#pure grade

[newsbites]

News from NL, Canada, 14 June

Fluorspar Holdings Pte Ltd has received court approval to buy the inactive fluorspar mine in St. Lawrence, once owned by Canada Fluorspar.

Previously, the mine could not compete with cheaper fluorspar from other countries and faced environmental regulations that limited impurities. However, the high-grade ore available locally and the world-class geology of the deposit that lends itself to acid-grade fluorspar now favor mine operations. Fluorspar Holdings Pte Ltd has already seen success with a similar operation in South Africa and expects good returns from the St. Lawrence.

2. Newfoundland and Labrador's economic investment is expected to increase by 11% this year due to a rise in population.

Nova Scotia has found ways to speed up housing construction to accommodate the growing population in the Atlantic provinces.

Investment in the mining sector, particularly in the search for gold, has increased while investment in oil and gas has decreased.

3. Bernard Doyle was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of his 17-month-old stepson in 1996 after being imprisoned for three years.

Doyle's case was one of more than 200 that were examined again as part of a government review into earlier convictions mentioning shaken-baby syndrome.

The decision to acquit Doyle restored dignity and respect to him, but he still feels responsible for his stepson's death.

4. A family in Newfoundland discovered a sheet of bedrock with a fern-shaped fossil on top of it while tending to their vegetable garden.

The discovery is believed to be one of the most important fossil sites in the world, with some specimens belonging to a group of lifeforms known as charnids from the Ediacaran period, roughly 560 million years ago.

The paleobiology team from Memorial University expects to uncover hundreds of fossils and is urging anyone who finds a similar fossil site to contact them so they can come take a look.

5. The Capital Subaru Arena is opening in St. John's, Newfoundland, with the aim of making ice-based activities more accessible to younger athletes and persons with disabilities.

The new arena will not only be used for hockey, but also for ice skating and learn-to-skate programs.

The building is fully accessible and can be converted for sports such as sledge hockey.

6. Derrick Bragg, a cabinet minister, has publicly revealed his cancer diagnosis.

#fluorspar #mining #pure grade #population #up #housing #pressure #case #acquittal #baby #death #fossils #MUN #bedrock #Suburu Arena #ice sports #disabilities #fisheries minister #cancer #St John's #NL #Canada

[mando-abs]

Guys, I’ve read the Wild Robot

And let me tell you, if I hadn’t recently taken a Children’s Literature class in college, I would’ve said this was the best middle-grade book I’ve read since elementary/middle school. I almost read this book in one night (I was sleepy 😴) like I couldn’t put it down.

The heart behind this book is astounding and it never shies away from showing complex and difficult concepts. You will fall in love with Roz and her gosling son along with all of the other animal on the island.

If you’ve got younger ones, I highly recommend reading this to them or having a little book club moment with them. However, be prepared for whatever hard questions may come your way (i.e. circle of life and climate issues). You know your child and how much they can handle/understand. If you’re like me and much older, it’s a quick read and a great way to finish off a long day. It’s a part of a trilogy and you bet I’m patiently waiting for my hold on a copy at the library.

If the movie is anything like the book (which, given a rewatch of the trailer, it’s looking like so), we are in for a special treat.

#the wild robot #children’s literature #pedro pascal #did I get the book on the off chance pedro might have been casted - yes #but from what I learned in my kid lit class is that middle grade fiction in much more nuanced than ya lit today #ya lit has better potential of being good bc it has more room to work with #however ya tends to lean on tropes more heavily than middle grade #middle grade is much more focused on learning topics and issues than playing with them #making them more tightly knit #also with the decline of media literacy I think this book is a wonderful counterattack #it’s not shattering by any means but def a big step in the right direction #especially for those who have a harder time getting interested in books #and once again I’m so pleased with how carefully curated Pedro’s projects are amidst his growing stardom #he truly cares about the message and thought provoking-ness of his work #and it makes this writer/literature nerd so proud #(yes I know there’s no true messages behind his recent gladiator and marvel roles other than it sounded like fun to him but I support that #- too… the man must have his fun purely for fun’s sake)

[art-by-milo-catz]

[ID: traditional sketch with two panels featuring characters from The Owl House. The first panel is of Hunter very excitedly reading a Warriors novel. In the second panel he, Flapjack, Gus, and Luz are tucked in bed, with Hunter infodumping about warrior cats lore while the others listen intently. Text reads, "So they reveal that it was actually Tigerclaw who killed Redtail, and Ravenpaw was innocent all along! He was just framed" "So cool!" /End ID.]

Sleepover! Luz lets Hunter borrow her books! Neurodivergent momence! That's it that's the post 😭

#artists on tumblr #traditional art #described #the owl house #toh #toh hunter #toh gus #toh luz #warrior cats #self indulgent fluff #(ofc ofc x3) #don't say nothin if the lore is innacurate i haven't read the books since 7th grade 😭 made this PURELY based on vibes ok ok #made this while doing a discord call & ended up spending 1.5 hours telling my friends abt wc lore and various cat deaths like a nerd akjsk #says a lot abt this series' death scenes when u can still remember shit from 5+ years ago fr they let children read that stuff?? blease #anyways yes this is projection art 💜 fellow neurodivergents enjoy

[spudcat]

#hollow knight #raven.art #doodle #pure vessel #yeah #also i think i personally knew the kid from the og pic and helped him write it? #im probably wrong but #i have a very faint memory of us laughing our asses off at the shovel thing #i think it was in kindergarten or 2nd grade

[apollokids]

Thoughts about tsats, trauma, and the cocoa puffs

Nico’s personality in tsats feels most reminiscent of what he was like in The Titans Curse which (imo) is a sign that he is slowly healing and living with his trauma.

The Sun and the Star emphasizes that trauma and PTSD can make it feel like one’s past life events happened to a completely different person, and it mentions that Nico relates to this feeling. This distancing of oneself from past memories, experiences, and personality can result in feeling disconnected for a while, taking on new personality traits, feeling like a chameleon mimicking others, or just feeling empty.

For some people (maybe, depending on when trauma occurs), healing can be about reconnecting with our childhood selves. Depending on what someone was like before trauma, like maybe Nico for example, that can mean becoming more emotional, being more playful, indulging in your childhood interests (eg. mythomagic cards). And Nico’s progression practically mirrored mine exactly through the years, and the ways I changed in ED treatment.

It's hard to let go of a disorder when in some cases it feels like the only thing that’s stayed stable in our lives. Suffering is touted as the pinnacle of art-- we see its romanticization everywhere. It sounds weird to say that I miss being sick, or I miss my suffering, when I'm actively trying to make my life better, but those thoughts do come up. And when it comes to characters I project that misery on to? Well, if I’m suffering, then they have to suffer with me! (After all, they’re just characters, it’s not that deep, right?) Except I found that the more I made my characters suffer, and focused on the ‘beauty’ of suffering, the harder it was for me to heal from my own. Whenever my health was in decline, I characterized my favorite characters the same way. It was just as hard to allow those characters to heal as it was to allow myself to heal. (Other people might not feel the same, though.)

I think Nico choosing to accept the physical manifestations of his demons (while also setting them free, and allowing them to exist as they please) mirrors the suggestion I was given in treatment when I struggled with the idea of ‘giving up’ my eating disorder– because to me, it was always either defeat the disorder or be consumed by it, and defeating it sounded like killing a part of me or erasing a part of my past or my home. Approaching treatment from the standpoint of killing my eating disorder scared me too much. I knew my disorder had caused problems for me, but many of the habits and behaviors I’d developed had served as my coping mechanism and they helped me survive. 

So, my therapist told me: “You don’t have to shun your disorder, kill it, or say goodbye. Instead, you can acknowledge that it served a purpose during a point in your life in which you used it to survive, but you no longer need to hold on to it and that’s okay — you’re setting it free. Maybe even instead of saying goodbye, you can say ‘thank you, I’m alright now.’”

And that’s pretty much… exactly what Nico did with the demons. Bob, too, acknowledged that he was a titan, and that was part of his past, and that’s okay — but he’s allowed to change. And Nico is too.

I just found that really really wonderful because I related to it so heavily. He didn’t want to conquer his trauma in battle. He wanted it to just… be acknowledged, and set free. And it followed him, but he can have a better relationship with his past now. He’s not consumed by it. It’s just there, it’s a part of him, and he can continue to live his life. And I think reading this book (while trying to maintain and navigate post-treatment life) was exactly what I needed to remind myself why I’m doing this.

#sentences bolded purely because it helps my eyes follow things better hope it helps others + is not obnoxious i dont usually make posts #tsats #tsats spoilers #the sun and the star #solangelo #nico di angelo #pjo #ed recovery #and yeah. with the writing at times i was like ahhh im too in-college for this book arent i #but at the same time it made me remember what it felt like to read these books when i was a kid #and im reading about this character ive loved since i was in 2nd or 3rd grade and it feels like ive grown up with him #and it feels like we went through our trauma together. i read house of hades the year my dad died. and now its like we're getting through it #idkgkdhjhf #that being said: i kind of wish the cocoa puffs came about in a different way!! #it kind of felt like SA and that wasn’t addressed

[gorefemmeart]

i am back on my rvb bullshit

#rvb #red vs blue #franklin delano donut #donut rvb #not pictured: pure grade-a iowa farmboy beef

[pharawee]

Do you want to dance with me?

#never let me go #never let me go the series #phuwin tangsakyuen #chimon wachirawit #pond narawit´ #nlmgedit #thai bl #thai drama #bl drama #bl series #my edits. #giffing this purely because of the closeup of the hands #i had a really bad time colouring this ugh #this colour grading hates my colouring 😭

[sillymacaronic]

ok guys own up who put the prison cube in the local park?

#imma open up that cube with pure force and give gojo some special treatment for a special grade #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #gojo #gojo satoru #jjk satoru #satoru gojo

[bumblingbabooshka]

Young Teacher Tuvok Patreon | Ko-fi

#Person: So I heard from the students that you're the headteacher? / Tuvok: ???This is a college??? #his kids gave him a mug that says 'Father' bc it would be impossible to ascertain whether or not he is in fact the no.1 dad #despite their own emphatically positive opinions...'Father' is factual v_v (in my mind the mug just has a vulcan symbol) #bea art tag #st voyager #Tuvok #Tuvok went through Starfleet training/academy - Quit - Then probably had to go to a whole different college to get a teaching license #When he re-entered Starfleet did he have to take lessons again?? Is there a separate license to be a Starfleet instructor? #After being expelled from his school as a teen ... how long was he with the monks? Did he repeat a grade? #Tuvok your education fascinates me #Vulcan school - expelled - learning at a temple with monks - repeat grade? / Vulcan school - graduate #enter starfleet academy - graduate - quit - enter college - graduate - teach - quit job - enter starfleet (academy?) - graduate? #- starfleet teaching license - end #note: I don't think under normal human circumstances you'd need to go back to the academy but Tuvok quit Starfleet at like 20 something #and who knows how many decades passed since then - I'm sure the curriculum changed a lot in like 70 years v_v #maybe....a few catchup courses. Like a semester instead of four(?) years #st voyager art #also I like the thought that Tuvok is considered introverted/reserved even amongst Vulcans #Less so than how humans perceive him but still enough that it IS a personality trait rather than purely a cultural difference

[arabian-batboy]

I just got hit with the realization that I will never ever have to take another written exam again and I started crying tears of happiness

#its like a heavy weight that I had since 1st grade to the point where I didn't realize it was there has been lifted #its a feeling of pure bless #yeah fuck getting a master degree #I don't want this feeling to ever go away #I don't know if I mentioned this before but I have a serious exam anxiety #so even if I got a master it will be in something I actually enjoy/don’t view studying for as a chore #like languages or geography or politics #even though they don’t have anything to do with my major lol

[vhstown]

as much as i complain about skl i would not survive in an american skl 😭😭😭 my gpa would be in the 1s idk how miles does it bro (or any of you for that matter)

#ur grade is purely just exams here and SOMETIMES coursework if ur subject has it #i have no coursework so... #if i flop my exams im done #but all the homework and assignments i do are so half assed so... #vee chats

[dafry-shenanigans]

Weird how I can still somehow make these drawing content consistent despite not really intending to...

Lol welp, aaanyway!

More dadja au and inspired by that one meme audio

Kid randy is a delight to do! ❤️✨

#rc9gn #randy cunningham 9th grade ninja #randy cunnigham #rc9gn first ninja #randy cunningham fanart #lol kid!randy is such a pure bean #i love him ❤️ #and so dadja continues to suffer lol- #randy give ur dad a break- #he's already loosing sleep-

[autogeneity]

me: I want to go back to university

me, needing to study like 2 pages of content: I would rather do Anything else

#m #dumbassery #tbf it's like boring and pointless and stupid shit mostly #like do I really need to be able to list warnings and fouls off by heart #or know the history of Some Guy they named some shit after #pure memorisation #which I expect little or none of in my actual studies #anyway I skipped a grading due to injury and not feeling ready #yet I still feel very unprepared despite having twice the amount of training time than usual #feels like it's going to be bad. and I just want it to be over #gah

[rgbfall]

Been watching rc9gn and I so badly wanna make an au/fic where the previous ninja aren't mind-wiped and instead mentor the new ones

#i think. its very dumb that theyre mind-wiped lmao #like i get why in canon! but also its dumb #if the ninja are picked based on them being pure of heart or whatever they shouldnt go mad with power? #i have. a smalll fic plan in the works #it is gonna be suuper oc heavy tho #like. one of the mcs will be an oc #most of the minor/side characters will be ocs. etc. #but!!! i may be able to get demi to yell about weapons to me /pos and so itll be martial arts accurate! #anyway. if i do the chapters will have rick riordan style titles #i already got one planned hehe #|| #fall speaks #rc9gn #randy cunningham 9th grade ninja #rc&tngn #<-trying to come up with an au name but the acronyms are so messy to look at #gonna stick with that one for now lmao #rc&tnmn #rc&tncn

[duckapus]

Some ideas that I want to write something for when I find the time and motivation:

Idea 1: Ecolo convinces Abyssal to come to a meeting of the Suzuran High Physics Club, because he wants his friends to meet and be friends with each-other. This also leads to Abyssal finding out that SMG21 enrolled at Suzuran High at some point and joined the club, and she apparently goes by Kira Nadja now. She insists that it's just because enrolling under an acronym and serial number instead of a "real" name would've either been dismissed as a joke or drawn too much attention, but it's clear that she prefers her new name over her official designation.

Idea 2: Sparring match between Commander Valiant and Bandana Waddle Dee, because they've ended up spending a lot of time around each-other thanks to how close Her Majesty and the Great King are, they have not missed how similar their personalities and roles within their respective universes are, and they figure that this would be a good way to get to know one another better and earn each-other's respect.

Idea 3: Cole, Frenzy, and by accident Frenzy's friend Crown the Saphire get dragged along on a Teen Squad Adventure, making them official members of the Teen Squad (whether they like it or not).

Idea 4: While Peony and Doppelganger Arle are doing magic studies the fact that "Pierrot" is actually a stage name comes up in passing and she comes up with "Dapple" as her "real" name on the spot. She plays off the fact that she's been going by Pierrot as thinking that Dapple is too plain for a performer, while Peony reassures her that it sounds lovely.

#smg4 #smg4 ocs #fic ideas #ecolo puyo puyo #abyssal #smg21 #kira nadja #commander valiant #bandana waddle dee #queen melody #king dedede #cole #frenzy the chupacabra #crown the saphire #peony #doppelganger arle #crown is basically if knuckles was the master emerald itself and also a girl in amy's First Major Girl Character position #dapple: i am going to get a good grade in Secret Identity Lore; something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve #valiant: *sees a warrior fiercely loyal to their self-made royal who uses Pure Skill to keep up with their superpowered cohorts* Same Hat! #bandee: Same Hat!

[wachi-delectrico]

Gonna get spicy for a second and say that everyone loves spewing hate about narcissistic (NPD) parents and how awful parents with personality disorders are, but if someone were to make a post with the exact same cadence about ADHD parents they'd get shot in public at first sight

#rambling #Lemme clarify and extend my point here (cos I feel ppl could really misinterpret this one) #Am I saying people should just accept the abuse of parents if said parents have a personality disorder? No #Am I saying people with ADHD parents have it worse or that both experiences are comparable and exactly the same? No #What I'm saying is that ppl are much more eager to call out abusive or neglectful behaviour from ppl w personality disorders bc #they're seen as 'scary' or 'monstrous' and inherently evil so they have no qualms going full force at it. They think -pd ppl are the devil #But adhd in ppl's general views could never be the source of such pain from a parent to a child; ADHD ppl are seen as childish #and harmless and clueless and silly and tbh a bit stupid. Besides they could never hurt a 'monster' by jumping the gun at -pd ppl right? #'normal people don't have personality disorders so this can't affect me! But normal people can have adhd!' #That's the core of my complaint: one is dehumanised as a destructive monster; the other is as an innocent victim child #And both (parent w -pd & w adhd) can be pretty bad in their own uniqie ways! But such a thing is never considered - for the #societal construct of the child - that neurodivergencies get pushed into - is of an untainted pure inherently clueless being below human #From my exp and the exp of other friends lemme say: having an adhd parent can suck so much ass! Lol #I grew up with two opposing ideals troubling my mind: my mothers obvious overwhelming love; and the shadow her constant absence cast #She loved me so much and did as much as she could; but constantly forgot about my care and my needs and made rash choices #I think about that more and more as i age; especially as i go to doctors over and over for problems i have had since forever #It is an awful feeling to have sink in your heart: how a parent's love isn't enough; how 'maturing quick' isn't a blessing but a curse #As i grew i stopped telling my mom about my needs my school things and my life bc i got used to her forgetfulness and lack of organisation #It meant irregular eating schedules & inadequate meals. In 5th grade I'd eat table scraps at school cos my mom couldn't remember #how I'd tell her over and over that the food had to be in a specific way or it'd get burnt in the school's oven #I'd go to the 'first' dr appointment to deal w an ongoing problem & then she'd forget to schedule the following ones #You get the idea #Kind of a weird post w a strange framing device but I've been thinking about it a lot lately. Smth triggered this thought last night #I'll also never forget a few months ago when i went go a specialist for my hEDS - told her I've known all my life but never got treatment #Also just. The crushing feeling of the dr saying ''you should've gotten your own med team to work ur case since u were young!' #And just. silently nodding & wanting to cry feeling validated but also so hurt looking @ the obvious neglect #Anyways hey how did this therapy session go Doctor