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newstfionline · 3 years

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

‘Major’ Oil Spill Off California Coast Threatens Wetlands and Wildlife (NYT) A pipeline failure off the coast of Orange County, Calif., on Saturday caused at least 126,000 gallons of oil to spill into the Pacific Ocean, creating a 13-square-mile slick that continued to grow on Sunday, officials said. Dead fish and birds washed ashore in some places as cleanup crews raced to try to contain the spill, which created a slick that extended from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach. It was not immediately clear what caused the leak, which officials said occurred three miles off the coast of Newport Beach and involved a pipeline failure. Mayor Kim Carr of Huntington Beach said at a news conference on Sunday afternoon that the spill was “one of the most devastating situations our community has dealt with in decades.”

The Pandora Papers (Foreign Policy) The massive leak of secret financial data has revealed the offshore wealth of some of the world’s most powerful people. The data, dubbed the Pandora Papers by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists—the group that spearheaded the project—shows how far some world leaders, billionaires, and other oligarchs have gone to hide their wealth. Considering the vast wealth of America’s own oligarchs, it’s surprising on first blush to see no U.S. names mentioned. One simple explanation, put forward by the Washington Post, is that U.S. millionaires and billionaires have enough tools available within the U.S. tax code to shield most of their wealth already.

Spain’s foreign tourism soars but well below pre-pandemic level (Reuters) Foreign tourism to Spain rose rapidly in August as looser travel restrictions tempted back summer sunseekers though visitor numbers remained at around half their pre-pandemic levels, official statistics showed on Monday. The number of foreign tourists visiting in August more than doubled from a year ago to 5.19 million but was still barely above half the level seen in 2019, the National Statistics Institute said on Monday.

Farmers among 8 killed as India protest erupts in violence (CNN) At least eight people were killed when violence broke out in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday after a car linked to a federal minister ran over two farmers taking part in a protest against controversial farm laws. A farmers’ union spokesperson said Sunday the deaths happened after a convoy of vehicles associated with junior home affairs minister Ajay Mishra Teni “ran over several protesters.” Protests in Lakhimpur Kheri began on September 25 after Teni reportedly said “farmers should reform themselves or they will be reformed,” according to CNN affiliate CNN-News18.

India’s Christians living in fear as claims of ‘forced conversions’ swirl (Guardian) It was a stifling July afternoon when the crowd moved into the small district of Lakholi, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, and gathered outside the house of Tamesh War Sahu. Sahu, a 55-year-old volunteer with the Home Guard who had begun following Christianity more than five years previously, had never before had issues with his neighbours. But now, more than 100 people had descended from surrounding villages and were shouting Hindu nationalist slogans outside his front door. Sahu’s son Moses, who had come out to investigate the noise, was beaten by the mob, who then charged inside. As the men entered the house, they shouted death threats at Sahu’s wife and began tearing posters bearing Bible quotes down from the walls. Bibles were seized from the shelves and brought outside where they were set alight, doused in water and the ashes thrown in the gutter. “We will teach you a lesson,” some people were heard to shout. “This is what you get for forcing people into Christianity.” Sahu’s family was not the only one attacked that day. Four other local Christian households were also targeted by mobs, led by the Hindu nationalist vigilante group Bajrang Dal, known for their aggressive and hardline approach to “defending” Hinduism. Since the beginning of the year there have been similar attacks across Chhattisgarh, already the Indian state with the second highest number of incidents against Christians. In some villages, Christian churches have been vandalised, in others pastors have been beaten or abused. Congregations have been broken up by mobs and believers hospitalised with injuries. The police, too, stand accused—of making threats to Christians, hauling them into police stations and carrying out raids on Sunday prayer services. The attacks have coincided with renewed attention on a longstanding claim from rightwing Hindu groups: that a string of forced conversions are taking place in Chhattisgarh. Such claims have been made by senior figures in the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), which governs India.

Japan’s Parliament elects former diplomat Kishida as new PM (AP) Japan’s parliament on Monday elected Fumio Kishida, a former moderate turned hawk, as prime minister. He’ll face an economy battered by the pandemic, security threats from China and North Korea and leadership of a political party whose popularity is sagging ahead of a fast-approaching crucial national election. He replaces Yoshihide Suga, who resigned after only one year in office as his support plunged over his government’s handling of the pandemic and insistence on holding the Tokyo Olympics as the virus spread.

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus (AP) New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a cautious plan to ease lockdown restrictions in Auckland, despite an outbreak there that continues to simmer. Since early in the pandemic, New Zealand had pursued an unusual zero-tolerance approach to the virus through strict lockdowns and aggressive contact tracing. Under Ardern’s plan that starts Tuesday, Aucklanders will be able to meet outdoors with loved ones from one other household, early childhood centers will reopen and people will be able to go to the beach. The dates for a phased reopening of retail stores and later bars and restaurants have yet to be decided.

3,000 Yazidis Are Still Missing. Their Families Know Where Some of Them Are. (NYT) The voice messages sent by Abbas Hussein’s teenage son are heartbreaking in their matter-of-factness. The boy, a member of Iraq’s Yazidi minority who was kidnapped by Islamic State fighters seven years ago, asks about his mother and wonders why his father has not been in touch. In the messages sent last summer to his father, an unemployed laborer, the son says his captor will not let him send any more because his parents have not delivered payments as demanded. “Father, if you don’t have money, that’s OK. Just let me know,” says the teenager, who still has the voice of a child. “I will work and save money and give it to him to let me talk to you.” Mr. Hussein has known for more than a year that his son and five other relatives are being held in Turkish-controlled northern Syria by a former ISIS fighter who joined the Syrian National Army—a Turkish-backed coalition of armed opposition groups that includes mercenaries and Syrian rebels. He’s one of roughly 3,000 Yazidis still missing after being captured by ISIS during its takeover of parts of Iraq and Syria. While most of the missing are presumed dead, hundreds more are thought to be alive and held captive in Syria or Turkey. In some cases, their families know where they are and have even been in contact with them or their captors. But financial support from governments and private donors, as well as interest from them in finding the missing Yazidis, has dried up.

Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others (AP) It wasn’t 7 a.m. yet and already the line outside the police station’s gates was long, with men bringing their complaints and demands for justice to Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers. Something new they immediately found: The Taliban fighters who are now the policemen don’t demand bribes like police officers did under the U.S-backed government of the past 20 years. “Before, everyone was stealing our money,” said Hajj Ahmad Khan, who was among those in line at the Kabul District 8 police station on a recent day. “Everywhere in our villages and in government offices, everyone had their hands out,” he said. Many Afghans fear the harsh ways of the Taliban, their hard-line ideology or their severe restrictions of women’s freedoms. But the movement does bring a reputation for not being corrupt, a stark contrast to the government it ousted, which was notoriously rife with bribery, embezzlement and graft. Even residents who shudder at the potential return of punishments—such as chopping off the hands of thieves—say some security has returned to Kabul since the Taliban swept in on Aug. 15. Under the previous government, gangs of thieves had driven most people off the streets by dark. Several roads between cities are again open and have even been given the green light for travel by some international aid organizations.

Deadly, historic Tropical Cyclone Shaheen departs Oman after devastating flooding (Washington Post) In the course of a single day, an exceptionally rare hurricane-strength storm unloaded up to four years’ worth of rain along Oman’s northern coast, causing deadly flooding. Named Tropical Cyclone Shaheen, the tempest slammed ashore late Sunday, about 50 miles to the west of Muscat, Oman’s capital city. The storm has since departed, but not before leaving 11 dead in Oman, mostly because of flash flooding and landslides. The storm was also blamed for two fatalities in Iran, where the bodies of two fishermen were found.

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dwellordream · 3 years

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“On most agricultural holdings, the labour force consisted of two distinct groups: servants and labourers. Kussmaul defined the servant as a person who was hired by the year, lived with his or her master, and was unmarried. A labourer, by contrast, was hired for a shorter period of time, had his own residence, and was for the most part married. Other historians have suggested that this distinction is somewhat rigid, and that patterns of recruitment of servants, especially in the sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth centuries, were less formal than in the century that followed.

There is little evidence of hiring sessions during the sixteenth century, and many servants were hired for short periods of months and weeks rather than for a whole year. On the estate of a gentleman farmer in Stiffkey, Norfolk, servants were rarely hired for twelve months or more. In Romford, Essex, servants were also hired, on occasion, for periods of months rather than a year. A. Hassell Smith suggested a classification of the workforce on the Stiffkey estate into 'resident farm servants', who were hired for weeks, months and above; and 'labourers', who were hired by the day, and were divided into specialist and non-specialist labourers, according to level of skill and type of work they did.

These distinctions between service and labour did not reflect separate age categories. Some farm servants were married adults, and many labourers were youngsters in their teens and early twenties; that is, in the course of their adolescence and youth, young people were likely to move not only from one annual service term to the next, but between different types of labour arrangement; their work as annual servants was interspersed with periods, lasting sometimes many months, during which they were hired for the season or worked as daily labourers.

The detailed research by A. Hassell Smith on Stiffkey families who were employed on the estate of Nathaniel Bacon is illuminating in that it provides evidence on the ages and marital status of many of the employees. Smith has identified a total of 55 Stiffkey sons and daughters employed on the estate between 1582 and 1597. Two were farm servants on the estate, 4 more were employed as a kitchen boy, a cook, and household servants, and the majority (45) were day labourers employed in agriculture and in various crafts, especially woodwork and the building crafts.

The agricultural labourers were nearly all unmarried women, aged 18 years and upwards. The labourers in the building and wood crafts were adolescent males who worked alongside their fathers (carpenters, coopers, painters, masons, tilers, and so on). As Smith suggested, the women might well have been resident servants when they were younger; that is, they were employed as domestics or dairymaids in adjacent parishes when they were in their mid-teens, and returned home to become labourers when they were in their late teens. The males, on the other hand, probably moved on to some form of service or apprenticeship elsewhere after having worked alongside their fathers as day labourers for some time.

In addition, there were resident servants on Bacon's estate who were hired for the season, and they, too, were young and unmarried for the most part. They travelled longer distances, and were hired as mowers, to do the hardest and most skilled job in harvesting. Wage labour was likely to be widespread in the corn-growing areas, where demand for seasonal labour, especially during the harvest, was high. By contrast, annual farm service was more suitable to pastoral farming and areas where livestock husbandry predominated, and where work in tending sheep, horses and other animals was required throughout the year. Moreover, throughout the sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth centuries, annual farm service was in decline, and hiring by the day, the week or the season became common.

Population growth, the surplus of adult labourers, rising prices and lower wages, were more conducive to daily labour or short-term service than to annual farm service. Abundance of labour ensured the farmer a continuing supply of workers, rising prices secured the flow of cash to pay daily and weekly wages, and lower wages also made daily labour a more attractive option." Overall, the incidence of service began to rise only in the century following the 1650s. Contemporaries sometimes made quite clear the advantages of hired labour over the resident servant. When Robert Loder calculated the annual costs of his servants, he remarked in his account book that 'it were best course to keep none'. This was in 1613, in Berkshire, and Loder's farming was based largely on wheat and barley malt.

All this had a number of implications for the working lives of the young. First, young people living with parents and working on the basis of day and week wages, or going out for short terms of a few weeks of residence elsewhere and then returning home with their earnings, were anything but a rarity. In contrast to annual service, where nearly half the wages were paid in kind and the money wage was paid at the end of the annual term or after long intervals of three to six months, short-term hirings and daily labour provided a daily or weekly wage. When they worked as daily labourers or seasonal servants, young people either lived at home or returned to their families at the end of the harvest, and they were likely to contribute to their families at least part of their wage.

Once they passed their mid-teens, their contribution could increase substantially. On the Stiffkey estate, boys working alongside their fathers were paid 2d. and 4d. a day; but adolescents above 15 years old already received 9d., 8d. and 10d. a day, only slightly less than their fathers. This wage was the equivalent of the 8d. standard daily wage earned by the non-specialist labourer who worked in the fields. In the late nineteenth century, wage-earning youth were believed to be independent, self-supporting, and half grown up; their parents were often described as fearful of exercising their authority 'lest the lad should take his earnings and go elsewhere'.

There is no reason to doubt that, given the variation in individual temperaments and families, earning a wage in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries gave young people a similar independence. We have already referred to Edward Barlow who, as a boy, bought clothes for himself with wages he was already earning on his own. When he decided, against his parents' wishes and plans, to leave his village and travel to London, he had already been saving part of his wages from work as a labourer.

Although his father eventually accepted his decision, and even gave him some money, this only complemented the money young Barlow had saved towards his long journey to the capital. Working intermittently as labourers and moving between different types of service arrangement also confronted the adolescent with the burdens involved in having to subsist on irregular work and a variety of makeshifts, and, among the poorer sections of society, having to survive near or on the verge of subsistence.

Joseph Mayett was forced to trick his master into taking him back as a resident servant, having been released from service and forced to subsist, during three months in the famine winter of 1800, on work as a labourer and on a very poor diet. Such an existence fostered flexibility in adjusting to several types of work, in eking out a living by alternating between assistance to parents at home, casual day labouring, and farm service. It also necessitated the acquisition of a wide range of skills, some of them quite specialised. Often it involved migration into areas and villages where opportunties for industrial employment and craft apprenticeships were available as well.”

- Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos, “The Mobility of Rural Youth.” in Adolescence and Youth in Early Modern England

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creepingsharia · 4 years

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At least 121 Christians killed by Muslims in spate of savage Fulani attacks in Nigeria

In a spate of Fulani militant attacks in July on predominantly Christian villages in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, at least 121 people were killed and thousands displaced.

The spree of bloodshed began on 10 July with a three-day onslaught on the Chibob farming community in Gora ward that left 22 dead. Then Fulani militants struck in attacks in Kauru local government area that saw at least 38 murdered in Kagoro town in the week of 19 July, with 32 killed in Kukum Daji and Gora Gan in separate attacks.

A burnt out village after a Fulani militant attack. The relentless murderous attacks on Christian communities in Kaduna state since 2019 are reaching "genocidal" levels, according to Church leaders

On 22 July, armed with knives and machetes, Fulani militants broke into homes in the mainly-Christian village of Kizachi, southern Kaduna State, murdering three children and two young people.

Those killed in Kizachi were:

Kefas Monday, 17

Lydia Monday, 14

Jummai, 9

Giwa Thomas, 14

Living Yohanna, 27

In a horrific night attack during a torrential rain storm on 23 July, at least seven Christians died in Doka Avong Village, Kaduna State, as militants brutally hacked unarmed men and women and children to death with machetes.

This was the second attack on the village within days, with seven murdered in an attack days earlier on 20 July.

At the time of writing, some injured survivors remain in critical condition in hospital. Many others are reported missing. The attackers also burnt out a number of homes.

Those killed in Doka Avong were:

John Mallam, 80

Albarka Mallam, 85

Jumare Sule, 76

Hannatu Garba, 55

Thaddeus Albarka, 32

Luvinus Danmori, 52

Daniel Mukadas, 70

On 24 July, in the town of Zipak also in Kaduna State, at least ten Christians died, ranging from five-years-old to 75, in a Fulani militant attack. The militants’ spree of looting, vandalism and arson concluded with the brutal murders, despite the presence of army, police and paramilitary units stationed just a mile away.

Those killed in Zipak were:

Joel Cephas, 5

Kingsley Raphael, 28

Katung Kantiock, 60

Luka Garba, 75

Victor Ishaya, 22

Madam Dakaci, 52

Kuyet Yayock, 25

Cecelia Audu, 65

Matina Dauda, 70

Yanasan Dauda, 70

A curfew was imposed across Jemma Local Government Area after the Zipak raid. But the Fulani militants returned on 25 July to terrorise the shocked community as it mourned those murdered the previous day.

From Barnabas Fund contacts

Nigeria

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apassintohell · 4 years

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Alice Adisa Falade, Witch and Sister to Kestral

Laughter carries past Alice as she searches the gala’s hall for her sister. Kestral split to work the secrets out of a particularly nasty witch a handful of minutes ago. It is only a matter of time until she resurfaces without him.

The people she passes give her a wide birth. They know her as the cold one. The one with the blind eye. The raving lunatic.

They don’t like any of those facets of her personality and that is fine. They don’t have to like her.

Kestral is the one that is important. So long as they stay safe and together Alice doesn’t need anyone else.

“my heart, it’s been falling out my chest, now it’s lyin in my head/so please, don’t hurt me”

Profile under the cut! Inspired by @rebsrebsrebsrebs own character profiles (which you should definitely check out). Mention of abuse below

Basics

Name: Alice Adisa Falade

Name meaning(s): Adisa (Yoruba) – the lucid one/one who is clear

Gender: binary female

Age: 372

Birthday: January 12th, 1648

Deathday: June 14th, 2020

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sexuality: Asexual and Aromantic

Ethnicity: Mixed

Language(s) Spoken: English, some latin and demonic

Hometown: A small village in rural England

Relationship status: single

Marriage Status: never married

Current family: Kestral (sister)

Relationship with Men: rocky, avoids them when possible

Relationship with Women: a bit more relaxed/comfortable but still wary

Religion: N/A

Attitude Towards Religion: wary of the excuse it gives people to do horrible things

Physical

Complexion: clear, rarely breaks out

Skin Color: honey, cool undertones

Eye Color: right eye is blue, left eye is white

Hair Color: blonde

Hair Length: very curly and close to her knees

Usual Hair Style: braided to the left, sometimes done up in a scarf

Face shape: oval

Height: 5’9

Body type: tall and curvy

Build: toned but not overly athletic, fairly soft

Posture: good, can have trouble with hunching due to gardening

Scars: scars on her back from being whipped; hands are scarred from various farming and kitchen accidents

Tattoos: pact mark from Mammon on her ankle

Piercings: first holes on her earlobes

Clothing style: loose, billowy clothes with darker earthy tones

Voice: soft and even, can occasionally slip into old English language

Magic

Special Abilities: seer; has visions of the future—usually of danger

Magical Abilities: basic earth magic; excellent with plants and gardening as well as animal communication

Career

Job Title: herbalist and animal specialist

Career Type: witch

Education: self-taught

Work Ethic: hard worker; will work herself into exhaustion if necessary

Career Satisfaction: relatively happy

Personality

Introvert or Extrovert: Introvert

MBTI Personality: ISTJ-A (90% introvert, 55% observant, 56% thinking, 78% judging, 53% assertive)

Optimist or Pessimist: Pessimist

Sense of humor: can be kind of dry; doesn’t laugh easily

Temperament: calm and levelheaded

Attitude: honest; can come off as cold and factual

Expressiveness: contained and withdrawn from everyone but her sister

Ruled by Heart or Mind: Mind

Consideration for Others: weighs the consequences of her actions carefully but if something benefits her sister she won’t hesitate no matter the cost to others

How other people see him/her: spacey, distant and sometimes harsh

Opinion of him/herself: values her ability to get things done and to keep Kestral safe

Strengths: loyal and dependable, strong of will

Flaws: struggles with breaking rules/the mold

Morning person or Night Owl: Morning

Favorite Sin: Pride

Favorite Virtue: Diligence

Health

Energy Levels: average unless she’s experiencing a lot of visions

Disabilities: blind in her left eye

Phobias: afraid of large fires and whips as well as drunken/rowdy men

Addictions: N/A

Mental Strengths: being able to handle seeing possible realities

Mental Weaknesses: has a hard time handling danger head on; can panic

Past/Present Illnesses: body can be weak and susceptible to illness/fever

Allergies: hay

Memory: average, can be forgetful and mix up the present and future due to her visions

Preferences

Diet: lots of fruits and veggies from her garden

Favorite Foods: has a sweet tooth and is weak for most desserts

Favorite Drinks: lemonade, tea, sweet things

Favorite Movies: likes action, animals and family centered stories

Favorite Books: self-help, gardening and cooking

Favorite Music: soft classical music and husky voices that fade into the background

Favorite Place: the flower fields beside the cottage she shares with her sister

Favorite Activities: gardening, reading, anything involving animals

Favorite Time of Day: sunrise

Favorite Season: spring

Favorite Animal: deer

Hobbies: potions, cooking, animal training

#had to redo it bc tumblr is a bitch #obey me mc #obey me oc #obey me shall we date #alice #my soft flower queen #im sorry i did you dirty #kayla talks #the making of #fic: kintsugi #character profile #none of the piccrews are mine #her left eye is white but not all of them had multi eye options so

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disciplesofmalcolm · 4 years

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6/29/20 COVID-19 News Dump

CDC adds three new possible COVID-19 symptoms >The CDC have "quietly" added congestion or runny nose, diarrhea, and nausea to its list of COVID-19 symptoms. archive.is/PuKRz >TEXAS: San Antonio Police reported Monday that 56 officers were confirmed positive with coronavirus >They also reported 71 officers in quarantine and 80 civilians in quarantine. >One month ago, on May 29, the department reported just six officers had tested positive. archive.is/g291A >Mexico City reopening shops, restaurants, hotels despite COVID surge archive.is/1xIEO FBI: Beware of fake antibody testing for COVID-19 >Scammers continue to make a profit out of fraudulent/unapproved COVID-19 tests providing false results >The FBI says scammers are seeking to obtain individuals’ personal information (names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, etc.) and personal health information, including Medicare and/or private health insurance information, which can be used in future medical insurance or identity theft schemes. archive.is/Vqeoh India: Hubballi village in fear as Covid-19 test report comes positive after patient's last rites >Tension prevailed at Chabbi village in Hubballi Rural taluk as a resident of the area near the village died at KIMS due to blood vomiting four days back, and his throat swab tested positive for Covid-19 after his last rites were held near the village... >He died on June 25, and KIMS authorities handed over the body to his family. It is said that many people attended the last rites. However, the Covid-19 positive report (of P-11,406) came later, and villagers are in panic now. archive.is/MjeTi Airline SAS to Cut Almost 1,600 Positions in Denmark Due COVID--19 Impact >The Danish cuts translate to about 1,400 full-time positions and include 684 cabin crew, 586 ground crew and 176 pilots, Danish news agency Ritzau reported. >Scandinavian airline SAS has given notice to almost 1,600 employees in Denmark, union officials said on Monday. archive.is/7BFY9

Canada >800+ confirmed cases of COVID-19 among migrant farm workers in Ontario >Health officials have stressed the workers arrived healthy and contracted the coronavirus locally. Three men from Mexico – Bonifacio Eugenio Romero, 31, Rogelio Munoz Santos, 24, and Juan Lopez Chaparro, 55 – have died. archive.is/Unb5U Gilead says it will charge $3,120 per patient for COVID-19 drug >Gilead will begin charging U.S. patients for the experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir in two weeks, the company and the government announced Monday, as cases surge and hospitalizations reach crisis levels in several states. >Price already criticized as too high. >The company initially donated a six-week supply of the drug to states and territories. The final cases of donated supply will ship today, senior administration officials said. archive.is/oWTHi NBA Player Rudy Gobert Says He Has Trouble Smelling 3 Months After Testing Positive for COVID-19 >"I can smell smells, but not from afar. I spoke to specialists, who told me that it could take up to a year [to return to normal]." >Gobert also admitted he still feels "strange things" but can't definitively say if they are caused by the virus or his break from basketball activities. >The NBA star previously came under fire in March after a video of him seemingly making light of the pandemic by touching reporters’ microphones and recorders in an exaggerated manner a few days before his diagnosis went viral. archive.is/xRSss Over 200 urged to quarantine after positive case at Planet Fitness >A gymgoer at a Planet Fitness in West Virginia has tested positive for COVID-19. archive.is/lkaQ2 Florida: >4 employees at Zoo Miami test positive for COVID-19 archive.is/N3IPn >Cirque du Soleil Files for Bankruptcy as Result of COVID-19 Pandemic; No Strategy for Show Reopenings archive.is/lnHNe >China has put the 400,000 inhabitants of Anxin, a county near Beijing on another lockdown in response to 18 new cases. archive.is/twY8X

People with coronavirus are crossing the US-Mexico border for medical care >"They'll literally come to the border and call an ambulance," >In the past 5 weeks, more than 500 patients have been transferred to hospitals across the state from California's Imperial County, which has the state's highest per capita rate of coronavirus cases -- and, has seen a large number of patients crossing from Mexico. >Most of the coronavirus patients crossing the border, they say, are Americans. archive.is/PYNz2 Coronavirus led to surge in Alzheimer’s deaths >At least 15,000 more Americans have died in recent months from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia than otherwise would have, health officials believe, pointing to how the coronavirus pandemic has exacted a higher fatality toll than official numbers have shown. >As Covid-19 devastated older Americans this spring, often by racing through nursing homes, the deadly outbreaks compounded the devastation of Alzheimer’s and other forms of degenerative brain disorders that are common among elderly residents in long-term care facilities. >Roughly 100,000 people died from Alzheimer’s and dementia from February through May, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Although not all the extra deaths were directly caused by the coronavirus, that fatality rate is 18% higher than average for those disorders in recent years. >The death toll began to climb sharply in mid-March, and by mid-April about 250 extra people with some form of dementia were dying each day, according to CDC. >Some of the deaths were likely caused by Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, but weren’t counted as such on death certificates, according to the CDC. Health experts believe lack of available testing, especially early in the pandemic, contributed to undercounting deaths attributed to Covid-19. archive.is/jshuI

#coronavirus #COVID 19 #COVID-19

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only-by-the-stars · 4 years

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I’m way way WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY behind on that “100 Days to New Horizons” thing, but I still want to do all the questions. so I’ll catch up now, and put everything behind a readmore!

1.Do you prefer making up a new name for your villager, or using your own name?

I’ve never used my own name, I’d rather have my villager/mayor be a character I can make my own little backstory for.

2. Do you use the first map you’re given, or do you reset for layouts?

I reset for layouts!

3. Do you use the face you’re given, or do you wait for guides and choose your favourite?

my first time through, I just used the face I was given, but on subsequent characters I used the guide.

4. Favourite town/island name?/Have you a name picked out for your town/island?

yep, I’m gonna call my island Eventide!

5. Will you be sharing with friends/family, or is your island going to be all your own?

ALL MINE

6. What’s a new feature you’re excited about?

crafting!

7. Favourite fruit?

apples look so pretty in their perfect form!

8. Least favourite fruit?

orange, I’ve never been able to stick with having orange as a native fruit.

9. Favourite area? (Beach, campground, shopping district etc, from any entry in the series.)

I like the campground in New Leaf, and the shopping district

10. Where do you like to like to put your house? Do you like that level of customization, or do you prefer to have some things decided, like in older entries?

near the ocean, so I can hear the tides in my house! I love that level of customization, and if I can change my mind and move my tent elsewhere in NH, that’ll be even better! (I do look forward to camping right on the beach, though!)

11. Favourite grass pattern?

star!

12. Least favourite grass pattern?

square.

13. Favourite villager/s?

DORA

14. Least favourite villager/s?

Stinky. he moved into a bad spot in my first town, has a horrible name, and took forever to leave. :x after that it was a long time before I warmed up to Jocks…

15. Did you like doing Tom Nook’s chores, or did you find those to be a pain?

I’ve only played a little bit of Wild World and City Folk, but I didn’t mind them. I like having little tasks to accomplish in a game.

16. Favourite NPC/s?

BREWSTER

17. Least favourite NPC/s?

Lyle, Pave, Phyllis, and Zipper.

18. Do you use paths? Are you excited about the new path tool?

yes, I do, and YES I AM

19. Favourite feature from an older entry?

Celeste’s observatory! admittedly I haven’t played much of the older games, but I really liked this feature and want to see it brought back. I’d be up to see other older features that people talk fondly about come back too.

20. What was your first Animal Crossing game?

New Leaf!

21. Favourite activity (fishing, bug catching, fossil hunting, other)?

bug catching! also decorating my house

22. Least favourite activity?

probably watering, there’s a reason I use the Beautiful Town ordinance as soon as I’m mayor! hunting fossils can get annoying sometimes too, when a dig spot is hidden and I have to walk all over town multiple times to find it…

23. Favourite bug?

bell crickets and evening cicadas make such soothing noises, and the bell crickets have a unique display too! I also really like the ant farm display, and so many of the butterflies, and I can’t NOT mention all the stag beetles that made me so much money

24. Least favourite bug?

mole cricket. so danged hard to catch…

25. A quarter of the way there! How’s the wait?

IT’S TORTURE, EVEN MORESO SINCE WE’RE ALSO WAITING FOR A DIRECT WITH MORE INFO

26. Favourite fish?

goldfish and sea butterfly display so prettily! I also really like all the sharks, and the frog (even though it’s not really a fish)

27. Least favourite fish?

SEA BASS

28. Favourite fossil?

anything I can turn into a mini fossil, those are neat (and fun to decorate with)

29. Least favourite fossil?

don’t really have one, tbh

30. Favourite furniture series?

Classic is a BIG favorite, I love how it looks customized to be the dark wood! I also really like Mush, Blue, Green, Ice, Mermaid, Gracie, Princess, and Rococo.

31. Least favourite furniture series?

Balloon :x also Sleek, Stripe, and Minimalist

32. Favourite soundtrack? (Gamecube, DS/Wii, etc)

New Leaf by default, but I also really love the songs in it

33. Least favourite soundtrack?

don’t have one

34, Favourite wallpaper?

Arched Window, Autumn, Mush, Cabin

35. Do you have a nice memory of the games/community etc you’d like to share?

I didn’t really get too involved with the community during the time of NL :( but I’d like to do more this time around with NH!

36. Least favourite wallpaper?

Balloon! also Illusion, Kiddie, Paintball, Steel Frame, Cheese, and Blue Tarp

37. Favourite carpet?

Autumn, Herringbone, Cabin Rug, Classic Carpet, Exquisite Rug, Forest Floor, Observatory Floor, Parquet Floor (the original, not the one added in Welcome Amiibo)

38. Least favourite carpet?

Balloon, Cheese, Closed Road, Desert… probably tons more

39. Favourite furniture item?

… too many! I do love me a good food item, though, particularly that pickle jar and so many added in WA, and the fireplace, and those Weeding Day ones... and all the Zelda items, of course, especially the Fairy Bottle, Lon Lon Milk, and the Hero of Time scroll…

40. Will you be buying a Switch for Animal Crossing, or do you already have one?

already have one!

41. Least favourite furniture item?

besides the Balloon set? any of the construction zone items (so ugly), and most sports equipment. probably a lot I’m forgetting

42, Favourite flower?

roses, lilies, cosmos, carnations, and violets

43. Least favourite flower?

pansies, also any of the yellow ones in general

44. Favourite hybrid?

anything blue, purple, or black! also the pink lilies and cosmos

45. Least favourite hybrid?

not a big fan of orange as a color

46. Favourite shirt?

bunny, mint, canary, aurora knit, chef’s, Festivale…

47. Favourite dress?

blue party, butterfly, plum coat, chima jeogori, lovely, princess, sweater, spring kimono, witch’s robe…

48. Favourite accessory?

tortoise specs

49. Favourite hat/helmet?

braided wig, bridal veil, Celeste ribbon, coin headpiece, Flower Fairy wig, Gracie hat, hair-bow wig, tiara hair

50. Halfway there! How’s the wait going?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

51. Favourite shop?

T&T Emporium, Able Sisters, and of course the Roost

52. Do you collect amiibo cards/figures? Would you like to see them used in the new game?

yes and yes, because I want to get more use out of the ones I’ve bought!

53. Fishing Tourney or Bug-Off?

they’re both fun, but I like the Bug-Off furniture more and it has a feeling of being more special, as it’s a summer-only event

54. Do you like making your own clothing patterns?

I love the idea of it, but I’m not good at actually making them

55. Did you streetpass with many other ACNL players, or is it a feature you didn’t get much use of?

I tended to have really bad luck with this! I only really got to take advantage of it when I got a second DS

56. Favourite villager species?

bunnies, ducks, mice, penguins, deer, squirrels, frogs, goats

57. Least favourite villager species?

hippos, rhinos, gorillas, monkeys, tigers, bulls, cows

58. Favourite nickname from a villager?

muffin!

#animal crossing #animal crossing new horizons #acnh #as the wind fends off the waves i count down the days #(that's my countdown tag)

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Herman Khan, The Emerging Japanese Superstate (1970):

[The] Japanese are something between the West, with its general Faustian attitudes and concept of "dominion over land and animal," and China, India, and many primitive cultures, which usually try to fit man into the environment in a natural, noncoercive, and nondisturbing manner. The Japanese are somewhat willing to make changes in the environment and to assert their will and fulfill their objectives, but they tend to do so less grossly, less starkly, and with greater moderation, care, and even love for the environment than is characteristic of the root-and- branch restructuring common in Western tradition.

Alex Kerr, Dogs and Demons (2001):

Writers on Japan today mostly concern themselves with its banks and export manufacturing. But in the greater scheme of things, for a wealthy nation does it really matter so much if its GNP drops a few percentage points or the banks falter for a few years? The Tang dynasty poet Du Fu wrote, “Though the nation perishes, the mountains and rivers remain.” Long before Japan had banks, there existed a green archipelago of a thousand islands, where clear mountain springs tumbled over mossy stones and waves crashed along coves and peninsulas lined with fantastic rocks. Such were the themes treasured in haiku, bonsai and flower arrangements, screen paintings, tea ceremony, and Zen – that is, everything that defined Japan's traditional culture. Reverence for the land lies at the very core of Shintoism, the native religion, which holds that Japan's mountains, rivers, and trees are sacred, the dwelling place of gods. So in taking stock of where Japan is today, it is good to set economics aside for a moment and take a look at the land itself.

When we do, we see this: Japan has become arguably the world's ugliest country. To readers who know Japan from tourist brochures that feature Kyoto's temples and Mount Fuji, that may seem a surprising, even preposterous assertion. But those who live or travel here see the reality: the native forest cover has been clear-cut and replaced by industrial cedar, rivers are dammed and the seashore lined with cement, hills have been leveled to provide gravel fill for bays and harbors, mountains are honeycombed with destructive and useless roads, and rural villages have been submerged in a sea of industrial waste.

Similar observations can be made about many other modern nations, of course. But what is happening in Japan far surpasses anything attempted in the rest of the world. We are seeing something genuinely different here. The nation prospers, but the mountains and rivers are in mortal danger, and in their fate lies a story-one that heretofore has been almost entirely passed over by the foreign media.

H. P. Lovecraft, describing a creepy New England hamlet doomed to be the setting for one of his horror stories, would say, “On viewing such a scene, who can resist an unutterable thrill of ghastliness?” For a modern traveler seeking something of that Lovecraftian thrill, nothing would do better than a trip to Japan's countryside.

During the past fifty-five years of its great economic growth, Japan has drastically altered its natural environment in ways that are almost unimaginable to someone who has not traveled here. In the spring of 1996, the Japan Society invited Robert MacNeil, the retired co-anchor of The MacNeil/Lehrer News-Hour, for a month's stay in Japan. Later, in a speech presented at the Japan Society in New York, MacNeil said that he was “confused” about what he saw, “dismayed by the unrelieved banality of the [800-kilometer] stretch from Hiroshima to Tokyo, the formless, brutal, utilitarian jumble, unplanned, with tunnels easier on the eyes.”

Across the nation, men and women are at work reshaping the landscape. Work crews transform tiny streams just a meter across into deep chutes slicing through slabs of concrete ten meters wide and more. Builders of small mountain roads dynamite entire hillsides. Civil engineers channel rivers into U-shaped concrete casings that do away not only with the rivers' banks but with their beds. The River Bureau has dammed or diverted all but three of Japan's 113 major rivers. The contrast with other advanced industrial nations is stark. Aware of the high environmental cost, the United States has decided in principle not to build any more dams, and has even started removing many that the Army Corps of Engineers constructed years ago. Since 1990 more than 70 major dams have fallen across America, and dozens more are scheduled to be dismantled. Meanwhile, Japan's Construction Ministry plans to add 500 new dams to the more than 2,800 that have already been built.

To see at close hand how the construction frenzy affects one small mountain village, let us take a short journey to Iya Valley, a picturesque fastness of canyons and peaks in the center of the southern island of Shikoku. When I bought an old thatch-roofed farmhouse in Iya in 1971, people considered this region so remote that they called it the Tibet of Japan. Villagers subsisted on crops such as buckwheat and tobacco, as well as forestry.

Over the next twenty-five years, young people fled Iya for the prosperous cities, and local agriculture collapsed. With its dramatic landscape and a romantic history going back to the civil wars of the twelfth century, Iya had a golden opportunity to revive its local economy with tourism and resorts in the 1980s. Yet in a pattern that repeats itself in countless regions across Japan, Iya failed to develop this potential. The reason was that the village suddenly found itself awash with cash: money that flowed from building dams and roads, paid for by a national policy to prop up rural economies by subsidizing civil-engineering works. Beginning in the 1960s, a tidal wave of construction money crashed over Iya, sweeping away every other industry. By 1997, my neighbors had all become construction workers.

Most foreigners and even many Japanese harbor a pleasing fantasy of life in the Japanese village. While driving past quaint farmhouses or perusing lovely photographs of rice paddies, it's tempting to imagine what bucolic country life must be: oneness with the seasons, the yearly round of planting and harvesting, and so forth. However, when you actually live in the countryside you soon learn that the uniform of the Japanese farmer is no longer a straw raincoat and a hoe but a hard hat and a cement shovel. In 1972, for example, my neighbor Mrs. Оto farmed tea, potatoes, corn, cucumbers, and mulberry for silkworms. In 2000, her fields lie fallow as she dons her hard hat every day to commute by van to construction sites, where her job is to scrape aluminum molds for concrete used to build retaining walls. In Iya Valley, it makes no sense to ask someone, “What line of work are you in?” Everyone lives off doboku, “construction.”

More than 90 percent of all the money flowing into Iya now comes from road- and dam-building projects funded by the Construction, Transport, and Agriculture ministries. This means that no environmental initiative can possibly make headway, for Iya has become addicted to dams and roads. Stop building them, and Mrs. Оtо and most of the other villagers are out of work. Without the daily pouring of concrete, the village dies.

The most remarkable paradox is that Iya doesn't need these roads and dams; it builds them only because it must spend the construction subsidies or lose the money. After decades of building to no particular purpose, the legacy is visible everywhere, with hardly a single hillside standing free of giant slabs of cement built to prevent “landslide damage,” even though many of these are located miles from any human habitation. Forestry roads honeycomb the mountains, though the forestry industry collapsed thirty years ago. Concrete embankments line Iya River and most of its tributaries, whose beds run dry a large part of the year because of the numerous dams siphoning water to electric power plants. The future? Although traffic is so sparse in Iya that in some places spiderwebs grow across the roads, the prefectural government devoted the 1990s to blasting a highway right through the cliffs lining the upper half of the valley, concreting over the few scenic corners that are left.

If this is what happened to the “Tibet of Japan,” one can well imagine the fate that has befallen more accessible rural areas. To support the construction industry, the government annually pours hundreds of billions of dollars into civil-engineering projects-dams, seashore- and river-erosion control, flood control, road building, and the like. Dozens of government agencies owe their existence solely to thinking up new ways of sculpting the earth. Planned spending on public works for the decade 1995-2005 will come to an astronomical ¥630 trillion (about $6.2 trillion), three to four times more than what the United States, with twenty times the land area and more than double the population, will spend on public construction in the same period. In this respect, Japan has become a huge social-welfare state, channeling hundreds of billions of dollars through public works to low-skilled workers every year.

It is not only the rivers and valleys that have suffered. The seaside reveals the greatest tragedy: by 1993, 55 percent of the entire coast of Japan had been lined with cement slabs and giant concrete tetrapods. An article in a December 1994 issue of the popular weekly Shukan Post illustrated a ravaged coastline in Okinawa, commenting, “The seashore has hardened into concrete, and the scenery of unending gray tetrapods piled on top of one another is what you can see everywhere in Japan. It has changed into something irritating and ordinary. When you look at this seashore, you can't tell whether it is the coast of Shonan, the coast of Chiba, or the coast of Okinawa.”

Tetrapods may be an unfamiliar word to readers who have not visited Japan and seen them lined up by the hundreds along bays and beaches. They look like oversize jacks with four concrete legs, some weighing as much as fifty tons. Tetrapods, which are supposed to retard beach erosion, are big business. So profitable are they to bureaucrats that three different ministries – of Transport, of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, and of Construction – annually spend ¥500 billion each, sprinkling tetrapods along the coast, like three giants throwing jacks, with the shore as their playing board. These projects are mostly unnecessary or worse than unnecessary. It turns out that wave action on tetrapods wears the sand away faster and causes greater erosion than would be the case if the beaches had been left alone.

It took some decades for this lesson to sink in, but in the 1980s American states, beginning with Maine, began one by one to prohibit the hard stabilization of the shoreline; in 1988, South Carolina mandated not only a halt to new construction but removal of all existing armoring within forty years. In Japan, however, armoring of the seacoasts is increasing. It's a dynamic we shall observe in many different fields: destructive policies put in motion in the 1950s and 1960s are like unstoppable tanks, moving forward regardless of expense, damage, or need. By the end of the century, the 55 percent of shoreline that had been encased in concrete had risen to 60 percent or more. That means hundreds of miles more of shoreline destroyed. Nobody in their right mind can honestly believe that Japan's seacoasts began eroding so fast and so suddenly that the government needed to cement over 60 percent of them. Obviously, something has gone wrong.

#I don't know whether this is still true of Japan #but you still see those tetrapods and concrete embankments everywhere #they haven't gone away

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Cost for taking Langtang Trek

Annapurna is a massive mountain range in the Himalayas in the north-central part of Nepal which includes numerous peaks with various heights.

One of the peaks of the Annapurna range towers over 8,000 meters (26,000 ft), thirteen of the peaks over 7,000 meters (23,000 ft), and sixteen peaks over 6,000 meters (20,000 ft). The mountain range is 55 kilometers (34 mi) long and is bound by the Kali Gandaki Gorge on the west, the Marshyangdi River on the north and east, and by the Pokhara Valley in the south. At the western end, the range encloses a high basin called the Annapurna Sanctuary. Annapurna I Main is the tenth highest mountain in the world at 8,091 meters (26,545 ft) above sea level.

The walk up to the Annapurna Base Camp is a classic trip right into the heart of the mountains. Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) is one of the most popular adventure treks in Nepal and is a quite easy and shorter trek when compared with the other high altitude treks in Nepal. The Annapurna Base Camp trek promises to indulge you in an amazing walk through a diversified landscape complete with a scenic mountain view, amidst terrace farms, traditional Gurung villages and a wide variety of flora and fauna. And when you reach the base camp you will be surrounded by soaring Himalayan peaks.

Furthermore, the route to Annapurna Base Camp takes us through a trip via the majestic Mt. Machhapuchhre (meaning 'fishtail'). So, you are able to visit two base camps in one trip! (How about that?) At times, you may even spot high cascading waterfalls on the way to the camp. Depending on the route you take, you might come across the Ghandruk museum where you can learn about the diverse culture of the Gurung community too.

Other major highlights of the Annapurna Base Camp trek are hot water springs, where you can relax and heal your aching muscles.

A trek to the Annapurna Base Camp can be taken any time of the year, but the monsoon may not be the right time to visit the location due to heavy rainfall. So you might miss out on the grandeur view of the surroundings and whats worse? Leeches and mosquitoes, and possibly landslides and definitely slippery roads might make your trek an unnerving experience. Despite the fact that the monsoon brings about much discomfort in your agenda, animals are actually very active during this time of the season. So, if you are a keen animal activist and looking to study the surrounding fauna, Monsoon may be the right time for you.

But for those looking for a peaceful trek to the Annapurna Base Camp, Autumn is the best time to take the journey. Autumn is a time of the dry season and clear skies with bearable weather conditions, therefore it is very crowded during this time. December is also a good time to take the Annapurna Base Camp trek and is likely to be quieter at this time. Since it's going to be chilly or even cold, appropriate packing is advised to suit the weather. January may disrupt your trek due to avalanches while trekking along the route of Deuralli to Machhapuchhre base Camp. The area is prone to avalanches. Spring is another good season to go for an Annapurna Base Camp trek, but do understand the forecast for probable avalanches before you take the trip. In spring, the trail will witness with red and white rhododendrons blooming along the way and many other exotic flowers found in this region. Definitely, a good time to go for botanists.

The first day we have a briefing and sightseeing day in Kathmandu, where we can make sure that your kit is what you need and help you to get anything in the shops of bustling Thamel where our office is based. Then we’ll fly to the beautiful second city of Neal, Pokhara, and begin our trek’s itinerary. We pass through villages of several cultures as well as forests and rhododendron and picturesque Nepali agricultural villages.

The trekking is on good trails, with some rockier stretches nearer to our destination but nowhere is this climbing or even scrambling – there are good paths all of the way. You can expect to trek for 4 to 6 hours each day, with some days spent resting and acclimatizing to ensure that we are all fit and healthy at altitude. This makes the trek suitable for any averagely fit walker. On the route accommodation is in Nepal’s famous tea houses – the accommodation is basic but comfortable and the friendly, hospitable Nepali people make your stay a memorable one.

#langtang trekking climbhighhimalaya

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Dragon Priest HC II

ie: Ray’s collection of base info for the BASTARD SQUAD (from oldest to youngest)

Ahzidal

Male || 7′03″ / 2.21 m || 200 lbs / 90.7 kg Birth Name: Bonranmirr || 29th of Frostfall, ME -241 || The Tower Lawful Evil || No Original Patron Dragon || Obtained Mask at 201 in ME -40 Questionable Sexuality || Questionable Romantic Inclination 221 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 221 at Death [Killed by Vahlok while trying to flee to warn Miraak that they’d been discovered]

Squad Dad. Born in Atmora and married young, and moved to Saarthal after traveling overseas from his homeland. Studied under the elves for 15 years, and was the first human to master their magic as well as the magic of man. A nightmarishly talented mage and enchanter, still rivaled by few in 4E 201. Tired and somewhat distant, and had a habit of dad-ing on the younger priests. Not racist towards elves. Never stopped being bitter and hurt over the loss of his wife, Frildal, and his daughter, Thiades, but did not wish genocide on the snow elves. A wonderful mentor to the most magically inclined priests.

Ruled over the region of modern-day Winterhold.

Otar [Mulaag]

Male || 7′05″ / 2.26 m || 182 lbs / 82.6 kg Birth Name: Otar || 8th of Sun’s Dawn, ME -92 || The Lover Chaotic Evil || Vikvothvzin [Wyrm] || Obtained Mask at 30 in ME - 62 Heterosexual || Heteroromantic 72 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 78 at Death [Imprisoned by Torsten and Saerek in his temple]

Originally a very honored and renounced warrior, and well respected king. Was not a priest before obtaining his mask, and became a priest due to his status and how beloved he was by his people. Was very level-headed and reasonable through most of his life, though by the time he reached 60 his mental health started to decline. Sort of went off the deep end and was largely just a grumpy, crazy old man by the end of the cult. Some sort of outside influence seems to be the cause, but nobody is quite sure what. Most priests had enough respect based off of how he had been to keep him around, but also just sort of ignored his mad ramblings. His mask name was Mulaag, but as he grew older he apparently forgot it, leading to everyone just calling him ‘Otar, the Mad’.

Ruled over the region of modern-day Markarth as far as the northern river border (Druadach Redoubt) and as far south as the river’s south most end (Old Hroldan)

Konahrik

Male || 6′10″ / 2.08 m || 215 lbs / 97.5 kg Birth Name: Bormim || 10th of Last Seed, ME - 82 || The Warrior Lawful Evil || Paarlostnok [Storm Dragon] || Obtained Mask at 23 in ME -59. Became head priest at 39 in ME -43. Asexual || Demiromantic 62 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 67 at Death [Killed in the siege on Bromjunaar during the Dragon War. Body was destroyed]

A super strict traditionalist. Known to be a talented warrior and a brilliant tactician, earning him respect of his fellow soldiers before he worked on ascending to priesthood. Headstrong and a natural-born leader, making him the obvious pick to replace the previous leader, Sot. Popular among the older priests, and much less popular among the younger ones because of his strict traditional views. Very distant as a individual and very uninterested in making personal relationships with others, which was often a teasing point by the younger priests. Very focused on what would be best for the cult.

Ruled over Bromjunaar and the very immediate surrounding territory, as well as the Throat of the World and t he very surrounding territory.

Morokei

Male || 6′04″ / 1.93 m || 122 lbs / 55.3 kg Birth Name: Heksirr || 29th of Rain’s Hand, ME -66 || The Mage Lawful Evil || Kunsusaan [Arctic Dragon] || Obtained Mask at 20 in ME -46 Demisexual || Demiromantic 46 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 51 at Death [Killed in the siege on Bromjunaar during the Dragon War. Buried in the Labyrinthian]

A very talented mage from a high-ranking priest family. Trained from his early childhood to harness his magic, and followed in the footsteps of the rest of his family in becoming a priest. Studied under Ahzidal, and was a very aggressive rival of Miraak’s. A close friend of Konahrik’s, and one of the few who knew about or was allowed to access the Eye of Magnus when it was discovered under Bromjunaar. Well respected among the priests, and was always out to improve himself and rise above his family members - and above Miraak. Often competed for Ahzidal’s favoritism, and was furious that Miraak got it.

Ruled over modern-day Whiterun to the east river and to Robber’s Gorge and the northern mountain range with Eldersblood Peak.

Rahgot

Male || 6′11″ / 2.11 m || 247 lbs / 112.0 kg Birth Name: Mogneir || 19th of Last Seed, ME -65 || The Warrior Neutral Evil || No Original Patron Dragon || Obtained Mask at 26 in ME -39 Heterosexual || Heteroromantic 45 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 204 at Death [Committed suicide via poison at Skorm Snow-Strider’s siege on Forelhost]

Rahgot spent most of his youth as a soldier. He was renowned for his skills on the battlefield, and was awarded a seat amongst the priests for his heroism. He wasn’t at all skilled in magic, but most certainly was the most skilled in physical combat of the last priests. Well known for having a very short fuse and for being quick to lash out, and known for striking anyone who displeased him - especially subordinates. Always was eager for aggressive plans, and usually agreed and sided with Otar and Konahrik on matters. Distrusted Ahzidal and Miraak particularly, and only trusted Morokei because he tended to side with Rahgot’s allies. Almost always shouted. One of the few priests who were married and had children - though his wife was deceased by the time he reached priesthood, and he wasn’t at all affectionate towards his children.

Ruled over modern-day Riften, excluding the eastern mountain range.

Dukaan [Okaaz]

Male || 6′05″ / 1.96 m || 193 lbs / 87.5 kg Birth Name: Gol || 20th of Evening Star, ME -63 || The Thief True Neutral || Dokoorreyth [Ancient Dragon] || Obtained Mask at 27 in ME -36, renamed at 33 in ME -30 Heterosexual || Heteroromantic 43 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 43 at Death [Killed by Vahlok at Miraak’s temple while trying to defend it]

Dukaan spent his youth at sea on a fishing vessel owned by his father, though he would eventually turn to serving the temple after losing vision in his right eye in an accident. He was well respected amongst the masked priests until Dukaan’s refusal to sacrifice a innocent earned him the scorn of his patron dragon, Dokoorreyth. He was dropped to the bottom of the priest hierarchy and had his name changed to ‘Dukaan’ as punishment; something Dukaan never let down. The priests tended to ignore him after that, causing him to turn to Ahzidal and Miraak’s cause when he discovered it. He sought to see the dragons pay for, ultimately, for their unfair and cruel dictatorship.

Ruled over the mouth of the river that runs through Windhelm and a stretch of land that has since sunk into the sea north east of Windhelm.

Miraak

Male || 6′09″ / 2.06 m || 224 lbs / 101.6 kg Birth Name: Vyr || Unknown, ME -60 || Unknown Lawful Evil || Zokgaaftu [Tempest Drake] || Obtained Mask at 18 in ME -42 Bisexual || Demiromantic 40 at his Betrayal || N/A

Miraak was found as a baby amidst the ruins of a burned village, the single survivor of the small settlement. He shifted ‘foster’ parents through the temple a few times before being left as a orphan until the age of 13, when he accidentally absorbed the soul of his village’s slain dragon patron. He was spared from sacrifice by Alduin himself, and was then taken in by the priests. He studied under Ahzidal, and was the youngest to be granted a position amongst the masked priests. He was a devout servant of the dragons until 26, when he first encountered Hermaeus Mora with Ahzidal. He was popular among the younger priests, though Otar and Rahgot never trusted him. His betrayal left deep resentment among the priests.

Was romantically involved with Krosis [Nonvul] for 7 years, which ended due to Miraak’s increasing seclusion in the years leading up to his betrayal of the cult and because of Zahkriisos’s interest in Miraak. Zahkriisos was interested in him, and while he didn’t turn her away, he did not share the same feelings. Had a fling or two with Hevnoraak.

Ruled over modern-day Solstheim, and is the cause of it being an island.

Nahkriin

Male || 6′06″ / 1.98 m || 235 lbs / 106.6 kg Birth Name: Skorreth || 2nd of Sun’s Height, ME -58 || The Apprentice Lawful Evil || Odstrunriik [Storm Dragon] || Obtained Mask at 25 in ME -33 Asexual || Aromantic 38 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 38 at Death [Sealed self in Skuldaafn for Alduin’s return after Alduin’s disappearance]

Nahkriin developed a bitter hatred for humans at a young age, between the treatment of his family by other townsfolk and his family’s ultimate death at the hands of bandits. He joined the temple explicitly to serve the dragons, and became well known for his absolute disdain and merciless attitude towards other people. He never visited other priests on his own, and was only seen in Skuldaafn or at meetings. He made his best effort to interact as little as possible with other humans. He generally disliked all the priests, but habitually sided with the older priests simply because their interests aligned most often with the dragon’s.

Ruled over the chain of mountains that make up Skyrim’s modern-day east border, and varying amounts of land on either side - including the basin around Bonestrewn Crest on the east side of the river fork.

Hevnoraak

Male || 6′05″ / 1.96 m || 162 lbs / 73.5 kg Birth Name: Matminald || 26th of Midyear, ME -55 || The Steed Chaotic Evil || Drundurdwiin [Nether Dragon] || Obtained Mask at 24 in ME -31 Bisexual || Aromantic 35 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 45 at Death [Drained his blood and sealed himself in Valthume to ascend to lichdom]

Hevnoraak was the only son of a very poor farming family. His mother passed early in his life, and he took to caring for his younger sisters. Known for causing trouble and lashing out, he was kicked out at 16, leaving him to fend for himself. He returned at his father’s death to save his sisters from debt collectors, leading to the death of his siblings and the collectors. Hevnoraak spent the next several years as a slave to the temple, during which he discovered his capacity to bend people to his will. He honed this and rapidly manipulated his way to a position in the masked council, killing one of the priests and ensuring that he was the one picked. Few priests trusted him, though he is unable to mind control any of the masked priests without help, but he became the backbone of the younger priest’s circle. Most priests kept Hevnoraak at arm’s length, fully aware of his severely sadistic and cruel nature, but he was not without his upsides. Hevnoraak was the most likely to snap back at Konahrik, and was often the one the other younger priests hid behind when it came to breaking Konahrik’s rules and traditions. If anyone was going to host a party or a leisurely gathering, it was him.

Had a fling or two with Miraak, and had flings with Vokun.

Ruled over modern-day Falkreath and up to his temple at Valthume.

Vokun

Male || 6′08″ / 2.03 m || 251 lbs / 113.9 kg Birth Name: Hilgaar || 30th of First Seed, ME -54 || The Lord Neutral Evil || Ereivurkrent [Dragon] || Obtained Mask at 25 in ME -29 Homosexual || Homoromantic 34 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 53 at Death [Killed by soldiers seeking to destroy the remains of the cult]

Vokun joined the cult young, a quiet servant who was rarely noticed. He became a important asset to his patron dragon and some of the higher priests because of how often he was ignored - he became very good at collecting information under other’s noses. This, ultimately, almost lead to his death. The discovery of another priest’s plans against the temple was brought to his attention, and ultimately Vokun’s involvement with its discovery caused the priest in question to attack him. Vokun nearly died and lost his right eye, but his devotion and skills were brought to light with the rest of the cult. This earned him a place among the priests, where he quickly settled into the background with the younger priests. He was not always thrilled to be breaking rules or going along with Hevnoraak’s shenanigans, but his voice was very frequently talked over. That said, he was often the voice of reason for the younger priests, and one of the few that could calm Hevnoraak without penalty.

Had flings with Hevnoraak and Krosis [Nonvul].

Ruled over modern-day Dawnstar and the marshland of Morthal to the river.

Zahkriisos

Female || 6′02″ / 1.88 m || 162 lbs / 73.41 kg Birth Name: Sval || 24th of Hearthfire, ME -54 || The Lady Lawful Evil || Mahkofus [Frost Dragon] || Obtained Mask at 25 in ME -29 Bisexual || Heteroromantic 34 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 34 at Death [Died protected Miraak’s temple]

Zahkrissos descended from a member of the 500 Companions, and had taken to the call of keeping Skyrim’s lands clear of Snow Elves. A talented warrior, she gained her position in the council after rampaging with a band of warriors across the countryside to clear lingering hoards of Snow Elves from Atmoran-controlled territory. She quickly became popular in the council, and was very outspoken. While she tended to agree with the older members, she most often sided with the others her age. She taught Miraak how to use the blade, and forced her way into their pact with Mora in search of power. She was often too happy to go along with Hevnoraak’s horrible plans, and was a little too straight forward in her desires for some of the other priests.

Had flings with Volsung, but was romantically interested in Miraak - though Miraak did not share the feelings. She did not reciprocate Volsung’s feelings towards her.

Ruled over a now-gone stretch of land that connected Solstheim to the mainland, before Miraak sundered and let the sea reclaim it in his fight with Vahlok.

Volsung

Female || 29 || 6′00″ / 1.83 m || 189 lbs / 85.8 kg Birth Name: Hiajifildr || 19th of Last Seed, ME -49 || The Warrior Neutral Evil || Draalliivgraag [Magma Dragon] || Obtained Mask at 22 in ME -27 Homosexual || Homoromantic 29 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 84 at Death [Dies protecting Volskygge from those seeking to remove the remains of the Dragon Cult]

Volsung was handed to the temple after showing astonishing magical prowess, and was mostly raised and tutored under the priests. She studied under Ahzidal as well, and took a shining to Miraak. Her and Hevnoraak particularly butted heads as Volsung was one of the few people who wouldn’t deal with his shit, but they were very frequently caught hanging around each other. She was second behind Miraak on Rahgot and Otar’s list of most hated priests, and she made it a point of proving herself to the others for what limited time there was before Miraak’s betrayal and the hard change in atmosphere.

Had flings with and feelings for Zahkriisos, but Zahkriisos did not reciprocate them.

Ruled over modern-day Solitude, the portion of modern-day Markarth north of the river, and the eastern most part of modern-day Morthal.

Krosis [Nonvul]

Male || 6′04″ / 1.93 m || 152 lbs / 68.9 kg Birth Name: Gyrrunmomth || 20th of Frostfall, ME -49 || The Tower Lawful Neutral || Gruthrathlir || Obtained Mask at 19 in ME -30, was renamed at 31 in ME -18 Bisexual || Biromantic 29 at Miraak’s Betrayal || 47 at Death [Dies protecting his followers while fleeing those hunting the Dragon Cult - his sarcophagus is dropped and abandoned on the top of Shearpoint instead of being buried]

Krosis ascended the ranks of the cult rapidly, deeply devoted to the religion and to his people. He was rather favored by his dragon patron, who even recommended him when the masked council sought a new member. Many of the priests saw him as too gentle and good-natured. He had a genuine interest in people’s well being and the relationship between man and dragons, and was too cheerful for some of the priests. He was a favorite for heckling by the younger priests, as far as Miraak would allow it. He was close to many of the younger priests anyways, and was often a voice of reason with Vokun. He was renamed from Nonvul to Krosis after his spiral of depression following Miraak’s betrayal.

Was romantically involved with Miraak for 7 years, until Miraak’s decreasing contact with him and Miraak did not turn away Zahkriisos’s very obvious advances. He had flings with Vokun after.

Ruled over the area south west of modern-day Windhelm, from Korvanjund in the west and the river’s border in the east, to the edge of the mountain range that contains the Throat of the World.

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Nepal Holiday Experience Tour

Holiday in Nepal with a complete Nepal experience in less than two weeks, now it is possible with our specially designed trip - ‘Nepal Holiday Experience Tour’. It will be a life time Nepal holiday experiences for all kinds of travelers. No strong athletic fitness required. Nepal all experience tour is for all from family with young children to old people. Amazing experiences you will enjoy are – road drive to a beautiful mountain village to view majestic Mt. Everest (8848m) with bare eyes + more Himalayan big mountains, meet and mingle with locals, join them in their family house, closely observe Buddhist and Hindu rituals, visit historical heritage sites, relax and enjoy the well preserved pristine nature in the national park. Real Nepal experience tour at comfort is the main theme. At the end of the trip, you will be rejuvenated with unique cultural experience and refreshed with nature retreat, fully content emotionally and philosophically.

Tour Program

Day - 01. Arrival: Pick-up at Kathmandu airport and transfer to your hotel. Trip briefing at the hotel. There will be a short walking tour if arrival is early afternoon.Duration: ~ 0.5 hours.Overnight in Bhaktapur

Day - 02. Cultural Sight-seeing; Bhaktapur, Changunarayan & Patan: Ancient traditional town Bhaktapur treasured with Durbar Square is an amazing living museum in itself. The square consists of stone temple of Batsala Devi full of carvings, Palace of 55 windows, temples and architectural showpieces like the Lion Gate, the statue of king Bhupatindra Malla, the picture gallery and the Batsala temple. They are master pieces of Nepali traditional art and architecture preserved for hundreds of years. Perched on a hill and visible from miles around, the Changu Narayan temple stands majestically above the rice fields of Bhaktapur. Dedicated to Vishnu, the Preserver the temple’s origins go back to the 4th century. The temple is a showcase for Newari art and architecture of the early century. The stone, wood, and metal craft found here are exemplary. Patan Durbar Square is a unique piece of art and architecture well preserved and hundreds of Buddhist Stupas and Bahals dating back to over 2000 years old. One unique temple among many temples here is Krishna Mandir a 16th century temple dedicated to the Hindu God Lord Krishna, built entirely of stone in Shikhara style architecture. All these stupas and temples are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Monuments. Duration: ~ 7 hours.Overnight in Bhaktapur

Day - 03. Everest View Tour by road, The morning starts with scenic drive via popular hill town Dhulikhel, Kavre Bhanjyang enjoying panoramic view of central Himalayan range, terraced hill farm land and scenic nature. After Bhakunde town, the road runs along Roshi river, then follows Sunkoshi river valley on BP highway. The drive turns left to new mid hill highway and crosses Sunkoshi river at Gurmi. A short lunch stop will be at river bank before Ghurmi. The road to Patale crosses Sunkoshi river and turns Northwards on Harkapur Okhaldhunga road. The drive climbs up higher Northwards via hill villages past Hilepani, Thakle, Mani Bhanjyang and continues past Chitre, Todke and Dap (2932m) villages. After Dap, you start viewing the Himalayan range including Mt. Everest. Duration: Total 235 Km and about 7.5 hoursOvernight Patale (2840m)

Day - 04. Hiking and Village Tour: Tour begins with a short hiking to higher view point, Thale Danda for more wider view of river valley, high hills, mid mountains and the Himalaya. If you like, continue longer hiking to Ranivan, Timburbote cave and Gauritap temple. Afternoon visit of Patale village meeting local people for observing their simple way of life. The Himalayan mountain view can be enjoyed all day long. At the day end, join a Nepali family for traditional dinner in their house. Enjoy the sunrise and clear view of majestic Mt. Everest and other big mountains - Lhotse, Nuptse, Pumori, Makalu, Kanchanjunga and Gaurishanker ranges. Duration: ~ 7 hours. Overnight Patale Day - 05. I. Drive or II. Fly back:

Day - 05. I. Drive back: Option - I. Drive to hill town Dhulikhel, the same way back; down to Sunkoshi river via Okhaldunga and along the river up stream on BP highway. Dhulikhel is a scenic old town situated 30 kilometers east of Kathmandu on the Araniko Highway that goes to Tibet boarder, Kodari. From here one has a panoramic view of the Himalayan range. Duration: about 6.5 hours.Overnight Dhulikhel

Day - 06. Tour of Buddhist and Hindu holy sites. Stunning sun rise view over the Himalayan mountains is a popular attraction here. After breakfast, drive to Namobuddha, the Buddhist pilgrimage holy site where sight of rituals by monks, nuns and other pilgrims is common. There are new and old stupas and Buddhist Monasteries. Afternoon sight-seeing in Panauti situated at confluence of two small Rivers. The old traditional town noted for its numerous temples and shrines with magnificent woodcarvings. You can meet Hindu Sadhus here. The confluence is also cremation site for the Hindu people. Duration: ~ 7 hours. Overnight Dhulikhel

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Day - 05. II. Fly back: Option- II. Fly from Phaplu to Kathmandu and transfer to hill town, Nagarkot Getting from Patale to Phaplu airport is about an hour drive. Again, it is about an hour drive from Kathmandu airport to Nagarkot. Duration: ~ 4 hours. Overnight Nagarkot

Day - 06. Nagarkot at an elevation of 2,195 m. is one of the best spots to view the central and eastern Nepal Himalayan panoramic range. It also offers an excellent view of the Indrawati river valley, hill villages, terraced farmlands and beautiful mid hills. Stunning sun rise view over the Himalayan mountains is a popular attraction here. After the breakfast, you can do hiking around the nature and do village tour near by. Or simply relax and enjoy the magnificent Himalayan panoramic view and scenic valley below . Duration: ~ 4 hours. Overnight Nagarkot *Note; Flight back option depends on number of pax in the group and booking days. Because, there are no regular flights to/fro Phaplu.

Day - 07. Transfer to Sundarijal, drive or hike to Haibung, Shivapuri National Park, HIKING:Morning drive ~ 40 km. to Sundarijal (1350m) in Kathmandu countryside and about half an hour walk up hill on stone paved steps through national park jungle take you to a small hydro electricity reservoir. The trail still climbs up about an hour through Mulkharka Tamang village then levels towards Nagmati river bank. After about 1.5 hours further walking through well preserved jungle along pristine small riverside, view opens up with magnificent Himalayan mountains to the North upon reaching Hile Bhanjyang (2050m) ridge. Panoramic Himalayan range can be viewed as far as Annapurna, Manaslu to Ganesh Himal, Langtang Himal, Dorje Lakpa, Gaurishankar and further East. Beautifully laid out Prakriti Resort & Organic Farm 20 minutes away stands fascinatingly inviting where you will enjoy nature retreat for next two nights. Duration: Drive ~ 1.5 hours + Walking (9 km) ~ 3.5 hours

DRIVING:Morning drive ~ 40 km. to Sundarijal (1350m) leaves behind hustle and bustle of vibrant culturally rich Kathmandu valley and the road enters into national park area. From Sundarijal, about 1 Km. short drive through the jungle and across Nagmati pristine river over a small bridge, the road climbs up to lower part of Mulkharka Tamang village then gradually goes further through the jungle. While driving further towards Jhule danda (2175m) through the national park jungle, sprawling Kathmandu valley can be viewed to your right below and also the Himalayan peaks to the North East. The road still continues through the well preserved jungle and drops to Hile Bhanjyang (2050m) ridge before turning right to beautifully laid out Prakriti Resort & Organic Farm. The Prakriti with an impression of a small farming village looks fascinatingly inviting where you will enjoy nature retreat for next two nights. Sundarijal to Prakriti is about 19 Km. drive. Duration: 1.5 + 1.5 = ~ 3 hours.Overnight Haibung From here; panoramic Himalayan range can be viewed as far as Annapurna, Manaslu to Ganesh Himal, Langtang Himal, Dorje Lakpa, Gaurishankar and further East.

Day - 08. Nature Tour; Lake side walk, jungle walk, trout fish farm and tea garden visit. Sunrise view even from your bed rooms is memorably fascinating.After breakfast, you will take a short walk to Dhap Pokhari (lake) for lake side nature walk. Those, with more interested to longer hiking, can go higher to Chisapani (2215m.). Afternoon program is visits to; village agro farm, Everest tea garden, Trout fish farm, Gurung village etc. Or more jungle walk with alternate options. Duration: ~ 6 hours. Overnight Haibung Day - 09. Drive or hike back to Kathmandu A) DRIVING:There are two route options; 09.A.I; On the same road driven before via Jhule danda and Sundarijal and back to Jorpati, Kathmandu, 26 Km.

09.A.II; Different route via trout fish farm, Everest tea garden, Bhotechaur, Jarsingpawa villages overlooking Melamchi valley below to right side and towering Himalayan peaks to the North East. After about 21 Km drive, you reach Sankhu old Newari historic town. An hour cultural sight-seeing here including Salinadi Narayan temple is recommended. Total drive back to Jorpati, Kathmandu is 31 Km. Duration: ~ 1.5 hours. Overnight Kathmandu B) HIKING:There are two options; 09.B.I; - On the same route hiked up before along Nagmati river side to Mulkharka village and down to Sundarijal, 9 Km. Duration: ~ 2.5 hours walking. Overnight Kathmandu

09. B.I; A short walk up to Hile Bhanjyang (2050m) junction where the road branches out rightwards to Chispani and leftwards to Sundarijal. Taking left turn, it is about 1.5 hours walk up hill along the dirt road through the national park jungle to Jhule Danda (2175m). From Jhule, walking trail drops down to the army camp and Jhule village then further down to main road, small Chauki Bhanjyang. Total walking is about 3.5 hours. There is also an alternate route hiking trail to famous Bjrayogini Buddhist temple and direct to Sankhu town. This route is longer by about half an hour more. Transfer from here to Jorpati, Kathmandu by road about is 12 Km. An hour cultural sight-seeing of the old town including Salinadi Narayan temple is recommended. Duration: ~ 3.5 hours hiking + ~ 1 hour driving. Overnight Kathmandu

Day - 10. Cultural Sight-seeing; Pashupatinath, Boudha, Swyamabu & Kathmandu Durbar Square. Mt. Everest Flight in the morning, OptionalPashupatinath, the principal temple of Lord Shiva with its two-tiered golden roof and silver doors is considered one of the holiest Hindu shrines in the world. Pashupati area is small village with numerous temples and shrines. Bagmati river bank by the side of the temple is also a busy cremation place for Hindus. Boudha, the ancient colossal Buddhist stupa is one of the biggest in the world and an important pilgrimage center for Buddhists. Further proceed to Swayambhu, about 2000 years old, one of the world's most glorious Buddhist chaityas painted with the all-seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. Next sight-seeing site is Kathmandu Durbar Square and temples like; Taleju, Kal Bhairav, the God of destruction; Nautale Durbar; Nasal Chowk; Gaddi Baithak; Kumari temple etc. are not only hundreds of years old but also very historic and rich in art and architecture. All the above sites are again UNESCO world heritage sites. Duration: ~ 7 hours. Overnight Kathmandu

Day - 11. Free day, activity of personal choice. Overnight Kathmandu

Day - 12. Departure; transfer to the airport for onward/homeward flights Duration: 0.5 hours.

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Netherlands with Mariana - Utrecht, 15 August 1831

Monday 15

12 35/..

Fahrenheit 68 1/2° and fine morning now at 8

very nice comfortable Inn – reasonable

charges – the only Inn we have yet been

at where the people have been so fair –

dealing and with all so civil though in

fact every body in Holland is civil –

off at 9 10/.. from Loenen, very pretty village

beautiful road then to Utrecht –

uninterrupted series of gardens and gentleman’s houses

and handsome pieces of water with every now and then a

neat good pretty village – stop 2 or

{Margin right: and good canals and bridges}

3 minutes at 10 in barn to water the

horses – deal of willow every where

and oak and beech – very little ash –

gentleman’s houses and gardens uninterrupted

above 1/2 way from Loenen to

Utrecht – Ditches by the road side

for fences every where but a little way

out of Loenen a low thorn hedge

on both sides for a short distance –

{Margin left: Fahrenheit 69° at 12 1/2 tonight}

at Utrecht at 10 40/.. and stop at the son’s

of our hostess widow at Leonen in the

grande place where the comedies is at the opposite end – entrance to Utrecht nothing particular

moated round but the old fortification brick wall seeming

much out of repair – enter through old

gate – grande place large but the houses

not handsome – out at 10 55/.. to

the cathedral – up to the top and down in

55 minutes to the porter’s house 117 steps high at 12 10/.. – Mariana did not

go quite to the top – rather hazy –

could see the steeple of Loenen but not

of Amsterdam nor Rotterdam –

saw that of Amersfort and the montagne

de Marmont a tumulus erected

by him and the French troops in honour of Napoleon

at Seiste – capital look down up

the town – worth going to the very top –

only seem to be 2 canal streets in

the town – the mall is the boulevard that

runs round the whole town with a

canal with in shaded by fine trees –

boats on the canals here – perpetual

bridges and 20 feet below the level of

of the streets taking the filth away –

(450 steps to the top) – out again at 12 20/..

50 minutes buying earrings – then to the botanical

garden – very small – nothing new but neat –

then to the mall – 9 avenues – the new

walks hereabouts (the old ramparts taken

down) quite beautiful and unique – the streets

opening up the broad canal and the smooth grass prettily planted

and winding gravel walks –

{margin: these walks began 2 years ago

200 men employed – given up now for the war -}

the people here

live on potatoes and black bread – black bread a

sol a Utrecht – the vieux chateau the

most renowned Inn – the Pays Bas not so celebrated

among the English – the old chateau a large house

and even cheaper than the other – Table d’hote

at 10 stivers – and 16 stivers par lit –

off from the shop at 3 35/.. from Utrecht

saw Louis Buonaparte’s palace –

the great salle 17 windows in it one story high

is now the university library – and the other part

the governor’s house and offices – the Dutch

liked Louis – he made commerce aller

bien – before the present war had not much

but he had 2 English families to guide every day

now not one there – if the war continues

a few months it will ruin Utrecht –

passed the Pays Bas a handsome large

house and the ancien chateau a poorish

small fronted house in comparison though

said to have great deal of room back – no

comparison – go to the Pays Bas –

in one grande place near to the comedie

is the Hotel de Belle vue for diligences

people officers at the table d’hote there –

good for coaching and probably comfortable

enough – sortie by the gate we entered

but turned left instead of right – gentleman’s

houses and grounds on the right and wide canal –

every now and then a neat little village –

the air really did feel good

or at least not the least bad at

Utrecht no kind of stench at all from

the canals – Utrecht for me if one

must live in Holland – good shops

too – about 1/2 hour and out of Utrecht

no canals or ditches round the houses

or to be seen – a good flat liveable

country that might be any where else –

soil of Holland sand in general – white

sort of sand about Haarlem – here

good light land – willows and alders as

every where – at 5 nice neat little town and

at 5 5/.. stop in barn to water the horses and gave

them bread and stayed 25 minutes till the shower was over –

then rain began immediately but only for a few

minutes – at 6 wind round and pass nice

little moated round fortified gated town with

handsome looking church tower (high) topped

with steep roof – from where we stopt

all along almost uninterrupted orchards and abundance of apples

and neat farms and parsnips and

potatoes and rich pastures and still few ditches

and little water to be seen – at 6 35/.. a very

good village or small town – oats to cut

and wheat too several times today – cross

wood bridge over broad canal and pass under

avenue of fine tall elms and enter

Gouda at 7 5/.. at the Salmon – buy

china 12+7 and off at 7 3/4 –

at the hotel (no! 14+7 plates) Du Pays Bas at Rotterdam

at 9 55/.. – tea and boild milk and read the Times –

{Margin: fine day but for 1/2 hour’s shower -}

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