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[squamishbuilder]

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[sevdidntdie]

Where are the other Skiratas in Legacy of the Force

Ok so I knoww it isn't canon and we only ever see Jaing and Mird and hear about Levet. oh right and spar's dead.

But where are the other Skiratas??? like fi and atin and corr and dar and niner and delta and the NULLS. oh and sull.

ok since i'm horribly optimistic and don't want anyone to die here's what i think

Dar's living out the good life, retired hopefully, if we go by Karen Traviss's plan for the book she never wrote

Niner's settling down somewhere nice, having kids and all

Fi helps Parja with her shop and maybe establishes a full corporation in Mandalore, with Rav's help.

Atin and Laseema--ok look idk what to say abt the couples rlly...

Corr and Jilka --I honestly never wouldve shipped them but ok, maybe they go off somewhere, I feel like Jilka would want to go back out in the galaxy, instead of being stuck on Mandalore.

Delta probably would never desert; while I dearly want them to I have a terrible feeling they'll end up as the nucleus of the Rebellion-era 501st. I saw a fic once where Boss was one of the ones fighting on Hoth with Vader.

ok now the NULLS:

Prudii I feel like would stay at home and be a hacker and help out randos

Kom'rk would be a bounty hunter I think

Mereel would definitely be a bounty hunter too

Jaing we saw.

Ordo becomes the leader of the Skiratas, obviously, with Besany

A'den I feel like would be Rebellion-type material, since he was mostly in the field and stuff. we didn't see enough of him.

Sull probably goes rogue and becomes a merc or smth. like honestly. remember how he was in true colors? ain't never gonna live a peaceful life like that.

OMG I FORGOT Yayax... well...bc they're such good builders they'll form a nice construction company and work with Parja and Fi to expand the infrastructure. Maybe when Boba comes back and they find that beskar mine, Yayax Construction will be the first to occupy it and start mining.

THE SERGEANTS: Rav retires hopefully and helps Yayax with their business. Vau and Skirata die of old age I mean honestly they're their age. Wad'e makes a school of besbev players and passes down his mantle to someone else and retires. Mij and Qail marry and have a put-together family with Scout like Clive, Astri, and Lune's.

Jusik marries New Brainwashed (literally) Arla and teaches Kad jedi stuff.

what are your ideas? i wanna hear you guys opinions

[bopinion]

2024 / 37 - Belated vacation edition

Aperçu of the week

“Never start to stop and never stop to start!”

(Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman scholar, writer, philosopher and politician)

Bad News of the Week

Poverty and a lack of prospects as well as climate change and a lack of livelihoods are the most common reasons for migration. This is an understandable consideration: those who see no future for themselves (any more) can either resign themselves or set off in search of one somewhere else. Leaving your home country is never easy, so such a move can also be seen as the willpower of someone who won't give up.

Now there are many developed countries that even have a need for immigration. Germany, for example, has a shrinking population due to low birth rates. At the same time, many baby boomers will soon be retiring - so there is less working population and more to care for. A delta that could be closed with immigration. So it's actually a win-win situation that benefits everyone.

Germany does not exactly have the image of a classic immigration country. So anyone who is not a persecuted asylum seeker, but perhaps even a sought-after skilled worker, will think about where to build their future. Potential migrants cite the difficult language, complex bureaucracy and lack of a welcoming culture as the main reasons for not choosing Germany. We cannot change the language, but a reduction in formalities and more openness to the world would also do us good as a society.

I therefore react with incomprehension to the current behavior of the conservative CDU/CSU. They are adopting the pejorative rhetoric of the right and are raging without sense or reason against a supposed emergency situation at the borders caused by an increasing flow of irregular migration - which does not exist to this extent in Germany any more than it does in the USA. An ultimatum from this largest opposition party to the ruling coalition, which it was even prepared to take up constructively, was finally declared a failure just in time for the general debate in the German parliament Bundestag. In this debate, CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz insists on the rejection of refugees at the border. Despite all legal concerns and criticism from neighboring countries.

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz argues against this: “There is no country in the world with a shrinking working population that has economic growth. That is the truth with which we are confronted”. And “We are a country that offers protection to those who are politically persecuted and that is in our constitution and we are not putting that up for debate”. However, he also concedes that openness to the world does not mean that anyone who wants to can come: “We must be able to choose who comes to Germany.”

So the door to talks is still open. Even if only with vague hints instead of a concrete plan on how immigration could be managed for the benefit of all. However, as long as the conservatives bask in good poll ratings and believe it cannot leave populism to the extreme parties, they will refuse to cooperate out of self-interest until at least the next general election. And we will once again fail to come up with a constructive, forward-looking concept for migration. Which we actually urgently need.

Good News of the Week

Taylor Swift and I agree. Elon Musk and I do not. So it should be clear what I'm talking about: the upcoming presidential elections in the USA. Or rather, the televised debate between the two candidates last week. Because it clearly went to the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, as even the otherwise barely objective right-wing populist broadcaster Fox News admits. The corresponding polls can be averaged out at two thirds to one third.

On the one hand, Donald Trump delivered his usual ghost train of doom-mongering, brazen lies, self-praise and bad humor. If he were to lose, there would be a third world war. The one between Russia and Ukraine, on the other hand, would never have happened in the first place. Thanks to him, NATO would be strong again, the pandemic would have been overcome superbly, the economy would be running smoothly and the whole world would take the USA seriously. The Democrats, on the other hand, if not their current vice president personally, would bring millions of migrants from Latin American mental institutions into the country to change gun laws, abort fracking even after birth, eat the cats off African-Americans and tax jobs. Or something like that - at times it was difficult to follow what he was saying.

On the other hand, Kamala Harris gave a solid performance. She came across as factual, credible, confident and self-assured. Yes, at some points one would have wished for more factual content than pathos, but that was not the point. In the run-up to the event, a majority of Americans had explicitly wished to learn more about the candidate. Who ultimately remained rather pale as Vice President. And who had to manage the tightrope act of simultaneously selling her previous performance well and embodying a new beginning. She has managed this reasonably well. And my hopes have risen that we could once again scrape past the abyss on November 5 instead of falling into it. I'm curious to see how the vice-presidential candidates' debate goes the week after next - I'm assuming that it could be entertaining instead of just weird.

Personal happy moment of the week

I had another great time with great people in Québec this week. Thank you!

I couldn't care less...

...that Google has been fined billions in the European Union. We simply have legislation that attempts to control dominant market positions and enable healthy competition in the interests of consumers. I think that's fine in principle.

It's fine with me...

...that BioNTech is now also launching an mRNA vaccine against lung cancer. After all, it was the German company's aim from the outset to use messenger ribonucleic acid to combat this cruel disease, which is the second most common cause of death in humans. This could be nothing less than a medical breakthrough.

As I write this...

...Germany is approaching the last state election of the year. This time it's Brandenburg's turn. Where the ruling Social Democrats could succeed in the last few meters to deprive the far-right AfD (Alternative für Deutschland / Alternative for Germany) of what they thought was a certain victory. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that.

Post Scriptum

After 28 years, the original German internet search engine MetaGer is shutting down. This makes it older than Google, but it has never been able to compete with it. As Yahoo is ending its involvement as an advertising partner without official justification, one of the longest-lived German Internet projects is now being discontinued. However, I have to admit that I have never used it.

[ausetkmt]

But one lesser-known fact is the lake sits on top of the Black-town, Oscarville.

Oscarville was burnt down in 1912 and more than a thousand residents were forced to flee following the allegations of rape.

Rob Edwards was arrested in September 1912 along with Earnest Knox and Oscar Daniel, both teenagers, all accused of raping and murdering a young white woman named Mae Crow.

Edwards was dragged out of jail, beaten with a crowbar, and then lynched from a telephone pole.

Daniel and Knox went to trial and were found guilty on the same day. The boys were sentenced to death by hanging.

After the trials and executions, white men, known as Night Riders, forced Black families out of their homes by bringing their land, churches, and schools.

Once Black families fled, Lake Lanier was built on top of what was burned down.

2.Kowaliga (Benson), Alabama

Turns out, Alabama’s Lake Martin is built on the previous majority-Black town of Kowaliga. It is home to the first Black-owned railroad started by William E. Benson and the Black school Kowaligia Academic & Industrial Institute.

William is the son of John Benson, who was enslaved and then freed. He went on a journey to rescue his sister in Florida, who was separated during slavery, and they made their way back to Alabama. John purchased thousands of acres of land sold to Black families, where he formed a community.

William helped his dad expand the family business.

After William’s death and the closing of the school,  Kowaligia was destroyed to make room for Lake Martin.

3. Seneca Village In New York City

Seneca Village began in 1825 and, at its peak, spanned from 82nd Street to 89th Street along what is now the western edge of Central Park in New York City.

By the 1840s, half of the African Americans who lived there owned their own property, a rate five times higher than the city average, as reported in Timeline.

In 1857, Seneca Village was torn down for the construction of Central Park. The only thing that remains is a commemorative plaque, dedicated in 2001 to the lost village.

4. Susannah, Alabama

Susannah, or Sousana, was also flooded by Lake Martin.

According to Alabama Living, more than 900 bodies were moved from cemeteries before the land was submerged.

The town once included a gold mine, a school, two mercantile, a grist mill, a flour mill, a sawmill, a blacksmith shop, and a church.

5. Vanport, Oregon

In the 1940s, Vanport was the center of a booming shipyard industry because of World War II and quickly became the second-largest city in the state.

But as World War II saw white males drafted to serve overseas, a labor shortage pulled in a great migration of Blacks from the south.

With soldiers being drafted overseas to fight in the war, Oregon saw a labor shortage.  This resulted in a great migration of Black Americans from the south.

These new workers needed places to live, as the Albina neighborhood was the only place where Black people could live legally. It became too small for the growing population of Black Americans, and Vanport was built as a temporary housing solution.

At its peak, 40,000 residents, or 40 percent, were African-American.

But then, in 1948 massive flooding erupted in the neighborhood, and city officials didn’t warn residents of the dangerously high water levels, Many didn’t evacuate in time.

The town was wiped out within a day. 18,500 families were displaced, more than a third Black American.

Today, that area is known as Delta Park.

[bumblingbabooshka]

Thank you to @trillscienceofficer for tagging me, this was fun! 1. The provisions shop was small, dark and clearly constructed centuries ago. (From: Can you Hear the Bumblebees Swarm?) Fic about Stonn loving T’Pring and T’Pring loving Spock and Spock thinking he might love Christine and Christine mostly just wanting to have sex. There’s also stuff about what happens to Vulcans who lose their logic because I love worldbuilding apparently! 2. “I’m going.” Noss said after dropping off the bag of spoils for Tom and the not-there doctor to shell and cook. (From: A Good Meal Away from Home) A fic from Noss' POV for this fic! I liked giving her some semblance of a backstory and might write more for her - I love yearning and requited unrequited love. 3. The home Stonn had bought for them was two stories with a small garden by the water, a gate blocking it from the road. (From: The Wanting comes in Waves) This is a T'Pring/Stonn fic in the TOS universe. I had a great time describing their house (as usual) and it was fun getting into Stonn's POV since he's such a literal side character - pretty much makes him a blank slate beyond his devotion to T’Pring! 4.Tuvok had never understood the phenomena of Vulcans becoming attracted to humans. (From: When you Speak you Speak to my Soul) Chakotay punches a guy for Tuvok and Tuvok forgets how to act. Here I was thinking about 'Learning Curve' and Vulcan challenges/ritual violence as a display of romantic interest. 5. “Tuvok, are you able to come home?” T’Pel asked. (From: To Eat Until Full) I really liked this one even though it's so niche! It's Tuvok taking care of making dinner for his family on a starbase pre-Voyager and trying to deal with being away from home. Should he speak his native language more at home? Why do his kids keep asking for pizza? Is he doing the right thing, raising them off-world? Will his father-in-law give him a break and let him cook Aikum-Shur with store-brought ingredients instead of hand-picked produce? What does it mean to be Vulcan? 6. The nape of T’Vok’s neck was a new sight and the only bit of skin on her that was unblemished by bruises from a fight Suder had heard but hadn’t seen, tucked safely away in her quarters, writing poetry poorly and growing flowers. (From: Like Scissors to the Neck) What if we went to an alien bathhouse and I noticed you cut your hair and I wrote you poetry I'll never let you read and I kind of want to kill you and I kind of want to stay with you forever and we were both women? 7. Tuvok was aware that his fellow crewmen speculated about how he would reunite with his wife. (From: Burned into Memory - Glowing Beneath the Surface) Tuvok worries about the fact that he has issues and baggage related to the delta quadrant and he isn't the same person he was before - will T'Pel still want to be with him? 8. They were in a small room sectioned off from the rest of the temple with a heavy weaving rug. (From: The Gardener Moves Forward Through Weeds) A T'Pel-centric fic set while everyone still assumes Voyager is lost forever and its crew are dead. Thinking about Vulcan love and its dangers. Thinking about Vulcan care, how alien methods of care and emotional maintenance may differ from humans. It was fun to write love as a foreign invader. 9. Amanda’s bathroom was small to give space to the other rooms in her apartment and Sarek’s things stood starkly apart from her own, even when they were mixed together. (From: Strange Thoughts) Literally just Sarek and Amanda, young, pre-kids, fucking around. 10. “Doctor?” Kes asked, stepping into sickbay. (From: Away - to or at a Distance) Wanted to write a Kes-centric fic and for some reason decided to ALSO try out a more action focused fic? I don't know how this turned out, I'm more of a 'slice of life' or 'angst' writer but hey, it's fun to try new things! I tag anyone who wants to do it, honestly. I don't know who follows this blog and also writes so it'd be fun to see!

[amazingarchitecturewebsite]

Hovering Kan-Too - Great Bay Area Center Showroom in Ma'an Island, #China by Wutopia Lab & ArchUnits Read more: Link in bio! Photography: CreatAR Images The translucent Great Bay Area Showroom known as the "Hovering Kan-Too" designed by Wutopia Lab, the door to future of Vanke-Shum Yip, was completed and opened in July 2022. Located at the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, and the west gate of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge, it is in the front-line coastal area of the Great Bay Area. Standing on the roof on sunny days, one can have a view of the spectacular building cluster on the other side of the sea in Qianhai, Shenzhen. The ambitious showroom is a new landmark of the new city floating on the sea… #showroom #guangdong #архитектура www.amazingarchitecture.com ✔ A collection of the best contemporary architecture to inspire you. #design #architecture #amazingarchitecture #architect #arquitectura #luxury #realestate #life #cute #architettura #interiordesign #photooftheday #love #travel #construction #furniture #instagood #fashion #beautiful #archilovers #home #house ‎#amazing #picoftheday #architecturephotography ‎#معماری (at Zhongshan, Guangdong, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmDXw0XsRGB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nightbib]

Speak and Spell

My favorite song: Photographic

My favorite underrated song: Any Second Now

A Broken Frame

My favorite song: The Sun and the Rainfall

My favorite underrated song: Monument

Construction Time Again

My favorite song: Everything Counts

My favorite underrated song: And Then...

Some Great Reward

My favorite song: Blasphemous Rumours

My favorite underrated song: Lie To Me

Black Celebration

My favorite songs: Black Celebration, Stripped

My favorite underrated songs: Here is the House, New Dress

Music for the Masses

My favorite songs: Never Let Me Down Again, Strangelove

My favorite underrated songs: The Things You Said, Pleasure, Little Treasure

Violator

My favorite songs: Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence

My favorite underrated song: Sweetest Perfection

Songs of Faith and Devotion

My favorite songs: I Feel You, Walking In My Shoes

My favorite underrated songs: Mercy In You, One Caress

Ultra

My favorite songs: Barrel Of A Gun, Home

My favorite underrated songs: Sister Of Night, Insight

Exciter

My favorite songs: The Dead Of Night, I Feel Loved

My favorite underrated songs: When The Body Speaks, Breathe

Playing The Angel

My favorite songs: A Pain That I'm Used To, John the Revelator, Suffer Well, Precious (I couldn't decide xD)

My favorite underrated songs: The Sinner In Me, Nothing's Impossible

Sounds Of The Universe

My favorite songs: Fragile Tension, Come Back

My favorite underrated songs: In Sympathy, Jezebel

Delta Machine

My favorite songs: Should Be Higher, Broken

My favorite underrated songs: Goodbye, Slow

Spirit

My favorite songs: Where's The Revolution, Going Backwards, So Much Love

My favorite underrated songs: Poison Heart, Eternal, Fail

Memento Mori

My favorite songs: Ghosts Again, My Cosmos Is Mine, Soul With Me

My favorite underrated songs: Don't Say You Love Me, Never Let Me Go

[judgeanon]

Plastic Skies - Model 2: Mirage III C

So on our last episode, I’d finished building, painting and decalling my first model. And for all its errors and imperfections, I was quite happy with it. So happy that I pretty much jumped into the next project: another cheap model, but something a bit more close to home. Unfortunately, this one’s construction would hit a major obstacle that tried my patience for the better part of a month.

The AMD Mirage III C, along with the Skyhawk and the Super Etendard, is one of the emblematic fighters of my country’s air force. A handful of them were purchased based on their impressive performance during the 1967 Six-Day War. The first batch of planes were delivered in 1972 and quickly became the backbone of the air force. More Mirage variants from Israel and Peru were bought through the 70s and early 80s, and in 1982 they participated in the Malvinas/Falklands/South Atlantic conflict. By all accounts, a quite beloved, if often obsolete plane.

So while I haven’t really confirmed this, I picture building a Mirage to be a rite of passage for national hobbyists akin to a Brit’s first Spitfire or a Yank’s first Mustang. A classic through and through. Still, I admit that wasn’t what made me decide to do one. The truth is that I didn’t feel ready to move to the big, expensive Revells and Academys and whatnot. I sort of still don’t. So when I found a little 1/100 Mirage made locally at an even cheaper price than the MiG-21, I pretty much jumped at it. Besides, the kit offered me an opportunity to try something new. Now that my paralyzing terror of paints had all but disappeared, I decided to take it a step further and paint a camo pattern.

So after consulting with the shop owner (and not-so-slyly showing him a picture of the finished MiG), I walked out with two more little boxes of paint, dark green and light brown, and a roll of masking tape which I’d learned online was very important for keeping paint out of places where I didn’t want it to be. I’d also heard about decal solutions, which sounded like the answer to my decal fear, but the shop owner said they didn’t have any and it should be arriving soon-ish. I didn’t mind. I expected the plane to be a quick and easy build that would leave me more time to focus on the camo, and I knew I’d have a very generous canvas thanks to the Mirage’s bigass delta wing. It was gonna be a good time, and for the most part, it was. Until it wasn’t.

I don’t have any close-ups, but due to an unholy combination of the kit’s cheapo production and my own inexperience when fitting the wing, the poor Mirage ended up with a massive gap between the main fuselage and its right wing. Just a big long visible hole, a perfectly straight valley that no amount of glue would cover. The left wing had been slightly luckier, but not by much, and also sported the unsightly hole. And on the underside, where the wings joined with the back end of the fuselage, more big holes were on full display. This wasn’t just some small imperfection to shrug off. This was some ugly shit. And I was not gonna have it.

Of course, my search for a solution immediately brought me to good ol’ plastic putty, a product that I knew existed in various forms but had never used. A couple of tutorials helped ease me into the idea of using it, so I was about to head back to the shop when I remembered the missing solutions. In a flash of caution, I sent them a message asking about them and about putty. The answer was the same for both. Still not here, should be coming in soon. It was a little frustrating to say the least, but I’d been slowly starting to peek into the hobby scene and its myriad of dealers around town, so I knew I had options.

What I didn’t have was money. Or, to be more precise, I didn’t have spending money. Due to some delay issues at work, I had to put a halt on pretty much all frivolous spendings to focus purely on rent and food and all that other boring stuff. And as ridiculous and self-absorbed as it sounds, I admit, it got pretty annoying to see the weeks go by and the model sit there drying up, its unseemly crevices in full display, its body still awaiting a second coat of paint. Eventually, the frustration got the better of me and I ended up buying a bottle of putty from an online seller along with some flexi sanders. After a while, the want had been dangerously inching closer to becoming a need.

Like everything else, the filling process was a learning experience. I know I probably used a little more than I should’ve, but once it was dry and the new coat of paint went over it, peace returned to my heart. Yeah, I could work with this. So I did. Using a combination of the solitary instructions page the model had come with and half a dozen photos found online, I set about to painting the best approximation of a Mirage camo that my clumsy wrist could figure out. And like all the best parts of building kits so far, once the initial intimidation had passed, it proved to be an incredibly fun, tremendously intuitive and terribly rewarding little task.

After all those weeks waiting around, it was a pleasure to see my little Mirage take shape like this, its horried issues safely hdiden under a coat of two different colors of paint. And with the undercarriage painted grey and the nose and thrusters black, I was using all of my paints so far. The nose gave me more than a little trouble, and for a sec I considered busting out the putty again, but after all that work, I was ready to be done with it and move to the final step.

Thing was, that decal sheet kinda terrified me. The last one I’d used had had eight decals total and they’d been big fuckers. This one had pretty much triple the size and sported some really weird things, like thin red lines that were supposed to go along the inner edges of the wings or bizarre double-level decals, where the idea was to place one first, let it dry, then place the other on top to complete an emblem or a warning sign. It was a bit much, especially given I still had no decal solution. So with that in mind, I set upon my decaling task feeling like this was going to look terrible no matter what I did. Mistakes were going to be made. And sure enough, they were.

But still, once it was over and the sheet was just a pile of little soggy shreds of paper, I had to admit... they looked cool. They looked almost annoyingly cool, giving the plane a bunch of extra shots of color. And as much as I messed up those thin red stripes, I was and still am very happy with how the roundels and flags came out. Imperfect as it was, this wasn’t some generic Mirage III. This was an Argie Mirage. An Argierage. And it was mine.

The finished plane earned another round of applause from my parents and brother, and while I’d like to say I didn’t need nor want their approval, I can’t deny it felt pretty damn good to hear the impression in their voices. A byproduct of all the hobbies I’d picked so far, like videogames or making comics, was that it was always hard to show them off to other people. Most of my finished comics are all in English, and even if they weren’t, my parents always showed a lot of support for me but not a lot of interest in them. But this was something they could grasp. This was something they could understand, even partake in a little. This was a Hobby the way they understood it.

My mother in particular commended me on the paintjob and my brother was surprised to hear I’d made it all freehand. After a long time of struggling to try and grab their interest when I described what I filled my idle hours with, it was just plain nice to have something I could easily and proudly show off like that, going into detail about all the different tools and colors I’d used. And the more I talked about that last part, the more I felt like I’d grown enough to take that next step. To aim for something bigger. I promised myself that, as soon as I got paid, there’d be no more cheapo little seven dollar kits.

And I made good on it. Sort of.

[mi4012nayaninarayana]

Challenge Five

Led by the Lead Character Development Artist, discuss how the chosen figures can be cast within the narrative your team has developed.

Discuss in detail the names/ backstories/ personality traits of each character.

Photograph turnarounds of each character against a neutral background and document their images alongside their personal stories. You can work on a document type of your preference (Word, Google Sheets etc.) and save it as a pdf.

Wife - Mixed - Mexican and white

Hillary María Borotswitzki | Teacher

Husband/killer -

Russian First gen American | Issac Brorotswitzki | “Mechanic”

Dog - Delta | Rottweiler | War Veteran Old adoptee

Dead baby - Lucy Mother going for evening stroll Gets knocked out by killer and the killer steals the baby

Dead twins - Harry and Henry Camping trip Wanders off while playing Gets kidnapped and murdered

Construction worker - Thomas Lasnaem Head construction guy Was going into the outskirts of town to inspect a new job site.

Dead kid - Jeramy Cycling home late after sports practice and his bike breaks down Killer finds him and kidnaps him

[whitepolaris]

Juda's Nine Angels

It's easy to find gravestones with pictures representing something loved by the descended etched into them. It's less usual to find a memorial that's a full-size sculpture of a favorite object. But just outside Brodhead in Green County is a replica of a piano carved form a solid block of red granite. It was created in memory of a young girl named Nelva Jean Smith, who had loved music. Nelva was only seventeen years old at the time she died in 1967 when eight of her high school classmates from small town of Juda (population four hundred). The nine girls were killed on their senior class trip to New Orleans when an airplane on a training flight smashed into the Hilton Inn where the thirty-two seniors who had made the trip were staying.

A few of the students were outside, and some of those inside managed to escape the nightmare scene. But the Delta DC-8 had crashed directly into a room that housed a number of the girls. Some of them were trapped in the resultant fire, some were thrown by the impact, and some were found in the bathroom under the running water of the shower, where they had gathered for relief from the flames. Ironically, according to one of Nelva Jean Smith's relatives, the group had originally planned to stay at a different hotel but had switched to the Hilton because it had a swimming pool.

The twenty-three class members who survived were, understandably, deeply shaken. They returned home on a bus, but the dead girls were transported from Louisiana to Wisconsin in white hearses. Memorial contributes came pouring in from all over the country, and fifteen hundred people, almost four times Juda's population, attended the memorial service held in the high school gym. The town put the memorial funds to good use, constructing a park with a "Nine Angels" memorial stone and planting nine pine trees in honor of the girls. Juda periodically holds Angels in the Outfield baseball tournaments in the park.

The nine "angels" were Nelva Smith, Sandra Goecks, Nancy Siegenthaler, Linda Moe, Marilyn Rassmussen, Linda Hartwig, Joyce Kaderly, Sheila Babler, and Doreen Williams.

[ultraheydudemestuff]

Southworth House (Delta Sigma Phi fraternity house)

3334 Prospect Ave.

Cleveland, OH

The Southworth House is a Classical Revival and Italianate house located at 3334 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, that was built in 1879. Named for its first owner, William Palmer (W.P.) Southworth, a leading resident of late nineteenth-century Cleveland and a Cleveland businessman who established W.P. Southworth Co., a leading Cleveland grocery, in the 1850s., the house has been used for a variety of commercial purposes in recent decades. Southworth and his wife Louise were prominent in Cleveland society; while she was a leader of the women's suffrage movement, his store (located in Public Square downtown) was significant enough that its destruction by fire in 1882 prompted a front-page story in The New York Times.The house is built on a stone foundation with a basement, with walls of brick; the architect's name is not known. Its three floors were divided into nineteen rooms, and by 1904 Southworth had installed an elevator. The elevator remains today

In August 1906, a group of Cleveland Baptists incorporated an organization, the Baptist Home of Northern Ohio, to establish a retirement home for elderly Baptists. Ten months later, Southworth sold his house to the organization, which was supported financially by industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, who was a Baptist. With the aid of local churches, the home was opened on October 16, 1907. According to the 1910 census, the Baptist Home served fourteen residents at the end of 1910, at which time the entire property was worth $15,000. The former Southworth residence was not long a retirement home. The Baptist Home moved to a new location in 1919 and sold the Southworth House in the same year. Since that time, the house has been used for a wide range of purposes.

During the 1950s and 1960s, various businesses had offices in the house, which was then called the "Edelmar Building" or the "Accountants Building." In 1973, the Southworth House was purchased by Pi Sigma Tau Alpha, a fraternity based at the nearby Cleveland State University; it later served as the fraternity house for Cleveland State's chapter of Delta Sigma Phi. The house has changed hands several times since its fraternity days. The Southworth House is recognized as a landmark both locally and nationally. As the "Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity House," it has been designated a Cleveland Landmark by the city of Cleveland. Along with many other properties along Prospect Avenue, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1984, as part of the "Upper Prospect Multiple Resource Area." It was included both for its distinctive combination of Classical Revival and Italianate architecture and for its association with Southworth.

Since being listed on the Register in 1984, the Southworth House has been the focus of both publicly funded and privately funded historic preservation efforts. In late 1996, as Sunrise Home Health Care prepared to buy the Southworth House, Cleveland City Council provided over $250,000 to help purchase and renovate the property. Architects Scott and Analia Dimit began a restoration of the house for developer Michael Chesler. In 1997, the healthcare company bought it. In 2005, after the company was found to be fraudulent and the owner imprisoned, a historic preservation company bought the property at auction, and it too has since sold the house. The Dimits continued to guide its restoration when it was purchased by Laborers Union Local 860 in 2005. The construction workers made it their union hall, completing the work in October 2007. Currently, the Southworth House is the location of offices for organizations such as an actual healthcare company and a local of the Laborers' International Union of North America. In October 2009, the National Trust for Historic Preservation recognized the restoration with its Honor Award. Today, the house features wrought ironwork and a distinctive Italianate facade.

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Psychology 4: An Offering

Originally published Nov 17, 2017 This series is a non-canon CYOA

What do you do?

Offer Madison

Offer Kelly

Offer a stranger

Fight it!

You've been at Carpenter State for a little over two weeks and here you are, already hypnotized and in the loyal service of a mistress. Congratulations! That's probably a record.

Mistress hands you the watch that she used to enslave you and gives you her first command: bring her another slave. What a pleasant surprise! Even though you've pledged your loyalty to Mistress Fielding, you haven't forgotten why you stopped by Fielding's office. Madison Wells, the reason you were interested in hypnosis to begin with. First you text her, but you get a dismissive, "New phone, who's this?"

But she isn't hard to find. You know that she's a Alpha Delta Theta pledge. The fraternities and sororities are all clumped together on a small web of streets a few blocks from central campus. You hardly seem to notice the hike as your mission to find a new slave drives you forward.

Alpha Delta Theta reside in an old, three-story mansion of certain notoriety. The mansion sat abandoned for over thirty years, burdened by a dark history. The mansion was constructed in the 1920s by wealthy businessman and important Carpenter State donor Horace Bellamy. Bellamy lived there for the next decade with his wife and five children. But deep in the winter of 1939, the neighbors woke up to the sound of the Bellamy family dog barking. The dog's cries continued into the early hours of the morning, and after a few complaints, a pair of cops arrived to find the Bellamies missing, their dog still tied up in the backyard. In the driveway sat their 1939 Ford sedan. In the house, a safe with $10,000 and a dinner table full of food. The Bellamy Rapture, as the papers coined it, was the talk of the state for several months, but even federal police couldn't find a trace of the Bellamy clan, and to this day the story remains unsolved. In the late forties the city of Romero auctioned off the mansion to a young dentist and his new wife. The couple only lived there for six months before they were gruesomely murdered in their bed. That case was quickly solved, but the circumstances remained eerie—a drifter passing through town had broken into the home, claiming that the mansion had spoken to him.

But you're new to Romero, and you don't really know anything about the local legends, do you? To you, the Alpha house is just a creepy old mansion. You don't know that after the murders, the house sat empty for thirty years while local kids dared each other to spend a night in its halls. You don't know that in the seventies, the Carpenter family dumped a fortune into local renovations to create the Greek neighborhood as students know it today. You don't know about the strange things that go on inside that mansion, like the mysterious phone calls, or how living there seems to have a way of changing people.

You don't know any of that, so you don't fret as you step up onto the porch and knock on the door. You hear a muffled, "get the fucking door!" on the other side, and a second later a beautiful red head opens up and she purses her lips. "Yeah?" she asks. "I must to speak to Madison," you say in a vaguely zombie-like cadence. Red doesn't seem amused, and she replies, "Never heard of her," before closing the door on your face.

Okay, maybe you're a little too slave-like. But, you don't really have anything better to do right now but follow Mistress' orders, so you take a seat on the porch swing and wait. Your mind is racing. Between thoughts of obedience, you try to remember what it's like to speak as a normal person. You mouth the words that you plan to say to Madison, and trying to make them sound as natural as possible. Being a slave is actually super hard if you can think about it.

You wait, and you wait, but you have no serious perception of time right now. The sun could fall, and rise, then fall again before you ever realized how long you were waiting for Madison. That's how powerful Fielding's control is over you, that's how much you want to complete her task. And finally, as the street lamps light up, you see Madison down the street. You rise from your seat as she walks up the steps and you say, "Madison Wells."

"Yeah, who wants to know?"

Your mind is hard at work trying to sound as not-brainwashed as possible. "We met at the party last week." "Oh," she said, slipping a strand of hair behind her ear. "I go to a lot of parties." It might actually hurt your feelings to know that Madison has forgotten you, but all you can think about is the mission. "You told me about the stage hypnotist," you add. "We talked about...practicing?"

"Oh, of course!" Madison offers a mischievous smile. "My little psychology major." You tell her your name. "Yeah," she says. "You've got something you want to show me?"

What do you do?

(A) Use the watch

(B) Take her to Dr. Fielding

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Members against the establishment of a new casino in the Delta region On November 25, 2016, Richmond Council sent a report to BCLC and Delta Corporation suggesting that "the casinos in Delta should be far enough away from Richmond", further explaining that it was an idea to protect the existing riverlock casinos, considered a stable and sure source of revenue.

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Mysteries of Ancient Cairo: Unveiling the Secrets of Egypt’s Historic Capital

Ancient Cairo, known as Heliopolis in antiquity, is a city with a deep and enigmatic history that has captivated historians, archaeologists, and travelers for centuries. Situated near the iconic Giza Plateau and the fertile Nile Delta, Cairo's historical significance stretches back to the dawn of civilization. The city is a treasure trove of mysteries, from ancient temples and lost monuments to secretive burial sites and enigmatic artifacts. This article delves into some of the most intriguing mysteries of Ancient Cairo and explores what makes this city a focal point of Egypt’s rich history.

1. The Temple of the Sun at Heliopolis

Heliopolis, or "City of the Sun," was one of the most important religious centers in ancient Egypt. It was dedicated to Ra, the sun god, and was renowned for its vast temple complex.

Lost Monuments: The Temple of Ra at Heliopolis was once a grand architectural marvel, but little of it remains today. Ancient writers such as Herodotus described the temple’s grandeur, but most of the structures have been lost to time or repurposed. The only remnants are a few obelisks and ruins that hint at its former splendor.

Obelisks: Some of the obelisks from Heliopolis were transported to Rome and other locations, such as the famous Cleopatra’s Needle in London and New York. These obelisks are valuable clues to the temple’s former glory and its influence on ancient architecture.

2. The Mysterious Tomb of Seti I

The tomb of Pharaoh Seti I, located in the Valley of the Kings, is renowned for its breathtaking beauty and detailed artwork. However, it also harbors its own set of mysteries.

Hidden Chambers: The tomb is noted for its elaborate decoration and the presence of several hidden chambers. These chambers, discovered in the early 19th century, have sparked debates about their purpose and whether they were part of a larger, undiscovered burial complex.

Curse of Seti I: Some believe that the tomb of Seti I is cursed, a theory fueled by the misfortunes and tragedies that befell those who disturbed it. While modern archaeology dismisses these superstitions, the tales of a curse add an element of intrigue to the tomb’s history.

3. The Enigmatic Sphinx of Heliopolis

In ancient Heliopolis, there was reportedly a large sphinx statue associated with the sun god Ra. However, the exact location and details of this sphinx remain elusive.

Lost Sphinx: Unlike the Great Sphinx of Giza, which is well-known and extensively studied, the Heliopolitan Sphinx remains a mystery. Historical texts suggest it was a significant monument, but its whereabouts and details have largely been lost to history.

Cultural Significance: The sphinx in Heliopolis was believed to have religious and symbolic importance, but without physical evidence, much of its significance is speculative.

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4. The Secrets of the Saqqara Step Pyramid

Saqqara, an extensive necropolis near Cairo, is home to the Step Pyramid of Djoser, one of the earliest pyramids in Egypt. This site has its own set of mysteries and historical significance.

Architectural Innovation: The Step Pyramid, designed by the architect Imhotep, marked a significant departure from previous burial structures. Its construction was a monumental achievement, but many aspects of its design and construction techniques remain subjects of study and debate.

Unfinished Chambers: The Step Pyramid complex includes unfinished and hidden chambers that continue to intrigue archaeologists. These chambers might offer further insights into the evolution of pyramid construction and ancient Egyptian burial practices.

5. The Lost City of the Sun

According to some ancient texts, there was a “Lost City of the Sun” associated with Heliopolis. This city was said to be a center of great knowledge and power.

Historical References: Ancient sources such as Manetho and other historians have mentioned this city, but concrete evidence of its existence has yet to be discovered. The city is often linked to the broader religious and cultural significance of Heliopolis.

Modern Exploration: Efforts to locate the Lost City of the Sun continue, with ongoing archaeological excavations seeking to uncover its secrets. The city’s elusive nature adds to the mystique of Ancient Cairo’s historical landscape.

6. The Enigma of the Tomb of Alexander the Great

Although Alexander the Great is more famously associated with Alexandria, there are theories that his tomb may have been located in Cairo or nearby regions.

Historical Accounts: Ancient historians such as Diodorus Siculus and Strabo mentioned Alexander’s tomb, but its precise location remains unknown. Various sites around Cairo have been suggested, but none have been definitively proven to be his final resting place.

Search for the Tomb: The search for Alexander’s tomb has captivated archaeologists and historians for centuries. Discoveries in the Cairo region or surrounding areas could potentially shed light on this historical enigma.

7. The Role of Cairo’s Ancient Libraries

Cairo, or more precisely Heliopolis, was once home to significant libraries that housed vast amounts of knowledge.

Lost Libraries: Ancient texts refer to libraries and repositories of knowledge in Heliopolis, but no concrete remains have been found. These libraries were believed to contain religious texts, scientific works, and historical records.

Cultural Impact: The loss of these libraries represents a significant gap in our understanding of ancient Egyptian scholarship and intellectual life. The search for remnants or references to these libraries continues to intrigue researchers.

Conclusion

Ancient Cairo, with its rich history and monumental achievements, remains one of the most enigmatic and captivating cities of antiquity. From the lost temples of Heliopolis to the secrets of royal tombs and the mysteries surrounding Alexander the Great, the city’s past offers a fascinating tapestry of history and intrigue. As modern archaeology and research continue to uncover new insights, the mysteries of Ancient Cairo promise to reveal even more about this remarkable civilization and its enduring legacy.

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Private First Class Lawrence Brooks (September 12, 1909 – January 5, 2022) was a veteran of the Army and the oldest living man in the US. A supercentenarian from New Orleans, he was the oldest living known American WWII veteran, as well as the last American man and one of the last men worldwide born in the 1900s decade.

He grew up in Norwood, Louisiana, and had 14 siblings. The family moved to several cities closer to the Mississippi Delta, but he was raised primarily in the small town of Stephenson. He lived too far away from a school to attend one, so he was instead taught at home.

He was drafted into the army when he was 31. He served in the 91st Engineer Battalion in New Guinea and the Philippines. He was a soldier in the Pacific Theatre from 1941 to 1945. He reached the rank of Private First Class.

His unit, an engineering corps, was tasked mainly with constructing infrastructure. During the Jim Crow era, the army segregated his service, and he was responsible for assisting white officers with daily tasks.

During a posting in Australia, he noted that he was treated better by the white people there than in the US in the decades before the Civil Rights movement.

After his military service, he worked as a forklift operator in New Orleans until his retirement, and he had five children. His wife, Leona, died shortly after Hurricane Katrina. In the mid-2010s, the National WWII Museum began to host an annual birthday party for him. In 2020, this celebration included a flyover of WWII aircraft above his house, with the museum’s “Victory Belles”, a trio of singers performing songs predominantly from the 1940s era. The city of New Orleans recognized his birthday with an official proclamation. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence