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I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

ORIGAMI

Origami is revolutionizing technology, from medicine to space The centuries-old art of folding paper is yielding new applications in spacecraft, architecture, and even the human body. ByMaya Wei-Haas Photographs and video byCraig Cutler January 25, 2023 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC A cacophony … Continue reading

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BUPRENORPHINE

Why Has America Ignored Its Best Addiction Treatment? Buprenorphine can stop cravings for opioids, yet its uptake in the U.S. has stagnated. By Ethan Brooks Illustration by The Atlantic: Source: Getty. April 23, 2025 THE ATLANTIC  Mallory Berry was ready to give … Continue reading

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GALAPAGOS

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands 900 km (560 mi) west of the mainland of South America. The Galápagos are famous for their endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin in the 1830s and … Continue reading

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TRUMP AND THE DOJ

The Destruction of the Department of Justice When people at the department embrace Trump’s scorn for the law, the law, as a practical limitation on government action, ceases to exist. By Paul Rosenzweig Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Samuel Corum / … Continue reading

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FUNGI

The dreamlike fungi that thrive in nature’s damp corners While sheltering at home in the Netherlands, this photographer watched an array of fungi appear amid the rotting wood and forest litter. One of the best-known wild mushroom species, the fly … Continue reading

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China – Hunan South (Chenzhou, Shaoyang, Hengyang) Visited by: 451 nomads 3 2 2 2 2 2 9 2 4 17 +−  Leaflet | NomadMania OSM Maps, © OpenStreetMap contributors   Hide all items Show all items Show unchecked items Show checked items Enter your visits to this region … Continue reading

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ADVANTAGES OF A DIAGNOSIS

ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF HAVING A DIAGNOSIS A diagnosis may prevent or reduce the effects of some compensatory or adjustment strategies, but it also removes worries about other diagnoses, such as being insane. The child can be recognized as having … Continue reading

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COMPENSATION & DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

COMPENSATORY & ADJUSTMENT STRATEGIES TO BEING DIFFERENT The strategy used will depend on the child’s personality, experiences, and circumstances. Those children who tend to internalize thoughts and feelings may develop signs of self-blame and depression, or use imagination and a … Continue reading

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DAVID ROWLAND’S THEORY

David Rowland & His Theories on AS Rowland has a very restrictive definition of Asperger’s syndrome. He doesn’t believe that there is a spectrum – that Asperger’s is an all-or-nothing condition. From his point of view, AS has been grossly … Continue reading

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ASPERGER’S – SYMPTOMS & SIGNS

SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS of Asperger’s: Asperger’s syndrome is part of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). According to medical experts, it is a mild form of autism and generally manifests without extreme mental disabilities. The main outward characteristics of a person … Continue reading

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