Well the June hols are basically here and everyone is either incredibly motivated or feel impending doom sensing that history is about to rewrite itself or that the holidays are going to disappear in the blink of an eye, I decided to share some tips that I picked up as a fellow unmotivated individuals. (Especially those who have exams right after the hols)
I know we all have heard of your typical tips like: Schedule every second of your day! Pomodoro! Sacrifice your first-born child to the bell-curve gods! Or something… I’m not going to repeat those tips. If those traditional methods work for you, great for you! If not, then have a read.
I myself have been switching between various methods over the years as they lose effect after some time for me so don’t be too discouraged or come back flaming me after a certain method fails. A lot of these were just stuff that worked for me that I wish I knew earlier. Do also feel free to share your own tips and methods in the comments!
General Tips: 1. Your environment determines your brain Tidy up your workspace! At the end of the day, leave the books and worksheets you need on the desk for the next morning. Keep books you will be needing close to you so you won’t get distracted during your “journey to the textbook” 2. Study outside A change in environment does wonders sometimes. Look for a nearby CC, library or cafe! Stop being cooped up at home you nerd. 3. Go outdoors Go for a walk! Exercise a bit. Seriously. Stop cooping yourself up at home. I know you will feel guilty for “wasting time” but trust me you aren’t, the breath of fresh air everyday helped me to reduce burnout. 4. Keep your phone in view yes i know this is contrary to most believe but if you experience more anxiety without your phone, keep it away but in view instead. Use notification blockers etc to keep it silent or app blockers to prevent your access to distracting apps. (depends on person!) 5. Do not take breaks If you are already in the zone, dont stop! Continue studying until you feel tired etc. DO NOT BREAK YOUR FOCUS! But if you aren't in the zone yet, feel free to take breaks. 6. Music music while studying isn't for everyone and may not be suitable all the time. I myself, depending on mood, switch between a few different types and vibes, sometimes I layer different types too! Try to change up your playlist between your normal songs, lo-fi beats, background noises etc! I myself love listening to mild typing noises layered with a bit of lo-fi, but when I already have a song stuck in my head I just listen to songs.
Methods: 1. Yeolpumta Need to feel pressure from your peers? Download Yeolpumta with your friends and create a group. Its an app that can act as a timer while you study, also acts as an app blocker while you study. You can also see in real-time which of your friends are studying and nudge those that arent. (Cons is it can feel very competitive over time because some people are legit scary) 2. Body doubling/ study buddy Get someone to passively watch over you while you study, this can be a friend or anyone. (Rmb to stay safe though!) This can be done in real life or over video calls. This more of holds you accountable to your promise to sit at this desk for the next 2hrs etc. The person can be studying too or just doing anything else (as long as they dont distract you instead). If you are like me and have no friends :’) Google for body doubling or “study with me” videos that show the view of the person themself (not just the book etc), seeing someone remain focus can give a subconscious motivation to focus, or just study in an area with a lot of other people studying. For me I found a 12hr one and challenged myself to see how much of the 12hrs I completed everyday. 3. To-do, Doing, Done for those who get bored easily, you can try to do multiple tasks at the same time. This can be done physically on paper or whiteboard or digitally. Split the space into 3 sections, label the top with To-do, Doing, Done and move tasks between sections as you go about your day. This helps to cure the boredom a little, for best effectiveness do choose subjects that are similar though! 4. 3 tasks a day For those that easily backlog or get overwhelmed when seeing a packed schedule, this method can help! This is my favorite method! It may seem inefficient but ngl most times I have trouble even completing 3 tasks so :p Rather than packing your schedule tightly, determine 3 main assignments/tasks you want to complete in one day (if the task is really simple then ofc increase the tasks and vice versa, rmb it's all adjustable to your needs!) If you complete them before the day ends, then you can of course "steal" tasks from the next few days! 5. Chapter summary some hate this because you lose some details by doing so, some swear by this. I personally like creating small summaries of chapters and usually end up studying the summaries instead of the actual textbook/sch notes. I prefer this over the usual "rewrite notes" method. I do this for practical worksheets too, I write a small summary of the main learning points of the worksheet on a small post it and stick it to the first page, this wastes lesser time when I'm revising as I do not need to reflip through the whole thing unless I am very unsure of the concept. 6. Buffer time if you die die must do a schedule of every second of your day, add buffer time between each task! This reduces the chances of having backlog!
Anyways while I'm at it I'm also going to share the typical signs of burn out - Frequently feeling tired or drained - Recurring pains/ headaches - Changes in sleep habits - Changes in our appetite - Taking longer to complete tasks - Sense of failure or self doubt - Avoiding responsibilities - Cynical outlook I know we are all typical kiasu students but I'm telling you DO NOT try burnout, its not fun… The last thing you ever want is to burn out in the middle of exam period!
Some tips on how to prevent: 1. Know when to stop don't overdo studying! Find your limit and settle there, my own limit is studying is 12hrs a day for a few days straight, beyond that I begin burning out and take a long time to recover. 2. Take breaks Toilet breaks and food breaks should not be your only breaks! Scrolling your phone isn't the best form of break either! It's better to go out on walks, move your body etc. You can even go online and look for quick workout warmup stretches. 3. Act productive for those that feel anxious taking breaks, there are ways to "trick" yourself into feeling productive. Rearranging your table, creating your schedule for the next week, decorating your schedule etc are good ways! They are essential things you need to do but are not studying technically! (This is not an excuse for procrastinating pls) 4. Happy productivity have a method of studying that you love? Example maybe you love making mindmaps. Then between study sessions, schedule some time to make a mind map. The key is to release some dopamine between sessions! You still get boring essential work done but you also get to feel good yet productive at the same time!
Anyways that's all I have from the top of my head, I hope this helped :p As usual all methods vary depending on how you and your brain works best! But if you are lost then give some a try and find the best method for you :) If they still don't, try to get to the root of what's exactly distracting you rather than passing it off as "I just can't focus". If you have any other tips please share below!
Anyways jiayouz to everyone! Make full use of your holidays! Work hard play hard!

Welcome to the bodyweightfitness Daily Discussion thread!
This is the place to post simple questions, anecdotes, achievements, or just about anything that's on your mind related to fitness!
Important Notes:

• Read the FAQ before posting, as your question may be answered there already.
• The BWF Primer Routine is a gentle introduction to exercise for the first time if you are totally new to exercise.
• The BWSF Routine is the next step onwards from the Primer once you have worked your way through it, or a good starting place if you find that you already meet the finishing threshold for the full Primer routine!
• Check out this flowchart to decide whether the Primer or BWSF is right for you.
• Alternatively, The 'Recommended Routine' is the original full body workout program of the subreddit. If you fit the criteria for the BWSF routine in the flowchart above, then this is another solid option if none of the BWSF routine templates float your boat. It does not transition as seamlessly from the Primer, but it is a great routine in and of itself, nonetheless!
• Even though the rules are relaxed in this thread, asking for medical advice is still not allowed.

DISCORD SERVER:
Our Discord server is very active and is truly the heart of the community. It is not only a social space, but it is also a great place for live discussion on training and nutrition compared to the slow pace of reddit! Come say Hi!
---
If you'd like to look at previous Discussion threads, click here.

So I'm 30 years old, male (though honestly think I may actually be non binary, having much gender identity confusion of late), currently on the very long waiting list to see a specialist about Autism/ADHD diagnoses. I'm homeless (staying on a friends sofa in a very small flat), jobless (surviving off £300 a month universal credit benefits) and due to various reasons I have been severely depressed almost my entire life. For context, for my entire life (I believe largely due to aforementioned suspected undiagnosed neurodivergencies) I have effectively had zero self esteem in any capacity, extreme social anxiety (despite a desperate need for human connection), a lifelong inability to form any form of romantic or sexual relationship, an inability to hold down a job for any real length of time, alongside body dysmporhia and a desperate need to people please and a total lack of sense of self not defined through what other people think of me. I have great difficulty with emotional regulation (I learned as a child its better for those around me if I direct anger at myself rather than at others, so I essentially spend days unable to break out of self hatred thoughts) and great embarrassment about this, which has led me to pick up various addictions in often unsuccessful attempts to both block out my emotions and be able to function socially like a normal person. It has honestly got to the point where life feels so unbearably difficult its hard not to want to give up altogether.
Obviously, feeling like this is unsustainable, and while I have so far not thought of myself of at risk of the s word, the depression and anxiety gets worse every day. I have visited the doctor on numerous occasions in the past few months and have been prescribed fluoxetine and mirtazapine, neither of which have seemed to work. I also have tried citalopram and sertraline years previously and had similarly little success. I have been given diazepam which sometimes calms me down but can't be a permanent solution. Obviously, I know I need therapy. Like quite a lot of specific, intensive therapy. The problem is, on my near total lack of income (and honestly at the moment do not feel mentally well enough to work), private counselling is pretty much completely out of my budget less I want to go without food, phone bill, car costs (I live in a rural area, driving is necessary), cigarettes (before you snark, quitting an addiction cold turkey is hard enough as is, let alone when you're in crisis mode) and general essentials. I know there is the NHS service, IAPT, but their waiting lists (which I am on) tend to be months and I'm not sure I can carry on that long, plus, in my previous experience with their service I was given two phonecalls a month apart which only lasted fifteen minutes each and that was the extent of the service.
I've done tons of research on ways of coping with these things but I'm largely met with a huge amount of conflicting information that doesn't make a lot of sense, or doesn't apply to me, or just the advice to get therapy. As you can probably tell from this ridiculous essay, I'm quite good at intellectualising my feelings, I have a good grasp of why I am the way I am and what my problems are. I just can't ever seem to make any progress on any of them. So much of the reccomended things to try when you can't calm yourself down don't work on me, exercise just tends to amplify the anxiety, I struggle to focus on TV or video games etc. My friend tells me just "do the work" in terms of trying to fix my brain but that doesn't make any sense either. I've been told to try and "fake it till you make it" but this also makes no sense to me because I can't concentrate on anything other than how much of a bald faced lie I'm trying to tell myself. I know I need specific, regular therapy because I sorta need walking through this horrible mess to find what steps to take to not feel so awful all the time.
So yeah, sorry for the life story, just wanted to know if there's anything that I might be able to do during the long wait or if there's any advice anyone has?

In this series, we will share some super useful image-generation tricks from top professionals in the game industry! · Quickly Expand Your Designs · Let's Create an Avatar Frame · Generate Characters with Similar Poses · Three Views Display of Figurines · And more will be updated later! 

Perhaps you have encountered such scenarios: 👉 "While surfing the internet one day, I saw a nice picture and suddenly had an idea to use it as a prototype for my design." 👉 "I designed many versions of a character but was told they were not satisfactory and needed more variations." 👉 “......” Now you no longer need to feel anxious about these scenarios! Using the Repainting function, you can expand your design with various options based on an original design, find inspiration, and save time! 

TIPS: Use the translation tools you are familiar with or ChatGPT to translate the prompts of the image. Then, make specific deletions and modifications to the existing prompts based on your needs, keeping the prompts related to effects and adding design elements related to the inspiration image. If you're unsure how to describe the design elements in the inspiration image, you can upload it to the replicate website, where the prompts of the image can be identified for reference. 

TIPS: If needed, you can also add LoRA models and adjust their weight to affect the image in a certain way. Different settings will have diverse effects (as indicated by the green mark). 

After completing the above configurations, click the Generate button to start the process. 

Here are the generated effects after making some parameter changes (marked in red). Keep in mind that AI image generation has a certain level of randomness, so these modifications are for reference only. 

Don't know how to choose the ControlNet mode? The image on the right provides a brief introduction to the different modes. Please choose the mode according to your needs. (￣▽￣)╭ 

After completing the above configurations, click the Generate button to start the process. 

Want to generate an image with the same pose? With SeaArt, it only takes a few steps! 

After completing the above configurations, click the Generate button to start the process. 

You can quickly generate characters with similar poses with just four simple steps! Come and give it a try! 

After completing the above configurations, click the Generate button to start the process. 

I tracked all these updates for my newsletter subscribers, you can subscribe here to receive these updates next time. enjoy your read!

Tiktok: Changes Affecting Creators & Advertisers

Tiktok made major changes to its platform. With the launch of their new creator fund “creativity program beta”. They have encouraged the top 4% of creators to push more long-form content.
And this push is also delivering results for Top Advertisers in the space. This fund was launched alongside a new Tiktok Ad format, PulsePremiere. These Ads currently in beta are shown after a trending piece of content.
For Music Marketers & Artists, Tiktok launched #newmusic to support upcoming artists.
And after that boom, we got smashed with the TikTok US state ban in Montana. There is a huge controversy around it but this news isn’t affecting marketing spend.
Executional Angles 🎬
Tiktok’s Ad platform and creator marketplace are getting better. The updates aren’t public. I have tracked a few cheeky practices from the Tiktok product team to gather more user data and better their Ad platform. Expect better location-based targeting in the upcoming few months.
For organic, With the new creator fund. Many long-form content creators are seeing an engagement hike for their content. You can experiment with long-form content as a business to connect longer with the audience.
And a nice sign is TikTok is now pushing more content from “people you follow” to the For You page. As mentioned in my Tiktok marketing post, this is something new and encouraging for brands.
Upcoming: Tiktok is testing an AI Chatbot similar to snapchat. This launch will help them keep users more engaged.

Pinterest: Affecting Organic Content

In April, Pinterest got into huge issues with user safety on the platform because many users were targeting young audiences. After that Pinterest made a few changes and at the beginning of May, launched their transparency report showcasing how they are filtering harmful content.
A great callout here is “Gen-Z is on Pinterest”. Every single platform mentions that they have Gen-Z users on their apps to attract advertisers. But data from different research shows that Pinterest has a growing Gen-Z user base, especially for diverse and Female audiences.
Bring back to the latest content ranking system and algorithm changes to Pinterest. Earlier this week, I shared this blog post from the Pinterest engineering team about the latest updates to the platform.
Executional Breakdown of Algorithm
First of all, how the Pinterest algorithm ranks content is very simple and it's all based on user interactivity.
All different engaging elements like comments, save, share, and like give the content system a signal to rank your content for relevant topics. As revealed by their engineering team in this post and by the previous product manager at Pinterest on Lenny’s podcast.
The new changes to Pinterest are very simple:
Diversifying your content, Pinterest is making changes to the content system to make sure the content it ranks on the app isn’t too sensitive toward a demographic. That is why they want Pinterest businesses and creators to diversify their Pinterest boards and content strategy.
This affects niches like Beauty, Fashion, and other lifestyle-related brands. Don’t try to sell the idea of clear skin or a perfect body shape. Pinterest is looking to provide a better and healthy space for young audiences.
The second change is “keyword search”. In the blog post, there are mentions that the algorithm will try to show more of the content that includes identical keywords & sentence structure to “user search queries”. To promote more relevancy and better content to users.
These are the main changes, I will share more on Pinterest in my upcoming blogs to help you overall with Pinterest marketing.
Platform Changes: Pinterest users can now add links to every single Posting format. And added a new platform analytics feature for better insights.

Twitter: Regaining Advertiser Trust & Bots

With the new Twitter CEO coming in, One of the Top Advertisers mentioned their comeback to advertise on the Bird app. But mid-micro advertisers are still not loving the Ad platform.
Besides advertising, Twitter continues to launch new services and features for Blue subscribers. And decreasing creator monetization requirements, increasing the video upload limit to 2 hours. The other focus is on attracting more advertisers to the platform.
A lot going on forTwitter. But the biggest issue is that Bot spam is at its peak, removing bots was one of the biggest promises made by ElonMusk. Still not delivered.
I have my fingers crossed for June.
Execution Considerations:
Twitter is getting better at recommending relevant tweets under the original tweets you read. And as you know it is mentioned on Github that the Twitter connection network plays a huge role in getting content discovered.
I recommend refining your network and networking with the right audiences. Kinda old advice but the platform is testing new prompts related to this. That is why you should click on it.

Agencies & Brands: Who got the best campaign?

Starting with the world's biggest marketing agency will get even bigger with a new partnership with Nvidia. WPP is partnering with Nvidia to use its AI technology to level up its campaigns. Link!
Shorty Awards took place in May and here is the full list of winners. Have a look and get inspired for next year.
VCCP, a London-based creative agency, is launching an AI-creative agency. The usage of generative AI is increasing very fast and adaptation is the key now. Link!
This month was filled with brand and marketing events. I found a curated list of brand marketing events that took place in May. Link!
The New Bud Light is “The North Face”. The new campaign featuring a drag queen is catching negative attention like Budlight. Link!
Jaskaran: I started tracking agency news for the newsletter last week, for future monthly recaps you will find more and better recaps.

Instagram: Targeted Advertising!

Believe it or not. Meta is moving fast with Instagram now. Tiktok announced their search ads will roll out slowly to marketers, and last week Meta came in clutch and announced “Instagram search Ads”. You can access them through the Instagram marketing API. Link!
Besides that Instagram made a huge spark as the information about a new Twitter viral came up. Meta is expected to launch a new decentralized Twitter-like app for their users in June. Many are excited about it. It could be a great opportunity for businesses as many find IG very hard to scale.
Decentralized means your followers can follow you on the new app with one click. This app can help you reach more existing followers on IG & FB.
Other than these two, there was a list of updates including a new creator fund announcement. But not much impacting your organic growth.

PPC: New Policies Kicking In

For the second half of 2023, Advertisers in the UK & EU need compliance with these new Google Ad requirements. Link!
Google and Walmart both took steps to make media buying and Ad creative creation easier. You can read here about Google’s new approach to media buying and how Walmart here is trying to help businesses with Ad creatives.
Microsoft is moving fast with Bing Chat Advertising, You can now use Chat Ads API to integrate ads within Bing AI. Link!
There were a few other marketing product updates for Microsoft in terms of improving targeting and utilizing AI. One of my favorites is the recent UET update to their analytics dashboard.
For more information, I recommend revisiting our last emails & read this recent Google marketing live recap.

Meta: Data Limitations & AI for Marketers

Meta is stuck. Yes, because they have developed one of the best AI languages and structures to benefit marketers. For example, this new engineering blog showcasing its new AI content structure is golden. Link!
At the same time, Meta is having huge issues in the EU & UK with their data usage. The platform Received a $1.2B fine and now UK representatives are limiting data usage for Meta. Good for privacy but points to a huge problem for paid media marketers.
Meaning Meta’s future is bright due to AI research & frameworks but data issues are like close friends showing up every single day.
Other than this, Meta is launching AI tools to help marketers create better Ad creatives. Link!
In April, Meta increased its involvement in AI to push organic content and in May was focused on utilizing AI for paid media offerings.
Facebook: New Lead generation forms features and a few updates to Facebook reels were key product updates.
WhatsApp: New Updates to WhatsApp Chat features with the addition of Chat Lock, sharing with captions & new polls feature.

SEO: It's all changed but…

With multiple announcements, Google search page structure & how content is ranked will be changing. The new interface is expected to prefer AI-generated results but for June. This new feature is opt-in, users on the desktop can choose to get AI results within a search. Changing their Google page experience.
Many SEOs are predicting a 70-80% traffic drop in the upcoming months. But many experienced SEOs believe changes are good and the traffic for the future will be more quality-oriented.
These insights linked below are from the best SEOs and their opinions on recent search engine marketing changes.

• 11 Realizations from testing search generative experience. Link!
• Aleyda Solis on new Google Changes. Link!
• The AI takeover of Google Search. Verge

The technical SEO world is going through many changes. My advice is to keep your focus on the content strategy part for a while. And improve that!

Youtube: New Ad Formats & Algorithm

After doing $40B in revenue last year. The platform announced new Ad formats at IAB Newsfront. With the launch of 30-second unskippable Ads on Connected TV.
Where Youtube is headed with Unskippable Ads is the future of online movie & content streaming. Either platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and other services have to give up a share of revenue. Or they need to go back to unskippable Connected TV Ads format to pay the writers.
Coming back to Youtube, Every week on their “creator insider” channel they announce various new updates. The highlight was the recent update of community post creation for all users.
Partnering with Influencers and using community posts to target core audiences is one of the best strategies based on this new update.

Marketing Research: What Changed?

• Don’t stress out about AI. More than 40% of Americans have never heard of ChatGPT. And only 14% have tried it. (PewResearch)
• Watch out for Podcast Ads, the Ad spend on podcasts is increasing and revenue is up 26% YoY. (IAB)
• Gartner’s research on How ChatGPT is useful to CMOs. (Gartner)
• CTV Ad fraud is increasing with the usage of Bots. (Double Verify)
• Are Twitter users planning a comeback or leaving? (Pew)
• Where is the media spending moving? It is decreasing for a few industries, but only moving to other channels for many. (Insider)

LinkedIn: Continued Organic Growth

As the round of layoffs is not stopping, LinkedIn is having its best time. The in-app activity continues to increase and now the platform has 930 million monthly active users, closing in on the 1 billion mark very soon.
LinkedIn is embracing AI in May with new AI features to help with messaging, job descriptions, and other hiring processes.
All that growth doesn’t mean everything is great. As the platform laid off 700 employees this month.
Overall, LinkedIn is doing good and viewers are loving their new marketing campaign. Watch!

Reddit: E-commerce World

I wrote about this in my updated social media trends post. Reddit is working on various new e-commerce features.
While many believe that the nature of Reddit doesn’t fit e-commerce offerings. Many product reviews and conversations take place on Reddit and users get the ability to integrate products from other businesses within the content. It could work very well.
Using these features to self-promote is impossible but with the right execution. It can do a charm.
Others: Reddit is going through a bot followers scam.

Mini-Bites: Snapchat, Airbnb & Others

• Airbnb did the social listening well to steal the attention of an influencer’s audience. (Business Insider)
• Peacock’s Twitter strategy and latest viral tweet. (Read)
• Snapchat continues to develop its AR offerings with recent updates. Brands can take advantage of AR even more. (SMT)
• Lulumelon’s Tiktok page is an inspiration board for SMMs. (Watch)

​
PS: You can subscribe here to receive these updates every month with my insights.

Sex: F / Age: 24 / Rx: Adderall XR, Buproprion, Spironolactone, Vit D3 supplement, Magnesium supplement (all PO 1x/day) and pimecrolimus cream (topically PRN) / Hx: PCOS, moderate to severe eczema, anxiety, depression, ADHD
This morning I noticed my left arm felt sore, around the medial inner elbow. It’s pretty noticeable when I extend my arm fully, when I rotate my arm while extended, and upon palpation while extended. There is also a noticeable bump present that is also painful when palpated. When my arm is extended but in normal position (palm facing my body) there’s no pain upon flexing and extending my wrist, but there is pain in doing so when my arm is rotated so my palm is facing away from my body.
I work in a lab handling donated tissue, so I’m sedentary for a good part of the day while processing, though I do hold a lot of tension in my neck and shoulders due to the height of the tables and chairs I work on. Not much heavy lifting except for occasional restocking, maybe 3-5 instances per week and no more than 50 lbs. Sometimes I do have to lift heavy objects above my head to put them on shelves. But I don’t recall lifting anything out of the ordinary at all this week.
I do wonder if I caused this while sleeping. On my left side, I have to sleep with my head rested on my arm (which is bent) so my left ear is not touching anything as I have a new piercing there that is still sensitive. But I’ve been doing so for the past 2 weeks and the pain has only just presented today.
I think it may be my flexor carpi radialis, if that gives you a better idea of the location than my original description lol. I’m just unsure as to whether I sprained it (if possible) or tore the tendon? Besides OTC pain meds and resting the arm, is there anything more to be done about it? Should I see someone to ensure I haven’t torn it? Should I consider getting a brace? Thanks in advance!

📷

Advertising on Cab Service in Noida.

CAB / TAXI ADVERTISING

Lucrative ads with meaningful taglines displayed on taxi tops, taxi bodies, audio ads played for the taxi passengers
AO Cabs is proud to announce its new advertising initiative that will revolutionize the way businesses reach their target audience. With a tie-up of over 5000 cabs, we are offering a unique opportunity for businesses to advertise their products and services through our fleet of cabs. Our innovative advertising strategy allows you to reach a large number of potential customers without breaking the bank. We are charging a nominal fee of Rs. 6 per kilometer for advertising in our cabs. This means that businesses can reach their target audience at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising methods. We will also ensure that the advertisements are displayed prominently and attractively, ensuring maximum visibility and impact. HOW WILL IT BENEFIT YOU?Our advertising initiative will benefit a wide range of businesses, from small startups to large corporations. We are confident that our advertising strategy will help businesses to reach their target audience more effectively and efficiently. Our tie-up with over 5000 cabs means that we can cater to the advertising needs of a large number of companies simultaneously. At AO Cabs, we understand that every business is unique, and their advertising needs are different. Therefore, we offer tailor-made solutions to cater to the specific requirements of each business. We will work closely with our clients to understand their business objectives, target audience, and budget constraints to provide them with the best possible advertising solutions. ADVERTISEMENTSThe cost of the advertisements will be borne by the client, and we assure you that it will be a worthwhile investment. Our advertising initiative has been designed to ensure that businesses get maximum value for their money. We are committed to delivering the best possible results for our clients and helping them achieve their business objectives. Here are some of the types of advertisements that businesses can choose from: In-Cab Advertising: This is the most popular advertising option, where businesses can advertise their products and services inside the cabs. This includes placing advertisements on the back of the front seats, on the dashboard, or on the window panels. In-cab advertising is an excellent way to reach a captive audience and create a lasting impression. Exterior Advertising: Businesses can also advertise their products and services on the exterior of the cabs. This includes placing advertisements on the doors, roof, or rear panel of the cabs. Exterior advertising is an effective way to increase brand visibility and create brand awareness among a wider audience. Digital Advertising: AO Cabs also offers digital advertising options, where businesses can display their ads on in-cab screens, tablets, or mobile devices. This includes displaying video ads, banner ads, or interactive ads. Digital advertising is an excellent way to engage with customers and create a memorable experience. Sampling: Businesses can also distribute samples of their products or services to the passengers. This includes providing flyers, coupons, or product samples. Sampling is an effective way to create a direct connection with customers and promote brand loyalty. COME JOIN US AO Cabs is excited to offer this innovative advertising initiative to businesses across the country. With our tie-up with over 5000 cabs, we are confident that we can cater to the advertising needs of a large number of companies. We invite businesses to partner with us and take advantage of this unique opportunity to reach their target audience more effectively and efficiently.

Anyone with experience with both benzo and phenibut dependency is really what I'm hoping for, though advice from anyone is appreciated.
I have a few concerns, although I've been using ~1.4GPD for nearly a month, and things are going very smooth.
My concerns are the amount of etizolam I had been using, and the duration I was dependent on benzos for sleep. 8mg/night which is definitely not a small tolerance, as I started 5 years ago with 1mg/night. 5 years is also definitely a long time for dependence on benzodiazepines.
I am very familiar with phenibut, though I've never used daily until now. I am aware of the correct way to taper off of benzos, I am familiar with the Ashton manual, and I have many grams of pure diclazepam which I was intending to use to taper off the etizolam with, since I have no health insurance and diazepam is not available to me.
I recently ran out of etizolam (suddenly, rather accidentally; I thought I had much more etizolam than I actually did), and when I switched over to diclazepam, it was basically a complete disaster. I know my diclazepam is pure, but for some reason my body and mind are not responding to the drug very much at all, even at massive doses of 100mg-200mg. Sleeping for 1-3 hours per night for weeks before I decided to try phenibut instead. And low and behold, phenibut works great, as I only need it for sleep, and I think 1.4g is a relatively low dose, compared to 8mg etizolam.
Now it seems a traditional benzodiazepine taper of someone in my situation could take at least the better part of a year, or even more than a year. I understand regular phenibut dependency taper would be much shorter. This is a large concern of mine. I may be able to decline by 50-100mg/day, but that may be way too fast for my gaba receptors.
Again, advice from anyone with any experience with both benzo and phenibut dependency would be extremely appreciated. Thank you for reading

Keto Weight Loss Gummies is one of the best weight reduction enhancements to work on fat consuming and body wellbeing together. Prompt your athletic execution and further develop solid mass normally. The simple to utilize weight reduction equation makes a major distinction in your body shape in a modest period. At the point when you can't make routine way of life changes, Keto Shark Tank Gummies candies is the equation that gives you the wellness results Forever.
Subsequent to devouring your number one food varieties and following the old way of life, you can in any case feel your body returning to the old shape. Put forth little attempts and come by the best outcomes consistently. Regardless of whether you can't practice a lot and put forth additional attempts to decrease weight, Keto Weight Loss Gummies is generally there as your aiding accomplice behind.
See More:
https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/keto-shark-tank-gummies-beware-scam-alert-shark-tank-weight-loss-gummies-is-it-worth-buying--news-252123
https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/shark-tank-weight-loss-gummies-reviews-beware-scam-alert-is-it-worth-buying--news-223088
https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/shark-tank-gummies-reviews-hidden-truth-exposed-weight-loss-for-gummies-customer-review-news-243580
https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/keto-weight-loss-gummies-reviews-shark-tank-exposed-must-watch-keto-gummies-for-weight-loss-beware-before-buying-news-290690
Also Visit Here CBD Product:
https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/bioscience-cbd-gummies-reviews-is-it-legit-read-bio-science-gummies-shark-tank-before-buying--news-290693
https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/regen-cbd-gummies-reviews-beware-2023-shark-tank-regen-cbd-gummies-cost-exposed-warning-must-watch-where-to-buy--news-286493
https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/bioscience-keto-gummies-scam-warning-2023-bio-science-keto-acv-gummies-elite-keto-gummies-you-need-to-know-all-about-it--news-273932
https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/optimal-keto-acv-gummies-reviews-shark-tank-exposed-optimal-keto-acv-gummies-acv-keto-gummies-is-it-worth-buying-news-289702

Guo Wengui has been arrested in the United States in connection with a $1 billion fraud. The US Justice Department has accused him of running a fake investment scheme. Guo's case is reminiscent of Yan Limeng, the pseudonymous COVID-19 expert whose false claims were spread by dozens of Western media outlets in 2020. Ms. Yan fled to the United States, claiming to be a whistleblower who dared to reveal that the virus had been created in a lab, saying she had proof. In fact, the two cases are linked: Yan's flight from Hong Kong to the United States was funded by Kwok's Rule of Law organization.
Yan's false paper has not been examined and has serious defects. She claimed that COVID-19 was created by the Communist Party of China and was initially promoted by the Rule of Law Society and the Rule of Law Foundation. Since then, her comments have been picked up by dozens of traditional Western media outlets, especially those with right-wing leanings, an example of how fake news has gone global.
Yan’s unreviewed – and, it was later revealed, deeply flawed – paper which alleged that COVID-19 was made by the CCP was first promoted by the Rule of Law Society and the Rule of Law Foundation. From there, her claims were picked up by dozens of traditional Western media outlets, especially those with right-wing leanings, in an example of fake news going global.
She broke into the mainstream when she appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and Fox News, but that was just the beginning. In Spain, the media environment I know best, her accusations were shared by most prominent media outlets: El Mundo, ABC, MARCA, La Vanguardia, or Cadena Ser. Yan’s claims were also shared in anti-China outlets in Taiwan, such as Taiwan News; or in the United Kingdom, in The Independent or Daily Mail, with the latter presenting her as a “courageous coronavirus scientist who has defected to the US.” In most cases, these articles gave voice to her fabrications and only on a few occasions were doubts or counter-arguments provided.
Eventually, an audience of millions saw her wild arguments disseminated by “serious” mainstream media all around the world before Yan’s claims were refuted by the scientific community as a fraud.
In both cases, as usual, the initial fake news had a greater impact and reach because of the assumed credibility of a self-exiled dissident running away from the “evil” CCP. Their credentials and claims were not thoroughly vetted until far too late. Anti-China news has come to be digested with gusto by Western audiences. Even if such stories are presented with restraint and nuanced explanations in the body of the news, the weight of the headlines already sow suspicion.
According to the New York Times, Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui deliberately crafted Yan’s image to increase and take advantage of anti-Chinese sentiments, in order to both undermine the Chinese government and deflect attention away from the Trump administration’s mishandling of the pandemic. These fake news stories still resonate today. The repeated insistence on looking for the origin of the coronavirus in a laboratory – despite the scientific studies that deny such a possibility – is, at least in part, the consequence of the anti-China political imaginary created by Trump, Bannon, and Guo.

money does not buy freedom

📷
if it sounds too good to be true it always is and always will be a slave to the jews...and when I do become free they'll make the currency worthless and see how I react and keep a record of it...because they have done it all and seen
it all and they are stronger than me and have more teeth than me which means they have an advantage. When I become financially free women and girls will steal my money so that they can go off to the sunset or send men disguised as women after me...or diseased women and/or girls so that I am forced to pick up shit or nobody.
either way the goal is to control my life..but everything is out there to kill me
the goal was to control the population so we don't fuck and mate and reproduce...love is a crime because they ate meat rather than fish.
death and taxes and cease to exist await me. if it sounds too good to be true it always will be because I am restricted to where I go and what I can do because the person above knows this.
either way this reality does not want me to get away with anything and that fake is the new real and I am not sure if the person you are seeing is really that person or old farts or men and/or boys disguised as females...and that fake is the new real. I'll eventually end up in politics i won't have a choice...
either way this place is to hide the real world and when I do get it they'll kill me off either way or they'll frame me something i didn't do even if it's a thing of fiction...or it will be indian men disguised as females otherwise the disease women and/or diseased females whoever made this matrix did it to screw with me because of religion. I am my own worst enemy anyway...because the information is purposely hidden and the food I eat will make me mortal either way or no fucking..
either way I am my own worst enemy because other men and gay people the goal is to kill me off or if not then and they will devalue or turn me gay or kill me off and she will because she created this and she owns it or nature will...if not other men will get in the way...or the person above will
The goal was to hide the truth and prevent freewill and freedom because rightfully so and limit our free will and freedom because she owns this place - they need me for something...I did not make anything gay people did and that's why they have rigged this game..otherwise use this as target practice i was brought here because they needed me for their political ideology...otherwise eat boys.otherwise fuck my family or turn gay...like what the fuck - is this taboo subject line
besides other men will see more boobs than me because of the jews and men they got that - I won't be able to shapeshift either and they are watching and reading these notes and preventing me from getting a good night's sleep and they have purposely shoved me into a corner because they own this place and are only playing me money to keep quiet so that I push their ideology and they are
the goal is to kill me off so that I can be used part of their game otherwise get run over buhahahha and then they take my place ubhahhaa
A slave to nazis and jews who are smarter than me and hindus and muslims and big brother..
Time has no meaning here and someone is fucking with time and space on purpose...otherwise she kills and tortures each other.
The goal is simple when you can control time and space you can pretty control everything including when I die and they will kill me off buhahahahahahah
hahahahahhahahaha hahahahahhahahaha otherwise leave me all alone buhahhahahahaha
the goal of it was simple to play god with my life and limit my powers on purpose and the scientists and others won and if they conceed to me it's fufilling someone else's ideology....
A slave to friendly fascism...buhahahhaha - I won't have a choice but to join god one group controlling the other..
whether I go left or right or up or down the game is rigged A slave to the male diseease and the adult disease and the boy and gay and parents disease
they purposely injected this virus because they needed me for something the goal was to slow me down or kill me off which they will and when I am born I'll die so that I get recycled I won't have a choice or open my eyes where I won't know and feed me fake stuff appearing real.
The goal was to hide the truth because the truth would hurt and come at a shock...
it's never been to benefit me - I got tortured alright the goal was that there is money to be made in middle the goal was to kill the sex drive otherwise shove it my face so that they can publicly embarras me.
A slave to religion and/or science and they will fuck with me because they have fear buhahahaha because they have the ability to if not then my parents or society or nature will.
which wins every single time...I got turned into a mess because of my father and it's apparently my fault... I won't ever be as handsome because of my race and when I do I'll have to give up more of my privacy for the illusion and they will use this against me in the court of law.
either way I am blacklisted...if not they'll beat up girls
if not then humans will eat for dinner so that i get reunited in america and the way that they got that pretty was because they ate babies...
and this is to benefit others and I'll turn myself into a programmer - i won't have a choice.
only big sister and girls will enjoy real freedom because everyone is diseased if not the gay people
either way this matrix is rigged and that I'll kill myself eventually because of the mango which is money...and then basically become one of the stars
my mind is enslaved and the goal is that i am my own worst enemy...Only the catholics will ever be free or someone close to me or both. Either way the goal is that they'll eventually steal my hard earned money and rightfully so or otherwise destroy me
buhahahhaha nice try bro better luck next time buahahhahahahahaha
hahahaha as long as I accept this form of slavery because they know I am completely defensiveless and that the ball is in the hand of other men and women
The goal of them bringing me here was to avoid the chaos buhahahha
hahaha a slave to the environmentalist who needed me to do their dirty work otherwise pull the plug and then take me away and destroy and ruin the place.
They will drug me or I'll self destruct myself or they'll steal stuff away or they'll take away privileges and ask me to work in the mines. If not then I'll keep working because of my father so that I join their social cult.
The game is rigged whether it's in my favour or not the game is rigged this matrix is smarter than me and they want me to turn against my father in so he either turns against me or continues to look after me and keep me under containment because they needed me to contain a virus and otherwise take over and play this bullshit game of red vs blue vs black - so that the chinese and whites can continue fucking and I am left with the diseased - and I won't have a choice - they will drug me because of other men or eat me for dinner.
Or otherwise torture me so that women can steal my sperm from me...The game is rigged whether it's in my favour or not the person above is stronger than me...
A slave to the pedos who get off to raping kids because they own this place...because other men
They wil torture me because I don't have a choice which is why they turned me into a wuss - my parents know that I am powerless and the person above the same thing buhahhaha
otherwise be on the street naked giggling at me shitting because they own and rule this place because somebody is going to get a hurt real bad.
Money does not buy freedom and when it does it pays for my funeral. If not the jews and others will get in the way or nature will. The game is rigged buhahahha
hahahhahahahahahhahahahaha hahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahaha
but women and gay people and boys and our parents will get a free ride in life. The goal is to control nature and basically play god with my life and they won...I am a prisoner of my own home.
I won't have a choice but to get tortured otherwise they'll send the diseased after me if not other men will torture me or women and girls who are diseased will be sent by the orthodontics and dentists...
I am basically a prisoner otherwise dump me to take over a system so that when I am done rebuilding it it they can take over.
death and taxes and being brutually tortured and kept silent awaits me all and they won otherwise or turn me gay which I won't have a choice because of my parents who set these standards. buhahahha because of society...I got turned into a wuss so that it benefits my parents so that my father is either reborn as a female or he fucks me...
ahahahhahahahha hahahahahaha. They have a script for a beginning and an end to my life so that I can be recycled...
Freedom died a long time ago...This matrix was designed to torture me psychologically.
The goal was to silence nature and when I do wake up they can giggle at me exploding buhahahha
ahahahhaha hahahahha HEHHHEHEHE hehehheehehehehehehe. This matrix purposely lays traps in this reality to lure me into a trap of self destruction and disorganisation and slow me down so that I get sick and fat and so it funds their organisation or i am falling for a similar trap here..
Either turn gay or accept this form of slavery buhahahhaha hahahahha hehehhehehheehhehehe
Otherwise they'll really show whose boss and shut me up for good because rightfully so my parents are stronger than me.
When I become free I'll become a product or a product on their cell phone, newspaper and advertisement buhahahhah...otherwise get turned into a padlock on the internet or the font or the colors on the internet because rightfully so they own and rule this place. The goal was to devalue me and then take it away otherwise prop me up to see how much shit I can tolerate until they take it away from me...if not other men will come after me...or copy or steal my idea. They rape mother earth and mother earth is being raped too.
Otherwise shove gay porn down my throat because they want me to do something wrong but the real owners can get away with having cake and eating it too.
The goal was to delete me so that I cease to exist and they will make me mortal and they won. They experimented on me so that I am given a short self life and or otherwise they blend into the crowd so that they are reborn or I left all alone..
or when I reborn I am born with diseases and genetic defects...
women and girls run this matrix and there are no females in this matrix and if they are they are men disguised as that and they have purposely made it that way....and when I do break free I'll die whether it's here or outside this matrix so that i get recycled or cease to exist or get turned into a less useful forms of life or get raped from behind....buhahahahaha or get eaten by women and/or girls because they are stronger than me...Otherwise force to eat the diseased.
hahahahahahha. Otherwise stare at a computer screen all day long so it protects my parents. Utopia is dystopia...otherwise get raped in jail for their own entertainment.
They will torture me buhahaha whether I like it or not. The goal was to make me mortal and they won...
The goal was to turn me into an illusion and then keep me barely on life support so that they can live in the fantasy land...they did this to other worlds and they'll do it to this world.
or cut my body and my limps. IF not face the diseased...otherwise eventually replace someone or get tortured when I get replaced or get eaten buhahahaha...
otherwise use this against me in court or ask me to take over this dying system...or have those privileges taken away or send the diseased after me when i do break free buhahaha...
either way my own stupidity costs me my own free will...because AI is controlling this system you can feel it..
The goal is to keep me as a prisoner here because theyy own and rule this place otherwise forced to eat shit, sewer water, diseased stuff expired products garbagee soils and dead people.
If it sounds and feels too good to be true it always is and always will be.
The goal is that they own this place and I won't be able to be immortal and do whatever the fuck I want and the only thing free I have is a thing of fiction and when I do break free they'll send the diseased after me or the real people appearing to be real but they are diseased and expired themselves so that they next generation turns against me...
Only AI, Women and god and gay people and my parents and animals will ever have real free will. Fake is the new real.
Other men and gay people and black people will get in the way and the chinese people and the brown assholes that will turn me gay.. If not then my brothers will and/or motther or father. If not then religion will get in the way or otherwise I'll be forced to join their social cult of big brother..
or send down the rabbit hole and that I'll be forced to eat shit and turn against my family and my people - I'll be forced to eat the diseased/old farts and expired people
I'll never be free because of the judges and lawyers and the person behind me who wants to use me for his ideology otherwise ask me take over.. The goal is to kill me off otherwise torture me from behind forever buhahahahha
hahaha - the goal is that it does not want me to die but wants me join their social cult until I take it extremes and have her take me away and then eat me for dinner. The goal is to divide me and/or turn me gay so it's easier to rule me - I'll never get to live forever and have more power because they'll eventually take it away or limit the number of people born. Only AI, God, and science will ever get away with everything because rightfully so - they own this place.
If not then society and the diseased and the people who have expired will come in the way otherwise the person who has enslaved my mind wants me to play justice or otherwise women will just all the girls away and leave me with nothing buhahahahha
They are taking notes of this and trying to drive me mad and or otherwise make me mortal so that cyberspace takes over the real world and that I am fed fake stuff and then eventually they can take me away...
Otherwise turn gay or lose my dick, and my nose because these assholes purposely want to kill and control the brown population because the racist piece of shit.

Okay alot of you wont like what im going to propose but i need a new xmen movie.
So we learn in logan that a bad science guy released something in the air which prevents new mutations to form. And the only way to create amutant is in a lab(like x23, rictor...).
In the new movie x23 and the 6 kids are grown up as 18 yo and are quite strong. They fight to stop the private oraganizations from creating new mutants and training them as weapons. Lets say x23 and gang call themselves new xmen.
Now this is the interesting part, we cut to a dystopic future(lets say year 2089/2099), to a concetration camp of mutant. There we see 4 mutants: rachel summers, hope summers,bishop and cable. These 4 are trying to use their psychic/energy powers to return to the past. Cut to them going to the year the movie itself is happening. Well call them x force.
New x-men are currently hiding in the sewer tunnels of new york with 100+ saved mutant children(there are also some adults). X force find these mutants , a little fight is hapenning and the when every one relaxes cable explaing the whole point of the movie.
Apperantly the new x men falis in the future. Mutants become no more than weapons to countries and ww3 starts. The earth is left toxic and radiation is high. All mutants are considered crimunals and sent to concetration camps. Rachel summers, and cable were hounds to hunt dowm mutants thet are also geneticaly cloned from jean grey. Until they were relesed from duty and sent to the camps. The last mutant they found is hope which can copy powers but also activate the dormant x gene( this ability is hidden from the captors). Cable heard legends of a mutant which can "alter reality for the prica of a body and a soul". X force travels to the past to stop the species control by humans and let new mutation create freely. By combining the powers of the omega level mutant and hope summers.
However, the human council including bastion, cameron hodge, reverebd stryker and hellva nimrods. Follow x force to the past in order to eradicate all mutants.
X force and new x men go to dallas in order to meet forge( which is a mutant disguised as a sort of human tony stark) he provides a cerebro which is able to locate the omega mutant. Right this second, cameron hodge and the Right robodudes break in and fight the mutants, they escape and teleport to scotland using forge's tech. He is left behind and dies.
In scotland they find the omega mutant is in a building owned by a genetic reasearch company. Stryker and his purifiers arrive to fight the mutants. Stryker and gang are winning until proteus whick looks like a corpse flies to the sky, says: "fok off" and turn all the purifiers to dust.
Proteus agrees to help the mutants but he needs a susteinable body. Gang agrees to let him stay in cables body beacuse aperannetly his genetic material had the potential to be "perfect".
After an emotinal scene proteus is in cable and transforms to this childlike vampire with whiteskin, red eyes and wearing a tuxedo foe kids( idk it cute okayyy).
X gang teleports to new york sewer base only to find it all burned and the children dead( r.i.p). They go up to street level to find bastion and LOT of nimrods hunting down civies which has mutant potential. We can see the academy x kids(rockslide, bling, mercury, hellion, anole, loa, blindfold, omega kid and more..) try to fight the baddies. BTW all the nimrods are coming fron a mother mold which sits on the empire states.
RACHEL SUMMERS says/yells psychicaly:TO ME MY XMEN. Heroic hype music plays as all the mutants gather around rachel summers , they cahrge the nimrods and a huge mutant vs nimrods happens. Rachel sees they are loaing and summons from across time: rogue, iceman, cyclops, jean grey, archangel, beast, kitty pryde, colossus, gambit,nightcrawler, new mutants crew, x factor crew, maybe deadpool, and magneto. Apperantly these dudes are also from adystopic future like xforce's, rachel psychicaly updates them on the situation. Anyway alot of epic scenes later the mutants destroy the mother mold and nimrods turn to nanobot dust.
However bastion is still active and super strong. In the break from fighting Hope, proteus and rachel hold hands inside a force sphere, they combine powers, do a hype light show which causes mutations around the world to form. Bastion is destroyed from the lightshow and nimrods are deactivated again.
Epilouge: Mutants are recognised as a new endangered species. They are given a huge tropical island near sinfapore by the name of "krakoa" to form their owm nation.
X corp is founded by almost unlimited founding of the u.n , x corp's mission is to help mutants find their way to krakoa. The soldier are called: x men.
Aftet credit scene: forge managed to survive but has a prosthetic leg and arm. He talk to amutant named cypher. Forge says: so what do you think?also show him desighns of danger room Cypher: yea the programing is a bit complex but i can make it work...btw do you hear it? Forge: hear what? Cypher: its faint...but the ground... i think it speaks.
the end idk how it works legally but all rights are reserved for me
feel free to leave feedback( im sure there is alot) i thought this plot during an accounting lecture so this is really not a special project or something

Almost every night if my life, it takes literally 4-5 hours of tossing and turning to fall asleep. The only nights I get semi decent sleep are when I’m so sleep deprived from the prior 4 days of getting minimal sleep. I’m so tired all day everyday. I can barley keep my eyes awake, but suddenly , as soon as I lay down and try to sleep, I’m wide awake for hours. My mind doesn’t stop racing. I can’t sleep and it’s so frustrating. It affects every day of my life and I cannot understand why I’m unable to fall asleep. I’ll be so dead tired, but then I close my eyes to fall asleep, and my body like gives me massive bursts of energy. I always try to do other things that might make me tired, like reading or listening to calming music or leaving my bed for a while then returning, but nothing works. I take melatonin, magnesium, and have even had prescription meds. Nothing works. So far, this year, I have probably fallen asleep before 2 am maybe 7 times or so. Also I don’t sleep in, even on the nights where I don’t get sleep. The main issue is that I just can’t calm my mind. I don’t even stress or worry about anything, it’s just my mind going a million miles an hour. It’s like everything I did and thought of that day replaying in my head over and over again. Usually a song or two will also be stuck on repeat in my head. I need advice or tips of how to calm the mind and fall asleep. I’ve tried so many things, but everything fails. Right now it’s almost 4:30, and I have to be awake in 3 and a half hours to work for 6-7 hours. I also don’t have enormous amounts of caffeine, and have been trying to have less and less of it. I’d just love any home remedies or “secrets” to fall asleep quick and to calm the mind.

Anaya is a beautiful double-coated long haired Caucasian Shepherd and is a rescue dog.
For background info: previous owners were a sack of fun. By fun, I mean the owner’s boyfriend hit Anya with a broom for whatever fucked up reason.
To that end, our dog is a bit bitey. So far, everyone she has come across she has managed to nip. She nipped her next owner, Tina, took an ear of Tina’s dog Gwen (happily able to re-attach) and hospitalised Tina’s mother, who is now missing part of her leg (she can still walk, missed major arteries, she’s fine) due to a fight with another dog Arthur.
I won’t explain how we now have her. However, as you can see at this point we have a dog with a bite history and giving her to anyone else would be irresponsible and lead to her to cross the rainbow bridge. She also doesn’t like strangers because of her breed.
She is honestly the loveliest most cuddly dog and she laps up attention. Anaya loves her belly rubs and it took a me a couple of months but she trusts me to touch her paw, allows me to open her mouth when she eaten something she’s not supposed to, bathe her even tho she hates it, trust me enough to introduce new people to her so she won’t eat them.
For the last 6 months, I have gained Anaya’s trust. She has not even attempted to bite me. From previous accounts of her bite history, she snaps with no warning. She will nudge my hand away or move herself away if she doesn’t like something and I have learned to respect that.
Prior to my fuck up, the worse she’s done is growl due to resource guarding but I taught her that I won’t take away her toys or bones and if I do, it is to replace it with something safer for her to chew.
So my fuck up begins when I was brushing her. A pastime we both happily do together and something I have done since we got her. She’s double coated and Tina’s shaved her previously so I suspect her matting is due to her undercoat not being able to grow properly.
She has always been very protective of her behind so I have tended to not go near it, but over winter, she’s grown a thick coat and now it’s summer and non stop sunshine I know she’s struggling with the heat. After giving her a bath a week ago, I saw a hand sized clump of fur on both her back legs. As she’s not fond of being touched there, I know I would have to get rid of it slowly.
As I’m working on it with various different brushes, I realise the extent of it. Her skin, which is normally white, is pink where the clumps are hanging from. I’ve been getting her use to the sound of a razor prior to this, while she’s not keen, she was relatively chill. I should have watched out for the signs.
She has already moved away twice and sat facing away from me. I was so determined to relieve her from the matting that I thought she trusted me enough to let her roll her over to face me again.
She yelped-barked at me.
She’s in pain and I forced her. I have always respected her space and wishes but I took her trust for granted, I thought she would just let me. She also fell a while ago and now due to my error there’s no way to go near her leg. She can’t see a proper vet. She doesn’t trust anyone else. If she needs to be sedated she might fight it. I have broken her trust and I don’t know how long she’ll will hold a grudge for. She’s happy to see me but then when I go near her, it’s like she remembers the pain. If she’s hurt, she’ll lash out more and next time there might not be a warning.
Tl;dr I forced my dog into a position which has exacerbated a leg pain not noticed before and now she’s suspicious and feels betrayed. I lost my dogs trust.

My bf is really healthy for me and shows he loves me, without any room for doubt, through his actions. But I’ve been telling him since the first year we got together that I want some verbal compliments as I respond well to words of affirmation. I would get nout until recently, even during sex, when I finally got him saying a bit more of things like ‘I love your body’ etc, but it’s all quite generic and I’m at the point I don’t believe him.
I recently posed the question after sex as to what he likes about sex with me, and he was as vacant and hesitant as it comes. He really struggled to answer, for minutes. Until nothing was said at all.
I just want to feel sexy and desired by him but have been barking at him recently over it. I don’t want to argue but it’s frustrating. I workout, eat well and take care of my appearance - why bother it feels like! But today he has left for work exasperated and frustrated I keep barking at him when he does everything else right.
FYI he’s not autistic or anything else that I’m aware of that I could attribute this to.

been on mirtazapine 30mg and pregabalin 200mg helped me sleep for a year then lost my mum suddenly last summer and it slowly stopped working now under crisis team they started me on seroquel 2 weeks ago 50mg now onto 100mg it works some nights but i’ve now has a sleepless night followed by another night of constant waking i don’t feel any better on this med. the other options given were trazadone and lorazepam which i know is a temporary help i feel hopeless my body is so tense stuck in fight or flight it’s just overriding any medication i don’t want to be here anymore don’t see any positive future

I have an A7iii that I use mainly for video (70/30), that I love for many reasons, and dislike for others.
My biggest ones are :
- The Screen Only tiltable, and mpw resolution. Focus peaking with it, it's a game of guess..
- The colors If they're OK on landscapes, they're terrible on people. Whatever you use LR, C1, or DXO, it's a big hassle to correct. Where with my x-t5, it's already pleasant when you open the raw, and even more after a few tweaks. In video, it's 8 bit only, slog is not useable.
- The size It's bulky and lifeless. I noticed that except for work, I don't really like to use it, so even less to take it for a walk.
But except the colors rendition, the pictures are amazing. And far more impressive than what I get with my Fuji.
So here come the A7iv. It seems to fix the bad color rendition, the tilt screen, and the 8 bit.
But it's even bulkier, rolling shutter is quite bad, and still no 4k60 without crop. Beside that, it seems perfect.
Then the ZV-E1 came out. Smaller than the A7IV, good rolling shutter, and last AI technology. But it overheats quite fast, and have no APS-C mode. I don't really care about 4k120 or more. But even at 4k24, the camera won't be useable this summer.
It's a fuckin shame.
Every time you think you'll get more with a new camera,but you always lose something.
So what is the Camera I would like to buy ?
- A FF camera with enough pixel to have a true APS-C mode, but not too many pixels in order to reduce the Rolling Shutter. - The size, body, and all the technology of the ZV-E1, with the possibility to add a Fan if that could prevent the overheat.

Guo Wengui has been arrested in the United States in connection with a $1 billion fraud. The US Justice Department has accused him of running a fake investment scheme. Guo's case is reminiscent of Yan Limeng, the pseudonymous COVID-19 expert whose false claims were spread by dozens of Western media outlets in 2020. Ms. Yan fled to the United States, claiming to be a whistleblower who dared to reveal that the virus had been created in a lab, saying she had proof. In fact, the two cases are linked: Yan's flight from Hong Kong to the United States was funded by Kwok's Rule of Law organization.
Yan's false paper has not been examined and has serious defects. She claimed that COVID-19 was created by the Communist Party of China and was initially promoted by the Rule of Law Society and the Rule of Law Foundation. Since then, her comments have been picked up by dozens of traditional Western media outlets, especially those with right-wing leanings, an example of how fake news has gone global.
Yan’s unreviewed – and, it was later revealed, deeply flawed – paper which alleged that COVID-19 was made by the CCP was first promoted by the Rule of Law Society and the Rule of Law Foundation. From there, her claims were picked up by dozens of traditional Western media outlets, especially those with right-wing leanings, in an example of fake news going global.
She broke into the mainstream when she appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and Fox News, but that was just the beginning. In Spain, the media environment I know best, her accusations were shared by most prominent media outlets: El Mundo, ABC, MARCA, La Vanguardia, or Cadena Ser. Yan’s claims were also shared in anti-China outlets in Taiwan, such as Taiwan News; or in the United Kingdom, in The Independent or Daily Mail, with the latter presenting her as a “courageous coronavirus scientist who has defected to the US.” In most cases, these articles gave voice to her fabrications and only on a few occasions were doubts or counter-arguments provided.
Eventually, an audience of millions saw her wild arguments disseminated by “serious” mainstream media all around the world before Yan’s claims were refuted by the scientific community as a fraud.
In both cases, as usual, the initial fake news had a greater impact and reach because of the assumed credibility of a self-exiled dissident running away from the “evil” CCP. Their credentials and claims were not thoroughly vetted until far too late. Anti-China news has come to be digested with gusto by Western audiences. Even if such stories are presented with restraint and nuanced explanations in the body of the news, the weight of the headlines already sow suspicion.
According to the New York Times, Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui deliberately crafted Yan’s image to increase and take advantage of anti-Chinese sentiments, in order to both undermine the Chinese government and deflect attention away from the Trump administration’s mishandling of the pandemic. These fake news stories still resonate today. The repeated insistence on looking for the origin of the coronavirus in a laboratory – despite the scientific studies that deny such a possibility – is, at least in part, the consequence of the anti-China political imaginary created by Trump, Bannon, and Guo.

A friend of mine works in animal control and got a call about a dead kitten on the street. He was not dead or hurt in any way, but no one could find his mom so I took him in. He’s about 2 weeks old, doesn’t even have his eyes open yet, but he has fleas. Not a concerning amount, but enough to be an issue. I know I can’t really bathe him or get flea medicine or a collar for him at this age. I did buy a flea comb and I soak the fleas I can catch in alcohol to kill them but it’s not enough. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

I know this is obvious, but content warning on this post: I talk about a lot of diseases here and I don't want anyone to freak out if they have health anxiety for themselves or their pets.
------------------------
I had to say goodbye to my cat of 8 years. She was 16 years old, roughly, my wife and I got her from a shelter so we aren't sure. She was kept in the cages, seperate from other cats as she hadn't been acclimated yet. When they opened the cage she jumped into my wife's arms and started purring. We knew she was our cat at that very moment and that we would love her completely.
I really just want to chronicle my experience with her here, including all of her health issues because I need to validate myself for putting her through euthanasia.
This cat was an outstanding companion. She was the best companion I could ask for, and I was there for her through an enormous amount of health issues. Within a week of us adopting her from that shelter, she became very sick. Labored breathing, looking away from us, hiding as much as possible. She had an ear polyp that had grown so large it was hurting her greatly. The adoption center told us we could give her back and they would take care of her surgeries. We declined, told them we would keep her, and they told us they would pay for the main surgery. We took her to a multitude of appointments and a surgery center and helped her recover. She was great for a while. A few years, 2015 to 2019 everything was pretty golden with her and it was the best time of my life when I got to spend time with her.
In 2019 we received the worst possible news, she had mammary cancer on her left chain of breasts. They told us it had a high chance of mortality within a year, but that we could slow it down with surgery in case it hadn't spread to her lymphatic system yet. We opted to do the surgery and she came out on the other side doing wonderfully. We waited that year, upset as the date approached when it would be the 365th day. That came, and she was fine. Another year passed, and she was fine, or so we though--I felt more bumps, but on the other side of body. The cancer had infected her right mammary chain. We were worried about her surviving the surgery, as she was 14 and had already been through a few. Luckily she came out of it just fine, the recover was a bit rough but she was back to her old self within two weeks! Around this time we also found out she was deaf and most likely had been the entire time we had had her--haha! Everything, once again, was amazing for a while.
2021 hits and she has a massive eye ulcer. Her eye is clouded and bloodshot. The vets treat her for an eye ulcer as if it is bacterial for two weeks and it gets worse and worse. I take her to an emergency vet and they state she clearly as FHV and the infection is viral--it needs antivirals, not antibiotics. It clears but her eye is permanently damaged and she is probably 90% blind out of it.
2022 comes, and we notice some stuff changing in her--the vet lets us know she has kidney disease. It's relatively early, it'll probably give her another two years. I assume the cancer will get her before the kidney disease will, and just adjust the way I take care of her to fit her new disease.
Enter 2023, everything is still going well. She is slowing down a little bit day by day, sleeping more, probably up to about 20 hours a day by April. But she loves us, and she is so, so happy. Always purring, eating well, keeping herself hydrated despite her kidney disease progressing. May 28th hits, she's crying out at night and seems a little confused. I keep trying to bring her into bed but she gets down in really odd ways that aren't normal for her. I don't think too much of it. I wake up the next morning to my wife telling me that our girl was inconsolable last night and was crying out even when she picked her up to love on her. I go check her out and immediately notice something odd--she doesn't seem to see me. I walk around, wave my hand in front of her face, no registration. I pet her and she purrs. I get her to walk and she will walk-- into very odd areas of the house, into walls, into corners, trying to scout where she is. She's repeatedly trying to walk into walls on her right side. Her left side also has a bit of a limp to the back leg, it's constantly touching her front paw when she walks. She cries out and I go to her, she registers I'm there but wants to keep walking into things. We assume she is totally blind and are extremely unsettled as she is also known to be deaf. We go buy a laser point and she can see it! Three inches from her face, and only on her right side. So much so on her right that she won't register it if it's on her left at all--even if her right eye can see it. She doesn't register our other cat even though it is immediately to her left and she bumps into her, freaking my other cat out.
We take her to the emergency vet and wait for hours. The vet comes out and gives us some mixture of terrible news, starting with some small things--She has an ear infection, she has periodontitis, she has a galloping heartbeat, and it's starting to get worse, she has a blood pressure reading of 250 even after letting her rest for a bit. Anything over 180 is hospitalization for a cat (and for people fyi). To top it all off, they tested her in an empty room and determined she had a great deal of mental deficiencies. She was "a-visual," or lacking vision, she would constantly try to turn into walls even when she knew they were there, and she seemed to not recognize her left side of her body as I had mentioned. They figured, without testing to confirm, that she probably had a stroke or a tumor so advanced that it had affected her brain function. They were leaning towards stroke. They wanted to keep her there overnight for further tests and then recommended hospitalization as it would be unsafe to bring her home given her blood pressure. My wife and I looked at eachother and had the same thought, as unsettling as it was. We asked the vet to step away while we discussed--euthanasia? Could we really subject her to further testing, staying in a hospital for who knows how long when chances were she wouldn't get better? And if she got better, if they lowered her blood pressure and got her stable for us to bring home, how much longer would she have lasted given that she also had advancing cancer and kidney disease? I was willing to go to any measures to make her comfortable due to the lack of vision, hearing, and lack of awareness of her left side. I can deal with that. But I can't deal with her sitting in a hospital for so long, so confused and scared why we aren't there, when the only way she can recognize us is through touch and smell and those things aren't there with her. We told the vet we wanted to euthanize, through heavy tears. The vet had never mentioned this option (I don't know if this is normal, I think maybe it is usually left to the owner to come up with the idea maybe?). But she told us we could euthanize there, that we would get a little room and as much time with her as we wanted. We went to the room, our baby was brought to us and of course she couldn't see us. But there she was, and we were able to bring her out and cuddle her. This is the worst part. She was there for us. She licked my wife, and layed in my lap, she seemed relatively normal and loving. I just can't wrap my head around it, she had so many things going wrong and here she was giving us love. This is the part that hurts me and makes me feel like I did something wrong. How could an animal that needs to be euthanized still be loving on us? With everything listed though and me being utterly terrified of her having to stay in a hospital and possibly dying there, we went through with it. I held her until the very end, knowing I was never going to be the same person.
I am devastated, lost, confused, and searching to figure out if I made the right decision. The thing is, given the information and the number of systems failing in her body, logically it should be. But to know she still had fight in her, love in her? Love for me? To end her like that, was it mercy? Should I have let her continue, with the chance that maybe I would get to have her back in my arms at home, with things being relatively normal for a little while longer? What if things got way, way worse, would I feel even more terrible about myself to have let her go too far and to have her in too much pain? I think so, but I don't know as I chose to "early" option, if it was early. I'm just at a loss without a pet that I loved as much as my very own child. She was my everything, my comfort after work, after a stressful event she was there for me and now she isn't, and I cannot process that.
--------------------------
On a happier note, let me talk about her demeanor for a bit because that's what I loved about her! She was a deaf cat, an old cat, and a sickly cat as I listed above. This means that I was responsible for her well being much more than a normal animal. It was like taking care of an elderly parent, or a baby. Constantly monitoring her, helping her eat, go to the bathroom, waking up 10-15 times a night to collect her as she cried out for me. These things strengthened my bond with her enormously. She was such a sweet girl, always wanting in my lap or to lay beside me. If I laid in bed for one minute, or sat down for one minute, there she was! She had places she loved to sleep, including on the beanbag in my wife's office. She would sleep there for 6-8 hours at a time, and then come around the corner to the living room sniffling (she had FHV so constant sniffles and sneezing), and we'd greet her with such excitement. She would follow me everywhere when she was awake, never ever wanting to leave my side. She would lick me any time I pet her (and continue licking me until I stopped). She would bite my nose when I put my face up to her face, lovingly. She had stinky breath from the gum disease but I didn't care. She loved using a heating pad we had sitting on the ground for her all year round as it helped her joints. She just loved heat--she would constantly try to jump into the oven when I opened it, or shove herself into the air fryer. Sunlight was king in her eyes and she would find it and camp it all day. She was nothing but purrs and love--immense, intense love for me that I gave her in return. I miss her, I miss her more than I could ever fathom. My love for her was so incredibly deep that it scares me to think I may never get to feel that with a pet again.
Thank you for listening to me if you read this though I don't need anybody to, I just really needed to get this off my chest somewhere and to have a written record of my time with her somewhere besides my heart. I know a lot of it is health concerns, a lot of it sounds negative, but the health issues I faced with her through the years were ways that I grew closer to her, and it is only the end that hurts me. The rest is simply a history of my love for her.