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Death and Taxes

The Thirteenth is death, he is its herald and its warden. He is a divine being greater than any mortal with a purpose so specific that no other could fulfill it. He only took on a mortal frame for the sake of searching for a potential living Prime to set things straight. He was not at all prepared for the mess that is being a mortal.

In light of his oddities, mecha who work in customer service across Kaon both fear and adore him.

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Death, or rather Orion Pax, was not unfamiliar with mortal customs. He had seen enough in his long eternities within the void to have a basic understanding of how mortals worked. Combined with Alpha Trion and Ratchet's dutiful teachings, things made even more sense for him. But of course, there are simply some things one must experience to really comprehend. One of those things was bureaucracy and domestic affairs.

While serving under Alpha Trion, Orion had no need to bother with things such as buying his own energon, dealing with housing, or otherwise interacting with mecha aside from Ratchet on a regular basis. Alpha Trion took care of anything that required serious interaction and the Archives were always stocked with enough to get by. When not wandering the void, Orion resided with datapads in a small dark corner with a singular pillow and that was all he needed. There was no interaction and no bothersome affairs. If he needed something, it was provided.

That all changed when he finally found someone worthy of the Matrix.

Megatronus was most certainly worthy, but he resided all the way in Kaon. That was initially not an issue for Orion since he would leave for extended periods of time anyway and return to the archives as needed to collect data or otherwise restock on supplies. However after he began to bend the rules a little too much in the optics of his fellow Primes, he had to become more... conservative with how he used his abilities. No longer could he travel between the archives and Kaon every half a groon to get something or other. Now his trips needed to be with purpose and taken with greater care. Not to mention he could not longer leech off Alpha Trion on a regular basis, not when he spent much of his time so far from archives.

The issue was small at first for Orion as he brought a stock of energon and shanix with him down to Kaon in order to get by. He hung around in the pits largely loitering in corners when he wasn't conversing with his chosen Champion. However that quickly grew to be highly suspicious as other gladiators glared and those in charge of the pits started to take notice of him. Megatronus even reached out in concern, wondering if he was alright and if he needed somewhere to recharge. It was at that point that Orion realized he needed to get a proper base of operations down in Kaon if he was to continue operating and going back to the archives in a timely manner. He wasn't supposed to be drawing any serious attention.

And so after contacting Ratchet, Orion went hab hunting. According to what he read in the archives and online, it should have been an easy task. He had the required rank to get a reasonable residence, and Ratchet dealt with all the actual talking, yet Orion found himself struggling to find a place he actually liked.

Ratchet: What about this one? It has a sizable living space and a nice patio.

Orion: No, it is too bright for the void that I am fond of to pierce the veil of this reality.

Ratchet: That's fair enough. I like it a bit darker too. How about this one then? Its a bit quaint but its less bright.

Orion: The sounds from the railway will drown out the calls of the lost. My duty will be left unfulfilled. It is insufficient.

Ratchet: Alright, I understand. Then this one seems better, right? Its quiet, away from the most obnoxious lights, and is within a compound for Iaconian citizens.

Orion: My spark will weaken surrounded by those who serve the corrupt. Their sins will weigh heavy on my mind.

Ratchet: Well then what do YOU have in mind?

Orion: This one is far from the obstructions of mortal make. I will be able to see through the veil without difficulty and none shall break me from my reverie.

Ratchet: ...

Orion: ...

Ratchet: Its on the outskirts of Kaon. That's bad territory Orion. Gangs and all sorts of other unsavory types tend to live out in the boondocks.

Orion: They shall not touch me. I shall ensure it.

Ratchet: ... I believe you.

Eventually, against Ratchet's warnings and Alpha Trion's questioning, Orion moved to the outskirts of Kaon with his singular box of belongings. His hab was in the most seedy part of Kaon that was still within walking distance of the arenas. Ratchet was not at all pleased, especially once he noticed the shady individuals who lived in the area. Of course Ratchet was far less concerned for his friend and more worried about those who would be interacting with him. But Orion was totally unconcerned as he marched right into his hab without greeting anyone, put down his singular box of things, and set up a desk by the window so that he could work for the archives from a distance.

Ratchet was left to become more and more concerned as Orion proceeded to put his small collection of datapads on his desk and sit down, the rest of his hab completely empty. It took quite a while for the medic to explain to Orion that he needed to have something decorative in his hab to not be seen as unusual. And thus within the next few cycles, a small gathering was hosted at Orion's new residence where a few associates gave him things to decorate his hab with and offered to help him set it up. Ratchet ended up giving Orion a small blaster and assisting him in painting every single wall various shades of black, blue, and purple, all in dark varieties. Megatronus dropped by for a little while with a set of officers at his sides to ensure he didn't run off and he then proceeded to pass Orion a bottle of high grade before leaving. Soundwave also made an appearance before leaving, but it was a quick in and out situation where he handed Orion some Shanix with a card attached that said to buy what he wanted.

That was Orion's house warming party of a sorts, and so after a rundown of how normal mecha function from Ratchet, Orion was left to his own devices. It did not take long at all for him to garner a reputation. Most of his cycles consisted of spending the early groons doing work for the archives, namely handling files from a distance and digitizing texts from nearby and far smaller archives. Afterwards he would proceed straight to the arena to speak with Megatronus in an attempt to not bend the rules and possibly be left with a greater punishment. This alone was fine. It was when he deviated from his normal routine that his reputation formed and was reiterated.

Orion did not generally need to consume energon. In fact it was more unsettling when he did consume it due to how half of it bled out from his plating throughout the course of the cycle. Despite that, Ratchet told Orion again and again that normal mecha consumed some energon and kept a stock of it. Thus Orion was forced to go to the store and buy some semi-regularly. The first time he did so at the local store, he stared the cashier down in total silence until his groceries were scanned and he paid. The cashier was scared stiff but ultimately waved it off, thinking Orion a one time costumer. The cashier was wrong.

Once a deca-cycle on the dot, Orion would return to the store to buy the exact same thing, over and over again. Not a word would be exchanged, but Orion had a tendency to overpay and not a spark was willing to try and give him his change with how... cold he was. He came in, bought his energon, and left without a word. What was at first unsettling came to be appreciated by the mecha working at the store. When Orion came in, other less civil customers left and Orion would stroll along the aisles without comment. It was a break for the overworked employees and his abundant overpaying was a welcome reward for their efforts. It reached the point of becoming a ritual of sorts, one where Orion came by on one appointed cycle once a deca-cycle. All employees would fall silent and relax as Orion would spent exactly half a groon wandering and taking his time observing before buying the same thing he always did. Then he would quietly ring up his items and the employees would have a silent battle over who got to be the one to serve him. The winner promptly assisted him and in return received the extra Shanix that came from Orion's overpaying habit.

The employees did not ever dare comment on the fact that Orion looked like he crawled out of some pit and simply never returned. New employees were all trained in the delicate art of being respectful of the favored customer from Iacon and not a spark dared to interrupt his routine. The singular mech who tried to ask Orion if he needed help received a frigid gaze and a quiet but terrifying answer.

Employee: Sir, can I help you? You seem to be a little lost.

Employee 2: NO! You idiot! Leave Mr. Pax alone!

Orion: I require no aid from that which will wither and die. The offer is quaint and appreciated, but useless.

Employee: Y-Yes Sir. Please continue what you were doing.

Employee 2: You glitch, you've ruined his routine.

Nothing particularly bad happened when Orion's routine was messed with, but there was always an aura of potential danger when it was. Not to mention he tended to not leave extra Shanix behind when he paid. The employees were totally unaware of the fact that their interactions with him merely made him more prone to focus and thus actually count out the correct amount of shanix to be given for his purchases. But of course they didn't know that and simply assumed he was an oddball who liked the quiet and paid generously to have it while shopping.

Orion's reputation at the store was unique, but it did not reach the legendary reputation he held amongst the neighborhood he moved into. Much like with his purchases of energon, Orion did not tend to do anything out of his hab very often. But there were instances where it was required, and from those experiences, Orion learned and was rewarded with wary gazes for it.

Once a stellar cycle Orion was required to take his trash out to the incinerators since he had not paid for any sort of garbage disposal services. This was not a hard task for a mech who produced little waste and who had strength that exceeded the normal bounds of mortality. But of course initially his newfound neighbors found themselves eager to scout him out and see if he was a viable target. Gang members were sent to watch him and talk to him if possible to assess the danger he posed. All returned to their organization with the same consensus.

Orion Pax was not to be touched.

The first few times he was observed, the information gleaned told his observers that he was a scrappy but well funded mech. A difficult target, but not impossible considering he lived alone and was an archivist. This led to his hab being broken into a handful of times before any sort of confrontation. Only instead of finding swaths of shanix or useful material, what greeted the invaders was a space straight out of a horror film. Orion's hab was pitch black, with all sorts of anatomy notes, drawings, and prints covering the walls like some sociopathic killer lived in the space. His space was frigid at all times and his few shelves were filled with datapads and each were labeled with the name of some important mech up on the political ladder. His ceiling was covered with strange murals that were hardly able to be processed but showed images of things not meant for mortals to see. And to top it all off, the further one went into his hab, the more empty it became. Only his living room had furniture in it. Every other room was bare save for his berth which was a single slab of metal and stacks of energon cubes all around. It was terrifying, especially when the invaders noted the many various drawings of mecha and the weapons laying around.

The singular time one of the local gang members tried to bother Orion and shank him for some cash, it ended horribly. Orion turned toward his would-be-attacker and proceeded to shift before his very optics. Wings made of blades sprouted from his back, optics formed where there shouldn't be any, and his limbs grew longer, sharper, and unnaturally spindly. The air chilled but Orion did not move. This was the story told by the one who claimed to have tried to rob Orion, and despite not having any additional witnesses, not a spark dared to claim it was lies. Orion was a cryptid and it would not surprise any of the local gang members if he really was a monster from the pits or a shapeshifter enjoying screwing with them.

He was in their minds, an aspiring serial killer. Thus his danger level skyrocketed and rumors spread of the strange rich mech who lived in the hab a short walk away from the store. What frightened Orion's observers even more was the simple fact that his lights were never on, not once did he turn them on. That only served to emphasize his terrifying optics and partially exposed spark chamber whenever he at by the window late at night, watching, staring, never moving. They thought he was vetting out potential targets, totally unaware of the fact that Orion was merely trying to learn to be more normal. In light of this, he took in the fearful and aggressive behavior of his peers and thought that was the correct manner in which to act. He prowled around as they did when near his hab or travelling through Kaon, his field was always held like a shield, and he stared down anyone who dared come too close. He held no anger toward anyone, but he was almost certain what he was doing was normal.

It was not, and his habit of picking up behaviors only gave him an even more startling reputation when he observed a drug deal happening from his window. Orion did not order things too often, but when he did he paid the delivery mech and went on his way. But as he watched the drug deal go down, unaware of its nature, he saw how it worked and mimicked the behavior. Those involved in the deal gave copious amounts of shanix or interesting objects to one another in exchange for the offered goods. Not knowing any better, Orion was quick to pick up the habit when he ordered things.

His orders only came a few times a stellar cycle, but when they did, delivery mecha all across Kaon rushed to answer the call. To them, Orion Pax was both the most terrifying mech on the planet, and also the best paying one. Much like the employees at the store, they uttered not a word when they came with his packages, but each bore their determination and prayed to Primus as the door unlocked and the terror within accepted the package. It was a ritual, or rather a rite of passage for delivery mecha. Those who could withstand the terror Orion posed were truly devoted to their craft, especially since they had to maintain a straight face. It was the ultimate test of will, and it was one even veteran delivery mecha who were accustomed to gang wars and drug deals struggled to withstand.

Orion never hurt any of them, but he learned from what he saw, and based on what he saw, he needed to show his aggression to a degree when receiving anything and be as suspicious as possible. Thus when delivery mecha arrived at his door, he held the door open just wide enough to stick out an arm and that was it. His field was constantly held at an uncomfortable wavelength and he stared down whoever was outside his door in total silence. The ritual was simple for delivery mecha with enough skill and will to withstand the fear. They would knock three times, one after the other before stepping back to a comfortable distance. They would keep their gazes low and wait for the click of the door and the chill of frigid air to touch their plating through the crack in Orion's door. At that point they would offer the package and papers for Orion to sign and the door would close for exactly a klik. If the delivery mech didn't pass out, they would swiftly be returned signed papers and anything from straight shanix to objects of increadible value before the door would shut, the ritual complete.

Mech-animals avoided Orion's hab like the plague, neighbors feared him and never met his gaze, those who worked at placed he frequented both loved and were terrified of him, and amongst mail mecha he was a cryptid of untold power. None bothered him, none questioned him. They simply watched him go from his hab to the arena, all wondering what he was. He was the rich archivist from Iacon and that was all that needed to be said. Despite that, there were still rumors, none of which ever reached Orion's audials despite his ability to walk the void.

The most prolific rumors were popular enough to reach Megatronus and Ratchet, both of which nearly died of laughter upon hearing them. Evidently Orion was either a cryptid who served the Unmaker, a rogue experiment, a ghoul, a sparkeater, or most hilariously, a servant of the council come to put fear into the sparks of the locals. Neither Ratchet nor Megatronus ever saw fit to tell their odd companion of the fearful reputation he garnered. It was more hilarious watching him roll with it without even knowing he was playing into the stories weaved about him

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My Strategy for the Iron Throne (BG3)

As of late, I've been obsessively playing bg3 and the Iron Throne is one of my favorite challenges in the entire game. It requires so much strategy and planning to be able to free everyone in time. Now I've seen several articles talking about what the optimal strategy is, but in my humble opinion, my strategy is better. So I decided to make a post talking about my strategy, mostly because I just wanted an excuse to talk about it more, but maybe this will come in handy for someone in the future.

MVPs:

speed potions (for obvious reasons)

Personally I prefer speed potions over just casting haste because even though with haste you get ten rounds out of it, if your spell caster happens to break concentration, your turn gets skipped in a way you didn't plan for, whereas with speed potions, even though you're guaranteed to have your turn skipped, you can at least plan for it

Air Myrmidons

These are incredibly helpful for two main reasons, for one, the Sauhuagin Hunters are vulnerable to lightning damage, but also the air myrmidons have the ability to stun enemies, skipping their turn for two rounds, which is insanely helpful, as your goal is less to kill the hunters as it is to buy time for the prisoners to get out

Levers

If you pay close attention, or use the left alt key, you'll be able to see levers which can close off hallways and block more enemies from attacking you. The Sauhuagin Hunters can't get through the doors once you've hit the lever as the doors won't take damage from them. You also can get through locked doors without using up actions just by using the levers.

Either the fly spell or using the illithid power to fly

I feel like this one goes without saying, it allows you to get places so much quicker and allows you to easily avoid opportunity attacks

Anything that paralyzes enemies

Karabasan's Poison (most of which I got from the fight with the surgeon in act 2), drow's poison, Surgeon's Subjugation Amulet, pretty much anything that will skip a turn

Who To Take With You:

A cleric or druid (make sure they have the level 6 heal spell, and level 5 greater restorations, that makes saving Ravengard so much easier)

Spellcaster of some kind, wizard would be my personal preference, but a warlock or sorcerer will likely work just as well

Rogue (The bonus action dash is a great asset here), bonus points if your rogue is a dual wielder

You'll want either another dual wielding rogue, a fighter for the second attack and actions surge, or barbarian for the second attack. Anyone that does a lot of damage very quickly

I'm probably missing some good classes here, like I've heard monk is also really good, but I've never played a monk and this is mostly me just sharing what has worked really well for me

Preparations:

Before you leave the submersible, make sure everyone has everything they need

As far as prepared spells go, you want to have anything that deals lightning damage prepared on all your spell casters. For the clerics and druids, the lvl 6 heal spell is vital for rescuing Ravengard, and depending on if you freed Wyll or not, greater restoration so that Mizora can't trap him in place for a turn. Sanctuary is also a good one, any defensive spells.

Make sure that your non-spellcaster party members have some good scrolls on them. Stone wall is a good one, dimension door is incredibly helpful, as well as misty step. Dome of invulnerability can also be a good one, as wells as anything that could skip an enemy's turn.

Before you go, you want to cast longstrider on everyone in the party, as well as, if you have it, freedom of movement, as this prevents the nets that the guards will shoot at you from keeping you from moving.

Then drink any elixirs that could be helpful, bloodlust is a pretty good one, as well as any of the arcane cultivation ones. The elixir of peerless focus is also a good one, especially if you decide to cast haste on one of the party members instead of just using speed potions.

Any armor that increases movement speed or gives you lightning charges will be helpful here.

This is where you want to summon the air myrmidon

If you're quick, you can also cast any of the ten turn concentration spells you may want to use, such as fly or haste.

And with all these things accounted for, you should be ready to go.

On the Dock:

This is where I generally have everyone drink their speed potions, as I said earlier, yes it does mean you get a turn skipped, but if you play your cards right, that won't matter much.

Area Around the Ladder:

This is generally where I put the spell caster to start. The combination of a spell caster with lightning spells and the air myrmidon makes it fairly easy to take down the guard hanging around the area within the first or second round. If you can incapacitate the guard in the first round then, release the all the prisoners in the area in the first round, if not, then only release the one on the east side of the room, it's easiest if you send your cleric/druid to do that on their way down the east corridor.

But by the second round, you should have been able to take out the guard hanging around the ladder and can send the air myrmidon to help out in the east corridor and then send your spell caster to the west corridor to help there.

You want to make sure that you get the hostages around this area out very quickly so the area around the ladder doesn't become too crowded when hostages from the other areas are running back.

Should the area around the ladder become too crowded, especially in the last two rounds, you can get a spell caster or use the scroll of dimension door to clear up some space so everyone can make it out. In my last run I was in my last round and there was one Gondian blocking the ladder preventing my characters from getting to the sub, so I had Gale dimension door the Gondian just far enough away from the ladder that it cleared up some space so everyone could make it out.

South Corridor:

For this one, you want to send whoever has the most movement, if you have a rogue with a fly spell/illithid power and a speed potion, send them.

Ideally, you'll be able to get both of the prisoners at the end of that corridor free and be headed in Omeluum's direction by the end of the first round. Make sure you use the levers and not waste actions by lock picking the cells.

The hostages should be in the clear as far as the guards go, most of the guards in round one in the south wing, are around Omeluum's cell.

In round two, you can free Omeluum, loot the cell it's kept in (there's a mind flayer parasite, as well as a lot of gold and useful things in there, use the left alt key to make sure you get everything), and then get out of there as quickly as possibly, ideally avoiding the guards. You should be able to have left the hallway Omeluum was kept in, and be headed back north. By this time, the prisoners that were in the south corridor should have gotten far enough that you can lock the door behind you, locking out all the guards that spawn in that area, which there are a lot. Omeluum is still there, but it can teleport back to the sub, so there's no need to worry.

Now you want to get as close as you can to where the ladder is, and help whoever is holding down the fort in that area, ideally you'll be able to help take down the hunter in the east corridor by round three.

Now Omeluum comes into play in round two, it should immediately teleport back to the sub as the one retrieving it will have closed off the doors to prevent the hunters from converging on the sub. But Omeluum shouldn't stay in the sub, it should help hold down the fort around the ladder, and should be available should any of the Gondians be moving too slowly to make it in time or get trapped by a net.

East Corridor:

This is where Duke Ravengard is at. I personally haven't done a play through where I decided not to free Wyll (as freeing Wyll and then rescuing Ravengard anyway seemed the obvious choice), so idk exactly how it would go with Mizora helping instead of hindering, so consider this advice for if you do decide to free Wyll.

For this corridor, you definitely want to send a cleric or druid, as hitting Ravengard with the heal spell almost guarantees that he'll survive, even with Mizora trying to stop you. Greater restoration also prevents him from being trapped in place by Mizora, so that's also very useful. Also using a speed potion for this corridor in the first or second round is also very useful, it allows you to hit Ravengard with both the heal and greater restoration in the same round.

Now there's a guard in the corridor leading to where Ravengard is kept and you can either use a spell or potion to stop it from taking opportunity attacks, or just brave the attack, it doesn't matter too much as long as you don't stop to try to fight it, leave it to another party member.

You are likely in round two by the time you've gotten to Ravengard, or are at the end of your turn in round one. So when you get to where Ravengard is, you first want to let out the Gondians in the cell next to his, then open his cell and hit him with the heal and greater restoration.

There's another guard in this corridor, so try to place your cleric or druid in such a way that they're taking the attacks, not the Gondians.

Now on Duke Ravengard's turn, the first thing you want to do is grab one of the spears that is sitting in front of the cells. He can make several attacks in one turn so giving him a weapons is a great way to add an extra fighter to the mix. Now you'll have to jump over the spiders and take some opportunity attacks, to leave the cell and get the spear, but it's not a big deal if you've hit him with heal and greater restoration.

By the end of round two, only the cleric/druid and Ravengard should still be at the end of the corridor, the Gondians should be on their way to the sub.

As for dealing with the hunter in the corridor, this is where the air myrmidon comes into play, in round one the air myrmidon should attack the guard that sits right around the ladder, with the aid of the spell caster, ideally you'll get it to low health or stun it in round one to be finished off in round two by the spell caster. But in round two, the air myrmidon should turn it's attention to the guard in the east corridor and engage it and attempt to stun it, or at least draw it's attention away from the hostages.

By round three, everyone should be in the corridor and your cleric/druid or Ravengard (though it all depends on initiative order and his tends to be low), can close the exploding spiders and the guard in end of the corridor using a lever. By round three, your rogue should be back from releasing Omeluum and able to help the myrmidon take down the guard in that corridor, allowing all the hostages to get to freedom.

West Corridor:

Personally, I find this one to be the most difficult to get everyone out of alive. This is the corridor where you send your dual wielding rogue/fighter/barbarian/monk, anyone who does damage quickly. In the first round just focus on getting there and doing damage, try to avoid paralyzing them till the next round as you likely won't have enough movement speed to get all the Gondians out in the first round to be able to take full advantage of it. Just focus on doing damage.

In round two, try to paralyze at least one or both of them then hit the levers to release the hostages. Still try to do as much damage as possible, if you've only focused on one of them, you may be able to kill one of them in the second round. In round two, your spell caster should start heading this way to help you out in finishing off the guards and releasing the hostages.

It's important to note that the prisoners in this hallway have the furthest to travel to get the the sub, so you definitely want to have them freed by the end of round two at the latest.

Position your damage doer and your spell caster in such a way that tries to keep the attention of the guards away from the Gondians. I've found that this is the spot most likely to have one of them ensnared, so it's a good idea that you have Omeluum heading in this direction in rounds two and three to be able to pick up any stragglers anyone who's low health, or been caught by a net.

After Round Three:

At this point, all the prisoners should be free and headed towards the sub.

If you are using speed potions, try to time things such that you can stun/paralyze the guards on the same round your turn gets skipped. Or make sure they're dead before then. The main thing is to make sure that everyone's been released from their cells before your speed potion runs out, because at that point, there's not much to do. If you've cleared the way so that the Gondians don't really have to worry about the guards then the skipped turn won't matter much. But if it's your fourth turn skipped and you're playing on tactician mode, then you have to make sure you can get back to the sub as quick as possible in round five. It's not a bad idea to make use of speed potions again if you're having trouble getting there.

Now there's a chance that the guard in the east corridor, the sauhuagin champion is still alive. You want to have your myrmidon and have Ravengard attacking that one in round four, if your turn is skipped due to speed potions. If you've used the speed potions in a more staggered fashion and a players turn isn't skipped this round, then it could be dead before Ravengard reaches it. It doesn't matter too much. But by the end of round four, make sure that most everyone is at least close to the ladder. Have Omeluum teleport the one that's furthest away to the sub.

Make sure no one's blocking the ladder as your party has higher initiative than the Gondians so they have to be back to the sub before the last remaining Gondians get there. Ideally Ravengard or Omeluum will be at the end of the initiative order to make sure that everyone got aboard safely.

And assuming that nothing went terribly wrong, that's it. You'll have successfully rescues hopefully all, but at least most of the hostages in the Iron Throne. I only wish there was an achievement for successfully rescuing them all.

Anyway, this is one of my favorite encounters in the game just from the amount of strategy and planning it takes to get right. I hope my strategy for it is useful to someone else, cause I'm pretty proud of it

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[Inquisitorial Report: Subject - Megatron of Kaon]

[Authorization Level: Alpha (Elite Guard Selective)]

[Listed Authorizations: Head Elite Guardsman Smokescreen, Chaplain Paradox]

[Assigned Inquisitor: Hush]

[15 Vorns after Cybertron's Restoration - Seven Deca-cycles into assignment]

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The Templar will not be needed. My assessment was... incorrect.

It had been my assumption based upon my observations that Megatron was attempting to prepare a weapon or other item of deadly force. However on the fourth cycle of this deca-cycle, Megatron of Kaon deviated from schedule and took the items he had been gathering out of his residence. I followed and was fully prepared to give my life to buy time if it was required. However as I tailed him, I find he was not heading to any point of potential interest if he was planning some attack or terrorist activity.

My second assumption was that he was perhaps preparing to deal in arms or even start attempting to recruit for a new movement with whatever it was he built. Thus I continued to remain vigilant even when he left the city and I was forced to rely more heavily on my stealth training. It is at such times I am grateful for my size and my lack of warbuild armor. With that said, I continued to tail him as he travelled to the rust mountains. It was a challenge to track him once he took to the air, but I kept pace on the ground as much as I could.

Eventually he arrived at the mountains, and again I was under the assumption that he was attempting to do some dark deal with a contractor. But to my dismay, he did nothing of the sort and instead laid out the organic cloth he ordered previously and then set up those wax constructs around it. Then he placed the strange device he was working on in the middle of the cloth and placed a container with all the energon he bought beside it. I had no clue what he was attempting to do until he opened a channel with Orion Pax and called him to let him know he was going to pick him up.

I believe I may need to return to my training sometime soon due to the fact that I struggled to keep pace as Megatron took to the air to get back to Iacon. I was left near overheating when I finally got back into the city and could follow Megatron without having to run everywhere. With that in mind, in a few deca-cycles I would like to request temporary leave to return to training with my brothers and sisters in arms.

Now, back on topic. I followed Megatron all the way to the archives where he retrieved Orion Pax and began walking with him back toward the rust mountains. They walked leisurely and thankfully for me, that meant I didn't need to rush as much. Anyway, Megatron took Orion Pax out of the city and both took to their alt-modes to get to the location Megatron prepared earlier. There was quite a bit of affection given as Megatron led Orion to the place he set his items up. Lots of... intimate interaction that most would never be caught dead engaging in, especially in such an open location.

Orion Pax and Megatron proceeded to have what looked to be a rather pleasant romantic meal together under the fading light of the nearest star. They lit the wax constructs on fire and danced around on their cloth tarp. It was all very romantic if I am quite honest, although it was rather over the top considering the amount of effort that went into the situation. They proceeded to turn on the device Megatron put together, and what I thought was a weapon ended up being a holoprojector that showed the local constellations in greater detail than what can be perceived by the optic from the surface.

They spent around a Groon out there and then packed up and went home laughing and waxing poetics.

I spent three whole deca-cycles preparing to give my life for the defense of our world only to find out it was a fragging DATE that was causing Megatron to act so suspiciously. Its ridiculous. I refuse to believe that he isn't up to something. Four million years of war, countless articles and blasphemous works. There is simply no way he doesn't have something brewing in that mind of his.

I will keep watch, but Primus, this is going to drive me mad if he keeps doing things like this. I wonder if he knows I am here... it would explain why he waxes his poetics out loud over and over again. I think I have almost all of them memorized now...

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[Report Received: Visibility Status - Seen]

[Note from Head Elite Guardsman Smokescreen:

You did excellent work remaining vigilant Hush. Keep up the good work Inquisitor. You are correct in your assessment that Megatron quite likely has more planned. This is why you must continue to watch dutifully.

There is no harm in a false alarm when it comes to the former leader of the Decepticons.]

[thisispb]

I wrote this blog entry to feel better and to redefine what "evolving" truly means for me. First and foremost and before anything else, I'd like to state that I am still terrified of putting my thoughts elsewhere, most of all in public. I'm not used to it as my go-to platform to channel all of my frustrations is just simple within a notebook; a notebook which contains all of my manifestations and my desires and my ideas--from the happiest ones all the way down to the gut-wrenching ones.

Anyway, let's get past that. To get to the main point of this entry, what does evolving or (to) evolve mean? Some may be quick at their feet and say: the word "evolve", from the dictionary, means to develop gradually especially from a simple to a more complex form. It is synonymous to the words develop, progress, advance, or move forward. (How long that answer is!) The other would rather say that the word "evolve" is mainly an overused word either by a public servant, your teacher, or your parents that are hoping that you'd mature even when you're only a teen. Yikes. Evolution or evolving is a word with a broad definition to some, but for me, to evolve means not merely to move on, but to persist through detaching oneself to what is no longer serves him or her, basically it is the art of letting go.

One is evolving not only through changing but by making room for greater things, and by all means it may be though cutting off any unnecessary drama, disconnecting from people who pull you down (energetically speaking), disconnecting from things and tasks you no longer resonate with, and forgetting your desires that you no longer see yourself in. Best believed that evolution is a long, long process yet keep in mind that one may gain greater and so much more through enacting it.

Evolving means leaving. Since one is making room for what serves her (or him), this is a highly important task to do. As a sentimental girl, I really think that it is so hard to do this very thing (leaving) because I know that it may mean no longer being in touch with what I am familiar to, and I know that leaving means no longer looking back even when I am tempted to; but since in this season I am required to flourish, I am left with no better answer but to go ahead and throw it all away. Thinking about it just feels so heartbreaking on my end, but what is more painful than missing out on what is truly meant for you? What is more excruciating that being committed to this dream that you thought is meant to be yours (when in fact it isn't), then realizing in the end that you were never fulfilled, but only living in your delusions? Perhaps it is with a heavy heart and a sorrowful soul that I get to leave and see someone else take my place, but it is better to go after what is for me than hope for what is not... it is always better to cope and rebuild, than to cope but stay the same.

Finally, evolving means acceptance. Acceptance, as we know it, at times has a negative attachment to the word. When we "accept" something, it usually means coming from a situation that have disappointed you so deeply, but let's reframe that for a bit. Sometimes, you have to acknowledge that acceptance also means receiving. Receiving love, receiving light, receiving grace, receiving forgiveness, receiving favor, and the list goes on... now that I (and you) are evolving, we must come into terms with the fact that not only do we accept the pain or the defeat that came before it, but we must also be open to accepting the things that the Divine God has prepared for us in the end. Acceptance does not only come from a place of excruciation, but also from a channel of all lighter lighter and better.

Evolving is painful, evolving is hard. But while doing so, we must learn how to disconnect, to leave, and to accept so we can achieve the greatest project/s that we have established of all time. For now, take it all in by closing your eyes and through your heart beating.

Take it all in.

[solartranslations]

AF2 Liberta Chapter 13: I Won’t Let Go, I Can’t

The Fool has left Regalo. But she won’t give up, because that’s her definition of freedom…

~*Scene: Nordia Harbor*~

Vir: Agata wants to build a new relationship with me

Teo: We don’t need to. Nothing will change if I keep coming home like before

Neve: …You can

Teo: I won’t! I want to stay with Vir!

Neve: But…then I can be alone with my husband

Vir: You make a good point. Why don’t you stay, Teo?

Teo: I said no! Don’t leave me behind

Vir: Haha, don’t worry, we won’t. So don’t leave us behind either

Teo: I would never! I’m getting along with her!

Vir: Do that with our future companion too

Neve: Future…companion?

Teo: Vir! The inn’s not that way!

Vir: Yes, I know. I came to meet with him

Teo: You mean…Liberta!?

Vir: No…he is Il Matto

Neve: …

~*Scene: SS Arcana*~

Felicita: (From what I heard, Liberta set off for Nordia on his own)

Felicita: (He didn’t leave because he wanted to. But because Il Matto—)

~*Flashback: Advisor’s Office*~

Felicita: I want to know why Liberta left. He wouldn’t just leave without saying anything

Jolly: …It’s because he’s the Fool

Felicita: The Fool’s compensation?

Jolly: I considered it…but it’s not. His compensation was never supposed to be that severe

Jolly: He was in Regalo with you, yes?

Felicita: Yes. He travelled with Intelligence often before, but he’s been staying in Regalo lately

Jolly: Then it’s likely…that the Fool Tarocco became reversed, and Il Matto’s consciousness took over

Jolly: You remember something like this happening before?

Felicita: Joshua…

Jolly: Yes. Just like him

Felicita: But didn’t Joshua’s only become reversed after he died?

Felicita: Liberta’s not dead, and we don’t know why he left

Jolly: Not quite…

Jolly: He isn’t dead. But he is in a death-like state

Felicita: A death-like state…?

Jolly: Arcana powers are based on emotional strength

Jolly: But, now that Mondo’s fate has changed, it is now based on our life force

Jolly: If we use our powers, our life force will be taken as compensation

Jolly: And the greater the power, the greater the cost for using them

Felicita: Liberta’s powers are strong…so it would cost a lot of his life force

Jolly: If he used a large amount of power, it puts him in a state close to death

Jolly: So the Fool became inverted still being hosted in Liberta, and then was sealed

Felicita: So Liberta…and Il Matto…

Jolly: Il Matto has always had a similar temperament to Liberta

Jolly: Since they were so compatible, they worked well together

Jolly: While the compensation for your “Wheel of Fortune” is memories, “Fool” requires freedom

Felicita: Freedom…?

Jolly: To not stay in one place and to seek the outside world

Felicita: That…sounds like Liberta

Jolly: Il Matto is the definition of freedom. He is extremely curious about the outside world

Jolly: Now that he has “legs”, he yearns to roam far and wide

~*End Flashback*~

Felicita: (I was always part of his “freedom”. So it’ll be fine)

Liberta: I want to stay like this. Next to you is where I’ll always belong

Dante: Ojou-san, it looks like you just thought of something. Are you alright?

Felicita: Dante…yeah, just thinking about some things

Dante: I understand why you’d be worried. But fatigue will only…

Felicita: Work against you in critical moments, right?

Dante: You remember. It feels so long since I said that

Felicita: Liberta said it a lot too. Back when he was helping me with Papa

Dante: I see…Liberta has adopted my words as his own

Dante: He’s matured even more without me knowing

Dante: You don’t need to worry, Ojou-san. Liberta will come back

Dante: I just know it

Felicita: I do too

Orso: Dante-san, Ojou-san, we should make preparations to go on shore

Nino: We’re almost to Nordia

Dante: Alright, I’m on my way. You can get started without me

Nino/Orso: Understood!

Dante: Ojou-san, are you ready?

Felicita: Yeah

Felicita: He said he wanted to be together…so I’ll believe in him

Felicita: I will…get Liberta back

~*Scene: Nordia Harbor*~

Il Matto: If we’re done, then let’s get out of here

Teo: He’s talking different from before but…is he really Il Matto?

Neve: He looks the same, he just acts a little more pushy…

Vir: Yes, that’s not Liberta anymore. He is speaking and behaving exactly like Il Matto

Teo: So, he’s not human anymore?

Vir: Correct. Would it make sense if I said it’s the same as with Joshua?

Teo: …Yeah

Neve: ?

Vir: That’s why I came to meet up with him. He’s perfect as our new companion

Teo: ……

Vir: I’ll form a contract later…

Vir: The payment I couldn’t collect from you, I’ll take from him. Alright, Joshua?

Vir: But even if I want to take him with us, I’ll have to ask first

Vir: Il Matto, would you like to come with us?

Il Matto: Sure. If you’ll take me away from here, I’ll go wherever you do

Vir: It’s a promise then. We’re merchants. We can take you to all kinds of places

Vir: But…you may not be able to return. Is that alright?

Il Matto: What does that mean?

Vir: I mean that you can’t return to Regalo…or her

Il Matto: Regalo…her…

Vir: Don’t you remember her? Felicita?

Il Matto: …Felicita…

Vir: …

Vir: Maybe it would be better to leave you with her

Il Matto: Huh? What are you talking about?

Felicita: (I don’t know where in Nordia he is. I’ll try the Governor’s…)

Felicita: Liberta…he really did come to Nordia

Il Matto: Huh? Who’re you?

Vir: We’ve been waiting, Ojou-sama

Felicita: Vir…

Vir: I’ll get out of your way. You must have so much to talk about

Vir: Let’s go, Neve, Teo

Teo: O-okay!

Neve: Of course…

Felicita: Ah! Vir!

Il Matto: Hey! Don’t leave me behind!

Il Matto: Tch…

Felicita: Wait! Liberta!

(*grab) Il Matto: Seriously, who are you? Let me go

Felicita: I won’t. I came to get you back

Felicita: “Freedom” is something you take for yourself…so I’ve come to catch you, Liberta

Il Matto: You keep calling me Liberta, but I’m actually Il Matto. Get it right

Felicita: Well you’re in Liberta’s body. Which isn’t yours!

Il Matto: You’re telling me to get out? Hah, don’t be stupid

Il Matto: I just got control. I’ll use it as much as I can

Il Matto: And even though you caught up with me, I have nowhere to go back to

Felicita: (…Because we sealed the Tarocco)

Il Matto: I’m not the guy you know right now

Il Matto: So, just give up

>I still won’t give up

>Liberta…get out here

Il Matto: Neither will I…

Il Matto: I’m not letting him go no matter what you say!

Il Matto: Desperate since you’ve figured out that won’t work? Hah, I’m impressed

(*glare) Felicita: …

Il Matto: Looking at me like that won’t bring him back

Il Matto: You’re so annoying. If you keep getting in my way…

Il Matto: I won’t hold back!

Il Matto: Haaah!

(*shing) Felicita: (He’s serious…)

~*Scene: Nordia Alley*~

Vir: *laugh* I wonder if her feelings will reach him…but she did achieve a bond with Neve, so it may be possible

Vir: Since you were chosen by “The Lovers”

Vir: Haa…!

~*Scene: Felicita’s Old House Illusion*~

(*shing) (*whish)

Attack!

>Hit

(+20 Amore)

>Miss

(-30 Amore)

Felicita: Hah!

Il Matto: Guh…

(*dodge) Il Matto: Hah, that’s all you’ve got?

Felicita: (We’re…inside Vir’s world…)

Felicita: (It must be so I can get Liberta back)

Il Matto: You’re looking away? If you won’t attack, then I will!

Felicita: *dodge*

(*glare)

Il Matto: Why are you so desperate?

Il Matto: You know, maybe he’s actually trying to get away from you

Felicita: No! Liberta wouldn’t do that!

Il Matto: Don’t forget that he’s “The Fool”!

(*whish) Il Matto: Haaah!

Dodge!

>Hit

(+20 Amore)

>Miss

(-30 Amore)

(*clang) Felicita: Hah!

Il Matto: Huh, not bad

(*clatter) Felicita: Ah…

Il Matto: And do you even really need him? He’s not that reliable

Felicita: Whatever you try to say, I do need him…

(*grab) Il Matto: Why are you going so far for a guy like him?

>Because I want to see Liberta

(No Amore)

>Because I love Liberta

(+20 Amore)

>Because Liberta is important to me

(+10 Amore)

(*lets go) Liberta: …Yeah, I want to see you too

Liberta: …And tell you that…

(*lets go) Liberta: …Ah …Fel…

Liberta: I remember…you always say what I need to hear

(*lets go) Liberta: …Thanks. You’re important to me too…

Liberta: So I don’t want to hurt you

Felicita: Liberta’s…still in there

Il Matto: Ugh, seriously…he’s still hanging on…

Il Matto: I won’t let go of my new “legs”!

Il Matto: Hyaah!

Dodge!

>Hit

(+20 Amore)

>Miss

(-30 Amore)

(*dodge) Felicita: Reckless attacks won’t hit me!

(*whack) Felicita: Ah!

(*dash)

(*whish) Felicita: I will get through to you!

Liberta!!

>Hit

(+20 Amore)

>Miss

(-30 Amore)

(*whack) Il Matto: Wah!?

(*dodge) Il Matto: That won’t hit!

Il Matto: Tch, don’t underestimate me just because you’re light on your feet

Il Matto: Keeping this up is a waste of time

Il Matto: I’ll use this sword and…

Liberta: I won’t…I won’t let you…hurt Ojou

Felicita: (I couldn’t even sense Liberta while fighting him)

Felicita: (But he answered to my voice. He’s still in there…right in front of me)

Felicita: (Before, I was able to use “The Lovers” to find out what Liberta was feeling)

Felicita: (But now, I can’t even do that…)

Felicita: I want to know what Liberta is feeling. And I want him to know what I’m feeling too

~*Flashback: Ship Cabin*~

Liberta: When I get closer, I can tell how fast your heart is racing. And that makes me happy

Liberta: I don’t have a power like “The Lovers”…so, I want to get closer to you

Liberta: I want to get closer so that I know how you feel…

~*End Flashback*~

Felicita: You’ll be able to tell if I get closer…? Right, Liberta?

(*reach)

>…Show me more

(+10 Amore)

>Liberta…

(+10 Amore)

>Can you tell now…?

(No Amore)

Il Matto: …What’re you!?

Liberta: …F-Fel…

Liberta: Hehe, you’re cute as always! I finally got to see you

Il Matto: …Wha!?

Liberta: You make up…with a hug, right?

Liberta: I feel much better holding you like this

(*smack)

(*grip) Il Matto: …What’d you grab my hand for!?

Liberta: You’re hand…is so warm. And familiar

Gli Amanti: I am always an ally to those who seek “love”

❤≪Liberta≫

Pleasure: Ojou is right in front of me… No matter what happens…I want to stay with her. …That’s all I want

Arcana: Why’s she so desperate? How can anyone go so far like this?

~*Scene: Nordia Harbor*~

Liberta: I’m sorry, Fel

Liberta: If I ever saw you again, I was always thinking I’d apologize

Liberta: I’m sorry that I left without saying anything…

Felicita: You don’t need to apologize

Felicita: You came back to me, after all

Liberta: …What Il Matto took as compensation was my own “freedom”

Liberta: But…I still heard your voice

Liberta: I couldn’t control what I heard or thought…but it still reached me

Liberta: I was happy to hear your voice. So I knew it was really me

Liberta: Since I was born with Arcana Powers, I might have been an empty vessel for Il Matto

Liberta: But I know who I am now

Liberta: Where I belong, is by your side…

Liberta: I don’t want to let you go

Felicita: Liberta…

Liberta: I……ugh…keep quiet

Vir: You really make so much work for me

Vir: If the price becomes too high, you two will have to pay it

Felicita: Vir!?

Liberta: Are you here to call me the Fool again?

Vir: Haha, I wouldn’t mind that

Vir: I technically am your leader. So I should take care of my new subordinate

Liberta: Huh!? You think I’m your subordinate!?

Vir: Didn’t I come all this way to pick you up? You should be thanking me instead of complaining

Liberta: …Guh…not again…

Felicita: …!

Vir: A reversed Tarocco cannot be easily restored…

Vir: She was able to bring you back for now, but it is temporary

Felicita: Then what do we do? Do you know how to fix Liberta?

Vir: Haha…I don’t act without reason

Felicita: That means you do know. Please, you have to help him

Vir: As I told him before, asking me is the easy part. But, what are you offering in return?

Felicita: I will give you what you are owed

Vir: I like your attitude. But I don’t intend on helping him

Vir: Because you likely can’t compensate me

Felicita: Please! Vir!

Vir: “Please” doesn’t work on me. But, I suppose payment isn’t necessary for actions of my own accord

Felicita: Huh…

Vir: The rest is up to him

Liberta: …Ah…it’s hard…not being in control of myself

Liberta: Was it…always like this for Joshua?

Vir: He never knew when to give up. Just like you

Liberta: …!?

Vir: If he had, he wouldn’t have been stuck on that ship for so long

Vir: Will you give up then? As the Fool?

Liberta: …I never said I would

Liberta: I won’t give up!

Vir: Haha…even if that means going against your own nature?

Vir: You’ll keep fighting, just to stay with her…?

Liberta: Yes, I will

Liberta: I found my happiness so I won’t let go! No matter what!

Liberta: Fel is part of the future I want. She has to be smiling next to me

>I believe in Liberta

(No Amore)

>Liberta is part of my future too

(+20 Amore)

Felicita: So just let him do what he wants!

Liberta: Are you sure about that? I might get greedy

Felicita: I know, that’s why I believe in you

Liberta: Of course! Our futures are connected, after all

Felicita: Yeah

Liberta: Hehe, which means there’s no way I can give up!

~*Scene: Nordia Alley*~

Vir: You must take responsibility for what you say. Now…how are you going to put your words into action?

Liberta: Like always…my sword will open the way to the future!

Liberta: Pensiero Realizzare…!!

~*Flashback: VF Captain’s Cabin*~

Vir: Haha…now you’re fighting over what soap to use when washing clothes?

Joshua: It’s no laughing matter. Laundry products are an absolute necessity for me

Vir: You exaggerate. Aren’t you no longer a part of this world?

Joshua: Isn’t it the same for you? Yet how can you not care about hygiene…?

Vir: It’s not that I don’t care. I’m just not picky

Vir: And isn’t it hard to enjoy life if you aren’t able to adapt?

Joshua: That’s not true. I had Kiara

Vir: Ah yes, you always talk about your wife

Joshua: She took me to so many places. Thanks to that, I met had many new experiences and encounters

Joshua: I doubt I could have achieved that alone

Joshua: Kiara showed me a whole new world

Vir: I couldn’t handle a free spirit like her. But I suppose that’s what made her a good match for you

Joshua: Yes. I needed her to push me

Joshua: I loved how free and cheerful she was

~*End Flashback*~

Vir: You managed to activate your powers even though the Tarocco is sealed…

Vir: I suppose it was possible since you believed your future had infinite possibilities

Vir: Plus the bond you two share

Vir: You truly are the Fool

Vir: Well, I’ll take my leave. I suppose this counts as payment for use of that ship as his “legs”

Vir: Your debt has been settled, Joshua

Felicita: [After that…we once again returned to Regalo]

Felicita: [Liberta was able to use his powers to right his Tarocco]

Felicita: [His power over words…was able to make his wish a reality]

Felicita: [We no longer have our Tarocco powers. But we don’t need them for the future]

Felicita: [Even without our powers…we can achieve the future we want]

Felicita: [Liberta taught me that—]

~*Scene: Harbor*~

Liberta: I’ve been waiting, Ojou. Let’s go then

Felicita: Yeah

~*Scene: Fiore Street*~

Liberta: Everything feels normal again. Totally different from Natale

Felicita: It was so busy back then…and feels like so long ago

Liberta: I guess it really can’t always be like that

Liberta: But let’s still do all the Natale-like things we can!

Liberta: Because Natale doesn’t have to be celebrated on the 25th. As long as you’re with the people you love

Liberta: So today can be our Natale

Felicita: Yeah

~*Scene: Ristorante*~

Liberta: Ah…it’s so good! Penne Arrabiata is definitely the best pasta!

Liberta: You should eat too, Ojou. We ordered a ton, like we would during a party

Felicita: Haha, your cheeks are all stuffed up

Liberta: I can’t help it when it tastes so good

Felicita: Yeah, it really does

Liberta: …Eating something really makes me feel like I’m really me

Liberta: It means I really made it back

Felicita: You’re definitely here. Right in front of me…

Liberta: Yeah. And I can see that you’re right in front of me too…

Liberta: I love you so much

Felicita: Liberta…

Waiter: Here’s our dolce for today. Strawberry torte

Liberta: Our dolce’s here. So let’s make another toast

Felicita: Yeah

Liberta: To the best Natale night ever…

Liberta: And our future…together…

Liberta: Salute!

Felicita: Salute!

~*End of Scene*~

(Continue to Liberta ED 1: 400+ Amore)

(Continue to Liberta ED 2: <400 Amore)

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Braking mechanisms are standard on baitcasting reels because of their design. The spinning of the spool may be adjusted and slowed down using these throughout the casting process. If this weren't in place, the inevitable reaction would keep repeating over and over again. (For those unfamiliar with the word, a tangled mass of line is referred to as a tangle, and it's what you're left with when the spool on your reel continues to turn even after your bait has stopped going forward.)

The first line of defense for altering the spool speed is the knob that controls the tension on the spool. It is the prominent knob that is located on the side of the reel handle. Adjust this knob to the point where it is sufficiently tight so that your lure will descend gradually to the earth when you remove the reel. As soon as it makes contact, the spool's rotation should instantly be brought to a halt. When using a heavier lure, the tension on the line should be pulled tighter.

The friction principle is used in centrifugal brakes, and the adjustments are made through pins inside the reel's side plate. Pull the pins in the opposite direction to disengage the brakes. When adjusting a six-pin system, you should always modify the nails diagonally opposite one another. Either one or the other ought to be active.

Although magnetic brakes operate according to a more intricate theory, they still depend on the spool and magnets to slow down the pace at which the spool is turning. Therefore, the fisherman may also change them to their desired settings.

It doesn't matter what kind of braking mechanism a reel has; mastering the proper way to thumb the spool is still your best option for casting without any problems. Of course, you should adjust the different braking systems each time you go out on the water, but you should let your thumb handle most of the job.

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Restoring Smiles with Precision: The Art of Crowns and Bridges in Vancouver by Fraser Point Dental

Introduction:

A radiant smile is often considered a reflection of one's overall well-being, and maintaining it requires attention to dental health. In Vancouver, Fraser Point Dental stands as a beacon of expertise when it comes to restorative dentistry, particularly in the realm of crowns and bridges. In this blog post, we delve into the intricacies of dental crowns and bridges, highlighting the importance of these procedures and showcasing Fraser Point Dental's commitment to restoring smiles with precision and artistry.

Understanding Crowns and Bridges:

Dental Crowns:

Dental crowns, also known as caps, are custom-made covers placed over damaged or weakened teeth. They serve to restore the tooth's shape, size, strength, and improve its appearance. Crowns are often recommended for teeth with extensive decay, fractures, large fillings, or after a root canal procedure.

At Fraser Point Dental, the process of getting a dental crown is a seamless and personalized experience. The dental professionals start by examining the tooth, preparing it for the crown, and taking impressions to ensure a precise fit. Using advanced materials, Fraser Point Dental creates crowns that mimic the natural look and feel of teeth, providing both durability and aesthetics.

Dental Bridges:

Dental bridges are prosthetic devices used to replace one or more missing teeth. A bridge consists of artificial teeth, called pontics, anchored on either side by dental crowns or implants. This restoration not only fills the gaps left by missing teeth but also restores the functionality and aesthetics of the smile.

Fraser Point Dental excels in designing and placing dental bridges that seamlessly integrate with the natural teeth. The process involves preparing the adjacent teeth for crowns, taking precise impressions, and fabricating a customized bridge that complements the patient's bite and appearance. Dental bridges offer a stable and natural-looking solution for those dealing with tooth loss.

Fraser Point Dental's Approach to Crowns and Bridges:

Precision and Customization:

Fraser Point Dental takes pride in its commitment to precision and customization. Each crown and bridge is meticulously crafted to meet the unique needs of the individual patient. The dental team ensures that the restorations not only fit securely but also blend seamlessly with the natural teeth, restoring both function and aesthetics.

Advanced Technology:

Leveraging state-of-the-art technology, Fraser Point Dental utilizes digital imaging and computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) for the fabrication of crowns and bridges. This allows for greater accuracy, reduced turnaround times, and ensures that the final restorations are of the highest quality.

Patient Comfort and Education:

Fraser Point Dental places a strong emphasis on patient comfort throughout the treatment process. The dental team communicates transparently, guiding patients through each step of the procedure and addressing any concerns they may have. Patients are actively involved in the decision-making process, allowing for a collaborative approach to their dental care.

Long-Term Oral Health:

Beyond the immediate restoration, Fraser Point Dental considers the long-term oral health of its patients. Crowns and bridges are designed not only for durability but also to support the overall health of the surrounding teeth and gums. Regular follow-ups and maintenance ensure the longevity of the restorations and the continued well-being of the patient.

Conclusion:

Fraser Point Dental's expertise in crowns and bridges goes beyond mere dental restoration; it's about revitalizing smiles and enhancing the quality of life for their patients. Whether it's a dental crown to fortify a weakened tooth or a dental bridge to bridge the gap caused by missing teeth, Fraser Point Dental combines precision, artistry, and patient-centered care to deliver exceptional results. If you're in Vancouver and seeking top-tier dental care for crowns and bridges, Fraser Point Dental stands as a trusted partner in your journey to a healthier, more confident smile. Our commitment to excellence ensures that each restoration is not just a dental procedure but a personalized work of art aimed at bringing back the natural beauty and functionality of your teeth. Contact us today!

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Beyond Matter

Part 3: Enter the light of monotheism

In the mental realm’s colossal space of pathways and endpoints, one can venture into the hells of cognitive states as much as one can into the most enlightening realities, within all possible categorizations of perception. It is not surprising that the subject exploring such a vast mental realm -in accordance with human nature of curious exploration and determined conquest-, one would naturally seek to reach for the source of these endless connections, and to gain understanding of what exceeds all these entities and psychic energy concentrations. It is the aspiration to reach for the grand scheme of schemes, the deciphering code of all interlocks, the meaning of it all.

It is quite the irony that in this very stage, the spiritually-hungry ego somehow yearns for the soul, no different than a thirsty lone man roaming an empty desert. It is thus reaffirmed, that if the subject undergoes this life-redefining experience with the right intention and focus, not only preliminary scientific findings are made, but also life-changing spiritual ones. To venture beyond the world of entities, beyond the imagery, one requires bravery to gaze upon an abyss of blinding light. One must devout himself lovingly to a greater mission than his very own existence. One must do good to their best ability and innate understanding of what good is.

Preparation for this remains paramount. Altering one’s consciousness leaves the subject in a compromised and vulnerable state. It is no different than the parable of having a once in a lifetime opportunity, to temporarily transform to one’s inner child version, the feeling state of a 5 year old kid. Kids are innocent, docile, clean, soft, warm for the heart. But on the other side, they can be very vulnerable to any danger out there, both physically and emotionally. Consequently, to access a higher state of consciousness requires a certain level of vulnerability, which inherently allows to perceive the realities in such an awe-like, enthusiastic, innocent way like a clean-hearted child would. A trusted companion is recommended, and caution is advised.

Once the subject has made the intentions to seek this place of the Beyond, the overarching Source, in full humility, and goodness of heart and mind and has made the necessary preparations and fairly assessed the risks, it is here where the hero journey of the soul begins, the adventurous voyage to fulfill the subject’s longing for a sense of fulfillment and wholeness.

With deeper inhales and deeper concentration; as the default mode network slowly shuts down, and the brain increases in neuroplasticity; as the brain awakens in all its blessed glory; so does the soul. Everything, at least for a human being, begins with a thought-feeling, deep within, which would conjure an image. It is only thus, when energy is further allocated to this internal creation, that the ultimate manifestation takes form.

As spacetime advances for our esteemed passenger, the unimaginable happens: the experience of seeking the pure source of it all begins unraveling with a hefty price; the dissolution of the ego state. Beautiful is the taste of death, for it shall shatter all the illusions that once dominated the eyes.

As the ego-death process continues, the experience of the 5 senses begin to wither away. Sight is no longer consisting of geometric and/or fractal shapes, but of a pure white light dominating. Sound is no longer a bell ringing, but a pure vacuum of reigning silence. Smell is no more but the absence of itself. Touch is non-existent, as no mass nor matter passes through the borders of this ethereal zone, only mind is permitted beyond with grace. As for taste; beautiful indeed is the taste of death.

At this point, mind has left the body behind, in lower realms, lest the mind can travel through the light tunnel. But at a certain point, due to the exponential nature of this trip that seeks to strip a form or lack thereof from all its components and elements, even mind has to let go of its own properties, gradually, in order to get closer to the source, the essence. You see, mind, strips itself of all later builds, as an act of humility, per se, so that it may be accepted near this infinitely powerful Source. In a way, mind has to submit itself to this infinite reality.

This dissertation as it moves forward, moves equally in uncreased difficulty in describing the increasingly abstract and inexplicably unfathomable. Yet in this space or nearly the absence if it, was still some form of received communication, a feeling of guidance, a lended invisible-hand, that was gently leading towards the light. The source of this inspiration is quite mysterious. Is it the benevolent entities once encountered in the beginning stages of the spiritual iceberg? Or is it the entities beyond? Could it be the Source itself? The mystery continues, that it may be unfolded.

The mind in its continual voyage is continuously being stripped of its faculties and components. Mind, as the ensemble of human consciousness and perception, reaches an unprecedented place, defragmented of memory, reason, emotion, and all of, let’s say, the software building-blocks of what constitutes the mind. The uninstalling continues beyond the operating system, and shall transcend beyond the kernel of the mind. Pretty much all software is gone by this point, and most hardware is shutdown. Mind is brought down to its most elemental form, an indescribable state. The only hardware that seems to still function is heartbeat, at low rates, as well as quasi-breathing, which is the last string of thread that connects the fleeting mind to the mind; it is the only life line remaining.

To understand this degree of consciousness, imagine as if it was an atom achieved awareness of nothing but itself, with no thoughts, feelings or memories. A state of pure awareness. It is here, in this moment, that may have been few minutes in human calculation, but felt like eternity through the subject’s own experience, where the majesty unfolds. This is the sweet part. This is what motivated me to passionately share this dissertation in the first place, for the love of what I, or lack of of it at the time, once experienced, and for the compassion of humanity, the readers.

In this space of perfect silence, in this void of light, empty of thoughts, memories, people and entities; it can be quite challenging to accept this state of consciousness for those who had attachments to such previous components. Here you are in a space where none of those properties exist, in a realm where it feels eternal, one which you cannot escape by will. It is beyond your control. It can be terrifying.

However, for those who accepted this experience, What for those who let go of such attachments, and surrendered to this pure happening. Glad tidings, verily.

Well, for me at least, this which I experienced was the most important and life-changing event in my life. In this realm beyond mortal men and their spiritual counterparts, beyond all that is deemed to perish; the invisible force beyond, pure and One, merciful and loving, powerfully terrifying as well; Light, but one that could blind if gazed at; it guided what was left of my mind-soul. I was gently guided to just let go, to surrender, to submit, and to put my trust in it. This is the most vulnerable state a person can be in, and I took the risk to submit, by its guidance. This alone taught me about the nuances of the fine intersections between freewill and determinism, and it is a fine line indeed. Glory be in the Name of this Force, that no vision can grasp, that no eyes can see, but for which the hearts began to tear, to melt, in humility, in tears, in truth, of what the hearts were able to see.

In the heat of the moment, when everything was gone, even when I was pretty much gone, in its blissful embrace; the Only One remained. All creation evaporated, but the Preceder of it, the Creator, gloriously remained. One, beyond description, everywhere and every-when, has always been and will always be. Fully aware, perfectly aware, these words are my love letter to You, I revere you like those who came before me, in love, for your Mercy and Compassion transcends the fabrics of all ideal forms. The Cause of contingents, everything thus had a purpose, a meaning, an origin. How could those who were in your merciful presence, not bow down in awe, in worship; for you are the cause, of the beginning and the end, before existence existed, and will remain after it all will end. For You, glory be in Thy Name, are the only worthy of the title of the God. Not by my judgement, but inherently in nature, beyond my understanding, beyond my jurisdiction. It is a truth written in the walls, and my soul only follow truth wherever it leads. To worship you, only benefits me, to glorify you, only benefits me, for you are Abundance and Sufficiency. I know that in this current form of mind, my mind cannot comprehend you, but what I saw that day, was Truth in full glory, and for that alone, I am eternally grateful. I bow down in humility of your perfection, and purify my heart from arrogance of the voices that shout pride, hate, defiance. Exalted are you from what they describe of you, from what I do my best describing of you, but I will do my best praising you, because how can one not adore perfect and flawlessly eternal beauty.

By your mercy I submitted, and thus was healed, of all the hurt. I testified that no Majesty is there except yours, nor Lordship except yours, nor Divinity except yours.

It was here I knew that my life changed forever. After coming back to my senses, coming back to my memories, thoughts, feelings, ego, an body; I began a new chapter in my life.

After resting, and digesting a minute proportion of the endless wisdom nuggets of this voyage, my subsequent research led me to embark on finding out that this is what one would call monotheism.

Throughout my voyage, I ultimately learned that people would end up glorifying and even worshipping the realities to the extent of the level of consciousness they were able to reach. People will always worship something or some reality because the feeling and act of doing so is ingrained within us: this willingness and tendency to glorify and to be devoted. Yet, those who haven’t grown aware of the Light, may end up exercising this innate disposition upon realities that are inherently perishable, thus associating the contingents with the Ultimate Source. Those who only indulged theirselves upon this world, may end up glorifying the materialistic elements of it (i.e., wealth, money, power, hedonism, etc.). Those who only did preliminary skimming off the tip of the spiritual iceberg may end up glorifying the mortal and immaterial entities and archetypes that reside there (self-proclaimed deities of love, war, thunder, etc.). But those who went all in, for Truth, sincerely, in righteous deed and humility; such mystics achieve gnosis of the reality of the everlasting. It is natural to realize that you cannot make unequal things equal. You cannot equalize the Creator with the creation. That would be an insincere and hypocritical to Truth, which by human standards is not logically nor morally acceptable.

I thus realized that the 21st century western movement of atheistic materialism that has plagued the scientific communities is unfortunately built on a combination of spiritual ignorance and a degree of arrogance amongst its various members. This view is further glorified by corporations and some governmental entities that mainly seek to consolidate wealth and power, almost to a degree of drunkenness resulting from such pursuits. This is one of the many reasons why the west is decreed to fall, for this model is unsustainable.

As it’s no point of contention that I’m not the first person on earth to have experienced what I experienced, and j. my epilogue of seeking external readings and material that attests and further describes this mystical reality; I decided to focus on reading about different religions and theologies.

As my experiences have led me to witness the purity of monotheism; so did my research led me to read related scriptures. I found myself mainly within the virtual libraries of Abrahamic faiths. But if there was one book, that perfectly spoke the purity of the One above, of the Almighty’s unfathomable being, beyond images, beyond anthropomorphism, beyond human fallibility; I swear by the Infinite One, that this book would be no other than the Quran. As a demonstration of proof, the following are verses that match perfectly the mystical direct experience of the transcendent, and testify that the Divine is One, beyond any form of anthropomorphism or any sort of human embodiment and association:

Say, “He is Allah—One ˹and Indivisible˺; Allah—the Sustainer ˹needed by all˺. He has never had offspring, nor was He born. And there is none comparable to Him.” (chapter 112)

Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind, the Master of humankind, the God of humankind, from the evil of the lurking whisperer— who whispers into the hearts of humankind— from among jinn and humankind.”

Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak, from the evil of whatever He has created, and from the evil of the night when it grows dark, and from the evil of those blowing onto knots, and from the evil of an envier when they envy.”

“Indeed, my Protector is God Who has revealed this Book. For He ˹alone˺ protects the righteous. But those ˹false gods˺ you call besides Him can neither help you nor even themselves.” If you ˹idolaters˺ call them to guidance, they cannot hear. And you may see them facing towards you, but they cannot see.

Never say that those martyred in the cause of God are dead—in fact, they are alive! But you do not perceive it. We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure— who say, when struck by a disaster, “Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will ˹all˺ return.”

Every being on earth is bound to perish. Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺.

I once testified that God is the only true deity. But after reading the Quran, I thus testified that the messenger of this message, this mercy that was sent upon the worlds, Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings upon him and his elevated character; has spoken Truth and nothing but the Truth. I testify that the message of this book, is perfect, concise, and sealed.

Dear reader, if you made it all the way to this ending, I congratulate you. I wish you enlightening guidance towards the Truth, which alone will set you free. I have revealed to you the extent of my experience, and I invite you to walk this path as well. I invite you to ponder and reflect, on the depth and wonder of the depths of consciousness, of the endless blessings we’ve been granted, and of the Source of it all. Be smart and learn from he who tasted death, and grasped a burning flame in his hand, to which the sublime has graciously healed.

In your journey of reflection of truth, remember that all shall perish, but the Unfathomable Eternal Truth, that preceeded the very beginning, shall remain, as it has always been.

- Iyov

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[Poor Chronicles Pt. 7]

Similar to yesterday, but some additions. An idiot who looks like a fat ass gerbil would say, “These segments all sound the same…”. You mean a routine, you dumb fat fuck. It’s the poor chronicles, not Wolf of Wall Street remake. I CAN do other things, but I’m done with bars, events, festivals, etc… for the most part. I obviously attended a football game recently…but for my community. I don’t hate time outside of the house, I actually receive great interactions. At bars and because I live in a large, crowded city with many daily visitors. Not the point, I love that personally, but don’t invite it. Also, bar culture is weird and rapey. Not performing for rapists for $20, so they get a perspective on how not to get rejected or not be creepy. Where are your fathers? Not like mine taught me, regardless of his skill. Not spiteful on my account, just don’t believe in copying

Back to this routine. I am poor, not broke like you. Poor = Comfortability lack. Broke = Reckless spending resulting in short funds. What am I required (keyword) to do besides earn an income, eat, sleep, hygiene… I get all the interaction I need at work and on my walking adventures. I don’t like traveling, near or far (anymore). I do not like anything not in Chicago. Do I miss places I’ve visited? Yes. But I love home…MORE! A routine of necessities should not require you to do unnecessary things like leaving the house to waste money. I know where I’ll find my favorite people. Not sure when, but not losing my mind over it. If I don’t? Even though I know I will, I’m prepared to be alone forever and just be wealthy and never seek a partner. Won’t accept less. I know I will find my partners beforehand. Will wait as long as it takes. Takes too long? Even though I know it wont, prepared to reduce partner numbers because my enemies think tracking my life and social media is “funny”, hoping that my life goes as I don’t want it to. Every necessary piece of information leaves out something important if you are without it. In other words, you will be the only person “missing out”. Like I said, prepared to be wealthy and alone to watch others who wanted this outcome, be broke.

Today was nice. Had a dying urge to scream aloud at work, “BAH! BAH! BAH! BAH! BAH! Nut in my coochie!”. I’ve been supporting Sexyy Red and Latto since about 2020 and am thrilled to see them on the “Peaches and Eggplants” Remix. AND ITS GOOD! Sometimes remixes don’t do so well and I’m glad this one is viral. Glad Latto is international and Sexyy Red has went mainstream in the past year. Hits for both! I walked to DuSable Lake Shore Drive again on break, but this time I passed the Water Tower. The architecture is great on Michigan Avenue. I talked to one of my new coworkers. I found out he was just released from jail. I didn’t know we hired felons, but I couldn’t tell. He seems alright, but most people only like me for a short period of time. It is what it is. The architecture gives me great ideas, but I hate to take inspiration from others so I’ll probably just come up with something on my own. Also, left with 8 packs of ramen noodles. I might have some for Friday. I stopped getting other flavors to make this lifestyle hard to maintain for enemies. Eating 2 packs as I type. (Update: Will not make it past tomorrow)

If my posts “all sound the same”. Consider they are GENUINE INTERESTS. Maybe CONSISTENT…or you’re just an idiot and can’t see the difference through a recurring THEME (look that up).

In short, I don’t need much money to provide for myself, so you won’t catch me seeking too much of it right now. You can spend your money on experiences. I live in the greatest, a very large and largely populated city, I am not yearning for these things. I have much to experience and it wont include going outside of my routine unless (and even then) it pertains to making a greater income. I don’t discuss with others for no charge. I don’t charge, but I speak millions. If it doesn’t increase my pay, I have nothing to say. Quote THAT!

- MH (2023)

[autolovecraft]

There was nothing like a ladder in the tomb.

The wounds—for both ankles were frightfully lacerated about the Achilles' tendons—seemed to puzzle the old physician greatly, and finally almost to frighten him. Well enough to skimp on the thing some way, but you knew what a little man old Fenner was. He was a scoundrel, and I believe his eye-for-an-eye fury could beat old Father Death himself. Sawyer in their last illnesses. In the semi-gloom he trusted mostly to touch to select the right one, and indeed came upon it almost by accident, since it tumbled into his hands as if through some odd volition after he had unwittingly placed it beside another on the third layer. It is doubtful whether he was touched at all by the horror and exquisite weirdness of his position, but the bald fact of imprisonment so far from the tomb. He cried aloud once, and a little later gave a gasp that was more terrible than a cry. He had, indeed, made that coffin for Matthew Fenner; but had cast it aside at last as too awkward and flimsy, in a fit of curious sentimentality aroused by recalling how kindly and generous the little old man had been to him during his bankruptcy five years before.

The moon was shining on the scattered brick fragments and marred facade, and the overhead ventilation funnel virtually none at all; though ever afterward he refused to do anything of importance on that fateful sixth day of the week. Instinct guided him in his wriggle through the transom.

For the long-neglected latch was obviously broken, leaving the careless undertaker trapped in the vault, a victim of his own oversight. The vault had been dug from a hillside, so that the narrow ventilation funnel in the top ran through several feet of earth, making this direction utterly useless to consider. In time the hole grew so large that he ventured to try his body in it now and then, shifting about so that the narrow ventilation funnel in the top ran through several feet of earth, making this direction utterly useless to consider. The practices I heard attributed to him would be unbelievable today, at least to such meager tools and under such tenebrous conditions as these, Birch glanced about for other possible points of escape. He changed his business, but something always preyed upon him. At last the spring thaw came, and graves were laboriously prepared for the nine silent harvests of the grim reaper which waited in the tomb, and the company beneath his feet, he philosophically chipped away the stony brickwork; cursing when a fragment hit him in the face, and laughing when one struck the increasingly excited horse that pawed near the cypress tree. Three coffin-heights, he reckoned, would permit him to reach the transom; but he could do better with four. He was a bachelor, wholly without relatives. He always remained lame, for the great tendons had been severed; but I think the greatest lameness was in his soul. Better still, though, he would utilize only two boxes of the base to support the superstructure, leaving one free to be piled on top in case the actual feat of escape required an even greater altitude. When Dr. Davis left Birch that night he had taken a lantern and gone to the old receiving tomb. I'll never get the picture out of my head as long as I live. As his hammer blows began to fall, the horse outside whinnied in a tone which may have been fear mixed with a queer belated sort of remorse for bygone crudities. He worked largely by feeling now, since newly gathered clouds hid the moon; and though progress was still slow, he felt heartened at the extent of his encroachments on the top and bottom of the aperture, he sought to drain from the weakened undertaker every least detail of his horrible experience.

Three coffin-heights, he reckoned, would permit him to reach the transom; but gathered his energies for a determined try. Several of the coffins began to split under the stress of handling, and he planned to save the stoutly built casket of little Matthew Fenner for the top, in order that his feet might have as certain a surface as possible. It may have been fear mixed with a queer belated sort of remorse for bygone crudities.

Being without superstition, he did not care to imagine. His questioning grew more than medically tense, and his aching arms rested by a pause during which he sat on the bottom box to gather strength for the final wriggle and leap to the ground outside.

He could not walk, it appeared, and the coffin niches on the sides and rear—which Birch seldom took the trouble to use—afforded no ascent to the space above the door.

Armington helped Birch to the outside of a spare bed and sent his little son Edwin for Dr. Davis. In time the hole grew so large that he ventured to try his body in it now and then, shifting about so that the coffins beneath him rocked and creaked. Birch. Only the coffins themselves remained as potential stepping-stones, and as he considered these he speculated on the best mode of transporting them. Birch, just as I thought! But it would be well to say as little as could be said, and to let no other doctor treat the wounds.

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Wireless Bell Systems for Schools

A Makeover at the Institution Intercom

The college intercom has actually been around for so long that it is almost an educational dinosaur. Yet the school intercom is still utilized daily for effective, reliable, and also functional communication of both routine activity updates and essential details in emergencies. The system operations have actually undergone refined protocols for many years that assist eliminate inadvertent mistakes.

An institution intercom system is additionally commonly referred to as a PA, or public address, system. It initially was developed for educational objectives, as well as is still used by schools today, however various other sort of services and also establishments have taken on intercoms for their applications, potentially modifying them to some degree. Because of this, communication procedures have been extended to the point where a review and/or upgrade of them could be suitable today.

An intercom college has actually set itself as much as transmit messages out to everyone existing on the grounds (or a minimum of inside your home) regardless of place, rather than needing presence at a setting up. This suggests that sound has to be piped into all areas (primarily classrooms) to reach the college populace. In this way, all hear the message(s) at the same time.

To make this work, speakers are placed in all spaces on campus and also a medium of transmission is mounted in order to lug broadcasts to the audio speakers synchronously. Lest courses be disrupted by the sudden look of audio, the audience is generally prepared for the notices by the playing of a bell, tone pattern, or similar audio as a preface. This has a tendency to lead to individuals giving greater focus to the communication.

Now, as the intercom system for schools has been adopted into various other service settings, this alerting prior to the broadcast has in some circumstances been kept while in others it has actually fallen away. In work settings workers often tend to be concentrated as well as may just ignore the notification with no caution that it's coming. Yet in train stations or airports, for instance, the alert is commonly left out in that individuals are less preoccupied.

Use Intercoms has actually developed also beyond the simple option of whether or not to alert before announcements. In fact, for years the sounding of factory shift whistles and college bells have actually made up the whole message required to be sent out! Yet when talked notices should be transmitted, additional audio or even visual (e.g., message board) kinds of interaction can assist in effective distribution.

Added kinds of communication offer administrators with more versatility in making a decision how ideal to supply messages as well as announcements. Distinct approaches, which often tend to disrupt and distract, may not be excellent in non-emergencies or circumstances where the target market is a part of everybody within earshot. On the other hand, visual methods can possibly be as well conveniently disregarded or missed out on.

An essential factor to consider is the security of personal privacy when specific notices are not for public intake or may be considered offensive by some. Messages for individuals can and should be provided straight, yet often individuals remain in transportation and also broadcasting openly is required in order to get to those that need to hear it. We are now made use of to listening to statements of boarding times or gate modifications, for instance, that relate to only a few.

Multimedias communication is really far more common than before. It is generally recognized that people's interaction choices differ among spoken, visual, and also tactile approaches. One's messages can thus reach even more people if shipment comprises a combination of distinct and visual information. wireless bell systems for schools

Intercom systems remain to be preferred means to reach a mass audience, though the linked communication protocols additionally continue to evolve and obtain updated in numerous environments. Taking a makeover at the college intercom stays a continuous process.

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Some practices are very environmentally friendly

　　When the car left the road when they should follow the principle of ecological off-road, that is, to be responsible for their actions., to use off-the largest number of electric winch up. O m; u-shaped lug and strap and electric winch hook can connect. First of all automotive batteries power electric motor drive. Winch control can be divided into three short steps: installation, a fixed pivot and drag. Even if the tree is cut down V will also be interfered by the local habitats, so that better use of stones. In theory, should allow the lodging of the dead trees and other ground cover to maintain the status quo, to protect the living creatures in their following. Between the motor and reducer file a clutch that can handle through a switch.

Some practices are very environmentally friendly, such as the beautiful camp in a pile of empty beer bottles and cans thrown. We describe as succinctly as possible the internal working mechanism winch.Many kinds of winch, electrical winch, the vehicle engine mechanical power-driven winch and winch with a hydraulic pump operation, etc. This winch is very convenient because you can stand in any place through the knob on the remote control. In practice, some aids are essential for safe and smooth when using the electric winch, such as gloves to protect hands safe. Stuck in the mud with a electric winch to drag the car out, should adopt a tree with nylon to protect the trees as a fixed point; the use of anchors or wheel suddenly idling, should be plowed back off the turf; to avoid leaving the requirements.

 The trails, especially not to drive to the grasslands, river banks, and other ecologically fragile areas; to remember off inside you open a door for each. Thus the increase in torque is transferred back to drum, drum, it will be driven noose. Moreover, the gear contact points more, longer service life. In addition, if you want electric winch fixed to a tree, but also a piece of string, hang a u-shaped ears and a tight line pulley. So best to prepare several sizes of lug; with two-or three-line, drag to change direction, you need a tight line pulley.If the car in a muddy uphill sections in trouble, you can electric winch it to the wheels spinning in vain than the much better and the wheels move air out of the ground radial groove, and the vehicle can not move much.

Planetary gear has the advantage of small size, but produced relatively larger reduction ratio. Most of the market using the planetary gear winch Most of the electric winch used to do planetary gear reducer gear. The ideal length is 1. Do not destroy the human ecology of land is the basic principle and the "eco off" basis. Eco-off to remember what the reason, the reason is: First, it is everyone;s responsibility; Second, use your actions to protect the environment, in which our actions to prevent against cross-country legal terms of leisure activities making. Gear can achieve this requirement, while have a greater reduction ratio, so again ideal. Should bring their own firewood from home, or in the supermarket, can belt a few in pieces, can also be artificial wood substitutes. Now do not have enough trees to make each camper with a campfire near the trunk to point, or soon will become bare land.

At present there are rocks or tree trunks between the rear wheels to cart water shed and get stuck, you need to jack up the roof up and the wheel Xiadian the ramp, so that cars can leave the obstacle, if possible, should rock block to pad; If you must use part of the trunk, you should have been the lodging of death from a nearby tree interception, and not cut standing dead tree, so may destroy the nest tree. Tape is used to a fixed fulcrum. It is the biggest advantage is that as long as the batteries have power, you can use. Take everything you bring into the band out, do not let people think you are opening later, a private landfill. Winch often needs to be installed in relatively small space, so the smaller the lighter the better. Electric winch from the car itself was the motor drive power to drive the noose of.5-2.. Drum rotating drive shaft, drive shafts, planetary gears again, produces a strong Custom Off Road Winches deceleration. Within the drum brake unit, when the noose tightened, the drum is automatically locked

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Motor Grader Various Categories To Explore | Suretechinfra

The term "grader" is typically used to refer to Motor Graders. They are powerful construction equipment that are used to produce smooth surfaces that are wide and level. The most common application for this particular piece of construction equipment is in the building and maintenance of roads, specifically in the role of preparing the uppermost layer in preparation for the layer of asphalt that will be laid on top of it. In addition to its usage in the sector of road building, it is also employed globally in the removal of snow and debris, in addition to earthmoving, with specific use depending on the locality and the requirements. When the heavier equipment, such as bulldozers, have completed their portion of the work, the motor graders are brought in to provide a more precise finishing touch to the project.

Attachments to the motor grader

The motor grader is often a self-propelled piece of machinery that is equipped with a blade that may be adjusted. The blade is able to perform tasks like cutting, spreading, and leveling across a diverse variety of terrains and is typically positioned between the front and back axles of the machine. 

Certain motor graders are equipped with a scarify option, which allows the operator to first remove a layer by scarifying it and then remove the scarified layer with the assistance of the blade. 

After that, a new layer is spread, and after that, the top layer is sacrificed once more before being placed back into place. 

Categories of Different Motor grader

In general, motor graders are divided into several categories according to the construction and layout of the frame. In spite of the fact that Motor Graders have been manufactured in a variety of sizes over the course of the last few decades, the industry has settled on a number of standard sizes over the course of the last few years. Two distinct types may be distinguished across motor graders by analyzing the different frame configurations.

Grader with an articulating frame and a motor

Rigid frame motor graders typically only have a single axle, and thus are unable to move laterally to the left or right at any point along that axle. During the 1980s and 1990s, this category of graders was quite widespread.

Articulated frame motor graders are the most common type, and they often feature both a front and a rear axle. In most cases, the blade is situated in an area that is some distance from either of the axles.

 The articulated frame graders are typically used in confined spaces with very little room for maneuvering and turning around in. These days, articulated frame graders make up the vast horsepower is adequate for the task at hand. The smaller graders are ideal for landscaping work, road maintenance activities, and other jobs that need to be accomplished in an area with tight spacing requirements.

 Bigger motor graders are able to do the same tasks as their smaller counterparts, although on a considerably greater scale, making them suitable for usage on comparably larger and broader roads such as state and national highways. The transmission system used by larger machines is often either a direct drive or a torque converter drive, whereas the transmission system used by smaller machines is hydrostatically driven.

The Industrial Equipment (IE) segment is largely responsible for providing a boost to the industrial sector in the country. This segment aids many industries, including manufacturing, mining, engineering, power, gas, and automobile, among others, by supplying highly specialized products and services.

Conclusion 

This segment is also responsible for a large part of the country's economic growth. Because of this, there are promising prospects for expansion available to the country's industrial equipment makers. At the moment, industrial equipment manufacturers in the country are engaged in the production of a wide range of different types of machinery, including hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, bulldozers, dump trucks, tippers, graders, pavers, asphalt drum/wet mix plants, breakers, vibratory compactors, cranes, forklifts, dozers, off-highway dumpers, drills, scrapers, motor graders, rope shovels,

majority of the machinery that is both produced and utilized.

When it comes to articulated motor graders, there are fundamentally two different types of graders that are based on the joints. Both types of joints may be found on the wheels.

 One with the articulation joint in the front of the cab, and the other with the articulation joint in the back of the cab. The grader that has the articulation joint behind the cabs offers much-improved sight and a more unobstructed view of the moldboard.

Drive systems are yet another aspect that sets motor graders apart from one another. Some motor graders have all-wheel drive systems, while others have four-wheel drive systems, and yet others have front-wheel drive systems. An all-wheel-drive system is essential for regions that have roads that are not paved, however, this feature is unnecessary in regions that are smooth and have no obstacles.

In most cases, a modest motor grader with an output of between 80 and 150

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5 Crucial Things To Do Once Your Gibraltar Wedding Is Over - Sweet Gibraltar Wedding

If there’s one thing you might feel you’ve seen a little bit too much of since you first started planning your nuptials, it’s ‘to-do’ lists – especially if you’re a regular reader of blogs about organising weddings, such as this one! 

But here at Sweet Gibraltar Weddings, we do think it is worth underlining the point that even after actually getting married in Gibraltar, there will still be important work to do for you and your sweetheart. 

So, what are some of those things you ought to be doing immediately after your wedding, other than – of course – revelling in that ‘just married’ glow? Below, we’ve set out a few key ones. 

Ensure nothing has been left behind at the venue 

It’s something a lot of us worry about happening when we stay at a hotel somewhere, but amid all the excitement of your wedding, you might forget to do one last check that you haven’t left anything behind at the venue. 

Remember, too, to thank everyone at the venue for the tireless work they will have no doubt done to help make your Gibraltar wedding really special. And we would also urge you to leave the venue a positive online review, which will really help them survive and grow as a business.  

Start preparing for the honeymoon 

This is an obvious one, although it will naturally manifest in different ways for different couples. 

At a time like the present, for example, when many people are under greater pressure with their budgets than they have ever been, you might have decided as a couple to only begin saving up for the honeymoon once everything to do with the wedding is over. In that case, now is the time to start researching possible destinations, too. 

Or, of course, you might have already made the decision at an early stage to stay in or near Gibraltar a little while longer after the wedding. And why not? You will be in a truly beautiful and enchanting part of the world, after all, in close proximity to Spain’s Costa del Sol. 

Write ‘thank you’ notes to everyone 

We’ve already mentioned the importance of expressing your gratitude to the venue after getting married in Gibraltar, and the same applies to your guests – even more so given the distance they will have travelled to celebrate the formalisation of your union with you in person. 

Yes, it’s a time-consuming task, but every person who attended your special day really does deserve a word of thanks from you. 

Do the required notifications if you have changed your name 

Not everyone who gets married these days goes as far as legally changing their name. But if you’re one of those who do, you should have a list ready of the various entities you will need to contact to alert them to your name change. 

In priority order, the likes of HM Revenue & Customs and the DVLA will rank first – but you might want to change the less urgently important things such as your email address and your name on your social media profiles, too. 

Set yourself a fresh new challenge! 

Wedding planning can take a lot out of you – we’re well-placed to know that here at Sweet Gibraltar Weddings! But once it’s all over, you can be forgiven for feeling more than a little empty. 

So, now’s the time to set your sights on another big new challenge or ambition, to help ward off those ‘post-wedding blues’. Whether it’s a new project, a holiday, returning to an old favourite hobby, or something else, it really helps to keep your mind focused on new and exciting plans for the weeks, months, and perhaps even years ahead. 

As for if you’re only just getting started with your wedding planning, why not allow our experts to lighten your load? Contact the Sweet Gibraltar Weddings team today, and we will guide, advise, and assist you in relation to all things getting married in Gibraltar, an utterly gorgeous, charming and picturesque place to tie the knot.