If I would start my presentation in Chinese, I will give the presentation in English. And of course my English is much better than English. First of all, welcome to attend this session. And I wish you also the continuation of the management of the system into the future. I have prepared the presentation and I have accepted the presentations of the Hong Kong company. And many of you know the company, but maybe some foreigners would not know the company. So I would give a brief introduction to the company. As you all know me, I would like to give a brief introduction to the company. The continuation of the system in Tindong actually started quite early in 2005. In 2016, when the cabinet became open on the source. So I would just return that to the cabinet. So maybe we are the first user to practice the cabinet. And for now, we have already performed the continuation through the state and non-state applications. And I would like to clarify that I am only responsible for the internal transaction data. It could be the IT and the business department. The data is quite huge. For one of the challenges, the database says they have different states. And first, we need to cut the line extension of that. As you all know, the stability is quite important for the system. In order to practice, we have another open source project called the database. It has a new STL approach to offer the dynamic standard like speaking and merging so that we can have the dynamic monitoring of the system. That is the foundation of the continuation. So we can have the flexible management of the resource. And we can offer the very basic mechanism. And we have a very new approach. For one of the challenges, it actually appears out of the characterization utilizing the resource management as such as other services and microservices and line services. So all the resources should be allocated to that. Because the data has different states. And it's not easy to adjust to that. And many systems rely on the database. So it's quite difficult to manage that. And we have a really high demand and dynamic demand for these services. Another challenge may be the online service and non-state application which is the most focused on CPU and memory. But for the database, we want to have a long-term storage room. So this room must be managed. Besides, we want to pay more attention to I and O bandwidth, which is automatic. And for the last on the list, the stateful application, it has quite a huge amount of data. I know it's huge cost. So it becomes another challenge. And this is an actual situation. And later, we have another approach. The person needs to understand the workload. And this instance is constructed from the actual system. It is a system of six over six hundred controls. Both of the pictures are right now. It shows the CPU utilization distribution of the different containers. And for the P19, P15, and above the P19, we can see the overall distribution of that. But the basic of that is the maximum value because it has to be much higher than the P19 value or the main value. If we want to optimize the system, we have to find an appropriate approach. Very classic approach with select P19 value. Since the difference of the P19 value is not that huge, but that of the P80 value, the P19 value is much more classic. And what if the remaining time to come to the maximum value comes to the resource management? For the first, we need to solve the sign-in. We want to give the right sign-in for the container on the database. And first, we need to have an knowledge of awareness of that. Previously, in practical practices, we may say that about 80% will be too much or do not meet that much resources. But now we have a basic approach. When we start a new business, we can adjust the amount of data like this, business type, and we can have a business profile and draw some characteristics of that. After a long time, we can draw some characteristics according to the historical data statistics and prediction. And then we can struggle it to different hosts. And we want to take our situation of affinity and stability. And we consider the container with all the resources for the P19 value. What happened if the remaining 10% appeared? So if you're quite familiar with the Kubernetes subcontinent, we have two parameters. One is requesting its need to guarantee the resources must be allocated to each drop. For now, most optimization focuses on the request of this parameter. This is the maximum value for the lowest value. Well, for the basic idea or concept of that, we can see the picture on the right side for the blue part. This is just allocated a resource according to the historical data statistics and prediction. We take the 90% value as a whole. And then we have the continental limit and that is a maximum utilization. We can set the maximum value. This part cannot be guaranteed if the competition happens. And we have another innovation in that. It is simply just a scheduling. The role of the resources of the physical service while for the cloud secretiveness allocating, it all needs to allocate the blue part to the subpar parameter not to limit the capacity of the container. It is also a guarantee to ensure that every job can have the resources. And when we do that, in this case, we have two processes. First, not all the request of resources will not be here. And for the second, the maximum value requested by each job will not be achieved at the same time. Just like the flight ticket booking, we may book the ticket, but not all the ticket will be used. And in case some do the sum of the maximum value of each job for the superior capacity to be over the three times the capacity of the container. So this is a basic concept that we need to guarantee the part but this is not the peak value. And we will also get improved to the different jobs. And it is called the shared help room from the physical service. It can be shared on physical service and we just assume that we will not reach the peak now. And as you can see from the forum shown on the slide, the help room will not adjust over the limit. And it will guarantee the basic resources can be allocated to each job well for when we can make some flexible part which can be shared by each job well for the scheduling. And we just increase the cumulative. Well, if we do the sum of the part the value will not limit over the limit of the capacity. Since we have some room to do flexible managing since the resource scheduling is not too many. The main approach for resource management it may take much more aggressive approach the performance may not be enough. So how can we guarantee the peak value and how can you calculate the specific room? Well, this is important. Actually, we'll say they will not achieve the peak value at the same time. But we can see the picture on the right side on the slide. This is a correlation analysis and it contains 60 components of the completion. We can see that the completion there's 60 components and the dark color is the combination. There's 60 components and the dark color is the combination between the two components. So if the color is not that dark it could quite align but it doesn't have to be involved with each other. This is a affinity and this is a very simple way of estimating the relation to what is continuous. And this is a formula which we can have continuous if these continuous strongly correlates with each other so that we say that they may achieve the peak value at the same time. So we'll give a certain resources so that I don't miss the remaining capacity while for those who are not strongly correlated with a part of the sum of each one or each two or each seven will not connect them together. Since this is an external value that is to say each one to each four obviously each one is lower and the value of each one to each nine so theoretically the maximum on sum must be lower than the sum of the maximum because first of all all the resources will be used if the second not all jobs will reach the peak value at the same time. This is a very simple way of estimating that this is a very simple way that comes from the practice and sort of fix that actually in the state of mind. I don't want to understand the resources I think that 90% of the money is quite good if you want a 5CPU at the maximum if you want a 5CPU and here I would just take the best line as a 99% to value if you want to do the 99% value as a best line we can find that it will be allocated with much more resources than that of the 90% but the remaining 99% if we have a lot of resources we'll just take that and go control the money and then I think that much bigger than the value of 90% value and the real money will tell us that more and more for the lower of this value but for the critical of our money we're going to the container manager to have the basic the condition is to meet the performance at least that shows the performance in a problem may occur in a way defined as quality of service violation if resources are not sufficient to have some problems and we can see that the value is about 90% and violation may reach to 6% or 7% for which we have to call 4 blocks but basically all of the right sources are coming to the maximum request and this shows that this is the same place with the resource allocation and for the size of the database we'll just take a few more basic approach one thing that I want to mention is that you can adjust it according to your requirements for example if you need it to be higher or if you need it to be 95% so that you can see it is quite elastic and flexible and another point to make is actually this has already been proved and for the current data for example the proportion 1, 2, 2 or 1, 2, 4 so the first we can save some resources because this is quite conservative or sometimes if it is quite aggressive then it will be problems in its performance so on the one hand we need to save resources but on the other hand we also need to guarantee the performance but occasionally sometimes there will be a gap but this is just occasionally and the second aspect to mention is how to manage our database first is we need to give it a right sizing and another point to make is I want to emphasise this is not just one time because it is a cycle, a life cycle and it is not real time so it is a life cycle and we will observe its changes if we find that there is an incremental trend that we will adjust it about its limit and its request so after the adjustment first maybe on our local host and we have some practices in Jingdong for example its CPU memory or its request and we do not need to restart its container because for some questions it needs to be restarted but for that there will be a high cost of the state but if we have incremental businesses and as you know that the database when it is increased to a certain degree and there will be not enough space in your disk or your IO bandwidth have some problems so that you cannot resize through your local host so that you need to pre-scheduling to migrate or auto-stamming horizontally so under that circumstances we need to have such a Vitas and this image can show you and you can divide it into one or two or three or you can just simply migrate it on this platform and to combine it with Vitas and all the challenges just as I have mentioned the database has states, it is stateful so during your migration first maybe there will be some impact but the impact will be little first you need to you need to build a replica on your host but during this process the data sometimes it may take several hours or it needs some configuration so we need to optimize this process and we need to be very careful about it so during our auto-scaling for example this container, my circle if it does not have enough space maybe you do not need to migrate it sometimes it is also available on your local host so here mainly we can do these three things first is migration because sometimes when the database is too large so we can split and merge about the host selection optimization and another aspect is addition or removal other containers so how to do it or whether to do it or which to migrate so mainly we will take some three aspects into consideration the first is where do you migrate it to for example the affinity and about your maximum value maybe you will have high resource cost adding your headroom and the second is the migration cost we will take the size of the data into consideration and the last point to make is after you migrate it we should also think about the objective host or the match between the resources so we will take these three aspects into consideration and to optimize the host selection whether to add or remove and how large was the size addition this is another aspect for optimization and as you can see the equation on the slide so during the migration of resources we have a metric that is multi-resource balance because you want to avoid the physical avoid the situation that there is no space of the memory of the CPU so you need to balance the multi-resource and balance the workload so currently it is open source and you have the node, you put it on the container and there will be a number if you put this container on this physical host how much CPU has been left for example 20% CPU or 20% memory and so that you get zero when the first one CPU remaining fraction minus memory remaining fraction that enters zero but it does not take the feature of the workload into consideration because it is when you give 5% of CPU and 5% of memory remaining fraction but however the workload does not work like this because sometimes the memory maybe 10% of the memory and 5% of the CPU so that on such a circumstance it does not work and that is why we come up with an optimization it is a simple idea and it is a multi-resource at present we have CPU and memory and we regard them as some factors when we have 70% CPU and 50% memory and the second is 40% CPU and 80% memory and we want to migrate the containers that we can realize 10% CPU and 18% memory and we will calculate it so traditionally maybe we can put it on host one and it will be better and it will be more balanced but our idea is that if the remaining fraction can match the requested remaining fraction then it will be better what does mean by matching for example if we have 20% CPU and 40% memory then it can completely match it that is why we need to take these two factors memory and CPU into consideration and how similar they are the similarity so you can see the equation on the slide and we need to evaluate the similarity between the request source and available resources even 2, 3 dimensions or 4 dimensional then it can also work so they call sign if it is 1 then it means it is completely similar to each other because these two are quite similar to each other and if sometimes the CPU remaining fraction is large sometimes the memory remaining fraction is large so this is according to the feature of the workload to schedule and to scale and that is why we need to take the workload into consideration and this is quite scalable no matter its performance or its function it can work quite well so if it is good enough then it is also okay and this is the result of the experimental evaluation you can see our server it is about 5000 servers and we take 25,000 containers to schedule and then we compare the two results if we cannot if we cannot schedule it any more that means there might be some faults and this is the current version the K8S and this is 1 yes it can be 20% and if we cannot be scheduled any more but we can still schedule about 20% so this is the result of the 25,000 containers about that means that I always work better and the second is success rate if the first is so our way is to schedule until it cannot be scheduled any more about the 25,000 containers some will be failures but some can get success so you can see the success rate on the right side so in practice I think this result is of great significance about 5% to 20% improvement so this is what we want to share my Kubernetes because it is a common system so you can adjust it according to your businesses and to optimize the system another host selection no matter if migrate or scheduling another metric or standard if it is Kubernetes it has the load balance and we will put these resources on the container to increase the users availability so at present it's algorithm is quite simple that is we should have the CPU fraction the weighted sum of CPU and the weighted sum of memory the memory fraction is to my previous idea why we need to have the weighted sum of CPU and memory if our application is CPU intensive so that we can give it a higher priority but if it is memory then we will give memory a higher priority so we will consider they should be set up at the same level about the workload and we will see the equations on the slide so after a long time scheduling because database is quite stable and we will know what kind of container does it have for example the 16G or it is a pound for 10% and according to this we can calculate out the CPU fraction and its proportion the weighted sum of CPU and the total weight sum of the memory and the memory fraction so we will take these factors into consideration and this is one way for us to improve another aspect is another way of optimization and you will consider during your optimization or scheduling of the container one fundamental thing is how to decide and the host with stable resource usage will be more usable so when you put it on the container you do not know which can be improved and it may be a flat line so it is predictable so that it can work better and this can also be taken as a metric that is mad, immediate absolute deviation so we can calculate the NAD so that it evaluates the resource usage of the dynamic system and if the resource usage changes a lot so that we can wish or not put more workloads on that container so this is another factor to consider another thing is about affinity analysis because database it is no rolling and it does not change very frequently so we can also take affinity into consideration because if you put this on the physical host and how they can reach the maximum value at the same time there is a simple way because if you already have a container to predict then it means it has high correlation and it can calculate it through this equation and just now I have already talked about the baseline that is the foundation so first how to size my circle and the idea is highly related to its state and second if you do not have enough space on the local host how to migrate or how to schedule it and how to optimize it we need to consider cost also which how to locate it the second is about the size and the scale because it should be conducted step by step and in present it is just a small scale and we optimize the techniques of optimizations of K8S as I have just mentioned also the memory including the disk but for some ones they are quite different now here it is I did the tutorial earlier I want to talk about the scale because as we have already done the scaling of this but for some times we need to check the calculation results and click the button to implement it or as I mentioned the scale is much more superior the performance is quite stable here come to the bottom part since Kevin has already been the industrial venture and my circle and other databases can also be contributionally and they can also offer physical stability and the other high-quality performance and if we can do some optimization we want to do the analysis and the choice of important idea and heuristic to guide the optimization and to guide the practice and as I mentioned the calculation is similar on this side but most of the time we want to guide the practice with the formulas most of the time we will guide the practice with some leftist font in the practice and once we evaluate the performance and we find some resources, the calculation will be increased and since we started quite early we focus much more on the cost and at the meantime if we can only do the cost effective and the default condition and we can reduce the labor cost so here is the conclusion part and if we have any questions we have three remaining if we have any questions we will please raise or you can talk with us later and answer the content and the concept the content and the cost and the extent of all the strength of the content and we have that my question is why do you think why do you think why do you want to come to the right direction and why do you want to do that because we want to have the deployment as a tool and we want to have the strength of the management resources and since we started quite early and the goal of that is actually the extent of the application of Kubernetes and we want to isolate that otherwise the cost will be much more high no matter for the VM or physical version the traditionalization is for the state I can also ask another question and we have a content and the full story aspect if you use a position volume I will briefly talk about that for all the containerization process my circle is only one aspect we have other containers and we have different solutions for recently we just have a database doc system well for the database management we use a disk well for the second question for the local volume process and when you do the migration there is a problem for the data dynamic mode so when you do the migration do you need to do you need to take the storage content from one node to migrate to another node yes we need to do that but for this system we can better support that but theoretically we also need to do that and we will have more discussion later before we have this afternoon I have another talk on that and I will talk about that in a broader sense to introduce a deeper progress in this aspect as you mentioned in the story actually we have a document support system it's called the Truba SOS it is the the best database conference that was adopted thank you thank you


So we're here at the C-Novo and who are you? Hi, my name is Henry Chen. I'm the CEO founder of the company and I'm here to present some of our latest cool Android Power POS devices. So this is a special Android POS? Yeah, this is a special Android POS with all the latest application from the Android world can be low to it. So customer can actually order the merchants food, coffee from the same POS machine that can get a payment done automatically. So you put the credit card in there? Yeah, put the credit card there and then you actually put the number here and it will show the IC card or swipe card whichever they can read from the single plug-in and they will be able to allow you to enter the password. Enter the PIN number right here. PIN number and that one can just work like a charm. And also on this side, we'll be able to project a 2D barcode to it so that people can use that 2D barcode on this side or signature on this side to make the authorization of the payment. This is a secure area? This is a secure area for the payment. This one's a PCI? Yes, this one's PCI certified internationally and this is one of the kind and there's a six inch screen on this side and a 3.5 inch screen on this side and it will allow the customer to project some other advertisement after the sale as well. Or when they're not making a sale, this one become a screen to display some commercials, product information. So you also have this color right here? It can be like this on the table? Yeah, it can be like color and the cool thing about that is actually it allows you to have the selection of a printer or no printer. This one had a camera on that. Can scan the 2D barcode. But look at this one. This one had a camera and without a printer. It's the, you can choose with printer without printer. It's thinner? Yeah, it's the same product. It's just the printer on that. It's different. Same display? Same display, same everything. Yeah, functionality. What processor do you use? How do you run the Android? This is Android 4.x and this is by MTK and Rockchip. And this is the tabletop solution that we had on the China Unification Certification. It's the same device, same application. Can be work on the swipe here, on the IC card. IC card's here. And it actually had an NFC on the back so that you can tap the NFC. Cool. Yeah, so this one can tap the NFC on this side. So is this already a best seller? This is a best seller in the market and this one is in one of the largest Chinese shopping malls. So you sell a lot in China? Yeah, we sell a lot in China. We sell some of those in the US market now. So it's totally ready for MasterCard, Visa, mass production. This one's over 10,000 copies sold. This one's just released. We're gonna sell to the US and the worldwide market. But you were saying MediaTek and Rockchip? Yes. Both? Yes. So one is running one, the other one is running the other? Now we're more on the MTK, but it used to be on the Rockchip and it can post work. All right. So we have two different designs. One SIM card? One SIM card, yeah. They can choose between 3G, 4G, the way they want it. And to put the SIM card in the back? Yes. All right, yeah. So who's your customer? Usually? It's a distributor? Usually it's a retailer business owner, shopping malls owner, big bank who had a largest customer base who wanted to do the retail business. It's good for somebody who has 1,000 restaurants. That's right. And they buy 1,000 pieces. That's actually, that's great. We are actually talking with one of the largest restaurant chain in the US to present this one. This one really become a one-stop device to make the payment, make the order, you know, have all the customer information on one shot. It can be chain restaurant, one owner can know how many stores selling what product at this moment. So that's a big value for them? That's right. So it's worth the product? Yes, it's worth the product. And also for people who just have one store? Yeah, that's fine too. They should be able to buy it through a distributor. Yeah, a distributor, yeah. And they can use it just for one store? That's right. And it's easy to set up? Yeah, it's very easy to set up. It's just like a phone. It's a big phone, by the way, it's a payment. Payment is very good. And so what's the background of your company? Yeah, the background company, the company was founded in 2008 by a group of people from Silicon Valley. And we have office both in San Jose and in Shanghai area. And Android is perfect for POS. That's true, that's true. Android will be the window system to be the cost effective and more open solution.


Item Number – SCP-496 Object Class – Keter Special Containment Procedures – MTF-Gama-6 Deep Feeders are to assist MTF-Beta-7, MAZ-Hatters, in monitoring and researching SCP-496. The current perimeter around SCP-496 is to be publicly designated as a protected marine wildlife reserve. All personnel located inside of the perimeter must wear waterproof protective gear that covers their entire person and avoid any skin contact with water. Personnel studying SCP-496 are to focus their research on finding a way of slowing or halting the spread of SCP-496. SCP-496 is a substance composed primarily of calcium carbonate that covers a 35 square kilometer area of the seafloor, 84 kilometers off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia. The substance has character as six of a waterborne contagion that is capable of infecting an organism via contact with a skin. Once SCP-496 has infected an organic substance, it will begin the process of converting all organic matter of the subject into SCP-496. Signs and symptoms of an SCP-496 infection include Batches of red or skin colored welts Note – Subjects with a tendency to perspirate heavily will show increased amounts of welts. Severe itching Note – Water has been shown to reduce the severity on the infected areas it is applied to. However, exposure to moisture of any kind will accelerate the infection, painful swelling of the lips, eyelids, and inside the throat. Note – Internal bleeding may occur depending on how hydrated the subject is. Once the SCP-496 infection reaches the brain, the victim may suffer from Delusions Disorganized thinking Extremely disorganized or abnormal motor behavior Hallucinations Note – Testimony of the hallucinations experienced by Agent Viva can be found in Addendum 496-1. Once the SCP-496 infection has spread throughout the entire body, the following symptoms will occur Conversion of all organic matter into SCP-496 Normally the process takes 17 hours. However, if the subject is submerged into water, the transformation will occur within 56 minutes. Note – Most subjects exposed to SCP-496 have expired before reaching this stage of infection. Addendum 496-1 SCP-496 was discovered by a Foundation Research Vessel while investigating reports of an abandoned fishing liner, drifting in the middle of the ocean. Inspection of the fishhold of the ship revealed a large mass of SCP-496, which formed due to infected fish being stored in close proximity. The ship was boarded by a local Foundation Research Vessel. Attempts to locate the missing crew failed. However, an individual infected by SCP-496 was found inside of a locked room in the cargo hold of the ship. The state of the room showed signs of an aggressive struggle. Addendum 496-2 Due to a lack of understanding of the contagious properties of SCP-496, Agent Viva became exposed to SCP-496 while inspecting the infected individual. The Moment Foundation personnel became aware of the Contagion. The subject was quarantined in a standard containment cell located on the Research Vessel. Agent Viva agreed to cooperate while under quarantine, and a portion of the video log from their observation has been added to this file. Video log Agent Viva is locked inside of a containment room, located in the storage hold of the ship. A camera has been placed in the room so Dr. Wilson may observe the infection as it advances. At the time of this segment, approximately 50% of the subject's body has been converted into SCP-496. Begin log. Dr. Wilson. Agent, are you still able to communicate? Agent Viva. Yes. It's hard, though. The subject begins looking around the room, causing flakes of SCP-496 to fall off of their neck. Agent Viva. I'm seeing things. This isn't real. Dr. Wilson. Agent, what are you seeing? The subject is silent for 12 seconds. Dr. Wilson. Agent Viva. Agent Viva. A-a city made of stone. It's underwater. It's full of people, but they aren't drowning. They look happy. There's a temple decorated in so many different shades of coral. Dr. Wilson, can you see the room you are in? Agent Viva. Yes, but I can see the people, too. The people going into the temple. And praying. They look beautiful with the coral adorned on their face. The subject walks to the door of her cell and attempts to escape. Agent Viva. We should go back. It's better down there. Please let me out. Dr. Wilson. Agent Viva, please try and focus on what you are seeing. Step away from the- Agent Viva. The water made us, and it wants us back. The subject begins pounding on the door while pleading to be released. Vocalization ended once Agent Viva's esophagus fully closed due to swelling. Agent Viva then expired due to suffocation. Note, after the report of a contagion was received, MTF-beta-7, Mazhatters, and MTF-gamma-6, Deep Feeders, were dispatched to begin investigating the seabed versines of SCP-496. Controlled testing of SCP-496 on D-class personnel is authorized in order to study its effects. Addendum 496-3. Other investigations of the seabed have revealed structures that resemble those described by Agent Viva, buried underneath a 3-meter thick layer of SCP-496. Carbon dating has confirmed the structures to be over 3,000 years old. As of the writing of this document, 1,312 humanoids infected by SCP-496 have been discovered inside of these structures. The current perimeter of SCP-496, as of the writing of this addendum, spans a 35 kilometer area and is growing at a rate of 4.7 meters a year. Item number, SCP-510, Object Class, Keter. Special Containment Procedures. Instances of SCP-510 are to be treated as a level 1 infective substance and are not to be handled by anyone not in contained atmosphere hazmat, CAHM suits. Any staff interacting with SCP-510 must be monitored for one month after interaction. Infestation by SCP-510 will be met with immediate quarantine and sterilization of the surrounding area. Containment units must have airtight seals on any and all possible access points. Staff access is to be provided by a dual airlock with chemical showers at each stage. Robotic surrogates are to be used whenever possible for SCP-510 interaction and all materials interacting with SCP-510 are to be sterilized and quarantined for one month after interaction. Seals are to be checked and repaired weekly. Any staff observed expressing elevated levels of fatigue, sleepiness, or exhaustion are to be quarantined and tested for infection. In the event of multi-subject infestation, site-wide lockdown will be initiated. Description. SCP-510 has thus far proven difficult to fully identify. It is possibly a form of microorganism or form of nanite. The particles of SCP-510 appear to be surrounded by a field that causes a blurring effect, even at high magnification. Tests have come back with wildly varying results and samples have simultaneously exhibited properties of organic and non-organic matter, as well as properties of solids, liquids, and gases. Current research views it as a form of mold or virus due to its response to high heat and chemical sterilization. SCP-510 infests soft surfaces such as fabric, feathers, hair, or foam with the ability to remain dormant in such substances for years. If SCP-510 encounters delta waves, typically emitted by humans entering sleep, SCP-510 will activate and begin to infest any nearby organic life. Infestation follows a set progression, C-adendum 84B, symptoms and progression, most often ending with the death of infested subjects after four to six days. SCP-510 appears to prefer mammalian life for infestation, primarily human beings. Attempts to artificially infest other life forms have met with very limited success. Possible applications of SCP-510 and its life support function are being researched. High heat and highly acidic chemicals have been able to dissolve SCP-510 particles. Attempt particles leave behind no detectable residue. Addendum 84B, symptoms and progression, stage 1, infestation, symptoms, exhaustion, fatigue, sleepiness, general listlessness, itchy eyes, general head pain, description, SCP-510 begins to form sting-like extrusions which anchor into the skin. Extrusions continue to grow into the skin, contacting all major organs and systems in 8 to 24 hours. Subjects will grow progressively more tired during this time and will seek out quiet, dark areas in which to sleep. Initial manifestation, symptoms, deep coma, pillow formation by SCP-510 on the body, progressive invasion of biological systems, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, etc. Description, SCP-510 forms large pillow-like growths on the body. These growths are warm and emit a soft light, with a texture described as microfiber plush. Subjects slip into a deep coma, becoming totally unresponsive to any and all outside stimuli. SCP-510 will start to take over biological systems, causing blood, neural activity and even oxygen to pass through the growths before being returned to the subject. It has been observed that subjects in this stage enter a dream state, more vivid than standard REM sleep.  Description, SCP-510 takes full control of all biological functions for the host organism. Damage to the growths at this point will result in the immediate death of the host, as the growths are now performing all biological functions for the body. A form of accelerated atrophy sets in, with muscular and skeletal structures beginning to weaken and shrink, and total shutdown of most organs. Subjects are observed to lose 44% of their body mass during this stage, SCP-510 will directly bond to the skin, replacing the thin threads with larger protrusions of the growths. The brain begins to slow down, and does not register any pain or awareness of these changes, showing high stimulation in areas with contentment and comfort. Stage 4 Conversion Symptoms, rapid growth of SCP-510, major reduction in host physical mass, absorption of major organs and tissues by SCP-510, host's brain enters the deep dream state. Description, SCP-510 begins to compromise the basic structure of the body, absorbing organs, skin, bones, and muscles. Subjects mass will be reduced to one-tenth of initial size, with only a few tissues in the brain remaining. The brain enters a state labeled deep dreaming, in which brain activity is reduced to a point that a subject may be declared legally dead. However, brain activity continues, with evidence of some sense of surroundings being recorded. This is remarkable, considering most hosts at this stage are brain, spinal cord, and a few clumps of tissue encased in SCP-510 growths. Activity at this stage seems to be initially located in comfort and contentment centers, with activity shifting into fear and alarm centers as conversion continues. SCP-510 begins to break down into individual particles on the surface of the growths. Stage 5 Resolution and Sporing Symptoms Absorption of Remaining Tissues Breakdown of SCP-510 into individual particles Description, SCP-510 absorbs the remaining tissues, including the brain, over a period of 12-14 hours. Brain scans show highly elevated levels of activity, consistent with extreme fear or pain at this point, which slowly shift back into a more relaxed state, as the brain is absorbed. After full absorption, SCP-510 will break down into individual particles, with a full breakdown of the growths after 3 hours. Particles will then float in the air, until making contact with a receptive surface. Item Number SCP-534 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures All instances of SCP-531, 2 and 3, are to be kept in a plastic-covered airtight containment chamber. Entrance to the containment chamber is to be conducted through a double airlock, the chamber of which is to be equipped with a high-grade disinfectant. With the exception of testing, all personnel entering SCP-534's containment chamber are to wear class 3 biohazard suits. Description Although the biological mechanisms behind their support are currently not fully understood, SCP-534 appears to be a collection of several different human blood cells, and cell fragments that have increased in size several hundred times. The components of SCP-534 have been placed into three different classifications. SCP-5341 Arithrocytes SCP-5342 Neutrophils And SCP-5343 Thrombocytes All samples of SCP-534 appear to have the ability to survive while floating in the air, and are affected by air currents. All concentrations of cells appear to match normal blood, with SCP-5341 comprising approximately 97% of SCP-534. No instances of SCP-534 require nutrients. SCP-5341 acts in a manner typical of normal ethrocytes, and averages 1.7mm in width. It will absorb oxygen from the surrounding air. Upon coming into contact with living cells of another organism, SCP-5341 will actively diffuse oxygen into the organism. Due to SCP-5341's large size, oversaturation is common. Allowing SCP-5341 to enter or touch areas of living tissue may cause oxygen poisoning, resulting in death of the affected area. SCP-5341 appears to have an indefinite lifespan. SCP-5342 is typically 2.2mm across, and will perform phagocytosis upon any foreign organic material it comes into contact with. Air samples from SCP-5342's containment area have shown them to be 99.9% pathogen-free. Subjects entering areas containing large amounts of SCP-5342 will report an itchiness in their skin, due to SCP-5342 destroying their epidermis. Total exposure to SCP-5342 will result in subjects being eaten alive. SCP-5342 dies normally. The remaining mass is eaten by other instances of SCP-5342. SCP-5343 is generally 0.5mm across. It will release normal proteins upon becoming disturbed, causing several instances of SCP-5341 to clot. Large sizes of clots have been up to 3 cm in length. Subjects who stay in an area with a large amount of SCP-5343 and SCP-5341 will become covered in clots within one hour. Inhaling SCP-5341 and SCP-5343 simultaneously is lethal. Like SCP-5341, SCP-5343 appears to have an indefinite lifespan. SCP-534 was originally discovered by Foundation personnel in Prometheus Labs' biology sector, with notes indicating its creation as quote, a replacement for all blood transfusions, end quote. Although SCP-5342 was multiplying rapidly, SCP-5341 and SCP-5343 are unable to reproduce and were in limited quantity. Currently, there is no way of reproducing SCP-5341 or 3, and personnel are advised to be careful in their handling. Item Number SCP-550 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-550 is to be held in a standard sized humanoid cell.  Many remaining materials are to be cleaned and removed from the containment chamber after provision. All personnel handling SCP-550 are to wear provided chemical resistant gloves and hazmat suits at all times. Directions made toward SCP-550 may be broadcast from speakers, installed in its containment chamber and should be used for transportation, maintenance, and testing. Description SCP-550 is a humanoid composed of wood shavings from Fraxinus Excelsior, European ash, measuring 2.1 meters in height and 70 kilograms in weight. SCP-550 closely resembles a human male suffering from advanced muscle atrophy, though it lacks all exterior and bodily organs. SCP-550 is mainly compliant to human subjects, though it is restricted to following simple commands. Conversation through alternative systems of communication has been unsuccessful in determining if SCP-550 is sapient. SCP-550 is able to smell despite the lack of any sensory organs and does this solely for the purpose of locating human corpses. SCP-550 is mainly drawn toward corpses in early stages of putrification. If no such cadaver is in the vicinity, it will attempt to locate one itself through bipedal locomotion. Upon finding a cadaver, SCP-550 will unravel itself to create a wide split in the area where a chest would be and will kneel over the cadaver and make physical contact with the cavity. This cavity does not appear to be different from SCP-550's exterior, and it secretes high concentrations of hydrochloric acid. The acid produced by SCP-550 does not dissolve the wood it is covered in. SCP-550 is capable of incorporating simple molecules and compounds through its cavity. The hydrochloric acid it produces is used in breaking down organic substances located in corpses, allowing it to take nutrients through pores in the wood it is composed of. SCP-550 mainly intakes amino acids in various proteins, though it is unclear in how it uses them to maintain itself. SCP-550 will continue making contact with its chosen corpse before closing its chest cavity and standing up. SCP-550 will then release a slurry of materials, mostly containing loose portions of epidermis, articles of clothing, if present on the corpse, and stomach bile. When deprived of corpses for several days, SCP-550 will enter a dormant state and refrain from movement for an indefinite period of time, until a corpse is available. Addendum 550. Recovery. SCP-550 was found at the site of a mass grave in South Africa. Foundation intelligence was made aware of rumors being passed between locals regarding a ghoul, descriptions of which had been marked deviations from traditional folklore. MTF Beta-7, Maz-Hatters, was dispatched with orders to confirm the existence of a potential Euclid-class being and to retrieve it on the Foundation's behalf. Twenty-eight corpses were found to have been damaged by SCP-550, and protocol Sone Vale was enacted to restore bodies to acceptable conditions. Several ritualistic items such as incense, candles, pieces of a large cloth stained with various bodily fluids, utensils, pots, plates, and various salts and spices were found scattered throughout the graveyard. One person was reported missing in the town of SCP-550's original location, a local resident named Sionda... No corpse has been found that matches the civilian. Other town members claimed it had begun taking regular trips to a neighboring town prior to their disappearance. On search of the civilian's home, a voicemail from a public phone located in F*** was found. No other evidence of possible involvement with SCP-550 was discovered. Forward, the following is translated from the Bantu language, belonging to the Zulus. Coughing and heavy breathing, masculine voice. We know you feel it in you. I know you do not want to answer me. You need to come. We are here to open those shredded bonds. Never mind their state.  Where do you expect to hide from what you need? A feminine voice can be heard whispering for four seconds, before the caller makes a sound of approval. Kety Wies says she is prepared, so now it is only up to you. Do you not want to let it burn through your bones, mixing you into the slime from where we began? Do you not want to become one with the saliva of the beast, soaking in the juices of your kin? You know what to do. We want to bring ourselves inside the beast. This is not something you should be afraid of. Further unknown background noises are heard. See, Slendil has already brought forth her tendons. Fresh. Just look at her pinch the eye out. Lord, I can't wait to feel what it is like inside him. Addendum 550A1, 419, 2011. Analysis of SCP-550 skin samples shows the presence of mucosal cells and microvilli, and confirms skin pigmentation as melanin. Dr. Wies has suggested and authorized an MRI scan without sedation. Scan postponed following incident SCP-550-T1. At 3.43 am, date expunged, surveillance showed that SCP-550 had begun pacing in its cell during research of its dormant state. Agent M and Dr. Wies were given permission to investigate. Surveillance footage shows that standard foundation procedure was followed and no abnormalities were found until personnel left. SCP-550 immediately lay down in its cell until a large black tongue, anatomically human, erupted from within SCP-550. Site 36 was placed under lockdown, while the tongue protruding from SCP-550 had begun slathering the entirety of its containment cell. Two minutes and 14 seconds had passed before the tongue withdrew into SCP-550. An amount of black viscous saliva containing various amounts of organic material from all previously consumed corpses was left on containment chamber walls, along with what appeared to be an intact traditional black Zulu dress. Note, thorough analysis of this material revealed significant teeters of a heavily modified variant strain of SCP-742. Additional analysis of genetic material, including the accompanying viral particles, showed significant splicing and incorporation of functional genes from a variety of plants and several scavenger species, aligning with genetic analysis of recovered samples of SCP-3140. Shortly after incident 550-T1, the tongue belonging to SCP-550 has been recorded to randomly protrude from SCP-550's chest cavity for several seconds. SCP-550 has resorted to remaining in a fetal position, presumably to prevent an event similar to the recent incident. No further deviations in behavior have been noted. Containment procedures are currently being updated. Item Number SCP-584 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures Vile samples of SCP-584 to be kept in cold storage in accordance with established biohazard protocols and access is restricted to personnel of at least level 2 clearance. Research requires level 3 approval. Subjects accidentally contaminated with SCP-584 must be quarantined immediately as contact biohazards and must submit to involuntary antiviral treatment. If subject shows no signs of lesion activity for 12 weeks and tests negative in two consecutive biopsies performed at 6 and 12 weeks following exposure, quarantine procedures can be downgraded. Follow-up biopsies at 12 and 24 months must also return negative results before the subject is to be considered clean. Any subject with a positive test for SCP-584 or displaying characteristic lesions should be terminated. Description SCP-584 is a highly infectious viral pathogen that, if left untreated, causes a disfiguring overgrowth of supernumerary limbs. Seafile photos Structurally similar to the herpes simplex family of viruses, SCP-584 spreads via direct person-to-person contact and through contact with infected bodily fluids and can also cross the placental barrier from an infected mother to her fetus resulting in characteristic birth defects. SCP-584 typically lies dormant, deep in the dermal tissue of those infected, largely suppressed by the immune system, except for sporadic outbreaks. It is estimated that upwards of 80% of those exposed to the virus are asymptomatic carriers, making actual infection rates unknowable. Other estimates place the highest rates of infection in Asia, particularly India and China, where the virus likely originated. The virus appears limited to humans. An outbreak of SCP-584 typically begins with the appearance of a small, around 2 cm, painless legion, mostly common on the extremities. Often, these lesions appear similar to warts or skin tags. If not removed, the lesion will quickly grow to resemble a fully functional, though often undersized, appendage. Often the appendage will be appropriate to the limb on which the lesion appeared, i.e., extra toes on a foot, extra hands on an arm, etc. But severe outbreaks can trigger severely disfiguring chaotic lesion formation elsewhere on the body, such as the head and torso. Lesions can appear singly or in groups. Notably, SCP-584 has been shown to be able to regenerate missing limbs or digits in subjects who lost them due to accident or congenital, non-genetic, defects. These replacement appendages are full-sized and fully functional. It is believed that SCP-584 functions by activating regenerative biological processes that normally cease shortly after embryonic formation. However, SCP-584's effect seems restricted to external organs and appendages only. Antiviral treatment is quite effective at limiting and stopping outbreaks of SCP-584. But currently, there is no cure for the virus, and it is highly communicable. Drug therapy has even been found to stop the growth of lesions in advanced developmental stages. However, it is not effective once the appendage is fully formed. Full removal of lesions is only effective in the long term, if coupled with drug therapy, as scar sites are prone to developing recurrent lesions. SCP-584 infection in unborn babies, especially if contracted during the first trimester, has resulted in high rates of polymelia, extra limbs, polydactyly, extra fingers, and parasitic twinning. Item Number – SCP-593 Object Class – Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-593 is to be stored under standard biosafety level 4 precautions at all times. Use of a hazmat suit with self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. Entry and exit to any lab containing samples of SCP-593 must include multiple showers, ultraviolet light bombardment, a vacuum room, and regularly tested electronically secured airlocks. Individuals suspected of infection with SCP-593 must be isolated from the general population under BSL-4 protocols immediately, and kept in a darkened environment until the maximum infectivity and incubation period have both passed, generally a period of 30 days. Medical treatment of confirmed SCP-593 victims requires observation of BSL-4 protocols and the immediate incineration or immersion in acid of all materials with which the victims have had contact along with any and all biological waste produced. Description – SCP-593 is a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillavirus that exhibits a unique capacity for severe neurological damage after the onset of primary symptoms. The majority of its genome is identical to that of the measles virus, with a significant percentage of genetic material apparently derived from Rinderpast virus, aka Cattleplague or Stepmarane. Its contagion rate is equal to that of measles. 90% of individuals without immunity who share a household with an SCP-593 Morbillavirus patient will develop the infection themselves within 30 days. Initial stages of infection are virtually identical to measles, beginning with a fever that may reach as high as 41 degrees Celsius. Coplic spots appear on the victim's buccal and lingual mucosi, early in the infection. Unlike standard measles infections, however, the spots remain visible for two to three days. Several days after the fever begins and conjunctivitis sets in, the victim's body is quickly covered in a generalized, erythmatis maculopapular rash that spreads from the head to the feet in less than a day. Ocular sensitivity to light also sets in around this time, and victims not confined to darkened areas are otherwise protected from light, may suffer consequences up to and including total blindness. The rash generally turns from red in color to dark brown several days after eruption, at which point, the neurological sequelae invariably set in. The progression of symptoms begins with irritability and erratic behavior which may be mistaken for natural reactions to an unpleasant infection and confinement situation. However, myoclonic spasms and seizures swiftly follow. EEG examination of victims shows widespread cortical dysfunction, physical examination of victims' brains, shows involvement of data expunged, and significantly elevated gamma globulin teeters. The true signature of the SCP-593 morbillavirus, however, lies in its permanent neurological effects. SCP-593 completely destroys the portion of its victims' brains that deals with concepts of number and mathematics. Its surviving victims literally cannot distinguish between two and millions, or perform even the most rudimentary addition, let alone more advanced calculations. Counting accurately, even only from one to ten, is only possible by dint of memorization. If asked to determine whether one number is larger than another, survivors cannot give an accurate answer. Oddly, survivors are seldom if ever distressed by this fact, unless forced by experimenters to work on mathematical problems, at which point they become defensive and often exhibit aggression. SCP-593 was discovered in 2000 at f***, in the form of several pressurized containers attached to the central HVAC equipment for the main trading floor. The initial outbreak was swiftly contained, and damage control measures taken in the media, but the origin of the virus remains unknown. Investigation of all labs known to the Foundation to be capable of genetically engineering such an organism is underway. Addendum Despite its genetic similarity to measles and rinderpest, no vaccine currently exists for SCP-593. Attempts to attenuate the virus' strength for use as a live virus vaccine have so far proved useless. Killed virus vaccines do not appear to trigger the body's immune response. Immediate containment and isolation of all possible victims is recommended, as well as immediate investigation of outbreaks of measles in populations, where measles vaccine uptake is normally historically high.


Number two, active and personalized lifestyle changes. In 2024, the focus on staying active and making personalized lifestyle choices is changing how long people live. This involves picking a fitness class that matches your abilities and preferences. Dietary decisions are also getting personalized, considering health objectives, genetic tendencies, and individual tastes. This change is important for a longer and healthier life. Number three, strength training. This is becoming more popular because it offers a range of benefits, such as building muscles, increasing bone density, and boosting metabolism. It's effective in maintaining joint health and preventing the loss of muscles that often comes with aging. The trend is moving beyond just athletes with a diverse group of people embracing it for health and longevity benefits.


Guess what I did? I dropped all of this stuff. Disaster starts. Hello my fellow snappers! Okay, today... Oh, I'm sorry I forgot to introduce you. This is Monty for those of you who haven't met Monty before and don't know why I have a Senegal or why I temporarily have a Senegal all is yet to still be decided. Watch the series on my two Senagals. Nelly and Monty. Okay, are you happy you've been introduced? Oh my God. Anyway, welcome back Snippers and for those of you who are new here please stick around. If you love animals and you want to learn something about birds or you just want to see birds like you've never seen them before I am here to help you love them and teach you how to interact with them. Hashtag engage not cage. Today though, we are going to go see a very, very special pet of mine. A pet you may or may not know about. Can you guess who it is? Let me know in the comments if you can guess who it is. You probably have to be a very loyal watcher to know exactly who we're going to see today. Now here's the thing guys. I hope I make it. I know another one of those. I hope I make it on time but I got to go to a store and get something to surprise my special pet with before. So that's the only reason I hope I make it. What's going on? Sandy, you coming in here? Just so you guys know it's a Sunday and I'm very lonely because I'm always here making videos which I love. I'm a workaholic and George is a workaholic.  But I have this idea. Maybe I will kind of bribe him. So I'm often alone all the time on Sundays and every day. Monty, you can't come. Okay? Okay, Monty, you stand here and hang out. They're kind of in quarantine. They're not in quarantine anymore. Honestly, I should do a video of me pulling him out of quarantine. But here's the thing. He's just so cute and I love him sleeping in my room. Oh yeah, guys. One more thing. You may think that I only have this shirt and it's true. No, I swear. I'm not even wearing this to promote merch. Guys, I'm wearing it because this is like the warmest, coziest sweater that I've ever had and I'm in love with it. And so yeah, I have to go outside and if I have to go out and face the day, I'm wearing this. My God, George is interrupting my video to tell me to bring his sweater down, which I already have. What are you doing lying down? What? Are you watching your TV? No. Get here. How did you get here? Are you so cute? I want Starbucks. Yes. What are you doing? Little girl. Okay. Red Barn and Pet Feed. Okay, so here's the thing. Please tell me they're open. I always bring food to go visit who I'm going to visit. I'm sure you guys guessed by now who I'm visiting, right? Tell me you did. Yay. If you haven't guessed, we're visiting Charlie and I always want to bring something to Charlie when I visit him. I've never filmed it here, so that's why I'm being very quiet. I'll tell you when I'm outside. I'll tell you why. Why I come get this. It's a very important reason, okay? And I think you all should know. Guess what, guys? Craziest thing. The girl that helped me out obsessed with my sweater. She doesn't know Vinny or anything. She just like, where can I get that? Like, yeah. This is pretty amazing. This is a pretty amazing one. Let me tell you the thing I wanted to tell you or you know what? Let me wait till I get there to tell you because it's dark in here. And my car is doing some weird thing. Okay, guys. So, as you know, we're here. Guess what I did? I dropped all of this stuff, which is what I was just going to tell you about. So now let's see if we have a bag in our trunk. Disaster starts. Oh my God. I dropped all of Charlie's food. Let's see what happens. I was able to rescue most of it. Here's the thing. The reason I bring Charlie this special food, too special, but is because you can't feed ducks bread because it has no nutritional value. They fill themselves up on it. They get extremely bloated. Bread actually blocks the absorption of other nutrients. So I always go and get Charlie some food.  And I don't know, you know, anything could happen to him. A lot of these ducks, things happen, birds get attacked. So I just get really nervous. I want to tell you guys a story though, as I'm approaching. Let me show you. Wow. All the ducks are out here. They're all out. I don't see Charlie. Oh my God. I see my Charlie. You're not Charlie. You're not Charlie. They help you sell us. Charlie likes to be hand fed by me. Here, Charlie. There's some out there. See that thing? Look, look, Charlie. See, Charlie gets offended. If anyone, okay. That's what you guys do. If Charlie sees me feeding anyone else, he does this. He runs away. Charlie, come here. Charlie! I see you. He's distracted. Excuse me, park into a corner alone. Charlie, we can hang out alone. Okay. Okay, look up there, Charlie. Come here, Charlie. Come here, Charlie. Don't be mad. Charlie can't see me feed you. Or he gets upset. Yeah, drink some water. Dogs can't eat without drinking, by the way. Okay, guys, look. Why are you all hungry today? So, guys, usually what happens is there's somebody that comes and feeds them every single day, so I'm hoping that's what's happening.  They're kind of over here where I am. They're not usually over here. How beautiful is this place? So, I want to tell you a story. Lights, enter. There we go. Guys, Charlie came back. Yay. Look at this. I am a mess. It's kind of time to go now. Yeah, I came out looking like a hoodlum. What do you want? Let's see if Charlie wants to say bye. Bye, Charlie! Charlie! Oh, he's waiting for us. Say bye.  I love you, baby. Guys, I want to tell you something a little weird as I walk by Charlie. I used to come to this duck park a long time ago before Charlie. I think it's raining, and I met this guy and he was feeding all the birds, and the reason he was feeding them was because he said the state didn't feed them anymore and they ran out of money or something, so then I used to come feed them. One day I had a dream that I had a duck here, and in that dream I had a duck and an African gray, and this was after George died, and I came to the park and I said, Who's my duck? Who's my duck? And then a duck came up to me and I knew him and he was mine. I think I told one person that dream, my mom. Obviously, just like dreams, you forget about it. Then my dad came to visit and I turn around one day and Jenna goes, Dad has a duck in his hand and I'm like, no, he doesn't. And he had a little baby rescue duck. Fast forward to now Charlie lives at the pond and I visit him and I say, Who's my duck? And he comes. So dreams really do come true. It's crazy. Guys, look at this. I have many stories about Charlie. Charlie became really famous as soon as he got here. First of all, he would show up in all of the wedding photos. Oh, okay, wait. Let me go back to the beginning. I have a few things to tell you. Wow, look at the ducks flying. First of all, this park, one thing I have to tell you is that they did start feeding the ducks again and there's rangers as the last I knew that come and feed them. These ducks are kind of like half domesticated. They can come and go as they please. They fly here and there's different migrations, but they also like to nest here too. So there's certain seasons where the geese lay eggs and there are people that look out for them. So Charlie's been very popular over here. He loves people. He's not the only duck that is extremely domesticated. There's a goose here named Louie. Louie and Charlie have a lot of beef together because Louie has a crew that he rolls with and Louie and his crew were the gangsters of the ponds. Charlie was kind of like an outcast, but then Charlie made his way up the ranks and became a gangster too. Then the rangers told me that one day Charlie and Louie both went up into the office and made complaints. One of the rangers' friends taught Charlie how to go into the office and get his own food. So he knows how to do that. And then he went in there and yelled at them and then Louie went in there and yelled at them. At the time Charlie was in quarantine and when he came out the first thing he did was go have beef with Louie and then jump in the water to have a bath. And he also likes to go over to the cafe and then they have to call and say hey Charlie's here. But he doesn't like to go in the water so much. See, he always looks like he hasn't had a bath. What's going on Charlie? He's looking a little muddy. For those of you wondering, Charlie is a muscovy duck. He has a life expectancy of 8 to 12 years. He's like, what? I didn't know that, but don't worry. 20 years sometimes in captivity. Sort of, you're free, but you're also captive. You can get out of here anytime you want. I saw you wag your tail. So don't even be pretending like you don't love me. I saw you wag your tail. This is good exercise Charlie because you're looking a little beefy. Wait, I don't want to say bye. Seriously, I want to say bye Charlie. Charlie, I want to say bye. Let's stop running. I want to say bye, dude. Aw, baby. I love you. I'll see you soon, okay? I wanted to say happy holidays, but I'll be back, okay? And I'm going to bring Grandpa. You know, Grandpa's going to be excited to see you, okay? I love you. Bye. He loves that. I see you wagging your tail. I know you're happy. Bye Charlie. I have to go now. It's hard leaving him. Bye. Not exactly like he acts like Leo, but he is happy to see me and he does know me. And he especially loves seeing George. Every time I brought my dad out though, like he's not around. Hard to explain, but, um, yeah. So I'm filthy right now. By the way, this is the exact kind of thing that, um, I don't know if I have to mention this, but I do. Obviously, I wouldn't want to contaminate my birds when I go home. Not that there's much to be contaminated with, but you just don't know, like, outside contaminants, the ducks, what the ducks eat, what kind of food, the sparrows have transferred. It's just like a whole thing. Anyway, so I'll be going home to, like, get myself in order. But probably I'll go wash my hands and then go to Starbucks. Anyway guys, thank you so much for watching. I love giving you this update on Charlie. That's my duck Charlie. Anyway guys, thank you so much for watching. I love you. Don't forget to subscribe. Let me know your favorite part of this video. Bye! Don't forget to order your Vinnie Gang shirt before this next batch goes out. Link right here. Love you guys so much. Bye!


So, in my classroom, I like to change the student seating arrangement about once a month. I find that it's kind of a fresh new start for the students and they get very excited. And one thing I like for them to do is do a team building activity that I call Bottoms Up. And so all they're doing is putting their feet on their floor, their bottoms are up in the air, and their heads are toward the middle of the table. And all they're doing is they're talking and discussing and chitting and chatting about a new team name. And this is a fun experience for all of them. I find that they all just love to pick new team names. And so, sometimes students, there'll be three kids at a table and one student wants one name and three of the other students want another name. So it's a really good lesson in getting along with others. And so we get to talk about that at least once a month about when someone disagrees with you or wants to do something different than you, what's an appropriate response? Two, three. Yeah. While the students already know each other in class, team building activities reinforce those social behaviors that are so important in a classroom. Being kind to all, listening to everyone, letting everyone take their turn. One, two, three. Allowing students to interact in a positive way in your classroom can only lead to good things. Allow students to pick their own team name. Allow them to have a handshake. Give them some ownership of their group at school. Try team building in your classroom this week. Okay. Okay. One, two, three.


It's therefore time for a member's statements, the member from Thornhill. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And I just want to talk today about a wonderful event that took place yesterday in my writing of Thornhill. The first Chinese Seniors Association of On held a Christmas tea party at the Duffin Clark Community Center, and they asked people to bring non-perishable goods or a $10 donation to the food bank to help those in need this holiday season. It was also a bit of a celebration for Dominic Lee, who's devoted his time and passion for the seniors community for many years, and he's actually the founder and president of the organization. And he received the Order of Vaughn for 2017, very much deserved. We know that this award recognizes individuals who've contributed a lot to their community. And I just also wanted to thank Jim Kwan from Markham, who always invites me and is always there and always helping out. And one of my volunteers, Rebecca, was there to hand out sort of commemoration packages on the discussion we had, the debate we had here on the Nanking Massacre, and it wrote out the motion put forward by the member from Scarborough Asian Court and mentioned her by name, included all the signatures on the cover that she had collected, and it also had the remarks from the P.C. Caucus, myself, the member for Scarborough Rouge River, and the member for Nippeen Carlton. And it was very well received, a great crowd, lots of smiling faces, lots of home-baked goodies, and I want to thank everybody who contributes to their community this holiday season and throughout the year. Thank you. Thank you for the member, status, the member for Niagara Falls. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to speak today to recognize my sisters and brothers here from Unifor, who are lobbying today for a better standard in long-term care homes. I'm joining with them to ask everyone here to take a six-minute challenge with us. Six minutes. That's what long-term care workers in the province of Ontario have to wake up the patients, get them ready, and get them down to breakfast. I want everybody to set their alarms in the morning for six minutes and try to do your entire routine in six minutes. Try to plan your outfit for the day.  If you're really quick, you might even have a chance to shower. Try to think about how much you have to do in six minutes. If you don't think a senior, a mother, a father, a brother, or a sister of ours should have to go through that, then we ask you to join us in demanding a minimum of four hours of care for seniors in long-term care facilities. I encourage you to take the six-minute challenge and show us what you look like after. Use half-tag, six-minute challenge, or visit them on Facebook and share your experience. Help us fight for four hours of care for the ones we love. Thank you. Thank you. For the members please, the members from Kitchener Centre. Thank you, Speaker. It is with a heavy heart, but a great deal of pride, but I'd like to tell you about a Kitchener resident who was a neighbour and a trailblazer who passed away recently. Rita Poulson was born in 1927. In 1948, at the age of 21, she began working at the Kitchener Waterloo Record newspaper as a secretary for the advertising director. Soon after, she let her boss know that she was interested in becoming an advertising salesperson, which was unheard of at the time for a woman. But seeing potential in Rita, her boss agreed. She became the first-ever female retail salesperson at the newspaper. The male staff nicknamed her Joe because they saw her as one of the boys, recognising her ability to service accounts, her attention to detail, and the loyalty that she earned from her clients. I got to know Rita in recent years as my neighbour. When she gave up her driver's licence, I began driving her to the grocery store and Rita would let me know stories about the past. When I began looking forward to those drives, Speaker, the remarkable thing is that Rita didn't think her life was remarkable. I told her that she was the real-life Peggy Olson, a character from the TV show Mad Men that is said in the world of advertising. She'd never seen the show, but she thought that the comparison was amusing. Rita passed away on November 17 at the age of 90. Speaker, Rita Polson was always cheerful, and although she didn't think that her life was that special, she was truly a Kitchener trailblazer. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On November 16, the Strathroy Karadoc Fire Department held a ceremony at which 50 volunteer firefighters were recognised for their long service, which ranged from five to 35 years.  There was also one volunteer that drew recognition that evening for extraordinary dedication, and I'd like to recognise him particularly today. Mr. Ivan McCollum was awarded the Ontario Fire Services Medal and the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal for 50 years of service. Mr. McCollum began as a volunteer firefighter in 1967 with the Karadoc Township Fire Department in Melbourne. Today, Strathroy Karadoc continues to reap the benefits of his extensive experience. You cannot ask for a more knowledgeable and skillful firefighter when it comes to the operation of any vehicle or equipment. I also want to sincerely thank his wife Janet, son Mike, and daughter Monica and their families who have supported him through his 50 years of service. Firefighting takes both a physical and a mental toll on those who are summoned by the bell. Ivan has not only managed these trials, but has also maintained a long career in the construction industry and has undertaken significant community work through the Melbourne branch of the Order of Odd Fellows and through his church. I am pleased today to recognise the outstanding volunteer service of my friend, Mr. Ivan McCollum. Thank you. It is a privilege to once again honour the work of Hockey Helps the Homeless. On Friday, I attended the celebration of the host committee of the National Event, which highlighted the positivity of volunteering. Over 120 volunteers make the one-day pro-am tournament possible, and this year they raised $210,000 for five charity partners, the YWKW, Luther Wood, Hug, One Roof, and House of Friendship. This money will go towards helping people and families who are experiencing homelessness in KW, approximately 2,700 people who stay in emergency shelters in the Warbler region each year. Freedom55 was one of the main financial sponsors for many others who have made the tournament possible with special thanks to the media support from Rogers through their local stations 570, Chime 96.7, and 106.7. Elizabeth Clark, the executive director of the YW, spoke on behalf of the charities and she told us the story of Rosa, a woman who had suffered from mental health issues over the course of her life and struggled to find stable housing. She came to Elizabeth after receiving yet another eviction notice and asked if she could come back to the shelter. Because of the fundraising done by Hockey Helps the Homeless, Elizabeth could say yes, and that's the power of a community that supports our most vulnerable. The impact equals a total of 7,600 additional safe shelter bed nights in Warbler region, and it's an important stopgap in a province where stable funding to secure affordable housing has failed. Thanks to everyone at Hockey Helps the Homeless team, I look forward to volunteering next year, and I know that you will reach the goal of $1 million. Thank you. Further member statements? The member from Scarborough Agent Court. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize the talented Scarborough Agent Court constituent, Tony Luc. The winner of the 2017 RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award. This award RBC recognized and celebrated the untold stories of Canadian immigrants who have made significant contribution to Canada. Tony came to Canada when he was 16 attending high school here. He established a can home group in 1989 to provide travel advice, translation, immigration tips, and business consulting. As a successful businessman, Tony believes in giving back and helping others. He began volunteering in Canada shortly after arrival. He volunteered a number of GTA organizations such as Center for Immigration and Community Services, Support and Hands Access, and served as the President of the Canada-China Overseas Exchange Association, the Canadian-China Trade Promotion Association, the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce in Canada, and Canada Guangdong Overseas Friendship Association. Mr. Speaker, we ask a lot of our new Canadians confronted with new languages, political and economic system, geographies, culture, and services. For those new Canadians, like Tony Luc, not only adapt to the life in Canada, but also succeed and continue to give back to our country. It's nothing short of exceptionality, Mr. Speaker. RBC recognized Tony and other award recipients as nation builders. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Legislature, I want to congratulate Tony of the RBC Award, and thank you for his continuous contribution to Ontario and to Canada. Thank you. Thank you. Further member of the statement? The member from Perry Sound, Ms. Colca. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I recognize a dedicated group of students from Perry Sound whose vision has given rise to an award-winning book, Building Our Bridge, Our Journey of Reconciliation. Dawson Bluer, Mackenzie Elwes, Gracie Crafts, Sarah Burns, and Taylor Judge are students at Perry Sound High School. With support from teacher Patty Jenkins, they wrote and illustrated a children's picture book that shares the story of their school's mission to bridge the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous students. The book tells the story of peace, healing, and reconciliation that began more than 20 years ago at Perry Sound High School. They tell the story about the conflicts between students in the past and how a desire to address the issue led to the birth of the school's big drum. Gracie Crafts explains the drum played a significant role in bridging the gap between the cultures. The students submitted their book to the Me to We Innovate contest and won the national contest. The group traveled to Ottawa to talk about their book on the We Day stage in November. The students have been visiting schools in the area to share their book and have made presentations to the community. This heartwarming story should encourage us all to reflect on the uncomfortable truths in our history and to follow their example by learning about each other's cultures so that we too can build bridges. I am immensely proud of these young people for my writing and everyone who supported them. Chi-Migwetch to you all. Thank you for the member's statements. The member from Ottawa, Vanie. Merci Monsieur le Président. I'd like to talk about the work of women in engineering. Let me share with you a few quotes, Monsieur le Président. A female engineering graduate noted that male high school teachers said they were surprised I was smart. Male STEM professor made jokes about how women belonged in the kitchen. My managers credit my ideas to other people, interrupt my presentation, and when I report harassment, tell me that I need a thicker skin if I want to get ahead. Another woman noted there is a bro culture within many engineering organizations. I do not want to become a man to fit in. I want to be myself at work. You might think, Mr. Speaker, that these statements are drawn from an outdated publication. Sadly, these accounts were pulled from a 2017 survey that the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers that I had the pleasure of welcoming here today conducted. OSPE is the voice of the engineering community in Ontario, and since 2003, its Women in Engineering Advocacy Committee has been supporting women throughout their engineering career. So they want really to make sure that STEM, women in STEM, become a reality. We know that in 2016, women accounted for 21% of undergrad engineering students and 14% of professional engineers. I want to salute their work, and also the people from my writing that approached me to raise the issue with you. Thank you. Thank you. Yes, thank you, Speaker. Speaker, as people across Ontario are busy themselves preparing for and joining in the holiday season, I am joining with our local MAD Canada Waterloo Region Chapter and reminding motorists that along with the rejoicing, we all have responsibility to prevent impaired driving. MAD's annual Project Red Ribbon campaign provides an annual reminder of the importance of driving sober, and this year, with the oncoming of cannabis legislation, that reminder takes on an even greater importance. We've all seen the tragic impacts of drunk and impaired driving on our highways. It was one year ago this week that I regretted the report of the same day MAD Waterloo launched Project Red Ribbon in 2016. A 29-year-old mother from London was killed in her two-month-old descent to hospital in critical condition following a crash with an impaired driver in my community. The heartbreaking incidents that continue despite the threat of serious fines and suspensions, incidents where families are torn apart while perpetrators walk away, speak to the fact that more must be done to put an end to these unacceptable and unnecessary tragedies. As I've said it before, and I'll say it again today, Speaker, impaired driving is unacceptable in our society and in our province, period. And I will continue to work whether joining in holiday ride checks or strengthening cannabis-impaired legislation this week at committee to bolster our resolve as the province and as society to against all impaired driving before any more lives are lost. Thank you to MAD Waterloo Region and all the chapters for their Project Red Ribbon campaign. Thank our officers for their holiday ride checks. Thank also to the motorists across Ontario who will make the right choice to drive straight, drive sober as we celebrate the holiday season. Thank you. Thank you. Time for statements. It's finished.