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The Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent was given a grand welcome as it landed at the Hyakuri Air Base, about 80 km northeast of Tokyo, on Tuesday for the inaugural joint Air Exercise between India and <keyword id="6355311" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="japan" source="Orion">Japan</keyword> that kicks off on January 12. A traditional water cannon salute was given to the IAF's frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft, four of which are participating, along with two C-17s and one IL-78, in Exercise 'Veer Guardian-2023' to be held till January 26. The Indian contingent also includes Squadron Leader Avani Chaturvedi who is the first IAF woman fighter pilot to participate in an air exercise abroad. Hyakuri Air Base Commander Major General Ishimura Takahisa, who welcomed the IAF contingent along with India's Ambassador to Japan Sibi George, affirmed that both countries will continue to promote <keyword id="32723" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="defence" source="Orion">defence</keyword> cooperation in order to maintain and strengthen the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) region. The Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) will be represented by four Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighters and four F-15 aircraft in the joint exercise. The Hyakuri Air Base, located in the Omitama City of Ibaraki Prefecture, is the only base in the Tokyo metropolitan area that has a combat air wing. It was home to the former Navy Hyakurigahara Air Corps, which was established in 1938. In 2010, Hyakuri Airport was shared and the Ibaraki Airport terminal building was completed. In 2019, Japan Air Force's 302nd Squadron (F-4) was moved to Misawa Air Base and upgraded to the F-35A. One year later, the reconnaissance squadron was abolished and the 3rd Squadron (F-2) moved from Misawa Air Base to Hyakuri Air Base. As India and Japan celebrated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, Chief of Air Staff <keyword id="11374039" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vivek-ram-chaudhari" source="Orion">Vivek Ram Chaudhari</keyword> visited the key JASDF base in May last year at the invitation of JASDF chief <keyword id="16031512" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shunji-izutsu" source="Orion">Shunji Izutsu</keyword>. Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari was given a detailed presentation by Base Commander Ishimura on the units, equipment, etc. during his visit. As reported by IndiaNarrative.com earlier, both countries had decided to hold their first air combat exercises following the 90-minute bilateral between visiting Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart <keyword id="2878170" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="yasukazu-hamada" source="Orion">Yasukazu Hamada</keyword> in Tokyo on September 8. Held at the headquarters of the Japanese Defence Ministry ahead of the second India-Japan 2 + 2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial, the discussion finalised a roadmap to step up bilateral defence cooperation and engage in more military exercises. This also included the holding of the first joint fighter jet drills, reflecting the growing security cooperation between the two sides. "This exercise will thus be another step in deepening strategic ties and closer defence cooperation between the two countries," the Indian Defence Ministry said in a statement last week. The inaugural exercise will include the conduct of various aerial combat drills between the two Air Forces. They will undertake multi-domain air combat missions in a complex environment and will exchange best practices. Experts from both sides will also hold discussions to share their expertise on varied operational aspects. "Exercise 'Veer Guardian' will fortify the long-standing bond of friendship and enhance the avenues of defence cooperation between the two Air Forces," said the Defence Ministry. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/imf-sees-india-as-bright-spot-in-global-economy-says-pm-modi/articleshow/96905302.cms">IMF sees India as 'bright spot' in global economy, says PM Modi</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/delhi-hc-reserves-order-on-suit-seeking-stay-on-release-of-web-series-based-on-uphar-cinema-tragedy/articleshow/96909071.cms">Delhi HC reserves order on suit seeking stay on release of web series based on Uphar cinema tragedy</a>

Indian fighter jets welcomed in Japan with water cannon salute

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Full-face snorkel masks have been a subject of debate amongst the scientific community. </li><li>The mask was ruled partially responsible for the death of a British woman in Egypt, a coroner said.</li></ul>When Sally Standley arrived in the Seychelles with her family and friends, she looked forward to soaking up the sun and snorkeling in the clear blue water of the Indian Ocean, rich in beautiful tropical fish. The fit, healthy 59-year-old had snorkeled before, but this was the first time she'd used a full-face mask. One day when she was out snorkeling, about a week into the holiday, her vision suddenly went blurry."And then I was thinking, hang on, I can't breathe, I had no energy at all," she told Insider. "I could see a buoy about two meters away from me, and I thought I cannot swim that far. I rolled onto my back and used my fins to propel me.""I can remember thinking I have one chance to turn over because that's all the energy I've got. I'm going to drown," she said. Standley reached the buoy and grabbed onto it for dear life. By the time Standley's friend's husband reached her, she was unconscious.She was navy blue and was frothing black foam from her mouth, she told Insider. An ambulance was called, and she was given oxygen until the paramedics arrived. <div type="image" title="Sally Standley in The Seychelles" height="280" width="374" msid="99869671" hostid="261"></div>"They took me to the emergency room, and I spent three days in a coma," Standley said. "My husband was told the most likely outcome was persistent vegetative state because I've been oxygen deprived — or brain damage, lung failure, and kidney failure."After a last-hope dose of fentanyl and adrenaline, Standley said her blood pressure came back up."And I have no ill effects. I'm so very lucky."While it may sound like a freak accident, Standley's narrow escape may indicate a more serious issue involving full-face snorkel masks.<h2>Dead space in the mask</h2><div type="image" title="A full face snorkel mask in a box of swimming gear" height="2832" width="3776" msid="99869674" hostid="261"></div>Although doctors have been unable to confirm what caused her condition, the design of the snorkels has been linked to several deaths worldwide. British woman <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/full-face-snorkel-caused-death-of-red-sea-tourist-mfbv0lsxg">Angela Kearn, 63, died while snorkeling</a> in the Red Sea in Egypt after she used a full-face mask from a Decathlon sporting goods store.A coroner found the cause of death to be immersion pulmonary edema, where fluid builds up in the lungs, and hypertension and menopause that was treated by hormone replacement therapy.<a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Angela-Kearn-Prevention-of-future-deaths-report-2023-0109_Published.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">But Caroline Topping, the coroner, also wrote</a>: "The use of a full face snorkel mask contributed to the death in two ways."She said that "negative pressure in the lungs is increased as a result of the increased effort of breathing caused by inhalation through the snorkel tube and mask" and that her breathing was made harder "by the inhalation of elevated carbon dioxide levels caused by inhaling air drawn through a dead space in the mask."In her report, Topping raised her concerns about the masks."The concern is that many millions of the full face masks have been sold and the safety concerns about their use by those with ongoing cardiovascular and respiratory issues has not been widely publicized or brought to the attention of those who already own the masks," she wrote.She added that before 2017, the Decathlon masks did not warn about these issues. It has since updated this to warn people with asthma, hypertension, chest infections, heart disease, or angina not to use the masks.In a statement to Insider, a Decathlon spokesperson said: "This is a tragic case. Customer safety is our number one priority, and we will, of course, be responding to the coroner." "We have always worked with expert independent bodies to devise tests. We are currently in discussions over the possibilities of testing a larger population and expanding the age group within accepted Health and Safety parameters."<div type="image" title="A girl wearing a full face snorkel mask" height="4906" width="6542" msid="99869678" hostid="261"></div><h2>Why are they could be so dangerous?</h2>Dr. Philip Foti, a pulmonologist in Hawaii and principal investigator of the Snorkel Safety Study, told Insider that it's the difficulty of removing the masks that makes them so dangerous."We're working on a case right now where someone died here in Hawaii because she could not call out and get help from surrounding snorkelers. So one of the problems is you can't extract yourself from the gear rapidly, particularly if your motor function is impaired," Foti said.But scientists in Hawaii have struggled to conclude whether these face masks are dangerous, due mainly to a lack of data.<a href="https://www.snorkelsafetystudy.com/?s=full+face+" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to the Snorkel Safety Study</a>, in 112 snorkeling-related drownings in Hawaii from 2014 to 2018, only 16% of the incidents had information on the type of mask worn.Despite this, Foti said that, in his opinion, "using a full-face mask in the fashion they have been designed will always be way too high risk."

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<ul><li>The problem of enemy intelligence units using the ‘honey trap’ method to blackmail Indian soldiers into revealing confidential information has been an increasing cause of concern for the <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword>. </li><li>The Indian Army has banned 89 apps to keep any confidential information from being leaked. </li><li>Among the banned apps are 15 dating apps including Tinder, Bumble, Ok Cupid and others. </li></ul>In December last year, the Indian army identified <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pakistan-using-honeytrap-to-target-indian-army-officers-says-minister-shripad-naik-2145995">150 profiles</a> being used by Pakistan to lure <keyword id="9542284" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="honey-trap-indian-army">honey trap Indian Army</keyword> officers. This is when someone posing as an attractive person entice another into revealing confidential information or doing something unwise. The increasing frequency of such incidents has led the Indian government to ask Indian Army soldiers to remove Facebook, Instagram and 87 other apps from their phones. The most extensive line-up of banned apps includes 15 dating apps like Tinder, Truly Madly, and Ok Cupid. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76865942" title="List of 89 apps banned for Indian Army soldiers" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> What is a honey trap? It normally starts off with a ‘pretty, young woman’ liking a soldier’s post on social media, according to the Indian Army. After some light conversation, the woman normally asking for more photos of guns, tanks, and aircraft. Over time, the conversation moves to direct messages and WhatsApp chats where the operative of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) tries to blackmail the ‘honey-trapped’ soldier into divulging defence secrets. A prominent example is of a lady who called herself as <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/50-soldiers-honey-trapped-by-pakistani-agent-jawan-arrested-for-leaking-sensitive-info-2000709.html">Anika Chopra</a> posed as an Army Captain at the Military Nursing Corps online managing to trap at least 50 jawans in the Indian Army. In another case, a soldier in training from Rohtak was found to have <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/honey-trapped-haryana-man-scouted-army-camps-during-tests-to-leak-info-to-isi-police/story-24YQaRun43l91p17mvFI3N.html#:~:text=A%2023%2Dyear%2Dold%20man,for%20recruitment%20tests%2C%20police%20said.">shared multiple pictures</a> from at least 18 different Army Recruitment Centres. Honey trap as a weapon The Army describes honey-trapping as a weapon of hybrid warfare being waged by its enemies. In addition to being wary of women trying to flirt with them online, soldiers have also been asked to not post photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram while in uniform or alongside military equipment, installations and cantonments in the backdrop. Operation Dolphin Nose is an ongoing investigation by the Indian Navy to track down personnel being honey-trapped. In December, seven Indian Navy sailors were arrested under Operation Dolphin Nose for leaking sensitive information regarding the Navy to Pakistan. In January this year, three more navy personnel were <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/operation-dolphin-nose-three-more-navy-personnel-arrested-espionage-case-linked-pakistan-1633884-2020-01-04">arrested for spying</a>. Other don’ts include not giving out names, ranks and deployment locations. They have also been asked to not brag about military achievements on social media. Information about military exercises, operations, transfer and promotions is also considered an actionable offence. The operation called Dolphin's Nose helped the security officials crack this racket, following which several measures were taken by the Indian Navy. Indian Army bans 89 apps “The directive has been issued because there has been an exponential increase in the number of military personnel being targeted online by intelligence agencies of Pakistan and China,” an officer told the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/army-asks-soldiers-officers-to-delete-facebook-and-instagram-accounts-uninstall-80-apps/articleshow/76858779.cms">TOI</a> amid border tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). <div type="twitter" handle="ANI" handlename="ANI" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1497864299/ani_mic_logo_normal.jpg" favoritecount="22619" retweetcount="6405" status="Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok, Truecaller… https://t.co/tf6iZv8ThJ" createdat="1594225502000" id="1280900711480307718"></div> Even before tensions broke out between the two countries, Indian Army officers had been told to avoid the use of WhatsApp for official communication back in July last year.It entailed spot-checks of phones to verify that no classified information was being leaked. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="70187434" title="Indian Army officers in a flurry to leave WhatsApp groups after announcement of spot-checks" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The Indian Navy also banned the use of Facebook for its officers last year. They were asked to no longer carry their smartphones and into bases and dockyards. Even when coming abroad warships, they were instructed to leave their phones behind on land. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/elyments-dips-to-3-5-stars-on-google-play-store-heres-what-analysts-believe-indias-new-social-network-needs-in-order-to-be-successful/articleshow/76845819.cms">Elyments dips to 3.5 stars on Google Play Store — Here's what analysts believe India's new social network needs in order to be successful</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/intel-will-speed-up-mukesh-ambanis-5g-run-power-him-with-ai-and-possibly-a-jio-laptop/articleshow/76780290.cms">Intel will speed up Mukesh Ambani’s 5G run, power him with AI and possibly a Jio laptop⁠— all in return for massive amount of data</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/pm-modi-addresses-indian-army-on-india-china-border-the-enemies-of-india-have-seen-your-fire-and-fury/articleshow/76767887.cms">PM Modi addresses Indian Army on India-China border — ‘The enemies of India have seen your fire and fury’</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>My dad is Indian, and my mom is Puerto Rican and Italian. </li><li>I have thick eyebrows, which weren't trendy when I was growing up in the late '90s.</li></ul>In the late 1990s and early 2000s, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/pamela-anderson-stopped-wearing-makeup-aging-2023-8">pencil-thin</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/guides/beauty/anastasia-beverly-hills-brow-freeze-review">eyebrows</a> were all the rage.Women and men alike were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/guides/beauty/best-eyebrow-gel">shaping the hairs</a> above their eyelids, and waxing and threading were on the rise. Some even laser-removed their brows completely, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/heres-how-6-cosmetic-tattoo-procedures-are-performed-2020-9">tattooing</a> skinny twine in their absence to achieve permanency with what they deemed the definitive style.Lines were drawn between those who manicured and people like me who couldn't care less about excessive grooming.I didn't ask for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/people-with-bushy-eyebrows-may-be-narcissists-award-winning-study-2020-9">caterpillar-thick eyebrows</a>. I blame my Indian immigrant father or my Puerto Rican and Italian American mother. It took me a while to appreciate them.<h2>I looked different from my classmates</h2>Once my body started to sprout, things got awkward. If my curly hair, "foreign"-sounding name, and olive skin didn't provide enough material for my mostly white classmates to make fun of me, the two easy targets on my face did.One evening, when I was about 13 years old, I snuck into the bathroom and opened my older brother Ravi's drawer — the one I was specifically told not to touch, at the threat of being punched by my even-hairier sibling — while he wasn't home. I pulled out his electric buzzer and attempted to gently crop the hedges hanging above my eyeballs."Careful, careful," I repeated to myself.I tried holding the trimmer steady, but my hand was trembling from both nervousness and the device's vibrations. As I lost control, I felt the hot metal in my palm heading north, plowing down hairs in its path like a tractor in a corn maze.I attempted to fix them and realign the remaining patches to maintain some semblance of shape and continuity, but my efforts seemed to only worsen them as they became thinner and uneven. I tried to convince myself that I looked presentable. I stepped out of the bathroom to show my mom my new facial style. She shrieked. "Oh, no. Honey, what did you do to your face?" It wasn't the reaction I was hoping for.<h2>People made even more fun of me</h2>This wasn't the first time I'd presented my mother with a hideous weed-whacking job. I'd already experimented enough with my hair, picking it until it reached Chia Pet status, as well as attempting to fade the sides myself, which turned my hairline into a bowl shape. She learned to deal with my experimenting, but kids my age weren't so kind.The day after my brow debacle, as I walked through my school's halls, I was a laughingstock for yet another reason. Points and stares at my failed brow shaping led to more mockery. Kids were hand-gesturing a razor moving back and forth above their own eyes, yelling out, "St-st-stupid sh-sh-shaving sch-sch-schmuck." I felt foolish. The embarrassment was overwhelming.<h2>I learned to love my thick eyebrows</h2>It took years to find the best shapes that worked for my face. Eventually, by my early 20s, I gave up the experimentation and learned to leave them alone. I learned to keep my grooming at a minimum, with only light touch-ups of excess hairs surrounding my brows. After a while, I even grew to embrace them as a distinctive facial feature.In recent years, as beauty trends have drastically changed, I've even started to receive compliments on my eyebrows."You have a robust, natural look," a woman recently said to me while I was shopping in a local Old Navy.I was dumbfounded. Something I was once ashamed of was now being admired with me barely making an effort. If I could have just told my teenage self that all fads came to pass and that "grotesque" might transform into "en vogue," I could have saved myself an unnecessary amount of personal shame.Raj Tawney is a writer who explores race, identity, and food from his Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian American perspective. His memoir, "<a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=dd87088d7f2f902d7e43a2d46d2b4f92b06578322a0bcb7f175c339c4def7b47&amp;postID=651c21cd6052ff7cc9e5db8f&amp;postSlug=how-learned-to-love-thick-and-bushy-eyebrows-2023-10&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fp%2Fbooks%2Fcolorful-palate-savored-stories-from-a-mixed-life-raj-tawney%2F19717948%3Fean%3D9781531504571">Colorful Palate: A Flavorful Journey Through a Mixed American Experience</a>," was released Tuesday.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Until the 1950s, scientists didn't have a clear understanding of what the seafloor looked like. </li><li>Geologist Marie Tharp turned years of data into easily digestible maps. </li></ul>Why do Earth's continents look like they fit together? In the early 20th century, this was one of geology's greatest scientific mysteries and part of the solution lay at the bottom of the ocean. Back then, no one knew what the ocean floor looked like — until one woman used her many talents to find out.When she reflected on her life, geologist Marie Tharp recollected being able to fill in the blanks of the ocean floor, which she saw as a fascinating jigsaw puzzle. She pinpointed mountains, volcanoes, and canyons that lurked <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-a-submarine-runs-into-an-underwater-mountain-former-submariner-2021-11">under oceans</a>, much like they do above sea level."It was a once-in-a-lifetime — a once-in-the-history-of-the-world — opportunity for anyone, but especially for a woman in the 1940s," <a href="https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/07/24/marie-tharp-connecting-dots/">Tharp wrote</a>.A geologist with Columbia University's Lamont Geological Laboratory (now the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), Tharp took sheets and sheets of depth readings and turned them into incredible maps. Her maps not only helped her see the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-drone-submarine-could-hunt-for-sea-life-aliens-2019-2">ocean floor</a> in a whole new way, but they also helped change the way geologists and oceanographers thought about the Earth. <h2>When continental drift was a controversy </h2>When Tharp was still in elementary school, some scientists were tearing apart Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift.A German meteorologist and astronomer, Wegener first presented his ideas in 1912. Like others, he'd noticed that the continents looked as if they had <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pangea-split-apart-way-faster-than-we-thought-2016-7">once fit together</a>. Even though oceans separated them, their rock layers matched. "It is just as if we were to refit the torn pieces of a newspaper by matching their edges," <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-rejection-of-continental-drift-9780195117332?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wegener wrote</a> in "The Origin of Continents and Oceans."If he was correct, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fountains-diamonds-erupt-from-ground-when-continents-break-up-study-2023-8">moving continents</a> would explain many puzzling mysteries, like why Australian marsupials were more similar to South American animals than those in closer Asian countries. Wegener's theory gained support, but many US scientists found it implausible. One influential geologist, Bailey Willis, called it a "fairy tale." Instead, Willis stuck with his own theory that there had once been land bridges between the continents that had since sunk. By the time Tharp enrolled in a two-year geology program at the University of Michigan in 1943, her instructors likely didn't advocate for Wegener's theory.There wasn't yet "any satisfactory unifying hypothesis that could explain the main features and processes at the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/animation-shows-earth-surface-components-2020-5">Earth's surface</a>," geologist Bettie Higgs <a href="https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/SP506-2019-248" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> of Tharp's education. <h2>Studying the ocean from land</h2>When Tharp arrived at Columbia University for a job with Maurice Ewing at Lamont, she joined a group of about two dozen men and women on the geophysics team in 1948. The other women were mostly bookkeepers, assistants, or human calculators doing mathematical work.Like many of her male colleagues, Tharp had a graduate degree in geology. But she wasn't allowed on research vessels. Some sailors still believed it was "unlucky" to have a woman aboard unless they were passengers. In 1956, graduate student Roberta Eike lost her fellowship after sneaking aboard a ship in Massachusetts. Tharp didn't sail on a mission until 1968.Instead, Tharp spent much of her time assisting the men with calculations and diagrams. After about three years, she nearly quit. Whether she was overworked or frustrated at working on others' projects instead of her own isn't clear. But when she came back, she embarked on a partnership that changed the trajectory of her career. <h2>Mapping the seafloor</h2>By the early 1950s, echo sounders and precision depth recorders (PDRs) allowed scientists to continuously record seafloor depths, giving them a more complete picture than they'd ever had before.The only problem was they produced loads of data. Bruce Heezen, who started at Lamont around the same time as Tharp, handed it off to her in 1952. There were long rolls of paper containing lines that rose and dipped, depending on how long it took the echo sounders' electronic ping to travel from the seafloor to the ship. <div type="image" title="Peope stand around a large echo sounding machine with a large piece of paper and depth data" height="1499" width="1998" msid="103906895" hostid="261" sizebytes="183040"></div>It was Tharp's job to translate 3,000 feet of paper and undulating lines into a map containing all the data from the various ships. To do so, she had to compile snippets from different trips to get a continuous line from coast to coast. And she had to do that up and down the continents, from Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, France, and the Strait of Gibraltar. The result "looked like a spider's web," <a href="https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/07/24/marie-tharp-connecting-dots/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tharp said</a>, with lines resembling telephone wires spanning the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/atlantic-ocean-widening-geologic-forces-earth-crust-2021-1">Atlantic Ocean</a>. After weeks of looking at the data and plotting the lines, Tharp had noticed a pattern. She had about half a dozen lines running across the ocean, and many had a v-shaped dip in a similar spot, right on top of an underwater mountain chain, the Mid-Atlantic Rift. It looked like a rift. But it couldn't be, Heezen told her, because that would be too much like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-earth-tectonic-plates-billion-years-2021-2">continental drift</a>. He and "almost everyone else at Lamont, and in the United States, thought continental drift was impossible," according to Tharp. It would take Heezen months to accept what he'd dismissed as Tharp's "girl talk."<h2>The ups and downs at the bottom of the sea</h2>In the meantime, Tharp and Heezen decided to use physiographic diagrams to capture what they were seeing in the data. If the echo sounder recorded a large mountain, Tharp would make it appear tall next to shorter mounds. In spots where ships hadn't recorded depth information, Tharp made educated deductions. Shading and closely spaced lines gave an illusion of depth, making pointy peaks and flat sea mounts seem to rise off the page. Amateurs and experts alike could easily get a sense of the underwater topography from Tharp's map. "But we also had an ulterior motive," Tharp wrote. "Detailed contour maps of the ocean floor were classified by the US Navy, so the physiographic diagrams gave us a way to publish our data." Heezen had graduate student Howard Foster placing dots at the latitudes and longitudes of <a href="https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/07/24/marie-tharp-connecting-dots/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tens of</a> thousands of earthquake epicenters on another map. When Fosters' map was laid on top of the Tharp's diagram, the quakes snaked along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where she'd found the rift. <div type="image" title="A map of the world with the mid-ocean ridge highlighted in red" height="619" width="826" msid="103906899" hostid="261" sizebytes="63556"></div>Tharp was then able to use other seismic data to extend the ridge into the Indian Ocean and the East African Rift Valley. What Heezen would later call a "monstrous scar" <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-moves-tectonic-plates-2017-1">split the globe</a> into pieces and the theory of continental drift now seemed undeniable. <h2>A geological rift </h2>In 1956, Heezen and Ewing, the head of the Lamont lab, published a paper noting a ridge covering about 40,000 miles of the ocean's floor, without crediting Tharp. Two years later, at the 1959 International Oceanographic Conference, Heezen presented on continental drift and the rift. By this time, other researchers in several fields were accumulating evidence that aligned with Wegener's theory. Proof of Tharp's rift came from an unexpected source. At the conference, underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau showed a video he'd filmed of the rift valley with an underwater camera. <div type="image" title="Jacques Cousteau wears a red hat and steers his boat, Calypso." height="2029" width="2705" msid="103906901" hostid="261" sizebytes="218842"></div>Originally, Cousteau had planned to prove Tharp and Heezen wrong. Instead, the footage "helped a lot of people believe in our rift valley," Tharp said. Over the next decade, scientists in an array of fields contributed to the theory of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-earth-will-look-250-million-years-map-animation-2017-9">plate tectonics</a> with new explanations of everything from <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fiber-optic-cables-record-underwater-earthquakes-ocean-floor-2019-11">seafloor faults</a> to the formation of the Earth's crust. <h2>Marie Tharp's legacy </h2>Tharp and Heezen continued to collaborate until his death in 1977. Their final project together was the <a href="https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/collex/exhibits/marie-tharp-pioneering-oceanographer/1977-world-ocean-floor-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Ocean Floor Map</a>. They recruited artist Heinrich Berann, who had worked with them on many maps for National Geographic, to paint it. The map depicts the mid-ocean ridge zigzagging its way around the world. It looks like if you ran your fingers over the paper, you'd be able to feel where it rises and falls. <div type="image" title="A colorful world map by Heezen, Tharp, and Berann showing the ocean floor's mountain ranges and rift valleys" height="750" width="1000" msid="103906902" hostid="261" sizebytes="111428"></div>After Heezen's death, organizations that had hired him and Tharp to work on projects reassigned them. A few years later, she was asked to retire from Lamont. It's not clear why, and Tharp biographer Hali Felt noted that at 63 she wasn't "<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781466847460/soundings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the oldest person there by any means</a>."Tharp continued working on her own projects and started a cartography business. She protected and promoted Heezen's legacy, but she also "demanded fair recognition for work that was hers," according to Higgs.Her contributions to oceanography and geology gained recognition with several awards, including the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Mary Sears Woman Pioneer in Oceanography Award. In 1997, the Library of Congress included some of Tharp's maps in an exhibition displaying items from Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, and George Washington. Tharp died in 2006. Over 70 years since she watched her colleagues head off in ships she wasn't allowed to sail on, the US Navy announced it was renaming a research vessel in her honor, the USNS Marie Tharp.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>There's a wealth of adventures to embark on when visiting Washington, DC.</li><li>To get you started on your DC explorations, Insider created a list of must-do activities.</li></ul>It's no surprise that our nation's capital has lots to do. From history aficionados and epicureans to outdoor enthusiasts and city slickers, Washington has something to pique every traveler's interests. However, if you're looking for experiences that are a step above the typical tourist to-do list and showcase a side of the city most first-timers miss, there are many noteworthy activities and sights that you should add to your agenda.I've spent time in DC regularly for the past decade and curated the following list of hidden gems, under-the-radar spaces, and fascinating places that should be visited in tandem with any stop along the National Mall or photo in front of the White House. Keep reading for my picks of must-see spots and things to do.<div type="image" title="View of the Potomac River and the verdant green forest of Theodore Roosevelt Island from the Rock Creek Parkway in Georgetown. The gleaming highrises of Rosslyn, Virginia, peek over the treetops." height="2994" width="3992" msid="87284389" hostid="261"></div>Kayak the Potomac River to Theodore Roosevelt IslandFor a unique vantage point of some of the district's most famous monuments, take to DC's waterways. I like to spend the day <a href="https://boatingindc.com/dc-activities/tours/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">paddling down the Potomac River</a> toward the Tidal Basin before heading back up to explore Theodore Roosevelt Island. This secluded oasis offers several scenic trails through forest, swamp, and marshland, as well as a memorial to the US's 26 th president.<div type="image" title="Side-by-side of three images with an exterior shot of the National Arboretum where trees surround one of the entry points and different plants on display." height="750" width="1500" msid="87285588" hostid="261"></div>US National ArboretumThe sprawling 446-acre grounds of the <a href="https://www.usna.usda.gov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">US National Arboretum</a> offer an immersive nature experience of marked trails, lush evergreen conifer, and bonsai groves without ever having to leave the district lines. If you visit in the spring, be sure to check out the cherry blossom trees that surround the former sandstone Corinthian columns of the US Capitol.<div type="image" title="A wall with a railing that has &quot;Dupont Underground&quot; spray painted in pink and blue colors and bubble font" height="2661" width="3992" msid="87284392" hostid="261"></div>Dupont UndergroundHoused in an abandoned streetcar station, <a href="https://dupontunderground.org/events" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Dupont Underground</a> is an eclectic 15,000-square-foot art space situated directly under Dupont Circle. Events include interactive art showcases, poetry readings, and comedy shows. Once a month, the space also plays host to a flea market featuring one-of-a-kind goods by local artisans.<div type="image" title="Side-by-side of three outdoor shots U Street with business signs and people crossing a street." height="1250" width="2500" msid="87284530" hostid="261"></div>U Street Food and History Walking TourA <a href="https://www.blueferntravel.com/fork-tours/u-street-tour/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">food tour through the U Street Corridor</a>, one of the city's most historic and lively neighborhoods, is a great way to experience DC's burgeoning dining scene. Knowledgeable guides explain the history behind the area, once famously known as Black Broadway, while you sample some of the district's signature flavors like mambo sauce, chili, and spicy half-smokes.<div type="image" title="The exterior of The Reach at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, USA." height="3840" width="5119" msid="90967825" hostid="261"></div>The Reach at the Kennedy CenterPlaying host to contemporary art exhibits, live concerts and film screenings, the <a href="https://www.kennedy-center.org/reach/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Reach at the Kennedy Center</a> is an expansive new indoor-outdoor venue at the Kennedy Center. With an estimated 69,000 square feet of landscaped roof gardens, a grove of ginkgo trees, and a tranquil reflecting pool, the Reach is worth a visit even if you don't have a performance to attend.<div type="image" title="A glass of red wine sits on a barrel in a wine cellar filled with more barrels. The wine glass says &quot;District Winery&quot;" height="3929" width="5239" msid="90967827" hostid="261"></div>Taste local craft beer and wineDC seems to have no shortage of dives, hidden speakeasies, and cocktail bars, alongside a thriving post-work happy hour culture. The past couple of years, in particular, have ushered in a community of craft breweries (there are currently 15 in DC), wine bars, and local wineries who aren't afraid to get inventive with their pours and ales.For the oenophiles, DC's first winery, <a href="https://districtwinery.com/tours" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">District Winery</a> in Navy Yard offers wine tastings — I love their rosé — while woman-owned <a href="https://www.rightproperbrewing.com/brookland-beer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Right Proper Brewing</a>'s Northeast DC location houses a tasting room and offers brewery tours. And don't miss a chance to sip on three of the district's Black-owned beer labels: <a href="https://www.sankofabeer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Sankofa Beer Company</a>, <a href="https://soulmega.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Soul Mega</a>, and <a href="https://www.urbangardenbrewing.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Urban Garden Brewing</a>.<div type="image" title="A sprawling stone staircase behind a green lake and trees turning fall colors surrounding park area" height="2020" width="2697" msid="90967829" hostid="261"></div>Malcolm X (Meridian Hill) ParkKnown as <a href="https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/494" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Malcolm X Park</a> by locals — a rename originally <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/is-it-meridian-hill-park-or-malcolm-x-park-your-answer-is-meaningful/2018/11/02/610af0e2-d07e-11e8-b2d2-f397227b43f0_story.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">suggested by activist Angela Davis</a> during a 1969 rally — Meridian Hill Park's history as a site for political rallies dates back to the 1960s when it served as an important gathering spot for Black activists.Straddling the Adams Morgan, U Street, and Columbia Heights neighborhoods, this 12-acre park is also home to the country's largest cascading fountain and a statue of Joan of Arc, the district's only equestrian statue with a woman.Adding to the appeal is a family-friendly drum circle that happens every Sunday afternoon. It's been a great way for me to meet locals since moving to DC.<div type="image" title="The Library of Congress view from balcony. A circular desk surrounded by smaller work desks arranged in a circular pattern with red walls and stone archways" height="3750" width="5000" msid="90967833" hostid="261"></div>The Library of CongressHome to over 171 million documents, including more than 40 million cataloged books, The <a href="https://www.loc.gov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Library of Congress</a> currently stands as the world's largest library.While you'll need to register for a valid Reader ID card to access the catalogs in the public reading rooms, a free tour — <a href="https://loc.usedirect.com/LOC/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">reservations</a> are a must and are released 30 days in advance — of the impressive building, built in a Beaux-Arts style, allows access to the Great Hall with Roman murals and ornate pairs of Corinthian columns.The musically inclined should make their way to the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/visit/maps-and-floor-plans/special-events-spaces/whittall-pavilion/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Whittall Pavilion</a>. Available by prior appointment with the library's music division, the pavilion houses an extensive collection of rare musical instruments, including Stradivari violins and the world's largest collection of flutes.<div type="image" title="Interior of the Hirshhorn Museum with windows along wall and circular seating area" height="1520" width="2027" msid="90967836" hostid="261"></div>Museum hopping on the National MallIn addition to the famous monuments and memorials, the National Mall is also home to several Smithsonian museums, which draw visitors from around the world. Crowds flock to the two most-visited museums on the Mall, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, but for fewer crowds and equally intriguing exhibits, I head to two of my favorites: the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to capture kitschy, Instagram-worthy shots at the newest <a href="https://hirshhorn.si.edu/exhibitions/one-with-eternity-yayoi-kusama-in-the-hirshhorn-collection/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Yayoi Kusama exhibit</a>, and the National Museum of the American Indian where an immersive storytelling exhibit tells the <a href="https://americanindian.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item?id=976" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">indigenous story of Raven</a>. With over 155 million artifacts in the Smithsonian's collection, there's something for every kind of art lover to enjoy.<div type="image" title="Lake with bridge in background with forrest on a sunny day" height="1190" width="1586" msid="90967839" hostid="261"></div>Rock Creek ParkSituated within the city on over 1,800 acres is <a href="https://www.nps.gov/rocr/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Rock Creek Park</a>, a lush oasis with 32 miles of hiking trails, bike tracks, and historic sites.Whether you choose to spend the day exploring Civil War sites or horseback riding — there are 13 acres of gravel and dirt bridle paths throughout the park — you'll quickly forget you're within the confines of a major city.When the weather warms, there's nothing locals like me love more than spending the afternoon <a href="https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/250005" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">picnicking in the park</a> with friends.<a href="https://www.insider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-traveling-to-washington-dc-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View Insider's comprehensive guide to visiting Washington, DC.</a>

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<ul><li><keyword id="7561057" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyclone-fani">Cyclone Fani</keyword> has made its landfall in the eastern state of <keyword id="6357961" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="odisha">Odisha</keyword>. </li><li><keyword id="7566763" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="fani">Fani</keyword> is said to be the biggest cyclone to hit the state after the super cyclone in 1999. </li><li>The super cyclone had claimed nearly 10,000 lives. </li></ul>I was seven-year-old when the super cyclone of 1999 hit my home state Odisha. Living in Cuttack, I remember the wailing sound of the wind, lightning and thunder, and hearing the walls of my otherwise sturdy two-storeyed home rumbling throughout the night. Electricity was gone for days and there were uprooted trees and broken down walls everywhere. And now, almost 20 years later, another cyclone – Cyclone Fani – envelops the eastern State of Odisha. The wind speed at 200 kmph is just a few kmph short of the 1999 super cyclone, that claimed 10,000 lives. On October 29, 1999, winds had started to pick up speed in the morning, many hadn’t believed the alerts of a severe cyclone and had failed to store food for days. As the darkness fell and one of the longest nights of my childhood ensued, the howling of the winds still remains as a memory from a worst nightmare. The next morning we woke up to uprooted trees, a fallen boundary wall and water almost entering the house. But we were privileged and safe. In the building next to ours, an empty house that belonged to a relative, doors had been opened for about a hundred people from the nearby slums to take refuge. They spent the night with barely any candles left to light the entire house but were also witness to a woman giving birth. However, the capital city of Bhubaneswar and its twin city Cuttack were still not the high impact areas. The cyclone that lasted over 34 hours, found its major impact in the port city of Paradip and the districts of Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada were among the worst affected. It destroyed over 25,000 houses, leaving the then Chief Minister of Odisha Giridhar Gamang also in <a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl1624/16240220.htm">shock</a> as such devastation had not been seen. <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/supercyclone-rage-ravages-orissa-coast/cid/911868">Reports </a>suggested that the CM’s house was blocked with the fallen trees while the state secretariat too went without electricity for days. But unlike 20 years ago, the Odisha government has learnt to be prepared. The state government said that around 900 cyclone shelters have been made ready to house the evacuees. "It is estimated that a total of 1150,000 people will have to be moved to safer areas, of which about 330,000 people have already been evacuated," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cyclone-fani-hits-odisha/articleshow/69155011.cms">a statement said</a>. Flights from Bhubaneswar airport have been cancelled, while the Indian Coast Guard and the Navy have deployed ships and helicopters for relief and rescue operations while the Army and Air Force units in the states have also been put on standby. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cyclone-fani-updates-odisha-west-bengal/articleshow/69156155.cms">Cyclone Fani updates: Relief operations underway, 4,000 storm shelters set up in Odisha</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cyclone-fani-hits-odisha/articleshow/69155011.cms">Cyclone 'Fani' makes landfall on India’s East coast</a>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)Indian policemen stand guard near the 'Statue Of Unity', the world's tallest statue dedicated to Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, near Sardar Sarovar Dam near Vadodara in India's western Gujarat state on October 30, 2018.</div></div></div>Hello! Here's what's happening on Thursday. 1. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-burkman-jacob-wohl-mueller-sexual-misconduct-scheme-legal-implications-2018-10">A suspicious scheme to pay women to falsely accuse Special Counsel Robert Mueller of sexual misconduct could spectacularly backfire</a>. Experts say that if conservative firebrand Jacob Wohl or anyone else was involved in the alleged scheme, it could also form the basis for a conspiracy charge.2. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-financial-services/uk-eu-agree-tentative-brexit-deal-on-financial-services-the-times-idUSKCN1N639Q">UK </a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-financial-services/uk-eu-agree-tentative-brexit-deal-on-financial-services-the-times-idUSKCN1N639Q">Prime Minister Theresa May has reportedly landed a deal with the EU over markets access post-Brexit</a>. The tentative deal would give UK financial services companies continued access to European markets after Brexit.3. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/australia-top-spy-on-chinese-tech-and-key-infrastructure-in-canberra-2018-10">Australia's top cyber spy says Chinese tech is too good to be allowed near its key infrastructure</a>. 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