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Dia: 18 e 19 maio 2024 Horário: conforme programa Local: zona histórica da cidade
A Câmara Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis promove, nos dias 18 e 19 de maio, a XXV edição do Mercado à Moda Antiga.
Dezenas de associações e coletividades do concelho, com a ajuda de milhares de figurantes trajados a rigor, unem-se para apresentarem uma recriação fiel do mercado que se realizava no final do século XIX na antiga Praça dos Vales onde, há mais de um século, o centro da vila reunia gente de todas as freguesias do concelho para vender os produtos da terra.
O evento é uma montra das tradições e costumes de outrora onde o visitante ou turista pode ver de tudo, devidamente decorado a rigor: artesãos, utensílios antigos, tendas com produtos agrícolas, comes e bebes tradicionais, música popular e tradicional a cargo de ranchos folclóricos, animação de rua e profissões tão distintas como a cesteira, o tecelão, a padeira que confeciona o famoso pão de Ul, o tamanqueiro, entre outros ofícios.
A imagem do cartaz dos 25 anos do Mercado à Moda Antiga homenageia a tradição vidreira, desta forma todos os suportes promocionais terão como tema “o vidro”, cuja arte faz parte da identidade do município.
Em Portugal, a arte de produzir e trabalhar o vidro é considerada uma indústria tradicional.
A fascinante história da indústria vidreira em Oliveira de Azeméis, é um legado que remonta ao século XVI e que se enraíza no próprio ADN deste concelho. Ao longo dos séculos, esta indústria moldou não apenas a paisagem económica local, mas também contribuiu significativamente para a história de Portugal. Desde os primeiros sopros de vidro, Oliveira de Azeméis testemunhou o florescimento desta arte e as mãos habilidosas dos artesãos locais deram vida a peças únicas, refletindo a mestria e a tradição de gerações.

Hola a todos. Soy peruana danesa. El tema es que yo estoy intentando ayudar a mi amigo quien fue adoptado de Perú a Dinamarca porque quiere encontrar a su familia biológica en Perú. Ósea mi amigo nació en Perú, pero se crió en Dinamarca porque una familia danesa lo adoptaron. Se ha hecho la prueba de ADN sin resultados.
No sé para nada como son las reglas cuando se trata de adoptados de Perú al extranjero que quieran reunirse con su familia biológica. Hemos estado en contacto con diferentes agencias/autoridades. Nos dicen que quieren ayudar pero de repente se desaparecen. Hemos contactado RENIEC, el ministerio de la mujer y poblaciones vulnerables y el ministerio de asuntos exteriores. Y también el consulado peruano en Dinamarca. Todos nos dicen diferentes cosas pero sin que haya resultado nada.
También hemos contactado la abogada encargada de tramitar la adopción y ella solamente dice que él tiene a su familia en Dinamarca ahora y no hay nada que hacer. También escuchamos que esa misma abogada ha ayudado a los demás peruanos adoptados a Dinamarca con encontrar a sus familias biológicas, pero niega dar información a mi amigo.
Solamente tenemos el nombre de la madre biológica, y el hospital donde nació él. Se quedó en el hospital desde que nació hasta que fue adoptado. Mi amigo nació en 1990 y fue adoptado en 1991. ¿Hay esperanza poder encontrar algo? ¿Alguien quien pueda ayudar o deberíamos simplemente olvidarlo? Yo quien pronto se va graduar con mi licenciatura en la administradora pública esperaba un poco que iba ser difícil, pero no tan complicado. También me da sospecho de que la adopción fue ilegal y por eso nadie nos ayuda, para poder ocultarlo.
Mi amigo fue a Perú una vez pero no encontró nada. Él no habla español. Él y yo hemos hablado de la posibilidad de ir otra vez y que yo voy con él ya que domino ambos danés y español con fluidez. La última vez que él fue a Perú fue antes de que nos conocimos.
Entonces mis preguntas son, ¿Cómo podemos navegar esta situación? ¿A quién o adonde nos dirigimos? ¿Hay esperanza o deberíamos aceptar que no se puede?
Muchísimas gracias de antemano. Si hay algo de mi publicación que no se queda claro por favor avísame para que lo puedo aclarar.

Earth's orbit experiences an “Orbital Eccentricity”, 100,000 year cycle orbit and inclination variation, going from circular to elliptical, the hemispheres experience more or less sun or exposure to the sun for extended periods, causing ice ages. Scientists estimate we are near the minimum, a 6% change in solar energy. At peak, the earth experiences a change of 30%.
Modern Day Primates, in the wild and captivity, are able to communicate, near and far, using verbal and gesture components, even to other species. Have been observed using wood as tools, and in using medicinal plants to treat wounds.
44 million y a - Hominid ancestors acquire Herpes virus.
10 million y a - Primate ancestors develop genes to digest alcohol.
6 million years ago - Primate ancestors split from Chimpanzee/Bonobo line (15 million DNA mutations have occurred since then; each person born today has 100 mutations distinct to them, most don’t survive.)
5.3 m y a - Mediterranean Sea experiences the Messinian Salinity Crisis, for 600,000 years the Straight of Gibraltar closed off, causing the Mediterranean to shrink down to two inland seas with Italy and Greece separating them. Ends in the Zanclean Flood, a river of Atlantic sea water flows thru Gibraltar and fills the Mediterranean in 2 years.
5 m y a - Arabian-African continent reconnects with Asia. Land based Turtle species start going extinct.
4 - 3 m y a - Hominid ancestors acquire pubic lice from Gorillas (genetic evidence).
3.6 - 2.58 m y a - Considered the Neogene Period.
3.3 m y a - Stone tools found in Kenya and Ethiopia.
2.6 m y a - Mode One Stone Tools found in Ethiopia, would subsequently spread. Flourished to 1.7 million y a in southern and eastern Africa. Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) Era (2.6 m y a till end of last Ice Age, 11,000 y a). Subdivided into the Early- or Lower Paleolithic (c. 2,6 million years ago - c. 250,000 years ago); the Middle Paleolithic (c. 250,000 years ago - c. 30,000 years ago); and the Late- or Upper Paleolithic (c. 50,000/40,000 - c. 10,000 years ago)
2.58 million - 11,700 years ago - Considered the start of the Quaternary Period, and covers the Pleistocene.
2.4 – 1.4 m y a – Homo Habilis (4.5-3.5 feet tall).
2 m years ago - Earliest Hominids start eating meat.
1.9 – 1.8 m y a – Homo Rudolfensis.
1.89 m y a to 110,000 y a - Homo Erectus (first to leave Africa and spread across Asia).
1.8 m years ago - Mode One Stone Tools found on Java.
1.7 m years ago - Mode Two Stone Tools (slicing, hand-axe/butchering, evidence of drilling tools) appear in Kenya and southern Africa.
1.6 m years ago - Mode One Stone Tools found in northern China.
1.6 - 1.5 m y a - Africa, Turkana Boy dies, likely from a tooth cavity infection. He was either 8 or 11-12 years old and 61 inches tall. Brain 880 ccm.
1.5 m y a - Kenya, possible start of Hominids using fire to cook food. (increase in caloric intake, which would lead to evolution; however, Paranthropus Boisei is the local species, brain 500-550 ccm, 54 inches tall)
1 million years ago - Likely split between ancestor of Homo Sapiens and proto-Neanderthal-Denisovan species. (Mitochondrial DNA evidence.) South Africa, evidence of fire use for cooking.
1 m - 700,000 y a - Java, Java Man dies, brain 900 ccm. 5' 8" tall.
900,000 y a – Possible earliest use of boats.
820,000 - 580,000 y a - Durum Wheat develops out of natural hybridization with Einkorn Wheat (genetic analysis).
800,000? y a - Low world temperatures recorded. Height of Ice Age?
790,000 y a - Levant, oldest Fire hearths found. (Homo Heidelbergensis, 1,250 ccm brain, 69 in tall)
740,000? y a - Height of Ice Age?
7-200,000 y a – Homo Heidelbergensis (East Africa and Europe, likely first to hunt large animals with spears)
640,000? y a - Height of Ice Age.
550,000? y a - Height of Ice Age?
540,000 - 430,000 y a - Art: Sea shell formed into decoration by Homo Erectus. (Could indicate when sea shells began to be used as whistles and horns.)
530,000? y a - Interglacial Peak (between Ice Ages, high CO2 content in the atmosphere, 524-474,000).
500,000 y a - South Africa, evidence of Spears. Genetic evidence of Neanderthal spread from Europe to Caspian Sea, Denisovans occupied land from Caspian to the east.
450,000 y a - Earliest physical evidence of Neanderthal.
450,000 y a - Global temperatures had dropped, stayed that way for thousands of years.
430,000 - 230,000 y a - Durum Wheat cross-breeds with wild Goat Grass (genetic analysis).
400,000 y a - Interglacial Peak (between Ice Ages, 424-374,000).
400,000 y a - Germany, oldest Spears found. France (Terra Amata), possible evidence of manmade shelter using prepared wood.
360,000? y a - Height of Ice Age.
335-236,000 y a – Homo Naledi (South Africa, 4’9”)
310,000 y a - Interglacial Peak (between Ice Ages, 337-300,000).
300,000 y a – Mode Three Stone Tools (smaller knife-like, scrapers, developed in Europe by Neanderthals)
300,000-200,000 y a – Africa, Origin of Male Y-Chromosome that all current males are descended from. (40% of males do not reproduce.)
270,000? y a - Height of Ice Age.
240,000 y a - Interglacial Peak (between Ice Ages, 242–230,000).
200,000 y a - France, evidence of Neanderthals fishing. Africa, "Mitochondrial Eve," source of all Human Haplo-groups that everyone is descended from, existed at this time.
194,000-135,000 y a - Penultimate Glacial Period.
190,000 y a - Early physical evidence of Denisovans. (At least three interbreeding events would occur with Homo Sapiens. EPAS1 gene, hemoglobin concentration, Tibetan plateau.)
190,000-50,000 y a - Flores Island, evidence of tool use by the Human Hobbit.
170,000 - 80,000 y a - Body Lice evolve (genetic evidence, feed on human skin, live in clothing; evidence of clothing)
164,000 y a – South Africa, heat treating Silcrete Stone to enhance stone tool production.
140,000 y a - Homo Sapiens found in Europe.
130,000 y a - Evidence of humans in North America. Crete, earliest human settlements found on the island. Art: Neanderthal necklace made of eagle talons. Croatia: Neanderthal teeth show possible dental work.
125,000 y a - Interglacial Peak (between Ice Ages, 130-115,000). Sea levels 4-6 meters (18 feet) higher then today.
110,000-15,000 y a - Last Glacial Period. Grey Wolves would migrate from North America back to Asia prior to the maximum.
100,000-60,000 y a - Flores Island, bone fossil evidence of the Human Hobbit.
100,000 y a - Oldest example of proper human burial. South Africa, Pigment (paint) Creation Kit found. (would cover bodies in mud/clay and then spray the paint over the bodies, sun screen-protection from insects)
90,000 y a – Harpoons.
86,000-37,000 y a – Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens begin interbreeding, based on genetic evidence found so far.
75,000 years ago - Likely rise of Hunter Genotype in Homo Sapiens.
75,000 y a - Art: Drilled snail shells found in South African cave.
73,000 y a - South Africa (Blombos Cave), evidence of Red Ochre art on pieces of stone, stone with deliberate lines cut into it possibly representing count marks.
72,000 y a - South Africa, Beads found in cave.
70,000 y a - Mitochondrial DNA suggests this is when the Haplo-group of early humans migrated out of Africa to populate the rest of the world.
70-60,000 y a - Earliest evidence of bone and stone arrowheads (for Spear Throwers), found in South Africa. 64,000?
70,000 - 35,000 BCE - Neanderthal burials in Europe and Middle East.
68-16,000 y a – Smallpox evolves from an African Rodent Virus.
67,000 BCE - France, burial shows skulls with Trepanation (cutting holes to relieve brain pressure), earliest example of surgery.
65,000 y a - First humans settle Australia.
64,000 y a - Spain, oldest evidence found of Cave Art (Neanderthal hand).
61,000 y a - South Africa, possible evidence of a Sewing Needle.
60,000? y a - Height of Ice Age?
60,000 y a - Evidence of man/Neanderthal using herbal medicine.
55,000 - 40,000 y a - Italy, evidence of Neanderthal using Pine Tree Resin and Beeswax for hafting tools, in cave. (Beeswax can be used in making Candles.)
52,000 y a - Last evidence of Denisovans.
52,000 – 41,000 y a – Archaeological find of “Bast” tree fiber twisted into primitive cordage, possibly as handle for a Stone Tool. (meaning they had access to Clothing, Nets, Cord for Fishing or Hafting tools, rope; thinking processes of Counting, Sets, Patterns, and possibly abstract thinking)
50,000 - 10,000 y a - Mode Four Stone Tools (long blades).
50,000 y a - Australia, last evidence of megafauna. Siberia, needle made from bone found in Denisovan cave. Genetic evidence of Neanderthal spreading to western edge of China.
50,000 years ago - End point of development of Gatherer Genotype (can survive famine), Teacher Genotype (can handle new and different environments, analytical).
45,000 y a - Evidence of Neanderthal and Homo Sapien interbreeding. (Fossil found, DNA tested.) (France, to create stone tools required precision, “Soft Hammers” were likely used.)
44,000 y a - Evidence of art found in Indonesia.
44,000-40,000 y a - Europe experiences cold and dry weather, displacing populations.
43-42,000 y a - Germany, oldest musical instruments (flutes) found.
42,000 y a - Australia, skeleton of man suggests Atlatl use, pre-dating earliest evidence; earliest example of cremation found. Spain, small amounts of Natural Gold found in a cave.
40,000 y a - (Mankind is at the “Forager” level.) Last evidence of Neanderthal. (Inheritance of "STAT2" gene, immune response. HYAL2 gene, helps skin recover from sunburns.) China, test on body found that ate a lot of fresh water fish. Possible example of oldest petroglyphs. Beads found in Lebanon.
40,000 - 26,000 y a - Studying toe bones, showed they became smaller and weaker, indicating shoes were worn. Prior to this, shoes were likely bags wrapped around feet to protect from cold.
38,000 BC - First appearance of Mode Five Ground Stone tools on Japan. (rock was quarried; thin slivers of flint stone, attached to hafts, man is learning the use of a "handle" for tools and "leverage", create Adzes, Celts, and Axes; grinding helps to penetrate trees and was likely discovered when grinding plant matter; found buried with owners; were traded) Lasted till 14,000 BC. (Would not become popular elsewhere until 10,000 BC?) Germany: Clay Figurine featuring human with lion like appearance, thought to be earliest representation of a Deity.
35,000 BCE - Europe, earliest examples of "Venus figurines" found buried in graves (some showing they were deliberately broken or stabbed repeatedly); would later spread to rest of Eurasia. Early examples of skulls and long bones showing red ochre, indicating possible relic worship.
35,000 y a - Germany, flute made from a vulture bone found.
30,000 BCE – Solomon Islands, first humans settle (60 km sea voyage).
31,000 - 27,000 y a - Evidence of Pit Fire (Earthernware) Pottery developing.
30,000-20,000 years ago - Explorer genotype (Ice Age refugees, idiosyncratic, asymmetrical, contrarian mentality)
30,000 y a - Evidence of starch residue on rocks, indicating where plant matter was pounded and ground. (Would likely be the pre-cursor of developing bread from roots of cattails and ferns. Quern Grinding Stones would spread and gain popularity.) Georgia, Flax used as a textile (harvested, dyed, and knotted) found in Dzudzuana Cave. Fertile Crescent, Einkorn wheat harvested in it's wild form. Evidence of man using the Atlatl. Poland: Boomerang carved from mammoth tusk found. France, Lunar Calendar. Likely when Bolas (stone weight(s) and length of cord) began to be used.
28,000 y a - Europe, oldest evidence of rope.
25,000 - 15,000 BCE - Blood Type A develops in the Fertile Crescent. (able to survive Plague, Cholera, Smallpox)
27,000 y a - Australia, oldest example of petroglyphs found. Czech Republic, earliest example of "Weaving" of material together to create baskets and basic cloth. (Leads to counting and simple math, organizing.)
26,000-13,300 y a - Considered "Glacial Maximum", ice sheets extend to the 45th parallel north. (26,500 considered to be maximum glacial reach.)
23,000 - 12,000 y a – Europe, Perforated Batons found, made of antler, assumed to be a form of Atlatl that uses a leather strap or string to wrap around the spear and give it a slight spin, arrow or spear thrower (similar to Swiss Arrow). Right and left handed throwers find preference. Most carved with Horses, have one or two holes (one had 8 holes).
23,000 y a - Israel, Ohalo archaeological site, hunter-gatherer society (6 brushwood shelters, 132 stone tools some attached to hafts, stone Sickles, dwellings showed flint tools were made at entrance, cooking at other end, grind stone showed sand and cobbles to place and had U-shape of seeds around it) that grew/harvested Barley, Millet, Bromus (grass in same tax tribe as wheat/barley/rye, can be used for fermenting beverages, can be eaten by humans and animals), Rubus (same family as Rose plants, similar to blackberries), and various fruits (seeds from 13 different species), earliest evidence for “Bedding” material.
22,000 – 17,000 y a – France, Solutrean inhabitants make use of Antler.
21,000-17,000 y a - France, Atlatl's found in caves.
20,000 y a - Height of the Ice Age, sea levels 120 meters (360 feet) lower. Mode Five Stone Tools (microliths glued to handles, Fertile Crescent). Earliest example of a building/house found. Ukraine, Bullroarer (wood on rope that is swung around to create sound over long distance) found. Iraq-Iran, Zarzian Culture, had domesticated Dogs.
19,050? - 13,050 y a - Oldest Dryas Period, stadial, abrupt cooling period. Sea levels rose 10-15 m in 500 years.
17,000 BCE - Mesopotamia, Wild Emmer Wheat harvested.
18,000 - 17,500 y a - Siberia, earliest example of a domesticated dog found frozen. Germany, Bow and Arrows found. Early evidence of Darts used.
18,000 y a - Japan, oldest pottery discovered.
15,100 - 14,000 y a - Morocco, earliest example of a cemetery.
15,000 y a – Mode Five Stone Tools reach Europe. Southern France, cave art depicting possible Musical Bow, Nose Flute; "The Sorcerer," a figure showing human and many animal qualities (bison), made out of Clay.
15,000 – 10,000 y a – France, Stone Oil Lamps.
14,500 y a - Oldest example of bread making, Jordan desert.
14,160 - 13,820 y a - Archaeological find: infected tooth partially cleaned out with flint tools.
14,600 - 13,600 y a - "Melt Water Pulse," sea levels rose 16-24 m.
14,000? y a - Older Dryas Period, around 200 year cooling period.
13,500 - 8,200 y a - China, wild Rice domestication event occurs.
15-10,000 BCE - Himalayas, development of Blood Type B.
11,050 BCE - Syria, attempts at domesticating Rye.
13,000 y a - Greece, evidence of lentils found. Earliest evidence of Amber used in jewelry. Israel, archaeological evidence of beer like gruel for ceremonial purposes found at Haifa. Likely beginning of Slavery.
13,000 - 12,700 y a - Fertile Crescent, archaeological evidence of man corralling and using pigs.
12,900 - 11,700 y a - The Younger Dryas Period, when temperatures went cold instead of warming from the Last Glacial Maximum.
10,000 BCE - Jericho, considered mankind's first town, is established. Buildings of clay and straw, dead buried under homes. (Would reach 70 dwellings by 94,000 BCE.) Chickpeas domesticated. Earliest evidence of the Bottle Gourd being domesticated and used (Africa and Asia variety). Azerbaijan (Caspian Sea), petroglyphs of reed boats. Starting point of Ocarina type flutes. Cyprus, humans arrive. Germany, Jet artifact (Botfly larvae, which can be eaten). Curved Stone Oil Lamps.
11,700 y a - Considered the beginning of the Holocene.
9600 BCE - Southern Levant, earliest use of wild Emmer Wheat.
11,500 - 11,000 y a - "Melt Water Pulse," sea levels rose 28 m.
11,400 y a - Cypress, archaeological evidence of pigs (indicating they had been domesticated and brought from the mainland).
9400 - 9200 BCE - Jordan Valley, Fig trees found, indicating earliest agriculture since these trees could not reproduce.
9130 - 7370 BCE - SE Turkey, Gobekli Tepe, oldest known worship location.
9000 BCE - Syria, oldest (Saddle) Quern found. Mesopotamia, Copper first used. Bartering of Cattle and agricultural products likely occurring at this time.
9000 - 3300 BCE - Neolithic Era, roughly. Time period of when man has begun herding, before using bronze.
11,000 - 9,000 y a - Mesopotamia, domestication of Sheep; Rammed Earth construction technique developed. Iran, Domestication of Goat (focused on management of the animal, varieties would come later).
11,000-4,000 years ago - Warrior genotype (farmers, soldiers, inventors); Nomad genotype (life upon a horse, can handle different environments, good immune system)
11 or 10,000 y a - Last Ice Age ends.
8800 BCE - Emmer Wheat spreads beyond the Levant.
8700 BCE - Iraq, Copper pendant.
8500 BCE - Domestication of Barley. Domestication of peas occurs around this time. Turkey, Beer production found at Gobekli Tepe. Domestication of Cattle from the Aurochs (two separate populations, one in Mesopotamia [pop. 80], the other Pakistan). (Rendering cattle bones into Tallow allows for the creation of Candles. Beeswax also used.) Oregon, oldest pair of shoes found made from bark twine. Oats possibly start to be harvested, crop mirrors wheat (is like a weed).
8400 BCE – Cyprus, earliest dug Water Well (26 ft).
10,300 - 8,700 y a - China, Millet harvested.
10,200 - 9,500 y a - Emmer Wheat domesticated(?).
10,000 - 7,000 y a - Archaeological evidence of boats.
8000 BCE (10,000 years ago) – Genetic evidence of breeding Pigeons. Palestine, archaeological evidence of pastoralism. Pre-Pottery Neolithic people in the Fertile Crescent form perfectly smooth stone vases. Iran, Goat domestication. Believed to be when primitive dairy-cheese making began. Flax cultivation. China, Quern Grinding Stones. England, Antler used in headdress costume.
9,500 y a - Cyprus, earliest evidence of cat domestication. SE Anatolia, cold-working, annealing, smelting, lost wax casting of Copper.
7570 BCE – Indus Valley, Lapis Lazuli artifacts.
7500 - 5700 BCE - Anatolia, Catal Hoyuk develops as a spiritual center, found many clay figurines and impressions (feminine, phallic, hunting).
7400 BCE - A monolith ends up submerged in the Straight of Sicily.
7176 B.C. – Earth hit by one of the most massive Solar Storms from the sun ever recorded (visible at night with the magnetic field interaction).
7000 BCE - Archaeological evidence for pastoralism in Africa. China: evidence of mead (honey, rice, water fermented) in pottery; evidence of musical instruments. India, first archaeological evidence of Dance (cave art); evidence of dentistry. Armenian Highlands, art depictions of Cymbals. Durum Wheat made thru artificial selection in Europe and Near East. Greece, earliest evidence of grain silos. Turkey, Catal Hoyuk, art depiction of a Slinger. Afghanistan, Lapis Lazuli mined and traded to Indus and Mesopotamia societies. Europe, Cave Wall art of Honey Collecting.
7000 - 6600 BCE - China, domestication of Soy beans.
7000 - 6000 BCE - Turkey, domestication of Bitter Vetch. (Too bitter for human consumption without being boiled several times, has been found to be great for cattle feed.)
6500-3800 BCE - Ubaid Period (Mesopotamian citystates rise, evidence of specialized workers, evidence of taxation)
6500 BCE - Turkey, evidence of lead smelting at Catal Hoyuk. (Wrapping the dead in textiles, too.) China, archaeological evidence of Silk. Kosovo, oldest Ocarina found in Europe.
8,200 - 7,600 y a - Sea levels rise rapidly. Linked to North American great fresh water lake (Agassiz, Ojibway) sudden draining into Atlantic Ocean. 8,400 y a?
6050 BCE - Moldova, evidence of man extracting salt from a natural spring.
8,000 y a - Western Europe, white skin first appears. Iran: earliest evidence of irrigation; man starts choosing sheep for their wooliness, not just meat and skin (2-3,000 years later, would start wearing wool). Georgia, earliest evidence of wine. Spain, cave painting shows people collecting honey from a wild hive, using a container to hold. China, Buckwheat cultivated (near Tibetan plateau), possible first example of Influenza. Earliest evidence of the Ard Plow used (castrating bulls to train 4 years to become Draft Oxen, also means they can be used to haul logs thru and from forests). Mediterranean, Broad (Fava) Beans, Broccoli. Portugal: Almendres Cromlech, begins, aligned to equinox and solstice, occupied for 2,000 years, would become largest complex in Iberian peninsula, equal to other large complexes in Europe. Anatolia: Obsidian polished into mirrors. Spelt Wheat appears. First Stone hafted Axes. Earliest evidence of “Cock Fighting” game fowl. (Iraq, Kiln.)
6000 - 3500 BC - Mesopotamia (Sumer), Poppy domesticated.
7,8-5,000 y a - SE Turkey, Einkorn Wheat grown and domesticated.
5600 BCE - Evidence of The Black Sea Flood, turning the fresh water lake into a salt water sea, rose shorelines and displaced populations (source of flood myths in religions).
7500 y a - Earth experiences a cold climate period? Lasts for 500 or more years.
7500 y a - Earliest example of chickpeas being used. Poland, archaeological evidence of cheese making. Ukraine, Romania, earliest examples of traps used for hunting. Pakistan, evidence of Cotton found in copper beads. Egypt, earliest Combs found (placing a leaf in the teeth can create a primitive sound instrument).
5500-5000 BCE - Serbia, Copper Smelting.
5200 - 4700 BCE - Iran, earliest evidence of a wheel, for pottery, made of stone or clay.
7,000 y a - Earliest example of Dolmen, single chamber tomb, consists of two stones supporting another on top (table design), found in western Europe, would spread and be common 4000 - 3000 BCE in Europe. Iranian plateau, evidence of Bronze made with naturally occurring arsenic. Tin would replace as the major ingredient (and releasing non-toxic vapors) in the late 3000 BCE period. Iran, evidence of wine found, using sealed containers. China, Hemp domestication (smoking was likely cause for spread, Iron Age would use for production); Rammed Earth construction technique, Silkworm domestication begins. Egypt, Badarian culture starts farming, used boomerangs. Roundels, circular enclosure often with entrances aligned to solstice, would be constructed in Central Europe (Germany, 120-150 altogether). Siberia, oldest carpet found (likely a funeral gift, from Armenia, featured griffons). Mesopotamia: first use of Stamp Seals for government purposes; Rotary Quern milling stones are introduced. Armenia: possible origin of Apricots. Lake Zurich, cultivation of Pear. Indus Valley Civilization, using Bitumen aka Asphalt for waterproofing (a basket), adhesive. Bulgaria, Turquoise beads.
6950 - 6440 y a - Papua New Guinea, cultivation of Taro and Yam.
4800 BCE - Egypt, early evidence of peas being grown. Cairn of Barnenez, Brittany, England, begins (burial monument and later bronze age use, considered one of the oldest and largest man made structures).
4700 - 4200 BCE - The town of Solnitstata, considered the oldest known settlement in Europe. Built around a salt deposit.
6,500 y a - Croatia, earliest example of an oven found. Slovenia, dental filling made with beeswax. Indus Valley, irrigation. Wine production reaches Greece. Carnac Stones, Brittany, France; would become large complex of standing stones, menhirs, domens, tumuli (burial mounds, with passage tombs), large rectangle formed by stone. Americas: various tribes domesticated “chili peppers.” Bulgaria, Carnelian beads. Manufactured Red Pottery Oil Lamps.
4500-4000 BCE - China, Investment Casting develops.
4200 - 4000 BCE - Mesopotamia develops true, easy to spin pottery wheels.
6,000 y a - Earth experiences a cold climate period? (Starting maybe 500 years earlier and ending 500 years later.)
4000 BCE - (Mankind has achieved “Farmer status.”) (Thought to be when Cattle were turned into Oxen for Draft Animal purposes.) Egyptians start building big Brick structures; manufacturing Papyrus; Gold artifacts; (domesticated Donkeys?). Earliest examples of Kilns. NE Italy, archaeological find of Appleseeds. Sicily, evidence of wine found. Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Horse domestication begins (they became small and varied in size as compared to their wild ancestors). “Pontic Language Explosion”. [People from north of the Caspian and Black Seas migrated around Eurasia, ancestor of western languages. (shared origins with: milk, horses, sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, grain, copper, carts, yoke, weaving, mead; patrilineal clans)]. Earliest examples of Viticulture (wine making). Levant, earliest examples of harvesting Olives; start using grain Silos. Art: Earliest depiction of Shoes, Sandals. China: example of a Loom for Silk production; Ramie (similar to flax, requires chemical processing, not as popular, believed to be used for Egyptian mummy wraps). Persia (Iran), Mung Bean domestication?, Chang (precursor to Harp) found on artwork, made with sheep guts. Mesopotamia: Stamp Seals come into use; Mirrors made of Copper; 30-40% of animal bones in settlements were pork (understood to be a way of removing trash from community, easy to feed and raise many); Uruk clay tablet describes two temples owning a herd of 95 pigs to be rendered into soap to clean linen; clay pipes for sewage. Europe, farming reaches northern regions. Anatolia, Silver production.
4000 - 1000 BCE - Ethiopia, Teff is discovered (can feed people and livestock, building material).
3800 - 3500 BCE - Czech Republic, possible evidence of earliest plowed fields.
5,700 y a - Lolland Island, a blue eyed, dark haired, dark skin woman spits out some Birch Bark gum; oldest complete human genome extracted; had Mononucleosis ("kissing disease"). Possible archeological evidence of pit traps used for migrating animal hunting.
3630 BCE - Oldest example of silk fabric found.
3600 BCE – Pork bones in settlements (Levant, Mesopotamia) dropped to 16-30% of total livestock.
5,500 - 4,700 y a - Georgia, tomb found had honey remains on pottery. (This culture could identify Linden, Berry, and Meadow-Flower varieties.)
3500 BCE - City of Uruk: (Mesopotamia) begins outward expansion and influence, later first example of organized warfare (would influence Egyptians to start building pyramids); "Cylinder Seals," a type of noble seal, that can be rolled unto wet clay (would be popular until 1000 BCE). Iraq, Kish Tablet, considered to represent the early transition from pictographic to cuneiform. Mesopotamia, earliest Harps and Lyres found; Gold artifacts. Modern humans settle the western coast of Europe, hunter-gatherers. Egyptians show Cat domestication; Gold Smelting; used a vertical Gnomon as a primitive Sundial? Iran, Beer made from Barley. Armenia, earliest Leather Shoe found. China, Pottery in shape of silkworm indicates earliest example of Sericulture (silk worm production).
3500 - 3350 BCE – Mesopotamia, earliest evidence of wheeled vehicles. Indus Valley civilization uses Stamp Seals with a type of script.
3400 BCE (5,400 years ago) - First metal casting. France, Cow skull showing Trepanation found.
5,400 -5,100 y a - Itzi the Iceman dies in the mountains of Northern Italy. Had a copper axe. Earliest evidence of tattoos. Shoes made from two types of animal skin (bear and deer). Arsenic residue in his hair.
3300 BCE - Egypt, tomb paintings show people Dancing. Indus Valley, develop Sanitation.
3200 BCE - Examples of using symbols to represent real life objects (would go to form written language). Ireland, construction begins on Newgrange, largest passage tomb in Europe, aligned to winter solstice. Egypt, Bead made of Meteoric Iron found.
3100 - 2900 BCE - Jemdet Nasr period (following fall of Uruk) would be known as establishing Cuneiform as a proper language.
3100 BCE - Upper and Lower Egypt unified. Mesopotamia, likely evidence of the earliest Lute type device.
3000 BCE - Onset of Bronze. Mesopotamia, Irrigation; Glass Beads appear (possible side effect of making metal); possible earliest Iron working (required higher temperatures), cuneiform mention of Pigeons. Sumer, Medical text found on tablet, believed oldest ever found. Egypt, Hieroglyphs of Pigeons and use of Homing Pigeons for message delivery, first record of a Doctor named, Imhotep; Antimony harvested from rock and made into eye makeup; earliest evidence of domestic Donkeys in the south. Egyptian Mummies show evidence of Smallpox (deathrate 30% especially among babies, can leave people blind). Dromedary Camels likely domesticated in Somalia at this time. (Camel hair can be harvested for shelter and clothing, outer guard hairs make for water proof coats. Camel milk readily turns into yogurt. To turn into butter requires a clarifying agent and extended process.) Chicken reaches Europe from Asia. England, earliest Stone Circles found. Slovakia, Romania, earliest chainmail found. Sheep chosen for wooly coat, not long hair. China, Clay Bells found. India, River Buffalo domesticated (water buffalo); Jute grown for fiber (burlap). Northern Iran, earliest examples of Trumpets. SE Asia, earliest records of Radish. Pakistan, Terracota female figurines.
2800 BCE - Solid evidence of plowed fields. China, Copper smelting discovered. Babylon, evidence of manufacture of soap like substance.
2700 BCE - Chinese treatise on health. 40 kinds identified.
2650 BCE - Egypt, dental work found.
2630-10 BCE - Egypt, Pyramid of Djoser constructed by Imhotep, considered first.
2600 BCE – Egypt, domestication of Honey Bee complete.
2600 - 1900 BCE - Indus Valley, Stoneware Pottery (meaning fired at 1000 degrees Celsius), would become a major industry; (Ivory?).
2580-50 BCE – Egypt, creates first true Ocean Dock for sea trading vessels (with Indus Valley).
2560 BCE - Great Pyramid of Giza completed.
2500 BCE - Evidence of The Amber Road, trade route from the Baltic Sea to Mediterranean Sea. E Iran, Bactrian Camels domesticated. Iraq, "Lyres of Ur," considered world's oldest stringed instruments. Peru, oldest Sling ever found. Egypt, earliest depiction of a Khopesh (sword). Sumerian Clay Tablet with instructions for manufacturing soap (heating mixture of oil and wood ash, earliest record chemical reaction, used for washing woolen clothing). China, axes with Corundum (precious stone). Harappan Culture of Indus Valley, chicken used for Cock Fighting, not food.
2500 - 2000 BCE - Mali, domestication of Pearl Millet. Turkey, Meteoric Iron dagger.
2400 BCE - Sumer, description of Prostitution and a Brothel-Temple to Fertility Goddess.
2300 BCE - Mesopotamia, Urukagina of Lagash, considered the earliest Law Code. (Widows and orphans exempt from taxes, state pays for funeral expenses, the rich must pay in silver and cannot force the poor against will, checked power of priests, protect from usury, abolished polyandry). Iran, Quince (fruit). China, oldest Gnomon (painted stick that casts a shadow for sundial purpose).
2200 BCE - China, first known tax, using salt. Iraq, tablet reads “22 jars of Pig Fat” (each jar 18 liters of Lard, 396 liters total, require 45 adult pigs; likely used to make soap to clean wool of sheep before turning them into textiles)
2200-2000 BCE - Turkey, Iron Smelting.
2100 - 2050 BCE - City of Ur: Earliest written Code of Law discovered. References Butter. (Fines for bodily harm, references murder, robbery, adultery, rape. Two classes of people: free and slave.)
4000 - 3000 y a - Mesopotamia, earliest Scissors (shear, spring type). India, Mung Bean domesticated.
2000 BCE - Murals show horses pulling chariots. Horses become common in western Europe. England, Great Orme Mine started, would become largest copper mine in region (most productive between 1700 - 1400 BCE), used bone and stone tools. China, Bells made out of metal (Bellfounding); domestication of the Swamp Buffalo (water buffalo). Ghana, earliest evidence of Cowpea (black eyed pea). India, Canola/Rapeseed; Diamonds being used to drill beads. Egypt, Lupin Beans. Greece, Kale grown.
1900 BCE – Homing Pigeons used for warfare.
1800 BCE - Egypt, medical text on gynecological issues; Safflower for pigment. India, Iron working.
1754 BCE - Code of Hammurabi (recognized Prostitution and gave women protection and inheritance; theorized that a fertility goddess had a temple that offered sex workers).
1700 - 1200 BCE - (Late Bronze Age) 8 societies in Middle East: Aegean, Egyptian, Hittite, Canaanite, Cypriot, Mitanni, Assyrian, Babylonian. Considered a "globalized world system." Next time this would occur is today.
1700 BCE – Mesopotamia: The "Mari Letters" reference Minoan society, King Hammurabi; clay tablets list Trigonometry Tables and Applied Geometry (for land ownership, speculated to aid in construction).
1628 BCE - Island of Thera/Santorini experiences huge volcanic eruption, possibly causing a tsunami thru eastern Mediterranean.
1600-1500 BCE - Greece, Helmet formed of boar tusks found.
1600 BCE – Levant, Mesopotamia, Pork bones rarely found in settlements (banned from temples in Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt). (Found amongst the poor classes, difficult to tax since it did not produce wool or milk or could plow a field.)
1550 BCE – Papyrus Ebers, Egyptian medical text, mentions Chlamydia.
1500 BCE - Modern Trumpet design found in eastern Mediterranean. India, Pigeon Pea domesticated. Egypt, Mercury found in tombs; archaeologists find earliest Sundials; Emerald mines. China, Water Clocks.
1400 BCE - Syria, Hurrian Songs, cuneiform music tablet in Ugarit. Greece, oldest body armor found, made of bronze, Dendra Panoply (not actually worn, more of a showpiece, but clear representation of body armor for battle). China, Meteoric Iron axeheads. Art representation of Scale Mail in Egypt. Art: representation of Shields.
1350 BCE - Turkey, Hittites chronicle Egyptian prisoners of war bringing "the plague.”
1300 BCE - Uluburun Shipwreck, off coast of Turkey, had 300 sixty pound copper ingots (10 tons), 1 ton of tin, and tin objects and ingots of colored glass (blue, rose, brown). From Cypress/Minoa.
1300? - 900? BCE - Eastern Mediterranean experiences a 300? year drought. (Could also be: Cypress 1200- 850. Syria 1250-1187. Galilee 1250-1100)
1279 BCE - Battle of Qadesh (Egypt vs Hittites).
1200 BCE (3,200 years ago) - Onset of Iron smelting. Earliest Camel saddles appear. Last appearance of Megaliths. India, earliest evidence of Firewalking.
1200 BCE - Eastern Mediterranean civilization collapse. Drought in Greece. Earthquake series.
1188-1177 BCE - Egypt suffers invasions from "The Sea People."
1185 BCE - Syria, Ugarit Letter, Famine.
1140? BCE - Ramses 6th, mummy found to have Smallpox. No record of people dying from Smallpox.
1100 BCE - Phoenicians establish nation. Europe, Iron Age.
1100? BCE - Earth experiences a cold temperature period?
1100-750 BCE - Egypt, Iron Smelting.
1070 BCE - Egyptian mummy found with Silk in hair, earliest evidence of Silk Road.
1000 BCE - Early Cuneiform script (late stages, still pictograph in nature). Bactria, Barbat (primitive lute). Egypt, Kenaf is grown for fibers, leaves can be eaten by animals and humans (similar to Jute and Hemp; rope, rough fabric, sails). Mediterranean, Cabbage domesticated. China, Iron Age. Sport: racing Homing Pigeons.
930 BCE - Camel bones found in Arabian peninsula. Jordan, earliest Bloomery for Iron working found.
800 - 600 BCE - Ethiopia, Sorghum Wheat begins to be harvested.
800 BCE - Considered the beginning of Ancient Greece, after the Mycenae Civilization. China, Bloomeries used.
700-500 BCE - The Illiad orally composed. India, Diamond mining starts.
708 BCE – Greece, Olympics, Discus Throw.
700 BCE - Turkey, first Coins in Lydia. Assyria, first equipment recognized as a Saddle for a Horse.
660 BCE – Massive Solar Storm hits Earth.
600 BCE - Earliest example of a Steel Sword.
600-400 BCE - Ancient Greece rise of scientific inquiry and philosophy
550 BCE - The Illiad written down.
540 BCE – Sri Lanka, earliest record of Pearls.
500 BCE - Camels used in warfare. Persians use kettle drums for military maneuvers, frighten enemies. Greece, Grape Syrup, early form of sweetener and preservative; earliest written mention of what could be Influenza. Blackberries consumed around Europe. Spain, Disk Quern developed. India, Cholera described in Sanskrit. Romans manufacture dipped Candles.
430 BCE – Athens, Typhoid Fever outbreak during siege by Sparta.
400 BCE - The "Celts/Gaeil" settle Ireland. Greece, the “Hippocratic Corpus” seventy collected medical texts, mentions Pneumonia, Meningitis, Valerian Root.
396 BCE - Olympics, horn blowing competitions.
314 BCE - China, first mention of Sweet Orange.
298 BCE - Foot powered Loom.
200 BCE - China starts making paper.

Esta es la segunda vez que publico esto y he recibido comentarios principalmente positivos, junto con algunos negativos. Como en otras ocasiones, la mayoría de la gente se ríe de mí. También he recibido ideas tuyas sobre diferentes temas relacionados con esto. Los comentarios negativos son casi los mismos que recibo siempre, pero eso no me molesta. Quiero dejar claro que no estoy obligando a nadie a que me apoye. Sólo quiero seguir con esto. Algunas personas piensan que soy un estafador sólo porque publico esto. Si te reíste de mi otro comentario, no significa que esté tratando de ganar dinero de esta manera. Entiendo que nadie me conoce y yo no te conozco. La mayoría de la gente no está interesada en ser inmortal como yo, pero para mí sería algo fabuloso. Mira cómo avanza todo con el tiempo. Quiero que se entienda que todo lo que he puesto aquí está bien y claro. Desde niño he tenido miedo a la muerte. Recuerdo que a los 6 años pensaba que éramos inmortales, hasta que mi hermano me explicó la realidad. Desde ese día quise cambiar la vida de los humanos.
Ahora, a los 16 años, he desarrollado algunas ideas al respecto. Sé que muchos dudarán de la posibilidad de alcanzar la inmortalidad, pero creo que es posible si exploramos nuevos caminos. Aunque admito que algunas de mis ideas pueden parecer descabelladas.
Recuerdo una película llamada "Chappie" donde un robot logra transferir su conciencia a otro cuerpo para evitar la muerte. Esto me hizo reflexionar sobre la posibilidad de hacer lo mismo en la vida real. Sin embargo, después de investigar, descubrí que no es tan sencillo como parece.
Una de mis ideas es desarrollar una vacuna que modifique el ADN humano para detener el envejecimiento, inspirada en organismos como la inmortal medusa Turritopsis dohrnii y las tortugas longevas. También consideré la posibilidad de una cápsula donde la gente pueda dormir por largos periodos para evitar el envejecimiento.
Sé que estos conceptos pueden parecer fantásticos, pero creo que es importante explorar todas las posibilidades. Estoy dispuesto a hacer todo lo posible para hacer realidad mi sueño de la inmortalidad humana, incluso considerando la ayuda de otros y la recaudación de fondos.
No obligo a nadie a donar, pero si alguien quiere apoyar mi causa puede hacerlo a través de mi cuenta PayPal. Agradezco cualquier apoyo y comprensión que pueda recibir en este viaje hacia la realización de mi sueño.
Nota: Quiero recalcar que no soy muy inteligente, pero sí lo soy.
haciendo lo mejor que puedo con tu ayuda. Juntos, espero que podamos hacer de esto un
realidad. ¡Gracias!

Esta es la segunda vez que publico esto y he recibido comentarios principalmente positivos, junto con algunos negativos. Como en otras ocasiones, la mayoría de la gente se ríe de mí. También he recibido ideas tuyas sobre diferentes temas relacionados con esto. Los comentarios negativos son casi los mismos que recibo siempre, pero eso no me molesta. Quiero dejar claro que no estoy obligando a nadie a que me apoye. Sólo quiero seguir con esto. Algunas personas piensan que soy un estafador sólo porque publico esto. Si te reíste de mi otro comentario, no significa que esté tratando de ganar dinero de esta manera. Entiendo que nadie me conoce y yo no te conozco. La mayoría de la gente no está interesada en ser inmortal como yo, pero para mí sería algo fabuloso. Mira cómo avanza todo con el tiempo. Quiero que se entienda que todo lo que he puesto aquí está bien y claro. Desde niño he tenido miedo a la muerte. Recuerdo que a los 6 años pensaba que éramos inmortales, hasta que mi hermano me explicó la realidad. Desde ese día quise cambiar la vida de los humanos.
Ahora, a los 16 años, he desarrollado algunas ideas al respecto. Sé que muchos dudarán de la posibilidad de alcanzar la inmortalidad, pero creo que es posible si exploramos nuevos caminos. Aunque admito que algunas de mis ideas pueden parecer descabelladas.
Recuerdo una película llamada "Chappie" donde un robot logra transferir su conciencia a otro cuerpo para evitar la muerte. Esto me hizo reflexionar sobre la posibilidad de hacer lo mismo en la vida real. Sin embargo, después de investigar, descubrí que no es tan sencillo como parece.
Una de mis ideas es desarrollar una vacuna que modifique el ADN humano para detener el envejecimiento, inspirada en organismos como la inmortal medusa Turritopsis dohrnii y las tortugas longevas. También consideré la posibilidad de una cápsula donde la gente pueda dormir por largos periodos para evitar el envejecimiento.
Sé que estos conceptos pueden parecer fantásticos, pero creo que es importante explorar todas las posibilidades. Estoy dispuesto a hacer todo lo posible para hacer realidad mi sueño de la inmortalidad humana, incluso considerando la ayuda de otros y la recaudación de fondos.
No obligo a nadie a donar, pero si alguien quiere apoyar mi causa puede hacerlo a través de mi cuenta PayPal. Agradezco cualquier apoyo y comprensión que pueda recibir en este viaje hacia la realización de mi sueño.
Nota: Quiero recalcar que no soy muy inteligente, pero sí lo soy.
haciendo lo mejor que puedo con tu ayuda. Juntos, espero que podamos hacer de esto un
realidad. ¡Gracias!

Leí y escuché tantas historias de reddit que dije, ¿por qué no lo hago yo? Total no soy la única que sufre de estos problemas, usualmente veo problemas con los padres, hermanos, es triste pero la cruda realidad, bueno, yo, F de 19 años siento que estoy en el colapso, bueno el contexto va desde que recuerdo a mis tres años para adelante, una vida en la que mi papá golpeaba a mi mamá, me dejó bastantes marcas en mí y que la verdad, tengo depresión y ansiedad. Recuerdo muy bien cuando mi padre le lanzó a mi madre una taza de café muy caliente en la cara nada más porque no le hizo el café tal y como le gusta, también recuerdo cómo era echada de la casa porque mi madre no daba su salario a mi padre, total, él fue el mantenido hasta mis 6 años, entendí que deberia ser autosuficiente cuando a mis 4 años vi como mi padre golpeaba a mi madre porque hizo mis dibujos del pre escolar, pense por un momento que mi papá llegaria a m4tar a mi mamá. Aunque tampoco me libré de su abuso, ya que desde que entré a la primaria mi padre me exigía en mis notas y sí, fui de esas niñas "castrosas" que se ponían a llorar si sacaba un 95 y no un 100, debido a que bajo el concepto de mi padre, una nota como 95 es para mediocres y gente sin futuro, asi que siempre me esforcé mucho, aunque me esforzara al maximo, segun mi padre, era mi responsabilidad, ya que pagaba mi colegio privado y era lo menos que podía hacer, por lo tanto el estrés desde mi niñez me consumía y tampoco podia dejar de lado el maltrato por parte de mi padre y parte de mi familia paterna (viviamos en la casa de mi abuela paterna), mi mamá es procedente del área rural y una familia humilde, por la distancia no podian hacer nada ante los abusos de mi padre y su familia, además de que se excusaba con "mi hija no puede vivir sin su padre" lo cual actualmente me siento molesta porque prefiriria estar sin mi padre y lo más probable habría sido feliz. Recuerdo muy bien que a mis 8 años mis padres tuvieron una fuerte discusión y mi mamá en un momento impulsivo me dijo que me iría con ella a su pueblo y seríamos felices, entonces mi padre en su momento de astusia y manipulación, me llevó a mi heladería favorita y me compró un gran helado y me sacó toda la información (total era una niña inocente a la cual podían manipular a su antojo) entonces una vez que confesé el plan de mi madre, ella sufrió graves consecuencias físicas. Ahí me di cuenta que no debo hablar nada, que debo procurar que nadie salga lastimado. Perdí ese brillo de niña a tal edad y me volví "madura" ya que pensaba como un adulto y no era bueno para mí edad, además de que me habían diagnósticado con depresión pero a mí padre le dio igual y pues mi madre no tenía la oportunidad económica para tratar mi condición, pues así crecí en un ambiente hostil donde la violencia era el pan de cada día, recuerdo que un día casi me revienta mi ojo izquierdo con la hebilla del cinturón de cuero porque me gustaba un youtuber que hacía videos graciosos y según mi padre, afectaba mi desempeño en el colegio, prácticamente fui un prodigio en el colegio, mis notas eran excelentes y era parte de la excelencia, también tenia la meta de estudiar para ser doctora y mi padre me alababa y me gustaba.
Bueno, la llegada de mi hermano fue como la luz ante mi corazón hecho trizas por el hombre que lo denominaba papá (enserio, ese hombre me aterraba, le tenía pavor y un profundo rencor) tenía 10 años y el día que mi madre supo que estaba embarazada fue trágico, ya que un día antes en la noche mi padre había visto un "demonio" en realidad fui yo, ya que quería uno de mis peluches favoritos y pues fui a la sala a oscuras para llevármelo a mi habitación (para mí padre era un delito llevarme juguetes a mi habitación) hasta que él vió mi sombra y yo noté su presencia y me fui corriendo a mi habitación, me metí a mi cama y lo primero que hice fue fingir que estaba durmiendo. Mi padre al día siguiente me preguntó entre gritos que vió algo y que dijera la verdad, yo, por el miedo no dije la verdad, ocasionando una discusión severa entre mi madre y padre, lo cual en un momento de ira, mi padre me quiso golpear de nuevo con la hebilla de cinturón (sinceramente creo que me habria desfigurado la cara) pero mi madre intervino, lastimandose la espalda. Mi padre se fue a trabajar y mi madre aprovechó para irnos con mi tía, me dijo la noticia de que estaba embarazada y lloré por miedo a lo que nos deparara, sabía muy bien de que mi papá chantajeaba a mi mamá con mi custodia ya que, mi mamá no tenía nada de dinero y mi papá tenía todo lo ahorrado, ya que el le quitaba el salario a mi madre y le daba sólo para su pasaje de ida y vuelta, volviendo a la huida, mi madre dejó una nota diciendo que ya estaba cansada de sufrir y que sea feliz. En la noche de ese mismo día, mi padre llamó frenéticamente a mi madre, diciendo que no sabía en qué se estaba metiendo, en ese momento tenía mucho miedo ya que mi abuelo materno me decía que nos iríamos a otro país y que iba a estar bien, pero había algo que se le fue de las manos a mi abuelo, mi padre tenía poder y dinero, prácticamente yo era un juguete con el cual podia manejar a mi madre a su antojo. Mi abuelo era una persona ignorante y humilde, me quería mucho y le dolía mucho la situación de mi madre, pensaba darle su apellido a mi hermano para que no tenga nada que ver con mi padre y así iniciar una nueva vida, mi padre amenazaba a mi madre por secuestro a una menor de edad y que se podría solucionar las cosas de otro modo, mi madre, ingenua, accedió y entonces coincidieron en un encuentro, dónde tendría que estar yo, para ser una familia de nuevo, ese día, mi madre le dijo a mi padre "Estoy embarazada" mi padre se puso a llorar ya que el siempre quiso otros hijos, especialmente varones. En el encuentro estaba mi tío paterno, era muy sospechosa la situación ya que me sentía observada, bueno, mi madre aceptó las falsas disculpas de mi padre. Quien diría que ahí empezaría mi calvario, mi madre que aún estaba en su embarazo mi padre discutía con ella, diciendo que no era su hijo biológico que no se haría cargo a menos de que se hiciera la prueba de ADN, lo cual no fue la primera vez de aquella discusión, resulta que mis padres tuvieron la misma discusión cuando mi madre estaba embarazada de mi, bueno, siempre mi padre tachó a mi madre de adúltera. Posteriormente el tiempo pasó y mi hermano nació, ni era necesario la prueba de ADN ese niño, era igual que yo, la vida de ahí en adelante cambió ya que ya no era el centro de atención, aunque cuando tomara de nuevo la atención era para que me dijeran que soy el ejemplo a seguir y debo ser perfecta, ahí tuve mi decadencia en mi salud, ya que el estrés había hecho de lo suyo y había bajado de peso radicalmente, bajando mis defensas y adquiriendo una rara enfermedad denominada "síndrome purpúrico" según mi pediatra en ese entonces fue causado por el estrés y las medicinas que mis padres me daban, había una coagulación en mi sangre inadecuada provocando cansancio y marcas en mi piel, además tenía una desnutrición impresionante, pesaba 23 kilos a los 10 años, también tenia anemia. Mi padre pensó que me iba a morir y entonces me pidió perdón por todo, yo le dije que no quería verlo, que todo esto era por su culpa. Gracias a la intervención de los medicos del hospital, me recuperé, físicamente en si, emocionalmente seguía muy mal. Mi familia paterna vino al hospital para visitarme, me hicieron sentir muy mal ya que decían que comía comida de enfermo ya que soy un bicho feo y enfermo, en ese entonces mi autoestima estaba por los suelos, ya tenía tendencias suicidas. A los 13 años colapsé, ya que mi padre mi golpeó brutalmente ya que había visto una hoja en mi cuaderno con la inicial del chico que me gustaba en ese entonces + mi inicial encerrado en un corazón, lo cual yo no lo hice, fue una broma de mis bullys en ese entonces, mi padre se enfureció tanto que me golpeó hasta dejarme con graves heridas, mis muslos estaban ensangrentados, mi espalda estaba moreteada y también me había clavado la hebilla de su cinturón en mi espalda y mi entrepierna, casi cerca mi zona íntima, ya harta en ese momento le dije que me queria morir y que no tenia más ganas, entonces mi padre dijo -Bien? Quieres morir? Te ayudo, te mataré con gusto niña ingrata- Los golpes seguían y sentía que perdía el conocimiento hasta que ví a mi madre llorando e intervino, dijo que ya parara y que ya había recibido mi "merecido" después de esa golpiza me había jurado de que me iba a vengar de mi padre, con la ayuda de mi madre, tomamos fotografías de mis heridas y se la enviamos a mi tía materna, ya que pretendía hacer una denuncia, una semana después eran las puertas abiertas de mi colegio, debido a mi depresión mis notas habían bajado un poco, pero según mi padre eso ya era decepcionante, entonces mis padres me dejaron en casa, cuidando a mi hermano de tres años, en un acto desesperado fui donde mis vecinos a pedir ayuda, pensando de que denunciarían a mi padre (grave error) obviamente los vecinos se compadecieron de mí, pero dijeron que hablarían con mi padre y que todo estaría bien (grave error x2) toda la charla habia provocado una supuesta calma en mi padre pero todo fue actuado, los vecinos creyeron que todo estaba en orden y me devolvieron a mi casa, mi padre me dijo exactamente -te gusta provocar problemas no?- con un gesto de ira inmensa. Un mes después de ese incidente pasaron muchas cosas, intenté suicid4rme varias veces, pero no lo lograba, sentía que algo me hacía aferrarme a la vida, era mi hermanito, el no tenía la culpa de todo lo ocurrido, yo tampoco, pero era una víctima ya cansada. Entonces averigüe bien las cosas y tomé la decisión de denunciar a mi padre por violencia intrafamiliar física y psicológica, la protección infantil de inmediato me llevaron a un albergue, mi madre confesó a la psicóloga del gobierno todo lo sucedido, pero esa psicóloga dijo -segura que su hija no esta embarazada? Siempre vienen chiquillas a denunciar a sus padres- mi madre sin duda se ofendió ya que decía que todo lo que su hija había dicho era real y tenía pruebas de la agresión física (las fotografías) lastimosamente en ese entonces mis heridas ya estaban curadas y la psicóloga del gobierno dijo que se necesitaba heridas frescas para meter a la cárcel a mi padre por lo menos unos dos años por agresión a una menor de edad, pero como no había pruebas, mi madre también sería acusada de cómplice por la agresión y perdería todo derecho sobre mí y sobre su hijo de tres años. No le quedó de otra que ceder ante las demandas de mi padre. Ah si, olvidé algo el día que fui a denunciar a mi padre, una amiga/compañera me acompañó, estaba aterrada por el tema de hablar a la policía pero ese día, desapareci para mí familia, cuando estaba con la cuestión de la denuncia. El policía le habían dicho a mis padres sobre la niña que me había acompañado, le provocaron terribles problemas y pues mi padre sostiene la opinión de que esa niña me había influenciado en denunciar a mi padre. También que en ese mismo día, a media noche mi madre me encontró en un centro policial, donde me estaban preguntando sobre los hechos, la ví y la abracé diciéndole que nos íbamos a librar de ese hombre, entonces mi madre recibe una llamada y era de mi padre, pues, el había huido a la casa de mi abuela por si la policía iba a arrestarlo total, ya sabía que lo había denunciado, entonces esa llamada mi madre la puso en altavoz para que yo también escuchara, voy a parafrasear un poco la conversación pero asi la recuerdo: -Papá: Ya está contenta tu hija? Me denunció, perderé dinero por su culpa -Mamá: Sabes que nuestra hija está confundida, la convenceré de que no siga con esto -Tia: Sabes? Deberías dejar que esa niña se pudra en el albergue, ahí aprenderá -Abuela: exacto, que sea mayor de edad y recién la buscamos, déjala -mi madre había colgado la llamada- Yo, estaba llorando porque mi familia, la familia con la que había crecido me dieron la espalda y me dolió, sabiendo lo que me hizo mi padre, lo apoyaban. Bueno, en resumen, continué con la denuncia y mi padre gastó mucho dinero en el proceso y también pudo limpiar esa denuncia para no tener algún antecedente legal, también reiteré que si salía del albergue no quería irme con mis familiares paternos ya que me retornarían con mi agresor.
Mi tía abuela accedió a cuidarme y la verdad, ella me dió comida, techo y mi espacio de paz para estudiar, ese paraíso duro poco ya que mi padre reclamó muchas veces que me extrañaba y que me quería en su vida, lo cual no creía, mi rencor había crecido mucho después de esa llamada que tuvo mi madre con sus familiares.
Al final volví con mi padre y fue de nuevo un infierno, pero está vez era para ambos porque ya no permitía que me lastimara, un día le dije que siempre lo había detestado, que no es mi héroe y es ese horrible monstruo de mis pesadillas, mi madre también se habia vuelto mas fria con mi padre, estaba amenazado con que si me tocaba un pelo, iba a abrir la denuncia y de que su dinero invertido en limpiar su nombre se iria al tacho, funcionó pero sólo ante la agresión fisica, la agresión verbal seguía.
Bueno, por el momento hasta ahí quiero comentarles sobre mi vida, me siento muy sola y no tengo con quien desahogarme, si tienen algún consejo u opinión ante lo que escribí adelante, también estoy tranquila si me hacen preguntas, gracias por leerme y pues posteriormente seguiré contando sobre lo demás.

I remember in my 20s... I saved up $25 for 15 months straight to afford my 1st smartphone(blackberry curve). I took pride in not going into debt.
I churned credit cards for the bonus money. Opened checking accounts solely for the $200 direct deposit bonus.
Agressively saved all my money. My mentality was that i had all the time in the world. Why rush?
My mindset back then was "why be an early adopter?? Prices always fall". "If I cant pay cash, then I can't afford it" , "wow,, the bar is a waste of money..i can save tons by drinking at home!!, im not a sucker"!
I felt so smart and ahead of all the sheep.
But now in my 30s...i feel like time is shorter these days. If I want something ,I get it right away. Ill sit at the bar and leave a big tip. Who cares if the latest smartphone will be 1/2 off a year or two after release ?
Soon..ill be in my 40s.... I can get A dehabilitating disease and all the money im my bank account wont even matter.
I surprised myself with this mindset shift. I never thought i would be the wasteful person that I am now.
Anyone else became less frugal in their 30s?
Note: im not in debt or anything. But i dont hoard cash like I used to neither.

''Welcome, my guest, to the palace of Jericho!''
The prince said, waving his hands around, as we made it past the massive doors. Inside, a view very few peasants ever saw in their lives. Of absurdly tall ceilings, of intricate pillars, of statues commemorating past monarchs and high-standing officials. I Dieudonné couldn't believe my eyes, and followed the prince, savoring every sight and every second.
''Tell me, where would you like to have tea? We can go to the royal terrace, the balcony, the inner gardens...'' The prince asked me, as we made our way up the stairs of the atrium. I scratched my head and wondered, what would be the smartest answer?
''Well you see, I've always wanted to see what a prince's chamber would look like... If that's not asking too much of you, my liege.''
The prince turned around, with an annoying look on his face. ''Listen, you don't have to be so formal. Let's just be friends and enjoy ourselves.''
I jumped on the opportunity and raced to him, slapping him on his back, telling him how glad I was. ''But I don't want to be your friend just because you're the prince, don't get me wrong. I just like clever people is all'' I told him, and I saw him smile, through his nose and eyebrow gold chain, scintillating in the light of the hundreds of candles and torches around us.
Alone in the private chamber of the prince, I sat on the pillow on the ground, next to a low wooden table. My new friend the prince poured water in a kettle and put it over the fire. I wondered, why in the world would he make his own tea?
''Tell me, why not ask a servant?'' I finally asked him.
''Well I wouldn't really be treating you for tea, then, would I?'' He replied, walking toward me with a wooden box.
I made sure not to show any greed on my face, yet I couldn't stop wondering if that box was a present for me, considering the sheer luck I had of meeting the prince by chance, and becoming his friend as well. The prince put the box down in front of me, and opened it, revealing dozens of compartments, each holding fine quality ingredients, such as colorful powders, seeds like anis and cardamom, cinnamon bark and so many others I had never seen before.
''Tell me, what's your favourite tea? Do you like sweet, or bitter, hot or cold? Spiced or not?''
I Dieudonné was outmatched for once. I admitted I had no knowledge in tea whatsoever. ''I only know the dry, black one, that you break appart..''
The prince had a surprised look on his face; ''You mean tea bricks? I didn't think you'd be one of those types...''
I asked him what he meant by that, and he explained that people's taste in tea reveals a lot about themselves, who they are truly. I thought it incredibly funny how he needed tea preferences to tell the nature of people, when all I needed was to look at their face. But I rather enjoyed his little trick, this prince wasn't as stupid as people are usually...
''If I could have any tea, I'd have orange tea. I just don't think it's appropriate to ask for that, since you've already been so generous to me.''
For once I was being honest with him. I wouldn't dream of telling him the whole story about my father and the orange, the incense, but it felt good for once to tell the truth. The prince smiled and closed the wooden box, its overwhelming aroma taken away. He rushed out and left me all alone, in his room. For once in my life, I heard it. Complete silence. If not for the occasional crackling of the fire.
I Dieudonné closed my eyes and relaxed. I couldn't wait to sip on orange tea! Insidiously Greed got a hold on me once more, and I got up on my feet, remembering my plan, my princely plan...
I stepped around the room, looking at everything. The comically large bed, the white silken bedsheets, the pillows filled with feathers. The bookshelves full of not only books and scrolls but also of trinkets like a globe of the earth, a telescope and most intriguing of all a tiny chest, half-opened. I could see, if I got close enough, coins perhaps?
I kept listening to any coming footsteps, so as not to be caught in the act, but the kettle started boiling and whistling. I had to get back to my seat but my body was moving on its own! Only one of these gold coins would give me the life of a prince, if only for a single day... And the door opened. I shifted my gaze to the telescope, pretending not to hear the prince coming in, to be fascinated by the instrument.
''Tell me, do you look at the stars sometimes?'' The prince asked me, in his hands, a bowl, filled with orange powder.
''I don't think I've spent a single night not looking at the stars'' I lied, looking at him smiling.
He placed the bowl on the table, brought over the kettle, as I took my seat once more, just before stealing a last look at the tiny chest in the bookshelf. From under the table he took out a tea making kit, with a few cups, a tray and two peculiar statuettes, representing a dragon and a sheep.
I sat there and looked at my new friend, the prince of Jericho, brew orange tea. He gave me a tiny hourglass, instructing me to flip it over once he pours the boiling water on the tea. Instantly the aroma filled the chamber, and I noticed we both started smiling. I brought my cup closer yet to my surprise he poured the tea over the statuettes, wasting the tea.
''Why waste it?'' I couldn't help asking. He laughed and explained how the first steep is merely to wash the tea, and is offered to the tea pets. I sat there, nodding, arms crossed. Ah yes. It seems the prince is a tea connoisseur! I couldn't help but think he just wanted to show off to me, his new friend.
The prince poured the water once more, I flipped the hourglass once more, and he offered me the first cup. I brought it to my nose and Heavens did it smell good. I dipped my lips into it but at that instant I thought about Daysha, how happy she would've been to be here right now, and what she was doing instead, for my sake..
The tea was surprisingly bitter, yet so aromatic! The prince laughed and laughed, and poured himself a cup. His laugh was surprisingly familiar, much akin to the ones of my neighboors back in my hometown. He gulped down his tea and got up, clapping his hands. I did the same and saw him run to the telescope. He brought it over to the window, and gestured me to come over. Stargazing now, are we?
He took a few minutes to set everything up, while I waited outside on the balcony. The view was already incredible, overlooking the inner palace and most of Jericho as well. From here I could see the plaza, but not beyond the tall walls. The prince finally said it's ready, and I got closer, curious as to what that tool could show me that I couldn't see with my eyes. Stars are stars after all.
But what I saw, in that strange little tube was not a star but an orange, stripy ball, with some bright dots around it... What in the world?
''That, my friend, is Al-Mushtari, as the arabs call it. We call it Jupiter, the greatest god of them all!''
To gaze at gods themselves! I fell on my butt, suddenly dizzy. The prince laughed and looked through the telescope as well, smiling ever more. At that moment I really wanted to leave, but also to make sure I'd see the prince again, for my plan hinged on that.
''My prince I must thank you for your hospitality. What pleasure to share tea and spy on the gods with his majesty-'' I started, but he turned toward me with a puzzled look on his face.
''Don't tell me, you're off already?''
I explained to him how I just got to Jericho today, and that I had to get back to my sister and uncle, and he stopped me once more;
''Well remember, then. I'll meet you tomorrow morning at the plaza. I truly wish to meet this family of yours, and offer my blessings. Take care now, my friend.''
And for the first time in my life, the man I was talking to had the face of a friend, and I didn't know what to think for a while. He walked me out in silence, and shook my hand, leaving in it a tiny bag. I smiled and walked out, escorted by the palace guards, inspecting in my hand yet another present from the prince; more of that orange tea powder.
Standing there in front of the metal gate of the palace, that closed behind me, I felt somewhat alone, if only for an instant. I am, after all, Dieudonné, a man that is truly free. Yet I couldn't help but look forward to meeting my new friend again, the prince. And gifting the orange tea to my foolish sister, as an apology. Yet beyond that, the dark clouds that were my princely plans loomed over all.
Making my way back to the fruit shop, I couldn't help but think back on Daysha and that tall man Lemarcus. As much of a fool as she is, my sister truly saved me there, and made it possible to meet the prince as well. This present may not be much, but I hope it'll show her how grateful I am of her help. Though she did owe me one...
The streets of Jericho were unusually quiet and empty. Some loners were here and there, smoking and drinking. Others were hurrying their steps, as if late to some important meeting. How miserable. At that moment I Dieudonné realized I was one of them! One more of these rats, scurrying about in the dead of night, hurrying toward the void that is their lives!
No matter what face I have truly, that of a prince or of a peasant, what matters are my actions. No more of this! I know what to do, to become prince at last, and fate itself landed me a hand! Yes, I will go forth with my plan, no matter what. For the life of a prince is the only life worthy for me.
I passed under a low banner and in this dark alleyway I thought back on Daquan, that guard I had poisonned so cleverly. I couldn't help smiling, and I didn't really like what that meant about me. Is killing a man that simple? Behind me, a fool, coughing and stumbling, his breathing raspy and annoying. I hurried my steps, as I was close to the fruit shop, but it seemed like the sick fool behind me hurried as well. I turned around briefly, and in the feeble moonlight I saw his bearded, scarred face, no longer that of a gambler, but that of a vengeful killer. We crossed eyes and he yelled ''Dieudonné you peasant!''
I didn't like that. I faced him, separated by a few dozen meters, surrounded by boxes and garbage bins and low hanging banners. We were completely alone here in the alleyway, and the only thing I could hear was his struggling breathing, and his coughing, as he was hurrying toward me, holding something in his hand, what, a knife?
I Dieudonné had enough of that man. No matter how grateful I was of the hand of fate, bringing me closer to my goal using that despicable man, I decided to finish what I had started.
''What, you want to kill me, good guard?'' I taunted him, looking at his curved dagger in his shaky hand. Daquan coughed once more and leaped toward me, screaming, murder in his eyes, but he was so slow from the rat poison. I punched his arm and his dagger fell on the ground loudly. ''What did you do to me?'' he shouted, his face so close to me I could smell his incoming death. I remember just how ugly and pityful he seemed to me. He had the face of an angry child, throwing a tantrum for having his favourite toy taken away.
''You deserve this, you failure of a man..'' I whispered, as I grabbed him by the neck. His bloodshot eyes then filled with fear, with dread, and at that moment I let go of him, frightened. What was I trying to do?
But Daquan reached for his dagger once more and I remembered my vow. To do whatever it takes. ''I can't die, for I become prince tomorrow.'' And so I kicked his face and his belly, I turned him on his back and pummeled his face, his gambler face, and ignored whatever he was trying to say to me, until his weak arms couldn't stay up anymore.
I didn't notice rain had started, and I got up from down there, my fists bloodied in red, my head aching. I looked down at the dagger and laughed, what a ridiculous tool. I pushed Daquan to the side of the alley, under a few boxes and a fallen banner, and I spat on him, as he extended his hand to me, begging for help. ''Die as the rat you are..''
I ran away from there, back to the fruit shop. I didn't know if I wanted to laugh at the top of my lungs or collapse and cry. All I wanted was to be alone. I made it to a crossway, and looking around I- well I was lost. Where the hell am I? What am I doing here?
Tall dark buildings. Banners whirling in the wind, wires flailing about, crows cawing, flying around high above me, under the feeble rain. I looked to one side, and the other, I couldn't tell the difference! Where is Daysha, where is the black lake, and my hometown? Why am I here, in this hellish city, alone, my hands stained with murder?
I noticed I was shaking, and couldn't breathe properly, and my mind was spiraling, how dizzy I felt. I sat down, there in a dark corner of an alley, and I placed boxes over me, and covered my feet with a fallen banner, and tried to sleep, just to escape. I tried to sleep just to see if all that really happened. I tried to sleep and realized once more, I was nothing different from Daquan! Here I was, same as him, except I'm to keep living in this shithole of a life I have been so proud of living.
I, Dieudonné, thought of suicide for the first time that night.
The crows woke me up once more, not their cawing but their beaks! I jumped awake and chased the black birds away. Did they think I had died? As if I would die such a meaningless death... My head was aching all the more, and I got up, trying to piece out where I was exactly. I was just a few buildings away from the flower shop actually. All around me, the bustling life of Jericho had started anew, in the early hours of the morning. The sun had just started to rise, and a soft breeze washed away my worries, if only for an instant.
I Dieudonné entered the fruit shop, nonchalantly, my hands in my pocket, for they were still bruised. But no one was there. I was expecting Daysha, ready to jump in my arms, and the tall Lemarcus to be standing in his doorframe in the back, reeking of tobacco. Only the parrot greeted me, with his usual ''Thief, thief, thief I say!''
But I had had enough of that, and as I made my way to the back of the shop I shooed the bird with my hands. Upon seeing my bloodied, bruised knuckles the parrot flew away screeching ''Murderer! Thief! Murderer!'' and I froze. Did I really kill that man? And not by poison, with my own two hands? I walked in the bathroom there, and I noticed a big tall mirror. I made sure not to see my reflection. I jumped in the shower and washed away the dreadful night, to be ready for the dreadful day I become prince at last.
All ready I walked to Lemarcus's door, and knocked quietly. ''Daysha?''
I heard some rustlings, a few steps, and my sister whispered as well from beyond the closed door. ''Go away Dieudonné. I don't want to see you ever again. What a brother you are.''
Her words hit me like a brick. I kneeled down and slid under the door the little bag of orange tea, the prince had given me. ''All I want to say is, I'm sorry.'' I told her. And I meant it.
I heard her pick it up, and scuffle back to the bed. I heard Lemarcus's voice, and Daysha's voice, such loving words, and I was taken aback. I thought she would hate him!
I stole some lotion in the bathroom for my knuckles, thank you Lemarcus. I made haste for the plaza, for the prince himself was waiting for me. On the way there, I could hear faint music, festivities, growing louder and louder. I hurried my steps, much like a child would do, and low and behold a full on festival was taking place, with dozens of musicians playing drums, flutes, lutes and others singing. Dragons and sheeps were dancing to the music, their big colorful bodies going up and down, moved by the many feets beneath them. Kids were running around, petals were falling from Jericho's sky and a new, bold banner was erected, its calligraphy impeccable : Tea Festival.
And there, standing alone at the entrance of the plaza, the prince. Approaching him I noticed his smile, and how relaxed he looked. I took the time to really look at him, at the gold chains on his face, at his crown, at his clothes so elegant. On his face I saw the face of a happy man, and I didn't like that.
He saw me at last and ran toward me, smiling, his eyes full of life. I noticed around him, the people, recognizing their prince, and smiling, and bowing, and I could see how respected he was. I thought, back then, about just how badly I needed that, just how badly I needed everyone to look up to me, to worship me. My vow strenghtened once more, and hugging my new friend smiling I could only think of murder, of deceit.
We entered the fruit shop, and it was still empty, the closed door of Lemarcus in the back there made me wonder if they were still in or out. No matter. All I needed was a few minutes. ''I'd like to treat you to tea, as well, as we wait for my family.'' I told the prince, and he sat down. How glad I was of the parrot not being there, that irritating creature. To my surprise the prince said ''I always wanted to taste that tea brick of yours!'' and I couldn't help laughing.
The kettle whistling, just like it did the day before at the palace, I poured into it the harsh bits of black tea. A far cry from the expensive ingredients of the prince. I told him to bring over a few blackberries, how nicely would they go with our black tea. In the meantime I poured myself a cup, and quickly threw in the rest of the rat poison I had bought the day before in the kettle. I exhaled and closed my eyes for a second. The prince came back and pretended to throw a berry in my mouth, laughing. And he did, a perfect throw! How oblivious can the prince be?
''So, my prince, what are you planning to do today?'' I asked him, pouring down his death sentence in his tiny cup.
The bitter, almost poor aroma of the leaves surrounded us, and as he lifted his cup he told me how he didn't have much planned today, and that they could perhaps spend time at the tea festival. I looked deeply in his eyes, waiting for him to drink his tea at last.
Right then the backdoor opened, and tobacco filled the air, to my annoyance. The prince put down his cup and got up, bowing to the tall man and the curly woman looking at us. Right there I cursed the heavens, and slammed my cup on the table.
''My sister Daysha, uncle Lemarcus, please meet my new friend, the prince of Jericho!'' I proclaimed, a bit too loudly.
I remember the look on lemarcus's face, his squinty eyes, pinning me down, I could tell he didn't like me. Once again Daysha proved to be a useful fool and grabbed his arm, dragging him toward us.
The prince sat back down, and offered them to share tea with us. I got up and took the kettle, saying how I'll just make a new batch, but the prince insisted. ''As you told me yesterday, why waste it?''
Of course I wanted the prince to drink it and die, so that I could take his place. And I didn't mind if that man lemarcus dies, for I despised him. But I didn't want Daysha my sister to die such a meaningless death!
''Very well, but Daysha, you won't like it. Why don't you bring us some refreshments instead?'' I proposed, trying to get her to look me in the eyes, and notice what was going on. But the fool was clutching at lemarcus's arm, smiling, and told me she'll just add my present to the tea, that she took out.
The orange tea I gifted her! And so the prince took it upon himself to pour two more cups to Daysha and Lemarcus. She added the bright orange powder to her cup, and also to everyone's cups, smiling.
Daysha asked a few questions to the prince, as they ate berries, holding their lethal cups, warming their hands. I Dieudonné sat there, and debated if I should just flip the table and maybe punch lemarcus, as a pretext to stop everyone from drinking the tea. After all, I'd get another chance sooner or later.
I looked down at my cup, and catched a glimpse of my reflection, amidst the scintillating of the orange powder, much akin to the prince's golden chains on his face, and at once the fountain of greed within me sprang anew. Damn it all!
She's a fool, he's a lustful man, and he's the prince I'm meant to be!
''Now, let's drink to our new friendship!''
And I burned my throat, gulping down the tea, not even tasting it. I slammed the cup on the table, and to my horror, to my bliss, they all did the same.
With how much rat poison I had put in the tea, the effects would start rather soon. My sister, with rosy cheeks, asked me ''Dieudonné, you told us your friend is the prince, yes, but you never told us his name?''
And at that I couldn't hold my laughters, it was too much for me.
''Yes, you never did ask for my name, even after you told me you didn't care about me being prince...''
We all grew silent. The prince added, smiling, ''Tell me, are we really friends?''
This is when they started dying.
Coughing, and retching, and all that. I dragged Daysha and Lemarcus to their room, making my best impression of someone worried for his friends, for his sister. She held my arm, and in her eyes, the same fear in saw in Daquan the day before. She whispered, in my ear, how she wanted to give me a present, as thanks for bringing her with me here to Jericho. She placed in my hand, orange incense. We both got teary eyes. I told her, once again, for the last time, ''I'm sorry.''
I closed the backdoor. Alone once again with the prince, I towered over him. He was asking for a glass of water, and to go fetch a guard, to bring him back to the palace.
I lied to him once again ''Now, my friend. I have an antidote, but first you have to tell me everything I need to know about you, about the prince of Jericho.''
He was shocked, and couldn't breathe for a few seconds. I fell to my knees and slapped him. I told him ''You see, my friend, I'll take your place as prince, and become the man I was always meant to be.''
At that the prince struggled to laugh, holding my arms; ''I was never the prince! I did just like you, Dieudonné my friend. I took the jewels and the clothes and the knowledge of the last prince, and I made myself prince.''
I got up, and stared him down. He added ''And the prince before that! All pretending, all greedy, all imposters!''
He struggled to get up, fell to his knees, and whispered to me, holding my legs ''I have only ever showed you kindness, generosity, friendship... And you would kill me, and take my place?''
I saw, at that moment, the prince had the face of despair. I pushed him down on the ground, and I couldn't help but cry as I removed his clothes, his crown, and painstakingly removed his golden chains, the true symbol of his majesty.
All the while the prince was laying there on the ground, staring at the ceiling. He tells me, his voice raspy and his breathing short; ''So you'll get my haircut, get some new piercings, wear my clothes and my jewels... So you'll be the new prince of Jericho... Will that satisfy you?''
I froze. I looked down to him. he added, pleading;
''Will you at least spare me, your friend? I'll tell you everything you need to know, the name of the servants, how you should act, secrets, all of it. Just give me the antidote, and give Daysha and Lemarcus the antidote. And go, I'll forget about you, Dieudonné, the man I thought was my friend.''
He told me everything, and I lied to him once more, about how the antidote will save his life. I made him drink some of my tea, and he smiled. I asked him his name, and he told me, crying.
But I forgot.
As I walked out, the parrot rushed in, yelling ''Murderer! Murderer! Thief!'' Once more.
The next day, I was walking down the main road, on my way to the palace of Jericho. On my face, the gold chains, on my head, the crown. And adorning me, clothes beffiting of a prince. And on everyone's faces, admiration, love, respect.
I held my head high, and smiled broadly, for at last I was a prince, with the face of a prince. What bliss.
I entered the palace, and made haste to my chamber, where a few days ago I drank tea and laughed with the previous prince. I jumped on the bed, took a nap. Never slept better in my whole life. I awoke and filled my pockets with gold coins, emeralds and ivory. I demanded a servant to make me some orange tea, but I didn't drink it, I wasted it.
I pushed open the bathroom door, avoiding the mirror once more. And there, the bathtub of a prince, with lotions and soaps and warm water on tap. I poured myself a bath, filled with all the luxury products I could find. I reached for my pocket and took out the orange incense Daysha had given me, before dying of my hand.
I placed it down on the counter, in front of the mirror, and lit it, its fragrance, taking me all the way back to my hometown, to little Daysha and my family.
I glimpsed at the mirror at last, looking at my perfect reflection. Never before had I seen my face so clearly, if not from the still surface of the cursed lake. In the flickering of the candles, I saw the face of a murderer. I saw the face of a thief. I saw the face of a spiteful man.
I couldn't take it anymore, I punched the mirror, reopening my wounds on my knuckles. The mirror cracked, and my reflection was mutliplied. I looked at my bloodshot eyes, at my golden chains, at my stupid haircut, and I grabbed the golden chains and screamed as I tore them with all my force. Blood gushing out, pieces of my nose, my ear and my eyebrow, at the tip of the golden chains. I threw away the crown and tore down my clothes, drops of red staining the royal floor, as I ran away toward the exit, toward the roads of Jericho.
Outside, I walked around, aimlessly, my mind, numb. I was just so tired of it all. So what if I was prince at last?
There, walking toward me, peeling away his orange, the tall man in the white hat, the blind man, the man with the wise face. He puts a hand on my shoulder, and says, as if to himself :
''Ah! There is the man with the cursed face. Welcome to Jericho!''
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With the team announcements for MCC Kick-Off, I think a lot of us have noticed the number of newcomers, with six, and a couple more players returning after a long time off! The MCC games can be a big learning curve, especially for someone who doesn't play a lot of Minecraft or who hasn't watched a lot of MCC. This post is meant to provide a comprehensive guide to each MCC game for any newcomers (or anyone else who wants to read) to follow!
Each game will be separated into three sections: An objective overview of the game and its scoring, a discussion of some of the most common strategies or things to consider, and a list of vods that you may want to review to get an idea of how the games run.
Just a little disclaimer- MCC is at its core a for fun event, and nobody should feel pressured to practice or vod review a ton. I am just making this for anyone who may be relatively unfamiliar with MCC and wants to learn (and because I want to and think it will be fun to put together). That is why this post will include vods as well as an overview of the game/strategy, so those who just want a general idea can read the basic overviews, while if you want to sweat or practice a ton, you can also watch the vods I provide!
Also, I am not a participant and do not have any experience playing MCC, I am just a viewer who has watched a lot of MCC and really enjoys the strategy/analysis aspect of it. If any other viewers or participants disagree with anything I say or have anything to add, feel free to let me know! I am open to any discussion and/or criticism.
Ace Race
Overview: Ace Race is a three to four lap race consisting of speed pads, jump pads, elytras, tridents, and swimming. This game is purely an individual movement game, and scoring is based on your end placement, with better placements earning more coins. The exact scoring can be found on noxcrew.com/mcc
Strategy: Ace Race will take place on one of its existing maps. Each map will have a relatively straightforward path, however each map also consists of various skips and shortcuts. These shortcuts vary in difficulty, some only requiring a simple variation in path while others should only be attempted by those with a high mechanical skill. The best way to find these skips would be to look through some top players' vods, but this shouldn't be super necessary to get a decent time, and you shouldn't feel pressured to do a ton of excessive vod reviewing just to find a couple of skips. This also probably wouldn't be a good idea to do far in advance, as we won't know the map until the day before when the update video comes out. Also, coming back from this long of a break there is a decent chance we will see a brand new map! My biggest piece of advice in terms of skips is to know your skill. If you think you can make some more difficult skips, then go for them! But it is always better to finish with a relatively good placement than to lose a ton of time because you went for a ton of risky skips.
It is also important to note that there are a few features in Ace Race that don't exist in vanilla Minecraft, in particular the speed and jump pads. I would recommend finding time to hop on the practice server for around fifteen minutes before the event to get a hang of how these features work. Additionally, the Ace Race tridents are a bit different from vanilla tridents. Instead of needing to release the trident to fly forward, these tridents release automatically. I also recommend the practice server to get a hang of these!
Vods: I've attached the fastest pov for each map I believe could be in rotation this MCC (they're all pete, my ace race goat)
Clouds II- Petezahutt MCC33 https://youtu.be/ZO8alq9a8ts?si=1VoTHalItELpg79T&t=5233
Turtle Run- Petezahutt MCC25 https://youtu.be/OQS_RjH74Ow?si=gzrpv3ls_LTmgxm7&t=6342
Yeti Set Go!- Petezahutt MCC35 https://youtu.be/Qr7nIDQLvz0?si=AazMGyH6HYKc2FLE
Battle Box
Overview: Battle Box is a round-robin PVP game that takes place over nine rounds. In each round, each member of your team will select from one of four kits, and then you will fight the other team in a small, enclosed map. In the center of each map, there is a three-by-three square of concrete, where your goal is to break the concrete and replace it with your team's own color. If you manage to replace all of the concrete with your own, you win the round! Coins are awarded based on coins and round wins, with 15 coins awarded to a player for each kill, and 160 coins awarded for each win, split among the team.
Strategy: Specific strategies for how to play are difficult to discuss in a post such as this, as they are very map and team-dependent. However, the general strategy for teams is to try and kill the other players and then fill the middle, because you can earn a lot more points from kills as well as round wins over just winning every round. However, sometimes if a team's strongest suit is not PVP, or if they are struggling to win rounds from just killing, they may instead try and wool rush. This means instead of trying to fight, the team will just try and rush the center of the map and fill in their concrete without fighting in an attempt to win the round. This is often effective in getting a few win points when your team is struggling, although you don't get as many points as when you get kills. Also, it is always very important to keep your eye on the center of the map, so you can make sure you are not also getting rushed!
This game is also very easy to practice, as it is on both MCCI and the practice server.
Vods: Here are some first-place battle boxes, where you can see some general strategies/flow of the game:
Kratzy MCC 35 https://youtu.be/J2Pr4wAzUGk?si=s5AJeMsD7XcxiJJx&t=5979
Wallibear MCC 32 https://youtu.be/KhxRZANqCKk?si=sfv87dMq_aaPTojy&t=3563
Sapnap MCC 24 https://youtu.be/PAOiMx11Z3k?si=ypWorHuZhAUL9LXM&t=5627
These Vods are some I think implemented the wool rush strat pretty well:
Fruitberries MCC AS https://youtu.be/1RRPpZjuvks?si=YsL95MEj8uSROmus
FireBreathMan MCC Scuffed https://youtu.be/jYRU8xdJSnI?si=EGFupilu0IapUa6M&t=3295
Big Sales at Build Mart
Overview: Build Mart is a purely team-based game where your goal is to recreate certain builds as a team using the resources you can find in the map. To get these resources, you fly up on your elytra and mine the blocks you need, then bring them back to the portal and place them in your team's plots to complete your builds. Points are awarded based on completions, with more points awarded for completing builds first. Some builds have a gold border around them and are known as golden builds, and are worth double the points.
Strategy: Build Mart is known as one of the more controversial MCC games, and therefore has not been in rotation much recently. I think it is relatively unlikely we see Build Mart in this upcoming MCC unless we see a revamp of some sort, but I will still cover the most commonly known strategy for Build Mart.
The most common current strategy for Build Mart is known as the floater strategy. This strategy consists of three players focusing on one of the three build plots each, while the fourth player is what is known as the "floater." The floater's job is right at the beginning to get some of each wood, and then after they are basically on command for each other player. The other players need to be constantly communicating with the floater about what they may need, and the floater should always be moving and collecting resources. It is also important to focus on the golden builds when they come up, as those will reward you with the most points. Make sure to always keep comms clear and stay calm!
Vods: Grian MCC 17 https://www.youtube.com/live/yThkemDpp7I?si=y68H55rx_fhThlTf&t=6977
Here is a good floater pov: Sapnap MCC 18 https://youtu.be/PEoiYE_vMrc?si=FqhhxrXVpoCKIxYE&t=6511
Grid Runners
Overview: Grid Runners is a team-based game that consists of a series of puzzle rooms that you must move through and complete as a team. This game requires clear communication from your whole team. Coins are awarded based on the speed at which you complete each room. You receive coins for each individual room, as well as a bonus from your overall placement.
Strategy: There is no overall strategy for grid runners, as it is just a series of unique puzzles, so instead I will just give some pointers or things to watch out for.
Make sure to pay attention to the obvious details of the room, such as the room title and the resources given. Players often miss clues hidden in details such as the room title or don't see a key feature of a resource they are given that will help them complete a room. Make sure comms are always clear, and try to avoid speaking over each other. Also, this might be a game where it is good to turn to a more experienced player for leadership, as many of the rooms you will see are repeats and your teammates who have played multiple events may have seen them in previous MCCs.
Vods: FireBreathMan MCC 30 https://youtu.be/6l3qxzN9Sds?si=umR3L4I-qdatbIS1&t=6263
HBomb MCC 29 https://youtu.be/x4oEG4ckTO0?si=E_Aq4oPVan0v14VS&t=7827
This one is a personal favorite of mine, although they started very behind, they were able to catch up quickly and ended up getting first- Ranboo MCC 26 https://youtu.be/IbsZiNWunbg?si=dnF0ZgD5LNeBf7E1&t=7649
Hole In The Wall
Overview: Hole in the Wall is a movement game where the goal is to stay alive as long as possible over three different rounds. Slime walls will move toward you from four directions, and you need to move and jump through them to survive. As the round progresses, the walls will move faster and will become harder to move through. The longer you stay alive, the more coins you earn. Specific scoring can be found at noxcrew.com/mcc
Strategy: I think the best way to prepare for Hole in the Wall would be to practice it either on MCCI or the practice server, but this isn't a game with any specific strategy that needs to be learned. Most players tend to play in f5, but this is mostly up to personal preference. This isn't a game that I think requires a ton of review unless you're wanting to really sweat it. This game is mostly learning the mechanics through playing it and just being a strong movement player.
Vods: Jojosolos MCC 22 https://youtu.be/5N1U3Wciqo0?si=djmKGqyqyLVGjfIe&t=3697
PeteZahHutt MCC 34 https://youtu.be/ekEpCuvFqB4?si=hl0lS1N4pwBOr-f2&t=3359
Parkour Tag
Overview: Parkour Tag is a round-robin movement game that takes place over nine rounds. Each round, one player on your team will choose to be the hunter. This player will hunt three players from the other team for that round for one minute in a map consisting of parkour jumps and obstacles. At the same time, the other three players will be running from the opposing team's hunter. Points are awarded for survival time and for hunting opposing players, with a bonus if you survive the entire round. Your team also receives a bonus if you hunt all of the opposing team before they manage to hunt you. Specific scoring can again be found at noxcrew.com/mcc
Runners are always glowing and visible to the hunter, while the hunter is not glowing to the runners. The runners have an item called runner vision which allows them to see a glowing outline of the hunters for three seconds, with a cooldown of ten seconds.
Strategy: The most important aspects to remember for Parkour Tag are to stay apart and communicate. When running, it is very important to stay far away from your teammates, as sticking together makes it easy for the hunter to pick you off right after each other. Make sure you stay apart and are always communicating about the hunter. You should be saying where the hunter is, who they're going for, if they're cutting someone off, or any other important information. When you die, you need to make sure you keep an eye on the hunter and communicate with your alive teammates. While it is frustrating to get tagged, you need to remember that even though you are dead, you still have an important role in this game, so make sure you shake it off quickly and talk to your team!
Vods: Fruitberries MCC 34 https://youtu.be/MaQN4zIteIU?si=FRtxbYkZfrpfowBM&t=2049
PeteZahHutt MCC 22 https://youtu.be/4eWsFj-dgGE?si=fF6JlBSPVUwVAZTt&t=10908
Sands of Time
Overview: In Sands of Time, each team is placed into its own identical dungeon. Throughout the dungeon, you will find coins, puzzles, parkour, mobs, hidden rooms, and more that you will need to explore and collect. However, your time in the dungeon is timed, and the only way to extend the timer is to collect sand from around the map and place it into the sand timer in the middle of the map. Each sand will extend the timer by 10 seconds. At the end of the game, you must bank all of the coins you've collected as you leave the dungeon through the portal. If you are not through the portal when the time runs out, you are locked in the dungeon and lose everything.
Throughout the dungeon, there are four colors of keys corresponding to matching vaults: green, blue, red, and gold. The vaults will be down hallways with markings on the wall of their respective colors. Unlocking the various vaults rewards you with a large amount of coins. You can also find rusty keys around the map, which can be used to unlock brown doors that will open to more pathways.
Sands of Time is a high-risk high-reward game, the deeper into the dungeon and the more dangerous you are, the more coins you can earn, but it also increases your risk of death. If you die, your teammate can bring you back to life by sacrificing one sand. Your coins and items will drop where you die, but you will lose 20% of your coins. (If you die in lava, all of your items and coins will be lost.)
Strategy: Sands of Time is easily the most complex game in MCC. If you only had time to review or learn one game, I would recommend spending that time learning Sands of Time. There are too many intricacies for this game to fit into a few short paragraphs for this post, so I recommend reading this post by u/klarinn. While the post is from a few years ago, I think it still contains a lot of useful information, and the strategies are still relatively up-to-date to current MCC.
During a game of SOT, three players will take the role of runners while one player will be known as the sandkeeper. The sandkeeper is traditionally a player who is less comfortable running. The sandkeeper's job is to clear out the center room of the dungeon, flicking all spawners, and collecting all coins and sand from the center. The sandkeeper needs to make sure they are constantly keeping an eye on the timer, and constantly comming how much time is left and how much sand they have. The sandkeeper is in charge of letting the runners know when they need to return to the main room, and the runners will always hand the sand they've collected off to the sandkeepers. The main thing to remember as sandkeeper is you should always know how much time is left and should always be communicating this to your teammates. In my opinion, the difference between a good sandkeeper and a top sandkeeper is that they can communicate clearly, effectively, and constantly.
The other three players will be known as runners. The runners' jobs are to explore the dungeon and collect coins. My biggest piece of general advice for runners is to not take unnecessary risks (unless it's played late and you are in desperate need of coins), and to offhand your torches and make sure to always place them on spawners before you break them (hello hbomb).
The most common strategy for runners is called the vault runners strategy. This strategy is more for people who tend to lead their team or who are very into sweating and strategizing the event, so if that's not you, you don't need to worry about this too much, but it still might be useful to have a general idea of it. In this strategy, one player will always go for the blue vault key first, which is always underneath the sand timer in the middle, and then find the blue path, fully explore it, and search for the blue vault. A second runner will do the same with the red key, which is always found in a puzzle room directly off spawn. The last runner will find either an unmarked path or the gold vault path and will explore it fully.
Vods: Some Top Runner Povs:
HBomb MCC 31 https://youtu.be/1WNcsi83bb4?si=YzQz5XP913J7hf50&t=14025
Jojosolos MCC 28 https://youtu.be/VV6rdBLcEV0?si=HO5hT7XL0sFceGgE&t=10262
Some Top Sandkeeper Povs:
Aimsey MCC 24 https://youtu.be/gcS7etUhoQI?si=c8CjGCtKocGUIeyU&t=9575
Eret MCC 31 https://youtu.be/8h4Uy-re3s8?si=L4kVdKqULLhaSp2B&t=8836
Again, if you were to watch one vod in preparation for MCC, I would 100% recommend it be a SOT vod. This game has a lot of different parts to it and is often particularly difficult for newcomers, and watching the game be played is the best way to get a hang of it!
Sky Battle
Overview: Sky Battle is a PVP game that takes place over three rounds. Teams spawn on islands in the sky with unlimited blocks and must collect resources and move toward the center island, fighting other teams on their way. Coins are awarded based on kills and survival. Specific scoring can be found at noxcrew.com/mcc
Strategy: If you've played Sky Battle on MCCI, the first thing you need to understand is MCC Sky Battle is played completely differently. In MCC Sky Battle, teams are all sticking together, acting very carefully, and strategizing in a way that MCCI players don't do. There really is no specific strategy for Sky Battle, other than stick together with your team and try to not take any too risky fights early on. Generally, the Sky Battle points are very kill-focused, and only surviving until the end with no kills does not reward many points.
Vods: Antfrost MCC 32 https://youtu.be/huAhwyPMD3M?si=zUNhvRUfgZg-p0eF&t=9518
Quig MCC 20 https://youtu.be/4IF5BXwQaTk?si=lk7wCfDRdEVumwWH&t=10756
Fruitberries MCC 32 https://youtu.be/CfxmI4P-s2I?si=oHtSlZVbVD0RfPwi&t=8642
Survival Games
Overview: Survival Games is your classic Hunger Games style PVP game, players spawn around the center, collect chests, and fight to the death! Coins are awarded based on kills and survival. Additionally, throughout the game airdrops will drop from the sky throughout the map, and breaking them will award you extra coins.
Strategy: Survival Games is only one round, which means you need to use your one life carefully! Make sure you always stick together with your team, and be very careful taking early fights unless your team is extremely confident you can win. The biggest reason I see teams struggle is due to them being too greedy and going for kills they shouldn't, causing them to die early and lose a lot of coins.
Vods: Fruitberries MCC 19 https://youtu.be/JAcj7T6RtKo?si=Xyh9dwOcg4HAlNQZ&t=9097
Olliegamerz MCC 31 https://youtu.be/WPJX07gyEXs?si=NCwLh0luL2kwWRK2&t=8123
To Get To The Other Side
Overview: TGTTOS is a movement-based game that takes place over six rounds on six different maps. The goal of each round is simple- to get to the other side of the map and punch one of the NPCs at the end. The maps vary from parkour, to block placing, to elytra, and more. Coins are awarded based on the placement in which you finish, with a bonus being awarded to the first four teams to have all four members finish.
Strategy: While TGTTOS is a game of speed, sometimes trying to do some crazy movement that you aren't really mechanically skilled at can hurt you more than help you. Players who are very good at block placing can try to take the lead, but if that's not you, it's probably more in your interest to follow another player. The team bonuses are huge in this game, so consistently getting alright placements that help your team with the bonus is much better than trying to risk it for top placement and failing. "Follow Fruit" or "Follow Purpled" are very viable strategies and can really help your team with those bonuses.
Vods: FBM MCC 31 https://youtu.be/QJsngifOq4s?si=2TF7eiOOZJJ9VCKf&t=6459
Purpled MCC 29 https://youtu.be/0vFEw0TbQNw?si=nRI9bmHVrPq9y-W6&t=9438
Sapnap MCC 34 https://youtu.be/KFHT5uQl_SM?si=cSFNCQfGm8548bIQ&t=8416 - I put this vod as a way to show the importance of team bonuses, even though their team isn't getting any crazy placements, they are consistently doing well and the team bonuses are putting them in first.
Rocket Spleef Rush
Overview: RSR is a movement game that takes place over three rounds, where the goal is to be the last one standing. Players spawn on floating platforms with an elytra and a rocket launcher that boosts them and destroys blocks. As the platform is destroyed, a new one will spawn that players must fly to. Players are also given one updraft that they may use to save their life a single time. Coins are awarded based on placement and kills.
Strategy: Rocket Spleef Rush is easily one of the least newcomer-friendly games in the event. The rocket jumping mechanics are pretty unique to the event and will likely require some practice, so I recommend hopping on the practice server or MCCI and just getting a hang of the simple boosting mechanics.
In general, players will play RSR in one of two ways: traditional rocket boosting or elytra hopping. Rocket boosting just consists of gliding, landing, boosting, and repeating, while elytra hopping uses momentum from the elytra to jump into the air. Both strategies are very viable, and I don't personally believe one is more effective than the other. Rocket boosting is usually preferred for its simplicity and consistency, while elytra hopping is preferred for its ability to conserve momentum.
Kills are another way to earn coins in RSR, however, specifically going for kills is risky except for in specific situations. I would recommend not specifically trying to get kills, as it can easily backfire on you. There are some situations where it is beneficial to get kills, such in final platform situations where you need to spleef the other player to win. In general, take kills as a fun little bonus when you get them, not as something to try for.
A couple more pieces of advice: be very careful when using your updraft. The updraft will shoot you straight up, and when you are falling it is very easy to panic use your updraft and boost right into a block above your head. When using the updraft, make sure the area above you is clear and safe to boost into! Also, a common strategy used by players is the "horizon strategy," where players look directly at the horizon to lose the least amount of height while gliding.
Vods: Rocket Boosting Strategy:
Purpled MCC 26 https://youtu.be/XfScje4wTHg?si=MNMuniDNiOEScNwH&t=9772
Purpled MCC 31 https://youtu.be/PX3dKlqUZJc?si=P7QyoV8ond5SzF_q&t=1448
Elytra Hopping:
PeteZahHutt MCC 21 https://youtu.be/o_VQ5lWf7k0?si=A-KhGqP58IA_g7XZ&t=12860
PeteZahHutt MCC 31 https://youtu.be/D8iJBAWK11Q?si=vCYW5DC_-Tsf2KOc&t=1838
And a vod that shows how you can correctly go for kills:
Philza MCC 29 https://youtu.be/4K-oyKit_JA?si=p52JViNF61C0lIZH&t=2815
Meltdown
Overview: Meltdown is a bow PVP game that takes place over three rounds. Players spawn scattered in a lab with different rooms that slowly melt as the game progresses. Each player can freeze their opponents with one shot from a bow, and players can unfreeze their teammates by placing down their heater next to their frozen teammate.
Throughout the map, there are scattered coin crates that can be mined using the telepickaxe- an item that one person can wield at a time per team. There are also a large amount of these coin crates at five different capture points throughout the map. The players must traverse through the map, finding coin crates, fighting players, and avoiding melting rooms.
Coins are awarded based on kills, coin crates, and survival. Specific scoring can be found at noxcrew.com/mcc.
Strategy: One of the most important things to remember for Meltdown is to always be aware of your surroundings. Pay attention to the map and where you need to go, always be peeking corners, and keep comms clear so your team knows what to do. The specific strategy your team uses often varies based on what your team wants to do, but commonly one person will be in charge of the telepickaxe and mining capture points and coin crates.
The biggest thing that I believe is important for newcomers to remember is to BREAK ENENMY HEATERS! If you are in a fight with an enemy team and they place heaters on their teammates, make sure you break them so they can't respawn. This may seem obvious, but MCC is stressful, and at the moment it's very easy to panic and forget.
Vods: Quig MCC 23 https://youtu.be/wEq3FYEBRUk?si=9BvLnBmh93mJ1TjG&t=12763
Sapnap MCC 30 https://youtu.be/RdlN2PJeKJI?si=yB1qNiziUPEh53mC&t=5299
Purpled MCC 31 https://youtu.be/PX3dKlqUZJc?si=pi90ZII0kcu8AVCV&t=7150
Parkour Warrior
Overview: Parkour Warrior is a movement game where the goal is to earn as many medals as possible. The course consists of one main path consisting of relatively easy sections, while every three sections there is an optional bonus path branching off to the side. The more bonus paths you complete, the more medals you earn. Each main path section gives a stone medal, while the bonus paths give a bronze medal for completing the first section, a silver medal for completing the second, and a gold medal for completing the entire bonus path. At any point while completing a bonus path, you are able to click the scroll in your hotbar and reset to the main path.
At the end of the course, the path will split into three endings: easy, medium, and hard. Whichever ending you complete will apply a multiplier to your team's score depending on which one you complete. The easy path adds 0.15x, medium adds 0.35x, and hard adds 0.8x. If you are attempting a more difficult ending, you can reset and try a different ending up until there are 30 seconds left in the game, when your scroll will be taken away. After the 10 minutes of the game end, there are 30 seconds of overtime in which you can still complete the game, but you will be down to your last life.
Coins are awarded based on the amount of medals you collect, multiplied by your team's total multiplier. Specific scoring can be found at noxcrew.com/mcc.
Strategy: The biggest piece of advice I have for Parkour Warrior is to know your own skill, and to time yourself well. There is a progress bar at the top of your screen that you can use to track your progress and see if you are on pace to finish. While the bonus paths are important and give good coins, the most important part is to finish. The multiplier you get from even the easy ending is huge for your temas score. If you are attempting a bonus path and you are really struggling, it is okay to reset and keep going down the main path. Make sure you leave enough time to finish your goal ending!
Vods: There are two perfect completions of parkour warrior, and viewing these will give you an idea of the type of obstacles you will face. Remember, these are perfect completions, and you are not necessarily expected to complete these as fast as they are. Just try your best, and work with your own skill level!
Purpled MCC 32 https://youtu.be/O4VVGnbqIsE?si=x14rtSl5BttQmSDK&t=6799
Fruitberries MCC 34 https://youtu.be/MaQN4zIteIU?si=LcD1jwm2cQ9iQvdh&t=5885
Bingo But Fast
Overview: Bingo But Fast is a team game where your goal is to obtain the various items or complete the challenges on your bingo card. Your team will need to explore the world, mine, kill, and craft for all your various items. Players spawn with a bingo card, an elytra, speed, saturation, a teleportation pearl that can be used to teleport to their teammates, and a full set of enchanted netherite tools.
Coins are awarded for each item you collect, with the amount of points awarded decreasing every time another team collects that same item. Teams are also given a bonus when they complete lines on their bingo card. Specific scoring can be found at noxcrew.com/mcc.
Strategy: Bingo is still a relatively new game, so there is no specific widespread strategy. However, I would recommend focusing on the easy-to-get-off spawn items first, as the sooner you get them, the more points they will be worth. And as always, make sure you are always communicating clearly with your team about what you need and what you have!
Vods: Smajor MCC 35 https://youtu.be/sFGXvEWeUr8?si=E0waL8BOEeY3G-lw&t=4696
PeteZahHutt MCC 34 https://youtu.be/00IqQWr3TVA?si=Umg0WAX0YCcUlnpx&t=2569

So, certain things just do not work or cannot be done in hard mode and it leads to very partticular way game has to be played.
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I am not playing with any extra modifiers, just regular hard. And I find that it actually impossible to save downed characters. The main reason is that it is impossible to target character with a revival item AND healing item/spell on the same turn. A limitation enemies DO NOT SHARE. A boss can target revived character on exact same turn and immediately down them again, and their AI seems to prioritize that. And that means that is impossible to revive units. Even if you time AOE healing spell, those recover way too little hp to matter. It means that if unit is downed, they are gone. You have to do the fight without them. Considering its not unusual to get straight up one shot by bosses, or bosses having multiple actions per turn and focusing them on one character (again AI straihgt up priorities doing so), it's basically impossible to avoid having your units downed. Meaning battles become some dps race where u just trying to pile as much damage as u can get away with hoping boss dies before your last character.
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That's to me is not fun or strategic. Being able to respond and actually adjust your strategy and actions to enemy actions is fun. Gritting your teeth adn ignoring all boss attacks because you can't do anything about them anyway... is just not how I have fun in turn based games.
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So the question is... How's normal? Is there any reason to pay attention to the game or is it auto snooze fest? Because game boing boringly easy is just as bad as game being obnoxious. And I fear this game has no golden middle for me. (Unless answer is jsut grind levels till stat curve means you can't get one shot... which would be awful as well)

Parte III
Aca la Parte I y Parte II
Valeria, Mauro y el Dr B.
"()Los sonidos industriales de aspas girando, los gritos por compasión seguidos del crac estruendoso y líquido, que desciende por esa gran tubería, hacia los barriles verdes, con el logo de Monsanto. Chorreaba por uno de sus lados un gota alargada de pasta rosada que terminaba en la letra E de la etiqueta química. FERTILIZANTE.
Luego de terminar la transcripción, todo mi cuerpo empezó a querer huir, las paredes de mi casa se tiñeron de una tenue luz azul mientras el atardecer nublado entraba por la ventana, las luces apagadas por mi abstracción en la computadora dieron lugar a los pasillos oscuros que comenzaron a resultar ajenos. Mientras suavemente cerraba la pc mis oídos empezaron a zumbar como si estuvieran bajo presión, mi respiración se hizo más presente y la vibración del celular interrumpió mi trance.
Llamada de mi trabajo. Fue para decirme que tenía una semana de licencia pendiente, que por agenda, tenía que tomarla a partir de hoy.

• Hijos de puta ahora hasta te eligen ellos la licencia - pensé al principio, pero a la vez me resultó muy extraña la voz al teléfono y a decir verdad, todo el asunto era atípico.

El enojo se transformó en confusión que solamente sumó a la paranoia. Los sonidos en la calle empezaron a parecer erráticos, una sensación caótica y extrañamente familiar me invadió. Mis sentidos parecían cada vez más agudos, y gritaban:
Andate.
Agarré la laptop vieja, el pendrive y me fui a la terminal. El viaje corto desde mi casa pareció una travesía hasta allá. Caras en la calle se posaban en mí con muecas extrañadas, el celular no paraba de sonar con números desconocidos en la pantalla y empezó a formularse una idea extraña en mi cabeza que susurraba un “Ellos, Valeria es una de Ellos”.
Ya en los andenes revolví mi mochila donde confirme que tenía la llave del rancho familiar en San Luis. Apague mi celular, Subí a un bus con destino a Treinta y Tres, me senté en el penúltimo asiento y deslice en el bolsillo delantero el celular apagado, me baje y comente al guarda con cara de despistado, “me confundi, yo voy para la costa”.
Casi salté a los escalones del Copsa, sin poder evitar que las miradas de los pasajeros me interpelen. Me senté en mi asiento numerado y me desfragmente en disociación, tratando de entender qué estaba haciendo, ¿por que estaba huyendo?, ¿de que? las imágenes que las últimas transcripciones cincelaron en mi mente se repetían como en bucle, haciéndo que sacudiera de vez en cuando mi cabeza, como tratando de alejarlas de mi pensamiento, mis manos se veían extrañamente detalladas y ajenas.
La ruta estaba oscura y perdí la noción del tiempo, el reloj digital al alcance de la vista del pasajero tintinea desde que salimos, marcaba las 10:40.
"¡Estación de San Luis!" - escuche en volumen bajo el grito del guarda.
Me paré tambaleante, me apresuré a bajar y con el mismo impulso me metí en las calles de pedregullo. Recorrí en zig zag el balneario oscuro, frío y silencioso. La noche sin luna y el olor marino me tranquilizaron. Cuando gire en la esquina que da al rancho a dos aguas, en los escalones de la puerta principal, alumbrada por una luz blanca, estaba ella, sentada, esperándome.
Me detuve en seco y un vértigo escalofriante recorrió mi torso hasta la garganta, nos miramos unos cortos dos segundos, hasta que se paró y empezó a caminar en pasos deslizantes hacia mi, sonriendo y jugando con sus manos, cruzando y descruzando los brazos. El sonido creciente del viento entre los árboles nos cubrió.
"Querido, ¿cómo estás? Que linda es la casa de veraneo, creo que nunca vinimos acá no? ¿Es la que les dejó tu abuela?"
Sentía como la adrenalina se iba inyectando al torrente sanguíneo. ¿Cómo una actitud tan familiar de una persona tan familiar podía transmitirme tal pánico?. Tenía que contestar algo.
"Si, es esta. Me vine a despejar un rato, me dieron unos días en el trabajo y quise aprovechar- intente excusarme con disimulo fallido, ya que tartamudee en la mitad de las palabras.
"Si ya se! Nosotros arreglamos con ellos, para que estés más tranquilo y como gesto por cuidar el archivo. Ah! creo que alguien te robó el celular en la terminal"- Me miró con una sonrisa pedante.
"Igual tranqui, ya lo encontraron en un bus camino a Treinta y Tres. Después lo recuperas.
A esta altura abrí la boca para pedir explicaciones, pero con lo aterrado que estaba solo balbuceé un “gracias”.
A todo esto, nos encontrábamos a medio cuerpo de distancia. Valeria me miró ahora un poco más seria y se puso a mi costado. Me tomó del brazo petrificado y pude sentir como un fuerte olor a jabón neutro me invadía, como si se hubiera refregado en él más de la cuenta.
"¿Entramos? está haciendo frío." Me dijo terminando la frase en pucherito.
"Emm, Bueno."
Mis manos temblorosas lograron acertar en la cerradura al 3er intento, pasamos, prendí las luces y de su mochila sacó un vino tinto. Nuestro favorito.
"Traete unos vasos Mauro."- Me dijo mientras se sentaba en el sillón contra la ventana que daba al monte.
Sirvió vino hasta casi llenar el ex-vaso de requesón, me miró y en un gesto de brindis dijo.
"Por.. ¿el Dr B?."
Force una risa levantando las cejas y tomé medio vaso de un sorbo.
"¡Bueno!. "- exclamó inclinándose y apoyando el vaso en la mesa ratona, y continuó.
"Debes de estar muy confundido, lo entiendo, lo vi muchas veces. La mente tratándose de adaptar a una realidad nueva, insospechada y en tu caso de golpe. No es fácil.
Primero asegurarte que nadie te va a hacer daño, ni a vos ni a nadie que conozcas. Segundo, lo que leíste en ese archivo, como te habrás dado cuenta no está destinado al conocimiento público. También decirte- No aguante mas el estres, explote.
"Vos no sos Vale, ¿Quién sos? sos casi idéntica, pero…"
"Ah sí, esa pregunta es complicada de explicar. Vamos a intentar."
"Soy una versión de Valeria que ella accidentalmente género cuando entró al laboratorio. En una de las salas de incubación tocó un botón de escaneo que fotografía su mente durante 48hs y a su vez una micro aguja que tomó su sangre. Así me genero a mi.
El tema es que estábamos en situación interrumpida de autodestrucción de los sistemas y esa parte del código de programación del protocolo también se copió en la mente de Valeria."
"Y valeria? ella está… muerta?."
"bueno, sí y no. Si intentó irse de la base, está muerta. si sigue allí, probablemente esté muerta de frío o asesinada por el comando de limpieza, pero básicamente, si yo estoy acá, ella no lo está más."
la frialdad con la cual me respondió me hizo perder la poca calma que tenía, me levanté del sillón y comencé a recular con las manos en la cabeza, no podía dejar de repetir:
"Esto no puede estar pasando, no puede estar pasando."
"Hey, Mauro, tranquilo. Va a estar todo bien, yo también soy Valeria. En todos los sentidos sigo siendo tu amiga, se quien sos y por todo lo que pasamos. De verdad, cuando termine de gestionar la filtración, el código no va a servir más, se va a borrar de mi mente y voy a ser solamente yo. Así que tranquilo. Solo tenes que darme el pendrive y este tema termina acá, volvemos a la vida y nadie va a saber de absolutamente nada."
"¡Yo no voy a fingir que mi amiga no se murió! ¡Sola! !¡en la cocha de la lora y cagada de frío!, ¡no voy a dejar que vos la suplantes!, ¡no voy a dejar que."- Me interrumpió.
"Mauro, escúchame."- Se acercó a mí y me agarró de las manos, sus ojos grandes y delineados me miraron con dulzura, como tantas otras veces.
"Yo SOY Valeria, tengo las mismas huellas digitales, la misma sangre, el mismo ADN, los mismos recuerdos, los mismos traumas, !Puta madre, hasta tengo las mismas adicciones.!, las mismas cicatrices… absolutamente, todo. ¿Vas a decirle a mi vieja que me morí? ¿A mi hermana? ¿Vas a denunciarme? ¿Qué pensas hacer? Nadie te va a creer absolutamente nada. Si alguien mínimamente quiere creerte, como lo comprobarias?."- dio un profundo respiro y siguió.
"Soy una copia exacta". - me dijo sonriendo con real convicción y un dejo de orgullo.
Solamente pude llorar, por mi amiga, por la impotencia de que tenía razón. Me desmorone en el sillón, y observe como el monte se mecía en la noche.
"Dale, tomemos el último vaso, yo ya me voy".- Me dijo mientras me reconfortaba brevemente con movimientos circulares en la espalda.
"Después de darte esto y que esa parte desaparezca, te vas a acordar que no sos… realmente Valeria?"
"No, ya hay una simulación en pausa sobre mi ultima semana, no voy a recordar nada de esta situación cuando me despierte, porque simplemente, se sobreescribe el recuerdo."
"O sea que; ¿yo voy a ser el único que voy a saber esto?"
"Tómalo como un regalo Mauro, un vistazo por detrás del velo. Y si lo mantenes así, todo va a estar bien."- El tono amenazante era suave pero evidente.
"Alcánzame tu PC y el pendrive."
La mire evaluando todas las acciones posibles y si esta decisión era la correcta, estiró su mano y sonrió con compasión. Le di la vieja computadora y el pendrive negro de 16G con el archivo. lo introdujo, tecleo mecánicamente rápido hasta que la pantalla se puso negra.
"Perfecto, quedo pronto."- saco el pendrive lo tiró al suelo y lo piso violentamente con el taco del zapato. se puso la mochila y enfilo hacia la puerta.
"Para- " Le dije
"Las cosas que el Dr B escribió… sobre el subsuelo…"
"Si, son verídicas, era la única forma de ser autosustentables y poder aislar el complejo del resto del mundo. Inclusive los científicos de moral más flexible se cuestionarian el trabajo si supieran donde terminaban los sujetos, y lo que hacíamos con sus cuerpos… En fin, me voy a casa, que Lucia me llamó 5 veces ya. Mañana hablamos."
"Te quiero amigo, Gracias." - me sonrió y cerró la puerta detrás de ella, sentí como un auto se alejaba de la casa lentamente.
De mi bolsillo saque el pendrive blanco y lo mire. Ahora tenía una decisión que tomar.

I’m getting one of these BB’s, and i want my future phone to be able to use 4G of course. Can anyone tell me which one can use 4G Data?

Parte III
Aca la Parte I y Parte II
Valeria, Mauro y el Dr B.
"()Los sonidos industriales de aspas girando, los gritos por compasión seguidos del crac estruendoso y líquido, que desciende por esa gran tubería, hacia los barriles verdes, con el logo de Monsanto. Chorreaba por uno de sus lados un gota alargada de pasta rosada que terminaba en la letra E de la etiqueta química. FERTILIZANTE.
Luego de terminar la transcripción, todo mi cuerpo empezó a querer huir, las paredes de mi casa se tiñeron de una tenue luz azul mientras el atardecer nublado entraba por la ventana, las luces apagadas por mi abstracción en la computadora dieron lugar a los pasillos oscuros que comenzaron a resultar ajenos. Mientras suavemente cerraba la pc mis oídos empezaron a zumbar como si estuvieran bajo presión, mi respiración se hizo más presente y la vibración del celular interrumpió mi trance.
Llamada de mi trabajo. Fue para decirme que tenía una semana de licencia pendiente, que por agenda, tenía que tomarla a partir de hoy.

• Hijos de puta ahora hasta te eligen ellos la licencia - pensé al principio, pero a la vez me resultó muy extraña la voz al teléfono y a decir verdad, todo el asunto era atípico.

El enojo se transformó en confusión que solamente sumó a la paranoia. Los sonidos en la calle empezaron a parecer erráticos, una sensación caótica y extrañamente familiar me invadió. Mis sentidos parecían cada vez más agudos, y gritaban:
Andate.
Agarré la laptop vieja, el pendrive y me fui a la terminal. El viaje corto desde mi casa pareció una travesía hasta allá. Caras en la calle se posaban en mí con muecas extrañadas, el celular no paraba de sonar con números desconocidos en la pantalla y empezó a formularse una idea extraña en mi cabeza que susurraba un “Ellos, Valeria es una de Ellos”. Ya en los andenes revolví mi mochila donde confirme que tenía la llave del rancho familiar en San Luis. Apague mi celular, Subí a un bus con destino a Treinta y Tres, me senté en el penúltimo asiento y deslice en el bolsillo delantero el celular apagado, me baje y comente al guarda con cara de despistado, “me confundi, yo voy para la costa”. Casi salté a los escalones del Copsa, sin poder evitar que las miradas de los pasajeros me interpelen. Me senté en mi asiento numerado y me desfragmente en disociación, tratando de entender qué estaba haciendo, ¿por que estaba huyendo?, ¿de que? las imágenes que las últimas transcripciones cincelaron en mi mente se repetían como en bucle, haciéndo que sacudiera de vez en cuando mi cabeza, como tratando de alejarlas de mi pensamiento, mis manos se veían extrañamente detalladas y ajenas. La ruta estaba oscura y perdí la noción del tiempo, el reloj digital al alcance de la vista del pasajero tintinea desde que salimos, marcaba las 10:40.

• ¡Estación de San Luis! - escuche en volumen bajo el grito del guarda.

Me paré tambaleante, me apresuré a bajar y con el mismo impulso me metí en las calles de pedregullo. Recorrí en zig zag el balneario oscuro, frío y silencioso. La noche sin luna y el olor marino me tranquilizaron. Cuando gire en la esquina que da al rancho a dos aguas, en los escalones de la puerta principal, alumbrada por una luz blanca, estaba ella, sentada, esperándome. Me detuve en seco y un vértigo escalofriante recorrió mi torso hasta la garganta, nos miramos unos cortos dos segundos, hasta que se paró y empezó a caminar en pasos deslizantes hacia mi, sonriendo y jugando con sus manos, cruzando y descruzando los brazos. El sonido creciente del viento entre los árboles nos cubrió.

• Querido, ¿cómo estás? Que linda es la casa de veraneo, creo que nunca vinimos acá no? ¿Es la que les dejó tu abuela?

Sentía como la adrenalina se iba inyectando al torrente sanguíneo. ¿Cómo una actitud tan familiar de una persona tan familiar podía transmitirme tal pánico?. Tenía que contestar algo.

• Si, es esta. Me vine a despejar un rato, me dieron unos días en el trabajo y quise aprovechar- intente excusarme con disimulo fallido, ya que tartamudee en la mitad de las palabras.
• Si ya se! Nosotros arreglamos con ellos, para que estés más tranquilo y como gesto por cuidar el archivo. Ah! creo que alguien te robó el celular en la terminal,- me miró con una sonrisa pedante.
• Igual tranqui, ya lo encontraron en un bus camino a Treinta y Tres. Después lo recuperas.

A esta altura abrí la boca para pedir explicaciones, pero con lo aterrado que estaba solo balbuceé un “gracias”. A todo este diálogo nos encontrábamos a medio cuerpo de distancia, Valeria me miró ahora un poco más seria y se puso a mi costado. Me tomó del brazo petrificado y pude sentir como un fuerte olor a jabón neutro me invadía, como si se hubiera refregado en él más de la cuenta.

• ¿Entramos? está haciendo frío.- Me dijo terminando la frase en pucherito.
• Emm, Bueno.

Mis manos temblorosas lograron acertar en la cerradura al 3er intento, pasamos, prendí las luces y de su mochila sacó un vino tinto. Nuestro favorito.

• Traete unos vasos Mauro. - me dijo mientras se sentaba en el sillón contra la ventana que daba al monte.

Sirvió vino hasta casi llenar el ex-vaso de requesón, me miró y en un gesto de brindis dijo.

• Por.. ¿el Dr B?.

Force una risa levantando las cejas y tomé medio vaso de un sorbo.

• ¡Bueno!. - exclamó inclinándose y apoyando el vaso en la mesa ratona, y continuó.
• Debes de estar muy confundido, lo entiendo, lo vi muchas veces, la mente tratándose de adaptar a una realidad nueva, insospechada y en tu caso de golpe. No es fácil. Primero asegurarte que nadie te va a hacer daño, ni a vos ni a nadie que conozcas, segundo, lo que leíste en ese archivo, como te habrás dado cuenta no está destinado al conocimiento público. También decirte- No aguante mas el estres, explote.
• Vos no sos Vale, ¿Quién sos? sos casi idéntica, pero…
• Ah sí, esa pregunta es complicada de explicar. Vamos a intentar.

Soy una versión de Valeria que ella accidentalmente género cuando entró al laboratorio. En una de las salas de incubación tocó un botón de escaneo que fotografía su mente durante 48hs y a su vez una micro aguja que tomó su sangre. Así me genero a mi. El tema es que estábamos en situación interrumpida de autodestrucción de los sistemas y esa parte del código de programación del protocolo también se copió en la mente de Valeria.

• Y valeria? ella está… muerta?.
• bueno, sí y no. Si intentó irse de la base, está muerta. si sigue allí, probablemente esté muerta de frío o asesinada por el comando de limpieza, pero básicamente, si yo estoy acá, ella no lo está más.

la frialdad con la cual me respondió me hizo perder la poca calma que tenía, me levanté del sillón y comencé a recular con las manos en la cabeza, no podía dejar de repetir:

• Esto no puede estar pasando, no puede estar pasando.-
• Hey, Mauro, tranquilo. Va a estar todo bien, yo también soy Valeria. En todos los sentidos sigo siendo tu amiga, se quien sos y por todo lo que pasamos. De verdad, cuando termine de gestionar la filtración, el código no va a servir más, se va a borrar de mi mente y voy a ser solamente yo. Así que tranquilo. Solo tenes que darme el pendrive y este tema termina acá, volvemos a la vida y nadie va a saber de absolutamente nada.
• ¡Yo no voy a fingir que mi amiga no se murió! ¡Sola! !¡en la cocha de la lora y cagada de frío!, ¡no voy a dejar que vos la suplantes!, ¡no voy a dejar que.- me interrumpió.
• Mauro, escúchame.- se acercó a mí y me agarró de las manos, sus ojos grandes y delineados me miraron con dulzura, como tantas otras veces.

Yo SOY Valeria, tengo las mismas huellas digitales, la misma sangre, el mismo ADN, los mismos recuerdos, los mismos traumas, !Puta madre, hasta tengo las mismas adicciones.!, las mismas cicatrices… absolutamente, todo. ¿Vas a decirle a mi vieja que me morí? ¿A mi hermana? ¿Vas a denunciarme? ¿Qué pensas hacer? Nadie te va a creer absolutamente nada. Si alguien mínimamente quiere creerte, como lo comprobarias?.- dio un profundo respiro y siguió.

• Soy una copia exacta. - me dijo sonriendo con real convicción y un dejo de orgullo.

Solamente pude llorar, por mi amiga, por la impotencia de que tenía razón. Me desmorone en el sillón, y observe como el monte se mecía en la noche.

• Dale, tomemos el último vaso, yo ya me voy.- me dijo mientras me reconfortaba brevemente con movimientos circulares en la espalda.
• Después de darte esto y que esa parte desaparezca, te vas a acordar que no sos… realmente Valeria?
• No, ya hay una simulación en pausa sobre mi ultima semana, no voy a recordar nada de esta situación cuando me despierte, porque simplemente, se sobreescribe el recuerdo.
• O sea que; ¿yo voy a ser el único que voy a saber esto?
• Tómalo como un regalo Mauro, un vistazo por detrás del velo. Y si lo mantenes así, todo va a estar bien.- El tono amenazante era suave pero evidente.
• Alcánzame tu PC y el pendrive.

La mire evaluando todas las acciones posibles y si esta decisión era la correcta, estiró su mano y sonrió con compasión. Le di la vieja computadora y el pendrive negro de 16G con el archivo. lo introdujo, tecleo mecánicamente rápido hasta que la pantalla se puso negra.

• Perfecto, quedo pronto.- saco el pendrive lo tiró al suelo y lo piso violentamente con el taco del zapato. se puso la mochila y enfilo hacia la puerta.
• Para- le dije
• Las cosas que el Dr B escribió… sobre el subsuelo…
• Si, son verídicas, era la única forma de ser autosustentables y poder aislar el complejo del resto del mundo. Inclusive los científicos de moral más flexible se cuestionarian el trabajo si supieran donde terminaban los sujetos, y lo que hacíamos con sus cuerpos… En fin, me voy a casa, que Lucia me llamó 5 veces ya. Mañana hablamos.

Te quiero amigo, Gracias. - me sonrió y cerró la puerta detrás de ella, sentí como un auto se alejaba de la casa lentamente.
De mi bolsillo saque el pendrive blanco y lo mire. Ahora tenía una decisión que tomar.

Hello! I have just purchased a BlackBerry Curve 9360 3G with the interested of using it as a Dumbphone. I haven't really explored the world of BlackBerry but it was $12 on eBay so I thought why not.
Few questions: 1. Does it even work for calling/texting people? 2. Does it support app downloading? (Kindle/Audible is what im looking for) 3. Anyone have one and want to share experiences?
I've read online that a lot of carriers dont support devices like these, so any recomendations on a cheap one?
Thanks again :D

Tengo una media hermana, solo hija de mi papá, ella es mayor que yo por aproximadamente 8 años, apareció en mi vida cuando yo era aún un niño, fue, de hecho, cuando casualmente mi padre puso su propio negocio y esté empezó a dar frutos, no éramos ricos, pero ciertamente no carecimos de dinero... Ella hasta la fecha se ha negado a realizarse una prueba de ADN. Yo en lo personal, dudo que sea mi hermana, ya que hasta ella mismo ha comentado que su madre era una mujer que le gustaba vivir de lo hombres, así que ella misma no esta segura quien sea su progenitor... Llendo al tema del título, ella y yo hemos tenido relaciones en más de una ocasión, esto ocurrió cuando yo estaba entrando a la adolescencia, y ella, era ya una madre de alrededor de unos veinte años, ocurrió más de una ocasión, cada vez que ella nos visitaba en casa de mis padres, durante aproximadamente unos 10 años, generalmente era yo el que insistia, otras veces ella, pero ocurría. Ciertamente no es algo de lo que estoy orgulloso, pero considero que esto ocurrió en una edad en la que piensas que es el estar con una persona y no desaproveche esa oportunidad, actualmente llevamos una relación seria, y no hemos vuelto a tener ese tipo de acciones, pero siempre me le he preguntado que es lo que la motivo a hacerlo conmigo? Soy mucho menor que ella y por otra parte ella ta tenia marido e hija, ustedes que opinan, Debería considerarla como mi hermana después de eso?

Hello! Rookie here; I'm BlizzardBl4ke 'Blizzie', nice to meet you!
So, heard about BB closing... yet, I have this old gentleman (https://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_curve_9220-4459.php) and wanted to give it a second life. Bought in 2012, and still works like the first day, or well, not exactly. Since BlackBerry closing, it's impossible to download any app as from BlackBerry world and all of that, but I have a little project in mind. I'd like first to solve the problem of app downloading, for example, could you tell me how to download Whatsapp, Telegram, and such apps or how to get a new app store? Is it possible? If so, I'd like to go ahead and 'revamp' the phone changing the camera and RAM to revalue it and use it as everyday phone. Where or how can I find compatible pieces so I don't make a big mess with firmware? Thank you for your attention and knowledge, I'm literally a newbie in Blackberry and need lots of help. :) I'm staying tuned, thank you again!