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What important characteristics of his parents does Victor recognize but not imitate? Give examples to support your answer.
In telling Robert Walton his story, Victor begins with his childhood and his parents--Caroline and Alphonse Frankenstein. He tells how his mother was always visiting the poor and how she rescued Elizabeth Lavenza from her adopted family to bring her home to him. He recognizes how doting and nurturing his parents are, and how utterly perfect his childhood is. The only negative thing he mentions is how his father reacts when Victor praises the works of Albertus Magnus, Paracelsus and Cornelius Agrippa. Alphonse tells Victor that he is wasting his time with these antiquated scientists without explaining why he felt this way. Victor mentions that had his father explained the "why," perhaps he would not be in the situation he was in at the time of the story telling.
So, Victor recognizes that his parents were loving, nurturing, and doting parents. They gave their children their time, money, and encouragement to fulfill their dreams of education and goals. They did anything but abandon them after birth.
Mary Shelley's definition of parenthood and the parent/child relationship included unconditional love and taking complete responsibility for the life created. Obviously, Victor did not see his role in creating the creature as a parent/child relationship until the creature himself points out this connection when the point of view shifts from Victor's to the creature's in chapters 11-13 of the book.

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Last year, Historic Denver made the home of former Judge Raymond Jones into a landmark. While Jones didn’t build that house himself, he laid another brick by brick — a house that had a perpetually open door to the state judiciary and broader legal system.
Jones made history in 1988 when he became the state’s first Black appellate judge. “I take pride in dad and his experiences and the doors that he kicked open for others, whether it be living in a community that’s traditionally white, or the trailblazing he did in the legal community in Colorado,” Raymond Jones II said earlier this month to CPR News.
Jones started his legal career after he earned his law degree in 1971 from Harvard University. He returned to Colorado and bought the house on Steele Street in Denver. According to CPR and Historic Denver, then-police chief Art Dill “routinely visited the Jones home, often parking across the street or driving his cruiser onto the yard — while telling the Jones’s that they didn’t belong in the neighborhood. Officers allegedly broke into and ransacked the home, stealing property.”
He turned to then-Chief Justice Edward Pringle, who Jones was clerking for at the Colorado Supreme Court. Pringle made one call to the chief of police to tell him, “You get that car the hell off of his yard,” and Jones said the next day he was gone.
Jones wasn’t deterred by Dill, the segregated housing in Denver or the hard work he’d have to do to lay the foundation he wanted to in the state’s legal system. He spent 32 years as a judge, writing more than 1,400 opinions with just three of them being overturned.
“When I moved to the bench in Colorado, I knew I was going to use the law to turn people’s attitudes around, to help them understand that there is something unique and similar in each of us,” Jones told CPR News. “And that you can’t beat that out of them.”
Jones was inducted in the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame by the Denver Public Library in 1990, and he was joined earlier this month by Judge Gary Jackson who was inducted in the hall of fame on Feb. 5. Among his impressive legal career accomplishments, he’s also a former visiting professor of political science at Colorado College, assistant professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver and an active award-winning community volunteer, according to Historic Denver.


Beyoncé is all about social media bios on Monday that her new track Break My Soul would arrive at 12 a.m. ET, the pop star appears to be like to have launched the track early on some platforms. You’ll be able to presently stream it on Tidal and hearken to it on YouTube. Break My Soul is the primary single launched from her upcoming album, Renaissance.. After saying through her
Renaissance will doubtless be Beyoncé’s seventh solo album, a follow-up to 2016’s Lemonade. A number of social media accounts (and Beyoncé’s web site) have posted the album’s title alongside cryptic textual content that claims “act i.”
We have gotten our palms on another Beyoncé music within the years since Lemonade — she’s been busy with, a companion album to a 2019 remake of the animated movie; Disney Plus visible album ; Netflix live performance movie ; and Every part Is Love, a collaboration with Jay-Z. She scooped up an Oscar nomination (her first) for , and received a Grammy Award for finest R&B efficiency for her single Black Parade. However there’s nothing fairly like a Beyoncé solo album. Here is a reminder of the 5 we have had along with Lemonade: Dangerously in Love, B’day, I Am… Sasha Fierce, 4, Beyoncé.
A tweet posted Wednesday by Beyoncé’s nonprofit BeyGood appears to counsel that that is certainly a solo album. The tweet features a collage of album covers, and a few eagle-eyed Twitter customers seen that one isn’t just like the others. “This album with the pink glove is not an actual album and the hand is pointing at brandy’s album… brandy’s album is titled B7 omggggg!!!! BEYONCÉ!!!,” one Twitter user wrote. Mainly, it seems the gloved hand is an easter egg teasing Beyoncé’s seventh solo album.
When is the brand new album arriving?
Here is an Instagram submit with the discharge date, from Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles.
What number of songs are on the album?
It appears to be like like Renaissance will embrace 16 songs. In the event you pre-save the album on Apple Music, you possibly can view an inventory of untitled tracks.
Here is an image of the present observe record from Twitter. I pre-saved the album and noticed the identical factor.
What’s going to Beyoncé’s new album sound like?
On Thursday, British Vogue revealed a narrative from its Beyoncé-featuring July 2022 challenge, written by Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful.
“Immediately, a wall of sound hits me. Hovering vocals and fierce beats mix and in a cut up second I am transported again to the golf equipment of my youth… It is music I like to my core,” Enninful wrote of listening to the album for the primary time at Beyoncé’s residence recording studio. “Music that makes you rise, that turns your thoughts to cultures and subcultures, to our individuals previous and current, music that may unite so many on the dance ground, music that touches your soul.”
On Apple Music, Renaissance is listed as a “pop” album. The identical style is listed for her earlier solo releases.


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It’s important to wear a NIOSH certified mask whenever using dry glaze materials.
I guess mixing up glazes isn’t that big of a deal, but I’m sharing my technique just in case there are some absolute beginners out there.
I find it easier to use a digital scale, see my article here.
Glazes “don’t travel well”, in other words materials, application, and firings vary from studio to studio. Even for well-known glazes, it’s important to first make a small tests. For these tests, I use 50g or 100g of material and apply the test glaze to a number of different clay bodies.
I use the Glazy Batch Calculator on my phone which will show you the subtotals for arbitrary amounts of total glaze materials.
Once I’m happy with a test, I mix up a larger batch of 1-2Kg. 1Kg is enough material to glaze small cups, 2Kg is a good amount for small bowls. These larger tests should reveal any problems with glaze suspension (is bentonite required?), application (cracking, peeling, etc.), and fired glaze defects. Once you have some nice results with 1Kg, you can finally move on to a big bucket of 5-10Kg.
Mixing up a test
Flat test tiles require the least amount of glaze for application. Here’s my article about how I make test tiles.
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For “natural” glazes containing large-grained materials or ashes, or in cases where homogeneity is not a concern, it’s fine to use a larger screen of 60-80 mesh. But in all other cases I use 120 mesh or smaller. Small mesh size is very important for glazes that contain small amounts of very important materials such as coloring oxides (e.g. cobalt and iron). But it’s also important to ensure that materials are adequately broken up and mixed (such as clays).
Below you can see two tests of the same batch of glaze fired in the same kiln. The glaze on the left was applied after passing the materials three times through an 80 mesh screen. The glaze on the right is the result of passing that same glaze once more through a 120 mesh screen.
Poorly dispersed colorants like iron are easy to see in fired glazes. But keep in mind that other “invisible” glaze ingredients like clays, feldspar, etc. also need to be well-dispersed and mixed in order to ensure the glaze melts properly. If you use a 60-mesh screen for tests and then a 120-mesh screen for large glaze batches, there will be differences between the fired results.

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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, July 1966 - April, 1967 Page: 669
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Nevertheless, American Indian specialists of all kinds will find
much of interest and value if they are willing to analyze all of
Although it seems obvious enough from the title, perhaps it
should be emphasized that these documents cover the declining
years of the Indian in Texas and thus represent a period of social
and political disorganization, rapid acculturation, and physical
removal or extinction. This period is also marked by the appear-
ance of numerous refugee Indian groups from various parts of
the eastern United States. Documents that pertain to earlier
periods must be sought elsewhere.
The most important point that needs to, be made about these
documents is that they are now available in printed form, and
for this all interested scholars must acknowledge indebtedness to
the editors and sponsoring agencies. However, at the risk of ap-
pearing ungrateful, I feel compelled to register a complaint. Not
enough was done to make it easier for the scholar to use these
documents. Shortage of funds for printing probably explains
why they are not annotated. But none of the five volumes has
a table of contents, which means that one must flip through
nearly 2,000 pages to see the titles of 1,614 documents. The titles
of letters indicate who wrote to whom but do not identify the
nature of the contents. A short abstract for each letter would be
very helpful. Since the volumes in this series appeared one at
a time, each has a separate index, which is a conventional name
index (people and places) that often has limited value. For ex-
ample, in the combined indices of all five volumes there are 388
page citations to the Comanche Indians and only four subhead-
ings with one citation each. Hence those who seek certain kinds
of information on the Comanche must perform at least 388 sep-
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lication the detailed analytical index is essential.
The editors could also have taken pity on those who do not
know their Indians. The fifth volume might have contained
a cross-referenced alphabetical guide to the Indian groups whose
names appear so frequently in the documents. Such a guide
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Summary: Prompt suggested by Riddlesgurlforever. A/U 18th Century Dramione (Magical). Draco is the captain of a successful trading ship tasked with transporting indentured Muggles across the oceans to Pureblood families. The seas have become dangerous thanks to the rebel Harry Potter who lays wastes to King Riddle's fleets. After one such encounter with the renegade Order of the Phoenix, Draco finds himself shipwrecked on a deserted island with no one but a muggle girl to thank for saving him. Never one to engage with Muggles, Draco must adapt to the situation. But Hermione is not all that he first assumes and Draco soon becomes impressed with his Mudblood savior as she proves more than competent at surviving.
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Draco Malfoy stood aboard his ship, the Emerald Serpent, surveying the open sea that stretched out before him in a never-ending expanse of blue. Many in his line of work despised this form of travel, preferring Apparition or Portkey, but as intercontinental travel by magical means was not yet a possibility, even wizards had to resort to the ancient Muggle way. Draco did not mind in the slightest; he found he was well suited for the ocean and enjoyed that it took him away from the politics of Court. He was sure one day the Ministry would discover a way to accomplish intercontinental travel by magical means, but until that day he relished his freedom on the high seas.
He knew his grandfather Abraxas would have preferred Draco take after him and become Chancellor under King Riddle, but Draco had no interest in such things and made that clear very early on, much to Abraxas' and even his father Lucius' disapproval. Yet still, the business of carting Muggles across the oceans where they would serve their wealthy Pureblood masters was highly profitable and Draco found himself becoming a very wealthy man. His mother, Narcissa, was pushing for him to settle down, constantly throwing names of highborn ladies that would jump at the opportunity to marry into the Malfoy family, but Draco had no intention of becoming linked to a witch yet.
Settling down meant many things for Draco, but chief among them meant he would be obligated to return to Malfoy Manor, likely take up a position at the Ministry since the Malfoys were known for their loyalty to the Riddle royals, and become suffocated with the duties required of him. He probably shouldn't be complaining-being a favorite at the Ministerial Court did have its benefits-only, the court intrigue could be rather stifling. Draco had no delusions of how successful he would be once he took up the post expected of him, but at this point it was the pursuit of wealth he was after.
The Malfoy name was associated with power and royal favor back in Britain, but years of Ministerial servitude and measly income from political subjection left the family coffers dwindling. They were even forced to give up holdings in the Americas and Spain, retaining only the Manor and their villa in France. Of course they were still arguably well-endowed, but when Draco returned, he would see to it that the vaults at Gringotts were overflowing like the days of old.
It was one thing to hold favor with the King, but King Riddle was also known for his paranoia and he was content to see wealthy houses relying on his good graces. Most houses were happy to own a Manor well stocked with slaves but Draco meant to restore the house of Malfoy to its former glory. His father and grandfather may not understand and it may be a dangerous path to navigate, but it was his chosen task nonetheless even if it was the King's view that a house too powerful could fund uprisings such as the Potter rebellion.
The Potter rebellion, Draco scoffed inwardly. What rubbish. The filthy Half-blood was causing all sorts of trouble on his once peaceful seas. Truthfully, no one could have conceived of how one Half-blood could acquire such a force at his beckoning, but then no respectable Pureblood would lower themselves to recruit Muggle-borns in their service. Muggle-borns, or rather Mudbloods. It was despicable what the Potter bloke was up to. Word had it, Potter was recruiting Mudbloods from all over the world, especially in the Americas and Africa. What was worse, he was teaching them magic. It was a disgrace as well as highly illegal. King Riddle was in a frenzy over it. The last time Draco ventured to court, the King mandated all seabound vessels be fitted with strong defensive magic, capable of apprehending the rebels and bringing them back to the King's justice. Even swift merchant ships such as Draco's were not immune to this law.
What was even more alarming: No one knew quite how many ships Potter had at his command. The Order of the Phoenix, as they liked to go by, attacked strategically and stealthily. What was more, they were hitting the wizarding world where it hurt, for transporting indentured slaves was a highly lucrative business for all parties involved. Especially carting Muggles from afar and bringing them to underserved areas. The Pureblood families in Oceania—the Kings, the Mortons, the Kumars, the Singhs, the Kelleys...they had much need of Muggle aid.
As much as Draco himself was benefiting, the King was benefiting far more off of the tedious endeavor. Muggles were under population control and kept just rare enough that they called for a high price. It seemed nearly every type of wizard could benefit from these workers. Magic could provide much, but it could not conjure food or money—they still needed field hands to work and toil the land. With the dwindling population of house elves, the wizarding world relied on their inferiors for tasks they could not accomplish magically. Potter dealt them a damaging blow; every ship he overtook, subsequently freeing the slaves; hidden bases he was setting up to train Muggle-borns; and house elves he tricked masters into freeing…they were mostly small victories for the enemy but detrimental just the same.
"Captain," Blaise Zabini, his first mate called. "We've set a course for Southport and the winds are favorable."
"We should reach Oceania in two fortnights if the winds stay like this," agreed Theodore Nott. Draco appraised his former school chums and now, most trusted friends. The trio had been inseparable in their school days and when Draco decided to skirt his political duties in favor of the open waters, they were quick to join him on what they hoped to be many adventures.
"If they don't, we'll simply have to cast a weather-modification charm," Draco said.
Theodore and Blaise exchanged looks. "It's very draining on the men to keep up a charm like that for a given period, Captain," Theodore volunteered tentatively.
"Even so, we cannot keep a leisurely pace for long." Draco's tone brooked no argument. "Just hope the winds stay in our favor."
"If we employed more men it would be easier to keep up the charms," Blaise said.
"Yes." Draco paused in his pacing, drumming his fingers over the wooden edge of the ship. "But that means we would have to share our cut with more. No, ten is enough. We may be outnumbered in a skirmish but we have wands as well as the swiftest vessel on these waters."
"But what if we run into Order members, is ten really enough?" said Theodore.
"We have ten trained wizards," Blaise reminded him.
"That coupled with the King's new trigger wards and curse-repelling charms and we should be impervious to an attack," Draco said.
Theodore nodded stiffly as the wizards continued circling the deck.
"The cargo?" said Draco. "How do they fare?"
"We have the thirteen we picked up in Charleston and the seven that have been with us since Britain," said Blaise.
"Seven." Draco's brows furrowed in displeasure. "I thought we had nine when we left."
"We lost two during the voyage, Captain," Theodore said.
"How did that happen?" Draco said. "Jones specializes in healing, does he not?"
"Yes, but he would never lower himself to treat Muggles." Blaise scowled his revulsion. "Besides, the Muggles were already weak when they arrived."
"He'd better start lest our cut gets smaller and smaller." A muscle twitched by Draco's jaw. "I'm going down there myself. I would like to ensure their conditions are decent for the rest of the journey."
Blaise and Theodore followed Draco below deck where they met Crabbe and Goyle looking quite comfortable as they guarded the prisoners' chambers.
"Step lively," Theodore called. "We bring the Captain with us." The two lumbering fools clambered up to their feet to greet their Captain.
Draco surveyed the state of the prisoners. They were forced in close confines with each other, most of them staring with unseeing eyes off into space. They looked skinny and malnourished and most looked seasick. He sneered in distaste. "Crabbe, Goyle," he snapped. "What is this I hear about losing two of our Muggles?"
"The one was sick I believe, sir," Crabbe replied. "Got the other one sick, too, I'd wager."
"Don't you know you're to quarantine the sick ones lest they infect the others." Draco spoke as if addressing a child. Crabbe and Goyle exchanged looks with each other. "Muggle diseases are a nasty business. Be sure they do not all succumb to the same fate!"
"Yes, Captain," both men said.
Draco surveyed the group of pathetic creatures. They reeked of filth, which proclaimed loudly what they were. Most averted their gazes, but there was one girl dressed in a dirty white frock that caught his attention. She was mostly hidden under a thick array of wild, brown curls, but Draco caught a flash of intelligence gracing her features before she quickly ducked her head.
"It looks like you've been forgetting to feed them." Draco winced in irritation. "Do I need to elect someone else to watch our cargo? Perhaps they are too valuable to entrust to the two of you."
"No, Captain," Crabbe said quickly as Goyle shook his head vigorously. Theodore and Blaise continued to look on the scene in distaste. "You can count on us."
"Very well," Draco said. "And for Salazar's sake throw some water on the lot of them. The stench is appalling. They are worth an obscene amount of galleons, so you'd better take this task seriously."
"Of course, Captain, we will not fail in our duties," Crabbe, arguably the brighter of the two, said.
"See that you don't," Draco said. "I'll trust you to know what will wait you should you fail."
The men steeled in their tracks as Draco's threats hit home, while Blaise and Theodore sniggered. Draco shot them both a look before turning to leave. As he was departing, he noticed once more the girl in white and covered in grime. She had looked up again to watch him as he left and this time he was sure he sensed awareness—too much awareness for a mere Muggle. The girl quickly ducked her head again after being caught staring and he shook off the odd curiosity that had sprung up unbidden regarding her. Draco did not know why he felt so bothered by the girl's presence and couldn't shake off the annoyance for the rest of the day. Little did he know his day was going to get much worse.
Grasping at the bars that held her confined, Hermione wondered idly if she could break them. They weren't even magically bound. She had to scoff at the fact that her Pureblood captors were so daft they did not even bother to ward their prisoners properly. Only, it was not like she'd have anywhere to go if she did escape the confines of her crowded prison, so perhaps they had the right idea. Not only that, but she suspected she was the only Muggle-born among the prisoners, a fact she wished to remain a secret.
How she was ever able to live this long and not be discovered was beyond her, but she still had escaped a life sentence in Azkaban for her Muggle-born heritage, and it felt surprisingly liberating to be off of the Ministry's radar. You weren't discreet enough to not be fired by the Hornbys, she reminded herself snidely. For it was true, though the Hornbys could not prove it, did not suspect her, they did think trouble followed her wherever she went. As a girl, it was hard to control her magic when being teased or picked on by the Hornbys, or even worse—their cousins. Iit was difficult not to let her magic slip accidentally. She grew accustomed to pining it off as something else and quickly learned to control it, but the stigma stayed with her just the same and ultimately Lady Hornby sold her off to the wild lands of Australia.
Perhaps life will be better out there, the optimistic side of her proposed, perhaps there will be more chances to read and learn. That was what Hermione hated most about serving the Hornbys; they did not have a well-stocked library by far. She risked her life reading the meager supply of books they did have and those weren't near enough. She was able to deduce that what it was she was teaching herself was wandless magic, something highly illegal for someone with her birth as well as very uncommon to conquer. She wished she was able to practice freely, learn freely. She envied Olive, who was permitted to go to school and learn magic at the age of eleven, even if she was awful at it. The only good thing about Olive's studies was that sometimes she would bring a book home with her, which gave Hermione a chance to practice more spells. Olive was more concerned with the wizards in her year than studying magic.
Speaking of wizards, Hermione had to kick herself at being caught staring, not once but twice, at her captor. She couldn't help it, really; there was something about the high-born blond that Hermione found…interesting. Unlike the oafs guarding her, she could tell Draco Malfoy was a powerful wizard. She sensed it rolling off of him in waves. He may lead a rag-tag group of miscreants, but he himself was quite accomplished, she was sure. She hadn't the opportunity before to evaluate him closely, but when he had come below deck she was able to obtain an up-close view of him, shrouded in the shadows though he was, and really see him for the first time. She felt embarrassed being huddled with the Muggles. She could tell they were weak and beaten down from a hard life of enslavement, but still she wished they had some fight left in them. She certainly did.
Even with being in the precarious state she was in, Hermione could not help but look closely at the wizard. He was tall and lithe and carried himself in a confident manner. His complexion was fair and he had hair the shade of the most platinum blond that she'd ever seen. Well, of course-he is a Malfoy, you ninny, Hermione chided herself. The Malfoy family were notorious throughout Britain and with that aristocratic nose and cold silver eyes, Hermione knew this was the infamous Draco Malfoy Olive and her friends were besotted with. It was difficult not to be curious; she was hardly ever in the presence of a wizard. She had this fantasy that one day she would run into a witch or wizard who would recognize her talent and skill, endeavoring to take her under their wing and teach her about magic. At twenty years old, that had never even come close to happening. It was a silly dream and Hermione knew it was best to shutter her hopes of that ever happening. Still, she hoped that when the ship made it to Southport, a new life would be awaiting her, maybe even a better one.
Taking comfort in this small hope for the future, it was at this point that Hermione felt herself jolted from her sitting position on the floor. The Muggles cried out in alarm as they felt a strong tremor pass through the ship.
"What was that?" said the one called Goyle.
"I'm not sure," Crabbe said. "But it feels like someone has attacked our wards."
Hermione felt her heart rate quicken at her temples with this bit of news. Who would attack a Pureblood vessel commissioned by the King himself? She felt another tremor take the ship and she ricocheted perilously. She put her ear up to the bars attempting to hear the voices above.
"They've breached our shield," someone called.
"But how can that be?" another said.
"They used light magic," one yelled. "The shield only repels dark curses."
Hermione took a deep breath, steadying herself as she tried to divulge this news. She heard the unmistakable sound of a cannon go off and in no time, rip through the ship. She was on high alert now, her body going into survivor mode as she realized she needed to escape and do so quickly.
Crabbe and Goyle heard the voices above deck as well, and they too were thrown off by the cannon blasts. "Blimey, Crabbe," Goyle said. "Someone's gone and bloody attacked us."
"I wager it's that Potter fellow," Crabbe said. Potter, Hermione thought, that name sounds familiar. "Come on, we'd better get up there and help."
"B-but we are tasked with watching the prisoners," Goyle said, pointing a finger at the Muggles who were gathered in a panic around her.
Crabbe shot them a scathing look. "They aren't going anywhere. Come on, sounds like they're overwhelmed up there. Captain will have our necks if we don't come to their aid."
Goyle followed resolutely behind Crabbe, gripping his wand tightly. She fixed her gaze on the wand, enviously wondering what it'd be like to hold one—to yield one's power through it. At that moment, another cannon blast jostled the ship, propelling Hermione hard into the bars in front of her. Her ribcage throbbed with pain as she tried to get out from underneath the Muggle man pushing her against the bars.
"Let us out," a woman wailed, as blasts and curses riddled the ship.
Hermione snapped at the people behind her. "Quiet!" Then, to herself: "Now, let me think."
"The ship's been hit badly," a Muggle man pointed out. "It's sinking."
"We are all going to drown!" a teenage girl cried.
Hermione tried to ignore the frenzied people. Gripping the bars in front of her, she focused her magic, letting her power run through her hands as she tried to remember everything she could on Transfiguation. Willing the two bars to turn into ropes in front of her, she felt them grow hot and glow red underneath her fingers as the power coursed through. She gave a triumphant sigh of relief as the bars turned to ropes and coiled quickly down by her feet. With more than enough room to slip out now, Hermione quickly clamored out of the space. She was suddenly halted as an arm reached out to grab her.
"You can do magic like them," a man said fearfully. "That isn't allowed." She made to wrench her arm free but he did not allow her to do so.
"Look," she said, growing exasperated now, "we are going to be stuck down here; I did us all a favor, now let's get out."
"I'll have to tell them," the man said, shaking his head, and she grew fearful at his implication as the others watched.
Enraged, Hermione tried another tactic. "Look, you're right, I can do magic, and I'll do some on you if you do not let go this instant!" The man let go immediately as if he'd been burned.
Hermione wasted no time climbing up the wooden stairs, not bothering to look back. There was no way she could save everyone, but perhaps she could save herself. Once she got aboard deck, she quickly saw the ship had been nearly ripped in two. She saw the Captain blocking curses from all different directions while dodging out of the way of what she now saw was magically-aided cannon blasts. Parts of the ship were splintered and flying to the water below. She pressed herself closely against the wall of the cabin as she stealthily attempted to sneak around the other side of the ship. She hoped there was a boat or something she could use.
"Who let the prisoners out?" said one of her captors, but no one deigned answer him, so caught up was everyone in the fight. In fact, she sensed it was almost ended and this ship was most definitely on the losing side. She inwardly lamented when she discovered the lifeboats were shrunken. Gods, but I don't have the time for this, she thought, while already climbing onto the ledge of the ship to focus on what the spell would be to unshrink them. Perhaps she could simply will it? Hermione did not get the chance to do either as another blast shot through the vessel and sent her tumbling over the ledge into the crisp, cool waters below.
She sunk deep in the ocean and sensed a turmoil within the watery depths as the ship above was cracking dangerously. She pushed herself upwards, seeking air, wishing she knew how to cast a bubble charm. She gasped for much-needed breaths as she reached the surface and then looked around for something she could hold onto. She saw a broken piece of the ship's bow floating a ways away and hurriedly swam over to the slip of wood. She grasped on to it gratefully and then looked up to survey the scene above her. She heard other splashes around her from what could only be other bodies falling into the water and then recognized that the fighting had stopped.
The others ship's crew were boarding the decimated craft and she wondered what could be on board that they would risk venturing onto the sinking vessel. Hermione knew they were being carted with magical creatures-she recognized some nifflers that would surely fetch a good price in Oceania-but could not fathom them coming aboard just for that. She quickly surveyed the area. Taking stock of things, she knew she was somewhere in the Caribbean. They had to be; the water was not near as cold as the Atlantic should be. She needed to get far away from the wreckage; it would not do to escape just to be captured by even more ruthless captors. She had no idea which way to float but hoped she was near some kind of land and the water would lead in that direction. In Merlin's name, please let that be the case, she thought warily.
She was paddling with the water when a flash of blond caught her eyes. The Captain, she thought as she recognized him immediately. Instinctively, she made to paddle towards his floating figure, which she saw was beginning to sink. Unsure what prompted her to do so, she abandoned her safety device and dove into the water following the wizard into the depths below. She knew the water here was cerulean blue and quite clear in the day, but in the darkness of night she couldn't see anything and swept her hands blindly in front of her. She felt her fingers brush against something incredibly soft and recognized it immediately as his hair. Getting a hold of it, she yanked with all her might until she brought them both back up to the surface.
Once she was above the water again and now holding his dead weight, she looked for her wood, which was already floating away. Exasperated, Hermione tried to pull him toward it. Faster, she thought and she felt herself gliding through the water easily at her internal demand. Upon reaching the wood, Hermione noticed it was far too small to carry the weight of both of them. Doing some quick thinking, she remembered a Transfiguration charm that expanded objects, and focused all her exhausted might on doing so. The wood creaked and groaned but did as she willed, and Hermione watched it transform to an even larger state that looked more like a raft than anything. She awkwardly pull herself up, while trying not to tip the thing as she attempted to keep hold of the Captain. Once she was safely aboard, she used all her existing strength to pull the wizard on with her. He landed roughly on top of her and she found herself now squished with the dead weight of him.
Annoyed and bordering on exhaustion, she was tempted to just stay underneath the Captain, before finally scrambling out from under him. She was about to lie beside him when she noticed several supply barrels bobbing by. Hermione groaned at the realization of what she needed to do, but, steeling herself, jumped back in the water and grabbed a hold of two of the barrels, towing them back to her raft. Once she reached the raft, she pulled herself on again, this time holding onto the ropes of the barrels. Looking over at Malfoy, she noticed he had been hit with a Stupefy. There must have been a lot flying at him for one to hit home, she mused. Odd that they would cast merely a Stupefy and not a darker curse.
Securing the ropes to the raft and vowing that the barrels better have something useful in them, Hermione could not even begin to cast an Innerviate on him, simply as she'd never tried and she was completely depleted. I'll just lie down for a bit, she thought, even as she plopped her head down with a bang. She did not even have the strength to wince at the impact. She allowed herself to close her eyes for only a moment.…
When she opened them again, the sky was much lighter. She estimated she had dozed off and it was very early morning. Still overcome with exhaustion, it was all Hermione could do to lift her head and take stock of her surroundings. There was ocean as far as the eye could see until she ripped her head around, spotting the tell-tell sign of land. Hermione felt a burst of energy at the prospect of safety, having had enough of the twenty-one days she'd spent at sea—the land was calling to her. Paddling with all her might, she made for the direction of land whilst willing any power she possessed to help her reach it quicker. It seemed like it took forever, but she started to make out things; lush greenery upon the shore, palm trees swaying in the breeze, birds flying through the air...she was almost there.
Determining she was close enough, Hermione abandoned the raft but held onto it as she led the wood easier through the small waves until she felt sand at her feet. She cherished the feeling and worked with a vigor to reach the beach. The raft quickly became stuck on the sand and she had to pull Malfoy off as she dragged him up the shore to where she deemed was safe before returning for the barrels. Once she deposited that a ways from the water, she plopped down hard next to him as she watched the sea lapping up the shore.
Her eyes feeling heavy, Hermione started when she heard a groan next to her. He is finally waking. What impeccable timing, she thought in irritation.
The Captain brought himself painfully up to a sitting position as he took stock of his surroundings, bleary-eyed and befuddled. The confusion did not stop when he turned to see Hermione sitting primly next to him, clutching her now soaked, thin dress that had seen much better days, as she tried to keep the shivers at bay.
Eyeing her intently, he finally asked, "Where are my men and where is my ship?"
"I imagine they are lying on the bottom of the Atlantic right about now," Hermione said in a helpful tone. The Captain was not amused. Hermione could not summon the energy to care as she welcomed the blackness and let it finally overcome her.

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Morocco issues rules to businesses, shopping centres as lockdown end draws closer
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Cape Town – Morocco’s ministry of commerce has issued guidelines to businesses and shopping centres that they will need to implement after lockdown as the country moves to resume economic activities on June 10 after weeks of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Morocco World News.
The regulations require independent business owners to put up visible signage detailing hygiene rules and preventive measures before patrons enter the store or business.
Businesses are also instructed to implement health safety measures, such as regular cleaning and disinfecting of door handles, chairs, tables and changing rooms.
The ministry further instructed that physical barriers separating customers and staff need to be put in place, while staff are to wear personal protective masks, gloves and visors provided by the employer.
Stores must also maintain good ventilation, limit the number of customers inside the store at any given time and have floor markers to ensure physical distancing between customers is maintained.
The department said that entry and exit points at shopping centres must have disinfectant distributors, and customers will also need to have their temperature taken upon entering the buildings.
As Morocco continues to relax measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the government says businesses shouldn’t underestimate the threat that Covid-19 still poses to the North African country.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the health ministry announced a new Covid-19 tracking app, Wiqaytna’, which means "our protection".
The Bluetooth-based app compiles a list of all people with whom the user had contact and notifies the user when someone on the list tests positive for the coronavirus, writes Morocco World News.
The health authority said it was confident that the new app would assist in its plans to stall the spread of Covid-19.
So far the coronavirus has killed 205 people in Morocco. The latest data shows 7,859 positive cases of the coronavirus in the country.


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Author has written 25 stories for Fairy Tales, Mythology, Labyrinth, Human Target, Highlander, Justice League, Final Fantasy X, Thor, Hobbit, and Dresden Files.
How I Came To Love Writing
It first started out as a love for reading then I started thinking about what I would like to read and so I started small by writing poems. I think I was about eleven or twelve at the time. Then I wrote my very first short story for an English class assignment. I still remember what it was about; Dragons. I have a great love for the fantasy genre. All those tales of magic, mystery, and mythic creatures just spun through my mind. I just couldn't get enough. I read every fantasy book I could get my hands on and then when there were no more, I started putting little stories together down on any scrap of paper I could find. I signed up for Literature classes in school and even Art classes to further my imagination. I sped through all my writing assignments, sometimes even having them done the same day they were given out. I admit that I was ravenous to write, I still am.
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Sailor's Saviour(Done. I may make this one longer, I don't know yet)
The Twelfth Melody(In Progress)
One Last Wish(In Progress)(Was called I Wish, but I like the new title better.)
Little PetShop of...Goblins!?(Complete!)(I may make a short oneshot continuation later on, it depends on how many reviews I get.)
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The Stolen Pizza Set-up(Complete!)
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Brooklyn Nets vs. Portland Trail Blazers Matchup Preview
The race for the 8th seed and play-in team in the Western Conference has come down to the final game of the regular season. The Brooklyn Nets (35-36) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (34-39), who are looking to clinch a spot in the Western Conference play-in game with a win. The Trail Blazers currently sit in the 8th spot in the West and clinch that spot if they defeat the Nets. They could also still get in with a loss, but it would require the Suns and Spurs to both lose their games. Portland has had a few big wins as of late, with Damian Lillard dropping 51 points in a win over the 76ers and 61 points in their last win against the Mavericks. Lillard has been willing his team to victory and the playoffs, and one more win would seal the deal for them.
On the other hand, Brooklyn has been exceeding expectations placed upon them in the bubble. The Nets are without several of the best players, including Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie, and DeAndre Jordan. However, they are 5-2 in the NBA restart and have taken a significant lead over the Magic to claim the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference. Although there isn’t much star power on this Brooklyn roster, their level of play as of late could cause problems for Portland.
Time: 9:00 PM ET
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Nets Starting 5
The Nets have won their last three games of NBA bubble action, including a 108-96 win over the Magic in their last game. The Nets were able to win this game while resting four out of their usual five starters, with Rodions Kurucs being the only starter to get minutes. The Nets may roll out a similar lineup against the Trail Blazers in this game. If they do, Portland would have a very good chance to pull out the win. If they don’t, this team could cause some problems for the Blazers. Caris LeVert has been the best player offensively for this team, averaging a solid 18.3 points per game. Joe Harris has been averaging 14.4 points per game for the club on an elite 42.5% shooting from three. Jarrett Allen is also a solid defensive center who was a full-time starter ahead of DeAndre Jordan for the team this season. However, when looking at their matchup against the Blazers, I do not think they have a good chance at winning this game. Portland outmatches them all across the board at nearly every position, even when using all of their starters. I believe that it would take a herculean effort from the Nets to slow down Damian Lillard and this Trail Blazers team.
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Trail Blazers Analysis
After losing the to the Clippers this past Saturday, Damian Lillard and Paul George exchanged some words over social media. Sports media personality Skip Bayless then called out Lillard, which resulted in him putting Bayless on blast publicly. Since then, Dame has let his play on the court do the talking. Lillard dropped 51 points in the Blazers’ win over the Sixers and 61 in their win over the Mavs. Lillard has been a man on a mission and wants to prove his doubters wrong. All this team needs to do in the win against the Brooklyn Nets, and they will clinch a spot in the play-in game for the 8th seed in the West. In addition to Lillard’s recent scoring output, Carmelo Anthony has also been quite useful for the team. He put up 20 points against the Sixers and followed that up with 26 against the Mavs. He also hit a dagger three against the Rockets to propel them to victory earlier in the bubble. Melo has had a career resurgence following his absence over a full year from the NBA with the Blazers. CJ McCollum is also still providing the team plenty of offense but has taken a backseat to allow Dame to go off the last couple of games. The Blazers need to hunker down and win this game to ensure themselves a spot in the play-in game.
Trail Blazers vs 76ers Fantasy Basketball Angle
After seeing what the guy has done the past two games, there is only one player that deserves to be highlighted for the daily fantasy angle in this game. Damian Lillard has been on fire the last two games, seeking to prove his doubters wrong and carry his team to the playoffs. With back to back 50-point games, including 61 against the Mavericks, Lillard is a sure-fire start in fantasy. The man has been flat out disrespected as a star in the league his whole career thanks to the market and team that he plays on. After watching this guy in the bubble, Dame has certainly silenced those doubters. People also forget that he led his team to the Western Conference Finals last season, where they would inevitably lose to the Golden State Warriors. The guy is the real deal and deserves to be respected. With that in mind and considering that Dame has been playing with a chip on his shoulder recently, it would be wise to assume that he is in store for another scoring explosion against the Nets.
Nets vs Trail Blazers Betting Odds
Nets Odds: +325
Trail Blazers Odds: -420
The oddsmakers are favoring the Portland Trail Blazers in this matchup, and that is the right choice. This team has been on fire as of late and needs only one more win to lock themselves into the play-in game for the 8th seed. Brooklyn has been playing well so far in the bubble, but I cannot see them slowing down the freight train that is Damian Lillard and the Blazers. My best bet would be to take the Blazers in this game.
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is proposing to swap three
liquefied natural gas
(LNG) cargoes across the first quarter of next year, trade sources said on Friday.
The Indian importer has 20-year deals to buy 5.8 million tonnes a year of U.S. LNG, split between
's Cove Point plant and Cheniere Energy's
With few LNG tankers available to ferry the fuel to India, Gail has already struck swap deals for a chunk of its Sabine Pass and Cove Point volumes.
Under the proposed swap, Gail would sell its share of output from U.S. export plant Cove Point in return for taking delivery of LNG into India.
Gail is offering a cargo a month from Cove Point for loading in the first quarter of next year in exchange for corresponding deliveries to India, one of the traders said.
Participants must submit offers by December 3, the sources said.


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Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body can’t digest. Though most carbohydrates are broken down into sugar molecules, fiber cannot be broken down into sugar molecules, and instead it passes through the body undigested. Fiber helps regulate the body’s use of sugars, helping to keep hunger and blood sugar in check
Loading the player...High Fibre vs Low Fibre Diet Ashley Charlebois, RD, discusses a high-fibre vs. low-fibre diet.
There are two different types of fiber. There is insoluble fiber, which is things like whole grains, and other vegetables and fruit, and then there is soluble fiber, which are more so in the category of vegetables and fruits, but also oats, different legumes. But it can be confusing because most foods are actually a combination of soluble and insoluble fibers, but are some higher in soluble, and some are higher in insoluble than others.
A high fiber diet usually contains about 25 to 35 grams of fibre per day, meaning that you want to aim for high fiber foods at all of your meals and snacks throughout the day, including a diet of meals and snacks full of whole grains and a variety of different vegetables and fruits to get to this goal.
On the other side of things, if you are experiencing problems with digestion, and if you have, for example, irritable bowel disease, where you have flare-ups, then you might actually benefit from a low fibre diet during certain phases.
If you think you will benefit from a low fiber diet, you want to aim for less than 10 grams of fiber per day. So it’s quite a switch from the high fiber diet.
Examples of foods that would be beneficial if you are on a low fiber diet include avoiding whole grains, and instead choosing more of the rich, refined pastas, breads, bagels, crackers, choosing white rice over brown rice, and not necessarily eliminating vegetables and fruit completely as these are extremely nutritious foods, but instead of having canned vegetables and fruits, having applesauce, and cooking your vegetables so that it does decrease the fiber quantity of it.
However, you do want to avoid certain vegetables, such as those that belong to the cruciferous family, so broccoli, brussel sprouts, kale, cabbages, and things like that. Even if they’re cooked, they do have a high amount of fiber, and you wouldn’t want to include that in your diet. Presenter: Ms. Ashley Charlebois, Registered Dietitian, Vancouver, BC


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Regional Victoria will skip ahead of Melbourne as the state reopens, with COVID restrictions to ease significantly from midnight on Wednesday.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced virus rules would relax for the state, outside of the city, after it had just one new coronavirus infection on Tuesday.
Victoria had 42 more COVID cases on Tuesday – 41 of them in Melbourne.
In another landmark, it was also the state’s first day without a coronavirus fatality since July 13. Victoria accounts for 729 of Australia’s 816 coronavirus deaths.
Melbourne’s rolling 14-day average of new COVID cases – which must hit 50 before Stage 4 restrictions will ease further – fell to 52.9 with Tuesday’s cases.
In regional Victoria – where Mr Andrews had already flagged that rules were likely to relax this week – the average is 3.6.
“It is a massive thing. It is a very positive thing,” he said.
“It is something we should all be very pleased about, and proud of the job that regional Victorians have done.”
Elsewhere, NSW confirmed seven new COVID cases on Tuesday. Three are overseas travellers in hotel quarantine, one is from Victoria in hotel quarantine, two are locally acquired and linked to known cases or clusters, while the other is still being investigated.
Queensland had one more infection, in a returned overseas traveller.
Among the renewed freedoms regional Victorians will enjoy from Wednesday night:
- All restrictions on leaving home will be removed
- Outdoor public gatherings of up to 10 people will be allowed outdoors
- Households will be able to create “bubbles” with another nominated house, allowing up to five visitors from that household at a time (infants under 12 months are excluded from totals)
- Most workplaces will reopen
- Restrictions on businesses and visitors regarding caps on numbers, physical distancing and wearing of masks remain
Schools in country Victoria will also have a staggered start to term four, while businesses such as beauty parlours and tattooists will be able to open if masks can be worn for the whole service.
Community sport will return for children, while non-contact sport will be permitted for adults.
Hospitality businesses will also be allowed to reopen, with strict limits on the numbers of people served and how long they can stay.
- See regional Victoria’s full road map out of restrictions here
“I’m not for a moment pretending that many wouldn’t like that number to be much higher,” Mr Andrews said.
“This is a big step, a very, very big step today. But it is a safe step.
And one that can strike that balance between more economic activity, more money in the till, more people back at work, but not risking having to close down again, not risking frittering away all the hard work that regional Victorians have done.”
Melbourne also took its first tentative steps out of lockdown on Monday, with those living alone or single parents allowed to have one visitor, outdoor exercise extended to two hours and curfew’s start time extended an hour to 9pm.
But it must wait until at least September 28 before it moves any further – as well as get the average of new cases down to 50.
Mr Andrews said the reopening of country areas, particularly allowing indoor dining in pubs and restaurants, offered promise for the city’s path out of lockdown.
“I think there will be a very important demonstration process for what might be possible in metro Melbourne,” he said.
“I can’t commit to that today because it needs to be monitored. [But] as I said, this is a hopeful day, this is a positive day.”

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Bread and Roses – The Unifying Cry for Gender Equality & Worker’s Rights
Bread and roses. Historically, they’ve been a commonly used symbol of the women’s workers movement as well as International Women’s Day. We dug a little into the history to understand the significance of these two items.
The beginning of International Women’s Day arose with the Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912. Of a population of approximately 82,000 people in Lawrence Massachusetts, 60,000 of these people were directly dependent on the textile mills in town for their survival. Workers were barely making survival wages, and when a new state late reduced the maximum number of weekly hours for women, this meant the situation would become more dire. Female workers demanded the textile companies pay them more, and almost overnight, more than 25,000 people – women, men and children – engaged in a mss work stoppage overnight and began to protest in the streets.
Bread represented the notion that working people should make enough to eat. Roses, meanwhile, symbolized that people deserve to not just live to survive, but also to enjoy life’s pleasures. The female worker deserved more than the daily grind of backbreaking work. She deserved beauty, love, music. The famous line spoken from activist Rose Schneiderman’s speech exemplifies this: “The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too.” This was inspired by the poem titled Bread and Roses, by James Oppenheim.
The textile workers, most of them women, demanded higher wages – the Bread – as well as improved working and living standards – the Roses.
Thus, “Bread and Roses” became the unified rallying cry for the movement. It shows what we can do when we work together for human rights and was also a signifying point in the intersection of the women’s rights movement with the labour movement. Workers of all different ethnicities protested to eventually win sweeping labour reforms across the United States, beginning a wave that extended beyond into Canada. Overcoming these gender dynamics was a pivotal point of the success of the Bread and Roses Strike, and is still key to the women’s movement now. Happy International Women’s Day!
Bread and Roses by James Oppenheim:
“...As we come marching, marching, we battle too for men,
For they are women’s children, and we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes;
Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses! ...”

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The jury in the trial of Coronation Street star Bill Roache has retired to consider its verdicts on six charges of rape and indecent assault.
The 81-year-old, who plays Ken Barlow in the long-running ITV soap, stands accused of sexually abusing five young girls in the 1960s and 70s.
Prosecuting, Anne Whyte QC described Roache as then being a young man with “looks, fame and appetite” who had the “motivation and the opportunity to behave improperly”.
Before they retired today, she told the jury of eight women and four men that “decades of silence” had followed the alleged offence, but that times had now changed.
Summing up Roache’s defence, Louise Blackwell QC described the case against her client as “nonsense”, and said the trial had been haunted by the “spectre” of Jimmy Savile.
Roache, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, is accused of two counts of rape and four counts of indecent assault on various dates between 1965 and 1972.
His trial at Preston Crown Court, now in its fourth week, has heard from five women who claim he sexually assaulted them when they were 16 or under, either at Granada Studios in Manchester, in his car or at properties he owned.
Roache has denied all the offences, saying he did not even know any of his accusers and had never had a sexual interest in under-age girls.Reuse content


FRANKFORT, Ky. ― A state judge has ordered Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to release $17.8 million to most public colleges and universities.
Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate signed the order on Monday. It says Bevin must release the money within three days.
Bevin had ordered cuts of 2 percent at most public colleges and universities, but the state legislature did not approve them. Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear sued, arguing Bevin’s cuts were illegal.
Wingate initially ruled in Bevin’s favor, but the state Supreme Court reversed that ruling last month.
The money will be divided among the universities of Kentucky and Louisville as well as Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky and Western Kentucky universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Kentucky State University was not affected by the cuts.


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"Yage is space time travel. The room seems to shake and vibrate with motion."
Our bus from San Augustin was supposed to leave at 2pm, but instead we had to take a truck to the crossroads out of the town and wait more than 3hours for it to come.
We had tickets with reserved seats next to each other, instead Asia had to sit at the front on a broken seat, and I was the very back next to a snoring fat man... The road was bumpy and curvy, and I can say without a doubt that it was the worst bus ride we have experienced so far. Another thing was that the bus was supposed to go to Cali, but when we arrived in Popayan we were told it was the last stop and now we had to wait for an hour for our next bus. Although it was 2am already, we decided to spend the night at a hostel there and head to Cali in the morning.
When we finally arrived to the salsa capital of Colombia, we headed to Darek's friend's apartment where we were going to spend the next few days. Zarahi is a language teacher and a yoga instructor, so before heading out that night we had a private yoga class - so relaxing!
We had a few drinks with Zarahi and her friends at her rooftop, then went bar hopping, and we finally ended up in front of a salsa bar, where we met a bunch of crazy people -kitesurfers and artists that had very indecent proposals...
Friday, November 20th, 2009 was the day that changed our lives forever. We met with a shaman (Taita Floro) that we contacted through Darek, and participated in our first ayahuasca taking ceremony. There are no words in the English dictionary, or any other for that matter, to describe what we felt... It is a totally different experience for each person, but for us it was full of tranquility and pure happiness. So we follow Taita to Pereira for another ceremony...
On Sunday we went to Zarahi's friends' country house located on one of the mountains surrounding Cali. We met Sylvia and Ivan on Thursday, and we planned a traditional Polish dinner together. Once again we made chlodnik (Polish cold soup), sausages and potato pancakes. Sylvia made Brazilian dessert- brigadeiro- and everything turned out to be a great success
After dinner Zarahi and I went to meet Floro for a private ceremony...
After sleeping off all those ceremonies (they last all night) on Monday, we left Cali on Tuesday morning.

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Single mother who’s racked up £38,000 credit card debt on ‘mummy makeover’ surgery including a butt lift and a designer vagina claims it’s no different to paying off a mortgage or university fees
- Tracy Kiss from Aylesbury, has spent £45,100 on cosmetic tweaks and surgery
- Single mum, 32, says her debt is ‘no different to paying back university fees’
- Her surgery includes three boob jobs, a Brazillian butt lift with implants, laser eye surgery, nose job, and even a designer vagina
A single mum has racked up a £38,000 debt after undergoing 15 years of surgeries and giving herself a ‘mummy makeover’.
Tracy Kiss, 32, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has undergone three boob jobs, a Brazillian butt lift with implants, laser eye surgery, a nose job, and even a designer vagina.
She’s also had non-surgical tweaks, including mole removal, Botox and lip fillers, pushing her cosmetics bill up to a massive £45,100.
The personal trainer – who saved just £7,100 towards the procedures – says she spreads the costs of cosmetic procedures over two credit cards but insists her debt is no different to repaying university fees.
Tracy Kiss, 32, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has undergone three boob jobs, a Brazillian butt lift with implants, laser eye surgery, nose job, and even a designer vagina. She’s also had non-surgical tweaks, including mole removal, botox and lip fillers, pushing her cosmetics bill up to a massive £45,100. She is pictured left aged 18 before any surgery, and right now following several surgeris
Tracy, a personal trainer, working on her surgically enhanced ‘mum bod’ in the gym. She says she has sacrificed her social life and avoids splurging on materialistic items to ‘improve her mum bod’ through cosmetic surgery
Tracy, has sacrificed her social life and avoids splurging on materialistic items to ‘improve her mum bod’ through cosmetic surgery.
She said: ‘I don’t see my surgery bills as debt – it is just like repaying university fees or a mortgage except my quality of life is better.
‘I am not scrimping and scraping like people who own a house.’
‘I enjoy getting surgery, but it isn’t always vanity. I needed to get a nose job as I had a deviated septum, I was breathing out of my mouth for years.
Price breakdown of Tracy’s treatments since 2005
2005: £4,000 breast enlargement: 30AA/30A TO 30DD
2013: £11,000 30DD to 30FF boobs
2014: £3,000 tooth brace
2016: £3,500 removal of seven moles
Dec 2016: £4,000 designer vagina
2017-2019: £240 per 1ml of lip filler every 6-7 months, total cost of £1440
2017-2019: Forehead and eyes Botox every 4 months, total cost of £2,160
2017: £4,000 nose job
2018: £7000 Brazilian Butt Lift
2019: £5000 for 30KK implants
TOTAL COSTS: £45,100
HOW SHE PAID
£2,000 savings/£2,000 on a credit card
£500 savings/£2,500 on a credit card
£3,500 on credit card
£4,000 on credit card
Salary earnings from job as a personal trainer
Salary earnings from job as a personal trainer
£3,000 loan, £1,000 in saving
£7,000 credit card
£,5000 credit card
TOTAL DEBT: £38,000
‘I flew to Spain for the nose job which was £4,000, having saved £1,000 from my £35,000 a year salary and taking out a loan for the rest.
‘When I returned, I started getting regular Botox, plus lip, cheek, jaw and under-eye fillers, spending around £1,000 a year.
Tracy added that her mum helps her look after her children while she’s recovering from the surgeries, and that she has no regrets despite her debt.
She said: ‘Some mums may be put off going under the knife, but there is a risk with everything we do, so I chose not to live my life in fear.
After breast feeding her two children Millie, 12 and Gabriel, eight, as babies, Tracy’s breasts became droopy despite having 30FF implants.
She said: ‘They were covered in stretchmarks with next to no natural breast tissue or my own, aside from my silicone implants.
‘Rather than having an uplift and facing additional scarring and more invasive surgery, I decided to opt for larger implants for £5,000 in Turkey, which was a bold move but a decision that I’m so pleased I made.
Tracy, pictured after having her nose job, says she got the rhinoplasty to improve her breathing
Tracy, pictured left before her Brazilian bum lift, and right after, spent £7000 on the surgery
‘I had my breasts done to fit my height and size perfectly, allowing me to remain a slim dress size whilst having curves that I couldn’t naturally achieve.’
At 18, Tracy had her first boob job as her natural 30A/30AA breasts were ‘asymmetrical’ but she later discovered they were PIP implants, a type of silicone which was withdrawn from the UK market in 2010 after it was found they had been fraudulently manufactured with unapproved gel.
Her breasts weren’t the only thing she felt self-conscious about after children, she ‘adored’ being a mum but ‘hated’ what it had done to her body.
She said: ‘At 29, I started to become self-conscious about my vagina – I hated how it looked after giving birth.
Tracy and her two children, Millie, 12 and Gabriel, eight. She insists that her surgery bills are no different to paying a mortgage
Tracy pictured in hospital following her surgery, she says her mother helps her look after her children while she’s recovering
Tracy, a personal trainer, in the gym before her Brazilian bum lift
‘I spent £4,000 on a designer vagina, spreading the cost across two credit cards.
‘I had to have a therapy session to check I was mentally prepared for the hour-long op, and during the gruelling six weeks’ recovery my mum helped looked after the kids.’
Keeping up with the latest surgery trends, she had a Brazilian butt lift with implants for £7,000 in 2018.
Tracy cuts back on ‘partying and holidays’ to ensure she can pay monthly installments of £400 off her credit cards.
Tracy is pictured left after all her surgery, and right before her latest breast enlargement and nose job
Tracy, pictured in hospital following her boob job. She has had three surgeries, enhancing her 30AA natural breast to a 30KK
Tracy cuts back on ‘partying and holidays’ to ensure she can pay monthly instalments of £400 off her credit cards.
She said: ‘My children come first over all else, they’ve never gone without I make sure of it.
‘They are my first and foremost priority – whatever is left after providing for them I allocate to myself.
‘My life isn’t extravagant; I have a 2012 Nissan and I rent my home, but I am not living on the breadline.
‘I don’t go on fancy holidays or party on a weekend – I spend on cosmetic surgery instead.
‘When people travel, they only have memories whereas I have changed my look for a lifetime, so it is totally worth it.’
Tracy is pictured in hospital after having her nose job. She insists surgery has ‘improved’ her quality of life and compares her credit card debt to paying off a mortgage or car.
Tracy and her two children, Millie, 12 and Gabriel, eight. She says some of her surgeries are to help eyesight and breathing
Tracy had issues with her vision as she was short-sighted but to avoid spending money on glasses which her children Millie, then five and Gabriel, then one, may break – she underwent laser eye surgery twice costing £5,000.
She insists surgery has ‘improved’ her quality of life and compares her credit card debt to paying off a mortgage or car.
‘I also needed to have laser eye surgery as I was squinting all of the time and when I wore glasses, my children would pull them off my face and break them.
‘It made more sense to get laser for 20/20 vision rather than buying glasses every few months.
‘I pay for the surgeries on my credit card, but I see it as a positive as my credit rate is great.’
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