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As the saying goes, Health is wealth. My health is normal as of now which is all I can really ask for at this moment in time. It has been hard staying inside at home during college for this pandemic considering my parents are in the high risk categories so I'm just hopeful this mess ends sooner rather than later. I can like with myself getting covid had I gone to Santa Clara campus but I cannot live with myself putting my parents in danger over this, like no joke my mom would be absolutely toast if she got it so while it does get infuriating seeing all my friends at college across the country enjoying life, so hopefully it all pays out.

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Wise

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Wealthy

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Healthy

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Today in Covid

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Elsewhere in college

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OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY

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Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu to be Honored on a U.S. Postal Service Commemorative Forever Stamp

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2021/0201ma-nuclear-physicist-chien-shiung-wu-to-be-honored-on-forever-stamp.htm

One of the most influential nuclear physicists of the 20th century, professor Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) was a determined advocate for women in science and made enormous contributions to the physical sciences, altering modern physical theory forever.

During a career that spanned more than 40 years in a field dominated by men, Wu established herself as the authority on conducting precise and accurate research to test fundamental theories of physics.

Working on uranium enrichment and radiation detectors for the Manhattan Project during World War II, Wu made invaluable contributions to the experimental process of splitting and harnessing the power of the uranium atom, making possible the production of the world’s first atomic bomb.

The stamp art features a detailed portrait of Wu wearing a black-and-white high-collared traditional Chinese gown known as qipao. The illustration was first drawn in graphite, then rendered in egg tempera paint. The background was painted with the pigment lapis lazuli, a highly valued color historically used in artistic depictions of angels, nobility and the Virgin Mary.

Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp with original art by Kam Mak.

The Chien-Shiung Wu stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp in panes of 20. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1‑ounce price.

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The responses in this thread:

https://twitter.com/meganmuircoyle/status/1356769961910308864?s=20

@meganmuircoyle: Reaction from my kids after explaining how sex works:

“You’ve done this THREE TIMES?”

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In case you like to look at photos of baked goods and vote on them (I don't have a cow in the race): https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=subtleasianbaking&set=a.220129666470491

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Discoveries at the Edge of the Periodic Table: First Ever Measurements of Einsteinium

https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/02/03/discoveries-at-the-edge-of-the-periodic-table-first-ever-measurements-of-einsteinium/

This sentence cracks me up: The first problem they encountered was that the sample was contaminated with a significant amount of californium, as making pure einsteinium in a usable quantity is extraordinarily challenging.

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I appreciate this explanation of "Traditional Chinese" vs "Simplified Chinese" writing systems: https://twitter.com/karissachen/status/1356844314068873218?s=20

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