions of the HC-130P/Ns. It is a modified KC-130J aircraft designed to conduct personnel recovery missions, provide a command and control platform, in-flight-refuel helicopters and carry supplemental fuel for extending range or air refueling.

  

In April 2006, the personnel recovery mission was transferred back to Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va. From 2003 to 2006, the mission was under the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Previously, HC-130s were assigned to ACC from 1992 to 2003. They were first assigned to the Air Rescue Service as part of Military Airlift Command.

  

General Characteristics

Primary function: Fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform

Contractor: Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Power Plant: Four Rolls Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines

Thrust: 4,591 Propeller Shaft Horsepower, each engine

Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)

Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.57 meters)

Height: 38 feet, 9 inches (11.58 meters)

Operating Weight: 89,000 pounds (40,369 kilograms)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 164,000 pounds (74,389 kilograms)

Fuel Capacity: 61,360 pounds (9,024 gallons)

Payload: 35,000 pounds (15,875 kilograms)

Speed: 316 knots indicated air speed at sea level

Range: beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles)

Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters)

Armament: countermeasures/flares, chaff

Basic Crew: Three officers (pilot, co-pilot, combat system officer) and two enlisted loadmasters

Unit Cost: $66 million (fiscal 2010 replacement cost)

Initial operating capability: 2013

Gurky is our chocolate Crested, a bit crazy and extremely sensitive, but we love him to bits.

 

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Whose leaflets progressively collapse, sometimes throughout the whole plant, once one leaflet is touched.

The 80th, 20 days before the 100th that's incredible. I'm a little nervous with the beginning of my intership monday. My luck : spring and summer days are longs, when I'll finish my work day I could enjoy the sun again. But when I saw around the company and my new ride to go over there... no inspiration, not really beautiful. *fear*

 

I have to do it.

 

Have a nice week-end everybody !

 

//

 

La 80ème, 20 jours avant la 100ème c'est incroyable. Je suis un petit peu nerveuse avec le début de mon stage lundi. Ma chance : les journées printanières et d'été sont longues, quand je fini ma journée de travail je pourrai encore profiter du soleil. Mais quand j'ai vu les alentours de l'entreprise et mon nouveau trajet pour aller là-bas... aucune inspiration, pas vraiment beau... *stress*

 

Je dois le faire.

 

Bon week-end à tous !

A first fotoshoot outdoors with a speed light...

Dear Hughes ,

 

For decades, we have believed that being cursed with negative energies is an inevitable plight.

 

For years, we've been lied to that there is no known course of action to battle externally-transmitted negative energies. Negative energies originating from jealous "frenemies" and toxic members of society.

 

But let it be known, you have NOT stumbled upon this special message simply by CHANCE nor COINCIDENCE...

This hand-crafted sphere is NOT made of any "normal" crystal healing stone or material (and no, it's NOT just ordinary obsidian).

 

Forged in the fiery depths of volcanoes, Obsidian is one of the few forms of volcanic glass.

 

Pure Obsidian does some pretty amazing stuff. BUT. Although ordinary black obsidian is a stone of protection, energy transfiguration requires a variation of it that's EXTREMELY RARE, and INCREDIBLY LIMITED.

 

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WHAT IS THE ENERGY TRANSFIGURATION SPHERE? HOW DOES IT HELP?

 

The Energy Transfiguration Sphere is made up of a rare material - a material so rare, that it does not even have a proper name. Some call it Golden Obsidian, some call it Rainbow Obsidian. In any case, it contains magnetite nanoparticles, which is what charges it with the ability to absorb and transform negative energies and vibrations, into positive. And through its natural obsidian properties, it also acts as an energetic barrier against all forms of psychic attacks, and is known to enhance one's manifestation efforts. By simply dawning this sphere around your neck, you'll notice a stark, positive difference on a vibrational level.

 

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Our shipping duration normally takes between 7 to 21 days, depending on which country you reside in. A tracking number will be provided, so you'll be able to track exactly where your sphere is during the shipping process.

 

WHAT IF I CHANGE MY MIND?

 

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HOW IS THE ENERGY TRANSFIGURATION SPHERE MADE?

 

A rare, golden obsidian slab was initially purchased from an auction. Obsidian, given its glass-like properties, can be difficult to work with. A diamond saw is used to cut the slab into smaller fragments, which are then sanded and grinded down to the correct sphere-like shape. At this point, the sphere is not yet perfect, and needs to undergo a vigorous process of constant hand-polishing using 600, 1200, 2000, and 3000 grit sandpaper. To smoothen and bring out the shine in the material, the last polish uses an aluminium oxide poloshing compound and a lapidary polishing cloth. The final step of the process is to weave the string and fasten it securely to the sphere.

 

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In some rare occurrences, when magnetite nanoparticles come into contact with Obsidian during its formation, a beautiful golden sheen becomes deeply embedded into the material, charging it with positive-negative polarity...

 

Creating the perfect material for energy transfiguration, otherwise known as "Golden Obsidian".

 

This is what gives the Energy Transfiguration Sphere its ability to absorb, repel, and ultimately transform negative energy into positive energy.

 

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Enhances truths and stimulates growth

Has strong, protective properties against negative energies

Has strong, protective energetic barrier against psychic attacks

Enhances emotional and mental clarity in the mind and soul

Dissolves energy and vibrational blockages and traumas

Absorbs all negative energies it comes into contact with, and "filters it" into an emission of pure, positive energy

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Hughes , Your Energy Transfiguration Sphere holds the answer to protecting you from negative energies, aligning your chakras, and becoming the abundant and enlightened individual you were always meant to be.

 

Here's how simple it is. By just wearing it around your neck - close to your Anahata (Heart) Chakra, you can be instantly protected from any psychic attacks, negative energies, and low vibrations!

  

BUT ALSO, all of these negative energies and low-frequency vibrations are ABSORBED, and TRANSFIGURED into positive energy so pure, that your entire inner self will radiate!

  

Naturally, a powerful tool made of such rare material, crafted with such care and precision, is certainly invaluable.

 

Normally, I charge strangers a very fair price of a little over $200 (excluding shipping) for a single piece of the Energy Transfiguration Sphere. Including shipping and handling, it would be somewhere around $220 to $230.

 

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BEAR IN MIND - ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF PIECES CAN GO AT THIS PRICE POINT

 

Unfortunately, stocks for the Energy Transfiguration Sphere are INCREDIBLY LIMITED.

 

We only have 100 pieces of this on hand.

 

AND. We can only afford to give 50 pieces of this at $59.90.

 

As soon as we've hit the 50-piece limit, the price will revert BACK to $200 per sphere.

 

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EFFORTLESSLY "TRANSFIGURE" BAD ENERGIES INTO ABUNDANCE, HAPPINESS, AND WEALTH

Dear Hughes ,

 

For decades, we have believed that being cursed with negative energies is an inevitable plight.

 

For years, we've been lied to that there is no known course of action to battle externally-transmitted negative energies. Negative energies originating from jealous "frenemies" and toxic members of society.

 

But let it be known, you have NOT stumbled upon this special message simply by CHANCE nor COINCIDENCE...

 

An invisible vibrational force has silently guided you to discover the most LIFE-CHANGING message you will EVER come across!

 

OUR WORLD HAS ENTERED A PERIOD OF DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES...

 

It pains me to admit this - but our planet has wavered.

 

Developing nations struggle with hunger and disease...

 

Pollution continues to poison our water and contaminate our air...

 

Evolved countries are faced with mountainous debt, economic crisis, and diminishing levels of happiness.

 

Ordinary folks like us are not spared from hardships...

 

From battling against the crippling stresses of life, to facing financial difficulties, poor health, shallow connections.

 

There is no doubt...

 

The vibration of our planet has taken a nose-dive. And it's up to YOU and ME to RAISE it!

 

By the end of this short, special letter, you will be equipped with all the knowledge AND the ONE SINGLE TOOL you need to combat negative energies, TRANSPOSING them into FAVOURABLE MIRACLES.

 

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, ENERGIES ARE EVERYWHERE, AFFECTING EVERYTHING.

Think about that strange, eerie feeling you get when you meet someone you know you can't trust...

 

Think about the moments when you've "predicted" improbable outcomes, because you "felt" something amiss...

 

Think about the "coincidences" of bumping into someone or receiving a sudden call from someone you just thought of...

 

...Are these really mere coincidences...?

 

Or is there something MUCH LARGER, and FAR MORE POTENT that's at play?

 

These are all prime examples that vibrational energies are like the Universe's "invisible force", giving us subtle hints and signs.

 

We've been proved time and time again that vibrational energy EXISTS. But beyond existing, it's SILENTLY INFLUENCING everything we do, along with every one of our encounters.

 

In other words... By simply learning to "control" our vibrational energies, we can have the ability to "influence" our outcomes, our lives, our destinies!

 

Sounds like a long shot, doesn't it? Well, it's not - I'll explain.

 

VIBRATIONAL ENERGY IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN

 

In one of the most fundamental laws of science, it is universally understood that all things (matter), are made up of vibrating particles and energy.

  

As such, what determines the state of matter, is the speed of those vibrations. That's what makes matter appear as solid, gas, or liquid.

 

Likewise, when we look at the behaviour of magnets, we actually see vibrational energy in action.

 

If you attempt to push two magnets against each other, an invisible "energetic barrier" is created, forcing them to repel. Once again, this invisible barrier of energy is made up of microscopic particles vibrating at various frequencies.

 

"...But if vibrational energies are so powerful, why aren't more people using them?"

 

We've all succumbed to the age-old belief that in order to CREATE MORE POSITIVE ENERGY... We have to DESTROY NEGATIVE ENERGY...

 

The thing is - we've all been TAUGHT WRONG.

 

...We've forgotten one of the most fundamental rules of elementary science...

 

ENERGIES - POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, CANNOT BE DESTROYED

  

And anyone who says otherwise, is lying. Period.

 

Numerous crystal healers and psychic dwellers often believe that the way to rid oneself off negative energies, is to destroy it. Eliminate it.

 

But energy destruction is a concept that goes against the fundamental laws of physics.

 

The law of energy conservation states that energy cannot be destroyed. It can only be transferred and converted.

 

Strangely enough, it cannot be "created" either. So, if you're banking on "creating" positive energy for yourself by meditating harder, visualizing with more focus...

 

You're doing the exact opposite, Hughes ! You're actually EXPENDING your precious, positive energy, attempting to create something that physically and spiritually CANNOT be created!

 

And at the end of these intense meditation, visualization, and manifestation sessions... It's no wonder you find yourself mentally exhausted, and emotionally drained.

 

...How do I know this?

 

Because I too, have made the same mistake in the past.

 

I too have spent years searching for more positive energy, good fortune, and abundance.

 

I too have been misled by "energy healing" gurus.

 

I too have lined their pockets with thousands of dollars of my hard-earned savings - with nothing to show for it.

 

...But I'm not bitter about it.

 

As the late Steve Jobs once said, "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards."

 

So, if you can't create energy, and if you can't destroy it either... What then?

 

Every mistake I've made, every failure I've encountered during my quest has led me to my epiphanic discovery of "energy transfiguration"...

 

The one, true answer for creating meaningful abundance, intrinsic healing, and developing your divine intuition.

 

THE SACRED SCIENCE OF ENERGY TRANSFIGURATION

 

You already know that crystals vibrate at an incredibly high frequency, and at a very precise rate - which is what gives them immense, "magic-like" healing properties...

  

Healing properties that deepen your journey of self-discovery, cleanse your aura, enhance your manifestation efforts, and protect your soul.

 

This works through the sacred science of "energy transfiguration".

 

See, although energy can't be created or destroyed, it can be converted, transformed, and transfigured.

 

Negative energies, with the right tools and under the right circumstances, CAN be filtered, cleansed, and transformed into POSITIVE energies!

 

And that's what "energy transfiguration" is all about...

 

...Manipulating NEGATIVE ENERGIES that already exist, and turning it from working AGAINST YOU, to working in YOUR FAVOUR!

 

Now, I'm not telling you to forge ahead and become a fully certified crystal healer - it takes YEARS to master, and a TON of hard work.

 

You'll have to invest a TON OF MONEY in all these different types of learning materials, different variations of crystals...

 

Fortunately, you DO NOT need to do ANY OF THAT.

 

In fact, if you are fully committed to using energy transfiguration to regain control of your life...

 

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8/18/81 My young brother Jason was born. I changed his diapers, played with him, consoled him when he was sad, fed him, dressed him for church and school, helped him with his homework, and sometimes life.

 

8/18/01 some thugs took his life. Took him away from me and my family. Tomorrow he would've been 31 years old. I'm no longer sad for the tragedy or angry at the men (boys) who took his life. I pray all their spirits are at peace and walk harmony.

 

Jason was very smart, sensitive, and bright baby, boy and young man. Though life was never easy for him growing up with people, places, and things. Jealousy waiting for him in the recesses of the dark parts of his peers. Jason was afraid of one thing in life, and that was the unknown.

 

I do wish him all the best where ever he maybe in life and his path within himself is always illuminated and secured.

 

RIP Brother, Jason ♥

Man, when circuits get extra small, they get extra cute.

Once a 3V coin battery is attached the blue LED will light up in the dark. This one's gonna be an earring.

August 31, 2022 - New York City - Governor Kathy Hochul today, with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, addressed new public safety actions ahead of new gun laws going into effect in New York state. Starting tomorrow, concealed weapons will no longer be permitted on subways, in bars, and in sensitive locations including Times Square. The boundaries around Times Square will extend from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue and from West 40th Street to West 53rd Street. “Guns Free Zone” signage will be posted along those boundaries and within Times Square saying guns are prohibited in the area. Learn more at gun safety.ny.gov Joining the Governor and the Mayor at today’s announcement were New York City Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell, New York State Police First Deputy Superintendent Steven Nigrelli, and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. (Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

This year, cancer will attack and kill more than 560,000 people in the United States. It is the second leading cause of death in this country. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are developing new stimuli sensitive polymers to deliver therapeutic agents directly to the cancer tumor site, minimizing the side effects caused by whole-body cancer treatments. These new polymers remain in a liquid form when dissolved in water, but form a solid gel under various stimuli such as body heat.

 

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I used to have fun with these as a kid in Venezuela.

 

When you touch the leaves, they fold and become almost invisible. It's good protection against grazing herbivores, especially ones with bad eyesight. But Frank was the one with the good eyes - he spotted this in the grass in a park this morning, thinking it was the dreaded puncture vine from Idaho that has terrible thorns.

 

I said, "Let's see if it's a sensitive plant . . ." and it was!

 

I think there are valves in the stems that let all the water run out of the leaves and make them fold up. (OK, the process is less mechanical and more chemical, as you will see if you read Wikipedia's explanation, below.)

 

For those who want the college-level description, Wikipedia offers the following:

 

Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant and the touch-me-not), is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, to protect them from predators, re-opening minutes later. The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. It grows mostly in shady areas, under trees or shrubs.

 

Mimosa pudica is well known for its rapid plant movement. Like a number of other plant species, it undergoes changes in leaf orientation termed "sleep" or nyctinastic movement. The foliage closes during darkness and reopens in light. This was first studied by the French scientist Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan.

 

The leaves also close under various other stimuli, such as touching, warming, blowing, or shaking. These types of movements have been termed seismonastic movements. The movement occurs when specific regions of cells lose turgor pressure, which is the force that is applied onto the cell wall by water within the cell vacuoles and other cell contents.

 

When the plant is disturbed, specific regions on the stems are stimulated to release chemicals including potassium ions which force water out of the cell vacuoles and the water diffuses out of the cells, producing a loss of cell pressure and cell collapse; this differential turgidity between different regions of cells results in the closing of the leaflets and the collapse of the leaf petiole. This characteristic is quite common within the Mimosoideae subfamily of the legume family, Fabaceae. The stimulus can also be transmitted to neighboring leaves.

 

It is not known exactly why Mimosa pudica evolved this trait, but many scientists think that the plant uses its ability to shrink as a defense from herbivores. Animals may be afraid of a fast moving plant and would rather eat a less active one. Another possible explanation is that the sudden movement dislodges harmful insects.

 

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Rye Grass Rxn Day 1 - 9h Post-Injection

Rye Grass - Left Arm. Injected at 1500h Fri 19 March 2010.

 

ALL of my chronic reactions have been to the dust mite (right arm injections). Today, I have had an ENORMOUS reaction to Rye Grass. My arm is swollen almost from elbow to shoulder and it hurs to touch, wear clothes, it is burning up, itchy as hell, hard as a rock and sensitive and still increasing in size at 2200h.

 

Must say......its a bit concerning. 15cm in length and 10cm wide atm...20 mins after the injection it was 3mm.....

 

WTF is going on?

It was on its way to death... Haircut and fresh air seemed to bring life back!

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One of the many peddle bike/taxies found here in Bacolod

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Categoría: Sun Protection

Formato: 150ml

 

DESCRIPCIÓN:

Loción protectora solar corporal, con textura extra ligera. Protege la piel del sol sin dejar residuos, a la vez que ofrece una rápida absorción ya que sus aceites se extienden rápidamente. Resistente al agua. Para pieles con fototipo I-II e incluso para pacientes con dermatitis atópica.

 

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MODO DE EMPLEO:

Aplicar generosamente antes de la exposición solar. Para mantener la protección inicial, re-aplicar regularmente con especial atención después del baño y sobre la piel seca. Evitar el contacto con los ojos y con la ropa hasta que el producto haya sido absorbido por la piel. Debido a la alta eficacia del ingrediente natural, las prendas blancas pueden quedar dañadas con manchas amarillas. Además, evitar la exposición solar durante tiempo prolongado, especialmente durante el mediodía, así como exponer directamente al sol tanto bebés como niños pequeños.

 

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How I use instax in 9x12 plate cameras.

I later either hand roll the chemicals across or use an instax camera to roll them in a darkroom.

Reflection of 2014 - Posted Jan 1, 2015

Sensitive plant, aka Mimosa Pudica. I bought some seeds online and grew it in the windowsill to surprising success. As advertised, when you touch it, jostle it, or blow on it, it moves / closes up. It seems to open up again quickly when in the sun but not otherwise. The main downside is it also closes up at night, so it doesn't make much of a conversation piece for friends who come over for dinner!

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