Barter In The Forests_Snooze You Lose_The Djed of Osiris - Part 1_New in Town
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Barter In The Forests
While walking in the Amazon Rainforest, a bioperse landscape with intact forests, clean water, and air, whose ebbing qualities of a healthy world are vital for our economies. I was intrigued that plants and animals barter in symbiotic relationships. Symbiotic relationships awww.onedoor.ccre helpful measures of an ecosystem's health. For example, large tracts of coral reefs are severely damaged or dead because of recent increases in ocean temperature due to climate change. The temperature increase induces coral to expel the algae that live within them. Without their algae, the coral turns white and dies. An ...
Snooze You Lose
Jenny had enjoyed her first week of Dream Academy more than she expected. She was also surprised that none of her new friends had been here for very long so were all experiencing their first assignment at the same time. Their outfits were slightly too figure hugging due to being made from blue leathery elastic material. They kept being told it was “standard issue” but none of them could understand why. Jenny, Debbie, Danny, Tina and Dexter stood next to each other among the larger group slightly nervous about what was going to happen. The lights over the doors to the DZ flickered as they opene...
The Djed of Osiris - Part 1
The Djed is an Ancient Egyptian symbol for balance and permanence. It is associated with Osiris, the god of death and the underworld, and is believed to represent his backbone or spine. The Djed symbol is a pillar with a broad base which narrows as it rises and is crossed at the top by four parallel lines. It is believed to represent a sacred tree with its branches bundled together into levels. Djed amulets were worn by Ancient Egyptians and believed to protect the wearer in life and death.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Naperville, IL - USAA ti...
New in Town
Lordarin looked up at the Salty Whore, a look of disgust carved into his face. In his experience, places that casually disparage sex workers were never the classiest of establishments. The building looked as if it were built out of random pieces of driftwood found floating in the harbor. Yet, a massive, neon, sign depicting a scantily-clad group of sex workers of all genders lounging in seductive poses contrasted the shabby exterior. A mix of sex workers and drunken sailors milled around the entrance; some smoking cigarettes and chatting, others fighting.He walked toward the entrance and sile...