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VICTORIAN PREMIER'S DESIGN AWARDS 2020 ENTRIES
VICTORIAN PREMIER'S DESIGN AWARDS RECORDS HIGHEST NUMBER OF ENTRIES IN PROGRAM'S HISTORY.
The Victorian design and architecture community have stepped up to the plate and submitted their best work for consideration in this year's Victorian Premier's Design Awards with a record 365 submissions received across eight main design disciplines, representing the highest number of submissions in the program's history.
"Victoria has been through an incredibly challenging period this year and it is so encouraging to see the design and architectural community persevering through it and putting their best work up for recognition in these prestigious Awards," said Ms Celina Clarke, the Chair of the Victorian Premier's Design Awards.
"To see this number of projects submitted to the Awards during these challenging times reinforces the strength, talent and resilience of Victoria's design and architectural community. It is a very positive sign that the demand for professional design continues to grow, even during the toughest of times," Ms Clarke went on to say.
The 2020 Victorian Premier's Design Awards attracts a diverse range of design projects that span architectural design, product design, service design, fashion design, design strategy, digital design, communication design and student design.
Entries in the 2020 Victorian Premier's Design Awards will now be judged by an eminent panel of national and international design experts with the first stage evaluation conducted online.
Successful entries at this level are designated Finalists in the Victorian Premier's Design Awards and qualify for further evaluation in the Second Round which takes place later in the year.
Winners will be announced at the annual Victorian Premier's Design Awards Ceremony which, for the first time, will be held as part of Melbourne Design Week in March 2021.
Below is a selection of standout entries in each of the eight categories in this year's Victorian Premier's Design Awards aimed at helping address the challenges of COVID-19.
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Harwyn Pro-ii
Designed and Commissioned by Harwyn
2020 Architectural Design Category Entry
Designed and developed by Harwyn, the Harwyn Pro-ii was designed to address the high demand for home office pods during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Harwyn's design team turned this challenge into an opportunity to create a modern, sleek and affordable home office solution.
Save Hospo
Designed by Storyfolk and Cyber Clinic and Commissioned by Clipboard Hospitality
2020 Communication Design Category Entry
Save Hospo demonstrates an innovative execution of functional, impactful design which resulted in thousands of hospitality workers obtaining access to essential mental health support during COVID-19. Save Hospo started as a passion project to promote 35 local hospitality businesses impacted by COVID-19 via a curated social media/ awareness campaign.
It grew, through a collaboration with mental health platform, Cyber Clinic, to the creation of a service providing individual hospitality workers access to discounted mental health care. Utilising strategic communication design, the project gained momentum through the platform 'Clipboard Hospitality' and offered 13,000 people access to professional mental health support.
City of Melbourne, COVID-19 Reactivation and Recovery Plan
Designed and Commissioned by the City of Melbourne
2020 Design Strategy Category Entry
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the most significant public health, economic and social challenge Melbourne has faced in over a century. Early on, it was acknowledged that how the City of Melbourne (CoM) responded to this crisis would influence the city's long-term prosperity.
CoM committed to designing a plan for Melbourne's regeneration out of this crisis that was driven by the community's aspirations for their future. The result is the COVID-19 Reactivation and Recovery Plan, which highlights the immediate actions to support the city's recovery and to help shape the future of Melbourne.
CareMonger
Designed and Commissioned by Isobar
2020 Digital Design Category Entry
COVID-19 resulted in rapid changes in our usual support networks. Prior to COVID-19, we were able to build networks regardless of geography however, life under lockdown showed that these networks alone cannot always provide the immediate support required to help people in need.
CareMonger was created to offer a safe place where people can connect with others nearby for a favour or a friend. A location-based messaging app, CareMonger offers a way to come together by making it simple for people to ask for a hand, offer help and connect with locals in their community.
Plastic-free, Elastic-free, Reusable, Washable, Adjustable, Sustainable and Ethical Facemask
Designed and Commissioned by The Fashion Advocate
2020 Fashion Design Category Entry
Every component of these masks is biodegradable and by using 100% cotton, the designers have also created a product fit for circularity. The ear-loops are made from 100% organic cotton and the adjustable toggles are made with unvarnished (natural) timber beads. Even the thread is 100% cotton and the packaging is 100% plastic-free, home-compostable and biodegradable. On a psychological level, the masks are designed to give wearers their 'freedom of fashion' and expression in a tough time.
Blackmagic ATEM Mini
Designed and Commissioned by Blackmagic Design
2020 Product Design Category Entry
ATEM Mini is the world's smallest and most affordable live production switcher. Costing just $295, it is designed for professional live streaming on Facebook Live, YouTube and SwitchTV.
In the wake COVID-19 and social distancing measures designed to suppress its spread, the ability to achieve this objective would prove vital as broadcasters, educators and small businesses moved to adapt to this unprecedented situation. Typically designed for mainstream broadcasters, live multi-camera production chains are large, complex and expensive. Costing over $20,000, they are virtually inaccessible to independent creators requiring an affordable, yet professional alternative to enhance their live streaming production values.
Call a Psychologist: Supporting Our Healthcare Workers Through the COVID-19 Crisis
Designed and Commissioned by Call a Psychologist Team, Psychology and Specialist Services, Mental Health Program, Monash Health
2020 Service Design Category Entry
With healthcare workers at greater risk of poor mental health, and exposure to crisis events including COVID-19 deaths, substantial changes in work practices and high service demand, the design team recognised that workers needed access to specialised psychological support.
The Call a Psychologist service was rapidly designed to offer same-day support delivered by psychologists trained in Psychological First Aid. A critical component of the design process was and is the continuous evaluation of data and user feedback and adapting the service to better meet workers' needs.
Designed and Commissioned by Charlotte McCombe, Tanuj Kalra and Jui Deepak Apte
2020 Student Design Category Entry
Global medical authorities are struggling to supply medical workers with crucial PPE and find sustainable solutions to increased medical waste. Long reaching global supply chains and increased use of disposable PPE has led to mass shortages, placing thousands of medical workers around the world in direct risk of infection.
In response, Aegis is developing a PPE alternative that is completely bio constructed and biodegradable. Drawing from the unique properties of an Australian aquatic weed called Cumbungi, Aegis is designing a new medical gown for use in a hospital setting along with an integrated system of waste disposal.
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In 1989 Rapoport received a grant from the California Arts Council for the production of an online version of her gallery-based interactive installation Digital Mudra via Carl Loeffler and Fred Truck's Art Com Electronic Network (ACEN). This work was first published online in 1989.
The Web Art project now available on Rapoport's site is an updated version published in 1998 to accommodate evolving technologies.
Digital Mudra originated with a collection of photographs of participants' hand gestures gathered during Rapoport's early computer-assisted interactive performance Biorhythm (1983). In the gallery-based version of Digital Mudra (presented in 1987 at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley) the repurposed photographs were correlated with similar gestures appropriated from the Indian Mudra gesture vocabulary. Verbal expressions accompanying the western gestures were compared with the meanings of their corresponding Mudra.
Mudra, from Sanskrit, means "gesture". For 400 years Mudra movements have been used in Southern Indian Kathakali dance to tell a story – a blending of Aryan and Dravidian cultures from 1,500 years earlier. The story is cued by the storyteller and interpreted by the dancer who creates a highly structured physical and emotional interpretation.
In this interactive Web Art project, viewers are asked to make their own selection of Mudra gestures, which are then correlated with phrases from the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941).
In 2010, Rapoport returned to Digital Mudra, publishing Digital Mudra – Extended, a blog post that analyzed contemporary newspaper photographs using the Mudra gesture language.


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Summary: This article offers a brief summary of the topic of euthanasia of animals. It shows an overview of the reasons behind animal euthanasia, different euthanasia methods, and who may perform euthanasia. The article also refers to the states' approach to animal euthanasia.
The word euthanasia has its origin in the Greek language and means "good death." Euthanasia is defined as being an act of either killing or permitting the death of a terminally ill or hopelessly injured individual or animal by using a humane, painless method for reasons of mercy. Whereas euthanasia of humans has historically been prohibited, euthanasia of animals is not an emergence of the present age, but has been performed for centuries. In ancient Egypt, it was not uncommon that at the owner's death, if his pet was still alive, the pet would be euthanized to be reunited with its owner, so the pet could continue to be the deceased's companion in the afterlife. Even though the numbers for the euthanasia of animals is still high, euthanasia of dogs and cats have declined since 1970. The exact number of animals euthanized is difficult to determine since animal shelters are not obligated to keep statistics about euthanizing animals; so numbers are often based on voluntary surveys conducted in shelters.
Most states have enacted laws dealing with animal euthanasia, detailing the euthanasia methods allowed and who may perform euthanasia. Mainly professionals like licensed veterinarians or trained and certified technicians may perform euthanasia. Such technicians must complete a specified number of hours of training before being allowed to euthanize animals. Some states allow non-certified animal shelter employees to perform the euthanasia of animals without extensive training. Some states allow for "emergency" euthanasia, permitted by law enforcement officers, animal control agents, veterinarians, or other designated persons. Emergency euthanasia may be performed by shooting the animal.
In regards to euthanasia methods, the legislature seeks advice from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) guidelines. The AVMA declared euthanasia through injection of sodium pentobarbital as the most humane method to euthanize an animal. Permissions for handling and possession of the chemicals required to administer euthanasia are mandatory. Such permission requirements do not just refer to veterinary clinics, but also to animal shelters, animal control agencies, and humane societies. Some states require that either a licensed veterinarian or a certified euthanasia technician is among the staff in order to receive a permit. The AVMA's guidelines on euthanasia still allow the usage gas chambers to euthanize animals under certain circumstances. Twenty-three states currently have no ban on using gas chambers to euthanize dogs or cats. Four states are banning carbon monoxide (CO), but do not ban the use of carbon dioxide (CO2). The AVMA guidelines also condemn the use of household chemicals, cleaning agents, disinfectants, or pesticides as unacceptable euthanasia agents as well as hypothermia and drowning.
Requests for euthanasia may come from animal owners, animal shelters, or even the government. The reasons for animal euthanasia differ based on the perspective of who is requesting it. The majority of dog or cat owners state either terminal illness, behavioral issues like aggression, or age as the main reason to ask for euthanasia of their beloved pet. Shelters may claim overcrowding, behavioral issues, unadoptable, or financial issues to justify animal euthanasia. Even so-called "no kill" shelters do euthanize animals for the same reasons as regular shelters. "No kill" shelters may euthanize up to 10% of its animal population, while still maintaining the characterization of a "no kill" shelter.
State laws differ in regulating euthanasia of animals, with some states having enacted detailed laws describing the permitted method to be used, while other states do not directly regulate euthanasia or have not passed any law in regards to the method and circumstances involving euthanasia of animals. Enactment of new animal regulations have not come to a halt. During the past couple of years, some states have passed new laws, finalized, or proposed new regulations. However, research has shown that preventative measures work best to decrease the incidence of non-medically necessary animal euthanasia.


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This Man Hacked NASA And Describes What He Found in Interview
UFOs & Alien Unexplained
16 September, 2021 Dung NguyenLeave a Comment on This Man Hacked NASA And Describes What He Found in Interview
U̳F̳O̳logy is an interesting area of research. There are a lot of interesting stories, far out fears and close up encounters. Much of the information in this area is questionable. It's difficult to gauge someone's story, to know whether they're lying or telling the truth. Whether it was a dream, a far out trip or reality.
What we do know is that people have had real life encounters with U̳F̳O̳'s and a̳l̳i̳e̳n̳s, both. I've seen one U̳F̳O̳ in my life and have talked to many people who have seen more than a few sightings. There are even sighting hot spots in the US that make it easier to spot a U̳F̳O̳, but beyond that we have to be able to sift through information with a conscious understanding that there's a lot of bull in this world.
Every once in a while we come across someone who has an astonishing story, one that is too obvious, too blatant to ignore.
Gary Mckinnon is one of those such people. Gary is a resident of the UK who got access to almost 100 NASA and Department of Defense computers, including the US Air Force Space command. With this he faced extradition for 10 years after finding a picture of a U̳F̳O̳ and a list of "non terrestrial officers."
Gary is a Scottish born systems administrator, essentially a manager of computer networks and servers. He knows how to get around in networks.
In 2002 Gary was accused of perpetrating the "biggest military computer hack of all time," although McKinnon himself states that he was merely looking for evidence of free energy suppression and a cover-up of U̳F̳O̳ activity and other technologies potentially useful to the public.
McKinnon, whose extensively searched through U.S. computer networks was allegedly conducting this between February 2001 and March 2002. He picked a bad time to expose U.S. national security failings in light of the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center event unfolding right in the middle of his "hacking" the military and NASA computers.
He faced a 70-year prison term and up to $2 million in fines. On October 16th, 2012, after a series of legal proceedings in Britain, Home S̳e̳c̳r̳e̳t̳ary Theresa May blocked extradition to the United States.
In fact, President Obama discussed Gary's extradition to the United States in this video.. One thing that came to light was that Gary was an aspergers sufferer. This may be part of the reason for taking his hacks more lightly.
President Obama discusses Gary's Extradition.
Gary was labeled a hacker but he was he calls "fishing" on windows computers, as he knew these networks were on Windows. He was able to access these computers in real time and view files on them.
In that process he found some shocking pictures, one in particular was of a large cylindrical shaped U̳F̳O̳ hovering in space, in addition to a strange spreadsheet document with a list of "non-terrestrial officers," presumably belonging to a publicly unacknowledged branch of the United States military operating in space, as well as "fleet to fleet" transfers of materials, whatever that refers to.
Richard Dolan sat down and interviewed Gary for almost an hour where he also describes finding a high-resolution photograph, taken from space, of a smooth, cigar-shaped craft.
Listen into the interview here:
Gary's shares what he found on the network
Mckinnon shares..
"I knew that governments suppressed antigravity, U̳F̳O̳-related technologies, free energy or what they call zero-point energy. This should not be kept hidden from the public when pensioners can't pay their fuel bills."
When asked by Wired News:
Did you find anything in your search for evidence of U̳F̳O̳s?
McKinnon answers: Certainly did. There is The Disclosure Project. This is a book with 400 testimonials from everyone from air traffic controllers to those responsible for launching nuclear missiles. Very credible witnesses. They talk about reverse-(engineered) technology taken from captured or destroyed a̳l̳i̳e̳n̳ craft.
Mckinnon also shares:
A NASA photographic expert said that there was a Building 8 at Johnson Space Center where they regularly airbrushed out images of U̳F̳O̳s from the high-resolution satellite imaging. I logged on to NASA and was able to access this department.
They had huge, high-resolution images stored in their picture files. They had filtered and unfiltered, or processed and unprocessed, files.
My dialup 56K connection was very slow trying to download one of these picture files. As this was happening, I had remote control of their desktop, and by adjusting it to 4-bit color and low screen resolution, I was able to briefly see one of these pictures. It was a silvery, cigar-shaped object with geodesic spheres on either side. There were no visible seams or riveting. There was no reference to the size of the object and the picture was taken presumably by a satellite looking down on it. The object didn't look manmade or anything like what we have created. Because I was using a Java application, I could only get a screenshot of the picture – it did not go into my temporary internet files.
At my crowning moment, someone at NASA discovered what I was doing and I was disconnected.
I also got access to Excel spreadsheets. One was titled "Non-Terrestrial Officers." It contained names and ranks of U.S. Air Force personnel who are not registered anywhere else. It also contained information about ship-to-ship transfers, but I've never seen the names of these ships noted anywhere else.
Gary shares that this experience has been very worrying and stressful. It's been worse because he's unemployed. He works on and off in IT, contracting. But no one will touch me with a large barge pole now.
1. Gary Mckinnon found NASA altered photos. These photos were scrubbed to remove U̳F̳O̳'s.
2. Gary found documents pertaining to non-terrestrial officers. Presumably officers who were either in space (on a craft) or on another planet such as Venus, Mars, or the moon.
3. Gary found physical evidence of U̳F̳O̳'s on multiple accounts.
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I don't know if this is the best place. I was looking for a good place to ask a simple question with a bit of a long story. I got into a relationship 3 years ago. I am only just turning 21 in a couple day. At first the relationship was really good and I was really happy. We had really similar hobbies and wanted to spend just about all of our time together.
After about 6 months into our relationship I made a small mistake that would haunt me throughout the relationship. I was madly in love and my boyfriend worked late nights and I wouldn't see him till later in the day. I asked him that night if he could sleep early so we could wake up and see each other a little faster that day. (No reason in particular) The next morning I found that he ended up staying up late with friends. This upset me very much as he had made a promise. I ended up getting upset with him and telling him not to make promises if he was gonna blow them off for friends.
This is where things went really wrong. As he fell "deeper" into love with me. Which sounds like a good thing but, he became extremely attached to where we basically lived the same life. It was basically like we were a married couple and we would constantly fight. We fought so much after the 6th month mark that it started to feel like a mentally abusive train wreck. We would say things to each other that I would love to say "we didn't mean" but, the sad truth is I feel like we said them like we meant them. As we got deeper into the 3 year relationship. It got to the point where he wanted me to wake him up in the morning and if I didn't he would get really mad. I had to tell him when i was waking up, when I was going to bed, and what I was doing.
Eventually the relationship became extremely one sided. I felt nothing but hate toward him. So at this point you ask "why didn't you just break up?" Well, "I wanted to" but, I didn't know how. Everytime I tried he would stop me and tell me that things would get better eventually. He wanted a future with me. I think another huge issue for some of our differences was our age. We had a huge age gap and he was kind of ready to settle down with a family while I wanted to still live my college life. For some reason I believed it though that things would get better. He tells me "to this day" that he still loves me as much as he did. But, the amount of "mental abuse" that we provided each other to the point that I would take physical abuse over the amount of mental abuse that was caused from the relationship. I don't know if I mean that but I often feel that way when I think back to it.
So back in december last year I was spending time with my mother and I just suddenly broke down crying to my mother. She had no idea of my relationship issues and I just couldn't handle it anymore. I don't believe in "harming oneself to feel better" but, it was the first time in my life where I wanted to consider it. I begged my mother for help. That was suppose to be the last day that I talked to my ex. He was very upset and in disbelief for like an entire week. Let me touch up a bit on that part. In our relationship we broke up 100s of times as I am a saint when it comes to the "chance giving". I have a hard time not giving someone a "second chance"(though we were on the billionth chance). So it was hard for him to believe that I really was no longer interested. After a few weeks he started to realize that it was really happening.
So he got to the part where he started to request to just be friends. I really wanted to give him a shot and I did. I let him back into my life as "just a friend" (don't worry were not friends anymore or in a relationship anymore.) But, after about a week it kinda felt like nothing changed he still wanted to know what I was doing every moment. And, if I didn't tell him he would get really upset. I really didn't want to fall back to it so I cut contact with him again. But, with my birthday coming up he has requested another chance to be friends.
So to the point of my "simple question" but a really long story. He wants to be friends, but I can't do it... I can't bring myself to give him another chance or I feel like I might hurt myself. But, I feel like a horrible person for wanting to say no. And, its probably what I will do regardless... It is just beyond me to tell someone "No we can't be friends".
Am I a horrible person for wanting to say no to someones friendship...?
Sorry for those who sat through that chunk of text and actually read it. I am horrible when it comes to writing and I hope that I didn't break any rules or guidelines.
THIS is not a friendship!! He's mentally abusing you, suffocating you.
You need to cut off everything from him and accept that this is the healthiest thing for you to do for yourself.
Talk to your mother again and seek counseling about your wanting to hurt yourself. Put yourself first!
I think a huge thing that bothers me that I don't know what to do about is that he will send me emails or text from different numbers and or emails just to say certain things and by those certain things I mean like on valentines day he sent me an email under a new mail and even sent me a gift. And, he also just sent me stuff for my birthday even though I declined any gifts or any contact. Of course I haven't accepted the gifts I put them back in for return. But, I seriously hope he gives up at some point.
When do I let her go?


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ZYGI
The community of Zygi lies built in the south coast of Cyprus, about 40 kilometres south-east of the city of Larnaca. It is roughly in-between the three big cities, Nicosia, Limassol, and Larnaca. Zygi is the only community of Cyprus that is built on the beach and has an altitude of 8 meters.
The village receives an average annual rainfall of about 380 millimetres; mainly vegetables, legumes, forage plants, a few lemon trees, and cereals are cultivated in the area. Plant nurseries operate as well. The experimental station of the Institute of Agricultural Research also operates in the area of Zygi.
Zygi is not included in the first census that was done by the British in 1881. In the second census, done in 1891, the inhabitants of the village numbered only 15. Then -in 1901 -the inhabitants increased to 65, only to decrease to 45 in 1911 and to 33 in 1921. A great increase of the population occurred in 1931 when the inhabitants run up to 186, decreasing to 98 in 1946. In 1960 the inhabitants of the village were 171, of which 87 were Greek-Cypriots and 84 Turkish-Cypriots. After the Turkish Invasion of 1974, refugees from the north part of the island settled in Zygi. The refugees came from various regions of the occupied areas. These regions are: Flamoudi, Milia, Argaki, Rizokarpaso, Kormakitis, Davlos, Karakoumi, Agios Epiktitos, Kalograia, Karavas, Lapithos, Vavylas, Karmi, Famagusta, Arnadi, Aigialousa, Achna, Lapathos, Kalopsida, Acheritou, Egkomi, Limnia, Zodeia, Petra, Kapouti, Angastina, Vasileia, Trypimeni, Agios Sergios, Deryneia, Marathovounos, Stylloi, Nikitas, Exo Metochi, Tavrou, Kontea, Lysi, Komi Kepir, Purogi, and Kythrea. In 1981 the inhabitants of Zygi were 381. In the latest census of 2001 the inhabitants numbered 704.
Being a recently established settlement the village is not marked in old maps however -according to tradition -there was a settlement under the name of Agia Eleni (St. Helen) during the Byzantine years. The region of the village in which the river Vasilikos discharges is associated with St. Helen, mother of Constantine the Great, who -according to tradition -after her successful mission in Jerusalem where she found the Holy Cross, landed in the area of Zygi in her second visit to Cyprus.
The village -at least in its present form -started being created in the first years of the British domination, a time when the locust bean storehouses were built, the exportation of which started occurring from Zygi. The growing of locust beans was important in the surrounding area. Almost the entire locust production of Larnaca but also of Limassol was gathered in Zygi and was stored in the large stone-made storehouses. Afterwards the locust beans were milled in the locust-mills and from there -through the dock -they were loaded in ships for exportation.
The large stone-made, locust-bean storehouses that had been built then, as well as the dock for the loading on the ships, still exist today and dominate the central and coastal area of the village.
In that era the locust-beans were the main source of income of the rural population and were correctly characterised as the Black Gold of Cyprus. The decline of the locust-bean trade that followed also brought decline for the village.
The name Zygi was given to the village due to the fact that from here the locust-beans were exported and their producers brought them to be weighed (zygizo = weigh) and delivered them to the storehouses.
Only one company of locust-bean gathering and processing operates in the community today, the Co-operative Association of Locust-bean Disposal of Larnaca, which apart from locust-beans gathers and promotes the cereals and the almonds of the wider area.
Zygi has started developing in a rapid mode -during recent years -as a coastal country settlement/complex. The clear air of the sea as well as the beautiful natural environment of the region provides an outlet for the pressure and stress of the big urban centres. Several apartment complexes and cottages have been built, roads have been constructed, and the services and infrastructure projects have expanded so as to serve both the permanent inhabitants as well as the visitors of the region.
Today Zygi is the most known and reputable fisherman's village of Cyprus. There are many professional fishermen in the village and as many amateurs. Large quantities of fish are absorbed by the seafood restaurants that operate in the community, while the surplus is channelled to the domestic market.


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Finding the Founder: Old Notes on the Identification of K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' of Copan Reply
by David Stuart • History of Research, Notes, Uncategorized • Tags: Copan
Figure 1. Name of K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', from Altar Q of Copan (Photo by D. Stuart).
One of the most famous of ancient Maya rulers is K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' (KYKM) ("Solar-Green-Quetzal-Macaw"), the Early Classic founder of the Copan dynasty (Figure 1). He was celebrated by ancient Copanecos throughout the site's 400 year history, and his legend lives on today in the key sources on Copan's archaeology (W. Fash 2001; B. Fash 2011:35-47). He was even the subject of a 2001 PBS documentary, The Lost King of the Maya.
Given KYKM's notoriety it's interesting to reflect on how little we knew of his history before the mid-'80s. By that time archaeologists and epigraphers had a general outline of Copan's Late Classic dynasty, and KYKM's glyph had even been recognized as a personal name of some sort (the K'inich prefix being a strong indication, given its established use as a pre-posed title on late royal names at Palenque). But whose name? Proskouriakoff identified the glyph as a title, a reference to "certain 'parrots' that seem to turn up in troubled times" (Prouskouriakoff 1986:129). And both Gary Pahl (1976) and Lounsbury (corresponding in 1978) were closer to the mark, each seeing the glyph as a personal name but still unsure as to its exact nature. Pahl proposed it to be a variant name of the sixteenth ruler, whereas Lounsbury couldn't commit to any historical identification, but thought it to be in reference to a Late Classic figure as well.
Figure 2. Stuart's 1984 notes on identifying KYKM as an Early Classic ruler
Figure 3. Back of Copan, Stela J. (Photo by D. Stuart, 1987)
In retrospect this ambiguity is understandable, for the name glyph was in those years known only from much later inscriptions dating the reigns of the last five or six Copan kings (very early texts from close to KYKM's reign finally appear in excavations during the 1990s, such as the "Xukpi Stone" and the "Motmot Marker"). It's no wonder therefore that Proskourikoff surmised the glyph to be a general title for troublesome parrots (are there any other kind?), and not that of a definable historical figure.
This all changed in the mid 1980s, when KYKM's true role in Maya history finally came into focus. In 1984 I became convinced that he was not a Late Classic protagonist at all but rather an early king, probably the founder of the dynasty and the first in the long line of sixteen rulers. I recently came across my old notes from that time (Figure 2), showing my line of thinking in proposing his early placement at or near the beginning of the dynasty (Note 2). The famous mat-shaped text on Stela J (Figure 3) offered the most important clue, for it showed that KYKM's accession could be linked to the much earlier Bak'tun ending of 9.0.0.0.0, in 435 AD. Another piece of the puzzle came a couple of years after these scribblings when, in the summer of 1986, Linda Schele and I recognized that the the first figure depicted on Altar Q wore on his headdress an elaborate combination of the sings K'IN-YAX-K'UK'-MO', placing him at the very beginning of the famous sequence of sixteen kings (Figure 4) (Stuart and Schele 1986). The inscription atop Altar Q soon made more sense as well, for it became clear that that the opening three dates belonged to this same Early Classic time-frame, narrating KYKM's ch'am-k'awiil accession rite at Teotihuacan in September 6, 426 followed by his arrival back at Copan 152 days later. The last two dates of the altar's text concerned its dedication centuries later in 775, early in the reign of the sixteenth ruler, Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat (Note 3).
Figure 3. The name-headdress of K'inich Yan K'uk' Mo' on the west side of Altar Q (Photo by D. Stuart).
Of course we have learned a good deal more about KYKM since the 1980s. Soon after he was properly placed in Copan's dynastic sequence, some archaeologists still expressed informal doubts about his historical veracity, positing that he might not have been a true ancestral king but a character in some constructed, questionable history (a strangely cynical outlook on Maya histories in general, I think). But then in the 1990s his tomb and resting place were identified deep within Copan's acropolis by the University of Pennsylvania excavations, within the so-called Hunal building phase directly under Structure 10L-16 (see Bell, Canuto and Sharer [2004] for an excellent overview of early Copan archaeology and history). Since then, one epigraphic clue suggested that KYKM may originally have been from the site of Caracol, Belize. KYKM's story remains enigmatic in many ways, but we know that he settled at Copan in 427, probably in anticipation of the great Bak'tun ending that came less than a decade later. After several generations he was remembered as the singular cultural and political hero of ancient Copan, and after nearly twelve centuries of obscurity he's emerged once again as a great figure in Maya history.
Note 1. In my overview of early Copan history I mistakenly noted that the identification of KYKM's role as the dynastic founder came in 1983 (Stuart 2004:227). The dates on surrounding pages in my notebook make it clear it was in 1984.
Note 2. Looking at my old notes, students of epigraphy will see that I make use of old sign readings that are rejected today and may even seem unfamiliar – Thompson's "hel" reading for the TZ'AK sign, for example, and Lounsbury's "mak'ina" for what we know to be K'INICH. In fact, on the right margin of the notes here illustrated, one can see the clear inklings of the K'INICH decipherment, noting the K'IN-ni-chi substitution found on Copan's Hieroglyphic Stairway and in a few other texts. This was confirmed around the same year.
Note 3. In my hand-written notes I botched the Long Counts for the Early Classic dates on Altar Q, even though I correctly placed them roughly 17 k'atuns before the altar's dedication. I wasn't using a computer program, and I was thrown-off by the mention of "17 k'atuns" which I took far too literally as a precise expression of elapsed time. It did not take much time to realize that this was instead a rare rounded Distance Number, used from time to time in Copan's inscriptions. The actual dates on Altar Q's top are: 8.19.10.10.17 5 Caban 15 Yaxkin ("takes k'awiil"); 8.19.10.11.0 8 Ahau 18 Yaxkin ("comes from the 'wite'naah'"); 8.19.11.0.13 5 Ben 11 Muan ("arrives"); 9.17.5.0.0 6 Ahau 13 Kayab (PE dedication); 9.17.5.3.4 5 Kan 12 Uo (unknown). On the west face we find the isolated record of Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat's accession on 9.16.12.5.17 6 Caban 10 Mol, placed between his portrait and that of the founder.
Bell, Ellen E, Marcello Canuto and Robert J. Sharer (eds.). 2004. Understanding Early Classic Copan. Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Fash, Barbara. 2011. The Copan Sculpture Museum: Ancient Maya Artistry in Stucco and Stone. Cambridge, MA: Peabody Museum Press.
Fash, William L. 2001. Scribes, Warriors and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Pahl, Gary. 1976. A Successor-Relationshop Complex and Associated Signs. In The Art, Iconography, and Dynastic History of Palenque, Part 3, edited by M.G. Robertson, pp. 35-44. Pebble Beach, CA: Robert Louis Stevenson School.
Proskouriakoff, Tatiana. 1986. Maya History. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Stuart, David. 2004. The Beginnings of the Copan Dynasty. In Understanding Early Classic Copan, ed. by E. Bell, M. Canuto and R.J. Sharer, pp. 215-248. Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Stuart, David, and Linda Schele. 1986. Yax K'uk' Mo', the Founder of the Lineage of Copan. Copan Notes no. 6. Proyecto Acropolis Arqueologico Copan.
by David Stuart • Archives, Emblems & Toponyms, History of Research, Notes, Spelling, Uncategorized • Tags: Dzibilchaltun, Merida, Phoneticism, Syllables
"Hieroglyphic Miscellany" from 1990 Reply
by David Stuart • Archives, Artifacts, Gods and supernaturals, History of Research, Notes, Paleography, Spelling
by David Stuart
Here's a small item that I circulated to a few colleagues way back in 1990 called "Hieroglyphic Miscellany." I hadn't looked at this in many years, until I found it among some of my papers yesterday. I thought it might be of some interest to colleagues and students, so it here goes on Maya Decipherment. The somewhat random notes include a few tidbits:
(1) My first outline of the evidence for the so-called "doubler" mark in Maya script — the two small dots that indicate the repetition of a syllabic or logographic sign.
(2) Further development of the reading of the tza syllable.
(3) Notes on the deity names that appear on the Yaxchilan inscribed bones, described in another recent post here on Maya Decipherment. The idea that Yaxchilan's Lintel 42 actually mentions these or similar bones seems far less likely today — that text rather contains a reference to the conjuring or manifesting of the same gods named on the bones.
(3) A brief presentation of the rationale behind the KAL decipherment for the "cauac-skull" logogram that appears in the title kaloomte'. At some point soon I would like to post a full discussion of the many variants and forms of kaloomte' title, given how wonderfully complex it can be.
Hieroglyphic Miscellany 1990 (pdf file)
US Premiere of Dance of the Maize God Reply
by David Stuart • Gods and supernaturals, History of Research, News, Vessels
The 2014 Maya Meetings in Antigua saw a preview of the extraordinary new documentary film from Night Fire Films, Dance of the Maize God. The US Premiere will take place this coming Sunday, February 23, at 4 PM at CineFestival in San Antonio, Texas.
An announcement from Night Fire Films:
Night Fire Films is pleased to announce their new feature length documentary, Dance of the Maize God. Like their award-winning 2008 documentary Breaking the Maya Code, the new film explores the loss and recovery of ancient Maya culture – in this case, how royal painted vases, almost all found by looters, have transformed our understanding of the ancient Maya. The film explores the complex issues surrounding the excavation, study and exhibition of ancient Maya art.
Following a sneak preview at the UT Maya Meetings in Antigua, the film will have its U.S. premiere at the CineFestival in San Antonio this Sunday, February 23rd. In March, it will be featured at the Tulane Maya Symposium and at the International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal.
To read more about the film, view a trailer and see the latest screening schedule, please go to: http://nightfirefilms.org/films/dance-of-the-maize-god/
The filmmakers will be traveling throughout 2014 to screen Dance of the Maize God at festivals, symposia, museums, universities and community organizations. We are hoping to accompany these screenings with panel discussions involving a wide range of viewpoints on the study and exhibition of looted art.
If your organization would be interested in exploring the possibility of a screening, please get in touch with Producer Rosey Guthrie at guthrie@nightfirefilms.org.
A Possible Sign for Metate 10
by David Stuart • Article, Artifacts, Emblems & Toponyms, History of Research, Spelling
by David Stuart, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Texas at Austin
The "Bent-Cauac"
Among the still-undeciphered signs in Maya writing is the so-called "bent-cauac" element (Figure 1). Most epigrpahers seem to agree that it is a logogram (a word sign), but its precise reading has so far remained elusive. In this note I would like to put forth some evidence that points to a possible reading KA', with the meaning "metate" or "grinding stone." The reading, if correct, may ultimately help us to understand a key place name cited in historical records of the Classic period.
Figure 2. The "chi-altar" place glyph. (a) TIK St 31, (b) COL La Florida(?) vessel, (c) COP St 4, (d) COL vessel K1882. Drawings by D. Stuart; K1882 photo by J. Kerr.
The bent-cauac sign is perhaps best known as part of an important place name in early Maya history, mentioned in the inscriptions from a number of different sites, including Copan, Tikal and Dzibanche. as well as depicted on a few codex-style ceramics (Grube 2004) (Figure 2). Here it is combined with the hand sign chi, which some years ago led to the nickname "chi-witz" (Grube 2004:127) apparently based on the bent-cauac's imperfect resemblance to the WITZ, "mountain," logogram identified a number of years ago (Stuart 1987). Clearly it is a different sign, however.[Note 1] More recently, some epigraphers have opted to refer to the place name as "chi-altar," seeing a connection instead to the large table-like altars sometimes depicted in Maya sculpture and painting (see for example Stone and Zender 2012:93). This visual connection to a stone object seems closer to the mark, yet I believe the "altar" designation remains vague and even problematic. One reason for my hesitance is the distinctive and consistent bent form of the sign's main element — something altogether different from the flat altar stones with two supports. Moreover, a hieroglyphic sign that actually does depict such stone altars or tables already exists in the texts of Tikal and Copan. Significantly, one inscription at Tikal includes both the the "bent-cauac" and "stone table" signs, easily demonstrating the distinction of the two elements (See Tikal Stela 26, blocks zA7 and yB2). Thus there is good reason to see the bent-cauac as neither a hill nor an altar, but representing some other type of stone object or feature.
Figure 3. Corn-grinding scene on K1272 (J. Kerr photo).
If we look at the bent-cauac's visual history, we see that the sign changes somewhat over time. Its earliest known cases show two small stone elements below the larger bent sign (Figure 2a). Later scribes usually opted to place small stones at the upper left and lower right corners of the sign (Figure 1, Figure 2c, Figure 4), lending the sign aesthetic and visual balance. In some instances, the smaller stone elements are omitted altogether (Figure 2b). In the iconographic parallels from codex-style vases, we see that the original early form is retained, showing an irregular, sloped large stone atop two supports (Figure 2d).
In considering what the bent-cauac sign really depicts, we can be sure of a couple of things. One, it is a stone object of irregular shape, sloping downward on one end. Second, it can have "supports" of stone, but not always. What might it be? I suggest that it probably represents a metate, or a grinding stone — an identification that seems to agree well with the depictions of such objects in Maya art (Figure 3). In the fuller examples of bent-cauac logogram (see Figure 1), the placement of a stone on top may allude to the hand-held "mano," with the other stone serving as a support beneath.
Figure 4. Example of the -a suffix on the bent-cauac
Some phonetic evidence may help determine the sign's value. In various instances we see the bent-cauac sign with an -a suffix (Figure 2c, Figure 4). This is a sign that in its origin represented a parrot's beak, abbreviating the fuller parrot head sign also a, also seen conflated with the metate glyph in cases from the Hieroglyphic Stairway at the site of Resbalon. In this context the –a suffix sign can be taken in a couple of ways. The –a element might conceivably be providing the common place name ending –(h)a', "water," as it clearly seems to do in the Yaxha toponym and emblem glyph (YAX-a) (Stuart 1988). Alternatively, the –a may provide a telling phonetic clue to the reading of the logogram, serving as a phonetic complement.
I prefer this second possibility, since it seems to be an optional sign added onto the metate sign in at least two separate contexts. If the -a is indeed optional, there is a good likelihood that it serves a phonetic complement to the reading of the metate logogram. In this light, it is interesting to see the various terms for metate in lowland Mayan languages, as listed by Kaufman in his Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary (Kaufman 2003). There the form reconstructed for proto-Mayan is *ka', and for Proto-Ch'olan it is *cha'. I therefore suggest this may be a good working decipherment for the bent cauac sign, either KA' or CHA', "metate."
Metates were, of course, basic implements in domestic food production used throughout the ancient Americas. In Mesoamerica we usually think of stone grinders being used for processing maize, but they were key implements in many different types of food preparation. Interestingly, metates were used for the grinding of maguey and other agave plants in the manufacture of mescal, pulque and perhaps other fermented drinks important in Mesoamerica.
We might now have a reasonable interpretation of the mysterious place glyph once called "chi-witz." If I were to propose a phonetic analysis of the compound, something like chi-CHA' (chi(h) cha') or chi-KA' (chi(h) ka'), the "maguey grinder (place)," looks like a workable possibility.
It is important to stress that the geographic frame of reference for this "maguey-grinder" place name still remains very unclear. Some have argued that it might refer to El Mirador or Nakbe, given its early historical connections (see Grube 2004:13-131; Zender and Stone 2012:234). While such connections are tantalizing they still remain circumstantial, and without further evidence it is difficult to know. Perhaps this better semantic understanding of the place name will help us one day in resolving the issue.
It is also important to note that not all appearances of the supposed metate sign are easily understood, even if KA' or CHA' turns out to be a correct reading. On Tikal Stela 26 the sign appears in what might be a verbal context (U-KA'-ji) but the surrounding text is obscure. Hopefully these and other issues can be clarified with further analysis.
Thanks to Stephen Houston, Simon Martin and Karl Taube for some very useful feedback on this proposal.
Note 1. Part of the confusion seems to have stemmed from an example from Stela 1 at Arroyo de Piedra (see Grube 2004:130), where the sculptor of the monument bears the title CHIH-WITZ AJAW, "Deer-Mountain Lord." There is no reason to connect this isolated example of the "Deer Mountain" place name to the "chi-witz" or "chi-altar" glyphs under discussion here, however.
Note 2. The difference in these two readings rests on whether one prefers to transcribe the sign using the reconstructed Ch'olan-Tzeltalan form cha', or the more "archaic" ka'. Until recently I would have opted strongly for the latter, given the secure position of Classic Mayan language in the Ch'olan-Tzeltalan group. But it is important to point out that many glyphic spellings point to a more complex scenario of areal diffusion of the k > ch sound change, and that the supposed innovation is not as regular as was earlier assumed (Law, et. al., in press). Until further clarification comes about, KA' or CHA' seem equally plausible readings.
Grube, Nikolai. 2004. El origin de la dinastia Kaan. In Los Cautivos de Dzibanche, edited by Enrique Nalda, pp. 117-132. INAH, Mexico D.F.
Kaufman, Terrence. 2003. Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary. On-line resource at http://www.famsi.org/reports/01051/pmed.pdf.
Law, Danny, John Robertson, Stephen Houston, Marc Zender, David Stuart. In press. Areal Shifts in Maya Phonology. Ms. accepted for publication in Ancient Mesoamerica.
Stone, Andrea, and Marc Zender. 2012. Reading Maya Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Maya Painting and Sculpture. Thames and Hudson, New York.
Stuart, David. 1985. The Yaxha Emblem Glyph as YAX-A. Research Reports on Ancient Maya Writing, 1. The Center for Maya Research, Washington, D.C.
_________. 1987. Ten Phonetic Syllables. Research Reports on Ancient Maya Writing, 14. The Center for Maya Research, Washington, D.C.


I let you guys last week into my big beauty problem secret: I'm an adult who still gets acne. My doctor says it's from stress. I say, "Duh. Kids." My cleanser options have been pretty limited for the last couple of years. I can use a heavy cleanser from the supermarket, the same one that I used as a teen, but I've found that it leaves me with tight dry skin. Wrinkles like dry skin, so that's a bad idea. Plus it encourages my face to overcompensate with more oil. I don't want to trade one kind of face monster for another.
I've been on a mission to find a new cleanser for a while now. I've done first impressions for some of them on Youtube, I've ordered samples from direct sales companies, I've gotten full-sized bottles from five different beauty brands. The Hydra Medic® Face Wash Foaming Gel Cleanser from Repêchage looked promising because of how well-reviewed their other skin care products were, but it made me nervous. I have a pretty strict limit that I've put on what I will spend per product and to be honest, it was a little above it. I tried it anyway though. I couldn't say I'm really trying to find a new cleanser if I didn't try all of them that had promise.
That's two posts in a row that I've shown you guys my #NakedFace. This calls for a good makeup post and soon! This cleanser has been a part of the Repêchage line for a little over a year now. Like a lot of their skin care line, the cleanser has seaweed and tea ingredients. They've always been proud of their natural ingredients and it makes me a little more comfortable using it. It also has three strong essential oils for fighting skin problems. Ylang Ylang Oil helps to clean and smooth skin, lavender is anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial, and basil is also anti-inflammatory.
The cleanser is a clear, loose gel and comes with a pump that will give you around a nickel-sized amount. It didn't foam up quite as much as I wanted the first couple of times. I wet my face and hands, pumped out some cleanser, and washed up as I had with the last one. I had a lot better results when I washed my face in the shower after sitting in there for a few minutes. It let my pores open up and the extra water made a lot more suds. Now I'm using it in the shower in the morning and again before bed at the sink. When I'm doing it at the sink, I add another quick splash of water on top of the little dab of cleanser in my hand before I use it.
I have one pimple on my forehead. That's it. I'm using the Repêchage cleanser and my new favorite face cream twice a day as a part of my skincare routine and it's been wonderful. The combination of products is soothing and doesn't dry me out. My "limit" for skin care products has always been $20 and this one is $30, but I'll be re-purchasing it for two reasons. One, it works. Two, the size of the bottle is pretty significant and I feel like I'm getting a lot of uses from that $30. I'm almost out of my charcoal mask, so I'm really interested in trying the Hydra Medic mud mask that goes with this cleanser and see if it boosts my skin's appearance at all.


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A Huge Investment Opportunity is Setting Up in 2017
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In 1980, a geologist named Walter Alvarez and his father, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Luis Walter Alvarez, put forth an outrageous idea.
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Warren Buffett on Waiting for the "Fat Pitch"
The investment legend Warren Buffett makes a great point about patience with a simple baseball analogy.
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Anime News Round-up: Devilman, Cowboy Bebop, Perfect Blue and More
Chris Perkins May 29, 2018 anime, Anime Limited, diskotek, MCM, Momocon, MVM, news
This past weekend was a long weekend for both the UK and the US ( Late Spring Bank Holiday and Memorial Day weekend respectively). It was also the weekend of two major conventions: MCM ComicCon in London, and Momocon in Atlanta.
This lead to a whole slew of new anime announcements on both sides of the pond- and we've rounded them up for you here. Because we're nice like that.
UK Round-up
Anime Limited Announcements
Anime Limited made a number of brand new listening announcements and confirmed more details on several other previously announced titles.
• Kiznaiver (produced by Trigger and written by Mari Okada) will be released as a Collector's edition Blu-Ray and standard DVD on July 30, 2018.
• Masaaki Yuasa's Lu Over The Wall will be released on July 16, 2018, as a Collectors Edition Combo pack, standard Blu-ray and Standard DVD. The Collector's Edition will include an exclusive artbook.
• Amanchu, Production IG's series about friendship and scuba-diving, will be released as a collector's edition later this year.
• Anime Limited will continue their releases of Gundam with two more titles- Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and the stand-alone movie Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky. Both titles will be released during 2018.
• Season one of Kyoto Animation's teen slice-of-life drama Sound Euphonium will be getting a collector's edition sometime in 2018.
• NHK's documentary Hayao Miyazaki: Never Ending Man will be released on home video by Anime Limited.
• Two titles from the legendary CLAMP collective will come to the UK. Angelic Layer will be released on Blu-Ray during the third quarter of 2018. Card Captor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card will also be released (date and details to be confirmed at a future date).
• Perfect Blue will receive a new Ultimate Edition Release. It will feature a brand new master on Blu-Ray, the CD Soundtrack, and a 390-page Storyboard book never before released outside of Japan.
• Cowboy Bebop will receive a 20th Anniversary edition during 2018. Plans are to be confirmed but expect it to include the full Yoko Kanno soundtrack on CD.
MVM Entertainment Announcements
MVM have confirmed the following new titles.
• Bakuon- an anime featuring motorcycling teens.
• Heroic Legend Of Arslan Season 2- the fantasy anime continues.
• Seven Mortal Sins- fan-service heavy anime.
• Star-Myu Seasons 1 & 2- Following the students of an elite music academy.
• When They Cry (Full series) Horror/ murder mystery.
• Sagrada Reset- featuring a young girl able to 'reset' time,
US Round-up
Discotek Announcements
• Discotek will release the two-part OAV adaptation of Devilman from 1987/1990, on remastered Blu-Ray this summer. It will come complete with the infamous (very sweary) Manga Entertainment English dub and new subtitles.
• Devilman will be joined by another vintage Manga Entertainment title, the six-part OAV Angel Cop, also debuting on Blu-Ray.
• Also due this summer are Blu-Ray editions of previous DVD-only releases Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact and Babel II.
• Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier and the Law Of Ueki will be released on Blu-Ray in standard-definition. All 51 episodes of Ueki will be included on a single Blu-ray disc.
• Discotek have licenced All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, which includes both OAV series and the TV series.
• Card Captor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card will be released on Blu-Ray in the US this summer.
• The 1985 Lupin III Movie: The Legend Of The Gold Of Babylon will be released on Blu-Ray. It will feature a new dub, directed by Michael Epcar, featuring the cast from the Lupin TV series.
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30 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 2 Paoni

Fixed commemorations
All fixed commemorations below are observed on 1 Paoni (8 June) by the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Saints
Saint Cosmas of Taha and his companions

Commemorations
Consecration of the church of Saint Leontius
Consecration of the church of Saint Phoebammon

References
Coptic Synexarion

Days of the Coptic calendar

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NAB 2020 in Las Vegas has been cancelled due to coronavirus
By James Artaius 12 March 2020
The April broadcasting and video event in Las Vegas is called off due to COVID-19, but NAB Show New York in October will go ahead
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NAB 2020, which was scheduled to take place from 18-22 April in Las Vegas, USA, has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The official announcement by the National Association of Broadcasters comes just a day after Adobe publicly pulled out of the show (at which point NAB organizers announced that they would be pressing on with the event), and following Nikon's earlier confirmation that it would not attend due to concerns over COVID-19.
"In the interest of addressing the health and safety concerns of our stakeholders and in consultation with partners throughout the media and entertainment industry, we have decided not to move forward with NAB Show in April," said NAB president and CEO, Gordon H Smith.
• BREAKING: The Photography Show new September dates announced
"This was not an easy decision. Fortunately, we did not have to make this decision alone, and are grateful to our NAB Show community for engaging with us as we grappled with the rapidly-evolving situation. This Show is as much yours as it is ours, and it is important to us that we move forward together.… keeping the community safe and healthy is NAB's highest priority; therefore, we are deferring to the developing consensus from public health authorities on the challenges posed by coronavirus."
It appears that the organization is leaving the door open for the show to take place at a later stage, with an FAQ post noting that a new date and location are under consideration.
"We are still weighing the best potential path forward, and we ask you for your patience as we do so," continued Smith. "We are committed to exploring all possible alternatives so that we can provide a productive setting where the industry can engage with the latest technology, hear from industry thought leaders and make the game-changing connections that drive our industry forward."
The group's October event, NAD Show New York, is still proceeding as planned, according to the same FAQ.
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5/24/2012 – With two whites to go, Anand chose 1.e4 as one means to try and keep his opponent off-balance. Gelfand was ready with his Sicilian, and even Vishy's 3.Bb5, and fairly offbeat 5.b3, were replied to nearly instantly. The queens came off by move eleven after which the position remained equal until their handshake at move 25. Illustrated report with GM analysis and videos.
As in the fifth game, Viswanathan Anand started the tenth game with 1.e4. The opponents once again played the Sicilian Defence, but on the third move the world champion veered away from the Sveshnikov variation, choosing 3.Bb5. Just two moves later Boris Gelfand showed a new plan – 5…e5, which resulted in an interesting position with mutual chances.
5...e5? Never saw that before... is it good?
Judging by how quickly the moves were made, the Israeli grandmaster had analysed this variation very deeply.
Russian they had Sergey Karjakin, Ilya Smirin, and Alexander Grischuk providing commentary.
In English, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, Alexander Morozevich, and Peter Svidler opined.
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Soon the queens were exchanged, the position simplified considerably, but, according to many experts, all three results of the game were still possible. Black's position was weakened by doubled pawns on the queenside, but he had the two-bishop advantage. New exchanges followed, and the position simplified even further. On move 25 the opponents agreed to a draw.


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It's important to continue to live your life despite your ovarian cancer diagnosis. But what does this mean exactly? Do you have to carry on like nothing's happened? Of course not. Even just having some distractions, such as getting out of the house or having some fun time with your family, can help keep your spirits up while battling this disease. You may even still be able to work during treatment.
Being diagnosed with ovarian cancer can make you feel like you are fighting a death sentence every day. However, it's important not to let it completely consume your every thought. Staying positive and minimizing stress can help boost your ability to keep a healthy mindset. To help avoid falling into a depression, try to stay active and keep life as normal as you possibly can. This isn't just important for you; it's important for your family and friends as well.
Family and friends, who are an important part of your support system, may feel guilty if they are doing things that bring them joy while you are battling cancer. Therefore, it's important to encourage them to continue doing things they enjoy and reassure them that they don't need to feel guilty. Children in particular tend to feel guilty if they go out with their friends when they feel like they should be at home helping you. But allowing them to continue with their regular routine will help to keep their spirits up as well.
With the unpredictability of what cancer treatment holds, maintaining a familiar day-to-day routine will also help provide some stability in your life.
American Cancer Society. Telling your family and friends (July 18, 2012). American Cancer Society Web site. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/emotionalsideeffects/copingwithcancerineverydaylife/a-message-of-hope-telling-family-and-friends. Accessed August 8, 2013.
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC). Communicating with children (2013). NOCC Web site. Available at: http://www.ovarian.org/caregivers_communicating_with_children.php. Accessed on August 8, 2013.
American Cancer Society. Talking with friends and relatives about your cancer (May 30, 2013). American Cancer Society Web site. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/talkingaboutcancer/talking-with-friends-and-relatives-about-your-cancer. Accessed August 8, 2013.
American Cancer Society. Physical activity and the cancer patient (February 6, 2013). American Cancer Society Web site. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment/stayingactive/physical-activity-and-the-cancer-patient. Accessed August 12, 2013.
American Cancer Society. Working during cancer treatment -- will I be able to work while I am getting treatment? (April 3, 2012). American Cancer Society Web site. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment/stayingactive/workingduringandaftertreatment/working-during-cancer-treatment. Accessed August 12, 2013.
CancerCode.org. How to stay positive while battling cancer (2013). CancerCode.org Web site. Available at: http://cancercode.org/how-to-stay-positive-while-battling-cancer/. Accessed August 12, 2013.


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Navy charting new course after rash of problems
Change needed after rash of problems
By David SharpA - ssociated Press
Sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Stout handle mooring lines during the ship's return to home port at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Va., in October 2020. The USS Stout showed rust as it returned from the 210-day deployment. The rust was quickly removed and the ship repainted. But the rusty ship and its weary crew underscored the costly toll of deferred maintenance on ships and long deployments on sailors.
BATH, Maine — The Navy's speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion failures. The gun on its stealthy destroyer is a dud because of expensive ammo. Its newest aircraft carrier had problems with the system that launches aircraft.
On top of that, embarrassing photos of rusty ships online have underscored delays in maintaining warships, made worse by the pandemic.
The Navy's troubles have caused delays and cost billions of dollars. They come as tensions are growing in the South China Sea, Russia's navy is emboldened, and Iranian speedboats are harassing vessels in the Persian Gulf.
"Are we ready to meet the threat from China? No," said Loren Thompson, a defense analyst at the Lexington Institute.
Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, insists the Navy is now on a "positive trajectory" but the Navy will have to rebuild confidence under congressional scrutiny as it prepares a new strategic plan that'll include another long-term investment: unmanned vehicles and hypersonic missiles. The Biden administration is readying a Navy budget proposal this week to send to lawmakers.
The Navy fleet currently falls shy of 300 ships, despite a stated goal of 355 ships. The Chinese fleet now outnumbers the U.S. Navy.
"The Chinese are closer to our goal than we are," said Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who sits on the Appropriation Committee and wants to boost Navy spending.
Democratic Sen. Jack Reed and Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, chairman and ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, have criticized delays and cost overruns on lead ships, and urged the Navy to ensure technology is ready before putting it aboard.
Navy's problem
Members of Congress, who control the purse strings, say the Navy must also spend billions of dollars more in its public shipyards that maintain the ships.
"The Navy has got to get their derriere in gear," said Rep. Rob Wittman, a Republican from Virginia, who described the Navy as "at one of those crossroads."
The Navy's problem, as Thompson sees it, is that leaders rushed ambitious new ship classes to production and started construction before designs were finalized and technology fully tested.
"It tried too hard to leap ahead technologically at the beginning of the last decade," Thompson said. "As a result, every vessel that it started had severe problems."
For example, the electric-drive Zumwalt, commissioned in 2016, was designed to get close to shore to bombard land targets. But its 155mm advanced gun system is being scrapped because each rocket-propelled, GPS-guided shell costs nearly as much as a cruise missile.
Scrapping ships
Meanwhile, two versions of the speedy littoral combat ship were envisioned as chasing down pirate ships. One version had class-wide propulsion problems, and both were criticized as too lightly armored for open ocean combat. The Navy is already scrapping the first four of them.
The most expensive ship in Navy history, meanwhile, is the newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, which has had problems with the system that launches jets and the elevators that move weapons. It was supposed to cost $10.5 billion but the price tag has risen to $13.3 billion, "and the reliability of key systems is low," said Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma.
Together, the costs on the first ships in each of those classes were 23% to 155% — or about $5 billion – higher than original estimates, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
"Congress has mandated the Navy not put the cart before the proverbial horse by requiring system integration between platforms and new technologies and fully testing prior to rolling out new programs," said Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Hawaii Democrat and chair of the Armed Services seapower subcommittee.
Overextended crews
Lawmakers have scrutinized the Navy's readiness and overextended crews since 17 sailors were killed in two separate collisions involving Navy destroyers in 2017.
The Navy's unceasing tempo continues to cause stress on ships and crew. Photos of the USS Stout, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, showed plentiful rust as it returned from a 210-day deployment last fall to Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia. The rust was cosmetic but underscored the toll of deferred maintenance and long deployments on ships and sailors, who made no port calls during the pandemic.
"It's wearing out the Navy, the crews, their personnel, their families," said Matt Caris, a defense analyst at Avascent, a consulting firm in Washington, who said investments are needed in sailors, maintenance and new ships.
The Navy has acknowledged problems in the shipbuilding programs, while having success in others, including submarines.
But aging ships — 60% of today's fleet was commissioned in 2001 or before — has caused maintenance and operation costs to grow at a time when the Navy wants to spend on new ships and research. It would take 4.1% in annual funding growth to boost the fleet to 355 ships within about a decade while meeting other obligations including investments in shipyards, Gilday said.
Speaking at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works on a recent afternoon, Gilday insisted things are getting better. The length of time that ships were delayed has declined by 80% at public shipyards and 60% at private yards compared to where things were 18 months ago, Gilday said.
And even those ships that suffered delays and cost overruns hold potential. The stealthy Zumwalt destroyer built at Bath Iron Works will be the first naval vessel equipped with hypersonic missiles, he said.
"I'm not saying that we're satisfied with where we are," Gilday said. "What I will say is that I think that certainly the trends are headed in the right direction."
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Erotica Book Review: Dominated by the Futas by Bryce Calderwood (futa femdom)
Title: Dominated by the Futa Orcs & Dominated by the Futa Centaurs
Author: Bryce Calderwood
Publication Date: June 20, 2019 & March 3, 2021
Protagonist Gender: Male
Sexuality: Bisexual
Dominated by the Futas is a two-book (so far) erotic fantasy saga by Bryce Calderwood that's as big on fun as it is on futa members. There's often an element of size difference in futa erotica, but rarely to the extent we find here, and I absolutely loved it!
Dominated by the Futa Orcs, the first book in the series, introduces us to Kal, a slender Elven prince who gets swept up in an attack by a gang of invading futa orcs. He's at an immediate physical disadvantage, too small and too weak to effectively fight back, but he's also at an emotional one, too intrigued and too aroused to resist the lure of futa pheromones. There's a nice edge to it all that the story explores, never letting us forget that there's genuine danger beneath the excitement.
Of course, if you've ever read a Bryce Calderwood story, then you know that these futa women are as irresistible as they are well-endowed. Before long, Kal finds himself a willing sex slave to the entire tribe, stretched and broken every night, only to magically healed in time for the morning. The sex is big, it's messy, and it's deliciously decadent. You know he should attempt to escape, at least try to free himself of their clutches, but you also can't blame him for enjoying it.
Dominated by the Futa Centaurs picks up where the first book left off, with Kal still a willing captive of the well-hung futa orcs who pass him around like a community sex toy. There's some nice character development there, a little insight into both the dangers of the orcs and the psychology of being a captive, but you have to wonder where it's all headed - and where it's headed is bigger, better, and bolder than even the most decadent reader can imagine.
When the futa orcs make the very poor decision to attack a community of tiny futa faeries, they find themselves in a pitched battle with even bigger futa centaurs. Kal feels guilty about his wandering eye, dreaming of those massive horse-like members in the midst of battle, and when it comes time for a challenge, a duel between tribes with him as the prize, he's not sure who he wants to win.
This second story has a lot of fun playing with size, giving Kal a tiny faerie lover along with a giant centaur one, and it humanizes things a bit, contrasting the brutality of the orcs with the more caring nature of the centaurs. It's no less messy or delicious, but even better than the first because of the character development.
Rating: ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀
Labels: book review, Bryce Calderwood, erotica, femboy, futa
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This smock came into my life a couple of months ago. Despite being a item which is a "regular wearer" in the wardrobe, for me it was missing that extra something. So whilst I was rummaging through the fabric "mound" (I'm a hoarder when it comes to frills and trimmings), I came across this lace collar- taken from an old vintage dress of mine. In fact as soon as I popped this over that ever-so-plain looking neckline, the piece was instantly revived again. Almost as though it felt "complete".
If there's one thing I love about styling it's "re-inventing" the pieces which need a new lease of life. Mixing the old with the new. Sometimes the best inexpensive way to rekindle a love for a old piece of clothing, is to add a few of those small details. Whether thats a lace trimming round the cuff or even adding a fresh set of fun looking buttons to a old jacket.
So the next time you decide to throw out that piece of clothing that you're "bored" with. Ask yourself "Can you add a little 'extra something' to salvage it?"
Denim Smock - Primark (lace collar diy) | Bag - Kate Spade | Headband - Monki | Shoes - Topshop | Watch - Casio | Nail Polish - Models Own "Beths Blue"
That lace collar makes the smock look so expensive, I love it.
Adorable look and pictures !
Smock dresses are something I've never felt I could pull off. But you lovely pull them off so well it's like they were made for you! I really love how you've paired the collar with it, very sweet. And your hair looks so pretty too.


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Tag Archive: Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh comes to Manchester
35 MUSICIANS, 1 STAGE, 1 VOICE
For the first time at Manchester, Arijit Singh – a world renowned playback singer and music programmer, will fly in from Mumbai to stun his audience with a soulful performance.
Ask any Bollywood Music fan, to name their favourite singer currently, and it won't be long before Arijit's name enters the conversation.
Already considered to be the voice of his generation, his ability to reach the loftiest of notes with his mellifluous voice has made him a household name. He will be singing to a packed out audience and will be accompanied on stage by top musicians and vocalists.
Arijit rose to widespread prominence with the release of the song 'Tum Hi Ho' from the 'Aashiqui 2' soundtrack.
After this, there was no looking back – to the extent that the classically trained singer's songs became more popular than the films they were featured in.
He has recently showcased his vast repertoire – from the playful 'Sooraj Dooba Hain' and the sonorous 'Gerua' to the rustic 'Soch Na Sake'.
It is hard to imagine a genre that Arijit Singh can't master.
The music maestro's live concerts are a complete, immersive experience where he not only recreates his own songs but covers hits by other artistes which feature on his own playlist.
His debut in Manchester Arena on Sunday 10th July is sure to be this year's hottest ticket in town - book early to avoid disappointment.
"I am probably one of the biggest fans of Arijit Singh. Mesmerized by his talent and soulful voice. I am short of words actually." – Virat Kohli
"Versatile with a soulful voice" – Shreya Ghoshal
"He's an expression of the 21st century. The youth sighs at his voice. He will be a major creative force to reckon with in the years to come." – Mahesh Bhatt
To see Arijit Singh sing for yourselves, ring Manchester Arena's box office on 0844 847 8000 or book online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.chillitickets.com /www.eventim.com
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Tropical Storm Fay Detours Around Anna Maria Island
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All eyes were on the tropics this week as a tropical depression in the Atlantic became a storm named Fay, when wind speeds hit 39 mph.
As Fay crossed the Dominican Republic and Haiti, forecasters correctly predicted a turn to the NW and over Cuba. With no sign of weakening over land, Fay headed toward Florida's SW coastline, maintaining 60mph winds, and leaving a wake of flooding rains as it made its first US landfall over Key West.
It was at this point, Friday August 15 Anna Maria Islanders were already on alert. With the rapid intensification of Hurricane Charlie in 2004 fresh in minds, disaster plans went into action. But Fay had different factors influencing it. An area of high pressure sat to the NE, and a mild front hung to the NW. The storm did not gain energy, and wobbled in the direction of Marco Island, south of Naples.
As its progress slowed and turned eastwards Islanders held their breath. Forecasts were predicting a return to warm gulf waters and a march up the west coast, possibly as a Category One hurricane.
That did not eventuate. Forecasters were again surprised when Fay actually kept going NE, making a second US landfall at Cape Romano, slowly progressing over the Everglades and slightly increasing in strength near Lake Okeechobee. The Suncoast began to breathe easier.
Meanwhile, Miami and the east coast were pelted with heavy rain and wind in the front right quadrant. Feeder bands spread out from the center and drenched a broad area. Anna Maria Island enjoyed light breezes, no rain, and cooler than normal temperatures. A few passing squalls and gray clouds were the only indication something was happening over 100 miles away.
By Tuesday it became apparent Anna Maria was out of danger, although wildly varying computer forecast models brought doubt as to where this storm would go next. By Thursday August 21, Fay exited the state and sat stationary off Flagler Beach. Current forecasts predict a turn back west, a third landfall near St Augustine, across the state back into the Gulf of Mexico, with a possible fourth landfall in the panhandle, perhaps back over water, and a fifth landfall.
Although winds have remained below hurricane strength of 74mph, incredible 30 odd inches of rainfall have been experienced around Melbourne, Florida.
Fay has become the most unpredictable and record-breaking event on record in the Atlantic hurricane basin.
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