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Christmas Makeup 2023

Hey doll hey! How’s your day/night going? Great I hope. I’m well. We just got back from Christmas dinner and I met the most amazing spoonie. She is going through a lot of the same things I am and it was nice to have someone to talk to that understood what I’m going through…. So today was the big reveal of what Christmas look hubby selected fro me to recreate…. Please note that the items I am…

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i watched conclave and now I really want to know more about all the drama with cardinals, how do you find out about that kind of stuff?

Ohhhh boy. Where to even begin?

Well, to start with, a lot of the cardinals in Conclave are based on real people! Bellini is obviously Carlo Maria Martini (right down to having a surname that's a mixed drink), especially in the book, where he's apparently Italian rather than Italian-American (I love that, unlike with Lawrence, who's also Italian in the book,* they didn't change his name; Stanley Tucci is eminently capable of playing an ItAm guy named Aldo Bellini <3). Martini was a "liberal" Archbishop of Milan who for much of the 90s was widely expected to succeed Pope John Paul II but ended up stalling out at the 2005 conclave.** Tedesco has a lot in common with Raymond Burke, an archconservative cardinal who's still alive and very vocal in the media, although Burke, conversely, is American rather than Italian. (America unfortunately has a very conservative local Catholic Church in general these days.) Tedesco and Burke even look similar, right down to the campy, "muffled sounds of 'Good Luck, Babe!' playing in the distance" fashion sense and body language. Tremblay has a similar career trajectory to Marc Ouellet, who, like Tremblay, was widely respected and seen as pretty middle-of-the-road until serious scandals started coming out. Adeyemi doesn't seem to be based on or inspired by any one real person, but the virulent homophobe who isn't that reactionary otherwise is a very common type of sub-Saharan African cardinal, perhaps most prominently represented currently by Fridolin Ambongo Besungu. Like with Adeyemi, I can see Ambongo picking up steam but then imploding over the course of the next IRL conclave, although it would be uncharitable to Ambongo to assume it would be for the same reasons. And so on.

(Benitez is an ideal, rather than someone inspired by a real person or ideological type, but there are cardinals who've had similarly high-stress and altruistic career and life trajectories, like Marco Zenari, Pierbattista Pizzaballa (which is seriously his name),*** and, in fairness to him, also Ambongo, who is Congolese and is regularly physically threatened by political and paramilitary forces within the DRC.)

As to how one learns more about this, you could start by setting news alerts for some of these people's names--Matteo Zuppi, Luis Antonio Tagle, Pietro Parolin, Peter Erdo, and Victor Manuel Fernandez are other names to potentially watch--or reading some books that have been written recently about the current politics of the Church, the Curia, and the Francis papacy. There's one called In the Closet of the Vatican that is incredibly scurrilous, as its title would suggest, but a rip-roaring read if you're not too concerned about forming possibly-unfair negative opinions of some of these guys. There are also writers like Austen Ivereigh and (gag) Edward Pentin who've made whole careers of being Vatican Inside Baseball Understanders, especially since Pope Francis was elected in 2013.****

In general I'd say Conclave is a very good representation of the way these people think and act, especially the constant tension between venal ambition and genuine belief that they are participating in a divine agency in the world. The tendency in non-Catholic and even some Catholic circles is to assume that only the former is present, but people are complicated.

I hope some of this helps, anon!

*I looked it up and in the book he's called Jacopo Lomeli. I've never seen this surname before, but apparently some real people do have it.

**The Catholic Church has its own ideological spectrum and there are ways in which liberal, progressive, conservative, etc. are not very useful terms, but for broad purposes they work here.

***Patriarch of Jerusalem, the only Palestinian cardinal (cardinals are counted as "from" the countries that they lived in when they became cardinals, not necessarily the countries they're from originally; in his case his country of origin is, unsurprisingly, Italy). As you might imagine, he's been in religious news a lot lately.

****Francis, or Jorge Mario Bergoglio as he was then, is widely believed to have been the runner-up at the above-mentioned 2005 conclave, which produced Pope Benedict XVI.

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The Lower Empire

« Atlas historique Larousse » sous la direction de Georges Duby, édition revue et corrigée, 1987

by cartesdhistoire

In the 3rd and 4th centuries, the Empire faced a triple threat: to the north, the Germans, numerous, unstable, and warlike, pressed on its borders; to the east, the Sassanid Persians, victorious over the Arsacid Parthians, constituted the only organized state opposing Rome; in the south, the Saharan nomads posed the least dangerous threat. The crisis reached its peak from 256 to 269, when these enemies coordinated their attacks. However, from Claudius II (268–270) to Diocletian (284–305), the Illyrian Emperors managed to stabilize the situation, despite significant challenges (such as the Alamanni and Franks invading Gaul in 275). At times, they negotiated deals, notably with the Sassanids. In 332, the Goths from the lower Danube, defeated, agreed to an unequal alliance treaty with Constantine. In exchange for subsidies and the right to trade with Rome, they pledged to provide troops to the Emperor upon request. They remained loyal to the Constantinian dynasty thereafter, supporting Constantius II against Magnentius in 351-353 and backing the attempted usurpation of Procopius against Valens in 365.

Constantine organized the first universal council in 325 at Nicaea, bringing together bishops to achieve theological unity within Christianity. Some external bishops (Persians and Goths) attended, and Constantine, as Roman Emperor, presented himself as the natural protector of Christians worldwide.

Constantine's establishment of Constantinople as the second capital shifted the empire's center of gravity (331). Constantine's three sons succeeded him, and after several episodes of civil wars, Constantius II (337-361) emerged victorious from the conflicts. He imbued power with a hieratic, sacred, and Christian character.

However, stabilization primarily came from the reorganization of the army (stationing fixed units at the borders and maintaining a mobile reserve at the rear), leading to victories over Persians, Goths, and Franks, ensuring half a century of tranquility. This peace was reinforced thanks to the resolute character of Valentinian I (364–375).

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Guide to my Rewrites (and other content)

I post a lot of things, and some of those things are rewrites. As such, I thought this would be a nice guide for fans of my rewrites in particular. I'm still adding new things! Lemme know what you think.

Alternate Takes (Disney)

These are projects that have the same characters and settings (for the most part), but different plot points. These particular alternate takes suggest ideas that would've made me enjoy the movie more (or at all) and aren't a fanfic so much as bullet points with pictures.

Aida

Pocahontas

Hercules

The Princess and the Frog

Tangled

Frozen

Big Hero 6

Moana

Frozen 2

Raya and the Last Dragon

Encanto

Strange World

Wish (Note: working on a full-length rewrite unrelated to the ideas used here)

I also did rewrites for two Dreamworks movies:

The Road to El Dorado

Sinbad

Reimagining Disney Movies

These are projects that take Disney's framework (ie a fairy tale) and create my own characters, plot, setting, and song titles for it.

The Snow Queen

Kingdom of the Sun

Rapunzel

Reimagining Disney eras

These posts are designed based on what if Disney eras made different decisions (either based on my own ideas or rejected concepts) for their films. Note: I made the revival post before the renaissance and post-renaissance posts, so they kind of flow in different continuities. I also wanted to include future ideas for Disney's next era. These posts also work independent of my "Alternate Take" posts.

Reimagining the Renaissance

Reimagining the Post-renaissance

Reimagining the Revival era

Plotting out the Resurgence era

Marvel

Not quite as detailed as my other rewrites, but I thought I'd include them.

Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness

Thor: Love and Thunder

X-Men (Because they have more content than my other Marvel things)

This pretty much just includes my rewrites.

X-Men: Evolution--New roster, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Roster (Timeskip), Season 4, and Season 5 (I did a poll months ago, and maybe I'll do a post brainstorming a Marauders spinoff).

Wolverine & the X-Men--New Roster, Season 1

Fox's X-Men films (I may remake this)--Part I (First 3 films) and Part II (Phoenix, NM, and Dark Phoenix)

Extensive rewrites

TV shows that I've remade episode-for--episode, perhaps removing and adding some as I see fit.

Miraculous Ladybug--Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4 (currently working on Season 5; been dragging my feet with that!)

Anime as comic books

Yes, this is a topic. I remember when I was in this headspace, and it was really fun. I basically reimagined what if popular anime had been created as superhero comic books that golden or silver age.

Dragon Ball

Naruto

Anime rewrites

Black Butler

Naruto: Part I (Part II is not cancelled; I just put it on the backburner)

High Card: Season 1 (Season 2 is not cancelled; I just put it on the backburner)

Video Game Rewrites

These aren't quite as detailed as my usual rewrites.

Bayonetta

Fire Emblem: Awakening

Fire Emblem: Fates

Fire Emblem: 3 Houses

Kingdom Hearts

Hogwarts Mystery (MAYBE; ongoing internal discussion)

My OCs

This section covers my original characters for a few fandoms. Thinking of making OCs for books/anime/comics, but I do not have the confidence that I know the universe(s) well enough.

Fictif

The Arcana

Hogwarts Legacy

Baldur's Gate 3

Mood Boards

Just something I've made for fun to inspire others! Not an expert on making them, but it was still something I wanted to do.

My Wish rewrite (temporary)

Disney's Swan Lake

Disney's Hansel & Gretel

Disney's Rumpelstiltskin

Disney's Red Riding Hood

Sub-Saharan Disney musical

Disney Superhero Film

Japanese Disney musical

Actors who could play Disney villains

Choices: Stories You Play

REALLY into this game for a period--but it started to get awful when "Witness" came into play. Here's a list of reviews (which I've stopped doing) as well as concepts for new books (originally on Reddit before I got banned).

"Before I Say I Do"

"Celebrity Status"

"Summoned to Court"

"Arkikara"

"Fairy Godparent"

"Hierarchy: Scheming University"

"Willow Falls"

"Late at Night"

"Spellcaster"

"Four"

"America's Most Eligible" (Review)

"Desire & Decorum" (Review)

"High School Story" (Review)

"Rules of Engagement" (Review)

"The Freshman" (Review)

"Queen B" (Review)

Winx Club Content

Rewriting the Winx

Rewriting the Specialists

Rewriting the Villains

Monster High Content

Plotting out Gen 4

Comic Book Content

Remaking Major X

Rewriting Iceman coming out

Making changes to Tim Drake

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National Cheese Day

June 4 is National Cheese Day. Not to be confused with other popular cheese related holidays like grilled cheese day, cheesecake day, or mac and cheese day. This day is in reverence of the queen of all dairy, the big cheese.

When is National Cheese Day 2024?

Cheese and its many varieties are celebrated on National Cheese Day on June 4.

History of National Cheese Day

Cheese making is an ancient, some might even say sacred, craft. So ancient in fact it predates recorded history. It is speculated that the magic of cheese making began somewhere around 8000BCE shortly after the domestication of animals. Archeological digs have found evidence of cheese around the world including strainers coated in milk-fat molecules in Kuyavia, Poland dated around 5500BCE, murals in Egypt dated at 2000BCE, and an artifact of preserved cheese in Xinjiang, China believed to be more than 3,000 years old! European Imperialism took their styles of cheese through Asia, sub saharan Africa, and eventually to the Americas.

The most popular cheese of all is (obviously) mozzarella. This delicious and pizza topping cheese was first created near Naples from the rich milk of water buffalos. At the time, it rarely left its home near Naples, as it was made from pasteurized milk, and a lack of refrigeration meant it had a very short shelf life. As both cheese technology and refrigeration systems advanced, this delicious cheese left the southern region of Italy and found itself traveling around the world.

There are two types of mozzarella produced within the United States — low moisture and high moisture. Low moisture mozzarella has a moisture content less than 50% while high moisture has a content of over 52%. Low moisture is made specifically for transportation and mass production as the lack of moisture gives it a longer shelf life.

Today, cheese dishes can be found on every continent served savory, sweet, melted, deep fried, and even chilled in ice cream. This household staple can still satisfy any craving after thousands of years.

National Cheese Day timeline

1815 Industrial Revolution

First large scale industrial cheese production begins in Switzerland.

1851 Mass production

Jesse Williams, a farmer, is credited with being the first to have an assembly-line of cheese production in Rome, New York.

1939-1945 Goodbye Mom and Pop

Factory made cheese surpasses the production numbers of traditional farm raised cheeses during World War II.

1982 Mama Mia

The Mozzarella Company was founded in Dallas to bring fresh Mozzarella to America.

By The Numbers

4% – the percentage of all cheese being sold that ends up stolen. 1,400 pounds – the weight of a block of cheddar cheese delivered to the White House once by President Andrew Jackson. 2 – the hours it took for 10,000 visitors to the White House to finish the block of cheddar cheese. 17th century – the period in which they started dyeing cheese orange to fool people into thinking it was higher quality. ½ – of the total cheese consumption in the world is of Gouda cheese. 1,000 – the estimated number of different French cheeses. 1615 B.C. – the year when the oldest known cheese was discovered in China.

National Cheese Day Activities

Charcuterie

Take a cooking class

Cook something

Make a spread of some of your favorite cheeses to enjoy solo or with friends. Try working in new and international varieties you’ve never tried before. Check out Pinterest for ideas on the best meat, wine, and veggie pairings.

You may be surprised how many cheese themed educational experiences there are. Learn how to make your own cheese at home, the perfect drink and food pairings, or discover a new cheesy dish. With workshops, in person classes, and free online tutorials there are a lot of ways you can learn to enjoy this ancient culinary staple.

Whether traditional comfort food like mac n cheese, the tangy sweetness of cheesecake, or the contemporary refinement of stuffed pull apart bread there are countless cheese recipes to try. Why not try a new twist on a family recipe or search the internet for the latest cheese trend. You can start simple with a five ingredient ricotta cheese recipe.

5 FACTS ABOUT CHEESE THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

It’s vegan!

Americans cut the cheese

Don’t forget the stomach

Medieval curds

Cheesy Moon

Okay, not really, but dairy free cheese is definitely having a renaissance. Food experimentation has come a long way in recent decades offering up many plant based cheese alternatives you can find at major grocery retailers or your local vegan butcher shop (if you’re lucky enough to have one).

Contrary to popular assumption the U.S., not Europe, is the biggest producer of cheese, making up 29% of the global market. In order the top producing countries are the United States, Germany, France, and Italy.

Rennet is curdled milk and complex enzymes found in the fourth stomach of unweaned calves and is often added in the cheese making process, as it is considered to make a bolder, richer quality product.

The most popular types of cheeses of today like gouda, cheddar, parmesan, and camembert, all came in vogue during or after the Middle Ages.

The long standing myth that the moon is made out of cheese may stem from “The Proverbs of John Heywood” back in 1546 which stated "the moon is made of a green cheese." We now understand this to be more metaphor than literal, with “green” referring to the freshness or un-aged nature of the moon.

Why We Love National Cheese Day

Expanding our Palate

New cultural experiences

Sharing and bonding

We love taking our taste buds on new adventures! Today can be about trying so much more than cheese. Wine, beer, meats, veggies, deserts… all of it is up for grabs and we can’t wait.

As an international food staple, National Cheese Day opens the door to a variety of new cultural experiences. We love being able to explore new dishes, cultures, and traditions.

We love breaking cheesy bread and making new memories with the ones we love.

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Marked similarities and distinct differences between Eric and Red. Their hero complexes.

Like father, like son. Eric wants to be a superhero and save the world to the best of his ability, like Spiderman or Luke Skywalker. Red is a bit more down to earth, and recalls his days as a war hero. Yeah, superheroes are guys in tights, but deep down, he gets the sentiment. The world is filled with a bunch of people flinging crap at each other, and it's nice when a hero swoops in to save the day. In fact, Red has a few old Superman comics perfectly preserved in the attic.

How the hero swoops in to save the day is where Eric and Red markedly differ. They agree on the sentiment where the hero swoops in to save the day, sticking to a clear code of honor, but Eric is far more of a peacemaker and an altruist. He deeply values the times when peace can easily be made. He has a massive soft spot for Jimmy Carter, who facilitated the Camp David accords, had a deep interest in sub-Saharan African affairs, and helped to largely rid the continent of Guinea worm disease. He has a deep appreciation for JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis, too.

They both love hero stories and wartime novels, where good trounces over evil. Anything regarding D-Day is near the top of the list. They both are interested in the effects war can have on people, and for Red, it's from personal experience. But for Eric, he's more interested in the gurgling underbelly, the unmentionables. He compares Kelso and Jackie's breakup to Sophie's Choice for morons, and it shows that moral dilemmas are of utmost importance to him. In season 1, he questions how his mother copes with losing so many of her patients at the hospital where she works. Furthermore, in season 7, he struggles with finding himself beyond his geeky hobbies, and wants to find a way to make a difference in the world. Like his mom, but without the blood and guts. So he settles on becoming a teacher, and wants to help others in a way where he can truly flourish.

However, these differing hero complexes are bound to clash. If Eric was born a decade earlier, this would've occurred during his teens, as he openly questions the merits of the Vietnam War. But since he's just a little kid, this is held off until the Gulf War. Eric may idealize the "just" wars, from World War II to the Civil War, but he's firmly against the political chessboard. Red is occasionally wary when it comes to domestic affairs, but largely champions the US's efforts to "liberate" other countries from turmoil. The Gulf War is short enough to be a blip on the radar, but if Red lives long enough to see the Iraq War, there is serious trouble for Red and Eric ahead. Donna firmly takes Eric's side (and arguably accelerates the conflict)*, but Kitty is awkwardly stuck in the middle. And simply, hell is bound to break loose.

*****

Note: Red generally likes Donna, but he struggles to see eye to eye with her when it comes to politics, since Donna is very opinionated and is an obvious leftie. Red mostly loves Reagan (minus some of the evangelical stuff), but Donna hates Reagan, for example.

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“Arab traditions record that the Adites, sprung from the blood of Ham, were the first inhabitants of Yemen, Hadramaut, and the countries of Mahrah and Oman”

“This statement fully agrees with the 10th chapter of Genesis, in which we find a considerable portion of the descendants of Cush inhabiting this region, where also modern science has discovered unmistakable traces of the Cushites”

The sons of Cush are Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca…

“There can be no doubt as to the name Seba; all classical writers give it to the inhabitants of Yemen”

SOURCE;

(The student's manual of oriental history. A manual of the ancient history of the East to the commencement of the Median wars Volume 2; 1870)

“Now it is supposed by many people that Ethiopia was only the country of that name in Africa. But in Gen. ii. Ethiopia, or Cush, is said to be encompassed by one of the four rivers which branched off from each other at the site of the Garden of Eden, one of which was the Euphrates and another the Tigris”

“The Ethiopia there referred to must, therefore, have been in Asia, and as shown by the author of the article "Eden” in Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, included Arabia and also Susiana, or Chusistan, to the east of the Euphrates, which, as its name implies, was also the land of Cush”

“The names, "Havilah” and "Seba" two of the sons of Cush, and "Dedan," his grandson, were the names respectively of portions of Northern, Southern and Eastern Arabia implying therefore that Arabia was the first home of the Cushite race.”

“These ancient Cushites of the Arabian peninsula originally consisted of twelve tribes—Ad, Thamoud (probably so named after Thamus or Tammuz), Tasm, Djadis, Amlik (Amalek), Oumayim, Abil, Djourhoum, Wabar, Jasm, Antem and Hashem.”

“From this it would appear that the Amalekites who occupied the country to the extreme north of Arabia and the south of Palestine were of this race.”

“It would therefore appear that the Aribah or Adites, the ancient inhabitants of the Arabian peninsula, previous to the arrival of the Semitic Arabs, were the Cushite founders of the first Babylonian Empire; and that Arabia, lying midway between African and Asiatic -Ethiopia, was the first home of the Cushite race.”

SOURCE;

(John Garnier, “The Worship of the Dead, Or, The Origin and Nature of Pagan Idolatry and Its Bearing Upon the Early History of Egypt and Babylonia”; 1904)

“For some reason, the Cushites in Babylon, all at once swarmed out all over the earth”

“The historian Ridpath says, “We don’t know what caused the Hamites to leave Chaldea”

“The Bible account of the confusion of tongues gives a definite reason for the dispersion”

“Going east, these Cushite tribes overran the Semites in Elam, then continued on their eastern trek”

“Under the name of Dravidian they settled all along the coast of India and Ceylon”

“When pushed on by the later Aryans, they peopled the islands of the Pacific”

“A branch of these Cushites from Chaldea became the Mongols who peopled China and Japan and later crossed over into America and became American Indians”

SOURCE;

(Early Creationist Journals; 2021)

Haplogroup Q is the predominant Y-DNA haplogroup among modern Native Americans…

Haplogroup P is the direct paternal ancestor of haplogroup Q…

Haplogroup P is primarily found in indigenous populations of Melanesia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Oceania…

“The earliest South Americans tend to be more similar to present Australians, Melanesians, and Sub-Saharan Africans

SOURCE;

(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1317934/)

“The northeast Asian affinities of present-day Native Americans CONTRAST with a DISTINTIVE morphology seen in some of the EARLIEST American skeletons, which share traits with present-day Australasians (indigenous groups in Australia, Melanesia, and island Southeast Asia)

SOURCE;

(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982469/)

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World Lion /day

World Lion Day is celebrated every year on August 10 to raise awareness about the conservation of lions and their habitats.

It was first established in 2013 by Big Cat Rescue, the world’s largest accredited sanctuary dedicated to lions.

Recent studies have revealed that lions were once present in the Arabian Peninsula, significantly influencing Arab culture.

It is noted that Arabic dialects and literature contain an extensive array of almost 700 distinct names or expressions referring to the lion.

Research reveals that lions occupied a vast and diverse range spanning the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Eurasia, and parts of India.

The lion’s habitat extended from latitudes as far south as 15°N (Yemen) to 18°N (Mali, Chad) and as far north as 45-48°N (Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary).

It is noteworthy that lions thrived in various environments, including deserts, steppes, and maritime coasts.

They are social animals and live in groups called prides. A pride typically consists of multiple females, their offspring, and a few adult males.

Distribution and Habitat:

Lions are found in sub-Saharan Africa and a small population exists in the Gir Forest National Park in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Protection Status:

IUCN Red List: African Lion: Vulnerable

(Globally) Asiatic Lion: Endangered.

CITES: Appendix I for populations of India, all other populations are included in Appendix II.

Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972: Schedule I

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From now on, O living matter, you are no more Than a lump of granite surrounded by a veil of terror, Dozing beneath the hazy Saharan sands. An ancient Sphinx unknown to the heedless world, Unmarked on the map, whose timid smile lights up Only when the sun goes down.

Charles Baudelaire, Spleen II from Les Fleurs Du Mai, translated by Olivia Temple

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New information and more delays in the Sukhoi Su-75 "Checkmate" program

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 01/12/23 - 21:07in Military

A new Su-75 mockup was presented by Sukhoi.

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With the North American Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter has a considerable advantage in orders and Russia wants to try to regain the advantage, although the Su-75 "Checkmate" fighter program has not been able to advance as planned.

The Russian aeronautical industry is suffering the repercussions of the various embargoes decided by Americans, Europeans and also Japanese.

When it was presented at the MAKS fair in the summer of 2021, the aircraft aroused great enthusiasm from aeronautical enthusiasts and experts. A few weeks later, the UAC group, owner of Sukhoi in particular, presented him with great fanfare for the first time outside Russia.

From then on, it was no longer a mystery that this Sukhoi Su-75, also known as Checkmate, had been designed to allow Russia to reach its American and European competitors. It was also increasingly presented as the "non-aligned" alternative to the F-35A Lighting II. In fact, the Checkmate presented itself mainly as a supposedly stealth attack fighter, probably of the 5th generation, intended mainly for emerging nations of Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Even the Russian domestic market did not seem to be a priority for him, except perhaps in the context of replacing older aircraft, such as the Soviet-era Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum and the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot.

The future seemed bright for the fighter, until February 24, 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to invade neighboring Ukraine under false pretexts. Soon after, European countries, the United States and other allies, such as Australia, Canada, South Korea and Japan, quickly decided on a series of economic sanctions against the Russian president, his relatives and Russian companies. The UAC was obviously part of this "package", since aircraft manufactured by Sukhoi bombed Ukrainian civilians.

Proposal for an unmanned version of Checkmate.

Meanwhile, China and India counted the points while some allied nations of Moscow, especially in Asia Minor and sub-Saharan Africa, gave strong support to Putin and his troops... while continuing to accept the thousands of dollars and euros in international aid.

Before the middle of last year, the Sukhoi Su-75 program already suffered from some delays in all areas. However, in Russia it still seemed to believe in a first flight of the prototype for the end of this year, preceded by a few weeks of continuous testing.

The UAC yesterday, without ever uttering words or expressions of "economic restrictions", "embargo" or even "Ukraine", reported that it decided to postpone the taxi tests and the inaugural flight of the aircraft for a period that goes from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025. As a result, the first pre-series aircraft should not appear between 12 and 15 months after this first flight. Similarly, UAC personnel said nothing about the withdrawal of the financing of the Emirates, resulting from American and European diplomatic pressure.

Along with the press release, a new full-scale model of the plane was presented. The Sukhoi Su-75 "Checkmate" will have a new generation NPO Saturn Izdeliye 30 turbojet engine with future evolutions of the Su-57 Felon. Like the latter, the plane was designed taking into account the evolution of the radar signature. Like any good stealth aircraft, the Su-75 will have weapons in an internal compartment, but also hardpoints under the wings for a maximum combat load of 7300 to 7400 kg. The weaponry will initially consist only of Russian ammunition, and foreign equipment from China and/or Iran can then be added.

The UAC indirectly indicated that the aircraft will be equipped with an active matrix radar, allowing it to engage up to six targets at the same time, along with a front optor. It will also be optimized to be able to be connected in flight with Loyal Wingman drones.

Apparently, Moscow still wants to believe in its future plane. And the Russians are right because between a Sukhoi Su-57 Felon who has been fighting for years and an increasingly distant future and hypothetical Mikoyan MiG-41, the greatness of the Soviet years seems to have been left behind. And now China must overtake Russia quickly thanks to planes like the Chengdu J-20 and the Shenyang J-31.

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Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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[ad_1] TLcom Capital has raised $154 million  in its second Fund, TIDE Africa II With this second fund, TLcom Capital maintains its early-stage, multi-sector focus and expands its mandate past Sub-Saharan Africa to Egypt. TLcom Capital at the moment has over $300 million beneath administration. TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused enterprise capital agency, introduced the ultimate shut of TIDE Africa Fund II, its second fund for know-how in Africa, at $154 million. Confirming TLcom Capital’s standing as Africa’s largest Seed and Sequence A investor, the brand new fund accelerates the agency’s mission to accomplice with elite founders to deal with Africa’s greatest and most advanced challenges with progressive options that can unlock large worth within the continent’s crucial sectors. At greater than twice the dimensions of TLcom Capital’s first fund, TIDE Africa Fund II is oversubscribed and sees participation from a number of new, high-profile LPs alongside returning LPs from the agency’s first Africa-focused fund, TIDE Africa Fund I, closed in 2020. These embody the European Funding Financial institution (EIB), Allianz and DEG Influence’s three way partnership, AfricaGrow, Visa Basis and Bertelsmann. With this second fund, TLcom Capital maintains its early-stage, multi-sector focus and expands its mandate past Sub-Saharan Africa to Egypt. TIDE Africa Fund II will make preliminary investments of $1 million to $3 million, sustaining important follow-on capability to assist robust portfolio performers into their progress levels, the place the fund continues to see large upside potential. TLcom Capital Raises $154 million Doubling down on TLcom Capital’s established presence in West and East Africa, the fund has already made its first investments in South Africa and Egypt with LittleFish, a software program firm enabling funds and banking merchandise for retail-focused SMBs, headquartered in Cape City, and ILLA, a middle-mile logistics platform headquartered in Cairo.  “TLcom now counts amongst a small variety of enterprise capital corporations which have raised a number of substantial funds for know-how in Africa. This can be a testomony to the standard of our group and the belief we’ve established with our restricted companions. (yurtsofamerica.com) It’s additionally a serious endorsement of our long-term view on Africa’s large upside,” mentioned Maurizio Caio, Founder and Managing Accomplice at TLcom Capital. African blockchain startups are steadily dominating the continent’s tech Trade.[Photo/BBC] The agency mentioned it maintains the identical TIDE Africa Fund II funding technique as its first fund, which revamped 80 per cent of its investments at Seed or Sequence A. Boasting one of the vital spectacular early-stage portfolios in African tech, TLcom Capital helps various the continent’s fastest-growing startups, together with uLesson, Autochek, Pula, Fairmoney and Andela, one of many continent’s six unicorn firms. The agency has a strong observe file of attracting Africa’s most profitable repeat founders, together with Sim Shagaya (founding father of uLesson, Konga and DealDey), Etop Ikpe (founding father of Autochek and Cars45) and Grant Brooke (co-founder of Shara and Twiga). “We’re additionally excited to spend extra time within the Egyptian ecosystem, co-investing alongside essentially the most energetic native funds. TLcom is properly on its option to realising our ambition of changing into Africa’s most sought-after early-stage VC and a really pan-African agency,” added Caio Since TLcom Capital introduced TIDE Africa Fund II’s first shut in January 2022, the agency has additionally considerably expanded its group, including funding and operational capability by doubling its headcount to fifteen workers, together with new funding professionals in Nigeria and Kenya. Ambroise Fayolle, the Vice President and Head of Investments on the European Funding Financial institution, mentioned that entry to capital throughout Africa stays restricted, particularly for early-stage startups.

TLcom Companions (L-R,) Ido Sum, Omobola Johnson, Andreata Muforo, Maurizio Caio, Eloho Omame. (Photograph/TLcom) “On the identical time, a younger, technology-savvy inhabitants gives fertile floor for younger firms. Africa’s startup ecosystem has the potential to drive inclusive financial progress and foster optimistic social change, which the EIB is glad to assist. By means of our funding in TLcom’s TIDE Africa II Fund, we count on to construct and broaden on the success and influence of the primary TIDE Africa Fund, delivering much-needed capital to essentially the most promising high-growth firms.” Najada Kumbuli, Vice President & Head of Investments at Visa Basis, said that their funding in TIDE Africa Fund II demonstrated their dedication to aiding in creating robust economies the place companies might thrive and produce important monetary and influence returns. She admired TLcom’s historical past of supporting visionary entrepreneurs in creating high-growth enterprise fashions able to leveraging Africa’s substantial financial potential. Kumbuli emphasised that the agency’s alignment with Visa Basis’s mission bolstered their confidence that, by way of this partnership, their capital would contribute to creating the subsequent era of profitable and numerous entrepreneurs shaping the continent’s future. With its new fund, TLcom Capital plans to deploy important extra capital into female-founded African tech startups, constructing on its June 2022 co-investment dedication of $2 million to FirstCheck Africa, a female-focused pre-seed fund. TLcom Capital’s dedication to gender stability is mirrored in its majority-female partnership and funding committee. TLcom Capital at the moment has over $300 million beneath administration. Its portfolio counts 17 startups, together with Andela, Ajua, Autochek, Fairmoney, Ilara Well being, ILLA, Kobo360, LittleFish, Okra,  Pula, Seamless HR, Shara, Terragon Group, Twiga, uLesson, Vendease and Zone. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments);if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); [ad_2]

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A spate of deals out of MIPCOM Cannes this week indicates there is still life in the global TV market.

Paramount Global Content Distribution inked a multi-year volume deal with beIN Media Group, giving the Qatari-owned group exclusive rights to Paramount’s content library, including acclaimed series like Yellowstone, Billions, new offerings such as NCIS: Tony & Ziva and feature films including Bob Marley: One Love and the Transformers and Mission: Impossible franchises, across the Middle East and North Africa for beIN’s premium Pay TV channels and TOD streaming platform. The deal will see the shows carried in English subtitled in Arabic. Paramount has similar agreements in place with the likes of Streamz in Belgium, MultiChoice in Africa, and JioCinema in India.

Disney-owned Hulu, which on Monday announced its acquisition of StudioCanal’s action series Paris Has Fallen, has also snapped up U.S. streaming rights to Critical Incident, an Australian psychological crime thriller from All3Media International. The series, inspired by creator Sarah Bassiuoni’s experiences as a lawyer in Western Sydney’s juvenile justice system, follows a police officer, played by Akshay Khanna, whose routine patrol takes a tragic turn. Zoë Boe and Hunter Page-Lochard co-star. Critical Incident premiered in August in Australia on Stan. Hulu will launch the series later this year as part of its global rollout.

Over in the U.K., the BBC has acquired The One That Got Away, a six-part crime drama set in Wales, for BBC Wales, BBC Four, and BBC iPlayer. Produced by BlackLight TV, a Banijay UK company, the series was written by Catherine Tregenna (Law & Order UK) and stars Elen Rhys, Richard Harrington, and Rhian Blythe. The psychological thriller follows DI Ffion Lloyd (Rhys) and her ex-lover, DS Rick Walters (Harrington), as they investigate the murder of a nurse in a coastal Welsh town. The case reopens old wounds while raising fears of a copycat killer. The series is an English-language version of Cleddau, an original Welsh-language series for S4C.

Following its successful UK premiere on BBC One, Fremantle has secured global distribution for Nightsleeper, a high-octane drama now set to launch in 147 territories. Key deals include broadcasters like TF1 (France), M-Net (Africa), and Stan (Australia). The series, which has captivated audiences with its real-time thriller format about a sleeper train hijacking, garnered 8.5 million viewers in the UK and strong ratings in France, with episode one capturing a 17.4 percent market share. Created by Nick Leather, the 6-episode series stars Joe Cole and Alexandra Roach.

On the sales end, BBC Studios has announced major deals across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa for back catalog content, with French/German group Arte.TV acquiring free video on demand rights to period dramas like War & Peace and Les Misérables, and series including Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake. Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max platform added popular titles including Sherlock, Luther, and Misfits, while France’s M6+ took Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility and Sky Italia added crime series like Luther and Death in Paradise. In Sub-Saharan Africa, SABC secured BBC natural history series including Serengeti II and Frozen Planet II.

The Couple Next Door, a hit Channel 4/Starz series, has racked up global sales for Beta Film, with deals announced in more than 55 territories. Highlights include agreements with RTL Germany, RAI Italy, and Amazon Netherlands, with NBC Universal picking the show up for Brazil/Latin America.

The six-hour drama, starring Sam Heughan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw, and Alfred Enoch, was Channel 4’s biggest drama streaming launch. Loosely adapted from the Dutch series The Neighbors, it explores suburban claustrophobia and the consequences of pursuing dark desires.