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2012.09.02 03:13 d3sperad0 Knowing is our only counter to subterfuge
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2024.05.20 08:04 75976345 A repost by request:
The mods of ProRevenge exercised their judgement that, fair enough, my childhood story did not constitute revenge. I respect the decision. Apparently it was crossposted to another sub first, though, but the thing was too dang long and ended up cut off. I will provide the full post here and give full permission for anyone who is able to, to post the second half on the reddit it was crossposted to, but I would only like to say first:
I only use reddit to troubleshoot tech issues since Google is down the drain now, and read BoRU posts on occasion. In general, I like to keep a very low social media footprint. So please understand that this will be my final word on this post. :)
I am sending much love from across the internet to every neurodivergent person who saw themselves in this story and a possibility of how being out of the ordinary can also mean being extraordinary. You are fantastic! You are fantastic! You are fantastic! I will say it three times so you understand the importance of it!
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I only use reddit to troubleshoot tech issues since Google is down the drain now, and read BoRU posts on occasion. In general, I like to keep a very low social media footprint. So please understand that this will be my final word on this post. :)
This happened decades ago now, back in primary school. I only remembered it because I was recently catching up with old friends from back then, and we got to laughing over old stories and then someone mentioned, "The wildest was when you organised that whole protest against our teacher."Actually, this is my final word on this post:
"The time I did what?"
The consensus was I did, indeed, organise the entire class to rebel against our teacher that resulted in her being deposed and our class getting a "substitute" for the rest of the year. I almost fell out of my chair hearing this story from their mouths. It wasn't that I didn't remember it, of course I did--that year was awful. It was just that it existed very differently in my memory.
Two important pieces of background knowledge to understand here:
I went to a very very small, very very rural school. How small? Each classroom was composed of the entire year level, and the largest had at most 30 kids in them. My class/year level was on the smallest in the entire school, with a piddling 14 kids in it altogether. While we still had our cliques and factions, our small size caused our class to be very tight knit and protective of each other. How rural? The school building itself was incredibly small, but one thing we were not short on was gigantic empty fields surrounding us on all sides. Great for sports, great for (it turns out) student protests.
I was, at the time, undiagnosed autistic. I mean I still am autistic, I'm just formally diagnosed now. But back then I was just seen as being a very quirky kid. One of the ways this quirkiness manifested was that I really had trouble adapting to the rules and structure of grade school and how it differed from what I was used to. At home if I wanted to pee, I just went to the toilet. Now I have to put my hand up? Now I have to ask permission to piss? Then I went home and put my hand up to ask my mom for permission to pee and she told me I didn't need to! Madness! Chaos! I don't care what the rules are, please just be consistent!
But one of the main parts of my brain and the way it works is that sometimes my brain, separate from my will, would just make a decision about a course of action and I would very calmly commit to it come hell or high water. Like, it is vitally important that I stay true to this course of action. I can't explain it. It's like I set a rule for myself and if something disrupts that, I just shut down and stop functioning.
So when the school said, "Okay, when this bell rings during recess/lunch, that means you have to leave the playground and go back to class", I was a confused child already struggling with all these completely nonsensical limitations and guidelines imposed on me. So when that bell rang, I got that calm little voice in my head that said, "Hmm, no, I'm good out here actually. I don't think I will go back into class." So I would just continue to sit out on the playground, playing with my plastic spider toys or sitting on the swing. Teachers would realise what was going on and come out to get me and tell me I have to go back to class, and I would just very calmly hear them out and then smile at them and politely as possible tell them, "No thank you, I want to stay out here."
They really didn't know what to do with me. I wasn't getting upset, I wasn't throwing a tantrum, I wasn't yelling, I wasn't being rude in any way. I was incredibly docile and would let them explain things to me with endless patience and then just politely refute them and go back to what I was doing, like this was just a very normal and reasonable negotiation between two equal parties. I have memories of sitting on the swing while three very confused and flustered adult staff huddled around me trying to bribe me with candy to go back to class. It would take a whole lesson block to lure me back to the classroom, and then at lunch the whole thing would start over again. It took me three years at school to finally accept the status quo thanks to a religious nutter I got for a teacher, and finally went back to class when the bell rang (was never happy about it though).
I eventually settled into school life. Excelled at subjects I liked, at least passed subjects I didn't, followed the rules, was seen as intelligent and obedient and was often liked by my teachers. Until my final year, when we got the teacher I can only rudely monniker Mrs Bigmouth.
Mrs Bigmouth should not have been a teacher. She had a trigger temper and would explode into long, verbally abusive tirades against us if we ever did anything she felt was disrespectful behaviour. What was disrespectful behaviour? Damned if I know. It changed day by day, depending on mood. You could disrespect her to her face one day and she'd laugh and say you have such razor wit, and politely ask a question the next and she'd scream at you for ten nonstop minutes then give you a week of DT for talking back. The absolute peak moment of her boiling temper came when she threw a dictionary at a girl's head because she was whispering to me in class. When I tell you it missed her by half an inch...
But believe it or not, this wasn't what made her such an awful teacher. It was so hard to get teachers at rural schools back then, there was almost nothing you could do to get fired, so we had experience with teachers with nightmare tempers. What made her such an issue was her big mouth. She used us, her trapped audience, as free therapy. She would infodump, traumadump, about her very personal, very private life to us. All day. She'd be two words into a spelling list and launch into an extended story session about her marital issues with her husband. We'd be heads down doing fractions and, unprompted, she'd declare to the class that her adult daughter no longer talks to her and then diatribe to us about it until the bell rang. She had money issues, a contentious relationship with her parents, her marriage was on the rocks. She once pulled me aside after school and spoke with me, at length, about how she was thinking of having another child to try to repair her marriage. I was like, okay lady, I'm 11, about to miss my bus, and my house is a 4 hour walk on foot from here.
We weren't learning. We'd hadn't had a complete lesson since the first week of the school year. We were behind on the cirriculum and frustrated. One kid had brought a stopwatch into school and would time lessons vs her monologues and kept detailed lists, and we would come to school each morning and do betting pools on them. What subject would she interrupt, what would she talk about, and how long would it go.
But all that still wasn't the breaking point if you can believe it. No! Still not! The problem was it wasn't just her own private life she couldn't keep her mouth shut about. It was everyone else's. Because parents would make the reasonable assumption that she should be told things as our class teacher that would be important to know, and that she would understand these things were said in confidence. Instead she would veer randomly off in the middle of talking to us about her horrible weekend to let us know whatever private or traumatic thing was going on in a classmate's life that she had been made aware of. That was awful. That was what made that year hell. It wasn't even about when my secrets were shared with the entire class against my consent. It was watching the faces of my small, lovely, supportive class of 11 year old children go pale and scrunch up with held-back tears as things they never wanted to share were announced like morning news. God we hated her.
Then one day that voice came. The one I hadn't heard in years. The bell ring to go back into class and that voice said, "But I don't want to be in that classroom. I'm not even being taught there." So I just... didn't. I didn't go back to class. I just sat in the playground in a daze eating grass (don't eat grass, it's not good for your teeth). Despite how small my class was, I don't think Mrs Bigmouth even noticed I wasn't there. Others did though. Come lunch and everyone came out, my friends asked me where I was and I said, "Oh, I didn't go back to class."
"Why didn't you go back to class?"
"Why would I go back to class?"
Lightbulb moment for my schoolmates. Yeah, why would they go back to class? What was the point? From a practical standpoint, they weren't learning. From an emotional standpoint, it was horrible to be there. A friend who had had her family's dirty laundry aired to the entire class just last week, things even she didn't know because her parents tried to keep it from her, asked if she could sit with me rather than go back to class. I just stared at her, vacant and confused.
"Sure? I mean, I'm just eating grass though."
Over the next few days, two kids turned into four, turned into ten, turned into the whole class. The whole class was doing a sit-out protest on the field rather than go back to class. Of course Mrs Bigmouth tried to do something about it. She'd come out, screaming at us and threatening us with DT and internal suspension, but six months of that behaviour had totally vaccinated us against her. I'd become the de facto leader and spokesperson of the protest by merit of being the first to sit out and also because I was well known to not give a shit (autistic brain: I actually just frequently had trouble reading and reacting with the correct social behaviour but it gave me a cool and aloof bad boy mystique I guess). I gave her the exact same treatment from back in grade one. I would let her scream, let her holler, let her threaten, let her spittle rain down on me, and then I would give her a sweet and innocent smile and nod in acknowledgement and say, "No thank you, we're going to remain out here." And thirteen pairs of eyes would stare at her in total silence. No one, not even the most gobbermouthed little shite in the class, would volunteer a word. The unspoken agreement was all negotiations were my responsibility.
The thing about angry people is that they feed off conflict. They get you angry so they can respond with even more anger and it nourishes them. She had no absolutely no plan of action on how to deal with me patiently hearing her out then refuting her in the gentlest of terms.
Another thing that ended up helping down the line is that we made an attempt to conduct our own classes. I mean, they sucked and we didn't learn much because we were kids with no supervision, but it was really cute in retrospect. We'd have groups of people assigned to subjects, with some people bringing in words they found in a dictionary for spelling lists and others bringing in old 6th grade homework from older siblings. The heart was there and it served a purpose, if not educational.
"Okay, but how did no one else notice this was happening? Surely people would notice 14 kids sitting on the lawn, not in class?"
Rural school. Big. Empty. Fields. Even screaming at us, the most other classrooms would hear would be muffled voices, and everyone was used to hearing her yelling at us or taking us out onto the field abruptly to make us do laps as group punishment. Plus the way the school buildings were arranged was that it was actually all in one straight line of adjacent rooms, and ours happened to be at the very end of the building. No windows faced the field we all sat in except that of our own classroom. It was just a very lucky arrangement of coincidences and preconceived notions, at least for a couple weeks. I couldn't tell you the exact number, this was so long ago and as a kid I definitely had a more stretched idea of time. Minutes felt like hours, especially during that year. But there was definitely at least two weekends that passed by since the "sit-out protest" started.
Eventually someone cottoned on to what was happening, or maybe Mrs Bigmouth humbled herself and finally confessed to her boss that she had lost control of a bunch of 11-year-olds, so we were called into the principal's office to sort this out. As the representative of our class, I was of course chosen to attend the meeting, flanked by the girl who'd had the dictionary thrown at her head and my friend who was the first to sit out with me. Since I understood that this meeting was one where we were probably going to be yelled at for doing the wrong thing, a thing I had ample experience of, I felt like the easiest way to mitigate things (especially since I felt guilty for being the instigator) was to explain in a very rational and logical way the series of events that led up to our bad behaviour. As well, for my entire life my mother had always taught me that it was no good complaining about things unless you were also willing to think of solutions. "I'm hungry!" - "Well, what's a solution to that problem?" - "Uh, make myself a sandwich?" - "Great! Let's do that together!"
So what did I do? Of course, to make things as clean and concise as possible, I interviewed my class one by one to hear each individual story of why they didn't feel comfortable going to class anymore, itemised them under categories (Verbal Aggression; Interruptions of Lessons; Oversharing Student Life) for easier discussion because my little quirky brain loved itemising things, and then as a kind of olive branch came up with solutions (we wanted to finish lessons unhindered, we wanted our personal privacy to be respected, we wanted to be able to catch our bus on time rather than being held back with unfair DT or long "chats"). So many things sort of came together in this beautiful, wholly accidental way. We had months of records of timed rants and monologues, noted down to the millisecond thanks to that kid's stopwatch. We had records of us trying to teach ourselves during the protests, showing this wasn't us just not wanting to go to class but due to us feeling as though we did not have a class to go to. When the principal heard all this, her jaw it the floor. A lot of it was stuff she knew, peripherally, but things had just never been laid out so neatly before. Some of it was stuff we'd complained to parents about, but it was one kid coming home and telling one parent one time, weeks ago. There was no real sense, up until now, the sheer scope of her behaviour. She didn't even answer us. She just said, "Okay, I need to call your parents."
We got the rest of the week off school. That weekend, every parent of every student came to a meeting between them, Mrs Bigmouth, and the principal. Stories were swapped. My exercise book with my tidy little lists and the records of the betting pool and monologue times were confiscated and brought into the meeting. I don't know what went down, but when my mother came home she just told me that Mrs Bigmouth would not be our problem for the rest of the school year, and more importantly, that she was incredibly proud of me and that I did the right thing. Rarely in my childhood had my inability to integrate into normal society led me to doing the right thing, so I just remember crying and hugging and feeling vindicated about, I don't know, just existing or something.
So yeah. From the outside perspective here is what it looked like: I, the ringleader with a history of dismissing school rules, organised a sit-out strike amongst my class. I kept the protest peaceful and non-disruptive to other classes. When negotiations with the principal were finally arranged, as the representative I compiled a clear list of greivances, with evidence, and a list of reasonable demands. I mean, holy crap, yes, yes I clearly organised a student protest.
The actual results of it are mixed. We got a revolving door of substitute teachers of varying quality for the rest of the school year, occasionally being bundled into other classrooms entirely when they couldn't find someone. It wasn't a great learning environment and we continued to struggle a lot, but it was better than before. Mrs Bigmouth was not actually fired but put on leave for the rest of the school year, then returned and was put in charge of a different year level (which happened to be the class of the younger sister of a guy in my class: according to him, she was quiet as a church mouse that entire year so I hope at least she learned her lesson, or at least finally got divorced and went to actual therapy). The entire ordeal caused our already small and close class to become really really supportive and like family to each other and we all remain in touch until this day. And we became fierce about standing up for ourselves.
I kind of learned to parse the difference between when it was appropriate to go along with set societal rules even if I don't understand them, and when those rules were just straight up unreasonable and nobody should be required to follow them. I did, years alter, lead an actual (very small) strike at work but intentionally that time. My mother was proud of me then too. :)
I am sending much love from across the internet to every neurodivergent person who saw themselves in this story and a possibility of how being out of the ordinary can also mean being extraordinary. You are fantastic! You are fantastic! You are fantastic! I will say it three times so you understand the importance of it!
2024.05.20 07:56 Mary_HazeltineR Found Equity Total Return Swap (ETRS) involving GameStop, JPM & Nationwide Insurance.
Sup jaw. Started coding a program this weekend to pull down all NPORT-P filings so I and other apes could start to further track fuckery through ETFs (lending stats specifically), and almost instantly found something that doesn't show up on whalewisdom or fintel, making me think these 'swap' filings (like the one I'll be showing you) invovling GameStop maybe have slipped through the cracks of most websites all this time.
Okay, you may be very confused at this point. NPORT-P is the filing used by ETFs and mutual funds to report their portfolio to the SEC which includes things like how much of certain securities are in their holdings, how much of their portfolio they're lending out, return numbers, etc.. NPORT-P filings are how whalewisdom and fintel are able to provide you stats on ETFs and mutual funds.
Aight. So here's the filing both whalewisdom and fintel are currently missing that was filed on Friday 08-20-21: image of important filing header and holding in question, and the link to filing (will crash browser if not on above average PC).
If you look back at the screenshots of whalewisdom or fintel, you can see it's missing.
But why would it be missing? It's because Nationwide is marking the holding as an 'ETRS' with the unique identifier being an 'Inhouse Asset ID'. That's usually where you would see GameStop and GameStop's CUSIP, respectively, thus these are getting missed by programs.
In the image, the places I've underlined in black, those are the spots which make this holding unusual compared to all other holdings of GME in NPORT filings I've manually looked through over the months (the whole derivatives section is never there, this is the first time I've seen it actually filled out).
The places I've highlighted in yellow are just showing the important ties between GME and this filing.
Can anyone make sense of this and explain exactly what's going on here?
The maturity date is just a year out from this filing: 06-30-22 (even though it was filed 08-20-21, it's reporting for 06-30-21). But, there's also options that expire in mid-June 2022.
For reference, if you look at this filing you can see the two different ways which GameStop positions are typically reported in NPORT-P filings (one way is the holding for shares, the other way is the holding for options, just using CTRL+F 'GameStop' to find).
If no one cares to help, I'll report back once I've had time to digest everything but I'm really hoping for some teamwork here so I can continue coding. I'm rushing this post out so eyes can get on this shit, let me know if I need to elaborate on some of the shit I've said (or didn't say for that matter).
Thanks apes <3
edit: fixed whalewisdom image
edit2: damn y'all hopped on this quick. thanks for your attention. this can be considered 'figured out' or 'solved'.
turns out I only found the same thing u/Purple-Artichoke-687 found here 2 days ago: https://old.reddit.com/DDintoGME/comments/p7wguw/found_a_new_term_obfr_i_havent_seen_in_any_dd_and/ but rather than having found the compiled report, I found the report for the single fund which the compiled report references indirectly. The one piece of information missing from the compiled report that is in the NPORT-P is this under the 'Upfront payments or receipts' portion: iv. Notional amount = $6,601,722. Aside from that, just know these swap agreements aren't showing up on the popular sites we use to check holdings.
read FlacidPasta 's comment below for more info into what this all means: https://old.reddit.com/DDintoGME/comments/p9iz74/found_equity_total_return_swap_etrs_involving/h9yfu0s/
If you read through all this and feel cheated or baited. Here's something no one else has mentioned: Invesco has lent out more GME than it has twice in the past year. XSVM's NPORT reporting for 2021-04-30: $18,748,554.09 out of $18,121,928.05. XSVM's NPORT reporting for 2020-07-31: $536743.30 out of $530,266.36. Also, here's the borrowers of XSVM's GME shares from 04-30-21: Citi = $3,249,824.55 BofA = $7,985,283.18 UBS = $4,282,474.14 Mizuho = $3,069,758.37 Janney Montgomery Scott = $161,213.85
Thanks everyone <3
edit3: thanks for all the help, info, nice words and awards. apes ain't left huh? they just needed something new to fucks with.
anyways, wanted to give an update for some findings I found today. Invesco is a bag of shit. Look at those percentages of overlending below, specifically the one reported January 31st 2021. Oof. Think I hit the nail on the head with that one. By the way, Invesco is located in the douchiest of suburbs of Chicago... Downer's Grove. Anyone from around there can attest to that.
Invesco PureBetaSM MSCI USA Small Cap ETF (S000058747): 2020-05-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001378872/000175272420148730/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 186.76000000 USD (46.00000000 shares) Lending: 502.28000000 / 186.76000000 (268.94%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
Invesco BuyBack AchieversTM ETF (S000013111): 2021-01-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001209466/000175272421068896/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 80600.00000000 USD (248.00000000 shares) Lending: 935281.60000000 / 80600.00000000 (1,160.40%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral there's only 3 I found back to the filing date of 07-01-2020, one of them being the one I posted here today, another being the same fund from 3 months ago, then some putnam panagora. LOOK AT THE TERMINATION DATE OF THE PUTNAM SWAP (2025-01-28, exactly 4 years out from the day RH stole the buy button).
Putnam PanAgora Market Neutral Fund (S000058312): 2021-02-28 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0000932101/000086939221000828/primary_doc.xml SWP - MORGAN STANLEY AND CO. INTERNATIONAL Instrument Name: GAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A, Instrument Title: COMMON STOCK Receipts: Floating, index FEDERAL FUNDS EFFECTIVE RATE US, spread -1.77, amount -17.03 USD Rate Tenor is 1 Month, Reset every 1 Month Pay: Floating, index GAMESTOP CORP, spread 0, amount 0 USD Rate Tenor is 1 Month, Reset every 1 Month Termination Date: 2025-01-28 Upfront Payment: 0 USD Upfront Receipts: 0 USD Notational Amount: 3301.56 USD Appreciation/Depreciation: -378.11 USD
NVIT U.S. 130/30 Equity Fund (S000067312): 2021-03-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0000353905/000175272421105000/primary_doc.xml SWP - JPMorgan Chase Bank Instrument Name: GameStop Corp., Class A, Instrument Title: GameStop Corp., Class A Receipts: Floating, index Federal Funds, spread -4.07000000, amount 0.00000000 USD Rate Tenor is 1 Month, Reset every 1 Month Pay: Floating, index N/A, spread 0.00000000, amount 0.00000000 USD Rate Tenor is 0 Month, Reset every 0 Month Termination Date: 2022-03-31 Upfront Payment: 0.00000000 USD Upfront Receipts: 0.00000000 USD Notational Amount: 5851961.00000000 USD Appreciation/Depreciation: -262663.08000000 USD
NVIT U.S. 130/30 Equity Fund (S000067312): 2021-06-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0000353905/000175272421178646/primary_doc.xml SWP - JPMorgan Chase Bank Instrument Name: GameStop Corp., Class A, Instrument Title: GameStop Corp., Class A Receipts: Floating, index Federal Funds, spread -0.92500000, amount 0.00000000 USD Rate Tenor is 1 Month, Reset every 1 Month Pay: Floating, index N/A, spread 0.00000000, amount 0.00000000 USD Rate Tenor is 0 Month, Reset every 0 Month Termination Date: 2022-06-30 Upfront Payment: 0.00000000 USD Upfront Receipts: 0.00000000 USD Notational Amount: 6601722.00000000 USD Appreciation/Depreciation: -27437.81000000 USD here's the full list: https://pastebin.com/ePKQj0Ey. It has all the funds that were overlending if their NPORT was filed from 07-01-2020 to 08-22-2021, as well as any fund that wrote/purchased contracts as well as those few swaps.
will being making it more digestible in the future. also will start looking using more identifier's like the cusip and shiz to see if I find anything more. for instance, here's a filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001056707/000177569720000975/ that doesn't even have a readable XML available (which is how I'm digesting the data), so will need to see what's happening there.
was hoping to find more swaps. but I'll be searching more and will keep you updated, apes.
edit 4: last edit for the night. there were a handful of filings that still had something in them that I wasn't sure what they were... turns out they are the corporate debt/bonds for GameStop. Anyways, while there's a good amount of these holdings reported since 07-01-2020, only a handful were lending these out... they're below:
Invesco BulletShares 2021 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (S000060832): 2020-05-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001657201/000175272420149074/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 5151357.23000000 USD (6753000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 3205235.49000000 / 5151357.23000000 (62.22%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (S000028996): 2020-09-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001450011/000145001120000855/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 2924055.000000 USD (3231000.000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 10, Maturity Date: 2023-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 1936700.000000 / 2924055.000000 (66.23%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (S000028996): 2020-06-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001450011/000145001120000650/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 2350478.130000 USD (2945000.000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 176385.630000 / 2350478.130000 (7.50%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (S000042353): 2020-07-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001100663/000175272420197503/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 2815905.00000000 USD (3246000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 141402.50000000 / 2815905.00000000 (5.02%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (S000042353): 2020-10-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001100663/000175272420272738/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 2992255.00000000 USD (2996000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 1359298.75000000 / 2992255.00000000 (45.43%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (S000042353): 2021-01-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001100663/000175272421068774/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 1098618.08000000 USD (1097000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 261384.97500000 / 1098618.08000000 (23.79%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (S000036414): 2020-06-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001064642/000175272420177388/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 1618457.22000000 USD (2021000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 1246471.11000000 / 1618457.22000000 (77.02%) with NON-Rei
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Okay, you may be very confused at this point. NPORT-P is the filing used by ETFs and mutual funds to report their portfolio to the SEC which includes things like how much of certain securities are in their holdings, how much of their portfolio they're lending out, return numbers, etc.. NPORT-P filings are how whalewisdom and fintel are able to provide you stats on ETFs and mutual funds.
Aight. So here's the filing both whalewisdom and fintel are currently missing that was filed on Friday 08-20-21: image of important filing header and holding in question, and the link to filing (will crash browser if not on above average PC).
If you look back at the screenshots of whalewisdom or fintel, you can see it's missing.
But why would it be missing? It's because Nationwide is marking the holding as an 'ETRS' with the unique identifier being an 'Inhouse Asset ID'. That's usually where you would see GameStop and GameStop's CUSIP, respectively, thus these are getting missed by programs.
In the image, the places I've underlined in black, those are the spots which make this holding unusual compared to all other holdings of GME in NPORT filings I've manually looked through over the months (the whole derivatives section is never there, this is the first time I've seen it actually filled out).
The places I've highlighted in yellow are just showing the important ties between GME and this filing.
Can anyone make sense of this and explain exactly what's going on here?
The maturity date is just a year out from this filing: 06-30-22 (even though it was filed 08-20-21, it's reporting for 06-30-21). But, there's also options that expire in mid-June 2022.
For reference, if you look at this filing you can see the two different ways which GameStop positions are typically reported in NPORT-P filings (one way is the holding for shares, the other way is the holding for options, just using CTRL+F 'GameStop' to find).
If no one cares to help, I'll report back once I've had time to digest everything but I'm really hoping for some teamwork here so I can continue coding. I'm rushing this post out so eyes can get on this shit, let me know if I need to elaborate on some of the shit I've said (or didn't say for that matter).
Thanks apes <3
edit: fixed whalewisdom image
edit2: damn y'all hopped on this quick. thanks for your attention. this can be considered 'figured out' or 'solved'.
turns out I only found the same thing u/Purple-Artichoke-687 found here 2 days ago: https://old.reddit.com/DDintoGME/comments/p7wguw/found_a_new_term_obfr_i_havent_seen_in_any_dd_and/ but rather than having found the compiled report, I found the report for the single fund which the compiled report references indirectly. The one piece of information missing from the compiled report that is in the NPORT-P is this under the 'Upfront payments or receipts' portion: iv. Notional amount = $6,601,722. Aside from that, just know these swap agreements aren't showing up on the popular sites we use to check holdings.
read FlacidPasta 's comment below for more info into what this all means: https://old.reddit.com/DDintoGME/comments/p9iz74/found_equity_total_return_swap_etrs_involving/h9yfu0s/
If you read through all this and feel cheated or baited. Here's something no one else has mentioned: Invesco has lent out more GME than it has twice in the past year. XSVM's NPORT reporting for 2021-04-30: $18,748,554.09 out of $18,121,928.05. XSVM's NPORT reporting for 2020-07-31: $536743.30 out of $530,266.36. Also, here's the borrowers of XSVM's GME shares from 04-30-21: Citi = $3,249,824.55 BofA = $7,985,283.18 UBS = $4,282,474.14 Mizuho = $3,069,758.37 Janney Montgomery Scott = $161,213.85
Thanks everyone <3
edit3: thanks for all the help, info, nice words and awards. apes ain't left huh? they just needed something new to fucks with.
anyways, wanted to give an update for some findings I found today. Invesco is a bag of shit. Look at those percentages of overlending below, specifically the one reported January 31st 2021. Oof. Think I hit the nail on the head with that one. By the way, Invesco is located in the douchiest of suburbs of Chicago... Downer's Grove. Anyone from around there can attest to that.
Invesco PureBetaSM MSCI USA Small Cap ETF (S000058747): 2020-05-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001378872/000175272420148730/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 186.76000000 USD (46.00000000 shares) Lending: 502.28000000 / 186.76000000 (268.94%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
Invesco BuyBack AchieversTM ETF (S000013111): 2021-01-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001209466/000175272421068896/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 80600.00000000 USD (248.00000000 shares) Lending: 935281.60000000 / 80600.00000000 (1,160.40%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral there's only 3 I found back to the filing date of 07-01-2020, one of them being the one I posted here today, another being the same fund from 3 months ago, then some putnam panagora. LOOK AT THE TERMINATION DATE OF THE PUTNAM SWAP (2025-01-28, exactly 4 years out from the day RH stole the buy button).
Putnam PanAgora Market Neutral Fund (S000058312): 2021-02-28 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0000932101/000086939221000828/primary_doc.xml SWP - MORGAN STANLEY AND CO. INTERNATIONAL Instrument Name: GAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A, Instrument Title: COMMON STOCK Receipts: Floating, index FEDERAL FUNDS EFFECTIVE RATE US, spread -1.77, amount -17.03 USD Rate Tenor is 1 Month, Reset every 1 Month Pay: Floating, index GAMESTOP CORP, spread 0, amount 0 USD Rate Tenor is 1 Month, Reset every 1 Month Termination Date: 2025-01-28 Upfront Payment: 0 USD Upfront Receipts: 0 USD Notational Amount: 3301.56 USD Appreciation/Depreciation: -378.11 USD
NVIT U.S. 130/30 Equity Fund (S000067312): 2021-03-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0000353905/000175272421105000/primary_doc.xml SWP - JPMorgan Chase Bank Instrument Name: GameStop Corp., Class A, Instrument Title: GameStop Corp., Class A Receipts: Floating, index Federal Funds, spread -4.07000000, amount 0.00000000 USD Rate Tenor is 1 Month, Reset every 1 Month Pay: Floating, index N/A, spread 0.00000000, amount 0.00000000 USD Rate Tenor is 0 Month, Reset every 0 Month Termination Date: 2022-03-31 Upfront Payment: 0.00000000 USD Upfront Receipts: 0.00000000 USD Notational Amount: 5851961.00000000 USD Appreciation/Depreciation: -262663.08000000 USD
NVIT U.S. 130/30 Equity Fund (S000067312): 2021-06-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0000353905/000175272421178646/primary_doc.xml SWP - JPMorgan Chase Bank Instrument Name: GameStop Corp., Class A, Instrument Title: GameStop Corp., Class A Receipts: Floating, index Federal Funds, spread -0.92500000, amount 0.00000000 USD Rate Tenor is 1 Month, Reset every 1 Month Pay: Floating, index N/A, spread 0.00000000, amount 0.00000000 USD Rate Tenor is 0 Month, Reset every 0 Month Termination Date: 2022-06-30 Upfront Payment: 0.00000000 USD Upfront Receipts: 0.00000000 USD Notational Amount: 6601722.00000000 USD Appreciation/Depreciation: -27437.81000000 USD here's the full list: https://pastebin.com/ePKQj0Ey. It has all the funds that were overlending if their NPORT was filed from 07-01-2020 to 08-22-2021, as well as any fund that wrote/purchased contracts as well as those few swaps.
will being making it more digestible in the future. also will start looking using more identifier's like the cusip and shiz to see if I find anything more. for instance, here's a filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001056707/000177569720000975/ that doesn't even have a readable XML available (which is how I'm digesting the data), so will need to see what's happening there.
was hoping to find more swaps. but I'll be searching more and will keep you updated, apes.
edit 4: last edit for the night. there were a handful of filings that still had something in them that I wasn't sure what they were... turns out they are the corporate debt/bonds for GameStop. Anyways, while there's a good amount of these holdings reported since 07-01-2020, only a handful were lending these out... they're below:
Invesco BulletShares 2021 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (S000060832): 2020-05-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001657201/000175272420149074/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 5151357.23000000 USD (6753000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 3205235.49000000 / 5151357.23000000 (62.22%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (S000028996): 2020-09-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001450011/000145001120000855/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 2924055.000000 USD (3231000.000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 10, Maturity Date: 2023-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 1936700.000000 / 2924055.000000 (66.23%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (S000028996): 2020-06-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001450011/000145001120000650/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 2350478.130000 USD (2945000.000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 176385.630000 / 2350478.130000 (7.50%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (S000042353): 2020-07-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001100663/000175272420197503/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 2815905.00000000 USD (3246000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 141402.50000000 / 2815905.00000000 (5.02%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (S000042353): 2020-10-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001100663/000175272420272738/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 2992255.00000000 USD (2996000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 1359298.75000000 / 2992255.00000000 (45.43%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (S000042353): 2021-01-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001100663/000175272421068774/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 1098618.08000000 USD (1097000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 261384.97500000 / 1098618.08000000 (23.79%) with NON-Reinvested cash and was NOT received as collateral
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (S000036414): 2020-06-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/0001064642/000175272420177388/primary_doc.xml GameStop: 1618457.22000000 USD (2021000.00000000 Principal amount) Coupon Kind: Fixed, Annual Rate: 6.75000000, Maturity Date: 2021-03-15, Defaulted (Y/N): N, Arrears or Coupons (Y/N): N, PaidInKind (Y/N): N Lending: 1246471.11000000 / 1618457.22000000 (77.02%) with NON-Rei
2024.05.20 07:21 PublicDisk4717 We should have affirmative action for men to get into nursing, teaching ect
Hey,
I've seen comments, mainly from women and feminist, saying that men don't face barriers getting into certain professions society considers "feminine" and that more men in those fields wouldn't be beneficial because it will be at the loss of opportunities for women due to the glass elevator.
However, men do experience barriers of entry on a social and systematic level, here are examples for nursing:
-Research shows that from early introduction into schooling career counsellors don't recommend nursing as a career for boy
-Male engaged in nursing is often referred to as a “male nurse”.
-Common public perception is that men are not suitable to be nurses
-Nursing is not seen as ‘masculine enough’ for most men in their youth -Institutional gender bias against men inherent in most nursing programs
-Lack of reference to men’s contribution throughout nursing history
-Lack of access to male role models during training and entry to practice
This has established a trajectory and a culture that has kept the representation of men in nursing to around 10% in many high-income countries.
There is also a massive decline in male teachers over the last 20 years showing that young men are not going into teaching. Additionally only 2% of early child teachers are men.
The other point is that more men being in the field would negatively effect the women currently in the profession due to existing glass elevator where when men are under-represented in a field they get fast tracked to senior positions.
This causes a negative perception of male participation in the field, which further reduces inclusion. But this glass elevator, which can occur in other industries too, can only be overcome if male participation in the workforce is normalised and increased.
This can be shown in Australia's recent $100 million affirmative action women getting into STEM fields, with women making up 11% of STEM before and today make up 27% of the workforce, 23% of senior management. The results are promising and show early encouragement has been shown to work.
An increase in men in the nursing, teaching and other typically "feminine" roles would help reduce negative gender biases that root woman roles in caregiving and child raising that can be very damaging and potentially normalise men being more comfortable in caregiving roles.
This could also over time, reduce the industry gender pay gap as the men and women ratio balances out.
Sources:
What are five barriers that men face in the nursing workforce? https://www.acn.edu.au/publications/the-hive-2018/what-are-five-barriers-that-men-face-in-the-nursing-workforce
'If you're a male primary teacher, there's a big “why are you doing that? What is wrong with ... - Compass Hub https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/soc4.13145
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nuf.12504?casa_token=0fSzo6BonEQAAAAA%3AuEbtIqONQ7FdzpbrezYLGoIEKLH37CbOan7R0n33MG4vBGplDO0PlJ4kcjEIHhp1hXlxKlEqCgEd
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9796946/#:~:text=Palazzo%20and%20Erikson%20(2020)%20note,96).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4228905/
Barriers to Male Faculty in Nursing Education - ScholarWorks Walden University Research https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7750&context=dissertations
https://nursejournal.org/articles/male-nursing-representation/
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I've seen comments, mainly from women and feminist, saying that men don't face barriers getting into certain professions society considers "feminine" and that more men in those fields wouldn't be beneficial because it will be at the loss of opportunities for women due to the glass elevator.
However, men do experience barriers of entry on a social and systematic level, here are examples for nursing:
-Research shows that from early introduction into schooling career counsellors don't recommend nursing as a career for boy
-Male engaged in nursing is often referred to as a “male nurse”.
-Common public perception is that men are not suitable to be nurses
-Nursing is not seen as ‘masculine enough’ for most men in their youth -Institutional gender bias against men inherent in most nursing programs
-Lack of reference to men’s contribution throughout nursing history
-Lack of access to male role models during training and entry to practice
This has established a trajectory and a culture that has kept the representation of men in nursing to around 10% in many high-income countries.
There is also a massive decline in male teachers over the last 20 years showing that young men are not going into teaching. Additionally only 2% of early child teachers are men.
The other point is that more men being in the field would negatively effect the women currently in the profession due to existing glass elevator where when men are under-represented in a field they get fast tracked to senior positions.
This causes a negative perception of male participation in the field, which further reduces inclusion. But this glass elevator, which can occur in other industries too, can only be overcome if male participation in the workforce is normalised and increased.
This can be shown in Australia's recent $100 million affirmative action women getting into STEM fields, with women making up 11% of STEM before and today make up 27% of the workforce, 23% of senior management. The results are promising and show early encouragement has been shown to work.
An increase in men in the nursing, teaching and other typically "feminine" roles would help reduce negative gender biases that root woman roles in caregiving and child raising that can be very damaging and potentially normalise men being more comfortable in caregiving roles.
This could also over time, reduce the industry gender pay gap as the men and women ratio balances out.
Sources:
What are five barriers that men face in the nursing workforce? https://www.acn.edu.au/publications/the-hive-2018/what-are-five-barriers-that-men-face-in-the-nursing-workforce
'If you're a male primary teacher, there's a big “why are you doing that? What is wrong with ... - Compass Hub https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/soc4.13145
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nuf.12504?casa_token=0fSzo6BonEQAAAAA%3AuEbtIqONQ7FdzpbrezYLGoIEKLH37CbOan7R0n33MG4vBGplDO0PlJ4kcjEIHhp1hXlxKlEqCgEd
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9796946/#:~:text=Palazzo%20and%20Erikson%20(2020)%20note,96).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4228905/
Barriers to Male Faculty in Nursing Education - ScholarWorks Walden University Research https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7750&context=dissertations
https://nursejournal.org/articles/male-nursing-representation/
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2024.05.20 07:06 BBarros1111 My Experience Post-Botox (From Day 1 to 5 Weeks Later)
Hey everyone, this sub helped me so much with figuring out about this condition and eventually helping me find a doctor that would give me the botox treatment, so I wanted to give a full detailed account of my experience to help anyone else in the beginning of their journey!
So for some context I am 21F and for as long as I can recall, I’ve never burped. My parents tell me I had no issues burping as a baby, so somewhere in my early life I lost the ability to burp. I can remember having symptoms for many years now, but it’s only been in the last few years of me starting college and getting into my intended career field when this condition started to really affect my life negatively. My biggest symptoms were the gurgling frog noises, painful bloating, and painful hiccups.
I found out about this condition probably a year or two ago, and then finally after one particularly embarrassing experience with the gurgling noises I finally decided to try and start the process of getting the botox procedure. For more context I’m located in the state of Georgia and have Kaiser Health insurance.
So in December 2023 I saw a Primary Care Doctor in order to get a referral to an ENT. Thanks to this subreddit I knew how important it was that I saw an ENT and didn't get referred to a GI doctor. During this appointment I initially didn’t bring up RCPD because I had a feeling my doctor wouldn’t take a self diagnosis seriously. However after discussing my symptoms, (which she had a hilariously confused face when I explained my symptoms and exclaimed “Wow I’ve never had someone come to me with this issue before!”) she said she felt like it was likely a GI issue. So after hearing this I decided to bring up that I had done some online research, which she actually was incredibly receptive to and even encouraged me to share what I had found. I explained to her RCPD and watched her google the condition right in front of me, and after reading some webpages she was in agreement that this is likely what I had, and changed my referral to ENT!
On January 9th 2024 I had my ENT appointment, which was pretty straightforward. My Primary Care Doctor wrote in my referral about RCPD, so the ENT’s I met with had researched the condition before my appointment. They performed an endoscopy on me to make sure I didn’t have any other issues that could be causing my symptoms, but everything came back clean. Since they found no other issues that could be causing my symptoms, they were in agreement that I likely had RCPD. However the Kaiser ENT told me that they don’t perform the Botox procedure through their system of healthcare hospitals/offices, so they’d be writing me a referral to Dr. Andrew Tkaczuk at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Even though I already knew about Dr. Tkaczuk through this subreddit, I’m glad I went through these 2 appointments with Kaiser first because it made the process of getting the botox procedure covered by Kaiser Insurance basically automatic.
On February 21st 2024 I had my first appointment at Emory with Dr. Tkaczuk. Once again this was pretty straightforward. I got another endoscopy which once again came back clean. He made sure I didn’t have any issues with acid reflux or heartburn, because in his experience the botox procedure can make those conditions worse. He also let me know that he’s performed this procedure over a hundred times now and never had any complications. I think he mentioned only having to redose maybe 3 patients when their first dose didn’t work. He did warn me that he mostly uses the botox procedure as a cure to bloating issues, as typically most of his patients don't go on to be world class belchers, but instead can burp just enough to relieve their symptoms of bloating and gas build up in the body. After going through all of the risks and potential side effects, I got the greenlight to get the botox procedure.
On April 12th 2024 I got my Botox procedure, and everything was incredibly easy! I showed up to Emory Hospital at 1pm and got taken back to pre-op by 1:30ish. I was not intubated since I am young and the procedure would only take around 30 minutes max, and they made sure to protect my teeth to prevent any damage that the instruments could cause. I underwent general anesthesia (Dr. Tkaczuk explained that he’s more comfortable doing the procedure under GA since the injection site is so close to vocal cords and other things that could be easily damaged if done under local) and was injected with 50 units of botox. I woke up and went home after the procedure with only a very minor sore throat. Dr. Tkaczuk warned me that I might not have any relief of my symptoms until 2 days after the procedure when the botox would likely begin to take effect. For the rest of my procedure day (Day 0) I only had a minor sore throat that eventually had gone away by bedtime.
Day 1 Post Botox Procedure I woke up and immediately drank some Sprite and Dr. Pepper, and luckily had no issues with any slow swallowing. I wasn’t getting my hopes up that I’d have any micro burps since I wasn’t 2 days post-op yet, but turns out I had nothing to worry about! Only a few hours after waking up I had my first micro-burp during a sneeze, and it only got more prevalent throughout the day. I naturally am a bit of a Dr. Pepper addict, so I was consuming fizzy drinks all day. The Dr. Pepper and Sprite gave me some occasional micro-burps, but eventually I drank a fizzy drink called “Guarana Antarctica” (A Brazilian soda similar tasting to Sprite which can be found at Brazilian grocery stores or Publix!) and that drink caused my burps to increase like crazy, so if you’re looking for a drink to induce your burps maybe try that! By night time I was practically micro-burping after every sip of a drink and even let out some quite large and quite nasty tasting burps. I also had at least 3 burps where I could feel acid come up through my nose a bit, which was definitely unpleasant but weirdly nice to experience because it told me that the procedure did its job! However all these burps were 100% uncontrollable. I did find that it was easier to get them out by turning my head to the side, but some just naturally came out while I was talking and I had no control to hold it back (I accidentally burped right in my aunt's face while talking to her!).
Day 3 Post Botox Procedure I started to get some very minor slow swallow side effects. I only experienced it when eating certain foods and luckily not with liquids. It didn’t really make it much harder to eat, I just had to wash down my bites with a drink every so often to make sure food didn’t get stuck in my throat. But otherwise my micro-burps continued as normal, but still were quite involuntary and I still didn’t have much control over them.
2 Weeks Post Botox Procedure not much has changed. I can still burp quite frequently, some sounding like loud real burps but most are just small releases of air. My slow swallow has pretty much gone away, sometimes I still need to chase some large bites of food down with liquid but it's not as bad as it was in the beginning. One thing I’ve noticed that is kind of annoying is I cant drink anything if I’m not sitting up completely straight, and if I lay down too quickly after sipping something the liquid will come right back up! I assume that my esophagus is just kind of always a little open right now which is causing this. The other day I did have what I’d consider a “burp attack” after drinking some Chick Fil A sweet tea. I was in class and literally could not stop burping, which was great for practice but none of these burps offered any release. I’d let out a burp but still feel like there was air trapped in my chest. This only ended after I stopped drinking the tea and drank some soda instead, overall it was pretty weird and so I’m curious if anyone else has experienced something similar. But so far I haven't noticed any painful bloating which has been great! I’ve explained the condition and procedure to all my friends, so whenever I’m hanging out with them they all encourage me with my burps which has been quite funny.
3 Weeks Post Botox Procedure my slow swallow symptoms are completely gone, and I’m experiencing full and natural burps when appropriate instead of small micro burps constantly through the day. I’m pretty sure I’ve learned how to burp at this point, but its hard to say until the botox really wears off. However I recently started experiencing a new and unpleasant side effect, which is throwing up a little bit in my mouth when I bend down too quickly. It’s only happened twice so far, but its very unpleasant, but I’m not super concerned since it’s likely just due to the muscle still being always slightly open. Another side effect is very jarring and painful burps that go up my nose after drinking soda. It’s really hard to describe but I’m sure anyone who has experienced it knows what I’m talking about. I’ve asked my non-RCPD family members if this is a normal thing and they all say that a burp like that happens very rarely, so I’m thinking it’ll go away soon.
5 Weeks Post Botox Procedure and all of my previous side effects have gone away! My burps are natural and happening at normal times still with the occasional burp when I sneeze. No more acid burps with soda, no more minor throwing up in my mouth when bending down. I was supposed to have a follow up appointment with Dr. T this week, but due to some scheduling conflicts I had to cancel it. However I’m pretty sure he would have given me a clean bill of health, and at least in my opinion I can pretty confidently say I’ve been cured of RCP-D! I’m pretty sure it’ll be another month or two before the botox fully wears off, so if something major changes I’ll update this post. But I think at this point it’s safe to say all of my side effects are gone, and my body has stabilized to its new normal!
Overall I am incredibly grateful for how easy this process was for me. I’m so thankful that I never dealt with any doctors not believing in my symptoms or the condition itself, and the fact that the botox kicked in so quickly and I had minimal side effects! Thanks for reading if you made it all the way down here, I hope this helps someone with their experience!
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So for some context I am 21F and for as long as I can recall, I’ve never burped. My parents tell me I had no issues burping as a baby, so somewhere in my early life I lost the ability to burp. I can remember having symptoms for many years now, but it’s only been in the last few years of me starting college and getting into my intended career field when this condition started to really affect my life negatively. My biggest symptoms were the gurgling frog noises, painful bloating, and painful hiccups.
I found out about this condition probably a year or two ago, and then finally after one particularly embarrassing experience with the gurgling noises I finally decided to try and start the process of getting the botox procedure. For more context I’m located in the state of Georgia and have Kaiser Health insurance.
So in December 2023 I saw a Primary Care Doctor in order to get a referral to an ENT. Thanks to this subreddit I knew how important it was that I saw an ENT and didn't get referred to a GI doctor. During this appointment I initially didn’t bring up RCPD because I had a feeling my doctor wouldn’t take a self diagnosis seriously. However after discussing my symptoms, (which she had a hilariously confused face when I explained my symptoms and exclaimed “Wow I’ve never had someone come to me with this issue before!”) she said she felt like it was likely a GI issue. So after hearing this I decided to bring up that I had done some online research, which she actually was incredibly receptive to and even encouraged me to share what I had found. I explained to her RCPD and watched her google the condition right in front of me, and after reading some webpages she was in agreement that this is likely what I had, and changed my referral to ENT!
On January 9th 2024 I had my ENT appointment, which was pretty straightforward. My Primary Care Doctor wrote in my referral about RCPD, so the ENT’s I met with had researched the condition before my appointment. They performed an endoscopy on me to make sure I didn’t have any other issues that could be causing my symptoms, but everything came back clean. Since they found no other issues that could be causing my symptoms, they were in agreement that I likely had RCPD. However the Kaiser ENT told me that they don’t perform the Botox procedure through their system of healthcare hospitals/offices, so they’d be writing me a referral to Dr. Andrew Tkaczuk at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Even though I already knew about Dr. Tkaczuk through this subreddit, I’m glad I went through these 2 appointments with Kaiser first because it made the process of getting the botox procedure covered by Kaiser Insurance basically automatic.
On February 21st 2024 I had my first appointment at Emory with Dr. Tkaczuk. Once again this was pretty straightforward. I got another endoscopy which once again came back clean. He made sure I didn’t have any issues with acid reflux or heartburn, because in his experience the botox procedure can make those conditions worse. He also let me know that he’s performed this procedure over a hundred times now and never had any complications. I think he mentioned only having to redose maybe 3 patients when their first dose didn’t work. He did warn me that he mostly uses the botox procedure as a cure to bloating issues, as typically most of his patients don't go on to be world class belchers, but instead can burp just enough to relieve their symptoms of bloating and gas build up in the body. After going through all of the risks and potential side effects, I got the greenlight to get the botox procedure.
On April 12th 2024 I got my Botox procedure, and everything was incredibly easy! I showed up to Emory Hospital at 1pm and got taken back to pre-op by 1:30ish. I was not intubated since I am young and the procedure would only take around 30 minutes max, and they made sure to protect my teeth to prevent any damage that the instruments could cause. I underwent general anesthesia (Dr. Tkaczuk explained that he’s more comfortable doing the procedure under GA since the injection site is so close to vocal cords and other things that could be easily damaged if done under local) and was injected with 50 units of botox. I woke up and went home after the procedure with only a very minor sore throat. Dr. Tkaczuk warned me that I might not have any relief of my symptoms until 2 days after the procedure when the botox would likely begin to take effect. For the rest of my procedure day (Day 0) I only had a minor sore throat that eventually had gone away by bedtime.
Day 1 Post Botox Procedure I woke up and immediately drank some Sprite and Dr. Pepper, and luckily had no issues with any slow swallowing. I wasn’t getting my hopes up that I’d have any micro burps since I wasn’t 2 days post-op yet, but turns out I had nothing to worry about! Only a few hours after waking up I had my first micro-burp during a sneeze, and it only got more prevalent throughout the day. I naturally am a bit of a Dr. Pepper addict, so I was consuming fizzy drinks all day. The Dr. Pepper and Sprite gave me some occasional micro-burps, but eventually I drank a fizzy drink called “Guarana Antarctica” (A Brazilian soda similar tasting to Sprite which can be found at Brazilian grocery stores or Publix!) and that drink caused my burps to increase like crazy, so if you’re looking for a drink to induce your burps maybe try that! By night time I was practically micro-burping after every sip of a drink and even let out some quite large and quite nasty tasting burps. I also had at least 3 burps where I could feel acid come up through my nose a bit, which was definitely unpleasant but weirdly nice to experience because it told me that the procedure did its job! However all these burps were 100% uncontrollable. I did find that it was easier to get them out by turning my head to the side, but some just naturally came out while I was talking and I had no control to hold it back (I accidentally burped right in my aunt's face while talking to her!).
Day 3 Post Botox Procedure I started to get some very minor slow swallow side effects. I only experienced it when eating certain foods and luckily not with liquids. It didn’t really make it much harder to eat, I just had to wash down my bites with a drink every so often to make sure food didn’t get stuck in my throat. But otherwise my micro-burps continued as normal, but still were quite involuntary and I still didn’t have much control over them.
2 Weeks Post Botox Procedure not much has changed. I can still burp quite frequently, some sounding like loud real burps but most are just small releases of air. My slow swallow has pretty much gone away, sometimes I still need to chase some large bites of food down with liquid but it's not as bad as it was in the beginning. One thing I’ve noticed that is kind of annoying is I cant drink anything if I’m not sitting up completely straight, and if I lay down too quickly after sipping something the liquid will come right back up! I assume that my esophagus is just kind of always a little open right now which is causing this. The other day I did have what I’d consider a “burp attack” after drinking some Chick Fil A sweet tea. I was in class and literally could not stop burping, which was great for practice but none of these burps offered any release. I’d let out a burp but still feel like there was air trapped in my chest. This only ended after I stopped drinking the tea and drank some soda instead, overall it was pretty weird and so I’m curious if anyone else has experienced something similar. But so far I haven't noticed any painful bloating which has been great! I’ve explained the condition and procedure to all my friends, so whenever I’m hanging out with them they all encourage me with my burps which has been quite funny.
3 Weeks Post Botox Procedure my slow swallow symptoms are completely gone, and I’m experiencing full and natural burps when appropriate instead of small micro burps constantly through the day. I’m pretty sure I’ve learned how to burp at this point, but its hard to say until the botox really wears off. However I recently started experiencing a new and unpleasant side effect, which is throwing up a little bit in my mouth when I bend down too quickly. It’s only happened twice so far, but its very unpleasant, but I’m not super concerned since it’s likely just due to the muscle still being always slightly open. Another side effect is very jarring and painful burps that go up my nose after drinking soda. It’s really hard to describe but I’m sure anyone who has experienced it knows what I’m talking about. I’ve asked my non-RCPD family members if this is a normal thing and they all say that a burp like that happens very rarely, so I’m thinking it’ll go away soon.
5 Weeks Post Botox Procedure and all of my previous side effects have gone away! My burps are natural and happening at normal times still with the occasional burp when I sneeze. No more acid burps with soda, no more minor throwing up in my mouth when bending down. I was supposed to have a follow up appointment with Dr. T this week, but due to some scheduling conflicts I had to cancel it. However I’m pretty sure he would have given me a clean bill of health, and at least in my opinion I can pretty confidently say I’ve been cured of RCP-D! I’m pretty sure it’ll be another month or two before the botox fully wears off, so if something major changes I’ll update this post. But I think at this point it’s safe to say all of my side effects are gone, and my body has stabilized to its new normal!
Overall I am incredibly grateful for how easy this process was for me. I’m so thankful that I never dealt with any doctors not believing in my symptoms or the condition itself, and the fact that the botox kicked in so quickly and I had minimal side effects! Thanks for reading if you made it all the way down here, I hope this helps someone with their experience!
2024.05.20 06:25 premedthrowawaye CA ORM School List 2024-2025
Hey guys! I'm new here planning on applying this cycle. I know I'm way too top heavy and would love to hear any recommendations for adding or removing schools to better my chances. Let me have it!
State: CA
School: T30 public
ORM? Yes, white
GPA: GPA- 3.93 SGPA - 3.95
MCAT: 520
ECs:
Clinical Volunteering = 1500 hrs volunteering as MA 150 hrs primary care volunteering
Research = 1500 hrs (1 pub, 1 big one under review) multiple labs, neurological diseases
Non-clinical = 200 hrs tutoring at low income HS (mainly tutored science) 150 hrs MCAT tutoring 100 hrs Mentoring 200 hrs TAing 100 hrs club officer 2000 hrs working
Shadowing = 80+ hrs, couple different specialties
PS focus: personal story with family, research, teaching
School List: Stanford UCSF Yale UCLA UCSD USC UCI Kaiser Harvard Johns Hopkins Perelman Columbia Vanderbilt Duke NYU Grossman Cornell Mayo UMich Northwestern Pritzker Icahn Emory Einstein Davis Georgetown Hofstra Case UCR NYMC CUSM
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State: CA
School: T30 public
ORM? Yes, white
GPA: GPA- 3.93 SGPA - 3.95
MCAT: 520
ECs:
Clinical Volunteering = 1500 hrs volunteering as MA 150 hrs primary care volunteering
Research = 1500 hrs (1 pub, 1 big one under review) multiple labs, neurological diseases
Non-clinical = 200 hrs tutoring at low income HS (mainly tutored science) 150 hrs MCAT tutoring 100 hrs Mentoring 200 hrs TAing 100 hrs club officer 2000 hrs working
Shadowing = 80+ hrs, couple different specialties
PS focus: personal story with family, research, teaching
School List: Stanford UCSF Yale UCLA UCSD USC UCI Kaiser Harvard Johns Hopkins Perelman Columbia Vanderbilt Duke NYU Grossman Cornell Mayo UMich Northwestern Pritzker Icahn Emory Einstein Davis Georgetown Hofstra Case UCR NYMC CUSM
2024.05.20 06:03 SurveyPsychological6 Reverse-Engineered "Secret Stock" Ads: A Way to Make Money to Counter Your AMC Losses
Hello.
This is Don Sees Your Shaydim. It's been a while.
Long-Winded Intro:
Ever sit through one of those 40 minute long ads by Whitney Tilson because you wanted to know what the fucking fuck the secret Tesla pr Apple supplier is, only to find that there’s no big reveal at the end? Instead, you’re asked to subscribe to an unaffordable newsletter. (These ads can’t be fast-forwarded!). The thing about these ads is you can figure out who these “secret” companies are, and it’s not hard. When I used to have time, I’d reverse engineer the latest 20-minute Motley Fool ad to discover the secret 5g stock, or the secret EV battery tech that will change the world.
I don’t have time like I used to. During the pandemic, I “worked” at home, which meant I spent my days yoloing into spacs and deconstructing stuff like Motley Fool and Stansberry Research reports for their stock picks. The good news is there are some devoted investors out there who have made it their jobs to take apart ads and reveal secret stocks.
If you’re looking for some plays, here are the results—the revealed stocks—from some recently reverse-engineered ads. The folks who did all this great work are Travis Johnson, who runs a fantastic online magazine called Stock Gumshoe. It is the only magazine I am subscribed to, and have been since 2020. I get a lot—if not most—of my investment ideas from Stock Gumshoe. Every single trade or investment idea that I’ve had from Gumshoe has been successful. Every single one. Every trade I’ve made because of shit I heard on YouTube has been a turd. I’m pumping this magazine because it works.
Alongside of Travis Johnson, we have Dylan Rieger. Just like Johnson, Rieger reverse-engineers ads, but on YouTube. He is prolific. His videos are roughly 10 minutes long, and they’re packed with well-curated information on each of the companies he reveals. If you’re thinking, “Why would I read a web magazine if I could just watch youtube videos?” Rieger’s videos are excellent, but Travis’s writing… he will teach you how to think. “But I don’t need to change the way I think about the market.” If you’re still fucking reading this, then chances are you suck at trading and investing. (I can already feel one or two of you typing, “Actually, ….”)
Below you will find a list of secret stocks that Johnson and Rieger revealed. I’ve listed the author of the newsletter or ad, the title of the article or presentation, the revealed stock, and relevant information. I figured that if I’ve had success this way, you might too. I like my wife’s feet, incidentally. I think they’re pretty.
Let me reiterate—I have been successful when I’ve used these sources as a starting point for a possible trade or investment. I’m a moron, however. I don’t stick with what works. I’m more likely to yolo into some garbage I heard about from a twenty-year old on YouTube. I said earlier that if you’re reading this, you probably suck at the market. But you’re probably way better than the person who wrote this. I address myself in third-person. I also like it when she wears tube socks and Doc Mertens.
Dylan Rieger's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dylanrieger7651
Travis Johnson's Stock Gumshoe: https://www.stockgumshoe.com/
Secret Stocks Revealed, May 2024
Dylan Jovine. “The New Space Race: 3 AI Stocks for Windfall Gains.” From Behind the Markets newsletter, which is currently listed at $49/yr. This focuses on defense industry AI-powered satellites, particularly speculations about defense contracts with the US Space Force. He teases several stocks, but the primary secret stock is BigBear (BBAI). BigBear has partnerships with Amazon AWS (AMZN), Palantir (PLTR), and L3Harris (LHX). Travis Johnson, whom I get almost all my info from, sees this BigBear speculation as a stretch. I agree. If BBAI does in fact get the Space Force contract: tendies. Jovine also pitches a backdoor way to get a stake in SpaceX, which is not publicly traded. The “backdoors” are the Private Shares Fund (PRIVX) and Destiny Tech 100 ETF (DXYZ). SpaceX constitutes about 35% of DXYZ. Jovine’s third stock—which is allegedly NASA’s secret AI chipmaker—is Arm Holdings (ARM).
Jason Williams. “The Exxon Slayer: The Small Firm Pioneering the Future of American Lithium.” Future Giants newsletter, which will cost you fucking $2,000. The secret stock is Standard Lithium (SLI). Totally worth a $2,000 subscription.
Shah Gilani. “Nvidia’s Secret Partner.” From Manward Monthly Report. The secret stock is Astera Labs (ALAB).
“This Tiny Canadian AI Stock Could Be the Next Nvidia.” Motley Fool Stock Advisor Canada. The secret stock: Docebo (DCBO). The company is in the e-learning realm, offering a cloud-supported platform for employee training and the like. This is not even remotely close to being Nvidia, but the company itself looks promising within its own sector.
Gerardo Del Real. “Trade of the Decade.” From Junior Resource Speculator, which is priced reasonably low—compared to Superbowl tickets or Berkshire Hathaway stock—at $2,000/yr. The secret stock is Kingsmen Resources (KNGRF). You really out to check out Travis Johnson’s reverse engineering of Del Real’s ad, and maybe consider subscribing to Stock Gumshoe, where he breaks down all sort of ads. He’s one of the best writers in this space. I have a fucking PhD. English. I hate everyone’s writing. Not his. He—Travis—also enlightens readers to similar stocks and stakeholders in that sector: Cameco (CCJ), GoGold Resources (GLDGF), Ivanhoe Mines (IVPAF), Abacus Mining (ABCFF), Cosa Resources (COSAF), Fission Uranium (FCUUF), Skyharbour Resources (SYHBF), EnCore Energy (EU), Uranium Energy Corp (UEC), Sprott Uranium Miners (URNM), Sprott Junior Uranium Miners (URNJ), Perpetual Resources (PPTA), Standard Uranium (STTD), Filo Mining (FLMMF)
Ross Givens. “Live Action War Room.” From Wall Street Watch Dogs. This ad was formerly called "The $3 AI Wonder Stock that Could Make You 75X Richer?" but was repackaged as The No. 1 AI Stock Opportunity of the Decade (Surprise: Only $6)” The secret stock is SoundHound AI (SOUN). Note: They are also pitching alongside of “The $3 AI …” “The Top Five Stocks Set to Soar in 2024.” These include Calix (CALX), SolarEdge (SEDG), Desktop Metals (DM), Adobe (ADBE), and Snowflake (SNOW).
Whitney Tilson and Porter Stansberry. “How I Cut My Salary to $1, Then Pocketed a Million Dollars in One Day With America’s New Money.” Stansberry Research. These ads don’t have clearly defined titles. This one covers a “secret US currency” otherwise called, “America’s New Money.” This is from Stansberry’s Investment Advisory. This is a weird pitch; basically, they’re suggesting that instead of buying stocks that trade on an exchange, you should buy the stock representing the exchange itself. The secret stock is CME Group (CME), otherwise known as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In Travis Johnson’s breakdown, he lists other publicly traded exchanges: Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Nasdaq (NDAQ), MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX). In fact, here is his whole list: Euronext (EUXTF or ENRXY in the US), London Stock Exchange (LNSTY or LDNXF in the US), Australian Stock Exchange ASX (ASXFY, or ASXFF), São Paulo Stock Exchange Brazil (BOLSY), the Bolsa Mexicana (BOMXF), Over The Counter Markets OTC (OTCM)
Jason Simpkins. “Project Wingman.” From Secret Stock Files, which would cost you $1,999/yr. Military aircraft: Simpkins asserts that this defense contractor, Kratos (KTOS), has a “vice grip on next-generation technology that will render most of its competitors’ assets completely obsolete.” Project wingman involves using AI on fighter planes.
Keith Kohl. “The Undiscovered Tech Company Behind the Coming Trio-Fuel 238 Revolution.” Energy Investor newsletter currently listed at $99 yr. at basic level. Nuclear energy tech that’s apparently cleaner, safer, and more efficient than convention Uranium 238 tech. The secret stock is Lightbridge (LTBR).
Ray Blanco. “Did I Just Find the Hidden Cure to Cancer?” From Catalyst Trader, which would cost you $1000. The secret stock is Exscientia (EXAI). Dylan Rieger also notes that Alexander Green, another “famous” stock picker with an expensive newsletter, made EXAI the secret stock in focus for his “This Will Be the #1 Performing AI Stock of the Coming Decade” report.
Adam Odell. “Special Report #1: The AI Growth Engine” from the 10X Stocks newsletter, which is currently $995 yr. This is from the AI Power Summit, with 3 stocks “positioned to solve the AI energy problem.” The main stock is NuScale (SMR), which builds small modular nuclear reactors. The additional stocks are Centrus Energy (LEU), and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (SRUUF).
Jason Williams. “The Tesla Killer is Here.” Wealth Advisors newsletter. Pitching “blue gas,” which is hydrogen fuel cells. The stock is Ballard Power (BLDP)
Alex Koyfman. “Lithium Volcano: Tapping the World’s Biggest Lithium Reserve.” The Crows Nest newsletter. 1 year membership is currently listed at 99$. The stock is Lithium Americas (LAC), who has a $650 million deal with GM.
Ian King. “AI Energy” presentation. Membership is currently $79. The stock is AMD (AMD)
Louis Navellier. “The Trump AI Boom: 3 Data Center Stocks with 100X Potential” and “The Second Wave of AI Comes in November.” From Growth Investor. The stocks are Innodata (INOD), Data Storage Corporation (DTST), and Applied Digital (APLD).
Luke Lango. “Elon Musk’s ChatGPT Could Soon Mint New Millionaires.” Innovation Investors Magazine, which is currently listed as on sale for $49/yr. The stock is Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM).
Luke Lango. “The Next Nvidia.” Investor Place. The stock is Lam Research (LRCX).
[Jason Williams. “The Exxon Slayer: The Small Firm Pioneering the Future of American Lithium.” Future Giants newsletter, which will cost you fucking $2,000. The secret stock is Standard Lithium (SLI). Totally work a $2,000 subscription.]()
Shah Gilani. “Nvidia’s Secret Partner.” From Manward Monthly Report. The secret stock is Astera Labs (ALAB).
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This is Don Sees Your Shaydim. It's been a while.
Long-Winded Intro:
Ever sit through one of those 40 minute long ads by Whitney Tilson because you wanted to know what the fucking fuck the secret Tesla pr Apple supplier is, only to find that there’s no big reveal at the end? Instead, you’re asked to subscribe to an unaffordable newsletter. (These ads can’t be fast-forwarded!). The thing about these ads is you can figure out who these “secret” companies are, and it’s not hard. When I used to have time, I’d reverse engineer the latest 20-minute Motley Fool ad to discover the secret 5g stock, or the secret EV battery tech that will change the world.
I don’t have time like I used to. During the pandemic, I “worked” at home, which meant I spent my days yoloing into spacs and deconstructing stuff like Motley Fool and Stansberry Research reports for their stock picks. The good news is there are some devoted investors out there who have made it their jobs to take apart ads and reveal secret stocks.
If you’re looking for some plays, here are the results—the revealed stocks—from some recently reverse-engineered ads. The folks who did all this great work are Travis Johnson, who runs a fantastic online magazine called Stock Gumshoe. It is the only magazine I am subscribed to, and have been since 2020. I get a lot—if not most—of my investment ideas from Stock Gumshoe. Every single trade or investment idea that I’ve had from Gumshoe has been successful. Every single one. Every trade I’ve made because of shit I heard on YouTube has been a turd. I’m pumping this magazine because it works.
Alongside of Travis Johnson, we have Dylan Rieger. Just like Johnson, Rieger reverse-engineers ads, but on YouTube. He is prolific. His videos are roughly 10 minutes long, and they’re packed with well-curated information on each of the companies he reveals. If you’re thinking, “Why would I read a web magazine if I could just watch youtube videos?” Rieger’s videos are excellent, but Travis’s writing… he will teach you how to think. “But I don’t need to change the way I think about the market.” If you’re still fucking reading this, then chances are you suck at trading and investing. (I can already feel one or two of you typing, “Actually, ….”)
Below you will find a list of secret stocks that Johnson and Rieger revealed. I’ve listed the author of the newsletter or ad, the title of the article or presentation, the revealed stock, and relevant information. I figured that if I’ve had success this way, you might too. I like my wife’s feet, incidentally. I think they’re pretty.
Let me reiterate—I have been successful when I’ve used these sources as a starting point for a possible trade or investment. I’m a moron, however. I don’t stick with what works. I’m more likely to yolo into some garbage I heard about from a twenty-year old on YouTube. I said earlier that if you’re reading this, you probably suck at the market. But you’re probably way better than the person who wrote this. I address myself in third-person. I also like it when she wears tube socks and Doc Mertens.
Dylan Rieger's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dylanrieger7651
Travis Johnson's Stock Gumshoe: https://www.stockgumshoe.com/
Secret Stocks Revealed, May 2024
Dylan Jovine. “The New Space Race: 3 AI Stocks for Windfall Gains.” From Behind the Markets newsletter, which is currently listed at $49/yr. This focuses on defense industry AI-powered satellites, particularly speculations about defense contracts with the US Space Force. He teases several stocks, but the primary secret stock is BigBear (BBAI). BigBear has partnerships with Amazon AWS (AMZN), Palantir (PLTR), and L3Harris (LHX). Travis Johnson, whom I get almost all my info from, sees this BigBear speculation as a stretch. I agree. If BBAI does in fact get the Space Force contract: tendies. Jovine also pitches a backdoor way to get a stake in SpaceX, which is not publicly traded. The “backdoors” are the Private Shares Fund (PRIVX) and Destiny Tech 100 ETF (DXYZ). SpaceX constitutes about 35% of DXYZ. Jovine’s third stock—which is allegedly NASA’s secret AI chipmaker—is Arm Holdings (ARM).
Jason Williams. “The Exxon Slayer: The Small Firm Pioneering the Future of American Lithium.” Future Giants newsletter, which will cost you fucking $2,000. The secret stock is Standard Lithium (SLI). Totally worth a $2,000 subscription.
Shah Gilani. “Nvidia’s Secret Partner.” From Manward Monthly Report. The secret stock is Astera Labs (ALAB).
“This Tiny Canadian AI Stock Could Be the Next Nvidia.” Motley Fool Stock Advisor Canada. The secret stock: Docebo (DCBO). The company is in the e-learning realm, offering a cloud-supported platform for employee training and the like. This is not even remotely close to being Nvidia, but the company itself looks promising within its own sector.
Gerardo Del Real. “Trade of the Decade.” From Junior Resource Speculator, which is priced reasonably low—compared to Superbowl tickets or Berkshire Hathaway stock—at $2,000/yr. The secret stock is Kingsmen Resources (KNGRF). You really out to check out Travis Johnson’s reverse engineering of Del Real’s ad, and maybe consider subscribing to Stock Gumshoe, where he breaks down all sort of ads. He’s one of the best writers in this space. I have a fucking PhD. English. I hate everyone’s writing. Not his. He—Travis—also enlightens readers to similar stocks and stakeholders in that sector: Cameco (CCJ), GoGold Resources (GLDGF), Ivanhoe Mines (IVPAF), Abacus Mining (ABCFF), Cosa Resources (COSAF), Fission Uranium (FCUUF), Skyharbour Resources (SYHBF), EnCore Energy (EU), Uranium Energy Corp (UEC), Sprott Uranium Miners (URNM), Sprott Junior Uranium Miners (URNJ), Perpetual Resources (PPTA), Standard Uranium (STTD), Filo Mining (FLMMF)
Ross Givens. “Live Action War Room.” From Wall Street Watch Dogs. This ad was formerly called "The $3 AI Wonder Stock that Could Make You 75X Richer?" but was repackaged as The No. 1 AI Stock Opportunity of the Decade (Surprise: Only $6)” The secret stock is SoundHound AI (SOUN). Note: They are also pitching alongside of “The $3 AI …” “The Top Five Stocks Set to Soar in 2024.” These include Calix (CALX), SolarEdge (SEDG), Desktop Metals (DM), Adobe (ADBE), and Snowflake (SNOW).
Whitney Tilson and Porter Stansberry. “How I Cut My Salary to $1, Then Pocketed a Million Dollars in One Day With America’s New Money.” Stansberry Research. These ads don’t have clearly defined titles. This one covers a “secret US currency” otherwise called, “America’s New Money.” This is from Stansberry’s Investment Advisory. This is a weird pitch; basically, they’re suggesting that instead of buying stocks that trade on an exchange, you should buy the stock representing the exchange itself. The secret stock is CME Group (CME), otherwise known as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In Travis Johnson’s breakdown, he lists other publicly traded exchanges: Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Nasdaq (NDAQ), MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX). In fact, here is his whole list: Euronext (EUXTF or ENRXY in the US), London Stock Exchange (LNSTY or LDNXF in the US), Australian Stock Exchange ASX (ASXFY, or ASXFF), São Paulo Stock Exchange Brazil (BOLSY), the Bolsa Mexicana (BOMXF), Over The Counter Markets OTC (OTCM)
Jason Simpkins. “Project Wingman.” From Secret Stock Files, which would cost you $1,999/yr. Military aircraft: Simpkins asserts that this defense contractor, Kratos (KTOS), has a “vice grip on next-generation technology that will render most of its competitors’ assets completely obsolete.” Project wingman involves using AI on fighter planes.
Keith Kohl. “The Undiscovered Tech Company Behind the Coming Trio-Fuel 238 Revolution.” Energy Investor newsletter currently listed at $99 yr. at basic level. Nuclear energy tech that’s apparently cleaner, safer, and more efficient than convention Uranium 238 tech. The secret stock is Lightbridge (LTBR).
Ray Blanco. “Did I Just Find the Hidden Cure to Cancer?” From Catalyst Trader, which would cost you $1000. The secret stock is Exscientia (EXAI). Dylan Rieger also notes that Alexander Green, another “famous” stock picker with an expensive newsletter, made EXAI the secret stock in focus for his “This Will Be the #1 Performing AI Stock of the Coming Decade” report.
Adam Odell. “Special Report #1: The AI Growth Engine” from the 10X Stocks newsletter, which is currently $995 yr. This is from the AI Power Summit, with 3 stocks “positioned to solve the AI energy problem.” The main stock is NuScale (SMR), which builds small modular nuclear reactors. The additional stocks are Centrus Energy (LEU), and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (SRUUF).
Jason Williams. “The Tesla Killer is Here.” Wealth Advisors newsletter. Pitching “blue gas,” which is hydrogen fuel cells. The stock is Ballard Power (BLDP)
Alex Koyfman. “Lithium Volcano: Tapping the World’s Biggest Lithium Reserve.” The Crows Nest newsletter. 1 year membership is currently listed at 99$. The stock is Lithium Americas (LAC), who has a $650 million deal with GM.
Ian King. “AI Energy” presentation. Membership is currently $79. The stock is AMD (AMD)
Louis Navellier. “The Trump AI Boom: 3 Data Center Stocks with 100X Potential” and “The Second Wave of AI Comes in November.” From Growth Investor. The stocks are Innodata (INOD), Data Storage Corporation (DTST), and Applied Digital (APLD).
Luke Lango. “Elon Musk’s ChatGPT Could Soon Mint New Millionaires.” Innovation Investors Magazine, which is currently listed as on sale for $49/yr. The stock is Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM).
Luke Lango. “The Next Nvidia.” Investor Place. The stock is Lam Research (LRCX).
[Jason Williams. “The Exxon Slayer: The Small Firm Pioneering the Future of American Lithium.” Future Giants newsletter, which will cost you fucking $2,000. The secret stock is Standard Lithium (SLI). Totally work a $2,000 subscription.]()
Shah Gilani. “Nvidia’s Secret Partner.” From Manward Monthly Report. The secret stock is Astera Labs (ALAB).
2024.05.20 05:36 blinkythewonderchimp Packet Hacking Village Talks at DEF CON 32 Call for Presentations Now Open
OVERVIEW
The Wall of Sheep would like to announce a call for presentations at DEF CON 32 in Las Vegas, NV from Thursday, August 8th to Sunday, August 11th. Packet Hacking Village Talks goal is to deliver talks that increase security awareness and provide skills that can be immediately applied after the conference. Our audience ranges from those who are new to security to the most seasoned practitioners in the security industry. We are accepting submissions from individuals and organizations on any of the topic areas, including, but not limited to, the following technologies and applications:
The Wall of Sheep will not accept product or vendor related pitches. If your talk is a thinly-veiled advertisement for a product or service your company is offering, please do not apply! We will also not accept talks that have been given elsewhere, including at DEF CON / Black Hat / BSides.
All accepted talks will be announced, recorded, and published by Aries Security, LLC. and DEF CON Communications, Inc. Please see our YouTube channel for all talks from previous years: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnL9S5Wv_dNvO381slSA06w and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Om9kAkl32dWlDSNlDS9Iw.
The Call for Presentations will close on Friday, May 31st at 11:59 PM PST. The list of talks will be finalized and published on Friday, June 7th.
SPEAKING FORMAT --UPDATED FOR DEF CON 32
Each presentation slot is 1 hour maximum, including time for Q&A. If we have time and it is in line with our goals mentioned above, then there is a good chance you will be selected.
Presentations will be part of DEF CON's new "Creator Stages". Although presenters will not receive a DEF CON speaker badge, they will receive a human badge and additional identification as village speakers. Presentations will also be recorded and shared on DEF CON's media servers and YouTube. Additionally, we do not recommend live demos. Pre-recorded demos are preferred.
To submit a presentation, please provide the following information in the form below to cfp2024[at]wallofsheep[dot]com
Primary Speaker Name:
Primary Speaker Title and Company (if applicable):
Primary Speaker Email Address:
Primary Speaker Phone Number (to contact you if necessary during the conference):
Primary Speaker Twitter name (if you want it known if you are accepted):
Primary Speaker Mastodon name (if you want it known if you are accepted):
Additional Speakers' name(s), titles, and social information:
Additional Email Addresses:
Is there a specific day or time you MUST speak by?
Name of Presentation:
Length of presentation: (20 minutes or 50 minutes)
Abstract (100 words MAXIMUM, absolutely necessary for printing purposes):
Your abstract will be used for the website and printed materials. Summarize what your presentation will cover. Attendees will read this to get an idea of what they should know before your presentation, and what they will learn after. Use this to inform about how technical your talk is. This abstract is the primary way people will be drawn to your session. CFP reviews like to see what tools will be used and what materials you suggest to read in advance to get the most out of your presentation.
Has this talk been given anywhere before? YES or NO
Speaker's Bio(s) (75 words MAXIMUM per bio):
This text will be used for the website and printed materials and should be written in the third person. Cover any professional history that is relevant to the presentation, including past jobs, tools that you have written, etc. Let people know who you are and why you are qualified to speak on your topic. Presentations that are submitted without biographies will not be considered.
Detailed Outline:
You must provide a detailed outline containing the main points and navigation through your talk. Show how you intend to begin, where you intend to lead the audience and how you plan to get there. The outline may be provided in a separate attachment and may be as simple as a text file or as detailed as a "bare bones" presentation. The better your outline then the better we are able to best review your presentation against other submissions (and the higher chance you have of being accepted). SUBMISSION NOTE: Presentations that are submitted without abstracts, outlines, or speaker bios (e.g., that have only PDFs, PPTs, or white papers attached or only point to a URL) will not be considered.
Supporting File(s):
Additional supporting materials such as code, white papers, proof of concept, etc. should be sent along with this email to cfp2024[at]wallofsheep[dot]com. Note that additional files that may help in the selection process should be included. We are not asking for a complete presentation for this initial submission. That will only be required if you are selected for presenting.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By submitting you agree to the Terms and Conditions below. Please read and accept these terms by inserting your name in the appropriate area, otherwise your application will be considered incomplete and returned to you.
Grant of Copyright Use
I warrant that the above work has not been previously published elsewhere, or if it has, that I have obtained permission for its publication by DEF CON Communications, Inc. and Aries Security, LLC. and that I will promptly supply DEF CON Communications, Inc. and Aries Security, LLC. with wording for crediting the original publication and copyright owner. If I am selected for presentation, I hereby give DEF CON Communications, Inc. and Aries Security, LLC. permission to duplicate, record and redistribute this presentation, which includes, but is not limited to, the conference proceedings, conference CD, video, audio, and hand-outs to the conference attendees for educational, on-line, and all other purposes.
Terms of Speaking Requirements
I, (insert your name here), have read and understand and agree to the terms as detailed in the Agreement to Terms of Speaking Requirements.
In the case that a speaker is a child under the age of 13 years old: in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) regulations, http://www.coppa.org, any child under age 13 must have parental consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of that child's personal information by a website. Parent/Guardian Consent: I (insert parent/guardian's name here) am the parent or guardian of the minos named above. I have read and understand and agree to the terms as detailed in the Agreement to Terms of Speaking Requirements.
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The Wall of Sheep would like to announce a call for presentations at DEF CON 32 in Las Vegas, NV from Thursday, August 8th to Sunday, August 11th. Packet Hacking Village Talks goal is to deliver talks that increase security awareness and provide skills that can be immediately applied after the conference. Our audience ranges from those who are new to security to the most seasoned practitioners in the security industry. We are accepting submissions from individuals and organizations on any of the topic areas, including, but not limited to, the following technologies and applications:
- AI and Machine Learning in Security: Impacts on network and operating system security; use in deploying and defending networks.
- Awareness: Security awareness program success and failure stories.
- Cloud Security: Hacks and tricks for assessing and testing services.
- Compliance: How to use regulatory compliance requirements in your favor to enhance your overall funding and security posture.
- Networking and Cybersecurity: The latest hacks, trends and technologies in networking and cybersecurity.
- Spy-level makeup art (e.g., wigs, prosthetic noses, etc.)
- Supply Chain Security: Building security into the supply chain process to reduce risk.
- Threat Defense: Advanced techniques for defending networks, systems, and services from cyberthreats.
- Tools, Techniques, and Procedures: network sniffing, intrusion detection, monitoring, forensics, DFIR log analysis, collection & visualization, threat hunting, EDR telemetry, lolbin's for defense, detecting download cradles, using the ATT&CK framework for defense, Incident response process and procedures and/or recovery, automation
The Wall of Sheep will not accept product or vendor related pitches. If your talk is a thinly-veiled advertisement for a product or service your company is offering, please do not apply! We will also not accept talks that have been given elsewhere, including at DEF CON / Black Hat / BSides.
All accepted talks will be announced, recorded, and published by Aries Security, LLC. and DEF CON Communications, Inc. Please see our YouTube channel for all talks from previous years: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnL9S5Wv_dNvO381slSA06w and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Om9kAkl32dWlDSNlDS9Iw.
The Call for Presentations will close on Friday, May 31st at 11:59 PM PST. The list of talks will be finalized and published on Friday, June 7th.
SPEAKING FORMAT --UPDATED FOR DEF CON 32
Each presentation slot is 1 hour maximum, including time for Q&A. If we have time and it is in line with our goals mentioned above, then there is a good chance you will be selected.
Presentations will be part of DEF CON's new "Creator Stages". Although presenters will not receive a DEF CON speaker badge, they will receive a human badge and additional identification as village speakers. Presentations will also be recorded and shared on DEF CON's media servers and YouTube. Additionally, we do not recommend live demos. Pre-recorded demos are preferred.
To submit a presentation, please provide the following information in the form below to cfp2024[at]wallofsheep[dot]com
Primary Speaker Name:
Primary Speaker Title and Company (if applicable):
Primary Speaker Email Address:
Primary Speaker Phone Number (to contact you if necessary during the conference):
Primary Speaker Twitter name (if you want it known if you are accepted):
Primary Speaker Mastodon name (if you want it known if you are accepted):
Additional Speakers' name(s), titles, and social information:
Additional Email Addresses:
Is there a specific day or time you MUST speak by?
Name of Presentation:
Length of presentation: (20 minutes or 50 minutes)
Abstract (100 words MAXIMUM, absolutely necessary for printing purposes):
Your abstract will be used for the website and printed materials. Summarize what your presentation will cover. Attendees will read this to get an idea of what they should know before your presentation, and what they will learn after. Use this to inform about how technical your talk is. This abstract is the primary way people will be drawn to your session. CFP reviews like to see what tools will be used and what materials you suggest to read in advance to get the most out of your presentation.
Has this talk been given anywhere before? YES or NO
Speaker's Bio(s) (75 words MAXIMUM per bio):
This text will be used for the website and printed materials and should be written in the third person. Cover any professional history that is relevant to the presentation, including past jobs, tools that you have written, etc. Let people know who you are and why you are qualified to speak on your topic. Presentations that are submitted without biographies will not be considered.
Detailed Outline:
You must provide a detailed outline containing the main points and navigation through your talk. Show how you intend to begin, where you intend to lead the audience and how you plan to get there. The outline may be provided in a separate attachment and may be as simple as a text file or as detailed as a "bare bones" presentation. The better your outline then the better we are able to best review your presentation against other submissions (and the higher chance you have of being accepted). SUBMISSION NOTE: Presentations that are submitted without abstracts, outlines, or speaker bios (e.g., that have only PDFs, PPTs, or white papers attached or only point to a URL) will not be considered.
Supporting File(s):
Additional supporting materials such as code, white papers, proof of concept, etc. should be sent along with this email to cfp2024[at]wallofsheep[dot]com. Note that additional files that may help in the selection process should be included. We are not asking for a complete presentation for this initial submission. That will only be required if you are selected for presenting.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By submitting you agree to the Terms and Conditions below. Please read and accept these terms by inserting your name in the appropriate area, otherwise your application will be considered incomplete and returned to you.
Grant of Copyright Use
I warrant that the above work has not been previously published elsewhere, or if it has, that I have obtained permission for its publication by DEF CON Communications, Inc. and Aries Security, LLC. and that I will promptly supply DEF CON Communications, Inc. and Aries Security, LLC. with wording for crediting the original publication and copyright owner. If I am selected for presentation, I hereby give DEF CON Communications, Inc. and Aries Security, LLC. permission to duplicate, record and redistribute this presentation, which includes, but is not limited to, the conference proceedings, conference CD, video, audio, and hand-outs to the conference attendees for educational, on-line, and all other purposes.
Terms of Speaking Requirements
- I will submit a completed (and possibly updated) presentation and a reference to all of the tool(s), law(s), Web sites and/or publications referenced to at the end of my talk and as described in this CFP submission by noon PST, July 30th, 2024. Please note this is a hard deadline as presentation and details need to be sumitted to DEF CON.
- I will submit a final Abstract and Biography to the Wall of Sheep by noon PST, July 30th, 2024. Please note this is a hard deadline as presentation and details need to be sumitted to DEF CON.
- I will include a detailed bibliography as either a separate document or included within the presentation of all resources cited and/or used in my presentation.
- I will complete my presentation within the time allocated to me --not running over the time allocation.
- I understand that I will be responsible for my own hotel and travel expenses.
I, (insert your name here), have read and understand and agree to the terms as detailed in the Agreement to Terms of Speaking Requirements.
In the case that a speaker is a child under the age of 13 years old: in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) regulations, http://www.coppa.org, any child under age 13 must have parental consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of that child's personal information by a website. Parent/Guardian Consent: I (insert parent/guardian's name here) am the parent or guardian of the minos named above. I have read and understand and agree to the terms as detailed in the Agreement to Terms of Speaking Requirements.
2024.05.20 04:44 Adorable_Quantity_79 Feeling slightly overwhelmed about my final prac
So a bit of background, I’m about to turn 30 and made a career change out of finance into teaching. I’ll be finishing up with my masters of early childhood and primary with ACU online. I’m also working in an agency as a casual relief educator mostly in the early childhood sector. Basically I feel like I’ve had barely any (primary) classroom time to feel prepared enough for the requirements of the final prac. I’ve only had 1 other primary placement which was 4 weeks in a specialist school and I did well. Early childhood placements I’ve found to be a breeze as I’m a mum and am used to littlies. But.. I have to say I feel very underprepared for final prac. I have little to no practical knowledge on behavior management and studying online makes it all feel a bit isolating. I want to do well though and am so happy to have made this career change. Has anyone else been in the same boat as me and have any advice or resources to share that might help me? Thank you 🙏
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2024.05.20 03:29 Agitated-Pay8455 Is my E.C list any good?
These are my extra circulars I have accumulated as a freshman, are they any good? ofc some of them are good but as a list, do they display a common theme? Are they believable? Do I have have to many positions doing the same activities? Any feedback is great.
Blog Contributor
retrieved neurophysiological and related information; published a meta-analysis paper evaluating popular study techniques, for a meta-cognitive/life O.S app, facilitating student retention and cognitive load tolerance by 75%.
participated in a metacognitive/skills program for 1.3yrs, collaborated with more than 10 grad level/professional level students and helped facilitate their learning of course specific material. Created numerous 1 on 1 accountability groups within the larger club and facilitated more to connect like minded, passionate people with each other.
participated in a metacognitive focused group focused, on sustainability, achievement, research, and finding passion and purpose in academia; became a mentor closely collaborating with department leaders for education plans, event planning, and tutoring, lead workshops, Office hours, and "focus sessions" a live class were we teach attention, consistency, and other things to increase mental clarity (volunteer).
started a mentorship company; with 12+ Mentors teaching annual cohorts of 30+ kids from High Schools internationally about academic opportunities, techniques for sustainability and life long learning skills; spoke at high schools in low income neighborhoods, about academic success, career readiness, and tutoring opportunities; formed various collaborative agreements with other international non profits and startups to increase our global impact for addressing inefficiencies in education and healthcare institution's worldwide; lead small groups of 2-10 researchers in writing, psychology, neuroscience, neurobiology, and cognitive science related review and meta-analysis papers
published 25+ articles; tutored 10+ students and contributed to 12+ research publications(non-scholarly); founded my own official chapter responsible for psychoneuroimmunology research and meta analysis papers; volunteered 250+ clinical hours; spoke at a MUN an international conference running for 3+ months discussing strategies to abolish inefficiencies in the healthcare system in low income and traditional underrepresented areas.
Became Head of the neuroscience committee, where I was responsible for organization fundraisers, managing social medias, organizing research groups and peer reviewing others; this entailed me overseeing 2k+ students globally and facilitating all their research related ventures, directly and indirectly
DISCLAIMER: This is a prospective list e.c's 9 and 10 are still in progress, everything else is good though.
Idc about what school, but if you have any advice to tailor my e.c's to T10 or vandy/umich, that would also be greatly appreciated.
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Blog Contributor
retrieved neurophysiological and related information; published a meta-analysis paper evaluating popular study techniques, for a meta-cognitive/life O.S app, facilitating student retention and cognitive load tolerance by 75%.
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Club Membecommunity leaderparticipated in a metacognitive/skills program for 1.3yrs, collaborated with more than 10 grad level/professional level students and helped facilitate their learning of course specific material. Created numerous 1 on 1 accountability groups within the larger club and facilitated more to connect like minded, passionate people with each other.
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mentee Participated as a mentee for 2yr, in a program, accepting 2.9% of students that facilitated, metacognitive skills, networking, entrepreneurship, etc.4
respite caregiver 24hr home care worked under the California Regional Center for 1.6yrs, obtained a first aid license in order to care for, elderly, adolescent, and mentally challenged patients.5
mentorparticipated in a metacognitive focused group focused, on sustainability, achievement, research, and finding passion and purpose in academia; became a mentor closely collaborating with department leaders for education plans, event planning, and tutoring, lead workshops, Office hours, and "focus sessions" a live class were we teach attention, consistency, and other things to increase mental clarity (volunteer).
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FoundeLead learning coachstarted a mentorship company; with 12+ Mentors teaching annual cohorts of 30+ kids from High Schools internationally about academic opportunities, techniques for sustainability and life long learning skills; spoke at high schools in low income neighborhoods, about academic success, career readiness, and tutoring opportunities; formed various collaborative agreements with other international non profits and startups to increase our global impact for addressing inefficiencies in education and healthcare institution's worldwide; lead small groups of 2-10 researchers in writing, psychology, neuroscience, neurobiology, and cognitive science related review and meta-analysis papers
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Co-FoundeTeam Managerpublished 25+ articles; tutored 10+ students and contributed to 12+ research publications(non-scholarly); founded my own official chapter responsible for psychoneuroimmunology research and meta analysis papers; volunteered 250+ clinical hours; spoke at a MUN an international conference running for 3+ months discussing strategies to abolish inefficiencies in the healthcare system in low income and traditional underrepresented areas.
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EMT N/A trained and worked as a emergency medical technician, and completed 200+ clinical hours.9
content creator youtube/Instagram/twitter(X) And outreach initiative to help give educational value and incentives to a wider audience; these channels were created to compliment my business with our goals to provide free information; over 300k followers over all platforms10
Committee lead/Product managerBecame Head of the neuroscience committee, where I was responsible for organization fundraisers, managing social medias, organizing research groups and peer reviewing others; this entailed me overseeing 2k+ students globally and facilitating all their research related ventures, directly and indirectly
DISCLAIMER: This is a prospective list e.c's 9 and 10 are still in progress, everything else is good though.
Idc about what school, but if you have any advice to tailor my e.c's to T10 or vandy/umich, that would also be greatly appreciated.
2024.05.20 03:21 champagnepapi111 CHANCE ME: MID GPA FOR UPENN CARRIED BY ECS + SAT
Demographics: Asian, Michigan, Public
Intended Major(s): Biology
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1570 (790M 780 RW)
UW/W GPA and Rank: 3.44/3.8 (VERY BIG JUMP IN GPA -> 3.0, 3.3, 4.0 for UW, 3.4 + 3.6 + 4.3 for W), had very strenuous circumstances for GPA that I will write about in essays
Coursework: 8 APS/3 DE/2 Honors (Taking AP Chem/Bio/Lang/Stats) (Micro/Macro/Psych/APES -> all 5s)
Awards:
1st at HOSA States (1/40)
2nd at HOSA Internationals (2/150) -> 2/2000 overall
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
NHS
Honor Roll
School Award for 5s on both AP Econ Tests
Extracurriculars:
Biotechnology and Biomedical Research @ t15 med school - 11th and 12th grade, 20hrs/wk, 3wk/yr
Med student shadowing + Cardiac Medicine Research @ t10 college - 11th and 12th grade, 20hrs/wk, 4wk/yr
Shadowed Primary Doctor (biomedical lab + patient interviews) - 11th and 12th grade, 30hrs/wk, 3wk/yr
HOSA (state champion) sent to Internationals and placed 2nd at internationals, posted on 10+ nationwide news sites and covered by the media, 260,000 members worldwide - 11th and 12th grade, 10hrs/wk, 30wk/yr
Co-President of Biomedical Based Club, contacted licensed doctors and current med students to share information about the biomedical pathway, increased membership from 3 to 140 people in 4 years - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade, 8hrs/wk, 35wk/yr
SAT/College Tutoring Organization, helped struggling students increased college applications, as well hosted hackathons, college seminars, and helped students increased their SAT scores by an average of 200 points. - 10th, 11th, 12th grade, 6hrs/wk, 10wk/yr
Swim Instructor (paid), Worked for ~1 year, over 400 hours of work, about 8-10 hours weekly on school weeks, and closer to 15 hours during summer, CPR and Lifeguard Certified. Had several classes, weekly, with kids with disabilities, such as Down Syndrome, Autism, and ADHD. - 11th, 12th grade, 8-10hrs/wk, 40wk/yr
Summer Volunteer connected w/Children’s Care Center (Big City's most vulnerable kids) - Instructed and taught children who have been impaired with neurological, social, and developmental challenges, as well as kids that have dealt with major trauma at a very young age to swim. Participated in a 3-week long program teaching them the basics of swimming. - 11th, 12th gade, 8-10hrs/wk, 4wk/yr
Michigan Ref Certified - Participated in overall 50+ hours of ref-related activities, played soccer for 13 years and competed in competitive/travel soccer for 10 years.
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade, 2hrs/wk, 13wk/yr (for reffing)
9th, 10th grade, 8hrs/wk, 35wk/yr (for soccer)
VolunteeTutor Work - Volunteer Monthly at an Indian Cultural Program (10hrs/month), Math Tutor for struggling students (3hrs/week), Volunteer Monthly for Key Club (3hrs/month)
Essays/LORs/Other:
APES (8/10)
STEM Teacher (9/10)
Schools:
Purdue, OSU, MSU, UMich, UChicago, NYU, JHU, UPenn (PLS), Columbia
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Intended Major(s): Biology
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1570 (790M 780 RW)
UW/W GPA and Rank: 3.44/3.8 (VERY BIG JUMP IN GPA -> 3.0, 3.3, 4.0 for UW, 3.4 + 3.6 + 4.3 for W), had very strenuous circumstances for GPA that I will write about in essays
Coursework: 8 APS/3 DE/2 Honors (Taking AP Chem/Bio/Lang/Stats) (Micro/Macro/Psych/APES -> all 5s)
Awards:
1st at HOSA States (1/40)
2nd at HOSA Internationals (2/150) -> 2/2000 overall
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
NHS
Honor Roll
School Award for 5s on both AP Econ Tests
Extracurriculars:
Biotechnology and Biomedical Research @ t15 med school - 11th and 12th grade, 20hrs/wk, 3wk/yr
Med student shadowing + Cardiac Medicine Research @ t10 college - 11th and 12th grade, 20hrs/wk, 4wk/yr
Shadowed Primary Doctor (biomedical lab + patient interviews) - 11th and 12th grade, 30hrs/wk, 3wk/yr
HOSA (state champion) sent to Internationals and placed 2nd at internationals, posted on 10+ nationwide news sites and covered by the media, 260,000 members worldwide - 11th and 12th grade, 10hrs/wk, 30wk/yr
Co-President of Biomedical Based Club, contacted licensed doctors and current med students to share information about the biomedical pathway, increased membership from 3 to 140 people in 4 years - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade, 8hrs/wk, 35wk/yr
SAT/College Tutoring Organization, helped struggling students increased college applications, as well hosted hackathons, college seminars, and helped students increased their SAT scores by an average of 200 points. - 10th, 11th, 12th grade, 6hrs/wk, 10wk/yr
Swim Instructor (paid), Worked for ~1 year, over 400 hours of work, about 8-10 hours weekly on school weeks, and closer to 15 hours during summer, CPR and Lifeguard Certified. Had several classes, weekly, with kids with disabilities, such as Down Syndrome, Autism, and ADHD. - 11th, 12th grade, 8-10hrs/wk, 40wk/yr
Summer Volunteer connected w/Children’s Care Center (Big City's most vulnerable kids) - Instructed and taught children who have been impaired with neurological, social, and developmental challenges, as well as kids that have dealt with major trauma at a very young age to swim. Participated in a 3-week long program teaching them the basics of swimming. - 11th, 12th gade, 8-10hrs/wk, 4wk/yr
Michigan Ref Certified - Participated in overall 50+ hours of ref-related activities, played soccer for 13 years and competed in competitive/travel soccer for 10 years.
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade, 2hrs/wk, 13wk/yr (for reffing)
9th, 10th grade, 8hrs/wk, 35wk/yr (for soccer)
VolunteeTutor Work - Volunteer Monthly at an Indian Cultural Program (10hrs/month), Math Tutor for struggling students (3hrs/week), Volunteer Monthly for Key Club (3hrs/month)
Essays/LORs/Other:
APES (8/10)
STEM Teacher (9/10)
Schools:
Purdue, OSU, MSU, UMich, UChicago, NYU, JHU, UPenn (PLS), Columbia
2024.05.20 02:14 Logical_Novel_5720 Am I a Bridezilla?
I (30f) got married last year and my younger sister (25f) has been continuously telling everyone that is willing to listen that I'm a Bridezilla. I stand firm in my decisions and if I had to do it over I'd do it again. I was engaged for 10 years before getting married because we felt that we were too young to get married we were just getting to know ourselves much less each other but we were committed each other so we were happy with just being engaged. A little background on my sister Kate, we don't share the same father she isn't the youngest for my mother (I have another sister that follows her) but she acts like it. Ever since we were young she wanted everything I had to the point that whatever my father was taking to to give my mother for me he would just buy two so she wouldn't fight for mine (didnt work) mind you whatever her father brought for her was for her and her alone. I never gave into her tantrums even when I was a child I shared when I wanted to and ignored her when I didn't want to. I left home when I was 17 and went to live with my father bcuz her behavior never changed and I didn't want to live like that anymore. To some my life would be considered boring because I am introverted so my day to day life consists of me just going to and from work, other than the odd birthday vacation each year,I rarely go out. I do however buy nice things for myself bcuz I work hard for it and I deserve it. She complained to my mother once that I was showing off because I'm always buying my daughter (8) expensive things which I don't. As a way to teach my child the value of money she does her chores and earns her allowance which she has to save and at the end of the term she chooses what she wants to buy and if her savings isn't enough I will put the difference however because of the complaint that she made to my mother my daughter no longer wants to hang out with her cousins and I will not force her. Now to the story. Two years ago my fiance Rich and I decided to start planning our wedding but we were having issues because I'd rather elope and move on but he's so extroverted we were clashing on every decision from total guest to the wedding colours. After weeks deliberating and petty pranks (on both sides) we finally came to an agreement on the wedding colours so we decided to inform the family. My mother has a family dinner on my birthday and that's where I decided to make the announcement. My sister and her fiance were present and she jumped at the chance to beg for a double wedding and I immediately shot that down with an abrupt "No" and continued to eat my dinner. She started whining and complaining but my answer was no and I told her I had no reason to explain myself to her. When she realized that she wasn't getting anywhere with me she turns to my mother and starts complaining to which my mother told that it's my money and my wedding and I'm free to do whatever I wanted and her tantrum only got worse. In an effort to not ruin my birthday dinner my fiance explained to her that she and I had different personalities and liked different things and our friend circles were too different to even consider mixing them together but he was fighting a losing battle bcuz he wasn't equipped to handle that level of crazy. I turned to her and ask who would pay for her half of the wedding and who would buy her dresses as she is unemployed and her fiance at the time was just a trainee, she turned to me and asked me why would she have to pay for half of the wedding and at that statement I went back to eating. My fiance finally understood why my mother and I didn't even bother to explain anything further to her, he looked at her fiance and told him "I'm only getting married once so I going to do it right" and ended the conversation, she flipped out and left and her fiance had to gather her kids and ran behind her. I moved on with my wedding plans and everything was going along smoothly because money wasn't really an issue. I have a lot of family from both parents and both step parents so in order to pick bridesmaids I literally made a little lottery and picked their names out bag and I made a whole deal out of it by taking a video and sending it the various WhatsApp groups. I picked one sister (my big sister Kim) one cousin, one friend and one step sibling and we all lived happily ever after until the first rehearsal for my wedding. After the rehearsal we went to Pizza Hut and I posted a pic on my WhatsApp status of us all eating and goofing about and she messages me and ask how I'm hanging out with family and leaving her out to which I said were just hanging out after the wedding rehearsal so it's just the wedding party, she demanded to know why she wasn't chosen so I just sent her the video of my "lottery" bcuz it was so much easier than explaining it to her, she said nothing and i thought that was the end of it, I shouldve known better. When Kim went home she told my mother everything that happened at the rehearsal and how I was considering making it a child free wedding because of the chaos that happened at the rehearsal with all the kids of the bridesmaids and the groomsmen, I was traumatized lol. Kate asked her if my daughter would be there to which Kim replied and said yes she's the flower girl and the conversation ended there. That day Kate sent me a 14 minute voicenote which I ignored bcuz I've said it repeatedly if you cant say it in a minute just call me I'm not listening to that and I refuse to compromise on my boundaries especially with her. Because i didn't listen to the voicenote I didn't hear all the disgusting things she called me and my child that and Rich so I went about happily until the day the invites were sent out. My wedding colours were silver, rose gold and black however the only dress code stipulation I had was NO WHITE bcuz I wanted the only one to be in white. I had a busy day at work so I didn't look at my phone much but with the few glance I took I saw that the family group was buzzing so I made sure to check it as soon as work ended and I was shocked af. My sister was telling our entire extended family that not only did I not invite her to my wedding I was lashing out at having her son as my ring bearer and that the comment I had made about the white dress was directly aimed at her because I was telling people that she was trying to ruin my wedding and the evidence that she was using was that she wasn't made a bridesmaid, Thankfully I had persons defending me. I went into her inbox to ask her to cuss her out tbh and saw the 14 min vn and decided to listen and I was dead ass fuming after the first 30 seconds so I just forwarded the vn to the family chat and I sent a screenshot of the conversation that she and I had before the vn and I let them have all the evidence. I then publicly uninvited her to the wedding and I made sure to note that it was only her that was uninvited not her sons or her fiance their invites were still valid and they were more than welcomed there. I took a screenshot of that post and every time she posted on her status or her Facebook about how evil I was I would repost it and I did that right up until the day of my wedding. I am now happily married and have moved on with my life but since the wedding she's been using the excuse of me refusing to allow her to have a double wedding with me as her reasoning for her behavior and that I was Bridezilla bcuz of that. I don't feel like I should be obligated to do anything for anyone in the name of "family"especially if said family member is an overgrown toddler. I changed the names but this is my real so she might see it but I'm fine with it as I stand by every decision I made
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2024.05.20 02:13 speedyBoi96240 Round 4: the phantom-weight champion versus the exalted seraph
 | Spitfire slumped over and trudged out of the arena. submitted by speedyBoi96240 to skylanders [link] [comments] His worldview had been altered severely. Not once in his life had he ever thought about giving an opponent respect on their deathbed. But there was just something about that fight that shook his head for him. He ended his round the least injured of anyone before him. An incredible feat considering the two before him were amongst the strongest skylanders. But not only that, round 3 had left the arena in the best state so far. Not many wounds lay upon the battlefield this time giving the cleaners a well deserved break after the catastrophic damage caused in the first 2 rounds. Ambush sat in the stands blown away by what he had just witnessed, other skylanders, mabu and greebles were loudly discussing the outcome. A large and intimidating figure loomed towards ambush. When it reached him a gruff yet booming voice greeted him. “AMBUSH MY GOOD FRIEND ITS NICE TO SEE YOU, WHAT DID I MISS?” Is what the man said. Ambush slightly startled turned to the man knowing exactly who he was. “Tri tip… ive told you countless times that you need to use your inside voice more often” ambush responded. “BUT AMBUSH MY GOOD FRIEND, THIS IS NO TIME FOR SILENCE, THIS IS TIME FOR UPROAR!” Tri tip countered. “Yes yes i suppose an event this exhilarating doesnt happen every day… now you asked what you missed correct?”. “YEYUP”. “Well that spitfire just turned our fellow miss boom bloom into past tense”. “WHAT?”. “I forget you're not the brightest… ahem, boom bloom is dead, spitfire killed her”. “WOAH, SOMEONE ACTUALLY BEAT A SENSEI? AMAZING!” tri tip seemed very happy for someone who had just lost a colleague and friend. “Disturbing priorities aside how is king pen doing?”. “OH YEAH I JUST SAW HIM, HE SHOULD BE SHIP SHAPE BY THE END OF THE NEXT ROUND HE SAID”. “Brilliant, i may have to fight again soon, i dont want him in the hospital for that”. “SO WHO’S UP NEXT?” Tri tip questioned. “Well if you had ever learnt to read you would see the notice board over there” ambush pointed to a large board hovering above the arena as if by magic. “WHEN ONE IS AS IN TOUCH WITH THE POWER OF THE CLUB AS I AM READING PALES IN COMPARISON MY FRIEND”. “Oh no doubt” ambush mocked “well it says the next to fight are night shift and knight light”. Tri tips eyes widened “NO WAY! THE KNIGHT LIGHT? YOU MEAN…”. “I do… the only knight i have ever trained, to surpass me…”. “WOW! I MEAN JUST WOW! WITH A MAN LIKE THAT FIGHTING MY CLUB WANES FOR MY ROUND EVEN MORE!” Tri tips joy could not be contained and exploded out into a destructive little dance that he performed so carelessly that he accidentally trampled a mabu or two yet failed to notice. Suddenly a voice echoed throughout the stadium. “ATTENTION VIEWERS OF THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT EXTRAVAGANZA TO GRACE THIS WORLD IN CENTURIES!” The voice seemed to be coming from speakers placed around the stands. “ROUND 4 OF THE TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN SHORTLY! DONT FORGET TO PLACE YOUR BETS AND PLEASE MAKE SURE ANY CHILDREN WITHIN THE VICINITY ARE VACATED IMMEDIATELY”. “That’s the que tri tip…” ambush said. tri tip abruptly stopped his dance and swung himself onto one of the benches and yelled “OH SWEET! I CANT WAIT”. “No need to, looks like the fighters are already stepping up to the plate” ambush pointed out. “BRILLIANT! THEY REALLY DID MEAN SHORTLY WHEN THEY SAID SHORTLY!”. “Excellent observation…” ambush said as he rolled his eyes. Before anyone knew it the fighters of round 4 were staring each other down just like the six others before them. Knight light brandished his traptanium scimitar with a stoic expression on his face and night shift was shadow boxing the air inbetween the both of them. Both fighters took their professions before becoming skylanders very seriously. One was an all star in the ring, revered and highly admired amongst the viewership. The other was a knight like no other, an angelic swordsman that wore armour fashioned by the most esteemed blacksmiths and craftsmen skylands had ever known. Even with all of this being popular lore amongst skylands, no one could have forseen what would take place the millisecond the bell rang, no one except the two in the ring. Thats right, a ring, the very place night shift was the reigning champion in for most of his life, until he was forced out due to the officals having to ban his signature techniques. Thats right, they had to ban his fighting style to give anyone a chance. But in this ring… He was free. He could do anything he wanted to the man that stood before him. And night shift displayed his understanding of this once the bell rang… The vampiric boxer opened with a swift chomp to knight lights shoulder. And to everyones suprise… It broke through his armour… The same armour that had never been pierced, not even by the most divine weapons in skylands. Knight light was the only person who was unfazed. “Impressive…” Knight light praised. “You’re impressed by this, boy? Trust me this is nothing compared to what you have yet to see…” night shift stated condescendingly but truthfully. “Is that so? Then please, show me…” Knight light said confidently. Night shift smiled and responded with a technique he liked to call the over underhand. A powerful attack that ended 86% of his fights during his hayday. This involves throwing a simple over hand punch at range, then when the opponent least expects it, using his teleportation he would instantly move in close and throw a powerful under hand strike that embodies the true damage of the technique as opposed to the diversion the first hit is meant to be. So when he performed this on knight light you best believe it did some real damage. Knight light attempted a block on the over hand like so many did in the past. However he simply could not react to the under hand just like everyone else. The resulting damage from the attack left a boxing glove sized hole in knight lights armour revealing his stomach. “Remarkable, i never thoug-” knight light started before being interupted by a lightning fast barrage of punches that were thrown at him. Each punch dented his armour and spread cracks across its surface. Just after a few seconds of the barrage happening knight light had decided that he had had enough… He lifted his hand and bent his fingers like he was holding a sphere before launching a bright flash of light at night shift. “Fighting dirty are we? I can do that too…” knight light said as his opponent was violently blinded. Night shift still had his guard up however, so when knight light swung his scimitar with enough strength to cleave a mountain in two it was not a lethal blow. His knuckle had a chip in it and a tear in one of his coveted gloves was made but overall no problematic damage was taken. An impressive display of a boxing champions instinct that shocked the crowd. “WOW! THIS SHIFTY GUY HAS SOME REAL SKILLS” tri tip yelled to ambush over the cheering audience. “Indeed, however knight light isnt even attempting to win yet…” ambush responded. “WHAT!? THIS IS LITERALLY A FIGHT TO THE DEATH WHAT COULD HE BE WAITING FOR??” tri tip replied in a perplexed manner. “He knows that night shift is not just all stats”. “WHAT?”. “Sigh night shift has a trump card and knight light is trying to bait it out” ambush explained. “AHHH SO HE’S USING HIS BRAIN TO FIGHT! I NEVER REALLY GOT USED TO THAT” tri tip said honestly. “That is unfortunately excruciatingly evident…”. “YEAH WELL YOUR BIG FANCY WORDS HAVE NOTHING ON MY CLUB!” Tri tip yelled defensively. “Yes im sure thats the case, now lets just focus on the match” ambush redirected. “FINE! BUT ONLY BECAUSE THAT ONES THROWING A HAYMAKER!!”. and sure enough if you were watching the fight in that very moment you would see a still blinded night shift throw a devestatingly powerful punch that made a perfect connection with the skull of his opponent. A large shockwave was created by the impact and the tiles of the arena crumbled but more importantly knight lights helmet shattered into a thousand pieces. The man who's face had not been seen ever since his duty of protecting the starlight began… Had eyes cast upon that very face for the first time since then. Underneath he was not a gruff viking or an ascended immortal, instead he was just a person, like everyone else. All of the legends that were told about him had clouded everyones view of such a figure. The revealing of his face made knight light feel more human, it grounded him for the first time in a while, like a burden had been lifted from his shoulders. So the act came off, the veil was lifted and he spoke… “you shitty old man…”. At the very sight of hearing such words from this man the crowd silenced themselves. “Do you really think anything you have done so far is impressive?” He continued “Do you really think someone like me could ever be compared to you?” “Well… i thought those things too, until that punch just now” knight light smiled a comforting smile “All of my battles and feats placed me on a pedestal that i wasnt worthy of in my eyes” “But you have just brought me down into a sport” “A place i can be myself and not the stoic hero everyone thinks i am” “So for that i thank you” “Ya done squirt?” Night shift grumbled obviously just regaining his eyesight. “I am” knight light responded. “Good, because all of this character development is real nice n’ all but i want to know why, even after everything i’ve thrown at you…” “You’re still in the same spot you started the match in” The crowd remained silent but in response to night shifts statement the silence grew louder. No one had realised it but even after taking hits that easily broke his armour not once had knight lights feet ever left the ground, not once had he ever been knocked backwards, not once had he cried out in pain and whats more? Not once had he bled. “Well you see… my armour is moreso for theatrics, batman has his outfit, superman has his and so does wonder woman” knight light answered. “Are you sassing me compadre?” Night shift snarled. “Not at all! It is strong armour no doubt but my armour is never what made me strong, no no you see my bones and muscles were enhanced by the starlight itself, after a millenia within its proximity, intern granting me enormous power”. “You talk like your blood is gold and honestly that makes my blood boil but what you're telling me scares me…”. “Why’s that?”. “Because if what you said was true that means… that swing you took at me whilst i was blind, was your absolute weakest possible attack”. “Atleast it wasn’t obvious” knight light chuckled. The crowd began getting loud at the changing tides, this fight just went from fairly even to a massive mismatch. However an interesting development in knight lights demeanour was noticeable as it was no longer pompous and gallant but he was a lot more lax despite still displaying faint hints of those aforementioned traits. “Since a funeral is gonna have to happen soon its best we get back to the fight” night shift yawned. “We probably should but don’t dig your own grave like that, its unbecoming of a champion”. “Oh i wasn’t talking about me pal… ive got no one to attend my funeral”. “Ah a lonely road you’ve paved i take it?”. Night shifts eye twitched with irritation “let’s just box, im sick of hearing shakespear”. “As you wish” knight light obliged and opened with a brutal yet glamorous attack. This attack wasn’t even initiated by so little as a gesture. It simply started with light pouring out of knight lights body. This light was very water like and flowed gracefully before sharpening and becoming rigid. Once solid it wrapped around night shift before he had any hope of reacting to such an attack. It then pulled him towards knight light who began to charge up a special type of swing. One that follows through beyond all the way. This technique was one that had slain many elderitch horrors in the past and its name was “the celestial vortex”. Once night shift was stunned, helpless and in range knight light let loose… He swung his scimitar, but not just regularly, like i said, beyond all the way. The second half of the celestial vortex consists of a 1080 degree spin with the traptanium scimitar. This means the attack encompasses the full area around knight light and strikes three seperate times with powerful blows. And so that is exactly what happened to night shift… The first hit ripped through his ghastly body, the second shattered his mortal bones and the third killed him. Or so everyone thought because although his body laid lifeless on the ground moments after the incredible attack, a coffin manifested around it out of nowhere. This coffin had an ominous aura that swirled in demonic fury around it. But not long after appearing it burst open and a good as new night shift was there ready to settle the score. “Suprise, im immortal” he said with an astonishing amount of hubris for a man who just got diced in three seperate ways. “So thats it is it?” Knight light in the arena and ambush in the audience understood the event at the same time and prefaced this with the exact same words. “THATS GOTTA BREAK SOME KIND OF RULE RIGHT!?” tri tip roared in signature sportsfan fashion. “Well surely an opponent that can’t die has a supreme advantage in a battle to the death yes, however there may be ways around it we are currently unaware of” ambush tried to approach the situation with logic and reason. “NA THIS GUY IS GONNA WIN THE ENTIRE THING, THIS JUST GOT BORING IM OUT” tri tip angrily hopped out of his seat and turned to leave the stadium. Instead he bumped into an individual almost as large as himself. It was king pen, still bandaged up a tad but overall he seemed in good health. “Now now tri tip, did the club not teach you patience?” King pen persuaded. “WHA- KING PEN YOU’RE BACK UP AND RUNNING ALREADY!?” Tri tip was startled by the sudden appearance of his leader, mentor and friend. “Why yes i am, and im glad to say i did not miss too much of this spectacular match”. “BUT YOU SAID YOU’D BE READY BY THE END OF ROUND 4”. “Oh silly tri tip, always being so dense, thats what i love about you, theres no bigger picture in your mind. Can’t you see the round is already coming to a close?” His words sounded harsh but they were comforting and professional in a strange way. “I- IT IS?”. “Just watch, my friend” king pen put a hand on the shoulder tri tip did not have his club over and guided him back into his seat then sat peacefully beside him. Night shift was still, his guard was raised and his eyes were focused. Knight light was obviously brain storming, desperately trying to find a way he could overcome immortality. But it wasn’t possible… There isn’t a way to kill an opponent that can’t die… All he could do was smile softly. “There may be nothing i can do to you vampire… however! I will put up my very best against you!” He said confidently. “Id expect nothing less” night shift replied in agreement with his philosophy. And so knight light engaged with a heavy swing downwards onto night shift who swiftly teleported out of the way. Knight light spun around with another ferocious swing that again was dodged easily. The powerful shockwaves from these attacks tore apart the arena violently. Many more swings were performed and each successive one had more power than the last. After 12 or so more attacks night shift performed his final dodge. Not to say he got hit no, he simply began charging up a powerful punch in response to knight lights onslought. This was no ordinary punch however. The way he tensed his phantom muscles was very unique. He held the power that he would normally release into one of his jabs. This subsequently multiplied the force that the punch would exert. But the main problem was that he had to hold the punch for a while. A feat that wasn’t easy with an actively attacking opponent. So when knight light began another swing, night shift tapped into a power that would majorly help him. This power allowed him to constantly teleport to every location simultaneously within a small area around knight light. This made him virtually unhittable. He called it “the ghost gods ring”. Knight light was completely perplexed by the sight of such an ability. His attacks halted and his brain was scattered in thought. But again everything has a downside and this technique drained night shifts stamina incredibly fast. At the very least he had to throw this powerful punch with enough energy to not make it a dud. However he only had this one chance to do it… It was an all or nothing approach but it was the only way he could ever hope to win. So he channelled both techniques for an entire minute. A minute is what he assumed to be the perfect amount of time but really he had no clue. A constant minute of being omnipresent in a specific section of the arena… A constant minute of having his very internal forces gestate and multiply within his muscles… This was an incredibly risky play to make, if he didnt end this with this attack he was absolutely done for. His body would be destroyed internally and he would be forced to die over and over again until he had regained enough energy to try it again. But now was the time to launch it… He methodically stopped his rapid teleportation behind knight light. Then he released all of the pent up force he had been holding in, into a full fledged super punch. The punch radiated power, it generated shockwaves just by existing. Reality warped and light bended around it. The size of the fist grew to a humongous size as if by the will of the universe. This attack was called “The pinnacle of punches” and it ended 1% of night shifts matches back in the day. It came into contact with knight light before he even realised what was happening. Steam was being let off in every direction and the surrounding section of the arena was levelled completely with nothing built by mabu remaining. Knight lights last few pieces of armour turned to dust. All that survived was his boots and his pants. Night shift struggled to keep the punch thrown. His vision swayed and his energy dwindled but he kept holding out for the win. Well he did until… His fist exploded. The sheer pressure of the clash was too much for his hand to take. Everyone including both fighters were absolutely gobsmacked with this development in the fight. But what they were to see next would set the precedent… that this fight was unwinnable… Knight light appeared to have taken zero damage from that attack. And whats worse was the fact that his feet were still in the exact same spot they had been in the entire fight. The first person to realise the match was a lost cause was none other than night shift himself. “So thats it huh…” he said in a hushed tone “You are one hell of a guy” “You took the best i had…” “And you’re not just still standing…” “You didn’t even budge, you didn’t even bruise” “The only one who got hurt by that hit was me” “And honestly i’d be pissed if it didn’t…” “That was the strongest punch i have ever thrown and im proud of it” “But more importantly im concerned about this match now…” “Neither of us can kill the other, i can’t put a dent on ya and you can’t put me down for good” “So what’re we gon’ do?” He finished “While i appreciate your praise and your power i actually did think of a way to kill you” knight light confessed. If everyone wasn’t already silent from shock they were now. “You did?” Night shift asked intrigued. “Yeah but before i show you i just wanted to say a few things” “I’ve never had such an intense fight” “Its been a real rollercoaster and to be quite honest at the beginning i thought you were just a grumpy old fart” “But you exceeded every expectation i had of you” “And just for you im gonna try to talk normally from now on” he finished the sentence with one last comforting smile “Hehe… i’d say your doing a great job, i understood every word you said just fine” night shift chuckled. The whole crowd was dying to know what knight light had in store for them. No one could believe a way to kill the unkillable existed. But little did they know… Knight light was about to invent one… “Alright!” He yelled to gather everyones attention “Observe! For you won’t see a more impressive attack as long as you venture within this realm!” He said raising his arms, one holding his scimitar “So much for talking normally…” night shift mumbled. All of the spectators viewed intently only to see… Knight light doing the unthinkable before doing the even more unthinkable. He stepped forward… For the first time in this match he had moved out of his starting position. A thing that would be commonplace in any other fight had become suprising to see in this one. But he didn’t step forward for no reason no, he took a stance with his scimitar over his head in the air. He was slightly crouched and he held his free hand outwards like he was stopping someone. His wings outstretched themselves as if ready to take flight. Now that all of the preparation was done he inhaled slowly then exhaled even slower… Suddenly a pool of light formed around his feet and expanded to encompass a large area around him. Then his body began to glow with a radiant light, like that of the sun. The very same light encircled his sword and began to wrap around it like a web that flexed and vibrated in a helix pattern. “Your fighting style reminded me of something…” he began “The way you made yourself seem numerous and the fact that every punch you threw was stunningly beautiful” “It just brought stars to my mind” “And what was around before the stars?” “Nothing” “So thats exactly what this attack will do” “Not nothing, but it will completely erase anything in its path, wiping anything from the face of reality” The crowd loudly discussed this revelation. Ofcourse it was so simple yet no one else had ever thought of it. The crowd seemed to understand the weight of these statements. But one question was asked numerous times within their discussions. Could an attack really remove something from the world for good? Well… Knight light would be about to answer that question… For when he swings his blade… The truth will be evident. “In a way this attack will be named after you…” knight light was still talking as the attack was charging “You inspired it…” the light danced around him in the air and shimmered on his body “And Im going to name it after the inspiration” his scimitar was glowing with a very volatile and unstable light that shifted tones so much no one could determine its colour “It must be an honour having to be killed this way…” his muscles tensed in response to the light moving on his body as if they were soaking it in like a plant “Likewise its an honour having to kill you this way…” the very air in the stadium began to sparkle like glitter “That’s why im calling this ability, the highest possible grade of attack that can ever be reached, “the brightest constellation” as soon as he finished those words knight light jumped into the air “I couldn’t have had a better opponent in this here match today… thank you” night shift heroically stood proud ready to embrace death as he said his final words. The jump knight light performed broke the sound barrier and created a sonic boom that sent people in the stadium flying off of their seats. The liquid light that covered the floor of the arena attempted to follow him up into the sky, this created a bunch of pillars that were formed out of this light. Once knight light reached the apex of his jump he began hovering in place with his wings. “I thank you too…” he muttered knowing that only he could hear anything he had to say. Then he readied his scimitar and began a skydive back down to the arena. Light encompassed his body like a cacoon. It swirled enchantingly around him. On the otherhand the light on his blade began to erupt with an unsettling degree of colour. Before he knew it he was nearing the ground. In preparation he held his sword in the swinging position. Then when he was within the boundaries of the stadium again he swung his blade horizontally towards night shift with the momentum of his skydive included. All of the light within his blade, surrounding him and on the floor of the arena shot at night shift. He landed shortly after. Before reaching night shift the light transformed into stars that were linked together by lines, they resembled constellations incredibly well. But they didn’t last long because shortly after coming into creation they detonated and discharged a beyond blinding amount of light. Everyone in the audience could not see as a result of this. The attack was the mother of all flashbangs and everyone going wild in the stands proved it. The fact that they could not see meant they could not know what happened to night shift. And that was the main focus right in this moment. Everyone NEEDED to know what had happened. But no one would get an answer until the first few viewers regained their eyesight. After 19 excruciatingly long and chaotic minutes the very first people able to see again witnessed the state the arena was in. The entire third of the arena night shift was stood in… Had been decimated… It looked as though it had been carved right down to nothing, it boasted a weirdly smooth and eerie shape. Almost like within a radius of that attack, things had indeed been set to zero. But no one knew how. No one except knight light. Who was smiling with a tear in his eye. he grimly said with a catch in his throat “i’ll come to your funeral night shift…”. THE WINNER OF THIS BOUT IS KNIGHT LIGHT, THE EXALTED SERAPH! |
2024.05.20 02:09 edv10c7 affects of climate change
The Impact of Climate Change: An Urgent Global Challenge
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, posing significant risks to the environment, human health, and economic stability. Driven primarily by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, leading to a cascade of environmental effects. This essay explores the multifaceted impacts of climate change, examining its effects on the natural world, human societies, and the global economy, and emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive mitigation and adaptation strategies.Environmental Impacts
The most evident impact of climate change is the alteration of weather patterns. Increased temperatures are contributing to more frequent and severe weather events, including hurricanes, heatwaves, droughts, and heavy rainfall. These changes disrupt ecosystems and biodiversity. For instance, coral reefs, which are highly sensitive to temperature changes, are experiencing widespread bleaching. This not only affects marine life that depends on coral reefs but also the millions of people who rely on them for food and tourism.Additionally, the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers is a direct consequence of rising global temperatures. This contributes to sea-level rise, which threatens coastal communities and ecosystems. As ice masses shrink, habitats for polar species like the polar bear are diminishing, pushing these animals towards extinction. Furthermore, the thawing of permafrost in Arctic regions is releasing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, exacerbating the cycle of global warming.
Human Health and Societal Impacts
Climate change has profound implications for human health. Increased temperatures and altered precipitation patterns affect the distribution of diseases. Vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever, are spreading to new areas as mosquitoes expand their range. Additionally, heatwaves pose direct health risks, particularly to vulnerable populations such as the elderly, children, and those with preexisting health conditions.Water scarcity is another critical issue exacerbated by climate change. Changes in precipitation patterns and the melting of glaciers, which serve as freshwater sources for many regions, are leading to reduced water availability. This impacts agriculture, leading to food insecurity and heightened competition for water resources. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia, where water scarcity is already a pressing concern, climate change threatens to exacerbate existing challenges, potentially leading to conflicts and large-scale displacement of people.
Economic Impacts
The economic repercussions of climate change are vast and varied. Agriculture, which is heavily dependent on stable weather patterns, is facing unprecedented challenges. Crop yields are becoming increasingly unpredictable due to extreme weather events, changing precipitation patterns, and the spread of pests and diseases. This threatens food security and livelihoods, particularly in regions where agriculture is a primary economic activity.The insurance industry is also feeling the strain of climate change. The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters are leading to higher claims and rising costs for insurers. This, in turn, affects premiums and the availability of insurance coverage, impacting individuals and businesses alike.
Moreover, climate change poses risks to infrastructure. Rising sea levels and extreme weather events threaten coastal infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and buildings. The cost of repairing and reinforcing infrastructure against these threats is substantial, straining public and private resources.
The Path Forward: Mitigation and Adaptation
Addressing the impacts of climate change requires a dual approach: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation efforts focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit the extent of climate change. This involves transitioning to renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and implementing policies that encourage sustainable practices. The Paris Agreement, an international treaty adopted in 2015, represents a significant step towards global cooperation in reducing emissions, although its implementation and targets need strengthening to meet the urgency of the crisis.Adaptation strategies, on the other hand, involve adjusting our societies and economies to cope with the changes that are already underway. This includes building resilient infrastructure, developing early warning systems for extreme weather events, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Communities vulnerable to sea-level rise may need to consider managed retreats or the construction of barriers to protect against flooding.
Education and awareness are also crucial in combating climate change. By fostering a better understanding of climate science and its impacts, societies can make informed decisions and support policies that promote sustainability. Encouragingly, there is a growing global movement advocating for climate action, led by youth activists, scientists, and concerned citizens.
Conclusion
The impacts of climate change are pervasive and far-reaching, affecting the environment, human health, and the global economy. As the evidence of these impacts becomes increasingly clear, the need for urgent and coordinated action cannot be overstated. Through a combination of mitigation and adaptation strategies, supported by international cooperation and informed public engagement, it is possible to address the challenges posed by climate change. The future of our planet depends on the decisions we make today, underscoring the imperative for immediate and sustained action to safeguard the environment and ensure a livable world for future generations.2024.05.20 02:01 edv10c7 affects of climate change
The Impact of Climate Change: An Urgent Global Challenge
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, posing significant risks to the environment, human health, and economic stability. Driven primarily by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, leading to a cascade of environmental effects. This essay explores the multifaceted impacts of climate change, examining its effects on the natural world, human societies, and the global economy, and emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive mitigation and adaptation strategies.Environmental Impacts
The most evident impact of climate change is the alteration of weather patterns. Increased temperatures are contributing to more frequent and severe weather events, including hurricanes, heatwaves, droughts, and heavy rainfall. These changes disrupt ecosystems and biodiversity. For instance, coral reefs, which are highly sensitive to temperature changes, are experiencing widespread bleaching. This not only affects marine life that depends on coral reefs but also the millions of people who rely on them for food and tourism.Additionally, the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers is a direct consequence of rising global temperatures. This contributes to sea-level rise, which threatens coastal communities and ecosystems. As ice masses shrink, habitats for polar species like the polar bear are diminishing, pushing these animals towards extinction. Furthermore, the thawing of permafrost in Arctic regions is releasing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, exacerbating the cycle of global warming.
Human Health and Societal Impacts
Climate change has profound implications for human health. Increased temperatures and altered precipitation patterns affect the distribution of diseases. Vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever, are spreading to new areas as mosquitoes expand their range. Additionally, heatwaves pose direct health risks, particularly to vulnerable populations such as the elderly, children, and those with preexisting health conditions.Water scarcity is another critical issue exacerbated by climate change. Changes in precipitation patterns and the melting of glaciers, which serve as freshwater sources for many regions, are leading to reduced water availability. This impacts agriculture, leading to food insecurity and heightened competition for water resources. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia, where water scarcity is already a pressing concern, climate change threatens to exacerbate existing challenges, potentially leading to conflicts and large-scale displacement of people.
Economic Impacts
The economic repercussions of climate change are vast and varied. Agriculture, which is heavily dependent on stable weather patterns, is facing unprecedented challenges. Crop yields are becoming increasingly unpredictable due to extreme weather events, changing precipitation patterns, and the spread of pests and diseases. This threatens food security and livelihoods, particularly in regions where agriculture is a primary economic activity.The insurance industry is also feeling the strain of climate change. The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters are leading to higher claims and rising costs for insurers. This, in turn, affects premiums and the availability of insurance coverage, impacting individuals and businesses alike.
Moreover, climate change poses risks to infrastructure. Rising sea levels and extreme weather events threaten coastal infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and buildings. The cost of repairing and reinforcing infrastructure against these threats is substantial, straining public and private resources.
The Path Forward: Mitigation and Adaptation
Addressing the impacts of climate change requires a dual approach: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation efforts focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit the extent of climate change. This involves transitioning to renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and implementing policies that encourage sustainable practices. The Paris Agreement, an international treaty adopted in 2015, represents a significant step towards global cooperation in reducing emissions, although its implementation and targets need strengthening to meet the urgency of the crisis.Adaptation strategies, on the other hand, involve adjusting our societies and economies to cope with the changes that are already underway. This includes building resilient infrastructure, developing early warning systems for extreme weather events, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Communities vulnerable to sea-level rise may need to consider managed retreats or the construction of barriers to protect against flooding.
Education and awareness are also crucial in combating climate change. By fostering a better understanding of climate science and its impacts, societies can make informed decisions and support policies that promote sustainability. Encouragingly, there is a growing global movement advocating for climate action, led by youth activists, scientists, and concerned citizens.
Conclusion
The impacts of climate change are pervasive and far-reaching, affecting the environment, human health, and the global economy. As the evidence of these impacts becomes increasingly clear, the need for urgent and coordinated action cannot be overstated. Through a combination of mitigation and adaptation strategies, supported by international cooperation and informed public engagement, it is possible to address the challenges posed by climate change. The future of our planet depends on the decisions we make today, underscoring the imperative for immediate and sustained action to safeguard the environment and ensure a livable world for future generations.2024.05.20 02:01 edv10c7 affects of climate change
The Impact of Climate Change: An Urgent Global Challenge
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, posing significant risks to the environment, human health, and economic stability. Driven primarily by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, leading to a cascade of environmental effects. This essay explores the multifaceted impacts of climate change, examining its effects on the natural world, human societies, and the global economy, and emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive mitigation and adaptation strategies.Environmental Impacts
The most evident impact of climate change is the alteration of weather patterns. Increased temperatures are contributing to more frequent and severe weather events, including hurricanes, heatwaves, droughts, and heavy rainfall. These changes disrupt ecosystems and biodiversity. For instance, coral reefs, which are highly sensitive to temperature changes, are experiencing widespread bleaching. This not only affects marine life that depends on coral reefs but also the millions of people who rely on them for food and tourism.Additionally, the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers is a direct consequence of rising global temperatures. This contributes to sea-level rise, which threatens coastal communities and ecosystems. As ice masses shrink, habitats for polar species like the polar bear are diminishing, pushing these animals towards extinction. Furthermore, the thawing of permafrost in Arctic regions is releasing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, exacerbating the cycle of global warming.
Human Health and Societal Impacts
Climate change has profound implications for human health. Increased temperatures and altered precipitation patterns affect the distribution of diseases. Vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever, are spreading to new areas as mosquitoes expand their range. Additionally, heatwaves pose direct health risks, particularly to vulnerable populations such as the elderly, children, and those with preexisting health conditions.Water scarcity is another critical issue exacerbated by climate change. Changes in precipitation patterns and the melting of glaciers, which serve as freshwater sources for many regions, are leading to reduced water availability. This impacts agriculture, leading to food insecurity and heightened competition for water resources. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia, where water scarcity is already a pressing concern, climate change threatens to exacerbate existing challenges, potentially leading to conflicts and large-scale displacement of people.
Economic Impacts
The economic repercussions of climate change are vast and varied. Agriculture, which is heavily dependent on stable weather patterns, is facing unprecedented challenges. Crop yields are becoming increasingly unpredictable due to extreme weather events, changing precipitation patterns, and the spread of pests and diseases. This threatens food security and livelihoods, particularly in regions where agriculture is a primary economic activity.The insurance industry is also feeling the strain of climate change. The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters are leading to higher claims and rising costs for insurers. This, in turn, affects premiums and the availability of insurance coverage, impacting individuals and businesses alike.
Moreover, climate change poses risks to infrastructure. Rising sea levels and extreme weather events threaten coastal infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and buildings. The cost of repairing and reinforcing infrastructure against these threats is substantial, straining public and private resources.
The Path Forward: Mitigation and Adaptation
Addressing the impacts of climate change requires a dual approach: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation efforts focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit the extent of climate change. This involves transitioning to renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and implementing policies that encourage sustainable practices. The Paris Agreement, an international treaty adopted in 2015, represents a significant step towards global cooperation in reducing emissions, although its implementation and targets need strengthening to meet the urgency of the crisis.Adaptation strategies, on the other hand, involve adjusting our societies and economies to cope with the changes that are already underway. This includes building resilient infrastructure, developing early warning systems for extreme weather events, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Communities vulnerable to sea-level rise may need to consider managed retreats or the construction of barriers to protect against flooding.
Education and awareness are also crucial in combating climate change. By fostering a better understanding of climate science and its impacts, societies can make informed decisions and support policies that promote sustainability. Encouragingly, there is a growing global movement advocating for climate action, led by youth activists, scientists, and concerned citizens.
Conclusion
The impacts of climate change are pervasive and far-reaching, affecting the environment, human health, and the global economy. As the evidence of these impacts becomes increasingly clear, the need for urgent and coordinated action cannot be overstated. Through a combination of mitigation and adaptation strategies, supported by international cooperation and informed public engagement, it is possible to address the challenges posed by climate change. The future of our planet depends on the decisions we make today, underscoring the imperative for immediate and sustained action to safeguard the environment and ensure a livable world for future generations.2024.05.20 01:57 Dry-Investment-3697 Is this abuse or am I crazy?
Hi, I’m very new to Reddit and have questions, I’m 16 years old and am having a LOT of trouble with my mom. I had a complicated childhood with her and we never really bonded, she was focussed on working and growing her business (she quit teaching to become a chef) and I was just not what she wanted (I was planned) my dad was my primary caregiver and I adore him. I would get in trouble often for loosing or misplacing things often, one thing I remember clearly when I was 6 or 7 I had an American girl doll, my mom thought I lost it and had yelled at me while I was in the shower, I remember being terrified and shaking, I looked all around the house and still couldn’t find it. So, she threw my doll shoes and clothes at me shouting “why’d I buy you for this, why’d I buy you that” . She left for work and then acted like nothing happened, the doll was at my neighbours house.
The throwing things at me never happened again at that scale, but leaving things around the house when she was in a bad mood would lead them to be thrown at the door and pilled out side my room. I have ADHD so keeping track of things is really difficult and she always gets mad when I borrow something and forget where I put it (I understand that it’s really difficult for some people to not have everything orderly) but I feel like her reactions are always a bit harsh.
Sometimes she’s the best, she’s happy and funny, she tells me how much she loved me, and sometimes she’s mean and the flip can switch as fast as me not remembering to return her eyeliner to the makeup bag THAT WE SHARE. She has now separated all of the makeup leaving her with all the nice makeup and me with the scraps (which is fine, I can make any makeup look good). All she cares about is her self, she’s mean to my dad and doesn’t let him go out with friends and play soccer, I’m allowed to do whatever but she loves to remind us that she does all the work, which is not true, my dad does everything for her and her business. I know she’s unhappy and wishes that she could have been rich and not have to work but she forgets that we are people too.
I love my mom so much but I’m just so tired of silent treatments and being yelled at and then expected for everything to go back to normal after she gets over it. So is it abuse or am I crazy?
Sorry for such a word vomit, I’m just tired and cannot wait to move out.
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The throwing things at me never happened again at that scale, but leaving things around the house when she was in a bad mood would lead them to be thrown at the door and pilled out side my room. I have ADHD so keeping track of things is really difficult and she always gets mad when I borrow something and forget where I put it (I understand that it’s really difficult for some people to not have everything orderly) but I feel like her reactions are always a bit harsh.
Sometimes she’s the best, she’s happy and funny, she tells me how much she loved me, and sometimes she’s mean and the flip can switch as fast as me not remembering to return her eyeliner to the makeup bag THAT WE SHARE. She has now separated all of the makeup leaving her with all the nice makeup and me with the scraps (which is fine, I can make any makeup look good). All she cares about is her self, she’s mean to my dad and doesn’t let him go out with friends and play soccer, I’m allowed to do whatever but she loves to remind us that she does all the work, which is not true, my dad does everything for her and her business. I know she’s unhappy and wishes that she could have been rich and not have to work but she forgets that we are people too.
I love my mom so much but I’m just so tired of silent treatments and being yelled at and then expected for everything to go back to normal after she gets over it. So is it abuse or am I crazy?
Sorry for such a word vomit, I’m just tired and cannot wait to move out.
2024.05.20 01:40 hilightnotes Some highly critical first impressions of Legendary Tales
This post is very long. This first section, before the first triple-line-break, is the summary. Details follow that.
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SUMMARY
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So, I was very much looking forward to Legendary Tales for a while now after hearing so many great things.
I bought it on sale a couple days ago and played the first hour or so, completing the tutorial and entering the main hub. Then I uninstalled and refunded it.
This is not a 'hate post' and I hope that this post will not only help people understand some of the issues of this game, and what this game is NOT, but also help people understand what this game is and why you might love it. I talked about my criticisms with others who love the game to help me approach this and hopefully deliver some useful thoughts. It's worth noting that I got lots of agreement about my criticisms from the people I talked to - who still love the game.
In short,
People love this game for the combat development in the context of a 40+ hour adventure. All the depth to the skill trees, which of course in my hour I didn't touch. The creativity of building the mechanics of a character RPG style - except you get to physically battle in VR. The reward of unlocking that cool skill you've been excited to try out, or finding a legendary that's a blast to use. Even in my short time with the game I could feel the beginnings of this with the parry system. I did have fun fighting skeletons with a simple sword and no skills, and felt the challenge as I had to aim my sword deflections well and time my counterstrikes. There is an effective mechanic preventing waggle-fest and I can begin to imagine all the room to develop your combat mechanics in a way that is, fun and rewarding, and uniquely VR.
Sounds great right? To some it truly is.
But to me, not so much. Why? Because everything else is lacking to a degree I did not expect.
I've been playing a lot of The Light Brigade lately. And although these two games are totally different, it's a useful game to bring up because The Light Brigade excels in all the ways that Legendary Tales significantly falls short.
Atmosphere - music and sound, lighting and colours, art design, character and enemy models
Interfacing - Onboarding and intuitive learning, UI design and fluidity, control mapping, options, grabbing/interacting with objects, general polish
Storytelling - Plot, lore, world building, characters, character and enemy expressiveness, writing
For many people who play games, combat is at the forefront of their interests. For me, it always takes a backseat priority - if its present at all - to the above three aspects. The combat in Bloodborne is great, but it is because it excels in those 3 aspects that it's one of my favourite games. I also love lengthy games like Pentiment, Disco Elysium, Planescape Torment, and Pathologic 2, which have minimal or no combat and lots of reading!
Legendary Tales is simply mediocre in those three bolded aspects and for me that's a hard pass. If these aspects were serviceable to me - done well enough to facilitate the combat - I might have kept going. But I don't use the world 'mediocre' lightly. This is the appropriate word to me, and because of that, I did not want to spend 40+ hours in this world.
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For those interested, or for the developers, I will continue with a breakdown of these aspects I am criticizing, trying to go through everything I felt about them in the first hour or so of playing.
Main menu was my favourite part. I liked the scene + music together. Nice. I was looking forward to playing and this had me feeling fuzzy and ready to enjoy the game. Unfortunately, it was not to be.
The very first issue I noticed was that the game felt washed out. Even in that main menu I liked, I was feeling like it was a bit washed out. So I tried adjusting brightness down... then the darker areas felt better, but the light areas felt off. The more I played and tried to adjust to find the right equilibrium, the more I realized the lighting and contrast is just not good and adjusting brightness can't save that.
The second issue I noticed was the menu cursor to select things. It felt like an early VR game that hadn't quite figured out VR menus yet. It's useable but not fluid and pleasing.
The third issue I noticed was the unintuitive controls. I thought that this was the kind of game, kind of like a Souls game, where you aren't taught everything but learn things as you go in an organic manner. Maybe some of that exists in this game, but mostly it's simply bad control design and a bad tutorial. It's the difference between having barriers that have purpose, purposeful friction, and feel good when discovered vs barriers that feel pointless and just build frustration without purpose. The controls feel like a mess and while it's apparent that people can get used to them as they play more, it's not in a justified sense.
Along with this are interfacing issues. For example, grabbing items feels very awkward. The motions are clunky, for example the way a weapon will slowly glide into place in your hands. There's so many interfacing issues. The interface to see weapon/item stats on weapons that are laying about is clunky, the interface to switch weapons is clunky, the magic interface is clunky, dialogue boxes feel clunky,... all of these things feel clunky both in terms of feel and also aesthetic.
A very straightforward and obvious example is dialogue. Character dialogue is presented in a large bland text on a page. To progress through the dialogue, there's no obvious place to click or button to push. In fact, you have to click a particular area of the page, which feels totally arbitrary and unintuitive. Sure, once you learn, you can do it fine, but it's just bad interface design.
To go back to The Light Brigade, think about the difference in both feel and aesthetic to opening a chest or breaking a pot. Grabbing a gun and how it arrives to your hand. The attractive dialogue boxes. Watching a reward pop out of a chest, picking a tarot card. Putting objects into your waist pouch or taking them out. These interactions are all comfortable, beautiful, fluid, and intuitive.
The next thing on my mind was sound.
As I played the tutorial, the soundscape was barren. There was a wind loop, which didn't loop correctly leaving a solid second of space between the end and beginning. Sounds didn't feel like they were placed quite right in 3D space. Point-based sounds (like the crackling of a campfire, that comes from a specific point in space) had too small of a zone (the sound should be heard from further away). In general the soundscape was very barebones. And when I encountered the first character, not only did the character look totally goofy and out of place, but they made no sounds when 'speaking', not even grunts or gibberish sound.
To skip ahead for a moment, I also felt the music did not match the environments enough. The music was quite pretty - that's not the problem. It just didn't feel like the environments were quite synergized with the music.
Again for both music and sound, think of the gun sounds, the ability sounds, the sound of the enemies as they spot you, the sound of the environment, the footsteps and dash, the grunts of characters when the speak, the music... not only does it all sound great, but it all feels like expressions of the unique world of The Light Brigade. This is excellent sound and music design, that truly bring the world to life.
Although a minor complaint, I also noticed lots of grammar and spelling errors. Although I understand the team is in South Korea, and I appreciate the challenges of translation, just like with everything else I was just expecting... more polish. I thought it would feel like a full package, at indie scale. But it feels very much like a partial package.
And that segues into the writing...
There are games with simple and/or unmemorable story, where the story is still servicing and facilitating the gameplay.
And then there is just plain bad writing.
This is very much the latter.
Maybe a bit of this goes back to translation but I am doubtful that it fares much better in original Korean in essence.
The writing is goofy, juvenile, poorly structured, and generic.
I was also seriously turned off by a couple lines in particular, that I'm sure affect me more than most but I will mention anyways. One was something like "valuable gem missing. And a hot girl". Like... There's nothing inherent about calling a woman (or a man) hot that I don't like. Yes gamers, you are allowed to find women attractive, relax. But it's the way its written,... I'm not going to turn this into an essay about male gaze but the way its written simply services a particular male audience that casually objectifies women.
Even worse was the final line I read, a quest line. Paraphrasing, but the primary descriptive words are all exact: "Go kill 10 kill peasants in a refugee camp". I don't think I need to elaborate, people who are on a similar page to me will understand why this was just an incredibly gross line.
I know the above two dialogue criticisms will not be shared by everyone and not affect everyone the same way. I am expressing them as part of what I felt, my personal criticisms and experience, just like the rest of what I'm sharing.
Again to compare to The Light Brigade... every line feels thoughtful and builds character and develops the lore. Whether its the forlorn lines of NPC members of The Light Brigade, or the scenes that appear between runs, and other bits and pieces you get. The Light Brigade develops so much world with few words, it's quite impressive and again a beacon that Urban Wolf Games can learn from.
The final issue I'll discuss was something that struck me earlier on. That is, player character model and lack of customization.
First of all - again an issue that the majority here probably won't be affected by - I could not pick my character model until after completing the tutorial. Specifically, I was forced to do calibration as a male character model, and then had to play the tutorial as this character. Minor complaint but again just another polish issue.
Both male and female models are just... boring designs, and the female model is again very juvenile, obviously serving a primarily male audience, whether intentionally or not.
But more importantly, there's no character customization. Not even the tiniest bit. Even the ability to change just skin colour and hair only would go a long way. Especially in a lengthy adventure like this, I need to be able to identify with my character. Especially with multiplayer it seems essential to me, but even if it were single player, and as someone who plays primarily in single player, character customization is hugely impactful to me.
This does not really have a contrast in The Light Brigade - there's no character customization in The Light Brigade either, although the kind of game it is, it's not as relevant. That said, I do think it would be a nice touch if there WAS some minor character customization in The Light Brigade, and especially if you could play as a woman instead of man if you so choose. Although maybe lore-wise it is intended that all members are male except for 'Mother'. This hasn't been established with any good reason though. So on this point I would lightly criticize The Light Brigade as well.
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ENDING THOUGHTS
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Ultimately, Legendary Tales is quite simply a very indie game that probably had a very small team and limited funds. I don't know for sure, but probably there *wasn't* a dedicated writer, a dedicated UI and interface designer, etc.
However, these things are still failings of the game and its design. The greatest indie games to me are ones that successfully recognize their scope limitations and develop something complete within that scope. Whether it's the roguelike world of The Light Brigade, or the very short and stylish Tiger Blade, or Jeff Minter's trippy games like Akka Arrh and Polybius, or the retro Silent Hill aesthetic of Organ Quarter, or the suspenseful hotel of Propagation Paradise Hotel... all these games are made by small teams but successfully navigate their limited funds to deliver a full package within an appropriately limited scope.
On the one hand, I really value and support BJ's push for indie games to be respected and for that respect to reflect in the price consumers are prepared to pay. But after being totally on board with the price of Legendary Tales based on what I read from BJ and reviewers and many regular players too, I have to disagree with this game's pricing. This game is not polished enough, and is not a full package. That the game sucked out so much funds is an error of scope.
Maybe I will be in the minority, and Legendary Tales has been a success so it seems that I am, and so good on them for knowing the value of their game to the demographic they targeted I guess. And regardless, even if the pricing and attempted scope of the game are an error on the dev's part, I'm glad for the dev to earn back as much as they can, or even turn a profit hopefully.
But to me, reflecting back to the question the devs put forward: "Do you want to see deep combat development like this in VR for a 40+ hour adventure from indie devs?" The answer is no, I don't. I do consider the scope of this game an error on the part of the developers. It sounds like they did not even turn a profit enough to allow them to expand their team (but maybe I'm misunderstanding). I hope that they do continue with VR development, but instead focus on a much smaller scope game. Deliver a polished, complete package within a smaller scope, implementing a much tighter budget that will allow for potential turning of profit with an appropriately lighter sale price (maybe targeting a $30 game?).
If that is successful, do it again, and again, until they can expand and eventually work toward their dream adventure RPG, hiring actual writers and UI designers and sound designers etc. For me personally, this is simply not the kind of game you can half-bake. It should be attempted again when, and only when, they feel they have budget to do this in a truly full and polished manner.
I had the pleasure of meeting BJ briefly at PAX East. He struck me as friendly, kind, totally genuine, and incredibly passionate as a game developer and a VR game developer in particular.
I do wish this team good luck and despite my own harsh criticism I am glad so many ARE enjoying this game, and also feel the price point is justified. I want devs to earn money, including Urban Wolf Games. And I hope that they will continue to develop and bring more VR to the world.
I hope that my criticism is constructive and useful toward these same goals.
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SUMMARY
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So, I was very much looking forward to Legendary Tales for a while now after hearing so many great things.
I bought it on sale a couple days ago and played the first hour or so, completing the tutorial and entering the main hub. Then I uninstalled and refunded it.
This is not a 'hate post' and I hope that this post will not only help people understand some of the issues of this game, and what this game is NOT, but also help people understand what this game is and why you might love it. I talked about my criticisms with others who love the game to help me approach this and hopefully deliver some useful thoughts. It's worth noting that I got lots of agreement about my criticisms from the people I talked to - who still love the game.
In short,
People love this game for the combat development in the context of a 40+ hour adventure. All the depth to the skill trees, which of course in my hour I didn't touch. The creativity of building the mechanics of a character RPG style - except you get to physically battle in VR. The reward of unlocking that cool skill you've been excited to try out, or finding a legendary that's a blast to use. Even in my short time with the game I could feel the beginnings of this with the parry system. I did have fun fighting skeletons with a simple sword and no skills, and felt the challenge as I had to aim my sword deflections well and time my counterstrikes. There is an effective mechanic preventing waggle-fest and I can begin to imagine all the room to develop your combat mechanics in a way that is, fun and rewarding, and uniquely VR.
Sounds great right? To some it truly is.
But to me, not so much. Why? Because everything else is lacking to a degree I did not expect.
I've been playing a lot of The Light Brigade lately. And although these two games are totally different, it's a useful game to bring up because The Light Brigade excels in all the ways that Legendary Tales significantly falls short.
Atmosphere - music and sound, lighting and colours, art design, character and enemy models
Interfacing - Onboarding and intuitive learning, UI design and fluidity, control mapping, options, grabbing/interacting with objects, general polish
Storytelling - Plot, lore, world building, characters, character and enemy expressiveness, writing
For many people who play games, combat is at the forefront of their interests. For me, it always takes a backseat priority - if its present at all - to the above three aspects. The combat in Bloodborne is great, but it is because it excels in those 3 aspects that it's one of my favourite games. I also love lengthy games like Pentiment, Disco Elysium, Planescape Torment, and Pathologic 2, which have minimal or no combat and lots of reading!
Legendary Tales is simply mediocre in those three bolded aspects and for me that's a hard pass. If these aspects were serviceable to me - done well enough to facilitate the combat - I might have kept going. But I don't use the world 'mediocre' lightly. This is the appropriate word to me, and because of that, I did not want to spend 40+ hours in this world.
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DETAILS
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For those interested, or for the developers, I will continue with a breakdown of these aspects I am criticizing, trying to go through everything I felt about them in the first hour or so of playing.
Main menu was my favourite part. I liked the scene + music together. Nice. I was looking forward to playing and this had me feeling fuzzy and ready to enjoy the game. Unfortunately, it was not to be.
The very first issue I noticed was that the game felt washed out. Even in that main menu I liked, I was feeling like it was a bit washed out. So I tried adjusting brightness down... then the darker areas felt better, but the light areas felt off. The more I played and tried to adjust to find the right equilibrium, the more I realized the lighting and contrast is just not good and adjusting brightness can't save that.
The second issue I noticed was the menu cursor to select things. It felt like an early VR game that hadn't quite figured out VR menus yet. It's useable but not fluid and pleasing.
The third issue I noticed was the unintuitive controls. I thought that this was the kind of game, kind of like a Souls game, where you aren't taught everything but learn things as you go in an organic manner. Maybe some of that exists in this game, but mostly it's simply bad control design and a bad tutorial. It's the difference between having barriers that have purpose, purposeful friction, and feel good when discovered vs barriers that feel pointless and just build frustration without purpose. The controls feel like a mess and while it's apparent that people can get used to them as they play more, it's not in a justified sense.
Along with this are interfacing issues. For example, grabbing items feels very awkward. The motions are clunky, for example the way a weapon will slowly glide into place in your hands. There's so many interfacing issues. The interface to see weapon/item stats on weapons that are laying about is clunky, the interface to switch weapons is clunky, the magic interface is clunky, dialogue boxes feel clunky,... all of these things feel clunky both in terms of feel and also aesthetic.
A very straightforward and obvious example is dialogue. Character dialogue is presented in a large bland text on a page. To progress through the dialogue, there's no obvious place to click or button to push. In fact, you have to click a particular area of the page, which feels totally arbitrary and unintuitive. Sure, once you learn, you can do it fine, but it's just bad interface design.
To go back to The Light Brigade, think about the difference in both feel and aesthetic to opening a chest or breaking a pot. Grabbing a gun and how it arrives to your hand. The attractive dialogue boxes. Watching a reward pop out of a chest, picking a tarot card. Putting objects into your waist pouch or taking them out. These interactions are all comfortable, beautiful, fluid, and intuitive.
The next thing on my mind was sound.
As I played the tutorial, the soundscape was barren. There was a wind loop, which didn't loop correctly leaving a solid second of space between the end and beginning. Sounds didn't feel like they were placed quite right in 3D space. Point-based sounds (like the crackling of a campfire, that comes from a specific point in space) had too small of a zone (the sound should be heard from further away). In general the soundscape was very barebones. And when I encountered the first character, not only did the character look totally goofy and out of place, but they made no sounds when 'speaking', not even grunts or gibberish sound.
To skip ahead for a moment, I also felt the music did not match the environments enough. The music was quite pretty - that's not the problem. It just didn't feel like the environments were quite synergized with the music.
Again for both music and sound, think of the gun sounds, the ability sounds, the sound of the enemies as they spot you, the sound of the environment, the footsteps and dash, the grunts of characters when the speak, the music... not only does it all sound great, but it all feels like expressions of the unique world of The Light Brigade. This is excellent sound and music design, that truly bring the world to life.
Although a minor complaint, I also noticed lots of grammar and spelling errors. Although I understand the team is in South Korea, and I appreciate the challenges of translation, just like with everything else I was just expecting... more polish. I thought it would feel like a full package, at indie scale. But it feels very much like a partial package.
And that segues into the writing...
There are games with simple and/or unmemorable story, where the story is still servicing and facilitating the gameplay.
And then there is just plain bad writing.
This is very much the latter.
Maybe a bit of this goes back to translation but I am doubtful that it fares much better in original Korean in essence.
The writing is goofy, juvenile, poorly structured, and generic.
I was also seriously turned off by a couple lines in particular, that I'm sure affect me more than most but I will mention anyways. One was something like "valuable gem missing. And a hot girl". Like... There's nothing inherent about calling a woman (or a man) hot that I don't like. Yes gamers, you are allowed to find women attractive, relax. But it's the way its written,... I'm not going to turn this into an essay about male gaze but the way its written simply services a particular male audience that casually objectifies women.
Even worse was the final line I read, a quest line. Paraphrasing, but the primary descriptive words are all exact: "Go kill 10 kill peasants in a refugee camp". I don't think I need to elaborate, people who are on a similar page to me will understand why this was just an incredibly gross line.
I know the above two dialogue criticisms will not be shared by everyone and not affect everyone the same way. I am expressing them as part of what I felt, my personal criticisms and experience, just like the rest of what I'm sharing.
Again to compare to The Light Brigade... every line feels thoughtful and builds character and develops the lore. Whether its the forlorn lines of NPC members of The Light Brigade, or the scenes that appear between runs, and other bits and pieces you get. The Light Brigade develops so much world with few words, it's quite impressive and again a beacon that Urban Wolf Games can learn from.
The final issue I'll discuss was something that struck me earlier on. That is, player character model and lack of customization.
First of all - again an issue that the majority here probably won't be affected by - I could not pick my character model until after completing the tutorial. Specifically, I was forced to do calibration as a male character model, and then had to play the tutorial as this character. Minor complaint but again just another polish issue.
Both male and female models are just... boring designs, and the female model is again very juvenile, obviously serving a primarily male audience, whether intentionally or not.
But more importantly, there's no character customization. Not even the tiniest bit. Even the ability to change just skin colour and hair only would go a long way. Especially in a lengthy adventure like this, I need to be able to identify with my character. Especially with multiplayer it seems essential to me, but even if it were single player, and as someone who plays primarily in single player, character customization is hugely impactful to me.
This does not really have a contrast in The Light Brigade - there's no character customization in The Light Brigade either, although the kind of game it is, it's not as relevant. That said, I do think it would be a nice touch if there WAS some minor character customization in The Light Brigade, and especially if you could play as a woman instead of man if you so choose. Although maybe lore-wise it is intended that all members are male except for 'Mother'. This hasn't been established with any good reason though. So on this point I would lightly criticize The Light Brigade as well.
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Ultimately, Legendary Tales is quite simply a very indie game that probably had a very small team and limited funds. I don't know for sure, but probably there *wasn't* a dedicated writer, a dedicated UI and interface designer, etc.
However, these things are still failings of the game and its design. The greatest indie games to me are ones that successfully recognize their scope limitations and develop something complete within that scope. Whether it's the roguelike world of The Light Brigade, or the very short and stylish Tiger Blade, or Jeff Minter's trippy games like Akka Arrh and Polybius, or the retro Silent Hill aesthetic of Organ Quarter, or the suspenseful hotel of Propagation Paradise Hotel... all these games are made by small teams but successfully navigate their limited funds to deliver a full package within an appropriately limited scope.
On the one hand, I really value and support BJ's push for indie games to be respected and for that respect to reflect in the price consumers are prepared to pay. But after being totally on board with the price of Legendary Tales based on what I read from BJ and reviewers and many regular players too, I have to disagree with this game's pricing. This game is not polished enough, and is not a full package. That the game sucked out so much funds is an error of scope.
Maybe I will be in the minority, and Legendary Tales has been a success so it seems that I am, and so good on them for knowing the value of their game to the demographic they targeted I guess. And regardless, even if the pricing and attempted scope of the game are an error on the dev's part, I'm glad for the dev to earn back as much as they can, or even turn a profit hopefully.
But to me, reflecting back to the question the devs put forward: "Do you want to see deep combat development like this in VR for a 40+ hour adventure from indie devs?" The answer is no, I don't. I do consider the scope of this game an error on the part of the developers. It sounds like they did not even turn a profit enough to allow them to expand their team (but maybe I'm misunderstanding). I hope that they do continue with VR development, but instead focus on a much smaller scope game. Deliver a polished, complete package within a smaller scope, implementing a much tighter budget that will allow for potential turning of profit with an appropriately lighter sale price (maybe targeting a $30 game?).
If that is successful, do it again, and again, until they can expand and eventually work toward their dream adventure RPG, hiring actual writers and UI designers and sound designers etc. For me personally, this is simply not the kind of game you can half-bake. It should be attempted again when, and only when, they feel they have budget to do this in a truly full and polished manner.
I had the pleasure of meeting BJ briefly at PAX East. He struck me as friendly, kind, totally genuine, and incredibly passionate as a game developer and a VR game developer in particular.
I do wish this team good luck and despite my own harsh criticism I am glad so many ARE enjoying this game, and also feel the price point is justified. I want devs to earn money, including Urban Wolf Games. And I hope that they will continue to develop and bring more VR to the world.
I hope that my criticism is constructive and useful toward these same goals.
2024.05.20 00:09 headlessanneboleyn AITA for leaving my toxic side job with no notice
I used to teach fitness classes up until last week. I have always been a good employee, I showed up early, I left late, I attended all of the unpaid trainings and meetings and was an enthusiastic employee. I thought I was pretty well regarded. This was a side part time job for me and not my primary form of income.
But I began to notice some things with management that made me uncomfortable. The company group chat became a dumping ground for announcing whenever someone screwed up. My phone would go off from 4am-10pm daily with messages. The required social media posting changed from 3x a week to nearly 3x per day. We started being told that if we didn’t show up for “optional” unpaid trainings that we wouldn’t be able to teach those specific classes even though the training courses were available online to do on our own time.
Then I had an incident where I client was let into my class a few minutes late, against company policy, and I received a call from my GM telling me it was unacceptable and couldn’t happen again. I’m not sure how I should have handled that situation with the late client as I was actively instructing in front of many people, but I took accountability and tried to move on. I thought the phone call was actually nice and while I knew what happened wasn’t okay I didn’t feel demeaned. About 5 minutes after that call the owner gets on the group chat with 40 other employees and calls out what happened, making it very clear I’m in BIG trouble. Written up, will be terminated if it happens again. The following morning I’m contacted by my direct managers and written up for this incident. At this point I’m just defeated, I don’t know how I was the one in the wrong but they were clearly out to make an example out of me. The following day the managers reach out and tell me they are taking one of my weekly classes away and giving it to another instructor.
Three days after this the owner of the company posts camera footage of her 7 year old son bursting into a class and causing a huge ruckus. She said things like “isn’t this so cute” and praises the instructor that was teaching for how well she handled that situation. The instructor teaching was my direct manager that JUST wrote me up.
At this point I’m just calming down from getting in trouble and trying to move on, but seeing the same thing happen and the reaction by and with management being completely the opposite set me off.
It really ripped this rose colored filter off my face about where I was working and I just kept getting more and more upset as time went on. I did not speak to management about how upset I was, and I own that I likely should have.
But I decided I was going to quit. For a side gig the pressure was too high, the unpaid commitment was too much, and the way they handle discipline was too harsh for me. I taught one more class and texted the management in a group chat letting them know I had taught my last class and I was done. Took my personal property out of the studio and put my phone on do not disturb for the first time in a year. Went home and played volleyball with my kid.
Now the owner is calling me telling me she’s baffled and doesn’t understand why I would leave and the GM is trying to call me too. Days later.
I don’t feel particularly proud about the way I left, but I also don’t feel like I acted in a way that was inappropriate to their style of management. I’m self employed and have managed people for 15 years, my business has had no turnover for 3 years! I can recognize good or bad management and I know how I would feel if an employee would do this to me, but I also know that I haven’t created an environment where my employees would feel they need to.
So Reddit, AITA? Should I have given notice or better reasoning or a phone call?
TLDR: I got written up at a job that was increasingly demanding of my time, peace and expected a ton of unpaid labor from me for a situation I had zero control over. Then publicly called out in front of my peers and punished by losing a class, therefore income. I quit with no notice over a group text.
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But I began to notice some things with management that made me uncomfortable. The company group chat became a dumping ground for announcing whenever someone screwed up. My phone would go off from 4am-10pm daily with messages. The required social media posting changed from 3x a week to nearly 3x per day. We started being told that if we didn’t show up for “optional” unpaid trainings that we wouldn’t be able to teach those specific classes even though the training courses were available online to do on our own time.
Then I had an incident where I client was let into my class a few minutes late, against company policy, and I received a call from my GM telling me it was unacceptable and couldn’t happen again. I’m not sure how I should have handled that situation with the late client as I was actively instructing in front of many people, but I took accountability and tried to move on. I thought the phone call was actually nice and while I knew what happened wasn’t okay I didn’t feel demeaned. About 5 minutes after that call the owner gets on the group chat with 40 other employees and calls out what happened, making it very clear I’m in BIG trouble. Written up, will be terminated if it happens again. The following morning I’m contacted by my direct managers and written up for this incident. At this point I’m just defeated, I don’t know how I was the one in the wrong but they were clearly out to make an example out of me. The following day the managers reach out and tell me they are taking one of my weekly classes away and giving it to another instructor.
Three days after this the owner of the company posts camera footage of her 7 year old son bursting into a class and causing a huge ruckus. She said things like “isn’t this so cute” and praises the instructor that was teaching for how well she handled that situation. The instructor teaching was my direct manager that JUST wrote me up.
At this point I’m just calming down from getting in trouble and trying to move on, but seeing the same thing happen and the reaction by and with management being completely the opposite set me off.
It really ripped this rose colored filter off my face about where I was working and I just kept getting more and more upset as time went on. I did not speak to management about how upset I was, and I own that I likely should have.
But I decided I was going to quit. For a side gig the pressure was too high, the unpaid commitment was too much, and the way they handle discipline was too harsh for me. I taught one more class and texted the management in a group chat letting them know I had taught my last class and I was done. Took my personal property out of the studio and put my phone on do not disturb for the first time in a year. Went home and played volleyball with my kid.
Now the owner is calling me telling me she’s baffled and doesn’t understand why I would leave and the GM is trying to call me too. Days later.
I don’t feel particularly proud about the way I left, but I also don’t feel like I acted in a way that was inappropriate to their style of management. I’m self employed and have managed people for 15 years, my business has had no turnover for 3 years! I can recognize good or bad management and I know how I would feel if an employee would do this to me, but I also know that I haven’t created an environment where my employees would feel they need to.
So Reddit, AITA? Should I have given notice or better reasoning or a phone call?
TLDR: I got written up at a job that was increasingly demanding of my time, peace and expected a ton of unpaid labor from me for a situation I had zero control over. Then publicly called out in front of my peers and punished by losing a class, therefore income. I quit with no notice over a group text.
2024.05.19 23:54 epiceps24 The Great Love of Jesus
 | Love is the beginning of everything. You and I have life and breath at this very moment because God loves us. God created us because He wanted a people to love, and we are the recipients of His great love. submitted by epiceps24 to LightoftheWorld9 [link] [comments] In 1 John 4:9, John tells his readers that the primary way God showed His love toward us is through Jesus. Even while we were considered enemies of God, He sent Jesus to earth on our behalf. While Jesus was on earth, he lived a sinless life as a representative of humanity to God. His death and resurrection made a way for us to be forgiven of our sins and begin a relationship with God. God now gives us His love freely. There is nothing that we can do to earn His love, and there’s nothing about us that deserves His love. This is why John says love comes from God (1 John 4:7). Love is our greatest responsibility in life. Jesus made it very clear to His disciples that loving God and loving others are the two greatest commandments. But the basis for all of this is the love of God through Jesus. John tells us in 1 John 4:7-8 that those who truly know God will also love others. Our relationship with God is the model for how we should love other people. We should never deny someone something we’ve been freely given. And since we have freely received love from God, we should also freely give love to others. Consider some ways you can love the people around you. Sometimes simply spending time with people is the best way to love them. There might also be someone you know who needs encouragement, or help meeting their needs. Think of one or two things you can do this week to show love to someone in your life. PRAYER God, Your love never ceases to amaze me! It is generous, grand, and glorious. Thank You for loving me without condition. I don't deserve it, yet You never stop loving and pursuing me. Teach me to freely love others as You have loved me. In Jesus' name, Amen |