Hello!
I have a few Apriballs in my Violet game.
I'm looking for the following shinies from any game (Bank, SWSH, BDSP, PLA or SV). I just like collecting shinies so other details don't matter.

Main Wantlist (Gen 1 to 4):

Doduo / Dodrio Jynx Elekid Surskit / Masquerain (x2) Lileep / Cradily Cherrim Spiritomb Wooper (Johto) Finneon / Lumineon Mantyke 

Gen 9 / Paldea:

Tandemaus / Maushold (x2) Fidough / Dachsbun Smoliv line (x3) Nacli / Naclstack (x2) Charcadet line (x3) Tadbulb / Bellibolt (x2) Wattrel / Kilowattrel (x2) Maschiff Shroodle / Grafaiai (x2) Bramblin / Brambleghast Toedscool / Toedscruel Klawf Capsakid / Scovillain Rellor / Rabsca Flittle Tinkatink line (x3) Bombirdier Varoom / Revavroom Flamigo Cetoddle / Cetitan (x2) Tatsugiri (x3 - all forms) Wooper (Paldea) / Clodsire (x2) Farigiraf Iron Treads Roaring Moon 

Gen 8 / Galar:

Farfetch'd / Sirfetched (x2) Blipbug line (x3) Nickit / Thievul (x2) Gossifleur / Eldegoss Yamper / Boltund (x2) Rolycoly line (x3) Applin line Silicobra (x2) Arrokuda / Barraskewda (x2) Toxel Toxtricity (Lowkey) Sizzlipede / Centiskorch (x2) Clobbopus / Grapploct (x2) Hatenna line (x3) Impidimp line (x3) Mr. Mime / Mr. Rime (x2) Milcery Falinks Pincurchin Indeedee Morpeko Yamask / Runerigus (Galar) (x2) 

Gen 7 / Alola:

Grubbin line (x3) Crabrawler / Crabominable (x2) Cutiefly / Ribombee (x2) Wishiwashi Mudbray / Mudsdale Dwepider / Araquanid (x2) Fomantis / Lurantis (x2) Bounsweet line (x1) Passimian Wimpod / Golisopod (x2) Sandygast / Palossand (x2) Pyukumuku Minior Komala Turtonator Togedemaru Bruxish Dhelmise 

Gen 6 / Kalos:

Litleo / Pyroar Pacham / Pangoro (x2) Espurr / Moewstic (x2) Spritzee / Aromatisse (x2) Swirlix / Slurpuff (x2) Binacle Tyrunt Amaura / Aurorus (x2) Carbink Phantump (x2) Bergmite 

Gen 5 / Unova:

Lillipup / Herdier (x2) Pansage / Simisage (x2) Pansear / Simisear (x2) Panpour / Simipour (x2) Munna / Musharna (x2) Drilbur / Excadrill (x2) Sewaddle line (x3) Venipede line (x3) Cottonee / Whimsicott (x3) Basculin (White) (x2) Maractus Scraggy / Scrafty (x3) Tirtouga / Carracosta (x2) Archen / Archeops (x2) Zorua (Unova) Solosis line (x3) Ducklett Vanillite line (x3) Deerling (x4) And some more. Too tired to type it out... 

Low Priority:

1 Apriball for 2 of these Rotom (many) Alcremie (need all except except Strawberry & Star) Oricorio (x2) Sawsbuck (Need Spring, Summer & Fall) Squawkabilly (x3 Except Green) 

OJOT Paper on Productivity Standards: https://docdro.id/KvsqJup
Password = OT

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I was recently told I am a high risk pregnancy & have been going for ultrasounds & NSTs 2x a week since the start of my third trimester. I am about to be 32 weeks and my doctor has put a weight restriction on me. I have a very physical job (CNA) in a nursing home here in Bryn Mawr, PA. I gave HR my doctors note so they could accommodate my new restrictions. However, that same day (6/5/23) I was called to the administrators office with HR & they told me that they could not accommodate & I would have to take unpaid leave. I just want to know what my options are? Is this legal what is happening? I am capable of working I just need to not lift over 25 pounds. I need this income for the next few weeks until I give birth or I will literally lose my car, apartment, etc.

After 4 years since the CIBC Tim Hortons Double Double Visa ended, Tim Hortons is launching Tim's Financial and a new credit card product called Tim's Credit Card, a MasterCard product powered by Neo Financial (card issued by ATB Financial).
This time around, you'd earn:

• 5 points per $1 on groceries, transit (incl. gas & EV charging) & Tim Hortons purchases
• 1 point per $2 on everything else.

As Tim's Rewards is valued at 0.5 cpp, this essentially is a 2.5% back in value for groceries, transit & Tim Hortons, 0.25% on everything else for the regular card.
Tim Hortons will also launch a secured credit card version which has the following reward structure:

• 2 points per $1 on groceries, transit (incl. gas & EV charging) & Tim Hortons purchases
• 1 point per $4 spent on everything else.

With the same valuation as above, the cardholders of the secured version will earn 1.25% return on groceries, transit & Tim Hortons purchases, 0.125% on everything else.
For both cards, you will continue to earn the base of 10 points per $1 spent at Tim Hortons via the Tim's Reward card and then you earn bonus points of 5 pts for the regular version of the Tim's Credit Card and 2 pts for the secured card version.
Both versions of the card have no annual fees. Card sign ups and management will be provided through the existing Tim Hortons app in the coming months. Currently, they have a wait list available on the new Tim's Financial website.
For more:

• https://timsfinancial.ca/en/home.html
• https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/new-tims-credit-card-offers-quicker-ways-to-earn-more-free-coffee-beverages-and-food-832798017.html
• https://blog.rewardscanada.ca/new-tims-credit-card/

At this rate, I wouldn't be too surprised if the Neo Financial partnership might even grow to providing deposit accounts as well (like a whitelabel version of the Neo Money product provided via Concentra Bank)...

Greetings everyone!
tl;dr: /12keys will be participating in the reddit blackout on June 12th in protest of the upcoming API changes.
As many of you are already aware, reddit has announced significant upcoming changes to their API that will have a serious impact to many users. There is currently a planned protest across hundreds of subreddits to black out on June 12th. The moderators at /12keys have been discussing our participation. It’s clear the community is overwhelmingly in support of the blackout, and we’ll be participating alongside over 1000 other subreddits on June 12th.

More Information:

• Third Party reddit apps (such as Apollo, Reddit is Fun and others) are going to become ludicrously more expensive for it’s developers to run, which will in turn either kill the apps, or result in a monthly fee to the users if they choose to use one of those apps to browse. Put simply, each request to reddit within these mobile apps will cost the developer money. The developers of Apollo were quoted around $2 million per month for the current rate of usage. The only way for these apps to continue to be viable for the developer is if you (the user) pay a monthly fee, and realistically, this is most likely going to just outright kill them. Put simply: If you use a third party app to browse reddit, you will most likely no longer be able to do so, or be charged a monthly fee to keep it viable.
• NSFW Content is no longer going to be available in the API. This means that, even if 3rd party apps continue to survive, or even if you pay a fee to use a 3rd party app, you will not be able to access NSFW content on it. You will only be able to access it on the official reddit app. Additionally, some service bots (such as video downloaders or maybe remindme bots) will not be able to access anything NSFW. In more major cases, it may become harder for moderators of NSFW subreddits to combat serious violations such as CSAM due to certain mod tools being restricted from accessing NSFW content.
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Open Letter to reddit & Blackout

In lieu of what’s happening above, an open letter has been released by the broader moderation community, and /12keys will be supporting it. Part of this initiative includes a potential subreddit blackout (meaning the subreddit will be privatized) on June 12th, lasting 48 hours or longer.
Thank you to the /12keys community for your understanding. We’re proud to be a part of the protest, and we thank you for your support and participation.
Cheers,
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This post will fall under my scenario where Alyssa Targaryen survives giving birth to her third child, Aegon Targaryen (who also survives), and Baelon Targaryen does not get a burst belly. With those two still alive, I decided to come up with ideas for some of their children who would come next. I'd like to know what you all thought and what some of your ideas were for other names and some of their personalities. If it is at all possible, maybe we can agree on betrothal matches for them (Viserys will still marry Aemma Arryn, but I believe that having Baelon and Alyssa around will make sure that he waits to bed Aemma and this will help them avoid their fertility issues, thus leading to Viserys having a son before Rhaenyra and them having additional siblings. And, with Daenerys around, it will mean Daemon does not develop interest in Rhaenyra, lest he incurs his mother's wrath.)

• Their fourth child born would be their first daughter, Princess Daenerys Targaryen. She would be named after their fallen sister, who died from the shivers. She would marry her older brother, Prince Daemon. I am having trouble coming up with what she would be like in terms of her personality, same for Aegon.
• Their fifth child would be another girl named Daella, named after their other sister who died in childbirth. Unlike her namesake, Daella would be unafraid to sing in front of others and, while she would not claim a dragon of her own, she enjoyed being around them.
• Their sixth child and fourth son would be named Aemon after their brother who died, drowning in his own blood. Alyssa was the one who gave him the name and hearing it brought both her and Baelon to tears.
• Their seventh child would be named after their sister, Viserra. Thankfully, she was not as rebellious as her namesake.
• Their eighth child would be named after their sister, Maegelle. While mindful of her prayers, she would not go on to join the faith as her namesake had.
• Their ninth child would be named Aenys, after their grandfather. Thankfully, he would be more strong in his will than his namesake.
• Their tenth child would be named after their aunt, Rhaena.

Isaiah 9:6: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Trinitarians often claim that this is a prophetic verse about the birth of baby Jesus, who will be called "mighty God," which proves that Jesus is God.
There are several problems with this interpretation.
Trinitarian Problem 1
First, if you read Isaiah 9, there's nothing in this passage about a future prophecy regarding the coming Messiah. There are passages that are directly and explicitly about the future Messiah, for example, Genesis 3:15 or Micah 5:2-5. Isaiah 9 is about king Hezekiah in that time period (see 2 Kings 18, 2 Chronicles 29-32).
Trinitarian Problem 2
Second, this passage is never directly attributed to Jesus in the NT. Matthew quotes Isaiah 9:1 in Matthew 4:15-16. It is assumed that Matthew is applying the entire passage to Jesus and Jesus' time, but this is only an assumption. While I do not deny that there is a secondary fulfillment of this verse in Jesus, we can't ignore its initial fulfillment. If this were a prophecy specifically about the coming Messiah and announcing that he would be God, the Trinitarian argument would have more credibility. Considering that it is a prophecy that was to be fulfilled in Isaiah's time, we have to synthesize it accordingly. If this passage is about a coming king who is God, how is it applied to Isaiah in his time? What does this say about king Hezekiah?
Trinitarian Problem 3
Third, there's a problem with the phrase "mighty God." The two Hebrew words used, "el" "gibbohr" do not really mean this. Both words mean something to the degree of "powerful." Martin Luther translated this passage as "mighty hero." The same phrase is used (in the plural rather than singular) in Ezekiel 32:21. "The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol" (ESV). This phrase is not an explicit claim that someone is the one true God of Israel. It is rather a simple statement that someone is very mighty and powerful in some respect. The very name of the archangel Gabriel (gibbohr-el) comes from this same phrase. Does this mean the archangel is God, too?
Trinitarian Problem 4
Fourth, it may be worth noting that in some of the LXX manuscripts, this phrase does not even appear. It reads: "For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel: for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him" (Brenton Septuagint Translation). Eusebius noted varied readings among manuscripts in his time, and Codex Vaticanus omits the phrase "mighty god." It is also possibly noteworthy that in Greek, the definite article is lacking, which has led some to translate this as "a strong god." Similarly, in the Hebrew, the word is not "Elohim," the typical word for "God," but rather "el" which gives a similar reading to how the Greek has been translated above.
Trinitarian Problem 5
Fifth, the following phrase "everlasting Father." Jesus is never said to be our Father. He is our brother, and we share the same Father (John 20:17). If Isaiah 9:6 is listing the names of Jesus, and he is the everlasting Father, then we must question what he's the Father of. We must also ask if the "child to be born to us," is really their father. This child is their father? "Have we not all one Father?" (Malachi 2:10). Is Jesus everlasting or eternally anyone's father? Who is his son? As discussed in the article on Jude 5 it is impossible for a Trinitarian to say that both Jesus and the Father are our father's. The modalists generally love to quote this scripture, thinking that it is calling Jesus our Father, and Trinitarians have not had a very good record at responding to them.
Hezekiah and past tense
We will not be descending into a deep debate on this issue. However, some have argued against Hezekiah being the referent of Isaiah 9. If they argue that Hezekiah was not the original fulfillment of the prophecy, then this is a prophecy without a fulfillment in anyone other than Jesus. This fact is very heavily debated between Jewish and Christian scholars, with the Jews highly favouring the Hezekiah interpretation. Benson's Commentary states: "For so the ancient Hebrew doctors understood the place, and particularly the Chaldee paraphrast; although the later Jews have laboured, out of opposition to the Lord Jesus, to apply it to Hezekiah. Which extravagant notion, as it hath no foundation at all in this or any other text of Scripture, and therefore may be rejected without any further reason; so it is fully confuted by the following titles, which are such as cannot, without blasphemy and nonsense, be ascribed to Hezekiah, nor indeed to any mere man or mere creature." Yet, the very text itself begins with, "a child born." Would this not necessarily be of a human being? A "mere human"? The Christian counterargument to this being about king Hezekiah is that Hezekiah may have already been born, a child of about 10 or 11 years old by the time this was written (Gill's Exposition on the Entire Bible). However, the Hebrew text literally uses the past perfect passive. That is to say, it quite literally reads: "A child has been born, a son has been given." Though many English translations use the future tense or sometimes the present tense (see the opening ESV translation), the reasoning is circular. It is assumed that this is a future prophecy and, therefore, is not about something that has already happened. This is to allow an interpretation to change the reading of the text. If Hezekiah were 10 or 11 by the time this was written (debatably), it would not negate this prophecy for being about his future activities when he became king at age 25 (2 Kings 18:1-2). Yes, this child has been born," and the prophecy is of his future reign.
What Isaiah 9:6 is about
The fact of the matter is very simple. These four names are the names of God, the Father. Prince of peace, wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father. When a king of Israel sits down on the throne, they sit on the throne of Yahweh (1 Chronicles 29:23). Saul, David, and Solomon all sit down on the throne of God (Psalm 45:6). The king of Israel acts as both a representative of God to the nation, and the nation of Israel to God. They are the mediators. Isaiah 9 is about king Hezekiah. When this child is given these names, he's being given the names of Yahweh, the Father, because he sits on God's throne and exercises God's authority and power. Jesus is the king of Israel. When the easterners came to see Jesus, they asked, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?" (Matthew 2:2) Jesus was a child to be born king of the Jews, sit on the throne of David his father (Luke 1:32), and thus, this passage can be said to have a secondary fulfillment in Jesus as well as its primary fulfillment in king Hezekiah. Jesus will be given these names because he comes in the name of his Father (Micah 5:4, John 5:43, 17:11). To apply the names of the Father to Jesus no more makes Jesus "God" than it makes him "the Father." It no more makes Jesus God than it does Hezekiah.
Typology Counterargument
A counterargument someone may give to this interpretation is that an antitype's fulfillment is always greater than the original type. So if Jesus is the antitype, then he must be greater in some way than Hezekiah was. This is true of Biblical typology. It is also true that Jesus must be a greater fulfillment of the prophecy if he is indeed the antitype, which I do not deny. However, Jesus must fulfill this type. If Jesus is eternally God (or "eternal father"), then he is not "fulfilling" this prophecy. He also can't be said to fulfill this when he is born. "Unto us a child is born." Was Jesus only God when he was born as a child? Did Jesus become God when he was born as a human? No.
When Jesus fulfills Isaiah 9:6
So, how is Jesus a greater fulfillment of the prophecy? Hezekiah was only granted authority over God's nation of Israel. Jesus was granted authority over all the works of God's hands (Hebrews 2:7, KJV textual variant). God placed all things under Jesus' feet, not just the enemies of Israel. Jesus is king over the Jews and the Gentiles. In this way, he is a greater fulfillment. When did Jesus become king of all things?

"This Jesus God has raised up, to which we all are witnesses. Therefore, having been exalted at the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has poured out this which you are both seeing and hearing. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I place Your enemies as a footstool of Your feet.”’ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified. (Acts 2:32-36)

Jesus was made Lord over all things when he was raised from the dead. When he was raised up, he sat down at the Father's right hand on his throne. Not the throne in Israel but the throne of God in heaven (Ephesians 1:20-23). This is how Jesus fulfills this in a greater sense than Hezekiah. He's placed on God's throne in heaven far above all rule and authority to reign over not only Jews but Gentiles. All nations have been placed under his feet. But doesn't Isaiah 9:6 say that this is about "a child to be born?" If this glorification occurs at Jesus' resurrection, then why does it speak about birth?

But God raised Him out from the dead, who appeared for many days to those having come up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people. And we preach the gospel to you, the promise having been made to the fathers, that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also it has been written in the second psalm: ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten you.’ (Acts 13:30-33)

When Jesus is raised from the dead, he is born of God again. "Today I have begotten you." Jesus was a child of God raised up for us from among the dead. Compare this to:

through having made the purification of sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become by so much superior to the angels, as much as He has inherited a name more excellent beyond theirs. For to which of the angels did He ever say: “You are my Son; today I have begotten You”? And again: “I will be to Him for a Father, and He will be to Me for a Son”? And again, when He brings the Firstborn into the world, He says: “And let all God’s angels worship Him.... For not to angels did He subject the world that is coming, of which we are speaking." (Hebrews 1:3b-6, 2:5)

Link to Hebrews 1:6 article for more details here
When God brings his firstborn son "into the world." This passage is also not about baby Jesus being born in a manger. This is about the Jesus "in these last days" (Hebrews 1:2), who has made purification for sins on the cross (Hebrews 1:3), who has inherited a more excellent name than the angels (Hebrews 1:4), who was begotten and made son of God (Hebrews 1:5). That is, begotten from the dead. This is why Jesus is called "the firstborn from among the dead" (see Colossians 1:18, Revelation 1:5).
Jesus himself says, "I came not to be served, but to serve" (Matthew 20:28). Jesus was the king of Israel in his ministry. Yet, he did not rule from a throne. He had no place to lay his head, and he ate with sinners and tax collectors. The child born to us is Jesus, who was born from the dead and sits at the Father's right hand in heaven.

Company Name	Title	City
Kerndt Brothers Bank	Business Banking Assistant / Retail Banker	Cedar Rapids
Legacy Manufacturing	Account Management Specialist	Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College	Software Developer II	Cedar Rapids
International Paper Company	Hourly Production Associate	Cedar Rapids
OB-GYN Associates, PC	Float Nurse- Sign-on Bonus Available	Cedar Rapids
High Property Management	Accounts Payable Clerk/ Administrative Assistant	Cedar Rapids
ImOn Communications	Direct Sales Representative	Cedar Rapids
Legacy Manufacturing	Extrusion Machine Operator 1: Team 3	Cedar Rapids
Rush & Nicholson PLC	Paralegal / Legal Assistant	Cedar Rapids
City of Denison	City Manager	Denison
City of Durant - Des Moines	Officer / School Resource Officer	Durant
Beckstrom Construction Inc	Utility workers	Elkhart
Johnson County	Legal Assistant II	Iowa City
Floyd Valley Healthcare	Staff RN	Le Mars
Floyd Valley Healthcare	Certified Nurse Assistant	Le Mars
Floyd Valley Healthcare	Clinic Nurse	Le Mars
C&D Services	Animal Breeder	Le Mars
Wells Enterprises	Assistant Machine Operator	Le Mars
Wells Enterprises	Production	Le Mars
Sergeant Bluff-Luton CSD	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Schools is HIRING	Sergeant Bluff
Monona County Farm Service Agency	Program Technician #FSACO-11953591-23-IA-KR	Sergeant Bluff
Unverferth Manufacturing Company Inc.	Manufacturing Engineer	Shell Rock
Unverferth Manufacturing Company Inc.	Production Planner	Shell Rock
Hebert Construction	Side Dump Drivers	Sioux City
Wartburg College	Director of Auxiliary Services	Waverly

Hey guys, here are some recent job openings in ia. Feel free to comment here or send me a private message if you have any questions, I'm at the community's disposal! If you encounter any problems with any of these job openings please let me know that I will modify the table accordingly. Thanks!

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♡ got set w/o parasol & fascinator + a dupe of heels & sleeves
♡ steampunk set x2 + another dupe of skirt
♡ whimsy witch set + a dupe of each item except for the heels
♡ goth lolita set x2
♡ og giant teddy
♡ mcn
♡ a bunch of other sets/set parts (just name what ur lf and i'll tell u if i have it)
♡ lots of decent in-demand accessories (just name what ur lf and i'll tell u if i have it)
♡ 225k diamonds
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< im mlf got parasol & fascinator, starlight, winter19 and val20 atm but feel free to offer anything! >

Hey there, I want to apply for MSc Economics (1 year) and Economic Policy for International Development
Undergraduate College in India

1. I graduated Magna Cum Laude (3.83/4 GPA) in Econ. Here are some courses I took: Econometrics (A), Micro 1 (A), Micro 2 (A-), Macro 1 (A-), and Macro 2 (A).
2. I've taken most mathematics courses that graduate schools require— Calculus (A), Linear Algebra (A), Multivariate Calc (A), Probability and Statistics (A), and Real Analysis (B).
3. GRE: 330 (166Q/164V)
4. I'll be pursuing a postgraduate diploma from the same uni (Sept 2023-May 2024) where I'll be writing a postgrad dissertation/thesis focused on FLFP in India post-COVID.
5. I'll most likely also be a Teaching Assistant for an undergrad econ course in my uni next semester.

Work Experience:

1. Currently working with the Government of India's Ministry of Policy in Trade & Commerce, Economics, Finance & Disinvestment, and G-20 Coordination as a research intern. This is a fairly selective internship with an acceptance rate of 5-7%.
2. I am also working as a Research Assistant for a professor at my uni till May 2024.
3. I have previously worked as a Research Fellow (basically an internship) at a social consultancy firm which works as an independent affiliate of the World Bank and ADB.
4. I have been the editor of my uni's undergraduate PPE journal.
5. I worked as a Research Assistant for another professor at my Uni in 2020.

Research Work:
I have written 4 term papers in economics which were fairly econometrically rigorous (as much as possible with an undergraduate understanding of econometrics, so basically DID, IV regressions etc.) but no publications. I am currently working towards getting a paper published in the next few months.
SoP/LoR I think I'm fairly confident in my abilities to write a pretty good SoP. I am getting my LoRs from Professors I have worked with closely and have usually ranked in the top 5-10% percentile of their classes.
Do I stand a realistic chance of getting in? Is there anything specific I should work on in the time I have?

In light of my previous post regarding being required to add a weekend shift to my availability, my sm just added a full Saturday shift next week for me. To be clear, when she told me last week, she said that we would have another conversation regarding availability in the coming week; I have not updated my availability yet to add a weekend shift. So the added shift is without notice or explanation. On top of that, the third week out schedule was also released. My current availability starts at 4:30am but I'm getting scheduled at opening instead. I'm unable to come into work to have a face-to-facw conversation with her this week, so I texted her saying that I'm okay working these shifts that week but I'd appreciate her asking me first next time. She replied with let's connect during your next shift. I'm also only being scheduled 11.5 hrs, when I have let her know multiple times that I need to qualify for medical benefits; I have almost 30 hours open atm. I'm okay with working these shifts because it is summer, but I am a graduating college senior next year. I'm confused because the previous sm has never done things like this and this has been my only job since high school. Its hard to not think that this is a union busting tactic. We also have a new dm who moved districts because his previous district all unionized and is sueing him for union busting.

I'm just a bit frustrated. I have physical therapy today. I figured I could just wear my PJs like I usually do. Which this time would consist of sweatpants & a big baggy shirt that comes down to my lower thigh.
I don't really wear bra's nowadays & especially not to physical therapy cause they LITERALLY get in the way.
My grandmother's reason is "cause people will be looking at your boobs"
First - no one is looking at my boobs cause everyone is busy with their own physical therapy. Second - it's summer & it's hot. Third - I don't really care. As long as people keep it to themselves & aren't doing anything weird, that's their problem.
My grandmother is the only adult I'm out to, & I'm not out to anyone at physical therapy.
I know it's hard for people to adjust, & I don't mind about the pronouns or my name with her at least. It's just moments like this where I wish she would start treating me as a man instead of a woman.

Hi all, I hope someone might be able to help.
So I was riding my horse near falkreath and suddenly some guard patrol starts attacking me. I kill them an get a bounty on me. The guards had no reason to attack me?
Anyway, i thought i might as well just go to jail to get it over with and this is when wierd things start to happen.
1) the first time i went to jail i just died immediately when i spawned in the cell.
2) the second time i tried i served my time and then when i spawned in the city a necromancer lvl 50 something spawned on top of me and killed me.
3) the third time i did it nothing happened everything seemed fine, but then my horse despawned?
4) the fourth time i tried the same as 2 happened.
5) fifth time the same as 3 happaned.
I don't know how to get my horse back. I mean, I can go to an older save, but then I can never go to falkreath again without loosing my horse?
Another thing that was quite weird was the fact that the guards randomly started attacking me and that there is crazy amount of enemies spawning east of falkreath. Within 10 minutes i got attacked by 4 different random encounters in the same area?

Hey there, I want to apply for Economics programmes at LSE, Oxford, and Warwick.

1. LSE: MSc Economics and Economic Policy for International Development
2. Oxford: MSc Economics for Development
3. Warwick: MSc Economics

Undergraduate College: Ashoka University, India

1. I graduated Magna Cum Laude (3.83/4 GPA) in Econ. Here are some courses I took: Econometrics (A), Micro 1 (A), Micro 2 (A-), Macro 1 (A-), and Macro 2 (A).
2. I've taken most mathematics courses that graduate schools require— Calculus (A), Linear Algebra (A), Multivariate Calc (A), Probability and Statistics (A), and Real Analysis (B).
3. GRE: 330 (166Q/164V)
4. I'll be pursuing a postgraduate diploma from the same uni (Sept 2023-May 2024) where I'll be writing a postgrad dissertation/thesis focused on FLFP in India post-COVID.
5. I'll most likely also be a Teaching Assistant for an undergrad econ course in my uni next semester.

Work Experience:

1. Currently working with the Government of India's Ministry of Policy in Trade & Commerce, Economics, Finance & Disinvestment, and G-20 Coordination as a research intern. This is a fairly selective internship with an acceptance rate of 5-7%.
2. I am also working as a Research Assistant for a professor at my uni till May 2024.
3. I have previously worked as a Research Fellow (basically an internship) at a social consultancy firm which works as an independent affiliate of the World Bank and ADB.
4. I have been the editor of my uni's undergraduate PPE journal.
5. I worked as a Research Assistant for another professor at my Uni in 2020.

Research Work:
I have written 4 term papers in economics which were fairly econometrically rigorous (as much as possible with an undergraduate understanding of econometrics, so basically DID, IV regressions etc.) but no publications. I am currently working towards getting a paper published in the next few months.
SoP/LoR I think I'm fairly confident in my abilities to write a pretty good SoP. I am getting my LoRs from Professors I have worked with closely and have usually ranked in the top 5-10% percentile of their classes.
Do I stand a realistic chance of getting in? Is there anything specific I should work on in the time I have?

Hi Everyone. Wanted to share my story quickly:
Took me about a year with two failed attempts to get it done, but emerged victorious on the 3rd effort. I used Kaplan for the first two attempts and switched to STC on the 3rd.
Felt that Kaplan had some stronger content/better feedback on testing, but STC training staff were pretty incredible. Called in a few times to sure up a few topics & they didn’t let me hang up until I FULLY grasped it.
My personal suggestions: -Attend a live (in person or virtual) class to get through the content. The instructors will help get past the memorization stage and work toward application of rules and regs. -Flashcards (much to the shegrin or my wife) helped me nail down the base level memorization stuff. -Invest in a 2nd question bank/final test bank. I got through the entire STC bank of questions and felt at the end that I was slipping toward memorization of the question rather than the content.
You guys got this!!! -Rev

I haven’t worked full time since last July, which I know is part of our financial issue but anytime I try to go back FT I end up panicking and feel like everything is falling apart. I work here/there as a nurse & get to pick my hours. It works out for us.
When we moved my husband got a significant raise and we were able to make it by with a few extras.
Well then life happened as it does- tire popped on his vehicle so he needed two replacements. $600 later.
I got door dinged, insurance paid out some funds & he wanted to use that to put window well covers on the back of our house. We have a rambunctious toddler and the wells are about 4 feet deep, 4 feet across with rocks at the bottom. Toddler loves leaning over and looking down into them. He’s never unsupervised in our back yard, but we both wanted to be safe vs sorry. Sort of annoyed they didn’t come with the house as I think it’s a safety issue.. but that’s another rant. $1500 later.
Just some large expenses that were sort of a necessity that we didn’t have money stashed aside for.
Anyways, this last weekend we went to a grad party & wrote a check. It was for my family so I dated the check for Friday (payday) and wrote in the memo it was to be cashed on or after 6/9.
Check our bank account yesterday, they pulled the money already. I had just gotten groceries & we paid for daycare, kiddo goes PT per husband’s request, so we were short $30 or so. Our bank charges $34 OD fees for each item that comes out once you’re under. I need gas to get to work tonight. The groceries are pending.. We need money. Have nothing in savings. I didn’t want to message my family & be that AH who complains about a gift they willingly gave.
I’ve been downsizing some of our furniture items since we’ve moved, no bites on marketplace and they’ve been listed for weeks, prices lowered, tried it all. Hubby too with his random odds/ends/tools in the garage.
I pawned an opal ring my husband gifted me for Valentine’s a couple years ago. Came home and instantly cried. I told him about it and he made me feel even worse.
I know this will pass & we’ll be fine but I feel like it’s my fault. I should’ve just stayed at work. I should get my shit together.
That’s it. That’s the rant.

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Oh, baby! Secret Science Club Online presents Danna Staaf & Nursery Earth
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Puppies, kittens, chicks—they’re frankly irresistible. But baby animals can be bizarre too. Some developing creatures go through radical metamorphoses on the way to adulthood. A few baby species are comparatively huge, much larger than their adult selves. Other babies are carnivorous, yet become vegetarians as grown-ups.
At the next Secret Science Club, biologist Danna Staaf jumps off from her new book Nursery Earth to explore the myriad, mysterious, and fascinating ways young animals survive and develop. From cygnet to swan, puggle to platypus, caterpillar to moth, tadpole to frog—she celebrates the strange, wondrous world of baby animals.
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Danna Staaf earned a PhD in invertebrate biology from Stanford University and has been studying marine animals for decades. Her first book, Monarchs of the Sea: The Extraordinary 500-Million-Year History of Cephalopods, was named one of the best science books of 2017 by NPR’s Science Friday. Her writing has been featured in Science, Atlas Obscura, and Nautilus, and her research has appeared in the Journal of Experimental Biology, Aquaculture, as well as in numerous textbooks. She lives with her family in Northern California.