#Vestibule 1 : Universe 8

[blindtaleteller]

Question about medical care in Asgard… I'm talking about a case of Odinsleep/coma. How different do you think caring for a person in a coma would be on Asgard than on Midgard?

Gonna assume you're asking about the MCU as I answer this! 💚

With a Coma/Odinsleep .. Probably not too terribly different in act for the most part IF it's being treated like a regular coma; but incredibly different in aesthetic, and well.. it does get a little more iffy when you're talking about 'Odinsleep' in particular, even with what little we do know from what's shown and said about it on screen which I say by means of examples given, both canon and deleted from it.

Some things definitely do change if you take deleted scenes from Thor 2011 into account in particular though: as one of the things they removed entirely from existence in the cutting room in that movie, was something called 'healing stones.' They actually had two portions of scenes that they shot (one in the hospital after Jane ran him over, and one just prior to the final portion of the fight with the 'Destroyer' in New Mexico.) I'll slap them in here if I can find them out of my giant clips playlist of doom.

Sticking with just the canon though; and specifically with the regular coma treatment first? The first thing you have to take into account is that there are lots of different kinds of comas, and that even Earth-tech wise, some of them are going to be treated a little differently (short, long term, caused by external injury, caused by internal injury, trauma induced are a thing too.)

That said, the first thing we have on display as far as Asgard's medical goes, is something that unsurprisingly is a repeated major portion of their basic lore in the MCU: that they aren't gods; they're an elder race who have been themselves reaching into the cosmos for eons of generations even stretching back to at least near enough to the beginning of their universe well established enough then, to take note of the fact that the Infinity Stones made at the birth of that universe, were not made by either them, or by the other elder races like the Dark Elves, or the even older Tivan brothers: with single generations lasting as long as five thousand years.

Related to that is also the fact that they by the time in their universal timeline we do catch up with them: they are very clearly a warmongering/imperial colonialist society. Even before and likely during them, Odin made a generation of wars horrible enough to be called 'The Great Wars' among the lot that he and apparently Hela (who was clearly full grown --meaning she was anywhere between 20ish and 1000 years herself-- even in her mural depictions,) to spread his version of 'peace' through the removal of what other species he percieved as threats and competition (see Muspelheim, Jotunheim) going so far as to make certain they couldn't rebuild even their capitals.

Why is that important in this conversation? Because that also means including Bor and Asgard's previous generation five thousand years prior to 2013's invasion of the elves; they had been dealing with injury, illness and more among their own resulting from those battles: and yes during those thousands of years of conflict between Bor's crusade, and Odin's: they had lots and lots of extra time to improve both their tech, and any magic along those lines.

Which yes are actually two very different things, though from the looks of it are often interconnected in Asgardian society in particular, unlike on Earth; where medical technology is foremost, and sorcery/magic has been forced basically into hiding by centuries of the many different flavors (both in religion base and name) of Inquisitions on Earth over the course of over a millennia by the time the twenty tens roll around. We also know that they do posses some limited means through technology, of suppressing some magic; but whether or not Asgard in particular has evolved their understanding of sorcery in particular to do so on a magical level is questionable at best given what we've seen between the first two films alone.

Given the blatantly similar societal distaste for most non-combative magic, and even a good portion of combative magic for that matter that's pretty likely not the case: even Thor refers to his mother's skills and knowledge as "tricks." However, that doesn't seem to apply where the "Healer's Hall" inhabitants and actual healers are involved.

Most obvious example of technological vs magic, and those limitations I mentioned above that we have is a pair of scenes in TDW: the Soul Forge in the Healer's Hall vs. Loki's full-room illusions.

Soul Forge (aka Quantum Field Generator:)

This is also, one of the scenes that continues to show rather than tell, the MCU established facts of their advancement.. and their arrogance around it when dealing with what Asgardians otherwise clearly still consider 'lesser' races under their protection. Quite a contrast to Loki's interactions with Selvig and Barton delivering those two a great deal more dignity and trust in A1 too, while they're building the portal device ...but that's a whole other set of attached social observations and comparisons I'm not gonna get into here. The point of this one is: if there's magic there; they're making it very clear there isn't much of it, and doubling down on that whole 'not gods, only mistaken for them' far more interesting take, on which MCU Asgard was built since the very first movie. (again though, it also displays their arrogance in that direction, as Eir not only treats Jane's inquiry very dismissively; but gets flustered and gap-mouthed [literally] when she positively identifies the diagnostic technology being used. It also is one of the many displays of how differing etymology between cultures in the MCU [yes there are a few, including the Dr. Strange film as another major example of that in particular] is a purposely crafted thing.)

ANYWAY!

Compare that technological, with the feats of sorcery Loki manages in that same film. Not only does he not use tech to manage his magic/sorcery (or 'tricks' as Thor calls it lol).. but he does so behind the locked door of, that same level of technology, in his own prison cell.. and beyond it. While some of the deleted scenes show this too? The final cut certainly wasn't lacking either.

So, all that said..? And without dipping into the whole discarded-from-canon 'Healing Stone' facet: it's very likely with a normal (or normal-ish lol) coma, that it wouldn't really be that different: just easier to some extent and probably a lot faster to correct any issues with those caused by injury in particular.

However! And most important:

Odinsleep, is something else entirely.

From the first film, we know through dialogue that not only is 'Odinsleep' not a normal coma by any means: it's one that can, has, and with the way they talk about it: SHOULD be induced every so often in order to maintain his health.

Where do we get that and why do I say 'his' in particular?

Because..

1. It is called Odinsleep, which says outright that in the MCU either Odin is a common enough name among Asgardian elder generations to be named as such OR, that it's a practice that belongs solely to Odin in particular.

2. The conversation between Loki and Frigga tell us as much, in their conversation over Odin's bed. (PS I couldn't find the full clip immediately, so I am posting the full uncut scene [with deleted parts] instead. The part that I've marked it to (timestamp 1:06 in the video below if that doesn't work for you) is what you need to listen to most, and was part of the final cut in Thor 2011.

Though the way they cut and rearranged this scene has some of that conversation out of sequence, the information given about Odinsleep remains the same in the much shorter canon conversation.

Their conversation tells the viewer outright, that not only is that a thing he does regularly, but that it can be planned out and planned for: as they make a point of stating that it's only this time, the Odinsleep was unprepared for.. and, they have seen it enough for Loki's first words to be stating the fact he 'never gets used to seeing him like this' .. meaning? He has seen it enough times that he thinks he probably should be: but also that it's upsetting enough an experience to him, that he isn't.

You'll note that they also briefly discuss the fact that Odin had been putting the Odinsleep off. It was coming anyway and regardless .. and should have happened far sooner.

While it's not technically counted as canon on screen, there's a little more information given directly about Odinsleep in the parts cut out too, if you choose to observe and use them: as well as a more direct showing of what we already know even without that scene of how Frigga chooses to pass the throne to the only heir not currently being guilty of and banished for several counts of treason including restarting the war and disobeying the king in that bed, with Thor's invasion of Jotunheim landing him firmly on Earth with the very obviously earned traitor title.

I'll leave it up to you if you want to watch and or use any of that, and you definitely could; since it's -again- just dialogue telling the viewer what's already known simply by watching the other scenes around it in the canon cut, including and especially the throne room scene where Sif & the Warriors Three request Thor's return, regardless of not only knowing he was banished for treason.. but also having been the others to try to remind and convince him alongside Loki; to NOT commit that treason, prior to him doing it and dragging them along anyway.

All in all, through those scenes; we are given a very clear set of rules and information about Odinsleep either way. Which includes the fact that it can be a form of coma that probably should not be randomly interrupted or the subject brought out of it, where it's apparently necessary for the individual's overall health: but can also be a state in which they might spend the last of their lives.

In that, this also tells us that; there isn't a whole lot that even Asgard's greater technology, or even magic can or should do, to bring someone out of it at all.

And, from the way they do deal with their King going through it even by surprise: we know that there isn't much they can do at all beyond keeping him comfortable and as healthy as possible until the Odinsleep finishes it's course naturally... whether that results in the subject waking up, or possibly, dying.

There's no mention of anyone else going through Odinsleep.. but there's also no mention of whether or not anyone else HASN'T, either.

Either way, that scene alone does show and tell a lot more about Asgard's medical capabilities and some of their limitations too, even as a society that's been at war since before Moses (lol but true, especially counting Odin's dad before him fought the elves for what Odin himself identified as 'Eternities of bloodshed' that didn't end until almost 5k years prior,) even, when cut down to the re-arranged version put down in the film's final cut.

Ultimately, and that said?

I don't think caring for a person in Odinsleep would be different from what we see on screen.

A whole lot of trying to keep them comfortable, undisturbed, and healthy; while wondering and worrying when and especially -if- they'll even wake up.

--Post Script, and a more direct personal example: Incidentally, and if you're curious: I have written Loki as having gone through his own "Odinsleep" in twenty thirteen, in Book Two (Vestibule 1, Universe 8) of my Lokiverse project: GROUNDED. Yes, that underlined bit is both the title and a link directly to where that long fic is posted on AO3, if you're curious how I handled it there. I suggest reading the chapters leading into that segment to understand how that portion of their multiverse got there, but if you want to skip a bit, the Odinsleep sequence itself starts in Chapter Four and ends in chapter Five, and is ultimately among the last of events before a time skip all the way into Civil War's era. It's not the only time the muses use it, but it is currently the only instance I have published.

[lokiversefics]

GROUNDED Updated - Chapter 15 : Momentum

(art by NaSyu)

-= Momentum =-

Strange finally meets the Ancient One (Celt) for the first time; though that meeting and Strange himself are a little different from what Celt is expecting. For One.. Tony Stark is present and in his company. And oh, does she have questions and extra words for him, and Ormr's absence at Tony's side. She has guesses as to why that's a thing. Barnes has assembled the first two parts of the Lupi; consisting of a somewhat narrowed mix of well.. himself, and a few others from differing shards. Numerous Loki he's never met accompany them.. some with the intent to personally join the search for Ego.. or his remains; with the intent of pursuing a way to at least try to better control the Power-Stone fueled cosmic fire Door Fifteen's Peter Quill has become: the half-Celstial in question at this point having consumed half of their Titan's solar system. In New York, Vulture raises his head earlier than other Shards thanks to the changes not just in the world climate: but especially to how differently from other Shards the Avengers function after their very different outcomes in Germany and Siberia; leading to Parker ending up back at the Tower to accidentally discover Tony has kept it: and why he has..

Read from Chapter One ......... Here (link).

Read from the latest Chapter 15 ...... Here (link).

[archinform]

Lost Chicago Building 5 - The Pullman Building

Life Span: 1884-1958 Location: 79 E. Adams – Southwest corner of Michigan & Adams Architect: Solon S. Beman

Illustrations, unless otherwise noted, are from the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archive, Art Institute of Chicago. Accessed at: http://www.artic.edu/research/archival-collections

May 6, 1883 – The Chicago Daily Tribune reports that the excavation for the nine-story headquarters of the Pullman Palace-Car Company on the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Adams Street has begun.  As the Home Insurance Building on La Salle Street is nearing completion – arguably the first metal-framed commercial skyscraper in history – the Pullman building will be “perfectly fireproof from cellar to garret – fireproof tile and iron beams being used throughout.”  [Chicago Daily Tribune, May 6, 1883] The structure will have a dual purpose.  The Pullman headquarters will have an entrance on Adams Street while a number of apartments in the building will be entered through the Michigan Avenue entrance.  Company offices will occupy the first four floors of the building, and speculation is that the fifth floor will be given to the offices of General Phillip Sheridan.  The five upper floors will be devoted to apartments of from seven to ten rooms and a number of bachelors’ suites from two to four rooms.  The ninth floor will have a restaurant overlooking the lake with “a large covered promenade … making it a delightful resort in warm weather.”  The half-million-dollar building will have its boilers located in a separate structure, given “the prejudice against living in a building with large steam boilers in the basement.”  The Tribune assessment of the building concludes, “One of the objects sought by Mr. Pullman … was the furnishing to those employés of the company who desired them living apartments of superior character more convenient to their business than those in which many of them now abide … Mr. Pullman has expressed a wish that such a structure might be erected for their benefit.” [1]

Solon Spencer Beman, Architect (1853-1914)

“Chicago Pullman building. Design Preliminary sketch;” inscribed “BLC: J.K.P. del.;BRC: S S Beman / Architect .”

https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2020/04/pullman-building-at-michigan-and-adams-tip-top-inn-and-black-cat-inn-restaurants-chicago.html

Sanborn Map (detail), c. 1890; location of Pullman Building shaded purple.

“Michigan Avenue South from Grant Park Promenade,” postcard. Pullman Building is in the center of the view.

George Pullman (1831-1897), whose company by 1879 was the largest manufacturer of railway sleeping cars, with his Pullman Palace Cars being used by many railroads all throughout the country, wanted to construct a new factory town to bring together all the company’s manufacturing operations. The new “company town” would also house all of his workers.  In 1879 Pullman brought New York landscape architect Nathan F. Barrett to Chicago to develop the concept. Barrett had introduced Pullman to Solon Spenser Beman, a twenty-six year old architect, also from New York, who had apprenticed with Richard Upjohn before starting his own firm in 1877. Pullman placed Beman in charge of the entire architectural design and construction of the buildings for new town. [2]

Nathan F. Barrett and Solon Spenser Beman, Town of Pullman, 1879  (Zukowsky, Growth of a Metropolis) Reproduced in Larson, Gerald R., “ 7.8. George Pullman Brings S.S. Beman to Chicago,” The Architecture Professor. https://thearchitectureprofessor.com/2020/09/23/7-8-george-pullman-brings-s-s-beman-to-chicago/

George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman

The former Pullman headquarters building in downtown Chicago at the northeast corner of Michigan and Randolph had been destroyed in the Great Fire of 1871, and the sleeping-car magnate obtained a permit to build a new 9-story building at the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Adams Street. Beman would design the building. The new Art Institute of Chicago building (1893) would later be directly across Michigan Avenue.

The Pullman Building viewed from the Art Institute, c. 1890s.

Beman’s design for the Pullman Building was influenced by the Romanesque style of architect Henry Hobson Richardson, which was sweeping the country in the late 1880s. Constructed of red granite, brick, and terra cotta at the corner of Adams and Michigan, the Pullman Building was a “massive and imposing” structure of 10 stories with corner turrets and a light well. The Chicago Tribune described its design as modification of the Norman round arched gothic, “the main object being to give it an expression of dignified elegance in its simple massiveness.” In common with other buildings built after the Great Fire of 1871, the Pullman Building was advertised as absolutely fireproof.

Excavation for the building foundations began in May 1883. Similar to other buildings of the Chicago School of architecture, iron beams and joists were used throughout the building. Stairways were also of iron; the building had four passenger elevators and a freight elevator, and was lit by both gas and electric light.

Construction was delayed by a strike by the Bricklayers’ Union, who decided that the fifty or so tile-layers working on the tile floors and other interior work should demand $4.00 per day rather than the $3.50 they were receiving. Non-union workers were brought in, and construction continued.

The Pullman Building was designed for multiple use: the first floor for stores dealing in light merchandise, the second and third floors for Pullman offices, the fourth and fifth floors for Army Headquarters of the Division of the Missouri and for telephone company offices; Chicago Telephone Company and Central Union Telephone Company are noted in the floor plans. The sixth floor was for general office space. Solon S. Beman’s architectural offices were located on the fifth floor.

The seventh through ninth floors were reserved for residence suites of various sizes, with private bathroom and hot and cold water for each. These suites are intended for those who wished to avoid the trouble of housekeeping. No cooking was allowed, however, provisions were made, however, for a restaurant on the ninth floor, with the kitchen and servants quarters on the tenth floor.[3]

Michigan Avenue residential entrance

side views on Michigan Avenue

Separate entrances for the offices and residences of the building announced its dual purpose: offices could be entered from Adams Street and residential apartments from Michigan Avenue. A light well in the building’s north side was open above a glass roof at the third story, giving the building a U shape.

 Pullman executives occupied the lower floors. Other well-known building tenants included utilities magnate Samuel Insull, Allen B. and Irving K. Pond, brothers in architectural practice (Irving K. Pond worked in S. S. Beman’s offices), S. C. Pirie, of the Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company department store in Chicago; H.E. Hooper, US publisher of the Encyclopedia Britannica; and Florenz Ziegfeld, later renowned for the Ziegfeld Follies.

Adams Street entrance

Pullman Building, detail of arcade, north side, by photographer J.W. Taylor. Courtesy of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne. The Pullman History Site https://pullman-museum.org/theCompany/pullmanBuilding.html

The building’s business entrance on its north (Adams Street) side was through an imposing masonry arch springing from squat columns with stylized Corinthian capitals. A divided staircase of stone rose one story to the second floor, offering entry at its base to the first story and, through the central of three arches at the second story, to the business office area. This striking entry occupied the central light court in the U of the building, and was surmounted by a glass canopy at the third story. Rather heavy-handed and muscular in its effect, this sheltered entrance was more “public” than the building’s residential entrance, flush with the wall on the Michigan Avenue side.

Above this entrance, in the center upper stories of the building, were a vertical arrangement of semicircular windows framed in rather bizarre, interlocking horseshoe or keyhole arches. The composition’s sense of vertical movement contrasted with the horizontal bands of window openings in the rest of the building.

Pullman Entrance; J.W. Taylor photograph, 1893. Chicagology. https://chicagology.com/goldenage/goldenage067/

Arch and covered entry stairs

The Pullman History Site https://pullman-museum.org/theCompany/pullmanBuilding.html

Pullman Building, interior detail of 2nd floor entrance and open wells looking toward Office of the President (see 2d floor floorplan) by photographer J.W. Taylor. Courtesy of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne. The Pullman History Site https://pullman-museum.org/theCompany/pullmanBuilding.html

Pullman  Building, President’s Office, Secretary by fireplace,1956. Chuckman Chicago Nostalgia. https://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2011/11/page/2/

Selected floors plans, from The Pullman History Site at https://pullman-museum.org/theCompany/pullmanBuilding.html

First (entrance) Story

Second Story: vestibule from Adams stairs; President’s Office (see photos above)

Seventh & Eighth Stories; Apartments

Ninth Story: Apartments and Restaurant

The Tip Top Inn was on the ninth floor of the Pullman Building.

For the first few years the Pullman company ran its own restaurant, The Albion, on the 9th floor. It was considered advanced at the time to locate restaurants on top floors so that cooking odors would not drift throughout the building. In addition, diners at The Albion, and later the Tip Top Inn, had excellent views of Lake Michigan. [4]

The Pullman Company, after the death of George Pullman in 1897, remained in the Pullman Building until 1948, after which its offices were moved to Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. By that time, all the architectural features of the upper story-- the turrets, towers, and chimneys-- were gone.

In “A Proud Old Lady Admits Her Age,” a 1956 newspaper article noted that

The Pullman Building, Chicago’s oldest “skyscraper,” is facing the wrecker with the same cumbersome dignity which characterized its 72 year history. With its carpets, curtains, and other makeup gone it looks a little shabby, but is still in essentially the same form bestowed on it by architect S.S. Beman back in 1884. It has yielded little to the blandishment of technology and fashion.[5]

The Pullman Building itself was demolished during a razing craze during the tenure of Mayor Richard J. Daley, along with dozens more buildings in Chicago’s Loop and thousands in Chicago neighborhoods with hardly a peep of protest. The Pullman Building was replaced in 1958 with the Borg-Warner Building, an ugly anomaly among the Michigan Avenue cliffs in the Michigan Avenue Landmark District. [6]

  In later years, the turrets and top portion of the building were removed.

Architectural fragment, Pullman Building, Art Institute of Chicago.

Pullman Building, Andreas’ History of Chicago. Image: https://chicagology.com/goldenage/goldenage067/

Many of the images used here are also available on the Illinois Digital Archives website at http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/search/searchterm/Pullman%20Building

NOTES:

[1] Connecting the Windy City. Accessed at:  http://www.connectingthewindycity.com/search/label/Congress%20Street

[2] Larson, Gerald R., “George Pullman Brings S.S. Beman to Chicago,” The Chicago School of Architecture. Accessed at: https://thearchitectureprofessor.com/2020/09/23/7-8-george-pullman-brings-s-s-beman-to-chicago/

[3] Chicagology. https://chicagology.com/goldenage/goldenage067/

[4] “Famous in its Day: Tip Top Inn,” Restaurant-ing Through History. Accessed at: https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/2014/03/30/famous-in-its-day-tip-top-inn/

See also Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal at   https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2020/04/pullman-building-at-michigan-and-adams-tip-top-inn-and-black-cat-inn-restaurants-chicago.html

[5] “A Proud Old Lady Admits Her Age,” Copy from two undated, unidentified newspaper articles about the 1884 Pullman Building in downtown Chicago. View the article at http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/pshs/id/15324

[6] “The Pullman Building,” The Pullman History Site. Accessed at: https://pullman-museum.org/theCompany/pullmanBuilding.html

[anne-lister-adventures]

Tuesday, 25 February 1840

8 3/4

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Goodish night having pulled my bois de lit (in comfort here with each of us a bois de lit) into the middle of my room – Not bit at all – Breakfast at 10 1/4 to 11 1/4 – A[Ann] tolerably right again I took no notice of last night   she wrong at my spending the money on the eggs if I would not eat them her mind is not large as to little matters – Traineau in waiting from 12 1/2 – Wrote the last 2 pp.[pages] till now 12 40/’’ – Fine day – Reaumur 10 1/2º at 8 3/4 a.m. on the window seat in my room and Reaumur 13 1/2º 1/4 hour afterwards close to my bedhead between 2 stoves – And Reaumur -27 1/2º dehors to the North at 11 a.m. according to George who took (as usual) the thermometer out of doors – 

Out at 1 to 3 40/’’ Off from Simbirsk (Pronounced Sim-beersk) at 5 10/’’ – Very fine day – Very fine afternoon and evening – Sun sinking beautifully as we drive off – Out from 1 to 3 40/’’ – 1st Southwards to the high ground along the Volga – what a noble river! – 3 versts over to village on the other side rather to the North – The river overflows up to the mountains and is 20 v.[versts] wide to the ft.[foot] of the mountains – The villages are just out of water – Cannot stir from there but in boats – 2 large islands near the city – Islands overflowed on the tops of the brushwood above water – 

Simbirsk seen from the river. (Image Source)

Right bank every where high, and left bank highish a little to the North of the city – Sviaga river 2 v.[versts] from Volga just of the city to the North – Drove Southward along the high ground over the Volga – Gardens and orchards and magnificent view along the river North and South – We drove down upon the Sviaga (which does not divide the town – Vide Geography Dictionary of Russia) – The Town lies on high ground between the 2 rivers and the basse ville and one or more churches along the waters edge of the Volga, and a village like Slobode where horses are kept and sold, is divided from the few houses on this side of the Town by the Sviaga across which is a wood bridge and direct road to Moscow – On the low ground near the Sviaga is the prison a square enclosure with a square Tower 6 yards square at each corner and space between = 5 towers or 5 x 6 = 30 yards + 6 x 2 = 42 yards – Tops of Towers flat or so nearly so, roofs not visible from below – 2 chimneys on the top of the Tower next to us – One large arched gateway into the prison – A plain but handsome looking building – 

A little farther on, the cemetery full of tombs square pointed roofs on 4 wood colours or 4 brick white washed pillars more than 1/2 tombs of this sort – The cemetery covered with them – Singular appearance – Not a single tree there – The tower of the cemetery church (where the funeral service is read over the corpse) is in the middle of the building – The principal street runs parallel with the Volga with other streets parallel and other at right angles to it –

Of the churches here (17 according to our coachman, 16 according to our landlord, and 12 according to Schnitzler) only observed one in the Moscow style of the 1 large dome and 4 small one of which at each corner of the large one, that is finishing each corner of the square from which the large dome springs – The clochers here at the west end, and generally joined to the centre part of the church, i.e. the square from which the dome or sometimes 8tagon[octagon] lantern Tower springs) by a nave, and ground floor of the clocher forming a great West entrance to the church – 

Went into the Convent of Women (80 of them) walled round like all the convents and monasteries I have seen in Russia – 2 churches within the enclosure – Went into the one with clocher as just described square tower in retiring grades, finished in a sharp spire – Very picturesque – And lantern tower at the other end – From the clocher one entered a sort of vestibule chapel then the nave on church, and the lantern Tower seemed to be over the prestole – 

The other church in this convent in a square finished in a top cornice as is very frequent in these square churches of grotesque semicircular arches, the disc thro’ not said here being painted in fresco and this sort of church at Moscow University? being topped in 5 domes as above mentioned –

The effect of this outside painting is always striking and good – Is the square the oldest form of church? Was it not a square stone that Jacob set up to God in Bethel? – And is not the Kaaba at Mecca a square? And this square was roofed up to a point? – 

The Tower of Babel was one square upon another square in retiring grades, and the last grade would have finished in a pyramid point, as do so many of the Tartar remains of this day e.g. the beautiful Tower at Kazan – The Cathedral (Simbirsk or more properly Sinbirsk?) is one large dome springing from a circular base, with 4 8style[octostyle] porticos (as at Helsingfors) not yet finished inside – The dome covered with metal of a lead-like lustre – 

Our cocher (of 2 horse Traineau) said in answer to A-s[Ann’s] question, if the enormous apples mentioned by Schnitzler in his 1st vol.[volume] were grown here, yes! Apples of 1/2 ft.[foot] in diameter – Many orchards close around in the Town – The situation of the Town is very fine – All along the high bank of the Volga and at its ft.[feet] to the water’s edge of the V-[Volga] on one side, and that of the Sviaga on the other – How beautiful it must be in summer, as indeed it must be all these Towns (Nijni, Kazan, Simbirsk ….) so finely situated on this magnificent Volga – Nothing is wanting but that the precipitous heights should be of hard rock instead of marly sand – The Gastinoi Dvor large, and busy but old and much of wood and rather picturesque than good – There is a high road from Simbirsk via Samara to Orenburg about 600 v.[versts] said our landlord – A-[Ann] starved with the cold – Tea – 

Off at 5 10/’’ – Sixty villages in the immediate neighbourhood of Simbirsk were maliciously burnt down last summer our coachman or somebody told George – I should have noticed the large handsome new building for the Jurisdiction of the Free Peasants and those villages neither belonging to Government nor to Seigneurs – Tartars chiefly? Is not this the Chancellerie de Tutelle? Vide Geography Dictionary of Russia article Sarepta which has a jurisdiction of this sort at St. Petersburg – 

Off from Simbirsk at 5 10/’’ – A-‘s[Ann’s] door shut at starting – Shut mine just after writing the above notes in pencil in my rough now at 5 3/4, and Reaumur -10º lying in my open doorway – Reaumur -27º outside North this morning at 8 – Dark on arriving at Klutsitschi at 7 p.m. and lightened ourselves up – The lightened wax candle warms our Kibitka – 

I got out for a moment at Jasoschnaja to straighten my legs &c. – Largeish village? At Terenga at 11 3/4 pretty little church must be a good village? Too dark to see – Had intending going forwards – No horses – Must wait for their return till 6 in the morning – 

So drove back to the other end of the village and at the little Auberge at 12 10/’’ – Little small room but soon made ourselves very comfortable – Put our mattresses on the floor, and I lay down dressed as I was with my Chalat over me at one – A-[Ann] writing some while after – I was asleep when she lay down close by me – Very fine day –

                                                                                        versts

5 10/’’ to 7 Simbirsk to Klusitschi .                                      21 7 1/2 to 9 35/’’ K-[Klusitschi] to Jasoschnaja Taschla         26 9 57/’’ to 11 3/4 J-[Jasoschnaja Taschla] to Terenga .        22                                                                                             69

Some stops from this stage of Anne’s and Ann’s trip.

[in the margin of the page:]             Reaumur -27 1/2º at 11 a.m.

[in the margin of the page:]            Simbirsk

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[in the margin of the page:]            Chancellerie de Tutelle

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1989-2020 Poetic Work Of Mario William Vitale

1989-2020 Poetic Work Of Mario William Vitale (Manuscript of Poet Mario William Vitale) From 1993-1997 - Attended State University in Connecticut,Attempted plays : Tartuffe, Miracle Of St. Anthony and Balm in Gieade,( His poetic aspirations had in 1989 from submitting his first poem entitled, "Remembrance Of A Loved One"- (Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum)Next from 1989-1997 ( Wrote primarily for Poetry.com and The International Library Of Poetry),* Received editors choice award in 1997 for poem, " A Beacon Of Light ",(1998) Sent poetic manuscript to N.Y. Time Magazine and Chief Editor " John Hyland".Back with rave reviews !* ( From 1999-2008:Had adapted a real keen sense of style for writing poetry: ( 1999- Sent Editorial to:New Man Magazine for the Passion of Christ Movie;Sent followup letter to company with poetry platform information attached,* 2000-2007 : Magazine : ( Catholic) Maries Rose Ferron Magazine submitted poem" Beacon Of Light", which had excellent editorial reviews as the outset !2008- Wrote poem entitled: ( The Heavy Cross) to Poetry.com* Achieved Poetry status of work of Excellence in writing from the Academy Of American Poetry in which still having received rank and status as a member of Academy;* ( The Connecticut Poetry Society)* Short story submitted entitled, "China Dog Ray" submitted to Virginia WritersQuarterly, West Virginia, Also having member status on their board of Poetry.* ( Attribute Poetry to an ever increasing love of God and his unconditional love that he has for us in return,Thankfulness toward family and friends.( To our past ancestors who fought to uphold freedom that far too many of us take for granted ?One needs a pure heart that's fixed on truth,This is in order to withstand the true great test of time !Life is way too short,Press toward the goal or mark of our high calling that is in Christ Jesus The Lord !~My contempoarry artists include that of ellan Bryant Voight, Kay Ryan and carl Phillips.Which all three are Participants in the Academy Of American Poetry.* Having been a member since 2006,My work reflects the likes of past poets such as C.S.Lewis, Hawthorne and edgar Allen Poe.Most of my work reflects with the values of religious beliefs intact,( In my personal view it is essential in demonstrating a real heart of creativepassion !The reader I believe will benefit by my artistic style of development in a verypositive light.)To further the need for poetry to become more main stream, Mario Vitale was born in Bristol , Ct Has developed a skill for writing poetry in the free verse form. has been featured on Hubpages.com, Starlitecafe.com & Poetry soup. Vitale lives with his elderly mother Ann Soulier in Wolcott, Ct. Currently has written well over 1,000 poems & 2 short story's toward credit platform. Vitale has taken the poetic world by storm being featured on Google, Yahoo & MSN. Looks up to contemporaries in the poetry industry such as John Ashbery & Major Jackson. Has been a favorite featured poet reader at Barnes & Noble in Waterbury, Ct. Also featured on such sites as Poetry soup, Writer's café & Neo Poet. Mario William Vitale 1 Winfield Drive Wolcott, ct 06716 A Beacon Of Light Written by: Mario Vitale A beacon of light to a much hurting world in need ! Can't help but to claim.., Some sense of identity, Stregnth and encouragement only come from above ! Amidst in the distance, the trapped seagull.., Lieth frightened but still yet adrift ! In a most vengeful fashion striking the passing fish, A true source of hope, Yet a most triumphal beam ! This beacon of light shineth forth, Passerby's can err' escape the helping hand.., To the most sparkling of radiance ! (2)Thanksgiving Dinner by Mario Vitale Home for the holiday from New Orleans, with Mother and Father at the tiny drop leaf, brown rosewood, mahogany table with the gold, grinning claw feet; Father, choler- red-in the-face, short- sleeved white shirt and cane, says the blessing as Mother brings in the turkey and cranberry. Then Mother asks, “Won’t you have more?” and father : “Do you think Moll Flanders was a *****?” (I have suffered and bleached my hair blond.) I am silent before their replies. Mother sighs. “I can scarce speak to her.” And Father, too, quotes Shakespeare. (I am thin as paper and the rose- colored bowl of blown glass sitting on the silver stand, half- filled with water.) “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless daughter” (3) Song of Spring Today I heard a robin sing heralding the coming spring A song of exultation to the sky an ode to earth's awakening I saw a willow on the hill It's branches greening in the sun and all the earth seemed hushed & still sleeping streams began to run I heard a softly rising breeze whispering through the grass singing through the still bare trees waiting winter's chill to pass I saw the sun, so bright and warm warming the earth after the rain the buds and leaves, no frost to harm at least, at last, it's spring again. (4) The Ancients It's my last day with the old giants In mourning I hike the lost trails, sniffing the aroma of the bark, that cinnamon of the forest Under tepees of wood in a membrane of shadows, I stalk the earth, its mammal traces, its elusive tracks, to sit on a fallen log where spiders macramé, moss sloping to my knees unaware of invisibles within, grubbing in their tunnels A lizard taps my foot, responding, I muse to its touch, my thoughts like Indian visions, And when daylight mushrooms into night, and an owl hoots from cedar, I still sit with a lizard on my shoe Huddled with the ancients of the woods (5) Epiphany Written by: Mario Vitale It clings to the cliffed shore, to the wintered face of the thistle path, to the fingers of the old man's glove as he waves his memory homeward In that breath between come and go she moves up from the bay; gold turns her stride, the line of her dress, the soft sea pulling at her feet When he reaches out and the frail birds fly and the sun and the sky have married deep into the sea, it clings Even as his shadow threads retreat, it clings, even now as it dissolves to mist (6) A Return Home, Only Time Will Tell Written by: Mario Vitale Oh blessed hope ! Both hardly a believable dream, Sweltering heat with bloodshed in the street... Send the troops home ! There is no clear reason for them to roam.., These are desolate times ! For we have chosen ill faded rhymes.., The casualties are enormous ? For a stated cause that clearly atrocious.., A mother's cry as the door chime rings, A vanishing salute to freedom as the church choir sings ! Let us look above to all the heavenly love.., Merciful one, take this chip off my shoulder.., Stop the senseless fighting before our dear nation grows a bit colder, Suddenly, seeds were dropped out of a farmers bag, In time roots spring up fresh out of the fertile soil... As the sun heats up, Time will tell when this harvest will soon boil... In the vast game of life, One's time is so very brief ! The soul yearns for its' heavenly relief.., Share with others who may want to turn over a brand new leaf.., Time will tell of the true importance of helping one another, To never give into the finish line.., Nor harsh criticism that our society puts out ! Like a famous fighter in his final bout ! Time will tell of the return home, To the open arms of a loved one ! (7) A Valiant Knight Written by: Mario Vitale A Valiant Knight Death springs a new day basking in the breeze In solemn moments lets pause to think of a place A far off castle in the mountains away from it all A valiant knight lived in the structure of it's dwelling Those days of old where mere men had a noble demise A beautiful maiden was in waiting for her knight He would often fight for the cause of stregnth and dignity The draw bridge where the castle stood had a very unique aura A mystery of sort sought up in the vast array of crowned nobility For the king on his thrown was humble yet greedy Always would take care of himself caring nothing for the needy A valiant knight was concerned about the kings trust Often they would disagree on who it was to serve A joker came in front of the king one day with a magic wand Waving the wand in the air then there floated ivy everywhere For the court jester was a fool in the making of his legacy The maiden would often come forth and see For she treasured a red rose that was plucked sometime before Cherished the calling of her stature to the glory of the throne A valiant knight would often sing sweet songs in the night Had a following of village people that would sit before his feet Having a way of words that he would often share The castle was filled with dragons and warlocks searching for love A cause to be brave amidst uncertainty of the kingdom The legacy of golden capulets filled ardent vestibules Let us toast to the valiant knight who keeps a watch on all that is good (8) Hampton Beach The smell of fresh fry doe Time had elapsed playing at the casino Fresh lobster with a side order of fries Those spacious wonderful sky's Down at the shell the continental were playing A walk by the lady of a statue in waiting Flip flops and the sound of laughter A playground for kids in the middle The boardwalk with seagulls flocking over head Fire works in the midnight air with a cheer (9) God's World It is raining again. Summer will be over before it ever gets here Thunder rolls far away, drops hit the windshield, the sky turns gray The Sunflower, the blue Delpinium, the white Stinkwood drink the moisture greedily. The green and silver leaves of the Aspens sparkle as the rain hits them, and the wind turns them round and round The creek flows on, oblivious to the change in the weather. A break in the clouds allows a bit of sun to hit the side of a towering mountain Three cows slowly wend their way homeward. It is dusk. The gray clouds lift and the sun bursts through, before sliding behind the hills for the night It is God's World. He gives it to us to enjoy and to share with each other (10) Jake's House There was a man whose name was Jake Who had a house upon the lake Every morning he would wake And for breakfast have a piece of cake He had a private fishing hole; He always used a long cane pole He fried his fish on red hot coal And served it in a great big bowl For a pet, he had a cat (11) In The Zone Written by: Mario Vitale In The Zone whispers... through the dark deranged portals you evoke fear filled with angelic fervor on it's textual base yet we dig much deep then ever before cries in the dark will light the spark of what we need to know still we stand idle as the average novice introduces its spell along again then the sadness evokes a newer feeling dwindling through the vain extraction of the never world we visually see a flash then a new day approaches on the lawn two lovers having passionate *** the screams of vile extreme explodes throughout perhaps this is the place where Nero tread yet again I sit alone in my house now huddled in the corner the twilight sun has tainted my inner vision the howls of Satanic laughter gives a piercing shriek through a candle was lit by the edge of my bed One can remain lax in the quietness of the moment yet again the setting of the sun a new day has begun as we embark on the moment Does death hurt you the most or is it fear You can equate logic through a firm grasp of the hand whispers again... then a faint cry, we construct living pyramids to honor the dead A stroke of luck an the impulse ensues onto so much more but for what are we grasping for straws what are we searching for ? quietness again this time I'm in the zone as if zombie creatures with viscous long fangs that bite dripping blood off side we run away to hide no one questions anymore no one has a voice alone one last time yet feelings of grandeur awake to the message of hope that spills from the sky a challenge to be free is a question of time eyes with spots digging holes in a pool of blood Satan laughing again spreads his wings Suddenly I awake but to what ? (12) An End Of The Age Of Innocence Part III Written by: Mario Vitale In our fast paced twentieth century world.., We oft' have neglected to stop to smell the roses, Oft' we used to bow our heads silently to pray, As we reflect back to the sixties is had launched a pad to rebellion ! With a vast amount of liberal bias and thinking, No wonder why our nation is sinking.., Sinking amidst a cuss pool of mere morality.., For now it is a quite different time, A very unique but different type of day.., An end of the age of innocence, One hath been enlightened.., From seeking truth, Some fresh out of a garbage can.., Yet for Gods' sake, He hath such an amazing plan ! Hence, to shun the broad road, Yet to seek to venture in the narrow.., Such as a distant bird in flight ! You might see this creature venture out at night ? Of the Eagle nor the Sparrow.., It used to mean something to have a sense of common courteous.., To hold open the door for your neighbor ? Yet for the time being we relent and waiver.., Would you prefer another taste of a certain ice cream flavor ? To ponder we must be content with who we are in the inside.., Nor, a mere fancy suit or blazing sport's car, Life is a roller coaster.., In what you do while busy making other plans.., Finding solace among the height of nature., Such to think at what is quite simple, As a young child reflects on his or her poster board, Playing with their magic crayons.., For in eternity it is such a very long time ! Take heed in what you do, Now is the expectant hour ! What will one choose to do ? There can be no place nor need for any compromise, Within it's vast perpetual spectrum ! One just can't put a price tag on a genuine but unique heart ! Hence, with honest integrity.., The time for change is today ! (13) He Was There by Mario William Vitale From the inner silence of the lamb he was there In welcoming to the world to share Within the multiple of words the mouth speaks As a heart beats through the passage of time To every poem that was ever written To every burden ever lifted To rivers crossing where people living Sometimes loving other moments giving In storms that were outside brewing What is the significance of this love In painted pictures from above To every soldier in a battle To every cow amidst the cattle Not a second glance at any real romance A field of dreams throughout our head From both fire and ice will make you think twice Perhaps another chance at a roll of the dice When every kingdom comes thy will be done Shadows in the shining morn if there's a rose it bears a thorn, He was there in every circumstance When they tried to throw stones at her He was there drawing a line with his finger in the sand It is my hope that some day all will understand A glance at the past will tell us of our future Amidst the inner pain & uncertainty Through shadows in a field of dreams In moments of solace amidst the pain A light moved out upon the street outside A day that wasn't meant to be Thorn crown was pulled upon his head Those shouts of intense anger from the mob There was only one who would help him back on his feet, A light that brought only a few to greet Let us not run away & hide Each one of our sins was placed on that cross To lose the battle now would end in tragic loss Father please forgive them for they know not what they do He said the prayer now the rest is up to you That cross that broke a sinful world apart With his blood-soaked crown with spear in side To show the whole world he had nothing to hide The summoned cry brought about healing in the sky Watch the free angelic dove fly! (14) Momma Of Pearls by Mario William Vitale Since there's nothing I could find That was worth giving you, I sat down to think a while And write a line or two If I had a magic wand I'd wave it just for you, And give you anything you'd like No matter how many or few If I could give you back the years You so willingly gave to me I'm sure that you spend them over again The same as they used to be Remember when those days and nights Instead of going to the fair I'd always say tell me again The story of the three little bears I tried to get a strawberry pie But they were out of season Then I thought of gold Mario William Vitale Written by Mario William Vitale 48/M/Wolcott, Ct 310 Please log in to view and add comments on poems

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THE RAPE OF EUROPA: Hannibal AU Season 4                                               by Kathrynethegreat

SUMMARY

After the untimely death of his father at the hands of his disinherited sister Margot, Mason Verger finds himself the sole heir to his father’s meatpacking fortune and trustee of the Verger Museum and M.J. Verger Collection. Now with unlimited resources at his disposal, Mason is able to plot his revenge on Hannibal Lecter, who left him paralyzed after an attack years before. A great art collector like his father before him, Mason has begun to assemble a new private collection of art and artifacts related to Hannibal Lecter, with plans for the Doctor himself to eventually be at the center of the collection. But an unfortunate accident leading to Clarice Starling’s promotion to Behavioral Science, spearheading the hunt for Hannibal Lecter may cause problems. If Clarice gets to Lecter first, all of Mason’s plans will have been in vain -  but when several pieces of artwork eventually lead Mason to believe that Agent Starling may, in fact, be the perfect bait to catch Hannibal Lecter, Mason and Paul Krendler strike a deal that will give them both what they want - even if it means destroying Clarice Starling in the process.

LOCATIONS

U.S.A., France, Switzerland, Argentina

EPISODES

Season 4, Episode 1: Sense and Sensibility

Barney is hired by Mason Verger in an attempt to learn as much as possible about Hannibal Lecter. Still haunted by memories of her time with the Doctor in Italy, Johnny asks a question Clarice is hesitant to answer. Paul Krendler pays Clarice an unwanted visit.

Season 4, Episode 2: Double Exposure

Attempting to distance herself from Paul Krendler’s advances at a Museum Gala Benefit, Clarice accidentally witnesses the sleight-of-hand theft of a sculpture by a gala attendee by the name of James Brookman. Upon obtaining a warrant, the F.B.I’s Art Crime Team is shocked to find Brockman may have been responsible for hundreds of small art thefts over the years. Clarice Starling and Ardelia Mapp work to negotiate a lighter sentence – in exchange for valuable information about other art theft cases around the world, unaware that what they will learn could shake the art world to its core.

Season 4, Episode 3: The Muse

When a celebrated artist is brutally murdered in his studio in France, Clarice draws on her experiences with the Buffalo Bill case to try to find a motive. She soon discovers that the clues to the killer might lie in the very paintings that adorn the walls of the studio. Mason Verger acquires a new piece of artwork that leads him to a realization about the nature of the relationship between F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter.

Season 4, Episode 4: Mundus Novus

When a raid to capture a stolen painting goes horribly wrong, Johnny suffers the consequences. The recovery mission goes from bad to worse when it is discovered the painting is a forgery.  Hannibal Lecter journeys to America. Jack Crawford receives an unexpected phone call. Paul Krendler and Mason Verger make a deal.

Season 4, Episode 5: Subtractive, Additive, Kinetic

Clarice hires her successor and settles into her new job at Behavioral Science, now officially leading the hunt for Hannibal Lecter, but questions if it’s what she still really wants. Paul Krendler asserts his authority. Hannibal Lecter sends Clarice a letter.

Season 4, Episode 6: Every Vermeer in the World

Barney and Margot strike up a friendship. Clarice begins to follow the sales of Lecter Memorabilia but struggles to push her memories of her time with the Doctor aside. Ardelia worries the stress is becoming too much for Clarice. Margot agrees to help Mason in exchange for something she wants.

Season 4, Episode 7: The Two Picassos

Clarice meets with Mason Verger about a lead in the Lecter case and is surprised to find Barney in his employ. Jack Crawford visits Will Graham in Florida. Mason puts his plan to capture Hannibal Lecter into motion, but Margot is horrified when she finds the men who kidnapped her two years earlier are the same men hired by Mason to capture the Doctor.

Season 4, Episode 8: Fearful Symmetry

The theft of the National Gallery’s copy of William Blake’s Woman Clothed with The Sun leads Clarice to think it may have something to do with Hannibal Lecter. Seeking information on the old Dollarhyde case, Clarice enlists the help of Will Graham and Miranda Pilcher. Mason’s newest art acquisition brings him one step closer to Hannibal Lecter.

Season 4, Episode 9: Vestibule of the Asylum

When a famous Van Gogh is stolen from the Verger Museum, Mason Verger requests Clarice join the case alongside her old Art Crime Team. The history of both Van Gogh and the culprit responsible for the theft lead Will Graham and Clarice to question the nature of mental illness. Clarice and Will visit the abandoned Baltimore Hospital for the Criminally Insane in search of Hannibal Lecter’s medical records, dredging up intense memories for both of them as they stand in front of the Doctor’s empty prison cell.

Season 4, Episode 10: The Map Thief

Clarice creates waves at Columbia University when she seizes their collection of Lecter information, but manages to smooth things over when she agrees to investigate the disappearance of several priceless manuscripts from their library that have vanished without a trace.

Season 4, Episode 11: Sfumato

Clarice’s work with Behavioral Science begins to dovetail with her old Art Crime Team as the Lecter Memorabilia sales lead her to an art dealer she believes may be working for Mason Verger. Clarice goes for a run in the forest, unaware that Hannibal Lecter is watching her every move.

Season 4, Episode 12: Entartete Kunst

When a trove of stolen paintings from WWII is discovered behind a wall in the home of a wealthy Argentine businessman, Clarice is called upon to authenticate the items and determine the process of restitution for the paintings.  When it is discovered that the man has been living under a false identity since the war, Clarice realizes she recognizes the man’s real name - a name mentioned to her years ago by Hannibal Lecter.

Season 4, Episode 13: The Deposition of Christ

When Clarice uncovers a connection between Hannibal Lecter and the Polish-French artist Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, she journeys to Switzerland to meet with him about a painting that might draw the attention of Lecter. On returning to the United States, Clarice finds Paul Krendler is doing everything he can to dismantle her career.

Season 4, Episode 14: The Fall of the House of Verger

When Clarice witnesses a kidnapping that the F.B.I. refuses to acknowledge, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Mason’s well-laid plans finally come to fruition. Jack Crawford suffers a heart attack. Hannibal Lecter asks Margot Verger for help.  Margot makes a shocking discovery about her brother’s estate.

Season 4, Episode 15: The Restoration of Clarice Starling

When the F.B.I. gives little attention to Clarice Starling having gone missing, Ardelia goes in search of Clarice herself.  Margot and Lecter exchange favors. Paul Krendler joins Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling for dinner. The F.B.I. Art Crime Team receives a mysterious note that may finally help them solve the Gardner case.

CREDITS

The bust of Medusa is edited from a photo from the Gorgon City Album Cover, Sirens. The snake is from the Visconti Coat of Arms over the Archbishop’s Palace in Milan, Italy.

NOTES

That’s it. All four seasons. Thanks for all of the kind notes and PMs.  Please note that almost every episode in this series has been inspired by a real art-related crime. I have a lot more graphics that did not make the cut. I wasn’t planning on posting them, but can if anyone is interested. Also though I do not plan to write 60 episodes of fan fiction, I do know all the details of each plot, flashbacks featured and what art is shown in each episode, so feel free to ask if you have questions about what happens in an episode, or about the real crimes that inspired them.  And yes, “The Two Picassos” does refer to Will Graham and Mason Verger.

OVERVIEW

SEASON 1 SUMMARY | SEASON 1 DETAILS

SEASON 2 SUMMARY | SEASON 2 DETAILS

SEASON 3 SUMMARY | SEASON 3 DETAILS

SEASON 4 SUMMARY | SEASON 4 DETAILS

[meier-zbinden]

Labyrinth of Virtue

“Does this elegance serve a purpose beyond itself?[1] Beauty cannot be its sole purpose. [2] Every form has its practical purpose.”[3]

“No one knows for sure, although we may safely attribute these structures to inheritance. [4] She had given the simple explanation that she "did not believe in the institution of private inheritance.[5] Gone is the incentive to pass on property in the form of an inheritance to offspring of marriage—the purpose for which the male dominated institution of monogamy was ultimately created, and without which there is no more reason for the continuation of [6] an internal heritage. It’s my heritage.[7] But it shall be an external heritage, not an internal one.[8] A more democratic and egalitarian form of legitimacy. [9] Therefore my inheritance will be shared with any who are worthy."

“Utilizing the concept of earthly fame in order to honour a specific figure or family. [10] I guess the most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice. [11] But for what purpose?[12]”

“Its purpose is not to create a false belief but to undermine established beliefs and convictions.[13] Its driving and motivating force, its determining purpose, is therefore exchange value.[14] Though inheritance used to be the most widely criticized source of inequality, it is today probably no longer so. [15] On that day she proclaimed:”What is the devil’s treasure? [16] You may ask: What have I done to deserve such a gift? [17] I do not deserve it. [18] I do believe that we make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering. [19] Compassion is the greatest virtue.[20] But not just anyone will be granted my patronage. Boldness and tenacity attain the most difficult goals.[21] There is no problem so difficult that study and persistence cannot overcome it. [22] By effort man's ingenuity learned to conquer all. [23] The different degrees of hardship endured, and of ingenuity exercised, must be taken into account. [24] Both equally deserve applause if successful.[25]” After that she became ethereal and vanished, reappearing only to men of great virtue. [26]”

“What do you think the inside is like?”

“The overseer sleeps near the main entrance, the labourers in the places that are close to their duties. [27]“

“You’ve been inside?” [28]

“Yes. First I entered a singular corridor. There was no one in the corridor.[29] Shortly, The corridor took a turn and became dark.[30] Sometimes I heard the sound of passing cars, but they were always in the next corridor, and however fast I rushed the corridors were always empty. [31] You see, there are two types of skin, the inner and the outer.[32] The outer skin is a labyrinth. The labyrinth raises its walls, digs its tunnels, lays down its corridors.[33] It is monodromic and unicursal, universal, and does not turn back on itself. [34] If the unicursal labyrinth were to be “unrolled,” we would find we had a single thread in our hands—the thread of Ariadne which the legend presents as the means of extricating oneself from the labyrinth, whereas in fact all it is is the labyrinth itself. [35] A terrestrial labyrinth, it is also a spiritual labyrinth. [36] It serves as an architecture metaphor for serene self meditation: the primal intersection of sky, earth, water, and human limitation. [37] The Labyrinth cannot be dominated.[38]

After making it through the labyrinth I reached a dining hall of all things. Into this Hall I entered through a handsome Vestibule, fronting to the South, from which I passed into another smaller Vestibule or Lobby, and so into the great Hall. [39] The Dining Hall was turned towards the East, to the end, I assume, that being covered from the great force the Sun hath when it is near Setting, it may be cooler about the time it is to be made use of. [40] It is difficult to imagine a more picturesque spot.[41] On the pavement of the dining hall is a labyrinth, indicated by the arrangement of black and white stones which compose it. [42] It is said to be a league, measured along all its folds; a countryman applied to me to know if this was true.[43] Sadly i had not measured it. 

From the dining hall several corridors led further in, unfolding into more Labyrinths. In short, both exterior and interior are interior to the stratum.[44]”

“Are they differentiated only by their function or use?”[45]

“I’m not sure, I investigated further but soon found myself trapped in a great labyrinth where I had to ponder how far [46] I could go on. How was I to find my bearings in that black labyrinth? [47] I tried learning the proper pathway through the labyrinth to some food supply,[48] back to the dining hall, but I lost my way by the twists and turns of the labyrinth.[49] I do not know how long I wandered but when I woke up I was back outside the entrance and no pleading would persuade them to let me back in.

As for what’s further inside, at the end of the labyrinth or labyrinths, there are rumors. There is, too, a very general rumor, which many have verified by their own experience, or which trustworthy persons who have heard the experience of others corroborate, that [50] at a small square there is a fountain centered in a plot of lawn.[51] the plants are green and have probably never felt drought. [52] They say the water shines like the light of a thunderbolt and, if you put in it a salted fish, the fish would return to life and dart off, a sign that this is the fountain of eternal youth.[53] Though doubtful, one thing however is for sure, one can always drink from the fountain of youth, plentiful and irreversible, its level never goes down. [54]  

Although, the biggest mystery, the one most speculated about, still remains unsolved. What is at the center of the labyrinth? As soon as it was built the Mystery began. [55] No matter how many tried, they did not penetrate.[56] The labyrinth will always evade full apprehension, will always hold in its depths inexhaustible mystery.[57] Down there infinity has a tendency to fill the mind with that sort of delightful horror, which is the most genuine effect and truest test of the sublime.[58] In some circles, the maze is rumored to be the sum of a man’s life. At its center lies a man who has been killed over and over—only to come back to life. To keep out his oppressors, he built the maze.[59]”

“Thank you.”

“I neither want any thanks, nor merit any.”[60]

[1] Schumacher, The Autopoiesis of Architecture Vol 2

[2],[3] Frankl, The Gothic

[4] Darwin, On the Origin of Species

[5],[20],[56] Rand, The Fountainhead

[6] Teige, The Minimum Dwelling

[7],[8],[12],[28],[31],[48],[51],[52] Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology

[9] Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man

[10] Whitehead, Castles of the Mind

[11],[19] Bill Gates

[13],[35] Eco, From the Tree to the Labyrinth

[14] Marx, Capital Volume One

[15] Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty

[16],[29],[30],[47] Hugo, Les Miserables

[17] Borges, Collected Fictions

[18] Austen, Pride And Prejudice

[21],[25] Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815

[22] Lovejoy Boas, Primitivism and Related Ideas in Antiquity

[23] Holt, Literary Sources of Art History

[24] Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

[26] Barber, A Companion To World Mythology

[27] Williams, Daniele Barbaros Vitruvius of 1567

[32] Alberti, On the Art of Building in Ten Books 1988

[33],[49],[54] Serres, The Five Senses

[34] Serres, The Birth of Physics

[36] Eco, The Name of the Rose

[37] Mallgrave, Modern Architectural Theory

[38] Hays, Architecture Theory since 1968

[39] Alberti, 10 books of architecture 1755

[40] Perrault, An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius 1692

[41] Humboldt, Equinoctial Regions of America

[42],[43] Woods, Letters of an Architect from France Italy and Greece 1

[44] Deleuze Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus

[45] Deleuze, Expressionism in Philosophy

[46],[58] Mallgrave, Architectural Theory

[50] Augustine, The City of God

[53] Eco, Baudolino

[55] Hugo, Notre Dame de Paris

[57] Braidotti Hlavajova, Posthuman Glossary

[59] Westworld

[60] Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

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The Best Open Worlds in Video Games

Video Games offer their players boundless escapism, and while that’s sometimes in the form of a really compelling linear story, there’s a special place in our hearts for a big open world you can easily get lost in. To that end, we’ve put together a list of our favorite open worlds in gaming. It’s worth noting that this isn’t a list of IGN’s Best Open-World Games™, but rather our favorite worlds in and of themselves - whether they’re made up of miles of untamed wilderness, countless blocks of urban sprawl or fall somewhere in-between, these are the top 10 video game open worlds.

You can check out the video above, click through the gallery below or scroll down the page for the full list. Let us know in the comments what was on your list that didn't make ours!

10. Sunset City (Sunset Overdrive)

In a world turned upside-down - or, maybe in some cases it’s more accurate to say inside out - by an energy drink apocalypse, the unique urban landscape of Sunset Overdrive was keen on changing the rules for what it meant to traverse a giant metropolis. Rather than relying on running or driving, it's over-the-top means of traversal sets Sunset Overdrive apart from other open worlds. By enabling rail grinding, wall-running, and comically huge bouncing on nearly every surface, Sunset Overdrive's city became a zany fun house that was a blast to get around in and also perfectly mirrored the game's off-the-wall sense of humor. Add that to some wonderfully designed setpieces, like a medieval-themed roller coaster and towering skyscrapers wrapped in rail lines, and Sunset City quickly became the perfect place to blow up hordes of mutated goons with unparalleled flair. x96 tv box

9. The New World (Horizon: Zero Dawn)

Horizon: Zero Dawn’s world is a gorgeous sandbox of dramatic locales peppered through with huge, dinosaur-like machines intent on murdering you; it’s much more fun than it sounds. Snowy mountains beg you to climb them, dense forest-land house unseen horrors and calcified skyscrapers now serve as platforms to get from A to B. There’s still a thrill seeing an enormous Thunderjaw stomping round in the distance - this is as close to a proper dinosaur game as we’ve had in the last 10 years, and the threat it houses at its core is wonderfully tempered by the gorgeous trappings that surround it.

8. Kyrat (Far Cry 4)

Even though the most recent entry in the series added some additional vehicular mayhem, Far Cry 4’s Kyrat offers some of the most spectacular sandbox action that gaming has to offer. The lush forests, snowy mountains, and farmlands of this fictional Himalayan country are densely packed with open-ended activities, dangerous wildlife, and plenty of nooks and crannies to explore for secrets. Add in the fact that you can roam the wilds with a friend in online co-op and you’ve got a tasty recipe for an insanely good time.

7. San Francisco Bay Area (Watch Dogs 2)

Watch Dogs 2’s version of the Bay Area is slightly more condensed than its real-life counterpart, but if you can’t physically travel to San Francisco, this is definitely the next best thing. From the Painted Ladies to the Golden Gate Bridge, all of SF’s biggest landmarks are here, and the city’s melting pot of cultures is pretty well represented across the varied neighborhoods.

Full of interesting side activities and secrets to uncover, Watch Dogs 2 is virtual tourism at it’s best - even if its traffic is unbelievably light and the game’s story about our descent into a high-tech corporate dystopia somehow manages to be less depressing than the real thing. android tv box

6. The Caribbean (Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag)

While plenty of Assassin’s Creed games offer hyper-detailed recreations of historical cities across the globe, few offer as satisfying a blend of worthwhile exploration and diverse gameplay as the crystal blue waters of Assassin’s Creed IV’s Caribbean setting. Okay, and the Atlantic coastline a couple of times.

Point is, whether you were skulking about the streets of Nassau, diving for treasure in old wrecks, hunting sea monsters or sinking ship after ship after ship, Black Flag’s nautical playground may not be the biggest world the series has ever seen, but it still remains the best it has to offer, and hands-down the ultimate simulator for those of us wishing to become the scourge of the high seas.

5. Skyrim (The Elder Scrolls V)

Despite being the fifth entry in a beloved franchise full of historic characters and moments, the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim provides the perfect introduction to the massive Elder Scrolls universe. Featuring a wide variety of biomes from ice-capped mountains to grassy farmland and medieval strongholds, the beauty of Skyrim is in its interwoven connection between nature and civilization.

Each town is ripe with personality and factions that introduce you to story and gameplay options you may have not considered. Been roaming around the tundra’s of Whiterun with nothing but a sword and board? A quick stint in the Dark Brotherhood just West of Falkreath will have you hooked on the life as an assassin. Skyrim’s world facilitates exploration in a literal sense; traversing the landscape step by step, but also an exploration of its mechanics through the environment and citizens of the province. It’s a world so well-detailed that we know we’ll see Todd Howard put it on PS5 and the Series X, and we probably won’t even be mad.

4. The Continent (The Witcher 3)

From the fields of White Orchard to the mountains of Ard Skellig and the cobbled streets of Novigrad, the world of The Witcher 3’s is endlessly fascinating to explore. Not content to design just one of the most visually impressive fantasy landscapes in recent memory, CD Projekt Red packed every corner of its massive world with engaging content.

Whether it’s something as simple as clearing a bandit camp or discovering a hidden chest at the bottom of a lake, or kicking off an elaborate hunt for new witcher gear or to stop a monstrous beast from terrorizing a remote village, Geralt’s adventures across The Continent offer players one of the most fully-realized sandboxes ever. Coupled with some of the best-written side quests in modern games, The Witcher 3’s vast and varied world is one players can easily lose themselves in for dozens, if not hundreds, of hours.

3. America, 1899 (Red Dead Redemption 2)

No matter where you are in the massive world of Red Dead Redemption 2, be it the muddy livestock town of Valentine, with its wooden buildings and rustic charm, or the grimy and growing metropolis of Saint Denis, or from snowy peaks to gator-infested swamps to thick forests or flat deserts, the sheer assortment of ecosystems and environments seamlessly stitched together to make up Red Dead 2’s simply magnificent world is almost as astounding as the wild level of bespoke detail injected into every single nook and cranny of the map. Few open worlds are quite as uncompromisingly hand-crafted as the edge of America’s final frontier as depicted in Red Dead Redemption 2.

2. Hyrule (TLoZ: Breath of the Wild)

Few video game landscapes evoke the sort of wonder and mystery that Hyrule manages in Breath of the Wild. From the moment you step out onto the Great Plateau, you're met with sweeping vistas in all directions, and it's no secret why your adventure begins on top of a towering plateau: you're broadly encouraged to glide down and begin exploring in any direction you choose. Hyrule never tries to box you in or control your desire to explore the unknown, and despite overwhelming danger in certain areas, Breath of the Wild smartly ensures you have all the necessary tools to access every part of its gigantic map.x96q tv box

Perhaps most important of all is its reliance on hiding just secrets behind every corner: another eye-catching locale to investigate, another shrine nestled away to be completed, or another mysterious spot where a Kork is almost certainly waiting for you to find them.

1. Los Santos/Blaine County (GTA 5 / GTA Online)

The layers upon layers of utterly bonkers granular detail across Grand Theft Auto V’s world is second to none, even seven years after its original release. No corner of its immense world is untouched by Rockstars designers, from the cramped vestibule of an isolated rural bar to the pockmarked surfaces of Los Santos’ decaying freeways. Just walk a block or two and take note of the individual storefronts or the unique graffiti as grass sways and trash flutters by.

No part of this world, whether in single-player or in GTA Online, feels or looks like another. Besides, name another open world where you can ride a rollercoaster by the beach, base jump off a mountain or skyscraper, then hop in a monster truck or weaponized big rig for a mad-max-style vehicular deathmatch. It simply can’t be done.For more game-ranking goodness, why not check out our picks for the top 10 modern RPGs or the best PS2 games of all time.

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Perspective Peeks - Steve Rogers [V1:D8]

From Vestibule 1 - Universe/Door 8 : GROUNDED - Chapter 11: Mirrors

    Quick note and why I chose this one: Mare Nectaris gets described in a lot of ways through the Universes in Lokiverse, through a lot of different eyes. Though every Universe is different; the Mare itself is one thing that rarely is in large ways, from one Door to the next. And there’s a great deal more than the immediate, at a glance physical appearance and size to the place. More than the shipyard he often presents it as by far; with parts to it older than even he is. Out of all of those whose perspectives have touched looking at it, and it’s creator so far: D8′s Rogers muse (Maestro) has probably done a decent job of catching and putting the eerie sense and age of the place into some closer, much more personal perspective as I and the muses see it. At least to date, anyways.

Chapter 11 has a LOT of interesting muse takes in it too though with what changes are in effect: picking up Stephen Strange’s perspective again fresh out of the hospital after his accident too, and showing us how something as simple as watching the very different News broadcasts happening on an Earth where Asgard is building Embassies in a coffee shop; can shift a man’s perspective and future in small but powerful ways.

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       The view from the Moors was something else. But when their planet was in view, it was a strange feeling. A lot of what he thought were probably very over-expressed thoughts at this stage that went with coming out to the edges of those longer docks unoccupied and looking out at the big blue marble. Things better men and women and wordsmiths, could and probably had put to page. Steve had spent a good quarter of a sketchpad on it, the regular docks below and more the last two nights prior. There was a lot, to see.

                And so much of it, was all but dripping with memories he could brush just by looking at it; but not fully understand. He wasn’t sure if the others understood the depth of the place, when it came to those who hadn’t ever tried to draw or pull an image out of their minds and into the real world. Whole vistas, carved out of Loki’s mind; clipped and hidden in a crease in it’s surface he had carved into the moon: like a simple business card was tucked into a breast pocket. Buildings and parks. Libraries, an armory and vaults full of things that just; made his shelves back in Asgard look so small and  more than  expendable as he’d so casually said they were once.

         Back then, after Christmas in twenty thirteen; Steve had chosen a spot in the middle. Looked around that room; at all that history, a millenia and a half of the shards of his life and thought, between the room in Thirteen when they had all but been living together he knew enough. Understood, enough of him. And maybe he had, for the time he’d known him then?

         Walking the halls between the doorways though; catching the dark shapes of a forgotten throne room, the stone or painted or molded plaster of murals and carvings etched into the very walls at the corners they rarely saw otherwise using those doors? Walking silent shelves and long lines of lighted elevators to more dozens of times higher than he was tall full of knowledge, and art and magic and so much more? Steve thought, he  didn’t  know. He’d just  thought  he had.

        Rogers had the impression that he had just skimmed the edge of graphite along his cheekbones with his fingers, drawn the angles of his jaw; outlined the shape of his shoulders and dip of his head: stopped there, and told himself he knew his face.

                   And now? 

         Here Rogers was, a new pencil in hand; half gone and looking out from his eyes again for what must have been the tenth time in these past two days rather than face the flooring, stabbing loneliness he sometimes felt  radiated with turning back into the Mare. Miles of halls without a foot that had stepped their lengths that wasn’t Loki’s in what was probably centuries at best, if ever.

    Steve caught himself drawing him in view on the page, even without his presence actually there when the awe and inspiration really hit. A shadow of him against grey-white and deep marbled walls that didn’t show their color until you were up close. And on the edge of the shrine in the first park he’d visited, the empty streets beneath sky-high arches and a ceiling above it all so high it was no true surprise when the lighting lowered, what was left had been made out to imitate stars. There was an exception forming though, and trying to draw that room he’d been given for the third time, at a similar angle from the first had put him off a little realizing why.

          Well, that wasn’t entirely accurate.

                                    It was more that it had called him a little too closely?

        Because however small; the details of the room had changed;  ever so slightly at first: proof, in the pictures he had drawn from sight.

    A quarter of the sketchbook Steve had brought had been spent out here. Another on other places and sights he’d seen. But that room  --his own room-- had changed enough as of yesterday that his fingers had ended up flying through a third of the paper again between the first and second days: driven to capture everything again today.

        There was something exciting that reminded him of when he was still a teenager. Exploring places that had been around a generation or more; so new, to him. But aged to the generation or more long before he’d shimmied under a fence or climbed in a long broken or burnt out window. Places that lived and breathed things in his ears about the things they’d seen, and the names that had once passed through the air in their space; holding a piece of that life for as long as it and they held form. A hundred secrets only time itself  kept; in the space of a few feet: and more with every step.

                 Exciting, and frightening all at once.

     Except, with that room; there was something different. It took Steve a while to figure out what that was. And he wasn’t sure what to think or feel when he realized what was different was him; his presence: and the fact that at times? He could feel the room not watching, but wrapping around him; like the blanket his mom would wrap around his shoulders when he fell asleep on the chair he’d push out the window to the fire escape, just to doodle whatever caught his eye in the streetlights, or the sunset lighting, or the lines of Brooklyn’s skyline when the night was clear.

              Protection. Safety. Comfort. Support.

   Rogers had been given those things by those who cared for him and he cared for when he was younger; and been the one to try and give them out, give them back where they were needed, since he’d changed. Tried to become those things, where he could for others. Maybe for the times when he couldn’t have them for himself?

         Who knew, and either way;  that  was what made his room feel odd, and sometimes too much; and even a little more than he deserved for the completeness of that feeling when he settled into the bed or woke up comfortably without the kind of interruption he and Sam had talked about on and off since they’d met. He wondered what he’d say hearing this.  

          Buck had just kind of shrugged when he’d first mentioned the first little change; the height of the hang where he’d been leaving his shield -- since they’d brought their gear -- and said he hadn’t noticed anything himself. And for some reason; it felt ...almost too personal for some reason, to ask the rest. Well too personal and too weird.

           What was he going to say; ‘hey guys are the walls and stuff in your bedrooms changing in Loki’s shipyard slash witches tomb slash personal under-city on the moon?’

                         That sounded crazier to him than he wanted to admit. Never mind say out loud.

     And then Steve looked back; and his brows went up looking at the miles of the carved out lunar cliff that opened up and breathed through the mouth to the place, and he couldn’t help but laugh halfway through his own sigh.

         Because it was crazy, but here Rogers was. Sitting on the end of one of the many empty and waiting docks under the cranes and arms of the machinery used to secure and help build or repair the ships that weren’t there, legs hanging over the end around the railing; pencil still in one hand and thick pad of paper in the other.

               A drawing of his whole world rising up like a blue-green-brown marble dashed with white he knew were clouds; but looked like they’d been dots of dropped in liquid, whisked in with a needle or the twist of a fingernail through its colors. No bigger than those giant gumballs the grocery store vending machines had waiting on the way out the door, some two hundred to three hundred thousand miles away.

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Hey guys <3 @jeffreydeanneganstrash reached 2K followers and decided to host a Q&A so I thought I’d answer the questions <3 Congrats again on the 2K!

What is your name? Charlotte

How old are you? 21

How would you describe your cultural background? The only thing about my cultural background that I know for certain is that my dad’s side of the family are French Canadian and all live up in Quebec. My mother’s side is harder to pinpoint because they don’t have a complete family tree anywhere, probably European.

What languages do you speak? My main language is English and I know a decent amount of French. By that I mean I can read it and understand it, but trying to talk to people is much harder.

How tall are you? 5′5″

What are your best physical features? Well, I really like my hair and how curly it is. I really like my eyes too, they’re hazel.

What makes you feel beautiful or strong? 80% of the time I definitely don’t feel beautiful or strong, but I suppose the few times that I do are when I wear an outfit that makes me feel good or listening to upbeat music. Otherwise I have no idea how to answer this lol

Can you tell me a secret? I own an Oppan Gangam Style Funko Pop from when that was still a thing. I don’t know why I still keep it but he’s there lmao

Can you describe your personality by only stating the names of three fictional characters? Hermione Granger from Harry Potter, Daria Morgandorffer from Daria, and April Ludgate-Dwyer from Parks and Rec.

When did you start watching The Walking Dead? After it was announced that Jeff was going to play Negan. At the time I was up to date on the comics and I loved Jeff as the Comedian in Watchman so I figured he’d do a good job. That being said I still haven’t seen the entire show all the way through yet, just seasons 1-3 and 7-8 LOL

If you could rewrite one storyline on TWD, which would it be and why? I’m still annoyed with how slow moving the first half of season 2 was. The second half after Sophia walks out of the barn as a walker is pretty good, but I would have loved to see a bit more substance to the first half of the season, especially when a lot of characters are doing nothing around the farm or god forbid spend an entire episode trying to get a zombie out of a well to get the water when the water was probably infected anyways from the walker being down there in the first place. I wouldn’t drink that water, not sure why they wanted to lol

Was there a character whose death you celebrated on TWD? Spencer. Always Spencer.

Which character death made you sob like a small child? Merle Dixon. I mean, I won’t go into it because anyone that follows my blog knows how much I love Michael Rooker, but damn. He was an amazing character and actually began to have a bit of an arc in his development before being killed sacrificing himself to try to kill the Governor. That will always make me sad, especially when Daryl breaks down after finding Merle as a walker D:

Where would you take up residency in TWD universe: Alexandria, The Kingdom, Hilltop, The Sanctuary etc.? Honestly, the Kingdom would be pretty cool to live in. As much as I love Negan and Sanctuary, every time I see the Kingdom it just... looks like a Kingdom, you know?

What would be your weapon of choice in the zombie apocalypse? While I would probably be better off using my brain (because I’m not good at fighting at all), I’d probably use a baseball bat. I played baseball a lot as a kid so I know my way around a bat.

What would be in your zombie apocalypse bag? Probably a decent amount of food and water, a couple notebooks and pens to write things down and keep track of stuff. Maybe my lighter to help start a fire, some basic medical stuff just in case. A picture or two of my family. There’s probably tons of other stuff too but I can’t think of anything else at the moment lol

If you were a character on TWD, what would be your theme song, and why? Okay it took me FOREVER to decide on this one, but I think it would have to be “No More Mr. Nice Guy” by Alice Cooper. It’s probably a cliche choice, but as I’m a person that is kind of shy and tries to please everyone, during the apocalypse I would expect myself to turn after taking too much of that, just like the lyrics imply lol

You are the moral compass of the group in TWD universe, what would be the lesson that you would preach? As much as this is probably tiring to hear at this point, I’d probably preach more about how the group should focus on working with other groups to deal with the walkers. I mean, we know how well that’s been working out right now... LOL

How would you rather die on the show: turning into a walker or being killed by another human? I’d rather be killed by another person. I can’t imagine being turned into a walker, so I’d rather just go out by a human.

Who is your favourite character played by JDM? I still have a really fond spot for The Comedian. I loved the Watchman movie and the comic, and Comedian is one of my favorite characters next to Rorschach. Jeff portrays him so fantastically, and he was the perfect choice.

Okay, let’s spice things up: daddy kink, yay or nay? That would be a resounding Hell YEAH

If you answered yes to the previous question: do you now have one because of JDM? Not because of him, but he made me realize I’d always had one since I was in high school after looking back at all the other male characters I thirsted over. Freddy Krueger, Beetlejuice, Jareth the Goblin King, etc.

What is your ultimate JDM/JDM character fantasy? Oh man... Negan and dirty talk, definitely. His voice is sooooooo hot and I’d honestly love to be alone with him as he whispers all the dirty things he’d like to do to me in my ear... and then doing them ;)

Would you really join Negan’s harem given the choice? I’m going to be brutally honest here, as much as I’d like to say I’d be an independent woman and take care of myself, knowing who I am I’d probably join his harem if he asked. Of course he’s attractive and all, but from a survival standpoint he’s the leader of Sanctuary and makes sure his wives are taken care of. I mean, knowing myself as a wife, I’d probably get stir crazy and do something productive with my time instead of lounging around doing nothing, but otherwise I’d definitely be looking out for my best interests. Negan provides a certain level of protection and security that would be hard to come by elsewhere.

What words remind you of Negan? Charismatic, dominant, powerful.

You’re locked alone in an ATM vestibule with JDM, what are you going to do? The same would apply to whether this is a situation where he’s single or not, I’d clam up and be screaming internally while I’m stuck in an enclosed space with a hot dude. He’d probably have to calm me down before I faint lmao

If you could describe sex with Negan through a song, which song would you pick? If we’re still on the subject of Alice Cooper songs... “Bed of Nails.” Seriously, just look at the chorus and say that isn’t Negan:

Our love is a bed of nails Love hurts good on a bed of nails I'll lay you down and when all else fails I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails.

If Negan had given you the choice to pick a person to die from the lineup, which character would be on Lucille’s receiving end? Everyone is going to hate me, but Daryl. From a writing standpoint, he hasn’t been interesting in a while. It’s like they give stuff to Daryl when they don’t know what other character to use.

Do you write any fanfiction, create content for any fandom blogs etc.? (If so, reblog something you’re most proud of and tag me in it!) I write fanfiction for TWD, and have written for Negan, Merle, Daryl, and Simon. Also for some of Michael Rooker’s other characters, like Yondu and Grant Grant. I’ll tag you in my favorite Negan fics I’ve written :P

Finally, what is the one thing you want your followers to know about you? Hmmmm I’m really not sure. I mean, other than the fact that writing is something I love to do so much and I’m thankful to have such lovely followers that follow my blog and enjoy the stuff I do. <3

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1989-2017 Poetic Work Of Mario William Vitale

(Manuscript of Poet Mario William Vitale) From 1993-1997 - Attended State University in Connecticut,Attempted plays : Tartuffe, Miracle Of St. Anthony and Balm in Gieade,( His poetic aspirations had in 1989 from submitting his first poem entitled, "Remembrance Of A Loved One"- (Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum)Next from 1989-1997 ( Wrote primarily for Poetry.com and The International Library Of Poetry),* Received editors choice award in 1997 for poem, " A Beacon Of Light ",(1998) Sent poetic manuscript to N.Y. Time Magazine and Chief Editor " John Hyland".Back with rave reviews !* ( From 1999-2008:Had adapted a real keen sense of style for writing poetry: ( 1999- Sent Editorial to:New Man Magazine for the Passion of Christ Movie;Sent followup letter to company with poetry platform information attached,* 2000-2007 : Magazine : ( Catholic) Maries Rose Ferron Magazine submitted poem" Beacon Of Light", which had excellent editorial reviews as the outset !2008- Wrote poem entitled: ( The Heavy Cross) to Poetry.com* Achieved Poetry status of work of Excellence in writing from the Academy Of American Poetry in which still having received rank and status as a member of Academy;* ( The Connecticut Poetry Society)* Short story submitted entitled, "China Dog Ray" submitted to Virginia WritersQuarterly, West Virginia, Also having member status on their board of Poetry.* ( Attribute Poetry to an ever increasing love of God and his unconditional love that he has for us in return,Thankfulness toward family and friends.( To our past ancestors who fought to uphold freedom that far too many of us take for granted ?One needs a pure heart that's fixed on truth,This is in order to withstand the true great test of time !Life is way too short,Press toward the goal or mark of our high calling that is in Christ Jesus The Lord !~My contempoarry artists include that of ellan Bryant Voight, Kay Ryan and carl Phillips.Which all three are Participants in the Academy Of American Poetry.* Having been a member since 2006,My work reflects the likes of past poets such as C.S.Lewis, Hawthorne and edgar Allen Poe.Most of my work reflects with the values of religious beliefs intact,( In my personal view it is essential in demonstrating a real heart of creativepassion !The reader I believe will benefit by my artistic style of development in a verypositive light.)To further the need for poetry to become more main stream, Mario Vitale was born in Bristol , Ct Has developed a skill for writing poetry in the free verse form. has been featured on Hubpages.com, Starlitecafe.com & Poetry soup. Vitale lives with his elderly mother Ann Soulier in Wolcott, Ct. Currently has written well over 1,000 poems & 2 short story's toward credit platform. Vitale has taken the poetic world by storm being featured on Google, Yahoo & MSN. Looks up to contemporaries in the poetry industry such as John Ashbery & Major Jackson. Has been a favorite featured poet reader at Barnes & Noble in Waterbury, Ct. Also featured on such sites as Poetry soup, Writer's café & Neo Poet. Mario William Vitale 1 Winfield Drive Wolcott, ct 06716 A Beacon Of Light Written by: Mario Vitale A beacon of light to a much hurting world in need ! Can't help but to claim.., Some sense of identity, Stregnth and encouragement only come from above ! Amidst in the distance, the trapped seagull.., Lieth frightened but still yet adrift ! In a most vengeful fashion striking the passing fish, A true source of hope, Yet a most triumphal beam ! This beacon of light shineth forth, Passerby's can err' escape the helping hand.., To the most sparkling of radiance ! (2)Thanksgiving Dinner by Mario Vitale Home for the holiday from New Orleans, with Mother and Father at the tiny drop leaf, brown rosewood, mahogany table with the gold, grinning claw feet; Father, choler- red-in the-face, short- sleeved white shirt and cane, says the blessing as Mother brings in the turkey and cranberry. Then Mother asks, “Won’t you have more?” and father : “Do you think Moll Flanders was a whore?” (I have suffered and bleached my hair blond.) I am silent before their replies. Mother sighs. “I can scarce speak to her.” And Father, too, quotes Shakespeare. (I am thin as paper and the rose- colored bowl of blown glass sitting on the silver stand, half- filled with water.) “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless daughter” (3) Song of Spring Today I heard a robin sing heralding the coming spring A song of exultation to the sky an ode to earth's awakening I saw a willow on the hill It's branches greening in the sun and all the earth seemed hushed & still sleeping streams began to run I heard a softly rising breeze whispering through the grass singing through the still bare trees waiting winter's chill to pass I saw the sun, so bright and warm warming the earth after the rain the buds and leaves, no frost to harm at least, at last, it's spring again. (4) The Ancients It's my last day with the old giants In mourning I hike the lost trails, sniffing the aroma of the bark, that cinnamon of the forest Under tepees of wood in a membrane of shadows, I stalk the earth, its mammal traces, its elusive tracks, to sit on a fallen log where spiders macramé, moss sloping to my knees unaware of invisibles within, grubbing in their tunnels A lizard taps my foot, responding, I muse to its touch, my thoughts like Indian visions, And when daylight mushrooms into night, and an owl hoots from cedar, I still sit with a lizard on my shoe Huddled with the ancients of the woods (5) Epiphany Written by: Mario Vitale It clings to the cliffed shore, to the wintered face of the thistle path, to the fingers of the old man's glove as he waves his memory homeward In that breath between come and go she moves up from the bay; gold turns her stride, the line of her dress, the soft sea pulling at her feet When he reaches out and the frail birds fly and the sun and the sky have married deep into the sea, it clings Even as his shadow threads retreat, it clings, even now as it dissolves to mist (6) A Return Home, Only Time Will Tell Written by: Mario Vitale Oh blessed hope ! Both hardly a believable dream, Sweltering heat with bloodshed in the street... Send the troops home ! There is no clear reason for them to roam.., These are desolate times ! For we have chosen ill faded rhymes.., The casualties are enormous ? For a stated cause that clearly atrocious.., A mother's cry as the door chime rings, A vanishing salute to freedom as the church choir sings ! Let us look above to all the heavenly love.., Merciful one, take this chip off my shoulder.., Stop the senseless fighting before our dear nation grows a bit colder, Suddenly, seeds were dropped out of a farmers bag, In time roots spring up fresh out of the fertile soil... As the sun heats up, Time will tell when this harvest will soon boil... In the vast game of life, One's time is so very brief ! The soul yearns for its' heavenly relief.., Share with others who may want to turn over a brand new leaf.., Time will tell of the true importance of helping one another, To never give into the finish line.., Nor harsh criticism that our society puts out ! Like a famous fighter in his final bout ! Time will tell of the return home, To the open arms of a loved one ! (7) A Valiant Knight Written by: Mario Vitale A Valiant Knight Death springs a new day basking in the breeze In solemn moments lets pause to think of a place A far off castle in the mountains away from it all A valiant knight lived in the structure of it's dwelling Those days of old where mere men had a noble demise A beautiful maiden was in waiting for her knight He would often fight for the cause of stregnth and dignity The draw bridge where the castle stood had a very unique aura A mystery of sort sought up in the vast array of crowned nobility For the king on his thrown was humble yet greedy Always would take care of himself caring nothing for the needy A valiant knight was concerned about the kings trust Often they would disagree on who it was to serve A joker came in front of the king one day with a magic wand Waving the wand in the air then there floated ivy everywhere For the court jester was a fool in the making of his legacy The maiden would often come forth and see For she treasured a red rose that was plucked sometime before Cherished the calling of her stature to the glory of the throne A valiant knight would often sing sweet songs in the night Had a following of village people that would sit before his feet Having a way of words that he would often share The castle was filled with dragons and warlocks searching for love A cause to be brave amidst uncertainty of the kingdom The legacy of golden capulets filled ardent vestibules Let us toast to the valiant knight who keeps a watch on all that is good (8) Hampton Beach The smell of fresh fry doe Time had elapsed playing at the casino Fresh lobster with a side order of fries Those spacious wonderful sky's Down at the shell the continental were playing A walk by the lady of a statue in waiting Flip flops and the sound of laughter A playground for kids in the middle The boardwalk with seagulls flocking over head Fire works in the midnight air with a cheer (9) God's World It is raining again. Summer will be over before it ever gets here Thunder rolls far away, drops hit the windshield, the sky turns gray The Sunflower, the blue Delpinium, the white Stinkwood drink the moisture greedily. The green and silver leaves of the Aspens sparkle as the rain hits them, and the wind turns them round and round The creek flows on, oblivious to the change in the weather. A break in the clouds allows a bit of sun to hit the side of a towering mountain TRate this poem:(0.00 / 0 votes)

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Juniper Publishers| Review Article on Transoral Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery

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Introduction

One of the most commonly performed surgical procedure thyroidectomy has undergone major technological changes owing to constant efforts of surgical community to to never ending demand of better surgical results in regards of safety, cosmesis and functionality along with monitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve,assays for parathyroid hormone and use of alternative energy sources various procedures using endoscopes have gone sea change as far as minimally invasive surgery for thyroid is concerned though procedures like minimally invasive non endoscopic thyroid surgery exists [1] but endoscopic thyroid surgery is gaining popularity first described by gagner in 1996 for parathyroid surgery [2] several new procedures are present today for thyroid and parathyroid surgeries endoscopically these procedures are reserved for smaller sized nodules of upto 3 cm in size and offer better ilumination an visualisation of the operative field, less post op pain and faster recovery along with better cosmesis for the patient.These endoscopic approaches include the minimally-invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT), the endoscopic lateral approach, the lateral mini-incision approach, the anterior/chest (hybrid) approach, the transaxillary approach, the axillo-breast approach, the post-auricular and axillary approach and other novel experimental approaches. Some of these approaches could be done with the assistance of the da Vinci robot (i.e. roboticassisted thyroidectomy). For simplification, these approaches could be categorized into the cervical/direct approach and extra-cervical/indirect approach. Each technique or approach has its own benefits and weaknesses.

Objective of review

This review aimed to know the outcome of transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery.Go to

Materials And Methods

This review is prepared by downloading the articles from several search engine like PubMed, Medline, Scopus, EbscoHost,springer etc. Only articles pertaining to and relevant to transoral endoscopic thryroid surgery analysed and used in this study. Variables such as operative time, cosmetic outcome, complications, length of hospital stay, and post-operative pain were evaluated.Go to

Results

Transoral Thyroid surgery is a relatively new approach which has been reported in a few articles only till date one of the first of these was done in human cadaver and pigs [3] primarily to reduce scar and reduce distance of tissue dissection distance K.witzel et al. [3] in germany used human cadavers and pigs in order to define the procedure after being motivated by earlier reports of removal of ectopic thyrpoid tissue by oral route [4,5] they deduced that this is a safe and rapid approach without injury to nerve or major bleeding.also neuromonitoring was added by them in some experiments [6]. Little later Jeremy D.richmon et al. [7] published an article on robot assisted transoral thyroidectomy on a cadaver for a preclinical cadaver feasibility study [7] where they outlined the possible difficulties associated with the procedure, this study and another study done by lee j et al. [8] indicated that this route can give a better access to recurrent laryngeal nerve than lateral approaches and hence will have a diminished learning curve ,also these two studies warned about the challange of creating submandibular pocket during the surgery. Anuwong a. Published a report on first 60 patients operated during 2014-2015 using transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) [9].A series of 60 procedures were accomplished successfully. 42 patients had single-thyroid nodules, and a lobectomy was performed. 22 patients had multinodular goiters and two patients had Graves’ disease, with total thyroidectomy or Hartley-Dunhill procedures performed. Two had papillary thyroid carcinoma, and total thyroidectomy with central node dissection was performed. The median operative time was 115.5 min (range 75-300 min). The median blood loss was 30 mL (range 8-130 mL). Two patients experienced a transient hoarseness, which was resolved within 2 months. One patient experienced a late postoperative hematoma, which was treated conservatively. No mental nerve injury or infections were found. The patients were discharged in an average of 3.6 days (range 2-7 days) postoperatively.Jun-Ook Park et al. [10] Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea recently experienced a case of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via the trivestibular approach. They identified and preserved all neighboring critical structures during surgery. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 3. There were no complications in thyroid function, vocal cord function, or lower lip sense. Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via a trivestibular approach provides a short and direct route to the thyroid and an adequate workspace without a skin incision.Gyan chand, Sk mishra at SGPGI lucknow, India [11] published their experience on the procedure, they indicated they faced difficulty during port placement and specimen retrieval due to prominent chin and larger adams apple in Indian patient, they selected more patients with small nodules and longer neck to ward off this problem, patients wer satisfied after surgery and soft diet allowed on first post op day and discharged 2 days after surgery no other untoward incident reported in their study.Vishwanath M. Pai∗, Pari Muthukumar, Apoorva Prathap, Jayanth Leo, Rekha A. Department Of General Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, India ,presented a single case report on surgery done on a 21 yr old female chose to insufflate the field with carbondioxide, thus eliminating the scar produced by the introduction of the Kirschner wires. The following criteria were satisfied:

thyroidgland was approached using minimal dissection;

patient was left with no visible scar. The procedure took us two hours.

Post-operatively the patient developed mild emphysema, whichresolved spontaneously. This surgicalemphysemawas due to insufflationof the surgical field with carbon dioxide and required nointervention. Although the surgical fieldwasclean, the port of entry,which was the inferior vestibule, is not sterile and hence she wasstarted on oral antibiotics and antiseptic mouthwash to preventwound infection. Oral intake was started on post-op day 1 and shewas discharged within aweek [12]. One month post-operatively,she was comfortable with no complications.Seung Hoon Woo [13] Department of Otolaryngology and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea reported the case of a 35-year-old woman with a 0.5×0.5-cm papillary thyroid microcarcinoma. implementing a modified approach for the removal of the thyroid by using a frenotomy incision of the mouth, accompanied by an endoscope system. The total operating time was 120 minutes, and there were no specific complications. The patient continues to be free of any diseases 12 months after the excision. LEE et al., in 2014- 2015 ,operated on porcine model,cadavers and live patients for various thyroid disorders like follicular adenoma, papillary carcinoma,nodular hyperplasia ,using oral route and DA vinci robotic system,they did total thyroidectomy,lobectomy and central neck dissection with robots and only had mental nerve stretching and tear as complication ,the tear was addressed intaroperatively [14,15].Go to

Discussion

Transoral approach for thyroid surgery is practiced only by handful people around the world, though the feasibility studies [3,6,8] was done few years back in human and other models and even today the available aricles are few, cosmesis and ease of dissection compared to axillary approach are main appeals for this approach.some authers use insufflations and some do not, recent reports are based on using traditional laparoscopic instruments and ultrasonic energy [9] sources most surgeons are practicing fornodes lesser than 6 cm complications were negligible and patient satisfaction in terms of cosmesis and pain were very much acceptable robotic surgery is adding new dimension to this surgery.Go to

Conclusion

Transoral thyroid surgery is a feasaable and safe technique for smaller sized, euthyroid glands, even carcinomas can be operated by this technique, it is still in its early days but has got the merits to become popular owing to the demand of scarless surgery and ease of dissection planes compared to transaxillary approach.

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Trump and Republicans have shaped the Iowa students fatality an question of immigration even as family and friends call for healing

Mollie Tibbetts seemed to be inexhaustible. She was a cross-country runner, and a state-level competitive public speaker; she was active at religion and was wasting her college summertime trip working at a epoch camp helping children with literacy and crafts.

She was studying psychology at the University of Iowa and according to one of her friends who spoke to the Des Moines Register, she used " already everybody's counsellor ".

In June, she took the role played by "best man" at her dad's wed and dedicated a toast that increased family and friends to tears.

For five long weeks this summer, the 20 -year-old's smiling face has glowed from missing postings and button medals, on lawn clues in the tiny Iowa metropoli of Brooklyn and social media senses that have attracted love and feeling around the world.

She had last been considered going for an evening movement, pate east out of town on 18 July.

A hopeful, unpleasant research- in the ponds, farm buildings and fields of the rural parish 80 miles east of Des Moines- culminated on Tuesday with the grim notice that a mas had been discovered, hidden in a cornfield about 12 miles from town.

Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a 24 -year-old dairy farm worker from Mexico, who had apparently squandered a false name to conceal the fact he was an undocumented immigrant, was charged with her murder.

Video footage of his automobile going back and forth near the background of Mollie's disappearance led police to him. Court documents show that after his arrest, Rivera soon contributed police to the body.

He declared going out of his vehicle and running alongside Mollie, becoming upset when she said she would call the police. The statement says he claimed to have "blocked" his storage of incidents until he" noticed there was an ear portion from headphones in his sip and that is how he recognise "hes having" thrown her in the trunk ".

Within hours, Donald Trump had turned the murder into ugly election-year politics, employing a discussion at one of his typically furious rallies.

" Should have never happened ... the immigration laws are such a dishonor ," he told a boisterous crowd in West Virginia, a theme reiterated on the White House's Twitter account.

Trump had tolerated a hard Tuesday, rocked first by the hoax ordeal guilty judgments of his ex-campaign leader Paul Manafort, minutes subsequently by the guilty pleas of his long-term fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen told a New York court Trump guided him to break campaign busines constitutions with confidential remittances to silence two women from talking about alleged affairs with the presidential candidate.

By Wednesday, as Washington woke to regenerated talk of possible impeachment, Trump was anxious to change the subject. He released a video address that began:" Mollie Tibbetts, an incredible young woman, is now permanently separated from their own families ."

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The language was a deliberate echo of denunciation Trump has faced for hardline immigration policies that have forcibly differentiated thousands of children from their parents.

Members of the Tibbetts family castigated attempts to politicise her slaying. Her aunt Billie Jo Calderwood wrote on Facebook:" Please remember, Evil comes in EVERY color. Our household has been anointed to be surrounded by kindnes, friendship and carry throughout this whole anguish by pals from all different nations and scoots ."

But for Trump, rightwing media and countless Republicans engaging to hang on in November polls, Mollie Tibbetts' death is a political opportunity- to resurrect that" construct the wall" anti-immigrant heat which helped elect Trump two years ago.

As the Trump loyalist and onetime Republican speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich told Axios:" If Mollie Tibbetts is a household name by October, Democrat will be in deep trouble. If we were able to locked by Manafort-Cohen, etc, then GOP could lose[ the] House naughtily ."

By Thursday, the Republican lieutenant minister of Texas, Dan Patrick, was condemning the American media, insisting" the CNNs, the MSNBCs, most of the print media in its own country, and the Democrats, they are all accomplice in the death of this young girl ".

One of Fox News' own presenters, Geraldo Rivera, accepted the highway the conservative path was rotating the events in Iowa. "This is a murder story," he said on breeze." It's not an migration fib ."

'If we want to heal we need to forgive'

Friends and family of Mollie Tibbetts act during a press conference on Tuesday. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/ AP

In Brooklyn, Iowa, the parish council member Mary Jo Seaton helped organise a vigil for Mollie on Wednesday at St Patrick's Catholic church. She said:" This isn't about in-migration right now, or race, or any of that, this is about Mollie. This is Mollie's time. That's the sensitive ."

Seaton added:" Mollie used to come to religion with her grandmother. She was just a girl with a good deal of heart, a happy-go-lucky girl, someone that was desired by everyone. She touched a lot of people's lives ."

The vigil at St Patrick's drew around 250 beings, including Mollie's grandmother, and high school students who knew Mollie. The Rev Corey Close preached a theme of forgiveness, Seaton said.

" Beings who listened to the pastor's message would learn that there is evil everywhere and it's something you can't rationalise.

" He didn't expect us to walk out the door that night merely to forgive, but in the fullness of time, trying to forgive is going to help. If we want to soothe, we need to forgive ."

On Sunday at 2pm, a funeral mass will take place today at Tibbetts' aged high school gymnasium. The religiou will not be big enough to hold all of the mourners.

" The past five weeks all levels of society has pulled together ," Seaton said." The society was together from day one, everyone pitched in and there was a lot of hope to accompanied Mollie home. We did generate Mollie home, but not in the sense that we all hoped for ."

The summer of feeling has changed the small parish, a modest downtown surrounded by farmland and known as the City of Flags, which selects travellers taking a break from the I-8 0 interstate to see its exhibition of flags from every state.

" Things have changed ," Seaton said," in terms of looking at how we live. We leave our doorways opened and we leave the keys in our gondolas, kids run down wall street to go out and play. I'm not saying we still don't, but it's more of a guarded thing.

" I hope in time that are able to also heal and we'll get back to that smell of still feeling safe in local communities ."

'Our employee was not who he said he was'

The Lang family, which hired the alleged gunman for four years at Yarabee Farms, just outside Brooklyn, have reported receiving death threats. They initially said he had been vetted squandering the government's E-Verify system, but later said Rivera had equipped phony ID and social security documents.

" What we learned within the last 24 hours is that our employee was not who he said he was ," Dane Lang told a press conference.

Although Rivera's supervisors tried to ensure he was authorised to work, undocumented works are a fact of life on farms across Iowa and the US. Iowa has a small but growing immigrant population, leant at 148,000 people, or 4.8% of the state person, according to research by the American Immigration Council . The contemplate calculates there are 40,000 undocumented immigrants in Iowa.

The US Department of Labor's national agricultural workforce questionnaire pictures 47% of the farming personnel across the US is working without legal authority. The remain of the workforce is made up of 31% US citizens, 21% permanent residents and 1% foreigners with occupation visas.

Iowa has an ageing and refusing population and varies depending on foreign-born proletarians. According to a study this year by Iowa State University, agricultural occupations would diminish unless there is a loss of foreign workers, because native-born Americans would not fill employment and farmers and farmers would have to cut output.

While agriculture vestibules hard-bitten in Washington for a pragmatic coming to foreign workers, Republican have long resisted the concepts of holding greater frontier security into a range of immigration reforms, including offering a track to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented the population living in the US.

Fear-mongering conservatives are immediate to foreground instances of immigrants and felony. But "the worlds largest" definitive research shows that illegal immigrants are less likely to be convicted for slaughter than native-born Americans.

Alex Nowrasteh, who co-authored that analyze at the Cato Institute libertarian thinktank, wrote this week that his study goes to show that in Texas, the only state that prevents data on the increasing numbers of undocumented immigrants convicted for specific misdemeanours, native-born Americans were imprisoned of homicide at a rate of 3.2 per 100,000 parties, compared with a homicide belief frequency for undocumented immigrants of 1.8 per 100,000.

He criticised those whipping up a political firestorm, publish:" They want to imprison all illegal immigrants of this murder in the court of public opinion , not just the actual murderer ."

Trump has systematically exploited panics over immigrants and crime since the launch of his expedition. As the midterms approaching, he is trying to claim that work has been engaged in on his territory wall. In world Congress has only agreed to $1.6 bn to replace a few existing elongates of fencing, rather than the $25 bn Trump wanted.

Frank Sharry, of the pro-immigration radical American Voices, described Trump's exploitation of the assassination of Mollie Tibbetts as" morally bankrupt and politically desperate ".

He said:" Trump won the election in part because he demonised the' other '. Trump was able to have a compounded message that fomented ethnic gap and talked about being a singer for the forgotten work. Two years later, all he has on offer- apart from a tax piece that strung the pockets of the super rich- is fomenting racial pressure, trying to encourage white-hot Americans to fear brown people.

" The theme that Trump is going to go around the country screaming about dark-brown felons and lily-white both victims and that is going to turn the tide in the midterms is frantic and ugly and I don't think it is going to work.

" It's disgusting what they are doing and I think it's going to backfire ."

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How the U.S. put an end to plane hijacking and why gun reform advocates should take note.

Image by Tatiana Cardenas/ Upworthy. As thousands across the nation prepare to take to the streets on March 24, 2018, for The March for Our Lives, we’re taking a look at some of the root causes, long-lasting upshots, and approaches to solving the handgun savagery plague in America. We’ll have a new installment every day this week. At one point in this country, an aircraft was hijacked at the rate of formerly a week. Between 1968 and 1972,( a date that scribe Brandon I. Koerner dubbed the “golden age of hijacking” ), more than 130 airliners were hijacked. The practice was so prevalent, sometimes there would be more than one incident a era. Not unlike our current mass hitting epidemic, skyjacking — as it came to be known — is an issue so complex and repeated that the American government, passengers, and even airlines themselves began to think of it as exactly high standards threat of air travel. Yet between the mid-1 970 s and 9/11( and again after 9/11 ), skyjacking practically ceased to exist. What changed? And how did it get so bad in the first place? Through eight jaw-dropping actualities, I’ll step you through some of Koerner’s account of this incredible time in American biography that wasn’t very long ago — and what gun violence prevention counsels can learn from it. Photo by Scott Olson/ Getty Images. 1. Plane hijacking wasn’t a routine presence in the U.S. until 1961, when all of a sudden, people wanted a quick flee to Cuba. The hijacks embarked not long after the conclusion of the Cuban revolution. U.S. and Cuban ties-in weren’t strong at the time. Some encountered hijack as the only space to return to their home country or as a one-way ticket to what they view as a kind of “socialist Club Med.” Hijackers would board flights and demand to be taken to Havana. At the time, the airlines and the FAA told captains and crew not to bicker or take any daring action, but instead to deliver on the hijackers’ demands and make them where they expected. Trips to Cuba grew so repeated that captains were given Spanish motto placardsto help communicate with the Spanish-speaking hijackers. The Paseo de Marti( formerly Prado Boulevard) in Havana, circa 1960. Photo by Three Lions/ Getty Images. 2. Hijacking was so common, it became a major theme on TV displays and movies. Monty Python play-act a cartoon about it, and aircrafts became a high-stakes setting for countless a TV theatre and cinema. Time magazine even wrote a piece in their travel part on what to do if your plane is hijacked. Keep that one in your carry-on. 3. What did Castro think it is right all these unsolicited advents? He wasn’t too pleased. Castro didn’t precisely roll out the red carpet for the giant planes and wannabe superstars shoring in his country. Koerner, generator of “The Skies Belong to Us, ” shared the two most frequent demises of hijackers in an interview with CNN TAGEND “One, you would be put in a South Havana dormitory called Hijacker House, where you were given about 16 square paws of living space with a cot, and they give you 40 pesos a month,( and) you kind of “re going to have to” fend for yourself. It was a really awful life. And if the government was didn’t looks just like you — for example, if only we vicious on board the plane or if you cheat any of the passengers — they would actually send you to these gulags in the southern part of the country where you would gather sugar cane. And the conditions there were just utterly nightmarish.” 4. In 1969, one hijacker recognise there used to be lieu to start other than Cuba, opening up a literal nature of misfortune. On the run away from a military court martial, Raffaele Minichiello, an Italian immigrant and U.S. Marine, decided to abscond to his home country rather than stand trial. He hijacked a plane honcho from Los Angeles to San Francisco, let passengers out in Denver, then asked to fly to New York. When they got to the Large-hearted Apple, Minichiello( in so many names) responded “Gotcha! I actually want to go to Rome.” FBI agents tried to stop him in New York, but Minichiello shelled a round into the fuselage and they backed off. After stopping again in Maine and Ireland, Minichiello manufactured it to Rome. His “successful” expedition caused other hijackers to meditate large-hearted, seeking moves to North koreans and Algeria. Some inaugurated ask questions fund and golden barrooms. Minichiello was arrested in Rome, on Nov. 1, 1969. Photo by AFP/ Getty Images. 5. While the hijackings were a terrifying, risky nuisance, the FAA squandered their political weight to prevent any legislation from transferring. Airlines were booming high-tech professions at the time. The FAA did everything they could to keep them fortunate. Airport security was nonexistent because airlines reckoned no one would want to deal with the hindrance. They pushed back against any legislation calling for metal detectors or physical research. Speaking on behalf of the members of the FAA at a congressional hearing in 1968, staffer Irving Ripp spoke, “It’s an inconceivable difficulty short of researching every fare. If you’ve got a husband aboard that wants to go to Havana, and he has got a shoot, that’s all he needs.” A view of the Trans World Airline Terminal in New York, circa 1962. Photo by Hulton Archive/ Getty Images. 6. The FAA did manage to establish a task force is putting forward answers. They lobbied notions from the public and the latter are, well, engaging. Ideas from referred citizens included forcing everyone on the plane to wear boxing gloves, building a bogus Havana airport in Miami so planes could land there and hijackers could be arrested by American operators, positioning trap doors near the cockpit, and even toy the Cuban national chant before flights to see if anyone knew the words. Oh, and the whole “build a fake airport” idea was actually seriously considered at one point.( Too expensive .) 7. A psychologist and hijacking task force representative dug into the backgrounds of the hijackers to help him screen potential threats. His name was John Dailey, and he cross-examine everything from hijackers’ deviation municipalities to clothing and methods of payment. Eventually he created a checklist to help weed out growing threat from a ocean of passengers and discreetly pull aside a few for added screening. The FAA stood Dailey to research his method, and it was successful. Nonetheless, it relied heavily on gate negotiators and not trained protection personnels. The American Boeing 707 circa 1958. Photo by Reg Speller/ Fox Photos/ Getty Images. 8. What finally started the FAA change their pitch? The the risk of being mass fatalities — and legal issues. On Nov. 10, 1972, three hijackers threatened to disintegrate Southern Airways Flight 49 into a nuclear investigate reactor near Knoxville, Tennessee, if they didn’t receive$ two million. The airline was put forward by the money, but the flight sustained( with a few stops and interruptions) all the way to Havana, where the hijackers were put in jail. Realizing the planes could be used as weapons, the threat of loss of life onboard and mass fatalities on the ground was enough to move the FAA and the government to act. Starting Jan. 5, 1973, the FAA articulated mandatory screenings in place for all airplane fares. And despite the FAA’s concerns, most people didn’t are likely to judgment. Security protects inspect passengers at a defence checkpoint in London, 1975. Photo by Evening Standard/ Hulton Archive/ Getty Images. Our country transitioning from hundreds of hijackings to hardly any was no accident. It’s a reminder of what can happen when the governmental forces makes authority back from big business and lobbying establishments. Yes, hijackings still appeared after 1973, but they were significantly less frequent and often ended without occurrence. Universal passenger screening started on January 5, 1973. American hijackings instantly plummeted to imperceptible grades. pic.twitter.com/ c1lC6ZiVYm — Brendan I. Koerner (@ brendankoerner) October 3, 2017 Like Southern Airways Flight 49, the two attacks on September 11 made speedy, comprehensive certificate changes to prevent same assaults. While the changes have been forestalling or ponderous at times, they’ve been successful. Gun violence is an issue the firearm vestibule believes is impossible to solve. The airlines reckoned screening would break their business, so they engaged it tooth and nail while passengers are really oppressed. The NRA and the legislators they patronize seem to think mass shootings are the expenditure we pay to continue our Second Amendment freedoms. But there has to be a better path — particularly one that doesn’t center on selling more shoots. If we are capable of leant an rapid death to the “golden age of commandeer, ” surely we can work together to put an end to this destroying period of pervasive firearm violence. Don’t conclude anyone who speaks commonsense policy changes won’t labor. They once have. Photo by Spencer Platt/ Getty Images. For more of our look at America’s gun violence scourge, check out other storeys in this line: The next time someone condemns mass shootings on mental illness, send them this . Parkland kids are changing America. Now are the black teenages who helped pave their mode . 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