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more non Australians should go and learn about The Stolen Generations if they don't know about it.

Indigenous Australian children forcibly acculturated into White Australian society

"The Stolen Generations [...] were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments. [...] The Bringing Them Home Royal Commission report (1997) described the Australian policies of removing Indigenous children as genocide."

#here's a quick link if anyone wants to read the wikipedia article #history #australia #stolen generations #aboriginal history

factual-fantasy

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Had to do some digging, but I found something!

It's called "Color Constancy," and it lets us see colors relative to the colors around it!

How humans perceive color

Color constancy is an example of subjective constancy and a feature of the human color perception system which ensures that the perceived color of objects remains relatively constant under varying illumination conditions. A green apple for instance looks green to us at midday, when the main illumination is white sunlight, and also at sunset, when the main illumination is red. This helps us identify objects.

#color constancy #color theory

karvina

going through this and circling my favorites with red pen and drawing hearts around it like its a baby names book

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you dont actually have to admit to your bad cybersecurity practices in the notes of this post gang

#reblog tag

Ghosts in Chinese culture

According to traditional beliefs a ghost is the spirit form of a person who has died. Ghosts are typically malevolent and will cause harm to the living if provoked. [...] Beliefs about ghosts are closely associated with Chinese ancestor worship, where much have been incorporated into Buddhism and in turn influenced and created uniquely Chinese Buddhist beliefs about the supernatural.

#folklore #chinese culture

nick-nellson

The Sound of Music (1965) dir. Robert Wise

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Reblog daily for health and prosperity

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Some cleansing positive energy for your timeline

Charles M. Schulz

American cartoonist (1922–2000)

"Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (/ʃʊlts/ SHUULTS; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist, the creator of the comic strip Peanuts which features his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists in history, and cited by many cartoonists as a major influence, including Jim Davis, Murray Ball, Bill Watterson, Matt Groening, and Dav Pilkey."

#forever queued #pop culture #peanuts #charles schulz #comic artist

Type of jury verdict in criminal trials

"Jury nullification, also known in the United Kingdom as jury equity, or a perverse verdict, is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law."

#forever queued #legal #jury verdict #jury nullification #jury equity

Twilight Zone: The Movie

"1983 American science fiction horror anthology film"

"Twilight Zone: The Movie is a 1983 American sci-fi horror anthology film produced by Steven Spielberg and John Landis. Based on Rod Serling's 1959–1964 television series of the same name, the film features four stories directed by Landis, Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller."

#forever queued #pop culture #movies #twilight zone: the movie #twilight zone #steven spielberg #john landis #joe dante #george miller #science fiction

"Type of pickle"

"Preserved lemon or lemon pickle is a condiment that is common in the cuisines of Indian subcontinent and Morocco. It was also found in 18th-century English cuisine."

#forever queued #food #lemon #preserved lemon #lemon pickle #indian cuisine #moroccan cuisine

Thurl Ravenscroft

American actor (1914–2005)

"Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (/ˈθɜːrl ˈreɪvənzkrɒft/; February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American actor and bass singer. He was well known as one of the booming voices behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"

#forever queued #pop culture #thurl ravenscroft #tony the tiger #you're a mean one mr. grinch #actors #vocalist

Fragging

"Deliberate killing or attempted killing of a soldier by a fellow soldier"

"Fragging is the deliberate or attempted killing of a soldier, usually a superior, by a fellow soldier. U.S. military personnel coined the word during the Vietnam War, when such killings were most often committed or attempted with a fragmentation grenade, to make it appear that the killing was accidental or during combat with the enemy. The term fragging now encompasses any deliberate killing of military colleagues."

#forever queued #fragging #military

Hays Code

U.S. film studio self-censorship rules (1930–1967)

"The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most motion pictures released by major studios in the United States from 1934 to 1968. It is also popularly known as the Hays Code, after Will H. Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) from 1922 to 1945."

#forever queued #film censorship #motion picture production code #hays code

Groyne

"Structure extending into a body of water to alter water flow"

"A groyne (in the U.S. groin) is a rigid hydraulic structure built perpendicularly from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or a river bank, interrupting water flow and limiting the movement of sediment. It is usually made out of wood, concrete, or stone. In the ocean, groynes create beaches, prevent beach erosion caused by longshore drift where this is the dominant process and facilitate beach nourishment."

#forever queued #hydraulic structure #groyne #groin #coastal engineering #beach erosion

Peppermint Patty

Peanuts comic strip character

"Peppermint Patty is a fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. Her full name, very rarely used in the strip, is Patricia Reichardt. She is one of a small group in the strip who live across town from Charlie Brown and his school friends (although in The Peanuts Movie, Snoopy in Space, and The Snoopy Show she, Marcie, and Franklin live in the same neighborhood and attend the same school)."

#forever queued #pop culture #peanuts #peppermint patty #comic characters

fiollaigean

brother what

fiollaigean

everyone meet my good friend Brother What, the tiny 13th century monk who lives in my phone and helps me with spelling. he's a little confused but he's got the spirit.

fiollaigean

it's him!!

brought to life by the incredible @loserwithanartacc

elodieunderglass

Brother What has a wonderful steady calligraphic hand that he uses exclusively for drawing judgementally squiggly lines under words

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Structure extending into a body of water to alter water flow

"A groyne (in the U.S. groin) is a rigid hydraulic structure built perpendicularly from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or a river bank, interrupting water flow and limiting the movement of sediment."

#forever queued #engineering #coastal engineering #beach erosion #coastal management #river management #erosion

stil-lindigo

KATU was on the scene at Fisher's Landing in Vancouver early Monday morning, where heavy smoke was seen coming from inside a dropoff ballot

they're burning ballots in the US now btw. in case you wanted to know where things are at.

Important info: Context: Dropbox location was Fisher's Landing Transit Center near Southeast 162nd Avenue Hundreds of ballots lost, voters should contact the Clark Auditor ASAP Clark Auditor contact info: clark.wa.gov/auditor Can confirm your ballot was received on: vote.wa.gov

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For anyone else who voted early by mail who’s worried about whether your ballot survived the trip from the mailbox to your local election office, check vote.org’s Ballot Tracker tool.

Ballot tracker tools for all 50 states. Find the status of your ballot.

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