Since it is central in all our lives, food becomes an essential part of a lot of religious, national and spiritual rituals gathering all friends and family members. We pay special attention to food preparation on those celebratory days: at some tables, it is a golden-roasted turkey, others have special bread, and sometimes, there are yummy dates.
Have you ever heard of these food rituals? Your answer is highly likely "no." But you might have heard of Ramadan, an Islamic ritual of fasting a whole month where Muslims are forbidden to eat or drink during the day. Suhoor and iftar refer to special eating rituals during the month of Ramadan. Suhoor is the last meal before sunrise and thus, before the beginning of the fasting day. It is mostly recommended to keep suhoor light and full of fiber, proteins, complex carbs and hydrating foods. After sunset at iftar time, people usually break their fast with soft yummy dates, olives or water. Ramadan is a special month for Muslims to come to peace with themselves and their communities and at different levels: the body, mind and soul. On the body level, people learn patience for food and water, more about self-control and develop empathy for those who do not have easy access to food.
Winter weather is already here, and one of the tastiest holidays, Thanksgiving, has come and gone. It's a celebration that is a reason for joy and togetherness. Though it has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, Thanksgiving has been a national holiday for as long as many of us can remember. According to the original story, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the autumn of 1621, 53 men, women and children celebrated their first harvest in the New World. That marked the first Thanksgiving. Today, many countries celebrate the holiday, with each country enjoying the holiday in its own way this time of the year. In Germany, people decorate carts with seasonal vegetables, cereals and sweets, with freshly harvested gifts thrown from the moving carts toward the waiting crowd. In the USA and Canada, Thanksgiving tables feature the famously stuffed turkey. Other delicacies that are on the table might include cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and sweet potato puree. Many people celebrate Thanksgiving with their loved ones and eat a turkey to follow an ancient tradition. You can do the same with your friends at Friendsgiving tables. Friendsgiving is an extension of or alternative to Thanksgiving to socialize with friends over the holiday. It is an excellent way to get rid of the stress of the holidays mostly because dear friends surround you, and everyone is responsible for bringing a dish.
The Japanese tradition of bento is increasingly popular in Europe. The practical lunchboxes are not a novelty, either — in Japan, they have been in existence since the 5th century. The Japanese term "bento" has two different meanings: first, it means the dish itself and the container in which the dish comes, the so-called "bento box." When filling the bento boxes, the rule of thumb is 4:2:1: four parts of carbohydrates (mostly rice), two parts of proteins (fish, meat, egg, etc.) and some other ingredients, such as vegetables and fruits. What to put in a bento box is basically up to you. However, if you would like to follow some traditional rules, keep the portions small and light to eat with chopsticks or your fingers and make the handmade food look attractive and appetizing.
In the Jewish tradition, Shabbat is a day of rest that lasts from sundown on Friday evening through nightfall on Saturday night. Shabbat joy includes three meals where people can increase their family bond and spirituality. For the first two meals — Friday night and Shabbat day — everyone gathers around a well-filled table with special dishes. The end of the third Shabbat meal is usually a small light snack. But it is not only an eating ceremony. The Shabbat dining table is also usually covered with an elegant white tablecloth, decorated with Shabbat candles, beautiful dishes and challah loaves baked before Shabbat and kept warm on a hot plate until the meal.
Mexicans have a multiday holiday where they focus on remembering their deceased family members and friends and help them on their spiritual journey. It is the Day of the Dead ("Día de Muertos" in Spanish). The preparation time for the festivities begins mid-October celebrated from the All Saints' Eve to the memory of All Souls on November 2nd. According to popular belief, the souls of the deceased return to their families on those days to visit them, thereby keeping the memory of the deceased alive. But do not mistake the Day of the Dead as a mourning event: it is a colorful folk festival. As a demonstration of the celebration, the decorated streets feature flowers, symbols of death and transience, skeletons and skulls in various designs placed in the shop windows — everywhere you see pictures of La Catrina. Patisseries produce Calaveras (skulls of sugar, chocolate or marzipan), which bear the names of the dead on the front. Pan de Muertos (the bread of the dead) and tamales, which is made of dough steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf, are other important treats during Día de Muertos.


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I'm So Excited is een single van de Amerikaanse popgroep The Pointer Sisters uit 1982. Het stond in hetzelfde jaar als eerste track op het album So Excited!. In Nederland en België (Vlaanderen) werd de plaat eind 1984 een hit. Het nummer werd opnieuw uitgebracht en aan het hitalbum Break Out toegevoegd.

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I'm So Excited is geschreven door Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Trevor Lawrence en geproduceerd door Richard Perry. Het is een van de grootste hits van The Pointer Sisters, met onder andere een negende plaatst in de Billboard Hot 100, een elfde plaats in de Britse hitlijst en een achttiende plaats in de Nederlandse Top 40. Tegelijkertijd met het uitbrengen van het lied werd het gebruikt in de film Summer Lovers. Hierna is het nog veel vaker in films, series en reclames gebruikt, waaronder Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen en de Spaanse film Los amantes pasajeros, waarvan de Engelse titel is vernoemd naar het nummer. De muziekvideo, geregisseerd door Kenny Ortega, leverde de popgroep een "Grammy Awards"-nominatie op in de categorie Best Music Video, Short Form, welke niet werd verzilverd.

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In 2001 had de Australische band Sara-Marie and Sirens een hit in de Australische hitlijst met een cover op het nummer, getiteld I'm So Excited (The Bum Dance).

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You Are Here : Home / See & Do/ Historic Locations / The Mount Morgan School of Arts
Location: Morgan Street (1 min after Running the Cutter Statue)
Background: The Mount Morgan School of Arts hall was built in 1924, following fire destroying the original building in the late 1800's and its replacement in 1923. Following this second fire disaster, the School of Arts Committee met the very next day to plan a new building. One year later, today's School of Arts Hall was opened with a Grand Ball on August 20, 1924.
Over the years, the Hall has held a large and vast number of community events. Among the long list, some of the past hosted events include films, wedding receptions, concerts, dances, school formals and award presentations. The Hall has been recently refurbished, funded by the Federal Government and the Rockhampton Regional Council.
Quick Fact: One of the old School of Arts Building's (later destroyed by fire in 1923) claim to fame includes a performance by the late Dame Nellie Melba in 1911. The current Hall was also used as an accommodation and recreation base for American Soldiers during WWII during their stay in the area.

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Scope and Contents The collection includes records related to NCAR's Atmospheric Technology Division's facilities, projects, and field experiments as well as correspondence, project status reports, administrative records, strategic planning documents, and informational bulletins. Selections from this collection are available online in the NCAR Library's digital repository, OpenSky.
Scope and Contents The Climate and Global Dynamics Division (CGD) Records document the Division's early days at NCAR as the Atmospheric Analysis and Prediction Division (AAP) to more recent research.  Materials showcase CGD's research objectives and computer models around understanding the Earth's climate and climate change through correspondence, committee materials, presentations, formal reports, project plans, and records pertaining to the acquisition of NCAR's supercomputers.
Scope and Contents The records of the Computing Facility Advisory Panel (CAP) primarily contains minutes, correspondence, and mail outs of work done by the Panel for meetings that spans 1964-1995. Some meetings occurred over a period of consecutive days. Included in the collection are requests for usage applications and computer time. No weeding was done on this collection.
Scope and Contents The Robert L. Chasson Papers document the committee and advisory work of Dr. Chasson during his time as the Vice Chairman of the UCAR Board of Trustees.  Materials include correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, agenda, program plans, handwritten notes, clippings, and photographs.
Scope and Contents This collection contains records from the Scientific Computing Division (SCD). The collection is organized into 7 distinct series. The collection contains primarily contains correspondence, legal documents, reports, newsletters, VHS tapes and computer artifacts. Newsletters from this collection have been digitized and are avaiable in the NCAR Library's digital repository, OpenSky.
Scope and Contents The Stephen Schneider Nuclear Winter Papers document Dr. Schneider's work in understanding the environmental impacts of a nuclear war. The collection focuses heavily on using climate models to inform the theory of nuclear winter, and offers an interesting window into science and policy. The collection consists mostly of correspondence and clippings, but includes reports, conference proceedings, and draft papers as well.
Scope and Contents The papers of Warren M. Washington document his scientific, professional, and advisory activities, as well as his significant contributions to diversity issues, particularly the enhancement of opportunities for people of color in science. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, lectures, articles and manuscript drafts, teaching materials, notes and calculations, clippings, awards, publications, motion picture film, and photographs.


When I served on the Medicaid Commission from 2005-2006, one of the messages we frequently heard from Medicaid recipients who testified was that they wanted the dignity of private health insurance.
Many felt confined to a Medicaid ghetto where they had the promise of generous medical benefits on paper, but in practice, they had difficulty finding any private physicians who would see them. Too many of them were forced to go to hospital emergency rooms to get even routine care.
Why on earth would we want to expand this program to confine millions more people to this substandard access?
The Medicaid program also is rife with fraud, as documented by the Government Accountability Office and the Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services, as I recounted in my testimony in a 2008 hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee,Subcommittee on Health.
And expanding Medicaid to people up to 133% of poverty disadvantages the most vulnerable Medicaid recipients, most of whom have no other options for care, because they now must compete for dollars and benefits with millions more people.
Finally, the proposal to provide a larger federal match to states as they add people to Medicaid who are higher up the income scale is exactly the opposite of what we should be doing. The federal government should provide a more generous match to states for covering the poorest citizens and scale back the match as they add people further up the income scale to Medicaid.
Congress should head back to the drawing board on Medicaid reform. While millions of people rely on Medicaid and it is a vital safety net for many, expanding this program, which is greatly in need of reform, is not the way to provide coverage to millions more Americans. Providing direct credits to allow them to purchase the private coverage of their choice is a much better option.


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What's the story behind the video of Miley Cyrus 'pushing' her ex-husband at an occasion?
Find out what occurred to Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth at the 2019 premiere of 'Avengers: Endgame'
After the launch of 'Phool', the first single from Miley Cyrus For "Endless Summer Vacation," an album that needs to be launched March 10, eternally some themes of troubled relationship by Hannah Montana and her ex-husband, actor Liam Hemsworthturned one of the most talked about matters on social networks, as followers noticed some indicators of brother Chris HemsworthThor of the Marvel universe.
Between the episodes is an interview given by the couple to Vanity Fair in 2019, the place Miley finally ends up 'shaking' in entrance of the cameras Liam He shows that he's uncomfortable with the motion and walks away. As a potential reference, at the starting of the video for the new tune, the artist performs the identical dance as 4 years in the past, indicating that she is now free to behave in the means she feels snug. Remember the second!
Although this was presumably the solely state of affairs reported in the clip, followers of the singer ended up remembering the pre-couple's rout at different occasions the place related situations had been seen, as was the case with the video that went viral in 2019. is in, the place Miley really feel 'pushed' Liam Away from the limelight throughout the purple carpet for the 'Avengers: Endgame' premiere held in May that yr. — But what actually occurred at that second?
At that point, the video circulating on the Internet confirmed solely the half during which the singer Liam Appearing alone in the clicks of photographers, doesn't perceive the angle of many individuals Miley, Or even severely criticize him for the feat. However, a while later, an extended model of the video was launched, which confirmed that the angle of the proprietor of the hit "Midnight Sky" might have been a response to the angle of his former accomplice.
Images present what occurred earlier than the fateful second Cyrus faux to lick Liam, The motion didn't please the actor, who instantly uttered the phrase "Can you behave for as soon as?" which might be translated as "Can you behave your self for as soon as?". After the ex-husband's speech, miley He exhibits by facial expressions that he did not like the remark very a lot, making a smirking face.
Some followers theorize that this second explains why Cyrus the means he was pushed whereas defending Liam requested to behave triggered an oblique response of the artist miley, that pushing her would make it clear that she was not going to do what he needed her to do. Review the second!
please observe that miley And Liam They started courting in 2008, after starring in the movie "The Last Song", during which Ronnie and Will lived as a pair. After virtually a decade of relationship (with comings and goings), the two actors determined to make their union official as they exchanged their vows in a secret wedding ceremony in December 2018.
Less than a yr later, in August 2019, the couple introduced the finish of their marriage, with Artists Advice stating that the resolution was made collectively.
Liam and Miley comply with separate at this level. Always evolving, altering, as companions and as people, they've determined it's best whereas each give attention to themselves and careers. They are nonetheless devoted dad and mom to all of their animals that they share as they lovingly separate at this time. Please respect their course of and privateness," the assertion stated.
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Vice President Biden convenes the first Cabinet waste reduction meeting and announced new initiatives to fight waste across the federal government.
When he launched the Campaign to Cut Waste in June, President Obama asked the Vice President to take on a new role holding the Cabinet accountable for cutting waste in their agencies to help make government more efficient and responsive to the American people. As a part of that effort, the Vice President today convened the first Cabinet waste reduction meeting and announced over $2 billion in anti-waste measures.
In these challenging budgetary times, ensuring that every agency is rooting out waste and saving taxpayer dollars is more important than ever. We have made great strides in the last two years – shrinking contract spending for the first time in 13 years, identifying $3 billion in cost reductions from IT projects across government, and getting rid of property we no longer need and working aggressively to realize the President's goal of saving $3 billion in real estate costs by the year 2012 – but we must continue to be vigilant and innovative about driving efficiency. That's why the President and Vice President have made the Campaign to Cut Waste an Administration-wide priority.
Joined by agency leaders from across the government, the Vice President announced a new initiative to fight waste in health care, unveiled efforts to track state progress in reducing improper Unemployment Insurance payments, and directed Cabinet Secretaries to undertake waste and efficiency reviews that will target unnecessary, wasteful, and inefficient federal spending.
The Vice President and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discussed a new initiative to fight waste and fraud in Medicaid. HHS today released its final rule for the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor Program, a waste-cutting program created by the Affordable Care Act that's projected to save $2.1 billion over the next five years – $900 million of which will be returned to states. The new program is based on the successful Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program, which the Vice President announced has already recovered nearly $670 million to date in 2011 – increasing the taxpayer dollars recovered by nearly 800% compared to 2010.
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis joined with the Vice President to discuss new Labor Department plans to reduce improper Unemployment Insurance payments by strengthening accountability for states. These efforts include launching a new transparency initiative to show where states stand on improper payments, working with high priority states to develop comprehensive turnaround plans to reduce improper payments, and awarding grants to states to implement waste-cutting initiatives and improve the Unemployment Insurance program.
As part of the Administration's efforts to cut wasteful and inefficient spending, the Vice President also asked today's meeting attendees to report back on wasteful spending practices at each of their agencies. He praised Secretary Napolitano and cited the Department of Homeland Security's Efficiency Review as a model effort, and called on every Cabinet Secretary to be personally involved and invested in these reviews.
By holding these regular cabinet meetings, the Vice President is making clear that each member of the Cabinet is going to be held accountable for both the dollars they spend and making government work more efficiently. Jeff Zients, Deputy Director for Management and Chief Performance Officer, and I are committed to partnering with the agencies as they redouble their efforts.


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Natural Resource Partners Benefits from Aggregates Acquisition
November 5, 2014 Rock Products News
Oil and gas, coal, aggregates and industrial-minerals producer Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP) reported revenues of $91.6 million for the third quarter of 2014 compared to $82.2 million for the third quarter of 2013, and distributable cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, of $57.8 million compared to $104.6 million for the third quarter of 2013.
Net income per unit was $0.32 for both the third quarter of 2014 and 2013. NRP reported EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, of $78.3 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $72.9 million for the third quarter of 2013. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures of distributable cash flow and EBITDA are included in the tables at the end of this release
"We continued to benefit in the third quarter from our diverse portfolio of natural resource assets," said Wyatt Hogan, president. "All of our commodities performed in line with our expectations for the quarter, and we remain on track to meet our guidance for the year. Our acquisition of the VantaCore construction aggregates business and the recently announced acquisition of oil and gas interests in the Sanish Field in the Williston Basin will even further diversify NRP and contribute to our future growth. In addition, we saw increased coal production from our properties in all of our regions in the third quarter as compared to the second quarter, which is especially impressive in light of the continuing difficult market conditions for the coal industry."
Third quarter 2014 total revenues and other income increased 11 percent from the same period of 2013 due largely from NRP's diversification into other asset classes.
During the third quarter of 2014, NRP reduced its debt by $15.7 million bringing the total net reduction for the first nine months of the year to $69.2 million. Following the end of the quarter, NRP closed the VantaCore acquisition, issuing 2,426,690 common units and borrowing $169 million on NRP Operating's revolving credit facility.
In addition, on October 6, NRP announced a definitive agreement to purchase certain non-operated working interests in the Williston Basin for $340 million. This acquisition is expected to close mid-November. In anticipation of this closing, NRP completed a common equity offering, issuing 8.5 million common units for net proceeds of $100.4 million and issued an additional $125 million of its 9.125 percent senior notes due 2018 in a private offering for net proceeds of $122.1 million. NRP anticipates funding the remainder of the purchase price using additional borrowings under the expected upsized NRP Oil and Gas revolving credit facility.
"After closing the VantaCore acquisition in October, and upon completion of the acquisition of the non-operated working interests in the Williston Basin, we anticipate combined borrowing capacity of approximately $145 million," said Dwight Dunlap, chief financial officer. "That capacity along with our cash balance of $78 million as of Sept. 30, 2014 will provide ample liquidity for NRP."
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Rare Rocky Mountain wolverine killed in N.D.
Stephen Meyers
stephenmeyers@coloradoan.com
The Fort Collins wildlife photographer who captured the only known images of a wolverine in Rocky Mountain National Park was saddened upon hearing recent news that the animal was shot and killed on a ranch in western North Dakota.
The wolverine reportedly repeatedly harassed cattle on the ranch. An investigation determined the shooting was justifiable under North Dakota law that allows ranchers to use lethal measures to protect their livestock.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department confirmed the wolverine's identity, M-56, and past whereabouts after finding an implanted radio tracking device in the animal's abdomen, according to the Associated Press.
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"Photographing him really is a highlight of my career. I'd spent so much time in Rocky Mountain National Park, so to see him in the park was a really connected experience," said Ray Rafiti, the wildlife photographer who still is routinely asked to provide the photo to various outlets, including conservation organizations and wildlife biologists.
"On a personal level, I'm very disappointed and sad," said Rafiti, a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years who formerly wrote a column for the Coloradoan's outdoor Xplore section.
On Monday, Rafiti posted on his photography Facebook page, Wild Faces Wild Places, one of his photos of the wolverine, along with a photo the North Dakota rancher who shot the wolverine posted to his own page.
"Very sad ending to a majestic and historic visitor to our state," Rafiti wrote.
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Rafiti said he's reached out to the North Dakota rancher but as of Wednesday morning hadn't heard back from him.
M-56 was North Dakota's first confirmed wolverine in more than a century. When Rafiti captured his photo of M-56 in 2009, it was the first time a wolverine had been confirmed in Rocky Mountain National Park in 90 years.
M-56 was first tracked by scientists in 2008 when captured south of Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. Researchers tracked the young male for more than 500 miles, where it then took up residence in Rocky Mountain National Park. The tracker showed M-56's last known location was in Colorado in 2012. The device's battery likely gave out after that.
The wolverine was killed on a ranch near Alexander, North Dakota, more than 700 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park.
How Rafiti's historical image happened
Rafiti and friends James Cotter and Jessica Swan were searching for wildflowers near Rocky Mountain National Park's Forest Canyon Overlook not far from a well-traveled Trail Ridge Road on June 26, 2009.
About 7:30 p.m., Rafiti saw an elk bedded down in a tundra bowl off Rainbow Curve above Hidden Valley Snow Play Area. He walked to the bowl, where he was joined by his friends. While photographing the elk, the bull became startled, stood up abruptly and began prancing, a clear indication of being spooked.
From the shadows of the forest emerged what Rafiti told the Coloradoan in 2009 he first believed to be a bear cub, until he noticed the animal was too agile to be a clumsy cub.
Once it emerged from the shadows, Rafiti was certain he saw one of North America's rarest mammals; there are an estimated 200 wolverines in the Lower 48 states, mostly in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
The wolverine then sprinted uphill and over a ridge, leaving Rafiti and his friends with an estimated two to three minutes of viewing and Rafiti with 24 images on his Canon Mark III camera.
An anxious Rafiti raced to his Fort Collins home to determine the quality of his images. After transferring his images from the memory card to his computer, he knew for certain the animal was a wolverine.
Rafiti said he's almost "100 percent" certain he spotted M-56 a couple years ago near Mount Evans. He feels confident the animal he saw scampering across the hillside was a wolverine because fellow photographer Cameron Miller produced an image of M-56 in the area around the same time.
Rafiti said he's disappointed about M-56 being shot from a broader perspective regarding the wolverine's lack of protection under the Endangered Species Act.
"It's a really sad thing. I hope we can do more good on behalf of the wolverines," he said.
In 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declined to list wolverines under the Endangered Species Act, citing a lack of data on how predicted climate-driven loss of spring snowpack will impact wolverines. A federal judge recently ruled in favor of environmental groups who sued, ordering the agency to re-evaluate its decision.
Resembling a small bear, wolverines are solitary animals that need a lot of room to roam. They may travel 15 miles a day in search of food. Young males often travel hundreds of miles in search of a mate. They're also known for their ferociousness, bringing down deer, elk and even moose.
Xplore reporter Stephen Meyers covers the outdoors and recreation for the Coloradoan. Follow him on Twitter @stemeyer or @XploreNoCo.


Discover the legends and mythology surrounding River Styx, the great river that encircled Hades the Underworld, the world of the dead and the infernal regions of Tartarus. The River Styx had to be crossed by the souls of the dead to reach the Underworld. The only way to cross the River Styx was in a ferryboat rowed by a terrible boatman named Charon, who demanded payment for his service. The name Styx derived from the Greek word 'Stux' meaning "hate" and "detestation".
The place called Hades, the Underworld was the domain of the god Hades and other gods and goddesses associated with the inexplicable, such as death, sleep, witchcraft, ghosts, dreams and enchantments. According to Greek mythology the River Styx was a great black river that completely encircled the Underworld. The River Styx formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld. The word 'stygian' came to refer to anything dark, dismal, and murky. Hades the Underworld consisted of different areas where the souls of dead mortals resided. The souls of mortals who had led good lives were sent to Elysium and the Elysian Fields (paradise). The souls of mortals who had led both good and evil lives on earth were sent to endless toil in the Asphodel Meadows. Those evil mortals that had led sinful lives were confined in the dark depths of Tartarus, in the bowels of the earth where the souls of the wicked suffered endless torture. The River Styx was connected all of the places via four tributaries.
The River Styx had to be crossed to reach life after death and the only way to cross the River Styx was in a ferryboat rowed by a terrible old boatman named Charon. The boatman would only take a soul if their bodies had received funereal rites on earth. Charon the ferryman also demanded to be paid. The funeral rites of the Ancient Greeks therefore included placing a small coin or obolus under the tongue of a dead person for this purpose. An obolus was a small silver coin of Athens. A single coin buried with the dead and made of silver or gold was referred to as a danake or as Charon's obol. The coin to pay Charon for passage was also called 'naulum' from the Greek word meaning "boat fare". If these conditions had not been fulfilled, the souls were left behind to wander up and down the banks of the River Styx for 100 years as restless spirits.
Hades the Underworld was guarded by Cerberus the monstrous three-headed dog whose howls could be heard across the dark domain. Cerberus permitted all shades to enter, but none to return. The sight of the huge and monstrous Cerebus was the first to confront the souls of the dead when they alighted from the ferryman's boat following their journey across the River Styx.
The River Styx (meaning Hateful and detestable) was a great black waterway that encircled Hades the Underworld. The Styx separated the world of the living on Earth from the world of the dead in Hades. The Styx had to be crossed to reach life after death. The only way to cross the Styx was in a ferryboat rowed by a terrible old boatman named Charon. The Styx was said to be filled with lost hopes, dreams and wishes that never came true.
The River Phlegethon (meaning flaming) was the river around Tartarus (Hell). The waves of the Phlegethon rolled flames of fire, and lit up, with their vivid glare, the appalling realm of Tartarus. It was described as "a stream of fire, which coils round the earth and flows into the depths of Tartarus". Legend tells that the Phlegethon flowed with fire that burned but did not consume fuel, some say it was made of boiling blood.
The Acheron (meaning the river of woe or sorrow) was also known as the River of Pain that flowed from the Styx and believed to carry pains intended for mortals back to earth. It also carried the good souls from the Underworld that were sent back to earth after 1000 years to be reincarnated as mortals. The ferryman Charon was tasked with taking souls across the Acheron.
The worthy souls of the dead had to drink from the River Lethe (meaning oblivion & forgetfulness) which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were living on earth. Lethe was also the name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, with whom the waters was often identified.


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Bryan Lasme (ur. 14 listopada 1998 w Montauban) – francuski piłkarz iworyjskiego pochodzenia występujący na pozycji napastnika w niemieckim klubie Arminia Bielefeld. Wychowanek Montauban FCTG, w trakcie swojej kariery grał także w takich zespołach, jak Sochaux oraz Cholet. Młodzieżowy reprezentant Francji.

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Francuscy piłkarze
Francuzi pochodzenia iworyjskiego
Piłkarze FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Piłkarze SO Cholet
Piłkarze Arminii Bielefeld
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Urodzeni w 1998