The effective date of your UI claim is based on the date you file your claim online or the date you first contact the Employment Development Department (EDD). The effective date determines your base period, and as a result, your benefit amount. A base period is a 12-month period of earnings, divided into quarters.
Mythology: Zeus cheated on Hera with a mortal woman named Alcmene. Alcmene had Hercules (or Heracles)and Hera hated him. Disney: Hera is Hercules' real mother, Alcmene is his foster mom.
Xena has always puzzled me, as I assumed she had a similar back story to Hercules, but I associated her with Athena (because of the similar sounding name, and warrior connotations). But looking at her wikipedia page doesn't seem to hold up to that.