#felicity columbia

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By Isabel Vincent

The cash from Soros and his acolytes has been critical to the Columbia protests that set off the national copycat demonstrations.

Three groups set up the tent city on Columbia’s lawn last Wednesday: Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Within Our Lifetime.

At the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” students sleep in tents apparently ordered from Amazon and enjoy delivery pizza, coffee from Dunkin’, free sandwiches worth $12.50 from Pret a Manger, organic tortilla chips and $10 rotisserie chickens.

An analysis by The Post shows that all three got cash from groups linked to Soros. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund also gave cash to JVP.

The fund is chaired by Joseph Pierson, and includes David Rockefeller Jr, a fourth-generation member of the oil dynasty, on its board of directors. The non-profit gives money to “sustainable development” and “peace-building.”

And a former Wall Street banker, Felice Gelman, a retired investment banker who has dedicated her Wall Street fortune to pro-Palestinian causes, funded all three groups.

17Free sandwiches from upscale takeout joint Pret a Manger are on offer at the encampment, worth up to $12, and $10 rotisserie chickens. Cash for the encampment has come from billionaire investor George Soros.NYPJ

Both SJP and JVP were expelled from Columbia University in November for “threatening rhetoric and intimidation.” JVP blamed Israel for the Oct 7 Hamas terrorist attack that left 1,200 Israelis dead.

“Israeli apartheid and occupation — and United States complicity in that oppression — are the source of all this violence,” JVP said in a statement on its website.  

SJP called the terrorist strike on Israel “a historic win.”

17Also on offer for the thirsty anti-Israeli protesters camped out at Columbia is free coffee from Dunkin’. Behind the scenes, the groups organizing the encampment have received cash from Soros and another former Wall Street banker.NYPJ

An analysis by The Post shows how Soros and Gelman’s cash made its way to the students through a network of nonprofits that help obscure their contributions.

Soros has given billions to the Open Society Foundations which his son Alexander — whose partner is Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s top aide and the estranged wife of pervert Anthony Weiner — now controls.

In turn, Open Society has given more than $20 million to the Tides Foundation, a progressive nonprofit “fiscal sponsor” that then sends the cash to smaller groups.

Those groups include A Jewish Voice for Peace, which between 2017 and 2022 has received $650,000 from Soros’ Open Society. Its advisers include the academic Noam Chomsky and the left-wing feminist author Naomi Klein.

JVP has been a prominent part of the protests at Columbia and one of its student members was among a group expelled from the university for inviting the leader of a proscribed terrorist group, Khaled, to the “Resistance 101” Zoom meeting.

Soros has also donated $132,000 to WESPAC, called in full the Westchester People’s Action Coalition Foundation.

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Marilyn Monroe

Nasce a Los Angeles il 1° giugno 1926 ma, a causa dei problemi di salute mentale della madre, viene data a una famiglia affidataria.

Il 19 giugno 1942 si sposa con un vicino, Jim Dougherty.

Nel 1945 viene notata da un fotografo mentre lavora in fabbrica e inizia a lavorare come fotomodella, l'anno successivo divorzia dal marito.

Nel 1946 ottiene il primo contratto di sei mesi con la Fox, le chiedono di assumere un nome d'arte, alla fine la scelta è Marilyn Monroe.

Ottiene un secondo contratto temporaneo con la Columbia, recita in film di serie B e continua a posare per le pubblicità.

Nel 1953 i ruoli in Niagara e Gli uomini preferiscono le bionde fanno di lei una star.

Sposa il campione di baseball Joe Di Maggio il 14 gennaio 1954; nel 1955 spopola con l'interpretazione in Quando la moglie è in vacanza e divorzia.

Si trasferisce nel 1956 a New York per studiare recitazione, conosce e sposa il commediografo Arthur Miller il 29 giugno 1956.

Subisce una serie di aborti e il rapporto con il terzo marito si deteriora: divorziano il 21 gennaio 1961.

Nel 1959 e nel 1962 vince il Golden Globe come migliore attrice.

Viene trovata morta il 5 agosto 1962.

Arrivata a Hollywood grazie al lavoro di fotomodella, Marilyn Monroe diventa una delle attrici più conosciute al mondo.

Lavora con i migliori registi di Hollywood e interpreta la protagonista di film che hanno fatto la storia del cinema.

Al successo professionale non corrisponde una felice vita privata: oltre a tre matrimoni falliti e l'impossibilità di avere figli, riesce a gestire la fama solo con alcol e tranquillanti, in un mix che la porta alla morte (forse accidentale) a soli 36 anni.

Fonte: studenti.it

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Summer 2024 recommended reading from MIT

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Summer 2024 recommended reading from MIT

MIT faculty and staff authors have published a plethora of books, chapters, and other literary contributions in the past year. The following titles represent some of their works published in the past 12 months. 

Looking for more literary works from the MIT community? Enjoy our book lists from 2023, 2022, and 2021.

Happy reading!

Novel, memoir, and poetry

“Seizing Control: Managing Epilepsy and Others’ Reactions to It — A Memoir” (Haley’s, 2023) By Laura Beretsky, grant writer in the MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science (MITES) program

Beretsky’s memoir, “Seizing Control,” details her journey with epilepsy, discrimination, and a major surgical procedure to reduce her seizures. After two surgical interventions, she has been seizure-free for eight years, though she notes she will always live with epilepsy.

“Sky. Pond. Mouth.” (Yas Press, 2024) By Kevin McLellan, staff member in MIT’s Program in Art, Culture, and Technology

In this book of poetry, physical and emotional qualities free-range between the animate and inanimate as though the world is written with dotted lines. With chiseled line breaks, intriguing meta-poetic levels, and punctuation like seed pods, McLellan’s poems, if we look twice, might flourish outside the book’s margin, past the grow light of the screen, even (especially) other borderlines we haven’t begun to imagine.

Science and engineering

“The Visual Elements: Handbooks for Communicating Science and Engineering” (University of Chicago Press, 2023 and 2024) By Felice Frankel, research scientist in chemical engineering

Each of the two books in the “Visual Elements” series focuses on a different aspect of scientific visual communication: photography on one hand and design on the other. Their unifying goal is to provide guidance for scientists and engineers who must communicate their work with the public, for grant applications, journal submissions, conference or poster presentations, and funding agencies. The books show researchers the importance of presenting their work in clear, concise, and appealing ways that also maintain scientific integrity.

“A Book of Waves” (Duke University Press, 2023) By Stefan Helmreich, professor of anthropology

In this book, Helmreich examines ocean waves as forms of media that carry ecological, geopolitical, and climatological news about our planet. Drawing on ethnographic work with oceanographers and coastal engineers in the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, Japan, and Bangladesh, he details how scientists at sea and in the lab apprehend waves’ materiality through abstractions, seeking to capture in technical language these avatars of nature at once periodic and irreversible, wild and pacific, ephemeral and eternal.

“An Introduction to System Safety Engineering” (MIT Press, 2023) By Nancy G. Leveson, professor of aeronautics and astronautics

Preventing accidents and losses in complex systems requires a holistic perspective that can accommodate unprecedented types of technology and design. Leveson’s book covers the history of safety engineering; explores risk, ethics, legal frameworks, and policy implications; and explains why accidents happen and how to mitigate risks in modern, software-intensive systems. It includes accounts of well-known accidents like the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents, examining their causes and how to prevent similar incidents in the future.

“Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can Do It Again” (University of Chicago Press, 2024) By Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies and Chemistry

We solved planet-threatening problems before, Solomon argues, and we can do it again. She knows firsthand what those solutions entail, as she gained international fame as the leader of a 1986 expedition to Antarctica, making discoveries that were key to healing the damaged ozone layer. She saw a path from scientific and public awareness to political engagement, international agreement, industry involvement, and effective action. Solomon connects this triumph to the stories of other past environmental victories — against ozone depletion, smog, pesticides, and lead — to extract the essential elements of what makes change possible.

Culture, humanities, and social sciences

“Political Rumors: Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It” (Princeton University Press, 2023) By Adam Berinsky, professor of political science

Political rumors pollute the political landscape. But if misinformation crowds out the truth, how can democracy survive? Berinsky examines why political rumors exist and persist despite their unsubstantiated and refuted claims, who is most likely to believe them, and how to combat them. He shows that a tendency toward conspiratorial thinking and vehement partisan attachment fuel belief in rumors. Moreover, in fighting misinformation, it is as important to target the undecided and the uncertain as it is the true believers.

“Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China,” (Princeton University Press, 2023) By Tristan Brown, assistant professor of history

In “Laws of the Land,” Brown tells the story of the important roles — especially legal ones — played by fengshui in Chinese society during China’s last imperial dynasty, the Manchu Qing (1644–1912). Employing archives from Mainland China and Taiwan that have only recently become available, this is the first book to document fengshui’s invocations in Chinese law during the Qing dynasty.

“Trouble with Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions” (Polity, 2024) By Alex Byrne, professor of philosophy

MIT philosopher Alex Byrne knows that within his field, he’s very much in the minority when it comes to his views on sex and gender. In “Trouble with Gender,” Byrne suggests that some ideas regarding sex and gender have not been properly examined by philosophers, and he argues for a reasoned and civil conversation on the topic.

“Life at the Center: Haitians and Corporate Catholicism in Boston” (University of California Press, 2024) By Erica Caple James, professor of medical anthropology and urban studies

In “Life at the Center,” James traces how faith-based and secular institutions in Boston have helped Haitian refugees and immigrants attain economic independence, health, security, and citizenship in the United States. The culmination of more than a decade of advocacy and research on behalf of the Haitians in Boston, this groundbreaking work exposes how Catholic corporations have strengthened — but also eroded — Haitians’ civic power.

“Portable Postsocialisms: New Cuban Mediascapes after the End of History” (University of Texas Press, 2024) By Paloma Duong, associate professor of media studies/writing

Why does Cuban socialism endure as an object of international political desire, while images of capitalist markets consume Cuba’s national imagination? “Portable Postsocialisms” calls on a vast multimedia archive to offer a groundbreaking cultural interpretation of Cuban postsocialism. Duong examines songs, artworks, advertisements, memes, literature, jokes, and networks that refuse exceptionalist and exoticizing visions of Cuba.

“They All Made Peace — What Is Peace?” (University of Chicago Press, 2023) Chapter by Lerna Ekmekcioglu, professor of history and director of the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies

In her chapter, Ekmekcioglu contends that the Treaty of Lausanne, which followed the first world war, is an often-overlooked event of great historical significance for Armenians. The treaty became the “birth certificate” of modern Turkey, but there was no redress for Armenians. The chapter uses new research to reconstruct the dynamics of the treaty negotiations, illuminating both Armenians’ struggles as well as the international community’s struggles to deliver consistent support for multiethnic, multireligious states.

“We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care” (Portfolio, 2023) By Amy Finkelstein, professor of economics, and Liran Einav

Few of us need convincing that the American health insurance system needs reform. But many existing proposals miss the point, focusing on expanding one relatively successful piece of the system or building in piecemeal additions. As Finkelstein and Einav point out, our health care system was never deliberately designed, but rather pieced together to deal with issues as they became politically relevant. The result is a sprawling, arbitrary, and inadequate mess that has left 30 million Americans without formal insurance. It’s time, the authors argue, to tear it all down and rebuild, sensibly and deliberately.

“At the Pivot of East and West: Ethnographic, Literary and Filmic Arts” (Duke University Press, 2023) By Michael M.J. Fischer, professor of anthropology and of science and technology studies

In his latest book, Fischer examines documentary filmmaking and literature from Southeast Asia and Singapore for their para-ethnographic insights into politics, culture, and aesthetics. Continuing his project of applying anthropological thinking to the creative arts, Fischer exemplifies how art and fiction trace the ways in which taken-for-granted common sense changes over time speak to the transnational present and track signals of the future before they surface in public awareness.

“Lines Drawn across the Globe” (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023) By Mary Fuller, professor of literature and chair of the faculty

Around 1600, English geographer and cleric Richard Hakluyt published a 2,000-page collection of travel narratives, royal letters, ships’ logs, maps, and more from over 200 voyages. In “Lines Drawn across the Globe,” Fuller traces the history of the book’s compilation and gives order and meaning to its diverse contents. From Sierra Leone to Iceland, from Spanish narratives of New Mexico to French accounts of the Saint Lawrence and Portuguese accounts of China, Hakluyt’s shaping of the book provides a conceptual map of the world’s regions and of England’s real and imagined relations to them.

“The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline” (Yale University Press, 2023) By Yasheng Huang, the Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management and professor of global economics and management

According to Huang, the world is seeing a repeat of Chinese history during which restrictions on economic and political freedom created economic stagnation. The bottom line: “Without academic collaboration, without business collaboration, without technological collaborations, the pace of Chinese technological progress is going to slow down dramatically.”

“The Long First Millennium: Affluence, Architecture, and Its Dark Matter Economy” (Routledge, 2023) By Mark Jarzombek, professor of the history and theory of architecture

Jarzombek’s book argues that long-distance trade in luxury items — such as diamonds, gold, cinnamon, scented woods, ivory, and pearls, all of which require little overhead in their acquisition and were relatively easy to transport — played a foundational role in the creation of what we would call “global trade” in the first millennium CE. The book coins the term “dark matter economy” to better describe this complex — though mostly invisible — relationship to normative realities. “The Long Millennium” will appeal to students, scholars, and anyone interested in the effect of trade on medieval society.

“World Literature in the Soviet Union” (Academic Studies Press, 2023) Chapter by Maria Khotimsky, senior lecturer in Russian

Khotimsky’s chapter, “The Treasure Trove of World Literature: Shaping the Concept of World Literature in Post-Revolutionary Russia,” examines Vsemirnaia Literatura (World Literature), an early Soviet publishing house founded in 1919 in Petersburg that advanced an innovative canon of world literature beyond the European tradition. It analyzes the publishing house’s views on translation, focusing on book prefaces that reveal a search for a new evaluative system, adaptation to changing socio-cultural norms and reassessing the roles of readers, critics, and the very endeavor of translation.

“Dare to Invent the Future: Knowledge in the Service of and Through Problem-Solving” (MIT Press, 2023) By Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga, professor of science, technology, and society

In this provocative book — the first in a trilogy — Chakanetsa Mavhunga argues that our critical thinkers must become actual thinker-doers. Taking its title from one of Thomas Sankara’s most inspirational speeches, “Dare to Invent the Future” looks for moments in Africa’s story where precedents of critical thought and knowledge in service of problem-solving are evident to inspire readers to dare to invent such a knowledge system.

“Death, Dominance, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention” (Oxford University Press, 2024) By Roger Petersen, the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science

“Death, Dominance, and State-Building” provides the first comprehensive analytic history of post-invasion Iraq. Although the war is almost universally derided as one of the biggest foreign policy blunders of the post-Cold War era, Petersen argues that the course and conduct of the conflict is poorly understood. The book applies an accessible framework to a variety of case studies across time and region. It concludes by drawing lessons relevant to future American military interventions.

Technology, systems, and society

“Code Work: Hacking Across the U.S./México Techno-Borderlands” (Princeton University Press, 2023) By Héctor Beltrán, assistant professor of anthropology

In this book, Beltrán examines Mexican and Latinx coders’ personal strategies of self-making as they navigate a transnational economy of tech work. Beltrán shows how these hackers apply concepts from the coding world to their lived experiences, deploying batches, loose coupling, iterative processing (looping), hacking, prototyping, and full-stack development in their daily social interactions — at home, in the workplace, on the dating scene, and in their understanding of the economy, culture, and geopolitics.

“Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines” (Penguin Random House, 2023) By Joy Buolamwini SM ’17, PhD ’22, member of the Media Lab Director’s Circle

To many it may seem like recent developments in artificial intelligence emerged out of nowhere to pose unprecedented threats to humankind. But to Buolamwini, this moment has been a long time in the making. “Unmasking AI” is the remarkable story of how Buolamwini uncovered what she calls “the coded gaze” — evidence of encoded discrimination and exclusion in tech products. She shows how racism, sexism, colorism, and ableism can overlap and render broad swaths of humanity “excoded” and therefore vulnerable in a world rapidly adopting AI tools.

“Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action” (MIT Press, 2024) By Catherine D’Ignazio, associate professor of urban science and planning

“Counting Feminicide” brings to the fore the work of data activists across the Americas who are documenting feminicide, and challenging the reigning logic of data science by centering care, memory, and justice in their work. D’Ignazio describes the creative, intellectual, and emotional labor of feminicide data activists who are at the forefront of a data ethics that rigorously and consistently takes power and people into account.

“Rethinking Cyber Warfare: The International Relations of Digital Disruption” (Oxford University Press, 2024) By R. David Edelman, research fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies

Fifteen years into the era of “cyber warfare,” are we any closer to understanding the role a major cyberattack would play in international relations — or to preventing one? Uniquely spanning disciplines and enriched by the insights of a leading practitioner, Edelman provides a fresh understanding of the role that digital disruption plays in contemporary international security.

“Model Thinking for Everyday Life: How to Make Smarter Decisions” (INFORMS, 2023) By Richard Larson, professor post-tenure in the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

Decisions are a part of everyday life, whether simple or complex. It’s all too easy to jump to Google for the answers, but where does that take us? We’re losing the ability to think critically and decide for ourselves. In this book, Larson asks readers to undertake a major mind shift in our everyday thought processes. Model thinking develops our critical thinking skills, using a framework of conceptual and mathematical tools to help guide us to full comprehension, and better decisions.

“Future[tectonics]: Exploring the intersection between technology, architecture and urbanism” (Parametric Architecture, 2024) Chapter by Jacob Lehrer, project coordinator in the Department of Mathematics

In his chapter, “Garbage In, Garbage Out: How Language Models Can Reinforce Biases,” Lehrer discusses how inherent bias is baked into large data sets, like those used to train massive AI algorithms, and how society will need to reconcile with the inherent biases built into systems of power. He also attempts to reconcile with it himself, delving into the mathematics behind these systems.

“Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness” (Penguin Random House, 2024) Chapter by Tod Machover, the Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music and Media; Rébecca Kleinberger SM ’14, PhD ’20; and Alexandra Rieger SM ’18, doctoral candidate in media arts and sciences

In their chapter, “Composing the Future of Health,” the co-authors discuss their approach to combining scientific research, technology innovation, and new composing strategies to create evidence-based, emotionally potent music that can delight and heal.

“The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots” (W. W. Norton and Company, 2024) By Daniela Rus, the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; and Gregory Mone

In “The Heart and the Chip,” Rus and Mone provide an overview of the interconnected fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, and reframe the way we think about intelligent machines while weighing the moral and ethical consequences of their role in society. Robots aren’t going to steal our jobs, they argue; they’re going to make us more capable, productive, and precise.

Education, business, finance, and social impact

“Disciplined Entrepreneurship Startup Tactics: 15 Tactics to Turn Your Business Plan Into a Business” (Wiley, 2024) By Paul Cheek, executive director and entrepreneur in residence at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and senior lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of Management, with foreword by Bill Aulet, professor of the practice of entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan and managing director of the Martin Trust Center

Cheek provides a hands-on, practical roadmap to get from great idea to successful company with his actionable field guide to transforming your one great idea into a functional, funded, and staffed startup. Readers will find ground-level, down-and-dirty entrepreneurial tactics — like how to conduct advanced primary market research, market and sell to your first customers, and take a scrappy approach to building your first products — that keep young firms growing. These tactics maximize impact with limited resources.

“From Intention to Impact: A Practical Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (MIT Press, 2024) By Malia Lazu, lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of Management

In her new book, Lazu draws on her background as a community organizer, her corporate career as a bank president, and now her experience as a leading consultant to explain what has been holding organizations back and what they can do to become more inclusive and equitable. “From Intention to Impact” goes beyond “feel good” PR-centric actions to showcase the real work that must be done to create true and lasting change.

“The AFIRE Guide to U.S. Real Estate Investing” (Afire and McGraw Hill, 2024) Chapter by Jacques Gordon, lecturer in the MIT Center for Real Estate

In his chapter, “The Broker and the Investment Advisor: A wide range of options,” Gordon discusses important financial topics including information for lenders and borrowers, joint ventures, loans and debt, comingled funds, bankruptcy, and Islamic finance.

“The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset That Drives Extraordinary Results” (Hachette Book Group, 2023) By Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist and co-director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

The geek way of management delivers excellent performance while offering employees a work environment that features high levels of autonomy and empowerment. In what Eric Schmidt calls a “handbook for disruptors,” “The Geek Way” reveals a new way to get big things done. It will change the way readers think about work, teams, projects, and culture, and give them the insight and tools to harness our human superpowers of learning and cooperation.

“Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools” (Teaching Systems Lab, 2023) By Justin Reich, associate professor in comparative media studies/writing

In “Iterate,” Reich delivers an insightful bridge between contemporary educational research and classroom teaching, showing readers how to leverage the cycle of experiment and experience to create a compelling and engaging learning environment. Readers learn how to employ a process of continuous improvement and tinkering to develop exciting new programs, activities, processes, and designs.

“red helicopter — a parable for our times: lead change with kindness (plus a little math)” (HarperCollins, 2024) By James Rhee, senior lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of Management

Is it possible to be successful and kind? To lead a company or organization with precision and compassion? To honor who we are in all areas of our lives? While eloquently sharing a story of personal and professional success, Rhee presents a comforting yet bold solution to the dissatisfaction and worry we all feel in a chaotic and sometimes terrifying world.

“Routes to Reform: Education Politics in Latin America” (Oxford University Press, 2024) By Ben Ross Schneider, the Ford International Professor of Political Science and faculty director of the MIT-Chile Program and MISTI Chile

In “Routes to Reform,” Ben Ross Schneider examines education policy throughout Latin America to show that reforms to improve learning — especially making teacher careers more meritocratic and less political — are possible. He demonstrates that contrary to much established theory, reform outcomes in Latin America depended less on institutions and broad coalitions, and more on micro-level factors like civil society organizations, teacher unions, policy networks, and technocrats.

“Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification” (IT Revolution, 2023) By Steven J. Spear, senior lecturer in system dynamics at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and Gene Kim

Organizations succeed when they design their processes, routines, and procedures to encourage employees to problem-solve and contribute to a common purpose. DevOps, Lean, and Agile got us part of the way. Now with “Wiring the Winning Organization,” Spear and Kim introduce a new theory of organizational management: Organizations win by using three mechanisms to slowify, simplify, and amplify, which systematically moves problem-solving from high-risk danger zones to low-risk winning zones.

“Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance” (Oxford University Press, 2024) Chapter by Annie Thompson, lecturer in the MIT Center for Real Estate; Walter Torous, senior lecturer at the MIT Center for Real Estate; and William Torous

In their chapter, “What Causes Residential Mortgage Defaults?” the authors assess the voluminous research investigating why households default on their residential mortgages. A particular focus is oriented towards critically evaluating the recent application of causal statistical inference to residential defaults on mortgages.

“Data Is Everybody’s Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization” (MIT Press, 2023) By Barbara H. Wixom, principal research scientist at the MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (MIT CISR); Leslie Owens, senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and former executive director of MIT CISR; and Cynthia M. Beath

In “Data Is Everybody’s Business,” the authors offer a clear and engaging way for people across the entire organization to understand data monetization and make it happen. The authors identify three viable ways to convert data into money — improving work with data, wrapping products with data, and selling information offerings — and explain when to pursue each and how to succeed.

Arts, architecture, planning, and design

“The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Heritage, and Death” (Routledge, 2023) Chapter by Laura Anderson Barbata, lecturer in MIT’s Program in Art, Culture, and Technology

This book provides an examination of death, dying, and human remains in museums and heritage sites around the world. In her chapter, “Julia Pastrana’s Long Journey Home,” Barbata describes the case of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), an indigenous Mexican opera singer who suffered from hypertrichosis terminalis and hyperplasia gingival. Due to her appearance, Pastrana was exploited and exhibited for over 150 years, during her lifetime and after her early death in an embalmed state. Barbata sheds light on the ways in which the systems that justified Pastrana’s exploitation continue to operate today.

“Emergency INDEX: An Annual Document of Performance Practice, vol. 10” (Ugly Duckling Press, 2023) Chapter by Gearoid Dolan, staff member in MIT’s Program in Art, Culture, and Technology

This “bible of performance art activity” documents performance projects from around the world. Dolan’s chapter describes “Protest ReEmbodied,” a performance that took place online during Covid-19 lockdown. The performance was a live version of the ongoing “Protest ReEmbodied” project, an app that individuals can download and run on their computer to be able to perform on camera, inserted into protest footage.

“Land Air Sea: Architecture and Environment in the Early Modern Era” (Brill, 2023) Chapter by Caroline Murphy, the Clarence H. Blackall Career Development Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture

“Land Air Sea” positions the long Renaissance and 18th century as being vital for understanding how many of the concerns present in contemporary debates on climate change and sustainability originated in earlier centuries. Murphy’s chapter examines how Girolamo di Pace da Prato, a state engineer in the Duchy of Florence, understood and sought to mitigate the problems of alluvial flooding in the mid-sixteenth century, an era of exceptional aquatic and environmental volatility.

Miscellaneous

“Made Here: Recipes and Reflections From NYC’s Asian Communities” (Send Chinatown Love, 2023) Chapter by Robin Zhang, postdoc in mathematics, and Diana Le

In their chapter, “Flushing: The Melting Pot’s Melting Pot,” the authors explore how Flushing, New York — whose Chinatown is the largest and fastest growing in the world — earned the title of the “melting pot’s melting pot” through its cultural history. Readers will walk down its streets past its snack stalls, fabric stores, language schools, hair salons, churches, and shrines, and you will hear English interspersed with Korean, several dialects of Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, and hundreds of other fibers that make up Flushing’s complex ethnolinguistic fabric.

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MARIE SPENGLER - OC INFO

FULL NAME: Marie Rae Spengler

NICKNAMES: Sisi (by Callie), Mimi (by Cathleen), Brown Eyes (by Julian), Dear Friend (by Ariadne), Sweet Child (by Ariadne), Brainiac Junior (by Peter), Freak (by Summerville citizens), Dirt Farmer's Daughter (by Summerville citizens)

FACECLAIM: Kara Lindsay

FANDOM: Ghostbusters (1984-1989; 2021)

BIRTHDAY: January 1st, 1990

ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

SEXUALITY: Demisexual

GENDER: Female (she/her/hers)

OCCUPATION: Assistant professor of psychology at USC (2018-2020, lost job due to COVID), virtual lab researcher at Cornell University (2020-2021), Adjunct professor at Columbia University (2022-currently), Ghostbuster (2021-currently)

BIRTHPLACE: Manhattan, New York City, New York

LIVES IN: Manhattan, New York City, New York (birth-age 3, age 28-31, age 32-currently) || Summerville, Oklahoma (age 3-16, age 31-32) || Stanford, California (age 16-19) || Chicago, Illinois (age 19-23) || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (age 23-28)

NATIONALITY: American

FAMILY:

Julian Matthews (lover/partner/significant other)

Egon Julian "E.J." Spengler (son)

Hazel Spengler (daughter)

Elijah Spengler (son)

Egon Spengler (father, died 2021)

Cathleen Paige Spengler (mother)

Callie Spengler (older sister)

Unnamed ex-brother-in-law

Trevor Spengler (nephew)

Phoebe Spengler (niece)

Edison Spengler, Sr. (paternal grandfather), deceased 1983)

Ruth Spengler [nee Westelman] (paternal grandmother, deceased 2001)

Elon Spengler (paternal uncle, deceased 2014)

Noelle Spengler [nee Rosenfeld] (paternal aunt)

Edison Spengler, Jr. (paternal cousin)

Cyrus Spengler (great uncle, deceased 2002)

Benjamin Paige (maternal grandfather, died 1988)

Colleen Paige [nee Tillens] (maternal grandmother, died 2008)

David Paige (maternal uncle)

Joanne Paige [nee Vogel] (maternal aunt)

Jill Paige (maternal cousin)

Mark Paige (maternal cousin)

Mitchell Paige (maternal cousin)

Lucinda “Cindy” Paige (maternal cousin)

Christopher Paige (maternal cousin)

Theresa Paige (maternal cousin)

Sharon Paige (maternal cousin)

Caroline Tiffin [nee Paige] (maternal aunt)

Glenn Tiffin (maternal uncle)

Ronald Tiffin (maternal cousin)

Anthony Tiffin (maternal cousin)

Jackson “Sonny” Tiffin (maternal cousin)

Abel Paige (maternal uncle)

Rebecca Paige [nee O'Connor] (maternal aunt)

Loretta Paige (maternal cousin)

Erika Paige (maternal cousin)

Dominic Paige (maternal cousin)

Eleanor Paige (maternal cousin)

Melanie Paige (maternal cousin)

Katrina Paige (maternal cousin)

Constance “Connie” Whelan [nee Paige] (maternal aunt)

Douglas Whelan (maternal uncle)

Monty Whelan (maternal cousin)

Timothy Whelan (maternal cousin)

Gina Whelan (maternal cousin)

Felicity Whelan (maternal cousin)

Adam Paige (maternal uncle)

Helen Paige [nee Rafferty] (maternal aunt)

Olivia Paige (maternal cousin)

Holly Paige (maternal cousin)

Cynthia Paige (maternal aunt)

Peter Venkman (honorary uncle)

Dana Barrett (honorary aunt)

Oscar Venkman [born Wallance, formerly Barrett] (honorary cousin)

Eliana “Elly” Venkman (honorary cousin)

Andrew Venkman (honorary cousin)

Kelly Venkman (honorary cousin)

Ray Stantz (honorary uncle)

Willow Olson (honorary aunt)

Addison Stantz (honorary cousin)

Natalie Stantz (honorary cousin)

Grace Stantz (honorary cousin)

Janine Melnitz (honorary aunt)

Louis Tully (honorary uncle)

Lily Tully (honorary cousin)

MOODBOARD

CHARACTERISTICS: Intelligent, academic, plucky, organized, reserved, brilliant, bright, tortured, stoic, self-sacrificial, cocky, poised

LIKES: Science, occult, classic literature, spending time with her father, playing the piano, playing the violin, baking, libraries, theater, working in the lab with her father and with Phoebe, atmospheric music, Julian's voice

DISLIKES: Being bullied, Summerville, Gozer the Gozerian, the Peck family, Callie's ex-husband, how clingy Lily can be, being touched when she's feeling overstimulated

WEAPON OF CHOICE:

PKE Meter

Proton Pack

Ghost Trap

Gigameter

Tobin's Spirit Guide

Occult Reference Net

OTHER PERSONAL INFO:

Was diagnosed as autistic around her second birthday.

Graduated from high school as valedictorian at age 16, completed her bachelor's degree in theoretical physics at Stanford in just one year, completed her master's degree in both criminology and psychology from Stanford at age 19, completed her first PhD in psychology from Northwestern University at 23, completed her second PhD in parapsychology from Drexel University at age 27, and received her third PhD in nuclear engineering through an accelerated doctorate program at age 28.

Was born in the early hours of 1990 following the defeat of Vigo the Carpathian.

During her time at Northwestern, she saw Callie in a grocery store with five-year-old Trevor and two-year-old Phoebe. The sisters were estranged at the time, so Marie did not approach them, and left before Callie could see her.

Fluent in Hebrew, Yiddish, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, European and Latin Spanish, Flemish, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Latin, and Sumerian

INSPIRATION: Katherine Plumber Pulitzer (Newsies), Amy Santiago (Brooklyn Nine Nine), Jemilla (Firebringer), Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Bones), Nina Rosario (In The Heights), Will Graham (Hannibal), Marian Paroo (The Music Man), Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Stargate: Atlantis)

NAME ANALYSIS:

Playlist available here

[calledeitaca]

Cien años de soledad pudo haber sido un fracaso. Una ruina. En los tiempos que corren, seguramente lo hubiese sido. Pero, de haber sido así, lo más probable es que este hombre y su mujer, aun subsistiendo en el anonimato y lejos del Nobel, hubiesen sido razonable y dignamente felices con esas setecientas páginas de un sueño incumplido guardadas en algún armario. De eso va, a mi ver, la elegancia, la honestidad y el amor verdadero.

«El autor está confinado. Sale poco de la oficina de su casa, apenas tiene ingresos, fuma a diario sesenta cigarrillos y bebe infusiones de pasiflora para templar sus nervios. En esos meses, su mujer Mercedes pide ayuda a vecinos, comerciantes del barrio y amistades para llegar a fin de mes, mientras que, de los nervios, una úlcera le crece en el estómago».

(Álvaro Santana Acuña, autor de Ascent to Glory: How One Hundred Years of Solitude Was Written and Became a Global Classic, Columbia University Press, 2020).

-@luismartinpress

[tallyspaiva]

Sinopse: "O famoso simbologista Robert Langdon segue uma trilha de pistas ligadas a Dante, o grande poeta medieval. Quando Langdon acorda em um hospital italiano com amnésia, ele se junta a Sienna Brooks, uma médica que ele espera que o ajude a recuperar suas memórias. Juntos, eles correm pela Europa e contra o relógio para impedir que um louco libere um vírus que pode acabar com metade da população mundial." Dirigido por Ron Howard Roteiro de David Koepp Produzido por Brian Grazer, Ron Howard Estrelando: Tom Hanks Felicity Jones Irrfan Khan Omar Sy Ben Foster Sidse Babett Knudsen Gênero: Mistério / Thriller / Ação / Aventura Baseado em Inferno de Dan Brown País: Estados Unidos Linguagem: Inglês 🎥 Companhias Produtoras: Columbia Pictures / Imagine Entertainment / LSG Productions / LStar Capital Film Corporation / Mid Atlantic Films 🎬 Distribuído por Sony Pictures Releasing 🎞 Tempo de execução do Filme: 1h 56m ⏳️ 📅 Data de lançamento: 13 de outubro de 2016 (Brasil) ⚠️ Classificação Indicativa: 🚫 14 Anos 🚫 Avaliação:PG-13 (Imagens Perturbadoras|Breve Sensualidade|Violência|Sequências de Ação|Alguma Linguagem|Elementos Temáticos) 🟡IMDb: 6,2 / 10 🧑🏻‍💻Eu: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ( 3/5 | 6.5 ) 🍅Rotten Tomatoes: 23% de Aprovação 🍅 📝 Consenso dos Críticos 📝 "O melhor que posso oferecer é condenar um leve elogio: Inferno é uma diversão modestamente divertida." #inferno #infernodanbrown #infernomovie #infernofilme #tomhanks #ronhoward #columbiapictures #sonypicturesreleasing #imagineentertainment #actionmovies #Ação #aventura #suspense #Mistério #thriller #adventure #recomendaciones #recomendado (em Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpj1cJVOp8K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lamilanomagazine]

Cagliari, alla Galleria comunale d’arte la mostra sulla pittrice Lia Drei

Cagliari, alla Galleria comunale d’arte la mostra sulla pittrice Lia Drei. L’incessante ricerca, astratta, geometrica e cromatica, di una delle più importanti artiste italiane del XX secolo, a cento anni dalla sua nascita. Alla Galleria comunale d’arte di Cagliari sarà possibile visitare “Lia Drei – Forme e geometrie di luce”, mostra che attraverso 24 opere provenienti da tutte le fasi della sua produzione, racconta l’evoluzione artistica di Lia Drei e la sua costante indagine nei confronti della percezione forma-colore. L’esposizione, organizzata dall’Assessorato della Cultura e spettacolo del Comune di Cagliari e dai Musei civici, curata da Teodolinda Coltellaro, è stata presentata stamattina alla stampa e inaugurata dal sindaco Paolo Truzzu, dall’assessora Maria Dolores Picciau. “Cagliari – ha detto Truzzu - si conferma città che racconta l’arte italiana seguendo percorsi originali e riletture attuali e mai banali. Questa mostra su Lia Drei è particolarmente significativa per la statura dell’artista: personalità poliedrica, femminista ante litteram, protagonista di un appassionato percorso di ricerca che la lega anche alla nostra città grazie al marito Francesco Guerrieri, calabrese di nascita ma cagliaritano d’adozione. La mostra entra così in felice simbiosi con le collezioni permanenti della Galleria comunale e ricorda come Cagliari sia stata negli anni sia una comunità dalle mille idee, varia, mai scontata, mai prevedibile, capace di affermarsi in tutte le arti”. Anche per l’assessora Picciau “per tracciare una storia delle Neoavanguardie artistiche degli anni Sessanta e Settanta, risulta d’obbligo passare per l’esperienza di una delle principali protagoniste della riflessione teorica sull’applicazione del metodo scientifico all’arte. Non solo. Con la retrospettiva dedicata a Lia Drei a cent’anni dalla nascita, continua il processo di valorizzazione del mondo femminile nelle arti figurative promosso dall’Assessorato alla Cultura e spettacolo del Comune di Cagliari”. Inoltre, “con questa esposizione – ha aggiunto l'assessora - apriamo le porte a un particolare fermento artistico che negli anni Sessanta animò anche la città di Cagliari, dove la pittrice, insieme a Francesco Guerrieri e a diversi storici dell’arte come Corrado Maltese, eseguì alcune ricerche sulla percezione-forma-colore per l’Università del Capoluogo. Allo stesso tempo lo sguardo corre alla stretta connessione tra le opere dell’artista con la collezione Ugo Ugo, che tra i grandi pionieri della ricerca astratto-geometrica nazionale contempla anche la presenza di Lia Drei. Insomma “ospitare un'artista a tutto tondo e internazionale come Lia Drei significa connettere la nostra città col resto del mondo. La nostra convinzione, infatti, è che solo grazie a una buona politica culturale le energie artistiche, espressive e creative di una città potranno esprimere con successo la loro forza propulsiva”. Dello stesso tenore anche l'intervento di Enrica Anedda, presidente della Commissione Cultura: "Il programma di iniziative dei musei civici e dell’Assessorato alla Cultura si conferma di grande interesse”, ha rimarcato. “Con mostre di qualità che hanno portato la città all’attenzione nazionale e che danno spazio e visibilità anche agli artisti locali. È particolarmente importante, e l’esposizione che presentiamo oggi è un ulteriore esempio, la costante attenzione verso le donne nell’arte. Lia Drei, anche nella rigorosità delle forme geometriche, riesce a portare una nota femminile che riesce a distinguerla da tutti gli altri astrattisti". Nata a Roma nel 1922, figlia del pittore e scultore Ercole Drei, Lia Drei è una straordinaria figura femminile della prima parte del Novecento. Respira e pratica l'arte figurativa fin dai primi anni di vita nello studio del padre a Villa Strohl-Fern, immaginifico luogo d'incontro di tanti percorsi artistici della Capitale; si laurea in Lettere alla Sapienza e si perfeziona alla Columbia University di New York dove poi insegnerà per qualche anno prima di rientrare in Italia; diventa campionessa italiana di nuoto e tuffi dal trampolino; è amante della musica (in mostra è esposta la sua storica chitarra) e studiosa delle problematiche ottiche, dei processi retinici e percettivi. Tutte queste sfaccettature della sua personalità si riversano nella sua produzione artistica, soprattutto a partire dal 1963, quando, dopo aver conosciuto il pittore Francesco Guerrieri che diventerà compagno d'arte e di vita, contribuirà alla costituzione del “Gruppo ‘63” e del binomio “Sperimentale p.”(p. sta per “puro”), nato dalla scissione del “Gruppo ’63”, movimenti artistici sperimentali ormai annoverati a pieno titolo nella storia dell’arte visiva contemporanea. Il cammino creativo di Lia Drei diventa così ricerca e indagine, concentrate soprattutto sulla percezione e sulla visione. Drei intuisce i limiti della figurazione e inizia a romperne i vincoli sulla tela, appigliandosi alle stratificazioni del colore per creare nuove soluzioni espressive. Si delinea così la sua intensa esperienza astratto-informale, incentrata su nuove strutture della visione che di fatto dà l’avvio a periodi fertili di conquiste linguistiche, di inedite possibilità strutturali di forme e colori, di originale applicazione del metodo scientifico all'arte. Lia Drei – Forme e geometrie di luce restituisce questa costante evoluzione dello sguardo e dell'espressione attraverso 24 opere realizzate dall'inizio degli anni Sessanta fino a poco prima della scomparsa, avvenuta nel 2005. Per la curatrice della mostra, Teodolinda Coltellaro, “il cammino creativo di Lia Drei può definirsi uno straordinario viaggio nella ricerca, una ricerca mai sazia, indomita, che ne ha indirizzato i passi nei territori dell’arte, fino alla fine. Due termini, viaggio e ricerca che, nell’intento di delinearne lo spessore artistico e umano sostanziale, risultano complementari: l’uno amplifica le connotazioni storico-culturali proprie di un’esistenza, ne qualifica le coordinate operative che di volta in volta ne hanno caratterizzato il lavoro; l’altro identifica l’assunto conoscitivo fondamentale di un discorso sull’arte, sulle sue categorie gnoseologiche, in un ininterrotto e coerente cercare sempre nuove forme e modalità estetiche da esperire”. L'esposizione alla Galleria comunale d'Arte non vuole solo celebrare il centenario della nascita dell'artista, ma ricordare anche che il percorso di Lia Drei fece tappa anche a Cagliari, dove, negli anni Sessanta la pittrice, insieme a Guerrieri e a diversi storici dell’arte come Corrado Maltese, compì alcune ricerche sulla percezione-forma-colore per l’università del capoluogo. E due sue opere hanno già trovato dimora in città, grazie alla Collezione Ugo Ugo, raccolta di arte contemporanea particolarmente attenta alla ricerca astratta-geometrica, assemblata a cavallo tra gli anni Sessanta e Settanta dall'artista, storico direttore della Galleria Comunale per quasi vent'anni. “Lia Drei – Forme e geometrie di luce” rimarrà aperta alla Galleria comunale d’Arte dei Giardini pubblici di Cagliari fino al 26 febbraio 2023. Sarà visitabile dal martedì alla domenica, dalle 10 alle 18. Il costo del biglietto è quello consueto (intero 6 euro, ridotto 3 euro), ma sono previste agevolazioni e ingressi gratuiti per gli aventi diritto. Per informazioni e prenotazioni telefonare al numero 070.6776454. In alternativa tramite email all'indirizzo di posta elettronica: infoeprenotazioni@museicivicicagliari.it e https://sistemamuseale.museicivicicagliari.it/prenotazione-galleria-comunale/ Questo l'indirizzo web dei Musei Civici di Cagliari: https://sistemamuseale.museicivicicagliari.it/galleria-comunale-darte-cagliari/  ... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

[brookston]

Holidays 11.23

Holidays

Big Help Day

Can You Find Your Old Rubik’s Cube and Still Work It Day

Color Photos Day

Cutty Sark Day

Doctor Who Day

Do What the Heck You Want Day (Oklahoma)

Fibonacci Day

Flipbook Day

Giorgoba (St. George's Day; Georgia)

Hadakambo Festival (Japan)

International Day to End Impunity

International Image Consultant Day

Jukebox Day

Kinrō Kansha no Hi (a.k.a. Labor Thanksgiving Day; Japan)

Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)

Life Magazine Day

Monkey Banquet (Thailand)

Old Clem’s Night (Blacksmith Festival)

Paranoia Day

Pencil Sharpener Day

Repudiation Day (Maryland)

Rudolf Maister Day (Slovenia)

Seng Kut Snem (Meghalaya, India)

TARDIS Day

Thankful For My Dog Day

Thespius' Day (Greek Mischief Ghost)

Wolfenoot

Food & Drink Celebrations

Eat a Cranberry Day

National Bar Day

National Cashew Day

National Espresso Day

4th Wednesday in November

Blackout Wednesday [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Drinksgiving [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

National Family Caregivers Day [4th Wednesday]

National Jukebox Day [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Thanksgiving (Norfolk Island, Canada) [4th Wednesday]

Spitegiving [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Tie One On Day (An Apron) [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Wacky Wednesday [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Wiener Wednesday [4th Wednesday]

What Do You Love About America Day [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Feast Days

Alexander Nevsky (Repose, Russian Orthodox Church)

Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (Christian; Saint)

Clement I, Pope (Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church)

Columbanus (Christian; Saint)

Daniel (Christian; Saint)

D'Aranda (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Qawl (Speech; Baha'i)

Felicitas of Rome (a.k.a. Felicity; Christian; Saint)

Fountain of Riddles (Muppetism)

Frederick Nietzsche Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

General Debauchery Day (Pastafarian)

Miguel Agustín Pro, Blessed (One of Saints of the Cristero War; Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church)

Niiname-Sai (Japanese Grain Festival)

Paulinus of Wales (Christian; Saint)

Sigd (begins at Sundown) [Hebrew; Cheshvan 29]

Trudo (a.k.a. Trond or Troll; Christian; Saint)

Wilfetrudis (a.k.a. Vulfetrude; Christian; Saint)

Woofenoot (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [64 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Areopagitica, by John Milton (Pamphlet; 1644)

Another Brick in the Wall, by Pink Floyd (Song; 1979)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl (Novel; UK 1964)

Chinese Democracy, by Guns ’N’ Roses (Album; 2008)

Doctor Who (UK TV Series; 1963)

Doggystyle, by Snoop Doggy Dogg (Album; 1993)

The Expanse (TV Series; 2015)

The Favorite (Film; 2018)

For Those About To Rock We Salute You, by AC/DC (Album; 1981)

G.I. Blues (Film; 1960) [Elvis Presley #5]

Hugo (Film; 2011)

Moana (Animated Film; 2016)

The Muppets (Film; 2011)

My Sweet Lord, by George Harrison (Song; 1970)

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1937)

Pride & Prejudice (Film; 2015)

Scrooged (Film; 1988)

Strange World (Animated Film; 2022)

Tea For The Tillerman, by Cat Stevens (Album; 1970)

Terms of Endearment (Film; 1983)

Today’s Name Days

Clemens, Columban, Detlef (Austria)

Aleko, Aleksandar, Aleksandra (Bulgaria)

Klement, Kolumban, Lukrecija (Croatia)

Klement (Czech Republic)

Clemens (Denmark)

Kleement, Leemet, Leemo (Estonia)

Ismo (Finland)

Clément (France)

Clemens, Columbia, Detlef, Salvator (Germany)

Amfilohios, Elenos (Greece)

Kelemen, Klementina (Hungary)

Clemente, Colombano (Italy)

Zigfrīda, Zigrīda, Zigrids (Latvia)

Adelė, Doviltas, Klemensas, Liubartė (Lithuania)

Klaus, Klement (Norway)

Adela, Erast, Felicyta, Klemens, Klementyn, Orestes, Przedwoj (Poland)

Klement (Slovakia)

Clemente, Lucrecia (Spain)

Klemens (Sweden)

Augusta, Augustina (Ukraine)

Clem, Clemence, Clement, Clementina, Clementine, Crecia, Lucrecia (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 327 of 2022; 38 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 47 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Hagal (Constraint) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Lùyuè), Day 30 (Geng-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 29 Cheshvan 5783

Islamic: 28 Rabi II 1444

J Cal: 27 Mir; Fiveday [27 of 30]

Julian: 10 November 2022

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 19 Frederic (12th Month) [Colbert]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 62 of 90)

Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 1 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Sagittarius (The Archer) begins [Zodiac Sign 9; thru 12.22]

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 11.23

Holidays

Big Help Day

Can You Find Your Old Rubik’s Cube and Still Work It Day

Color Photos Day

Cutty Sark Day

Doctor Who Day

Do What the Heck You Want Day (Oklahoma)

Fibonacci Day

Flipbook Day

Giorgoba (St. George's Day; Georgia)

Hadakambo Festival (Japan)

International Day to End Impunity

International Image Consultant Day

Jukebox Day

Kinrō Kansha no Hi (a.k.a. Labor Thanksgiving Day; Japan)

Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)

Life Magazine Day

Monkey Banquet (Thailand)

Old Clem’s Night (Blacksmith Festival)

Paranoia Day

Pencil Sharpener Day

Repudiation Day (Maryland)

Rudolf Maister Day (Slovenia)

Seng Kut Snem (Meghalaya, India)

TARDIS Day

Thankful For My Dog Day

Thespius' Day (Greek Mischief Ghost)

Wolfenoot

Food & Drink Celebrations

Eat a Cranberry Day

National Bar Day

National Cashew Day

National Espresso Day

4th Wednesday in November

Blackout Wednesday [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Drinksgiving [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

National Family Caregivers Day [4th Wednesday]

National Jukebox Day [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Thanksgiving (Norfolk Island, Canada) [4th Wednesday]

Spitegiving [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Tie One On Day (An Apron) [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Wacky Wednesday [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Wiener Wednesday [4th Wednesday]

What Do You Love About America Day [Wednesday before Thanksgiving]

Feast Days

Alexander Nevsky (Repose, Russian Orthodox Church)

Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (Christian; Saint)

Clement I, Pope (Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church)

Columbanus (Christian; Saint)

Daniel (Christian; Saint)

D'Aranda (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Qawl (Speech; Baha'i)

Felicitas of Rome (a.k.a. Felicity; Christian; Saint)

Fountain of Riddles (Muppetism)

Frederick Nietzsche Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

General Debauchery Day (Pastafarian)

Miguel Agustín Pro, Blessed (One of Saints of the Cristero War; Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church)

Niiname-Sai (Japanese Grain Festival)

Paulinus of Wales (Christian; Saint)

Sigd (begins at Sundown) [Hebrew; Cheshvan 29]

Trudo (a.k.a. Trond or Troll; Christian; Saint)

Wilfetrudis (a.k.a. Vulfetrude; Christian; Saint)

Woofenoot (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [64 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Areopagitica, by John Milton (Pamphlet; 1644)

Another Brick in the Wall, by Pink Floyd (Song; 1979)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl (Novel; UK 1964)

Chinese Democracy, by Guns ’N’ Roses (Album; 2008)

Doctor Who (UK TV Series; 1963)

Doggystyle, by Snoop Doggy Dogg (Album; 1993)

The Expanse (TV Series; 2015)

The Favorite (Film; 2018)

For Those About To Rock We Salute You, by AC/DC (Album; 1981)

G.I. Blues (Film; 1960) [Elvis Presley #5]

Hugo (Film; 2011)

Moana (Animated Film; 2016)

The Muppets (Film; 2011)

My Sweet Lord, by George Harrison (Song; 1970)

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1937)

Pride & Prejudice (Film; 2015)

Scrooged (Film; 1988)

Strange World (Animated Film; 2022)

Tea For The Tillerman, by Cat Stevens (Album; 1970)

Terms of Endearment (Film; 1983)

Today’s Name Days

Clemens, Columban, Detlef (Austria)

Aleko, Aleksandar, Aleksandra (Bulgaria)

Klement, Kolumban, Lukrecija (Croatia)

Klement (Czech Republic)

Clemens (Denmark)

Kleement, Leemet, Leemo (Estonia)

Ismo (Finland)

Clément (France)

Clemens, Columbia, Detlef, Salvator (Germany)

Amfilohios, Elenos (Greece)

Kelemen, Klementina (Hungary)

Clemente, Colombano (Italy)

Zigfrīda, Zigrīda, Zigrids (Latvia)

Adelė, Doviltas, Klemensas, Liubartė (Lithuania)

Klaus, Klement (Norway)

Adela, Erast, Felicyta, Klemens, Klementyn, Orestes, Przedwoj (Poland)

Klement (Slovakia)

Clemente, Lucrecia (Spain)

Klemens (Sweden)

Augusta, Augustina (Ukraine)

Clem, Clemence, Clement, Clementina, Clementine, Crecia, Lucrecia (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 327 of 2022; 38 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 47 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Hagal (Constraint) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Lùyuè), Day 30 (Geng-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 29 Cheshvan 5783

Islamic: 28 Rabi II 1444

J Cal: 27 Mir; Fiveday [27 of 30]

Julian: 10 November 2022

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 19 Frederic (12th Month) [Colbert]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 62 of 90)

Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 1 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Sagittarius (The Archer) begins [Zodiac Sign 9; thru 12.22]

[apocketfullofmuses]

He had a point - there was a very good chance she'd probably forget her vows if Matt was standing there in swimwear, and she supposed they had plenty of time for that once they were officially on honeymoon. "Okay, no swimwear until after the wedding," the blonde giggled. "But I know I'm gonna have to rein my mom in, you know how excited she got when we told her you'd proposed. I don't even care what I wear - I'd marry you in sweats and your old columbia shirt; we could both wear sweats for all I care, I just wanna marry you, Mr Murdock." She lifted her head up from his chest to press and slow, soft kiss to his lips that had the potential to lead into a repeat of their earlier shower activities.

The kiss was interrupted however, by the sounds of Sophie beginning to fuss over the baby monitor from her nursery. With another quick peck to her fiance's lips, Felicity slipped out from under the covers, grabbing Matt's shirt that she'd tossed onto the floor earlier and pulling it on. "Don't move, I'll be back when I'm done being a dairy cow for our daughter."

Staying home wasn't his usual plan for most nights. Even if he stayed to help with the kids or catch up on some work, he would usually still go, only later than he normally would. He didn't love taking nights off daredeviling– he had his reasons for it of course. Right now though he couldn't think of a single one. He was far too comfortable laying here feeling his fiance trace her fingertips across his chest.

"Oh, I think you'll have fun trying to convince them of that. You'll have to let me know how it goes," he chuckled. Honestly, he doubted he'd have a much easier time with Foggy, but Matt was sure his friend hadn't gone around looking at tuxes, which would probably help. "Are you sure you wanna stick with the swimsuit theme for us though? I got a feeling we'll both be a little distracted if that's the case."

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Confessions (The Kiss Redux) (Part 4)

back at it again kids! the last part of Folie a Deux. We get that good good ending y’all! 

Felicity and Don Karnage have a last dance. 

It slowly dawned on Felicity that she had moved on from the initial infatuation and actually fell in love with her former rival(?) after a few months of them seeing one another. The realization happened so casually that it took her a minute to react in shock. The feeling was a long time coming though - it grew and grew with every dance, and kiss, and late night talks that were never planned on.

She never said it aloud. What would be mean then? How would everything change with three words? What would people say if they went out in public about it? What would her grandfather do? But more importantly, what would Karnage say in response?

Fortunately, she wouldn’t have to ask.

Don Karnage had snuck into a charity gala she was performing at, hair and ears slicked back and dressed in a probably pilfered but high-quality tuxedo. No one seemed to recognize him a first - not even Felicity, at least not until he got close to the stage where she was standing. Felicity nearly missed a cue from the band behind her when she realized who it was, but continued singing, watching him for the rest of her set. It was partially because she just wanted to watch him, part to make sure he wasn’t stealing anything.

But no, he just meandered through the crowd, sipping champagne but not talking to anyone. Felicity had told him about the event weeks ago, but she hadn’t expected him to show up to it - it was a pleasant surprise, but she was more surprised he hadn’t picked anyone’s pockets. Once her set had finished for the hour, Felicity made her way through the crowd to him, gently saying no thank you to asks for a dance and sharing only a few words of conversations until she was at his side.

Don Karnage slipped an arm around hers wordlessly as she gently began to lead him to a quieter section of the room. The band slipped into a slow dance that the two just as easily slipped into, smoothly gliding across the floor.

“I didn’t expect you to come tonight,” she said, leaning close. “You surprised me.”

“I like watching you perform, songbird,” he laughed, leaning her back into a dip. “And I didn’t have to break into this. They really let anyone in who looks the part. No one recognized me.”

“We should have a chat with security then,” Felicity smirked. “But seriously, with the Beagle Boys in Duckburg?”

“Good point, but they’re nothing compared to me,” Karnage replied smugly, bringing her back to standing. “But maybe next time you can bring me here yourself.”

“Perhaps…,” she murmured. Felicity pressed her forehead into his shoulder. “I would like to, really, but someone will recognize you eventually. What happens then? What would we do? There could be fall-out.”

“Who cares? I usually get away,” Karnage replied.

“But what about me? I couldn’t get away with you,” she snipped. “Imagine what everyone would say? ‘She’s the starlet who was seduced by a pirate’, or they’ll think I helped orchestrate robberies in Duckburg...I hate to sound selfish but my career would be over.”

“Is your career more important than a relationship?” he asked, staring at her incredulously.

“Don, we haven’t even discussed what this is!” Felicity exclaimed as quietly as she could. “What even are we then?”

“We’re - I don’t know. This isn’t exactly the best time to break that down, Felicity,” Karnage replied.

“We keep pushing this off and off, and by all means, we should have ended the infatuation months ago,” she hissed, looking away from him. Before it became something else. “We need to end this before one of us gets hurt.”

Karnage’s grip on her tightened, and she looked back at him. He was scowling, visibly as angry and upset as she was. “Fine then! If that’s what you want so badly.”

“It is,” Felicity choked out, hoping he didn’t see her blinked away tears. Karnage’s lip curled up, angry as he turned away to look at the band on stage. The slow dance was dying down.

“Before this ends, one last dance with infatuation.” He demanded, turning his head back to her. “Then we can go back to fighting like before. You can at least let us have this.”

Felicity’s mouth was dry, unable to speak, but she nodded. It wasn’t what she wanted. She wanted nothing more than to close the gap between them and kiss him, make him know that she wanted them together and that his mouth was hers and hers alone to kiss, to apologize and say a thousand things that she wanted to but she convinced herself that this was the best thing. The band struck up again, and she recognized the song - it was the one she used to escape the airship and the one that started everything. She managed a ghost of laugh, distant and faint, as they moved to position again.

The dance was different this time. It bordered on anger, regret, a goodbye and the last attempt at romance. Felicity didn’t begin a chase, content to stay in his arms as they moved across the dance floor, wanting to communicate what she verbally couldn’t. Karnage kept his eyes on her only, just like the day they kissed for the first time, and conflict was visible on his face. The dance seemed to last only a few brief minutes this time, and it ended with a low, drawn-out dip, his hands steady on her back and hand.

“I love you.”

The words slipped out of his mouth in a whisper only she could hear above the quieting din of the band and the murmur of the crowd. Felicity stared into his eyes in surprise and felt her heart leap in her chest and the world fell away for a moment as she moved her hand from his shoulder to his cheek. Like normal, he pressed into the touch, but never broke eye contact, waiting for a response, for anything.  Her mind went blank and only one move entered her mind.

In one swift motion, she pressed her hand to the back of his head closed the distance between them, desperately kissing him like it was the end of the world. This is what she wanted - full surrender and claim of everything she could hold onto. It was an apology, an acknowledgement of everything and anything that had happened between them. When she pulled away, she moved her hand back to his cheek, admiring the look of surprise on his face.

“I love you too, pirate.”

The was a round of clapping around them, snapping them from their moment. They scrambled to stand, looking at the crowd who had been watching them dance and their kiss. Don Karnage, ever one for praise, preened under it while Felicity blushed, hiding her head in his chest. His heartbeat was racing, but so was her’s. When the crowd died down, she pulled him outside onto a little window balcony.

“I take everything I said before back,” Felicity admitted. “Not the ‘I love you,’ that’s true, and I’ve wanted to say it for weeks. but god I was so...freaked out and paranoid, and I thought-”

She pressed her head on his shoulder. “I was worried about what would happen in the fallout. With people, with you...I thought if I put an end to it, the less we’d both get hurt. But what I felt after I said everything-”

“Forget the world. Let yourself have something you want, I usually do,” Karnage suggested. “How much do you give? How much do you take?”

“I don’t want to be selfish, even when it comes to you,” Felicity laughed pitifully. He pressed his nose to her head.

“If I can be selfish, so can you,” he replied. Karnage pecked her forehead and pulled back. “You said that you wanted to know what we are. I think that’s a good thing to start being selfish with.”

“Dating. We’re dating,” Felicity stated. “Boyfriend, girlfriend, lovers, songbird and pirate - I don’t care what we call it. Just as long as I have you.”

“I like songbird and pirate,” he replied, nuzzling her cheek. “Let’s go with that.”

“Pirate,” she laughed, kissing the corner of his mouth. “Let’s head back inside. I have to sing soon, and I want you there.”

“Wouldn’t dream of missing it, songbird.”

[philippaulkelly]

Had a great time yesterday Columbia University in the City of New York with Producer/Director Omer Ben-David performing a scene with Erin Felicity Noll from Birdman for Professor Adrienne Weiss' class.

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Rachel Eliot ✤ Ghost Town

Rachel Eliot had a plan. She would continue to date Grizz until he graduated, just a few weeks away. She would spend her senior year as the heartbroken ex, thereby eliminating any questions about her refusal to date. Then, she would get into Columbia, live in New York with Grizz and study visual arts and creative writing, and then she would finally be able to come out. She would continue to talk to Sam, continuing to pine over Becca from afar, but West Ham would be left in the past. That was her plan.

But then the smell came, and left, and came back again, and then the busses came.  The busses took them away, and brought them back, and everyone was gone.  West Ham was empty, shut off from whatever outside world might have still existed, just a couple hundred teenagers with no way of calling for help.  And suddenly, Rachel needed a new plan.  Adapt. Survive. Keep everyone alive. Protect them, no matter the cost.

Rachel Eliot had a plan. The busses came and left and too that plan with them. But Rachel was an artist, a writer, a survivor. And most importantly, she would do whatever it took to protect the people she loved.

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Aaaah!!! This is so good! And Felicity is spot on! I love Ignus and honestly? Can't wait to see more of him lmao. Thank you so much!!!

maybe some ignus and felicity interactions? since both are musically inclined (she's not aware that he's a robot, but she does comment he plays a little robotically sometimes?) anything you would like to see from my end prompt wise?

I hope I kept Felicity in character.

Keep reading

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Home is…

North London. I grew up in Tufnell Park and have always lived near there. I love it.

What was the last play you saw?

I recently went to see Fleabag, right before it closed. I’d seen the TV series, which is hilarious, brilliant and clever.

Favourite Hotel?

The Covent Garden Hotel. I like that it’s small and tucked away, and nothing feels too revamped or modern. 

Bus, taxi or Tube?

I try to walk everywhere. But if I have to, bus or Tube.

Where would you most like to be buried?

Morbid! Can’t say I’ve given this much thought, but… Highgate Cemetery is really beautiful. Or I’d be cremated and have my ashes scattered on Hampstead Heath, for all the dog walkers.

Where would you recommend for a first date?

I’d say a walk along the Thames, or maybe along the canal towards Broadway Market. There’s a fun cocktail bar called Off Broadway by London Fields.

If you could buy any building and live there, which would it be?

I don’t know if I’d live there, but I’d like to buy a really old London pub, with a nice garden and plenty of fireplaces.

What would you do if you were Mayor for the day?

I’d ban a lot of cars and have people walk more. And I’d also enforce a penalty for people who walk slowly on the Tube. It drives me mad. It’s an assault course!

Favourite pub?

For a Sunday roast I like the Royal Oak on Columbia Road.

What makes someone a Londoner?

An intrinsic sense of liberality and tolerance. It’s a city that’s celebrated for its differences, which makes us unique and strong and who we are.

What do you collect?

Little trinkets from holidays or film sets, and matchboxes from hotels.

Which shops do you rely on?

I like the Muswell Hill Bookshop, which always has a good selection, and the shops, cafés and pubs on Redchurch Street. Also the BFI, Kipferl in Camden Passage, and Toff’s in Muswell Hill for fish and chips.

Have you ever had a run-in with a police officer?

None that we are going to talk about.

Who do you call when you want to have fun?

I’ve got a core group of around six friends who I’ve known since I was about 12. We all live in London and speak pretty much every day. We have a WhatsApp group, but the name is far too embarrassing to share!

Where do you work out?

I played a lot of tennis growing up and I’m trying to start again. I’ve also got some mates who go rock climbing, so I’ve been getting into that.

What are you up to at the moment for work?

I have A Christmas Carol coming out with the BBC. I’ve just started work on Last Letter From Your Lover, with Felicity Jones and Shailene Woodley. And I also popped in for a few days on Joanna Hogg’s new film, The Souvenir 2.

‘Harriet’ is out now

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¡HOMECOMING!

¿Que sería la universidad sin un baile de Bienvenida? A sacar los vestidos, pulir los zapatos y desempolvar esos movimientos de baile que Columbia University te ofrecera muchísimo en este famoso evento. 

Columbia University ademas de ser el lugar indicado para cumplir tus sueños profesionalmente, también es muy conocido por los eventos que ofrecen. ¡Te invitamos a que seas parte de este Homecoming! que sin duda disfrutaras junto con tus nuevos compañeros y alumnos. 

¿De que trata el Homecoming?

Es nuestra primera actividad y estamos muy felices de que puedan participar todos. Básicamente es un baile de bienvenida para todos los alumnos y maestros que inician las clases durante este semestre. Existen muchísimas situaciones en las cuales tu personaje puede estar involucrado. Adicional a ello tenemos varias áreas en las cuales puedes abrir starter y no olvides que es libre en su totalidad: 

Pista de Baile

Bar

Buffet de Bocadillos.

Juegos en Maquinas

Juegos de Juguetes.

Jardines

Lugar para Selfies

¡Y muchos mas!

Código de vestimenta

Si bien, en un baile de bienvenida siempre hay un código de vestimenta. Y si no lo hay pues aqui si lo habrá. ¿Te gusta el Arcoiris? pues ahora puedes venir de cualquier color que pertenezca al arcoiris. Deberás de subir una foto de tu personaje con el siguiente HT. #HomeComingGC Recuerda que puedes usar los siguientes colores:

Rojo. 

Naranja. 

Amarillo

Verde.

Azul.

Índigo.

Violeta.

¡Ya quiero que empiece!

¡Alto ahi pequeño saltamontes! Nuestra actividad empezara desde este fin de semana:  Inicio Viernes 22 Mayo 2020 y culminará el día Viernes 29 de Mayo 2020.  ( En cuanto abras Tumblr por la mañana, el evento comienza, nada de esperar por que alguna Admin aparezca)

¿Es obligatorio que mi personaje participe?

¿Como te explico? ¡Si, es obligatorio! es nuestro primer evento y deseamos que todos sus personajes participen para que el rol no muera a mitad de la actividad. Adicional a ello se pide que en esta actividad cada uno de ustedes pueda abrir un self-para ( Un selfpara consten al menos de dos párrafos.) describiendo su gran experiencia sobre el baile. 

Datos Extras

¡Atencion! estos son algunas de las cosas que son importantes aclarar:

Pueden abrir convos privados.

No se pueden contestar los convos anteriores hasta pasar la actividad. Esta semana es unicamente para la actividad.

No te enfoques solo en los convos privados. ¡Rolea con todos! No ignores a nadie.