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2009.11.19 20:07 Gatecrasherc6 headphones: cans for nerds, stuff that matters

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2024.05.22 04:08 camusurfing Bill Clinton and Kosovo

Bill Clinton and Kosovo
Thirty one people in Kosovo are named ‘Klinton’ and another two are named ‘Clinton’. Someone might think that that’s not surprising. Things become a little more interesting when one looks into the data of ‘Statistical agency of Kosovo’ and figures that the first ever occurrence of somebody being named ‘Klinton’ in Kosovo was in 1993, the very same year when the 42nd president of US, Bill Clinton, assumed office. The other ‘Klintons’ were named as follows: 7 in 1999, 4 in 2000, another 4 in 2001 and various numbers throughout the years until the last baby was named in 2020. This name did not exist as a name in Albanian (for those unfamiliar with the region: Kosovo has 94% Albanian population) and was purely created in honor of Bill Clinton. Apart from the creation of a new name(as far as Albanian is concerned), Kosovo created a large statue of Bill which was unveiled by the man himself on 1st of November 2009. Just a few meters away from his statue there’s a women’s clothing store named Hillary(last picture). This is easily one of the most frequented roads, by pedestrians and cars alike, in whole of Kosovo. Elsewhere in Prishtina, another street has also been named after U.S. President George W. Bush. In addition, several cities in Kosovo, including Prizren, have streets named after President Woodrow Wilson. In 2016 Kosovo government renamed a 21-mile roadway in the southeastern part of the country as the Joseph R. "Beau" B***n III National Road. The love of Albanians for US goes way back and a tiny glimpse of that is demonstrated by two famous lines that close each of seven verses of a poem named ‘Give to the mother’ that was written by Fan Stilian Noli (6 January 1882 – 13 March 1965, an Albanian writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, Archbishop, Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America) in the begging of 20th century:
‘Hold on, mother, don’t be scared Since your sons are in America’
Now I understand that all of this may seem excessive to many people, but being a person who went through the 90s as a little kid in Kosovo, I must admit that I understand every single aspect of our admiration for US and Bill Clinton. From being a kid who at 5, literally repeatedly was trying to convince himself that ‘I had lived enough and death is not long’ to being liberated, causes one to have a fair bit of lifelong undiluted adoration for USA 🇺🇸 I remember for many years having a big and quality US flag in the room which I shared with my sibling. I remember the only time ever my parents bought a dozen beer cans(liberation day) and I also remember the shock when I, a kid naive in matters of love, heard my aunt laughingly declare ‘I love [husband name] but I would cheat on him with Bill Clinton [giggles], and I don’t think he would even mind’. Mind you, Kosovo has no oil or diamonds.
‘We must follow the example of the World War II generation, by standing up to aggression and hate.’ Bill Clinton regarding NATO intervention in Kosovo
P.S. I am aware of how borderline chaotic my writing is but it’s way too late in here and I was supposed to be asleep 4 hours ago. Also pics 1-6 are mine while 7,8,9 are taken from internet.
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2024.05.22 04:08 Yankeebot IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT: The Yankees fell to the Mariners by a score of 6-3 - May 21, 2024 @ 07:05 PM EDT

Mariners @ Yankees - Tue, May 21

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 6-3 Mariners

Links & Info

Mariners Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Crawford, J - SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .194 .286 .290
2 Rodríguez, J - CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .268 .317 .325
3 Raley, L - LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .306 .336 .472
4 Raleigh - C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .219 .300 .444
5 Canzone - RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 .288 .522
a-Haniger - RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 .281 .364
6 France, T - 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .242 .289 .379
7 Garver - DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .179 .282 .343
8 Rojas, J - 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .290 .359 .427
9 Moore, D - 2B 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .243 .350 .504
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 11 14
Mariners
a-Struck out for Canzone in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Rojas, J (5, Schmidt); Garver (7, Santana, D). HR: Moore, D 2 (6, 3rd inning off Schmidt, 1 on, 1 out, 9th inning off Burdi, 0 on, 0 out); France, T (5, 7th inning off Santana, D, 0 on, 0 out); Raley, L (4, 8th inning off Andrews, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Crawford, J; France, T 5; Garver 3; Moore, D 9; Raley, L 4; Rojas, J 2. RBI: France, T (17); Moore, D 4 (19); Raley, L (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodríguez, J 2; Rojas, J. GIDP: France, T. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Rodríguez, J (3, fielding). PB: Raleigh (1).
Yankees Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Volpe - SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 .341 .421
2 Soto, J - RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .309 .408 .539
3 Judge - DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .267 .404 .572
4 Verdugo - LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 .326 .408
5 Rizzo - 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .322 .396
6 Wells, A - C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205 .312 .308
a-Stanton - PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .298 .506
Trevino - C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 .330 .446
7 Torres - 2B 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .223 .301 .310
8 Cabrera, O - 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 .286 .372
9 Grisham - CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 .227 .139
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 9 9
Yankees
a-Popped out for Wells, A in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Verdugo (11, Woo). HR: Torres (3, 7th inning off Thornton, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Torres 4; Trevino; Verdugo 2; Volpe; Wells, A. RBI: Torres 3 (14). 2-out RBI: Torres 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rizzo; Judge; Cabrera, O. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: DP: (Volpe-Torres-Rizzo).
Mariners Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Woo (W, 2-0) 6.0 2 0 0 0 7 0 77-58 0.57
Speier 0.1 0 2 2 1 1 0 17-9 4.50
Thornton (H, 5) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 13-10 2.75
Stanek (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16-10 3.94
Muñoz, A (S, 10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18-12 1.69
Totals 9.0 5 3 3 2 9 1
Yankees Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Schmidt (L, 5-2) 5.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 100-62 2.59
González, V 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16-9 2.45
Santana, D 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 17-11 5.03
Andrews 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 15-10 27.00
Burdi 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 21-13 1.93
Ferguson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9-7 5.29
Totals 9.0 10 6 6 2 11 4
Game Info
Balk: Santana, D.
Disengagement violations: Santana, D.
HBP: Raleigh (by Andrews); Rizzo (by Speier).
Pitches-strikes: Woo 77-58; Speier 17-9; Thornton 13-10; Stanek 16-10; Muñoz, A 18-12; Schmidt 100-62; González, V 16-9; Santana, D 17-11; Andrews 15-10; Burdi 21-13; Ferguson 9-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Woo 5-3; Speier 0-0; Thornton 0-0; Stanek 1-1; Muñoz, A 2-0; Schmidt 4-3; González, V 1-1; Santana, D 1-2; Andrews 0-0; Burdi 0-0; Ferguson 1-0.
Batters faced: Woo 20; Speier 3; Thornton 3; Stanek 4; Muñoz, A 5; Schmidt 20; González, V 3; Santana, D 6; Andrews 3; Burdi 4; Ferguson 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Thornton 2-2; Burdi 1-0.
Umpires: HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: Nic Lentz. 2B: Alex MacKay. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 7:09 PM.
T: 2:58.
Att: 37,257.
Venue: Yankee Stadium.
May 21, 2024
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 3 Dylan Moore homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Josh Rojas scores. 2-0 SEA
Top 7 Ty France homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. 3-0 SEA
Top 7 Dylan Moore singles on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Mitch Garver scores. 4-0 SEA
Bottom 7 Gleyber Torres homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Aaron Judge scores. Anthony Rizzo scores. 4-3 SEA
Top 8 Luke Raley homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. 5-3 SEA
Top 9 Dylan Moore homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. 6-3 SEA
Team Highlight
SEA Dylan Moore's two-run home run (5) (00:00:27)
SEA Dominic Canzone makes his second diving catch (00:00:27)
NYY Clarke Schmidt strikes out six against the Mariners (00:01:04)
SEA Ty France's solo home run (5) (00:00:26)
SEA [Dylan Moore's RBI single (00:00:24)]()
NYY Bernie Williams shows off his championship ring (00:00:15)
SEA Bryan Woo strikes out seven against the Yankees (00:01:27)
NYY Gleyber Torres' three-run home run (3) (00:00:29)
SEA Luke Raley's solo home run (4) (00:00:28)
SEA Dylan Moore's second home run of the game (6) (00:00:26)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Mariners 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 10 1 6
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 5

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

BOS 5 @ TB 2 - Final
CWS 5 @ TOR 0 - Final
BAL 1 @ STL 1 - Bottom 6, 0 Outs
Next Yankees Game: Wed, May 22, 07:05 PM EDT vs. Mariners
Posted: 05/21/2024 10:08:32 PM EDT
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2024.05.22 04:07 Zenth93 My family is a ball and chain.

My family is a ball and chain.
I've waited 30 years to become independent. To live on my own. To be free, to see the world.
I did all the right things. I went to college, I work full time. Yet in my entire adult life I have never been free.
My family.
My 50 year old mother, I love her dearly, born with a rare condition has not worked since she was 24. Survives off of social security.
My 25 year old sister i love her dearly. Only a highschool diploma and no desire for higher education or job training. For much of our lives only thought she was lazy and a slacker only to realize she most definitely is on the autism spectrum and has only held one job in her life and due to her crippling anxiety and depression and adhd. hasn't worked in over 4 years. She has her own issues, coming out as trans was difficult for her but we have always accepted her.
I discovered my sexuality thanks to a close friend, got passed the internalized homopobia and eventually found my love of my life and we both discovered the gay community and created a large friends group. Something i never thought I'd have. Yet despite these improvements in my mental health I am still trapped.
My family and I live in state funded housing which is cheaper than market rent but its designed to keep you in poverty, not meant to help you out of poverty.
My boyfriend comes from the opposite kind of family. Father worked the stock market. Multiple homes, a vacation home that is larger than an average home. Sent him to college debt free. On a whim giving each of the 4 children $20,000 to save.
My entire life our family has never had much money, my parents divorced, dad is in the picture but never held a steady job. Grandfather passed away, his brother gambled all of his savings away. My other grand father put money into a life insurance program for my sister and I, instead of an investment resource. We never saw a dime.
When my parents divorced I became the man of the house, I got my first job out of highschool as I went to community College.
As a family we have always pooled the family funds. This month I pay off xy and z bills next month mom pays them etc. To make matters worse the amount of times my mother has had to go in the red to pay off something just handicapped us for the following month and so on.
Then a tree hit out apartment and shook our family to its core, we where displaced, lucky enough to get onto a friends lease at the current state supported place but despite all of that nothing has changed.
My sister doesn't work, we pay for everything for her, and when I say we I mean me.
My mother's monthly check pays off rent and all my cash goes to the bills.
I've always wanted to leave. This year I had a chance. My boyfriend and I found a friend, we planned to move. I finally could save. Even just a fraction. My first savings account. A measly 1,000. But of course something needs to be payed, so its always chipped at, but we try to replace what we can.
As the months move closer to the move out, my partner lost his job. Dealing with his own recently diagnosed adhd and depression, I comfort him and after 6 months and eating away at much of his savings just to survive he finally got another job. Things where looking up. I told my coworkers I "this was it."
Then my partner lost his job again, no more than 2 months after getting it. The same mental health reasons caused it. Now his family are truly trying to help him. And in the meantime I'm still here, in the same moneyless pit that my family has become. Where I have to support them on the meager salary I have.
I know it will get better, I will move. I will have actual savings and can continue education when I'm comfortable. But. Tonight as I stare in the black void of my bedroom with the lights off. I just want to be free.
When I have friends with homes, children and savings over a couple 100k i just think, what if I was in there shoes, or they in mine. Would they understand the struggle?
Forgive me, I'm tired, and I need to get ready to work tomorrow. That freedom can't come any faster.
Thanks for letting me vent.
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2024.05.22 04:06 Shlowzimakes Resources for finishing techniques

Resources for finishing techniques
I think I’m a medium-intermediate sewist, in that I can follow a relatively complex pattern. However, I mostly use indie patterns with very handholding instruction booklets. Recently I’ve been trying to use some vintage big 4 patterns, which are kind of the opposite of that. These garments are coming out much sloppier than my other pieces, and I’m sure it’s because the instructions in older patterns were written with the assumption that sewists just knew what finishing methods to use when. Most recently I made a princess seamed blouse with facings for the buttons instead of a placket and the facings are just flopping around inside. The instructions said to “finish the facing edges” so I zig zagged them, but there must be a nicer way of finishing and anchoring them down.this was my first experience with princess seams, I probably should have tried a more handholding pattern first. So my question is, how do you learn this stuff? Any resources for finishing techniques? Picture of the pattern I used, in case anyone is interested.
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2024.05.22 04:06 Hell-Adjacent What Servant have you been waiting for forever?

Or what feels like forever. What do you think they would look like? How likely is it do you think we're ever to get them?
For me, it would be Ríastrad Cú Chulainn... roughly since 2017. He might be another immortal Berserker, much more offensively focused than Cú Alter - though he'd be stepping on a few toes. Or possibly an immortal Avenger with a focus on Evades rather than Taira's Guts. Or hell, an immortal Lancer. Cú should have been a 5* in the first place, anyway.
Looks wise I'm picturing the usual Celtic bodysuit and a respectable, heroic warrior for the first Ascension, a more roughed up and savage and shirtless look for the second, and something straight up hideous and monstrous looking for the third.
I think there's a fair chance we'll get him at some point before the servers shut down... but it hurts too much to hope.
What about you guys? What Servant are you praying for?
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2024.05.22 04:04 Evening_Road3633 I'm a playnite newbie

Hey guys! How's it going? I've recently downloaded playnite, and I have some questions, I was wondering if you guys could help me.
My first question is: Can I install games from the Epic Games store and GoG through playnite? I've managed to install Steam games, enabling Steam's big picture mode. With that, Steam UI becomes usable with a controller, and I don't need to get up to click install using my mouse. Is it possible to do something like that with GoG or epic? My other question is: Can I open steam directly from playnite? I've tried to manually at Steam Executable on playnite and opening it like it's a game, which almost worked. The problem is that seconds after steam is open, playnite pops up again, just like when games close. Also, my goal with playnite is to use my PC as a gaming console. If there's any more advice you guys could give me to improve my experience and help me achieve this goal, feel free to tell me. Thanks in advance, everyone!
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2024.05.22 04:04 Due-Clue-2425 Looking for my old Gen2

I know this is a long shot, but I’m looking for my old Gen2. I sold it to someone in South NJ, and that guy sold it to someone in North NJ. I saw it one time at a Wawa a few years ago and got some pictures. If the owner is in here, please contact me! First 2 pictures are from when I saw it. Last picture is how it looked when I had it.
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2024.05.22 04:04 Designer_Advice2573 A Long Awaited EliaUK Review

A Long Awaited EliaUK Review
TLDR - It took a month for my watch to get from China to my house, after EliaUK asked me to pay extra for FedEx when he used UPS Ground Triangular shipping. It was very frustrating, but I think EliaUK is working on being a better TD. I don’t think, atm, that everyone should run for the hills and have his name removed from the TD list. But we are blessed with a lot of great options, and personally i would reccomend Nobile, PopUp and LiLi above him by a decent margin.
So I wanted to give the full synopsis of my expierence with EliaUK, for those interested in an in-depth and very wordy reivew of the process over the last couple of months, just for people to make an informed decision. Yes, I was one of those people caught up in the drama of EliaUK having terrible communication and shipping bambozzlement, and personally, I think he was just overloaded and frustrated by the western buyers’ wanting a particular level of service. But I do want to paint the good and the bad, for buyers purchasing in the future.
So I first reached out to Elia on 4/1 (april 1st, for the non-americans) to inquire about a silver DJ. This would be my second purchase, as I had purchased a Cartier from David as my first rep for my sister’s birthday present. I had reached out to Elia, Lili, PopUp, DeLoveG, Lin Feng, NewTime, and David. Pricing was as follows: EliaUK - $378 (FedEx shipping was the supposed shipping method, we’ll get to that…) LiLi - $385 PopUp - $371 Lin Feng - $392 New Time - $431 David - $417
I was originally planning to use LiLi (had been wanting to because the reviews were great) but she was pretty slow to respond, which I took as her just being overloaded, so I passed there. PopUp was newer at the time, and I felt like there weren’t enough reviews to pull the trigger (that has since changed, and I had ordered and recieved a watch from him all while waiting for this watch from EliaUK to arrive). Lin Feng was starting to recieve some bad reviews, so I skipped that. And then New Time and David were just a lot higher. So I pulled the trigger on Elia
I had specifically asked for FedEx tracked shipping, with insurance. His only reply was “200 No insurance”. Which is fine, I’m dabbling in the purchasing of replica watches from China, I should assume some level of risk. From this point forward I asked if he preferred Chinese or English, and he asked for Chinese, so I began to use google translate for all future conversations. I then asked to move forward with VSF 41mm DJ, and asked how long QC photos would take. He said 4-7 days, then he said FedEx shipping would be 350cny. I confirmed paypal, sent over the payment on 4/12 with the increased price for FedEx. 4/17 (5 days later, well within the quoted QC time) he sends over the pictures. Everything looks good, but someone on reddit had mentioned that one of the SELs might have a bit of a gap. I asked about it, and his resonse was “there must be something wrong with your vision”. Gonna chalk it up to poor translation, but that did start the feeling of not really having a lot of faith in this person as a TD. I know that sounds extremely petty, but compared to my conversations with LiLi, David, and PopUp, it just seemed a bit sharp, and I just want to be completely honest. Anyways, he sent a video 2 days later, I said screw it, I just want the watch, so I gave him the GL. Sent over the address and everything. 2 days later I get a shipping label, with a UPS code at the top. Now when it comes to purchasing illegal stuff from overseas, I assume the posture of “I’ll take what I can get”, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat and just be out a full $400 when I piss off some guy on the other side of the world. So I didn’t question him initially about the shipping, and maybe I should have, but again, I tried to just get my watch at the end of the day.
So fast forward a week (4/29), I ask him if there is any chance that this watch was seized by customs, seeing as it hasn’t updated on the app (UPS just said, for about 3 and a half weeks, that “label has been created”). He said this was the safest way to ship, and told me to “be patient”. Which, in hindsight, I totally get. It is now it hand, all is well in the world. But whenever you pay extra for quicker, expedited shipping, and you’re told to just chill out? It just doesn’t really fix the issue. Around this time is when a lot of people were getting very fed up with Elia’s communication. For those not in the know, feel free to read up on it, they’re all still on this page I believe. But the issue that I was having was that I had no real clue if he was telling the truth or not. And it seemed like he had done this to a lot of people. Tommy (moderator) had mentioned that he sent over a logistics person to help Elia with his shipping situation, and honestly I think whoever he was using (whether it was the person Tommy suggested or not) was using THE CHEAPEST method possible to get watches to people. Also at that time, Tommy reached out to him to try and come to an understanding. Personally? I think that is crazy and extremely unnecessary. Tommy is a MODERATOR on a REDDIT PAGE. To assume a person on Reddit should go out of their way to fix your issues for you is crazy, especially when it’s about ILLEGAL WATCHES FROM CHINA. Tommy, good on you for doing it. But imo, that is insane lol.
And I guess this brings me to my point: If this were THE STANDARD: you get rough communication with a person on the other side of the world, you throw money at them at the hopes that a watch comes in, and you’re grateful when it does, that would be completelty fine, and there were be no issues. But that’s just not the case right now. LiLi has been a much better communicator, and her prices have really set the bar high when it comes to getting a lot of watches to a lot of people at a very reasonable price. PopUp has done a phenomenal job of offering a very similar product. Nobile is not only doing things similar, but has raised the bar by trying to bring more watches to the states while also being very invested in the community. If Elia was the standard, I wouldn’t be writing this post, and I would be right there with the older heads in the room telling people to shut up and be grateful. But I don’t think that’s true. There are so many great options to choose from regarding TD’s in this subreddit, I just don’t see why you would feel the need to pay for one thing, get another thing, have poor communication, be told to chill out when questioning, then wait a month for your watch.
Now, fwiw: It seems as if EliaUk has changed a handful of his processes over the last month. I have seen watches ordered after me arrive in the states before me. Clearly he is working on progressing, and being better. Whenever my shipping label did finally update, he actually sent me a picture first, unprovoked. At the end of the day, that is EFFORT. And I can be frustrated at a past issue, but I can also be adult enough to notice someone is trying to be better, and I tend to give them a second chance.
So for those looking for a good TD, I think Nobile, PopUp, and LiLi all are great options and I personally think those are the ones that have definitely earned your business. I do think EliaUK is working on being better, and I do notice and really appreciate that
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2024.05.22 04:03 agnelchettiar Exploring Symptoms of Alopecia Areata Understanding the Puzzle of Patchy Hair Loss Best Hair Loss Treatment Coimbatore

Imagine waking up one day to discover a smooth, round bald spot on your head. It’s not just a bad hair day; it’s alopecia areata — a condition affecting millions worldwide. But what exactly is alopecia areata, and how does it unfold? Let’s look into the intricate web of symptoms, causes, and treatments that define this mysterious condition.

Decode the Symptoms

Alopecia areata can come out of nowhere, usually affecting hair follicles but sometimes involving nail beds too. At the outset, it shows up as round or oval patches of hair loss on the scalp, leaving behind bare spots without any signs of rash or redness. Some folks even feel tingling, burning, or itching sensations before the hair starts to fall out.
As the condition progresses, the story unfolds in different ways. Hair may regrow within months, offering hope amidst the barren patches, or new patches may emerge, expanding the canvas of hair loss. In rare cases, it evolves into more severe forms — alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis — where hair loss extends to the entire scalp and body.

Decoding the Symptoms

Beyond what you can see, there are more subtle clues, like itching, changes in colour, and unusual hairs — thicker at the top, narrowing like an exclamation mark — that give a clear picture of how the disease is moving forward. In the middle of all the not-knowing, there’s a pattern. Hair grows, then it falls out again, and it can feel like a ride with ups and downs — moments of hope and moments of feeling let down.

A Visual Journey Through Alopecia Areata

Looking at pictures helps you see what people with alopecia areata go through. Each picture — from when they first lose a patch of hair to when they lose a lot — shows how strong they are. The loss of eyebrows, eyelashes, and body hair marks pivotal moments, showing just how deeply this condition can affect someone’s sense of self.

The Mystery Behind Alopecia Areata

What sets off this autoimmune reaction, causing the body to turn against its follicles? Alopecia areata is like solving a puzzle with many pieces. It involves your genes, environmental factors, and sometimes just chance. But it’s not just about what’s happening physically; it’s also about dealing with feelings and social challenges. It’s like walking through a maze where stress, worry, and feeling sad are all part of the journey.

Hope in Treatment and Management

Even though there’s a lot of uncertainty, there are rays of hope in different treatment avenues, ranging from corticosteroids to phototherapy. When regular treatments don’t work as well as we hope, getting creative with hairstyles can be a fantastic way to show off our unique style and beauty. It’s a reminder that even when we face challenges, we can still celebrate our individuality and look amazing doing it.

The Journey

Alopecia areata isn’t just a medical condition; it’s a journey filled with highs and lows, victories and challenges. It serves as a powerful reminder of the incredible resilience within each of us, the capacity to find beauty even amid chaos. To all those walking this path, remember: you’re not alone. Your story, your journey, is a testament to the strength of the human spirit — a masterpiece in its own right.
When it comes to managing alopecia areata, having a reliable ally can be a game-changer. That’s where Keva Hair Care steps in. With our deep knowledge of hair care and our commitment to tailor-made treatment strategies, we provide a ray of hope for individuals like me who are dealing with this condition.
For those ready to embark on a transformative journey to restore their crowning glory, Keva Hair Care awaits. With a promise of unparalleled excellence, it is the beacon of hope for many.
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2024.05.22 04:02 xtoxicxk23 New Bermuda turning red in some areas

New Bermuda turning red in some areas
Just seeded Bermuda about 1.5months ago and everything is filling in nicely. I noticed tonight that some very small areas had Bermuda grass with tips that were turning reddish. A quick search says that it could be low phosphorus. Does the picture I took match this suggestion? This is the first time I've ever grown a lawn so open to all the wisdom that can be shared!
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2024.05.22 04:01 itsmelita My first relationship and I don’t know what to do.

Me (25F) and my partner (26M) have been together for almost two years, and after all I’ve learned since finding about his PA I’m stuck as to what I should do next. We had previously discussed the topic of porn quite early on in our relationship, which we both agreed on having watched, but I assumed this was something we had BOTH left in the past as now we have eachother, no longer having a need for it. In November 2023, at the end of a 3 month vacation with him, I find he had casually been viewing porn a couple days in a row. I questioned him, said he only views it casually so I didn’t press him further on the topic. Since then, he has proceeded to watch and read porn almost daily, multiple times a day WHILE at work, and has thought paying for an OF and sexting the creator was a great idea (March of this year). I had forgiven him for the OF deal (turns out the creator he subbed to wasn’t even a real person, just a scam account lol) , definitely haven’t rebuilt the trust I initially had for him, but we both agreed to delete the account together and he made it pretty clear he wouldn’t touch OF again, which he has actually stuck by his word.
After this, things only seem to get worse after finding history regarding erotic stories, involving topics of VERY underage girls which 100% crosses every line. I used to get so excited thinking about creating a life with this guy, having kids, but now I fear thinking about having a child, a girl, with someone who fantasises and gets off to content involving very dark daddy/daughter stuff. I understand the kink, but when finding erotic stories your partner is reading involving grown MEN with 10 year olds, it’s heartbreaking. I did confront him about this, and he promised me he would never hurt someone like that. Deep down, I know he’s being honest, but that doesn’t excuse the fact that his addiction has become so bad that he feels the need to look up this stuff just to get off. I’m tired.
He has always treated me so well, is affectionate, supportive, loving, never has been a drop in our sex life, we spend literally every spare moment together and yet he’s doing stuff like this behind my back. It’s really difficult seeing first hand how these addictions ruin good people. I know he has a good heart, but I can’t picture a future with someone whose thoughts and mind have been so badly distorted by such a horrible addiction. I don’t really know what the right thing to do is. I don’t know how to bring it up again without sounding like I’m obsessed about the topic.
If someone could just give me a little piece of advice, it would be much appreciated.
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2024.05.22 04:01 Zenth93 My family is a ball and chain.

I've waited 30 years to become independent. To live on my own. To be free, to see the world.
I did all the right things. I went to college, I work full time. Yet in my entire adult life I have never been free.
My family.
My 50 year old mother, I love her dearly, born with a rare condition has not worked since she was 24. Survives off of social security.
My 25 year old sister i love her dearly. Only a highschool diploma and no desire for higher education or job training. For much of our lives only thought she was lazy and a slacker only to realize she most definitely is on the autism spectrum and has only held one job in her life and due to her crippling anxiety and depression and adhd. hasn't worked in over 4 years. She has her own issues, coming out as trans was difficult for her but we have always accepted her.
I discovered my sexuality thanks to a close friend, got passed the internalized homopobia and eventually found my love of my life and we both discovered the gay community and created a large friends group. Something i never thought I'd have. Yet despite these improvements in my mental health I am still trapped.
My family and I live in state funded housing which is cheaper than market rent but its designed to keep you in poverty, not meant to help you out of poverty.
My boyfriend comes from the opposite kind of family. Father worked the stock market. Multiple homes, a vacation home that is larger than an average home. Sent him to college debt free. On a whim giving each of the 4 children $20,000 to save.
My entire life our family has never had much money, my parents divorced, dad is in the picture but never held a steady job. Grandfather passed away, his brother gambled all of his savings away. My other grand father put money into a life insurance program for my sister and I, instead of an investment resource. We never saw a dime.
When my parents divorced I became the man of the house, I got my first job out of highschool as I went to community College.
As a family we have always pooled the family funds. This month I pay off xy and z bills next month mom pays them etc. To make matters worse the amount of times my mother has had to go in the red to pay off something just handicapped us for the following month and so on.
Then a tree hit out apartment and shook our family to its core, we where displaced, lucky enough to get onto a friends lease at the current state supported place but despite all of that nothing has changed.
My sister doesn't work, we pay for everything for her, and when I say we I mean me.
My mother's monthly check pays off rent and all my cash goes to the bills.
I've always wanted to leave. This year I had a chance. My boyfriend and I found a friend, we planned to move. I finally could save. Even just a fraction. My first savings account. A measly 1,000. But of course something needs to be payed, so its always chipped at, but we try to replace what we can.
As the months move closer to the move out, my partner lost his job. Dealing with his own recently diagnosed adhd and depression, I comfort him and after 6 months and eating away at much of his savings just to survive he finally got another job. Things where looking up. I told my coworkers I "this was it."
Then my partner lost his job again, no more than 2 months after getting it. The same mental health reasons caused it. Now his family are truly trying to help him. And in the meantime I'm still here, in the same moneyless pit that my family has become. Where I have to support them on the meager salary I have.
I know it will get better, I will move. I will have actual savings and can continue education when I'm comfortable. But. Tonight as I stare in the black void of my bedroom with the lights off. I just want to be free.
When I have friends with homes, children and savings over a couple 100k i just think, what if I was in there shoes, or they in mine. Would they understand the struggle?
Forgive me, I'm tired, and I need to get ready to work tomorrow. That freedom can't come any faster.
Thanks for letting me vent.
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2024.05.22 04:01 TigersBot The Tigers fell to the Royals by a score of 10-3 - Tue, May 21 @ 07:40 PM EDT

Tigers @ Royals - Tue, May 21

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 10-3 Royals

Links & Info

Tigers Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Greene, R - LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 .350 .451
2 Canha - DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .231 .355 .397
3 Pérez, W - CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .297 .368 .505
4 Carpenter, K - RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 .322 .545
5 Vierling - 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .268 .292 .428
6 Keith, C - 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .230 .286 .267
7 Torkelson - 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .218 .284 .346
8 McKinstry - SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .293 .246
a-Ibáñez - SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 .303 .410
9 Kelly, C - C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .216 .318 .284
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 8 11
Tigers
a-Flied out for McKinstry in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Keith, C (5, Anderson, N). 3B: Vierling (4, Marsh). TB: Keith, C 4; Pérez, W; Vierling 4. RBI: Keith, C (14); Vierling 2 (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Torkelson; Kelly, C. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Keith, C (4, throw).
Royals Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Garcia, M - 3B 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 .263 .308 .429
2 Witt Jr. - SS 4 3 3 6 0 0 1 .304 .362 .546
Hampson - SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .296 .294
3 Pasquantino - 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .230 .307 .412
4 Perez, S - C 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .343 .404 .560
5 Massey - 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .283 .295 .495
6 Frazier - DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .189 .294 .253
7 Melendez - LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .179 .232 .345
8 Renfroe - RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .160 .236 .282
9 Isbel - CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .220 .267 .354
Totals 38 10 15 10 1 7 11
Royals
BATTING: 2B: Pasquantino (13, Mize). 3B: Garcia, M 2 (3, Mize, Holton, T). HR: Witt Jr. 2 (7, 2nd inning off Mize, 2 on, 1 out, 6th inning off Foley, 0 on, 0 out); Renfroe (4, 7th inning off Wentz, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Frazier; Garcia, M 8; Isbel 2; Massey; Pasquantino 2; Perez, S 2; Renfroe 4; Witt Jr. 9. RBI: Garcia, M (32); Massey (20); Perez, S (39); Renfroe (18); Witt Jr. 6 (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Melendez 2. SF: Massey; Witt Jr. Team RISP: 4-for-7. Team LOB: 7.
Tigers Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Mize (L, 1-3) 1.2 9 6 6 0 2 1 52-37 4.57
Holton, T 3.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 36-26 3.91
Foley 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20-13 2.45
Wentz 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 31-25 3.86
Totals 8.0 15 10 10 1 7 3
Royals Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Marsh (W, 4-1) 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 94-59 2.72
Zerpa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-5 1.40
Long 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 0.00
Anderson, N 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 30-20 4.15
Totals 9.0 6 3 3 3 8 0
Game Info
Pitches-strikes: Mize 52-37; Holton, T 36-26; Foley 20-13; Wentz 31-25; Marsh 94-59; Zerpa 7-5; Long 10-7; Anderson, N 30-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mize 2-2; Holton, T 3-1; Foley 0-2; Wentz 2-1; Marsh 3-2; Zerpa 1-2; Long 1-1; Anderson, N 0-1.
Batters faced: Mize 15; Holton, T 13; Foley 5; Wentz 8; Marsh 25; Zerpa 3; Long 3; Anderson, N 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Holton, T 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Clint Vondrak. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Jeremie Rehak.
Weather: 75 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:19.
Att: 14,031.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
May 21, 2024
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 1 Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to pitcher Casey Mize. Maikel Garcia scores. 1-0 KC
Bottom 1 Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 2-0 KC
Bottom 2 Bobby Witt Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia scores. 5-0 KC
Bottom 2 Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. 6-0 KC
Bottom 3 Maikel Garcia triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Wenceel Pérez. Hunter Renfroe scores. 7-0 KC
Bottom 3 Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Maikel Garcia scores. 8-0 KC
Top 4 Matt Vierling triples (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Mark Canha scores. Wenceel Pérez scores. 8-2 KC
Top 4 Colt Keith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Matt Vierling scores. 8-3 KC
Bottom 6 Bobby Witt Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. 9-3 KC
Bottom 7 Hunter Renfroe homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. 10-3 KC
Team Highlight
KC Data Viz: Bobby Witt Jr.'s three-run homer (00:00:30)
DET Matt Vierling's two-run triple (00:00:31)
DET [Colt Keith's RBI single (00:00:15)]()
KC Bobby Witt Jr.'s 468-foot home run (00:00:27)
KC Michael Massey's sliding stop (00:00:20)
KC Bobby Witt Jr.'s second homer of the game (7) (00:00:28)
KC Maikel Garcia's smooth sliding stop (00:00:20)
KC Hunter Renfroe's homer (4) (00:00:30)
KC Alec Marsh's five strikeout performance (00:01:18)
KC Carson Kelly seals the win (00:00:08)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Tigers 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 6
Royals 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 15 0 7

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

NYM 6 @ CLE 7 - Final
MIN 10 @ WSH 0 - Final
CWS 5 @ TOR 0 - Final
Next Tigers Game: Wed, May 22, 02:10 PM EDT @ Royals
Last Updated: 05/21/2024 10:06:37 PM EDT
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2024.05.22 04:01 KCRoyalsBot The Royals defeated the Tigers by a score of 10-3 - Tue, May 21 @ 06:40 PM CDT

Tigers @ Royals - Tue, May 21

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 10-3 Royals

Links & Info

Tigers Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Greene, R - LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 .350 .451
2 Canha - DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .231 .355 .397
3 Pérez, W - CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .297 .368 .505
4 Carpenter, K - RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 .322 .545
5 Vierling - 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .268 .292 .428
6 Keith, C - 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .230 .286 .267
7 Torkelson - 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .218 .284 .346
8 McKinstry - SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .293 .246
a-Ibáñez - SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 .303 .410
9 Kelly, C - C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .216 .318 .284
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 8 11
Tigers
a-Flied out for McKinstry in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Keith, C (5, Anderson, N). 3B: Vierling (4, Marsh). TB: Keith, C 4; Pérez, W; Vierling 4. RBI: Keith, C (14); Vierling 2 (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Torkelson; Kelly, C. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Keith, C (4, throw).
Royals Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Garcia, M - 3B 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 .263 .308 .429
2 Witt Jr. - SS 4 3 3 6 0 0 1 .304 .362 .546
Hampson - SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .296 .294
3 Pasquantino - 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .230 .307 .412
4 Perez, S - C 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .343 .404 .560
5 Massey - 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .283 .295 .495
6 Frazier - DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .189 .294 .253
7 Melendez - LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .179 .232 .345
8 Renfroe - RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .160 .236 .282
9 Isbel - CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .220 .267 .354
Totals 38 10 15 10 1 7 11
Royals
BATTING: 2B: Pasquantino (13, Mize). 3B: Garcia, M 2 (3, Mize, Holton, T). HR: Witt Jr. 2 (7, 2nd inning off Mize, 2 on, 1 out, 6th inning off Foley, 0 on, 0 out); Renfroe (4, 7th inning off Wentz, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Frazier; Garcia, M 8; Isbel 2; Massey; Pasquantino 2; Perez, S 2; Renfroe 4; Witt Jr. 9. RBI: Garcia, M (32); Massey (20); Perez, S (39); Renfroe (18); Witt Jr. 6 (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Melendez 2. SF: Massey; Witt Jr. Team RISP: 4-for-7. Team LOB: 7.
Tigers Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Mize (L, 1-3) 1.2 9 6 6 0 2 1 52-37 4.57
Holton, T 3.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 36-26 3.91
Foley 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20-13 2.45
Wentz 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 31-25 3.86
Totals 8.0 15 10 10 1 7 3
Royals Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Marsh (W, 4-1) 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 94-59 2.72
Zerpa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-5 1.40
Long 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 0.00
Anderson, N 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 30-20 4.15
Totals 9.0 6 3 3 3 8 0
Game Info
Pitches-strikes: Mize 52-37; Holton, T 36-26; Foley 20-13; Wentz 31-25; Marsh 94-59; Zerpa 7-5; Long 10-7; Anderson, N 30-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mize 2-2; Holton, T 3-1; Foley 0-2; Wentz 2-1; Marsh 3-2; Zerpa 1-2; Long 1-1; Anderson, N 0-1.
Batters faced: Mize 15; Holton, T 13; Foley 5; Wentz 8; Marsh 25; Zerpa 3; Long 3; Anderson, N 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Holton, T 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Clint Vondrak. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Jeremie Rehak.
Weather: 75 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:19.
Att: 14,031.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
May 21, 2024
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 1 Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to pitcher Casey Mize. Maikel Garcia scores. 1-0 KC
Bottom 1 Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 2-0 KC
Bottom 2 Bobby Witt Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia scores. 5-0 KC
Bottom 2 Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. 6-0 KC
Bottom 3 Maikel Garcia triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Wenceel Pérez. Hunter Renfroe scores. 7-0 KC
Bottom 3 Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Maikel Garcia scores. 8-0 KC
Top 4 Matt Vierling triples (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Mark Canha scores. Wenceel Pérez scores. 8-2 KC
Top 4 Colt Keith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Matt Vierling scores. 8-3 KC
Bottom 6 Bobby Witt Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. 9-3 KC
Bottom 7 Hunter Renfroe homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. 10-3 KC
Team Highlight
KC Data Viz: Bobby Witt Jr.'s three-run homer (00:00:30)
DET Matt Vierling's two-run triple (00:00:31)
DET [Colt Keith's RBI single (00:00:15)]()
KC Bobby Witt Jr.'s 468-foot home run (00:00:27)
KC Michael Massey's sliding stop (00:00:20)
KC Bobby Witt Jr.'s second homer of the game (7) (00:00:28)
KC Maikel Garcia's smooth sliding stop (00:00:20)
KC Hunter Renfroe's homer (4) (00:00:30)
KC Alec Marsh's five strikeout performance (00:01:18)
KC Carson Kelly seals the win (00:00:08)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Tigers 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 6
Royals 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 15 0 7

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

NYM 6 @ CLE 7 - Final
MIN 10 @ WSH 0 - Final
CWS 5 @ TOR 0 - Final
Next Royals Game: Wed, May 22, 01:10 PM CDT vs. Tigers
Last Updated: 05/21/2024 09:06:36 PM CDT
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2024.05.22 04:01 Plastic_Mission_7085 Debating

Ok this might be a bit long... I'm in the state of Massachusetts and been on workers comp since October of 2021. The limit here is 3 years and this October makes it the 3. Everything's was going good and adjuster always paid my checks bi weekly and most my meds. I temp at my job went crazy and attacked me with an almost 2 foot pipe wrench that weighed at least 20 lbs. I was in my car and he destroyed it along with my face head and shoulder. I was knocked out for I really don't know how long but was pouring blood everywhere. Me and this man never had an issue or words at all. So I was sitting in my car eating lunch and was dark since I worked 2nd shift and there was basically no supervisors on my shift. I don't really eant to get more into the assault but will say I had eye damage esp. from the glass from the first strike through my window that knocked me out. My shoulder was injured and motion is back but couldn't finish PT due to my migraines which got better but with quilipta and zavzperat spray and Botox injections from a nuero. I still get them and triggered by certain things but did improve a bit since 2021.this man was not even clocked him my boss invited him to live there and sleep at the warehouse whenever the office went home and he would come since he was homeless and sleep wake up drink and just very odd guy which me and a co worker complained many times about his drinking and making us uncomfortable and my boss would just laugh. So they knew there was negligence and co operated fully and so did workers comp up until few months ago started sending me to imes which is when I finally got an attorney.my state can't use for apin and suffering when it comes to workers comp. The thing I face know which I did have anxiety and depression a bit in the past and was in and out of therapy through the years with self medicating before that around 2008 off and on also due to my brother's death. Since this assault though wow I panic daily about little things. Extremely scared to drive or leave the house. My family does almost everything for me and I'm a 37 yr old male. I'm on about 12 meds total and 9 is for mental health. I am diagnosed with post concussion syndrome, agoraphobia, depression, anxiety and insomnia. Of course the imes the insurance sent me to treated me so bad the first was a neurologist and tried to treat me as a psych patient the second wasn't rude and was actually a psychiatrist but could tell was not listening at all to me and wrote I have no issues and I am all good just like the first time. My attorney sent me to his own ime that will say just based on my pictures and medical records that I am disabled for life. My neurologist therapist and psychiatrist all wrote great letters but said they don't know if or when I will get better but also didn't say I am disabled for life and that's what my attorney is looking for but said the letters will help and are greatly written esp. how it goes against the imes. He said the judge knows how it goes insurance gets there guys they pay 900 to to make a report and my attorney gets his guy and plus treating Dr s that the hospital recommended through occupational therapy. My memory is very bad and sorry if I'm all over the place. My question is I have court on June 4. Saw my attorney Dr. Yesterday. Today attorney called me to talk about the case. He said you're payments stop October anyway and I'm sure I can get it to that but October comes the judge can cut off all money or extend it 4 years of checks but cut in half which is like 43000 in them years he said he would like to fight for full life long disability but due to my age being 37 it's an uphill battle but doesn't mean he can't get it but if I was in my mind 40s he said he'd have full confidence getting it. That's one my questions about the age thing also he told me they said well we would offer about 45000 to settle and a little more to settle the mental part of it he laughed at them he said. He said I can get you 100,000 but probably and this is all jus predicted but about 75,000 before I pay him his 20%. I really don't know what to do. I'm afraid it's such a low amount for head I jury and sever mental trauma where I don't have friends anymore and don't leave the house and pa ic non stop. Also want to be done with this and try and move on like my dr.s said maybe you'll start healing once this is behind you. I do have mass health insurance and they fill a lot scripts no problem when workers comp should be. So my attorney thinks it's fully up to me and court is less then 2 weeks and it takes him about a week to put together a settlement amount request hes cobfident about 75,000 i said i need to think hes said of course. I'm thinking I should ask him I won't take less than 80,000 but look more for 85,000 or little more. More I get he gets I know. I just don't want to piss him off he's very intimidating blunt straight forward guy. Any similar stories and advice should I say ok go for 75 or should I say try for 80 or85,000. I feel like if he thought he could get it he would since he gets a percentage. Sorry for the long rant guys. Any advice is helpful,tia.
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2024.05.22 04:01 FTCW Can I remove this wire?(probably telephone)

1970's house. Old telephone jacks all around the house. This black wire comea from the outside(2nd pic in the conduit) directly down to the connector in the first picture. I'd like to disconnect that completely and reuse that hole for coax cable. The 3rd picture looks like a grounding line from the black connector to my main water line. Just threw that in there Incase. Bell has run fiber to this house already so likely it's already completely disconnected at the box.
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2024.05.22 04:01 steinney555 Sanity check and thank you to the community [2-4 days out]

First of all, thank you in general to this subreddit, my mind has been put at ease (as much as possible) reading through this sub.
My experience started late last week, so over the 2-4d mark now. I won't get into specifics but I was looking to.. purchase.. some services on a website. Seemed all was good, got further verification, but in my inebriated mind I fell for the typical scam. Moved from WA/TG/similar and I am unfortunately an idiot and sent a payment for said service tied to my number.
**What they have:**
**What they don't have:**
**What immediately happened**:
The second I got the "I will send these screenshots to [named family members]...." I blocked numbers, cleared and deleted all accounts that I had communications with them on.
**Action I have taken:** All socials were already on private/unsearchable. Essentially as tight as they could be within the apps themselves. I have deleted a few and temporarily disabled the rest. Also tried to scrub myself using an opt-out service as well as possible.
I have not had contact from them since the initial encounter, but pre-emptively have mentioned to a few friends and family members I have had some unauthorized login attempts on a few of my apps/phone.
I know I should expect further contact but does this seem reasonable to be able to actually sleep again for a night or two?
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2024.05.22 04:01 Atoraxic Directed Energy development budget growth from 2014- 2023.

Since I have been under assault the funding for directed energy weapons has absolutely exploded.
Directed Energy development budget growth from 2014- 2023.
-2014- $1,630.6M
-2023: "US$6.4 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 19.6% during the forecast period 2024-2034."
News June 30, 2014
Conducted And Directed Energy Weapons To Drive Non-Lethal Weapons Market Growth
The concept of a weapon that is designed merely to temporarily incapacitate, with little or no lasting injury, is relatively new. The development of non-lethal weapons can be viewed as a consequence of the rise of democratic values. The use of lethal force on a nation’s own citizens is often met with dissent and criticism in democracies. The rise of non-lethal weapons has taken place in the last two decades. Non-lethal weapons for anti-personnel purposes have become increasingly high in demand from law enforcement agencies across the world. The new report has calculated that in 2014 the market will be worth $1,630.6M.
The new report, now available on ASDReports, Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) Market 2014-2024: Conducted & Directed Energy Weapons (CEW & DEW), Less Lethal Weapons (LLW) & Equipment for Military & Law Enforcement. This report finds overall market growth over the forecast period as more nations enter the market and technological advances realise new capabilities.
A detailed analysis of the latest political, economic and technological trends lies at the heart of the reports unparalleled quantitative and qualitative analysis of the non-lethal weapons market. The new report assesses that global spending on non- lethal weapons will amount to $1630.6m in 2014, or the start of the forecast period covered by this report. This 239 page report is packed with 205 tables, figures and charts that illustrate key trends in the market at the global level, 2 submarkets, and in 15 leading national markets. The report profiles 17 leading non- lethal weapons companies. The report also contains interviews with expert members within the industry and details of more than 150 relevant non-lethal weapons contracts and programmes.
“Non-lethal anti-personnel systems such as conducted energy weapons, less-lethal ammunition, tear gas and pepper spray have proven capabilities in crowd control situation. Our research indicates that non-lethal anti-personnel weapons are becoming increasingly high in demand particularly from law enforcement agencies.
In recent years, advances in energy weapon technology both Conducted Energy Weapons (CEW) for anti-personnel utility and Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) technology predominantly for anti-vehicle have highlighted the demand for such systems, particularly in nations with more advanced armed forces.
Furthermore, efforts of nations such as India, Brazil and South Africa to modernise their armed forces and security services will provide significant new market opportunities. It is believed that a lowering of barriers to entry with technological advancements made over the past decade will create new demand for a range of non-lethal systems. This new demand will drive growth within the market.”
The Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) Market 2014-2024: Conducted & Directed Energy Weapons (CEW & DEW), Less Lethal Weapons (LLW) & Equipment for Military & Law Enforcement report will be of impressive value to current and future investors into the industry, as well as to companies and research centres who wish to broaden their knowledge of the non-lethal weapons market.

Conducted And Directed Energy Weapons To Drive Non-Lethal Weapons Market Growth
The concept of a weapon that is designed merely to temporarily incapacitate, with little or no lasting injury, is relatively new. The development of non-lethal weapons can be viewed as a consequence of the rise of democratic values. The use of lethal force on a nation’s own citizens is often met with dissent and criticism in democracies. The rise of non-lethal weapons has taken place in the last two decades. Non-lethal weapons for anti-personnel purposes have become increasingly high in demand from law enforcement agencies across the world. The new report has calculated that in 2014 the market will be worth $1,630.6M.
The new report, now available on ASDReports, Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) Market 2014-2024: Conducted & Directed Energy Weapons (CEW & DEW), Less Lethal Weapons (LLW) & Equipment for Military & Law Enforcement. This report finds overall market growth over the forecast period as more nations enter the market and technological advances realise new capabilities.
A detailed analysis of the latest political, economic and technological trends lies at the heart of the reports unparalleled quantitative and qualitative analysis of the non-lethal weapons market. The new report assesses that global spending on non- lethal weapons will amount to $1630.6m in 2014, or the start of the forecast period covered by this report. This 239 page report is packed with 205 tables, figures and charts that illustrate key trends in the market at the global level, 2 submarkets, and in 15 leading national markets. The report profiles 17 leading non- lethal weapons companies. The report also contains interviews with expert members within the industry and details of more than 150 relevant non-lethal weapons contracts and programmes.
“Non-lethal anti-personnel systems such as conducted energy weapons, less-lethal ammunition, tear gas and pepper spray have proven capabilities in crowd control situation. Our research indicates that non-lethal anti-personnel weapons are becoming increasingly high in demand particularly from law enforcement agencies.
In recent years, advances in energy weapon technology both Conducted Energy Weapons (CEW) for anti-personnel utility and Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) technology predominantly for anti-vehicle have highlighted the demand for such systems, particularly in nations with more advanced armed forces.
Furthermore, efforts of nations such as India, Brazil and South Africa to modernise their armed forces and security services will provide significant new market opportunities. It is believed that a lowering of barriers to entry with technological advancements made over the past decade will create new demand for a range of non-lethal systems. This new demand will drive growth within the market.”
The Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) Market 2014-2024: Conducted & Directed Energy Weapons (CEW & DEW), Less Lethal Weapons (LLW) & Equipment for Military & Law Enforcement report will be of impressive value to current and future investors into the industry, as well as to companies and research centres who wish to broaden their knowledge of the non-lethal weapons market.
https://www.rfglobalnet.com/doc/conducted-energy-weapons-drive-non-lethal-weapons-0001
Visiongain Publishes Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Market Report 2024-2034
26 February 2024
Defence
Visiongain has published a new report entitled Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Market Report 2024-2034: Forecasts by Type (Lethal Weapons, Non-lethal Weapons), by System (Anti-Satellite (ASAT) DEW, Electromagnetic Railgun Systems, Counter-Drone DEW Systems, Other), by Technology (High-Energy Lasers (HEL), High-Power Microwaves (HPM), Sonic Weapons, Electromagnetic Weapons, Other), by Application (Ground-Based DEW for Military Bases, Airborne DEW for Aircraft Defence, Naval DEW for Ship Defence, Homeland Security, Critical Infrastructure Defence, Other) AND Regional and Leading National Market Analysis PLUS Analysis of Leading Companies AND COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Pattern Analysis.
The global directed energy weapons (DEW) market was valued at US$6.4 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 19.6% during the forecast period 2024-2034.
Requirement for Cost-Effective Defense Solutions
The requirement for cost-effective defense solutions amidst constrained defense budgets is driving the adoption of directed energy weapons by military organizations worldwide. Traditional kinetic weapons and missile defense systems involve high procurement, operation, and maintenance costs, making them economically unsustainable for many defense budgets. Directed energy weapons offer a more cost-effective alternative with reduced ammunition costs, minimal logistical footprint, and lower lifecycle expenses. For example, the deployment of laser-based counter-UAV systems by military forces provides a cost-effective means of defending against small unmanned aerial threats compared to conventional missile-based interceptors.
Increasing Investments in Directed Energy Programs
The increasing investments in directed energy programs by government agencies, defense contractors, and research institutions are driving innovation and growth in the global directed energy weapons market. Countries such as the United States, China, Russia, and European nations are allocating substantial funding to accelerate the development and deployment of directed energy technologies for military applications. These investments support research and development initiatives aimed at enhancing the performance, reliability, and operational capabilities of directed energy weapons across various platforms. For instance, the U.S. Department of Defense's Directed Energy Weapons Directorate (DEWD) oversees a range of directed energy programs focused on advancing laser, microwave, and radiofrequency technologies for military use.
How has COVID-19 had a significant negative impact on the Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Market?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a discernible impact on the directed energy weapon (DEW) market, influencing various aspects of its development, production, and deployment. One notable effect has been the disruption of supply chains and manufacturing processes. Lockdowns, restrictions on movement, and workforce limitations imposed to curb the spread of the virus have led to delays in production schedules and the availability of essential components for DEW systems. This has, in turn, affected the overall pace of development and delivery of directed energy weapons.
Financial constraints have emerged as another significant impact of the pandemic on the directed energy weapon market. Many defence budgets faced reallocations and adjustments to address the immediate healthcare and economic challenges posed by the pandemic. Consequently, some defence programs, including those related to advanced technologies like DEWs, experienced budgetary constraints, slowing down investment and procurement processes.
Operational disruptions have affected the testing and validation phases of DEW systems. Social distancing measures and limitations on gatherings have impeded the ability to conduct field trials and exercises. These constraints have slowed down the evaluation and validation of directed energy weapons in real-world scenarios, hindering progress in achieving operational readiness.
How will this Report Benefit you?
Visiongain’s 372-page report provides 113 tables and 198 charts/graphs. Our new study is suitable for anyone requiring commercial, in-depth analyses for the global directed energy weapons (DEW) market, along with detailed segment analysis in the market. Our new study will help you evaluate the overall global and regional market for Directed Energy Weapons (DEW). Get financial analysis of the overall market and different segments including type, system, technology, and application and capture higher market share. We believe that there are strong opportunities in this fast-growing directed energy weapons (DEW) market. See how to use the existing and upcoming opportunities in this market to gain revenue benefits in the near future. Moreover, the report will help you to improve your strategic decision-making, allowing you to frame growth strategies, reinforce the analysis of other market players, and maximise the productivity of the company.
What are the Current Market Drivers?
Need for Precision and Lethality in Modern Warfare The need for precision and lethality in modern warfare scenarios drives the adoption of directed energy weapons by defense forces worldwide. Traditional kinetic weapons, such as missiles and artillery shells, often result in collateral damage and unintended casualties, limiting their effectiveness in densely populated urban environments and sensitive infrastructure areas. Directed energy weapons offer a more precise and controlled means of engaging targets, minimizing collateral damage and civilian casualties while maximizing lethality against enemy assets. For example, the U.S. Air Force's Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) system demonstrates the capability of DEWs to engage and destroy incoming artillery shells and rockets with pinpoint accuracy, reducing the risk to friendly forces and civilian populations.
Growing Threat of Ballistic Missile and Hypersonic Weapons The growing threat posed by ballistic missile proliferation and the development of hypersonic weapons systems is driving the demand for directed energy weapons as a viable defense solution. Ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles pose significant challenges to existing missile defense systems due to their high speeds, maneuverability, and unpredictable trajectories. Directed energy weapons offer a potential solution for intercepting and neutralizing ballistic missiles and hypersonic threats in the boost, mid-course, and terminal phases of flight. For instance, the concept of using high-energy lasers or particle beams to intercept and destroy incoming missiles in near-real-time is being explored as a cost-effective and reliable defense against advanced missile threats.
Where are the Market Opportunities?
Advancements in Compact and Mobile Directed Energy Platforms Advancements in compact and mobile directed energy platforms are expanding the operational flexibility and deployment options for directed energy weapons in military environments. Traditional directed energy systems were often large, stationary installations limited to fixed bases or naval vessels, which restricted their mobility and deployment agility. However, recent technological advancements have led to the development of compact, lightweight, and mobile directed energy platforms that can be integrated into various military platforms, including ground vehicles, aircraft, and dismounted soldier systems. For example, the development of man-portable laser weapons, such as the U.S. Army's Mobile Experimental High Energy Laser (MEHEL) system, enables ground troops to engage and neutralize threats with precision and speed in diverse operational environments.
Need for Counter-UAS and Counter-Swarm Capabilities The proliferation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and the emergence of drone swarms as asymmetric threats are driving the demand for directed energy weapons with counter-UAS and counter-swarm capabilities. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drone swarms pose challenges to conventional air defense systems due to their small size, agility, and swarm tactics, making them difficult to detect and intercept using traditional kinetic weapons. Directed energy weapons offer a rapid and effective means of countering UAS threats by providing continuous, 360-degree coverage, rapid engagement, and scalable lethality. For instance, ground-based laser and microwave systems deployed in urban areas or critical infrastructure sites can detect and neutralize hostile drones and swarms with precision, protecting assets and personnel from aerial threats.
Competitive Landscape
The major players operating in the directed energy weapons (DEW) market are BAE Systems PLC, Blue Halo, Elbit Systems Ltd, Honeywell International Inc, L3Harris Technologies, Inc, Leonardo S.p.A, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Moog Inc, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd., Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Rheinmetall AG, Textron Inc, Thales Group, The Boeing Company. These major players operating in this market have adopted various strategies comprising M&A, investment in R&D, collaborations, partnerships, regional business expansion, and new product launch.
Recent Developments
24 Sept 2023, Raytheon Technologies Corporation has entered into collaboration with Northrop Grumman to develop a prototype High-Power Microwave (HPM) weapon system for maritime applications.
04 June 2023, Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems partnered to manufacture 100 kW fiber-class laser weapons for the IRON BEAM project, aiming to defend Israel against rockets, mortars, and drones.
Notes for Editors If you are interested in a more detailed overview of this report, please send an e-mail to [contactus@visiongain.com](mailto:contactus@visiongain.com) or call +44 (0) 207 336 6100.
About Visiongain Visiongain is one of the fastest-growing and most innovative independent media companies in Europe. Based in London, UK, Visiongain produces a host of business-to-business reports focusing on the automotive, aviation, chemicals, cyber, defence, energy, food & drink, materials, packaging, pharmaceutical and utilities sectors.
Visiongain publishes reports produced by analysts who are qualified experts in their field. Visiongain has firmly established itself as the first port of call for the business professional who needs independent, high-quality, original material to rely and depend on.Visiongain Publishes Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Market Report 2024-2034
26 February 2024
https://www.visiongain.com/dew-market-report/
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2024.05.22 04:00 Silvermaine- P&V woes - advice

Hello, beautiful folks!
We’re having a small wedding of 50 pax and the schedule looks like this:
13:00 - 16:00 - Ingress, makeup
15:30 - 16:30 - Arrival of guests, hors d’oeuvres
16:30 - 17:30 - Ceremony
17:35 - Presentation of couple
17:35 - 18:00 - Group formal pictures
18:00 - 19:30 - Reception
19:30 - 21:00 - Cocktail Hour
21:00 - 22:00 - Egress
Now, my P&V has two packages that I’m looking at. The first one has 2 photographers, 2 videographers, an SDE editor, 2 prod. assistants, no limit enhanced photos, same day edit vid (5-6 mins), aerial videography, and 12 hours of coverage. The second package has 1 photographer, 1 videographer, 1 prod. assistant, no limit enhanced photos, wedding video highlight, and 7 hours of coverage.
I’m leaning towards the second package since it’s 50% cheaper than the first one but it doesn’t fully cover the wedding per se. I’d love to have after party photos and videos. It also doesn’t have aerial coverage, and my venue is a stunning lakeside boutique hotel. On the other hand, I’m not too particular about same day edits since it’s a small wedding with no reception program. I also really don’t want to have a full crew of P&V chasing after us like it’s a whole production. I’d like to keep the feel very intimate.
Would love to hear your thoughts!
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2024.05.22 04:00 Throwra76362 My(26F)boyfriend’s ex wife cheated on him (28M) and has major trust issues. How do I help him get over them?

I am in a relationship with the man of my dreams. He’s smart and funny and kind. He has a great family, a great career and he hot as hell. He treats me better than anyone has ever treated me before and I am head over heels in love it him.
The only problem in our relationship is that he has trust issues and has them for a very valid reason.
My boyfriend was married before he met me and his wife cheated on him with her older married boss. And he caught them in the act. He didn’t suspect a thing until he got an email Amazon with a picture confirming a package delivery that tipped him off that his wife’s car was home in the middle of the day. She didn’t answer her phone when he called so he went home to check and found them in their bed.
She apologized, begged him to forgive her but he just couldn’t get that image out of his head. He could never be with her again after seeing that.
He told me all of this rather early on in our relationship because he wanted to be open about the trust issues that he has. I was cocky at first. I said to myself that I am going to treat him so well that he isn’t going to be able to remember her name. But it’s been harder than I anticipated. He’s had trouble opening his heart up to me. It’s been very slow.
When I go out with my friends he’s on edge. He doesn’t say anything but he’s tense and distant before I go. I offer not to go but he insists that I live my life. He won’t put his issues on me and I love him for that. But I still decline invitations often and don’t tell him that I do.
Another issue is that his ex wife is constantly trying to get in touch with him even though he blocked her number. She fucked up, my boyfriend is a catch and she knows it. My boyfriend ignores her but every time she slips through he’s not right for the rest of the day.
I need some advice on how to manage this. He’s the one for me if he can just get over these issues. I’m not a cheater. I’ve never cheated on anyone I’ve ever been with and sure as hell would never cheat on someone I love. How can I make him see that? What can I do?
TLDR: My boyfriend has trust issues from being cheated on. How do I help him get over them?
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2024.05.22 04:00 lethalmuff1n A potentially haunted hotel?

A potentially haunted hotel?
I went to a really interesting place for one of my recent work trips. It’s not uncommon to drive to different locations around the area to speak at conferences so when I was asked to travel to a new conference, I didn’t blink an eye. I was told it was 4 1/2 hours away in the small town of Warm Springs, Virginia. The hotel was the Omni Homestead, apparently having origins in the year 1766. “Wow,” I thought, “this sounds like a historic place”, and after looking up pictures and learning that presidents of the past such as Thomas Jefferson had bathed in its iconic Hot Springs, I knew that this would be a fun and interesting trip. I didn’t look up much about the hotel so I just up and went on my way.
Upon arriving I was I had my breath taken away by how expansive the grounds were. It was a sprawling set of buildings that seem to never end and the landscape that extended even further, deep in the woods near West Virginia, only accessible by a one lane, winding mountain road. It was beautiful. I was in the middle of nowhere, and the air was fresh and crisp. Upon entering, I was flanked by white columns, a pianist playing classical music on a grand piano and a presidential lounge with photos of presidents past. After being welcomed with a glass of champagne, I explored the vast hallways of the hotel, getting lost through the twists and turns. It definitely felt like I was in a different time period. It was beautiful - period specific carpets, furniture, bookshelves, and the walls were adorned with all of the history of the hotel and the town that it resided in.
On the single night of my stay, I experienced a really strange phenomenon. I woke up in the middle of the night and noticed that the digital clock that was facing me from across the room was suddenly blank as if it had been unplugged. I felt a sudden rush of cold air come over me like an arctic blast. The blast was so strong it gave me chills. Then I saw a hand hovering in front of my face and dangle something in front of me. Through my blurred vision I could see some sort of bag with a name written on it, and in the outline of the bag I can make out what appeared to be a severed human foot. I tried to scream, but nothing came out. It was as if my voice was completely taken from me. I also heard whispering in my ear, but I couldn’t make out with the male voice was saying. It was all jumbled up and incoherent. It seemed as if he was reading a name that was scrawled at the top of the bag in old cursive script. I squinted. I tried to respond, but I could not make out the writing nor respond to my strange late night visitor. My body was also frozen and could not move or then away I was terrified, my heart was pounding, and I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t scream. All I could hear was something in my ear trying to talk to me and show this grotesque discovery to me.
Before I knew it, I “woke up”, and I thought “well that was a really scary dream.” But throughout the day, it really bothered me, so I started to look up the history of the hotel. Being that it was old I started to find articles about hauntings of the hotel and I wondered, “did a spirit visit me last night?”
Throughout the day details continued to come back to me and I tried to rationalize what happened and brush it off as a dream but that didn’t seem to be the case. I set my room that night to 73°, which is very warm. I love to sleep warm, even under the blankets, almost to the point where I’m sweating. I just find it cozy. but the blast of air was so cold and so real I knew I couldn’t have imagined it, and that it wasn’t coming from the vents. The second thing I tried to rationalize was the clock and I looked at the clock to see if it was unplugged or if maybe power had gotten interrupted during the night, but the time displayed perfectly during the morning and it showed no signs of interruption. So, to verify that this wasn’t a dream and I was in fact awake and maybe figure out when this happened, I turned to my Oura app. Oura is a ring that I wear that tracks my sleep so that I know if I am getting enough rest. Upon checking my app, it distinctly showed that my sleep was interrupted and I was “awake” between 2:00 and 2:15am.
So later that day, I called my good friend Rob, who is a medium, who took the time to do some research for me, and here is what he found. The Omni Homestead not only was a hotel, but it was also a Civil War hospital. So perhaps, there was a victim of the war who passed showing me his severed, limb, or a physician, who had to amputate a limb, and maybe was held accountable for the death of a patient. I found this all very curious and interesting because during the time, Rob told me that when they were doing amputations due to injuries from the war, there were many deaths, because obviously the medical field was not as advanced as it is today. I saw this entirely as a possibility, and I have been consumed with looking at things like the national archives to try to find records of physicians or soldiers, who may have gone through that hospital, that may jog some memory, or help me interpret what name was written on the bag, or that the mysterious man was trying to whisper in my ear. The more I tried to recollect, it sounded like it was five syllables and maybe had the letter “x” in it.
Rob also explained to me that there were “perfect“ conditions for the manifestation of a spirit. Number one I am an emotionally vulnerable human being right now who is going through some trauma unfortunately, in my life. Two, the hotel is directly next to a running river, which apparently water can help spirits to manifest. Number three, the hotel is also attached to and close to, pretty much on top of, hot springs that are coming up from the earth, so the presence of more water seems to support this theory. And of course the suck of electricity from the clock and the cold spot in my room we know are also signs of spirits. I don’t think that these were coincidental or that they were a dream based on all of this information that I was able to gather.
As terrifying as it was, it was a very curious and interesting, spiritual experience and not my first. I had one spiritual experience over 14 years ago And this has been my first one since. What do you think happened at the Omni Homestead hotel? Should I try to call and find the room I stayed in, would that number be helpful in seeing a location on a map and trying to see if that correlates to anything from the hotels previous history?
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2024.05.22 04:00 Throwra76362 My(26F)boyfriend’s ex wife cheated on him (28M) and has major trust issues. How do I help him get over them?

I am in a relationship with the man of my dreams. He’s smart and funny and kind. He has a great family, a great career and he hot as hell. He treats me better than anyone has ever treated me before and I am head over heels in love it him.
The only problem in our relationship is that he has trust issues and has them for a very valid reason.
My boyfriend was married before he met me and his wife cheated on him with her older married boss. And he caught them in the act. He didn’t suspect a thing until he got an email Amazon with a picture confirming a package delivery that tipped him off that his wife’s car was home in the middle of the day. She didn’t answer her phone when he called so he went home to check and found them in their bed.
She apologized, begged him to forgive her but he just couldn’t get that image out of his head. He could never be with her again after seeing that.
He told me all of this rather early on in our relationship because he wanted to be open about the trust issues that he has. I was cocky at first. I said to myself that I am going to treat him so well that he isn’t going to be able to remember her name. But it’s been harder than I anticipated. He’s had trouble opening his heart up to me. It’s been very slow.
When I go out with my friends he’s on edge. He doesn’t say anything but he’s tense and distant before I go. I offer not to go but he insists that I live my life. He won’t put his issues on me and I love him for that. But I still decline invitations often and don’t tell him that I do.
Another issue is that his ex wife is constantly trying to get in touch with him even though he blocked her number. She fucked up, my boyfriend is a catch and she knows it. My boyfriend ignores her but every time she slips through he’s not right for the rest of the day.
I need some advice on how to manage this. He’s the one for me if he can just get over these issues. I’m not a cheater. I’ve never cheated on anyone I’ve ever been with and sure as hell would never cheat on someone I love. How can I make him see that? What can I do?
TLDR: My boyfriend has trust issues from being cheated on. How do I help him get over them?
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