A few months ago (maybe half a year by now) I started using an external HDD port (SABRENT USB Type C SATA 2.5” & 3.5” Dual Bay Hard Drive Docking Station) because storage was running low on my PC. Inside I put two Western Digital 2tb drives (WD20EURS).
Although they both worked perfectly fine until recently, I'd say about a few weeks or so when occasionally one of the drives would suddenly be unable to be opened, stating that the disk is missing or that the location is unavailable, something along those lines. Originally it happened so rarely that I would just restart my computer or replug the USB-C and it would be fine. However, as the days kept going it would only get worse and worse, to the point that now both disks will have the mentioned error almost as soon as they are connected to the computer.
Now, I attempted some troubleshooting with online videos and articles, and had no luck. I also did some testing to search for the problem and found out the following:

• Although both drives have the same problem, attaching a different drive of the same model (it's a blank drive with nothing on it) would still allow me to access it.
• When plugging the port into my laptop instead of my PC, it seemed to work fine for a bit until it gave me the error again while I was transferring some of the files over to a different drive as a backup.
• When I was experimenting with solutions I found online, I ended up swapping the letter assigned to the drives, going from the original E:\ and F:\ to G:\ and H:\. I also went to Properties > Security > Edit and ticked Full Control. I did this for both drives, and halfway through both it would eventually stop, alerting me that some files permissions were unable to be changed.

This ended up being a half solution, as some files were accessible yet others were not. It's fairly random which files work or not afaik, and I don't know if it means those files are corrupted or not. I'm also not sure if changing the file permission was the actual cause for the working files to be working.
If it matters, I'd also like to note that both drives are nearly full, with less than 100gb left in each.

Welcome back to a little more MARRIED Mary Mania before I wrap things up with The Abridged Goblinization. I decided that this bit deserved its own chapter. Some of you seem to be entertained by Mary (or at least entertained by your own loathing of her), so I hope this will prove amusing. In my life, I've encountered an inordinate number of low-key lolcows (probably because I was far too patient and far too passive for far too long), so I might as well throw just enough distortion on the page to protect the good guys and the genuinely reformed beards. But I'm also gonna shine a bright, unflattering spotlight on the lolcows, creeps, weirdos, pervs, and BEARDS, both neck and leg.
And I'll very, very cautiously tiptoe over the bit where I do a bunch of mental gymnastics, squint my eyes, tilt my head, and convince myself that dating Whisky might be a welcome change of pace. I have no delusions when I look back on it. This was a dumb move in retrospect, but all the mental gymnastics in the world can't bring me to a reasonable scenario where I was psychic and thus able to predict what he'd become once he stopped pretending to be a gentleman. Nor can the most elite, Olympic-level mental gymnastics execute a double salto layout with a half-twist perfectly enough to force me to concede the "logical point" that I should have spotted warning signs that I'd never freakin' seen before. Okay, that's enough saltiness for today. Don't worry. This chapter mostly focuses on Mary's mania. Whisky's just kind of... there.
So there I was... dating a guy who called when he said he would, remained constant in his affections, never asked for weird stuff in the sack (in fact, we weren't even intimate at that point), and claimed to be a secular humanist who practiced elements of Hinduism (as opposed to conveniently becoming born-again whenever it suited his needs to wallow in shame). And we seemed to have similar enough tastes in media, which made for pleasant movie nights and enjoyable conversations about nerdy stuff. It felt like a step up. It felt safe. At that point in time, I was content.
But here's a shameful admission for ya. My original intention was to make Whisky the "for now guy." I knew I could do better. I was formally educated, I was in shape, I was normatively attractive, and I tended to be successful in both my theatrical and academic endeavors. Plus, I was super friendly and good with people. Whisky was kind of a bump on a log. Sure, he seemed nice. He was sometimes able to make interesting conversation. To quote his favorite catch phrase, "Meh."
I knew he was mooching off his mysterious "big bro," and he wasn't doing this with the intention of saving up and eventually becoming self-sufficient. He just kicked up a fuss whenever he wanted something, and... it usually appeared. I still thought he was physically unattractive, too. I hate nasty-ass beards, I have a strong preference for shorter guys (they don't need to be as short as Dennis, but I don't exactly love being towered over), and Whisky had whatever the dude version of resting bitch face is. I admonished myself for being shallow and decided to soldier on. Date after date. And I did kind of get used to all the shallow things I objected to.
But, really... Dating Whisky at all was a dick move on my part. Then again, how many Nice Guy (TM)s want girls to do exactly what I did? Not attracted? Think he's kind of a bum? Find him a bit boring? Just give him a chance!!! Go on a crap-ton of dates with him until you like the familiarity enough to settle for him. That's the key to a healthy relationship!!! It never works. You could flip this around and apply it to Nice Girls who want pity dates, too.
Anyway. Lucy knew I was dating Whisky, and she thought it was great. She was honestly just happy to see that I was no longer pining over Dennis and that Whisky was no longer getting relentlessly stalked by Mary. Speaking of Mary... She'd had an imaginary dramatic breakup with Scumbanger not long after she crashed Lucy's brunch. Murky aside... The following summer, I'd do another show with the pervy pest and I'd find out that Mary had given the former Rum Tum Tugger a tug in the parking lot of The Imp and had let him motorboat her. When dozens of lewd messaged filled his inbox the following day, the most indiscriminate playboy I'd ever met in my freakin' life blocked that clingy legbeard's number and never had any further contact with her. But seeing as neither of them are especially reliable sources, my best guess is that the truth is somewhere in between.
After the dramatic "breakup" with Scumbanger, Mary immediately became obsessed with the new tech guy (and his wife). They allegedly had something of a throuple situation going on, but no one ever witnessed any hard evidence of this. And then Mary and Tech Guy's wife allegedly had a catfight in the middle of the fancy restaurant where the three spent their date nights. Mary did have a shiner and a scraped knee for a few weeks, and she intimated to me that Chuckie was actually the one responsible for her looking a little rough...
I believed her because there was something very different about her demeanor when she told me this. When she was in larger groups, she just screeched about how she thought the catfight was foreplay until Tech Guy ghosted her. Yet again, we'll never know the truth. But I err on the side of belief when someone tells me that DV is going on in their home, even if I generally regard that person as a delusional pathological liar. Plus, Mary had never badmouthed Chuckie before and she never made excuses for her philandering. She just felt entitled to any ding-dong she desired. Bottom line, I think there was an unfortunate incident, and I urged her to report it. She didn't; but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
And, yes. I think we're allowed to show compassion for Mary if Chuckie did indeed do what she was accusing him of. She absolutely deserved to get dumped in a spectacular fashion. No one deserves violence, though. But I think we're also allowed to laugh at Mary when she's acting like a crank-crazed maniac.
Moving on to lighter topics! Mary claimed to be having a hot, steamy affair with the artistic director of The Imp. At first, this seemed outlandish. But he had been the one to hire her. And he repeatedly refused to replace her when she consistently failed to learned her lines, ran around naked, and contributed little more than muckbangs to the comedy (again, I personally found it funny when she did that, but I was in the minority).
Some skullduggery was definitely afoot. Was it "sexy time," as Mary enthusiastically claimed? Who knows. Chuckie might have been paying the dude to give Mary a hobby. But not long after Mary started boasting about boning the artistic director, he suddenly began calling her out on her unprofessional behavior. They "broke up," but Mary managed to avoid getting kicked out of the improv troupe, bragging that she could sue the director for sexual harassment if he fired her.
And then... there was the pièce de résistance of Mary's misadventures in mating. She met a biker dude at Filthy McNasty's. This guys was disgusting. Most of her previous dudes had been questionable, weird, or possibly imaginary. But we all saw this one. He was as fat as a Hutt, he smelled like a grease trap, motor oil, B.O., and a very specific type of cheese... The few teeth that he had were black and green, his fingernails were yellowed and a few of them oozed pus. Finally, the volume and crackly, bubbly properties of his frequent farts indicated to George Gay that he, "definitely had a virgin booty." Mary's lard-ass loverboy called himself "Hogg," which was probably a reference to the two-wheeled vehicle that he was very obviously too large to actually ride. Or it might have just been an obvious nickname for a filthy fat fuck.
But Hogg, like Tech Guy a few loverboys ago, had a wife. And she made frequent appearances at Filthy's as well. Hogg's wife was shockingly... kind of pretty. A little rough around the edges. Didn't smell the greatest. But she stood in stark contrast to her repugnant hubby, even with her fried hair, her sloppily inked tats, and her imprecisely applied eye makeup. Her teeth were free of obvious rot. She had a beautiful figure. And she had a carefree attitude that was probably attractive to a number of people. She'd fart right along with Hogg, she didn't shave her legs, and the profane compound nouns she came up with always cracked me up (lard-tard, smegma-booger, felch-belcher).
And Mary was once again claiming to be in a throuple with The Hoggs. But this time, there was hard evidence. They'd get busy in some corner of the establishment, and even got booted from the dive bar a few times for lewd behavior, offensive odors, and illegal drug use. On one particular night, Mrs. Hogg lit one of her hubby's gargantuan ass-rippers while Mary was doing her thing, completely shrouded by his big belly. The blue flame ignited some spilt booze on the dingy floor, and a small fire erupted. The staff were able to stomp it out, but the nasty throuple was unceremoniously banished.
Alas, management allowed Mary to re-enter the bar because she apparently had some sort of sway with one of the bartenders. Instead of meeting her...uh... "partners" for some more boom-boom, Mary decided to come back inside and gush about Hogg's majestic rooster to all of us. She smelled like D cheese, ammonia, and burnt farts as she plopped down at our table, already screeching about how much bigger her "new boo" was, compared to that vile turd of an artistic director.
George Gay: Fuck me, Mary!!! You reek. Go wash the uncircumcised methhead off your hands and then you can sit with us.
Mary started to protest. Lucy cut her off. "Your whole body is probably a veritable Petri dish from fooling around with those nasty-ass people." She handed Mary some Purell. "Was the junkie junk off, keep the bottle, and don't you fucking touch me when you come back!"
Mary's bottom lip began to quiver and she looked pleadingly at me. "Just wash up," I told her. "You're too pretty to go around smelling like that.”
Off she went to the dingy bathroom. Maybe I wasn't harsh enough, but flattery got results in this instance. And when she returned, she had managed to dilute the stench enough so that we could stand to sit at the same table with her.
Mary took a deep breath in preparation to gush about something that would have undoubtedly been disgusting, but George cut her off this time. "Mare. How do you even BANG someone with a belly like that?"
Mary (speaking a bit more quickly than usual): Oh, it just takes some creative positioning. We get him to lie down. If Mrs. Hogg is taking in the rod, I hold his bowl of jelly up with both arms and stick my cooter in his face. He eats it like his mommy made it! And when it's my turn to get blasted, the missus uses a bunch of yoga straps to hold it up. I have to take it from behind because my own little tiny bit of va-jiggle-jaggle bumps up against his bowl of jelly if why try to smash like vanilla people. It's so much fun, though!!! And then he props his bowl of jelly up on the coffee table and plays with himself while he watches his honey strap on a dil...
George: I so regret asking.
Mary: They're sooo fun to fool around with! I think they might be my forever partners! (Her hands were too shaky to slide down her body in unbridled ecstasy, so she clasped them together and hid them underneath her itty bitty little gunt.)
Lucy: So when are you gonna dump Chuck?
Mary: Well... Hogg and the missus don't have much scratch. And what they do have, they spend on smokeables. When I meet a real sugar daddy, I'll get rid of Chuckle. He pretended to be a baller before we got married. But he's just middle management and he's content to stay there. Pffffftt. No ambition.
Mary launched into another long, unnecessarily graphic gushing about her garbage partners and their nasty-ass boom-boom. So I decided this would be a good time to clear my conscience about dating Whisky. Mary hadn't so much as mentioned him in months. She was inexplicably smitten with The Hoggs. And her ultimate dream man was obviously some filthy rich dude (perhaps a literally filthy dude who was also rich), which took Whisky out of the running. I still think it would have been amusing if Mary had tried to date Mori...
I waited for her adult film star gasp to wind down before I finally interjected, "Wow. Sounds like you've got a fantastic sex life right now!"
Mary: I do! You need to get over that born-again weirdo and find a real man so that you and I can have good girl talk!
Me: Well... I'm not banging anybody, but I am dating somebody. Sort of. It's not really that big of a deal. I'm not even sure that I'm completely into him. But he's been super sweet to me...
Lucy put her arm around me, almost as if she knew I was about to need protection.
Mary: TELL ME!
I hesitated. "Well... It's Whiskers."
In an instant, George jumped up and grabbed Mary by the shoulders, lest she lunge at me.
But Mary got very quiet. Silent tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. She gasped and buried her face in her hands, now emitting one seemingly endless, impossibly high-pitched whine.
George loosened his grip and began to pat her on the back. Lucy's grip tightened on me and she whispered, "Here we go. Overreaction sequence has commenced."
Mary lifted her red, tear-stained face and glared at me. "HOW COULD YOU???"
Me: Mary, I swear. I thought you hated his guts. I haven't heard you talk about him in ages. When he asked, I thought it would be good for me to give him a chance since he's always been really sweet to me.
Mary: But what about the way he treated ME??? He was such an asshole!
Lucy: Was he? Mary, you stalked the guy. If he was rude, it was only because you weren't taking NO for an answer.
Mary: He never told me he wanted to end things. He just kept ghosting me. But whenever I showed up at his house and jumped on him, we always wound up smashing. Eventually.
I didn't have the gumption at that point in my life to suggest to Mary that it's wrong on every imaginable level to coerce someone into intimate activity, regardless of gender. And even knowing what Whiskers would eventually become, he didn't deserve THAT. I should have called her out. Instead I tried to steer the conversation back to her current bedroom bliss and try to get her to resume thinking the disgusting thoughts that delighted her so much.
Me: Who cares what he's doing now?! Aren't you insanely happy with your fun new lovers???
Mary: NO! THEY STINK! HE'S FAT. I want my sexy Whisky-Boo Whiskers back!!! Give him back, Valley! Puh-leeee-eeee-eeeee-eeeease.
Me: I don't "have" him. I'm just seeing him. If he hurt you this much, why don't you try to sit down and have a real conversation with him? It might be good for both of you to clear the air.
Mary: He blocked me on everythi-iiiiiii-iiiii-iiiiiing. Waaaaaaaaaah!
Me: Well, I guess that's your answer. You probably overwhelmed him. He seems like a bit of a softy. Personally, I need a softy right now. But I think you need a manly man.
Mary rose. She gave me an icy stare. And then she cooed in an unnervingly sweet tone. "I love you, Valley-Boo. I know you didn't mean to break my heart."
Me: Thank you, Mary. Really, I wouldn't have even considered his initial invitation if you hadn't been calling him "Satan," and telling us all that you hated him, and dating all these new guys. I didn't do it to spite you, I swear. It just happened.
Mary (still creepily, icily sweet): Yes. We're so alike, you and I. It's perfectly understandable that the same guy would go for both of us. But you owe me. You owe me big.
Me: I'm gonna disagree with that. If you think I slighted you, just tell me to fuck off. If you really do understand that these things happen, then you'll accept that there was no malice on anyone's part.
Mary: Mmmm-hmmmm. We'll see about that.
She jiggled her Jupiters, tossed her hair, and stalked out of the dive bar...

AND THEN SHE BANGED DENNIS.

Hi everyone!
I really need some help on a reclaim of funds with Deutsche Bahn. More than a year ago, I experienced two delays on two separate accounts that meant that I wasn't able to get home, so I had to take a taxi.
I made a claim more than a year ago, and as is often the case with DB and Germany, things are moving really slowly. I have been emailing them several times, and they ended up rejecting my claim. I complained and they sent it to a different office, which I never heard back from. I finally found a number where they spoke English, and they told me that I was in the right about the claim of funds and that I would be refunded soon. This was in March and.. nothing. I tried to call the number 10 minutes ago, but now it is all in German.
I am sure I am right in my claim, and I know I filled everything out correctly since I did it with the help of a DB employee at one of their offices. I also attached the receipts from the taxi companies.
The full amount is €160.
Does anyone have any experience with this and some advice? Does anyone know a number I can call where they actually speak English?
Thank you!

Burers
"The result of secret service genetic experiments on criminals under the program of human telekinetic abilities development. A humanoid-type creature of hypertrophied complexion clad in shreds of shabby overalls. Afraid of bright light, therefore dwells in dark and gloomy undergrounds and caves only. Feeds on dead bodies.
Uses gravitation to attack: in close combat forces the enemy back, while capable of levitating heavy objects from the distance. Exhausts its prey, can hit weapons off your hands using directional gravity impulse.
When fighting a Burer, be cautious and don't let him wear you out. Keep moving and shoot him in the head, while at a distance."
From https://cop.stalker-game.com/?page=burer
Controllers
"The secret service genetic experiments on criminals generated a new type of mutants. Controler appears to be one of the top-dangerous monsters in the Zone due to his outstanding telepathic abilities.
He attacks s.t.a.l.k.e.r.s, scientists, the military to kill and eat their body parts or leave them zombified. Once affected, the victim's brain becomes practically incurable. Controller lures animals (rats, smaller hogs, fleshes) to feed on them.
Able to control zombies at distance, forcing them to attack s.t.a.l.k.e.r.s. Prefers to move in a way so as to constantly keep the enemy in sight, thus climbing hills, roofs and trees.
Remnants of black laboratory overalls make for Controler's typical clothing.
Recognize him by half-human face with protruding black eyes, hypertrophied forehead and pulsing ulcers of blisters at temples. Acts with caution. Able of some talking.
Your best tactics against Controler is using shelters and grenades."
From https://cop.stalker-game.com/?page=controler
Fleshes
"I can only hypothesize at this stage... I believe that the Zone was formed as a consequence of some new force. Electromagnetic fields, physical force or radiation couldn't have changed the biosphere so quickly. Obviously, some mutations can be explained by radiation... But, excuse me! An ordinary pig would need hundreds, if not thousands, of years to mutate into flesh! In the Zone the mutation occurred in a couple of years. It's as if someone directly altered the genetic information in individual animals. The thought of that is enough to send shivers down my spine." - Ozersky
Additional proof: https://snipboard.io/8zo7DU.jpg
Ozersky's descriptions provide some interesting information that is often unnoticed, concerning the ongoing "evolution" of the Zone, and the fact that fleshes may be the result of some genetic experiments, which implies that they could've been artificially created, akin to some humanoid mutants
Snorks
Snorks were humans once:
"It seems these creatures were human at some point, though it is difficult to imagine what conditions could turn a human being into such disgusting beast. Snorks are insane creatures leading a beast's life and differing little from other carnivorous monsters in the Zone. They move on all fours in long jumps, constantly sniffing the ground in hope of picking up the scent of prey. They hunt carefully, in a calculated manner, frequently setting up ambushes. Thanks to its uncanny reflexes and powerful muscles, the snork can approach the victim, pin it down in one long, accurate jump, and tear it to shreds in a matter of seconds. Strips of army uniforms and other clothing are occasionally found on their bodies. It stands to reason that they are all that's left of missing military stalkers." - PDA entry about snorks in Shadow of Chernobyl
Additional proof: https://snipboard.io/9WDY8A.jpg
"Remnants of humans... A lone snork isn't much of a problem for an experienced hunter. You wait for him to jump on you and pump him full of shot in the air. Now, when there's a few of 'em... You've gotta just shoot at them as fast as you can while dodging their jumps. They know this and usually try to attack together." - Gonta
Additional proof: https://snipboard.io/UCGLpw.jpg
Pseudogiants, judging by their human foot hanging from their lower back, their face and even bald spot were most likely humans at 1 point. Pseudogiants are also likely the result of some experiments. So are the bloodsuckers, however the latter are more enigmatic - they almost seem like a different species. Their original description mentions that they are "leftovers" from the experiments that somehow continued to mutate in the Zone on their own. It would make some sense, there is almost nothing "human" about them, and there are several subspecies of them that have adapted to a given environment. But they could also be designed in such way from the start, during the experiments.
Pseudodogs
"Despite the name, the pseudodogs evolved directly from wolves. The animals inhabiting the forests at the time of the catastrophe gave rise to one of the Zone's most dangerous mutant species. Pseudodogs are about as different from mutant dogs as wild wolves differ from poodles. The creatures mark and guard their territory carefully, attacking anyone stupid enough to venture onto their land on sight. Lightning-fast reflexes, uncanny dexterity and razor-sharp teeth make the pseudodog a formidable enemy for large mutants and well-armed stalkers." - PDA entry about them in SoC
"A wolf-type mutant of very aggressive and dangerous nature, even when on his own. Sometimes pseudodogs go hunting with packs of blind dogs and they never attack each other. The creatures mark and guard their territory, fiercely attacking those who dare to tresspass.
Pseudodogs are very enduring and can follow the runaways for a long time. They possess a perfect sense of hearing and smell. Northern pseudodogs have been noted psionic abilities and can attack s.t.a.l.k.e.r.'s mind. Their reaction, mobility and sharp teeth make pseudodogs very challenging enemies for large mutants and well-armed s.t.a.l.k.e.r.s alike."
From https://cop.stalker-game.com/?page=pseudodog

In the first one I felt like I was blocking attacks way easier. Combat in general just feels different. I hate having to look in a certain direction to trigger the type of block/attack. In warband I would just click the stick with L2 and it worked. In this one I have to slightly look to the left or right then press the button. Idk the only thing I dislike so far is the updated combat, I felt way more in control in warband. Everything else is perfect.

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I am taking the humble bumble course for 3D games and got 18% through it until i started feeling like the explanation of the code is beyond me. I am also taking the gdquest zero to hero course as well but my main issue is that i don’t know the options gdscript has or how to speak its language yet. I know it takes time and im willing to give it. I WANT to learn how to code in Godot.
But do i really need to go learn python first to have a better time learning gdscript? Is there no other way to understand all of the different syntax and their categories/ abilities and the proper way to type them? How did you learn?

Hello everyone,
I've written a comprehensive guide comparing Shanghai and Beijing, focusing on various aspects that might influence an expat's decision to choose between these two dynamic cities in China. Whether you're considering relocating for work, study, or simply for a change of scenery, understanding what each city has to offer can be crucial.
In this guide, you'll find detailed comparisons on:

• Historical and Cultural Differences: How the cities' pasts influence their present.
• Lifestyle and Day-to-Day Living: Insights into daily life, including housing, transportation, and dining.
• Economic and Job Opportunities: Job markets and industry focuses in both cities.
• Education and Family Life: A look at educational facilities and family-friendly activities.

The post concludes with a summary of key points and personal insights into which city might be more suitable for different types of expats.
I'd love to hear from those of you who have lived in or visited either city. What was your experience like? Which city do you think is better suited for expats, and why?

Before taking anyone's advice, ask them what they've achieved. If their results aren't impressive, everything they tell you is bullcrap.
I'll introduce you to digital selling stars who are worth following. They're amazing creators, entrepreneurs, and influencers.
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• 105.7k followers on X;
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What are his main features?

Nurturing the X community

Consistency and value are key, as always. There are daily experiments in his content:

• images
• threads
• photos
• catchy offers
• reposts of successful posts

And looooooads of value. Plus, constant engagement with followers, along with reflection on content results, gets him an X account that converts.

A storefront that sells

You won’t earn a dime if your product looks like crap. Here's what you have to do with every single product:

• perfect thumbnail and advanced illustrations, which are useful, not just shiny
• well-structured description with even more visual data
• testimonials are a must
• FAQ

When your products are ready, build upsells. Combine your products into bundles. Your customers get more value for less money, you get a higher average purchase—win-win.
And use lead magnets—free but decent products that attract more potential customers to your store.

Mastering marketing tools

Smart diversification does the job. Choose platforms with different types of content, like X and YouTube. Think about their potential and don’t try to grab them all at once, you probably won't make it.
A hidden gem idea from Pascio is to launch on Product Hunt. A decent launch can bring you a few thousand visitors and $10k in 24 hours.
Additional free/paid communities on Skool or Heartbeat might also give you a bigger audience.

Possible job - advice?
Applied to an office accounting position that was recommended via a current professor. I have good grades, will be taking classes up until June 2025 when I finish my Bachelor's accounting job. I have an interview Wednesday. The job is a full time Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, however, they are willing to work with students scheduling until graduation. It is roughly an hour commute one way from my house. What type of pay should I negotiate? How many hours would be recommended considering the provided information?
I want my CPA eventually, I currently have no accounting work experience so this would be great for me to fulfill the CPA work requirement of working under a CPA for a years time.
I live in Ohio.

Possible job - advice?
Applied to an office accounting position that was recommended via a current professor. I have good grades, will be taking classes up until June 2025 when I finish my Bachelor's accounting job. I have an interview Wednesday. The job is a full time Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, however, they are willing to work with students scheduling until graduation. It is roughly an hour commute one way from my house. What type of pay should I negotiate? How many hours would be recommended considering the provided information?
I want my CPA eventually, I currently have no accounting work experience so this would be great for me to fulfill the CPA work requirement of working under a CPA for a years time.
I live in Ohio.

In my search for more information about how to get started in medical fraud investigation, I landed in a year old post on this thread. A user (now deleted) outlined a multitude of gov’t entities that get involved in different types of medical fraud.
I’ve worked in medicine, in some fashion, for 30 years. I’d like to move toward a career in fraud investigation and I’m interested in connecting with people who do medical fraud investigation (ideally for the govt) to hear what the day to day is like and what they like and don’t.
Thanks in advance for any info.

i grew up in a really bad town & raves were the first place i’d ever seen so many different types of ppl vibe together. the colors, the sounds, kandi omg it blew my mind immediately lol its formative stuff to me
it’s always been my sanctuary. yk like even in the darkest times ill never forget the person who tied my shoe cuz i didnt notice cuz i was on one 😭 im like wow rly omg thx sm 😭😭 yall r all on something else lmao 🧚‍♀️
im an anthropology girl & im trying to say we’re literally something completely new on this disco ball we live on. you all put so much into this culture i see you all 🥺 ppl bust ass and sacrifice to make it out there & then spend the night making stuff safer and more fun for others like what omg gang 💖 like what do you even say abt that its beautiful
the world can be a really scary, violent, and isolating place, all of us vibe like we do in spite of that. idk take care of each other okay?? plur!!!!!! meow :3

Hello everyone! :D
I was watching Dawson's Creek streaming on Amazon Prime. It is well-known between fans of the show that the streaming platform and DVD versions have their own music, which is different from the one of the original broadcast. This is because the original music licenses didn't include DVD or other types of distribution. Many of these WB shows have very obscure songs on their DVD/streaming versions that not even Shazam recognizes and are difficult to track.
Anyway, on the end of Episode 1 of Season 5 titled "The Bostonians" there is this song called "Once and Always You" by Sylvia Tosun. It belongs to the album Jump In, from the same singer and published in 2005. I wasn't able to find neither the song or the album on streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music/Itunes), YouTube (I only found the songs "We belong" and "Head Over Heels", nothing else), SoundCloud (info about the album can be found, but nothing else), Archive (info about the album with 30 seconds mp3 samples of each track can be found here) and even Soulseek. But I came up with nothing.
I even tried reaching out to Sylvia Tosun on Facebook, but it seems she does not use her Social Media pages since 2020. I also contacted Miklos Malek, the producer of the album and I am yet to receive an answer.
The only place you can find the album is physically on Amazon, but it costs $144 USD and it does not ship to my country. I though about contacting the person who left the only review on the Amazon page, but I am not sure if I found the right person or not.
I ended up ripping the part of the song that's used on the DC chapter, which you can find here, but the quality is horrible and it has dialogue over the song.
Any help you can give me finding this album or song in a higher quality would be greatly appreciated :D Thank you!

Hey there.
I have lately gotten into increasing my fiber intake, not only to handle my Crohn's but also for the various health benefits. One of the ways I have been doing this is by eating different types of wholemeal bread (could be from rye and/or whole wheat etc.), including sourdough bread. But even after consuming these for a while, I still think they make me a bit bloated and gassy, and not completely 'comfortable' in my bowels (subjective experience), which is not exactly in line with my expectations that my gut would adapt to breaking down the fibers in wheat and rye and I would eventually start feeling completely comfortable consuming them regularly. I have noticed in this community many people have elliminated all gluten and experienced improvements of their symptoms, so I'm thinking about trying it out and instead get my fiber in from other sources (vegetables like broccoli etc.) Why do think this works for people with Crohn's and also with IBS? Shouldn't the fiber in wholemeal bread help increase the variability in gut microbiome which would improve gut health? Any thoughts?
Btw I'm not gluten intolerant.

Tabletop fryers have become increasingly popular for home kitchens, small restaurants, food trucks, and outdoor events. These compact appliances offer convenience and versatility, allowing users to fry a variety of foods quickly and efficiently. In this guide, we'll delve into the world of tabletop fryers, discussing their features, benefits, types, and important considerations for potential buyers.
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2. Types of Tabletop Fryers: There are several types of tabletop fryers available on the market, each with its own set of features and capabilities:

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