#jacintas work

[unamused-kookaburra]

I recently noticed that everyone at work has been calling eachother/themselves 'big dog' lately and it's my favourite thing. It all started when one co-worker called the TL big dog a few weeks ago to raucous laughter and since then it's spread out among the troops and we've even started saying to patients that we're 'gonna have a chat with big dog X' whenever we need to escalate a symptom/side effect they're having or we just need help with a cannula

[moonsprung]

jacinta is SUCH a hopeless romantic im not even joking. she has seen EVERY SINGLE romcom / romance movie. she loves the bad ones. she loves flowers, even the cliche red roses. she loves cooking for a loved one. she loves giving them small gifts that made her think of them. she loves going on long car rides. she loves showing them things that interest her even if its not their thing.

she's also semi-traditional. she was primarily raised in the 60s-70s [ no concrete timeline atm so its a sliding scale somewhat until i write up a timeline, how old she was when she got " stuck ", etc tho i like to keep it flexible for rp partners]. her general vibe is very ' romantic gothic ' which, super romantic.

there's a lot of romance in the concept of death, ex: romance even in the face of death. and jacinta is death. but she's a romantic. she absolutely has an aura of death and decay and rotting but that's not all she is. she loves life and death is part of it. it's a cycle. and it's peaceful and beautiful (to her).

[joyfulghostskeletonpizza]

ikr. Smarmy, aggressive, accidentally tells the truth all the time - they have absolutely absorbed American style Trump tactics.

Jacinta Price stfu

[lost-romantique]

Dispelling Rumors

Alright, for the past few days Viv and her team have been releasing tidbits of the recording progress for Season 3.5 (second half of Season 3).

Viv and her team did this with Harvey Guillén (Vassago's VA) first.

And recently they did this with Bryce Pinkham...

Now I'm not sure where these rumors started, but fans have been speculating that because Harvey and Bryce both have songs being recorded right now, than that means Stolas and Vassago have a duet together!

Frankly, I don't think it's a duet.

Here's why...

A while back Sam Haft teased that he and his team (Andrew Underburg) recently finished a really "filthy" and "straight-up-horniest" song.

Many believe that the song he's referring to is the one Bryce recently recorded which is titled, "Dirty Bird".

Thus some speculate that "Dirty Bird" must be the song Harvey was singing as well.

However, that can't be the case because...

Jacinta announced on her instagram story that she was the one who wrote the song Vassago was going to sing.

Harvey then confirmed it by tagging Jacinta in his own instagram story.

Which leads me to the conclusion that I really don't think "Dirty Bird" is going to be a Stolago Duet.

However, I am positive that the song Bryce is going to sing, "Dirty Bird" is the horny song that Sam mentioned a while back. Simply because Sam on the instagram video, laughs awkwardly and goes "Lets get out of here.... I'm at work... uhm..."

Again, this is all speculation, even if "Dirty Bird" is the horny song Sam wrote, no one knows if Stolas is going to sing about Vassago or Blitz.

But lets face it...

I think we all know who Stolas is singing about...

"Oh, so you're a kinky little imp, aren't you? Do you like it when I talk dirty to you? I want you to [CENSORED] me with your [CENSORED] imp [CENSORED] get it all the way [CENSORED] get it all the way through me, you [CENSORED]!"

Anyway, super massive thanks to @timkontheunsure for providing screenshots! They genuinely made making this post so much easier.

[cuprohastes]

The chant.

The Varshan Invaders had this thing: Unity.

They dropped Anjax, which was mostly just thirty farms raising the local safe-to-eat animals nicknamed Argnu.

The farmers had all read the briefing packets: If it's the Xss, the Dormavir, the Jince... run. Run n' hide. They'll eat you, literally eat you and that won't do you any good.

The Twon-hai, Gir and Tsush, they're slavers, they'll give up if you stand up to them. Expect up to 68% losses. Still better than what they'll do to you.

The Vershan, the On-dotir, the uHown or the Kelth... Jsut surrender, don't annoy them the Terran Colonial force wills how up and sort it, and there's a chance you can jsut persuade them to be chill and mark you down as Not For Conquering.

So anyway. The Varshan. They'll only take over if they think that the population are disUnified. It's their holy mission to reduce entropy via unity or something. They're pretty chill about it - Nobody gets sacrificed to the dark god, or put in the Castigation Pit - but it's a huge pain in the ass when you really need to be shipping Argnu Beef and not e.g. nonconsensually being inducted into an alien religion.

So they dragged everyone into one area and did their Unity Chant to show that they all were unified.

Then they sent thier guy out and planted a flag.

The next part is they grab some rando and tell them to "Show their Unity". This works well usually because you pick anyone form even a fairly smoothly integrated society and put them on the spot, they'll panic.

Which was why Jacinta Omura, 45, admin, completely bewildered, was dragged out in front of everyone she knew.

So she looks at the aliens who are all looking smug having done thier weird Haka, looks back at the crowd of farmers, and shippers and what-not... And it's her time to shine.

She strieks a pose, head down, one arm up, wide stance.

Everyone in the front row behind her are like OK Jace has flipped her burger here.

But then she starts to sing... Well chant. Not well, not nearly loud enough...

"Buddy, you're a boy," she says, voice breaking. She swallows and adds "make a big noise... Playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday."

Now her voice is getting a little more confident.

About this time the crowd behind her has started to pick up on what she's doing, and there's a ripple of people starting to back her up: The rows behind them catching on.

"You got mud on your face, you're a big disgrace - Kicking your can all over the place, singin'..."

She lifts both arms like she's conducting, and behind her there's the entire colony: clap-clap stomp, Clap-clap stomp, shaking the ground, singing, as one:

"We will, we will rock you! We will, we will rock you"

Well the Vershan were kind of impressed, because hey that ticks the box, and also, style points there. So they loaded up on Argnu meat at a good price so show no hard feelings and went off on their holy crusade to annoy everyone.

And that's how Freddie Mercury saved Anjax.

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Young zaundads wip (36)

***

It takes weeks for the topsider engineers to show up. There's four of them, all dressed in the same navy blue with white edges, all armed with pens, notebooks and various measuring devices. Most of the mine gives them a wide berth, leaving a space around them in the courtyard and the mess hall. Wary of them the way they're all wary of Pilties: who knows what would happen if they took offence to something, if you'd lose your position or end up in Stillwater. It's not worth the risk.

Unsurprisingly, Silco is the only one who doesn't see it that way. He volunteered to show them around level three. He's escorted them down there, day after day, and spends his evenings sitting with them at the mess hall, clearing their empty plates and bringing them more drinks. Silco is being friendly and charming. Vander's never seen him smile so much.

Vander grunts when Benzo elbows him. "Stop glaring at them," Benzo tells him, and fine, maybe Vander's been staring.

Vander turns his attention to the glass in his hand, ignoring the female engineer – Jacinta something, Silco said – who has had a bit too much to drink and has a hand resting on Silco's forearm.

"What is he up to?" Felicia asks, but she doesn't look over at Silco's table.

"Didn't say," Vander says, glaring at his empty drink. "Said he was working towards something."

"When is he not?" Benzo mutters.

"He was talking to you earlier," Felicia says, looking at Connol. "Did he say anything?"

Connol runs a hand over his head, scratching at his short, brown hair. "They're going to start digging. Level four. They don't think level three is salvageable."

"And why did Silco tell you that?"

Connol shrugs at Felicia. "He was asking about hot water. How much coal it takes to keep the boilers running."

Vander takes a little comfort in the fact that everyone else looks as confused as him. He can't see any obvious link. "He does complain about cold water."

"What about that old safe we found?" Benzo asks, even though he wasn't the one who found it and had to carry it back from the riverbank. But he did fix the lock to make it work again. "You could jerry-rig that into a boiler."

Vander shakes his head. Silco uses that for keeping their small punch of coins. Even in a room no one else knows about, he doesn't trust the idea of money left under the mattress. "He loves that safe. He wouldn't use that."

It remains a mystery. For a while, they amuse themselves trying to think up the most ridiculous reasons for Silco's behaviour. Felicia claims it's a coup, he's somehow sabotaging the mine by feeding the engineers lies. Connol points out that Silco only smiles that much when he's drunk and clinging to Vander, so maybe Silco's started drinking in the mornings.

Felicia punches his shoulder. "It's not morning now."

"Maybe he's drinking all day?" Connol offers, rubbing his shoulder.

"We all know what it really is," Benzo says, leaning forward and ready to impart wisdom. "He's trying to win over a Piltover sweetheart, someone who'll whisk him away from all of this."

It's ridiculous! The idea of Silco willingly living on the other side of the river has all four of them cackling like fools.

They must be loud enough for the sound to travel because Silco looks over at them and glares like he could melt steel with his temper alone. The expression is gone in a moment, pasted over with a smile for his new topsider friends, but it's reassuringly familiar.

It's very similar to the expression Silco's wearing two hours later, when he returns from walking the engineers to the cableway, so they can return to their comfortable Piltover beds each night. The first night, Silco had returned fuming about it ("Twenty five gold! Each way. For each of them! They're spending fortune just so they don't have to sleep down here with us.")

"You lot aren't subtle," Silco says, swinging a leg over the bench and making space for himself beside Vander. Connol rolls his eyes but he shifts over to give Silco room. Silco still ends up pressed tight against Vander's side, not that Vander's complaining. "Staring at them and then laughing so loudly a deaf mongoose could hear you."

"We weren't laughing at them," Benzo says casually. Silco doesn't reply but Vander feels him tense up, ready to squabble. "They haven't gone from hating topsiders to cosying up to them."

"How else are we going to know the plans for the mine? The supervisors won't tell us until they need us to dig."

"That's why you're spending time with them?" Vander asks.

Silco gives him a long look. He doesn't like sharing his plans with Vander, let alone everyone else. "Partly."

"And the other part?" Felicia asks, smiling and tapping the back of Silco's hand.

It's so funny that Silco will drape himself over Vander – arm around his back, a hand on his shoulder, leaning against each other even when there's space around them – but he freezes when someone else touches him. It's a fleeting, friendly touch but it takes a breath for Silco's shoulders to relax afterwards.

Silco takes a breath and then pulls his notebook out. He opens it to a drawing, a map of the fissures and the sumps. It's quickly sketched and the details at the edge of the page are missing, but he's marked a dark line outside the mine.

"This is the edge of the company's land, where the mine can be dug to," Silco says, pointing at the line but careful not to smudge the graphite lines.

"Who owns the land past that?" Connol asks, peering at the map.

"Apparently, there wasn't enough coal there to mine. It might not be owned by anyone."

Benzo snorts. "So you're going to set up your market there?"

"No," Silco says, tucking the book back into his jacket, "I'm going across the river and I'm going to find out how you buy land."

***

[cometomecosette]

Standout Moments from "Les Misérables" Recordings (audio and video), #7

1987 London video bootleg

Martin Smith (u/s Jean Valjean), Clive Carter (Javert), Kathleen Rowe McAllen (Fantine), David Delve (Thénardier), Myra Sand (Mme. Thénardier), Jayne Draper (Éponine), Maurice Clark (u/s Marius), Martin George (Enjolras), Jacinta Mulcahy (Cosette)

Jayne Draper's Éponine rudely shoves Gavroche in "Look Down."

Usually, during Gavroche’s lines about Éponine in “Look Down,” one of two things happens. Either Montparnasse comes on to Éponine but she fights him off, establishing her toughness, or else she exchanges friendly, teasing gestures with Gavroche, establishing her lively, playful nature. Sometimes the two are combined: Éponine pals around with Gavroche, but then Montparnasse interrupts them and she fights him off. But neither happens here. Instead, it looks like Gavroche tries to pal around with her, but she just shoves him aside before wandering off. Now, the video quality is abysmal, so we can’t see the actors’ facial expressions. Maybe that shove was more playful than it looks, or maybe it was protective – Éponine trying to keep her little brother away from the unsavory “work” their parents force on her. But I wonder if they were trying to make Éponine still seem like a rude brat at first, like she was as a child, only to reveal her sympathetic side gradually through her love for Marius. I just wish I could see her face clearly to know for sure!

Honorable Mentions:

*In the Work Song, Martin Smith’s Valjean shields the “I know she’ll wait…” convict from being beaten by the warden. Even before he meets the Bishop, we see his heroic instincts.

*In “Confrontation,” Clive Carter’s Javert taunts Valjean with a “Yes, bring it on!” hand gesture when Valjean first threatens him with the chair, only to skitter backward in shock and fear when Valjean reminds him of his strength by breaking it.

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

Measuring 3.3 million light-years from end-to-end, the cosmic megastructure was spotted by South Africa's MeerKAT telescope and nicknamed Inkathazo – meaning 'trouble' in the African Xhosa and Zulu languages – because of the difficulty in understanding the physics behind it.

Researchers hope their "exciting and unexpected discovery", published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, will shed light on the mysterious origin and evolution of what are some of the largest structures in the Universe.

Giant radio galaxies (GRGs) are cosmic behemoths spewing jets of hot plasma millions of light-years across intergalactic space. These plasma jets, which glow at radio frequencies, are powered by supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies.

Until recently, GRGs were thought to be quite rare. However, a new generation of radio telescopes, such as South Africa's MeerKAT, have since turned this idea on its head.

"The number of GRG discoveries has absolutely exploded in the past five years thanks to powerful new telescopes like MeerKAT," said Kathleen Charlton, a Master’s student at the University of Cape Town and the first author of the new study.

"Research into GRGs is developing so rapidly that it's becoming hard to keep up. It's incredibly exciting!"

She added: "We nicknamed this giant galaxy 'Inkathazo,' meaning 'trouble' in isiZulu and isiXhosa because it has been a bit troublesome to understand the physics behind what’s going on here.

"It doesn't have the same characteristics as many other giant radio galaxies. For example, the plasma jets have an unusual shape: rather than extending straight across from end-to-end, one of the jets is bent."

Inkathazo also lives at the very heart of a cluster of galaxies, rather than in relative isolation, which should make it difficult for the plasma jets to grow to such enormous sizes.

"This is an exciting and unexpected discovery," said Dr Kshitij Thorat, a co-author of the study from the University of Pretoria.

"Finding a GRG in a cluster environment raises questions about the role of environmental interactions in the formation and evolution of these giant galaxies."

To try and understand more about this cosmic conundrum, the researchers took advantage of MeerKAT’s exceptional capabilities to create some of the highest-resolution spectral age maps ever made for GRGs. These maps track the age of the plasma across different parts of the GRG, providing clues about the physical processes at work.

The results revealed intriguing complexities in Inkathazo’s jets, with some electrons receiving unexpected boosts of energy. The researchers believe this may occur when the jets collide with hot gas in the voids between galaxies in a cluster.

"This discovery has given us a unique opportunity to study GRG physics in extraordinary detail," said Thorat. "The findings challenge existing models and suggest that we don’t yet understand much of the complicated plasma physics at play in these extreme galaxies."

Most known GRGs have been found at northern latitudes with European telescopes, while the southern sky remains relatively unexplored for such giant objects. Yet Inkathazo is not alone. It is the third GRG to be spotted in a small patch of sky, around the size of five full moons, that astronomers refer to as 'COSMOS'.

When an international team of astronomers named the 'MIGHTEE' collaboration observed COSMOS with the MeerKAT telescope, they immediately spotted the other two other GRGs and published their findings in 2021.

Inkathazo was seen more recently in follow-up observations with MeerKAT, which is operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory.

"The fact that we unveiled three GRGs by pointing MeerKAT at a single patch of sky goes to show that there is likely a huge treasure trove of undiscovered GRGs in the southern sky" said Dr Jacinta Delhaize, a researcher at the University of Cape Town, who led the 2021 publication.

"MeerKAT is incredibly powerful and in a perfect location, so is excellently poised to uncover and learn more about them."

As a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) due to begin operations at the end of this decade, MeerKAT offers unprecedented sensitivity and resolution, enabling discoveries like Inkathazo.

"We're entering an exciting era of radio astronomy," said Dr Delhaize. "While MeerKAT has taken us further than ever before, the SKA will allow us to push these boundaries even further and hopefully solve some of the mysteries surrounding enigmatic objects like giant radio galaxies."

TOP IMAGE: The newly-discovered giant radio galaxy ‘Inkathazo’. The glowing plasma jets, as seen by the MeerKAT telescope, are shown in red and yellow. The starlight from other surrounding galaxies can be seen in the background. K.K.L Charlton (UCT), MeerKAT, HSC, CARTA, IDIA

CENTRE IMAGE: A spectral age map of ‘Inkathazo’. Cyan and green show younger plasma, while purple indicates older plasma. K.K.L Charlton (UCT), MeerKAT, HSC, CARTA, IDIA

LOWER IMAGE: Caption: South Africa's MeerKAT telescope. Credit: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory

[unamused-kookaburra]

My TL at work is also our union delegate and he just came back from a conference full of ideas to increase the presence and staff engagement with the union and while looking for a place to set up a union information board, someone suggested the space above the bench we keep our water bottles on out the back and he was like "oh perfect! then whenever you're out here, having a quick water break, thinking 'I can't fucking do this anymore', you look up and feel better knowing you have support!'

[moonsprung]

PLOTTING CALL FOR FANTASY VERSES / CHARACTERS .

fandoms include dragon age ( any game, though dai + is on my mind atm ), baldurs gate 3 and general misc fantasy. available characters are below with some info on them. so give this a like and i’ll pop into your dms for plotting !!

REY SOLANA / REY OF JAKKU. -- rey is an artificer / rogue and a scavenger with unknown and untapped magical potential ( due to trauma and repressing without knowing it ). she was raised in a rough foster home situation ( unkar plutt is a junk trader, slave trader, terrible person, etc. she’s an indentured servant in that she has to buy back her freedom since her parents left her with him, died, and he didn’t get paid -- the moment she can leave, she does. when she's around 10 or so but the time together had a negative impact on her and drove her to be so much better ). [ is a recruitable companion in dragon age + bg3, etc ]. half wood elf, parents were druids. tav or recruitable companion. 24+.

LANAYA LAVELLAN. — the inquisitor. tempest rogue (archer) - hunter. can also work as a recruitable companion. just a woman and a bow. eldest daughter syndrome mixed with parentified daughter. wanted more out of her life than being a tool for the inquisition but she never complained, not even when clan lavellan was lost, not even when the mark was causing her an indescribable pain. has an incredible warmth around her. insatiably curious. curated the inquisitor persona so incredibly that she forgets who the real lanaya is. is she even real? is everything a mask? 30+. dalish elf.

ELORA T'SARRAN. — resisting dark urge bhaalspawn. raised outside of baldurs gate by a normal family until she killed them and later joins the bhaal cult. sorcerer, later paladin. flip flops a lot due to resisting the urges and sometimes failing. becomes bhaal’s unholy assassin but refuses to become his chosen and rejects after turning orin away from him. after dying and being resurrected by withers she takes a paladin oath. very compatible with dragon age and gen fantasy. there's a lot to her backstory so i'm not gonna go into it! but she's pretty canon compliant with the good path. [ in dragon age, bhaal is a blood mage who created her with blood magic, lots of similar stuff going on, also has a verse for her as the inquisitor if there's interest. also she's an elf in DA since drow don't exist ]. durge or recruitable companion. 30+. seldarine drow with distant star + moon elf ancestry ( + created from bhaal’s own flesh ).

JACINTA KYLE. — jacinta had a troubling home life and struggled to control her powers that end in her getting stuck in an astral world for an extended period of time ( meanwhile the real world thought she was “ dead “ ). she wakes up vaguely 50+ years later and buried seven feet under and in a completely different world than before. her abilities are related to death, but specifically spirits and ghosts ( she’s been making friends with them since she was a child ). sees spirits everywhere, and feels their pain. [ thus, a death cleric in bg3, also a necromancy mage in da. ]. recruitable companion. 30+.

CORA HALE. — a werewolf whose family ( said family is a very old family of werewolves that were highly respected ) were all killed by hunters when she was a child. she runs away and gets adopted by distant family friends but has to learn how to be a werewolf on her own and without the aid of her family. recruitable companion. 21+.

ALFIRA. — bg3. bard but she’s a really bad bard ( low charisma, high intelligence ). game canon. recruitable companion. 25+. tiefling.

[lazybug16]

Queer books I've read so far this year and recommend (Part 5)

Part 4 and the rest

Come out, come out by Natalie C. Parker

Mal, Jaq and Fern are best friends, until something happens to Mal in the woods and disappears while Jaq and Fern suddenly forget about their friendship and past, but 5 years later they remember that they aren't who they think they are

Very cool read and LOVED the characters, the religion thing wasn't for me as always but apart from that I really liked it, and didn't know how the horror/fantasy aspect of it was going to unfold but it was very well done imo 9/10 (gay, lesbian, queer and genderfluid characters)

Don't let me go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Riley and Jackson just met, or have they? For the past few weeks they've both been having dreams where they were lovers and died right before waking up in the real world in Florida. Is it just a coincidence that they have the same dream? Or are they memories of a past life?

Super cute read but when I got to the end which I DID NOT expect cause I was genuinely hoping for more I got really really mad, like I needed more, anyway very enjoyable even though it was very instalove imo (but in the context it's understandable) and very interesting au I have to say 10/10 (Gay, lesbian, bisexual, nonbinary and transgender characters)

Homebody by Theo Parish

Theo Parish, the writer and illustrator of this book/comic, talks about their journey of self discovery and trans/nonbinary identity

Loved this so so much and related with so many aspects, loved reading about their journey and felt seen🏳️‍⚧️, so if you're trans/nonbinary or think that you are or have a friend that is or just want to learn more? I really recommend this. 9/10 (transgender, nonbinary and queer characters)

If we were a movie by Zakiya N. Jamal

Rochelle has her future planned out, the only thing missing is a job in her CV in order for her to get into her dream university. Horizon Cinemas is hiring and she gets the job, where her old friend/enemy Amira also works, but maybe working close with her will change the relationship between them.

Super cute and fun read, not much drama/angst but still enough lol. 9/10 (queer, aroace and nonbinary characters)

Lunar boy by Jacinta and Jessica Wibowo

Indu was found alone on a moon, but was found and rescued by a woman who then raised him and took him to New Earth to grow up, but he doesn't like changes, like living in a new house with a new dad and siblings and a new school, but he meets other queer people like him and they help him adjust into his new home

Lovely story and illustrations, I loved it so so much and wanted to hug every single character🥹 just lovely. 10/10 (transgender, gender noncomforming, panromantic, nonbinary and bisexual characters)

Navigating with you by Jeremy Whitley

Neesha and Gabby are new students and become friends by reading the same manga together, as they become closer their feelings start to grow and they have to think if they're willing to risk falling in love again

Super cute graphic novel with amazing representation (poc and disabled characters, Neesha has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy and Gabby has PTSD) and it's just a super cute story overall. 9/10 (queer and bisexual characters)

Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters

Prince Jadon is sent to America after a video of him badmouthing the prime minister goes viral (who also happens to be his ex's dad) he has to become the perfect prince for him to go back home, but even though he does miss it, he might not want to go back after meeting a certain someone

Really cute read and understand how it's sold as a Young Royals and Red, White and Royal Blue mix lol (also fun how it included some easter eggs from them🤭) some characters pissed me off but they learnt by the end of the book I think. 8/10 (Gay, queer, trans, pan and demi characters)

The broposal by Sonora Reyes

Alejandro (aka Han) has been living in the USA since he was a kid, and his best friend Kenny has been by his side since they met at school, but now at 23 years old Han has no job and no green card, so Kenny offers to marry him, and they have zero romantic feelings for each other, obviously

I liked the book but I will say that Jackie made me want to strangle her every damn time and reading about abusive people isn't exactly my cup of tea, but apart from that the characters were cute and loved how supportive their friends and family were! 8/10 (bisexual, gay and transgender characters)

The rules of royalty by Cale Dietrich

Jamie is a normal 17 year old American kid, until he finds out his biological dad is a king. He's invited over for the summer so that he learns how to be a prince, and he has Erik as help, who is also a 17 year old prince from another country... Oh and he's also gay like him

I mean this book was like a fanfic, which can be a good thing and a bad thing, and had almost no angst... But if you're a Young Royals, Heartstopper and Red White & Royal Blue fan? Chances are you will love this book as much as I did 9/10 (gay and bisexual characters)

[docpiplup]

Period dramas- El Mestre Que Va Prometre El Mar (The teacher who promised the sea) (2023)

7,7/10 ⭐ on IMDB

The film focuses on the life of Antoni Benaiges , a teacher from Mont-roig del Camp, in the Baix Camp, in Tarragona, Catalunya, who in 1935 was sent to the public school in Bañuelos de Bureba, a small town in the province of Burgos, Castilla la Vieja (Castilla y León). Little by little, and thanks to a pioneering and revolutionary teaching methodology for the time, he will begin to transform the lives of his students, but also that of the town, which is not always to everyone's taste.

It's based on the book of the same name by Francesc Escribano and has been adapted for the big screen by Albert Val, and its director is Patrícia Font.

To tell the story of Antoni Benaiges (Enric Auquer), the film interweaves past and present and the master's story will be known through the eyes of Ariadna (Laia Costa), a woman looking for her great-grandfather who disappeared during the Civil War.

The producers of the film wanted to emphasize the essence of this exciting story: " 'El mestre que va prometre el mar'  is a great story that has been unfairly forgotten for many years. With this film we are repairing an oblivion and at the same time valuing the work of the republican teachers and recognizing the struggle of so many people who still continue to search for their relatives buried anonymously in mass graves. An exciting and fully valid story.

Part of the technical team is made up of David Valldepérez, director of photography; Josep Rosell, art director; Dani Arregui, editor, and Natasha Arizu, composer, among other professionals.  

The film is shot for six weeks in various locations in the demarcation of Barcelona, in Mura, and in Briviesca (Burgos). It is a production of Minoria Absoluta, Lastor Media, Filmax and Mestres Films AIE. 

RTVE and TV3 participate and it has the support of the ICAA and the ICEC . Filmax is in charge of distribution to cinemas.

Length: 1 h 45 min

Premiere: November 10th 2023

Cast

Enric Auquer: Antoni Benaiges

Laia Costa: Ariadna

Luisa Gavasa: Charo

Ramón Agirre: Adult Ramón

Gael Aparicio: Carlos

Alba Hermoso: Josefina

Nicolás Calvo: Emilio

Antonio Mora: Mayor

Milo Taboada: Priest Primitivo

Jorge Da Rocha: Camilo

Eduardo Ferrés: Rodríguez

Alba Guilera: Laura

Laura Conejero: Rosa

Xavi Francés: Education inspector

David Climent: Falangist Chief

Felipe García Vélez: Adult Carlos

Elisa Crehuet: Adult Josefina

Padi Padilla: Encarna

Alicia Reyero: Ángeles

Gema Sala: Jacinta

Alía Torres: Ariadna's daughter

Carlos Troya: Bernardo Ramírez

Arnau Casanovas: Portraitist

Laura Gaja: Elvira

María Escoda: Juana

Chus Gutiérrez: Archivist

Joan Scufesis: Sergio

Cristina Murillo: Residency nurse

Sara Madrid: Hiker

Pep Linares: Falangist waiter

Albert Malla: Radio announcer

Izan Barragán: Leandro (School boy)

Didac Cano: Casimiro (School boy)

Hernán Gracia: Eulogio (School boy)

Noa Guillén: Asunción (School girl)

Ona Macía: Saturnina (School girl)

Elena Moreno: Dionisia (School girl)

Gal-La Petit: Hilaria (School girl)

Genís Lama: Falangist

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Jacinta Allan is warning that the battle for abortion rights must continue as conservative forces pose “real and genuine threats to the protections women have fought for and won” amid “frightening” debate in South Australia and Queensland.

Victoria’s Labor premier made her strongest comments to date on abortion in an interview with Guardian Australia, just days before Queenslanders go to the polls in an election that has become dominated by the issue.

“I am deeply concerned that things that women, and men, have fought for for decades – in terms of strengthening the protections around women’s right to choose, women’s right to control their reproductive choices – is being used as a political tool,” she said.

“But even worse, there are real and genuine threats to the protections women have fought for and won. Legislation to protect their rights is being looked at being torn down at too many opportunities by conservative politicians.”

Abortion has been fully decriminalised in all Australian states and territories. Medical abortion is available until nine weeks’ gestation, while surgical abortion rules vary from 16 weeks in the Australian Capital Territory to 24 weeks in Victoria.

During the Queensland election campaign, Katter’s Australian party has promised to force a vote on a bill that would give registered health practitioners a duty to “provide medical care and treatment to a person born as a result of a termination”.

The KAP leader, Robbie Katter, has said he would consider introducing stronger legislation depending on how many conservative Liberal National party MPs are elected on Saturday.

The LNP leader, David Crisafulli, has been dogged by the issue for weeks and has refused to say whether he would grant his MPs a conscience vote.

This month in SA, legislation introduced by a Liberal frontbencher to force women seeking later terminations to be induced, deliver the babies alive and keep them or adopt them out was narrowly defeated by 10 votes to nine.

In Canberra on Tuesday the Coalition senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price told Nine newspapers there should be a national debate on the issue and likened late-stage abortions to infanticide.

Jane Hume, Sussan Ley and Bridget McKenzie – three of the most senior women in the Coalition – flatly rejected putting abortion on the national agenda, saying it was an issue for states and territories.

Allan said events had proved the issue was not confined to the political fringes.

“We’ve seen it in South Australia, in Queensland, this federal intervention from a federal senator … you look at what’s happening in the US,” she said.

“The message that sends to women, it’s frightening. It says all that work that has been done to protect your rights, to support your choice, is at risk every single day from these conservative forces.”

Allan said she would “fight for women to have their right to have their control over their bodies”.

She acknowledged that there was more work to do in Victoria, despite it being a leader in Australia in terms of access to sexual and reproductive health services.

“I know that, particularly for regional women, access to services can be a real challenge,” Allan said.

A report by Women’s Health Victoria published on Thursday found that seven out of 10 local government areas have no surgical abortion provider and one in five have no medical abortion provider.

The government said it had established 20 sexual and reproductive health hubs across the state, including in Ararat, Horsham and Melton – areas the report identified as having the highest rates of women seeking abortion.

The hubs offer medical abortion care and referral pathways for surgical abortion. Endorsed midwives have also been given the power to prescribe medical abortions and make referrals.

Work is under way to expand access to abortion in public hospitals, while Guardian Australia understands an announcement on the issue is also due soon.

[dancingsunflowers-ocs]

🐧 + Pedro!!

Their favorite Disney/Pixar movie: Pedro is a not-so-secret fan of the animated version of The Lion King. In his opinion, it is one of the greatest films in Hollywood, and he refuses to watch the so-called live action version. He also loves the Toy Story franchise too. Although he won’t admit it, he cries at the end of the third film, much to Kurt’s amusement.

Their go-to style of clothing: His go-to style is a shirt, a black leather jacket, ripped jeans and a dog tag necklace. 

Their favorite vacation memory: It was when both him and Ariel eventually did decide to travel together, and they went to New York to see Rachel perform as Janet in a Broadway production of Rocky Horror Show, when they befriended a performer named Belladonna Russo, who was playing Magenta on that night, and both he and Ariel decided to set their new friend on a date with Brittany, and luckily for them both, Belladonna and Brittany are perfect for each other, and Pedro and Ariel were very glad that their idea worked.

Their favorite fairy tale: Puss in Boots. He loves how the main character is such a smooth-talking, suave, charming cat - like a furry version of Kurt.

One hidden talent of theirs: Tap, and jazz dancing.

One thing they’ve kept since childhood days: Polaroid photographs of him and Ariel that were taken during various moments throughout both their childhood.

Their favorite holiday memory: Pedro's birthday is around the same day as The Day of the Dead, and on that year, Pedro and his familia didn't feel like celebrating as it was also a year's anniversary that Pedro's padre walked out on them (not that Pedro minded; he was a shitty padre anyways!!). and Ariel and the rest of The New Directions decided to cheer him up by throwing a fiesta with lots of alcoholic drinks and snacks. Ariel even surprised him with an edited video full of messages from his beloved friends, including Kurt, where he confesses his love for Pedro and apologises for getting off the wrong way at first and his biphobia, in which a drunk Pedro kisses him as a response to his feelings.

Their first crush: His first crush was actually his best friend Ariel Berry when they were both six years old, in which Ariel scoffed of the idea. His first celebrity crush, however was James Dean when he first discovered his Papito’s old VHS tape of Rebel Without a Cause.

Something they would never admit to anybody: He defended his sister Jacinta when her abusive ex-boyfriend grabbed her while she was trying to move her belongings out. This led to Pedro beating him to a pulp and almost being sent to a juvenile detention center for doing so.

Their favorite wild animal: Tigers.

Thank you for the ask @luucypevensie!! 💕 Also Tagging the Glee gang @daughter-of-melpomene @ginger-grimm @manyfandomocs @ginevrastilinski-ocs!!

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            cierra  ramirez.   she  +  her.   cis   woman.      »       whoa!   JACINTA  VARGAS   just  stole  my  cab!  not  cool,  but  maybe  they  needed  it  more.  they  have  lived  in  the  city  for   A  DAY,   working  as  a   FLEA  MARKET  VENDOR  +  SMALL  E-COMMERCE  OWNER.  that  can't  be  easy,  especially  at  only  THIRTY2.  some  people  say  they  can  be  a  little  bit   MANIPULATIVE   and   SYBARITIC,  but  i  know  them  to  be   RESOURCEFUL   and   CONFIDANT.  whatever.  i  guess  i'll  catch  the  next  cab.  hope  they  like  the  ride  back  to   BROOKLYN.      ›    pinterest.

as  usual,  tumblr  told  me  i  wrote  way  too  much,  so  pls  click  THIS  LINK  to  be  taken  to  her  full  introduction.  however,  please  be  warned  that  the  following  triggers  are  very  briefly  mentioned  or  hinted  at  throughout  her  background  &  in  some  of  her  extra  headcanons:

drugs

alcohol

abuse - not really tbh, but just to be safe??

( and  my  horrible  writing  🥹✌️ ).

i  think  i  got  everything,  but  do  let  me  know  if  i  missed  one.

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Supercomputer simulations of giant radio galaxy formation challenge current theoretical models

Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has provided deeper insight into the entire life cycle (birth, growth and death) of giant radio galaxies, which resemble "cosmic fountains"—jets of superheated gas that are ejected into near-empty space from their spinning supermassive black holes.

The findings of this breakthrough study were published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, and challenge known theoretical models by explaining how extragalactic cosmic fountains grow to cover such colossal distances, raising new questions about the mechanisms behind these vast cosmic structures.

The research team—which was led by astrophysicist Dr. Gourab Giri, who holds a postdoctoral fellowship from the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory at UP— consisted of Associate Professor Kshitij Thorat and Extraordinary Professor Roger Deane of UP's Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences; Prof Joydeep Bagchi of Christ University in India; Prof DJ Sailkia of the Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, also in India; and Dr. Jacinta Delhaize of the University of Cape Town (UCT).

This study tackles a key question in modern astrophysics: how these structures, which are larger than galaxies and are made up of black hole jets, interact over cosmological timescales with their very thin, gaseous surroundings.

"We mimicked the flow of the jets of the fountains in the universe to observe how they propagate themselves over hundreds of millions of years—a process that is, of course, impossible to track directly in the real cosmos," Dr. Giri explains.

"These sophisticated simulations enable a clearer understanding of the likely life cycle of radio galaxies by revealing the differences between their smaller, early stages and giant, mature stages. Understanding the evolution of radio galaxies is vital for deepening our knowledge of the formation and development of the universe."

"While such studies are computationally expensive," Prof Thorat adds, "the team embarked on this adventure informed by the exciting, cutting-edge observations carried out by new-generation radio telescopes, such as the South African MeerKAT telescope, which has been instrumental in providing us with the details of the structure of these cosmic fountains."

Astronomers study galaxies for more than just the stars they can see, Dr. Giri says. "We also look at many, often interrelated, phenomena. One of the most amazing things to see is when a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy, which is relatively tiny in size compared to the galaxies they grow in, 'wakes up' and starts eating up lots of nearby gas and dust. This isn't a calm, slow or passive process.

"As the black hole pulls in material, the material gets superheated and is ejected from the galaxy at near-light speeds, creating powerful jets that look like cosmic fountains. These fountains emit radio signals as the accelerated high-speed plasma matter generates radio waves. These signals are detected by very powerful radio telescopes, built through the collaborative efforts of multiple countries working together."

"With the recent advent of powerful and sensitive radio telescopes—such as MeerKAT in South Africa, the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) in Europe and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in India—astronomers are now detecting these fountains even in their faintest stages," Dr. Giri adds.

"These advanced telescopes can capture the weakest signals from dying or fading parts of the jet, leading to new discoveries of more such extended sources that were previously undetectable."

The study also implies that these giant jets may be more common than previously thought.

Since the discovery of these high-speed fountains in the 1970s, astronomers have been curious about how far the ejected matter travels before eventually fading out. The answer was astounding as they began to discover that cosmic jets travel vast distances—some reaching nearly 16 million light-years (nearly six times the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda).

"I took on the challenge of developing theoretical models for these sources, rigorously testing the models with the advanced capabilities of modern supercomputers," Dr. Giri says.

"This computer-driven study aimed to simulate the behavior of giant cosmic jets within a mock universe, constructed according to known physical laws governing the cosmos. Our primary focus was to answer two questions: Is the enormous size of these jets due to their exceptionally high speeds; or is it because they travel through regions of space that are nearly empty of surrounding matter, offering minimal resistance to the jets' free propagation?"

The UP-led study presents evidence that a combination of these considerations is a key aspect in the formation of these giant jets.

With the help of the supercomputing power of the Inter-University Institute for Data Astronomy (a collaborative network consisting of UP, UCT and the University of Western Cape), the international research team was able to analyze the vast quantities of simulated data, effectively spanning millions of years.

"These computer-based models, which simulate jet evolution in a mock universe, do more than explain the origin of most giant radio galaxies," Dr. Giri says.

"They're also powerful enough to address puzzling exceptions that have confused astronomers in this field. For example, they help explain how some cosmic fountains bend sharply, forming the shape of an X in radio waves instead of following a straight path, and clarify the conditions under which giant fountains can still grow in dense cosmic environments." These findings can be tested further by radio astronomers using advanced telescopes.

"Studies like this lead the way in formulating our understanding of these wonderful objects from a theoretical perspective," Prof Thorat adds. "This provides a complementary picture to deep-sky observations by telescopes like MeerKAT and the upcoming SKA, making simulations a key tool along with artificial intelligence techniques and high-performance computing to maximize the discovery space and optimize the scientific understanding of these and other 'exotic' objects."

Prof Sunil Maharaj, Vice-Principal for Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Education at UP, noted that the University is proud of the rapid growth of its radio astronomy research group.

"This was enabled by strategic investment in the Inter-University Institute for Data Astronomy and key personnel focused on science with world-leading African telescopes," he says.

"It's just one example of UP's leadership role in harnessing cutting-edge technology that increases Africa's contributions to pushing scientific frontiers while developing the next generation of researchers on the continent. The research we are doing today is opening up new worlds and possibilities for the future."

TOP IMAGE: An artistic representation of what a giant cosmic jet the size of the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda could look like (image for illustrative purposes only). Credit: University of Pretoria

CENTRE IMAGE: Depiction of the scale of a cosmic fountain ejection. Credit: University of Pretoria

LOWER IMAGE: Simulation "GRG_lp_min" (low-powered jet propagating along the minor axis of the environment) showcasing the structure of the evolved GRG at the highlighted age. Top-left panel: x − y variation of (ρ/ρ0), accompanied by contours of velocity (0.1c for white, 0.01c for black). Credit: Astronomy & Astrophysics (2024). DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451812