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Government officials are working urgently to put arrangements in place that could see all 60 million citizens rolling up a sleeve to receive the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes generally available – the first campaign on such a scale since 1964, when every Briton was vaccinated against smallpox.
Although the media focus on the pandemic has diminished as the first wave of infection has begun to recede, officials at the Department of Health (DH) have been planning to try to ensure both that the inoculation campaign goes smoothly and that the NHS can cope if the second wave of infection expected in the autumn proves more serious than the first.
"This is an enormous operation. It's a huge logistical challenge," said one of those involved in the planning.
Several questions need to be answered once the vaccine is available. Who gets it first? Which are the priority groups – healthcare workers, under-fives, pregnant women, or people with a long-term health condition? And, crucially, how does everyone get the necessary jabs?
The numbers involved are daunting. In England alone 1.2 million people work for the health service, although not all in frontline care. Among the other probable priority groups there are 9.7 million schoolchildren, 3.8 million under-fives, around 700,000 mothers-to-be and millions of people with long-term illnesses such as asthma or heart disease. "You are dealing with many millions of people in these priority categories and the key is how you prioritise," added the source.
A DH spokeswoman, when asked if it was necessary to vaccinate the whole population, said: "The risk profile of the virus has not been fully characterised. Whilst it has generally been mild, previously healthy people have died. It is impossible to predict whether the virus will become more severe in the winter but being first in the queue for enough vaccine … puts us in the strongest position to respond."
There are also several practical problems to overcome. How will the vaccine be transported? Are there sufficient "cold chain" refrigerators in the NHS to store it? Which medical professionals will administer the swine flu jab? The strong likelihood that pupils will be immunised at school distills many of the complex practicalities involved.
DH planners have not yet finalised how many nurses or doctors would go into each school. The need to be able to resuscitate any pupil who goes into anaphylactic shock – a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine – may mean that some nurses and health visitors need to undergo fresh training, said the DH source.
Planners speak calmly, though. Measures taken after the bird flu outbreak in 2003 means that all parts of the NHS and public bodies such as local councils, police forces and fire brigades already have detailed plans in place. Andy Burnham, the health secretary, has pledged to produce two key strategies by the end of the month, one covering vaccination and the other detailing how the NHS will create more intensive care capacity.
Timing is not the only issue with the vaccine. Drugs companies around the world have been scrambling to produce a vaccine since H1N1 was first identified in the spring, and clinical testing by manufacturers is under way. Results are not expected until the first two weeks of September. Only then will scientists know whether one or two doses will be needed, or even whether it works at all.


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Chelsea vs. Real Madrid in the Big House
As part of the 2016 International Champions Cup, globally revered English Premier League club Chelsea and world-famous La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid will face off at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, July 30, at 3 p.m.
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Fans attending the International Champions Cup game should review the information provided below since it is different than regular Michigan football game days.
Note: The University of Michigan Golf Course and driving range are both closed for parking due to rain.
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Police investigating crash near FM 969
Austin police are investigating if speed was a factor in the crash
Driver dies after slamming car into MoPac highway sign
Police are investigating a car crash on MoPac in downtown Austin that left one person dead.
Three adults, one child dead after shooting at Bastrop apartment complex
Detective Vicky Steffanic with the Bastrop Police Department said a man, two women and a child are dead. Another child was taken to a local …
Dogs and cats adoptable for free during "Clear the Shelter" campaign
The shelter also opened an hour early to observe the campaign.
Young participants graduate from AFD Pass the Torch program
About 30 members graduated from Austin Fire Department's Pass the Torch Academy Saturday morning
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The Austin Fire Department will be going door-to-door to install the alarms in Franklin Park.
Daughter of murdered construction worker pleas for public's help
The family is asking for any information that can help police catch Felix Serrano's killer.
'Last free exit' before MoPac toll to close this weekend
The lane and ramp closures on MoPac and the adjacent frontage road near Parmer Lane will be in place to allow for installation of drainage s…
Austin firefighter suspended for his conduct with ATCEMS
On multiple occasions, Lt. James Crowther deliberately placed his fire engine out of service when it was not appropriate to do so.
Officer who restrained school teacher had mixed record
APD Officer Bryan Richter has been in the spotlight since video of him restraining Breaion King during a traffic stop became public July 21.
Man ejected, seriously injured after car goes off North Austin bridge
Austin-Travis County EMS say the man has potentially life-threatening injuries after the incident in the 12100 block of Metric Boulevard at …
Police brutality protesters march on Pflugerville City Hall
Seventeen-year-old Pflugerville High School Senior D'Avion Griffin watched what happened to Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and wanted to do s…
Travis County officials knew about Breaion King video months ago
For months, Travis County officials have known about a racially charged comment directed at King following her violent arrest during a traff…
Breaion King says she feared for her life after arrest
King says she remembers the tense moments on June, 15 2015. She says she was confused when Officer Bryan Richter stopped her.
Report shows race data of drivers stopped by Pflugerville police
Leading up to a protest against police violence this afternoon, KXAN obtained a copy of report created by Pflugerville police that details t…
First 'creative crosswalk' debuts on Lake Austin Blvd.
The crosswalk, just south of Enfield Road, was installed Thursday by the Austin Transportation Department.
Austin Police Monitor raises concerns after controversial arrest video surfaces
"If I had reviewed that video, I would have said there needs to be a full investigation," Frasier said in an interview Friday.
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Aquarena Springs Bridge reopens after water line break
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Before you can learn to control your dreams, you need to learn how to remember them after you wake up. The easiest way to improve your "recall" as it's called, is to keep a dream journal.
Many beginning dreamers make the mistake of believing that their dream journal must be written words. This is far from true. The more senses you can remember upon waking, the more practiced you will get at recognizing them while you are in the dream. The entries in your dream journal can contain maps or pictures, lists of common colors, smells, or sounds, textures, anything that you experienced.
Write thing as they come to you, as you might do in a free-write. Many dreams are not linear, and if you try to assemble the events in your head after you wake up, pieces will fall apart and dissolve into forgetfulness before you can capture them.
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Just steps away from the Inn and you get fresh and delicious breakfast..all at a decent price !! Next time I'll try lunch !!
We found Saranac Sourdough six years ago and end up there multiple times every trip. With the number of great restaurants in the area, that says a lot! The food is stellar, atmosphere is comfortable, and the owner runs the show with her down to earth manner. Check it out, you will thank me!
This is where the locals eat breakfast. Homestyle original meals freshly prepared by the owners. Specials are displayed on butcher paper taped to the deli counter. 17 different breads to choose from!!! Home made hash!! Self serve coffee/tea. Tip: you need to order at the counter ... but the dishes are brought out to your table. Not very large inside,...
Was really excited to visit and get a great, fresh, locally baked sourdough. Service not all that personable. A couple of breads not available as advertised on their website. Purchased a loaf of multi-grain seeded sourdough - asked for it sliced, and it was cut by hand in front of me, in uneven slices and not fully through the entire...
I visited with my mother over the holidays. Love their sandwiches (way better than the place across the street!), but breakfast very good too. My mother had sour dough pancakes and I had eggs, bacon and amazing olive oil bread. Coffee just ok but easy self serve refills. Rustic, cozy atmosphere.
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I came in at 3 pm. about an hour before they closed. The lady behind the counter was not a pleasant person. She was very grumpy, short with answers to questions, and acted like I was bothering her by being there. Food wasn't all that great. I had gotten a sandwich and a New York Rye loaf. The sandwich was...
We've been coming here for years. The breads, homemade soups and sandwiches are awesome. Breakfasts are great and hearty too. Just want to remind people that it's really difficult to be a sole proprietor of a food business business. It involves long hours and there are less and less of these types of establishments in the US. Let's try to...
I went here a few years back and the service was mouth droppingly horrible. The lady behind the counter was so unappetizingly grumpy that we just left with out bread, which was really just so mediocre. I came back again due to the rave reviews and with the thought that our last time was just unlucky... but the service was...
We had breakfast here one morning and were the only customers. Small local place with rustic charm. Check to see when they are open as they have limited hours in the fall and winter.
Saranac Sourdough was suggested by the waitress at Farmhouse Cafe, so we thought we would try it. It is very rustic looking on the outside and shares a building with the Back Alley Bistro. Inside is what might be expected in an historic grocery/deli. There were four different soups available as well as different sandwich choices and bread options.
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Santa Cruz Water Profile
Having not updated the majority of Santa Cruz water sources since 1972, the Chamber understands the pressing issue of water in our community. In regards to greater economic growth in the Santa Cruz Region, water is one of the most important constraints.
In October 2013, the City Council directed staff to develop a plan to engage the community in an examination of water supply issues. From this direction, the Water Supply Advisory Committee (WSAC) was born. The members on the committee represents broad community interests including the environment, business, education and the water commission.
Thanks to the hard work of WSAC, the county and the continuing dedication of Santa Cruz residents, the city has been outlined as a pioneer of water saving policies. In 2015, our hard work was applauded by the NBC Bay Area network and Santa Cruz has been dubbed a leading example for the California community in the wake of perpetual drought.
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Conservation-- In addition to the existing conservation programs such as home and business evaluations, water saving rebates, water budgets for large landscapes and free water-saving devices, the WSAC recommends looking at new programs, such as increased rebates and better management of peak season demand. The goal of additional programs is to further reduce demand by 200 to 250 million gallons per year by 2035, with a particular focus on producing savings during teh peak season.
Strategy One -- Groundwater Storage/In Lieu Water Exchanges and Aquifer Stroage and Recovery (ASR) -- In normal years, the Santa Cruz Water Department (SCWD) receives more rainfall than is needed to meet customer demand or can be stored in Loch Lomond Reservoir. Using In-Lieu water exchanges, available winter flows would be delivered to Soquel Creek Water District (SqCWD) and/or Scotts Valley Water District (SVWD) customers, thus allowing reduced pumping from these regional aquifers and enabling the aquifer to passively rest and recharge. Using ASR, available winter flows would be injected into aquifers through new and existing wells owned by the SCWD, SVWD and/or SqCWD, thereby actively rechargin aquifers. A portion of the water delivered using In-Lieu or ASR would be effectively banned in the aquifers to be extracted and returned to SCWD when needed in future dry years.
Strategy Two -- Advanced Treated Recycled Water or Desalinated Water would be developed as a supplemental supply in the event the groundwater storage strategies described above prove insufficient to meet the plan's goals of cost-effectiveness, timeliness or yield. If it is determined that recycled water cannot meet our needs, then desalinated seawater would be pursued.
Next Steps -- The WSAC will present its Agreements and Recommendations to the City Council during the Council's October 27 meeting. The Council will receive the report but will not take action at that time. On November 10, the Council and the City's Water Commission will hold a joint study session and take public comment. The City Council is expected to take action on the recommendations during its November 24 meeting.


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- Ide Hideshi becomes Topaz Champion.
- The extinct Boar Clan is restored and Heichi Tochiko becomes their Daimyo.
- Hida Kozan, Voice of the Empress, suffers an assassination attempt at Winter Court.
- Doji Dainagon becomes the envoy of the Amethyst Champion Doji Tatsuki to Iweko Seiken.
- Otomo Terumoto becomes Otomo Daimyo.
- The Shadow Dragon is imprisoned by Daigotsu in the Temple to the Dark God, severing his link to his minions.
- Goju Yurishi becomes Goju Daimyo.
- Iweko Seiken is selected as Imperial Heir, to become the Emperor Iweko II. Twenty Festivals are held to celebrate the event.
- Ketsuen, the Armor of the Shadow Warrior, is cleansed from the taint.
- Bayushi Hoitsu, the Ghost of Traitor's Grove, is kidnapped by the Mantis Clan.
- The Shrine to Yoritomo is corrupted by a Shadowlands assault.
- Iweko II decides that his yet unborn child shall be trained in the Kakita Dueling Academy.
- Doji Makoto's wife and sister die during childbirth.
- Mirumoto Kyoshiro and Doji Iza marry each other and become co-governors of Chuushin District at Toshi Ranbo.
- Daidoji Uji becomes the Fortune of Chugo
- Moto Chagatai becomes the Fortune of Yu.
- Tsuruchi Nobumoto becomes a Guardian Spirit of the Shrine of the Three Dynasties.
- Bayushi Yojiro becomes the Fortune of Gi.
- Yasuki Tono becomes Yasuki Daimyo.
- Enomoto receives the Prophecy of Darkness.
- The Scorpion Wall is breached.
- The Scorpion Clan seizes Shamate Pass.
- Shosuro Takumi becomes governor of Ryoko Owari Toshi.
- The seals between Jigoku and Ningen-do begin to thin. The original Black Scrolls return to the Mortal Realm.
- Agasha Kodo becomes the adjunct to the Amethyst Champion Yoritomo Minori.
- Bayushi Shizuka becomes the second-in-command for the Ivory Champion, Shinjo Tselu.
- Yogo Ameiko becomes the Onyx Champion.
- Tamahime becomes the advisor and emissary to the Colonies of the Ruby Champion, Tsuruchi Nobukatsu.
- Daigotsu Kanpeki and the majority of the Spider Clan go into hiding and rejoins the rogue Chuda family.
- Iweko Shibatsu joins the Susumu as his daimyo and is appointed as Champion of the Spider Clan loyal to Iweko II.
- Yoritomo Minoro seizes Tsudao's Tanto.
- The Ancestral Standard of the Lion is seized by the Crane Clan.
- Shiro Kyotei and Shiro no Yojin return to their former owners, shortly after they were taken by Lion and Crane Clans.
- The Ancestral Sword of the Hantei is seized by the Mantis Clan from an Otomo convoy.
- The Oracles, Light and Dark, returned to Ningen-do. Isawa Koizumi as Oracle of Air, Mirumoto Saori as Oracle of Earth, Kakita Ibara as Oracle of Fire, Agasha Kyokuta as Oracle of Water, and Isawa Kiyoteru as the second Oracle of Void. Their new counterparts are Soshi Yoshihara as Dark Oracle of Air, the individual known as The Broken Man as Dark Oracle of Earth, Tamori Wotan as Dark Oracle of Fire, and Hida Saiyuki as Dark Oracle of Water.
- The Oracles of Light held a Conclave of Light, and it is witnessed by Kokujin Dairu.
- The Oracles of Dark held a Conclave of Darkness, and it is scryed by the Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Nitoshi and the Yogo Daimyo Yogo Amika, using the Oni's Eye.
- The Unicorn adopt the Tattooing Technique.
- The City of the Lost is stormed by Dragon forces.
- Kyuden Shizuka is set to fire.
- Scorpion agents steal scrolls with information about the Sacred Seals, leaving these secrets to the Scorpion only.
- The First Seal is broken. A surge of massive beasts in the Sea of Shadows places the Mantis Clan on the defensive.
- Togashi Mitsu retires as Oracle of Thunder to fight the impending threat.
- Goju Kyoden returns to Ningen-do.
- Orange Flame Village is seized by the Unicorn.
- The Second Seal is broken.
- The Dragon Clan abandon the Empire to save the Tao of Shinsei teachings from the Empire that is to come. The Dragon Wall is magically created to barren anyone to enter or leave the Dragon Provinces north of Last Step Castle.
- The Dragon Clan Champion Mirumoto Shikei leaves his clan to join his beloved, the Unicorn Clan Champion Moto Naleesh.
- Kyuden Miya falls to a Shadowlands horde.
- The Scorpion Clan Champion Bayushi Nitoshi joins Daigotsu Kenpeki with half of his Clan.
- Bayushi Kanihime becomes the new leader of the Scorpion.
- Spider forces overwhelm the Lion defenders, who withdraw from Seikitsu Pass.
- Kanpeki and his followers moved to the City of the Rich Frog, and traveled by Drowned Merchant River to Toshi Ranbo, which falls to the Spider Clan.
- Bayushi Nitoshi is killed by Daigotsu Kanpeki because his deception has allowed Iweko II and his family to be secured by the Phoenix Clan. The Steel Throne is cleaved by Churetsu during the duel.
Month of the Hare Edit
- The Naga Embassy begins to be rebuilt.
- A Crab detachment reinforces the defenders of the Scorpion Wall.
Month of the Serpent Edit
- Iweko Seiken is crowned as Iweko II.
- Daidoji Yurei wins the Gift of the Emperor tournament.
- Iweko II allows the Daidoji family to study the use of gaijin pepper.
Month of the Dog Edit
- A group of seven samurai find evidences of an impeding Spider attack near Cold Wind City.
Month of the Boar Edit
- Tsuruchi Kaito investigates why students had been disappearing from Gotei Island's finest dojos.
- The Third Seal is broken in the Bay of Dark Water. The Mantis Islands are overrun by Shadowlands creatures, the Mantis Clan is no more a Great Clan. The Mantis Clan Charter is moved to Rokugan to secure it. The Emperor ordered the evacuation to the Colonies.
Battles Edit
- Battle at the Second Pit
- Siege at Kyuden Agasha
- Fall of Kyuden Bayushi
- Battle of the First Seal
- Battle of Treacherous Pass
- Unicorn Civil War
- Battle of the Second Seal
- Battle of the Third Seal
Deaths Edit
- Asahina Aoshi (retired Oracle)
- Bayushi Katsue
- Bayushi Nitoshi
- Daidoji Rikaro, in the Month of the Dog
- Daidoji Tametaka, in the Month of the Dog
- Daidoji Yurei, in the Month of the Serpent
- Daigotsu Machiko
- Doji Makoto
- Enomoto
- Hida Taisho, in the Month of the Serpent
- Hiruma Osuno
- Ikoma Katsuro
- Isawa Genma
- Isawa Mitako (retired Oracle)
- Isawa Mitori (retired Oracle)
- Isawa Norimichi
- Kitsuki Kira
- Kitsuki Miroken
- Kitsune Kichi
- Matsu Rishou
- Mirumoto Ezuno
- Mirumoto Hikuryo
- Mirumoto Rikiya
- Miya Kiyokaizu
- Moshi Karuiko
- Moshi Madohime, in the Month of the Boar
- Moto Yao-tsu
- Nobu
- Oshiryo
- Otomo Akemi
- Otomo Taneji
- Seppun Arisu
- Shiba Tsukimi
- Soshi Akito
- Soshi Hanako
- Soshi Komiko
- Soshi Niidoro
- Seppun Mariko
- Susumu Hirohashi
- Susumu Naishi (faked)
- Tamori Chosai
- Tamori Yayu
- Togashi Satsu
- Tsuruchi Sheitsu
- Toturi Kaede (retired Oracle)
- Yasuki Kaito
- Yogo Chijin
- Yogo Gingo
- Yoritomo Dairu, in the Month of the Boar
- Yoritomo Harumi, in the Month of the Boar
- Yoritomo Hiromi, in the Month of the Boar
- Yoritomo Goichi, in the Month of the Serpent


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Programming languages are possibly one of the simplest parts of software engineering. You can know your language from the inside-out and still have problems in a project — knowing the tool doesn't imply knowing the craft. But learning a new language is really a lot of fun.
Inspired by Avdi Grimm's roadmap for learning new languages, I decided to give it a try and put my current interests in writing.
- Julia – http://julialang.org/
I have experience writing code in MATLAB, Octave, Python (with Numpy, Scipy and Pandas) and a bit of R, and still I'm excited with Julia.There are at least 3 features of Julia that are powerful and make me wish to work with it: its Just-In-Time compiler, parallel for and the awesome metaprogramming inherited from LISP.
The drawback is… is… well, I didn't have time to really use it and get comfortable writing Julia programs. Yet.
- Haskell – https://www.haskell.org/
I already tried learning Haskell a couple of times. Maybe 3 or 4 or 5 times. I wrote programs based on mathematics and some simple scripts, most of the syntax isn't strange anymore, even monads make sense now; however, I still feel a bit stiff when writing Haskell. I don't know.
Two books I recently bought might help with that – Real World Haskell and Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell. I probably need to motivate myself to write something useful with it.
- Rust – http://www.rust-lang.org/
There is a quote in Rust's website that sums my expectations of it:
Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents nearly all segfaults, and guarantees thread safety.
I know how to read C/C++ and even write a bit of it, but it's messy and takes more time than I usually have for side projects. Writing code that is safe & fast shouldn't be so hard. ;)
All-in-all, this is a very brief list. However, I don't think I should focus on more languages right now. To be honest, I think that my next learning targets are in applied mathematics. I need a stronger foundation in Partial Differential Equations and Probability Theory. There are several topics in optimization that I should take the time to study. Calculus of variations also seems quite cool.
(good thing that I have friends in pure math to help me find references!)


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Are you at a place in life where you just think maybe where you are financially or emotionally is just the way your life was meant to be? You have tried everything possible without any ground breaking changes or outcomes?
You are amongst most of the people on this planet, and after years of wanting change it just feels like it will always be like this, but in reality it doesn't have to be like that. People wanting to change there life seek out all resources possible to help change there circumstances. Why is it that many people have watched "The Secret" and have had incredible success beyond what they ever imagined? And yet before watching it they may have never had any dreams of being successful until it opened there eyes to what is happening around us.Yet you might be sitting here right now thinking I have always been positive, I have always had huge goals, I have always been a visualiser, I have huge dream boards! So what is the difference between you right now and the others that simply seemed to change there lives overnight?
The fact is they are probably no smarter than you, might have grown up in much poorer circumstances, might be completely uneducated, all of which makes absolutely no difference. There are some very little secrets that we haven't learned from most of the resources out there. They are mentioned in very little detail but it almost seems like some of these masters from "The Secret" have kept them a secret. When I saw the movie I thought this is something that everyone needs to see and it should be taught in school! Without it most people never have a chance at succeeding in life.
But many have tried what they learned from the movie and given up because the results just didn't appear. Well I am going to show you what resources I found that made the difference in my life going from where you might be right now to where I am today, the life altering transformations started to come immediately. This is all information that we should all be entitled to because not wanting it for someone else in fear of beating you to success or wanting to show them is pure greed and selfishness.
We have to go back to "The Secret" each step that is listed must be followed. It is our map of how it happens, I know many people that have watched it and loved it because it was what they have been learning there entire lives and it put it visually into one place in front of them. But today they seem to just talk about how bad it is because of what it doesn't teach us. Truth is, it is a starting point for those who have never even heard of laws of attraction or manifesting, it is not supposed to be the teach all perfect Holy Grail never have to do anything ever again movie, there simply isn't enough time to do that in feature length format. I am hoping everyone here has read the book from the movie or listened to the audio because it fills in a lot of gaps and gives many more examples that the movie simply could not fill in.
It all comes back to knowing all the basics and then the little things that supercharge the speed at which they will happen. We must start with what we want to manifest, and this can be what keeps us from achieving our dreams. The problem starts with the fact that most people have no clear vision of what they really want, wanting an exotic car isn't specific enough. How about I am so happy and grateful now that I have my dark grey metallic Novitec Twin Supercharged Ferrari F430 Spider with tan seats and black alcantara dash, steering wheel and door coverings with yellow stitching and brake calipers? And don't forget all of the carbon fibre bits to dress it up.
Like it teaches in "The Secret" our brains cannot tell the difference between us imagining what we want or really experiencing it for real and this is the absolute most powerful tool we have for creating anything we want large or small. And I will explain how to supercharge this process.
I am a car guy so that is how I look at what I want, but you have to do the same with everything that is you! Not what you think might be you! What really makes you happy? Don't visualize something just because your stereo type of being rich makes you think that will distinguish you from the common people. I used to laugh when they would have a special on TV showing what happened to these people that won the lottery in the US. And there you will see what kind of people they have become, or if they never changed at all. 1 guy in particular won an insane amount on the Power Ball Lottery and to me it looks like he has never had an imagination when it comes to happiness. Or quite simply maybe that is exactly what he envisioned i don't know.
It all starts with his typical 2 story square mansion with the tall pillars in the front wrap around driveway with the fountain in the middle. His car collection was very predictable, A Lamborghini, a Rolls Royce, and maybe a Mercedes or Jag. Inside the house was Victorian style, not comfortable looking maybe just the best he could find to spend his money on. Inside the entry was a large statue made of gold worth somewhere around 16 million or so.
I always say each to his own but looks like he just did a panic shopping spree without any thought behind what really makes him happy, and as I said maybe that is just him and that is happiness to him. Point is know what it is that brings joy to you.
Write down every little detail about your car, your house, maybe your future spouse (hope your not happily married thinking of that) where you vacation, qualities of your love life and your family and friends, your lakeside cottage or cabin.
Here is a very large secret! What keeps most of us from what we want is the fact that we cannot focus on 1 thing long enough to attract it into our lives. Most of us cannot visualize for more than 10sec about what we really want. Have you had circumstances in your life where you thought you might end up making or receiving a lot of money? I know I have been there countless times and your visualizations seem to adapt to the $$$ figure you think is coming or you will be making. If it is millions all of a sudden you start shopping $100K + valued cars and you pick one or 2 and then that 3.2 million dollar house.
Now while this is happening and you are dreaming you might change what you want over and over again. You find something else that is better and that is fine but at some point you need to decide because as long as you are doing that who knows what the universe is doing. Could you imagine being in a shoe store saying I want those ones and every time the person helping you goes back to get them you change your mind and do this until the store closes and they say sorry you will have to come back another time. I personally think that is what is happening in the universe, bringing it to us then oh they don't want that, guess i will put it back. Just an analogy but if we can't focus on what we want we simply can't attract it.
And what happened when that situation turned out to not work in your favour and you didn't receive that money or the business turned out to be a scam? Or that lottery ticket you knew was a winner was nothing at all? In those moments we just seem to accept it didn't work and let our dreams slide away to the side until the next time we get all fired up about it.
So there is just never time for it to arrive, and the other problem is we are trying to determine how it is going to come. that can be the biggest mistake of your life as you will soon experience that opportunities will come out of nowhere left and right that have nothing to do with what you think might bring you this money.
We must be open to all opportunities and multiple sources of wealth in order to succeed, if you truly believe that the only way something can happen will come from the only thing you are focused on then what happens when you ask that person for money or that company for that contract and they say no? It all suddenly crumbles in front of you, when you are operating from source energy aligned with the universe a way will always be shown to you for whatever you need to succeed at your goals. But we need to step out of our comfort zones as well or else we will not even see these opportunities as a solution.
We all have stories about what we attracted and how easy it came to us, some big some small, but when we did it we knew it was because that was our intention. That is because when we set out to attract that goal it was believable in our minds and proclaimed it as ours as if we already had it. Not a single ounce of doubt and fear, yet larger goals we can't seem to believe it is truly ours or there is that doubt in our subconscious mind because we have these set beliefs or programs about money and what is a lot to us.
And here is the kicker and also a real world solution. Until we change these programs deep in our subconscious minds we will never make it past the maximum levels these programs are set at. I found a gentleman that changed my life with his programs, I am in no way affiliated with him and do not make money promoting him, I am simply sharing with you my information so he can have as much of an impact on your life as he has on mine. His name is Bruce Muzik and his company is called designer-life.com and what he does is walks you through your manifestation in a way that stimulates all 5 senses so that your brain really thinks this is happening.
He has many great audio products that I use every day religiously, and as he explains you need to be able to commit to this repetition daily if you are serious about changing your life. As he will teach you when you read about the products, we have programs for everything! Breathing, heartbeat, regeneration of cells, money programs, weight, some came stock and have not changed but others like money have been beaten into us by teachers, parents, peers. One thing Bruce mentions in a piece from a seminar is he asks the crowd "Have you ever heard you have to work really hard to make money?" Then asks "How is that working out for you?" And of course everyone laughs. Your yearly earning have probably never been over a certain amount over a set number of years because we reach the limit of what our program is set to and we find ways to block out any more or create ways to get rid of any excess. Same with weight until we can change the number in our program we will always comfortably go back to that same weight and stay there until the next radical diet.
His techniques are like no other I have found, he sells a whole brain workout program that helps with concentration and idea generation, relaxation, better sleep as well as a wealth program. The prices are the most reasonable I have ever seen for anything like it. $67 for the Manifestation set, same price for brain booster series and all instantly down loadable, he does offer a 1 on 1 service where he talks to you on the phone for a 3hr session finding out every detail of what you want to manifest and then he creates an audio program custom tailored to creating what you want, he describes all of this in great detail and the best thing is how fast it works.
Do yourself a favor right now and bring up the website, click on Products and click on Law Of Attraction Mind Programming
Read through everything on that whole page so you can understand fully what I am telling you here, no-one can describe it better than the one that created it.
We have the knowledge all around us and have endless amounts of teachers, programs and resources to get what we really want in life but until we take the steps in the right direction we will always be stuck in a rut. These programs looming in our subconscious are there until we can change them. It is our own selves that block what we really want and we do this on a subconscious level unless you are literally say I will never have this or ever to be able to afford that, in that case you will attract just that with ease.
We tend to aim low and hit our target every time instead of aiming high in the fear that we may fail. What if we don't hit it every time when we aim high? You might only create an extra $100,000 instead of a million! Can you live with that kind of failure? I am sure you might get over it.
It is all about happiness when creating our success, but we tend to block this out because what we are worried about we put in 10 times more energy into worrying, anger about the situation or lack. We worry about bills and having enough money and yes the universe answers all requests good and bad. The universe only knows abundance and will respond whether good or bad.
"The Secret" talks about letting go, you can feel like you have it already everyday but do not dwell on the needing and wanting of what it is you would like to attract. Needing something is saying to the universe that what it has to offer is not good enough and that you are not grateful for what you have. If you are always wanting then the universe will say we have plenty of that! It will give you enough of that wanting until the day you die, but when you are grateful for everything in your life it offers more and more. You have to let it go and do not worry about how it will come, but that does not mean you just ask, visualize and then sit and do nothing waiting for the barrels of money to show up. We must be aware of what we want to attract and open to opportunities that come our way as a means to create them. It is as simple as wanting to win the lottery but not buying a ticket, it takes some form of action and awareness. Sometimes it is just as easy as being invited for dinner and who happens to be there? The very person that has an interest in what you are doing, and they were wondering where they were going to find someone to do what you are offering.
You must consciously take action toward your goal each day, even the slightest movement forward will get you closer. But your actions must also follow your intentions, you have to be willing to back what you are doing. It would be like starting a business that caters to pet owners and then getting mad every time a dog came near you kicking it. Dumb example but we need to be in line with our intentions in a positive way. I laugh at the hypnotist Terry Stokes, at his shows he sells hypnosis products and 1 of them is a quit smoking program and yet he gets off of stage and smokes like a chimney!
I hope I didn't forget too much in this, I jump around a lot because I just write what comes to me in the moment and try to keep it somewhat together.
Please let me know if you have any questions
Thank youcheals-risha


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FIFA reform plan would curb presidency, bring in more women
By Simon Evans and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi
ZURICH (Reuters) - World soccer's scandal-hit governing body embraced reform proposals on Tuesday that would prevent anyone from holding its presidency for longer than 12 years, or past the age of 74, while giving women more say in the running of the sport.
The recommendations were put forward by a Reform Committee set up by FIFA in July in response to investigations by U.S. and Swiss authorities into high-level corruption in soccer.
They were unveiled 12 days after FIFA suspended Sepp Blatter, the 79-year-old who has led it since 1998 and is under investigation in his native Switzerland on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of funds.
"In order to restore confidence in FIFA, significant changes to FIFA's institutional structure and operational processes are necessary to make them more transparent and accountable," the Reform Committee said in a statement.
"Essential changes to the culture of FIFA are necessary to effect lasting change on the organization and to restore FIFA's reputation so that it can focus on its mission: to promote football throughout the world".
The crisis at FIFA, which began with the arrest of seven officials in a dawn raid on a Swiss luxury hotel in May, has tarnished the reputation of the sport and upset the powerful multinationals that sponsor its showpiece event, the World Cup.
FIFA's Executive Committee said it welcomed the proposals, under which the committee would be replaced by a new 'FIFA Council' including at least six women, one from each region.
A full set of proposals will be produced at the next executive committee in December and then be put to FIFA's congress on Feb. 26, where all 209 member associations will vote. Continued...


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2016 Lifetree Film Fest Judges
John Bucher
John Bucher owns Sideshow Media Group, a culture communications company. He has produced film, television, and video programming in more than 30 countries. He's a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and lectures on story, film, and pop culture around the world. Currently, John teaches at the Los Angeles Film Studies Center and lives in L.A. with his wife, Katie.
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Katie Bucher is a campaign manager for Warner Brothers. She has worked on theatrical campaigns including the Harry Potter films, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Hobbit trilogy. Katie has produced several short films, most recently the award-winning film The Tuner. Katie lives in Los Angeles with her husband, John.
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Joani Schultz is chief creative officer of Group Publishing and a part of the team behind Lifetree Café, the national chain of conversation cafés that sparked the Lifetree Film Fest. She's a film connoisseur and fan of all things story.
David Balsiger
David W. Balsiger is a television producer-director, international rights consultant, advertising executive, and the author of 40 major literary works including 28 nonfiction books (latest books being Abraham Lincoln: Untold Secrets from the Grave [2011-12 Unpublished], Inspirational Wit and Wisdom from the Internet, The Evidence for Heaven, and Miraculous Messages. As president/CEO of Balsiger Media Enterprises, he is now concentrating on representing TV specials, series and movies from independent producers.
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Angela Appleton is the Director of Corporate Engagement for World Vision. She is responsible for cultivating relationships and developing partnerships with corporations that result in donations for World Vision's domestic & international programs.


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text: ESTERO, Fla., Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its state-of-the-art global headquarters to be located at the intersection of U.S. Route 41 and Williams Road in Estero, Florida. The project is expected to create an estimated 400 headquarter jobs to be filled locally, and approximately 300 positions to be filled by Hertz employees relocating to the Estero area upon its completion in 2015. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131118/NY19381) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130620/NY35609LOGO) " Florida is a global tourism epicenter, with more than 89 million visitors last year alone and almost one million Floridians employed in the industry. As the world's largest car rental company, we believe Southwest Florida is the perfect location for our worldwide headquarters," said Hertz Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark P. Frissora. "We are gratified, as we commemorate the groundbreaking today, by the ongoing support and warm welcome from public officials at all levels and citizens throughout the region. We are already calling Southwest Florida our home and we will quickly become an important part of the community." Dignitaries who attended the ceremony included Governor Rick Scott, Enterprise Florida President and CEO Gray Swoope, and Lee County Commission Chairman Larry Kiker and his immediate predecessor Cecil Pendergrass, all of whom were instrumental in bringing Hertz to Southwest Florida. During the ceremony, Governor Scott dedicated the American flag to Hertz as a symbol of the beginning of a long-term partnership and continued prosperity. The dedicated flag was flown over the Florida state capitol on Friday, November 15, 2013 to coincide with the governor's announcement that Florida had achieved a record third quarter for visits from travelers the world over. As part of Hertz's rebranding efforts, the new headquarters building will apply best practices in sustainable design and construction to achieve LEED Gold certification – from energy-efficient lighting and equipment, and recycled building materials and finishes, to the installation of solar panels and water-saving fixtures. The building design will help Hertz create a best-in-class work environment for its employees.


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TODAY'S papers cover a wide range of subjects from West Ham striker Andy Carroll's latest injury woe to Marouane Fellaini's possible Manchester United exit and Tottenham's double Southampton raid.
QPR boss Harry Redknapp is bemused over Liverpool's withdrawal from a deal for Loic Remy.
Arsenal's midfielder Abou Diaby has revealed his seemingly never-ending injury woes almost caused him to quit the game.
Southampton's plans for next season lie in tatters as more stars are poised to leave the club.
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Spark Hire Brings its Popular Video Interviewing Service to the 2013 Leading Edge HR Network Minnesota HR Tech Expo
Stop by booth 41 at the 2013 LEHRN Minnesota HR Tech Expo for a demonstration of Spark Hire's video interviews and a chance to win an iPad Mini
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 26, 2013
Spark Hire (http://www.sparkhire.com), the leading provider of video interviewing solutions, will proudly be exhibiting at the 2013 LEHRN Minnesota HR Tech Expo in Minneapolis, MN on March 7th.
"I'm excited to show off our video interviewing solutions at the 2013 LEHRN Minnesota HR Tech Expo," said Josh Tolan, CEO of Spark Hire. "My goal is to have attendees connect with our services and see the benefits behind all of the video interviewing buzz."
Spark Hire will be located in the exhibit hall at booth number 41 and will feature video demonstrations including:
Spotlight Interviews: Candidates record video responses to an employer's text-based interview questions using either a webcam or mobile device. Employers review these video answers at their convenience.
Live Interviews: Employers connect with a single job candidate in a live video feed via webcam. The interview is recorded and available for playback.
Spark Hire will also be raffling away gifts at the expo, including coffee mugs, t-shirts, and an iPad Mini as the top prize. Stop by for a video interviewing demonstration and a chance to win one of these great gifts.
About Spark Hire:
Spark Hire is a video powered hiring network that connects job seekers and employers through video resumes and online video interviews. By integrating video screening and video interviewing into the hiring process, Spark Hire bridges the gap from the initial application to the final hiring decision by providing job seekers with a better way to stand out and employers with a more efficient way to identify top candidates. For more information, please visit SparkHire.com.
About LEHRN:
LEHRN is a professional community sharing knowledge and experience on the successful alignment of Human Resources/Human Capital Management (HR/HCM) and talent management information systems to support best business practices. For more information, please visit LEHRN.org.
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Most Redland dry fix products for use with either flat interlocking tiles or plain tiles may be used with double lap slates with minor changes to the installation instructions. RedVent EavesVent: fix as normal. Dry Hip: follow instructions to ensure hip batten is at correct height and the cut slates adequately fixed. Rapid and Rapid Vented Ridge: the use of Rapid Vented Ridge with natural slates depends on the secure fixing of the top course of slates since there is no restraining force created by the ridge tile. Contact Technical Solutions for advice. DryVent Ridge and Monoridge: follow instructions to ensure correct relationship of the top battens and underlay relative to the ridge. Abutment Vent: follow instructions to ensure correct relationship of the top battens and underlay relative to the abutment. Valleys: a specific version of our 125 GRP Valley is available for use with natural slate. GRP Secret Gutter: should only be used with a cover flashing.
Cambrian Mitred Hip and Ambi-Dry Verge are not suitable for double lap slates.
Why is it preferable to dry fix the perimeters of a roof?
The perimeter areas of a roof such as the ridge, verge and hip are the most vulnerable to damage by wind uplift. The traditional method of fixing tiles and fittings at these points involves wet mortar bedding or wet fixing. However, the strength and consequently life of mortar is highly dependent on the skills and knowledge of the roofing contractor. Incorrect mixes, poor preparation and careless workmanship can all lead to problems and eventually to costly repairs if the roof is to remain weathertight in the long term. During the storms of the late 1980s and more recently most of the damage to roofs was as a result of failing mortar. Indeed two-thirds of all current roofing claims against the NHBC Buildmark Warranty for new houses involve the failure of mortar. The latest revision of BS 5534, Slating and tiling for pitched roofs and vertical cladding – Code of practice, now requires that all ridge, hip and verge tiles on a roof are mechanically fixed whether mortar-bedded or not as the code of practice states that mortar alone cannot be relied upon as a fixing method. Although mortar can still be used it must be supplemented by mechanical fixings. While the mechanical fixings secure the tiles, however, mortar can still crack and drop out causing the roof to leak requiring repointing and ongoing maintenance. Alternatively developments in roofing technology have led to the introduction of 'dry fixing' systems. As the name suggests dry fixing does not use mortar but secures the hip, ridge or verge tiles to the structural timber using screws or clips as part of a weathertight system. Dry fix products are also much simpler and quicker to install and their success and long-term durability is not dependent on the skill of the roofing contractor. They can also be fixed in wet weather, which can have a significant effect on the build schedule. The advantages of dry fix technology coupled with recent changes to fixing standards make dry fixing increasingly preferable to mortar bedding for fixing the perimeters of a roof.


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Correspondence to: Victor F. Tapson, MD, FCCP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Duke University Medical Center, Box 31175, Durham, NC 27710; e-mail: email@example.com
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The fourth time they tested fate was unlucky. Three times the Ottawa Senators have gone to a shootout this season, and three times they've won. On Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres, they weren't so lucky.
Day: November 5, 2011
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Thanks to the generosity of the team's sponsors, employees, and fans, more than 3,330 Canadian Forces members and their families attended Saturday's game.
Brian Lee stays in against Swordsmen
After sitting for seven games straight, Brian Lee finally got in against the Montreal Canadiens. He played well enough to stay in against the Sabres. There's not much between Lee, Ottawa's sixth defenceman, and David Rundblad, Ottawa's seventh defenceman for the moment, so the two players will have to make good on the chances they […]
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Health informatics, also known as medical informatics, is all about using the right techniques and tools to record, save, and evaluate healthcare information. The information processed will then be used in making decisions about clinical and administrative matters. Health informatics professionals bridge the gap between computer systems and healthcare. To prepare for this role, they need to complete a health informatics degree.
Health Informatics Degree
A health informatics degree teaches students to use the power of data to create a positive impact on healthcare. The program obtains the best of the worlds of healthcare, information technology, and communications to change the quality of healthcare for the better. It also prepares students for positions such as informatics analyst, health information administrator, informatics nurse specialist, systems data analyst, and similar jobs. Health informatics specialists are often employed by clinics, hospitals, government agencies, home health agencies, health insurance companies, rehab centers, and health maintenance organizations, among other settings.
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There are certificate, associate's, bachelor's, and master's degree programs for aspiring health informatics, although most of them prefer the undergraduate programs. Those who choose to complete the certificate or associate's degree programs may find work as a healthcare software support technician or a healthcare data technician. Those who completed a bachelor's or master's degree may fill leadership positions, where they will be expected to design, implement, and manage health informatics systems.
According to TheBestSchools.org, the best health informatics degree can be obtained from St. John's University, where the bachelor's degree in health informatics can be completed in 126 credits. The other universities offering top health informatics degree on-campus and online are Simmons College, George Mason University – College of Health and Human Services, Oregon Tech, and Eastern Washington University. To round off the top list, the site also ranked Montana Tech, Liberty University Online, King University, Georgia State University – Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, and Western Governors University.
As for those who want to take up a master's degree program in health informatics online, the same site ranked Northwestern University as #1. The university is also ranked #13 among the national universities by Best Colleges. The other top universities offering the graduate degree program online are the University of Illinois Chicago, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Brandeis University, and Boston University. Also in the top 10 list were the University of San Francisco, University of Cincinnati, University of South Florida – Morsani College of Medicine, Rutgers University School of Health Related Professions, and University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
It is up to the aspiring health informatics specialists now where they would like to complete their program. If they can do it full-time, they might not have much of a problem taking the program on-campus, but if they want a less restrictive arrangement, they can always choose to complete it online.


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Large Pineapple With Black Leaves You Say?
His apartment was on the second floor so we took the stairs to the next floor. The wooded stairs creaked underneath my feet in the silence of the dark apartment building. The stairs brought us to a hallway that seemed to extend in to infinity.
My eyes adjusted to the lack of light of the apartment building but the transition from the dark hallway to the bright lights of Liam's apartment. The transition was not kind on my eyes. The fluorescent lights flooded my eyes causing me to blink a few times before the simplistic interior of Liam's living room appeared before me.
"Biennivue chez moi." It sounded odd to hear Liam speak French with his British accent. Over time I would grow accustomed to his French. Whenever he wanted to put special emphasis on something he would say it in French.
"Welcome to my home?" Liam spoke uneasily as if he was wondering if I understood his French. His voice startled me. I began to become drowsy.
"Oh yes, I understand French." Liam smiled at me and walked in to the main room of his apartment, suit case in hand.
Besides the kitchen and the bathroom there were three closed doors that branched off of the main room. He walked up to the middle door and opened it for me. He wheeled my suitcase inside of the room. Liam then stood in front of the door as if to block me.
"To your left is my room," His arm extended to my left pointing to a door. On the door was a simple sign. It was one of those signs that say open on one side and closed on the other. The sign was currently on the closed side so Liam took his out reached arm to flip the sign so it read "open".
"You may stay in this apartment as long as you would like to unless you are to even crack open the door of my storage closet." His arm now extended to my right, pointing towards the door opposite of his door. "If you even touch the door knob I will have to ask you to leave." The tone of his voice was harsh and dark.
"Can I ask you what is behind that door?" My question startled Liam and put him in to a nervous state. His palms were visibly moist with his own sweat.
"Well," He twiddled his thumbs, compelled to answer the question. "I happen to be growing a giant pineapple with black leaves in that room." He sighed as if he were hoping that I would not ask any more questions.
"A large pineapple with black leaves, huh?" I questioned his excuse.
"Well," He twiddled his thumbs. "I happen to be growing a large pineapple with black leaves." He sighed in relief hoping I would not ask anymore about the door.
"A large pineapple with black leaves you say?" I questioned his excuse. "A new breed of pineapple is it?" I mocked his silly excuse as I tried to crack open the truth.
"I annually participate in the Parisian Carnival des Ananas." He paused for a moment. "I am hoping that I can win a prize this year for my rare breed of pineapple." It was bluntly obvious that Liam was telling a bad lie.
"Okay then," Liam's composure returned. "The bathroom is behind that door next to the front door. The toilet is right next to it. You are free to take anything from the fridge." Liam walked over to his room and opened the door. "It's getting late so I will be going to bed now. Good night Lynn." He swiftly walked in to his room and shut the door.


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Story 2 – Chapter 1 – SPC Team 1
A short story written as part of the Summer Prose Competition 2011 Challenges 3 and 4
There in the distance it is sensed. We sense that feeling, strange sadness lurching in organic bowels. This agony is encased in a metal contraption speeding past our planet through space. Here in this vessel we, the orbs the last one thought of us as, can sense many. Human one calls itself, Strzynx another is called, also there is a Kaldaran and Manaviya. Yet the Human thinks of the Manaviya as his own kind and the Manaviya too thinks of the Human as his dark skinned kindred. We have been waiting for beings such as these. We have waited for their arrival so that we may improve them.
We live alone on this barren planet yet we are only some of many. Exiled from the sphere, the continuum of our glowing kind, we are here. We are young yet and have made many mistakes. We can feel beings thoughts. We can drain their energy, manipulate their form. Amused we were by these abilities and reckless we were called for this amusement. Away we have been sent until our taste for amusement has dwindled and we are remorseful. On this planet bathed in light of Baingani the Manaviya call it, kruk by the Strzynx, purple by the human we wait lonely for those beings that would enter our conscience.
An elderly Beningmar wandered to this place, we joined our spherical forms and lured her to the monolith. Her pain, her guilt, her misery, her fear all leaked from the body thick and viscous into the slab of stone. Cleansed of her emotions we absorbed her into ourselves. She lives a better life now. The young man, human too he called himself, we brought here and seeped his suffering through the stone. His emotions were many and now his soul is at peace among us. Now this vessel enters our consciousness and we shall lure them too. They will join us in this way.
We sense anxiety among them. Urgency, they are needing to arrive at a planet. It is not far but it is time that hampers them. Schardin is the planet they are traveling to and they must arrive as soon as possible. From they're thoughts we know their reason, it is sickness, disease, an epidemic. The Phrenk the Kaldaran woman thinks of it and Locust Pox it is called by the Humans. Medicine, cure, hope they bring in their vessel. Many lives are now put in their responsibility but their source of anxiety springs from many different founts.
The one called Captain Benz by the others, Benzpterdanteign Phrax to himself, the Stryznx, he is dying. There is disease in him different from the epidemic of Schardin. It brings a tumult of feelings within him and makes him heavy and slow. He dares not tell the others, they are his crew and he fears their reactions. He fears their sympathy, concern and disrespect. Gordan, the Human, is full of anger but it is anger born of fear. His offspring, a female called Goya, is living on Schardin. He knows not if she's diseased. He knows not if she's alive and he wants nothing more than to go to her.
Cries of fear and anger arose when we stopped their engines, altered them so they could not move. Confusion emanated in their ensuing investigation. Unable to fix their vessel they came down to the surface. We beckoned them with our pulsing lights. The monolith gleamed seductively. They came.
Hundreds of people are dying; my little girl could be dying and that useless woman Kherbla can't even get our engines working. What is the captain thinking bringing us down onto the planet's surface? What help will this barren purple wasteland be to us now? We have no time for curiosity. There is no time to dawdle. There must be another way to get off of this rock and I'm going to find it. I will not abide bad decisions if it's going to cost Goya's life. These were the thoughts of the Human as they ambled across the undulating surface towards the stone structure, where he did not notice our forms moving closer and closer to one another.
Strange, thought the captain. This surface is most unusual yet the planet appears to once have supported life. Energy readings on the surface are low yet to the skies they are alarmingly high. Perhaps it was not safe to come to the surface. The Shardin colonies' might be lost to us but my crew I will protect. They grow impatient, mistrusting I can sense it. Do they know my secret? Do they feel the beckoning on this planet also? Perhaps they merely question my judgment on this matter or their questioning only bolsters their inward inklings that I am failing them. This disease wears away at my body yet my mind is still intact. If I were to waver in my sanity, in my intelligence or logic, I would leave them, I would step down. I would not put my pride before their downfall. Yet I do not know if they trust me so. Manmeet, the medic, he must have caught on to my illness. Rumors may be spreading. I know our task is urgent yet in the distance that stone structure calls to me and I cannot resist. The stars seem to be moving and I must move towards them.
The Manivaya medic thought our planet ugly. The Kaldaran engineer thought us strange. We sense curiosity, confusion and fear but these feelings are of little concern to us. We want the disease and the anxious anger. "Captain, there is no discernible power source on this planet." said the engineer. "I know" confidently replied the captain. He led the small group onwards toward us, not entirely sure why but he must. "Captain, there's nothing for us here. Shardin is waiting and we are running out of time." urged Gordan. "If it's anything like the case on Columbus 5 we don't have much time." added Manmeet the medic.
The captain Benz ignored them and plodded on across the barren land towards our now nearly merged forms. "Look at the stars!" exclaimed the woman. They all looked but none commented. A few paces from the monolith, we were so close to our goal. We should have them soon. We shall rid them of their agony, of their petty arguments. They shall be purified and add their life energy to our continuum. All will be improved.
Doubts began to take root in the Strynx's mind. He knew the danger on Shardin was great and he knew this investigation might be fatal to the colonists. He thought of turning back we sensed and so reached out to him. Benzpterdanteign Phrax, we whispered to his consciousness. Startled by our intrusion he looked around at the barren wasteland, at the smooth and dark stone slab now to his right. We know your suffering. We know your disease. We can cure you."
The captain moved closer to the monolith and his mind softened to our communication. We sensed Gordan's anxiety rising, his anger reaching an apex. "Captain what are you doing?" He snarled. "We need to get to Shardin as soon as possible. You are endangering hundreds of lives by staying here." "But the engines . . ." offered the woman. "We have no communication." furthered the medic. We had gained their intrigue as well.
As their contempt for one another grew the monolith was awakened. We began our probing; our sampling of their evils. "You don't understand!" yelled back the captain. "There is something here, something intelligent and it. . .it wants to help us I think." Curiosity piqued the minds whirred with tumultuous cognition, eyes gazed frantically about the landscape. "You have gone mad!" raged Gordan. "Captain if you are feeling unwell . . ." prodded the medic. "Silence!" cried the frustrated captain, "I cannot hear them." "Sir . . ." gently began the concerned engineer. "Enough" screamed the human, "I'm going back to the ship and you will all follow me if you have any sense."
Go he must not! We reached out the tendrils of our consciousness to touch his mind. We wanted his anger so great. His life would be far better without these feelings, this he must know. We would convince him. Gordan we began to communicate Do not fear. All unpleasantness shall be eradicated. "Gah!" he reacted, "what devils? This place is cursed, these creatures invade our minds! Don't you see? This place is evil and we have to leave!"
"They are not evil!" argued the captain. The rising tension fed the monolith with its thick blackness. Suddenly very fearful the woman reached for the stone, "Where are they?" and the face of her dead mother looked back at her. Tired and worn the elderly woman's sad eyes bored into her daughter. Anxiety mounted. "The orbs?" queried the medic. "We are all going mad!" the woman eked out. "Calm down." comforted Manmeet the medic. "My mother! I saw my mother!" "But your mother is dead." "I saw her there in the stone, looking at me so forlornly. Her eyes asking me how I could let her die."
"There's nothing there Kherbla." And the medic took the frightened woman into his arms. Pleased we were with these emotions. Brought to the surface we may now begin to extract them. Once cleansed we may begin to absorb the beings. Again we urged the captain we can cure you, we can improve you. How? He answered us. First touch the stone. He moved closer, hesitant.
"What are you doing?" shouted Gordan, "don't touch it! Don't you see what it did to Kherbla?" The captain withdrew his hand and balled his fingers up into a fist, deciding.