Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta island giant tortoises and a conservation icon, has died of unknown causes. He was believed to be about 100 years old. He was found in 1972 and become a symbol of the Galápagos Islands. His species helped Charles Darwin formulate his theory of evolution in the 19th century
Facts about dragonflies....- Dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve, some 300 million years ago. Modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches, but fossil dragonflies have been found with wingspans of up to two feet..- There are more than 5,000 known species of dragonflies, all of which (along with damselflies) belong to the order Odonata, which means Òtoothed oneÓ in Greek ....- A single dragonfly can eat 30 to hundreds of mosquitoes per day..- Some adult dragonflies live for only a few weeks while others live up to a year..- Nearly all of the dragonflyÕs head is eye, so they have incredible vision that encompasses almost every angle except right behind them....Source: smithsonianmag.com
IF THE PLANE DOOR IS OPEN, WE’RE NOT GETTING PAID.
You know all that preflight time where we’re cramming bags into overhead bins? None of that shows up in our paychecks. Flight attendants get paid for “flight hours only.” Translation: The clock doesn’t start until the craft pushes away from the gate. Flight delays, cancellations, and layovers affect us just as much as they do passengers—maybe even more.