hello, i am suicidal. i have been suicidal for an awful long time but the thoughts stay dormant most of the time. i don’t find a reason in even posting this because the likelihood of anyone seeing this or even reading this far is low. but if you’d like to listen to my sob story feel free.
to start, i’m 16. and before you blame my hormones or just “growing up”, it isn’t. i’ve been on so many medications and trial and error tells me that the issue is within me somewhere. i’m a first born american from a long lineage of powerful people who have drive and verve in every aspect of life, i’ve seemed to miss that but i guess. ever since kindergarten i’ve been severely bullied for the way i presented myself; physical and social. i could never seem to get it right. once i began 2nd grade that was the first time i was ever conscious of my body and how much space my feelings took up and began bottling everything up. now as a sophomore in high school i’ve lost all drive and that bottle is about to shatter. i’m a druggie who can’t stop smoking weed every single night to cope with the fact that my pillows are wet with tears. i’m a burn out who went from a 3.8 to a 2.2. i’m a anorexic who lies to mom every night telling her i’m getting better. i’m a loser with no friends. i’m a fucking pariah who can’t keep a fucking talking stage going for more than a week. i could keep going but you get it i genuinely don’t know what i’m feeling, i feel like a fraud calling myself “suicidal” because i know i’ll never actually commit to it but i’m just wishing and praying that someday i’ll close my eyes and won’t wake up. i’m so fucking pathetic that sometimes i cross a high traffic road with my eyes closed or stand in front of the train tracks and hop off last minute. i just feel so helpless. every night i look at the lidocaine in my moms bathroom and wonder what would happen and how awful my mother would feel. the only reason i’m still breathing is for my mother. she the only light that keeps me going but i feel like soon that won’t be enough.
if you see this please help me i’m so lost

I've never programmed in Python nor in Godot, but I followed some tutorials getting a grasp for how things operate.
I am coming from Unity and C#, and all I am looking to do is to determine time between when a save and load happens. The purpose of this is for an event based idle game. If anyone has any better suggestions, I am all ears.
So far I have the following:

## Singleton reference static var ref : Game ## Singleton check func _singleton_check(): if not ref: ref = self return queue_free() ## Contains the data to save and load var data : Data ## Singleton check and data initalization. func _enter_tree(): _singleton_check() data = Data.new() SaveSystem.load_data() HandlerTime.ref = HandlerTime.new() if HandlerTime.ref: HandlerTime.ref.pass_time(data.saved_time) ## Triggered when the save tuner completes a loop. func _on_save_timer_timeout(): data.saved_time = Time.get_unix_time_from_system() SaveSystem.save_data() 

and HandlerTime looks like this:

class_name HandlerTime extends Node static var ref : HandlerTime signal time_passed(quantity : int) func _enter_tree(): if not ref: ref = self return queue_free() func time() -> float: return Game.ref.data.time func pass_time(time_saved : float): Game.ref.data.time = (Time.get_unix_time_from_system() - time_saved) time_passed.emit(Game.ref.data.time) 

The saved data looks like this:

class_name Data extends Resource @export var saved_time = Time.get_unix_time_from_system() @export var time : float = 0 

I keep getting the same number 522.777, and the saved time is always 1716170000
Thanks for any help.

my mom recently told me that my evil aunt (dad’s brother’s 2nd wife) asked one of my cousins for my pictures. and she’s literally known for doing black magic on ppl. idk if she got her hands on my pics or not. but as of recent i’ve been feeling v down and depressed. i've realized and accepted that i hate my degree. i never wanted to pursue computer science and i hate coding bcz i don't understand it.. my lab finals did not go well at all. my backbencher classmates get good grades like koi khel ho un ke liye. i wish my parents let me pursue biology instead. i’ve been missing my prayers asw bcz i’ve started feeling that allah never answers any of my duas so what’s the point? so yesterday i was sleeping and idk what the dream was but it made me v uncomfortable. when i woke up i could hear literal whispers in my ears. i wasn’t fully awake but i was conscious enough to be aware of my surroundings. the whispers were like of that snake voice from harry potter and the chamber of secrets and i instinctively recited audhubillah bfr waking up fully

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Mike marveled at the beauty of the inner city. He was familiar with Kael architecture and had even seen some up close at the university, but it was far grander here than on Earth, and it was far grander in person than in the videos and pictures he'd seen. The buildings were a hybrid of Gothic and expressionist architecture built with classical aesthetics.
Mosaics, statues, and murals were everywhere, but despite the grand buildings and beautiful decorations, Mike couldn’t keep his eyes off the ground. Even the streets are beautiful.
The ground he and Dreki walked was like a freshly cooled lava flow paved by slates of colored glass that softly glowed in the dimming light of the evening sun.
As they walked, Mike was woken from his trance by the scent of meat cooking.
Dreki smiled and said, “Smells good. You hungry?”
Mike nodded.
Dreki grinned and led Mike around the corner to a food cart. Mike salivated as the flames licked and sputtered at fat dripping from hunks of what looked like octopus turning on spits. The aroma of meat and spices was intoxicating. Dreki ordered them octopus skewers. As he handed Mike his skewer, Dreki said, “You’re never going to be able to eat earth octopus again.”
Mike chuckled. “I’ve never had it in the first place; I grew up in the mountains thousands of miles from the ocean.”
Dreki looked incredulous. “Did you not have rivers?”
Mike shrugged his shoulders, “Not with octopi.”
Dreki raised his free hand in exasperation. “Whatever. Either way, you’ll be disappointed by the rubbery trash humans call an octopus after eating this.”
Mike took a bite of the meat and groaned in pleasure. It tasted like a beefier version of bacon. Mike wolfed down his skewer in the blink of an eye and exclaimed, “That was fucking good!”
Dreki gave him a “Mhhhmh” with his still mouth full.
Dreki finished his food and led Mike off the main road onto a footpath flanked by wispy trees with dark blue leaves.
Eventually, the pair entered the back garden of a building that looked like a melted cathedral. Dreki led him through an open gate into a well-lit waiting room and held out his arm. “Hand me your bag; I’ll take it to your room. I’ll come get you after.”
Mike slipped his bag from his shoulders and handed it to Dreki. As the herculean Kael was leaving, he turned and said, “Try not to scream when they brand you; it’s an ill omen.”
Mike drummed his fingers on the armrests of the chair in the sea foam green waiting room, which was decorated with pictures of duels and exotic plants in white and blue ceramic pots. He was pretty sure that more than one of the photographs was of Dreki’s father.
Mike was anxious. Getting branded would suck, and getting an AR implant would involve someone sticking a drill through his skull. And without his gargantuan minder, Mike felt almost naked. He knew that he would probably be fine, but this was the home of the enemy. Without any weapons, he stood little chance against any Kael worth their salt in a fight.
Mike chided himself for the thought. Why does everything have to revolve around violence? Is there no world where you can just get along with them?
Mike frowned. No. I hate them. Despite his barely contained rage, Mike felt nauseous as blood-soaked memories bombarded his mind.
He doubted that he could kill again, even if it meant dying.
Dreki’s not so bad; maybe out here, more of them are like him than Ocidea.
Mike’s melancholy was interrupted when the tall door at the far end of the room opened. A short, for a Kaelman, nurse wearing pea green scrubs walked out, locked eyes with him, and shouted, “Mike Anderson!”
Mike followed the short Kael nurse into a cream-colored operating room. In the center an instrument table hovered next to an operating table. Besides the operating table stood a middle-aged Kael with tusks intricately inlaid with silver in triangular patterns. His white lab coat had Chief Surgeon Athocill emblazoned over the right breast pocket.
The Chief Surgeon stared off into space, engrossed in AR. The nurse who brought him in pointed to the operating table. Mike sat down.
A slender Kaelwoman in scrubs and a lab coat identifying her as the assistant surgeon walked in and started arranging the tools.
She glanced at Mike and said, “Take off your shirt.”
Mike pulled the black T-shirt he was wearing over his head and set it on the table next to him.
Without looking away from his work, the Chief Surgeon tossed Mike a leather strap and said, “Brand him.”
The short nurse pulled a heat stamp from its case and rolled the numbers to their correct positions. Mike put the leather strap in his mouth and grabbed onto the table.
Dreki’s warning rang through his head*.*
The Nurse carefully placed the print plate just below Mike’s collarbone and pushed it down. The heat stamp's coils flashed white. Mike bit down on the leather strap as hard as he could, and his knuckles popped as he gripped the edges of the operating table as hard as he could. Tendrils of smoke billowed off Mike’s chest as his flesh was seared, and the acrid smell of burnt hair and torched flesh wafted through the room.
Mike stifled a groan as the nurse peeled the superheated steel off his chest. The Nurse set the smoking stamp back in its case to cool and picked up a small jar of viscous blue fluid and a brush. The nurse opened the jar, dipped the brush in the blue goop, and painted it over Mike’s still-smoking burn. Mike jolted at the freezing touch of the brush. His ribs and abdomen rose and fell rapidly as he took short, shallow breaths as the freezing cold shocked his nervous system.
The nurse put the brush away and closed the jar. “Done”
Mike let the leather strap drop from his mouth and put on a straight face as he externally disguised the pain. Showing weakness was not an option, even if every fiber of his being commanded him to scream.
The assistant took hold of Mike’s arm and spoke. “Make a fist and squeeze.”
Mike did as she asked. It was a good distraction from the pain. His knuckles turned white, and the veins in his forearm bulged after a few seconds of pressure.
“You’ll feel a tiny pinch.”
The assistant jabbed the needle into the crook of his arm.
Mike’s head immediately felt heavy, and his whole body tingled. He tried to stay upright, to no avail. His vision grayed out as his head plopped onto the table with a thud.
The surgeon looked to his assistant and asked, “Is he out?”
“Yes.” She answered.
“Let us begin.”
The assistant used a small metal tool to pull Mike's right eyelid open. The chief surgeon plunged a gold needle into the depths of Mike’s right eye.
The surgeon carefully pulled the needle from the human’s eye and set the syringe back down on the floating instrument table.
“Targeting chip in place. Next stage.”
The nurse began rummaging around a drawer in the back of the room, and the chief surgeon plucked a gleaming silver drill from the instrument table.
The drill in the surgeon's hand whirred as he plunged it into Mike’s skull. After just a few seconds, the drill bored through Mike's skull. The surgeon pulled the drill out of the human's head and angled the bit down into a small metal dish that was in the extended arms of the assistant. The chief surgeon hit a button on the drill with his thumb.
A bloody, dime-sized piece of Mike’s skull dropped to the bottom of the metal dish with a clang.
He set the drill back down on the instrument table and held out his hand. “Drone.”
The nurse put an insect-like metal contraption that resembled a whip scorpion in the surgeon’s hand. The chief surgeon's eyes glazed as he entered his AR and took control of the drone. It popped out of his hand and burrowed itself into the hole in Mike's skull.
Inside his AR, he brought the drone to the occipital lobe of Mike’s brain.
“Deploying lattice.”
The arachnid-like drone injected small metal spikes with spools of minuscule wire attached—anchor points—into Mike’s brain. After just a minute's work, the surgeon had crafted a web of wires across Mike's brain. He brought the drone back to the center of Mike’s brain and planted one final anchor spike. A reel inside one of the claw-like appendages at the front of the drone spun, cinching the lattice of wires down to the last anchor point. The surgeon brought the drone around again, ensuring that the web of copper was completely taught against the human’s brain. He brought the drone back out and smiled ever so slightly as the blood and cerebrospinal fluid-soaked drone hopped back into his gloved hand.
Chief Surgeon Athocill smiled and jovially said, “Patch him up.” He was pleased with his performance today. This was the first human to get an advanced AR package, and the procedure went flawlessly. The assistant grabbed a quarter-sized piece of flesh-colored putty and carefully placed the small piece of skull onto it. She placed the putty over the hole in Mike’s head, and it took to life, bonding the fragment of bone back into place and sealing the surface wound.
The surgeon removed his gloves and began typing on a holoprojection. “All systems are operational. I’m linking him to the military network now.”
The assistant pulled the instrument table to her side and plucked a syringe filled with neon green fluid. She said, “I’m waking him up now,” as she plunged the needle into Mike’s arm.
Mike’s eyes flew open, and he grit his teeth against the pain. Tears seeped from his stinging and blood-filling right eye. Every heartbeat brought a jolt of crippling pain to his head. And worst of all was the searing pain from the brand on his chest and the aching cold that barely disguised it. Mike sat up with a grunt. Pain shot through his chest when he brought his hand to his head and felt the hardened disc of putty on his temple.
The surgeon addressed Mike with a soothing tone. “On the count of three, I’m going to activate your AR. It will feel like your head is on fire for a few seconds, but it will only last a few seconds. One… Two… Three!”
Mike nearly collapsed with the pain, but he managed to limit his response to a grunt. Light flashed before his eyes, and Kaelic text appeared in the center of his vision. The doctor asked, “What do you see.”
Mike answered, “AR active. And below that, it says setup wizard.” Despite his best efforts, pain was evident in his voice.
“Ok, Mike, I want you to think, ‘open setup wizard.’”
Mike blinked a few times. “Nothing happened.”
The surgeon said, “Think it in Kaelic.”
Mike’s brow furrowed in concentration. He was fluent in Kaelic, but not to the point where he could think in the language at will.
“Ok, I got it. It says setting menu at the top, and there are a ton of things here. Do you want me to read them off?”
“No. Can you scroll down?”
“Yes.”
“Good. You should be able to get the hang of this pretty quickly; it's very intuitive. You’ll see that there are a few HUD profiles that you can pick from. I’d recommend you start from profile two and then customize it as you see fit.”
Mike nodded as he selected profile two.
“OK, now think clear.”
Mike did as the surgeon asked. His vision was now cleared.
The surgeon smiled. “Feel free to fiddle with the settings, just think clear if it gets cluttered, and reset if you make a dog’s breakfast of it. You’ll have a headache for the next few days, and you may start having more vivid dreams, but other than that, you’ll barely notice the change. Just take it easy for the next few days, and don’t itch at your brand or your eye.”

Hi,
Context 1, Early June
I was medically withdrawn from school (selective, large university) in September of 2022. It started, in early June of that year, with me having my first cold when I travelled for a weekend event, in three or four years, and the cold was so bad, I was so confused and tired I almost boarded the wrong flight home (like I walked down the bridge and almost entered the wrong plane to God knows where, until I turned around and a flight attended had to give me like a very kind pep talk).
It started with a strep throat during that weekend, then I began to cough so hard I felt dizzy, and I didn't stop coughing until December of that year. It was the worst cold I've had in my life, and I think it was made worse by the additional focus on hygiene during COVID (face masks etc.), which might have weakened my imune system. It was my first time going out without wearing a mask, and I happened to catch a cold.
Context 2, Late June/July
When I returned, I was alone in my off campus apartment, my body would itch (and this didn't make sense because there aren't any insects like mosquitos or I guess even ants in this area since it's so arid), I would sweat when I slept in my air conditioned room, I would have to walk a mile from my off campus apartment in the Arizona like heat and climate of July and August while having a cold. When I entered my over-cooled central AC apartment (I would have to leave windows and doors open to make it warmer) from the 95+ degree weather (I'm from a cold area of the country, but I grew up in several continents, and I'd never experienced this much heat), my stomach would begin to hurt from the instant change in temperature. I had to do really important work stuff that I couldn't miss, so I took different medications which caused my chest to hurt. I didn't want to go to the hospital because I was on the opposite side of the country, and I didn't know what would happen since I'm completely unfamiliar with how medical things are handled, and I had never stayed overnight in a hospital before, and I knew what I'm experiencing would probably warrant an extended stay.
Context 3, July/August
I then stopped eating, sleeping, and drinking water. Someone began spam texting me implicitly illicit texts (I would block the number, but another one would appear from another number, so like a dozen different numbers, and the texts weren't like a bot or automated, it would include photos and mention things I did recently e.g. go to the bar, it didn't ask for money or to download an app, it felt like someone I could have met or known irl was harassing me, perhaps as just a joke), and I barely give my number out and change it around once a year, so I was just so upset someone I knew gave my number to someone, or is doing this. Because of the delirium from the cold, I the began to send like weird (but not in any way, threatening or harassing, texts to mostly my friends who also attended the school) to figure out who gave my number or was behind the harassing texts. I had also experienced another issue with on campus, irl, harassment from a previous roommate that I had to report to campus safety multiple times, and I guess perhaps just because of the delirium, considering the digital harassment, I had become super persistent about my physical harassment that occurred just the semester before, and then an academic dean seriously offered to help, but then this led to a meeting with several deans. A day after this meeting, I emailed one of the deans to say that I am crying, and I was emailed at 8am to do a pysch evaluation at 11am in the morning. Because I hadn't slept the night before, and I had a feeling this would be a consequential meeting, in addition to having to walk 1 mile in the afternoon heat to this meeting, I asked to reschedule and then I was told no. Then I was sent a Maxient involuntary medical withdrawal letter.
Context 4, Now
I've been to about half a dozen pysch doctors (even one that's a lecturer at a leading medical research university), and about four therapists, since, and I haven't been diagnosed with anything definitively. My current therapist who is a former (or current) professor in psychology, and I've met with since late November of 2023, still doesn't have a diagnoses. I present extremely well, and I'm usually more social and normal than most people, so I guess you would have to look really deep to find something. I know that I probably have a sleep issue, so after meeting with a sleep doctor, I'm trying to setup a sleep study. In the meantime, I've been prescribed medication to combat day time sleepiness. Other related medical issues include the fact that my dad has Cushing syndrome, and I'm pretty confident I have it, or at least a cortisol issue (I have the visible/physical signs, as well as persistent high blood pressure, and other symptoms). Then, I also have several skin issues, that I'm also treating as well.
To be extremely honest, I'm kind of grateful I experienced this because I understand my body more, and how to seek help when my body is overwhelmed. Also, I kind of knew there would be an job crisis issue in April of 2022 since interest rates were rising and it would lead to less investments, therefore less jobs, so I've kind of enjoyed using this time to relax, travel, and learn new things. However, I'm starting to become anxious that I won't be able to return at all.
Question
Which leads to the question and title of my post, do time limits on withdrawals or leaves of absence apply to medical withdrawals or leaves of absence? My grades are pretty good, and I have no disciplinary issues, so I can still transfer, but I would still like to get back in, to be extremely frank, I would like to get back in first before transferring (just to tie up some loose ends to make a stronger transfer application). The way the communication (emails) from the schools non academic deans are worded, it's being made to seem as if I can't return at all (unless I reapply through admissions/the common app) regardless of if a doctor clears me. The way the letter is worded, it seems like I need to be cleared by a medical professional. My advisor, whose a non-educational lawyer, said I would onyl be approved to return if I take medication for 6-12 months. An email with a non-academic dean said this as well.

Hello everyone. Thanks for reading my long post. I haven't posted on reddit before so this will be my first time. I am beginning to feel like either I have some really terrible luck when it comes to supervisors or maybe I am just not cut out for this field. I graduated my masters program 2 years ago and I have bounced between a few different private practice clinics until I landed in this current one. I have been at this current clinic for almost a year now and this is the 2nd (IMO) terrible supervisor I have had. I have had one supervisor and owner of a clinic who really trusted my judgment and made me feel very supported. My 2nd supervisor was pretty "lais a fare" with their supervision and so I went for supervision with a really old lady who... just kind of talked about psycho-ed stuff the whole time with some random clinical stuff tossed in there. I also had a supervisor in my graduate program who I don't mention but she was very much on par with this current supervisor as being the worst people/therapist/supervisor I have ever had but I don't mention her very often. Now for my 4th (long term) supervisor.
When we first started, she began sending notes back with silly errors that did NOT make any sense. She would send a note back because she said that elopement meant that the patient was running away to get married and its not a clinical word... I did argue and re-submit my note and she just signed it. I have consistently gotten feedback on about 80% of my notes about the most silliest of things: don't use past tense but use reported here, you used the word "too" here and that's a judgement, i would use "assigned task" here instead of assignment. really silly feedback like this. Now... to throw out some professional humility here.... I really don't think im the strongest note-taker. I sometimes use pronouns incorrectly or will forget to use a comma pretty frequently. maybe even misspell a word.... but this supervisor is so strict that i recently found out that "three months worth of work" is enough to get a note sent back due to grammatical errors. THE MONTH IS THE OWNER OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK TO BE DONE AND THEREFORE IT NEEDS AN APOSTROPHE!.... this is unbelievably frustrating for me. Se even said that its inappropriate to use "however" to start a sentence. which i was using however to provide contrast between presenting assessments and reports.... I recently found out she has been watching me take my clients to and from my office through the cameras. I mentioned a mother came back for no more than 3 minutes to talk about some issues her child was having.... and she said "1 minute and 4 seconds". And, she will send clinic wide notifications about someone "me obviously" putting a chic-fil-a coffee cup with some melted ice in the office being rude because she is the only one cleaning then took out my cup and put it in the sink with the 1/4 inch of ice water in the bottom. She watches me on cameras leave every day and has mentioned that I should not be using the big trash bags for my office trash-can (I don't I use the small ones) and I had to explain to her that I was being nice and took out and replaced the stinky break room trash bag and put my office one it it. She even mentioned to not park in the front spots because those are for clients because I parked there a few times.... she literally parks there 3 times a week... and now i just found out that she has removed EVERYONES PTO! I don't take PTO very often... she offered a week and I was like "oo that's nice! I can finally do a week long back-packing trip I've been planning". I even talked to her about it 6 months ago she said I can use my PTO to go on my trip and take some sick leave to do some wedding BS I have to do the following month. Now.... gone..... says I literally cant even.... but is placing adverts up on indeed offering PTO to new hires.... now... she's coming after my clinical judgement on multiple levels...
(this part I kind of wrote as a rant sorry) Suicide assessments... do we do chronic or acute? nah... neither... its based on her judgment. 2 months is maybe u can stop doing assessments.... 3 months? who knows..... right to self-determination? sure... they can find a new therapist if they don't like coming twice a week.... (next week) then put them once a week if they are complaining... why are you doing DBT skills for mindfulness if they come in with conflicts about their spouse? you need to do psycho-ed on communication.... expressing anger is dangerous unless you do some weird reiki shit or goose-fraba.... yelling or intense exercise (tip) reinforces the anger and will make you more angry... u just goose-fraba it.... yelling is abusive.... but when another Therapist says her client represses her anger and to just let it out and let the Th get yelled at as an out for the client "OHHHHH that's great!!!"... like c'mon really? she even told me to have my WIFE (albeit she's a therapist also) look at my notes and give me feedback! which I do kind-of.... I ask her specifics like do we use however to start a sentence? and she's like omg what? yea I do this all the time... and then she googled it and is like yes? wtf?
Now... for context.... I am currently looking to move to a new state.... I still have my LPC-A for 3 more months until I can test for my independent (that's not my state license but to keep it low-key lets use that..) but I cannot transfer my LPCC-A license to the state. I am purchasing a home (just put an offer in today actually and I'm feeling so overwhelmed) that me and my wife have dreamed of... but if I quit I wont be able to get the loan... I really want to quit and find a completely virtual job and complete my licensure in my state then have it transferred and be completely done with this state and everyone in it. I am so emotionally drained and feeling like i don't know what to do. She is super passive aggressive in her communication style but very authoritative. its her way or the highway. She reminds us all the time that she doesn't even draw a paycheck from the clinic (which I used to do program management at my last job and I see the numbers we generate and the amount we pay and there's no way I'm alone not pulling in 10k a month and only getting paid 3k). I am about to cry writing this. SHE EVEN SHIT TALKED MY GRAD PROGRAM TO MY FACE DURING SUPERVISION!
Am I just being overly sensitive and this is pretty normal stuff and should drop the field? Or is this pretty crazy and out of the ordinary and I should run fast and find a virtual job. Any advice for ANYTHING will be helpful as I feel like I'm loosing my mind.

Shout factory had a recent sale. Several 4K discs were as low as $18.50 each with most being around $19.99. I joined the website the 2nd day of the sale and began browsing. I put together a wishlist of several movies I was interested in. I decided on four movies that I wanted and went back to the website the next day. Three of them were sold out. I then watched the website every day hoping they would go back in stock before the sale ended.
I can't help but notice that every single 4K UHD disc that they marked as "Sold out" went right back into stock the first day that the sales ended and the prices jacked back to $35-$40 each.
This means they most likely didn't sell out, they just limited the number of sales to a specific number, then sat on the rest of the library.

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Hi all, I’m new here(lurker. This’ll probably be my only vent)
I(16nb) take meds for my severe depression. This is relevant to the story. A quick trigger warning for suicidal thoughts and ideologies
I have been suicidal since I was in the 2nd grade but kept it a secret from my family until roughly last November when it was forced out of me. My mom had threatened to take my meds away because she said they ‘weren’t working’ and this caused me to tell her that I was suicidal without them. I remember her texting me ‘now I know I can’t trust you’. My own mother saying she can’t trust me while I was at my lowest point because of the stress of this school year.
She ended up dragging me downstairs with my siblings for a long talk on how we don’t tell her things. She told us that I kept secrets from her because I didn’t think she was ‘strong enough’ to take it. That’s not the case at all. I kept it a secret because I don’t like people worrying about me period.
After that long talk, she started to ignore me for three weeks straight. I would say good morning and try to strike up a conversation and she would just not say anything to me.
one day, I forgot to take my meds once and was scared to go in her room to get them because she was basically a ticking time bomb ready to blow. The next day while I was getting dressed for school, she opened my door without knocking and it scared the life out of me.
I awkwardly laughed and was like ‘woah you scared me’ but she didn’t say anything. She looked at me with a glare and gave me my meds. “If they’re so important to you, I’d think you wouldn’t forget them. Fine. Whatever I guess.”
After that, she slammed the door and went back downstairs. Of course I was scared for two reasons now. The fact that she woke up on the wrong side of the bed + she was mad at me wasn’t good. On the way out the car, she got mad at me for not bringing a mask with me to school and made me go back inside. I came out with only one and both my parents yelled at me for it, basically calling me dumb.
I had finally began to break down quickly in tears but my mom wasn’t having it. She snapped at me and asked why I was crying and I lied. “Oh it’s nothing. Don’t worry.” My mom immediately cuts me off and goes on a rant about why she hates how me and my siblings never tell her anything and how can she expect to help me if I wont tell her things.
That’s the thing though. I did reach out and tell her but she responded like this. I genuinely wanted to kill myself after this event happened.
I still want to kill myself to this day but it hurts me that my own mother probably wouldn’t care and would make it about her somehow.
I’m sorry if the grammar is a bit off on this post. I was crying the entire time of me writing this because it was such a painful memory to remember.
Thank you all for reading this story and listening to an angsty teenager’s rant about living in a emotionally tiring home.
Now I’ll play RE8: village and pretend Ethan Winters is my dad

With MSI wrapped up, I decided to make a quiz for MSI viewers. There's 20 total questions. How many can you get out of twenty?
CHAMPION QUESTIONS

• Q: Which champions had the highest presence (pick/ban percentage)?
  • A: Kalista and Senna at 91%
• Q: Of champions with >3 games played, which champion had the highest winrate?
  • A: Ornn was played in 13 games and won 12 of those games, averaging a 91% winrate.
• Q: Which toplane champion averaged the most GPM?
  • A: Twisted Fate averaged 457 GPM. Passive diff.
• Q: Of junglers with >3 games player, which one had the highest DPM?
  • A: Nidalee with 627 DPM. Without the number of games restriction restriction, the highest DPM champion would be Karthus at 808 DPM.
• Q: Of champions with >3 games played, which champion had the worst winrate?
  • A: Rell was picked 6 times and lost all 6 games, thus achieving a 0% winrate.
• Q: Which champion was most banned?
  • A: Vi was banned 47 times and only picked 12 times. Senna came in second, being banned 46 times.
• Q: Which two roles had the most champion diversity?
  • A: Jungle and support both had 23 unique picks.
• Q: Of champions with >3 games played, which champion had the highest DPM?
  • A: Corki with 951 DPM across 14 games. Lucian trailed behind a close 2nd with 920 DPM across 18 games.

TEAM QUESTIONS

• Q: Which team averaged the longest game duration?
  • A: Gen.G eSports averaged 34:38 minute games. They also averaged the most kills (17.4) per game and most towers taken (7.5).
• Q: Which team topped kill/death ratio, GPM and GDM (gold differential/min)?
  • A: G2 eSports topped this with 1.38 KD, 1936 GPM, 149 GDM.
• Q: Which team had the highest dragon take percentage?
  • A: Top eSports with 64.2% took the lead here.
• Q: Which team had the highest first blood percentage?
  • A: BLG eSports with a percentage of 59.1% first bloods.

PLAYER QUESTIONS

• Q: Of players who made it to the bracket stage, which player had the highest CSM, DMG% and DPM?
  • A: Gen.G Chovy averaged 864 DPM, 32.2% DMG% and 9.3 CSM.
• Q: Which player had the highest KDA? Hint:this player also broke the international tournament kill record
  • A: Gen.G Peyz topped MSI averaging 6.3 KDA beating out Chovy with a 5.7 KDA. Unsurprisingly, after dropping a 28 kill game, Peyz also averaged the highest average kills per game at 6.9.
• Q: Which toplaner dealt the highest DMG%?
  • A: TL Bwipo at 23.2%.
• Q: Which two junglers averaged the highest GPM?
  • A: T1 Oner and G2 Yike both averaged 365 GPM?
• Q: Which player had the lowest KDA?
  • A: EST Zothve averaged a 0.7 KDA. He was the only player this MSI to have a sub-one KDA.
• Q: Excluding play-ins, which player averaged the most number of deaths per game?
  • A: BLG On averaged 4.0 deaths per game.

VIEWERSHIP QUESTIONS

• Q: Which was the most viewed series of the MSI tournament? (excluding Chinese platforms)
  • A: T1 vs BLG (lower bracket finals) with 2,829,728 viewers came number one, beating out GENG vs BLG (grand finals) with 2,616,116 viewers.
• Q: Which MSI Twitch stream had highest peak viewers?
  • A: Caedrel: 212k on 17 May streaming T1 vs G2. (source)

(Data taken from Esports Charts, gol.gg, and twitchtracker)

Hi , I need help implemeting file upload using nextjs and cloudflare r2 I was following solution on stack overflow but that did not work unfortunately Cloudflare official docs is also has some issues But after implementing logic from their doc i can see class A operation and class B operation numbers are going up , But nothing is showing on dashboard Logic i wrote -
"use server" import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache"; import { S3 } from "@aws-sdk/client-s3";
const prisma = new PrismaClient()
//add post const s3 = new S3({ region: 'auto', endpoint: https://${process.env.R2_ACCOUNT_ID}.r2.cloudflarestorage.com, accessKeyId: ${process.env.R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID}, secretAccessKey: ${process.env.R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}, signatureVersion: 'v4', });
export const addPost=async(prevState,formData)=>{ const {title,desc,slug,userId}=Object.fromEntries(formData); const imageData=formData.get('img') console.log(imageData)
try{ const uploadFile = await s3.putObject({ Bucket: process.env.R2_BUCKET_NAME', Key: imageData.name, Expires: 60, }); console.log(uploadFile) if(uploadFile){ console.log("success") }else{ console.log("error") }
}catch(err){ console.log(err) }
Its a serverside component , i can able to received the image on the serverside from client side, after triggering the logic something is happening that is why cloudflare is showing class A and class B operation numbers increased , But no file showong because there must be some issues or bug in my logic . I have tried other solutions bht they are not working. I am keep trying to resolve the issue , But still if you help me to resolve the issue that will be extremely helpful.
Oh and yes i have configured CROS and bucket settings from dash board by following a stack overflow
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76823393/how-to-use-cloudflares-r2-bucket-with-next-js-13-api
I have tried to implement logic from this solution but nothing worked .
Please help.

We recognize that wisdom tooth removal is a common dental procedure that many individuals undergo. It’s natural to have questions about the recovery process, including how soon you can resume normal activities such as speaking. In this guide, we’ll provide insights into the timeline for regaining speech abilities after wisdom tooth removal, ensuring you feel informed and prepared for your recovery journey.

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Wisdom teeth, also known as third molars, typically emerge during late adolescence or early adulthood. Due to factors like impaction, overcrowding, or misalignment, many individuals require wisdom tooth removal to maintain oral health. This procedure involves the surgical extraction of one or more wisdom teeth, often performed under local anesthesia or sedation for patient comfort.

How Soon Can You Talk After Wisdom Tooth Removal?

The timeline for regaining speech abilities after wisdom tooth removal can vary depending on individual factors such as the number of teeth extracted, surgical complexity, and the body’s natural healing process. Here’s a general overview of what to expect:

Immediate Post-Procedure Period

Immediately after wisdom tooth removal, it’s common to experience numbness, swelling, and minor discomfort in the mouth and jaw.
Speech may be affected initially due to these factors, as well as the presence of gauze placed over the surgical sites to control bleeding.
First Few Hours to Days
In the hours following the procedure, speech may be slurred or difficult due to residual numbness and swelling.
As the effects of anesthesia wear off and swelling begins to subside, speech may gradually improve.
It’s essential to rest and avoid talking excessively during this initial recovery period to minimize discomfort and promote healing.

First Week

Throughout the first week of recovery, speech should continue to improve as swelling decreases and normal sensation returns to the mouth.
While some patients may experience minor difficulties articulating certain sounds or words, communication abilities typically return to normal within this timeframe.
It’s advisable to speak slowly and gently to avoid placing excessive strain on the jaw and surgical sites during this early phase of healing.
Long-Term Recovery
By the end of the first week to ten days post-surgery, most patients can speak comfortably and clearly without significant impediments.
However, it’s essential to continue following post-operative care instructions provided by your dental surgeon to ensure optimal healing and prevent complications.
At Madison Dentistry & Implant Center, our priority is to provide comprehensive care and support throughout every stage of your dental treatment journey, including wisdom tooth removal. While speech may be temporarily affected immediately after the procedure, rest assured that your ability to communicate will gradually improve as you heal.
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Didn't know whether to tag this as a table dispute or a DMing issue because it's sort of 50/50.
New to DMing, only about 2 months and half the handbook into figuring stuff out and learning as I go along, players are very okay with this because they also know basically nothing as this is all their first campaign outside of a maybe 1 or 2 having played a one-shots before.
I have 7 PCs (I host in a school and had to turn away so many people) but thought I could deal with 7 as the campaign seemed pretty short and basic. Honestly despite the large number of people I still believe I could host it if the entire party was actually cooperative.
5 of the 7 are probably the best players I could hope for, being super open to suggestions, interacting with all my NPCs, causing just the right amount of chaos to have fun but not derail my campaign completely, they just generally seem to be having so much fun working with the material I'm giving them which is such a relief as a new DM, because I was super afraid of boring them or doing something wrong having known none of them prior to hosting.
The main issue I'm having is with the other 2 PCs, one of them specifically being much worse than the other but they kinda come as pair having joined together as friends.
A little context before explaining the next part I'm 17F and these two players are 34M (who I'm gonna call B) & 31M (who I'm gonna call C). I have no problem with being the youngest of the group of 7, there's a range of ages of people closer in age to me as well as some in there early and late 20s, all a mix of men and women, but B & C do happen to be the oldest two.
B has been getting on my nerves since the first session we had, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt, chalking any interruptions or over eager attention grabbing as a first time player just trying to suss things out. When I got everyone to introduce their characters and explain any backstory, race features, personality all that fun stuff he seemed genuinely interested in playing so I was super hyped about having him as a player, he wanted to play a dwarven cleric, which I was interested in seeing, having a healer with a high AC is really helpful!
Campaign starts and I introduce the first encounter, giving an option for the party to run as they were only 2nd level with only their starting weapons and spells. B immediately attacks, no consulting the party, which is fine I guess, he's excited for combat and I'm pumped to run my first encounter. Party finishes first encounter, runs into the first NPC, a very important one that literally runs everything in the island their on, a little old woman sitting writing in the library.
I go to describe said little old lady and start to get into character, B immediately interrupts before I can finish my second word asks to behead her and rolls to attack. I'm running a pre bought campaign, not a clue how to to do a majority of things story progressing wise and this NPC is a very important pivot for plot. The other PCs are also appalled, wanting to enjoy their first ever NPC encounter, having many questions already about the place they're in and the encounter they've already had.
It becomes very apparent in the next few sessions that B is nothing but a murderhobo, supported by C who also thinks this is very entertaining, while the rest of the party have to spend every minute of their time watching the PCs and making sure they don't try to kill the plot and destroy everything in their sight in the process. My players have gone from having fun and being filled with excitement to having to watch B as a chore to ensure they can continue to play, going as far as to grapple and restrain him for half a session just to be able to investigate the area I had prepared without B killing the NPCs.
On top of this, in actual combat B is very impatient, constantly interrupting me on other players turns to ask if it's his turn yet. There's this unspoken rule that everyone very graciously follows, no phones at the table unless you need it for your character sheet, to check spells or something along those lines. B also constantly betrays that rule despite being asked not to, watching tiktok when I'm not directly addressing him, even answering phone calls in the middle of combat when it's not his turn and instead of leaving the room just talks over the table, again, despite being asked to leave the room if needing to answer phone calls or anything else that would cause disruption.
B's also been making me super uncomfortable, every week I come in he brags about his salary to me, even going as far as to pull up his pay slips in the middle of encounters (when it's not his turn) and interrupt another PCs turn to show me. I don't even give it the time of day anymore, it's rude to both me and the PCs and C is just as bad for supporting his actions.
It's annoyed me so much I brought it to the rest of the group and they all agree they're not the right fit for the party, they're both obviously looking for a combat heavy adventure which is not at all what I'm running. They bring very weird vibes to the table, C even messaging outside of the group chat we have (taking my number without my permission) and trying to start conversation. I ran into him after our session last week outside of the club with a friend as we coincidentally were in the same movie screening, and got a message afterwards asking if I would see a movie with him and his friends.
I don't know these people longer than maybe 6 weeks, only seeing them for 2 hours once a week. It's possible I'm reading into it and being overly cautious because of the sort of rep men have towards women in the gaming community, especially younger women, despite it being way better than previous decades past. The rest of the group do think it's weird though so I'm not alone in picking up the odd vibes two are bringing to the table.
TLDR: At the end of the day kicking them from the party is completely my decision as the DM and a smaller, well rounded, cooperative party is a lot easier to run with than murderhobos. I suppose my only fear is the backlash it might cause as I am running it in a school, funded by student services (the room we use, the dice, notebooks, handbooks, etc.) and kicking the two from the campaign may cause them to complain out of spite and get the whole club shut down, as they are both members of the student board.

I just put in 12 hours this weekend, from just after discovering terminal Victor. I... didn't have a great time.
Most of the advertising that really hooked me was the Base Building update and its beautiful buildings. I've played enough of these kinds of games (Satisfactory, Factorio) to know I should unlock the architecture parts first, then I can build my beautiful bases once and not have to go back to rebuild them. I also put monorails on my list, because they seemed like the best way to link up long-distance bases that would let me specialize production at each base.
But I didn't find X-Ray for hours! It was entirely detached from the main cave system and when I found it I realized unlocking pretty architecture was going to consume a lot more resources and planning effort than the main quest (again, I was only looking at Victor T1 by this point). But I tried for the first tier, at least, to see what I could unlock. The result was that I had a base at X-Ray that was making more parts than at Victor and I felt I needed to set up a monorail ASAP to get my bases operating correctly.
So, 100 blue cores later I built the depot, worked out the towers, and built a monorail halfway back to Victor. I decided the Red Vine cavern was central enough for a bunch of shuttle monorails to converge. I tested out the monorails and... they were extremely annoying.
I need to pause here and throw in loads of positives: I like that there are lots of intermediate parts, I like that the game hits the sweet spot of simple AND complex at the same time. I love the ambience, I love the terraforming (especially the HUD that took the guesswork out of carving up rock. Kudos to that dev!) I love all the plants and how it feels like rooms have a temperature. I love how all the caves are memorable so after a few walks I stopped getting lost and could recognize where rivers and tunnels went. I love the clunky, chunky dieselpunk aesthetic. I love that assemblers are 2x4 and encourage puzzle-solving to optimize inserter use! I love that everything glows, except for the dark factory caverns I carve out myself. I love that this game made brutalism and a dash of art deco go great together. I love the voice acting (although it does tend to be a little startling, maybe it needs a little radio static before and after?)
All of that is to, hopefully, convince whoever's reading this that I am no hater and I want this game to be the best in its niche. So here's the rant:
The monorail sucks. It runs contrary to an open-ended game experience about building multiple bases and encourages early players to build km-long conveyor systems instead. It's expensive, deep in the tech tree, power-hungry, logistically broken, and doesn't provide a good alternative to walking. Thankfully, almost all of these are easy fixes:

1. The monorail's need for electricity on both ends means it isn't meant to connect non-powered bases (like a dedicated mining and smelting operation) to powered bases. The rule of thumb for every other factory game has been "you shouldn't have to move resources to move resources", so I think making monorails only need one power source (or letting them run on fuel) would create more gameplay than it would remove.
2. The monorail is too deep in the tech tree, and players will want to start specializing and inter-meshing bases before they have the best tools for the job. Personally, I think Blue Science (where players have to automate mining, smelting, threshing, fueling, and about a dozen assemblers in a row) is too complicated to be completed in one base so I'd suggest dropping this back to Purple Science.
3. I already covered "power-hungry", but here's another suggestion that occurred to me: let an upgraded version of monorails function as high-voltage cable? That way extending to a new base only requires 1 hand-made connection.
4. The monorail models look great, but in operation the whole system looks wrong. The trains move way too fast, stockpile too slowly, spend too much of their station animation stalling, and frankly look ridiculous when the entire line is stuffed with trains each carrying 1 or 2 items. I can't imagine using these for more than 1 item type each way...so why not use conveyors instead? Here's a spitball: if you're sticking to 3 cars (and I'm going to suggest 4 in a minute) why not let players configure each car's item, and then the train only loads and launches the cars that are full on this end and empty on the other end. If a monorail can deliver and receive 3 or 4 different items (or belts worth of items) without any clog stopping the others I would use them no matter how much menu work I had to do to set them up.
5. Riding the any transit in games means letting go of gameplay and being subjected to a show. That means the experience must be enjoyable and brief, and currently it's neither. I feel like I'm getting decked by every pole I sail by while trains move way faster overhead. It also means that looking up at the trains keeps most of their design obscured by the tracks, which isn't ideal, and I'm tempted at every moment to let go, drop 1 foot, and just walk. The change I suggest is going to sound extreme, but I am certain it will be more enjoyable: flip the trains upside down and put the player on top. Suspended monorails are objectively cooler and will contrast nicely with the upward-facing conveyor belts. Letting the player use the top of the depots as launch pads onto a roller-coaster-slash-roller-skate experience will encourage verticality in construction and excavation... or they can opt out of the personal transport and keep the rails right up against the cave roof with no more clipping issues. This would simplify loading and unloading animations as well, hopefully giving us a 4th train car and improving the inter-base transit value of the monorail.

Okay "I'm just the idea guy"-rant over. I know the devs don't need ideas, and have much better ways to spend their limited time on the game. This is just my special interest and I wanted to share, just in case.
Back to progression though, I've ended the weekend moderately stressed out instead of relaxed. I feel like putting aesthetics behind an arbitary number of arbitrary tasks in a game about efficiency was the wrong move and I hope the devs move architecture from end-game content to the beginning. I'm just... so tired of scanning the ruins. This is a mining automation game where I'm gathering concrete blocks by hand. What went wrong?

We are relocating to AAC from the west coast and planning to purchase a house in the next few months. Looking at SP, Arnold, Edgewater and trying to identify family friendly communities, good schools and a safe environment for our kids (2nd and 4th grade). We would like to have access to water (waterfront not required), and a welcoming and diverse community. Budget is up to 1M$, and commute to either DC or Baltimore once or twice a week. we have been reading about racism , bullying, and mental health issues at high schools. Any thoughts and recommendations on family friendly communities?

Background:
23 y/o Male, 6ft, 175 lbs. Prior Military Firefighter and new LEO for a Land Management Law Enforcement Agency. Prior to training TB I would bounce around different fitness domains every 6 months or so, going from only bro splits on deployments to only heavy road/mountian biking other times of the year. I was usually "fit" but I never was satisfied with progression and never felt like I was fulfilling my goal to be an operational athlete that my job demands. Last fall I stumbled across the TB forums here and haven't looked back, I am incredibly happy with the balanced and structured approach that TB takes and am looking forward to progressing more in the future.
Progression:
Prior to TB:
Bench: 200 lbs
Squat: 170lbs
Pullups: 9 Body Weight
Hex Deadlift: 245 lbs
Fast 5 (After BB): 24:30
1.5 Mile Time: 11:07
After BB & Op/Black Pro
Bench: 220 lbs
Squat: 215lbs
Pullups: Bodyweight + 50lbs
Hex Deadlift: 295 lbs
Fast 5: 22:17
1.5 Mile Time: 09:42
Basebuilding:
Prior to BB I was the classic military guy, bang out 1.5 miles on a treadmill a few times about a month out from a PT test, snag a 11 something and call it a day. I would be hard pressed to find a time I ran more than 2 miles, let alone enjoy it. After basebuilding I really fell in love with running, especially trail running. I love the aerobic endurance it has given me, and the operational confidence that comes with that. I ran my first 14k trail race a few months ago, and now have my eye on longer swim/run and trail run events.
OperatoBlack Pro:
I ran OP/Black over the course of my police academy and really appreciated the flexibility it offers. Long day in the mat room? Easy. Just use that as a HIC day or do the minimum sets in the gym, and hit my LSS run on the weekends as a way to decompress. I think a more demanding plan would have burned me out, but in my situation it was the perfect way to balance my job training with my fitness training.
Next Steps:
I recently picked up GP and loved it. Looking into the end of 2024 and early 2025 I am really interested in competing in more endurance events like swim/run events or a 50k trail run while still making some much needed improvements to my strength numbers. I am starting a block of Capacity next week and plan to follow on with Velocity afterwards. All in all, this program and community was exactly what I had been searching for and I am excited to see where this progress takes me.

Hey there English isn't my first language so sorry in advance if this isn't very clear . I would like to know why this way of finding surface area of a sphere would fail so consider a perfect sphere now we cut this sphere into an infinite number of infinitesimal lines the angles between these lines Consequently would be approaching zero and I believe this is a valid math operation because I think a sphere is basically made out of infinite semi circles revolving around a certain point in perfect rotation and semi circles are just bended lines so I think this works anyway so now I want to unbend all these lines to be horizontal and since the angles between them tend to 0 and they are unbent in rotationl motion I think the shape that is formed is a circle and since each line represented half the circumference of the sphere so the radius of the circle is equal to pi×r the area of the circle would pi×(pi×r)² so giving Final formula pi³×r² I think the area of the circle is the surface area of the sphere because the sphere boundary was initially all constructed by these lines so I think the area they cover in space is still the same I would like someone to explain where I went wrong please and thanks in advance for the help

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

Polkagold: The Premier Digital Reserve Asset for Polkadot
In a visionary interview on 06/11/2023, Dr. Gavin Wood, the co-founder of Polkadot, expressed his desire to see the Polkadot Treasury hold assets beyond the Polkadot ecosystem, diversifying its portfolio. This sparked the idea of creating a digital commodity akin to gold, a reserve asset that the Polkadot Treasury could own, yet hosted on an entirely different blockchain.
Polkagold aims to become the premier reserve digital commodity for Polkadot, filling the gap left by the absence of a true digital gold that underpins the economy as a reserve asset for the treasury to acquire.
The Polkagold Advantage
While Polkadot already boasts native stablecoins like USDT and USDC on AssetHub for stable currency transfers, and the DOT utility token for transaction fees, governance, staking, and network security, Polkagold offers a unique proposition as a non-inflationary digital asset.
Polkagold will have a fixed supply of 10,000,000 coins produced at genesis, ensuring its scarcity and value preservation. This novel concept seeks to mimic the fair launch of Bitcoin, where even early adopters had to acquire their coins through mining.
A Fair and Transparent Launch
Polkagold's launch is designed to be the most fair and transparent in the crypto space since Bitcoin, with:
• ⁠0% allocated to the team • ⁠0% allocated to founders • ⁠0% allocated for marketing • ⁠100% of the supply dedicated to exchange liquidity
Polkagold launched on exchanges during the early bootstrap phase, with the entire supply immediately put into circulation as part of the liquidity pool. This innovative "Proof of Purchase" (PoP) concept ensures that every single Polkagold in existence had to be purchased, just like the early Bitcoin adopters had to mine their coins.
The Synergy of Algorand and Polkadot
Polkagold's security is provided by the Algorand blockchain, chosen for its exceptional security track record, exhibiting zero downtime, zero failed transactions, and zero on-chain hacks since its inception. Algorand was created by Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, widely regarded as the father of modern cryptography.
While Algorand boasts a large community and focuses on enterprise-grade usage, it has yet to find widespread adoption among mainstream cryptocurrency users. Polkagold aims to bridge this gap by driving strong usage for the Algorand coin, bolstering usage on Algorand DEXes, Total Value Locked (TVL), and 24-hour trading volume.
Mutual Benefits for Algorand and Polkadot
The appeal of a fairly launched, non-inflationary commodity like Polkagold in the current global landscape is undeniable. By bootstrapping and locking the entire Genesis wallet liquidity exclusively on Algorand DEXes and ALGO/PGOLD trading pairs, Polkagold creates a virtuous cycle:

1. ⁠To acquire PGOLD, users must first acquire ALGO coins.
2. ⁠If not already an Algorand user, they must open an Algorand wallet (likely Pera Wallet).
3. ⁠Users then trade their ALGO for PGOLD, increasing TVL, transaction volume on Algorand DEXes, and demand for PGOLD.
4. ⁠Increased demand from more users drives further acquisition of ALGO coins, perpetuating the cycle.

This flow perpetually drives demand for PGOLD, bringing new users to the Algorand blockchain and creating a snowballing demand for ALGO's native coin, as well as increasing TVL and transaction volume across the Algorand DeFi landscape.
For the Polkadot community, Polkagold controls two wallets:

1. ⁠A wallet on Algorand that holds the Genesis Wallet for the 10,000,000 hard-capped supply LP, locked for 20 years and 5 years, respectively.
2. ⁠A wallet on Polkadot that has locked out the ticker PGOLD, the name Polkagold, and the Asset ID#79 (the elementary number for Gold), ensuring no copycat token can be created on Polkadot.

This whitepaper grants ownership of the Algorand Genesis Wallet to the Polkadot Treasury, which can be claimed by the Web3 Foundation Official Twitter Account or Gavin Wood's Official Twitter account by sending a DM to the Polkagold Official Twitter account. Upon contact, the private keys and seed phrase of the Genesis Polkagold Wallet on Algorand will be handed over securely and free of charge to the Polkadot Treasury.
As the Algorand and Polkadot communities acquire PGOLD, it becomes a more distributed commodity, and any value accrual will benefit the Polkadot Treasury, which acquired the Genesis Wallet at no cost. However, the Polkadot Treasury won't be able to sell or access the PGOLD until the lock-up periods expire.
A Win-Win for Algorand and Polkadot
Polkagold aims to bring together the combined liquidity, communities, and market caps of two major blue-chip projects, synergizing to create the hardest and most fairly distributed asset in crypto – PGOLD.
It's a win-win for both Algorand and Polkadot, as it synergizes their communities, bringing together their combined users and trading volume for mutual benefits. The Polkadot community benefits from the value accrual of PGOLD, while the Algorand community benefits from increased transaction volume, Algorand coin demand, and DEX usage.
Both communities end up with a communal digital gold that can open up new DeFi opportunities, and PGOLD may be used in clever ways by other projects within Algorand and Polkadot that have yet to be conceived. There are far more applications for digital gold to be explored.

Polkagold: The Premier Digital Reserve Asset for Polkadot
In a visionary interview on 06/11/2023, Dr. Gavin Wood, the co-founder of Polkadot, expressed his desire to see the Polkadot Treasury hold assets beyond the Polkadot ecosystem, diversifying its portfolio. This sparked the idea of creating a digital commodity akin to gold, a reserve asset that the Polkadot Treasury could own, yet hosted on an entirely different blockchain.
Polkagold aims to become the premier reserve digital commodity for Polkadot, filling the gap left by the absence of a true digital gold that underpins the economy as a reserve asset for the treasury to acquire.
The Polkagold Advantage
While Polkadot already boasts native stablecoins like USDT and USDC on AssetHub for stable currency transfers, and the DOT utility token for transaction fees, governance, staking, and network security, Polkagold offers a unique proposition as a non-inflationary digital asset.
Polkagold will have a fixed supply of 10,000,000 coins produced at genesis, ensuring its scarcity and value preservation. This novel concept seeks to mimic the fair launch of Bitcoin, where even early adopters had to acquire their coins through mining.
A Fair and Transparent Launch
Polkagold's launch is designed to be the most fair and transparent in the crypto space since Bitcoin, with:
• ⁠0% allocated to the team • ⁠0% allocated to founders • ⁠0% allocated for marketing • ⁠100% of the supply dedicated to exchange liquidity
Polkagold launched on exchanges during the early bootstrap phase, with the entire supply immediately put into circulation as part of the liquidity pool. This innovative "Proof of Purchase" (PoP) concept ensures that every single Polkagold in existence had to be purchased, just like the early Bitcoin adopters had to mine their coins.
The Synergy of Algorand and Polkadot
Polkagold's security is provided by the Algorand blockchain, chosen for its exceptional security track record, exhibiting zero downtime, zero failed transactions, and zero on-chain hacks since its inception. Algorand was created by Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, widely regarded as the father of modern cryptography.
While Algorand boasts a large community and focuses on enterprise-grade usage, it has yet to find widespread adoption among mainstream cryptocurrency users. Polkagold aims to bridge this gap by driving strong usage for the Algorand coin, bolstering usage on Algorand DEXes, Total Value Locked (TVL), and 24-hour trading volume.
Mutual Benefits for Algorand and Polkadot
The appeal of a fairly launched, non-inflationary commodity like Polkagold in the current global landscape is undeniable. By bootstrapping and locking the entire Genesis wallet liquidity exclusively on Algorand DEXes and ALGO/PGOLD trading pairs, Polkagold creates a virtuous cycle:

1. ⁠To acquire PGOLD, users must first acquire ALGO coins.
2. ⁠If not already an Algorand user, they must open an Algorand wallet (likely Pera Wallet).
3. ⁠Users then trade their ALGO for PGOLD, increasing TVL, transaction volume on Algorand DEXes, and demand for PGOLD.
4. ⁠Increased demand from more users drives further acquisition of ALGO coins, perpetuating the cycle.

This flow perpetually drives demand for PGOLD, bringing new users to the Algorand blockchain and creating a snowballing demand for ALGO's native coin, as well as increasing TVL and transaction volume across the Algorand DeFi landscape.
For the Polkadot community, Polkagold controls two wallets:

1. ⁠A wallet on Algorand that holds the Genesis Wallet for the 10,000,000 hard-capped supply LP, locked for 20 years and 5 years, respectively.
2. ⁠A wallet on Polkadot that has locked out the ticker PGOLD, the name Polkagold, and the Asset ID#79 (the elementary number for Gold), ensuring no copycat token can be created on Polkadot.

This whitepaper grants ownership of the Algorand Genesis Wallet to the Polkadot Treasury, which can be claimed by the Web3 Foundation Official Twitter Account or Gavin Wood's Official Twitter account by sending a DM to the Polkagold Official Twitter account. Upon contact, the private keys and seed phrase of the Genesis Polkagold Wallet on Algorand will be handed over securely and free of charge to the Polkadot Treasury.
As the Algorand and Polkadot communities acquire PGOLD, it becomes a more distributed commodity, and any value accrual will benefit the Polkadot Treasury, which acquired the Genesis Wallet at no cost. However, the Polkadot Treasury won't be able to sell or access the PGOLD until the lock-up periods expire.
A Win-Win for Algorand and Polkadot
Polkagold aims to bring together the combined liquidity, communities, and market caps of two major blue-chip projects, synergizing to create the hardest and most fairly distributed asset in crypto – PGOLD.
It's a win-win for both Algorand and Polkadot, as it synergizes their communities, bringing together their combined users and trading volume for mutual benefits. The Polkadot community benefits from the value accrual of PGOLD, while the Algorand community benefits from increased transaction volume, Algorand coin demand, and DEX usage.
Both communities end up with a communal digital gold that can open up new DeFi opportunities, and PGOLD may be used in clever ways by other projects within Algorand and Polkadot that have yet to be conceived. There are far more applications for digital gold to be explored.