Me and my partner have been together for four, almost five years and we are long distance. we have never met.
this will be a very long read but it honestly doesn’t even sum up everything. there’s been so much more stuff with terrible abusive details and so much emotion that I cannot capture in this post. I also could not explain everything to detail and left out a lot about this girl im eventually going to mention in this post and have left out a lot about other stuff my bf has done and said to me.
to preface, me and my bf both are not in therapy. He is going to therapy in a few months. He is in college and has friends, while I have no friends.
I have a lot of jealousy issues and insecurities. my boyfriend has messed up countless times with his friends. he’s broken a million boundaries over and over throughout this whole relationship. he says he can’t get better. he says he needs me to be more appreciative of the good things he does and to stop getting so mad when he hurts me. any time I talk to him about the bad stuff, he victimizes himself, brings up things I did in the past that I no longer do, gaslights me, manipulates me and tries to break up with me. when he breaks boundaries with people, he just breaks up with me and gets super mad. every boundary broken has been with girls.
he’s emotionally cheated, lied a billion times, hid things a billion times, done things I tell him make me uncomfortable with other people, ranted (talked shit) about me to his friends a billion times but left out all the things he’s done to provoke me and abuse me..and through all of that he has yelled at me and cried and blamed me. I am always very up front about my boundaries and try to be stern every single time.
so through all of that, I have horrible trust issues and insecurities. now we are having issues with this girl in his hometown at his work. he did substances with her, hid it, lied about it, and since then he has made her a HUGE deal. I told him one of my boundaries is not hanging out with people nor being their friend if you’ve messed up boundaries with them intentionally. all of the boundaries I have placed are ones that I follow as well by the way.
he told me he can’t get rid of her because she works with him and can’t find another job and doesn’t want to find another job (it’s a summer job). he wanted to hang out and explore abandoned places with her like the last time they hung out for six hours and also did substances and other stuff at her place. he cried and complained and started about 6 different big fights with most of them resulting in him trying to break up with me or breaking up with me for a few hours to a day.
this girl has a boyfriend but I have this gut feeling she likes him but I could be totally wrong! Like I said, I have really bad jealousy and insecurities but with that comes paranoia. I don’t think every girl likes my bf but there has to be signs and I guess my mind has convinced me there are “signs”.
the signs are: she followed him on Facebook, added him on snapchat, has him on discord and instagram.
she only followed my boyfriend despite knowing I exist.
she only follows my boyfriend and three other people (who are famous). she does not follow her boyfriend on that account.
she friended me on Facebook so I asked her why she friended me on facebook and not instagram (where she always talks to my bf) because she knows I exist on instagram but she said she didn’t notice she wasn’t following me which just feels complete lie. I asked then was asking why she only followed him , (a few famous people), and did not have her bf on this account. she said she has multiple accounts but she was snappy and rude when she responded to me saying stuff like “can’t I follow who I want to what’s the problem here lol” and stuff. I asked a simple question, I wasn’t rude or anything. she apologized for being rude a few minutes later and then went to my boyfriend while he was working (she was in to grab some food) and she told him she thinks I hate her because she was rude to me and didn’t want me thinking she’s a “fucking bitch”. her words told from him to me.
Since my boyfriend said he cannot leave or distance since they work together and it would be too awkward he tried breaking up with me multiple times and said this summer would be miserable with him because all ill do is complain and cry about being anxious with what he has caused. I told him to just be distant and he agreed to.
he had ended up telling her im uncomfortable with them hanging out because she kept begging him to hang out again and he didn’t think it was fair to not explain why he keeps saying no to her. he told her he slipped up on a boundary with her and that I don’t allow it. it made me sound so shitty and he refused to explain my side of why im uncomfortable in more details like I begged and then when I tried to explain it to her (I ended up just not sending it) he kept telling me to cut out parts that make him look bad and that she “doesn’t need to know everything about our relationship”. so I know she thinks im a shitty partner now and I know she does not like me but she doesn’t know anything he’s done.
the day before yesterday was his first day back to work for summer break and they only worked together for about an hour and thirty minutes but still managed to talk quite a bit. she also came up to him and said she wishes they could still hang out and that she’s sad or something about it despite knowing im uncomfortable and that we’ve already made it clear that wouldn’t be happening. She also asked him if they were still good (she was definitely asking because there’s tension between me and her even though her and I like don’t really talk, I’ve also tried inviting her to play games with me and my bf online before he messed up with her and she refused every time and wouldn’t reschedule but then she wants to play games alone with him.) then he asked her if he could get his cigarettes back that he gave her. he says he can’t help talking to her at work because he doesn’t want to be rude and that it’s hard to avoid her.
Today they are currently working together and it’s only been a few hours yet so far she’s come up to his register behind him and looked at his phone, talked a bit and told him she could try and get him a free electric guitar, gave him a piece of gum without asking, showed him pictures of her and her boyfriend at a prom event, talked about working out, etc. Doesn’t sound like much maybe but it hurts when you’ve asked him to distance himself and it was barely half of his first shift and all that has already been done. and not to mention she was stocking while my bf was on register so she kept coming out of her way to talk to him.
if I complain, he just wants to break up. I wish she knew why I don’t want them hanging out. he made me sound like im just a toxic girlfriend. I can’t explain anything to her without him threatening to like cut and kill himself and break up with me.
if I break up with him they’re just gonna hang out all summer and he do god knows what and talk shit about me for sure. he would never explain what he’s done. I’ll look even worse. I just want peace but my heart is breaking. I don’t want to victimize myself but I have such a big heart, i believe in and love god, I love with my whole heart, I try to see good in people, I gave him everything I had and im still trying to pull more out of me. it feels like it’ll never be enough. I know he will forget about me because last summer we were on break and he said he let himself “slip” up and looked at a girl who came into the store with lust and full attraction because he was trying to imagine his life without me. he didn’t even tell me because he didn’t think he needed to since we were on break. He recently told me maybe a month ago. the break lasted like two days and it was because our relationship was so bad and he did not love me anymore. there have been multiple times he has not loved me but it was always because of my reactions to his abuse.
I’ve never not once stopped loving him and I’ve never once found anybody else attractive while I’ve been with him, not even celebrities. I’ve tried to warn him a thousand times that if he breaks boundaries again or hurts me some other way, I’ll be done. he just does it like he breathes. he says he feels remorse but he just always does it again. he said he feels better without me because im always hurting him. I “hurt” him by reacting to his abuse, asking him questions about things he’s done, asking him if he’s broke boundaries with his friends when he’s with them, etc. His first day of work this summer I was asking him questions about the girl and he was so defensive. I still feel like something else happened like he ranted about me or she said something about me that he doesn’t wanna tell me. it was not a normal reaction to a simple question.
is there any way I can get over this without having to break up? It feels like my world is ending. he is my only friend. he is doing great in life. he can move on easily and will move on easily when I am gone. he said before he would just put himself more into work, friends and school and would just forget about me. I have nothing really. I do nothing all day as I don’t even have access to a job.
I just need advice on how to go about controlling my emotions when he’s around this girl and other potential friends.

Me and my partner have been together for four, almost five years and we are long distance. we have never met.
this will be a very long read but it honestly doesn’t even sum up everything. there’s been so much more stuff with terrible abusive details and so much emotion that I cannot capture in this post. I also could not explain everything to detail and left out a lot about this girl im eventually going to mention in this post and have left out a lot about other stuff my bf has done and said to me.
to preface, me and my bf both are not in therapy. He is going to therapy in a few months. He is in college and has friends, while I have no friends.
I have a lot of jealousy issues and insecurities. my boyfriend has messed up countless times with his friends. he’s broken a million boundaries over and over throughout this whole relationship. he says he can’t get better. he says he needs me to be more appreciative of the good things he does and to stop getting so mad when he hurts me. any time I talk to him about the bad stuff, he victimizes himself, brings up things I did in the past that I no longer do, gaslights me, manipulates me and tries to break up with me. when he breaks boundaries with people, he just breaks up with me and gets super mad. every boundary broken has been with girls.
he’s emotionally cheated, lied a billion times, hid things a billion times, done things I tell him make me uncomfortable with other people, ranted (talked shit) about me to his friends a billion times but left out all the things he’s done to provoke me and abuse me..and through all of that he has yelled at me and cried and blamed me. I am always very up front about my boundaries and try to be stern every single time.
so through all of that, I have horrible trust issues and insecurities. now we are having issues with this girl in his hometown at his work. he did substances with her, hid it, lied about it, and since then he has made her a HUGE deal. I told him one of my boundaries is not hanging out with people nor being their friend if you’ve messed up boundaries with them intentionally. all of the boundaries I have placed are ones that I follow as well by the way.
he told me he can’t get rid of her because she works with him and can’t find another job and doesn’t want to find another job (it’s a summer job). he wanted to hang out and explore abandoned places with her like the last time they hung out for six hours and also did substances and other stuff at her place. he cried and complained and started about 6 different big fights with most of them resulting in him trying to break up with me or breaking up with me for a few hours to a day.
this girl has a boyfriend but I have this gut feeling she likes him but I could be totally wrong! Like I said, I have really bad jealousy and insecurities but with that comes paranoia. I don’t think every girl likes my bf but there has to be signs and I guess my mind has convinced me there are “signs”.
the signs are: she followed him on Facebook, added him on snapchat, has him on discord and instagram.
she only followed my boyfriend despite knowing I exist.
she only follows my boyfriend and three other people (who are famous). she does not follow her boyfriend on that account.
she friended me on Facebook so I asked her why she friended me on facebook and not instagram (where she always talks to my bf) because she knows I exist on instagram but she said she didn’t notice she wasn’t following me which just feels complete lie. I asked then was asking why she only followed him , (a few famous people), and did not have her bf on this account. she said she has multiple accounts but she was snappy and rude when she responded to me saying stuff like “can’t I follow who I want to what’s the problem here lol” and stuff. I asked a simple question, I wasn’t rude or anything. she apologized for being rude a few minutes later and then went to my boyfriend while he was working (she was in to grab some food) and she told him she thinks I hate her because she was rude to me and didn’t want me thinking she’s a “fucking bitch”. her words told from him to me.
Since my boyfriend said he cannot leave or distance since they work together and it would be too awkward he tried breaking up with me multiple times and said this summer would be miserable with him because all ill do is complain and cry about being anxious with what he has caused. I told him to just be distant and he agreed to.
he had ended up telling her im uncomfortable with them hanging out because she kept begging him to hang out again and he didn’t think it was fair to not explain why he keeps saying no to her. he told her he slipped up on a boundary with her and that I don’t allow it. it made me sound so shitty and he refused to explain my side of why im uncomfortable in more details like I begged and then when I tried to explain it to her (I ended up just not sending it) he kept telling me to cut out parts that make him look bad and that she “doesn’t need to know everything about our relationship”. so I know she thinks im a shitty partner now and I know she does not like me but she doesn’t know anything he’s done.
the day before yesterday was his first day back to work for summer break and they only worked together for about an hour and thirty minutes but still managed to talk quite a bit. she also came up to him and said she wishes they could still hang out and that she’s sad or something about it despite knowing im uncomfortable and that we’ve already made it clear that wouldn’t be happening. She also asked him if they were still good (she was definitely asking because there’s tension between me and her even though her and I like don’t really talk, I’ve also tried inviting her to play games with me and my bf online before he messed up with her and she refused every time and wouldn’t reschedule but then she wants to play games alone with him.) then he asked her if he could get his cigarettes back that he gave her. he says he can’t help talking to her at work because he doesn’t want to be rude and that it’s hard to avoid her.
Today they are currently working together and it’s only been a few hours yet so far she’s come up to his register behind him and looked at his phone, talked a bit and told him she could try and get him a free electric guitar, gave him a piece of gum without asking, showed him pictures of her and her boyfriend at a prom event, talked about working out, etc. Doesn’t sound like much maybe but it hurts when you’ve asked him to distance himself and it was barely half of his first shift and all that has already been done. and not to mention she was stocking while my bf was on register so she kept coming out of her way to talk to him.
if I complain, he just wants to break up. I wish she knew why I don’t want them hanging out. he made me sound like im just a toxic girlfriend. I can’t explain anything to her without him threatening to like cut and kill himself and break up with me.
if I break up with him they’re just gonna hang out all summer and he do god knows what and talk shit about me for sure. he would never explain what he’s done. I’ll look even worse. I just want peace but my heart is breaking. I don’t want to victimize myself but I have such a big heart, i believe in and love god, I love with my whole heart, I try to see good in people, I gave him everything I had and im still trying to pull more out of me. it feels like it’ll never be enough. I know he will forget about me because last summer we were on break and he said he let himself “slip” up and looked at a girl who came into the store with lust and full attraction because he was trying to imagine his life without me. he didn’t even tell me because he didn’t think he needed to since we were on break. He recently told me maybe a month ago. the break lasted like two days and it was because our relationship was so bad and he did not love me anymore. there have been multiple times he has not loved me but it was always because of my reactions to his abuse.
I’ve never not once stopped loving him and I’ve never once found anybody else attractive while I’ve been with him, not even celebrities. I’ve tried to warn him a thousand times that if he breaks boundaries again or hurts me some other way, I’ll be done. he just does it like he breathes. he says he feels remorse but he just always does it again. he said he feels better without me because im always hurting him. I “hurt” him by reacting to his abuse, asking him questions about things he’s done, asking him if he’s broke boundaries with his friends when he’s with them, etc. His first day of work this summer I was asking him questions about the girl and he was so defensive. I still feel like something else happened like he ranted about me or she said something about me that he doesn’t wanna tell me. it was not a normal reaction to a simple question.
is there any way I can get over this without having to break up? It feels like my world is ending. he is my only friend. he is doing great in life. he can move on easily and will move on easily when I am gone. he said before he would just put himself more into work, friends and school and would just forget about me. I have nothing really. I do nothing all day as I don’t even have access to a job.
I just need advice on how to go about controlling my emotions when he’s around this girl and other potential friends.

Reposting as I could have worded my previous post better
I came across this picture of 1984 Judas Priest tour shirt that I had never seen before. I could not find any pictures of the back print or any info about what shows it was sold at etc. My best guess is that this was sold at the Long Beach Arena shows (only LA County shows I could find). Not sure if it was possibly sold at any other 1984 California dates.
The front print is LA and Olympics themed due to the 1984 Olympics being hosted in LA.
Did anyone here go to the Long Beach Arena shows in 84 and see these for sale/buy one? Any additional Information, especially about the back print, would be appreciated!

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Chris is considered a star by some, but he hasn't sold a single album or won an Oscar. Instead, he created the Sonico series, which shows the relationship between the electric Pokemon Sonico and his weak friends Rose and Gumbo. Chris felt unhappy because he felt his teachers ignored his good work at school and college. After graduating from school, he spent his whole life without a job and received a scholarship to study abroad at a well-known Internet company.
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Chris became famous in 2011 when he attacked people who love and worship Satan during the 2007-2010 Christian year. Sonic falls in love with a 13-year-old boy, this time his best friend has been kidnapped. It's about the game. But he didn't want a new permit. However, he resigned after a year. In 2011, he quit after a few months. In 2014, Chris came out as transgender in the song "Tom Girl".
Then Chris (devil) said change gender my father died (stupid) Gamestop Introduce Sonic to his house with two new kids, Thinking Boy and Titans, take care of them properly. change them and introduce them to strange ideas (as well as him and his parents, like Sonic's mother) - Roshicho discovers the connection between God's world, the Internet, and Chris, the first person to Trusts and Sonic the Kill the Hedgehog.
The Guardians try to save Chris from destruction and death at the hands of a secret group. He decided to deal with his hatred and anger. If your thoughts are sad, your soul is sick. The main problem of the Chandu family is money. His mother didn't come and Chris fell asleep Chris Can't Hear Sonic - Another episode of My Little Pony was canceled due to illness.
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Hello ... we are building an accessory structure (metal shop building) in an unincorporated area of Sonoma County that will have solar installed on the roof. We currently have a 200 amp service to our home that has capacity to add the shop and solar, but to connect the existing service to feed the new accessory structure will require about 200' of trenching. Our quote for the electric work + trenching is around $17,000.
PGE's transmission line is very close to the new structure. Would PGE allow a second service drop for our property - we have heard that the require a unique address for every service drop? We checked with the County and we are unable to get a second address since it's an accessory structure.
Thanks for your help!

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Out of the gate, yes, I know we screwed up. I’m an idiot. Anyway.
Bought a used car a few years ago from a private seller. It has electrical problems that we thought we could fix, and it turns out that it’s more than we can handle, or rather more than life will allow us time to learn. We towed it home at the time, it’s never been driven during our ownership, and now I just want to figure out what my options are in terms of getting rid of it. The bill of sale says “as is, where is” and it doesn’t turn on, if that makes a difference.
This was right before the pandemic when nothing was really operating normally, so we never registered it or payed taxes on the sale. Over time anxiety got the best of me because I know penalties get worse and worse over time, and of course avoidance makes anxiety worse in the long term but it’s so effective in the short term… I’ve googled this to death and haven’t found anything useful in terms of what I can expect in terms of tax penalties, registration penalties, etc.
My goal: to not own this car.
My dream: to sell it for what ever it can get (I’m not ambitious here)
My questions:
1) What is this going to cost me? Is there a way to calculate the tax penalty? What’s the penalty for not registering a non-working vehicle?
2) Is there a smarteless stupid way to get rid of the car? I’m honestly open to any and all advice on this topic. I’d like to make some money back, but I mostly just want it gone.

My boyfriend was sentenced to 7 years probation with the condition of 120 days in county jail. He gets out in 60 days and is dreading coming out to deal with probation. Before going in he was borderline alcoholic and smoked marijuana everyday. He’s afraid he won’t be able to quit or the urge will get the best of him. He’s also worried the system will be against him in all this and that they’ll catch him for any little thing. If he doesn’t complete probation cause of any violation he will go to prison for 7 years so he feels super scared. We live in a small town so we more or less know all the officers in town. In jail many people are in there for probation violations and tell him it’ll be impossible to complete which is driving him crazy. Luckily he was given the chance for early termination at 3.5 years but still a long time. Does anyone has any tips on how he could complete it successfully? And how to cope with all the guilt and anger he’s going through for even being in this situation to begin with. He has a drugs for sale charge and is also upset this will remain on his record and will not have many opportunities when he’s released. And does anyone has any tips on how to help as the girlfriend in this situation.

As someone that lives on the edge of the panhandle in AL. I am aware of many things that go on, & one of them I followed very closely was the targeting, and downfall of spring break in Panama City Beach which other beach cities have taken the same approach since including Miami Beach.
However Sol fest is turning out to look as if it's being targeted in a VERY similar way, if not the exact way Panama city beach was targeted to eliminate the spring break service industry. The media, and town councils/special committees/law enforcement/select residents who are pissed off will be a big thing they use to their advantage to cook up the appearance of the area becoming a hotbed for criminal activity and heinous crimes with an entire local area being outraged even when really they aren't much concerned as long as theres no chaos, or shootings, and anyone that disturbs the peace be arrested. Which news medias wmbb, and mypanhandlenews are just a couple of the outlets that an along with "freedom loving", fake conservative fox news that completely degraded an entire city's reputation & visitors in PCB which I see the same patterns happening with in nearby holmes county from everything to the news media (except fox). the local government, and the law enforcements standpoint. Take notes from the PCB situation (2014 to present) because it is looking they are going to use the media and local governments to their best advantage to slander the name of Sol fest and it's patrons to the point it's driven out, & being in touch with victim businesses and promoters of the PCB targeting may take you a long way. (Bar industry staff, scooter rental places that were shut down, promoters, former club la Vela staff). The city council in PCB, the mayor at the time, and select locals to persuade the public that there was complete outrage were the first to blame other than the actual people themselves who deserved to be in jail anyways for committing these crimes out there that the incidents were used to the citys advantage. They banned alcohol on the beach, have had law enforcement from 5+ jurisdictions flood the area years after 2015 (the year they decided to go to bat against the sb industry after slandering it on national news the year before). Cut off alcohol sales and club permits to operate after 2 am, eliminate rentals of moped scooters, target promoters themselves like the Panamaniac card company, and arrest known promoters on spot for petty violations, and a lot more. Just a few examples along with refusing to renew the permits for club la Vela to become operational again after hurricane Michael. Good luck and give them a run for their $$. They should not be allowed to dictate who can and can't have entertainment events and which crowd gets to and doesn't get to do business there, and there are ignorant ) bad people in every crowd regardless of what it's based on, and as long as these people are being rightfully arrested when making stupid actions there's no reason to be targeting the entire event itself. Unfortunately if sol fest continues throughout a large increase of law enforcement will more than likely be a thing except the fact the owners of vortex can probably take a stance on limiting that since the propertycis privately owned if I'm not mistaken.

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I go to a church in the kent/queen annes counties area of maryland and we are going to be having a yard sale. I want to prepare and bring food for a build your own taco bar (think subway, but tacos. Basically Chipotle but only tacos) but I am unsure about whether or not I need a license or permit to sell the tacos. It would be to raise money for the church because we are trying to raise money to build a sunday school building. I personally have a servesafe certificate that is currently valid through my job, would this be all I require to sell food?

I go to a church in the kent/queen annes counties area of maryland and we are going to be having a yard sale. I want to prepare and bring food for a build your own taco bar (think subway, but tacos. Basically Chipotle but only tacos) but I am unsure about whether or not I need a license or permit to sell the tacos. It would be to raise money for the church because we are trying to raise money to build a sunday school building. I personally have a servesafe certificate that is currently valid through my job, would this be all I require to sell food?

SKYX reported a slight revenue increase to $19.0 million in Q1 2024 but faced a net loss of $9.7 million, with EPS at -$0.1, underperforming against analysts' expectations.

Key Metrics

Revenue	$19.0M	2.2%
Operating Expenses	$6.5M
Operating Expenses Growth	14.0%
Net Income	$-9.7M
Earnings Per Share	$-0.1
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$19.8M

Business Highlights

• Generated record first quarter 2024 sales of $19.0 million in revenue compared to $18.6 million for the first quarter of 2023, including sales of its advanced and smart platform plug and play products.
• Reported $19.8 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, available cash, and investments available for sale as of December 31, 2023, as compared to $22.4 million as of December 31, 2023.
• New Global Smart Home and AI Related Patents. SKYX’s new and existing patents enable and enhance performance of smart home and AI sensors in addition to home safety sensors. SKYX recently received 8 additional patent issuances bringing the Company’s intellectual property portfolio to a total of over 90 issued and pending patents, 30 of which are issued patents covering SKYX’s advanced plug and play and smart home platform technologies for the smart home, AI, electrical, and lighting industries in the U.S. and internationally including China, Europe and 2 patents in India.
• The Company continues to grow its market penetration of its advanced and smart platform technologies product to both retail and commercial segments, through its e-commerce platform of over 60 websites for lighting and home décor.
• Collaboration with a world-leading Chinese Lighting supplier and manufacturer, Ruee Appliances. The collaboration with Ruee will include SKYX’s advanced and smart products to both professional and retail Markets and provide SKYX substantial backing in several areas including financial, mass production manufacturing capabilities, and distribution to global markets including China and Europe. The collaboration is expected to substantially enhance gross margins on SKYX’s product sales.
• SKYX and General Electric (GE) signed a 5-year global licensing partnership agreement to license SKYX’s patented advanced and smart home platform technologies, including its ceiling outlet/receptacle-related products as well as its all-in-one smart home platform technology.
• Announced a collaboration with world-leading lighting company Kichler, which will include SKYX’s advanced smart and standard products for online, retail, and professional channels.
• Announced a collaboration with Quoizel, a premier U.S. lighting manufacturer for nearly 100 years, to integrate SKYX’s advanced smart and standard products for online, retail, and professional channels.
• SKYX continues to deliver its products to thousands of homes in the U.S. and Canada and expects its products to be in tens of thousands of homes within a year.
• SKYX has started sales to the builder and pro segments and opened over 100 builder and pro accounts during the International Builders’ Show (IBS - NAHB) in Las Vegas.
• The Company entered into an agreement to supply approximately 1,000 homes with its advanced smart home platform technologies and is expected to deliver approximately 30,000 units representing a variety of its advanced and smart platform technology products to the developer’s upcoming projects.
• SKYX won 7 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Awards including most recently two awards for its All-In-One Smart Home Platform.
• Announced a collaboration with Golden Lighting, a leading provider of elegant lighting solutions in the U.S., which will feature SKYX advanced smart and standard products for online, retail, and professional channels.

Guidance
Future Business Drivers:

• We believe we will be cash flow positive during 2025.
• We are encouraged by our path to the buildecommercial segments, large online and brick-and-mortar retail partners as well as our future potential to realize incremental licensing, subscription, and AI/data aggregation revenues.

Expectations: MISS

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• LGBTQ+ rights are legally protected and supported by taxpayer funds.
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• Pet dogs frequently defecate on streets, sidewalks, and grass, and sometimes sit on public benches and transport seats.
• Finding accommodation and general practitioners is challenging.
• Medical care is criticized for not being taken seriously unless in severe cases, with reports of negligence. It is not free despite high taxes.
• Public stations are often not clean, with some being particularly smelly, especially elevators, corners, and staircases.
• Taxpayer money funds the salaries and expenses of the Dutch royal family, with their budget exceeding €600,000.
• Not all public streets, sidewalks, stations, or parking areas are as clean as expected.
• The weather is often unfavorable, with frequent changes between cloudy, rainy, windy, and sunny conditions within the same day.
• The crime rate is higher than expected, including incidents of murder, rape, sexual harassment, robbery, bombing of shops, and fraud. For evidence, read news in English on nltimes.nl or other legitimate sources.
• The judicial system is slow and legal fees are high, with lenient punishments.
• Taxpayer money supports Israel.
• There is limited freedom of speech or peaceful protesting regarding Palestine. Dutch police have been reported to use violence against protesters, including women.
• For annual gross salaries above €75,518, the income tax rate is 49.50%.
• The 30% ruling for newcomers has changed to a plan where taxes increase gradually over five years.
• Mortgages and pensions involve interest.
• Dual citizenship is not allowed.
• The language exam requirement is increasing from A2 to B1.
• The standard term for naturalization is being extended from 5 to 10 years.
• The cost of living is very high, including garments, cars, parking, groceries, utilities, rent, public transport, and dining out.
• Bicycle and electric scooter theft is common.
• Theft of valuables from parked cars is increasing.
• Sales tax will increase from 9% to 21% on some items.
• The Russia-Ukraine war has significantly impacted the Netherlands, leading to a higher cost of living.
• There is a noticeable smell of marijuana and beer in public streets.
• Vandalism and public nuisance increase during football matches, affecting public transport, stations, and some streets.
• Many neighborhoods become very noisy on Friday and Saturday nights.
• Traffic jams are becoming more frequent.
• Taxes are often perceived as wasted on unnecessary projects and international funding.
• The Dutch military supports countries like the USA and Israel, which are accused of causing civilian casualties in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, funded by taxpayers.
• While many people speak English, not everyone does, and official correspondence is not always in English. Customer support via phone is often only available in Dutch.
• Owning a car is very expensive.
• The Netherlands has no mountains, only flat land.
• There are very few public holidays.
• Dutch cuisine is considered bland, and dining out is generally expensive and not highly regarded in terms of taste.
• There is a constant financial stress with lower purchasing power, forcing most families to live minimally unless both spouses have high incomes or benefit from the 30% ruling.
• Dutch bureaucracy is often criticized for being inefficient and sometimes unfair.
• Permanent residence for parents is not allowed, and they can only visit for up to 3 months in a 6-month period.
• Xenophobia and rude directness are sometimes issues.
• Not everything is digitized; many processes are still done traditionally.

The global acoustic insulation market is projected to experience a robust CAGR of approximately 5% from 2024 to 2030. This growth is primarily driven by significant demand across various end-use industries, including oil & gas, building & construction, and transportation. Additionally, stringent regulations and rising environmental concerns are expected to further propel market expansion during the forecast period. Moreover, the increasing consumer demand for acoustic insulation in both commercial and residential sectors is anticipated to boost market growth.
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Market Trends:
Rising Demand in Construction and Building Sector: There is a growing demand for acoustic insulation in the construction and building sector, driven by increasing urbanization and the need for noise control in residential and commercial buildings. Builders and architects are incorporating acoustic solutions to meet regulatory requirements and enhance living and working environments.
Technological Advancements and Innovation: Advancements in materials and technologies are leading to more effective and sustainable acoustic insulation solutions. Innovations such as lightweight insulation materials, eco-friendly products, and advanced manufacturing processes are enhancing the performance and appeal of acoustic insulation.
Stringent Regulatory Standards: Governments and regulatory bodies are imposing stricter noise pollution and energy efficiency standards, which is driving the adoption of acoustic insulation. Compliance with these regulations ensures that buildings meet the necessary acoustic performance criteria, pushing the market forward.
Increasing Environmental Awareness: Growing environmental awareness and the push for sustainable building practices are influencing the acoustic insulation market. Consumers and businesses are seeking green building materials that not only provide effective noise reduction but also have a minimal environmental impact, boosting the demand for eco-friendly insulation products.
Expansion in Emerging Markets: Emerging markets in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East are witnessing significant growth in the construction sector, leading to increased demand for acoustic insulation. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and rising disposable incomes in these regions are creating new opportunities for market expansion.
Market Opportunities:
The acoustic insulation market presents numerous opportunities driven by increasing urbanization, technological advancements, and rising environmental awareness. The burgeoning construction and building sector, particularly in emerging markets, offers significant growth potential as demand for noise control solutions in residential and commercial properties surges. Technological innovations in materials and sustainable manufacturing processes are creating avenues for more efficient and eco-friendly acoustic insulation products. Additionally, the automotive and transportation industries are increasingly adopting advanced acoustic solutions to enhance vehicle comfort, especially with the rise of electric vehicles. The trend towards retrofitting and renovating older buildings to meet current acoustic standards further fuels market expansion.
According to the recent report published by RC Market Analytics, the Global Acoustic Insulation Market is expected to provide sustainable growth opportunities during the forecast period from 2024 to 2030. This latest industry research study analyzes the acoustic insulation market by various product segments, applications, regions and countries while assessing regional performances of numerous leading market participants. The report offers a holistic view of the acoustic insulation industry encompassing numerous stakeholders including raw material suppliers, providers, distributors, consumers and government agencies, among others. Furthermore, the report includes detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of the global market considering market history, product development, regional dynamics, competitive landscape, and key success factors (KSFs) in the industry.
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Geographically, the acoustic insulation market report comprises dedicated sections centering on the regional market revenue and trends. The acoustic insulation market has been segmented on the basis of geographic regions into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa. Acoustic insulation market estimates have also been provided for the historical years 2020 to 2023 along with forecast for the period from 2024 - 2030.The report includes a deep-dive analysis of key countries including the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, China, Japan, India, Australia, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa, among others. Thereby, the report identifies unique growth opportunities across the world based on trends occurring in various developed and developing economies.
The Acoustic Insulation Market Segmentation:
By Type:

• Mineral Wool
• Foamed Plastic
• Elastomeric Foam
• Others

By End-Use Industry:

• Building and Construction
• Transportation
• Oil & Gas
• Energy and Utilities
• Industrial and OEM

By Region:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa

Major players in the global acoustic insulation market include Rockwool, Kingspan, Saint-Gobain, BASF SE, and Owens Corning. These companies are actively pursuing market expansion, new investments, service innovation, and strategic collaborations. By entering new geographical markets and acquiring other businesses, they aim to leverage joint synergies and gain a competitive advantage.
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• Product popularity and adoption based on various country-level dynamics
• Regional presence and product development for leading market participants
• Market forecasts and trend analysis based on ongoing investments and economic growth in key countries
• Competitive landscape based on revenue, product offerings, years of presence, number of employees and market concentration, among others
• Various industry models such as SWOT analysis, Pestle Analysis, Porter’s Five Force model, Value Chain Analysis pertaining to Acoustic Insulation market
• Analysis of the key factors driving and restraining the growth of the global, regional and country-level markets from 2020-2030

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Hey, we live next to the beach in Portugal and just ordered SUPs.
We plan to inflate our SUPs in our apartment and walk them downstairs.
We got an electric pump bundled in - but it's cigarette-lighter powered.
I looked for a converter on Amazon but most are <10 amps.
This pump claims to require 15 amps?
Almost all the pumps on the market seem to be car-powered too.
Why is this?
Should I get a converter - or a mains-powered pump?
Thanks

Hey, we live next to the beach in Portugal and just ordered SUPs.
We plan to inflate our SUPs in our apartment and walk them downstairs.
We got an electric pump bundled in - but it's cigarette-lighter powered.
I looked for a converter on Amazon but most are <10 amps.
This pump claims to require 15 amps?
Almost all the pumps on the market seem to be car-powered too.
Why is this?
Should I get a converter - or a mains-powered pump?
Thanks