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Through Love And Fire - There Swings A Skull: Grim Tidings

I've played There Swings A Skull: Grim Tidings, and want it to get more attention so I'm going to write about it.

I recommend checking out the game for yourself since it's short (about 2-8 hours) and is an amazing experience overall.

Somewhere in a seemingly endless sea of sand lays a quaint town beyond train tracks called Pareildas. We go through the motions as Anatoli and Pyotr, two loving husbands with minds racing from the recent heatwaves.

Anatoli works at Pareildas' train station Terminus while Pyotr illustrates at home.

ANATOLI

Every day, Anatoli leaves for work and heads off to the train station. Both he and his coworker friend Dolores have a "skit" (joking bit amongst each other) and it's off to work until sunset. Afterwards he heads back home to Pyotr and dinner waiting for him.

Anatoli is an average working man who's relatively satisfied with his life, but wants to go beyond Pareildas with Pyotr; waiting for a train that hasn't been seen in years to deliver them from the Sun's malevolence, the Mayor's empty words, the constant threat of spontaneous combustion and the increasing demands from the gallows for sacrifice.

Despite his deep-seated (and understandable) concerns, he keeps it buried beneath his seemingly apathetic demeanor, because he doesn't want anyone to worry. He wants to keep everything the same, so he tries to ignore it and stick to routine. Acknowledging problems will inevitably lead to change, and the uncertainty that comes forth seems to be what scares Anatoli the most. Even as everything falls apart and Pyotr leaves, he keeps up his routine, hoping that everything will be okay in the end.

This does not mean he is completely unwilling to break routine however; as in the beginning he is shaken up by a woman burning to a crisp outside his window. He stops smoking with Dolores after that.

Personal Notes: It was heartbreaking yet intriguing to watch Anatoli hold onto hope as the days carried on. Dolores breaking down, waking up alone in the house and the blunt descriptions made Anatoli's insistent denial even more harrowing as the town burned and Mayor demanded sacrifice. His willingness to sacrifice wasn't for his comfort, but for his community (the few loved ones he has in town). One of my favourite parts has to be the description for the dried up fountain ("THERE WAS NEVER A WAY OUT."); it's a perfect way to have the other shoe drop for Anatoli.

PYOTYR

Pyotr starts in mind that you're aware of Anatoli's perspective and focuses on his. Anatoli goes out and brings home the bacon as established. Usually when left to his own devices, he like to sit and the easel (where he makes portraits for his pleasure or to sell off) and prepare meals for both himself and Anatoli, and tries his best to be a source of relief and comfort (as most homemakers do) despite his own stress and tries to radiate and happy-go-lucky demeanor for Anatoli's sake.

As of late, nothing has come to him, and he feels like the potential within him to make a change he wants to see in the world is wasting away as he stagnates within the confines of Pareildas. He stares up at the crack in the ceiling that opens up by the day, anxious in his perceived helplessness. He wants to be bigger than this; there's more beyond here, but what is one man to do?

As Anatoli leaves for work, Pyotr feels suffocated in his sense of emptiness. Without Anatoli he feels like a toothless cog, decaying in some tireless machine. Desperate to keep his mind off of his own thoughts, he goes outside to find some inspiration and discovers the sewers are open.

Through the tunnels he meets Rosette, a loner within the sewers who welcomes him and encourages his desire to better the lives of himself and the community of Pareildas. He's put off by her words, but continues on and hears her out. As she leaves he keeps her words into consideration despite the absurdity (in comparison to life in Pareildas, anyway). There's newfound passion in him; and a drive to save Anatoli and the town from what the Mayor presents as futility.

Personal Notes: Pyotr really gave more insight into this bleak small world with his character. My sadness turned to dread as Anatoli closed the door behind him, leaving Pyotr by his lonesome. I found Pyotr's frustration to be very relatable; he's at a loss but does not want to feel helpless and his breakdown at dinner really highlights that for the player. He's more confrontational than Anatoli due to his fear of stagnation, and it makes an amazing contrast for his route to have us venture in a place unknown, seemingly shifting in front of Pyotr (and our) eyes.

A Long-Burning Love

Pyotr and Anatoli have opposite fears but they both originate from a common ground: a desire for better life. Their concern for their living situation isn't based on self-interest but love for one another. While the majority of the game features them separated from each other (so that we can explore the horror of the game), it leads to the interactions and loving banter between them becoming all the more sweet and the sections in which they ponder about the other all the more heart-wrenching. Even without the more direct verbal communication they try to reassure one another and find comfort to keep out the dread, if only for a little while.

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Ports: Estonia and Latvia won Lithuania via Belarus

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Alyona Zelenina, January 29, 2017, 12:43- REGNUM

Results-2016

the results of the year 2016 for Baltic port complex is unlikely to become for someone unexpected. In General preserved and deepened the trends of the previous year: “dries out” traffic through the ports of Estonia and Latvia, while the Lithuanian Klaipeda continues to improve its own performance through cargos from Belarus. So, the past year was a record year in the history of Klaipėda. As the press-service of the Lithuanian port transshipment volume for the year 2016 rose 4.2% to 40.1 million tons. The port has increased the volume of liquid cargo at 10.4% to 11.2 million tons, General — 10.7% to 12.4 million tons. The decline was recorded only for bulk goods. Their transshipment fell by 3.6% to 16.6 million tons. Butinge oil terminal turnover rose by 7.3% to 9.3 million tons. The neighbors in the region, things are not so rosy. Estonian and Latvian ports in much more dependent on Russia than Lithuanian transit terminals. Riga cargo turnover fell by 7.5% and amounted to 37.1 million tons. Ventspils lost 16.5 percent of their last year’s turnover. All port terminals handled 18.8 million tons of cargo. Through Tallinn passed 20.1 million tons of cargo, which is 10.3% less compared to last year. Mostly falling turnover indicators linked to the reduction in transshipment of Russian origin. Volumes of oil products in the port of Riga decreased by 2.4 ml tonnes (or 23%), Tallinn is at 3.4 million tons (27%), Ventspils — at 3.6 million tons (26%).

Transneft told about his plans to Ust-Luga

the Russian company “Trasneft'” plans to ship the year 2017 for export through the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region 30 ml tonnes of oil. Data volumes correspond to project the performance of the tank farm “Ust-Luga” correspondent IA REGNUM in the press service of the company. According to the results of the 2016 year oil exports REBCO (Russian Export Blend Crude Oil) through the Ust-Luga amounted to 30.1 million tonnes, up 3.3 million tons more, compared with the rate in 2015. The main beneficiaries of oil in the past year were countries such as the Netherlands is 15.8 million tonnes (52.51%), Lithuania is 2.5 million tons (8.32%), Sweden — 2.5 million tons (8.31%), Spain — 2.4 million tons (7.97%), Finland — 2 million tons (6.64%) in the direction of Italy shipped 1.3 million tons of oil (4.3%) , Poland — 1.1 million tons (3.66%), Germany — 1.1 million tons (3.64%). of the Ust-Luga oil also goes to France, Croatia, Greece, Norway, Latvia and Denmark. Recall that tankfarm at Ust-Luga is the endpoint of the pipeline bps-2 is put into operation in 2012 year. during the five years the turnover of congested oil doubled — from 14.3 million tonnes in 2012-m to 30.1 million tonnes in the year 2016. As reported IA REGNUM previously, Transneft announced their plans entirely translate cargo from the ports of the Baltic States on Russian Terminal infrastructure to the year 2018. The company intends to throw the Baltic volumes to Ust-Luga, Primorsk, and Novorossiysk.

Latvia and Belarus will unite in the struggle for the Chinese transit

the Minister of communications of Latvia Prime Uldis pledged Riga with Minsk to discuss mutually beneficial terms to attract Belarusian goods in Latvian ports, BelTA informs. Prime explained what was meant by such terms: “in addition to discounts, has a value of confidence in your partner, speed of cargo and other things. Matter what discount: one year, two years or longer period of time. Minister of transport and communications of Belarus Anatoly Sivak in turn reported that in March the year 2017 will meet representatives of Belarusian and Latvian Railways, as well as ports, at which in particular will be discussed tariffs for Belarusian goods. “The question of discounts is always present, cargo goes to where it is more favourable,” Sivak said. According to the information of the SJSC Latvijas Dzelzceļš (Latvian railway LDz) in 2016 year by rail via Belarus to Latvia was delivered order 15.1 million tons of cargo from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and a number of other Asian countries. Total freight traffic of Latvia in Belarus amounted to 6.83 million for last year handled 5.4 million Latvian ports of tons of oil and oil products from Belarus.

read more: the secret of political greatness Lukashenka: transit games around Belarus

also at the March meeting of Belarusian and Latvian transport companies planned to raise issues of establishing a common transport corridor for transit of goods from China. “We are preparing a draft agreement on the transport in the framework of the Silk Road. This document does not affect only the Ministry of transport of Latvia and the Ministry of transport and communications of Belarus, we are working with the Chinese Ministry of transport, said Transport Minister. According to him, a concerted effort in this regard will help the rapid development of the Sino-Belarusian industrial park. “We need to create the appropriate infrastructure, legal framework, determine the rates, because the goods will arrive in the Park including the sea route,” explained Sivak. We’ll also add that the January 24 in Minsk was opened by the Permanent Mission of the Latvian railway in Belarus, the press-service of the Latvian company. “I’m happy with another step made towards strengthening cooperation with Belarus, which is our important partner, said during the opening ceremony of Uldis Prime. — On the world map we see Latvia as a transit State, as a result, one of our priorities in the field of transport is to promote Eurasian transport with special emphasis on Latvian-Belarusian partnership in attracting Chinese transit. “Meanwhile, not only experts, but also the Latvian officials sceptical part of Riga in infrastructure initiative of Beijing. So, MEP, Member of the Committee on transport and tourism Robert Zile said last week that Latvia does not expect significant growth in traffic from China.

“Russian transit will still be in Estonian ports

the Estonian authorities could help the port business in the country, only establishing relations with Russia. Such an opinion in an interview with the Sputnik Estonia voiced Chief Development Officer of the Estonian port of Sillamae Andrei Birov . He stressed that the leadership of the private port in 25 km from the border with the RUSSIAN FEDERATION maintains good trade and economic relations with our Russian partners “out of politics.” Birov also commented on Russian plans for a complete reorientation of the goods from the ports of the Baltic States at domestic terminals to the year 2020. According to him, the Russian transit will still remain in the Baltic ports, even despite the fact that there is a difference in fees. “Russian exports because growing and need all the new capacity and diversification of logistical routes,” said Estonian portovik. He added that Sillamae can be seen as support for the Russian port of Ust-Luga, his “alternate aerodrome. “The Russian ports may not recycle absolutely everything Russian goods. Russia’s growing exports of coal, oil, gas, chemicals and fertilizers from year to year. Now grain exports is enormous, “said Birov, noting that Russian ports won’t have enough capacity to cope with the increasing export volumes.

“and the railway does not always keep pace, especially in winter. So you have to use all the directions, all ports, including ours, “concluded the Development Director of the port of Sillamae. The owners of the port of Sillamäe in North-East Estonia are St. Petersburg businessmen Andrei Katkov, Yevgeny Malov and former premier Tiit Vahi of Estonia. The two terminals of the port are 100% Russian. This TSA (Baltic Chemical Terminal), which belongs to the agrochemical company “Akron”, and “Tankhem”, which is owned by Russia’s largest producer of mineral fertilizers OJSC IHC “eurokhim”. Moreover, terminals Silsteve who engage in containers, general cargo, handling new vehicles and cargo ro-ro, 50% owned by Russian owners.

Read earlier in this story: Baltics to Russia: transit. Kaliningrad. Belarus. Finland. Poland

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