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Cameron debunks the myths about language and the sexes propagated in recent popular writing by drawing on more than 30 years of scientific research in language and gender studies. She explains what the findings really say about men and women and the way they communicate. Essential reading, whatever planet you come from.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction Glyph riches and the joy of TEX -- 1 Character sketches -- AMPERSAND -- QUESTION MARK -- SEMICOLON -- AT -- PERCENT -- TILDE -- PILCROW -- SECTION -- COPYRIGHT -- GUILLEMET -- INTERROBANG -- EMOTICON -- ASH -- THORN -- SCHWA -- HEDERA -- VERSICLE -- BINDING SIGNATURE -- CIRTH LETTER J -- KLINGON LETTER S -- 2 Signs of the times -- SWASTIKA -- PEACE -- MALTESE CROSS -- ANARCHY -- APPLE COMMAND -- SMILEY -- BARCODE -- QUICK RESPONSE CODE -- HASH -- POWER STANDBY -- EURO -- DOLLAR -- SPADE SUIT -- TREBLE CLEF -- RECYCLING -- BRAILLE LIGATURE TH -- STAR-AND-CRESCENT -- ANKH -- YIN YANG -- PENTAGRAM -- 3 Signs and wonders -- SUN -- PLANET EARTH -- MOON -- PLANET MERCURY -- PLANET VENUS -- PLANET MARS -- PLANET JUPITER -- PLANET SATURN -- PLANET URANUS -- PLANET NEPTUNE -- DWARF PLANET PLUTO -- CERES -- VERNAL EQUINOX -- ASCENDING NODE -- CONSTELLATION OF PISCES -- CONSTELLATION OF OPHIUCHUS -- BLACK MOON LILITH -- ARC SECOND -- REDSHIFT -- HUBBLE CONSTANT -- 4 It's Greek to me -- SPEED OF LIGHT -- REDUCED PLANCK CONSTANT -- WAVEFUNCTION -- FINE STRUCTURE CONSTANT -- GAMMA RAY -- TAU LEPTON -- XI BARYON -- STANDARD DEVIATION -- COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT -- MAGNETIC FIELD -- ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE -- ANGSTROM UNIT -- DEGREE -- BENZENE RING -- BIOHAZARD -- RADIATION HAZARD -- PRESCRIPTION TAKE -- OUNCE -- ALCHEMICAL MERCURY -- CADUCEUS -- 5 Meaningless marks on paper -- ZERO -- RATIO OF CIRCUMFERENCE TO DIAMETER -- EXPONENTIAL CONSTANT -- GOLDEN RATIO -- FACTORIAL -- KNUTH'S UPARROW -- INFINITY -- SET OF NATURAL NUMBERS -- SIZE OF AN INFINITE SET -- IMAGINARY NUMBER -- IMAGINARY PART -- DIVISION -- THEREFORE -- THERE EXISTS -- PARTIAL DERIVATIVE -- DEL OPERATOR -- SUM -- INTEGRAL -- SMALL POSITIVE QUANTITY -- RIEMANN ZETA FUNCTION -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5

Abstract
Like Arabic and Latin geomancy in the Middle Ages, Fa divination on the Benin Coast uses sixteen fundamental signs. Beyond their common formal structure, do these divinatory systems share content? The analysis focuses on a seventeenth fundamental sign (Oche Tula), conceived of as the messenger sign in Fa. This paper firstly aims to show that this sign, whose link with the messenger god Lɛgba is well known in Yoruba and Fon mythology, also maintained a relationship with the planet Venus (nicknamed Moon Dog), which is now largely forgotten. Moreover, medieval geomancy systematically mentioned the link between the planet Venus and the two figures named Amissio (Loss) and Mundus facie (Immaculate face), which, when combined, are identical to Oche Tula. The second goal of the analysis is to reconstruct the analogical process at work in labeling the planet Venus with this sign, which in medieval geomancy was composed of two figures. On the one hand, the author tries to show that the figure "Immaculate face" – in the form of a Christian cross – represents Isa/Jesus and has been identified with the morning star (Venus) in a medieval Christian and Muslim environment. On the other hand, the geomantic double sign could represent either the negative aspect (impurity, loss) or positive aspect (purity, fertility) of the planet Venus, depending on whether it is direct or retrograde, according to medieval astrology categories.

The review of the studies on comparative planetology carried out in the Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth of the Russian Academy of Sciences is presented. The obtained results are described in accordance with the study objects: the Moon, terrestrial planets, Venus and Mars, Phobos and Deimos-moons of Mars, giant planets and their moons.

Being a part of the astronomical, temporal, anthropomorphic linguocultural codes, Venus as a celestial body has a significant place in the Russian verbal culture. This statement can be proved not only when analysing linguistic units, but also when referring to literary works, in particular to Russian lyric poetry. Twenty four poetic contexts, which include the image of Venus, have been analysed in the article (the works by Alexander Pushkin, Georgy Adamovich, Pavel Antokolsky, Leonid Martynov, Mikhail Zenkevich, Alexander Blok, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Nikolay Gumilyov, Marina Tsvetaeva, Fyodor Sologub, Mikhail Kuzmin, Georgy Shengeli, Ilya Selvinsky, Konstantin Simonov, Anatoliy Demyanov). The authors focus on the Russian 20th century lyric poetry because it is there that Venus appears as a star rather than a planet, and this corresponds to the archaic notions of this celestial body. Mercury and Mars are also called 'stars' in the 20th century poetry, but in a much smaller number of contexts than Venus. The authors come to the conclusion that Venus in Russian poets' works can symbolise the onset of morning / evening, love, paradise, loneliness, fate, youth, old age, life journey. Moreover, Venus is included into poetic conceptions (it corresponds to the image of the Beautiful Lady in Alexander Blok's poetry). The set of the above-mentioned symbolic meanings correlates with the archaic notions of Venus, widens them and makes the image of this celestial body mythopoetic.

ABSTRACTMayahuel and Tlahuizcalpanteuctli in the Nahua Codices: Indigenous Readings of Nahuatl Pictorial and Alphabetic Texts byFelicia Rhapsody LopezPrior to colonization, diverse Indigenous populations across the area now known as Mesoamerica developed complex writing systems. In this dissertation, I examine Postclassic Mesoamerica as a time and place with shared knowledge that spanned across regions inhabited by diverse linguistic groups. During this time, the Nahuatl language served as a spoken lingua franca, and the Mixteca-Puebla writing style (used by Nahuatl speaking people) served as a written lingua franca. As such, my approach makes these glyphic texts (such as the Codex Borgia and other Borgia Group codices) and alphabetic Nahuatl texts (such as the Florentine Codex and the Codex Chimalpopoca) central to the understanding of indigenous culture. Using this approach, I begin by reexamining the ways that previous translations of texts have diminished the role of women within society, and specifically the role of women as readers and writers of diverse texts. I then shift my focus to these texts, challenging the view that they often function as ideograms not tied to a spoken language. I accomplish this by redefining what constitutes writing according to the Nahuatl texts, and proposing the presence of logographic and phonographic writing within the Codex Borgia. I develop a method of decipherment for Codex Borgia pages 49 through 54, using Codex Borgia page 51 (CB51) as a case study. Within this case study, I examine the nature of teotl in Mesoamerican religious traditions, and specifically address the roles of Mayahuel and maguey, as seen in both the alphabetic and glyphic texts. In so doing, I challenge the current identification of the central tree on CB51 as a young corn tree, arguing instead that it represents the teotl Mayahuel/maguey. I extend these methods of decipherment across Codex Borgia pages 49 through 54 to argue that these pages contain glyphs and iconography suggestive of the narratives of the teotl Tlahuizcalpanteuctli, Lord of the Dawn and an embodiment of the planet Venus. Furthermore these glyphs and iconography on CB49 through CB54 suggest the presence of a Venus Table that records the dates associated with the four stages of Venus within its synodic period: Venus as the Morning Star, its first period of invisibility, Venus as the Evening Star, and a second period of invisibility. I conclude my investigation with a translation and analysis of the narrative of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, the historical religious and political leader from Tollan who transformed into Tlahuizcalpanteuctli. I examine the role of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl as the archetype for tlamacazque (people within the precontact religious order), and the events that led him to leave Tollan. Through an examination of the use of kinship terms in alphabetic Nahuatl texts, I challenge academic readings of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl as an incestuous figure. The goal of this complete work is to serve as a decolonial project wherein the indigenous writers' voices can become central in our analyses and understandings of these and other indigenous cultures.

Was fesselt uns an den Sternen? -- Die Bären und der Polarstern -- Sterne des Nordens -- Der Himmelsjäger Orion im Kampf gegen den Stier -- Die Geschichte vom vergeßlichen Raben -- Von Schlange, Skorpion und anderen Tieren -- Die Rettung der Andromeda -- Die Sonne zieht über den Himmel -- Warum sich die Sonne zu bewegen scheint -- Die Sonne und die Tierkreisbilder -- Vorsicht — wir beobachten die gleißend helle Sonne -- Guter Mond, du gehst so stille -- Schattenspiele im All -- Wir schauen mit dem Fernrohr zum Mond -- Die ersten Menschen auf dem Mond -- Landkarten vom Mond -- Wanderer am Himmel -- Große Astronomen erklären die Bewegung der Planeten -- Warum sich die Planeten bewegen -- Rohre, die den Himmel erschließen -- Ein Fernrohr für uns -- Riesensternwarten -- Radioteleskope -- Auf dem Feuerstuhl ins All: Raketen und Satelliten -- Die Landkarten unseres Planetensystems -- Gluthölle Merkur -- Wolkenverhangene Venus -- Vulkane und Sandstürme auf dem Mars -- Liliputaner in unserem Sonnensystem -- Riesenplanet Jupiter -- Ungleiche Geschwister — die Monde des Jupiter -- Saturn, der geheimnisvolle Ringplanet -- An den Grenzen unseres Planetensystems -- Steine, die vom Himmel fallen -- Gewaltige Meteoritenkrater -- Kometen — seltsame Wanderer im All -- Wie weit sind die Sterne weg? -- Zwillingssterne im All -- Sternhaufen -- Gas und Staub im Weltall -- Sterne, die ihr Licht verändern -- Die Milchstraße in Sage und Wissenschaft -- Andere Milchstraßen -- Wie entstehen die Sterne? -- Gibt es noch anderswo Leben im All? -- Volkssternwarten und Planetarien -- Kleines Himmelslexikon.

Wetlands are complex ecosystems necessary for the health of our planet. In recent years, governments and environmental organizations have worked to protect these habitats and the organisms that can only thrive within their unique ecosystems. This enlightening volume takes readers into marshy wetlands, introducing them to high-interest animals and plants such as hulking hippos and the carnivorous Venus flytrap. Each stimulating chapter contains a flowchart that highlights key earth science concepts, including life cycles and food chains. Breathtaking photographs of wildlife and an accessible narrative make this book a memorable journey into a critical ecosystem.

Abstract
In his Allegoriae Iliadis, John Tzetzes makes frequent use of contemporary astrological teachings: he references planetary aspects, transits, and the respective positions of luminaries, and several important passages of the Iliad are treated as openly astrological in nature. In Tzetzes's poem, both life and death are decided by changing positions of stars, Alexander (Paris) is favored by Aphrodite (the planet Venus), and Hector is protected by Zeus (the planet Jupiter). The idea of royal birth (or imperial horoscope) plays an important part in Tzetzes's exploration of the myth of Heracles, and the tropical nature of the sign of Libra, due to the sun's entry into it at the autumnal equinox, is reflected in the (non-)efficiency of the Greek ramparts. This article considers these references to astrological lore against the wider background of the surviving Fachliteratur and thus seeks to provide insight into Tzetzes's attitude toward astrology, and, simultaneously, into his own knowledge of the lore.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction: In the Shadow of Beat City? Metal on Merseyside -- Metal in Liverpool -- Liverpool in Metal -- Approaching Metal on Merseyside: Reflections on Methodology -- References -- Discography -- Chapter 2: From Troggs to Headbangers: The Historical Development of Metal on Merseyside -- Early Years: 1969-1976 -- Liverpool and the Emergence of Heavy Rock: A Minority Interest? -- Heavy Rock and Subcultural Tensions -- O'Connor's Tavern -- The Liverpool Stadium -- The Moonstone and Liverpool's Pub Rock Scene -- Stable Foundations for a Live Heavy Rock and Metal Scene: 1977-Early 2000s -- The Liverpool Empire -- The Liverpool Royal Court -- From the Moonstone to Milo's -- Sloanes/the Krazyhouse -- The Swan, Wilsons and the Importance of Wood Street -- The Gallery/Stairways -- Planet X -- Shops and Spaces for "Hanging Out" -- Conclusion: Community, Stability and the Nurturing of Scenes -- References -- Chapter 3: Shaken Foundations? Venues and a Changing Live Music Scene -- An Ecological Perspective on Live Music -- Metal on Merseyside in the Post-millennium Era: A Shifting Scene -- Whiplash Promotions 2001-2013 -- The Post-Whiplash Era and the Rise of New DIY Venues -- The Loss of Venues -- Regeneration and Gentrification -- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Live Music Venues -- Placing Changes into a Broader Context: Changing Economics of Live Music and the Success of Manchester's Arenas -- The Limits of Ecology -- References -- Chapter 4: "Support your Scene": Metal Scenes, Solidarity and the Threat of Decline -- Subcultures and Scenes -- Scene Beginnings: Beyond the Public -- The Extreme Metal Scene in Liverpool: Community, Inclusivity and Resilience -- A Lack of Unity? Divisions and Separate Metal Scenes.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Made of coal and surrounded by fish: 1945-51 -- 2 A final farewell: 1951-55 -- 3 An impenetrable fog: 1952-64 -- 4 Upheavals: 1964-70 -- 5 Crises of power: 1970-74 -- 6 The party is over: 1974-79 -- 7 The soul of a marketplace: 1979-87 -- 8 Venus in capitalist furs: 1987-90 -- 9 The long shadows: 1990-97 -- 10 New dawn, new politics, new Britain: 1997-2001 -- 11 Fixing the planet: 1997-2005 -- 12 Crashing and burning: 2005-10 -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

The hymn called The Thunder: Perfect Mind in the manuscripts of Nag Hammadi was associated with the Mandaean texts and had a direct relationship with them. This study will include the process of comparing the text mentioned above with one of the texts of the Mandaean book Ginza Rabba, which is the text of Dananukht. It will be also compared with one of the hymns from the Mandaean psalm book.
From the comparisons, an undoubted match was found where the feminine character intended in the dialogue for the text of The Thunder: The Perfect Mind is the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, of the planet Venus. She was worshipped in many regions of the ancient world under different names.

The results of a comparative analysis of various characteristics of the temperature conditions of the planetary
atmospheres in the Solar system and their dependence on orbital parameters, in particular on the length
and angular frequency of the annual cycle, are presented. In particular, the root dependence on the angular
frequency of the was noted. The dependence of the planetary equilibrium temperature in the cubic root form
of the angular frequency of the annual cycle is associated withKepler's third law. For Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, the root dependence of the scale height and tropospheric height on the length of the annual
cycle is manifested, and the atmospheric features of the planets most distant from the Sun — Uranus and
Neptune — are noted.

"In 1761 and again in 1768, European scientists raced around the world to observe the transit of Venus, a rare astronomical event in which the planet Venus passes in front of the sun. In The Transit of Empire, Jodi A. Byrd explores how Indigeneity functions as transit, a trajectory of movement that serves as precedent within U.S. imperial history. Byrd argues that contemporary U.S. empire expands itself through a transferable "Indianness" that facilitates acquisitions of lands, territories, and resources. Examining an array of literary texts, historical moments, and pending legislations--from the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma's vote in 2007 to expel Cherokee Freedmen to the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization bill--Byrd demonstrates that inclusion into the multicultural cosmopole does not end colonialism as it is purported to do. Rather, that inclusion is the very site of the colonization that feeds U.S. empire. Byrd contends that the colonization of American Indian and Indigenous nations is the necessary ground from which to reimagine a future where the losses of Indigenous peoples are not only visible and, in turn, grieveable, but where Indigenous peoples have agency to transform life on their own lands and on their own terms" --

The capacity of democracies to serve as venues for the free expression of ideas and opinions has become threatened by discourse and debate in the global media that is ill-informed and unjustified while human suffering and inequities continue to plague the planet. This situation calls for scholars and universities to take greater initiative on behalf of the social good beyond the ivory tower. To this end, the application of deliberative democracy as a method for critical spaces in and across universities is explored. Such spaces would harness the potential of scholarship for social change by explicitly considering both multi-disciplinary knowledge and values to address global problems and counter neoliberal trends in higher education and societies generally.A theoretical model for scholarly deliberation in critical spaces is elaborated in four stages, culminating in the advancement of proposals for social change to the public sphere.