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CJS Noon Lecture Series | Tyrannical Tigers and Endangered Cats: Why Are the Korean Scholar-Bureaucrats Always So Important in Modern Japan? (November 14, 2024 12:00pm)

Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies


Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 1010 Weiser Hall and virtually via Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/RmN4G

The Korean scholar-bureaucrats (yangban) have been drawing public attention among Japanese intellectuals since the beginning of the 20th century. This lecture reviews how Japanese magazines represented yangban, tracing how their image changed from the evil noblemen that kept Korean society stagnant to the graceful embodiers of vanishing authentic Korean culture. Both these images, and even the transition from one to the other, were driven by a Japanese version of orientalism.

Shimpei Cole Ota is a sociocultural anthropologist trained both in Seoul National University (ABD, 2003) and Osaka University (Ph.D., 2007). His basic question focuses on what brings drastic changes to societies and cultures, especially before and after modernization, liberalization, and globalization in South Korea and Korean America.

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umcjs@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.




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23 Uplifting Wholesome Memes of Cats Being Complete and Total Derps

Sigh, Wednesday. Somehow, both a day of celebration and not. We have made it through half of the week, but there is a whole half of the week left. And what a week it has already been. Every day, a new adventure. Every day, more and more drama. We need… a pick-me-up. Like- right meow. We need something pure and wholesome and uplifting, something with no drama and no craziness, something like… a whole bunch of pawsome cat memes

And if funny cat memes are what you need, then you know that we, here at ICHC, have you covered. Here, we will give you as many of those uplifting cat memes as your heart could possibly handle. If you leave this site without smiling at least once, we will give back our kitty committee card. It's time to take that break that you deserve right now and enjoy these memes. We wish you all a purrfect day!




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'Does anyone else have an overly clingy orange?': Proud Owners Of Adorable Orange Brain Cells Show Off Their Velcro Cats

What is personal space anyway? Personally, as the proud mother to a beautiful tuxedo boy and calico girl, I'm not too familiar with this concept, and I am totally okay with that. Cats are like humans in that they are each their own fully developed characters with unique personality traits and tendencies. However, there are some traits that tend to present themselves in many cats, maybe even most! 

One such trait is being a velcro cat, ie an extremely clingy feline who adores their human caretakers and needs to be physically close to them at all times. Today we are featuring an adorable series of orange cats who are so clingy and close to their humans, that some humans might even suspect them of trying to steal brain cells to accommodate for a lack of their own. Go ahead and enjoy all of this wholesome, velcro goodness. Cheers! 




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CESAFI: CIT-U Junior Wildcats claw back USPF in come-from-behind win

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Junior Wildcats mounted a dramatic second-half comeback to edge out the University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Baby Panthers, 53-50. The game was part of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 24 High School Basketball Tournament, held on Wednesday, November 13, at the Cebu Coliseum. With the victory, the Junior Wildcats improved to a 6-4 record, securing the No. 6 spot in the standings, while USPF slipped to 4-5, dropping to No. 7. CIT-U forward Daniel Mapula was a key contributor throughout the game, dominating the paint with 10 […]...

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CATS Technology Solutions Group Ranked Among World's Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers

Annual MSP 501 Identifies Best-in-Class Global MSP Businesses & Leading Trends in Managed Services.




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The Queen and the Cats

The Queen and the Cats: A Story of Saint Helena by Calee M. Lee, illustrated by Turbo Qualls (Xist Publishing, 2011)






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Warning Do Not Search For Bengal Cats In Australia

Hackers target Bengal cat enthusiasts in Australia, who were targeted by cybercriminals using SEO poisoning and Gootloder. This threat is significant enough that Sophos issued an https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2024/11/06/bengal-cat-lovers-in-australia-get-psspsspssd-in-google-driven-gootloader-campaign/official warning advising people to avoid searching for Bengal cat information altogether, highlighting the scale of the issue. ''GootLoader campaigns are increasingly targeting niche interests to stay under the radar. These campaigns illus...




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Fab Food Plant: Going to the dogs (and cats)

As the pet food industry has grown, so has the need for quality ingredients. Pet food brand owners seek natural foods with high protein and clean label options as owners treat their dogs and cats as family members.




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Is Tomato Catsup the Same as Tomato Ketchup?

In short, yes. Tomato-based catsup and ketchup are more or less the same condiment. There may be slight recipe variations on the traditional tomato-based version, but the main difference between ketchup and catsup is the alternative spelling of the same word.




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New Dietary Guidelines Issued for Cats and Dogs

One out of every four dogs and cats in the western world is now obese. Like humans, dogs and cats that are obese run a higher risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, or other health problems.




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Lessons learned cataloging old pumps in the Catskills

I spotted a story in the newspaper last year that made me smile with a memory that was bittersweet. 




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Savannah Cat Breeder sells $150,000 pet cat! Should hybrid cats be legal pets?

Double the size of a domestic cat. Hybrid cats can cost up to $150,000. They are the world's most expensive pet cats. Owned by celebrities, influencers, and common folk. Should people live with mini leopard hybrids




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Giant Maine Coon Cats : Breeders, Size, Temperament & Care

Understanding where to find specifically the Giant Maine coon cats for sale, as all Maine coon breeders don't breed the Giant size.




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Miracle Pet Supply Offers 10,000 Products for Dogs, Cats & Small Pets with Same Day Shipping - Making Life Easier for Pet Owners and Their Furry Friends

Pet owners no longer have to drive all over town looking for pet supplies. Thanks to Miracle Pet Supply, they can order everything needed from the comfort of their phone or laptop.




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50 Cats and Kittens From Maui Have Arrived at Humane Society Silicon Valley

Transport to HSSV helps relieve overcrowding for Maui Humane Society and Lanai Cat Sanctuary and will provide opportunities for people to adopt cats displaced by wildfires




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The Moth Radio Hour: Like Cats and Dogs

In this hour, stories about our fuzzy little friends. Hosted by Alastair Bane. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Hosted by: Alistair Bane

Storytellers:

Catherine Palmer

Jitesh Jaggi

Beth Bradley

Lisa Schuldt

Katie Vaca

Patrick Cleary

Linda Fontanilla




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African Cats Competition

Win the opportunity to attend the premiere of Disneynature’s African Cats in London by entering our writing competition for KS3 this Easter!




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COM(2023)769: Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Room 30, Parliament Buildings



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Why cats may have more to teach us about living the good life than Socrates

Unlike humans, cats aren't burdened with questions about love, death and the meaning of life. They have no need for philosophy at all. So what's to be learned from this "unexamined" way of being? English philosopher John Gray explains.





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Donald Trump Cats Aren't Nearly as Scary as the Man Himself

To #TrumpYourCat, you should brush your pet, then form the hair into a "toupee", and place it on top of their head. Oh, and you can thank Donald Purrump for this genius idea!

And if you need some more Trump memes <-- those are simply tremendous





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Make America Kittens Again With a New Chrome Extension That Replaces Pictures of Trump With Cats

Do you use Google Chrome? Do you want to look at pictures of kittens instead of Donald Trump? Install this! It doesn't work on every news site, but it's still pretty darn great. PS - If you already have the extension installed and you're trying to look at these examples, they'll all be replaced with kittens. It's magic!




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Why pirates don't have cats?




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Cats make good bookmarks too




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Cats Are Masters of Camouflage

(Image source: daddyisproudofme

Cats, like most animals, have developed camouflage appearances so that they blend into the background in their natural habitat. But they can also blend into the background in manmade spaces, like the kitchen cabinets, so they can hide and spy on their humans. Have you found the cat in the image above yet? It took me an embarrassing amount of time to see it, but now I can't un-see it. But that's just the beginning. In the picture below, you can easily see three cats. But there are four.

(Image credit: No_Internal9345)

The subreddit Find the Sniper is full of these kinds of puzzles -and they're not all cats. Bored Panda selected 30 very hard ones for a ranked list that may drive you insane. I believe finding the owl was the hardest. There are answers in the comments, but if you want to find the hidden thing on your own, you can click the credit under each photo and go the the original reddit post, where you can enlarge the picture greatly. If you try more than a couple, it will suck up hours of your time.   




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Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman talks about how the Wildcats spent an open week

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman talks about what the Wildcats did during the open week ahead of their home game against Arizona State.




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Cincinnati Bearcats basketball junior Dan Skillings Jr. has had surgery

Dan Skillings Jr. sidelined by surgery for Cincinnati Bearcats basketball




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SmartNews: Why Are These Mice Unafraid of Cats?

Scientists are researching how the rodent can become less susceptible to its feline foe.




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Ask Smithsonian: Have Cats Been Domesticated?

When did we start getting cuddly with cats? And have those tabbies really been tamed? In this one-minute video, Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze investigates the surprising history and science behind today’s house cat.




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Thomas Edison's Boxing Cats

From the inventor's New Jersey film studio, the delight of cats doing things on film was discovered early in 1894




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Ask Smithsonian: Can Cats Really Make Rats Into Zombies?

The science behind rat zombies




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Cats May Be Aware of Their Body Size, Suggests Study of Their Famously 'Liquid' Behavior

A scientist used at-home experiments to test whether cats hesitated when moving through increasingly shorter or narrower openings




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Ticats quarterback Mitchell headlines 2024 CFL all-star squad

Bo Levi Mitchell is a CFL all-star for the third time. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback and East Division finalist for the CFL's outstanding player award was named to the 2024 all-star squad on Thursday.



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Fox In Frankford Tests Positive for Rabies; Residents Advised of Attacks on Stray Cats

DOVER (March 31, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Sussex County residents, who live or spend time near the areas of Burbage and Jones roads, and Burbage Road and Route 374 in Frankford, of a positive case of rabies in a fox. The fox did not have any known contact with humans, […]




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Cats can learn words approximately four times quicker than human toddlers


Cat’s fast language acquisition process differs from how dogs learn words, often requiring training and rewards. However, cats form associations through subtle behaviors, such as gaze.




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Colorado voters reject Proposition 127 ban on hunting of mountain lions, bobcats

Coloradans have rejected a proposed ban on mountain lion and bobcat hunting -- a hit for wildlife advocates who have worked to outlaw or change the practice for years.




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Cats have brain activity recorded with the help of crocheted hats

Custom-made wool caps have enabled scientists to record electroencephalograms in awake cats for the first time, which could help assess their pain levels




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Mammoth carcass was scavenged by ancient humans and sabre-toothed cats

A southern mammoth skeleton found in Spain bears cut marks from stone tools and bite marks from carnivore teeth, suggesting that both hominins and felids feasted on its meat




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RPG Cast – Episode 728: “Cats With Jiggle Physics”

Kelley makes a Morgen Wonk. Chris loves the smell of Gundam in the morning. Phil plays some Mathfinder while listening to his favorite new band, Creepy Lego Waifus. The cake has arrived.

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Polecats show no mercy to Beavers

THE mercy rule was applied as table toppers Norwest Polecats posted a 54-4 victory over Cumberland Beavers in their NSW Tertiary Rugby League game at Kellyville on Saturday.




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24 Cute Chonky Cats Celebrating a Cheerful Carbs Season By Impurrsonating Your Round Thanksgiving Turkey

'Tis the season to get chonky, fa la la la la, la la la la. We love almost every holiday, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are the best ones because we get to eat as much delicious food as we want and no one can tell us otherwise. From pumpkin pie to turkey, to stuffing and cranberry sauce, we can't wet to get our chonk on and eat as many plates as we can. We also like to spread some of he holiday cheer to our cats by giving them a little extra treat on the holidays, if we can get chonky, why can't they?

These cheerful chonkers are celebrating carbs season in the cutest way pawssible. They are large and in charge, chunky yet funky, and purrfectly round for all the belly rubs you desire. The more belly there is, the more belly rubs to be had, and then, everyone is happy. So, embrace the chonk this holiday season, eat all the turkey, and remember to wear stretchy pants during holiday meals. Enjoy!




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A Wholesome Helping Of Cool Cats Who Call The Shots In Their Respective Households

Hey there, cat lovers. We would like to make a statement. Cats are the coolest species to ever exist in the history of the world. A dramatic statement, yes, but an accurate one, definitely. We think it has to do largely with the feline inclination to dominate, but in a cute way. Our cats run our households, and they weigh around 12 pounds each. It seems absurd when you think about it, but that's the reality that we cat appreciators live in. 

Being cool is about not giving a hoot and marching to the beat of your own drum, that's why we think cats take the cool cake. Also, can we talk about how they can dictate the entire lives of us humans, swindle us into financing their suspicious pyramid schemes, and feed them half of our rations every time we open a tuna can? There needs to be some discussion around this topic. In the meantime, enjoy a silly series of cool cats being their goofy selves. 




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Snuggly Selection of Cute Cats Competing For Cuddles Right Next to Your Face Because Who Needs to Breathe Anyway

We….do not have a snuggly cat. As much as we wish we did (and as much as we tried to make her a snuggly cat), it's just not in the cards for us. We tried luring her to the bed with treats, playing relaxing music, and even holding her there against her will - none of it worked. Maybe our next cat will be a cuddly cat, or, we'll just live vicariously through the lives of strangers on the internet and not be jealous at all of all of their outrageously cute cuddly cats.

Not only are they cuddly, but they appawrently like to cuddle right next to their pawrents' faces because they're just that silly and awwdorable. They probably can't breathe very well at night, but if that was a burden we had to bear, we would bear it with purrfect pride because it would be absolutely worth it. Enjoy this snuggly selection of cute cats competing for cuddles below, we're going to try to lure our cat into bed one more time. Have a great week!




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25 Cool Cats Who Would Not Be Caught Dead Sitting Anywhere Other Than the Popular People's Table

There is little denying that if animals were to go to school, cats would be the cool kids. They are sassy enough, facetious enough, cliquey enough and most definitely cool enough to hold their prestigious pawsition. So we decided it would be rather confidence boosting to live vicariously through these trendsetting sweethearts to give you some much-needed comfort and confidence as you slip and slide towards the work week. Which is why we made this list of cool cats who would not be caught dead sitting anywhere other than the popular people's table. Make sure only share this list with other feline fanatics, unless you want some kooky canine connoisseur sitting at your table this week.

From the out of control cats who have used their positions of power and influence to start their own religions, to the fur-iously friendly feline who makes a point of getting all the pets from passers by, to the crafty catto who knows the value of a little lie when it comes to getting extra food.




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The Hilarious Hijinks of House Cats: 26 Funny Feline Memes to Soothe the Souls of Homesick Hoomans

Sometimes when we are forced to lock in at the office it can feel like we are missing out on so many precious purrfect moments with our cute cat children at home. However, as is during the night, they are not always the calm and collected cuddle bugs they appear to be, and the time we regularly spend out of the house is their time to terrorize the house to no end until you come bumbling home to feed them. So considering that you might be questioning your choice to be in the office when you could be home with your house cat, we made this list full of hilarious house cat hijinks made up of funny feline memes that will soothe the souls of all you homesick hoomans.

From the camo cat who purrfectly blends into the floor for ultimate steal, to the artistic catto who has been working on its wood carving and has almost finished its first piece, to Glenn the clawminal cat with a penchant for mac and cheese who was caught orange pawed and faced.




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20 Comfy Cozy Cats Because We Could All Use a Heartwarming Pick-Me-up Right Meow

It has finally gotten colder outside, and we don't know about you guys, but our introverted hearts are thriving in this cold weather. Finally, coats are out, warm blankets are appropriate, hot cocoas are a daily thing… it's the best. But that doesn't mean that we do not feel the cold. It doesn't mean that we do not struggle to get out of bed to go to work in the morning. It doesn't mean that we don't need a heartwarming pick-me-up in the form of some awwdorable cat pictures right meow. 

Although, we would not say no to a bunch of cute cat pics any day, if we have to be honest. But there is something extra special about seeing pictures of cozy cute cats enjoying the cold weather as much as we do on chill days like these. And we know that you guys get it, because the sheer quantity of pics that you sent us when we asked you for the coziest pics of your cats was amazingly overwhelming. 




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24 Wholesome Happy Cats Healing Even Your Worst Workday With Purr Joy for the Soul

There is some sort of smear campaign going on against cats, and we're here to dispel it. Cats are not emeowtionless creatures, they are full of love, joy, and funny facial expressions! Our cats have been more connected to us than most hoomans (although the bar is not set very high for hoomans, unfortunately), and if we're being purrfectly honest, our cats do a lot more things that make us smile than our fellow sapiens. Fur example, just watching them smile makes us smile, as simple as that.

It also makes us smile when they fall asleep in a silly pawsition, when they do a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig stretch after waking up for a nap, or when they run to greet us when we come home from work. Cats are so full of love and pawsitivity that they have the power to heal even our worst workday. No matter what may have happened at the office, as soon as we see their purrfect little faces, we furget everything bad that happened and we can only think of one thing: how much we love our awwdorable little fur babies.




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Black Cat Starts Mysteriously Losing Its Color, Other Vexed Void Owners Question When Their Cute Cats Go From Midnight to Moonlight

We may or may not be a helicopter cat pawrent - meaning that we may or may not go to Google for every pawssible thing that might be wrong with our cats. Their meow sounds a little different than normal? Google. They all of a sudden start sleeping in a random spot we've never seen them sleep in before? Google. They didn't eat the food that they normally love? Google. Most of the things we google end up being purrfectly fine (we are not prone to overreaction, not one bit). But if our black cat started losing its beautiful black color, now that would be a thing to google!

There are a few pawssible explanations for this: the first is a meowgnificent genetic trait called "vitiligo" - which causes cats to lose pigment in their fur, giving them unique and rare fur patterns. Another option is called a "fever coat", which is a temporary change in a cat's fur pigment due to illness or stress. The last, and final option that we know of, is that this black beauty is just getting old. Either way, you'd be surprised how many vexed void owners chimed in with their black cats that went from midnight to moonlight. Scroll down to see all these fading felines below!