With the Green Deal, European Union's ambitious goal is to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by a substantial 55% by 2030 and 90-95% by 2040,relative to 1990 levels, to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by2050. As a lightweight metal with recyclable characteristics, aluminum is considered green that benefits European sectors to reduce carbon emissions and has the potential to play a pivotal role in Europe's transition towards agreener future. However, lots of work still needed to be done in legislation and policymaking, low carbon energy transition, technology development,sustainable value chain, etc.
The 2nd European Green Aluminium Summit 2024 will take aluminium carbon reduction as the theme, unites key stakeholders from aluminium industry, policy regulators, major industry suppliers and technology providers to address hot topics such as green aluminium trend, net zero roadmap, energy transition,green technology development, aluminium recycling, decarbonization solutions,etc. aiming to gather best practices/insights in aluminium industry towards net zero.
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November 20-21,2024 / Frankfurt,Germany / ECV International
The summit will be held in-person and online.
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• 2024 European Green Aluminium Trend
• Decarbonization Roadmap for Global Aluminium Industry to Zero-carbon World
• Promise to Net Zero Emission: Technologies to Accelerate Aluminium Decarbonization
• Address Emissions across the Value Chain to Reduce Carbon Footprint
• Sustainable Aluminum Finance Framework Supporting the Decarbonization of Aluminium Production
• Scaling Circularity of Aluminium Industry to Achieve Sustainability Goals
• Decarbonizing Automotive Industry with Closed-loop Recycling Process
• Achieving Sustainable Packaging Strategy with Recyclable Aluminium
• Sustainability Data Facilitating the Production and Sourcing of Greener Aluminium
• How Surface Works in Green and High-quality Aluminium Production
• Panel Discussion: Aluminium: A Critical Material in Europe’s Green Energy Transition
• Panel Discussion: How can Carbon Capture Technology Promote Aluminum Industry a Greener Future
• Panel Discussion: How to Substantially Expand Aluminium Recycling Capacity and Increase Recycling Rate in Europe
• Panel Discussion: How would CBAM Affect Aluminum Industry in EU Market
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Summer is officially here, and you know what that means – it's time to refresh our wardrobes with those breezy, beautiful summer dresses! Whether you're hitting the beach, enjoying a picnic, or just soaking up the sun, the perfect summer dress is a must-have. Let's dive into the top trends, styles, and tips for rocking the best summer dresses this season!

1. Floral Frenzy

Nothing says summer quite like a vibrant floral dress. From bold, oversized prints to delicate daisy patterns, floral dresses are a timeless choice. Pair them with a straw hat and some cute sandals, and you're ready for any summer adventure.

• Tip: Look for lightweight fabrics like cotton or linen to keep cool.
• Style Idea: Midi-length floral dress with puff sleeves for a romantic look.

2. Maxi Magic

Maxi dresses are the epitome of effortless chic. They provide comfort while giving you that goddess-like flow. Perfect for beach days or casual evenings out.

• Tip: Opt for slits or wrap styles to add some flair and movement.
• Style Idea: Boho-inspired maxi with tassel details and earthy tones.

3. Bold and Bright

Summer is the season to embrace color! Think neon pinks, sunny yellows, and electric blues. Bright dresses not only lift your spirits but also make you stand out in a crowd.

• Tip: Accessorize with neutral or metallic pieces to balance the boldness.
• Style Idea: A-line dress in a vibrant hue paired with white sneakers for a sporty-chic look.

4. Elegant and Effortless

For those who prefer a more understated look, minimalist dresses in neutral tones or soft pastels are perfect. They exude elegance and can easily transition from day to night.

• Tip: Focus on quality fabrics and simple, clean lines.
• Style Idea: Sleek slip dress in a pastel shade, perfect for layering with a denim jacket.

5. Sustainable Styles

Eco-friendly fashion is in vogue! Look for brands that offer sustainable and ethically-made summer dresses. Organic cotton, recycled materials, and fair trade practices are some key things to watch for.

• Tip: Support local brands and artisans to reduce your carbon footprint.
• Style Idea: Handcrafted dress with unique prints and patterns.

6. Accessorize Your Look

Don't forget to elevate your summer dress with the right accessories. Here are a few must-haves:

• Straw hats for a classic summer vibe.
• Statement sunglasses to protect your eyes in style.
• Woven bags that add texture and are perfect for carrying all your summer essentials.
• Comfortable yet stylish footwear like espadrilles, sandals, or even chunky sneakers.

7. Share Your Summer Dress Selfies

We want to see your summer style! Drop your photos in the comments and let's celebrate the season together. Plus, share your favorite brands and shops – we're always on the lookout for new fashion inspiration!
Stay cool, stay stylish, and enjoy every sunny moment!

Let me give some backstory because there were 3 main “events” that led me to eventually ghosting this person. (Please forgive me, this may end up a little lengthy. Also, this wasn’t written as well as the first draft but that one got deleted)
Event #1: In high school, there were 4 of us that were really close. We will call them each, Diana, Julia, and Jack. Julia worshiped Diana. Diana could do no wrong in Julia’s eyes. Diana and Jack were a couple. They dated the majority of high school. All the way up to the summer before our senior year. Obviously, it was hard on the couple, but it was also difficult for ALL of their friends because we were expected to pick a side. Julia took Diana’s side, no questions and no doubts. It felt like I was the only one that wanted to remain neutral because I considered both Diana and Jack really good friends. Not just the typical, Jack was a friend because he was Diana’s boyfriend. Anyways, trying to remain neutral I gave support to both of them, the best I could. Jack confided in me that the reason he broke off the relationship was he had become overwhelmed by the drama Diana created. This made sense to me because Diana CRAVED drama. She created drama All. The. Time. (Looking back, I have no idea how I was friends with either of them. These friendships were just those friendships that some how… became and existed) The break up launched a series of dramatic situations created by Diana that escalated. These situations ended with Diana sleeping with a random guy from our school, 2 maybe 3 weeks after breaking up, and she ended up pregnant. The school year started up and as more kids found out about her pregnancy, the more rumors started going around. The biggest one – Jack was the father. Pregnant teens were absolutely not common in my high school. And Jack was being blamed for the situation Diana was in. Feeling empathy for my friend, I continued to be Jacks friend because most of his other friends were isolating him and giving him the cold shoulder. (To make it completely clear – Jack and I only felt friendship for each other, nothing more.) Julia hated that I was continuing to be Jacks friend. Julia accused me of betraying Diana and yelling at me for even talking to him - Jack: the one that got Diana pregnant. Julia said that she knew I couldn’t be trusted and was a horrible friend. The kicker? Julia and I knew who got Diana pregnant. Diana told us. Julia fed the rumors about Jack being the father, even though she knew the truth! For the sake of keeping the peace and adhering to the “Girl Code” I had to let the friendship with Jack dwindle to an occasional friendly wave in the hallway. A rift between Diana & Julia and myself grew regardless. The way they treated me began to change – talking down to me and keeping me out of conversations. I can guarantee they had conversations behind my back (as teenage girls do.) I can also guarantee Julia was the mastermind because Diana was too busy with the drama/attention of her pregnancy to notice anything or anyone else. I was already dealing with things at home and on top of it, had to maneuver the drama with my so called best friends. Julia doing this hurt so much because friends don’t do that. On top of it, I had a similar situation happen in middle school with a previous group of friends.
Event #2: (my main reason I don’t consider them a friend) Through Jr and Sr High school I had a crush mostly on one guy. There were other little crushes, but he was always the main one. We will call him Mark. Mark and I were actually really good friends. He was in a different friend group than Diana, Jack, and Julia. He and his friend welcomed me into their group when the drama was happening our senior year. Mark actually knew I had a crush on him. He was as kind as possible when he turned me down. Mark said he was committed to his own crush (who turned him down, saying she didn’t want to date in high school) Mark believed she was “the one” and was trying to not date anyone else as a sign of loyalty to her. Realizing Mark wasn’t going to change his mind, I had a hard time pretending and convincing myself I shouldn’t and didn’t have a crush on him. Doing so actually opened a door for Mark and I to become even closer friends. I hung out with him and his two guy friends a lot. Especially after we graduated high school. In fact, the majority of that calendar year, I basically didn’t spend any time with Diana and Julia. At the end of that year, the holiday season, all of the sudden Mark wasn’t hanging out with us as much. Our two friends told me he had a girlfriend. I assumed it was the girl he had a crush on. Especially because our friends said things like “he is picking up his girlfriend from the high school.” (his crush was the year behind us) a few weeks went by and it was almost Christmas. One of my friends was throwing a Christmas party, a bunch of us were invited. While I was hanging out in the front room with others, Mark came in through the front door, his girlfriend behind him. I couldn’t help but look in disbelief. His girlfriend wasn’t his crush, but was none other than Julia. Julia was also in the year behind us and was still going to school. Julia noticed me looking and as Mark turned away from her, she grabbed him, turned him back toward her and kissed him. I was already trying to tell myself it wasn’t a big deal. But then Julia, mid-kiss, looked straight at me. The kiss wasn’t very long but still. Some of you may argue that she was “concerned” about my reaction. But it was her grin and wave afterwards that told me Julia was gloating. Gloating that she was now dating the guy I had a crush on for years. And despite trying to deny it, I still had a crush on him. I left that friend group as well because I knew Julia was going to be there more often, which would inevitably ruin that group for me as well. I didn’t want to deal with the drama and hurt so I cut my losses.
Event #3: (the reminder event) A couple years later, Diana and Julia were married with kids. They had moved out of town, Julia even moved out of state. I got a message from Julia, sent to both Diana and I, asking if we would like to meet for lunch the next week because she (Julia) was coming into town to see family. As best as I could tell, Diana and Julia went their separate ways after we all graduated high school. For the sake of the friendship we once had, I agreed to meet. The day came, we get our food and sit down. They immediately start talking about their husbands and kids. Which is totally understandable, we were there to catch up. Thing is, I was still single – no kids, no husband. So I couldn’t add much to the conversation to relate and there wasn’t much of an opportunity to even ask questions. I finished my lunch while listening to them talk. At this point, 30-45 minutes went by and no one asked me how my life was going beyond the initial “How are you?!” when we first met up and got in line to order our food. Feeling very much like a third wheel, I wanted a chance to talk with my old friends. Finding an opportunity to organically get involved, I did so. I don’t remember what the conversation was about but I do remember I added to the conversation by saying something as simple as “Have you seen that movie yet?” Julia looked me dead in the eyes, said something specifically in response to my question and added “You aren’t even married or have a kid yet, you wouldn’t understand.” Diana laughed a little and added, “Not yet” They then continued to talk about their kids till it was decided we had been there long enough (a total of nearly 2 hrs) Today, I am married and have a kid of my own. I could talk about my kid all day long. But I don’t, because I considered it a basic social skill to be able to talk about other things. Especially to keep others involved in conversation. After this last situation, I was reminded of the way she treated me. So, I committed to keeping both, specifically Julia at a distance. At first Julia would try to convince me to visit her where she lived. Even after getting married. It eventually dwindled down to maybe 1 or 2 messages from her a year. Through all this time I give very minimal responses if Julia Facebook messages me.
I never confronted either of them about everything because I knew it would cause more drama that wasn’t worth dealing with.
So AITA?
Some of you may be looking for the petty. Well, to keep it short, Mark and I started dating 5 years after graduating high school. We have been together for 9 ½ years, married 7 ½ years, and have a beautiful 3yr old girl.
If you guys want an update on his experience dating Julia (he says it was the worse relationship he had) and how Mark and I ended up together, lmk!

So I started talking to this guy who I really click with and we seem to have similar life goals and relationship goals. I decided to take the plunge and just go see him.
I paid for my flights and everything and I didn’t want to ask him for any help financially since we were just meeting for the first time. i was willing to take a hotel near him but he said he would rather me stay with him and just use the spare bedroom if i felt comfortable. he had the dogs stay with his parents for the night so we could spend time just the two of us.
he is financially independent, has a house, a good job, and two lovely dogs.
something i really liked about him was that he was also close to his family. his mom and dad live minutes away from him and visit almost daily. i have no issue with this on its face. but then there was a bit of tension.
when i was there everything was wonderful! it was butterflies and everything. i felt safe and happy! then the next day we woke up and his mom seemed upset on the phone about him being late to pick the dogs up and concerned about why. i didn’t make anything of it.
when we got there i stayed in the car and when he came back to the car w the dogs he explained how his mom felt about the whole thing on the drive back. he said she was apprehensive about me being there. she also was concerned about my job/finanical stability bc i am entering into a PhD program and said that I should “work before attempting to be a professor”. for context, i have had a job consistently since i was in high school so i was offended. especially when i fronted the money to see him with no reimbursement! he also said that she warned him not to have me at his place and told him not to do anything sexual with me because i could “accuse him of sexual assault”. i was bewildered with how casually he said this. and he just kept saying his mom is just looking out for him and anxious.
i immediately felt like the situation would be his mom trying to stop us from seeing each other if this was her initial reaction. he said that she has always been like this about him seeing girls and has “high standards” for who he should see.
later that day he made a comment about how his parents were frustrated and upset about how my being there prevented them from coming over for the day. i asked if that would be an issue if i came back again. he said that he “can’t keep them away for too long”.
i dug into his relationship with his mom some more and he revealed that his mom will come over to clean and do different tasks in the house for him. he doesn’t seem lazy or incapable at all to require that. but he said she enjoys it and won’t stop her.
i have no interest in dealing with an overbearing mother like this. it feels bad enough to feel like i have to impress someone rather than having a neutral or piece start. i also expressed that my families reaction that i was seeing someone was overwhelmingly positive because they just want to see me happy.
he said that i should just enjoy the happy moments and if any issues arise “we will deal with them together”. i agreed but on second thought feel as though it is not my reality to quell his mother and combine her i am worthy to her son. it feels like we’re 16 in high school or something.
overall, i would like some advice on how to proceed with things. should i just see how it goes? should i cut it off now? should i try to help him draw boundaries? i haven’t encountered something like this before in my dating life. any advice would help.
TLDR: started seeing a new guy who lives far away, his mother seems to disapprove of me even though she has not met me before and only knows my occupation and age. his mother is also always over and gets upset if that is prevented. don’t know how to deal with this family situation. do i leave or try to work it out?

Maintaining excellent oral health is essential for overall well-being, confidence, and quality of life. Fortunately, with the right knowledge and practice, achieving a radiant smile is well within reach. Whether you're a seasoned dental enthusiast or just starting your oral health journey, we've got the inside scoop on all the tips and tricks you need to keep your pearly whites in their best shape. So, let's dive right in and uncover the secrets to maintaining a radiant smile.
Master the Art of Brushing
Brushing your teeth is the cornerstone of good oral hygiene, but are you doing it right? Opt for a soft-bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste, and brush for a full two minutes twice a day. Remember to brush all surfaces of your teeth, including the front, back, and chewing surfaces, using gentle circular motions. And don't forget to show some love to your tongue and gums, too!
Don't Forget to Floss
Ah, flossing—the unsung hero of oral hygiene. It may seem like a hassle, but trust us, it's worth it! Flossing removes plaque and food particles from between your teeth and along the gumline, where your toothbrush can't reach. So grab a piece of floss (waxed or unwaxed, your choice!) and gently slide it between each tooth, making sure to curve it around the base of each tooth for a thorough clean.
Watch Your Diet
Be mindful of your dietary choices, as they can significantly impact your oral health. Choose tooth-friendly snacks such as crunchy fruits and vegetables, which help scrub away plaque, and calcium-rich dairy products, which strengthen tooth enamel. Limit your intake of sugary and acidic foods and beverages, as they can contribute to tooth decay and erosion.
Hydrate for Health
Stay hydrated throughout the day to keep your mouth moist and happy. Drinking plenty of water helps rinse away food particles and bacteria, and it also helps stimulate saliva production, which is essential for neutralizing acids and protecting against cavities. Water is calorie-free and good for your overall health—so drink up!
Don't Forget Your Tongue
Your tongue plays a crucial role in your oral health, so don't forget to give it some love! Use your toothbrush or a tongue scraper to gently clean your tongue and remove bacteria and food debris. This not only helps keep your breath fresh but also reduces the risk of oral health issues like bad breath and gum disease.
Add Mouthwash to Your Routine
Consider adding mouthwash to your oral hygiene routine for an extra layer of protection against plaque and bacteria. Choose a mouthwash with fluoride to strengthen tooth enamel and help prevent cavities. Swish with mouthwash after brushing and flossing for a refreshing finish to your oral care routine.
Say No to Smoking
Smoking not only stains your teeth and causes bad breath but also increases the risk of gum disease, tooth loss, and oral cancer. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your oral health and overall well-being. Seek support from healthcare professionals or smoking cessation programs to kick the habit for good.
Schedule Regular Check-ups
Even if your teeth feel fine, routine dental visits are crucial for catching any potential issues early on and preventing them from becoming bigger problems down the road. Your dentist can also provide professional cleanings to remove plaque and tartar buildup, keeping your smile bright and healthy. Plus, who doesn't love that fresh-from-the-dentist feeling?
And there you have it—some friendly and informative oral health tips to help you achieve a brighter, healthier smile. Remember, a little love and care go a long way when it comes to your oral health, so keep up the good work and keep on smiling!
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We've all heard it, whether you were an adult or a kid being forced to dental cleaning and tooth filling by your parents, the dentist or dental assistant would chew you out with an anti-sugar rant and blamed your cavity on not brushing everyday or even brushing once a day instead of two times a day and your glass of orange juice or canned soda from last week. This is something I've heard from the time I was a kid to my early 20's, it was always my fault because I wasn't brushing enough and because I liked sweet beverages but contrary to their advice I was brushing everyday and I didn't drink very much soda considering my parents started to restrict it from me for a period of time but nevertheless the filling appointments kept coming, while I was mostly cavity free during my teen years things got really bad day once I started smoking cigarettes, first I developed a very bad cavity on abscess in one of my wisdom teeth and this led to me getting gaslighted into pulling all my wisdom teeth, a couple years later while attending a jobcorps where I was never allowed to leave the campus without being kicked out the program and my liquid intake was mostly from sugar free fizzy vitamin drinks, juice and coffee I started developing multiple cavities at a time which resulted in me getting multiple fillings but yet still not all the ones I needed despite that I was brushing twice a day most days, the following year being short on money and dropped off my parents dental plan while the money I did have was going elsewhere I withheld getting a couple cavities in my back molars filled for a few months, I tried compensating for this by pouring a tone of salt in a warm glass of water and swishing that water in my mouth before bed, low and behold not only did this not work but in just a few months of doing this one my molars decayed to the point of being halfway gone and the other developing a large cavity at the gum line, so I wound up getting two root canals in these molars early 2020 along with another filling on my incisor while I first started to make changes to my habits. You'd think I have more since then but after what's been roughly 5 years I've haven't developed another cavity since and I'll go through what I truly believe the reasoning for this being despite that I don't brush my teeth anymore than I used two and that I still consume sugar.

1. I started actually drinking water, I came up with this idea while at work to start buying gallons of water because they were cheap, they helped make me feel energetic, and they helped my chronic tendonitis, they say sugar is bad for your teeth because the remains that stick to your teeth attract bacteria that produce an acidic byproduct or because it's acid but the problem is this wouldn't be any different from anything else you eat that leaves residue or gets caught in between your teeth, if a piece of steak gets caught between your teeth the microbes are going to go after that, and sugar by itself actually has a neutral PH. What not only helps wash away debris in your mouth but also regulates the PH level in your mouth di drinking regular water because that's one of the actual reasons why I believe tooth decay is so prominent in our species, we consume lots of acidic cooked or carbonated beverages that can damage the enamel of your teeth, just by drinking a significant amount of water you compensate for this by buffering out the acids leftover plus you simulate your saliva production which has antibody/PH modifying effects of it's own. This principal can be used I you choose to smoke cigarettes as well, smoking whatever it may be is another large contributor to societal tooth decay because the combust is very acidic and it sticks to your teeth, if you wash your mouth it after smoking like I started doing especially with warm water you can counteract this effect, but Ideally smoking should be stopped. Today I still drink my sugary monsters but I'll drink water aside them, I don't find drinking only water is necessary but the important thing to do is to not neglect it. If you reading get my drift here, IT'S NOT THE SUGAR THAT'S ROTTING YOUR TEETH, IT'S DEHYDRATION! WHICH MEANS ACIDS IN YOUR MOUTH GO UNCHECKED!
   
2. I started eating a more nutritious diet, in early 2020 after months after finally getting away from being trapped and graduating from the local jobcorps, this lead to me being able to prepare my own food I developed a more enhanced interest in nutrition after I watched the What in the health documentary, this lead to conduct a mostly whole food plant based diet experiment on myself for several months, while the strict plant based part didn't last what did was my consumption of things that actually have minerals including CALCIUM such as vegetables, beans, whole grains and I bought an instant pot so I could easily prepare my own veggies and beans. Today consume more whole wheat and leafy greens as well as sardines, salmon and fermented dairy products and beverages with fortified minerals.
   

Before for years too much of my diet was made up of refined grains and meat, when grains are refined they lose much of or even all of their nutritional value, white rice literally has no vitamins or minerals in it. This is why nutritionists and physicians tell people to consume whole grains over refined, meats are also not a significant source of calcium, vitamin K oe magnesium which are also other important nutrients for your bones as well as your teeth, this is also where spring water comes in hand, it's naturally high in ph and has natural sources of minerals that helps protects the teeth of animals in the wild.

1. I started only brushing my teeth once a day and that time particularly being just before I go to bed, whenever before I brushed my teeth in the morning I could tell they became more sensitive and would lose their exterior natural protection from the acids and I would feel it if I had breakfast after, I also fail to see the benefit of brushing after waking up when I already brushed the night before. I usually just brush once a day now and sometimes I forget and skip a day, the reason why I don't skip brushing altogether is because I don't want plaque building up in my mouth and I want to brush away any possible remaining trails of food debris.

[Edit - just want to reiterate, I am just a consumer and not a professional in the medical or any related field. Even though much of my opinions are based on research I have read, it can still only be considered an opinion as it is second hand info based on someone not qualified nor having truly deep knowledge of the subject. Also, considerations should be discussed with your doctor or therapist before making changes. for yourself. Also note that there have been many health benefits for myself besides weight loss and diabetes control. ]
I haven't taken the henrymeds version, assuming people get what they pay for though. I have a legit Mounjaro prescription due to diabetes . Also have an Adderall prescription. Adderall alone has a noticeable appetite suppression quality that wears off at the end of the day (would not recommend taking Adderall for weight loss as it can be damaging even at typical prescribed doses, just my personal reference). But, when I was taking both Adderall and Mounjaro together, I'd say the appetite suppression was exponentially greater than either alone and did not wear off. I have also taken Mounjaro while off Adderall which has far less appetite suppression than combined.
So, it is possible that other meds that are sometimes prescribed off label like Wellbutrin may greatly enhance the appetite suppression of anything on henrymeds. I'd say talk to your doctors about this if not getting the results you were looking for. Some people may be more or less sensitive than others to the effects.
But, be aware, that it is possible that you would need to force yourself to eat if appetite was suppressed to much. So needs to be done with supervision. At one point, 2.5mg Mounjaro with my Adderall daily, I lost 5lbs a week for 3 weeks and had to make myself eat. It did get more manageable later but still much greater appetite suppression effect than either alone. In total I had lost 35lbs and was steady at 150lbs (5' 6.5").
When I stopped Mounjaro, my appetite came back strong, and then when I stopped Adderall too my appetite was the worst in my life. I have always had appetite control issues but at that point even when I was stuffed I usually felt like I needed to eat something. It did improve but not before I gained back nearly 30 lbs. I have other mitigating circumstances so I am likely an unusual case for all I know. But something to be aware of if you are prescribed more than one appetite suppressing medication.
I will be telling a friend to look into henrymeds since she is currently paying the ridiculous no insurance Mounjaro prices.
Related, but off topic if you have time to burn.....
I also recommend taking supplements to be sure you are not getting too little of nutrients. If not sure you are getting sufficient nutrition from food every day I'd recommend a Multivitamin, mineral supplements for things like calcium, magnesium, etc. Protein supplements, most adults should be getting at a bare minimum 30 to 50 grams of quality protein a day. For calcium I'd recommend citracal maximum plus because it has other microminerals (small dose required) with it and uses a highly absorbable calcium form. Magnesium bys/glycinate or citrate for good absorption. Low dose Iron to prevent anemia if male (women's multivitamins usually have iron but men's usually do not). "oxide" forms of minerals are usually cheap, but have much lower absorption rates than other forms like citrates, bys/glycinate, phosphates. Many other good and not so good forms out there. Cows milk also a great source of calcium in the form of calcium phosphate and has tons and tons of listed and unlisted nutrients. There are some really good and really bad plant based alternatives but that is something you should look into yourself if interested. But don't believe the milk is bad for you hype. It's a marketing gimmick for the plant based and other health industries in my opinion. https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-materials/using-nutrition-facts-label-choose-milk-and-plant-based-beverages
Consult with your doctor and check the NIH website for proper balance. NIH website for nutritional RDA (recommended daily allowance) , AI (adequate intake), UL(upper limit), etc. Things like Calcium and Magnesium the ratio can be more important than total intake. You can also look into what supplements should be taken with or without food and what should be taken together or separate. There is a lot of info out there, just be sure you look at reputable sources preferably without a motivation to sell you something or steer you in a direction for their own gains.
https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf https://ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/nutrientrecommendations.aspx https://www.nutrition.gov/ https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplements/information-consumers-using-dietary-supplements https://www.fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/nutrition-education-resources-materials https://www.medicinenet.com/what_vitamins_should_not_be_taken_togethearticle.htm
If you have the time and money, I'd recommend a website like consumerlabs.com which independently tests various supplement brands for quality, purity, contaminants, potency, etc. and gives background info on things like what it does or is purported to do, what to look for, comparison if different forms of a supplement, concerns and cautions, price comparison, recommended brands and top pics or not recommended brands due to failing some criteria. And loads more information.
I am not affiliated with anything. Just a consumer.
Things you can drill down to find out about nutrition are things like calcium carbonate may not be the best choice on an empty stomach if taking acid blockers like omeprazole because it needs stomach acid to become soluble. Taking with food promotes acid generation and better absorption in that case. Best to take vitamin B complex separate from a vitamin C supplement since vit C can block B12 absorption depending on dosage. Do you know your RDA of choline, alpha-linolenic or linoleic acid, or vitamin k? Do you know the difference between a complete protein and incomplete protein? Or that protein actually contains amino acids that are also used for things in addition to muscle like phenylalanine for dopamine and norepinephrine neurotransmitters, tryptophan for serotonin, methionine for antioxidants and methyl donors and DNA processing and immune response etc. etc etc.

Me [M37] and my wife [F35] have been together for 10 years, married for 3 years.
Prior to getting married, we obviously discussed having children and I was open to the idea, but she would never commit; and said she liked our life where we could go on holidays whenever we wanted, spend our money on things we wanted etc.
Since last year, she has changed her mind and she now wants a child really bad. I have my own thoughts about why she's changed her mind, her best friend [F33] has recently had a baby. Anyway, I have also changed my mind and I don't want any children now. I already have a child in their teens from a previous relationship and I know how expensive children can be, . Today, she sent me a message whilst I was at work and she said "Do you 100% not want children". To which I replied "if I am honest, no".
Her reply was "Why was it ok to have a child with someone else, but not me? What is it about me that makes you so dead against having a child!?". Completely out of the blue, and I guess my questions are A) Is this a normal reaction? B) Is this something that can be overcome? & C) Am I being an arsehole here?
My head says her reply was completely out of order. What I did yea prior with someone else shouldn't be used as a form of blackmail or coercive behaviour in our relationship; more so when the subject of the matter is your stepdaughter. I don't think the whole baby issue is going to end well. One of us will end up depressed, regretful and/or resentful.
I assume this is probably a topic that's discussed a lot on this sub, so please forgive me if it feels like another repost etc. I'm just looking for some neutral and honest advice from people who don't know either of us.
TL;DR - Before we were married, my Wife didn't want a baby, I was open to the idea. Now we're married, wife wants a baby and I don't.

So the chemical formula is CN2, and it' burns extremely hot (~5000°C) so I can see why sublimate gives that much damage.
From wikipedia: "Industrially, it is created by the oxidation of hydrogen cyanide, usually using chlorine over an activated silicon dioxide catalyst or nitrogen dioxide over a copper salt. It is also formed when nitrogen and acetylene are reacted by an electrical spark or discharge."
Skipping over the very boring and unimportant details I have come to a few suspicions about the things on erekir-
• the air contains some amount of chlorine, as it is used as a reactionary in the process to make cyanogen
• it contains some amount of ozone or oxygen, seeing as HCN needs to be oxidized for the reaction. Probably ozone, and it will also explain the heat requirement.
• or disregarding the previous points (which may or may not be true regardless, as we don't explicitly know which method the cyanogen synthesizer uses to make it) the arykycite probably contains Mercury salts
• an alternative method to make cyanogen exists and the next point expands on it
• looking into it, I'd have to guess that carbon from graphite is being turned into CN via nitrogen from the air (which we knows exists because of the nitrogen condenser) and then reacting it with some sort of mercurial salt present in arkycite? Or maybe arkycite is a liquid Mercury compund itself? And at last it decomposes the compund into cyanogen- the final product
Anyway these are just a few thoughts I had, feel free to correct me if I got anything wrong
Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanogen here's the wikipedia article incase anyone wants to read this as well

I recently switched my LO to Bubs Goat and like everyone else am having a difficult time finding the formula. Every online retailer shows out of stock so I will physically go into Walmart to see if they have any on shelf. I managed to get a can at Walmart and another from Thrive and they are labeled as 0-6mo stage 1 and 800g. This past weekend I was in San Diego CA and found infant Bubs goat at Walmart but the packaging is different. It has 0-12 months and slightly smaller at 20oz. Has anyone seen anything about this change? I emailed AussieBubs in the meantime. But just seems odd since their website shows the 0-6mo stages and nothing mentioned that I saw regarding packaging or formulation changes

TL;DR: Can you help me with what I should be getting tested for to help figure out a high anion gap?
Hello, I am turning here after having about 5 years of worsening health issues. There is a lot in my history that I might have a hard time remembering right now because I am not feeling too well. But essentially, I wanted to ask for help in doing more bloodwork on my own to look into a "pure anion gap acidosis" of between 10-20 mEq/L over the past few years in this chart of 5 past blood test dates. I also want to share basic problems I have been having in case this can help. This has happened between the ages of 15 and 20.
Starting with five years ago, I had an extreme episode of stomach pain which got worse after having Ibuprofen (15). It would leave me somewhat bedridden. Later that year, I had a paralysis on the left side of the throat which made it so I couldn't eat for about a month before getting better (they put me on antibiotics). Later that year, I had hyperthyroidism and they put me on a medication, and eventually this went away too (16). Around this time, I also noticed constant sore eyes which made focusing on the computer and books more difficult. I also noticed around this time or in the following months that my eyes didn't look quite right, kinda bulgy. By the next year, I wasn't able to play video games for more than an hour due to the eye pain (18).
Over the next several years, my recurring eye soreness has turned into constant pain where I was learning Braille. It's worst when I am driving or listening to speaker and watching their body language, and I have problems focusing my eyes on the road for more than 30-60 minutes which is highly dangerous (19). I was diagnosed with BVD (Strabismus) a year ago and got prism lenses which seemed to help a lot. Originally, I noticed that I was having major issues with watching my surroundings, bumping into stuff, focusing, and needing to sleep a lot. I was having "warped vision" where my phone or other stuff didn't look right as I wasn't processing depth correctly. I wasn't able to look at the Speedometer before prism lenses because looking back at stuff that was too close was really difficult. It was weird in that it seemed like an "attack" where things got so much worse for a month, but equalized out eventually.
The really annoying thing is being told I don't have any clear health issues, which has made me feel like a crab that is slowly being boiled in a pot by now. In these past months, I am having fatigue issues, the gut pain has been constant but a bit worse. I got tested for allergies again; I originally had none, but at 15 developed 6 new ones when going out of network with an allergist, and we did the same thing ago a month ago and I have 24 new allergies and the original 6 are gone. I have begun a diet eating only stuff I tested negatively for, as a food log seems useless when I am depending largely on items with a +2 rating for allergies and unable to tell what is hurting me, and my eyes seem to feel better and look better, although I am still having major issues with fatigue, now mixed in with huge issues with memory, taking care of myself, mental confusion, studying (when before I was an A+ student no problem), etc.
I am seeing a Neuro-Ophthamologist in a couple weeks, but I am scared that because I tested negatively for Graves disease (which I heavily suspected I had due to these past history) they'll not be able to help me. I linked my blood results, which have a couple elevated things, but the main thing I wanted to focus on was figuring out the high anion gap, which I think may have something to do with it. If there is other stuff I should mention, I can answer questions, I am sort of here as a last resort. I am going to ask them about Orbital Myositis, because even if I don’t have that, it and TED are good references for the symptoms of the eye problems I am having. But once again, in the absence of easy answers, I want to check the anion gap because other abnormalities in the chart I linked can be related to IBS/IBD. Thank you for your time and consideration.
I am 20M, five foot eight, 150 pounds, mixed European/Latino.
Isaiah's Lab Results History Type of LabRange6/20/20198/19/201910/8/201911/21/20196/9/233/22/213/6/244/29/245/14/2024 Glucose85-99 mg/dL 921029652 91 Hemoglobin A1c4.8%-5.6% 5.3 5.4 Uric Acid(F) 3.2-5.5 mg/dL (M) 3.7-6.0 mg/dL 6.6 BUN13-18 mg/dL 13121314 13 Creatine(F) 0.65-0.9 mg/dL (M) 0.85-1.1 mg/dL 0.790.890.990.99 1.02 (if non-African American)eGFR .59 mL/min/1.73 113 108 (if African American)eGFR .59 mL/min/1.73 BUN/Creatine Ratio10-20 1613 14 13 Sodium135-140 mmol/L 139143138139 139 Potassium4.0-4.5 mmol/L 4.34.64.34.8 4.0 Chloride100-106 mmol/L 100103102101 102 Carbon Dioxide22-27 mmol/L 24212625 21 Anion Gap7-12 mmol/L 15/19~19/24~10/14~13~18 16/20~ Calcium9.2-10.1 mg/dL 9.49.69.79.7 9.7 Phosphorus3.5-4.0 mg/dL 3.4 Magnesium2.0-2.5 mg/dL Total Protein6.9-7.4 g/dL 7.17.37.97.3 7.3 Albumin4.0-5.0 g/dL 4.95.154.8 4.9 Globulin2.4-2.8 g/dL 2.22.22.92.5 2.4 A/G Ratio1.5-2.0 2.22.31.71.9 2.0 Bilirubin (direct)0.0-0.4 mg/dL Total Bilirubin0.1-1.2 mg/dL 0.70.60.70.8 1.0 Alkaline Phosphatase44-90 IU/L 15216074126 90 LDH140-180 IU/L 167 SGOT (AST)10-26 IU/L 22241720 20 SGPT (ALT)10-26 IU/L 15161718 19 GGTP(F) 10-60 IU/L (M) 10-65 IU/L 21 TIBC250-350 ug/dL 319 UIBC150-375 ug/dL 209 Serum Iron80-130 ug/dL 110 Iron Saturation15%-55% 34 Ferritin(premenopause)10-122 ng/mL (postmenopause)10-263 ng/mL (male)33-236 ng/mL 85 Transferrin200-370 mg/dL Cholesterol150-199 mg/dL 181 167 Triglycerides75-100 mg/dL 165 61 HDL55-100 mg/dL 50 49 VLDLAbove Lab Range 12 LDL<99 mg/dL 103 106 Cholesterol/HDL Ratio<3.1 3.6 3.4 CRP (high sensitivity)0-3 mg/L 0.88 Homocysteine<7 umol/L 10.7 TSH1.8-3.0 ulU/mL 0.981.371.641.120.950.831.261.44 T46-12 ug/dL 6.57.9 9.7 T3 Uptake28%-38% 31 FTI1.2-4.9 mg/dL 3.0 T3100-180 ng/dL 123110 95 116 Free T32.0-4.0 pg/mL 43.5 3.3 Reverse T39.2-24.1 ng/dL 29.9 Free T41.0-1.5 ng/dL 1.281.481.43 1.501.401.511.81 Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO), Ab0-34 IU/mL 1210 <9 <9 Thyroglobulin, Ab0.0-0.9 IU/mL <1.0<1.0 <1.0 TBG18-27 ug/mL Thyroid Stim Immunoglobulin <0.10 Calcitriol(1,25 di-OJH Vit D)24.8-81.5 pg/mL 89.4 25-OH Vitamin D332-100 ng/mL 28.1 26.2 1,25-Dihydroxy Vitamin D10-75 pg/mL Fibrinogen Activity193-507 mg/dL 336 WBC5-88.1 6.46.76.84.35.9 5.6 RBC(F) 3.9-4.5 (M) 4.4-4.94.63 4.794.564.995.14.96 4.86 HGB(F) 13.5-14.5 (M) 14-15 g/dL14.2 14.91415.816.215.1 15.1 HCT(F) 37%-44% (M) 39%-55%41.9 44.341.345.147.844.1 45.8 MCV85-92 fL91 939190.49488.9 94 MCH27.7-32 pg30.7 31.130.731.731.831.3 31.1 MCHC32-36 g/dL33.9 33.633.93533.935.1 33.0 RDW11.7%-15%13.3 12.61312.111.912.2 12.6 Platelets155K-379K326 284293302256301 316 Neutrophils40%-60%68 5446 4755.1 50 Lymphocytes25%-40%20 3336 3730.5 34 Monocytes4%-7%12 912 1211.6 12 Eosinophils0%-3%0 35 32 3 Basophils0%-3%0 11 10.8 1 Magnesium, RBC6.5.-6.8 mg/dL 4.5 Immature Granulocytes 0 Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 Specific Gravity 1.0008 pH 7.0 Urine Color Yellow Appearance Clear WBC Esterase Negative Protein Negative Glucose Negative Ketones Negative Occult Blood Negative Bilirubin Negative Urobilinogen,Semi-Qn0.2-1 mg/dL 0.2 Nitrite, Urine Negative AChR Binding Abs, Serum0.00-0.24 nmol/L0.04 AChR Blocking Abs, Serum0%-25%15 ANA Direct Negative Tryptaseug/L 3.8 Sedimentation Rate-Westergrenmm/hr 52 Endomysial Antibody IgA Negative t-Trasglutaminase (tTG) IgAu/mL <2 Immunoglobulin A, Qn, Serummg/dL 137 Ambig Abbrev CMP14 Default results? Calprotectin, Fecalug/g 30 WBC, Stool None H. Pylori Stool, Ag, EIA Negative

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There is quite a bit of untranslated material for this series getting released alongside the anime. Since I'm just a bit obsessed with the MahiKano pair I went digging around in it to see if there was anything that could shed some light on their delightfully (and frustratingly) ambiguous relationship. There is actually lots of interesting stuff so I thought I'd share what I've found as we approach the last four episodes. I think my translations are pretty decent but be aware I'm by no means fluent. Google-sensei assisted.
Unfortunately, none of it is "proof" of any romantic feelings between the two and some of it makes things even more puzzling, but it is yet more to add to what we already have.

Voice Drama

Every week there is a short voice drama that gives an extra scene taking place around the time of the most recent episode. Some of them have a bit of MahiKano, and a couple of them have a lot. It is recommended to read along with the video.
Ep 3: (Basically) Mahiru asks Kiui to explain a meme she heard classmates using that she had pretended to understand, and it had been bugging her. After some prodding Kiui fully explains it for her. [3:47] Kiui: "So, do you feel refreshed?" Mahiru: "Refreshed! I am super refreshed!... Ah, didn't I sound a bit like Kano-chan just now?" Kiui: "Like I'd know! I'm not that close to her." Mahiru: "Oh that's right huh." Mahiru: "Your training is insufficient." Kiui: "Hey now, that is on the same level as the comments I get even if it is a better quality one."
Ep 5: Before they go do their first shrine visit, the four of them talk about JELEE's growth. [0:36] Yoru: "It doesn't really feel like it but it has been some time already. From Halloween it's been...about two months?" Kano [dramatically]: "Yup. On that day, Yoru and I had our fated meeting." Mei: "That makes me kind of jealous." Kiui: "No, it doesn't matter when you joined." Kano: "We're all precious JELEE teammates." Yoru: "Yup."
Ep 6: Mahiru and Kano go to the place Miiko works at to meet up with her for dinner after she finishes her shift. [0:37]
Kano: "Ooo, the yakitori looks delicious. It is wonderfully arranged isn't it, Yoru-sensei? Mahiru: "No, I just arranged it normally." Kano: "It must be your "sense" talking again." Mahiru: "Geez."
Due to Kiui and Mei already having not been able to come with and Miiko taking on an extra shift and needing to cancel, it ends up being just the two of them. The topic turns to school. [2:03]
Kano: "Ahhh.... oh yeah, winter break has ended for us, huh?" Mahiru: "Kano-chan, you forgot about school being a thing didn't you?" Kano: "Well, you see, it doesn't make a difference whether or not I go." Mahiru: "When the new term starts we're gonna be 3rd years you know? It is our last year being high school girls so we gotta FULLY enjoy it or wouldn't it be a big waste?" Kano: [playfully] "I dunno~. Yoru, you really are a bit calculating about that..." Mahiru: "...Eh?" Mahiru: "No, I was just thinking it really is better to have fun is all." Kano: "But rather than being at school, isn't it more fun doing stuff with everyone in JELEE?" Mahiru: "That may be true but I'd say it is better to have fun from both." Kano: [dramatically] "Hmmm... I shall take that under consideration." Mahiru: "But you know, going straight for the goal you currently have in front of you is a very Kano-chan thing to do." Kano: [giggle] "Like I thought Yoru really understands me!" Mahiru: "I wasn't praising you 'k?" Kano: [playfully] "Eeeh?" Mahiru: "Hey now, don't forget about the yakitori. Which one do you want to eat Kano-chan?" Kano: "Then, for starters I'll go with salted!" Mahiru: "That kinda sounds like something a connoisseur would say." Kano: "I ate a different kind last time so this time is salted!" Mahiru: "There really was a proper reason..." Kano: [munching] "... ... what is it?" Mahiru: [evasively] "Nope, nothing. I wonder what I should have."
Ep 7: Kano and Kiui chat while in the bath together. Before long, Kano shifts the conversation to Mahiru [0:50] Kano: "By the way Kiui, have you ever bathed with Yoru?" Kiui: "Yeah. 'Though in saying that, it was just back in elementary school. Like when she'd come over to my house we'd take a bath together." Kano: "Heeh. I do kinda have the image of childhood friends going on family trips together and stuff." Kiui: "Mahiru in the past would draw art wherever she went. Even when we were spending time together she'd still be drawing, We'd often get scolded for losing track of time while drawing." Kano: "I feel that side of Yoru hasn't changed. Especially recently!" Kiui: "That may be!" Kano: "But at the time you also drew with her right?" Kiui: "That was a while ago but yes. I do still draw stuff for use in my videos but back then Mahiru would come over to my place for us to do it." Kano: "Eh? You're talking about when she'd come over to play?" Kiui: "You haven't heard from Mahiru? My place is an art class." Kano: *gasp "First I've heard! I seeee, nooow I get it." Kiui: "What did you just understand?" Kano: "No, just a feeling." Kiui: "Hey you..." Kano: "But you know, hearing about a side of Yoru I didn't know made me kinda happy." Kiui: "So sorry that you're stuck with someone you're not interested in here." Kano: [shouts] "That isn't true! I also love Kiui you know!" Kiui: "I was joking! Don't shout so loudly in the bath..." Kano: "Aah. Sor-, sorry." Kiui: "And so, tomorrow we're going to talk about you." Kano: "Eh? Me?" Kiui: "Just talking about me is unfair wouldn't you say?" Kano: "Hmm. But you know, you didn't really say that much about yourself?" Kiui: "I told you about what you wanted to hear didn't I? Kano: "Hmm... tell me one more thing!" Kiui: "If you will tell me a decent story, I'll think about it." Kano: "Oooo...alright! In that case I shall prepare something special." Kiui: "Now you've said it. I'm pretty difficult to satisfy you know?" Kano: "And I have some pretty good stuff you know. Like all kinds of stuff from my SunDolls days... fu, fu, fuuu. Kiui: "What is with that weird laugh? Alright then, what would you tell me for a secret story about when the jellyfish mural was made?" Kano: [excited] "Eh!? What's with that I wanna hear! Ask me anything! I'll tell you anything!" Kiui: "Woah, you're way too easy."
Ep 8: [0:00] Kano: "It's evening (yoru)." Kiui: "It sure is evening." Mei: "It is evening indeed." Mahiru: "Uh, it is like my name is being called over and over and feels rather strange." Kiui: "Tell that to Kano. She is the only one who calls you 'Yoru'." Kano: "But Yoru is Yoru isn't she? Ah, now it is 'Mahiru' (midday)!" Mei: "So deep..." Mahiru: "It's not deep at all. Anyways isn't everyone too worn out? We took the trouble to take a bath so it really should have a "refresh" kind of feel..." Kiui: "Even if you say that, you're actually tired from working all the time, right?" Mei: "Entering the bath made all my tiredness come out..." Kiui: "When you're tired that is actually the correct response." Mahiru: "Anyways, don't you not know what to talk about at times like these?" Kiui: "True, we are the Inexperienced Squad." Mei: "I have experience but I didn't have friends!" Mahiru: "It is hard to react to that...." Kiui: "And so Mahiru, offer us a topic for high school girls." Mahiru: "What?" Kano: "Oh, nice. Mahiru does do the most high school girl stuff." Mei: "I also agree with Nono-tan." Mahiru: [groan] Kiui: "So there we go Mahiru. We're counting on you." Mahiru: "Eeh, what a way to leave it to someone else..." Mahiru: "Hmm, lets see. The standard really is... love talk or something?" Kano/Kiui/Mei: [gasps/oooh/hm?]" Mahiru: "What is with those reactions..." Mahiru: "Let alone high school girls, it is a standard for girls!" Kiui: "No, are you saying that thinking we actually have anything?" Mei: "In the first place romance is banned for Nono-tan!" Kano: "No, it wasn't particularly banned. I didn't have that kind of person but [dramatically] maybe my fans were my lover." Mei: "Nono-tan...!" Mahiru: "Yeah, this was my mistake. I made a mistake." Kiui: "As long as you understand, it is fine." Mahiru: "It kinda looks like this has become my fault now..." Mei: "But for you to have brought it up, Mahiru, you must have something right? Love talk." Mahiru: "ah...eh..." Kano: [gasp] "...Mahiru?" Mahiru: "Right now it would be my art, really." Kiui: "She sure ran away." Kano: "She ran away." Mei: "She ran away indeed." Mahiru: "Because right now everyone in JELEE is like my lover!" Kano: "Ah, in that case that is how it for me too!" Mei: "Of course me too!" Kiui: "Then me too." [all laughs] Mahiru: "I guess, in the end it wasn't love talk at all." Kano: "But this sort of thing is kinda fun." Kiui: "It is like us." Kiui: "When we were at the driving school too, just talking about whatever was fun." Kano: "Yup. I got to hear a ton about Mahiru's past." Mahiru: "Eh? Hey wait, Kiui-chan I didn't hear about this!" Kiui: "I got to hear a whooole lot of Kano's secrets too." Mei: "Ki-, Kiwi-san!? Are you trying to steal a lead! I, too, want to hear stories about Nono-tan!" Kano: "My secrets are pretty expensive you know?" Mei: "One-, Is one hundred thousand enough? No, how about one million?" Kano: "No no don't take out mone......hm?" Mei: [rummaging around] "Lets see here, to immediately withdraw it from my account... (etc.)" Kano: "Wai- joke! It was a joke! For now close your wallet!"

JELEE Tweets

One of the ways the creators of this work is bringing it out into the real world is by having an X account for JELEE run by the main characters in-universe. It started off from even before episode 1 aired with Kano tweeting her thoughts and eventually all four members are using the account. Many of the tweets simply acknowledge events from the anime but there are quite a few that give new information or a second perspective about stuff. Here are some of the MahiKano-relevant ones. Check the tweet link for the actual emoticons and pictures.

By:	Tweet Translation	Notes
X JELEE	Is this the so-called "fated meeting" thing? [sparkle x2]	When episode 1 aired.
X JELEE	I went with the new member to karaoke. I'm always doing solo karaoke so this was crazy fun!!	This was before Mei joined (who doesn't like singing anyways) so this was a Kano & Mahiru outing.
X JELEE	I'm glad JELEE-chan's design could also be shown off [cry, heart]. It is the girl from the MV~!. Isn't she the absolute cutest? The one who drew her was my beloved illustrator, the one in charge of JELEE's illustrations: Umitsuki Yoru~ [sparkle x2]	Talking about the "Invincible Girl" MV.
X JELEE	It seems Yoru can also cook. So skillful~ I wonder if she'd cook for me sometime~ or something… [squee]
X JELEE	Tadah! A jellyfish came out~~ Actually it wasn't mine, it came from Yoru's lol. I'll cherish it--[cry]	Continuation of a tweet about the choco eggs from ep 4.
X JELEE	Yoru's homemade cream stew [hand over eyes, heart]
X JELEE	It is from the song illustration - yes, from Yoru's illustration - that I made this song! The lyrics came to me the moment I saw the picture, and it was so much fun! [sparkle x2]	Talking about the "Shibuya Aquarium" MV.
X Yoru	^ Thank you JELEE-chan. From now on, I want to create more things like this where various worlds can expand from a single picture.
X JELEE	When we went to the aquarium recently, Yoru called the garden eels to be "so cool!"... Her "sense" really is something! [laugh]
X Yoru	^ Wait, JELEE-chan!! The story about the garden eels is embarrassing... [covering eyes] I love sea creatures so I get excited... Here's a picture of the jellyfish I saw.
X Kimura	When I heard Yoru-san and JELEE-san went to the aquarium together the other day I've gotten so jealous... Aaaaaah it seems like something will happen... [cry x3]	It feels like I need to do something.
X JELEE	^ There, there, calm down Kimura-chan~[halo] I'll go again with you, so cheer up.
X Kimura	^ Haaa~~~ I love you JELEE-san!!!!!!!!! Absolutely, please let us have a passionate day!!!!!
X Nox	It seems Yoru and JELEE went to see a movie I was interested in "Angels and Demons". They recommended it to me… Did everyone else see it? Give me your impressions!	This is the movie we see a glimpse of in ep 1. No idea if they went to the movies then or if it was more recent.
X JELEE	Nice question [wink] Of course it is "yoru" [heart]	Part of a series of answering questions from fans. This one was "What time of day do you like? It's gotta be "yoru" right?"
X Yoru	^ Wait JELEE-chan…! That's embarrassing…!
X JELEE	It's a must-see for Yorufans, full of materials from "JELEE" and illustrations drawn by Yoru. [kiss throw] --Umitsuki Yoru's Representative Fan, JELEE	Part of a tweet by Kano encouraging fans to check out Yoru's pixiv.
X Yoru	^ JELEE-chan is muttering embarrassing things again. I update at my own pace, so the pictures I upload may vary, but I hope you enjoy them.
X JELEE	Yesterday, Yoru made some omelet rice and brought it to me because she was worried about my eating habits. Isn't she too kind?? I'm falling in love~ [flushed face]
X Kimura	^ F- Falling in…? Eh…? Just wait a moment. I also have confidence in my flavors!!! My SaShiSuSeSo is perfect! Enough that I have an original customization! Salsa, cinamon, vinegar, back fat, and Worcestershire sauce. Next time I'll bring you my specialty dish!	SaShiSuSeSo is a mnemonic to remember the basic seasonings of Japanese cooking. Translated, it is SUPPOSED to stand for sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, and miso.
X Yoru	^ Kimura-chan…calm down! (Also, your SaShiSuSeSo is very peculiar…lol) In that case lets have a Cooking Practice Meet at JELEE's next time.
X JELEE	^ Nice! I'm in charge of eating, so I'm counting on you.
X Yoru	Actually, the four of us have been talking about going to the aquarium together, and I'm really looking forward to it. What are everyone's favorite sea creatures? Of course mine are just jellyfish, lol!
X Yoru	^ By the way, my #1 fave is the crystal jelly!!!	Aequorea victoria, the specific species used as the motif for this series.
X JELEE	^ Mine too! As expected of Yoru!! We really get along [heart hands]
X Kimura	^ I support the sacamambaspis and JELEE-san!	Sacamambaspis is an extinct fish that went viral in Japan.
X Nox	^ I'd say mine is the giant isopod~. Its form is electrifying!	Giant isopod
X Yoru	^ It's great everyone's interests are coming out!! Now I'm even more excited to go to the aquarium! I'll take my drawing kit with me.

Thoughts

• It is very fun how the ep 7 voice drama seems to show Kiui is fairly aware of Kano's strong interest in Mahiru.
• During the Ep 8 voice drama's love talk. Kano and Mahiru don't use the term for boyfriend (kareshi) but rather the gender-neutral term for lover (koibito). In-universe it doesn't have to mean much and out-of-universe this could just be the writers trying not to accidentally upset the yuri fanbase but it is still rather interesting.
• Kano and Mahiru really have gone on quite a few "dates" so far. With just the two of them they've gone to the aquarium, the movies, karaoke, each other's houses, and out for a meal ('though this one admittedly unplanned).
• Mahiru cooking for Kano seems to have becomes a semi-regular thing. Mahiru really has Kano captured by the stomach.
• Kano's flirting dynamic is pretty interesting. She easily flirts with Mahiru a lot on SNS, a couple of times before the kiss, and in ep 8's phone-call which all causes Mahiru to protest. But then it is Mahiru who is usually much more confident in person.
• I'm solidly on board the MahiKano ship: there are just too many serious details (especially from Kano's side) to think it is all just misinterpretation. But it definitely feels like there are difficulties.
  • Both Kano and Mahiru seem to just accept Mei's infatuation with Kano which seems strange if either wants (or thinks the other wants) a serious relationship with her. Do they think Mei isn't actually serious, or that it'd be bad to shatter her dream?
  • Ep 7 VD, Kano doesn't make a distinction between her love for Kiui and her love for Mahiru.
  • Then there is Mahiru's ambiguous love life between ep 3's saying there is a person she is "kind of into right now", her suspicious reaction in ep 8 to Kano asking if she is used to love hotels, and now the ep 8 VD's love talk where she gives an evasive answer. I do think there are reasonable explanations for them but by this point it has gotten very suspicious and I'm not sure what the writers are trying to do. At least Kano does shows surprise/shock at all of them.
• I'm aware there are also manga and light novel adaptations coming out which makes me curious if those are more explicit about confirming or denying any romantic feelings from either Kano or Mahiru. A Japanese YT comment I saw makes it seem like nothing further is said there either yet, but maybe as they progress...

Their trip to the Phobos shipyards was more of the same, with the exception that Captain Oliver had Sundancers AI begin lessons. At first they were resistant to beginning school, but when Sunny explained that the lessons would be on starship manufacturing, assembly and operations, they became more enthusiastic.
In truth, Sunny was clever enough to select a base subject that required them to learn many others, such as mathematics, sciences, and engineering - while wrapped in the fascinating practical necessities of starships. So instead of boredom while learning differential calculus, physics or chemistry, they had an immediate use for their new found knowledge applicable to a very exciting field. Sunny had taken the time to download the two scholastic transcripts before they left their home station. Lan was stronger in mathematics, having completed her first course in calculus and scoring well on testing. Joe was weaker in mathematics, but had done very well in engineering and orbital mechanics for his year.
Sunny's extensive resources made her a good teacher, but it also helped that, being an AI, she was an immortal being with infinite patience, with substantial information on how the human mind worked. Keeping her captain in top shape was her prime directive after all, and she was designed to solve problems. Educating two teenagers would take up less than one tenth of one percent of her neural processing power.
After their arrival at the shipyard, Captain Oliver left the ship alone, as children in the massive industrial station would be very out of place. He was still trying to maintain some appearance of normal operations. Left alone with with the ship, they studied what they could see of the shipyards operations in the view port, and on the screens on the bridge. A large inter system liner was attached to a huge umbilical arm that was both an access tunnel, carrying personnel, materials and equipment into and out of it, and an anchor point, securing the massive vessel to the shipyards structure. The tiny suited figures crawling over the hull resembled crabs crawling over a whale. There was a massive gaping hole in the hull, where it looked like the reactor and major engine components were being removed. Frequent bright sparks of plasma welding and cutting illuminated parts of the scene in sharp black and white relief. As they watched, a massive part of the hull was freed from the ship, being guided away from the construction site by a large powerful arm. The arm released the section and it drifted towards what looked like a floating junkyard. Several of the crabs lifted off from the hulk, and attached themselves to the part, guiding it into a positing and then returning to the work at hand. The shipyards solution to storage of massive objects in space was relatively simple, they just set things off out of they way, made sure their velocity exactly matched the shipyard, and let them float until needed. Only occasional maintenance by one of the work-bots was needed to keep things tidy.
Eventually though, even this unique vista couldn't keep their attention any more. Joe finally left the bridge, and wandered about.
In response to Sunny's question, he said,"I just can't wait anymore, I need something to do." He rejected Sunny's suggestion to resume their class on orbital mechanics. After a few moments his face lit up with an idea.
"Hey!" he said, "How about training in EVA suits and airlock operations? That could be useful!" Sunny considered this, and then acquiesced. Joe and Lan had both been trained since they could walk on how to don the emergency escape suits that were a ubiquitous part of life for families in space. But the EESs were designed to sustain life in a vacuum for up to 72 hours. They were just armored bags with a helmet, mittens, boots, life support and a simple reaction motor with limited burn time. They weren't the elegant working suits that allowed a near acrobatic freedom of motion needed to accomplish complex tasks in space.
Sunny directed Joe to one of the ships airlocks. The airlock itself was the usual chamber with a door that opened to space, a second door that opened to the ships interior, and enough room for several people or reasonably large items to pass through in either direction. Inside the interior door, was another chamber, this one with lockers and suits. The noticed that their names were on two of the lockers. They each opened their respective locker and found hanging inside EVA suits of the latest manufacture, These suits were light weight, using complex carbon nano tube fabric that provided the required fifteen pounds per square inch for their human wearers, while still being very flexible. There was a ring around each neck that fitted a helmet, which provided the user interface for communications, access to water, and of course, air. The helmet was a marvel of engineering, almost unbreakable, the wearer could set any part of it from opaque to transparent as needed using the wrist pad. By turning their head slightly a small tube provided access to water, and audio was picked up and played through tiny transducers. It was very light, and resembled a slightly oval soap bubble. A transponder built into the suit allowed Sunny to track it until the power supplies ran down. The small back-pack carried power, atmosphere regeneration, and water supply. It fit neatly between the shoulder blades and extended downwards to about mid back. It was smooth and permanently part of the suit.
"Please direct your attention to the screen," Sunny said, and one of the wall panels lit up, a suiting up vid played, with Sunny providing commentary and advice on donning and using the suit, it's capabilities, and procedures for exiting and entering the ship. There was some momentary awkwardness when the part about waste handling came up, as the fitment for those functions was specific to the sex of the wearer, and the instructions were detailed and left nothing to the imagination, When venturing out into the most hostile environment known to mankind, information on how to survive trumped modesty or awkward teenager reactions.
When the lesson completed, Sunny directed them to don their suits. They quickly pulled off their ships jumpers, and climbed in to their suits. The compression method of retaining pressure on the wearer meant that any garment that could bunch up or form a wrinkle would become a painful hot spot in a short time, that would become unbearable, and eventually could also cause damage to the wearer so typically their light undergarments were all that was worn while using the suits.
At first the suits appeared almost comically too large, but this was a design feature to enable them to be put on with a minimum of effort. They turned and looked at each other, and with a nod, they pressed the activation panel on their wrist pad. Each suit immediately contracted around their bodies, resembling a second skin. there was a moments discomfort as the suits over contracted, the internal computer testing the fit and suit integrity, then the suits relaxed to their normal skin-tight compression.
At Sunny's direction they moved about the room, getting the feel of wearing the suits. In truth it was like wearing very tight fitting workout clothes. They felt pressure everywhere, but had no trouble moving about.
"Very Good" Sunny observed. "Let's put on the helmets now, and run some final checks." They each collected their helmet from where they floated, and attached a small tether between the helmet and suit, put it over their head, and twisted the base of the helmet into the collar on the suit. Early attempts at making the helmet integral to the suit had met mixed results. It seems the ability to remove the helmet while still wearing the suit in an atmosphere was more important to the end users than the slight reduction in reliability in the simple electro mechanical joint.
They touched their wrist pads and their suits went through the final checks, pressure and power were both confirmed at full levels. They were ready to go.
"I will reduce the airlock pressure now." Sunny said. She had run her own diagnostics on the suits, her link to the suits computers giving her authority over their operation. As the pressure fell, so did the feeling of compression. The suits provided the fifteen pounds per square inch the humans needed, but when worn in atmosphere the wearer felt that pressure, once a in a vacuum, the lack of atmospheric pressure reduced the compressive feeling of the suits. They became hardly noticeable.
They moved around in the airlock under vacuum. After a few minutes, Joe asked, "So Can we go outside?"
"Standby" Sunny replied. She checked the area around herself to make sure nothing would be a threat to the two neophyte astronauts, and checked her control linkage to the suits reaction motors. Worst case, she would simply assume control and stuff them back into the airlock bodily. "All set" she said after a few seconds, "Please face each other and hold hands."
This position would provide the most support to Joe and Lan as they exited the ship. The first experience in exposed space could be, dramatic. The exterior door opened at about half it's normal speed. As it slid away, it exposed a black rectangular void. Sunny dimmed the airlock internal lights, and the stars appeared. Countless stars became visible. They pushed gently outwards towards the opening and slowly floated out of the ship. Before them stretched the universe, with nothing between it and them but a few millimeters of fabric and transparent polymer. They were roughly oriented with the long axis of the ship. Below them hung the Red Planet, Mars, in all it's dusty sand blown glory. They could see details, sand storms, valleys and mountains. To their left, or the ships bow, the shipyards massive structure, cranes, arms, ships, and the huge central rotating cylinder floated, sparkling in reflected light, and the working lights of the active complex.
So taken in by the view, they would have floated beyond safe limits, so Sunny gave their suit thrusters a short command, and they stopped about two meters away from the airlock door. Being born and raised in space, they had experience in zero g movements, They released one pair of hands, and rotated themselves so they could face outwards away from the ship.
"Wow" Joe said.
"Yeah," Lan Replied, "this is... amazing."
They spoke in hushed voices, as people who enter a church do, they felt the awe of the experience. Sunny gave them some time to just float there, holding hands, and enjoy the expanse of the universe that had opened in front of them. She had to admit that even her artificial consciousness appreciated the grandeur of space, although with a degree of precision and accuracy no human mind was capable of. While a human mind would look at a star system and see beauty in the gas giants, or nebula, Sunny found beauty in the mathematical perfection of a cluster of moons orbiting a planet, the precision of the frequency of pulsars, down to a hundred decimal places. How the frequency of the cosmic background radiation, the very echo's of the act of the creation of the universe created harmonics with all the mass she could sense. She could feel joy at riding a gravity wave and boosting her drive efficiency, but not the excitement of traveling on the wave. She could tell you the wavelength of the color of a star, but not that the particular shade appealed to her. She found beauty in her own way, but it was not a human way.
Eventually, she said "OK, lets try some basic maneuvering shall we? Joe, you start, just get to the forward edge of the airlock, and place your feet on the exterior of the hull."
Joe slowly released Lans hand, and, pressing a few commands, enabled manual control of his thrusters. He could now control his motion by moving a few fingers on each hand, sensors in the gloves and the suits onboard computer would translate those motions into thruster commands. Joe could control speed and vertical with his left hand, and rotation in both axis with his right hand. He gingerly twitched the fingers of his right hand, until he was facing where he wanted to go, he over corrected, and had to rotate back. Once aligned he flexed his left pointer finger, and felt his suit push him in the small of his back, the push subsided. He had a small velocity towards the spot he wanted to land. He flexed his knees and 'landed' by absorbing as much of the momentum as he could, otherwise he'd rebound off the ship. A tiny pulse of the thrusters was all that was needed to stop the tendency to float away. He 'stood' there, his feet lightly touching the hull, knees bent. As long as he didn't move to aggressively, or push off with his feet, he could stay there. He triggered the thrusters and turned to look back at Lan.
"Very good Joe!" Sunny said. "Now, stay there until Lan joins you. Always stay together." This last admonishment was not needed, but bore repeating. As scuba divers of old knew, so did people in space, the buddy system was one of the best safety protocols available.
Lan triggered her thrusters, she nailed her rotation to face Joe, but came in a little to fast. She couldn't absorb all the momentum and rebounded slightly off the hull. It looked like the worlds slowest high jump. She grunted slightly, annoyed. Then triggered her thrusters again, and settled gently next to Joe.
"Well done Lan!" Sunny was glad they seemed to be taking to the controls and systems. "Lets try some more exercises now, and really see what you can do."
Sunny ran them through a series of exercises that involved them maneuvering in ways that would make a gravity bound acrobat jealous. Even in zero g, they had begun to sweat a bit, as they were not as relaxed as more experienced crewmen would be, they over worked themselves, where experience would let them use momentum and the thrusters together to minimize their effort they clenched muscle in futile attempts to shift their mass or momentum.
"Time for a short break" Sunny finally said. "While you rest lest review emergency procedures. On the right side of your pack, you can reach back and find a small tube protruding. Grasp that and pull it out."
They did so, finding that the tube would extend as far as they could easily reach.
"Now, just above where the tube comes out of the pack there is a small port. Plug the tube into each others port. This enables two users to share one support pack, in case one is damaged. While using the buddy system, you must hold hands, as if you pull away and disconnect the tube, you'll have to reconnect quickly, as the person with the failed pack will only have the air remaining in their suit, which is about 3 minutes worth."
They listened and nodded, more serious than their years implied they could be. Both had seen accidents in space, and knew the seriousness behind such instruction. The price of this knowledge had been paid in blood.
"If you have to maneuver using buddy air, the disabled pack should be held in front of and about waist high on the person with the operational pack. That will keep the center of gravity close enough to allow essential maneuvers. Be careful not to pick up too much speed, as you'll have twice the mass and the thrusters will need more time to change your velocity. Don't rush, under these circumstances return immediately to the nearest airlock."
"In the event of communications failure, you can still talk through sound conduction via your helmet to another helmet, of possibly a solid surface. Try this now. Touch your helmets together gently, and speak without triggering your coms systems."
They faced each other and brought their heads together slowly, in a slow motion pantomime of a gentle kiss. Their helmets touched, and they held each other to keep them together.
"umm, Hi" Joe said. Lan heard his voice, only slightly muffled, as if he was speaking to her through a door.
"Hi back" she said, "this is pretty amazing! Did you know we could do this?"
"I hadn't thought of it until you mentioned we had space suits aboard while we were in the shop. I didn't think either the Captain or Sunny would actually let us. It is so cool!"
Lan nodded in agreement, she was just as surprised at this turn of events, but delighted. Even living in space, few people actually venture Outside.
As they held their helmets in contact, Joe noticed their faces were very close together, he saw she had tiny freckles across her nose, and flecks of gold in her brown eyes. He looked into those eyes, until the silence grew a little too long, and was finally ended by Sunny resuming radio coms with them. Later on, Joe's thoughts would linger on how looking into two golden flecked brown eyes had made him feel so much, more even than the vastness of the entire universe stretched out before him had done.
Sunny had finished her instructions, she had assumed the spike in heart rates had been due to the momentary isolation. Their voice profiles didn't indicate stress however. Her vast psyche came to a conclusion, Biology, she though, bemused.
"You two take a few moments to look around, and then we'll end this exercise. I believe the captain has concluded his business, and we'll be loading out our cargo soon."
As they enjoyed the remaining few minutes of their first space walk, Lan looked back towards the drive end of the ship. It faced away from everything, into deep space, and the view was spectacular. She looked again, there seemed to be something shiny moving around near that end of the ship. Being over a kilometer away, she had to look hard, but yes, there was something. Maybe one of the crab like working suits the shipyard personnel used. She couldn't be sure. It might have just been light glinting off of something harmless.
"Sunny, " Lan said, "Is there something going on at near the engineering section? I thought I saw something moving over there, but I can't be sure".
Joe turned and looked as well. "I don't see anything," he said.
In fact Sunny had detected what appeared to be one of the shipyards worksuits, operating near the engineering section. It was suspicious, as the suit had disabled it's lights and transponder, which was illegal and highly dangerous, as if anything had happened the occupant would be lost in space, unless they could restart the transponder. It did however provide a high degree of stealth, which explains why it was able to get within a few meters of the ship before she noticed it. Had Sunny not had her two charges outside the ship, where she was monitoring the environment she might have missed it. Maybe, she liked to think not much got past her, and she was usually right. She enabled camera's and captured images of the work suit, confirming that's what it was. She noticed that the external registration markings had been altered, meaning it would be very difficult to find the operator now.
To Lan she said, "Yes, I see something there as well. I'll look into it. Meanwhile you two return to the airlock and get changed, we're boarding cargo and technical crew in about an hour. Best you're ready."
Joe and Lan entered the airlock and the door slid shut, once again shutting out the vast universe from the interior.
Sunny, the greatest multi-tasker ever, monitored and assisted Joe and Lan exiting their suits and the airlock, at the same time, turning her available sensors to a small spot on the exterior of her hull, adjacent to one of the ventral thrust nozzles. Her quantum circuits flickered though entangled states as she considered the multiple meanings of someone in a stealth posture attaching something to the outside of her hull without her knowledge. Even her artificial sense of self felt indignation at that violation, however she realized there was more here than meets the eye, much more. She sent a very discrete encrypted signal to Captain Oliver, one that only he would hear and understand.
They would have some interesting things to discuss soon.