Storyteller's

Life. Love. Living.

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Mindsuckers

Bird droppings gathered by the arboreal ant Cephalotes atratus to feed its larvae sometimes contain a hidden menace: the parasitic nematode Myrmeconema neotropicum. Once inside the ant, the nematode turns its host’s abdomen maroon, so that it mimics a ripe berry attractive to birds. To make its unwitting host even more enticing, the nematode induces the ant to walk with its abdomen raised: Come and eat me!

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Mindsuckers

Pity the ant afflicted by the mindsucker Ophiocordyceps. When spores of the fungus land on an ant, they penetrate its exoskeleton and enter its brain, compelling the host to leave its normal habitat on the forest floor and scale a nearby tree. Filled to bursting with fungus, the dying ant fastens itself to a leaf or another surface. Fungal stalks burst from the ant’s husk and rain spores onto ants below to begin the process again.

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Mindsuckers

Like the spotted ladybug, the caterpillar of the cabbage butterfly plays bodyguard to a parasitic puppet master. A female white butterfly wasp injects a caterpillar with several dozen eggs. The larvae hatch, feed, grow … then paralyze their still living host and chew their way out. As the caterpillar comes to, the larvae spin little cocoons beneath it. Rather than leave them to fend for themselves, their enslaved host spins an extra silk layer around the cocoons, then stands guard over the brood, flinging its head back and forth to ward off predators.

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Mindsuckers

The house cricket loses its will—and its life—to the horsehair worm. Larvae of the parasite infiltrate the cricket when it scavenges dead insects, then grow inside it. The cricket is terrestrial, but the adult stage of the worm’s life cycle is aquatic. So when the mature worm is ready to emerge, it alters the brain of its host, driving the cricket to abandon the safety of land and take a suicidal leap into the nearest body of water. As the cricket drowns, an adult worm emerges, sometimes a foot in length.

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Mindsuckers

After the flatworm Ribeiroia ondatrae reproduces asexually inside a snail, its larvae find a bullfrog tadpole and burrow their way through its skin, forming cysts around the frog’s developing limbs. With legs added, subtracted, or compromised, the ungainly victim is easy prey for frogeating birds like herons. Inside the heron, the parasite reproduces sexually. Its eggs reenter the water when the bird defecates, infecting new snails to start another round.

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Mindsuckers

A tiny amphipod, Hyalella azteca, lives in obscurity at the murky bottom of lakes and ponds—unless it’s invaded by the larva of a thorny-headed worm. When the larva matures, the amphipod abandons its safe dark home and swims toward the light of the surface. For the host, it’s a fatal mistake. Waiting above are ducks and other waterfowl keen to eat the amphipods as they surface. But for the parasite— turned orange by pigments pilfered from its victim’s tissue—it’s just part of the plan. Thorny-headed worms can grow to maturity only in the guts of waterfowl.

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Mindsuckers

The spider Leucauge argyra suffers a series of humiliations at the hands of the parasitic wasp Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga before it is put out of its misery. Paralyzed by the wasp’s sting, the spider stands helpless as its tormentor deposits an egg on its abdomen. Once the egg hatches, the larva holds tight to the spider like some malignant piggybacker, feeding on its internal fluids for a week. When ready to pupate, the larva coerces the spider into setting out on one last, misguided building project. Ripping down its own carefully constructed web, the spider spins a novel one consisting of just a few thick crossing strands. The larva rewards the spider for its efforts by sucking it dry. Then it spins its cocoon at the intersection of the two strands, where it can dangle safely out of reach of predators.

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Mindsuckers

Ladybugs are said to bring good luck—but one infected by the wasp species Dinocampus coccinellae is decidedly unfortunate. When a female wasp stings a ladybug, it leaves behind a single egg. After the egg hatches, the larva begins to eat its host from the inside out. When ready, the parasite emerges and spins a cocoon between the ladybug’s legs. Though its body is now free of the tormentor, the bug remains enslaved, standing over the cocoon and protecting it from potential predators. Some lucky ladybugs actually survive this eerie ordeal.

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Mindsuckers

Welcome to a freakish world where parasites compel their hosts to do their bidding. A male sheep crab infected by a parasitic barnacle is literally feminized. It stops developing fighting claws, and its abdomen widens, providing a “womb” for the barnacle to fill with its brood pouch. Nurtured by the crab, the eggs hatch. Thousands of baby barnacles disperse to infect anew.

[paperandvanilla-blog]

College/Grad School Tip: Smile at your peers while they’re giving presentations. I know that class presentations can be boring to sit through, but presentations are always hard to give even if you’re an experienced public speaker. One friendly face can make the whole crowd seem more open and help people feel more confidence. We’re all experiencing academia together, so let’s all support each other.

[peachisty]

things you deserve this 2018:

pure love

a kind heart

prosperity

genuine happiness

honesty and transparency

softness

hope

good art

clear skin

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Yaaas.

[cyanide-chicken]

stormy

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The process, the idea, the connection, the moment when they leave the nest is delicate.

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Generosity 

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DLSU Graduate Admission Results Announcement (Term 2, Academic Year 2017-2018)

CROSSROAD IS FINALLY HERE! Reference Number: 91506038 Applicants will receive the results in pdf format. Applicants whose status have yet to be provided by the academic department will receive the following message: [Applicant has no status yet at this time. Please coordinate with the Office of Admissions and Scholarships about the date of release of result.] These applicants are advised to check the link every other day starting 24 November 2017 to 08 December 2017. Qualified applicants to the College of Education, College of Liberal Arts, and the Gokongwei College of Engineering will be asked to confirm enrollment on 01 December (Friday). Qualified applicants to the RVR - College of Business, College of Science, and the School of Economics will be asked to confirm enrollment on 02 December (Saturday). Applicants who receive admission status updates after 30 November will receive a separate email for updates regarding date and venue of their confirmation and enrollment. Details on how to go about confirmation will be posted in the acceptance letter. Please be informed that the release of the Scholarship Result of RVR - College of Business for Term 2, AY 2017-18 will be moved to 01 December 2017 at 5 pm. The scholarship interview of all RVR - College of Business applicants who passed admission is set from 20-27 November 2017. We will continue to update the link as soon as our office receives admission results from academic departments. The facility is not accessible between 1:00am and 5:00am daily. THIS IS THE DAY!

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Personal Statement

Professionally five years from now, I see myself as a certified digital marketing manager handling multiple international and local brands. I’m interested to take up graduate studies because it upholds my calling; and as a digital marketer it’s a must to always further the knowledge about my passion, as this will surely serve as solid step towards my long-term professional goal.

As I advance my calling I’ll be able to understand our society even more. I’ll be able to find areas to excel with, and discover new perspectives that I haven’t yet explored. After learning, I’ll be able to transcend every insight into campaigns that will influence our society to be better than before.

I always put love in everything I do.  I’m a pal who’s on time, and adds more to what is asked. I’m also proactive but also have ears when my curiosity is triggered; I always make sure I’ve got something unique to bring to the table. I believe these are the qualities that makes me deserving to be admitted in the program.

Once given the opportunity to be admitted to the program, I wish to explore more on the other facets of digital marketing.

 Thank You.

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NTE

In a year that I’m under... the company has been always supportive and encouraging to me to step up in the digital field. To think that I have caused trouble after trouble deeply saddens me more than I can say. ☹

To give my light on the matter of failing to report to the management the first time the incident occurred, due to it has gotten out of my mind to report every issues I’m having with company’s properties whether not resolved or resolved–I was able to resolve the glitch the day after I back up files, It was never my intention to forget reporting it.

Every time I bring back the laptop home I always log it in the logbook and give heads up to... but as per our discussion that is not the SOP. That’s why if asked anyone from the management there are no hangouts, text message, email, or any proof of me asking permission, and it was never my intention to know it this way.

In the light of incident reporting, I really don’t know what should be in it. So, I created a form only out of the inputs I asked from..&.... Iregardless, I make no excuse and it was never in my intention to hide anything from the report because of that.

I deeply apologize and vow not to let such incident to transpire again.

Sincerely

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It envelopes me.