Pallas
2 Pallas is the third-largest asteroid in the Solar System by volume and mass. It is the second asteroid to have been discovered, after Ceres, and is a likely remnant protoplanet. Pallas is an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena.
Emergency team saves herd of horses in Russia's Siberia.
Russian rescue services received a call from a local man in Spirina, a village in Tyumen region, about several horses and their foals that had become stranded by rising waters.
Mars (heroic) opposite Rhiphonos (security protection, exercise (1st responders)). Pallas (horses) trine Cyllarus (healing, comforting (emergency teams rescued all 11 creatures and provided them with some fresh hay)).
The animals were feeding when the tide began to come in, trapping the entire herd in the water. Fortunately, the story ended well, as the emergency teams rescued all 11 creatures and provided them with some fresh hay.
Chechen leader's sanctioned racehorse stolen in EU.
The head of Russia's Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov says he suspects foul play in relation to the alleged theft of his sanctioned racehorse from stables near the Czech capital Prague.
Mercury (god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, and thieves) trine Pallas (horses (alleged theft of his sanctioned racehorse)).
Czech media reported on Tuesday that a horse named Zazou, believed to be owned by Kadyrov, had "vanished without a trace" from stables in the village of Krabcice last week. Local police were reportedly looking for information about the racehorse. The authorities were quoted as saying that a chain securing the doors to the stable had been removed and Zazou was led away, presumably at night.
Electric repair shop operated by father and daughters. Pakistan, Karachi
Two girls, Javeria and Summaiya, are defying all odds by working as electricians alongside their father in Karachi, as footage filmed on Friday shows.
Sun (the father, fatherhood, children, especially offspring) sextile Sila-Nunam (nurturing). Uranus (unconventional, independence, electricity) sextile Pallas (the relationship between father and daughter (their father Jamal, an electrician himself, is immensely proud of his daughters and is the one who trained his daughters to be electricians)).
The two girls can effortlessly repair and make simpler electronic devices including chargers, batteries, LED bulbs, UPS systems, clothing irons and many more.
Despite all odds, hardship and the profession being labelled a 'man's job', Naseeb Jamal, an electrician for 20 years, has taught six of his eight daughters his craft to help them become self-reliant in the future.
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 (policewoman and her white horse)) 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.
Discovery
2 Pallas is the third-largest asteroid in the Solar System by volume and mass. It is the second asteroid to have been discovered, after Ceres, and is a likely remnant protoplanet.
Pallas is an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena. In some versions of the myth, Athena killed Pallas, daughter of Triton, then adopted her friend's name out of mourning.
When Pallas was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus Olbers on 28 March 1802, it was considered to be a planet, as were other asteroids in the early 19th century. The discovery of many more asteroids after 1845 eventually led to the separate listing of "minor" planets from "major" planets, and the realization in the 1950s that such small bodies did not form in the same way as (other) planets led to the gradual abandonment of the term "minor planet" in favor of "asteroid" (or, for larger bodies such as Pallas, "planetoid").
Pallas has been observed occulting stars several times, including the best-observed of all asteroid occultation events, by 140 observers on 29 May 1983. These measurements resulted in the first accurate calculation of its diameter. After an occultation on 29 May 1979, the discovery of a possible tiny satellite with a diameter of about 1 km was reported, which was never confirmed.
The old astronomical symbol of Pallas, still used in astrology, is a spear or lance, one of the symbols of the goddess. The blade was most often a lozenge, but various graphic variants were published, including an acute/elliptic leaf shape, a cordate leaf shape and a triangle; the last made it effectively the alchemical symbol for sulfur. The generic asteroid symbol of a disk with its discovery number, was introduced in 1852 and quickly became the norm. The iconic lozenge symbol was resurrected for astrological use in 1973.
