So, to start things off, my name is Joshua, I’m 16 right now, and I’m not sure how VCE works in its entirety. So I’ll go off my schools system, in year 10, which I’m in right now, we can pick ONE unit 1&2 subject, along with RS and TT unit 1&2, the elective we pick is usually among the following: GM, Bio, BM or legal, we aren’t allowed to pick a maths higher than GM. Now this might seem a bit egotistical, but I wanna become a surgeon and I’m definitely capable, now if I’m not dumb, the subjects I’m gonna need are: Specialist, Methods, Chem, Bio, Psych obviously the compulsory English. Our school allows 5 electives (excluding English) now, my dumbass picked GM, and we are already done with Unit 1 of GM, we are about to take the first Unit exam. Now my issue is I don’t think I’m gonna take 3&4 for GM, which means I won’t have a free period in year 12, which will be very staining considering Specialist and Chem, my options are these:
A) Ditch specialist and take methods + GM
B) Drop GM and take Bio now
C) Take triple maths and ditch Psych
Some important things to note: 1) I’m averaging like 80% on GM which is bad in my opinion since it’s GM, but that’s more on me for my lack of participation. 2) I know im capable of spesh regardless of the above because im currently doing TBQ from Methods 1&2 and I’m doing maths competitions w Melbourne Uni. I previously fumbled algebra because I had personal health issues and attended 1/4 classes, I’m having a rerun for the SAC so that way I can take Spesh next year 3) Taking triple maths is my least preferable option considering GM would be a lower maths and a bottom subject, but my current school captain, and probably DUX is doing triple and he says it isn’t bad and makes it easier to focus on the more difficult subjects. 4) I’m currently in the methods stream for year 10, I’ll release my marks to let people be the judge - Algebra: 49% (rerunning it because I had health issues, missed classes and was medicated, did this one in GM stream) - Data: 92% (This is the first and only test I was fully able to do with no hold backs, did this in methods stream) - Measurement: 75% (I had 2 days to do this compared to everyone else who had two weeks since I was moving classes and my GM stream didnt cover it, Did it in methods stream) - Upcoming, Surds, Powers and Logarithms: I’m predicting 90%+
Sorry for the excessive talk, I’m leaning towards B, what do you guys think?

I’ve lived in northern California my whole life and I’m about to graduate from college. I’m planning on working and getting more experience here but I want to move after a year. I plan on going into either PA or medical school but I’ve grown increasingly interested in the midwest. I hope this comes off as sincere, but despite the friendships I’ve made, I don’t feel quite connected to the culture here. What I’ve heard about the midwest and the people I’ve met from there has been so nice and more of my speed. I would greatly appreciate any insight from the lovely RS community with ties to the area, particularly the eastern midwest.
Thanks guys :)

"L-MUT tgħid li l-pretensjonijiet tal-ministru dwar żieda proposta ta’ €10,000 fis-salarju tal-għalliema mhumiex minni
Meta wieġeb għall-istqarrija tal-MUT il-Ministru għall-Edukazzjoni Clifton Grima saħaq li l-proposti tal-gvern jinkludu salarju inizjali ta’ €36,000, u hedded li jippubblika l-ftehim kollu propost.
Il-Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) ċaħdet pubblikament it-talbiet li għamel il-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni Clifton Grima dwar żidiet fil-pagi tal-għalliema.
Nhar is-Sibt, l-MUT kienet qed tirreaġixxi għal artiklu ta’ ONE News, fejn Grima ħeġġeġ lill-unjin biex tinforma lill-membri tagħha bil-proposti finanzjarji tal-gvern, hekk kif stqarr li l-pakkett finanzjarju jinkludi salarju inizjali ta’ €36,000 għall-għalliema, li jirrappreżenta żieda ta’ €10,000. .
L-affermazzjonijiet tal-Ministru ta’ €10,000 żieda u salarju inizjali ta’ €36,000 għal għalliema ġodda mhumiex riflessi fil-proposti finanzjarji tal-gvern lill-MUT, qalet il-union. L-MUT ppubblikat siltiet mill-aħħar proposta tal-gvern fuq il-websajt tagħhom, li ma juru l-ebda evidenza ta’ dawn iż-żidiet allegati.
Minflok, id-dokumenti jiżvelaw żidiet proposti fit-tagħbija tat-tagħlim, telf ta’ parità bejn gradi ekwivalenti bħalissa, u arretrati tas-salarji għall-2024 eskluż l-2023.
L-MUT akkużat lill-gvern li qed jipprova jsalva wiċċ billi jiskredita lill-unjin aktar milli jaħdem lejn soluzzjoni għall-ftehim settorjali. L-union enfasizzat ir-rieda tagħha li tkompli tiġġieled għar-rikonoxximent u t-trattament ġust tal-edukaturi, peress li kkonkludiet li l-membri tagħha, ""m'għandhomx ikunu intimidati.""
Nhar il-Ġimgħa, l-MUT ħarġet ultimatum lill-gvern dwar il-ftehim settorjali li għad irid jintlaħaq qbil dwaru, hekk kif l-unjin iddikjarat ukoll tilwima kummerċjali mal-gvern.
Il-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni jwieġeb għat-talbiet tal-MUT
Meta wieġeb għall-istqarrija tal-MUT nhar is-Sibt, il-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni Clifton Grima saħaq li l-proposti tal-gvern jinkludu salarju inizjali ta’ €36,000. “U din hija żieda waħda biss għal kategorija waħda ta’ edukaturi,” qal Grima. Huwa nnota li l-proposti jinkludu aktar żidiet li ma jeħtieġux xogħol jew kwalifiki addizzjonali.
Grima tenna l-appell tiegħu biex l-MUT tinforma bis-sħiħ lill-membri tagħha, u żied li l-unjin m’hi qed tagħmel l-ebda referenza għall-aħħar żewġ laqgħat bejn il-gvern u l-union.
Grima hedded li jippubblika l-ftehim kollu propost jekk l-MUT ""tkompli taqsam informazzjoni selettiva li tpinġi stampa falza.""
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/129250/mut_says_ministers_claims_of_proposed_10000_rise_in_teachers_salary_is_not_true
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"MUT表示部長關於教師薪資增加10,000歐元的說法並不屬實
針對 MUT 的聲明，教育部長 Clifton Grima 堅稱政府的提案確實包括 36,000 歐元的起薪，並威脅要公佈整個擬議交易
馬耳他教師工會（MUT）公開駁斥了教育部長克利夫頓·格里馬（Clifton Grima）關於教師加薪的說法。
週六，MUT 對 ONE News 的一篇文章做出了回應，其中 Grima 鼓勵工會向其成員通報政府的財務提案，他表示財務方案包括教師起薪 36,000 歐元，這意味著增加了 10,000 歐元。
工會表示，部長關於新教師加薪 10,000 歐元和起薪 36,000 歐元的主張並未反映在政府向 MUT 提出的財務提案中。 MUT 在其網站上發布了政府最新提案的摘錄，其中沒有顯示這些聲稱的增長的證據。
相反，這些文件顯示了擬議的教學負擔增加、當前同等年級之間的不平等，以及 2024 年（不包括 2023 年）的工資拖欠。
MUT 指責政府試圖透過抹黑工會來挽回面子，而不是努力解決部門協議。該聯盟強調其決心繼續爭取教育工作者的認可和公平待遇，並得出結論，其成員「不應被嚇倒」。
週五，MUT 就尚未達成協議的部門協議向政府發出了最後通牒，因為工會也宣布與政府之間存在貿易爭端。
教育部長回應 MUT 的說法
教育部長克利夫頓·格里馬 (Clifton Grima) 在回應 MUT 週六的聲明時堅稱，政府的提案確實包括 36,000 歐元的起薪。 「這只是一類教育工作者的加薪，」格里馬說。他指出，這些提議包括更多的加薪，但不需要額外的工作量或資格。
格里馬再次呼籲 MUT 充分告知其成員，並補充說工會沒有提及政府和工會之間的最近兩次會議。
Grima 威脅稱，如果 MUT“繼續選擇性地分享描繪虛假圖景的信息”，他將宣布整個擬議交易。
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/129250/mut_says_ministers_claims_of_propose_10000_rise_in_teachers_salary_is_not_true
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"MUT says minister's claims of proposed €10,000 rise in teacher's salary is not true
Responding to the MUT's statement education minister Clifton Grima insisted that government's proposals does include a €36,000 starting salary, and threatened to publish the entire proposed deal
The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) has publicly refuted claims made by education minister Clifton Grima regarding salary increases for teachers.
On Saturday, the MUT was reacting to a ONE News article, where Grima encouraged the union to inform its members of government's financial proposals, as he stated that the financial package includes a starting salary of €36,000 for teachers, which represents a €10,000 increase.
The minister's assertions of €10,000 raises and a starting salary of €36,000 for new teachers are not reflected in the government's financial proposals to the MUT, the union said. The MUT published extracts from the government's latest proposal on their website, which show no evidence of these claimed increases.
Instead, the documents reveal proposed increases in teaching load, a loss of parity between currently equivalent grades, and salary arrears for 2024 excluding 2023.
The MUT accused the government of trying to save face by discrediting the union rather than working towards a solution for the sectoral agreement. The union emphasised its resolve to continue fighting for the recognition and fair treatment of educators, as it concluded that its members, ""shall not be intimidated.""
On Friday, the MUT issued an ultimatum to the government regarding the sectoral agreement which is yet to be agreed upon, as the union also declared a trade dispute with the government.
Education minister responds to MUT claims
Responding to the MUT's statement on Saturday, education minister Clifton Grima insisted that government's proposals does include a €36,000 starting salary. ""And this is only one raise for one category of educators,"" Grima said. He noted that the proposals include more raises which don't require additional work load or qualifications.
Grima reiterated his call for the MUT to fully inform its members, adding that the union is making no reference to the last two meetings between government and the union.
Grima threatened to publish the entire proposed deal should the MUT ""continue to share selective information that paints a false picture.""
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/129250/mut_says_ministers_claims_of_proposed_10000_rise_in_teachers_salary_is_not_true
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"एमयूटी का कहना है कि शिक्षक के वेतन में €10,000 की प्रस्तावित वृद्धि के मंत्री के दावे सही नहीं हैं
एमयूटी के बयान पर प्रतिक्रिया देते हुए शिक्षा मंत्री क्लिफ्टन ग्रिमा ने जोर देकर कहा कि सरकार के प्रस्तावों में €36,000 का शुरुआती वेतन शामिल है, और पूरे प्रस्तावित सौदे को प्रकाशित करने की धमकी दी
माल्टा यूनियन ऑफ टीचर्स (एमयूटी) ने शिक्षकों के वेतन वृद्धि के संबंध में शिक्षा मंत्री क्लिफ्टन ग्रिमा द्वारा किए गए दावों का सार्वजनिक रूप से खंडन किया है।
शनिवार को, एमयूटी एक समाचार लेख पर प्रतिक्रिया दे रहा था, जहां ग्रिमा ने संघ को अपने सदस्यों को सरकार के वित्तीय प्रस्तावों के बारे में सूचित करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया, क्योंकि उन्होंने कहा था कि वित्तीय पैकेज में शिक्षकों के लिए €36,000 का शुरुआती वेतन शामिल है, जो €10,000 की वृद्धि दर्शाता है .
संघ ने कहा कि मंत्री के €10,000 की बढ़ोतरी और नए शिक्षकों के लिए €36,000 के शुरुआती वेतन के दावे एमयूटी के लिए सरकार के वित्तीय प्रस्तावों में परिलक्षित नहीं होते हैं। एमयूटी ने अपनी वेबसाइट पर सरकार के नवीनतम प्रस्ताव के उद्धरण प्रकाशित किए, जो इन दावा की गई वृद्धि का कोई सबूत नहीं दिखाते हैं।
इसके बजाय, दस्तावेज़ शिक्षण भार में प्रस्तावित वृद्धि, वर्तमान समकक्ष ग्रेड के बीच समानता की हानि और 2023 को छोड़कर 2024 के लिए वेतन बकाया का खुलासा करते हैं।
एमयूटी ने सरकार पर क्षेत्रीय समझौते के समाधान की दिशा में काम करने के बजाय संघ को बदनाम करके चेहरा बचाने की कोशिश करने का आरोप लगाया। संघ ने शिक्षकों की मान्यता और उचित व्यवहार के लिए लड़ाई जारी रखने के अपने संकल्प पर जोर दिया, क्योंकि उसने निष्कर्ष निकाला कि उसके सदस्यों को ""डराया नहीं जाएगा।""
शुक्रवार को, एमयूटी ने क्षेत्रीय समझौते के संबंध में सरकार को एक अल्टीमेटम जारी किया, जिस पर अभी तक सहमति नहीं बनी है, क्योंकि संघ ने सरकार के साथ व्यापार विवाद की भी घोषणा की है।
शिक्षा मंत्री ने एमयूटी के दावों का जवाब दिया
शनिवार को एमयूटी के बयान पर प्रतिक्रिया देते हुए, शिक्षा मंत्री क्लिफ्टन ग्रिमा ने जोर देकर कहा कि सरकार के प्रस्तावों में €36,000 का शुरुआती वेतन शामिल है। ग्रिमा ने कहा, ""और यह शिक्षकों की एक श्रेणी के लिए केवल एक वेतन वृद्धि है।"" उन्होंने कहा कि प्रस्तावों में अधिक वेतन वृद्धि शामिल है जिसके लिए अतिरिक्त कार्य भार या योग्यता की आवश्यकता नहीं है।
ग्रिमा ने एमयूटी से अपने सदस्यों को पूरी तरह से सूचित करने के अपने आह्वान को दोहराया, और कहा कि संघ सरकार और संघ के बीच पिछली दो बैठकों का कोई संदर्भ नहीं दे रहा है।
ग्रिमा ने धमकी दी कि अगर एमयूटी ""झूठी तस्वीर पेश करने वाली चयनात्मक जानकारी साझा करना जारी रखता है तो वह पूरे प्रस्तावित सौदे को प्रकाशित कर देगा।""
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/129250/mut_says_ministers_claims_of_proposed_10000_rise_in_teachers_salary_is_not_true
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"MUT dice que las afirmaciones del Ministro sobre la propuesta de aumentar el salario de los docentes en 10.000 euros no son ciertas
En respuesta a la declaración del MUT, el ministro de Educación, Clifton Grima, insistió en que las propuestas del gobierno incluyen un salario inicial de 36.000 euros y amenazó con publicar todo el acuerdo propuesto.
El Sindicato de Profesores de Malta (MUT) ha refutado públicamente las afirmaciones del Ministro de Educación, Clifton Grima, sobre los aumentos salariales de los docentes.
El sábado, el MUT reaccionó a un artículo de ONE News, donde Grima animaba al sindicato a informar a sus miembros sobre las propuestas financieras del gobierno, afirmando que el paquete financiero incluye un salario inicial de 36.000 euros para los docentes, lo que representa un aumento de 10.000 euros. .
Las afirmaciones del ministro de aumentos de 10.000 euros y un salario inicial de 36.000 euros para los nuevos docentes no se reflejan en las propuestas financieras del gobierno al MUT, afirmó el sindicato. El MUT publicó extractos de la última propuesta del gobierno en su sitio web, que no muestran evidencia de estos supuestos aumentos.
En cambio, los documentos revelan aumentos propuestos en la carga docente, una pérdida de paridad entre las calificaciones actualmente equivalentes y atrasos salariales para 2024 excluyendo 2023.
El MUT acusó al gobierno de intentar salvar las apariencias desacreditando al sindicato en lugar de trabajar por una solución para el acuerdo sectorial. El sindicato destacó su determinación de seguir luchando por el reconocimiento y el trato justo de los educadores, y concluyó que sus afiliados ""no deben ser intimidados"".
El viernes, el MUT lanzó un ultimátum al gobierno sobre el acuerdo sectorial que aún no se ha acordado, ya que el sindicato también declaró un conflicto comercial con el gobierno.
Ministro de Educación responde a reclamos del MUT
En respuesta a la declaración del MUT del sábado, el ministro de Educación, Clifton Grima, insistió en que las propuestas del gobierno incluyen un salario inicial de 36.000 euros. ""Y este es sólo un aumento para una categoría de educadores"", dijo Grima. Señaló que las propuestas incluyen más aumentos que no requieren carga de trabajo ni calificaciones adicionales.
Grima reiteró su llamado al MUT para que informe plenamente a sus afiliados y agregó que el sindicato no hace referencia a las dos últimas reuniones entre el gobierno y el sindicato.
Grima amenazó con publicar todo el acuerdo propuesto si el MUT ""continúa compartiendo información selectiva que pinta una imagen falsa"".
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/129250/mut_says_ministers_claims_of_proposed_10000_rise_in_teachers_salary_is_not_true
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"Le MUT déclare que les affirmations du ministre concernant une proposition d'augmentation de 10 000 € du salaire des enseignants ne sont pas vraies
En réponse à la déclaration du MUT, le ministre de l'Éducation, Clifton Grima, a insisté sur le fait que les propositions du gouvernement prévoyaient un salaire de départ de 36 000 € et a menacé de publier l'intégralité de l'accord proposé.
Le Syndicat des enseignants de Malte (MUT) a publiquement réfuté les affirmations du ministre de l'Éducation, Clifton Grima, concernant les augmentations de salaire des enseignants.
Samedi, le MUT réagissait à un article de ONE News, dans lequel Grima encourageait le syndicat à informer ses membres des propositions financières du gouvernement, affirmant que le paquet financier comprend un salaire de départ de 36 000 € pour les enseignants, ce qui représente une augmentation de 10 000 €. .
Les affirmations du ministre concernant une augmentation de 10 000 euros et un salaire de départ de 36 000 euros pour les nouveaux enseignants ne se reflètent pas dans les propositions financières du gouvernement au MUT, a indiqué le syndicat. Le MUT a publié sur son site Internet des extraits de la dernière proposition du gouvernement, qui ne montrent aucune preuve de ces prétendues augmentations.
Au lieu de cela, les documents révèlent des propositions d'augmentation de la charge d'enseignement, une perte de parité entre les grades actuellement équivalents et des arriérés de salaire pour 2024 à l'exclusion de 2023.
Le MUT a accusé le gouvernement d'essayer de sauver la face en discréditant le syndicat plutôt qu'en travaillant à une solution pour l'accord sectoriel. Le syndicat a souligné sa détermination à continuer de lutter pour la reconnaissance et le traitement équitable des éducateurs, concluant que ses membres « ne doivent pas se laisser intimider ».
Vendredi, le MUT a lancé un ultimatum au gouvernement concernant l'accord sectoriel qui n'a pas encore été conclu, le syndicat ayant également déclaré un conflit commercial avec le gouvernement.
Le ministre de l'Éducation répond aux affirmations du MUT
En réponse à la déclaration du MUT samedi, le ministre de l'Éducation, Clifton Grima, a insisté sur le fait que les propositions du gouvernement incluent effectivement un salaire de départ de 36 000 €. ""Et ce n'est qu'une augmentation pour une catégorie d'éducateurs"", a déclaré Grima. Il a noté que les propositions incluent davantage d'augmentations qui ne nécessitent pas de charge de travail ou de qualifications supplémentaires.
Grima a réitéré son appel au MUT pour qu'il informe pleinement ses membres, ajoutant que le syndicat ne fait aucune référence aux deux dernières réunions entre le gouvernement et le syndicat.
Grima a menacé de publier l'intégralité de l'accord proposé si le MUT ""continuait à partager des informations sélectives qui donnent une fausse image"".
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"Laut MUT sind die Behauptungen des Ministers über die vorgeschlagene Erhöhung des Lehrergehalts um 10.000 Euro nicht wahr
In seiner Antwort auf die MUT-Erklärung bestand Bildungsminister Clifton Grima darauf, dass die Vorschläge der Regierung tatsächlich ein Einstiegsgehalt von 36.000 Euro vorsähen, und drohte mit der Veröffentlichung des gesamten vorgeschlagenen Deals
Die Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) hat Behauptungen des Bildungsministers Clifton Grima bezüglich Gehaltserhöhungen für Lehrer öffentlich zurückgewiesen.
Am Samstag reagierte die MUT auf einen Artikel von ONE News, in dem Grima die Gewerkschaft ermutigte, ihre Mitglieder über die Finanzvorschläge der Regierung zu informieren, indem er erklärte, dass das Finanzpaket ein Einstiegsgehalt von 36.000 Euro für Lehrer beinhaltet, was einer Erhöhung um 10.000 Euro entspricht .
Die Behauptungen des Ministers, Gehaltserhöhungen um 10.000 Euro und ein Einstiegsgehalt von 36.000 Euro für neue Lehrer seien nicht in den Finanzvorschlägen der Regierung für die MUT enthalten, sagte die Gewerkschaft. Die MUT veröffentlichte auf ihrer Website Auszüge aus dem neuesten Vorschlag der Regierung, die keine Beweise für diese behaupteten Erhöhungen enthalten.
Stattdessen offenbaren die Dokumente vorgeschlagene Erhöhungen des Lehrpensums, einen Verlust der Parität zwischen derzeit gleichwertigen Noten und Gehaltsrückstände für 2024 mit Ausnahme von 2023.
Die MUT warf der Regierung vor, sie versuche ihr Gesicht zu wahren, indem sie die Gewerkschaft diskreditiere, anstatt auf eine Lösung für die Branchenvereinbarung hinzuarbeiten. Die Gewerkschaft betonte ihre Entschlossenheit, weiterhin für die Anerkennung und faire Behandlung von Pädagogen zu kämpfen, und kam zu dem Schluss, dass ihre Mitglieder „sich nicht einschüchtern lassen dürfen“.
Am Freitag stellte die MUT der Regierung ein Ultimatum bezüglich der Branchenvereinbarung, auf die noch keine Einigung erzielt wurde, da die Gewerkschaft auch einen Handelsstreit mit der Regierung erklärte.
Bildungsminister antwortet auf MUT-Behauptungen
In seiner Antwort auf die MUT-Erklärung vom Samstag bestand Bildungsminister Clifton Grima darauf, dass die Vorschläge der Regierung tatsächlich ein Einstiegsgehalt von 36.000 Euro vorsähen. „Und das ist nur eine Gehaltserhöhung für eine Kategorie von Pädagogen“, sagte Grima. Er wies darauf hin, dass die Vorschläge mehr Gehaltserhöhungen vorsähen, die keine zusätzliche Arbeitsbelastung oder Qualifikationen erfordern.
Grima wiederholte seine Forderung an die MUT, ihre Mitglieder umfassend zu informieren, und fügte hinzu, dass die Gewerkschaft sich nicht auf die letzten beiden Treffen zwischen Regierung und Gewerkschaft beziehe.
Grima drohte damit, den gesamten geplanten Deal zu veröffentlichen, sollte die MUT „weiterhin selektive Informationen weitergeben, die ein falsches Bild zeichnen“.
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Atlantis Commission
Officer Report - Lieutenant Colonel John Shepard
CLEARANCE LEVEL 5
Well this had definitely been a very interesting couple of hours. This dimension and its people had very odd opinions and ideas. Apparently the prey species of this dimension were all obligate cowards, whose instincts compelled them to be non-violent and run from threats. At least according to themselves. There were apparently some of them who were “predator diseased” as they called it, a disease which often resulted in increased violence, aggression, lack of empathy, and unheard like behavior. It sounded to me like some form of infectious psychopathy, but the venlil assured us it shouldn't affect us since we were predators, which didn’t really ease my fears, but hopefully it was something we could figure out when we got home if it ever became a problem.
Gotta love mandatory quarantine periods woo hoo!
As scary as this odd disease sounded, my main concern at the moment was to try and turn a professed coward into someone who could at the very least defend themselves.
I looked down to the table of gear ahead of me and then over to the mostly naked Venlil to my side, and then even farther to Tiel’c who thought It would be a good idea to help oversee Farva’s rapid fire training course. I fiddled with the bluetooth earpiece which was rigged up to one of our handhelds to run a translation program to speak directly with the captain. A big step up from our unknowingly one sided communications earlier.
I stepped on the other side of the plastic table and placed my hands down upon it and looked on at my new student..
“Welcome Captain Farva to our very impromptu accelerated course on Human arms armor and basic infantry tactics.” I said gesturing to the hodge podge gear we had managed to assemble for the good captain. “Are we ready to begin?”.
She flicked her ears, somewhat nervously by the looks.
“I’d take it that's a yes then?”
“Oh yes sorry”
“Alright then, well given that most of our crew is human and the only other alien struts around naked all the time, the only gear we have on hand is for humans, So you're going to be running size smalls and it's all going to fit all a bit big” I say as I toss her the tactical vest. ”Here try this on, we can try to tighten it up if it's a bit loose anywhere”. The captain wrestles with the buckles a bit, and Teal'c helps her tighten up some of the top straps, as the Venil’s shoulders weren't as broad as humans. Farva gave Teal’c an odd look, but seemed appreciative none the less.Once finished, she grasped the vest in her paws with interest. “This armor seems quite lightweight, which is nice, weight is often an issue that causes us to forgo armor, since heavy armor would hurt our running ability.” Farva remarks. “Also the sheer amount of pockets seems quite excessive, what do you need all these for?”
“Well for starters it's currently missing these '' I hand Farva one of the armor plates which she looks over. “That is a depleted Naquadria ceramic composite plate. It’s designed to stop bullet impacts and dissipate energy weapon blasts. It slots into that chest compartment in the front and back of your armor.”
“This isn't quite what Id imagine for the armor of your kind”
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“Well judging by your ships I would have imagined you would put more emphasis on defense Your predatory nature would make you less likely to run away from conflict allowing for more encompassing armor to cover more than just your chest, since you have less need to run.”
She would put it like that.
“Well there are a number of reasons for that, a lot to do with those excess pockets you mentioned. For starters you will not be carrying the same amount of gear that the standard infantry unit would normally be carrying, we are preparing you for a quick in and out op. Normally us expedition teams need to be deployed into unknown territory for extended periods of time, we need to carry everything we might need with us from food, bullets, weapons, to comms gear, sensors, repelling equipment etc. The weight from all that gear adds up fast; In order to stay sufficiently mobile and combat effective; we only carry enough armor to protect our vitals, head and torso, anything else can hopefully be patched up by a field medic.”
Tielc gave his piece as well. “It is important to know when to run both towards and aways from one's foes, not every battle can be won through strength alone, but by strategy and cunning. Being able to reposition oneself quickly is therefore highly advantageous”
Farva seemed to freeze at Teal'c's statement, not out of fear I think, she instead had a distant look in her eye. To snap her out of her slump I handed her a standard ballistic helmet.
Seeming to get the idea she looked at it oddly and tried it on. It confirmed to her head shape decently well but depressed her ears to either side of her head, kind of resembling what one might imagine a sad bunny rabbit to look like “I don't think this will be something I can bring with me” she said ” I can't use ear signals and this will muffle my hearing.”
“Why don’t you keep it on for the time being, I think any extra hearing protection might be useful considering what we are about to try next.” I hand Farva some ballistic ear protectors, slightly modified and somewhat ramshackle. “One of the corporals worked closely with Nurse Fila to get an idea for safe decibels levels for your kind, we were also able to get these earbuds molded to fit into your ear canal better”
Farva took them and slipped them in. “These are a bit uncomfortable, what do I need these for?”
“You'll need them for this” I say as I unsnap the clasps on the weapons case revealing its contents.
The content seems to capture Farva’s interest, getting a slight tail wave.
“Okay So this here is a p90, It carries a 50 round top loading magazine of teflon coated armor piercing ordnance. With a cyclical rate of fire of 900 rounds per minute.”
Farvas ears perk up at this. “This seems like an efficient design, I take it these are a flashlight and laser sight for accuracy?” She asked, pointing to the top of the weapon.
“Yes we also have holographic and acog optics which will help line up targets from farther away.” I look on as Farva picks up the weapon and inspects it, testing the weight as I note that it will weigh a fair bit more once loaded. But she doesn't seem to be struggling with the weight. I can't help but notice good firearm safety as well, she keeps her finger well off the trigger and takes care to keep her weapon pointed aways from anyone else.
“This seems like a solid design but I'm not sure how useful those weapon optics would be, as they are not designed for my side facing eyes”
“I'm sure our master at arms can figure something out, why don't we give it a test fire first tho, before we send it off to make adjustments.” I instruct her on how to load the weapon and turn the safety off. I warn her of the sound it makes. And while definitely taken aback by the recoil and sound at first, she quickly gets the hang of it, she has some respectable shot groupings in both single fire and in short bursts. And keeps the rounds reasonably centered while firing in full auto.
She did a whole lot better than I would have initially suspected given her performance in the hanger bay a day before.
“The rate of fire seems useful” Farva spoke “This would be useful for our soldiers, our accuracy falters when we are panicked, and the increased shot count should guarantee some hits based on volume of fire alone” she finished with a dejected expression.
She quickly places the weapon back in its case, as if it burned to touch.” I don't know if I should be armed for this mission, at least not with that weapon, I don't want to miss and hit one of you in the back!”
“What? Nonsense, you are a great shot, and this is just a precaution in case we get separated or flanked and need some covering fire. If our guys are doing their job right you shouldn't need to fire a single round anyways.”
Captain Farva’s breathing started to hasten, earlier I might have thought it was fear, but I was starting to get an idea of what the captain's issues were. I’ve seen this before.
“I.. I can’t be trusted with this responsibility, every time I am left in charge of something, every time people put their lives in my paws I ....”
“Farva, don’t you start with me now you hear.” I said sternly, swiftly capping off her inevitable spiral of self doubt.
“But.. no.. you don’t understand”
Stopping her again I spoke. “But nothing, what happened before on that ship, and back at that colony is in the past. I don’t know your whole situation, but from what I have gathered from the crew It was nothing good. You feel responsible and it's eating away at you, and frankly it doesn’t matter if that's true or not. Accidents happen, people make mistakes, and when that happens we need to learn, take those lessons to heart, and don't let it stop us from helping people in the present. If you let guilt, or fear of mistakes stop you, then bad guys have already won, all without having to have fired a shot”
Farva is quiet for a short time, I was hoping I got through to her, I'm not the best and pep talks and this certainly wasn’t your typical weapons demo, if only everyones could go as smoothly as Ronan’s.
Farva spoke quietly, arms pressed up against her chest, she looked so sad, defeated, and small. Well more than usual anyways. “We can't be strong like you humans, we are too emotional and when we are scared we run away or we lock up and...”
“And that is clearly not the case with you captain Farva” Teal’c finally reentered the conversation having heard enough. “You have shown courage with every action you have taken so far, your actions have saved the lives of many of your crew, every time you have been threatened you acted not just to protect yourself but others as well. You attempted to contend with beings many times your size without even thinking about it, all in the effort to protect others, and this is only in the time we have known you, this speaks nothing of your actions over the colony. You are a warrior of admirable courage Captain Farva, your self doubt is unearned.”
A single tear rolled down Farva’s eyes which she quickly wiped away. “That was very nice of you to say, but I'm not brave like you say, I was terrified out of my mind the whole time.”
Teal’c looked puzzled. “I did not call you brave, I said you were courageous.”
Farva shot back with the little venlil one up one down ear flick I had very quickly learned was confusion.” I'm confused you just said brave twice”
“Hmm it appears your language does not contain the word I am using, I apologize I am not used to speaking through a translator” Teal’c relented “ There are two words I am using admittedly in slightly different forms, bravery and courage. Bravery or to be brave is to lack fear, to not be afraid to begin with. Courage tho, Is a trait far more admirable. Courage is to be afraid, to have fear, to worry about one's own mortality and personal safety. It is to acknowledge risk, danger, to feel fear, but to act in spite of it.”
“Had I not met your kind before I would have thought predators don't feel fear.”
“Everyone fears feel Farva, It is how we overcome it that determines our worth as warriors”
Teal’c picks up the p90 and returns it to Farvas hands.
“Your people need a warrior Farva, a warrior who protects the innocent and guides the lost to safety. You have shown how collected you can be in the heat of battle, You have already proven your worth in our eyes Farva, now you must do the same in your own. The greatest enemy lies not without” Teal’c places his hand firmly on the venlil’s chest “But within”.
After Action Report - Venlil Colonial Defense Force
Subject : Chief Engineer Donu
I fiddled with my holopad, Its small surface area proving to be a consistent source of annoyance in my current endeavor. Gone was the large workspace afforded to me by my holotable back in my office. Instead I had to work with the scaled down portable holotablet I was just fortunate enough to have strapped to my person when I was beamed away from our last ship. I was stuck with its smaller keyboard and slower rendering speeds.
An annoyed smooth skin alien looked over my shoulder at my device, attached to it was a jury rigged fiber optic cable, slotted into a terran silicon to crystal patch cable, which would convert the electrical signals broadcasted by my tablet into a bandwidth that the terrans crystalline based computers; which they used for highly complex tasks like hyperdrive and transporter systems; could use, and then It was patched again in a even stranger connector to patch into the odd asgard computer stones.
All in all it looked like someone tried to plug a regular computer into some crystal construct like you would find in a fantasy holonovel, and again plugged that into a harchen heat rock sauna lounge. Finally branching out from this conglomeration was a simple copper based wire that connects to a computer terminal at which currently sat the late Doctor Rodney Mckay. A title upon initially hearing led me to believe he was a medical doctor, which led to a flurry of medical questions that he had absolutely no means of answering.
While this odd alien nomenclature was interesting, what intrigued me more was his actual area of expertise, theoretical astrophysics, as well as a number of other diverse specialties and fields. Not to mention not only was he a great scientist who had he been raised in the more civilized portion of this galaxy, would have knowledge and aptitude that would put him alongside some of Aafas greatest minds, but he was also an engineer without peer, at least in this galaxy. His interactions with general Samantha Carter hinted at her possibly being his match if not more. For a species that was supposed to glorify violence the decision to have a scientist be arguably the most senior member of what was by their admission a military vessel spoke to their commitment to knowledge and understanding, a very noble prey-like goal.
I looked warily at the lines of code at my screen, the asguard translation program had earlier scanned our ship and was able to parse written languages, but complex files, like images and 3d design schematics were harder to encode and decode from our perspective systems. As is stands we have 3 completely separate computer architectures, the asguard can talk to human computers and the venlil computers can talk to the asguard computers, It sounds like we would have everything we need to get a human C.A.D schematic into a venlil holotablet right? Wrong! And you're stupid for entertaining such a idiotic notion! Parsing text from raw binary is relatively straight forward, you're just looking for patterns, repeating bit combinations that might infer letters and then iterating them over millions of times looking for patterns, letters, words, and then with a bit of help from some undecoded analog audio transmission, spoken language. This is a far cry from actual procedural communication protocols,the ones that allow for file transfers, exactly what we needed if we were to get Rodney's redesigned part schematics into a format and medium that can be plugged into a suitable fabricator. Assuming one still exists, which I can reasonably assume it does.
Speaking of which, I have just made something of a breakthrough. For upon my screen appears a simple geometric hydrogen cube, we’re talking vertices, planes, material data, everything we need for a usable design file.
I let out an excited pent up yip, the culmination of hours of frustrating software integration work. Unfortunately I startled Rodney, who lets out a panicked gasp and clutches his chest pelts with one of his paws.
“Oh god…..” He gasps, pointing at me “Please.. don’t do that”
“Sorry!” I say a bit meekly. I slowly approach him so as to not make him unnecessarily uncomfortable and show him my work.
“I got the file exchange set up, all we need from you is to finish any modifications to your part, upload them to my holopad, and then we can print away at any class 3 or above fabricator we can scrounge up on Brayga colony.”
“Ok.. um.. got it, I'm almost done i’m just you know” He points a lone grasping appendage at his screen,”Running some simulations, making sure everything is up to spec.” keeping his response kurt. “Sorry for freaking out there.”
I nod my head in the human display of affirmation and return to my workstation to further bug check my work, to test potentially problematic edge cases for when he finishes. Tho Rodney's continued odd behavior intruded on my thoughts.
I should have felt empowered, being able to intimidate this ‘massive beast’, but I didn't. I didn't like being feared, his people have been nice to me, Rodney himself courteous to a fault and desperate for positive attention.
I thought I could expect predators to be fearless but that clearly wasn't the case, rodney was fearful, nervous, had I not known better I would say defective, and while it annoyed his crew, they didn't berate him for it, or attempt to assert dominance, they encouraged it even with placating words and tried to help him through it, they encouraged and supported him like a proper herd, even if sometimes it took the form of what the human would call a playful ribbing. I supposed I could help him as well.
I approached him again, careful to make my approach known to him, making sure to approach from within his limited field of vision. He looks up at me with a wide eyed glare, had I not known him I might have assumed it was hunger, but I did and knew it to be concern.
“Uh high Donu.. um whats up?”
“Why are you afraid of us rodney?”
“Wa-What, me afraid?” he gives out a panicked laugh ”uh no no, I'm not afraid, you know just a bit weirded out I'm just getting used to you all, it's not a fear thing it's a a…. Just getting used to new aliens thing, ask Hermirod we went through this whole song and dance right buddy”
Hermirod furrowed his brow and gave an irritated sigh from across the room.
I reached out to take Rodney by the paw.
His whole body flinched at my mere touch, I quickly withdrew my paw.
“Oh.. um.. I didn't…”
“Rodney! It's okay, your crew doesn’t seem to care when you show fear, and neither do I. Why are you afraid of us? You are almost twice our size and surely double our strength, most venlil would scream and run in terror at the mere sight of you. What's wrong?”
Rodney let out a sigh. “Oh its, we don't have to talk about this, I can deal with this, I deal with scary situations all the time, it's fine, I'll be fine.”
“Rodney, my people are a very emotional, empathic people, we are open with our feelings and with our fear, and the fear of the one can affect the herd, please let me help you. I don’t know what to expect from your society but I promise I wont judge you for your fear or emotions, I mean look at many of my crew mates, we are no one to judge”
Rodney shot back “You didn't seem to be so bothered”
“I’m too old to care, I was about to retire, hell I was about to die as far as I knew, Brayga colony was supposed to be a quiet place to lay back, work on some hobbies, plant a garden and pester the young men of my colony until I either dropped dead of boredom or got lucky” I joked.
That seemed to raise Rodney's mood somewhat. He sighed and seemingly relented.
“It’s… a dumb story, I don't even know why it affected me so much, I come from a place on earth called Canada, people don't usually believe me when I say I am from there, us Canadians are notoriously friendly and I guess I haven’t exactly filled that mold for a lot of my life, but hey I'm working on it, people like me, I have lots of friends back at Atlantis” He says the last sentence in a way as if it isn't me he's trying to convince.
“I'm sure you do, Rodney, You seem like quite the charming individual when you're not cowering!”
“Ha ha thanks, maybe you could come and visit sometime. Tell that to doctor Becket, really nice guy, smart man, he would love to meet you, he loves investigating new species. But back on topic, oh boy, so me and my sister Jeannie were on a family trip to rural Vancouver to visit my grandpa's farm, he kept a lot of goats, not for eating or anything, they were essentially pets that he would use for milk”
“Wait hold on? You drink milk from other animals! Do your females not produce enough milk for their young?”
“Oh um no, we just sort of drink it or ferment it into cheese!”
“Ferment? You mean spoil?
“Yeh”
I reeled from this plasma blast of a statement, I like any right minded venlil had a number of nightmares about being an arxur’s cattle before, especially when I first learned about those things in primary school, but never once had it crossed my mind that we could be used for something so weird. What the speh was I supposed to do with that information?
“Maybe you should get back on topic”
“Yeh sorry about that uh.. Anyways the momma goat had just had a litter of babies, and their real cute when their little, so late in the day when my grandpa was asleep we snuck out to the pens so we can play with the little baby goats, our grandpa told us not to but you now how kids are.”
At this I think back to a young Nyan, as I teach him the inner working of the hyperdrive, I tell him he’s not cleared yet to operate in this engine compartment alone, but I could tell from the occasional caught black hairs and dropped writing implements, there had been a number of curious unauthorized expeditions into its inner workings, he didn't really listen either.
“My sister as always was trying to be the voice of reason, wanting to take it slow. If I was paying attention I might have noticed the angry moma goat who didn’t appreciate the strange human messing with her children.”
The color seemed to drain from his face.
“I uh…” He began to stutter again ”I screamed, a lot, it was rather undignified, she ran right at me, thank god it wasn't a male goat, one with horns, I tired to run but I was hit in the back and knocked over and kicked real good in the head, like wake up in the vet clinic a quarter mile down the road kind of bad”
“This goat was a prey animal?”
“That would be what your kind focuses on”
“Oh sorry”
“Anyways It seems dumb but I have just never been good with animals since then, especially ones that look like you; no offense; I'm getting better but when I first saw you guys in the hangar bay, I was just that dumb kid again, getting in way over my head, scared for my life. I guess there is something to be said about childhood trauma. I really should be over this, I'm getting better with it I swear it’s just”
I take his paw again, he doesn't flinch this time.
“I'm a venlil, a prey animal, I know fear, I know what it is to live in fear, It rattles your brain, it turns your paws to wet grains. It takes great strength to overcome it, to push it aside just long enough to protect the herd. Your herd relies on you Rodney and you are doing a great job in spite of your fear, in spite of having to work with those you fear. You have achieved intellectual feats that rival the greatest minds of the federation and all that while struggling with a traumatic experience. Fear isn’t dumb and there is nothing wrong with you for feeling it.”
“Thank you” Rodney says “That means a lot, I won't be like forever I promise, I just need some time.”
“We will laugh about this someday,” I assured. “Nothing as big and intelligent as you should be afraid of anything”
“Are you calling me fat?” Rodney exclaimed with fake offense.
We both chuckled.
My kind words had resulted in a more upright posture, and a more cheerful demeanor from the human, almost like when I congratulated Nyan on his work, and it got me a look at that happy snarl of his, that I was starting to grow quite fond of.
After Action Report - Venlil Colonial Defense Force
Subject : Apprentice Engineer Nyan
Oh wow! I get to write a report for this mission! I never get to write reports, Donu says they're too boring, but there’s so many interesting things going on all the time. Sometimes I sneakily write my own! Just for fun of course, nobody sees them, which is probably for the best as I sometimes get excited and embellish them slightly. One of the reports I wrote was about the time Donu used nothing but a wad of electrical tape, a bottle of high grain venlil alcohol and a pocket knife to repair a venlil medical ship just in time to get out of the way of a big scary space predator, with glowing red eyes and a million tentacles!
Anyways Im not sure If im suppose to write these In present tense first person or past tense. I asked the captain and she said it's whatever so long as I make sure any pertinent dialogues are properly quoted(“”).
“Nobody usually reads these things anyways.” She said, but this one is surely going to be so exciting, who could look away!
I mean who's gonna scoff at a chance to read about friendly predators from another dimension! A dimension of friendly predators who give warm head scratches and hand out yummy strayu not strayu treats called donuts, that are somehow fluffier than strayu, and have a nice moisture to them. I asked for the recipe but Samantha said we wouldn't have the ingredients back on Venili prime to make them, and Teal'c said the recipe is an old family secret. Its weird predators would be so protective of their plant snacks.
There are so many weird things about these predators, they have nurturing instincts that make them find us cute. They stay perfectly balanced even if they don’t have tails, swinging their arms and body all over the place to keep upright like a lopsided gyroscope, it's pretty funny looking!
They also wear artificial pelts all the time, which I thought was weird, I thought maybe the ships temperature was set by the angry gray alien since he’s the only crew member beside the venlil who walks around naked all the time, maybe he had a fit when it was to warm, and the humans obliged him cause they were worried they would make him even angrier, and wore clothes to make up for the cold. I thought this made sense, a lot of their technology does seem to come from the Asguard, maybe he has more say in the goings on of the ship because of that. But apparently humans just like wearing pelts all the time. They feel uncomfortable without them and don’t like it if you try to remove them or look up their upper artificial pelts they call shirts.
The humans are so weird, I don’t even have to embellish my reports to make it more interesting. Like that time with the big tentacled space predator. That may sound real compared to this stuff but it Isn't, Ha! I bet you fell for it at first, hook line and sinker! Like the humans would say. I think I used that saying right, I'm not sure what it means, but Shepard brought it up when he was telling a story about the wraith.
The humans are so nice, instead of exterminating their predators they try to cure them! Their doctors are working to modify the wraith so they don't have to eat humans anymore, so they can be friendly predators too.
Anyways I should probably get to the actual report part of this report. Farva says I should start after I went off with Samantha to work on some special astrophysics equations she said I would be good at. I kind of wanted to go with Donu to help Rodney get the new parts they needed, or Farva to help rescue our people, but the humans and even the angry gray alien got really weird when Farva mentioned taking me on the mission. Samantha seemed to want me to help her really badly so I didn’t mind. Samantha says I have the most important part to our mission. She's teaching me about how humans communicate through subspace, and about stellar drift equations. We are working on what she calls the exit strategy.

I'm a 23 slightly autistic male who has always had severe anxiety and depression. I've never had a romantic relationship never even held hands with anyone, I only have one friend, my own brother doesn't like spending time with me, I can't keep a job due to inconsistency problems I'm usually painfully anxious, most of the time I feel I'm just In the way and me and everyone else would be better off with me not burdening them anymore. I spend most of my time now in bed feeling alone and isolated. I live in a small town and have to travel at least 30 minutes to get to a fucking walmart or McDonald's. I don't do well in crowds or with eye contact but I've been getting better with both though I still get rly sweaty and cramps when in public areas not rly sure why. the earliest memory I have of feeling this way is when I first returned to school after being verbally abused by my 3rd grade teacher the whole year. I don't remember everything from that year but I do remember being singled out, them moving my desk to the front of the class facing the other kids, being held in for recess for missing "homework" constantly. I was picked on, fat shamed, suspended and even expelled that year, the expulsion was due to a speech impediment I had where I couldn't pronounce my r's so when a girl started saying i was talking about her i said i never talked to her but it souned like "whore" so she made it a big scene and got me expelled for i wanna say the rest of the year. I don't know exactly how long I was out of school for but I remember some of the end of 4th grade being really hard going back to school and trying to fit in to this group that saw me as a delinquent or troublemaker when I had never started trouble in my life. the classes were pretty small also only like 13 kids or something which made the cliques almost airtight so most the time i just put my hood up and waited in the back for the class to end. I was lucky if I could force myself to go 3 days a week. my anxiety got so bad I'd be vomiting shaking crying and having ibs symptoms just thinking about going to school and this feeling never subsided althroughout school the school even sent the truency officer one time. eventually in middle school they worked with me after my autism diagnosis and took me out of the conventional classroom and put me with a 1 on 1 tutor which I also had trouble attending regularly which cost me a few different tutors. eventually the school decided maybe I need a hands on leaning environment so I went to Vocational school for computer repair and networking before meeting with the tutor for core classes. I was doing good with that class until our house burned down and we lost everything we owned but the shirts on our backs. naturally I became very depressed losing my childhood home that id lived In for 19 years at that point and everything id ever owned. voc had a policy that you cant miss a certain amount of days a week or youd get kicked out so obviously i didn't get to go back the next year. eventually we were able to rebuild the house and I was able to get a job for a little while but was never able to shake the anxiety pain even with prescriptions, as a result I quit my job to focus on my health. since then I've been to a few different doctors mostly focusing on my stomach as that's the main area of concern. I had actually gotten another job and was attending online college classes when my brother was diagnosed with what we thought at the time to be cancer. it also just happened to coencide with the day i got hired and the day the semester started. i felt overwhelmed and as a result i shutdown and did nothing. deciding to quit my job after going 1 day and being too sad to go back I then resigned from my classes as i didnt feel the drive anymore. it turned out to be a super rare tumor that grew onto or out of his SOAS muscle it was around 14 inches in length when fully removed. it took nearly 8 months from the diagnosis to get it removed and most of the time we thought it was incurable and cancerous so my brother was suicidal for most of the medication and treatment which obv added to my stress and anxiety even more. since then he's been recovering well and getting back to his life but now I need to get my life back on track and it seems like an insurmountable task. lately I've been feeling lonelier than ever before I feel like a 3rd wheel around my brother and his girlfriend i try to invite the only girl i know to go do things but i dont think the relationshipis going to go any where as shes my brothers ex and she sees me as a brother. I find my self uncomfortable around shows of affection because i know I'll never have it I can't even listen to music anymore because most the songs are about how lucky the person is for finding the love of their lives and I just wanna blow my head off more and more every night I'm alone, jobless and hopeless. anyway not really sure what this post is supposed to be but maybe someone can relate and has some advice. I don't really know what to do anymore.

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Hi all, I have discovered that I have 14 SNPs for glioma (3 good, 5 not set & 6 bad).
Two out of the six bad SNPs are more rare and both are from the CCDC26 gene. Because both my parents took dna tests l've got a rough idea of what l inherited from each parent and my father is rs891835 (G;T) which is the more common variant. We do however share rs4295627 (G;T).
Anyone else with rs891835 (G;G)? Or anyone with more bad SNPs than good (and not set) SNPs for glioma? Anyone with any insight or thoughts?
I work in the veterinary industry so my exposure to ionizing radiation in general is much more than a human X-ray technician (as we have to restrain pets awake most often for X-rays, thus subjecting me to more scatter radiation and exposure).
There is only 3 publications on this specific SNP variant although it has been deemed "bad", there is no estimated risk information to determine how significant this could be as it is one of my rarest variants.
Thank you if you read this!

So my mom saw a video of a guy struggling in Kathmandu and studying he doesn't have pillow and uses bag as his pillow yes it is sad to see someone such situations Now she is complaining how he is struggling and keeping going and I don't have to do such things. Yes I am grateful that I am not in such situations but it doesn't mean I am not struggling I am from kind of low middle class family I have fully understand my family situation and try to save as money as possible. I have sacrificed my dreams but it was wayyyy to expensive for my family. I always wanted to pursue medical aboard( aaukat se bahar) tried to pursue in nepal scholarship ma naam aayena paying saknu hunna gave up aile scholarship (full chai hoina approx 50% scholarship) ma padhiraxu engineering because I can earn lots of money freelancing garna ni try gareko Tara colleges time study sanga balance garna sakina so xodhnu paryo family sanga paisa magna garo lagxa so tuition padhaune soche 1 hour jati pocket money vaye pugxa vanera dinnu vayena pardaina vannu vo I never participated in anyy tours and all because family lai garo hunxa how much I wanted to be there I know 12 paxi ma mathi dherai kharcha gareko vaneko approx 15k from jestha to poush including books for prep and halka cloth yo tyo garera institution ni join garina expensive vanera maile mero sakdo ghar ko kura bujheko xuuu ani sakesamma help Garna khojxu Ma college Jada ma 150 lagxu (50 rs bus fare nai lagxa 100 khaja KO lagi vanum ) but halka save garxu daily dherai hoina 20/30 rs sakesamma kaam paisa karcha hos mero ma vanxu College ma koi sanga ghumna jadina paisa karcha hunxa vanera halka dherai spend gare guilty feel hunxa laa yeti save gareko vaye vanera So now my family claims I don't understand our family condition and mom says I never tried to understand their situation I have sacrificed many many dreams and things for my family i have sacrificed all my favourite things, I love travelling imagine how much I have wanted to go tours with my friend wanted to buy things Also I don't want any sympathy I am struggling mentally too because engineering is not my cup of tea and I am not enjoying there are many other reasons I am struggling mentally but I can't share with family I just want to rant my all feelings out if you have read all this thank you for reading🙏

Hey everyone, wanted to get a few things out of my chest so you could feel free to ignore this post.
I’ve started preparing for my USMLE in mid 2022 and did my Step 1 on 2023 followed by Step 2 on 2024 and finally my OET last month.
Everything has been going great but unfortunately now that I’m applying for residency I’ve been hit by the truth and really started doubting myself and whether this pathway really is the one for me.
My country has been in a very tough situation for the past few years and this has affected almost everyone substantially.
I’ve been very fortunate to have a supporting family who’ve done their very best to support me but i’m afraid the coming expenses would mean they won’t be able to anymore.
Almost everyone I know is planning to book their travels to the US for clinical experience and step 3. Getting connections and US LoRs are obviously very important to match.
Sadly I won’t be able to do the same, tried working to be able to afford such things but I reside in a country where the average salary is less than $100 per month. Additionally, I won’t be able to work as a doctor because the Medical council in my country did not issue me my license. So I’ve been working in telecom call centers for funds (which only covers monthly expenses) and this lead to me having a clinical gap of more than a year
Applying for the ECFMG certificate and all the expenses of the ERAS seem to be impossible for the time being. Don’t know how things would change in the next 3 months, but I’m hopeful that God would find a way for me.
I can’t lie it kind of sucks to be hindered by things that you can’t even control, specially after working so hard for the past 2 years. And this has opened my eyes that success in this journey isn’t only limited to hard work. I blame myself in the first place, I should’ve did more research about everything instead of jumping straight for the exams.

Renew your driving licence hassle-free with this ultimate guide. Learn the step-by-step process for renewal online / offline!
Table of Contents

• [Importance of Renewing Your Driving Licence]()
• [Documents Required for Online Driving Licence Renewal]()
• [Step-by-Step Guide to Renew Driving Licence Online]()
• [Fees for Online Driving Licence Renewal]()
• [Tracking Your Driving Licence Renewal Status]()
• [Offline Renewal Process]()
• [Renewing Learner’s Licence Online]()
• [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)]()

Driving licence is an imperative, a must-have. It is a crucial necessity for all riders and drivers out there! And most importantly, it is a legal requirement. It is important to renew your licence online or offline, but on time. This will ensure that you can continue operating your loved vehicles legally and without any complications.
In the digital era that we are in now and here, the process of renewing your driving licence is a lot more convenient than it ever was, thanks to the introduction of online driving licence renewal services. In this comprehensive guide blog, we will walk you through the step by step process of how to renew your driving licence online (But then if you are someone who prefers a handshake over a hyperlink, we’ve got you covered too in our Renewal of Driving Licence Offline section!).
This Blog will be your one-stop to understand everything from the Documents required to answering your Frequently Asked Questions.

Importance of Renewing Your Driving Licence

A valid driving licence is your ticket to freedom on the roads. Renewing your driving licence is not a formality, but a legal obligation. That will ensure that you can continue to drive legally on Indian roads. Not renewing your licence could get you to some trouble. The consequences can range from hefty fines to even imprisonment in certain situations. It could also lead to the inability to claim insurance in case of an accident. However, on the other hand, a valid driving licence provides some extra benefits. It serves as a proof of identity, or proof of your address making it a crucial document for various official purposes. Renewing driving licence in India is a breeze. Don’t let a simple task turn into a major headache. Get the renewal of your driving licence done either online or offline, it is simple.

Documents Required for Online Driving Licence Renewal

Before getting started on the renewal of driving licence online, do ensure to have the following documents ready:

• Your existing driving licence
• Form 1 (self-declaration of physical fitness)
• Form 1A (medical certificate, if applicable)
• Form 2 (driving licence renewal form)
• Proof of age and address (Aadhaar card, passport, birth certificate, etc.)
• Two recent passport-size photographs
• Vehicle fitness certificate (only for commercial vehicle licence renewal)

The applicable documents have to be uploaded during the process of application for renewal of driving licence online. Hence, it is important to have digital copies or scanned versions of these documents readily available with you.

Step-by-Step Guide to Renew Driving Licence Online

As we discussed earlier, the renewal of driving licence online is an easy task, it’s almost a breeze. Follow the following simple steps to renew your driving licence online:

• Step 1: Visit the Parivahan Sewa website and navigate to the “Driving Licence Related Services” section under “Online Services.” Ensure that you are in the right authorized website, i.e., the official website of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, meant for the renewal of driving licence.
  
• Step 2: Select your state from the drop-down menu and click on “Apply for DL Renewal.”
  
• Step 3: Click “Continue” and enter your driving licence number, date of birth, and the captcha code. Then, click “Get DL Details.”
  
• Step 4: Verify your details and click “Yes” to proceed. Select “Submit Request” and choose your state again.
  
• Step 5: Select your RTO (Regional Transport Office). If you choose a different RTO, you’ll need to apply for a change of address and pay an additional fee.
  
• Step 6: Select “Renewal of DL” and fill out the online application form. Upload soft copies of the required documents.
  
• Step 7: Pay the applicable fees online using various payment methods such as credit/debit card, net banking, or digital wallets. Download the payment receipt for future reference. Keep the Payment receipt safe, either in a screenshot form or a pdf form, for safety purposes.
  
• Step 8: Once your documents are verified, voila, you will receive your renewed driving licence via post at your registered address within 15 working days.
  

Didn’t we tell you that it is a simple task! Renewing your license online is fast, easy, and saves you a trip. Your renewal process happens at the comfort of your couch.

Fees for Online Driving Licence Renewal

The driving licence renewal fee would vary based on the type of licence, the duration of the renewal process, i.e., it depends on how much you have delayed to renew; it also depends on the mode of renewal (smart card or a booklet). The breakdown of the fees for the renewal of driving licence are provided here below:

• Driving Licence Renewal: Rs. 200
• Driving Licence Renewal (after the grace period of 30 days): Rs. 300
• Additional fees per year (for delay in renewal): Rs. 1,000
• Additional fees for renewal in smart card format: Rs. 200

If you are someone looking to renew your Driving Licence for Heavy Vehicles, the fee for application of heavy licence is Rs.1000. However, for passenger and heavy cargo vehicles, the Fee is Rs.1500.
Just a gentle heads up! Please note that these fees are subject to change and it may vary slightly across different States or Union territories, across the Country. It may not greatly vary from each other, but it is advised to check before making the payment.

Tracking Your Driving Licence Renewal Status

If the application process for your driving licence was a breeze, the tracking is as easy as it gets. It is a smooth sail! The following steps help you track the status of your application of renewal of driving licence:
Step 1: Visit the Parivahan Sewa website and navigate to the “Vehicle Related Services” menu under the “Online Services” tab.
Step 2: Select the “Application Status” option and enter your application number, date of birth, and the captcha code.
Step 3: Click “Submit” to view the current status of your application.
This convenient feature allows you to stay updated on the progress of your renewal application, ensuring transparency and convenience throughout the process. Thanks to Digital India initiatives, the status updates are also frequently forwarded via SMS.

Offline Renewal Process

If you are someone who is delightfully analogue, or if you get to face any technical challenges with the online process, you can always resort to the driving licence renewal process by visiting your nearest Regional Transport Office (RTO). The following steps delineate the offline process of renewing your driving licence:
Step 1: Obtain the driving licence renewal form (Form 9) from the RTO office or download it from the official website.
Step 2: Fill out the application form and gather all the required documents as mentioned below:

• Your existing driving licence
• Form 1 (self-declaration of physical fitness)
• Form 1A (medical certificate, if applicable)
• Form 2 (driving licence renewal form)
• Proof of age and address (Aadhaar card, passport, birth certificate, etc.)
• Two recent passport-size photographs
• Vehicle fitness certificate (only for commercial vehicle licence renewal)

Step 3: Visit the RTO and submit the duly filled application form along with the relevant documents. Remember, you have to hold hard-copies of relevant documents to submit at the RTO.
Step 4: Pay the applicable fees at the fee collection counter and collect the acknowledgment receipt. Depending on the RTO, it seems many places have UPI interface to pay. This depends and varies from location to location, hence it is advised to carry currency in hand.
Step 5: Your renewed driving licence will be mailed to your registered address once the document verification process is complete.
Visiting RTO for Offline Driving Licence renewal could sound overwhelming, which is not the case. However, in case you would like further assistance, you can seek help from your nearest driving school or an agent.

Renewing Learner’s Licence Online

Learner’s licence allows to practice Driving legally, to practice driving on public roads under specific conditions. This is significant to gain the necessary experience and skills before taking the test for a valid permanent driver’s license. Learner’s licence is a permit to demonstrate that you are authorized to learn how to drive. Remember, Driving without learner’s licence, though you are just learning, is still illegal.
If you are someone who is looking to obtain learner’s licence for the first time, applying for learner’s licence could be done online too. Visit the relevant website, select concerned state and click on “Application for New Learners License” from “Learner’s License” menu. Fill up the form. Since this is a new application for learner’s licence, you are required to visit RTO on scheduled date with original documents & fee slip. The fee for issue of learner’s licence for each class of vehicle is Rs.150.
There may be situations in which one holds a learner’s licence, and it has expired. You can renew learner’s licence online too. Follow the simple steps as detailed below:
Step 1: Visit the Parivahan Sewa website and select “Driving Licence Services” from the “Online Services” menu.
Step 2: Choose your state of residence and click on the “Expired Learner Licence Issue Again” option under the “Learner Licence” section.
Step 3: Enter your expired learner’s licence number and date of birth, then click “Submit.”
Step 4: Pay the applicable fees for the issuance of a new learner’s licence.
Once the process is complete, you will receive your renewed learner’s licence.
You are provided with a permanent valid driving licence after you appear and clear the driving test.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Can I renew my driving licence after it has expired? A: Yes, you can renew your driving licence even after it has expired. However, if the expiration date is more than five years old, you will have to apply as if you apply for a new licence and undergo all the necessary formalities.
Q: What are the penalties if caught riding or driving without a valid Driving licence? A: The fine for driving without a valid driving licence can be anywhere from Rs.1000 to Rs.5000, depending on the state and the type of vehicle you are driving. In some cases, imprisonment is also possible for a period up to 3 months. Apart from the above, it is possible that your vehicle could be seized until you can produce a valid licence. Repeated offences may lead to disqualification from obtaining a licence for a certain period.
Q: Do I need to undergo a driving test for renewal? A: Generally, no driving test is required for renewing your driving licence. However, if you are over 50 years old, and if you’re applying for a commercial vehicle licence, or have certain medical conditions, you may need to appear for a driving test.
Q: Can I make changes to my driving licence during renewal? A: Yes, you can make changes to your driving licence, such as address or personal details, during the renewal process. You will need to provide additional documentation for the changes and fill out the appropriate forms.
Q: How long is a driving licence valid? A: A driving licence in India is typically valid for 20 years from the date of issuance or until the holder turns 50, whichever comes first. For commercial vehicle licences, the validity period is 5 years. Also, it is pertinent to mention that once the driver crosses the age 50, the renewed licence is valid for 5 years, and the application of renewal of driving licence must be submitted, closer to the date of expiry.
Q: Can I renew my driving licence online if I obtained it from another state? A: Yes, you can renew your driving licence online, even if it was initially obtained from another state. However, you’ll need to provide a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the original licensing authority. While this is the most common practice, the rules may vary from state to state, it is important to check with the local authorities for specific regulations.
Q: What if I don’t renew my driving licence on time? A: If you fail to renew your driving licence within the grace period of 30 days after expiration, you’ll need to pay an additional fee of Rs. 300. Additionally, driving with an expired licence can lead to penalties, fines, or even legal consequences.
Q: Can I schedule an appointment for driving licence renewal? A: Yes, most states in India allow you to schedule an appointment for driving licence services, including renewal, through the Parivahan Sewa website. This helps avoid long queues and waiting times at the RTO offices. This is only when you would like to renew your driving licence offline. By following the steps in Section-3 of this Blog, you can easily renew your driving licence online.
Q: How can I update my address on my driving licence? A: To update your address on your driving licence, you’ll need to fill out Form 33 and submit it along with the required documents, such as proof of new address, to the RTO during the renewal process.
Renewing driving licence online is a convenient and time saving process, which ensures that you complete the formalities and even receive your renewed driving licence, all at the comfort of your couch. Renewing your driving licence is an essential requirement. It will ensure that you remain compliant the Rules and regulations of the Government and it permits you to operate your vehicles legally on Indian roads. By following the guide detailed in this blog post, we are sure that you will have a smooth process of renewing your driving license online.

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Issue Fourteen: The Meek Shall Inherit
Written by AdamantAce
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Dick's heart hammered against his chest like a pounding storm as he stood amidst the laboratory, flanked by Artemis and Barry Allen, the Flash. The weight of worry for Mar'i bore down on him unbearably, each moment without her amplifying his anxiety.
In the secluded closet hidden at the back of the lab, Dick and Artemis had found something haunting: a trove of withered seedlings, dead plants that looked alien in nature. Assuming the worst, but needing to confirm, Dick had quickly summoned a friend with a history of running genetic samples - none other than the Scarlet Speedster - to the scene.
Barry’s brow furrowed in concentration as he examined the specimens, having already run several tests.
“I'm limited in what I can do here; I'm a CSI, not a xenologist,” Barry admitted with regret, evoking his favourite chief medical officer of fiction. “Really, this really feels like a job for someone like Cadmus. Alien DNA is their whole deal.”
Dick could only grimace at the suggestion, reminded of the sickening experiments he had unearthed in the bowels of the Chicago cloning laboratory, of the dozens of aborted attempts at cloning Bruce Wayne. It was hard to stomach, especially knowing that he still had no idea who was responsible. “Not an option," he replied firmly. “Not Cadmus.”
Barry raised an eyebrow, his curiosity evident in his expression. “You don't believe those rumours about the Superboy clones, do you?" he asked. “They’re Reawakened through and through. Blame the other universes’ Cadmuses.”
In response, Dick shook his head. “It’s not that. It’s… something else.”
Barry then looked to Artemis and smiled. “It’s, uh… nice to meet you properly by the way,” he said. “I heard you, uh, shoot arrows.”
Despite the terrible situation they were in, Artemis allowed herself a snicker in response to the Flash’s awkwardness. “Among other things. It’s important to branch out, seeing as I know you already have an arrows guy.”
Just then, Tim emerged from behind a sliding door, draped in his red and black Rook gear, a stack of papers in hand. “Got the printouts you asked for,” he said, handing them over to Barry.
Barry swiftly flipped through the pages at super speed, his expression growing grim as he absorbed the information.
“What is it?” asked Artemis.
“What we feared,” he announced somberly. “The dead seedlings match the profile of alien species, with a significant DNA match for the Morning Eclipse sample you got from Starling’s fingernails.”
Dick's frustration boiled over, his voice dripping with anger. “Wilkof,” he spat, his jaw clenched in fury. “He let that damn killer plant loose.”
Tim struck himself in the shoulder in self-reproach. “I should've put it together sooner,” he muttered. “Wilkof knew plenty about Tamaran even before you let him speak to Mar’i.”
“It’s worse than we thought,” added Barry, and everyone’s blood turned cold. “This Dr Wilkof wasn't just releasing the Morning Eclipse, he was trying to propagate them; taking cuttings to grow more of them. We’re just lucky the Earth's sunlight is too diffuse for their growth.”
Dick's eyes widened in horror. “So he’s trying to create an army of killer plants?”
Barry nodded solemnly. “An army or a particularly menacing greenhouse.”
Artemis's brow furrowed as she pieced together a crucial detail. “Wait, a couple years ago they had me subbing in the bio department at school for a few months. I’m pretty sure plants grown from cuttings are meant to be genetically identical to the parent.”
Tim cursed under his breath and then reached for the printouts to give them a check over himself. “You’re right! Genetic variation only occurs after pollination. But these plants aren't self-pollinated. They're too distinct from the original sample taken from Mar'i’s attack.”
Barry's voice quivered as he raised a troubling possibility. “Could there be two adult killer plants on the loose?”
“No, it's not that,” Tim quickly replied again, his expression grave as he looked up from the stack of papers. “It's worse.”
Artemis' heart sank. “How could it possibly be worse?”
“The dead seedlings share identical DNA with each other. And every single one of their genes is present in the parent sample. But the parent also has additional chromosomes that all of the seedlings lack,” Tim explained as his eyes traced the text on the papers once more. “The parent had an extra 48 chromosomes.”
Barry's face paled. "48? Are you sure?”
“48? What does that mean?” asked Dick, looking rapidly back and forth between Tim and Barry.
Artemis gritted her teeth. “Humans have 48 chromosomes. The adult plant is half human.”
“Fully human,” Barry corrected. “And fully plant too. A symbiosis.”
“What does that mean?” asked Dick, scared of the answer he would soon receive.
“It means I think Wilkof merged himself with the plant.”
 
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Ker-tonk.
Ker-tonk.
Ker-tonk.
Mar’i lay in the darkness of the car’s trunk, helpless. She couldn’t tell how long it had been since she last felt the sun’s warmth on her skin. She tried to summon childhood memories of Tamaran, of the sun her father had found oppressive and her mother found liberating. But they were distant and blurred, echoes from another lifetime - and another timeline.
As the car rumbled on, she focused on her senses, trying to glean any information about her surroundings. The air was stale and musty, tinged with the scent of oil and rubber. The vibrations of the road beneath her reverberated through her body, a constant reminder of her captivity.
Eventually, the car came to a halt, and Mar’i braced herself as the trunk door creaked open, flooding the confined space with blinding light. Blinking rapidly, she squinted against the harsh glare, feeling the rejuvenating solar rays bathing her, a stark contrast to the cold darkness of her confinement.
Dr Wilkof loomed over her, his appearance now almost normal except for a slight pallor that hinted at something darker beneath the surface. He reached out, his hands enveloping her wrists, which were bound with withered rope. Thick, barbed vines extended from the sleeves of his coat, renewing her restraints and further draining what little power reserves she had left.
As he dragged her up out of the trunk, Mar’i found herself in the midst of a desolate car park, surrounded by nothing but empty space and the looming silhouette of a large hangar. She had nary a clue of where they were.
“It will be easier if you don’t struggle,” he said, his tone devoid of joy or malice, as if he were simply stating a fact. But Mar’i knew better than to trust his words.
As Wilkof led her towards the hangar, Mar’i stumbled along behind him, the vines around her wrists taut like a leash. She tried to reason with him, to appeal to the vestiges of his humanity buried beneath the madness that gripped him.
“You don’t have to do this,” she implored, unsure of how much of his humanity really remained. “The plant doesn’t have to control you.”
Wilkof's eyes gleamed with a haunted fervour as he shook his head, the vines’ grip tightening around Mar'i’s wrists. “I've sacrificed too much to stop now,” he muttered. Those words carried a strange quality,like they weren’t fully his. Maybe it was the plant talking, maybe they were words he had rehearsed to himself enough times for them to become hollow. “I won’t let it all be in vain.”
For a moment, Mar’i was left to wonder what he meant by that. Then she remembered what little she knew about him, and a shiver ran down her spine. (He had fed the rest of his team from the lab to the plant, a grim sacrifice to fuel his delusions of grandeur.*
“No one cared about mild-mannered Hunter Wilkof,” he continued, his voice cracking with bitterness. “The plant promised to make me someone special, to make me famous.”
Mar’i shook her head in disbelief as she continued to be lugged along. “The plant doesn’t speak,” she insisted with a rising urgency. “Its pheromones mess with your mind, make you see and hear things that aren’t there.”
But Wilkof brushed off her words with a scoff. “I don’t care,” he replied, his gaze fixed on the hangar ahead. “I fed the plant like I was told, but the fame never came. I let it eat the only thing I ever loved. But… nothing changed.”
Her heart yearned to find some way to free him of the plant’s clutches, to help him see the light, but she knew well what desperation could do to a person, if left unchecked. She knew how far someone could fall.
“Then I realised… I wasn’t meant for prizes and celebrity,” he continued, deranged. “That wasn’t what the plant had planned for us. It’s just like you said in your Tamaranean fairy tale, the Morning Eclipse and its legend. I knew we were meant for infamy, but just one plant and its keeper wouldn’t do the trick. We needed a bigger family.”
At this point, Hunter stopped, and the pair had finally reached the mouth of the hangar. Mar’i searched through the darkness, but was struggling to see straight at all thanks to the toxic, draining effect of her Morning Eclipse vine restraints.
Wilkof just stared into the darkness, and continued. “I tried taking cuttings, but no matter how much blood, meat or southern exposure I gave them… it wasn’t enough, and they wilted. It wouldn’t tell me why it wasn’t working, and all I knew was that the plant was from Tamaran,” he confessed, his voice growing hoarse with emotion. “So I went to look for Starfire, but she was in space. And then… then I found you. A hybrid like me.”
But throughout Hunter’s grim confession, Mar’i was still missing some important details. “How did you know the plant was from Tamaran?” She defied him, “It doesn’t have a mind of its own, so it couldn’t have told you.”
Hunter smiled. “I used to drive out into the countryside and just leave my car behind, go for these long walks to clear my head when city life got too much,” he explained, a shroud of something resembling peace slowly falling over him. “I always felt guilty for it, reasoning I should have been spending that time in the lab, looking for ways to help people. But this one day, a few years ago now, I realised it was all worth it.”
He then pulled a remote from his pocket and pressed a button at its centre. As the lights of the hangar flickered to life, they revealed a magnificent sight, something Mar’i immediately recognised as a First Class Vegan Star Cruiser - a Tamaranean space vessel from the shipyards of Okaara - resplendent in hues of silver and violet. The ship stood tall and proud, a beacon of extraterrestrial wonder amidst the mundane surroundings of the hangar. But why was it here? And how did Wilkof have it?
He gestured towards the ship with an odd gleam in his eyes. “Suddenly, and without warning, this spaceship came crashing down through the sky just a couple of miles away, out here, where it was just me there to see it,” he explained. “So I rushed over, I searched the wreckage… and that’s where I found it. It was only a sapling, a baby really, and it called out to me. I knew I needed to take it home, back to the lab, back for testing.”
Mar’i shook her head. How was he to have known back then that the plant was pulling his strings?
“I stashed the ship away, knowing its potential,” he confessed. “The ship’s computer confirmed its origins: Tamaran. Apparently it even used to belong to a princess named Komand’r.”
Mar’i's mind raced as she processed this revelation. Komand’r - also known as the tyrant queen Blackfire - was Koriand’r’s sister, and Mar’i’s aunt. Someone she had already come across early in her time in this universe. Then, just in time for him to answer it without her asking, Mar’i happened upon another awful question.
“I got some guys in to make repairs, and another guy to… basically hotwire the thing, before I fed them all to the plant. But the ship won’t fly without one final security measure,” continued Hunter, his gaze fixed on Mar’i. “A pilot with Tamaranean DNA.”
 
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Back in the lab, Dick, Artemis and Tim continued to put the pieces together, now sans Barry who had raced off to join Wally in combing the city for either Mar’i or the Morning Eclipse, not knowing that both were far from the city limits.
“Why Mar’i?” Dick demanded. “What does Wilkof want with her? Her Starbolts could be used to fuel the plant and its cuttings, but that’d only make a difference at night, when they can’t get sunlight for themselves.”
Artemis nodded in agreement. “Surely they can survive a night without sunlight,” she surmised. “So what else would he come to Mar’i for?”
“Could it be her DNA?” posed Tim. “Maybe he has a use for DNA from a Tamanrean.”
“What kind of uses?” asked Dick. It wouldn’t be that, but his mind once again returned to the cloning vats of Cadmus. “No, it’s not that.”
“Then what else could it be?” Artemis sighed, frustrated. All of this analysis, brainstorming and scheming, and they were no closer to finding the missing Titan.
Then, Dick’s face blanched with fear. “She knows the way,” he said simply, his voice barely above a whisper.
“The way to what?” asked Tim, his own anxiety rising.
“To Tamaran,” Dick replied with dread. “A place where the sun shines bright enough for a hundred Morning Eclipses.”
 
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In the dimly lit interior of what was once her aunt Komand'r's ship, Mar'i's heart raced with fear and uncertainty, now strapped into her seat beside the demented Dr Wilkof. The vessel, a marvel of Vega System technology, exuded an otherworldly aura, its sleek silver surfaces shimmering with an ethereal glow. Yet, to Mar'i, it felt more like a prison than a wonder.
She couldn't shake the sense of dread that gripped her. Tamaran, a place she once called home, now loomed before her as an unfamiliar and foreboding destination. She knew of the tumultuous history of this universe's Tamaran, the tales of military coups and the reign of the Orange Lantern Larfleeze, all of which added to her apprehension. The planet had hundreds of Morning Eclipses, but none had ever merged with a sapient vessel before. The killer plants were best survived by being completely ignored, which wouldn’t be possible with an intelligent host scheming and bringing the plants to their vulnerable prey. Could she inflict that threat on Tamaran?
Wilkof's jubilant smile did little to assuage her fears as he spoke. “When we reach the planet - with its gleaming sun - I’ll have everything I need. I'll create more Morning Eclipses, genetically superior ones, and they will bond with Tamaranean vessels to enhance their intelligence. And then there’ll be no more sacrifices, just feeding.”
Mar'i's stomach churned at the thought of being complicit in Wilkof's madness. But she also knew that she was in no position to bargain. And he knew it.
With a heavy heart and a sense of resignation, Mar'i steeled herself for the task ahead and the ship hummed to life around them, hurtling toward an uncertain destiny.
Then, as they quickly hit sonic speed, Hunter turned to his pilot and prisoner, keen to share a thought he hoped would bring her peace. “I want you to know… once we get to Tamaran, I’ll never have to return to Earth again. Don’t think about where we’re going, think about what we’re leaving behind. This is you saving planet Earth.”
 
 
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Hi everyone. I am searching for a new car!
Background: my parents got me a car when I was 17. I fully paid for it lol but had no say in what it was. Turned out to be a puke brown 2009 Toyota Corolla. Hated it at first but only because it wasn’t a red car lol. I am now 30, and that car lasted ALL this time, up until it kicked the bucket a week ago. It got me through driving multiple states back and forth for college, the snow/mountains in west VA and Pennsylvania and through all of my military duty stations. Not to mention I taught myself to drive so that car has been THROUGH IT.
So essentially, this will be my own actual first car purchase in my adult life and as a female that knows nothing, I’m super nervous. My old car was basic, I didn’t even have a key fob. So, I’m not used to all the tech and features that come with todays cars.
I am still in the military, gearing up for medical school (still don’t know what state or where), I have pitbulls, love hiking and trailing and general adventuring. I drive A LOT. Id like a car that looks sleek, can handle my driving, is comfy but also modern.
I’m super interested in the 2020-2024 Lexus NX 300s, 2023-2024 Toyota BZ4Xs (my top choice) and also the 2022-2024 Toyota CH-Rs (finances aren’t a huge issue). Some of these run on gas and some are electric.
What are the pros and cons of electric versus gas? What car might best suit my lifestyle (can handle my crazy pitbulls in the back, moving, driving a lot, dummy proof)?
Any advise or other makes/models to look at would be appreciated. Sorry if this may not be the right place to ask, I’ve never had anyone to ask life advice from lol!

Need support or listening ear
So my d date was 7th of april. Our son was 11 months at the the time. I am 34 year old female and he is a 34 year old male. Weve been together since we were 17. My partner had a traumatic childhood but never went to therapy for it. The last 4 years he has been up and down moodwise, almost depressed at times but also had very happy times. We decided for a child in our happy time. Bear with me, english is not my native language.
The year our son was born was a hard year. Felt like he didn't really stood by me. A real difference from the pregnancy. Our son was sick alot in the winter with virus after virus. I breastfeed. Alot of the care especially at night came down to me. I feel like i may have had a mild post partem depression due to alot of stuff and not alot of support from his side. Our intimicy was low, the pregnancy was hard, recovery after the birth, and sex was kind of painful afterwards. I also was very tired and over stimulated by being touched all the time by our son. He wanted more intimicy but never really had a serious talk, just cynical jokes. Ofcourse i kind of neglected my partner but not intentional.
The night of the 4th/5th of april our son had to be hospitalized because of respitory issues due to rs virus. I stayed the night in the hospital with our son. We got released the next day, medication helped and he no longer had saturation dips. He told me a few days before he planned to go see friends on the 6th but told me the morning of the 6th he would be staying over. He never gave me a reason not to trust him but I told him i found it weird, he never slept at a friends house in 17 years and i felt like he should have discussed it with me, not just tell me since our son was sick. He said he needed a night to relax with his friends but would think about coming home. (Prior to this he asked me to buy pineapple, i did t buy it) he also asked me to make him a lunch before he went which i did. He texted me during the day and i asked him in the evening if he would come home. I felt lonely. He said no, give me a night for myself. I told him he was being shady. He said if you think I am thats your problem.
The next day he came home and when I was trying to pay for our daycare (i had acces to his email account because the invoice comes in his email) i see a digital trainticket to a different city his friends live. He gaslights me when I confront him. When I showed him more evidence and said his sweater smelled like womens perfume he still didnt cave. I was crazy. Once i made him swear on our son he said yeah i met a girl but it is friendship, slept on the sofa, i just stayed overnight because its a long trip. Nothing happened. Gave me her contact info. She is christian and swore on god nothing happened. I tell him we need therapy cause its not normal to hide a harmless friendship and i am not comfortable with this friendship. If he shared it with me she would have been welcome at our home. He agreed. Said he would cut off contact.
Fast forward a few days later he is being sneaky with his phone. So i confront him about the contact. After another round of gaslighting he admits there are feelings, the met up twice and had been physical also several times. He took a day off work to meet her. At the time he was drunk. Things got heated i told him he has to stop it now and he says no i am allowed to talk to whomever i want. I packed my bag took or son the next morning and told him i needed time away and he should think about what he is doing.
I stay at family who supported me. He keeps on texting me he missed me and wanted another shot but wanted to end it with her on his terms because he promised her he would give her an answer in a few days (keeps protecting her but not me, atleast thats how it felt like). I said it either ends now or i wont come home and we end. He ends it with her but while I am back home he is acting like a real a hole. Mad at me, keeps going back and forth on staying together. I am toxic, i made him do it. It was bad between us for years (it really wasnt!) I buy books about surviving infidelity but have a hard time letting the conversation go with him. Felt like he still wasnt truthful.
But we did end up having intimicy 3 times in a few days. Which was suprisingly good (why???) And made me feel wanted and like we were working on things. The end of april I had to work. I work in a residential setting for people who are suffering from mental health and are mentally disabled. I buy sexy lingerie (online) while working and get off early because some of the residents are at their parents house.
When I come back home he acts all weird. Why are you home early (not like happy to see me). I find this behaviour weird so the next morning when he goes to work i log into his computer and find disgusting messages and confirmation she had been at our house the day before and with my child while i had been working. We had missed each other by five minutes.
I go crazy, called him called her. She is ten years younger then me. She just laughed at me, was real evil acted like he was the love of her life.
He came home (i got a bit physical when he came through the door, not saying it was the right thing to do but i was so angry for him putting our child in that position, never been physical before nor do I intend to). The one thing that i have to protect. He knew I didnt want her near our child and he promised me she never was and she was also never at our house. (I doubt this now) but he knew how big of a thing that was for me.
He sees me getting a break down (also good to know his family already knew about some of the stuff and were angry with him for gambling with his family) and then says he cant go anywhere and calls the ap. I tell him if you go there dont come back tomorrow. You can go anywhere but not to her house. She picks him up. My mom and sister in law had to come because I was a wreck. When he is there he keeps om texting do you want me to go to a hotel, but if I go to a hotel i want to come back tomorrow. I say you have to do what you have to do for yourself, i am not making your decisions. He stays there for a week. Keeps on texting me he dreams about me.
We have our own house so after a week he comes back Cant deny him acces, its both our house.
He says he is suicidal, wants a chance. Please you are the love of my life etc. I say i cant give him garantees there is alot of stuff happening but ofcourse 17 years of being best friends, there are alot of feelings.
After a few days home he goes back to her for a few days. Tells me he wants to break it off but takes 4 days!! They did break it off but he is still in contact because she is doing bad mentally because of his decision and he feels responsible. He says to me I want you to commit at this point or else I wont cut off contact even though theyve broken up. I say i cant commit at this point because this all just happened and we need counseling and i cant garantee him if he and I are gonna work out.
Yesterday i caved, and we were intimite again. Why am i this stupid?? Maybe it was the love bombing, the way he was looking at me. But to me it felt like ok, maybe there still is enough love to work this out. Then his ap send a card here which said that he was her man etc. He didnt tell me about the card but did throw it out. I found it. He is still in contact with her and still says he will only cut her off completely when I say we are going for it a 100%. Which to me is crazy, how can I say that at this point?
We got into a fight again about the card about him still being in contact despite being broken off. About him being more protective of her needs than mine (she is hurt, she is not doing well, if I break off conract now she might do something)
And i am over here thinking, what is wrong with me. Why do I fall for his bs, and also what is keeping me here. Why do I still have a hard time letting go when he doesnt want to fully commit unless he has certainty.
I swear we had a great relationship before our kid. Sure we had our issues every now and again but we always had fun and i always felt like I was his home and he was mine. I am so sad my best friend is like a different person. Who recognizes these feelings???
Update: just woke up from a nightmare. Really dark thoughts. My whole body is tense.

I have joined a company we i have signed joining service agreement in which it was written that i had to pay Rs. 50,000 in case of resignation with in one year span. Due my medical reason as my mental health is suffering due to organization culture and personal reason, i wont be able to continue and i had left the organization within 6 months. I had submitted all my medical papers while leaving the organization. Now i have received a notice under arbitration to pay 50k bond amount on breach of service agreement to not serving 1 year. Please guide me whether I should take any action or reply to them or I need to pay the amount or what are the legal consequences of not paying the said amount.

Hey everyone, for context, I am a desi but grew up abroad. I have a buddy of mine here who borrowed about 16k rs from me. I let him borrow 8k a year ago, but he never paid me back so I just forgot about it. A week ago he texted me begging for me to let him borrow another 8k for his medical test as he is short on funds.
He texted me saying that he’d pay me back immediately on 5th of May since he settled a dispute with his work (cabin crew) to release his salary. I figured I’d trust him this time as he seemed very confident.
On the day of payment, he told me his dad is not well and that he will transfer me the money later. It’s been a week now and he hardly ever replies or answers my calls. He keeps saying he will do it, but never does.
So now I’m wondering how to approach the situation.
I am considering sending a final warning text mentioning that If he doesn’t pay me back in 2 hours, I am going to go to his house and show the texts and transactions to his parents to apply pressure.
He is currently out of town, so this would potentially ruin his trip lol. I don’t want to act like this or escalate this situation more than it needs to, but I feel this could be my only option.
Thoughts?