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""The Crystal Egg" is a science fiction short story written by H. G. Wells in 1897. The story tells of a shop owner, named Mr. Cave, who finds a strange crystal egg that serves as a window into the planet Mars. The story was written the same year in which Wells was serializing The War of the Worlds in Pearson's Magazine, a year before it was published as a novel. Because of the vaguely similar descriptions of the Martians and their machines, "The Crystal Egg" is often considered a precursor to The War of the Worlds, though there is no clear foreshadowing of the events that transpire in the novel. Story summary Mr. Cave has an antique shop in Seven Dials, a district in the West End of London which, at the time the story was written, was a poor area. He is well educated but is in an unhappy situation. His wife, who is younger, treats him with contempt, as do his stepson and stepdaughter. He is in declining health. He is a friend of Mr. Jacoby Wace, who is Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy at a nearby teaching hospital and is interested in unusual characters like Mr. Cave. It becomes clear toward the end of the story that the narrator, who plays no part in the events, is an acquaintance of Mr. Wace. Among antique items which have come into Mr. Cave's possession is a crystal egg. Wandering about the shop one night, he notices that a light comes from it. Studying it closely, "it gave him the impression that the object had for a moment opened to him the view of a wide and spacious and strange country." He takes the egg to Mr. Wace for safe keeping, after his reluctance to sell it to a customer has exacerbated his relationship with his wife and stepchildren. Mr. Wace is unable to see the view inside the egg as clearly as Mr. Cave, whose fatigued mental state seems to enhance his perception of the vision seen within it. However he believes in Mr. Cave's discovery, and during several sessions he takes notes as Mr. Cave describes what he sees. After a few days Mr. Cave takes the egg home with him between sessions, as the quarrel it caused has subsided; he likes to view the scene within whenever he can. A description of what is seen inside the egg occupies about a third of the story. The crystal egg seems to have a counterpart in another place, through which the strange scenery is visible. The sky, and the two moons sometimes present, suggest that the view is of the planet Mars. The counterpart is one of several crystals on top of masts on a large building, around which there are flying creatures who apparently own it. They sometimes look closely at these crystals, presumably to study a remote scene. Mr. Wace, visiting Mr. Cave's shop after a break of several days caused by pressure of work, is shocked to find that Mr. Cave has died. Some of his stock, including the egg, has been bought by another trader in order to pay for the funeral. This trader, Mr. Wace finds, has sold the egg; the customer, probably unaware of its special properties, cannot be traced. All that remains of the affair are the notes of Mr. Cave's observations. Mr. Wace, and his friend the narrator of the story, are left speculating on the significance of the crystal egg: it seems to have come from Mars, and there may be others like it on Earth, counterparts of the other crystals seen, "sent hither from that planet, in order to give the Martians a near view of our affairs." Adaptations *Jorge Luis Borges was inspired by "The Crystal Egg" for his 1949 stories, "El Zahir" and "The Aleph". *In 1952, "The Crystal Egg" was made into an episode of the science fiction anthology television series Tales of Tomorrow. The episode was a half-hour in length and told in first person narration. The episode is vague as to whether it is set in the 1890s when Wells published his story or in the 1950s when the show was being broadcast. However, since he is recording his story on a phonograph record it is more than likely that it is supposed to be the 1950s. *In Manly Wade Wellman's Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds, Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II and Kevin J. Anderson's The Martian War, Crystal Eggs appear and are used by the Martians to prepare for their invasion by spying on Earth. *In 2001, the Radio Tales series produced the drama "Watchers", an adaptation of H. G. Wells's story for National Public Radio. *The story was adapted as part of the second episode of the 2001 miniseries, The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells. Wells himself appeared as a character, who is inspired to write The War of the Worlds from the events. In the show, the crystal egg comes to Earth as a meteorite and serves as a two-way teleportation gate as well. Cave is divided into two characters, a married couple (William and Rosa); a Martian scientist takes Rosa back to Mars through the egg, before rendering it inoperable. British Intelligence later comes to acquire the egg. *Kim Newman's short story "The Red Planet League" (collected in Gaslight Grimoire) reinterprets the events of "The Crystal Egg" as part of an elaborate hoax played by Professor Moriarty on Stent (the Astronomer Royal from The War of the Worlds) after Stent attempted to discredit Moriarty's The Dynamics of an Asteroid. In Newman's story, Cave is actually Moriarty in disguise. *Cubicle 7's Victoriana tabletop role- playing game supplement Faces in the Smoke Volume 1: The Secret Masters. The section "The Planetarians" is directly based on "The Crystal Egg". It describes a group of British citizens who are gathered together by a government official to investigate a crystal egg that gives visions of an advanced technological society on the planet Mars. Both Mr. Cave and Mr. Wace are members of the Planetarians. External links * "The Crystal Egg" at Project Gutenberg *Text of The Crystal Egg from the University of Adelaide Ebook Library *Martian Technology Analysis Report *Tales Of Tomorrow #9 - The Crystal Egg (1951) - Public Domain Video 1897 short stories War of the Worlds written fiction Short stories by H. G. Wells "
"Siguaraya TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in March 2006 and can be seen in the community of Acarigua in the Páez Municipality of the Portuguesa State of Venezuela on UHF channel 53. Rafael Peña is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this channel. As of now, Siguaraya TV does not have a website. See also *List of Venezuelan television channels Television networks in Venezuela Television stations in Venezuela Television channels and stations established in 2006 Spanish language 2006 establishments in Venezuela Television in Venezuela Spanish- language television stations "
"Rytíři Kladno (') is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga. The team president and owner is Jaromír Jágr, a famous former NHL player, who is currently (2019–20) playing in home games for the team in addition to his ownership and administrative roles. The team plays its home games at ČEZ Stadion Kladno. History Rytíři Kladno players (2017) Kladno was a particularly strong team in the late 1970s, when it won four consecutive league titles (1975–1978), and again in 1980. The team's star, Milan Nový, was league MVP in 1977, 1981, and 1982, and won six scoring titles. František Pospíšil was league MVP in 1971 and 1972. Before season 1997/1998 happened what everyone expected for some time, Kladno lost its longtime sponsor, ironworks Huť Poldi. After a long time the Poldi disappeared from Kladno hockey jerseys and the successes that this famous club has achieved in previous years have also disappeared and was de facto always last. Primarily the lack of funds did not allow to management improvement of club cadre and the main coach resigned. Despite the departure of a number of players abroad, Kladno did not go bad after 2003 and celebrated return to the Czech highest-level league. However after the season 2012-13 Kladno performed poorly in the extraliga. Nor the withdrawal of coaches helped, and the co-sponsorship of Rene Burger the team reached the highest league again after the 12 years. Jaromír Jágr played for his hometown Kladno for parts of four seasons, including during the NHL lockouts in 1994, 2004, and 2012. In January 2018, Jágr was assigned to HC Kladno after a partial season with the Calgary Flames. During the 2010–2011 season, the team was docked 6 points for having used players who were not correctly registered to the club, an affair which also involved the clubs BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Plzeň. Club names * 1924 – HOSK Kladno * 1948 – Sokol Kladno * 1977 – Poldi SONP Kladno * 1995 – HC Poldi Kladno * 1997 – HC Velvana Kladno * 2000 – HC Vagnerplast Kladno * 2003 – HC Rabat Kladno * 2007 – HC GEUS OKNA Kladno * 2010 – HC Vagnerplast Kladno * 2011 – Rytíři Kladno Summary of league participations * 1951–1953: First Ice Hockey League (highest-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1953–1955: Celostátní soutěž (second-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1955–1983: First Ice Hockey League (highest-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1983–1985: 1. ČNHL (second-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1985–1986: First Ice Hockey League (highest-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1986–1987: 1. ČNHL (second-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1987–1993: First Ice Hockey League (highest-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1993–2002: Czech Extraliga (highest-level league in the Czech Republic) * 2002–2003: 1st Czech Republic Hockey League (second-level league in the Czech Republic) * 2003–2014: Czech Extraliga (highest-level league in the Czech Republic) * 2014–2019 : WSM Liga (second-level league in the Czech Republic) * 2019– : Czech Extraliga (highest-level league in the Czech Republic) Honours =Domestic= Czech Extraliga * 3rd place (1): 1993–94 Czech 1. Liga * Winners (1): 2002–03 * Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2018–19 * 3rd place (1): 2016–17 Czechoslovak Extraliga * Winners (6): 1958–59, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80 * Runners-up (1): 1981–82 * 3rd place (2): 1971–72, 1980–81 1st. Czech National Hockey League * Winners (3): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87 2nd. Czechoslovak Hockey League * Winners (1): 1954–55 * 3rd place (1): 1953–54 =International= IIHF European Cup * Winners (1): 1976–77 * Runners-up (3): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79 * 3rd place (1): 1980–81 =NHL alumni= * Patrik Eliáš * Michael Frolík * Milan Hnilička * Ivan Huml * Jaromír Jágr * František Kaberle * Tomáš Kaberle * Milan Nový * Pavel Patera * Michal Pivoňka * Tomáš Plekanec * Martin Procházka * Pavel Skrbek * Radek Smoleňák * Petr Tenkrát * Jiří Tlustý * Tomáš Vokoun * Marek Židlický * Radko Gudas * Ondřej Pavelec * Jakub Voráček * Jiří Sekáč See also * :HC Kladno players References External links * Official web site * Kladno Sport * Rytíři Kladno - Facebook * Meltzer, Bill. "Kladno: Small Town, Big Draft Legacy" article at NHL.com Retrieved 06–27–06. Sport in Kladno Ice hockey teams in the Czech Republic Ice hockey teams in Czechoslovakia Ice hockey clubs established in 1924 1924 establishments in Czechoslovakia "