#us 11 is now 460

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Dixie Caverns Campground Salem, VA, 1960s

[deaths]

hello everybody! i am back with the census data for the self shipping community

first off, i want to give everyone who responded a thank you. in a day i have gotten 460 responses, which i think is amazing! secondly, thank you everyone who gave me contact information, i am planning to in the future write a piece on the subculture and community that is self shipping.

a small disclaimer: this census data is only reflective of the community on tumblr, which leans heavily lgbtqia+ and neurodivergent, and may not be reflective of every person that self ships. form was not posted to any social media sites.

now, into the data! :D

ages:

the self shipping community on average is made up of mostly young adults (18-25), taking up 65.6% of people responding. the other two major percents being 25-30, taking up 16.8% of respondents, and under 18 taking 15.8%. only 6 people (1.3%) responded as being 31-35 years old, and only 2 people (0.4%) said they are 36+.

gender identity:

the self shipping community on average is made up mostly of people who are not cisgender. with 84.1% of respondents identifying as not cisgender. 38.6% of respondents are non-binary, 23.5% are transgender males, 12.4% are other, and 9.4% are gender nonconforming. 6 people (1.3%) responded they are cis male. only 1 person (0.2%) responded they are a transgender female.

sexuality:

the self shipping community is very lgb+ in nature as well, with only 22 people (4.8%) saying they are heterosexual. bisexuality dominates in this community, with 34% of respondents being bi. asexuals take up 17.6% of the community, gays 15%, queer 11.1%, other 7.4%, lesbians 5.9%, and pansexuals 4.1%.

romantic orientation:

with romantic orientation, we see a similar trend of biromantics at 35.5%. aromantics at 15.5%, gays at 15.5%, panromantics at 10.4%, queers at 8%, heteroromantics at 7.6%, and lesbians at 7.6%.

disclaimer: this option was added later into the poll after 200 respondents after being mentioned by @/goldenworldsabound (thank you!)

neurodivergency:

i think this is very interesting. 81.4% of respondents fall under the neurodivergent umbrella, 16% saying not sure, and 12 people (2.6%) saying they do not.

after looking over the fill in question if you answered yes, the word autism/autistic are used 256 times (73.14%) out of 350 people who responded. adhd is mentioned 190 times (45.71%).

when did you start self shipping?

a large majority of self shippers have always been self shipping at 38.9%. with early childhood at 20.2%, tween at 17.8%, teen at 17.4%, early adulthood at 4.2%, and adulthood at 1.3%.

one person voted 2020's before i changed the vote from years to age groups.

do you feel self shipping as helped your mental state and general mood?

with a overwhelming majority (82.8%), people said yes. with 16.1% saying maybe, and only 5 (1.1%) of people saying no.

how many fictional others do you have?

this is very interesting to me as well, with 28.5% saying over 20, and 27.8% saying 5-10. 10.8% having 11-16, 8.3% having 1, 8.1% having 3, 5.8% having 4, 5.6% having 2, and 5.2% having 16-19.

do you have platonic or familial fictional others?

a majority have platonic or familial fictional others, at 83.7%. 16.3% saying they do not.

do people in your offline life know you self ship?

while 49.9% of people say people in their offline life don't know they self ship, interestingly 50.1% say at least some person in their life know they self ship. with 41.1% saying close friends/family, 9% saying people know.

do you personally identify as fictosexual/fictoromantic? (i.e. a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to a fictional character.)

a majority (76.5%) of people are not fictosexual/fictoromantic in the self ship community, while 23.5% identify as fictosexual/fictoromantic.

for fun, the average person in the self ship community is between 18-24 years old, non-binary, bisexual and biromantic. falls somewhere on the neurodivergent umbrella, likely with autism. has always self shipped. feels self shipping as improved their mood. has 20% fictional others. has platonic or familial fictional others. only self ships online. and does not identify as fictosexual/fictoromantic.

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Fandom — Genshin Impact Pairing — "The Doctor" Il Dottore/reader Summary — He perfected the ability to expand his consciousness, who's to say he cannot use it to bring back his playthings? Content Warnings — obsessive tendencies/yandere-esque behavior (it's Dottore), toxic dynamics Word Count — 460 Author's note — Evil things come at 11 at night. Enjoy this double upload.

Dottore was many things, and none of them was the type to give up.

Sitting in his lab, his fingers tinkered away with the robot in front of him, mumbling under his breath as he connected this wire to that; he knew how to make himself, he knew the ins and outs of his own anatomy and behavior but this? He was creating something brand new, something he had to get right.

The body had to be sculpted correctly, all those little flaws and things he adored etched into the artificial skin, its nails trimmed the right length and those lips painted the perfect colour.

The hair had to be silky, soft, the type he had taken to know by feeling it with his hands, feeling it against his skin. He had spent many sleepless nights perfecting the texture and colour before he put it on the head of the robot, now protected by silk as he worked away at the inner mechanisms.

It was hard work making sure something would work, something would breathe. It was hard work making sure that to the normal person, nobody would notice anything was different about the so-called human in front of them. If they were perceptive, on the other hand, they would probably hear that there may be whirling of gears, that there may be a robot moving inside of the flesh suit that he had created.

If any had noticed it about his segments, none had asked.

But compared to his segments, compared to him, this new body would run on something new, something exciting. The vision glowed in his hands, its owner not too far off nearby, as he pried it from its ruined vision holder. The frame was in pieces, never to be used again as he placed the vision inside of the robot's chest, hearing the mechanics roar to life as he shut the chest.

Artificial eyes open, staring into his own. Your lovely hues of colour blinked once, twice before sitting up. "Why...?" You muttered softly, looking around the laboratory before him. Good, it seems that you didn't remember anything prior to the accident. "Doctor, why am I here?"

"You collapsed while in the hall, I simply brought you in to recover." He said, his voice perfectly rehearsed as he helped you from the table, watching the way your new legs wobbled and groaned under the weight. It would get better as your metal frame got used to moving, got used to being a robot.

"Thank you..."

As timid as the day he met you, his smile could only grow. The body that lay comatose behind closed doors was boring, not much to play with.

But you? He was going to enjoy breaking you all over again.

[nesiacha]

A hilarious article about the bashing of the Momoro couple

I came across a "historical" article that's too funny and takes itself way too seriously 😂. It's called Citizen Marie Françoise Joséphine FOURNIER (Sophie Momoro), agent of the Public Safety Committee ( true tittle La Citoyenne MOMORO, Marie Françoise Joséphine FOURNIER (1766-1808), Agent du Comité de Salut Public ?). Just the title already reeks of bad faith (though not as much as Historia's title Robespierre the Legalistic Psychopath XD).

Besides claiming that Antoine-François Momoro, from the beginning of the Revolution (1789), "ugly and brutal, made a name for himself by welcoming into his printing house all the manufacturers of libels and defamatory pamphlets" — the fact that he was ugly, I honestly don't care about. However, in 1789, he was actually quite cautious, to the point that he had an argument with Camille Desmoulins, who complained about Momoro in a letter to his father. So no, he only became more active after the king’s flight, and from there, he evolved from a cautious man into someone willing to die for his convictions by 1794.

Let’s move on to the next excerpt: "Quickly, he used his position to get some people removed from lists in exchange for a comfortable sum of assignats. He charged a high price for his signature and soon amassed a fortune of 80,000 pounds, despite previously being in debt." Then there's a bit about his wife, Marie-Françoise FOURNIER, supposedly an ex-marquise, said to be "quite ugly with a fishwife’s voice and horrible teeth" (Memoirs on the Prisons - 1823). She supposedly directed emigrants to her husband to make them pay, and the couple allegedly displayed scandalous luxury during a revolutionary time that advocated equality for all.

This is the best part of the year! At one point, I thought they were talking about the Tallien couple in Bordeaux, but no, it's the Momoro couple being discussed.

Now, here’s the inventory report from the commissioners who seized their property at Momoro’s mother’s house, which supposedly proves their luxurious lifestyle: “Today, 11 Germinal, Year II of the Republic, at eleven in the morning, we, Jean François Denisot, member of the General Council of the Besançon district, appointed by order of the same district to affix seals at the home of the mother of the named Momoro, who has just been executed in Paris, and with François-Joseph Bernard as our secretary, went to the home of citizen Forno, a war commissioner, where the said Momoro was a cook. We asked citizen Forno to show us the room of the said Momoro, to which she replied that she had died the previous night but was ready to show us the room she occupied." The total assets were: "an old armchair and a small mirror, 26 livres, 17 sols, 460 assignats, a crucifix, a gold ring... a small fir box, and a small bag filled with various papers." Seems trustworthy to me, but feel free to decide for yourself. In fact, the couple's only real wealth was their workshop and printing presses. I say “theirs” because in her husband's absence, Sophie managed the business, it seem that she acting as interim boss 😉 And honestly the revolutionary men would not have been as effective in my opinion without their wives,sisters,etc... Although they would have remained active (I think Condorcet would have been less effective without Sophie de Grouchy, the same for Roland without his wife Manon, Camille Desmoulins without Lucile Desmoulins would have been less effective in my opinion, the same for Momoro without Sophie or Jean Paul Marat without Simone Evrard and Albertine Marat, etc....)

Also, the claim about taking money to remove people from lists is a big red flag, considering their well-known political activities. Sophie wasn’t even an ex-marquise, though she came from a wealthy family of printers. The article contradicts itself by saying they got married during the Revolution when it’s well-known they married before it. As for Sophie’s so-called ugliness, it was described by people who were hostile to Momoro, making it highly questionable (like the unreliable informer Laboureau, who mocked her appearance after accusing her husband). Not to mention, she didn’t have lovers, contrary to what the article claims. It was only after she remarried Jacques Marie Botot and following his disgrace in the army after Bonaparte's coup that he became bitter against her and she ended up having a lover, who didn’t marry her, though he did recognize their daughter.

Some claim that Momoro forced his wife to play the role of the Goddess of Reason. However, knowing her character, she would not have hesitated to divorce him, as she did with her second husband (in Napoleonic times, when divorce was even more difficult). Signs suggest she shared her husband's ideas (she even mimicked his writing style when she wrote a petition to the Assembly for help). She also shared his views on the Vendée according to a letter of Momoro and accompanied him on his mission there, making it more likely she agreed with or wanted to participate in the de-Christianization campaign. Additionally, the letters Momoro sent to his wife, while brief and not fiery love letters, showed care for her (I think he loved her but was one of those people who had trouble showing affection in public—more of a shy love).

The article's claim that Momoro manipulated the trial to his advantage is also false. He remained dignified but, when he wanted to write a defense, Ronsin reportedly told him not to bother since it was a political trial and they were all doomed anyway. In fact, it was Ronsin and Vincent who defended themselves vigorously, but ineffectively.

Finally, the article tries to argue that Sophie Momoro was a royalist and that’s why she was released after two months. Here’s the excerpt: “Later, at his trial, Fouquier-Tinville answered the President of the Tribunal, who asked why he acquitted citizen Momoro in May 1794: ‘Citizen Momoro, thanks to her connections at the Temple, informed royalists about the son of Capet,’ Fouquier-Tinville replied." Once again, there’s no proof for this claim. Moreover, the arrests and subsequent releases or, sadly, executions of revolutionaries' wives often seemed random ( except Charlotte Robespierre or her time of liberation which came quickly I am not surprised, do not take this for bashing of Charlotte Robespierre, I have already expressed myself on this subject), as shown in this post by @anotherhumaninthisworld on Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/anotherhumaninthisworld/761989542352945152/do-you-happen-to-know-how-often-it-occurred-for?source=share

In any case, if the Momoro couple were truly royalist agents with hidden treasures, I propose we give them a posthumous Oscar for Best Actors. I’ll contact Hollywood immediately.

It’s a shame though—if the article really wanted to bash Momoro, they could’ve mentioned his terrible proposal by letter to burn forests in the Vendée (knowing how serious it was), his dubious allies in Paris like Carrier, or how he proposed harsher measures on suspected counter-revolutionaries toward the end. See, I’m a good sport 😛, and I’m even offering suggestions on how to criticize ( or even bashing ) one of my favorite revolutionaries. After all, I do the same with other revolutionary figures, so it’s only fair that others get to do it with my favorite characters—but at least use credible sources, or else we risk spouting nonsense! XD

P.S: The article was written by Didier Duval as part of « the Cercle d’études historiques sur la question de Louis XVII » . There are other false things like the fact that Jacques Marie Botot had a career under Bonaparte when he was disgraced or other nonsense but I won't say more

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20 Questions For Fic Writers

Taggged by: @typicalopposite

How many works do you have on ao3?

12

What's your total ao3 word count?

400,082

What fandoms do you write for?

i only have modao zushi/ the untamed fics written

Top five fics by kudos:

I Have Been Selfish Too 1,720

One for Sorrow; Two for Joy 964

Face 468

Our Choices Not Undone 460

I Shall Bear the Blame 355

And the one with the fewest Kudos is: A Man in Time You'll Be with 11

Do you respond to comments?

Yes I do. It took a while to get up to this point though because social anxiety sucks. and also words are hard for my brain so i'm not always the most prompt at responding to them. but i do try. and i love getting them.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I simply do not write angst endings. beginnings and middles tho...

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I don't know. they're all happy endings. However One for Sorrow; Two for Joy and The Father of Your Child are apparently the ones with the votes

Do you get hate on fics?

yeah, occasionally. and i avoided explicitly writing certain headcanons and such early on because of it. but now a combination of the social anxiety being worked through and positive responses to them has made me decide it's worth it even if i get the hate

Do you write smut?

i do not in general. however the trans fic has made me include e rated content however like.. i have a tendency to forget to include the actual romantic attraction when i write romances? yeah the one smut scene i have written (and won't actually appear in the story for A WHILE) is like yes it's a sex scene, yes they're technically having sex, but in like the acest way possible. I've just made all the characters somewhere on the aroace spectrum because that's so much easier and also hey aroace rep. Also the way my planning for this fic has approached it is also involving so many gender feelings like.

So i guess the answer is no, i don't write smut. i do however have plans to write scenes where characters engage in sexual activities.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

no?

Have you ever had a fic translated?

no. although that would be cool if someone wanted to.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes I have with @langwrites. a mzds cooking show au.

Nailed It! Ee-I-Ee-I-Oh No!

All time favorite ship?

i don't know.

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

i work on one (now 2!) projects at a time until i finish them. Both A Man in Time You'll Be and Who You Condemn are gonna be finished

What are your writing strengths?

I am apparently very good with characterization. Although it is the thing I feel like I worry over the most because i always feel like i don't understand characters the way others do and that i'm missing things. But maybe that's why i end up with good characterization? is that i do put so much effort into doing it well that I actually make sure the characters are in character?

What are your writing weaknesses?

what aren't my weaknesses rip. words are hard. everything about writing is hard when my brain can't think and dumps language.exe when it needs to shed cognitive load.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

that it would be so useful to be able to do if like it was also something the readers could also understand. like. give me star trek communicators that instantly translate everything flawlessly so that i can have characters speaking in the actual languages they'd be speaking, changing between them as natural, and that then the readers would be able to follow. also that i could also have it written in that language despite not speaking it. Like. the fact i am limited to just english when writing is a shame.

also i love it when other writers do it like yes give me the language work. real languages. conlangs. (i also love it when movies do that. and like one of the things i really lament about writing is that it's not a movie and it's harder to just have the constant audio and visual elements that movies have flavoring things in the background. like movies can just include things as background without drawing attention to it, books you have to, even if it's trying to include the mention of it in as mundane and everyday as possible, it still ends up standing out by virtue of being mentioned.)

First fandom you wrote in?

mcu circa 2015. bucky barnes winter soldier thing regarding him having a flashback in the freezer aisle of a grocery store or something i think.

i remembered the title and the tumblr search actually worked?!?! so uh have the link. Freezer Burned

Favorite fic you've written?

Hmm.. I don't know. I think I like them all for their own things but then don't tend to reread any of them because then I notice all the flaws. I'm also very good about just forgetting about things once I've stopped working on them.

So I'll say the trans fic A Man in Time You'll Be because it is one that I'm currently working on. but ALSO because it is like also a project I'm working on that's explicitly about being self-indulgent and including all the headcanons and fun ideas that I want and not worrying about like anything beyond "does this bring joy?" which I hope even after I'm done with it that it retains a fond place in my heart for just what it is to me.

Tagging: @langwrites @writer-and-artist27 and anyone else who wants to do this. no pressure. but like totally hop in even if i didn't tag you .

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My Gay Ass Poasted 15,105 times in 2022

That's 4,329 more posts than 2021!

285 posts created (2%)

14,820 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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I tagged 2,600 of my posts in 2022

#arknights - 155 posts

#graven moon - 52 posts

#elden ring - 37 posts

#aesthetic - 35 posts

#yeah - 20 posts

#borgar - 19 posts

#cat pope - 16 posts

#same - 15 posts

#yamu - 14 posts

#qsfw - 11 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#yeah the mandate of heaven is actually a perfectly logical concept if you consider that you decided to build your empire on the murder-river

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

460 notes - Posted July 25, 2022

#4

See I used to work for a rival pizza chain (it was awful), so me wearing the Pizza Hut Maid Outfit is also blasphemous and perverse. (Ideal)

548 notes - Posted January 5, 2022

#3

Once again, as a trans woman, every year I feel isolated from my community by having an attraction to pumpkins that is purely platonic: I still see a thicc gourd and my heart goes pitter-patter, but my dick, ultimately, stay soft.

We are not a monolith, and our experience contains multitudes.

1,191 notes - Posted October 19, 2022

#2

lmao

1,784 notes - Posted February 9, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Glad that it was less than like, 48 hours before the Tifa Hentai Incident went from “LMAO, C’MON ITALY” to “Tifa Lockheart is now Italian”.

The only conclusion I can draw here is that getting fucked in the senate is grounds for Italian citizenship.

1,833 notes - Posted January 21, 2022

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UEFA to close Chelsea transfer loophole – media

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UEFA to close Chelsea transfer loophole – media

The Blues has spent vast sums of money since Roman Abramovich sold the Premier League club

UEFA is set to close a financial loophole exploited by Chelsea in recent months which has seen the Premier League giants spread the cost of their transfer spend over as many as eight seasons, according to reports.  European football’s governing body has heeded complaints from several Premier League clubs that objected to Chelsea’s eye-watering transfer spree, which has seen them spend more than £460 million ($566 million) since the summer transfer window opened in 2022. Chelsea, who are now operated by US businessman Todd Boehly, have largely bypassed Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations by using an accounting technique called amortization to spread transfer fees over extended periods – such as the eight years over which Mikhail Mudryk’s transfer fee will be applied to Chelsea’s books. Ukraine international Mudryk joined the club earlier this month for a potential fee of £88 million ($108 million) from Shakhtar Donetsk on an eight-and-a-half-year contract.

Chelsea a fait signer des contrats de 7 et 8 ans sur ses nouveaux joueurs afin de réduire le coût des transferts sur la période de reporting du FPF.Face à cette technique comptable, l'UEFA voudrait imposer dès cet été une durée maximum de 5 ans sur l'analyse des contrats https://t.co/E5l9q1Q8JB— Pierre Rondeau (@PierreR0ndeau) January 23, 2023

FFP regulations state that clubs may only spend a certain percentage of their financial revenue on transfer fees – but this has been bypassed by Chelsea, who will account for the Mudryk transfer sum over the course of eight years at an average annual cost of around £11 million ($13.5 million), a figure which falls well within the club’s FFP requirements. However, it has been reported by the Daily Mail that from next summer clubs will only be able to amortize transfer spend across a maximum of five years. Clubs, though, will continue to be able to offer contracts which extend for more than five years. Boehly, who is also the co-owner of the Major League Baseball franchise the LA Dodgers, has developed a reputation in the early days of his control of Chelsea for offering unusually lengthy contracts – mirroring similar measures which are commonplace in US sports.

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Chelsea complete $110 million Ukrainian deal

In addition to Mudryk, other signings like Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana, David Datro Fofana and Benoit Badiashile have signed long contracts since joining Chelsea. The changes to be implemented by UEFA, though, will not come into effect until this summer at the earliest, meaning Chelsea will have until the end of the January transfer window to continue their spending. Chelsea’s £460 million ($566 million) outlay under Boehly has shattered the previous Premier League spending record, which Manchester City set at £328 million ($403 million) in the 2017-18 season. Their colossal spend shows no sign of stopping. Argentina’s World Cup winning midfielder Enzo Fernandez remains linked to Chelsea in a potential deal which could cost in excess of £100 million ($123 million), while 19-year-old French defender Malo Gusto is also a target. Chelsea are currently languishing in tenth place in the Premier League standings, ten points off the Champions League places.

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Why We Wear Green on St. Patrick’s Day

Dressing in Green on St. Patrick's Can Trace Its Roots to Leprechaun Legends, as Well as a Sign of Irish Defiance.

— By Patrick J. Kiger | March 11, 2024

Photograph By Kirill Liv/Getty Images

Each year on St. Patrick’s Day, tens of thousands of Americans add green to their outfits, even if they can’t trace their ancestry back to the Emerald Isle. But most of those who wear green probably don’t realize that the color has only a tenuous connection to St. Patrick, and actually originated as a symbol of rebellious Irish nationalism.

Avoiding a Leprechaun's Pinch?

One legend suggests that wearing green on St. Patric’s Day makes the wearer invisible to leprechauns. The tiny red-bearded fairies of Irish folklore supposedly roam around pinching those who’ve chosen clothing of another hue.

But fear of leprechauns as a reason to wear green may be American rather than Irish in origin, explains Elizabeth Stack, a native of Ireland who is now executive director of the American Irish Historical Society in New York.

“No one in Ireland is worried that they will be pinched if they don't wear green,” Stack explains. Moreover, she notes, the mischievous mythical creatures don’t actually have anything to do with the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint, who is credited with spreading Christianity on the island in the Fifth Century, in part by blending its rituals with customs of the ancient Celtic pagan religion. (March 17 is the day that St. Patrick is believed to have died, somewhere around A.D. 460)

For that matter, green isn’t a color that has much of a connection to St. Patrick, either. “The earliest depictions of St. Patrick show him clothed in blue garments,” Stack says.

English Designated Blue for St. Patrick

But during the centuries that Ireland was ruled by the English, the color blue fell into disfavor among the Irish. Henry VIII, who declared himself king of Ireland in 1541, gave Ireland a coat of arms that depicted a golden harp, a traditional symbol of the nation, on a blue background. In the late 1700s, the association between blue and St. Patrick was further tainted for the Irish when the English king George III created a new order of chivalry, the Order of St. Patrick. “Its official color was a sky blue, known as St. Patrick’s blue,��� Stack says.

By then, the ever-rebellious Irish had chosen a different hue to symbolize their country. They seized upon green, the color of the shamrock, which in legend St. Patrick used when he explained Christian beliefs to the Irish.

The custom of wearing green “may have come from the tradition of wearing a piece of shamrock on the day in Ireland,” Stack explains. “The significance of the three-leafed shamrock comes from St. Patrick himself. He used the shamrock to describe the three forms of God—the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit—to convert early Irish people to Christianity.”

Green as Sign of Irish Defiance

In the Great Irish Rebellion of 1641, Irish military leader Owen Roe O’Neill’s sailing vessels flew a flag that depicted an Irish harp on a field of green instead of blue, according to Jerrold Casway’s 1984 biography of O’Neill. Even after that uprising was crushed, Thomas Dineley, an Englishman who traveled through Ireland in 1681, “reported people wearing crosses of green ribbon in their hats on Saint Patrick's Day,” Stack says.

In the late 1700s, the Society of United Irishmen, an underground nationalist group that sought to emulate the American Revolution and overthrow English rule, used the color green as a symbol of their cause. To avoid being spotted by the English, a nationalist revolutionary might wear a subtle hint of green, such as a green feather in his cap, according to Robert Kee’s book The Green Flag: A History of Irish Nationalism.

Though the poorly-armed rebels were crushed by the British, the idea of wearing shamrocks attached to hats and the color green as nationalist symbols persisted, despite English attempts to suppress them. As described in Paul F. State’s book A Brief History of Ireland, “The Wearin’ o’ The Green,” a street ballad written by an anonymous songwriter around 1798, conveyed that rebellious meaning:

When law can stop the blades of grass from growing as they grow;

And when the leaves in summertime their verdure dare not show;

Then I will change the colour that I wear in my caubeen (hat),

But until that day, please God, I’ll stick to wearin’ o’ the green

As Irish immigrants arrived in the United States and other countries in the 1800s, they took the custom of wearing green with them, and it became a prominent feature of the boisterous St. Patrick’s Day parades staged in many cities. In the U.S., Canada, and Australia, where Irish newcomers were often regarded with suspicion, “St. Patrick's Day often performed the function of declaring, almost belligerently, the presence of the Irish among their host community,” Mike Cronin and Daryl Adair write in their history of holiday, The Wearing of the Green.

By the 1930s, the custom of wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day had become so widespread that even President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was of Dutch ancestry, joined in. An article published on March 17, 1933 described how FDR teased Sen. F. Ryan Duffy of Wisconsin “when he appeared on St. Patrick’s Day wearing a blue tie and no sign of green.” Roosevelt himself wore a green carnation.

The custom has become so established in the U.S. that, according to the National Retail Federation, 82 percent of those who celebrate St. Patrick’s Day mark the holiday by proudly wearing green.

— Leprechaun. Noun. Lep·​re·​chaun ˈlep-rə-ˌkän. -ˌkȯn.: A Mischievous elf of Irish Folklore that Some Believe will Reveal Where Treasure is Hidden If Caught.

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LIGHT OF LIFE 460

John 1:4

DIVINE ORDER 25: BEGINNING OF MARRIAGE 3

Mat 19:4,8 And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning "made them male and female"…He said to them, Because of your hard-heartedness Moses allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so. MKJV

THE WOMAN & HER HUSBAND

So, do you have answers for why the Woman was made Weaker than the Man?

Well, let’s not argue over this; we all are probably right. But let’s inspect the most basic instruction to the Woman, in relation to the Man, shall we?

1Pe 3:1 WIVES, IN A SIMILAR WAY, PLACE YOURSELVES UNDER YOUR HUSBANDS' AUTHORITY. Some husbands may not obey God's word. Their wives could win these men for Christ by the way they live without saying anything. GW

It is Divine Principle in Leader/Follower Structure to make the Follower less in strength & Authority than the Leader, for the specific intent of SUBMISSION for the Direction from one Source only.

A Rail track Train is made up of a LOCOMOTIVE and “Cars” attached to, and drawn by it. Only the Locomotive has all the Power to pull all the Cars along the Track.

Eph 5:22-24 WIVES, BE WILLING TO SERVE YOUR HUSBANDS THE SAME AS THE LORD. A HUSBAND IS THE HEAD OF HIS WIFE, JUST AS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH. Christ is the Savior of the church, which is his body. THE CHURCH SERVES UNDER CHRIST, SO IT IS THE SAME WITH YOU WIVES. You should be willing to serve your husbands in EVERYTHING. ERV

Jesus is Lord and stronger than we all and we all are Servants to Him. He has all the Authority and if we have any at all, it all comes from Him and Him alone.

Luk 10:19 Listen! I HAVE GIVEN YOU AUTHORITY, so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power of the Enemy, and nothing will hurt you. GNB

The Relationship between Man & Woman is a figure of that between Jesus & Church and same between God & Jesus.

The same Principles apply all the way.

Even though Jesus is one with, and same as God, the ultimate source and owner of POWER is [just] GOD.

Psa 62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that POWER BELONGETH UNTO GOD. KJV

Now, like the Woman, all the Authority Jesus has and uses will have to come from God.

Mat 28:18 Then Jesus came close to them and said, “ALL THE AUTHORITY OF THE UNIVERSE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME. TPT

Even with all that Power gotten freely and for limitless use, Jesus never ceases to express His total submission to the Father by always declaring His weakness without God, and inability to use that Power by His own will.

Joh 5:19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, THE SON IS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING HIMSELF; he is able to do ONLY what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does THE SON DOES IT IN THE SAME WAY. BBE

Now let us get this straight: you give a Man full Authority, yet he is so helpless to use it himself but must ALWAYS relate to the Source of the Authority to “Copy & Paste”?

Aunty, Mummy, Sister, if you want the best in your marriage, that is how things must “Roll” o!

This “Equality” Noise we make, in the context we desire, is not a godly noise.

Just Submit!

Joh 3:34-35 THE ONE WHOM GOD HAS SENT SPEAKS GOD'S WORDS, BECAUSE GOD GIVES HIM THE FULLNESS OF HIS SPIRIT. The Father loves his Son and HAS PUT EVERYTHING IN HIS POWER. GNB

Again, we see God, as a Husband should, Loving Jesus and giving Him all Grace & Power, with Jesus “earning” that love.

What does Jesus do with all such Power please?

Joh 5:30 Of myself I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING: AS THE VOICE COMES TO ME SO I GIVE A DECISION: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but ONLY WHAT IS PLEASING TO HIM who sent me. BBE

Having all Power, yet Powerless and [only] waiting for the VOICE from Source.

That is the Leader/follower structure that breeds love and keeps the relationship healthy and strong.

We commonly want to emphasize that the “ego” of Man needs respect, but no!

It’s a Divine Order beloved, except you want to say that God has ego issues too.

God help us all, IN JESUS NAME!

Come back on Monday, as we proceed in digging into this inspiring Subtopic.

Brother Prince

Friday, January 19, 2023

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Medical center’s new ER can handle more patients

Medical center’s new ER can handle more patients Recently, a medical center in the United States announced that it had opened its doors to more patients. The center, which is located in a city that regularly experiences high levels of crime, had been struggling to keep up with demand. So how did the center manage to increase its capacity? By investing in technology. Specifically, the medical center installed an ER that can handle more patients than ever before. This story is just one example of the ways that technology has shaped healthcare over the past few years. In particular, ERs have seen a surge in demand as more people are diagnosed with chronic illnesses and injuries. Because of this, hospitals have been forced to expand their facilities or face serious financial consequences. If you’re looking to take your business to the next level, consider investing in technology that will help you meet increasing customer expectations. From ERs to email marketing platforms, there’s a lot of technology out there that can help you grow your business. https://ihplus.com

What is the new ER at the medical center? The new ER at the medical center can handle more patients with its new state-of-the-art technology. The ER has been completely renovated and features state-of-the-art equipment, including a trauma bay and an intensive care unit. This is great news for patients who need emergency care. How can patients find information about the ER? Patients looking for information about the ER at a local medical center can visit the hospital’s website or call the hospital’s main number. The hospital’s website includes information about how to find the ER, what to expect when arriving, and what to do if there is an emergency. The hospital also has a Patient Portal that allows patients to track their visits and receive notifications about health emergencies. Patients can call the hospital’s main number for general information, patient registration, and medical advice. What are the hours of operation for the ER? The emergency room at the medical center can handle more patients than ever before. The new ER opened in September and can accommodate up to 460 patients at a time. The ER is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. What are the services offered at the ER? The ER at a local medical center can handle more patients than ever before. This is thanks to the new facility, which was built in order to better serve the community. The ER offers a variety of services, including emergency room care, surgery, and treatment for conditions like cancer. In addition to conventional medical care, the ER also offers innovative treatments that are not available elsewhere. For example, the facility provides radiation therapy for cancer patients who are not eligible for other forms of treatment. Patients who need care immediately can go to the ER without having to wait long for an appointment. How much does it cost to visit the ER? The ER at a medical center in the US can now handle upwards of 500 patients, more than triple its previous capacity. The new ER is part of an overall renovation and expansion that has been funded by a philanthropic foundation. Construction started in 2016 and finished in 2018. The ER will initially be used to treat overflow from other parts of the hospital, but it is also designed to accommodate future growth. The cost of visiting the ER varies depending on the location, type of medical service required, and insurance status. In general, however, the average cost is around $1,000 per visit. This price includes everything from doctor’s fees to hospital charges. If necessary, patients may be able to obtain financial assistance through government programs or private organizations. Who is eligible to visit the new ER? If you are a patient needing emergency care, the new ER at the Medical Center can accommodate you. The ER has been designed to handle more patients and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The ER is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and accepts all major insurance carriers. If you are unable to find an available bed in the ER, we will work to transfer you to another hospital or clinic as soon as possible. Conclusion The medical center's new ER can handle more patients, providing quicker and more efficient care for the community. The ER has been designed with state-of-the-art technology that makes it easier to diagnose and treat patients. Patients will also find the staff friendly and respectful, making it an ideal place to receive treatment.

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UEFA to close Chelsea transfer loophole – media

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UEFA to close Chelsea transfer loophole – media

The Blues has spent vast sums of money since Roman Abramovich sold the Premier League club

UEFA is set to close a financial loophole exploited by Chelsea in recent months which has seen the Premier League giants spread the cost of their transfer spend over as many as eight seasons, according to reports.  European football’s governing body has heeded complaints from several Premier League clubs that objected to Chelsea’s eye-watering transfer spree, which has seen them spend more than £460 million ($566 million) since the summer transfer window opened in 2022. Chelsea, who are now operated by US businessman Todd Boehly, have largely bypassed Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations by using an accounting technique called amortization to spread transfer fees over extended periods – such as the eight years over which Mikhail Mudryk’s transfer fee will be applied to Chelsea’s books. Ukraine international Mudryk joined the club earlier this month for a potential fee of £88 million ($108 million) from Shakhtar Donetsk on an eight-and-a-half-year contract.

Chelsea a fait signer des contrats de 7 et 8 ans sur ses nouveaux joueurs afin de réduire le coût des transferts sur la période de reporting du FPF.Face à cette technique comptable, l'UEFA voudrait imposer dès cet été une durée maximum de 5 ans sur l'analyse des contrats https://t.co/E5l9q1Q8JB— Pierre Rondeau (@PierreR0ndeau) January 23, 2023

FFP regulations state that clubs may only spend a certain percentage of their financial revenue on transfer fees – but this has been bypassed by Chelsea, who will account for the Mudryk transfer sum over the course of eight years at an average annual cost of around £11 million ($13.5 million), a figure which falls well within the club’s FFP requirements. However, it has been reported by the Daily Mail that from next summer clubs will only be able to amortize transfer spend across a maximum of five years. Clubs, though, will continue to be able to offer contracts which extend for more than five years. Boehly, who is also the co-owner of the Major League Baseball franchise the LA Dodgers, has developed a reputation in the early days of his control of Chelsea for offering unusually lengthy contracts – mirroring similar measures which are commonplace in US sports.

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In addition to Mudryk, other signings like Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana, David Datro Fofana and Benoit Badiashile have signed long contracts since joining Chelsea. The changes to be implemented by UEFA, though, will not come into effect until this summer at the earliest, meaning Chelsea will have until the end of the January transfer window to continue their spending. Chelsea’s £460 million ($566 million) outlay under Boehly has shattered the previous Premier League spending record, which Manchester City set at £328 million ($403 million) in the 2017-18 season. Their colossal spend shows no sign of stopping. Argentina’s World Cup winning midfielder Enzo Fernandez remains linked to Chelsea in a potential deal which could cost in excess of £100 million ($123 million), while 19-year-old French defender Malo Gusto is also a target. Chelsea are currently languishing in tenth place in the Premier League standings, ten points off the Champions League places.

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Part Four: Words Words Words

It’s Voyant time, baby.

So what even IS Voyant?

Voyant is an amazing tool which allows for digital text analysis, with so many different features and functionalities to allow you to view through a text. For example, you can see (as in our case) word occurrence, you can play with word links (words most often next to each other), you can create word clouds, make charts, and just deep-dive into the text itself.

So I uploaded my corpus to Voyant and started my work.

Some notes on methodology:

1. I used a stopwords list to prevent our most common words from being “it’s” and “a”, etc. Unfortunately, Voyant’s function to edit the stopwords list wasn’t functioning with the word cloud tool so it’s not really useable (as two of the largest words are “I’m” and “don’t” which doesn’t really tell us anything, nor look too pretty), however it worked for graphing so that’s what we’ve got for visualization!

2. I, somewhat arbitrarily decided that our stopping point for analysis would be words under 100 occurrences, though for graphing I chose 300 for readability.

“Get on with the results!” I hear you cry. Fine, fine- I’ll fold.

Here’s the graph that was generated- it doesn’t make much sense right now though, so let me explain, but before I do, here’s the link to the interactive graph so you can follow along! (Aside: apologies for the color scheme... it was not my choice. It is just as rough on me (colorblind) as it is you, I promise).

The most common word was... love. Yes, you heard that right, love, with a whopping 2083 occurrences, that love. In a community so driven by darkness, nihilism and horror you’d think it would be quite the opposite... but I have a theory, which we’ll get into later.

However, ‘love’ was mostly the fault of Crush and Letters to Sartre (good for them!), as well as The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin although to a lesser extent. That’s a pretty good ratio though, right? 3/8 isn’t bad.

Paris was also mentioned quite a lot, in 6/8 texts, however being that many of these texts are French this is unsurprising.

So here’s the top 10 (actually 11 because I thought it was neat) list:

Love - 2083 (primarily Siken and Beauvoir, Nin)

Time - 1926 (Kafka, Tartt)

Life - 1592 (Wilde)

Mother - 981 (Plath)

Heart - 772 (Siken, Nin, Baudelaire)

Paris - 559 (Beauvoir)

Happy - 530 (Beauvoir)

Books - 460

Dark - 393 (very well distributed, though a lot in Crush)

Father - 394 (Nin)

Strange - 362 (best distributed word of them all!)

Some other neat observations:

The words ‘fear’, ‘dead’, ‘god’, and ‘afraid’ all have roughly the same occurrence rate- 234, 234, 233, 233, respectively.

‘Tired’ and ‘sad’ had the same occurrence rate at 190 counts.

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