#//made feb 24 2019

[ask-serendipity-sky]

1108: Facts and observations

•Day 0

1108 started on the 8th of November of 2015.

Jimin uploaded a video of him and Jungkook to twitter:

On the 26th of January 2016, Jk uploaded a small snippet of a song he was covering.

•Day 100

And on the 15th of February of 2016, Jk uploaded the entire song Nothing Like Us and noted to listen to the lyrics as they were expressing what he wanted to say:

In Korean culture, parents celebrate 100 days after a child is born. This is to indicate that the child made it through the first vulnerable phase in their life. In the same manner, the 100 days are celebrated by Korean couples.

And this is what Jk had to say 100 days after the 8th of November of 2015:

There's nothing like us There's nothing like you and me Together through the storm There's nothing like us There's nothing like you and me together, oh

•Day 366 (1 year)

On 08/11/2016, a year later, Jimin posted another video of them:

•Day 732 (2 years)

On Oct. 28, 2017, Jungkook treated Jimin to a trip to Tokyo. It was because of this trip, that Jungkook released gcfTokyo on Nov. 08, 2017.

A fan used the images in the video and was able to determine the hotel and room jikook stayed at. It was room number 1108.

The video also used the song There For You by Troye Sivan:

Boy, I'm holdin' onto something Won't let go of you for nothing I'm runnin', runnin' just to keep my hands on you There was a time that I was so blue What I got to do to show you? I'm runnin', runnin' just to keep my hands on you

Day 811

On the 26th of January 2018, in a Japanese fancafe, Jimin gifted Jungkook a drawing of a set of champagne glasses and a bottle. Note the details of the glasses.

•Day 900

On the 25th of April 2018, a day before the 900 day milestone, Jimin had a vlive where it was obvious he wasn't alone in the room. He kept looking to the side, laughing shyly and explained:

After he said this, you can hear someone whisper, "Jimin."

Day 1000

On August 3rd 2018, Jk posted a selfie while they were all filming BV3:

During BV3, jikook were able to look around the city alone, and have a boat date under the moonlight.

Day 1013

As you all may know 10:13 is also known as Jimin ssi, or Jimin time. It only makes sense that this day would be special to jikook too.

On the 16th of August 2018, Jimin tweeted a series of 3 tweets:

Jungkook was the only member that appeared in the photos with Jimin. It is also interesting to note the 2 butterfly temporary tattoos he had on his hand.

This is the same time when they had the photoshoot with the inflatable unicorn:

The next day, Jimin uploaded a tweet with the caption "Love Ya", and one of the photos was him and Jk.

•Day 1141

On the 22nd of December 2018, when fans uploaded their selfies on fancafe, the fans let Jk know that Jimin had uploaded his own:

This prompted Jk to type "JIMINNNN" and he signed off. He later uploaded a song that he stopped at 1:18:

You take my mind away When you touch me that way This place, your face It gets hard to breathe I know you're feeling me now You're all I see Almost like we're dreaming

•Day 1394

On the 1st of September 2019, Jk made 2 tweets. One in which uploaded a snippet of Decalcamonia, which he also ended on 1:18:

•Day 1500

On the 16th of Dec 2019, Jimin posted a good night tweet:

The time he uploaded this was at 1:50.

•Day 2300

On Feb 22, 2022, Jk uploaded a story on insta where he is in a car, listening to So Good by Joan. The story was labeled 23:08 even though he uploaded it at 1:24 am.

You and me Got a lotta tension, not even to mention Ooh, that night, just two weeks ago It was half past ten Thinking about living, suddenly when you walked it You took my breath away

•Day 2315

On March 10, 2022, during the Permission to Dance Concert, Jimin used the 2315 numbers and stated the following:

2315 days had passed since November 8, 2015.

•Day 2545

On the 26th of October 2022, Jk uploaded a photo of himself while he was in Qatar. He uploaded the photo at 11:08 Korea time and, 5:08 Qatar time.

•Day 2643

On the 2nd of February 2023, Jimin answered a question on weverse at exactly 23:08. The question is now deleted.

•Day 2684

During Jungkook hosted a series of lives on White Day, 14th of March 2022. His first live was started at 8:11 pm:

During these lives, Jk changed to various outfits and had an extensive playlist. One of the songs that was included was There For You.

•Day 2855

On the 1st of September 2023, Jk hosted a short live to thank the fans for being present with him during so many birthdays. He ended his live quickly and it lasted 8:56 minutes:

My impressions

Based on Korean customs, celebrating different day milestones is typical in a Korean couple.

While some may think that jikook started dating on the 8th of November 2015, I think that's when they decided to be intimate with each other.

I feel like a jikook kiss had already happened since the last time Jimin asked Jk for a kiss publicly was in September 2015 for Jk's birthday. From there, one can only think that things proceeded quite quickly.

I think that in recent years, we have observed less mentions of 1108 because of BTS' popularity and so many fans expecting something from jikook.

It's possible that jikook has decided to not make these milestones known like they did before, but every now and then, they still reference that number. Who knows when they will do it again.

But who is counting, right?

[itsvivace]

VIVACE ( Korean : 비바세 ), formerly known as VIVACE GIRLS ( Korean : 비바세 소녀들 ), is a fictional thirteen-member girl group under I-Teen Media which consists of members divided into three sub-units to promote in. They made their official debut on September 17, 2019 with the mini album VIVACE.

In early 2019, Mnet announced the release of a new survival show called I-Doll, which brought over 70 trainees from different countries to compete for a chance to debut in a girl group with a thirteen-member lineup chosen by the viewers. The show came not without controversy, of course; when the final lineup was announced, there were huge rigging and nepotism scandals surrounding the entire show and accusations that the girls who ranked in the top five cheated their way into debuting, which was never confirmed nor denied.

Although VIVACE started with controversies even before their debut, it didn't stop them from quickly winning over the hearts of South Korea with their debut song, Gee!, released three months after the finale of I-Doll. Along with their mini album, Gee! topped the charts and ended up at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart only a week after its release. Their following comebacks were no different; with all of their songs topping the charts, VIVACE quickly rose to fame and solidified themselves as not only one of the top groups in Korea but one of the top groups globally.

The members themselves are also a massive topic of discussion around the world, with people questioning if they even like each other sometimes, also commonly getting into scandals; the VIVACE members are called the Messiest Group in Kpop as of recently, and older K-Netz say that VIVACE reminds them a lot of 2nd Gen Kpop with the member's huge solo fanbases and downright nasty attitudes. The members have individually built huge solo careers, have been titled the It-Girls of 4th Gen, and have been undoubtedly one of the most influential and talented girl groups out there recently.

౨ৎ BASICS

NAME : VIVACE ( 비바세 )

LABEL : I-Teen Media ( 2019 - present )

DEBUT DATE : September 17, 2019

CONCEPT : Cute, Elegant, Girl Crush, Sub-Units

FANDOM : Celeste

SUB-UNITS : Sad Girls Club, Amore, Cateye

౨ৎ MEMBERS

First Unit ♡ Sad Girls Club

Sim EUNMI ( 1995 ) *leader

Olivia NOELLE Jung ( 1996 )

Chirawan ‘ARA’ Chanthara ( 1997 )

Naiyana ‘YANA’ Suwannarat ( 1997 )

Min HAYEON ( 1999 ) *maknae

Second Unit ♡ Amore

Bae SARANG ( 1996 ) *leader

Tanaka HITOMI ( 1996 )

Ahn HAEUN ( 1997 )

Kwon YERIN ( 2000 ) *maknae

Third Unit ♡ Cateye

Seo SOOMIN ( 1999 ) *leader

Cai ‘MEI MEI’ Yumei ( 1999 )

Kitty ‘KYURI’ Kim ( 2001 )

Zhao XINYI ( 2002 ) *maknae

౨ৎ TOURS

VIVACE: THE FIRST TOUR ( Nov. 2021 - Jan. 2022 ) *South Korea

LUVIT! ( Jul. 2022 - Feb. 2023 ) *World Tour

LUVIT! : The Encore ( Jul. 2023 - Jan. 2024 ) * World Tour

౨ৎ DISCOGRAPHY

VIVACE : debut mini album ( 2019 )

QUEENDOM : single album ( 2019 )

SUMMER VACAY : mini album ( 2020 )

PAPARAZZI : mini album ( 2020 )

LADIES NIGHT : digital single ( 2020 )

CELESTE : full album ( 2021 )

MY IMPACT : full album ( 2022 )

ALL I ASK : mini album ( 2022 )

BARBIE GIRL : full album ( 2023 )

1-800-LOVERGIRL : single album ( 2023 )

CLASS OF ‘24 : full album ( 2024 )

[mariacallous]

When Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, annexing the Crimean Peninsula and bringing turmoil and destruction to Ukraine’s eastern regions, many people—both outside Ukraine and inside it—found it easier to ignore the violence unfolding in the country’s east than admit that war had returned to Europe. This included creative artists, who rarely mentioned the war in their works, not least because they feared scaring off the Russian fans who constituted much of their audience.

As Ukrainians all over the country woke up to explosions on Feb. 24, 2022, the truth could no longer be ignored: The “big war” had truly begun. Today, the country’s art is catching up to the truth of war.

Before 2022, few Ukrainian artists and entertainers openly mentioned the ongoing war in their works. In fact, many pop stars like Ivan Dorn or Luna continued to perform in Russia and created works aimed, first and foremost, at the Russian market and in the Russian language. When criticized for this by their Ukrainian fans, many dodged the subject, claimed to be “apolitical,” or explained their actions as “trying to build a bridge” between Russia and Ukraine.

“My music isn’t about politics, it’s about healing souls,” Luna said in a lengthy interview with Russian opposition journalist Xenia Sobchak in 2021. “That’s why I don’t pay attention to the critics back home trying to make me feel guilty for giving concerts in Russia.” Similarly, Dorn claimed that by interacting with Russian listeners he was “trying to capture as many people as possible with my music so that they would never attack my own country.”

But the main reasons were pragmatic ones: The large and relatively rich Russian market has long been attractive to Ukrainian performers, much like the American market for the English-speaking world. Making films or music built around a Ukrainian context could scare off Russian fans, so the overwhelming majority of content made in the 2000s and 2010s was tailored to sound and look as neutral as possible, devoid of any references to local events or personalities. There were, of course, notable exceptions.

Musicians, such as singer and veteran military paramedic Anastasiia Shevchenko, better known by her pseudonym СТАСІK, wrote songs openly referencing the war in their lyrics and music videos. Indie rapper Stas Koroliov released an entire album in 2021 of tracks inspired by the war and society’s apathy toward it. It contained lyrics like “I now understand that to become a messiah you just need to state the obvious: My homeland is at war with Russia.”

While mainstream comedies that wanted both Ukrainian and Russian box office sales steered clear of any references to recent domestic events, independent movies were more willing to process the violence taking place in Ukraine’s eastern regions and the loss of Crimea. Wartime dramas such as Tymur Yashchenko’s U311 Cherkasy (named after the naval mine sweeper blocked by Russian forces during the capture of Crimea) and Maryna Er Gorbach’s Klondike addressed specific events of the Russo-Ukrainian war, while Nariman Aliev’s 2019 drama Homeward was a meditation on what the loss of Crimea meant for its indigenous Tatar population. Other films, such as Volodymyr Tykhyi’s dramedy Our Kitties, tried to find humor amid the heartbreak and horrors faced by the Ukrainian soldiers stationed on the frontlines.

Everything changed in early 2022, when war—previously treated as a niche subject that was likely to scare off people looking for light entertainment—quickly became the only topic most Ukrainians were interested in. As missiles rained down, entertainers suddenly realized that they could not remain apolitical bystanders any longer.

Almost every popular musician spoke out against the invasion, with several (such as Dasha Astafieva and Vitaly Kozlovskiy) apologizing for performing in Russia and platforming their Russian colleagues in recent years. “I felt like a zombie while performing in Russia. I’d arrive, smile mechanically at everyone, do the set and return home. Russia has a lot of money but it’s a soulless place,” Astafieva wrote in a social media post shortly after the start of the full-scale invasion. Many artists—such as Antytila leader Taras Tolopya, singer Yarmak, and most of the lineup of cult Kharkiv-based hip-hop group TNMK—took up arms and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while others took to volunteering by raising funds and sourcing equipment for Ukrainian soldiers, performing on the frontlines, or training as medics.

Some of their personal stories exemplified Ukraine’s modern civic identity, which has little to do with ethnicity or where you were born. Instead, for many, it’s a choice. Take Yulia Yurina: The Russian-born musician first came to Ukraine as a 18-year-old student in 2012 and soon joined forces with Ukrainian-born Stas Koroliov to form critically acclaimed pop-folk duo Yuko. Today, Yurina—still formally a Russian citizen despite publicly renouncing her citizenship and applying for a Ukrainian passport—is not only a beloved performer, whose recent album encapsulates much of the anger and grief felt by the average Ukrainian, but also a volunteer working tirelessly to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with weapons and equipment. “I dance through the bullets as air raid sirens sing to me,” Yurina sings on one of the album’s tracks. “I am disgusted by what you’ve done here, you’re killing souls but you won’t be able to kill our dreams. We are not your friends, your family, or your lovers.”

During the first months of the war, a new subgenre of locally produced music arose. “Bayraktar-core” (the semi-ironic name came from how often these songs mentioned the Turkish drones used to great effect by Ukrainian forces in the early stages of the war) songs were simple, composed over a mere few weeks, catchy, and characterized by their aggressive optimism, constant references to recent events, local politicians, wartime memes, and foreign allies (Boris Johnson, then British prime minister, was mentioned often).

What these songs lacked in lyrical nuance and musical innovation they more than made up for by giving millions of Ukrainians a sense of unity and community amid the chaos and horror. “Occupiers came to Ukraine, wearing new uniforms and driving military vehicles,” go the lyrics of one of the most popular “Bayraktar-core” songs. “But their equipment was soon ruined by the Bayraktar!” Some, such as a viral mashup sampling a folk tune and a phrase spoken by Johnson, made the leap over to English-language social media.

While simple war-themed entertainment (or even anything vaguely patriotic and uplifting) might have been enough for listeners and viewers in the early months of the war, the artistic questions got sharper as the fight went on.

Did performers who left the country soon after the full-scale invasion have a right to make money off of songs mentioning the horrors others faced while staying in Ukraine? Could writers who hadn’t personally experienced life under Russian occupation use the devastation in say, Bucha or Mariupol, in their stories? And what if they conducted interviews with the people who had? Many of these questions lack definite answers, but the public response to various works inspired by the war have been noticeably different.

When writer Daria Gnatko announced in late 2022 that she would be publishing a novel set in Russian-occupied Bucha, many pointed out that not enough time had passed to properly process the events that had transpired in the town, and wondered whether writing a story like this without conducting in-depth interviews with the survivors of the occupation was a form of exploitation. The book, along with another upcoming work by Gnatko, a novel inspired by the destruction and occupation of Mariupol, was postponed indefinitely by the publisher after a wave of public criticism.

Likewise, popular writer Kateryna Babkina’s latest novel Mom, Do You Remember? was met with controversy after the author, who had spent much of the war abroad, announced that the plot would be inspired by the occupation of Bucha. Some reviewers were concerned that not enough time had passed since the liberation of Kyiv Oblast and that the subject was still too triggering for most readers, while others darkly suspected Babkina had only mentioned the tragically famous town when announcing the book to draw more attention to her work.

However, most of this criticism was limited to social media, while the reviews in local publications were much more enthusiastic about the novel—which is told from the perspective of a teenage girl narrowly escaping from Russian occupation with her infant half-sister and trying to build a life for them both abroad��and described it as a touching and delicate work full of compassion.

“If for some Ukrainians the book is therapeutic, for foreigners, in particular for Poles, who can already read Babkina’s story, it gives a more internal context about what war victims experience—who walk the same streets and visit the same shops as they do—actually go through. What challenges and problems they face, what they feel, why some do not learn the language and choose to return home despite the missile attacks, and what is happening in the hearts of millions of children who were forced to grow up one day when their world was destroyed by Russia,” wrote a reviewer for the Polish-Ukrainian outlet Sestry.

The truth is that when it comes to describing experiences as traumatic as an ongoing war, there isn’t going to be a one-size-fits-all perspective or approach. Some readers find works written about or vaguely inspired by something they or their loved ones went through therapeutic, while others find them triggering or even offensive.

When it comes to film, meanwhile, the pre-2022 offerings were earnest but often unwatched. Reviewers treated these movies as important pieces of cinema, but ones that described horrors most Ukrainians preferred not to dwell on for too long. After the full-scale invasion, however, a dark realization dawned: The wartime dramas were now reflections of our own collective experience, and no romantic comedy or workplace drama was going to stop you from thinking about shrapnel and blood.

That was supplemented by the belief that Ukrainians had to bear witness. At a time when many civilians felt abandoned by human rights organizations’ failure to document Russian war crimes (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy personally called out the International Red Cross over its inaction after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, while Amnesty International found itself in hot water after publishing a much-criticized report accusing Ukraine of endangering its own civilians), filmmakers took this challenge upon themselves. Documentaries shot during the siege of Mariupol, after the liberation of Bucha, and during the near-constant shelling of Kharkiv became a powerful tool for cultural diplomacy, encouraging non-Ukrainians to support Ukraine, and an instrument to counter Russian propaganda and war fatigue in the West. Perhaps the best-known example is the Oscar-nominated documentary film 20 Days in Mariupol, which garnered universally positive reviews at home and abroad and offered viewers a unique glimpse into the horrors faced by the residents and defenders of the besieged city.

One unexpected wartime challenge is creating entertainment aimed at children. How do you keep kids of vastly different ages entertained while sitting in cold, poorly-lit bomb shelters for hours on end? How do you teach them the rules of wartime safety in an accessible and easy-to-remember format? How do you help them process the heartbreak of losing loved ones, having parents on the frontlines, or living in constant fear of missiles and drones? And perhaps most importantly, how do you begin to broach the topic that there are people who want these kids and their entire families dead? This is when Patron—a real-life sapper dog who became an unexpected celebrity among both kids and adults alike—came in handy.

The wildly popular Jack Russell Terrier, who works as a detection dog and mascot for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine first caught the public’s eye in early 2022, when the dog was awarded a medal for locating and helping defuse unexploded mines left behind by Russian forces after they were driven out of Chernihiv. A video of the bulletproof vest-wearing puppy went viral, and the newly famous dog was soon making charity appearances, visiting kids harmed by the war in hospitals across the country, and even got his own animated web show and book series. Content starring Patron is produced in partnership with UNICEF and aims to teach Ukrainian kids the importance of staying away from abandoned landmines, avoiding suspicious objects left behind by the invading army, and staying brave under difficult circumstances.

Undoubtedly, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to a heightened interest toward local art both among Ukrainians and foreigners, as well as provided an entire generation of artists with stories of sacrifice, courage, and defiance—stories that, despite their complexity, simply must be told, and that may well become modern classics at an international scale. When Penguin Press bought the rights to Ukrainian writer and soldier Oleksandr Mykhed’s autobiographical novel The Language of War, publishing director Casiana Ionita described the book as “a war book that will be read 10, 20, 50 years from now.” But it’s unclear if enough foreign publishers are ready to break their long-standing tradition of viewing events in Ukraine solely through the eyes of their Moscow-educated authors and allow Ukrainians on the frontlines to speak for themselves, like Mykhed, before the war claims them too.

[wrongcaitlyn]

just made some minor edits to ch 20 of tgol because of timeline inconsistencies! this doesn't change any major parts of the plot, i was just being a bit lazy and didn't accurately look up dates while writing the chapter... anyway the basic timeline is this now in case you don't want to reread:

jan 10 - austin and leo go back to school jan 18 - jason goes back to school jan 19 - not another rockstar release jan 24 (friday) - everyone comes back for the weekend/the scene where the og lunch table group goes shopping/the darren and nico scene jan 25 (saturday) - proposal/engagement jan 26 (sunday) - grammys jan 27 (monday) - nico, will, and rachel fly back to ny/will starts school and feb 7 will be the start of nico's graveyard world tour :)

yes i was looking up academic calendars from 2019-2020 to make sure my timeline was working instead of writing the next chapter but it's finally fixed!!

[jesse-eisenberg-interview]

A list of Jesse Eisenberg's writing

I made a list of Jesse Eisenberg's writing.

2009

NOV 30 Manageable Tongue Twisters.

2010

FEB 24 Marxist-Socialists Jokes

2011

JUL 21 A Post Gender Normative Man Tries to Pick Up a Woman at a Bar

DEC 07 ACTOR & PLAYWRIGHT JESSE EISENBERG ON THE THRILL OF THE STAGE

2012

JAN 25 Courage Is Just an Act

FEB 15 Jeremy Lin Has Helped Me Through Some Pretty Tough Times

MAR 12 Jesse Eisenberg on His Lifelong Aversion to Youth Culture

MAY 24 Sushi Nozawa

JUN 06 Masgouf

JUL 09 The Whiskey Blue Bar at the W Hotel

AUG 01 TCBY

AUG 20 Robert Frost Elementary School Cafeteria

OCT 02 Organix vs. the San Gennaro Street Festival

NOV 21 Thanksgiving With Vegans

DEC 11 Body Rituals Among the Lauxesortem

2013

FEB 22 Matthew’s House

MAR 17 Marv Albert Is My Therapist

APR 15 The League, Passed Down

APR 17 I Didn’t Win Any Pulitzer Prizes This Year

APR 25 A Marriage Counselor Tries to Heckle at a Knicks Game

JUN 03 Fuddruckers and an Unreliable New Friend

JUN 24 Separation-Anxiety Sleepaway Camp

AUG 06 A Crawfish Boil and Dad’s New Family

SEP 09 A Bully Does His Research

OCT 02 A Post Gender Normative Woman Tries to Pick Up a Man at a Bar

OCT 07 Final Conversations at Pompeii

NOV 01 The Museum of Natural History and Making Compromises

NOV 12 Alexander Graham Bell’s First Five Phone Calls

DEC 12 The Ashram and Mom

2014

JAN 20 If I Was Fluent in . . .

JUN 10 Carmelo Anthony and I Debrief Our Friends After a Pickup Game at the Y.M.C.A.

2015

MAY 25 Men and Dancing

SEP 01 My Nephew Has Some Questions

SEP 09 My Spam Plays Hard to Get

NOV 22 THE GUY WHO HATED NOW YOU SEE ME, A SHORT STORY

NOV 23 An Honest Film Review

2016

JAN 27 What Do You Do When Your Mother Won’t Shut Up at The Ballet?

FEB 04 Act Like You Know

FEB 12 Why I Broke Up with the Little Mermaid

MAY 19 My Cousin Recently Became A Realtor

NOV 04 SELF-DEPRECATING HEROES

DEC 11 LOW TALK IN HIGH PLACES

2017

JAN 23 YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW

JAN 25 My Very Good Friend

FEB 01 发现肉——致中国读者

MAR 04 HAVE YOU DINED WITH US BEFORE?

NOV 14 Mongolia

2018

JAN 15 Sad Stuff on the Street

MAR 20 Thanks, Giving

MAY 14 My N.B.A. Knowledge Comes In Handy

MAY 18 One Small Blow Against Encroaching Totalitarianism: The Natural Order of the World Depends On It

MAY 31 Jesse Eisenberg on the Relentless Work Ethic of Philip Roth

DEC 05 The Cast Members and Their Crew

2019

JAN 03 MY SISTER PUSHES THE LOBSTER

NOV 21 My Two-Year-Old Requests Just One More Song Before Bed

NOV 23 Jesse Eisenberg: Recommends four contemporary plays

2021

MAR 02 Writer Courtney Zoffness and Jesse Eisenberg on the Radical Compassion of Art

2022

NOV 07 Content Warning

2023

FEB 20 A G.P.S. Route for My Anxiety

[art-chap-enjoin]

83-2607 - Holy Rosary Parish Church

I did so many sketches on our trip to Angeles City with #UskManila…so here is another one. After sketching at #PamintuanMansion we visited the local church. This church was first built in 1877, but was damaged in the 2019 Luzon earthquake and is currently undergoing restoration. I did this sketch very quickly…probably too quickly as I made lots of mistakes! Sat-24-Feb-2024

[socialsims-sims4finds]

FEB 2, 2020 AT 1:07 AM

AxA Spring Collection | Public Release

Originally planned as a small Valentines collab with two outfits, this grew into a bigger project for myself and Sebastian. We hope you enjoy these items as we are both very proud of them. Check out our past projects here and here.

Item Index Download  |  Download  |  Follow Ayoshi 

The item index linked above will show the basic info for the items in this collab. Below are credits + Patreon .zip download of the entire pack

Basic info

All items are BGC and do not require other meshes/packages

All hairs come in 24 EA Colors

Clover is the only hair not hat compatible

The clothes come in 1 out of 3 palettes ► 25 colorful solids  |   palette used ► 25 pattern, graphic, or patch versions ► 20 denim swatches

Report any issues to me through Tumblr DM with images.

Follow my TOU for all items

Jordan Hair

If you want the ombre effect shown in the previews, it is an accessory by Qwertysims over on Tumblr. You can download it from them here.

Sean Sweater

Credit to @nuagelle for some of the Simlish logos and prints used on the Graphics version of the top. Any not by them were made by ayoshi.

Thank you to ridgeport, mystericsims, bowl-of-plumbobs, and dogsill for testing the pack for us <3

Other CC used in the previews:

► necklace  | choker |nails|AxA 2019| ADA

[AxA]-SpringMini_Set.zip

[dankusner]

Stone and Tom Cruise weeks after completing Born on the Fourth of July

While working in a video store as a teenager, screenwriter Charlie Wachtel happened upon JFK, Oliver Stone’s 1991 political thriller about the Kennedy assassination.

Wachtel calls watching the movie a “life-changing experience.”

It was the film that lit his fire to go into screenwriting, and he wanted to write movies like that: “History with an attitude,” as he calls it.

“He had the kind of career that I aspired to have with his body of work,” Wachtel says of the now 78-year-old director.

“He made films that got people talking, that could be used as a platform for conversation and discussion, and you don’t necessarily have to agree with it, but you can’t deny are compelling in making you rethink a lot of the things that you already knew — or thought you already knew.”

Wachtel and his writing partner David Rabinowitz were in the same friend group growing up together in New Jersey.

When Wachtel attended American University in the mid-2000s (Rabinowitz went to Quinnipiac), he discovered a class called “Oliver Stone’s America.”

Unlike his film courses, this was a history seminar that analyzed Stone’s films as historical documents representing fraught periods in American history, like the Vietnam War or JFK’s assassination.

“I remember making sure I did everything in my power to arrive as early as possible when Oliver Stone visited the class,” Wachtel says.

“I sat in the front row.”

He remembers asking Stone if he thought theaters were going to survive.

Wachtel moved to L.A. after his 2008 graduation, and pursued screenwriting. After working an assortment of odd jobs, in 2015, he and Rabinowitz learned of a remarkable memoir by Ron Stallworth, a Black police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan and ultimately took down a chapter of the hate organization. They secured the rights to the book, titled Black Klansman, and attracted Jason Blum and Jordan Peele as producers. Spike Lee signed on to direct the film: BlacKkKlansman.

On Feb. 24, 2019, Wachtel and Rabinowitz won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

[dubaiseocompanyuae]

Understanding Google Algorithm Updates: A Complete History

Google Algorithm Updates are changes made to the Google ranking algorithm to improve how search results are generated. These updates help Google provide users with more relevant and high-quality results. As the internet evolves, Google continuously modifies its algorithms to ensure that the most useful and trustworthy content appears at the top of search results. Staying updated with these changes is crucial for anyone involved in SEO and digital marketing.

Google Algorithm Updates Released

Over the years, Google has released numerous updates to its Google ranking algorithm. Each update can significantly impact website rankings and visibility in search results. Being aware of these updates allows website owners to adjust their SEO strategies accordingly and maintain their search rankings.

List of Google Algorithm Updates

Florida Update - Nov 16, 2003 The Florida Update was one of the first major updates to the Google ranking algorithm. It targeted websites using spammy techniques like keyword stuffing. This update marked a shift towards prioritizing quality content over manipulative practices, leading to more relevant search results.

Panda Update - Feb 24, 2011 The Panda Update focused on content quality, penalizing sites with thin or duplicate content. This update aimed to encourage the creation of valuable and original content, impacting many sites in the Google ranking algorithm. Websites that provided high-quality content benefited, while those with poor content saw drops in rankings.

Penguin Update - Apr 24, 2012 The Penguin Update aimed to address link schemes and spammy backlinks. It penalized websites using unethical link-building tactics, emphasizing the importance of acquiring high-quality, relevant backlinks as part of the Google ranking algorithm. This update reshaped how SEO professionals approached link building.

Hummingbird Update - Aug 20, 2013 The Hummingbird Update introduced a new algorithm designed to improve Google’s understanding of user intent. It focused on semantic search, helping users find more relevant results by considering the context of queries. This update significantly changed how the Google ranking algorithm processed complex queries.

Mobilegeddon - Apr 21, 2015 With the growing use of mobile devices, Mobilegeddon prioritized mobile-friendly websites in search results. Websites that were not optimized for mobile saw drops in their rankings, highlighting the importance of responsive design in the Google ranking algorithm. This update encouraged businesses to invest in mobile-friendly designs.

RankBrain - Oct 26, 2015 RankBrain marked a significant advancement in machine learning. This update helped Google better understand complex queries and user intent, improving the accuracy of search results and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the Google ranking algorithm. It was a crucial step in making search results more relevant.

Fred Update - Mar 8, 2017 The Fred Update targeted websites that prioritized ad revenue over user experience. It penalized sites with low-quality content filled with ads, reinforcing the need for valuable content in the Google ranking algorithm. Websites that focused on user experience saw improvements in their rankings.

Medic Update - Aug 1, 2018 The Medic Update primarily affected health and wellness sites. It emphasized the importance of expertise, authority, and trustworthiness in content, pushing low-quality sites down the rankings in the Google ranking algorithm. This update highlighted the need for credible content in sensitive topics.

BERT Update - Oct 25, 2019 The BERT Update enhanced Google’s natural language processing capabilities. This update helped Google better understand the context of words in queries, improving the relevance of search results. This change significantly impacted how the Google ranking algorithm interpreted user searches.

Core Web Vitals - May 2021 Core Web Vitals introduced new metrics focusing on user experience, including loading speed and interactivity. Websites that met these standards benefited from improved rankings in the Google ranking algorithm. This update made user experience a critical ranking factor.

Page Experience Update - June and July 2021 This update built on Core Web Vitals, emphasizing overall user experience factors such as mobile usability and safe browsing. Websites that provided a better user experience saw positive impacts in their search rankings.

Helpful Content Update - Aug 2022 The Helpful Content Update targeted low-quality, unhelpful content. Sites providing genuine value to users were rewarded with higher rankings, reflecting the ongoing importance of quality in the Google ranking algorithm.

Dec 2022 Link Spam Update This update aimed to combat spammy link practices. Websites with unnatural links faced penalties, while those following ethical link-building practices were rewarded. This change reinforced the need for clean backlink profiles in the Google ranking algorithm.

Mar 2023 Core Update The March 2023 Core Update refined algorithms to enhance search result quality. It focused on improving content relevance and authority, further shaping the Google ranking algorithm.

Nov 2023 Review Update This update improved how reviews were displayed in search results. Sites with genuine and informative reviews received better visibility and rankings.

Mar 24 Core Update The March 24 Core Update aimed to enhance the overall quality of search results, ensuring that authoritative content received higher visibility in the Google ranking algorithm.

Aug 2024 Core Update The August 2024 Core Update continued to prioritize content quality and user experience, further impacting SEO strategies and rankings.

Impact on SEO Ranking

The various Google core updates significantly influence SEO rankings. Changes in the Google ranking algorithm can lead to fluctuations in website traffic and visibility. Adapting to these updates by focusing on high-quality content, ethical link-building, and excellent user experience is essential for maintaining or improving website rankings. By staying informed about Google core updates, webmasters can ensure their strategies align with current best practices, ultimately leading to better search performance.

Conclusion

Understanding the history and impact of Google Algorithm Updates is crucial for anyone involved in SEO. By adapting strategies to align with these updates, website owners can maintain their rankings and ensure their content remains visible to users. As Google continues to evolve its Google ranking algorithm, staying informed about changes and best practices will help businesses thrive in the digital landscape.

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Fic Recs: WIPs Part 2 (Last Update Prior to 2023)

A Mandatory Attraction, by cithara0211 E | Kyo/Tohru | AU & smut Last Updated: April 2022 | Ch. 6/17 | 50,000+ words Government Quarantine is in effect! For 14 days, Tohru only has two things on her mind: her art and her hot new neighbor, Kyo. And Kyo has only one goal: finally making Tohru his

Always Only You, by cithara0211 E | Kyo/Tohru | AU & smut Last Updated: March 2023 | Ch. 15/? | 100,000+ words Finally back after being gone from nearly three years, Kyo enters his senior year ready to fix the mistakes he made that one summer. And upon seeing Kyo again, Tohru promised herself she would stop running from her feelings. Are they prepared for the crazy new desire eating at them?

an infinite deal of something, by reconquer T | Kakeru/Kyo/Yuki | TBD Last Updated: June 2021 | Ch. 1/? | Under 5000 words Kakeru wakes up in Yuki's body. Yuki wakes up in Kakeru's. Kyo is also there.

CONCATENATION, by That_Familiar_Feeling G | Kyo/Yuki | angst & hurt/comfort Last Updated: Aug. 2021 | Ch. 1/? | Under 5000 words On a cold new years eve, Kyo doesn't just take a step - he takes a flying leap and sets a stone rolling down a mountain, where one day it will crash into the lake as a boulder.

Dreams of Paradise, by Sky_Cloudtide T | Tohru/Kyo | AU & angst Last Updated: Sep. 2020 | Ch. 4/? | 20,000+ words The Sohma family's lives are forever changed after summer vacation. Unable to live with the guilt, Kyo and Yuki look to the past, to find a way to fix the treasure they have lost.

Everspring, by f3tid E | Tohru/Kyo | smut Last Updated: Feb. 2021 | Ch. 10/12* | 40,000+ words Truthfully, the season and the weather are inconsequential. When they are together, it is always Spring.

for it's better to burn out than to fade out of sight, by the_one_that_fell T | Gen - Tohru & Yuki (background Tohru/Kyo and Machi/Yuki) | angst & drama Last Updated: Aug. 2020 | Ch. 7/? | 10,000+ words In the end, it wasn’t sadness Yuki felt, when Tohru Honda had her memories erased. No, it was anger. And anger he could work with.

I Thank My God Every Time I Think of You, by GioGioStar E | Kyo/Yuki | angst, drama, & smut Last Updated: July 2019 | Ch. 11/? | 30,000+ words Yuki Sohma was raised as a young Catholic to hate himself for his "sick feelings" while Kyo is the wild child. But when they cross paths, can they help each other in the important lessons both need or will their attempts have the ability to shatter their lives?

I think about you all the time, by lucybee M | Tohru/Kyo | drama & romance Last Updated: June 2022 | Ch. 24/? | 50,000+ words Kyo hasn't heard from her again since. And that's right. It's the way things are supposed to be. A post-canon AU in which Kyo never redeemed himself after the confession scene.

If You Love Me, Don't Let Go, by Cutthroatkitty T | Tohru/Kyo | angst Last Updated: Dec. 2021 | Ch. 3/?** | 5000+ words AU where Kyo and Tohru confess to each other but the curse doesn’t break. Akito doesn’t set the zodiac free and still intends to lock Kyo up after graduation. Tohru won’t let him go without a fight.

The Last One Cursed, by cithara0211 M | Tohru/Kyo | drama, romance & smut Last Updated: May 2022 | Ch. 19/? | 50,000+ words The life of a college musician is a rough one. Add in a partially broken curse and an unexpected attraction to his new roommate, and this new semester back in Japan might be more than Kyo could have ever expected to find for himself.

Left Wanting, by Shewrites13 T | Tohru/Kyo | drama, hurt/comfort & romance Last Updated: May 2022 | Ch. 13/? | 30,000+ words Tohru Honda is newly graduated but not sure what she wants to do in life. She gets a job working for the infamous Sohma family as a maid, but when Tohru unexpectedly gets reassigned to a member of the Inner Family, she accidentally uncovers the very dark secret the Inner Family has been hiding from the world.

Making Nice, by itsalreadyhalloweenright M | Kyo & Yuki, Kakeru/Yuki, Tohru/Kyo | drama & hurt/comfort Last Updated: May 2022 | Ch. 18/24 | 50,000+ words Kyo & Yuki slowly start to realize they completely misjudged each other and that everything they thought about them was wrong.

things i chose (to give away), by RiddleAfar T | Kyo, Kyo/Yuki | angst Last Updated: March 2021 | Ch. 13/? | 30,000+ words High school ends, and Kyo is granted his freedom from the cage. It’s nothing like what he expected, but it’s all he has now. As the year progresses, he tries not to wonder if it came at a higher price than he was willing to pay.

This Air is Blessed, by KyoDoodles E | Tohru/Kyo | humor & smut Last Updated: Feb. 2022 | Ch. 17/? | 50,000+ words A series of short, sweet and steamy post-canon fics about Kyo and Tohru’s life together.

To Be Human, by Avelera T | Tohru/Kyo | dark, drama, romance, & tragedy Last Updated: Dec. 2013 | Ch. 28/? | 50,000+ words When Kyo's bracelet breaks and he is locked in his original form, Tohru and the others are forced to consider if he can ever change back. Will this draw Tohru closer to the Sohmas or force her away from them for good?

Tohru and Kyo Both Die at the End, by riceballinthebasket T | Tohru/Kyo | angst, hurt/comfort & romance Last Updated: May 2022 | Ch. 2/? | Under 5000 words Tohru and Kyo spend one last day together after getting their Deathcast notifications. Will either of them have the courage to tell the other how they really feel?

Waves of Memories, by cithara0211 M | Tohru/Kyo | angst & romance Last Updated: May 2022 | Ch. 3/? | 10,000+ words Since her mom's been hospitalized due to a terrible accident, Tohru's world has been turned upside down. Without her mom to help her, Tohru tries to figure out just what happened to her as the realization that someone is missing from her life plagues her constantly. With only a box of treasures and vague memories, Tohru tries desperately to figure out who she lost.

Here's a link to my bookmarks tagged incomplete! This is the last of my rec lists based on word count, up next will probably be lists by pairing!

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So the Chicago Elevated train line should think about creating steel with different colors adding a natural color to the tracks as well as ties that the steel tracks connect to.

These below disadvantages, each one can be addressed and overcome related to steel.

What are the disadvantages of high-strength steel?

Created with Sketch. Disadvantages

May have to be preheated before welding.

More force is needed for forming.

The fatigue strength is only slightly higher: fatigue fractures may occur.

Structural engineers require a lot of expertise to select the right steel.

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High strength steel | Durable material with a long life span

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by G Park · 2022 · Cited by 2 — In the present study, by utilizing cryogenic treatment, an attempt has been made to develop the steels that show

So you will find by changing the Temperature in the process of making steel, you can lock in Different types of colors. Also, you can use nanoparticles to create different types of colored steel. So the point being is, that you can create structures like trains that you can't paint the steel. You need to actually have the steel made to that color. Other places you can use these coloring capabilities for the steel, including paint. But in some places like creating skyscrapers or the track for trains.It needs to be embedded in the steel itself...

How do you make different colors of steel?

Heat the steel to temperatures from 400 to 800 degrees Fahrenheit, to produce oxidation colors. At 480 degrees F., the steel turns brown, at 520 degrees, it turns purple, at 575 degrees, it turns blue and at 800 degrees, it turns grey. These temperatures are commonly used in tempering tool steel.Apr 24, 2017

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How to Give Steel Different Colors - Sciencing

As you see below, they're using lasers as well as laser nano particles to create embedded colors in steel...

Optica

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New Laser Methods Create Dazzling Colors on Metals

Feb 19, 2019 — The researchers applied three methods for manipulating metal coloration with lasers: laser oxidation, laser nanoparticle

By changing Is the size and shape of the nano particles They will change in color and using these in the process of making steel can Change the color of the steel you produce. So if done right, you can even put images into the steel beams. But you can also use the laser process above to create different images in the steel beams... It's so steel can transform from boring to amazing colors and amazing images. And yes, they can produce steel that is naturally safety colors like yellow. 👍 And this processes can be used in creating sculptures of amazing colors and features...

Indiana University

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Coloring with Nanoparticles - Science Fest

Nanoparticles of the same material can take on different colors just by changing their size and shape. Modify the shape and size of nanoparticles

So again this can increase the demand for steel. So literally you can create boats that have the color embedded and then through the laser process put and the side of the boat Spirit of Chicago. Bringing down the cost of maintenance of ships related to it's color....

Here's some things going on in the steel industry.

Samsung put this piece together about the global steel industry.Now add some other amazing colors and graphics that are embedded in the steel and you can create all kinds of amazing looks...

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A test of strength for steel in a new global era

Feb 22, 2021 — When people think of steel, silver or gray may come to mind. However, color steel plates have recently gained attention. Steel plat

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High Strength Low Alloy Steel

AR 235 ABRASion ReSiStinG SteeL. Plates — Sheets color Marking: Gray and Orange

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SSAB high-strength steel - sheet, plate, coil, tube, profile - SSAB

... color coated steel solutions for roofs, façades and rainwater systems. Find out more. Toolox logo. Toolox® is designed to be the market's most versatile steel ...

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High Strength Low Alloy Steel Market Size, Future Trends

The high strength low alloy steel market is highly competitive with a few key players dominating the market. These players are constantly ...

Combining this below process of steel with the adjectives that are stated below that together can increase the strength of steel numerous times.... Bringing steel to a unbelievably. Stronger state than ever before. Meaning compared to older forms of steel this can be six times ten times maybe a hundred times stronger than older steel....

How has steel improved over time?

It became harder and stronger: qualities they undoubtedly recognised as valuable. They would also have noticed that these qualities improved with repeated heating, folding and beating of the material as they forged the metal.

https://worldsteel.org › about-steel

The Steel Story - worldsteel.org

What metal is added to steel to make it stronger?

Nickel and Chromium is added to steel to increase the hardenability and toughness.Feb 22, 2024

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"Effects of Silicon, Chromium, and Copper on Kinetic Parameters of Precipitation during Tempering of Medium Carbon Steels"

ScienceDirect

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Alloy design strategies to increase strength and its trade-offs ...

WEBApr 1, 2021 · A method to alter the interfacial energy between matrix and particle can be applied for both

Now, we looked at chromium and some other additives into steel. Now let's look at nickel.

How does nickel affect carbon steel?

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Nickel is an important and widely used alloying element in carbon steels. Some of its prominent metallurgical effects in these steels are moderate solid solution strengthening, mild hardenability and, importantly, a strong promotion of toughness, especially at low temperatures.

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Why is nickel used in steel?

The use of nickel increases corrosion in steel. The abrasive resistance of steel increases when nickel is added to it as an alloy. Nickel increases the elastic limit of steel. Nickel steel alloy is used for making storage cylinders for liquefied gases and for other low temperature applications.

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Why is nickel added to steel as an alloy?

When nickel is added to steel as an alloy, the nickel component increases the toughness of steel. Due to the increase in toughness, the property of steel to resist fracture due to high impact increases. This property is beneficial in parts made of steel subjected to shock and impact load.

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What happens if nickel is added to steel?

The addition of nickel in steel decreases the value of distortion (distortion energy) at the time of quenching. The critical temperature of steel decreases when nickel is added to it. Due to decrease in critical temperature, steel becomes better for any type of heat treatment. The strength of steel increases because of alloying nickel in the steel.

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Nickel Alloying in Carbon Steel: Fundamentals and Applications

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So you can see how force applies to particles and how it affects particle shape. And then you can see about manipulating the nanoparticles. These all can be used in increasing all the different aspects of steel.

 speed. Describe the …

Physics LibreTexts

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5.3: Elasticity - Stress and Strain - Physics LibreTexts

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Nature

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So increasing the carbon into steel can increase its strength.

tec-science

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Influence of carbon on hardness and strength of steels

WEBJun 30, 2018 · With increasing carbon, the hardness and strength of unalloyed steels increases. Above a content of

So moving steel making to Carbon Neutral...

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4 breakthrough actions to decarbonize steelmaking

WEBNov 4, 2023 · However, to deeply decarbonize and reach net-zero, further steps are needed to address the …

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The New Yorker

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The Promise of Carbon-Neutral Steel | The New Yorker

WEBSep 18, 2021 · Basically, steel is iron, with a little carbon added in to increase strength: tiny carbon atoms nestle …

electrification of heat generation, …

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Increasing Carbon Content in Steel: A Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Introducing Carbon Through The Melt Process

Step 2: Adding Carbon Through Alloying

Step 3: Introducing Carbon During Casting

Conclusion

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The Fabricator

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Metallurgy Matters: Making steels stronger - The Fabricator

WEBOct 9, 2003 · There are four ways to increase a metal's strength: Cold working; Solid-solution hardening

So hopefully we can make more beautiful Types of steel.

My point to this piece was hopefully Chicago can beautified the elevated tracks that wrap around chicago.

Watching WTTW Chicago and the show Chicago by "L" with Geoffrey Baer.

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The February 9th to 11th 1994 Ice Storm: 30 Year Anniversary

Image from: https://www.actionnews5.com/2019/02/11/breakdown-looking-back-ice-storm-feb/

Here is the surprise I have been working on for the last several weeks. This might be coming out a little late, but that has never hurt anything anyways. February 9th to February 11th marked the 30 year anniversary of the infamous 1994 Ice Storm that hit the region. I hope that everyone enjoys the blog and learns a little something about this event.

Introduction

The February 9th to 11th, 1994 Ice Storm will be always be consider one of the worst storms to ever impact North Mississippi, Arkansas, southwestern Tennessee and portions of Louisiana and northwestern Alabama. Widespread freezing rain accumulations of 2 to 6 inches had stretched from southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana into North Mississippi and eventually into Tennessee and northwestern Alabama. Due to the historic nature of this storm, I wanted to dive into the meteorological data from this event.

Synoptic Overview of the Event

Before the storm, there was a stationary front stretching from southern Plains in Texas, into the Lower Ohio River Valley. Just to the south of that boundary, temperatures across the region were in the low to mid 70s across a large portion of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and even into northwestern Alabama. Towards Canada, there is an arctic High that was pushing the colder temperatures into the Central Plains and the upper Ohio River Valley, which eventually made its way into the Southeast.

By 12z on February 10th, 1994, temperatures across the entire region had dropped to the mid 20s to the lower 30s within a 24 hour period as the stationary boundary had transition into a cold front causing the drastic drop in temperatures. By this time, the damage had been done as several places across Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Northwest Alabama had seen several inches of freezing rain. For those who did not see freezing rain, had to deal with flooding across the area where 5 to 7 inches of rain were reported.

Sounding Analysis for Little Rock and Memphis

The first set of soundings show the drastic the temperature drop as the cold front had moved through the region on February 9th. The red line is the freezing mark for water at 32 F or 0 C. This was common across a large portion of the area.

By 00z on February 10th, temperatures had fallen to below freezing and at this time. several places had ethier started or have been seeing freezing rain across the area. The freezing rain accumulation had continued for several hours after the fact at this point.

Image provided by the NOAA/ESRL Physical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder Colorado from their Web site at https://psl.noaa.gov/.

For comparison, this is the reanalysis sounding over Memphis, TN at 06z on February 10th, 1994 with the red line representing the freezing mark. Memphis, TN does not have an upper site like Little Rock or Jackson, MS, so a reanalysis can be use to provide what the atmosphere would have looked like given the meteorological conditions.

Estimated Precipitation Totals

As for the freezing rain totals, I was unable to get exact storm reports from this event. However, I was able to find estimated precipitation totals from the event. Given that freezing rain is measured very similar to rain, a 1:1 ration can be applied. This means for 1 inch of freezing rain, it is equal to 1 inch of rain. The black line is approximately where the separation of rain and freezing rain had occurred at between February 9th 12z to February 12th at 12z in 1994. Places north of the black line experienced freezing rain whereas places south of the line experienced heavy rainfall and possible flooding.

Source from: https://www.localmemphis.com/gallery/weather/severe-weather/ice-storm-memphis-mid-south-1994-greenville-mississippi/522-aeadd648-43b4-425e-a9e7-856dfc8f17c9

Several places in the Arkansas/Mississippi Delta had saw 3 to 5 inches of freezing rain, with some spots seeing closer to 6 inches. Across southern Tennessee, including the Memphis area, freezing rain accumulations of 2 to 3 inches were commonly seen or even reported for this event. Even in Alabama, several places in northwestern portion of the state saw 3 to 5 inches of freezing rain, if not more. For those who did not experience the Ice Storm of 1994, they did have to contend with flooding and heavy rainfall of upwards to 5 to 7 inches. Images, like the one above, were very common across the region.

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Top 100 Songs of 2018

Happy New Year!

Another year and yes, another 100 songs. However, it does not appear to be a distinguishable year by any means. Or does it mean, that I’m just older and less impressionable. There are cool new features, including Chloe X Halle, Amber Mark, and Ravyn Lenae. 

However, the year appears to be a hold over from last year. More Khalid, H.E.R., Daniel Caesar, Gallant, and Tom Misch.

Childish Gambino is a star. Janelle Monae seems to cross over a little more/

Pop appears to have languished for me, there is some Demi, some Mark Foster, and Troye Sivan.

I get more play from NAO and Alina Baraz

But 2018 just didn’t seem to land big with me, musically.

Or maybe, I’m just down with all the throwback, Maxwell, Tamia, and Toni.

Here is to 2019. I guess.

RANK ARTIST-TITLE-INITIAL SCROBBLE DATE-VIDEO

1 JANELLE MONAE – I Like That (Jun 5/2018)

2 KHALID/NORMANI – Love Lies (Mar 21/2018)

3 AUGUST GREENE/BRANDY/COMMON/ROBERT GLASPER/KARRIEM HIGGINGS

Optimistic (Apr 21/2018)

4 DRAKE – GOD’S PLAN (Mar 1/2018)

5 KENDRICK LAMAR/SZA – All the Stars (Feb 3/2018)

6 FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Sit Next to Me (Feb 3/2018)

7 ALINA BARAZ – I Don’t Even Know Why Though (Jul 2/2017)

8 CRAIG DAVID/GOLDLINK – Live In the Moment (Jan 27/2018)

9 GALLANT – Doesn’t Matter (May 15/2018)

10 LEON BRIDGES – Bad Bad News (May 4/2018)

11 DANIEL CAESAR/H.E.R. – Best Part (Jan 21/2018)

12 DEMI LOVATO – Sorry Not Sorry (Feb 27/2018)

13 JOHN MAYER – New Light (May 20/2018)

14 SHAKKA/ALUNAGEORGE (Apr 11/2018)

15 TAMIA – LEAVE IT SMOKIN (Jul 28/2018)

16 TANK – WHEN WE (Jul 27/2018)

17 THE WEEKND – Secrets (Jan 21/2018)

18 H.E.R. – Focus (Nov 11/2018)

19 TOM MISCH/GOLDLINK – Lost In Paris (Jun 23/2018)

20 TROYE SIVAN – My My My! (Jan 27/2018)

21 ONE ACEN/WSTRN – Vice Versa (Mar 21/2018) 

22 CHILDISH GAMBINO – Summertime Magic (Jul 28/2018)

23 KELLY CLARKSON – Love So Soft (Jan 6/2018)

24 TINASHE/FUTURE – Faded Love (Apr 8/2018)

25 WRETCH32 – 6 Words (Apr 28/2018)

26 JANET JACKSON/DADDY YANKEE – Made for Now (Aug 7/2018)

27 BONOBO/INNOV GNAWA – Bambro Koyo Ganda (Jan 6/2018) 

28 BRYSON TILLER – Something Tells Me (Jan 9/2018)

29 CHILDISH GAMBINO – This Is America (May 15/2018)

30 JHENE AIKO/RAE SREMMURD/SWAE LEE – Sativa (Apr 7/2018)

31 KATE BUSH – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – (Jul 28/2018)

32 MGMT – Hand It Over (Jan 6/2018)

33 CHLOE X HALLE/JOEY BADA$$ - Happy Without Me (Aug 25/2018)

34 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE – Hunger (Jul 27/2018)

35 JANELLE MONAE – Make Me Feel (Feb 24/2018)

36 KARA MARNI – Curve (Apr 14/2018)

37 MARTIN SOLVEIG/ALMA – All Stars (Oct 7/2018)

38 MIST/JESSIE WARE – Wish Me Well (May 25/2018)

39 ROSI GOLAN – Don’t You Dare (Jul 17/2018)

40 ST VINCENT – Los Ageless (Jan 6/2018)

41 BEACH HOUSE – Lemon Glow (Feb 21/2018)

42 NAO – Nostalgia (Jan 21/2018)

43 SNAKEHIPS/ELHAE/DRAM/H.E.R. – Right Now (Feb 10/2018)

44 MIGUEL – VOTE (Sep 17/2018)

45 TOM MISCH/DE LA SOUL – It Runs Through Me (Apr 3/2018)

46 CHILDISH GAMBINO - FEELS LIKE SUMMER (Sep 17/2018)

47 DRAKE – IN MY FEELINGS (Jul 28/2018)

48 THE INTERNET – Come Over (Jul 28/2018)

49 TONI BRAXTON – Long As I Live (Sep 1/2018)

50 WIZ KHALIFA/TY DOLLA $IGN – Something New (Jan 6/2018)

51 LILY ALLEN/GIGGS – Trigger Bang (March 21/2018)

52 ZEDD/MAREN MORRIS/GREY – The Middle (Jul 8/2018)

53 CALVIN HARRIS/SAM SMITH – Promises (Oct 8/2018)

54 JAMIE ISAAC – Doing Better (Aug 19/2018)

55 MAHALIA/LITTLE SIMZ – Proud of Me (Apr 1/2018)

56 EMPIRE OF THE SUN – On Our Way Home (Jan 6/2018)

57 KENDRICK LAMAR/ZACARI – Love (Jan 6/2018)

58 SAM SMITH – Too Good at Goodbyes (Jan 6/2018)

59 DAN AUERBACH – Stand By My Girl (Jan 21/2018)

60 DUKE DUMONT/GORGON CITY/NAATIONS – Real Life [Solardo Remix]

(Jan 9/2018) - https://youtu.be/rmwArYsGzdY

61 LIL UZI VERT – The Way Life Goes (Jan 9/2018)

62 MAXWELL – We Never Saw It Coming (Sep 15/2018)

63 MNEK – Tongue (Oct 7/2018)

64 TINASHE/OFFSET – No Drama (Apr 14/2018)

65 CHILDISH GAMBINO – Sober (Sep 25/2018)

66 MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO – Tender Love (Jan 28/2018)

67 SAMPHAA – Incomplete Kisses (Oct 5/2018)

68 BEACH HOUSE – Dark Spring (Jul 28/2018)

69 EMPIRE OF THE SUN – Way to Go (Sep 15/2018)

70 GOLDLINK/MIGUEL – Got Friends (Aug 19/2018)

71 MIGUEL/TRAVIS SCOTT – SKYWALKER (Nov 19/2017)

72 CHROMEO/THE DREAM – Bedroom Calling Part 2 (Feb 2/2018)

73 AMBER MARK/DRAM – Put You On (Oct 6/2018)

74 NOLAN SOTILLO – No Promises (Mar 1/2018)

75 KYLIE MNOGUE – Dancing (Jan 21/2018)

76 N.E.R.D./RIHANNA – Lemon (Jan 6/2018)

77 BRUNO MARS/CARDI B – Finesse Remix (Jan 11/2018)

78 H.E.R. – Facts (Oct 16/2017)

79 SZA – Weekend (Dec 5/2017)

80 THEY. – What You Want (Apr 21/2018)

81 TORO Y MOI – Freelance (Nov 1/2018)

82 RAYE/MABEL/STEFFLON DON – Cigarette (Apr 21/2018)

83 THE WEEKND/KENDRICK LAMAR – Pray for Me (Feb 10/2018)

84 TEYANA TAYLOR – Gonna Love Me (Aug 3/2018)

85 CARDI B/CHANCE THE RAPPER – Best Life (Apr 21/2018)

86 CHILDISH GAMBINO – Terrified (Jan 28/2018)

87 CIARA – Level Up (Jul 27/2018)

88 KALI UCHIS/TYLER THE CREATOR/BOOTSY COLLING – After the Storm 

(Jan 21/2018) - https://youtu.be/9f5zD7ZSNpQ

89 LADY GAGA – Hair Body Face (Oct 5/2018)

90 XAMVOLO – LOSE LOVE (Apr 26/2018)

91 NGAIIRE – Fall Into My Arms (Jul 17/2018)

92 RADIANT CHILDREN – Go Left (Oct 5/2018)

93 ANDERSON.PAAK/KENDRICK LAMAR – Tints (Nov 1/2018)

94 CALVIN HARRIS/DUA LUPA – One Kiss (Jul 27/2018)

95 DVSN – Mood (Feb 10/2018)

96 JANELLE MONAE/PHARRELL WILLIAMS – I Got the Juice (Nov 3/2018)

97 LEDISI -Alright (Oct 27, 2018)

98 LSD/SIA/DIPLO/LABRINTH – Thunderclouds (9/1/2018)

99 MGMT – Little Dark Age (May 4/2018)

100 Ravyn Lenae – STICKY (Apr 11/2018)

I am a dork and I live this way daily! (I didn’t forget).

[satyrmagos]

Astrological talisman bearing an image and magical symbols associated with the Sun.

This talismanic image of the Sun is derived from the Picatrix, a Renaissance-era grimoire translated from its original Arabic, first to Spanish, then to Latin, and now to English: “The image of the Sun, according to the opinion of Picatrix, is the shape of a king sitting on a throne with a crown on his head, with the image of a crow in front of him, and beneath his feet the figure of the Sun that we depicted above.” Picatrix Book II, Chapter 10, Paragraph 24. (Attrell and Porecca, 2019)

The back of the talisman bears the Grand Planetary Seal of the Sun and the Characters of the Sun according to Agrippa.

* Made of solid .925 sterling silver, 14kt gold, shibuichi (an art metal alloy made of 3:1 copper:silver), yellow brass, or red bronze. * Available as a coin, with an upeye for use as a pendant, or with three jump rings for use in a rosary-style necklace.

Each piece is hand-made to order in my home studio, with unique variations and defects as a result of the fabrication and casting process.

These talismans are NOT consecrated. That is your responsibility.

Astrological timing and consecration is available with a minimum of 30 days advance notice at an additional charge depending on the difficulty of the election.

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