#sarry support

[o-craven-canto]

Ea: Our Second Chance (8)

8. Fuscophyta: Ea’s black plants

(Index) (< 6b. The Commander) (> 9. The Descent)

(original image)

« We are able to think of nature as a mossy serenity only because we have done the hard work of taming the earth. We owe our kindly view of nature to an accumulation of technology and the efforts of civilization... We often forget this, and take both gardens and civilization for granted. » - Simon Sarris, Nature, Substack, 2020

« It's still not known how the association between Eucytobionts and methanogens first occurred. It seems analogous to the process of endosymbiosis by which oxygen-breathing bacteria and blue-green algae were incorporated by eukaryotic cells as mitochondria and chloroplasts, respectively. Apparently, though, the methanosome of Fuscophytes does not require to be exposed to oxygen, but to be isolated from it. (Methanosomes are in fact extracellular, but always located inside masses or bladders impermeable to air.)

The function of this association has long been a mystery. The most basal Fuscophytes have the appearance of black moss covered in blisters. It was once said that their photosynthesis is very far from the efficiency found in Hematophytes, to the point that cultured isolated cells are net producers of carbon dioxide. This is however a misunderstanding. Fuscophytes are in fact photoheterotrophs: they are very efficient in deriving energy from sunlight to survive, but unlike Hematophytes and Terran plants they cannot use it to incorporate (fix) inorganic carbon into organic macromolecules.

Methanogens reduce carbon dioxide to methane (CO2 + 4H2 → CH4 + 2H2O) by using a variety of metal complexes as electron donors, especially cuproproteins. The association may be an attempt by the Fuscophytes to "outsource" carbon fixation to the symbiotes, as methane is probably easier to assimilate for the hosts compared to carbon dioxide. The details of these chemical operations are still very poorly understood. Methanosomes are also involved with a variety of biosynthesis processes.

The main benefit for modern Fuscophytes, however, might not be metabolic at all. Last year's work by Huang & Van Rijk proposes that it might be mechanical. Fuscophytes completely lack most means of support available to other organisms, whether bones or shells or structural polysaccharides. But they do have methane. As the gas is much less dense than Ea's atmosphere, large bladders help keep the organism upright without expending resources into sturdy trunks or metabolically inactive shells.

The most primitive moss-like forms seem to use methanosomes only for their metabolic benefits, and the "bubbles" kept in tension by the inner gas pressure are probably meant only to increase the surface available for photosynthesis (the leaves of Fuscophytes are never very developed, probably because of relatively inefficient circulation). However, we can see a clear progression in the mechanic role of methane from bubblemoss, through blistertrees (which use large bladders to lighten their structure, and visibly sag when they are punctured), to land kelp (which uses a group of bladders at the top to keep itself upright with minimal solid support, effectively as kelp did in Earth's oceans), to rootblimps (which are effectively clusters of photosynthetic bladders floating about, dragging adhesive tendrils on the ground to gather mineral and organic matter).

The danger posed by methane-concentrating organisms has been known since the earliest years of human presence on Ea. In warm and humid conditions, any thunderstorm brings the danger of rootblimps being blown by the wind near a settlement and exploding from a lightning strike. Fuscophytes also almost never form pure forests outside of the wettest climates because wildfires strongly limit their population density.

It has not escaped our attention, however, the potential industrial application of Fuscophyte symbiosis. A culture of Melanomyxa foetida (Van Rijk, 162) can be grown under pressure and in absence of oxygen, producing large amounts of liquid hydrocarbons (up to 15 ml per kg of culture per day under ideal conditions), which can be fractionated and refined to produce an acceptable substitute of gasoline. Given the virtual absence of natural fossil fuels on Ea, this has obvious economic implications. Because of the inherent minimal size of nuclear reactors, the inconstancy of solar power, and the high cost of compact bacteries, liquid fuels remain a necessity for light aircraft and other such vehicles. Water drawn from the wetlands in the mid-course of the Shuang Jiang rivers – the most accessible source for our company – appears an adequate medium when purified of competing organisms and metal pollutants. »

– Update Briefing internal memo, InterChem, 190 AL

« Rootblimps were our worst nightmare in the early years. Every time wind blew from the north they'd come swarming from the jungle like spaceships or something. Blotting out the sun, throwing this brown shadow everywhere at full noon. They'd shadow the crops, they'd make it a pain to fly scouting drones, they'd drag their disgusting sticky roots around the camp – I swear I saw them drag away a rover for half a mile, once – and they'd make this creepy drumbeat noise when they bumped into each other. And every time there was a thunderstorm – when wet wind from the sea met cold wind from the Ninurtas, I suppose – well, then they really became trouble.

What do you get when you take a huge bag full of methane, very flammable methane, connect it to the ground with a wet cable, and add lightning? Yeah. We had to shoot them down before they got too close to a pod or a camp. Thank God there aren't so many left these days. Let them burn in Hell, they'd enjoy it so much anyway. Have you heard those loons at Galapagos want to make them a protected species? I'll make you a protected species. I had to jump out of a burning rover when one of the damn things blew up. »

– Will Maddox, interview in Small Steps for Men: Earthborn Accounts of Ea's Early Years, Nisaba Press, 79 AL

« Rootblimp (Nepheloecia mirabilis; Fuscophyta : Cystopsida). [...] The name, literally meaning "cloud-dweller", is of course a misnomer, as the rootblimp generally remains in direct contact with the ground... The tendrils contain water-filled vessels with large ciliate cells that incorporate minerals at the ground level and actively carry them to the photosynthetic tissue in the floating bags. Considering the relative inefficiency of this method, it does not surprise that a rootblimp can take several decades to start casting spores, and more than two centuries to attain its full size. »

– fragment of encyclopedia, recovered from ruins in Toumai, circa 290 AL

[georgekirrin]

Last Sentence Game!

RULES: post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

I was tagged by @thetragicallynerdy thank u!!!

(I'm so sorry but you're getting thesis. I wish I could provide some Good Fic but alas)

"The archaeological evidence suggests support for this catastrophic picture; around 40% of the Edix Hill burials subject to aDNA analysis showed evidence of Yersinia pestis (Sarris, 2022), and the 7th century decline or abandonment of sites such as Mucking, West Stow, and Yeavering, Northumberland, has been proposed to relate to outbreaks of the disease (Maddicott, 1997)."

...that's a 56 word sentence and I don't know 56 people so anyone who sees this and wants to share some writing, go for it!!

[tiny-tigers]

I am even thinking that if we lose badly tomorrow I might even support Sarries

🤔🤔🤔 just a thought 🤔🤔🤔

All of you now :

[sonego]

7, 20 and 40 :D

thank youuu ahana ily !! 💙

7. tell us a football club, that isn’t the one you support, that you like for no apparent reason

i have a few in serie a especially, particularly roma, atalanta and sassuolo!! sometimes i cheat on milan w them (never when they play us tho. obviously)

20. a club that you think should have a bigger number of fans on tumblr

already answered but another one is sassuolo like I KNOW it's a relatively irrelevant little club but . sometimes i need to have sassuolo content on my dash but most of the time i'd have to create it myself. how is that FAIR!

40. least favorite coach

sarri 😑 homophobic piece of shit the only club that fits him is that fascist hellhole lmao

[tinaillustrations]

Tina! It's my blog anniversary and I want to thank you for your support! I've said it before but you're art is amazing! I love your art style and what you choose to draw for hitsuhina, you always make them cute or endearing, and I look forward to seeing your art whenever it pops up on my dash. Thank you for your kind words on my fics and for creating artwork for Under the Snowfall, I come back and look at it often with a smile on my face :D

Oh my goodness!! Happy Blog-sarry~☺🥳🥳🥳🥳 thank you for always posting and writing fics I do enjoy reading your fics on HitsuHina and I think I've said this before but whenever I come back here I always see HH and that makes me feel that I'm not alone there's still somone out there that's always been keeping the HH alive!

Giving you lot's of air hugsss hahahaa💖💞💖💖💖

[cattatonically]

The Professor's Dragon - Louisa Masters (Here Be Dragons, book 2)

Synopsis

It was love at first sight… with my professor. What’s a dragon to do?

For two years, I’ve been pining over Professor Sarris. I knew the moment I saw him that we were meant for each other, but it’s not to be. For one thing, I was his student, and he’s the most ethical man I know. For another, he has no idea I’m actually a four-thousand-year-old dragon from another dimension.

When my people fled to Earth to avoid extinction, I vowed to clean up my life and stop acting like a fledgling. It’s bad enough that nobody takes me seriously… sure, maybe I used to be flighty and irresponsible and caused a few interspecies incidents, but that’s all in the past. I have big plans for the future, and this college gig is the first step in proving myself. I’m not endangering this fresh start for anyone.

But then my professor and I wind up at the same party, and suddenly it seems he’s not completely out of reach. Except I’m still the adorable flirt nobody wants to rely on, and convincing him we should be together while proving I’m a changed dragon is a monumental task.

Good thing I’m up for the challenge.

My Thoughts

The fun part about reading this series is getting to know characters more in-depth that we’ve been introduced to previously. In Hidden Species, Dustin was a rambunctious young dragon vying for more responsibility. A few years later, in Here Be Dragons, it’s almost like seeing him all grown up! If he wasn’t already 4,000 years old.

Dustin is ready to settle down, and show his grandfather, Brandt, that he’s grown and matured over the years. And this is especially true for matters of the heart. After two years of pining, Dustin and Rob encounter each other fortuitously and have a chance to start getting to know each other. Dustin is pleased, while Rob is cautious. Rob was once Dustin’s professor, after all.

Dustin’s feelings for Rob are well established, but Rob needs time to adjust to this different side of Dustin – the side that isn’t his student; the side that has responsibilities, and cares deeply for continuing to work as an ambassador and spokesperson for his community.

It was honestly very endearing watching them get to know each other, and build a foundation for their relationship together. Rob is supportive of Dustin’s goals, and Dustin cherishes Rob for exactly who he is.

So far, this series is proving to be more lighthearted, while still tugging at all the right heartstrings. And I’m enjoying it immensely.

[youreamonocoque]

I saw owen trending on twitter, and immediatly oh god hes dead then remembered about racing92.

The fact im going to have to try and figure out how to watch racing92 games to see him.

Its going to be so werid supporting sarries with out him.

bestie i'm not telling you how to live your life but ahem there totally isn't any way of watching him in these links

Honestly I haven't even thought about next season without him, it's going to be weird, i'm going to be buying sarries jerseys and putting his name on the back anyways (you're still there in spirit owen!). It'll be fucking weird.

And flights to paris aren't that expensive right??????

[delectablywaywardbeard-blog]

Champions League, i tifosi della Lazio: "Per vincere serve la grinta, Celtic non qui per vedere Roma"

Tra lacrime e rabbia i supporter si dividono su Sarri e nuovi acquisti: “Manca Milinkovic”source

[onlinesikhstore]

Hand Made Traditional Punjabi Pakhi Woven with Wool Culture Traditional Panjab O

Authentic Punjabi Traditional Pakhi hand made carved wooden paintwork woven fan with wool.

Please note woven design pattern and Design/Colour on wooden handle may vary - subject to availability. New product in UK market.

Please select design and let us know which design/colour you are interested.

These are collector's items. Ideal for Jaago, Mayian, for wedding decorations, photography, old Punjab Theme for events and parties, deco for restaurants and shops, home and also for gifting loved ones. Apart from deco, these can also be used in hot summer weather.

Best gift for elderly as these are hard to find these days.

Please note white colour Cloth Jhalars are complimentary and are not part of sale. Ladies usually sew these to Pakhis according to their own choice. There may be Pakhi colour present on these Jhallars as these come in Jumble. We did these Jhalars on Pakhis just to save time for buyers and make these Pakhis look traditional.

These Pakhis are handmade, hand painted and woven by hand by traditional workers who are in this Pakhi manufacturing for generations.

OnlineSikhStore is reviving this dying Art/Cultural Pakhi of Punjab. We need your support. 

Please buy, like, follow and share our traditional items to help out those Pakhi workers back home in Punjab.

We appreciate your help.

Authentic Punjabi Traditional Pakhi - hand woven, hand carved wood and permanent authentic wood paint/art work done by hand (reminding of the old Punjabi song Pakhi nu Lawaday Ghungroo, Jhalugi Sarri Raat) OnlineSikhStore is reviving the old Punjabi Culture/Sabhyachar by marketing these Pakhis from traditional manufacturers to international market.

In addition, we stock Punjabi Bhangra Khoonday Sticks, Kaintha (in various designs), traditional Punjabi Taweets (Satinder Sartaaj Style), Saggi Full (ladies Giddha accessories to wear on head) available in our shop as well. Please message for more information.

Postage discounts for multi-buys.

P.S. Colour of item may slightly vary due to camera flash and light condition. There may be slight scratches/scruff marks, these are inevitable because these travel in jumble in couriers.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Made-Traditional-Punjabi-Pakhi-Woven-Wool-Culture-Traditional-Panjab-O-/256238294496

[tiny-tigers]

"When the Champions of England have a profit and loss like this it is no wonder Rugby is in trouble. Smart move by Sarries to have the stadium held in a different company. They are only a going concern as support has been pledged. If that support is withdrawn they would not survive."

[franklinalbrecht-project]

New plans, new team.

Hello! Some time has passed since we wrote here.

As some people may know from recent updates on other platforms, this version of the game is not being developed anymore, because of new and bigger plans for TROFA. There was a change in the engine and our entire approach to this project, and we're currently working on a tech demo. In the meantime, we had time to write a screenplay for the first arcs, do a Game Design Document and group some concept art as well, to give our material to potential collaborators. We always knew, in the end, that we couldn't do this alone.

We are searching for more creative minds for the team and are willing to amply our contact circle. As you can see, it’s a way less specific search compared to last time: what we expect from this search are people who can participate in this project from a creative point of view and share their ideas and opinion with us. They can do that as a proofreader, writer, narrative consultant, game design consultant, artist...

Here are some slides that present the project in-detail, in its most recent state: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFr_tNdxy4/AzBXyARfiG845GD2erchsw/view?website#2:presentation-of-the-project

Right now we are a team of five people working on the tech demo: Pao, writing and management; Ele, character designer (+ general artistic and management support); Sarry, programmer; Freez, UI Art; Wagnard, sound designer.

If you are interested and willing to contact us, we will share some essential documents for the project’s understanding (Screenplay, Game Design Document and a Concept Art PDF). But before that, we would like to chat a bit with you to see how and if we can develop a collaboration together and agree on some essential matters.

Thank you for any kind of feedback and hope this new direction can excite you and, when the game will be out, give you the best experience possible by showing its full potential.

-P&E (former Ludi Tarantula)

[metalpunky]

Friday again so is time to show other "spanish" punk band. You'll know why I put spanish between quotation marks.

KORTATU/NEGU GORRIAK

(Name traduction (kortatu)->cut)

(Name traduction (Negu Gorriak) -> Hard winter)

Kortatu was founded in 1984 in Basque Country by two brother, later other two people joined the group. They first songs were in spanish and in basque but soon they started to only sing in basque because they are basque independentists and many of their songs talk about that. In 1988 they decided disband the group and in 1990 started a new group called Negu gorriak with three of the original members and two new ones. This band's music was rock, rap and reggae. In 2009 Negu Gorriak also disbanded.

Music genre: Punk, basque radical rock and ska (they introduced ska to spain)

Political opinions: Mainly basque independence.

Polemics: They actively supported ETA (a basque independence terrorist group), and were accused of helping a member of that group to scape the prison but they were not denounced. Many of their songs are about that.

Song recommendations: "Sarri, sarri", "Mierda de ciudad", "Zu atrapatu arte" and "El ultimo ska".

[thenoodlenews]

What is the Future of Film Criticism?

The lights dim. A quiet hush falls over the audience. Sodas swish, snacks crinkle, and you lean into the cool soft seat behind you. And then the intro music starts, as you are slowly lured into another world. It ends, you get up and leave, your mind swirling with thoughts, theories, ideas and lessons. You need to understand, you need to share this so others know what you know. That’s what being a film critic is about.

When movies first began to be widely shown in the early twentieth century, film critics did not look the same. We did not see what we consider to be formal film criticism until Frank E. Wood began to consistently publish his work in The New York Dramatic Mirror. After this, more and more joined the cause, like Andrew Sarris, Robert Ebert, and Judith Crist. Once we got to the nineteen thirties we began to see the idea of formal, trained and classical critics that reviewed for major newspapers take hold over other forms of review. This continued for decades until very recently with the birth of the internet allowing informal and online criticism to explode. After that, nothing was the same. Everyone was a critic, literally. People from any and every background and interest, education level and age, began to upload film reviews taking as long as five minutes and five hours. But this brings to mind the questions, if everyone's a critic, can anyone really be a good critic? And what does a good critic even mean any more? That is the hot debate happening all across the world of media entertainment.

You may be wondering, why does any of this matter? A study on YouGov.com says that movie watching is the second most popular social activity among all genders and ages. It ranks second only to listening to music. It’s a valued pastime in everyday life, and it touches every part of it. Many find their spouses and best friends through common interests that come from movies. Film and entertainment have brought people together as long as it has been around. And as with many things so important, there are those whose job it is to critically analyze it. We see this in politics, science, sports, and more. But lately, the way we critique films has changed quickly. Film critics are also incredibly important to the success of a film. More than most people realize. A study called ‘The Influence of Film Critics on Movie Outcomes’ supports this, saying “based on our results it appears that film critics serve as both influencers and predictors to some extent“. And this still works whether it be good reviews or bad. Film specifically will be my focus today, because the topic has never been more important than now. Whether this change is good or bad, we can try to find out.

According to an interview with Kynan Dias, a visiting lecturer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who’s studies specialize in film studio system economics, grew up with classical film critics and witnessed the birth of the internet, we can view it from a kind perspective. “The audience is also creating things that take criticism to a whole new direction because it had been that in order to be a film reviewer you had to be someone with some kind of cache to them, usually a white man who would work their way up a newspaper”, he said. And indeed they are, with a quick YouTube search for film reviews showing thousands of works, merely in the past few months.

Many of these videos are getting hundreds of thousands to millions of views. The article ‘How YouTube and podcasts spurred the golden age of film criticism’ discusses this and says this “the rise of YouTube — along with the growing popularity of podcasts — has ushered in a golden age of film criticism, one that’s both broadened the audience for such criticism while also allowing critics to dive deeper into film than they ever have before” This sentiment is reiterated in another article called ‘The Film Critic in the Internet Era’. “Now, festival reports and reviews are common coin, especially online—and the buzz that movies generate at festivals far in advance of release (or even a distribution deal) is news in itself … the critics who are on hand to review the films at the festivals are helping to set the agenda”. We are seeing how critics are continuing to do their jobs in the fast paced modern world and have begun to take on a similar but new role in this world.

We used to know what this role was. Cut and clear, it was an educated white man who watched high class films in the theater and wrote out his thoughts in a newspaper sidebar. This is proven by the USAToday study, saying, “male reviewers outnumber female reviewers in every job title category” and “73% of male reviewers are white, 18% are men of color”. But that’s the past. And that past is long gone. Like Dias said “ legacy media outlets are declining with their ratings and readership but actually film criticism as we would say in the academic sense of analyzing films, putting things together from different aspects of film, putting things into context, reevaluating historical film and historical movements, that is really really taking off because of the power of the internet.” But the key to this explosion has been the kind of reviews we have seen, and the people who make them. The internet has given everyone the power of accessibility, credibility, and visibility. People of all backgrounds have a place for their reviews to be seen and be treated as equal. Of this change Dias says, “the internet is destroying the old legacy media but opening up criticism for everybody. So groups who hadn't been that before. Women, queer people, disabled and differently-abled people.” This rise in diverse reviews has also raised the moral standard for what is deemed acceptable in today’s films. Now we actually have the people who have repeatedly been hurt by Hollywood’s racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism speaking up and calling out films and filmmakers. Wonderful examples of that are Angelique Roche, Jaleesa Lashey, Michael Klemm, and Jenny Nicholson. “ The audience now has someone who is writing specifically for those communities.” Not only that, but the lack of formal training often found in these reviews can be its greatest strength. We see a humanity to these reviews that didn’t use to be there. Without the constraints of years of university and training in a newspaper, we are allowed to see a beautiful array of unique writing styles. In an article called ‘Movie critics: Pros and cons’ Jim Emerson said “I find these days that I'm more likely to find lively writing and original viewpoints on blogs than in print outlets”. Reviews can come from someone who has never written before. Mothers, teens, lifelong nerds, book writers and painters. It’s not just the diverse people like POC and disabled we are seeing. Those with every background are reviewing films with completely different perspectives. A good example is the YouTube channel by Bernadette Banner. She’s a historical seamstress who occasionally reviews films and shows on the clothes historical accuracy. That is all she does, consider the accuracy of the clothing. The Wired and GQ channels bring in doctors, archeologists, stunt men, artists and more to give their personal insight into reviewing films. This is what the modern era of criticism is all about. This is what makes it beautiful and what will continue to drive film criticism until the end of time.

But for all the good changes happening to film criticism, there is also bad. Notably, the amount of professional, classically trained film critics has massively decreased. This quickly changing landscape of voices is a good thing, but it is also a double edged sword. And this is something Dias and other film viewers like those on the subreddit ‘r/TrueFilm’ , a discussion thread on popular question and answer website Reddit.com have noticed in many YouTube reviews. “Every once in a while I'll watch a new filmmaker and they don't have the correct vocabulary. They mistake things, they'll say this is a pan when they mean it’s a tilt, things like that. That can throw me off and make me not want to listen to what they have to say” Dias says. Many in the industry have noticed this as well. Older more experienced critics like Charles Taylor in his article ‘The Problem with Film Criticism’ have mentioned their distaste for newer forms of criticism. You could call this a bitterness toward a perceived push to irrelevancy, but it’s not so simple. An article called ‘Binge and Purge: The Rise of Extreme Film Criticism’ notes this, saying, “The work of extreme film critics often appears in diary form, but it hardly reflects film culture as a personal vision. It is a frantic reaction to a changing status quo, dictated not by the idiosyncrasies of the critic but the oppressive sameness of our film culture” But even more so than this lack of polish, what I’m sure everyone has noticed is the intense politicization towards something that didn’t previously have that. Books, music, art and culture are constantly in discussion to see what is or isn’t politically correct. From a liberal standpoint, this is a mark of great progress. From a less literal view, it is not allowing anyone to enjoy things. From a filmmaking standpoint Dias says, “ people are criticizing ideology more than actual criticism…a lot of film criticism is now caught up in this really toxic ecosystem.” Now even art must be held to the highest of moral standards. This is something that has only increased with the newest generation, and will likely continue. Ignoring any flaws, some believe film criticism is simply no longer relevent. There are a variety of resources claiming this, like this collection of thoughts from Variety called ‘Are film critics really needed anymore?’ and a reddit thread dedicated to discussing this topic with not a lot of good things to say. “The popularity of review-aggregate sites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic has devalued the long-form review, as has the “pivot-to-video” strategy adopted by so many mainstream media companies”

So, is this truly the golden age of film criticism? Only time can say. Film and its critics have always been reflective of the current climate. Now, we are more focused on change and progress than ever. Movements like Me Too, Black Lives Matter, March for Our Lives, and ACAB are influencing the world around us and thus the media we consume. Films themselves have exploded in creativity in the past decades with films like Avengers: Endgame, Boyhood, Get Out, Ready Player One, even animated films like Encanto and Into the Spiderverse. Theaters are dying, but streaming services are more popular than ever. Everyday a new piece of media comes out that is dissected, displayed and reviewed by hundreds of thousands. So here's what we know for sure. Film criticism is here to stay, in whatever form that may take. What is seen as ok won’t always be ok. Writers will write. Directors will direct. And the world will never stop making good movies.

[camilleoda]

Sarri yelled at being pissed on the bench

Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri claimed that a Feyenoord supporter threw a bag of urine onto the bench in their 1-0 defeat on Thursday night. "Blue-White Eagles" who need points to qualify for the next round but ultimately ended in defeat. The team dropped to 3rd in the group to play in the Europa Conference League.

The pitch was filled with an intense atmosphere, with Sarri claiming the home fans threw bags of เกมพนันออนไลน์ urine onto their own bench. “A urine bag was thrown from the stands behind the bench. It's annoying," Sarri said. At the same time referred to the referee as well. "I'm not going to start criticizing the referee. A single player has been fouled at least 7-8 times from behind. our players In the end only yellow cards were given to my players.”

for their door There were two fouls, not just one. It started with a foul on Matteo Chancellieri. near my bench and then Patrick was clearly pushed from behind." "At least we hope the referee will watch it with VAR once."