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To Your Eternity (不滅のあなたへ) by Yoshitoki Oima

In both a A Silent Voice and To Your Eternity, Yoshitoki Oima explores emotion, and holds the readers’ emotions in her hands. She takes a deep look into the human soul. In her new series, To Your Eternity she brings to life a fantasy landscape rife with danger, sacrifice, and beauty.

A mysterious all-powerful being sends an orb known simply as “It” into the world to observe. It can take the form of anything first inhabiting a rock, then a dog, then a boy, then . . . so on. It is immortal and can heal any damage done to it though it may take a little time. As it moves through the world It begins to learn more about human language, emotion, and motivations.

March, a happy child who dreams of being a mother one day, and Parona, an ostracized young woman warrior, have become close in their village. But Parona is wary of the tribe’s beliefs. Things come to a head when March is carted off as the latest child sacrifice to their god. March, then Parona, encounter It while in the midst of trying to escape this fate.

In a brutal world of superstition, gods, and miracles It, March, and Parona become bound together. To Your Eternity explores what it means to truly be alive and to live.

“They way you live isn’t something given to you! It’s something you win for yourself!”

At only eleven chapters in, To Your Eternity is absolutely compelling. However, I’m finding it hard to predict what this story’s goal will be. Will It, March, and Parona be the story? Will everyone die and It move on to some here-to-unknown scenario? Will It continuously meet people, observe their stories, then travel onward? Any of these scenarios feel possible.

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MAKERS is excited to introduce its first podcast that premiered at The 2017 MAKERS Conference.

The MAKERS Podcast features stories of women who've shaped our history and women who will re-shape our future. Hear insights and inspiration from female leaders in politics, media, tech, sports, activism, and beyond. Hosted by MAKERS' Amanda McCall, the podcast is available to download in the Apple Store. Listen to it on Google Play Music.

Stay tuned as we continue to roll out new episodes weekly beginning at the end of February.

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Fourteen-year-old Maanasa Mendu won first place in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge with her HARVEST energy device, securing the title of America's Top Young Scientist.

Her project sought to supply sustainable energy to third world countries, and earned her a $25,000 prize.

Amy Poehler's Smart Girls organization caught up with her in an interview.

"Every summer my family visits India, and there I experienced persistent blackouts. This meant no lighting or air conditioning for my family. But for over one fifth of the global population, darkness remains a permanent reality," she told the organization.

Her device harvests mechanical energy in forms of wind and precipitation through the Piezoelectric effect, which allows materials to generate an electric charge in response to applied mechanical stress.

"Energy is fundamental to modern society and provides a sustainable source of electricity to our entire world," she said.

 

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This is just the beginning for this young entrepreneur. She plans to test out new materials and configurations to best maximize efficiency and then reach out to nonprofit organizations to spread her device across the world.

With the guidance of a mentor, Mendu praises the four Cs of science: creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and also the process of innovation.

"I've begun to realize the truth in the saying, 'Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration (Thomas Alva Edison),' from my mentor's awesome advice, and project experience. Whether testing for the hundredth time, researching for hours, or perfecting a presentation  —  nothing ever comes without hard work," she said.

Mendu sought to create something that wasn't just sustainable but was also affordable. Using recycled and waste materials, she created her "3 leaf harvester" for less than $5.

As for her role models, Mendu praises scientists Marie Curie and Rachel Carson for inspiring female scientists worldwide and overcoming male discrimination, but she also acknowledges those who raised her.

“My mom, and grandmother are role models who not only obtained education at a time where it was discriminated but exemplify the importance of believing in yourself, and taking social responsibility,” she said.

 

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo proposed a constitutional amendment on Monday codifying Roe v. Wade into the New York State Constitution.

In the press release issued by the New York government, Cuomo stated that the amendment "would enshrine that state shall protect the rights established by Roe v. Wade regardless of what happens at the federal level."

The announcement was made at the "I Stand with Planned Parenthood" rally and Family Planning Advocates' Day of Action.

"Our rights are under attack in Washington and as they seek to limit women's rights, we in New York seek to protect them," Gov. Cuomo said. "As they pull on women's rights, we're going to push back on women's rights."

Draped in a pink scarf and standing behind a pink podium, he continued:

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Gov. Cuomo is adding this amendment to a series of previous actions dubbed "New York's Promise to Women: Ever Upward."

Over the last two years he has made a lasting impact, signing the "Enough is Enough Act," that prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace regardless of the size of the employer. He has also worked to end pregnancy discrimination and established the longest and most comprehensive paid family leave program in the nation. He also raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

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Standing ovation in Albany for @NYGovCuomo, who just proposed a constitutional amendment to protect abortion access in NY. #WeWontGoBack pic.twitter.com/0Gjwr4fFAi

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In the forty years since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, it has been upheld stating that the United States Constitution protects the right of a woman to choose to terminate her pregnancy prior to fetal viability or throughout pregnancy when it is necessary to preserve her life or health.

"We will not allow the progress of the women's movement to be stopped, and we must seize this opportunity to bring the state and the nation forward and stand up for women's health. Make no mistake, we will always protect the right to choose in New York," Gov. Cuomo said.

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New York City writer Ashley C. Ford hated knowing that thousands of school children — saddled with unpaid lunch accounts — were being offered embarrassing substitute meals in their school cafeterias. Wanting to make a difference, Ford took to Twitter, imploring her 66,000 followers to take action.

"A cool thing you can do today is try to find out which of your local schools have kids with overdue lunch accounts and pay them off," she wrote in a Tweet posted in early December of last year.

According to the Associated Press, Ford's tweet had a major impact: She inspired hundreds of people to raise thousands of dollars. In fact, an online campaign raised nearly $100,000 for lunch debt in Minneapolis and $28,000 in St. Paul's schools, the AP reports, while efforts in Topeka, Kansas, paid off $6,000 in debt and a movement in Bellevue, Washington, erased $2,000 in unpaid lunch dues.

As the AP noted, children from low-income families can qualify for free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunch. Some of these families, however, still struggle to pay the cost of reduced-price school meals, which can lead to their children's lunch accounts being overdrawn (other instances of lunch debt can come from families who may not realize they qualify for discounted meals and fail to fill out necessary paperwork, or from parents who can afford to pay for meals but forget to put money in their children's prepaid accounts).

Though most schools allow students to "run a tab" for a fixed number of meals, others will offer students an alternative lunch option, which can consist of just a cold cheese sandwich and a carton of milk.

One woman, Jill Draper, who worked to collect money for schools in Kingston, New York, told the AP she was moved to take action because Ford's tweet made it seem easy.

"It seemed like a really easy way to make a positive difference locally," Draper said. "It's amazing how one tweet became this crazy movement." And that's exactly what Ford wanted.

"I sincerely just wanted to think of something really easy that people could do to make a difference locally," Ford told the AP. "It was just one idea; another school might need help with uniforms or tutoring. The point was to do something that helps people in your community."

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