Folklore (styled in lowercase) is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Taylor Swift. It was released on July 24, 2020. Swift released the album as a surprise when her Loverfest stadium tour was canceled due to the 2019–20 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She produced the album with her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, along with Aaron Dessner. It is Swift's first album with a Parental Advisory logo. It was released to all music streaming platforms.
Swift announced the album the day before its release.
On August 3, 2020, Billboard revealed that both "folklore" and its lead single, "cardigan", entered at the top of both the "Billboard" 200 album chart and Hot 100 singles chart. This marked Swift's sixth US number-one song and her seventh US number-one album. She became the first artist to have a song and album both debut at number one in the same week and is the only artist to have seven of her albums enter at number one. The songs "the 1" and "exile" featuring Bon Iver entered at numbers four and six of the Hot 100.
Nil sine numine
Nil sine numine is the state motto of Colorado. In Latin, it means Nothing without the Deity or Nothing without the divine will.
Anna Cropper
Anna Cropper ("née" Roache; 13 May 1938 — 22 January 2007) was an English actress. She was best known for playing Joan Akers in "Coronation Street".
Cropper was born in Brierfield, Lancashire. She was the daughter of stage actress and director Margaret Cropper and dentist Jack Cropper.
In 1961, she was married to the "Coronation Street" actor William Roache. The marriage ended in divorce in 1974. They had two children, son Linus Roache and daughter Vanya. Vanya died on 2 March 2018 aged 50.
Cropper died suddenly at her home in Tangmere, West Sussex on January 2007 at 68.
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is an American pageant. It is like the Miss USA pageant, except it is for teenagers (people between the ages of 13 and 19). It was founded on August 30, 1983. The curren Miss Teen USA is Kaliegh Garris, of Connecticut. She was the second Connecticuter to win the pageant.
Notable Miss Teen USAs includeː
Caity Lotz
Caitlin Marie Lotz (born December 30, 1986), commonly known as "Caity Lotz" is an American actress, dancer, singer and director. She is best known for her role as Sara Lance in The CW series: "Arrow", "Legends of Tomorrow", "The Flash," and "Supergirl".
Numen
Numen, pl. numina, is a Latin term. It is used for "divinity", a "divine presence" or a "divine will." The Latin authors defined it as follows. Cicero writes of a "divine mind" ("divina mens"), a god "whose numen everything obeys," and a "divine power" ("vis divina") "which pervades the lives of men." It causes the motions and cries of birds during augury. In his Aeneid, Virgil tells about the how the one-eyed giant, Polyphemus, is blinded: First, Odysseus and his men "ask for the assistance of the great numina" ("magna precati numina"). Reviewing public opinion of Augustus on the day of his funeral, the historian Tacitus reports that some thought "no honor was left to the gods" when he "established the cult of himself" ("se ... coli vellet") "with temples and the effigies of numina" ("effigie numinum"). Pliny the younger in a letter to Paternus raves about the "power," the "dignity," and "the majesty;" in short, the ""numen" of history." Lucretius uses the expression "numen mentis", or "bidding of the mind," where "bidding" is "numen", not, however, the divine numen, unless the mind is to be considered divine, but as simply human will.
Since the early 20th century, numen has sometimes been treated in the history of religion as a pre-animistic phase. This is a belief system that comes from an earlier time. Sociologists also use the term "Numen" to refer to the idea of magical power coming from an object, particularly when writing about ideas in the western tradition. When used in this sense, "numen" means almost the same thing as "mana". However, some authors only use the word "mana" for ideas about magic from Polynesia and Southeast Asia.
The literal meaning is simply "a nod", or more accurately,"that which is produced by nodding". In the same way, "flamen" is "that which is produced by blowing", "i.e.", a gust of wind. It came to mean "the product or expression of power" — not, be it noted, power itself."Numen" (divinity) is not personified (although it can be a personal attribute) and should be distinguished from "deus" (god).
Numen was also used in the imperial cult of ancient Rome, to refer to the guardian-spirit, 'godhead' or divine power of a living emperor. It was a way of worshiping a living emperor without literally calling him a god.
The cult of Augustus was promoted by Tiberius, who dedicated the "Ara Numinis Augusti".
In this context, a distinction can be made between the terms "numen" and "genius".
The expression "Numen inest" appears in Ovid's "Fasti" (III, 296) and has been translated as 'There is a spirit here'. Its interpretation, and the exact sense of "numen" has been discussed extensively in the literature.
Some people thought, that numen could have been a leftover of ealier animist religions which was incorporated into the Roman religion. Sometimes the etymology of Latin names for deities, has often been popularly implied, but it was criticised as "mostly a scholarly fiction" by McGeough (2004).
The phrase "numen eris caeloque redux mirabere regna" appears on line 129 of the poem "Metrum in Genesin", attributed to Hilary of Arles.
In modern times, the term (referring to the Christian God) has been used in various expressions:
2020 Darfur attacks
The 2020 Darfur attacks were three mass shootings. They occurred from 12-26 July 2020 in Darfur, Sudan, killing 89 people. They were part of the War in Darfur, which continued with major clashes in January 2021.
Olivia Jordan
Olivia Jordan Thomas (born September 28, 1988) is an American model, actress, TV show host and beauty pageant titleholder from Oklahoma who won Miss USA 2015 and also finished 3rd in Miss Universe 2015. She was the first Oklahoman to be crowned Miss USA.
She was born to Bob and Jill Thomas on September 28, 1988, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After her high school graduation, she went to Boston to attend Boston University. She graduated in May 2011, with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences.
Jordan soon joined the SAG and adopted the name Olivia Jordan. She moved to Los Angeles, California, to do modeling and acting after college. She acted in the movie "Ted" during college, and later acted in several other films.
Jordan began her career at the Miss California USA 2013 pageant, where she finished 2nd. Later that year, she was named Miss World America 2013 and competed at Miss World 2013 pageant, where she finished in the top 20 and was also finished 2nd for Top Model.
On December 21, 2014, Jordan won Miss Oklahoma USA 2015, and went on to win Miss USA 2015 as well. She participated in Miss Universe 2015, representing the United States. She finished 3rd.
In 2018, she became engaged to actor Jay Hector. They married on November 8, 2019, in Palm Springs, California.
Amir Sarkhosh
Amir Sarkhosh (born May 30, 1991) is an Iranian snooker player.
Amir Sarkhosh won his first international position in Lebanon in 2013 and won a solo bronze and gold team in the West Asian championship, and has won three more in a team in 2013.
United States Marshals Service
The U.S. Marshals Service does law enforcement for federal courts. It is mainly responsible for protecting court officers like judges in court buildings.
It is also responsible for finding fugitives, serving arrest warrants, and prisoner transport.
It is different from the FBI, which is responsible for things like counter-terrorism and going after organized crime, and which operates in multiple countries, not just the USA.
Saint-Hernin
Saint-Hernin () is a commune. It is found in the region Brittany in the Finistère department in the northwest of France.
Chizu Kobayashi