Eris
136199 Eris is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System. It is a trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disk. Eris was discovered on January 5, 2005 and named after the Greek goddess Eris, a personification of strife and discord.
Red Yao people celebrate annual Clothes Drying Festival in Longsheng.
Residents from Red Yao ethnic group hanging out their traditional costumes under the sun to seek fortune during the 'Clothes Drying' festival in the town of Longji, Longsheng County, Guangxi Province.
Venus (social activities, beauty) trine Eris (abundance ceremonies, inclusiveness of minority cultures)) trine Varda (rose color, pink, blessings (local Yao people spread their clothing outdoors, seeking fortune)).
Footage filmed on Tuesday features locals adorn the sun-soaked landscape, showcasing their traditional costumes on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month.
"I feel the scene is very astonishing. I am also very proud of the rich traditional culture of our country and the inclusiveness of minority cultures. When I saw the scene of drying clothes, I thought it was very beautiful," said a visitor Wu Gu.
Parisians keep protesting against pension reform. (VIDEO)
Macron opened up a Pandora's Box with his pension reform because Parisians just can't stop protesting against it.
Pallas (conflict) square Eris (battles, disputes, fightings).
Train services were disrupted and some schools shut while garbage piled up on the streets, and electricity output was cut, as unions pressured the government to withdraw the law that delays retirement by two years.
Thousands gather for world-famous 'Battle of the Oranges' at Carnival of Ivrea. Photo: Ruptly
Thousands of people pelted each other with oranges in the northern Italian city of Ivrea on Sunday, marking the annual tradition known as the 'Battle of the Oranges'.
Jupiter (ritual (annual tradition)) square Pallas (political activism (teams of "Aranceri" (Orange handlers) wage an orange war with teams of "Tiranni" (Tyrants))). Eris (battles and disputes) semi-sextile Neptune (mock rebellion).
The food-fight was part of the historical Carnival of Ivrea, dating back to 1808. Teams of "Aranceri" (Orange handlers) wage an orange war with teams of "Tiranni" (Tyrants). The origins of the battle are not known for sure, though one theory purports it is a re-enactment of a conflict between Napoleonic troops and the people of Ivrea, with those on foot representing the townspeople, and those in carts, the troops.
The mock rebellion takes place every year. Some 500 tons of oranges are shipped from Sicily to the town in northwestern Italy in order to supply the fighters with their 'weapons.'
Fighting prejudice to become a female Somali journalist. Picture: Female students walk along a street in Baidoa, Somalia. Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP
Somalia's first female-only newsroom launched in early April with the aim of focusing on under-reported stories affecting the women and girls in the country that have traditionally been ignored by male-led news organisations.
Sun (chief ambitions (pioneering news outlet)) quincunx Moon (called Bilan - which means 'moonlight') conjunct Eris (personal sense of emergence (opportunity for women journalists to research and publish stories)).
The pioneering news outlet is called Bilan - which means 'moonlight' - and will provide a rare opportunity for women journalists to research and publish stories they want to tell. What's more, they can do it without fear of harassment. But how hard is it to be a woman journalist in Somalia?
Discussing the challenges female journalists face, the editor-in-chief Fathi Mohamed Ahmed says she doesn't 'care what men think' and shares a message for aspiring young female journalists around the world.
Mine run by women in Zimbabwe creates jewellery line. Photo: Newsday
In a rural area called Karoi, a mine that is run by women only is now opening their own jewellery line.
Venus (female archetype, ornamentation) conjunct Gonggong (mining (more the conflict of extracting resources from the Earth without harming the Earth)). Eris (mining which is very often a male dominated job, is being done by the women who reside in the local area) semi-sextile Mean Node (24 ar 15'58").
Zimbaqua mine is a mine that employs women who mine aquamarine stones. The mine was set up by it's founders three years ago who were keen to train women and give them opportunities to earn and make a decent living for themselves.
Deertrusion alert! Long Island salon freaked out by buck invader (VIDEO) .
The last thing you expect when getting a haircut in the heart of New York City is for some hoofed and antlered animal to smash through the salon window, only to make a dramatic escape seconds later. Yet here we are.
Eris (disruption, the fifth day of the month) trine Sila-Nunam(land animals).
It was not immediately clear if the deer, which startled employees and customers at the Be.you.tiful Hair Salon in Long Island on Saturday, was one of Santa's or whether it just got lost in the big city. But it managed to make a grand entrance and made off with a straightening iron in tow. Maybe he was just in urgent need of some mane care.
The Russia Interior Ministry has recently been in the habit of sharing photos of its more attractive female officers on social media. Photograph by Mikhail Voskresenskiy
A photo of a Russian mounted policewoman has captured hearts in Japan, immediately going viral. Japanese internet users also fell head over heels a few years ago for the former chief prosecutor of Crimea.
Venus (attraction, beauty, love) square Eris (women wearing men's uniforms (sports players, women in the military, astronauts)). Pallas (horses) sextile Lempo (Finnish diety of love and fertility).
"I think I'm in love," one commenter wrote after images of the policewoman and her white horse were shared by a Japanese Twitter user, who has a large chunk of his content dedicated to the Russian military and police.
And her job is no walk in the park as one of the main duties of the mounted police is to provide security at mass public events, including rallies and football matches. Zima is likely to be extremely busy in the coming weeks, as the FIFA World Cup comes to Russia, with Moscow hosting more games at the event than the other host cities, including the opening match on June 14 and the final on July 15.
Kitty rescue: Homeless cat praised for saving abandoned baby in Russia. Photo: Ruptly
A baby boy not older than 12 weeks has been found in a box on a staircase in an apartment block in the Russian town of Obninsk. The box was meant for a cat, who — after having found a new soul in misery, warmed up the baby and was worried to let him go.
Vesta (separation, avoidance of marriage and children) square Eris (being forsaken, condemned or abandoned). Moon (protectiveness) square Sila-Nunam (regard for animals (the cat is receiving extra care and treated like a hero by the residents)).
The baby in the cat box was discovered by one of the neighbors, who had heard what she thought to be loud meowing and rushed to rescue the cat from possible offenders.
The furry feline has been living in the apartment block for three years, fed and petted by its residents. The day when she found an unexpected guest in her box was a freezing one, but the baby was very warm, according to the woman, who first discovered the abandoned boy. "She has been keeping the baby warm for several hours and meowing to call for help," she told Ruptly video agency.
Dogs drive a car in New Zealand. Photo: SPCA
SPCA dogs are learning how to drive in a bid to change the public's perception on the intelligence of rescue dogs. At the beginning of this week they were just three homeless dogs nobody had ever heard of, now they are celebrities.
Sun (potential, recognition) trine Sila-Nunam (nurturing, high-minded, regard for animals). Mercury (coordination, learning, transport) quincunx Eris (forsaken, condemned or abandoned (SPCA dogs)).
On 10 December in a "world first" live test drive, Monty went solo and Porter (nearly) drove reporter Tristram Clayton around a bend. The following night saw definitive evidence that dogs can turn corners. The stunt was an SPCA campaign to change perception about the intelligence of rescued canines. Animal wrangler Mark Vette trained the driving dogs, who attracted global media attention.
Thousands turn out for Occupy Queen Street. Photo: RadioLive
Anti-capitalist protesters have gathered in centers across the country this afternoon, galvanised by the Occupy Wall Street protestors.
Sun (those in authority) conjunct Saturn (authority figures) opposite Eris (the movement is against greed by the finance sector and policians and is out to represent the 99 percent who do not receive the wealth that the remaining one percent do).
Marches are taking place in the four main centres plus New Plymouth and Invercargill, kicking off a global day of protest.
In Auckland they are planning to occupy Aotea Square and remain there for days, and possibly weeks.
Discovery
2003 UB313/136199 Eris is the most massive and second-largest dwarf planet known in the Solar System. It is also the ninth-most-massive known body directly orbiting the Sun, and the largest known body in the Solar System not visited by a spacecraft. It is measured to be 2,326 +- 12 kilometers (1,445.3 +- 7.5 mi) in diameter. Eris is 27% more massive than dwarf planet Pluto, though Pluto is slightly larger by volume. Eris's mass is about 0.27% of the Earth's mass.
Eris was discovered in January 2005 by a Palomar Observatory-based team led by Mike Brown, and its identity was verified later that year. It is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) and a member of a high-eccentricity population known as the scattered disk. It has one known moon, Dysnomia. As of February 2016,
its distance from the Sun is 96.3 astronomical units (1.441x1010 km; 8.95x109 mi), roughly three times that of Pluto. With the exception of some comets, Eris and Dysnomia are currently the second-most-distant known natural objects in the Solar System, the farthest object being V774104 discovered in November 2015 at 103 AU.
Because Eris appeared to be larger than Pluto, NASA initially described it as the Solar System's tenth planet. This, along with the prospect of other objects of similar size being discovered in the future, motivated the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time. Under the IAU definition approved on August 24, 2006, Eris is a "dwarf planet", along with objects such as Pluto, Ceres, Haumea and Makemake, thereby reducing the number of known planets in the Solar System to eight, the same as before Pluto's discovery in 1930.
