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-So, what just ... - Carl continued - ... happened? That was an alien, right?
-I am pretty sure there are no aliens flying around....
-Besides you, of course! - he laughed - So, this alien, the evil guy is back?
-Uh, no, nobody is back - I swayed my head - This is not what you think it is.
So, I continued my story...
-Aw sorry, what are you saying ? - An alien entity nodded at me - How do you like my air, huh? Too thick for your blood? Here's your breathing mask back, I don't want to kill you, all I need are your immune cells.
-Please be yourself - I gasped after I regain some air - this is not real. - I said to an alien holding a breathing mask over my face. -You are loosing your mind... but a mask was already gone from my face.
I could move, I was not tide to a bunk, and a creature was not at my side but comfortably nested lying on top of me. The tubes from the hoses were attached onto him as well.
-Hah! - You sound like your pet. - then he continue talking with the same metallic monotone voice - For the next three days he continued - I will extract what I need and then we will continue our deal.
-What...? - I gasped into the breathing mask when it came back and grabbed onto his hand. I couldn't even move it. The whole body was lightweight, like an insect body, but extremely strong. Well thought design.
-You promised me that you will give me your own body in the exchange for the Arpitrax which you spoiled. That was a deal.
-This is crazy. - I was mumbling through the mask - Arpitrax was not yours, it never existed.
-But instead your spawn gave me a really bad headache, and you took my creation and installed it into that thing.- there was no point discussing with him - I cleared your body from that defect but you are not like that surrogate meat bag, you kept it in your mind, and after nine months with the help of weird space anomaly, just like that...you gave existence to it, your sky god...
-What... - I smirked thought the teary vision - Do you know how wrong you are?
-Something happened, and that was in December... - Carl continued - Is this somehow connected to my creation? Am I that thing what was created...?
-No. I thought that if I split all fragments, it will be better.
-Like a split personality?
-No, like a fragmented thing that was already there, to allow something that was natural.To remove the thing that was in the way and connect it only to a good part.
-And he is inside, well hidden. Inside of that tabernacle of your mind, like inside of a cute little shrine of yours, nobody can touch it.
-Sure genius, now just tell me you don't have a clue what's going on in there and that would be hundred percent sanatorium material...- I growled but he pressed something on my air-torturing device, and oxygen stopped running.
-You think I'm like them, your celestial friends, do I look like them?
I nodded 'no' and tapped his fingers; I couldn't even move a finger of this being to plug my mask again.
-I told you what you needed to know- he pressed a button again releasing my air - Your symbiont never harmed me. I was already half artificial when I met your friends, what they told you is a pretty lie, you only saw a surface you have no idea what is hidden below...
-Enough... - I yelled at him - of this shit!
-Fine... - he said - Let's fly to the Moon, only me and you!-
The room disappeared and my feet sunk silently into a soft dust, I look around, sky was black, shadows blurred... Now, how to escape this scene, but to imagine one that is similar.
The human mind can endure that much. After that it becomes fragmented. Like a mirror, with an each part bending the different way, but all those fractions only mirror the superficial nature of things, a flock of lies within a lie. It is a trap of a mind.
-EGYPT! - I yelled with what was left of oxygen in my lungs - Well, damn - I turned around when a scorching Sun hit my head at the bottom of some structure. I grabbed my head and then bend down holding my tights releasing my rush though the exhausted sigh - Huuuuh...
But, then the sand waved up, liquefied, forming the walls around me, furniture, people. I was inside of a room filled with the people and things, with the windows placed high up like in the bunker. I was turning around and watching these individuals obviously doing the tasks that were not compatible with the space they were in front of me. Some were talking to the walls, some were moving like they were doing something and the most obstructing fact was how tight and narrow this place is for so many thing, people and actions.
I was rotating slowly watching them and then I realized where I am standing. I stepped left and I saw a tall figure towering me from a spot I just moved away from. It was Illuyanka waking up from his slumber.
Until he was fully awoken, I jumped on one of the tables set against the wall and looked through one of the narrow windows. I was inside of one of those buildings from my previous visions, that were sat on the rails. But, now I had more time to take a better look. The whole "town" was made in that way. All the structures were mounted on the rails that were built from the inside of a circular or oblate small valley. It was like a hole in the ground and the bottom of the hole from the point I was looking at it had a cylindrical covering that was shielding what appeared to me a pond filled with the water. I also could saw a patches of green here and there.
Illuyanka woke up and called me rubbing his eyes. I got off the table and asked him what is this about. He started to talk right away, paying little to no attention to my question or any other that followed. His pace was very fast, like if he knew that he has little time.
He was talking about the stuff that were presented down on the table in front of me and every now and then looking at me to make sure if I follow, stressing how very important this is.
Humans were not given a power of vision beyond the spectrum of this reality for a reason. Even the best once given a chance turn to darkness, and what would it be like if not only the best? I was going into some deep shit, I was trying to de-evolve my mind and force it to learn a vegetable lingo. I couldn't. Regression to that point where oblivious reflexes lead the inclines, will and actions are not possible to me. I can't do that.
-When he asked what he asked, it is not because he wanted to know anything about me, but about himself, so I told him about himself. Maybe he will recognize it. I believe everything can be fixed, he believes nothing can. Love will be love, and hate will be hate.
-This is very important - he said palming down his hands at objects and some schematics he had prepared there - Pay attention.
-Why are these people here- I asked pointing at the individuals locked in their oblivion around us - Do you need me to explain them, for some reason?
But, Illuyanka didn't even spare a second to explain what all these poor bastards doing there, he picked up a few papers and tapped caring at a few items like a mother hen, and then stormed across the room expecting me to follow him down the narrow shaft that "suppose" to be some sort of a staircase leading to the level below.
Those railed structures were moving according what was needed, and bounding into each-other flawlessly. So, when we got to the level below, that was smaller, for some reason than the upper room, we waited till the next "room" attaches to pass into it. I turned around to see why the lower "deck" is smaller - first because of the staircase, second because of some mechanism that was moving the whole thing around. Also, these buildings were not geometrical proper shape, like ordinary buildings, but their shape was adjusted to a slope they were filling.
When we climbed inside of that another room, it was also sprinkled with some people, and Illuyanka lead me to the table filled also with some items and he was listing all of them to me, and he was also listing all the questions he had about those things. And he stressed again, how this is very important.
I was of course losing my patience, and I asked him what exactly he wants me to do with that, but he paid no attention to me and continue listing his questions monotonously until he reached the end.
Then he told me that he knows that I can not see two dimensional schematics and can't understand what he wants to show me, so he prepared three items for me and he wants me to take a look.
He pointed at one part of a table and asked me to lean forward and take a look. It was a three dimensional representation of "something", I guess 3d printed object, with the immersive information-rich layer achieved with virtual reality device, something like a very vivid hologram with the words, numbers and images swirling around and showing what an each part suppose to do or how to behave.
To me all of this looked like some shit went bad on drugs. Very fluffy acid trip...
Well, never mind ... Illuyanka was observing my reactions with visible excitement and anticipation, expecting what I would say. I didn't want to disappoint his expectations or minor his effort, so I said that i can see that. He was satisfied, smiled and asked me if I could memorize at least some of it.
Funny, but that table looked familiar to me.
I had a feeling that this part, this fleeting set of information can't stick and stay with him, so he needs some sort of a technique to memorize him for him, or at least to remind him what is going on, that's why he was telling me how important it is and that I try to memorize some of it, if not all.
I heard somebody calling me and I turned but I saw nothing but the wall. I looked up and I saw the four shadows - the Wasabies - or at least their undefined shapes being captured and welded into a raw wall like a bronze statues. I came closer to observe and I saw numerous symbols advancing in a patterns across their bodies merged with the wall. They looked like a grotesque work of art and I was just pending to see a xenomorph jumping from some jar of pickles and feasting upon their brains...
I paid little attention to what they were saying, because their voices were pouring into those symbols in some sort of an equation. Their thoughts and voices were merging the same way their bodies were merging with the wall.
-What do you want me to do with this? - I asked Illuyanka who looked exhausted after his prolonged almost marathon long monologue. - Why do I need to remember this?
-For you it already happened... - that was all I heard before the space dissipated around us like a sand and I was back in the freaking space ship with the mentally deranged alien.
This happens when you merge two telepathic entities, one of them will definitely be nuts. And mixing "fairies" and humans is really bad idea. Really bad!
-So, this is how it plays, - I continued to Carl - don't you think that it is a valid point to suspect what I just said is superficial manifestation, it is not paranormal, that everything I described was expected, like a prearranged line of thoughts, a scenario that was made and meant to be memorized and later demonstrated?
Well, it might be it is just in his head and I was trying to give him a proof of me and I guess what I can do with it, but instead acknowledging that capability and my existence he acknowledged a fabrication because of the lateral damage that happened along the way?
-Well hello sunshine - an alien was holding me in the air by my neck, watching me with his immobile insect eyes while something green and slimy like a turd was dropping down his mouth, chin and chest - Back from your fairy tale, so soon? - he said wiping his slime while I was hanging suspended and clawing the end of his forearm trying to escape his grip.
His skin felt smooth, like silk, but under it there was hard shell.
-Yes that is an exoskeleton, and I had a few upgrades since - he told me and fixed my mask a bit better dragging me across the room.
-Have a seat!- he yanked my entire body in one movement back on a bunk, and comfortably lied on it as cuddly as possible. He didn't do this because he wanted to torture me, but because his mind wasted so much energy that he unwillingly started to fall asleep.
-Why would he do that? - Carl asked
-Simple as this - I rolled my eyes - When a human does something that is so contrary to own nature, it is easier to blame it on the unknown force of evil. After that it is just as viable as any reality, but just not the one that is true, because it can't be.
-Couldn't he just ... stop that?
-Well, he could "deleted it", but I don't think this is the case with me. It is easy to delete a raw signature of events and feelings, but how would you do it to the telepathic entity who stores that permanently against your will?
-I guess that is a problem...
-I was attracted to them - an alien continued his story about an unfair happy village people - telepaths. I thought that they will understand. I wanted what all alive matter wants - he pointed on my body - little bit of this - and then on my head - and little bit of that. And they wanted it. And same like your pet they accused me of violating them.
While he was talking I was trying to master the best plan to get out of this situation, or at least to dissipate this scenario, even if this was the strongest ever since.
I felt he is getting weaker and weaker while his mind was wasting energy, so instead pacifying him and cool him down, I decided the best and fastest way is to splash him with the kerosene and finish this on a fly when he burst in flames wasting all the remaining energy.
-They broke most of my body, - an alien continued - squeezed me in a tight cylinder and shelved me inside of a marble block like a mummy feeding me on a straw. Do you know how I escaped? Nothing lasts forever. I show it to your precious symbiont too, so that he can see it...
-I don't think that you understand what you saw...- I growled at him, rearranging my limbs under him. He didn't mind me moving, but he wasn't letting me go either. Whenever and however I moved his body parts and fingers end up wrapped around me, and even I felt no force I couldn't do much about moving him away from myself. He felt as some weird overly attached trap in humanoid form.
-Do you really think I was hiding all this time from them? Don't talk down at me!
-Jesus fucking cheese!
-I admit I like males better, they remind me of myself before your friends carved everything out of me...
-You like animals as well. Hell!
-Don't you think they could easily locate me if they even tried? Don't curse!
-You are losing it.
-Did your friends warned you about the danger? Shut up!
-I am aware of it.
-Said anything at all about the symbiont and how it will affect you? You are aware!!
-He affects me just fine. Nothing happened!
-No, because they cared nothing about you and your safety. Everything happened!
-I didn't want to do this, not to you, but you left me no choice. You listen!
-You don't even need to do this.
-I can't manipulate the matter in a way you can, I am no "god". Ha! This is exactly what I need to do!
-Yeah, I can see that. No god acts like this.
-To warn you... Are you sure!?
-Please, God, if you exist, kill me now...
-I know you don't care about yourself. You are not going anywhere!
-In fact I do, I am just not selfish in a human meaning of that term.
-...otherwise you would not have done all the crazy things you did. You are one self-absorbed violent bitch!
-I done it because I believed it is ok.
-But if you try to do anything to me...OK!! That was ok!!
-Like what!?
-I bet you can in that parallel dimension.
-There is no parallel dimension, you stupid twat!
-But in this one you are as physical as any of them. You can't do anything to me!
-OK OK, I will not yell at you. Calm down.
-Your child only stutters now, she might not speak... Are you trying to calm me down now?!
-Her illness is progressive, it is not IF or MIGHT, it is only WHEN.
-... and your precious husband, I could easily shred him.
-Nice, more threats.
-You think I can't go to the surface, let me show you something. My air is maybe too thick for your blood, but yours only gives me a bit of a migraine...
-This is too much... - I was trying to stay as calm as possible and not worsen it while the alien entity was presenting how he can breath through my mask just fine and without any consequences. - Do you know why you can't see things or predict events? - I asked him trying to make a point.
-I'm not like that - he returned my mask after I started to choke again - Do you think I'm that evil? Nobody can!
-Aw, no, not at all. Trying to intimidate me and choke me while I sleep? Completely harmless. Yes, somebody can! But not you!
-Do you really think that you can justify all of them, all seven billions? Nobody can see a future!
-Well, speaking in Biblical terms, I only need to JUSTIFY the twelve stones. Really? Because I am pretty sure to know why you can't!
-They kill each other, butcher each other, abort each other, and you call me a monster? No I can't, neither can you!
-I never called anyone a monster, I gave a recognition to a very badly constructed excuse, and now that thing is driving both of us insane. And you think you are winning this!
-Now, I have to start all over again... Shut the fuck up!
-NO! - you don't NEED to! You need to let me show you something...
-I don't need you to show me anything, you call me an animal, but you outdone yourself. You are really something. You and your sky god...
-So it is easier to give all of that to an evil villain, an alien entity with a big fat record and layered back story. But, there is more, because who would be truly that villain and how to get rid of the whole blame, as even giving a blame is wrong and by that logic if I am the messenger, I bring the story - so I must be a villain.
It is called demonizing the victim, but the funny thing is that the whole fantasy was completely redundant - because we had no freaking clue what we were doing, or what is possible or could be done - only after that, there was a difference how we accepted it and a question to that difference - what we will do with that.
If he is just a passive object, he never says anything, he entertains that thought into a very detailed deception. Now he knows that neither he can't go back and neither there is any exit points.
-Like stuck in a circle...
-Yes, with the fact he secured the most important part of himself where nobody can touch or find him.
-Something like a core existence?
-Yeah, if it is unbreakable, why not.
-I need only a tiny millisecond... - I said but alien could't hold a thought no longer, he sunk down next to me and the small dots indicating - I guess - his center of vision slowly blurred out while he was sinking into the deep sleep. -Hey! - I shook his body but there was no answer. I wrapped my forearm around his skull, turn his face upwards just to find him being completely limp, slowly breathing and obviously flat out unconscious.
There was no answer but a structure of his face started to change, a body was becoming heavier and sides of a room around us started to crack.
-Darling...? - I shook him again while the stuff a spaceship was made off was slowly seething somewhere outside - YO! Man! Wake up! - there was no answer and I was in panic noticing that everything is changing and I am stuck
Those dots that disappeared in his huge eyes came back again, his body was becoming heavier and heavier and I expected it will stop at a certain point, but it didn't, it doubled and something like a very familiar armor started to emerge from the shoulders and a head. The whole ship was shredding adn turning to a sand, I grabbed my mask and tried to space out, but I couldn't. Whatever was happening was pulling me inside like a vortex.
-I completely lost you - Carl said - Who is Illuyanka? What is... going on in those dreams?
-Laws of nature are inapt - Illuyanka's face was turning more human, but his voice was still inhuman, and he was mumbling nonsense, his mind was fractalling and dispersing out with the little energy he had left - ... I would say they are fucked ... - he finished his though chuckling like an idiot.
-Erm... I mouthed to give him an answer but then a voice disrupted my narrative - "Question tailor. Sees hand."
-What a hell is that? - Carl twitched at the voice - "Hand..."
The whole scenario turned into a sandstorm and I was trying to undo it, remove myself and escape hitting the walls while being sucked out. Arpitrax wrapped around to protect me before I was smashed like a bug. What followed was as equally terrified, but when I opened my eyes I was standing in the middle of the red desert, with purple sky and a few basilisks moving swiftly across the sky.
-Ahem... Let me check. - I said while my whole body was feeling frost bites.
-Is that coming from you? - Carl leaned towards me - What is that?
-GOBY! - I yelled maybe a second earlier than Arpitrax decided to disintegrate and then I found myself standing barefooted at the scorched desert sand. I plucked the helmet off my head - FUUUUUUUCK!! - I turned and behind me there was a Devil Tower. If you didn't know, Devil Tower is situated in North America, not Asia... - Well, how the hell I done that.
-"Pan crate..." - the frost bites were accelerating across my body, this could not be reverse. - "Ment ... created" - Well, fuck... - I said , and the signal to Carl and the whole imagery in front of me was already lost.
Regression failure.
Please stand by.
Span inadequate.
Engagement module ... deactivated.
Voice from the screen above my head was coming down as a rain repeating itself. I removed it and was immediately met with a holographic representation of my eternal companion staring down at me.
-Hello, dumb shit, you go out, it stuck again...- chuckling middle age Asian kicked my "throne", a huge seat with mounted engagement equipment attached to it. - How was it this time!
-Man! It was amazing! Beautiful! Perfect! - I yanked a plug out of my arm sleeve - Let me show you.
-Woa, woa, woa - holographic man jumped back in a swift manner - I am a companion holoman, not a one holo army, you put that down, loco! No need to fry me.
-It deactivated again. - I said and poked a few swirls across the system table - Send me ... a report, I am going to talk to the maintenance... and added in much more excited tone. - "In person"... - I turned to hologram- Imagine! "In person"!
-You lucky they still keep your hashtag in database. - hologram nodded at me - Very lucky old bastard.
-Gratitude is forever- I got up from my chair while receiving a long message from the maintenance.
-Thank you for your service - a voice nearly similar to a human addressed me - Module is ready for inspection. Arranged transfer will provide activity until the maintenance complete. Success rate is 75% expected.
-I want to see it. - I said to the bubble emerging from the system board - "In person".
-Purpose statement - a bubble continued.
-I want to observe its physical organic existence. - I specified.
-Purpose statement inadequate. - bubble added without much excitement in its voice.
-My point system allows me...-
-Of course. - a voice changed tonality - There will be no problem. You are entitled to a full report.
-I want to... - I stopped for a moment formulating my statement - I walk in the Box, in person and visually inspect personal module in purpose of regression improvement. Please. Confirm. My credentials are level one priority.
-Credentials valid, proceed with action. - bubble disappeared sinking down into a system board.
-Let's go! - I said to the hologram and walked out of my residence - This is so exciting. I really want to plug in and show you the whole thing.
-No necessary, I fine being alive. - hologram shrugged at me - I value my simple existence. My friend.
-Thank you for your service - a simple travel program in the conduit address us when we stepped inside of it - Never get tired hearing that! - I said and shut us both for a few hours that we needed to arrive in the Box, passing all the check points included. Safety is a paramount.
After passing all the checks, rechecks and controls - we arrived in the tomb leading through the trezor inside of a Box. We were approached by the guardian entity visibly artificial, scanned once again and then led inside of a box. It was dark lit with foggy lights and narrow sides were plastered with honeycomb patterned installments.
Unlike other Boxes, this one was considered top notch, a very modern thing.
We were lifted up with the fast ramp, it seemed our ascent lasted forever even when we were moving extremely fast. Box was huge, like it should be. Honeycombs were mostly empty, and some also contained the remains, a memorabilia. I found that fact very comforting. And strange.
When we step on the ramp a guardian remind me that my module already received necessary maintenance and that my regression is under 1% which is considered a failure. The default procedure for this was that I take a few weeks of vacation, meaning they expect me to fuck off and chill down as the result was not even close to the expected and a module needs the rest. Yeah, sure.
-I received numerous requests for shared experiences- I said to the guardian - It defies purpose of the regression. - I want to know if there was a reason behind this error?
-Please can you reformulate your question? - a guardian approached the honey comb unit on the wall.
-My point amount validate access to an advanced module.
-Yes. - guardian confirmed - Even if a module this advanced is not properly utilized within expected variables...
-I don't want anyone else using my module. - I continued - I want to know if it was "utilized" by anyone else.
-Yes. Safety always. - guardian continued monotonously - There is no record of any activation besides your own.
-Good. What happens inside of a Box, remains there. - I said
-Privacy is a paramount. - a guardian continued - it is a foundation of the regression. Personalisation is the core element of sentient entities.
-Yes! - I nodded at the guardian - What happened to my module?
-Maintenance team gave a full report, the stimulation needed for a module this advanced was lacking. It was a twitch in the system... - a guardian pulled out the honeycomb and it went out as a very long, narrow drawer.
Me and my holographic companion were both watching with quite the different feelings a body of a module inside of a cylinder.
-It is absolutely gorgeous - I said and leaned to touch it but guardian stepped towards me.
-I have to warn you to proceed with care...
-I am aware what I am doing... I said and placed my palm against the middle part of his waist barely touching the body inside. It was fragile, soft, but I could feel the breathing and a hearth beat. - Absolutely amazing. It is beautiful.
-That is why your regression sucks - holo man said to me through the separate protected communication channel leaning towards me- If you were a human, you would think this is disgusting. - he snipped a few fast looks across the module with obvious disgust - Because... yuck.
-And I am not human, and never will be, never cared about any of that. Same like you. - I said through the same protected channel - I just want to be me. And that is what makes the two us different from all those semi-sentinels retards craving the "uniqueness". They don't have near concept or clue what that is. I am into this for ... this.
-You just like new. First in line. Always. And some other things. Of course. I know you. No worry. No biggy. And I like it.
-Gratitude is forever. - I said to guardian who was observing my every move.
The thing that we were watching inside of a cylinder was nothing less amazing than what I said.
The whole body was narrow, lean, with thin limbs squeezed around skinny body gently suspended on a soft surface inside of a small space of a cylinder.
Face was human-like, eyes were unresponsive, bigger than ones in the ordinary module, pressed vertically so they were not oblate.
A face was androgynous, but male, with small nose and tiny mouth, no facial hair, or teeth, as He hardly needed those.
Unlike basic modules, this one was exposed to a larger amount of hormones, so he could grow bigger and more robust.
It had no internal organs, as there was no need for that, everything module might needed, the nutrients, was taken care off.
The body was in coloration organic, pale pink, weak joints and basic calcification just enough to hold it together. But, he still couldn't move on his own.
Vascular ports were visible though the thin layer of gel that was wrapping the whole body, skin was reacting on the touch.
-I think he can feel this - I said holding my fingers on his surface - I wasn't sure before, but I think he can sense us.
-Nice.. - a holo man responded - I can imagine how DELIGHTED that must be.
But, the most interesting part was the module's transparent skull sprinkled with thick solitary hairs here and there that resembled huge eye lashes . Module had the semi translucent brain, and skull was three lengths of a body, and the most of the drawer was filled with it.
-You keep watching like that you never become "sentient" - holo man leaned towards me - Proper reaction is "disgusted". I saw in book. Big letters.
-My proper reaction is ... He is so beautiful.
-You never be a "sentient".- Holo man grinned at me.
-I don't care. Burn book. - I sat my eyes firmly on the module trying to connect this what I see, with that what I see though the Box. It was simply amazing to me what module could do.
-Big disappointment ho-ho, ho-ho - holo man was giggling and nodding at a guardian. - What's up Her Hefe? Feeling pumped up? - he chuckled at the entity. - Lot of iron lifting, eh, eh? - holo gesticulated his arms at the silent guardian.
-If everything is ok, we will go - I said to the guardian and asked him to seal my module back into its safety. - I will request the third layer of protection and transfer in the Dominion.
-The transfer might be inconvenient and dangerous for the module - guardian recited well known rule.
-Listen... I started - I am the one who is built for war and strategies, not the Box, I am saying there is more that meets the eye here. I am saying somebody was tempering with my module.
We left and after a while and same marathon serial of check ups, me and my holo man were back in the conduit swooshing back to our start point.
-You really think somebody wants that worm in a wall, not a nice picture my friend. - hologram asked
-Yeah, I do. - I said - For me and you, it has a different meaning...-
-"Yes Your Majesty Founding Father..."- holo man said in a funny voice, bowed to me and then saluted me - "We thank you for your ser..."
-Hey! - I stopped him - I am not that outdated that I don't know that all those "sentient" voice boxes dream to have something special like that...
-Dream? - holo man grimed at me - You sure they dream ...?
-Hey, I am an actual being, how the hell I can know if the AIs, synthetics entities and droids dream? - I waved some weird pattern above my head and pointed it at holo man - It is not like I connected to any of them, and even when I did it, it was just some random buzz. - I growled cringing - NOOOOOO vibe.
-They can not, not alive, even if you tell them... - holo man reasoned with me - Instead this you could quack the Big News.
-I didn't because I saw it coming, you know what they would do after that...?
-Yeah, all those smart people would live forever and go crazy. -he whistled a curve next to his ear. - Very bad idea. Not for a human, my friend.
-They would not sustain a human species anymore.
-And that is why I play idiot for the last few million years... Because you love to play with fire.
-We play along. We stay. We seed the ideas, wishes, needs, constructs...
-Like demons. Like ... A regression! That was a good stuff. I salute you. Congratulations.
-I had to invent something.
-We are the intruders in this world. Thieves.
-And nobody knows anything. Thieves or not. What were the odds.
-All that smart people, I still ruminate, how they come to this, and why me and you talk in here at the end of times?
-Why do you think we lasted this long?
-Eh, how should I know. Luck? 777? I like that number. Numbers are down to the point. Nicely defined. Almost rounded. Qualifies for perfection.
-We are dumb and curious by nature, that's why. Everything is amazing to us. Even this. With all that we are.
-Meh, all good with me, you are the boss. But, know one, they fear us. They fear that thing. The unexplained.
-You don't need to be a genius to lay down a brick, this house built itself. It was explicit. I always was.
-Yes, and now we have a house without the kitchen, toilet, bedroom... all the fun things. And not to forget - no food.
-Let me guess... you want RICE, again.
-Hey, what wrong with the rice. I was happy on rice. It is a good food.
-It has been million and million of years since, isn't it time to put that thing with the rice behind? -
-Well guess what boss, no it is not, and you can't delete my rice. My rice is me. I am immortal. My rice issue is forever. Manage it.
-Aw, damn... I fucking hate rice...- I shrugged - read me some news.
-E!? Why read news? Can't we recite poetry?
-Because the humans used to read news every morning, they even had a special animal to deliver the news printed on the paper sheets made of a real alive plant organisms. And animal was happy. It wagged tail and produced lovable sounds. It was like a sacrifice of life and emotional exaltation in one.
-AAAA! Regression! I get it. The diversion! Wise strategy to obscure our enemies.
-Uh!? -
-It was like a sacrifice. I agree. - he nodded - It required special rituals.
-It was... - I added
-I good teacher. Thought you well. - he poked finger at me, and then asked - Why I have to speak, eh?
-Um, yeah, you teacher, ha ha. Because then a human individual would go to a special community space, a pub, and they would exchange news verbally... See?
-And then they would drink herbal tea and eat fine rice! - holo man nodded - I see. I see very good.
-Ok just DJ me some news snippets...
-Uh, what decade? - holo man frisked his palms together readying himself into the racy news avalanche.
-Erm, mix it, make it sound fun.
-Ok - holo man said - but I have to warn you... this might be... "tantalizing" - he winked - he-he, my friend.
Two beings, being one part of everything there is, one a body-less soul of naked truth, another an existence of godlike desire, both immortal, one reading the news of the times long gone and another singing words that mean nothing to nobody anymore.
Nobody spying on them, nobody can, nobody even hear them, they are top of a food chain, founding fathers, secret so well hidden, the worlds of all times are oblivious of them, and they are speeding so confident of each other though the space made entirely of you, them, everybody... thought the universe that convulse who knows where and to what end, and that what drives them, a fire within that nobody can copy, download, upload, steal, mimic or reincarnate, the insanity that they both call... the life. A sky god.
Awake inside the nexus of the earth
A place of comfort, for spirits' birth
Your essence held, in my unbroken hands
A shadow lost to foiled plans
In the peak of the night
I will set you free
Now you're a ghost in the light
With the brand that we
Hold inside our hearts
Death's own counterpart
Respite from the reaper's lie
Pop star eats hamster during live concert - Hotel food 'simply not good enough' says Sheeran...'under pressure' says manager..
So may your dreams be monumental
When your spirit guides the way
Within the flicker of a candle
I will heal your soul's decay
We share a fate
Trapped on a page
By the author of our world's demise
In your eyes
I see the pain
Your targets slain
I will be the whispers in your mind
The demon inside
Trump fails to Tweet today - President claiming to have nothing to say...more soon...
A dark embrace, the keeper of the lost
For this old city's unyielding cost
So take my hand and grow within my power
Oh, slayer of kings, let this demon devour
In the black of the night
You have been set free
Now you're a ghost in the light
With a purpose we
Know inside our hearts
Death's own counterpart
Respite from the reaper's lie
Brexit cancelled - Leaving the EU 'a silly mistake' says May...Gove furious...Johnson still silly...
So may your dreams be monumental
When your spirit guides the way
Within the flicker of a candle
I will heal your soul's decay
We share a fate
Trapped on a page
By the author of our world's demise
In your eyes
I see the pain
Your targets slain
I will be the whispers in your mind
The demon inside
BBC News - No news today - Huw Edwards doesn't even have a story about cats
Strengthen your desire
Consume the hellfire
Don't let down your guard
Let in the darkness
You will defeat this
Trial of ancient gods
Take me in spirit
Demon adherent
When you're the last one to survive
Spirit, stay gentle
Next monumental
Will you keep the fire alive?
School holidays doubled - Teachers succeed in negotiating a 26 week holiday
I, with the power inside set an end to these
Lies, from the deep and the quiet, set the whispers free
Sleep, my old enemy
Let come an end to me
Traveler, please let me fade
Here, at the end of the line all has been returned
Leave, from the land of the dead, and the souls upturned
Please, child, remember me
Lost in a memory
Let this demon rot away
Earth Shattering Headline - Certain to change the world, says President
So may your dreams be monumental
When your spirit guides the way
Within the flicker of a candle
I will heal your soul's decay
We share a fate
Trapped on a page
By the author of our world's demise
In your eyes
I see the pain
Your targets slain
I will be the whispers in your mind
The demon inside
The demon inside
The demon inside
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Life's breath in the candlelight
Lost hearts in the dead of night
It's a long way down
To the place they found
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Dark sun, hollowed by the fade
Our debt they left to be paid
Seen the blackness stare
Promising to spare
The chosen
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Born of graves and left below
Painted ashes, painted snow
When the dark awakens
Fires of our last hope are getting low
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Souls of gods and souls of men
Meet in cinders to ascend
Fate has chosen
And our fading light is at its end
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I've a tale that time has lost
Sins of judgment born in frost
Then he took a name
For the one profaned
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Know the dark but let it rest
Left to lurkers in their quest
Let the watchers fight
And the blood ignite
The chosen
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Painted ashes, painted snow
When the dark awakens
Fires of our last hope are getting low
Royal and Rich: Stacey Dooley Investigates - Please stop asking us about Family Guy.
Souls of gods and souls of men
Meet in cinders to ascend
Fate has chosen
And our fading light is at its end
Reggie Yates' Extreme Margate - Back in my day, all of this was fields.
Souls to revive us
Or rot us away
Want for the weary
And death for the sane
Mugged: What's The Big Deal? - We've moved online. Moved online.
Cursed yet we listen
For bells left to toll
To fight back the depths of
Humanity's soul
I Found a Girl on Reddit Who Travelled To Global Gathering and Strangled Their Chef
For the unkindled
We look to the sun
Cities in gold
All the victories won
Why Being a Costa Rican Homosexual Got Me a Role on "Silicon Valley"
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How Shoreditch's Answer to "Mad Men" Is Just David Letterman on Nose Candy
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First ever antimatter AI guided vessel "Sky God" successfully launched - Verge of the new era
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Alone and silent
You can't fill a whole
With a billion empty souls
Your world will fail my love
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Good job, Canada.
You officially broke the internet when VIA Rail announced its $150 Youth Pass for July.
And since sales for the most-wanted pass are already sold out, you should know that there's still another option for you to explore this land of ours on the train this summer.
Youth (up to 25 years) can still get an unlimited travel pass, but with a few more restrictions. VIA Rail's regular Youth Summer Pass is still available and will allow you to travel for 60 consecutive days between May 15 and August 31 for $700.
Think of a backpacking trip, but within your own country. All you have to do is choose where you want to travel, and then select the pass which allows you to travel anywhere on the VIA network.
Perhaps it's quite a bit more than the Canada 150 pass, but hey, at least this one is still available.

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Thursday, 07 September 2017 08:49 PM
Republican Senators Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham said Thursday they will introduce a revised version of their proposal to replace Obamacare, with the goal of getting a vote by the end of this month.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised a vote in September if the senators can line up 50 of their colleagues to back the measure, Cassidy said in an interview, adding that President Donald Trump is supportive of the plan.
The longshot move would face significant obstacles, including Senator John McCain's insistence that any health-care plan go through "regular order" of committee hearings and debate on amendments. McCain, who said in a statement Wednesday he supports the Graham-Cassidy plan's concept, provided the critical "no" vote in July that killed the Senate's earlier Obamacare replacement plan.
The two senators' proposal, which they floated during the previous Obamacare debate, would send federal money to the states in block grants while repealing Obamacare's mandates that all Americans have insurance and most employers provide it.
"This literally would repeal and replace Obamacare with a fundamentally different approach," Graham said in an interview.
'Has Got Merit'
House Speaker Paul Ryan said in an interview last week with a Wisconsin newspaper that the proposal "has got merit and has legs under it."
Cassidy, of Louisiana, said the new version, to be introduced next Monday, will be generally the same as proposal he and Graham offered before but with revised formulas for money to be provided to states. Graham, of South Carolina, said the senators need to make the formulas work better for more states, including McCain's home state of Arizona.
Senator Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said his panel is working separately on a narrow, bipartisan plan to stabilize rates in the Obamacare insurance market. He said he hasn't seen the Cassidy draft, but that the Senate can consider both proposals.
Cassidy said his bill is being drafted under a procedure allowing it to be passed with 51 votes, which means it would have to be voted on by the end of the month. The Congressional Budget Office will take two to three weeks to provide a financial analysis of the proposal, he said.
Cassidy said he and Graham spoke Wednesday with Vice President Mike Pence, who he said has been encouraging about the proposal. He said Graham and Trump also have spoken regularly about it.
Second-ranking Senate Republican John Cornyn of Texas said he wasn't aware of a commitment to bring the measure to the floor. He said repealing Obamacare is very difficult, but he would be in "front of the line" to try again.
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Hello Viola,
Your Solomon DAVIS, do you have him in the 1830 Census? Carter G. Woodson has him listed as between 55-100, with (17) persons in the household, and he is located in Gloucester Twp.,
Also listed are 1. Enoch DAVIS, 36-55 (4) in Household, he is in Bergen County, Bergen Twp., City of Hoboken. 2. Adam DAVIS, 36-55 (5) Willingsbourough Twp. Burlington Co., 3. Henry DAVIS 36-55 (2) Greenwich, Cumberland Co., 4. Manuel DAVIS, 36-55 (5) Lower Twp., Cape May Co.,
One would imagine with the State of New Jersey being one of the original 13 Colonies a search thru google or one of the other search engines for "History of New Jersey" would provide much information. With 17 folk in the household as of 1830 many other earlier records for the DAVIS' might be available at the County level.
BTW, New Jersey is listed as having 18,303 FPOC's in the 1830 Federal Census.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A Punch To Your Childhood
A proud nerd, born and raised, inheriting her love of all things geek from her father. Comics lover, writer, artist, chainmailler, cosplayer, binge watcher, and baker of incredible chocolate chip cookies, not to brag or anything.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is on bookstands now and our very own Emmy Fleming has read it cover-to-cover. Â Here, in our first review for ComiConverse, she breaks five areas within the story that are likely to trouble Harry Potter fans.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A Punch To Your Childhood
I suffered through Harry Potter and the Cursed Child so you don't have to. Â And, we have some breaking news to share as well.
J.K. Rowling is about to release 3 new 'Harry Potter' books https://t.co/Eb8eLG6NJa
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Be warned! There's are massive spoilers ahead!
In searching through content here on ComiConverse, I can't seem to find anything regarding the "Boy Who Lived". While I know this is a very comics universe oriented site and the Potter series is marketed as children's books with nothing to do with comics, I have yet to go to a comic-con and not see at least one grown adult sporting their Hogwarts robes. At Wizard World Philadelphia this past June, I saw several pairs of Gryffindor's and Slytherin's, a group of four friends representing each house and a woman wearing a toilet seat around her neck, dressed as Moaning Myrtle. I'm going to give Harry a little love on here, and give you 4 reasons to avoid seeing his adult misery in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
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With its wacky plot, uncharacteristic characters, and insanely inaccurate time-line, it reads more as a poorly thought out fan-fiction than an actual part of the Harry Potter series. I'm just going to pretend the books ended at seven and ignore the fact that I ever read this disjointed train wreck.


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You might wondering how I can travel every month without loose my job... I'm just try my best and I'll see how it goes even if, also my job help me to travel.
It is February and after the long Christmas break all of us bace back to work more relaxed, also our boss that decided to organise for us a team building trip on his favourite city in the world.
I have to say that Paris was not on my bucket list and it never really attracted me but one I went there I change my mind and I really thing is a very inspiring city.
I really enjoyed my time spent there and maybe because was snowing that week and this helps to make everything more magical and the colour of the sky at the sunset were breathtaking.
In just four days the walked a lot and we managed to see all the most famous attraction, the Eiffel Tower was close because of the melting snow it might be too dangerous walking underneath but we found another spot for seeing Paris from High and maybe this was even better that the Eiffel Tower, at least we could photograph it.
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Cheryl Misak offers a strikingly new view of the development of philosophy in the twentieth century. Pragmatism, the home-grown philosophy of America, thinks of truth not as a static relation between a sentence and the believer-independent world, but rather, a belief that works. The founders of pragmatism, Peirce and James, developed this idea in more (Peirce) and less (James) objective ways. The standard story of the reception of American pragmatism in England is that Russell and Moore savaged James's theory, and that pragmatism has never fully recovered. An alternative, and underappreciated, story is told here. The brilliant Cambridge mathematician, philosopher and economist, Frank Ramsey, was in the mid-1920s heavily influenced by the almost-unheard-of Peirce and was developing a pragmatist position of great promise. He then transmitted that pragmatism to his friend Wittgenstein, although had Ramsey lived past the age of 26 to see what Wittgenstein did with that position, Ramsey would not have like what he saw.
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– find 2 copies of a good novel
– Proust
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the first line
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& over & over again
so meaning is blank & even
sound grates like 3 minutes of
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- Download our detailed Klondike derby guide (PDF format)
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Planning a Klondike derby is a great team-building exercise requiring leadership and decision-making skills. The best derbies incorporate traditional Scouting skills into fun competitions.
The Scouts of Troop 323, Fruita, Colo., (featured in the November 2007 issue of Boys' Life magazine) chose to reward patrols with points for their abilities in shotgun shooting, emergency shelter building, fire starting, tug-of-war, sled racing, orienteering and first aid in their Klondike derby.
Here are some other ideas for your next derby:
The Injured Scout: Blindfolded team members must carry one of their teammates on a stretcher through an obstacle course, relying solely on instructions from the Scout on the stretcher.
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The Out-of-Reach First-Aid Kit: A first-aid kit lies just 10 feet away, but you can't walk over to it. Instead, patrols must use pioneering skills to create a device to retrieve the kit.
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Can I say I am not a physicist of any kind, I am an enthusisisdt. I am an Artist with a project management job, and I have found Inspiration so many times in my own misunderstanding or my understanding of the higgs boson. The favorite thing in my life at this point is the proposed 125 GeV Higgs-boson. Nobody knows. Everyone who was waiting on 140 or 110 and basing their career on that , I feel amazing empathy with you. But the genus that brought us that close...I can't wait.
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Vietnam will lose 2.08 per cent of daylight working hours by 2025 due to rising temperatures, according to the "Climate Change and Labor: Impacts of Heat in the Workplace" report from the UNDP released recently.
In 1995, when temperatures rose 0.74C, Vietnam lost 0.8 per cent of daylight working hours. In 2085, if temperatures were to rise 1.5C, 2.58 per cent of daylight working hours would be lost. If temperatures were to rise 2.4, 2.7 or 4C, Vietnam would lose 5.09, 6.31, and 12.72 per cent of daylight working hours.
"The lowest income-bracket work - heavy labor and low-skill agricultural and manufacturing jobs - are among the most susceptible to climate change," the report noted. Factories are limited in providing cooling systems at the workplace, it added.
In November 2015 the International Labor Organization (ILO) introduced guidelines for governments and other labor organizations to address the health and safety ramifications of climate change, but no international organization has established a program to assist countries vulnerable to the challenges of climate change for the workplace, according to the report.
"Actions are needed to protect workers and employers now and in the future, including low-cost measures such as assured access to drinking water in workplaces, frequent rest breaks, and management of output targets, carried out with protection of income and other conditions of Decent Work," the report urged.
"Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change on Future Vietnamese Households", a research working paper from the World Bank released in July said that it is not hard to imagine that if most workers work outside or without air conditioning then the impact of temperature increases on labor productivity will be stronger than if there is a fast structural change away from agriculture and towards services and industry, together with the greater prevalence of air conditioning.
As for the impact of high temperatures on labor productivity, people working outside or without air conditioning will lose between 1 and 3 per cent in labor productivity due to changes in climate compared with a baseline of no climate change, the World Bank paper said.
"Our results show that the temperature impacts of climate change are severe in the poverty scenario: 270,000 people would be pushed into poverty in 2030 and 700,000 would be pushed below $4 per day," the paper said.
The researchers, led by Tord Kjellstrom from the Health and Environment International Trust in New Zealand, announced in July that Vietnam and 42 other countries will be affected by temperature increases.
It estimated that 5.7 per cent of Vietnam's GDP would be impacted by rising temperatures. From 15 to 20 per cent of annual working hours in Southeast Asia have already been lost in heat-exposed jobs and this may double by 2050 as global warming continues.
Other Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Cambodia will also lose GDP due to rising temperatures. The researchers said that Indonesia and Thailand will both lose 6 per cent by 2030, the Philippines and Malaysia 5.9 per cent, and Cambodia 5.7 per cent.


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The recently announced Bash Bug (also known the Shellshock bug) is a security flaw that affects operating systems that use the Bash shell.
- Secure File Transfer/Biscom Delivery Servers running on Windows are not affected.
- Biscom's Secure File Transfer/Biscom Delivery Server Linux appliances are not vulnerable as provided out of the box, though the operating system they are built on does contain the bash shell and should be patched.
- Any Linux SFT server only exposing HTTP and/or HTTPS to the public internet are not vulnerable to outside attack through the SFT application. If there are other web applications running on the server those could be vulnerable.
There is a patch available for the Bash shell that should be applied to all Linux systems.
To apply the patch to a Linux SFT Appliance that has web access run the following commands:
apt-get update
apt-get install bash
If your SFT appliance cannot directly download the patch from the internet, it can be be manually updated using the following steps:
- Download the package from http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/bash/bash_4.1-2ubuntu3.4_i386.deb
- Copy it to the appliance
- Run: dpkg –I bash_4.1-2ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
Customers who have SFT/BDS installed on their own Linux servers should update the Bash shell through the normal update procedure for their OS.
The current patch limits vulnerability but does not fix the vulnerability 100%, and an updated patch should be available soon. Customers should upgrade again once a patch that completely fixes the bug is available.
Technical Details
There are three possible ways a Linux based SFT Server could be affected. Through the web server, through SSH, and through DHCP.
Through the web the bug can be exploited through the use of CGI scripts. SFT does not use CGI and appliance does not have CGI support installed. SFT servers installed on customer's own operating system could be affected if CGI scripts can be launched by the web server.
SSH is used for remote access to the server and is not typically open to the public internet (though it could be). To exploit the bug through SSH an attacker has to log into the system through SSH first. The SFT appliance ships with only one account that can SSH in, the root account, which already has full access. If additional accounts have been added, and an attacker logs in as one of those accounts, they could exploit the bug to get root access.
SFT Servers typically use fixed IP addresses instead of DHCP and the appliance ships without dhcpd running. Customers running dhcpd are vulnerable.


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Sarah Harvey-Franklin
I am an abstract artist with a passion for simplicity and colour. I currently enjoy working with acrylic, however, it is very early days so I do look forward to experimenting with more processes and materials. Although scale, material and process may develop with time as I explore what is right for me, my ethos remains the same; fun and playful art that never takes itself too seriously.
I am a strong believer in art being accessible to everyone therefore I like to take my inspiration from the simple things in life and find beauty in the mundane. Recent art has looked at taking shapes from road maps or the landscape of the body, they all relate back to personal experience and how a moment has made me feel.
When people look at my art I want them to feel happy, I want them to feel welcome and invited.


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I became a photographer the day it dawned me that I would never be able to cease the compulsory need to physically capture every fleeting moment. An annoyance to some, but a daily way of life for me.
Ever since I can remember, my view of the world has been one of individual moments of beauty. Sights and scenes that flirt with the eyes, begging me to capture them, to freeze them in orderto SHARE with the world,
Photographs are my language.
I use them to visually speak to others. To show a new and interesting perspective of an otherwise unnoticed world. So many people I meet want to know how long I've been a photographer. My answer has always been "my whole life". It was never a choice.
The day I became 'a photographer' was the day I realized I needed to embrace my artistic quirkiness, the essence of my being, and create a career that would thrill me for the rest of my life. A career I could never get sick of. One that I would work hard at every single day to better myself and one that would make a huge difference in as many peoples' lives as possible.
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Summer Dips and Appetizers that are perfect for snacking and summer entertaining.
Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip – A healthier take on the crowd favorite – ranch dip. This one is full of fresh herbs and made with Greek yogurt. This is also really great on a baked potato. I always keep some in my fridge for dipping red peppers. It's one of my favorite snacks.
Hot Corn Dip – A crowd favorite, hot corn dip is addictive. Creamy, crunchy, and cheesy. All of the best qualities in an appetizer if you ask me. (This dip is one of the reasons why I freeze a ton of summer corn every August.)
Tomato Feta Dip – I got this recipe from a friend and am so glad that she shared it with me. I love to bring this to the beach to snack on and maybe have a cocktail. Okay, maybe more than one.
Hummus 3 Ways – I like to make my own, but I'm also not opposed to doctoring some store bought hummus. I like to make a big batch of hummus and top it different ways. It is great to have on hand when you need something quick to put out for guests.
Loaded Baked Potato Dip – Everything you love about a loaded baked potato in dip form. Serve with potato chips and a cold beer. It doesn't really get better than this.


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How To Ensure That Your Clothes Look New Even After Heavy Use
These are just a few good gift ideas if someone who know just had a baby and you want to give them a useful gift. Clothes tend to get damaged very rapidly after use, especially if it is not properly washed and dried. The way you wash and dry your dresses makes a big difference in the long run. So don't be lazy and do it right. If you want to ensure that your perfect clothing lasts longer and still looks almost brand new, then keep these points in mind.
Read the labels
Each item of clothing usually always comes with a label that gives you directions on how to clean the garment. If you read that and follow it as carefully as you can it should protect your dresses and prevent them from getting damaged.
The washing machine cycle
This is probably the main reason that your dresses are getting damaged and looking old even when they are relatively new. So always check that your washer is on the right setting for the article of clothing you are washing. Learn about the different settings such as the hand-wash cycle or the gentle cycle and understand what is best for the different fabrics you are washing. If your washing baby clothes, or underwear the material will be more delicate which means that the washing machine might shred it If the cycle is too strong. Hence why you should remember to use the washing machine with caution.
Keep out of the sun unless it is for a short amount of time
The sun tends to do a lot of damage so do not keep your clothing in the sun for too long even when you have to dry it. Exposure to direct sunlight tends to make the clothes fade quite rapidly but you can extend the life of your clothes by turning it inside out when you put it out to dry.
Air dry it
If you have the space in your home, then simply hang it out on a rack or a clothes line when the air is warm and the sun is shining. Air- drying is definitely a better option for your dresses as opposed to using the dryer. Because you risk shrinking and fading your dresses by using the dryer. Again you must remember to make sure that the dresses are inside out or the air drying will not do any good. Even if it takes some effort putting dresses to dry especially if you have kids clothes that are small and many in number I promise you it is worth the effort to air dry it. Check this site provide a high quality of clothes that will satisfied your needs.
Wash in cold water
A cold water wash will drastically increase the amount of time that your clothing will look new and it will also prevent it from shrinking. Hot water will most likely make your dresses bleed out and cause them to feel rough after each wash. If you have a choice always opt for a cold wash it is better for your clothing and the environment too.
Remove stains
Wash and treat stains the instant they happen because the longer you leave a stain the harder it is for you to remove. Use water as much as you can in order to eradicate the stain instead of harsh bleaching chemicals and detergents that are sure to ruin your clothes.By taking into careful consideration how you wash and dry your garments and then doing your best to protect it from getting damaged you can make your dresses appear new even if you use it often.


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We've all seen the Gladiator movies, right? And if you didn't let me tell you what a gladiator was. A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death. It might sound harsh, but that is what a true gladiator does.
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Lang Lang draws a crowd to Copley Symphony Hall
To open its 102nd season over the weekend, the San Diego Symphony turned to the famed Chinese pianist Lang Lang. And for the first time in recent memory, the trio of opening concerts (Jacobs Masterworks programs Friday and Sunday, and a special "gala" concert Saturday) attracted near capacity crowds to Copley Symphony Hall.
Unlike his last San Diego appearances in Jan. 2011, when he performed three concertos in three nights, Lang Lang offered two this time (Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto on Friday and Sunday and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 on Saturday).
After witnessing the Friday and Saturday programs, a few thoughts come to mind as the orchestra begins the long march that will culminate in its first ever appearance in Carnegie Hall in October, 2013, also with Lang Lang as soloist, and a possible tour of China.
• Lang Lang was relatively restrained in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 Friday, but he was exactly the opposite Saturday in his exuberant treatment of Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 1 (paired with Tchaikovsky's "The Sleeping Beauty" Suite).
From the famous crashing chords of the time-tested work's opening to the hair-raising cadenza near the close of the final movement, Lang Lang exploited each of the concerto's numerous opportunities for virtuosity. The crowd was already rising to its feet Saturday even before conductor Jahja Ling cut off the final chord.
• For the San Diego Symphony, Tchaikovsky is becoming the new Beethoven. Beethoven is still number one in subscriber surveys, but Tchaikovsky comes in second. Accordingly, the orchestra has programmed Tchaikovsky's rarely heard Piano Concerto No. 2 for the Oct. 12-14 Masterworks programs (with piano soloist Garrick Ohlsson) and the Symphony No. 4 on its May 3-5 concerts. It will end the season May 24-26 with Joshua Bell playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto (in programs that also include Beethoven's Symphony No. 3).
While Beethoven understandably is the core composer of every orchestra's season, Tchaikovsky is typically an incidental presence (the Cincinnati Symphony, for example, which has 20 sets of classical programs, will perform one Tchaikovsky piece during its entire 2012-13 season, the "Francesca da Rimini" Overture).
Certainly it's folly not to acknowledge the audience's inclinations, but if Copley Symphony Hall was a restaurant, someone might wonder why it's serving so much dessert.
• Saturday's all-Tchaikovsky program did allow the San Diego Symphony's string section to stretch out a bit. Particularly in
"The Sleeping Beauty" Suite it showed an unusual depth and richness of sound, with the second violins and cellos in particular seeming to relish each primary theme that came their way. Led by concertmaster Jeff Thayer, the strings' focus and intensity Saturday bodes well for the season.
• Given the celebratory nature of the opening concerts, symphony executive director Edward "Ward" Gill made a number of comments from the stage, thanking Joan and Irwin Jacobs as well as the audience for its support of the symphony.
But nothing received more applause, at least until Lang Lang walked out on the stage, than Gill's announcement that the restrooms had been refurbished and the number of stalls in the ladies room had been doubled.
It seems there are some things more important than music.
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The above picture shows the six approach vectors (two red, two green, two blue) radiating out from where the six distance sensors would be located. The objective is to have some distance sensing ability when a person approaches from one of these six directions. The desired range is roughly 36" down to 6", more or less. These are analog inputs to the Arduino. The Arduino outputs an increasing intensity to the red/green/blue LED outputs. A shorter distance equals a brighter intensity. Once up close, you could wave your hands in front of the sensors to dynamically change the rgb values of the merged LED light.


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|August 26, 2013
Nuclear accident? Take a pill
|State health officials supplied communities across the Cape and Islands with 1.7 million potassium iodide pills this week --- more than enough to protect the thyroids of residents and visitors should a radioactive release occur at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.
Residents are being urged to pick up pills for their families --- two per person --- and tuck them in their emergency kits.
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, two pills will protect the thyroid for two days. By that time, the agency's site states, people should have been evacuated or properly sheltered, and therefore out of harm's way.
The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system, which controls metabolism. The thyroid cannot differentiate between potassium iodide and the radioactive iodine that's released in the steam of a failed reactor. Potassium iodide protects the thyroid by filling the gland to the point where it can't absorb any more iodine for 24 hours.
The new batch of pills, which have a shelf life of seven years, will replace old potassium iodide tablets set to expire this month.
Residents can obtain pills free of charge from their health departments, courtesy of Entergy Corp., Pilgrim's owner-operator.
The company is required by state law to provide the pills to residents in the 10-mile emergency zone around Pilgrim, as well as to Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties, and Cape Ann, according to Anne Roach, spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Entergy paid a little over 35 cents for each pill, Roach said. That puts the company's cost to supply the Cape and Islands at just under $600,000.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the younger the person, the more vulnerable the thyroid is to injury from radioactive iodine. All infants, even those who are breast-fed, should be given the recommended dose of potassium iodide in case of a nuclear event, according to the CDC.
Pregnant women are advised to take the pill since all forms of iodine can cross the placenta to the growing fetus.
Those over 40 shouldn't need the pills unless a massive dose of radiation is on the way, since that group has the lowest chance of developing thyroid cancer.
Past demand for potassium iodide has been low, even though health departments on the Cape have had pills on hand for several years.
"They haven't been a hot item," said Dennis Health Director Terence Hayes. "We had 60,000 pills the first time and probably have 59,000 left."
Brewster resident Rebecca Alvin was one of those who did pick up the pills for her family four years ago, after reading about their availability. She plans to get the new pills now.
"If they've got them, I might as well have them," Alvin said. "Most people I mention it to don't know towns have the pills."
Falmouth Health Agent David Carignan said his office is working with the local school district to make the pills available at the schools.
Nancy Taylor, director of pupil personnel services for Falmouth, expects a distribution program to be set up some time this year, but probably not by the time school opens. Parents will be asked to provide permission for their children to receive the pills, Taylor said.
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District already has a program in place. Parents have become accustomed to signing the required permission slips at the beginning of every school year.
Yarmouth Health Director Bruce Murphy said he also dropped off a supply this week at St. Pius X School, a Catholic elementary school in South Yarmouth.
Not every school system is interested in stockpiling the potassium iodide. The Nauset Public Schools, which includes Brewster, Eastham, Orleans and Wellfleet, isn't making any plans.
Ann Caretti, Nauset's director of student services, said securing pills for the district's various schools has not been done in the past and isn't currently under discussion.
Meanwhile, Murphy hopes Yarmouth residents will come to the Health Department to pick up their supply of potassium iodide.
"We encourage them to have the pills as part of their emergency kits, along with Band-Aids and flashlights," Murphy said. "Those with old pills should throw them out and replace them with new pills."


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Thirty miles north of San Francisco lies Sonoma County, with its scenic coastline, redwoods and wide expanses of valleys and hills. Many wine enthusiasts visit the area to tour the more than 200 wineries of Sonoma County.Throughout the region visitors will find an assortment of quaint bed and breakfast inns that provide guests with information for touring wine country. Some even provide their own tours. Choose your location and prepare to get away from it all in Sonoma wine country.
Cloverdale is the town farthest north in Sonoma wine country and is the gateway to Alexander Valley, the largest grape growing region in Sonoma County. The area is home to 156 wineries and Sonoma Valley's well-known zinfandels. For Bed and Breakfast accommodations visitors can choose to stay at Auberge on the Vineyard, a bed and breakfast offering guests a Victorian setting overlooking the Alexander Valley vineyards. If you stay at Auberge on the Vineyard, you can take advantage of Le Vin Van, the inn's monthly weekend wine tour. Your experienced guide shares her knowledge of wines at select wineries throughout the region. The excursions include opportunities to tour and taste the wines of Alexander Valley, Dry Creek and Anderson Valley.
When you visit Healdsburg, you are staying in one of the original towns in Sonoma County, now the crossroads of three world class wine appellations, Dry Creek, Alexander Valley and Russian River. Healdsburg offers accommodations at The Camellia Inn, where guests enjoy a complimentary wine and cheese tasting each night. For an adventure in wine country, the Camellia Inn offers Wheels on Wine Country, a tour through the back roads of the vineyards and wineries that is available with select room bookings. Let the Camellia Inn arrange a Hot Rod tour or a Muscle Car Tour of wine country, with a former Nascar driver, for you and your guests. Or, to get out in the fresh air, take a five-hour Bike Tour of the area with lunch at a local winery.
Santa Rosa
Visitors to Santa Rosa, the largest town in Sonoma County, find themselves in the center of wine country with seven wineries within 30 minutes of the town. The bed and breakfast inns located in the town arrange wine country tours for guests. The Gables Inn, on the National Register of Historic Places, is situated with easy access to the wineries. Guests of the inn receive complimentary wine tasting cards for more than 20 wineries and maps of the area to make the most of your wine country tour.
The Birmingham Bed and Breakfast, in Kenwood, is an Historic Landmark. The inn is located on Sonoma Highway within walking distance of wineries. The inn's concierge provides guests with wine tour recommendations. Guests receive complimentary wine tasting cards good at more than 20 wineries in the area, including Blackstone, Kenwood, Landmark and Chateau St. Jean Winery.
Located at the southern end of Sonoma wine country is the town of Sonoma, filled with shade trees, adobe buildings, shops and galleries. The Hidden Oak Inn is in a 1914 California Craftsman Bungalow. Guests are welcomed at the inn with a nightly wine reception on the wisteria framed front porch, adding to the total wine country experience. Guests receive complimentary wine tasting cards and maps to more than 20 local wineries to help organize your wine country tour. Guests can also participate in group wine tours from private companies in Sonoma. The staff of The Hidden Oak Inn will direct interested guests to these local tour companies.
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For beer enthusiasts who like some holy with their spirits, the new issue of Spirituality & Health features instructions on how to properly enjoy a traditional Trappist beer. Authentic Trappist goods—such as bread, cheese, and ale—are made at abbeys by monks and nuns (usually Roman Catholic), and often sold to support monasteries or charities.
Thanks to Madeline Scherb, author of A Taste of Heaven: A Guide to Food and Drink Made by Nuns and Monks, a user's manual now exists for the finest in Trappist wares.
Here are few of Scherb's tips:
As any beer connoisseur will tell you, fine ales should be enjoyed at room temperature. Resist the urge to pop open a cold one—flavor components generally peak at 59 degrees.
Trappist beers are made from living yeasts, so they get better with age.
Accept no imitations—real Trappist goods carry an "Authentic Trappist Product" label.
Source: Spirituality & Health (full text not available online), International Trappist Association, A Taste of Heaven: A Guide to Food and Drink Made by Nuns and Monks
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Well Control – Level 2 (Introductory)
Description: The objective of this 4-day course is to lay a solid foundation in Well Control. The U-Tube Concept, gas laws, basic math skills, pressure basics, kick detection, kill sheet, drilling fluids, BOP equipment, shut-in procedures, and basic methods of Well Control are all covered. Candidates will receive IADC WellSharp Certification.← Back to all classes
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Spring in Vermont Photography Workshop
Spring in Vermont Photography Workshop 2020
Dates: May 28 – 31, 2020 Canceled Due to Covid-19
Tuition: $1,095.00
Location: Montpelier, VT
Instructor(s): Kurt Budliger
Spring in Vermont is one of the most magical times to be outdoors exploring the landscape with a camera. The streams are full, leaves bursting with near fluorescent greens and a variety of spring wildflowers blanket the forest floor. During this intensive long weekend photography workshop we'll explore and photograph some of the most stunning Vermont landscapes as they burst with spring color.
Key Features:
- Gain a strong technical foundation in outdoor photography
- Learn the importance of "seeing the light"
- Learn how to use filters
- Composition and Design
- Advanced field techniques
- Photograph intimate ponds, woodlands and streams as they burst with spring greens
- Photograph sunrise and sunsets from rolling mountains and along country roads and farmland
- Bring your images to life using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
- Get individualized instruction and critique in the field as well as classroom
The workshop will kick off on Thursday evening May 28, 2020 in Montpelier, VT with a short opening reception, slideshow and instructional program. There is no "set" daily schedule during the workshop, rather we keep things flexible in order to best respond to the weather and light available for making images. Typically, we'll be out for sunrise each day, shoot until mid morning and then take a break for a meal and brief rest. We'll convene in a classroom space for instruction, post processing and critique during the mid-day hours when the light is typically less conducive to photography. We'll then head back out into the field in the late afternoon and evening, ending our session after sunset. The workshop will conclude on Sunday after our morning shoot with plenty of time to return to the hotel for a normal check out.
Physical Difficulty:
There will be no strenuous hiking involved during the workshop and most locations will be close to the road. Some locations, however may involve a short hike of less than a mile (one way) with no serious elevation gains. We will be spending a lot of time shooting along streams and waterfalls that will require scrambling over rocks and down hillsides. The terrain in the mountains can be very uneven and sometimes slippery along streams and rivers. Hiking boots and a modest level of health and fitness will greatly enhance your experience.
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A non-refundable deposit of 300.00 USD is required to secure a space on this workshop. Final payment is due 60 days prior to the start of this workshop. There is no refund after the final payment has been made (unless we can fill your spot). Please see our cancellation policy for more detailed information.