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Quick Cash System Debunked Binary Option – Or Is It?
Is Binary Option Such As Quick Cash Real Or Not?
Binary options are often debated, but in this article, we will try to present facts not supposed and alleged claims, but fact – that will make you better understand the true nature of binary options. If you know nothing about binary options and even if you know something, it is still very useful for you to read this article. Binary options are many things, but you will have to decide for yourself what you think about it. Today we are merely presenting facts that per se cannot convince you for or against binary options. So, while we try to depict the situation objectively, you sit still and prepare your tea and glasses, this might take a while.
Quick Cash Binary Option
Quick Cash promises too much, based on its title. Still, many people choose to believe these programs which have been made by the so-called experts and trust them with their precious resources, namely time and money. As you probably know, or do not know, binary options have been so many times debunked, well, what about Quick Cash? Is it another failure?
How The System Works
The nature of binary options might be difficult to understand if you are not our financial expert, and especially if you know nothing when it comes to finances. On the other hand, binary options sound like a great an easy way to make money even if you do not have a possibility to make the large dimensional investment and even if you have absolutely no knowledge when it comes to finances. How does this sound? Well, for anyone who has the common sandstone on, this will sound word that an improbable, right? It sounds like anyone can be a millionaire. This is precisely what the entire binary options idea sells out you. It is the dream that you can make it in the financial world without having any real qualities that are required in the financial world. The reason why I it sounds so improbable is probably that it is.
Should You Just Do It?
I'm not saying that all binary options should be avoided. I'm just saying that if you are investing into something, whatever it is, you have two make an effort and will learn more about your investments. When it comes to binary options, if you are thinking about investing your money in binary options make sure that you will learn more about binary options. Not only that it will help you understand how the entire system works, but it will give you at Shannon's to predict where the money can be in fact earned this way. If you happen to find out that money cannot be owned this way and that you were wrong, it's much easier to admit that yourself before you invest money, that left. You certainly wouldn't want to experience being ripped off and you certainly wouldn't want to be a victim of a fraud.


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The University of Ibadan chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has declared a trade dispute with the university authorities.
For that the union has declared a one-week warning strike over illegal pension deductions, fractional salary payments and non-payment of supervision allowance.
The decision was taken on Tuesday at a congress convened by the union and presided over by its Chairman, Deji Omole.
Members of the union also complained about excessive deductions in their March salaries.
The management of the university was also alleged to have failed to declare the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) profile of the university.
According to Omole, the warning strike is, therefore, to compel the university administration to address the issues which ASUU said bordered on the welfare of her members who are being owed since 2010.
"The congress of ASUU, UNIBADAN, at its meeting of 4th April, 2017, having received permission from the national body of the union, hereby, declare a one-week warning strike.
"The warning strike will commence from 12:01 midnight of Tuesday, 4th April, to 12:00 midnight of Tuesday, 11th April, 2017.
"The congress of the union maintains that the failure of the university administration to satisfactorily resolve all the issues, will force the union to proceed on a comprehensive and total strike," said Omole.
The three non-academic staff unions of the institution had also been on strike since March 13, grounding administrative activities in the institution.
ASUU Grounds Academic Activities at UI
The University of Ibadan chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has declared a trade dispute with the university authorities.

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Coarse-grain tunable dissipative particle simulation method for entangled polymeric systems
M. Yamanoi, O. Pozo, J. Maia
Case Western Reserve University, US
Keywords: coarse grained simulation, coarse-grained tunable method, entanglement effect, polymer melts
Abstract:Coarse grained (CG) simulation methods, such as CG molecular dynamics and Stokesian dynamics, are normally used to gain a better understanding of mesoscopic phenomena. Hoogerbrugge and Koelman proposed a new simulation method called Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) in 1992, which has a variety of applications, including Newtonian fluids, colloidal suspensions, emulsion, polymer solutions, polymer melts, polymer blend, diblock copolymer, polymer nano-composites, and so on. This presentation will show a new DPD simulation method, whose coarse-grained level is tunable and intends to capture the physics of entangled polymer melts by neglecting hydrodynamic interactions. The performance of the method will be assessed for homogeneous, mono-disperse linear polymeric systems in both the linear and non-linear viscoelastic regimes and the results for both radial distribution function (RDF) and mean square displacement (MSD) validate the tuneability of CG level, with RDF showing the existence of entangled structures. Finally, both linear and non-linear viscoelastic rheological properties will be predicted.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Opening Dates & Times
What dates will the Christmas Experience be at Lotherton?
The Christmas Experience runs from 24th November to 23rd December daily.
What time is the Christmas Experience open?
The Christmas Experience opens daily at 10am and closes at 7pm Sunday to Thursday and 8pm on Friday and Saturday.
For full times visit 'Plan Your Visit'
What time is Santas North Pole and the Elf Village open?
Santa's North Pole and the new Elf Village open daily at 1pm Monday to Friday until 15th December.
They open at 10am during the weekends and school holiday (18th – 22nd December).
Last admission is at 6pm Sunday to Thursdays and 7pm Friday and Saturdays.
For full times visit 'Plan Your Visit'
What time is the 12 Days Woodland Walk open?
The 12 Days Woodland Walk opens daily at 10am and last admission is Sunday – Thursday at 6.30pm and Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm.
TIP! The best time to go on the walk is when the light dims and into the evening!
How long do I need at the Christmas Experience?
We would recommend you allow 3-4 hours to make the most out of the experience. This should allow you time to visit the House, stroll around the 12 Days Woodland Walk, view the Fairy Dell, visit Santa's North Pole (booking advised), visit the Elf Village and take part in activities, have a hot drink in the café or from the Elf Village Takeaway under the twinkling canopy. And if you visit during daylight hours you can pop into Wildlife World and visit Lotherton's newest residents – the penguins!
Do I need to book?
We strongly advise you book, due to high demand and to ensure you get to enjoy the Christmas Experience booking is highly recommended.
If you are planning to visit Santa please book as early as possible as we expect to be sold out prior to The Christmas Experience opening.
Where can I book?
Booking can be done online on the 'Tickets' page
How much is the Christmas Experience?
You can visit the Christmas Experience for the price of a standard Lotherton Estate day entry ticket.
Estate Day Entry gives you access to:
- The house (inc the Edwardian Selfie Studios)
- The Twelve Days of Christmas Woodland Walk
- The Fairy Dell
- Elf Village (activities are charged on a pay as you go basis, tokens can be purchased from the Elf Central shop at £3 each or £10 for 4)
- The Christmas Courtyard
- The play area and general grounds
- Wildlife World (during daylight hours)
The North Pole gives you access to:
- Meet Santa's elves
- Help in their workshop
- Write a postcard to Santa
- A personal visit with Santa and receive a present
|North Pole
|Child (5 to 17)
|Child (under 4)
|Annual Members
|£10.45 (child only)
Please note: Max 2 adults allowed in the North Pole per booking (free of charge).
Activities in Santa's North Pole are not suitable for babies (under 1), however a ticket can still be purchased to visit Santa.
I am a annual season ticket holder, do I need to book?
Members who hold valid season tickets do not need to book to enter the estate and enjoy the 12 Days Walk and other areas under this ticket. However members do need to book for Santa's North Pole by visiting the 'Tickets' page.
I have a Max Card
Max Card holder are allowed free entry onto the estate for the card holder, the carers and two siblings. Santa's North Pole tickets are charged at standard rate. Ticket prices are here.
I am having problems booking, what do I do?
If you are experiencing problems with the online booking system please call 0113 3783167 Monday to Friday 11am – 5pm
Can I change my booking?
Bookings are non refundable, it may be possible for us to change the date of your visit depending on availability, please call 0113 3783167 to see what can be done.
I want to cancel my booking?
Unfortunately bookings are non refundable, it may be possible to change the date of your booking, please call 0113 3783167
Will there be more Santa's North Pole tickets released?
All Santa's North Pole tickets are available on the day they go on sale. If times are not showing as having any spaces this means they are fully booked. No further tickets will be released for Santa's North Pole. Booking as early as possible is strongly advised.
Have I bought the right ticket?
Tickets must be purchased for the Christmas Experience Day Entry for all members of your party age 5+ unless a valid season ticket holder (card MUST BE produced on arrival).
Tickets for Santa's North Pole are required for all children visiting Santa (regardless of age), up to 2 adults per party can attend free of charge. Babes in arms accompanying siblings do not require a ticket, however only those with a ticket will receive a gift and can partake in the activity with the elves.
I have booked what do I need to bring?
Please print your tickets out and bring them with you or have them ready on your phone on arrival.
If you are a season ticket holder please bring your valid card and be ready to present to the kiosk when you arrive.
I have booked but not recieved my tickets
Please check your junk mailbox to see if the email has gone in there. Failing that call 0113 3783167 and we will do our best to find your booking and resending the email.
Santa's North Pole
How much is it to visit Santa?
It is £10.95 per child and £10.45 per child with a season ticket.
Two adults per party can accompany free of charge.
What happens at Santa's North Pole?
Families are greeted by one of our head elves and take to the workshop where they will help the elves make a gift for them to take home, children can then write a postcard to Santa and chat with the elves while waiting to see Santa himself. They will then get to visit him and receive a gift. The experience takes approximately 30-40 minutes.
How long is a visit at Santa's North Pole
The experience itself with the elves and Santa takes approximately 30-40 minutes. We ask people to arrive 5 minutes prior to their booking time but do our best for there to be no additional waiting time.
What time should I arrive for my booking?
We advise visitors arrive at Lotherton 40 minutes prior to their booking allowing themselves time to park and walk down to the Courtyard where Santa's North Pole is situated behind. We ask everyone to be at the North Pole Box Office 5 minutes prior to their booked time.
Why is it not suitable for children under 1 years of age?
The experience is designed for young children who can interact with the elves and enjoy the craft activity, The craft activity in the workshop is not suitable for under 1 years of age. However babes in arms are welcome to visit with siblings but will not receive a gift from Santa.
If you still wish to attend and visit with Santa or receive a present alongside siblings a full price ticket can be purchase (the presents are still suitable for this age), but parents must be aware the experience will be limited.
The House
Can you bring pushchairs into the House?
Sadly we do not allow pushchairs in the house but we have a buggy park undercover outside you can leave them in!
Are numbers limited into The House?
Yes, for safety reasons we have to limit numbers in the House, therefore during busy times queuing maybe required. For those who can visit during the week or in the evenings these are our quieter times.
Can I bring bags into the House?
Bags can be brought into the House but we limit the size of bag to no more than the size of an A4 piece of paper. We do provide lockers for bags or advise they are left in the car.
Is the House wheelchair accessible?
Yes the house has facilities for wheelchairs including ramps and a lift to visit upstairs.
Why is the Christmas Experience only available downstairs in the House?
Upstairs of the house is not part of the Christmas Experience. It will normally be available to view between 10:00 until 15:15 but may have to close at extremely busy times to ensure visitors safety and comfort. The staircase is not wide enough for two way traffic when it is busy. We are looking into a longer term solution to avoid this in future.
The 12 Days Woodland Walk
How long does the walk take?
Including the Fairy Dell the walk is just short of a mile and takes 30 – 40 minutes as you stop along the way to look at things or play with the interactive elements.
Is it accessible for pushchairs and wheelchairs?
Yes, the paths around the walk are fairly flat, solid and wide, making it easy to access for pushchairs and wheelchairs. There is one part of the walk that is a short slight incline, we do have electric scooters on site which you can borrow if available.
How dark is the walk?
The walk is lit with fairy lights along the paths and special lighting around each 12 Days installation making it bright enough to see you way around the paths easily. Should you have children who maybe particularly nervous in the darker areas it might be worth bringing a torch or using the light on your phone. However we feel this may spoil some of the magic but we want visitors to feel safe and comfortable.
Are each of the installations interactive?
Not all the 12 Days installations are interactive, but over half of them are. Some are just enjoyable to look at and some are great to play with. But please follow the safety notices and treat our 12 Days with care as not to break anything and spoil it for other visitors.
Are there any areas in the site that are not accessible?
We aim to make each area of the site as accessible as possible for wheelchair users and those who need assisted walking. The only area where it is an issue is inside the Fairy Dell as this is situated in the sunken rock garden, however you should be able to view elements of it from the outside path around the Fairy Dell.
Do you have electric scooters to hire?
There is an electric scooter on site which can be hired, however we cannot guarantee availability.
Food and Drink
Where can I get something to drink and eat?
The main café is open during full opening times of the estate. This serves hot and cold drinks, meals and snacks.
The Elf Village takeaway is open during Elf Village opening times where you can get hot drinks and snacks and enjoy them under the twinkling canopy in the Elf Village.
The Courtyard Takeaway Kiosk will be open at weekends and school holidays for hot drinks and cold snacks / sandwiches.
The Elf Village
What is the Elf Village
The Elf Village is new for 2017, it is a wooded area situated near the playground. Come wander in-between the log cabins and view the elves in their workshops, take part in the craft activities* or listen to our story telling* elf, browse the Little Christmas Shop and enjoy a hot chocolate or mulled wine under the twinkling canopy.
Activities charged at £3 each or £10 for 4 – purchase tokens in the Little Christmas Shop.
Do you have to pay extra for the Elf Village
The area itself is all part of the estate entry fee, you can wander around, peek through the windows of the workshops, and browse the Little Christmas Shop.
If you would like to take part in the activities with the elves these are £3 each or £10 for 4 – tokens can be purchased on the day at the Little Christmas Shop.
Enjoy hot drinks and snacks from the takeaway under our twinkling canopy.
Extra Activities
Do you have any additional events or activites programmed?
Yes! Every Saturday and Sunday in the drawing room in the House there will be children's entertainment, every Sunday we will have wreath** making outside the House and on the 2nd & 3rd Dec and 16th & 17th Dec we have Christmas markets in the House formal gardens.
*£1 per person for children's entertainment – children not to be left unaccompanied
**£5 per wreath / £4 for members
Is there a charge for additional activities?
There is a small fee for the children's entertainer in the drawing room of £1 per person (children not to be left unaccompanied) and £5 per wreath or £4 for members.
The Christmas markets are free to browse and any entertainment in the Courtyard is free.
When is the Edwardian Christmas weekend?
Due to the event being bigger than ever before we have tried our best to add additional entertainment into each weekend, therefore there is no longer one weekend specifically for the Edwardian Christmas – every weekend is!


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 73055
RPM install fails if large NFS volume is mounted
Last modified: 2008-05-01 11:38:03 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.0) Gecko/20020607
Description of problem:
When trying to install a RPM package while a large NFS disk is mounted, the rpm
fails and complains about insufficient disk space on NFS disk.
The NFS disk has 1404 GB (1274 GB is free).
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Mount a large NFS volume
2. Try to install any RPM package
Actual Results: [root@agni ppessi]# rpm -i /tmp/sigcomp-devel-1.0-1.i386.rpm
installing package sigcomp-devel-1.0-1 needs 845Mb on the /project/iptel filesystem
[root@agni ppessi]# df
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda5 7887760 5234592 2252492 70% /
/dev/hda7 9770224 9003564 270348 98% /local
none 321564 0 321564 0% /dev/shm
1404930088 130727784 1274202304 10% /project/iptel
[root@agni ppessi]# rpm -q rpm
[root@agni ppessi]# umount /project/iptel
[root@agni ppessi]# rpm -i /tmp/sigcomp-devel-1.0-1.i386.rpm
[root@agni ppessi]#
Expected Results: [root@agni ppessi]# rpm -i /tmp/sigcomp-devel-1.0-1.i386.rpm
[root@agni ppessi]#
Additional info:
Can you supply info about how rpm failed?
For example, appending the output of of "rpm -ivv"
as a bugzilla attachment would help.
Created attachment 73984 [details]
output of rpm -ivv
Created attachment 73985 [details]
strace output of rpm -i redhat-lsb-...
OK, the offending line is
statfs("/project/iptel", {f_type="NFS_SUPER_MAGIC", f_bsize=512,
f_blocks=2807363208, f_bfree=2545068192, f_files=18788197, f_ffree=16520342,
f_namelen=255}) = 0
stat64("/project/iptel", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|S_ISGID|0771, st_size=8192, ...}) = 0
Hmmm, are you specifying a blocksize of 512 when mounting? If so, you might
try increasing the blocksize to something largere. OTOH, NFS may always
be reporting f_bsize == 512, I haven't looked in quite awhile.
Checking ... yup, an NFS mount of mine is reporting
statfs("/mnt/redhat", {f_type="NFS_SUPER_MAGIC", f_bsize=4096,
f_blocks=83225243, f_bfree=15936499, f_files=0, f_ffree=0, f_namelen=255}) = 0
So increase your blocksize to reduce the overflow is the workaround
until I get a chance to refigger statfs, statvfs, and all the other
myriad ways that unix has to report back no. of available blocks.
Thanks. I'll try to get someone to fiddle with file servers; I gather it is not
possible to change block size from client side?
I believe (I asked someone) it's possible to change
the block size on the client, see the NFS mount options,
but a careful experiment, say, using strace on rpm,
is advised.
Meanwhile I'm gonne defer the final solution, fixing rpm,
until I get a chance to figger the portability issues on non-linux


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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Reviews
2008 Mariner Hybrid Owner Reviews (4)
Review of 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
2007-09-10 03:08:50
You get so much more than just a good sized car to travel with. I got the 4 wheel drive as i travel in the snow during the winter up to tahoe. even with that and driving up hill everyday to work i'm averaging 27 on the highway. and slightly over 30 in town. The energy flow screen is wonderful as you can see which power you are using while driving making it more fun to try and get the vehicle in hybrid drive.
I got the black one with the premium package. I have so many compliments on how expensive the car looks just by the exterior. and the premium package is definitely worth the upgrade, the navigation is very easy to use.
The only downfall to this car is trying to track one down, mercury just did not make enough for all the folks that want one !
2008 Hybrid Mercury Mariner 4WD
2007-09-08 09:38:52
I've had my car for two months and love it. I average 31 MPG combined (the 4WD versions gets lower mileage). The Navigation system is amazing and I recommend it highly. Besides having a GPS function and a great stereo system, it shows you a diagramatic repesentation of the energy flow in the car. When you apply the brakes or sometimes when coasting, an energy vestor points from the wheels to the battery showing that the 330 volt battery is being charged by the regenerative brake system. It switches seamlessly from electric mode (very quiet) to hybrid to gasoline engine. The power steering is electric fly by wire with no hydraulic lines. There is a continuous variable transmission so you never feel the car changing gears. The leather seats are very comfortable and the cabin well designed. The only negative I found was for some reason they enlarged the side view mirrors but they only fold fown about 30 degrees. When you park in NYC it's nice to be able to fold down the mirror so a truck or even a bicycle doesn't accidentally clip it. I really like the way the car looks and the front grill is very distictive. I also like the fact that you don't see many on the road so I feel like I'm driving something special. The acceleration with the two engines is surprisingly peppy. I'm very satisfied with my purchase.
Great Green Machine
2007-08-14 01:42:00
We love the color (Kiwi Green) and the agressive styling. The performance and economy are great! On a 2400 mile cross country highway trip at 70+ mph, we averaged over 31 mpg. Around town we are doing better than that. There is no problem with power to accelerate to merge in traffic either.
The light colored interior is easy to soil. We wish it came with a darker color. We added a rear Husky Cargo mat to protect that area. Interior reflection on the windshield is a problem on sunny days. The center display can be hard to read.
Seats are comfortable and there is headroom aplenty. We wish the seats were a little higher for a better leg angle on long trips. Standard gauges tell you all the info you need (we did not get the Nav package). The engine shuts down at every stop, and on acceleration it is almost impossible to tell when the electric motor stops propelling you, and the gas engine fires up and takes over. Watching the tach is the only sure-fire way to tell. It is fun to cruise parking lots and block to block in the city running in the electric mode with virtually no sound coming from the vehicle.
The Sirius satellite radio is a great addition. The controls and guages are complete for auto A/C and radio tuning.
Review of 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
2007-08-05 03:54:49
Getting an average of 38 mpg in Atlanta traffic in a SUV and not changing my driving habits very much. The premium package is a must with the hybrid. The stereo and DVD Nav are great. Nav has better features than most standalone systems and the audiophile's sound is HUGE! Tax credit knocks $3000 off the price


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Cheating in relationships became more popular, especially in the 21st century, thanks to Technology and Social Media, we can easily connect with people and cheat, while keeping it a secret. However, there are signs you can use to check out and know if truly, your partner is really and actually cheating on you. The last
Worried She's Cheating on You? These Are The Signs To Look For
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Essential Windows Phone Casino Games
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The advent of mobile technology, and especially 4G and wifi enable smartphones has made our lives much easier – banking, navigation, emails, personal organisation and now, casino games. Mobile technology has opened up gaming and made it available to more people than ever before; you no longer need to travel to Las Vegas or Monte Carlo for a great casino experience. The following list of mobile games are some of the best and most popular available on the Windows platform.
All Mobile Casino
One of the most popular titles on Windows mobile is this free package that contains an impressive eleven games. Whether you want to play blackjack or one of the seven variations of poker, slot machines or the roulette wheel, you are spoilt for choice on your mobile device. It is free to download and presently has over 2,000 ratings on the Microsoft Windows mobile store, making it the most widely used.
Zynga Poker
Claiming to be the best available Texas Hold 'Em game presently available on Windows Phone, Zynga boasts millions of users worldwide; it allows you to play with friends, compete in tournaments and to synch it with you laptop device or tablet – initially designed as a Facebook app, you can synch it with your account and play with friends and strangers. As a welcome bonus, new users get 20,000 chips and 5 gold.
Slots House of Fun
Poker and blackjack require skill and training. Not everybody wants to learn how to player games and some just like the fun of playing slot machines. Slots House of Fun is one of the top rated dedicated slot machine casino games for Windows Phone and it doesn't cost you anything. As a registered user, you get bonuses every four hours and new games are added every week so you never run out of ways to win at the slots.
Burntcard Blackjack
It can take a long time to learn to play card games such as poker and blackjack and as such, some are apprehensive about playing for real money. Apps like Burntcard Blackjack allow people to play blackjack against other players or against the app for little to no risk. In-app purchases remove the ads which support the free download of the app, and you can purchases extra app currency but it is not required. Burntcard Blackjack is a great training game or to play for fun.
Texas Hold Em Poker King
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The stellar disk in a spiral galaxy is believed to be truncated physically because the disk surface brightness is observed to fall faster than that for an exponential in the outer, faint regions. We review the literature associated with this phenomenon and find that a number of recent observations contradict the truncation picture. Hence we question the very existence of a physical outer cut-off in stellar disks. We show, in this paper, that the observed drop in the surface brightness profiles in fact corresponds to a negligible decrease in intensity, and that this minor change at the faint end appears to be exaggerated on a log-normal plot. Since minor deviations from a perfect exponential are common throughout the disk, we suggest that such a deviation at the faint end could easily give rise to the observed sharp drop.
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Cape May Cafe: Bread Pudding
4 cups Texas Toast (or other thick-sliced bread), cubed
3 whole eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup golden raisins
Preheat oven to 350-degree. Spray the bottom of a 9 x 13" cake pan or casserole dish. Pour in bread cubes and spread evenly. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Mix well with a wire whisk or electric mixer set on low speed. Pour liquid mixture over bread cubes and stir with a large spoon to make sure each cube is coated. Let sit for 5 minutes to allow bread to soak up liquid.
Place in oven and bake for 25 - 30 minutes, or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on counter at least 5 minutes. Serve warm as is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Enjoy!!
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My opponent makes a number of assertions:
1) An economic recession is "upon us".
2) State militias are "about to activate" because of President Obama.
3) There will be a financial crash before November 2016.
4) A "new period of globalisation".
5) Every other country will be able to take the United States' GDP.
Firstly, the suggestion that an economic recession or a financial crash happening imminently is a very significant prediction to make, and requires very significant evidence. I think the suggestion that paramilitary forces opposed to the federal executive government becoming operational are very extraordinary, and also require evidence well beyond speculation.
Now there may very well be a new period of globalisation in the near future, or there may not be. The main event that can be said about that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership treaties that the United States is attempting to get ratified to ensure American corporate hegemony throughout the world and as a counterbalance to growing Chinese influence. The outcomes of these treaties will greatly underpin the future of the world economy. [1]
[1] https://ustr.gov...
1. One can only forecast economic events by careful inspection of economic trends.
2. The United States free market capitalist system is the most prosperous, efficient system of gratifying economic means in history. Under normal circumstances and according to many models, the US economy could deal with catastrophic losses, many times the capital that has been gained over the last couple decades and even with destruction of infrastructure. The only reason I'm able to forecast such an abrupt change in the status quo is by keeping in mind the capitalist underpinnings of the system, and how the government is manipulating everything.
3. Everything from the value of the US dollar to, I'm sure, debate.org is kept in check by the government. However, despite the effect of mass quantitative easing that bankrupts our foreign allies and disrupted commodities when the US and the aforementioned printed mass amounts in tandem, as well as other factors such as market rigging, interest rate manipulation, and over the table securities that caused the last recession and now total several times more than they did then, the United States economy a) Allows for the free buying and selling of goods and b) allows businesses to operate freely and withdraw cash at will.
My opponent asserts that a majority of people believe they will rise up, ostensibly with force, against the United States government. This would require me to amend 2) from Round 1, where a majority of Americans are in favour of such action. I find this very hard to believe, and requires extraordinary evidence to prove.
>> One can only forecast economic events by careful inspection of economic trends.
We can also use the broad study of economics to predict the outcomes of economic decisions on certain markets and economies, which is what I intend to do when debating particular economic issues.
>> The United States free market capitalist system is the most prosperous, efficient system of gratifying economic means in history.
I would have to disagree with this blanket statement, because it omits the many downfalls to the American economic system. It may very well be extremely prosperous for a small minority of people, and for shareholders of among the world's most profitable companies, but the current free market system has not been prosperous for at least decades. Real wages for most people have remained stagnant or have fallen, even while production, productivity, economic growth and inflation have all increased. This is not only a bad outcome for the people of the United States, it's a bad outcome for the future economic potential of the United States.
>> Under normal circumstances and according to many models, the US economy could deal with catastrophic losses, many times the capital that has been gained over the last couple decades and even with destruction of infrastructure.
I really do not think that the United States could simply "deal" with as catastrophic losses as losing the economy that has been gained over the last couple of decades.
In 1980, the gross domestic product of the United States was approximately 2.9 trillion dollars worth. In 2014, the gross domestic product was approximately 17.4 trillion dollars worth. If the United States was to lose all of this economy grown since 1980, only 25 years ago, this would reduce the United States' current GDP per capita by more than 80%, and reduce it from $55,000 per person to $6,000 per person, a drop from 5th place to 82nd place. [1] [2] [3]
>> The only reason I'm able to forecast such an abrupt change in the status quo is by keeping in mind the capitalist underpinnings of the system, and how the government is manipulating everything.
>> as well as other factors such as market rigging, interest rate manipulation, and over the table securities
Government intervention in the economy is absolutely nothing new. There has been central banking as well as stimulus economic policies, undertaken by the Federal Reserve for a century now, Keynesian economics dating back to the Second World War, and Chicago-school monetarist policies from the 70s and 80s.
>> the effect of mass quantitative easing
The nature of quantitative easing is that it is massive, and largely responsible for preventing an undesirable unbalancing of debt obligations and a deflationary cycle. Due to the fiscal policies of the last decade, deflation has been avoided, inflation has been kept low, the national deficit has been decreasing, and a high credit rating has been maintained.
>> bankrupts our foreign allies
Which foreign ally has been bankrupted? Not even Greece is bankrupt, officially.
[1] http://www.tradingeconomics.com...
[2] http://www.imf.org...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org...(nominal)_per_capita
become history, and the gateway would be open for a flood of new growth. Thanks for the debate, i forgot to mention it.
>> In a recent poll, 60% of voters said they were against the current administration. However, not only that but they are also uninformed.
I'm actually surprised that it's only 60% that are dissatisfied, but certainly if you include polling to cover all aspects of government, the dissatisfaction would be higher. This is not a rare occurance though, and high levels of dissatisfaction with government has been recorded many times. The malaise at the worst of the previous president's last term is certainly greater than what it is in 2015. [1]
>> A world-shaking event such as a tidalwave of job losses would cause people to try to have more of an influence over the forces that shape their lives
There has already been a world shaking event, the global financial crisis, which sent unemployment and bankruptcies soaring. We did not see such doomsday even at the worst of the recession, so we certainly aren't going to see such collapse at these relatively better times.
>> Though Keynesian economics have been tested by the fed for a long time, it should be noted that the free market fundamentals that were put into operation along with a rote change in the technology curve, a perfect testing environment, have been successfully employed by developing countries in their own environments to make them more successful.
Keynesian economics, which have been used for almost a century now, are firm views among mainstream economics. They have been successful in ending, shortening and preventing recessions not because the principles are actively against the free market, but because they complement free market capitalism. As far as the Federal Reserve is concerned, we can see that inflation has been kept at target levels, not spiralling into significant inflation and not turning into a deflationary crisis either.
>> Anytime you want the gdp to grow, you employ production growth strategies without worrying about such exogenous variables as employment and interest rates that can clearly be controlled with the right flow of capital.
This is actually a very significant concern to economics. By raising employment for example, with more people having more money to spend on goods, demand increases and sellers of goods raise prices to the equilibrium, thus increasing inflation. This is probably the most famous example of good policies create bad outcomes, measured by the Phillips curve. The challenge for economists is to reach non-accelarating inflation rate of unemployment. [2]
[1] http://www.gallup.com...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org...;
Whether you like Keynesian economics or not, it's still a part of the mainstream economic consensus. This isn't a political issue or a political debate, it's what has been formulated after centuries of study by economists and will continue to be ever-changing.
As for what you are alluding to about the definition of liberal, what is now known as "modern liberalism" is still very much a part of the liberalism ideology, it simply depends on what a person defines as freedom.
>> Keynesian economics started as an upstart school of economics for those who didn't agree with classical economics
This is not entirely true. The economic ideas of John Maynard Keynes were always created complementary to the economic ideas of the classical economists. This is because classical economics is more of an era than a school of economics. The ideas of the likes of Adam Smith are just as influential to Keynesian economics as they are to Chicago economics, Austrian economics, or even Marxian economics.
>> Austrian economics
Austrian economics is no longer a part of the mainstream economic consensus, and it hasn't been for at least decades. The works of Austrian school economists such as Friedreich Hayek aren't necessarily wrong though, but the parts that have been accepted by economists have been taken from Austrian economics and placed into the new economic mainstream. This is because economics is not a politically ideological position that people who are interested in politics want to believe. It's a much more collaborative and inquisitorial effort than an adversarial one, and fundamentalists of any economic school are not going to get any far.
>> If you give people a blank check to borrow as much as they possibly can, then jack up interest rates
As we're talking about monetary policy by the government, the Federal Reserve has kept the base interest rates at very low levels. More economists are saying the rate is too low than is too high, but the current levels aren't controversial.
>> The entire system is based on consumption.
This is the essential element of Keynesian economics. I'm not arguing for Keynesian economics, and my response for this round seems to be talking more about the basis of economic theory than I would've liked it to be, but it seems you're really just opining against Keynesian economics, when really it's Keynesian economics that ensures gross domestic product is counted particularly as the aggregate demand of the economy, as the stock market, which is not consumption but rather just exchanging the ownership of something, is not counted as aggregate demand.
>> guaranteeing that our current consumer credit system won't turn into a death machine churning out zombies.
There may very well be unsafe lending and exchanging practices by financial institutions, but to claim that this will destroy us all requires some very extraordinary evidence.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post3788636216287845690..comments2018-08-21T08:19:46.775-05:00Comments on Exuberant Color : I like progress............Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-25173309310381118822017-07-17T10:16:11.428-05:002017-07-17T10:16:11.428-05:00The Drunkard's Path is just gorgeous. Your ga...The Drunkard's Path is just gorgeous.

Your garden is really looking great too. The path sounds like it has become a public walkway. They have those in England and you are allowed to actually walk through someone's pasture. There is some rule about the path needing to be walked so many times per year to keep it public so they dedicate days for people to go out and walk these paths to keep them public. Needled Momhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-28657176119404124982017-07-16T21:21:16.883-05:002017-07-16T21:21:16.883-05:00Your Drunkards Path quilt is very pretty. As alway...Your Drunkards Path quilt is very pretty. As always you have such an eye for color! We lived across the street from the high school and I would see kids in the neighbors yard during the noon hour. They were usually were smoking, but what really upset me was when the boys would "relieve" themselves. I spoke to the school board but they didn't want to address the problems. And this was almost 25 years ago. The kids won't learn manners from parents who don't have manners either.
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-3694988298020493462017-07-16T20:43:14.825-05:002017-07-16T20:43:14.825-05:00The Drunkards Path is nicely done and I love the w...The Drunkards Path is nicely done and I love the way the colors bounce from one to another. It has a really Art Deco feel too. Bravo on another beautifully crafted quilt top! I really enjoy seeing all the gardening photos too. Thanks for sharing!Cindy Pilkingtonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-2010650004631697662017-07-16T08:07:52.610-05:002017-07-16T08:07:52.610-05:00When we first bought our house, over 30 years ago,...When we first bought our house, over 30 years ago, there were kids who cut through our yard. Having grown up in the country, where we were more isolated, I couldn't believe it! We also had neighbor kids behind us who would come in our yard and play on our play set when our kids weren't outside (these were not friends of our kids). We now have a fence - so that all has stopped. Personally, I don't like the presumption of that behavior - kids or not, I believe they should be taught to respect other people's property. You're much more tolerant than I.
On another note, love your quilts - always!Jeanninehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-35475819316904105452017-07-16T06:57:19.713-05:002017-07-16T06:57:19.713-05:00The flower quilt looks terrific. I can imagine a f...The flower quilt looks terrific. I can imagine a freezing dark day in winter and looking at that quilt would ease the day. The Marcia Derse quilt is so unique, it looks like a painting. Linda Swanekamphttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-82690750725641307692017-07-16T01:04:08.388-05:002017-07-16T01:04:08.388-05:00I love both quilts. My tomatoes are light green an...I love both quilts. My tomatoes are light green and small yet, but they will turn red in a little. Just hope the bugs will stay away, because I don't use pesticides. Well..kids are kids and sometimes they like to do forbidden things. Ada Kopitopoulouhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-3715417897226609662017-07-15T19:59:01.801-05:002017-07-15T19:59:01.801-05:00You'd never know your Dp quilt was made from s...You'd never know your Dp quilt was made from scraps Wanda... It turned out to be exuberant as usual.
Your Seed Packet piece is going to be another show stopper. Just like your gardens, tomatoes look delicious and your blossoms so vibrant.

We have signs posted all over our property... When we catch the trespassers, they always play dumb saying they didn't see the signs... and these are grown ups yet. Standing right by a sign ! Is it the time we live in now that no one respects private property ?

JJMJJMhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-77667204192060603042017-07-15T11:34:25.201-05:002017-07-15T11:34:25.201-05:00I love your quilt tops. Both are so pretty, I lov...I love your quilt tops. Both are so pretty, I love all the Kaffe flowers, quite a few there. About the kids cutting through your yard, I'm sure you would prefer they not do it. I think the best thing to do is to keep your yard ready for them to walk through it without breaking your plants. Sometimes you have to deal with negative things.Hedy Hahnhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-1755992356168638162017-07-15T08:37:05.875-05:002017-07-15T08:37:05.875-05:00Your DP top is gorgeous! Have fun cutting those a...Your DP top is gorgeous! Have fun cutting those additional floral blocks - that will be a very pretty quilt, too.

We had neighbors who allowed us to cut through and others who asked us not to. It was the way of our world when we were growing up. Here and now all our neighbors have fences (the whole city does) so cutting through is really not an option for anyone.Quiltdivajuliehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-82299464729964950122017-07-15T08:32:46.721-05:002017-07-15T08:32:46.721-05:00What a difference a few decades makes. I was taugh...What a difference a few decades makes. I was taught not to go through people's yards. Don't think it's that the kids are comfortable, it's that they don't want to have to walk 'all the way around' and their parents don't teach them to respect other people's property. I beat if you started walking through their yard, they would have a fit.

Now off my soap box and back to watering my yard! (where there is a huge hedge and only deer and bunnies trespass).Judy H https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-50163616491413741692017-07-15T08:03:18.544-05:002017-07-15T08:03:18.544-05:00I see more cutting in your future! I have lots of...I see more cutting in your future! I have lots of green tomatoes waiting to turn too.Maryhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-29186842772743804462017-07-15T07:28:26.064-05:002017-07-15T07:28:26.064-05:00I am sure I would be repeating some fabrics in the...I am sure I would be repeating some fabrics in the border rows on the Seed Packet quilt.

I would probably have to make some fried green tomatoes. But that may be a Southern thing.Gene Blackhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-4526007143393530522017-07-15T07:27:49.464-05:002017-07-15T07:27:49.464-05:00I agree with the above comment LOL - and a fence m...I agree with the above comment LOL - and a fence might not even keep them from cutting through - kids will be kids after allKaren - Quilts...etc.https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-26526867919801599502017-07-15T06:46:28.360-05:002017-07-15T06:46:28.360-05:00The DP top looks good.....a good one to have on ha...The DP top looks good.....a good one to have on hand for a quick finish to gift.
Wow....the seed packets look fabulous and the double row of smaller florals is a good finish. Who cares if you repeat fabrics because they are so beautiful! You probably can't stop the kids without putting up a fence.....if I remember correctly from my much younger days.Debbiehttps://email@example.com


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I: Then the World Fell Away
Hurried footsteps made him whirl, spinning to face his aggressor an instant, just an instant too late.
"My home, my mom, everything—give it back!"
The words came out in a rush, echoing off metal and stone, reverberating back inward to repeat the demand over, met at first only by the sound of blood spattering on the floor. The sword plunged in, fought to continue, and then finally broke through with the snap of a scapula unable to stand against the strain. The bloodied point protruded from the madman's back, straight through his shoulder blade, and the metal scraped against bone as he fell to his knees with a barely audible gasp.
Sephiroth's mouth worked silently, gloved fingers pushing frantically at the massive blade driven through his chest. He took a ragged breath, blood trailing out the corner of his mouth, and looked up at his killer with wide, frenzied eyes—but all in vain. The boy didn't move an inch, all his diminutive weight against the borrowed weapon in his shaking hands.
Another moment passed before Shinra's greatest elite shuddered, back arching as his mouth went wide and gasped for breath, then at last fell limp against the sword. The glow in his open eyes slowly faded, burning green darkening to a deep emerald as the inhuman energy in him ebbed.
Cloud choked as he finally pulled the blade back out, Zack's oversized Buster Sword so heavy in his hands that it immediately fell, the blade colliding with the makeshift walkway he stood on with a clang. For several long minutes, the only sound to be heard—between the hisses and hums of the reactor at work—was Cloud gasping for breath, fighting against hyperventilation, fighting not to scream.
Finally he sunk to his knees, white-knuckled hands still clenched tight around the grip of his best friend's sword, and struggled to let go. Finger after finger uncurled, stiff and hurting, and then he reached up and tore off his helmet with a choking growl through his clenched teeth.
"I trusted you!" He yelled, voice breaking. "I—I believed in you, I even—I—" He bit back a sob and shook his head, at last dislodging his other hand, allowing him to reach up and bury his face in the both of them.
He hurt. Everywhere, every inch of him was screaming. Of all the people in the world to do this, of all the places in the world for it to be done…
He choked out a sob, rubbing furiously at his eyes. He couldn't just sit here, not while there was still a chance that someone out there could be saved. He couldn't just sit here while there was still a chance for Tifa, Zack, for any of them.
He swallowed, rubbed his eyes once more, and pushed himself up. His knees gave out instantly, and he landed on all fours with a grunt of frustration. "Come on," he hissed, whisper drowned out by a loud hiss from the ventilation system. Cloud clenching his blue-grey eyes shut. "Come on, come on, get up."
He was supposed to be on his way to becoming a SOLDIER, and SOLDIERs didn't stay still. SOLDIERs didn't fall. That was a world away now, a dream from a life that was gone forever—and a part of him already understood that—but it was the only thing he had that could possibly force him back to his feet. The only thing that could make sure he kept breathing after what he'd done. So, with another deep breath, he pushed himself up again. It was tentative at first, his body unfolded joint by joint, but finally he stood straight and opened his eyes.
There lay Sephiroth, sprawled forward on the mess of metal and wiring that led up to that horrible tank, still glowing from within ever so slightly, silver-white hair flowing out around him like liquid platinum, dyed perfect scarlet where it touched his blood.
Cloud clenched his eyes shut. "I'm sorry," he breathed, voice shaky. "I'm so sorry."
He tried to tell himself that it wasn't Sephiroth, that the man he'd known would never do such a thing, would never think of doing such a thing—but while he had come to the conflict fairly late, Cloud had been part of the war in Wutai. He'd seen what Sephiroth was capable of, the lengths he was willing to go to do what he felt necessary. Why burning Nibelheim to the ground was necessary remained the real question, why everyone present for the revelation regarding the circumstances of his birth had to die, but even so Cloud couldn't manage to separate everything that had happened from everything he'd known.
Sephiroth would never hurt him, that much had always been clear. Those Cloud loved were an entirely different story; regardless of his demand when he struck that perfect warrior down, when he ran the man he'd admired so much straight through, no one could bring them back once they were gone.
That was why he had to move. Once they were gone, they were gone, but they might not have all been gone yet. There could still be a chance. Cloud forced himself to look away, forced himself to move, step after step after step, each one a struggle.
"I'm so sorry, Seph," he murmured once more, making it off the stepping line and onto proper floor, giving him a chance to lean on the wall for support. He didn't look back, couldn't say any more, but he shook his head and gave his eyes another brush of his knuckles as he finally stepped out.
That left Sephiroth alone, and that was a mistake.
The resonance of Cloud's overwhelming spirit distanced at last, Sephiroth woke back up cell by cell. One gloved hand twitched ever so slightly and the torn flesh on his chest slowly began to pull inward, knitting itself back together. His arms pulled in as well, the movement slow and halting, and the left turned to brace his hand against the floor—the other stayed with fingers tangled in Jenova's silken, silver-white hair. Fragments of bone, all that remained of his shoulder blade and a good several ribs, rearranged themselves in proper order and fused with a flare of white-hot energy so bright it glowed through his skin, burning muscle and tissue from the inside.
The flash of pain made Sephiroth shove himself up on his hands, throwing back his head and taking a ragged breath as his heart gave one rough beat, then another; the light in his eyes rekindled, glowing brightly, and his pupils tightened back into slits.
He clenched a hand at his chest, fingers slipping into what remained of the wound even as it closed up, black leather sinking into bloody, ripped muscle while he fought to breathe again, struggled against the pain. When he pulled his hand away his glove was soaked with blood, aching straight through, and after a moment he reached up to fit the tip of his middle finger between his teeth, clenching at the seam of his glove to rip it off and bare the pitch black numeral I burned just under his knuckles.
Having it exposed to open air made the ache fade, somewhat, but it was a weak reprieve when compared to the pain still burning through him with each uneven heartbeat.
Sephiroth had never suffered any damage to his heart before, much less having it cut in two, so this was a learning experience. Pain like this was entirely new, an unknown adversary he only felt he could face because of the subtle, singsong whispering in his head that told him so.
The arrhythmia of his heartbeat slowly steadied, too fast at first, but calming by the second as valves and tubes and muscle pulled back together. Finally Sephiroth let out that ragged breath he'd held and pushed himself up to a sitting position to better catch his breath. That blow, that death had taken more out of him than he was accustomed to.
His pale skin was ashen, hair and clothing soaked in blood, but still he rose to his feet with a pained wince and limped toward the door. He would come back for the rest of Mother later; right now that burning resonance that was Cloud drew him from the chamber, the last heart still beating steady in this place pulling him away. He wasn't finished.
Cloud knelt and gathered Tifa up into his arms, lifting her carefully to move her away from the steps and lean her up against the wall, prop her up so she wouldn't have to move herself. His arms were sticky and his very skin stained red by the time he lowered her back down and dropped once more to his knees before her. Eyes closed, hair caked with blood…Cloud brushed a hand along the curve of her cheek, grey eyes giving a sharp sting. The touch left a streak of crimson over her suntanned skin.
"Tifa," he murmured, praying for her to open her eyes. "Tifa, please…" She didn't move. Didn't stir, didn't so much as breathe. He was too late, again. Cloud bit his bottom lip and pulled her against him, burying his face in her thick brown hair and holding her tight. He wanted to apologize, but couldn't bring himself to force out the words. He was sorry, so sorry, but his voice just wouldn't work. He couldn't through the death and the blood, all brought on too quickly. Everything Cloud knew and loved was gone.
And all he could do was try to apologize.
Something rustled, scuffed the walk at the top of the stairs, and Cloud's breath caught in his throat, heart dropping into his stomach when he whirled to see the entrance to Jenova's chamber.
Red spattered on the black of his leathers, Sephiroth leaned against the doorframe—such as it was—and took a wheezing breath. "You should…know better," he coughed.
Memories flashed through Cloud's head, velvet tones in teasing admonitions, making fun so much more than administering punishment. It most certainly wasn't the first time Sephiroth had said that to him in the past year.
No reason to ask how he came back—the mako would see to that if Jenova didn't—and that wasn't the thought on his mind to begin with.
It was selfish, but more than anything Cloud wanted to know how Sephiroth could do this. How the man he'd known so well, been so close to, could possibly do something like this. How he could become this monster and still speak the same words he always had, still sound like himself.
Sephiroth gave a weak, tired chuckle took Cloud's heart and turned it on its end. "You need to—to ask?" His burning green eyes narrowed, white teeth bared in a wide, predatory grin. "You need to ask, even after…" The general swallowed thickly. "What you did. After what you…what all of you…did?"
"None of us did anything!" Cloud responded, voice a note too high, throat burning.
Now Sephiroth barked out a laugh, close to doubling over in the doorway, leaning heavily on the metal for support. Jenova's head, clutched so tightly in his hand, brushed the floor as he moved. "Not you. You. Them." He dropped his voice to a whisper, still pained and halting but not quite as disjointed from word to word anymore. "You killed us all. All save one—save me. I'm simply—returning the favor."
Cloud couldn't help the automatic cry of "Why?!" he gave in reply, couldn't quite bite it back in time. He knew what Sephiroth believed, knew some of what he'd read in the library deep below the mansion, knew what he was; as such he shouldn't have had to ask. He knew what Sephiroth was referring to, knew the mass genocide of the Ancients was what spurred him into action.
But why now, why here, why Sephiroth, of all people? The chances of everything falling into place like this, all the pieces being in this place, of all places in the world, they were so slim it didn't seem possible. Everything had just happened so fast, too fast.
Sephiroth's response was an almost snakelike hiss, and he straightened as he spoke, lurching his way out of the entry at last. "This—This is why I was born." Down the steps, he passed Cloud without giving him a glance. "You ask why." Down the next set of steps. "I ask…why you can't see it yourself."
Cloud wanted to charge after him, pushed to his feet to do just that, but the moment he disappeared out into the next room, silhouetted by burning bluegreen as he moved over the Reactor's open mako tank, a low rasp caught the young man's attention. Cloud turned back, dark eyes wide as he looked up the steps to the lesser tank caved in around Zack's shattered, bleeding form.
"Cloud. Cloud."
He was there in a heartbeat, fleet-footed up the steps in spite of the pain boiling inside him, burning him from head to toe and deeper still, into bones and brain and heart. Zack was alive. If Zack was alive that would be enough, just one person left out of them all would be enough. When he joined Shinra, Zack was all he'd had—he could handle that again. He could.
Zack was alive, and when Cloud reached him he moved to drop to his knees to heft him up. Zack's hand shot up and caught his arm, halting him.
"Finish…him off," the SOLDIER choked, wide violet eyes shifting in and out of focus, pupils dilating and tightening of their own accord, trying to settle with so little blood to fuel the constriction process. "Sephiroth. You have to—please."
There was something else there, some pain in Zack's glowing eyes that made every pain in Cloud burn anew. He was right, Sephiroth had to die. He had to be stopped, he couldn't be permitted to leave the reactor. But Cloud could tell that wasn't the reason for Zack's pleading, wasn't the purpose behind that heartbreak in his voice and face. That wasn't what made him beg.
Their Sephiroth was gone. The monster wearing his shell, pretty as it was, had to be stopped before he could do any more. Before any more of what he'd been could be sullied to outside eyes.
To save Sephiroth as Cloud and Zack had known him, he had to die. This would have to be their last memory of him, final recollection for the two people who cared about him most in the world, but perhaps it wouldn't have to be the same for the rest of the world. Perhaps Rufus and Reno and Tseng could remember him as he'd been, not as he'd become.
Sephiroth deserved that much. Deserved to be remembered as something other than a monster.
Cloud put his hand over Zack's and gave a squeeze, nodding his head. No words exchanged, Zack's grip loosened and his arm fell back to his side with a painful sounding clang where wrist impacted the metal and Cloud straightened properly, turning to rush out after Sephiroth.
Chasing the man he loved, pushing him forward to his doom.
Every step was pain, new and old, echoes of a childhood Sephiroth had never wanted, of an upbringing no one should have been meant to endure. The screaming in his joints brought up the scent of alcohol and sterile cotton, of mako and another glowing fluid, violet and thick as syrup, driven into him time and time again by pale, gnarled hands.
They were finally going to pay for what they'd done, for creating him this way, for using the last of the planet's true heirs as their own weapon.
Sephiroth knew, because Mother told him so, that he was not like the other Ancients. He was special, better than them all, brighter and stronger, like the sun compared to the pinpricks of stars driven into the night sky. When the sun rose, the stars disappeared and only it remained to cast light and warmth on the planet far below; Sephiroth had risen, the stars of his kin extinguished forever, and his light would sear the planet raw. He would cauterize the gaping wounds left by humankind, singe off the old skin and allow new to grow.
It would hurt, him and the planet and Mother, but he knew it would work. He knew that this was what he had to do. Since the first instant when Mother's eyes cast down on this fading rock, she had known what had to be done. Now it was her son's turn to fulfill the destiny she had never been capable of.
He staggered along the catwalk, Jenova's hair trailing along one the platform just beside his boot, his steps grew more certain as he moved, the glowing energy far below replenishing his own strength and healing even those wounds too deep for him to touch. The pain faded and he stood up straight again, angling his head back to take a deep, steadily-clearing breath.
He angled his head back just slightly further, barely turning to look back over his shoulder. Cloud stood with his hands clenched into tight fists, face flushed with rage, and Sephiroth found a part of him smiling at the redness in his cheeks, the sweat he could smell on his skin.
He had seen it so many times before, but it had never seemed so beautiful as it was right now.
When Cloud rushed at him it was made abundantly clear that this was no time to think on the way the light shone in his eyes, the way his hair fell over his face, sunshine blond so perfectly complimenting the flush of exertion in his cheeks. Cloud Strife, Sephiroth thought to himself, was a work of art. What a shame he'd been born in such substandard skin.
Sephiroth spun, angling Masamune just so, and impaled Cloud on the finely honed metal using his own inertia. Straight through the chest, just as Cloud had done to him, but in this case the blade reached Cloud's scapula and stopped, point scraping against the inside of his shoulder blade. It wasn't enough force to break the bone.
Of course, the son of Jenova could change that easily enough, but that would be too fast. That would make those beautiful eyes go dead too quickly, and that was the last thing he wanted. Some part of him, under the burning and the blood song howling in his head, couldn't bear the thought of watching those eyes go blank, couldn't stand to think of watching that pain twist Cloud's face.
He raised the blade, lifting Cloud off the ground, and stared into those dark eyes. Cloud had caught him off-guard once, if he thought it was going to happen again he clearly didn't know the general as well as he'd thought he did.
"Don't…" Sephiroth licked his lips, dry croak of his voice pulling back out into that deep, confident tone he was meant to have. Like the sound of silk, the sound of shadows and burning. "Don't push your luck."
Cloud looked at him for a long, pained moment, straining to even breath where he hung, then both hands came up in jerking, shaking movements to allow him to wrap his hands around the over-long blade just where it met his chest. The blade cut through his gloves, through his hands and fingers to meet bone, carving at tendons with ease, but still he held on. Taking a strained breath, Cloud gathered his strength and jerked downward.
His booted feet impacted the floor with a unified clank, and Sephiroth could only murmur his disbelief as Cloud set his jaw, blood running out the corner of his mouth and strained grunt coming out in a bloody gurgle, and mustered all the strength he could to lift the sword himself.
Sephiroth clung to his sword even as Cloud's impossible strength peaked and the general's feet lifted off from the catwalk. With a cry of exertion and rage, crimson bubbling in his throat, the young man spun to send Sephiroth and his sword into the shining green below; just as the arc completed, Sephiroth gave one final push.
He could feel the bone shatter around his beloved weapon, and Cloud screamed at the top of his lungs as the long silvery point protruded from his back.
Sephiroth held tight, and continued to fall.
Cloud fell with him.
The air tore at them both, supercharged with the planet's own lifeblood, particles of energy burning at Cloud's skin and tearing at Sephiroth's hair as they fell. Ancient, boy, and remnant of Jenova hit the glowing fluid with a great splash, swallowed instantly, material of Cloud's clothes sizzling in contact with the pure liquid power, sending up the faintest plumes of blue-grey smoke.
Cloud's head broke the surface once more, just long enough for him to scream as every cell in his body went white hot, then Sephiroth's weight and grip on Masamune pulled him down after him.
Then the world fell away, leaving nothing but the pain—and eventually that too stopped, overtaken by the deepest, purest dark.


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