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In response to a report today from the UK Without Incineration Network (UKWIN), which said that certain emissions from energy from waste plants are not being reported, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and Viridor have released a statement.
Libby Forrest, ESA policy and parliamentary affairs officer, who looks after energy-from-waste for the association, explained that the facilities are highly-regulated, with results showing they are “well below limits.
Ms Forrest said: “Energy from Waste (EfW) provides an essential and cost effective service to local authorities and businesses across the UK, diverting 10m tonnes of non-recyclable waste from landfill, generating over 5TWh of low-carbon energy each year, and working effectively alongside recycling services.
“EfW is one of the most tightly regulated combustion processes. Its emissions limit for particulate matter is amongst the lowest applied to any industry. EfW plants continuously monitor particulate matter, which captures PM10 and PM2.5, which is reported to and independently verified by the Environment Agency. Results show that the average EfW operates well below the emissions limit.
“There are no separate emissions limits for PM10 and PM2.5 because levels are below what modern continuous monitoring equipment can accurately categorise. Plants do however test for PM10 and PM2.5 levels which will produce more accurate data based on individual plant measurements rather than the emissions factor cited in the report, and these figures may well be below the reporting threshold for the Environment Agency pollution inventory.
“Public Heath England has looked carefully at EfW plants and concluded that modern, well-managed EfWs make only a “small contribution” to local air pollution.”Libby Forrest
“Public Heath England has looked carefully at EfW plants and concluded that modern, well-managed EfWs make only a “small contribution” to local air pollution, and any health impacts “if they exist, are likely to be very small and not detectable.” A study funded by Public Health England and led by the Small Area Health Statistics Unit at Imperial College concluded last year that, “Overall […] PM10 exposures related to [EfW] emissions in Great Britain are extremely low […] especially when compared to annual mean background concentrations.” To put it in context, domestic wood burning stoves emit over 700 times more PM10 than UK EfWs.”
Meanwhile. a spokesperson for Viridor explained that the company has invested in energy recovery as it provides a safe and cost-effective way of using residual waste.
The spokesperson said: “In 2018/19, Viridor ERFs will receive 2.9 million tonnes of residual waste (including joint venture facilities), with a generating capacity of 242MW electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes (a city the size of Birmingham). They are operated to the highest standards by our teams of experienced and skilled engineers and support staff.
Recycling and energy recovery are both crucial and equally important components of the UK’s waste and resource management systems – it’s important to achieve a “balanced approach to deal with the materials that businesses and householders throw away in a responsible, resource-efficient and cost-effective way.
“Viridor has one of the UK’s largest networks of 300+ advanced recycling, energy recovery and landfill diversion facilities with specialist facilities dedicated to helping the UK maximise recycling opportunities. It is a founding signatory to the UK Plastics Pact and most recently has worked with major UK retailers Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and leading packaging company Faerch Plast to ensure more black plastic is recycled and reprocessed back into new food grade packaging.
“As a leading recycler, Viridor continues to work with and advise consumer brands and retailers to ensure more packaging is designed for recyclability, which is the key to creating closed loop recycling and a more circular economy.
As the Environmental Services Association (ESA) notes, the emissions limits for particulate matter (and other potential pollutants) applied to energy from waste are amongst the strictest applied to any industry.
“Viridor plants continuously monitor emissions including particulate matter, which captures PM10 and PM2.5. This information is reported to and independently verified by the Environment Agency. Results show that our ERFs operate well below the emissions limit.
“We encourage and facilitate community liaison groups at all our ERFs and other major facilities. These ensure fair scrutiny of our performance, and enable discussion of any local priorities as well as the local economic and community benefits that these well-run plants deliver. ”


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Classic motorbike themed Christmas card by Lee Lacey featuring a Suzuki GSXR-750.
With the name still being used in 2021, the GSX-R750 or 'Gixxer' has become an icon of modern motorcycling. Introduced in 1985, the motorcycle has been continuously upgraded and changed over from air to liquid cooling in 1992. The 'Slingshot' name comes from the Slingshot carburettors used in the 1988-1992 models.
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This tutorial is going to teach you to do some retouching effect to your photos. There are many ways to do that, however, you may spend ages to process this. But this tutorial simply show you the skills to achieve.
In this tutorial you will create a beautiful fantasy landscape of an angel playing in the cosmos. You will learn how to manipulate simple stock images into a fantasy scene. You will learn skin retouching techniques, how to paint custom hair, blending, filtering and much more.
When you would like to put your object into a mysterious scene, you can have a try on designing a dark foggy scene. The image could be projected as mysterious, since the object cannot be seen clear and end up to have a mysterious feeling to the reader.
Mix-colourful effect seems not difficult but some special techniques are required. Before applying the color, some of background from other images need to be prepared. That would entirely depend on what style you want to result in.
How to create a funny scene? even you are not a design expert, you can make one for yourself easily. You can use simple photo manipulation skills to take off the giraffe’s skin for ironing like the human.
Most of the time, you may be stuck on how to apply different scenes for different characters. It is not necessary to put the fighting or war scene as a background in this case. A simple sea and a beautiful girl can also be applied for your gladiator.


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When it comes to your smile, our prosthodontists, Dr. Goggins, Dr. Aguirre, and Dr. Pitz, help patients like yourself every day to get the proper dental care you need and deserve. One of the ways we fix minor to moderate tooth damage is by using dental fillings or inlays and onlays, depending on the tooth. Do you know the difference between those three options?
You have probably already had a dental filling done before and it is one of our most common treatments for tooth issues caused by cavities, fractures or chips in a tooth. By placing a dental filling, our prosthodontists can restore your tooth’s original form and function so your smile can continue to thrive. At Denver Restorative Dentistry, we provide patients with a choice of either amalgam fillings or composite fillings. Both are excellent options for restoring damaged teeth.
When you come in for your dental filling treatment, you will be made comfortable so you can relax while we work. The treatment is done in just one visit to our office. First, we will remove any damaged and decayed areas of the tooth. Then we will clean the area so it is pristine and ready to be filled with your filling material of choice which will be contoured to your tooth’s shape so it can blend right in. Lastly, the filling fill is hardened so it can protect your tooth for many years to come!
Dental Inlays and Onlays
The other options we offer for tooth repairs are inlays and onlays. These are also great at fixing tooth damage and decay. Inlays and onlays are used when a tooth needs more protection than a filling can provide, but not as extensive as to require a dental crown. In fact, inlays and onlays are referred to as partial crowns and are crafted specifically to your tooth using either porcelain, composite resin or gold. Just as with fillings, our goal is to restore your natural tooth’s health, structure, function and looks. Inlays and onlays appear so natural that they are hardly noticeable. They also preserve the structure of your tooth. So when do you need an inlay versus an onlay? We will apply an inlay when the damage doesn’t extend to the cusp of the tooth, while an onlay is applied when there is cusp damage.
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If you have one or more damaged teeth in your smile, we encourage you to get them evaluated and treated as soon as possible so that you can preserve the natural tooth. Whether you need a dental filling or a dental inlay or onlay, our skilled prosthodontists are ready to take care of all your dental needs. Please give us a call today at 303-586-1019 if you need help with your teeth, gums, breath or TMJ’s (jaw).

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Strength in exporter shares and a rebound in metal stocks helped overcome weakness in utilities early Monday to send the Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -0.57% up 0.7% to 9,630.04 and the Topix also higher by 0.7%. Exporters were among the gainers, getting some support as the yen traded weaker against the dollar and euro. Sharp Corp. 6753, -2.88% SHCAF, -9.32% climbed 2.4%, Kyocera Corp. 6971, -1.16% KYOCF, -4.09% added 2.5%, Honda Motor Co. 7267, -0.69% HMC, -0.28% improved by 1.9%, and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. 7211, +0.69% MMTOF, +0.94% rose 1.1%. Shares of Canon Inc. 7751, -0.28% CAJ, -0.56% added 2.1% after a Nikkei buisness daily report saying the camera maker would post a 20% gain in operating profit for calendar 2012. Metals shares bounced from recent losses, with JFE Holdings Inc. 5411, -0.66% JFEEF, +5.70% rising 2.2%, Nippon Steel Corp. 5401, +1.13% NISTF, +0.56% up 1%, and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. JP:5405 SMMLF ahead by 1.4%. Utilities were weak, however, following data Friday showing fiscal-2011 electricity demand falling 5.1%. The Nikkei daily said the drop was the first annual decrease in two years and the largest fall since Japan's current power companies were formed in 1972. Tokyo Electric Power Co. 9501, -0.93% TKECF, +4.13% fell 2%, Chubu Electric Power Co. 9502, -1.72% CHUEF, +1.01% lost 0.6%, and Kansai Electric Power Co. 9503, -0.38% gave up 2.5%.
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As a child living in public housing on Chicago’s South Side, I never realized that what I experienced growing up could be considered “abnormal,” “high-risk” or a “community failure” by other people.
I could not play outside after dark because this is usually when the shooting started. I very often had to run in the house as a child and stay away from windows. I assumed that most children my age, at least the ones who looked like me — black — had shared similar experiences. The truth is, I did not know many people who were not black. My neighborhood was 99 percent black. I read about the dangers of being a poor, black male and the risk of adolescent girls of color. Those risks personally pertained to me when I was growing up. You will always be affected by the violence in your community, even if indirectly. The black boys or young men that statistics refer to as being at greater risk for violence, incarceration or violent death were our brothers, fathers, sons, significant others or spouses. The struggle of being a black girl, someday a black woman, had its countless risks.
You see, in counseling research we talk a lot about privilege, marginalization, diversity and cross-cultural experiences. But what happens when you are the “other,” the minority as the counselor? The textbooks I read talked a lot about ways to work with minority clients, and most of the traditional theories were based on middle-class white people. However, most counselors are white women. “So, who exactly were the authors referring to when they talked about cross-cultural experiences in counseling?” I often asked myself.
Back to the basics: I lived at home with my mom, dad and one sister, who is seven years younger. My parents were never married. As the oldest child, I had a lot of responsibility with helping my parents with my sister. Both my parents worked full-time jobs. They were even lucky enough to afford to send my sister and me to the local Catholic school in our public housing neighborhood where my dad worked as a janitor. I now understand that we were a part of what is called the working class. I always felt offset from the other kids in the neighborhood. My parents were not on drugs, which many other children’s parents were. My parents worked, and my parents invested a lot into my education. I enjoyed school and learning was fun for me. My sister and I always had nice material things, and therefore I was quite unaware of my social class status. Other kids in the neighborhood often called me “different” because I went to Catholic school and did not get into the drugs and gang activity in the community. I often felt they were right and chose not to try to fit in.
Many researchers write about the invisible privilege that comes with being white or being wealthy. My poorness was invisible to me because my violent community and overpriced clothes and shoes were assumed normal. I had protective factors as well. My grandmother was active in my life, and she valued the church. My family was pretty large, and we all supported one another in the community. But what happens to the “average” child who views these negative behaviors, mannerisms and culture as normal? These children usually repeat the behaviors as the only way they know to live. Having gone to the local Catholic elementary school, I was able to go to any Catholic high school in Chicago on a scholarship with my full tuition paid. Going to college was discussed from the day I entered high school. This was not the case with my friends who attended the local public schools. By the time I started high school, my parents had split up, and it was my mom, sister and I. Things were different then, being raised in a single-parent home. However, we maintained our “status” with our fashion. A couple of years later, my mom had another child — my brother, who is 16 years younger — and at that point, she became a single mother of three. However, our “status” as we knew it was maintained.
My mother chose an all-girls Catholic school as the high school of choice. This school was located in a middle-class suburban neighborhood not too far away from my public housing neighborhood. The girls at this school mostly lived in two-parent homes with married parents. Their parents usually were college-educated and owned their homes and vehicles. These young ladies had cars by their junior year of high school. Although I never really felt as though I completely fit in with the children in my neighborhood, there was something different about being around those girls. First, I enjoyed being there because they all accepted me for who I was — or maybe who they assumed I was? The girls said I didn’t act like I was from the projects, and they were quite surprised that I had been there my entire life. I remember one girl said, “Those girls are rough and loud, and you’re quiet and smart.” Other experiences at school included girls asking about the violence in the projects and stating how scary the projects were. Again, I was usually surprised by the feedback I received from others and was surprised that they had not experienced the same things.
So many people say that children who grow up in the “projects” are likely to drop out of school, fail or end up in negative life circumstances. Because none of these things happened to me, I must be the “exception” to that rule. I heard that a lot, and I started to dislike the fact that people viewed me as an exception because to me, what that meant was that they felt that I should have failed because of my socioeconomic status.
Currently as a doctoral candidate, I understand my experiences as being part of social mobility. My becoming educated had everything to do with me not wanting to live in the projects forever. I yearned for the nice things educated people seemed to have. Also, as my mother always said, I was smart, so it seemed inevitable for me. As a counseling intern working with very few minority students and going to predominately white institutions, I often wonder how many young, black girls could be sitting exactly where I am but are not. If only they had parents who, although they were not educated themselves, valued education and saw it as a “way out.” Maybe those girls lacked the motivation, or maybe they just simply lacked the availability of resources that I had received despite what the statistics say?
So, does that make me an exception? Most children in my neighborhood went to the local public school and then the military high school. Some individuals, even at my Catholic elementary school, did not take advantage of the free scholarship to private high school because of uniform, transportation and book costs.
Now, when I read an article that relates to social mobility and the price you pay for it, I think of myself. When I visit my old neighborhood, I am admired, yes, but I am also shunned. Somehow, I am not like everyone else because a majority of my childhood friends are still there. To say the very least, I am the only one I know pursuing a Ph.D. There were a few who went on to college and many who went back home. The point of clarification is that I lost a lot of people who I was close to because of my social mobility. I have other friends who I share more values and goals with. I live in an environment with low crime rates where I would not typically worry about gunshots or being robbed. You see, although I am very proud of my accomplishments, they came with a price. I am still me, and I always will be. However, apparently, I am a different sort of me. I have privilege that others do not share. My son goes to private school, he wears preppy clothes, he speaks proper English, he vacations with family — many of these things individuals from my community see as “acting white.” My son understands that education is valued. Fortunately, he will not have the same struggles that his dad and I once had. The funny part is that those struggles went mostly unnoticed by me. I thank my parents for protecting me from the violence in the neighborhood, for creating morals and values in our home, and for helping me gain respect for others and myself.
As a counselor and counselor educator-in-training, I oftentimes have to receive supervision to decrease the risk of countertransference when I work with young women who come from poor backgrounds. I develop a soft spot and have been told a few times that my sensitivity to my clients is genuine, almost as if I had experienced what they were going through. Maybe at times this was the case, but mostly I am humble. I am humble because I grew up with many “have-nots” and I’ve worked hard to “have.” I am humble because, despite the adversities I have faced, I am successful and my family is proud. I understand that there is pressure behind my successes; however, I am proud of me as well. I admire the first-generation college student who decided to come to counseling to work through her personal issues in order to maintain her academic success. So yes, there is sensitivity, and yes, it is genuine, and no, I will not apologize for that. It is what makes me a great counselor. My counseling textbooks did not discuss many of the experiences I’ve had myself as a counselor, but I have had many good supervisors to thank for helping me understand my emotion as it relates to my counseling. So I appreciate the supervisors who have encouraged me through positive feedback on my clinical skills and have made me comfortable with my personable and sometimes non-traditional style of counseling.
Mashone Parker is a doctoral candidate in counselor education and supervision at the University of Iowa. She earned her master’s degree in clinical counseling from Eastern Illinois University. Her clinical background is in college counseling and counseling adults with developmental disabilities. She has been awarded the Dean’s Graduate Fellowship at her institution. Throughout her studies, she has developed a passion for researching best practices in career counseling and social justice for minority youth and social class issues in school settings. Parker serves on multiple committees relating to diversity across campus, such as the diversity committee and the Society of Black Graduate & Professional Students. She is committed to multicultural issues. Parker can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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Cryptocurrency mining is the process of validating transactions and adding them to the blockchain by using computers or specialized devices such as ASICs. Correct solutions to complex equations are rewarded with a new cryptocurrency added to circulation.
Mining is essential for blockchains that use a Proof of Work consensus, such as Bitcoin. The process creates a chronological order of transactions that ensures previous entries in the "open ledger" cannot be changed.
How to mine cryptocurrencies?
The transaction has to be compressed into a block to be approved and entered into the blockchain. Since cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin do not have centralized organizations to authorize transactions, miners manage it. The result of this process is new units of cryptocurrency.
With the development of cryptocurrencies and their increase in popularity, mining has become significantly more difficult due to the growing competition between miners. On the other hand, the more miners participate in the process, the more secure the network becomes, as manipulation turns out to be practically impossible.
The mining process, although complicated, can be summarized in a few steps. It begins by selecting the cryptocurrency you are interested in. It should be noted that mining does not apply to all cryptocurrencies, while some of them immediately require expensive, specialized equipment (for example Bitcoin, which requires an ASIC).
However, if we find the right cryptocurrency, we need to install the appropriate mining software to control the entire process. The purchased hardware should be connected to the software and run - you have to enter such data as the address of your crypto wallet, to which the mining rewards will be sent. After that, you have to monitor the process, ensure it runs smoothly, and adequately maintain the equipment.
After correctly implementing a new block into the blockchain, miners are rewarded with new crypto units, such as BTC.
Following this cryptocurrency's example, miners were initially rewarded with 50 Bitcoins, and after 2012’s halving - the number dropped to 25. Since then, the reward reduction has occurred regularly - once every four years.
It currently stands at 6.25 BTC. You can see the countdown to the next halving here: https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com
The higher the difficulty of the mining process, the lower the income, as the rewards are distributed among more miners. This means that each miner receives a smaller reward pool allocation.
Before starting the process, it is crucial to ensure that compensation will exceed the cost of mining. Mechanism also consumes a great deal of energy, which may significantly impact the profitability of mining.
Types of mining
- ASIC mining – The subject of ASICs has been covered by a separate article. In summary, ASIC is designed to fulfill one specific task, which in the case of mining, is to solve complex mathematical algorithms when processing transactions and building new blocks on the blockchain.
- CPU mining – CPU mining uses computer hardware to run hashing functions until finding a correct result. It is important to note that CPUs do not have as much mining power as ASICs or GPUs, and because of that - profits from this type of mining are much lower.
- GPU mining – A form of mining that involves using at least one advanced graphic processing unit, also known as graphics cards. GPUs can process hashes faster than CPUs but slower than ASICs. They are commonly utilized in altcoin mining.
- Cloud mining – Process of renting or leasing mining equipment from a cloud mining service provider. The company owns and operates the required gear, and the miner's role is reduced to selecting the company, registering, and paying. This removes the responsibility for taking care of the technical aspects of mining.
- Solo mining – As the name suggests, this refers to mining on your own. This method allows you to remain independent and collect all of the rewards. However, it requires high hardware power and can take much longer than other mining methods.
- Mining pools – This method involves gathering miners and combining their processing power to mine a block as quickly as possible. If successful, the reward will be distributed among members based on a contribution percentage in the mining pool.
Crypto mining validates and adds transactions to the blockchain, resulting in new cryptocurrency added to circulation. Mining is essential for blockchains that use Proof of Work algorithms, such as Bitcoin. For cryptocurrencies to be mined, they must be compressed into a block, verified, and approved by miners on the network.
There are several ways of mining, including ASIC, CPU, GPU, cloud, solo, and mining pools. Despite the potential increase in the value of a given cryptocurrency, it's essential to ensure that the compensation exceeds the cost of mining, as rewards decrease over time.


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Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Consolidation in Swiss banking will continue, in particular among firms with international clients, l’Agefi reported, citing an interview with Christian Wiesendanger, the head of UBS AG’s Swiss wealth unit.
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Texas Motor Speedway’s 20th anniversary promises to be memorable when IndyCar arrives at the fast, recently reconfigured mile and a half oval this weekend. Expect the racing to be worlds apart from what we saw in Detroit.
The series has held twenty eight races and counting since TMS opened, with almost all of them being extremely entertaining wheel to wheel wonderment. The repave and reconfiguration of the banking in turns 1 and 2 lessened it from 24 to 20 degrees and widened the track from 60 to 80 feet. Four time Texas winner Helio called it “completely new” and Pags called it “a different layout” after testing there in April. Honda teams were limited in their testing, with several not participating due to mileage concerns. We certainly hope all these changes didn’t screw up the track or the racing. That’d be earth shattering.
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Ragin’ Graham Rahal won a riveting race – weather disruptions aside – in the closest IndyCar finish at the track last year. That’s saying something. Winless on the season Scott Dixon won the previous year in a rare Texas laugher, his second time shooting the six guns. Ed Carpenter triumphed in another typically exhilarating contest in 2014 making a statement heard round the world.
It’s been a banner year for the Japanese as Honda’s domination is real, taking five of eight rounds thus far including the last three in a row. Rahal’s been red hot of late taking both races in Detroit and knows his way around TMS. Smarting as Honda piles up the wins, Team Penske should have something for the track the team’s won at multiple times, although it has been several years. Ganassi’s Dixon has had a difficult season so far and probably would give the world to break out soon.
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The stage is set for a Saturday night of 220 mph exquisite oval racing under the lights at TMS. That is to say, it’ll be nighttime for the final stages of the race. They really should consider pushing the start time back a bit, as the cars look even faster and more amazing at night.
Happily, the “worldwide leader in sports” won’t be broadcasting this weekend – or perhaps ever again – as it’s NBCSN’s turn. Expect not only superior coverage, but also more of it – including qualifications. And Daffy Leigh Diffey!
Those are just a few of the multitude of reasons to look forward to IndyCar oval racing at Texas. It’s undeniably some of the best in the world.

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Welcome to our live coverage of Reading FC v Birmingham City.
Kick-off at Select Car Leasing Stadium is at 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
It’s the first game of the Paul Ince era at Berkshire as the former England and Manchester United midfielder takes charge of the Royals for the first time.
The 54-year-old has been appointed as the club’s new caretaker boss following Veljko Paunovic’s departure on Saturday night.
READ MORE: New member of Paul Ince’s Reading FC coaching staff revealed as trio leave
Ince is joined in the dugout by new interim assistant Alex Rae. The Scot played alongside Ince in the early 2000s at Wolves while also coaching under him at Blackpool in 2013/14.
Reading are looking to make it three games unbeaten after a draw at Peterborough United and victory at Preston at the weekend.
The Royals currently sit five points clear of the relegation zone in 21st place, but even if they win they will not progress further up the league table.
Birmingham, meanwhile, have won just two of their last 14 matches and start the day 18th and 11 points behind their opponents.
Reporter Jonathan Low will have full coverage of the game throughout the evening in the live blog below.
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Elena. Trojan Wars, elegant fonts. Everybody deserves an Elena. "For text that's meant to be read."
However, I don't think Elena wants to be read. She's quick, elusive, ahead of herself. Sand slipping through fingers, time accelerating and disappearing into loopholes of lust and love. Better keep up with this one. The kind of girl that shows you the stars and breaks your heart. An astonishing beauty, a nimble mind. A girl to die for.
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A DRAMATIC swing in tallies has left the Government's Seanad abolition campaign hanging by a thread in Cork as Dublin looks set to reject the proposal.
Early tallies in Cork had indicated that both the Seanad abolition and Court of Appeal referenda would be easily carried in Cork.
Inner city ballot boxes opened by 9.30am revealed the 'Yes' vote for the Seanad's abolition was between 4pc and 10pc ahead of the 'No' campaign.
However, as suburban boxes began to be tallied, the margin tightened to the point where there is now less than 4pc between both camps.
With over one-third of all ballot boxes now tallied in City Hall, Cork North Central showed 52pc in favour of the Seanad's abolition compared to 48pc against.
In Cork South Central - where there are almost three times as many people who qualify to vote in Seanad elections - the margin is reversed with 52pc voting in favour of keeping the Seanad compared to 48pc in favour of its abolition.
Fine Gael tallymen who had initially predicted that both referenda would be carried now admitted that the Seanad abolition vote could be defeated if trends continue throughout the remainder of the ballot boxes to be sorted.
The vote in favour of abolishing the Seanad remains significantly higher in working class areas of Cork than in middle-class districts.
"It is impossible to call. It certainly is a lot tighter than anyone would have predicted," Jerry Buttimer (FG) TD said.
In Dublin, boxes were opened in the RDS at 9am for all the city constituencies.
Based on early tallies, working-class areas are strongly No, while some middle-class areas are also going No.
Labour Dublin South East TD Kevin Humphreys has already called the Seanad referendum defeated, based on boxes from areas like Ringsend and Sandymount.
However, other constituencies are more evenly balanced, but still leaning towards No.
Tallymen in Dublin North-East and Dublin North-Central say it is close at the moment, with the No nudging ahead.
In Cork, a number of spoiled ballots were indicated indicating that there was some confusion over the voting papers.
Fine Gael TD David Stanton admitted that there was a significant mix of apathy and confusion on some doorsteps.
He said that, during one canvass, a voter approached him and asked: "What is the Seanad?"
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The US news outlet claimed the rapper’s dad was being treated for the illness in Los Angeles, California, and was said to be “responding well” to treatment.
Ray's cancer battle comes almost ten years after Kanye, 41, sadly lot his mother Donda to coronary artery disease.
The Sun Online has contacted Kanye's representatives.
Back in 2016, Kanye revealed his breakdown was triggered by the forthcoming anniversary of his mother's death.
Kanye was incredibly close to Donda and wrote his track Hey Mama to honour what she had sacrificed for him growing up.
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Last November, Kanye returned to Chicago to play a concert which marked the 10 year anniversary of his mum’s passing.
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The Guardian is still finding unpopular politicians to step forwards and tell Corbyn to change direction. The most recent was a policy adviser to the junior minister in New Labour’s short-lived Ministry of Pet Grooming. The former advisor claimed:
If Yvette Cooper was in charge, we’d have 250% of the vote – easy! She’s like diet Tony Blair, and people love diets, right?
Despite the Guardian giving this person their own daily column, no one seems to be paying attention. It’s almost like this constant chatter of politicos with no ideas beyond ‘get Corbyn’ has become little more than background noise.
As Britain’s premier left-ish newspaper, the Guardian could have used the momentum of the Corbyn movement to reverse its failing fortunes. Instead, it’s opted to commission the same article about Corbyn every day for the past three years. But why?
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Of course, the real victims are the Guardian columnists who have to attack Corbyn’s moderate social programme. It must take a lot of energy to hit copy and paste every week. Hopefully someone more right-wing gets in soon so they can get back to pretending they’re at the forefront of progressive politics.
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Vegas odds were released Tuesday setting the over/unders for a number of high-profile NFL draft prospects, including Clemson's own Isaiah Simmons.
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Sydney: Indian cricket team (Team India) trained after a long time on Saturday after reaching Australia. The team arrived here from the UAE on Thursday. The players spent Friday at the Sydney Olympic Park Hotel.
The team is currently quarantined at the Pullman Hotel in Sydney Olympic Park. The Government of New South Wales has allowed the Indian team to train while in Quarantine. The players of the Indian team went to the gym and running on the day of Diwali on Saturday.
Also read- Dhoni may leave the captaincy of CSK, management is looking for alternatives
The BCCI has tweeted a photo of Rishabh Pant on his tweeter who is cycling. At the same time, Varun Chakraborty’s place can be seen with T. Natarajan dumbbells included in the team. Cheteshwar Pujara, part of the Test team, can also be seen working out.
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The BCCI tweeted, ‘The Indian team practiced for the first time today, 2 days after taking off from the plane. A little bit of running to run the body.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also posted a photo of himself with Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav. Chahal tweeted, ‘Back to my brother Kuldeep. And also come back with the national team.
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Chahal is a part of both T20 and ODI teams, while Kuldeep has been able to make a place in the ODI team. The Indian team is on a 69-day Australian tour. She will play a 3-match ODI and a three-match T20 series here. After this, the 4-match Test series will be played.


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The shortcomings of this past local weather change conference could have far reaching penalties through-out the globe for years to return. The function of international training within the global local weather crisis is about to become a key difficulty for the 2020s. President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded Saturday that Iran punish these liable for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner and pay compensation.
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|“||I am here because when all else fails, when all the other mighty gods have gone off to war, I am all that's left. Home. Hearth. I am the last Olympian.||”|
Hestia is the Greek virgin goddess of the family and home, hearth, domesticity, virginity, and the state. She is the eldest of the Twelve Olympians, the firstborn child of Kronos and Rhea, and the current guardian of Elpis, the spirit of hope. Her Roman counterpart is Vesta.
- 1 History
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- 3 The Heroes of Olympus
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- 5 Appearance
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- 9 Relationships
- 10 Etymology
- 11 Trivia
- 12 Gallery
Birth and Rescue
Hestia was the oldest child of Kronos, the Titan-King of Mount Othrys, and his wife, Rhea. When she was born, Kronos was initially willing to be a good father until he realized that Hestia wasn't a Titaness, but a more powerful and beautiful immortal (a goddess) and therefore had the potential to overpower him one day. Fearing the possibility, Kronos quickly swallowed her whole - much to Rhea's horror. However, as an immortal goddess, Hestia wasn't killed or destroyed by her father's swallowing her whole, and instead spent her childhood undigested in her father's stomach. She was later joined by her younger siblings (Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon), all of whom were also swallowed shortly after their birth.
Ultimately, Rhea gave birth to her sixth and final child, Zeus, whom she hid away and secretly raised on Crete with Gaia's aid, faraway from Mount Othrys. In place of Zeus, she gave a huge boulder as a decoy for the tired Kronos to eat. After he reached his maturity, Zeus successfully infiltrated Kronos' Palace on Mount Othrys as the Titan-King's new royal cupbearer. Hestia was finally released during the final drinking competition Kronos had with his Titan brothers and nephews, for Zeus poured a potent emetic into Kronos' goblet, which caused the Titan-King to disgorge all the contents of his stomach in reverse order of swallowing. First the boulder, then Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and finally Hestia herself. Zeus quickly introduced himself to his elder siblings and all of them quickly escaped Mount Othrys before their father and their Titanic relatives could react.
In Zeus' cave at Mount Ida, Hestia and the other gods accepted Zeus as their leader, and though she initially suggested diplomacy, she was finally convinced to agree with her younger siblings about declaring war against their tyrannical father. Hestia was happily reunited with her mother Rhea, who tearfully embraced her and her siblings and recommended their releasing their Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheire uncles from Tartarus first, for the Hekatonkheires could serve as strong allies in their battle and the Elder Cyclopes could forge excellent weapons.
Rescuing the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires
Her brother, Hades, turned out to be skillful in navigating under the earth and lead them all into Tartarus through a network of Underworld tunnels. There, imprisoned in the maximum-security zone, surrounded by huge bronze walls, and a lava moat, were the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires. Their guardian Kampê was the most ferocious and fearsome monster in all of Tartarus.
However, the gods overcame their fear and were able to sneak in. Zeus managed to talk to the Cyclops Brontes and convinced him to forge powerful weapons for him and his siblings behind Kampê's back. The three Elder Cyclopes forged three incredibly powerful weapons: the Master Bolt (for Zeus), the Trident (for Poseidon), and the Helm of Darkness (for Hades). With these new weapons, Zeus killed Kampê and Poseidon shattered the chains of the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires, releasing them. Afterwards, Hades safely guided his siblings and uncles back out of Tartarus. In return for their release, all six of her uncles agreed to fight on the gods' side in the upcoming war with the Titans.
Shortly after their return from Tartarus, Hestia and her siblings officially declared war on Kronos and the other Titans, which resulted in the terrifying 11-year-long Titanomachy. The Titans initially had the upper hand since they were well-armed and much more experienced warriors. However, as the years passed, the gods quickly became skilled warriors as well, and with the help of their new extremely powerful weapons and the aid of the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires, they finally prevailed.
While preparing for the final battle of the War, Hestia and her siblings ascended to Mount Olympus (the tallest mountain in Greece after Mount Othrys). During the final battle, Zeus used his Master Bolt to shear off the top of Mount Othrys and hurl Kronos from his throne, defeating the Titan King. Shortly thereafter, the gods invaded the ruins of Mount Othrys and finally overwhelmed Atlas, Hyperion, Iapetus, Krios, and Koios.
In the aftermath of the battle, the Elder Cyclopes chained up all of the defeated Titans, while the Hekatonkheires forced them to kneel before the gods. Zeus took their father's Scythe, sliced Kronos into a thousand pieces, and then cast him into Tartarus along with the rest of his followers (except for Atlas, who was forced to hold the sky). The gods chose Olympus as their official residence and the Elder Cyclopes built magnificent palaces there for them all. As a result, the gods started to call themselves the Olympians.
Incident with Priapus
While celebrating the anniversary of her children's victory over the Titans, Rhea organised a grandiose party on Mount Ida on Crete. All gods and neutral Titans were invited, as well as many nymphs and satyrs. After drinking, Hestia wandered out into the woods and fell asleep. Priapus, a minor god of vegetation, spotted the beautiful goddess and wanted to take advantage of her. However, while he was approaching her, a donkey brayed out loudly. Hestia woke up screaming and ran away from Priapus. The feasting Olympians instantly ran to her side and proceeded to harshly beat and berate Priapus, who was never invited to their divine parties ever again. After the event, Hestia declared that she was to be grateful and defined the donkey as her sacred animal.
After the war, Hestia decided to become the Goddess of the Hearth and Family. She secretly allowed Prometheus to take some sacred fire from the Olympian hearth, as he desired to give it to humans. Despite this, no member of her family suspected her (or at least, they didn't punish her). Feeling bad for Prometheus' severe punishement, Hestia protected every mortal pursued, attacked or in trouble if they made it to either a house's or a town's hearth. People of that household or city would be obliged or honor-bound to help and protect them if they asked for it.
Becoming the Last Olympian
Unlike her more prominent younger siblings, Hestia never sought power. When her nephew Dionysus was accepted as one of the Twelve Olympians, she was willingly gave up her throne to him and took to constantly tending the sacred hearth. During any of their massive family feuds, any Olympian could chose to take a break by sitting down next to the hearth with Hestia, whose presence alone was enough to calm anyone near her.
Unlike her siblings, Hestia never desired to marry or become a mother, so she turned down several gods. After Poseidon and her nephew Apollo proposed to her, Hestia talked with Zeus and requested to remain a virgin. Her brother respected her enough to allow the petition, while Poseidon and Apollo vowed to punish anyone who would ever attempt to woo her in the future.
When Percy Jackson first arrived at Camp Half-Blood, he saw a young girl stoking next to the hearth and poking the coals with a stick. However, he was ignorant of the fact that she was actually Hestia and didn't pay particular attention to her.
Hestia was later mentioned by Chiron to Percy while discussing the arguments between Zeus and Poseidon: apparently, Chiron had hoped that either she, or Demeter, or Hera would be able to calm down the brothers and get them to see reason.
Shortly before the events of the book, Hestia met and talked with Nico di Angelo, the first demigod to talk to her in ages. Hestia first appears as an eight-year-old girl in Westport, Connecticut after Percy and Nico meet Ms. Castellan. She tells Percy that in order to understand his enemy, he must first understand his past. She gives Percy constant visions of Luke's upbringing as a way to gain insight as to what he has gone through and why he made the choices that he did. Hestia tells Percy that sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding before transporting him and Nico to New York.
During the Battle of Manhattan at Olympus, Hestia helps Rachel Elizabeth Dare realize her destiny as the Oracle of Delphi and reminds Percy that when all the other gods are away in the fight, hearth and home are what will always remain. Percy entrusts Hestia with the Pandora's Pithos, which Prometheus had given him in order to tempt him into surrender. He claims that she should be its guardian because hope survives best at the hearth.
When Percy is fighting against Luke (possessed by Kronos), Backbiter is tossed into the hearth. When Kronos tries to retrieve it, Hestia appears in the fire and heats the scythe to such a degree that he cannot retrieve it. Percy sees her image in the flames looking disapprovingly at her father.
After the war, the gods returned to the destroyed Olympus. When her brothers and relatives asks Percy to come closer, Hestia's smile gives him the courage to approach them.
Percy later returns to Camp Half-Blood and sees Hestia tending to the campfire, mirroring the first time Percy saw her when he first arrived at camp. She winks at Percy, implying that she is content not being noticed, as long as some people do notice her once in a while.
Hestia, along with most of the other Olympians, was incapacitated (with her personality split between her and her Roman form Vesta) after Leo was manipulated by Gaea into shooting upon Camp Jupiter from the Argo II.
When Reyna, with the help of six pegasi finally manages to place the Athena Parthenos on Half-Blood Hill, golden light ripples across the ground, seeping warmth into the bones of both Greek and Roman demigods, and curing all of the Olympians (including Hestia) of their split personalities. However, as the Last Olympian, Hestia is the only Elder Olympian not to join her siblings, nephews and nieces in the final battle with the Giants in Athens.
According to Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Hestia's personality is very similar to that of her mother: gentle, good-natured, irresistibly lovable, and never saying a bad word about anyone, overall a benevolent goddess. She was quieter and more peaceful than her siblings - in fact, out of the six children of Kronos and Rhea, she was the only one who suggested reconciliation with their father after they were freed. Her fondest wish was that her entire family could get along, and despite being unsuccessful in maintaining harmony on Olympus, she still watched out for each and every deity in the Greek Pantheon, which ensured that it was difficult for any of her family to be angry with her, for her genuine amiability was a rare and valuable commodity amongst the Olympians.
However, Hestia is supremely different from her mother in one aspect: she had no desire to become a mother herself. Part of the reason was that she had vivid, unforgettable memories of being swallowed by her father, her mother wailing in despair over how he was a child-swallowing cannibal, and of all those years being imprisoned in his stomach. The other part was having concrete evidence that her brother, Zeus, could be as bad as Kronos - he swallowed his first wife, Metis, to circumvent the prophecy that the son he fathered through her would overthrow him one day, and later on, he divorced his second wife, Themis, to prevent their marriage from producing more offspring that were more terrifyingly powerful than the gods. Though this can be interpreted as an inability to let go of the past, it still testified to Hestia's powers of observation and caution.
Hestia was also kind and sympathetic towards humanity - though it was never specifically confirmed, it was still highly likely that she played a major role in how Prometheus successfully gifted humanity with fire (as she was always at the hearth, it was impossible for him to have stolen the hot coals from the hearth without her noticing, so she either helped him do it, or at least turned a blind eye to his theft). Also, though he ended up being punished severely for his theft, she ensured his sacrifice was not in vain by becoming the patron goddess of each and every hearth in the world, as well as a sworn protectress of sorts to those in need if they made it to the hearth.
In The Last Olympian, she was portrayed to be calm, humble, and much kinder than most other gods, who frequently take offense at the slightest provocation. As opposed to the Twelve Olympians, she did not seek attention or recognition, but existed contentedly at the hearth, the final place of solace. She also proved to be a warm and loving aunt to Percy and Nico (greeting them with a delicious homemade meal during their first meeting her, providing timely words of wisdom and even visions to help them better understand and fight their enemies, etc.), as well as a goddess of true wisdom and excellent understanding - she knew perfectly well that due to her oath of chastity and her giving up her throne to Dionysus, she would have neither demigod children nor epic poems about her deeds, but she is fine with that as she is, at her very core, a peacekeeper ("Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding...I keep the peace. I yield when necessary..."). During the final battle against Kronos, Hestia did deliver a single blow that truly testified to her formidable power as an Elder Olympian, and when the battle was over, it was implied that she was content with not being noticed, as long as some people do notice her once in a while.
According to Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, as a newborn baby, Hestia was beautiful and perfectly proportioned, with eyes that were much too intelligent for a newborn, and she radiated power. As a mature goddess, she was sweet-looking and lovely in an unpretentious way, having an honest smile, warm brown eyes, and black hair that framed her face in ringlets. She also had an incredibly delicious scent of wood smoke and toasted marshmallows, and usually kept her hair tucked under a linen shawl, wore plain, modest dresses, and never used makeup. Though she was not as beautiful as her younger sisters, she was still so charming that both Poseidon and Apollo once proposed to her, and Priapus once tried to rape her.
In The Lightning Thief, Hestia was portrayed as a nine-year-old girl, but Percy did not take particular notice of her as he was ignorant of her true identity.
In The Last Olympian, Hestia was portrayed as an eight-year-old girl with mousy brown hair, and fire-red eyes that differed from Ares' for they were warm and cozy. She wore a simple brown dress with a scarf over her head, giving her the look of a pioneer child. When Percy encountered her again after acquiring the Curse of Achilles, he noted that though she still wore the same brown dress, she appeared as a grown woman. After the final battle against Kronos, Hestia took the form of a girl again, looking happy and content to be sitting by her fire again, and her smile gave Percy the courage to approach the gods.
The differences in Hestia's physical description throughout the novels could be attributed to the fact that, as a goddess, she has the ability to assume any shape she desires, though it must be noted that she retains her beauty and sweet charm no matter what physical manifestation she adopts.
- Her attributes are the fire and cloak.
- Her sacred animal is the donkey.
Hestia can change into her Roman counterpart, Vesta. As Vesta, she becomes more disciplined, militaristic, and warlike. Hestia was envisioned by the Greeks as the gentle goddess of domesticity whereas Vesta was considered to be the stern guardian of the Roman state. In ancient times, the Vestal Virgins were maiden priestesses who maintained the sacred fire housed inside the Temple of Vesta. It is possible that they are the Roman counterpart of the Hunters, but were less aggressive and didn't fight.
In The Last Olympian, Hestia herself claimed to be "the least of the gods", and she is indeed less powerful than her younger siblings (Demeter, Hera, and the Big Three). However, as an Elder Olympian, she is still a powerful goddess in her own right, stronger than the younger Olympians, and her strike against Kronos in the final battle testified to her strength.
- Pyrokinesis: As the Goddess of the Hearth, Hestia has divine authority and absolute control over fire, and to a far greater extent than her nephew, Hephaestus. The fire she tended also seemed to glow "more richly red than a normal fire". During the final battle against Kronos, her flames heated up his scythe to the extent that he was forced to drop it, and his host's hands were smoking and seared. After he was destroyed, the scythe liquefied into molten metal and trickled into the hearth's coals. These were particularly impressive, for Kronos' host - Luke - was near-invulnerable from the Curse of Achilles, and the scythe had been forged by Gaea to strike down the mighty Ouranos.
- Shapeshifting: As a goddess, Hestia has the power to transform and reshape her own body as she desired - she transformed into an eagle to escape from Kronos' Palace and, later on, into a bat to sneak into Tartarus' maximum-security zone.
- Bond Manipulation: As the Goddess of Home and Family, all things related to domestic and familial relationships are under Hestia's jurisdiction. Examples of other abilities she derived through this province are:
- Food Generation: Hestia has the ability to generate or conjure delicious food, manifesting them anywhere she desired. Percy described the taste of her food as "the kind of home-cooked meal people are supposed to have but never do".
- Shared Vision: Hestia has the ability to share family-related visions of an individual's past with others - she showed Percy visions of Luke's past to help him better understand his enemy, and also reminded the former of his own happy memories with family and friends to encourage him to fight.
- Home Teleportation: Hestia has the ability to teleport people back to their own home - she teleported Percy and Nico back to Percy's home.
- Serenity Inducement: Hestia has the ability to induce potent feelings of tranquility in others, enabling her to keep everyone who surrounded her at total ease and calm - an ability that she inherited from her mother.
- Hearth Guardianship: As the Goddess of the Hearth, Hestia had divine authority and absolute control over all central fireplaces (hearths) of all mortal homes, and any mortal pursued, attacked, or in trouble would be under her special protection if they made it to either a house's or a town's hearth. In fact, her hearth on Olympus is still acknowledged by all the other gods to be "neutral territory", where anyone could go to for a rest and none of them could fight one another there. An additional ability she possibly derived from this province is:
- Oath Keeping (possibly): Hestia possibly had the ability to maintain and preserve any sort of oath or pact that was made between two or more individuals, for in the days of Ancient Greece, families swore their important oaths by the hearth, and a foreign ambassador would always visit the town's hearth first to proclaim they had come in peace.
- Divine Wisdom: In The Last Olympian, Hestia showed herself to be an exceptionally wise and knowledgeable goddess with an excellent understanding - she provided Percy, Nico, and even Rachel genuinely useful advice regarding their enemies, and how they could effectively fight back.
- Culinary Arts: As the Goddess of the Hearth, Home, and Family, Hestia is an excellent cook and baker - in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Zeus commented that she toasted perfect marshmallows that were neither too soft nor too crispy, and she kept "an excellent hearth" (the very place where people cooked their food and baked their bread during the days of Ancient Greece).
Hestia developed a good relationship with her aunt Themis, who resembles her in personality. She considers Themis her favorite aunt.
Hestia is the only deity to have an amiable relationship with every other Olympian, even the vain Apollo (who once proposed to her), the conceited Aphrodite, the violent Ares, and the grim Hades. She is empathetic to all her siblings and their children, consoling, cheering and supporting every single god and goddess in Olympus. Due to these actions, everyone in her family watches out for her when they can and it is acknowledged that their protection ensures that she isn't one to be trifled with, for her family willingly protects her and issues severe punishment on her behalf on those who offend her.
Hestia proved to be a kind aunt to her demigod nephews Percy Jackson and Nico di Angelo, helping them during the Second Titanomachy and giving them sincere encouragement to stand against the seemingly insurmountable odds. Percy in turn respects her the most among the gods (if not next to his father) and acknowledges her as the most important of the Olympians.
Her name means “hearth” in Greek.
- Hestia would be the last Olympian if the thrones of the gods are destroyed, as her power is enshrined in the hearth.
- Although Hestia is the goddess of the hearth and home, her younger sister Hera is the goddess of family and home. It is confirmed that the two share jurisdiction over domesticity.
- In ancient times, Hestia received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household, and, at feasts, the first and last libations were dedicated to her.
- Despite her statement in The Last Olympian, Percy thinks that Hestia never had a throne and always kept to the hearth because it was “more her style” in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods.
- When asked to describe Hestia's cabin, Rick Riordan said that she has no cabin because it “just isn’t her style”. This would make Hestia the only Elder Olympian who doesn't have a cabin at Camp Half-Blood.
- 46 Hestia, a large, dark main-belt asteroid, is named after her.
- According to Greek mythology, of all the gods and goddesses, Hestia was considered the gentlest, kindest and most forgiving deity with a discreet nature.
- Hestia is one of only three current Olympians who is a virgin, the other two being Athena and Artemis.
- Hestia was the second of the Olympian deities to meet Percy, but the last one to be identified as such (Percy met Dionysus in Chapter 5 of The Lightning Thief and spotted Hestia in her nine-year-old form in Chapter 6, but she wasn't identified until The Last Olympian).
- Vesta, the second largest object in the asteroid belt, is named after her Roman counterpart.
- Hestia was the first LGBT character to appear, though not the first to be identified as such.
- Vesta family, a group of asteroids, is named after her Roman counterpart.
- 4 Vesta is an asteroid named after her Roman counterpart.
- Her Egyptian equivalent would be Anuket.

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Instant Analysis: Oklahoma St 21, Miss St 3
CFN's writers and analysts react to an early-season confrontation between the Big 12 and the SEC.
By Russ Mitchell
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With apologies to Mr. Dickens, it was a Game of Two Halves down in Houston.
Mississippi State entered with grave concerns about its secondary, having been virtually gutted by graduation and the NFL. Facing what is expected to be one of the more dominant pass offenses in the nation, many an eye was focused in this direction.
30 minutes in and State had stymied the Cowboys to a scant 45 yards of passing. A tremendous achievement for Geoff Collins and crew.
And still the Bulldogs trailed by four, 7-3. Then the flood gates opened….
OSU's J.W. Walsh replaced Clint Chelf and finished 18/27 for 135 yards, but more importantly, 125 yards on just 13 carries, with a touchdown.
Things unraveled completely for State when Tyler Russell went down with concussion-like symptoms after taking a knee to the head midway through the third quarter. To say his replacement, Dak Prescott, struggled is to say Hannah Montana's not on Disney anymore.
7/17 for 89 yards with an interception isn't going to cut it, Dak. Not that his line or senior tailback LaDarius Perkins helped. Much was expected out of the senior Perkins this season, who finished with just 50 yards on 16 carries.
There will be much hand wringing in Starkville tomorrow, and there should be. After such a complete defensive performance in the first half, cracks appeared that were not filled. For State to have any chance of a decent season in 2013, those cracks will have to be addressed quickly.
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Oklahoma State brought its D to Houston, and that ought to concern the rest of the Big 12 Conference.
The Cowboys were tough at the point of attack and physical throughout the opener, performing as if they, not Mississippi State, were the SEC squad at Reliant Stadium. Sure, OSU will face much scarier attacks down the road than the Bulldogs, which lost QB Tyler Russell in the second half. But the fact that the Pokes darn near pitched a shutout, winning with defense on a day that the offense was uncharacteristically impotent, goes down as an enormous development for Mike Gundy & Co.
The offense will get there in time. It always will as long as Gundy is gainfully employed in Stillwater. What Oklahoma State learned today is that scoring 40 points may not be a prerequisite for victories for a change. Coordinator Glenn Spencer's D won the line of scrimmage, swarmed to the ball and was suffocating in coverage. Once quarterbacks J.W. Walsh and Clint Chelf locate their rhythm as passers, the Cowboys are going to be a very tough assignment for the Big 12's other nine members.
By Matt Zemek
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Postgame analysis, like life, often involves a considerable degree of complexity. Not on Saturday afternoon in Houston, however.
Oklahoma State's win over Mississippi State was as simple as the fact that the Cowboys found a quarterback as the game progressed, while the Bulldogs learned that their (now-injured) quarterback is not any better than he was a season ago.
When Mississippi State last took to the gridiron, quarterback Tyler Russell threw one interception after another, displaying subpar instincts against Northwestern in the Gator Bowl. In this game, Russell threw one interception and almost suffered two other picks as well, one in the Oklahoma State red zone and one that might have gone for a pick-six had it been caught. There's no question that Mississippi State should not be expected to win 10 games a season. It's hard to win on a large scale in Starkville. Yet, Dan Mullen's calling card – when he was such a hot commodity in the coaching marketplace – was his ability to call plays and create a productive offense. He's not doing anything of the sort right now.
On the other hand, Mike Gundy of Oklahoma State is actually delivering the goods when it comes to cultivating quarterbacks on a regular basis. He tried Clint Chelf to start this game against Mississippi State, and didn't like what he saw. No problem – he turned to J.W. Walsh, and after some halftime instruction, Walsh performed with great confidence and competence. That was the difference in this game, and one need not offer a more complicated explanation.
By Phil Harrison
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Last year the Bulldogs feasted on stale dog food all the way to the midpoint of the year and became everyone's favorite paper tiger. This year, they played a real, live football team and couldn't measure up. Not even close.
And what happened to the laser-light show we expected from Mike Gundy's crew? Generally, there are some certainties in the universe; death, taxes, and an Oklahoma State quarterback cashing in air miles. Not this time. Dropped into an SEC game, and outside of the Big 12 conference where defense comes as an optional package, the Cowboys showed that they could be SEC physical on both sides of the ball. The defense thwarted Mississippi State most of the day, while Mike Gundy clearly believed that ... he's a man and he can run it forty times -- with mainly the QB.
Sometimes a team doesn't find its identity until necessity dictates it, and that appears to be what happened today when the OSU coaching staff inserted J W Walsh to spark the offense. What ensued was more than a boy-scout fire-starting tutorial as Walsh ran for over 100 yards and passed for another 135 on the way to an impressive debut.
This could be the end of the quarterback race in Stillwater as we know it. Ironically, that race appears to be on foot rather than through the air.
By Terry Johnson
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After watching today's action, it's clear that Oklahoma State will contend for national championship. While beating Mississippi State isn't the same as defeating Alabama, the Cowboys' performance over the final three quarters demonstrated that they have what it takes to win a crystal football this season.
Make no mistake about it: the 'Pokes will finish in the Top 10 in total offense this fall. Sure, it struggled out of the gate, but once JW Walsh took over under center, the offense moved the ball at will against an overmatched ‘Dawg defense. His skills as a runner give the OSU offense a completely different dimension, and will force future opponents to limit their coverages to defend the read option. That will open things up for a passing game that features one of the deepest receiving corps in the nation.
Although the offense will capture the headlines from today's game, it's the OSU defense that stole the show today. Glenn Spencer's aggressive style paid immediate dividends as the Cowboy front seven dominated the entire contest. Mississippi State's veteran offensive line looked lost for most of the afternoon, allowing four quarterback sacks after finishing second in the SEC in fewest sacks allowed in 2012.
In other words, OSU won today's game by running the ball effectively, and playing outstanding defense.
Call me crazy, but that sounds a lot like an SEC team. That conference knows a thing or two about winning a national championship.

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Dr. Eric Post, Professor of Biology, Penn State
Here is your thorough and detailed explanation of what is going on in the sonification:
Penn State researchers make observations at the Russell Glacier, located near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, each year for approximately two months, from the end of April to the end of June (Julian Days 115-174). Musk ox inhabit the region year-round, and calve in early spring, while the area is still covered in snow. Caribou spend the winter in the coastal area of Sisimut, and migrate 250 km inland to the Russell Glacier in to calve in early June, when the landscape is green.
The caribou migrations are timed to the onset of grass, which has higher nutrition than lichens, which grow in winter. A caribou fetus can survive on the nutrition provided by lichens. But once they are born and dependent on their mother’s milk, grass is required for the mother to have adequate nutrition in the milk. Carrying a calf is less expensive for females, energy-wise, than is lactating. Thus, the survival of calves depends on the quality of the milk provided by a lactating female, which depends, in turn, on available supplies of grass.
There is concern among ecologists that the decline in caribou population over the last 15 years can be attributed to climate change, which moves the onset of plant growth to earlier times of the year, prior to the arrival of the caribou. Caribou are very conservative in their migration patterns, and it is unclear whether they have the ability to change their behaviors to leave their winter grounds earlier to adjust to changes in phenology.
The dataset includes observations taken in 1993, and in the years 2002-2015. Researchers stationed at Kangerlussuaq take daily counts of how many plant species have emerged. There are 9-14 plant species that are food sources for the musk ox and caribou, not all of which emerge each year. At the close of each year, the timing of available overall food supply is normalized as a mean proportion value, whereby each daily measurement of the number of species that has leafed out is divided by the maximum number of observed species that are observed on Julian Day 174 of that year. This mean proportion normalizes the availability of food supplies to a value between 0 and 1. The variability from year to year lies with the first day there is a measured value, and the slope of the progression from 0 to 1, which indicates the rate at which food supplies become available.
Daily counts are also taken of the number of musk ox and caribou observed. For each day, there is a value of either the total number of each animal observed or a zero if no animal was observed, or a skip in the date sequence if no observations were taken on a given day. To standardize the scaling between food availability and number of animals sighted, the daily counts of musk ox and caribou observed are also normalized as a mean proportion in the same way that the food supply is expressed as a value between 0 and 1.
The goal of sonifying the dataset described above is to find out whether patterns can be heard that indicate when the plants and animals first appear, both in terms of the absolute data and relative to each other, as well as changes in their rate of increase.
The date range is consistent for each year of data, spanning sixty Julian Days, from 115-174. The dataset consists of 900 total entries. The passage of time is represented by a percussive sound that plays a “tap” for each day, with an accented tap every five days. This is meant to allow listeners to easily hear a difference in arrival times of the plants and animals. At the end of each year there is a brief pause, followed by a longer, more pitched and ringing percussion sound, to indicate the onset of a new year of data.
The year and date are displayed on a GUI/mixer to add a visual reference to the current date. The dataset is also displayed with a slider moving horizontally across it. Moving the slider allows the date to be changed. A rate slider allows the time increment between dates to be adjusted, so that the time progression may be quickened or slowed.
The numbers that appear at each year’s increment on the caribou and muskox graphs indicate the maximum number of animals observed that year. One volume slider controls the level of a humming tone that indicates the relative population of caribou observed each year.
The rise in observed animals and plants are represented by three “instruments,” each of which plays a pitch based on the current day’s mean proportion value. Since each mean proportion value rises from 0 to 1 over the course of a year, each “instrument” rises an octave in pitch with this mapping.
The “phenology instrument” is a shimmery, percussive sound. Each data value pertaining to plant observations is mapped to its pitch as well as volume, tremolo rate, and attack time. This instrument is panned center.
The “musk ox instrument” is a flute-like sound, and is panned to the right. As is the case with the phenology instrument, each data value pertaining to musk ox observations is mapped to pitch, tremolo rate, volume, and attack time. The “caribou instrument” is a brass-like sound, panned to the left. As with the other two instruments, each data value pertaining to caribou observations is mapped to pitch, tremolo rate, volume, and attack time.

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