I’ve seen that many ppl don’t know this tip. You can actually train more than once per year for your stats and max them out. Basically, increase your fitness all the way or almost all the way so your stats can increase faster (I usually close the app until I get the one where it says “You climbed the tallest mountain in the United States”, as that maxes out fitness). Then, spam your stats in training until they’re maxed out. Warning: it will take a bit to fully max them out, around five minutes to max out each stat, depending on how that stat started out as. Obviously if it’s low, it’ll take longer to max out.
Now, if you want a great contract as a rookie, what you’ll want to do is retire, then try out for a new team (I usually try out for championship-contending teams). They’ll offer you a great contract since you’re really good cause you maxed out your stats, instead of still being stuck on a rookie contract.
Hope this helps y’all.

Hello,
So I have everything else pretty figured out except this.
I know the Hinge "new badge" lasts 1 week.
I'll be in a metro area, close to Los Angeles.
Prior to deciding moving to Los Angeles, I experimented with Hinge at that location for a day. So I know what to expect.
I don't swipe from the main deck. I only look at WHO LIKED ME. I'll be paying for premium.
I want to utilize the most of the new badge. So I won't pause my profile for 1 week.
As I am on Hinge during that week, I am still communicating, screening, going on dates, etc.
At the end of week 1, do I pause? Is the best way to handle this, go through those like, match, see what happens. As it cools, if none seem to be front runners after meeting, turn back the profile??
I mean let me ask this if you're a guy, and you matched me, and then 3-4 weeks later, we matched, does that matter?
OR should the profile stay on, and I only match/start as many men I can actually give fair amount of time too. For example:
As the first "batch" goes nowhere then do I match with 2nd "batch" and focus on those?
Open to methods.

A subreddit for the edendale neighborhood of los Angeles (los feliz, silver lake, echo park and atwater village)
Thought id try making a community for residents and lovers of the edendale neighborhood of LA. Welcome edendalers!

Thought id try making a community for residents and lovers of the edendale neighborhood of LA. Welcome edendalers!

• My goal is Big Law
• Like Los Angeles but also want a new start since I lived here since college
• Looking for collaborative and welcoming environment and experience
• Would like to join the Law Review, so if anyone who’s attending GULC or USC can give me how competitive it is for each school that would be great

Date: 05/13/2024

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🏛️ Politics & Government

Disobedience actions were carried out in Yerevan, 151 citizens were detained (completed)

151 participants of the disobedience actions that started in the morning have been arrested. The leader of the "Tavush for the Motherland movement, Bagrat Archbishop Galstanyan, called the citizens to a rally on Republic Square on May 12.

CivilNet, Disobedience actions have been taking place in Yerevan since early morning, 88 people were detained (VIDEO), 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan

Prime Minister Pashinyan heads to the Kingdom of Denmark

Nikol Pashinyan will attend the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on May 14. He will participate in a discussion titled "From the Frontline: Armenia’s Defence of Democracy" as part of the visit.

Armenpress, Pashinyan travels to Denmark to participate in "Copenhagen Democracy Summit", Armenian PM off to Denmark for Democracy Summit

Armenian Parliament Speaker receives OSCE Chair-in-Office

The Armenian National Assembly President Alen Simonyan on May 13 received the delegation led by the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Jan Borg. The NA President presented to the interlocutor the process of the Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations.

Armenpress, OSCE to Support Armenia and Azerbaijan in Achieving Comprehensive Peace - Ian Borg, Armenian Prime Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office discuss South Caucasus developments, Expanded meeting of foreign ministers of Armenia and Malta held in Yerevan, We are ready to support Armenia and Azerbaijan in achieving peace. OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Pashinyan presents Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process to OSCE Chair-in-Office, Reaching stable, comprehensive peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan remains priority for OSCE, OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Armenia, OSCE will support Armenia and Azerbaijan in peace efforts, Chairman-in-Office says, Armenian FM, OSCE Chair discuss developments in the South Caucasus

Argentina sees efforts of Armenia in establishing peace in the South Caucasus

Armenia National Assembly President Alen Simonyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic to the Republic of Armenia Rafael Enrique Gonzalez Aleman. The Head of Parliament congratulated the Ambassador on the occasion of his appointment. He expressed conviction that it will promote rapprochement and strengthening of the relations between Armenia and Argentina.

Armenpress

Mirzoyan provides constructive review about meeting with Azerbaijani foreign minister in Almaty

The meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Almaty took place in a constructive atmosphere, reported by Ararat Mirzoyan. The parties agreed to continue negotiations on the open issues where differences still exist.

Armenpress, France urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to proceed with border demarcation based on agreed principles, France hails negotiations between Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers in Almaty, France welcomes the holding of a new round of negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Almaty, France welcones talks between Armenian, Azerbaijani FMs held in Almaty, France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty

Alma-Ata declaration inclusion in peace treaty is crucial for regional stability-Ararat Mirzoyan

The United States and the Republic of Azerbaijan signed a peace treaty on April 19. The two countries agreed that the agreement should be the basis for the agreement. They agreed that all of the countries involved in the agreement would be under the same principles.

Armenpress, Mirzoyan: The signing of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan could end the long-term conflict

Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”

At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.

PanArmenian

Yerevan Mayor receives World Bank representatives

Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan and World Bank representatives discussed progress of projects with the World Bank. Initiated projects pertained to public administration reforms, including digitization of services provided to citizens.

Armenpress

Protesters in Georgia reconvene to rally against foreign-agents bill

Several hundred people gathered near the parliament building in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to protest against a bill on foreign agents. They are holding flags of Georgia and the EU, as well as banners demanding the withdrawal of the bill.

Armenpress, Georgian Parliament Committee approves “foreign agents bill” amid protests

European Commission’s Executive Vice President to take in the EBRD's annual meeting in Armenia

Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis will participate in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) annual meeting and business conference in Yerevan on May 15 and 16. He will take part in a panel discussion on "Critical Raw Materials" within the framework of his mission. The EBRD 2024 Annual Meeting & Business Forum serves as a global platform for discussions.

Armenpress, Executive Vice President of European Commission for economic affairs to visit Armenia on 15-16 May, OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Armenia, European Commission’s Executive Vice President Dombrovskis in Armenia for EBRD’s Annual Meeting

The Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh is gradually being destroyed – Geghard SAF

The destruction of St. Hambardzum Church in Berdzor is yet another act of vandalism by Azerbaijan, “Geghard’s scientific and analytical foundation said in a statement. Azerbaijan's state policy, under the dictatorial leadership of Aliyev, has openly declared its intention to continue the destruction of Armenian heritage built over the past thirty years.

Armenpress

Armenia among top three countries in terms of cargo turnover growth with Russia’s southern regions

The demand for cargo shipping from the Southern Federal District of Russia into Armenia and China has grown 11 times since March 2021. The Russian government announced earlier that the country’s ministries of agriculture, energy, industry and trade had reported high demand for shipping using the Russia - Turkey, Russia - Iran - India and Russia - China transport corridors.

ArkaAm

💵 Economy

Armenia to host 33rd EBRD Business Forum with flagship sponsorship of Ardshinbank

Armenia joined the EBRD as a member on December 7, 1992, contributing €10 million to the bank's capital. Ardshinbank organized a discussion on economic and trade sanctions, the issues they raise, and potential solutions. The bank is the only non-sovereign entity from Armenia which has issued RegS /144A public Eurobonds in international capital markets.

ArkaAm, The 33rd EBRD business forum will be held in Armenia with the strategic partnership of Ardshinbank, Hrant Hakobyan. Participation in the EBRD Annual Meeting is consistent with the strategy adopted by the Bank

Cargo carriage volume drops by 14.4%, passenger traffic grows by 22.5% in Q1 2024 in Armenia

Cargo carriage volume stood at 3,437.1 thousand tonnes in the first quarter of 2024. Total passenger traffic reached 50,664.3 thousand passengers, growing by 22.5%. Armenia’s cargo turnover stood at 1,383.6 million tkm, dropping by 7.3% compared to the same period last year. 71 individuals were killed (dropping by 5.3%) and 1,275 more people were injured in traffic accidents.

ArkaAm

⚽ Sport

Armenian sambo wrestlers won 18 medals at the European Championship

At European Sambo Championships of different age groups, Armenian teams of different ages won 3 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals. By total Armenian athletes took 4th place with 18 medals. About 600 athletes from 29 countries took part in the European Championships.

Armenpress

Armenian chess players wrap up participation in Dubai international tournament

Shant Sargsyan scored 6 points out of 9 possible and took 8th place. Hayk Martirosyan took 13th place with the same result. Hovik Hayrapetyan is in 30th place, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan is in 31st place.

Armenpress

Date: 05/12/2024

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🏛️ Politics & Government

Where did the process of expressing no confidence in Nikol Pashinyan reach, according to Bishop Bagrat?

Opposition factions lack one vote to put project of no confidence in PM Nikol Pashinyan on agenda of the National Assembly. Opposition factions supporting the movement of the movement have one vote. Archbishop Galstanyan met independent deputy Ishkhan Zakaryan twice to get his opinion.

CivilNet

Taking the Alma-Ata declaration as the basis for the definition is criminally punishable. Vahagn Melikyan

Vahagn Melikyan presented the text developed by the "All-Armenian Council of Diplomats"ry group of former diplomats.

CivilNet

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Tbilisi against the controversial law

Tens of thousands of people came out in Tbilisi against the Law on Foreign Agents. 16 former Georgian Dream MPs have appealed to the ruling party to immediately stop the adoption of the Foreign Agents Law. Opposition parties: United National Movement, Strategy Aghmashenebeli, Lelo, Girchi, Droa, Ahali and Republican.

CivilNet

Date: 05/11/2024

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🏛️ Politics & Government

41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan

41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.

PanArmenian

Abkhaz opposition figures support the Georgian protesters

Opposition figures in Abkhazia express support for protesters against draft law on foreign agents in Georgia. They fear that the draft law signals a change in Tbilisi's pro-Russian foreign policy. Opponents say the law could be used to silence critics of the government or foreign agents.

CivilNet

Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP

Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.

PanArmenian

Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers agreed to continue talks on the open issues

Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, held talks with Jeyhun Bayramov in Kazakhstan. The Ministers welcomed progress on delimitation and agreements reached in this regard. The parties agreed to continue negotiations on the open issues where differences still exist.

Armenpress, Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers continue talks in Almaty, The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to continue negotiations on open issues, Armenian, Azerbaijani Ministers welcome progress on delimitation and agreements reached in this regard, Second round of Armenia-Azerbaijan talks set for May 11

Armenian President meets with representatives of the Union of Iranian-Armenians and Iraqi-Armenians

President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan had a meeting with representatives of the Union of Iranian-Armenians and Iraqi-Armanians at his residence in Los Angeles. The border delimitation process between Armenia and Azerbaijan and developments taking place around it were touched upon.

Armenpress

EU agreed on security guarantees for Kyiv

The EU has agreed on a bill to provide security guarantees to Ukraine. The draft agreement has already been agreed upon by all 27 member countries of the commonwealth. Brussels intends to provide guarantees no later than early July.

Armenpress

UN Committee Against Torture issues findings on Azerbaijan and mistreatment of Armenians

The UN Committee Against Torture released in its findings today violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law related to the treatment of ethnic or national Armenians by Azerbaijan. The Committee also expressed concerns over the continued detention of 23 individuals of Armenian origin.

ArmRadio

Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights

The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine.

PanArmenian

EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility

Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says.

PanArmenian

Eurovision Grand Final: Armenia’s Ladaniva to perform number 19

The Grand Final of Eurovision 2024 has started in Malmö, Sweden. The representative of Armenia, the group "Ladaniva" will perform the song Jako under the number 19. The running order of the Eurovision Grand Final is as follows: Sweden, Ukraine, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Israel, Lithuania, Spain, Estonia, Latvia, Greece, Norway, Italy, Serbia, Finland, Portugal, Cyprus, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Georgia, France and Austria.

Armenpress, Eurovision Grand Final: Armenia performs 19th

We will build specialized sports schools named after all Olympic champions - PM

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited Armavir region. He visited schools of the settlements in the gymnasiums of which various problems and defects had been recorded. He also visited other settlements and got acquainted with the construction of new facilities. In Jararat, he attended the opening ceremony of a weightlifting sports school.

Armenpress, PM Pashinyan visits various communities in Armavir region, attends opening of Weightlifting School after Simon Martirosyan in Jrarat

Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial”

The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.

PanArmenian

🎭 Culture

Azerbaijanis completely destroy St. Ascension Church in Berdzor

Azerbaijan completely destroyed the St. Ascension Church in Berdzor, the Research on Armenian Architecture. The new domed church built of finely processed basalt was anointed in May 1998.

ArmRadio

Netherlands’ Eurovision entry disqualified from song contest

Joost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest after a backstage incident. An allegation of intimidation was made to Swedish police by a female member of the production crew. Ireland's Bambie Thug missed their dress rehearsal, but promised to be on stage for the show.

ArmRadio

Donations to Armenia:

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ServicemenFund
Armenian Wounded Heroes
ArmeniaFund

Booked a premium economy ticket for 70k miles on the below itinerary under the assumption: 1) United would not sell an impossible connection and 2) if anything goes wrong on the tight connection United will make me whole. That being said, even if the flight lands on time I probably have like 20 minutes to get to my connection - anybody done this one before who can attest to whether it’s possible?

CAPR reported a significant revenue growth of 64.3% reaching $4.907 million in Q1 2024, but faced high operating expenses and a negative EPS of -$0.31.

Key Metrics

Revenue	$4.907M	64.3%
Operating Expenses	$15.173M
	Operating Expenses Growth	35.9%
	Earnings Per Share	$-0.31
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$39.917M

Business Highlights

• Enrollment has been completed for our HOPE-3 Phase 3 (Cohort A) clinical trial which enrolled 61 subjects randomized to either CAP-1002 or placebo in a 1:1 ratio.
• Reported a positive outcome from the interim futility analysis for Cohort A which triggered the first milestone payment of $10.0 million received in the first quarter of 2024 under our U.S. Distribution and Commercialization Agreement with Nippon Shinyaku.
• Reported a positive outcome from the interim futility analysis for Cohort A which triggered the first milestone payment of $10.0 million received in the first quarter of 2024 under our U.S. Distribution and Commercialization Agreement with Nippon Shinyaku.
• Announced a positive outcome from a Type-B CMC FDA meeting held in the first quarter of 2024. In the meeting, the FDA affirmed alignment on the following topics: Comparability between drug product manufactured at our two different facilities (Los Angeles and San Diego) has been demonstrated using the provided analytical comparability data. This will now allow for the use of CAP-1002 drug product manufactured at our San Diego manufacturing facility upon potential product approval (subject to approval of the facility).
• Granted a Type-B clinical FDA meeting scheduled to be held in May 2024 to continue discussing our pathway to BLA. The FDA advised us to include discussion and a request for a pre-BLA meeting and rolling BLA schedule at this meeting. We also plan to share with FDA our HOPE-2 OLE 3-year safety and efficacy data.
• Announced further specifics under our U.S. Distribution and Commercialization Agreement with Nippon Shinyaku. Capricor will receive a meaningful mid-range double-digit share of product revenue. For clarity, mid-range falls in between 30-50%, which sum will be offset by the amounts paid to us as the transfer price for the purchase of the product. As previously disclosed, there is an additional $90.0 million in potential milestone payments up to the time of approval which are triggered upon certain regulatory-based achievements. Following potential approval, there is an additional $605.0 million in potential milestones payments which may be payable to Capricor based on various sales-based targets being met.
• Announced we are on track to enroll 44 U.S. based patients by the end of second quarter in HOPE-3 (Cohort B) clinical trial, however at this time, we are evaluating various options, with one of such options being the opportunity for an expansion of Cohort B to include European patients.
• Announced the scale-up of manufacturing capacity of CAP-1002 in our new San Diego facility, intended for commercial use, subject to regulatory approval. This facility was designed to be a versatile and cost-effective way to bring CAP-1002 to market efficiently. Currently, our San Diego facility is fully operational, staffed and producing doses for clinical use. Along with BLA readiness activities, we are also actively preparing for commercial runs.
• Presented at H.C. Wainwright 2ndAnnual Cell Therapy Conference.
• Presented at the Cantor Fitzgerald’s Muscular Dystrophy Symposium.
• Presented at the2024 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conferencesharing the previously presented positive 24-month results from our HOPE-2 OLE study. Key results included skeletal muscle function as measured by the Performance of the Upper Limb (PUL v2.0) showed a mean PUL v2.0 decline after 24-months of treatment with CAP-1002 was 2.8 points versus a 7.7 point decline on average observed over 24-months in the placebo patient group. Additionally, CAP-1002 revealed clinically meaningful improvements in ameliorating cardiac function
• Presented at theParent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) Cardiac Workshop III. Capricor was featured in a panel on industry perspectives on cardiac monitoring in DMD clinical trials.
• Announced that our proprietary StealthX™ exosome-based multivalent vaccine (StealthX™ vaccine) for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 was selected to be part ofProject NextGen, an initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to advance a pipeline of new, innovative vaccines. As part of Project NextGen, NIAID, part of the National Institutes of Health, will conduct and fund a Phase 1 clinical trial with our StealthX™ vaccine. Under the terms of the collaboration, Capricor will supply the investigational product and NIAID's Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) will conduct the trial. If NIAID finds that our StealthX™ vaccine meets its criteria for safety and efficacy, they may consider our program for a funded Phase 2.
• Currently, in collaboration with an undisclosed pharmaceutical company, we are also investigating the therapeutic application of our StealthX™ exosome platform.
• Presented data in an oral presentation at theAmerican Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27thAnnual Meeting. The findings highlight a potential exosome-based approach for the treatment of arginase-1 deficiency (ARG1-D), a rare genetic metabolic disease characterized by complete or partial lack of the enzyme arginase in the liver and red blood cells. The data from this preclinical study further characterize our StealthX™ exosome platform.
• Presented data at theInternational Society of Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) Annual Meeting 2024. Highlights from the abstract included data showing targeted cargo delivery to mouse lower limbs by exosomes carrying a muscle targeting moiety by intravenous injection.

Guidance
Future Business Drivers: - Plan to have a Type-B clinical FDA meeting in May 2024 to discuss requests for a pre-BLA meeting and rolling BLA schedule. Additionally, Capricor plans to share with FDA its HOPE-2 OLE 3-year safety and efficacy data at this meeting. - Plan to report 3-year HOPE-2 OLE data in the second quarter of 2024. - Plan to announce further updates with respect to next steps for HOPE-3 (Cohort B), when available. - Plan to report topline data from HOPE-3 (Cohort A) in the fourth quarter of 2024. - Continue to explore opportunities for additional partnerships outside of the U.S. and Japan to support the potential commercialization of CAP-1002 in DMD. - Plan to provide updates on our NIAID collaboration for our StealthX™ vaccine as they become available. NIAID plans to initiate the Phase 1 clinical trial in late 2024, subject to regulatory approval. - Continue to explore opportunities for partnerships and non-dilutive sources of funding to support advancement of our StealthX™ exosome platform technology.
Expectations: MISS
While CAPR's revenue of $4.907 million in Q1 2024 surpassed the average analyst estimate of $9.7 million, the EPS of -$0.31 was significantly worse than the estimated -$0.11. The company's operating expenses grew by 35.9% to $15.173 million, contributing to the negative earnings per share.