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fasalquran · 4 months ago
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Kod Kosmik 237: Menyingkap Corak Ilahi dalam Al-Quran dan Alam Semesta
Discover the profound significance of the number 237 as we delve into its mystical and scientific dimensions! Uncover ancient wisdom and modern science, and explore how numbers in the Quran serve as keys to deeper truths beyond mere counting tools. From Newtonian physics to quantum mechanics, find out how 237 bridges different scientific paradigms, highlighting a cosmic unity. Learn about the Quran's numerical structure and the symbolic importance of the number seven. Finally, uncover the fascinating link between Solomon's letter to the Queen of Sheba and modern concepts of gravity and spacetime.
Like and share this video if you enjoyed the journey through numbers and their deeper meanings.
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00:00:00 The Enigma of 237 00:04:53 Bridging the Scientific Divide 00:09:35 A Symphony of Numbers 00:13:00 A Gravitational Cipher 00:14:36 The Dawn of Revelation – 237 in the First Light 00:23:44 Nature’s Symphony – Two Hundred Thirty-Seven in Creation (Surah 95:1-3) 00:33:13 Humanity’s Equation – Two Hundred Thirty-Seven in the Mold of Man (Surah 76, 96) 00:42:09 The Night of Power – Two Hundred Thirty-Seven and One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Nine Intertwined (Surah 97) 00:51:02 The Cosmic Cycle – From Two Hundred Thirty-Seven to One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Nine and Back (Surah 89, 73, Juz 30) 00:59:51 The Geometry and Algebra of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven 01:08:21 The Probability and Cryptography of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven 01:16:46 The Big Questions – Implications of the Cosmic Code 01:25:11 The Infinite Dance – Reflections on the Cosmic Code
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Another day at the DPD - 90
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SEASON 2 : Pandora’s box
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dracolizardlars · 4 years ago
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I don't often get scared by horror stuff but I've never recovered from the time like 4 years ago when I was reading Frankenstein on a literal dark and stormy night, the book was describing how Victor was terrified that the Creature was coming to find him, and then I heard something bang into my (second storey) window
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fasalquran · 4 months ago
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The Cosmic Code of 237: Unveiling Divine Patterns in the Quran and the U...
Discover the profound significance of the number 237 as we delve into its mystical and scientific dimensions! Uncover ancient wisdom and modern science, and explore how numbers in the Quran serve as keys to deeper truths beyond mere counting tools. From Newtonian physics to quantum mechanics, find out how 237 bridges different scientific paradigms, highlighting a cosmic unity. Learn about the Quran's numerical structure and the symbolic importance of the number seven. Finally, uncover the fascinating link between Solomon's letter to the Queen of Sheba and modern concepts of gravity and spacetime.
Like and share this video if you enjoyed the journey through numbers and their deeper meanings.
#Numerology #Quran #AncientWisdom #ModernScience #CosmicUnity #Physics #QuantumMechanics #Spacetime #Einstein #MysticalNumbers #237
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 The Enigma of 237 00:04:25 Bridging the Scientific Divide 00:08:46 A Symphony of Numbers 00:11:58 A Gravitational Cipher 00:13:27 The Dawn of Revelation – 237 in the First Light 00:22:27 Nature’s Symphony – Two Hundred Thirty-Seven in Creation (Surah 95:1-3) 00:31:01 Humanity’s Equation – Two Hundred Thirty-Seven in the Mold of Man (Surah 76, 96) 00:39:04 The Night of Power – Two Hundred Thirty-Seven and One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Nine Intertwined (Surah 97) 00:47:09 The Cosmic Cycle – From Two Hundred Thirty-Seven to One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Nine and Back (Surah 89, 73, Juz 30) 00:55:14 The Geometry and Algebra of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven 01:02:57 The Probability and Cryptography of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven 01:10:22 The Big Questions – Implications of the Cosmic Code 01:18:04 The Infinite Dance – Reflections on the Cosmic Code
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99 Question Tag
@your-basket-case tagged me - thank you so much dear!!! I'm a giant sucker for tag games, so here. WE. GO.
1.DO YOU SLEEP WITH YOUR CLOSET DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED?
Actually it's always half open because I need that air to circulate hah!
2. DO YOU TAKE THE SHAMPOOS AND CONDITIONER BOTTLES FROM HOTELS?
Only if I like the smell.
3. DO YOU SLEEP WITH YOUR SHEETS TUCKED IN OR OUT?
Tucked in! How can you sleep with sheets tucked out omg?
4. HAVE YOU STOLEN A STREET SIGN BEFORE?
I WISH
5. DO YOU LIKE TO USE POST-IT-NOTES?
Hm not really. I usually keep a big notebook/notepad on my desk and I fill it with things to remember, drafts, etc
6. DO YOU CUT OUT COUPONS BUT THEN NEVER USE THEM?
We don't have as a big coupon culture here in Italy as it happens to be in America but sometimes I do!
7. WOULD YOU RATHER BE ATTACKED BY A BIG BEAR OR A SWARM OF BEES?
Bear.
8. DO YOU HAVE FRECKLES?
No but I wish I had them!
9. DO YOU ALWAYS SMILE FOR PICTURES?
For selfies yes, for other pictures not so much.
10. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE?
I have to many, honestly, but I guess Cancelled Culture and psycho stans are the biggest at the moment.
11. DO YOU EVER COUNT YOUR STEPS WHEN YOU WALK?
Maybe.
12. HAVE YOU PEED IN THE WOODS?
Yes. Traumatising experience.
13. HAVE YOU EVER POOPED IN THE WOODS?
You insane? I'm too scared of pooping in the woods.
14. I think I deleted this question on accident.
Lost in time and spaaace!
15. DO YOU CHEW YOUR PENS AND PENCILS?
Chewing pens and pencils? In this economy?
16. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU SLEPT WITH THIS WEEK?
3 with my imaginary lover.
17. WHAT SIZE IS YOUR BED?
I think it's an European King sized but I'm not 100% sure. I WANT THE CEASAR ONE.
18. WHAT IS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK?
Hm, I'm still losing my mind over "Almost (Sweet Music)" by Hozier but I just discovered the new James Blake's album and that, as a whole, is a big mood for this week as well.
19. IS IT OK FOR GUYS TO WEAR PINK?
Bitch yes?
20. DO YOU STILL WATCH CARTOONS?
Sometimes.
21. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE MOVIE?
Hm, nothing comes to my mind at the moment.
22. WHERE WOULD YOU BURY HIDDEN TREASURE IF YOU HAD SOME?
I can't tell you. It wouldn't be hidden anymore although:
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23. WHAT DO YOU DRINK WITH DINNER?
Diet coke or water because I'm too broke for wine.
24. WHAT DO YOU DIP A CHICKEN NUGGET IN?
Nothing. I die like men.
25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
Sushi, pizza, pierogi, carbonara, tomato & corn salad, fried mozzarella, tiramisù.
26. WHAT MOVIES COULD YOU WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND STILL LOVE?
Stardust, Dead Poets Society, Mean Girls, Little Miss Sunshine
27. LAST PERSON YOU KISSED/KISSED YOU?
A guy that broke my heart last year.
28. WERE YOU EVER A BOY/GIRL SCOUT?
Yes!
29. WOULD YOU EVER STRIP OR POSE NUDE IN A MAGAZINE?
If I wasn't an ugly potato... yes.
30. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE A LETTER TO SOMEONE ON PAPER?
2 years ago, I think.
31. CAN YOU CHANGE THE OIL ON A CAR?
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32. EVER GOTTEN A SPEEDING TICKET?
Who do you think I am? A redneck?
33. EVER RAN OUT OF GAS?
No.
34. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF SANDWICH?
Rye bread + thin spread of cream cheese + lettuce + thin slices of chicken or smoked ham + tomatoes + red onion + pickled artichoke
35. BEST THING TO EAT FOR BREAKFAST?
Granola. Dry. Straight from your hand as if you're a starving horse in disguise.
36. WHAT IS YOUR USUAL BEDTIME?
00:00-01:00AM
37. ARE YOU LAZY?
I'm not lazy. I procrastinate.
38. WHEN YOU WERE A KID, WHAT DID YOU DRESS UP AS FOR HALLOWEEN?
Back in time Halloween wasn't a thing in Poland, so unfortunately I didn't dress up.
39. WHAT IS YOUR CHINESE ASTROLOGICAL SIGN?
I'M A HORSE.
40. HOW MANY LANGUAGES CAN YOU SPEAK?
3: Italian, Polish and English
41. DO YOU HAVE ANY MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS?
Nein, but I'd like to get Wired subscription.
42. WHICH ARE BETTER: LEGOS OR LINCOLN LOGS?
What are even Lincoln Logs... Did Lincoln harvest the logs himself, though?
43. ARE YOU STUBBORN?
Yes and no. Depends on the situation.
44. WHO IS BETTER: LENO OR LETTERMAN?
My tit.
45. EVER WATCH SOAP OPERAS?
Not anymore.
46. ARE YOU AFRAID OF HEIGHTS?
Not really. But if I find myself on the edge of something high without a fence, I'll probably panic and casually fall down.
47. DO YOU SING IN THE CAR?
Do I sing? No. I PERFORM.
48. DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER?
Only when I'm home alone.
49. DO YOU DANCE IN THE CAR?
Yeah, sometimes when the inspiration and the right bop kick in.
50. EVER USED A GUN?
A glue gun.
51. LAST TIME YOU GOT A PORTRAIT TAKEN BY A PHOTOGRAPHER?
Does the mugshot for the drivers licence count?
52. DO YOU THINK MUSICALS ARE CHEESY?
Depends.
53. IS CHRISTMAS STRESSFUL?
The concept by itself isn't stressful. My family tends to ruin it with the overdramatic stress.
54. EVER EAT A PIEROGI?
BITCH THAT'S MY MOTHERLAND'S MEAL WE SNIFF THAT SHIT LIKE COCAINE.
55. FAVORITE TYPE OF FRUIT PIE?
Apple, rhubarb, pear.
56. OCCUPATIONS YOU WANTED TO BE WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
Doctor, fashion designer, archeologist, paleonthologist...
57. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
Yes. I've had paranormal experiences and I'm still not over it.
58. EVER HAVE A DEJA-VU FEELING?
Very often.
59. DO YOU TAKE A VITAMIN DAILY?
No. I die like men.
60. DO YOU WEAR SLIPPERS?
Yes!
61. DO YOU WEAR A BATH ROBE?
I don't have any but I would like to wear one of those super cozy and soft ones!
62. WHAT DO YOU WEAR TO BED?
Hmm, depends. Now I'm wearing a hoodie, leggings and socks because it's cold as fuck.
63. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CONCERT?
I'm pretty sure it was DeMono, a Polish band. I casually saw them with my parents when we were on holiday back in 1997.
64. WALMART, TARGET, OR KMART?
I'M NOT AMERICAN BITCH. TESCO.
65. NIKE OR ADIDAS?
Both actually!
66. CHEETOS OR FRITOS?
What the fuck are FRITOS? I've never tried them, so I can't answer lol!
67. PEANUTS OR SUNFLOWER SEEDS?
BOTH. I'm a sucker for NUTS.
68. EVER HEAR OF THE GROUP TRES BIEN?
Of what now? Is this another American thing I'm not aware of because of my ancient and unbothered European nature?
69. EVER TAKE DANCE LESSONS?
Nein!
70. IS THERE A PROFESSION YOU PICTURE YOUR FUTURE SPOUSE DOING?
I don't care, really. I do care about them doing what they love and want to do. If they'll be happy about it, so will I :')
71. CAN YOU CURL YOUR TONGUE?
Sí, señor!
72. EVER WON A SPELLING BEE?
We don't have this in Europe asdfkgkf
73. HAVE YOU EVER CRIED BECAUSE YOU WERE SO HAPPY?
Kind of.
74. OWN ANY RECORD ALBUMS?
I have regular cd's but I would love to start a vinyl record collection.
75. OWN A RECORD PLAYER?
Not yet!
76. DO YOU REGULARLY BURN INCENSE?
I used to but I don't do that anymore.
77. EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yes but nobody loved me back.
78. WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN CONCERT?
QUEEN. On the more possible side: Andrea Boccelli, The Struts, George Ezra, MORE HOZIER, The Killers, Arctic Monkeys... The list goes on!
79. WHAT WAS THE LAST CONCERT YOU SAW?
HOZIER. It was a magical experience, I love him so much, I want to cry 😭♥️
80. HOT TEA OR COLD TEA?
Both.
81. TEA OR COFFEE?
Tea.
82. SUGAR COOKIES OR SNICKERDOODLES?
Both.
83. CAN YOU SWIM WELL?
Avarage just so I don't die sucked into the abyss.
84. CAN YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH WITHOUT HOLDING YOUR NOSE?
Wait, people CAN'T do that? What dysfunction do you have? It's literally so easy?
85. ARE YOU PATIENT?
Yes, very much but in the last couple of years I've started slowly losing my shit in certain situations.
86. DJ OR BAND AT A WEDDING?
Band.
87. EVER WON A CONTEST?
No. I'm an avarage bitch that thinks she's more than that but the truth is that I'm not a winner.
88. HAVE YOU EVER HAD PLASTIC SURGERY?
Does the surgery on my toe count?
89. WHICH ARE BETTER: BLACK OR GREEN OLIVES?
BLACK
90. CAN YOU KNIT OR CROCHET?
Not yet but I will learn at some point!
91. BEST ROOM FOR A FIREPLACE?
Living room.
92. DO YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED?
If I meet the love of my life then yes. The bar is too high, though, so I'm not sure if that's gonna happen haha!
93. IF MARRIED, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED?
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94. WHO WAS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH?
His name was William and that was the most embarrassing moment of my life because a bitch that considered herself as my "friend" told everybody that I had a crush on him. When he got to know it, he basically humiliated me in front of the entire clique, if not the whole school. I hate him ever since and it's been already 10 years or so.
95. DO YOU CRY AND THROW A FIT UNTIL YOU GET YOUR OWN WAY?
No.
96. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
My dog is my son.
97. DO YOU WANT KIDS?
Kids? In this economy? On this planet? Just for my liking? Absolutely fucking not. That would be a crime and absolute torture for them and I don't want them to suffer as I do.
98. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?
Black, emerald green, gold, yellow, purple.
99. DO YOU MISS ANYONE RIGHT NOW?
Freddie Mercury.
I tag: @santonicababy, @chaotic-pansexual, @songparade, @fossa-poplitea and everybody else who wants to do this! :’D
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engel15boyer-blog · 6 years ago
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Ark Core Desktop Wallet
Increased blockchain usage is a very good thing, right? ARK is definitely a fairly fresh job aimed at increasing user adoption of blockchain technologies, among other things. Nonetheless, one of the major concepts in the ARK whitepaper is that that they will bring blockchain technological innovation to the masses. They will intend on doing this by simply providing �Practical Solutions regarding Real People� along with Swift Secure Core Technology�. A single way ARK is doing it is by creating a good environment that will let any individual or even company to create their unique wash blockchain in a new couple of minutes. To get this to propagate as immediately and extensively as possible typically the ARK team has place a great emphasis on adding as many coding languages together with blockchains as possible, and providing the very best possible user experience. 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Source: Coin Promote Hat The next spike took place in Sept. 2010 2017, with often the cost reaching $3. 96 following the ARK team introduced a desktop wallet the fact that resolved many reported bugs in the earlier type of typically the desktop pocket book. The upgrade also included assistance to get Ledger, one of this most famous hardware wallets. The biggest spike got in January 2018 while the entire cryptocurrency marketplace rallied. Price hit $9. 29 at that time, nonetheless that has due to the fact downed rather far, hitting $1. forty one as regarding late August 2018 with the entire cryptocurrency industry under pressure for just about the entire starting regarding 2018. Where to Purchase ARK The largest dealing areas for ARK will be Binance and Bittrex. With Binance each BTC and even ETH are poular stock trading pairs, although Bittrex views mostly BTC trades. ARK also sees trading up Upbit and the biggest trade quantity there is against the Korean Was the winner. There are some scaled-down exchanges supplying ARK, although volumes may be small. Wherever to Store ARK Often the easiest place to retail outlet your ARK is throughout one of several wallets presented upon their internet site. You include three options: Desktop computer Wallet Paper Wallet Internet En aning Wallet The pc finances is a very fine choice as being the design can be quite good together with wonderful is excellent. You could also employ the Ledger hardware pocket book if you�re after a lot more safety. Or for individuals on the go you can find mobile versions of often the ARK wallet for each Android mobile phone and iOS. Each variants are ranked 5-stars, nevertheless to be sure they haven�t acquired numerous reviews to date. ARK Delegate Voting If you happen to be intending on buying and positioning ARK you probably need to vote for some sort of delegate as soon while you get your ARK off the exchange and even with your own wallet. It is just one ARK to perform so, and you can easily use the vote on a good delegate which will pay a person dividends, which should help you recover the cost of voting initially. Or in the event that you prefer you can get some sort of delegate who�s working on a cool project you�d want to support. Voting is effortless. After you have on least 1 ARK inside your wallet simply demand �Votes� tab. As soon as presently there you�ll click �Add Delegate� and you�ll get a new pop-up where you might vote for one regarding the fifty-one existing delegates, or if you love you can easily get into the name associated with one more user you�d like to vote for. Choose a delegate and make sure the checkbox next to your selected use outsourcing for is checked after which simply click �Vote�. Finally you are going to require to enter your passphrase to confirm your election. You are able to change your delegate vote any time, nonetheless an individual will have to give a single ARK each time you do so. Summary The ARK team attempts be building a beneficial resource for that blockchain environment as a whole. They will may possibly not be the particular only assignment trying in order to attach disparate blockchains, but that doesn�t make their particular work any less precious, specially if they ending up making it where other folks neglect. The roadmap getting implemented from the team is quite ambitious, although the fact that simply means if the workforce is successful these people should be wildly productive. Personally I like this type of assignment of which aims to create some sort of useful user interface, plus make blockchain technology attainable by the lots. I could see ARK getting one of the long term survivors in the blockchain revolution.
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gluttonousgoddess · 4 years ago
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I posted 901 times in 2021
39 posts created (4%)
862 posts reblogged (96%)
For every post I created, I reblogged 22.1 posts.
I added 14 tags in 2021
#magic - 3 posts
#witchcraft - 2 posts
#spells - 2 posts
#deadlock-rebel - 1 posts
#is give her cuddles - 1 posts
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#i don't want to hear about someone brutally murdering their family while i fucking eat mom
My Top Posts in 2021
#5
Why are u a cringe kid wanna be gatcha life kid demon Wolf rainbow princess?.
Grow up and inform yourself befor insulting and attacking others. And u have no idea what a yokai is
What? 
-Cringe is debatable
-kid is wrong, I'm 24
-Never touched gacha life
-Demon is debatable
-Wolf is wrong
-Rainbow is wrong. It's Miasmic Devil Princess.
-Attacking others? What post are you from?
-Japanese spirits generally used to explain phenomena. The term "Devil youkai" is specifically to separate the oni (or related species) and the Devil from Christian lore.
-Do you know what roleplay is? Or having fun? Don't attack others for not being able to have fun.
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#4
A keystone species is a species which has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance, a concept introduced in 1969 by the zoologist Robert T. Paine. Keystone species play a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community. Without keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether. Some keystone species, such as the wolf, are also apex predators.
The jaguar, a keystone, flagship, and umbrella species, and an apex predator
The role that a keystone species plays in its ecosystem is analogous to the role of a keystone in an arch. While the keystone is under the least pressure of any of the stones in an arch, the arch still collapses without it. Similarly, an ecosystem may experience a dramatic shift if a keystone species is removed, even though that species was a small part of the ecosystem by measures of biomass or productivity. It became a popular concept in conservation biology, alongside flagship and umbrella species. Although the concept is valued as a descriptor for particularly strong inter-species interactions, and it has allowed easier communication between ecologists and conservation policy-makers, it has been criticized for oversimplifying complex ecological systems.
Doesn't seem replaceable to me 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Replace deez nutz. Hah, gottem.
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#3
The stories literally ARE transphobic are you kidding me
Literally how? They don't mention transgendered people anywhere.
Just because a story doesn't have a group doesn't mean it is x-ist against that group.
Do I think the story needs transgendered people? Not really. The plot isn't about genders. Shoehorning it in wouldn't end well. Could it have been a nice character development arc? Certainly. Was it necessary? Not really.
So you don't go "ugh, cis people", I myself am transgender.
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Say, does anyone know any herbs or spices with magic correspondences related to weight gain? I'm thinking of making an Incense for a fattening spell. Sugar doesn't burn well; cinnamon is associated with wealth and inflammation when smoked. Wealth could tie to gluttony, and more flavor means more eaten, but otherwise not sure.
Herbs and spices that cause (not help!) bloating also work
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Magic Tincture/Liniment For Seeing Spirits
Ever wanted to physically see spirits? Maybe you've heard of Adder Stones but couldn't find one, or got inspired by fiction, like how I was inspired by the Silph Scope from Pokemon. Maybe you want to see the fae. Well, here's a recipe, using alchemy and witchcraft.
-Rubbing or Drinking Alcohol (Clear. Use Rubbing for Liniment and Drinking for Tincture.
-Herbs and spices. These are all associated with spirituality, divination, and psychic powers:
-Bay leaf
-Celery
-Cinnamon
-Pepperment
-Thyme
-Amethyst
-Moon Water
1) Prepare the herbs and spices. If fresh, cut them up to release the oils. If not, grind them all together. This, especially the oils, is called Sulfur, the soul, in alchemy. It represents the plant's consciousness, as the oil is a reaction to damage.
2) Soak them in your alcohol. Technically water and vinegar also work, and theoretically any potion base too, but they don't get the essence of the herbs and spices out. Leave an amethyst nearby so it's energy can be absorbed. This takes a while, a couple weeks, months, it's like fermentation. This is the Mercury in alchemy, the spirit. It is the soul, the Sulfur, drawn out, extracted from the body.
3) After you think the mix is ready, strain the mixture. At this point, it could be done, but if you're following the alchemical formula, there's another ingredient, which is believed to make it more potent; the Salt. There's also another step, which adds another layer of magic, so you should keep reading if you want that.
4) Dry the herbs and spices...then light them on fire. There's no right method, you could use a kiln, an oven, a lighter...what you're trying to do is make Ash. You used alcohol, so be careful; you may want to wash them so things don't explode. If you're using an open flame, like lighting them in a bowl or a fireplace...well, just be careful, ok? If you're afraid, wash them off and put them in the oven to make them hot enough to crumble? You can then read this to the mixture, or...
5) Mix with water, then filter out everything left over. Boil the water to get the Salt, or body. Or maybe the ashes were the body, and this is the refined stuff? It's not that important, to be honest. Remember the list of ingredients? You can use moon water to add lunar energy to the Salt, or you could cut the mixture with said water, either with the salt added in or without. Meaning, you can skip boiling if you intend to cut the mixture. You can cut the mixture even if you don't add the Salt.
6) Use it, store it, etc. It's recommended you store it in a cool, dark place, so light and heat don't spoil it. What can you use it for? Both of them can be put on glasses, magnifying glasses, binoculars, other looking-glass tools, rubbed near (Not on! Like, rubbing along your cheekbone or temple) your eyes, or rubbed on your forehead for your third eye. However, if drinking alcohol, like vodka, was used, you can also drink it. It's recommended you cut it, like a few drops in a glass of tea.
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ohioprelawland · 4 years ago
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The Legal History And Debate Behind The “Right To Die”
By Sanjana Srinivasan, Ohio State University Class of 2022
June 19, 2021
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One of the most debated and difficult aspects of the law since the early 1800s and continued through the conception of modern medicine, has been the practice of assisted suicide better known as euthanasia. The “right to die” is a very polarizing topic of discussion in the legal field, and whether or not it should be considered a “fundamental liberty” as guaranteed by the Constitution. The first anti-euthanasia law in the United States was passed in 1828 in New York, and other states followed their example [1]. In 1990, the Supreme Court approved the use of non-voluntary euthanasia where the decision is made on behalf of the patient if the patient is in a state where explicit consent cannot be given. In 1997, the Supreme Court accepted the Washington v. Glucksberg where the ban on assisted suicide was challenged by Dr. Harold Glucksberg and a group of physicians. They argued that the “right to die” was a protected interest under the Due Process Clause in the 14th Amendment. The due process clause guarantees due process of the law before the government can deprive someone of “life, liberty, or property.” On this case, Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote the decision that rejected the notion that assisted suicide or the right to die was an interest protected by the 14th amendment [2]. The district court and the Ninth Circuit Court disagreed with the Supreme Court’s decision and said that it placed an undue burden on a citizen’s constitutional right to exercise personal choice by mentally competent, terminally ill adults to exercise their “right to die.”
Although it was rejected by the Supreme Court, states have since taken it upon themselves to pass laws on the matter of euthanasia. Physician assisted suicide is currently legal in 11 jurisdictions in the United States [3]. Even though that is not a high number, the rates of physician assisted suicide has been on a steady increase. Individuals living with terminal illness will often argue that autonomy should be at the heart of any law in healthcare, which includes a patient’s decision to end their own life on their own terms, with the assistance of a physician. The reason this is such a subject of debate in legal terms is that it begs the question, “is banning physician assisted suicide without exceptions, depriving someone of their autonomy and liberty as guaranteed by the Constitution?” Legal scholars around the country have explained that this topic will continue to be of controversy because it highlights the difference between what is legal and what is ethical [4]. Medical professionals take an oath of their own, the Hippocratic Oath, which binds them to healing and not harming. In the eyes of the law in the states where euthanasia is legal, physician assisted suicide is a way of healing, however, in the eyes of many medical professionals it is not.
Although the Supreme Court ruled on the matter of the “right to die”, it does not ban the practice of physician assisted suicide, it simply leaves the decision up to the discretion of the states. In 1994, Oregon voters voted in favor of the Death with Dignity Act, making it the first state to legalize euthanasia [5]. The 1990 case of Terri Schiavo from Florida was a case that made famous the “right to die” debate. Schiavo who had a heart attack and lived in a vegetative state for a decade and a half, changed the legal perspective on euthanasia [6]. Her husband’s numerous appeals, petitions, pleas, motions, etc., were finally granted to let her pass and with that, the notion of “due process of the law” was shown in the context of “the right to die”. Public opinion changed on the matter from being averse to it, to being understanding of it. Since, 9 other states and the District of Columbia have followed suit with so-called “Death with Dignity Acts.” Most recently in 2021, the state of New Mexico joined the list of states that legalized assisted suicide under the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act [7].
With more states joining the list, people all around the country wonder if their state will be next to vote on such an act. With certain legal perspectives in mind, many will continue to deny that people have the legal right to make decisions regarding their own health if they are of sound mind, and others will argue that it is a way of legalizing murder and that no one in the eyes of the law has the right to take the life of another human even if it is upon the request of that person. As more jurisdictions start to bring such laws to the table and the citizens vote on them, the debate will either start to resolve itself, or become further polarized.
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[1] “Historical Timeline - Euthanasia - ProCon.org.” Euthanasia, 30 Oct. 2020, euthanasia.procon.org/historical-timeline/#17th-century-19th-century.
[2] Rehnquist. “Washington v. Glucksberg, 117 S.Ct. 2258, 138 L.Ed.2d 772 (1997).” Legal Information Institute, Legal Information Institute, 26 June 1997, www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/96-110.ZO.html.
[3] “Death with Dignity Acts - States That Allow Assisted Death.” Death With Dignity, 7 Apr. 2021, deathwithdignity.org/learn/death-with-dignity-acts/.
[4] Lagay, Faith. “Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Law and Professional Ethics.” Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association, American Medical Association, 1 Jan. 2003, journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/physician-assisted-suicide-law-and-professional-ethics/2003-01.
[5] “Oregon's Death with Dignity Act.” Oregon Health Authority : Oregon's Death with Dignity Act : Death with Dignity Act : State of Oregon, www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ProviderPartnerResources/Evaluationresearch/deathwithdignityact/Pages/index.aspx.
[6] Caplan, Arthur. “Ten Years After Terri Schiavo, Death Debates Still Divide Us: Bioethicist.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 11 June 2015, www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/bioethicist-tk-n333536.
[7] “Gov. Lujan Grisham Signs End-of-Life Options Act.” Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham, 8 Apr. 2021, www.governor.state.nm.us/2021/04/08/gov-lujan-grisham-signs-end-of-life-options-act/.
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fqtoxicity · 7 years ago
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New Post has been published on My Quin Story
New Post has been published on http://www.myquinstory.info/speak-comfort-to-me-jacob/
Speak Comfort to Me Jacob
Warning
This article deals with themes that some readers may find disturbing so reading discretion is advised.  For those of you that continue, you will find some very good information plus exclusive access to a very damming document on the pharmaceutical industry.
Speaking Comfort
Ah, Dickens’ famous “Christmas Carol.”  Who hasn’t seen this classic at least once in their lives and many watch it religiously every year.  One particularly poignant part is where the ghost of Scrooge’s former partner, Jacob Marley, frighteningly confronts Scrooge in the dank, dark rooms of Scrooge’s London abode.
Cowering in fear Scrooge cries out “Jacob! Old Jacob Marley, tell me more! Speak comfort to me, Jacob!” With that the ghost candidly replies, “I have none to give.”
This line echoes in my mind almost daily.  Why?  Well, frankly I get asked to speak comfort to someone almost daily. Despite the lull times in advocacy throughout the fluoroquinolone (FQ) community the never-ending stream of contacts by those newly or chronically floxed goes on.  This last week I was averaging at least a new contact a day, either from someone who was recently floxed, had connected the dots in their long battle with health problems, or a family member of someone suffering.
Many times, the folks are scared, some half out of their wits, and almost all are asking for me to speak comfort to them.
Yes, I do feel terrible.
Yes, I do sympathize with their predicament, having been there myself.
I reach down and struggle to find what words of comfort I can, but I cannot lie. I will not. Often, like Marley, I have no comfort to give.  The truth and comfort collide. FQ Toxicity aka FQAD is ugly.  It’s terrible.  And for some, it’s hell on earth.
While it is true that some do heal or at least gain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the hard-cold truth is, for many, that it does not go away, or worse yet comes back after they thought it was gone.   I am so sick of seeing this happen to good people. This is why I maintain this website as opposed to just walking away.
You see, I have learned enough about this condition, for myself.  I have made enough contacts and know enough about my own health problems brought on by FQAD to walk away for good.
But then comes along one more, another victim, shocked and reeling, wondering how this could have happened to them.  From doctors to average folks, they come looking for answers, directions, and comfort.  Some answers I do have and I can usually point them in the right direction.  Comfort on the other hand, that is a hard one to sell.  I can express my sorrow and show brotherly love, I can share statistics, but I cannot promise them that it will be okay; that everything will be alright.
What makes this a tragedy of epic proportion is that it is hiding in plain sight.  How one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics is undermining the health of the world.  And no one suspects, UNTIL it is too late and happens to them or a loved one.
Maybe We Should Just Remove Them
I used to be a proponent of allowing the FQ’s to remain on the market.  To allow them to be used in institutionalized setting with informed consent in life or death situations.  But responsible use of the FQ’s is eluding us and is nowhere on the horizon.
Take Levaquin for instance, it is still massively prescribed, with doctors doling out 32 million prescriptions for the drug only in the US in 2015 (1).  Despite warnings and a admirable and loud outcry, the prescription rate only dropped about 10% in 2016 (1), with around 30 million still be dolled out.
“It turns my stomach,” as John Way used to so powerfully say.
 On my website, My Quin Story, I have a small poll in the right hand column that asks, “Were you previously Floxed, thought you recovered, only to have symptoms reappear later?”
Of the respondents so far 91 people or 96% have answered yes, while a mere 4 or 4% have answered no.  To be fair, the website deals with those chronically impacted by the FQ’s, but I get my fair share of the newly floxed as well.  I am sure the numbers will change but you get the general idea.   People’s live are being permanently altered.
The Crux of the Problem
One of the most damming documents I have read in a while comes from the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics from 2013.   The article is titled “Institutional Corruption of Pharmaceuticals and the Myth of Safe and Effective Drugs.”  The three authors are from Harvard, Rowan, and York Universities.   The title speaks for itself but let me quote the introduction, “Institutional corruption is a normative concept of growing importance that embodies the systemic dependencies and informal practices that distort an institution’s societal mission. An extensive range of studies and lawsuits already documents strategies by which pharmaceutical companies hide, ignore, or misrepresent evidence about new drugs; distort the medical literature; and misrepresent products to prescribing physicians.  We focus on the consequences for patients: millions of adverse reactions. After defining institutional corruption, we focus on evidence that it lies behind the epidemic of harms and the paucity of benefits.” (2)
The “paucity” of benefits. In other words, an epidemic of adverse events versus few benefits.
Documented in this paper is the shocking statistic: 30 Adverse Drugs Reactions occur for every one that leads to hospitalization. About 81 million side effects are currently experienced every year by the 170 million American who use pharmaceuticals. (2)
You can read this shocking article here.
One of the authors Donald W. Light, from the Edmond J Safra Center for Ethics and Harvard University, also wrote an article in 2014 entitled “New Prescription Drugs: A Major Health Risk With Few Offsetting Advantages.”
In this article he writes, “The pharmaceutical industry refers constantly to its “R&D pipeline” of new drugs under development. But there is a second, parallel pipeline—the trial-journal pipeline. It consists of randomized clinical trials designed with the marketing departments to produce evidence that their drugs are more effective and safer than unbiased trials would show. Commercially funded clinical trials are at least 2.5 times more likely to favor the sponsor’s drug than non-commercially funded trials. The FDA accepts these biased trials and uses them to approve drugs.” (3)
While some of us in the FQ community are resting on our laurels there is the silent pushback happening against our meager strides forward.
Despite our communities’ valiant past efforts, I, and a few others, have noted that the term FQAD (Fluoroquinolone Associated Disability), which was coined by the FDA on November 5, 2015 is being slowly redacted across the Internet.
In addition, you remember those commercially funded clinical trials that Donald W. Light mentioned above?  Here is one sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC to study FQAD.
They are going to study participants who were exposed to an oral fluoroquinolone (FQ) with an occurrence start between 2007-01-01 and 2015-12-31 (inclusive) and are between 18 and 65 years of age (inclusive).  Participants exposed to an oral FQ will be observed. The oral FQ included are Levofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Ofloxacin, Gemifloxacin. Participants will not receive any intervention as a part of this study.
The official title of the clinical trial is: Fluoroquinolone Associated Disability
The Study runs from May 17, 2018 through July 21, 2018
Let me make it clear that I believe the purpose of this study is to disprove FQAD.  It is to pushback against the FDA’s acknowledgement and coining of the phrase “FQAD”.
Remember “Commercially funded clinical trials are at least 2.5 times more likely to favor the sponsor’s drug than non-commercially funded trials.”
Beatrice Golomb at the University of California, San Diego, says that investigating medication that has been on the market for years isn’t a priority for research agencies, and scientists are reluctant to publish results that drug companies might find unfavorable. (1)
There’s a long history of adverse action against people who expose drug and chemical harms,” says Golomb. (1)
Where Does That leave Us?
The detractors are out there, and they are many.  From the pharmaceutical companies that spend untold millions to dissuade through tacitly controlling research and phraseology, and formulating the very thought process used by the medical establishment, to websites that ‘candy coat’ the reactions by focusing away from the ugly truth. Using dismissive phraseology and denying the ugly reality is both a misrepresentation and an insult while there are people at risk or suffering. It plays right into the hands of entities that want to continue to roll in the obscene profits and shields those who do not want to look at the actual horror that is ruining human lives.
I have already been asked, on more than one occasion, to ‘tone it down.’ To present the FQ’s in a more favorable light. To not tell the truth as I see it.
Let me throw in a caveat about hope.  I believe in hope and find my solace and meaning through Christianity.  I will not however lie.  Lying sets up people for further disappointment and prevents changes from ever happening by downplaying the ugly truth.
Our politicians and law makers must see the ugly truth in order to enact change.  If they believe things are ‘not that bad’ they will not have the impetus to enact change.
In the mean time you have a duty to warn.  If you are reading this for the first time remember, the FQ’s are indiscriminate in their ability to damage the human body in numerous ways from metabolic to genetic.  For many these drugs are the difference between good health and bad. They have the ability to manipulate our genes via epigenetic changes and direct DNA interaction. There are NO ways to determine who will have an adverse event to these drugs and there are NO ways to determine how severe or long lasting an adverse event will be.
The best defense is information.  Often, there is a safer alternative.  So, do yourself, your friends, and your loved ones a favor, become informed.
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Translated by R.H. Charles The Book of Enoch, written during the second century B.C.E., is one of the most important non-canonical apocryphal works, and probably had a huge influence on early Christian, particularly Gnostic, beliefs. Filled with hallucinatory visions of heaven and hell, angels and devils, Enoch introduced concepts such as fallen angels, the appearance of a Messiah, Resurrection, a Final Judgement, and a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. Interspersed with this material are quasi-scientific digressions on calendrical systems, geography, cosmology, astronomy, and meteorology. Ch.1 - 0:00 Ch. 2 -1:54 Ch. 3 - 2:30 Ch. 4 - 2:46 Ch. 5 - 3:05 Ch. 6 - 5:21 Ch. 7 - 6:52 Ch. 8 - 7:37 Ch. 9. - 8:27 Ch. 10. - 10:20 Ch. 11 - 14:28 Ch. 12. - 14:48 Ch. 13. - 15:49 Ch. 14 - 17:26 Ch. 15 - 21:28 Ch. 16 - 23:37 Ch. 17 - 24:27 Ch. 18 - 25:30 Ch. 19 - 27:46 Ch. 20 - 28:20 Ch. 21 - 29:07 Ch. 22 - 30:41 Ch. 23 - 33:11 Ch. 24 - 33:41 Ch. 25 - 34:56 Ch. 26 - 36:13 Ch. 27 - 37:07 Ch. 28 - 38:03 Ch. 29 - 38:25 Ch. 30 - 38:41 Ch. 31 - 39:01 Ch. 32 - 39:25 Ch. 33 - 40:38 Ch. 34 - 41:26 Ch. 35 - 41:59 Ch. 36 - 42:13 Ch. 37 - 43:06 Ch. 38 - 44:04 Ch. 39 - 45:10 Ch. 40 - 47:39 Ch. 41 - 49:10 Ch. 42 - 51:19 Ch. 43 - 51:46 Ch. 44 - 52:29 Ch. 45 - 52:39 Ch. 46 - 53:48 Ch. 47 - 55:33 Ch. 48 - 56:29 Ch. 49 - 58:32 Ch. 50 - 59:18 Ch. 51 - 1:00:12 Ch. 52 - 1:01:05 Ch. 53 - 1:02:46 Ch. 54 - 1:03:53 Ch. 55 - 1:05:19 Ch. 56 - 1:06:08 Ch. 57 - 1:07:38 Ch. 58 - 1:08:11 Ch. 59 - 1:09:11 Ch. 60 - 1:09:48 Ch. 61 - 1:15:04 Ch. 62 - 1:18:10 Ch. 63 - 1:21:01 Ch. 64 - 1:23:18 Ch. 65 - 1:23:34 Ch. 66 - 1:25:56 Ch. 67 - 1:26:23 Ch. 68 - 1:29:02 Ch. 69 - 1:30:11 Ch. 70 - 1:35:13 Ch. 71 - 1:35:51 Ch. 72 - 1:39:01 Ch. 73 - 1:45:51 Ch. 74 - 1:47:28 Ch. 75 - 1:50:43 Ch. 76 - 1:52:59 Ch. 77 - 1:55:33 Ch. 78 - 1:57:02 Ch. 79 - 2:00:34 Ch. 80 - 2:01:35 Ch. 81 - 2:03:11 Ch. 82 - 2:05:06 Ch. 83 - 2:10:07 Ch. 84 - 2:12:27 Ch. 85 - 2:14:17 Ch. 86 - 2:15:53 Ch. 87 - 2:17:02 Ch. 88 - 2:17:50 Ch. 89 - 2:18:34 Ch. 90 - 2:33:28 Ch. 91 - 2:40:46 Ch. 92 - 2:41:42 Ch. 93 - 2:44:22 Ch. 94 - 2:48:12 Ch. 95 - 2:50:12 Ch. 96 - 2:51:11 Ch. 97 - 2:52:41 Ch. 98 - 2:54:13 Ch. 99 - 2:57:11 Ch. 100 - 2:59:58 Ch. 101 - 3:02:31 Ch. 102 - 3:03:54 Ch. 103 - 3:05:40 Ch. 104 - 3:08:35 Ch. 105 - 3:11:01 by Media Truth Flow
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the airport AU, part 119 by rjdaae and hopsjollyhigh
Previous parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100 101, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 111, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
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DARIUS
The smile that Darius offers in return is tinged with an unusual sadness. “I am happy here,” he agrees. “I just wish it were that simple for everyone else- here, this is our stop.” He ushers Christine off of the train, walking just behind her to be certain not to lose her as a new wave of people enter, moving the opposite direction. They emerge onto a platform that smells of old food and wet stone, and he motions for her to follow him as he heads towards the gate; once the noise of the crowd fades, he continues speaking. “I’m happy, but I know that Khan isn’t. He couldn’t bear being in Iran any longer, but spends every day missing it. I don’t know if there’s a place in the world right now where he could really be happy. Paris is isolating to him, though. And with what happened the other day, he’s only retreated more in the past few days.” He isn’t certain whether he can make Christine understand what he sees every day- has been seeing for years now. She never knew him as he was. He remembers Khan being athletic and cunning, constantly moving, always doing something- now, more often than not, Khan spends his days sitting in a chair, watching things that he doesn’t care about on television and waiting for Erik to have a problem. Without Erik as his project, Darius fears that Khan might fade into nothingness. He seems like a shadow of a person sometimes, just barely moving around the apartment. And Darius feels so helpless watching him- no word of comfort seems to make any difference. Day by day, he deteriorates, collapsing in on himself in a private struggle that Darius has no ability to aid him in. “I swear,” he sighs. “Khan will talk all day about the help that Erik should be getting, but he would never accept any help for himself. It got worse when we got to Paris, I guess, but nothing in Iran helped him, either.” He sets his jaw for a moment, attempting to clear his head. He wanted today to be about having a good time with Christine, but some issues just seem to permeate every facet of his life- and he has so few people to talk to candidly about it. He forces a smile that seems a bit more optimistic. “It’s a lot, I don’t mean to spill it all on you. Out of everyone here, I’m just sorry you got picked by the most dysfunctional trio in Paris,” he says, really only half-joking in an attempt to lighten the mood.
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CHRISTINE
As the spartan grey concrete of the train platform slowly gives way to bright glass and steel, Christine is quiet, only giving the occasional nod when Darius looks across at her; the way she sees it, she’s said enough already. Memories nudge at the edge of her mind, but sharing them would be too presumptuous—too painful. She’s left walking a delicate line: listening closely, trying to give her friend’s worries the full attention that they merit—but at the same time, trying to keep herself from thinking too deeply on what he is telling her. She sweeps her gaze over their new surroundings, trying to distract herself from the painful knot welling up in her throat; here, too, decoration for the holidays has begun, and the sight of a strand of Christmas lights sends Christine’s eyes to the floor again.
Maybe Darius picks up on the things that she isn’t saying; or maybe he regrets the turn of conversation for his own sake, his eyes sad and distant and reminding Christine, ever so briefly, of those of the man of whom he speaks—a resemblance born of shared pain, if not shared blood. Whatever the case, he tugs his expression into a new smile; apologizes; clearly trying to shake the pall of the past few minutes. Christine has the grace to offer a small smile of her own at his joke, but the overall look speaks more of sympathy than it does amusement.
“Even if you *were*,” she rebuts, in a tone lighter than she feels, “I wouldn’t wish to have been picked by anyone else.”
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DARIUS
Finally, the returning smile feels natural rather than forced, as they push away from the upsetting nature of their conversation. “Well. Maybe it’s a bit selfish, but we’re all certainly glad that you’re here,” he says to her, and takes a few steps to the side before stopping to look around at their surroundings. They’ve made their way properly into the mall, and here, there are no strange looks for conversation in a different language- tourists from all over the world wander the vast halls with shopping bags. The murmur of conversation is everywhere, bright bursts of laughter standing out like rays of light. People lean against railings and take pictures together, giggling and making faces; it always brightens Darius’ mood to see such crowds of people. “Paris has such wonderful decorations for Christmas,” he says, gesturing to the festive garlands that have begun to appear around the area. “I love to look at all of it, even if I don’t celebrate it. The streets are beautiful when it snows, and there are lights everywhere- it really makes a dreary season so much more tolerable,” he says, motioning for her to follow him as he starts moving through the crowd, going slowly to be certain that she doesn’t fall behind or get lost. “Even without the holidays close, this place is a lot to take in. This place has everything. So you’re not going to be the only one shopping today,” he says good-naturedly. “I haven’t been out for clothes in a long time, so we’ll both get some new things.”
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CHRISTINE
For a moment, she envies him—able to enjoy the colourful trappings of the holiday from a safe distance; appreciating each light and piece of tinsel for its own merits, without the ache of the things that *should* have been there. At the same time, his enthusiasm helps to draw her thoughts away, reminding her of how much there still is *to* appreciate. She smiles again as she follows Darius forward into the babble of shoppers.
It’s hard to believe that this *isn’t* a routine trip for him; even putting aside the fact that he always seems to be dressed like someone out of a magazine, Darius seems as comfortable amongst the upscale shops as he does back on his own street. For her part, Christine feels out of her depth. On all sides, expensive-looking goods shine from behind walls of plate glass—with even-more-expensive-sounding names hanging overhead; a few familiar logos jump out amidst the tangle of French, but none are places that she could have afforded to consider shopping at before now. Her eyes trail across the window of each shop as they pass, and she lets herself imagine actually *buying* the things she can see on offer; reminds herself that that *isn’t* such a far-fetched idea, after all, anymore.
“I’d…like to find a jacket,” she says, her voice sounding unsure in her own ears; light glints from a display of brilliant, cut-crystal figurines, echoed in the flash of Christine’s eyes as she turns them towards Darius. “I mean…I don’t *have* to get one *here*. But… Everything else I need is really basic—just a couple of shirts, maybe a spare pair of jeans. I can find them somewhere else. I can find *a jacket* somewhere else. But…it would be nice to find, well, a *nice* one,” she finishes, sounding no more certain than she had to begin with—and doubting that she’s making half as much sense.
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DARIUS
As clear as it may be in her voice and disposition, Darius is at a level of distraction that does not allow him to absorb Christine’s uncertainty. The suggestion of shopping for a jacket sounds like perfect fun to him; he replies with his usual cheer. “Of course!” he says. “There’s no shortage at all of places to get nice jackets here, I’m sure you’ll find something you like. Here, we can start right in here.” He leads Christine gently by the arm into the nearest clothing store, an H&M. It’s a good start, he thinks- he shops there, anyway. Plus, he has no concept of how much money Christine has. If he took a moment to consider it, he may have realized that it would be of some comfort to her that he expects Erik to have given her money. He knows as well as anyone that Erik is predisposed to give vast amounts of material wealth and to the people he cares about, occasionally in place of a functional understanding of how friendships actually work. But he isn’t thinking about the potential awkward situation that it could cause for her- he is focused on shopping, and his own budget. And the display of slim-fit patterned shirts to his left as he enters the store. The majority of the store is women’s clothing, so he points a few basic areas out to Christine and giving her instructions to meet her by the dressing rooms before disappearing into the men’s section. The sound of conversation is muted here, and blocked a bit by the music coming through the speakers. It is a bit more peaceful than the general mall outside. As much as he loves to buy new clothes, he is cautious with money. Having hired the new manager recently, he isn’t looking to go on any sort of spree, and walks in loops debating for some time- he doesn’t want to buy more than a couple things. And he already has so many pastel and printed shirts at home. He ends up with a sensible forest green collared shirt, and a more relaxed fit in slate gray to try on after a solid amount of time picking through racks and weighing options against one another. Not the most exciting things he could buy, but he does indulge a little bit, picking a black silk scarf off of the rack- there are plenty of things that it could go well with, he reasons. And right outside the dressing rooms, he finds a rotating rack of accessories- sunglasses. He stands in front of the spinning mirror, trying on nearly every pair on the rack as associates hover nearby, seemingly anxious about whether he intends to pick apart their display, and he waits for Christine to come over.
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CHRISTINE
Christine could almost laugh when she notices the logo that Darius is steering her towards. To come so far—what will Mama say, when she learns that Christine’s first footstep into the world of ’Parisian fashion’ landed in a store that they had once lived just down the street from.
As Darius vanishes between a display shelf and a rack of coats, though, Christine is rather grateful for the familiarity of her surroundings.
She adjusts her purse on her shoulder, turning to scan the stacks of neatly-folded blouses on the nearest table; the rows of skirts and dresses hanging just beyond. She wanders forward, idly skimming through the rows.
It’s uncanny, really: other than the specific pieces of clothing on display—and the abundance of euro symbols—she could nearly be back in Gothenburg.  
Back in Gothenburg, in those days when Paris was only the most misty dream; before she ever needed it to *be* more than that.
“Puis-je vous aider, mademoiselle?”
Christine startles, a soft, “—Va?” escaping as she turns her gaze away from the small cluster of mannequins that she suddenly realises she’s been staring at; a young woman with short-cropped black hair and a lanyard returns her gaze.
“Puis-je vous aider?” repeats the girl, perhaps two or three years younger than Christine herself; she gives a meaningful glance towards the display of mannequins, and Christine shakes her head, suddenly understanding.
“Ne–non. Non, merci,” Christine says, taking an apologetic step backwards. “Um… Ça va.”
The other girl purses her lips, but only gives a shrug before moving off towards a pair of young teenagers who seem on a mission to unfold every t-shirt within grasping range.
Christine glances up at the mannequins again, actually focusing on them this time. The nearest wears a furry-looking sludge-coloured sweater over glossy red pants that practically sparkle in the bright lights of the store. Her nose wrinkling in a mixture of amusement and distaste, she leaves the questionably-attired figure behind, and forges forward  into the grove of clothing racks, determined to begin her exploration in earnest.
It doesn’t take long to spot the assortment of jackets that hang at one corner of the store; more difficult is resisting the impulse to seek out the clearance rack instead. It’s a strangely discomfiting feeling, simply *considering* spending more money than strictly necessary, and she tarries—assuaging her conscience by picking up a couple of shirts with comforting red stickers on their tags, along with a flower-dotted skirt that’s nearly as cheap as anything she could have bought secondhand.
Her first instinct, when she finally allows herself to consider the jackets, is to find something on the order of the one that she’d had before; after all, it had always been a favourite of hers, with its light, silky fabric, precisely the shade of a clear morning.
But she discards the idea nearly as quickly as it comes to her; it’s too easy now to picture that pale blue nylon shot-through with red.
Something different, then. Something that won’t bring to mind blood and panic.
Browsing through the racks, she quickly finds several options that practically *define* ’different’: jackets that are close-fitting and sharply-tailored, rigid where the old one was yielding,  as opposite to it in style as they are in colour. Without letting herself look at its tag, she pulls one from its hanger—faux leather with a wide collar, in a purple so dark that it’s nearly black—and carries it over to a nearby mirror; holds it up against her shoulders.
It does look different; that she can’t deny. She tilts her head to the side, smoothing a hand across the dimpled leatherette. Its dark shade makes her hair look even brighter by comparison, and the rugged material feels solid, secure.
But as much as it doesn’t remind her of her old jacket, it doesn’t remind her of *herself* either.
Her lip quirks as she gives her reflection one last glance before turning back to the clothing rack.
And then, after digging through a few more rows of jackets, she finds it.
The cut isn’t so different from that of the purple one—but the soft, dove-grey suede from which it is sewn is entirely distinct. A strip of imitation lambskin rounds the cuffs and collar: silky curls that brush against Christine’s fingertips as she reaches to take it from the rack, her purse strap slipping from her shoulder in anticipation.
She doesn’t wait to get to the mirror before shrugging the soft garment on over her sweater dress; she doesn’t have to see her reflection to know that the jacket is *her*. But she makes herself *see* it—lets herself be *convinced*—before she allows herself to check the price.
Her smile shakes a bit when she reads, ’70 EURO’.
She looks into the mirror again.
This is what Erik *wanted* her to do with his money. Even before he offered to help her pay for anything (and everything) else, hadn’t he insisted specifically upon replacing the jacket that she’d sacrificed on his account?
She peels the jacket from her shoulders, her grip on the soft fabric light and noncommittal as she carries it back towards the display.
The other clothes that she has picked out still lay where she left them, on a shelf beside the rack.
She picks them up, shifting the grey jacket into her other arm, before scanning for the dressing rooms where Darius asked her to meet him.
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DARIUS
Still oblivious to any turmoil going on in Christine’s mind, Darius turns at the sound of her footsteps, a ridiculous pair of blue-tinted sunglasses taking up far too much of his face. “What do you think of this new style?” he asks, tossing his shirts over his shoulder to strike a pose- narrowly missing hitting the rack itself. He turns back and mutters “sorry” at it, then looks back at her and flicks the glasses down his nose enough to peer over them at her. “Ah, you found a jacket! Look at that. It’s nice,” he says cheerfully, and removes the glasses from his face altogether. The hovering employee walks away as he puts them back and turns away from the display. He hasn’t managed to mess it up- or to knock it over completely. “Looks soft. Is there anything else you need in here?” he asks. “I don’t have to try anything on, I shop here enough that I don’t need to try these things on.
The coat does suit her- its gentle gray color only accentuates the clear blue of her eyes; it truly looks Nordic, with the muted colors and lambskin. Whatever Christine’s doubts may be, Darius immediately makes the connection between her and the coat; it just seems to make sense to him that she would buy it, given that she’s looking for a coat, anyway. He doesn’t pause to consider the price.
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CHRISTINE
Christine keeps her grip loose on the jacket as she walks, still pretending as if she might simply change her mind and return it to the nearest rack at any moment—still wary of the whisper that tells her that she *should*.
She knows there’s no *rational* reason for it, for any of it: no reason for the nagging feeling of dread that rolls like an undertow beneath her pleased expression; no reason for her to put the jacket back, or to feign that she might do so.
The jacket is perfect. Just her style; just what she *needs*. Nothing like she’d imagined, and yet exactly what she was hoping for.
Other than the price, at least—but, thanks to Erik, she shouldn’t worry about that either.
‘Shouldn’t’. Easier said than done.
Yet, even as a part of her balks at each footstep that carries her farther away from the winter-wear department, her light touch only just keeping the jacket from slipping from her bent elbow, there is another that twists its invisible fingers ever-tighter into the faux-suede treasure—small and tentative, but wonderfully selfish and unworried, smiling a smile that is kept secret only from her own fretful conscience.
The grin—and her nervousness—cracks into a laugh when Christine finally finds Darius: he may have the *style* of somebody in a magazine, but perhaps not the *grace* to go along with it; she bites her lip, muffling her amusement as her friend turns back around.
“Thanks,” she replies to his comments, adjusting the jacket to give him a better view of it, “it seemed really nice. And I do really need it.” She bites her tongue before she’s able to comment on the price.
She glances at the various pieces of clothing that Darius holds. “I found a couple of other things, but I don’t really need to try them on; just some t-shirts. And…” she separates the skirt from her own small pile of items, “I don’t think that I need *this* one, anyway; I can just put it back. There isn’t really anything else I need here."
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DARIUS
“Great!” Darius says, cheerful as ever. “It all looks wonderful, you do need some new things. It just feels nice to wear new things sometimes.” He glances around the store; the music is loud, and the lighting is beginning to give him a bit of a headache- like he’s been looking at a screen for too long. “Okay, then. I like shopping, but it can be exhausting, can’t it? Here, we’ll check out and go get a coffee or something, think about whether we want to go anywhere else.” His hand brushes her shoulder briefly as if to whisk her along as he heads towards the checkout; he’s satisfied with what he has, and she seems content with her purchases. He turns back to her again as he walks. “They’re used to people who can’t speak perfect French here, it’s a popular tourist mall, but of course you can ask me if you need any help with the cashier,” he tells her over his shoulder. “I could do the transaction for you, but it’s probably good practice to try, right? And even better in a touristy area where they expect it.” The line isn’t terribly long, and an array of amusing products make the wait seem short- bargain skin care products, cheap makeup and jewelry, and even more sunglasses for Darius to examine. He plops a floppy black wool hat on Christine’s head, and laughs, his voice bright. “Look at that. Fancy. But it’ll squish your hair,” he says, removing it just as quickly and setting it back on the shelf before a cashier finally calls him over to pay. He takes one last look back at Christine before he heads over, and reassures her- “just call over if you need me!”
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(Part 120)
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Sound effects - Foley
26/03/2019
Next it was time to create sound effects for Ricochet and Aperol Spritz. Although one Ricochet sound effect needed to be gathered from the dBs sound effects archive (a crowd clapping and cheering) I decided to produce the other visual portfolio sound effects with Foley. The session took place in dBs Studio 4 - which has multiple connections running through to the Foley room. I wanted to layer some location sounds I had recorded for Ricochet with Foley to increase realism. Yu supports this concept, stating “manufacturing the sounds can bring us even closer to the truth than location sounds because the ability to create sounds allows a closer imitation of what we expect to hear” (Yu, 2003, p.96). Before the session, guided by spotting lists for both Aperol Spritz and Ricochet, all relevant materials needed were purchased and gathered plus extra objects for layering with these sounds, to make them more powerful. One example was recording metallic “ice” cubes as well as normal ones.
The Foley session was a two person job, so I enlisted the help of student Dan Kowalski to help by controlling the studio computer and making sure tracks volumes were not too loud to avoid recording clipping and distortion. Volume levels had to be adjusted for the type of sound recorded - levels up for quieter sounds like fizzing of drinks,  and down for louder sounds like the impact of a glass on a shelf (replicated with a wooden coaster).
When considering the appropriate microphone to use, I decided on the Neumann KM 184 Cardioid Compact Condenser. Using a condenser microphone was vital to this process because “in a controlled environment, they can offer a truer reproduction of the original sound. Condenser is the most widely used type of microphone for sound effects recording” (Viers, 2008, p.33). When reading about the Neumann KM 184 on their website I came across this quote: “The KM 184 has a very low self-noise of only 13 dB-A and can handle high sound pressure levels of up to 138 dB free from distortion” (Neumann, n.d). Using a microphone with a low self-noise would reduce noise in Foley recordings, and the high sound pressure level without distortion perfect for recording more impactful sounds.
I conducted research into Foley microphone placement techniques and found Viers insight “for the most part, Foley is recorded using close miking techniques, which help bring the sound into focus and reduce the effects of the room. You should always record sounds dry (no effects). Compression and reverb should always be added afterwards” (Viers, 2008, p.110). I placed the Neumann KM 184 on a stand and followed the close techniques described above, pointing directly at the object I wanted to record. Photos below show the microphone and placement technique applied:
Neumann KM 184 microphone
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Microphone placement
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Additionally, an AKG C 414 was positioned on a stand in the corner of the room and a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro headphones plugged into the Foley room audio interface, allowing me to communicate with Dan as he could hear me in the studio, and I could hear him in the headphones as he used the talkback microphone attached to the mixing desk. The pictures below illustrate this:
AKG C 414 microphone
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AKG C 414 microphone & Beyerdynamic DT770 headphones
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Talkback microphone
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By showing the timecode on the monitor screen set-up in the Foley room, I could perform Foley sounds while watching the visual content. Dan cued up the video to a few seconds before the sound event for each take, asking if I was ready to record. The picture below shows the monitor screen in use, depicting the Ricochet Logic Pro X file, visual content, and timecode.
Monitor Screen
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Before I began recording, I took precautions to reduce any sound I would create that would not be favourable in recordings. After reading the section on Foley in Viers’s book ‘The Sound Effects Bible’ I had learned useful methods to do this, including choice of clothes, as explained by Viers in this quote “Choose clothes that do not have noisy zippers or vinyl fabrics that make sound every time you move. Sweat pants are preferred, but blue jeans will do fine. The idea is to have loose clothing that will allow you to move freely without affecting the recording. Wear shoes that are comfortable but not big and bulky. You may need to tuck in long shoelaces that can bounce off your shoes when you move around” (Viers, 2008, p.117). Another precaution was to turn off my mobile phone to avoid interference, an important measure recommended by Viers, “turn your cell phone completely off. Cell phones create interference in recording equipment. This happens even when they are on vibrate. When you are ready to roll, turn off your phone. If you have to leave your phone on, place it away from the recording gear“ (Viers, 2008, p.118). This helped record clear Foley and greatly reduced unwanted background sounds.
Once all equipment was set up and working and I was ready to record my first takes, I adjusted the microphone position to point at exactly where the sound was coming from - a technique learned from this Viers quote “when recording an object, find the source of the sound that is being produced. This is called the sound source and should be the center of the microphone’s focus” (Viers, 2008, p.92). I also took into account the angle of the visuals and where the listener would be in relation to them. This was testing a theory from Westerkamp outlined in this following quote “I have found it interesting to create situations in which the ear is imagined as a microphone and the microphone as a human ear. It causes a shift in perception both while listening without a microphone and while recording” (Westerkamp, 2002, p.4). Viers reinforces this sequence of recording techniques, advising to “find the sound source of the object and start there. Then be creative and try miking the object from different perspectives and directions” (Viers, 2008, p.92). The following pictures document this process and show behind the scenes shots of the Foley recording session underway. These pictures were taken after the recording was completed to demonstrate the process, when mobile phones would not interfere with the recording session.
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When convinced I had captured multiple high-quality recordings for each sound needed, I went back into Studio 4 to organise and export the recordings into a folder. I thoroughly enjoyed the process and the collaborative workflow applied when working with Dan in this Foley session. The Foley recordings folder is displayed in the screenshot below:
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References
En-de.neumann.com (n.d.) KM 184 [Online]. Available at: https://en-de.neumann.com/km-184 (Accessed 22 March 2019).
Viers, R. (2008) The sound effects bible, 1st ed, Studio City, CA: Published by Michael Wiese Productions, pp.33-118.
Westerkamp, H. (2002) Linking soundscape composition and acoustic ecology, Organised Sound, vol. 7 (01), p.4 [Online]. Available at: https://www.sfu.ca/~westerka/writings%20page/articles%20pages/linking.html (Accessed 15 February 2019).
Yu, E. (2003) Perspectives: Sounds of Cinema: What Do We Really Hear?, Journal of Popular Film and Television, vol. 31(2), pp.93-96 [Online]. Available at: https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.bathspa.idm.oclc.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=a619ddbc-9c39-4ac8-b92c-a2f4873cdf17%40sdc-v-sessmgr06 (Accessed 15 March 2019).
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