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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23163 | Birds are everywhere. They are in your movies and TV shows, on your sports team logos, even in your Google Street View. There is no shortage of ways that your interest in birds can manifest itself beyond time in the field. Maybe no one knows that better than Nick Lund. Nick is The Birdist on his own blog of that name and on social media, a frequent contributor to National Audubon and Ray Brown’s Talking Birds and works in outreach with Maine Audubon. He joins me to talk about birds in non-bird places, what he calls “Birds at Large”.
Also, I have enough correspondence to do a mailbag! And I talk a little about the new AOS Taxonomy proposals, which you can learn more about here.
Thanks to Land Sea and Sky for sponsoring this episode!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23176 | Home / Articles / Adobe Creative Suite / An Introduction to 3D in Flash
An Introduction to 3D in Flash
1. Working with the 3D Tools in the Flash Interface
2. Z-Sorting
3. Understanding the Code
4. Final Thoughts
Article Description
One of the main reasons that the Flash platform has remained as popular as it has for so long is that Flash has continuously evolved to meet the demands of its audience. In the first of a series of articles on using 3D in Flash applications, Chris Florio, contributor to ActionScript 3.0 for Flash Professional CS5 Classroom in a Book, shows how to use 3D features (and limitations) that currently exist in Flash Professional CS5 and in Flash Player 10 using both the Flash interface and ActionScript.
As users have grown more sophisticated, bandwidth has increased and technology gotten more advanced, Flash has grown from a program for creating vector animations for the browser into a powerful tool for developing applications for multiple platforms that can include all types of graphics, animation, video and sound, all controlled by ActionScript 3.0, a very powerful object-oriented programming language. Lately, Flash has also added the third dimension to its capabilities.
This article will introduce the 3D features (and limitations) that currently exist in Flash Professional CS5 and in Flash Player 10 using both the Flash interface and ActionScript. In future articles, we will look at ways of expanding Flash’s 3D capabilities using third-party 3D engines, and then finally we will look at the very exciting new features coming in the 3D engine code-named “MoleHill” that will be available in a coming version of the Flash Player. You can see a preview of MoleHill on Adobe Labs.
Although individual developers have found ways to create (or simulate) 3D capabilities in Flash projects for a long time, Flash Professional CS4 was the first version of the program to integrate the third dimension. As of Flash CS4, all movie clips can be manipulated in three dimensions using the tools in the Flash interface or by using ActionScript. In addition to an object’s “x” or horizontal property and “y” or vertical property, you can now manipulate an object’s “z” property to create the illusion of depth. You can also rotate objects in three dimensions. The objects that are used are still two-dimensional objects but they can now be manipulated in 3D space. As of this writing, to use true 3D objects in Flash you will need to use a third-party 3D engine, which is something we will cover in a future article.
First we will look at the ways 3D manipulation is accomplished in the Flash IDE and then we look at creating 3D animation using ActionScript. We will also look at an ActionScript technique for overcoming one of the main limitations of 3D in Flash. You can download the examples.zip file that accompanies this article if you wish to follow along in Flash CS5.
Working with the 3D Tools in the Flash Interface
By default, all visual objects that are placed on the Flash stage are treated as 2D objects, and it is not until their z axis is manipulated that Flash considers them 3D objects. There are two tools in the Flash tool palette that let you control an object in 3D space: the 3D translation tool and the 3D rotation tool (see Figure 1).
If you are using the example file, open it in Flash CS5. In this file, you will find a movieclip named “star” in the library. Drag an instance of this onto the Flash stage (see Figure 2).
From the toolbar, select the 3D Rotation Tool and select the star instance onstage (see Figure 3). Notice that a set of lines and circles appears over the movieclip. Selecting and moving the red line allows you to rotate the star on the x axis. The green line allows rotation on the y axis, and the blue circle allows rotation of the z axis. The orange circle is for free rotation on all three axes.
Now select the 3D Translation tool. The same color coding (red-green-blue representing x-y-z, respectively) allows you to move the star on all three axes (see Figure 4). With the star still selected, if you make the Properties Inspector visible (Window > Properties), you will see that you can also set the x, y, and z properties of the star numerically using the 3D position and view settings.
Below the x, y, and z properties, you will see controls for perspective angle and vanishing point settings that affect all 3D objects in the scene (see Figure 5). Try experimenting with these settings and notice the results. Add a few more instances of the star to the stage and manipulate these 3D properties.
You will find that motion tweening works the same for 3D properties as for all 2D properties, and you can use the timeline or the motion editing to do many types of animation in 3D space with any movie clip.
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An Electricity Authority requirement is for all electricity distributors to prepare a participant rolling outage plan in the event that a supply shortage is declared by the system operator of the national grid (Transpower), for example when a dry year causes a shortage of hydro generation.
Our participant outage plan specifies the actions we'd take to reduce the consumption of electricity when directed by Transpower. Reducing demand by disconnecting supply to customers would only ever be a last resort after all other forms of savings, including voluntary savings, had been employed.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23307 | The Results Of Medical Know-how On The U.S. Economic system History Of Drugs In America
Technology in MedicalDisclaimer: The footage on this video was created as promotional/educational materials. Different initiatives, like the 2010 Health Care Reform bill, state the steps that have to be taken by hospitals and different care suppliers to combine medical technology into their practices. Relying on the state, medical technologists could have to be certified earlier than they are licensed or registered, in response to the BLS.
Our key focus in medical know-how is the implementation of the complete growth course of – from the preliminary thought through to the end medical-know-how product. In 2016, CERN began investigating the usage of GEMPix to measure the 3D power deposition of a therapeutic ion beam in a water phantom, for medical imaging purposes.Technology in Medical
Electrocautery machines proved way more effective than hot irons and other primitive cauterization instruments, for instance, and within the twentieth century all sorts of useful medical digital instruments have been developed. They have been determined to cease this taking place in the case of medical laboratory technologists.
Take digital well being information (EHRs), for instance: some research present that medical trainees spend more time typing on a computer than they do talking with sufferers. Within the excerpt, Mark Helprin describes an ARS expertise that went rouge and built a golf course in Africa.
The idea of e-learning or also called distance learning came up to assist train aspiring health care professionals study without having a bodily land barrier prohibiting their schooling. Nanotechnology is fulfilling medical science’s need for more exact therapies that are much less invasive, less expensive, and easier to administer than conventional methods.Technology in Medical |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23315 | Jan 4, 2010
The Asia Trip: Subway Japan
Subway in Japan! Okay I didn't actually eat here but couldn't help snapping some shots as I got out of the subway station at Omoto-Sando in Tokyo. They also have Subway in Taiwan but the ones there were very much like we have here in the States. Japan however was a little bit different...
They have specialized menu items meant for the local palate like the Soy Banana Latte shown above for 250 yen (roughly $2.75). They, unfortunately, do not have the Five Dollar Footlong specials they have here and a six-inch sandwich starts at about 290 yen for the veggie sandwich.
Some of the interesting fillings for the sandwiches included shrimp and avocado, eggs, and hot dogs! The Japanese seem to really like their hot dogs. They have hot dogs baked into some of the rolls at their bakeries as well. That's about all I can say for Subway Japan since I didn't actually eat there.
1. I always love traveling and looking at how the fast food companies change in other countries to suit the country's tastes. Unfortunately, when I do see other countries versions of fast food chains I wish the items overseas were available in the US.
I'd think shrimp and avocado would be a great combo! Not sure about the soy banana latte but that's because I've never had soymilk with banana before or banana with coffee.
2. i hope you tried the banana latte! you should totally write about that if so
3. Eat: yeah I feel the same way... when I ate some of the stuff, a part of me thought: this is probably the last time ever I'll be able to try this even though it's everywhere here!
Anon: I didn't =/ I don't like banana in my drinks unless it's the featured ingredient (like fried bananas with vanilla ice cream or banana pudding!) because it tends to masks the other flavors. I especially hate bananas in my smoothies.
4. that is true, banana's flavor tends to overpower the other stuff
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23328 | The market square that wasn't even a market square
In the old days, the arena was used for tournaments and became a market square only in the 16th century.
Taking a 360° view round, we see places of interest all around i.e. the Cranach House dated 16th century, the hotel Elephant, 17th- and 20th Century, the Neptune fountain from the 18th century as well as the town hall dating back to the 19th century. Indeed the Market square of Weimar bears witness to centuries. |
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23358 | Doxycycline, an antibiotic that attacks cancer stem cells
Doxycycline, an antibiotic that attacks cancer stem cells
Malignant Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) can be exposed by Doxycycline changing the way they produce their energy, leading to the use of secondary compounds (such as vitamin C, berberine and Azithromycin) causing CSC death. However, to date only a very little work has been performed on human subjects
What is Doxycycline?
Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic, which has been used for decades. As such Doctors would regard doxycycline as a 'safe' antibiotic.
Doxycycline is also known to have several ‘side-effects’ useful in fighting cancer and its ability to attack cancer stem cells has been known for more than 15 years.
Cancer Stem Cells – the real problem in cancer
Everybody has non-malignant Stem Cells in their bodies. They are the basic blank cell and are used for repair, being directed to a damaged area then converting (differentiating) to healthy replacement cells for that tissue.
However, there are also malignant stem cells -
Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) have been identified in a number of tumours, from breast cancer to brain tumours, and in blood and lymph cancers such as multiple myeloma. Cancer stem cells have the capacity to self-renew, to give rise to progeny that have altered. Cancer stem cells may also be the source of cells that give rise to metastases. One of the biggest problems is that CSCs seem to be the reason for drug resistance. In fact, the use of certain drugs actually makes them more and more resistant!
Of importance is that CSCs also over-express key mitochondrial proteins. Because mitochondria are believed to have evolved from bacteria, the idea that anti-bacterial agents might inhibit mitochondrial function grew. For anti-bacterial agents, read antibiotics.
Doxyclycline and vitamin C, or Berberine
In Oncotarget (2017), Professor Michael Lisanti and his team used the increasing drug resistance against CSCs (1). By providing Doxycycline to breast cancer cell line MCF7, they killed many cells, but those left behind were more drug resistant. They then allowed the remaining cells to regrow and repopulate, then subjected them to a higher dose of doxycycline. Repeating this cycle again, they ended up with a few CSCs left but all of them were resistant to Doxycycline – they were immune to the antibiotic.
Lisanti’s team found that all these remaining CSCs had assumed a purely glycolytic form. Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose into energy via a multi-step pathway. These DOX-Resistant cells were then treated with glycolysis inhibitors – 8 compounds (for example, Berberine, Niclosamide, Chloroquine) or intravenous vitamin (IVC).
Berberine was the compound of choice by Lisanti, and it should be noted here that metformin does not work in the same way. 2015 research from Patricia Sancho showed cancer stem cells (in pancreatic cancer) were dependent upon oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). This could be blocked by Metformin causing apoptosis, but the cells that escaped were glycolytic and ultimately resistant to metformin(2).
2019 results (3) from another in vitro study at the Biomedical Research Centre in the University of Salford used two antibiotics – doxycycline and azithromycin, plus vitamin C (DAV) – inhibited propagation of over 90% of CSCs in breast cancer cell lines.
Restricting CSCs in breast cancer patients
Not all research on doxycycline has been performed in the laboratory. In a 2018 pilot study (4) of 15 newly diagnosed breast cancer women, doxycycline was administered at 200 mg per day for 14 days prior to surgery to 9, with 6 acting as controls.
Known biomarkers of ‘Stemness’ (CD44 and ALDH1) and other mitochondrial factors were compared from the biopsy and the removed tissue.
In 8 patients, the CSC marker CD44 fell between 17.65% and 66.67%. However, in one woman it increased by 15%.
Similar results were shown with ALDH1, while all other mitochondrial markers stayed the same between the two test points. Patient ages were 42-65.
The National Cancer Institute refers (5) to two Clinical Trials currently underway (August 2020) – one with patients with malignant pleural effusions (MD Anderson). Doxycycline is already known to suppress malignant effusions by suppressing tumour growth.
A second Clinical Trial involves doxycycline with metformin and patients with localised breast, cervical or uterine cancer (Thomas Jefferson).
In a 2017 study (6), doxycycline was shown to target mitochondrial biogenesis, inhibiting breast cancer development and migration, while causing apoptosis.
Doxycycline also inhibits enzymes called matrix metalloprotieinases (MMPs), which are involved in metastases and tissue invasion, especially in the bones. Research has shown the reduction in bone metastases in mice with breast cancer.
In a 2007 study (7), the use of Zoledronic acid was shown to reduce breast cancer metastases in bones by 43%. When doxycycline was added alongside the Zoledronic acid, that figure increased to 74%.
There was also a study from Indiana Medical School back in 1998 showing that doxycycline could inhibit prostate cancer metastases in vitro.
There is emerging evidence that doxycycline may work synergistically with metformin against uterine, breast and cervical cancer. There is also research on doxycycline suppressing migration, invasion and metastases of lung cancer in mice.
Dose of Doxycycline in cancer treatment
This is where it becomes really confusing. Sometimes 100 mg per day is recommended, other times 300 mg. If you extrapolated some of the mice studies, the dose for a 60-80 kg human would be 1200 mg!
The human trial on breast cancer used 200 mg per day for 14 days.
There is also a lot of research on the dangers of taking antibiotics for more than 10 days.
Doxycycline as a cancer treatment - the bottom line
First, everywhere you look on Doxycycline, it says that it is a perfectly safe antibiotic that has been used in some cases for several years, for example with acne. Yes, these users are the women I see who have higher rates of breast cancer or colorectal cancer because their microbiomes are shot to pieces! No doctor thinks this is worth worrying about at the time.
Secondly, if someone is already taking 3 or 4 cancer drugs, I would not have a problem adding doxycycline, as the microbiome is already heavily compromised.
However, the microbiome would need to be rebuilt after treatment. Research on blood and lymph cancer shows that after cancer drugs, only 27% of the microbiome remains; and some bacterial members required for good health are now extinct and impossible to replenish!
Thirdly, most of the Doxycycline research has been done in the laboratory – skeptics would criticise it heavily if it were for a herb or vitamin. Also there is nothing like the volume of research, as there is on turmeric, berberine or vitamin C, but oncologists are getting excited!
Do they get excited about this....
Go to: Ten natural compounds that tackle Cancer Stem Cells
Finally, the research evidence that Doxycycline (and metformin) can kill CSCs but simultaneously build drug resistance in the remaining CSCs and so you MUST use a follow up attack on glycolysis, receives little or no mention in the literature of Clinics using such treatments against cancer. This seems a major failing and clearly ignores the research findings.
Go to: Care Oncology Clinic Protocol
Please be careful. Talk to an oncologist. This isn’t something you should play with on your own.
1. Vitamin C plus antibiotic doxycycline, a lethal combination to cancer stem cells
2. Sancho et al; Cell matabolism – pancreatic cancer stem cells and metformin
3. Doxycycline, Azithromycin and Vitamin C (DAV): A potent combination therapy for targeting mitochondria and eradicating cancer stem cells (CSCs)
4. Scatena C, Roncella M, Di Paolo A, et al. Doxycycline, an inhibitor of mitochondrial biogenesis, effectively reduces cancer stem cells (CSCs) in early breast cancer patients: a clinical pilot study.
5. NCI – 2 Clinical Trials on doxycycline use with cancer
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23363 | Which grade of oil should I put in an Explorer?
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Dear Tom and Ray:
My husband and I disagree about what grade of oil to use in his '99 Explorer. He refuses to take his car anywhere other than the Ford dealer because he gets mad when he sees others use 10W30, when the owner's manual calls for 5W30. It seems that everybody uses 10W30 at the non-Ford dealerships. I guess I should also mention that we live in Texas and don't get the cold winters that people get up North. But my husband claims that there HAS to be a reason other than temperature why Ford wants 5W30 in its engines. Why do they recommend 5W30? Give me a good answer, or I might have to trade in my husband before the lease is up! -- Linda
RAY: Well, we should first tell you what the multi-viscosity numbers mean. 10W30 means that the oil acts like a thinner, 10-weight oil when it's cold and like a thicker, 30-weight oil when it's hot.
TOM: So a 5W30 oil would be the same as a 10W30 once the engine is hot, but it would be thinner when the engine is cold (when it hasn't run for several hours). And that's why Ford, and most manufacturers, now recommend it.
RAY: A thinner oil flows and spreads more easily when you first start the car. And the faster it spreads, the more quickly it lubricates important moving parts. Presumably, that makes the engine last longer, because less friction damage is done during those first few seconds after starting.
TOM: How much difference does it actually make? We have no idea. Probably not a whole lot. It certainly makes less of a difference in Texas, where the outside temperature stays higher and the oil never gets quite as viscous.
RAY: So I'm sure it would not be a disaster if you used 10W30, but given a choice, I'd go with Ford's recommendation and use the 5W30.
TOM: And the reason a lot of shops use 10W30 is because it's the closest thing to a "one size fits all" oil.
RAY: Plus, mechanics love what it does to their hair.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23364 | The Dashboard Definition
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RAY: This puzzler was sent in to us by Bob Shea from cyberspace.
Everyone knows that the panel on an airplane is called an instrument panel because it contains all of the flight instruments, which help the pilot and co-pilot know where their plane's going.
Well, a car also has instruments but it's not called an instrument panel. We call it a dashboard.My question, very simply, is, where does the term "dashboard" come from?
RAY: Before there were cars, people used to get around using horses and buggies. The roads were dirt and when it rained they became muddy. If you were in a buggy and the horse was trotting along, the rear hooves would kick up mud. So carriages or wagons had a board that was fixed at an angle not unlike the dashboards of cars, and it was called the "dashboard" because it did its job primarily when the horses were dashing along kicking up mud. And when they started building cars, of course, they were really adapting carriages, so the thing that they attached the instruments in the car to was called the "dashboard" because it looked just like the dashboard of a wagon.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23379 | Suing Debtor for Specific Performance – Discharge Violation? Maybe not…
A discharge under 727 discharges a debtor from all prepetition debts (liability on a claim) and any liability on a claim (right to payment). But what if the debtor is sued for something other than a “right to payment”. Is that a discharge violation? Hmmm….let’s take a look at an example.
Example, Debtor and Creditor enter into a prepetition contract for creditor to sell her business to debtor for $100 and there is a covenant-not-to-compete clause whereby the creditor can enjoin the debtor from opening a competing business. Debtor files bankruptcy and gets a discharge and creditors will receive 25% on their claims.
Section 727(b) states — a discharge….discharges the debtor from all debts that arose before the date of the order for relief under this chapter, and any liability on a claim….if such claim had arisen before the commencement of the case.
Debt = liability on a claim.
Claim = right to payment.
Under these facts, creditor can argue that her right to enforce the covenenant-not-to-compete through an injunction is not a “right to payment” and therefore not a claim — and therefore….not subject to the discharge injunction which protects the debtor from further personal liability on a claim. Bankruptcy courts look to state law to see if creditor can be compelled to take money in lieu of an injunction. I’m sure there is competing case law on this.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23385 | The Monroe Doctrine
How did the Monroe Doctrine affect countries in Latin America? Do you believe the United States had a right to enforce the Monroe Doctrine?
Please use the following as a reference:
Duiker, W. J., & Spielvogel, J. J. (2017). World history: volume II since 1500 (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23391 | Pepper Steak Pie
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Bottom Pastry
Cake flour 4000g 0
Salt 56g 0
Fat Irma's 1200g 0
Water 1600g 0
Bottom Pastry total 0
Top Pastry
Cake Flour 2012g 0
Salt 28g 0
Fat Irma's 60g 0
Water 1006g 0
Top Pastry total 0
Lamination Fat
Fat Mandy's 1006g 0
Lamination Fat total 0
Steak Cubed 2215g 0
Onions 622g 0
Pepper Steak Pie Spice 777g 0
Water 5906g 0
Corn Flour 78g 0
Filling total 0
Working Method
Bottom Pastry
1. Mix all ingredients under bottom pastry together with cold water, do not over mix. (Mix on slow), refrigerate overnight and use the following day.
Top Pastry
1. Mix Top Pastry ingredients together with cold water. Do not develop the dough 2 minutes slow and 4 - 5 minutes medium speed.
Lamination Fat
1. Close the Lamination fat into the dough, envelope style.
2. Give the dough 3 book folds, rest overnight in the fridge. Before using give a half turn.
1. In a pan, brown the Onion with the Beef.
2. In a separate container, add water to Batch pack and corn flour, mix well to dissolve.
3. In a pot, add mixture above to Beef, bring to boiling point to cook-up and thicken.
4. Simmer on low heat, remove and cool down before use.
5. Roll out and cut bottom pastry (short dough) ± 50g and spread into bottom of Pie containers.
6. Fill Pastry with, 70g of filling per pie.
7. Roll puff pastry to a thickness of 3mm and cut pieces to cover pie. (± 30g per piece)
8. Bake at 220° C for ± 30 minutes.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23425 | A Marxist History of the World part 7: The Spread of Civilisation
Faulkner, Neil
Publisher: Counterfire
Date Written: 27/07/2010
Year Published: 2010
Resource Type: Article
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This week Neil Faulkner looks at the spread and development of ancient city civilisations around the world, each governed by a new ruling class of priests, city-governors and war-leaders.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23426 | "Beyond Banksters" by Joyce Nelson
Book Review
Finn, Ed
Publisher: The Independent
Date Written: 06/01/2017
Year Published: 2017
Resource Type: Article
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A review of "Beyond Banksters: Resisting the New Feudalism" by Joyce Nelson.
This review, although rather longer than usual, should not be considered a substitute for reading the entire contents of the book, which contains a plethora of salient facts, figures, and analysis that I doubt more than one in ten Canadians have seen before. I don't often refer to a book as an urgently "must-read," but this one definitely fits that description.
To be fully informed about "the new feudalism" and how to resist it, Beyond the Banksters is an indispensable source of knowledge. As the publishers put it on the back-cover, "From Milton Friedman to Justin Trudeau's Canada Infrastructure Bank, from Blackrock to crappy trade deals to Bilderberg, Nelson exposes the major players privatizing the world and creating a new state of feudalism. Iceland resisted, and so can we."
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23440 | “Alana, who wrote the Bible?”
“Holy men taught by the Holy Spirit.”
Such a simple exchange, yet with such immense theological significance. This is the strength of catechism.
Ever since our eldest was born, Libby and I have struggled to find the best ways to introduce the truths of scripture to our kids. Of course, reading children’s bibles and devotionals were a good start, but as they grew older, I began to feel that they were ready for more focused study on the implications of the bible stories they were reading. In a world where people from all walks of life twist scripture to fit their narratives, I believe it is important for my kids to have solid theological footing from the very start. After going through a number of resources searching for something to accomplish this end, my attention was drawn back to a historic method of teaching: catechizing.
Depending on your background, a lump may be forming at the back of your throat. Catechism? Isn’t that a Catholic thing? It is an unfortunate truth that the practice of catechizing our children has fallen out of the good graces of most Baptist churches. But it was not always this way.
Catechism is a Reformation Mindset
Catechism amongst Protestant churches more or less began alongside the Reformation. The word comes from the Greek word “katekeo” which literally means “to instruct.” It stands to reason that the Reformers would be adamant about instructing their children in the Bible’s teachings, considering the core values of the Reformation itself. Providing widespread access to scripture in the face of suppression by the Roman Catholic Church was the goal of such giants of the faith as William Tyndale and Martin Luther, after all. To that end, many of the greatest names of the Reformation produced their own versions of catechism, inspired by the very commands of scripture.
When we teach our children catechisms, we are simultaneously obeying the commands of scripture and teaching our children to do the same. God said to the Israelites, “you shall teach [my commands] diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up” (Deuteronomy 6:7). In teaching with a catechism, we don’t have to grasp at what that looks like. We simply commit the truths to memory and discuss their effects on our lives. This will, in turn, set those truths on our children’s hearts. Paul commends Timothy’s mother and grandmother in 2 Timothy 1:5 for raising him in the truth, leading to a powerful faith in Timothy himself. And Paul was proud of Timothy, his own “child in the faith”, saying:
We also follow in the example of both Jesus and the early church when we catechize our kids. When Mary and Joseph could not find Jesus in Jerusalem, where had he gone? To be in His Father’s house, “sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions” (Luke 2:46). In the book of Acts, we see the example of a Apollos:
Solid Footing in Stormy Days
A final reason that I will contend for catechizing our children is one that I have already touched on briefly: it gives them solid theological footing in a swirling ocean of biblical misinterpretations. In just the first few weeks of going through A Catechism for Boys and Girls, there have been several occasions where one of my children will hear something preached from the pulpit, and make a connection to either a question in the catechism that they have memorized, or the scripture references that go along with it. They are able, at the ages of 5 and 7, to define attributes of God that have been gravely misunderstood by grown men of the past and present. And best of all, they enjoy it. Kids love little more than to answer questions, especially when they can be confident of their answers. The catechism gives them a boldness that will only grow alongside their faith.
~C.H. Spurgeon
First Steps
I may be a bit of a newbie myself, but let me offer a few tips for getting started with using catechisms:
1. Choose the right one — This can’t be overstated. Not all catechisms are created equal, and many will not align with your understanding of scripture. Should a Baptist use a Catholic catechism to instruct their children? By no means! Research your options carefully, and choose a catechism that seems both theologically sound, as well as age-appropriate. A younger child may have more difficulty memorizing the answers of the Heidelberg Catechism than they would the Baptist “Catechism for Boys and Girls” (which is the one we personally use for our children).
2. Be consistent, yet inconsistent — This sounds oxymoronic at first glance, but bear with me. Consistency is absolutely key in memorization for children. There is a reason the Lord commands Israel as they get up, lie down, eat dinner, etc. Repetition is the most effective way to memorize the answers to these questions, so study them as often as you possibly can. At the same time, presenting the questions in the same way every day will get tedious to both you and your children, so find creative ways of reviewing what your children have learned, and mix it up every once in a while. If you know any school teachers, they are generally extremely good at this, and may be a good resource for you.
3. Don’t rush — As much as kids love to answer questions, especially when they know the answers, they are also easily deflated when they don’t know the answer to a question. If your child doesn’t get an answer memorized after one session, that’s okay. Take as much time as they need to fully understand the implications of the question. Go through the scripture references that are (usually) included alongside the question. Pair hymns and other biblical studies with the current question set to encourage them to think closely about how the questions relate to biblical stories. Give kids the opportunity to learn at their pace.
“Holy men taught by the Holy Spirit.” With that simple answer, my daughter has the foundation for understanding the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, the springboard for so many other biblical doctrines. What a valuable experience for a young boy or girl growing up in a world that increasingly seeks to bypass truth and morality. |
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1. -Spreading (to a point where it's not understandable) -Outlandish Ks
2. Did this last year, doing it again- what won't you guys miss from this topic? My personal favorites: -A case about loaning pandas from China -A case about turning "jellyfish goo" into solar panels (Yes- they legitimately said "goo" in a round) -The Japan DA (Just due to limited an unrealistic links) -A fundamental misunderstanding of Chinese politics and culture -Affs claiming to solve for human rights with limited links
3. I guess that's where the Multiple Worlds Theory could come in to play, if you're into that kind of thing (I'm not but some are). Of course, you could always do something like that too, but if you lose on one you're likely to lose on the other as well. Ks and CPs are dangerous when run together, tread carefully.
4. Could you please cut cards on: -Warming affects agriculture -Clean energy is good for the economy -Impacts to good econ Thank you you're my favorite person ever
5. 1. Prove that somehow the plan and the K are connected, and that if you don't vote for the K it makes the impacts of the aff worse 2. You can kick the alt and run a non-comparative K (last resort) 3. Explain that if the judge votes for the K, it will become a widely accepted policy action, thus in the future plans that fall under the wrong paradigm will not be passed, thus stopping the premise.
6. Oh, okay. Sorry, that's how I was taught but thank you for clearing that up
7. I saw this in another section of the forum and just had to do it... add your own! CODIS (most untopical aff ever) 3rd party doctrine Privacy K Circumvention
8. Sure. There are way too many perms for me to talk about, but these are the basic ones: 1. Perm do both- This means that you will do both the plan and CP/K at the same time, but you have to prove that the CP/K is not mutually exclusive 2. Perm do plan first- This means that you will pass the aff plan, then do the CP/K. They usually shouldn't be mutually exclusive, and the only reason you should do this perm is if it will truly achieve a better result than the perm do both. 3. Perm do CP/K first- Like the one above, except the other way around. Again, the only reason you should do this perm is if it will truly achieve a better result than the perm do both. 4. Perm do plan only- Usually used for PICs, it means the aff recognizes that the CP is valid but is going to stick to their original plan (because you can't do the same plan or a plan like it twice). You'll really have to attack the CP for this one, though. Not valid for Ks 5. Perm do CP only- Also used for PICs, but the aff decides to go with the CP instead of the plan. If you do this one, you really have to explain why and be prepared for abuse theory (because it's honestly cheating). Also not valid for Ks Hope this helps!
9. If that's the case I'd still be prepared for topicality, but you should be fine if you can defend yourself against that
10. I don't know much about the K, I never used it and my captain last year made it. I believe she cut most of the files herself. It was for last year's topic but there might be something good in there? I'll look over it and see if there's anything you'd be interested in. And I don't ask for anything in return so don't worry -Edit- So I just texted her to ask about the K and she didn't cut it herself, it was an OpenEv K. Very sorry for that
11. Okay, it's not done quite yet but I'll have it done soon and I'll pm it to you
12. I have a pan k and I can give you a card that says most Americans are in favor of a better relationship with China, let me know if you're interested -Edit- I'm also working on a master T file
13. I actually have a card on the decoy theory which words it a little better than the Wikipedia page. You can message me if you want it
14. Oh, thank you, I never knew that before and I apologize for the inaccuracy.
15. These links should help you: webpages.johnprager.net/IPD/Chapter14.htm debate.uvm.edu/NFL/cxkbennett0496.pdf cross-x.com/topic/27340-kritik-help
16. I use the open evidence files to create a basic shell for my case, but usually do my own research for a majority of the case. As for creating your own case without using open evidence at all, you'll likely run into lots of topicality so just be prepared to defend your case. The topicality will really only be used in the begining so they at least have something on your case, but after a few competitions you'll likely start running into more advanced arguments on your case, esp. arguments with better links into your case. You'll have to play that one by ear. Also, I have a strong feeling that the Pan K will be very popular this year so I'd suggest having a block for that.
17. I was always taught not to buy evidence, you can go to the open evidence project once their camp files are released, or if you want to get started now, use google scholar to research. My state also has online libraries at gowyld.net which I sometimes use to research, if your state doesn't have something similar you might be able to use it; it doesn't require a login or anything.
18. Don't Stop Believin', We are the Champions, Warriors (Imagine Dragons), Renegade (Daughtry)
19. If you do that I'd be prepared for topicality arguments because you'd be engaging with Taiwan, not China. If you can find a way to get around that then you might actually do really well.
20. Policy is alive & on the rise in Wyoming, but most teams don't spread above a 4 or 5
21. I'm from WY, but my captain this year mentored a ND team via skype, phone calls, etc. They said that policy debate wasn't popular but had been gaining popularity, so maybe it's coming back? Best of luck to you!
22. Here in WY, we read Add-ons in the 2AC if we have time (mostly because the 1NC made little to no actual attacks on the case). It's totally fair and legal as long as you call it an add-on or an additional advantage.
23. -Anti-corruption -Improve democracy (esp. in Hong Kong) -Tibetan protests -Freedom of expression/ religion -Women's rights (Likely a feminist kritikal aff) -Sexual orientation/ gender identity rights (also likely a kritikal aff) -Terrorism
24. I'm changing my case before the state tournament, what are some good impacts to an economy advantage (impacts to an increasing economy)? I appreciate any help
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Actor. Appeared in commercials as Batman for OnStar vehicle communications system, 2000-01.
Television Appearances; Series:
Trevor McEvoy, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder), CBS, 1999-2000.
Stephen Trager, a recurring role, Kyle XY, ABC Family Channel, 2006-2007.
Television Appearances; Movies:
Jim, Just Desserts, Hallmark Channel, 2004.
Mitch, Life on Liberty Street, Hallmark Channel, 2004.
Ted Howell, A Boyfriend for Christmas, Hallmark Channel, 2004.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
Trevor Winslow, "Exposure," Models Inc., Fox, 1995.
Mike Lyons, "She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother," Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1995.
David, "Happy Endings," The John Larroquette Show (also known as Larroquette), NBC, 1996.
Hank Bradley, "Leap of Faith," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1996.
Tom, "House of Blues," Wings, NBC, 1997.
Carl Schmidt, "Budget Cuts," Beverly Hills, 90210, 1998.
Carl Schmidt, "Dealer's Choice," Beverly Hills, 90210, 1998.
Carl Schmidt, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Beverly Hills, 90210, 1998.
Beau Tucker, "All Good Dogs Go to Heaven," Providence, NBC, 1999.
Dr. Joshua Locke, Port Charles, ABC, 2000.
Gene Trent (some sources cite Gene Traynor), "Dance of Danger," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 2001.
(Uncredited) Batman, premiere episode, Birds of Prey (also known as BOP), The WB, 2002.
Reptilian soldier, "The Council," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), UPN, 2004.
Reptilian soldier, "Countdown," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), UPN, 2004.
Xindi-reptilian soldier, "Zero Hour," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), UPN, 2004.
Dr. Wolfe, "War Crimes," E-Ring, NBC, 2006.
Megan's dad, "Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood," Weeds, Showtime, 2006.
Appeared as Rocky Brush in an episode of Nash Bridges, CBS.
Television Appearances; Other:
(In archive footage) Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top (miniseries), Comedy Central, 2003.
Stephen Trager, Kyle XY (pilot), ABC Family Channel, 2006.
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One of the Mini-Ash, Army of Darkness (also known as Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3, Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead, Army of Darkness: The Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror, Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness, and Evil Dead 3), Universal, 1993.
Bruce, Secrets of a Chambermaid, Mystique Films, 1998.
Floyd, Thirteen Days, New Line Cinema, 2000.
UPS guy, Legally Blonde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001.
UPS guy, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.
Peter, Closing Escrow, Awkward Silence Productions/16x9 Productions/HD Vision Studios, 2006.
Emotional man, Escape (short film), Radar Multimedia, 2006.
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Qur’an 2:135 - Was Abraham an idol worshipper or not?
1. Abraham was not an idol worshipper – Qur’an 2:135, 3:67
“They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists."” (Qur’an 2:135)
“Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah ]. And he was not of the polytheists.” (Qur’an 2:135)
2. Abraham was an idol worshiper – Qur’an 6:74-82
Some Muslims say these verses describe series of perceptions of three heavenly lights each more intense than the previous one but each one is subject to laws and to time since each one sets,he turns to face what is beyond each appearance. And finally the Supreme Being will be found. However in the verses we find: “he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." (Qur’an 6:76). A star is a physical object and Lord is equal to God. So, Abraham has committed idol worship. Again: “he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my lord." (Qur’an 6:77). Now the moon is the physical object. So also here Abraham has committed idol worship. Then also in the text: “he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my lord” (Qur’an 6:78). Here the sun is the physical object. For the third time Abraham has committed idol worship.
The mistake of Abraham as “hanif”, in combination with the text: “Religion of Abraham” (Qur’an 2:130, 2:135, 3:95, 4:125, 6:161, 12:38, 16:123, 22:78) is has suggested that Abraham had a different religion [1] . Classical interpretation of Muslim is that the acts happened to lead others to true monotheism. People worshiped celestial bodies, and through this play, Abraham demonstrated to them monotheism. However, this is the work of a misleading actor, that cannot be recognized in the identity of the genuine Abraham. Some Muslims admit that Abraham was not pretending idol worship, but that it was his true faith. But then Muslims are trying to justify Abraham that the idol worship facts happened before he became a prophet. However also in that case, Abraham still had committed idol worship. The Qur’an is telling us that Abraham already knew and believed in the one God when he turned to worship the heavenly host: “And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before” (Qur´an 21:51). Abraham consulted false gods according to the Qur´an: “Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?” (Qur´an 37:91). It was a test to the false gods to show their power. This means that the Qur´an is telling us that Abraham was an idol worshiper.
3. Why Abraham was justified by God
The Most High has forgiven Abraham by the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross. Abraham has seen Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God who has an internal relation with the divine Father of heaven and earth. Check it out in John 8:58 - “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am’”. Therefore the Bible says about Abraham:
What “faith”? This is the faith that Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God is his personal Savior.
4. Conclusion
There is a contradiction in the Qur’an about Abraham as idol worshiper or not. The Bible explains that Abraham was justified by Jesus Christ and entered Paradise.
1. Reuven Firestone, Abraham, in: Jane Dammen McAuliffe (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Qur’an, Volume One, A-D, Brill, Leiden, 2001, 6. |
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نیزہ چلانا
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1. n. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
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4. v. open by piercing with a lancet
5. v. pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
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Ultrawide is my favourite range, it's so much fun, but it's also really hard to design lenses for. So, ultrawide comes with optical issues unless budget is thrown out the window, one thing the sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 is most known for is it's whacky distortion profile (but it's one click to turn on lens correction and get rid of it, don't worry about it). Wide open it's soft, vignettes a lot, and underexposes, generally max aperture should just be avoided whenever possible. Stop 'er down and she's pretty sharp.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23804 | Voting Discrimination Of African Americans
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Before the founding of our nation, we were all considered human, all an individual, all connected, until affluence classified us, politics separated us, and the color of our skin spoke for us. This issue of racism, our skin color “speaking for us”, created political problems—one of them embodying voting discrimination among African Americans. To respond to voting discrimination, African Americans utilized demonstrations to rebel. In the Selma to Montgomery March of 1965, over 500 African Americans marched to demand voting rights. In response, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 granting minorities the right to vote. By 1972, in the election of Atlanta, Barbara Jordan and Andrew Young were the first African Americans elected to Congress. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan signed a 25-year extension of the Voting Rights Act, resulting in the number of African American officials to grow. This improvement shone as a flare of light to African Americans struck by the thundering clouds of oppression. It arrived as a symbol of hope, in leu of the spilt blood and splintered bone through endurance of billy clubs, chastening rods, the KKK, and the scorching desert of violence and inequality in which African American residence occurred. I speak for those who fought against voting discrimination, only to face it today in the form of gerrymandering and severe voting identification laws. To fix this issue, The United States government must implement the
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Earlier in the program, we talked about the media and it's often fraught relationship with the Trump administration set off most recently by a confrontation about the size of the inaugural crowds. Now, Donald Trump has been accusing the media of distributing what he calls fake news for some time. In those instances, President Trump seems often to be referring to information that is accurate, but that he finds upsetting.
But The New York Times just published a piece about something that journalists, as well as others, find even more worrisome - the spreading of completely false information under the guise of news. New York Times reporter Scott Shane managed to track down a practitioner of this and convinced the man, Cameron Harris, to describe how and why he did it for a recent piece titled "From Headline To Photograph: A Fake News Masterpiece."
SCOTT SHANE: Cameron Harris is a 23-year-old recent graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina. He majored in politics and economics, and by his account - he's Republican, very active in politics, wants to be a political consultant. But he claims quite credibly that he did this really more for the money than for the politics.
MARTIN: Cameron Harris created several false stories for a defunct news domain christiantimesnewspaper.com which he'd picked up for $5. Many of the false stories were debunked almost immediately by the respected fact-checking website snopes.com. But one story of Harris' has stood out to Scott Shane. It read "Breaking: Tens Of Thousands Of Fraudulent Clinton Votes Found In Ohio Warehouse." I asked Scott Shane why Cameron Harris decided to write this particular story and why it had such a big impact.
SHANE: There was a point when Trump began to say that he feared the election would be rigged, and then he started repeatedly saying in every speech he gave, you know, they're rigging the election, the election's rigged. And so there was this feeling that on the part of his supporters that somehow something was going wrong and that Hillary Clinton was doing something, you know, illicit to rig the election. And so Cameron Harris decided he would try to tap into that by essentially providing the proof that this election was rigged. So he said he started with a headline, you know, "Tens Of Thousands Of Fraudulent Clinton Ballots Found In Ohio Warehouse" - made up out of whole cloth.
And he invented a guy, an electrician, who had wandered into a backroom at a warehouse and stumbled upon these boxes of ballots that were pre-marked for Clinton. He decided a picture would be good. And he went - and he did what any one of us does when we want to find a picture of something. He did a Google image search, and he found a picture in the Birmingham News in the U.K. And it was from an election, but an election, of course, completely unrelated to the presidential election in the U.S. But it showed a gentleman standing behind a big stack of ballot boxes, so he just took that picture from the Birmingham News and said that that was a picture of this man who discovered the fraudulent Clinton ballots in Ohio.
MARTIN: You say that even though Cameron Harris who made all this up is a Republican and is inclined to support Republicans, that his real motivation was money. He just wanted to make the money from the clicks. So do you have any sense of how much money he made from this fake story?
SHANE: I do. He actually shared with me his statement from Google that essentially gave the revenue for the life of the site, and it totaled $22,000, which is not a huge amount of money. But Cameron Harris estimated that he put a total of 20 hours into this project. So for the time that he put into it, it was, you know, more than a thousand dollars an hour. That particular story - his greatest hit so to speak, the one about the fake Clinton ballots - that one he estimated made about $5,000 by itself. He said it took him about 15 minutes to write the story.
MARTIN: When you confronted him, how did he feel about what he had done? Did he express any remorse?
SHANE: You know, to defend himself, he started kind of doing what, in fact, Donald Trump has done recently which is accuse the mainstream media of fake news. There's a difference between, you know, taking unverified information and trying to prove it or disprove it. And that's very different, in my mind, from sitting down to make something up out of whole cloth that you know from the beginning is false. He didn't fully seem to accept or grasp that distinction.
MARTIN: So was there any reaction to your story?
SHANE: Yes. Actually the Maryland delegate, the member of Maryland legislature that Cameron Harris worked for as a sort of legislative aide read the story and fired him immediately, saying he, you know, would not tolerate dishonesty. And the other thing that happened is that Cameron Harris' alma mater Davidson College in North Carolina, which prides itself on its honor code, actually put out a statement expressing, you know, essentially regret that one of its alums had gotten involved in something like this.
And then the president of the college sent a letter to all alumni, again, sort of expressing regret about this and saying they would use this fake news case study involving one of their graduates as a lesson for future students to teach them about, you know, the honor code and the difference between right and wrong.
MARTIN: That was reporter Scott Shane from The New York Times. Thanks so much for joining us.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23914 | "Before time and space existed, God was. God is an eternal being that set all things in motion by the power of His voice. He created the galaxies and the atom. The birds and slugs. The stars and the ocean floors. But at the pinnacle of his creation, He created human beings in his image. All humans without exception were created to bear God’s image, be in perfect relationship with him, and experience a joyful life for all eternity.
Yet, all people have chosen to disobey God and follow the passions of our own hearts instead. Not one person has lived up to the command to worship and obey God with our whole life. From the beginning of time, mankind has not wanted to give God glory, but have operated as glory thieves. We strive to make a name for ourself, to prioritize ourself, and to live for ourself. This isn’t just someone else’s reality, this is our reality. You have sinned and fallen short of God’s call on your life. You have fractured your relationship with the God Most High. You have lost your life by attempting to gain it in elements of the world.
But God’s love for you could not be hindered by your rebellion. Instead of leaving you broken and hurting, hopeless and lifeless, God made a plan to redeem your life back to Him. While you were still an enemy of God because of your sin and rebellion, God sent His Son Jesus to bring you home. Jesus lived the perfect life that we were called to, yet died on the cross the horrific death that we were headed toward. He faced physical death, but even more, he faced the wrath of God for the sin of His people. Now, if you were to place your trust in Jesus, all your sin may be forgiven and your life may truly begin in Him. There is no other option for a sinful people to find hope and restoration. Our only hope is Jesus alone.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23941 | A Lib Dem jargon challenge
This challenge involves less sand, less running and indeed less going outdoors.
The reaction to my glossary of Liberal Democrat jargon has been mostly positive with people finding it useful (and do let me have suggestions for what to add or make clearer).
There’s also been some reactions along the lines of ‘this is absurd! we should be using the same language as real people not having to explain jargon’. Instinctively, it’s a viewpoint I agree with – death to jargon, please. Indeed, that’s why you may have noticed I often talk about the party’s UK-wide or national conferences rather than the jargon of ‘federal conference’.
And yet… possibly because I’m too close to the glossary for having written it, I think the terms in it are ones for which there are not practical, short plain English alternatives which would immediately make sense to, say, someone new to party membership.
I believe (hope) that’s not because of a failure of imagination on my part but rather simply there are activities and jobs in a party which either are unique to politics or are unique to a fairly specialised slice of life – and so are always going to need more explanation than you can pack into a short descriptive term.
For example, having a database called “Connect” is jargon, yes. But what would you call it which is still short enough that people would use your alternative (and remember even three word phrases keep on getting abbreviated to acronyms in practice – which ends up being even more obscure)? And which also is as specific in what it is about as the Connect name?
“Voter database” perhaps – but what is a database of voters if you’re new to politics? And even if you’re not how is that “voter database” different from the other records of voters, combined with data, which there are around the party? Calling one of several sets of voter data the “voter database” ends up being both longer and less clear.
But I’m close to the glossary and long immersed in party terminology. There’s even some jargon around the place which I originally penned (hello, pool mailings*).
So perhaps I’m wrong. Hence my challenge: which terms in the glossary could really be replaced by something that is short, clear and doesn’t introduce new ambiguities?
* A concept originally explained with a set of slides which include a photo of a ceiling fan and a photo of some shoes on a floor. Bonus geek points for anyone else who can remember what they meant.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23947 | Identity in the Fediverse
I (like many people) have been paying more and more attention to distributed social networks over the past several weeks. For the uninitiated, these networks (hereafter referred to as “the Fediverse”) are individual instances running software which communicate with each other over standard protocols (mostly ActivityPub). A user on one instance can follow and interact with users on other instances in a mostly-transparent way, somewhat similarly to e-mail.
The general philosophy, I think, seems sound: by decentralizing things, you reduce the influence — and potential damage — of any one entity. If a particular Mastodon instance is behaving in bad faith, users can stop supporting that instance and migrate to a different one while still participating in the broader federated network.
But one thing that keeps eating at me is the lack of a persistent identity across the Fediverse. Sure, a user can switch to using a different instance, but that involves creating a new account and leaving all of their followers behind (it’s not uncommon to see “I’m moving to new instance, so re-follow me at name@new-instance” posts, which really isn’t ideal). Your identity in the Fediverse is inextricably tied to a specific instance, with no way to transparently migrate to a new host.
The structure of the Fediverse also encourages holding multiple accounts across different types of software. For example, Mastodon is generally optimized for Twitter-style microblogging, while PixelFed is geared towards Instagram-style image sharing, and so on. If one wants to microblog and post photos, it seems like the best bet would be to microblog on a Mastodon instance and share photos on a PixelFed instance. But if you do that, what should interested followers do? Follow you twice? Throw a PeerTube account into the mix for a third follow. And so on.
To be fair, this is true of the traditional, centralized social networks too; if you want to follow someone’s tweets and photos, you need to independently follow them on Twitter and on Instagram. But the cross-network interoperability of the Fediverse makes this feel more awkward to me. If I want to follow someone on Twitter and on Instagram, I need to separately follow them from both my Twitter and Instagram accounts. But for federated networks, I can theoretically follow someone’s microblog, photos, videos, and more from a single account. And if I have multiple accounts across the Fediverse, from which account should I follow others? If I want to follow someone’s content on FunkWhale (where, in this hypothetical example, I don’t have an account), which of my N accounts makes sense to follow from?
Philosophically, I think probably has the best story for persistent identity, encouraging people to put their content behind a domain name which they own. doesn’t federate over ActivityPub (by design), but the general idea seems applicable to federated content.
Technically, there’s nothing to stop someone from hosting their own single-user Mastodon instance on their own server, resulting in a handle which other Fediverse users can follow. But, doing so brings us back to the “use the best tool for the job” sentiment behind using (for example) Mastodon and PixelFed simultaneously — there’s no precedent or pattern (that I’ve found, at least) for a single username sitting in front of multiple underlying ActivityPub implementations.
That feels like what I’m really after here: a single ActivityPub-federating endpoint which consolidates an arbitrary number of underlying services or instances. This would hypothetically let us:
1. Present a single, unified identity across the Fediverse
2. Post different types of content using the best tool for the job
3. View the content posted by people we follow in a UI which is ideal for the content in question
Maybe someone will build such a thing someday, as (or if) the Fediverse continues to grow.
Or maybe I’m just overthinking all of this. The fact that I originally intended this to be a ~250 character note means that’s probably the case…
Have a response? Publish it on your own site, and send a Webmention.
• Mayo Jordanov says:
@mattball I've not used Mastodon much past checking it out, but it seems that in all these instances you can use an RSS feed to follow a person. It doens't require an account on the specific network, and you get to read/follow in your familiar environment.
It still doesn't solve the problem of people moving, though. As for interacting, that would be easily solved cross-network with webmentions, but would require each system (mastodon, pixelfed, etc) to support them, but unfortunately may not be in their interest to do so. @manton
• James Dasher says:
@manton This, exactly. All “ad-based businesses” are “at odds with user needs”. Fox News or Facebook, Twitter or the Times, the marketing may say “content” or “connecting people”, but the mission is selling ads.
• James Dasher says:
@mattball One hope: If the protocols on which Mastodon & related are built into e.g. WordPress, you could follow people from your blog, even view in separate sub-feeds: /Pixel, /Mastodon, etc. People could even see who you follow. Own it all, for the price of a domain name.
• James Dasher says:
@mattball That’s way too compressed. The point was that, if a developer or group of developers ever decided to integrate some fediverse functionality into blogging or CMS software, that would allow you to follow people in the fediverse from within your blog, or at a page on your site, kind of like a blog that is just updated from your blog roll. In other words, you would be following people from your very own domain name, viewing the syndicated content at your very own web page, instead of or or wherever. Hence, you (hypothetical person, not you, literally) would be able to follow people, AND PUBLISH, from your very own online ID: your domain name. (Who knows? Maybe someday we will give them out at birth, or when you’re old enough to vote.)
• Jeena says:
The identity problem is actually what prevented me yet to try mastadon. If I want to try it then I need to install it myself so I can have it under my domain. But because I didn't want to give up my homepage for mastadon but didn't want a wonkey subdomain to be my identity, and it doesn't yet work in a subdirectories, I wasn't able to try it. |
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23965 | A devil of a deal
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“I'll trade you your eternal soul for granting you any two wishes you have” he said.
“Ok” I said.
“Oh good. Tell me your wishes.”
Oops. Think hard. “I wish to have unlimited amounts of incredible domineering sex with each and every one of the, um, ten thousand strongest and most handsome men in the world. I also want unlimited limited financial resources.”
“Hm. You humans are all alike. The money is easy, however your first request represents a problem. There are three ways to complete it. I can make you the only male in the world, but that deprives me of many potential subjects. I can give you absolute ruling power over all other humans. Or I can make the strongest and utterly irresistable to men.”
“Make me irresistable.”
“Granted. Now you know the set of the ten thousand strongest men in the world is constantly changing. I have ranked them according to a weighted set of measurable criteria, and will continuously update that ranking. I can insure that you will visit each index in the list from one to ten thousand and that that man will occupy that index at the moment I send you to him. Also, your current bank account will enjoy regular deposits of whatever money you need. To begin with, you now have $10,000,000.00 dollars. Ok?”
“Yea, sounds good”
“Excellent” he said. And he was gone.
That was weird. Did it really happen?
I walked to the bathroom to look at myself in the big mirror over the sink. Hey, I looked pretty good! Somewhat more rugged, my shoulders noticeably wider than my waist, my tee-shirt sleeves pulled up my arms.
Even my face looked darkly handsome. But probably not irresistable. But then I noticed the hem of my shirt crawling up my waist. The skin of my waist stretched dark and smooth, and I gasped as I saw a crease form and deepen to a dark valley between firm muscles. My head was rising closer to the top of the mirror, and my jaw was growing, square and prominent.
My shirt tightened about my chest and back, and I saw the muscles in my arms swell, filling the shirt sleeves tightly, stretching, overflowing them. My entire stomach was revealed, my stomach fat evaporating above hard flat muscles, solid, narrow and long, as the shirt shrank and distorted to a tight band over my chest and my thickening and widening back. The stitches were groaning and popping. The neckline snapped, my neck was growing thick and long, wide in back, tearing my shirt open. My jaw and face were square and forceful, darkening and firming, and damn beautiful, a small cleft appeared in the middle of my chin. My shirt starting ripping apart, bursting. My arms kept growing, my shoulder muscles expanded to huge mountains, my shirt sleeves pulling apart in shreds over the rock-hard bulges. My shirt was converted to a tight tank top. Almost casually this top ripped down each side as I expanded further. Several square feet of gleaming hard smooth chest muscle slid out from behind the helplessly stretched cloth. My back flared out into a huge wedge of muscle and the shirt burst completely, now nothing more than a crumpled strip that lay in my deepening canyon of muscle cleavage. I felt my denim jeans pull tight about my swelling thighs, and the cuffs slide up my legs. But conversely my belt suddenly slumped, loose, about my shrinking waist. My cock felt like it was erecting, yet staying stubbornly soft. It felt increasingly confined in my pants. The bulge was already obscene and getting bigger. It pushed the pants out and down, piling up over out the top, spilling over. I still had my BVD briefs, but they were stretched tight as a drum and starting to rip as a vast mass of bulging flesh overflowing them, expanding out on all sides. It kept growing, larger and heavier, stretching the briefs until they were nothing more than an afterthought of puny white straps. It was the genitals of a god, a dozen times bigger than any I had ever seen before. The head alone overflowed the poor straining briefs.
My pants legs, painfully tight, suddenly burst with an extraordinary loud ripping noise, and my pants were loose wreckage. My long rock-hard legs gleamed with powerful bulges and curves of muscle. My body was absolutely incredible! It was so hard and defined and absolutely unstoppably huge!
My arms were those of the greatest bodybuilder ever, each muscle an eye-popping giant swelling monster. The smallest striation in my forearm I would have been proud to have had as a bicep before. I raised my arms and placed them on the walls. There was no need to flex. The muscles leaped, huge and impossibly thick. My shoulders peaked almost to the level of my ears. I swung my arms forward and my shredded shirt disappeared as my inches-deep cleavage closed completely around it. My neck was massively thick, but long and gracefully curved, my head held high. Above the top of the mirror. I bent to look at my face,and I gasped. For I was shockingly beautiful, a composite of all the most handsome male models in the world…
My cock surged to life. I looked down just in time to see it contemptuously rip apart my briefs. My huge nuts, bigger than softballs, fell and bounced, halfway down my leg, but my cockhead passed them,swelling and lengthening with fantastic speed. As it seemed to be about to approach my knees it stiffened, and swung up so fast I felt the wind on it. It eased smoothly into position, 30 degrees from vertical, and swelled even longer and thicker as it stiffened and grew so hard I almost cried with joy, it felt so good. I grabbed and tore away the remains of my clothes, they shredded like tissue against my unstoppable strength.
Clear cum oozed from my cock tip, then flowed copiously. It ran down all sides of my shaft, down my legs, it dripped on the floor, making a spreading puddle. I was unbelievably well lubricated! Needless to say, I couldn't bear to not touch it, and when I did I almost fell from the sensation. I didn't, instead I stayed there, staring at my new body in the mirror, and stroking my new dick. It was absolutely solid as iron, coated frictionless with precum, and was so sensitive I swam in ecstasy with each touch. I managed to stop long enough to stumble out of the bathroom over to my desk and get a ruler. The ruler was dwarfed by my huge shaft, I placed it along the top and it stopped over 10 inches short of the base of the head. I tried to press the wood ruler to conform to the curve of my penis and it snapped. But I was an easy twenty four inches.
Twenty four inches! I cried out and clenched my fists in absolute painful orgasm, quivering on tip toes, and I came! FOOOOOOMMMMMMM! I sprayed a solid stream HARD and LONG into the ceiling. SHFOOOOMMMMMMMM! I did it again. Chunks of plaster fell along with thick cum dripping like rain. I fell forward a bit and exploded again, completely across the apartment, the viscous stream leaving a trail across the far wall and knocking a pan off the stove in the kitchen. I did it again, and again,and again, each stream long and powerful, spraying the walls and bookcases with an audible impact. Cum dripped from everything in front of me. My immense cock jumped and spasmed, spraying more and more cum in arcing bursts, then settled to a continuous fountain that gradually faded until it just dribbled from the tip, leaving a thick long puddle on the carpet. I stood there on weak knees gasping, heaving with heavy breathing, tears flowing from the intense feelings of pleasure and power. But my body quickly recovered, and soon I was standing tall and relaxed. My cock had not softened one bit and already it was tingling with desire to do it again.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/23972 | Is Yawning Really Contagious?
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Even on a good day, you yawn around a dozen times. Once the need to yawn starts, it’s hard to ignore it. However, it’s even more annoying when someone else’s yawn makes you follow suit.
Why Do People Yawn?
You’ve probably heard that you yawn because of a lack of oxygen to the brain. Science has mostly found that to be untrue, but there are other reasons for taking that wide-mouthed stance that seem to make you more tired than awake.
The most popular theory surrounding why you yawn has to do with the temperature of your brain. That inhale of air that comes with yawning works to cool down your thinkin’ engine. So, when you yawn because you’re tired, it’s your body’s way of cooling your brain down to help you relax.
Why do we yawn when we’re bored then? It’s possibly the same mechanism at work. Your brain is less inactive and thinks it might be time for a nap.
Something interesting relating to the human body and ambient temperature is that both hot and cold conditions can make you sleepy (and possibly cause you to do some extra yawning). Here’s why:
• Hot Temps: Now that you know your brain makes you yawn more when you’re warm, it may make a little more sense why you might get sleepy in hotter temperatures. The warmth may seem relaxing, but it also makes your body work harder to regulate temperature.
• Cold Temps: When you’re in extremely cold weather, your body wants to shut down into sleep mode because your brain gets tired when it cools down. Your body’s response to cold temps is why it’s important to try to stay awake when you get stuck in a blizzard and can’t find shelter. Cooler temps making you sleep is also why it’s recommended you don’t keep your bedroom too warm at night.
Why You Yawn When Someone Else Does
Even reading this article about yawning may have your eyes getting droopy and you feeling a yawn coming on.
One of the interesting reasons why people yawn after someone else does is empathy! Of course, just because you don’t yawn in response to a friend’s yawn doesn’t necessarily make you a psychopath, you just aren’t empathetic as some.
There’s also a different possible reason for yawning when someone in the same room as you yawns, and it still has to do with the temperature. When you’re yawning in response to someone who’s in the office with you, in your home, or on the bus near you, it’s often more than just empathy—it’s because you’re both in an atmosphere sharing the same temperature conditions.
Tired of Yawning?
If you want to try to stop yawning when other people do, you don’t have to try to be less empathetic; you simply need to work to cool your temperature down a different way. Staying active, getting enough sleep, and deep breathing are other ways you can put your yawns to rest.
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Umu Obiligbo – “Motivation”
Umu Obiligbo comes with an inspirational song title “Motivation”.
Motivation” is a track off Akunwafor jnr and Okpuozor new EP tag #Level Up. It a song to drive and motivate youth on the need to hustle and make money.
This a wake up call from the new school highlife duo, they say ‘Hustle and Make Money… that the rule of the game cos nobody will like to marry and live with a Zombie‘. If your family is poor that doesn’t mean you should also stay poor get up hustle and pray for blessings.
Money changes one’s status and story so hustle and be positive… Listen and Enjoy!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24038 | Friends son
I'm a 35 year old teacher and my mates son is in the sixth form at my school,we became friends after i helped him out 3 years ago, having spent times around her house ive got used to him being flirty towards me and in the last few months i started flirting back even when im taking his lesson i would walk past his desk which is right Infront of mine and lean forward so he can see down my shirt as i sit down one occasion we was texting eachother in class and i let him get dirty with me he texted saying i turned him on and he would fuck me over my desk if i let him then another saying if i wanted to see it come to the toilet and he got up and walked out, only a few miy had passed and told the other students to carry on and i won't be long,my mind was racing thinking about what might happen as i went in i pushed the first cubicle door open and he was standing with his jeans down to and jerking off i asked him to stop because the trouble we would get in if someone walked in and with that he quickly grabbed my arm pulling me in and locking the door he started kissing me his hands went up my skirt took my underwear off i knew what was coming he lifted me a little and that was it he was fucking me anyone could of heard us in that minute,when it was over i panicked quickly sorted myself out and rushed back to class without my underwear which he gave back later,I could end up with nothing if we do it again.
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• I was pregnant with twins, husband was going on deployment, an old friend flew to town with her son looking for an apartment for her son while he was attending college. But instead jake ended up staying with me, it didn’t take long before we were having sex, and instead of sleeping in the guest room, jake stayed in the master bedroom with me. He had me feeling sexy again (38 & pregnant). Even after the pregnancy when I couldn’t lose the weight he still continued to pleasure me. Which gave me motivation to lose that weight. He’s graduated college now, but we still meet up, and he’s looking for a house near by.
• So while your husband was serving your country, risking his life. You decided to be an ass hole and cheat on him while pregnant with his kids. Should we call you a sick fuck? No because this is fake and you are lower than a sick fuck. You are the shit expelled from scum. Thats what you are scum shit.
• It happens more than you think
• This links to a VIRUS!
• Your spelling, spacing, and capitalization are not convincing me that you are a teacher -- and a teacher in the UK no less!
• That boy really knew what he was doing. Did you take his virginity then and there? He seemed like he's done it before with those moves he did with you on the bathroom stall.
Did he bend you over the toilet and take you from behind or from the front? He must have been one of the taller boys in the class.
• Nice . enjoy ur lovely life
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03/30/2010 – “Obedience As A Master Key” II – Why Does it Seem so Difficult to Obey God?
When you make God priority, He can entrust you with “things”.
March 30 & 31, 2010
Obedience as a Master Key II
(Why Does it Seem so Difficult to Obey God?)
Pastor George M. Matthews, II
A. Jeremiah 1:5-10
B. Acts 10:34
C. St. Mark 11:22-23
D. I Kings 17:1-9
Supportive Text
Hebrews 12:9b
1. Obedience is the willful submission and performance of assigned tasks, statutes or commandments.
2. Hebrews 5:8
a. You learn obedience from your experiences.
b. Jesus learned obedience by the things He suffered.
3. I Peter 4:10
a. Obedience is following the instructions from the Lord regarding the special gifts He has given you.
B. Purpose:
1. Purpose is the original intent of a thing as defined by the creator.
2. There are four dimensions of purpose:
a. How we are created.
3. This speaks to our capacity; our capacity is based on our purpose.
b. What is our divine assignment or the God-given desires of accomplishments?
c. What is our stewardship of these gifts given for the purpose of fulfilling the assignment?
d. Our position or where/how we are set by God to fulfill our function in the earth realm.
Obedience, as a master key, is the gateway to enjoying God’s absolute best in life. A surrendered will, by faith, is the ultimate weapon that causes one to prevail over problematic and difficult areas of obedience. This victory will transition you from a life of disobedience to a life of total fulfillment.
A. Your willful submission to the commands of the Lord is connected to a perpetual flow of wealth and prosperity.
B. Disciplining the flesh to obey is a grueling task without faith.
C. Your love for God is proven by your obedience to His commands.
I. The Obvious Benefits of Obedience as a Master Key
A. Willingness is the key to experiencing God’s best. (Isaiah 1:19)
1. Willful obedience yields receiving God’s absolute best in life.
2. The more of your flesh that is crucified, the more willing you will become.
3. Obedience will ultimately lead you to wealth and prosperity. (Isaiah 1:19, The Living Bible)
B. Obedience is the key to fulfillment in life. (Job 36:11)
1. Fulfillment is true satisfaction, achievement, contentment, comfort, happiness and acceptance.
2. There is a connection between obedience and prosperity.
3. Your obedience and service to God obligates God to fulfill your heart’s desire.
C. Obedience is the key to godly success. (Joshua 1:8)
1.vYour success is not in the hands of God or other people.
2. You will make your way successful to the degree you meditate on the Word.
D. Obedience is the key to satisfying God and receiving His benefits. (St. Matthew 6:33)
1. When you make God priority, He can entrust you with “things”.
2. If the “things” become your priority, the “things” will become your master and you will not seek God.
II. Keys to Obeying God
A. The proof of your love for God is obedience. (St. John 14:15)
1. St. John 14:23
a. God no longer has to command the obedient follower; He leads with His Word.
b. Obedient children can receive the thoughts of God in their spirits and execute His thoughts in the earth.
B. Six problematic areas of obedience
1. Un-surrendered areas in your life that clashes with the Word.
2. Obedience to God places you at odds with the Word of God, the people of God, and those to whom you are seeking acceptance and approval.
3. A low tolerance or no tolerance for short term, temporary discomforts.
a. Tithing is a short term, temporary discomfort.
4. Natural success is confused with true success that only God can bring.
5. When entertaining or postponing the commands of God is an acceptable position.
a. Postponed, delayed obedience is still disobedience.
6. When there is not a support group to sanction your decision to obey God.
a. Often times, the support group follows the obedience.
b. The Lord will encourage you when you obey.
c. The question becomes: “what are you forfeiting by your disobedience”?
•Additional Scripture References
1. Hebrews 5:8
2. I Peter 4:10
3. Isaiah 1:19, KJV & The Living Bible
4. Job 36:11
5. Joshua 1:8
6. St. Matthew 6:33
7. St. John 14:15
8. St. John 14:23
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24082 | Gundicha Temple
Gundicha Temple The second most popular shrine in the holy city of Puri after the Jagannath temple is the Gundicha temple, which is located on the northeastern side of the Jagannath temple.
Gundicha Temple is one of the most famous temples in the city of Puri. This temple is said to be the dwelling place of aunt of Lord Krishna. The origin of the temple can be traced back to the 16th century. It is during the Rath Yatra, the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra are seated on ornately decorated chariots and taken to the Gundicha Mandir. The deities stay there for a period of seven days and thereafter, come back to the Srimandir in a similar procession on the day of the Bahuda Yatra.
Although the temple is said to be the dwelling place of the aunt of Lord Krishna, the temple has been named after King Indradyumna, who was also known by the name ‘Gundicha’ as he was the one who laid the foundation stone for this temple. the establishment of this temple. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24131 | Bruce R. Fenton: The Forgotten Exodus, A New Theory on Human Evolution
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What happens when paleoanthropologists discover that their only candidate for a human ancestor in Africa is shown to be invalid by both genetic investigations and comparative fossil studies?We might imagine that the collapse of a scientific paradigm would bring with it lots of noise, but judging by the lack of any media furor I think it is safe to say, ‘not much happens’ because this is exactly the situation. Analysis of both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from hominin fossils uncovered at the Si...more
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24171 | Bilateral relations Switzerland–Jamaica
Switzerland's political and economic relations with Jamaica are good, although not particularly intensive. Switzerland's interests in Jamaica are represented by the Swiss embassy in Cuba.
Key aspects of diplomatic relations
Switzerland and Jamaica have concluded agreements in the following areas: promotion and protection of investments, avoidance of double taxation, reciprocal visa-free access for holders of a diplomatic, official or service passport, aviation, recognition and protection of geographical indications (AOP/IGP).
Between 2008 and 2011, Switzerland supported Jamaica in establishing a functional and effective system for the protection of geographical indications.
Switzerland has been represented by an honorary consul since 2004. The Swiss embassy in Havana, Cuba, is responsible for Switzerland's diplomatic relations with Jamaica.
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Caribbean Community CARICOM
Government of Jamaica
Economic cooperation
The volume of trade between Switzerland and Jamaica is low. In 2019 Switzerland imported goods worth CHF 1.5 million from Jamaica, primarily cocoa and alcohol. Swiss exports to Jamaica – mainly watches and machinery and, to a lesser extent, chemicals – totalled CHF 12.4 million.
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Swiss nationals in Jamaica
At the end of 2019, there were 125 Swiss nationals living in Jamaica.
History of bilateral relations
Switzerland was quick to recognise Jamaica’s independence in 1962 and has maintained diplomatic relations with the country since then. Between 1963 and 2004, Switzerland maintained a consulate general in the capital, Kingston. Since 2004, it has been represented by an honorary consul, and its diplomatic interests have been covered by the Swiss embassy in Havana.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24223 | COVID-19 Updates: Latest Information for Parents
Pregnancy & Infants
Should I Avoid Certain Foods During Pregnancy?
I’ve heard that there are certain foods I should avoid during pregnancy. Is that true?
Yes. Although most foods are safe to eat, some might be problematic during pregnancy. For example, you should avoid or limit your exposure to foods that are more likely to be contaminated with bacteria (such as raw meat and fish), since food-borne infections may cause birth defects or miscarriage. And foods that might contain high levels of mercury (such as certain types of fish) can cause damage to the developing brain of a fetus.
Foods to steer clear of altogether during pregnancy include:
• soft, unpasteurized cheeses (often advertised as “fresh”) such as feta, goat, Brie, Camembert, blue-veined cheeses, and Mexican queso fresco. Soft cheeses that are clearly labeled pasteurized are safe.
• unpasteurized (“raw”) milk and juices, including “fresh” apple cider
• raw eggs or foods containing raw eggs, including mousse, tiramisu, homemade raw cookie dough, eggnog, and Caesar dressing. Foods prepared with pasteurized eggs are safe.
• raw or undercooked fish (sushi), shellfish, meat, or poultry
• unpasteurized pâté and meat spreads
• processed meats such as hot dogs and deli meats that have not been reheated (these should be cooked to 165ºF before eating)
• fish that may contain high levels of mercury (shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that pregnant and breastfeeding women can eat up to 12 ounces a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury, including shrimp, salmon, light canned tuna, pollock, and catfish. Limit the amount of fresh tuna steak and albacore (“white”) tuna to no more than 6 ounces per week.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24226 | About Organizations
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Epic In Use
Including an epic organization is easy in some ways, but it still requires more decisions about the campaign world than a less powerful organization does. Because of their extreme power, DMs should have a ready reason why each epic organization's goals haven't already been achieved. Usually, of course, this means establishing rival organizations or individuals. Such a rivalry explains why one group doesn't rule at least a large portion of the campaign world, and it provides the players with potential allies powerful enough to offer at least temporary protection should they run afoul of one of the organizations involved in the conflict.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24289 | A computer model of carbon dioxide in ice cracks has two MIT researchers speculating that the greenhouse gas could structurally weaken glaciers, which are already under pressure from global warming.
Materials scientist Markus Buehler, a professor at MIT, studies the mechanical properties of fracturing in everything from spider silk to bones. He works on a nano-sized scale, looking at the bonds between molecules and atoms. Even an iceberg the size of Manhattan starts with a single broken bond, so Buehler and postdoctoral scholar Zhao Qin decided to investigate what happens when ice fractures. They were particularly interested in how carbon dioxide gas, which contributes to global warming, might affect fracturing in ice.
Qin and Buehler built a computer model of water ice, then simulated a small crack. When carbon dioxide gas entered the mix, the gas molecules broke hydrogen bonds in the water molecules, making the ice more brittle.
The gas molecules seemed drawn to the tip of the crack; to get there, they flipped along the surface like zombie gymnasts, leaving broken hydrogen bonds in their wake. The carbon dioxide clustered at the tip of the crack constantly attacked the water molecules located there as well, making it easier for the fracture to widen and grow.
The result: Ice containing 2 percent carbon dioxide was 38 percent less resistant to fracturing than pure ice, the study found.
In the real world
But it's a long way from a computer at MIT to an ice sheet, and, in the real world, glaciers aren't pure ice. They are a dirty, messy mix of dust, volcanic ash and whatever else had the misfortune of getting trapped in the ice—plus a sprinkling of rocks and meteorites. Glacier ice also constantly melts and refreezes, so no glacier has uniform mechanical properties throughout its stream.
"The strength of ice might be really different than what a laboratory measurement might tell us, because of all of these impurities coming into play," said Jeremy Bassis, a glaciologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, who wasn't involved with the MIT study.
Bassis also pointed out that glaciologists already know the fracture toughness of glacial ice, which could have been plugged into the computer simulation. "I'm a little disappointed that they don't look at observations of the fracture toughness of glacial ice," Bassis told OurAmazingPlanet. "I think it's interesting that they have this idea that you're changing the fracture strength, but my gut feeling is that is not what's actually going on. There is a lot of evidence that ice-ocean interaction is causing fractures where you see icebergs calving.
Real-world consequences?
Buehler and Qin hope their results will spark further research into the effects of carbon dioxide on fracturing in glaciers and ice sheets, they said in a statement.
"If ice caps and glaciers were to continue to crack and break into pieces, [the amount of] their surface area that is exposed to air would be significantly increased, which could lead to accelerated melting and much-reduced coverage area on the Earth," Buehler said in a statement. "The consequences of these changes remain to be explored by the experts, but they might contribute to changes of the global climate," he said.
The findings were detailed in the October 11 issue of the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24294 | Scott Lively on Sexual Anarchy
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Civilization as we know it was made possible by sexual self-restraint through the institution of marriage. Sex is like fire – a great blessing when safely contained, a deadly curse when unleashed: the difference between a campfire and a wildfire. Indeed, the word “fornication,” from the root for “furnace” means “to misuse the fire burning within you.”
The natural order of sexuality is taught by God as a set of moral laws backed by cautionary tales.
He first established the model to follow in Genesis 1:27 and 2:24, the “One Flesh” Paradigm: we’re made in His image as male and female for lifelong monogamy at the initiation of the male.
He then tells a series of Bible stories showing the consequences of deviating from the model:
• the story of Abraham’s polygamy that produced the anti-Hebrew nation of Ishmael;
• the story of Sodom and Gomorrah;
• the story of Lot’s incest with his daughters from which came the anti-Hebrew nations of Ammon and Moab;
• the story of Balaam’s weaponization of Moabite sexual rebellion as a strategy to weaken the Isralite society from within; and
• the consistent Old Testament narrative theme identifying adultery as synonymous with idolatry, best recognized in the story of Hosea and Gomer.
Leviticus 18 lists these plus the derivative sin of child sacrifice as the reason God tasked the Hebrews to purge the Canaanites from the Holy Land.
I learned this from Rabbi Samuel Dresner who, incapacitated by cancer, hired me in the late 1990s to complete his unfinished book on the subject.
The systematic deconstruction of Judeo-Christian America in law and culture follows a satanic strategy, using these sins to unravel the social fabric in the reverse order to which God made it. Follow the sequence:
Fornication (sex before marriage): Griswold v Connecticut (1966), legalizing “contraception on demand.”
Adultery: via state-by state adoption of the No-Fault Divorce model statute created in 1967 by the Uniform Law Commission.
Child Sacrifice: Roe v Wade (1973), legalizing “abortion on demand.”
[Long Pause due to pro-life backlash and Reagan Revolution of Christian conservatives]
Sodomy: Lawrence v Texas (2003).
Nullification of Biblical Marriage Norms: Obergefell v Hodges (2015), purporting to establish a constitutional right to “gay marriage.”
Transgenderism: the current stage, attempting to nullifying Genesis 1:27 as a legal and cultural norm.
Transhumanism: the emerging next stage in which the sciences of genetics, robotics and artificial intelligence combine to blend humans with animals and machines, nullifying Genesis 1:24-26.
I’ll continue this analysis in my World Net Daily column of December 31st so please look for that next Tuesday.
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Tobias Lindholm (Danish: [tsʰoˈpiˀæs ˈle̝nˌhʌlˀm]; born 1977) is a Danish screenwriter and film director best known for gritty moral dramas. Lindholm first received attention for his work as a television writer on the popular Danish political TV-series Borgen, credited on all 20 episodes of the series' first two seasons, either as an episode writer or storyline contributor. Then, in 2011, Lindholm was awarded a special Bodil Award for having two feature films Submarino (as co-writer) and R (as director and writer) in competition for that year's Best Danish Film, which the latter movie also won. His hostage drama A Hijacking (2012) premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section. He is also a frequent collaborator with film director Thomas Vinterberg, with whom he has written the screenplays for feature films Submarino (2010) and The Hunt (2012). Lindholm directed the 2015 drama A War (Danish: Krigen) about a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is captured by the Taliban, and the commander is accused of war crimes. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24320 | How to Say No (Without Saying No)
The average toddler hears the word no an astonishing 400 times a day, according to experts. That's not only tiresome for you but it can also be harmful to your child: According to studies, kids who hear no too much have poorer language skills than children whose parents offer more positive feedback. "Plus, saying no can become ineffective when it's overused -- a little like crying wolf," says Claire Lerner, director of parenting resources at Zero to Three, a nonprofit that studies infants and toddlers. Some kids simply start to ignore the word; others slip into a red-faced rage the minute that dreaded syllable crosses your lips.
So what's a mom to do -- let her child run amok without any limits? Well, no! "Parents can break out of the yes-no tug-of-war by coming up with new ways to set limits," says Howard Gardner, an adjunct professor of psychology at Harvard University and author of Changing Minds. Here, five positive ways to answer your child in the negative.
Say yes, sort of
Your kid asks you for candy while you're shopping. You say, "No candy before dinner." He stomps his feet. You say no again, more sharply this time. Before you know it, he's having a five-alarm tantrum in aisle four. Sound familiar? "Some kids can't understand or learn the reason for the rule if they only hear the word no," says Bruce Grellong, Ph.D., chief psychologist at the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services in New York City. So next time, try reframing your no as a yes. For example, you could say to your child, "Yes, you can have candy after dinner. Let's go look for an apple for now."
Explain yourself and your feelings
Consider explaining to your child why her behavior -- such as banging on the table over and over again -- is so bothersome to you. You might tell her, "You're hurting the table when you bang on it, and that makes me sad. Please stop." Although it may feel futile to reason with a toddler, you're actually teaching her something: "You're showing your child that what she does affects other people around her -- and you're giving her a crash course in empathy," says Leigh Thompson, a professor of dispute resolution at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a mother of three. "It may take a while for your kid to develop concern for others' feelings, but reminding her of your perspective will help her along," she says.
Give him a choice
Your preschooler is throwing his ball in the living room, and you're bracing yourself for the sound of something crashing. Instead of saying, "No! No balls indoors," try saying, "You can roll the ball indoors or take it outside and throw it -- your choice." Why? By offering him an option, you help your child feel like he has some power over the situation. "For kids between the ages of 1 and 3, this also encourages them to make simple choices and develop a sense of independence and competence," says Lerner. Just avoid overwhelming a young child with too many options: For toddlers and preschoolers, two is just right.
Show and tell
Two-year-old Henry keeps poking his baby sister; his dad keeps telling him, "No, stop." Why won't he? "Some children can't stop what they're doing, even when you tell them to, because they don't know what to do instead," says parent educator Elizabeth Crary, author of Without Spanking or Spoiling. You may have to help them figure it out. Henry, for example, needs his dad to say, "Give Sarah a kiss," or some similar suggestion; then he'll have an image in his mind of something to do instead of poking. Younger toddlers might need you to actually help them do what you're asking of them as you make your request: If your child's hitting the cat, say, "Gentle," while you guide her hand in a stroking motion. Do this enough times, and she'll begin to figure it out for herself. Same goes for kids' unconscious and often excruciatingly irritating kicking and banging -- on the table, the back of your seat, whatever. "Often, kids are not doing these things on purpose," says Lerner. "Some children are very active and feel best when their body parts are moving -- they're doing it unconsciously." Help your child connect with what her body is doing. You could try a humorous approach: "Tell that foot to stop!" Or simply help her figure out what else she could do with the offending body part: Perhaps your daughter is willing to make quiet little circles with her foot. Since long phrases are hard for the very young to process, you could simply tell a small toddler, "Quiet foot," and place your hand on her foot to show her.
Sound like you mean it
"Kids initially learn the meaning of the word no largely from the tone of your voice when you say it," Lerner says. "So you can communicate what you need to say by using the same firm tone without the negative word." Reserve this strict tone for those times when your child needs to know not to mess with you. Likewise, you can also develop a "look" -- or a penetrating glare -- that immediately signifies to your child, "I don't like what you're doing, and you'd better stop."
Avoid being a party pooper by helping your child find an activity that's just as much fun as the one you're putting off-limits. Instead of freaking out about the mess your toddler's making when she dumps a box of cereal on the floor, distract her with something else that's just as entertaining for her, like a favorite toy. "If you stay connected with your child and the fun she's having, she'll be more apt to cooperate with you," says psychologist Lawrence Cohen, Ph.D., author of Playful Parenting. And turning her attention -- and your own -- to something pleasurable will help you relax about the cleanup job ahead, as well as the mischief and mishaps yet to come.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24326 | Volume 11 chapter 1
I decided to hold back on the the prologue for volume 11 because I still haven’t decided how I’m going to deal with the debatably pedo shit in Maria’s vow that clearly violates the “No pedo shit” in my host’s ToS .I’m debating between full omission or just editing it to make it worth within the ToS. Anyway’s Volume 11 chapter 1 is all hands on deck. The ensemble cast comes together to put in some work. Uesu tried his best to work in the majority of the most memorable characters and give everybody a moment to shine. This is something he carries over into the fights in Overdone. Some of the things that happen in this chapter heavily influence the ways in which some of the characters act and the decisions they make in volume 12.
93 thoughts on “Volume 11 chapter 1
1. I like my site and the edit I’m going to make isn’t going to change much. It’s just going to make a very specific part in line with the ToS.
1. Thank you friend for the chapter. As for the whole problem your facing with the pedo shit, maybe it’s best to remember how she and kurumi are the same age and thus only a year or so younger than basara, therefore shouldn’t be considered pedo just plain old semi-lolicon.
1. It has nothing to do with Maria’s age, but everything to do with Uesu’s choice of words at a specific point.
1. I never said that the chapter was there, I just said that if you do put a download link to the chapter on discord that it would be easy to just make an account to be able do download it if you happen to put up a download link.
1. I never once said that it was there, I mentioned that you could get around the TOS by posting a download link there.
2. In my experience is best to not rock the boat, you should skip the Maria pledge as it will still be available for donators. Those who want to read it can cough up $10 USD.
1. I don’t plan on rocking the boat. I really like my site. I’m leaning towards just making an edit to “that very specific part” to make it safe for public release. It’s not going to change the original meaning. “That specific part” will just no longer be clearly ToS violating pedo shit.
3. Unpopular opinion but screw the prologue. Screw it the way Basara screwed Yuki in that particular part.
1. Because I like my site and can deal with the issue without resorting to using pastebin and like services.
4. I understand we all want to read the prologue but we just need to be patient. You guys are acting entitled to the prologue, we are lucky that CBC even decides to translate this series. So just chill out
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1. The volume 11 prologue has been done. Donors have had access to it for about 2 years now. Since I was sick, I just haven’t had the time to make the necessary edits to make it safe for this site.
1. I hope so cause I am a little impatient about is as its taking way to long to make some minor changes as u said. Anyway I will holdout a bit longer and I really hope you will finish it soon enough 😄😄
5. I don’t care at all about the pedo shit with Maria. Sexualizing lolis is a big turn off for me, that’s why I don’t give a fuck about this prologue. When are you gonna translate the rest of volume 12? And why isn’t there any doujin on Chisato?? Can you make a doujin about Chisato and animate season 3 of this anime?
1. If you looked at the translation progress tab, you would see that volume 12 chapter 1 is already translated. If I had my own animation studio, I’d animate the rest of Shinmai lol.
6. About Maria vow: why don’t you try upload that specific vow on some online notepad website or something?
1. They’ll probably grow bigger in Overdone too as the series goes on. Magic and stuff. It’s very important for the plot development, thinks Uesu.
1. Female characters in Uesu novels breast size correlates directly with their power level. The bigger the tits, the stronger the girl lol.
7. I really would appreciate if you maybe just censor the part for the site and them put a download link for an uncensored version on discord or something. AS A NOTE THERE IS NOTHING THERE RIGHT NOW.
Mostly because knowing part of it has been changed in that way is going to bug the heck out of me wondering what it was originally.
This way it’s still here for people to enjoy and those that REALLY want to know what was removed can find out.
Or heck maybe to simplify it just pin the original version of the changed part as a post on discord. Either way it will help deal with the annoyance of constantly wondering.
8. I don’t know where to ask this but wanna know how many chapters / parts are there for vol 11? I saw the translation progress showing this vol is still in progress.
1. Volume 11 consists of the prologue (7 parts), Chapter 1 ( 11 parts), Chapter 2 ( 24 parts) Epilogue ( 11 parts).
9. I know this has been asked and answered before but no time to swim in a sea of comments right now so what is the correct reading order in terms of volumes/chapters/timeline. I started vol 6 and theres scenes set during events of vol 1.
1. This is just off the top of my head
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 6 (banana scene)
Volume 3 color SS
Volume 6 (story with the Mio and Yuki illustration where they are making preparations just in case Mio gets captured)
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 6 (Chisato apartment)
Volume 5
Volume 6 (kurumi and Zest scene)
Volume 7
Volume 8 OVA (chisato SS)
Volume 8
EX 2 (essentially volume 8 chapter 2.5)
Volume 11 SS (happens sometime between returning from the demon realm and volume 9)
Volume 9
Volume 10
Volume 11
Volume 12 chapter 1 (Chisato’s vow happens between the prologue and first chapter of volume 11)
Volume 12 SS (Basara and Lar’s purchasing the wedding rings for the girls)
Volume 12 chapter 2 (a month and a half has passed since volume 11’s epilogue).
1. Much appreciated, lol what a grand timeline, I need to save your post onto a doc and keep track of these matters as I go through the novels. Once vol 12 translation is done, as well as everything else, can the contents for the donators be arranged in chronological order?
2. Oh, its possible that I’ve missed such a list since I do not visit the folder very often. I’m only at volume six at my reread and typically I only go there around twice a month or so just to check the progress on vol 12 chapter 2
3. Volume 13 might throw a monkey wrench in the chronology depending upon what’s included outside of the EX volumes and Jin content.
4. Yes, the Jin story or stories probably takes place during and after volume 12. Hopefully the main cast will appear as well in some capacity. I think its a bit weird that Basara just accepted that Jin said no when he asked whether he needs help with the god business since it involves his mother.
5. Looking back in hindsight, it would have been really bad for Basara to go off to the Divine realm though. Him not going was actually for the best. Uesu’s rationale though is that he wants to focus on Jin though.
6. All I know is that Basara knows that his mother is imprisoned and he actually has the power to fight to free her. It’s ok for the author to want to Jin have his own story/mission/quest, tho.
7. It would have been cool to have Basara and Jin being all kinds of OP together, but Basara has his own shit to deal with. So it works out I guess.
1. It’s on the list. However it hasn’t really aged all that well when compared with Shinmai and Overdone. It’s really easy to see its flaws.
10. Maybe unpopular opinion but I prefer Shinmai’s road to the sex stuff more than the actual sex stuff. In terms of service, I prefer volume 1-7 to volume 8-12. Around volume 12, every sentence seems to end with Basara somehow getting even bigger or ejaculating. It can’t touch the golden stuff from volume six.
1. Opinions are always cool. Thanks for sharing. I personally prefer the fully developed characters by volume 12 in service scenes compared with how they were earlier in the series. Chisato lap pillow > volume 6.
1. well then post a link to a file-sharer or a torrent link to all the volumes instead. people are waiting for the WHOLE story
11. They’re still trying to figure out how to post the prologue due the loli maria scene. If only uesu had basara have sex with her in her adult then it wouldn’t be a issue. But then again we still would probably have to deal with the kurumi scene as well due to her being around maria’s age and therefore a loli as well. “Sigh” who knew posting translations would be so complicated. Now i see how the translators feel.
12. Hey, so can you tell me that where do you post the translation works. For some reason, I’m not able to find it so can you tell me the site or give me the link.
1. I’m not sure I understand your question? Content that i’ve released has been posted under the “sample and volume translations tab”.
13. Sorry, I wasn’t specific. I wanted to know if you have pasted the prologue of Vol 11 somewhere else. I wanna read all the chapters
14. So to make sure I’m understanding this, Volume 11 and 12 are publicly released in bits and pieces, but if I donate I can access the complete volumes and finish the series?
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24354 | Connect Your Mind, Body, and Spirit with These Forms of Exercise
Mind-body exercise routines are one of the most popular forms of working out. Believe it or not, these highly sought-after forms of exercise have been around since ancient times. The most common is none other than yoga. However, as amazing and relaxing yoga sounds, it is not for everyone. If yoga hasn’t exactly been up to your alley, here are a few awesome alternatives!
Qigong is a holistic form or system of exercises that blend together body movement and posture, meditation, and breathing. It is composed of movements that help stretch the body, build a kind of awareness about how the body moves, and also increases the movement of various fluids in the body such as lymph, blood, and synovial.
Pilates is often referred to as “yoga’s more athletic cousin.” The main focus and emphasis of Pilates are on enhancing the connection of the mind and body, reducing stress and tension, and linking the breath with a lot of bodily movement. It contains similar poses to yoga and varies in intensity and range. The best part is that it is not restricted to specific parts of the body.
Tai Chi
Tai Chi is a graceful form of exercise that embraces the body, spirit, and mind. Like Qigong, the roots of Tai Chi also lie in ancient Chinese culture, where it was initially developed for self-defense. Today, it involves a series of movements and techniques that are carried out in a very slow, systematic manner and coupled with deep, rhythmic breathing.
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Wee Willie Winkie – Printable shared poetry, sentence and word rebuilding activities.
Use this poster and sort activity when learning about rhythms and sounds patterns in short rhymes.
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Print the sentence and word cards out on thicker cardboard for added durability. Cut out the sentence and word cards. Students can put them in the correct order to re-create the rhyme.
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Artificial Intelligence Has Learned To Predict Kisses and hugs
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Researchers at MIT have developed artificial intelligence for analyzing body language and predict human behavior. Established scientists looked neural network 600 hours of TV shows such as “Desperate Housewives” and “Office”. After that, the system introduced a new video and was asked to predict the behavior of the people involved in them. Artificial intelligence had to call the next event, such as a hug, a kiss or a handshake.
Artificial Intelligence Prediction Accuracy
Neural Network, held a profound training anticipate events correctly rollers in 43% of cases. Of course, it is far from perfect, because living people were more effective predictors. People were able to correctly identify the next event in 71% of cases.
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We wanted to show that by simply watching TV series, a computer can get enough knowledge to effectively predict human behaviour
– said Carl Vondrik, a graduate student in computer science and artificial intelligence.
People use their own experience to predict the behavior of others. But computers practically have no possibility of direct contact with the physical world.
Despite the fact that by Vondrikom and algorithms team is not efficient enough for practical use, development is another impressive illustration of the possibilities of artificial intelligence.
Perhaps someday artificial intelligence will create robots for emergency situations. Those machines will analyze the behavior of a person and determine his psychological state.
To accurately understand and predict human interactions needed more work. In the near future we will teach the system to assess the situation more subtly
Vondrik said.
Companies such as Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, are also working on the creation of artificial intelligence over the past few years. Due to their design users, in particular, got the tools for automatic classification and systematization of personal photos.
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How to make a Minecraft gesture controller with the BBC Micro Bit
Send Steve flying with your micro:bit
How to make a Minecraft gesture controller with the BBC Micro Bit
For this project, you'll need a micro:bit connected to a Raspberry Pi, the latest Raspbian operating system and Mu software on the Raspberry Pi.
Building upon our how to use the BBC Micro Bit accelerometer tutorial, we'll use the micro:bit as a controller for Minecraft on a Raspberry Pi.
There are two parts to this tutorial: code for the micro:bit and code on the Raspberry Pi.
Coding on the micro:bit
Let's start with coding the micro:bit by opening the Mu application to begin. As always, we start by importing the micro:bit library from microbit import *.
We're now going to use an infinite loop to check the gesture made be the user. Type:
while True:
then indent the following line beneath it:
if accelerometer.was_gesture('shake'):
If the correct gesture is given, then the code will print 'shake' to the shell, clear the LED matrix on the micro:bit. It will then scroll Teleport across the display before resetting the micro:bit ready for the next gesture. For this code double indent each line by pressing the Tab key twice.
Save your work and then flash the code to the attached micro:bit. We now switch to Python 3, found in the Programming menu. Click on File > New Window and in the new window click on File > Save and save the file as
We start the code by importing the Minecraft, time, and serial libraries. The serial library will be used to communicate with the micro:bit. We also import the randint function from the random library.
import serial, time
from mcpi.minecraft import Minecraft
from random import randint
Next, we create three variables, port , baud and mc . These will be used to store the port the micro:bit is connected to; the speed/baud to which we need to communicate; and to shorten the Minecraft create function to enable a connection to Minecraft.
port = "/dev/ttyACM0"
baud = 115200
mc = Minecraft.create()
We now use an infinite loop to contain our code. In the loop, we use the Serial library to connect to the micro:bit port, set the baudrate, parity, databits and stopbits before we attempt to read the data being sent over the serial connection:
s = serial.Serial(port)
s.baudrate = baud
s.parity = serial.PARITY_NONE
s.databits = serial.EIGHTBITS
s.stopbits = serial.STOPBITS_ONE
With the data read and stored to a variable called data , we now use a 0.1 delay to slow the code before we convert the data into a string. Next we use the Minecraft library to get the player's current position.
data = s.readline()
data = str(data)
x,y,z = mc.player.getPos()
Our last section of code looks to see if the word "shake" is in the data variable, used to contain the data sent over the USB serial connection from our micro:bit. If the word is found then a message is posted to the Minecraft chat window before teleporting the player a random distance up in the air and across the map. Make an indent and type:
if "shake" in data:
Then double indent the following two lines:
Finally, type the next line with no indents at all:
Save your code. Open the Minecraft application and open a world. Once loaded go back to Python 3 and click on Run > Run Module. Return to Minecraft and now shake the micro:bit.
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At its default clock/voltage settings, Intel's Core i5-750 uses a lot less power at both idle and under load than the Phenom IIs, despite the fact that both processor families are etched at 45 nm.
The Core i7-920 is an early Bloomfield sample with a more complex memory controller and a complementary platform based on two chipset components, rather than one. As a result, system power consumption on the -900-series chips is almost always going to look higher than the Lynnfield- and Clarkdale-based parts.
The overclocked Phenom II X6 1100T blows the roof off of maximum power usage when overclocked, though. This is a surprisingly high result, and we ran the test multiple times to ensure its validity. It's a good thing that, the same chip at its stock settings, is much more power-friendly.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24559 | In Macunaíma, cinema novo pioneer Joaquim Pedro de Andrade adapted a masterpiece of Brazilian modernism to reflect the simultaneous triumph of tropicalismo and onset of military dictatorship. Pure essence of 1969, the movie is a funny, freewheeling mélange of primitive myth and Busby Berkeley, hippie street theater and cabaret star Grande Otelo, glamorized urban guerrillas and documented candomblé rituals; it’s full of racial high jinks, with a free-floating cannibal metaphor applied most savagely to a capitalist ogre. Macunaíma was originally released here dubbed and cut as Jungle Freaks (and later floated as a post–El Topo midnight movie). It thereafter vanished from U.S. consciousness, but thanks to this restoration (and like the parallel avant-pop manifestation Os Mutantes) it seems poised to re-enter our history.
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When compared to other Languages, on a fundamental level, the Korean grammar is actually very simple. The most important aspect of speaking Korean is to be aware of WHO you are talking to. Korean culture is heavily hierarchical, so the way you talk to an adult and the way you talk to a child is very different. When in doubt, play it safe and speak formally.
When saying 안녕하세요? [ahn-nyung-ha-seh-yo?] / Hello. It is often slurred together so that in effect, it sounds like this: 안년아세요? [an-nyun-ah-se-yo]
안녕히셰세요 [ahn-nyoung-ee-gay-seh-yo] sounds like, 안니계세요 [an-ni-gay-se-yo]
안녕히가세요 [an-nyoung-ee-ga-se-yo] sounds like, 안니가세요 [an-ni-ga-se-yo]
Nouns are very simple in Korean. There are no tones, articles, genders, and it is not necessary to distinguish between singular and plural.
To connect nouns we use the word 'and'.
남자 [nam-ja] / Man
여자 [yuh-ja] / Woman
소년 [sp-nyun] / Boy
소녀 [so-nyuh] / Girl
Connecting nouns with 'and' uses the formula Noun1 and Noun2. The only thing you need to pay attention to is whether or not Noun1 ends with a consonant or a vowel:
1. If Noun1 ends with a consonant, then we link it with the next noun by adding 과 [kwa] after Noun1.
2. If Noun1 ends with a vowel, then we add 와 [wa] at the end of Noun1.
Here is an example with our most basic form of 'and' which is 와/과 [wa/kwa]:
Man and Woman is 남자와 여자 [nam-ja-wa-yuh-ja] in Korean because 남자 ends withㅏ[ah] which is a vowel.
Boy and Girl is 소년과 소녀 [so-nyuhn-kwa-so-nyuh] because 소년 ends with ㄴ[n] which is a consonant.
The basic sentence structure using verbs in Korean is:
Subject + Object + Verb, whereas in English it is: Subject + Verb + Object.
There is no conjugation based on the subject like what we have in English, such as I am, You are, He is, etc.... Instead we conjugate based on WHO we are talking to.
Verb tenses will be discussed in details in Chapter 6.
Adjectives in Korean come before the noun in the same way that we do it in English. However, adjectives can act like verbs and can be put at the end of the sentence when we are making a statement about something.
If we want to declare that something is good, we will use 좋다 [joht-da] / good like a verb and put it at the end of the sentence like this:
이 셔츠가 좋아요.
This shirt is good.
But if we want to say something about a good shirt, then we change basic form 좋다 [joht-da] to its adjective form 좋은 [joh-eun] by dropping the 다 [da] and adding an 은 [eun].
내가 좋은 셔츠를 샀어요.
I bought a good shirt.
In this sentence, we are not making a declarative statement describing how the shirt is; we are talking about an action that took place with the good shirt. Thus, 좋은 [joh-eun] comes before the word for shirt.
To conjugate a word into its adjective form we drop 다 [da] and replace with:
1. ㄴ [n] - for words whose final syllable ends with a vowel
2. 은 [eun] – for words whose final syllable ends with a consonant
Present Tense
Since formality is very essential in the Korean language, it is discussed below together with how to form the present tense of the verb.
Three levels of formality starting from most informal to most formal:
1. Informal form
소년은 쌀을 좋아해
The boy likes rice.
2. Adding 요 at the end of a verb usually makes it formal enough to speak with most adults.
소년은 쌀을 좋아해요.
3. The final level of formality is by adding ㅂ니다.
소년은 쌀을 좋아합니다.
Generally stick with adding 요 at the end of your sentences and when in doubt, to be overly formal.
Another example, all three of these sentences means: The woman is standing.
여자는 서있어. [yuh-ja-neun-suh-ee-suh]
여자는 서있어요. [yuh-ja-neun-suh-ee-suh-yo]
여자는 서있습니다. [yuh-ja-neun-suh-ee-seub-nee-da]
Past Tense
3 groups of verbs to form the past tense of the verb:
1. Verbs that end with consonants:
먹다 [muhk-da] is the basic form of the verb meaning 'to eat'.
To make it into the past tense, it is conjugated like this:
먹었어 [muhg-uh-suh]
먹었어요 [muhg-uh-suh-yo]
먹었습니다 [muhg-uhs-seub-nee-da]
These are the 3 conjugations starting from least to most formal. Notice that we drop the 다 [da] from the basic form and put either 었어 [uh-suh] 었어요 [uh-suh-yo] or 었습니다 [uhs-seub-nee-da] at the end.
2. Verbs that end with vowels:
가다 [gah-da] is the basic form of the verb meaning 'to go'.
갔어 [gah-suh]
갔어요 [gah-suh-yo]
갔습니다 [gahs-seub-nee-da]
Notice that the conjugation is the same except that we put the double 's' [ㅆ] at the bottom of the word before adding the rest of the words.
3. Verbs that end with 하다 [ha-da]: A lot of verbs in Korean end with 하다 [ha-da] and fortunately they are the easiest to conjugate.
좋아하다 [joh-ah-ha-da] is the basic form of the verb 'to like'.
좋아해 [joh-ah-hey]
좋아해요 [joh-ah-hey-yo]
좋아합니다 [joh-ah-hab-nee-da]
Future Tense
Take a look at the examples below and observe how each verbs are conjugated to future tense, all starting from least respectful and moving up to most respectful.
Basic form: 먹다 [muhk-da] / to eat
먹을거야 [muhg-eul-kuh-ya]
먹을거예요 [muhg-uhl-kay-yo]
먹겠습니다 [muhk-gess-seub-nee-da]
Basic form: 가다 [gah-da] / to go
갈거야 [gahl-kuh-ya]
갈거예요 [gahl-kuh-ay-yo]
가겠습니다 [ga-gess-seub-nee-da]
Study these patterns carefully and apply them to new verbs you learn in the future.
To further explain the use of Prepositions in Korean, take a look at the sample below:
애기는 차 안에 있어요.
The baby is in the car.
In this example, 애기 [ae-gee] means 'The baby', 는 [neun] is the marker for the subject, 차 [cha] means 'car', 안 [ahn] means 'in', 에 [eh] is the particle that indicates a location, 있어요 [eh] is the verb meaning 'is' and because it has 요 at the end, it is formal. Thus, the sentence breaks down in English like this: The Baby (는) Car in (에) is.
Here is a list of prepositions that you can swap with 안 to change the meaning of the sentence.
Under - 밑 [meet] or 아래 [ah-rae]
Behind - 뒤 [dwee]
in front of - 앞 [ahp]
next to - 옆 [yuhp]
on/above - 위 [wee]
Personal Pronouns are not as useful as they are in English, because in Korean you generally refer to people by their title. Be very careful when using a pronoun to talk about someone else because the words you, he, and she are often very rude. Remember that you can generally omit the subject as well. Also, there are 2 versions of most personal pronouns; one for formal situations and one for informal situations.
I/me - 나 [nah] (informal) 저 [juh] (formal)
you - 너 [nuh] (very informal!) 당신 [dahng-sheen](formal)
he - 그 [keu] (informal)
she - 그 녀 [keu-nyuh] (informal)
너는 김치를 좋아해?
Do you like Kimchi?
그 녀가 스테이크를 먹어요?
Does she eat steak?
저는 학생이예요.
I am a student.
we/us - 우리 [oo-ree] (informal) 저희 [juh-ee] (formal)
they/them - 걔네들 [gay-nay-deul] [very informal]
우리가 숙제를 다 했어.
We finished our homework.
걔네들이 뭘 해?
What are they doing?
Remember that we can make any of these pronouns in its possessive form by placing the possessive particle 의 (technically pronounced [eu-ee], but often said as [eh] in conversation) after any pronoun.
나의 [na-eh] / my
나의 자전거는 파란색이야.
My bike is blue.
걔네들의 학교가 거기에 있어요.
Their school is over there.
There are two ways to make negative sentences in Korean.
1. The first way is to simply put 안 [ahn] before the verb.
소년은 쌀을 안좋아해요.
The boy doesn't like rice.
2. The second way is to take the basic form of the verb and put 지 않아 [jee-ahn-ah-yo] at the end of it.
소년은 쌀을 좋아하지 않아요.
The boy doesn't like rice.
Both methods for making negative sentences have exactly the same meaning, so you can use whichever one is most comfortable for you.
Compared to other languages, questions in Korean are actually very easy. When we ask a question in Korean, we don't need to change the sentence at all. Like in English, you just need to put a question mark at the end of the sentence and raise the tone of your voice on the last word.
소년은 쌀을 좋아해요.
This sentence means, The boy likes rice. In order to make it a question, all we have to do is put a question mark at the end and the meaning changes to, 'Does the boy like rice?' And of course when speaking, you want to raise the tone of your voice on the final 요 [yo] to indicate that you are asking a question.
The only time the sentence changes because it is a question is when we use the formal tense 습/ㅂ 니다 [seub/b nee-da].
How do you do?
This is the formal form [ㅂ니다] but you can see that at the end, 다 [da] has been replaced with 까 [kka]. Remember that when asking a question with the formal form, replace the final 다 with a 까.
Question Words:
뭐 [mwo] – what
언제 [uhn-jeh] – when
어디 [uh-dee] – where
누구 (noo-goo) – who
왜 [way] – why
몇 [myuht] - how many (used any time you are asking a question about a number)
The question word where 어디 [uh-dee].
소년은 어디에 있어요?
Where is the boy?
Since we are asking about where the boy is, 어디 [uh-dee] is marked with the 에어디 particle which indicates location. Remember that when we want to say, Something is somewhere, we use the verb 있다 [eet-dda] which is conjugated into 있어요 [ee-suh-yo].
We have 4 words that can all mean 'what' in English. They are:
1. 뭐 [mwo] / what
2. 무슨 or 어떤 [moo-seun ] or [ uh-ddun] / which or what
3. 몇 [myuht] / how many (used with any number)
소녀는 뭐를 먹어요?
What is the girl eating?
If we break this sentence down, we can see that 소녀 [so-nyuh] means girl, 는 [neun] is the marker for the subject, 뭐 [mwo] means 'what', 를 [reur] is the marker for the object, and 먹어요 [muh-guh-yo] means eat with a 요 [yo] put on the end to make it more formal.
For 무슨 [mooseun] and 어떤 [uh-ddun], these two words have the same meaning and are virtually 100% interchangeable. They can mean what, which, and what kind of.
차는 무슨 색깔이예요?
What color is the car?
In the sample sentence 차 [cha] means car, 는 [neun] is the marker for the subject, 무슨[moo-seun] means 'what' and it is attached to the thing you are asking about which in this case is the color, 색깔 [sayk-kal] means color, and 이예요 [ee-aye-yo] is the verb meaning 'to be'.
어떤 차를 좋아해요?
What kind of cars do you like? (It can also mean Which car do you like? depending on the context.)
어떤[uh-ddun] means 'what kind of', 차 [cha] means car, 를 [reur] is the object marker, and 좋아해요 [joh-ah-hay-yo] is the verb 'to like'. Again, 어떤is placed in front of the noun you are asking about.
When we compare two things in Korean, we usually follow this form:
A + subject marker + B보다 [boh-da] / + 더 [duh] / + adjective (in verb form). This means that A is more something than B.
소가 고양이보다 더 커요.
The cow is bigger than the cat.
Superlative Comparison
How to say that something is the biggest or the best, let us take a look at the example below:
사진에서 나오는 동물주에서 코끼리가 제일 커요.
The elephant is the biggest animal in the picture.
Although the sentence seems to be complicated, you just have to note that the word 제일 [jay-eel] / the most comes before the adjective 커 [kuh] / big, to change the adjective to its superlative form.
The Korean number system can be a little confusing at first, but with a little bit of practice it becomes very natural. There are two number systems in Korean.
Korean is heavily influence by Chinese, so there is the Pure Korean number system and the Sino-Korean number system.
Number: Pure Korean / Sino-Korean
0 : 공 [gohng] / 영 [young]
1 : 하나 [ha-na] / 일 [eel]
2 : 둘 [dool] / 이 [ee]
3 : 셋 [set] / 삼 [sam]
4 : 넷 [net] / 사 [sa]
5 : 다섯 [da-suht] / 오 [oh]
6 : 여섯 [yuh-suht] / 육 [yook]
7 : 일곱 [eel-gohb] / 칠 [cheel]
8 : 여덟 [yuh-dub] / 팔 [pahl]
9 : 아홉 [ah-hohb] / 구 [goo]
10 : 열 [yuhl] / 십 [sheeb]
To make a number bigger than 10 in either system, simply say the word for 10 and then the word for whatever you want to be in the one's column.
To say 14: 십사 [sheeb-sa], because 십 [sheeb] means 10 and 사 [sa] means 4.
To make a number bigger than twenty, simply put 10 after the number you want to represent the ten's value.
24 would be: 이십사 [ee-sheeb-sa], because 이 [ee] means 2, 십 [sheeb] means 10, and 사 [sa] means 4.
Please note that in the Pure Korean System, there are actual words for 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90, so this rule only applies to the Sino-Korean system.
When to use each system?:
The general rule is that when counting small values, like anything from 1-20, we use the Pure Korean system. Anything bigger than 20 is generally counted with the Sino-Korean system. |
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LG Optimus 3D review
This may be the world's first 3D smartphone, but it feels a little dated in use Tested at £0
Our Verdict
The 3D is a real eye-catcher, but more basic tasks are rather less grin-inducing
• 3D playback and capture works well
• big screen is used effectively
• good web browsing
• Average video and audio performance
• lacks wow factor
• clunky feel
Even smartphones can't escape the clutches of 3D. The LG Optimus 3D is the world's first 3D smartphone, capable of playing 3D videos and games, capturing your own 3D pictures and videos, and even sending 3D content to an HD TV. And all without the need for glasses.
Three is the magic number here: elsewhere LG bigs up its "tri-dual technology", which should make it nice and fast, though it may be hindered by the Android 2.2 operating system, which leaves it a smidge behind the times.
We do find moving around the interface a little less slick and a little more sluggish compared with the newer Android devices.
Battery life is also an issue: this phone guzzles juice like no other and used heavily – playing 3D games, for example – it can drain the battery in a matter of hours.
Big screen – and chunky phone
Thinner but bigger seems to be the trend for phones, and while the LG's 4.3in LCD screen makes it one of the most generous screen sizes around, it is relatively thick at 11.9mm.
It's weighty, too, and does feel a little chunky. But that big screen is used well, allowing for an extra line of icons on the home page, with four, slightly fiddly, touch controls at the foot of the display.
Elsewhere there's an HDMI output, which can send 3D content to a TV, DLNA and Bluetooth wireless connectivity and an SD card slot to boost the 8GB capacity.
The ubiquitous dual cameras are both 5MP (lower than some) but one of those is the stereoscopic 3D cam'. It's surprisingly effective and a neat USP. Far from essential – but a sign of things to come? Quite possibly.
A slightly old-fashioned feel
Video and audio file support is good, with DivX on board and the familiar formats all supported.
The 800 x 480 resolution screen looks like an LCD – bright with clean whites. This works well with web browsing, which itself is efficient.
Watching video there's a lack of contrast and detail compared with the new breed of AMOLED displays and black scenes look gloomy. Motion, though, is smooth.
Sonically it's a little muddled, with Drake's Headlines losing punch and purpose and lacking detail.
It's a tough market out there. The LG Optimus 3D feels a little dated in use, offers average video and audio performance and suffers from poor battery life. It's a shame as there are some neat touches, and the 3D functionality is great. Our eyes are peeled for the next-gen Optimus 3D...
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I'm witch Guinivere and my faerie guide is called rose .
We can talk about rose a little later .
She's Faery awesome .
Let just get going shall we .
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2. Dedicated to my little sunshine Emerald 🌞
3. What is the Fae
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The Best in Love
by Peribear
The following story contains extreme violence and rather graphic descriptions of the aftermath of these events. If this kind of thing bothers you, you might want to reconsider reading it.
If you do decide to read it, be forewarned--I don't think it will be an "easy read," because it certainly wasn't an "easy write", but it was rather cathartic for me.
Copyright 1997
Xena:Warrior Princess and the characters of Xena, Gabrielle and Argo are the sole property of MCA/Universal. The author intends no copyright infringement.
"But I feel fine now!" Gabrielle insisted as she watched Xena packing the saddlebags.
They had been camped in the forest clearing for three days, because the little bard had gotten sick after they'd left the last village and had spent the last two days vomiting and retching, retching and vomiting. She'd even thrown up the tea Xena had brewed for her, insisting it would settle her stomach. But Gabrielle was finally able to keep the tea down last night and had even eaten a bit of biscuit for breakfast that morning and so far so good.
"You're feeling better, but you're not fine yet," Xena said as she finished saddling Argo.
"Oh, I am, too!" Gabrielle said, beginning to get a little irritated with her dark-haired companion. "I don't want to be left behind while you get to have all the fun running that warlord out of Apollonia!"
Xena whirled around and pinned the bard with icy blue eyes.
"Dealing with the likes of Minolais is not fun!"
"Oh, I know that! It was just a figure of speech! What I mean is I'm not going to wait here like a good little girl while you go--"
"Yes, you are!" the warrior said in that tone of voice she reserved for those times when she would brook no challenge to her authority.
"I thought we were partners...a team," Gabrielle said, emotion about to get the best of her. "Well, fine! You don't want me around, I'll--"
"Gabrielle!" Xena said harshly, then took a deep breath. Her attempt to control her temper was not lost on the bard, who found herself resenting her friend's attitude. "It's not that I don't want you around, but you've been sick, sicker than you're probably aware, and you need to rest and get your strength back--"
"But I--"
"I'm not finished!" the warrior snapped, then immediately regretted the hurt expression she'd caused to appear on her best friend's face.
Dammit, she thought, why does everything have to be so difficult?
"Look, you were really sick and you're still pretty weak. I don't want you getting hurt."
Gabrielle opened her mouth to protest, but a warning glare from the warrior caused her to rethink this action.
"If you come with me, my attention will be divided when it comes to dealing with Minolais and his men. You may think you're completely well, but I know better and I'd be constantly watching out for you and then I could get hurt. You don't want that to happen, do you?"
"Well, of course not...."
"Good! Then it's settled."
Xena turned and mounted Argo, then looked down at her friend.
"I shouldn't be more than a couple of days. If you behave yourself and rest up and start getting some solid food into you, you should be back in peak condition by the time I return. Then we can head for Corcyra. Okay?"
"Yeah, sure," Gabrielle said, not at all agreeing with Xena's decision, but knowing from past experience she wasn't going to win.
"Alright. I'll see you in a couple of days."
The warrior turned Argo north and spurred her into a trot just as she heard the little bard behind her say, "You win. You don't win fair, but you win."
Dammit! Xena thought as she urged the mare into a run.
The next day, Xena was riding back south in the warm afternoon sun.
"What a waste of time," she mumbled to herself as she neared the campsite.
After traveling most of the previous day, she had arrived at Apollonia only to be told Minolais and his men had left early that morning.
She'd spent the night at the inn, a tiny, dirty place, but at least the bed was clean or so she'd kept telling herself each time she was awakened by the drunken brawling downstairs. Finally, just before dawn, unable to go back to sleep, she had packed up her saddlebags and turned Argo south.
As she rode into their camp, her eyes search left and right for her friend. Sliding down off Argo, she called out, "Gabrielle!"
No response. Nothing but the twittering of a bird high in the trees and the distant sound of a waterfall.
"Gabrielle!" she called out again, having difficulty keeping the irritation out of her voice.
Again, no response.
"Dammit, where are you?" the warrior muttered as she moved off to the left toward the lake a few hundred yards away. Skirting a large boulder, she stopped.
Oh, Tartarus, she thought, if I'm going down there, I might as well take the waterskins and refill them. It'll save time later.
She turned to head back to Argo, then froze, the blood draining from her face so rapidly she had to reach out to steady herself against a tree. She needed a moment to absorb what she saw and grasp the full horror of it.
Before checking to see if her trembling legs would support her, she stumbled to the right towards the small figure staked out, spread-eagle, in the dirt just past the boulder. There was no doubt in her mind who it was - the tangle of blonde hair matted with blood clearly identified the victim in Xena's mind.
She fell to her knees beside the brutalized body of her best friend. Tears ran down the warrior's face as she tried to bring the healer in her to the fore. Her eyes ran over Gabrielle's body, assessing the devastating damage.
The little bard's face was all but unrecognizable. Both eyes were hugely swollen shut and mottled with the horrid, deep, painfully dark purple of massive bruising. A deep gash from her left temple to her mouth had bled profusely, but was now clotted and matted with dirt and strands of the blonde's hair. Blood still seeped from her badly torn lips.
Xena placed shaking fingers beneath Gabrielle's battered and broken nose. Nothing. Not even the smallest whisper of breath. She moved them to the side of her friend's throat, terrified she wouldn't feel even the slightest flutter of life. Then a gasp of relief caught in her throat as she felt the smallest, feather-like pulse reach her trembling fingers.
"Thank the gods," she whispered as her eyes continued their tear-filled inspection of the horrendous damage her friend had incurred.
The little bard's naked body was horribly bloody. A livid, diagonal bruise across her stomach drew Xena's eyes and told her the young woman had received a powerful strike with a staff or some other long, narrow weapon. Crusted blood on Gabrielle's breasts couldn't hide the tell-tale evidence of bite marks. Finally, the massive quantity of blood on and between her friend's legs jolted Xena into action.
She removed the breast dagger and gingerly cut the ropes binding her friend's hands and feet to the four stakes. Then, tears still tracking down her cheeks, she gently slipped her arms beneath the bard's back and legs and started to lift her from the ground, only to be stopped by a pain-induced groan.
Fighting back sobs, Xena carefully lowered Gabrielle the few inches back to the ground, then rose and ran around the boulder and across the campsite to Argo. From the saddlebags, she snatched a half-full waterskin, a wad of cloth and her healing pouches, then sprinted back to again fall to her knees beside her unconscious friend.
Tearing off a strip of cloth, Xena uncorked the waterskin and sloshed some of its contents onto the rag, which she then used to tenderly clean the dirt and dried blood from Gabrielle's face.
When a feather-light touch near the little bard's grotesquely swollen right eye drew another moan of pain, a sudden influx of tears all but blinded Xena and she murmured, in a voice choked with emotion, "Oh, gods, Gabrielle, I'm so sorry. If I'd let you come with me, this never would have happened."
Almost frantic with worry and guilt, Xena worked feverishly for over three hours, first cleaning the blood and dirt from her friend's body, then suturing and dressing the dozens of cuts and gashes.
The slash from the bard's left temple to her mouth took 36 stitches and the warrior worked tirelessly sewing 23 tiny sutures in and around Gabrielle's mouth.
When cleaning the bard's leg's, Xena discovered her friend was still oozing blood at her groin. Her attempt to gently, softly sponge the area clean elicited the most heart-wrenching groans of pain yet and the warrior instantly ceased her ministrations, a sob catching in her throat.
For the first time in three and a half hours, Xena left her friend's side to retrieve the other, empty waterskin from the campsite and carried the two containers down to the lake where she filled them both.
She then walked several hundred yards up and down the shoreline gathering an armload of moss, which she soaked in the cold lake and carried back to lay on a bed of leaves she pulled from nearby trees.
Once again, she knelt in the dirt beside Gabrielle and carefully, gingerly rotated the little bard's right knee towards her, then packed some of the icy cold, wet moss between her friend's legs.
When this elicited another moan of agony from deep in the bard's throat, Xena murmured, "I know...I know, but I've got to stop the've lost so much blood already."
She then rotated the knee back so the leg was again straight and looked at Gabrielle as if, by confronting the agonizing damage, she could soothe the pain in her heart and calm herself.
Having done all she could for her friend, Xena wearily tended to a patiently waiting Argo, removing the saddle and giving the mare some food and water.
The warrior couldn't bear to leave the little bard's side for long--as though to do so would ensure her injuries were permanent, while sheer stubborn denial might eventually cause a miraculous rehabilitation.
On her way back to her friend, Xena finally noticed what she had consistently missed seeing earlier: Gabrielle's torn and bloody clothes where they had been tossed to the ground a few feet from where the little bard lay. The warrior picked them up and gently laid them on Argo's saddle, planning to wash and mend them later.
Then she saw the trampling of footprints--not hers and too large to be the bard's. For long moments, they were all that existed for her: footprints and her guilt, defined by footprints and her fury.
Too exhausted to build a fire, Xena fell almost immediately into a fitful sleep on the bare ground next to the little bard, having given up her blanket so she could cover Gabrielle with both of them to protect her friend's poor, naked body from the chill night air.
Each of the half dozen times the warrior awoke during the night, she either re-wet the packing between the bard's legs or completely replaced it with fresh, damp moss made icy by the cool air.
Just before dawn, Xena knew further sleep was a lost cause and arose to build a fire a few yards away. She retrieved their cooking pot from the campsite and what food staples they had left from Argo's saddlebag, then poured the rest of the water into the pot. She cut up the remainder of their dried meat and added it to the water, then dropped in a few herbs from her healing pouch and set the pot on the fire.
Moving back to sit by the little bard, she took her friend's hand, one of the few places on her poor body which had sustained minimal damage.
"Gabrielle," she said softly, hoping the bard was just sleeping now. "Gabrielle?"
The little bard was frighteningly pale. Waxy skin. A gray tint to her lips. Her blonde hair lank and stringy with dried sweat and crusted blood.
Oceans of guilt washed through the warrior in endless, corrosive tides. Oh, gods, she thought, this is my fault, all my fault, and she lowered her head, allowing her tears of grief and guilt to flow freely.
After several minutes, she released the bard's hand and gingerly lifted the blankets from her legs to inspect the packing, then reached for the supply of moss only to remember she'd used the last of it several hours before.
She rose and returned to the cooking pot to stir its contents, then, with one more glance at her friend, picked up the empty waterskins and walked down to the lake where she refilled the skins, then moved along the bank gathering more moss, which she again soaked in the early morning icy lake.
Turning to leave, she spotted some reeds swaying near the shore and plucked two out of the water, then picked up the waterskins and hurried back to camp.
After depositing the moss and reeds on the bed of leaves and dropping the waterskins near the unconscious bard, the warrior turned to the cooking pot. Picking up the spoon, she stirred the thin broth, then tasted it. Satisfied, she spooned some into one of their cups, then returned to her friend's side where she set the bowl on the ground to cool.
Lifting the blankets again and rotating Gabrielle's knee towards her, she removed the packing and gasped at the sight the early morning light revealed. Most of the dried blood had been soaked away during the night exposing horrendously mutilated and swollen tissue.
Tears rising in her eyes, Xena whispered, "Oh, will you ever forgive me?"
She reached for a handful of the cold, wet moss and gently packed it against the devastated area. The groan rising to the bard's lips was a little stronger than the night before, raising the warrior's hopes that her friend would regain consciousness soon.
She carefully straightened the little bard's leg and replaced the blankets, then reached for one of the reeds from the pile of damp moss. With the breast dagger, she cut a six-inch section of reed and inspected its interior. Satisfied the thin broth would flow freely through it, she reached a hand out to turn her friend's bruised and battered face towards her, then drew some of the thin broth through the reed into her own mouth.
She gently pried her friend's torn lips apart, placed one end of the reed between them and allowed the broth to slowly travel down the reed and into the little bard's mouth. At least half of it dribbled from between Gabrielle's lips and ran down her neck, but half didn't and Xena was relieved to see the bard swallow, knowing it would take time, but that she would be able to get the much needed food into her friend's brutalized body.
After half an hour of this tedious, but gratifying, undertaking, the cup was empty and Xena rose to begin packing.
When they'd set up camp, they hadn't expected to be there more than a day or two, but now the warrior knew it would be several weeks before the bard would be able to travel and better accommodations were in order. She decided a cave she had noticed the day before, about a mile north, would do very nicely.
After washing the cup and utensils in the lake, she stowed everything in the saddlebags, except the pot containing the remainder of the broth, a smaller pot into which she put the damp moss, and one of the blankets, which she left covering the little bard. She then saddled Argo and slowly rode north with the two pots cradled in her arms.
Entering the cave, Xena knew she couldn't have found a better place to shelter Gabrielle during the long days and nights of her recuperation.
The chamber was large enough to accommodate Argo with a ceiling as high as twenty feet in some places and as low as ten in others, one half smooth and slanted, the other half composed of countless boulders jammed together in a tight, mutually supportive mosaic and its entrance could be easily camouflaged with a bush or two to prevent any unwanted visitors.
She dismounted and carefully placed the pots near the wall, then went back outside to cut the newest, softest evergreen twigs she could find and formed them into a soft bed on one side of the cave and spread the blanket she'd brought with her over it.
She then rode back south, spurring Argo into a run to cover the distance in the shortest time possible.
Once back at the campsite, she stood looking down at her friend, trying to decide the best and, most importantly, least painful to Gabrielle way of transporting her to the cave.
Putting the little bard on Argo was out of the question. The jostling that would entail would cause unnecessary distress to the bard and Xena didn't think her own heart could take the groans of agony sure to emanate from her friend were she to attempt such a thing.
She could always build a travois, but its use would necessitate picking Gabrielle up twice, once to place her on it and once to remove her when they reached the cave. Again, one too many chances of inflicting pain on the little bard.
No, Xena reasoned, the least painful for Gabrielle would be if I carry her.
That decided, the warrior lifted the blanket from her friend's legs and gently removed the packing from between them, then replaced the blanket and ever so carefully slipped her arms under Gabrielle's back and legs and stood, steeling her heart against the moans this elicited.
The little bard's battered head nestled beneath her chin, the warrior started the long walk to the cave, careful to avoid jostling her friend any more than was absolutely necessary, but each groan bringing fresh tears to the warrior's eyes.
Finally reaching the cave, with Argo following, Xena gently lowered the bard to the bed of evergreen, retrieved the pot of moss from where she'd placed it by the wall and gingerly placed a fresh handful of the cold, damp packing at her friend's brutalized groin, the act of which again drew agonizing groans of pain from Gabrielle and a stab to the heart of the warrior.
After replacing the blanket over the bard's legs, Xena went out and led Argo into the cave, removed her saddle and placed some grain and a pan of water on a nearby rock. Sensing the warrior's distress, the mare gently nuzzled her.
"Thanks for understanding, girl," Xena said as she lovingly patted the horse.
She strode outside again to gather wood and built a fire near Gabrielle, which she hoped would help keep the little bard warm. She then put the pot of broth on the large stone she'd placed at the edge of the fire and went out to locate some camouflage for the cave entrance.
Finding a large bush and a couple of smaller ones, she chopped them down and hauled them back to erect a few feet from the entrance, stabilizing them with several large rocks.
Pleased with the way the camouflage looked, Xena re-entered the cave to find the broth ready to eat. She added a few more healing herbs to it, then spooned some into a cup and returned to the bard's side to repeat the time consuming and somewhat messy process of feeding her friend.
That night, Xena again bedded down next to Gabrielle and was continually awakened by the bard's thrashing about and crying out, all of which signaled to the warrior that she would soon be regaining consciousness.
At dawn, Xena saddled Argo and led her out of the cave into the brisk morning. She was going down to the lake to catch their breakfast and was several hundred yards away from the cave when a blood-curdling scream ripped through the morning air. She instantly turned the mare and spurred her to run the short distance back to the source of the scream.
Not waiting for the horse to come to a complete stop, Xena jumped off and ran back into the cave where she found Gabrielle propped up on her elbows, screaming and shaking so violently it frightened the warrior. Xena rushed to kneel by her side, but, when she reached out to touch the bard, Gabrielle's screams changed from shrieks to one word:
"Gabrielle, it's me," Xena said, trying to make her voice soothing. When she spoke again, it was in a whisper. "'s's one's going to hurt you any more."
Slowly, the bard's screams dwindled to a pathetic mewling.
Tears filling her eyes, the warrior whispered, "Oh, Gabrielle, I am so sorry. This was all my fault."
Slowly, painfully, the little bard turned toward the source of the gentle, soft words and Xena could see her friend was effectively blinded by the swelling around her eyes.
"Xena?" she whimpered. "Oh, Xena...."
The warrior reached out again to take her friend in her arms, but, when she touched Gabrielle's shoulder, the bard cringed and screamed again.
Xena froze, her hand in mid air, fresh tears tracking down her cheeks.
"Oh, Gabrielle...."
At the sound of her name, the little blonde turned back toward her friend.
"I'm here...I'm here."
The bard fell back onto the evergreen bed and brought her hands up to her battered face.
"Oh, Xena," she whimpered. "Oh, gods, Xena...they...they...."
"Shhh. I know...I know. But I'm here now and no one's going to hurt you any more."
Xena started to reach out to touch the little bard again, then thought better of it and said, "Gabrielle, give me your's's one's going to hurt you...please...give me your hand."
Hesitantly, fearfully, the blonde removed a hand from her face and began to reach for her friend, but, when Xena's hand touched hers, she again screamed and jerked away as if she had been burned.
"Gabrielle, listen to me...listen to the sound of my voice...don't think about anything but the sound of my voice."
The little bard's crying began to abate in response to the almost hypnotic sound and cadence of the warrior's soft, gentle tones.
"That's right...that's right...only the sound of my voice...nothing else...I'm going to place my hand on the bed...."
The little bard gasped in fear.
"I'm not going to touch you...listen to my voice...only the bed...."
Xena slowly reached out and laid her hand on the evergreen bed. Gabrielle cringed.
"It's just me,'s Xena...we're the only ones here...listen to the sound of my voice...just concentrate on my voice."
Little by little, the bard began to calm down.
"That's right...that's's only, when you're ready, I want you to reach down and take my hand...there's nothing to be afraid of...I'm here...take my hand, Gabrielle...I'm not going to let anything happen to you...."
Hesitantly, the little bard's hand began to inch its way through the air toward her friend's.
"That's can do it...just listen to my're safe now...."
Finally, Gabrielle's trembling hand reached her friend's, touching tentatively, fearfully, then gaining courage and grasping Xena's hand. The bard reached out her other hand in the warrior's direction and cried out.
"Oh, Xena...!"
At this, the dark-haired woman reached down and pulled the little bard into her arms. Gabrielle grasped at her with a desperation Xena had never seen in her friend and clung to her as if her life depended solely on the warrior.
Wrapping her arms tightly around Gabrielle, Xena murmured into her ear, "'s okay're safe...I'm're safe now...."
Xena held the bard, continued her soft murmuring and rocked her for several long minutes while Gabrielle's sobs dwindled to quiet weeping. Finally, the warrior could tell from the pattern of the little bard's breathing that she had cried herself into an exhausted sleep. Xena held her a few minutes more, then gently laid her back on the evergreen bed.
The warrior looked at her friend for a moment, fresh tears filling her eyes, then suddenly stood and strode out of the cave. When she'd cleared the entrance and skirted the camouflage bushes, she broke into a hard, dead run. Tears still coursing down her face, her legs pumped faster and faster. Thorny branches raked at her and she ran; exposed roots reached up to trip her and she ran. Blindly, she pushed herself to the brink of collapse, then ground to a halt, sweat dripping from her forehead to mingle with the tears below.
Frantic in her anguish, she moved first in one direction, then suddenly turned and paced off in another. Finally, she stopped, whipped her sword from the sheath on her back and swung it at a nearby tree. Again and again she struck at it with a ferocity she had thought she'd left behind in her dark past. At last, exhausted, she collapsed to the ground, wrapped her arms around her knees, lowered her head and sobbed.
Half an hour later, Xena finally raised her tear-stained face and looked around, trying to get her bearings. Initially, she had no idea where she was, didn't even know which direction she had run. Then she recognized a dead, leafless tree off to her left, then a rock formation several yards in front of her. To her amazement, she realized she'd run almost all the way to the lake.
Well, she thought, as long as I'm almost there, I might as well go on down and catch some food so I won't have to later.
She turned north and whistled loudly for Argo, then strode off south. The mare caught up with her shortly and the warrior jumped on, spurring the horse to gallop the rest of the distance to the lake.
Once there, she rapidly caught four fish, then rode Argo at a dead run back to the cave, fearful Gabrielle would awaken alone and, in her temporarily blind state, become terrified and hysterical again.
She rode the mare into the cave, dismounted and crossed to her friend. The warrior was relieved to see the little bard was still sleeping--fitfully, at best--but at least she hadn't awakened alone.
Returning to Argo, she unsaddled the mare, gave her some food and water, then set about cleaning and boning the fish. She built the fire back up, then added water and some of her healing herbs to the leftover broth and placed it on the fire. She then cut up one of the fish fillets and added that, too, to the warming mixture.
Going to the cave entrance, she stripped several handfuls of large leaves from one of the camouflage bushes, then, after sprinkling on a few herbs, wrapped the fillets in the leaves and placed them on the large rock at the edge of the campfire to cook.
In short order, the aroma of the broth and cooking fish permeated the cave.
Not bad, Xena thought, smiling. Gabrielle may do all the cooking, because I don't like to, but, when I have to, I'm pretty damn good.
While dinner was cooking, she poured some water into one of the cups, added a large quantity of herbs from her healing pouch, skimmed the fish oil from the surface of the broth and slowly mixed it all into a thick, greasy paste.
An hour later, as she was removing the fish from the cooking stone, she was startled by a shriek of terror from the evergreen bed.
Dropping the two leaf-wrapped fillets she was holding--into the fire, unfortunately--she turned and saw the little bard propped up on her elbows again, still blind and screaming in terror.
"XENA! Don't let them--"
The warrior rushed to the bard's side.
"I'm here, Gabrielle...I'm here," she said as she fell to her knees by her friend and reached out to enfold the little blonde in her arms, only to be rebuffed with a scream.
"It's alright,'s me...Xena," she quietly said, her voice returning to that hypnotic tone. "It's're safe now."
The little bard began to calm.
"It's just one's going to hurt you any more. My hand is in front of you, Gabrielle...take my hand."
Slowly, the bard began to lean forward while reaching for her friend's hand, then screamed in pain as the forward movement put too much pressure on the brutalized tissue at her groin.
Without thinking, the warrior grabbed the little blonde and pulled her into her arms, moving her torso back to a more reclining position to relieve the pressure on the traumatized tissue. Almost immediately, she realized her friend was burning up with fever.
"NO!!" Gabrielle shrieked as she struggled to escape the arms holding her, but Xena pulled her in closer.
"'s me,'re safe one's going to hurt you."
The soothing tones began to calm the bard again.
"That's're safe now...shhh...."
After several minutes, the warrior said, "Okay...let's get you lying down again," and she released the bard, helping her to lie back on the bed.
"Oh, Xena...."
"I know...I know," the warrior said, then turned Gabrielle's face to inspect her friend's facial wounds. "As long as I'm here, let's see how you're doing."
"It''s bad, isn't it?"
"...Yes, it is," Xena said, refusing to lie to her friend. "But you're going to be just fine...I'll see to that."
Gabrielle laid quietly, allowing the warrior to examine the repair job she'd done on her cheek and mouth, which looked pretty good--all things considered. Finally, she took the bard's hand and held it.
"Gabrielle...I need to do something now you're not going to like. It's going to hurt and it's going to frighten and embarrass you."
"The little bard started struggling to get away from the warrior, but Xena held on.
" have to let me do this...if you don't it'll take twice as long for you to heal."
"What? What is it? What are you going to do?"
Xena thought a moment, chewing her lower lip in concentration.
"Remember how it hurt when you tried to sit up?"
The little bard nodded and a tear squeezed through the swollen tissue around her eye.
"I need to change the packing and--"
" have to trust me...."
"Yes, you can. We have to do this or it might get worse. You're burning up with fever as it is, which means there's an infection somewhere. me...let me help you."
After a moment, the little bard nodded almost imperceptibly.
"Okay...I'm going to lift the blanket off your legs now."
As she did this, the little blonde began to whimper softly.
"It's's going to be okay. Now...I have to move your leg...."
When Xena gently placed her hand on her friend's right knee, Gabrielle gasped.
"It's just're safe...."
Then the warrior gently rotated the knee and pulled it a few inches toward her, effectively causing Gabrielle's right leg to bend slightly in her direction. The little bard whimpered and began trembling.
Keeping her hand on her friend's knee, Xena reached over, picked up the cup containing the thick paste and set it down next to her. Moving her own knee to touch the bard's leg so she could maintain physical contact, she then picked up the cup and stirred the thick mixture with the large, wooden spoon.
"I've made a salve for you, but, first, I have to remove the packing."
"No," Gabrielle whimpered so softly Xena almost didn't hear her.
"It's okay," the warrior said, then picked up Gabrielle's hand and held it. "Do you trust me?"
The bard nodded hesitantly.
Xena released her hand and said, " we go." She gently put her hand back on her friend's knee and, when Gabrielle reacted with a jerk, said, "It's's just me."
She continued to talk, hoping the bard would focus on what she was saying and not what she was doing.
As she reached to remove the old packing and tossed it aside, she said in her most soothing voice, "Just listen to what I'm saying, Gabrielle...try to ignore what I'm doing and concentrate on my voice...that's, this is just some moss I gathered from the lake shore and soaked in water. It works as a compress to stop the bleeding, soaks up any blood and, because the water keeps it cold, it helps reduce the swelling."
She picked up the cup of salve, spooned some out, thought a moment, then decided against using the wooden spoon. It was so hard, so unyielding and would cause her friend unnecessary pain. As she replaced the spoon and scooped out a small quantity of the salve with her fingers, she continued her soothing, hypnotic monologue.
"Okay...just listen to my voice...I've got the salve I made up...just for you, I might doesn't exactly have your sister's seventeen herbs and spices in it, but I think it'll do the trick."
The warrior was relieved to see the tiny smile that crept onto her friend's torn, but healing, lips.
"Now, this is going to be cold at first...see?"
She daubed some of it on the bard's knee near where her other hand rested and was not surprised when the bard jumped, but it wasn't a reaction of fear, only to the cold of the salve. With her free hand, she took Gabrielle's right hand and held it.
"Okay...this is going to be the worst of it...when this is over, the rest will be a breeze. Now, I need you to try to not move your legs...okay? The less you move your hips and legs, the less it will hurt. Squeeze my hand instead...okay?"
Xena waited for Gabrielle to nod her assent and was gratified to feel the bard grip her hand a little tighter.
" we go."
The warrior took a deep breath, banished all hesitation from her mind and reached down to apply the salve to her friend's mutilated, exquisitely tender groin.
This lightest of touches ignited a flare of pain that made Gabrielle grit her teeth and she squeezed Xena's hand in a vice-like grip as her legs tensed.
Xena wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible for her friend's sake, but knew any rapid movement would be painful to the bard and the warrior wasn't sure how much more pain Gabrielle could tolerate.
Unaware she was holding her breath, the warrior spread the salve as gently as she could. The intense heat radiating from the traumatized tissue to her fingers told her this was the source of the infection.
"Just a little more and then we're done," she said softly, squeezing Gabrielle's hand as she scooped more of the salve out of the cup.
Finally finished with the painful task, she picked up a handful of damp moss and said, "Okay...the worst is I'm just going to put on some fresh packing and we're through."
The moss in place, Xena gently rotated the bard's leg back and pulled the blankets down to cover her friend's feet. Her eyes were then drawn to Gabrielle's face and she thought her heart would break when she saw it was awash with tears and silent agony.
"Come here," she whispered as she pulled the bard into her arms, careful not to pull her too far forward.
Gabrielle threw her arms around the warrior and clung to her with a fierce desperation, the sobs she had been holding in gushing out like a tidal wave and rattling off the walls of the cave.
For several minutes, Xena held and rocked and murmured softly to her friend. As the sobs began to dwindle, the warrior said, "Hey, I think our dinner's burning."
Gabrielle suddenly gripped her tighter and said, "No! Don't leave me!"
"Oh...I'm not going to leave...don't you worry about that. The fire is just a couple feet away...and I'd better get the fish out of there or we're going to have nothing to eat."
She gently extricated herself from the little bard's grasp and helped her to lie back on the bed, then returned to the fire to rescue their dinner, talking all the while, hoping to soothe her friend.
"I caught some beautiful trout this morning while you were sleeping. Can you smell it?"
"No...I wish I could, but I can't smell anything."
Xena could have kicked herself for causing Gabrielle to dwell further on her brutalized condition, but shook her head and went on in a light tone.
"Well, that's can take my word for it. While we're eating, I'm going to steep up a little something for that fever of yours, too. A little of my bark tea should do you up just fine."
She returned to Gabrielle, dinner in hand, and said, "Okay...let's are we going to do this? Well, do you think you can feed yourself or do you want me to feed you?"
"Oh, I can do it."
"Okay, then, let's see...I guess the best thing would be for me to sit behind you so you can lean back on me. It'll keep you from having to sit too far forward, but you'll be up high enough to eat and drink easily. How does that sound? Want to give it a try?"
Gabrielle nodded and struggled to sit up.
"Ah-ah-ah...just wait a minute. Let me help."
The warrior put the cup and plates on the floor and stepped behind her friend. She sat and moved forward, one leg on either side of the little bard, then lifted Gabrielle's shoulders and slid farther forward until Gabrielle's head was resting against her chest.
"Ooh...lucky I didn't put my armor on this morning, huh?"
Not in much of a joking mood, the little bard merely nodded.
Xena picked up one of the plates and made room on it for the cup of broth, then reached around the bard and placed it in her lap. Gabrielle gasped and jumped, almost spilling the broth.
The warrior immediately picked the plate back up and said, "Gods, I'm sorry! I should have--"
"No, it's okay. It just startled me."
"You sure?"
The little bard nodded.
"Here, let me put the plate in your hand. Okay?"
Gabrielle nodded again and Xena reached around and took her left hand and placed the plate in it, then grasped her right hand.
"Okay, let me show you where everything is. There's not that much, so it shouldn't take too long."
A tiny chuckle escaped the bard's lips and the warrior smiled as she placed her friend's right hand on the fillet and then the cup.
"Here's the fish...and here's some broth for you."
"Okay, thanks," the little bard said as she ate a piece of fish. "I sure wish I could taste this...I'll bet it's wonderful."
Xena picked up her plate and forked a bite of fillet into her mouth.
"Not bad...not bad...even if I do say so myself."
Gabrielle only ate a little of the fish and barely touched the broth. The warrior noted the bard's lack of appetite, but decided not to make an issue of it--not yet, anyway--and set both their plates aside.
"Okay, let me slide out of here and I'll get that tea for your fever."
Bracing Gabrielle with her hands, Xena slid back, then gently lowered the bard's head to the bed. She rose and crossed to the fire from which she removed the cup of bark tea. Inhaling its aroma, she removed the bark and set it on a rock to dry and crossed back to her friend.
"It's lucky you can't taste anything, because this is probably a little bitter."
She knelt beside the evergreen bed and started to carefully slip her left arm under the bard's shoulders.
"It's's just me," the warrior said as she began to lift her up a bit.
"What is it? What's wrong?" the older woman asked, fear and concern edging into her voice.
"I'm gonna be sick."
Without hesitation, the warrior pulled the moss out of the nearby pot, placed the container between herself and the bard, then rolled Gabrielle toward her.
As the little bard convulsively vomited up what little she'd eaten, white-hot blazes of pain shot through her groin and she screamed in agony.
Feeling helpless and useless, Xena held the bard's head over the pot and tried to brace Gabrielle's torso with her own against the shattering spasms wracking the little blonde's body.
The nausea finally abating, the warrior eased her friend back onto the bed, wincing at the muffled scream this evoked.
A tear slipped from the warrior's eye as she watched her friend tremble with pain and fear. She reached for the bard's hand and held it in both of hers.
"It's going to be okay, Gabrielle...I promise. You're safe now...I swear you are. I'm not going to let anything happen to you. We're in a cave and I camouflaged the entrance so no one can tell it's here. It's just you and me. No one's going to hurt you any more...I promise."
Her face pale and pinched with pain, the little bard sniffed back her tears and, trying to calm the tremors rolling through her body, nodded.
Xena thought her heart would break when she saw the brave front her friend was trying to put on and the price the little bard was paying.
Moving the pot aside, she steeled her heart and said, "Okay, I'm going to help you sit up a little bit so you can drink this tea."
"No...I can't...."
"Sure you can."
"No, I won't be able to keep it down...and...I can' hurts too much to...."
Tears ran down the warrior's face as she said, "I know...I know it does...but this will help...I promise...please...."
When Gabrielle finally nodded, Xena again carefully slid her arm under the bard's shoulders and lifted her up just a bit, then picked up the cup.
"Okay, put out your hand so I can give you the tea."
Gabrielle shakily complied and the warrior handed her the cup and watched as she hesitantly drank down half it's contents, then held it out for Xena to take back.
Lowering the bard's head back down to the bed and taking the cup, the warrior said, forcing a lightness she didn't feel into her voice, "That should help your fever, help the pain and help you to sleep better, too. It's pretty impressive stuff. Think you can take a little nap now?"
Gabrielle nodded almost imperceptibly.
"Good. You sleep, that's the best thing for you right now and, when you wake up later this afternoon, we'll see what we can do about getting you cleaned up a bit and maybe even wash your hair. How does that sound?"
The little bard nodded again and slipped off to sleep.
Then the warrior began trembling. She was finding it increasingly difficult to maintain her traditional calm in front of this brave young woman whose body had been so brutalized and whose mind had been so traumatized.
Later that afternoon, Xena was drawn across the cave by her friend's frightened voice.
The little bard whispered, "Xena...?" and reached out.
When the warrior took the outstretched hand, however, Gabrielle pulled away again in terror.
"NO! DON'T--"
"'s's're safe now."
The little bard slowly reached out her hand again and whispered, "I'm...sorry for...."
Xena took her hand and said, " have nothing to be sorry's my fault, I should have spoken before touching you...let you know it was me...but you know how much I love to talk."
A tiny smile crept onto the bard's lips and she said, "Yeah, I know."
"So, how are you feeling?"
", come're the bard, talk to me...I can't help if I don't know what's going on."
Gabrielle squeezed Xena's hand and began to cry softly, pitifully, then said, "Oh, hurts so much."
Tears filled the warrior's eyes as she reached her free hand to gently stroke the little bard's forehead, registering that the fever had not dissipated as she'd hoped, but, in fact, seemed a little worse.
"Oh...I know...I'm sorry...can you tell me...where...?"
Gabrielle squeezed her friend's hand in a vice-like grip and moaned.
"Okay...okay...everything's going to be alright." Trying to brighten things up a bit, Xena then said, "Okay, here's the plan...I've got the rest of the bark tea heated up for you. Why don't I get it and you can drink it down while you still can't taste it...."
She hesitated and searched the bard's face for any hint of a smile, her heart sinking when she found none.
"Then we'll get a little bathing taking care of--I've got some water heating up--and, if you're feeling up to it, we could even wash your hair. How does that sound?"
Finally, a hint of a smile appeared on Gabrielle's face and she said, "Oh, yeah...I'd like that."
"Great! That's what we'll do then."
The warrior released Gabrielle's hand and stepped over to pick up the bark-tea cup, then returned and said, "Here we go...I'm just going to help you sit up a bit so you can drink it. Okay?"
The bard nodded and Xena gently slipped her arm under her friend's shoulders, lifted her head a couple of feet off the bed, then handed her the tea, which Gabrielle took and drank straight down.
The warrior lowered the bard's head back to the bed, took the empty cup and said, "Okay...what say we get you cleaned up now?"
Gabrielle nodded and Xena stepped back to the fire, put the cup down and picked up their small pot, which was full of tepid water, and returned to set it down in the dirt next to her friend. She then picked up their bathing sponge and soap, which she had previously laid out, and said, "Ready?"
"Uh-huh," Gabrielle said in a very small, frightened voice.
Xena reached out and took her friend's hand, relieved the little bard only started slightly when she did so.
"Hey...listen...I'm not going to go near...any place that hurts and, if you want me to stop--at any time--you just say the word. Okay?"
"Okay," the little bard said in a tiny voice.
The warrior then proceeded to bathe her friend's poor, brutalized body, talking constantly, anything that came into her head, convinced she was just babbling, but continuing to do so, because she saw it seemed to soothe the little bard.
She gently, gingerly washed Gabrielle's face, careful not to get the sutures wet, and took the opportunity to inspect her friend's wounds, all of which seemed to be healing very nicely. She folded the blanket down to Gabrielle's hips and bathed her sweat-covered chest, stomach and arms, noting the bite marks on her breasts no longer looked so red and angry.
That done, she replaced the blanket over her friend's torso and moved down to wash Gabrielle's legs. The little bard stiffened when Xena exposed her legs, but the warrior increased what she considered to be her babbling and Gabrielle relaxed.
The bath finished, Xena asked, "Would it be okay if I just wet down the packing moss a little?"
Gabrielle drew in a tiny breath, but then nodded her assent and Xena reached for the waterskin, uncorked it and poured some onto the moss, which really made the little bard gasp.
"Oh, gods, I'm sorry...are you--"
"No, it's okay, it's just so cold."
"Oh...of course," Xena chuckled, "I guess I should have warned you, huh? So, what do you think? Want your hair washed?"
Xena hauled Argo's saddle over and propped the bard up with it, then placed their large cooking pot under the bard's head, allowing her long, blonde hair to fall into the pot, and proceeded to wash her friend's hair, the large container catching the run-off.
The bathing and hair-washing completed, Xena said, "Feel better?"
"Oh, yeah."
"Good. We aim to please."
In spite of uncharacteristic, long, painful silences and a new solemnity in her eyes, Gabrielle gradually regained a healthy glow and a small measure of her former spirit.
Six and a half weeks after that horrific day, the bard's healing process was well completed--physically, anyway. Her fever had broken the day after Xena had washed her hair the first time and the warrior was well pleased with how her friend's body had recovered. In a year, the scars on the little bard's face and around her mouth would be gone and no one would be able to tell anything had happened.
But the warrior was becoming more and more concerned about Gabrielle's emotional and mental health.
The bard was still waking up two, sometimes three, times a night, screaming. Xena would always rush to hold and soothe her, hoping the younger woman would talk to her, tell her what the nightmares were about, tell her what had happened, but Gabrielle would just cry herself back to sleep, only to awaken screaming again a few hours later.
Finally, one evening, when they were camped in the forest a few day's from Pharsalus, Xena broached the subject for the first time.
"Gabrielle, do you want to talk about what happened?"
The bard froze, a forkful of meat halfway to her mouth, and her eyes filled with tears.
Well, that was a stupid question, Xena thought. Of course she doesn't want to talk about it.
"I mean...can you talk about it? You can't go on like you have been, waking up screaming every night. The nightmares aren't going to go away until you start facing what happened. You know I'll do whatever it takes to see you through this, but I want you to come out a whole woman at the other end."
She watched as the little blonde sat staring into the fire, big tears running down her face, and crossed to sit beside her, dinner forgotten.
"Gabrielle...I know you can't do this until you're ready, but, when you are...I'll be here to help you through it."
The little bard's head dropped lower and her shoulders began to shake as she was wracked with sobs.
Xena drew her into her arms and said, "Oh, Gabrielle...please talk to me...please let me help you."
But the little blonde shook her head and wept uncontrollably in the warrior's arms.
Every few days, Xena would bring up the painful subject again, knowing her friend was trying to pretend nothing had happened, hiding from the pain and terror of her memories, but each time would be a replay of the first with the little bard refusing--or unable--to talk about what had happened. And the nightmares and the torment continued.
Two weeks later, they were camped in a beautiful little glen just outside of Patrae. The night sky glittered above them as Xena, having finished dinner, put down her plate and looked across the campfire at her friend.
The little bard looked up expectantly, then recognized the expression on her friend's face and angrily threw her plate into the dirt as she half-ran from the campsite.
"No, Xena! I can't! Now leave me alone!!"
The warrior lowered her head, tears filling her eyes.
Several minutes later, her anger spent, Gabrielle turned and walked back to camp, but stopped several yards away and saw, for the first time, how distraught her friend was.
Unaware she was being observed, Xena looked up at the glimmering sky and whispered, "Please...if any of you are helped me once...please help me now. What happened was all my fault...I should never have left her face those...and now I don't know what to do to help her. She's slipping further and further into darkness and I'm afraid I won't be able to pull her back. her."
Burdened with the guilt she bore like a leaden yoke, Xena lowered her head to stare with clouded eyes into the fire and Gabrielle gradually became aware of the defeat in the slope of her friend's shoulders and the subtle hint of grief in the tilt of her head.
Fighting back fresh tears, the little bard walked the short distance back to the fire and picked up the plate she had flung to the ground in such anger. She started to scrape the gritty remains of her dinner into the fire, then collapsed to the ground, her legs crossed in front of her.
Elbows on knees, her head in her hands, she swallowed back her sobs and, in a barely audible, quivering voice, said, "Xena...?"
Startled, the warrior looked up from the fire. So lost had she been in her own troubling, painful thoughts, she'd not noticed her friend's return.
"Xena...." Gabrielle said, tears evident in her shaky, whispery voice. " me...."
In one, fluid movement, the warrior was on her feet, skirting the fire, sitting next to her friend and enfolding the little bard in her arms.
Gabrielle gripped desperately at her, still crying quietly, then suddenly shook her head and tried to pull away.
Xena resisted her efforts, holding her tightly, and whispered, "No,'s time."
All the fight left the bard's body and she slumped in her friend's protective embrace, crying so pitifully the warrior thought her own heart would break.
Finally, as the fire burned low, repressing the persistent, debilitating terror she'd been living with for what seemed like an eternity, Gabrielle began to talk.
Xena all but held her breath, afraid the tiniest word or movement would stop the little bard from releasing the demons that had held her captive all these weeks.
Her tears subsiding, the bard talked about pacing angrily around the campsite after the warrior had ridden off that morning, then finally grabbing the sponge and soap and going down to the lake where she'd bathed and washed her hair.
Still angry and worked up over what she'd considered Xena's treating her like a kid again, she'd started swimming and continued to do so until she'd felt her anger and animosity dissipating.
At sunset, after a dinner of fish she'd caught that afternoon, she'd written in her scrolls by the light of the campfire and then, finally admitting the warrior might--just might--have been right about her needing more time to get her strength back, she'd gone to bed early and had fallen almost immediately into a deep sleep.
"The next thing I remember is being was so dark...I guess the moon hadn't come up yet and the fire had gone out. I heard voices all around"
The little bard's voice trailed off as she stared blindly at the dwindling fire.
Xena waited patiently for her to continue and, when she didn't, whispered past the lump in her throat, "Then...what happened?"
After a few more moments, the bard said, "I don't know, I guess I panicked...I didn't know where my staff was, I couldn't see very well...I jumped up and started running. I ran around that boulder...I guess I was headed for the of them went around one way and another one went the other way and they...they caught me in the middle...."
Tears coursed down Xena's face as she willed her friend the stamina to go on and the strength to survive the telling. Gabrielle took a deep, jagged breath and then continued, her face expressionless, her voice a monotone.
"They grabbed me and threw me against the boulder. I guess that's how I got this."
She reached up and touched the scar on the left side of her face.
"I fought back...I swear I did, Xena...I swear I tried to...."
The warrior had to wait a moment to be sure her voice wouldn't tremble, then said, "I know you did."
"Two of them finally just grabbed me...threw me on the ground...and held me there while the other...the other one...tied my hands and feet to...I don't know...trees or rocks or something...."
Xena shuddered as she remembered the sight of the little bard staked out on the ground, naked, bleeding...helpless.
"I screamed, but one of them hit me over and over and over again...until I stopped...."
The bard unconsciously touched her nose and a single tear ran down her cheek.
"I kept trying to pull my hands free of them hit me with a branch or something...oh, gods, it hurt...I was afraid they were going to kill I...stopped fighting...then they...they...."
Tears started flowing freely again down Gabrielle's cheeks, although her eyes still seemed glazed...dead.
The warrior pulled the younger woman into her arms again and whispered, "I'm're not alone now...what did they do?"
"They...they...tore my clothes off...and...and...oh, gods...."
The little bard started to sob in her friend's arms.
"What?...What did they do?"
Gabrielle shook her head and tried to pull away.
"No," Xena whispered, holding her tightly, "you've come too far...don't run away now."
The little bard shook her head again and fought against the warrior's grasp.
"Say it, Gabrielle...What did they do to you?...Say it."
"No," the bard whispered pathetically, her struggles weakening.
"They raped you, didn't they?"
Gabrielle started to shake uncontrollably, then screamed, "NO-O-O-O!!!"
"Yes," the warrior whispered, praying she was doing the right thing and not chasing her friend into a blackness she would never be able to bring her out of. "They raped you...didn't they?"
"Yes...they tied you down...and they beat you...and they raped you...over and...over again...and then they left you to die."
Suddenly, Gabrielle threw back her head and screamed out her rage at the clear, glittering sky above them.
"YES!!...THEY RAPED ME!!" Her screams dwindled to a whisper as she collapsed, sobbing, back into the warrior's arms. "...they raped me."
Xena held her tightly, crying with her, trying to soothe the little bard with her voice, with her touch.
After a few minutes, Gabrielle haltingly continued.
"First one...then another...oh, gods, Xena, it hurt so much...I thought I was going to tear in two...but I didn't make a sound...I was afraid they'd kill me I bit down on...I bit down so I wouldn't scream."
The warrior gasped when she realized the devastation that had been her friend's mouth nine weeks before had been self-inflicted.
"They lit a torch or they could see...and laughed as they...then...then...the last one...he got mad, because I wasn't...I...he couldn't...he took his...knife...and...and...."
"He cut you?!" Xena whispered, her sudden rage barely controlled.
Gabrielle nodded, unable to speak through her tears.
"Oh, gods," the warrior murmured, not even aware she had spoken.
"He put it...the...he put it...inside me...then he pulled it...out so fast...but I didn't scream...I didn't make a...I could feel the blood...running...but I didn't...then...the last one...he laughed and said...he said, 'There, that's more like it' and he...he...they took turns...I don't know how many...times...maybe I...because the next thing I remember is you...I'm never going man will...I won't...."
"Shhh," the warrior whispered. "It's alright's're safe're safe."
Xena held and rocked her, speaking quietly, murmuring encouragement and pride, until the little bard fell finally into an exhausted sleep. The warrior lowered her to the ground, then got up and spread their blankets.
With no effort, she lifted her friend, cradling her like a baby, and placed her on half of one of the blankets, then folded the other half over her.
The dark-haired woman looked down at the little bard, tears of compassion, guilt and rage mixing together and spilling down her face. Then she uncovered her friend and spread the blanket back out on the ground, picked up the other one and placed it over the bard, then crawled between the two blankets herself. She reached over and pulled Gabrielle into her arms and held her through the night.
At first morning's light, the warrior awoke with a start. Then she remembered the evening before and kissed the sleeping bard's forehead when she realized neither of them had moved during the night. Gabrielle had slept through, with no tortuous nightmares, for the first time in over nine weeks.
That evening, after a full day of traveling, they set up camp by a little brook and, as Gabrielle was preparing their dinner, Xena looked up from polishing her armor and said, "Those men we ran into on the road today...for a moment, you were afraid they were the ones. Weren't you?"
The bard paused in her preparation of the rabbit Xena had killed earlier and, in a faraway voice, said, "How did you know?"
"Well, when I came back from talking to them, you were sitting on the ground by Argo, shaking all over. I don't think I've ever seen you that pale, except...well.... I knew they weren't the ones--I've known Timon for years, he's a good man--but they were men and there were three of them and you thought...."
Still clutching the rabbit and knife, Gabrielle sat down in the grass and stared at the ground in front of her.
The warrior put down her armor and polishing cloth and crossed to her friend, squatted down next to her and placed a gentle hand on the bard's shoulder.
At this slightest of touches, Gabrielle jumped and Xena said, "It's's just me," wondering when--or if--the little bard would feel safe again.
The warrior sat in the grass next to her friend and said, "All men aren't monsters, you know."
"I know," Gabrielle said in a voice so soft Xena almost didn't hear her.
The dark-haired woman put her arm around the little blonde and pulled her into a hug.
"You do know you're safe now, don't you?"
Gabrielle nodded her head silently.
"Okay, then, let's get going with dinner. I don't know about you, but I'm starving."
Later, after Xena had devoured her half of the rabbit and Gabrielle had picked at hers, the little bard was scraping off their plates and preparing to take them over to the brook to wash when she glanced over at her companion.
Her eyes faraway, the warrior was deep in a memory that furrowed her brow.
"What're you thinking?"
Shedding the troubling memory, the older woman focused on her companion, smiled and shook her head.
Gabrielle knew that, at times, when the past lay especially heavy on her friend, it was sometimes best to not intrude, so she picked up their plates and utensils and headed for the brook, only to be stopped by the warrior's voice.
"Do you remember anything about those men? A name one of them might have called another one? The sound any of their voices might have had? A special odor about one of them? Anything like that?"
The bard turned and looked at her friend, then thought a minute.
"Well, one of them said the name...."
"What name?"
"Why are you asking?"
"Because we need to find them and bring them to justice," the warrior said, then picked up her sword and started sharpening it.
Gabrielle looked at the older woman for a long moment, then quietly asked, "Whose justice?"
"What do you mean?"
After another long moment, the bard put down the plates and utensils, then crossed to kneel at her friend's side and said, "You know what I mean...and I know what you're planning."
"What are you talking about?"
"You're planning to hunt them down and butcher them. Aren't you?"
"Don't be ridiculous!" the warrior snapped, suddenly becoming defensive.
"Xena, look at me."
The dark-haired woman returned to sharpening her sword with a vengeance.
"Look at me, dammit!"
Stunned by the little bard's suddenly aggressive tone, the warrior looked over at her.
Gabrielle studied her friend's face, the eyes in particular, for a moment, then said, "I'm right, aren't I? You're going to hunt them down and kill them like dogs."
"They don't deserve any better! They're worse than dogs!" the warrior growled between clenched teeth, barely able to contain her rage.
"'ve forgotten."
"Forgotten what?!"
"A few years back, you promised me that, if anything ever happened to me, you would not turn into a monster."
The anger seemed to drain out of the warrior as she remembered that night, that campfire.
"This is different. Those men--"
"Deserve a fair trial. They--"
"No!" Xena shouted, the rage back in full force. "No! They deserve to be treated the same way they treated you!! They deserve to be staked out and--"
Understanding suddenly dawned on the little bard's face and she quietly said, "This isn't about them, is it?"
Xena just looked at her.
"This is about you, isn't it?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You feel guilty, because you wouldn't let me go with you that morning. My gods, you really think the whole thing was your fault. Don't you?"
"You don't know what you're talking about," the warrior snapped, then rose, threw down her sword and whetstone and strode off into the night.
In a flash, the bard was up and running after her friend.
"Leave me alone, Gabrielle!"
Catching up to the warrior, the little blonde grabbed her arm and spun the older woman back around to face her.
Although the bard was fully prepared for the angry reaction this would engender, she was stunned by the icy blue daggers that impaled her and the shaking rage that was her friend.
You've come this far, the little blonde thought, don't back down now.
Taking a deep breath and swallowing down her fear, Gabrielle quietly said, "It wasn't your fault, Xena."
As tears filled her eyes, the tall warrior turned away, but the bard moved quickly around in front of her and took her other arm, this time gently.
"It wasn't your fault."
The warrior again tried to turn away, but the little bard wouldn't allow it. Finally, Xena slowly sank to the ground and put her head in her hands.
Gabrielle knelt by her friend and pulled the older woman into her arms. When Xena tried to pull away, the little bard said, "Stop it. Sometimes I need you to hold me...and sometimes, whether you like it or not, you need me to hold you. This is one of those times, so quit fighting me...please."
The warrior's resolve melted and she slumped against her friend, secretly grateful for the little bard's comforting arms around her, although she would never have admitted it...not even to herself.
"Oh, gods, Gabrielle, I'm so sorry."
The younger woman pulled the warrior closer and wrapped her arms tightly around her.
"You have nothing to be sorry about." Xena tried to pull back, to protest, but the bard whispered, "Don't...please...." and the warrior finally let go of her tears of remorse and allowed herself to be comforted.
After a few moments, so relieved the warrior was allowing her to do this, Gabrielle said, "I know about the pain that lives in your heart. I know you think you can never make up for the things you did in your past...and maybe you're right, maybe you can't...I don't know, because you've kept me so sheltered from that part of you...but I have watched you time and time again accepting guilt that does not belong to you. You blamed yourself for Marcus' death, you've done the same with Callisto and you're trying to do it now. Well, I can't do anything about those other times, but I will not allow you to accept the responsibility for what happened to me."
The warrior pulled away, but would not--or could not--look at her friend.
"Gabrielle, you don't understand," she said through her tears. "If I had--"
"Yes, I do understand," the bard said and turned Xena's face to look at her. "You think you're to blame for my being...for what happened, because you wouldn't let me come with you that morning. Well, excuse me for saying so, but that's crap. You didn't make me stay behind because you knew what was going to happen. You made me stay behind because you were trying to protect me."
The warrior turned away and said, "Yeah...alot of good it did."
The little bard again, gently turned her friend's face back to look at her.
"Xena, you were right. I was still too weak to go with you. If I had gone, you could have gotten hurt by--"
"But I couldn't have! Minolais and his men were long gone by the time I got there. If I'd let you come with me, you would have been safe...nothing would have happened to you."
"But you didn't know that," Gabrielle said, holding her friend's face between her hands, forcing the warrior to look at her. "You didn't couldn't know...and I will not allow you take responsibility for what happened."
Slowing, agonizingly, Xena dissolved into tears and the little bard pulled the warrior in, wrapping her arms tightly around the older woman.
Finally, after several long minutes, the dark-haired warrior slowly pulled away, wiping the tears from her face, and said, "If I looked for the rest of my life, I'd never find a better friend than you."
"Well, I'm glad you finally realize it."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"You saved my life back there...again," the little bard said. "If you hadn't come back when you did, if you weren't the best healer I have ever seen, if...well, you saved my life and then...two nights saved my soul. I don't know that I'll ever be able to repay you."
The warrior drew the little bard into her arms and softly said, "You already have."
Late the next morning, as they were on their way to Lamia, Gabrielle looked up at her taciturn friend who'd been riding so silently all morning and said, "A dinar for your thoughts."
The warrior looked down at her, thought a moment and said, "You were very impressive last night. I know what you're capable of shouldn't surprise me anymore, but...."
"Hey," the little bard said, laying a hand on the warrior's stirruped foot, "what we've been going through brings out the best in love."
Xena pulled Argo to a stop, climbed down and turned to see a questioning look on the little bard's face.
"I just thought I'd walk with you for a while," the warrior said.
"Oh. Okay."
The two friend's smiled at each other, then continued down the dusty road in companionable silence.
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Remember that whole December 21st 2012 stuff that people talked about for years?
I certainly remember it because I was working the graveyard shift at an empty factory that morning and I found myself reflecting on the emotions of that morning.
December 21st gave way to morning just like any other day. Tired people and barking dogs following their same routines as if nothing had changed.
Any one man stepped out onto the back porch of their home and looked around. Taking a drag from a cigarette and thinking about nothing and then still nothing. The sound of distant sirens placed worry into the heart of man or in the mind as it balanced between brilliance and simple sanity.
A man knew the siren sound stood consistent with the morning before and ten more before that. The worry was replaced with complacency. Nothing would happen that day, somebody thought.
Children line up stepping onto their school buses with a sleeping head and unconscious body. Some probably hoping it would be the last of days.
The fear and hope of what the day could have been would be forgotten as parents sat at computers, stood in factory lines and dealt with the same day drama that made life worth while.
Maybe a few waited for a trumpet call resounding over the earth. Maybe a few waited for the news channel to appear telling an awful story of how nuclear warheads were launched and they had but four hours to live.
However, with the minutes and hours passing by, everyone realizing that the day was the same in the way that it wasn’t, nothing would happen, somebody thought.
But when the radio static sounds and the TV tells the news, hope and fear return if only for a moment.
Thank you for reading, Zac Zinn
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Live wallpapers created using OpenGL ES 2.0. Waves that appear on the surface of the fantastic liquid paint the surface with colorful patterns. Shades vary smoothly over time. To install the pattern select settings generator color and color scheme. In the application, you can adjust the quality of the surface, depending on the capabilities of your device, the speed of the waves, the damping force of the waves, the frequency of falling drops to the surface and the depth of penetration of the drops. Excellent quality. Pixel graphics. |
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"School and family team members work together daily to create learning opportunities for all participants."
Schools often seem like a bunch of individual players working alone, sometimes at odds. Teachers do what they do, kids do what they do, and most of us aren't exactly sure what principals and parents do.
What we is that this doesn't help anyone do what they need to do.
Teams and teamwork are foundational to Agile. Agile recognizes a simple thing: we're all here together so we might as well work together—and when we work well together, the whole is often greater than the sum of the parts. In a way, all Agile work is team work. As one Agilist put it, "There are no Agile companies; only Agile teams."
Though Agile is an ideal framework for the optimal functioning of teacher teams and administrative teams, the team comprised of teacher, student, and family is perhaps the most important.
Think of how much time kids spend outside of school. Think, too, about how much parents would like to know about their child's education. Think how much help teachers could get if kids and parents were with them on the same page.
Creating teams out of a classroom isn't easy. It requires regular, structured communication. It also requires that each team member understand their role. What role, for example, will you help parents step into? And what will you tell students about sustaining a learning role at home?
The "classroom-family" learning team as we'll call it is the rough equivalent of a "distributed team" in the world of software development. Distributed teams are common these days; technology allows us to stay in sync. But old-fashioned analog communication like letters, classroom newspapers, and other paper-based communications can still get the job done.
Another approach is something we might call "direct engagement". Assigning kids the responsibility of sharing their daily work at school with their parents works—especially at the elementary grades. Giving kids tasks that directly involve interacting with their families also works well.
The team that matters most in a child's learning life is the team of teacher, student, and parent. It may not be possible to have regular team meetings, but it's certainly possible to have teams.
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When I think about parents, teachers, and kids, the question that comes up first is always, "How do we bring these people together when they're not often in the same place at the same time?"
I have not found parent volunteers, open house nights, or even traditional parent-teacher conferences to be of much help. What I have found that works well are the following:
• Classroom Communications. Regularly published classroom newspapers, written by kids to parents, have always been successful. Kids enjoy writing about what they're learning. Parents get to hear it directly from their children. And the process of producing a newspaper seems to push kids toward developing complex skills in a context they enjoy and find meaningful.
• Portfolios and Student Self-Assessment. When parents can see what their kids are doing, and also see what their kids have to say about it. Portfolio-based student-led conferences are an ideal format for pulling the school and family team together.
• Plain English Assessment. Today's assessment tools, tests, and report cards are a mystery to both students and parents. That means that two important members on the team have no idea what learning is being delivered. Sometimes, teachers don't even understand these tools. But the "plain English" approach I have used in both the SAGIS and 3P Grading System approaches has overcome this. This also speaks to the notion of meaningful learning. Obviously, learning that no one understands cannot possibly be meaningful.
• Formal Parent Education. I've done a fair bit of this and it always goes very well. Yet few schools that I know have formal parent education programs, and I really don't know know why. Teaching parents about the techniques and curricula teachers are using, seems like a natural way to gain their support. My favorite homework assignment: "Teach one of your parents how to do what we learned today in class."
It may take time and creativity to figure out how to pull your team(s) together. And as class sizes rise, the volume of effort required will rise, too. But it's worth it. When parents are supporting you at home, your life is a lot easier, and so are the lives of your students.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24683 | Death by Chocolate Cake
I’ve only met one person who doesn’t like chocolate, so I’m assuming that the information I’m about to give is crucial to most. The best chocolate cake in Rhode Island is in your midst, as Gregg’s Restaurant has several locations (Providence, Warwick, East Providence, and North Kingstown). Go to one.
Gregg’s Restaurant is your classic family diner, featuring home-style meals and friendly servers. What makes Gregg’s different from the rest is their chocolate cake, aptly named “Death by Chocolate Cake,” which made me realize that this is how I’d like to die.
Grandma and her chocolate cake not pictured
Though Gregg’s cake is “to die for,” my grandmother’s homemade chocolate takes the cake for me. But since my grandma’s baking is better than your grandma’s baking, Gregg’s will be your favorite.
This slice of cake is as big as your face, so don’t be tempted when someone asks to split a slice with you. Be strong, and say no. Get your own.
“Death by Chocolate Cake” will send you to heaven if you have enough self-control to eat only one slice. If you’re like me, it will send you straight to Hell for gluttony.
Protip: Take a shot of RumChata (will pair perfectly with chocolate cake) every time you read the word “cake” in this article. Actually, don’t. You’d die.
1. Kathy
Great article. Makes me consider suicide by chocolate cake. One of my favorite treats.
2. Kristine
Looks like I need to make a trip to Gregg’s in Rhode Island! You convinced me!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24713 | Is crime in England and Wales really going down?
Is crime going up or down? Is the UK becoming a more, or less, violent society? These questions have been asked for many years by policy-makers, academics, practitioners, journalists and the public alike. It has always seemed difficult to arrive at any meaningful response to the question, since crime is an inherently difficult thing to count. Are we interested in victims or offenders? How do we count victimless crimes (such as drug use), or crimes where the victim is unaware of their victimization (such as many fraud offences)?
You can find the answer here: CSI 4: Crime |
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When a garment is created, it acts as an entity, as an objective fact. It itself is a symbol, we call it zero nature. This project is a process of exploring the creation of zero nature. A process of simplifying symbols.
produced by: Yuwen Huang
I made "the clothes" -- a symbol created by myself. No matter how external it is, it will change into the same plane symbol when passing through this device. First of all, I designed the "clothes". It is a symbol. Anyone standing in front of it will only have such a shape. The idea of unifying clothes is to make people pay attention to the fact that clothes are essentially symbols of clothes. It's just clothes. On the other hand, it can also be given various symbols such as "young", "unique", "tasteful", etc. it is a reflective and satirical work. Everyone can have a different understanding, and this appearance can carry any interpretation. And the line is the limit of appearance and symbols.
What this work wants to express is: the symbol should be the entertainment of life, not the necessity. Consumerism is to label goods with symbols and transform some people's consumption from "physical consumption" to "intentional consumption" by binding intention. These symbols, which may lack the core, make consumers immersed in meaningless "pseudo consciousness". The sociologist Baudrillard once said: "in the process of consumption generalization, there is no soul, shadow, mirror image, copy, nor the probability judgment of existence and appearance, only the sending and receiving of symbols. The existence of individual is cancelled in the combination and calculation of symbols. All of these are the absence of social thinking and their own perspective. "
Concept and background research
The story starts with buying a high-cost T-shirt. Buying it seriously affected my quality of life at that time. So I had to think about whether I fell into the consumption trap. So I looked through some financial reports of trendy brands and luxury companies.
First of all, LVHM's financial report disclosed that at the beginning of April 2020, China's consumption had a year-on-year growth rate of 50%. Consumption in Asia excluding Japan accounted for 30% of the total income, which did not include Chinese consumption abroad. In 2019, the main business income is 53.6 billion euro, accounting for 38% of the marketing and marketing expenses. This is mainly due to the market and the expenses paid to the sales staff, site expenses, advertising and promotion expenses, holding shows, etc. The cost of raw materials is only about 5%. Patrizio Di Marco, President of Gucci, once said that the cost of canvas without coating process for LV is 11 euro / M (our common classic flower bags are Monogram coated canvas), so the material cost of such LV bag is only 50 euro. Of course, the value of a bag lies in its design and workmanship.
Karl Lagerfeld made $58 million a year when he worked for Chanel, and between $50000 and $70000 for an average designer. The cost of technology is only about 300 euro for Hermes' handmade bags. Of course, the best-selling model for mass production, far from such value. In addition, depreciation expenses are included in the management cost. If you look at the profit margin, for others, clothes and bags have a 33% profit margin. It is easy to see that in addition to the value of some clothing products, symbols give them multiple values.
By chance, I saw mark kostabi's painting of a faceless man. His works show that postmodern practice is the degeneration of high culture, but it is a kind of intentional degradation, which intentionally lowers himself to the level of low-level culture. It wants to find a sense of going home because it makes it more consumptive, so it takes advantage of narrative, familiarity with symbols and simple forms. Its main form is the diversity of attitude and value, which people can choose at will. Social reality is affirmed as heterogeneous, fragmentary and accidental at all levels.（）
I used the Kinect and the projector. First, the green color blocks are recognized by Kinect, and two color blocks are connected to form a line. Then Kinect recognizes the joints and fills the body below that line. There were two difficult places that stuck for a long time when I was doing it. 111 line for loop. I first recognize the outline of the green object, and use this to calculate the center of the green object, and then draw a circle on the center.
149 lines of for loop, calculate a line, and then determine the position of all the points in the image above or below. In addition, a result is judged. Are these points a display image or a background. If the screen captured by the camera is displayed at the top, the bottom of the line is filled.
Kinect one course, (
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Tecmo Koei | Release Date: 22-Aug-2013
(Not Rated)
Content Rating:
Genres: Action, Adventure
Playable On: 3DS Wii WiiU
Publisher: Tecmo Koei
Developer: Tecmo Koei
Upon hearing of Jaquio's death, a new villain Ashtar rises in the pursuit to take over the world. Guide Ryu Hayabusa in his rescue mission for Irene Lew, friend and former CIA agent. Destroy the Sword of Chaos, a weapon of great power forged from the bone of a demon. Use techniques such as the Fire Wheel or the Windmill Throwing Star and attack while holding on to walls and ladders. Utilize the most innovative technique of all--the ability to create Shadow Clones, orange shadow versions of Ryu that will constantly follow him and repeat his actions. Defeat evil henchmen, creatures, and bosses as you progress through multiple stages on your way to destroying Ashtar, the Realm of Chaos and others that may lurk in the dark...
This game is only playable in 2D.
Virtual Console
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24754 | On this episode of This is Gravel Producer Matt takes a few minutes to chat with Bobby and Neil. The crew talks about their past year and looks ahead to highlight some ideas for 2019.
If you have an questions/input reach out to Producer Matt at:
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Open Those Bright Eyes Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24766 | Field of Science
Keep Your Brain Healthy (a quiz)
Happy Friday! Have some sludge.
1. In honor of the Oscars this weekend, we'll start with a still from a very cool video. What is this?
a. a bioluminescent squid
b. fungus farmed in an ant colony
c. the inside of a mouse embryo
d. a model of new galaxies forming in space
(If you like videos that zoom through mysterious objects, also check out these fruit-and-vegetable MRIs.)
2. According to new research, climate change is having what effect on your allergies?
a. Allergy season has lengthened by two to four weeks in some parts of North America.
b. The ragweed population is declining due to mass die-offs of one of its major pollinators.
c. Allergy sufferers' symptoms have decreased by up to 12%, since heat represses histamine activity.
d. There's no such thing as climate change. We should keep burning fossil fuels, because carbon dioxide is good for plants.
3. Using video and chemical sampling of the ocean floor in the Gulf of Mexico, oceanographer Samantha Joye found:
a. almost no oil, hooray!
b. blankets of oil several inches thick
c. healthy populations of sea creatures
d. bacterial spit
4. Speaking of sludge, Indonesia could spend the next 20 to 90 years dealing with constant flow from its:
a. mud volcano
b. tar geyser
c. oil pipeline rupture
d. sewage river
5. Finally, good news (for some people). Apparently, being bilingual can:
a. reduce stress
b. make your brian bigger
c. delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease
d. prevent brain tumors
Answers are in the comments.
Image: Ian Smyth, Monash University.
Woo Hoo, Witchy Woman
The latest piece by reporter John Tierney has been flying up the New York Times most-emailed list today. You may remember Tierney from his previous appearances on this site, where he argued that men are inherently better than women at math and science. Today's article, though, is about evolutionary psychology, a field that involves blessedly little in the way of numbers--perfect for my analytically impaired brain!
The article is about a new study by Florida State University graduate student Saul Miller and his advisor, John Maner. In the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Miller and Maner argue that women put out sexy signals while they're ovulating. While single men respond by seeing ovulating women as more attractive, men in committed relationships rate ovulating women as less attractive. The authors call this phenomenon "relationship maintenance." That is, men in relationships insist that the most fertile women aren't attractive, in order to preserve their relationships.
I should say woman, not women. The study involved 38 male college students and one (1) (ONE) female college student. But don't worry, the authors made sure to choose a woman who was "approximately average in attractiveness." (Hope she didn't read their paper.)
Over the course of three months, each man spent one 20-minute session with the woman, working on "several cooperative tasks" that apparently involved Legos. After his session, each man rated the woman's intelligence, outgoingness, flirtatiousness, and attractiveness on a scale from 1 to 5. He also indicated whether he considered himself to be in a "committed relationship."
To make sure the woman didn't botch the results by employing any agency in her own attractiveness, Miller had her go without makeup, keep her hair in a ponytail, forego scented products such as perfume or deodorant, and wear jeans and a t-shirt. She "underwent extensive training on how to remain expressively neutral"--in other words, how to not flirt. Thus prepared, the female student presumably had no way of influencing how men perceived her, and was rendered a sweaty, regularly-cycling robot. (I'm surprised they didn't add glasses.)
The men's ratings were plotted against the woman's menstrual cycle. Single men, Miller reports, rated the woman as marginally more attractive during ovulation, though this result was not statistically significant. But men in relationships rated the woman as significantly less attractive when she was ovulating, confirming the authors' hypothesis about "relationship maintenance." Attached men perceive a woman's fertility signals and, in an act of self-protection, tell themselves she's not so hot.
Tierney writes,
It's possible that some of the men in Florida were just trying to look virtuous by downgrading the woman's attractiveness, the way a husband will instantly dismiss any woman pointed out by his wife. (That Victoria's Secret model? Ugh! A skeleton with silicon.)
But paper co-author Jon Maner insists, "It seems the men were truly trying to ward off any temptation they felt toward the ovulating woman."
As unimaginative as his Victoria's Secret joke is, Tierney's lack of criticism toward this paper distresses me more. He fails to point out to his Times readers the dubiousness of a study that relies on one female subject--and that creates an entire 28-day curve out of 12 data points (only 12 of the 38 men were actually in relationships). He doesn't make note of the arbitrariness of "statistical significance" when all your results are on a subjective 5-point scale. Nor does he mention the paper's control: the authors had two other women watch videos of the female subject and rate her on various days, in order to provide "objective ratings of attractiveness."
And although he discusses other current research in evolutionary psychology--for example, studies saying that ovulating lap-dancers get higher tips and that fertile women dress better--Tierney doesn't question the central idea of the paper.
Other research, as Tierney mentions, has suggested that women are programmed to consider cheating, so that they can sneak a child with more desirable genes into their monogamous relationships. Being in a committed relationship is a plus, evolutionarily speaking, but more so for women than for men. The more surviving kids you create, the more evolutionarily successful you are by definition. So while it probably benefited the cavewomen to keep a provider nearby, it benefits males of most species to spread their offspring around as much as possible. The idea of male "relationship maintenance," while a nice story, goes against the rest of evolutionary biology.
But the idea of women as crafty temptresses whom men must actively resist was, apparently, too tempting for John Tierney. He must really hate ponytails.
Name That Cross Section!
Scroll down through this sequence of pictures. What do you see?
If you said "an artichoke as seen by an MRI machine," you're right! (And this guy would like to talk to you.)
Andy Ellison is an MRI technician at the Boston University School of Medicine. He first put an orange through the machine one day to make sure it was working correctly. "A problem with the scanner would show itself with most fruits and veggies," he explained to Science. But it turned out that the inside of an orange was pretty cool in its own right. So Ellison started scanning all kids of produce and posting the videos online.
You should definitely go to Ellison's blog, Inside Insides, and watch a few of the videos. Following the scanner through its vegetable odysseys is a little bit like traveling through black hole, or maybe being digested by a squid.
In the meantime, see if you can identify these produce items. Bonus points if you spot any ligament tears.
Answers are in the comments.
All images from Andy Ellison,
Like Sputnik, but Colder
Nearly four kilometers under the surface of the Antarctic ice is Lake Vostok, a giant freshwater lake that's the world's third-largest by volume. It's existed for 35 million years, and it's been sealed off from the air for the past 15 million of those. No human has peeked under that ice. The water could hold ancient forms of life that we've never seen before.
Knowing it's there, do do you leave a pristine time capsule alone? Or do you fire up your giant drill, grab a few thousand gallons of antifreeze, and hack your way in there? A team of Russian scientists, knowing their answer (and apparently never having seen this episode of The X-Files), has been trying their hardest to get through the ice. Last week they were within 30 meters of the ancient lake when they had to quit.
The Russians have been trying to crack the surface of Lake Vostok since the 1990s, with many delays. After finally coming up with a plan to tap into the lake that was deemed scientifically acceptable, they began their last push (they thought) in January. As the end of the Antarctic summer approached, the team ran their drill 24 hours a day. But on February 6, they had to stop and high-tail it off the continent before dropping temperatures stranded them there. If they stayed in Antarctica any longer, their airplane's hydraulic fluid might have frozen. They'll return in the next Antarctic summer to finish what they started.
What might they find in Lake Vostok? There could be nothing living there; the lake is under total darkness and high pressure from the ice above it. If nothing else, there could be interesting microscopic fossils on the bottom of the lake. But if there are living microorganisms in the water, they could tell us what life looked like tens of millions of years ago, or what previously unknown tricks life uses to adapt to extreme conditions.
There are some concerns, though, that the Russian team's plan is unsafe. The chemicals they're using to lubricate their drill and keep the surrounding ice from refreezing could contaminate the lake, for one. Getting into the lake and finding out that you killed the world's oldest organisms would sure be a blow to morale. The Russians say their plan prevents that: they'll stop drilling just short of the water's surface, then retract their drill, letting the higher pressure of the lake push fresh water up into the hole. The water will refreeze, and the team will extract it as an ice core, never having to dip their instruments into the unpolluted water.
At least one scientist has a different concern. Montana State University ecologist John Priscu, who will soon be part of an American team drilling into other Antarctic lakes, says the waters of Lake Vostok are full of gases. Once the Russians break through the surface, Priscu thinks lake water could come shooting back at them like celebratory champagne. "You'd geyser out the top, and you'd drain the lake into the atmosphere," he says.
Next winter (in northern-hemisphere seasons, that is), we'll find out whether Lake Vostok is a hotbed of new life forms or a huge geyser-involving catastrophe. It could also be kind of a letdown. But don't worry, the Antarctic excitement won't end there: In a couple more years, the Russians plan to send down a swimming robot.
Time to Move On
MB: But I haven't been on those committees.
If only someone had recorded what happened!
Oh my.
Got a Weird Disease?
He thought for a moment. "Squishy?"
Paging Doctor Dog
Marine is an 8-year-old female black lab. She is substantially more cuddly than a colonoscopy. But she's just about as good at detecting colon cancer.
The dog's Japanese owner and trainer, Yugi Satoh, has been teaching her to sniff out cancer cells since 2005. Marine is trained to sniff at bags containing breath samples from humans, then sit down in front of the sample that smells like cancer. No one knows exactly what chemical signature the dog is smelling, but Satoh says Marine has detected diseases as diverse as lung, breast, prostate, pancreatic and ovarian cancer.
In a new study, Marine sniffed human stool samples in addition to breath samples. She was first given samples from patients with colon cancer and told to find a match. Sniffing breath samples from 306 people, 48 of whom had colon cancer (as diagnosed by a colonoscopy), the dog correctly identified 91% of the cancer patients. With stool samples, she picked out 97% of the cancer patients. And she correctly ignored 99% of the samples from healthy patients.
It may seem incredible, but disease-sniffing dogs aren't new to science. A British charity called Cancer and Bio-detection Dogs trains dogs of various breeds to sniff out bladder cancer, and they've published the research to back up their claims. They also train dogs to live with diabetics; when a dog smells that its owner is having a hypoglycemic crisis, it runs to fetch the insulin kit. Marine, though, may have drawn the best disease detecting assignment--what do dogs love more than sniffing poop?
Author Hideto Sonoda says Marine was also able to pick out samples from patients with stomach, breast and prostate cancer when told to search for the colon cancer smell, though these data aren't included in the paper. This implies that various cancers share the same smell. To find out whether the cancerous smell comes from the presence of a new odor or the absence of a healthy odor, the researchers mixed together stool samples from healthy subjects and cancer patients. The dog still identified the mixed samples as cancerous, suggesting that cancer does have a signature scent.
It would be impractical to bring in dogs and their trainers for routine medical tests, the authors say. But they hope that further research will help them find the exact molecule that causes the cancer smell. Tests for this molecule could then detect cancer in its early stages.
This isn't Marine's first time in the news, by the way. In 2008, when she was already proving her prowess at sniffing out cancer cells, Yugi Satoh decided to have the dog cloned by a South Korean firm called RNL Bio. The firm had previously been hired by a California woman who paid them $150,000 to clone her beloved dead pit pull, Booger.
Four cloned puppies came from Marine's cells. RNL Bio named them Marine-R, Marine-N, Marine-L, and Marine-S (the S stands for...South Korea?) Two of the puppies were to be given to labs, and the other two would be sold.
All dogs are excellent sniffers, so it seems likely that a dog's training is more relevant to its disease-detecting abilities than whether it has the exact genome of another disease-sniffing dog. But wherever those puppies are now--hunting diseases or not--odds are, they're happily sniffing poop.
Clarification: A person having a hypoglycemic attack needs sugar, not insulin. The dog in the diabetes example would fetch its owner's insulin kit so the owner could check her blood sugar levels. (Thanks, Brenna!)
Killer Plant Turns Cute
The children's magazine I edit has a science news feature in every issue, with six or seven quirky stories. It's hard to say exactly how I choose these stories out of all the science news I read each month. But if I had to quantify the process, I'd say I give one point to any item about robots or dinosaurs, two points for cute animals, an extra half-point for anything miniature, and about eleven points for poop. So this story emerged as a clear winner.
In the appealing-sounding "peat swamp forest" of Borneo, a team led by ecologist Ulmar Grafe studied the carnivorous pitcher plant Nepenthes rafflesiana elongata. Compared to the typical variety of its species, the elongata variety is lousy at catching insects for food--seven times worse, in fact. So how does it survive? A clue came when the team discovered tiny bats roosting inside some of the pitchers.
N. rafflesiana elongata has extra-long pitchers that the tiny bats (a subspecies called Hardwicke's woolly bats, with a body just an inch and a half long) can comfortably fit inside. Grafe suspected that the plant and bat had evolved a mutualistic relationship: the bats dozed safely inside the pitchers, and the plants digested the poop their guests left behind. To test this, he glued tiny transmitters onto the bats' backs and tracked which plants they visited. Then he analyzed the nitrogen composition of the pitcher plant leaves.
As Grafe had guessed, the pitchers that housed bats (about a quarter of the elongata pitchers observed during the experiment) had significantly higher nitrogen levels than those that were bat free. The plant hasn't gone totally vegetarian, but supplementing its insect diet with bat droppings seems to have been a successful evolutionary strategy.
The pitchers grow with a tapered shape that bats can wedge their heads down into, so they don't have to cling to the slippery pitcher walls with their feet. The pitchers also have a reduced amount of fluid stored inside; after all, it's hard to convince guests to stay the night when they'll be sleeping with their heads next to a pool of digestive juices. The plant has apparently renovated itself to become a convenient bat hotel. The researchers even found a couple of mother bats roosting with their babies.
No one's ever found a relationship like this before, where a carnivorous plant and a mammal work together. It's almost a heartwarming story--if you can forget about the poop. |
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Title :宮古島の鉄筋コンクリート造校舎の耐久性調査
Title alternative :An Investigation on the Durability of Reinforced Concrete School Houses in Miyako Island
Authors :具志, 幸昌
和仁屋, 晴讙
伊良波, 繁雄
Authors alternative :Gushi, Yukimasa
Waniya, Haruyoshi
Iraha, Shigeo
Issue Date :28-Sep-1976
Abstract :This paper describes the results of the site investigation on durability and deterioration of the reinforced concrete school buildings in Miyako Island. In general, the school buildings are deteriorated in considerable degree due to corrosion of steel bars embeded in concrete. Such condition could be expected by the authers, who had issued a series of reports of investigations on durability of RC bridges in Okinawa Prefecture. The following conclusions are to be mentioned: 1. Approximately half of the school buildings show the indication of deterioration to some or considerable extent in beams and columns. 2. The majority of slabs in outdoor corriders, outdoor stairs, and laves built before 1965 are deteriorated seriouly, and even newly built ones are also deteriorated some. 3. Deterioration of the buildings built after 1965 are seen to be light. 4. RC handrails of outdoor stairs built before 1965 are deteriorated seriously, while ones after then show no deterioration. The reason for the latter is that the stairs are rather new and built indoors. 5. Average of salt contents from the test is to be the amount of 0.29 % of mortar weight, which is considerablly high value. 6. Carbonation of concrete is progressed to certain extent, the portions around reinforcing bars are considered to be carbonaed in older slabs. 7. With high salt contents and large carbonation depth, the reinforcing bars, where only small covering is observed, are potentially corroded. From the characteristics mentioned above, it would be reasonable to conclude that many school buildings are seriously damaged due to corrosion of reinforcing bars and the progress will be expected further in future. Therefore, the introduction of some protective measures seems urgent.
Type Local :紀要論文
ISSN :0387-429X
Publisher :琉球大学理工学部
URI :http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12000/26656
Citation :琉球大学理工学部紀要. 工学篇 = Bulletin of Science & Engineering Division, University of the Ryukyus. Engineering no.12 p.9 -53
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Title: Synthesis, Characterization, and Acidity Properties of [MCl(H2)(L)(PMP)]BF4 (M = Ru, L = PPh3, CO;M = Os, L = PPh3;PMP = 2,6-(Ph2PCH2)2C5H3N)
Authors: Jia, Guochen;Lee, Hon Man;Ian D. Williams;Lau, Chak-Po;Chen, Yuzhong
Contributors: 化學系
Date: 1997-09
Issue Date: 2014-08-14T04:28:25Z
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Abstract: Treatment of RuCl2(PPh3)3 with PMP (PMP = 2,6-(Ph2PCH2)2C5H3N) in acetone produced RuCl2(PPh3)(PMP), which has been characterized by X-ray diffraction. Treatment of RuCl2(PPh3)(PMP) with NaBH4 in methanol gave RuHCl(PPh3)(PMP), acidification of which with HBF4�Et2O produced the molecular dihydrogen complex [RuCl(H2)(PPh3)(PMP)]BF4. Treatment of RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3 with PMP in benzene produced RuHCl(CO)(PMP), which reacted with HBF4�Et2O to give the molecular dihydrogen complex [RuCl(H2)(CO)(PMP)]BF4. The osmium molecular dihydrogen complex [OsCl(H2)(PPh3)(PMP)]BF4 was prepared by protonation of OsHCl(PPh3)(PMP) with HBF4�Et2O. Relative acidities of the dihydrogen complexes were investigated by NMR spectroscopy of equilibrium reactions conducted in CD2Cl2. [RuCl(H2)(CO)(PMP)]BF4 is more acidic than [RuCl(H2)(PPh3)(PMP)]BF4, which is in turn more acidic than its osmium analog [OsCl(H2)(PPh3)(PMP)]BF4.
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Devon Dick | Sucker for pain
Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM
Recently, there was a public education campaign discouraging payola to get a record played on radio, whether the product is good or inferior. But there needs to be a companion discussion about how to get one's record adequate airtime.
It is amazing that USA pop singer Lil Wayne gets so much rotation on the radio station, Fyah 105. He has a song titled Sucker for Pain with words:
'Take my hands through the flames, I torture you
I'm a slave to your games, I'm just a sucker for pain
I want to chain you up, I want tie you down.'
I do not get fully the main point of the song. In spite of its infectious beat, rhythm and melody, it is a sad song. Apparently, the artiste is talking about sadistic behaviour. The song writer obviously gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from tying up persons and inflicting pain, suffering or humiliation. There also appears to be an element of masochism, 'Take my hands through the flames'. The writer gets pleasure from receiving pain and humiliation. This song gives too much detail about a person's sexual proclivities. These are personal matters between the person and his or her therapist. This should not be for public consumption. How come this song is aired on radio in broad daylight when innocent, vulnerable children can listen? Where is the Broadcast Commission? Why is this song getting so many rotations per day? The song speaks about torture, which is an illegal activity. This song should be banished from daytime radio and, in fact, banned from radio. A Jamaican could not sing a song focused on admiration for torture and it gets airplay. Why the double standard? Why do foreigners get away with murder?
Jamaica has a high murder rate which is getting worse, so why would we allow, on our airwaves, a song about torture? Our murderers do not need any more ideas. We are killing 80-plus and 90- year-old people, not to mention babies; so why this song? Last week, a member of the Police High Command said that there is a link between some dancehall artistes and criminality. In fact, the allegation was that some were funding criminal activities. This is not news. We have heard that in some instances, a few are part of criminal networks. There should therefore be zero tolerance to such songs being played during the day.
We also have a problem with sexual assault and abuse, so we should flee anything that could give the impression of support for forced sexual behaviour. Songs influence behaviour and can be a powerful influence on young minds.
Fortunately, there are groups of persons offering an alternative lifestyle. For example, the Jamaica Baptist Union is meeting in western Jamaica under the theme 'Living the Sacrificial Life'. This is a call to find pleasure in a life of self-denial, in order that God's purposes can be fulfilled in the world. The possibility of any resultant pain is there, but it is not inflicted on others for sexual gratification, nor is it encouraged. It is really about a lack of fear of pain, provided it leads to the glory of God and the building up of the members of the Church of Jesus. This is part of the way forward.
Few persons understand the pain loved ones go through after the brutal and senseless death of a family member. The radio stations need to revisit their criteria for playing songs, and should endeavour to play inspiring, motivational music to uplift Jamaicans who are going through a rough time.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24779 | Sorry Crazy Dems and MSM – AG Barr Explained – No Case for Obstruction Without Collusion – It’s OVER!
Some in the MSM and other far-left Democrats are clinging to the fact that the Mueller team would not opine on possible obstruction by President Trump. They don’t report nor recognize that AG Barr succinctly determined there is no reasonable case for obstruction without collusion. It makes no sense!
Attorney General Barr came through with a home run for President Trump today in claiming no charges result from the Mueller report on both collusion and obstruction of justice.
But after reading AG Barr’s report, Democrat Rep Jerry Nadler, shared the following –
Nadler is clearly lying again. This is not close to the truth.
But AG Barr and the corrupt Mueller gang clearly and eloquently exonerated President Trump from collusion. Mueller’s gang, led by the very corrupt and conflicted DOJ attorney Andrew Weissmann, did not opine on whether the President obstructed justice. So AG Barr took this very sleazy and weak position by the Mueller team into his own hands.
Barr eloquently explains that Mueller would not opine on obstruction. So Barr explains that he and DAG Rod Rosenstein decided to address the issue themselves – on whether President Trump obstructed justice.
Barr states that he and DAG Rosenstein concluded that evidence is not available to establish that the President obstructed justice. Barr then explains that their decision is independent of whether the President could be indicted for anything, even if he did commit a crime.
But then Barr solidifies his case. He states that there was no motive for President Trump to obstruct justice since he didn’t commit collusion. He then states that most the evidence supplied by the Mueller gang regarding obstruction were in the public view and that no actions constitute obstructive content.
Then Barr solidifies his stance by saying that in order to obtain a judgement on obstruction the court would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that actions were taken, related to a preceding with corrupt intent and all three of these would have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
For AG Barr to come to this legal and thoughtful conclusion, in less than 48 hours, over a weekend, with a corrupt DAG Rosenstein by his side, is very impressive!
The fact that there was not collusion and no evidence of obstruction, and that most the evidence is public, totally supports AG Barr’s position. Trump is innocent! It’s a great day for the USA. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24808 | Problems To Be Considered And Noticed In Fireproof Cloth
- Jun 09, 2020-
We all know that the fireproof cloth has good fireproof and sound absorption performance, which can help us reduce some economic losses at the critical moment. Not all properties are the same, different types and specifications of fireproof cloth are suitable for different occasions, we should select specific types according to different use needs; construction also needs special attention, because to get the best performance, we must do a good job in sealing, otherwise the best fireproof cloth is a waste; Double layer construction can achieve better fire prevention and sound absorption effect, double layer can avoid the generation of coincidence effect, and the cavity has a good spring effect, which has a multiplier effect with half the effort.
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IVKOVIĆ, Z. Z. L. A. T. I. Ć., "The origin and development of the open-air museum "Old village" in Sirogojno", Open air museums: Memoir, Sirogojno, The Open Air Museum "Old Village", pp. 15-44, 2012. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24854 | Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The Holes of Life....
So I'm off to take some much needed rest. But before I do that, I am leaving you something that I got from an email. Interesting food for thoughts. Enjoy the rest of your day/night.
I've learned... That when you're in love it shows.
I've learned... That no matter how serious you life requires you to be, everyone needs a fiend to act goofy with.
I've learned...That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did winders for me as an adult.
I've learned...That money doesn't buy class.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/24856 | New Girl Spoilers
It's time for some New Girl spoilers, which consist of interviews, videos and a whole lot more that might provide some insight into the characters' future, most likely in a romantic sense. You don't need anyone to give you a spoiler alert that there will be funny lines every week, so that goes without saying. It's all about the relationships. Be sure to bookmark our New Girl spoilers section now!
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