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February 11, 2022

I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks -- William Shakespeare

THANK YOU FOR THE HEARTS!

"O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!" -- William Shakespeare

"A good heart is the sun and the moon; or, rather, the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes." -- William Shakespeare

"My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is called content, a crown it is that seldom kings enjoy." -- William Shakespeare

"A good heart 'is worth gold." -- William Shakespeare

"I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest." -- William Shakespeare

"A light heart lives long." -- William Shakespeare

February 11, 2022

Biden on Ukraine situation: 'Things could go crazy quickly'

Source: CNN

President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that "things could go crazy quickly" in the region.

"American citizens should leave now," Biden said in an upcoming interview that was taped Thursday with NBC News' Lester Holt.

Referring to Russia, which has amassed troops on its border with Ukraine, Biden said, "It's not like we're dealing with a terrorist organization. We're dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. It's a very different situation and things could go crazy quickly."

Biden said during his NBC interview that "there's not" a situation that could prompt him to send US troops to rescue Americans attempting to exit Ukraine, adding, "That's a world war when Americans and Russia start shooting at one another."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10/politics/biden-ukraine-things-could-go-crazy/index.html

February 11, 2022

Ancient chalk sculpture is 'most important prehistoric art'

BBC

A 5,000-year-old chalk sculpture of a "talismans drum" found in a grave of three children has been hailed as "one of the most significant" ancient discoveries in the UK.

It was unearthed near Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire and will go on display at the British Museum from 17 February.

The museum said it was "the most important piece of prehistoric art" uncovered in Britain in a century.

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British Museum curator Neil Wilkin said: "This is a truly remarkable discovery, and is the most important piece of prehistoric art to be found in Britain in the last 100 years.

Note: The item is not really a drum, it just looks somewhat like one

February 10, 2022

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Wow, so many hearts!!!!

Thank you! 🌹🌹🌹

February 10, 2022

Lines written by 'naughty pupils' among 18,000 ancient pottery fragments found in Egypt

CNN
Feb. 10, 2022
Oscar Holland

Archaeologists have uncovered over 18,000 pieces of pottery inscribed with details of life in ancient Egypt -- including lines written as punishment by badly behaved students.

The 2,000-year-old fragments also included receipts, school texts, trade information and lists of names, according to researchers at Germany's University of Tübingen, which carried out the excavation.

The discoveries were made at the site of Athribis, an ancient settlement built around 200 kilometers north of Luxor. Marked with ink using reeds or hollowed sticks, the recovered pottery pieces, known as "ostraca," are the remains of jars or vessels that were used as writing materials.

Around four-fifths of the fragments were inscribed with Demotic, one of the three ancient scripts featured on the Rosetta Stone. Greek, Arabic and Egyptian hieroglyphics were among the other scripts found on the ostraca.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ancient-egypt-athribis-ostraca/index.html

February 10, 2022

'Aspirational' Trucker Convoy From California to DC Could Disrupt Super Bowl, Traffic: DHS

Source: NBC

A potential trucker convoy from California to D.C. could disrupt the Super Bowl and transportation in major cities across the country, according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin obtained by NBC News.

However, the bulletin describes the plan as “aspirational,” and there’s no serious indication it will happen.

DHS “has received reports of truck drivers planning to potentially block roads in major metropolitan cities in the United States in protest of, among other things, vaccine mandates for truck drivers,” the bulletin says. “The convoy will potentially begin in California as early as mid-February and arrive in Washington, DC as late as mid-March, potentially impacting the Super Bowl scheduled for February 13th and the State of the Union Address for 1 March.”

The convoy would potentially pick up more drivers as it makes its way across the country to D.C., the bulletin says, but there hasn’t been an increase in hotel reservations in D.C.

Read more: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/coronavirus/local-impact/aspirational-trucker-convoy-from-california-to-dc-could-disrupt-super-bowl-traffic-dhs/2966971/

February 10, 2022