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Milestone Monday
April 15th is National American Sign Language (ASL) Day, observed annually to celebrate the ASL community and its contributions to inclusivity, and to encourage folks to learn the language. Regarded as a natural language, sign language has likely existed for as long as there has been a need to communicate, however, the emergence of ASL is largely credited to Thomas Gallaudet (1787-1851) founder of the American School for the Deaf. Uniting deaf children from the western hemisphere the American School for the Deaf was fertile soil for language contact, developing ASL from French Sign Language, village sign languages, and home sign systems. Today, more than a half-million people throughout the United States use ASL to communicate as their native language.
In recognition of the day, we’re sharing another book from our Historical Curriculum Collection the Basic Pre-School Signed English Dictionary published by Gallaudet College Press in 1973. Signed English features drawn signs with written instructions to represent 975 words most frequently used by and with pre-school children. The editors also include sign markers and the American Manual Alphabet to be used in conjunction with the vocabulary, encouraging a language that is adaptable and offers a more complete English model of communication.
Signed English was edited in part by Harry Bornstein and Karen Saulnier who worked on several signing books for young readers throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s, and illustrated by Jack Fennell and Ann Silver.
Read other Milestone Monday posts here!
– Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern
#milestone monday#national american sign language day#asl#thomas gallaudet#american school for the deaf#basic pre-school signed english dictionary#Gallaudet College Press#Harry Bornstein#Karen Saulnier#Jack Fennell#Ann Silver#historical curriculum collection#children's books
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fellas (/gn), is it gay to leave your home country solely to go start a school with the man you taught sign language and never go back
#yes this is about the contents of my essay#the very tumblr urge to yaoi-ify history#this was specifically about Thomas H Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc#It was very much all subtext but like fr one guy only spoke French and sign language#and the other spoke English and very broken sign language#“come to the us with me” “ok” like???
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September 17th, 2024 | Essay Week
This week marks the first quarter of the semester, meaning all of my classes have assigned our first essays. Today was spent researching Thomas Gallaudet's involvement in the Milan Conference, as well as completing some other writing assignments.
Research for ASL Essay
Began writing ASL Essay (600 words out of 1000)
Reading and Writing Anthropology Essay Question (500 words)
Rehearsed and presented Pasta Salad Recipe in ASL Class
NAP Class & Notes
#studyblr#study blog#studying#study study study#dark academia#chaotic academia#study notes#student life#student#undergrad student#study motivation#studyspo#notes#college struggles#college life#college student#college#undergraduate#reading#fall semester
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My wife recently read The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which led to a joking discussion about isekai'ing Amaya and Janai from The Dragon Prince into the 15th century French setting of the novel. Highlights include:
A Parisian suspiciously asks Janai why she has pointed ears, four fingers, and horns. She panics and says, "I'm from... very far away." The Parisian nods in sudden understanding and says, "Oh, Morocco. That makes sense" because it's the 15th century and everyone just accepts that foreigners look weird.
Amaya creates a stable time loop in which her use of Katolis Sign Language inspires the Deaf community of Paris to begin standardizing their own emerging sign language, which leads to the creation of French Sign Language, which is learned by Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc in the 1800s, which becomes the basis for American Sign Language, which is then used by the animators of The Dragon Prince.
Amaya discovers the concept of antisemitism. She is furious both for moral reasons and because the lack of Jewish people in France means no one is making hamantaschen / jelly tarts.
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THERE IS! International Sign or "IS" is not commonly used or well known, and that's for fairly obvious reasons: LSF fathered half the international base signs anyway. Most international sign users can communicate general concepts in their native sign languages and be understood (that being said, always take an interpreter for safety). Historically speaking, however, France's sign language influence is the most far-reaching. LSF is related to or the father language of:
"Dutch Sign Language (NGT), Flemish Sign Language (VGT), Belgian-French Sign Language (LSFB), Irish Sign Language (ISL), American Sign Language (ASL), Quebec (also known as French Canadian) Sign Language (LSQ), Brazilian Sign Language (LSB, LGB or LSCB), Thai Sign Language (TSL), and Russian Sign Language (RSL)."
Isn't that amazing!?
I'm not deaf or HoH, but I do have an audio processing disorder and I did grow up in the community. My grandmother was a deaf education teacher and interpreter, and I successfully interviewed for but did not attend Gallaudet University for the Deaf as a "Rat" (preparatory (aka "hearing") student).
If you're interested in learning a signed language but don't have a good memory for other languages, NO PROBLEM! Signed Languages are perfect for neurodivergent people to pick up quickly because they rely primarily on kinesthetic memory. Sometimes if I'm signing with someone, my brain will forget the next sign... but my hands will do it automatically. Very cool stuff. Please PLEASE read, watch, and learn more about deaf culture.
Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of free resources for different sign languages:
American Sign Language (ASL)
Australian Sign Language (Auslan)
Black American Sign Language (BASL)
British Sign Language (BSL)
Chinese Sign Language (CSL)
Emirati Sign Language (ESL)
French Sign Language (LSF)
Indian Sign Language (ISL)
International Sign Language (IS)
Irish Sign Language (ISL)
Japanese Sign Language (JSL)
Mexican Sign Language (LSM)
Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL)
Ukrainian Sign Language (USL)
Please feel free to add on if you know of others, be it more resource for one of the sign languages above, or resources for learning any of the other 300 plus sign languages.
#sign language#deaf culture#thomas hopkins gallaudet#DID Y'ALL KNOW DEAF PEOPLE INVENTED THE FOOTBALL HUDDLE!?#OR HAD ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAMPUS PROTESTS EVER?!#fuckin a I love my deaf peeps and their dedication
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Holidays 8.27
Holidays
Anti-Rent Insurrection Anniversary Day (Delaware)
The Duchess Who Wasn't Day
Film and Movies Day (Russia)
First Kiss Day
Good Sex Day
Harvest’s End (Elder Scrolls)
Hydrogen Balloon Flight Anniversary Day
International Boobs Day (Italy)
International Boxing Day
International Gamecock Day
International Lottery Day
Just Because Day
Karam Puja (Assam, India)
Kiss Me Day
Krakatoa Day
Ladder Day (French Republic)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (Texas)
Motorist Consideration Day
National Radio Day (Argentina)
Nativity of Isis (Egyptian Goddess of Fertility)
Oil & Gas Industry Appreciation Day
Petroleum Day
Pharmacy Day (Iran)
Russian Cinema Day
Senior Race Day (Isle of Man)
Tarzan Day
Three-Thousandth Thnork of the Year (Fairy)
World Rock Paper Scissors Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Crab Soup Day
National Banana Lovers Day
National Peach Day
National Pots de Creme Day
Salo Day (Ukraine)
Independence & Related Days
Declaration of the Rights of Man (Adopted by French Assembly; 1789)
Moldova (a.k.a. Ziua Republicii); from USSR, 1991)
Yungtaria (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]
4th & Last Tuesday in August
Lammas Fair Day (Ballycastle, Ireland) [Last Tuesday]
Prophetic Prayer Day [4th Tuesday]
Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Tell the Truth Tuesday [4th Tuesday of Each Month]
Teriyaki Tuesday [Last Tuesday of Each Month]
Thai Tuesday [4th Tuesday of Each Month]
Touch-A-Heart Tuesday [Tuesday of Be Kind to Humankind Week]
Transformation Tuesday [Last Tuesday of Each Month]
Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Festivals Beginning August 27, 2024
Farm Progress Show (Boone, Iowa) [thru 8.29]
Free Earth Festival (Asprovalta, Greece) [thru 9.2]
Van Wert County Fair (Van Wert, Ohio) [thru 9.2]
Feast Days
Alexandra Nechita (Artology)
Baculus of Sorrento (Christian; Saint)
Caesarius of Arles (Christian; Saint)
Calasanetius (Christian; Saint)
Day Sacred to Consus (God of Graineries; Ancient Rome)
Decuman (Christian; Saint)
Devaki Day (Indian Mother-Goddess; Everyday Wicca)
Euthalia (Christian; Saint)
Feast Day of Pan (Ancient Greece)
Feast of Incandescent Rebellion
Funella Furchester (Muppetism)
Gebhard of Constance (Christian; Saint)
Harris Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Hugh if Lincoln (Christian; Saint)
Inspiration Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Jeanette Winterson (Writerism)
John of Pavia (Christian; Saint)
Joseph Calasanctius (Christian; Saint)
Juan Fernando Cobo (Artology)
Klebold Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Little St.Hugh of Lincoln (Christian; Saint)
Lycerius (a.k.a. Glycerius, Lizier; Christian; Saint)
Máel Ruba (a.k.a. Rufus, Malrubius) of Scotland (Christian; Saint)
Man Ray (Artology)
Marcellus and His Companions (Christian; Martyrs)
Margaret the Barefooted (Christian; Saint)
Monica of Hippo (mother of Augustine of Hippo; Christian; Saint) [Alcoholics]
Murray Matisse (Muppetism)
Narnus (Christian; Saint)
Phallogia (Pagan)
Phanourios of Rhodes (Christian; Saint)
Poëmen (a.k.a. Pastor; Christian; Saint)
Rufus and Carpophorus (Christian; Saints)
Stevin (Positivist; Saint)
Syagrius of Autun (Christian; Saint)
Theodore Dreiser (Writerism)
Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle (Episcopal Church)
The Threethousandth Thnork of the Year (Shamanism)
Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva (Assam, India)
Udon Day (Pastafarian)
Usuki Stone Buddhas Fire Festival (Japan)
Volturnalia (Festival to the God of Waters & Fountains; Ancient Rome)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Prime Number Day: 239 [52 of 72]
Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Premieres
The African Queen, by C.S. Forester (Novel; 1935)
A-Lad-In Bagdad (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Film; 2020)
Camouflage (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1943)
A Cat, a Man, and Two Women, by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (Novella; 1937)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Film; 1958)
The Centaur, by John Updike (Novel; 1963)
Cheaper by the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. (Novel; 1948)
Cherish, by The Association (Song; 1966)
Circus (Ub Iwerks MGM Cartoon; 1932)
The Dippy Diplomat (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1945)
Dizzy Newsreel (Phantasies Cartoon; 1943)
Dudley Do-Right (Film; 1999)
Egyptian Melodies (Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1931)
El Salón México, by Aaron Copland (Symphonic Composition; 1937)
Fright to the Finish (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1954)
Games People Play, by Eric Berne (Psychology Book; 1963)
A Ham in a Role (WB LT Cartoon; 1949)
Hamlet 2 (Film; 2008)
Hollywood Graduation (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)
Hyde and Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)
I’m Gonna Send Your Vote to College (America Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 2002)
In the Heat if the Night, by Pat Benatar (Album; 1979)
Martin (TV Series; 1992)
Mary Poppins (Film; 1964)
Niagara Fools (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1956)
No Code, by Pearl Jam (Album; 1996)
Old Blackout Joe (Phantasies Cartoon; 1942)
Pigmalion, by Jean-Philippe Rameau (Opera/Ballet; 1748)
Presidential Minute, a.k.a. The Campaign Trail (America Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 2002)
Prométhée, by Gabriel Fauré (Tragédie Lyrique (Grand Cantata); 1900)
Rabbit Redux, by John Updike (Novel: 1971) [Rabbit #2]
Roman Holiday (Film; 1953)
The Shepherds Crown, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2015) [Discworld #41]
The Simulacra, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1964)
South Pole Pals (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1966)
Spinach vs. Hamburgers (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1948)
Swing Time (Film; 1936)
Tarzan of the Apes (Novel; 1912)
Ten, by Pearl Jam (Album; 1991)
Toomorrow (Film; 1970)
Vacation Friends (Film; 2021)
Wet Blanket Policy (Andy Panda Cartoon; 1948)
Wholly Smoke (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)
Today’s Name Days
Gebhard, Margareta, Monika, Vivian (Austria)
Anđelka, Bogoljub, Monika (Croatia)
Otakar (Czech Republic)
Gebhardus (Denmark)
Maime, Maimi, Maimo, Maimu (Estonia)
Rauli (Finland)
Monique (France)
Gebhard, Monika, Vivian (Germany)
Arcadia, Arcadios, Fanourios, Liberios, Osios (Greece)
Gáspár (Hungary)
Cesario, Monica, Rocco (Italy)
Jorens, Ragnars, Valdmiers, Žanis (Latvia)
Aušrinė, Cezarijus, Cezaris, Tolvydas (Lithuania)
Roald, Rolf (Norway)
Angel, Angelus, Cezary, Gebhard, Józef, Kalasanty, Małgorzata, Przybymir, Rufus, Teodor (Poland)
Silvia (Slovakia)
Mónica (Spain)
Raoul, Rolf (Sweden)
Caesar, Cesar, King, Kingsley, Lyndon, Sheri, Sherri, Sherry, Sheryl (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 240 of 2024; 126 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 2 of Week 35 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 25 of 28]
Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 24 (Guy-Hai)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 23 Av 5784
Islamic: 21 Safar 1446
J Cal: 30 Purple; Lastday [30 of 30]
Julian: 14 August 2024
Moon: 37%: Waning Crescent
Positivist: 14 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Vaucanson]
Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 5 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 69 of 94)
Week: 4th Full Week of August
Zodiac: Virgo (Day 6 of 32)
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Holidays 8.27
Holidays
Anti-Rent Insurrection Anniversary Day (Delaware)
The Duchess Who Wasn't Day
Film and Movies Day (Russia)
First Kiss Day
Good Sex Day
Harvest’s End (Elder Scrolls)
Hydrogen Balloon Flight Anniversary Day
International Boobs Day (Italy)
International Boxing Day
International Gamecock Day
International Lottery Day
Just Because Day
Karam Puja (Assam, India)
Kiss Me Day
Krakatoa Day
Ladder Day (French Republic)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (Texas)
Motorist Consideration Day
National Radio Day (Argentina)
Nativity of Isis (Egyptian Goddess of Fertility)
Oil & Gas Industry Appreciation Day
Petroleum Day
Pharmacy Day (Iran)
Russian Cinema Day
Senior Race Day (Isle of Man)
Tarzan Day
Three-Thousandth Thnork of the Year (Fairy)
World Rock Paper Scissors Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Crab Soup Day
National Banana Lovers Day
National Peach Day
National Pots de Creme Day
Salo Day (Ukraine)
Independence & Related Days
Declaration of the Rights of Man (Adopted by French Assembly; 1789)
Moldova (a.k.a. Ziua Republicii); from USSR, 1991)
Yungtaria (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]
4th & Last Tuesday in August
Lammas Fair Day (Ballycastle, Ireland) [Last Tuesday]
Prophetic Prayer Day [4th Tuesday]
Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Tell the Truth Tuesday [4th Tuesday of Each Month]
Teriyaki Tuesday [Last Tuesday of Each Month]
Thai Tuesday [4th Tuesday of Each Month]
Touch-A-Heart Tuesday [Tuesday of Be Kind to Humankind Week]
Transformation Tuesday [Last Tuesday of Each Month]
Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]
Festivals Beginning August 27, 2024
Farm Progress Show (Boone, Iowa) [thru 8.29]
Free Earth Festival (Asprovalta, Greece) [thru 9.2]
Van Wert County Fair (Van Wert, Ohio) [thru 9.2]
Feast Days
Alexandra Nechita (Artology)
Baculus of Sorrento (Christian; Saint)
Caesarius of Arles (Christian; Saint)
Calasanetius (Christian; Saint)
Day Sacred to Consus (God of Graineries; Ancient Rome)
Decuman (Christian; Saint)
Devaki Day (Indian Mother-Goddess; Everyday Wicca)
Euthalia (Christian; Saint)
Feast Day of Pan (Ancient Greece)
Feast of Incandescent Rebellion
Funella Furchester (Muppetism)
Gebhard of Constance (Christian; Saint)
Harris Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Hugh if Lincoln (Christian; Saint)
Inspiration Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Jeanette Winterson (Writerism)
John of Pavia (Christian; Saint)
Joseph Calasanctius (Christian; Saint)
Juan Fernando Cobo (Artology)
Klebold Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Little St.Hugh of Lincoln (Christian; Saint)
Lycerius (a.k.a. Glycerius, Lizier; Christian; Saint)
Máel Ruba (a.k.a. Rufus, Malrubius) of Scotland (Christian; Saint)
Man Ray (Artology)
Marcellus and His Companions (Christian; Martyrs)
Margaret the Barefooted (Christian; Saint)
Monica of Hippo (mother of Augustine of Hippo; Christian; Saint) [Alcoholics]
Murray Matisse (Muppetism)
Narnus (Christian; Saint)
Phallogia (Pagan)
Phanourios of Rhodes (Christian; Saint)
Poëmen (a.k.a. Pastor; Christian; Saint)
Rufus and Carpophorus (Christian; Saints)
Stevin (Positivist; Saint)
Syagrius of Autun (Christian; Saint)
Theodore Dreiser (Writerism)
Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle (Episcopal Church)
The Threethousandth Thnork of the Year (Shamanism)
Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva (Assam, India)
Udon Day (Pastafarian)
Usuki Stone Buddhas Fire Festival (Japan)
Volturnalia (Festival to the God of Waters & Fountains; Ancient Rome)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Prime Number Day: 239 [52 of 72]
Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Premieres
The African Queen, by C.S. Forester (Novel; 1935)
A-Lad-In Bagdad (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Film; 2020)
Camouflage (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1943)
A Cat, a Man, and Two Women, by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (Novella; 1937)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Film; 1958)
The Centaur, by John Updike (Novel; 1963)
Cheaper by the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. (Novel; 1948)
Cherish, by The Association (Song; 1966)
Circus (Ub Iwerks MGM Cartoon; 1932)
The Dippy Diplomat (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1945)
Dizzy Newsreel (Phantasies Cartoon; 1943)
Dudley Do-Right (Film; 1999)
Egyptian Melodies (Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1931)
El Salón México, by Aaron Copland (Symphonic Composition; 1937)
Fright to the Finish (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1954)
Games People Play, by Eric Berne (Psychology Book; 1963)
A Ham in a Role (WB LT Cartoon; 1949)
Hamlet 2 (Film; 2008)
Hollywood Graduation (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)
Hyde and Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)
I’m Gonna Send Your Vote to College (America Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 2002)
In the Heat if the Night, by Pat Benatar (Album; 1979)
Martin (TV Series; 1992)
Mary Poppins (Film; 1964)
Niagara Fools (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1956)
No Code, by Pearl Jam (Album; 1996)
Old Blackout Joe (Phantasies Cartoon; 1942)
Pigmalion, by Jean-Philippe Rameau (Opera/Ballet; 1748)
Presidential Minute, a.k.a. The Campaign Trail (America Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 2002)
Prométhée, by Gabriel Fauré (Tragédie Lyrique (Grand Cantata); 1900)
Rabbit Redux, by John Updike (Novel: 1971) [Rabbit #2]
Roman Holiday (Film; 1953)
The Shepherds Crown, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2015) [Discworld #41]
The Simulacra, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1964)
South Pole Pals (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1966)
Spinach vs. Hamburgers (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1948)
Swing Time (Film; 1936)
Tarzan of the Apes (Novel; 1912)
Ten, by Pearl Jam (Album; 1991)
Toomorrow (Film; 1970)
Vacation Friends (Film; 2021)
Wet Blanket Policy (Andy Panda Cartoon; 1948)
Wholly Smoke (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)
Today’s Name Days
Gebhard, Margareta, Monika, Vivian (Austria)
Anđelka, Bogoljub, Monika (Croatia)
Otakar (Czech Republic)
Gebhardus (Denmark)
Maime, Maimi, Maimo, Maimu (Estonia)
Rauli (Finland)
Monique (France)
Gebhard, Monika, Vivian (Germany)
Arcadia, Arcadios, Fanourios, Liberios, Osios (Greece)
Gáspár (Hungary)
Cesario, Monica, Rocco (Italy)
Jorens, Ragnars, Valdmiers, Žanis (Latvia)
Aušrinė, Cezarijus, Cezaris, Tolvydas (Lithuania)
Roald, Rolf (Norway)
Angel, Angelus, Cezary, Gebhard, Józef, Kalasanty, Małgorzata, Przybymir, Rufus, Teodor (Poland)
Silvia (Slovakia)
Mónica (Spain)
Raoul, Rolf (Sweden)
Caesar, Cesar, King, Kingsley, Lyndon, Sheri, Sherri, Sherry, Sheryl (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 240 of 2024; 126 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 2 of Week 35 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 25 of 28]
Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 24 (Guy-Hai)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 23 Av 5784
Islamic: 21 Safar 1446
J Cal: 30 Purple; Lastday [30 of 30]
Julian: 14 August 2024
Moon: 37%: Waning Crescent
Positivist: 14 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Vaucanson]
Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 5 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 69 of 94)
Week: 4th Full Week of August
Zodiac: Virgo (Day 6 of 32)
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Prince Ibrahima's descendants visit Hartford, Conn.
The Descendants of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori and the Elders from Timbo, Guinea, in West Africa, recently visited Hartford, Conn., the home of Thomas Gallaudet (1787-1851). Gallaudet, the developer of American Sign Language, assisted Ibrahima in raising money for his return home.
Today, (May 16, 2024), the delegation is scheduled to be in Washington, D.C., where Ibrahima briefly stayed and gained the support of President John Quincy Adams.
Mayor Dan Gibson joined the group in Hartford and he plans to be with them in Washington.
A story about the Hartford visit was published Tuesday, May 14, 2024, by the Record-Journal/CT Insider.
https://www.ctinsider.com/recordjournal/article/guinea-princess-asd-19454790.php
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Le chansigne ou la musique en langue des signes
Chanter en langue des signes ? En fin de compte, la syntaxe gestuelle peut interpréter un rythme et les paroles d’une chanson. Dans la musique, il n’est pas donc obligatoire d’avoir une voix. Les mains et le corps sont des très bons outils musicaux. D’ailleurs, on peut prendre l’exemple de l’artiste Ichon qui a sorti récemment son clip poétique Litanie. Nombreux sont les interprètes du chansigne venant de la culture sourde à s’investir dans cet exercice. Découverte d’un vaste territoire musical mise en lumière par les signes. Focus sur l’histoire de la langue des signes Une langue gestuelle très plurielle Bien qu’on ne connaisse pas les véritables créateurs, la langue des signes a toujours existé depuis la naissance de l’humanité. En revanche, cette langue gestuelle n’est pas universelle puisque chaque pays possède sa propre langue : une interprétation, une grammaire et un vocabulaire. D’ailleurs, elle est reconnue comme une langue à part entière par la loi et dans la constitution dans certaines nations. Par exemple, aux États-Unis, on pratique l’American Sign Language (ASL), au Brésil, on utilise la Língua de Sinais Brasileira (LBS) ou la Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DG) en Allemagne. Comme dans la langue vocale, la communication gestuelle est propre à un pays ou à une communauté vis-à-vis de son histoire ou même sa conception linguistique. À gauche, Bill Vicars, professeur en langue des signes américaine (ASL) enseigne des mots à ses élèves en plein cours. (Source Photo : la chaîne YouTube de Bill Vicars) La langue des signes en France En France, la langue des signes a été mise en valeur par le grand travail de l’abbé de l’Épée. En 1771, cet homme religieux, précurseur de l’enseignement de la langue gestuelle, fonde la première école ouverte pour les personnes atteintes de surdité et de mutité. Néophyte de la langue des signes française (LSF), il l’apprend en compagnie de la communauté sourde. À partir de là, il a l’idée de concevoir des « signes méthodiques », qui suivent à la lettre la structure syntaxique du français écrit. Cependant, le français signé créé par l’Abbé de l’Épée ne rencontre pas un énorme succès auprès des sourds. Charles-Michel de L'Épée (1712-1789), précurseur des méthodes d'enseignement pour les personnes sourdes. (Source photo : Wikipédia) Effectivement, ces derniers ont des difficultés à intégrer à la fois leur langue naturelle et populaire, celle du professeur et la structure du français écrit. En plus, Ferdinand Bertier, une des personnalités fortes et fédérateur de la culture sourde, conteste cet enseignement qui dénature la langue des signes. Néanmois, il reconnaît l’effort de l’abbé de permettre aux sourds issus de la pauvreté de se sociabiliser par les échanges et avoir un travail à la sortie de l’école. Après la mort de l’abbé en 1789, son projet a inspiré d’autres pour mettre en valeur la culture sourde. On peut citer Pierre Desloges, premier écrivain sourd, Auguste Bébian, enseignant entendant qui s’est battu contre l’oralisme, Jean Massieu ou encore Laurent Clerc qui a aidé Thomas Gallaudet à créer la première école pour les sourds aux États-Unis. De l’ombre à la lumière À la fin du XIXe siècle, la langue des signes subit une traversée du désert. Lors du Congrès de Milan en 1880, on décide l’interdiction de la LSF dans l’enseignement en faveur des méthodes orales. Entre la fermeture des écoles spécialisées, le renvoi des enseignants sourds, la langue des signes disparaît du paysage éducatif pendant près d’un siècle. Par contre, la communauté sourde, qui est marginalisée et méprisée, utilise toujours sa langue populaire pour communiquer malgré la proscription. Il faut attendre "le réveil sourd" pour que la langue des signes revienne à la lumière. Dès le début des années 70, l’émancipation des sourds se manifeste fortement par de nombreuses initiatives pour redonner de la lumière à leur identité. Auteur de l’ouvrage Le réveil Sourd, André Minguy raconte, lors d’une conférence, cette évolution historique pour la langue des signes. Il mentionne la création de la fédération mondiale des sourds en 1971, le retour de la LSF dans l’enseignement et même la mise en place de formation pédagogique. D’ailleurs, la LSF est reconnue sous l’influence de la loi Fabius et comme une langue offcielle, le 11 février 2005. En outre, l’indépendance des sourds est favorisée grâce à son développement dans l’art culturel. En effet, leur culture, via la langue des signes, apparaît dans la littérature (ex : Deux mains pour le dire de Jean Zad), au théâtre (ex : Dévaste-moi de Johanny Bert) et même au cinéma (ex : Marie Heurtin de Jean Pierre Amaris). Actuellement, elle s'investit, depuis quelques temps, dans le 4e art : la musique. Le chansigne : au cœur de la langue des signes en chanson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N131V6GZ7ok Le rappeur Ichon sort son clip du morceau « Litanie » issu de l'opus Pour de vrai avec un visuel sensible et poétique. (Source Vidéo : la chaîne YouTube d'Ichon) Un travail d’interprétation, de traduction mais aussi de création Un corps expressif mais silencieux pour chanter ! Le chansigne est l’art d’interpréter ou de traduire la musique avec des gestes corporels. Cette forme d’expression permet de faire ressentir le rythme et les vibrations d’une chanson auprès les personnes sourdes ou malentendantes. Suivant la tonalité et le style de jeu d’une chanson, l’interprète des signes doit non seulement mettre en valeur la dimension sonore mais aussi celle visuelle. Dans un reportage de 20 minutes, Laëty explique la traduction en signes de l’univers d’un artiste. Elle transcrit les mots d’une chanson par des signes en mouvement en suivant le rythme. On peut la voir s’exercer notamment sur le son Graver dans la roche du groupe de rap Snpier. Autrement dit, c’est un travail complexe et exigeant qui requiert une extrême assise et compétence dans le champ musical. Le chansigne s’apparente à une danse. Pour ressentir l’ambiance musicale, l’initiative chorégraphique va être prise en compte. Traduire en signes c’est bien, mais le transcrire par une sensibilité musicale devant les spectateurs, c’est mieux. Effectivement, le chansigneur construit son expression scénique par l’émotion gestuelle du visage et du corps en fonction du texte proposé et de la fréquence (aigüe ou grave) du morceau. Par ailleurs, l’interprète est capable aussi proposer sa propre création musicale en langue des signes accompagnée d’un texte oral, de bruitage ou d'une musique. Que ce soit sourd ou entendant, tout le monde peut pratiquer cette forme d’art en respectant l’identité de cette langue culturelle. De plus, il existe quelques types de composition. 4 types de chansigne Un chansigne communautaire à universel ... La diversité est présente dans le chansigne. Du fait de la manière particulière de signer, on ne s’adresse pas au même public. C'est pourquoi, on peut distinguer 4 formes de chant en langue des signes selon le mémoire de Charles Despeyroux au sujet des pratiques artistiques. D’abord, il a le chansigne « pi-sourd » ou « a cappella » créé par et pour la communauté sourde afin de renforcer son identité culturelle. Par conséquent, les chansons fondées sur la répétition des signes et le lyrisme, sont entièrement en LSF populaire. Ensuite, on parle de la catégorie « iconique » visant un panelle plus large. En effet, avec une création d’un vocabulaire simplifié, les interprètes des signes permettent aux sourds étrangers et aux entendants de comprendre les paroles d’une chanson. Cette universalité linguistique s’avère un vecteur positif pour une facile accessibilité. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2rqwRxqs9g Les chansigneurs espagnoles Noelia et Héctor interprêtent la chanson Tu Canción d'Amaia et d'Alfred très plébliscitée lors de l'Eurovision 2018. (Source Vidéo : la chaîne Youtube Noelia Héctor) … et « engagé » au « bilinguisme » Signer est aussi transmettre un message. Parfois, on vise à mettre en valeur le texte au dépit du rythme musical. Le chansigne « engagé » consiste à aborder un thème de société ou défendre une cause importante. Cette catégorie dénonciatrice du chansigne se matérialise sur la rapidité d’exécution des signes. En même temps, le corps du chansigneur impose la colère avec des mouvements agressifs pour capter l’attention. De plus, on peut harmoniser les gestes et la voix. En réalité, l’artiste (entendant ou sourd sachant parler) fait preuve de polyvalence en mêlant la langue parlée et signée dans une chanson. Dans ce chansigne « bilinguisme », les variations vocales et les mouvements corporels doivent être à l’unisson pour comprendre les paroles. Je vole de Louane dans la Famille Bélier en est un parfait exemple. Un art gestuel qui se marie avec tous les genres de musique Que ce soit le rap, la pop ou le rock, le chansigne s’adapte à tous les styles. Les chanteurs de signes se mettent en scène avec l’utilisation de leur propre langue sur différents univers musicaux. La chansigneuse d’ASL, Holly Maniatty se consacre à la traduction des paroles des rappeurs tels que Snoop Dog ou Eminem comme Signmark en SVK. En Espagne, le duo de la chaîne YouTube Noelia Héctor interprète en LSE de nombreux morceaux espagnols. Hormis Laëty, les chansigneurs français se montrent de plus en plus : Clémence Colin, Haut les mains LSF, la chorale « Les Mains pleines de voix" ou encore Sign Events. Certains artistes néophytes de la langue des signes ont eu l’occasion de réaliser un clip musical comme Noir Désir (Comme elle vient) Florent Pagny (Savoir Aimer), Vald (Bonjour) et aussi Ichon. Donc, la musique présente une pluralité de facettes. Dans ce champ auditif, on y touve le chansigne. De manière culturelle et artistique, les chansigneurs donnent à la langue gestuelle ses lettres de noblesse. De l'abbé de l'Epée en passant par Laëty, la langue des signes a traversé des montagnes russes pour mettre en avant la culture sourde. Lire aussi : Manga : la place de la musique dans l’animé japonais Le phénomène K-pop expliqué 10 bonnes raisons d’aller au Fnac Live ! Read the full article
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On this day in Wikipedia: Monday, 15th April
Welcome, merħba, selamat datang, ยินดีต้อนรับ (yin dee dtôn rab) 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 15th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
15th April 2022 🗓️ : Death - Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb Henry Plumb, British politician and farmer (b. 1925) "Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, (27 March 1925 – 15 April 2022) was a British politician and farmer who went into politics as a leader of the National Farmers' Union. He later became active in the Conservative Party and was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He served as an MEP..."
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15th April 2019 🗓️ : Event - Notre-Dame fire A fire severely damaged Notre-Dame de Paris, destroying the cathedral's timber spire and much of the roof. "On Monday, 15 April 2019, just before 18:20 CEST, a structural fire broke out in the roof space of Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France. By the time the fire was extinguished, the cathedral's wooden spire (flèche) had collapsed, most of the wooden roof had been..."
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15th April 2014 🗓️ : Event - 2014 Bentiu massacre In the worst massacre of the South Sudanese Civil War, at least 200 civilians are gunned down after seeking refuge in houses of worship as well as hospitals. "The 2014 Bentiu massacre occurred on 15 April 2014 in the town of Bentiu, in the north of South Sudan, during the South Sudanese Civil War. The attack has been described by The Economist as the "worst massacre" of the civil war. ..."
15th April 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Mike Quinn Mike Quinn, American football player "Michael Patrick Quinn (born April 15, 1974) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans, and Denver Broncos. He also was a member of the Rhein Fire of NFL..."
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15th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - M. Canagaratnam M. Canagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1980) "Mylvaganam Canagaratnam (15 April 1924 – 20 April 1980) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.Canagaratnam stood as the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidate for Pottuvil at the 1977 parliamentary election. He came second and entered Parliament as the second member for..."
15th April 1817 🗓️ : Event - Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc found the American School for the Deaf (then called the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons), the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut. "Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (December 10, 1787 – September 10, 1851) was an American educator. Along with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell, he co-founded the first permanent institution for the education of the deaf in North America, and he became its first principal. When opened on April 15, 1817, it..."
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15th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Jackie Robinson Day (United States) "Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball (MLB), commemorating and honoring the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut. Celebrated at MLB ballparks, on that one day, all players, coaches, and managers on both teams, and the..."
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We already have lost a few in the US. A number of regions pre colonization had their own sign language/s, the most well known today being Hand Talk. That language is in danger, and many more were lost altogether. One that was lost more recently was MVSL (Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language), in 1952. During colonization internationally, a number of native sign languages were adapted, changed, or erased entirely by settlers, which is why so many modern versions resemble British Sign Language and French/ Old French Sign Language. (ASL resembles OFSL due to influences from Laurent Clerc, a Deaf educator from France that worked with Thomas Gallaudet at what is now Gallaudet University, often labeled as “Deaf Harvard”. )
Just to be clear, if your idea of an ideal future at any point involves killing disabled people or allowing disabled people to die- you're not a punk, you're a fascist. Hope that helps
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September 16th, 2024 | Quiet Monday
Today was mostly spent reading ahead for this week so I can spend time writing an essay I have due Friday. Also, my knitting needles arrived and I was able to move forwards with one of my projects whilst listening to The Magnus Protocol, which I have yet to catch up on.
NAC readings
ASL Readings and Forums for this week
all NAP readings
NAP Review #3
Chose topic for ASL essay (Thomas Gallaudet's involvement with the Milan Conference)
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History
December 10, 1896 - Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel died at San Remo, Italy. His will stipulated that income from his $9 million estate be used for awards recognizing persons who have made valuable contributions to humanity. Nobel recipients are chosen by a committee of the Norwegian parliament. Prizes for Peace, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Economics are presented annually in a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on the anniversary of his death. Each prize is valued at about $1 million.
December 10, 1898 - The Treaty of Paris was signed between American and Spanish representatives following Spain's defeat in the Spanish-American War. Under the treaty, the U.S. gained the Philippine Islands, the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico, and an agreement by Spain to withdraw from Cuba. The treaty passed by a single vote in the U.S. Senate on February 6, 1899, and was signed by President William McKinley four days later.
December 10, 1941 - During World War II, British Battleships Repulse and Prince of Wales were sunk by Japanese warplanes in the South China Sea, killing nearly 800 crewmen.
December 10, 1948 - The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
December 10, 1950 - Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first African American man awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for his efforts in mediation between Israel and nearby Arab states the previous year.
December 10, 1989 - The first non-Communist government since 1948 assumed power in Czechoslovakia.
Birthday - Educator Thomas Gallaudet (1787-1851) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He co-founded the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1817.
Birthday - Poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her poetry became known only after her death when her sister discovered nearly 2,000 poems locked in her bureau, written on the backs of envelopes and scraps of paper. They were published gradually over the next 50 years, beginning in 1890.
Birthday - American librarian Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) was born in Adams Center, New York. He invented the Dewey decimal book classification system, advocated spelling reform, and urged use of the metric system.
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Events 4.15 (before 1940)
769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings. 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscard. 1450 – Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France. 1632 – Battle of Rain: Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. 1642 – Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army. 1715 – The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina. 1736 – Foundation of the short-lived Kingdom of Corsica. 1738 – Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, receives its premiere performance in London, England. 1755 – Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London. 1817 – Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc found the American School for the Deaf (then called the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons), the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut. 1861 – President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers to quell the insurrection that soon became the American Civil War. 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Three hours later, Vice President Andrew Johnson is sworn in as president. 1892 – The General Electric Company is formed. 1896 – Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece. 1900 – Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines. 1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive. 1920 – Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy. 1922 – U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal. 1923 – Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes. 1923 – Racially motivated Nihon Shōgakkō fire lit by a serial arsonist kills 10 children in Sacramento, California. 1936 – First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
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Holidays 8.27
Holidays
The Duchess Who Wasn't Day
Film and Movies Day (Russia)
First Kiss Day
Good Sex Day
Harvest’s End (Elder Scrolls)
International Boobs Day (Italy)
International Gamecock Day
International Lottery Day
Just Because Day
Karam Puja (Assam, India)
Kiss Me Day
Ladder Day (French Republic)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (Texas)
Motorist Consideration Day
National Radio Day (Argentina)
Nativity of Isis (Egyptian Goddess of Fertility)
Oil & Gas Industry Appreciation Day
Petroleum Day
Senior Race Day (Isle of Man
Tarzan Day
Three-Thousandth Thnork of the Year (Fairy)
World Rock Paper Scissors Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Crab Soup Day
National Banana Lovers Day
National Pots de Creme Day
Ugly Potato Day (BC, Canada)
4th & Last Sunday in August
Burning Man begins (Nevada) [8.27 thru 9.4]
Family Day (Tennessee) [Last Sunday]
Go Topless Day [ website ] [Sunday nearest 26th]
International Bereaved Father’s Day [Last Sunday]
National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day [Last Sunday]
National Fantasy Football Draft Day [Last Sunday]
Notting Hill Carnival begins (UK) [Sunday before Last Monday]
Plague Sunday (Gloucestershire, UK) [Last Sunday]
Pony Express Day [Last Sunday]
Sacrifice Our Wants For Other’s Needs Sunday [Sunday of Be Kind to Humankind Week]
Social Justice Sunday [Last Sunday]
World Kitchen Garden Day [4th Sunday]
Independence Days
Moldova (a.k.a. Ziua Republicii); from USSR, 1991)
Yungtaria (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Baculus of Sorrento (Christian; Saint)
Caesarius of Arles (Christian; Saint)
Calasanetius (Christian; Saint)
Day Sacred to Consus (God of Graineries; Ancient Rome)
Decuman (Christian; Saint)
Euthalia (Christian; Saint)
Feast Day of Pan (Ancient Greece)
Feast of Incandescent Rebellion
Funella Furchester (Muppetism)
Gebhard of Constance (Christian; Saint)
Harris Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Hugh if Lincoln (Christian; Saint)
John of Pavia (Christian; Saint)
Joseph Calasanctius (Christian; Saint)
Klebold Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Lycerius (a.k.a. Glycerius, Lizier; Christian; Saint)
Máel Ruba (a.k.a. Rufus, Malrubius) of Scotland (Christian; Saint)
Man Ray (Artology)
Margaret the Barefooted (Christian; Saint)
Monica of Hippo (mother of Augustine of Hippo; Christian; Saint) [Alcoholics]
Murray Matisse (Muppetism)
Narnus (Christian; Saint)
Phallogia (Pagan)
Phanourios of Rhodes (Christian; Saint)
Poëmen (a.k.a. Pastor; Christian; Saint)
Rufus and Carpophorus (Christian; Saints)
Stevin (Positivist; Saint)
Syagrius of Autun (Christian; Saint)
Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle (Episcopal Church)
Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva (Assam, India)
Udon Day (Pastafarian)
Usuki Stone Buddhas Fire Festival (Japan)
Volturnalia (Festival to the God of Waters & Fountains; Ancient Rome)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Prime Number Day: 239 [52 of 72]
Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Premieres
The African Queen, by C.S. Forester (Novel; 1935)
A-Lad-In Bagdad (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Film; 2020)
A Cat, a Man, and Two Women, by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (Novella; 1937)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Film; 1958)
Cheaper by the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. (Novel; 1948)
Cherish, by The Association (Song; 1966)
Dudley Do-Right (Film; 1999)
A Ham in a Role (WB LT Cartoon; 1949)
Hamlet 2 (Film; 2008)
Hyde and Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)
In the Heat if the Night, by Pat Benatar (Album; 1979)
Martin (TV Series; 1992)
Mary Poppins (Film; 1964)
No Code, by Pearl Jam (Album; 1996)
Roman Holiday (Film; 1953)
The Shepherds Crown, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2015) [Discworld #41]
Swing Time (Film; 1936)
Tarzan of the Apes (Novel; 1912)
Ten, by Pearl Jam (Album; 1991)
Toomorrow (Film; 1970)
Vacation Friends (Film; 2021)
Wholly Smoke (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)
Today’s Name Days
Gebhard, Margareta, Monika, Vivian (Austria)
Anđelka, Bogoljub, Monika (Croatia)
Otakar (Czech Republic)
Gebhardus (Denmark)
Maime, Maimi, Maimo, Maimu (Estonia)
Rauli (Finland)
Monique (France)
Gebhard, Monika, Vivian (Germany)
Arcadia, Arcadios, Fanourios, Liberios, Osios (Greece)
Gáspár (Hungary)
Cesario, Monica, Rocco (Italy)
Jorens, Ragnars, Valdmiers, Žanis (Latvia)
Aušrinė, Cezarijus, Cezaris, Tolvydas (Lithuania)
Roald, Rolf (Norway)
Angel, Angelus, Cezary, Gebhard, Józef, Kalasanty, Małgorzata, Przybymir, Rufus, Teodor (Poland)
Silvia (Slovakia)
Mónica (Spain)
Raoul, Rolf (Sweden)
Caesar, Cesar, King, Kingsley, Lyndon, Sheri, Sherri, Sherry, Sheryl (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 239 of 2024; 126 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 7 of week 34 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 20 of 28]
Chinese: Month 7 (Geng-Shen), Day 12 (Ding-Si)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 10 Elul 5783
Islamic: 10 Safar 1445
J Cal: 29 Hasa; Eightday [29 of 30]
Julian: 14 August 2023
Moon: 88%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 15 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Stevin]
Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 15 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 67 of 94)
Zodiac: Virgo (Day 6 of 32)
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Her crime fighting suit has changed a few times over the years, as has some of her personal choices regarding her vigilantism.
First and most note-worthy, Bee realized early on that for the mask of her suit to be snug enough for her overall comfort the shape of her hearing aids would be very visible and the snugness would press them in a way that hurt her ears. So, simply put, she doesn't wear her normal hearing aids when in the suit. Her spidey-sense is sensitive enough that she doesn't have to worry about a surprise attack from behind that she simply didn't hear.
Her first suit included a long-sleeved bodysuit, home-made mask that covered her whole head and neck, leggings, and a pair of converse.
Her second suit came along after events in her universe similar to MCU's Captain America: Civil War. Being recruited by Tony Stark and being given a suit by him. Though, she seriously disagreed with some of Tony's technological choices so she slipped out part-way through the fight to put her original mask back on.
The third suit was more just tweaking the second. After a long conversation with Tony about good intentions and unintended ableism, the internal hearing aids in her suit no-longer had a Comms Total Override to her turning them off. Instead, real-time captions appear in her HUD and she regained total control over the hearing aids.
Also included in the tweaks was an AI assistant she named Hopkins, after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet who was one of the co-founders of the first permanent school for the deaf in North America.
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