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Arve Vesren
DED
CONCORD Assembly
25
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Posted - 2013.07.26 14:11:00 -
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Please refrain from posting private communications between pilots. This is a breach of CRC Guidelines.
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Manwe Todako
Repatriation Transportation Services
306
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Posted - 2013.07.26 18:28:00 -
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Arve Vesren wrote:
Please refrain from posting private communications between pilots. This is a breach of CRC Guidelines.
My apologies for breaking regulations and to the Disciples for any embarrassment it may have caused. I assume this is in reference to my interaction with pilot Phyrike regarding the 5000+ slaves he jettisoned into space since that entry has been removed. For anyone who may have missed it, the breach of CRC Guidelines involved the direct posting of an evemail response to my request of him to provide a reason for the jettison of the slaves. I believe it was rule #9 that I violated. I apologize to Phyrike for posting his response rather than reporting his response. Reporting a response allows for plausible deniability whereas posting does not. Its a good reminder to re-read the rules now and then
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
831
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Posted - 2013.07.27 14:16:00 -
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Cynicism and pessimism are potent enemies of peace. As a capsuleer devoted to peace, I caution myself from taking my que from fellow capsuleers. I find in the baseline community a greater impetus for peace and greater vision for it. However, the capsuleer community possesses greater resources to make a reality of peace. There is the tension. Then there is the great Nanny, CONCORD. She carefully measures out the toys enabling the capsuleers to play war and throw sand in each others eyes and ball, stomp and cry. All the while supporting the fantasy that they are demigods.
But, perhaps I am wrong and the powers that be are really doing their best to keep the peace. So I am brought back full circle to confront my own cynicism and pessimism and to do my best for peace in my own corner of the cosmic sandbox.
Wall of Shame:
115.07.27 12:41 HITTICH 45 people, Roger Bentham 7 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
831
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Posted - 2013.07.28 12:52:00 -
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The Redemption is the name of Manwe Todako's blockade runner that he used to fill in for me for several days while I was away on business. At the conclusion of the time, I came to check with him at the reception center. Our crews hada little time to relax. The Mayflower and Redemption crews melded easily in spite of the fact that their captains are quite different. I invited Manwe to the Leaning Tower for cup of bad coffee. I wanted to speak to him about KSAF and the influx of new Matriculants. He wanted to speak to me about how we might see Matriculants repatriated and legally freed. It was a good conversation but I saw both in him and felt in myself and pressure and stress over the difficulty of seeing certain things done. After he and his crew left, I had a strong feeling that can best be described as "homeless." This is not in the sense of "on the streets impoverished" and I would not insult those who suffer such with a comparison. Homeless was rather in the sense that you can never go home after certain lines are crossed. The capsuleer crosses several just in being a capsuleer.
Wall of Shame:
115.07.27 16:36 Psykick Lyrikaj 47 people
115.07.28 01:56 Ann Aurilen 10 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
831
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Posted - 2013.07.29 23:39:00 -
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We would like to thank two anonymous donors who have provided surplus supplies of water for our Matriculation Centers. After communicating that we had water in surplus, We were told to go ahead and sell the donations for use elsewhere. We appreciate these donations. Thank you good pilots.
We want to remind pilots that freed slaves are legal passengers in all sovereign space and that transport contracts can be honored without risk of customs issues. We frequently rescue freed slaves who have been jettisoned with others.
Wall of Shame:
115.07.28 21:30 SoulMiner 52 people
115.07.29 21:12 saint73 10 former Elite Slaves, 80 Freed Slaves, 209 former Slaves
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
831
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Posted - 2013.07.31 13:24:00 -
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Like most subjective human qualities, "dignity" is defined differently by the same variety of opinions differing on such subjects as loyalty, honor, justice, etc. Understanding this subjectivity, I express my opinions knowing that there is no accepted definition.
We dignify ourselves when we treat others with dignity, even those we consider enemies. We dignify ourselves when we refuse to treat in kind, those who do things and say things we consider wrong. We dignify ourselves when we treat with respect those who work hard to make a living regardless of the social position. We are dignified when we treat the waitress, garbage man, janitor, soldier, etc. as dignified. We dignify our bodies and minds when we refuse to objectify the same of others.
It seems to me that we can all be a bit more dignified in our approach to others. I cannot help how anyone else presents themselves, but I can choose to respond to him or her in a dignified manner. Here, particularly, on these forums is a need for a renewal of dignity. Our idioms, euphemisms, humor have lost dignity. It isn't so difficult to bring some dignity back, is it?
Wall of Shame:
115.07.30 20:09 Tryllian Krasnojarsk 32 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
831
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Posted - 2013.07.31 22:52:00 -
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Hypothetical Scenario: What would the typical Capsuleer do if...
You are injured while out of pod and in order to regain full function, painful and extensive physical therapy is required. Do you endure the therapy or pod yourself? What would the typical pod pilot do?
Wall of Shame:
115.07.31 19:41 EpicDigger 22 people
115.07.31 20:14 29 people (pilot not recorded)(non-typical rescue situation and recording step neglected due to multi-taskig requirements)
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Gabriel Darkefyre
Gradient
Electus Matari
80
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Posted - 2013.07.31 23:55:00 -
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Ston Momaki wrote:Hypothetical Scenario: What would the typical Capsuleer do if...
You are injured while out of pod and in order to regain full function, painful and extensive physical therapy is required. Do you endure the therapy or pod yourself? What would the typical pod pilot do?
I believe it would depend entirely on the capsuleer and which of their Clone Bodies is injured in such a way. I know of several who maintain multiple clone bodies with specific implant sets depending on their current needs. They would be unlikely to choose Euthanasia of the injured clone if the clone in question had a lot of high value implants.
In addition, it would depend if the injury was such that the clones ability to fully function in a piloting role was impared or not. If the clone could function within a capsule without issue, then many would choose to maintain that clone exclusively within the capsule while utilising a separate clone for activities which required them to operate outwith the capsule.
In short, the most likely scenario in the situation above where either the clone was unable to operate a capsule or, the clone lacked Implants would be for the capsuleer to transfer his consciousness to an uninjured clone and biomass the injured one.
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Lady Katherine Devonshire
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
Interstellar Online Network
156
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Posted - 2013.08.01 15:13:00 -
[969] - Quote
Ston Momaki wrote:You are injured while out of pod and in order to regain full function, painful and extensive physical therapy is required. Do you endure the therapy or pod yourself? What would the typical pod pilot do?)
They tell me that if I my consciousness was ever transferred to a clone that these burn scars from the Jarizza attack would no longer be present on said clone body. Yet you may notice the scars are still there. I have never had to actually use such service to date, nor do I intend to any time soon.
Whilst I maintain a clone, the idea of being cloned frankly terrifies me. For the most part I only joined the capsuleer program as a deterrent against terrorists. After two suicide bombing attempts by the "Bloody Hands" on my estate my niece pointed out that becoming "immortal" would actually be a far more effective deterrent to their assassins than any amount of actual personal security. So far it has worked.
The sound of the Amarrian heart |
Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
831
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Posted - 2013.08.01 21:26:00 -
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Thank you Mr. Darkefyre and Ms. Denonshire. Your perspectives really helped me come to understand some differences among friends and how we approach physical struggles. You both hit important points and helped be come a better understanding. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
One of the two rescued in the second report below asked, "Why take the risk for just us two?" I answered by telling him to ask someone from my crew who would give a better answer than I would. "We've all been there." That was the answer given. It was given by the new medic trainee; the one who doesn't quite trust me. One thing for sure, he trusts the crew he works with.
Wall of Shame:
115.08.01 12:22 benicetonoob Saken 10 people
115.08.01 21:16 James English 2 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
831
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Posted - 2013.08.02 18:19:00 -
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To feel such deep sadness as to drain the very life from your soul... To feel so depressed as to seek the only out that your despair will let you see... Yet to hide it so effectively from even those closest to you... Does this not make our grief all the more palpable...that we did nothing while all the while you slipped into desperation and finally took your own life...
DSTON grieves a life lost recently to the ravage of suicide. We wish we could reach back in time and see and feel what you were feeling and reach out a hand in time to save.
Let us all pay more attention to those around us and to each other's pain, sorrow, even desperation. Let us not be afraid to ask and then demand an answer, a long answer to the question, "How are you doing?" And may we not be so quick to verbally compete with others over whose life is harder. It may just be that the other's life is really harder; much harder.
Wall of Shame:
115.08.01 23:48 Xynide Daphiti 41 people
115.08.02 12:23 Tyraxo, 58 former slaves, 5 slavers, 5 hounds
115.08.02 17:28 jbo082 20 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
832
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Posted - 2013.08.03 18:26:00 -
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The sixth and seventh days of the business week are both good days to be on patrol and dangerous days to be on patrol. It is important for us to patrol on these days, because business people often wait for these days to do a bulk of trading and transport. We sometimes see large groups of people jettisoned into space on these days. We want to be there if there is a chance to rescue them. On the danger side, sometimes bounty hunters bate would be rescuers hoping for an opportunity to destroy our ships...
If people in death cans are involved, we risk taking the bate. Often we escape with little damage, sometimes not. It most difficult when we are only able to rescue a portion of a large group and must leave some behind. We have found rescue methods that allow us now to return to complete rescues often before a suspect timer has expired. There is some risk and we can be targeted and take damage. But, we calculate the risk as worth taking if we believe the can is about to expire or if the medical needs of the passengers dictate. There were two bounty hunters/sport fighters waiting for our return trip, but we were able to rescue the remaining people and escape. This group is now receiving medical attention and health evaluation.
And so it continues.
Wall of Shame:
115.08.03 12:48 Nellie Blackmoon 50 people
115.08.03 17:24 Ginny Erzengel 26 people, Not A Target 34 people, Azareus Quintus 815 (part) 142 (rest) (957 total people) (took hits on return, some shield 30%)
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
833
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Posted - 2013.08.05 02:05:00 -
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The rescues reported below are typical of bate and trap situations we have encountered before. The only difference is the lack of combat vessels in the patrol areas and the fact that in none of these rescues were we targeted. This is unusual considering they also involved cans outside of transporter range from each other requiring greater amounts of time and more opportunity to be targeted. We are pleased and I am very relieved that my crew is safe and sound back at the station for the time being.
Wall of Shame:
115.08.04 12:46 Ciri vanDaar 26 people, Bosorka 42 people
115.08.04 23:00 aaprx Morris de'Vrann 59 people, Adalaskar 10 people, Vulga Rokton 20 people
115.08.05 01:52 HITTICH, Lisa Lingon, Golden Skate, Alexander Durov {Groups: (100 former slaves) (1 former slave) (46 former slaves) (26 former slaves, 19 hounds, 4 slavers)}
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
833
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Posted - 2013.08.06 13:00:00 -
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Activity on patrol has slowed now that day one and two of the week have turned. Between patrols today, I hope to get away to check on planetary operations and to arrange for transport of fresh water to new M-Centers opened after KSAF's recent transfer of over 300,000 former slaves. If all goes well, it should not interrupt the regular patrol cycle.
We now have more crew volunteers than ships for them to crew or pilots to command the crews. Rescue begets a desire to rescue so it seems. The positive part is that we can now train more crew rotations so that any one crew takes fewer risks. DSTON may have to look into recruiting another rescue pilot. I hold out no particular optimism that this will happen any time soon. There are not very many pacifist capsuleers out there.
Wall of Shame:
115.08.05 22:25 Lexandro D'arkebuz 48 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
833
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Posted - 2013.08.07 00:50:00 -
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GÇ£What is your name?GÇ¥ I asked the question as I held her small, dirty hand. The little girl, maybe four, maybe five years of age lay on an exam table in our reception center. GÇ£AbbeyGÇ¥ GÇ£Abbey is my name.GÇ¥ She began to tear up a little. There was no audible cry and she quickly wiped her eye with her other dirty hand. The tears and the dirt mixed and made a dark streak on her face. I reached out and wiped her face with my hand and reached for a cloth to wipe her hands and face. GÇ£Abbey is such a pretty name. Abbey, we are going to take care of you now. DonGÇÖt be afraid.GÇ¥ The nurse attending Abbey smiled warmly at her and held out a stuffed toy animal for her to hold. She reached out and took it and set it at her side without holding it or hugging it as one might expect. GÇ£OK,GÇ¥ she said quietly.
Abbey was the single person found in a deathcan earlier as reported below. In all the time we have been doing this, we have never before encountered a single child of such a young age. This rescue deeply impacted my whole crew. Many of them have seen many hard things in life and this is not the first child they have seen suffer. In spite of this, we were all moved and most of us to tears. We are going to rotate a substitute crew on for the rest of our patrol schedule today.
I am going to send for May Cotton to come up and visit Abbey and maybe bring one of our therapists from Yulai. I hope we can find out about her family and a little more about what happened to her .
Wall of Shame:
115.08.06 15:42 Matti Papotte 1 person
115.08.06 18:10 Gonza Aranzaballa 46 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
834
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Posted - 2013.08.07 18:39:00 -
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Abbey's parents were killed in a slaver raid of her settlement. The raid, apparently targeted parents to be killed and children to be taken for trafficking. The transcript that Ms. Cotton showed me paints a grim picture of young children witnessing the murders of parents and grandparents right before their eyes. Abbey was an only child but was one of many children taken from her village. She was abandoned in typical fashion when the capsuleer pilot realized that the contract for transport in Caldari space was not worth the risk of being caught. May says that Abbey suffers from a mild form of PTSD. This is not to say that her trauma was mild, but that she is expected to grieve, adjust, and be healthy again in time. May also said that because she was rescued before she was trafficked into prostitution, she has good prospects for adjustment and health.
I saw her today at lunch. May Cotton was with me and she encouraged me to ask questions about her parents as part of her grief process. Abigail is her full name. Her parents names were Aaron and Hannah. She talked most about her father and his attempt to protect her before he was murdered.
I share just a snippet of these details because they constitute a microcosm of the vast injustices and horrors experienced all across our Cluster. But, in that vastness are individual people, with names and sorrow and loss. Many who suffer are children; children like Abbey.
Wall of Shame:
115.08.07 12:38 Mylania Amberlight, KrapYl (groups: 10 former Elite Slaves, 40 freed slaves, 2 slavers, 9 former slaves)
115.08.07 18:12 (blue), 5 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
835
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Posted - 2013.08.08 16:34:00 -
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My compass is set for Yulai and it is time to transport 141 slavers out of our reception center in Kaaputenen. After the rescue of Abbey, there has been a unified and sincere cry, "Can we please get the slavers out of here?" The answer is yes. Both our crew rotations and our staff have been men and women of grace, discipline, and self-control; that is not the concern. Today, we rescued a group of 4 slavers. It is likely someone else rescued slaves that were together with the slavers and then left the slavers to perish. Understandable for those passionate in their opposition against slavery. However, it is our practice and policy to rescue any and all stranded persons. Today was no exception, but the feelings provoked were strong. I don't fear for the safety of the slavers here at the center, but I do feel that to move them is a demonstration appropriate for the time. The So in a few moments, I'll be loading up the "Safe Harbor" and departing for Yulai and the DSTON Detention Center there.
We have brought some of the long term therapy staff from Ation to do an evaluation on Abbey and may eventually move her there where she can receive some residential therapy and enroll in preschool with other children her age.
Wall of Shame:
115.08.08 00:48 (blue) 19 people
115.08.08 12:52 Lord Ravenknight 7 people
115.08.08 15:26 JT Ernaga 4 slavers
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
835
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Posted - 2013.08.09 14:14:00 -
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Through conversation and time spent with crew members, my eyes have been opened to realities known in the past only remotely. Some of my crew reside with their families on a temperate planet in a system adjacent to our reception center near our patrol route. On that planet and in a city on that planet, they are involved in charity work with a local mission and food pantry. I was invited by them to come and look at the work they do among the homeless and poor of that city. The particular challenge of their work is that often the poor and homeless are simply written off as deserving of their fate. We forget that with the smallest turn of events each of us could find ourselves in situation we never thought possible. Would there be people who would help us in our time of need, not just giving assistance but treating us with humanity and dignity, respecting the core value of our personhood? I would hope so.
Beginning today, there will be a change in the way these entries are made. The longer I do this work and the more I am exposed to the subtle desperations of humanity, the more convinced I am that I am not the one in a position to make personal judgments on others. I still believe that we all need to be accountable for what we do, but it is not my place to assign shame to anyone but rather only to report what I observe. Shame is something an individual feels for a number of reasons, sometimes justly, other times falsely. Shame is sometimes to big a word, sometimes to small. Who is sufficient to say? To try to press it on another who does not share my values is a useless gesture. Let shame fall on those on whom it will fall. I do not possess the omniscience to justly impart such a thing.
Rescue Report:
115.08.09 12:46 Darren Foster 9 people, Dobrinia Nikitichi 10 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
836
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Posted - 2013.08.09 20:56:00 -
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In monitoring local and other public com channels, I still note consistent confusion over the difference between vitoc and vitoxin. Vitoc is the euphoric antidote to the vitoxin infection. The seizure of vitoc is welcomed by DSTON because we can use it to treat vitoxin infected people that rescue from time to time. The first deathcan listed below had such a supply. We will distribute the supply proportionate to those infected among our populations. It does not appear that the 12 former slaves have the vitoxin agent in their systems; odd that it was dumped. We will use it to help those we can help.
Rescue Report:
115.08.08 (blue) 12 people, 120 vitoc, just Tigra 100 people, William Bradley 10 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
836
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Posted - 2013.08.10 13:20:00 -
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May Cotton is our social programs director for the DSTON Matriculation centers. She has taken a special interest in the recent rescue of a 5 year old girl named Abigail. Abbey, as she is called, was orphaned after her parents were killed in a slaver raid. Her abandonment at a border crossing actually saved her from being trafficked. Ms. Cotton tells me that such trafficking is much more common than most of us know. We do not like to think that there are such dark and depraved corners of humanity, but there are.
Trafficking is a difficult to combat apart from international cooperation to put an end to it. Problem is, the nations are not getting along well enough to see outside of their own petty territorial and economic concerns. What we can do as individuals and organizations is to see to the needs and concerns of those who manage to escape the traffickers and the horror of this particular brand of slavery. We can dare ask questions, first "What is really happening?" second "What can I do to help." And then choose a way, perhaps this or this.
Rescue Report:
115.08.09 22.06 Clarence Sheep, Brummyhair Uta (groups: 15 former slaves, 100 former slaves, 30 freed slaves)
115.08.10 12:41 ahllamaar 3 people
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Edaine Numenor
Numenor Benevolent Holdings
202
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Posted - 2013.08.12 13:26:00 -
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Ston, you missed one. I was passing through your area on my way to Khanid space and ran into a death can. I took it back to Kaaputenen and left them in the care of my people there. We can figure out a time to transfer them over. And what happened to the wall of shame? Are you so humble now that you dare not shame anyone? Watch out lest you lose your idealistic edge.
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115.08.12 10:02 jin big 5 slavers, 9 hounds, 33 slaves, DNA
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
836
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Posted - 2013.08.13 00:07:00 -
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I do not believe I am losing my "idealistic edge." But perhaps I am not the best judge of myself. Self-objectivity is notoriously difficult. Thank you crew and Captain Edaine for the rescue. We appreciate it as I am sure those rescued do as well. Abbey is smiling some...through tears, but smiling. She is making friends with other preschoolers. And she has the affection of the whole center. May has gone back to Yulai but the Ation staff members have remained to take careful albeit inconspicuous observations of Abbey's progress and health.
The work continues
Rescue Report:
115.08.10 17:27 Ineed Aname 104 people
115.08.10 17:49 Eden Hazards 20 people
115.08.12 22:48 Nadthis 12 people, KSKBaer 128 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
837
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Posted - 2013.08.13 16:02:00 -
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There are slavers in the reception center detention area again. The center director tells me that it should not be an issue and that we can proceed as normal until we have greater numbers to justify a transfer to Yulai. About every few months, we send an appeal to Concord to develop a unified solution to the issue of the illegal slave trade cross empire boundaries. We would like to get out of the detention business but need assurances that those we detain will be protected from death reprisal, generational slavery, torture, and other such barbarisms. We have also suggested that all cross-border trading of slaves among capsuleers be outlawed. The solution we suggest is an automatic reclassification of any slave that crosses out of territories where slavery is legal. The reclassification would be computer activated upon gate activation and would reclassify the passengers as simply "citizen." The classification "citizen" would be a non-commodity classification and could not be bought or sold on the market nor contracted.
Do we think it will happen? Doubtful. But we keep trying anyway.
Rescue Report:
115.08.13 12:52 Gloorin 28 former slaves, 5 slavers
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
837
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Posted - 2013.08.14 16:11:00 -
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There are many windows into the heart of a man or woman, chief among them are daily actions and demonstrated priorities. However, another window is the imagination. What captures yours? What dominates a person's imagination is revealed most often in the words they speak or write. What a man wishes to do; what a woman wishes to do whether capable or equipped to do so or not, reveals the character and the heart. Out of a good heart overflows a good imagination. Out of an evil heart overflows avarice, violence, vengeance, sadism, and other such scourges first in the imagination then in action. The good news is that imagination is not fixed; it can be changed and cultivated to raise crop of good actions and motivations even when it is yet a mixture of good and evil. We can discipline and direct our imaginations just as any other part of our existence. Let us become more highly evolved men and women in our imagination and see where it may take us.
Rescue Report:
115.08.14 12:25 iamSittingDuck 3 people
115.08.14 15:55 Gregor Petersen 135 people, Ellisius TheSpartan 50 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
839
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Posted - 2013.08.15 22:57:00 -
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More on this rescue later. (M-center is very busy right now)
Rescue Report:
115.08.15 22:48 (concluded) Ibro Killrathi (2 cans 1815+5500=7315)(875)(875){(65)/(810)}(875)(875)(875)(875)(875)(315)
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
840
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Posted - 2013.08.16 17:32:00 -
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I was close to overjoyed when I saw the Freedom Liner dock on the station. Manwe Todako came to bring extra fresh water from his planetary ops in Madir... I had hoped for a long catch up conversation and maybe that he'd stick around for a while. But the first words out of his mouth were, "We saw a can on the way here. You better check it out." I had time for a quick hello and then we were out in the Mayflower to check the can. 30 people were rescued from it. Manwe stuck around until this morning and we got to have that coffee and conversation. We are upgrading out infrastructure at this reception center to make it a permanent Matriculation Center. Accordingly, Dr. Nalthkh will be working on recruiting and bringing in educational and development staff.
Rescue Report:
115.08.16 00:27 gingerbear89 30 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
840
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Posted - 2013.08.17 13:39:00 -
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I ran into Abigail this morning after breakfast. "How are you Abbey?" "I am having fun, Mr. Ston." It turns out that children in particular refer to me as Mr. Ston. Momaki is hard to say. Anyway, Abbey is undergoing brain mapping to determine the extent of residual associations connected to her trauma. Our educational therapists use this method to devise the best course of education and recovery therapy. I don't know everything about it, but it something to do with what images and/or stimuli provoke activity in certain parts of the brain. Trauma can trigger associative brain activity when specific images, sounds, touches, tastes, smells are experienced. Apparently the process is like a game. The therapists tell me that they are very careful at the beginning of testing to avoid what they believe will trigger strong negative reactions until they have a good brain map established. Abigail is smiling a lot these days.
Rescue Report:
115.08.16 20:08 Parcheesie Sauce 3 people, Syries Vyries 8 people
115.08.17 12:27 Rak Katzyn 18 people, Safirus Kalmondo 18 people
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
840
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Posted - 2013.08.18 13:02:00 -
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I was watching a group of people the other day comparing their relative levels of demonstrable happiness. I got to thinking, "Is happiness evolving out of the human race?" Hmm? If its not evolving out, maybe we are educating it out. Are we teaching our children to "grow out of their happiness?" I'm sure of this; I do not have the answers but it would be nice to have some of that childhood happiness back.
It reminds me also of the way we use the word "happy" that isn't quite right. I'm "happy" to report the rescue over 200 people. Well, I'm pleased, grateful, relieved, etc. I'm even concerned. How will they do? are they physically OK? How will we take care of them? Happy is overused.
Anyway, the work continues.
Rescue Report:
115.08.18 12:44 Sinam Khirr 161 people, SplitFruit 86 people, 15 hounds
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Ston Momaki
Disciples of Ston
840
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Posted - 2013.08.19 13:07:00 -
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Our staff psychologists have a library of portraits that they use in brain mapping exercises. In the case of Abbey, they have used a number of different pictures of people to map residual associations within her brain. Aversions as well as pleasure and contentment are noted and any anomalies are then tested. I received a message from May Cotton yesterday evening about a certain anomaly recorded in this portion of Abigail's brain mapping. The anomaly occurred when the brain registered activity in the same place that recognition and familiarity is registered. The testers were somewhat baffled by it and after repeated tests they asked Abbey to tell them how she felt about the picture being showed. Her response was, "They look nice." "I like them." The testers followed up a bit more and asked about how she felt about other pictures. She gave similar responses to other pleasant looking people, in particular, those who smiled. But only this one particular portrait lit up the recognition/familiarity portion of her brain. In other words, she felt differently about the one picture and the people in it.
The whole time May was telling me this, she had this expression on her face like she knew something I didn't. Then she let me see the picture. "Oh my!" We know these people. Some of the pictures in our testing library are from my contacts. "This gives me an idea," May said with a smile. I smiled back.
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115.08.18 21:48 Sciros Omaristos 19 people, 13Acura13, 3 people
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Posted - 2013.08.20 18:32:00 -
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115.08.20 12:23 Kellanved Tzetsu 56 people ,sultanov 17 former slaves, 8 hounds, 5 slavers
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