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How to assign Skills in Last Epoch
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How to assign Skills in Last Epoch

A lot of mechanics are explained or easily grasped in Last Epoch‚ but one I had trouble with was assigning Skills. I figured it out and have written this helpful guide so you won’t struggle as much as I did when trying to figure out how to slot and rearrange Skills in Last Epoch. Last Epoch: How to slot skills and rearrange them There are two ways you can reassign Skill slots in Last Epoch. One is to drag and drop the Skills from the Skills window into your hotbar. The other is to click on a Skill slot and select what you want to replace it with from the Skills that appear. Related: 10 Games Like Diablo 4 If You Want More Foul Demons To Slay Screenshot: PC Invasion By pressing S on your keyboard‚ you’ll pull up the Skills and Specializations menu. It’s here that you can drag and drop Skills into your hotbar. This was the first way I learned how to slot Skills in Last Epoch‚ but it’s not the only or easiest way. The easiest way to rearrange Skil...
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Rom-Com Royalty: 10 Julia Roberts &; Meg Ryan Classics for Your 90s Valentine’s Day
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Rom-Com Royalty: 10 Julia Roberts &; Meg Ryan Classics for Your 90s Valentine’s Day

When I think about Romantic Comedies (rom-com) in the 90s two actresses come to mind‚ Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan. They are the rom-com queens of the 90s. Interestingly they also starred with the same CONTINUE READING... The post Rom-Com Royalty: 10 Julia Roberts &; Meg Ryan Classics for Your 90s Valentine’s Day appeared first on The Retro Network.
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Treasury Department Admits Political Terms Like “MAGA” and “Trump” Were Used To Surveil Private Bank Transactions
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Treasury Department Admits Political Terms Like “MAGA” and “Trump” Were Used To Surveil Private Bank Transactions

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The Biden administration acknowledged a controversial surveillance push that utilized politically charged terms like “MAGA‚” and “Trump‚” to scrutinize private banking transactions. This marks the first time that the administration has publicly recognized the inclusion of these specific keywords in the January 6-linked surveillance. This surveillance approach has sparked criticism from Senator Tim Scott‚ a leading Republican member of the Senate Banking Committee‚ who called it a “flagrant violation of Americans’ privacy” in a missive to the Treasury Secretary‚ Janet Yellen. The Senator argued that the process targeted US citizens for simply exercising their constitutionally sanctioned rights without due process. Despite the outcry‚ this surveillance tactic was initiated under the previous Trump administration shortly after January 6‚ 2021. Elaborating on this‚ a letter from the Treasury Department to Senator Scott mentioned “exchange events” organized by its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Remarkably‚ search terms like “MAGA” and “Trump” were reportedly created by a financial institution for internal use and shared with FinCEN to flag potentially dubious activities. However‚ terms like “Kamala” and “Biden” were too. While the name of the origin bank remains undisclosed‚ sources confirm that FinCEN passed those terms to other banks to support similar searches. “While we are still looking into the details of these events‚ [January 6] we understand that these FinCEN Exchange events included government and private sector representatives who voluntarily participated in discussions and information exchanges focused on identifying the perpetrators of this attack and providing support to ongoing law enforcement investigations‚” the letter reads. “…to the extent key words or phrases were suggested‚ it was expected they would be used alongside other factors and data that banks regularly analyze as part of their AML programs to detect and report suspicious activity.” Read the full letter here. The post Treasury Department Admits Political Terms Like “MAGA” and “Trump” Were Used To Surveil Private Bank Transactions appeared first on Reclaim The Net.
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This Showman’s Publicity Stunts Launched a New American Artform
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This Showman’s Publicity Stunts Launched a New American Artform

Florenz Ziegfeld—the most famous showman of his time‚ and a genius of that great American art form‚ the publicity stunt—began his career with an animal act: “The Dancing Ducks of Denmark.”   Actually‚ the ducks‚ like Ziegfeld‚ were Illinois natives‚ and they danced because Ziegfeld heated their feet with a hidden flame. Outraged‚ Chicago’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shut down the show. In response‚ Ziegfeld switched from dancing ducks to dancing humans—dancing female humans‚ all decked out in wildly elaborate‚ but gloriously revealing‚ costumes.   His annual Broadway extravaganzas‚ the Ziegfeld Follies‚ featured lots of lovely “Ziegfeld girls.” “It is necessary for a girl selected for the Follies to have personality and have grace‚” he said. “The eyes should be large and expressive. Back and shoulders‚ of course‚ should be beautiful‚ and a rounded neck is also essential‚ while graceful hands are quite necessary. The legs must be shapely‚ and last but not least‚ the proportions of the figure must be perfect.”   He was born in Chicago in 1867‚ the son of a German immigrant who founded the Chicago Musical College. His father taught him piano and punished him when he played popular songs instead of classical works. In 1893‚ his father opened a theater in Chicago and sent Florenz to Europe to find classical musicians to perform at it. Instead‚ Florenz returned with acrobats‚ jugglers‚ and a strongman named Eugen Sandow. His father was irate—until Sandow drew crowds.   Florenz Ziegfeld. Ziegfeld dressed his strongman in skimpy‚ skin-tight silk briefs and hyped him as “Sandow‚ the Perfect Man.” Then he concocted a fabulous publicity stunt: He announced that any woman who donated $300 to a charity could come backstage and feel Sandow’s mighty biceps. Several Chicago society ladies took him up on the offer‚ donning the velvet gloves Ziegfeld provided. Sandow became so famous that Ziegfeld took him on a two-year world tour that made both men rich.   In England‚ Ziegfeld met Anna Held‚ a French actress. They became lovers‚ and he brought her to New York and produced musical comedies in which she starred. The shows are forgotten but not the publicity stunt that Ziegfeld created to promote them: He informed reporters that Held kept her skin beautifully white by bathing in milk. That was baloney‚ but it inspired newspaper stories that boosted sales of both show tickets and milk. When the hubbub died down‚ Ziegfeld revived it by suing a dairy that he claimed sold Held spoiled milk.   Ziegfeld made Held a star—and his wife—and she suggested the idea that would make him famous: Create an American version of Paris’ risqué Folies-Bergere with its chorus line of scantily clad beauties. He did just that‚ producing the first of his 21 annual Broadway revues. It would be titled The Follies of 1907‚ and though Held wasn’t included—as she was touring in another Ziegfeld show—it featured a chorus line of lovely dancers known as “The Anna Held Girls.” Included would be a goofy plot about Pocahontas appearing in modern Manhattan‚ and comic skits about Teddy Roosevelt and John D. Rockefeller‚ but essentially it was a showcase for beautiful women dancing in sexy outfits.   That proved so successful that Ziegfeld created another Follies the following year—and for the next two decades—each one more extravagant and expensive than the last. In the process‚ he transformed the disreputable “girlie show” into an artistic spectacle to which a respectable gentleman could take his wife to see.   Ziegfeld did it by spending oodles of money. He hired celebrated artists to create the look of each show—Joseph Urban designed the eye-popping stage sets; Ben Ali Haggin‚ a society portrait painter‚ created “living tableaux” in which semi-naked women re-created famous paintings; and British dress designer Lady Duff-Gordon draped the chorus girls in gowns she named “The Sighing Sound of Lips Unsatisfied” and “Red Mouth of a Venomous Flower.” In addition‚ Ziegfeld hired America’s best songwriters‚ including Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin‚ to write show tunes‚ and had the likes of W.C. Fields‚ Fanny Brice‚ and Will Rogers amuse audiences while the girls changed from one elaborate costume to another.   Inevitably‚ the showgirls stole the show. They dressed as taxicabs with electric hats flashing “On Duty‚” and as battleships in a salute to the U.S. Navy. They rode across the stage on fake elephants and real ponies‚ or flew over the audience in replicas of the Wright Brothers plane. They dressed as harem girls‚ as baseball players‚ as mosquitoes‚ as Marie Antoinette. They wore mirrors and radium-covered shawls that flashed bursts of light. But mostly they wore costumes featuring enormous hats and elaborately winged arms but minimal fabric on the torso.   Ziegfeld Girls‚ wrote Edmund Wilson‚ were sexy but innocent‚ projecting the “high-school-girlishness which Americans like.”   “Mr. Ziegfeld loved beautiful girls‚ and he didn’t object to presenting the girls in a sensuous manner—but not a vulgar manner‚” Ziegfeld girl Doris Travis Eaton recalled decades later.   Ziegfeld advertised his Follies with the slogan‚ “Glorifying the American Girl” and promoted them by touting the huge sums he spent on costumes‚ sets‚ and salaries. He promoted himself‚ too. In 1911‚ The Follies became The Ziegfeld Follies and the “Anna Held Girls” became “The Ziegfeld Girls.” A year later‚ Ziegfeld divorced Held‚ who had wearied of his dalliances with his dancers. After a long‚ public fling with one of his stars‚ Lillian Lorraine‚ he married actress Billie Burke.   “Ziegfeld’s greatest creation was himself‚” Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon wrote in Broadway: The American Musical. “He was the Big-Time Producer‚ imperious and grandiose‚ penny wise and pound foolish.”   Famous for his Follies‚ Ziegfeld also produced other musicals. Most were forgettable‚ but one was a masterpiece. Show Boat‚ by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II‚ was a musical comedy with a serious subject—American racism. That groundbreaking combination was a gamble‚ but Ziegfeld instantly recognized its worth: “I am thrilled to produce it‚” he said. A hit in 1927‚ it has been revived countless times and is considered a classic of musical theater.   In 1929‚ however‚ the stock market crashed and Ziegfeld lost nearly $3 million. “I’m through‚” he told his wife. “Nothing can save me.” He sold the rights to Show Boat and the slogan “Glorifying the American Girl” to Hollywood‚ but he still owed millions. He moved to Los Angeles‚ hoping to become a movie mogul‚ and died there of pleurisy in 1932.   In 1936‚ MGM released a movie musical with all the Ziegfeld touches—big budget‚ major stars‚ beautiful girls‚ toe-tapping songs‚ lavish production numbers—and promoted it with over-the-top hype. “The Sensation of the Century!…The Biggest Show You’ve Ever Seen.” The movie was called The Great Ziegfeld. It made a fortune and won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1936.   Three years later‚ Ziegfeld’s widow‚ Billie Burke‚ appeared in another movie musical‚ playing Glinda the good witch in The Wizard of Oz. This story appeared in the 2024 Spring issue of American History magazine.
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This Soldier Fought His Way from Southern France to Austria: Here Are His Recollections
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This Soldier Fought His Way from Southern France to Austria: Here Are His Recollections

As Allan W. Ostar approaches his 100th birthday‚ he can look back with pride on a career as an academic administrator and education consultant. For many years‚ Allan was president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. But‚ as a teenager in 1944‚ he joined the U.S. Army’s storied 42nd “Rainbow” Infantry Division‚ which landed in Southern France in December 1944. Moving north through bitter winter conditions‚ the 42nd repulsed Nazi Germany’s “Operation Northwind” offensive‚ then attacked through the Hardt Forest‚ pierced the Siegfried Line‚ and crossed the Rhine River. In late April 1945‚ after battling hand-to-hand to conquer Schweinfurt‚ Rainbow G.I.s arrived at the gates of Dachau concentration camp. Allan W. Ostar You were born in East Orange‚ New Jersey‚ in 1924 and were still in high school when World War II started. When did you graduate? 1942. After I graduated‚ I went to Penn State‚ a land-grant university where everybody took ROTC. I was in the ROTC band‚ on the saxophone. During World War I‚ my father was an army musician playing the cornet. He was in the band that toured with President Wilson when Wilson did war bond speeches. How long did you stay at Penn State? One year. I had joined the Enlisted Reserve Corps. I didn’t want to wait until I was drafted. There was an electrical engineering professor who said‚ “It’s going to be very helpful to you to take my course in radio.” I took his course and got the certificate. So‚ when I went on active duty‚ they sent me to Camp Crowder‚ Missouri‚ to become a radio operator. I learned to climb poles and operate switchboards‚ telephones‚ and radios. Then they told me‚ “You’re going to have to be driving a communications jeep.” But‚ I said‚ “I never drove‚ my parents never had a car.” They said‚ “Ah‚ you’re just the guy we’re looking for. We’re going to teach you the army way.” So‚ I got an army driver’s license for the jeep. Learned how to drive on a 45-degree angle. Then one day they said‚ “We’re going to put you in the ASTP—Army Specialized Training Program—at the University of Denver to study engineering.” So‚ you were back in college through 1943. Until General [George C.] Marshall decided that they needed infantry much more than they needed college educations. They closed almost all the ASTP units and assigned us to combat divisions. Where did you get assigned?  The 42nd‚ the Rainbow Division‚ Camp Gruber‚ Oklahoma. Our division commander’s name was [Major General] Harry Collins. I was training as an infantryman‚ assigned to K company‚ a rifle company‚ when the personnel office discovered that I had this radio operator qualification. So‚ they reassigned me to communications in Headquarters Company‚ 242nd Infantry Regiment. When and how did you travel overseas?  Late November ’44 on a troop ship‚ a converted freighter. They needed troops in Europe‚ so they didn’t wait to send the whole division. They sent our three infantry regiments‚ without our artillery‚ support services‚ Signal Corps. Crossing the Atlantic was pretty bad. Three of us had to share the same bunk. So‚ we took turns sleeping‚ took turns eating. Almost everybody got seasick. Disembarked in Marseille.  Where did you go then? We had to go through the Vosges Mountains because they needed troops north. It was very icy. I’m driving along the side of a mountain with a big drop-off on the right. I went into a spin. I wouldn’t be talking today if the spin had taken me over the side. I’ll never forget this: The motor pool sergeant came roaring up. He just chewed me up and down because I had banged up his beautiful brand-new jeep. General Douglas MacArthur nicknamed the 42nd Infantry the “Rainbow” division in World War I because of its diversity. In this map‚ the unit’s route through Europe in World War II is highlighted with rainbow colors. The 42nd was part of Task Force Linden (under Brigadier General Henning Linden‚ the Rainbow’s assistant division commander)‚ which entered combat in the vicinity of Strasbourg‚ France. What was your involvement in the fighting?  Close-in artillery support. Within sight of German troops. The forward observers are right at the front lines or in front of the front lines calling in the artillery support. At first‚ I had a backpack radio which was not very reliable. So‚ we relied more on wire connections. I had a rack on the back of a jeep to hold the spool of wire. I would also carry a sound-powered phone plus the radio so we could communicate firing orders on troop concentrations‚ artillery positions‚ machine gun nests. We were almost always under fire. What were weather conditions like? Very‚ very bad. It was reported later that it was one of the worst winters they’d ever experienced in Europe. It was cold‚ wet snow‚ sleet. We were not well equipped. We had field jackets and a sweater and gloves. That was all you had in terms of the cold. Some of our heaviest casualties came from what they call trench foot.  Did you ever have trench foot? One reason I did not was a sergeant in our section who had been stationed in Alaska. He told us how to avoid trench foot. Always carry an extra pair of socks and‚ when they get wet‚ put ’em under your armpits to help dry them out. If you could change your socks‚ you could avoid trench foot. Ostar returned from the war with several souvenirs of his wartime experiences‚ including a Nazi SS dagger. In February 1945‚ Task Force Linden came under attack during the German “Operation Northwind” offensive. My little piece of that was a railroad station in a little town called Rittershoffen. My buddy Kenneth Schultz and I were in the upper floor of the station to set up communications when the Germans attacked. We had a bird’s-eye view. We see these big Panthers [German tanks] coming at us. Kenny Schultz and I had to stay‚ relaying orders to direct fire to stop the tanks. We finally got the order that we could leave. We grabbed the crystals out of our radio‚ ran downstairs‚ and jumped in the jeep. There were holes in the jeep‚ but it ran. It didn’t look like we were going to get away‚ but a platoon of tank destroyers saved our lives. I’ll never forget those Black soldiers who stayed at their posts in those tank destroyers and allowed us to escape. If they hadn’t been there‚ I wouldn’t be here.  After rest and refit‚ the Rainbow Division continued north. Describe what that was like for you.  On almost the very first day we went back into combat‚ our company commander‚ Captain Kohler‚ was killed. He was out in front setting up observer posts. A German mortar managed to kill him. And that was a blow to our morale. He was a heck of a good guy. So‚ Dobson‚ our first sergeant‚ got a battlefield commission. Dobson helped me. In the [Vosges] mountains you could only go so far with the jeep. You had to carry everything. I’m a little guy carrying the radio‚ the wire‚ the phone. I may have even had an M-1. I got to the point where I just couldn’t move‚ and he grabbed some of the stuff I was carrying. One time there were mules‚ carrying supplies and equipment. And that helped a great deal.   Left: Another item Ostar picked up during his service was a belt-buckle emblem. Right: The uniform insignia of the 42nd naturally took the form of a rainbow. Tell me how your unit got across Rhine.  On boats. We heard these trucks coming down the road and they were gray-painted navy trucks pulling trailers with landing boats on ’em. What the hell is the navy doing here?  What was the going like once you crossed?  Well‚ there were firefights‚ but we were moving pretty fast. At this point‚ the Germans were retreating. We were all headed for Munich. But before you get to Munich‚ there’s an airfield. I remember some of the soldiers were jumping on top of the Messerschmitts to get souvenirs. But I headed for the headquarters building in my jeep. I get to the building‚ and here is the base commandant. He was in no mood for fighting. He surrendered to me‚ a private first class. I don’t think I was a corporal yet.  I know that it can be difficult to talk about‚ but what do you remember about reaching Dachau concentration camp? Bodies stacked up like cordwood outside the gate. I saw these boxcars with all these bodies‚ and it was just horrible. You see these emaciated [bodies] not much more than a skeleton. I found a dead German soldier; it might have been one of the guards. He had a belt buckle [inscribed in German] “God is with us.” How could anybody who believed in a God believe they could treat human beings the way these people had been treated? 
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The Ukraine Aid Package Isn't DOA‚ but It's on Life Support
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The Ukraine Aid Package Isn't DOA‚ but It's on Life Support

The Ukraine Aid Package Isn't DOA‚ but It's on Life Support
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Cannabis Extract Shows
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Cannabis Extract Shows "Remarkable" Ability To Kill Skin Cancer Cells

A cannabis extract called PHEC-66 possesses what researchers are calling “remarkable” anti-cancer effects‚ according to a new study from Australian researchers. In in-vitro trials‚ the extract was shown not only to slow the growth rates of melanoma cancer cells‚ but to also prompt their death.The results "suggest that PHEC-66 triggers apoptosis in these melanoma cell lines by increasing the expression of pro-apoptotic markers (BAX mRNA) while concurrently reducing the expression of anti-apoptotic markers (Bcl-2 mRNA)‚” the study reports. “Additionally‚ PHEC-66 induces DNA fragmentation‚ halting cell progression at the G1 cell cycle checkpoint and substantially elevating intracellular ROS [reactive oxygen species] levels.”To put it another way‚ as CDU pharmaceutical lecturer and study co-author Nazim Nassar explained in a press release on the findings‚ the extract binds to cancerous cells‚ stops them from multiplying‚ and forces them to kill themselves.“The damage to the melanoma cell prevents it from dividing into new cells‚” he said‚ “and instead begins a programmed cell death‚ also known as apoptosis.”For a nigh-on quarter of a century now‚ cannabis and its derivatives have been increasingly recognized as having the potential to provide benefits for people with cancer. Usually‚ however‚ the advantages it gives are thought of as being mostly palliative in nature: it stops you from feeling so sick; helps reduce pain and anxiety; and gives you back an appetite.But its usefulness as a treatment to actually battle the disease has remained disputed. “The short answer is that we simply don’t know yet if cannabis or any of the chemicals found in cannabis are useful to treat cancer‚” explained postdoctoral cancer researcher Charlott Repschlaeger‚ who was not involved in the new study‚ in a video for Worldwide Cancer Research. “That’s because research into cannabis and its connection to cancer is still in its infancy.”There are very few studies in humans‚ she pointed out‚ and those that do exist are often small and produce mixed results. Really‚ "the jury is still out‚” she said.Like other recent results that have shown promise for cannabis as a cancer therapy‚ the new study has only been conducted in vitro – that is‚ in a lab‚ in specially-cultured melanoma cells‚ rather than in people or animals. And to say the research is still in its early stages is putting it mildly: the team readily admits that they don’t actually know why the extract is effective‚ only that it is.“This is a growing area of important research because we need to understand cannabis extracts as much as possible‚ especially their potential to function as anticancer agents‚” Nassar said. “If we know how they react to cancer cells‚ particularly in the cause of cell death‚ we can refine treatment techniques to be more specific‚ responsive and effective.”That should hopefully soon change‚ however‚ as the team hopes to be able to develop appropriate delivery systems and conduct follow-up trials for the extract.“The subsequent stage involves animal studies or pre-clinical trials to validate and further explore the efficacy of cannabinoid PHEC-66 in treating melanoma and other cancers‚” said Nitin Mantri‚ professor of biotechnology at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University and lead author of the study. Despite the controversy around the use of cannabis as a cancer treatment – or‚ perhaps‚ because of it – the researchers have high hopes for the extract. Of course‚ it's worth noting that they have skin in the game: this study owes its funding to MGC Pharmaceuticals Limited‚ the same company responsible for producing the extract in the first place. Nevertheless‚ should it prove safe and effective‚ this once-stigmatized therapy may be able to revolutionize cancer treatment‚ Nassar said.“Clinical uses of cannabis extracts include treatment for anxiety‚ cancer-related symptoms‚ epilepsy‚ and chronic pain‚” he pointed out. “Intensive research into its potential for killing melanoma cells is only the start as we investigate how this knowledge can be applied to treating different types of cancers.”The study is published in the journal Cells.
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Undeciphered Script From Easter Island Is Unlike Any Known Writing System
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Undeciphered Script From Easter Island Is Unlike Any Known Writing System

A mysterious script engraved on wooden tablets from Easter Island is completely unlike any other known form of text‚ suggesting that it may represent an independent writing system that is unique to the island. After radiocarbon dating several of the ancient objects‚ researchers have now discovered that the earliest carvings predate the arrival of Europeans‚ adding weight to the idea that the script was invented locally and was not influenced by foreign writing systems.Known as the Rongorongo script‚ the engravings were first noticed by outsiders in 1864‚ after which they were all either destroyed or shipped abroad. Today‚ just 27 examples of the writing are known to exist‚ though none are housed on Easter Island itself. Located some 3‚800 kilometers (2‚400 miles) off the coast of Chile‚ Easter Island - also known as Rapa Nui - is one of the most remote specks of land on the planet and is best known for its giant head-shaped monuments‚ called moai. Sadly‚ by the end of the eighteenth century‚ the local Indigenous culture had been extinguished by disease outbreaks and raids perpetrated by Europeans‚ who first reached the island in the 1720s.The production of Rongorongo scripts therefore ceased‚ and the writing system has yet to be deciphered by Western scholars. Describing the scripts‚ the authors of a new study write that “the extant texts are relatively long and written by means of pictorial signs‚ often called ‘glyphs’.”“The shapes of the Rongorongo signs represent different classes of images‚ such as human postures and body parts‚ animals‚ plants‚ tools‚ heavenly bodies‚ etc‚” they continue.  When and how this form of notation emerged is difficult to say‚ and while it’s possible that contact with literate Europeans acted as a “stimulus for its creation”‚ the study authors note that the “pictorial glyphs do not resemble any known script.”“They‚ in fact‚ show their closest parallels in motifs of ancient rock-carved art found on the island‚” write the researchers. Such an observation suggests that the Rongorongo script may represent one of the few examples of writing being invented completely independently - as occurred in places like Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ China‚ and Mesoamerica.However‚ the only two tablets to have been reliably dated so far were found to be made from trees that were felled in the first half of the nineteenth century‚ when contact with outsiders had already been established. To investigate further‚ the study authors radiocarbon dated four more Rongorongo scripts that were removed from the island by missionaries in 1869 and are now housed in Rome‚ Italy.Results indicated that three of the carvings were made on wood from trees cut down in the nineteenth century‚ while the fourth was felled several hundred years earlier‚ between 1493 and 1509. The tablet therefore predates the arrival of foreigners on the island by at least 200 years‚ suggesting that the Rongorongo script may indeed have been developed in complete isolation.Another Rongorongo script‚ dated to the nineteenth centuryImage credit: INSCRIBE ERC ProjectInterestingly‚ the tablet was found to have been made from Podocarpus latifolia‚ which does not grow on Easter Island‚ but is the national tree of South Africa. According to the researchers‚ the wood was typically used to make ship masts from the Middle Ages onwards‚ and could therefore have washed up on Easter Island as driftwood from a sunken European vessel.It’s therefore impossible to say exactly how long the piece of wood may have spent at sea before being salvaged and inscribed. Nonetheless‚ the study authors conclude that “if [the tablet’s] exceptional age indicates that the local population of Rapa Nui could have invented a writing system without influence or input from external agents‚ Rongorongo could represent one of the few independent inventions of writing in human history‚ adding a layer of complexity to the narrative of the cultural and historical development of the Rapa Nui inhabitants.”The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
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Wild doe waits patiently for man to rescue her and gives him the sweetest ‘thank you’
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Wild doe waits patiently for man to rescue her and gives him the sweetest ‘thank you’

Picture this: a wild deer caught in a tight spot and a man with a heart big enough to help. It’s a scene that tugs at the heartstrings‚ showcasing an incredible moment of connection between man and animal. Set against nature’s calm‚ their unexpected meeting kicks off a tale of empathy and rescue that’s nothing... The post Wild doe waits patiently for man to rescue her and gives him the sweetest ‘thank you’ appeared first on Animal Channel.
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Oh‚ We Know Kamala Harris Is Ready to Do This
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Oh‚ We Know Kamala Harris Is Ready to Do This

Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton have something in common: neither will ever be elected president of the United States. Harris is reportedly ready to show off what she’s got in terms of leadership‚ especially since the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified materials. No charges are to be pursued because Joe is too old and senile. The one issue the Biden White House didn’t want to tackle is now at their doorstep. Harris came out swinging‚...
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