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Statue of Lady Justice blindfolded and holding a balance and a sword, outside the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong. Lady Justice (Latin: Iustitia) is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. [1] [2] Her attributes are scales, a sword and sometimes a blindfold.
The woman is holding a pair of scales, as a symbol of justice, but her eyes are closed—a reference to the traditional depiction of Lady Justice wearing a blindfold, but also a suggestion that justice is degenerating into a self-righteous unwillingness to see an obvious injustice.
Schott began the creation of Three Dancing Maidens towards the end of the 19th century, using girls from the local Berlin area as models. After numerous sketches, he made a model at a three-quarter-scale followed by 36 more attempts. Despite all the work, he was unhappy with the project until he met Rudolf Mosse.
The actress praised her dancing partner for being a part of her journey. Selma Blair says being blindfolded on 'Dancing With the Stars' was to combat MS flare-up: 'I felt much more in my body' [Video]
NatGeo's "Rewind the '90s" looks at the birth and significance of the web's dancing baby.
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Looking for Victoria was a 2-hour television docudrama on the life of Queen Victoria, presented by Prunella Scales and showing Scales' research for her one-woman show An Evening with Queen Victoria.
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