I've been thinking about wether i would save money to buy a new entrace. Does this work en does this benefit me?
I was thinking about it because i first build an North American section, with cougars, bears, beavers, alligators, bison and wolves. But i've made a second section wich represents Africa. With bonobo's, elephants and hippos.
I've seen that the elephants are the most popular but most people don't go to the African section because i think its too far.
I've got a 4x4 track and a lot of benches to rest.
Can someone help me please?
My apologies for starting a lot of sentences with 'I', but time is cathing up on me and this had to go fast.

Life is better when I have a roommate, even if I work nights (same job for over 3 years now) and I mostly stay in my room and we barely see one another. (Which is how it usually works.) I'm also an avid classic movie fan, a big sci-fi/fantasy nerd, and I write crossword puzzles, and I have a Ph.D. in American Lit (African-American Lit minor) that I have never found a use for. Ever since the rent doubled on my much-loved U of A-area studio, I've bounced around looking for a reliable situation. Please be it? Nonsmoker, no pets, no drugs. Allergic to cats, alas.

What was the general perception of E&C when their season was broadcast?
As an Asian American male, I found the dynamic between them interesting because it's very typical of the AF/WM couples I know in daily life, but very different from the weeaboo/mail order bride fantasy of the submissive Asian female that is more commonly portrayed in US media.
Also, I found C's final speech at the finish line really cringy. She wanted to create a charity so that more disadvantaged people can participate in the global economy? Eek. So tone deaf, and yet so familiar to me as an AA.
What was with the bruises on C's leg shown during the bodybuilding challenge? Were they the result of the "African prison"?
How far ahead of Jeremy & Sandy were E&C at the final mat? Because it was like watching Ricky & Cesar running the TAR36 final leg by themselves. Which was kind of surprising, given their tendency to make silly mistakes throughout the race.
I spent all season trying to figure out whom Jeremy reminded me of. It finally came to me. It's Butt-head.

Introduction
Hello friends of the GoG community, hope you guys/gals are having a great weekend!
Today i have a request of a beloved franchise in the JRPG department, as you can see in the title, it is the multi faceted delight that is Persona 5 Royal. I personally can't deny that it really lives up to the name of being royal, given the games aesthetic, gameplay and overall stylish presentation. (its so darn good...)
What is persona 5?
I assume most of you are familiar with the genre, it has the classic turn based combat you generally know from, say, the pokemon or final fantasy franchise. But one of the things that makes Persona stand out from its competerors, is its social aspects between the dungeons. you hang out with friends to go further into their personal story (you can also romance) complete tasks like jobs or just explore the city of Tokyo, along other activities. There is a great cast of characters that are interesting in their own way and i would love to learn about them in depth and bond a personal connection. Just on the side, i find it funny when people talk about the "post persona depression" xD it really says a lot about the awesome experience, i think. Which sparks my interest, since i love to dive deep into fictional worlds and get lost in it for a while. (i think you guys can relate :D)
The visuals of the game are off the charts awesome, if you have seen it, you know what i'm talking about. In the game you impersonate a male high school student (and phantom thieve in the fighting segments) JokeRen. You and your group fight corrupt adults to expose their crimes by... going into the metaverse, where peoples desires and thoughts take shape. That is such a cool concept!!
Outro
The game has been on my radar for a long time and i would be more than blessed to experience this masterpiece. As to my personal reasons why i can't buy it for myself, is because i've been out of funds to contribute to my favorite hobby due to being a student, so it is hard to afford such a pricy game at the moment. Thank you for reading through my request and i hope you have a great day :)
The Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1687950/Persona_5_Royal/
My Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/TonyWithIce

Can’t believe it’s turned out like this for you and I.
Yet, now I have definitive proof that you don’t want me in your life, so why is it so difficult for me to let go?
It’s delusional. I must let go because there is nothing for me here and I have to admit that to myself. It hurts, it’s been hurting.
My heart seems to disagree with me it continues to hold on and though I read and reread your words actually telling me my contact is unwanted, it’s still so hard to believe.
I think once I move and get settled around the mountains and I get a few hiking friends and go on some trips, the idea of us will have faded. I will have let go by then.
Hopefully I can find someone who will love me as you did, but in a healthy way. Someone who knows who I am and why I do things as I do. Someone who understands how to make me feel loved. Someone who understands how to respect the boundaries of our relationship and doesn’t have the need to seek male attention as you do (still). I think about the dude you’re married to, wow that guy has no idea. And I’m not throwing shade your way, it’s just a ton of American guys would have so many issues with your seeking male attention that they will likely feel the same as I did.
Anyway this letter isn’t sent because I care not to hear a response or rebuttal from you.
Still this ending doesn’t seem quite right. It didn’t start in the void, I hope it doesn’t end here but I need to cut off this festering part of my heart. You’ve clearly let go, so as I must.

Hey! I’m deciding between Costa Rica and Taiwan to study abroad. I’m having a hard time deciding, so I was wondering if you guys have any pros/cons/details about each country? Which would you choose?
Things to consider: I’m an African American woman who has never left the US before. I’m open to new cultures and am okay with being (a little) uncomfortable if it means having new experiences. I’m open to answering questions!

TLDR: Four months ago, I (27F) hosted a Super Bowl party and invited a man (23M) I was seeing. My friends (22-30) mistakenly thought his electrician company shirt supported Blue Lives Matter. He had no idea what it was and disagreed with its principles once informed. Despite my friends urging me to break up with him, I continued dating him. Now, my friends still judge him harshly. When he tried to befriend my best friend’s partner, they demanded an apology for the shirt, which he agreed to, but it was rejected as "defensive." A few weeks later I brought him to a picnic without informing the group, leading to my friends ending our friendship over this. Despite my attempts to clarify and apologize, my best friend refused to reconcile. Am I the asshole for this? Should a lifelong friendship have ended over this misunderstanding? Curious for Reddit’s opinion.
Whole version: About four months ago I (a 27yo Female) hosted a Super Bowl party. My friends (ages 22-30) came over and I invited a man (23yo Male) I was seeing at the time to join us. A few minutes in, my friends noticed his work shirt, for an electrician company, looked oddly similar to a blue lives matter shirt—however it was not. It was his company shirt with an American flag and blue electricity bolt. Instead of asking him about what it was, or why he was wearing it, they automatically assumed that he was supporting that movement, when in fact he had no clue what Blue Lives Matter even was. Once he found out, he felt strongly his beliefs didn’t align with that, since the organization normalizes police brutality and stifles police accountability. But my friends didn’t care to ask about my dates job, and how the blue bolt signified a type of electricity that electricians like to talk about. His shirt was so offensive to my friends, that my friends told me to break up with him and that I shouldn’t date someone so ignorant. I didn’t listen. Instead, I saw it from my dates perspective— he wasn’t educated and he didn’t know. He had no intent to harm anyone and after learning about it, he got rid of the shirt. I respected that. A few months go by and this man is now my boyfriend and I have fallen for him, but my friends continue not to give him a chance since that occurrence. Finally they allowed me to bring him out and they all seemed to get along. But my best friends partner still didn’t meet him and my boyfriend wanted to be friends with him. He asked my bestie if they could connect and they (they’re nonbinary) said they’d get back to me—which ended in them telling me that he wouldn’t be his friend unless he apologized for wearing the shirt and understood the harm. At first my boyfriend felt confused because he felt that being so angry at him for his lack of education was unfair. He was sorry and he didn’t want to hurt someone, but he genuinely meant no harm. He was hesitant at first because he felt attacked. But eventually after a few text exchanges back and fourth I let my bestie know that he agreed to apologize and understood why his actions do have impact. And then she responded that her partner didn’t want to accept the apology anymore because it was “defensive.” But anyways, I thought this would certainly not be a friendship ending event. At least not between me and my bestie. Fast forward a couple weeks and I brought my boyfriend to a picnic to meet my up friends. I didn’t put in the chat that I was bringing him because I honestly forgot and didn’t think anything of it. When they showed up they told me I was a horrible person for bringing him due to him refusing to apologize (which was not true), and then told me they no longer wanted to be my friend because of how horrible it was that I brought him. I left the picnic crying, heartbroken, and deeply confused that a friendship since childhood could end over a miscommunication, a shirt, and someone’s lack of education. However, after the incident, I messaged my friend apologizing for the miscommunication and was sorry I brought him without asking, and I even highlighted the texts from a few days ago where my boyfriend agreed to apologize. My friend replied with contention and told me they didn’t want to be my friend anymore. Am I the asshole for this incident? Should a whole lifelong friendship have ended over this? I’m curious what the Reddit community thinks on this one.

I'm an average black man, admittedly have some advantages that I have a job that lets me travel. & One thing I've noticed in my travels is that African American men all over the world are wildly hyper sexualized, to a point that is really only on par with the average woman's experience.
I'll take my accountability in it, yeah there was a time in my life I was a straight up hobo-sexual (staying wherever the girl I was sleeping with was at).
But even after making huge life changes and developments with the versions of myself that I can give. I've rarely seen a change in what is actually expected and celebrated by my partners.
I provide therapy around the world now, have an ngo I run with my family, etc etc. and they love that on paper, but not within the dynamic of how they want to receive me.
Yeah, they want you to have heard Nikki Giovanni, but there is no desire or belief to examine James Baldwin's part of that discussion (this is an analogy)
Idk, I got off dating sites and everything.
Still just had to ask this last woman if we could at least have dinner first before we had sex. (She was committed to just coming on by)
And I know because of how things are seen from the white male gaze that we also tend to trvialize the traumas of this experience so I'm just asking everyone, before they comment, to really see the earnestness in this share. And think of all the brothers we've seen and heard this from before.
It's not normal for men, my brothers. And we should explore what it's like to grow up on that fringe of society.

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It's a nostalgic/sad song and I've searched on the entire internet for it and did not found it and the last thing I want was to ask here but here we are.
Thank you!

Right now. I am currently fifteen years old. However, I turn sixteen in six months. But since I am currently fifteen I am learning a lot of new things including getting a new job. And realistically, I don't know if I'll be able to start learning how to skate until next year. I don't really want to go into competitions or the olympics, but I do want learn skating as a hobby because it has been a dream of mine since house a little girl. I did take some classes when I was very little but since my parents had a job that was constantly moving us around.I could never find one class to stick to, and eventually I just stopped going all together. But since I was very little I wouldn't say I have prior skills to skating. I may be able to glide or stand still on the ice, but none more than that. And even though I do want to learn figure skating as a mere hobby. I do eventually want to get good enough to maybe win a meda/award at a small competition one day. And I definitely do pledge to be consistent. Because I really love this sport and I know I will be determined to do my best. And hopefully by adulthood I can proudly say that i'm a professional skater. If this is possible, please give me tips on how to start classes, and any basic tips for skating as well. Thank you.

There's emerging (well, it's already kind of emerged) backlash towards instances where African Americans do things others might consider offensive. Given this, I would imagine the people who would have an issue with The Boondocks as a new show in 2024, wouldn't have an issue but it's negative Black stereotypes, but its negative stereotypes of non-Black races, and possibly white-aspiring minorities including Black people (e.g. why would you say something racist about this educated Black man who was a pilot in some high causality war or someshit, like you know what I mean?), which would probably lead to the show's cancellation or it not being renewed.
Despite the show's dark humour, and ability to draw attention towards really important issues, and despite it being on a TV channel as lewd as Adult Swim, I just can't see it not getting cancelled.

i’m just curious, how do people in Belize view us in America? specifically, im African American so do they see us differently than other race Americans? the same? Let me know! I’d like to hear. I know belizeans are typically kind people but curious about their inner thoughts that may not be expressed externally

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Chapter 1:”Limelight”
A loud groan escaped my lips as the shrill notes of nano.RIPE's 'Azalea' reverberated from my electric alarm clock at the ungodly hour of 8:00 am. A familiar voice, that of my mama, Yuzu, cut through the morning haze from the kitchen below. I sat up in bed, my surroundings still blurry with sleep. As my vision slowly cleared, I realized I was in my sprawling and charming bedroom. But hold on! Before we dive further, allow me to introduce myself...
My name is Yumi Aihara, and yes, it's me, the one and only! A fabulous 14-year-old with black hair and piercing purple eyes. My family is…well, unique. My mother, Mei, is a strict, traditional woman, while my other mother, Yuzu, puts her children's needs above everything else. Together, they run the prestigious Aihara Girls Academy. As for me, I have three younger siblings: Joshua-Kai, a brilliant 12-year-old; Emi, an 8-year-old who acts like the boss but is fiercely loyal; and the adorable baby Emi. We might look like a picture-perfect, happy family, but the truth is, it's not that simple, especially for me. I'm destined to inherit Aihara Academy, but it's not my dream.
My ambition is to become a renowned ice skater, captivating audiences with my talent. While I don't aspire to take over the academy, there's another layer to this desire. My mother, Mei, has poured her heart and soul into the school, making it her life's work. It's almost like her child. Since high school, she's dedicated herself to the academy, even becoming the first female chairwoman at 19. This unwavering devotion has meant missing every birthday, Christmas, and countless other important moments in our family's life. The sacrifices she's made have also impacted mama and my younger siblings.
for clarification:
mother=mei
mama=yuzu
p.s. I'm thinking of doing the chapters as pages, so i have more motivation to write.

**Trigger warning for in-depth discussion of the deaths and bodies of children*\*
Many of you probably know the story of the Unknown Child, or Body #4 – the body of a baby boy recovered from the sea shortly after the sinking of the Titanic and buried in Halifax’s Fairview Cemetery. Unidentified for years, he was speculated to be either Gosta Palsson or Eugene Rice, tentatively identified with DNA analysis as Eino Panula in 2002, and definitively identified through improved DNA testing in 2007 as Sidney Goodwin. The Unknown Child has come to represent all the young lives who were lost in the disaster.
However, much less well-known is the mystery of Body #1. Pulled from the icy Atlantic on April 21^st 1912 by the cable ship Mackay Bennett, the body of an approximately 10-12-year-old boy was the first of 337 Titanic victims to be recovered. Officially, Body #1 was identified as Walter John van Billiard, a 9-year-old third-class boy who perished along with his father Austin and 10-year-old brother James William. He was buried next to his father, whose body was also recovered, in the Whitemarsh Union Cemetery of Zion Lutheran Church, Flourtown, Pennsylvania. However, doubt has always lingered among Titanic researchers and enthusiasts over the true identity of the body. In this post, I’ll examine the case for and against the body’s identification as Walter Van Billiard, investigate some other possibilities for its identity, and summarize my findings.
A few disclaimers: firstly, I’m not a professional, just someone who’s been interested in the Titanic (and specifically its child/teen passengers) for a long time.
Secondly, although I’ve never seen a detailed write-up on Body #1 before, others have discussed this topic and arrived at similar conclusions as mine, so I’m not breaking any entirely new ground here.
Finally, this post isn’t meant to disrespect or offend any of the Van Billiard family or to shatter the idea of a father and son resting beside each other. I’m just trying to take a critical look at the identification of Body #1 and suggest some alternate possibilities.
Approximately 115 Titanic passengers and crew under the age of 18 were lost, and very few of their bodies were ever found. In attempting to identify one of them, I hope to honour them all.

Part I: The Van Billiards

Walter and James van Billiard (photo here) were the two eldest sons of Austin Blyler van Billiard and Maude Murray. One or both boys had been born in Paris, France, but spent most of their lives in Africa, where the family was engaged in diamond mining. By April 1912, the Van Billiards had had four more children and wanted to return to Austin’s family in North Wales, Pennsylvania. They travelled to London, where Maude fell ill. It was decided that she would stay there with her parents and her four youngest children to recuperate, while Austin would take James and Walter ahead to America. Austin’s parents had never met any of their grandchildren before, and he wanted them to spend Easter together. Tragically, they booked third-class on the RMS Titanic, and the rest is history. No survivor accounts mention the Van Billiards by name, so it is unknown how they passed their time on the ship or how exactly they met their ends. A newspaper article (Daily Home News, April 23rd 1912) suggests the boys may have refused to leave their father, but it’s equally likely they simply arrived on deck too late to have the option of boarding a lifeboat.
What is known is that two bodies purported to be members of the Van Billiard family were later recovered and sent to Austin’s relatives in Pennsylvania for burial. Body #255, that of an approximately 40-year-old man with a dark red beard and moustache, was identified as Austin. Body #1, allegedly young Walter, was described as such:
No. 1 – MALE – ESTIMATED AGE. – 10-12. – HAIR. LIGHT.
CLOTHING – Overcoat, grey; one grey coat; one blue coat; grey woolen jersey; white shirt; grey knickers; black stockings; black boots
EFFECTS – Purse containing few Danish coins and ring; two handkerchiefs marked “A”.
Probably Third Class.
Furthermore, the “Inventory of the property found on the body of the late W. VanBilliard” adds that the purse also contained one United States cent and “three wooden disks.” This document can be viewed online at the Nova Scotia Archives website. Interestingly, “Unable to identify from clothing or effects” has been written across the middle of the page in pencil. Further down, it says “Remains shipped. See #255.”
Right off the bat, it's unclear why Body #1 was identified as that of 9-year-old Walter, as opposed to 10-year-old James – or, in fact, why a connection with the Van Billiards was made at all. The Philadelphia Inquirer of May 8^th 1912, reporting on the arrival of the bodies in Pennsylvania, states that identification was made “through the Red Cross Society and papers found on their persons.” However, no such papers are mentioned among the effects found on either body, despite this being common practice for the descriptions of Titanic victims’ bodies.
It is also noteworthy that no member of the Van Billiard family was reported as having identified or even viewed the bodies. Identification would, of course, have taken place at Halifax, where the recovered bodies were brought before being buried there or forwarded elsewhere, and I could find absolutely nothing to suggest that any Van Billiard travelled to Halifax to view them. The North American newspaper of May 8th 1912 states quite clearly that Austin’s father, Burgess James van Billiard, was in Pennsylvania when the bodies arrived. Maude and the other children were still in England, and in fact would not make the trip to America until February 1913, almost a full year after the disaster.
Moreover, it must be remembered that none of the Van Billiard family members in America had ever seen their grandsons. They may have seen photographs of them, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that they’d be able to identify a body which had spent six days floating in the freezing ocean. There are stories from other maritime disasters of the era, such as the General Slocum (1904), the Eastland (1915), and the Princess Sophia (1918) of children’s bodies being misidentified (or dubiously identified), even by close relatives. Therefore, even if Burgess van Billiard or another family member had seen Body #1, would that have conclusively proven that it was Walter (or James)? Or would it simply be a case of a grief-stricken human being clinging to the belief that their loved one was one of the few recovered from an icy grave?
According to Judith Geller’s Titanic: Women and Children First, “popular reports” of the time stated that Austin’s body was found with Walter’s clasped to his chest. However, as she goes on to state, this was not the case. This can be seen plainly from the numbers of the bodies, which were assigned in the order that they were retrieved. Body #1 was recovered on April 21^st, while Body #255 would not have been picked up until April 25^th, according to the diary of Mackay Bennett crewman Clifford Crease. Therefore, identification of Body #1 cannot have been made by its proximity to Austin Van Billiard.
The effects found upon Body #1 also do nothing to prove, or even suggest, that the body was that of Walter Van Billiard. It is true that the handkerchiefs marked “A” could have belonged to Austin, but “A” could stand for many other names of those on board the Titanic. The Danish coins are a tantalizing clue, but none of the Van Billiard family was known to have lived in or visited Denmark. (Of course, it’s possible that the coins could have been misidentified – perhaps they were actually Belgian or Boer, as the Van Billiards lived in both the Belgian Congo and South Africa; or Dutch, as Austin Van Billiard is known to have visited Amsterdam shortly before embarking on the Titanic. (Perhaps the “A” handkerchief was a souvenir from the city?) However, these are only theories.)
It has never been conclusively accepted by Titanic researchers and enthusiasts that Body #1 is that of Walter Van Billiard. Walter’s entry on Encyclopedia Titanica contains the footnote: “Because of the effects recovered with the body there has to be some doubt over the authenticity of the identification.” Similarly, Women and Children First states that “the body might in fact have easily been that of another Third Class boy.” That book’s section on the Van Billiards ends with the somber observation that “a monument to [the] husband and two sons … stands in the Whitemarsh Union Cemetery, but only two (and perhaps one) of them lie beneath it.” Whether or not Walter van Billiard was truly Body #1, one hopes that this (mis?)identification brought some solace to his surviving family members.

Part II: Other Possibilities

With it being established that there is no conclusive proof that body #1 belonged to either of the Van Billiard boys, let us examine other possibilities. I have assembled a list of all male Titanic victims between the ages of 8 and 14 whose bodies were never found. The reason for extending this range is that the estimated ages given to bodies were not always entirely accurate. For example, the body of 12-year-old William Sage was estimated to be 14, the body of 16-year-old Rossmore Abbott was estimated as 22, and the body of 17-year-old Ernest Price was estimated as 26.
Our candidates are:

1. Eugene Joseph Abbott, 13
2. Filip Oscar Asplund, 13
3. Clarence Gustaf Hugo Asplund, 9
4. William Neal Thomas Ford, 14
5. Charles Edward Goodwin, 14
6. William Frederick Goodwin, 13
7. Harold Victor Goodwin, 10
8. Frederick William Hopkins, 14
9. Husayn Mahmud Husayn Ibrahim, 11
10. William Andrew Johnston, 8
11. Albert Rice, 10
12. George Rice, 8
13. Betros Seman, 10
14. Karl Thorsten Skoog, 11
15. George Frederick Sweet, 14
16. William Albert Watson, 14

A few possibilities can be easily excluded from this list:

• Karl Skoog had been involved in a railway accident at the age of 7 and had to have his left leg and the toes on his right foot amputated. He used crutches for mobility. It is impossible that such an obvious feature as a missing or prosthetic leg would not have been noted in the descriptions of the bodies.
• Husayn Ibrahim and Betros Seman were from Lebanon. It is unlikely (though not impossible) that a Middle Eastern boy would have had blonde hair or carried Danish coins. Accounts from the era almost invariably describe Middle Eastern passengers as “dark-complexioned,” “foreign-looking,” or “Italian types” – a detail which does not appear in the body’s description.

Several more possibilities can be marked as unlikely, if not ruled out entirely:

• In the only known photo of the Goodwin family, the boys all seem to have had dark hair. The eldest boy, Charles, was also only 2 months away from his 15^th birthday, putting him at the very edge of our age range and making it relatively unlikely that he would be mistaken for a 10-12-year-old (let alone one who could feasibly be 9 years old).
  • However, one point in the Goodwins’ favour is that the body of their youngest brother, Sidney Leslie (the ‘Unknown Child’) was found, meaning at least one member of the family was above decks at the moment of the sinking.
• George Frederick Sweet was one day away from turning 15, and was not permitted (or did not want) to board a lifeboat along with his adoptive mother and sisters, implying that he looked his age and could not have been mistaken for a preteen. A purported* photograph of him circa 1912 also shows him as dark-haired. Finally, he was in second class, while the body was described as “probably third class” (although this is hardly conclusive).
• Frederick Hopkins and William Watson were members of the crew, Hopkins being a plate steward and Watson a bellboy. It is therefore possible, if not certain, that they would have been wearing some sort of uniform rather than the clothing the body was described as wearing. Furthermore, like Charles Goodwin and George Sweet, both were within several months of turning 15.

Our list is thus reduced to:

1. Eugene Joseph Abbott, 13
2. Filip Oscar Asplund, 13
3. Clarence Gustaf Hugo Asplund, 9
4. William Neal Thomas Ford, 14
5. William Andrew Johnston, 8
6. Albert Rice, 10
7. George Rice, 8

Now, let us look at each of these boys in turn and examine the evidence for and against them being Body #1.
Eugene Joseph Abbott:

• His last name starts with A, meaning the handkerchief could be his.
• He was originally from (and was returning to) the U.S., so may have carried American money.
• He was just 2 weeks past his 13^th birthday, meaning he could likely have passed for 12 (within the estimated age range for the body).
• He and his family were known to have been on deck right at the time of the sinking, rather than belowdecks in the steerage areas. His mother, Rhoda, was the only woman to be rescued alive from the water, and his older brother Rossmore’s body was found (#190).
• He may have had fair hair – his brother’s body is described as being “very fair,” though it’s unknown if this refers to skin or hair. An alleged* photo of him from the Pigeon Forge Titanic Museum shows a light-haired boy. However, both his mother and brother appear to have dark hair in photos taken of them.
• There is nothing to suggest he would have had Danish coins.

William Neal Thomas Ford:
Little is known about Ford, an English youth emigrating to the USA with his extended family and a family friend. None of their bodies are known to have been recovered (although they may be among the unidentified). He has no known connection to the letter A or to the nation of Denmark. Therefore, I see him as among the most unlikely of these boys to be Body #1.
William Andrew Johnston:
William Johnston, a cousin of William Ford, is a slightly more likely candidate for two reasons. Firstly, his father’s name (and his own middle name) was Andrew, providing a connection to the letter A. Secondly, in the one photo of him provided by the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge,* he appears to have had light hair.
Albert and George Rice:

• The Rice family is known to have been on either the boat deck or A-Deck on the night of the sinking (reported by family friend Bridget Mulvihill, who survived), and their mother Margaret’s body was recovered. In fact, her body was #12, meaning her body was presumably located far closer to #1 than Austin Van Billiard’s was. (Though this doesn’t necessarily mean much given how far apart the bodies might have drifted, how they might have been flung around by the ship’s foundering, etc.)
• They were originally from the U.S., having only lived in Ireland for about a year following the death of their father.
• Albert’s first name, of course, starts with “A.” One may imagine that, perhaps, Margaret Rice might have given handkerchiefs to all her sons with their own first initials embroidered on them.
• Their hair colour is difficult to determine from photographs – it looks on the darker side to me, but this may simply be due to poor lighting.

Filip and Clarence Asplund:
I believe the Asplund boys are the strongest possible candidates for body #1, due to the following evidence:

• They have, by far, the strongest association with Danish coins out of all the boys I have examined. The Asplund family was of Swedish descent; most of their 5 children had been born in the U.S., but they later returned to Sweden and had been living there about 4 years before deciding to return once again to America in 1912. Their home in Sweden was Alseda Village, Småland, located relatively far south in the country; they certainly lived closer to Denmark than anyone else on this list, and very likely passed through it on their way to England to board the Titanic. It is even possible that the coins were not Danish but Swedish – someone more knowledgeable about early 20^th-century Scandinavian currency would have to tell me how similar they looked.
• Furthermore, as they had once lived in the U.S. and were travelling back there, it makes sense for them to have been carrying American money as well.
• Obviously, the “A” on the handkerchief could be for Asplund.
• As Swedes, the boys could very well have had light hair. It’s hard to make out their hair colour in the only known photos of them (Filip, Clarence), but surviving siblings Lillian and Felix appear to have had light hair in some photos (1, 2)
• The entire family was known to have been on one of the upper decks (Boat or A) at the end. As third-class passengers, they arrived there quite late in the sinking. Mother Selma managed to board one of the later lifeboats (I have seen boats 10, 15, 4, and Collapsible C all suggested) along with children Felix (3) and Lillian (5), but somehow the three other children – Filip, Clarence, and Lillian’s twin Carl – were left on board with their father, also named Carl. Furthermore, Carl Sr.’s body was recovered (No. 142), further proving that the Asplunds were up on deck during the final plunge.

If I had to choose between the two Asplund boys for the true identity of body #1, I would suggest that it was 9½ year old Clarence, rather than 13-year-old Filip, due to the fact that those identifying the body clearly deemed it likely to belong to a 9-year-old. However, I think either boy is a likely option.

Part III: Conclusion

None of this is to say that I think the body couldn’t have been one of the Van Billiard boys. After all, there had to be *something* that caused Walter Van Billiard to be singled out amongst all the other possible candidates. Any of the clues I pointed out in this post may have been red herrings.
Maybe the “A” handkerchiefs were a parting gift from a friend whose first or last name started with that letter, or a souvenir of some city the boy had visited. Maybe the Danish coins were simply picked up off the deck, or given to this boy by a Danish passenger for whom he had done a favor. Maybe the age estimate was far off, and the boy was actually a tall 7-year-old or a very young-looking 15-year-old. Maybe Walter really is resting alongside his father in Union Cemetery, Flourtown, Pennsylvania. In the end, unless DNA analysis is ever done, we will never know the true identity of body #1.
My personal ranking of likelihood, out of all the boys examined, is:

1. Clarence or Filip Asplund (in that order), aged 9 and 13
2. Walter or James Van Billiard, aged 9 and 10
3. Eugene Abbott, aged 13
4. Albert or George Rice (in that order), aged 10 and 8
5. William Andrew Johnston, aged 8
6. William Neal Thomas Ford, aged 14
7. Harold, William, or Charles Goodwin (in that order), aged 10, 13, and 14 – I might even bump Harold (and possibly William) up higher than William Ford due to their younger age.
8. Frederick Hopkins or William Watson, aged 14
9. George Frederick Sweet, aged 14 (almost 15)
10. Husayn Ibrahim, aged 11, or Betros Seman, aged 10
11. Anthony William Sage, aged 12 – borderline impossible as Will Sage’s ticket was found on body #67, meaning that was almost certainly him. Perhaps an onboard friend of his had stolen his ticket as a prank, or they had switched tickets to keep as mementoes of each other, but I find this quite unlikely.
12. Karl Thorsten Skoog, aged 11 – impossible; his missing or prosthetic leg would certainly have been noted.

The true tragedy of Body #1 is the fact that there are so many possible candidates for its identification. In memory of all these boys and their families who were lost on the morning of April 15^th 1912.
^\I have some doubts about the veracity of some photographs from the Titanic Pigeon Forge Museum, but the vast majority of the photos I've seen from there are genuine. I can elaborate further in the comments if anyone is interested.)

I didn't find a discussion about this.
How does league rank work? European leagues have higher rank (a+, a, b, b-) than North American ones...QMJHL is usually the lowest ranked. Players in European leagues usually have lower production than NA leagues.
For example my upcoming draft have two TWD with elite med potential in the top 5 ranking. One in the OHL with a PPG pace and one in the NLA with 0.25 ppg...yet both have the same NHL ETA and are basically copies of eachother in terms of strengths/weaknesses and skills.
You can also see CHL-players in the deep 100+ ranking have much better production and ice time than highly ranked SHL/Liiga/Russia players, due to the lower quality of respective league.
How do you take league rank into account when you look at draft prospects? Any common features you've noticed from the different leagues?

I'll cut straight to the point. I am deeply interested in ECE and aspire to build my career in VLSI and related fields. See, I want to enjoy college life too, participate in ECs too and not only just study. Distance is not an issue. My home state is Uttar Pradesh (GEN-MALE), and here are my weighted options; I'd love to have some constructive feedback from you seniors on my list, and I'd be very grateful if you could suggest which option is the best for me.

College	Branch	My Remarks
NIT CALICUT	EEE	Nothing bad with this one. I'm just a little sceptical of taking EEE .
NIT JAMSHEDPUR	ECE	I've only heard heard positive things. I might or might not get it as the closing rank for it is a little away from my rank.
NIT ROURKELA	ENI/EIE	The closing rank is like 2k away from my rank. I'm kind of relying on OR-CR inflation to get this.
NIT JALANDHAR	ECE	I honestly don't have too much idea about this NIT. So if anyone from here can tell me something about the branch and college ( college life, hostels, etc), that'd be super awesome.
NIT TRICHY	ICE	I might get it, I might not. I think there's no harm in trying. But would it help me in studying VLSI? I've gone through the syllabus a couple of times, and there are mostly subjects related to circuits.
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NIT SURAT	ECE	-
NIT NAGPUR	ECE	-
NIT DELHI	ECE	-