Who doesn't love a long holiday weekend? It's the perfect time to relax – whether that means staying at home and finishing that book you've been meaning to read, spending the day with a group of good friends, or jetting off on a quick trip. For these celebrities, it's the latter. This isn't just your normal, Instagrammable, celebrity vacation weekend. Memorial Day trips are a growing trend that has been consistently gaining popularity in recent years. According to a report from AAA, more people were expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend than there have been in the past decade. The celebs did that and then took it one further!
These are people are making the most of the long weekend. They're breaking out their sunglasses, sun hats, and best beach reads. Some hit up the Grand Pix in Monaco while others took advance of the extra day off to sit poolside with friends in Mexico, California, and all over the globe. Whatever the case, these all look like a great way to spend the holiday weekend!


It all started with seeing a picture of a friend's cute kids at an Easter egg hunt. I panicked. Shoot! did I miss them?? Oh, my girl is going to be soooo upset. So I took to the internet and quickly breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that they hadn't all happened and a ton were set for the Saturday before Easter. I was checking the age groups because our littlest will be two soon and able to enjoy the concept of an egg hunt. They had groups for kids all the way up to 5th grade. Then it hit me.
My son at an egg hunt 2 years ago. We had to hold him back, he was so excited.
My son is in 5th grade. But I can only imagine the whirlwind of girls and boy snagging up every egg, not withstanding the eggs right in front of a kid. Would my son get anything? I know he would know what that meant. He just needs a slower pace to be able to find the eggs. In the past, the places we went allowed him to hunt for eggs with the little kids heats. But he is so big now. I can only imagine there might be a few outspoken adults who have no filter, and object for all to hear. There are a few of these in every gathering. Even if it is just a passive aggressive reminder that this is for the small kids. It doesn't even matter to some that he has autism. All they see is that he might take potential eggs that belong to their kids.
I started searching for places that had a special needs group time. There were NONE. Maybe one 40 miles away, but everywhere else…none. How is it that even though people know that autism is here, with gusto and sadly it doesn't look like it is going anywhere anytime soon, they forget to include them in their events. It is not that complicated to add on an extra heat for these kids. Special needs goes so far beyond autism. Seizures, illness, downs syndrome, wheel chair bound…Why is it fair that they have to sit on the sidelines, watching their siblings, wishing they could be like the other kids and do that too? Why is it fair that parents with only special needs kids in their household have to avoid Facebook for a few days only because there are so many pictures posted of other people's children holding baskets full of Easter eggs, with huge smiles, while the status talks about how much fun they had?
For me this year, I will once again boldly ask the organization that is sponsoring the event (usually a church) if my son could be a part of the smaller age group or have a little corner sectioned off for him during the actual age group for him. He is a valuable human being, just like anyone else, and he deserves to participate in things like this, just like any other kid. Maybe this sounds whiny. I'm not concerned with that. Until you experience it, you just don't know the crushing sadness that overwhelms you. It's already depressing that you even have to ask for the special change to their rules.
God bless those churches, because without hesitation they made accommodations for him.


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Founded in 1996, UTTHAN works for poverty alleviation through sustainable development. It operates in surface soil mined areas around cities, degraded forest lands, dry lands and wastelands, under the able guidance of Dr. D. N. Tewari, former Member of Planning Commission, India, and Vice- chairman State Planning Board, Chhattisgarh. Its projects cover distressed migration areas; backward and inaccessible areas with poor community and communication; and areas with deficits in food, nutrition and health support.
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Not sure if anyone else has had this issue. I'm hoping yes and that there's an easy fix. I find that often, though not always, data connection drops while I'm traveling, possibly when switching towers? My phone will read 4-5 bars, LTE service but phone has completely lost all data connection. It's easy enough to fix by switching airplane mode on and back off again. Data comes right back, but it will remain shut off until I do this. It is incredibly annoying. Turning airplane mode on resets my tether/hotspot connection so that has to be redone as well which is extremely frustrating if trying to do something as simple as work from a train.
I rarely am on the phone (i.e. on a call) when this issue occurs but the few times I have been I will also lose the call. Or if I have switched towers and have yet to enable/disable airplane mode, when trying to call my phone acts up and will freeze once I try to place a call. I have to wait for it to unfreeze, toggle airplane mode on and back off and then I can call again like normal.
What make and model phone are you using?
Have you tried to reset your network settings in the phone's main settings menu?
This will reset any Wi-Fi Bluetooth connected devices status but might refresh the system so that this works a little bit more seamlessly.
Yes. I have tried this and the issue always returns. Might be better for a day or two.
It would be awesome if TMobile would respond and/or do something about this. I am close to throwing my phone down a hole. I am actively looking for a new provider because this problem is so frustrating.
That is a very good suggestion. I don't have another phone to try this with, though I recently replaced my phone through the apple store. I previously had the same issue. T-Mobile does not seem willing to look into the issue so if it continues I will just move to Verizon or ATT.


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When did the protests in Venezuela begin?
Nationwide student protests started last month. On February 12, the demonstrations attracted global attention when three people were killed.
Demonstrators are demanding better security, an end to goods shortages and protected freedom of speech.
Who is opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez?
Protest leader releases vid to supporters CNN cameras taken at gunpoint
Major social and economic problems have fueled the protests. But as the demonstrations gained steam, officials have pointed fingers at other factors and accused the United States of plotting to destabilize the government.
Some blame Venezuela's government, led by President Nicolas Maduro, for those problems. Maduro and other officials blame the opposition for the security and economic problems.
The protests are the largest Maduro has faced in his 11 months in power. He has called opposition members fascists and compared them to an infection that needs to be cured.
Who's protesting?
Many demonstrators across the country are students, but prominent opposition politicians have also joined marches.
Since February 13, more than 2,000 stories from Venezuela have been uploaded to iReport, CNN's user-generated platform. Many of the videos and photos are gruesome, and depict violent scenes between demonstrators and police.
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List of fatalities as protests go in Venezuela
This list has been compiled using reports from Venezuelan authorities and media. It includes all deaths which have been reportedly connected with the protests, riots, and street barricades. However it does not include several cases which have been included on other lists, due to the possibility that these deaths were not related to the political violence but were in fact the result of other criminal violence. It also differs slightly from the count held by Venezuelan authorities, which does not appear to include the two cases mentioned below of deaths caused by barricades delaying patients in a critical condition from reaching hospital.
It is important to highlight that both this and all other counts are made using the available information and the judgment of the authors. New information produced as investigations proceed may change which cases count as being connected to the political violence, and who the perpetrator of each murder is considered to be. Observers are welcome to send in information to VA.com on cases that may have been missed, or information that suggests that cases which have been excluded from the current list should be included.
The list is as follows:
1,2 & 3: On 12 February, an opposition activist, José Roberto Redman (21), a pro-opposition carpenter, Bassil DaCosta (23), and a Chavista social activist, Juan Montoya (40) were killed during clashes in Caracas.
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About political situation in Venezuela today
A lot of people argue that these protests are too early. That the barrios are not participating. That the people still support the Government widely and many other such arguments. While there is evidence to counteract each of these claims, I think they try to oversimplify the problem. In the end, the "barrios" are not where the opposition is weak, it is in the very rural states, where the people have a very high dependence on the Government. These are the true Chavista strongholds, where the media is fully dominated by the Government and the opposition gets less than 40% of the vote in any given election. In the barrios of the big cities, the 2013 Presidential elections tended to be closer, with the opposition scoring wins in many.
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Can armed humanitarian intervention ever be justified?
Since its beginnings armed humanitarian intervention has represented a dilemma to war, peace and international ethics because it involves the moral issue of when to intervene and if these interventions are justifiable. Moreover there are the different theories in favour and against of armed intervention. This essay will discuss: Can armed humanitarian intervention ever be justified?
In order to make this essay clearer is to believe that a couple of definitions should be made beforehand; humanitarian intervention and armed intervention. Firstly, 'humanitarian intervention is traditionally defined as the use of force by states to protect human rights. This definition presumes that states should do the intervening in order to maintain civil rights and of course the welfare and peace in society'.[1]Nowadays, it is sometimes argued that this traditional definition is obsolete because humanitarian intervention is increasingly a matter of collective action under UN auspices, not action undertaken by states acting on their own authority and under their own law. Secondly, we speak of armed intervention when that exercise involves the use of military force. An armed intervention is humanitarian when its aim is to protect innocent people who are not nationals of the intervening state from violence perpetrated or permitted by the government of the target state.[2] Additionally, armed intervention to stop a massacre is likely to be only the first of many measures needed to restore order to a chaotic society and prevent subsequent massacres. If prevention is important, then is to believe that the challenge for humanitarian policy is to move from responding to humanitarian crises to forestalling them.
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British and US 'special relationship' (foreign policy)
How far does Britain's special relationship with the US constrain its foreign policy?
The 'special relationship' is a phrase used to describe close political, diplomatic, cultural and historical relations between the United Kingdom and the United States. The term was first used in 1946 in a speech made by Winston Churchill. In recent decades, it has been argued that the' special relationship' is about control and how to keep both interests aligned. Today, is to believe that to a very large extent Britain special relationship with the United States constrained its foreign policy. This essay will discuss: How far does Britain's special relationship with the US constrain its foreign policy?
As a concept foreign policy aims to ensure the security of its people and territory, promotes its aims in the international arena, and encourage co-operation with other countries. The special relationship between Britain and United States is close and robust because British and American values are essentially the same, which explains why national interests are often aligned. 'The US-UK relationship is strong because it delivers for both of us. The alliance is not sustained by our historical ties or blind loyalty. This is a partnership of choice that serves our national interests.'[1] Still, in many aspects for both parties foreign policy is dependant one on each other. At the moment, it is evident that there is a distinctive relationship between Britain and the United States, but it exists at the top and bottom with very little in between. At the top, the common language and a degree of shared relationship and culture between leaders has clearly provided Britain with some extra diplomatic leverage with US policy-makers. At the bottom, there is a degree of detailed co-operation and understanding between the armed services of the two countries and their intelligence organizations. However, Britain and the US perhaps understood one another much less well than they assumed, despite the link of a common language. Britain was a 'little island', the US a subcontinent; Britain believed in the committed to the welfare state and massive state intervention in the economy; the US, at least in theory, remained committed to private enterprise. 'Anti-Americanism in Britain was matched by certain anti-British sentiments in the US, especially among the Irish.'[2]
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Splice Machine Raises $15M Series B Round in Advance of Public Beta Offering
Splice Machine has completed a $15M Series B round of funding. The investment is led by InterWest Partners, along with returning Series A investor Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV).
According to the company, the investment will enable it to accelerate its product development and expand its sales and marketing team in preparation for its upcoming public beta offering later this quarter. Splice Machine received its first round of funding from MDV in October 2012. Since then, the company has tripled its staff, engaged with over 10 charter customers, received multiple accolades, and delivered a limited product release where more than 50 enterprises validated use cases, tested SQL coverage and benchmarked performance.
Splice Machine provides a transactional real-time SQL-on-Hadoop database for big data applications. According to the company, its database delivers significant increases in query performance and steep reductions in hardware and software costs for its charter customers.
"We're confident that this next round of funding will enable us to revolutionize the Hadoop marketplace by powering real-time operational and analytical applications," said Monte Zweben, co-founder and CEO, Splice Machine. According to the vendor, Splice Machine is a full-featured SQL database on Hadoop with real-time updates and ACID transactions. It provides application developers and database architects with the scalability of Hadoop and HBase, the ubiquity of SQL, and the transactional integrity of an RDBMS.
For more information on Splice Machine, visit www.splicemachine.com.


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Hot Stocks / Don't Read Too Much Into the Post-Earnings Rout in Asana Stock
Don't Read Too Much Into the Post-Earnings Rout in Asana Stock
Although recent news sounds bad on the surface, it may not necessarily make ASAN stock a no-go as a long-term position
March 25, 2022 By Louis Navellier and the InvestorPlace Research Staff Mar 22, 2022, 6:00 am EST March 25, 2022
Most of Asana's (NYSE:ASAN) price decline in recent months is the product of market volatility. But we can't blame external factors for what happened with ASAN stock on March 10.
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What happened on March 10? Following its release of earnings, guidance and other updates, shares in the work management platform provider plunged over 20%. Not so much for the earnings themselves. Instead, it was entirely due to guidance, plus a subsequent analyst downgrade (more below).
In the past week, shares have tried to recover. After falling to the low-$30s per share (it was near $50 per share right before earnings), it has since inched back to around $39 per share. Yet with its latest plunge due to company-specific news, is it time to take a pass on it?
Not so fast. Sure, its largest bit of news sounds bad. It certainly doesn't bode well for results in the quarters ahead. Even so, there may be a silver lining. The company is trading some short-term pain, for what could be substantial long-term gains. With the strategic move it's embarking on today, it may see its growth re-accelerate later down the road.
In turn, this might give the stock a strong chance of ultimately making a recovery. Put simply, this latest development may not completely destroy the bull case for it.
ASAN Stock and Its Double-Digit Plunge
For the quarter ending December 31, 2021, Asana beat on revenue estimates, generating $111.9 million in sales, up 64% from the prior year's quarter. Adjusted losses also came in below sell-side estimates.
Again, it wasn't recent results that caused the plunge in the price of ASAN stock. It was the guidance management provided for the coming year. Namely, instead of seeing its losses narrow, losses could slightly widen. Why? As CEO Dustin Moskovitz put it in a statement that accompanied earnings, "We are cementing our leadership position by increasing investments further to meet this large and growing enterprise demand."
Translation? The company's keeping its foot on the gas, with plans to spend heavily in order to maximize growth. This may be seen by the market as a risky move. After all, with increasing concerns about a recession, we may see some belt tightening when it comes to enterprise IT spend. At the same time, Asana is aggressively pursuing this market.
Right after its earnings report, citing both the news of further losses, plus the prospect of a sharp slowdown in revenue growth during the upcoming fiscal year (from 67% to around 40%), JP Morgan analyst Mark Murphy saw this as reason to downgrade the stock.
Changing his rating from the equivalent of "hold," to the equivalent of "sell," Murphy cut his price target from $66 to $32 per share. The bounce back notwithstanding, investors seem to agree with his take. They could continue to do so in the short term.
Why Asana's Poorly Received Move May Be the Right One
ASAN stock may have taken yet another beating from the company's recent guidance update. But it's not for certain that management is taking the wrong path deciding to pursue a plan to re-accelerate top-line growth, rather than focus on narrowing operating losses.
Admittedly, many factors point to a re-acceleration of its revenue growth taking time. For instance, much of its growth last year and in 2020 may have been growth that pulled forward, due to the pandemic. Also, a possible economic slowdown/recession could lead to a reduction in corporate IT spend. This could delay the adoption of Asana's platform by some would-be customers.
That said, while the "payoff" from its current efforts may not be immediate, that's not to say it will never arrive. There's robust demand for Asana's product, which helps businesses improve productivity. Right now, the company has only a small bit of the overall market for this type of service.
How big is this market? Massive. This space may be worth $50 billion in annual revenue. Even if it ultimately grabbed just 10% market share, that would result in it generating $5 billion per year in revenue. That's nearly 10x estimated revenues for the current fiscal year.
The Verdict on ASAN Stock
Earning a "B" rating in my Portfolio Grader, the market may be wrong in its conclusion that the route Asana's going — growth over a faster move to profitability — is the wrong one.
With the potential to someday scale into a multi-billion dollar business, the route it's taking now could pay off in a big way down the road. Maybe not within the next year. Definitely not within the next quarter. Over the next few years? There's a strong chance it does pay off.
But if you're looking at ASAN stock as a long-term play, I wouldn't view the most recent news from the company as a deal breaker.
On the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
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Since 2001, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM Act, has been stagnating in Congress. Essentially, this bill would grant conditional permanent residency to eligible immigrants of good moral character, who graduate from U.S. high schools and have lived in the U.S. for 5 continuous years prior to the bill's enactment, contingent on the requirement that they attend college or join the military.
Rather than examine the DREAM Act from an ideological perspective, this article will explore the economics of the DREAM Act; both the benefits in economic growth, as well as the overall cost of passing this controversial piece of legislation. Using data collected by the Congressional Budget Office, The Center for American Progress, and the North American Integration and Development Center (NAID) at UCLA, this article will highlight the positives and the negative aspects regarding the economic impact of this bill.
Enacting the DREAM Act would have three major positive effects on the economy. First it would create more federal revenue, as more people paid into federal taxes and social programs. Second, it would create incentive for immigrants to become more educated, and educated people earn more money that can be spent on goods and services that benefit the economy. The third and final effect is that of higher educated workers paying more in taxes, that in turn goes into government programs.
If enacted immediately, the Dream Act could grant conditional permanent residency to nearly 2.1 million undocumented youths. This large number of people entering the workforce would affect federal revenues in many ways, especially considering eligibility for some refundable tax credits, Social Security, and Medicare benefits would be inherent in the bill's enactment. According to a study done by NAID, allowing these 2.1 million immigrants legal status would generate $3.6 trillion over a 40-year period. Social Security and Medicare benefits are a major point of contention in the DREAM Act debate. Since these benefits would become available to nearly 2.1 million people, it is necessary to examine how that number will impact the systems in place. Because the DREAM Act would affect a large population of relatively young people, their projected impact for the 2011-2020 period is extremely minor. Young people are generally healthier, and therefore require less medical care. The CBO used information form the Current Population Survey to project that only 0.2% of the population affected by the DREAM Act would qualify for Social Security in the 2011-2020 timeframe. Because of the overall low number of DREAM Act eligible people who would require Social Security or Medicare from 2011-202, the CBO estimates that the bill would boost Medicare outlays by $29 million, and Social Security outlays by $77 million1. Because of these increases, as well as the sustainability of the program as supported by application fees as determined by the Department of Homeland Security, the overall impact of the DREAM Act is estimated to reduce federal deficits by around $1.4 billion over the 2011-2020 period. Beyond the federal economic effects, the increases in legally authorized workers in the economy provided by enactment of the DREAM Act would also impact the national economy. The NAID report estimates that this could lead to income generation of nearly $3.6 trillion in current dollars2.
Bachelor's degree. Of the nearly 1.2 million immigrants who would attain a Bachelor's, around 34,000 would go onto a Master's degree, and almost 12,000 would attain a Doctorate or first professional degree. This translates into federal revenue as more highly skilled workers enter into the workforce.
When higher skilled workers enter the economy, they in-turn have more income to spend, and more income that will be taxed. According to the Congressional Budget Office report on the cost estimate of the DREAM Act, the bill would lead to increased reporting of employment income, which would add to the receipts from both social insurance taxes and individual income taxes3. Increased reporting would also lead to larger tax reductions by businesses for labor compensation, which would reduce profits. However, due to the corporate and non-corporate nature of businesses, these deductions would reduce both corporate and individual tax receipts, offsetting some of the increases that will occur4. According to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the overall impact on revenues would be a $2.3 billion increase in the 2011-2020 period.
Although these figures paint a mostly positive picture of the economics of the DREAM Act, there are a few important caveats that should be mentioned. Although nearly 2.1 million immigrants will be eligible if enacted, estimates on the anticipated number of eligible immigrants who will successfully attain conditional permanent resident status say the number will be much lower. A 2010 report by the Migration Policy Institute claims that if current trends continue to mirror past trends, around 38%, or 825,000 eligible immigrants would successfully gain lawful permanent resident status5. Another major issue concerns what will happen after 2020, and in the future as DREAM Act participants become older and therefore more reliant on Medicare and Social Security. The CBO estimates that the bill would increase projected deficits by nearly $5 billion in at least one of the four consecutive 10-year periods starting in 20216, and there is a lot less specific data available as to what the long term consequences might be. In many ways, the short-term gains of the legislation make the DREAM Act extremely appealing to a slowly recovering global economy, but many feel that the economic uncertainties of the strain it could eventually place on social security nets is too great a risk. This is a common issue when discussing social policy changes, and can be counteracted with consideration.
Regardless of the political opinions that encompass the current Congressional debate, or lack thereof, over the DREAM Act, there are obvious economic factors that must be taken into consideration. A bill that would introduce such a large number of lawful permanent residents to both our economy and our nation, should not be taken lightly. Moving forward, Congress must consider the implications of research such as that presented by the Congressional Budget Office when reviewing this historic and controversial piece of legislation.
Act Beneficiaries." Migration Policy Institute, July 2010.
Progress. Partnership for a New American Economy, Oct. 2012.
DREAM Act." (n.d.): n. pag. North American Integration and Development Center.
University of California, Los Angeles, 1 Oct. 2010.
Minors Act of 2010." Congressional Budget Office. N.p., 7 Dec. 2010.


If you are nonchalant and make it clear the caning did not hurt would Mr Henderson fly into a rage, sweep the files from the desk, grip you by the neck, hurl you facedown across the desk and proceed to thrash the living daylights out of you? You have not noticed until now on top of it lies a short stick. I squeal with pleasure. You, eighteen years old, a prefect, just about to leave school for ever about to get the cane. No way was he twenty-one.
Lighting a fire within me. He cannot complain about my action. Put him in his place. The kid hollered and wriggled, but he was stuck fast. He never raised a finger to any of his boys as they grew up.


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You bewdy! An assembly of brilliant female thinkers, gathering for a weekend of talks and discussions on all sorts of important topics? Now that's something we can really get behind!
Working with the team from the Sydney Opera House (where this marvellous event was held), we developed this animation to help launch the 2016 All About Women festival.
Illustration by the wildly talented Steph Hughes provided the building blocks for our squad of animators to craft the clip in a way that felt free-flowing and hand-drawn.
Matching the style and ethos of the event itself, the piece has an organic and genuine feel that had just as much to do with the technical animation approach as it did with the deeply collaborative efforts of the entire team.
High fives all 'round.
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Mitigating Doxing Risks: Strategies to Prevent Online Threats from Translating to Offline Harms
The growing use of channels for finding and sharing information about people have made doxing increasingly widespread and dangerous.
Prioritize Funding for High-Speed Internet Connectivity that Rural Communities Can Afford to Adopt
Federal programs that have recently funded new broadband infrastructure has gone to ISPs that offer expensive internet service.
Creating a National Infrastructure for Digital Mental Health Services
Addressing the largely unregulated space of digital mental health products is critical to mitigate harm of unverified solutions.
A Transparent Tech Training Alliance could expand access to early tech careers to low-wage workers and help small and mid-sized enterprises.
Federal Accessibility Standards for Fully Autonomous Vehicles
Self-driving technology is uniquely positioned to benefit people with travel-limiting disabilities and many older adults.
Mitigating and Preventing the Existing Harms of Digital Surveillance Technology
A set of actions to rein in the unchecked power of the surveillance complex that has attached itself to our nation's law-enforcement systems
Establishing the White House Council on Disabilities
The 61 million adults in the United States living with a disability deserve to engage with the world on their own terms.
Section 230 Is Essential to the Internet's Future
The law's critics are right to question Big Tech's power, but weakening Section 230 would not address companies' flaws.
COVID-19 Presents an Opportunity to Invest in Federal IT Modernization
The pandemic accelerated an already rapid ongoing shift to a tech-driven world. We must similarly accelerate investments in IT.


"Article describing the wide variety of plans and dreams for using Munj"
Article describing the wide variety of plans and dreams for using Munjoy Hill's St. Lawrence Church, a 95-year-old Congregational church vacant since 1985 and deteriorating rapidly. The money and energy necessary to make any of the plans work is not forthcoming. Related story.
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Greek Mythology / Myths / Mortals / Neleus
Neleus at a Glance
Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro in Greek mythology, and twin brother of Pelias. Tyro was the wife of Cretheus, but was secretely in love with the river god Enipeus. However, Enipeus rejected her. Poseidon, having fallen for Tyro, took the form of Enipeus and seduced Tyro; after sleeping together, Tyro became pregnant and gave birth to the twin brothers, Neleus and Pelias. Tyro abandoned the two babies on a mountain to die, but a maid found them and raised them.
When Neleus and Pelias reached adulthood, they sought their mother, who at the time was being mistreated by their stepmother, Sidero. Sidero tried to evade them by hiding into a temple of Hera, but Pelias found her and killed her anyway; this is how he received the hatred of the goddess. The two brothers then fought for the throne, and Neleus lost; he was banished to Messenia, where he became the king of Pylos. He married Chloris, with whom he had four children; Pero, Periclymenus, Alastor, and Nestor. At a later time, Heracles asked Neleus to release him from a blood-debt; after being refused, Heracles killed Neleus and his sons except Nestor.
See Also: Poseidon, Tyro, Pelias, Cretheus, Enipeus, Hera, Nestor, Chloris, Heracles
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New Oil Find Highlights Alaska's Taxes and Credits Row
Spanish energy company Repsol, which has partnered with Armstrong Energy LLC, has announced a major oil find on Alaska's North Slope, saying the find could amount to about 1.2 billion barrels of recoverable light oil. If correct, it could be the largest US onshore oil discovery in 30 years and a major boost to jobs in the sector.
The announcement was hailed by Governor Bill Walker and Senator Dan Sullivan, but added fuel to a politically charged debate in the Alaska House over proposals to overhaul the state's oil tax and credit structure. Lawmakers are debating whether to further reduce incentives aimed at encouraging oil activity in the face of a multibillion-dollar state budget deficit.
In a release, House Resources Committee co-chair, Geran Tarr, said this and other recent oil announcements underscore the need to finish work on tax credits. Tarr has argued that the state's credit program is too generous and unaffordable. Co-chair, Andy Josephson, said new oil has the potential to reverse a downward trend of oil flowing through the trans-Alaska pipeline.
"However, these new oil discoveries also have the potential to devastate the budget if we continue a system that requires the state of Alaska to pay billions of dollars in costs with no assurances of future revenue, especially at low oil prices," he said in a release.
"Not only will jobs be created, both directly and indirectly, but with these types of discoveries we can allow our current oil and gas tax system to provide benefits to the state," Representative Dave Talerico said in a release.
The Anchorage Republican said the discovery is encouraging and underscores the importance of Alaska being "a stable, reliable place to invest and create jobs."
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Congratulations to Dr. Wenwen Wang!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Wenwen Wang on receiving a 2021 M. G. Michael Award for Sciences from the Franklin College of Arts and Science at UGA! The M. G. Michael Award, which recognizes excellence in research, was established in 1944 to stimulate new initiatives in scholarship in all…
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bill Hollingsworth on receiving a 2021 Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award! These awards for excellence in teaching annually honor outstanding faculty in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at UGA who have shown a sustained commitment to high-…
Hiring: Two Lecturer Positions in Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Georgia invites applications for two full-time non-tenure track lecturer positions starting August 2021.
Hiring: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Data Science
Undergraduate Linguistics & Computer Science Student Emily Towery featured in "The Classic Journal"
This November, Emily Towery's essay "Creating Conversation: A Comparison of English and Turkish Phrase Structures" appears in The Classic, the Writing Intensive Program's journal of undergraduate writing and research.


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132 Etra é um asteroide cruzador de Marte localizado no cinturão principal. Ele é classificado como um asteroide tipo M. Ele possui uma magnitude absoluta de 9,38 e tem um diâmetro de 42,87 quilômetros. Este asteroide foi o primeiro asteroide cruzador de Marte a ser identificado. Como um asteroide cruzador de Marte, Etra é o asteroide com numeração mais baixa a não ter elementos orbitais adequados devido a recorrentes perturbações por Marte. Com um arco de observação original de apenas 22 dias, 132 Etra foi considerado um asteroide perdido entre 1873 e 1922.

Descoberta e nomeação
132 Etra foi descoberto em 13 de junho de 1873 pelo astrônomo James Craig Watson. Este asteroide foi nomeado em honra a Etra, a mãe de Teseu na mitologia grega.

Características orbitais
A órbita de 132 Etra tem uma excentricidade de 0,3902133 e possui um semieixo maior de 2,6074406 UA. O seu periélio leva o mesmo a uma distância de 1,5899827 UA em relação ao Sol e seu afélio a 3,625 UA.

Ver também
 Lista de asteroides

Ligações externas

Asteroides da cintura principal
Asteroides tipo M
Objetos astronômicos descobertos em 1873

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When arriving at Hoitong, a 40-seat Chinese restaurant tucked in a tiny strip mall on Westminster Hwy, although is clean and cozy, most people will find it far from their expectation, a winner of several local Chinese restaurant awards and an honourable mention for the Best Upscale Chinese Restaurant in 2016.
In the Hoitong's kitchen, there is the 70-year-old chef and owner Leung Yiu Tong who specializes in classic Cantonese dishes from the Shunde region. And that's what you come here for.
Shunde is a satellite town of Guangzhou (Canton), the capital of Guangdong Province. In China, there's a saying – all the best Cantonese restaurants are in Guangzhou (Canton) but all the best Cantonese chefs are from Shunde. After his establishment in Hong Kong, Chef Leung brought the master craft to Vancouver and opened Hoitong.
The restaurant is popular so we had to call in to reserve a table. There are also dishes that they only serve if ordered 24 hours in advance, such as the Lotus Leaf Rice Wrap and the Steamed Rockfish. We ordered one Deep Fried Squab, which is in this category.
I had heard this place was pricey and it showed on their menu, with hardly any dishes under $20. To a lot of people, it probably sounds crazy to order a plate of Sweet and Sour Pork for $21. But from all the raving reviews of many foodies, the Sweet and Sour Pork is one of their best specialty dishes!
And there it was, the famous Sweet and Sour Pork. I was impressed!
This is definitely not the sweet and sour pork that you get at Manchu Wok. The meat they use is from the fresh pork cheek. I'm quite sure there is no breading, or maybe there is just a little starch in the marinade. I felt the crunch while chewing on a piece but the effort was minimal. Eating it with my eyes closed, I could visualize the pieces going for a quick soak in the fryer then stir-fried in a super hot wok. They nailed the execution and the result was the amazing texture. The other key is the sauce, a great balance of sweet and tangy, not too thick and not too watery, just perfect.
The Da Liang Fried Milk is a famous Shunde specialty and requires master cooking technique. It's a mixture of milk, egg white, and starch, seasoned, and stir-fried very quickly to form this delicate omelet that's silky and creamy. Bits of crab meat and pine nut are the hidden treasure in every single bite. There is a subtle sweetness and it is delightful. I was also loving the toasted almonds, a little contrast in texture for the luscious fried milk.
The Deep Fried Squab didn't have the bright red colour that I usually see at other restaurants. But boy, it was also perfectly cooked. The skin was crispy and the meat was succulent and flavourful.
As we Cantonese people always need green vegetables on our table, we ordered the Bitter Melon and Beef Stir Fry. And they elevated this common Cantonese dish by adding some pickled cabbage bits – another unexpected pleasant surprise.
Tonight's dishes were known classics among the Cantonese folks, but the brilliance was in how they were elevated in different ways, such as the choices of ingredients and the unique techniques.
I am taking a bow to Chef Leung, a true living culinary legend.
It is easily one of the best Chinese meals I have had in Vancouver, and I'm definitely coming back here.


To round off our archive of Ember photos, we've got some bowls games, celebrations, trophies and memories. We hope you've enjoyed our trip through our club's history.
If you have any photos, stories, or just want to tell us about something related to the club, get in touch via our contacts page.


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Teenager pleads not guilty to murdering Gosforth dad David Savage
The 17-year-old will stand trial next month accused of killing David Savage near his home Gosforth in September
David Savage, 42, who died in a stabbing at Park Avenue, Gosforth (Image: Northumbria Police/PA Wire)
A teenager has pleaded not guilty to murdering a Newcastle dad and will stand trial next month.
The 17-year-old, who cannot currently be named, is accused of killing Gosforth man David Savage and possessing an offensive weapon, a knife.
The youth appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday, where he denied both charges.
He will stand trial at the end of next month, with a time estimate for the case of at least five days.
The teenager was further remanded into youth custody.
Judge Paul Sloan QC told him: "I'm going to adjourn your case now to trial which will take place on February 29, that is the next date you will be produced at this court centre.
"In the meantime you will be remanded in custody, in youth detention accommodation."
The 17-year-old is accused of murder and possession of an offensive weapon, in connection with an alleged incident on September 5 on Kielder Way, Gosforth.
Mr Savage, 42, who lived with his fiancée Donna and children on Kielder Way, was allegedly stabbed on the corner of his street, where it meets Park Avenue, at around 5.45am.
The teen will stand trial in Newcastle Crown Court at the end of February.
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Iglesia de San Salvador (Nocedo) is a church in Asturias, Spain. The church was established in the 1170s.

See also
Asturian art
Catholic Church in Spain
Churches in Asturias
List of oldest church buildings

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Churches in Asturias
1170s establishments in Europe
12th-century establishments in the Kingdom of León


Inked Magazine has teamed up with Avenue of the Giants to do the exclusive world premeire of the #FTW (For The Win) video; directed by Clifton Collins, Jr. starring Actress Theresa Longo | Wednesday May 27th, 2015 … See the finished product after the jump!
Strutt4Kids 2015 caps Peterborough Fashion Week with a night of Fashion and fundraising fabulousness held at Peterborough's Market Hall, co-hosted by CHEX TV's Mike Judson and Actress Theresa Longo. Strutt4Kids featured runway looks from international and local designers, and raised over $20,000 for 5 Counties Children's Centre.
Theresa Longo: Actress Portfolio | Top Shots Photographed by George Dimitroff & Published Here!
Spring 2015, photographer Nathan Mann teams up with Canadian International Model, Actress and Brand Ambassador Theresa Longo in updated actress headshots. See the images here!
See Theresa Longo as a red hot Nurse in The Cocksure Lads movie. Theresa Films a guitar solo in the Canadian Feature Length Film written and directed by Murray Foster of Moxy Fruvous and Great Big Sea. View fun photos from on set after the jump!


There's nothing better than a day out on the bike, bumbling down the backlanes in open face and goggles.
The problem is, such an opportunity doesn't present itself very often on these fair isles, so the thought of spending a fortune on suitable gear to be used a handful of times is something I can't really justify.
That's where this gear from Givi comes in. The Italian company is best known for it's range of motorcycle luggage but is fast gaining a reputation in the helmet market too. I've already been running the sub-£100 Oldster helmet for the past year and Givi's own I400 goggles are the perfect accompaniment.
These old fashioned style goggles are perfect for the retro look and comfy enough to do a day's riding in. There's the option of a black or chromed shell, while the lenses are interchangeable with both clear and mirrored options. Changing the lenses is a bit of a faff and involves manually prising the old lenses out and forcing the new ones in, but it's not at all difficult. The goggles have CE approval and although the PVC lining is not as soft as some of the other goggles on the market, I found that they moulded themselves to the shape of my face quite nicely after around 20 minutes riding, after which they proved really comfortable.
At around £30, these come highly recommended as a good value retro option.


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History of Thought
Just health responsibility: a comparative analysis focussing on the role of individual behaviour in relation to cancer and weight-control policy in German and US health care systems
Schmidt, Harald (2012) Just health responsibility: a comparative analysis focussing on the role of individual behaviour in relation to cancer and weight-control policy in German and US health care systems. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
This thesis seeks to examine the appropriate role of individual behaviour and responsibility in relation to cancer and weight-control policy in German and US health care systems. It contains six main parts. The first describes and compares the ways in which personal responsibility features in law and policy in both countries. It analyses salient differences in underlying motivation and characterization and highlights ethical tensions that arise from these provisions and their implementation. The second part reviews what established normative theories can do to address the issues that have been identified. It argues that these frameworks lack specificity and are ill-suited as a basis for policy in pluralist societies. It provides an analysis of different notions of the concept of personal responsibility, and makes a proposal for an overarching framework, adopting a procedural justice account that draws on work by Norman Daniels, Jim Sabin and Thomas Scanlon. The third part systematically reviews survey literature on the proper role of personal responsibility and develops an instrument for semi-structured interviews with physicians and population-level surveys in the US and Germany. The instrument complements this earlier survey work and explores key themes that arose in the analysis of policy documents and the philosophical literature. Based on this instrument, the fourth part analyses the findings from twenty semi-structured interviews with primary care physicians and oncologists in Berlin, Germany and Philadelphia, USA. The fifth part presents findings from three population level surveys of 1,000 respondents each. Two surveys with identical instruments were conducted with nonprobability samples (census-adjusted proportional quota sampling with regard to income) in Germany and the US, and one, using a subset of questions, was administered to a probability-based sample in the US. Findings are discussed comparatively between countries and in view of the interviews with physicians. The last part concerns the policy implications of the analysis, and applies the framework proposed in the thesis to the case of colon cancer screening. It seeks to defend an incentive policy that attaches financial advantage to attending counselling on the advantages and disadvantages of colon cancer screening, building also on findings from the surveys, and interviews with physicians. The final chapter highlights a range of general policy implications for the evaluation and implementation of programmes seeking to incentivise personal responsibility.
© 2012 Harald Schmidt
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Worthwhile diversions for busy people.
Ever since The Mummy (the 1999 version) was a hit Hollywood has made numerous ill-advised classic monster remakes. Stephen Sommers, who did a great job on the first mummy movie, has made several of the worst ones -- "Van Helsing" leaps to mind as a complete disappointment.
This trailer for The Wolf Man, starring Benicio Del Toro, actually looks really good. I'm crossing my fingers.
I especially like the scary "tchcik-tchick-ah"
The Onion: "Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'"
"Share and Enjoy" is the work of Bob Koehler and Jim Ramsey. The name is a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


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Angola, still roaring
Angola national team is still preparing for the 2014 World Cup in Spain as the best African team from the last 20 years. With a group of players who majorly play in the local league, they will try to honor its recent history and try to qualify to the second phase of the competition.
They will compete in Group D in Gran Canaria, along with Slovenia, Lithuania, South Korea, Mexico and Australia. At a glance, they are the most feasible of all.
Similarly, with 10 titles in the last 12 Afrobaskets, Angola must assert these statistics.
On the other hand, the African team, led by Paulo Macedo, right now is 16th in the FIBA ranking, which means the best of their continent. It will be his fourth consecutive appearance in the main event.
Beyond all, the promise Felizardo Ambrosio will not see action with an injured knee. However, the coach will test variants in case of resentment in the Stankovic Cup, having begun preparations on 14 July.
With the base made up of teams First of August, Libolo and Petro Luanda, the Angolan roster has names like guard Carlos Morais and centers Vald�licio Joaquim and Joaquim Gomes.


It is a new month and I've got a fresh new calendar for you! I hope spring has found it's way to you. Here in Texas everything is in full bloom! I was finally able to get into my garden in between those rain showers and clean it up from the winter. I love this time of year! What is your favorite thing to plant? Mine…Roses. They do so well here!
I hope you enjoy this little calendar print for April!


Q: Where are the iOS updates downloaded to?
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Select "Go to folder…" under the Go Menu in Finder enter one of the locations below.
Put one of the following addresses in the address location bar in a Windows Explorer window.
If you are trying to update your iOS device on a day that Apple just release a new version of iOS or a new iPhone, you may not be able to validate your device with Apple due to the high traffic that is affecting Apple's servers. In this event you may receive a Error 3002 when attempting to update to the newest version of iOS, to by pass this error download the official IPSW files for your device and place a copy into the corresponding file listed above. Then click the "Update" button on your iOS device in iTunes to start the update process.
e.g. If you have a iPhone 4S you would download and copy the IPSW file into the folder named "iPhone Software Updates." Then click the "Update" button on your iOS device in iTunes to start the update process.
Notice: This has only been tested and works with the full IPSW Restore and not the new delta update releases.
Where are the update files stored on the device once downloaded from the Internet, specific iOS7 or earlier versions. No matter what I do, can't find it within the device. Argh.


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TV ReviewsUnREALSeason 2
UnREAL's fake and real shows both kick it up a notch for a new season
There is absolutely nothing else on TV like UnREAL. There's practically nothing on TV right now anyway, giving you virtually no reason not to be watching Lifetime's game-changing, Peabody Award-winning series as it kicks off its season two.
UnREALSeason 2
"War"
UnREAL's first season took most by surprise: The cable channel that brought you Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? (and is about to bring you another one) somehow offered one of the most innovative new dramas on TV. It helped that series vet Marti Noxon (Buffy, Mad Men, she's on kind of a streak right now with Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce over on Bravo as well) is behind the scenes, undoubtedly pulling strings as well as uber-producer Quinn herself.
Which leads us to the conundrum faced by both UnREAL and the fictional show it features, Everlasting: How can they top the exemplary craziness of last season? Everlasting featured its second finale meltdown in a row, so it has a lot to live up to (Quinn despairs about a network bigwig, "What does he want us to do, kill someone every episode?" Rachel's answer: "Hmh."). As does UnREAL, which blew the doors off summer programming by melding fantasy and reality, soap and drama, truth and fiction. By pulling the curtain on Everlasting, it was pulling the curtain on itself. Especially led by Constance Zimmer as Quinn and Shiri Appelby as Rachel, both actors woefully underrated before this show. They have now crafted the most fascinating relationship on TV, two near-unredeemable yet still compelling characters tied together by a love of power and competition that will either bind them forever or destroy them completely. Possibly both.
It certainly seems that way at the show's beginning, when Rachel and Quinn start the season by wearing similar black dresses, and getting matching tattoos, a permanent reminder of what they're focused on: "Money. Dick. Power." Quinn has kicked out Chet, her ex-lover and ex-boss, moving into his position so that Rachel can move into hers as showrunner. The duo's power move for the new Everlasting is to have the very first black suitor, a football star named Darius with a tarnished reputation (B.J. Britt), which will "make history," as Rachel yells as she's getting banged by Romeo, Darius' manager.
To entice a network executive into approving this move, the two promise all kinds of controversial Everlasting contestants: a hot racist, a hotter blacktivist, and a terrorist. To some extent, they nab all of these, including Beth Ann, a Mississipppi native who has a bikini made out of the Confederate flag, and Ruby, the activist who somehow gets talked into thinking that she will be able to use the show to sell her message on national television. As Joshua Alston and others have pointed out, if UnREAL has a weak spot (note that I said "if"), it's that Quinn and Rachel are so well developed, lesser characters like the contestants wilt in comparison. (Although calling one of them "Hot Rachel" is hilarious.)
At least that tattoo makes it clear what Quinn and Rachel are focused on, which may just be a survival instinct as they try to claw their way to the top in a male-dominated field (note that all the network execs they deal with are white men). But speaking of survival instincts, this premiere episode immediately crafts Chet (a much-thinner Craig Bierko) as the male adversary, creating the "War" of the episode title. Chet, emasculated after losing his show to Quinn, goes on a hilarious "paleolithic lifestyle" retreat and comes back a warrior, ready to fight to get his empire back. With these raised stakes, Quinn has to get back in the game, knocking Rachel back down. So the pair may not just be fighting Chet, but each other.
What makes it even more interesting is that we've seen Quinn and Rachel do perfectly horrible, heinous things by this point. Quinn, and now Rachel, get excited about most things that would make other people sad, like news of a parent or fiancé dying, because they know that tragedy makes for compelling TV. The way that Rachel can command people is simultaneously seductive and terrifying (that Madison puppet scene was brutal). At certain moments this episode, as unlikely as it seems, Rachel actually morphs into Quinn, barking orders without a moment's remorse or an iota of compassion. What makes it even more chilling is that we've seen Rachel's vulnerability before; we also see how deftly she plays the suitor, talking Darius through his PR crisis and explaining how she can save him through the show. Her ability to manipulate people is awe-inspiring, all the more so because we're watching her getting played herself.
When Chet makes his power move, instead of working together to take him down, it just might tear Rachel and Quinn apart. Rachel is supposed to be trusting Quinn (who does function as her surrogate mother, pulling her away from trays of cocaine in Vegas, for example), but when it comes to defeating Chet or helping Rachel, it's clear which side Quinn will go for. But watching this all play out will make UnREAL this summer's absolute must-watch.
Rachel, I love you, but The Real World did not start the gay rights movement. Maybe the point is that she's just so good at spouting persuasive claptrap.
You just can't get dialogue like this anywhere else: "The more white pussy, the better. Am I right, Gary?" "Sorry, what?"
Or: "Suck it up, Goldberg. If we fired everyone we slept with, we wouldn't have a crew."
Madison bugs right now, but it would be cool to see her slow transition into the new Rachel. And Genevieve Buechner nailed that puppet scene.
Shari Appleby's most impressive moment this episode was the expression on Rachel's face after firing the guy on Jeremy's crew: Stunned, then hearing the word "bitch" behind her, then slowly smiling as she realizes the power she has. It was everything.
Welcome to weekly coverage of UnREAL season two. Although Joshua Alston expertly covered the first season, he wrote up a preview for this one and then handed the weekly reins over to me for this one. Looking forward to it! I frickin' love this show.


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Susan Stryker and What Transpires Now
Caroline Kinney
"Making our gender real, it's what trans people do. This is our gift."
Those are the words of activist, scholar, author, filmmaker, and theorist Susan Stryker, whose Center for Ethics talk What Transpires Now: Transgender History and the Future We Need on Wednesday, October 18th focused on transgender history and the reality that trans people face in their daily lives.
Stryker hones in on a history that has been swept under the rug by our society and commemorates it herself. That's what she did when she created the film, Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria, which I had the pleasure of seeing at the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Center in Allentown on Thursday, October 19th. The movie tells the story of a 1966 riot at the Compton's Cafeteria restaurant in San Francisco, CA where street queens rioted and fought against police harassment and abuse being heavily used against them. This act of queer resistance occurred before the famous Stonewall riots in 1969, which is credited for kicking off the modern day gay liberation movement. Stryker went on to say that there were acts of queer resistance even before Compton's; Coopers Donuts in Los Angeles (1959) and Dewey's restaurant in Philadelphia (1965) were the events that she mentioned.
All of this history has been erased by our society. It is history that myself, and many others were previously unaware of. Stryker went on to say that transgender history is so significant because transgender people have contributed so much to the LGBT movement and are widely credited with beginning the fight for queer rights.
"History is not the past, history is a story we tell in the present. History is not a fact, but a promise. History is a witness that bares testimony. History transpires in the here and now" Stryker states.
"Trans is the movement across a socially imposed boundary from an unchosen starting place." This is Stryker's own, personal definition of the word transgender. It means coming into your own while breaking the social boundaries built up by our society. She explains that we do not choose our gender at birth; gender is a social construct between ears, not between legs.
"Gender a vast and personal social apparatus that lights a magical Hogwarts sorting hat whispers the secret of our identity into our ears and places us with our kind." This quote from Stryker points out that gender is something personal to everyone, we feel it inside ourselves from the moment we can feel love and pain.
A few facts that shocked myself and the whole audience were:
Trans people are 4x more likely to experience poverty
½ of trans people are undocumented
Trans people are twice as likely to experience homelessness, incarceration, and AIDS
41% of trans people have attempted suicide
These shocking facts made us realize that trans people are threatened and scrutinized every time they walk out of their door. They face the fear of being discriminated against, beaten, brutalized, and murdered when their performance of gender is deemed "other." 23 trans people have been murdered just this year. Lourdes Ashley Hunter once said, "Every breath a trans person takes is an act of revolution." When the world around you steers you more towards morality than vitality, then yes, every breath a trans person takes is an act of revolution.
Stryker's lecture spoke louder than words itself. It was outcry from the trans community to be recognized in mainstream society and history. What transpires now is the recognition history spearheaded by trans people, particularly trans people of color. This will enlighten us and tell us what a new reality should be, and not what it merely is. It has the potential to bring about policy change for trans people in our government. We need to commemorate not just Stonewall; but Compton's, Coopers, Dewey's and many other acts of resistance led by trans women. We need to dig deeper into trans history, going back to the 15th century, Stryker states. What transpires now? We must make use of our ability to breathe transformation in our world, into each other, and into ourselves.
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72 Seasons, 1100 Colours
Hanae Tsunokawa|January 25, 2023
How would you describe the colour of daffodils? Yellow? Orange?
In Japan, you can describe the flower from more than 60 different shades of yellow.
Japan, a small country of islands, with 15 million years of history, has 72 seasons, and 1100 colours. Specifically, the 72 seasons are called 'micro seasons', which are split from the usual 4 seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. All of the seasons outline a slight change in nature and climate, whether it is the change in humidity, weather, or sometimes the awakening of tiny weeds, barely recognisable in daily life. However, the calendar of 72 kō (micro seasons) is known to be the best fit for Japanese seasons right now.
72 micro seasons originated from 24 solar seasons (or solar term), which is a Chinese traditional lunisolar calendar matching particular astronomical events in China. The concept was brought into Japan around the 5th or 6th century, where they further divided the 24 seasons into 72. Since there are around 365 days in a year, one season only took place for approximately 5 days. Till around the 1600s, Japan was using the 24 seasons and 72 micro seasons of China. However, they later adjusted these to Japanese sceneries and climate, creating a new version of 72 seasons, "honchō 72 kō." Though it may not be used daily, people in Japan, especially the elderly, respect their ancestors' sensitive sense of seasons and show gratitude towards a slight difference in the breathtaking scenery outside their windows through letters, poems, celebrations or art.
1 micro season of 72 is very specific, mentioning the names of birds, plants, flowers or animals that people may be able to find during the season. They are expressed as sentences, rather than any specific word(s).
For example, "Haru kaze kōri wo toku," the first season that appears in the calendar, literally translates to "spring (east) wind melting the ice." This season is followed by 'uguisu naku', translating to "Japanese bush warbler sings," and "uo koori wo izuru," "a fish jumps out of cracked ice.". As you may notice, they pick up specific elements and their behaviours to describe the seasons.
Here are some more:
It is always fascinating to read the list of seasons as you imagine them in your head. 72 micro seasons not only show the beauty of the Japanese language but also describe the allure of untouchable nature.
Similar to the 72 seasons, Japan also recognises more than 1100 colours. Sometimes colours that look the same, have different names! This was because, in ancient times, the Japanese did not have the concept of colour and instead turned the element's name into a name of a colour.
This all makes sense after you have been given some examples, but it is probably nearly impossible to list the name of more than 10 or maybe 20 colours off the top of your head right now. One of the other reasons why there are a variety of colours is the limitations of colours. It probably doesn't make sense right? Well, here is how certain rules have made Japanese ancestors create new colours.
A few hundred years ago, around the 1600s, the concept of simple clothes to cut down the spending of each household was popularised around Japan. This was the time when some groups such as feudal domains had massive amounts of loans, which had to be paid by cutting the use of money among their citizens. Before, chōnin, or town people of Japan, loved luxurious flashy clothes, like kimonos. They were full of bright colours and patterns, which, of course, require a decent amount of money. As people were strict about wearing anything fancy or gorgeous, they started to have as much fun as possible with limited colours such as brown, ocher and grey. Today, there are more than 72 shades of brown named and used.
Here is a list of 10 greens and their names out of 82 traditional greens. You can probably see their differences but may have described them simply as darker green, lighter green, blue-ish green … and so on.
Can you spot a slight difference between wakaba-iro and wakamidori? Wakaba-iro has the RGB of (R: 164 G: 202 B: 104), while wakamidori has the RGB of (R: 165 G: 205 B: 137), so this one is more blue-ish.
This recognition of colours is thanks to the natural environment of Japan. They are applied to almost every Japanese culture and tradition, whether it is pottery, clothes or jewellery.
It is always breathtaking how some people can spot a slight difference in seasons or colours. Even if you are not born in Japan, it is always possible to train to be able to recognise the slight differences in seasons and/or colours. They are significantly useful in many careers and areas, including design, art, architecture, nature and more.
References/Recommended Reading/Sources:
https://www.benricho.org/koyomi/72kou.html#21
https://jinja-tera-gosyuin-meguri.com/
https://irocore.com/category/green/
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The Philosopher and the Druids
A Journey Among the Ancient Celts
Early in the first century B.C. a Greek philosopher named Posidonius began an ambitious and dangerous journey into the little-known lands of the Celts. A man of great intellectual curiosity and considerable daring, Posidonius traveled from his home on the island of Rhodes to Rome, the capital of the expanding empire that had begun to dominate the Mediterranean. From there Posidonius planned to investigate for himself the mysterious Celts, reputed to be cannibals and savages. His journey would be one of the great adventures of the ancient world.
Posidonius journeyed deep into the heart of the Celtic lands in Gaul. There he discovered that the Celts were not barbarians but a sophisticated people who studied the stars, composed beautiful poetry, and venerated a priestly caste known as the Druids. Celtic warriors painted their bodies, wore pants, and decapitated their foes. Posidonius was amazed at the Celtic women, who enjoyed greater freedoms than the women of Rome, and was astonished to discover that women could even become Druids.
Posidonius returned home and wrote a book about his travels among the Celts, which became one of the most popular books of ancient times. His work influenced Julius Caesar, who would eventually conquer the people of Gaul and bring the Celts into the Roman Empire, ending forever their ancient way of life. Thanks to Posidonius, who could not have known that he was recording a way of life soon to disappear, we have an objective, eyewitness account of the lives and customs of the ancient Celts.
Harper's Magazine (February 2006) by John Leonard:
Nonviolence was not only not an option, it was probably not even a concept among imperial Romans and tribal Celts with whom we spend a surprisingly amiable time in Philip Freeman's The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts (Simon & Schuster, $25). Freeman, a classics scholar who teaches at Luther College in Iowa and visits at the Harvard Divinity School, has hitched his narrative wagon to those fragments that survive of a History scribbled down on fifty-two papyrus scrolls by a Syrian-born Greek philosopher and Stoic named Posidonius, who embarked by cargo ship in the first century B.C. to Rome, Cadiz, Massalia (Marseilles), and the wild interior of Gaul, where he would spend a couple of years eating meat, drinking wine, and taking ethnographic notes under the watchful gaze of the severed heads of the many enemies of his colorful hosts.
Sometime in the first century B.C., the Greek philosopher Posidonius traveled among the "barbaric" people known today as the Celts. His written account of that adventure is essentially lost, though fragments of it exist as citations by other ancient authors. Freeman set himself to reconstruct the route of Posidonius and to conjure, from other writings and from archaeological sources, what Posidonius would have experienced. In vivid, sometimes breezy language, Freeman describes the landscapes among which the Celtic tribes lived as well as their appearance and daily life. Most fascinating are his reconstructions of Celtic warfare and how a Greek stranger might have witnessed it, and his examination of the druidic religious faith of the Celts. This book, which fills a void in the academic literature, is written so clearly and compellingly that it should be a crossover hit with a general, popular readership as well.
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Freeman (Classics, Luther College; St. Patrick of Ireland) aims to piece together the lost account of the first-century B.C.E. journey of the Stoic philosopher Posidonius from Rhodes into the wild Celtic northlands in Gaul (now parts of Spain and France). Along the way, Freeman describes Posidonius's education and training as well as the range of knowledge available to him about the Celts, skillfully quoting from many different ancient narratives with his own translations. Although the supposition in Rhodes had been that the Celts were a race of savages, Posidonius discovered that they were a complex and articulate society˜albeit one that practiced a ritual involving human sacrifice. The philosopher's account proved to be a valuable study of a people soon to be conquered by Julius Caesar. In examining ancient Celtic history and culture in tandem with Greek and Roman attitudes, Freeman has turned out an engrossing study that both students and lay readers will enjoy. Highly recommended for public and undergraduate collections.
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Cleveland Couple Loses Home, 4 Pets In House Fire
Wednesday, November 17th 2021, 6:27 pm
By: Amy Slanchik
Couple Starting Over After Fire Destroys Home Near Lake Keystone
Cleveland Couple Loses Home To Fire, Fundraisers Started To Support Them
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A couple living near Keystone Lake is starting over after a fire destroyed their house, while they were out running errands.
The couple has lived in their home for more than three decades and lost four pets in the fire.
Jerry and Connie Owens said their biggest need right now is to find a rental house, where they can stay while they work to rebuild.
The Owens said they have spent about 32 years making memories on the land where their home was, and they plan to make more there once they build another house.
"We love the neighborhood and the people and I love feeding the deer on the back of the property, in the woods," Jerry said.
The couple came home Friday night after dinner and running errands, to see their home in flames.
Jerry said the hardest part is losing their four pets, including their puppy named "Bear."
"She had got him shortly after our daughter passed to kind of help with the grieving process," Jerry said.
The volunteer Peninsula Fire Department said the fire was so bad, firefighters could not determine where or how it started.
Peninsula Fire Chief Bob Sharp said the Green Country, North 48, Westport and Cleveland fire departments all responded Friday night.
Somewhere among the rubble, Jerry said, is his military uniform and war medals, including his Purple Heart.
Jerry served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
"I still have the memories," he said.
Connie found canisters that once held sugar and flour in the kitchen.
"I can make something else out of it," she said. "I don't know what but ya. And they were really pretty. They had full glass in there."
The Owens, married 53 years, are thankful they have each other, and are determined to move forward.
"We'll just make it another 53 years and there's always ups and downs and you just work things out and keep going."
If you'd like to help, click here to see the online fundraiser. Jerry said any money donated to them that they don't need, he plans to give to Folds of Honor.
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The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) celebrates its 111th anniversary today.
FIFA was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904, with a view to organising the world's most popular sport. The foundation act was signed by representatives from France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland that day.
Two days later, the new organisation held the first FIFA Congress, electing Robert Guerin as its inaugural President in the presence of representatives from a number of countries.
In 2007, the new Home of FIFA was officially opened, after the organisation had been based in Paris, France and later in Sonnenberg, Switzerland.
Today's anniversary comes days before the 65th FIFA Congress to be held on 28 and 29 May in Zurich where all 209 member associations of FIFA will gather.
FIFA President Blatter, who is celebrating the 17th year of his presidency this year, will be up for re-election at the Congress in Zurich. Also on the agenda will be updates on decisions passed at the 2014 Congress, including third-party ownership, the fight against discrimination/racism, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and the FIFA World Football Museum.
On the pitch, FIFA remains dedicated to all levels of the game and will again organise various tournaments around the world this year, including: the FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cups and the FIFA Club World Cup. Also, the countdown to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ is in full swing with qualifiers being played starting in June and the Preliminary Draw taking place in July.
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