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2008.05.22 03:10 bicycling

Two wheels, or three, sometimes one, but never more than twenty. Interested in riding a bicycle? We welcome bicyclists of all skill levels including those who don't yet own a bike. Ask us your questions or meetup with other redditors in your area for local rides. Happy cycling!
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2024.05.18 19:28 TooManyHobbies00 Cardio Workup Results Causing Extreme Anxiety

F45 Heavy smoker for 30 years- quit cigarettes in August but started vaping. Currently quitting No drug use but history of binge drinking (>4 units) monthly. Daily caffeine use Dx: 1. PoTS via TTT at age 22, Stress echo normal 2. GAD and Panic disorder diagnosed around the same time at PTS. ADD a year later 3. Asthma- birth 4. Rheumatic Fever- age 5, recurrence in 20s 5. Hypothyroidism- 2022 6. High cholesterol levels since age 20 7. IBS-C 8. IC with lesions/ulcers via cystoscopy 9. Hidradenitis S- stage 1 10. Primary open angle glaucoma- Just diagnosed 11. Low D3, low b12 12. Poly Cystic breasts 13 cervical radiculopathy and headaches 14. Previous DVT during pregnancy 15. Venus dysfunction- saphenous veins removed at 24, yearly revisions when warranted by US. 16. GERD- fundoplycation performed as a baby
Meds: 1. Rosuvastatin 0.5 mg qd 2. Spironolactone 100mg qd 3. Xanax 1 mg t.d.s 4. Spiriva 1.25mcg 5. Breo ellipta 200mcg 6. Semaglutide 1mg weekly 7. Lumigan 0.01mg 8. B12 1000mcg 9. D3 10. Linzess 145mg
Hi everyone and I apologize for the length of this post. I have been having some major dizzy spells, including near syncope episodes and little cramps in my left chest with some radiating left arm pain. I have been having the chest/arm pain episodes for over a year but have ignored them mostly believe they were a result of my c-spine disc herniations and arthritis, painful breast cysts, and anxiety. Recently my PoTS has seemed to flare and I have been getting nauseous, extremely dizzy and having little cramps in my chest which resulted in an ER visit. ECG/X ray and bloodwork was fine but I was sent home with a 5 day holter and followed up with cardio.
She didn't mention anything about the holter except a few instances of tachycardia but ordered a stress test and separate echo (not a stress echo)
Was told stress test was normal- I did have some BP issues at first but then a normal response. I've linked the report: https://ibb.co/album/1GB51m
The echo is abnormal :https://ibb.co/album/9ZsM1g
The nurse called me back and wants an additional echo with contrast and to have it reviewed by their cardiothoracic surgeon. I'm scheduled for Monday morning. I have a follow up with my cardiologist in 30 days
They told me to try and not stress unless i have severe chest pains, back or neck radiation of pain but my c-spine issues already cause this. I''m obsessing over my results. I'm generally healthy, only taking semaglutide due to a 36lb weight increase a year ago that happened within about 6 weeks. I eat decent but I do still vape and drink too more than the recommended amount of alcohol on occasion. Every chest pain I feel makes me want to go to the ER but I recognize that my anxiety could also be causing this.
The only other thing to note is that I did get Covid last winter and had some major personal stressors last year that required me to take Wellbutrin XR 300 mg which I stopped about 2 months ago. 2 years ago I went to the ER for leg and chest pain. Elevated D-dimer but no PE or clot was found (they said it couldn't be ruled out). I've also recently started getting tinnitus several times a day.
I'm not asking for medical dx or advice because I am currently under the care of a cardiologist but is anyone able to interpret my test reports and help me understand theoretically how this damage could happen in a 45 year old? Could a undiagnosed clot or MI cause damage similar to what is reported? Or is this due to my smoking and drinking history?
I appreciate all of you and the time you take out of your day for us posters.
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2024.05.18 18:42 evosandeats Traumatic CP

I am telling my story hoping it will be cathartic for me, but also as an information source because I was feeling so lost, alone, and confused during this process and could not find any similar stories.
We have been TTC for a year. We had a CP at 5 weeks in our 10th month of TTC. Testing that has been completed has all returned normal so far. My OB gave me the choice between hysterosalpingogram or hysteroscopy, laparoscopy & perhydrotubation. I am booked in for the latter in a few weeks as I initially attempted to book for hysterosalpingogram and was unsuccessful - too impatient to try again next cycle and potentially be unable to book.
My previous cycle started April 9. I have a very consistent cycle, some normal fluctuations but on average I ovulate between CD13-16 with a 13-14 day LP (cycle 26-30 days long with an average of 28 days). I had a positive OPK the evening of CD16 (April 24), with a rise starting earlier in the day. Based on my patterns when I did temp (had to stop because it was making me too obsessive), I likely ovulated overnight CD16 or morning of CD17. So AF was due roughly May 8 or 9 (CD 30/31). May 7 (~12/13 DPO) I had some cramping (I flagged it moderate in my app) and also came down with a cold (my last CP I had a terrible flu the days before my positive test). I took a HPT (FRER) in the evening of May 7 and it was negative. No sign of my period, no cramps or any other symptoms. I was mentioning to my partner that I did not feel pregnant or that my period was coming. I took another FRER on May 9 in the evening and got a vvvvfl, barely visible. Took another one the next morning (officially considering myself late) with FMU and it was still a vvvvfl, so I figured it was going to be another CP considering how light the line was at that point in my cycle. I felt completely indifferent because I knew this all likely meant late implantation.
I started CD1 later that afternoon (May 10). I had a very typical (for me) cycle. I had mild/moderate cramps for the first couple days. 2 days heavy bleeding, 2 days medium bleeding, 1 day light bleeding, 1 day brown discharge/spotting. It was a textbook cycle for me. I wanted to make sure my tests returned to negative so I took a HPT (easy@home) on the evening of May 13 (CD4) and it was vvvvfl. Of course I can't compare that to my FRERs but I thought that was good and HCG was almost out of my system. May 15 (CD6) I took another easy@home in the evening and it was considerably darker than all previous tests. May 16 (CD7) again I took a FRER and easy@home with FMU. The easy@home was just as dark as CD6 evening and the FRER test line was almost as dark as the control. I noticed it was feeling some pressure/pulling in my lower abdominal, occasional twinges but not really pain.
I thought I might be having an ectopic based on the slow progression and bleeding, but in my searches only light bleeding was reported with ectopics.
I called my GP and OB and could not get seen by either urgently so I ended up going to the ER on CD7 afternoon. I was mostly happy with the care I got, in terms of how quickly they ran tests to make sure I was okay, but they were a little bit dismissive. It didn't really help me get answers. I ended up getting 2 bedside abdominal ultrasounds by 2 different ER doctors (one did one right at triage and the other once I had been processed through to an ER bed). I got bloodwork taken in triage as well (beta HCG + a number of other general bloodwork). The 1st ultrasound the doctor couldn't see anything. The 2nd doctor mentioned something about possibly seeing a fetal pole in my uterus. They reviewed my bloodwork and said my HCG was 102 which obviously was very low at that point (5w2d). They asked if I knew my blood type, I said no and there was nothing in my chart so they sent that off too, to rule out being RH- (I am not, but why did no one check that before?). They kept saying things like "why do you think ectopic and not that you're just pregnant?" When I tried to explain the whole situation they said that the strength of lines on HPT aren't really a consideration (ok-fine) but also that bleeding in early pregnancy is normal (I'm trying to tell you had a full period-like bleeding though).
They did not have a vaginal ultrasound in the ER and since they did not suspect ectopic, I was discharged from the ER with a referral to outpatient medical imaging for a diagnostic ultrasound to be completed within 24 hours. I had no idea what was supposed to happen after that.
I got a call the next morning (May 18/CD 8) to come in for an ultrasound in a couple hours. They did another abdominal and vaginal ultrasound. Then I had to go back to the ER for results (no one told me that and I was not prepared to wait a few more hours so that was fun). A different doctor came to review my results and said they could not see anything in my uterus or tubes, but I did have a cyst on one of my ovaries (corpus luteum cyst, maybe) which they weren't concerned about. I was given a requisition for another beta hcg in a few days, and to follow-up with my GP (or come back to the ER if needed). Later that evening, I went to the bathroom and noticed I was spotting. Some time later, I was cramping very slightly and went to the bathroom again where I saw what I believe was the pregnancy with a tiny bit of blood on my underwear. It was pretty obvious that's what it was because there was so little blood obscuring it. That was pretty traumatic to see. I did not bleed much at all over night, very light spotting.
What I believe has happened is that I had a very late implantation and somehow it implanted and did not get expelled during my normal period. I knew there was no way it could have stuck after that much bleeding, it sucks that I kept being told that "bleeding is normal during early pregnancy".
This morning I took another FRER and the test line was ever so slightly darker than the control line. I won't be able to get in for that bloodwork until Tuesday because it is a long weekend here. So now I just have to wait to make sure my HCG drops and I don't have to get a D&C. What a horrible mess. Thank you for reading and I hope this helps someone.
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2024.05.18 18:26 Odd-Film-9807 Plan Selection for Direct Entry Life Sci

Hello everyone,
One of the lifesci news letters that was emailed this past week said the following:
REMINDER - PLAN SELECTIONThe period for selecting your Degree Plan via SOLUS starts on Monday, May 27 and will be open to Friday, June 7. If you have 24.0 units or more of completed courses, you must select a Plan, or you will not be able to register for courses for the 2024-25 academic year. Please make sure you review the Plan Thresholds on our Plan Selection webpage (under What it takes to be accepted to a Plan). If you have fewer than 24.0 units of passed courses, you are not required to select a plan.
I'm in direct-entry lifesci but I ended up failing 3 courses so I only have 18.00 credits right now but I am taking summer courses (english and psych). I wanted to do a specialization but it says that if I have less than 24.0 units of passed courses, I'm not required to select a plan. Does this mean I am unable to select a plan? Don't quite get the wording. I probably shouldn't have done sports this year, really took up my time.
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2024.05.18 11:39 Clacefe Elke week een andere Colruyt raten. 16de Colruyt: Jette

Elke week een andere Colruyt raten. 16de Colruyt: Jette
https://preview.redd.it/760wtckin51d1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32fa45a26715ed2bd954a7f621cc76e004c33146
https://preview.redd.it/5cq0dw9nn51d1.jpg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6394e0980fa4b1f47c72b20ba84bd71386d3f50e
En hier is de 16de Colruyt: Jette!
Deze Colruyt is al iets verder van huis, namelijk richting Brussel. Hierdoor hebben mijne pa en ik er ook een daguitstap van gemaakt. We zijn naar de expo van de Titanic geweest, en ik moet zeggen dat het zeker een aanrader is! Enorm interessant ook. Om alles fatsoenlijk te kunnen bekijken heb je er wel zeker een uur of 2 voor nodig. En nu de review:
De winkel heeft een grote parking, deels overdekt en deels niet overdekt. Op het gedeelte van de niet-overdekte parking stonden wel veel dingen in de weg omdat er juist in die straat wegenwerken waren, wat natuurlijk wel wat parkingplaatsen wegneemt. Vervelend, maar niet het einde van de wereld.
En natuurlijk, wanneer de parking groot is, is de winkel ook groot. De gangen waren ook iets breder dan normaal, maar dan stonden er wel soms steunpalen in de pad. Ook nog iets opmerkelijk: de etiketten van de producten waren tweetalig. Hier heb ik ook een foto van toegevoegd. Op zich wel logisch aangezien dat je in Brussel zit, maar ik had er op voorhand nog niet over nagedacht. En spijtig genoeg werkte het koffiemachien niet.
Ik geef deze Colruyt een 7/10.
P.S: weet er iemand waarom zo vaak het koffiemachien "buiten gebruik" is? Voor de corona was dit bijna nooit. Mijne pa denkt in ieder geval dat dit is om kosten te besparen.
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2024.05.18 11:01 mo_alanazii Arabic dictionary

Arabic dictionary
Dears,
After greetings,
I have tried to use the Arabic dictionary via the built-in dictionary app.
Unfortunately, the dictionary shows in the wrong Arabic format (Backward).
I tried to change the font or even change the device language but none of it works.
Moreover, the problem still appears with different dictionaries which clearly means it's a software issue by not supporting right-to-left languages.
I really feel disappointed and too many others like me.
I hope that Boox technical support will show us some appreciation and respect by taking this issue seriously and trying to fix it as soon as possible with the next update.
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MODEL: Page.
BUILD NUMBER: 2024-03-08 06-21 3.5.1 45ea56e4de
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Cheers!
https://preview.redd.it/861fyyleh51d1.png?width=1264&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd4f60ba406e0090e57aecbcd5f680f2b19b30d8
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2024.05.18 08:14 Effective_Net_8866 Please help me read my ultrasound is this cancer?

Hi all, I am 35F, overweight, asian, l used to smoke a lot and have family history of cancer. I have been having a lot of symptoms the past months. Extreme fatigue in the afternoon I can barely talk sometimes, I'm just tired, severe pain during my period. Last weekend, I had a severe sciatica pain during my period. Pain from right side of my buttocks down right side of my leg. I couldn't walk for 3 days the pain was so intense. I used to have this similar pain but last weekend was the worst I had to go to ER but they sent me home with some pain medications. 3 months ago, I had my Transvaginal Ultrasound because of my irregular periods and period pain. The result is: There is an indeterminate right adnexal lesion with prominent vascularity measuring 14 x 11 × 12 mm Haematoma or dermoid ovary. An ectopic pregnancy is thought to be unlikely. Correlation with beta hCG and gynaecological review is recommended. For some personal and financial reasons I kept postponing my follow-up check up. I was also thinking its not serious because my OB Gyne's clinic did not mark my followup appointment as urgent. My question is, what does my ultrasound say? Is it possible that the lesion is malignant even if its small? Is this related to my symptoms? Thank you in advance. :)
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2024.05.18 07:26 zacharyl290295 My Review of the Framework Laptop 13 (Factory Seconds Intel 11th Generation i7)

Hi Framework Community,
Note: THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED MESSAGE. I AM WRITING THIS REVIEW BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY FRAMEWORK LAPTOP.
I received my Framework Laptop 13 a week ago. Since then, I've opened it up, played around with it, and have had a great time. My previous laptop, the Dell Inspiron 15 3511, had its hinge broken, and I opened it up to fix it - only to a nice surprise. The screws on the hinge completely disappeared, so I was left with using the alternative of the wonderful Gorilla Glue. After another week, the hinges broke again.
After that traumatizing experience, I decided to look into a different laptop - a laptop that was fully repairable and open-able. After receiving my Framework Laptop (within 2 days of ordering, super fast FREE shipping), I opened it up and set it up. As the knowledge base includes guides for setting up DIY editions of laptops, I was up and running in no time.
After setting up the laptop, I opened the lid... to a nice surprise: scratches. I immediately pulled out my phone and emailed Framework Support. And I have to give props to the Framework Support team - I emailed at 10 PM and they replied within 10 MINUTES. THAT is an incredible amount of time. After some pictures and two days of back-and-forth, a replacement was on the way. Their support team is FULL of AMAZING staff, and I cannot thank them enough.
Back to the laptop: the expansion cards are truly GENIUS. I prefer 2 USB-A ports on both sides of my laptop, and this laptop allows me to do EXACTLY that. I love how there are also options for SSD Storage, Ethernet. HDMI, and more.
The process of ordering this laptop was the simplest process of buying a laptop. I loved how I could buy a laptop knowing that I wouldn't be "locked in" to soldered memory, processors, or storage. I bought this laptop knowing that if I could always change and upgrade the system internals.
However, this laptop isn't for everyone - especially for those who aren't big DIY-ers. If you aren't going to open up this laptop and upgrade and/or fix/repair components, this laptop is nothing but a regular laptop with a few bonuses. Framework does offer AMAZING guides on how to open their laptops and repair EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT, and they even include a SCREWDRIVER in the box! Each part of the laptop is also QR-coded with codes that lead to repair guides. And there are also extra screws. Truly amazing engineering. Speaking of which, the microphone and camera physical disconnect switch are truly an improvement over a Post-It note covering my camera.
For most people, this laptop will be for you. With every single part of the laptop available online and detailed repair guides, opening this laptop is a truly amazing experience. I can't thank the Framework team enough for creating and designing such an amazing laptop with an emphasis on reducing e-waste and improving the technology industry for all.
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2024.05.18 04:52 BrewersBot Postgame Thread: 5/17 Brewers @ Astros

Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
MIL 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 6
HOU 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 10 0 6

Box Score

HOU AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Altuve 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311
SS Peña 4 1 1 3 0 1 .326
RF Tucker 3 0 2 0 1 0 .288
3B Bregman 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228
DH Diaz, Y 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265
1B Singleton 4 1 2 0 0 0 .221
CF Meyers 3 1 1 2 0 1 .264
C Caratini 4 1 2 0 0 1 .276
LF Loperfido, J 2 0 0 0 0 2 .306
LF Dubón 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Brown, H 5.0 4 4 4 3 5 93-55 7.71
Scott, Tay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 17-11 2.14
Montero 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 16-9 3.05
Abreu, B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 20-10 3.27
Hader 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12-9 4.50
MIL AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Turang 4 0 2 0 0 2 .306
PH Miller, O 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118
C Contreras, Wm 3 0 0 0 1 1 .353
LF Yelich 4 0 0 0 0 2 .338
SS Adames 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
1B Bauers 2 2 1 1 1 0 .241
DH Sánchez 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234
DH Monasterio 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
RF Frelick 3 1 0 0 1 1 .252
3B Ortiz, J 4 1 3 3 0 0 .296
RF Chourio 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215
CF Perkins, B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210
MIL IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Peralta, F 5.0 8 5 5 1 6 97-62 4.17
Koenig 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 14-9 3.12
Peguero, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11-9 3.32
Milner 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 25-13 1.77

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T2 Jake Bauers homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 0-1
B2 Jake Meyers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Jon Singleton scores. 2-1
T4 Joey Ortiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Jake Bauers scores. Sal Frelick scores. 2-4
B5 Jeremy Peña homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Victor Caratini scores. Jose Altuve scores. 5-4

Highlights

Description Length
Bullpen availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bullpen availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:11
Bench availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bench availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:11
Starting lineups for Brewers at Astros - May 17, 2024 0:09
Measuring the stats on Jake Bauers' home run 0:13
A deep dive into Jake Bauers' home run 0:11
Jake Meyers: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Visualizing Jake Meyers' swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Measuring the stats on Joey Ortiz's home run 0:13
An animated look at Joey Ortiz's home run 0:11
The distance behind Jeremy Peña's home run 0:12
Jeremy Peña's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches 0:04
Hunter Brown's outing against the Brewers 0:25
Breaking down Freddy Peralta's pitches 0:04
Freddy Peralta's outing against the Astros 0:22
Jeremy Peña's great jumping throw 0:21
Yelich, Adames combine to nab Kyle Tucker at third 0:22
Jake Bauers' solo home run (5) 0:23
Jake Meyers' two-run home run (4) 0:28
Hunter Brown works out of a jam in the 3rd inning 0:13
Joey Ortiz's three-run home run (5) 0:21
Jeremy Peña hits a three-run home run (5) 0:29
Hunter Brown strikes out five against the Brewers 0:41
Field View: Jeremy Peña's big three-run homer 0:29
Willy Adames steals second base after a review 0:27
Freddy Peralta's six strikeouts against the Astros 0:45
Bryan Abreu escapes a jam in the 8th inning 0:09
Jake Bauers is hit by pitch following a review 0:28

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Brown, H (1-4, 7.71 ERA) Peralta, F (3-2, 4.17 ERA) Hader (6 SV, 4.50 ERA)
Game ended at 9:50 PM.
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2024.05.18 04:51 AstrosBot Post Game Thread (May 17, 2024): Brewers (26-18) @ Astros (20-25)

Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
MIL 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 6
HOU 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 10 0 6

Box Score

HOU AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Altuve 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311
SS Peña 4 1 1 3 0 1 .326
RF Tucker 3 0 2 0 1 0 .288
3B Bregman 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228
DH Diaz, Y 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265
1B Singleton 4 1 2 0 0 0 .221
CF Meyers 3 1 1 2 0 1 .264
C Caratini 4 1 2 0 0 1 .276
LF Loperfido, J 2 0 0 0 0 2 .306
LF Dubón 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Brown, H 5.0 4 4 4 3 5 93-55 7.71
Scott, Tay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 17-11 2.14
Montero 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 16-9 3.05
Abreu, B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 20-10 3.27
Hader 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12-9 4.50
MIL AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Turang 4 0 2 0 0 2 .306
PH Miller, O 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118
C Contreras, Wm 3 0 0 0 1 1 .353
LF Yelich 4 0 0 0 0 2 .338
SS Adames 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
1B Bauers 2 2 1 1 1 0 .241
DH Sánchez 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234
DH Monasterio 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
RF Frelick 3 1 0 0 1 1 .252
3B Ortiz, J 4 1 3 3 0 0 .296
RF Chourio 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215
CF Perkins, B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210
MIL IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Peralta, F 5.0 8 5 5 1 6 97-62 4.17
Koenig 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 14-9 3.12
Peguero, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11-9 3.32
Milner 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 25-13 1.77

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T2 Jake Bauers homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 0-1
B2 Jake Meyers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Jon Singleton scores. 2-1
T4 Joey Ortiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Jake Bauers scores. Sal Frelick scores. 2-4
B5 Jeremy Peña homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Victor Caratini scores. Jose Altuve scores. 5-4

Highlights

Description Length
Bullpen availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bullpen availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:11
Bench availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bench availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:11
Starting lineups for Brewers at Astros - May 17, 2024 0:09
Measuring the stats on Jake Bauers' home run 0:13
A deep dive into Jake Bauers' home run 0:11
Jake Meyers: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Visualizing Jake Meyers' swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Measuring the stats on Joey Ortiz's home run 0:13
An animated look at Joey Ortiz's home run 0:11
The distance behind Jeremy Peña's home run 0:12
Jeremy Peña's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches 0:04
Hunter Brown's outing against the Brewers 0:25
Breaking down Freddy Peralta's pitches 0:04
Freddy Peralta's outing against the Astros 0:22
Jeremy Peña's great jumping throw 0:21
Yelich, Adames combine to nab Kyle Tucker at third 0:22
Jake Bauers' solo home run (5) 0:23
Jake Meyers' two-run home run (4) 0:28
Hunter Brown works out of a jam in the 3rd inning 0:13
Joey Ortiz's three-run home run (5) 0:21
Jeremy Peña hits a three-run home run (5) 0:29
Hunter Brown strikes out five against the Brewers 0:41
Field View: Jeremy Peña's big three-run homer 0:29
Willy Adames steals second base after a review 0:27
Freddy Peralta's six strikeouts against the Astros 0:45
Bryan Abreu escapes a jam in the 8th inning 0:09
Jake Bauers is hit by pitch following a review 0:28

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Brown, H (1-4, 7.71 ERA) Peralta, F (3-2, 4.17 ERA) Hader (6 SV, 4.50 ERA)
Game ended at 9:51 PM.
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2024.05.18 04:34 Upset-Weekend9000 Compilation of 24Q1 Earnings call of Moocao's DD

Hi everyone
Since Moocao and Rainy are doing hard DD this weekend, it is my pleasure to bring to you the compilation of each company's ER summary and give it in a concise post. You may look at each of the link provided for detailed DD review, but I wanted to give a synopsis so that everyone can see where the major player's performance is within a single post.
Disclaimer:
*** This is not financial advice, nor is there any financial advice within. We don't do those kind of things***
*** Please do not utilize this content without author authorization ***
United Healthcare / United Health Group (insurance) 24Q1 04/16/24: https://new.reddit.com/Healthcare_Anon/comments/1c8ernq/united_health_group_q1_2024_earnings_analysis/
  1. UNH estimates the cyber attack impacts the quarter at $870 million, and for the full year at $1-1.15 billion. It will be excluded in adjusted earnings per share, but included in net earnings. This is important to remember when reviewing adjusted earnings per share.
  2. Considering MCR ratio YoY between Q1 2023 (MCR = 82.22%) vs Q1 2024 (MCR = 84.3% or 83.9%, choose one), there is a distinct worsening of MCR. For the purpose of discussion we will consider worsening MCR of 210 BPS, as suspension of the prior authorization AI algorithm is a direct result of the Change hack.
Elevance 24Q1 04/16/24: https://new.reddit.com/Healthcare_Anon/comments/1ca0r0elevance_q1_2024_earnings_analysis_part_1/
  1. Elevance biggest membership growth is no longer in MA.
  2. MCR Q1 2024 of 85.57% is a slight improvement over MCR Q1 2023 of 85.83% by 26 basis points.
Humana 24Q1 04/24/24: https://new.reddit.com/Healthcare_Anon/comments/1ce2ps8/humana_q1_2024_earnings_analysis_part_1_earnings/
  1. MA membership growth is quite robust at Humana, with individual MA rise by 2.5% and group MA rise by 8%.
  2. MCR rose YoY from 86.4% Q1 2023 to 89.35% Q1 2024. This is an almost 300 basis point worsening MCR, which could be a concern.
Molina 24Q1 04/25/24: https://new.reddit.com/Healthcare_Anon/comments/1ce2ps8/humana_q1_2024_earnings_analysis_part_1_earnings/
1. Consolidated MCR ratio is 88.5% 24Q1 vs 87.1% 23Q1, reflecting a YoY MCR increase of 140 bps. Per Molina, this is in line with their expectations.
  1. Medicare MCR is 88.7% 24Q1 vs 88.0% 23Q1, which is a YoY MCR increase of 70bps. Per Molina, this is in line with Molina expectations.
  2. Molina increased members significantly within the Medicaid and Medicare segment. Medical costs were higher, and premium members were overall lower, however this may be explained by the additions of new members.
Centene 24Q1 04/26/24: https://new.reddit.com/Healthcare_Anon/comments/1ce2ps8/humana_q1_2024_earnings_analysis_part_1_earnings/
  1. "Consistent with (Centene’s) strategic positioning and bid strategy, Medicare Advantage membership declined year-over-year”
  2. Overall consolidated MCR remains unchanged between 24Q1 vs 23Q1, however there is a caveat. Medicare MCR rose YoY from 85.2% 23Q1 vs 90.8% 24Q1, a ~ 370BPS worsening YoY. This could be a concern for the Medicare segment. This was offset by the Commercial Segment.
CVS/Aetna 24Q1 05/01/24: https://new.reddit.com/Healthcare_Anon/comments/1ce2ps8/humana_q1_2024_earnings_analysis_part_1_earnings/
  1. CVS/Aetna biggest membership growth is still MA, which balances the loss of Medicare PDP standalone plan members.
  2. MBR rose YoY from 84.6% Q1 2023 to 90.4% Q1 2024. This is a 580 basis point worsening MBR, which is the highest in the industry so far.
Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) 24Q1 05/02/24: https://new.reddit.com/Healthcare_Anon/comments/1ce2ps8/humana_q1_2024_earnings_analysis_part_1_earnings/
  1. Overall member increase of 50.5% YoY between 23Q1 vs 24Q1, and an increase of 38.51% QoQ between 23Q4 and 24Q1. This is an impressive increase.
  2. MBR rose YoY from 23Q1 MBR of 89.7% vs 24Q1 MBR of 90.9%. This is still a 120 basis point increase YoY.
Clover Health 24Q1 05/07/24: https://new.reddit.com/Healthcare_Anon/comments/1ce2ps8/humana_q1_2024_earnings_analysis_part_1_earnings/
  1. MCR reduced from 86.6% to 77.9%, an 870 basis point decrease YoY.
  2. MA insurance member decreased from 84,794 -> 79,527 patients, a 6.2% decrease.
Overall,
  1. only Elevance and Clover health had medical cost reductions, with Clover Health reducing 870 bps and is the overall best in segment performer at the cost of -6.2% membership.
  2. Several insurance payors discussed decreasing membership or reducing benefits OR BOTH. This will be reflected in 2025 bids.
  3. Many insurance payors are extremely dissatisfied with CMS's final ruling for CY 2025 MA rates. Only Clover seem to agree to the rate changes dictated by CMS.
Thanks all for taking the time to read through this, but please look over Moocao and Rainy's post as they took the bulk effort in doing all this.
Cheerio
Upset-weekend
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2024.05.18 02:05 lilpotatobake AITA for trading my family for a boyfriend and a bachelor's degree?

I (23F) have been struggling with this issue for several months now and have been receiving somewhat mixed reviews, so advice is also welcome. I am also a first time poster and this is going to be long, so hello!
To start, let me give some context to my family dynamic. My parents divorced when I was very little and have since remarried (spouses will be referred to as bonus mom or bonus dad). My dad has always had 100% custody of my brother (20M) and I and we have also moved around a lot, so I have no friends dating before college friends.
With the exception of two seasons of a several month program, I have always lived with my father. He married my bonus mom when I was 18 and they have since had my two sisters (4 and 1 years old) and have a baby on the way. My bonus mom and I have had a good relationship, and while we have had some major rough patches, her and I have both put a lot of effort into our relationship and as a result our relationship grew much better and our respect for each other grew as well. I also very much adore my baby sisters.
My mother married my bonus dad while I was in middle school and have always adored him as well. He has been nothing but kind to myself and my brother and is a massive teddy bear. For a long time my mother and I have been somewhat distant from each other. I think we both just hurt from the decisions she had made in the past, but since then we've grown closer and this situation has made even more so.
All sets of parents are religious. My father and bonus mom are a niche kind of Christian. My mother and bonus dad are more of a typical kind of Christian. This piece is a very dynamic part of the story.
After my dad got a job in another state my bonus mom, brother, two sisters, and myself moved there. I quickly found a college to finish my associates degree that I fell in love with. I finished up my associates with little issue and had planned to stop there. However, when approached by the registrar with a degree audit letting me know I could finish my bachelor's within a year, all of my parents strongly encouraged me to pursue it. I was unsure at first because the amount of debt I had accumulated on this schooling venture made me nervous (the state where I had originally started my degree allowed me to pursue it for free, this one did not), but I chose to pursue it anyway.
That fall semester I started to pursue my bachelor's degree I got to know someone who I had previously noticed and admired from afar. He would become my boyfriend (21M). Let's call him Babe because he is one. Him and I have a lot of the same passions and our shy friendship developed into feelings over the course of the semester. To make the long story short, we ended up sleeping together and going on dates, and throughout this whole ordeal I never once felt used as I had in previous relationships with less intimacy. I felt 100% loved and cared for and I still do to this day.
At the end of the semester during finals week my bonus mom noticed him at the choir and jazz concert that my bonus mom and I both performed in. She had singled him out in the crowd when she noticed him observing me and later that evening asked who that "boy sitting alone" was. I tried to play dumb at first, but said he was a fellow classmate and friend. She asked if we had feelings for one another, to which I said yes. She asked me, "OP, why do you keep getting into these relationships that won't work?" Before this moment she had never seen him before and had never spoken to him before that. She informed me that we would have to talk to my father about this, and then I went to bed.
Side Note
In referring to "these relationships" she is making reference to a coworker I had liked that they also had not met. My dad and bonus mom instructed me to quit my job, which I did. There was also someone else who I had met online in a group of friends I had gotten close with, but they discouraged me from the group chat and from the guy, so I left the chat and him alone.
They had also not wanted me to go to a local Bible study because of how late it was at night and with how early I had to go to a different job in the morning. However, I think their real main concern "there are other young men there that are watching you and one of them could try and follow you home." Those parents live in the country just on the outskirts of town. The poor guy that would have supposedly followed me would have been lured into darkness and to a neighborhood that was very protective of its land.
When I have expressed that I wanted to go because I wanted friends, they told me, "Maybe God just wants you to be alone right now and just focus on Him." I at first thought this was legitimate, but later began to question that line of thinking.
Side Note Finished
Anyways, after that night I had texted Babe informing him what was happening. He told me if he needed to step back so I could work on my relationship with my parents he was more than willing to do so. He was also more than happy to be in my life. Just whatever was best for me. This was not the first time he had suggested this, and it honestly made me not want to let go of him more.
The next morning my father told me I needed to cut ties with Babe. I told Babe about this and we spent most of the day crying. Him and I performed our final concert that evening and I went to the grocery store to pick up some things for my bonus mom. She found out that I was at my concert and not at work and asked why she and my dad hadn't been invited. I told them that in the past I had tried to invite them to other concerts and things and had reminded them multiple times and put them on both calendars (monthly and weekly) for the family to see, but had been blamed for not informing them of my events the night of. I had grown tired of this and eventually stopped inviting them to things. They felt this wasn't fair since I tend to get my dates mixed up for different events, and said that they felt that trust had been broken.
Over the next few days (which was finals week, by the way) many conversations were had. I mostly listened and answered questions. Things seemed to be going well until they found out that we had slept together through a series of questions, and my father had blown up. He became so angry at Babe for "defiling [his] daughter" and described in detail how he wanted to hurt him. When they found out Babe was not a believer like ourselves, my father asked why I had stooped so low. It were these moments that sealed my decision to move out. My dad had assured me he was not angry with me, but I could not shake his anger towards Babe.
They also informed my brother what was going on, and him and I had a long conversation. He wanted me to stay with them at home, but was open to my boyfriend since " he must be really special if you slept with him." By the end of the conversation my brother had a positive impression of Babe and was decidedly Switzerland in this situation.
He had also asked me what I had done in return of my parents' kindness of letting me live rent-free in their home. I reminded him that any second that they needed something I would drop everything and do it for them. As long as I wasn't in class or at my in person job I would go wherever they wanted me to go and do whatever they wanted me to do. I would also help take care of my sisters on nights that I came home before they went to bed. I would give them baths and read them bedtime stories and get them dressed for bed and sometimes even put them to bed. I would watch them whenever I was asked to. If I had to do online work I either had to start late or it was cut short because my bonus mom would ask for help. Most anything that they would ask I would do. During days that I would be home all day I would help get the girls up and even watch them so that my bonus mom could nap and catch up on some much needed sleep. If my time and efforts were going unnoticed I was sadly displeased. I loved taking care of my sisters and helping around the house, but that doesn't mean that those things shouldn't be recognized. I also pointed out that I never asked for anything in return or ask for help with money. Sometimes I would get paid for watching them on date nights and whatnot (which were not often) but I never expected it.
This set of parents had also attempted to convince me to visit my mother and bonus dad and other family who live in another state. The irony of this is that they had thoroughly convinced me not to visit her on two occasions that I had planned to. The next evening my dad and bonus mom both told me the conditions of me living with them:
  1. The truck would be taken away for two months. I would be taken to and from wherever I needed to go. This truck was my grandfather's truck who passed away last summer. My grandmother had been very insistent in wanting to put it in my name, but my dad and I insisted it be put in his name. At this point, the keys had been taken away and I was being transported to and from school. I was regretting not getting this truck in my name.
  2. I would no longer be allowed to finish my bachelor's degree. Neither set of parents had ever contributed any money to my education or programs once high school finished up, with the exception of when I was asked to quit my job. Then my bonus mom and father paid maybe $400-$600 towards my tuition plus the other expenses and rent taken off for about two months before I got my online job with our friend.
  3. I may also be asked to quit my in person job as well.
I told them I wanted to move out.
I had a college friend who was getting married that weekend offer her apartment to me while her and her husband went on their honeymoon for three weeks. That would give me enough time to cram my things into her place and search for a new one. That is where I was planning to stay temporarily. I had a feeling that this may fall through, and asked Babe if I could store some of my things like my furniture at his place and potentially stay there temporarily if my friend's place fell through. He had spoken with his landlord who also lives in the house, and his landlord said it would be okay.
Between all of this, Babe and I called my mother twice and explained the situation. She asked various questions about our relationship, including how to navigate and respect one another's beliefs as well as his family's (his family is Catholic), and we both had confidence that we could have compassion and respect for one another. She encouraged me to listen to my voice and covered the rest of what I needed in order to attend school the next semester. She thought my father putting me at this ultimatum with school was highly unfair and not very cash money (my words not hers).
I told Babe that if I was going to do this, he couldn't leave me and had to stick with me through it. He promised he would and has stuck to that promise to this day.
I removed my wall decor among other decor and hardware and wrapped them in clothes and garbage bags. Babe texted me throughout the night as I did this. I finished up at around 2:00 in the morning.
The next day as my father was taking me to school he asked if I was still with Babe. I said yes. He told me as long as I was still with him and sleeping with him I would have to move out, preferably by that night. The next 10 minutes or so of the drive consisted my father speaking curses over my life. Some of the more memorable include:
"You should take off your head covering. God is not covering you."
"You are rushing to sin and to shed man's blood."
"You will be a curse of destruction to anyone's home you come under."
Etc, etc.
I left the vehicle silently and went to my main building of work to weep. I called Babe crying and he assured me he would be there soon. He was, and him and his friend agreed to help me move some things out of the house before they left to see their families for the three week winter break. Their families lived in a different state. Them putting their break on hold meant a lot to me since his friend and I had hardly spoken before, and we were off. My parents were also on their way to an appointment for my sister about an hour away, so I knew the house would be empty and safe. I had also texted a coworker who knew what was happening and asked her if she could help move things and she agreed to come.
I let Babe and his friend only in the necessary parts of the house to collect my things. His friend mostly stayed by his truck in my driveway. I did my best to separate anything that may be of my parents since I was doing my best to move quickly. At one point I was informed that my bonus mom wanted to speak with me via our neighbor, so I went to go talk to my bonus mom on the phone. I was confused why she hadn't called me directly. I believe my neighbor had noticed unknown people carrying things out of the house and had informed my parents.
Apparently this was a conference call and my bonus mom and dad began to yell at me about how it was inappropriate to bring unknown men to the house and at the police and my father were both on their way. I apologize profusely and told them that I would leave immediately and ask them to call the police off since I was going to leave. I apologize saying that I didn't intend to disrespect them further or cause tensions to heighten, but they said that they would not call the police off and that my dad would not turn around. He also threatened to get in a fist fight with any unknown man on his property.
I told Babe that my father and police were on their way. He hurriedly gathered what he could while I grabbed important documents and things and rushed out of the house.
Lo and behold the cops had arrived and Babe and his friend were being searched. I set my purse down by Babe's friend's truck since it had a pocket knife and pepper spray in it and approached them with my hands up. I was also searched and the three of us were separated for questioning. Soon there were a total of 5 police cars and several police officers circulating between the 3 of us, hungry for the gossip. Unfortunately, Babe's friend was not terribly interesting since he was just trying to help and had no idea what was happening, so he got the least amount of attention. The cops mostly passed between Babe and I since we had the juicy details. All of the cops were confused why this whole situation was happening to begin with. Even those who were religious were confused how my parents could reject my boyfriend without ever speaking to him, and why that would cause me to need to move out in less than 24 hours.
They let us go and we got out of there as fast as we could. It was through this interaction that Babe and I became officially a couple since they had to ask "Who's that in relationship to you?" and boyfriend/girlfriend seemed to be the best response.
We dropped off what we could at my boyfriend's house and we all returned to school so I could ask for a place and they could get whatever Babe's friend needed for their trip. Babe and I said heartfelt goodbyes and I gathered what I could after some crying and a snack, and walked the 45 minutes or so it takes to get to his house. I collapsed into his bed, called out of work, and cried until I passed out.
My friend had still offered her place to me, but I refused saying that I wasn't going to intrude my sorrow on her during a time that was supposed to be joyous for her. I also realized that without a car it would be an hour or more to walk to and from work, and I close so that was not a good option. She did allow me to use her truck, so when my coworker picked me up from work that evening, we grabbed my friend's truck and went to my parents' house to grab everything I could think of that was mine. I informed them that I was coming, and they did not respond. My brother was also instructed not to help me with my move.
My father had locked up the place like Fort Knox so I could not get in through the way that would give me the easiest access to my room. I got in through the front door and went downstairs to open the garage (I lived on the garage level in the basement lol; which was actually quite a nice area; it resembled a little apartment) and found he had disconnected the power to it. When I went upstairs to wait I ran into my dad locking the front door. He turned towards me and looked at me and surprise and said, "You really came in here while we were praying?" I didn't know what to think of that. He reconnected the power to the garage and opened it, and watched coldly as my coworker and I moved things out. At the end, I returned my keys and told my dad that I loved him. He said he loved me too, and my coworker and I went to my boyfriend's house to unload my things.
Babe kept in constant contact with me and his landlord did his best to make sure I felt welcome and took great care of me when I needed it, between making sure I was fed and interacting with someone in my emotional fragility and even taking me to the ER when I was experiencing a lot of pain. His landlord even suggested I could move in, and that is when I began the excruciating process of sifting through all of my things and decorating the room. My mother and bonus dad also made sure to keep in closer contact with me as well, insisting I did nothing wrong but fall in love.
2 close family friends had also reached out to me during the week that followed my leaving. One was gently trying to guide me in the direction that she thought that I should go, but never shamed me. The second one sent me an angry text saying that I left God at my parents house and that I should return back to them, and that what I am doing is 100% wrong, and that I could block her if I want. She later texted me and apologized for her harsh words. I never have responded to either of them.
My father had also tried to withhold my paycheck from me, but eventually put it in the mail and it came to me via an address reroute. My bonus mom texted me saying the way I was speaking/not speaking to my father was dishonoring to him and I need to do better. She texted me that she missed me once. This was all within a week after moving out, and I never responded. I haven't heard from either of them since.
So now a little over 5 months have passed. I have army crawled through the semester and have successfully passed with honors and have graduated. My parents have missed all of the important events that have taken place during the semester, including the graduation ceremony. While I never invited them they also didn't exactly ask. My small group of friends have done their best to show support to me. Even small friends in unlikely places.
My father and bonus mom have not been in contact with me, but have insisted to others that they have tried to reach out to me and that this no contact situation has been 100% my doing. They had apparently been willing to talk until my friend from another state had come to see my graduation and pick up something of hers from my parents house that she had accidentally left with us, as well as my things. She had gone there twice asking for my things that day, and it had turned into a whole situation that ended up with them refusing to give her my items that I had left by accident and asking her to leave multiple times. There has also been a lot of other things that have happened but those are all stories of their own.
I am very happy with Babe as we journey through our relationship together. Well there have been so many emotional breakdowns, a few disagreements, and many, many tears, he has been so compassionate and gentle through it all. He has been so kind to me and has been gently guiding me to more healthy conflict-resolution tactics, lines of thoughts, and more. I had thought I was happy with my parents, but as time as gone on and as I reflected on my relationship with them I realized how shut down, isolated, and bottled up I was. I feel safe to cry in the arms of my beloved, to express my thoughts, make my own decisions, and to laugh with him too. When he is wrong he is quick to realize it and apologize. When I am feeling insecure his desire is to reassure me. I hope that I do the same for him. If I asked, I'm sure he would say so.
However, even despite all of this, I do miss my parents, my brother, and my sisters greatly. Especially my brother and my sisters. I am sad that I have missed my father's birthday and Mother's Day. I am sad that I will miss my new sibling's birth, and that they will miss my birthday. I want to reconcile with them, but I also want them to respect my decisions and especially respect Babe.
The few times that we have seen each other my father has not looked me in the eye or has barely acknowledged me. I know that it was my decision to move out, but with how quickly things went I feel like I was also kicked out. At first I only felt displaced, but now I also feel disowned. I'm not sure what they're telling people or even entirely what their side of the story is. My brother is still kind to me but our contact over the phone is very minimal. I'm sure that he has been discouraged to speak with me. When we run into each other we get to talk, but that's about it. I know that he is hurt and that he loves me, and I wish that there was more that I could do for him.
I am also scared of what my sisters' reactions will be if I do come back. I'm sure that they feel some level of abandoned, and I know that they have been crying about me because they miss me (via my aunt when she went and visited and ran into me). I don't wish for them to hate me, and I want to be involved, but I also don't want the Babe's vehicle that we share to be identified. If they called the cops on me once, what would stop them from doing it again? My trust for them completely dissipated after that incident, but the worst part of it all is that I didn't get to say goodbye to the girls or to my bonus mom. They had all gone to bed by the time I had come home from work and was finished moving out.
So... what should I do? AITA for trading my family for Babe and a bachelor's degree?
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2024.05.18 01:10 BaseballBot Game Thread 5/17 ⚾ Brewers (26-17) @ Astros (19-25) 8:10 PM ET

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Brewers (26-17) @ Astros (19-25)

First Pitch: 8:10 PM at Minute Maid Park
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Brewers Freddy Peralta (3-1, 3.63 ERA) BSWI WTMJ
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Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
MIL 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 6
HOU 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 10 0 6

Box Score

HOU AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Altuve 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311
SS Peña 4 1 1 3 0 1 .326
RF Tucker 3 0 2 0 1 0 .288
3B Bregman 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228
DH Diaz, Y 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265
1B Singleton 4 1 2 0 0 0 .221
CF Meyers 3 1 1 2 0 1 .264
C Caratini 4 1 2 0 0 1 .276
LF Loperfido, J 2 0 0 0 0 2 .306
LF Dubón 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Brown, H 5.0 4 4 4 3 5 93-55 7.71
Scott, Tay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 17-11 2.14
Montero 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 16-9 3.05
Abreu, B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 20-10 3.27
Hader 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12-9 4.50
MIL AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Turang 4 0 2 0 0 2 .306
PH Miller, O 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118
C Contreras, Wm 3 0 0 0 1 1 .353
LF Yelich 4 0 0 0 0 2 .338
SS Adames 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
1B Bauers 2 2 1 1 1 0 .241
DH Sánchez 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234
DH Monasterio 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
RF Frelick 3 1 0 0 1 1 .252
3B Ortiz, J 4 1 3 3 0 0 .296
RF Chourio 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215
CF Perkins, B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210
MIL IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Peralta, F 5.0 8 5 5 1 6 97-62 4.17
Koenig 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 14-9 3.12
Peguero, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11-9 3.32
Milner 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 25-13 1.77

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T2 Jake Bauers homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 0-1
B2 Jake Meyers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Jon Singleton scores. 2-1
T4 Joey Ortiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Jake Bauers scores. Sal Frelick scores. 2-4
B5 Jeremy Peña homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Victor Caratini scores. Jose Altuve scores. 5-4

Highlights

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Bullpen availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bullpen availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:11
Bench availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bench availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:11
Starting lineups for Brewers at Astros - May 17, 2024 0:09
Measuring the stats on Jake Bauers' home run 0:13
A deep dive into Jake Bauers' home run 0:11
Jake Meyers: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Visualizing Jake Meyers' swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Measuring the stats on Joey Ortiz's home run 0:13
An animated look at Joey Ortiz's home run 0:11
The distance behind Jeremy Peña's home run 0:12
Jeremy Peña's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches 0:04
Hunter Brown's outing against the Brewers 0:25
Breaking down Freddy Peralta's pitches 0:04
Freddy Peralta's outing against the Astros 0:22
Jeremy Peña's great jumping throw 0:21
Yelich, Adames combine to nab Kyle Tucker at third 0:22
Jake Bauers' solo home run (5) 0:23
Jake Meyers' two-run home run (4) 0:28
Hunter Brown works out of a jam in the 3rd inning 0:13
Joey Ortiz's three-run home run (5) 0:21
Jeremy Peña hits a three-run home run (5) 0:29
Hunter Brown strikes out five against the Brewers 0:41
Field View: Jeremy Peña's big three-run homer 0:29
Willy Adames steals second base after a review 0:27
Freddy Peralta's six strikeouts against the Astros 0:45
Bryan Abreu escapes a jam in the 8th inning 0:09
Jake Bauers is hit by pitch following a review 0:28
Josh Hader closes out Astros' win vs. Brewers 0:06

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Brown, H (1-4, 7.71 ERA) Peralta, F (3-2, 4.17 ERA) Hader (6 SV, 4.50 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
73°F, Roof Closed 0 mph, None
HP 1B 2B 3B
Adam Beck Dan Iassogna Ben May CB Bucknor
Game ended at 10:52 PM.
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2024.05.18 00:42 Ok_Shake5678 Could use some help putting it all together (moving to 3-fund portfolio)

I am 43 years old, supporting my family of 4, and assuming I have a couple of decades left to work. My husband is a stay-at-home dad with no retirement savings. He worked until we had kids, and when our youngest starts kindergarten in a couple of years he’ll be going back to it and we should be able to save most of his salary- but for now, our financial stability and future is 100% on me. I am trying to educate myself and make wise choices.
I have been investing in my retirement accounts since I started working in my early 20s, always at least up to the employer match, but I’ve never really known what to do with my investments. I have read The Simple Path to Wealth, and recently found Bogleheads and read through the Wiki and lots of posts here, getting more comfortable with creating a plan to move forward, but I would love some feedback.
1. I’m leaning toward a three-fund portfolio. Vanguard's questionnaire recommended I go with 80% stocks and 20% bonds. I’m thinking 60% US stocks, 20% international stocks, and 20% US bonds- seem reasonable?
2. For my current 401k, I can provide the complete list of options if anyone thinks it’s worth reviewing, but my current allocation is 90% Russell 3000 Fund (total annual operating expense 0.03%), 10% Intermediate Bond Fund (benchmark is Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD, expense 0.16%).
For International Equity, I have the following two options- I’m thinking the index fund is the way to go?
International Equity Index Fund, benchmark is MSCI ACWI ex USA Index, expense is 0.04%.
International Equity Fund, benchmark is MSCI AC World ex US (NET), expense 0.43%
Employer also just added a U.S. Bond Index Fund (benchmark is Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, total annual operating expense 0.03%). I’m leaning towards switching from the Intermediate Bond Fund to this. Any thoughts?
3. What do I do with retirement accounts from previous jobs? I like the idea of rolling everything into one place, but is there any advantage to leaving them where they are, which is mostly with TIAA, and just reallocating? If I do a roll over IRA- it looks like I would want a traditional IRA, since as far as I know these were all pre-tax contributions. Does that make sense or is there more I need to consider? Or should I consider moving everything into my current 401K? Below is what I have from previous jobs:

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2024.05.18 00:15 Bluebell_888 ER CT Scan Diagnoses

I have had ongoing headaches and migraines my whole life. My most recent horrific tension headache started mid April 2024 and I went to the ER. They gave me a migraine cocktail, offered to do a CT Scan but I declined due to the wait time and was back home resting. It felt like it went away until again on May 6th it hit me like a truck, only this time the back of my neck, shoulders and back started to hurt and I couldn’t find any relief. I stayed for a CT Scan where they found the following: “Low lying cerebellar tonsils extending below the foramen magnum by approximately at least 18 mm, consistent with a prominent Chiari I malformation. Associated effacement of foramen magnum CSF.” I have been prescribed oxcycodeine which I am doing my best to consume responsibly. I cannot deal with the pain!
I have referred to a Neurosurgeon and am awaiting for them to review my case and set up a consult with me. I just want relief. Does anyone have any similar stories or successful surgeries?
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2024.05.17 23:28 randomneve Nabothian Cyst almost size of golf ball found in cervix

I am a 27 and currently 25 weeks pregnant. I have gone to the emergency room during pregnancy for bleeding and blood clotting. ER found a cyst in my cervix at 16 weeks. I been having bleeding after intercourse, small blood clots, bloody discharge, fluid, pain and cramping. My OB office doesn’t do ultrasounds on site they refer to third party. I kept asking ultrasound techs about it but they say refer to my ob for next visit (I have a different ob every visit, they stated they do not have a single provider for patients when I originally requested one. Who ever is on call will do my delivery which is why they want their patients to get to know every doctor) and the different OBs would claim ultrasounds look fine. My last OB referred me to MFM in which they found the cyst again at 25 weeks. MFM stated the fluid is not from baby. MFM doctor told me to ask my doctor for a pap, in which I had one at around 17 weeks. He stated they may have missed it. He stated it could be a nabothian cyst or a prolapsed endocervical ployp in which he suggested removal. At my OB appointment she did the pap and said it is a Nabothian cyst that is close to the size of a golf ball next to my cervix. She recommended draining it in size. I asked if they could test it since I am someone who has complex cysts in my breast which I get reviewed every 6 months by a breast specialist. In which she responded there’s no need for testing. I stopped bleeding for now but do still have the clear fluid leaking and pain/cramping weirdly on the opposite side of the cyst. She’s sending me to another OB in her office for a second opinion. Has anyone had anything similar happen and should I push for them to test the cyst to rule out anything serious?
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2024.05.17 23:10 BrewersBot Game Chat: 5/17 Brewers (26-17) @ Astros (19-25) 7:10 PM

Brewers (26-17) @ Astros (19-25)

First Pitch: 7:10 PM at Minute Maid Park
Team Starter TV Radio
Brewers Freddy Peralta (3-1, 3.63 ERA) BSWI WTMJ
Astros Hunter Brown (0-4, 7.79 ERA) SCHN KBME, TUDN/KLAT (ES)
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Gameday Game Graph Strikezone Map Live Comments Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
MIL 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 6
HOU 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 10 0 6

Box Score

HOU AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Altuve 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311
SS Peña 4 1 1 3 0 1 .326
RF Tucker 3 0 2 0 1 0 .288
3B Bregman 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228
DH Diaz, Y 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265
1B Singleton 4 1 2 0 0 0 .221
CF Meyers 3 1 1 2 0 1 .264
C Caratini 4 1 2 0 0 1 .276
LF Loperfido, J 2 0 0 0 0 2 .306
LF Dubón 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Brown, H 5.0 4 4 4 3 5 93-55 7.71
Scott, Tay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 17-11 2.14
Montero 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 16-9 3.05
Abreu, B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 20-10 3.27
Hader 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12-9 4.50
MIL AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Turang 4 0 2 0 0 2 .306
PH Miller, O 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118
C Contreras, Wm 3 0 0 0 1 1 .353
LF Yelich 4 0 0 0 0 2 .338
SS Adames 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
1B Bauers 2 2 1 1 1 0 .241
DH Sánchez 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234
DH Monasterio 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
RF Frelick 3 1 0 0 1 1 .252
3B Ortiz, J 4 1 3 3 0 0 .296
RF Chourio 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215
CF Perkins, B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210
MIL IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Peralta, F 5.0 8 5 5 1 6 97-62 4.17
Koenig 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 14-9 3.12
Peguero, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11-9 3.32
Milner 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 25-13 1.77

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T2 Jake Bauers homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 0-1
B2 Jake Meyers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Jon Singleton scores. 2-1
T4 Joey Ortiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Jake Bauers scores. Sal Frelick scores. 2-4
B5 Jeremy Peña homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Victor Caratini scores. Jose Altuve scores. 5-4

Highlights

Description Length
Bullpen availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bullpen availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:11
Bench availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bench availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:11
Starting lineups for Brewers at Astros - May 17, 2024 0:09
Measuring the stats on Jake Bauers' home run 0:13
A deep dive into Jake Bauers' home run 0:11
Jake Meyers: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Visualizing Jake Meyers' swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Measuring the stats on Joey Ortiz's home run 0:13
An animated look at Joey Ortiz's home run 0:11
The distance behind Jeremy Peña's home run 0:12
Jeremy Peña's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches 0:04
Hunter Brown's outing against the Brewers 0:25
Breaking down Freddy Peralta's pitches 0:04
Freddy Peralta's outing against the Astros 0:22
Jeremy Peña's great jumping throw 0:21
Yelich, Adames combine to nab Kyle Tucker at third 0:22
Jake Bauers' solo home run (5) 0:23
Jake Meyers' two-run home run (4) 0:28
Hunter Brown works out of a jam in the 3rd inning 0:13
Joey Ortiz's three-run home run (5) 0:21
Jeremy Peña hits a three-run home run (5) 0:29
Hunter Brown strikes out five against the Brewers 0:41
Field View: Jeremy Peña's big three-run homer 0:29
Willy Adames steals second base after a review 0:27
Freddy Peralta's six strikeouts against the Astros 0:45
Bryan Abreu escapes a jam in the 8th inning 0:09
Jake Bauers is hit by pitch following a review 0:28
Josh Hader closes out Astros' win vs. Brewers 0:06

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Brown, H (1-4, 7.71 ERA) Peralta, F (3-2, 4.17 ERA) Hader (6 SV, 4.50 ERA)
Game ended at 9:52 PM.
Remember to sort by new to keep up!
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2024.05.17 20:03 hoggersbridge Engines of Arachnea: The Bug Planet (Chapter 22: We're Still Here, Aren't We?)

So let’s review the facts, shall we? Rene thought as he trudged after Zildiz. We’re deep behind enemy lines in completely uncharted territory that is inhabited by races of psychopathic humanoids with no conception of mercy or compassion, and who run around clothed in the flesh of monsters, thinking nothing of serving each other up for dinner. We’re wounded, completely lost, with absolutely no hope of rescue or resupply. And as if that weren’t enough, we’ve taken on a homicidal captive with swords growing out of her arms who nurses an abiding hatred for all things pertaining to yours truly. But worst of all—and I really can’t stress this enough—I’m bloody well starving.
Now, Rene’s stomach wasn’t the demanding sort. He’d trained it to run on the bare minimum of sustenance—in the times of severe famine an onion and half pound of rice had been the daily ration, and it had been glad to get it. But he had ignored its polite reminders for too long. Having mailed its complaints to the relevant authorities and received nothing by way of reply, it was now occupied with razing the post office to the ground.
His innards yowled their discontent with every passing minute. He could feel his legs going weak at the knees; the two of them had been walking nonstop since last night’s battle. Already he could see the rosy brushstrokes of dawn poking through the foliage, set against a field of marshmallow clouds. Ordinarily he would have found the sight rather pretty, but the coming of day brought with it the reminder that the Weeping Vipers would be out searching for Kryptus by now, and the only emotions it aroused in him now were the fear and hunger which were taking turns at gnawing at his intestines.
Despite all that, the mission remained clear in his mind. He had to get back to friendly lines and warn the Fleet. More importantly, he had to lead them to the Divine Engine. With a such a tool in their possession, humanity stood an actual chance of sanitizing the surface world.
Which begged the question: why had the Engine cast him out and stranded him all the way out here? Surely the ancestor-gods understood the Fleet’s dire need for an equalizer in the uneven struggle for mankind’s continued survival? And why had the flying machine not seen him when it had retrieved the safety pod? Where there perhaps limits to the supposed omnipotence of the ancestors? Or was this yet another test of his faith, a trial of mind and will designed to determine his worthiness? All these thoughts were running his thoughts ragged.
That must be it, Rene reasoned. The gods test me sorely. For only the pure shall be worthy to soar in the Flight Eternal across the cosmos.
“Alright, that’s enough,” he told Zildiz. He halted and threw himself back onto the ground, chest heaving and bones feeling like jelly. The one saving grace in all this was that this gas mask he’d discovered was far and away the best he had ever worn. The air it gave was clear and sweet, and it didn’t seem like it would be running out anytime soon. It was a pity he couldn’t gorge himself on oxygen.
“You hungry?” he asked the prisoner. Zildiz was squatting on her haunches and brooding silently. She ignored him and shuffled a bit to turn her back on him. Rene sighed and opened his survival kit, taking out the pouch of white cinnamon-scented cubes. Shaking them loudly to in a half-hearted bid to get her attention Rene popped one of them into his mouth.
“Mmm,” he said loudly, rubbing his belly, “Yummy yummy yummy in my tummy tummy tummy.”
This was in spite of the fact that the white cubes tasted like earwax and had all the consistency of a block of tallow. Rene suffered through the first lump and heroically swallowed the second, but his courage failed him at the third and he put the food items aside.
Then he saw Zildiz watching him closely, her head cocked to one side in curiosity. He held out the pouch to her again. There was some lingering resentment there, he thought. Earlier she had suggested that they return to the bodies of the Leapers and secure additional protein that way. Rene had rejected her idea outright, giving her yet another reason to hate him.
Although let’s face it, Rene confided in himself. We’re not exactly winning a popularity contest around here anytime soon. Still, he had to try. There was such a thing as good manners, even between a captor and his charge.
To his surprise Zildiz hopped closer, cocking an eyebrow at him as if to say: “Alright, I’ll bite.”
Rene apologized for being unable to untie her, something which she met with a blank stare. Apparently, they didn’t make a habit of apologizing wherever it was she came from. He took a lump between thumb and forefinger and held it to her lips. Zildiz took one sniff at his offering and haughtily turned up her nose at it.
“Don’t like it? Well I’m sorry, princess, but this is all we’ve got!” he said, feeling both much offended and sympathetic, “Apparently the ancestor-gods didn’t have much use for their taste buds.”
“So these are all the tools of your forebearers?” she scoffed, once more catching him off guard, “The humming sword, your flimsy exoskeleton, and the Divine Engine?”
“Yes. They were your forebearers too, so you don’t have to sound all smarmy about it.”
“No they weren’t,” Zildiz replied, “I told you. We share the primal pattern, nothing more. Considering your use of unliving instruments, you and your kind must be descendants of the Betrayers.”
“And how do you figure that?” Rene frowned, wondering who or what on earth the Betrayers were.
“Simple,” Zildiz continued glibly, “You have broken the commandments of the Great Game. You adopt the crutch that is industry out of your own weakness and desperation, taking up arms against Creation itself. You are the abortive spawn of a misbegotten race whose defining achievement is having all but driven itself to annihilation, leaving only a galactic graveyard of burnt-out husks orbiting cold, dead stars, their monumental failure the sole testament of their ever having existed at all.”
“Oh, is that right?” Rene blustered, unable to think of a snappy retort, “Well, we’re still here, aren’t we?”
Zildiz let out a hacking, cruel laugh.
“Not for long,” she promised, “Once the Vitalus learns of your Fleet’s existence, It will spare no effort to wipe you off the face of Arachnea.”
“Bit of a prick, then, is he? You know, the more I hear about this Vitalus, the less I care for him. You worship this chap, is that it?”
“Imbecile. Do you sing for the wind or mutter prayers into the mud? The Vitalus no more requires our devotion than a dog needs ticks on its arse.”
“Now look who’s being silly!” Rene cackled in triumph, “Everyone knows dogs aren’t real!”
“Yes they are,” Zildiz insisted, confusion replacing her scornful demeanor, “What are you talking about?”
“You have dogs?” Rene said slowly, his mind grappling with the impossibility of another myth turning into reality.
“Of course we do!” Zildiz was looking at him as if he’d gone mental, “Don’t you?”
“Uhm. Er. Legend has it we did, once. We ate the last of em hundreds of years ago, or so the elders say.”
Zildiz sniffed reproachfully, as if he’d just proven a point for her.
“Say, you’ve got me all interested now. This Vitalus, for instance. Is supposed to be the spiritual representation of Nature itself?”
“It isn’t a spirit you, superstitious nit. It is quite literally everything you see around you. The Vitalus permeates every layer of the ecosystem through communities of symbiotic microorganisms, creating a gestalt intelligence.”
“Huh. So am I speaking to it now, then?”
“What do you think, genius?” Zildiz said with stinging sarcasm. Rene rolled his eyes and hauled her back to her feet.
“Where are we heading?” she protested.
“To the closest body of water I can find. I’m going to see if I can catch this god of yours. Then I’m going to gut, cook, and eat the sonofabitch for breakfast.”

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2024.05.17 18:02 mossfoot Review: Just Stab Me Now - Meta Fantasy With a Twist

Review: Just Stab Me Now - Meta Fantasy With a Twist
Original Review: https://www.noahchinnbooks.com/2024/05/17/review-just-stab-me-now-by-jill-bearup/
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“Writers can treat their mental illnesses every day.”—Kurt Vonnegut
Meta is a difficult thing to do right. It’s tempting low hanging fruit. Winking into the camera or breaking the fourth wall can get you a cheap laugh, but it also destroys the illusion of the world you’re creating.
To do meta right, you need something more, and Jill Bearup hit on a winning formula by being honest about the writing process itself.
Some authors really get into the heads of their characters, to the point where they are almost actual people, even doing things the author doesn’t expect.
There’s a famous anecdote in which J. Michael Straczynski talks about writing a script. In it, a mad emperor is assassinated. He always assumed he knew who was going to do the deed, but one day, one of the most unlikely characters from the story whispered in his ear, “It’s me. I did it.”
Just Stab Me Now started life as a series of short videos on YouTube, where an author interacts with the heroine of the fantasy romance she’s writing—played by the same person.
Jill Bearup is an actor combatant (that is, practices stage fighting), and her channel features analysis of weapons, armour, and cinematic sword fights, as well as just talking about “Stuff you like.” But her Just Stab Me Now series ended up taking on a life of their own, and eventually became an actual novel, one which incorporates a fair bit of the original content, but expands on it in creative and satisfying ways.
Caroline Lindley is a successful romance author, but not successful enough that she doesn’t have to work a day job. Her usual fare of coffee shop romances has gotten a bit dull for her and, based on her editor’s suggestion, she decides to try a different kind of story—fantasy romance.
The heart of the interplay between author and heroine is trope subversion. Caroline initially envisioned a typical (and marketable) twenty-something heroine who would engage with all the standard enemies-to-lovers tropes that she loves (and sells).
Instead, she ended up writing a thirty-six-year-old widow with two kids, and who looks suspiciously like herself. What’s more, this Lady Rosamund steadfastly refuses to play along with many of her favourite tropes, opting for frustratingly logical and practical approaches to the problems thrown at her.
And then there’s the matter of Leo Collins—the “hot enemy.” That is, the love interest Rosamund is supposed to hate at first but eventually falls for… and who looks suspiciously like Caroline’s editor. He also refuses to follow the “rules” and behave the way a proper hot enemy should in such stories.
This is a story that dances between multiple layers of existence, and jumps between them very frequently.
There is Caroline’s story, where she deals with a frustrating job and a boss who has turned her into his personal IT assistant despite that not being her job. The fact he’s an incompetent and arrogant boob doesn’t help matters.
We get the impression that writing is her escape from all this, and so we also see that side of her life, where she’s interacting via phone, text, or email with her editor, Henry.
One thing to note is that while Caroline is the writer, her story is really more of the B-plot… which is in itself a trope twist because typically the focus would be with the writer and the story characters would be the B-Plot. Which makes sense, because the fantasy story isn’t “real.”
At least, it’s not if you focus on the writer.
However, the real focus of the story is Lady Rosamund’s world, and Rosamund herself. While the author (er, I mean Jill Bearup, the real author) fleshes out her fantasy world well enough, it’s also simple enough that anyone familiar with the genre can slip right in. It’s meant to be a comfortably grounded fantasy (no dragons or wizard duels here) with the kind of customs and political intrigue one would assume exists. That level of familiarity makes it easier to keep the focus on the characters, namely Rosamund and Leo’s budding relationship.
And because more of the focus is here, we don’t see these characters as merely characters. Their world exists, even if it is being tweaked along the way.
Rosamund stands out as a heroine because she is so not what you normally find in these kind of stories. Which is, of course, the point. But that doesn’t stop it from being refreshing. You want to see these tropes toyed with or even tossed on their head, while at the same time building towards something more believable and real in terms of romance (if less steamy).
And then there is the overlap between the two worlds… because Caroline frequently interrupts what’s going on to interact with the characters, either trying to goad them into what the standard, popular, marketable tropes demand, or to figure out why they’re doing what they’re doing.
This interplay is the best part of the book, and what makes it stand out from other meta stories. During these interactions, the characters are aware that they are characters and Caroline is the creator, but also that they and their world are real—for them, at least. They know the author can nudge them in a certain direction, but only so much, and there are things they simply will not do.
But the moment the author leaves, all memory of their exchange vanishes and they continue on as if nothing happened.
This allows Jill to have it both ways—to have humorous meta interactions between creator and creation, while not having the story itself become self aware.
This is a story that will be enjoyed by readers and writers alike. Readers will appreciate the “peek behind the windows” vibe of the writing process, even in this fictionalized and simplified form (I mean, they don’t really go into the editing process… and boy, is that a big part of it!).
Writers will get where she’s coming from in terms of trying to balance work, life and writing, and how one will often influence the others in subtle (and not so subtle) ways. And of course, I think we all have experience interacting with our characters, though no two writers do it quite the same way.
Personally, I run through scenarios in my head from the character’s POV, or see it play out like a movie. It might play out several times with slight variations while I try to get the right feeling for the scene. It rarely slips into full on in-character daydreaming, but it does happen once in a while.
So while what happens for me isn’t at all like what happens to Caroline and Rosamund, I relate to the core concept, just as I relate to JMS hearing his characters speak to him.
If you’re still not sure if this book is for you, I recommend looking up Jill’s YouTube shorts (Google “just stab me now shorts” and you’ll find a playlist). If the style of humour on display resonates, then the book is definitely worth your time.

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2024.05.17 17:33 Double-Beginning-454 why are doctors actually evil

i started bleeding REALLY heavily about a week and a half ago. I’m about 4 weeks post lap and I also just moved to a different state about 2 weeks ago, so i don’t have a doctor here yet.
I went to the closest ER (45 minutes away; I live in a pretty unpopulated region) and after 7 HOURS of sitting alone in my bed, the doctor saw me for five minutes and said he had no idea what was wrong and that I was probably just on my period.
He reviewed all of my medical records and I told him everything about my surgery and health. He even told me he had no idea what endometriosis was. There was no physical exam or imaging, just a urine sample and blood test. He referred me to a local doctor and told me to call my surgeon in my home state.
My surgeon told me to make an appointment with a local doctor ASAP and prescribed me a stronger birth control. I made an appointment with the local doctor and sent over my records to them. The day of my appointment with them, they called me and said they weren’t comfortable seeing me and to talk to my surgeon.
I told them that my surgeon told me to see them, and that I literally just moved to a different state. They didn’t care.
I’m still bleeding heavily, I don’t know what’s wrong with me, and I’m missing work because of the pain I’m in. Like why won’t anyone see me??? What do I even do??
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2024.05.17 15:46 General_Burrito Ervaringen Benelux Dakkapellen

Klussers!
Geen idee of dergelijke posts mogen, maar ik zie er niets over in de regels. Mocht het niet zo zijn let me know.
De vraag;
Ik ben me aan het oriënteren op een dakkapel. Op google kwam benelux dakkapellen uit tilburg naar voren. Ik sloeg echter aan op de bijna 140+ 5 sterren reviews op google; het oogt redelijk legit, maar het klinkt me iets te mooi om waar te zijn. Iemand ervaringen met deze club?
Iemand eventueel andere aanraders voor dakkapellenboeren uit omgeving tilburg?
Thanks!
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2024.05.17 15:44 PtarmiganRunner A tale of two CeX purchases

A tale of two CeX purchases
Bought online so couldn’t check condition. Look at the absolute state of Miami Blues. Wrong case, torn jacket, bent obi. At least they got the other one right!
Needless to say, that’s getting returned.
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2024.05.17 15:00 AstrosBot Game Thread: Brewers (26-17) @ Astros (19-25) - May 17, 2024 7:10 PM


Astros (19-25) Brewers (26-17)
First Pitch: 7:10 PM at Minute Maid Park
Team Starter TV Radio
Brewers Freddy Peralta (3-1, 3.63 ERA) BSWI WTMJ
Astros Hunter Brown (0-4, 7.79 ERA) SCHN KBME, TUDN/KLAT (ES)
MLB Fangraphs Reddit Stream Discord
Gameday Game Graph Live Comments /baseball Discord

Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
MIL 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 6
HOU 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 10 0 6

Box Score

HOU AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Altuve 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311
SS Peña 4 1 1 3 0 1 .326
RF Tucker 3 0 2 0 1 0 .288
3B Bregman 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228
DH Diaz, Y 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265
1B Singleton 4 1 2 0 0 0 .221
CF Meyers 3 1 1 2 0 1 .264
C Caratini 4 1 2 0 0 1 .276
LF Loperfido, J 2 0 0 0 0 2 .306
LF Dubón 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Brown, H 5.0 4 4 4 3 5 93-55 7.71
Scott, Tay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 17-11 2.14
Montero 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 16-9 3.05
Abreu, B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 20-10 3.27
Hader 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12-9 4.50
MIL AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Turang 4 0 2 0 0 2 .306
PH Miller, O 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118
C Contreras, Wm 3 0 0 0 1 1 .353
LF Yelich 4 0 0 0 0 2 .338
SS Adames 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
1B Bauers 2 2 1 1 1 0 .241
DH Sánchez 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234
DH Monasterio 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
RF Frelick 3 1 0 0 1 1 .252
3B Ortiz, J 4 1 3 3 0 0 .296
RF Chourio 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215
CF Perkins, B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210
MIL IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Peralta, F 5.0 8 5 5 1 6 97-62 4.17
Koenig 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 14-9 3.12
Peguero, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11-9 3.32
Milner 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 25-13 1.77

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T2 Jake Bauers homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 0-1
B2 Jake Meyers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Jon Singleton scores. 2-1
T4 Joey Ortiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Jake Bauers scores. Sal Frelick scores. 2-4
B5 Jeremy Peña homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Victor Caratini scores. Jose Altuve scores. 5-4

Highlights

Description Length
Bullpen availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bullpen availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:11
Bench availability for Houston, May 17 vs Brewers 0:07
Bench availability for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:07
Fielding alignment for Milwaukee, May 17 vs Astros 0:11
Starting lineups for Brewers at Astros - May 17, 2024 0:09
Measuring the stats on Jake Bauers' home run 0:13
A deep dive into Jake Bauers' home run 0:11
Jake Meyers: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Visualizing Jake Meyers' swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Measuring the stats on Joey Ortiz's home run 0:13
An animated look at Joey Ortiz's home run 0:11
The distance behind Jeremy Peña's home run 0:12
Jeremy Peña's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches 0:04
Hunter Brown's outing against the Brewers 0:25
Breaking down Freddy Peralta's pitches 0:04
Freddy Peralta's outing against the Astros 0:22
Jeremy Peña's great jumping throw 0:21
Yelich, Adames combine to nab Kyle Tucker at third 0:22
Jake Bauers' solo home run (5) 0:23
Jake Meyers' two-run home run (4) 0:28
Hunter Brown works out of a jam in the 3rd inning 0:13
Joey Ortiz's three-run home run (5) 0:21
Jeremy Peña hits a three-run home run (5) 0:29
Hunter Brown strikes out five against the Brewers 0:41
Field View: Jeremy Peña's big three-run homer 0:29
Willy Adames steals second base after a review 0:27
Freddy Peralta's six strikeouts against the Astros 0:45
Bryan Abreu escapes a jam in the 8th inning 0:09
Jake Bauers is hit by pitch following a review 0:28

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Brown, H (1-4, 7.71 ERA) Peralta, F (3-2, 4.17 ERA) Hader (6 SV, 4.50 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
73°F, Roof Closed 0 mph, None
HP 1B 2B 3B
Adam Beck Dan Iassogna Ben May CB Bucknor
Game ended at 9:51 PM.
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