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With the deepest sorrow, we share that Elma L. Thomas (Roberts), ...

2026-07-16T09:30:04Z

With the deepest sorrow, we share that Elma L. Thomas (Roberts), age 82, passed away on July 14, 2026, in Braga, Portugal.
Elma was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on March 14, 1944.

Throughout her life, Elma touched many lives with her humor, knowledge, sense of adventure, and giving spirit. She had many jobs, including summer camp director and ceramic shop owner. She volunteered as a Camp Fire leader and later worked for the organization. She and her husband devoted much of their time to volunteer work for Shriners Children's Hospital.

Elma was a voracious reader and could beat anyone at Trivial Pursuit (unless she got a sports question). She was also a talented artist, winning awards for her ceramics and decorating circus elephants. She had an especially soft spot for animals, and they knew it. She moved several times in her life, living in 7 states in the US and finally moving to Portugal. She didn't shy away from a move to a new country at 82.

She will be greatly missed and forever remembered. We encourage you to honor Elma's volunteer legacy by donating to Shriners Children's Hospital. https://donate.shrinerschildrens.org/ElmaThomas

It will be interesting to see what they learn from this recovered ...

2025-11-11T21:11:52Z

It will be interesting to see what they learn from this recovered ship.

"South Korean archaeologists have recovered the full remains of a Joseon-era (1392-1910) cargo vessel, shedding light on how a premodern kingdom managed national taxation, logistics and sea-based infrastructure with surprising complexity.

Announced by the National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage on Monday, the 15th-century vessel — named Mado 4 by researchers — was raised from the seabed in October following nearly a decade of conservation and analysis.

It is now the only fully excavated Joseon-era ship ever recovered, and the clearest physical proof yet of the kingdom’s maritime tax network."

https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10612954

#kDrama #Korea #KoreanHistory #한국사

Love this explainer! Thanks! #kDrama

2025-03-15T05:28:25Z

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Love this explainer! Thanks!

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South Korea has been actively exporting its culture for a while ...

2024-10-12T20:57:18Z

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South Korea has been actively exporting its culture for a while now. In an effort to make it more accessible, they have Korean Cultural Centers (which offer free or low cost language classes & other cultural events) in several major cities.

They also provide quite a bit of information online: https://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/History

#kDrama #SouthKorea #Korea

And Novavax is sitting in the warehouse just waiting for ...

2024-08-22T19:03:04Z

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And Novavax is sitting in the warehouse just waiting for approval.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/php/info-by-product/novavax-covid-19-summary.html

#COVID #COVID19 #Novavax #CDC