Welcome to the weekly recommendation thread that we stole from books! Ever since we got rid of the clutter from chapter update posts in here, there's been a growing number of threads asking for increasingly specific suggestions on what to read. These tend to be scattered in individual threads that branch off into more suggestions, which makes them more difficult to find. So we'll be clumping all of those together into a weekly thread that is much easier to browse.
The Rules:

1. Every comment in reply to this self-post must be a request for suggestions.
2. All suggestions made in this thread must be direct replies to other people's requests. Do not post suggestions in reply to this self-post.
3. All unrelated comments will be deleted in the interest of cleanliness.
4. Any replies/comments asking for aggregator or pirate sites to read something on will be deleted.

How to get the best recommendations:
The most successful recommendation requests include a description of the kind of book being sought. This might be a particular kind of protagonist, setting, plot, atmosphere, theme, or subject matter. You may be looking for something similar to another book (or film, TV show, game, etc), and examples are great! Just be sure to explain what you liked about them too. Other helpful things to think about are genre, length and reading level.
The "Help Me Find" threads asking for suggestions will be phased out over the coming weeks. All posts asking for suggestions/recommendations must be in this thread by August 1st, 2021. Any new threads asking for suggestions after that date will be removed.

I've tried googling this, and can't seem to find a good answer. Hoping someone in the reddit universe knows how this works! My son will be a Senior at his high school in the Fall of 2024, and has been competing in club as a 2025 lacrosse player. Thus, he's already passed the 9/1/23 D1 contact date of his Junior year, where he can discuss recruiting with D1 coaches. But, based on some feedback from D1 coaches, he has now decided as of May of 2024, to re-class and become a 2026 player in terms of recruiting (he'd do a Post Graduate year or something, after finishing high school). Does that mean he technically can't discuss recruiting with D1 coaches until 9/1/24? Or, because he's a re-class from a recruiting perspective only (he's still going into his Senior year of High School), can he talk recruiting with D1 coaches now, even though he's a 2026 recruit? Just incase anyone is familiar, this player is attending, "Juniors Open" in June, which is all the top 2026 players in the country, of which most coaches assume they can't discuss recruiting with them until 9/1/24. But, in my son's case as a recruiting re-class, wondering if he can more formally disclose his school status, and progress have more transparent feedback questions with D1 coaches at Juniors Open, and a few other recruiting showcases over the summer (Maverik and a few others).
Anyone know the rules governing the situation I'm describing here? Thanks in advance!

I had some new questions, the first wanting to know what sector I'm employed in. The problem is, I'm not employed and that's been addressed elsewhere in my About You. I'm very worried about being banned because of this question. I tried skipping it, but that was not permitted. Ticking the box for "other" still indicates I'm employed, which I am not so I won't do that, my About You responses are honest and kept up to date. I know I shouldn't rely on this income, but I do, my head is above water because of Prolific.
I'm closing in on 2400 submissions (1 rejection). Prolific has helped me tremendously so I'm really unnerved by this. If anyone has legitimate suggestions/advice/comments that support Prolific rules for participants, I'm open.

For context I'm a 22F turning 23 recently set up with a guy who I believed was 20 turning 21. I have always had a strict no dating younger men rule, but my friend has been trying to set me up with this guy for months. He showed me pics and I thought he was cute so the guy proceeds to message me. We texted and found out we had a lot in common so decided to go on a date. The date went well. He did spend over $300 on our activity which kinda shocked me a bit when i found out. We were all set for a second date. When i got home from the date my friend actually admitted he isn't sure how old he really is. I asked him and found out he's 19 turning 20. I don't know how to feel i'm conflicted I think his age ending in teen has me thrown off. He is a really genuine guy and I find we get along easily, I'm just not sure if I should proceed.

Would you guys be willing to print out a picture or two of a #FixTF2 picture and put it up somewhere around your town? Here are my conditions though if you would like to do this:

1. The picture does NOT go on any private property.
   
2. You DO NOT HARASS anyone with pictures or anything like that.
   
3. DM me a link on where you found the picture or two you are putting up (whether it be on Reddit/Twitter or if it’s your own self-made picture).
   
4. You MUST get permission in order to use it. If you would like to participate but you don’t know who to ask, I have permission from about 20 individuals to use their pictures that they have created. Message me and I’ll send you the pictures .
   
5. Send me the video/picture once you have put it up and let me know if you would like your name in the video or not.
   

You may make it silly but do not break any of the rules. I’ll make sure to blur out any faces or anything that could indicate where you live / near where you live. If there is any more clarifying I need to do, I’ll do it here. Just have fun and don’t be stupid please.
ALSO NO VULGAR LANGUAGE AND NO MENTIONING SPECIFIC BOT/HOSTERS NAMES.
I would need all clips sent to me by Friday, May 31st if you would like to be in the video. If it's sent later I will definitely try to squeeze you in but there is no guarantee after that date that I can get you into the video.
I'll put the video in as an edit on this post once it goes up. It will most likely be out by 12 CST on Monday, June 3rd.

How are you guys handling Zoom / other VOIPs 10DLC enforcement? I just got an email saying Zoom was finally enforcing the requirement at end of month, May 31st.
I tried submitting it a few times but there would always be a new error or rule that they said we needed to fix. It seems like a lot of organizations won't be able to send SMS anymore on the 31st, unless zoom postpones it again (afaik the initial enforcement date was actually a year ago)
Source:
"Starting May 31, 2024, all US and Canada toll and virtual service phone numbers used for SMS/MMS within both the Zoom Phone and Zoom Contact Center services must adhere to industry standards and legal requirements by being included in an approved 10DLC campaign to continue sending SMS/MMS. Failure to comply with this industry and legal requirement will result in the inability to send SMS/MMS messages. You will no longer be able to send SMS/MMS if one of the below is applicable to you:

1. If you are awaiting approval of an existing campaign and have not been able to assign numbers to a 10DLC campaign.
   
2. If you are trying to send messages from numbers that are not a part of an approved 10DLC campaign.
   
3. If you have acquired new numbers and not assigned them to a 10DLC campaign.
   
4. If you have not created your 10DLC Brand and Campaign.
   

f 22)well there is a lot story to tell but to telll short, im from india and my parents are muslims, and they are very toxic to me especially my mother, both verbally and physically sometimes, my father is caring he works hard and provides for the family but my mom and dad doesnt have a goood relationship but they stay together , coz divorce is out of picture for them coz my mom cant survive alone and thats how the culture works most of the time, and my mom showed all anger and frustationt to me and she treats me shit infront of everyone and alone. i used all these hatred as a fuel to my academic success in school and first year of university, and even still my mom has problems with me and my dad bever stopped her, and from 2nd year of university and during 2020, i fell into deep depression and i used to have panic attacks daily and it was triggerd due to some eye infection i had so anyways, my mom was there for me yeah, like she used to be kind of a therapist , but anyways. now i quit my degree from university due to cont failure after almost 5 years, and all this 5 years my mom everyday repeats me "how a loser you are and how useless you are and how stupid and bad you are and how you are sucking your father's blood by eating all 3 times and having a nice life" so lol
this how i am treated everyday, so i have developed this thinking that "i failed my parents" where i could have made them rich by completing the degree on time and got a good job. so this guilt is killing me from making me not enjoy anything i do. like when i watch a movie i think like "i owe my parents a lot and i am enjoying this"
in real i dont think i have to owe my parentts anything, but i have too much empathy on them coz how they were traumatized and how they stuck in some societal way of living and how they are immature and innocent, but they are also extremely toxic,
all i want to do is stay away from india and settle somewhere else and be financially stable and give them money. but i dont like the culture or religious beliefs they hold, but im still mentally controlled by them. i think i cant really do things i like and want without getting out of this emotional connection. im afraid out of the thought not wanting to hurt my parents ill end up following my culture and religion and live life how my parents want me to live (like get arranged marriage at 25, have kids and be a house wife to some toxic husband who wants me to just raise kids and wash dishes )
i also think that i dont deserve love? thats what my mind says, coz my mom constantly repeatts it. i have come to a mindset that i should never marry an indian coz all my cousin's husbands are so toxic. i dont even know if i wanna marry anyone, but to think of it , its scary and i cant and dont want to live like them, for all these i have to get out of my country or ateast my city and be financially stable , which will happen in 2-3 years, but i am not having confidence at all,
ALL I WANNA KNOW IS, HOW CAN I LIVE THE LIFE I WANT WHEN MY PARENTS WILL GET HEART ATTACK IF THEY KNOW I LIVE THE LIFE I WANT. like for example i cant date anyone lol, so if someday i wanna date somoene i will have this thought of "my parents willl cry and be hurt if they know i have dated someone"
i mean they have their reasons to think so , but idk i feel affected by it and it doesnt let me to do what i wanna do fully

(f 22)well there is a lot story to tell but to telll short, im from india and my parents are muslims, and they are very toxic to me especially my mother, both verbally and physically sometimes, my father is caring he works hard and provides for the family but my mom and dad doesnt have a goood relationship but they stay together , coz divorce is out of picture for them coz my mom cant survive alone and thats how the culture works most of the time, and my mom showed all anger and frustationt to me and she treats me shit infront of everyone and alone. i used all these hatred as a fuel to my academic success in school and first year of university, and even still my mom has problems with me and my dad bever stopped her, and from 2nd year of university and during 2020, i fell into deep depression and i used to have panic attacks daily and it was triggerd due to some eye infection i had so anyways, my mom was there for me yeah, like she used to be kind of a therapist , but anyways. now i quit my degree from university due to cont failure after almost 5 years, and all this 5 years my mom everyday repeats me "how a loser you are and how useless you are and how stupid and bad you are and how you are sucking your father's blood by eating all 3 times and having a nice life" so lol
this how i am treated everyday, so i have developed this thinking that "i failed my parents" where i could have made them rich by completing the degree on time and got a good job. so this guilt is killing me from making me not enjoy anything i do. like when i watch a movie i think like "i owe my parents a lot and i am enjoying this"
in real i dont think i have to owe my parentts anything, but i have too much empathy on them coz how they were traumatized and how they stuck in some societal way of living and how they are immature and innocent, but they are also extremely toxic,
all i want to do is stay away from india and settle somewhere else and be financially stable and give them money. but i dont like the culture or religious beliefs they hold, but im still mentally controlled by them. i think i cant really do things i like and want without getting out of this emotional connection. im afraid out of the thought not wanting to hurt my parents ill end up following my culture and religion and live life how my parents want me to live (like get arranged marriage at 25, have kids and be a house wife to some toxic husband who wants me to just raise kids and wash dishes )
i also think that i dont deserve love? thats what my mind says, coz my mom constantly repeatts it. i have come to a mindset that i should never marry an indian coz all my cousin's husbands are so toxic. i dont even know if i wanna marry anyone, but to think of it , its scary and i cant and dont want to live like them, for all these i have to get out of my country or ateast my city and be financially stable , which will happen in 2-3 years, but i am not having confidence at all,
ALL I WANNA KNOW IS, HOW CAN I LIVE THE LIFE I WANT WHEN MY PARENTS WILL GET HEART ATTACK IF THEY KNOW I LIVE THE LIFE I WANT. like for example i cant date anyone lol, so if someday i wanna date somoene i will have this thought of "my parents willl cry and be hurt if they know i have dated someone"
i mean they have their reasons to think so , but idk i feel affected by it and it doesnt let me to do what i wanna do fully

What are the rules regarding documentation for L2 hearings related to N13’s? Like do they have to provide the permits and documents to the tenants similar to with AGI’s for capital expenditures, or is that only required to be given to tenants as part of their disclosure?
I’ve got an N13 hearing in August, and I would like to review all the documents soon so I can make the decision whether they are likely to succeed and if I should see if they have another unit that myself and the other tenant on the lease can move into, or if I should hire a paralegal and go through with the hearing.
Also, the compensation check has both my name, as well as the other tenants name. We do not have a joint bank account so the bank wouldn’t let either one of us deposit it. Does that essentially make the entire N13 void because of the failure to give the compensation by the termination date?

TW: mental abuse, transphobia
Im going NC with my parents because my motger is a narcisist a transphobe and my dad us an enabler.
I have to start this when i initially came out to them, i was about 14-15 (27 now) i already knew i was a girl around the age of 12-13 and i've had since my young childhood that my mother took me to psychiatrists, my first diagnosis was adhd, my parents couldnt believe that so several years later they took me to a new one and they revised it to clasical autism (dsm IV), their reasoning was that i never played with toys or was hyper active i woyld lay on the couch 24/7, this is important for later in the story.
Then whwn i came out my dad exploded with anger, by this time i was already in yet another psychiatry institution. I had to tell the psychiatrist myself what happend but i couldnt, i was shut in couldnt mutter a word because im scared to the bone. Then the next part of my life i tried to talk to them about it basically each year. On my 18th they instated via a court that i would be under a very heavy form of medical and economic "help" (not reallt sure how to translate it to english) it ment that they basically decided eveeything for me, medical and monetary wise since i couldnt do it myself. 5 years later this was scaled down from the one thing to borh the seperate things, legally rhat is less heavy and i am allowed to decide myself about medical stuff etc.
So to come to 2023 i started a course which i got from them for personal development, it was a spiritual thing combined with science but it actually did help me get rhe power bavkto myself. Then in october 2023 i talked to them yet again after boy moding for several years and just botteling it up, beeing very depressed in the process. I finally got through to them that they allowed me (yes it felt like that and they even said it to me that way) so, then the roller coaster started for real.
Eventually i felt better in my day to day life, i finally started to feel free and this is when i found adhd, the inital diagnosis, fit better with me. People around me (except my parents) also say that. I grew exponentially sincw october but my parents, and especially my mum kept dead naming me and mispronouncing me, i talked several time to her, saying how much it hurts, not a single shit was given i even got nasty looks from her.
So then come a month ago, shit went south again with her and i placed a NC rule in without a date, just for a while. Then me my partner (of 9.5 years) and someone who helps around the house and with talks etc. Went to the GP to inform about to get that money and medical stuff away from them and to a neutral party. On a positive not i dis also get a refferal to the gender clinic in a city near me, that made me really happy and still does.
But today that help informed my parents that that stuff was foing away from them, but the one we wanted did want that they were informed and i knew that i couldnt handle talking to them about it, rhat was todat and even while writing this im scared out od my mind that somehow they will read this and trace it back to me...
I also have DiD so for anyone who knows what it is also knows that there was more to this ebtire story then only the trans stuff, i really needed to get this of my chest

I (23M) grew up in a fairly conservative Pentecostal church but never really had a strong conviction or belief for anything they taught. There was a strong emphasis at my church on marrying only within the church, and that was exclusive to our church and it’s other branches around the world, we couldn’t even date or marry other Pentecostals outside of our specific organization. I always thought it was funny that they made us follow this strict doctrine because they promised us the best, most happy relationships, since God would “pick out the best match for us”. My branch was pretty small, there were probably 10-12 families that attended. About half or more of these families were either divorced or had toxic partners who no longer came to church. And these were people who all had gotten married within the church. To illustrate how bad it was, this one couple had gotten married in the church, had three children, divorced, remarried to different people within the church, and those couples ended up divorcing too. Since I didn’t really care what they had to say about me dating girls, in high school I ended up dating two girls for about two years each. The pastors were extremely upset and told me on numerous occasions that I should leave them. My parents were also disapproving but let me do what I wanted because thankfully they’ve never been super controlling. Time passed and these girlfriends ended up leaving my life since these were really just childhood relationships and children don’t know what they want. Around this time the Pastors got much more controlling as they saw the younger generation starting to fade away. One rule they made was that worldly relationships could no longer happen and you would be immediately asked to leave the church if you were caught with one and wouldn’t repent. The only relationship from my generation that they could use as an example of what “God wanted” was the grandson of an elder from Australia who had come over for college. He had met this 13/14 year old girl when he was 22 and everyone could tell he was in to her. They would talk, sometimes alone, together at church late into the night. When she turned 17 she was deemed ready for dating by the pastors and now they are a couple. This blatant grooming case was preached from the pulpit of an example of what God wants for us in a relationship, citing how they now have the same values and can always turn to prayer and God when things get hard in the relationship. I think it’s absolutely laughable how a church with an abysmal track record for relationships and marriages thinks that they are the authority on the matter, and that acting in any way different than what they want is not only stupid, but a sin. Anybody else experience this kind of stuff within your own churches? Is this more common than outsiders would think?

Q: Has Faraday Future’s common stock and warrants been delisted or suspended? A: No, both our common stock and warrants remain listed on Nasdaq.
Q: Can I continue to trade in Faraday Future securities? A: Yes, you may, in the same manner as prior to the Delisting Notice.
Q: Have the ticker symbols for Faraday Future securities changed? A: No. Our common stock continues to trade under the symbol “FFIE”, and our warrants continue to trade under the symbol “FFIEW.”
Q: Does the Company intend to request a hearing with the Nasdaq Hearings Panel? A: Yes. The Company intends to timely request a hearing before the Hearing Panel to appeal the Delisting Notice.
Q: Does Nasdaq have the right to refuse a company's request for a hearing? A: So long as the Company timely pays the necessary fee, the Hearing Panel will grant the request.
Q: What is the effect of timely requesting a hearing with the Nasdaq Hearing Panel? A: The hearing request will automatically stay any suspension action for 15 days from the date of the request. The Company intends to request an extended stay of the suspension pending the hearing with the Hearing Panel, and the expiration of any additional extension period granted by the Hearing Panel following the hearing.
Q: How long will it take to have the hearing with the Nasdaq Hearing Panel? A: There is no set timeframe, although hearings often occur between 30 and 45 days after the date of the hearings request.
Q: How long will the Nasdaq Hearing Panel take to issue a decision? A: The Hearing Panel typically issues a decision within 30 days of the hearing. If the Panel grants an exception and allows the company to remain listed while working to regain compliance, the Company will remain under the jurisdiction of the Panel for the balance of that exception period.
Q: If the Hearing Panel decides to delist the Company, how long will it be before the Company’s securities are suspended from trading on Nasdaq? A: If the Hearing Panel issues a delisting decision, the Company’s securities will be suspended from trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market effective on the second business day after the decision is issued. The formal removal of the Company's listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market would occur after all appeal rights have been exhausted, which may take several months. Nasdaq will notify the SEC of the removal of the company's listing by filing a Form 25 and will send a copy to the company.
Q: Can the Company appeal the Hearing Panel’s decision and, if so, what is the effect? A: Yes. The Company may appeal the Hearing Panel's decision to the Listing Council. The Listing Council may also decide to call the decision for review. However, the appeal to the Listing Council does not stay a Panel's decision or the suspension of the trading of the Company's shares pending a final determination by the Listing Council. If the Listing Council overturns a Panel decision, then the Company's securities may be reinstated on Nasdaq. After a determination by the Listing Council, the Company may appeal to the SEC and, from there, it may proceed to the federal court system.
Q: If the Company is delisted, can it become listed on Nasdaq again, and is there a waiting period? A: Yes. The Company may re-list on Nasdaq after a delisting. Nasdaq does not impose a waiting period to re-list the Company's securities so long as it meets all initial listing standards. The Company can file a new listing application at any time after it is delisted, and can be re-listed, provided that it successfully completes the initial listing process and meets all the initial listing requirements for the respective market.
Q: If delisted, can the Company’s securities continue to trade? A: If the Company is delisted by Nasdaq, it may be eligible for quotation on FINRA's Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the OTCBB) if a market maker makes application to register and quote the security in accordance with SEC Rule 15c2-11, and such application (a Form 211) is cleared. Only a market maker, not the Company, may file a Form 211. For more information on the OTCBB, see www.otcbb.com. If the Company remains late in its filings, it cannot have its securities quoted on the OTCBB until the filings are current. There are other unregulated markets where the Company may be quoted if it cannot qualify for quotation on the OTCBB.
Q: If delisted, does that mean bankruptcy is imminent?
A: Delisting does not necessarily indicate that bankruptcy is imminent. Any decision on whether to seek bankruptcy protection would be made by the Company’s Board of Directors.
Q: Would the Company plan to maintain its operations if it is delisted?
A: Delisting in and of itself will not determine whether the Company will seek to maintain its operations.
Q: What measures will the Company take to help regain compliance? A: The Company is considering all potential options available to it to regain compliance with the aforementioned rules, including filing its 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K, timely filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, and seeking stockholder approval for a reverse stock split. Alongside these regulatory measures, the Company is actively seeking strategic funding, particularly in the Middle East. However, the company notes that these efforts involve uncertainties and cannot guarantee compliance achievement through these means alone.

Ive seen posts which claim Muslim rulers of India such as Delhi Sultanate and Mughals did not consider themselves to be Indian/Hindustani and still identified as Turkic. While this is true I believe this is because Islamic societies generally don’t emphasise“nationhood” that strongly.
I don’t think Seljuk Turks saw themselves as Egyptian or Tamerlane saw himself as Persian after ruling a large chunk of it. Muslim societies are generally more based on tribal structures in addition to Islam instead of nation. Even countries like Indonesia required Islam to spur nationalism, as the sense of being “Indonesian” wasn’t a concept. It was their tribe and Islam.
Similarly another claim asks why Muslim rulers did not speak the local language and used foreign languages like Persian. I would argue that Central Asia was already heavily Persianised and this is where the rulers descended from. Breakaway states like Mysore or the Deccan sultanates inherited the structures of mega empires like Delhi Sultanate and Mughals which had Persian as a court language.
I also think part of it is that Hindus and Muslims are just so different. Indian culture is incredibly esoteric and intertwined with Hinduism which is haram for Muslims. So it would have felt alien for Muslim rulers to enjoy Bharatnatyam, traditional Hindu architecture and literature which heavily revolves around Hindu motifs. Epic poems like Ramayana etc also revolve around Hinduism therefore create a mental barrier for a Muslim to partake in it. Persian culture was more easier to integrate with Islam eg gardening, poetry etc did not contradict with Islam.

Information copied from the Faraday statement released via the Faraday future app:
Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iii), as the Company’s securities had a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive trading days. The letter indicated that, as a result, the Nasdaq staff has determined to delist the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Delisting Determination”).
As previously reported, on December 28, 2023, Nasdaq notified the Company that the bid price of its listed securities had closed at less than $1.00 per share over the previous 30 consecutive business days and, as a result, did not comply with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until June 25, 2024, to regain compliance with this rule.
Additionally, on April 18, 2024, Nasdaq notified the Company that since it had not yet filed its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, it no longer complied with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). Pursuant to Listing Rule 5810(c)(2)(A), this deficiency is now an additional basis for delisting.
The Company intends to request a hearing to appeal the Delisting Determination by May 1, 2024, the latest date permitted, which will stay the suspension of the Company’s securities for 15 days from the date of the request, during which time the Company’s securities will continue to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company also intends to request an extended stay of the suspension pending such hearing with Nasdaq’s Hearings Panel.
If the Company fails to appeal the Delisting Determination by May 1, 2024, trading of the Company’s common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on May 3, 2024, and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
The Company is considering all potential options available to it to regain compliance with the aforementioned rules, including filing its 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K, timely filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, and seeking stockholder approval for a reverse stock split.

Context

• <30 y.o. couple based in Toronto
• No kids yet, but in the next 3-5 years we'd like to have 1-2
• Partner is a Teacher enrolled in OTPP pension
• I work in the technology industry, no pension but I have a base salary + quarterly bonus based on revenue targets
• Combined income approx. 245,000 CAD before taxes and bonuses
• Gradual income increase trajectory year-over-year
• Monthly expenses are less than 6,000 CAD
• Total combined investment portfolio approx. 80,000 CAD across TFSAs and RRSPs; passive index strategy + limited speculative holdings
• No "bad" debts for either of us
• Currently own a condo downtown Toronto
  • Put 20% down
  • Approx. 414,000 CAD remaining on mortgage
  • Fixed 5.19% interest rate
  • 3 year term (2 years remaining)
• Purchased a pre-con prior to purchasing aforementioned condo
  • Total cost before closing is 1,310,000 CAD
  • Paid 15% of the 20% down payment to date
  • Anticipated completion date is late 2026 / early 2027
  • Anticipate closing costs to be about 100,000 CAD
  • Located in North York (Yonge and Sheppard area)

Question

Should I consider an assignment sale for the pre-con or sell my condo and close on the pre-con when it's completed?

Considerations

• Capital gains tax is larger than it was before
• My partner and I really do love the area of our pre-con and it will be an upgrade for us both in terms of space and neighborhood; however, we are happy to buy an existing build / house if affordable (will try to follow Jim's 20/30/3 rule)

Would love to get your thoughts / feedback!

Idk what your talking about as far as admiralty law, or why you think that I think “all the judiciary is illegitimate”? You sound like a SOVCIT yourself. I love the law… I’m just more of a Constitution of the USA, supreme law of the land aficionado, and resent the administrative, ordinances, and over reaching BS that leads to entitled tyrants, who forget they are public servants and begin expecting you to comply, or submit, just because most others do.
Btw, your mind would be blown if you only knew that what I am telling you about speeding tickets is true. And the thing about reserving your rights and not willfully complying by appearing (or “setting up a court date” yourself, by request, within a specified amount of time) the “speeding tickets” do not become part of your driving record. Because you did not submit, and allow them to penalize you by putting points on your driving record. They can only do that if you allow them to. Don’t believe me? I know it’s true, I’ve done it several times. I’ve also renewed my registration, applied for and received a new states drivers license, transferred my vehicle registration to a new state, (I have ignored tickets in both states) with impunity. The only thing that is on my driving record is the first time I ever received a photo enforced ticket in the mail. I naively complied, paid the fine, took driving school (which supposedly was supposed to prevent the points from going on my record, it didn’t) and to this day I pay more for insurance because of it. I received another one a few months later, and I started thinking about it, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized how foolish it is to let myself be abused by the govt. when I am an American, I am free, the role of govt. is clearly explained by our constitution, and the rights that protect me from govt BS are self evident, (to those who actually contemplate what that means). I first applied the principles, (if A is true, than B cannot be true which lead me to realize there is a C at play that allows B to parade around as if it were true, and nobody cares about A any more) did some research, and have been studying to reverse engineer the mechanics of it ever since. But while I have not fully identified the full extent of the underlying mechanics, I have identified a formula that works, I have tested it several times, and demonstrated it works. It’s not a hack, or a glitch, it all comes down to “if the practice, demand, request, policy, rule, statue, whatever conflicts with the supreme law of the land, it is void, unenforceable, and can be ignored with impunity. There is also latches, which prevents you from backing out of the process after you already submitted to their jurisdiction by appearing and entering a plea, by that same principle, by ignoring an unconstitutional request, you have demonstrated your refusal to comply, and have not submitted to being brought under their jurisdiction. (Food for thought: in Texas part of the transportation code, that has to do with speeding, includes (“the text, arraignment a court date within 14 days, if you fail to do this, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.” Thats not the exact text because I do not feel like looking it up just to present it to you, you would have to do your own research, but why do you think they explicitly state, “the citation may include the text… blah blah blah”? They are sanctioning the inclusion of an indirect threat for the obvious effect it will have, scaring people into compliance. But “may issue” and “will issue” have separate and distinct meanings)
Here’s a thought experiment. Honestly, have you ever knowingly exceeded the speed limit? Seriously, at some point in your life I’m sure you have exceeded the speed limit. When you exceeded the speed limit, did you do so even though you “could kill somebody.”, did you do so, even though it was reckless and by doing so, you placed yourself and whoever else was with you in imminent danger?… Of course you didn’t. You felt that exceeding the speed limit at that particular time, on that particular roadway was perfectly safe, and did so confidently and comfortably. Now suppose you happened to have been cited by a police officer who stops you and issues a citation. What justifies you having to appear at an administrative hearing, where you will face penalties and fees for your traveling at a speed higher than the posted speed limit? Even though, you were in full control the whole time, you did not at any point feel that what you were doing was endangering your life, or the lives of others. (If you did, you shouldn’t have been going that fast IMO), you did not damage anyone’s property, or harm anyone, but you were spotted by an officer traveling 55 in a 35 on a back country road. Does the government know better than your best judgement as to how you should operate your motor vehicle at that specific place, and moment in time? With their “posted speed limit sign you past 1.5 miles back? What is the intended purpose of those speed limit signs anyway? Are they there as a set limit in order for police to have an objective reference speed so they can more efficiently “bust people speeding” if they dare exceed it? No. They are there so people don’t have to guess how fast they should ne driving, and provide a generalized speed, designed to get as many drivers moving at a maximum speed that is safe for all vehicles and all drivers. It does not consider your vehicle, your driving ability, your familiarity with the roadway, actual traffic conditions, or anything other than, what is the maximum speed we can set that all drivers and vehicles can safely travel, for efficient, congestion resistant, and is suitable for all vehicles. That is the “posted maximum speed”. In order to “promote safety” not a means to extract additional money from people, because that would be unconstitutional. Some people believe that is cause worth accepting penalties and fees, if they are spotted “speeding” because they believe it will promote safer driving, if that’s you, and you feel a conviction to subject yourself to penalties and fees in demonstration of your solidarity in promoting safety then by all means. But myself, I don’t need the government telling me I’m not driving correctly, and would not have exceeded the speed limit if I did not feel 100% confident that it was safe. Therefore I do not participate.
All men were created equal, and were endowed with inalienable rights, by God. The rights are self evident, and fundamental to a free society. Our form of govt. as defined by the Constitution of the USA, was designed solely to protect those rights, and allow for a govt. but also allow for the people to maintain their sovereignty. The authority of government is derived from the consent of the people to be governed. That consent is contingent upon govt. abide by and uphold the Constitution. Hence, the oath of office. A breach of their oath is a breach of contract with the people, and failure to abide by the constitution is not within the scope of the agreement to which the people have granted authority to govern us. We have a right to the pursuit of happiness, and no public servant should impede, interfere, or otherwise infringe upon this right, except in very limited circumstances. This interruption must be founded upon an reasonable and articulable cause, and must be carried out by the least intrusive means, while diligently working to its conclusion efficiently and as quickly as possible. At the conclusion of the reason for “stopping” you, they must allow you to freely go on about your business, any delay beyond that point is unacceptable, to the extent that even if evidence of criminal activity were discovered, sometime during the delay, that evidence will be excluded from being used against you.
Why is that? Is it because we are free and have a right to do so? Well, yes, but I believe there is a much more compelling reason for such hostility toward government intrusion. It’s because everything the govt. is allowed to control goes to shit. The govt. sucks at everything they are tasked to administer. So not only do we have a right as a free society, but it is to protect you from the govt. and the founders knew, that the govt. should not be allowed to dictate your life in anyway, as it will lead to shit. Look at what happened when America was the least regulated, smallest government, and people were left to their own will. America thrived and accomplished more in a shorter period of time than any other people in history by far. Now look where we are today, as that freedom has steadily been eroded, the state has steadily implemented an always increasing overreach to the point, that people don’t even question rather they have a choice to be penalized for “speeding” and being spotted by a public servant. As our freedoms diminish, and the govt, is allowed to ever expand their “power” it directly correlates with the decrease in quality of life. That to me, is the “sovcit” argument.

BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS AND PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT ACCESSIBLE AND FINAL PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT TO BE ACCESSIBLE WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS ON SEDAR+
Vancouver, British Columbia – May 28, 2024 – Gold Royalty Corp. (“Gold Royalty” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: GROY) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with National Bank Financial Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as joint book-runners, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 17,442,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of US$1.72 per Unit (the “Offering Price”), for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$30 million (the “Offering”).
Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company (each a “Common Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (each a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one Common Share of the Company for a period of thirty-six months at an exercise price of US$2.25. Subject to receipt of the necessary approvals, the Common Shares as well as the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will be listed on the NYSE American. The Company has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to list the Warrants on the NYSE American following closing of the Offering.
The Company has granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option, exercisable in whole or in part at any time at the Offering Price up to 30 days after closing of the Offering, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the number of Units issued pursuant to the Offering, for additional gross proceeds to the Company of up to approximately US$4.5 million, to acquire Units, Common Shares and/or Warrants (or any combination thereof).
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to fund a portion of the consideration for its acquisition (the "Acquisition") of a copper stream (the “Stream”) in respect of the Vares Silver Project, operated by a subsidiary of Adriatic Metals plc and located in Bosnia and Herzegovina pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement (the “PSA”) between the Company and OMF Fund III (Cr) Ltd., an entity managed by Orion Mine Finance Management LP (“Orion”). Under the terms of the PSA, Gold Royalty will pay US$50 million to acquire the Stream from Orion at the closing of the Acquisition, comprised of US$45 million payable in cash and US$5 million to be satisfied by the issuance of 2,906,977 Gold Royalty shares.
Closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about May 31, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of all necessary approvals of the NYSE American in accordance with its applicable listing requirements. The closing of the Offering is not conditional upon the completion of the Acquisition. In the event that the Acquisition is not completed, the Company may reallocate the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund other acquisitions or repay outstanding indebtedness.
The Offering will be made in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, other than Quebec and Nunavut, by way of a prospectus supplement to the Company’s Canadian short form base shelf prospectus dated July 15, 2022. The Company has also filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-265581), containing a shelf prospectus dated July 6, 2022, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 15, 2022. The securities in the Offering are being offered only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to, and describing the terms of, the Offering has been filed with the SEC. The Offering may also be made on a private placement basis in other international jurisdictions in reliance on applicable private placement exemptions. Before investing, prospective investors should read the Canadian base shelf prospectus and the prospectus supplement thereto, or the registration statement, including the U.S. base prospectus therein, and the prospectus supplement thereto, as applicable, including, in each case, the documents attached thereto or incorporated by reference therein, for more complete information about the Company and the Offering.
These documents may be accessed for free on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR+”) at www.sedarplus.ca and on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”) at www.sec.gov. An electronic or paper copy of the base shelf prospectus, the preliminary prospectus supplement and the final prospectus supplement (when filed) as well as any amendment to the documents may be obtained in Canada, without charge, from National Bank Financial Inc. by phone at (416) 869-6534 or by email at [NBF-Syndication@bnc.ca](mailto:NBF-Syndication@bnc.ca) or from BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. by phone at 905-791-3151 Ext 4312 or by email at [torbramwarehouse@datagroup.ca](mailto:torbramwarehouse@datagroup.ca) and in the United States by contacting National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. by phone at (416) 869-6534 or by email at [NBF-Syndication@bnc.ca](mailto:NBF-Syndication@bnc.ca) or BMO Capital Markets Corp. by phone at 800-414-3627 or by email at [bmoprospectus@bmo.com](mailto:bmoprospectus@bmo.com), by providing the contact with an email address or address, as applicable.
It is expected that delivery of the Units will be made against payment therefor on or about the Closing Date, which will be three business days following the date of the prospectus supplement (this settlement cycle being referred to as "T+3"). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market are generally required to settle in one business day (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+1”), unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade their Common Shares, Warrants or Common Shares underlying the Warrants issuable upon exercise thereof prior to the Closing Date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Units will not settle in T+1, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of Units who wish to trade their Common Shares, Warrants or Common Shares underlying the Warrants issuable upon exercise thereof prior to the Closing Date should consult their own advisors. Furthermore, the Company has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to list the Warrants on the NYSE American. Listing will be subject to fulfilling all listing requirements of the NYSE American. As a result, the Warrants will not be immediately tradeable over the facilities of the NYSE American on the Closing Date.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such province, state or jurisdiction.
About Gold Royalty Corp.
Gold Royalty Corp. is a gold-focused royalty company offering creative financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. Its mission is to invest in high-quality, sustainable, and responsible mining operations to build a diversified portfolio of precious metals royalty and streaming interests that generate superior long-term returns for our shareholders. Gold Royalty's diversified portfolio currently consists primarily of net smelter return royalties on gold properties located in the Americas.
Gold Royalty Corp. Contact
Peter Behncke Director, Corporate Development & Investor Relations Telephone: (833) 396-3066 Email: [info@goldroyalty.com](mailto:info@goldroyalty.com)
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain of the information contained in this news release constitutes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including but not limited to statements regarding the Company's acquisition of the Stream, the size and timing of the Offering, the completion of the Offering, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the Offering, the use of proceeds of the Offering, and the listing of the Common Shares and Warrants on the NYSE American. Such statements can be generally identified by the use of terms such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "believe", "plans", "anticipate" or similar terms. Forward-looking statements are based upon certain assumptions and other important factors, including that the conditions to the Offering and the Acquisition will be satisfied, and all requisite regulatory approvals for the Offering will be obtained, in a timely manner. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including, among others, the possibility that the Offering does not close when expected, or at all, because conditions to closing are not satisfied on a timely basis, or at all, the possibility that the Acquisition does not close when expected, or at all, because conditions to closing are not satisfied on a timely basis, or at all, and other factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, its registration statement, prospectuses and prospectus supplements relating to the Offering and its other publicly filed documents, available under its profiles at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, prospectuses and prospectus supplement, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Hopefully this follows the rules, as I’m not sure where else to ask this question, but here’s goes nothing: I’m a 22 year old cis demipansexual male on a burner account that started online dating a 22 year old transfem. We’ve been dating for a little under 5 months now and we’ve been considering starting the planning process for us to move in together. While this is unlikely to happen in the immediate future, I want to make sure I’m doing my best in this relationship as this is the first time I’ve ever felt that she’s the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. I’m here hoping to being enlightened on things I should keep in mind or a small advice that help me in my planned life long commitment.