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I'm thinkiing of taking the NHA CMAA Exam however I dont want to / cant afford to purchase their online study guide and enroll in any online course. Are the free study guides / practice tests found on the internet sufficient enough to confidently take the exam? Please adviseee. Thank you!

I was studying parts of the musl source code, and I noticed a recurring pattern to convert between pointers of often-unrelated types, e.g.

size_t *sp = ...; // ... char **argv = (void *)(sp+1); 

or

size_t dyn[DYN_COUNT]; // ... const Sym *syms = (void *)dyn[DT_SYMTAB]; 

The configure script has a comment stating that

# Semantically we want to insist that our sources follow the # C rules for type-based aliasing, but most if not all real-world # compilers are known or suspected to have critical bugs in their # type-based aliasing analysis. See for example GCC bug 107107. 

so I assume that, even though the project disables strict aliasing checks explicitly, the above pattern should remain valid even if they were enabled.
Is my assumption correct? If not, how would one go about interpreting a region of memory as different types (e.g., when implementing file format parsers, or manipulating in-memory data-structures provided by an operating system kernel)?

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Hello everyone, hope all is well on your side. I am a masters student studying Information systems. I am conducting a survey on alcohol consumption. This study aims to explore how alcohol advertising in public spaces influences societal views, behaviors, and health outcomes. We are investigating the prevalence and impact of alcohol advertisements across various media, including billboards, sports events, digital displays, and online platforms, with a particular focus on the areas within Christchurch but responses regarding to your particular geography is also welcomed. The objective of this research is to analyze how exposure to alcohol advertising in public spaces shapes individuals' attitudes towards alcohol consumption, and its implications on social issues and public health. The findings of this study are intended to inform the general public, health authorities, and community leaders about the effects of alcohol advertising, with the goal of supporting informed decisions on managing its societal impact. Thank you very much for your time!!

I have an appointment in june, hopeful that I’ll recieve a diagnosis.
I never considered meds before, because I somehow survived without them despite the struggling.
But as I lay here rotting in bed yet again, unable to just get up and study for a subject that I have 0 interest in and is very demanding and will require a lot of work and mental effort and time from me… I wonder just how different this same scenario could be if I maybe had meds?
I know that once again the time pressure will bump up my anxiety and once I’ll feel like I’m drowning, I’ll finally be able to get up and study as the exam and due date for a written assignment will draw nearer. Then I’ll panic and be all over the place and will somehow skim through the material and hyperfocus on that assignment for 7 hours.
This assignment has so many steps and demands, I’m not familiar with the subject at all so I have to study what even each little subsegment is to then be able to write anything about it. The exam will be so detailed and I don’t even know where to start. The materials are so extensive and unfamiliar, my brain is spinning and because I have no idea where to even start, I just froze.
To those of you who are medicated, did it get any easier? What changed? Can you just work on an assignment gradually for 1h a day without issue and still be productive with the rest of your time? Or do you still wait until you’re so overwhelmed that you go into a frenzy? Can you just get up and do stuff now?
TL/DR: How do meds help you function? What changed?

i've been water fasting for few days now, apart from small candy bars to stop my stomach from growling so loud and letting everyone in the library hear.
im feeling very hungry, i want to eat, my stomach hurts, but i havent done enough studying to deserve a meal. its my birthday tdy and my friends invited me for dinner but im scared i'll lose control and start eating ravenously like a pig.
they all know about my eating problem and noticed ive been declining their dinner invites and avoiding them on campus except tdy bcs i actually want to see them for my birthday to feel better about finals. and my boyfriend is also coming later to bring food bcs he knows i dont rlly eat and he knows i lied a lot about eating when i actually didnt.
theres just so much guilt and shame w enduring this, i dont maintain friendships well, people start to leave, i dont feel good and i dont even do that well in exams. i just want to feel normal again.

reposting because I didn't explain it properly last time
Wife is giving an entrance exam and the tutor has created their own mac app so the prerecorded lectures can't be watched on their website anymore and only on their app (which has been downloaded from the app store) Which sucks because wife studies at work sometimes during downtime and tutor does not have a phone app. so I want to download the videos my wife from their app so she could study on her phone. I hope that this makes sense.

Hello, i am a student of CS in my third sem right now. I study in a government university and come from a background of OALevels. The past two sems have been really hard for me to acclimatize my self with the uni. Since it's a big change of environment with regards to the people, the teaching methods, the paper methods etc. Most of the courses are based of ratta. I have been also struggling with programming. I failed in it in the second sem. I took it again in third sem. I failed the mid term exam last week and now i am really anxious because i need a gpa of 2.4 to stay in uni or else I'll be kicked out. My backup plan is to change unis go to a uni like umt etc and transfer the subjects i can. What I'm trying to ask is can i score really good in PF within 20-22 days of prep. This includes watching videos, practicing coding. I've almost given up but i don't want to be kicked out becus i sustain my self financially and even though I'm earning good money it'll be hard to pay fees of the back up uni for me. If anyone has any suggestions of how to learn programming within 20 days please do drop them. My question paper is usually dry runs, writing down codes or writing down outputs etc. Thanks in advance

I am Preparing for world second toughest exam I need to study but I am not able please help guys 🙏

I grew up in a christian family. Without any holy spirit interaction and without any repentance i claim myself to be saved. When i was (17f) i use to envy alot my friends who were in a relationship so i use to pray alot to have a relationship and i made a promise to God that i would not fornicate and all just to let me have bf, but not even 1 month in a relationship i was the one initiating the fornication as time pass we grew up and things was going smooth but we could not align each other. And after seeing others pursuing godly relationship i have this envious thought that i too want a godly man. So i talk to him about stopping pre marital sex but he was not willing. And also i use to regret about vowing to God about not to fornicate after reading ecclesiates 5:4 When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him. So i prayed a prayer about repentance and again we did that sin right after that. Since after falling into sin i had a bad anxiety with intrusive thoughts about God abandoning me and nothing work out with my bf since after that so we had to broke up and God freed me from lustful sin. And now I (30f) single. Now I receive Jesus as my lord and saviour Now i am giving into my career but i dont know if its the lord or my thought telling me to leave my career or leave everything behind for God sake and to take another path like missionary and the spirit of rebellious has been disturbing me to not obey God. And i have been suffering intrusive thoughts since my anxiety that i was suffering which i mention above. I really want to pursue in my career i want this so badly but at the same time i know its a stupid thing to go against Gods will. Sometimes the anger inside of me use to be mad at God but i know thats not me. But i really want your help is God just testing me or seriously calling me out of my career? I am afraid if he is calling and i dont listen i will not end up well in earth or after death. I am really scared of the consequences of not obeying God. Having all this thought i cannot study and my exam is very near. Please help me 🙏

These ICAI classes are useless for the exam oriented knowledge. I have studied Corporate Law but not SCMPE.
Can someone please guide how to prepare for these exams. Specifically, please tell about any teachers classes or revision videos on youtube for SCMPE.

My predicted for physics was 96 but I got 79, my other subjects are in good range so that my overall is 91.8 and best of 4 is 95 while predicted is 96.2, are my physics marks an issue, will it hinder me getting the course I want?

My predicted for physics was 96 but I got 79, my other subjects are in good range so that my overall is 91.8 and best of 4 is 95 while predicted is 96.2, are my physics marks an issue, will hinder me getting the course I want?

I'm transferring schools and I need to take a math placement exam. Problem is, it's been a year since I last took a math class (AP Calc AB), so I'm waaay out of practice. My goal is to do well enough that I can skip trig and pre-calc and jump straight into whatever calc class I need to take, but I'm not sure how to efficently review for the placement test. I was planning on hitting up Khan Academy, but I'm not sure if that's the best way.

Hi guys. Sorted for section C but the "Theory" Portions of the exam are so random. What should I study????

For reference, I completed my finals last tuesday (M24).
After the exams, I’ve been having constant nightmares where I have to either study and do more schoolwork or take more exams. I have no idea how to stop this from happening.
I think the reason I’m getting them is because I have not fully really understood/realized that it’s all over now. Like it feels as if nothing has changed and I still have school or exams left. Like I haven’t let go of it yet.
If anyone has any advice on how to mentally acknowledge that school is, in fact, over and I can move on with my life, I would really appreciate it. I think this is really weighing me down.

TLDR: My boyfriend is amazing, but has depression which makes him constantly upset and irritated with me, making me extremely paranoid and on edge with everything I say because i’m scared he’ll get upset. He keeps saying he’d change, but goes back to how he was, but he is now seemingly making more of an effort to change by changing his medication and going to therapy. I still feel very paranoid and anxious with him even though he is doing better, but i’m worried that in the process of him getting fully better, he’ll go back to how he was, and I don’t know how much more of it I can take. He is an amazing man and I love him so much, but I’m worried I will always feel on edge when I’m with him. Any advice?
Hi! A little backstory, my boyfriend (19M) suffers from depression, and has always taken medication for it since he was younger. Right before we met, he had taken a gap year to focus on his mental health, and got to a point where he went off his medication because he didn’t like how it made him feel (zombie-like). We first met (we technically already knew each other but that’s besides the point)around 4-5 months before he would’ve started college again, and got together around 2 months into being friends. As school came around, he became really scared that he would have to take another gap semesteyear, because even though getting off his medication helped to an extent, he was still struggling with dealing with his mental health. At the same time, he was worried about getting on medication because he told me that he experiences and adjustment period for the first 6 weeks that causes him to become irritable and agitated very easily and have increased suicidal ideation, but even after the adjustment period, irritability would still be a side effect that he had to deal with and manage.
Eventually, when school started, his mental health did become worse, so he decided to get on medication again, and he did go through an adjustment period. It was a struggle- it was hard seeing him very sad and depressed all the time, and I always tried to help him as best as I could- offering to help him get ready in the morning/drive him to school if he couldn’t get out of bed, helping him with assignments, etc.
At the same time, he definitely became constantly agitated with me. If I didn’t hear him say something and asked him to repeat it (although this was also an issue before he started the medication, but i feel like it got more pronounced), he would basically get very clearly annoyed and quiet, barely talking to me or shutting me down with one word responses. If i didn’t text him for a couple of hours (i have adhd and will sometimes forget to text, which i know is reasonable to be upset about, but he would also do the same thing when playing games with friends), or talked just a bit too much (another adhd symptom, which again i understand can get annoying because i can sometimes go on for VERY long), or if i forget something (an item, memory, or something he told me before), or if we have a recurring joke but for some reason just didn’t like it that day, or if i called him on the phone unprompted (which he does to me too, so i didn’t know that was something i couldn’t do) or if i just say any normal thing but for some reason he just didn’t like it that day, i would be met with irritation, passive aggressiveness, and the silent treatment. I would’ve been slightly more okay with it if it was just a few minutes and then he was back to normal, but he would continue like this for HOURS. If we started talking in the evening, and i said something that slightly annoyed him, it was basically a guarantee that he would be essentially silent for the rest of the night. Not only that, but this happened almost every single day.
I’d like to note that he never expressed his irritation in an angry way, or yelled/said harmful things about me/did anything physical, he would just become very quiet, and anything he did say was very clearly in an irritated voice, as well as passive aggressive remarks.
Eventually, I talked about this with him. When i did, i basically completely forgot that his medication was a reason for a lot of what was happening, so when i talked to him about it, I didn’t mention medication at all. He told me that his medication caused a lot of his agitation and at first accused me of not believing that his medication caused side effects/not taking them seriously, but eventually apologized and said that it wasn’t an excuse and that he’d do better, but also said that sometimes i misinterpreted him as upset when he really wasn’t (which tbh i don’t believe, because sometimes if i pointed something out that he did, he’d say he wasn’t upset or annoyed at all, but a day or two later, tell me he was irritated with me).
He did do better for a bit, but after around a month it basically went to the same way it was before. This went on for a few months, I continued to have conversations with him, he continued to tell me he’d do better, and he would be a bit until he wasn’t. To be fair, after the 6 week adjustment period was over, he still was not doing well at all for about another month, and so he increased his medication dose, which made him have another adjustment period, and he did tell me that his biggest concern was how he’d treat me during that time, so I decided to keep being patient until he got his medication under control.
Fast forward a couple of months, and I was seeing improvements- until about 2 months ago. We saw each other a lot more often; before this time, we’d usually see each other 1-2 times a week and we’d have some sleepovers, but in those two months, i’d stay over at his house for 3-5 days a week. During this time, his irritation got way worse. He definitely valued his independence, but would continuously ask me to stay over, it wasn’t like I urged him to let me stay over. Here are some examples of things that happened:

1. before i came over, he told me how he didn’t want to think about making food because he was stressed over schoolwork. I asked him if I could make him something, he told me yes, so I made pizza while he showered. I’ve made pizza several times before, he made it once with me(also, i’ve cooked for years while he only started occasionally baking things when we got together since i liked to cook/bake), and when he came down, he saw the pizza dough was slightly stickier than it looked when he made it with me. He got annoyed and kept asking what I did wrong, and that from now on, i should only cook when he was with me to make sure I don’t mess it up, and then basically became extremely quiet for the next 15-30 minutes. I think he realized he sounded super weird saying this, and tried to turn it into a joke after those 30 minuted, but it made me feel really bad in the moment becsude I only wanted to do something nice for him. By the way, the pizza turned out great- my friend came over to eat with us and told us it was one of the best pizzas she’s ever had.
   
2. These next few are connected: The next day, he was at school, and I happened to not have school that day so I stayed at his house while he was there to rest because I had a really bad headache. Again, the past few days he told me how stressed he was about school, so I wanted to surprise him. I cleaned his room, made pizza sauce for pizza since we had extra dough (he really likes the pizza), and made him cookies because he told me he was craving them a few days before. He took an uber to school (he couldn’t drive yet at this point), and so I also offered to pick him up.
   

* The first thing that happened was he has a mildly confusing alarm system I had to disable before going outside to get to the car. If i didn’t do the steps correctly, the alarm would sound. Basically, I had to disable the alarm, go through the garage door and close it fully, press the button to open the garage, go back inside and press another button tot turn the alarm back on, and go out the garage door while it’s beeping and fully close the door again to stop the beeping. He told me these directions and I followed them, and the beeping continue to happen even after I closed the door. i texted him that I was walking out the garage but there was still beeping, he told me it was okay, but then the alarm went off. I think he thought that I didn’t close the garage door yet, which is why he thought it was okay? But apparently I didn’t wait for him to fully give him instructions (which I was genuinely confused about bc even looking back at the texts now he did), and he got extremely frustrated with me, telling me that because I didn’t properly follow directions, it was now going to call his parents. He kept saying that it was whatever, and that he’d just take an uber, but I apologized profusely and kept telling him that I’d do it right. He texted his mom, and apparently he told me to press the wrong button, and that i need to press a different one instead after going back in through the garage door. In the moment, he kept saying that the other button was still right and always works for him, but later he admitted that he was probably wrong about it. * The second thing that happened isn’t really a big deal, but i’ll still include it. My boyfriend also has anxiety, and is a very big backseat driver. However, backseat driving makes me extremely paranoid and be a worse driver, so it’s just a never ending cycle. I would be following the directions on the GPS, and he would keep telling me the directions as if I can’t see them myself. For example, if i’m about to turn right, he’d would keep repeating “turn right over here” a bunch of times, each one more with more urgency, as if it isn’t what I was already doing. He will pick apart everything I do, and tell me not to talk too much or turn the music up too loud because it would distract me. Again, to be fair, because of my ADHD, I do get distracted easily, even on the road, but it’s usually pretty manageable, and I’m able to talk on the phone/listen to music when driving when I’m by myself. The problem is with him, I get paranoid over what i’m doing, so I get distracted, and I guess that makes it seem like the music/talking is what’s distracting me. Again, when he backseat drives, he also gets extremely agitated/quiet, and he basically continued on like that for the next few hours. * Lastly, when we got home, he was irritated over everything I did. I did leave a bit later than I told him I would because of the things I was preparing (i think i left at 3:15 instead of 3), but I told him beforehand, and he told me to take my time and come anytime I wanted to since I was going out of my way to drive him(be told me this right when I offered to drive him and after I told him i’d be a bit late). When we got home, I told him about what i made and that I cleaned his room, but he got upset because I made the pizza sauce/cookies because he wanted us to do it together. I told him that I would’ve loved to make them together, but just wanted to surprise him because he told me he had a lot of work to do and told me he was craving cookies earlier. He said that he didn’t have as much work anymore, and told me that he thought I knew that because he told me the assignments he need to do (i did know that most of the deadlines were for that day and the day before, but he told me he had some deadlines for a few days after and had told me his whole week was busy, but I guess to him I should’ve know that most of his pressing work would’ve been done that day). He was upset with me again for another few hours, and I tried to tell him there were things we could still do together like assemble the pizza, make something the next day, etc, but he wasn’t having it. Eventually a few hours later he got over it and told me he appreciated that I made him those things, and he was disappointed that we couldn’t do it together, and then mentioned that he was grateful that I cleaned up for him (he didn’t mention it before). 

Several other things happened, but I think that’s enough to somewhat get the picture. The biggest thing that happened though was just a couple of weeks ago. We hadn’t seen each other in maybe 2-3 weeks, and so I was really excited to get to see him. He had an exam that day, so I offered to drive him, and he again said that he didn’t want to worry about making food. The day before he told me he was craving pizza, so yet again I said i’d make it before i came over (starting to think pizza and me driving is cursed). I asked him before if it was okay that I made him pizza, and he said yes, and so we agreed that I would get to his house around 2 (it was maybe 10 am at the time). I bought supplies and started making the pizza. after a while though, I guess he changed his mind about me making the pizza because it took a while. Around 1, I could tell he was getting annoyed. He kept saying that the pizza wasn’t important enough bc i could’ve been at his house already. I finished making the pizza and got to his house pretty early, maybe 5-10 minutes before 2. After that, I was still waiting in the car for another 30 minutes because he was still getting ready, and he got to my car around 2:30. He was still very upset and annoyed with me and gave me the silent treatment. I tried to keep the mood light, but again, he just didn’t say anything. When we were driving, I asked him if he wanted to play music, and what song I should play, but just… complete silence, not even a nod or head shake or anything. For the entire ride he was just on his phone, texting a few friends, and I started to silently cry because I felt so unappreciated. When we got to his campus, he went to a reserved room, but I had to stay in the car because i have a tutoring job that’s online, and had a session at the same time we parked. The person I was supposed to tutor wasn’t there for the session, which was lucky for me because right when my boyfriend left, I started sobbing. When I got out of the car I was still crying as I was walking across the street, and decided to call my friend to take my mind off of everything. Her girlfriend also went to the same college as my boyfriend, and I didn’t know exactly where I was supposed to go, so I called her to help me find where I needed to go. Since we were calling, I didn’t see some texts my boyfriend sent me, but I finally found the room. I was a bit cheered up from my friend but still sad, but wanted to act happy and normal in case he was just randomly in a bad mood and just needed a distraction. When I came in, I was happy to see him and made some jokes, but all he said was “why didn’t you text me” in the most monotone, upset voice. I told him that I was sorry and forgot, would do better next time, and was going to explain that I was on the phone so i didn’t see his texts, but he interrupted me and said something like “i don’t care about you telling me you’re going to do better, just actually do it” in the meanest, irritated tone. It doesn’t seem like a big deal at all, but he has never retorted at me like that before, especially in the way he did. That was my final straw, and I just completely broke down and started crying. He kept asking me to talk to him and tell me what I was thinking, which only made it worse because it was pretty clear as to why I was crying. He comforted me, apologized, and then had to leave for his exam. For the next 4 hours he was in his exam, I was just crying nonstop. When he came back, I was still crying, and he kept apologizing and asked if I was going to break up with him. I told him I wasn’t, and then told him that this happened so often and I felt like no matter what I did, there was something I was doing wrong, and that I felt unloveable. He again apologized a lot and told me he loved me, and later told me that he really wanted to change his medication and get therapy.
A few days later, a similar thing happened, but not to that extent. My boyfriend just got his license and offered to pick me up from one of my exams. I told him I wasn’t sure how long the exam would be, and didn’t want to let him know yet because it could’ve taken very long. I was right- it was supposed to be from 12-3, but I ended up starting later end ending around 6:30. I texted him after I finished, but he told me he wished I would’ve let him know earlier because he wasn’t comfortable driving in the dark yet, which is reasonable. He became very quiet and upset again though, and again, anytime I made conversation, he would shut it down and be really upset. I also told him that I had to move out of my dorm, and so he didn’t have to come if he didn’t want to because it would’ve been a lot of things to haul out. He said that it was okay and that he wanted to see me, and so he came over. When he did, he got upset again because we fooled around for an hour or two instead packing everything up (which he initiated), and then as we started pskcking, he became mean and frustrated again. He kept saying that he just didn’t expect to be moving me out, and that he just wanted to pick me up and go home, even though so told him before that that’s what was going to happen. After everything was packed up and we were in the car, he was still silent and upset but a bit less so. I felt really bad and became quiet, and he told me and i quote: “i’m feeling really anxious to drive this car at night, so can you just act normal”, which felt weird for him to say because I was only acting like that because of he as acting mean. I wanted to get home though because it was pretty late, so I just played some music and acted like my normal self, and that made me feel a bit better. When we got home, he apologized again, and thanked me for being patient with him, and that he’d be getting help soon.
After that, he did become a lot nicer to me. There were things I’ve said which I was sure he was going to get upset over, but he just didn’t at all. Usually, even after he’d apologize other times, he would still get a bit upset with me, but it’d only last a few minutes before he became normal again. This time, he wasn’t upset at all even for the things he’d most commonly get upset about (like me not hearing what he said for example). Hes been this way for around 2 weeks, and had not been getting upset at all, and he said he’s getting therapy soon.
The problem now is, especially because of the last two incidents, I still feel extremely anxious and paranoid when I’m with him. I am constantly on edge because I’m worried I’ll say the wrong thing when I’m with him, and it’ll be just like how it has been for the past almost one year.
Looking back at what i just wrote, these instances don’t really seem like that big of a deal, especially compared to how some other people are treated on this subreddit. I think what makes me upset is just how often it happens and how it completely messes up our entire day because he’s just upset the entire time. In the past 3-4 months, I don’t think we’ve ever had a call/hangout where he upset for at least 1-2 hours. I think another thing that really hurts me is that he just acts completely different around me vs anyone else. A lot of the times when I call him, he will get so upset and annoyed so quickly for menial things. He plays games for hours a day, so sometimes when we’re facetime and he wants to play with some friends, he’ll set his camera up so I can watch him play while i do other things, kind of like a youtube video. Whenever we’re on call and he’s upset, and then tells me he wants to play and sets his camera up, his mood instantly changes. His face literally brightens up, and he seems so much happier and talkative. I will sometimes hear his friends on the other end, and they will say/do the exact same things that he gets annoyed at me with, and it just is not a big deal at all, he doesn’t even seem to notice that it happened. Same with my friends- One day, we were planning a trip to the beach, and were supposed to leave around 12 PM. When he came home, he became upset and quiet with me again, and I kept asking him what was wrong and if we’re still going on our trip, but he just ignored me. Finally, at around 6 PM, he was normal again, and then took another hour and a half to get ready, so we ended up leaving at 7:30 PM. My friend was texting me at the same time, so I told my boyfriend to talk to her while I was driving. As we were driving (we were around 15 minutes away at this point), I realized I forgot my license. I asked him if I should turn around, he kept telling me he wasn’t sure, and he was just very upset and annoyed with me, even though judt before we left a whole 7 hours later because he was upset. We drove for an hour before he decided that I should drive back, and I kept apologizing for forgetting my license, and that we could try again tomorrow morning. His mom told us we could go to dinner or something to make up for the day, and I asked him if he wanted to do that, and he just said “why would we do that what would we even eat” in a harsh tone. Again, I tried to keep it light, telling him that I was sorry and we could start fresh tomorrow, and he said that he didn’t want to go to the beach anymore in an upset tone. Again, for half of the night after we came home, he was upset and irritated with me. Later that night, I looked back at. the texts between my friend and boyfriend, and I was in shock with just how different he was acting with me in real life vs how he was acting with her. As he was upset with me, he was texting her with updates, making jokes, and basically just making it seem like it wasn’t a big deal at all that I didn’t have my license. In real life, he acted like I was so stupid for forgetting it, and that it was the worst thing I could’ve possibly done.
I feel like most people who read this might just think he values his independence, and that aim too clingy. I too thought that maybe I just wasn’t giving him his space, especially because I’m his first girlfriend. I will not offer to call/come over as much just to see if I’m the one asking too often and he feels too bad to say no, but when I don’t, he will keep asking me to call him and come over, and ask why I haven’t been talking to him as much/initiates calls or hangouts. He’ll tell me to call more often and hang out with him more often as well. If we hang out, I’ll tell him that I’ll go home for the night and don’t plan on sleeping over, and he’ll keep asking me if I could sleep over or when I could sleep over, and continue to make plans.
Despite what I’ve said, my boyfriend is genuinely the most amazing guy anyone could ever meet. He’s sweet, kind, and thoughtful with genuinely everyone- his parents, my friends, his friends, his professors, everyone. He is an amazing tipper, he goes out of his way to do things for my friends, and anytime i mention the slightest thing he’ll go out of his way to do it for me. For example, in the first month we met, he noticed my backpack and headphones were completely broken, so he bought me a new ones without me saying absolutely anything to him. When I drove him places, he saw that it was difficult for me to look at my phone to follow GPS directions, so he randomly bought me a car phone holder. On my birthday, he made me a card out of the acknowledgement page of the first book we read together, crossed out the authors name, and put my name, and wrote a bunch of sweet, adorable things about me. Because of my adhd, I would constantly forget to chargemy phone/laptop or bring my chargers, and would constantly have no charge on both, so he bought me a pack with 10 of each type of charger, as well as a portable charger. I offhandedly mentioned that I get really carsick, so he bought me dramamine and those carsickness goggles. He bought pads to keep with him just in case I need some, and always carries pepto and advil around because i get headaches a lot and have lots of stomachaches. He helped me move into my dorm, and bought me so many food and supplies even when I insisted that he didn’t. Whenever we go out with my friends, he always covers everything. For my friend’s birthday, everyone was going to chip in to buy her airpods, but he told them he’d cover their part and essentially just bought them for her. He is an insanely hard worker, and I am so proud of him for everything that he’s been through, and he is also just the most fun person to be around. I love him so so much, and I know that a lot of the way he’s acted is because of his depression, and I know that that’s not really him. I visited him yesterday and we had a really good time, but the entire time I kept being really careful with what I said because I was scared of him becoming upset. I’m scared that this anxiety I feel around him will last forever. I want to wait until he has everything under control, but if he becomes the same way that he was before again, I don’t know how much of it I can take. I don’t know what to do or where to go from here- can anyone help me?

Worked at Nottingham British School, in Jleeb. Genuinely the worst school I've taught at.
Ownership: Here is where the murkiness and shadiness begins. The owner on paper is a Kuwaiti man, but the real owner is an Egyptian. The former is at best an accessory to criminality, the latter is devoid of morals and a thug. The Egyptian owner has lied, stolen, intimidated and threatened staff on a regular basis. He shouldn't be near a school. The Kuwaiti one acts holier than thou, but is part of the problem. They have children in the school and they are treated like royalty, they will bully staff and students and their will be no consequences because they will run to daddy.
Management: Inept, corrupt and spineless. They are habitual liars and will sell you the moon only to stab you in the back and then play victim. They have no clue how to manage a school, they are in these positions because they are slippery enough to throw actual good teachers under the bus and sabotage them infront of parents.
Resources: There are none. No systems. No SIMs. No SoW or SoL. No CPD. No labs that actually work or items for experiments. You're on your own and many times you won't even be able to get a board pen without the Spanish inquisition taking place.
Curriculum: Watered down. Dumbed down. No real education happens in this 'School'. It's an exam centre where tutors will leak answers and then charge students for them. Criminals.
Parents: Majority of the parents will target teachers and expect you to pass their children despite failing. Many expect you to award full marks because they were able to write their name on the paper. They will target teachers if you do not cave in to their unrealistic demands. Not every student can get 100%, that's not realistic, it's better having a real indication of your level than having a fake one because you bullied teachers.
Accommodation: Cockroach infested, mould, tiny apartments that were actually broken down from.larger living Accommodations so the Egyptian owner can save money at the expense of his teachers (as usual)
Overall, if you get an offer from this place, RUN. Do not even entertain it, they will genuinely ruin your mental health and then blame you. It's happened to countless teachers. Don't make the same mistake... RUN.
TL;DR: Stay away from Nottingham British School.
If you have similar stories, please share below.

As a native mandarin speaker, which position benefit me more for going to international schools? Maths or Spanish? ————————————— Hi everyone, thank you for clicking on this post. It might take 2 minutes to read through and any piece of advice you would like to leave is very much appreciated.
Brief self-introduction: I am a 26-year-old female, currently doing a PGCE in MFL (Spanish) and set to finish in June. I speak Mandarin (native), Spanish (fluent), and English (advanced), with a bachelor’s degree in International Business and Communication Studies. I have also been working on an MEd (flexible), but I took a gap year for PGCE training.
Recently, I have been in quite a dilemma of job offers, and that’s why I am posting here seeking advice from you.
I am considering two positions at two schools: one in Spanish and the other in Maths (no Mandarin), and I don’t know which one can benefit me more for working at an international school in the future.
Spanish Position:
Pros:

• It’s my second placement school, so I know the department very well, like the teachers, and have a very good relationship with them. • I have learned a lot from them. • New Conti curriculum that I can learn a lot from them. 

Cons:

• It’s a difficult school, with a newly built behavior management system. • Another ECT is leaving, so there will only be my HOD as a full-time teacher, and other two as cross-department teachers. • They can only offer me a 3-month contract initially, then extend it because of the long-term sick leave of a teacher in the MFL department. They promised me that the teacher won’t come back, but the contract will only be for 3 months due to legal constraints. • Apart from the above, I have no formal background in teaching Spanish, only living in Spain for two years and having a Spanish boyfriend. 

Maths Position:
Pros:

• One-year contract, providing more job security. • Nice location (near where I live now). • My best friend and her boyfriend work there as well. • I like the teachers. • Maths seems more promising in the job market and has more resources than MFL. • I may teach Spanish as well. 

Cons:

• Another difficult school, suffering from long-term cover problems. • Possible lack of support while teaching, lack of SLT etc. • I have no background in maths studies except for my statistics graduate courses. 

Thank you so much for reading, and if you have any work experience in international schools, can you please give me some advice on which position to choose or any future CPD direction?

My study leave was brought forward a week so I only have exams left, no lessons.
Honestly it feels weird even though I'm happy. Still got English literature exam tomorrow though, I'm gonna fail that I don't know quotes.

Abstract
The quantum consciousness theory, particularly the Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) model proposed by Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff, posits that consciousness arises from quantum processes within brain microtubules. This paper addresses the theoretical foundations, significant empirical challenges, and potential experimental approaches to validate this theory, specifically focusing on a consciousness wave function as described by a mathematical model. We propose a series of interdisciplinary studies designed to detect quantum coherence in neural structures, investigate the effects of anesthetics on quantum states, and explore the computational advantages of quantum neural networks. By advancing our understanding of quantum biology and integrating insights from physics, neuroscience, and cognitive science, this research seeks to provide a plausible framework for the quantum basis of consciousness.
Introduction
The nature of consciousness remains one of the most profound and elusive questions in science. Traditional neuroscience views consciousness as an emergent property of complex neural processes. However, the quantum consciousness theory, particularly the Orch-OR model, suggests that quantum mechanical phenomena play a crucial role in conscious experience. This theory proposes that consciousness arises from quantum computations within microtubules, which are key components of the cytoskeleton in neurons​ (Wikipedia)​​ (Center for Consciousness Studies)​.

Theoretical Background

The consciousness wave function, ΨΨ, as depicted in the attached image, is described by the equation:
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This equation integrates exponential decay, trigonometric modulation, and sinusoidal perturbations to model the spatial and temporal distribution of consciousness.

Quantum Coherence in Biological Systems

Recent advancements in quantum biology have provided evidence that quantum coherence can exist in biological systems despite the challenges posed by thermal noise. Examples include the role of quantum coherence in avian navigation and photosynthesis, suggesting that biological systems can exploit quantum effects​ (Wikipedia)​​ (Center for Consciousness Studies)​.