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Pinning does not help much.

There are better ways to organize and use this information,
but I am not sure Julia is allocating more time to it
than the Copy-Paste of what she sends anyway for WMF staffers internally.

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Hi everyone,

I am back from holiday :sunny:and Wikimania :star_struck: and here is your update on what has happened in the last 5 weeks! A lot! Take it easy and maybe read a section a day :laughing:. There is lots of amazing things so enjoy your week catching up on it all! As of next week, we are back to a normal rhythm.

Articles, publications, etc.:

:tada: Wikimania news:

Videos and Podcasts:

Things to participate in:

From the WMF:

Tech related news:

From the Communities:

This is so much this time, I structured it a bit by region/topic to make it easier to read through

Middle East & North Africa:

Sub-Saharan Africa:

Asia:

Latin America & Caribbean:

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Northern & Western Europe:

Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia:

Wikimania related things:

Tech things:

General things:

To relax after all of these interesting and cool news, I learned about Lutherstrophe a seven-line strophe used in Occitan and German song and literature that became popular in the 16th century. :notes:

Well done everyone, we are done for today! As of next week, back to normal! Let me know if you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions.

Have a good week,

Julia

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Happy Monday everyone,

We are back to normal :slightly_smiling_face:. Start your week off by catching up on some great news from our communities across the globe. Sunny greetings from Helsinki where we are having our last bit of summer :sunny::sunflower:.

Articles, publications, etc.:

Videos and Podcasts:

Things to participate in:

From the WMF:

From the communities:

Now to something different, I learned about the Beehler Umbrella Factory :closed_umbrella::open_umbrella: this week which was the first umbrella factory in the US. Find out more about the massive explosion that happened there in the early 20th century :boom:.

All done for today. Let me know if you have any questions, feedback, or comments.

Have a great week,

Julia

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Happy Monday everyone,

I hope you had a good weekend and are having a great start to the week. Find some time this week to catch up on some of the amazing things our communities are doing! Enjoy :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:.

Articles, publications, etc.:

Videos and Podcasts:

Things to participate in:

From the WMF:

From the Communities:

This brings me to the Place Royale in Quebec City where I traveled to in my favorite article of the week. The square was established in the early 17th century and even featured in a Steven Spielberg film! :film_strip:

All done for today! Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.

Best,

Julia

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Happy start of the week,

Hope your week is starting off well. It feels like autumn is slowly coming to the north but we still have a lot of light which is great :sunny:. Start your week with a nice cup of tea and dive into some of the going ons in our communities.

Articles, publications, etc:

Videos and Podcasts:

Things to participate in:

From the WMF:

From the Communities:

This week I learned more about Galli, the eunuch priest of the Phrygian goddess Cybele, originally from Mesopotamia; the cult of Cybele traveled via Greece to Rome’s state religion.

Thanks for reading. Have a great week and let me know if you have any questions, comments, or feedback.

Cheers,

Julia

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Happy start to the week everyone,

It’s still warm and sunny in the north so I had a lovely weekend outside eating ice cream :icecream:. I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are ready to start your week with a catch up on all cool things communities. Enjoy!

Articles, publications, etc.:

Videos and Podcasts:

Things to participate in:

From the WMF:

From the Communities:

This week I learned more about the sunlight in Edward Hopper’s painting Rooms by the Sea :sunny::ocean:.

Thank you for reading. Let me know if you have any comments, feedback, or suggestions.

Enjoy your week.

Cheers,

Julia

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nice articles, thanks.

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Hi everyone,

Autumn seems to be slowly arriving in the north :umbrella:and I had a lovely weekend catching up on some reading time :books:. Hope you all had a good weekend and are refreshed to start your week with some cool community news. Get some tea and enjoy :teapot:.

Articles, publications, etc.:

Podcasts and Videos:

Things to participate in:

From the WMF:

From the Communities:

This week I learned a lot about the Funeral of Mary, Queen of Scots :candle:. After her execution she was first buried at Peterborough Cathedral before being moved to Westminster Cathedral after the union of the crowns. :church:

Thanks for reading and have a lovely week. Let me know if there are any questions, comments, or feedback.

Cheers,

Julia

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Happy Monday everyone,

Autumn is here :fallen_leaf: and I am very happy about it! So I went for sunny and cold walks by the sea :heart_eyes:. Hope you also had a refreshing weekend and are ready to start your week with a look at what all our communities have been doing in the last week. Enjoy!

Articles, publications, etc.:

Podcasts and Videos:

Things to participate in:

From the WMF:

From the Communities:

My new article of the week took me down the strange route of animal baptisms :tiger2::elephant::ocean:. Not surprisingly, they mainly take place in zoos and circuses and are often performed by famous people. Check out the photo of Juri Gagarin performing a baptism :astronaut:.

You are all done for today! Enjoy your week and let me know if you have any feedback, suggestions, or questions.

Best,

Julia

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Happy Monday folks,

Hope you are all having a nice start to your week and had a lovely weekend!:sunny: Start your week with learning about some of the great things our communities are doing!

Articles, publications, etc.:

Videos and Podcasts:

Things to participate in:

From the WMF:

From the Communities:

Which brings us to my favorite article of the week. This week I took a dive into Japanese music from 1979 and 1980 :notes:.

Thanks for reading. You are all done, let me know if there is any feedback, questions, or suggestions.

Cheers,

Julia