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Yamanohananosan Takasago.    Early 20th century Japanese postcard

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Nashville Zoo Says No to Proposed Data Center

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"Many animals can also hear in ranges outside of what humans are capable of, Heather Kostick, associate director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, told CNN.

Kostick said data centers create a low humming noise, which can usually be felt by animals and can be known to alter behavior. Animals including elephants and cassowaries, both of which can be found at the Nashville Zoo, are impacted by that noise because they communicate through low-frequency vibrations, she said.

“Zoo animals are often already living in semi-unnatural habitats including more often noise from an urban environment, and zookeepers work hard to make those habitats as natural-feeling as possible for the animals through enrichment, habitat design and carefully balanced meals,” Kostick said.

She said the data center would createadditional noise pollution, making it harder for zookeepers to make the animals’ habitats as livable as possible.

Zoo officials also say they’re worried about the strain a 50-megawatt facility could place on the electrical grid. Rick Schwartz pointed to previous outages that have already affected zoo operations, including a multi-day power loss during this year’s February ice storm, saying additional demand on the grid could complicate care for the animals."

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i think this is the one that got blocked by eminent domain

Mayor moves to seize South Nashville property amid data center fight

Mayor Freddie O'Connell's administration is filing eminent domain legislation for property near the zoo that's been targeted for a data cent

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Japanese vintage postcard

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Ishikawa Toraji 石川 寅治 (1875-1964)

Reading - Japan - 1934

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Mizuno Toshikata 水野年方 (1866-1908)

A woman at the shrine - Japan - 1906

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Kaburagi Kiyokata 鏑木清方 (1878-1972)

Bijin in red kimono - Japan - 1930

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Why Were Japanese Women's Teeth Black

Imagine walking the fog-shrouded streets of 18th-century Edo. A woman steps out from the shadows, her face painted a ghostly, porcelain white. She smiles—and her teeth are as black as the midnight sky.

Not stained. Not decayed. Deliberately, meticulously blackened. Today, we are obsessed with the blinding white smile. But for centuries, Japan embraced the darkness. To the pre-modern mind, pitch-black teeth were the ultimate emblem of sophistication, maturity, and hidden status. Why did a culture choose to dye their smiles into an obsidian void? Step into the shadows with us as we uncover the secrets of Ohaguro (お歯黒): The Forbidden Origins: Lost in the mists of time, where did this enigmatic ritual truly begin? From Nobles to the Grave: How a sacred status symbol of elite samurai and court aristocracy transformed into a mandatory vow for married women. The Beauty of the Void: The unsettling contrast between snow-white skin and the pitch-black teeth that completed the Edo-period ideal. The Defiant Survival: Why did rural communities secretly cling to this ancient practice, long after the modernizing government tried to erase it? We will also reveal the dark alchemy behind the dye itself—an iron-tannin concoction that modern science has discovered was actually a flawless, thousand-year-old shield against decay. Some secrets are best kept in the dark. Others demand to be unearthed.

0:00 Intro 1:31 What was Ohaguro 3:01 Who Did It, and How Did It Evolve 4:15 Why Black Was Considered Beautiful 5:47 Why Did Ohaguro Disappear 7:47 What Modern Science Reveals

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This woodblock print, published in 1887 (Meiji 20), is a supreme masterwork from the historic, late-career series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" (Tsuki hyakushi) by the immortal genius Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892). the historical rogue-turned-monk Fukami Jikyū (originally Fukami Jūza), a notorious 17th-century otokodate (street knight or gang leader) in Edo who later renounced his violent life. The print captures a moment of intense, quiet theatrical swagger, beautifully summarizing Jikyū's transition with a famous haiku written by the warrior himself: "The bright moon comes / and ostentatiously shows off / its forehead."

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OHARA Koson（小原 古邨 Japanese,1877-1945）

蓮にカワセミ　Kingfisher with Lotus Flower   woodblock print   via    more

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七夕はそもそも秋のイベント!? 江戸時代の七夕について由来や食べ物、飾りをまとめてみた https://edo-g.com/blog/2016/07/tanabata.html

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Yoroikizomeshiki event at Kamigamo shrine, Kyoto, Japan 鎧着初　上賀茂神社.  These boys are re-enacting samurai warriors of a bygone era.  Image via Kumi Ito on Pinterest

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Scrubbing kids in Kumamoto, Japan

Japanese vintage postcard