Kore's return: statuary from the sanctuary

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The Thesmophoria were fertility festivals celebrated in Cyrene as well as Athens. They were celebrated in early autumn before the grain planting under the charge of married citizen women. Statues of Demeter and Kore (Persephone) are of particular importance in the ritual reenactments comprising the Thesmorphoria. Two statues found in the Cyrene sanctuary were constructed with hollow backs and may have contained magical materials or consecrated grain to speed germination of the grain. Considered in the context of the Thesmophoria, the two deities may have also represented human fertility.

History, Antiquities, Excavations (Archaeology), Libya, Statues, Cyrene (Ancient city), Temples, Greek, Greek temples

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Son of migrants won MacArthur award

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Baldemar Velasquez received the MacArthur Fellows Award in 1990 for his efforts to uplift the working conditions of farm workers. He also received the Aguila Azteca Award from Mexican Pres Carlos Salinas in 1994. Velasquez is the president and founder of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee and the Farm Worker Network for Economic and Environmental Justice which uphold the rights of farm laborers.

Achievements and awards, Salinas de Gortari, Carlos, Velasquez, Baldemar

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Paddle-wheel prototype

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West Virginia University researchers are developing an innovative rotary-engine, which should run very smoothly and provide a high power-to-weight ratio. The engine design makes use of six axial vanes in slots, resulting in a paddle-wheel appearance.

Automobiles, Engines, West Virginia University, Automotive engines, Automobile engines

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