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Sunday, 12 October 2025

 

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SCIENCE

Breaking:


Scientists Reveal What a Single Photon Really Looks Like for the First Time

Reseachers uses quantum simulations to vizualize the shape of a photon emitted by a single nanoparticle -- in this case, it's lemon-shaped.


Image Included


When we look at the world around us, all that we see is thanks to light. It reflects, refracts, and interacts, carrying shape and depth from the objects it touches.


But what about light itself?


Physicists have now visualized the simulated shape of a photon (the smallest unit of light) emitted from the surface of a nanoparticle using a novel theoretical model. These findings offer new insights into how light behaves, potentially paving the way for innovations in nanophotonics and quantum technology.


“We were able to produce this image of a photon, something that hasn’t been seen before in physics,” said theoretical physicist Ben Yuen, lead author of the study.


  • What Does a Photon Look Like?:

The visualization, produced by researchers at the University of Birmingham, is not a photograph; you can’t simply photograph a photon. Instead, it’s a detailed simulation derived from quantum calculations. “Our calculations enabled us to convert a seemingly insolvable problem into something that can be computed,” said Dr. Yuen. “And, almost as a by-product of the model, we were able to produce this image of a photon, something that hasn’t been seen before in physics.”


  • Why Does It Matter?:

By better understanding the fundamental interactions between light and matter, scientists can design advanced technologies. The findings could be useful in fields ranging from quantum computing to renewable energy. “By understanding this, we set the foundations to engineer light-matter interactions for future applications,” said Yuen. “Think better sensors, improved photovoltaic energy cells, or quantum computing.”

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October 8, 2025 in News, Physics

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TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡


Land of Whispering Pines 🌲


Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏


Well, it is a bit cool outside in my Green Space this morning, but it's still a beautiful sunrise 🌄, and even a few birds 🦜 are singing in the trees 🌳 across the driveway. It's always serene here at this time of the morning. I guess that's why I like getting up with the sun.


Getting up early is OK, I don't mind, as long as I don't have to go anywhere. 🏃‍♀️ I like to have the entire morning to myself to get my butt in gear for the afternoon if I am going out. So I don't mind getting up early as long as I don't have to get dressed for a rescue mission at the job, err! "Don't forget the cape!" Or something like that. 🦸‍♀️


My partner was up for a bit. I had a mix-up with the morning dum-dum pills my not-yet-awake brain couldn't make sense of. "Aaargh! I hate depending on anything, especially pills." Anyway, that's done and in the past. I have always had a short-term memory problem with the little stuff. I think I may have actually started making mental notes by association, looking before I leap, and resuming paper notes for myself, like I used to before my partner, to remind me. Now, the problem with old age, added to that factor, is that I twitch in my clothes instead of taking action when I should. Then whatever was in my mind suddenly sublimates, and I just stand there, twitch in my clothes, and let the bus run me over.


I have to learn to premeditate each move before executing it, to avoid knocking stuff over, because my eye-hand coordination isn't working that well anymore. So I have to slow down the psychological to connect with the physical. In my case, nothing is wrong with the computer; it's about coordinating all the data into single streaming channels, like a series of slow-motion movies, so that the physical conduits can keep up with the data stored in the Cerebral Cortex, the brain computer's memory banks. I'm using my own terminology.


TODAY'S DISCUSSION:


LIGHTBULB OF HOPE


At least at work, that's how I imagined it to make me feel like I was an essential piece in the machinery. I had to carry out all the orders from the hierarchy, or the big league, like the caddy carrying all the golf bags across the greens while the hierarchy rides in the golf cart. Eh! I was just the clamp holding the universal conduit coax cable to the junction box of the data transmitter to a photonic processing converter device. Anyway, that's in the past. I also had some fun with some jobs. I dreamed of working in a laboratory, so I sure would have liked to work with fiber optics for data transmission. I think about a lot of things other people don't, and 98% of the time, my instincts were right.


Even when I am absentmindedly splashing water around, making bubbles in the sink while washing dishes or in a clothes washer, or simply sitting there listening to the steady droning sound of machines, I begin to drift. Then I daydream about something, or if I am not experiencing any discomfort, my mind just fades into a place of peace. It's like napping but being aware of your surroundings. In the morning, if I am not painning, I still feel compelled or drawn towards something. That part of my inner self is still quite alive, like a moth's instinct of seeking the source of the light that it is drawn to. I haven't yet arrived at a point where I can see the lightbulb. I *feel* it, but can't see it.


BREAKING NEWS:


Israel says hostages will be released Monday as Trump set to depart for Middle East

*What We're Covering*

The 20 hostages held in Gaza thought to be alive are expected to be released together early on Monday morning local time before being transferred to the Red Cross, an Israeli government spokesperson said today. Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel will also be freed.


US President Donald Trump will depart for the Middle East today ahead of a speech at Israel’s parliament on Monday and meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as the families of the Israeli hostages. Leaders from more than 20 countries will then join Trump in Egypt for a summit on Gaza’s future.


Aid trucks are expected to enter southern Gaza today, according to Egyptian state-affiliated media. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have returned home to find only ruins as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas enters a third day. ...

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4 min ago

At least 117 bodies recovered in Gaza in the past 24 hours, health ministry says

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45 min ago

What we heard from the Israeli government on tomorrow's hostage-prisoner exchange

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57 min ago

One father’s enduring hope for son declared dead by Israeli military

More To Read:

Updated 10:53 AM EDT, Sun October 12, 2025

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FAQ: Why America just bailed out Argentina with a $20 billion lifeline

Washington

The Trump administration is bailing out Argentina in a move critics are saying has more to do with politics than economics or American interests.


That means $20 billion US taxpayer dollars will be used to bail out a country led by a close ally of President Donald Trump: chainsaw-wielding, libertarian Javier Milei. “Argentina faces a moment of acute illiquidity,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote on X Thursday. “The US Treasury is prepared, immediately, to take whatever exceptional measures are warranted to provide stability to markets.” ...

  • What’s the problem?:
  • What is the US doing?:
  • Why is it controversial?:
  • Who benefits?:

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PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2025, 9:00 AM ET - 2 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:


Canada eyes putting nuclear reactors on the moon

'Canada is ... really good at nuclear' says CEO of space mining company


The crew of Artemis II is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., as early as February and head toward the moon, where they will swing around it and head home. It’s the first step in getting boots on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.


This isn’t just about planting a flag and collecting some rocks, as it was during the space race in the 1960s. NASA’s ambitious Artemis program has the long-term goal of exploring the moon, with a continuous human presence. And from there, on to Mars. In order to maintain a presence on the moon, there’s going to be a need for energy. So how do you maintain a colony of people in a place that has roughly 14 days of sunlight followed by 14 days of darkness? ...

  • Canada in unique position:
  • Lunar challenges:

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Posted: Oct 12, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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- Google Search -


Has Ontario presently, October 12, 2025, hired any American doctors, and how many?

These are results for Has ontario presently, October 12 2025, hired any american doctors and how many?


Search instead for Has ontario presently, October 12 2025, hired any amarican doctors and how many?


AI Overview

Yes, Ontario has hired American doctors in 2025, with a significant increase compared to previous years, although a precise, up-to-the-minute total for October 12, 2025, is not available. For instance, in the first quarter of 2025, 116 U.S.-trained doctors were registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), which represents a significant increase over previous quarters. The number of U.S.-based physicians who have moved their registration to Ontario is also tracked, with 261 having moved to the province so far in 2025, as of a report in August 2025. ...

  • Increased Registration:

The CPSO registered 116 U.S.-trained doctors in the first quarter of 2025, marking a substantial rise.

  • Total Moves:
  • Recent Increase:
  • Context:

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OK, this is what I turned up on my latest search on CANADA hiring American Doctors.


☀️ ~ A Sunshiny Day - Charley Pride ~ ☀️


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7HUg3iBdkw



Saturday, 11 October 2025

 

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡


Land of Whispering Pines


Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏


I was up and at it at my usual time this morning, feeling better than I did yesterday. I got the coffee on, put away the clean dishes from the dishwasher, had my cereal, took my dumdum pills, and then went out to my Green Space with my coffee.


It was cloudy, dark, gloomy, damp, and cool, so I came back in and turned on a few lights to brighten the place up. Now it is 9:00 a.m., and the sun finally appears to be trying to break through the clouds.


I don't think there is a soul in today's society that hasn't heard it said or read somewhere that the deterioration of society began with the Baby Boomers. The information was available for those sufficiently curious to understand the mechanics of government decision-making or law-making. It also covered the behavioral patterns of thinking and feeling regarding the welfare of its people. The human factor, including emotions and beliefs about how the system should be run, is where politics, religion, and the scientific community clash.


You have all this confusion: one side says this, the other side says that. With all the lying going on, like selling hotcakes at a street bakeoff competition, it is confusing to evaluate who's right or wrong. Because today, too many psychoes are given the reins to control the government. We now have a country run by IDIOTS with the IQ of an amoeba, knuckle draggers. A TOTALITARIAN ORANGE PUS BAG AND HIS DUNCE CADETS make the rules and decisions, with a Congress that has given its powers to the Pus Bag et al. THAT is scary.


Take it from an 80-year-old HIPPIE, there have been better days, and We, the People can make it better days again, let the waves roll, let the thunder roll, no matter who is on patrol, play those drums! It's Harry the Mole on the skins, with Bobbie McGee on the fiddle, and we the people a' playin' the banjo! We will all have a barrel of fun, until McFee decides to pee over the precipice into Lake Cherokee. There we have McFee holding his wee wee and a singin' "Come Fly with me!"


TODAY'S DISCUSSION:


60's Flower Children


- Google Search -

60's Flower Children

"60's flower children" were young people, primarily associated with the hippie movement, who rejected conventional society in favor of peace, love, and alternative values. The term, also called "flower power," was popularized by the San Francisco scene, especially during the 1967 Summer of Love. Their lifestyle was characterized by an opposition to war, particularly the Vietnam War, and a rejection of consumerism, often expressed through communal living, music, art, and a focus on peace, love, and spiritual exploration.


Signed, FLOWER CHILD, aka _The Fairy Lady_ from back in the Sixties and Seventies, where the sun rose in the East and set in the West. All was well; most were happy and filled with hope and aspirations for the future.


I can only say that back then, in the 60s and 70s, in my teen years, we had our warts, but We, the People also had a dream for the future, and the "American carnage" Trump has caused certainly ISN'T THE PICTURE WE HAD IN MIND. This is like stopping at the edge of the trail to use the outhouse, and while you're sitting in it, some Conservative butt hole shoves the outhouse over because you're a Liberal.


If there is another Flower Child Movement, I want to be active, even if I have to show up in a wheelchair loaded with flowers for everyone to put in a soldier's gun barrel. What will they do? This whole donkey barbecue we're living will someday make it into the annals of history. How would you like to read it?


BREAKING NEWS:


GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.


The master mind behind all this have to be sadist and right

It’s the most dramatic step yet by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson to attempt to force Democrats to end the government shutdown, even as they realize their party will, too, face political pain for the move. And it comes at a high-stakes moment for both parties: This will be the first time in recent history that active-duty military service members will miss a paycheck on a large scale during a shutdown.


But behind the scenes, Thune and Johnson have agreed that Republicans can make no attempts to lessen the pain they argue Democrats are causing millions of Americans by rejecting the GOP’s plan to simply extend current funding – concerned that if Congress took that step, Democrats would face less pressure to reopen the government, according to multiple GOP leadership sources...

  • The GOP’s political bind:
  • A dicey health care fight:

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5 hr ago

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2025, 5:00 AM ET

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Trump says hostages being retrieved ‘now’ as aid trucks start entering Gaza

What We're Covering

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning home in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas entered a second day. Many found only ruins while local authorities say scores of bodies have been pulled from rubble. Some aid has begun entering the territory under the terms of the agreement.


Israelis are expected to rally later as families of hostages held in Gaza await the return of their loved ones. The countdown for the release of hostages held by Hamas has begun and a source said it could come as early as overnight Sunday into Monday local time. Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel will also be freed.


US President Donald Trump, who will be in the region Monday, said yesterday hostages are being retrieved “now” and thinks the ceasefire will hold because countries involved in and affected by the conflict are “all tired of the fighting.” ...

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18 min ago

Palestinian prisoners transferred to facilities in Israel’s south ahead of release

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23 min ago

Hostages Square bagel vendor ready to retire — once hostages are returned

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58 min ago

Gaza ceasefire shows Russia-Ukraine war can be ended too, Zelensky says in call with Trump

More To Read:

Updated 10:26 AM EDT, Sat October 11, 2025

- CNN -


CANADIAN NEWS:


One of the world's biggest AI companies wants a deal with Canada. Is sovereignty the trade-off?

Company needs energy to power massive centres to store AI data


One of the world's biggest artificial intelligence companies is knocking on Canada's door, potentially armed with an offer that — under normal circumstances — would be hard to refuse. OpenAI is building a global network of data centres to store the massive amounts of information collected by its services, including ChatGPT — and Canada's cheap energy could help with that.


The company believes AI and its associated infrastructure will be the base of future economic development, and it says it wants to help spread what it calls "democratic AI." It recently launched "OpenAI for countries" to pounce on the opportunity...

  • U.S. access to Canadian data:
  • Meetings aren't endorsement, says minister's office:
  • 'We can't be walling off the border':

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Posted: Oct 11, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Carney announces launch of new housing agency, earmarks funding for new projects

Build Canada Homes was part of Liberal promise to double housing construction


Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Sunday afternoon the launch of Build Canada Homes, the federal government's new agency that will oversee federal housing programs. The agency was part of the Liberals' election promise to double housing construction.


The government is touting Build Canada Homes as a centralized agency to oversee new affordable housing programs initiated at the federal level.


Parliamentary budget officer says 3.2 million new homes needed to close housing gap


Slowing housing market will trigger construction job losses, Ontario builders group says

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Posted: Sep 14, 2025 2:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 14

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Peter, Paul and Mary - Where Have All the Flowers Gone


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgXNVA9ngx8



Friday, 10 October 2025

 

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡


Land of Whispering Pines


Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏


Sorry for the late news this morning. I certainly wasn't in one of my most energetic states, not like yesterday. Maybe I forgot to plug myself in to charge before I went to bed. At my age, who knows? I do that with my cellphone all the time! I get up in the morning, check my phone, and find it's dead. Then I have to tether myself to the phone with a cord if I want to check it out. You know that kind of putzing around in the morning type of thing, knocking over stuff, putting the milk in the cupboard. I sat down and reclined on the couch for a moment, and I was gone with the wind.🤨💨🤔


The best part of this whole donkey barbecue this morning was waking up from my nap to find the coffee ready. At least I managed to do that correctly; my toenails didn't curl up when I tasted the coffee, either. ☕🦶⤴️ 😂🤣 That is why I am so grateful I don't have to do anything by the clock anymore.*_


_*Well, that's about it from the Newsroom this morning. Partner is up, so we did a bit of chin waggin' and once more I turned back to doing the news while sitting in the bright sunlight streaming through the sliding glass doors. I contemplatively sipped on my coffee, then commenced typing.


TODAY'S DISCUSSION:


Stress From Clock Watching


My personal observation on Clock Watching and Stress:

I already wasted most of my life clock watching, and I must say, the clock was also my worst enemy on the job as well. The passage of time was especially miserable in those tiny doctors' waiting rooms, or any small rooms without even a hook to hang your cane, coat, and purse. You just throw them on the floor behind the chair, I guess. And most times, those places are full of people. It's not just the bugs they carry. I also feel like I'm stuck in a Sargasso Sea of bubbling, gooey, irritating emotions that feel like tiny gnawing insects. Clock Watching is about as interesting as watching cockroaches molting 🪳. At least, it's probably more interesting to watch a cockroach taking its suit off than watching the grass grow. ⛳️


Too much feedback, eh? Anyway, crowded places made me feel kind of panicky! They make me want to crawl into a hole and pull the hole in with me! So I learned to get "Lost in Space" to go to a safer and more comfortable place in my mind. That worked, except for one thing: if you don't mind being invisible, nobody notices you standing right there beside the lamppost with all the posters stapled to it, or next to the fire hydrant the dog just urinated on. You see the dog, the hydrant, the lampost, and the posters, but not me. I like self-deprecatory humor and making fun of dunces. I call it cartoon time. I share the cartoons a lot with my partner.


- Google Search -

Stress from clock-watching stems from increased pressure, anxiety about time running out, and a feeling of being out of control. This can manifest as obsessive behavior, a sense of overwhelm, sleep disruption, and a negative impact on work performance and relationships. To reduce stress, focus on specific tasks, manage your time with tools, and avoid looking at the clock, especially at night...

  • Time pressure:

Constantly being aware of the time creates a sense of pressure and urgency, making time feel limited.

  • Anxiety:
  • Loss of control:
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I hope you have all enjoyed today's Discussion... I still think Stephen Colbert should invite me to his show. Maybe we could hav a CARTOON TIME!


BREAKING NEWS:


Israel says ceasefire in effect as troops withdraw from parts of Gaza

Where Things Stand

• Ceasefire in effect:

The Israeli military said a ceasefire is now in effect in Gaza, as its forces pull back in accordance with the deal approved by the government overnight.

• On the ground:

• Netanyahu remarks:

• What’s next: The 72-hour period:


13 min ago

Catch up on what's happened since the ceasefire period began

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32 min ago

Exhausted Palestinians feel a "glimpse of hope," says aid worker in Gaza

Read More:


40 min ago

Watch: What we know — and don't know — about the Gaza ceasefire agreement

More To Read:

Updated 11:11 AM EDT, Fri October 10, 2025

- CNN -


Court battles over National Guard troops deliver win for Chicago as Portland awaits ruling

  • What We're Covering
  • Courts step in:

Federal courtrooms on opposite sides of the country on Thursday served as stages for the ongoing showdown between Democratic-led cities and the Trump administration – as judges weighed whether the president is exceeding his authority by deploying National Guard troops to quell demonstrations outside ICE facilities near Chicago and Portland.


• Judge halts Chicago deployment:

• Portland on hold:

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1 New Update


12 min ago

Protesters chant outside ICE facility near Chicago as local law enforcement observes

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26 min ago

National Guard troops seen patrolling in Memphis alongside local police

More To Raed:

Updated 11:27 AM EDT, Fri October 10, 2025

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CANADIAN NEWS:


Carney announces long-awaited automatic tax filing, makes school food program permanent

Canada Strong Pass being extended over holiday season and summer of 2026


The Liberal government will begin rolling out a long-awaited automatic tax filing system for low- income Canadians and make the national school food program permanent in advance of a federal budget that the prime minister is promising will lay the groundwork to support the country’s most vulnerable citizens.


Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the measures at a news conference Friday in his home riding of Nepean, Ont., where he also promised to extend the Canada Strong Pass over the holiday season and the summer of 2026. “In the budget, we will have to make responsible and pragmatic choices, and, yes, difficult decisions,” Carney said.


“We will take pragmatic decisions so we can protect programs and initiatives that support the most vulnerable in our society.… We will build programs that help you get ahead.” ...

  • A permanent national school food program:

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Oct 10, 2025 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago

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Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, with gains led by manufacturing

Economists expected only a modest uptick in employment number


Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, beating expectations with gains largely led by the tariff-vulnerable manufacturing sector, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The data agency said 28,000 jobs were added to manufacturing, marking the industry's first increase in employment since January and since the U.S. trade war forced it to contend with thousands of job losses.


"Trade-exposed industries are far from out of the woods given ongoing tariff uncertainty. But the solid month highlights how things are holding on, at least in the near term," wrote Brendon Bernard, senior economist at Indeed...

Unemployment Rate in Canada - Chart:

Posted: Oct 10, 2025 8:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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~ Follow the peaceful path among the golden colors of autumn ~


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK3wbY7xGvM


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