digits
Golden ratio and pentagram shape..
What's in a name?
The Sumerian sign DIÄśIR originated as a star-shaped ideogram indicating a god in general, or the Sumerian god An, the supreme father of the gods. Dingir also meant sky or heaven in contrast with ki which meant earth. Its emesal pronunciation was dimer. (The use of m instead of Äť [Ĺ‹] was a typical phonological feature in emesal dialect.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anu
Anu was believed to be the supreme source of all authority, for the other gods and for all mortal rulers, and he is described in one text as the one "who contains the entire universe". He is identified with the north ecliptic pole centered in the constellation Draco and, along with his sons Enlil and Enki, constitutes the highest divine triad personifying the three bands of constellations of the vault of the sky. By the time of the earliest written records, Anu was rarely worshipped, and veneration was instead devoted to his son Enlil, but, throughout Mesopotamian history, the highest deity in the pantheon was always said to possess the anûtu, meaning "Heavenly power". Anu's primary role in myths is as the ancestor of the Anunnaki, the major deities of Sumerian religion. His primary cult center was the Eanna temple in the city of Uruk, but, by the Akkadian Period (c. 2334–2154 BCE), his authority in Uruk had largely been ceded to the goddess Inanna, the Queen of Heaven.
>https://www.insider.com/rudy-giulianis-daughter-says-shes-polyamorous-and-loves-threesomes-2021-3
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/03/caroline-giuliani-on-three-way-sex-with-couples
A Unicorn’s Tale: Three-Way Sex With Couples Has Made Me a Better Person
Intimacy between two people is like ping-pong, but with three people, it’s like volleying a ball with no net, and no blueprint. That openness has changed my life.
By Caroline Rose Giuliani
March 4, 2021
I want to watch my boyfriend bend you over” was the general tone of the sexts we had already exchanged before we met. My body coursed with adrenaline and nervous energy I hadn’t felt on a first date since I was a teenager. Now, in my late 20s, this was a new kind of first date—one with a couple. I had met them on an app where couples can seek a third partner, known as a “unicorn” because of our mythical rarity. As I nervously texted my closest friends (including screenshots of the couple’s profile, and dramatic goodbyes in case I never returned), many of them surprised me in their responses. They said they were curious about threesomes, but had never tried because navigating the world of polyamory felt like a minefield.
As a person with a comically massive reserve of anxiety, I too fear uncharted territory. Paradoxically, though, this doesn’t stop me from feeling intensely drawn to new experiences. Throughout my life, this cognitive dissonance was only further complicated by external judgment I received for my impulses to try unconventional things. I now understand that my curiosity, open-mindedness, and sense of adventure are three nonnegotiable, defining elements of my identity. But it wasn’t until I started sleeping with couples that I shed my shame about those qualities, let alone embraced them in all areas of my life. Finding the strength to explore these more complicated, passionate aspects of my personality became the key to harnessing my voice and creative spark, which in turn helped me better cope with depression, anxiety, and the lingering cognitive effects of adolescent anorexia.
Why did these revelations dawn on me between two sweaty bodies and the energy of someone else’s romantic union? When people think about three-ways, intimacy may not be the first thing to come to mind. “Kinky,” “dirty,” and “taboo” are probably top of the list. It can certainly be all of those things (she says with a naughty smile), but when a couple invites me into their bed, I not only get welcomed into the midst of their preexisting connection, but also get to forge a new one with them based on their trust that I will respect the boundaries of their relationship. This is a vulnerable position all around: for the couple in opening their connection to a newcomer, and for the unicorn in entering a power dynamic where they are the only one without an established teammate.
But let’s back up briefly. Before discovering the world of ethical non-monogamy, known to some as “the Lifestyle,” I was in a long-term, loving, monogamous relationship that my body begged me to end before it progressed to an engagement. At the time, I didn’t fully understand what was missing from that relationship, but I did know that my partner loved me despite my weird wildness, while I yearned to be with someone who loved me because of it. To further confuse matters, I didn’t even know exactly what my “weird wildness” entailed, partly because I had spent so much time in relationships that were not conducive to personal and sexual growth.
Once I was single, I immediately began to make up for lost time. I took soul-nourishing psychedelic trips into the desert with friends. I broke my stainless steel bed frame with tons of great (and safe) sex. Of all of the variants of ecstasy I experienced during that period, the ecstasy of unbridled self-discovery was the most metamorphic. I had gone through various experimentation phases throughout high school and college, but those bold (sometimes unwise) choices were inextricably intertwined with adolescent angst and rebellion. Finding my wildness as an adult was much more peaceful—it was not reacting or crying out but intentionally searching.
Threesomes were at the center of a personal Venn diagram. I had known for some time that I was at least bisexual but had barely explored that side of my sexuality. I knew I wanted to experience new dynamics. And I knew the fearful charge around dating couples meant there was something to learn. So, as one does with all of life’s burning questions, I googled and discovered Feeld, an app where the sexually adventurous can go to find one another. The interface was charmingly glitchy, which made me feel like they didn’t have enough users to invest in making it seamless. I appreciated the novelty and suspected I had found a hidden gem.
https://twitter.com/CarolineRoseGiu
https://www.instagram.com/carolinerosegiu/
>FCC orders U.S. broadcasters to identify foreign-government sponsors of programs
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fcc-orders-us-broadcasters-identify-foreign-government-sponsors-programs-2021-04-23/
Media & TelecomFCC orders U.S. broadcasters to identify foreign-government sponsors of programs
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it had voted unanimously to adopt rules requiring public disclosure of broadcast television and radio content sponsored or provided by foreign governments.
The disclosure would be required at the time of a broadcast if a foreign governmental entity paid a radio or television station, directly or indirectly, to air material. Current rules do not specify when and how foreign government sponsorship should be publicly disclosed.
"The order increases transparency, ensuring audiences are aware when a foreign government, or its representatives, uses the airwaves to persuade the American public," the FCC said in a statement.
Jessica Rosenworcel, the agency's acting chairwoman, said reports of foreign government-sponsored programming had multiplied in recent years.
"We know that foreign entities are purchasing time on broadcast stations in markets across the country, including Chinese government-sponsored programming and Russian government-sponsored programming right here in our nation's capital," she said in a statement.
Democrats in Congress have been pushing the FCC to act for several years.
Rosenworcel said when broadcasters lease a portion of their airwaves, they must ask the leasee if it or its programming is from a foreign government entity.
If the answer is yes, a sponsorship identification will need to be placed on air and documented in the station’s public file.
If the answer is no, the broadcaster will need to independently verify the leasee using the Justice Department's Foreign Agent Registration Act website and the FCC's foreign media outlet reports, Rosenworcel added.
The National Association of Broadcasters said in a statement it supported the FCC's goal of public disclosure of foreign government-sponsored programming. But it said the agency's new rules created "burdens for the vast majority of broadcasters that do not air this content."
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-enhances-transparency-foreign-government-sponsored-programming-0
FCC Enhances Transparency of Foreign Government-Sponsored Programming
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-21-42A1.pdf
>Wtf is this place tonight.
>Ma'Khia Bryant shooting video
>The d100 has been around for years.
Buddhist monks chanted around a spaceship-shaped golden shrine, as a controversial Thai sect burned 330,000 candles attempting a Guinness World Record for the largest flaming image on Thursday – all to commemorate Earth Day.
The candles, in the shape of a map of the world and a Buddha figure, were arranged around the central shrine at the Dhammakaya sect's 78-acre compound, north of Bangkok.
"Cleanse the mind, cleanse the world" was also spelled out in the flickering light, and organisers said the objective was "to encourage people of any nationality, race and religion to join together in the activities of chanting and group meditation, sharing loving kindness".
The ceremony was timed to coincide with Earth Day, a worldwide event which aims to boost awareness about ecological issues – raising questions about whether the burning of so many candles was in itself bad for the environment.
"We will have to see what kind of products these candles are made from. Some substances are not harmful, while others could contribute to air pollution," Thai environmental health expert Suwimon Kanchanasuta from Mahidol University told AFP.
Devotees who spoke to AFP said they had made the candles themselves, and that no "dangerous materials" were used.
"We only lighted it for a brief moment and our one-hour good intention will be felt by the people all over the world and make them pay attention to what we’re intending to show here," Juntira Komasatit, a 47-year-old Dhammakaya follower, said.
IQAir, a Swiss-based air quality technology firm, notes most candles are made from paraffin, a petroleum byproduct.
"In addition to releasing toxic chemicals, burning paraffin wax produces soot with particles that can remain suspended in the air for hours," its website states.
It was not immediately clear whether the world record had been achieved, or how it was being monitored.
The Dhammakaya sect is a wealthy Buddhist order founded in 1970, which was steered to riches by the septuagenarian monk Phra Dhammachayo.
From unorthodox animated Buddhist teachings to alleged ties with former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the Dhammakaya temple's reputation has been embedded with controversies.
In 2017 Phra Dhammachayo was the subject of a massive police hunt at the Dhammakaya temple complex, with officers uncovering secret tunnels as they sought his arrest over allegations of money laundering and a massive embezzlement of $33 million.
The former abbott, who was 72 at the time, remains at large.
Buddhist authorities have accused Dhammakaya of peddling a pay-your-way to nirvana philosophy, spreading the sect's popularity through public relations events.
The temple denies the allegations and says the charges are politically motivated.
It has since quietly rebounded and continues to hold several high-profile annual events.
With "world peace as inner peace" as its motto, the sect has 84 centres in 31 countries worldwide, from Belgium and Canada to the Solomon Islands and South Africa.
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>uncovering secret tunnels
https://www.enca.com/world/thai-police-discover-secret-tunnel-in-manhunt-for-elderly-monk
https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/cops-find-secret-tunnel-dhammakaya-temple-manhunt-abbot/
https://www.tnp.sg/news/world/elusive-thai-monk-said-be-hiding-underground-maze
https://arynews.tv/en/thai-cops-find-tunnel-in-manhunt-for-elderly-monk/