~Automotive lubricants market~ is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% during the forecast period (2024-2031). Automotive lubricant is a specialized fluid that reduces friction and wear between moving parts in an automobile's engine and other mechanical components. The growth of the market is attributed to the rising number of passenger vehicles, the expansion of the EV lubricant market, and the increasing need and awareness of vehicle maintenance and repair. Further, the market trends are moving toward the adoption of bio-based lubricants and a shift toward synthetic lubricants.
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Global vehicle network has steadily grown in recent decades, particularly in emerging markets, owing to rising incomes and standards of living. As more vehicles are on the road, the demand for automotive lubricants for routine maintenance and repair has increased. For instance, as per IBEF India, the passenger car market was valued at $32.7 billion in 2021 and it is expected to reach a value of $54.8 billion by 2027 while registering a CAGR of over 9.0% from 2022-2027. In November 2023, the total production of passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers, and quadricycles was 2.2 million units. In (April-November) 2023-24, the total production of passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers, and quadricycles was 15.6 million units. Simultaneously, the automobile component industry turnover stood at $56.5 billion from April 2021 to March 2022. The industry had revenue growth of 23.0% as compared to 2018-19. The auto components industry is expected to grow to $200.0 billion by FY26.
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· Market Coverage
· Market number available for – 2024-2031
· Base year- 2024
· Forecast period- 2024-2031
· Segment Covered- By Source, By Product Type, By Applications
· Competitive Landscape- Archer Daniels Midland Co., Ingredion Inc., Kerry Group Plc, Cargill
· Inc., and others
Market Segmentation
Global Automotive Lubricants Market by Oil Type
o Synthetic Lubricants
o Semi-synthetic Lubricants
o Bio-Based Lubricants
o Conventional Lubricants
Global Automotive Lubricants Market by Vehicle
o Passenger Vehicles
o Commercial Vehicles
o Two-Wheeler
Global Automotive Lubricants Market by Product Type
o Engine Oil
o Gear and Brake Oil
o Transmission Fluids
o Greases
o Coolant
Regional Analysis
o North America
o United States
o Canada
o Europe
o UK
o Germany
o Italy
o Spain
o France
o Rest of Europe
o Asia-Pacific
o China
o India
o Japan
o South Korea
o Rest of Asia-Pacific
o Rest of the World
o Latin America
o Middle East and Africa
Company Profiles
o Accu-Lube Manufacturing GmbH.
o Castrol India Ltd.
o Chevron Corp.
o Idemitsu Kosan
o ENEOS Group
o Exxon Mobil Corp.
o Gulf Oil Lubricants Ltd
o Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
o Oscar Lubricants LLC
o Panama Petrochem Ltd.
o R.W. Davis Oil Co.
o Savita Oil Technologies Ltd
o SINOPEC Group
o TRInternational, Inc.
o Valvoline
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• Annualized market revenues ($ million) for each market segment.
• Country-wise analysis of major geographical regions.
• Key companies operating in automotive lubricants market. Based on the availability of data, information related to new product launches, and relevant news is also available in the report.
• Analysis of business strategies by identifying the key market segments positioned for strong growth in the future.
• Analysis of market-entry and market expansion strategies.
• Competitive strategies by identifying ‘who-stands-where’ in the market.

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I want to ask if my fellow redditors and lorcana peeps their opinions of Ursula cards
Specifically the Emerald 2 and 3 Ink Ursula’s
I’m not trying to just rant or complain, but these cards seem busted to me. I guess i can see why 2 ink Ursula is supposed to be reasonable (you can whiff i guess… still free info) but it seems to rarely happen
Singing is already this busted mechanic that to me doesn’t seem like the developers realized how powerful it would be..
Am i completely misevaluating these cards? Maybe they’re just played a ton so they seem busted? Sorry if i’m being annoying. When my opponent plays Ursula on t2 or t3 i genuinely dont even want to continue the game any more. The play pattern is miserable

TLDR: Where does power start from? momentum of the free leg? by flicking the hip muscle? or shoulders? Does it have the same mechanism as this off ice?
I've got a pretty solid and consistent waltz and salchow(have more than enough height). What I only do is twist my hips midair, then use the free leg to gain the momentum to follow the turn. As I was attempting axels and doubles, I seemed to have a tough time going past 1 rev mid air. Can someone explain in detail? (E.g: twist shoulders but lock using hips, only use foot momentum to follow). Thank you so much in advance!

This weekend, Ajax Budokan invited Kodokan 9th dan and former head of the Tokyo Police dojo, Michio Fukushima Sensei, to conduct a 4 hour clinic for Kodokan Goshin Jutsu. It was open to yellow belt and higher, though the majority consisted of Yudansha. My senseis had the honour of demoing the kata, as Fukushima Sensei's health did not permit presenting each technique multiple times, though he did show some of the finer details, demo mechanics, and gave comments as to what was good and displayed what could be fixed. He also talked about older versions of the techniques and how/ why they have been changed. Regretfully, it totally slipped my mind to film during the seminar, as there was a lot of good information, translated (and left untranslated) by the interpreter.
Some General Notes on Fukushima Sensei Fukushima Sensei on multiple occasions mentioned how one should carry themselves and move, more specifically he talked about how he usually sees toris get away with bad shisei as uke's attacks are generally to kind or passive, and that if they genuinely attacked, most toris would be off balance. Additionally he mentioned that a lot of IFJ competition now is power judo, where the technical aspects are replaced for brute force and speed.
The main note he makes is to keep the knees alive (slightly bent and bouncy like a spring), and that most novices have a tendency to straight leg their kata. He also made it a great point to explain the logic of the waza in the kata and how the kuzushi is created. Other important details he talked about were that uke shouldn't be a limp noodle once his attack is over, that tori should keep good sabaki (unclear if sabaki was short hand for tai sabaki as he also stated tai sabaki on different occasions (the details were paraphrased by the translator)), and the usage of rotation from the hips to maintain proper balance (tai sabaki). Additionally, he talked about things relating to karada (the body) and some anecdotes (such as stories about judoka such as Michigami, Isao Okano, and Nagaoka if I was hearing correctly, though I don't speak Japanese, only somewhat familiar with it), which were left untranslated or paraphrased sadly.
Emphasised details in the kata (not explanations or descriptions of how to do a technique) and my experiences (FYI Sensei mostly used the Tomiki names for the waza Tori applied)
Attacks when held

1. Ryote dori - my partner and I (both new to this kata for the most part) went in on this one and struggled as we didn't see the detail of thumb in hand for the lock (blind leading the blind, though we later worked near a kind pair after this who helped check more closely as they were experienced in the kata)
   1. Yahazu (hook shape for hand) is very important to direct uke's arm
   2. You aren't pulling the arm away to free it, you are pushing your elbow forward which pressures uke's arm
   3. Te gatana to the uto (point between uke's eyes)
   4. When applying the lock (te gatame), make sure to rotate uke's hand such that the fingers are pointing up
   5. When applying the lock, take the uke's arm in the direction perpendicular to the line made by his feet
2. Hidari eri dori - I particularly liked this one, though my uke was confused the first few times as he kept trying to apply waki gatame.
   1. Tori must grab underneath uke's hand on the lapel when stepping back
   2. When grabbing uke's hand to break the grip and apply the lock (kote hineri), tori should have his thumb in between uke's thumb and fingers, and to take the uke's arm in the direction perpendicular to the line made by his feet
   3. Uke should try to maintain jigo tai rather than lean so the lock is applied cleanly
   4. Tori's hand should not be limp when delivering the strike
3. Migi eri dori - I couldn't get kote gaeshi to work properly, will have to practice and ask my sensei about it later, same with my partner
   1. Tori should maintain a upright posture as uke pulls him forward, and use the landing of his foot to drive his hand for the uppercut to uke
   2. Tori should try to keep uke's hand attached to his centerline as he makes tai sabaki
4. Kata ude dori - My uke was very stiff, so applying the initial lock to him proved difficult, though he claims he felt it. I found this kata easy to remember as the legs go left right left right (step, step, tai sabaki, kick, then lead with the right for the lock)
   1. You are kicking with the side of the foot
   2. The step before the kick pivot around so your feet are almost parallel
   3. For waki gatame, you should be standing inside his feet, near parallel to the line perpendicular to his feet
5. Ushiro eri dori - I had experience with this one as sensei had taught during some free time a while back
   1. The parry with the arm was stated to also be the preferred way to receive punches, though take that as you will (though it is a common method in karate as well)
   2. The strike should be to the suigetsu (solar plexus)
   3. Trap uke's hand with your head so that it can't wiggle all over the place when applying the lock
6. Ushiro jime - My partner and I both had a tendency to lift the shoulder off after spinning out, will have to work on that. I will be honest, had I known this escape, I probably would have come out of an incident a few years back (before I started Judo) rather unscathed as I was jumped and then kicked on the ground by a person who was quite a pain.
   1. The attack and initial defence are identical to that of katame no kata, following which tori rotates out
   2. Keep pressure with your shoulder until your grip has been changed
7. Kakae dori - We didn't have enough mat space to finish the throw without running into other groups, but the technique is surprisingly effective. Though I couldn't initially find out how to do the armlock and had to ask my sensei about it, now it's pretty easy.
   1. Rotate the arm away from you (clockwise from your perspective) and pull uke's arm into you
   2. During the initial stomp, straighten up and raise your arms to loosen uke's grip

Attacks when at a distance - I got less time to try these in general as I wanted my partner to get a feel for them as they are a bit more complicated and he is less experienced

1. Naname uchi - this was a fun situation, it shows how a little bit of atemi can be used to setup a randori waza, and Fukushima Sensei complimented my senseis' performance saying that it was better than the current text book
   1. Te gatana is used to redirect the strike
   2. Osoto otoshi is performed
   3. Pushing the arm through is important to create the kuzushi necessary for the waza
2. Ago tsuki - I didn't actually get a chance to try this one more than once as my partner struggled with it, he kept applying a shoulder lock by pushing on the elbow without the redirect with the thumb up (shoulder is still sore)
   1. when directing uke's attack up and away, do not lean back as then you are unstable
   2. Use yahazu to direct uke's elbow toward his ear
   3. As uke will not like this use the moment after releasing the elbow lock to throw him forward in the direction perpendicular to his feet.
3. Gammen Tsuki - My partner really liked this one, I can see the uses as I've used similar entries when messing around with strikes + judo with this partner as I have a bit of karate experience
   1. Uke is meant to do a break fall, thus tori needs to get out of the way after releasing the choke
   2. Uke should realistically be aiming for where tori's uto would be if he did not evade
4. Mae Geri - this was a relatively easy one to grasp, but quite a bit of practice is needed before a full force kick can be considered
   1. Rotate ukes foot outwards so that it is not easy for him to rotate in to escape
   2. In the original, tori would lift uke's leg high but many ukes ended up injured from hitting their heads, so now tori just pushes back
5. Yoko geri - My sensei has introduced this one at the dojo before as well, though he prefaced it with about a minute of just practicing a side kick. My partner (who suffers from light knee pain) couldn't kneel during the finish
   1. The use of the te gatana to redirect the kick in the direction it is going, very similar to karates low block
   2. During the finish tori creates a void for uke to be thrown but in real life tori would throw uke onto his knee

Attacks with weapons - I understand people dislike these (reasonably in some cases), but I've found them to be useful points to explore
Attacks with a knife - Sensei Fukushima mentioned how despite my senseis making it look easy
Both my partner and I have practiced these quite a lot (I was the only one who was taught it by sensei but we practiced it on our own time), so not as many personal notes. Though I don't have a good experience so my brain switches to serious and my heart rate increases despite the fact that I know these are fake weapons.

1. Tsukkake
   1. The elbow should be pushed forward (I've actually experimented with this in the past by asking uke to try to stab me as I applied the defence, and we've found after the initial push and strike, tori is in a relatively good position, be it to run away or finish the kata)
   2. Push the locked up arm up and towards uke, then guide him to the ground
2. Choku zuki - I struggled to apply the waki gatame, I'm guessing it was control of the wrist that was the problem, this form is relatively straight forward and makes sense
   1. The strike should not be a boxer style punch, but more like the first punch in szkt
   2. uke should not go limp
   3. when moving away from uke, take him perpendicular to the line between his feet
3. Naname Zuki - Personally I think this form is cutting it close in many regards, but the control tori has is quite surprising
   1. Don't grab the blade from the sharp edge

Attacks with a jo - PSA, no matter how much you trust your uke, mistakes happen (especially with such a solid weapon) so remain vigilant to mitigate damage

1. Furi age - this was a relatively easy technique to grasp as it is an application of O soto gari setup with a palm strike to the chind
   1. Tori should enter as soon as uke begins to raise his arm, almost a preemptive entry
   2. Tori strikes at the ago (chin) with a palm strike, then places his hand on the throat for the throw
2. Furi oroshi - My partner leant into the swing and wacked me on the forehead, it could've been worse but it just grazed the outer layer as I saw the jo come closer after my initial retreat and attempted to turn out of the way. Both a PSA for tori and uke. Tori do not keep your eyes off uke, and uke please don't lean into a swing, you are horribly off balance, and you make it harder for tori to read. Also uke don't speed up when you 2 are learning (I don't know why my partner chose too...)
   1. Do not hop back onto one leg and then towards uke with the other, it leads you to have bad posture
   2. Better to make a big retreat than get hit
   3. 2 strike, one ura ken (back fist), followed by knife hand push
   4. Uke's swing should be at a diagonal
3. Morote zuki - I didn't get to practice this one as my partner was taken a bit aback after the previous incident and couldn't get the steps right for this one. Fukushima Sensei mentioned something along the lines of how a judoka was faced with a juken and couldn't figure out what to do, and thus this form was created to address that.
   1. Tori shouldn't be rowing the jow away to shake throw uke
   2. The arm puts pressure on uke's arm forward
   3. Tori should be trying to angle the jo down towards himself after the initial grab

Attacks with a gun - I struggled with all of these, but I think the principles are relatively sound. Though in real life, I'd most likely give up my valuables. Fukushima Sensei emphasised hip rotation in these movements, as he says that you want to direct the gun away without moving your feet, which is what uke would be seeing when looking at your pocket.
Always make sure to begin your defence after uke is clearly focused on checking your pockets, never when his focus is directly on you

1. Shomen Zuke
   1. Grab the barrel of the gun thumb up
   2. During the disarm, push the gun's muzzle to face towards him
2. Koshi Gamae - I kept getting the second hand wrong and thus the barallel was pointed towards me in the final attack, will need to work on that
   1. Grab the barrel of gun initially with the thumb down with your right hand, and push the gun so that it is horizontal after turning left, then grab the gun from below with your right
   2. make sure to not point the gun at yourself when hitting with the butt
3. Haimen Zuke - this is quite a dangerous move in theory, but also one of the more likely ones
   1. Wrap uke's arm with your arm, but make sure to direct the muzzle up with the free arm
   2. [uke] should let go of gun, as this is a hard breakfall

Overarching and repeated themes in the kata

• The use of yahazu to direct the arm rather than grips
• Keeping uke's hand connected to your centerline when applying kansetsu waza
• te gatana is a useful tool to redirect and or strike the opponent quickly
• During the gun portion, always rotate the gun off your centerline, so that even if it does fire, it doesn't penetrate too deep
• Control the gun by the muzzle
• most finishes are done by guiding uke perpendicular to the line in between his feet
• Do not directly oppose an opponents force
• Maintanence of balance at all times and moving from the hips is key
• Uke should attack meaningfully
• Action reaction is used quite a lot to first lock uke up towards his face, so that when he pushes back he is easily lead away

Overall, it was quite a good event, and I learned a lot. This kata isn't the most realistic with the attacks (though apparently a few people I know have used the ryote dori attack shockingly), but what I've learned so far is relatively sound, hopefully some time soon I can convince my partner to do some live resistance sparring with some gear on (which I have done with the knife portion with a plastic knife). Fukushima Sensei had a lot to say, as he was actively discussing his experiences and koshiki no kata after the seminar with another Japanese speaker, and I hope to be able to attend another one of his classes again someday.
Here are some videos featuring Michio Fukushima from a few years back, both where he was actively demoing, and where he had a slightly more corrective position.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1253474818155243
https://youtu.be/VKgdMJS9eck?si=bGMemLfG9aquAHr1

2005 GMC Yukon Denali, 250k+ miles, 6.0L V8, Automatic.
TL;DR Can all of my fairly new brakes seize from just lack of use, gravel dust, and car washes?
So 2 years ago (Aug 2022) I had a major issue with tie rods, steering idler arm, pitman arm and all of that going bad and breaking at an intersection. At that time mechanic suggested replacing front brake pads and rotors while we were at it. I think there was an issue there too after the break. I had the funds, so went for it.
Fast forward to this last September 2023 I had a great deal of scraping and scratching from the rear brakes. So I brought it in and they said needed rear pads and rotors, might need calipers. Also mentioned that the backing plates were rusted through adding to the noise. They mentioned new backing plates for the e-brake system. At that time we only moved forward with the replacement of the rear pads and rotors.
I use this truck only part of the time since I have a second car. So it sits in my driveway a lot of the time. I did however drive it more this winter than I have in recent years. The alleyway that had parks in is a bit muddy and dusty from the gravel. Due to that, I frequently get car washes before I park it.
I have learned my lesson about washing and parking for long periods of time for sure.
Brought to tire shop last week to fix slow leak and rotate. Also got an oil change. Since then, my service stability light has been on. And my brakes started scraping again.
I brought it to my normal mechanic and they are saying that all four brakes are seizing. They can free up the right side but they seize again after driving.
In your opinion does this seem valid? Never have I ever had this issue in my life. It seems so much less likely after replacing the pads and rotors so recently. But also if the calipers have been slowly going bad would that ruin the pads and routers so much that they would need to be replaced so soon?
I just want to feel confident going into this after I spent nearly $2,500 a similar issue for my other car recently. It all seems like a lot. It's been a lot.
Thanks for your help!

QF1JCT VS MTM: I think it won't be easy for JCT coz MTM is a pretty good team also with RBM but they have a ping disadvantage as luffy and Zeus are from Puerto rico.this game has good chance of going to set 5 and worthy of being telecasted in stream A(what y'all guys think?) JCT will edge out.
QF2 CTE VS Homeless:This is the only match out of 4 I'm sure that cte will win and have a guaranteed semi final spot because the way they beat tribe in the qualifiers is convincing.
QF3 West coast VS Luminosity: This match would also be pretty close as LG is not in their best form yet and the addition of Jheart to West coast is one which lg should be careful as he is a very good player.I think it won't be a sweep as everyone think maybe a 3-1 LG win.
QF4 STMN vs Tribe:And here we come to the match of the month besides Sk VS Zeta the two giants of NA face off in a QF clash as one of them is going to have an early exit very unfortunate but a good treat for the viewers. I think tribe are not gonna beat stmn like this if they play like how they played in quals the only way they can beat stmn is by an outdraft(no disrespect to tribe) as they did last year in ESL coz stmn is mechanically one of top 3 team in the world rn and this is a do or die match for them.Imaybe a bit biased cause I'm a huge STMN fan feel free to say what y'all guys think.
Semi Final predictions coming soon...

TL;DR: I have recently realized that I haven't really progressed at all since I was 20. I am craving some change that will make me into more of an adult, so to speak. I feel like it would solve or alleviate all of the current problems I have in the following wall of text.
I have suffered from depression/OCD most of my adult life. I have never had a proper girlfriend, and after repeatedly failing my mechanical engineering classes (mostly due to mental health), I dropped out of university at 25. I have never had a girlfriend or sex, sans one terrible LDR during covid that lasted 4 weeks.
Today, I've beaten my depression, and work out/run 6 days a week. I am jacked and in extremely good shape. I currently work at a factory job making $20 per hour and rent a room. I have a very nice and privileged life, but I feel like it's kind of immature, so to speak. I try to fulfill my life by going to metal concerts and theme parks. I have no plans to start a family or anything like that. I haven't been on a date since September 2022. I also have 0 friends, probably due to (if I'm being honest) being kind of self-absorbed and caught up in my own head. In terms of my life progression, I feel no better than a 20-year-old.
I have some skepticism about joining the military, but I feel like on top of it being a valuable life experience, it would make me more others-oriented and less self-absorbed, it would tremendously increase my value in the dating market, and I could go back and finish my mechanical engineering degree for free.
Ideally, I would love to be a Navy SEAL (I know it's a longshot), but regardless of that, I think joining some branch of the military would be a valuable life experience.

You know how when you’re crouched behind a rally barricade and you zoom in on your sights it actually raises you up so you’re peaking over the short wall? It’s very nice! With the new(ish) stasis helm, you spawn free diamond lances right next to you when you get kills from behind the barricade. Also very nice! You know what’s not nice? When I pull LT to zoom in with my fresh lance in-hand, and my titan stays crouched with a barricade blocking his line of sight. I have to hit B to stand up and then throw the lance. It’s small, but please allow me to use the cover mechanic with my diamond lances plz!

Welcome to Forever SMP. We are a new server looking for enthusiastic, loyal players. We want to build a new community and we are looking for you. We use the same mods Hermitcraft uses to enhance your Minecraft feel.
We use fabric as our main mod, instead of spigot or paper as the game mechanics are not altered.
These are the plugins we use:

• Stackable Shulkers
• Tweakeroo Friendly
• /co i
• Rollbacks
• Player & Mob Heads
• No Phantoms! Instead Get Membranes From Bats!
• Universal Dying
• Powder to Glass
• Straight to Shapeless
• AFK Display
• Anti Enderman Grief
• Armor Statues
• Custom Nether Portals
• Double Shulker Shells
• Dragon Drops
• Dragon Egg
• Elytra
• Durability Ping
• Chat Name ColorsSilence Mobs
• Stat Tracking for Player List

Besides these, we use a few fabric mods:

• Carpet Mod
• Custom paintings and pumpkin head textures.
• Simple Voice Chat(Optionl)

We also use some required mods like the crafter and extra blocks in the upcoming update!!
We would love if you would join us. If you wish to join us and be part of our new budding community feel free to join our discord server.
https://discord.gg/Ce7tnq9MxD

Welcome to Forever SMP. We are a new server looking for enthusiastic, loyal players. We want to build a new community and we are looking for you. We use the same mods Hermitcraft uses to enhance your Minecraft feel.
We use fabric as our main mod, instead of spigot or paper as the game mechanics are not altered.
These are the plugins we use:

• Stackable Shulkers
• Tweakeroo Friendly
• /co i
• Rollbacks
• Player & Mob Heads
• No Phantoms! Instead Get Membranes From Bats!
• Universal Dying
• Powder to Glass
• Straight to Shapeless
• AFK Display
• Anti Enderman Grief
• Armor Statues
• Custom Nether Portals
• Double Shulker Shells
• Dragon Drops
• Dragon Egg
• Elytra
• Durability Ping
• Chat Name ColorsSilence Mobs
• Stat Tracking for Player List

Besides these, we use a few fabric mods:

• Carpet Mod
• Custom paintings and pumpkin head textures.
• Simple Voice Chat(Optionl)

We also use some required mods like the crafter and extra blocks in the upcoming update!!
We would love if you would join us. If you wish to join us and be part of our new budding community feel free to join our discord server.
https://discord.gg/Ce7tnq9MxD

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Top-down Zoo Simulator game, but like a 3/4ths angle?
Estimated year of release: 2010-2016
Graphics/art style: The UI had a blue background, and the animals, People, and plants were fairly realistic, if not simplified since you never really had to see them up close. Typical cheap 3D Graphics for the time. There wasn't a lot of Shading on objects, the colors were fairly flat.
Notable characters: I believe the tutorial was told to you by a woman in a ponytail, either blonde or brunette. She and maybe a Male partner would give you daily quests? But other than that there wasn't any real people. The male either had black hair, or he was old and gray, and they both were wearing typical zookeeper attire. The Woman's name might start with a K.
Notable gameplay mechanics: It was a Zoo Simulator, and you would play each day out, with a dark 'dusk' period before you would open for the day and you would use that extra time to take care of animals and build things without people in the way, though you could still do that even during the day. You could pay for advertisements on Newspaper, Television, and Radio to get more visitors the next day. You weren't able to Remove fences, nor would the fences break over time. You would have to check the animals health, because they would get sick. The Tutorial would always start with you Building an enclosure for an African Buffalo. Sometimes you were given an animal from the wild who was sick and you would have a few days to take care of them before they were sent back to the wild, Or you kept them and the time limit was just to make sure you had a habitat ready for them. Also they would be super sick when they arrived and wouldn't be happy.
Other details: The App Icon was a panda, just like a model of the whole body in the Top-down 3/4ths perspective. When I got the game, it came in a box set with other Simulator game discs. One of them was a forest ranger game, which was 1st person pov, and there were no other humans and it creeped me out, walking in the woods with no real map or anything. There were a total of 5 or 6 other games that came with, but the zoo was my favorite, and I only remember the forest one because it scared me. I believe one of them was a Carnival Simulator. The title of the game starts with 'My' or 'Your' like 'My/Your Zoo World' or 'My/Your Zoo Simulator'. I remember the animals getting sick all the time, and I'd have to check my animals every two hours in game time. you were able to see how far the food/waterestroom/gift stalls were able to reach, like their zone od effectiveness. You could click on a person and they would have a name and you could see their thoughts about whatever they were looking at. There were research centers for discovering animals and a research center to "level up" your animals, to make them less likely to get sick/more fertile to help with engagement animals
It isn't Zoo Tycoon, Empires, Paradise, My Free Zoo, or Zoo Planet, I've already looked at them and they aren't it.

Examining the Benefits and Drawbacks of Straw Water Bottles

When it comes to staying hydrated, water bottles with straws have become a popular choice, you might be wondering are water bottle with straw good? But as with any product, there are both benefits and drawbacks to consider.
On the plus side, straw water bottles can make it easier to sip water throughout the day, encouraging better hydration habits. The straw design also allows for a steady, controlled flow of water, which some find more comfortable than tipping a bottle back. From an environmental standpoint, reusable straw bottles cut down on single-use plastic waste.

1. Convenience: Allows you to drink easily without having to tip the bottle completely.
2. Easy to use: Suitable for various situations, such as on the go, at work, or during exercise.
3. Controlled flow: Helps you control the amount of water you drink at one time.
4. Leak-proof: Reduces the risk of spills and leaks.
5. Portable: Convenient to carry around and fits easily in bags or backpacks.
6. Accessible: Makes it easier to access water, especially for those with limited mobility.
7. Encourages frequent sipping: Helps you stay hydrated throughout the day by reminding you to take small sips regularly.

However, there are potential downsides to keep in mind. Straws can harbor more bacteria than a bottle’s opening, requiring extra diligence in cleaning. The straw mechanism may also be more prone to leaks or breakage over time. And for those concerned about sustainability, the additional plastic component means a straw bottle has a larger environmental footprint than a simple open-mouth design.

1. Maintenance: Need to be cleaned regularly to prevent bacteria growth.
2. Potential for damage: The straw may break or get damaged over time.
3. Compatibility: Not suitable for all beverages, especially hot water.

Ultimately, the choice between a straw water bottle and a traditional model comes down to personal preference and usage needs. As with any product, it’s worth weighing the tradeoffs to determine the best fit. The key is finding a hydration solution that encourages consistent water intake in a safe and eco-friendly way.

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I'm a 22M, I'm a mechanic making 20$ an hour (entry level) recently got an apartment rent is $1500 a month with my S.O, she make 1200 bi-weekly, since we need stuff and I want debts cleared before we actually move in I decided to put in 30 hours OT(70 hours a week) for 10 weeks so we can be debt free and have money to sit on.
What are your thoughts? Am I chewing too much to swallow? Or am I doing what it takes. I'm a former marine & have had to stay up longer.

FFR-31MD Super Sylph B-503 "Yukikaze" (source)
No, this isn't a magical girl show. You're thinking of Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar.
Why I want to host a rewatch
"A boy and his plane"
Battle Fairy Yukikaze has lived rent-free in my head for 20 years. It is a (partial) adaptation of the story collection Yukikaze (1984) and the sequel Good Luck, Yukikaze (1999). The novels have been described as excellent hard-sf exploring the relationship between man and machine. The anime is a quiet, introspective, contemplative....inscrutable mess?
The best comparison I can think of is Boogiepop Phantom, a gift to source readers but utterly opaque to anime-onlies. Which I loved, and I purchased, but I had to read the entire Boogiepop and Others wiki to understand. I never really understood anything about Yukikaze until I watched the video linked below. This is isn't an adaptation of the source. It's an animated companion piece, of portions of the story.
Even though the show makes no sense to me, I'd still love to share it with other sci-fi and mecha (mechanical) fans. And I really hope some source readers can come in and explain it all. Because people love explaining stuff.
Story
An inter-dimensional portal has opened over Antarctica. Invaders called JAM attacked without warning. They were forced back through the portal to their homeworld of Fairy. An expeditionary force was sent through the portal to establish a beachhead on Fairy, to secure the planet and guard against another invasion.
The main character is Lt. Rei Fukai (Masato Sakai), a member of the Special Air Force "Boomerang" Reconnaissance Squadron, who flies the AI-equipped FFR-31MD Super Sylph "Yukikaze". The squadron is commanded by Maj. James Bukhar (Joji Nakata) whose orders are "always return home".
The show, or at least, its source material, explores the relationship between man, machine, and alien.
Show Background
Sentou Yousei Yukikaze was a big deal for Gonzo and Bandai Visual: It was the 20th Anniversary Production of Bandia Visual. If you've been in other sci-fi rewatches, then you've seen Gonzo's own anniversary productions, and similar marquee efforts:

• Blue Submarine No. 6 (Gonzo 5th anniversary) (1998)
• Full Metal Panic (2002)
• Last Exile (Gonzo 10th anniversary) (2003)
• Sentou Yousei Yukikaze (Bandai Visual 20th Anniversary) (2002-2005)
• Gankutsuou (2005)

Yes, there will be CGI. We're slowly chronically Gonzo's evolving love of CGI, for better or for worse.
At only 5 episodes, Yukikaze was released at the almost ludicrous pace of one episode 1 year (except for episode 2). This didn't make it any easier to understand.
There were additional sequels written in the later 2000s, so I don't know if the anime ending is anime original, or if these sequels need to be considered to understand the older content.
This show was clearly made by people who love modern jet fighter craft, and lovingly crafted new fictitious aircraft as detailed as any Kawamori design. From the video below, here we have the crew visiting a JASDF base to collect sound effect, get up close to the equipment and avionics, and experience take-off and landing forces, first hand.
Rewatch Details
Unusual for this sub, but with a recent precedent set, I'm proposing a rewatch with source readers welcomed to explain the missing context in each episode as it airs. Each episode discussion will read "Yukikaze Rewatch Source Spoiler Episode X" and only future content need be tagged. The final discussion is open discussion. meta post
At only 5 episodes, it shouldn't be hard to fit in with other rewatches, but I haven't settled on a date. Suggestions welcomed (required).

Day	Content
0	48 h reminder
1	47 minutes
2	28 minutes
3	30 minutes
4	30 minutes
5	48 minutes
-	(watch extras)
7	Series Discussion

Legal Sources: Tubi TV and Tubi repackagers Tubi (dubbed) Tubi (subbed)
Extras:
Behind the Scenes Making of Video Explaining Yukikaze Fighting Fairy Girl Rescue Me: Mave-chan

Girlfriend's 4 TB drive failed (soft buzzing or ticking sound) literally 20 minutes before she left to catch a flight overseas, so a well meaning family member took it to a "local specialist" for diagnostics, which of course was just a shill for securedatarecovery.com. They won the family member over with the "no risk, free" diagnosis and it was shipped to their lab (my girlfriend obviously signed the paperwork remotely, but wasn't in a position to do her due diligence).
When she returned, she read about Secure Data's shady practices, but it was too late. In the interim, they sent her the following diagnosis:
Failure Types: - Errors : Slow Read - Reallocation Errors - Errors : Read Errors - Mechanical : Failed Read/Write Heads
Make: Western Digital Model: WD40EDAZ-11SLVB0
Device Capacity: 4000 GB
After realizing that Secure Data Recovery engages in bait and switch tactics (naturally, her quote was on the higher end of what they promised), she wanted to get the drive back and work with a more reputable company instead. But she is also afraid that Secure Data will sabotage the drive (as per other posts on this subreddit), so she gave them the whole "not in a financial position currently to pay and would like the drive back until I save up enough to use your services in the future" spiel.
They countered that they would be willing to go as low as $1000 + $88 for a 1 tb drive (the salesperson failed to notice that she submitted a 4 TB drive!) + $38 shipping on the condition that she submit favorable reviews (BBB and Google), including a video testimonial PRIOR to them shipping her data back.
She has many concerns, including their requirement to pre-authorize the $1000 (they claim they won't charge her until the job is complete, but what if they suddenly come up with new reasons why the data is unrecoverable?), how does she even verify that the recovery was successful, how does she prevent more extortion, etc?
They also haven't given her a time frame, stating that it "will be worked on during off-peak hours in order to allow for this adjustment".
She is unsure how to respond. She really just wants the drive back because this job shouldn't cost more than 1k (assuming that it is a matter of replacing the heads via a donor drive) and she no longer trusts them, but is still afraid of what they might do to her drive if she declines.
Edit: the initial quote was 2,000 for 5-7 weeks or 4k for a faster option. So she was able to bargain them down to 1000, but that's only if she agrees to some questionable terms

Offering handyman services in the Wilmington NC and surrounding areas. Jobs must be conducive to working nude which I'm sure goes without saying. I have many years carpentry experience and have a mechanical minded brain so I am quite handy 🙌🏽 Have always been comfortable in my skin (au naturale) and would enjoy the opportunity to work that way!
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Platform(s): Web browser
Genre: 2D Exploration with a focus on 2D Point and Click Puzzle (with a tone of horror)
Estimated year of release: 2012-2019
Graphics/art style: Dark and mysterious. Art style wasn't pixelated. It was fairly detailed to where I could clearly make out the character's facial expression and approximate age.
Notable characters: You control a teenage girl with orange hair wearing a white robe with modern shoes (she has a nonplussed look on her face). She was the only character featured in the demo.
Notable gameplay mechanics: Story is you are taking part in a type of trial imposed on you by your religious community (most likely a cult). If you can't complete it, its implied you'll die.
During gameplay, you are confined to a small room with a door (elevator maybe) leading up, a puzzle in the center, and a dooelevator leading down to the next level. When near the puzzle, you would interact with it and the screen would change to zoom in on it; from there, you used the mouse. I believe the puzzles were a type of sliding puzzle, where there were crisscrossing tracks (think train tracks, but indented) you could move the circular pieces with a symbol on them along the tracks and match them up with other symbols. I feel like I'm missing a crucial detail with the mechanics as the puzzles could be fairly difficult. The puzzles had a gold hue to them.
On the ground, you can find documents talking about various things, like letters of support addressed to previous trial takers and notes from trial takers (it's implied that the trial might be rigged to silence some people). There would be collectables on the ground and laying on top of the puzzles that you can just click to collect (it hints that these can lead to an escape from the cult). One of the collectibles you'd often find was red, maybe a gem or feather?
At one point, one of the puzzles has a piece of paper on it saying the puzzle is broken and you can go to the next floor. If you tear off the paper, it reveals the puzzle can be completed and doing this can aid you in escaping the cult.
Other details:
The game was a free demo for a full game that was either already out or would be out soon (I can't remember where it was going to be sold though). I believe I played the demo on a game site like Newgrounds, Kongregate, etc, though I tried looking on Newgrounds and couldn't find it.

I was playing around with capturing some ProRes footage on my iPhone today to see how editing it compares to just the standard 4k footage... but before I could the Camera app decided it wanted to free up some extra space on my device. Ok cool, no problem. Not really sure what it was doing behind the scenes but after a minute or so I had some additional "space" to work with. Cool.
Fast forward and long story short... turns out it deleted more or less ALL of my on-device iCloud files which included all of my iCloud-synced Obsidian vault docs. Opening up the Obsidian app and it said I had several hundred files for iCloud to sync and even WORSE, when I opened up Obsidian on my laptop, it turns out it had messed up the sync of some of my most recently-edited files (mainly my Journal entries), leaving me with truncated and incomplete journal entries and a lot of the days named something like May-13-24(5) or May-05-24(1).
Rest of the vault seems fine-enough thankfully, and I run weekly-ish backups anyway so it's not like things would be totally lost. But still. Wanted to send out a word of warning to anyone currently running iCloud as their sync mechanism. As for me, I guess this is my "Well I guess I'm gonna switch to Obsidian Sync" post, lmao. I love that the Obsidian team is running with security audits these days but I still get wary handing off such sensitive data (journaling) to a 3rd party.
Either way, be careful out there! Thanks for reading. :)

I want to learn how to use autocad and revit, but I’m not a student anymore and I can’t afford to pay a lot to get said software programs. I’ve been kind of going through tutorials online, but I want to know what free open source alternatives for either of these programs you’d recommend. I’d probably use autocad for 2d and then revit for 3D.