#sari 2021

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211231 YoonA - MBC Gayo Daejejeon 2021

👗 : SARI ELYANI Gown (S/S 2021 collection)

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Steyl | Dorp met een Missiemuseum

Vrijdag, 9 juli 2021 | Tijdens mijn vorige bezoek aan Steyl, vrijdag 2 juli ben ik aan drie karakteristieke onderdelen van Steyl niet toegekomen. Vandaag haal ik dit in en bezoek het oudste museum van Venlo, het Missiemuseum, Oud-Steyl en maak ik een overvaart naar Baarlo en terug naar Steyl met het veerpont Baarlo-Steyl. Steyl | Maas Als eerste loop ik naar de Maas en het terras aan de Maas van…

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Ranu Mukherjee (American, b. 1966), unsettling the gravity of assumptions, 2021. Pigment, cristalina and UV inkjet print on silk and cotton sari fabric on linen, 121.92 x 121.92 cm

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Vaccine hesitancy driven by covid-19 antivaxxers is also effecting other vaccination, driving down efficacy. Mask up and get vaxed!

By Mary Van Beusekom, MS

The effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine against hospitalization among high-risk groups during the 2024 seasonal flu season in five Southern Hemisphere countries was low (35%), down from 50% in 2023 but not outside the expected range, which may portend similar efficacy during the upcoming Northern Hemisphere flu season if similar A(H3N2) viruses predominate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers report.

The interim estimates, published late last week in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), come from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, where an average of only 21.3% of patients hospitalized for flu from March to July 2024 (the Southern Hemisphere flu season) had received the flu vaccine.

"While Southern Hemisphere data cannot predict exactly what will happen in the Northern Hemisphere, what we can say is that if we see similar influenza viruses (strains or clades) circulating this season in the Northern Hemisphere, we can expect similar vaccine effectiveness against influenza-related hospitalizations," lead author Erica Zeno, PhD, epidemic intelligence service officer with the CDC’s Influenza Division, told CIDRAP News in an email.

This flu season, the United States is using trivalent (three-strain) vaccines with the same components as those in Southern Hemisphere vaccines, Zeno said.

On August 29, the CDC forecasted that the upcoming flu season "will be similar to or lower than that of the 2023-2024 season rate of 8.9 weekly laboratory-confirmed hospitalizations per 100,000, with moderate confidence," it wrote. "However, past seasons have varied widely in the number of illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths, depending on the subtypes circulating, population immunity to different subtypes, and vaccine effectiveness against circulating subtypes."

Campaign targeted high-risk groups The researchers used a test-negative, case-control design to analyze data from a multinational surveillance network to generate estimates of interim vaccine effectiveness (VE) against hospitalization with flu-related severe acute respiratory illness (SARI).

The study population was made up of 11,751 SARI patients from three Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) vaccination target groups: young children (58.3%), older children and people with underlying medical conditions (14.5%), and older adults (27.2%). Case-patients had SARI and tested positive for flu, while control patients had SARI and tested negative for flu and COVID-19.

Data were pooled from 30 hospitals in Argentina, 2,477 in Brazil, 13 in Chile, 5 in Paraguay, and 10 in Uruguay beginning 2 weeks after each country's flu vaccination campaign. Vaccination status was confirmed using national electronic vaccination records.

All countries used World Health Organization (WHO)–recommended egg-based Southern Hemisphere formulations. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay used trivalent (three-strain) vaccines containing antigens from A/Victoria/4897/2022 (H1N1)pdm09–like virus, A/Thailand/8/2022 (H3N2)–like virus, and B/Austria/1359417/2021 (B/Victoria lineage)–like virus, while Paraguay used quadrivalent (four-strain) vaccines that also contained the B/Yamagata lineage–like virus.

Vaccination rate lower than prepandemic norms The five countries reported 11,751 flu-related SARI cases and an average low seasonal flu vaccination rate. "The documented influenza vaccination coverage levels (21.3%) were below pre–COVID-19 norms," the researchers wrote. "This finding is consistent with postpandemic declines in vaccination coverage across the Americas associated with vaccine misinformation, hesitancy, and disruptions in routine immunization services, prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic."

The adjusted VE was 34.5% against hospitalization, 36.5% against the predominant A(H3N2) influenza substrain, and 37.1% against the A(H1N1)pdm09 substrain. VE was 58.7% among patients with chronic conditions, 39.0% among young children, and 31.2% among older adults.

"The vaccine effectiveness estimated is within the confidence interval of prior H3N2 (34%–53%) and H1N1 (18%–56%) for this Southern Hemisphere network," Zeno said. "It is lower than what was observed in the United States last season, but that was on the high-end of the historic range."

As of July 19, too few influenza B cases were available to estimate VE, the authors said. Adjusted VE against SARI from any flu virus was 42.2% in Argentina, 30.3% in Brazil, 56.9% in Chile, and 61.0% in Uruguay; VE was not calculated for Paraguay because of insufficient data. A sensitivity analysis excluding Brazil estimated an adjusted VE of 56.5%.

In total, 32.7% of SARI patients tested positive for flu, and 98.6% of identified viruses were influenza A. Only 0.7% of patients were infected with influenza B, all of which were of the B/Victoria lineage. Of 61.9% of subtyped influenza A viruses, 68.3% were A(H3N2), and 31.7% were A(H1N1)pdm09. Most (59.2%) of the case-patients were older adults, followed by people with chronic conditions (50.4%), and the lowest proportion of cases (16.0%) occurred among young children.

Vaccination can reduce illness severity, death "While flu vaccine effectiveness can vary from season to season, we know that influenza vaccination can offer significant protection for people who get vaccinated and is the best protection against influenza," Zeno said. "Importantly, influenza vaccination also can reduce severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick."

Vaccination is one of the most effective interventions to prevent flu-related complications, including death, the authors said. "Annual influenza vaccination should be encouraged for young children, persons with comorbidities, and older adults," the authors wrote. "To enhance this year’s modest influenza vaccine protection against hospitalization, providers should treat patients with suspected or confirmed influenza as soon as possible with antivirals."

"Influenza vaccine postintroduction evaluations and knowledge, attitudes, and practices surveys might identify additional reasons for low coverage and strategies for improved coverage for the next Southern Hemisphere season," they added.

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[NEWS UPDATE] Live Spectacle NARUTO: The Title, Full Cast and Other Information for the Final "Live Spectacle NARUTO" Stage have been Announced

TITLE

Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Shinobi no Ikiru Michi~

CAST

Nakao Masaki as Uzumaki Naruto

Sato Ryuji as Uchiha Sasuke

Ito Yui as Haruno Sakura

Kimisawa Yuki as Hatake Kakashi

Daigo Cecile as Tsunade

Sena as Hyuuga Hinata

Ikeoka Ryousuke as Nara Shikamaru

Kojima Sari as Yamanaka Ino

Kawai Ryuunosuke as Senju Tobirama

Tsukada Tomoki as Sarutobi Hiruzen

Naya Takeru as Gaara

Kitamura Keigo as A

Koyanagi Shin as Killer B

Maeda Ryuutarou as Hozuki Suigetsu

Nanaki Kanon as Karin

Ise Daiki as Uchiha Obito

Kitazono Ryo as Namikaze Minato (Fourth Hokage)

Hiro Yuumi as Orochimaru

Nakamura Seijiro as Uchiha Madara

Kyou Nobuo as Senju Hashirama

NOTE:

[1] Sato Ryuji (Uchiha Sasuke), Ito Yui (Haruno Sakura) and Kimisawa Yuki (Hatake Kakashi) are the starting members of "Live Spectacle NARUTO" who have been in every production since 2015.

For translations of Ryuji and Kimi-chan’s Tweets regarding the announcement of "Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Shinobi no Ikiru Michi~", please refer to this link: HERE

[2] Also making a notable return is Hiro Yuumi, who has played Orochimaru since 2015.

[3] On Team Taka, Nanaki Kanon will also be returning as Karin. Kanon-chan and Ryuji (Uchiha Sasuke) are the two members of Team Taka who have played their roles since the formation of Team Hebi in 2017.

DATES AND VENUES

Kanagawa

Dates: October 08, 2023 to October 11, 2023

Venue: Kanagawa Arts Theatre

Capacity: 1,200 people

Hyogo

Dates: October 18, 2023 to October 22, 2023

Venue: AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe

Capacity: 775 people

Tokyo

Dates: October 28, 2023 to November 05, 2023

Venue: TOKYO DOME CITY HALL

Capacity: 2,500 people

OTHER PRODUCTIONS IN THE "LIVE SPECTACLE NARUTO"

To watch the other productions in the "Live Spectacle NARUTO", please refer to the links below.

Live Spectacle NARUTO (2015)

DVD: HERE

Live Spectacle NARUTO (2016)

Blu-ray: HERE

DVD: HERE

Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Akatsuki no Shirabe~ (2017)

Blu-ray: HERE

DVD: HERE

Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Akatsuki no Shirabe~ (2019)

Blu-ray: HERE

DVD: HERE

Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari~ (2021)

Blu-ray: HERE

DVD: HERE

Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Ninkai Taisen, Kaisen~ (2022)

Animate Limited Set (Blu-ray): HERE

Animate Limited Set (DVD): HERE

Limited Edition (Blu-ray): HERE

Limited Edition (DVD): HERE

GOODS FOR THE "LIVE SPECTACLE NARUTO"

To purchase the goods for the "Live Spectacle NARUTO", please refer to this link: HERE

NOTE:

[1] To purchase the individual goods for Uchiha Sasuke (Sato Ryuji), click on the dropdown menu above the "カートに入れる” (Add to Cart) and “スピード購入” (Speed Buy) buttons.

[2] Then, select the option that says “うちはサスケ:佐藤流司”.

For more information about the proxy services available for Japan, please refer to this link: HERE

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Noise  -   Sari Bremer , 2021.

Finnish, b. 1976 -

Etching , 60 x 55 cm.

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REYNATIS demo now available in the west - Gematsu

A demo for dark urban fantasy action RPG REYNATIS is now available in the west for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store, Switch via Nintendo eshop, and PC via Steam, publisher NIS America announced.

Here is an overview of the demo, via NIS America:

Experience the dual perspectives of this dark urban fantasy by playing through the opening chapters as main characters Marin Kirizumi and Sari Nishijima!

Marin Kirizumi

Marin is a 19-year-old college student. He came into his magic at the age of 14, after a car accident put him on the verge of death. Since then, he has grown up surrounded by oppression, unable to live freely due to being a wizard. In order to free himself from this oppression and obtain freedom, he aims to become the “strongest wizard that no one can defeat.” To do so, he travels to Shibuya, following the words left behind by his father.

Sari Nishijima

Previously a police officer. She was attacked and seriously injured by a monster in Shibuya during the spring of 2021. She awakened as a replica while on the verge of death, and soon joined the M.E.A. Now, she works as an officer of the M.E.A.’s Magic Task Force. Those around her seek to use her image for recruitment, but she is opposed to this role.

About REYNATIS

REYNATIS is an atmospheric urban fantasy set in a realistic recreation of Shibuya, Tokyo, where the ultimate clash between magic and order is about to unfold. Seeking freedom through strength, the wizard Marin heads to Shibuya, where he meets Sari, an officer of the M.E.A., an organization dedicated to keeping wizards under control.

REYNATIS launched for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on July 25 in Japan, and is due out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on September 27 worldwide.

Watch a new trailer below.

Demo Trailer

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Opera on Youtube 4

L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love)

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 1967 (Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto; conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni; no subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1981 (Luciano Pavarotti, Judith Blegen; conducted by Nicola Rescigno; Spanish subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Metropolitan Opera, 1991 (Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle; conducted by James Levine; English subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Vienna State Opera, 2005 (Rolando Villazón, Anna Netrebko; conducted by Alfred Eschwé; English subtitles)

Theatro da Paz, Brazil, 2013 (Atalla Ayan, Carmen Monarcha; conducted by Emiliano Patarra; Brazilian Portuguese subtitles)

Teatro Manoel, Malta, 2015 (Cliff Zammit Stevens, Shoushik Barsoumian; conducted by Philip Walsh; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2017 (Dmitry Korchak, Olga Peretyatko; conducted by Marco Armiliato; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Ópera de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2017 (Ramón Vargas, Olivia Gorra; conducted by Guido Maria Guida; Spanish subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2018 (Benjamin Bernheim, Andrea Carroll; conducted by Frédéric Chaslin; no subtitles)

San Francisco Opera, 2023 (Pene Pati, Slávka Zámečníková; conducted by Ramón Tebar; English subtitles)

Hänsel & Gretel

Vittorio Cottafavi studio film, 1957 (Fiorenza Cossotto, Jan Poleri; conducted by Nino Sanzogno; sung in Italian with Italian subtitles)

August Everding studio film, 1981 (Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova; conducted by Georg Solti; English subtitles)

Leipzig Opera, 1981 (Annelott Damm, Steffi Ullmann; conducted by Horst Gurgel; no subtitles)

Julliard Opera Center, 1997 (Jennifer Marquette, Sari Gruber; conducted by Randall Behr; English subtitles)

Opera Australia, 1992 (Suzanne Johnston, Christine Douglas; conducted by Johannes Fritzsch; sung in English)

Vienna State Opera, 2015 (Daniel Sindram, Ileana Tonca; conducted by Christian Thielmann; English subtitles)

Pacific Northwest Opera, 2015 (Sylvia Szadovszki, Ksenia Popova; conducted by Clinton Smith; sung in English with English subtitles)

Scottish Opera, 2020 (Kitty Whately, Rhian Lois; conducted by David Parry; sung in English with English subtitles)

Eklund Opera Program, 2020 (Christine Lee, Anna Whiteway; conducted by Nicholas Carthy; sung in English with English subtitles)

Amarillo Opera, 2021 (Sarah Beckham-Turner, Patricia Westley; conducted by Carolyn Watson; English subtitles)

Turandot

Mario Lanfranchi studio film, 1958 (Lucilla Udovick, Franco Corelli; conducted by Fernando Previtali; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 1983 (Eva Marton, José Carreras; conducted by Lorin Maazel; no subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1986 (Gwyneth Jones, Franco Bonisolli; conducted by Jacques Delacote; English subtitles)

Forbidden City, Beijing, 1998 (Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin; conducted by Zubin Mehta; no subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala; 2001 (Alessandra Marc, Nicola Martinucci; conducted by Georges Prêtre; French subtitles)

Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2009 (Anna Shafajinskaia, Fabio Armiliato; conducted by Giuliano Carella; English subtitles)

Chorégies d'Orange 2012 (Lise Lindstrom, Roberto Alagna; conducted by Michel Plasson; French subtitles)

Wichita Grand Opera, 2015 (Zvetelina Vassileva, Ricardo Tamura; conducted by Martin Mazik; no subtitles)

Teatro de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2017 (Gabriela Georgieva, Carlos Galván; conducted by Enrique Patrón de Rueda; Spanish subtitles)

Opera Hong Kong, 2018 (Oksana Dyka, Alfred Kim; conducted by Paolo Olmi; English subtitles)

Eugene Onegin

Prince Regent Theatre, Munich, 1965 (Hermann Prey, Ingeborg Bremert; conducted by Joseph Keilberth; sung in German; no subtitles)

Paris Opera, 1982 (Benjamin Luxon, Galina Vishnevskaya; conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich; French subtitles)

Kirov Opera, 1984 (Sergei Leiferkus, Tatiana Novikova; conducted by Yuri Temirkanov; English subtitles)

Chicago Lyric Opera, 1985 (Wolfgang Brendel, Mirella Freni; conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; Spanish subtitles)

Petr Weigl film, 1988 (Michal Docolomanský dubbed by Bernd Weikl, Magda Vásáryová dubbed by Teresa Kubiak; conducted by Georg Solti; English subtitles)

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 1998 (Vladimir Glushchak, Orla Boylan; conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky; English subtitles) – Act I, Act II, Act III

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, 2011 (Artur Rucinski, Kristine Opolais; conducted by Omer Meir Wellber; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Teatro Comunale di Bologna, 2014 (Artur Rucinski, Amanda Echalaz; conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov; English subtitles)

Mariinsky Theatre, 2015 (Andrei Bondarenko, Yekaterina Goncharova; conducted by Valery Gergiev; French subtitles)

Livermore Valley Opera, 2019 (Morgan Smith, Antonina Chehovska; conducted by Alex Katsman; English subtitles)

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Autobot Junior Divers Kicker and Sari Upgraded

>[ERROR]: Deviation "Autobot Junior Divers Kicker and Sari" V1.0 (2021/06/18): [//////OBSOLETE//////] >[ERROR]: Deviation Upgrade Required And Requested >Auto-Upgrade: Initated >Upgrading Deviation To: "Autobot Junior Divers Kicker and Sari Upgraded"... 100% >Upgrade: Succesfully Installed _

Just in time for the Transformers 40th Anniversary, Transformers Energon 20th and Summer 2024, Autobot Junior Divers Kicker from Transformers Energon (2004) and Sari Sumdac from Transformers Animated (2008) are back, femmes and gentlemechs, bolts and gears, protoforms and techies of all aeons - and the Energon scuba spaceboy and the Animated scuba robotgirl are all upgraded and ready to Transform and Dive Out, be it in a Summer SCUBA class adventure diving under the waters of Ocean City in Kicker's native reality or Detroit, Robot City in Sari's reality, training themselves in out-of-air emergency simulations, underwater combat, rocket flying underwater Supersonic Jetfighter Rocketkid style and ultimately having splash 'n crash aquawesome fun underwater with each other and their Autobot wingmen protecting and escorting them with Kicker's Energon Saber Mini-Con Team, Sari's technorganic upgraded body and both's Autobot battle brethren led by Optimus Prime of both their native realities in case of Decepticon underwater party crashers!

The Autobot Junior Divers' personalized, customized boys' and girls' school swimwear and swim caps, stylish and colorful ABC kits of 360 degree single lens dive masks, clear purge snorkels and pairs of dive fins and just as stylish and colorful TransformerTech'd up backpack dive jacket, hi-capacity air tank and mouthpiece regulator SCUBA rigs all based on their respective battlesuits from their respective toyline and cartoon series are fully upgraded and ready for more Deep Heavy Metal Underwater Robots In Disguise Action than ever before as detailed below:

Autobot Junior Diver Kicker now has his own personal Evolutionary Accelerator (EV-AC) loaded with his custom Autobot EV-AC Helix for when it's time to Xevolve into his Autobot Powerlinx Kicker exobody, Grindor of his Mini-Con Street Action Team as his Transformer dive buddy and TransformerTech All-In-One Scuba Backpack System with TekSnorkelator has a Powerlinx port for Grindor to dock into and turn it into a TransformerTech All-In-One Scuba Underwater Jetpack System for Kicker to jet through the underwater worlds in hyperspeed - his way.

Autobot Junior Diver Sari's TransformerTech All-In-One Scuba Backpack System with Double Hose TekRegulator is now a Sumdac Systems TransformerTech Hydropack All-In-One Scuba Underwater Jetpack System created for Sari by Isaac Sumdac reverse-engineered from Bumblebee's Hydrodrive Underwater Submarine Module as her new personal All-In-One Transformable Scuba Underwater Jetpack System that has an Underwater Waterwing Scooter/Underwater Kickboard alt mode for Sari to rocket through the underwater worlds in true Kid Robot Girl style with a functional replica of her Allspark Key as a memento.

Long story short: 2021's requested aquawesome little Junior Diver!Kicker X Junior Diver!Sari art for Anbu-AAE-Demon333 just got the 2024 upgrade just in time for those forementioned anniversaries.

Autobot Junior Divers V2.0 Patch Notes: >Autobot Junior Diver Kicker V2.0 - Kicker's personal Evolutionary Accelerator (EV-AC) with custom Autobot EV-AC Helix loaded given to Kicker - Energon Mini-Con Street Action Team Grindor added and linked to Kicker as dive buddy - Powerlinx port added to Kicker's All-In-One TransformerTech SCUBA Backpack System - Grindor can now dock in the SCUBA Backpack System's Powerlinx port to access All-In-One SCUBA Underwater Jetpack System upgrade

>Autobot Junior Diver Sari V2.0 - Functional Allspark Key Replica given to Sari - Upgraded Sari's All-In-One SCUBA Backpack System to Sumdac Systems TransformerTech Hydropack All-In-One Scuba Underwater Jetpack System - Hydropack can transform from Underwater Waterwing Scooter/Underwater Kickboard to All-In-One Scuba Underwater Jetpack System and back

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Bibliography: articles posted on this blog in 2024

Posted in January

Men Just Don’t Trust Women – And It’s A Huge Problem (Damon Young, Huffington Post, Mar 16 2015)

Amsterdam sex workers protest against plan to move red light district (The Guardian, Oct 19 2023)

They were Israel’s ‘eyes on the border’ - but their Hamas warnings went unheard (Alice Cuddy, BBC News, Jan 15 2024)

The Heteronormativity Theory of Low Sexual Desire in Women Partnered with Men (Sari M. van Anders, Debby Herbenick, Lori A. Brotto, Emily A. Harris, and Sara B. Chadwick, Aug 23 2021)

A new global gender divide is emerging (John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times, Jan 26 2024)

The secret of OnlyFans: It’s much more than porn (Marta Biino and Madeline Berg, Business Insider, Jan 18 2024)

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Posted in February

Half of Spanish men feel discriminated against amid feminism backlash (James Badcock, The Telegraph, Jan 16 2024)

Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs (Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian, Feb 04 2024)

Ireland kickstarts vote on constitution’s wording about women and family (Rory Carroll, The Guardian, Jan 25 2024)

Divorce rates plummet to lowest level in 50 years ‘due to cost-of-living crisis’ (Kieran Kelly, LBC, Feb 22 2024)

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Posted in March

‘There are some really extreme views’: young people face onslaught of misogyny online (Clea Skopeliti, The Guardian, March 01 2024)

Johnson: Why men interrupt (The Economist, Jul 10 2014)

France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote (Kim Willsher, The Guardian, March 04 2024)

‘My self-worth plummeted every month’: the hidden disorder that can ruin women’s lives (Chloe Aslett, The Guardian, Oct 16 2023)

The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same (Kyle Chayka, The Guardian, Jan 16 2024)

DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest (Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, March 18 2024)

Finland is world’s happiest country for 7th year while US drops out of top 20 (France 24, March 20 2024)

Swedish pharmacy bans sale of anti-ageing skincare to children (Miranda Bryant, The Guardian, March 20 2024)

Women are being diagnosed with ADHD at unprecedented rates. Here’s why. (Kaelyn Lynch, National Geographic, Jan 16 2024)

5 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Hysterectomies in India’s Sugar Industry (Megha Rajagopalan, The New York Times, March 24 2024)

English Just ‘Badly Pronounced French’, Paris Academic Says (Tom Barfield, Barron’s, March 09 2024)

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Posted in April

Why are women more prone to long Covid? (David Cox, The Guardian, June 13 2021)

French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris (Carlton Reid, Forbes, April 06 2024)

Long Covid may be the body trying to fight off other viruses (Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph, April 08 2024)

The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex (Peggy Orenstein, The New York Times, April 12 2024)

Sydney knifeman who targeted women ‘was desperate for a girlfriend’ (Andrea Hamblin, The Telegraph, April 15 2024)

Revealed: Israel has sped up settlement-building in East Jerusalem since Gaza war began (Jason Burke, The Guardian, April 17 2024)

‘I was only a child’: Greenlandic women tell of trauma of forced contraception (Miranda Bryant, The Guardian, March 29 2024)

Hormones and their Interaction with the Pain Experience (Katy Vincent and Irene Tracey, 2008)

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Posted in May

Study suggests injury risk varies in menstrual cycle (Katie Gornall, BBC News, May 01 2024)

‘Urination equality’: Amsterdam women win fight for more public toilets (Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian, April 29 2024)

You can want things you don’t like and like things you don’t want (Shayla Love, Psyche, May 07 2024)

‘A new abyss’: Gaza and the hundred years’ war on Palestine (Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, April 11 2024)

The important link between eating disorders and past trauma (Giulia Suro, Psyche, May 14 2024)

Hostile Intelligence: Reflections from a Visit to the West Bank (David Graeber, 2015)

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Posted in June

AfD: How Germany’s far right won over young voters (Hans Pfeifer, Deutsche Welle, June 10 2024)

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Posted in July

Coloniser le sud du Liban ? Un fantasme d'Israéliens messianiques à prendre au sérieux (Ha'Aretz via Courrier International, 3 juillet 2024)

Tampons found to contain concerning levels of arsenic and lead in world first study (Vishwam Sankaran, The Independent, July 10 2024)

South Korea politician blames women for rising male suicides (Jean Mackenzie, BBC, July 9 2024)

“Violence against women a ‘national emergency’ in England and Wales, police say (Vikram Dodd, The Guardian, July 23 2024)

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Posted in August

Menopause was a French invention at a time of revolution (Alison M Downham Moore, Psyche, July 30 2024)

Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government (Helen Catt and Charlotte Rose, BBC, Aug 18 2024)

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Posted in September

What Is Synaptic Pruning? (Jacquelyn Cafasso, Healthline, Sep 18 2018)

‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public (Annie Kelly and Zahra Joya, The Guardian, Aug 26 2024)

Elon Musk suggests support for replacing democracy with government of ‘high-status males’ (Ariana Baio, The Independent, Sep 03 2024)

‘Not our tradition’: calls in Sweden to ban fathers walking brides down the aisle (Miranda Bryant, The Guardian, Aug 31 2024)

Olympic runner Cheptegei defied her violent ex. She lost her life anyway (Ammu Kannampilly, Reuters, Sep 14 2024)

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Posted in October

The outside world knows Wim Hof as the eccentric Iceman. His family suffered domestic violence (Anneke Stoffelen and Robert van de Griend, De Volkskrant, Sep 28 2024)

The mothers who regret having kids: ‘I wished I were holding a cat and not a baby’ (Adrienne Matei, The Guardian, Sep 26 2024)

At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers (Emily Hanford, Amp Reports, Aug 22 2019)

Vu d’Allemagne. Le procès Pelicot, une honte pour tous les hommes (Leo Klimm, Der Spiegel via Courrier International, Oct 10 2024)

These Two Rape Cases Are a Lot Closer to Home Than We Like to Admit (Elizabeth Spiers, The New York Times, Sep 22 2024)

How The Netherlands Built a Biking Utopia (Michael Thomas, Distilled, March 09 2023)

It’s not just Trump v Harris: America’s men and women are also locked in battle now (Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian, Sep 27 2024)

Violences routières : « Plus on adhère aux stéréotypes masculins, plus on est enclin à prendre des risques sur la route » (Olivier Razemon, Le Monde, Oct 25 2024)

You Might Not Recover from Burnout. Ever. (Devon Price, Oct 25 2024)

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Posted in November

Why are British teenage girls so unhappy? Here’s the answer (Caitlin Moran, The Times, Sep 13 2024)

Russia bans ‘child-free propaganda’ to try to boost birth rate (Reuters, Nov 12 2024)

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DCA Info Part 37: Outfits from 2020 - 2021 (Part 2)

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Art colored by @au-ni-ro

🐠 Cerule Oceana

🐙 Octo Extravagance Outfit

As shown by the image, this dress is designed for performances and appears to take inspiration from Ursula. The dress is purple and black in color and includes a sweetheart bodice, while the purple bubble skirt includes black skirt bustles, black strings arranged to resemble arches, and a dark purple overskirt. The footwear consists of a pair of black heels and a pair of grayish black stockings.

The accessories include a black headband with loops, a gold nautilus shell pin and black ruffles on the side, a gold nautilus shell necklace and a pair of black fingerless gloves with light purple details and gold bands.

🐚 Seashell Serenade Outfit

This ensemble is made for fun on the dance floor! This turquoise dress consists of a bodice that partially resembles a fan and a three layered asymmetrical skirt with yellow ruffle trim. The first and final layers of the skirt are turquoise while the center is a lighter shade and has a chain of pearls and purple nautilus shells. The footwear consists of a pair of lavender heels with turquoise ruffles, purple shells and pearls straps.

The accessories include a pearl headband attached to a purple shell clip over a pale turquoise ruffle, a pair of turquoise gloves with pearl strands, and a purple waist belt attached to a pair of pearl strands which are in turn attached to a gold nautilus shell with smaller purple shells.

🌊 Seahorse Rhapsody Outfit

Likely taking influence from dresses worn at bars, this fuchsia dress includes a bodice shaped like an upside down fan and is a light shade of pink and the dress's skirt has a strand of black pearls. Over the dress is a black bolero jacket with pale mauve ruffles and the cuffs have purple nautilus shells. The footwear consists of a pair of dark purple heels with light pink ruffles and black pearl strands. Additionally included is a pair of lavender stockings with designs that resemble octopus legs.

The accessories include a pink flower hair clips at the back of the wearer's head, a black pearl necklace with a purple pendant, a pair of black gloves, and a black waist belt and attached to the belt is a light pink ruffle ribbon with black filaments.

🏝 Vidya Nazari

🌺 Desert Flower Outfit

Inspired by Princess Jasmine, this outfit consists of a blue floral vest worn over a teal dress with the bodice having gold details and the skirt having navy teal blue upside down hearts with gold outlines as well as pale yellow lotus buds. The footwear consists of a pair of navy teal blue sandals with the straps being light teal and having magenta gems while the ankle strap has navy teal blue ruffles.

The accessories include a gold headband attached a light teal transparent veil with a gold outline and attached to the headband/veil are pink flowers and a gold pearl chain with a magenta gem, a gold collar and necklace with a magenta gem, a pair of "sleeves" that are navy blue and the light teal portions resemble angel sleeves, and a waist chain of gold pearl strands attached to magenta jewels on the skirt.

🐍 Golden Scarab Outfit

Inspired by the gold scarab that guided Jafar to the Cave of Wonders, this outfit consists of a orange puff sleeved top with the bodice having henna patterns and various gold trim throughout the top and a pair of light orange harem pants with an overskirt that features the same henna patterns as the bodice. The footwear consists of a pair of light orange heeled sandals with scarabs on the straps.

The accessories include a orange ruffle hair clip resembling a flower, a gold collar attached to a chain which is attached to a gold scarab charm, and a pair of gold bracelets with teardrop like charms on them.

💃 Dancing Ensemble

In this picture, Vidya is shown wearing a purple sleeveless tunic worn underneath a red sari with the top having a gold outline and the bottom being lined with scarlet fur.

The accessories include various jewelry with circular charms, including the headdress which has teardrop charms, the necklaces and bracelets. The only other accessory is the gold belt with the henna looking flower on it.

The man Vidya is dancing with would be the basis for Alejandro.

Briar and Vidya Outfit Swap

Here, both girls are wearing outfits based on the opposite girl's cultures and aesthetics.

Vidya is wearing a teal medieval style dress with gold accents and deep purple sleeves. She accessorizes with a gold crown and transparent teal veil with a floral print.

Briar is wearing a light pink Arabian dance outfit with gold accents and transparent bishop sleeves. Much like Vidya, she also wears a gold crown and veil, but her veil is pink with a henna print.

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Steyl | Ketelhuis kloosters

Steyl | Ketelhuis kloosters

Vrijdag, 2 juli 2021 | Vandaag breng ik een bezoek aan Steyl, het dorp met een missie. De wandeling door Steyl start met een rondleiding door het voormalig ketelhuis dat alle kloosters Steyl – en dat waren er vroeger heel veel – in haar glorietijd voorzag van energie. Steyl | Ketelhuis kloosters Het ketelhuis met zijn indrukwekkende machinerie is inmiddels omgebouwd tot een heus museum. Breng…

[worldsandemanations]

Ranu Mukherjee (American, b. 1966), unsettling the gravity of assumptions, 2021. Pigment, cristalina and UV inkjet print on silk and cotton sari fabric on linen

[cobbbvanth]

hi Kate! 24 and 34 for the ask game pls <33

sary hi!! thanks for asking <3

24. what’s one thing you’re proud of yourself for?

in 2021/2022 i really crashed from being so burnt out, so i decided to take a year away from studying in 2023 to just sort myself out. i'm now on mid trimester break on the first trimester of my final year, having already successfully completed four assessments without a break down! so i'm proud that i was able to get myself back in the game in a way that feels sustainable, and i'm having a lot of fun being back :) i've gotten way better at saying no to things and letting go of things i can't control!

34. any pet peeves?

i hate fingerprints on things! i don't want to see them on mirrors, on phone screens, on kitchen taps 🤢

send me a fun ask!

[beardedmrbean]

Alexander Stubb will be sworn in as Finland's president on Friday, as Sauli Niinist�� wraps up 12 years in office.

Quick and articulate, Stubb's public speaking style contrasts significantly with that of Niinistö, who was often vague in his remarks, according to Hufvudstadsbladet.

The Swedish-language daily notes that when Stubb takes office, Finland gets a president who speaks five to six languages — Finnish and Swedish natively, fluent English and French, decent German as well as some Italian. That makes him one of the most linguistically skilled presidents in Finnish history.

The more language skills a president has, the less they have to rely on others, according to historian Henrik Meinander.

"[Former president] Urho Kekkonen could hardly speak any English and was therefore dependent on his aides," Meinander told HBL about the man who spent a quarter-century in office.

Housing shortage looms

Finland is now seeing fewer apartments built than at any time since the 1940s, Helsingin Sanomat reports.

The paper suggests that a massive housing shortage is imminent in a year or two, as demand will inevitably outstrip supply.

In the short term, the flats not selling now will help satisfy demand — but not for long, according to the paper, which notes that people keep flowing into urban areas. Additionally, Finland saw 72,000 people move to the country last year.

In 2023 construction began on some 16,000 apartments, and the same number can be expected this year. This figure is, however, half of normal levels. In comparison, 2021 saw construction start on 47,000 new apartments.

Finns and Finglish

Finnish coffee brand Paulig's summer job ad — mixing Finnish and English words — is raising eyebrows.

English-language words and phrases intermingled with Finnish in the advert included "customer service specialist", "strive for excellence", "stay curious", "grow together", "for a life full of flavor".

This week MPs debated issues related to the use and status of Finnish, and what some members see as threats to the majority national language. Some lawmakers called for the Finnish language to be protected in particular from the dominance of English.

Iltalehti talked to Sari Hyytiäinen of the Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus) to hear her view on the coffee company's Finglish job notice.

"If this situation is allowed to continue like this, it will only keep spreading," she told IL, although adding that Finnish has always borrowed words from other languages.

Responding to the criticism, Paulig said it was an international company operating in 13 countries.

"Our business language is English, and our shared values and commitments are company-wide, so they're only in English. This way, we also avoid the risk of losing something in translation," Paulig's comms department told IL.

[bisamwilson]

hey mak! hope you're having a good day! for the asks: 1, 27, 51 pls and thank you!

hi sary!!! i hope you're doing well <3

(from this list)

Do you prefer writing one-shots or multi-chaptered fics?

generally i prefer one shots i think? i'm a horrible outliner (i always have been, even in college most of my papers' outlines were just general topics and then a list of a bunch of quotes/evidence i think i could use), so i have to be COMMITTED to writing multi chapter fics, and also i just. don't have the time to write them much anymore. i also am not generally a person to post fics if i don't have them at least mostly complete (just as personal preference! it feels like too much pressure to me to post something when it's not done, i did that with the princess diaries 2 au and it just about killed me), so it means i've got a bunch of writing to do without much outside commentary when my motivation to write has already been flagging in the last 9 months or so? so yeah, just for like practical reasons, one shots

27. What is your most and least favorite part of writing?

i LOVE when i find the right turn of phrase or sentence structure that makes my brain go !!!!! when i write it down or reread it. it happened a LOT with the old!bucky fic and the star wars au, which is why i think i still love those so much even on days when i'm meh about my own writing

my least favorite part of writing is my own tendency to kind of turn it into an assignment with a due date, or to put a bunch of pressure on myself to write and upload when i'm not in the headspace for it/i'm too busy. i get a little obsessive about a lot of things, so it's really important to me i don't turn writing into like. a chore, ig??? bc it never ends well for my self esteem or my writing ability

51. What’s your total AO3 word count? 286,229! which is kind of wild, though like. 90% of that was written from the last quarter of 2021 through 2022 asdfkds. immediately post grad mak was a machine. who were they.