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Another civil war in Mexico?

Following a long period of uncertainty, rioting and sporadic violence across the country, it seems Mexico has slipped closer to an all out civil war. A band of rebels led by Abraham Reyes has seriously challenged the government rule in Nuevo Paraiso and other surrounding areas. These incidents have led some experts on the region to deduce that Mexico, long on the brink of another full scale Civil War, is now involved in a full scale conflict with itself. Mr. Reyes, a nobleman’s son born in a ranch just outside the capital, was educated in the traditional way, in both Mexico and in Europe, where he was expelled from a Swiss boarding school after an incident with a chambermaid. He is promising to bring Mexico into the twentieth century, and improve conditions for the poor. Mr. Reyes also believes that Mexico should be considered a leading nation and take a more prominent issue in world affairs. He believes the future lies in a vital allegiance between Mexico, itself a federation of states, and the most powerful empires of Europe and Asia, the Hapsburg Empire and the powerful Ottoman Empire, and that together they can greater effect adequate union between the Eastern and Western hemispheres in a more productive and international alliance for many years to come. It is this foresight and intelligence that has endeared him to a large section of Mexico and which is bringing the country to the brink of bloody anarchy.

Simian escapee apprehended

A baboon starring in Ms Tanner’s Simian Sideshow took French leave and was discovered in the balcony by an usher. After a chase that led around the theater several times, Mr Jocko escaped through a cafe, spilling patrons coffee and causing quite a disturbance. Once cornered near the cloakroom, Mr Jocko grew violent, using a coat rack as a weapon and wounding several patrons before being captured and shot for disobedience. Ms Tanner’s Vaudeville show will be offering half off tickets and assures patrons that the other apes have learned from his mistakes.

Three headed man to tour USA

Each year lads and lasses bounces with flee when the circus rolls into town. This year a special feature will be included. The Ming Hing Han triplets - three men born to one body. They are reported to each have a different wife but must sleep together in one bed! The circus als reports that this year they will be without giraffes, as they were unfortunately injured when the circus train went through a train trestle. Also, the bearded woman was shot during a poker game last month and will not be performing.

Female doctor arrives. Questions arrive too

Female troubles cause weakness and a breakdown of the nervous system, a situation that male physicians often cannot be bothered to handle. However, Dr. Lydia T Pinkerton arrived in Blackwater recently to set up practice. Educated in New York where female doctors are apparently commonplace, she met resistance and numerous unsolicited options and visits to her office by local officials concerned about the precedent of a female physician in town. The publication asks, “Would you visit a female doctor?” Many would say no. However those who suffer from the distressing ills peculiar to the weaker sex, and the men who suffer the women during female troubles may have a solution with the arrival of Dr. Pinkerton.

Shoot out at Fort Mercer

Lawmen, gunmen and outlaws were involved in a bloody battle recently at the abandoned military base, Fort Mercer in Rio Bravo, New Austin. At the time of going to press events were still a little unclear, but it seems that this was the end of the Williamson gang that had terrified New Austin in the recent months, but not perhaps of Mr. Williamson himself, whose body has not been found and who is believed to have fled Mexico. Marshall Leigh Johnson who led the raid was commended for his bravery.

More ghosts take up residence at Tumbleweed

The town of Tumbleweed, long believed by locals residents to be possessed by evil spirits, has claimed the lives of dozens more men. The area was found strewn with dead bodies and weapons, leading the more educated and rationally-minded amongst us to conclude that this is the work of mortals rather than unearthly beings. Rumors of riches hidden in Tumbleweed’s abandoned mansion may have been the catalyst for the altercation, but for the moment it remains a mystery.

Excessive opinion smoking in Mexico

Levels of consumption of morphia, opinion, laudanum and other euphoric sedatives in Mexico have recently exceeded healthy levels, with local government officials worried that foreign bonds are trying to destabilize and weaken the moral fortitude of both local population and groups of migrant workers. Although opiates of all sorts can be healthily enjoyed in moderation by clear headed gentleman or used in pain relief by a gentlewoman when grappling with her curse, in the hands of peasants or foreigners, the drugs become quite dangerous and can lead to great dangerous and can lead to great lethargy and personal degradation. Some men have been known to go several days without shaving when gripped by such habits. We wish Mexico well with dealing with this moral affliction.

They came looking for silver, and found lead

The stereotype of the deranged, psychopathic miner lives on, following reports of gunfire and explosions at the Gaptooth Breach mines in New Austin. It is not yet known weather this was just men letting off steam after too many weeks starved of daylight and female contact, or something far more sinister. To the best of our knowledge, the mines have not yielded any ore for some time now; but apparently there is still something down there worth fighting over.

Man or monkey

Science has unearthed the strangest prehistoric monster that ever walked in an upright fashion in America. Millions of years ago the west was a feeding ground for the greatest of beasts - replies forty feet high with over one thousand teeth. But what about prehistoric man? Dr Hayden Precent announced excavation of a prehistoric human skeleton that proves man descended from beasts, Surrounded by various bits of humanity prickling in jars and with a morgue smell oozing from his office, Mr. Precent suggested that a pile of bones on the table which he calls “Mildred” was indeed the “missing link” between man and apes, whom he apparently should consider cousins. Science, while successful at bringing voice across the country by wires, will never persuade the creator that he has done otherwise than what is clearly stated elsewhere.

Electric anesthetics break through

Electricity, the marvel of the age, is going to do more than just light our houses or help to end the lives of bastardly killers. This most mercurial of God’s great gifts to us, one that we have only harnessed far more recently than fire, or water, or earthen sod, is also at the frontier of anesthetics, thanks to the remarkable new research at Fotherington University. It seems that pain, as well as pleasure, can be managed through the remarkable art of neuron displacement, and that soon we will undergo procedures ranging from tooth extraction to child birth for women with hemorrhoids for men while plugged into an electric cable. It seems lights are not the only thing that is bright around these parts - so is the future!

Routes to Mexico open again

The bridges connecting New Austin with Mexico are passable once more, although Americans are advised against travel until the violence and unrest subsides. Gubernatorial candidate Nate Johns claimed credit for the border crossings being reopened: the result, he said in a speech today, of his family’s close ties to the government officials to Nuevo Paraiso and his own “deep understanding of international relations.”

Miscellany

Alwyn Lloyd, believed to be of Welsh origin, died by gunshot in Armadillo, New Austin.

Quality medicine for sale on the professional premises of Cyris Purvís M.F., Blackwater. Restores even the sickest of individuals to growing health.

Many gringos get lost and die in Mexico. For maps of Predido and Díez Coronas, visit Almacén de Chuparosa, Nuevo Paraíso.

Blackjack, Poker and Dice. Three of life’s greatest pleasures. Leave the wife at home and come to Thieves’ Landing Saloon, Hennigan’s Stead.

Situation wanted for middle-aged man, crippled, but healthy, can preform most tasks sitting down.

Small house for sale in Escalera, Mexico. Beautiful location, despite the war. Priced low for quick sale.

Leander Holland, known by the name French was found dead in Armadillo, New Austin

I am an American. I need guns.

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Deep In The Woods, Something Lingers In The Trees

Chapter Thirteen - Where'd You Find A Key

Chapter Twelve - Time To Wake Up

Chapter Thirteen - Family Isn't Only Blood

I hummed as I headed to the break room, unhooking my coat and preparing to shrug it on when Rodney came bursting into the room and began rifling through draws.

He’d been jumpy today, refusing to make eye contact with me or Dodge.

That wasn’t usual, but it was worse today.

And Dodge kept glaring at me. Guess yesterday was still fresh in everyone’s minds.

Only, he kept skirting Caesar’s cage each time he passed it, slipping his taser from his belt and charging it as he took the risk of walker closer to Rocket’s cage.

And Caesar was continuing to ignore me. But now Rocket was also watching me strange. His ‘I hate you and want to sink my fangs into you’ was now a ‘you are a weird human’ look. Not to mention Buck was in a better mood, not even flinching when I approached this afternoon with a small watermelon.

This place would never stop being one big mystery.

“Everything ok?” I asked, pausing with my coat halfway up my arms.

The vet jumped at my words, turning and fidgeting. “I thought I had more food.” he mumbled so softly I barely heard him.

I frowned slightly.

I knew he slept here, turning the sofa in his clinic into a pull-out bed, Dodge and John leaving at the end of each day. I’d never thought about food.

“Can’t you just go get some more?” I asked. “Or order take out?”

He shook his head, turning and rummaging through a drawer again, pulling out an oat bar. I knew the brand, and they had changed their wrapping almost two years ago. That one still had the old wrapping on. “I can’t leave the apes unsupervised. And I don’t have the cash for take-out. My mom was sick this month and needed to go to the doctor.”

My heart broke for this man.

Mistreated by Dodge, broken down by the world, unappreciated and overworked. If he wasn’t so skittish, I would have given him a hug.

“I can stay with them if you wanna go out and restock?” I proposed, taking off my coat and tossing it towards the counters.

He looked up to me, finally meeting my eyes. He was hopeful, but apprehensive. But then he changed his mind with a shake of his head. “It’s ok. I’ll be-”

“Either you go, or I go and buy a bunch of stuff and come back. Then you’ll have to unlock the front gate and door again, and it’ll be a whole lotta work on your end. Just go. They’re all locked away and most are asleep already.”

He frowned, thinking it over. Eventually, he agreed with a quick nod. “I won’t be long. Maybe 45 minutes?”

I smiled, following him and he went back to his clinic to grab his car keys and coat. “Don’t rush. I have nowhere else to be.”

Locking the lobby door behind him, and pressing the front gate closed after his car, I went back to the break room and sat down.

That lasted less than a minute before I was bored and standing up again.

This would be the perfect time to walk around and see if there was another way out. A way to open the cages without the keys, a back entrance I hadn’t found yet. Anything that could give a clue on how to start getting them out.

With it being so quiet, I’d hear the gate bell ring when Rodney returned, so I wouldn’t have to stay waiting by the door.

Slipping into the main floor as quietly as I could, I began to tiptoe down the ramp and across the floor.

I eyed everything as best I could in this low light, only the flashing black and white from the TVs above and the full moon through the dusty sky lights my guides.

I tried, I really did, but I didn’t have his brain. I didn’t play chess for fun, I didn’t do problem solving board games for entertainment, I did puzzles when there was really nothing else to do. That was it.

He could look at this and have a solution in five minutes, I’d be here all night still trying to figure out what each lever did.

I needed his help. If he wasn’t being such a stubborn ass-

I turned, intending on heading back to Caesar’s cage and try once again to get him to look at me, when I was met with a tall, dark figure at the end of the passage.

I gasped, taking a step back.

Fuck! Fucking, fucking, fuck!

An ape had gotten out, and here I was alone with nothing but maybe a shoe to throw at them.

Of course, this was how I was going to die. My worst fear come to life just to end it.

The ape took a step forward, on his hind legs so he stood taller than me and bigger than me.

He took another step, and I took a step back, swallowing.

My mouth was dry, my heart pounded so hard I could feel it banging against my ribs as it pounded in my ears as my limbs locked up, releasing only briefly to tremble before tensing again.

The ape took a third step forward, washing himself in the glow of the TV high above, and my entire body heaved a sigh of relief.

“Caesar! God, you are such a jerk!”

I raised a hand to my still fluttering chest, taking a couple breaths in and readjusting my stance so I didn’t fall over on now shaky legs.

Was this much adrenaline in such a short amount of weeks good for a person? Because if not I was gonna be dying pretty soon. Not after I hugged my best friend though.

Wait, hugged?

I looked up, back across the space to him.

Holy shit! Caesar was out!

I could run over and hug him, and hit him for scaring me, then hug him again and…

A scream filled my ears, Caesar’s teeth bared as he slammed his fists down over and over again, grabbing ahold of his hand and biting his finger clean off.

This was the first time I was with him since then that a cage didn’t separate us.

My body tightened again, that fear once again taking hold.

But I looked at him, and he was just as unsure.

He looked about as scared as I did, head down and eyes raised uncertainly as he watched me, waiting to see what I would do.

Neither of us knew what to do, what to say, how to react.

I was scared, of him, of what he could do, what he did do. But I also understood. Hell, I’d run over there and shoved the guy first and only after he rounded and prepared to do whatever to me and Charles did Caesar come in to defend his family.

Did he go over the top, yes. But he was still a wild animal. ALZ 112 or not, he was a chimpanzee. No amount of training and rearing would change that. He did what instinct told him to.

But he was also more. He was Caesar, my friend, my brother.

He would never, ever, hurt me.

In hindsight, I should have warned him, but in that moment I had my Caes back and nothing would keep me from him.

I charged, slamming into him and wrapping my arms around his neck. With his lack of balance in this stance, we toppled over, landing heavy on the cold cement floor.

But it didn’t matter. His arms were around me already too, face buried in my neck as he began to chitter softly.

Tears burned my eyes, but I didn’t pull away to wipe them. Laying on his chest, my arms around him, I soaked in the feel of home.

His fur, coarse and warm, the leathery skin of his hands, the hard muscles hidden beneath the fur.

He was here. My Caesar was right here, and I could hold him again and feel at ease.

“I’ve missed you so much.” I whispered, holding onto him with all I had.

He squeezed back, his hold on me tightening for just a moment, before he released and began to sit up, me still in his hold.

So here we were, an ape and a girl sitting on the dirty floor of a shithole sanctuary. What an odd sight we’d make.

“How the hell did you even get out?” I questioned, pulling away from him.

He raised his arms and signed, “Later.��� Before standing and beginning to pull me up.

I followed him, my hand in his own and he moved to switch on the main lights before pulling me to the storeroom.

“Get the stuff to clean.” he signed, before walking out the room.

Cleaning supplies? How would cleaning supplies help us? How would cleaning supplies get him out?

But, he was a genius and had somehow managed to free himself from locked cage while I still couldn’t figure it out with the key so I listened, grabbing a bucket, mop and broom, and a pair of gloves.

He stood waiting for me at the door to the free space, and walked into the room with confidence, so I trusted him and followed.

I then proceeded to drop the supplies and almost pee my pants when I made it halfway into the room and found Buck standing in the center of the room.

The noise of dropping the stuff aggravated the massive gorilla, causing him to grunt and back up.

Oh god, I really was going to die.

Caesar stepped between us, hands raised and palms down in a placating manner, looking between the two of us calmly.

Instantly, I remembered the rules of dealing with apes and I dropped my eyes and turned my shoulders inwards as I ducked sideways. A clear sign of submission, a plea for him to understand I wasn’t a threat.

“Caesar! The hell?” I whisper-yelled, waiting for death.

The chimp grunted, turning his back to the gorilla to look at me fully. “It’s ok.”

If I wasn’t so scared of pissing off the male gorilla, I would have shot a glare at the chimp.

“Ok? This is…”

Hang on a second.

Buck wasn’t attacking. He wasn’t even moving. And he also wasn’t in his cage. The cage that was beyond dirty and I conveniently had cleaning supplies scattered at my feet.

I looked up to throw Caesar my best pissed off scowl. “You really are mean. You could have just explained it.”

He shrugged and then smirked at me.

I debated hitting him upside the head with the broom, but we didn’t have much time.

I let my eyes slip from his for just a moment, catching Buck’s brown eyes briefly before I dropped the gaze. “Hi Buck.” I whispered. “Let’s get you a nice clean cage, hmm?”

He was watching me wearily, keeping a good amount of space between us.

As much as I was terrified of him, he probably had just as much uncertainty about me.

All he knew from humans was anger and fear and that cage and bad food and mistreatment.

It was a long shot and would take a hell of a lot longer than one night, but I hoped that I could show him not everyone wanted him hurting. Or at least I didn’t.

Moving slowly, no sudden moves, I headed over to the birdcage like enclosure and tried not to breathe.

It took a lot of scrubbing, but I was one determined motherfucker, and in about 40 minutes it went from shit stained to spotless.

Adding some extra straw, because I could, I left the cage and stepped into the free space again.

Buck was busy with what I could only describe as zoomies, running around and scaling the fake trees before jumping down and pushing the tire swing around before darting off again.

Stretching out and getting his energy out before he was forced back into that tiny cage, no doubt.

It was both adorable and heart breaking, watching him enjoy what was probably his first taste of freedom in so long he’d forgotten.

Caesar sat nearby, watching his new friend. He’d made sure to keep himself between us the whole time, though I was beginning to see that was just to help keep me calm.

For all his rage and hate he put behind that cage, Buck didn’t seem at all interested in hurting me or even getting close.

But time was up and Rodney would be back soon.

Caesar knew this, leaping from his perch on the rocks and landing beside me, calling out to Buck.

With one final wistful look around, Buck followed Caesar’s prompts and began to head towards us, towards his prison.

I moved aside, keeping my head down and body open.

Only, he didn’t pass us. He stopped in front of me.

And I thought standing beside Caesar was intimidating…

With Caesar, when he stood on his hind legs, you could sense there was power behind that posture. The primal side of you knew he had more strength, more smarts.

With Buck, his presence demanded you to know he could squash you like a bug. I was eye level to him and he was on all fours, his size alone commanding my body to freeze in place.

The space around him buzzed, and it seemed as though the air knew to part around him, leaving me with a tight chest and feeling suffocated.

Caesar reached over, taking my hand in his own and giving it a reassuring squeeze.

Slowly, I lifted from eyes from Buck’s hands to his face.

We looked at one another for a few moments, time having no meaning as I allowed myself to be exposed to this beautiful creature, my soul laid out for him to pick apart.

He didn’t sign, didn’t nod, didn’t smile or do anything, but I heard his words. ‘Thank you.’

“You’re welcome.” I whispered, I think. I honestly don’t think I even spoke at all, but he heard me.

He slipped back into his cage, and Caesar reluctantly locked him back inside, using a pocketknife tied to some sticks.

“Where did you get that?” I questioned, gathering the cleaning supplies and heading back to the storeroom.

Of course, I didn’t get an answer. Which was honestly answer enough.

“Is that why Dodge was being weird today?”

He shrugged.

“Oh my god, Caesar.” I rolled my eyes at him, but then another thought barged in. “Wait, did you steal Rodney’s food so he’d leave and I could do this?”

I spun to face him, and for all his great talents, hiding his guilt was not one of them.

“You will return that food to it’s rightful place right now, do you understand me?” I threatened, throwing in a pointed finger for good measure.

Of course. Leave it to Caesar to do something like that.

But, he hadn’t been selfish in his actions. What he did got me the chance to clean out Buck’s cage and, apparently, make a friend in the process.

“How’d you know I wanted to do that?” I put the bucket and mop away, closing the door behind me as we headed to Caesar’s cage.

“Your eyes.” he signed back. “You always looked so sad when you left him.”

I huffed, a sad smile tugging my lips. Yeah he’d notice. That’s what he did.

From the break room, the bell for the gate sounded. Rodney was back.

I sighed, opening my arms and wrapping them around Caesar’s middle when he pulled me into him. “I’m gonna get you all out. I just need a little more time.”

He pulled back just enough to sign to me with one hand. “The food is in the cupboard in Dodge’s desk.”

I started laughing, letting him go when he pulled away and locked himself back in his own cage. “You are such a troublemaker.”

He shrugged, which was right. Honestly, it was hard to think on a day when he wasn’t pulling some prank.

“Goodnight, Caesar.” I called over my shoulder, hitting the main lights and making my way back to the office.

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A/N: I know it's been a while since I've posted anything, but I wanted to change things up a little bit and write a piece akin to one of my most recent poems. Lots of introspection here. I know that a lot of my work is either suspense or smut or both. However, if y'all would bear with me, I'd like to push my pen and try something a little differently this time. This is an off-shoot, one-time, short story of sorts.

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She always had the best lighting out of both of our rooms. Sitting directly in front of the large bay windows, I can imagine the exact spots where she took all of her selfies. The light cascaded into the windows placing a shimmering glow over the wooden floor boards. There's so much warmth here. I should say there was so much warmth here. The movers took the last of her boxes hours ago, and there was nothing left in the room and closets her things once occupied. While I tried to shake the thoughts of what got me alone in a two-bedroom apartment from my head, I tried to think of all the things I could do with the space. 

I'll have floating shelves installed on this wall for purses, and I'll buy bookshelves for shoe storage. I'll have way more closet space!

I walked through the space, just imagining. Near the doorway, I heard it—the creek she kept complaining about to the Super. He never came and fixed it. Instead, he flirted and negotiated the time it would take until his next visit when he would inevitably do the same thing all over again. He had to fix it, after all; it was his job. Rent costs too much for him to ignore things like this. The anger kindling within me rose and was fanned by faceless thing. I needed to get on the phone and give him a piece of my mind. I wasn't the flirting type, so he wouldn't get that type of energy from me. We would surely get this floorboard fixed. It was paramount. As I went to dial the number, I heard a familiar voice.

"Put the phone down."

"No. I am going to call the Super and tell him to get these floorboards fixed, or I'm not paying rent."

"As many times as you've been in this room and heard her complain about these floorboards, how many times have you even noticed? Since when did you start caring about floorboards?"

"Since now! It's the principle. I should be paying all this rent for creaky floorboards."

"Is it principle, or is it guilt?"

"Guilt about what?"

"You know what."

I didn't like the accusatory tone. Involved in the whole debacle since the beginning, instigating the entire issue was that voice. Always bringing little things to my attention and telling me to watch for things I wouldn't even have noticed otherwise. Now, here, there were accusations of guilt.  I didn't do anything wrong. Well, not really. I listened and followed suit. I always did what what was discussed, and sometimes it went well. Other times, it was almost as if a shoulder shrug was given while I stood in the flames of the decisions made. 

"Before you start blaming others, you didn't have a gun to your head when you said what you said. I didn't tell you to go ape shit on that girl, I just told you to be careful around her."

"Oh, you did more than that, so if we are going to really tell truths, I think we should start with that. You've never liked the idea of her!"

"I didn't have a problem with her. She seemed nice enough. I just didn't like the fact that she would tell you some things but not everything. Do you remember that time she almost got us in a fight with those other girls she claimed to be friends with because they didn't want to pay for a dinner check the normal way? Or how we had to lie for her when one boy or another would come asking if there was someone else in the picture? Or what about the time it seemed like she was half listening to your problems, then offering solutions that you've already thought about? Like, who wouldn't automatically think just to cease communication? It's the over-simplification of life's complexities for me!"

"Oh, you mean shit that any normal, healthy person would do?"

"There wasn't anything normal about it."

"There wasn't anything malicious about it either."

"To you!"

"You couldn't stand the idea of her and the fact that there could finally be somebody who would stay."

"What are you talking about. I love people and the idea of people staying. I'm the life of every party. You know, when I come alive, everybody has a good time."

"Yeah, I'm not talking about that fake hostess-with-the-mostess thing that you do. I'm talking about having to stick around long enough for someone to rightfully tell you to shut the fuck up every once in a while and you actually taking heed."

"You do that plenty!"

"Yet, somehow, you NEVER take heed. Sometimes you can be so tiring. I don't even know how we've lasted this long, to be honest."

"Because unlike everyone else who comes and goes, you know that always be here even with all the shit that I come with. You're stuck with me and I'm stuck with you."

I knew that wasn't true. I could leave. I could walk out and decide this wasn't healthy enough to stay in. After all, that's what she did. However, there was comfort here. There was familiarity here. I stayed out of a lot of trouble here. I don't know what I would do if I were out there on my own. Who would I bounce hypotheticals off of? Who would I create the most lewd and morbid inside jokes with? Who would I practice comebacks with? We've been sparing since we were kids. I couldn't imagine just leaving. 

I started to walk out of the room, and I noticed something thin and rectangular poking out of the hinge of the door. I retrieved the object, and the memories flooded in at once. The Polaroid was taken at a house party that we attended. One of the guys I was talking to at the time was going to be there. I dressed up in one of my sexiest outfits. I did my hair and makeup. As I waited for her to finish, I took one of the series of shots she had lined up on the dining room table. I was two shots in when she came down. She looked absolutely stunning. I knew that we were going to have a good night. I urged her to catch up before the Uber arrived, and she downed three shots like they were just apple juice in miniature glasses. I gave her a curious look, and she assured me that all was well. She just wanted to make sure that the night would go handsomely. As we piled into the Uber, we talked about how we would make our rounds and who else we expected to be there. 

As soon as we entered the place, the DJ blasted all the hottest records in the speakers. He knew what the crowd wanted, what I wanted. My hips couldn't stop themselves from moving, and I was whisked off by a handsome stranger onto the dance floor. After three songs, I found my way back to her, and she had drinks already waiting for me. She smiled mischievously as she handed them to me. Shortly after, another beautiful man stole her attention. I nursed my drink, trying to pace myself, and I heard the voice again.

"You look good tonight. You think he's gonna show?"

"I don't know. I hope so."

"What if he doesn't?"

"Well, I'll be dancing the night away with someone else."

"What if no one else asks you to dance. That would be embarrassing."

"I can tic and whine. I'll dance alone and then go home or to another spot."

"You don't think that's embarrassing? I'd rather you didn't dance unless you were asked. Besides, there would be no one to hype you if you danced solo. She is very preoccupied over there."

"I don't need anyone to. People used to go to parties alone, dance the night away, and leave alone. Everything will be okay."

"Will it, though?"

"Go away."

"Someone has to be with you while you scope the scenery out."

"I prefer it wouldn't be you. You already came in here, killing my vibe. I need more drinks."

"Well, excuse me for looking out."

"Is that what you call being a hater?"

"Ewww, whatever. Anyway, look at that girl over there with her two friends. What are they wearing? Where did they get those fits from? Omg. It's a very tragic scene, but at least they got men in their faces asking them to dance. We're sitting over here looking sad."

"You can always leave. Please feel free."

"You act like you're not relieved that I am standing here with you like a real friend. Please."

I fell silent. There was a partial truth in that statement. I was relieved to have something to occupy me instead of alcohol as I waited for what's his name to show. Gosh, I don't even remember his name now. I stormed off and got into an Uber without her because I was upset that I was alone and waiting for a guy whose name I don't even remember. The guilt was brewing. 

All the right ingredients were there to create the best recipe for self-loathing. I threw the picture down onto the floor where I found it and left the room. I made my way back to my room with my scents, my pillows, my bed, and my window. I started to play my favorite song for times like these. 

As the melodies flooded the speakers, I allowed my body to do what it usually does in times like these— purge. The pains in my chest slowly intensify, but never above a dull ache. Then my fingers start to tingle. Not the tingle you get before your hand starts to fall asleep, but the tingle you get when you've had too much caffeine. Afterward, the avalanche of memories surfaces, playing like movie reels over and over again. Too tired to move, too restless to stay still, I tossed from one side to the next, trying to move through this process quickly. People used to think that I had no feelings. I didn't cry during traumatic events, but no one considers the various ways you could grieve. Some people don't sleep for a while. Some people contract a viral illness. Others stop taking care of themselves, busying themselves with other work to avoid thinking about what they've endured. Then, there's me. I shower, I tidy up, I dress well, I do my work the way I would regularly, but at the end of the day, after I've put everything in its proper place and I've disrobed, my body betrays me. 

There are times that are quicker than others, and there are times when restful sleep doesn't come for weeks. Sometimes, the process happens even before something tragic happens. There's a feeling or a fear that something bad is coming, and so the process starts. By the time it's all over, the tragedy strikes, and there's a resolute calm that comes over me. An unhealthy "I knew it". A sad "this was too good to be true anyway." A violent "You aren't meant to have this. You know that". I pack the event in a neat box, tuck it in the back of my mind, and start living again. 

This time would be no different. My chest began to hurt, and I began the mental and physical tossing and turning. I started going over every encounter I had with her, remembering the first time we met. The first time, we exchanged numbers. The first time we hung out. The first time, we told each other something personal. Our first argument. A constant stream of memories coursed through my mind. I felt as though I was going to vomit. That was new. I made my way toward the bathroom and attempted to empty my lunch into the porcelain, but nothing came through the channels. I wondered how long I would have to stand kneeling over the toilet, waiting to emit my feelings before I could collapse back down into my bed and start the restlessness all over again. 

"I don't know why you're being all dramatic. You've been through this before with what's her face. You never vomited."

"I'm trying to figure out the nausea thing, too. Do you mind?"

"No, not at all. Please continue. I just think you're giving this a little too much."

"Of course you would."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing. Could you just leave me alone for a second?"

"Fine. You don't have to be pushy. I just think that she's not hunched over a bowl trying to empty her stomach over you. That's all."

"Noted. Leave."

Once I was certain I wouldn't throw up, I flushed the toilet out of habit, washed my hands, and returned to my room. Not before I stole a glance at her room. Well, what used to be her room. 

Replaying more of the past, I collapsed onto the bed. Would an apology suffice? At this stage in the game, after all of the scenarios and insults have been thrown, would a simple "I'm sorry" do? I push the question out of consideration. Of course, it wouldn't. 

There were a slew of apologies for far lesser crimes and minor offenses that I've spat at. I guess that is the problem when you rule your life with such a sharp sword. Minor offenses equal banishment, while more challenging scenarios lead to total decapitation. If I was her, I would block my number. Hell, I'd probably even change my number and let everyone know not to give my new number out unless I approved. I'd curse her name and tell God to avenge me in the worst way. I'd fantasize about getting even just to tire myself out, lay on the couch, and watch a good psycho-thriller. Or any K-drama, it's practically the same thing. No. A simple "I am so sorry" would not do. To be completely honest, I wasn't sure I could knock my pride completely down enough to grovel. Even then, even if I were able to pull it off, I don't think things would ever be the same between us. 

"No. It wouldn't, so why even waste time thinking about it?"

"Why are you still here?"

"To prevent you from embarrassing yourself. Like you said, if somebody went in on you like you did to her, they probably wouldn't live to utter an apology."

"I came to that conclusion on my own, so how are you helping me again?"

"By telling you to forget about it and forget about her. The damage is already done."

"I've spent the entirety of this day trying to do just that, so unless you have any other suggestions about how to make this process go faster, we have nothing to talk about."

"You know this entire time you've been sulking around here, and you've never considered how I feel."

"Oh, I know how you feel. I think everybody knows how you feel."

"I don't think you do."

"I have no idea why I'm even considering this, but fine. Tell me how you feel."

"Seeing you mourn over someone while I've been here with you since we were kids is so messed up. Like it feels like you don't even care about me. I've been there looking out for us for so long, and every time one of these little girls comes around, you seem to forget who was there."

"So let me guess. You cause a divide every time I get close to someone who isn't you because you feel a way. This is very cliche and tiring. Quite frankly, I thought you were much more intelligent to behave so colorless. Like I said, everyone knows how you feel. That isn't a big reveal. I noticed what you have been doing ever since we started high school. My issue is figuring out why I always go along with it. Better yet, why can't I just push you out."

"See, that's what I'm talking about right there. Assuming that I'm always the problem and berating me every time someone leaves. Why is it never 'there are just weak people' instead of 'you're always doing things to push them away'?"

"Because you are always the problem. Your bullshit always starts around the same time, like clockwork. As soon as I start to open up more and make real future plans, here you come, mumbling and grumbling about little things. You never go away, not even now until we're here. You're the reason I'm always alone. You know that I respect your opinion and view about things, and you take advantage of it every time. I look for you to tell me when to run, when I'm safe, when to settle, or when to bide my time until I can find an escape. You know that! You know! It's just funny how everyone turns out to be someone I need to bide my time with. Everybody is a risk. Everybody is temporary. Who am I safe with?!"

"Me."

"There it is. There it is! At least you admit it. You want me locked up in here with you and only you. Finally, we're getting somewhere."

*Silence*

"Oh no, you don't get to be quiet now. Continue. You don't want to be alone, so you're imprisoning me."

"I've been protecting you all this time, and I've done a great job. Why would you hand my job over to someone else."

"That's not what I was doing. That's never been what I was doing. You don't get it. How could you? You've never—"

I sat up straight. Did she know? Did she know that this is what was happening? Is this why she didn't put up much of a fight? That night came back to me like I conjured it. I said a lot of things that night. It was a long day at work, and the place was a mess. I had so many things to do. I had to get so many things. I felt like I couldn't breathe. I tried my best to go to my room before I said or did the wrong thing. Before I landed here. Again. She came into my room to ask what was wrong, and I unleashed.

"You're a slob and I'm tired of cleaning after you," I spat.

"Whoa, let's try that again." She walked back out of the door in reverse and re-entered the room. "Hey, I was just checking to make sure you're okay."

"Well, I'm not."

"I can't see that. Mind telling me what's wrong?"

"I've had a very long day and it's a mess in here. I've tried everything to get us on a chore schedule like we're 5 years old and still nothing gets done. This clutter is making me anxious, I feel like I'm bathing in filth, would it kill you to actually do your part of the chores on time?"

"So, I know you've had a hard day, but there is no reason for you to speak to me that way. I may not get to everything on time, but I do help out around here. I'm not going to let you sit up here and paint the picture that you're living with a slob. If cleaning is really the issue, which I doubt it is, we can talk about it."

"You asked me what my problem was, I tell you, and now even that response isn't good enough for you. Since you know everything, tell me what my problem is!"

"It could be a lot of things, like the way you sit over there mumbling to yourself. I just know it's not the bathroom."

"Are you calling me crazy?"

"I'm saying that I've seen you on several occasions sitting there in complete silence, looking like you're at war with yourself or in a corner fighting for your life in an argument with yourself lately. I know a lot of shit is going on, and you've picked up a job to help us make rent, so I'm asking if you're okay."

"You're not asking me shit. You're accusing me of being batshit crazy with no context while I have no clean dishes to eat off of. But why should I be surprised? Isn't this what you do?"

"Not sure what you mean by that, but I'm urging you to walk light!"

I rose to my feet and stomped over to her. 

"You know exactly what I mean by that."

"I never thought that you, of all people, would throw that back in my face knowing the whole story."

"Things are starting to track," I hissed.

"Cool. Look. I don't have to do this with you or anybody else. If that's how you really feel about me, we can cut all of this short. I wouldn't want you living with a pig in a pigsty. I'll call the rental office in the morning and cut my half of the lease. If you can come up with the rest of the money, the place is yours. I'll be out by the end of the week."

"It takes money to break a lease, sweetie. Judging by our unpaid internet bill, you don't have it to break."

"I'll find it." She said through gritted teeth.

"Mmmhm let me know as soon as you do and maybe you'll have some left over to pay the internet."

She paused and looked at me for a while. She moved to say something, then stopped as if she thought against it. By the end of the week, all of her things were gone. Her new boyfriend had helped her move the last of her things onto a UHaul truck, and she placed the internet and last rent check on the kitchen counter. Ever since then, I haven't been home much. I couldn’t stand it. It wasn’t because she was gone, well, not totally. It was because there would be no one to lash out at but … me. It didn't hit me that we would never cross paths again until she set those checks on the kitchen counter. This place of mourning was familiar. More than familiar. An annoying tune that replayed over and over again.

Suddenly, there was a nagging sensation that this would be the last time. It couldn’t be explained. I needed to contend with the source of all of this calamity. I also needed to contend with the fear. I've never been this far out into the deep of my being before. Knowing what I should've done and how to do it had never been the issue. It was always the execution and the deep need to just pull the trigger that was missing. I needed to get rid of that voice. The void bringer, the harbinger of all of my sullied thoughts and worst nightmares, the butcher of all of my human connections.  I know I craved it, I know I needed it, but would I be able to handle it…The complete silence? 

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That was it! How did yall feel about it? Should I do this more often or should I stick to what I know? Let me know in the comments.

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I personally think you should write a whole paragraph on Basil. I'd read it.

You don't have to ask me twice.

First off lets start off with the themes of the short film Lightninface.

The first thing we hear is "Just one week ago, even the word everything meant something else entirely", it's a film about change and evolving. We then see Basil, with a crisp shirt, slicked back hair smiling into the mirror as if laughing at something, he's practicing. Then the smile fades and he swallows sadly. He's crafting an outward persona, first indication he's someone that cares about outside appearances and he literally says "I thought I knew who I was, but I knew nothing" aka this man had a secure identity he cared about but that changed!

Then he's hit by lightning! And what's his first set of reactions? Go to a hospital, call 911, do any sort of medical care? No! It's cry about how he has a facial scar which is gonna impact how people view him and now directly clashes with his current standard of living and go crazy. How is he gonna attend board meetings and dinners with the parents and go out with his girlfriend now?! He can't, so obviously the only choice is scream, wreck the apartment, have a tantrum, take tons of pills, quit work, break up with the gf and leave the country.

The director portrays the entire breakdown as silly. With the music, the childlike tantrum, the noises, the antics, it's goofy. He breaks up with his girlfriend of three years that he's obsessed with, acknowledging she's cheated on him with a good friend but completely brushes that aside and clarifies that's not why they're breaking up! Basil's someone who doesn't care she's cheating because he's not only obsessed with her, but with the appearance she brings. With her he's a guy with a long term girlfriend! A hot one! And then he "has to dump" her because of his scar.

So we've established he's quite narcissistic, shallow, cares deeply about his outward appearance and how others perceive him and his life. Moving on, the whole monkey thing can be summarized as evolving, the theme presented at the start.

Modern man loses it all because of his scar and breaks down, so whats the solution? De-evolve, go back to the basics, go back to ape. Become what you are not, tear yourself down to the most basic concept and then build yourself back up as something new. As... well he doesn't name himself, but he lets us do that for him, and we call him Lightningface.

Also I gotta mention the tidbit scene with the records. He's playing the classical music, and that's been the soundtrack thus far. It's classy, posh, elegant. Then he pulls out this metal record thats not been listened to before, it's still in plastic, and when he plays it he's hesitant. Then he's loving it, thrashing around, metal head moment. Something that's not fitting with his previous image but he's tried it and embraced it.

The second phone call with his ex where he goes "I'm kinda freaking out... I'm fine, nevermind." He's manic, he's unsure of himself, of what to do and he has nothing at all to guide him, Basil can't rely on outward trends or influences to base himself on and is forced to craft a new version of himself from within.

"You will no longer find refuge in what you once were, but what you will become."

Does this go well? No!

If I was to summarize or conclude his personality it would be narcissistic, needy, manic, fanatical, defensive and curious. He's a people person, he is quickly engaged by new ideas, he's excitable, he's erratic and giddy and most importantly imaginative. And regardless of how that credits scene played out, he is still alive in my heart.

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If you're a high school student, chances are you are taking or planning to take an AP course. AP courses are a fantastic way gain college credit, as well as adding an impressive aspect to your school resume. But what do you do if your school doesn't offer any AP's??? The answer is to self-study!!!

What is Self-Study

Self-study is the process of independently preparing got an Advanced Placement (AP) exam without taking the corresponding AP course offered at the high school. This approach is often chosen by students who:

Have a strong interest in a subject not offered as an AP course at their school.

Want to earn a college credit or demonstrate academic rigor in areas outside their formal coursework.

Feel confident in their ability to learn independently and manage their own study schedule.

If you fit any of those three listed reasons, self-study may be the right path for you!

How to Sign up for Self- Study

Step 1: Figure out what you would like to study. Visit the College Board website and look under APs to see all the exams that are offered. Here you can also find unit break downs of the course that you would like to take, as well as the exam date, and much more information regarding the exam.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses

Step 2: Email your Guidance counselor or AP coordinator. This is how you will officially register for your exam. Once you get in contact with one of them, you will pay your registration fee that will arrive via mail.

Step 3: Begin studying!! I would like to add that when you sign up for an AP exam, you gain access to the AP Classroom tool from College Board. Although this is useful, when you self-study, there is a chance that you will not be assigned any coursework. Therefore, you will only have access to the rather short AP Daily videos. I find that these videos do not cover everything that you need to know for your exam. Which is why it is crucial that you have the resources listed below to be successful.

How to Successfully Self Study

Online courses. Online courses are the best and most useful resource for self-study. There are tons of websites with free tools that can be used to learn course content. In my opinion, the best being Khan Academy. Khan Academy is the official practice partner for AP and has in depth course lessons for a plethora of AP courses, including AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP US History, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Microeconomics. Learn more with this link:

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Another website that I personally love is IITian Academy. IITian Academy offers exam style questions and high-quality resources that are for the most part free. Under the AP tab of their website, you can find exam style question banks with solutions, concise summary notes, mock exams and past exam papers for the following courses: AP Physics 1 Algebra-Based, AP Physics 2 Algebra-Based, AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP Statistics. In my opinion, the most useful tool is the concise summary notes. They may be a summary but are by no means undetailed. Copying down notes from IITian Academy allows you to not have to scramble to figure out what you should right down and what you should just keep in your memory. Learn more with this link:

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Dedicate Time to Study. It is important to find time to properly learn the material. In my opinion, it is best to have a time during the day where there is nothing going on to just copy notes. Whether that be a study hall/ study period, after school, or even a less rigorous class where you can be off doing your own thing. If your afternoon schedule is packed with extracurriculars or work, try to find time during the school day. In my case, I have plenty of afternoon time to dedicate to self-study. One way I like to make studying feel less like studying, is to put on a show while I study. the material does not have to be the forefront of your focus when you are writing notes initially. For me, it's best to put the material into my passive memory until I am finished note taking so I can go back in later to thoroughly read them. But until then, I have my show on, or TikTok open.

Actively review material. Actively reviewing ensures that you are keeping the information that you are learning fresh. Practice questions can help you figure out how well you can recall a specific unit or subject, and what you need to work on. From there, you can take note of what you need to review and go back to that topic. The websites listed in the Online resources section have topic specific practice questions available.

Practice Exams. When you finish learning the course material, take practice exams to assess what topics you need to work on overall as well as getting used to the time restrictions of the exam. these can be found in physical review books as well as online. My personal favorite website for practice exams is Barron's. Once you sign up for free, you will have access to Barrons Online Learning Hub, where you can register and gain free access to timed and untimed practice exams.

https://www.barronseduc.com

Another website that has full practice exams is CrackAP.com. Keep in mind that this website only offers the pdf version of past exams, which means you will have to manually grade the exam, as well as time yourself with a manual timer.

https://www.crackap.com/index.html

Prep Books. Prep books give great targeted exercise for your upcoming exam. Depending on the prep book that you get, it may have key concepts that show up in the exam, and what material is more important than others. That way you can make it a point to pay attention. I recommend the Pearson Education Test Prep Series. Pearson Education Prep books offer detailed explanations of what is most crucial to know for your upcoming exam.

YouTube videos. You can find almost anything on YouTube. That includes unit summaries for each unit of your subject. It is also helpful for breaking down the most complex of topics. I recommend this for when no matter how hard you try, you just cannot understand a particular topic and need it to be thoroughly explained.

Conclusion

It is important to be aware of the opportunities that are available to you in order to succeed. Even if your school does not offer AP courses or does not offer the particular course that you would like to take, or simply because you feel that you would learn better independently, self-study is a viable option not matter where you are or what circumstances.

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Friday, October 4, 2024

The hidden toll taken by tropical storms (The Verge) Tropical storms take many more lives than officially recorded, according to a sobering study published today in the journal Nature. It comes as people across the Southeastern US scramble to find loved ones in the wreckage of Hurricane Helene. The average tropical storm or hurricane leads to the early deaths of between 7,170 and 11,430 people, the researchers estimate. That’s astronomically higher than the average of 24 direct deaths per storm documented in government records spanning more than half a century. Beyond the dangers of floodwaters and hurricane-force winds, people likely face many more insidious health risks in the aftermath of a storm. There’s the heightened physical and mental stress caused by the crisis. There can also be a cascade of added environmental hazards, like chemical releases from damaged industrial facilities. On top of that, storms hit people’s pocketbooks. They might have a harder time paying for healthcare as a result. Disasters tighten government budgets, which also could lead to less funds to spend on public health initiatives. And lastly, big storms can fray social support systems when people are displaced. In other words, these are indirect ways that a storm can lead to higher mortality rates.

With No Phones or Wi-Fi, North Carolina Revives the Town Meeting (NYT) How do community leaders provide vital updates when the power is down and cellphone service is out? One North Carolina town devastated by Hurricane Helene has brought back a decidedly low-tech solution: the town meeting. Residents in Black Mountain, N.C., about 12 miles east of Asheville, have pitched in to make signs alerting their neighbors to the daily gatherings, using posters, markers, wooden boards, spray paint and anything else they can get their hands on. It’s working: About 1,000 people are turning out for daily updates in the town square. The disrupted lines of communication have made it hard for relief workers to know where people are and what they need. Being cut off from the modern world has also left many residents feeling frustrated and alone. So they’ve turned to methods that have been out of date for a century or more. The town square in Burnsville, N.C., became an ad hoc communications center for residents. People have scrawled messages in marker on whiteboards to let their neighbors know how they’re doing or what they need. “We are alive, house gone,” read one. “I am safe,” read another.

Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract (AP) The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. The temporary end to the strike came after the union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies, reached a tentative agreement on wages, the union and ports said in a joint statement Thursday night. A person briefed on the agreement said the ports sweetened their wage offer from about 50% over six years to 62%. The person didn’t want to be identified because the agreement is tentative.

Mexico’s Sheinbaum keeps doing morning briefings (AP) Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum started her day Wednesday much like her political mentor, ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, began most of his: with an early morning news briefing from the National Palace. López Obrador’s news briefings, known as the “mañaneras,” were marathon affairs, featuring folksy dialogue, verbal jousting with the press, and, frequently, long history lessons. His oratorical skills turned his 2 1/2-hour-long daily mañaneras into a powerful political weapon. Sheinbaum kept her morning briefing shorter, less combative and more concise, in keeping with her character as a scientist and academic. She said she would keep some of her predecessor’s fixtures, like a weekly segment attacking what she called media “lies” about the government. The new president also continued a diplomatic dispute with Spain—which has refused to apologize for abuses during the 1500s conquest of Mexico.

Email Oops (Foreign Policy) It’s every reporter’s nightmare. The BBC had to cancel a prime-time interview with former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday after presenter Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent her briefing notes to the British politician instead of to her team.

Kyiv’s drones (Foreign Policy) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky championed Kyiv’s ability to produce 4 million drones annually on Tuesday, while also announcing plans to boost production of other weapons. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reiterated this sentiment, saying Ukraine tripled its overall domestic weapons production in 2023 and doubled that volume again in the first eight months of 2024. Prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, drone manufacturing in Ukraine was largely nonexistent. Now, Kyiv spends about half of its state budget—or around $40 billion—on defense. That does not include military and financial aid from other countries. Yet Kyiv’s forces are still struggling on the battlefield.

Ukraine’s military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fighting (AP) Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in eastern Ukraine, after more than two years of grinding battle, military officials said Wednesday. Vuhledar, a town Ukrainian forces fought tooth and nail to keep, is the latest urban settlement to fall to the Russians as the war stretches deep into its third year and the Ukrainian army is gradually being pushed backward in the eastern Donetsk province. It follows a vicious summer campaign along the eastern front that saw Kyiv cede several thousand square kilometers (square miles) of territory as the Russian army hacks its way westward, obliterating towns and villages with missiles, glide bombs, artillery and drones.

In Japan’s Countryside, Century-Old Firms Learn to Embrace Foreign Workers (NYT) Four years ago, Hizatsuki Confectionery hired its first foreign workers. The company, in a mountainous region north of Tokyo, has been baking and frying glutinous dough into rice crackers since 1923. Then it was known as Teikoku Senbei, or Imperial Rice Crackers. Today, the company’s third-generation president, Takeo Hizatsuki, has encountered an existential challenge that his father and grandfather never did. Hizatsuki Confectionery can’t find enough Japanese employees. A shrinking and rapidly aging population has forced Japan, which for centuries was mostly closed off to immigrants, to allow foreign workers to enter the country and potentially stay for good. Most come from other parts of Asia, including China, Vietnam and the Philippines. That transition to employing more foreign workers has proceeded gradually at big companies in major cities over the past decade. But in parts of the countryside, where labor shortages are particularly acute, some of Japan’s storied businesses like Hizatsuki Confectionery are just now figuring out how to accommodate foreign workers for the first time. Whether companies can persuade foreigners to stay may dictate their survival.

Escalating contest over South China Sea disrupts international cable system (Washington Post) Undersea cables below the South China Sea have long provided vital connectivity to countries in Southeast Asia as demand for internet service has surged. To maintain the extensive network of cables and develop new ones, private cable companies have for decades relied on being able to move freely through this waterway, despite conflicting claims over the sea by China and a half dozen other governments. But now, competition for control of the South China Sea is disrupting the repair and badly needed construction of subsea cables, raising costs and at times straining telecommunications. As China presses its claim over most of the strategic waterway, companies have found it harder to get approval from Beijing to operate there and riskier to do so without Chinese permission. Some cable repairs have been delayed months because of lags in Chinese permitting. At least two new cable projects are years overdue. China’s determination to consolidate control over the South China Sea has made the waterway a “wild card” for cable companies, said Kelvan Firman, chief executive of Indonesian company Super Sistem. “The problem is nobody knows how far they’ll go,” he said, referring to Chinese maritime forces. “Who wants to take that risk?”

Typhoon Krathon makes landfall in Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain (AP) Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in Taiwan’s major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to the island’s south. Trees were brought down by high winds and roads flooded, prompting the closure of schools and businesses. The typhoon is forecast to move slowly north and weaken into a tropical depression by Friday before it reaches the capital, Taipei. It appears to be heading across the Taiwan Strait toward the Chinese coast. The slow-moving typhoon, which has been inching toward Taiwan at a speed of about 4 kph (2.5 mph), doused eastern and southern parts of the island over the past five days, forcing thousands to evacuate from mountainous or low-lying areas.

Israel attack lays bare deep divisions in Iran (BBC) Not everyone in Iran expressed support for Tuesday night's large-scale ballistic missile attack on Israel. The contrasting reactions indicated the disunity in the country, where there is widespread discontent at the clerical establishment and frustration over the economic troubles caused by sanctions. ran’s state television broadcast pictures of groups of people cheering on the streets, waving flags and chanting “Death to Israel”. But the mood was different online. Some shared footage of tense scenes and engaged in heated debates about a possible war between the arch-foes. For many supporters of the Iranian government, the attack represented a proud moment of defiance. Such sentiment frustrated other Iranians. “Please distinguish between the people and the Revolutionary Guards; we are under immense pressure,” pleaded a middle-aged man in a video shared on social media. Some Iranians felt the strike was an unnecessary provocation that would only result in making their lives worse.

In Beirut’s Once-Bustling Suburbs, Smoking Rubble and Eerie Quiet (NYT) There is little life left in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Roads, typically crammed with bumper-to-bumper traffic and the deafening screech of car horns, are eerily empty. Once-bustling sidewalks where people talked politics over coffee and tea are desolate too. In lieu of plastic bistro chairs, there are shards of glass and jagged chunks of concrete splayed across the pavements. Nearly every shop is closed, the apartments above them vacant. The vast majority of residents of the Dahiya—the collection of neighborhoods on the southern outskirts of Beirut where the militant group and political party Hezbollah is the dominant power—have fled in recent days amid a barrage of Israeli airstrikes targeting the neighborhood. The near-daily strikes in the predominantly Shia area have sent plumes of dark gray smoke billowing into the sky and concrete blocks of buildings crashing onto the ground, rattling people across Beirut who worry a war could soon consume the entire city. Dozens of civilians have also been killed, according to Lebanese health officials. Thousands more have fled.

‘Wave of Displacement’ (Foreign Policy) Israel ordered residents of more than 20 towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday to immediately evacuate, bringing the total number of towns in the area under such instructions to 70, including the provincial capital of Nabatieh. The Israeli military said its ground incursion, which began on Tuesday, aims to allow tens of thousands of people previously living in northern Israel who have been displaced by Hezbollah attacks to return safely to their homes. Yet the fight to return displaced persons in one country has sparked mass displacement in another. According to Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, more than 1.2 million people have been displaced in his country by Israeli attacks. This has been the “largest wave of displacement in [Lebanon’s] history,” Mikati said. Around 100,000 people have crossed the Lebanese border into Syria—some of whom had initially fled to Lebanon to escape Syria’s devastating civil war.

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Hi! I saw your AP art portfolio post and it looked really cool! Your arts awesome honestly.

I’m taking AP 2d art this year too but I don’t have the option to take the class, so I wanted to know how you decided on your sustained investigation? I was having a lot of trouble with it 😭 I really dunno how specific to make it or how broad, and whether picking something related to mental health is too repeated. I’ve also heard that picking stuff related too much to symbolism or too specific gets low scores? I really don’t know much honestly but I’ve tried researching (sorry for the long ask <3)

hello!! thank you, i worked very hard on it!

honestly i can’t really remember how i chose my sustained investigation exactly, but i do know that i wanted to go down a route that is more character-based. i chose monsters/fantasy in the modern world because it monsters are a topic i am very familiar with and i knew i would be able to have a lot of ideas for it. my personal takeaway from this aspect is to make sure you either know a lot about your SI topic, or it’s something you’re interested in learning and are willing to do a lot of research for it.

i would say don’t be too specific. you don’t want to limit yourself. you want to have enough wriggle room with your topic to explore the question in different ways! and you are right, heavy symbolism can be hard to pull off. that’s why i chose a simple and lighthearted topic. but you could go another route! one of my friends used her ap art portfolio to produce stuff for her own story and needed to come up with a topic, so her SI ended up having a pretty abstract question that was something like “how do characters cope with grief and find solace in each other.” she ended up getting a 4, which is a pretty good score!

overall, make sure your question can generate a lot of creative solutions. don’t worry about making it super serious. ap art isn’t about how “deep” or “symbolic” you can be, they want you to find ways to answer your sustained investigation question. my teacher told me one of his students did “stuff i hate” as their topic and got a great score! once you know not to limit yourself with silliness, you can honestly find ideas for topics anywhere. watch your favorite show. read a book. walk outside. look on pinterest boards. choose something you love and know you can make a strong question for.

i wish you the best of luck! this is a pretty brutal ap with a lot of time management. my final recommendation would be to at least make 12 full pieces out of the 15 images you’re required to upload. then use the last 3 to make progress slides. good luck! and if you have any more questions, my dms are always free :D

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The Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes & X-Men Evolution series watch

Panther's Quest written by Paul Giacoppo

The episode begins with the Avengers going over the footage of when the Black Panther saved Captain America from Zemo. When they're able to get a clear image of him Black Panther arrives at the Avenger's mansion and attacks. After a brief fight Black Panther yields, reveals himself as Prince T'Challa, and states that he wants to test the Avenger's abilities. T'Challa needs help to reclaim Wakanda from M'Baku fearing for the good of Wakanda and the safety of the world. When T'Challa shows the Avengers that M'Baku has allied with Grim Reaper from Hydra and the arms dealer Klaw agrees to help.

The Avengers board the quinjet and set off to Wakanda. However, when Tony flies through one of the jungles, they are quickly shot down, leaving them stranded. T'Challa and Tony have a brief argument, and T'Challa decides to confront Man-Ape alone. Iron Man sends Captain America to watch his back, even though the rest of the team disagrees with Tony's idea. Iron Man is confident that everything will work out fine. The group is then immediately attacked by Wakadan soldiers.

Klaw, M'Baku and Grim Reaper are discussing their plans when the guards come in and inform M'Baku of the intruders. While travelling in the Jungle Captain America and Black Panthers discuss things. Cap questioned why T'Challa asked for help at all if he was just going to fight M'Baku alone. T'Challa expresses his feeling of failure when he is unable to do anything for his father and says he knows Cap must understand. Later the rest of the Avengers have shown that they were able to fight off the Wakanda guards and when they see up close their technology the know they can not allow it to fall in the hands of Hydra.

The Black Panther arrives to challenge M'Baku to fight for the throne of Wakanda, but M'Baku refuses sending two of his guards to fight instead. Meanwhile, the rest of the Avengers battle Klaw, Grim Reaper and the rest of the Hydra footman in a vibrant. During the battle Klaw's sonic weapons go off in one of the mine shafts destroying his body and transforming him into a being made of of sound energy. During Black Panther's fight, Captain America steps in to fight the guards so he is free to challenge M'baku head on.

During the battle between Black Panther and M'Bau, M'Baku nearly wins using the same comic device he used to cheat in his fight with T'Chaka. However, the battle in the mines can cause enough of a distraction for T'Challa to pick himself Back up and defeat M'Baku. T'Challa claims his throne with Wakanda's celebrating his victory. Back in the mine, Ant-Man can identify what's happened with Klaw and see his form is being maintained by his sonic weapon. He asks Wasp to keep Klaw distracted while they come up with a solution. Iron Man and Ant-Man come up with a plan to stop Klaw, with the help of a wasp that distracts him. They seal Klaw's sonic emitter inside a Vibranium container, hoping to contain the vibrations or cause an explosion. Iron Man is successful in stopping Klaw.

Now that T'Challa has become the king of Wakanda, the people of Wakanda are preparing to get rid of outsiders once and for all. However, Black Panther realizes that outsiders have both helped and harmed Wakanda in the past. Therefore, he decides that Wakanda cannot go back to its old ways, which were exploited by Man-Ape to cause trouble in the first place. Instead, Black Panther decides to create a council of Wakanda people to help govern the country while he leaves to join the Avengers.

I had a lot of fun with this episode. Tony makes a complete fool of himself several times, after how he acted in the last episode, I am here for that.

But really this is such a great episode for Cap'. Showing not only his loyalty and honor but his for the people attitude. Something that is just so integral to the character. The connection and allyship Cap and T'Challa are able to form in this episode are really nice.

it is interesting seeing the contrast between this series and the MCU. T'Challa does admittingly kind of use the Avengers in a bit of deceptive way. He does more or less apologize for it in the end. Assuring the group that he knows their trust is something he has to work to earn.

Yet again this show does great work on the action sequences on this show. Not only are they just well choregraphed but they do a great job at interspersing multiple ones at once.

The colors and lighting in this cartoon are top notch. This show actually has a good grasp an color theory. With recent actions cartoon I've seen the last few years they have a bad habit of just turning the saturation up and down but EMH will be creative depending on the environment, I love it.

Shadowed Past Written by Bob Forward & Jules Dennis

Rogue has a nightmare of a woman running away from a castle while shouting at someone, asking what they have done to her baby. She is chased and tries to keep the baby safe. Unfortunately, she loses her grip on the baby who falls into the river below. When Rogue wakes up the others have come to her room to see if she's okay. She tells them this has been a recurring nightmare since coming to the institute, and now for some reason, she knows that the bay in her dream is Kurt.

Xavier comes in to help. He reads Rogue's mind revealing that the woman was Mistique and the man was Magento. Kurt was indeed the bay lost in the river and found by two of the locals and taken in. Kurt wonders how Rogue may be having a memory of him. Xavier says that it is possible Rogue absorbs memories when using her powers. Kurt asks Xavier to read his mind in hopes of finding out more but Xaviar says not tonight.

The next day Xavier speaks with Mistique as Darkhölme, who is still the principal, I guess. He tells her about Rogue's memory and asks her what she and Magneto were doing and if it was worth the loss of her son. Mystique tells Xavier to leave, he does though it is revealed that he read her mind to find the location of the castle and sends the information to Wolverine.

Mystique eavesdrops on a conversation between Rogue and Kurt confirming that he is her son. She sends Pietro to deliver a note to Kurt, asking him to meet her in the new mall construction area. Kurt decides that he'll go to find out more. Meanwhile, Pietro is shown to pass on the information about the meeting to Magneto who is at the castle. Not soon after Wolverine arrives at the castle, but Magento has already fled destroying the lap and setting a bomb to destroy the rest of the castle.

Kurt meets Mystique wearing a hooded cape. She reveals herself as his mother. which takes Kurt by surprise. He demands answers from Mystique, but The Brotherhood interrupts them. Mystique tries to get rid of them, but Quicksilver ignores her now following Magneto's orders. They knock Kurt out, but the other X-Men arrive, and a fight ensues. Rogue acquires Avalanche's power and tries to stop Mystique from escaping. Mystique tells her that it's too late for answers, transforms into a raven, and flies away.

Xavier informs Logan, Scott, and Jean about Mystique, Kurt, and Magneto's genetic research. Rogue's memories were Mystique's. They don't know if Mystique is Kurt's mother or what happened in the lab. They decide not to tell Kurt. Kurt confides in Rogue about his suspicions regarding Professor Xavier hiding the truth about his past and real parents. Rogue tries to reassure him that the Professor has a good reason for keeping some things secret. Rogue suggests that they can keep looking together and that they will find the answers someday.

So, this episode did end up bothering me in the weird casualness the characters have with each other. Because this episode begins and ends with Mystique as the school principal. Everyone goes to that school and they're just okay with the woman who tries to attack and kill them being in the same building all day long.

We get some classic Chuck being shady keeping so much from Kurt. Not telling Kurt about his mom, personally it makes me suspicious if he didn't already know something before Kurt even came to the institute.

Kurt gets a bit more to do this episode than normal. I like the bond he forms with Rogue this episode is nice seeing their differing feeling on things and the allyship the make in the end to find the truth.

Again this show can have pretty good action scenes always stepping up the animation for them. Though this episode it was a bit of a shorter one.

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This is generally my intuitive reaction (looking something up), and has been since I was tall enough and strong enough to pull my mom's complete Merriam-Webster down from the bookshelf without dropping it (and subsequently, when AOL search became eclipsed by AskJeeves and Google for usefulness).

I was an innate question-asker, though, who constantly got in trouble as a child for asking adults "but why?" ad nauseum. My curiosity was encouraged as an adolescent and tween. As a teenager, I was taught to "trust, but verify" authority figures & sources (ironic, given that phrase's provenance and the topic at hand).

So I unreservedly agree with OP that it's important to train yourself to admit you don't know everything and seek out further information.

However, I have three points about why telling people to "look it up" is not a helpful response on its own in this day and age:

Most people don't actually know how to look things up, really. Not in a way that enables actual verification of information. When I was in middle school, we literally had a special class session where we went to the school library, homeroom by homeroom, and were actually taught how to use search engines, how to structure a search query (e.g. using boolean operators), which search engines were reliable & for what information (this was back when search engines were still developing & decentralized and Encyclopedia Brittanica was still a valuable resource), and how to evaluate the reliability of each internet source. A modern day version of this would probably include a lecture on ChatGPT not being a reliable source of information, with examples. I was very, very lucky that I went to a fancy private school that year, which had the resources to teach this lesson. Most current schools probably do not, and I'd wager the majority of adults in this world also never had this lesson.

Google is so, so fucking shitty these days. Like so unbelievably shitty on its own, even if it were possible to turn off its even shittier Gemini AI, which you can't reliably do on mobile (and mobile web traffic makes up for the majority of web traffic these days). The UI is ass on mobile. The quality of its search results are poor if you aren't being specific and granular with your search (and sometimes even if you are, it just ignores your specifications in favor of broader search terms). If you are careful and specific and granular, the results it returns are largely pay-to-play, unless you're going to the effort of restricting it to a specific site (e.g. Reddit, AP News, a specific hobby forum board, etc). It also artificially restricts the amount of results you get (remember when a search would return 13+ pages of results? Pepperidge Farm remembers). And, it no longer allows you to view the cached version of web pages.

The alternatives are even worse. In spite of how shitty Google is, they still imo have the best and most comprehensive web crawlers of the lot. Bing is an exercise in stupidity and frustration (terrible search algorithm). DuckDuckGo is missing search results that should be there (no surprise, its primary index is powered by Bing, though it does allegedly pull from other sources). Every other possible search engine is much more limited in indexes, or has other major issues (e.g. Yandex is Russian, Kagi is paid, StartPage uses Google, and also good luck finding a Facebook post you saw once if you want to double-check something for misinformation), and they all require someone to be informed and aware enough to know about small alternative search engines. Informed and aware people aren't the type of people who need to be told to look something up.

It's a shitty problem and I have no good solutions. If anyone does have a good solution, I would welcome it, because by God I am so fucking tired of this modern internet hell.

It is incredibly important to train yourself to have your first instinct be to look something up.

Don't know how to do something? Look it up.

See a piece of news mentioned on social media? Look it up.

Not sure if something is making it to the broader public consciousness, either because you don't see it much or you see people saying nobody is talking about it? Look it up.

Don't know what a word means? Look it up.

It will make you a better reader and a better writer, but it will also just make you more equipped to cope with the world.

So often, I see people talking about something as though it is the first time anyone has ever acknowledged it, when I've been reading reports about it on the news for months or years. Or I see someone totally misinterpreting an argument because they clearly don't know what a word means--or, on the other hand, making an argument that doesn't make sense because they aren't using words the right way.

Look things up! Check the news (the real news, not random people on social media)! Do your research! You (and the world) will be better for it.

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Rightpath GS Delivers Business Agility

Understanding the AP Maze: Where Complexity Begins

Accounts Payable (AP) is one of the most essential functions in finance, yet it’s also one of the most complex. From invoice management and vendor coordination to payment approvals and compliance, the process involves multiple steps, systems, and stakeholders. At Right Path, we understand that even the most established businesses can find AP processes tangled with inefficiencies – especially when dealing with high volumes or scattered workflows. But with the right BPM approach, these complexities can be simplified and transformed into strengths, Right Path P2P Assessment: Identify Opportunities for Improvement”

The Key to Clarity: Streamlining with Process Intelligence

One of the most effective ways to overcome AP complexity is to bring in process intelligence and automation. Traditionally, AP tasks were handled manually, with teams verifying data, chasing approvals, and logging payments across various platforms. This often led to missed deadlines, duplicate payments, and a lack of visibility. Today, we help businesses shift to a streamlined, digitized AP environment – where invoices are automatically captured, matched, validated, and routed through smart workflows. This not only reduces turnaround time but also improves accuracy and accountability across the board.

Automation in Action: Making AP Smarter and Faster

Right Path’s BPM solutions for AP are built to simplify and enhance every stage of the process. Our systems ensure that approvals move faster, exceptions are flagged early, and finance teams can access real-time dashboards that offer complete visibility into payables. This smart automation allows your team to focus on analysis, vendor relationships, and strategic planning, instead of getting stuck in operational bottlenecks.

Your Partner in Process Excellence

At Right Path Global Services Pvt. Ltd., we believe that AP should be more than a back-office function – it should be a value-driving process that supports business agility and growth. As a trusted BPM service provider, we partner with businesses to reimagine and rebuild their AP workflows using best practices, smart technologies, and process expertise. From implementation to continuous improvement, we ensure that your AP function becomes lean, responsive, and aligned with your business goals.

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Complexity in Accounts Payable is common—but it doesn’t have to be permanent. With the right partner and a strategic approach, your AP function can become smarter, faster, and a true driver of business value.

That’s why we’re offering a free Procure-to-Pay (P2P) assessment to help you get started. This expert-led review will uncover inefficiencies, highlight areas for improvement, and provide actionable insights to optimize your entire AP workflow.

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From Manual to Modern: Transform Finance with Outsourcing Solutions

As organizations face tighter margins and rising operational complexity, procurement outsourcing and financial process outsourcing offer a clear solution. By partnering with specialized providers, businesses can offload time-consuming tasks and improve efficiency across the board.

With accounts payable outsourcing, companies can streamline invoice handling, improve approval cycles, and reduce errors. Through payables outsourcing, businesses gain better compliance, reduced fraud risk, and improved vendor satisfaction — all without burdening internal teams.

Accounts receivable outsourcing is equally valuable, helping accelerate collections and reduce outstanding balances. Skilled AR partners use structured workflows and automation to improve cash flow and reduce DSO, ensuring steady revenue streams and fewer write-offs.

Together, these outsourcing strategies empower businesses to cut costs, improve accuracy, and scale quickly. Rather than managing complex financial processes in-house, smart companies are choosing specialized partners to handle AP, AR, and procurement functions with precision and reliability.

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How to Cheat on AP Exam Without Getting Caught?Here's the Truth and a Smarter Solution

Thousands of students Google how to cheat on AP exam without getting caught, hoping for a trick that guarantees results. But here’s the truth: the College Board has made cheating nearly impossible, especially in remote testing environments. However, that doesn’t mean you’re out of options. Let’s explore the risks, real-life examples, and a safe, smarter alternative that works—without putting…

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Server Market becoming the core of U.S. tech acceleration by 2032

Server Market was valued at USD 111.60 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 224.90 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 8.14% from 2024-2032. 

Server Market is witnessing robust growth as businesses across industries increasingly adopt digital infrastructure, cloud computing, and edge technologies. Enterprises are scaling up data capacity and performance to meet the demands of real-time processing, AI integration, and massive data flow. This trend is particularly strong in sectors such as BFSI, healthcare, IT, and manufacturing.

U.S. Market Accelerates Enterprise Server Deployments with Hybrid Infrastructure Push

Server Market continues to evolve with demand shifting toward high-performance, energy-efficient, and scalable server solutions. Vendors are focusing on innovation in server architecture, including modular designs, hybrid cloud support, and enhanced security protocols. This transformation is driven by rapid enterprise digitalization and the global shift toward data-centric decision-making.

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Market Keyplayers:

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ESC8000 G4, RS720A-E11-RS24U)

Cisco Systems, Inc. (UCS C220 M6 Rack Server, UCS X210c M6 Compute Node)

Dell Inc. (PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge T550)

FUJITSU (PRIMERGY RX2540 M7, PRIMERGY TX1330 M5)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (ProLiant DL380 Gen11, Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus)

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (FusionServer Pro 2298 V5, TaiShan 2280)

Inspur (NF5280M6, NF5468A5)

Intel Corporation (Server System M50CYP, Server Board S2600WF)

International Business Machines Corporation (Power S1022, z15 T02)

Lenovo (ThinkSystem SR650 V3, ThinkSystem ST650 V2)

NEC Corporation (Express5800 R120f-2E, Express5800 T120h)

Oracle Corporation (Server X9-2, SPARC T8-1)

Quanta Computer Inc. (QuantaGrid D52BQ-2U, QuantaPlex T42SP-2U)

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (Altus XE2112, Tundra AP)

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SuperServer 620P-TRT, BigTwin SYS-220BT-HNTR)

Nvidia Corporation (DGX H100, HGX H100)

Hitachi Vantara, LLC (Advanced Server DS220, Compute Blade 2500)

Market Analysis

The Server Market is undergoing a pivotal shift due to growing enterprise reliance on high-availability systems and virtualized environments. In the U.S., large-scale investments in data centers and government digital initiatives are fueling server demand, while Europe’s adoption is guided by sustainability mandates and edge deployment needs. The surge in AI applications and real-time analytics is increasing the need for powerful and resilient server architectures globally.

Market Trends

Rising adoption of edge servers for real-time data processing

Shift toward hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure

Increased demand for GPU-accelerated servers supporting AI workloads

Energy-efficient server solutions gaining preference

Growth of white-box servers among hyperscale data centers

Demand for enhanced server security and zero-trust architecture

Modular and scalable server designs enabling flexible deployment

Market Scope

The Server Market is expanding as organizations embrace automation, IoT, and big data platforms. Servers are now expected to deliver higher performance with lower power consumption and stronger cyber protection.

Hybrid cloud deployment across enterprise segments

Servers tailored for AI, ML, and high-performance computing

Real-time analytics driving edge server demand

Surge in SMB and remote server solutions post-pandemic

Integration with AI-driven data center management tools

Adoption of liquid cooling and green server infrastructure

Forecast Outlook

The Server Market is set to experience sustained growth, fueled by technological advancement, increased cloud-native workloads, and rapid digital infrastructure expansion. With demand rising for faster processing, flexible configurations, and real-time responsiveness, both North America and Europe are positioned as innovation leaders. Strategic investments in R&D, chip optimization, and green server technology will be key to driving next-phase competitiveness and performance benchmarks.

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Conclusion

The future of the Server Market lies in its adaptability to digital transformation and evolving workload requirements. As enterprises across the U.S. and Europe continue to reimagine data strategy, servers will serve as the backbone of intelligent, agile, and secure operations. In a world increasingly defined by data, smart server infrastructure is not just a utility—it’s a critical advantage.

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