So I have chronic pain in my shoulder in arm that I have been getting physiotherapy on. After two sessions my physio basically said that my arm is so messed up that he doesn't know what the issue is and said he'd refer me for 3 MRIs. He asked where I was covered with my Health Insurance and having checked it recently, I listed out the places I remembered.
I get the MRIs done and on the call they asked if I was covered. I said yes and was told that my insurance doesn't do direct settlement with the clinic so I would need to claim it later but that the cost would be €810 for the 3 scans. It's a lot of money but I think to myself that this is the first clinic to get back to me and I'll be able to get this sorted quickly and get the money back. Although it pains me to spend it, I'm lucky enough that I'll be able to get by until the money gets back into my account.
Anyway, today I went to put the claim in and I discovered that I must have misread the eligible clinics list because the clinic is not listed. So it looks like I just spent €810 on 3 mri scans when there were 3 other clinics within a 20minute drive where I could have gotten it done for free. Thankfully, this won't break me financially but I will feel it with my wedding fast approaching and I'm currently trying to save for a house.
TL;DR: Misread my insurance policy and thought I was covered for scans at a clinic. Instead spent over €800 when it would have been free at 3 other clinics near to me.

I was inspired by another user on this sub who made a similar post a few weeks ago, I hope that my experience might encourage others.
I started taking 10mg escitaloprám (lexapro) in November 2023. The worst side effect I had was hightened anxiety, for which I had to quit drinking coffee entirely. This made for a tough first week as I dealt with Caffeine withdrawal. Prior to this, I was a religious coffee drinker and could easily drink four cups per day and sometimes more.
I also found that might libido and energy was slightly affected negatively. My doctor sent me for blood work to rule out some issues and turns out I had low iron. I have been taking iron supplements and found improvements in these areas, but it's definitely a work in progress.
My general outlook on life has improved drastically, I've started attending the gym and taking care of my life. I feel excited for the future for the first time in my life. I have been able to make leaps and bounds in trauma therapy
I have concrete examples of how taking this medication has improved my diagnoses. In June 2023 (before escitaloprám) I scored 27 (severe) on the BAI (anxiety), 63 on the PCL-5 (PTSD) and 37 (severe) on the BDI-2 (depression). I recently re-did these assessments and my results came back SIGNIFICANTLY improved, to the point where the scores are clinically insignificant. On paper, I no longer suffer from these afflictions. I don't have the exact scores available to me right now as my provider has not posted them to my online profile, but I can share them in an update later if anyone is interested.
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Hi, I'm a 32 year old guy from the Netherlands. I'm laid-back and easygoing and I prefer living a life as stress-free as possible. Of course that's not always how life goes. So I have a very "whatever happens, happens" attitude when things go wonky.
I like to fill my free time with things that give me energy. I'll play my games, binge my shows, cook good food, and go on random grocery runs, but by far my favorite way to spend my time and feel amazing in return is going to the gym.
I've been going to the gym for 6 years now, of which 5 years were spent not knowing what I was doing. So it's no surprise I also didn't see results. I did make a friend at the gym last year who really helped me get into it more seriously and lift with intention. He left my gym, but he also left me with knowledge and a new drive to aim for higher.
By now you probably have an image in mind. No! Despite how I describe myself, I am not ripped/shredded/huge. It's also not my goal to be that. Right now I'm just your average cuddly bear-like nerd on a mission to get stronger.
I've never been very comfortable approaching strangers irl and just striking up a conversation with them, let alone at the gym where almost everyone is there to focus and get their workout in. So I decided to post here hoping to find some online friends instead.
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Over the last two years, I've been on a mission to get to the bottom of what's wrong with me. I feel like my doctors are either dismissive right away, or excited to try to figure it out, but quickly give up when no one test isn't off the charts bad. I'm seeing a neurologist in July. Wondering what other specialists I should ask for. I've already been to an allergist, a pulmonologist, a cardiologist who specs in electrophysiology and has referred me for a tilt table test, an orthopedist as a teen, and a gastroenterologist.
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Almost 30 years old, female. Married, no children, full time self employed business ownehairstylist. Of English and Mediterranean descent. No significant history of alcohol use. Have not drank since 2020. I don't use Marijuana or other drugs. No significant nicotene use, but smoked 1 to 3 cigarettes per day until 2021, switched to vaping the lowest concentration, quit nicotene in 2023. Generally healthy and balanced diet. 5'5", currently about 145lbs. 105/65 is normal resting BP, heart is high 50s to low 60s. No significant personal medical history aside from benign ovarian tumor resulting in emergency surgery due to torsion in 2017. Have had pelvic ultrasound within last 6 months, no findings. Normal abdominal CT. Have had two colonoscopies and an endoscopy due to GI issues, detailed below. PFT suggested mild asthma. GI Scopes found mild cell changes in lower esophagus, rectum, and chronic gastritis in stomach. Had MRI of brain which showed two small white matter hyperintensities. Normal echocardiogram, cardiac stress test showed elevated ejection fraction which may have been due to dehydration. Normal cardiac event monitor. I have some degenerative disc disease in my cervical and thoracic spine.
Blood panels usually show: - low- to low end of normal hemoglobin, potassium, sodium. - high end of normal levels of CO2 -high but not alarmingly high wbc (very high neutrophils but low lymphocytes) -thyroid (free t3 and t4) levels tend to swing from the 1.0's to almost 3.0 -estradiol low end of normal Have a normal ESR blood test, have not been given an ANA.
Symptoms include:
-Sudden, crushing fatigue (have almost fallen asleep while standing and walking) -Heart palpitations (both fast and slow, pounding ones) I do take propranolol 10mg as needed and it always helps within an hour. -Sudden feelings of impending doom/death/panic -Sudden lightheadedness and nausea -Sudden bloating and diarrhea 5+ times a day -Cystic acne, currently controlled with tretinoin -Migraines with aura, with or without headache (visual and sound distortions, cannot look at certain patterns (especially small stripes) or hear certain noises without feeling "out of sorts" -Vertigo (feels like I'm falling or about to fall over) -Extreme acid reflux that is never fully controlled even with Pantoprazole (burning is gone, regurgitation still a thing) -Dysphagia -Unexplainable weight fluctuations of up to 25 pounds within a couple months, both gain and loss. This has happened since age 12/13. My mom took me to the doctor for this when I was 95lbs at 13, size 000 and couldn't put on weight no matter what I ate after suddenly losing 15lbs for no reason, doctor accused me of bulimia and dismissed us. -Random episodes of shortness of breath, rescue inhaler works typically. Sharp, stabbing pains and dull aches in rib cage, back, neck, and chest Sudden aching pains in arms and legs or skin will feel like patches of it are burning for a few minutes Unable to vigorously exercise or I will have what feels like an adrenaline dump and have a panic attack. Usually walking up to 3mph is fine but sometimes it isn't. Hypermobile joints which have resulted in many partial and full knee, shoulder, and finger dislocations, especially in teens and early 20s. I've always been very flexible. I do have TMJ as well.
***Also worth noting: Throughout 2018 and 2019, I'd have random days here and there where I would spike a fever and be in bed all day with flu like symptoms, if I went to the doctor my WBC count would be quite high, but either the next day or by the end of the day I'd be fine. This went on for about a year and a half. Then in late 2020, I got COVID and everything started or severely intensified about 6 months later. Continued to worsen until early 2022, then again in early 2023 after a series of very stressful events, and has stayed the same since. Most of my above symptoms have been with me to some degree since childhood or teens, but greatly intensified post-COVID.
Family history of:
Mitral valve defects DVT Heart attack Unstable angina Atrial fibrillation Renal failure Heart failure Type 2 diabetes Hypertension High cholesterol Colon cancer Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Reproductive cancers in men and women Anxiety Depression Bipolar disorder Substance use disorder Fibromyalgia Chronic fatigue syndrome Ulcerative colitis GERD Lupus PMDD
Honestly at this point I don't believe I will ever get a diagnosis. I'm leaning toward some type of dysautonomia like POTS, an autoimmune or thyroid disorder, or even EDS.

Hi,
I've booked a package holiday with my friends for this summer, and the airlines are EasyJet and RyanAir. I haven't put my 'middle names' down for the boarding pass, just my first and last names - my middle names are in the 'given names' line on my UK passport (after my first name of course).
My mum is telling me I won't be able to board without my middle name being on my plane tickets, is this true? I haven't really seen people online with any issues with this though. RyanAir says that they don't require middle names, but does this include names that are in the 'given names' section on my UK passport? (My mum says because it's in given names, it must be on the boarding pass as the passport should match the boarding pass). EasyJet says that it's necessary to have the middle names on the boarding pass. Flight is from UK to Europe as well, if that even matters.
Thanks

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1/22/2048 (military calendar)
Campsite, the former Confederacy of Daru'uie
Nevali Region, Aldrida, Alagore


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Looking past the dark horizon of the valley below, all that was seen were the crisp peaks and ridges of the Torness mighty mountains. Above the heights was the final shine of the father of all light, the yellow sun god known as Dorash. It almost seemed like his gaze was taking one last peek at the skirt of Alagore mountain peaks before finally fading to rest.
As the sun fell below the distant mountain peaks, a robust and crisp breeze swept through the valley below, bringing a sudden chill. As expected, the darkness came and got the freezing mountain cold. Everything became pitched black as the only light source came from the starlight flickering high above the dark void. That was until a new light from the campfires illuminated the camp, only so slightly not to be discovered.
The half-elf girl Fraeya Holiadon was not used to this type of cold. Being a forest noble elf who grew up in the warmth of cities, she quickly grabbed her black-white pattern cloak and pulled tightly to remain as warm as possible.
She took a long breath from the thin, chilly air and stared into the massive valley below—forests, lakes, and, in the distance, a glimpse of lights from a nearby town. Everything looked natural and wild, where civilization had struggled to conquer. A sight she rarely saw outside the city walls. She found the scenery incredible. Worth the hellish adventurer across the Torness Mountain Range.
"Stay away from the edge," a Lat said. "We don't want to be spotted."
"Alright," Fraeya replied. She looked at the Lat, surprised at how he stood, defiant of the thin air and freezing temperature. "Are you not cold?"
"Of course, I am," the last warrior said as he returned to the camp. "Living away from civilization, you grow used to such conditions."
As the soldier left, she looked at the valley one last time before heading back toward the camp.
Fraeya saw nearly a hundred soldiers huddling their campfires for warmth, gathering supplies, or standing watch within the camp. They are known as the Palatini of Orias, one of the many Republic elite units within the legionary. They were hand-picked by the Legate for this mission.
As the young girl walked past the palatini, she could see the exhaustion from their mannerisms. Many looked hungry; others tired with dark, deep black bags under their eyes. Others shaking as their bodies adjusted to the night. To her confusion, she also could see the determination within their eyes as the environment was just an annoyance toward their objective.
She wouldn't blame them for their exhaustion as she could feel most of her body sore from the non-stop marching and climbing, she had to endure to get to this point. Something that her professors left out of their classes. A part of her couldn't help but chuckle from how she once thought after graduation from the academy that she was ready to face the challenges of their world. Only now did she understand how little schooling prepared her for the real world.
"What is so funny?" Another Lat said as she passed.
When she turned to the man, she felt a slim nerve of fear that ran through her body, believing that she might have insulted them. While most of them accepted her within the platini, she could tell they saw her as a weakling over a comrade. "I am sorry. I meant no insult. I was remembering my time at the academy."
The man turned back to his friend, commenting on her inexperience.
Fraeya felt sad as this was not her first failed interaction. For the better part of a week, Orias had escorted her and her father across some of the roughest terrains on Aldrida, taking great lengths to avoid enemy forces as their orders were to keep the two elves protected at all cost. As many men had stated, it was a near miracle that they made it this far without being noticed.
From what she understood, the commanding centurion hoped to reach the base of the mountain they were on by tonight. Such delays had become the norm; they had to delay their travels because of enemy patrols. They were hiding for hours because of J'avias' patrols from one of the nearby City-States. As they adventured deeper behind enemy-occupied territory, she expected this problem to worsen.
While the Hispana Republic's detachment for the expedition could have defeated them, the legionnaire leader, Centurion Fionntan Henness, did not want to risk exposing their unit to the enemy. He feared that if the J'avias or one of their puppet races could pass a message to the Unity's regional vassal, the Verliance Aristocracy, their mission would fail, and their last hope for victory would vanish. His superiors had invested in this last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war to risk it on a small skirmisher with fewer soldiers.
Between the dozen campfires and the dark but illuminated sky lit by their mother Tekali, this side of the mountain range had perfectly trapped the cold air, something that Fraeya Holiadon was struggling to adapt to. As a Noble Elf, she was used to the warmth of the forest and the benefits of civilization from the continent's western side. Not the chill of the alpine.
Hearing a loud howl that echoed through the mountains, clearing coming from another party elsewhere within the area, Fraeya noticed her ride panicking. She quickly rushed over and slowly approached the beast once she got close.
"There, there," Fraeya whispered to her Deerip, a four-legged beast with three horns, light brown long hair fur, and red hoofs.
Noticing that these lands unsettled the beast, a feeling she could relate to, she rubbed the side of the Derrip's neck. Slowly and calmly whispering a song to it as the beast to calm down.
Once the beast was calm, Fraeya reached into her backpack and pulled out a bundle of grass to feed it. "I understand how you feel. This place leaves an unsettling chill down my spine, too. But you need to stay calm."
"If your beast is going to cause trouble, it will be wise to let it free," Henness said as he approached.
Looking at the centurion, Fraeya replied, "he is just startled. Deerips do not usually travel these lands. He needs to get used to being here."
Henness reached into his bag, pulling out a dark red amulet. He then tossed it into a fire pit. One of the other soldiers, a pyromancy battle mage, approached the hole and ignited it with a low-level fire spell. Unlike most red and orange flames, this fire was blackish purple, a type of flame known as dark fire by the commoners.
"Half-Elf, it took us over a week to get here through this dangerous path. These mountains are very unforgiving to wandering passengers, even to the Legion. We are deep behind enemy lines with no support. If Kallam vassals discover us, we will be slaughtered without mercy."
"That is if we are lucky," a Lat said as he sat beside the Dark Fire. "I heard stories of what happens to the prisoners that are handed over to them. I wouldn't subject my worst enemy to such a fate. Especially if a little girl got us caught."
Feeling frustrated and hearing the disrespect from the man's tone, she wanted to march over and warn Henness. While Lats could be civil and possess a strong warrior spirit, she is always surprised by how stubborn they could be.
"What is your issue, Lat? Fraeya asked. "I understand the risks. My father has been studying for this mission longer than you have been alive. I know what is at stake. This legend is our only hope in stopping them."
"Hope?" Henness asked while being unfazed by the young elf's aggressiveness. "The only reason the Legate sponsored this insane mission was that your father already got funds from a Kitsune archivist guild with a questionable reputation. They wanted to eliminate your father to focus on winning the war. They cannot afford to chase fairytales from time immemorial."
"Insane mission?" Fraeya boldly stated. "This quest is not insane, you…, damn Lat! It is the answer! We all know we cannot win the war. They are just too strong. I cannot believe how you, of all people, your kind, should believe in this."
"It is a fool's quest, Fraeya," Henness replied calmly, showing his military discipline. "Look at what we are doing." Allowing himself to collect his thoughts, he sat by the Dark Fire. "We are looking for an ancient relic, a Lat-Orc folktale that allows you to travel to another world. Hundreds of sages like your father have looked for this and other relics over the centuries. Even your father was proven wrong on this subject. There is a reason why the Guilds and his own people disowned his research."
The legend of an ancient relic from a lost age was an everyday fairytale throughout the continent of Aldrida. A Bridge that connected Alagore to the world known as Altaerrie. Her father discovered that each species and civilization had their own version of the legend over the millenniums. While the tales had many different versions, they all had the core idea - that all life was brought here by the Goddess Tekali.
In this quest to validate the legend, her father, Raegel Holiadon, dedicated his life to validating the myth and the truth of their people's past. While she did not know why her father was so passionate about searching for this truth, she knew that he believed it was the most crucial mystery of Alagore.
Considered a joke from the magical and sage guilds, Fraeya's father, Raegel Holiadon, was forced to conduct his research in isolation. Dozens of sages before him have searched for the truth and failed, falling into the same ousted fake from civilization. No one believed that this time would be any different. Because of his tenacity, he was banished to the fringes of the world to prove his theories. It was not until the Unity invaded Aldrida that he brought renewed interest to his work, not because of recent discoveries or because they suddenly believed in the legend but out of desperation to survive.
"It is different this time," Fraeya said. "If we could tale the sphere and-."
Henness cut Fraeya off, saying, "I am too tired to debate this right now. All that matters is that my Palatini was ordered to escort your party through these lands. I and the rest of my people will follow those orders to the end; I guarantee that. You shall not have to worry about our duty. I just hope this fool quest does not result in the death of my men."
Fraeya felt a deep urge to defend her father's work. As she approached, a Noble Elf stopped her, her father.
"Do not let your emotions get out of control," Raegel said.
"He called me a Half-Elf," Fraeya frustratedly replied. "And he insults my Deerip and questions your life's work."
"I know, I know, now let it go," Raegel said as he calmed his daughter. "It has been a long journey for all of us. Everyone is tired and is on nerve. Do not let an off comment grow into a wild vine."
She was hearing the wisdom from her father; she took a deep breath to calm her nerves, placing her hands together to relieve stress. The journey was long after leaving the great Hispana fortress of Nervia Glevensium. Unable to take the main highway between regions, crossing the Alps was the only way. Bypassing many Unity air patrols, Cities that pledge loyalty toward Kallem, and rouge monster hordes, she realized that her father was correct. "Okay, Father."
Seeing the warm smile from Fraeya's father, she followed him to their tent. Once settled, she wrapped herself in a blanket and sat by the fire.
She watched her father place one of those dark red amulets into a fire pit; that same battle mage shortly approached and activated it with the same low-level spell, igniting the amulet into Dark Fire. Unlike the natural red fire or the other magical types like green and blue, dark fire is used by soldiers and travelers to provide a heat source at night without attracting unwelcome guests. According to the sages, Dark Fire does not illuminate as brightly, so heat-seeking creatures and constructs cannot see the flames from distances. Perfect for behind-enemy-lines missions like this. However, it provided some warmth but could never match the red flame's natural heat.
Finally feeling some warmth, or at least as Fraeya's body wanted to believe, she turned to her father and asked, "Do you think this time it will work? Can we find this Bridge?"
"I know we will," Raegel replied as he checked their supplies. "I know that Lats can be a handful, trust me. I have been around them since my exile, but Henness is correct to be skeptical. You must understand normally that only a fool would undertake such a mission. A fool that I proved to be once or twice in my lifetime." He said with some laughter. Seeing a smile from his daughter, he continued, "But this time, it will be different."
Holding the blanket tight, Fraeya shook her head. "I don't understand, though. It is their people's legend, their story. Why wouldn't they be supportive of our mission? Especially if it is our last hope to stop the Unity."
"I am not a military man," Raegel said. "I never learned the art of war but put yourself in his boots. While you were at the academy and I conducted my research, these men have been fighting this war. Imagine all the battles, all the deaths of fallen brothers that they have witnessed time and time again. Last hopes are poison for soldiers, who have lost no matter what they do. It is their fault that the war has gone this badly, or at least I assume that is how they feel."
"But the legends," Fraeya stated again.
"Soldiers do not wage war based on legends," Raegel said. "While we believe in the legend, that does not mean they do. Thousands of years have passed and that is why they call them legends in the first place, my dear. Think about all our fellow elves' tales we have, and how many of our kind believe in them?"
Reflecting on what her father had said, she knew her people had many stories. Being one of the oldest civilizations on Aldrida, they have stories relating to dozens of topics, returning to orlilla. One of her favorite legends was how her kind were once flowers that sprouted legs. Some say that this was why the Noble race was so beautiful.
"You think that orb you found is the key to everything?" Fraeya said.
"I do," Raegel said. "Everything I have invested in up to this point has pointed to this moment. Whoever hid the Bridge did so to never be discovered by anyone. They hide it with magic beyond our means. That is why no one has ever found any trace of it. They were missing one piece of the puzzle, that orb."
Thrilled to see her father excited again, Fraeya cannot wait to see his dream finally coming to life. After all these decades of researching and traveling across the world to search for any clue, he eventually will be able to prove his life work was correct. He had toured Alagore for centuries, looking for clues, relics, ruins, and anything from the old era. A life work proved worthwhile.
As Fraeya stared at the Dark Fire, she asked, "What do you think this other world will be like?"
“I have no idea,” Raegel said. "I believe that this other world will be like ours. If the historical archives at Allsari and stories of old are true, then it is the world of the Lats…, Altaerrie."

So ive been playing yugioh on and off for about 7 years and folliwing the meta for around 4-5 of those. A while ago i stopped playing because the power level just got too silly for me so i also looked into MTG and tried a few things online (some pauper decks as i dont have that much money to spend on a tcg and i would love to be able to build the decks in real life that i play online if i like them and some cheap modern decks like abzan rites which felt pretty unique to me) but i never felt like my decks did enough or that the effects themselves were really different from each other. I felt like most cards just influenced the battles by giving attack and some were removal. I did not feel like there was as much variety in strategies as in yugioh, which would be understandable because in yugioh there are countless archetypes which are all legal to play in a single format. Did i just try the wrong decks?
I would really love to get reaaally deep into a tcg again so i am looking for one to fill the void that yugioh has left inside of me. I played force of will for some time a few years ago and that was really fun as it was also pretty fast but the community is just too small i feel and the game also seems to often have balancing issues as well. When it comes to Magic i know that it can be really expensive to get into because there are not many reprints of old cards to keep the value and also duo coulor lands which are really expensive but often needed for the deck to work properly. Are they many different interesting mechanics that different decks use?
Im not just interested in effects that influence the battles but also other unique mechanics that influence how a deck or strategy is played. If so do you have suggestions what decks to look into? I would like to use the whole cardpool (modern is it, right?) or if the standard format is good then also the standard format.
I would love to not have to spend many hundred dollars and still get a deck that can at least work and not die to itself if that is possible. I have very little knowledge of the game and i am once again wondering wether to really get into MTG. Maybe this community has a few thoughts about the things i mentioned above. I am grateful for everyone who takes the time to comment on this. :)
Alternatively if somebody in here also plays other TCG‘s and has a suggestion, please let me know!

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92 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance (HSR) - Shuttlecraft - 01. En Route to the New Lorisa Forests LZ.
Lysara
“Touching down in ten seconds.” I announced, my voice emanating from the encounter suit’s speakers in a language that, until just days ago, was an enigma.
Yet in a matter of days, this deceptively simple translation suite, a triumph of xenolinguistics, was now able to match my tone perhaps better than ever before.
Which explained exactly why Evina had responded in the way that she did. “Nervous, Lysara?” She offered in a snide, yet well-meaning jab.
I didn’t respond, not yet at least, as the last five minutes on approach were more often than not the most dangerous aspects of aeronautics; that much I learned from the pilots and armed service members I worked with over the years.
It was only after we’d touched down, and the final safety checks were complete, that I finally turned towards Evina. “I would be lying if I didn’t say I wasn’t at least a little bit unnerved about this whole situation.” I offered, gesturing towards the back of the shuttle, as the both of us unbuckled and left our seats. The whole mission was already memorized in our minds as we’d already run through every plan and backup plan we had over the entirety of the flight time down here. “And to be quite frank, I’m surprised you’re taking this whole thing so incredibly well.” I continued, going through the final checklists on the deployment of this platoon’s worth of combat drones as I did so.
“I think we’ve long since sailed past the point of no return the moment you told me that there was an intergalactic, eons-long war going on, Lysara.” The felinor offered with a shrug. “A bunker with potential ties with that aforementioned malevolent cosmic entity is nothing compared to that bombshell.”
“I’d have assumed that the nature of the bunker, and this mission being issued by said interloper, would’ve been the sticking point here.” I offered, genuinely curious as to the nonchalant attitude projected by the felinor.
“Eh. When you’ve lived in the wastes for this long, you’re bound to have heard the whole ‘the aliens did it’ conspiracy more often than you’d like. Now I’m not saying I believe every wastelander with a conspiracy theory… but I can’t admit the fact that the bunker has always been something that radiates a really weird aura about it. I mean, compared to literally everything else out there in the wastes? It exists in almost this time capsule of complete isolation. The beasts that roam the area, preying on anyone that gets close, don’t really help out much in that whole weird vibe either. So yeah, ever since my first iteration tried to drill her way into it, Far-Reach Point has been a point of great mystery amongst the survivors of the waste. Which lends itself really well to the possibility that your alien enemies could actually be behind it.” Evina shrugged once more, before adding a cheeky self deprecating comment. “The fact that it’s been broadcasting all this time should also be a dead giveaway to be honest. Because you definitely won’t see anything felinor-made still functional without constant maintenance after a few years into its lifespan.”
I chuckled at that statement, if only because it seemed to be made in genuine jest. “Well, we can’t say for certain that interloper tech is involved in its construction. What we do know is that the interloper has some vested interest in the facility.” I shot back, attempting to temper the felinor’s expectations and keeping everything to the limited facts we had on hand. “Or more specifically, the individual living within it.”
“And you got all of that just by putting two and two together huh? Your mission to find this person-of-interest, and the weird anomaly that is this signal station.” The felinor shot back with a disquietingly critical stare.
“It’s our one and only lead.” I shrugged. “It’s either that, or we comb through every living felinor on this planet. So in light of this massive lead, my hypothesis is that our person-of-interest, is in fact, somewhere within that facility.”
“Eh.” Evina once more shrugged. “A better conspiracy theory than the nutjobs. Or rather, good enough that I’d buy it.” She grinned, baring her teeth in the process which, at this point, I’d become accustomed to. If anything, it was after hours of ‘cat videos’, as Vir called them; that I finally started to become accustomed to these fangy grins. Moreover, it was becoming a point of endearment more than anything.
“In any case, drones are online and ready to go.” I continued, moving the conversation out of speculation and back into action, as the rear of the shuttle opened to a charred and lifeless forest floor.
“Man, Vir really did a number to this place, didn't he?” Evina whistled out.
“I… do apologize for all of the collateral damage we’ve incurred on your world-”
“Are you kidding me?!” The felinor interjected with a devious grin. “I hate forests! Heck, maybe it’s a carry-over from my perpetually-indoors first iteration, but forests have always been a place of danger and death lurking over every corner! So yeah, nah, don’t worry about it. If anything, Vir did us a favor by doing this; so be sure to like… let’s make sure to grab him a souvenir or something when we come back.”
The felinor’s frankly erratic behavior worried me sometimes.
But then again, this was to be expected given the nature of cultural barriers. As such, I simply ‘smiled’ back a smile of my own, bearing my blunt teeth as best as I could. “Noted, Evina.”
It was around that point where Evina finally donned her helmet, clasping it into place as she began testing the communications suite with surprisingly little difficult.
“Alright. Can you still hear me through this thing?”
“Loud and clear, Evina.” I nodded.
“Right, let’s get this party started.”

92 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. New Lorisa Forests LZ, En Route to the Signal Station (Far-Reach Point).
Evina
We were parked approximately seven hundred or so meters from the signal station.
Though that distance was measured from point to point, and definitely didn’t account for the obstacles and terrain that stretched from here to the station.
Despite that, and what my memories had warned me was a treacherous trek through dense and uncompromising foliage, the world outside was now anything but.
However, despite the constant mission briefs and the logical part of my brain telling me that what awaited outside was nothing like my prior iterations recalled… the power of several lifetimes were just too powerful to overcome.
That was, until the exit ramp opened, and I saw the flattened devastation that awaited me. The charred forest, and the open landscape, quickly sent any doubts incurred by my prior iterations back to whence they came from.
So with one of the greatest obstacles out of the way, and the raw and unbridled power of human-driven alien technologies at our disposal, our deployment out of the shuttle and into the forest was a piece of cake.
More than that, I now had front row seats to the shock and uncompromising efficiency of automated combat.
Needless to say, I was more than happy to be on the other side of the barrel when it came to this engagement.
Four distinct squads of robots formed up and ran out of the back of the shuttle, forming into cohesive units comprised of ten or so felinoid bots, accompanied by a whole host of flying, crawling, slithering, and galloping machines that secured the perimeter for us within a matter of seconds.
Upon a single urging from Lysara, we walked out, flanked on all sides by a remaining detachment of bots, consisting of five felinoid units and a flight of five more drones.
For the first time in any of my prior iteration’s lifetimes, I finally felt like I was on the winning side.
It was a good feeling.
And one I hoped continued as we made our leisurely march through the decimated forests and up towards the station.
The whole scene was just so… jarring.
Especially as memory after memory came to the forefront of those trials and tribulations from the lives of my first, second, and third iterations that had all made this trek several times over.
The massive tileroot tree that dominated the area next to the station… was now just gone. The same could be said for the thick pipewood vines that obstructed the path every couple of steps, and even the earltail moss that kept growing thicker and thicker on the front entrance of the bunker.
Most importantly, the air around me was now silent and still, interrupted only by the near-silent whirrs from the robots and the crunching of ashen foliage beneath our boots.
This was perhaps the first time in my life I actually enjoyed the devastation, a thought that was both ironic as it was troubling.
Regardless, we eventually made our way to the front of the facility in a staggering seven minutes; arriving in front of a circular door with gear-like cogs that were sunken into the facility itself.
“So… why didn’t you try blasting through the walls or the other surfaces of the facility?” I inquired bluntly, pointing at parts of the facility that weren't built into the hillside.
“Countermeasures.” Lysara responded, his voice resonating into my ears, a weird and alien sensation that still sent shivers down my spine. “Our scans were incapable of determining the detailed makeup of what was inside. And as a result, we have the be on the lookout for potential countermeasures against unauthorized entry. In addition, given the fact the facility still has enough power to maintain that broadcast, we can be certain that we not only have to worry about passive countermeasures, but active ones as well.”
“Makes sense.” I nodded. “Is this why you wanted my expertise to begin with? In the hopes that I might have some intel on this place?”
“Correct.” Lysara nodded.
“Well thankfully, you’re in luck.” I responded with a cocky grin, pointing towards a not-so-insignificantly sized hole drilled into one of the door’s massive cog-like edges. “Like I told you in the briefing, my first iteration had tried her hand at breaking into this place. It didn’t work out, obviously, but she did have some theories as to how the whole door system works.” I began walking towards the hole, as a flood of memories from my first iteration slammed into me hard. “So, just beyond this hole should be an emergency release mechanism. Apparently most fallout shelter doors have this as a failsafe or something; accessible only from the inside but capable of being accessed from the outside if you're willing to dig through twenty or so meters of solid metal and rock. This is the mechanism I’m talking about here, so not actually the door itself. My memory’s a bit fuzzy on the specifics but… I’m sure that if we drill deeper into that, angling the hole sideways so we don’t actually go through the door itself, we should hit a mechanism that can be manipulated. Now if you have some fiber optic camera wire and a master lockpick or something, I’m sure you can do it in a few days. But considering we have the power of artificial intelligence on our side… I’m sure we can do it in five minutes.”
That vote of confidence for Vir was rewarded with a ping and a notification in front of my visual field. The existence of a HUD was again, just as jarring as literally everything else right now.
With a heavy breath from Lysara, who at this point was scanning the hole with a whole host of scientific instruments, I received my answer as to how it was we were going to proceed. “One of the bots can be repurposed as a multipurpose drone.” He gestured towards a combat bot that was quickly switching from its main weapon, to what looked to be a seriously well-kitted out multitool kit masquerading as a hand. “We should be able to bore through this in about five minutes, from there… I’ll switch things over to Vir, and I’m sure we’ll be inside that bunker in under fifteen.”
The confidence was palpable in Lysara’s voice, giving me hope that today was the day that the burning curiosity in my first iteration’s memories would finally be addressed.
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(Author’s Note: We arrive on the planet, and make our way towards the signal station! All the while, we observe the tireless preparations Vir has made in ensuring that the landing zone is cleared of threats! Evina elaborates further on exactly what her first iteration had done in order to try to get in, let's just hope that this time around, they can make more progress than her first iteration! :D The next chapter is already out on Patreon as well if you want to check it out!)
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This FYI will focus on giving you a strong start in my faction, Apart from Live events and Towers, your two main issues at the start will be Proving Grounds (PG) and Faction Wars (FW).
I will discuss faction wars later in the article as some of the strongest cards in the game, even at present, are located there. But to have an easier time in faction wars you will need good card to begin with. So hers how to get a head start on some great Sapphire and Ruby Cards.
In regards to your starter pack choose whatever you prefer, you will receive emerald evo cards which, by meeting specific requirements will evolve gem levels eventually reaching Ruby 80 overall. I tend to go for Strikers as they are easier to meet the requirements and MFP match actions for PG, Lives and Towers.
MyRise and Showcase:
Completion of these modes unlock various my faction cards and some of them are very strong.
Cheesing Myrise and Showcase: If you just want to blast through the modes, set it to easy and go to balancing, then turn everything in your favour, reversals, kick outs, health and regarding submission, change it so the AI is punished for wrong button presses, you not so and correct button presses are strong for you and weak for AI, you will be submitting people in seconds unless the match has objectives or stipulations to meet first. Is it scummy? Yes. Does it matter? No.
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• Sapphire George "The Animal" Steele (76 Overall)
• Sapphire Ken Shamrock (77 Overall)

My Rise is split into two Story's One male (Undisputed), one female (Unleashed), the female is linear and requires only one playthrough as long as you do all optional objectives to get all of the cards. Unleashed provides far more cards and far better cards:
Unleashed will provide the following My Faction Cards:

• Gold Psycho Sally (67 Overall)
• Gold Meilee "Fanny" Fan (66 Overall)
• Gold Geneva Rose (68 Overall)
• Sapphire Ava Moreno (76 Overall)
• Emerald Odyssey Rift (73 Overall)
• Emerald Justine (72 Overall)
• Emerald Carly Prime (74 Overall)
• Ruby Asuka (81 Overall)
• Ruby The Manifestation (82 Overall)
• Ruby John Cena (82 Overall)
• Ruby Batista (82 Overall)

The Male undisputed story will require completing the story twice and completing all optional objectives also, the main branch is during a choice to stay with Miz or go to NXT. The undisputed cards you unlock are as follows:

• Gold Cole Quinn (65 Overall)
• Gold Gabriel Slade (69 Overall)
• Sapphire Chosen (75 Overall)
• Sapphire Slade (79 Overall)
• Sapphire Zero (78 Overall)
• Ruby Gigi Dolan (80 Overall)
• Ruby El Ordinario (81 Overall)

LOCKER CODES:
Check which locker codes are active and enter them. Some expire, they provide free packs and cards, free agent cards can be scrapped for MFP, DO NOT ASSIGN THEM! Find recent locker code links here, also this is a great resource.
WWE 2K24 Locker Codes List for MyFACTION (May 2024) WWE 2K24 Coverage (thesmackdownhotel.com)
FW Bosses:
This section will be quick as I may do a whole FYI article on Faction wars and the best cards and why but my list in order are as follows:
Best Males:

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin
2. Rock (either, same stats and badges if not Cena will suffice the one that matches rocks badges)

After this its your choice, another rock or Cena couldn't hurt, YOKO and Andre were beast but the stamina nerf has affected them. Undertaker has terrible badges for his class but his super finisher is a submission and coupled with his space invader badge he can make submitting foes easy. I am not the biggest fan of Cody card but he's okay,
Your 4th card for the line up should be your showcase Shaun Michaels, TRUST ME!
Honorable Mentions:
The FW Sapphire Roman, Bobby, 78 Cena and Randy can be good.
Females:

1. TRISH STRATUS WITHOUT A DOUBT. OP, still one of the best female cards.
2. Bailey - Trust me her badges, she stuns easy and her stuns drain enemy special and finisher.
3. Either Charlotte 84 or the Becky 84 but go for charlotte, quicker limb attacks, on a stun bar can do three leg attacks, Becky does one! Furthermore, she has purple space invader meaning her subs are stronger.

Honorable mentions:
FW Sapphire Trish Stratus, Asuka, Chyna.
My starting line up after a while was this:
Males: Stone Cold, Rock, Rock, Shaun Michaels Showcase
Females: Trish, Bailey, Charlotte 84, Becky (84) (But Bianca, Becky or rhea from showcase are good also!).
I hope this is useful and Sub please chime in with your own advice. The more discourse the better. And again to the new players! Welcome!
PS Apologies for typos. Did this on my android.

🌿 Detailed Overview:
Critically examines the impact of digital media on the intellectual development of young Americans. Bauerlein argues that the pervasive use of digital technology has led to a decline in literacy, critical thinking, and knowledge among young people, ultimately threatening the future of society.
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Decline in Reading and Literacy: Bauerlein highlights the decline in traditional reading habits among young people, noting that the shift towards digital media consumption has resulted in lower levels of literacy and comprehension. He argues that reading books and engaging with long-form texts are crucial for developing critical thinking skills.
Impact of Digital Distractions: Discusses how constant engagement with digital devices, social media, and online entertainment has created a culture of distraction. Bauerlein asserts that this constant stimulation inhibits deep thinking and meaningful learning, leading to a superficial understanding of complex issues.
Erosion of Knowledge: Presents evidence showing that young Americans have less knowledge about history, literature, and general facts than previous generations. He attributes this to the preference for quick, easily digestible information over in-depth study and reflection.
Education and Technology: Critiques the integration of technology in education, arguing that it often fails to enhance learning and may even detract from it. Bauerlein suggests that the reliance on digital tools can undermine traditional educational methods that promote critical thinking and intellectual growth.
Cultural and Social Implications: Explores the broader cultural and social implications of a generation growing up with digital technology. He discusses the potential long-term effects on democracy, civic engagement, and cultural literacy, emphasizing the importance of an informed and thoughtful citizenry.
Generational Divide: Examines the growing generational divide, where older generations perceive younger ones as less knowledgeable and less prepared for the challenges of the future. Bauerlein argues that this divide is exacerbated by differences in media consumption and intellectual habits.
Solutions and Recommendations: While critical of the current trends, Bauerlein also offers recommendations for reversing the decline. He advocates for a renewed emphasis on reading, face-to-face communication, and educational practices that foster deep thinking and intellectual engagement.
Audience Takeaway:
"The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future" serves as a cautionary tale about the impact of digital technology on youth. Mark Bauerlein’s insights challenge readers to consider the long-term consequences of our media habits and the importance of fostering a culture of learning and critical thinking. This book is essential for educators, parents, and anyone concerned about the future of education and intellectual development.
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Have you observed the effects of digital media on the intellectual habits of young people in your own life or community? How has "The Dumbest Generation" influenced your views on the role of technology in education and society? Share your reflections on the significance of promoting literacy, critical thinking, and meaningful learning in the digital age. Let’s discuss the insights and actions needed to address the challenges posed by digital distractions and to cultivate a generation of thoughtful, informed individuals.

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Hello, sorry to be another post about this subject! Our girl cat was taken to the vet this morning at around 9am to get her teeth cleaned and some extracted, and we picked her up around 3pm and got home at around 3:30. Our boy cat, who is normally just a big oaf, started hissing at her when we laid her on the towel in the living room as she was still coming out of anesthesia. He hasn't really hissed at hein general since we adopted her 4 years ago and we did the slow introduction method. Immediately after he hissed, I'm a little stressed. I start googling while my partner lays on the floor with girl cat and creates a boundary with his body around her a little bit. He's not really hissing now, just acting a little off. Girl cat is zonked and giving no reaction.
I found out about feline non recognition aggression pretty quickly, I had no idea! The last time they went for vet visits was at a pop up clinic 5 min away from us to get their boosters. We took boy cat first (30 min ordeal) and then dropped him off and picked up girl cat (another 30 min.) There were no issues when we did this and things went right back to normal, but after reading online I'm guessing it's because they were both exposed to those same smells/experience so there wasn't really a staying cat/going cat dynamic. They have been good friends since the introduction 4 years ago, playing often and able to live in peace up to a up to a week while we take trips and have a neighbor check in on them daily in the afternoons for food/wateaffection.
Flash forward to now, as I'm writing this, its been around two hours since we got home. We've placed girl cat on our couch on top of a few layers of towels. After reading more posts on here, I've put a couple dirty socks and a towel I used this morning around her bc boy cat is a little weirdo and loves our used socks/underweatowels (he's an orange.). It's been a few hours, there hasn't been a ton of hissing or trying to initiate fighting on his behalf but the energy is definitely off. He was laying next to me on our other couch (they're still in the same room since she's come home and we haven't separated them) and he gets his claw stuck in the fabric and gets over stressed for a second and mini-hisses at me as I go to help him as I always do. Now, he's gone upstairs to nap on our bed while girl cat is still zonked on the couch. He's basically separated himself from the situation to take a sleep.
The point of this word vomit is essentially to ask you all if you feel this is okay or if I should be doing more. A lot of posts on here on this same subject included comments telling OP to separate them and do a slow scent introduction as if they are meeting for the first time again. I'm anxious because partner and I both work 8-6:30 and aren't able to leave our workplaces long for lunches, and we both work tomorrow. Any advice? Anyone whose cats had some aggression but it ended up not needing to be a full blown intervention? I'm just looking for some confirmation that these situations aren't always horror stories that take weeks to resolve and sometimes it's just weird vibes for a little bit. Thank you for reading, all comments welcome!

Context, I'm not the actual parent, but I take care of this child majority of the day. Recently, she went to an appointment, and she came back underweight, and I didn't really think anything of it. Not really, because, averages are not specific to every child. That could just be the make-up of her body. Whatever, right?
Until my sister casually said it's probably because she doesn't eat solids, and I did a double take. Because, she's supposed to be eating solids? I knew, of it, I knew babies = messy baby food smeared all over them. My sister had once done it, even. So I knew it was a thing, but I also did not know at all. And I take care of her a majority of the time, I'm the one meant to be doing all this stuff. But I was never told, oh, at six months she should be introduced to food. My sister never said a thing. I'm too afraid to ask to be more doctor-ly involved. And maybe I should have known about it, or been looking into this, but I genuinely only saw my position as a babysitter. Like I couldn't be more involved (she already makes these uncomfortable comments about the baby thinking I'm her mom). But I didn't think, or realize it'd be like this. I may lack foresight.
But truly, I was ignorant. We'd had a baby sister, but, again, it was more like a babysitter position. Especially considering I had three other people forced to help too, along with a parent who actually took over when she was done with work. I just knew bottle feeding and diapers. I don't really recall the stress of feeding my sister solids. I don't remember doing that at all.
So, point is, baby is underweight, and it's probably because she doesn't eat solids. And me hearing this, of course, I panic. Because what do you mean she's supposed to be three months into solids? So I went online. How much is she supposed to eat at nine months? How many calories? How many for food, and how many for formula? What foods can she eat? Eating schedules (alarmingly full of food)? Upon this research, and asking more questions because my sister obviously wasn't going to say anything, I find out baby's eating even less than I thought she'd been (I thought she was having a bottle in the middle of the night). So that means she's eating less calories than I'd calculated, which means my head is on fire and I am unwell.
So I'm entirely too stressed at this point, but I just—start trying to feed her. That's all I can really do at this point. And, it's slow, and I crumble up half a cookie in her slop and she actually eats it all (definitely not a 1/4 cup like all these websites talk about). Yay! But over the next few days there's a regression. Not only in the food department. Her naps are not napping. She's not taking as many bottles. I'm panicking. I'm always in a constant state of stress and I don't want this child to be somehow stunted, or something (i don't know). I just want to put her back on track. So she can be an average little child at all her appointments.
Amidst this freakout, I babysat a little boy, ten months old (he's a screamer, but, you know, you help out when you can). The mom was surprised about the whole thing, but talking to her did help to calm me down. She said I could ask her questions, which I will be.
She'd also talked about some kind of program with the hospital , where a person comes to the house to like, do something, and she really just talked about how valuable the information was. I was like, yes, that sounds so helpful. I actually told my sister about it (I'm very hesitant to, like, involve myself outside of the apartment, but I needed help). She got suspicious and asked if I was talking shit about her to her friend. I don't think I did, but, who cares, actually. I'm struggling and you literally starve yourself to the point you have no energy to help.
But today, I tried to feed her, I have anger issues as much as my sister tbh, and I don't like messes either. I'm not proud of how I acted. It was bad, and I gave up, and I cried because I am so overwhelmed and stressed and her mother refuses to even try to feed her on the weekends, or when she gets back from work. So I feel like any progress I make is just ruined, and the next day, or Monday especially, I'm starting over and am at a loss.
I think it's been two or three weeks since I found out. Baby is now almost ten months. I don't know what to do at this point. Because this baby was supposed to be eating three months ago. I read all this stuff, I have all this information, and it's only made me paranoid and more stressed. Do I "introduce" her to foods like she's six months old? How do I feed her this certain number of calories if she suddenly won't take it? How do I attempt a schedule when her mother will come for lunch and disrupt it? Should I just feed her real people food instead of baby food? Why is she suddenly refusing the food she was OK with four days ago? Should she be finishing a whole baby food container in a day? Half? At all? I just don't know what to do. All I can think to do is try and feed her, again and again and again until three months has passed and hopefully she's eating like she should be for her age.
And we're not even addressing the sippy cup issue...
Has anyone had similar experiences in the feeding department? Or similar experiences in the stress department? I'd love to know.