Hi ! I've put around 9 hours in Fez for now and I'm loving it. I love trying to understand what the game want from me but I feel a bit stuck right now. I'd be very happy if someone could give me some advice, nothing too revealing please, I still want to understand the game by myself. This is where I am :

• I've reach the first ending and obtained the first person mode and also the flying cheat.
• I have 32 cubes and 13 anticubes.
• I have the red artifact (reading ?) the green artifact (calculus ?) and the book artifact.
• I have all the treasure maps.
• I understood the language with the tetrominos where you have to input buttons to unlock stuff.
• I lowered the water level.
• I think I explored almost the entirety of the map, except for some areas behind codes I don't understand and the 64 cubes locked door.

I have no idea what to do with :

• The U shape pillars, I think they emit a sound, or a vibration, but I don't know what to do with it.
• The pillars with a hole on top and a little cube inside. I have 0 idea about those.
• The Telescope. It shows something at night but what can I do with this information ?
• The Bell.
• The big black spinning thing
• The room with all the doors and the treasure maps. I think I need to understand how to read numbers.

What I'd like to understand the most is how to read and how to do calculations. I tried to understand so hard by myself but I don't have any idea how to translate those weird squares into letters. I also know I need to understand how to calculate using the board in the school of the broken city but I don't get it.
Maybe just tell me where I can find the most useful info on how to understand those two concepts ?
Is there some bruteforce I need to do somewhere in order to better understand something ?
Thanks a lot for your help !

We would appreciate some feedback as to how to proceed here.
We are a family of 4 with 2 young children renting a flat in Maastricht since 2020. The flat is on the 2nd floor of a converted school building with six flats in total. We have never had any conflict with the landlord at all who owns the whole building.
In December 2023, we got a letter from the landlord that the roof had to be completely changed because of its age and that the repair works would be carried out in the summer of 2024. There were no details as to when exactly this would happen, for how long, what would happen with rent, etc. I also work from home, our children go to school near here.
We wrote an email at once asking about this and we got a very curt reply saying that the information would be available when it was available. Subsequent emails in February and March got the same answer. We were prepared to go on holiday for the period in July but we haven't been able to buy our tickets.
Then, just now we got an email saying the following: What? - Various works will be carried out on behalf of the landlords at complex Longinastraat 73-75, Maastricht.
When? - The works will take place (approx.) in June'24, July'24 (and/or possibly in Aug.'24). This partly depends on the (good) weather. We will notify you further shortly with more specific information.
Consequences? - During the works, it is likely that some tenants will not be able to use their properties. You will hear about this as soon as possible in advance.
Essentially, NOTHING has progressed since December. We still don't know when repairs will start, how long we have to leave for, whether we have to pay rent, nothing.
I checked our rental contract and it says that landlords needing to make repairs will notify tenants "in good time" with no specifics. But a month before certainly doesn't feel "in good time".
So I would like to ask for advice on what recourses are available to us? Can we refuse to move out? Can we demand the landlord finds us an alternative? Do I lawyer up?

I hate my mom. I hate her so fcking much. I got a letter from school with my chosen name and she went on a whole rant about the fact that I'm deciding this to early and I'm too young. She told me again that I'd never become a boy and I'd just be a trans boy. On the other hand she still thinks this is a phase and I'll grow over it. Before I came out she was okay with me buying mens clothes and she even approved of me cutting my hair. Now she's taking it all back, she wants me to buy women's clothes because "that's how my body is" and I can't cut my hair past my shoulders. She keeps saying all these bad things and afterwards she asks what she's doing wrong and why I'm sad and that also makes me feel very guilty. I have final exams tomorrow and the whole next 2 weeks but I don't even know how I'm meant to focus now.
(This is probably a big mess I'm sorry I'm just really sad and frustrated)

I’m so sad rn… mad. Hopeless, disappointed, all of the above. I’m having a quarter life crisis at 24 and it just seems to be getting worse. Not to sound jealous or anything but I just refuse to open instagram anymore. EVERY time I open that app, it’s someone from my childhood/highschool posting their achievements. Seems like everyone went to law school, graduated and is a lawyer now. Some doctors, nurses, physical therapists etc. all just excelling. I feel like this is the time where everyone gets their “big girl/boy” job at this age. Also just saw someone become a PT and is moving to Dallas (where I had to leave) and they have a job set up. Meanwhile, I just had to move out of my apartment because I’ve been unemployed for 6 months, dealing with severe depression/adhd/ocd and can’t find a job to save my life and I’m loosing my mind. (Also don’t even try to suggest resume revamps etc. I’ve done it all, literally). Anyways, I’m regretting so much in my life rn. I should’ve just went to law school right after i graduated college in 2021, I had 2 years to make something of myself when I was in Dallas but have done nothing and failed miserable. I had so much going for me and did nothing. I got unexpectedly fired from a job i did finally find and it messed all my plans up. Now I’m stuck back with my toxic narc mom and unemployed. Smh. I feel like just hoping off the face of the earth and starting a new life. But either with what money? LMAOOO pitiful.

I’m so sad rn… mad. Hopeless, disappointed, all of the above. I’m having a quarter life crisis at 24 and it just seems to be getting worse. Not to sound jealous or anything but I just refuse to open instagram anymore. EVERY time I open that app, it’s someone from my childhood/highschool posting their achievements. Seems like everyone went to law school, graduated and is a lawyer now. Some doctors, nurses, physical therapists etc. all just excelling. I feel like this is the time where everyone gets their “big girl/boy” job at this age. Also just saw someone become a PT and is moving to Dallas (where I had to leave) and they have a job set up. Meanwhile, I just had to move out of my apartment because I’ve been unemployed for 6 months, dealing with severe depression/adhd/ocd and can’t find a job to save my life and I’m loosing my mind. (Also don’t even try to suggest resume revamps etc. I’ve done it all, literally). Anyways, I’m regretting so much in my life rn. I should’ve just went to law school right after i graduated college in 2021, I had 2 years to make something of myself when I was in Dallas but have done nothing and failed miserable. I had so much going for me and did nothing. I got unexpectedly fired from a job i did finally find and it messed all my plans up. Now I’m stuck back with my toxic narc mom and unemployed. Smh. I feel like just hoping off the face of the earth and starting a new life. But either with what money? LMAOOO pitiful.

Been a Float Pool CNA for almost a year and just got accepted into an LVN program. I’m really exited to start this new journey in nursing and I would like some advice and how your experience was like during school from any of you that have taken an LVN program!

Please excuse my english as it is not my first language. So, I have a couple of questions regarding the MEXT, I am from the country of egypt in grade 9 at the moment, and I'd like to make plans for the future.

1. I go to a goverment school but I only take exams at that school and attend online classes so if I'm getting a recommendation letter do I ask my online teachers for one?
2. Am I able to apply to the MEXT before getting an passport or do I get passport first then apply?
3. Would learning japanese right now help me by any chance for the mext?
4. And do you have any tips for me so I can set my plan to the mext? Note: I also wanna apply for computer engineer

I need a little help and advice on this one,
So I did 1.5 year of nursing, and 6 years of MD school in Colombia (South America), then graduated and did + 1 year of work as rural doctor, I'm choosing to change my path as the pay rate and work conditions are like sh** here and the system is over controlled by insurance and corporations (5-9 USD x H) not even getting paid on time, 0 respect and being exposed to dangerous environments verbal threaten that can escalate quickly into physical violence for problems that are completely dependent on administrative issues, and mostly all the job opportunities are attached to nepotism, among others...
I got accepted to complete a BSH online with a US university, but I'm thinking if I should switch to Computer science instead ? What opportunities I could explore having the academical background and the other responsibilities mentioned (please check background in the part below)
I would like to explore a new field that I can still combine with medicine and have an opportunity to keep helping others but also to help myself and escape the conditions mentioned...
Any comments with experience in the area or just general opinions can be really helpful for me, I'm also oversaturated of thinking about this problem, and I'm looking for alternatives to escape this situation.
Background: come from low income country, (TWC or any other name) half of my profession was sponsored and 50% I'm paying in debt. (parents-sick= both are requiring time and care, and it will only get worse in the long term)
Feeling : oversaturated every day for the responsibilities behind, and lost for not knowing what to do next.

How did yall instruct professional letters of recommendation? I’m gonna be asking a supervisor to write a letter and unlike my professors they haven’t written too many before so what should I ask them to touch on, what to avoid, etc.? I’m having them write it for one specific app. Should I just ask them to cover my work ethic, notable accomplishments, and highlight my enthusiasm for the particular school? Anything else? Also what page count should they shoot for I’m assuming one (I waived my right to see all LoRs so not sure what my other recommendations lengths were)?

I’m thinking of going back to studying medical coding and i found AMCI. They have a lot of good news but my question is what’s the purpose of studying for 2 kinds of certification? And which one is better? Or pays more?
I also need to hear pros and cons of CCS and CPC. I know most people go to AAPC route but i just hate how i need 1 more year of experience when i do the school to remove the apprenticeship status or its also hard to find a job with CCS? I was a nursing student so i have anatomy & physiology knowledge. Not sure if it’s needed but i want to work remotely since i will move to Vancouver, WA and i dont see a lot of jobs nearby and i prefer not to work in oregon because of tax reasons 🥲

I (20M) am currently studying engineering and I started to realize that I fell for my former classmate in high school. She (20F) is now currently studying nursing and I happened to come accross her during a meeting of our colleges as we coincidentially enrolled in the same university. A little bit of backstory; during my days in highschool I typically focused on my academics and never really became interested in dating/ relationships. One day, I partnered up with her during a class assignment and only talked with her regarding classworks.
However, day by day as I interacted with her I started to feel close and comfortable with her. We had the same interest such as in music and dancing. We started to hang out, singing songs and practicing dance routines. All through out our time together, I never showed any motive of having any crush or liking to her. I saw it as a platonic friendship. As for her, I observed that she was very understanding and caring. It was like having someone who was of the same mind and heart. The thing was that she was only specifically like this towards me and dumb stupid me at that time took it as a show of friendship (this is from my perspective and I did not like to assume anything romantic). This continued until we graduated highschool.
Fast forward to college. When we met at the meeting I was very nervous and fidgety while sitting next to her. I also picked up that she was feeling the same as most could have observed from out body language. No worries though, I started to strike up a conversation with her and we instantly felt comfortable sharing what we did in our new college life. I felt the love I have always felt for her during our conversation and as always tried to disregard it. The meeting ended and we soon parted ways. Consequently, I found her fb account and sent a request. As of now, I had a deep reflection of my self and sorted out my feelings. I will not confess my feelings, but I will continue to love her and make her my inspiration up until I finish University. I am afraid to assume what her feelings for me might be and I am afraid to know. Call me a coward if you will...
I might continue to be her secret admirer until these feelings fade or until it consumes me. I have no reason why and just because. It is known that a part of your brain shuts down when madly in love so as third party observers, ano po ang masasabi o pwedeng maipapayo nyo?

i’ve manifested pretty much everything i have wanted - i’ve been to both of the best schools in my country, have an amazing group of friends (so amazing that sometimes i cry just thinking about how happy 16 year old me would be knowing this), do not struggle for money, and i really like the way i look and dress. apart from one thing - i’ve never been in a proper relationship. this is literally all that i feel is missing from my life.
no matter how much i manifest, it just doesn’t seem to happen for me. i spent 3 years genuinely believing that it would happen one day, not worrying about it, and suddenly im 22 and nothing has happened.
im having doubts right now, because i asked out my SP - he’s a good friend, and i really thought he had been flirting with me for months, as did my other friends. i asked him out because i felt we kept missing what would be ‘our moment’ where something would happen naturally, and i know he’s a pretty shy guy himself. also, because we graduate in a couple of months, so i felt that time was running out. he initially said yes, but called me a few days ago to say that he’s thought about it and changed his mind, he doesn’t want to ruin the friendship - and he seemed genuinely surprised when i said i thought he’d been flirting with me, and said he didn’t mean to give those signs.
i see posts and videos online of people who are 30, 40, 50 and have never been in a relationship, and i worry that that will be me. i worry that even if i live in my belief that it is for me, 20 years will go by with nothing, as 3 years already have. it’s all i want in the world, but no matter what i do - love letter method, whisper method, self concept, detachment theory - it doesn’t come to me. which means i start having doubts about the law.
does anyone have any pearls of wisdom? sorry, i think i just need some reassurance, or maybe some explanation as to why this just isn’t working for me. what did i do wrong with SP? is there any hope, given that he’s rejected me and we are moving to different places in a couple months time? is it a sign from the universe that he’s not right for me?

I am half-deaf and I attend an art school. My schooling has never been a problem with this disability. Everyone understood quickly enough and would position themselves on my good ear to speak to me. They would place me in the right spot to hear well, in the second row on the left. But this year, my teacher wanted to change my seat. I told her it wasn’t possible. She said it wasn’t a big deal and that I would get used to it, even though I have been adapting to this disability my whole life and didn’t want to change because I had already gotten used to it. But she wouldn’t listen. She yelled at me and kicked me out of her class. I left in tears.
We talked about what happened again. I apologized for getting upset and I asked her to apologize as well because I think it’s just a matter of respect to apologize. She didn’t want to. She said she didn’t have to apologize to me. I gave her a letter from my psychiatrist stating that I needed to stay in that specific seat, and she said she wouldn’t do anything about it.
Am i wrong to fight for that ?

I am half-deaf and I attend an art school. My schooling has never been a problem with this disability. Everyone understood quickly enough and would position themselves on my good ear to speak to me. They would place me in the right spot to hear well, in the second row on the left. But this year, my teacher wanted to change my seat. I told her it wasn’t possible. She said it wasn’t a big deal and that I would get used to it, even though I have been adapting to this disability my whole life and didn’t want to change because I had already gotten used to it. But she wouldn’t listen. She yelled at me and kicked me out of her class. I left in tears.
We talked about what happened again. I apologized for getting upset and I asked her to apologize as well because I think it’s just a matter of respect to apologize. She didn’t want to. She said she didn’t have to apologize to me. I gave her a letter from my psychiatrist stating that I needed to stay in that specific seat, and she said she wouldn’t do anything about it.
Am i wrong to fight for that ?

My professor offered to give me an incomplete for a course. Ive had this professor in two other courses before, I got good grades, and we have a good relationship. In this class, I did really well on the midterm, but my mental health took a turn in April and I did not complete our final take home exam or research paper that were assigned. Today he offered to give me an incomplete and I guess I would have to do both assignments before the end of May. So if I complete the assignments before the deadline, could he convert my grade to any letter? I really know nothing about incompletes and there isn’t much in my student handbook. Also, I withdrew from a class earlier in the semester, so if I finish the work before the deadline and he gives me whatever grade, do I have to worry about FAFSA? I’ll be honest I’m terrified to talk to my parents about this because they have no idea and I’m embarrassed to reach out my schools financial services. I appreciate any responses!

Yesterday was so ridiculously hard. In the morning I read a letter from my oncologist that mentioned that they missed something on my Pet Scan so I’ve been upgraded to IIIC from IIIB (any one else IIIC?). That devastated me and I cried it out.
My son was out of school so I brought him to infusion with me and didn’t realize he couldn’t sit in the room with me so that through me off. The nurses did a wonderful job looking after him and giving him all the balloons and snacks which I was super grateful for cause I didn’t know what to do. They really went above and beyond for me. 💕
I got my fluids and premeds and after two hours they told me Quest never sent my bloodwork over (the one I went two had a system failure and I had to leave and come back with my insurance card for them to copy it and draw my blood but they never entered the results) so I was told that I might not get treatment. The way I cried my eyes out. After the morning I had, I was so overwhelmed I just couldn’t take anymore so I sat there and cried a lot. I also called Quest myself and got the results faxed over. In the meantime the nurse felt bad for me and drew my blood to be sent to the lab in house with a 1 hour turn around so she literally did everything she could. Her boss came in and screamed at her for it and about my son being there and I heard everything which sucked so bad.
Ultimately I was able to get treatment but I got there at 11 and didn’t leave until 5. Idk where I would be without that nurse rallying around me and advocating for me. They were all so wonderful.
Now I’m exhausted. Week 11/12 of Taxol complete with AC coming up next. If you read all of this I appreciate you so much. 💕

I started my studies in 2019. I had one year of nursing school before and I hated it. So I changed and went to specialised education (don't know if they have that outside of Europe). Anyway I dealt with suicidal thoughts for a very long time, as far as I can remember. I have anxiety disorder and got diagnosed in 2020 at the end of my first year. I'm on medication and we have sport exam all the years of these studies. Last year I went through a massive depression. I had to quit my job, I was in bed all day, I had difficulties to eat and pay my student flat... I stopped studying bu this year I decided to continue I only have my end of studies work and a swimming exam. Exam I did two days ago. I failed and I thought I was about to die after the first exercise. My body still didn't recover from depression and my med make doing sport really difficult... These meds were keeping me alive but I think they will not be enough... My studies have nothing to do with sports but well these courses are still there and I need to pass it. I'm really worried about failing. I put so much effort, so much pain... I'm tired to fight against me, against society and all their rules... I want to succeed and be free from studying. Studying made a lot of traumas for me. I'm really afraid because if I fail, I don't think I will get back up

Disclaimer: I am Chinese and cannot speak or read Uyghur. Xinjiang is a vast land, and the online communication of residents is strictly controlled, so even people from different regions are unaware of the specific situation in other regions, and there are significant differences between different regions. I tried to cross validate using sources from different ethnic groups as much as possible, but my language definitely caused some bias in my sampling.
There is a long-term tense relation between local ethnic groups, especially between the Han and Uyghur ethnic groups. A local Han who sympathized with the Uyghur told me that his American friend who visited described it as "racial segregation, and it was spontaneous among people.".
Other ethnic minorities also have resentment towards Uyghur people due to Uyghur nationalism. They also suffered from repression, although not as severe as the Uyghurs. Some blame the government, while others blame the Uyghurs.
Local Han generally believe this is what Uyghurs deserve. Mainland Chinese are generally unaware of this matter due to censorship, but no hostility towards Uyghurs.
Not all, but there are definitely some events that meet the criteria for terrorist attacks. It also involves indiscriminate attacks on other ethnic minorities and Uyghur who do not agree with them.
CPC actually tries to conceal these events as much as possible. If it is really impossible to conceal, their public deaths are much less than what actually happened, whether the deceased were Han Chinese, attacked Uyghurs, or attackers. The public parts are due to the controversy caused by the discovery of large-scale detention.
What other separatists did was also concealed as much as possible. CPC seems to primarily aim to avoid resentment towards the Uyghurs as a whole among the majority of people in China, and pretend its rule is prosperous and unshakable.
A local Hui who have been hacked by terrorists before:

If officials claim nothing happened, means manything happened. If officials claim one or two people died, means a group of people have died. If officials claim thirty people died, means a village has disappeared.
Separatists and CCP went to war, and the people suffered.

Uyghurs mainly reside in the southern Xinjiang region and are mainly poor farmers. Most areas in southern Xinjiang are mainly Uyghur, although Han immigrants have appeared in urban areas in the past two decades. Before the crackdown, a rural Uyghur may have never seen any native Chinese speakers in their lifetime. When I visited there last year, most adult Uyghurs can't speak Chinese at all, and most who speak fluent Chinese are businessperson. I visited there with the company of a local Uyghur friend(abbreviated as T). Most of the repression was lifted in 2021, and what I saw was a mild version:

Small mosques are demolished or sealed off. The landmark mosques has been preserved, but locals dare not enter because it poses a risk of getting them into trouble. Inside are mainly tourists. All Arabic slogans have been covered or replaced with Uyghur versions. Halal symbols are prohibited. Some tourists are Uyghurs from northern Xinjiang. They have greater freedom. Locals are not allowed to wear Ḥijāb or grow large beards. Uyghur ethnic clothing without religious significance is also taboo. The stores sell them, but only for tourists. All cutting tools on the street are restricted to fixed objects with iron chains. Economic decline. Not many locals consume. During the period of severe repression, people had no income. Even civil servants are owed wages by the government due to financial constraints. Before 2017, schools almost exclusively taught Uyghur language, and local teachers were also Uyghurs who did not speak Chinese. Now it's almost pure Chinese. T is worried about the hidden camera when speaking. All taxis have prominent cameras. All polices are Uyghur. T claims that after 2021, who is visible on the streets is not police, but just security guard disguised. The real police are either undercover or hiding. All signs are bilingual or in Chinese. Simple Uyghur language signs are prohibited. Ethnicity can be distinguished by appearance. When others notice that we are a mixed ethnic team, they will be surprised.

The riots were mainly initiated by Uyghurs from rural areas in southern Xinjiang. This place has been subjected to the most severe repression.
The total population of Uyghurs is over 10 million. No one can be certain how many had entered the camp. They don't have an interconnected database for this. I read a local official privately claiming that perhaps 500,000 are a close number. When I mentioned that Western media claimed the number was one million, and T felt it was an underestimate. Another Uyghur from a northern city think this is an exaggeration.
As of now, Uyghurs, even if living in mainland China, dare not post too many opinions on these matters through online. Others lives Xinjiang cannot either. When they post content that the local government deems inappropriate, they may be knocked on and asked to delete their posts. This is highly unlikely to happen in other regions.
A local programmer told me, if the photos you take accidentally include any part of camps, when it is post online, it would disappear directly.
In the past few years, the density of Uyghur people visible in the inland has significantly increased. Young people from various ethnic groups in Xinjiang seem to be generally trying to leave Xinjiang due to limited freedom and insufficient income. Riots and repression have both led to loss of the Han population. A resident of Urumqi told me that the actual population here may only be half of what is recorded on paper. Xinjiang government is attempting to recruit Han Chinese from mainland China to settle down.
In mainland, when reside in hotels, Uyghurs will be registered by the police. Only specific qualified hotels are allowed to accept them. Several male Uyghurs said they may have been raided and inspected by the police at night.
Uyghurs have different opinions. I do know three Uyghurs clearly express that CPC's suppression is generally good, although they still complain. This includes T, whose father was once detained in a camp. I don't know the proportion of different opinions. The random Uyghurs themselves seem unclear about this too.
The camp seems to have different levels. My data point from Uyghur in rural area of southern Xinjiang and specifically, there was indeed a terrorist attack carried out by the residents from this town, so this is the most extreme situation. By T, camp and repression were described as:

In 2017, if you are an adult male and not in school or college, likely to enter a camp. This is about 80% of men. It almost came to an end after September 2019. Two thirds of them had returned. (The rest are mainly sentenced, with a few deaths) Pure torment. Later, the government was afraid of the West, and people gained meat in their diet and skill training. (about diet, I explain as the financial difficulties faced by the Xinjiang government. After the camps attracted international attention, they received more funding from the central government.)
Government know they just need to persuade the househead. Women and children will obey him. Many excuses be used to get you into the camp. Sometimes it's intentional to provoke you, and when conflicts occur, they tell you that your viewpoint is flawed (needs to be modified). They will inquire and analyze from neighbors what you have done before and recently. If you lie, they will find out. TBH, Han cadres are most rational. The main ones bullying us are Uyghur cadres.
Submissive people were released after one or two years. Disobedient people were sentenced to prison. Who completely disobeys had died. There are an average of 400 families in the village. They would receive seven or eight corpses from the camp. Those sentenced families have had difficult times. Only women and two children in the family, difficult to survive. Women are easily bullied, children do not obey her, wander around and do not help her with work. The villagers did nothing wrong. My father is not interested in religion. When he returned from the camp, he spoke Chinese more fluently than me. Outsiders recruiting locals for terrorist attacks, then they fled, and locals were retaliated against. Many people here are uneducated. They are easily deceived by outsiders (to create a terrorist attack/riot). This is brainwashing to prevent them from being deceived by outsiders. I hate those outsiders. They have caused many families to break down, and give us Uyghurs a bad reputation. Islam is good, distorted by these people. I dislike the local extremist religion before. I was not even allowed to sing.

He described the welfare policy:

The government has established new villages. You only need to pay a small fee to move over. Most of the expenses are subsidized by the government. They have carried out infrastructure construction. Our living environment has improved a lot. But the economy has not been developed, and our income has not increased. If your family is considered trustworthy, you may be helped to start a business in mainland. If someone is sentenced, their family will receive financial assistance.

He is a firsthand witness to the terrorist attack that occurred locally:

This has been reported as the death of thirty Hans. It's completely different. Terrorists intercepted the road and killed all Han trapped in the convoy. The Uyghur who resisted them were also killed. The actual number of deaths is over a thousand. I can't believe my childhood friends would kill people. The next day, the tank arrived at our village. All participants had been captured. The rest of us were frequently visited by cadres. Terrorists intercept convoys by chopping down trees. So the government forced the people to cut down the trees next to the road a few years ago.

A bit of backstory i lived in a 20 square meters apartment since high school because my parents house was too small to fit all 5 children and because im the eldest i had to move out first.I mean its not a big deal and i find a good job and rented this small apartment.After 2 years of hard work i get promoted to a new state and i earned 200000$ in the next 5 months so i was happy to finally be able to buy i house.I found a house in a nice neighborhood for a good price and it has 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms,kitchen and big garden in the fornt.
When I moved to the new neighborhood, I was filled with optimism and hope. The house was exactly what I was looking for - peaceful, with a beautiful garden and enough space for my favorite hobby, gardening. The first few weeks everything was wonderful. My neighbors seemed friendly, except for the neighbor next to me who will call Karen.
At first I didn't pay much attention to her unfriendly looks and comments. But over time, things started to deteriorate. Karen was clearly not happy with my presence and never missed an opportunity to show it. It started with complaints about the smallest things - noise from my lawnmower when I cut the lawn, my flowers that "disrupted the aesthetics" of the neighborhood, and other such ridiculous claims.
One day, while I was working in the garden, Karen came over and started yelling that I was disturbing the peace of the neighborhood. I tried to calm her down and explain that I was just doing my job, but she wouldn't listen. This was the first sign that she was not going to be easy to deal with.
Soon after, Karen began calling the police with false accusations. He claimed that I was in my house illegally and that I was probably a criminal. When the police came, I showed them my title deeds and explained the situation. They quickly realized that Karen was making false accusations and warned her to stop complaining.
But that didn't stop her. She started sending letters to the municipality, organizing neighborhood meetings to complain about me, and spreading rumors that I had a criminal record. All this became so unbearable that I decided to take more serious measures.
One night, after Karen called the police again with false accusations, my patience ran out. I waited until late in the evening when everything was quiet. Then I approached her house and saw that she was still awake, sitting in the living room watching TV.
I knocked on her door. Karen opened the door with a smile, expecting another neighbor to complain about me. But instead, she faced me. Before she could say anything, the rage and frustration that had been building up in me was unleashed and I hit her.
Karen fell to the ground, shocked and scared. I leaned over her and told her in a low but firm voice that it was high time she stopped trying to harm me. I made it clear to her that I would not tolerate her harassment any longer and that if it continued I would go to the authorities and file a formal harassment complaint.
After this incident, Karen changed her behavior. She no longer engaged with me and even avoided contact with me. I went about my life in peace and enjoyed my garden. Although I did not condone violence, I realized that sometimes people like Karen need to be put in their place to understand that they cannot act with impunity

reposting the following as i've had only one response over a few websites. that probably indicates some info is missing, or it's hard to say, but i really need to know because preparing for and taking the GRE would take a month or more. (so, if you really can't say, saying that would also be helpful.)
again, my main interest would be something like comparative political economy, things like looking at international markets and relationships between industry and government. i may also specialise in something like IPE or the political economy of development, don't know yet, but i will have a good idea by the time i'd apply, i think.
where i am i can't get into any good politics/political economy masters (at least at schools where serious research is done, which as i understand it is critical because i'll need letters from good people). doing a masters in international economics at a good school is my only alternative, but i don't know if it's necessary; i think i've signaled my ability to do research pretty well already.

"i would appreciate some pointers on whether it's a realistic possibility i'll get into any phd programs - it'd be very good to know because studying for the GRE would be a big time commitment. i am in economics but planning to make the switch to political science, probably something related to (international) political economy and comparative politics.
i have a 1,2 average in a 3-year quant-oriented econ degree (the grade basically corresponds to a first's in the UK system). i have A's in statistics, maths, and econometrics courses and i'll do some empirical work in my thesis. it's one of the best german universities although it's pretty unknown internationally. i have about a year of RA experience and one semester of TA. will get letters from my bosses (one of which is a pretty famous economist), and my thesis supervisor. i plan to take the GRE.
i was thinking about applying to the following schools. basically (top15) - (top5) [of course, i'll look into individual school fit with my interests, but that's sort of the range i'm interested in attending.]

• Emory
• UCSD
• Chicago
• Ohio State
• UW Madison
• NYU
• Cornell
• UNC Chapel Hill
• Duke
• Chicago
• UCLA
• Michigan
• Berkeley"