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[mars-ipan]

oh it’s never fucking easy is it

[llumetrii]

Soft Spot | Miguel x Reader

Pairing: Miguel O'Hara x Spider-Woman!Reader

Summary: Miguel fixes your dimensional travel watch.

Word count: 1800

A/N: This is the most random writing piece lol but I do want to write more stuff that kind of progresses this story without making it a whole fic. Like each part can be read on its own but it's still connected. Basically just very low effort because I just want to write the scenes I want without having to do filler :)

The busy atmosphere in the hallways of the Spider Society slowly dwindled as you carried on toward your destination. It was always quiet near the top of the building—where Miguel's lab was located. Most people stayed away from the general area, opting to socialize in the other sectors where the training rooms or the cafeteria was. But you had a problem that needed fixing, and only Miguel could do it.

The interface of your dimensional travel watch had been glitching for the past two days. Every time you navigated to message someone or select a dimension to travel to, the pixels would annoyingly spasm. You had messaged Miguel about the problem, and he arranged to have you meet him in his lab today so he could fix it as soon as possible. Luckily, the device hadn’t been broken enough to send you to the wrong dimensions when portal traveling, but that didn’t mean you weren’t highly paranoid that it would.

So, here you were, on your way to Miguel's lab. The clean, tiled hallway was empty and quiet by the time you arrived at the large sliding door to the lab.

As soon as you stepped up to the door, a familiar, golden figure blipped into existence in front of you. The mini holographic woman hovering in the air fixed her heart shaped glasses on her nose as she peered down at you. "Y/N." She greeted with a smile. "I'll let the boss know you're here."

You barely had time to give her a polite smile in return before she disappeared. A few seconds later, the door in front of you slid open with a soft hiss.

You stepped into the dim room full of half-built tech and glass cases of materials from other dimensions. A low, electronic hum filled your ears as you followed the path that led to the much larger room that Miguel worked in. The golden glow of his numerous screens rimmed his tall, muscular form as he turned to face you atop his platform. He watched you step onto it.

"Hey." You said to break the silence. Your voice echoed a bit within the spacious room. "Thanks for taking the time to fix my watch."

He looked down at you. "Of course I would fix it. Can’t risk using a broken device that deals with dimensional travel." He responded. His voice sounded more quiet than it usually was, less firm.

Now that you were closer, you could see how he looked at you, the usual furrow in his brow relaxed and the stern set of his mouth having loosened. He looked…softer, gentle. An expression you didn’t see on his face often when he looked at others.

He’s definitely softer around you. One of your friends had said not long ago. You had just shook your head and laughed at the time. It didn’t make sense anyway. It’s not like you were that close with him—not like he was with Peter B. Parker. You just did your job like anyone else, catching anomalies on missions and helping to train new spider-people if needed. But your friends had pointed out that he listened to you more than anyone else, that his full attention seemed to set on you like you had the most important things to say, even if you were just making a joke about a Green Goblin variant looking like he swiped a cheap mask from Spirit Halloween.

You weren’t sure why he would act differently around you of all people, but you did know that you worked surprisingly well with him when the two of you ended up on the same missions. You listened and worked with his instruction unlike some other spider people that jumped into the fray with their own plan in mind. 

So maybe that was why he apparently took a liking to you as your friends claimed. You lended an ear to him, so he was just more inclined to do the same for you.

He held out a hand, the bright red palm of his suit facing upward in a silent request for your watch. You unclasped your watch from your wrist and set it in his palm, watching as he stepped to his chair at his desk and sat down.

"This shouldn't take long." He said as he pulled open some hidden drawers and retrieved a couple tools that looked unfamiliar to you. His world was certainly more advanced than yours.

You watched him quietly work. His eyes narrowed in concentration, his eyebrows pushing low as he opened up your watch to tinker with the tiny components inside. He even had Lyla pull up some screens of the code so he could have an eye on every working detail within the watch.

Seeing him work in such focus, hunched over your watch on his desk, made a smile creep onto your lips. He was clearly in his element, the evidence of such skill littered about in the shadows of his lab.

You had overheard a while back that he helped engineer technology for his city, Nueva York, over the years. But you knew he didn't have much time to work on such things while he kept watch on the multiverse. He barely had any time to himself for that matter.

He tapped on the screens, scrolling through the numerous lines of code and reading information. "Just gonna run some tests and it should be fixed." He said without looking up at you.

You nodded. He had fixed your watch much quicker than you had anticipated. Though you shouldn’t have been surprised. He had created a device that enabled travel between dimensions for goodness sake, a device that had been compacted to the size of a watch, the very thing he was fixing. "All right, thank you." You murmured.

As soon as the words left your mouth, a pain like a bolt of lightning slashed through your whole body. Colors shot across your vision and gravity left your senses for a split second before it came wheeling back like a punch to your gut.

You stumbled and gasped, blinking hard through the lingering spots in your vision and finding Miguel suddenly in front of you. His hands quickly steadied you at your elbows, the warm grip keeping you grounded, and his face took on the most shock and concern you've ever seen on him. It almost alarmed you much more than you already were.

"You okay?" He asked. His gaze snapped down to your hands without waiting for your answer, and something in the sight of them made him spit a curse. He whirled away from you to reach his desk and snatch an object up in his hand, quickly returning to you.

He took your hand in his—a little roughly—and slipped on a 'day-pass' wristband, one typically given to people who didn't have watches. To keep them from glitching in a dimension that wasn't theirs.

You realized that was exactly what had happened to you.

Your lungs deflated from the breath that had lodged in your throat. "I've never glitched before." You muttered, thinking back to the sensation that had raced over your arms and down your spine. It had felt like your skin was pulling apart, and you grimaced at the phantom feeling your mind conjured up.

Miguel was still holding onto you, giving your forearms a slight squeeze. You looked up at him to meet his gaze of frowning concern. "You okay now?" He asked again.

"Yeah, I'm fine—now." You studied the wristband on your wrist and Miguel's hands fell away from you. "I completely forgot that taking off my watch might do that."

"I meant to give you the wristband earlier." Miguel admitted, releasing a tense sigh. He stepped back and reached for his chair, carefully lowering himself back down like he was prepared to spring to his feet if you happened to glitch again. "I apologize."

You clasped your hand over the wristband on your wrist, feeling the smooth exterior in the curve of your palm. "It's all right. Though it's definitely not something I'd want to feel again." You chuckled weakly.

"Yeah." He said as he looked at you. His eyes trailed down your form and crawled back up in a way that made you feel like a small speck under a microscope. You weren't sure what he was thinking in that moment, but your eyes flickered away, unable to hold up under his scrutinizing gaze.

"Yeah, it's not fun." He added in a more controlled tone as he turned away from you to focus back on your watch.

He resumed the tests he was running while you stood quietly nearby. You glanced down at your wristband, feeling curious. "How do these things work anyway? Like, how do they keep us from glitching?"

"The watches?" He looked up at you. "Well, they read the molecular tone of the dimension, and then apply a temporary overlay to the molecular structure of your body so the dimension doesn't read your signature as alien and try to expel it."

You squinted slightly as your brain lagged behind in the explanation, but it luckily caught up. "Okay.”

He continued, resuming work on your watch as he spoke. "That's why the dimensions are labeled with different numbers. They're just the molecular tone level. A foreign body in another dimension is more likely to glitch if its original tone level has a greater difference from the tone of the dimension they're standing in."

"So that's why I glitched pretty fast." You contemplated out loud. "Because my earth number is a lot different than yours."

"Yes, it's dependant on the difference in tone." He clarified. He started closing down the holo screens that he had been using to fix your watch, and he set his tools aside. "All right, your watch is good now." He turned in his chair to hold out the device.

"Thank you." You took the watch from his hand, feeling his eyes on you as you pulled off the wristband and placed the watch on your wrist. You tapped on the screen to see the familiar golden interface pop up, now free of glitches. Your lips curved in soft relief. No more worrying about getting stuck in another dimension.

Miguel stood from his chair, his height dwarfing yours as always. "You can message me if there are any other problems." He said.

"I will. Thank you again." You smiled up at him.

His face softened once again as he looked down at you, and his lips twitched up at one corner in return.

Warmth fluttered in your chest at the rare sight, and your smile widened. That same warmth in your chest lingered even after you left his lab with your fixed watch. Maybe your friends were right. Maybe Miguel did have a little soft spot for you.

[lokisgoodgirl]

Sticks and Stones: The Lakes [Loki x Reader]

The Lakes Masterlist / Regular Masterlist Summary: (2) Resolved to make an effort, Loki tries his best. But old habits die hard, some harder than others. Warnings: Minors DNI. Language. Ex-Loki. Smut references/ Wankst. Humour/Mild angst. (w/c 4.8k) Recommended Folklore Track: Mirrorball

“Oh blast it all,” Thor wailed like a child, throwing a pile of sticks to the side. Another bundle of promising kindle had turned to mush in his hands.

“We need to find ones that aren’t wet, Odinson – I told you. Sometimes they don’t seem wet, but they are wet.” Steve instructed, standing abruptly from where he’d sat on his haunches. Dismay was thick in the air. “Everything is wet here, Rogers." Thor whinged, kicking leaves. "The allusive flame taunts me.”

Loki sucked in his cheeks. The urge to expel a witty innuendo was almost unbearable. But he was trying to be amenable. Turning over a new leaf, as it were.

When the four of them had trudged back to the cottage last night, Loki had turned in to his sparse lodgings immediately with only the most cursory of bedtime salutations. To his surprise, sleep had descended quickly. He had been expecting to toss and turn for hours on that thin single bed, cursing Rogers and his brother and you; each with the time and thoroughness that was due. But he had slept well. And when he woke, the smell of bacon wafting through the floorboards greeted him.

Your laughter chimed against the clatter of porcelain downstairs, his brothers following suit. He had snuggled deeper into the lumpy pillow, inhaling in the way he used to against your hair. And now, beneath a canopy of green and gold autumnal majesty, they had made camp for this morning’s torture; fire-building. Loki buried his hands in another damp pile of foliage, grasping a hunk of twigs he found there. To hel with it, he thought as he closed his eyes; feeling secretive warmth spreading from his fingertips. Magic wrapped around each stick of wood concealed beneath copper leaves, drying it instantly. He glanced over to you, thrumming some moss between your fingers. “I found some dry ones,” he said nonchalantly, hoping it sounded believable.

You peered at his outstretched hands. “Oh yeah…” you replied. Loki frowned as your attention swung back to the wisped moss being pulled apart in your fingertips. “Well, let’s get this show on the road.” Thor looked over at his brother, aghast. “Cheater,” he rumbled loudly. To his side, only Steve’s ass was visible, shaking side to side as he still searched on his hands and knees through the undergrowth for where dry wood might lurk. Loki turned, one palm facing up. A column of ferocious flame burst from his skin, funnelling up like a portal. The sound of its violence ripped the air, squawks of local wildlife jibbering in the trees above. Steve lost his balance, falling to the side into the shrubbery. He let out a strangled cry, while Thor scooted backwards and knocked him further into the bushes.

“If I wanted to cheat,” Loki snarled, “there would be much easier ways to do so, brother.”

As quickly as it appeared, the flame ceased.

Loki turned back to you, smoothing his anorak. “Sorry about that,” he quipped with a cheerful smile.

In the time it had taken to complete his theatrics, you had selected one of his pile which you deemed suitable. You turned it over in your hands, fingers curled around the trunk of the weighty stick. Loki swallowed thickly. The innocently sensual glint in your eyes as you looked at it was almost too much to bear. Or maybe it was his imagination.

You hadn’t raised a smile all day, after all. He knelt on his haunches, mirroring your intrigue while you ran a finger down the larger stick. “We need to whittle a groove down here” you said. Loki nodded, moving his eyes between the line your digit took and your face.

Your eyes met.

He saw your gaze drop to his lips, only for a millisecond. “Could you?” you whispered, avoiding eye contact again.

In a flash of green, Loki produced a short dagger. He held it to you, handle first.

“I mean really we should use the one in your pack,” you smirked, eyeing Steve brushing sodden leaves from his ass as Thor fumbled fruitlessly in the undergrowth in a last ditch attempt. Loki felt his heart pound faster. He saw his chance. “But mine is better, Agent” he murmured darkly. “You know that.” “Guys – come over, please!” you shouted over his shoulder. Loki flinched. Truly, she now immune from my overtures, he mused bitterly; remembering the times a line like that would have had you groaning in his ear like a harlot.

He smoothed a rakish curl back from his forehead, collecting himself while his brother and the captain gathered round. Thor was muttering Asgardian curses under his breath, his hair wild. Twigs stuck out at obscure angles, a small slug clinging to the scruff of his jawline. Loki peeled it off, flicking it away.

“I think not that I was made for nature, brother,” Thor lamented under his breath. Loki chuckled, cut short as his dagger, poised in your hand, began to cut away at the centre of the large stick. There was a sharp intake of breath beside him. “That’s not standard issue,” Steve chided quietly, lips hardening. Loki folded his arms, elbowing Rogers in the process. “Watch what I’m doing,” you said sternly, eyeing the men with suspicion. They stood in rapt attention, watching every rut of the blade, every splinter and chunk which sprung forth. But not Loki.

Loki watched your face. Each furrow of your brow, flick of concentration, ghost of a smile as you looked with satisfaction at the result. “Perfect,” you murmured to yourself, running a cautious fingertip through the rough groove. “Now what?” Thor grunted. “Tis still a damnable stick.” You laughed the sweetest, most condescending laugh that Loki had ever heard.

It made his heart twist in his chest. “Now...you each take one of these” you handed each of them a smaller stick from Loki's haul. Loki’s was the longest.

A smirk curled the corners of his mouth against his better judgement. You rolled your eyes, snatching it back and switching it with Steve. “Sharpen these, so they are at a 45 degree angled point. Remember your angles from yesterday, Thor?” Thor frowned. You made the angle with your forearm. “Ah, yes” he smiled. “The little mountain.” For the next few minutes, Loki felt your appraising stare fall on him in intervals. He crafted his edge to perfection, sliding the dagger’s blade so close to the wood’s bark it almost shone. The rough hacking of the other men’s pocketknives peppered the air. Aside from that, and birdsong, there was silence.

When all of them had finished, you called them back around a small, cleared patch of forest floor. The branch with the groove you had made lay on the ground. The three men stared at it, sharpened sticks in hand. Suddenly it all felt very...human. They glanced at each other vacantly. “Loki?” you chirped, gesturing to the ground. He raised an eyebrow.

“On my knees?” he heard himself purr, the feigned incredulity palpable. You nodded sternly, just once.

“Very well,” he murmured, sinking down.

His knees hit the leaves with a crisp, gentle thump.

Immediately, wetness began to seep into the fabric. Like the gusset of her underwear, he mulled. He looked up at you the way he used to while you would have him kiss up your thighs, yanking his hair as he atoned for some imagined grave misdeed with sexual favour. The essence of his vulnerability. A rarity, only for you. He was such a slut for you, back then. Anything you desired. Anything he desired- “Loki?!” you snapped. He had been staring at your chest, eyes glazed. Carefully, he tilted his chin upwards. “Apologies,” he husked. The swallow which bobbed in your throat made his loins ache. Your voice was high. Higher than she intends, surely; he thought.

“Kind of...position it so the big stick with the groove is between your knees-” you’d said.

Loki shuffled, straddling the branch. It brushed the bulge of his cock pulsing lightly against his trousers. “Between my thighs, you say?” he asked innocently. “No, your knees. Well – thighs, sort of yes. Just keep it steady.” You were becoming flustered, Loki noticed. Loki liked that.

You bent down slightly, touching the hard round of his bicep before recoiling like it was a hot stove. “You um...hold the stick like this, no...like-”

Kneeling beside him, you adjusted the angle of his hands to grip the smaller, pointed stick. “That’s it...and then you rub it back and-” you swallowed, “-back and forth. On the one between your thighs. Knees.” Loki bit his lip, beginning to do just that. The sound was awful as his pace quickened after the first few strokes. Scraping, raw squeals that jarred the air.

“Like this?” he panted. A mist of sweat was forming at his hairline. He could feel it tingle.

“Like that,” you replied shakily. Your breaths were short. They were in time with the thrust of his arms as you hovered by his shoulder, guiding his wrist as it pumped back and forth. Thor and Steve glanced silently at each other, brows raised.

Loki saw Thor’s jaw drop from the corner of his eye, a meaty finger protruding from one straightened arm to the smoke beginning to waft from the groove. “Look, Rogers…” he gasped with the wonder of a child. The smoke became thicker, billowing in heavy flow. You fumbled to the side, grabbing some tufts of dried moss.

“Now tip it in, tip the ash in-” you said frantically, barely contained excitement in your voice. Loki complied, watching as the smouldering embers blossomed within the web of moss.

“Be careful,” he whispered, setting the stick in his hands down. He brought them up protectively around the moss. You held it forward, “blow, Loki” you murmured, keeping your eyes fixed on the small ball which had begun to smoke.

“Blow?” he said, forehead creasing while you nodded. Your eyes narrowed at the tuft clenched between your fingers. “Until you get-” “-a spark,” Loki finished quietly.

He blew on the moss, flinching as the vegetation burst with flame. Thor and Steve gasped, crowding round as you dropped the raging ball of fire to the groove of the stick below. You grabbed Loki’s spear, prodding the moss. Loki opened his mouth and closed it again.

He felt that he should be bored. Or annoyed. Longing for home comforts and solitude or some such. But, admittedly, he would not have thought of this whole scenario. Against his wishes, he had learned something.

What you had done? How you had transformed nothing into...something. Like magic. When he set fire to things, he cared not how they burned. Just that they burned. And, Loki thought, they always do.

After what felt like an eternity, Loki closed the door to the cottage and turned the key.

He was the last one in, favouring a meandering pace behind the three others huddled together in a jovial formation. Water saturated him, rolling in thick droplets from his forehead down the carve of his jawline. He had never known rain like it. It had fallen like milk, heavy and thick and relentless in every direction.

Hair was plastered to his skull, to his neck. It stuck in clumpy tendrils and made a weird noise against the garish anorak when he moved. He flicked his hands forward with frustration. The clench of his stomach against the soaking fleece made him shudder.

After the first attempt, he had reluctantly admitted there was no point in drying himself every ten seconds. Even magic, he had surmised, was no match for the English countryside.

Muffled roars sounded from the living room. Loki rounded the corner, cursing every squelching step. Predictably, his brother’s head was lodged in the soaking neck of his roll neck sweater. His hiking trousers lay in a bedraggled heap on the floor, water pooling around them through the floorboards. Muddy bootprints were smeared in circles over the rug. Steve held the hem of the sweater, rolled over Thor’s head and arms, yanking it. “I’m going-to take-your gosh-darned-head-off,” he grunted; before there was a wet pop. Thor stumbled backwards, landing in a chair in the corner. He began to laugh.

Loki rolled his eyes. “I wish to bathe,” he said plainly before turning to the doorway. Steve’s eyes widened. “The lady got first dibs, Laufeyson. You’ll have to wait. Shouldn’t have dallied on the ridge.” Loki froze, a grimace descending.

He closed his eyes, clicking his neck with a tilt to the side. Thor laughed, shaking his head. He pointed to Loki, then to Steve. “What need have we three of hot baths?”

“Speak not to me of my affinity of baths. Tis you who had your very own bathhouse on Asgard” Loki snarled. He rolled his molars, the deep chill setting into his bones only half born from the wet clothes sticking to every crevice. He looked longingly at the bathroom door, thinking of what lay out of reach. The sweet caress of hot water on his aching muscles, covering his weather-worn limbs with the kiss of a million bubbles that only sought to bring him pleasure. A vision of your naked body sinking in foam fluttered in front of his waking eyes, your lips parted to the ceiling as you let your thighs fall open-

The boiler made an alarming rattle in the kitchen.

“I’ll check it,” he muttered, casting a final glance to the bathroom door as he passed. He heard a splash. And then a small groan of satisfaction.

In the kitchen, Loki gripped the counter-lip and hung his head. He stared at the greyed cream of the surface while seidr rolled up his body, every inch of sodden fabric plastered to him airing free. A waft hit his hair, blowing it over his shoulders. Shaking it back, his eyes meeting the row of mis-matched mugs from yesterday. “When in Nilfheim,” he mumbled to himself like a mantra.

He returned to the living room, three steaming mugs in hand. The others had managed to light a stove in the corner and were now wearing pyjamas. Tops and bottoms, Loki noticed. A rarity indeed. He looked again at the fire. The flames were small, but they were there. He decided to be pleasant. “Did you use the groove technique?” Loki smiled, setting a mug down on the armrest of Thor’s chair. The men laughed while Loki straightened, staring pensively into the licking flames. With mild interest, the god realised that this was the first time he had been in this room. No mean feat, considering that the cottage only had three downstairs. The kitchen, the bathroom, and this one. He glanced around at the sparse décor, as antiquated and dulled and beige as the other spaces. “I remember those,” Steve nodded, aiming towards a radio on a corner-shelf. Loki chuckled, before sipping his tea. He smacked his lips. “Honestly, Rogers. What possessed you to house us in this place? Surely there are nicer.” Steve shrugged. “I thought it would be good for us,” he said, brushing his pyjama bottoms. “I mean, look at this chair!?” Loki exclaimed, gesturing to where his brother sprawled. It was some kind of cream leather, cracked at the worn areas where a thousand mortal arses had sat. Stains adorned the peel of its chafed skin. “A son of Odin, in a chair such as that. It’s insulting.” The words were bitter, but a playful smile tugged at his lips. Steve saw it. “Actually it is rather comfortable, brother” Thor piped up. He re-adjusted himself, leaning backwards, “rather comfortable indee-” In a flash, his tea sloshed in the air; hands flying to grip the armrest as the whole chair slid back to a lying position. Loki jumped to his feet, seidr fizzling in the palms of his hands. “Calm down,” Steve said, patting Loki’s lower back. “It’s a recliner, it’s supposed to do that. Had those in my day too.”

There was silence but for the crackling of the fire which had grown to a healthy blaze. It was comfortable. Loki quietly transformed his clothes to the flannel pyjama bottoms that had lain neatly folded beneath his pillow upstairs. “What about the top? You’ll freeze.” Steve murmured, pulling his mug closer to his chin. Loki smiled, shaking his head. Fresh curls bounced around his collarbone. “I think not that a thin layer of cotton will help in that regard, Rogers.” “Modesty, then” Steve scoffed, nudging his head in the direction of the bathroom. Both brothers rolled their eyes.

“Our dear Agent has seen me in much more raucous states of undress, I assure you” he sniffed, staring pointedly at the flames. He could almost feel the wrinkle of Steve’s nose. There was another silence which hung between them, heavier this time. “What happened, Loki?” Steve whispered, leaning forward like a teen girl at a sleepover. He pulled the blanket in his lap to his chest. “Between you and-” he gestured with his head again towards the door. “You guys were pretty perfect together seemed like.” Loki bristled, feeling his brothers eyes on him too. He knew it would come to this. “We had an irreconcilable differing of opinion.” “On what?” “On me.”

Loki straightened, rolling his shoulders back and resting an ankle on his knee for good measure. Casual. The scratch of cheap upholstery made his back tingle. “Well that could mean all manner of things, brother. You are insufferable.”

Loki swallowed, blinking several times. Steve reached out, patting his hand gently, but Loki flapped it away. “Apparently I am...what were her words exactly? Oh, yes. Haughty. Condescending. Unwaveringly arrogant.” He looked pointedly between the men. “I mean, can you believe that?!” Thor and Steve’s eyes met, each waiting for the other to speak first.

“Well, yes” they said in sync.

Loki bristled again, raking a hand through his hair. “Not to the point where it subsumes all my admirable qualities, surely?” he said, beginning to pick at the green of his bottoms. “I mean really. Is it truly arrogance if what I say is true? I cannot help being a god.”

Silence was deafening.

Loki looked to the side, seeing Steve’s face contorted in a theatrical twist. One eyebrow was raised, lips stretched over his teeth in a grimacing caricature. “You do go on about it a lot.” he said out of the corner of his mouth.

“Indeed, brother.” Thor concurred. He nestled back in the recliner with a satisfied sigh. “I shouldn’t have to walk with these groceries...I am a god. I have no need of a parking permit, I am a god...I can only imagine how it is to be your significant other, especially for so long-” “Hey, Thor – did Loki tell you about ‘that time’ on Asgard?” “Why yes Rogers he did. All of them. And anyone else who’d listen. Especially the part which highlights exactly how impressive it is that he is...” “-a god,” they both finished. Loki stared between them, open mouthed. His furious gaze landed on his brother. The betrayal in his voice was palpable. “How dare you,” he growled. “You’re one to talk, spouting off about your powers and flaunting your lineage at every chance you can grasp. The audacit-” Thor raised a waggling finger in the air, pushing his feet against the chair and sitting upright. “Ah-ah-ah, brother. But I am both self-effacing and charming, isn’t that right Rogers?” he beamed. “He is quite charming.” Steve agreed, reluctantly. “You on the other hand...it comes across as more..” The three of them looked between each other. Loki’s face fell.

“Oh,” he said quietly.

Of all the times your gentle hands had cupped his, your caring words of encouragement that he think more of what he was saying; he had not listened. Not really. The armour of arrogance was a comfort to him. It was secure, unchanging. Unlike everything else. And in truth, he’d thought you’d liked it. Despite your occasional protestations.

Until the end, that was.

A creak from the hallway signalled your imminent emergence from the bathroom.

In all the commotion, none of them had heard the boiler cease its ragged howl. A few seconds later, your head poked around the door. Wetted hair fell around your shoulders, sticking to the curve of your neck. Loki looked up through his lashes, stomach fluttering as your palm slid innocently down the wooden frame. Moisture still clung to your skin.

Loki hoped you weren’t cold. “I’m going to bed, I’ll see you in the morning” you said, looking to Thor and Steve before your eyes met his. He looked away quickly. “Goodnight,” the three of them chimed, some more enthusiastically than others. You stepped out in full view for a moment, adjusting the towel around your body. “Did you use the groove technique?” you smiled, nodding to the fire. “My brother made the same joke already,” Thor said, reclining on the deceptively comfortable chair again with a flourish. “But alas, no.” Loki’s heart skipped as you focused on him. Something swam in your eyes as you twisted the towel by your armpit. Something that wasn’t irritation, or coldness. He saw your covert gaze drop to his neck, lower to his chest, then to the flat of his stomach. He shifted, curling his long legs up on the sofa.

“Join us,” he said, gesturing to an empty armchair in the corner. You shook your head, offering a weak smile. “I’m exhausted, clearly you guys have more stamina than I do.” Loki felt the mighty need to agree rise in his throat. To articulate the validity of your statement, and its infinite reasoning and commend your observations. For the first time, he was aware of its overwhelming crawl upwards like dragon-fire, sanctimonious empty words writhing like live insects in his mouth – desperate to be spat. He forced them down, under the watchful eye of Steve. The words sat in his stomach like a stone.

“Goodnight, Agent.” Loki murmured with a respectful nod. You returned it silently, before closing the door.

A sliver of open curtain cast moonlight on the wall.

Loki stared at it.

Then he stared at it some more. How long had he lain here? He turned, grasping at the vintage midgardian alarm clock on the side. He squinted. Nine-forty. Loki groaned, rolling back against the lumpy mattress. Tonight, unlike the last, sleep evaded him. Although he had only been in the maze of his thoughts for fifteen minutes, it felt like eternity. Why could he not read you? It was always so easy before, he pondered. His eyes tracked along a crack in the ceiling. Before she raised the drawbridge.

He sighed.

If what Rogers and his brother said was in truth, then it meant the unthinkable. That she was right to do what she did. Was he truly so conceited that he had let love which evaded him so long slip through his grasp for the sake of his pride? For what? To feel important for a fleeting moment? A thousand fleeting moments would be more accurate. A chill ran down his spine. Does she think that, in truth, I never cared for her at all? He closed his eyes, attempting to diminish the intrusive thought. In an act of mercy, his mind conjured the memory of you wrapped in only the towel downstairs. Hair wet, droplets kissing down your neck as you played with the side of the cotton.

‘Come here, Agent’ he would growl, spreading his thighs wider on the bed’s edge. He knew how much you loved the thickness of his thighs. At least, you used to. The version of you still in love with him would sashay across the room, bare feet leaving wet imprints on the floorboards. A coy smile playing on your pouted lips.

Would you wait until you had straddled him to release the towel, or in the moment before you did so? Loki pondered this for a moment, before deciding to indulge in both.

He could feel his cock hardening uncomfortably against the crotch of his pyjama pants, the spill of your perfect breasts into his imaginary hands making it throb. ‘Darling,’ he would sigh as he buried his face in your cleavage. His thumbs would graze your delicate nipples, guiding them to his open lips as you ground against his lap. A hand would nudge his tip inside your perfect heat before you edged down...down to meet the root. And then, you would kiss. You always wanted to kiss the first time you were fully joined. Entwined. Twin-gasps would fill the air, giving way to moans of quiet pleasure as Rogers and his brother slept next door.

Or tried to, at least. Loki spat in his hand, before slipping it beneath the waistband of his pyjamas. Cold fingers wrapped around the mass of untended lust that waited. He pumped once, pulling the foreskin back gently and letting his fist nestle against the neat of his pubic hair.

A ragged exhale escaped him.

How long has it been, he wondered briefly, before tightening his grip.

He extended his thumb, pressing harshly against velvet flesh as he swept upwards. The god’s eyes rolled back in the darkness, back arching up into his pleasure. Low pants began to pepper the air around him, each swipe of his hand more frantic than the last.

Too loud.

He bit his lip, eyes screwed shut while visions of you flashed through his mind. He settled on a memory of you in his bedroom in the tower. His hands were tied behind his back as he sat on the edge of the bed you shared, your fingers curling around his abs as they clenched beneath the touch. Your lips fastening around his trembling cock as you made him yours in each stroke of your tongue. Each slurping kiss that lingered as you sucked, his head falling back as he lost himself in you. Always, he thought between staggered breaths. Completely hers.

Loki’s fingers dug into the mattress, the rough methodical slap of his fist against flesh a din to his ears. But gods, it felt so good. He needed this. Needed to allow himself a stolen moment of pleasure where you loved him still.

Climax began to bubble in his deepest centre, swirling behind his eyelids. Loki’s thumb circled the tip with every fuck of his palm, squeezing tighter while droplets of precum made the pyjama pants damp. His teeth were gritted to the ceiling, bared in a grimace. His chin pointed upwards, the pillow folding in on his cheekbones with the force of the brace. His breaths were short. ‘Mmmm’ The god’s eyes shot open.

He paused, wincing as his fist froze tightly halfway down his cock. His ears pricked, concentrating. ‘Mmmm-uh’

Loki’s head fell to the side, facing the wall. The wall on the other side of which, you lay.

He closed his eyes, summoning every magnification of his senses that he could. Your voice. No more than a whisper, seeping through the stone.

‘Loki, yes…’

He’d know those sweet sighs of pleasure anywhere.

A breath he’d been holding rattled free, timed with a tentative tug of his cock.

He could hear everything now. The rustle of bedsheets tangled around your knees, the beat of your heart quickening as you reached your peak with him in your head. The press of your fingers on that spot just about your plump, beautiful clit. Were you imagining the flat of his tongue caressing against your desire? Loki thought you were. Orgasm began to rise alongside some unplaced feeling, his legs tensing; toes curling into the mattress.

She wants me.

In a split-second decision, he whipped the bedsheets from his body and jumped cat-like to the floor. Within two strides, he had opened the door with a creak and slipped into the cramped hallway. Your door loomed before him, adjacent to his own.

What are you doing, he thought; suddenly horrified as the chill set in. He looked down, cock hard and leaking against his pyjama pants.

He began to step back, emitting the loudest groan of a floorboard he had ever heard in his life. Loki grimaced, hushing the accursed building with clawed fingers. But it was too late. He heard the succession of your bare feet meeting the floor, and in a matter of seconds; your door opened. Just a crack. “Loki?” you warily whispered into the darkness. He cleared his throat softly, casting a glance over his shoulder before daring to meet your questioning eyes. That dragon-fire bubbled in his stomach like acid, quippy lines and heavy-handed flirtations that begged to be freed.

How had he never noticed before how much effort it took, not to let them out? I thought you might need a hand, You called for me, so I’ve come to... make you c- I know you still desire me, which is to be expected, Admit it, no one can pleasure you like me, For old times sake- Because, Loki realised, he had never tried. You opened the crack of the door wider, looking to either side of the landing suspiciously. His eyes ran from your bare feet to the hem of a nightdress falling around your thighs. He recognised that nightdress. Your favourite. It had dead leaves on it, which he never understood. But maybe now, in this place, he finally did.

You only wore it when the nights grew colder. And only when he was not there to hold you for warmth.

Which these days, he thought with a pang, is always.

All too late, the god realised he had become distracted from his newfound restraint. It had wound like ivy around his thoughts, vines twisting and flourishing with alarming speed. But there was nothing to be done about it now. “I thought you might want some... company,” he growled suggestively.

His cock pressed ferociously against his hip, covered from view by one thick forearm.

Your eyebrows rose beneath a deadpan stare. “You can’t be serious.” Like an out of body experience, Loki raised the forearm covering his crotch to rest high on the door-frame. The unmistakable scent of your arousal seeped into his nostrils, an interrupted climax lingering in the air.

Moonlight from the cracks in your curtains licked across his chest, his obliques – casting deep shadows in his cheekbones, Loki would wager.

Hair fell around his jaw, tingling the flushed skin. He could feel his manhood pressing eagerly against the cotton, as desperate for your touch as it always had been. The thrill that in mere seconds, he would feel you against him again where you belonged. The heat of your skin flush to his own, the muffled mewls from your lips as you kissed, the insatiable wandering of your hands as you devoured him like an addict’s first fix. You would be so happy. This time, Loki would make sure of that.

He looked down deep into your eyes, smouldering with all his might. “Deadly, darling.” he purred.

Your disbelieving stare fell to his crotch. It widened. “Oh my god, Loki.” you hissed. “Yes...?” he crooned presumptively in response. The rakish smile spreading barely had time to reach his eyes before the door slammed in his face, almost taking Loki’s fingers with it to the other side.

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Tamagotchi Uni Version 1.6.0 Super Big Update Delivers MAJOR FEATURES

Bandai has just announced that all Tamagotchi Uni’s will be able to update to version 1.6.0 which they’re calling the “super big update”, and by the looks of it, it’s the biggest one yet, and we’re so excited! These updates really breathe new life into the Tamagotchi Uni, and it just keeps getting better and better! The update will be released on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024!

What’s new? Well the new location in the Tamaverse that has been teased over the past few months is now live! This location is called Tama Portal, and you can visit the Tama Portal by first updating your Tamagotchi Uni to version 1.6.0, you’ll then need to get your Tamaverse Ticket starting on Thursday, March 21st, and enter in the input code under the network icon to travel to the new area.

From the Care menu screen, select the Network icon.

Select DOWNLOAD.

Select INPUT CODE.

Input the 16 digit DL Code received in the mail.

After the "DONE!" screen, select YES on the "DOWNLOAD?" screen.

You can now go to a new area from Tama Portal.

*You can only go to one area via Tama Portal.

*If you want to go to another area, please change the area from DL AREA.

*For instructions about DL AREA, please refer to the instruction manual on the Tamagotchi Uni official website. Please check the following: https://tamagotchi-official.com/manual/toy/uni/

Bandai has set up a website called Tamaverse Ticket Shop. Some tickets will be available for free, and some will require payment, but the initial tickets released by Bandai are all free right now. Payments will be processed by XSolla Group, and tickets will be delivered via email.

Obtaining at ticket and visiting the location in the Tama Portal will allow you to download new characters to take care of, and a variety of items to make your Uni Tama even more unique. This is very much similar to the TamaSma Card gameplay we saw in the Tamagotchi Smart. Bring it on!

Bandai has provided a free Tama Portal download for Very Berry Land,

which looks delicious and features 6 characters to raise including one BRAND NEW character, Tanghulutchi, and you can visit Berry Kitchen where you can see other Tamagotchi characters mains sweets. There is also an exclusive mini game called cake factory, where you can put strawberries on top of shortcakes. Then you can visit the exclusive shop where you can buy a bunch of food, snacks, items, accessories, furniture, and two rooms.

The next free Tama Portal location is LoveMelo Concert, which is a musical festival venue. This download will cost ¥900 plus tax, and launch on Thursday, March 21st, 2024.

There are six characters you can raise with two BRAND NEW characters, Drumcrubitchi and Rhythristchi, and there’s a main stage location where you can see Tamagotchi characters performing! Thee animations are so colorful! Then there is an exclusive mini game called Happy Happy Harmony, that looks similar to the Nyanoe Dance! Tama Arena game. Then you can purchase exclusive food, snacks, items, accessories, furniture, and two rooms!

The third location is Tamamori Fashion Show, which is a venue where the newest trends gather. Love it! This download will cost ¥900 plus tax, and launch on Thursday, May 30th, 2024.

There are six characters to raise, including two BRAND NEW characters, Dresstchi and Bootsbrothers, how adorable? OMG! Then you can watch a fashion show where Tamagotchi characters will be showing off their newest fashions. Who in what is walking on that runway? Then there’s an exclusive mini game where you will move around Moriritchi at the right time to dress up Shirotamas. At the shop you can purchase exclusive food, snacks, items, accessories, furniture, and two rooms.

As if that is NOT ENOUGH for this update, there’s more.

Next you have a new Tama Arena event, called Tama Tree Flower Viewing. This is a rebranded Tama Tree Watering game that we’ve played before but celebrates the cherry blossom season! This event starts on Monday, March 25th, 2024 14:00 JST and ends on Monday, April 1st, 2024 13:59 JST. The result calculation period is Monday, April 1st, 2024 14:00 JST through Monday, April 3rd, 13:59 JST. Rewards will be distributed at the Tama Arena from Wednesday, April 3rd, 14:00 JST through Wednesday, April 10th, 13:59 JST.

You’ll need to select either Team Flower of Team Dumpling first! Same as the Tama Tree Watering event, you’ll tilt your Tamagotchi Uni to water the tree’s open mouths, this time if you get the flower, you can boost your power for a longer period of time. The Tama Tree turns yellow when its bonus time, this is a fun one! The rewards have been refreshed. Reward A which you can achieve from playing 6-7 days is an Elegant Umbrella, reward B from playing 2-5 days is a Dango Prop, and lastly reward C is Tissue. The winning team will score not only the respective prize based on how many days the user pays, but 5,000 Gotchi Points!

The next feature in this update is more room for items! Bandai has heard your cries, and they’re making it happen! That’s right, you can now store extra items in what Bandai is called “My Box”. This is where you can store items that you are not able to hold on the device. The My Box feature can hold 80 accessories, 40 items, and 40 pieces of furniture, that’s impressive!

Lastly, there have been some general gameplay improvements. First, if you participate in a Tama Arena event, the daily amount of points you can earn is now tiered. 3rd place will score you 500 Gotchi Points, 2nd place will score you 750 Gotchi Points, and lastly, first place will score you 1,000 Gotchi Points.

Also, based on your feedback, Bandai has adjusted the displays and effects for a smoother gameplay experience.

This is a HUGE update, Tama Portal is now live, a new Tama Arena game is about to start, the new My Box feature, along with some general enhancements. This update truly lives up to its name, and really showcases how much investment Bandai has in the Tamagotchi Uni. The device you purchased months ago and even more new and exciting features today. This is huge!

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Inside Harvard University Results: What They Mean and Why They Matter

 Harvard University, established in 1636, is renowned internationally for its instructional excellence, rigorous curriculum, and legacy of producing international leaders. As one of the Ivy League institutions, its standards for assessment and the consequences it publishes reflect its commitment to highbrow rigor and innovation. This article explores Harvard University’s result framework, offering insights into admissions results, academic opinions, grading structures, and their importance inside the broader context of higher education.

Harward University Result 

The Context of Harvard Results: Admissions

One of the most giant results at Harvard University pertains to its admissions technique. With an attractiveness fee that hovers around 3-five% in recent years, the outcome of the admission choice is an eagerly awaited result for hundreds of excessive-achieving college students globally. Let us delve deeper into how those results unfold.

The Application Process

Harvard University’s admissions method is holistic, considering a mixture of instructional achievements, extracurricular involvements, essays, guidelines, and interviews. The Office of Admissions evaluates every application to recognize the applicant’s character, ability, and health for the university’s dynamic environment.

Admissions Results Announcement

Admissions choices are usually launched in 3 phases:

Early Action (December): For students who follow in the early spherical. Although non-binding, this section allows students to get an early selection.

Regular Decision (March/April): The majority of applicants get hold of their decision throughout this segment.

Waitlist and Rolling Admissions (May-July): Candidates on the waitlist can also get hold of a proposal based on area availability.

Results are communicated via an internet portal and are regularly accompanied by way of a respectable letter. The results encompass recognition, deferral (for early applicants), waitlist, or denial.

Acceptance Trends

In current years, Harvard has reported a regular rise in applications, leading to extended competitiveness. Results replicate a diverse, talented cohort, with successful candidates excelling academically and demonstrating management in numerous fields.

Academic Results at Harvard

Harvard University’s instructional results encapsulate the overall performance of its students across undergraduate, graduate, and professional packages. These results represent the fruits of rigorous coursework, research initiatives, and examinations.

Grading System

Harvard employs a letter grading system, complemented through qualitative feedback in lots of guides. Here’s a breakdown:

A (Excellent): Outstanding performance and mastery of the issue.

B (Good): Strong performance with room for improvement.

C (Satisfactory): Adequate knowledge of the fabric.

D (Poor): Barely meeting the direction necessities.

E/F (Fail): Did no longer meet the minimal standards.

Additionally, a few guides allow college students to choose Pass/Fail grading, mainly for exploratory or non-center lessons.

GPA and Transcripts

The Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated primarily based on a weighted scale, generally starting from 0.Zero to 4. Zero. Transcripts also include narrative reviews for certain programs, imparting a comprehensive picture of a pupil’s performance.

 Publication of Results

Results are commonly launched at the quit of each semester via the student portal. For very last-yr college students, cumulative effects are pivotal for graduation honors and differences such as summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude.

Evaluation Framework

Academic Rigor

Harvard’s assessment device prioritizes important questioning, originality, and intellectual interest. Assessments encompass essays, trouble units, study papers, group tasks, and oral shows. Examinations frequently demand deep analytical and interpretive skills.

Continuous Assessment

Rather than relying totally on the last tests, many guides include nonstop evaluation, including quizzes, magnificence participation, and mid-term initiatives. This approach guarantees a holistic evaluation of scholar talents.

 Feedback Mechanisms

Professors and coaching fellows offer detailed remarks on assignments, permitting students to refine their knowledge and performance for the duration of the semester.

Impact of Results on Students

Harvard’s academic effects profoundly affect college students' future opportunities, whether in graduate research, careers, or entrepreneurial ventures.

Graduate School and Fellowships

Outstanding consequences at Harvard regularly pave the manner for popularity into top-tier graduate programs. Many college students also secure prestigious fellowships, consisting of the Rhodes, Marshall, or Fulbright scholarships.

Career Prospects

Employers worldwide value a Harvard education. Strong academic outcomes enhance a graduate’s employability and open doorways to competitive roles in industries like finance, consulting, technology, regulation, and academia.

 Alumni Achievements

Harvard’s alumni community is one of the maximum influential globally. Many graduates attribute their fulfillment to the rigorous schooling and remarks obtained all through their educational adventure at Harvard.

 Special Programs and Research Results

In addition to conventional academic consequences, Harvard also publishes the effects of diverse unique programs and research projects.

5.1. Research Excellence

Harvard’s research output is a benchmark in academia. The results of faculty and scholar studies projects are regularly published in main journals and impact a wide array of disciplines.

5.2. Professional Schools

Harvard’s professional schools, inclusive of the Business School, Law School, and Medical School, preserve separate assessment and result structures. Their results are instrumental in shaping the careers of future leaders in those domain names.

Transparency and Integrity

Harvard is dedicated to maintaining the highest requirements of transparency and integrity in its evaluation tactics. Mechanisms together with nameless grading, peer evaluation, and appeals make certain fairness.

 Academic Integrity

Students are expected to stick to strict codes of academic integrity. Results mirror no longer only academic competence but also moral behavior.

Reporting and Analytics

The university periodically releases reviews on aggregate educational overall performance, offering insights into tendencies and regions for development.

 Global Significance of Harvard Results

Harvard’s popularity amplifies the significance of its consequences, which can be regularly viewed as a worldwide trend of excellence.

Influence on Education Systems

Many universities and institutions worldwide version their assessment frameworks on Harvard’s, emphasizing comprehensive checks and interdisciplinary getting to know.

 Benchmark for Success

Results from Harvard set benchmarks for fulfillment in several fields. The group’s position in shaping global idea leaders underscores the price of its assessment system.

Challenges and Innovations

Addressing Stress

Given the competitive nature of Harvard, students often face giant stress to carry out. The college presents assets consisting of counseling and mentorship to help college students manage strain and balance their academic hobbies.

Embracing Technology

Harvard constantly integrates technology into its evaluation structures. Innovations consisting of online grading tools and studying analytics beautify the accuracy and efficiency of results.

 Equity in Education

Harvard is dedicated to selling fairness. Initiatives like need-blind admissions ensure that results mirror benefits in preference to socioeconomic history.

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Pokéask Star Sending - Wishlists

The time of year for Star Sending. A time for giving, love and appreciation, and for Pokémon to come together and celebrate their communities.

Somewhere in the Paldea region, a Sprigatito and Espeon read notice about their first Star Sending Celebration. The latter declines making their own list, whereas the young kitten appears ecstatic to write out such a list. Cyrus offers to help him write his Wishlist, but he declines. Prince tries to keep his excited smile, but does a poor job hiding a bit of nervousness.

Prince: "I, um, wanna write it for myself...! Just to keep it a surprise, that's all!"

Prince's list of "gifts" he would like:

To be able to talk with my siblings and cousins more.

To see Mx. Cyrus and Miss Maria smile together again.

Another super special crown I can give to someone important to me.

For my parents to take a break and talk to me more.

To have someone I can play games with whenever I want.

Elsewhere in Paldea, another pair sit down to write a list- an elder Decidueye and a younger Vaporeon...

Decidueye: "Come dear, doesn't this sound like a wonderful idea?"

The Vaporeon peers over at the list of instructions for a moment. She smiles after bit, before finally shaking her head.

Vaporeon: "Grandma...! I do not have time for something like this. We need to make sure everything is in order..."

D: "That's quite alright! We may spend but a few minutes. Surely there is something you would want, or perhaps-"

The Vaporeon shakes her head again, adjusting a pair of glasses on her face.

V: "N-no. Strangers need not spend time finding something for me. Besides, there is not anything I want. Maybe we can ask the others when they arrive. In the meantime, you should just write your own."

She huffs and storms off. The Decidueye sighs. Grabbing a piece of parchment paper, the elder bird begins writing:

"Dear Sending Spirit, I hope this letter finds you well! I was very thrilled to hear about this celebration. My granddaughter seemed excited at first as well, but the idea of writing to you seemed a bit too daunting. I think she would absolutely adore this, though. To whomever receives this letter, please consider this our Wishlist. One thing I think my granddaughter would love is to receive a new tea set (1)! She enjoys serving us tea, but our current set is a bit old. A new set and a few tea samples to go with it for us to try would go a long way in her heart. Another thing that may make my granddaughter happy is a set of Evolutionary Stones (2). She sometimes talks about wanting such a collection. I know that might be a bit of a tall ask, but finding one of every stone that exists (I think there are ten?) would be exciting for her. Or even just a few! I believe she wishes to collect them all! Or study them. I'm not too certain what she would like them for, but she would enjoy them. Finally, I think one of the most important things she would want is a friend she can have whenever she likes (3). I don't mean to ask such a thing from you directly, sender, but something she could have with her and play with like a friend- a plush or similar toy, for example. She would absolutely love such a thing. To the Sending Spirit, thank you so much for this chance of celebration! And to the receiver of this list, all I ask is that you help my granddaughter have a wonderful Star Sending this year. Thank you very much! Sincerely, Madame S."

As the Decidueye sends off the letter with a smile, she glances back at the Vaporeon, who looks between several different selections of tea. She seems to struggle selecting one. As a portal opens to take the letter, the Decidueye joins her granddaughter in selecting their choice of tea.

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How to Install IPTV Smarters Pro on FireStick, Android, and iOS: A Step-by-Step Guide

"Waves-iptv.com offers a diverse range of channels and programs - from live sports events to the latest movies and TV shows, there's something for everyone."

This guide will show you how to install IPTV Smarters Pro on Firestick, Android, iOS, and even Roku devices.

IPTV Smarters Pro is one of the best IPTV Players available that works on just about every device imaginable.

How To Setup IPTV ltd on Firestick/Android device

First, you must install an Application known as Downloader, this app can be found in the Amazon App Store in case you have an Android device, the app is available on Play Store.

Once you finish installing Downloader app, make sure to use this link to grab the application:

Downloader URL: bit.ly/40i7HUu

Downloader Code: 78522

Screenshot Guide

1. Install the Downloader app from your respective App Store (Amazon App Store or Google Play) and enable Unknown Sources within the settings of your streaming device.

If you haven’t done this yet please refer to the following screenshot tutorial for step-by-step instructions.

2. Launch Downloader

3. Hover over the URL bar and click the select button on your remote to open the keyboard.

4. Type the Downloader Code for IPTV Smarters Pro apk which is 78522 and click Go.

5. You will then see a redirect page https://aftv.news/78522

6. Wait for the app to download.

7. Click Install.

Install IPTV Smarters Pro on FireStick, Android, and iOS

9. You can now launch the app for use.

Install IPTV Smarters Pro on FireStick, Android, and iOS

Note: if you want to install the app on Firestick you first need to enable Unknown Source in developer mode. If you don’t know how, follow this complete detailed guide to learn how to do that: Install IPTV Smarters on Firestick

When the app is downloaded, install it on your device and then click open to Launch.

There is another option where you can go to the Home Screen and select IPTV Smarters from there to open it.

Install IPTV Smarters Pro on FireStick, Android, and iOS

When you open and the app is launched you will see the List Users, just click on the Add New User option

Another screen will appear after clicking on Add New User. It will ask for the method to Login Your account. Here you need to click on the Login with Xtream Codes API.

Install IPTV Smarters Pro on FireStick, Android, and iOS

On the next screen you will need to put your Username, Password, and the Portal URL, which were provided by Xtreme HD IPTV.

On the next screen you will need to put your Username, Password, and the Portal URL, which were provided by Xtreme HD IPTV.

On the next screen you will need to put your Username, Password, and the Portal URL, which were provided by waves iptv

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Free Affiliate Link Promotion(step by step guide)- Only Few Knows.

Introduction:

Today's blog post will discuss a totally free and efficient way to advertise your affiliate links and perhaps increase sales. By advertising other people's items and earning rewards, affiliate marketing provides a fantastic opportunity to generate passive money. You may quickly learn how to market your affiliate links to a large audience by following the step-by-step instructions provided below. So let's get going!

Step 1: Select an Affiliate Product

You must first choose an affiliate product to market. Digistore24, which offers a large selection of products in numerous categories, is one well-known portal for finding digital products to market. To find a product, go to the Digistore24 marketplace and browse the categories, an increased commission rate. In order to attract clients, look for products that answer big problems.

Learn More: Step by Step guide to Affiliate Marketing

Step 2: Get Your Affiliate Link

After deciding on a product to advertise, you must get your special affiliate link. This link keeps track of the sales generated by your promotions and makes sure you get the proper commission. Find your affiliate link for the selected product after becoming an affiliate on Digistore24. For later usage, copy and store the link.

Step 3: Create a PDF from the sales page.

It's advantageous to turn the product's sales page into a PDF document so that your promotions are easier to access and more interesting. You can add your affiliate link and customise the content in this step. Use a service like webtopdfconvert.com to create a PDF version of the sales page. Download the PDF file after that.

Step 4: Edit the PDF in with your affiliate link.

Once you get the PDF file, utilise a free online PDF editor like sejda.com to alter it and add your affiliate link. A call-to-action phrase, such as "Click on the video to watch and learn more," should be included at the top of the PDF. In order for readers to access the product's sales page directly, include a clickable link box with your affiliate link.

Step 5: Upload the PDF to Google Drive

Then, use Google Drive, a free cloud storage service, to submit the updated PDF file. Create a new account if you don't already have one. Create a shareable link for the PDF file once it has been uploaded. Make sure that everyone who has the link can view the file.

Step 6: Promote your affiliate link

Use the website Worldprofit.com to direct traffic to your affiliate link. Go to the "Free Classified Ads" area after creating a free account on the platform. Create an eye-catching advertisement for the product you are promoting by using the "Post Ad" tool. Create a catchy title and description that highlight the free PDF content. As the destination URL, enter the PDF's Google Drive link. Choose pertinent categories to increase exposure, such as those that pertain to health, weight loss, or certain product-related niches.

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Conclusion:

By taking the procedures outlined above, you can successfully and freely promote your affiliate links to a large audience. Recall to select high-quality products, customise the sales page as a PDF with your affiliate link, and make use of online traffic-generating tools like Worldprofit.com. Affiliate marketing can assist you in creating a full-time passive income business and achieving financial independence if you are persistent and committed. Start putting these tactics into practise right away to see the potential for success in the affiliate marketing industry.

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How to Prepare for Competitive Exams

In modern times, achieving success in competitive examinations is quite challenging. Students work hard for many years to crack the exam attempt, but some get successful, and some do not. So, it is mandatory to strategize the studying schedule to be successful in the examinations. Learners and scholars must create effective smart-study methods and full-proof planning to get qualified for their competitive exams.

As examinations sometimes become difficult, students must create self-study plans that strengthen their abilities and imaginative skills. Nowadays, children are giving their best to clear the exam so that they get selected and move towards achieving their career goals. If you are a student and want to crack your exam in just the first attempt, follow the tips for competitive exam preparation. Let us look into some useful hacks to succeed in competitive exam attempts.

1) Understand the Exam Pattern

Students must understand the detailed curriculum of the examination and outline what type of questions are asked in the assessment.

They should check out sample papers of the respective subject to get an idea of the total number of questions asked per section.

Follow a timetable to develop a study plan that helps practice and revise exercises.

Solve previous year's papers and note mistakes to avoid repeating them.

The candidate should stick to the syllabus to understand the whole pattern of exams.

2) Pay Attention

Pay attention when teachers or instructors are trying to make something understandable.

Listen to peers and educators with full concentration when they try to give important details about a particular topic.

Make a habit of preparing notes while going through chapters.

Highlight the topics or headlines when teachers say this content is "very important".

Do not skip homework as it helps students to reinforce the concept done in the class.

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3) Write Clearly and Carefully.

Always make neat and clear notes, so you don't get confused when you study that part again. 

Write in clear handwriting to avoid a mess in notebooks and answer sheets, as good handwriting impresses the examiner.

Before writing, carefully review the question paper and its instructions.

Divide long paragraphs into short-meaningful paragraphs and leave space after every answer to create a good impression on the examiner.

Make sure to illustrate your answers with flowcharts and well-labelled diagrams.

After attempting the questions, cross-check all the answers to avoid silly mistakes

4) Make a Good Strategy

The students need to know which subject to study and which topics are important.

Focus on the practicals along with the theoretical part to strengthen your preparation.

Start early and focus on the topics that need more attention to reduce stress levels.

Keep yourself calm and healthy to give your best in exams.

Take a break, look after your health, and try to find time to do exercise that makes your mind peaceful.

5) Take help from eLearning platforms.

Many eLearning portals conduct mock and practice paper tests that help students prepare for their exams.

It provides a suitable medium for education in modern times via video animations, infographics, text, short clips, etc.

The platform is very helpful in organizing quizzes and smart eNotes that genuinely help thousands of learners during their examinations.

Online portals evaluate students' performance by offering a productive learning environment. 

To cater to today's needs of learners, "study24hr.com" provides online courses and mock test practice so students can perform well.

"Study24hr.com" gives a prime benefit of online learning that ensures students synchronize with modern learners and experts.

With the help of "study24hr.com" advanced learning and teaching tools, students can improve their academic performance.

6) Always Be Positive and Maintain Self Confidence

To achieve your targeted goals, it is very important to be self-confident. If you don't have enough confidence in yourself, it might create problems and issues.

Have faith in your own will that you can achieve anything in life.

Working hard, maintaining confidence, and never giving up are the main elements in boosting future goals.

Trust in your inner self and keep good and positive thoughts in your mind to stay motivated in the long run.

Always remember that there are potentials and hidden strengths within you that effectively convert your hard attempts into success.

7) Revision

Revision is the most crucial cog for preparing for your competitive exam.

After completing your course, go through the important notes and topics to remind yourself what you have learned in previous days.

Give mock tests as many as possible regularly that enhance your speed and accuracy.

Active revision techniques allow students to practice summarising the information that identifies the gap in learning.

In addition, one-time revision is not enough to crack any competitive exam, so learners must revise the important points systematically.

8) Evaluate Yourself

Evaluating students from time to time is essential for effective exam preparations.

Thousand of online education portals avail previous year question papers where you can evaluate yourself and find your stand.

While attempting a sample paper, imagine yourself in the examination hall and keep proper track of time without having breaks in between. 

After solving the paper, analyze the test and revise the topics you have not done correctly.

Conclusion

Competitive exams are all about proper execution and nothing else. As this article introduced so many tips and hacks to students, it might be useful. Learners who study with sincerity and concentration can achieve everything in their lives.

So, if you want to get qualified for your exam, start working hard towards your goal. Don't get demotivated, even if you fail in any attempts, because failing doesn't mean stopping. Rather, it refers to carrying forward with more dedication and hard work. Always motivate yourself to concentrate on your studies and achieve your targeted goals. Hence, follow the strategies mentioned above to crack the toughest exam in just one go!

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March 21, 2023

Dear BJU Board of Trustees:

Serving as the President of Bob Jones University has been one of the greatest privileges and honors of my life. Being a part of continuing the legacy of our Founder has been a great duty I have joyfully carried. I am also profoundly grateful for the incredible people I have had the privilege to serve alongside in this great work and the thousands of BJU alumni I have met along the way. After much prayer and consideration, however, I have decided that I cannot continue to serve as the President of Bob Jones University if Dr. John Lewis remains Chairman of the Board.

This is not a conclusion I have reached lightly. When the Board reelected me to another three.year term on November 17, 2022, the Trustees overwhelmingly affirmed and endorsed my leadership and the direction of the University. I believed that the vote showed that we were united in purpose and direction, and my team and I rolled up our sleeves and went to work with the same objectives that we have pursued during my entire tenure as President under the chairmanship of Larry Jackson and then John Lewis.

In the months that followed, I realized that the unity I had hoped for was not to be. In fact, the dysfunction within the Board's leadership increased, and I have become even more deeply concerned over recent decisions of the Board Chairman, who appears to be committed to taking the University in a new and unknown direction. I have, therefore, concluded it is not possible for me to remain as President of the University if Dr. Lewis remains Chairman. I have come to this conclusion for some of the following reasons.

First, although I have repeatedly urged the Chairman-both in private and before the Board.to pursue unity, he has not done so and, instead, has adopted a posture of secrecy and hostility toward the Board and the administration. For example, Executive Committee meetings have been moved to Bob Jones Ill's residence. The Chairman forbade Trustees from telling the University's professional parliamentarian and longstanding corporate c9unsel about a meeting of the Board that had been called in February 2023. Minutes oft he Executive Committee meetings often have not been timely prepared and provided to other Trustees.

Contrary to University policies, sensitive Board documentation has been stored outside the University's secured network on a new computer purchased at the Chairman's instruction. Our Board portal, Gavenda, was altered to prevent or hinder Trustees from printing documents.

All requests for Board information must now go through the Chairman exclusively. A new outside lawyer, Ashley Abel, has been retained, supposedly by the Board, but to my knowledge, the full Board has not even been made aware of that. Rather, Mr. Abel appears to be advising the Chairman and select members of the Executive Committee exclusively, and he refuses to communicate with or respond to other Trustees or the administration without the Chairman's permission. None of this has been explained to the Board or me. By both his actions and his example, the Chairman has heightened, not alleviated, the disunity of the Board over the past several months.

Second, the Chairman has continued to display either an uncaring or cavalier disregard for the cause of troubling financial numbers triggered by the ongoing dysfunction and uncertainty. On a number of occasions over the past months, the University's CFO has communicated to the Executive Committee and the Board about shortfalls in the University's current and projected financials and about ongoing deficits in donations and enrollment that are directly linked to a loss of confidence in the University's direction under the current Board leadership. On each occasion, the Chairman has either misunderstood or deliberately minimized the importance and relevance of the information, causing great concern among our administration that the Chairman seems completely disinterested in the financial stability of the University.

Third, poor decisions have been recently made by the Chairman concerning good board governance. In the signing of my contract, the Board agreed to board training. Recently, a key opportunity arose for board education and the building of good relationships with SACSCOC. The President of SACSCOC offered to come to the campus of BJU to speak to our Board of Trustees during our Spring meeting. The Chairman refused to accept the offer because he deemed the schedule to be too busy. I appealed the decision, and the Chairman turned it down a second time. Another disregard for good corporate governance happened recently when a Trustee was selected by the Executive Committee to serve on the board of the BJU Education Group, despite the fact that this method of selection was contrary to the Education Group's Bylaws. When the Chairman learned that appointing the Trustee was a violation of the Bylaws and that the BJUEG Board of Trustees did not accept his appointment, the Chairman reacted with irritation and resistance to the decisions of the BJUEG Board.

Fourth, the Chairman has taken actions in the past few weeks to thwart the Trustees' decision in February to report a matter to the University's Title IX coordinator as required by law. This followed months of ignoring, minimizing, and delaying consideration of the issue, which arose from one Trustee's alleged public comments to an alumnus in the presence of a faculty member about whether female students' clothing and female student athletes' uniforms accentuate their "boobs and butts." The alumnus' letter of complaint to the Board also alleged that the Trustee may have taken unconsented photographs of female students. I don't know if Letter to the Board of Trustees these allegations are true or not, but our obligation was (and is) to treat them the same way we would any other such allegations, and in February, the Trustees agreed to refer the matter to the Title IX coordinator. The Chairman has recently taken the following steps to impede or obstruct this investigation:

When the University's Title IX coordinator requested relevant excerpts of Board meeting minutes, the Chairman responded eight days later by providing one set of meeting minutes that were almost entirely redacted (including any relevant discussion) and an excerpt from a single Executive Committee meeting containing two relevant sentences.

He followed up on that by sending the Title IX coordinator a four-page letter plus attachments on March 17, 2023, that did the following:

o Ordered the coordinator to suspend and postpone the inquiry and investigation until a later date;

o Falsely accused me of working secretly with Positive BJU to weaponize the Title IX process in a coup d'etat of the Chairman;

o Falsely accused the Title IX coordinator of lying to the Board;

o Complained about the Notice of Formal Complaint that the coordinator had issued as required by law; and

o Falsely accused the University's independent outside Title IX counsel of bias and conflict of interest.

I am not commenting on the merits or demerits of the Title IX claim. But, as the Trustees agreed in February, referring the matter to the Title IX coordinator to follow the normal course is the right (and legally required) thing to do. Impeding that process is not. The Chairman's recent actions place the University and the Board in a perilous position.

The current direction is not sustainable. I am walking down a dark road with no light ahead. The future of BJU requires the Chairman and the President to work together. It is not happening now, and I can't see it happening in the future. Normal communication and transparency must exist between the Chairman and the President in order for the University to function daily. Right now, things are dysfunctional, and our working relationship is irreparably broken.

Urgency demands that a decision must be made regarding the relationship between the Chairman and me if we are going to move the institutional mission forward.

Therefore, I cannot continue to work in a relationship with Dr. John Lewis as the Chairman of the Board. I serve at the pleasure of the Board, and I am willing and confident that I can continue to work with this Board, but I request that Dr. Lewis step down from his position as Chairman and off the BJU Executive Committee at or before the March 29, 2023, Board meeting, to be effective immediately.

I'm not oblivious to the effect my decision may have on the University's students, employees, and executives, but the current situation is unsustainable for the University, its mission, its personnel, and my family. If Dr. Lewis remains the Chairman or a member of the Executive Committee, I am prepared to tender my resignation as President of Bob Jones University on March 31, 2023, to be effective immediately.

Respectfully,

Steve Pettit

Dear John and Trustees,

Terry and I got home yesterday evening from our time away. I am responding briefly to the letter sent by the Chairman yesterday to make sure that the critical decision before us doesn’t get lost in a back-and-forth about the specific reasons that led me to reach the conclusion of my March 21 letter.

The bottom line, and the decision before you is this: I cannot continue to work in a relationship with Dr. John Lewis as Chairman of the Board, and I request that he step down from his position as Chairman and off the Executive Committee at or before the March 29, 2023, Board meeting. If Dr. Lewis remain the Chairman of the Board or a member of the Executive Committee, I am prepared to tender my resignation as President on March 31, 2023, to be effective immediately.

You may agree with some, all, or none of my reasons for reaching that conclusion. But either way, the fact remains: you will have to make a choice between two possible outcomes.

I pray that God will give us wisdom in the days ahead.

Respectfully,

Steve

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How to archive a Discord channel

I'm going to say this way ahead of time: this is going to be waaaaaaay more of an annoying process than it should be. Discord should allow exporting the channel history to server owners, without the need of doing all this. I won't blame you if you give up.

Get the DiscordChatExporter application to download the chat history

This program has two versions

one that has a graphical interface, but works on Windows only

one that has a command line interface, but works on Windows, Linux and macOS

This guide covers the first. The second one maybe next time, in another post. The second version also makes it easier to download every channel on the server.

Step 1: Go to here, and download the latest version in the zip file named DiscordChatExporter.zip

Step 2: Unpack the zip file

Step 3: Run DiscordChatExporter.exe

Step 4: Dismiss the scary looking warning as this will show up for any program that which developer can't afford paying $629 a year.

Step 5: Close the welcoming message and you'll see the application interface:

Prepare an access token. Do not share it to anyone else - treat it the same way as you treat your password.

There are two ways to do it:

Approach 1: use your own access token, will work with any channel you're able to access, including Direct Messages, but it is a violation of Discord Terms of Service, and therefore your Discord account could get banned for it. Use at your own risk.

Follow the instructions here, which are fairly detailed step-by-step instructions for Chrome, Firefox, and also the desktop app. I'm gonna expand more on approach 2 as I had to figure it out myself, and the current instructions for approach 2 are not really adequate enough. If you go with approach 1, skip down the entire section below, until the "Paste the token in the Token textbox and click the arrow button" section.

Approach 2: create a bot account, invite it to your server, and use its access token. This process assumes you have enough privileges to invite bots to the server ("Manage Server" permission), and therefore, but is also 100% okay as far as Discord's Terms of Service are concerned. It is also generally safer, as accidental leaking of the token will not risk you losing your user account.

Step 1: Go to the Discord developer portal.

Step 2: Create a new application by clicking the "New Application" button

Step 3: Name it however you want, I personally named it "mlemgrab". Agree to the scary sounding long ass terms of service.

Step 4: Go to the Bot section, scroll down to the "Privileged Gateway Intents"

Step 5: Enable the "Message Content Intent". We don't have to worry about the "if your bot is in more than 100 servers" part because our bot will never be in this many servers.

Step 6: Save changes by pressing the green button "Save Changes"

Step 7: Go to "OAuth2" followed by "URL Generator"

Step 8: Select the "bot" scope and then "Read Messages/View Channels" and "Read Message History" permissions

Step 9: Copy the link at the bottom and visit it:

Step 10: Press "Continue", and approve the required permissions by clicking Authorize. Once you do it, the bot account is on the server.

Step 11: Go to "Bot" and click the "Reset Token" button to get the token that will allow you to act (in our case, getting all the messages) using the bot user. If you lose that token, you can click reset again to get a new one.

Paste the token in the Token textbox and click the arrow button

Select the server, and then the channel you want to archive

Click the download button on the bottom right

Select where you want to save it, and the format. HTML is good for easy browsing and preview in a web browser, JSON is good for further processing (let's say someone else later writes a program for importing the conversation elsewhere).

For archivization purposes I recommend saving in both HTML and JSON.

Click "More" for more options.

By default the program will not download any message attachments nor avatars or emotes. If you want that, select "Download assets" option. Preferably while also selecting the "Reuse assets" option and selecting a single directory for assets if you want to archive multiple channels.

You can also select the specific time range and using the partition limit - split the archive into several files each containing N messages.

Press Export. Wait. The progress bar will move very slowly.

Once it is done, you should be able to open the HTML file with your web browser.

Treat anything on Discord as media that will be lost

Do not use Discord to host your files. Do not rely on Discord to preserve your text. DO NOT RELY ON DISCORD FOR ANY KIND OF PRESERVATION OR HOSTING!!

It CAN be lost, it WILL be lost! You must consider Discord as a part of the Core Internet, controlled by one company that hosts the servers.

I thought it was impressive at first that it replaced IRC, but now I am horrified. If the company behind Discord went under today, how many friends would you lose?

How many relationships? How much writing?

You may think this won't happen, but I remember when AIM went down and along with it, entire novels worth of interaction with my oldest friend.

IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. NO COMPANY IS INFALLIBLE.

Back up your files! Download anything you've saved to Discord NOW, before the API changes go into effect! And DO NOT RELY ON THEM FOR HOLDING IMPORTANT FILES!

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Why do we choose best website development company in Indore ?

Take into account the following elements while selecting a best website development company in Indore:

Experience and Portfolio: Seek out businesses that have a solid track record and a varied portfolio that highlights their work in a range of sectors.

Technical Know-How: Verify that the business is knowledgeable about the newest programming languages and online technologies.

Customer Testimonials and Reviews: Good comments from prior customers can reveal information about the dependability and caliber of the business's work.

Range of Services: A well-rounded strategy is indicated by a full range of services, including web design, development, SEO, and digital marketing.

Support and Communication: Successful project execution depends on both continuous support and efficient communication.

Knowledge and Experience Since each of these organizations has years of experience in the field, they are able to create plans that work by using tried-and-true techniques. Their teams are made up of knowledgeable experts who keep up with the newest developments in web development trends and technologies.

Customer-focused methodology These businesses place a high value on knowing the particular needs and objectives of each of its clients. They guarantee that customers receive individualized solutions that provide outcomes by customizing their services accordingly.

Leading Industries Provided

Numerous industries are served by the top Indore website development company, including:

Healthcare: Creating patient portals and mechanisms for scheduling appointments.

Education: Creating school administration systems and e-learning platforms.

E-commerce: Establishing dependable internet shops with smooth purchasing processes.

Real estate: Creating portals with sophisticated search filters for property listings.

Hospitality: Creating websites for lodging facilities, dining establishments, and tour operators.

Finance: Establishing safe internet banking and financial services platforms.

Nonprofits: creating websites to raise money and awareness of causes.

The top Indore website development company offers a broad range of services to meet various business requirements:

Development of Custom Websites

creation of custom websites that complement the identity of the brand.

use the newest technologies to create websites that operate well.

Development of E-Commerce

development of e-commerce systems with a wealth of features and user-friendly navigation.

combining user-friendly interfaces, inventory management systems, and secure payment channels.

Systems for managing content (CMS)

creation and modification of content management system platforms, such as Magento, Joomla, and WordPress.

Assistance and instruction to enable consumers to take charge of their websites on their own.

Web design that is responsive

creating websites that fluidly adjust to different screen widths.

guaranteeing a unified and captivating user experience across platforms.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Implementation of SEO-friendly website structures and meta tags.

Optimization for speed, mobile-friendliness, and content relevance.

Web Application Development

Development of custom web applications tailored to specific business processes.

Scalable solutions that grow with the business.

The top Indore website development business is distinguished by its technical expertise, customer-focused methodology, and dedication to producing outstanding outcomes. Working with a premier Indore website development company can help you turn your idea into a reality, whether you're a startup trying to get your name out there or an existing firm hoping to grow. Make informed decisions, and you'll see your company flourish in the digital sphere.

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WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT FOR ACADEMIC PUBLICATION

Submission of a research manuscript for academic publication is an exciting milestone in your academic journey, but it may also be a daunting task for first-time authors. A seasoned researcher or a graduate student just starting their academic journey, it is equally important to know what lies ahead. In an academic paper, sometimes publishing could be very rigorous, multiple step processes which would require much attention and patience for readiness to feed. Here is a step-by-step guide that should help navigate the process for the manuscript submission to academics when submitted for publication.

Pre-Submission: Most Suitable Journal Selection

The first major move in this process is always through the journal selection. Always remember, this is considered your point of no return because it defines visibility and possible success of a paper. Start by researching journals that publish work in your field and match the scope of your research. Consider the journal’s audience, impact factor, and open access policies. Before submission, carefully review the journal’s submission guidelines. Every journal has specific formatting rules, referencing styles, and submission procedures. Failure to follow these instructions can result in instant rejection, so be careful about the details of each point.

2.The Submission Process: Uploading Your Manuscript

Once you have selected the appropriate journal to which you would like to submit your article the second step is submitting an article. Most academic journals rely on an online submission mechanism. The process of depositing your manuscript is well-represented with online facilities that clearly track every process, so you might understand what eventually goes wrong. Few things you are expected to provide to the portal in this stage- End. -A cover letter explaining the reason behind your research, why this would be a good fit for this journal, and anything of relevance regarding potential conflicts of interest. -A list of proposed reviewers, sometimes optional as experts in your field. In addition to submitting your paper, meet any special demands of the journal relating to the submission of raw data, supplementary materials or document demonstrating ethical approval form, when this involves human participants.

Editorial preliminary check: First look

When your manuscript has been submitted, it then passes an editorial preliminary check. The journal editor will determine whether your paper satisfies the scope of the journal and whether the quality standards that should be met by the journal. At this stage of the process, the editor will again scan for plagiarism by making use of software tools like Turnitin or iThenticate. In the case that your paper passes the editorial review, it will be sent on for peer review. If not your paper may be rejected in whole or asked to go through revisions before resubmission.

This stage doesn't include detailed feedback. All that the editor is deciding on is whether your research fits in the journal and if it meets basic ethical and technical standards.

4.Peer Review: The Heart of the Process

If your paper meets the editorial review, it will be sent to peer reviewers-thus, usually 2 to 3 experts in your subject area. Peer review is a very important part of academic publishing. Reviewers will scrutinize the originality, the methodology used, results and overall significance of your research work. They will also comment if the paper is well presented and structured, thus, clear and coherent.

Expect some criticisms. Your peer reviewers will most probably suggest you make some big revisions, ask for some data that you may not have provided, or indicate some mistakes in your analysis. This is not an attack on your person but a call to refine the work done. Always be ready to accept comments, even those questioning your premises or inferences.

While peer review may take a few weeks to even several months, it is worth the wait. It can be used to perfect the manuscript, and thereby reinforce your arguments.

Revisions: Engaging Feedback and Resubmission

Peer reviewing will return reviewer comments with editor's decision. Generally speaking, the outcome is divided into three types at this stage.

Minor Revisions with Acceptance: This means that the paper is generally acceptable to the journal, but some reviewers have some minor changes for correction.

Major Revisions: The paper needs major revisions, such as more experiments, clarifications, or rewriting of certain parts.

Rejection: The paper is not publishable, either because of methodological problems, lack of novelty, or poor quality.

If your paper is accepted with minor or major revisions, you’ll be asked to address each reviewer comment systematically. When resubmitting, you’ll need to submit a revision letter that outlines how you’ve addressed their concerns. This can be a time-consuming process, but it’s essential to respond to each point thoroughly and professionally.

6.Final Decision: Acceptance or Rejection

Once you have submitted your revisions, the editor and reviewers will determine whether the changes you made were sufficient. If your paper is accepted, you will be informed that it is ready for final formatting and publication. You may also be asked to review the proofs before the article is published.

However, if your paper is rejected, do not get discouraged. Rejection is a normal part of academic publishing, and many researchers face it multiple times before achieving publication. Use the feedback from reviewers as a learning tool to improve your research and manuscript. If the feedback is positive, consider submitting the paper to another journal.

7.Publication: Your Research Goes Public

Once your paper is accepted, the final steps involve proofing and formatting. You’ll receive a proof of your paper to review and confirm that no errors were made during the typesetting. Once finalized, your article will be published, either online or in a print issue, depending on the journal’s policy.

Many journals also offer the chance for open access, making your paper accessible to absolutely everyone. This can significantly maximize the reach of your paper and the impact of your research.

Conclusion

Getting your manuscript published is a long and winding path in academia that requires persistence, watchfulness, and a willingness to learn. Although the process may be long and even difficult, the satisfaction that one feels when seeing his or her work in print is very worthwhile. Knowing the stages that are involved in submission, peer review, and revisions will make one confident in navigating this process for the advancement of knowledge in the field.

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How to Get Into a Nursing Home in New York: Step-by-Step Instructions

Navigating the process of getting into a nursing home in New York can be complex, but with the right guidance and knowledge, families can make informed decisions and find appropriate care for their loved ones. Whether you're seeking long-term care due to health reasons or for a loved one, understanding the eligibility criteria, application process, and financial options is essential. This step-by-step guide walks you through how to successfully get into a nursing home in New York.

Step 1: Determine the Need for Nursing Home Care

The first step is to assess whether nursing home care is the best option for your or your loved one’s health needs. Nursing homes provide 24-hour care and supervision, and they are suited for individuals with chronic illnesses, physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, or conditions that require skilled medical assistance. A healthcare professional, such as a doctor or social worker, can help determine the necessity of nursing home care by evaluating the individual’s ability to perform daily activities like bathing, dressing, eating, and managing medications.

Step 2: Choose a Nursing Home

Once the need for nursing home care has been established, the next step is choosing the appropriate facility. When selecting a nursing home, consider the following factors:

Location: Proximity to family members and friends for easy visitation.

Reputation and Quality: Research facilities using online ratings, state inspection reports, and reviews from residents’ families. Websites like Medicare.gov provide detailed reports on nursing homes in New York.

Specialty Care: Make sure the facility has specialized services for particular medical needs, such as Alzheimer’s or physical rehabilitation.

Cost: Be sure to check if the facility accepts Medicaid, private insurance, or offers private pay options for families who have insurance or can afford to pay out-of-pocket.

Visit the facilities in person if possible to inspect the living conditions, meet staff, and observe the overall environment.

Step 3: Understand Medicaid and Financial Eligibility

Most individuals entering nursing homes in New York will rely on Medicaid to cover the cost of care, as nursing home services are expensive. To qualify for Medicaid-funded nursing home care, applicants must meet certain income and asset limits:

Income: As of 2024, individuals applying for Medicaid long-term care have an income limit of about $1,677 per month. Income from sources like Social Security or pensions is counted, but certain deductions (such as medical expenses) may apply.

Assets: Single applicants can have up to $30,182 in assets, but this amount varies for married couples. A married non-applicant spouse may keep more assets through Medicaid’s Community Spouse Resource Allowance.

It’s important to note that Medicaid has a 60-month look-back period to prevent applicants from transferring assets to qualify for benefits. During this period, any major transfers made can result in penalties.

Step 4: Apply for Medicaid

To get Medicaid funding for nursing home care, applicants must submit an application through the New York State Medicaid program. This process includes providing detailed documentation about the individual’s health status, income, assets, and family situation. Key documents needed for the application process include:

Proof of New York residency (e.g., utility bills or rental agreement)

Medical records or doctor’s evaluations showing the need for skilled nursing care

Proof of income, including pay stubs or bank statements

Details of the individual’s assets, including property ownership, bank accounts, and investment records

You can apply online through the New York State Medicaid portal, via mail, or in person at a local Department of Social Services office. Keep in mind that the Medicaid approval process can take several weeks or longer, so it's important to start early.

Step 5: Submit the Application and Wait for Approval

Once the application for Medicaid is submitted, it will undergo a review process to determine eligibility. Medicaid will review your financial documents, health assessments, and other required forms. If there are issues with your application or documentation, Medicaid will notify you, but the process can take several weeks. While waiting for approval, be sure to:

Follow up regularly with your local Medicaid office to check the status of your application.

Consider working with an elder law attorney or financial advisor to ensure you have all the necessary documentation.

If approved, Medicaid will cover most of the nursing home’s expenses, but some facilities may require additional payments for extra services not covered by Medicaid.

Step 6: Complete a Nursing Home Assessment

Once you’ve chosen a nursing home, the facility will likely require you to undergo a nursing home assessment, sometimes called an “admission assessment.” This is conducted by the nursing home’s staff to evaluate the individual’s health needs, capabilities, and the level of care they require. The nursing home will consider:

Current medical conditions and medications

Daily activities that require assistance

Cognitive status (e.g., any signs of dementia or mental health concerns)

This assessment ensures the nursing home has the capability to meet the medical and personal care needs of the applicant.

Step 7: Sign the Nursing Home Agreement

If you’re approved for admission to a nursing home and financial arrangements are in place (including Medicaid approval), the next step is to sign a nursing home agreement. This document outlines the terms of care, including:

The services covered

Payment terms, if any (Medicaid or private pay)

The responsibilities of both the resident and the family

Rights and protections under federal and state law

It’s critical to read and understand all aspects of the agreement before signing.

Step 8: Move Into the Nursing Home

The final step is the actual move into the nursing home. Many facilities will help with transitioning a resident into their new living space by providing assistance with packing, medical transfer, and the setup of personal items. Make sure to bring necessary belongings such as clothing, toiletries, and personal comfort items to help your loved one feel more at home.

Getting into a nursing home in New York is a multifaceted process that involves understanding eligibility criteria, financial requirements, and selecting the right facility. By following the step-by-step instructions outlined above and seeking professional guidance when needed, families can ensure that their loved ones receive the necessary care while maintaining peace of mind during what can be a challenging transition. Early planning, careful research, and prompt action are key to successfully securing nursing home care for a loved one.

NY Care Advisors: Empowering Families Through CDPAP Enrollment

NY Care Advisors specializes in assisting individuals and families with the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State. CDPAP is a Medicaid program that allows eligible recipients to hire personal assistants, including family members and friends, to provide home care services. This program offers flexibility and control over care, enabling recipients to choose caregivers they trust and set their own schedules.

Services Offered by NY Care Advisors

CDPAP Enrollment Assistance: Guiding clients through the application process to ensure eligibility and proper documentation.

Caregiver Training and Support: Providing necessary training and ongoing support to family members or friends who will serve as personal assistants.

Ongoing Case Management: Offering continuous support to address any issues or changes in care needs.

Contact Information

For more information or to begin the enrollment process, individuals can contact NY Care Advisors at (718) 866-3046 or visit their website. 

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Exploring Telegram官网: Your Ultimate Resource for Secure Communication

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Why Telegram官网 Matters

As the official source of Telegram, Telegram官网 is more than just a download portal. It represents Telegram’s dedication to transparency, user education, and security. By centralizing resources and providing a secure environment for downloads, Telegram官网 ensures users can fully trust and utilize the app.

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