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Hey everyone, I have absolutely NOTHING when it comes to a wood workshop. I want to get into making wooden picture frames (and first a frame for my college diploma) and I wanted to ask what I needed to do so. I have an empty outdoor (but sheltered) space and plenty of space in my garage. I also want to eventually make my own furniture. I wanted to ask: if I had a budget of $1,000.00 USD, what should I buy to start making frames (and eventually furniture)? Here is a rough list from my research:

• A workbench (lol) (should I build one?)
• Miter saw
• Joiner
• Sander
• Mat Cutter (maybe?)
• stuff like wood stain/paint and glue

I hope this type of question hasn't been asked a million times. But yeah, I have absolutely nothing and wanted to start making some simple but cool frames. I was hoping to start making the furniture for a new apartment starting in August, so my budget will probably increase by then. Thanks for reading!

So I got elodie back in March. I admit I have changed her clothes probably 10 times. Well today I decided to reweight her. As I took her arms out of the body a little bit of paint on the edges of her shoulders came off. Then I noticed she had a teeny pen size dot of blue on her ankle, which I have no freaking idea where it came from as it's a perfect dot not like fabric stain (plus I don't have blue baby clothes) any way I took a barely wet tip of my finger and barely wiped the blue dot to see if it would budge the blue and her red blushing wiped right off.
I also saw her in the sunlight for the first time today and I'm super unhappy with the uneven painting from the outter to inner arms, and the palms of her hands.
I'd like to touch up her paint with acrylic and revarnish. Just wasn't sure if paint rub off is that easy

Hey all. I tried using a magic eraseisopropyl alcohol but it didn't rly work (It's stained into the skin, it's not dirt). I know she's pretty busted (I lost the bottom half for a while), but I only want to fix up her face and hands. Should I use cleaner or paint? I appreciate any help! :)

I was spray painting my new wood fence with an oil-based stain, and over-spray accumulated on my clothes. I washed them, then dried them. All of the stain didn't wash off my clothes, and some was transferred into the dryer. The dryer now puts the scent of the stain on all the clothes it drys. It seems to be heat activated, because the dryer does not smell when sitting idle, but when I run it on a heat cycle I get the scent of the oil-based stain filling up the drum. Any recommendations on how to get rid of the oil-based stain scent?

When I was a little younger, (about 8-10 years ago) something completely unexplainable happened to me. I don’t tell this story to anyone, mostly because up until earlier today even I thought it wasn’t real. I’m not sure what to do about it or if there is anything I could do, so I thought to post here, maybe at least just to ease my head and hear what others think.
Around high-school time, I was a loser and complete shut-in. Most of my time during these formative teenage years I’d just spend inside, playing games or listening to music and spacing out. Though I’ve always had a fond interest with photography. Capturing life through brief screenshots is precious, plus its fun and easy to do with just the average phone.
So, occasionally, I would leave on my own to wander the woods at the end of our street. Gave me plenty of time alone to get fresh air and stretch as well as snap a bunch of pictures of mostly bugs but other animals or plants I found pretty too.
On one of these walks, I heard a very offputting sound. It vibrated very quietly along the trees and in the surrounding area. Whilst I'm normally a very paranoid person and I was certainly uneased by the presence of this noise, I thought I recognized it. From the distance I was to whatever was producing it, the sound vaguely resembled that of a pig. My thought was maybe some livestock had escaped from a nearby farm or something.
Whether I was right or not, it sounded hurt. The slow agonized rattle, piercing the odd bird chirp or rustle of a branch falling. Then, I made a decision that would scar my life forever. I approached; if it was hurt, I wasn’t just going to leave it to bleed to death or whatever. I know, circle of life and all that, but I was young and much dumber than I am now.
I made a brief trek off the path to find the source of the noise and (hopefully) save it. Wading through a bramble bush that slightly cut my legs, I began to focus on the sound. Or, rather, the sound seemingly gave me no choice but to focus on it. No birds were chirping anymore and aside from my movements, the rising repetitive groans were all I could hear. Everything from the leaves in the trees to the soft blowing winds fell still.
Something felt off and in my stomach I had a strong rising urge to turn back. But I didn’t, the sound grew closer and I hadn’t ventured too far from the path. It wasn’t deafening by any means, but the sound punched through the silence with now a twinge of desperation, like I needed to find it.
Up until this very moment, I have never forgotten what I saw.
In a ditch, just like any other, surrounded by trees and leaf litter but completely devoid of life. Something indescribable. The closest resemblance I could give you is it was similar in shape and size to whale carcasses that wash ashore. A messy pile of color and rotting substances. Except there were so many materials, so many different textures I simply couldn’t identify. There was no discernable body shape or figure, it merely looked as if you had fused together parts of every animal alive and draped a cloth overtop of the result.
It was warping constantly, I couldn’t quite wrap my head around it. I simply couldn’t understand what this was. What confused me the most was the smell. Or rather, lack of one. The environment smelt just fine, the leaves and earthy natural scent, as if this thing in front of me wasn’t even there.
My heart began to thump a little. I’d never seen a dead body in person, obviously, so I had no clue if I was stumbling upon something I wasn’t supposed to see. This wasn’t what I was looking for and the groaning sound was pulsating from it.
On edge, the slightest sounds began to feel like spears of anxiety cutting straight through my chest. I fell back a little, caught myself and ran back to the path. No-one was around so I didn’t care about keeping my composure and I ran until I caught sight of home again.
My mother was home and noticed me sweaty, shaky and on edge.
“Home already? Your walks normally last a while longer.” she inquired, with a very minor tone of concern.
“I... yeah. Just got a bit tired.” I explained, as I still hadn’t fully come to terms with what I’d seen and didn’t feel that anyone in my family would think anything of it other than that I was losing my mind.
She told me that food was being prepared and wouldn’t be very long, but I returned to my room swiftly and collapsed face first onto my bed. I pondered for a while over what it could have been and came to the conclusion of an art project. It had no scent so perhaps it was a sculpt with sound effects for a film? The indescribable mass being man-made brought me enough comfort to slow my heart rate for the time.
For a brief duration, nothing else happened. I refused to return to the woods for a while so I had no more encounters with whatever it was, purely so that I could continue to convince myself that it was nothing more than a creative pursuit.
That didn’t last for very long, though. Cosy and warm in bed, I was scrolling my phone absent mindedly. I hadn’t thought about the thing all day as I had spent it hanging out with friends outside of school. The slight buzz of my bedside lamp, the busyness of the kitchen downstairs. The slow, creeping ringing in my ears as everything fell silent. Then that haunting, slow rasping seeping under the crack of my door. The drawn out groan pushed its way into my room, my only safe place. I could listen to nothing else, I could think of nothing else as I watched a shadow slowly stretch along the floor invading the dim light.
My eyes grew wide and fearful. I clutched my phone as if it was my last hope and I shuffled out of bed to avoid being caught off guard. If I needed to run, I could run. The doorknob turned, muted by the great harrowing moans. The door creaked open, drowned out still by the desperate sounds of that nightmarish sight.
The doorway opened, giving way to a strange light. It flooded my room as if bright yet pervasively infected each corner of my vision with darkness. In a swift jarring movement, a mass stretched out from behind the obscurant surface. Like skin being pulled from someone’s body to create the mockery of a head. It had the same damn warping textures as the thing I found in the woods. It had no other features and was merely a protruding clump of moving substances.
Except, somewhere within the shifting motion, I could pick out a face. One with a deep haunting gaze. It was as if its eyelids had been peeled back and fused into the skin above and below its eye sockets, unprotected orbs that only stared and stared. Similarly, deep holes, where the nose had been pushed back into its head and once again fused into its undefined formless mass. It had no mouth. All it could do was emit muffled cries as it stretched and quivered in place.
I blinked.
“Hon, we’re going out for a little to get some shopping done, we’ll be back soon. Love you!” my mother called out, as I watched her slip back through the door. That vision, that thing had vanished instantly. But its presence remained.
A few days later, I had calmed down once again, thinking I must’ve hallucinated from a lack of sleep after panicking over the thing I’d seen. The bell rung for the sixth time in the day and I headed to Art class.
I sat by my friend, Alex, with a slight uneasy shiver in my body. I tried to brush it off and we joked a little in murmurs as the teacher rambled on. Toward the end of the subject, as we were doing practical work in the form of paintings, when the bell rang a little earlier than I’d expected. I turned my face to see how everyone else was responding to it.
They’d all turned to me, too. Blank, staring faces. Even Alex, even the teacher. Everyone.
In an immediate fit of panic I jolted out of my seat, slamming my knees on the desk. I winced in pain but still, their eyes followed me perfectly. I shuffled past people, wobbling a little from hurting my knees and bolted out of the classroom. Things just kept happening and I didn’t know why.
Through the hallways, that growing darkness began to appear, before I burst out into the courtyard. There, a slow rattling groan awoken in my ears again. I was becoming extremely familiar and recognized it immediately. Tears began to roll out of my eyes as I screamed, trying to drown out the sound, but it didn’t work. It grew louder and louder, deafening my surroundings.
I opened my eyes wide again to see a huge, limp mass in front of me. Shapeless and constantly contorting, it had no identifiable features beyond the shifting unknown textures and colors. Taller than it was wide, I tried to see where a head should be on a human but once again, just a repulsive slurry that I couldn’t understand.
But it was looking at me. It was looking. At me. Watching, staring, observing anywhere I moved I could not hide. The sound began to hurt, the pulsing rising groan of misery that pained me. I screamed once more, clutching my head.
Alex grabbed my arm violently.
“... Hey?” he questioned, worriedly. I let go of myself and looked up. My classmates all turned to look at me, but no longer staring. They were whispering amongst themselves. Then the bell rang and the teacher awkwardly hurried to move everyone out. I looked back down shakily. Very faint blood stains where I had clasped my ears and everything felt a little quieter.
Alex offered to take me to the medical office and I was far too exhausted to refuse. He had to return to classes after the break, but I was too shaken up to even speak, so they let me stay a little longer and I was sent home shortly after.
I went home and stayed quiet. I was drained. I lay there, appreciating the precious silence of my room. School had just finished and I received a text from my friends. We shortly arranged to go on a walk together through the woods to help me feel better. I wanted to show them what I’d been seeing.
Though my parents were hesitant, they allowed it since my friends, Alex and May, would be there. They arrived and we set off toward the woods, but I directed them to the specific section I had ran out from, I didn’t want to be out here longer than I needed to be.
We arrived at the spot, but the sounds weren’t there anymore. Maybe it was because of my slightly dulled hearing, but there was nothing. Desperate to convince myself I was still sane, I hurried them off the path.
“No, there’s something here you need to see.” I began, immediately turning and stumbling in the direction of where I’d seen it. Alex was less hesitant than May, but both eventually followed.
“If you say so. What is it anyway?” Alex asked.
“I don’t know.” is all I could respond with. He turned to May with confusion, who anxiously shrugged back.
I stepped over the bramble bush again, making sure not to cut myself on it like before. Still, nothing. The ditch was there, there was a clear indication that something had filled this space due to the unnatural scatter of leaves around it. But it just wasn’t there.
“It... it was here before!” I cried out. As much as it freaked me out, I was hoping for any sign that I was overreacting.
“The leaves? The trees? What, what are we looking at here.” Alex chipped in. I turned to him with a dreary hopelessness. His expression fell a little.
“I... there was...”
“Why don’t we just head back onto the trail for now?” May called.
I gave in, slowly returning to the path. Since it wasn’t there, maybe I had nothing to fear travelling through the woods again. But there it was. The distant, faint sound of a hurt animal groaning in slow, painful misery.
“You guys hear that?-” Alex commented. Immediately, I snapped with fear.
“YES.”
I didn’t know what to do, my legs began to shake again and my vision was blurring as the sound grew closer. But we weren’t moving this time. It was. I ran, I couldn’t help myself. I think Alex or May called out to me just before I did but I couldn’t stop.
The further I ran, the sound never faded, but it never grew. Only when I reached my home did it disappear. I ripped open the door, slammed it shut and ran straight up to my room. I didn’t wait to take my shoes off or hear what my mother had to say, I buried myself in my pillow and cried.
Later that night, they both texted in our group chat, frustrated that I pulled a weird prank like that, expressing how worried and concerned they were.
I stopped going to school for the rest of the week as my ears had both become infected and hard to hear out of. It was irritating as hell so I was more than happy to lay in bed all day.
This last part is a little hazy to me due to the actions I took at the end. Most of this is missing details, but this night specifically I have desperately tried to block out of my memory. It wasn’t until recently it came back to me in pieces.
I remember my whole family was out for various reasons. My parents were both working late shifts and my sister was having a sleepover at her friend’s. I was especially anxious already because of my situation, so I crawled out of bed and clumsily headed downstairs. I poured a very shallow bowl of cereal, when that familiar sound kicked up again. I was taking absolutely no chances, dropping the bowl on the counter and rushing to lock everything I could. Every single door, every single window, up until the very last one. I turned, jittery and terrified.
Something was there. The front room’s secondary window, a smaller more ornate patterned window compared to the large glass pane in the center of the wall. Through the textured glass I saw it.
I was face to face with an angel.
A stretched, warping face, with the familiar peeled eyes and nose. We locked eyes and it immediately slipped away unnaturally. I could hear nothing, but I locked the window as fast as possible and nearly tripped skidding back to the stairs. The sound grew louder yet again, louder than it had been, making my ears burn with searing agony.
Nowhere was safe. I hadn’t locked this thing out, I had caged myself in for it. My panic grew as my heart beat faster, I rushed into the bathroom as I heard the door downstairs very slowly creaking open without the slightest resistance from the locks. I ripped open the medicine cabinet and darted back to my room with sleeping pills in hand.
I knew this was it for me. I had an unexplainable feeling, just as indescribable as the formless carcass that was coming for me. I didn’t want to be there when it happened.
Last I remember, I finally smelt it approaching, a hideous mesh of ash and rotten meat. The smell permeated my room as my eyes began to shudder. I could feel the physical pain of them kicking in. I was already exhausted and I don’t know if I fell asleep quickly or if I just blocked out most of before I did.
I awoke a week later. My parents were in tears, wondering why I’d ever try to take my own life and wishing that I’d spoken to them.
For 10 long years, my story has ended there. A crazy drug trip from trying to take my own life.
Just yesterday, I checked my phone’s old storage to see what was on there and I saw a video I didn’t recognize. It was dark blue and grainy. A few minutes in however, a door in the background opens. Light flickers in, illuminating... me. Asleep. Twenty long minutes follow.
Twenty long minutes of raspy, death rattles and the cold, lifeless stare of the corpse of an Angel, watching over me.

11 minutes of լյուստռացիա and disaster update from Transcaucasian Telegraph.

graph shows the water levels of Lake Sevan

It exceeds the 2023 and 2015 levels but remains below the 2022 mark.
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some roads remain closed while others open in northern Armenia after the Sunday floods

Authorities published the list of closed roads and the alternatives to use: the list
The traffic resumed on the road to the Bagratashen customs checkpoint after cleanup activities. The checkpoint is functioning.
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efforts underway to restore services and permanent connection with several villages; inventory for compensation

INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTER: The dropping water levels have allowed us to bring construction machinery to the settlements that were cut off from Akhtala following the collapse of two bridges. The workers are covering around 5 km of [alternative] roads with gravel to make it passable. We will use helicopters to deliver food if necessary.
The road for Haghpat and Tsaghkashat is usable. There are also works on the road connecting Shnogh and Akhtala.
A storage was created to gather food and other necessities for affected residents. Each region submits its needs and we send it to them.
As of Monday, there were 4 deaths. Rescuers evacuated the residents of Sanahin.
11 small and 6 major bridges have collapsed. We’re going to need quite an effort to rebuild them.
REPORTER: Are there food and water issues in villages?
MINISTER: No. Most of the communities are located on the left bank of River Debed. Akhtala and other communities have plenty of food and grocery stores and there is accessibility with big vehicles. Yesterday we transferred construction equipment there.
REPORTER: What is the total population in this region and how many are isolated?
MINISTER: The population is 5,500. We have 2,500 residents in Lori and 1,000 in Tavush who don't have electricity. Work is underway to restore utility services.
REPORTER: Why weren't the residents evacuated sooner? There were reports that Georgia evacuated their residents.
MINISTER: We also launched evacuation activities as soon as the water began to rise at night. Many residents themselves noticed and moved out. Rescuers saved over 400 people. The organizational effort is what allowed us to avoid a much larger death toll.
REPORTER: What about before the heavy rain? Was it possible to evacuate the population before the rain?
MINISTER: The level of precipitation and the scale of consequences are not always predictable.
REPORTER: Will the residents receive compensation for the lost property?
MINISTER: Yes. We are taking inventory of the damaged infrastructure and we urge our residents to contact us to submit their losses, from houses to the goods lost in their shops.
RESCUE SERVICE: At the moment we have 429 displaced residents but most of them have since moved to their relatives' homes and do not need our help. We provide hotel rooms as necessary.
Pumps are being used to drain water from buildings.
We created a ropeway in Sanahin to evacuate residents if necessary. Yesterday we delivered them food and will do so today as well. Efforts are underway to end its isolation; we will install a mobile pedestrian bridge.
The communities near Alaverdi that are isolated will receive the necessary items with our vehicles.
We have 4 deaths. There was a report about a 5th person missing but information has arrived that disputes that the person was missing; we will clarify.
REPORTER: Is there a risk of new floods?
RESCUE SERVICE: At this time we don't see a threat and the water levels are down by 105 cm. //
Two houses were washed away without casualties in Haghartsin, near the River Aghstev. A while ago the residents were offered compensation and told to move out because the buildings were deemed dangerous due to the risk of landslides. The residents had reportedly refused to relocate.
PM Pashinyan held a meeting with the newly formed crisis group to discuss the restoration efforts.
PASHINYAN: During my Sunday conversations with the residents and rescuers I understood that the scale of this disaster could have been much worse. It is the prompt response by relevant agencies starting late evening [of Saturday] that helped minimize losses. Right now we must focus on emergency humanitarian assistance, and in the long term analyze the details of this incident and discuss possible changes to the standards in housing and road construction for better resilience. The restoration of infrastructure is of strategic importance so we must contact the companies with reliable records and launch the restoration process. I understand that they already have a busy schedule but we must gather the construction resources to restore the infrastructure. //
Pashinyan will instruct FM Mirzoyan to rally international support as the damages to infrastructure are expected to amount to tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. On Monday Pashinyan met Georges Siffredi, the Head of the Hauts-de-Seine Department Council of France, and emphasized the importance of cooperation in the direction of restoring infrastructure. Georges Siffredi said they are ready to provide support.
2.5 km of railway tracks were damaged. Local and foreign experts will begin the restoration efforts today; it will take "several weeks".
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"we just need a few more days for them to collapse"; the pro-Russian former regime continues to shut down roads in Armenia and demand PM Pashinyan's resignation

EPISODE 1
On Monday over 280 participants were briefly detained for blocking roads at the request of protest organizers Archbishop Galstanyan and ARF MP Danielyan.
The police would often give an opportunity and 30-60 seconds for protesters to clear the roads, as in the case of Archbishop Galstanyan who was allowed to stand "one minute" on the road to give his speech:
GALSTANYAN: We must show these people with our actions that we want their [ruling party's] political existence to end as soon as possible. We must do more and I'd like to use the opportunity to encourage those who are home to join the peaceful acts of disobedience and not follow the illegal orders of these people. We are fighting for the truth. This man [Pashinyan] is afraid and has sent berets to protect himself. He has nothing else to do. We just need a few more days to topple their prop. None of you should be afraid. Do not be passive while waiting for what happens. We are moving forward in a straight line and we will reach our goal to liberate our lives. This is not a political issue but the solution is political. This is a national liberation. I'd like to thank everyone who is carrying out acts of disobedience right now. Continue the same way. //
EPISODE 2
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EPISODE 3
Protest co-leader Archbishop Galstanyan was driving his Lexus with "11 TD 777" license plates when he put on the reverse and backed into the car of his supporter behind him: video.
EPISODE 4
A group of activists and a sanitation worker closed the Moskovyan-Teryan intersection while drivers honked at them. The activists complained that Nikol was surrendering their "homeland" one piece at a time.
One driver, dressed in what appears to be a military uniform and a Senior Lieutenant insignia on his shoulders, asked the activists to open the road because he was "in a hurry for service". The activist responded by saying the road closure is "a lot more important" than his service.
The drivers continued to honk at them. One passerby berated the activists and told them to go fight next to Putin. One driver got out of his car and accused the activists of being paid.
Another driver drove through the activists, striking two of them: video
EPISODE 5
REPORTER: The Sunday rally had 25% fewer attendees than the one on May 9. How do you explain this?
GHEVONDYAN (political analyst): Due to certain developments...
REPORTER: ... or perhaps lack thereof?
GHEVONDYAN: No, we've been warning that people who were disappointed in Pashinyan and attended the rallies were starting to get disappointed in this rally leaders as well. The number was down from 34,000 [on May 9, an hour after the launch] to 23,000 yesterday, and that includes the groups who arrived from foreign states to join the rally.
REPORTER: Yesterday Galstanyan led the crowd to Pashinyan's residency to "talk to him", knowing well that the PM was in a disaster area. Galstanyan said they would wait for his return, but then led the crowd back to the Republic Square. I'm under the impression that the organizers themselves understand their movement is failing but they feel "obligated" to continue, perhaps because they have made promises, perhaps they received funds from somewhere and now they feel obligated to use the money for its intended purpose. How else can you describe these actions?
GHEVONDYAN: Yesterday one of the participants of this movement asked me if it has a chance to succeed. My answer was "define victory" because the individuals who planned and led this movement have already won, if the goal was money laundering, or delivering on promises they might have made to someone, or they needed to see how many people they could rally at this time. Aramo to the rescue. The movement leaders themselves have accomplished their task. It's been 18 days, and none of their publicly announced goals have been met. On May 9 their goal was to remove Pashinyan within 7-10 days. On May 9 Galstanyan said he would leave the movement in 10 days, yet 18 days later he was named the candidate for PM.
REPORTER: At first I remained silent on the reports that the protesters in Tavush were being bribed, but today money is something that's being discussed openly by pro-Azerbaijani Russian political figure Korotchenko. Earlier he became agitated that the funds sent to Armenia to certain "experts" were not being used effectively or on purpose. Yesterday Korotchenko revealed that "hundreds of millions" were spent on them with zero effect and he spoke about Galstanyan with sarcasm. Korotchenko said it was necessary to teach Russian language in more Armenian schools and he made "corridor" demands to Armenia. He then wrote the third post and basically said they had to speak with Pashinyan [due to the failure of protests]. This gives me the right to believe the theory that funds are being sent from Russia. This is a self-lustration. Why are figures like Korotchenko so openly revealing Russia's ties with the movement?
GHEVONDYAN: Korotchenko is not personally tasked to handle Armenia, it's the job of other Russian officials, but he wants the Kremlin to assign him to work on Armenia. Those who were assigned to work on Armenia have failed. Perhaps they should have "talked to Pashinyan" instead.
REPORTER: If Russia gives up on this ineffective "5th column" in Armenia, and if we assume that Russia cannot use Azerbaijan to pressure [by invading] Armenia for now [due to Western pressure on Azerbaijan], and if Russia is too economically vulnerable and somewhat reliant on trade with Armenia in order to be able to impose economic sanctions on Armenia, what other options does Russia have?
GHEVONDYAN: That sums up Russia's capabilities today.
EPISODE 6
Murad Papazyan, the French-Armenian ARF official based in Paris, who was recently barred by the Pashinyan administration from entering Armenia, supports the removal of Pashinyan and believes it's important to restore the relations with Russia, calling it a strategically important move and describing Russia as the only partner with an agreement, according to 1in report. Interview with human rights defender Nina Karapetyan:
NINA KARAPETYAN: The size of this protest is shrinking because their true plan is being gradually exposed. If at first their rhetoric was unity and homeland, then today we see the pro-Russian forces next to them and this has alienated many original supporters. If at first people truly hoped that Mr. Galstanyan was independent, that illusion has been shattered. This movement has sponsors that are pointing this movement towards Russia.
I'm truly in shock by the comments made by ARF's French representative Murad Papazian. He was speaking with excitement and պաթոս that Armenia has no choice other than to be with Russia. Brother, if Russia is so good, why do you and your children live in France? Why do you live in France but want the rest of us to live under Russian rule? Take your family members and ARF colleagues and move to Russia if you want to live under that regime. Go live in Russia. Go to Omsk, Tomsk, or Siktivkar. It is obvious now that this [protest] is a Russian project.
Many initial supporters have major doubts now. It also baffles me how certain [pro-West] political figures with years of experience want to replace Pashinyan now without a concrete plan. You really want to remove Pashinyan now and allow a more pro-Russian figure to gain power; do you think that will make it easier for Armenia to Eurointegrate? //
Murad Papazian believes Russia and Armenia share similar interests in the South Caucasus and he is critical of the U.S. for wanting to increase "Turkey's influence" in the region by opening the borders with Armenia. Would you really want to work for a Turkish company in Armenia, wonders Papazian? "Is it in Armenia's best interest for Russia to be weakened in our region and for the US or UK to strengthen?" asked Papazian.
EPISODE 7
French-Armenian reporter Leo Nikolyan was barred by the Pashinyan administration from entering Armenia a few weeks ago. He has been on hunger strike.
LAPSHIN (Israeli blogger): I was asked to share my opinion about Leo Nikolyan who is relatively unknown in Armenia and France but is a big celebrity in Azerbaijani state propaganda outlets. Leo Nikolyan recently wrote that French President Macron had ties with Armenian militants, that France was sending spies to Azerbaijan, and that the French Ambassador to Armenia was supposedly involved in a multi-million dollar "visa" bribery. His visa story doesn't add up.
Moreover, it's strange how literally 7 minutes after he uploaded a video, Azerbaijani outlets were all over it. It's as if they knew in advance he was going to release a video. The Azeri outlets were also the first to report that he launched a hunger strike at the Yerevan airport. //
Last week protest co-leader Archbishop Galstanyan expressed his support for Leo Nikolyan, urging him to return to France for now and return when the time is right.
EPISODE 8
Bagrat Galstanyan's movement's Telegram channel shared a post with the image of rocks blocking the road after a rockslide in southern Armenia and tagged the photo: "The nature is on our side))))"
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EPISODE 9
A police officer was fired for pushing and punching an ARF MP during a scuffle. A protester was arrested for using tear gas against the police in another incident.
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Yerevan resumes repairs on 55 kilometers of roads after heavy rains.
MAYOR AVINYAN: Residents often ask why certain road potholes are not fixed. The main reason is that the law does not allow us to carry out both patching and medium-level repair within the same year. //
Funds have been allocated to acquire 15 trolleybuses. Some of the contracts with the Chinese manufacturers have been signed. They will be delivered within 180 days.
The city has also allocated the funds to acquire an additional 171 short buses. They, too, must be delivered within 180 days.
As for the 250 units of 18-meter-long buses, they will be acquired starting next year, also with the municipality budget, because the financial deal between an international organization and the national government is taking too long.
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authorities charge two army officials tasked with equipment maintenance as part of the investigation of the deadly April 12 Ural truck incident that took the lives of 4 soldiers and injured 19

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January-April economic stats

Economic activity +13.2%
Inflation -1.1%
Industrial output +27%
Construction +14%
Domestic trade turnover +27%
Services +4%
Imports +110% ($5.99B)
Exports +180% ($7.73B)
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Armenian gymnast Artur Avetisyan wins gold at World Challenge Cup in Bulgaria

Artur Tovmasyan took the 6th place on the rings.
Olympic bronze medalist, world champion, two-time European champion Artur Davtyan was the 4th in the pommel horse.
European youth champion Erik Baghdasaryan finished 8th on parallel bars.
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Buying a gorgeous old house in Texas (built 1930s) and the original shiplap and hardwoods are in excellent condition. I want to leave most of it natural but have some questions...

1. If I left the ceilings and floors the natural color, what color should I paint the walls?
   
2. What colo what kind of trim should I use for the windows, doors, and baseboards?
   
3. What is recommended to seal/stain the natural shiplap (i.e., not paint)?
   

All I get when I Google "shiplap" is tacky DIY crap. I want to preserve the original, TRUE farmhouse feel of this home!!!
Photo: https://imgur.com/a/fU9XqHN

Hey, thanks for looking. I’m going to try to sell some stuff.
I'm definitely open to questions and feedback.
The prices here include shipping. I'm open to offers, especially on bundles. I can bring some of these down quite a bit, especially the lowest value items, if I'm able to ship them together.
These will ship USPS Ground Advantage unless it’s cheaper to do Priority. Anything sold will be boxed safely, but I’m going to reuse supplies so something might show up in a box with branding or wear.
I’m only taking Paypal. F&F is preferred, but I’m up for G&S.
Here’s a timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/timestamp-5-27-24-tpBkBqv
Let me know if you have any questions.

Super Nintendo

• Ghoul Patrol Limited Run Sealed - $45 – This is unopened, but the box is a little warped. - https://imgur.com/a/TQZWjNj

GameCube

• Pokemon Colosseum MANUAL ONLY - $35 - The manual has heavy wear. There are some tears and marks. - https://imgur.com/a/EHRFuNT

Wii

• Disney Think Fast - $7 - This is the game, case, and manual. It works fine and the disc has some light scratches. - https://imgur.com/a/3MPZZE9

DS

• Resident Evil Deadly Silence loose - $45 - This cart played fine, but it took a couple of seconds for my 3DS to find, so the contacts might need to be cleaned. There's a notable stain on the label and the serial number stamp on the back is extremely faint. I was unable to see the stamp in most lighting. - https://imgur.com/a/tVNB22v
• 18 DS and 3DS manuals - 1-9 for $6, all for $11 - These are in good condition, but there are some marks and bends. America's Greatest Kitchen, Ghostbusters the Video Game, Imagine Master Chef, Jake Power Fireman, Mahjongg Mysteries, Mystery Case Files Millionheir, Mystery P.I. Portrait of a Thief, My Word Coach, Petz Dogz 2, The Naked Brothers Band The Video Game, Pictochat, Pogo Island, TouchMaster, WordJong Yard Sale Hidden Treasures Sunnyville, Nintendo DS Health and Safety Precautions Booklet, Asphalt 3D 3DS, Madden Football 3DS - https://imgur.com/a/09go5MX

Switch

• The Bridge Curse Road to Salvation sealed - $45 - This is a multilanguage import. - https://imgur.com/a/bridge-curse-road-to-salvation-switch-lMgHIKV
• Cardfight Vanguard EX Sealed - $20 - I believe that all releases of this game are Japanese language with English incorporated into the gameplay, but I'm fairly certain this game doesn't have a English language option. - https://imgur.com/a/CIciUj3
• Embers of Mirrim Sealed - $35 - https://imgur.com/a/vag9et7
• Fran Bow Sealed - $110 - https://imgur.com/a/m0JzD7d
• Gimmick Special Edition sealed - - - https://imgur.com/a/3HXwvQj

Dreamcast

• F1 World Grand Prix loose - $12 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use resurfacing. - https://imgur.com/a/web-browser-web-browser-2-0-f1-world-grand-prix-sega-gt-dreamcast-qwNgKg9
• Sega GT loose - $12 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use resurfacing. - https://imgur.com/a/web-browser-web-browser-2-0-f1-world-grand-prix-sega-gt-dreamcast-qwNgKg9
• Sidney 2000 Olympics loose - $12 - Played, but heavy scratches. - https://imgur.com/a/IpVrFnS
• Tee Off loose - $12 - Played, but heavy scratches. - https://imgur.com/a/IpVrFnS
• TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat loose - $12 - Played, but heavy scratches. Stickers and stamps on the disc. - https://imgur.com/a/IpVrFnS
• web browser loose - $12 - This loaded, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/web-browser-web-browser-2-0-f1-world-grand-prix-sega-gt-dreamcast-qwNgKg9
• Web Browser 2.0 loose - $12 - This loaded, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/web-browser-web-browser-2-0-f1-world-grand-prix-sega-gt-dreamcast-qwNgKg9

PlayStation 2

• ATV Offroad Fury loose - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/fZC31jR
• ATV Offroad Fury 2 - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/aek5HFQ
• Cabela's Big Game Hunter loose - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/fZC31jR
• Cabela's Dangerous Hunts loose - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/fZC31jR
• Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 loose - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/PWTpSaP
• Cabela's Outdoor Adventures loose - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/PWTpSaP
• Call of Duty Finest Hour loose - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/PWTpSaP
• Cars - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/cars-ps2-VboRJee
• Cars damaged - $8 - This played for me, but it's not in good condition. The label is water damaged and the disc's grip has pieces broken off. Someone could do something with this if they were to put a protector on the grip and resurface it to clean it up (works, but pretty ugly). I would add this to a group only taking account of its weight if asked. - https://imgur.com/a/cars-ps2-damaged-5lS2AXw
• ESPN College Hoops 2K5 loose - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/DeqF2Ed
• ESPN NFL 2K5 - $10 - I played this a bit, but it has heavy scratches and could use a resurface. - https://imgur.com/a/DeqF2Ed
• Final Fantasy X - $12 - Game, case, manual. The disc is scratched and there's some wear to the materials, but it didn't give me a problem when I tested it. - https://imgur.com/a/2JrXsUn
• Final Fantasy X-2 - $12 - Game, case, manual. The disc is scratched and there's some wear to the materials, but it didn't give me a problem when I tested it. - https://imgur.com/a/2JrXsUn
• Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia - $12 - Game, manual, case. There's some light scratches on the disc and some wear on the case and label. This is an expansion for a discontinued MMO, so it doesn't have the use it once did. - https://imgur.com/a/7IvyMRy
• Formula One 2001 - $10 - Game and case. Tested fine, disc has some scratches. - https://imgur.com/a/PKtmMad
• IHRA Professional Drag Racing - $11 - Game, manual, case. The game played well, but the disc is scratched and there's a fair amount of wear on the other materials. - https://imgur.com/a/NEJPm5v
• Jak 2 loose - $10 - The disc is pretty scratched, but it played fine. I would probably resurface it if I was going to keep it. - https://imgur.com/a/ZoyFMd6
• Medal of Honor European Assault loose - $10 - Disc tested fine, is scratched. - https://imgur.com/a/DeqF2Ed
• Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater loose - $10 - Disc tested fine, is scratched. - https://imgur.com/a/ZcjBTyv
• Need for Speed Carbon loose - $10 - Disc tested fine, is scratched. - https://imgur.com/a/bI32gla
• Need for Speed Underground loose - $10 - Disc tested fine, is scratched. - https://imgur.com/a/bI32gla
• World Championship Poker loose - $10 - Disc tested fine, is scratched. - https://imgur.com/a/bI32gla
• World series Poker Tournament of Champions loose - $10 - Disc tested fine, is scratched. - https://imgur.com/a/bI32gla
• AV Cable - $10 - This works fine. I think it's off brand. - https://imgur.com/a/pX20nRn

PlayStation 3

• Need for Speed Rivals - $10 - Disc and case. Disc looks great, plays fine. Some surface wear on case. - https://imgur.com/a/need-speed-rivals-ps3-1uKPBLD
• Resistance 2 - $10 - Disc and case. Disc looks great, plays fine. Some surface wear on case. - https://imgur.com/a/resistance-2-ps3-pTh14dI

PlayStation 4

• Dark Thrones / Witch Hunter Double Pack - $10 - Disc is like new. The case has a store sticker on it. - https://imgur.com/a/DwpZfcP
• The Missing JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories sealed - $60 - https://imgur.com/a/A2MjGhI
• Stray sealed - $20 - https://imgur.com/a/ayIBBbk

PlayStation 5

• Gigabash sealed - $50 - https://imgur.com/a/aN2jJq2
• Like a Dragon Gaiden The Man Who Erased His Name sealed - $50 - This is a multilanguage import. - https://imgur.com/a/814lpeS
• River City Girls 2 sealed - $40 - This is a multilanguage import. - https://imgur.com/a/p49SuAm

Xbox

• Armed and Dangerous - $15 - Game, case, label. The disc has several scratches. I was able to play this, but my Xbox's laser is failing so it took a few tries (as it does with everything I put in it). - https://imgur.com/a/armed-dangerous-xbox-zy4PoHn
• Zathura - $15 - Game, case, label. The disc has light circular scratches. I was able to play this, but my Xbox's laser is failing so it took a few tries (as it does with everything I put in it). - https://imgur.com/a/YCC1lv6

Xbox 360

• Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham - $10 - Game, case, manual. There are scratches on the disc and some wear to the case and label. - https://imgur.com/a/doR6dyB
• Medal of Honor Limited Edition - $10 - Game, case, manual. Light scratches on disc, light wear on materials. - https://imgur.com/a/tTyScLf
• Resident Evil 5 - $10 - Game and manual. Disc is scratched, some wear on the case. - https://imgur.com/a/kWI7GF5

PC

• Clifford The Big Red Dog Thinking Adventures MANUAL ONLY - $7 - This could be put into the DS manual group. - https://imgur.com/a/clifford-thinking-adventures-pc-32pts0G
• Hoyle Card Games - $14 - For Win XP/Vista/7, Macintosh OS X 10.411-10.6, may not work on anything else. Light scratches on disc and some surface wear on sleeve edges. - https://imgur.com/a/hoyle-card-games-pc-5-24-24-uaODbUl
• I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe - $14 - Disc looks good, some scratches on the jewel case. For Win 95/98/2000/ME/XP and Macintosh OS X 10.1.2, may not work on anything else. - https://imgur.com/a/i-spy-spooky-mansion-deluxe-5-24-24-vNSJ26R
• Lemmings - $12 - This is a 90s CD-ROM for DOS. I played it with DOSBox, but it wouldn't do anything on a modern OS. Both disc and case have scratches. - https://imgur.com/a/lemmings-dos-fGs6gSs
• Seven Kingdoms The Fryhtan Wars - $10 - This is for Windows 95/98 and may not work on anything else. Disc has some scratches. - https://imgur.com/a/tMYdwPs
• Star Wars Jedi Knight Academy - $10 - This is for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. It may not work on anything else. - https://imgur.com/a/tA2GsoC
• Warlords Battlecry II - $10 - This is for Windows Windows 95/98 and it may not work on anything else. - https://imgur.com/a/o0eg3Pi
• Zoo Tycoon Complete Edition - $31 - Game plays fine. I booted it up and fed some visitors to a grizzly bear. Several light scratches, wear on sleeve's edges, bits of old tape on sleeve. Plays on my modern OS, but it's meant for Win 98/2000/ME/XP and may not play on something else. - https://imgur.com/a/zoo-tycoon-complete-collection-5-24-24-mbFy9Yo

Soundtrack

• Castlevania Symphony of the Night OST CD sealed - $40 - https://imgur.com/a/nlX1me2

I need help deciding between behr premium solid deck stain , sherwin Williams superdeck and even Olympic elite. Has anyone had good or bad experiences with any. What do you recommend? Sw is 74 a gallon. Behr is 50 and I like behr colors better. I’m so confused cause I don’t wanna waste money Any help and advice would greatly be appreciated!

I have thought about it for a YEAR but now I need to make a decision.
I have a hutch that belonged to my late Mother. I made a stink to my Dad and his wife (her sister) years ago about how it wasn't fair they had it and put their wedding stuff in it, that I had very little of what was in my home I shared with only my mother growing up, and so they gave it to me.
I love it, and did use it for a few years but ended up having to put it in storage after moving in 2011. When I finally got it out of storage, I realized that the extreme temperatures had taken a toll on the stain/paint. I wanted to have it refurbished but couldn't afford to, especially since during that move, I had to move it downstairs ALONE and broke off the decorative edges that went around the bottom. I still had them and wanted to reattach them when it was refurbished.
Fast forward to last summer. I moved again for the first time since then and realized that the whole time I had the hutch at my home, it was never used for it's intended purpose as I felt it couldn't be until it was repaired. I planned to do that last fall once my son's student loans came through (he gives them to us to help support our family as he lives here while attending college, with the agreement that we will pay them off once they come due.) but on the trip to our new apartment with the hutch, as I turned a corner, I heard a smash of glass... One of the decorative glass panels on the front that makes the hutch unique, was broken into little pieces. Unable to be salvaged.
I still have every other piece except that and a couple of the glass shelves but those can be replaced by any old glass. I could still get the hutch refurbished if we could afford to pay to have it done, and find someone local to do it. Chances of being able to afford it are small though.
If I keep it, I will need (likely) hundreds of dollars to have it repaired and it will (likely) never be exactly the same as it was due to the missing decorative glass, though there might be someone able to replicate that as the design isn't difficult. I would love to eventually display the figurines that I decide to keep out of what was given to me after my Mom passed away. My Mom was a chronic Home Interiors party throweattendee and had LOTS of figurines that she collected over the years. She finally curated them down to a single hutch (of multiple growing up) just before she passed of cancer a few years ago. I'm not sure how many I will keep but they'd all definitely fit inside the hutch, if it were in the shape to store anything.
If I don't refurbish it, it's not in the condition to be used and display things as even just wiping the dust off it causes lots of little specks of paint/stain to come off with the rag. It would seriously hurt my heart to throw this away or even to give it away to someone who wants to save it. If I don't keep this hutch, I would likely not keep as many of the figurines either.
I honestly have absolutely no idea what to do. I know most people would just toss it and be done with it but I cannot bring myself to do that, I'm literally sitting here in tears just contemplating that because it just hurts. My Mom and I were never really that close but the hutch holds a special place for me. I used to stand/sit in front of it for hours either looking at the figurines or through the photo albums stored in the cabinets underneath. I don't have the photo albums because someone removed them and gave them all away at my Grammy's funeral years before my Mom passed. This is one of the only things I have left from childhood because my Mom would go through my room while I was a school and throw everything out without my input. I don't want to hold onto it for no reason but I cannot decide if I have a good reason to either. Especially since I haven't been able to afford to take the care it needs in almost 15 years of owning it.
I'd welcome any and all comments. I don't know that I'll respond or not unless there are questions, I'd just like to consider others thought processes on my situation. Thank you in advance!

I admit that I'm going to do this for the first time. I don't have any stains on the walls so I didn't think that I need to clean them. Lately, I started noticing lots of dust especially next to the litter box and I discovered that people do clean their walls. So I'm wondering if dusting is enough or should I use water and soap ? Can the quality of the paint prevent me from wet cleaning ? I also have issues with a nasty smell that can't get rid of despite of deep cleaning, could it be from the walls ?

Greetings,
Here is my story. I was having fun in the woods the other day, at least 4 km away from any man-made structure and ways away from even slightly popular hiking trails. I remember chilling under a huge pine tree deep into the thicket when rain started. I sort of began watching the first drops of water hit my shirt. One drop, two drops, three... Normal rain water. But then the fourth drop dropped on my chest. And that thing wasn't made of water.
It was shiny blue, almost like chrome-blue, like they paint cars with. And this blue color began spreading, soaking into the fabric of my shirt much faster than normal rain water. A single tiny drop of this stuff spread into a blue stain almost 10 cm long over my chest in SECONDS. It was at first kinda like a bit blue, but then it became bluer. It went straight through the shirt and also painted a similar sized shiny blue stain on my chest. When I touched it it spread to my fingers, dying them blue as well.
When I got home and hit the shower, I could not wash this dye or paint off. I scrubbed myself with a really coarse sponge and lots of soap twice, it only lost its shine, but it didn't even become paler. I had to bathe two more times since then, before completely eradicating the stain from my skin.
By the time I got out of the shower, my shirt dried a bit from the rain, and this made the stain shinier, and now it was purple, green-ish and blue instead of just simply blue.
Pic 1 = The shirt 1 minute after the drop hit. It's just a bit blue, it became WAY blue-er by the time I got home. It was shiny, too. Like film on gasoline puddles. Like rainbow-chrome-shiny. No picture could truly show off the shininess though, no idea WHY.
https://imgur.com/Vi5LM5K
Pic 2 = My bare chest with the stain AFTER showering.
https://imgur.com/2gsaknv
Pic 3 = The shirt after drying a bit on the rack.
https://imgur.com/K72pZgb
What the hell was that? What can drop on you in the woods that dyes your clothes blue and purple? My first theory was someone shot a paintball at a tree some time ago, the rain hit the dry paint and it dropped on me, but my paintball loving buddy said paintball paint washes off even without soap.
My second theory was some kinda bird or animal has feces with this weird fabric dying property. But I don't know any bird like that. Then again, I don't know much of anything.
My third theory is that my shirt is made with some weird chemicals that reacted to rainwater... But I got completely soaked, and only this one spot that peculiar drop hit got psychodelic.
Any ideas?
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Hi everyone,
Newbie here who knows very little about wood with a newbie question. I have a mahogany lamp and and oak table and I was wondering if it's possible to stain these in a walnut finish? Or even paint them to look like walnut?