#Traveller (Once Upon A Time In The East Mix)

[rastronomicals]

11:45 PM EDT June 29, 2024:

Kid Loco remixes Talvin Singh -   "Traveller (Once Upon A Time In The East Mix)" From the album   Jesus Life For Children Under 12 Inches (1999)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Remix, Trip Hop, etc.

[bestworstcase]

i am taking you up on your invitation to ask about the incarnadines!

:3c

right so first thing, a little historical background is needed to explain how and why the incarnadine family ended up in the position that they did: the current period began about three hundred and fifty years ago with the expansion of what was then called the valende republic through the mountains into a region of northeast sanus called the marquetry, which was overwhelmingly populated by a mainly sea-faring people called the alenbo. (ozma was an alenboic sailor at the time.)

(sidebar: due to the tides there’s a strong tendency for sea-faring groups to be fairly small while also developing a technological edge over their land-bound neighbors, because of the extreme difficulties that subsisting on the ocean entails; it’s similar in practice to the real historical tendency for pastoral nomads to be pushed onto marginal land by sedentary agrarian competitors, except with the complicating factor that the sea peoples have a subsistence base that requires them to be really skilled with dust. for the alenboics specifically, think "mongolian horse archers, but with boats and dust-based weather magic")

the marquetry wasn’t conquered per se so much as valende went "this is now a valendian province and if you disagree no you don’t :)"—because valende was massive and had the requisite numbers and military excellence to annex smaller neighbors "diplomatically"—but a significant number of alenboics went "fuck you" and sailed north to found tumak on the west coast of solitas. over the course of the next two centuries the tumakian gradually spread inland to what is now mantle and the coastal settlements were eventually abandoned as the dust deposits they relied upon were depleted. 

MEANWHILE, the northwest end of sanus—the vitrine peninsula—is home to a mix of nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples collectively called (in vytali) the glass folk. the lowland parts of the region are boggy and absolutely crawling with grimm; it is nearly impossible to travel straight north from the heart of vale in the maragda valley to the vitrine peninsula. 

(that is why it took cinder three days to travel from hellebore’s crossing to vale city: she hopped a ferry north to where VIGL—the vytal intergovernmental league—is headquartered on the isle of vytal, took another ferry east and then a coach cross-country to couloir, on the northeast coast, and then the overnight express southwest through the mountains to vale. because to take a more direct route you’d have to cross about five hundred kilometers of grimm territory.) 

so for valende, half the point of annexing the marquetry was to use it as a staging ground to finally conquer the vitrine peninsula—long, long history of enmity between the people of the maragda valley and the glass folk, who historically have dealt with grimm in part by adopting a style of warfare that can be best described as "get the grimm to fight for you by terrorizing the fuck out of your enemies." anyway, the glass folk were none too pleased about this, but once the republic had a corridor into the vitrine peninsula from the east it became sort of a forever-war situation; valende’s armies could penetrate into the region, capture some territory, start to build forts, and then the glass folk would rile up the grimm to drive them back again. rinse and repeat for a couple centuries. 

around 240 VE (~115 years ago), tumak and other coastal settlements in western solitas are formally abandoned for mantle. about a decade and a half after this is where the incarnadines come into the picture, with frida incarnadine. she’s from one of the glass folk groups and shrewd enough to recognize that this perpetual stalemate with valende is just not going to end if nothing changes. meanwhile alenboics still living in the marquetry are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with valendian rule and mantle is, with mistrali backing, beginning to test the waters by making ominous noises about liberating that region—after all, mantle is an alenboic state. 

(on top of all this, there are also the canonical pressures that contributed to the outbreak of the great war: imperial mistral stakes a claim on and occupies a region of eastern vale further south, slave trade between mantle and mistral is booming, oz—as osiander—inherits the throne of what is now a republic-in-name-only after centuries of an elective monarchy being slowly corrupted into a hereditary one, and does what he can to clean up the mess whilst preventing the simmering international tensions from boiling over.)

in every other respect besides her displeasure with the ongoing stalemate of valende’s effort to annex the vitrine peninsula, frida is in political alignment with osiander but it’s anathema among the glass folk to even consider siding with the republic on anything while there is still an active valendian campaign into their homeland. and there aren’t an abundance of other options, besides throwing in with the marquetry alenboics and soliciting aid from mantle. so frida does that. around 259 VE, she persuades the mantelian chancellor to formally recognize ‘the vitrine federation’ as a sovereign state. both ratify a mutual defense treaty. 

osiander is desperate to avoid a war with mantle, so he withdraws valendian troops from the contested territory in the west and makes an attempt to establish diplomatic ties with the new federation which are, for obvious reasons, very coldly received. in any case the upshot of all this is that frida winds up being a key player in the marquetry conflict a few years later, when the alenboic population declares independence, because that mutual defense pact she orchestrated included language obliging the vitrine federation to support the liberation of the marquetry from valendian occupation, and that was not a hard sell for any of the glass folk. 

the marquetry conflict isn’t what sparked the great war—that happened a few years later when fighting broke out between mistrali colonists and valendian forces in the southern provinces, which rapidly snowballed—but it did presage a wider conflict and nobody involved wanted it to escalate, particularly. during this period frida is one of the most determined voices on the mantelian side advocating for a diplomatic approach and lives in mantle full time. 

historians generally credit her as the main reason the marquetry conflict didn’t erupt into open warfare despite extremely high tensions in the region and occasional skirmishes. it was a bit less than a decade of cold war for independence before rioting in the southern provinces struck a match, and…

…a contributing factor as to why those riots ignited such a horrific war is they coincided with frida incarnadine and the mantelian chancellor, ijsbrand, having a falling out over what came to be known as the Interdiction—draconian censorship laws forced through on the pretext that it would keep the people safe from grimm. frida objected quite strenuously until ijsbrand froze her out of his circle of advisors, whereupon she resigned from her post as the federation’s ambassador and became an outspoken critic of the regime. which was, obviously, illegal. 

so she gets arrested and (like many of ijsbrand’s political enemies) flown out to the coldfire waste—around the north pole—and dumped there to die. unlike most of ijsbrand’s political enemies, frida is a master konurge and also completely fucking unafraid of the grimm on account of where she came from, so instead of dying she makes the long trek back to mantle specifically to go "i lived, bitch" and then make him regret making an enemy of her. 

consequently once the great war began, the vitrine federation sided with valende (and ended up getting carpet-bombed almost to oblivion for its trouble. most of the territory “lost to the grimm” during the war was in fact lost to Being Bombed, with grimm hordes moving in after. this is a distinction the glass folk in particular tend to be very precise about). frida herself spent most of the duration of the great war in mantle, underground, organizing popular resistance to the ijsbrand regime. 

after the war, the vytal accords obliged ijsbrand’s government to pay very substantial reparations not only to what was now called the republic of vale but also to certain key figures in the mantelian resistance who had been individually targeted for persecution, which made frida incarnadine very rich,and then frida went "…the accords abolished slavery without making explicit provisions for what is to happen to all the slaves, and i received more money than any one person needs" and established the incarnadine foundation to solve both problems. 

initially the incarnadine foundation, headquartered in mantle, functions as connective tissue binding together a coalition of political groups and charities united by the project of uplifting emancipated people; the foundation itself provides legal aid to formerly enslaved persons pro bono, but frida’s reparation money and existing web of political connections lead to the foundation also becoming sort of the central organizing hub because she knows everybody.

frida never marries but she does adopt a daughter, amanta, a couple years after the war ends. amanta incarnadine is reclusive and intellectual—her biggest political achievement is setting up a research grant through the foundation after frida passes away, and flatly resisting the migration of wealth from mantle to what was then the upperclass suburb of atlas. 

what amanta incarnadine is really known for though are two things:

publishing a seminal paper on the koniolytic reaction, the interaction between aura and dust that makes the magic happen, that more or less created the modern scientific field of catathymic mechanics*, and

killing herself by jumping off the coastal cliffs less than a year later.

(*this is like the esoteric equivalent of quantum physics in a world where alchemical theories turned out to be scientifically sound and the human soul is a tangible material reality)

her reasons for doing so were and still are unclear; prior to her death, she was notoriously aloof and kept very few friends, none close. her then-fifteen-year-old daughter inherits everything, fights for and wins emancipation rather than become a ward of the mantelian state, and proves to have both amanta’s intellect and frida’s general disposition. 

she enrolls in ambergris college in mantle at sixteen to study dust, graduates with high honors just three years later, divides her time between hellebore’s crossing (where she rehabilitates the long-vacant family winter house) and continuing her post-grad studies in mantle (where she builds upon amanta’s research and theories to help pioneer the emerging discipline of catathymic mechanics + keeps up with the foundation’s work as it begins to expand to encompass advocacy against practices like indentured servitude).

all of this happens in the late 20s/early 30s. (amanta dies in 326; sable finishes her undergrad at ambergris in 329 and completes her masters in 332.) around the same time, the situation in mountain glenn is becoming untenable with the retreat into the under-city occurring in 331. 

sable’s research concerns subatomic auraleric interactions between dust and (controversially) grimm, but her interest in grimm is stymied by international civilian restrictions; no one is allowed to travel into ‘bleak zones’—uninhabitable grimm territory—without a license. most grimm researchers handle this by hiring huntsmen to act as a security detail. sable handled it by living on the fringes of grimm territory in hellebore’s crossing for close on a decade and then passing the atlas academy licensing exam. 

(no one ever, ever remembers that sable incarnadine is a licensed huntress. she does the absolute bare minimum necessary to prevent her license expiring—which means taking a contract about once per quarter—and strictly takes the sort of backwoods minimum fee gig most professional huntsmen avoid, because when she is in the public eye she wants the spotlight to be on her research.)

she gets her license the same year the mountain glenn under-city is overrun, 334. 

(that incident is also how ozpin, then thirty-two, winds up headmaster of beacon academy without ever having been a professor: when the valean council gives the order to seal off the tunnels rather than risk an evacuation that might bring grimm into the valley en masse, ozpin puts out a call and steals a couple bullheads along with a handful of other huntsmen, to save whoever they can reach. most of the survivors—there are only about a hundred altogether—were rescued and flown out by ozpin et al. 

sacrificing mountain glenn is politically disastrous for the valean council as the official narrative of pragmatic necessity immediately gets derailed by "the heroes of mountain glenn risked their lives and licenses to save dozens, more could have been saved if the council had tried," so the council appoints ozpin to the headmaster’s office as a last-ditch effort to salvage public opinion before being, predictably, slaughtered at the polls.)

less than half a year later sable delves into the ruins solo, over the protestations of, like. everybody. to study the grimm there; all the relay towers are down so she’s out of contact the whole time and blows past her planned return date by long enough that she’s missing, presumed dead by the time she emerges unscathed with a fuckton of data that she synthesizes into a paper entitled on the eusocial structure of grimm hordes: conclusions drawn from a survey of mountain glenn. her conclusions are WILDLY CONTROVERSIAL (she suggests that grimm communicate with each other via konurgic signaling and that hordes display complex organization similar to that of bees or ants) but mostly borne out by subsequent studies.

for the next decade or so she churns out research like she’ll die if she stops, and when she isn’t doing that she’s in mantle making common cause with the fauni there—during frida’s time, the incarnadine foundation and its allies were very successful in seizing the opportunity and post-war mantle became a bastion for fauni civil rights, but by sable’s time the migration of (human) wealth from mantle to atlas gives rise to the alsius meritocratic party (AMP) and the reactionary backlash is in full swing. 

ozpin isn’t initially involved in the plan to raise atlas—that’s an AMP scheme—but when he hears about it he goes 😬 because he’s thinking ahead to maybe a couple centuries down the line when the city runs out of dust. he and ironwood (who is at this point atlas’ headmaster but otherwise politically irrelevant) are old school friends and ironwood has some limited understanding of the divine mandate due to having been around when ozma reincarnated into his teammate. neither of them has anything like the political power necessary to put a stop to the ascension project so the priority is damage control: either the city flies on a massive but finite load of gravity dust, or… the two of them position themselves close enough to the project to sneak the staff of creation into the works with no one the wiser. 

to that end they both become publicly enthusiastic about the project until the AMP-controlled atlas council starts to bring ironwood into the loop. meanwhile sable, who a) is more urgently concerned with the immediate socioeconomic and political ramifications of raising atlas than the logistical problems of the distant future, and b) only knows what the general public knows, emerges as one of the project’s sharpest critics. 

(she starts writing scathing editorials about ironwood and ozpin around this time and then just. never stops. ironwood thinks sable incarnadine was put on remnant to be his personal nemesis. ozpin has never met her but feels that arguing with her via dueling opinion pieces constitutes a friendly rivalry.) 

picking fights with the powers that be in atlas and then (when the fauni insurgency in mistral begins about a year later) vigorously voicing support for the rebels is what elevates her from "notable grimm expert" to "notorious crackpot" because the average person on remnant is only familiar with her work through several distorting filters of interpretation and summary, although she is very highly respected within her field. controversial but meticulous about her conclusions is her general reputation among other experts.

the politics did get her blackballed by a lot of academic institutions in atlas but her answer to that was to look over at the fauni who’d just won a war and established a state on menagerie and go "can me and my posse of brilliant scientists set up our own research institute down there," to which the new qilinese government replied "please do" and that’s the PRISM Institute. 

<- all that was a decade ago, with the fauni revolution ending in 347. in the interim she kind of slowed down on the pace of her research on account of adopting a child and writing a handful of books for laypeople, most of them nonfiction but also one incandescently strange historical fiction novel. she summers in mantle, winters in hellebore’s crossing, and sometimes lives in qilin for months at a time when her research can’t be done in the field. 

(the incarnadines aren’t wealthy by any measure now—frida poured most of the reparation money into the foundation and amanta transferred her remaining investments to fund the research grant. sable makes a living off of being one of the few people in the world who can make really high-content konurgic alloys without blowing herself up—these can’t be machine-manufactured because molten dust is too volatile, but they’re extremely valuable, like "every CCTS tower was built with several tonnes of hand-made wire" valuable, so the master-konurges capable of creating them make bank. sable does like 3-4 spools a year and smaller ad hoc commissions and never worries about money.)

the reason tdt cinder is… the way she is is sable’s social circle consists almost entirely of 1. other scientists who are leading experts in their fields, 2. firebrand mantelian activists, and 3. eccentric denizens of hellebore’s crossing, many of whom herd domesticated deer through grimm territory for a living. we’re only on the top of the iceberg right now but the CHASM between what cinder thinks is common knowledge and what’s actually common knowledge is extremely funny

[paramoira]

@certifiedhorror (osman)

'but soft, what light through yonder window breaks? it is the east, and juliet is the sun.'

words upon a bloodied page; centuries old parchment torn around the edges by shattered glass against a crimson soaked rug. screams in the distance, a fox calling into the veil between night and day. crystalline shards scatter the entranceway of the old english home, the chosen dwelling of a vampire who'd chosen to bask in the light of humanity. the home is grand by average standards and yet nothing of what would be expected of it's owners' status. it's warm, colored ascents and trinkets of his homeland sprinkled throughout it's corners. a woman's coat knocked off a rack lays upon the ground, muddied footprints stomped into it. the scent of fresh death is thick, swirling in the too silent air. splintered wood lays further inside, a bannister broken. the wall is busted inward as if someone had been thrown into it with unnatural force. crimson rivers leak, seeping, dripping across shelves and artifacts and a singular child's toy at the intersection of the foyer.

the wind from the open door catches, swirls through the ghostly halls. it moves passed the body of a woman upon the ground, her hand laid over the child's toy and her neck ripped out with a feral sort of vengeance. her scent mixes with another, a few meters further. a man bloodied, battered, dead. another upon the turn. and one more, another man, each destroyed as if their right to exist, even in death, had been revoked by one or all of the gods. the breeze proceeds upon it's odyssey, swirling and shifting, scents mingling as it travels toward the shattered window in the furthest room-- it's escape of the this horrorscape. the sound of pages pierce the early hours, a ghost in a tomb which once was a home. pages move, blood drops winkling the pages of a book among dozens scattered across the room.

'a glooming peace this morning with it brings; the sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; some shall be pardon'd, and some punished: for never was a story of more woe than this of juliet and her romeo.'

mehmed's body lays upon the ground, half covering books and broken glass, his ancient body appearing such for the first time as it desiccated, and yet in the stillness he almost appeared asleep if naught for the blood. there was so much blood. dry and wet, covering her in too many places, tears upon her clothes from a struggle and crimson smeared across her face where ariadne had allowed her newly formed fangs to tear into flesh. there was a dull pain in her jaw she was beginning to feel, the dark frenzy of violence and shock melding into the brief flickers of awareness in the red streaks beginning to from across an increasingly turbulent sky, shrouding the brightness of sun in shadows.

a toddler cries out from a closet with a stark suddenness, their mother having little memory of the voices she had risen to, moving toward the child to take her, only the blind rage she had felt. the pain. the turmoil. the primal need of a mother, and of a lover as mehmed's lifeless eyes looked upon her. she doesn't remember the struggle, or the footfalls, or the crashes. she doesn't remember tearing into the flesh of the first threat as the others scattered. she doesn't remember grabbing alara and putting her into the closet, ariadne's own blood and the man's smearing across the child's onesie. she doesn't remember hunting the others down through the house. she doesn't remember returning. she doesn't remember holding mehmed or her refusal to open the closet door out of fear. fear of what she was. fear of the memory of her own mother who had been so close to harming her own daughter-- the madness that had over taken her. (but ariadne was stronger than her mother, she always had been. and such had been the saving grace, if there could be one of the night.)

she doesn't remember, until the approaching footfalls break the hold her shock has over her and she remembers everything all at once. blood. there was so much blood. she could feel it, smell it, crave it, fear it. her face, she can feel the pain in her gums. she can feel the veins in her face. she can sense everything, too much. she needs to go to her daughter. can she? his body's at her knees.. mehmed... mehmed... the crunch of glass. osman. osman killed a member of their order. they'd said that. mehmed had talked about it. worried it'd shift the tides-- bring too much exposure. it wouldn't matter if how many resources they had as one of the great families... she remembers now. she remembers.

"you did this!" she moves in a blur, both hitting the wall and knocking what little remained to the ground. alara cries again because of the sound and ariadne's grip tightens but she doesn't attack as if she's warring with herself and yet such a battle proves she already maintains more control than what should be expected. even if it's precarious. her grip loosens, turns into shoving, into hitting his chest until she's falling under the weight of everything that's too much. she can see the bodies, the killers, the murderers in the corridor.

would they have come one day, either way?

"he's gone. he's dead. they murdered him. and... i killed them."

ariadne emits a guttural cry.

[angelloverde]

"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 23 August

Rio 70 - Nylon

Grace Jones - Sunset Sunrise

Barry White - Ghetto Letto

Speedometer - Happy

Talvin Singh - Traveller (Kid Loco's Once Upon A Time In The East Mix)

Trio Ternura - A Gira (Mr Mendel Edit)

Aura - Magic Lover

Soulive - Joe Sample

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Peter Milray - Time Machine

Camiel - Waiting For The Sun

Ballin' Jack - Telling Lies

Funky Destination - Uh Yeah

Toshio Asukatei - Rotation

The Dap Kings Feat. Rickey Calloway - I'm In Love (Kenny Dope Extended Mix)

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)

[orionsangel86]

Reading your tags on the travel poll - you're absolutely right. International travel *used* to be more common among USians, especially to nearby Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean where we used to be able to travel without a passport. But travel costs and restrictions on top of income inequity means fewer people traveling. Also? I've traveled over 4,000 miles/6,700km to a vacation destination (Hawai'i) and was still in the US. It's big here.

Yeah this is it exactly. I can be in France or Belgium in a few hours max for not a HUGE sum of money, and from there the rest of Europe is easy access. Its not even all that difficult to get from here to Africa or the Middle East in all honestly, I understand that a flight from NY to LA is only a bit shorter than a flight from London to Dubai. Insane!

And then wealth inequality and the cost of travel for people in the US is clearly also a huge factor. Its just so much more expensive for Americans to travel to the rest of the world, since you are separated from it by two huge oceans. Even South America is a bloody long trek for someone living in New York.

Though I do think its worth mentioning that when I was staying with a friend in Alabama once upon a time, it was really eye opening to me how so many of her fellow students at her uni had never even left the state let alone the country. I was treated with a mix of curiosity and fascination because I was doing a backpacking trip around the world (literally - I kept to one direction and ended up back where I started take THAT flat Earthers! Lol) and a lot of the comments I got were... why? One extremely patriotic dude was like "why would I leave? America is the greatest country on Earth". (He was also possibly the most idiotic person I've ever met in my life so there is that) so I did get the impression, certainly among certain areas, communities, states, etc... that they simply have no interest in travel either. Though I can't imagine that mindset is one that is popular among Americans who use Tumblr...

So basically there are many many factors as to why Americans don't seem to travel outside of America unlike most people from other countries. It was crazy to me back when I was there how few people had travelled, whereas here in the UK i can't think of a single person I know who hasnt travelled to multiple countries as its just the norm.

Its interesting seeing those differences of experience reflect in the polls though. Tumblr is so America orientated but honestly if that poll was done among only non Americans, I am certain the results would skew heavily in favour of 9+ countries. Over 50% for sure.

[reddeadreference]

Saint Denis Times No. 54

-Click here to return to the index for Newspapers- 

This issue is available after completion of the mission: The Landowning Classes

(All article transcripts below the cut)

Articles marked with * are exclusive to this region’s issue.

Articles marked with ** are only there upon completion of the related mission.

Blackwater Booming

SETTLERS ARRIVING DAILY. TOWN FOUNDED BY JOSIAH BLACKWATER SEES RAPID GROWTH.

Every day, livery worker Lance Hopkins greets new arrivals to Blackwater as their tired horses and mules who have seen many miles of travel require new shoes and salves for cuts and scrapes. He can barely keep the forge tended and lit for all work coming in each day, telling that by all accounts he has not had a day of rest or solitude in a good eight months.

Once a sleepy port town founded by fabled adventurer Josiah Blackwater, it is now hailed as a "Gateway to the West" as miles of track have been laid through the area, heading west to the Pacific Coast. Workers arrive to join lumber and mining outfits. Stocks are traded.

Investors are staking claims to the areas and surrounds, eager to build housing settlements. It is true - everything is up-to-date in Blackwater. Each day, more dispatches arrive from the East saying, "We're coming to Blackwater! She's a great gal, that. She's a huckleberry above most people's persimmons. Show me another like her any whar, and I am thar directly!", or words to that effect.

Mongrel Gang Terrorizing Area

SKINNER BROTHERS. MURDER, CATTLE RUSTLING, SAFE BLOWING.

A telegraph from Sheriff Oswald Dunbar announced that a family traveling through Tall Trees has been found slain - reportedly by the notorious Skinner Brothers. The mother was found strangled and the children hanging from trees. The father was found dead nearby, tortured in a gruesome and savage way. The Skinner Brothers are a rag tag bunch of outcasts and criminals, known for brutal ways of dismembering and thieving.

They are believed to be a group of half-breeds, mixed race outcasts, outlaw Irishmen, a Chinaman, escaped killers and rapers. They are as keen with an Apache bow as they are with a Mexican knife. Authorities have had a difficult time tracking the gang. They use cunning to cover their tracks and rarely stay in one place for very long. They are believed to have killed more innocents than the Otis Miller Boys, Butcher Brothers, and the Tallulah Jetty Gang combined.

Evelyn Miller Resigns

SEDUCED BY FAME. AUTHOR TROUBLED BY HYPOCRISY.

Social Theorist and philosopher Evelyn Miller has resigned his post at Princeton after increased turmoil regarding his theories on mankind and the savage. Announcing that he had become "troubled at his own remorseless hypocrisy" the once regaled professor and theorist on what separates the white man from that of the lowly savage left the University in haste, and is reported to have retreated to the wilderness to write a book about becoming one with it.

Once a fixture at society events in several states, he has long been accused by some as being seduced by fame, with a penchant for entertaining aristocrats in salons with his theories of the rights of man, nature, and the urges of savages. His publisher reports that they have not heard from Mr. Miller in quite some time and are not aware if he is authoring a follow up work to his bestselling books.

Notorious Bad Man Alive

VAN DER LINDE REPORTEDLY SEEN IN TALL TREES. ON THE RUN SEVEN YEARS. GANG MEMBERS STILL AT LARGE.

A dispatch from Tall Trees reports a sighting of infamous outlaw Dutch van der Linde, who has been on a bloody run from the law for many years now. The notorious Dutch's Boys gang once plagued this state, but it was believed to have disbanded as long ago as 1899. Two of his henchmen - Hosea Matthews and Arthur Morgan - were both killed in separate raids by Pinkerton agents that same year.

Gang members Bill Williamson, Micah Bell, John Marston, and Charles Smith are still believed to be at large. A telegraph from Mexico reports that Javier Escuella is believed to reside in the mountain region there. The massive sum of money taken in the Blackwater Robbery by the gang has never been recovered. It was said to have been stashed in the town somewhere after the gang escaped.

Rumors that gang member Micah Bell returned to retrieve the haul still persist. The bloody days of the Van der Linde gang are the stuff of legend, appearing in pulp novels and even memorialized in popular song. Law enforcement have pledged to continue searching for Van der Linde, who has one of the largest bounties on his head for kill or capture.

Cholera Epidemic Rages

ARMADILLO UNDER QUARANTINE. SCORES DEAD.

A severe bout of cholera has broken out in Armadillo, a town still reeling from the brutal scarlet fever epidemic at the turn of the century that left a significant portion of the town dead. Reports indicate that as many as three in four residents are experiencing symptoms of cholera, including diarrhea and vomiting. Armadillo has been plagued with poor sanitation conditions for many years, adding to the spread of disease.

The town has had such troubles over the years with pandemics and dust storms that some refer to "The Armadillo Curse" and warn people to stay away.

Marvel of Delight

A "MOVING PICTURE SHOW". VIEWERS ASTOUNDED AND DELIGHTED.

Not since the invention of the steam engine has a contraption bestowed such delight as the Kinetograph, bringing moving pictures to the screen, delighting audiences around the world. At first an experiment which does for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear, it has quickly replaced the magic lantern as a source for amusement and entertainment. As an electric motor turns, it shines a light through a sprocketed film, projecting a moving image on a wall or screen.

Picture machine operators are in high demand and the contraptions cost quite a sum. While the first moving picture shows available were shorts of famous people, scenic views, news events and disasters, creators now are drawing pictures for each frame and then shooting them in succession, giving the appearance of movement. Popular examples are The Courtship Ritual and Beaumont the Burly, which have been selling out [in] theaters across the country.

Queer Pranks of Lightning

INJURIES FROM STRIKES.

The ferocious lightning storm the week before last caused several freak accidents. A bolt struck the house of Hector S. Wilton and, having traveled along an ornamental awning, shattered a window. Three people in the room were severely shocked and Mrs. Wilton was completely knocked senseless and required arousal with smelling salts. She has since reported difficulty walking as the electricity traveled through her and it has impaired her right leg.

She also suffers from rheumatism which has since been inflamed by the the electrical strike. Mr. Wilton safely fled the house but returned having noticed that a small section of the sitting room was set ablaze by the bolts of light.

Child Killer

FINLEY MOST WANTED MAN IN COUNTRY.

Shane Finley, wanted for multiple counts of thievery and murder, including the killing of an innocent child, has been sighted outside the Tumbleweed/Armadillo area. With a price on his head in five states, multiple bounties exist for his capture or kill. Famous bounty hunter James Langton is also in pursuit, saying "I will capture and kill you, Shane Finley, there is no uncertainty about that."

Finley has evaded capture multiple times and is adept at wearing disguises, often hiding in plain sight of the law who are so famously seeking him. Any that encounter Finley are highly cautioned as he is desperate.

Railroad Takeover Complete

SENATE ACTS ON CORNWALL RAIL.

The Senate has passed a bill authorizing the final consolidation of the remaining lines previously owned by the Cornwall Southern & Eastern Railways. In a measure largely supported by officials with the Pacific Union Railroad, all trains and routes once owned by Cornwall will be consolidated and continue service under the Pacific name.

As part of the takeover agreement, the Pacific Union Railroad has announced plans to lay track linking West Elizabeth and New Austin in the next few years, which should greatly benefit industries seeking to expand to areas of the country that previously had only been served by coach.

New Railroad Completed

A GRAND PROJECT OUR MANIFEST DESTINY

The final ties were laid and spikes driven through to complete the Central Union rail line stretching through New Hanover. Passengers will be able to bypass the Grizzlies, Rhodes, and Scarlett Meadows, drastically reducing travel time. Now with a direct line connecting Cornwall Kerosene and Tar and Saint Denis, freight and commuters will flow fast and freely.

The project came with complications, including controversy over missing workers' wages and a land dispute. Representatives from towns such as Van Horn Trading Post and Annesburg say the new line will result in the decline of their towns. Civic planners hail the railroad as a new dawning day in American progress and history.

The Art of Angling by Jeremy Gill  

ROCK BASS.

In my extensive travels, I've logged many a mile on steamers, paddleboats, and nautical vessels of the queerest sort in search of trophy fish and, of course, wisdom. Many a sensible young angler who sees me as their hero will ask why fishing is dull, throbbing boredom punctuated by the wild explosion of excessive joy at a mere tap against the bait. That's because you're doing it wrong, you jackanapes, I tell them.

I've seldom gone more than ten minutes without a fish on the line, and when I do, such is my mastery over mind as well as matter that I enjoy the time. If you're looking for a fun fish - try going for Rock Bass in clear water on a sunny day. I once reeled in over 50 Rock Bass in an hour in Tall Trees. Try it and see! It's like life, only better!

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illryt 'Trippin' it back' Steps Outside the Box with Brilliant Experimental HipHop

illryt 'Trippin' it back' is an interesting and exciting track that steps outside the box

Artistically illryt 'Trippin' it back' is alive with passion and life. The track steps outside the box on what we usually hear in this genre and pushes you to think how differently music can be put together to offer an artists unique perspective.  illryt has a flair for artistic expression and to me this is fearless. He’s not afraid to mix sounds together that we don’t hear every day. This combination is so filled with life and vibrant culture that it could be set in an art exhibit with flashes of art blooming around the room. I can see so many applications for this kind of music in todays art scene.

I love the lyrics, the story telling and the way the artist express expresses his thoughts. In this way it does strike a chord in that vein of Kendrick Lamar or Childish Gambino. 

I love the start and as the vocals come in it's dramatic and moody yet inspiring.. by 2 minutes in, there are layers that shift the vibe slightly adding to the mood and bringing even more visual elements to the track.

The message at 2:30 is my favourite of the song, it’s a self examination of the artist, showing vulnerable honesty that resonates well.

This is brilliant work. I love it. Keep being fearless. 

Music Review by Jacqueline Jax 

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illryt - trippin' it back

Music Genre: Indie/Electronic/Experimental Vibe: Positive flowing, speaking of past life and relating it to present and how to do the things we once did in our younger days that helped us get through tough times; which we may have forgotten about. Located in: Coral Springs, FL

'trippin' it back', an entirely organic and original song created in the moment; no samples, all instruments and editing done by Ryan Adam Olmedo. The music in this song was created a few weeks before the lyrics were written. Knowing the song needed lyrics, not knowing what to write at the time apart from having the chorus, "trippin' it back to go forward now..."; and between work and caring for two kids, the time to really sit down and focus on writing was not always available.

This song wasn't meant for a freestyle; it had a purpose. Feeling the moment and the overall concept to be directed towards taking a part of your life from the present and going back into re-visiting the past looking into what we use to do in our younger days in order to get through different stressful moments in life and maybe forgetting about these things in adulthood.

‘trippin' it back' really put forth the memories of things that allowed for manipulating sad moments into happy moments by not only going back to doing these younger day activities, simply thinking about the memories themselves and going back from a meditative state.

Born Ryan Adam Olmedo (12/12/1989) in Manhattan, NY; moved to Coral Springs, FL when I was a young lad. I've always had a strong passion for music; I love playing video games & every sport known to man as well as skateboarding. I love to create and problem solve.

Growing up as the youngest of four, I was handed down quite a lot of opportunity. Self-taught in music and music production and following my dream as a live entertainer. From busking on the streets of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Cocoa Beach, Rockledge FL, Atlanta GA, San Juan PR, and more; to miles upon miles of traveling by foot along the East coast of FL.

And now, raising my two beautiful and wonderful kids and working on developing my music label (illryt records) in order to grow my music and support/promote and encourage the growth of fellow musicians. Interested in producing beats for other artists; search "illryt" on your favorite music streaming platform to listen in and follow/subscribe and hit the notification bell on YouTube so you can be informed the moment I drop new mixes!

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Golden triangle tour 3 Days by Car By East Traveler Company

Golden Triangle Tour 3 Days by Car by East Traveler Company

The Golden Triangle Tour is one of India’s most popular travel circuits, covering the historic and culturally vibrant cities of Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. Over three days, this tour offers a perfect blend of rich history, stunning architecture, and colorful culture. By choosing the Golden Triangle Tour 3 Days by Car, organized by East Traveler Company, you can enjoy the convenience of a private, air-conditioned vehicle and knowledgeable guides while immersing yourself in India’s iconic landmarks. Whether you’re short on time or looking for an action-packed itinerary, this tour delivers an unforgettable experience.

H1: Overview of the Golden Triangle Tour The Golden Triangle Tour gets its name from the triangular route on the map that connects Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. It offers travelers a chance to explore the heart of India’s history and culture in just three days. Starting in Delhi, the capital city, moving on to Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, and finally to Jaipur, the royal city of Rajasthan, this tour is an excellent introduction to India for first-time visitors.

H2: Why Choose a 3-Day Golden Triangle Tour by Car? A 3-day tour by car is ideal for travelers looking to cover the essentials while maintaining comfort and flexibility. With a private car, you can travel at your own pace, avoid crowded public transport, and enjoy door-to-door service. East Traveler Company provides well-maintained, air-conditioned vehicles and professional drivers to ensure you have a smooth and enjoyable trip.

H3: Flexibility and Comfort Private car tours offer the advantage of customizing the itinerary according to your preferences. You’ll have the freedom to spend more time at the places that interest you most, and the flexibility to start and end your days as you please.

H3: Knowledgeable Local Guides The tour comes with expert local guides at each destination, enriching your experience with fascinating stories and historical context. Their insights will help you appreciate the significance of each site you visit, making the trip more informative and engaging.

H2: Day 1: Exploring Delhi – The Gateway to India The tour begins in Delhi, the capital of India, which is known for its mix of ancient monuments and modern urban life. On the first day, you’ll explore the key attractions of Old Delhi and New Delhi:

Red Fort: A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of India’s rich Mughal history, the Red Fort is an impressive structure built from red sandstone. Jama Masjid: One of India’s largest mosques, this beautiful structure offers a glimpse into the Mughal era's religious significance. Qutub Minar: The tallest brick minaret in the world, this site stands as a testament to the architectural achievements of the Mughals. India Gate: A war memorial built to honor Indian soldiers who fought in World War I, located in the heart of New Delhi. Lotus Temple: A stunning example of modern architecture, the Lotus Temple is a Bahá'í House of Worship that welcomes people of all religions. After a full day of exploring Delhi’s highlights, you’ll embark on a drive to Agra, which is approximately a 3-hour journey. Upon arrival in Agra, you’ll check into your hotel and rest up for the next day’s adventure.

H2: Day 2: Discovering Agra – Home of the Taj Mahal The second day is all about Agra, the city of love, famous for the breathtaking Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Taj Mahal: Built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, this magnificent white marble mausoleum is a symbol of eternal love and one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. A guided tour will take you through the history, architecture, and significance of the Taj Mahal. Agra Fort: Another UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Agra Fort is an impressive red sandstone fortress that once served as the residence of the Mughal emperors. You’ll explore its palaces, mosques, and gardens while learning about the Mughal Empire’s history. Mehtab Bagh: A garden offering a stunning view of the Taj Mahal, especially at sunset, perfect for capturing beautiful photographs. In the evening, you’ll drive to Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, also known as the Pink City due to its distinctive pink-colored buildings. The drive from Agra to Jaipur takes around 4-5 hours, and you’ll check into your hotel upon arrival.

H2: Day 3: Exploring Jaipur – The Pink City The final day of the Golden Triangle Tour is dedicated to exploring Jaipur, a city known for its royal palaces, vibrant culture, and colorful markets. Jaipur offers a glimpse into the grandeur of Rajasthan’s royal history, with highlights including:

Amber Fort: A majestic fort located on a hilltop, Amber Fort is famous for its stunning architecture and intricate carvings. You can either walk or take an elephant ride up to the entrance of the fort. City Palace: The royal residence of the Maharajas of Jaipur, the City Palace is an architectural masterpiece that houses a museum filled with royal artifacts, including weapons, textiles, and art. Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds): This five-story palace is known for its unique honeycomb structure, built to allow the royal women to observe the city’s bustling streets without being seen. Jantar Mantar: A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this astronomical observatory was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II and features a collection of large stone instruments used to measure time and celestial events. After exploring Jaipur’s key attractions, the tour concludes with a comfortable drive back to Delhi, where you’ll be dropped off at your preferred location.

H2: Why Choose East Traveler Company? East Traveler Company ensures that your Golden Triangle Tour is a memorable experience by offering professional services, from comfortable private transportation to expert local guides. Here’s why you should book your tour with them:

H3: Customizable Itinerary East Traveler Company offers the flexibility to customize your itinerary based on your interests, ensuring that your tour is personalized and suits your schedule.

H3: Professional Drivers and Guides The company provides experienced drivers who prioritize your comfort and safety, as well as knowledgeable local guides who enrich your tour with historical and cultural insights.

H3: Hassle-Free Travel With private transportation, you avoid the inconvenience of crowded buses or public transport. East Traveler Company ensures a smooth, hassle-free experience from start to finish.

Conclusion The Golden Triangle Tour 3 Days by Car by East Traveler Company offers a perfect blend of comfort, culture, and history, allowing travelers to experience three of India’s most iconic cities in just three days. From the historic monuments of Delhi to the breathtaking beauty of the Taj Mahal in Agra and the royal palaces of Jaipur, this tour is an ideal introduction to India’s rich heritage. Book your tour today and embark on an unforgettable journey through India’s Golden Triangle!

FAQs

How long is the Golden Triangle Tour? The tour covers three days, with each day dedicated to exploring Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur.

Are entrance fees to monuments included in the tour? Entrance fees are not included in the tour price but can be added to the package upon request.

Can I customize the tour? Yes, East Traveler Company offers flexible itineraries that can be customized to suit your preferences.

How far is each city from one another? The distance between Delhi and Agra is about 230 km, and Agra to Jaipur is approximately 240 km.

Is the tour suitable for solo travelers? Yes, the private car tour is suitable for solo travelers, families, and groups.

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Tough finish going into the break

The second international break is almost upon us and North End face a difficult end to this little section of the season as we travel to Turf Moor on Saturday to face Burnley. The trip to East Lancashire comes on the back of a very mixed week for Paul Heckingbottom with North End having meekly surrendered at Millwall last Saturday followed by a second half power show against Watford at Deepdale on Wednesday evening. To be fair to the manager he is still sorting out his squad and in the six league games he has been in charge he has won two, drawn two and lost two. Add to this, of course, two wins in the Carabao Cup albeit the one against Fulham was thanks to that marathon penalty shootout which ended 16-15 in North End`s favour. It is not a bad start by any means considering what went before and I said when Paul was given the job that I would be more than happy if we were half way up the league at Christmas. We currently sit 21st although the league is so tight we are only three points behind Oxford who are 11th so no need to panic just yet.

Last Saturday North End put in a very poor performance down in SE16 and came away with their tails between their legs having lost 1-3 to Millwall. The Lions just seemed to be more purposeful in everything they did and they will probably not have an easier game than this one all season. Two down at half-time was not the best position to be in but when the home side made it three early in the second half there was no way back for North End. The Jordan Storey goal just before the end was little consolation for the 786 who made the long trek to South Bermondsey and I though PH`s comments at the end told a story when he had said that he saw things he didnt like for the first time since coming to the club.

It was a different story on Wednesday evening at Deepdale as North End comprehensively beat a decent Watford side by three goals to nil. It took North End a while to get going with the five changes from the team that started at Millwall but once we cracked on we played much better and put in a cracking second half performance to overcome the Hornets and breath some confindence onto the Deepdale terraces. Two goals from Mulutin Osmajic and a third from Ali McCann were enough to see North End home and dry but Freddie had to make a couple of very good saves to keep the visitors out on an evening when Deepdale roared again as the boys put in a performance that everyone associated with the club could be proud of.

On Saturday we take on high flying Burnley away from home in what looks a daunting encounter on paper given the respective form of the two sides. The Clarets currently sit second in the Championship with seventeen points from eight games. At home Burnley have won three and drawn one of their four games to date and are clearly one of the strongest sides in the division. However I think Paul Heckingbottom will see it as an opportunity to show the nation what his new team can do and at least this season we will hopefully get a committed performance unlike the 0-3 debacle we saw two seasons ago under the previous regime. This is a tough assignment but stranger things have happened and Rovers got a draw there in a fierce local derby so we should take some comfort from that and go out and show the Sky viewers what we can do.

And finally this week:- I was down at the ticket office on Thursday morning getting my Arsenal ticket. I sit in the Invincibles and the cost was £32.50 which I think is the most I have ever paid at Deepdale to watch a match in my own seat. This isn`t a criticism of the club it is just an observation because I believe the club were between a rock and a hard place when it came to pricing this fixture. Buisness was brisk and I really hope we sell out for this which could be the biggest game of the season.

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BURNLEY (A) - League - Home Win

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JR`s HIGH FIVES

Morecambe to beat Accrington Stanley 5/2

A £5 Stake returns £17.50 on bet365

SEASONS STATS

Returns £11.50 Stake £40.00

Percentage profit+/-loss - 71.25%

Predictions 8 won 1 lost 7

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Apply Dubai Visa for Cyprus Citizens: A Comprehensive Guide

Traveling to Dubai, the jewel of the Middle East, has become increasingly popular among Cyprus citizens. Whether you’re visiting for leisure, business, or a mix of both, understanding the visa process is crucial to ensuring a smooth journey. This guide will walk you through the steps of applying for a Dubai visa online, highlight the Dubai visa requirements, and explain how you can apply for a Dubai Visa for Cyprus Citizens if you're residing there.

Understanding the Dubai Visa Process for Cyprus Citizens

Cyprus citizens must obtain a visa before entering Dubai. The process is straightforward and can be completed online, which saves time and effort. Here’s how you can get started:

Determine the Type of Visa You Need The first step in applying for a Dubai visa online is determining the type of visa that suits your travel purpose. Here are some common visa types available for Cyprus citizens:

Tourist Visa: Ideal for short trips, tourism, and family visits.

Transit Visa: Required if you have a layover in Dubai and wish to leave the airport for a short period.

Gather the Required Documents Before applying, ensure you have all the necessary documents ready. The Dubai visa requirement for Cyprus citizens generally includes:

A valid passport with at least six months of validity from the date of entry into Dubai.

Passport-sized photographs that meet the UAE immigration standards.

Completed visa application form.

Apply for the Dubai Visa Online The most convenient way for Cyprus citizens to apply is through the Dubai-visa.co.uk . The process involves filling out the application form, uploading the necessary documents, and paying the visa fee online. The application typically takes a few days to process, and once approved, your visa will be emailed to you.

Receiving Your Visa Once your application is processed, you will receive your visa via email. It’s advisable to print a copy of your visa and keep it with you during your travel. Upon arrival in Dubai, immigration officers may ask to see your visa along with your passport.

Applying for a Dubai Visa from the UK

If you’re a Cyprus citizen residing in the UK, the process of applying for a Dubai visa from the UK is quite similar to the standard online application process. Here’s how you can do it:

Visit the Dubai-visa.co.uk Whether you’re in Cyprus or the UK, you can apply for a Dubai visa online through Us.

Submit Your Application Fill out the online application form and provide all required documents as mentioned above. The Dubai visa requirement remains the same whether you’re applying from Cyprus or the UK.

Payment and Processing Pay the visa fee using your preferred payment method. The visa processing time usually remains consistent, but it’s advisable to apply well in advance of your travel date, especially if you’re applying from the UK.

Receive and Print Your Visa Once your visa is approved, it will be sent to your email. Make sure to print a copy and keep it with you when you travel.

Important Tips for Cyprus Citizens Applying for a Dubai Visa

Apply Early: It’s recommended to apply for your Dubai visa online at least two to three weeks before your planned travel date to avoid any delays.

Check for Updates: Visa requirements can change, so it’s important to check the latest Dubai visa requirement before applying if you applying with dubai-visa.co.uk don't worry we will Handle all the new updates to make sure your visa get approved.

Travel Insurance: While not mandatory, having travel insurance can provide peace of mind during your trip to Dubai.

Conclusion

Applying for a Dubai visa as a Cyprus citizen is a simple and efficient process, especially when you utilize the Dubai visa online application system. Whether you’re applying from Cyprus or need a Dubai visa from UK, following the steps outlined in this guide will ensure a smooth and hassle-free experience. Make sure to gather all necessary documents, understand the Dubai visa requirement, and apply well in advance of your trip to enjoy everything that Dubai has to offer. Safe travels!

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Assassins Creed Mirage Full Version

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Mirage have got shortened overcome, depriving off the various tools the creator inserted in Beginnings, Odyssey, and Valhalla, abandoning people with a sword and also dagger. It is possible to even accept numerous foes at once, nevertheless it is simple to be overwhelmed, and your wellness – which often doesn’t automatically regenerate – may be removed away in just a couple strikeoff. You additionally have a very fresh strike, Assassin’s Concentrate, properly a superpower, Assassins Creed Mirage PC Download but you could only utilize it if you’re unseen. By means of wearing the proper thumbstick, you can break time and objective regional foes, developing a archipelago connected with silent wipes out which participate available with the touch of your pin. Further implementing the stillness lifetime, you are able to barely recharge that another cause with undetected killings. Vision was circulated pertaining to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windowpanes, Xbox A single, plus Xbox Strings X/S about July 5, 2023.

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Mirage may even look like a regressive step in that it's a conscious power to help hark back to the original online game, both wearing the Midst Far east arranging and also simplified toolset. You could potentially still speak it truly is a smaller amount driven, since 2007’s Assassin’s Creed produced several capital for you to examine, and Mirage just say just one. Assassin’s Creed Origins exposed stats-laden products akin on the Witcher 3, pressing you to pick resources to update ones starts to obtain an additional 25% audio lowering upon your footsteps. It is sequel, Odyssey, appeared which has a transfer frontline from the hostilities between Athens and Sparta, putting your own fantastic out of the darknesses as well as in to large-scale struggles.

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The wide fights of Odyssey in addition to raids involving Valhalla are reached, but also in the home is the power to retain the services of people inside area to assist you. It is a far more organic prepared for your larger-scale battle from the past sports without having stirring too much on the Assassin’s Creed objective statement. Disobeying Roshan, Basim travels in order to Alamut with Nehal, simply to obtain the castle within duress from the Order's pressures. Basim rescues numerous gotten Obscured A single along with supports them to be able to wrestle down the incident while he or she moves for the temple soon after tell Rayhan that this faculty stored within could be employed to beat the Tranquility for great.

Whenever their particular Teacher, Rayhan, understands in the Order's rapidly growing influence in Baghdad, he opts to drive a dependant of Concealed One particular for the metropolitan to examine, front by Basim and also Roshan. Knowledge the Assassins Creed Mirage PC Download house with the original Assassins with this motivating brand new narrative-driven, straight earth voyage. Upon result in the forehead, Basim becomes met back to the Suppressed 1, which usually results in Roshan to be able to step down in campaign.

And hip Valhalla, a person commanded a longboat with fortress raids, collected materials to help get bigger a town, also prepared lots of things in which don’t slide under the include to be a great assassin. Ubisoft doesn’t do away with involves with Mirage, nevertheless Assassins Creed Mirage pc download precisely what that continues far better suits in your task picture regarding “mysterious killer”. Obtain agreement on the Assassin’s bureaus, collect vital signs, in addition to stealthily pack up concentrates on with more visceral assassinations than at any time ahead of.

Even so, they are addrest through Roshan, exactly who tells that she's aware of Basim's real life and also stabs to avoid him from putting in the forehead, worrying just what the idea may awaken in Basim. Interior, he / she gets more disk-shaped artifacts[c] as well as locates that the brow used to be a prison in which the Isu Loki became stowed within sometime prior to avoiding. Basim likewise comprehends which Nehal certainly not was; both your woman in addition to the jinni become in reality depictions associated with his or her held back rams because Loki. Influence to be able to take on the kind while Loki's reincarnation, Basim "fuses" with Nehal in addition to restores their storages. In 861 CE, Basim is really a new road robber residing in Anbar regarding his childhood close friend with companion, Nehal.

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9:37 PM EDT March 18, 2023:

Kid Loco remixes Talvin Singh -   "Traveller (Once Upon A Time In The East Mix)" From the album   Jesus Life For Children Under 12 Inches (1999)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Remix, Trip Hop, etc.

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Petra Tours from Aqaba Port

Perhaps I'm stating the obvious, but I believe it's fair to say that Petra is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Jordan. Everyone desires to go to Petra at least once, and many people want to go back after their initial visit. I know I'm one of them; I'm eagerly anticipating my next journey to Jordan so I can visit Petra once more.

Although Amman is where most foreigners enter and leave Jordan, you might find yourself in Aqaba on the country's southern Red Sea shore. Understanding your choices for getting to Petra from Aqaba is crucial whether you have just one day to spend in Petra or are just beginning your tour of Jordan or the Middle East. Taking Petra tours from Aqaba is one simple method to accomplish this.

There are several tour companies that provide trips to Petra from Aqaba; the majority provide day trips or overnight trips to make it simpler for visitors living in Aqaba to see this world wonder even if they don't have much time. The top Petra tours from Aqaba are listed below and are provided by a variety of travel companies and online booking services. Examine them all, and you'll undoubtedly find one that fits your schedule for Jordan just right.

Marvel at Petra’s fascinating mix of modernity and ancient wonders on this Aqaba Shore Excursion to Petra with Tango Travel. With Tours from Aqaba Port exploring cultural gems, ancient artifacts, and warm hospitality waiting around every corner through your Aqaba Shore Excursions, Jordan is an enthralling country.

Tango Travel representative meet you & pick you up from Aqaba Port by the cruise exit door to start their day tour to Petra from Aqaba Port, drive about one hour and a half by an air-conditioned vehicle to Petra Jordan from Aqaba Port, Upon arrival, you will meet your English speaking guide to enjoying a full day tour to Petra from Aqaba Port, the Red Sea Rose to Visit The Siq ( canyon ), the main entrance to the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan, the entrance to the Siq contains a huge dam, reconstructed in 1963 and again in 1991, designed to bar the mouth of the Siq and reroute the waters of Wadi Musa, then continue your Petra Tour from Aqaba visiting The Treasury,( El-Khazneh ) which was probably constructed in the 1st century BC, the Treasury is generally believed to be a temple or a royal tomb, the Treasury is carved out of solid rock and stands over 40 meters high. Your petra tour includes a visit to The Roman Theatre, dating from the 1st century AD, and was refurbished by the Romans after they annexed Nabatea in 106AD, it was capable of seating 8500, even more than the great theatre at Amman. End your petra excursion by visiting The Royal Tombs and Qasr al-Bint built in the 1st century BC, by Obodas III, The temple's modern name, "Qasr al-Bint al-Faroun," means "The Castle of the Daughter of Pharaoh, Lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Petra, then drive back to Aqaba Port. End of your Petra day tour from Aqaba Port.

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"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 9 December

Rio 70 - Nylon

Grace Jones - Sunset Sunrise

Barry White - Ghetto Letto

Speedometer - Happy

Talvin Singh - Traveller (Kid Loco's Once Upon A Time In The East Mix)

Trio Ternura - A Gira (Mr Mendel Edit)

Aura - Magic Lover

Soulive - Joe Sample

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Peter Milray - Time Machine

Camiel - Waiting For The Sun

Ballin' Jack - Telling Lies

Funky Destination - Uh Yeah

Toshio Asukatei - Rotation

The Dap Kings Feat. Rickey Calloway - I'm In Love (Kenny Dope Extended Mix)

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)

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I think my wol's backstory is a bit too complicated to be left in the tags so I'll word vomit here for a total of zero people who will care

To answer the poll, I'd say we can't visit her home at a strong 'no'. Her homeland is a hypothetical and dubiously possible, but to first explain it I should probably start with how her parents met.

Her mother was a highlander hyur, a scholar and mage from old sharlayan whose job dealt in foreign affairs, and made frequent travels via boat between old sharlayan and dravania. (At that time, old sharlayan had established sharlayan in idyllshire as a settlement and was not abandoned at the time, so she was someone who ferried plans, developments, and trade agreements between the contigents.)

One day she was traveling back home, entrusted with a relic of unknown value. Before she made it home, a crew of particularly nasty limsa lominsan pirates made her ship their next target and subsequently raided her ship.

Leaving no survivors after claiming their loot, they let loose cannons and left no trace of a ship once they sailed away. Her mother, among the sinking debris, probably would have died if not for an au ra man swimming effortlessly through the waters, spotting her, and carrying her.. downwards. Towards an underwater village, protected by a dome of air.

This village had no name and was not on any map. It was completely invisible to the eyes of land dwellers, who had no idea the small, self sustaining community existed. But for those who have visited sui-no-sato in the east, the infrastructure was strikingly similar.

The inhabitants were all au ra, and keenly interested in the first new arrival in what sounded like decades. The man who rescued the highlander ended up falling in love, and the highlander in turn found love in him, despite her yearning to find a way to return home.

The village in question was located in a poor spot for those seeking to leave. To let alone the unfortunate water currents feeding into its area, the village the highlander found herself in was yalms upon yalms deep underwater, where scant traces of sunlight reached the sand. It was a perpetual twilight. Without a vessel, it would be impossible to find the strength and the air required to swim beyond the water pressure and then once more swimming to the nearest landshore.

That certainly didn't stop a half-au ra and half-hyur daughter from trying, nonetheless.

Despite her mixed blood from a powerful and tall sea warrior such as her father and her towering, muscular mother, their child was born quite small, and frail from the lack of sunlight. She had no scales to show for her mixed blood, the only indicator of her heritage being that her eyes were an unusual shade of crimson. Despite her highlander blood, she was born with the stature of a midlander's, in no thanks to her au ra blood dominating her height gene. Naming her with au ra naming conventions in mind and to bless her for a good life, her parents named her in the raen tongue, "little dragon, in the sunflower field.' Kaida Hinata.

With a childhood of struggle, between not fitting in with her peers and struggling with her wanderlust that couldn't be met, Kaida was a rebellious child who kept trying to swim beyond the village reef. Be it Azem's soul, she was endlessly met with frustration in that she hears tales of the overworld from her mother but has no means to see it all for herself. She dearly wished for a way for her to see the world above.

And wishes can have a cruel way of working.

During her fifteenth birthday, Kaida had snuck out of the village reef once again, following a heated argument with her mother. She needed some space and found a spot to crawl in and weep, a small cave with a pocket of air to overlook her village in frustration. She hadn't noticed the rays of light from above turn a shade red, or the multitude of flickering lights growing and fading away. The water currents shifted, and all of a sudden, hell broke loose.

She had no idea what had happened, but for the audience's sake I will elaborate: a shard of dalamud pierced through the waters like a spear. Without mercy or warning, the shard had broken the village's pocket of air, sea swallowing all within. Within seconds, everything Kaida had, everyone she had known, gone. Drowned. Washed away.

Kaida doesn't remember what happened after that. She woke up somewhere bright, somewhere hot, and somewhere sandy and crusty. She woke up along unfamiliar sights near the shores of dravania's coast.

And she didn't remember her name.

Bonus hurt points/shadowbringers spoilers: if you observe the maps of norvrant in shb, her home village on the source parallels norvrant's phantom of amaurot.

Bonus hurt: when she visited doma and sui-no-sato for the first time, she was riddled with headaches and removed herself from the scions briefly as she had a panic attack/"these sights are so familiar but also not what is going on" and then she finally *remembered*. By that time she was going by a different name (I had to explain her name change mid stormblood somehow, it used to just be my username) but she remembered the name her parents gave her. And started going by that as a way to keep their memory alive.

It led to a lot of confusion from eorzeans already singing her deeds, leading for a rumor that there were *two* warriors of light.

Deliberately chose the binary yes/no, but with the caveat that you can be as pedantic as you like because it's about how you FEEL. Are they from Doma but actually that nice farm you can see across the water in Yanxia and so you've never set foot there but you sort of feel at home in the zone? You can click yes. You made them from Dalmascus and an alliance raid runs right past their old front door, but it doesn't feel like a legit place to hang out in game and you're sad they didn't give us a full zone out there? Click no!

I've wondered about this since I started playing because the character creator gives you vague geographic details before you even start and maybe know nothing about the world, and then takes you up to the starter city like you're from somewhere else, and sometimes if you roll a character without knowing the story you end up accidentally Magnai's long-suffering sibling because of your choices and the naming conventions in the randomiser. How much drastic change has that caused or are you sticking with early OC characterisation plans?

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Blackwater Ledger No. 73

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Blackwater Booming

SETTLERS ARRIVING DAILY. TOWN FOUNDED BY JOSIAH BLACKWATER SEES RAPID GROWTH.

Every day, livery worker Lance Hopkins greets new arrivals to Blackwater as their tired horses and mules who have seen many miles of travel require new shoes and salves for cuts and scrapes. He can barely keep the forge tended and lit for all work coming in each day, telling that by all accounts he has not had a day of rest or solitude in a good eight months.

Once a sleepy port town founded by fabled adventurer Josiah Blackwater, it is now hailed as a "Gateway to the West" as miles of track have been laid through the area, heading west to the Pacific Coast. Workers arrive to join lumber and mining outfits. Stocks are traded.

Investors are staking claims to the areas and surrounds, eager to build housing settlements. It is true - everything is up-to-date in Blackwater. Each day, more dispatches arrive from the East saying, "We're coming to Blackwater! She's a great gal, that. She's a huckleberry above most people's persimmons. Show me another like her any whar, and I am thar directly!", or words to that effect.

Mongrel Gang Terrorizing Area

SKINNER BROTHERS. MURDER, CATTLE RUSTLING, SAFE BLOWING.

A telegraph from Sheriff Oswald Dunbar announced that a family traveling through Tall Trees has been found slain - reportedly by the notorious Skinner Brothers. The mother was found strangled and the children hanging from trees. The father was found dead nearby, tortured in a gruesome and savage way. The Skinner Brothers are a rag tag bunch of outcasts and criminals, known for brutal ways of dismembering and thieving.

They are believed to be a group of half-breeds, mixed race outcasts, outlaw Irishmen, a Chinaman, escaped killers and rapers. They are as keen with an Apache bow as they are with a Mexican knife. Authorities have had a difficult time tracking the gang. They use cunning to cover their tracks and rarely stay in one place for very long. They are believed to have killed more innocents than the Otis Miller Boys, Butcher Brothers, and the Tallulah Jetty Gang combined.

Evelyn Miller Resigns

SEDUCED BY FAME. AUTHOR TROUBLED BY HYPOCRISY.

Social Theorist and philosopher Evelyn Miller has resigned his post at Princeton after increased turmoil regarding his theories on mankind and the savage. Announcing that he had become "troubled at his own remorseless hypocrisy" the once regaled professor and theorist on what separates the white man from that of the lowly savage left the University in haste, and is reported to have retreated to the wilderness to write a book about becoming one with it.

Once a fixture at society events in several states, he has long been accused by some as being seduced by fame, with a penchant for entertaining aristocrats in salons with his theories of the rights of man, nature, and the urges of savages. His publisher reports that they have not heard from Mr. Miller in quite some time and are not aware if he is authoring a follow up work to his bestselling books.

Notorious Bad Man Alive

VAN DER LINDE REPORTEDLY SEEN IN TALL TREES. ON THE RUN SEVEN YEARS. GANG MEMBERS STILL AT LARGE.

A dispatch from Tall Trees reports a sighting of infamous outlaw Dutch van der Linde, who has been on a bloody run from the law for many years now. The notorious Dutch's Boys gang once plagued this state, but it was believed to have disbanded as long ago as 1899. Two of his henchmen - Hosea Matthews and Arthur Morgan - were both killed in separate raids by Pinkerton agents that same year.

Gang members Bill Williamson, Micah Bell, John Marston, and Charles Smith are still believed to be at large. A telegraph from Mexico reports that Javier Escuella is believed to reside in the mountain region there. The massive sum of money taken in the Blackwater Robbery by the gang has never been recovered. It was said to have been stashed in the town somewhere after the gang escaped.

Rumors that gang member Micah Bell returned to retrieve the haul still persist. The bloody days of the Van der Linde gang are the stuff of legend, appearing in pulp novels and even memorialized in popular song. Law enforcement have pledged to continue searching for Van der Linde, who has one of the largest bounties on his head for kill or capture.

Cholera Epidemic Rages

ARMADILLO UNDER QUARANTINE. SCORES DEAD.

A severe bout of cholera has broken out in Armadillo, a town still reeling from the brutal scarlet fever epidemic at the turn of the century that left a significant portion of the town dead. Reports indicate that as many as three in four residents are experiencing symptoms of cholera, including diarrhea and vomiting. Armadillo has been plagued with poor sanitation conditions for many years, adding to the spread of disease.

The town has had such troubles over the years with pandemics and dust storms that some refer to "The Armadillo Curse" and warn people to stay away.

Marvel of Delight

A "MOVING PICTURE SHOW". VIEWERS ASTOUNDED AND DELIGHTED.

Not since the invention of the steam engine has a contraption bestowed such delight as the Kinetograph, bringing moving pictures to the screen, delighting audiences around the world. At first an experiment which does for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear, it has quickly replaced the magic lantern as a source for amusement and entertainment. As an electric motor turns, it shines a light through a sprocketed film, projecting a moving image on a wall or screen.

Picture machine operators are in high demand and the contraptions cost quite a sum. While the first moving picture shows available were shorts of famous people, scenic views, news events and disasters, creators now are drawing pictures for each frame and then shooting them in succession, giving the appearance of movement. Popular examples are The Courtship Ritual and Beaumont the Burly, which have been selling out [in] theaters across the country.

Queer Pranks of Lightning

INJURIES FROM STRIKES.

The ferocious lightning storm the week before last caused several freak accidents. A bolt struck the house of Hector S. Wilton and, having traveled along an ornamental awning, shattered a window. Three people in the room were severely shocked and Mrs. Wilton was completely knocked senseless and required arousal with smelling salts. She has since reported difficulty walking as the electricity traveled through her and it has impaired her right leg.

She also suffers from rheumatism which has since been inflamed by the the electrical strike. Mr. Wilton safely fled the house but returned having noticed that a small section of the sitting room was set ablaze by the bolts of light.

Child Killer

FINLEY MOST WANTED MAN IN COUNTRY.

Shane Finley, wanted for multiple counts of thievery and murder, including the killing of an innocent child, has been sighted outside the Tumbleweed/Armadillo area. With a price on his head in five states, multiple bounties exist for his capture or kill. Famous bounty hunter James Langton is also in pursuit, saying "I will capture and kill you, Shane Finley, there is no uncertainty about that."

Finley has evaded capture multiple times and is adept at wearing disguises, often hiding in plain sight of the law who are so famously seeking him. Any that encounter Finley are highly cautioned as he is desperate.

Railroad Takeover Complete

SENATE ACTS ON CORNWALL RAIL.

The Senate has passed a bill authorizing the final consolidation of the remaining lines previously owned by the Cornwall Southern & Eastern Railways. In a measure largely supported by officials with the Pacific Union Railroad, all trains and routes once owned by Cornwall will be consolidated and continue service under the Pacific name.

As part of the takeover agreement, the Pacific Union Railroad has announced plans to lay track linking West Elizabeth and New Austin in the next few years, which should greatly benefit industries seeking to expand to areas of the country that previously had only been served by coach.

New Railroad Completed

A GRAND PROJECT OUR MANIFEST DESTINY

The final ties were laid and spikes driven through to complete the Central Union rail line stretching through New Hanover. Passengers will be able to bypass the Grizzlies, Rhodes, and Scarlett Meadows, drastically reducing travel time. Now with a direct line connecting Cornwall Kerosene and Tar and Saint Denis, freight and commuters will flow fast and freely.

The project came with complications, including controversy over missing workers' wages and a land dispute. Representatives from towns such as Van Horn Trading Post and Annesburg say the new line will result in the decline of their towns. Civic planners hail the railroad as a new dawning day in American progress and history.

The Art of Angling by Jeremy Gill  

ROCK BASS.

In my extensive travels, I've logged many a mile on steamers, paddleboats, and nautical vessels of the queerest sort in search of trophy fish and, of course, wisdom. Many a sensible young angler who sees me as their hero will ask why fishing is dull, throbbing boredom punctuated by the wild explosion of excessive joy at a mere tap against the bait. That's because you're doing it wrong, you jackanapes, I tell them.

I've seldom gone more than ten minutes without a fish on the line, and when I do, such is my mastery over mind as well as matter that I enjoy the time. If you're looking for a fun fish - try going for Rock Bass in clear water on a sunny day. I once reeled in over 50 Rock Bass in an hour in Tall Trees. Try it and see! It's like life, only better!