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essence and iambkay Bailey Kay graces the cover of the Holiday & Business Issue, where she opens up about her decision to step back from her career as an entertainer. In this exclusive feature, Bailey discusses new creative ventures, the transition to executive, and redefining motherhood, while still choosing the retired-ish life. Check the link in our bio for the full cover story.

snippets from the article under the cut

The Lion Queen Bailey Kay is rewriting the rules of success. From center stage to behind the scenes, iconic performer to visionary executive, and still just Babe/Mom. The Queen's reign continues and she's doing it her way.

By Leandria Flex Photography - Quinton Black Styling - Izzy Fabulous

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So you weren’t lying to us when you said “I just fell in love and I just quit my job”!

“Haaaa!! Facts! Mood! All of the above! That’s hilarious, but you are so right. I am truly in love with my family and that love absolutely influenced me to release my job. But my love for music and entertaining makes it a temporary release. I’m calling it retired-ish. Some time to recenter and refocus.”

A step back to move forward.  

“Yes exactly. That’s perfect!”

In a surprising announcement, global music sensation Bailey Kay has revealed her decision to leave behind her illustrious career as an entertainer. However, Bailey Kay’s departure from the spotlight does not signal the end of her influence in the music industry. Embracing her passion for creativity, she will be transitioning into roles behind the scenes with her production and management company, B Side Entertainment. This strategic move allows her to be her own boss, mentor and nurture emerging talent, and continue her creative endeavors on her own time without the relentless demands of others.

With the arrival of her fourth child right around the corner, Bailey has expressed a deep desire to prioritize her role as a mother and create a more regular lifestyle for her family.

“You don't understand how I can't wait to be that football and dance mom, at all the games and recitals, yelling loud as hell, embarrassing my kids with love. They're already threatening to ban me and I don't care! I’d rather them be sicka me instead of missing me.”

“I’ve always felt I had to rush back to work after having my babies and my husband has been gracious and patient enough to let me do my thing. I just want to do it differently now for him as well as our kids. He’s about to be sicka me too. I’m packing his lunch with a side of selfies to remind him he’s loved ha. Actually no, I’m pulling up to his studio with lunch in a trench coat and stilettos.”

“Yes! Option B! And the B stands for Baby Number 5.”

Sir. You’re still on thin ice with the butterflies for this baby bump. Relax. But we understand.

I'm so here for you adding lion to your butterfly spirit. It's giving fierce but soft, wild and free, beauty on level 1000.

“Yassss! I might need to borrow that. This role as Nala and my involvement in the re-making of the classic film and soundtrack for The Lion King has been so inspiring. The strong themes of journey and legacy really resonated with me. I can't wait for everyone to enjoy the movie with their families and then experience my take on the story through new music.”

Wait. Are you saying a whole new album too?

“That would be the perfect retired-ish parting gift. Don't you think?”

[mickeesthoughts]

Oh that's the scp wiki being down 3 days into 2025 ...

[ryssabrin]

the irony in ea not believing in fantasy rpgs or the dragon age team is that fantasy rpgs are actually having such a resurgence rn and if ea had just given bioware the resources it needed and let them be they could be capitalizing on that trend where they failed with looter shooters and anthem

[diaryofamadsunwukongfan]

Four Maidens

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The Four Maidens are Pan-Remnant female dieties of the four seasons. Modern Archeologists trace their origins to central Anima, where the cult of worship then spread out to the rest of the known world. Below is a record of the oldest mention of the Four Maidens.

"Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring

Wash, Quake, Burn, and Breeze

West, South, North, and East

Always four, and never three

Maiden Zima creates the freeze

Maiden Vasantha knows the trees

Maiden Shemu burns all things

Maiden Zahuãni brings the breeze

Create anything you need

Know that there are 4 of all things

Destroy obstacles within your path

Make Choices and decide your path

The Four Maidens rest in thee

So you must decide your destiny."

This record was discovered on a stone tablet within a ruined city located in the deserts of Anima. It's contents are connected to themes of the passage of time, the rule of 4, and changing one's fate. Curiously, each of their names are linguistically desperate, which has led to countless theories of a Prehistory Interconnected-Remnant.

Maiden Zima

The Winter Maiden, also known as the Creatrix, is depicted as a pale woman from the north (in modern day retellings, Solitas) with snow white hair and a variable eye color (usually sky blue). Her entire body is covered by clothing except for her head, and her long hair is styled in a bun[source?]. In pop culture, she is commanly compared to world famous singer Weiss Schnee visually.

She carries with her a magical staff that has the power to create anything, including new animals. In most stories, she uses her staff to individually create each snowflake, which is why no two snowflakes are exactly alike. In some versions, she is associated with the genesis of Semblances.

Maiden Vasantha

The maiden of Springtime, A.K.A. the Oracle, is often visualized as the youngest maiden, and having blonde hair and a dark complexion with bright green eyes. Her epithet comes from her ability to answer any question asked of her. She also posesess the magical ability to control plant growth, and is said to be responsible for which plants bloom during Springtime.

In her earliest depictions, she carries with her a small lanturn that she uses to navigate during the night. This lanturn is associated with her Omniscience.

Maiden Shemu

The Summer Maiden, also called the warrior, the destroyer, the lioness, etc, is envisioned as a brown woman with bright red hair, little clothing, and weilding a silver sword. Her sword is said to kill any life that touches the blade, which is why she is always depicted with silver guantlets. In all of her older depictions, Shemu is using her sword to kill Grimm, which are also susceptable to the power of her sword.

Unlike the other maidens, Shemu's association with Summer is secondary to her role as a the mythical First Huntress. The cause of summer is from the light reflected from Shemu's silver sword, which is said to be so bright that it turns night into day.

Maiden Zahuãni

Lady Fall is said to be a normal looking woman, when she is described at all. She is often regarded as the most mysterious maiden by virture of the lack of information surrounding her when compared to the other maidens. However, she is known to have the ability to speak to the dead, and is sometimes regarded as a Psychopomp.

Within the Southeastern region of Eastern Sanus/Vale's surrounding territory, there exists a maiden tradition where Zahuãni is centered. In this rural tradition, Zahuãni is casted as a princess of a hidden civilization within the jungle and she noticably wears a crown that tells her right from wrong. Her eyes, and the eyes of every person from her kingdom, are said to be the same color as Maiden Shemu's silver sword. In this version, Zahuãni is the leader of the maidens and, after she dies, her spirit chooses a new maiden worthy of her power to carry on the mantle, repeating the cycle.

[eraserspiral]

to do:

• stare into the void • finish this fuckingdfg journal article • book two weeks off • profit

[wardensantoineandevka]

I was doing some basic research on like the various roles of historical domestic servants for like this Antoine fic, for just background stuff, instead of relying on what I remembered from like Downton (which is wildly wrong time period anyway), and now I'm very tempted to rewrite the absolutely DREADFUL Wikipedia article on footmen

[mummer]

my manager told me to take some time to investigate how i could integrate ai into my work……… meanwhile im literally an admin assistant my only work is send email and answer phone and physically coordinate things. And i can fucking send an email in half the time it would take for me to tell an ai what kind of email i want to send. BECAUSE IM AN ADULT

[descendantofthesparrow]

-Hades Ember by Milo Thatch-

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Hades Ember; is a small blue gem that glows like fire or a lost soul, its origins are unknown to those who are not within the personal circle of lord Hades; god of the underworld and souls.

Origins; its beginnings are unknown to Auradon and its people-including its now ex-king; Adam/Beast. But it’s rumored by those of the isle that the ember was created by Hades as a last-ditch effort to keep his powers, only to fail and the ember remained dormant until magic began to leak through the magical barrier around the isle of the lost. If one asked Hades-he would say he always had it.

It is unknown if the kingdom of Auradon and its royalty know of its existence. However-there is no files or recordings of the Ember before the August 2019 “scepter” incident, so it is theorized that the ember was only known to the isle and its people.

According to Hades and Lady Mal; the ember can only be used by those who share blood with hades, are claimed by Hades, or are born with the mark of hades. After acquiring the Ember, Lady Mal was able to use some of her father's powers while holding the Ember-but reported she lost those powers when not in possession of the Ember. Some side effects she reported were her outfit colors and hair color shifting to hold more blue instead of her mother's purple.

Its power is unknown but suggested to be immense since it apparently can overpower the dragon's eye scepter-Maleficents scepter, which until the emergence of the Ember, was only to be defeated by Fairy Godmothers' wand. One would think this ember would be sought after and hoarded by those who seek power-but since the ember cannot be used by those who do not share Hades blood or blessing-it is deemed useless by those who wish to horde such powers.

Its apparent powers are beams of light that feel like fire(according to lady mal) that can drain one of energy or magic to power the ember further. It can give one the powers of Hades, such as super strength, immunity to death, clairvoyance, soul manipulation, seeing the strings of fate and life, Pyrokinesis, super speed, enhanced reflexes, and the ability to summon the hound of the underworld.

According to Lady Mal, only Hades can access the full powers of the Ember, since she-in Hades words-is only half Hades, the Ember cannot do everything for her that it does for him. So it is unknown of the full power of the Ember since Lord Hades does not seem to be willing to do tests for us researchers, but Lady Mal is perfectly willing to show off what she can do with the Ember, thankfully.

There are many things we do not know about Hades Ember, such as its origin(like how it possibly wasn’t created until Hades was arrested and sent to the isle in 1995) and why not even Zeus knew of the ember until recently.

It is a greatly mysterious item that could be akin to the trident of Poseidon or the lightning bolt of Zeus, though it is a wonder that it overwhelms the dragon's eye and the Fairy Godmother's wand.

[shoechoe]

in my opinion scp 049 was really always a Fine article, it just got a shit ton of hate because it was so popular and there were fangirls for it (no disrespect to the fangirls)

i will say i think his voice actor was severely overrated. people just found a guy whispering through a mask hot

[ritari-viljami]

I've had an article with major revisions sitting on my desk waiting for edits for like three months, the deadline is in two weeks and I am no closer to figuring out how im gonna fix it

[mishtershpock]

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[gaytobymeres]

anyone on here know anything about copyright permissions for the british library? I'm struggling to navigate their website but I need to know how to get permission to use the roy military map in a journal article I'm writing

[kurtbrussels]

i bullshat the presentation half of my final report that i had all semester to work on. the moment it was due.

it was for the last class of the semester and i FUCKINH forgot. i picked a random topic off the top of my head and started reading off wikipedia ffnskfksnfk and the professor loved it....

now im suffering for it bc i have a day to write a 2,000 word essay on 'cool runnings'

[craftytimetravelbouquet]

Unleash Your Learning Potential: The Feynman Technique 🚀

Student life often comes with the challenge of grappling with complex concepts and information. The Feynman Technique, named after the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, is a simple yet powerful method to master any subject, especially the trickiest ones. What is the Feynman Technique? The Feynman Technique comprises four straightforward steps:

Select a Concept: Pick the concept, topic, or subject you wish to master or study. It could be a tough textbook chapter, a complex theory, or a brand-new idea.

Teach It Simply: Imagine you're explaining the chosen concept to someone else—whether a friend, a family member, or an imaginary student. Use everyday language and real-life examples to make it as clear as possible.

Identify Gaps: While you explain the concept, you might stumble upon gaps in your knowledge or areas where you struggle to simplify it. These gaps highlight where you need to focus your learning efforts.

Review and Simplify: Return to your study materials (like textbooks, lecture notes, or online resources) to fill in those knowledge gaps and deepen your understanding. Keep breaking down complex ideas into simpler terms until you can explain the concept effortlessly. Why Does It Work? The Feynman Technique capitalizes on various effective learning principles:

Simplified Understanding: Teaching a complex topic in simple terms forces you to dissect it into its fundamental components. This clarifies your own understanding and ensures you grasp the concept at its core.

Identifying Gaps: When you struggle to explain a concept, it shines a light on areas of uncertainty or incomplete knowledge. This self-assessment guides your further study.

Active Engagement: Actively teaching and explaining a concept engages your brain far more effectively than passive reading or note-taking.

Repetition: Revisiting the concept multiple times during explanation and review phases reinforces your memory and understanding.

Effective Communication: Developing the ability to convey complex ideas in simple terms is a valuable skill that can enhance your academic and professional success.

How to Apply the Feynman Technique: Let's break down how to put the Feynman Technique into practice:

Select Your Topic: Choose a concept, theory, or subject that you find challenging or want to master.

Explain It to a Friend: Imagine you're teaching this topic to a friend with no prior knowledge of the subject. Use everyday language and real-world examples to make it accessible.

Identify Your Knowledge Gaps: As you explain, pay attention to areas where you struggle to simplify or clarify. These are your knowledge gaps.

Review Your Materials: Return to your study materials (textbooks, lecture notes, online resources) to fill in the gaps and deepen your understanding.

Repeat as Needed: Keep going until you can effortlessly teach the concept to your imaginary friend, using simple language and clear examples.

Test Yourself: To cement your understanding, test yourself by explaining the concept without looking at your notes or study materials.

[butchsophiewalten]

Added some more updates to The Walten Archives' FJW update walkthrough

If i'm remembering right, I think I'm only two updates behind now? And they're both just small updates to the main page, so great.