#faces of csl

[facesofcsl]

Svetlana & Luba - Community Partners

Svetlana (she/her) and Luba (she/her) are community partners with CSL. They work with the Jewish Senior Citizen Centre which provides health, wellness, recreational, nutritional, social and educational programs and services to seniors.

What have CSL, and CSL students added to your organization? 

The students bring with them fresh ideas and different perspectives. We all have been working in this organization for a long time so sometimes we don’t notice certain things which a new person will. And they bring suggestions to those things too which helps us manage things better.

We are all used to seeing each other every day so when such young people walk into the facility, it lights up the place and everyone gets interested in knowing the person and learning his or her perspectives so it just makes it livelier having young blood working with us.

Why do you choose to incorporate CSL students into your organization?

Students always have a great perspective to share along with knowledge. So we love inviting them to share their knowledge with us. For example, if a student holds knowledge about a particular culture or topic, they can do a presentation about it for our seniors and share that knowledge with us. They are also a huge help around the place, like helping us serve lunch, work in the kitchen, clean up, set up programs and so on. They also help us with our social media by creating posters, organizing different campaigns on social media etc. And it has been quite successful. We enjoy that help because none of us here are fans of social media so it is a big help when someone else does it.

We all have our stereotypes about different generations. However, since we started working with the university, we have gotten more keen on working with young people than we were before due to our assumptions and stereotypes against them. 

What was your personal experience with CSL?

After working with CSL, you can say it changed our ways of thinking. It has opened our horizons to younger people. We are now more open to collaborating with younger people and incorporating them. I think that was eye-opening for us in a certain way because some of the students that have worked with us are absolutely brilliant and they brought so many new ideas to the table. Of course, not all the ideas are implemented but they still provide stimulation and motivation for us when somebody outside the organization notices something or suggests something because then we start thinking differently and try things in ways we never thought of before. 

The only thing we would say was negative about this experience is the start and stop of volunteering. Because they work for the duration of their semester, they grow on the people here and they do wonderful work but that suddenly stops when they are done with their semester. Sometimes the seniors would ask “Oh where did that young fellow go? Haven’t seen him in a while” and the reason for that is because that person is no longer with us. His internship has ended so he won’t be coming back. And this process continues. We get a new person, everybody gets attached and they leave forever. 

How would you sum up your experience with CSL in one sentence?

CSL promotes intergenerational connection.

[sh4tt3rg1rl]

xeya youre so awesome and cool you pretty little dove i just wanna smother you in huggies

TAILSBOT YOU MOTHERFUC

[lostgirlinthewoods]

CRAZY STUPID LOVE | park wonbin smau

12. we are dating .｡.:*☆

ignore timestamps unless otherwise stated.the swimming terms im using in the series are the words used in my local university. it may be different from where you came from so please bear with me.

notes. i actually started formulating the plot of my 2nd smau (hint: it will take place in the same universe as csl). thank you so much for liking this little passion project of mine that i started out of boredom and my overwhelming love for riize. and now, we start with the fake dating part 😉

back . masterlist . next

pairing. guitarist!park wonbin x athlete!fem!reader

synopsis. lee y/n, a competitive swimming athlete, just wants to finish her degree as a scholar. no drama. no distractions. and certainly, no romance. park wonbin, a music prod student and the siren’s guitarist, just wants to make music. no crazy fangirls in line to date him. no insane dms from random people declaring their love for him. and certainly, no dating. imagine the shock on y/n’s face when she received a message from her brother, anton, asking “since when did you and wonbin started dating?”

genre. social media au, college au, fake dating, fluff, crack

status. ongoing.

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@aloverga @brachioswrld @toriblogkk @miyawwn @naviiy @bebubilu

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@endtostartbreathin @yngjngwon @flaminghotyourmom

asks. for any thoughts, messages, and feedbacks; or even just for a conversation.

likes, reblogs, comments, or any type of engagements are appreciated. thank you <3

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[fieldofdaisiies]

Azriel x Reader | Crazy Stupid Love pt. 2

type: angsty, fluffy warning(s): curse words word count: 2.3k summary: as it has been requested, here is part two for CSL

–all rights reserved–

“We should talk.”

The words still hollow through your mind, his voice, the deep tenor reverberating through your body. You cannot meet his gaze. Your eyes are focused on fingers, toying with the skin around your nails. 

“Azriel.” Her chin held high, Elain looks down her nose at the shadowsinger. She deigns him only this short glance, before getting up and her linking her arm with Lucien’s, leading him towards the door. “If you need me, or us, call, but we will give you some space now,” the middle Archeron sister tells you, looking at you over her shoulder. A warm, thankful smile spreads over your face and you give your head a little nod. “Thank you,” you whisper which she returns with an assuring smile.

They depart, closing the door behind them and you want a hole in the ground to appear and suck you in. You can barely stand the tension in the room and think that the moment Azriel sits down next to you he is not breathing, somehow feeling as uneasy as you are. 

For a long moment —one could almost cut the tension with a knife— neither of you says anything. It is calm—too calm and you feel like your are getting suffocated. Luckily, Azriel ends the dreadful silence, speaking up, his voice shaky, his hands trembling in his lap.

“Why did you leave so abruptly?”

Ugh, out of all questions he has to ask this. Obviously, you would have asked the same. Still you hate it and ponder for a moment, searching in your brain to find the right words to say. 

“I just wanted to get out for a bit,” you say, lips pressed in a thin line and a gloomy and not at all convincing expression on your face. 

“Right…” Azriel cocks a brow and pins you with his lock. You want to get out, heat spreading over your skin. You feel so exposed under his gaze, like he is looking right into your soul. “So abruptly?”

“Yes, felt right.” You clamp your lips together, jealousy bubbling up inside of you when you think back at the morning and the thoughts you had this morning. Him and Gwyn. You wonder if they have met again since you have left. Maybe they are official now and that is why he is here? To tell you? And ask you to go on a mission probably? 

Oh yeah, he is probably here because he needs you to start working again.

“I will start working again tomorrow, if that is why you are here.” You make the mistake of meeting his gaze and find yourself lost in the rich hazel, the warmth and depth. You swallow around the lump in your throat but hold his gaze. An expression, you cannot quite place, spreads over Azriel's face, his brows furrowed slightly. 

“That is not why I came here.” Something like hurt, like what you said has been an accusations, flickers in his eyes, a muscle in his jaw flexing. 

“Why then?” The words about being worried about you burn on Azriel’s tongue but he does not say them. Why? He doesn’t know himself. Maybe he does not want to be so straightforward.

“Because you left so abruptly.”

You shrug a shoulder, deliberating for a moment if you should call for Elain so she could rescue you from this incredibly uncomfortable situation. But that would not be fair. It would not be fair for Azriel who has come here just for you. 

You are just about to say that you just needed some time away from the court because of stress or something when Azriel opens up a bit and reveals a part of the darkness inside of him. His words are like a fist that curls around your heart, squeezing. 

“I am an Illyrian brute and I thought I might hurt you by touching you in the wrong place during training the day before you left. Or maybe it has been something about my closeness and me invading your personal space. I don’t know what the Illyrian fuckers did to you in the war camp, so I was worried I would be just like those Windhaven blokes.” A shudder courses through you, memories of what they did to you flashing in front of you vision. But how could Azriel even think he is like them? Never in the world.

“I let you touch me, Azriel!” you argue quickly and shoot him an assuring smile he only hesitantly accepts. “That was fine and it is not the reason I left.” Shifting on the couch, the shadowsinger’s knee brushes your thigh and moves closer. "Please, I don’t want anything to be between us. If I did something wrong, tell me.” “I saw you with Gwyn.” The words leave your mouth before you can stop then and you quickly smack your hands over your mouth, colour blooming high on her cheeks. Gods!

It takes a small moment but when realisation dawns on the spymaster, he cocks a brow and a smirk appears on his lips. “You are jealous?”

“No!” you quickly shoot back, feeling your skin prickle and heat practically radiate from your whole body. “Of course not.” “But you left because you say Gwyn and me?” Cockiness laces his features, his whole demeanor actually and you want to punch him. Punch him right in his silly yet so terribly handsome face.

“No.” “You just said that.” His brow raises even higher when the shadowsinger leans closer.

“Did I?”

To that Azriel makes the most dramatic eye roll possible and groans loudly before moving his hand over his face and wiping it down. “Y/N.” “Yes, maybe…maybe I was jealous.” 

The cockiness disappearing from his features, Azriel’s looks to the side for a moment, seeming like pondering about something. “Why?”

What a stupid question, you think but don’t say. 

“Because I saw you laugh together and I thought you are together. Are you?”

“Gwyn and I?”

You throw up your hands in despair. “No, you and Cassian. Of course you and Gwyn, gods!”

Your cheeks must be a beetroot red when sweat breaks out on the back of your neck. 

It is the silly half smile that appears on his on the shadowsinger’s face that makes you want to punch him and fuels the fire inside of you. Why does he smile? Why does you being embarrassed make him?

“Gwyn and I are not dating, we talked and laughed. She told me about her date the previous evening,” Azriel informs you and it is now that you really want for the floor to suck you in. You just want to disappear. 

You part your lips to say something, but have no idea of what actually. What should you answer? That you are a fool? Probably. 

Azriel takes it from you and speaks up before you. “I was looking for you the whole evening.”

His expression turns gloomy, stern and frustrated when he searches your gaze and finally locks it with yours. “I was waiting for you. I wanted to spend Starfall with you.”

That hurts. And it hurts a lot. His pain leaves a tangy taste at the back of your mouth, stretching out and letting the air around you drop at least five degrees. 

“I am sorry.” “Don't be. It was a silly believe that you would want to spend Starfall with me.”

You reach for his hands so quickly, it is beyond him. You have never had a problem with touching his hands, never looked at them weirdly, always accepted him the way he is. That has always meant a lot to him and still does. Azriel looks down at your hands holding his and back up to your eyes. 

“I wanted to spend Starfall with you as well, but then…” “Then you saw me with Gwyn. I am sorry for hurting you.” “Don’t be.” 

There is a small smile playing on Az’s lips, his eyes glowing a little brighter. “Don’t steal my words.”

You giggle lightly and tug at his hands, bringing him closer to you. “I am not mad at you, I was just disappointed and sad, alright?”

“It really has nothing to do with me being an Illyrian brute?” Azriel says with a sad expression. 

“You are not!” you argue and shake your head.

“Are you really sure?” Azriel queries, releasing a gloomy sigh and direction his gaze towards the window behind you. “Remember what I said to you when we first met?” 

A small grimace appears on Azriel’s face, but he chuckles, nudging you with his knee. He remembers, the words imprinted on his heart and mind since then. 

With warmth filling your cheeks, you meet his gaze. “You are not an Illyrian brute like them, I said and meant it. I knew this in the first moment. And I never changed my mind about it.” “But I am an Illyrian.” “And I am fae, yes, this is what we were born as. But what we are born as does not define who we are, our actions do.” You take Az’s hand into yours, gazes still locked. “And you with all your actions have shown me nothing but kindness and love.” “I upset you.”

“You did not.” “The morning after Starfall, how abruptly you left to come here?” Azriel raises his brow, worry lacing his features. 

“You didn’t upset me.” “I did,” Azriel answers, a sad smile appearing on his face while he pulls you to him. Your hands are against his chest, his face suddenly so close to yours. “Tell me what you were upset about.” Not a question, a command. 

You smile sheepishly, giving your head a little shake. “No.” “Yes.” Azriel says and a cocky smirk appears on his lips, like he knows what it was about.

“No.” The shadowsinger pulls you even closer.

“I will fire you if you don’t tell me.” “You can't fire me,” you retort, trying to glower. 

“I can, watch me: Y/N you are fired.” You removed one hand from his hold and swat at his shoulder. “I am your best spy, this is your loss.” His eyes fill with warmth and some emotion you cannot quite place. He inhales a deep breath and lowers his head. “It truly would be my loss. Not only because you are truly my best spy, but also—” Azriel pauses, lifting his gaze to yours, one hand coming up so he can brush a strand of hair out of your face, the other still holding your hand. “Because I would not be able to see you that often. I couldn’t stand that. It already broke my heart now when you left.”

Your throat dries out the same moment your heart explodes and your eyes widen. “You…?” “Yes, yes, I…”

You raise a brow, waiting for him to continue. His features soften when he leans in and brushes his lisp over your cheek. The gesture seems so out of place, but feels so good, it has you giggling. And release a little gasp when he tips his head back, looking at you with his stunning hazel eyes. “I am in love with you.”

“But…” “What but?”

“I work for you,” you say in calm voice, lowering your gaze to your hands. 

A gloomy sigh leaves the spymaster. “And in how far is that a problem?”

“Won’t it make things weird between us?”

“Why?”

“Because I work for you!?” You say and raise your brows, flashing him an incredulous look. Stupid question, you want to say once again. Luckily you rationality stops you before you open your mouth.

“And? You will keep working for me and the only thing that changes that after work we will go home together, kiss, hug, make love and wake up in each others’ arms.” He grins and it must have been the most beautiful thing you have ever seen in your life, eyes of hazel aglow, teeth white, his whole face lighting up. 

“I…”

“You don’t want that?” His grin starts to vanish the moment the words leave his mouth.

“I do. I really do. I am in love with you as well. A lot, since so long.” His arm wraps around your waist, bringing you closer. “Good,” he says, leaning in, the two of you breathing the same air. You close the distance between the two of you, lips brushing his when you whisper, “Good.”

The moment your lips connect a relieved groan leaves Azriel and every tension vanishes from your body. You don’t really know if it is him pulling you over or if you climb onto his lap one your own, but when your hands move into his hair, your hips meet his, his own hands falling to your waist, you know that you two fit perfectly. 

What has started slowly and in an exploring way soon turns into something more, something hungrier and something more passionate. It is a tangle of tongues, the clashing of teeth, moans and sighs being swallowed by the other, two souls that have been yearning and longing for each other for so long, finally united. You tag on some strands when you bury your hand in the hair at the back of his neck, eliciting a low groan from him that has your thighs clenching. 

His chest heaving with deep inhales and panting, Azriel pulls back, a string of saliva still connecting your mouths when he stares at you with puffy and parted lips. “Fuck.” “Indeed,” you giggle and lean forward, grinning while leaning our forehead against his chin. 

Azriel kisses your forehead, his scarred hand moving up and down your back, softly stroking you through your shirt. “So we give this a chance?”

You kiss the base of his neck, before closing your mouth over his again. This has to be answer enough. 

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[fuzzkaizer]

Three boxes and then two more ... and the French case!

"Three boxes with the same Jumbo Tone Bender fuzz circuit. And then two more with a different circuit each. Ant Macari of @macaris_official has mentioned in the Vintage and Rarities book that “Having the three knobs in a row down the middle of the deal like that also allowed us to put the same circuit in the Colorsound Supa Wah Fuzz Swell Pedal”. I wonder if this is the right way round? It seems as likely that there were surplus boards originally destined for the SWFS and they were repurposed for “specials”, like the rebranded CMI and B&M - which uniquely used the long, flat “French case”. I wonder also if this was the origin of the French case, as this board format would have required the case to be drilled differently for both knobs and jacks. The CSL Power Boost/Overdriver had the usual knob layout in the French case, but jacks either side, not together. Another outlier was the Carlsbro, which was the same as a regular Tone Bender in all respects bar the graphics. My take on the side jacks on the French case - on the three in a line boards there was no room for end jacks - but there was plenty of room in the CSL. The CSL jacks are at the side (left and right side because there’s no room for two on one side with the larger circuit board) because the rear of the French case is curved top to bottom - so it was ** never designed for rear facing jacks, the Colorsound standard ** I think there were surplus SFWS boards, which dictated the format of the French case, with side mounted jacks and a rounded rear section because they never anticipated putting jacks there. The last few pics are of the 1976 Carlsbro, which has a germanium TB circuit, and the more complex CSL from three years earlier, which has the silicon Overdriver circuit. Now I’m really confused."

such a cool post, and at least we have learned about the French case!

cred: instagram.com/humphreybarclay

[darkmaga-retard]

"It's a massacre!" "...by the beginning of next month, Japan has the potential to trigger a worldwide disaster..."

Aussie17

Sep 20, 2024

On September 12, 2024, Japanese Member of Parliament Ryuhei Kawada led a highly charged emergency press conference in Japan, voicing deep skepticism about the country's upcoming launch of mRNA replicon vaccines, or what some call self-amplifying mRNA vaccines. The event set off alarm bells among critics of government policies, accusing authorities of prioritizing pharmaceutical profits over public health.

What are mRNA Replicon Vaccines?

As you know, mRNA COVID vaccines, like those developed by Pfizer and Moderna for COVID-19, use a small piece of genetic code (mRNA) to instruct your cells to produce a piece of the virus known as the spike protein.

On the other hand, self-amplifying mRNA vaccines, or replicon vaccines, represent a more advanced version where the mRNA not only instructs your cells to produce the spike protein but also makes copies of itself (yay! more mRNA…) once inside the cells.

ARCT-154, scheduled to be administered to the population in October 2024, is a self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine from the dynamic duo of Arcturus Therapeutics and Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. In Japan, Arcturus Therapeutics found an ally in CSL Seqirus for crafting and distributing their vaccines through a local pharma company called Meiji Seika Pharma.

Arcturus Therapeutics is a biotech company located in San Diego, California, established in 2013. Just like Moderna, which didn't release any products to the market until their mRNA experimental COVID vaccine, Arcturus also hasn't launched any medical products yet, and their self-amplifying mRNA vaccine will be their first.

Arcturus was formed through a merger with Alcobra Pharma, an Israeli pharmaceutical company, after Alcobra faced difficulties during clinical trials, which led to their merger with Arcturus Therapeutics in 2017. Interestingly, Alcobra translates to “The Cobra.” You have to wonder who decided that naming their pharma company after a snake was a good idea. At this point, my eyes are rolling all the way to the back of my head, so I will stop talking about the company’s history here.

[nova--spark]

A few fun little idea I thought of involving the kids teaching the human autobots to do things

Raf would finally be able to properly introduce Bee to video games since his hands are no longer too big for the controller. He can actually play with them instead of just watch.

Miko teaching Arcee and Elita how to do makeup. Along with any of the male autobots who are interested.

June teaching the Autobots to cook with varying degrees of success. (Aka Wheeljack managed to make something explode and was banned from the kitchen)

Bee using his free time to learn ASL since he spent so much time not being able to communicate normally so he was very intrigued when he found out humans came up with a way to communicate without speaking

That’s all I can think of right now but if I come up with more I’ll send them

This is all the yes.

We know Bee canonically spoke CSL!! [Cybertronian Sign Language] So he picked up human sign languages of various types rather quick, which he loved. Him and Raf use it to speak in secret sometimes. Just not in front of Optimus. Optimus a l w a y s knows.

He adores gaming with Bee, and going to arcades together, especially when they play the claw machines. They got kicked out after Bee kept playing hours on just 1 token on a machine, till he got an impossibly high score, or emptied a machine of all prizes.

Miko took over all make up and cosmetics and was delighted to teach Arcee and Elita. The end results were stunning to say the least, and Miko even managed to talk some of the guys into trying it out. Smokescreen actually enjoyed it the most, and insisted on Miko always giving him some red under eyeliner, as it made his eyes pop.

Optimus even allowed Miko to play a bit with make up on him, and though it didn't suit him, he did it if only for the smile on Miko's face.

Bulkhead also let Miko do his nails, and he would take care to not chip any of the paint, especially when she painted the wreckers emblem on his thumbs.

Cooking was a wild ride for everyone.

Optimus and Magnus had picked it up rather easily, as they tended to follow the recipe to the letter to ensure no mishaps, whereas Wheeljack [prior to his subsequent ban from the kitchen] tossed everything that looked interesting in.

Elita was a decent enough cook, but her skills were surprisingly better when it came to baking, as she liked the patience and intricacy it took to make pastries, icing and decorating things.

Arcee, after the fast food dare from Jack, was not keen on cooking, but she was great at prep work, so whenever anyone needed anything washed, cut, chopped, minced, they asked for her help.

Bulkhead and Ratchet, though not fantastic with more complex recipes, could at the very least make decent meals. Bulk could grill better than any of them, whereas Ratchet could make a nice healthy salad, or stew that would fill the team.

Smokescreen and Bee however, were banned from cooking, not because they were bad, they were decent enough, but rather that their preferred meals tended to be instant food, like a frozen pizza, 3 minute ramen, or nuggets in an air fryer.

At least the kids liked it though.

[croy-on-a-working-vacation]

Reject the 4hr video essay and watch the 4hr vlog instead 😎 (I started watching that and I’m like a quarter in)

Thank you for your blog! I had heard of the Galactic Starcruiser when it was in development, but never really thought much about it afterward. I started looking up more about it cuz I listen to the Oga’s Cantina songs obsessively and then I found the Starcruiser soundtrack with Gaya’s songs. I had no idea the Starcruiser was so cool and I wish I could have gone! And Lt. Croy is iconic. I was dying from the vlog when they called him “Captain” and he gave this absolutely snotty scrunch-faced smile and said “It’s Lieutenant. But thank you for the promotion.”

Oh you mean THIS 4 hour vlog? (My gosh, it’s amazing, right? I love OA’s content. It was truly a monumental achievement for them to edit multiple cruises into a single, cohesive video that captured the very best of the experience).

Thank you for following! I haven’t been as active on here as I’d like, still adjusting to a post-closure world and how to balance that with other responsibilities. But I want this space to stay. And it will ✨

I love that the Oga’s Cantina music was your gateway into falling down the Starcruiser rabbit hole! The music is addicting, but it’s so cool that Disney had already looped the story of Starcruiser into Batuu, down to the occasional radio broadcasts advertising CSL or DJ R-3X introducing Gaya before playing “Oola Shuka” at the cantina.

I spent a full year just watching other people’s vlogs and if I never got to go, that would have been enough to make me a fan. I’m sorry you didn’t get to see Lady H, but I think it’s wonderful that you’ve gotten to enjoy Starcruiser through the vlogs/etc. The fact that the characters and story can transcend the experience itself so that the viewer at home connects with them just shows how awesome it really was.

That always made me laugh 😂 . I taught college for a little while, and even though I hadn’t gotten my degree yet, being called “Dr” by my students hit the same note as the Captain Croy thing—accidental promotions ARE hilarious (but so flattering!).

[ipsen]

How about Furuta and Black Reaper in the Vtuber au???

furuta

banned from eto's chat, to both eto's and rize's relief (it’s the one thing they agree on).

everyone clamoring for his unban gets banned automatically (some of them are his alt accounts)

if tatara is a successful simp, furuta is the exact opposite

out of a misguided intent to help rize, he offers to find out eto’s true identity for her. rize (in a joker/batman moment) threatens to kill him if he does. he tries anyway ("fucking women don't know shit").

did he succeed? who knows, because he gets run over by a chì shé lian car (thanks tatara) and it becomes a huge problem. CSL have a non-aggression treaty with V (a yakuza clan much larger than CSL) and this is definitely a violation.

tatara can't mod for a few weeks because he's dealing with the fallout and preventing a war. yan gives him so much shit for it.

"how the fuck was i supposed to know that this incel was a fucking V member" "you're literally a simp xin" "shut the fuck up yan"

black reaper

doesn't watch eto's streams (anymore). actively rolls his eyes when he hears someone talk about her, and calls her phony when asked about her before dropping the subject (or kicking something, usually a chair. Whichever one gets the other person to shut up first).

in truth, he used to mod for her, and was second-in-command in terms of trust. however, they had a massive falling out that not even tatara knows the details of (he is borderline jealous of the effect black reaper clearly has on her).

reaper was also one of her oldest viewers, older than even tatara, back from before she got the vtuber model and just streamed in disguise.

lots of veteran chatters occasionally ask about where "hangedegg240" went. eto says that he just left the team and leaves it at that. anyone who presses further gets timed out, then banned.

(the rumor mill starts churning, but the details are only between them, so nothing comes out of it. tatara, as the only person who seems to have seen her face, also helps quash the rumors.)

he's the only person eto knows who can keep up with her intellectually.

he has her blocked on all conceivable media (phone number, socials, etc).

tatara: why did you give him your fucking number eto: why are you being so fucking nosy

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Thanks for the ask! Hope u enjoy :]

(always taking further requests!)

[galaxysharks]

n if i say that ship in a bottle is a maddox song...

I forgot I didn't answer this.

As per usual, we're going with the first song matching the title I found. Y'all gotta start giving me artists names.

But yes absolutely.

Camp Shallow Lake is Maddox's bottle. It's a contained little space she built herself into, becoming happy, playful, leader Maddie.

The waves are her reality. Her parents that don't care, Jet that she needs to take care of, all the people that tell her she too much, too loud, too different.

She pretends she's safe, pretends that CSL is this magical barrier to her loneliness......but it's not.

For years and years she's been successful. The glass was strong, and Maddox came and went in the same state, an exhibit of stability. On display, the poster girl of camp traditions, the first and last smiling face every camper sees. Going on a decade, she herself provided an escape for the wayward thespians as they entered her stage.

Then Jet got sent back to camp, and the wildcats showed up, and everything is being filmed, and suddenly the waves are inside the bottle.

She can't pretend to Jet. Shes Not the bubbly cheerleader that camp knows....she's not even close. She pissed off and sad and confused and tired and so so lonely.

But the bottle breaks, the bottle breaks and she can't just piece this one back together. But the wave she's been fighting this whole time are drawing her back to shore, not into the depths, and the sea is calm again.

[facesofcsl]

Ruby Lall - BA Undergraduate majoring in Political Science and minoring in Sociology

Ruby Lal (she/her) is a 6th year undergraduate doing a major in Political Science and a minor in Sociology. She took a class back in 2018 and was unaware that it had a CSL component in it. Since then, she has gotten involved with CSL and loves her journey so far.

Why did you decide to do a CSL course?

In my first year in 2018, I took a ENGL 102 course. I did not know that class had a CSL component to it. Therefore, every student did it and I had never done something like that before so it was very interesting. We got to engage with book authors or authors who write short stories. After doing that class, I realised that it was very cool and I wanted to get more involved in CSL. I wanted to do something with CSL, either by taking courses or getting with CSL. I applied for the CSL internship - the pathways program and I got my first summer internship in 2022. I worked with the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival and that’s one of the best work experiences I have ever had. I also got to learn that knowledge is reciprocal - that you get back knowledge when you give and that was an amazing thing 

What was your personal experience with CSL?

My overall takeaway from my CSL experience has been that whether you are working, volunteering or taking courses, just don’t take yourself so seriously. In the work we do, we should try and immerse ourselves in the fun of it rather than being serious about it. And of course, the interpersonal relationships that come with the work we do are what makes our work meaningful. In my CSL 370 course called “Uprooting Knowledge,” I learned the ways of knowing and how that contributes to such great and powerful knowledge for positive change. I learned that no one box has all the knowledge. This changed my perspective because before entering university, everybody makes sure that you have an idea that you have to be at a certain level to be knowledgeable. But what I learned is that you can learn a lot from people from all walks of life, rather than just a few people who are at that certain level that everybody talks about. 

What was your favourite CSL placement, and why?

While I enjoyed all of my placements, if I had to choose one, I would say the Old Strathcona Youth Society. what I liked about them is that I had that creative room to be able to make the welcome package that I made for them. which was which was a part of my final project. Everyone was very receptive, as well as encouraging, which is important because the environment encouraged me to do better and keep doing it. The welcome package that I worked on was to welcome new onboarding members. It was to help them know what to expect. It was done through a series of online videos and included information on harm reduction and helping youth as well. I was able to ask their opinion on what they like and it felt like a collaborative effort. That is something I truly enjoyed because that’s what makes it fun and a good work environment. I was also learning about different communities, people, groups and cultures that have a systemic barrier and working, supporting and building those equal relationships. I think that’s something that I took away, and enjoyed with the Old Strathcona Youth Society. I am happy that I was able to interact more with people there and learn about their perspectives.

How has CSL impacted your academic and/or personal life?

I have always wanted to be a counsellor and I think that I’ve always wanted to do that and I think CSL has reinforced and strengthened that. I wanted to take more CSL courses because it has compelled me to learn more again - learning doesn’t just stop at a dead end or a wall. I wanted to learn more so that I could take my learning outside of the classroom and it seems this is something that I enjoy. I will be able to use this knowledge later down the road in my counselling career where knowing what is service would be beneficial. ‘What is service’ is one of the first things we learned in one of our CSL classes. It is not about what is right or how much sympathy you have. It is about “Okay, I might not know what you’re going through right now but I’m gonna sit with you”. That’s kind of the idea I have.  CSL is helping me to learn more about that, get deeper into that and try to apply that in my everyday life, too. I’ve always known I wanted to do something where there’s meaningful change and there’s healing. I wanted to do something that supports others and brings some sort of healing you know with people. CSL has, therefore, helped me understand these things and gave me a perspective on life.

How would you sum up your experience with CSL in one sentence?

Through CSL, we are all powerfully connected.

[symphonic-snapdragon]

i have such complicated feelings towards cs lewis!! i love him as a person!! as an author however i have Opinions and Thoughts

hot takes:

- narnia was good until the last battle. making the kids die was a stupid ending

- susan. that’s all. that’s the post. she got done dirty.

- the calormenes are an obscenely racist caricature of middle eastern cultures like. what the fuck why are the arab-coded characters the devil worshippers??

-the space trilogy had great ideas but horrendous execution

- that hideous strength is Bad and my 9th grade self was appalled when i read the words “give up on your dreams. have children instead” in a CSL book

- CSL’s apologetics are way better than his fiction !! mere christianity, the weight of glory essays, the abolition of man!! sooooo good. so much to meditate on. good stuff.

- personally, the screwtape letters, great divorce, and till we have faces >>> narnia

i am a Tolkien Gal through and through so i guess i’m biased by preferring JRRT over CSL *any* day but thanks for reading my Irks Regarding Jack Lewis

[betrosed]

About Me

My name is Bailey, and I’ve been on tumblr since 2014. By day, I’m an English Teacher, candle maker, barista, and co-founder of an online publication company, www.triton.community (check it out, y’all 🌷)

I married my best friend April 2023. No kiddos yet, but that’s our hope some day!

I’m a protestant Christian (denomination is somewhere between Presbyterian and Baptist, but tbh at my old age I’m becoming less convinced that denominations matter a flying flip).

I’m nerdy as heck (anime, classic literature, video games, kids cartoons….. all the things).

Favorite books: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis (anything by CSL tbh), and The Once and Future King by TH White

Favorite show: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Favorite movie: Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Currently reading: Paradise Lost by John Milton, Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, The Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling

Currently watching: “Jujutsu Kaisen”

Ask is always open.

[simonh]

Proba-3's laser-precise positioning by European Space Agency Via Flickr: An infrared view of a laser-based test campaign – taking place at Redwire Space in Kruibeke, Belgium – which represents crucial preparation for ESA’s precision formation flying mission, Proba-3. Later this year, two satellites will be launched together into orbit to maintain formation relative to each other down to a few millimetres, creating an artificial solar eclipse in space. Proba-3’s ‘Occulter’ spacecraft will cast a shadow onto the other ‘Coronagraph’ spacecraft to block out the fiery face of the Sun and make the ghostly solar corona available for sustained observation for up to six hours per 19.5 hour orbit. However to maintain the position of a shadow just a few centimetres across on the Coronagraph satellite from the Occulter satellite around 150 m away, the two satellites rely on a suite of sensors, including intersatellite radio links, GNSS, visual imaging and – for the most precise positioning at closest range – a laser metrology (or ‘measurement of measurement’) system. This system will shoot a laser from the Occulter spacecraft toward a corner cube retroreflector placed on the face of the Coronagraph spacecraft for tracking of relative position and attitude (pointing direction), achieving millimetre precision. “To calibrate Proba-3’s laser metrology system, its performance was tested within the 60-m long Redwire cleanroom,” explains Damien Galano, Proba-3’s mission manager. “The Coronagraph’s laser was reflected off a retroreflector and the resulting positioning measurements checked against absolute ‘ground truth’ using a separate laser tracking system.” This mission is being put together for ESA by a consortium led by Spain’s Sener, with participation by more than 29 companies from 14 countries. The Proba-3 platforms have been designed by Airbus Defence and Space in Spain and satellite integration by Redwire in Belgium. GMV in Spain is responsible for Proba-3’s formation flying subsystem while its main coronagraph instrument comes from Belgium’s Centre Spatial de Liège, CSL. Proba-3 is due to be launched by PSLV-XL launcher from India in September. Credits: ESA - M. Pédoussaut

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house of war

This gets Perun and Arawn are laughing as Mars was cleaning up the kitchen and he spoke “yeah and also I would punch the bitch first.”

Then Perun states “burn bitcher burn!” this makes Jerkier tear up and he spoke “the original title is burn bitch burn because he was such a bitch to me and then I changed it to burn Witcher burn.” Mars looks at him “it is okay to be mad at him and it is your choice to forgive but not to forget for that will do more pain.”

Jaskier nods and he was wiping away tears he leaned into Aphrodite. She was wearing a dress which was a form fitting and it was big and puffy sleeves and the skirt was layered and the necklace was just hitting the collar bones. Jaskier’s mom had tan skin and pink hair which was in a bun and some of her hair was framing her face.

She was tall but lean yet she had muscles. She was looking at him with warm amber eyes which were comforting. her socks were black and fishnets. He leaned into her arms, she holds him tighter “I missed you mom.”

“I did too.” She turned to Jason and sighed “I am sorry about Juno and Hera when Gaea was being rude.”

“none taken thanks for caring for my friend when I was gone.” She smiles and he returns the smile. “now son what is your choice?” they waited for him to speak Guan Yu was so focused on the puzzle that he had spaced out the other conversations.

 until he looked back up from his 5000-piece puzzle and asked "why," he looked up “why is Jerkier crying? do I need to go kill someone?”

mars looked at him “don���t worry but Geralt is probably gonna get smacked or punched.” Guan Yu went back to his puzzle after smirking and commented “okay if he is going to slapped I want 30 crowns and 13 Drachmas.”

Jaskier smiles again as he turns but still holding on to his mom like a young kid “thanks but wait I was about to do that when Geralt showed his guilty ass to save me he didn’t even apologize and he asked for my assistance I just did it to save Ciri and also the observed not okay I hate them.”

This gets Guan Yu to nod and then Mars walks over to hand him food which he gladly takes and signs thank in CSL.

Mars signs in ISL a you’re welcome. Jason then stands and said “well I am going to see my grave in Camp Jupiter. See you later Jaskeir.” He waves as he shifted to his wolf form and Jaskier smiles and spoke “πες γεια στο σπουργίτι για μένα.”

Jason nods then leaves after Arawn gives him a piece of pig on his way out. Venus was tanner than his mom and her hair was red and her eyes gleam brown. She was wearing a baggy shirt which had a belt made of leather from a dragon and the buckle was silver.

 She was wearing a pair of trousers that ended roughly around her knees she had boots that went all the way up to our knees and on her belt she had straps and clasps also a few bags in order to hold things the clasps held her compass her watch a key and dagger one of the straps held one of her guns and a couple vials the bags had other things in them.

She had fingerless gloves which went up to her elbows. She looked pretty with her earrings which were roses and knifes. She wore her hair in a Bubble braid that switched between a normal wave bubble braids are formed and the bubble that was made of smaller braids. Jaskeir learned many things from these ladies.

One was how to love himself without being overly full of himself and narcissistic he had also learned the art of navigating nobility from Venus and all the fun so she cues of being in a very much stuck up part of society and he was taught how to navigate social situations between two parties that were on edge for example idiots not paying witches enough money for dealing with the monsters and beasts.

His mom had taught him the best ways to silently curse people so their clothing didn’t fit right or their makeup didn’t sit right he had also learned the art of how to sneakily kill someone mostly with poison or she called it a weaker and smart person weapon.

 He also learned how to use charm speech which was really useful in dealing with crappy people. it did convince people that he wasn’t as strong as he actually was which was very good he even worked on a Witcher a little bit.

His ma Zagreus had taught him compassion history and a lot of things of his own teacher Achilles had taught him when he was in the House of Hades when he was younger well from Zagreus Jerkier learn properly how to properly get blood and was taught the importance of a willing participant and the other bits of his domain he was taught how to heal with blood and how to heal himself with blood he learned how Zagreus’s domain was really.

Mars taught him how to heal and lots of things about plants which ones were dangerous how to spot foxglove or comfy and other things related to plants he was also taught by his dad Ares and how to fight his other siblings as well taught him that and he was trained in how to fight but with Ares his dad he had been taught how to dance why because it won was good exercise 2 it was very good working on his footwork and also it was just fun it was a good way to decompress after his lessons in the Roman camp and he was younger.

“okay I think I want to go home but not right now.” Venus nodded and then she patted his head before she went away to the library and Mars leaned over the breakfast bar and spoke “I hope you finally tell Eskel how you feel about him.”

This makes Jerkier blush a deep red and he exclaimed stammering a bit “really Uncle Mars I told you there was more pressing matters than telling him my silly crush!”

mars didn’t believe him and raised an eyebrow “oh really I distinctly remember you gushing over how pretty he looked even with his face scars you said that he distinctly reminded you of one of your friends. you kept rambling on how beautiful he looked carried himself with kindness and respect and he was just adorable the way he interacted with his goat I distinctly you remember that happening over letters.”

He turns to his mom before speaking with embarrassment “mom! Stop I have told you he thinks he doesn’t deserve any love but sure he is big and strong that he easily kill me but Instead he just held me and he wrapped around me like a blanket or a pillow I’m sorry if I’m attracted to strong people and he is just…”

he realized and buries his head in his hands and he spoke again “I may think he is hot and I love him for how he is. I want to scream compliments at this man because he cannot get the fact that someone actually cares through him romantically and actually wants to have a romantic relationship with him he’s so self-conscious I desire to scream compliments at Eskel I want to be aggressively affectionate but I don’t know if he’s comfortable with that so I’m just in the corner.”

this makes Aphrodite and Mars chuckle and Mars remarks “well you are For sure Ares’s child she is very aggressively affectionate but not too much so you’re definitely his but I suggest to give Eskel gifts first like ambrosia and nectar not the medicine ambrosia and nectar.” This makes him laugh “I don’t think Eskel will understand me giving him the nectar.”

Aphrodite smiles and then “well yeah he never had unconditional love towards him but I think the nectar had embroidered bottles to do him good he deserves something nice all of them do.”

there was an unspoken name that she didn’t speak but she was holding it in her mouth the Jaskeir knew what she was talking about she meant what she said when they deserved love and affection even the one who abandoned him twice because Geralt could not understand the fact that he was allowed to feel emotions now he did only took like five years to understand that.

[divyabodhwani23]

Vaccine Adjuvants Market Resilience: Adapting to Evolving Immunization Needs

The Vaccine Adjuvants Market is a crucial segment within the pharmaceutical industry, playing a vital role in enhancing the efficacy and immunogenicity of vaccines. Adjuvants are substances added to vaccines to boost the immune response, increase vaccine stability, and reduce the amount of antigen needed per dose. This market analysis explores the key drivers, trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the Vaccine Adjuvants Market.

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One of the primary drivers of the Vaccine Adjuvants Market is the increasing demand for effective vaccines against infectious diseases, emerging pathogens, and bioterrorism threats. Vaccines are essential tools for preventing and controlling infectious diseases, reducing morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Adjuvants enable vaccine manufacturers to develop vaccines with improved immunogenicity and efficacy, allowing for lower antigen doses, fewer booster doses, and enhanced protection against targeted pathogens.

Moreover, advancements in vaccine research, immunology, and adjuvant technology have led to the development of novel adjuvants with improved safety, potency, and mode of action. Traditional adjuvants, such as aluminum salts (alum), have been used for decades in vaccines to enhance the immune response. However, new adjuvant platforms, including oil-in-water emulsions, toll-like receptor agonists, nanoparticle-based adjuvants, and saponin-based adjuvants, offer enhanced immunostimulatory properties and targeted immune activation, enabling the development of next-generation vaccines with superior efficacy and breadth of protection.

The Vaccine Adjuvants Market is valued at USD 2.1 billion in 2022 and projected to reach USD 5.6 billion by 2030, exhibiting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.1% during the forecast period spanning 2024-2032.

Furthermore, the increasing prevalence of infectious diseases, pandemics, and global health threats, such as influenza, human papillomavirus (HPV), and COVID-19, has heightened awareness of the importance of vaccination and vaccine preparedness. Governments, public health agencies, and international organizations are prioritizing vaccine development, procurement, and distribution to mitigate the impact of infectious diseases and protect public health. Adjuvants play a critical role in vaccine development programs by enhancing vaccine efficacy, reducing antigen doses, and accelerating vaccine deployment in response to emerging threats and outbreaks.

Major vendors in the global Vaccine Adjuvants Market are Agenus Inc, aurorium, Croda International Plc, CSL, Dynavax Technologies., EUBIOLOGICS CO., LTD., GSK plc, InvivoGen., Merck KGaA, Novavax., ozbiosciences.com, Phibro Animal Health Corporation, SEPPIC, SPI Pharma, and Others.

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In conclusion, the Vaccine Adjuvants Market plays a critical role in vaccine development and public health by enhancing vaccine efficacy, improving immune responses, and expanding the scope of vaccine applications. Despite challenges such as safety concerns, regulatory hurdles, and market access barriers, the market continues to evolve with innovations in adjuvant technology, vaccine formulations, and disease prevention strategies. By addressing unmet medical needs, advancing scientific understanding, and collaborating across disciplines, the Vaccine Adjuvants Market can contribute to the development of safer, more effective vaccines and the control of infectious diseases on a global scale.