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#i may also do a part 2 for this but i wont 100% guarantee it like w jane eyre
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HOW DOES POLITICS WORK??
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING. I HAVE SEVERAL RANTS BELOW THE CUT:
Primaries are not necessarily real
There wasn't an official Dem nominee yet anyway
Line of succession doesn't really matter, but pipeline of talent does
1. Primaries are not necessarily real
Ok so we all know how the process appears. On your state's primary election day (different days for different states, annoyingly) you vote for who you want for president. The person with the most votes wins the state.
But here's what people don't always know...
Each state party has different rules about how delegates are assigned. Some give 100% to the winner of the popular vote, some go proportionally. But regardless, these delegates (who are also voted on as a super down ballot thing that most people don't pay attention to) go to the DNC convention where they do the official ballot. Think of this as the electoral college but just for the Dem Party. Each state has a number of votes, theoretically the popular vote guides how the delegates vote, but legally there is flexibility. PLUS, you might see some history or that Netflix biopic where you hear things like "releasing delegates" or "releasing delegates to...". What that means is a candidate who doesn't have enough delegates to win can "release" their delegates to vote for whoever they personally want, or whoever the candidate directs them to. "Multiple ballots" at a convention means that no one has enough delegates the first time and they have to vote again. And in between those votes the candidates and their teams make deals and discuss and ideally people drop out and release delegates.
So your vote in your state is incredibly important. But also. It might not be.
2. There wasn't an official Dem nominee yet anyway
As I explained above, the nominee is decided officially at the DNC convention. You saw the same type of system at the RNC this week. It wasn't until the last day of the convention that they did the official vote and Trump officially accepted the nomination from his party. Before that, there wasn't technically an official nominee yet. Legally. Procedurally. That's part of why it was so weird that they had a debate so early.
Similarly, the DNC hasn't happened yet, so there's not an official nominee either. Typically people don't run against an incumbent president though so it's mostly for show. Obviously, this year it won't be for show, and some of what I talked about in #1 will be relevant.
3. Line of succession doesn't really matter but pipeline of talent does
You may know that the VP takes over as President if the President dies. Next in line is the Speaker of the House, and then it goes down a long list. But Biden didn't die, he just isn't running for reelection and waited until the last minute to do that.
Biden did endorse Kamala. But that doesn't mean Kamala is definitely automatically the nominee. And there's no guarantee of who the VP candidate would be. It just means that she's the front runner and likely has access to the entire campaign infrastructure (including money) that Biden had.
So who else besides Kamala? It doesn't have to go by current position, which is why the line of succession doesn't really matter. It's the pipeline of talent - meaning who else is relevant doing good work and has name recognition. Some names that have been floated:
Gavin Newsom (CA Governor) Gretchen Whitmer (MI Governor) Pete Buttigieg (Mayor Pete, tranpo secretary, former candidate) And others
And names that people float but will never happen: Michelle Obama Hillary Clinton Nancy Pelosi Chuck Schumer etc.
So who's gonna run for president in November?
TBH probably Kamala because she has the biggest head start and those endorsements are powerful. She'll probably pick the most generic white man as her VP. But other people are likely to try and give it a go as well and it wont be official until the last day of the DNC
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO VOMIT. I MISS DC AND IT'S NICE TO USE MY POLI SCI DEGREE FOR SOMETHING
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i'm just wondering how real p-shifting is. i really want to be able to do it, but i don't know if it's something that's real, feasible and worth my time working towards, or if it's not.
i guess something that would help is some sort of proof that it's been done before. if it genuinely has, i absolutely want to get going on my own journey.
and i'm not saying it's impossible, but i just want to learn how possible it is and if current methods lead to genuine results. thanks!
OH OKAY, let me help you a bit fellow anon.
Honestly im not sure how exactly to affirm if it's real or not. I've had evidence such as growing fur strands, half shifting in my sleep, and even learning recently that when I was very little I had p-shifted before. That's just me, I've been a shifter for a long time and eventually came to this through WAY TOO MUCH exploring and asking myself hard questions.
Usually though, the best thing I can tell any curious individual is to just... go through the very first step of being a shifter. Its incredibly helpful, and will answer the majority of present questions at the beginning stage. If you want more details on this I will gladly do a follow-up, but currently I still have to collect and get my facts straight about this first step. More developed guides (such as phenexus weyr and even blaze's guide to shifting) will be much more helpful then what i have to say. Perhaps I'll have a guide to give one day too after all of this 💀
I can tell you though to just go for it. Not start p-shifting i mean, you wont be able to do so for a long time if you eventually figure out you are a p-shifter. Its better to know by exploring instead of just never trying because you are afraid of it not being real.
P-shifting is only a tiny part of being a shifter (as I've said over and over again lol) but similar to theirans our identities live on within us our whole lives. It's just keeping a healthy balance of understanding where you are at and that, usually, you might not be a p-shifter at all and that's OKAY.
Sorry I like talking. Perhaps that could help you a bit if you decide to begin your journey.
REGARDLESS.
i would honestly also love good evidence (images, videos, etc.) of p-shifting actually happening because of the methods that exist. (Disclaimer methods aren't "rituals" that are 100% guaranteed to give you results, they are only building blocks to help you develop your own style when you decide to voluntarily shift)
Ive had to realize that 1.) There is a whole community around it, from all walks of life and information, which gathered to give us the information we have today because they all experienced similar things too. 2.) time and time again there have been stories, from history all the way to now, where people have shifted into creatures and animals constantly. 3.) In truth you find your own evidence eventually, within yourself weirdly enough.
I can't speak for everyone (hell naw) but for me I eventually came to a point where i no longer needed to see from others that p-shifting was real, I knew it was real through my own evidence and experiences. Shifting involves a lot about connecting the dots tbh, sometimes it can take a hot minute to make the right dots connect.
If there is physical evidence out there, nowadays it's so incredibly targeted and never given a chance to believe. Like, honestly, tech is so good nowadays there is no way actual physical evidence could exist within the community anymore.
What im basically trying to say is that although physical evidence can help, at the end of the day you have to find it within yourself to see as true. Nobody can really convince you to believe otherwise 🤷
Thank you for sending the anon, and if you read this and want any more help or expansion on anything, please let me know and I'll be happy to expand. I'll probably stick around for a little longer to answer anything else anyone may want to ask.
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Agency Studio {Karthik Ramani} Reviews | Scam Or Does It Really Works?
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Agency Studio Review – FEATURES  & BENEFITS.
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Agency Studio Review-Conclusion
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10 PROS & CONS OF MASSAGE GUNS FOR RUNNERS
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People that are always trying to find the very best & best method to call home through hard races and workouts. And who could blame individuals? The capacity to recuperate quickly means athletes may endure education hard, which theoretically, means advancement to getting a quicker, stronger runner. Of course, each time a fresh restoration technique or even product reaches the endurance community, then it is inclined to show viral. Compression socks. CBD oil. Epsom salt tub. Percussion / vibration massage firearms are no exception for the principle.
In reality, as I write this article, every advertisement that this is appearing within my own interpersonal networking packs is to get an alternative new rub gun down. Apparently everybody is expecting on the bandwagon, from quite long recognized restoration application brands, to businesses you may possibly have definitely never been aware about. Thus, what's the offer with percussion / Percussion Massager firearms? Achieve they actually get the job done? Let us dig deeper.
A massage is actually a handheld resource which massages muscles by supplying rapid bursts of force at concentrated, short-duration stimulation. Think about a mini-jackhammer, especially parts of your muscles.
The notion is the fact that the movement and impact, frequently called shaking treatment, helps loosen tight and sore muscle, very similar to that of a massage, in addition to stimulate the flow of blood to aid one to increase healing.
The massage firearms are an average of battery powered, also have various rate settings to change the intensity out of the massage. The majority of those massage firearms arrive with interchangeable minds to concentrate on different muscle tissues and portions of the human body.
Let us first discuss the advantages of these massage programs for runners.
Decreased DOMS
For anyone not familiar with the definition of, DOMS is the tender, tight experience which pops anywhere from 24-28 hrs after a powerful work outside or race. It's brought on by microscopic tears which ofcourse occur in muscle fibers throughout exercise. DOMS isn't simply embarrassing, however it might interfere with future work outs by leaving you sense too sore to work out, or inhibiting movement routines as a result of aggravation.
Plus one as straightforward as changing your running gait as your hamstrings are tender may lead to additional injury else where.
Essentially, the shaking therapy will help in avoiding mechanical overload of their muscular fibers, leading to less of one's above microscopic tears that the muscle.
Higher Efficiency Exactly the Exact Same above research shows that utilization of percussion and/or vibration treatment before exercise might assist:
Decrease tissue adhesion, thus increasing array of flexibility Reduction accumulation of lactic acid in the bloodstream, so decrease time before fatigue May offer an earlier decrease in pain (origin ). Each one these things can subscribe to increased functioning performance.
Greater Blood Circulation = Faster Recovery When used article exercise, percussion massage-therapy firearms might help temporarily increase the flow of blood into the muscle. Heightened blood circulation helps hasten the healing process by helping remove waste product in tissue that is damaged. What's more, the specific blood provides oxygen and nutrients into the muscular mass, and also help stimulate regrowth and recovery of their tissue.
Pain Alleviation Let us imagine you worked outside or dashed hard, and no matter of one's absolute best preventive measures, you still have muscles that are super sore. Massage. In other words, percussion massage firearms feel-good about sore muscles.
However, what does this mean?
According to the theory, sensory nerves carrying vexation sense and sensory nerves carrying vibratory sensation both transmit signals towards precisely the exact afferent neurons, which then sends data to a mind. The nerves triggered by vibratory feeling impair the afferent pain nerves, hence barring or preventing the material delivered by the nerves who felt pain. To put it differently the shaking by the percussion caress rifle may shut the nerve pathways into painful inputsignal, preventing pain sensation in traveling into the leading nervous system.
Give More Anxiety than Massage therapies I have no idea about you, but I am definitely the most intense at using self indulgent programs such as"the rod" and sometimes perhaps polyurethane rollers. Why? Because I can't physically use the tension needed, or I am at precisely the exact same time frame chicken to take to (as it strikes ). The battery life run, mechanical percussion/vibration massage firearms, but do not return. They have the seriousness that my muscles that are sore desire once I can not...or will not...take action .
Which would be the Disadvantages of Knead Guns? Here Is What you Want to're aware of the drawback of those recovery tools:
User Error Have you some idea what it is you're doing? Are you currently trained in the science in addition to implementation of massage? Chances are the answer will be extremely little (it's okay, the majority folks are not ). And consequently, often there is a chance you may wind up utilizing the massage gun erroneously. Or, you may possibly well be massaging a region that's experiencing known pain, also maybe not targeting the location which really needs help with healing.
I reached to someone Who's trained in massageand she consented up on." It (the massage weapon ) is a instrument, so it is just like the consumer " Says accredited massage remedies therapist Michele Zeberlein. "Should you understand just what direction to go and manners, then it's really a fantastic tool. However, in addition, it can cause further problems is employed in the incorrect way. "
It's required to learn the safety instructions which include your percussion massage handgun. So if in doubt in the event that you're targeting the suitable area for helping any pain you're having, make reference to your doctor or maybe massage therapist.
Stroke firearms utilized on harms such as stress, sprains, broken bones, and sometimes extreme swelling may potentially cause your injury more powerful. They are able to further hurt the wounded tissue, and sometimes even fortify swelling speed. This is only going to delay healing period, and might cause further annoyance.
Hypertension (elevated blood pressure) Rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, arthritis, or fibromyalgia Varicose veins
Muscular dystrophy or alternative muscular ailments As always, reevaluate to a medical doctor when you have questions regarding respect to massage gun usage and some other injuries, chronic complications, or other health conditions such as pregnancy.
Bulky / Enormous / Noisy While maybe not true for each and every percussion massage weapon, more than a few of these are able to be bulky or heavy. The very first time that I implemented one, I had been astonished by just how much sexier it had been anticipated (today, do not misunderstand me, an average of the ExoGun DreamPro we have is 2. 5 weight. Still, I did not expect the burden ). It primarily is logical, nevertheless, since the battery has to be large enough presenting capacity to the engine which goes pretty fast.
Rely to a Solar-battery While virtually all the massage firearms available on the industry at this time chance to be corded, they still have a battery that has to be charged. Different from a normal foam roller or hand-held tool which could possibly be human-powered, a massage weapon wont work without becoming an energy resource.
Therefore, if you should be carrying your knead rifle into a lengthier event -- state an ultra marathon or stage race, then you have to become conscious of battery lifetime.
Bundle cost This is huge. I have seen percussion massage prints vary between $49. 9-5 completely as much as $1, 200. Sure, you read that right -- a dozen hundred cash to get its small edition, goldplated, G3PRO Theragun. Many folks us seem to put at the 100 -$300 range. All these are certainly the investment, and maybe not really a cheap tool such as a roller coaster.
You may be wondering exactly what these acronyms mean -- and also why that they matter. Thus, allow me to help.
Stroke Length: that can be called amplitude. To spell out, just how far does the mind of this massage gun travel. Or simply, how heavy can it move in your own muscle. Percussion exact firearms will routinely have a increased stroke span than guys designed to concentrate on vibration.
To put it differently, what number"percussions" (sometimes the mind of this massage gun will likely reach on your muscle) each and every minute.
Stall Force: how the burden it's possible to apply on the apparatus before it dries and ceases changing. To put it differently, just how much pressure could YOU placed on the rifle before motor ceases proceeding.
Other items to think about: Additional variables to take into account are now actually going to boil down to personal taste. Consider precisely what you want (and desire ) out of a massage weapon ). Those variables might be:
Battery life or interchangeable battery packs Weight Develop (could it be easy to put up? Would you reach specific sections, such as the back or shoulders? ) Noise place Attachment heads
Therefore...Can I Want a Massage Gun Only for Running Retrieval? The thousand dollar question -- will probably soon be these massage firearms worth every penny?
Maybe.
The boundless marketing effort in my face book feed directly now may possibly be attempting to embarrass me these would be the best things since sliced bakery. But massage firearms are merely an instrument. They'll in no way completely block or solve sore tissues, and they'll never guarantee decreased healing period.
While there's loads of researching pointing into the efficacy of percussion and shaking healing for muscle soreness and healing period, there's also viable research that says differently.
My thoughts: In case you should be excited about purchasing a massage first use one from the pal or with a massage therapist. See whether you take pleasure in the stroke, also notice some other positive aspects.
After that, browse reviews.
You are able to acquire hundreds of brands of massage firearms available on the industry at the moment. Ordinarily the greater price label does not necessarily relate to some fantastic nutritional supplement. Conversely, a relatively inexpensive massage rifle does not suggest it's crap.
And finally, be sure to actually enjoy the massage gun. Many folks will likely delight in the impression of percussion and shaking massage rifles, while some could see them anything but relaxing. Of course in the event that you are not going to make use of a restoration tool or procedure as you can not endure it (such as me personally along with ice bathrooms ) so of course it wont be quite good in any way.
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What are some differences between cheap wet cat food and more expensive wet cat food?
Well, make yourself a cup of tea and prepare for a long read, because there are lots of myths about nutrition. I should start first and foremost by saying that I am not going to tell anyone what to feed their cat, or dog, unless that animal is a patient of mine. I’m only going to tell you what to consider.
The first one is that lots and lots of laypeople sites will say ‘meat should be the first ingredient’ often followed by ‘no nasty byproducts’ and this is not strictly the case. Cat food must have meat in it, but it doesn’t strictly have to be the first ingredient, especially if it uses multiple meat sources.
What I want to know about any given wet cat food is this:
Is it a ‘guaranteed analysis’ or a ‘typical analysis’. A guaranteed analysis is superior.
How much of it is water, indicated by ‘Moisture percentage’
How much is protein, and is that figure ‘as fed’ or ‘as dry matter’.
How much is fat, and is that figure ‘as fed’ or ‘as dry matter’.
Macro and micronutrients are also important, especially taurine and in growing cats, but that information is often unreasonably difficult to find outside of the premium diets.
This is a large part of the reason, incidentally, that vets and a profession often recommend a couple of brands over other. Getting all the information I require to confidently recommend a diet is easy for Hills, Royal Canin, Advance, etc but nearly impossible without phoning and begging any of the supermarket brands. Honestly, if a brand of food wants me to be able to honestly recommend it, it needs to provide its nutritional information in an easily accessible manner. Otherwise you have to go to the store to start getting any nutritional info, as I did.
Yeah, I went to the supermarket and started snapping pics of all the nutritional information available on the labels of various wet food brands and looked like a crazy lady doing so. Here are the unedited label photos, on another post for neatness.
Some points to note:
Some brands have a guaranteed analysis, which is more reliable and suggests better quality than a typical analysis
Some packets will clearly state they are compliant with AAFCO (The Association of American Feed Control) recommendations, even here in Australia.
Then others, like Smitten, will subtly say ‘Complementary food only’, which means you cannot guarantee or expect a cat fed that food alone to remain healthy for a year. It’s not well marked.
Only one of them offered any indication of the Moisture Content, which is what you need to make sure you’re comparing apples with apples.
The moisture content is important, because if you look at those labels as-is you will see all of these diets only offer 9% to 13% protein. For a species that requires a high protein diet, that doesn’t sound like a whole lot, but that’s because you’re not taking the water into account.
To simplify, it’s not unreasonable to consider food as being made up of only four things: protein, fat, carbohydrates or water.
All of these diets list their fat and protein, but only Fancy Feast Originals listed its moisture percentage, and once you know the percentage of three components, you can use simple maths to figure out the fourth. Fancy Feast isn’t the most expensive, nor is it the cheapest, it’s middle of the range.
But why are there always carbohydrates in my cat food? Because there’s always carbohydrates in meat. Glycogen is the most common, it’s the energy storage molecule in muscle and liver that makes it taste good, and incidentally the cat uses the same enzymes to digest it as they do starch. This is probably why they often like starchy things. Cats can and do digest carbohydrates, beware of any source that claims they do not.
So out of the canned foods at my supermarket, you’d think they all sound pretty similar with their protein ranging from 9-13% and their fat from 1.5-5.5%. But you have no way to compare them without knowing the moisture content.
If one diet is 9% protein, 2% fat and 80% moisture, then it’s 9% carbohydrate. If it’s 9% protein, 2% fat and 70% moisture, then it’s 19% carbohydrate.
Unfortunately, finding the moisture content of many of these diets is difficult. However, it’s not unreasonable to assume that cheap wet food contains a higher moisture content, as it’s usually the case. Water is cheap.
If you can get the moisture content, you can calculate the percentage of fat/protein or carbohydrate as a Dry Matter Percentage (what’s left after removing the water). It’s simply the nutrient % / (100- moisture %)
For a normal cat, we’re looking for a protein level that’s at least 25-35% of the dry matter, and fat that’s 10-30% of the dry matter, depending on its digestibility.
For reference, the Fancy Feast Originals can in this sample had 55% protein and 10% fat by dry matter, which is more than the minimum amount of protein, but that’s perfectly alright for a normal cat.
If you compare that to the ‘Gourmet Delight’ Natural Grain Free diet, you have to guess the moisture percentage. If you guess moisture at 80%, then by dry matter you have 45% protein  7.5% fat and more carbohydrates than the Fancy Feast had. If you guess only 70% moisture, and most canned foods are between 70-80%, then those numbers start to look even worse.
The fancy ‘Natural’ and ‘Grain free’ means absolutely nothing for the cats.
(The ‘natural, grain free’ dies even specifies ‘no nasty byproducts’ on the tin and the website is full of dumbed-down myths to sell you your food. Also check out the people listed as answering their FAQs, I can’t even tell whether they’re vets or not. No ‘Dr’ or qualification, and not easy to Google.)
You would think cheap cat food is going to be poorer quality than expensive cat food, but especially in the case of the Grain Free trend, it’s not always the case. This is because if something is more expensive, it is often perceived as better by consumers, even if it is really not, so the manufacturer can hike the price up a bit freely
So after you’ve decided whether the diet has enough protein, enough fat, and meets suitable nutritional guidelines like AAFCO, then you look at what the ingredients actually are. Most meats are going to be around 90% digestible and usable by the cats, while vegetable proteins are only 40-50% useful at all. So if the diet has a lot of high protein vegetables, that protein percentage may be artificially elevated and not utilized well by the cat’s metabolism.
I’m not going to talk about grain free versus not, because the vast majority of the time it makes no difference to the cat and is simply a personal choice on the part of the human feeding it.
Lastly, look at how much you need to feed to maintain a body weight. If the food doesn’t tell you the moisture percentage, and doesn’t tell you the calorie content, it should at the very least have a feeding guide. If you need to feed twice as many packets of one food to maintain weight as another, then it’s probably either lower quality, higher fiber or higher moisture than another.
That said, you might want a lower calorie food or a higher moisture food to help a cat feel full while losing weight, or to improve stool quality. That’s ok, pick something that suits your purpose.
With me all the way to the end? Well done. Crack out a biscuit to have with your tea.
TL:DR:
You wont find all the nutritional info you need on the packet
Check the protein and fat levels
Check whether it’s a complete diet, (eg AAFCO standard) or a ‘Complementary food’
Make sure it’s got meat/fish
And this rather long post is the simplest I can make cat wet food for you.
(Oh, and if you have something to add to the conversation, please do so in a reply or reblog. Random anecdotes sent to the ask box will not be published to keep the topic all in one place)
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Replying to your OCD post about how you handle it.. I was wondering if you had an advice for taking care of suicidal/self harm intrusive thoughts? Like how it said anxiety is a frantic guinea pig. I randomly get self harm thoughts and I really want a to find a way to help, idk, calm them. Thank you! Have a nice day!
Disclaimer: Like I said in my first post, I never had a therapist, so I don’t know the proper terms for the coping methods mentioned, so bear with me & keep in mind that I speak more from experience than anything. And if you, or anyone reading this has a therapist, to talk with them, they may have a better plan you suit your individual needs.
Okay, here we go. Between my two inputs, and oj-log’s there were 2 ways of separating yourself from the intrusive thoughts. 
#1 The one that I mentioned was treating these thoughts as lying friends that you should cut ties with. The lesson: That’s not me, and I don’t have to listen to it.
#2 The other one isn’t something that I have practiced, and it’s never been fully explained to me. There was a post floating around a while ago about it, and even had a drawing of this little bubble yelling and panicking and the girl in the comic reaches up and hugs it. The Lesson: It’s not me, but I have to take care of them.
Apply #1: These intrusive thoughts are not yours. Psych disorders tell nothing put lies in an attempt to manipulate you. No one truely wants to hurt themselves, and it’s people like them that trick you into doing it. It is petty of them, and it is not worth your time. Tell them to fuck off, and move on. A small tip: imagine these thoughts as someone you hate. A bad ex, past friend, or even your most hated politician. 
 Apply #2: You might want to talk to oj-log, since they’ve put this one into practice, but the self harm one seems to be along the lines of the sad dog one. Those thoughts aren’t your own, they are your depression, (or other psych illness, i don’t want to assume) and those thoughts are a sad dog. The dog is going to say that it’s not a good boy, and doesn’t deserve good things. It’s your job to comfort him. Tell him all the good things he does, and why he deserves a treat from time to time. He doesn’t deserve punishment because he’s done nothing wrong. A small tip: Draw or find & print out a picture of a dog to help visualize this. Also, if your not a dog person, then replace it with a kitten, or lizard. Whatever animal speaks to you.
There are more ways of coping, and everyone has their preference. I’ve stuck to #1 so much because OCD does lie to me. Examples: “Your heart is beating too fast, you’re dying.” “You smell smoke, something’s on fire.” “Knocking on wood will 100% stop all bad thoughts from coming true.” “You can feel germs on your skin.” All those sound pretty crazy right? How can knocking on wood guarantee that I wont get the car accident that I was paranoid about 30 seconds before? It doesn’t, and I know that, so I called OCD out on it’s bullshit. 
A bit of a warning regarding #1: I have developed a grudge, and OCD is not something that I want to take care of. However, to me, the difference between myself & my OCD is very, very distinct, and I can hate my disorder without taking it out on myself too. If the line is blurred, then I recommend #2, because if you’re not good at seeing yourself and your disorder as different people, then #1 can quickly turn into more self-hate and guilt.
Lastly, I want to say how brave you are, even as an anon, reaching out is the hardest part, and is the first step. I am glad to help you, and anyone who read this. And I am so, so happy that you are comfortable enough to talk to me.
I encourage you to talk to others. There are online therapists, free ones too! Some have video chat, and others are just through texting or emails. If anyone here knows of any, please leave a link in the notes, either as a reblog, or a comment! In the meantime, search google, or look up therapists on Youtube. Leave this question you gave me in their comments, maybe the might brush over this in their next video.
~Toris
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California poppy: California Poppy may be a common plant found in California. The seeds of this plant are commonly wont to treat insomnia, pain, nervous excitement, and diseases associated with the liver and bladder. It also promotes relaxation and is employed for depression, nerve pain, vessel problems, and sedation. It also treats long-term mental and physical fatigue, nerve pain, various psychiatric conditions, vessel problems, sensitivity to changes within the weather, and calming down.
Prickly Pear: Prickly pear is best for treating high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes and hangover. Studies have shown that it's antiviral and anti inflammatory properties. it's also advertised as a treatment for type 2 diabetes and problems associated with nerves. They're high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, and may help lower blood glucose, reduce inflammation, and lower cholesterol levels.
Marshmallow root: Marshmallow roots are wont to treat various diseases. The medicinal properties of the plant come from the mucus or the sap-like substance it contains. Phlegm is an antioxidant which will help with digestive problems. It can help treat cough, cold, relieve skin irritation, improve overall skin health, act as an analgesic, act as a diuretic, and digestion.
What benefits are you able to expect?
There are many benefits that you simply can expect from taking Nervogen Pro supplements regularly. Although it focuses on your nerve health, it also has many other benefits resulting from its specific natural ingredients.
It supports the traditional functioning of your systema nervosum.
Neuropathic pain relief.
The formula treats inflammation, anxiety, and insomnia.
consistent with Nervogen Pro customer reviews, the supplement also helps maintain vital sign.
It also ensures that your blood glucose levels are balanced and not rising.
you've got a lower risk of stomach ulcers and better cardiovascular health.
Your hormones are balanced and you've got a far better system.
Nervogen Pro strengthens the stomach lining.
The vitamins, fiber, and minerals contained within the Nervogen Pro supplement help keep your overall health well-being.
Helps with general well-being.
freed from side effects as all ingredients used are completely natural.
Anyone can use this supplement no matter age.
Effective and scientifically proven formula.
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Nervogen Pro Reviews - Is Nervogen Pro A Good Nerve Supplement
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Nervogen Pro side effects, dosage and use?
The side effects of Nervogen Pro are practically zero and 100% natural and safe to consume. Despite extensive research, I wasn't even prepared to find any reports of side effects or product-related complaints from using Nervogen Pro. However, I found reports of 1 or two cases of allergies and reactions in people with a previous illness.
However, this is often clearly stated on the merchandise label. So i might advise anyone with food allergies to remain faraway from this supplement because it is formed during a facility which will also process milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and crustacean shellfish.
I would also recommend pregnant or nursing mothers, children under the age of 18, and other people with known illnesses to consult a doctor before using the Nervogen Pro dietary supplement.
According to the official website, the recommended dosage of Nervogen Pro is to require two capsules per day with a glass of water as a dietary supplement. it's always best to stay to the present dosage as overdosing can have deleterious effects.
Is Nervogen Pro a Magic Pill?
Nervogen Pro Supplement is certainly not a magic pill. Nervogen Pro dietary supplement is meant to deal with nerve-related problems. This takes time and a few effort on your part.
Also, "magic pills" are just scams by fraudulent manufacturers determined to form a profit at your expense. With promises they can't keep, they can attract unsuspecting customers and steal their hard-earned money. So i might suggest that you simply stand back from anything that claims to be a magic pill.
In contrast, the manufacturers of Nervogen Pro remind you that in some cases it's going to take a while for the results to manifest. However, to urge the foremost out of the supplement, minimal effort should be put in to stay your body at optimal levels.
Small lifestyle changes like exercising reception and eating healthier habits and using Nervogen Pro regularly can go an extended way in relieving nerve pain.
How long will it fancy see the results?
How early or late you see the results largely depends on the condition of your body. Some may even see results directly, while for others it's going to take a while. this is often why it's ideal to stay your body healthy while consuming the Nervogen Pro capsules.
However, you'll rest assured that when the manufacturer is willing to offer you a 60 day "100% healthy or money back" guarantee, if it doesn't, you'll make certain that there'll be results. If you're so convinced of your product, there must be something.
That being said, if you actually want permanent results, it is best to stay using the Nervogen Pro dietary supplement for a minimum of two to 3 months. Some people tend to offer up hastily after using the supplement for just a month.
They fail to understand that everyone's body is different and functions in its own way. It also depends on your body, weight, height, age, diet, exercise routines, hormonal balance, etc. you ought to therefore still use the supplement for a minimum of the recommended minimum duration of 60 days.
How long would the results last?
If you've used the supplement consistent with the manufacturer's recommended dosage for 2-3 months, the results will usually last longer.
However, consuming supplements alone won't produce lasting results. to try to to this, one has got to follow a healthy lifestyle with good eating habits and do simple home exercises.
According to research and reviews, if you're taking the Nervogen Pro supplement regularly for 3 months, results seem to last for a minimum of a year or two, provided you continue your healthy lifestyle. However, ideally, it's best to stay using it for as long as possible.
Nervogen Pro Price and where does one get it?
The only place to shop for the Nervogen Pro dietary supplement is on the official website. However, you ought to be extra careful and confirm that you simply only pip out from the first website as there are fake websites that sell fake products with an equivalent or an identical name.
These products are made up of harmful and cheap materials and may be very dangerous. Also, the official website is that the only place you'll get your refund (even if you're unlikely to wish it) as fraudulent sellers cannot afford it.
Each bottle of Nervogen Pro contains 60 capsules that last for one month. you'll get one bottle of the supplement, which costs an incredibly low price of $ 69.
However, since it's recommended to use Nervogen Pro for a minimum of a couple of months, it's best to get the 6-bottle pack. This also gives you each bottle at a reduced price of $ 49 each. this suggests you'll get the whole package for just $ 294 total, saving you tons of cas.
You can also get the supplement during a 3-bottle pack for a reduced price of $ 177, meaning you'll get each bottle for $ 59.
Since the merchandise is in high demand, i might recommend that you simply buy the pack of 6 bottles before stocks run out. However, it's best to attend patiently for the merchandise to become available again just in case it's running low.
Nervogen Pro official website - https://nervogen.com
Nervogen Pro complaints and customer ratings
The Nervogen Pro customer reviews are all positive and most of the users are proud of the results. We couldn't find any complaints about the supplement aside from a couple of complaints about the delay in receiving the purchased product and about the stock levels.
Nervogen Pro is merely available on its official website. this is often done to make sure the standard of the Nervogen Pro supplement. Delays within the delivery of the merchandise on an event or two also are quite understandable given the pandemic.
Is Nervogen Pro a Legitimate Supplement?
Nervogen Pro is certainly a true nerve solution. The formula was developed by a renowned medicinal chemist and made by a renowned manufacturer. These make sure that Nervogen Pro may be a legitimate product that meets all of the claims made on the web site.
The manufacturer also offers you a 60-day "100% healthy or money-back" guarantee if that does not work. So you'll trust the standard of the merchandise .
Nervogen Pro Reviews - the ultimate Verdict
If you have been trying to find a natural solution for your systema nervosum health, Nervogen Pro could possibly be the solution. The scientific studies, researches, and many positive customer testimonials seem to suggest that this formula actually works.
Plus, you cannot lose anything as they also accompany a 60 day a refund guarantee which suggests your money won't go down the drain if you're not proud of the merchandise. In stark contrast, you'll gain tons by consuming the natural supplement on a daily basis. If it can offer you a healthier body without nerve pain, that's reason enough to shop for the Nervogen Pro dietary supplement.
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How to Make It As a Fitness Model!
So You Wanna Be a Fitness Model?
People that follow my stuff know I generally write about nutrition, supplements, training, and other topics that are more science based than subjective topics, such as what is covered in this article. I decided to shuck my science geek persona, and write on a topic I know will be helpful to thousands of would be and want to be fitness models.
As well a known "hard core" science based no BS writer, why I am writing what some will perceive as a "fluff" article? Over the years I have gotten hundreds, perhaps thousands, of gals that ask me via email, letters, or in person "how do I become a fitness model Will? You have been in the business a long time, surly you of all people should know." I get this from newbies and I get this from women that have been at it a while but have been unable to "break in" effectively.
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The fact is, I have been in the fitness, health, and bodybuilding biz a long time, and though I am known as a science and nutrition based "guru" type, I have trained many a fitness athlete, and judged fitness and figure/bikini shows for the NPC, Fitness America, Fitness USA, and other federations as well as given marketing and business advice to all sorts of athletes, including fitness models. So, it's not as far fetched as it might seem that I am going to use this space to cover a non scientific topic, which is, how one goes about being a fitness model.
This article will be useful to both experienced and novice types looking to "break in" to the biz. If you are already a professional and successful fitness model, I am sure you may still glean some useful information from this article.
First the bad news, there is no one way to become a successful fitness model. There is no single path or magic secret. There are however some key things a person can do to greatly improve their chances of "making it" in the fitness biz as a model, and perhaps using that success as a launching pad to greater things, such as movies, TV, etc.
Several of the top fitness models (Trish Stratus and Vicki Pratt come to mind but there are many others) have gone onto careers in entertainment of all kinds. Bottom line, though there is no magic secret to being successful as a fitness model, this article will be about as close to a blueprint for success as you will find.
"Do I need to compete?"
This is a question I get asked all the time and it's not an easy one to answer. In fact, the answer is (drum roll) yes and no. The person has to deicide why they are competing in the first place to answer that question. For example, do you need to compete if your goal is to be a successful fitness model?
The answer is no. Many of today's well-known fitness models have never competed, or they competed in a few small shows and it was clearly not part of their success as fitness models. However, competing does have its potential uses.
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One of them is exposure. At the upper level shows, there will often be editors, publishers, photographers, supplement company owners, and other business people. So, competing can improve your exposure. Also, competing can make sense if you are trying to build a business that is related to your competing or will benefit from you winning a show.
For example, say you have a private training gym you are trying to build. Sure, having the title of say Ms Fitness America, or winning the NPC Nationals and being an IFBB pro, will help your reputation and the notoriety of your business. There are many scenarios were it would help to have won a show for a business or other endeavors.
On the other hand, it must be realized that winning a show does not in any way guarantee success in the business end (and it really is a business) of being a fitness model. The phone wont ring off the hook with big offers for contracts. Also, it's very important to realize that it's common that the 4th or 6th or 8th place finisher in a fitness or figure show will get more press than the winner. Why? Though the winner might have what it took to win that show, it's often other gals the editor, publishers, supplement companies etc, feel is more marketable.
I have seen it many times where the winner was shocked to find she didn't get nearly the attention she expected and other girls who placed lower have gotten attention in the form of photos shoots, magazine coverage, etc. Something to keep in mind when you ask yourself the important question "do I need to compete and if so, why am I competing?" Answer that question, and you will know the answer to the heading of this section. Winning a title of some sort can be a stepping stone, but it is not in itself any guarantee of success in the fitness industry. It's like a college degree; it's what you do with it.
Now. If you compete for the fun of it, then by all means go for it, but the above is focusing on competing as it relates to the business aspect of being a fitness model.
Right body, wrong federation?
Ok, so after reading the above you have decided you are going to compete, or will compete again. If you don't plan to compete, you can skip this section. The biggest mistake I see here is so many gals have the right body for the wrong federation. Each federation has its own judging criteria and a competitor will do poorly simply because they didn't bother to research which show would be best suited for them.
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I will give you a perfect real world example of this. Recently I judged a show whose criteria for the figure round was the women should be more on the curvy softer side with some tone, vs. being more muscular and athletic with less bodyfat that other federations might allow. At this show one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen came out. She was very proportional, great muscle tone, lean, and athletically shaped with narrow hips and waist and wider shoulders. How did she do at this show? She didn't even place in the top ten!
Why? Because she was not what we were instructed to look for and didn't fit the criteria. After the show I informed her that she looked great, but this may not the federation for her. I told her she had much more of an NPC type body, where a little more muscle, athletic build, and less bodyfat is rewarded.
The following week I was judging an NPC fitness, figure, and bodybuilding show and there she was. How did she do? She won the entire show with all judges voting her number one unanimously.
Conversely, if your body type tends to be more rounded and toned, but with a little more bodyfat, wider (but not fat!) hips, you may be better off competing in say the Fitness America Pageants. If you are going to compete:
(1) find out exactly what the judging criteria is for that federation and
(2) go see those shows as a spectator for several different federations and see which one your physique, style, etc will fit into best.
(3) You have to decide if you truly have the athletic abilities to compete in a fitness competition (which requires a routine) or a figure/bikini competition.
I often see women who would do well in a figure show but really don't have the athletic abilities do the routines required to be competitive with other athletes in the show. Some shows will allow you to do both competitions and some wont.
Networking 101: dos and don'ts...
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In so many respects, this is the area that will make or break you in any business, and yet, people in the fitness industry do an amazingly poor job at it. If you don't network and market yourself properly, you can pretty much forget about having any real success as a fitness model, or a success in virtually any business. For the sake of space, we will stick to fitness.
When I first started out, I was a self marketing machine. I could be found at every show I thought might be an opportunity, walking the isles of trade shows, bodybuilding, shows, fitness show, and others. I gave out a zillion cards and I took a million home with me, and followed up on each and every one. I went to as many industry related meetings, outings, parties, etc. as I could get into. I now have the reputation and experience in the industry that I don't have to go to such a show unless I feel like it, or have meetings, but they were quite helpful in the beginning.
I am always amazed at the number of fitness models who contact me who have never even been to the Arnold Classic Fitness Weekend, or the Mr. Olympia, or the trade shows like the NNFA Expo West and others. If you want to make it in the fitness business you sure as hell had better treat it like a business.
I have seen many a pretty girl who wants to be a fitness model who thinks if they stand there looking pretty long enough, someone is going to offer to put their face on the cover of a magazine. News flash, there are millions of beautiful women out there and to be noticed, you have to hussle to get that business like everyone else by networking your butt off, or having a good agent (if you can afford such a thing) who is doing it for you.
Pick a few major industry shows to attend (some of which were mentioned above) and go to them every year. Have a plan of attack of exactly how you plan to market yourself and network. Many fitness models, bodybuilders, etc see a show as one big party. If that's you, then have fun at the party, but don't think you are really marketing yourself as a serous business person or athlete.
Another thing that always amazes me is the number of fitness models who either have no business cards, or have some cards they printed up on their bubble jet printer at home! They ask me to help them or what ever and I say "give me your card" and they look at me like "I am so pretty I should not need a card you fool." This attitude turns off editors, photographers, writers, and industry people faster then if they found out you were really a transvestite. Don't do it. For every pretty girl out there who thinks the world owes them a favor, there are 100 who are ready to act like professionals.
Ever wonder why some fitness model you know is doing better than you are even though you know you are prettier than her? That may be why...never ever go to a show to network without good cards, bios, and professionally done head and body shots you can give to said editors, publishers, photographers, industry types, etc. Don't stand around looking pretty assuming they will find you, find them first and introduce yourself. And of course it should go without saying you should be in good condition and have something of a tan to look your best.
You want to go to the shows and party? Fine, but do it in private after the work is done and don't make a fool out of yourself at some industry sponsored get together. Hell, I was virtually poured into a cab at last years Arnold Classic after going to a sushi place with some well know industry types and companies owners (you know who you are!) but at least no one saw me! We had our own little private get together after the show to let loose.
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Let me give you one final real world example of how NOT to market yourself. Last year I was on retainer as a consultant to a mid sized supplement company. The owner of the company asked me if I knew a couple of fitness model types that could work his booth for a trade show. In fact, he requested "unknowns, some new faces people had not seen yet but had real potential to grow with the company." I went and found him two such gals I thought fit the bill.
He offered to pay their flights, room, and food plus a thousand dollars each for the days work. The two girls were told to be at the booth 9am sharp. The night before at the hotel, I saw the two girls getting in a cab at 11pm or so dressed to kill, clearly on their way out to party. The next day they showed up at the booth an hour and a half late and hung over! What was the result of this? (1) it embarrassed me to no end as I had recommended them to the company owner (2) they would never get work from that company again (3) they would never get any work from me again and (4) they would not get a reference from either of us for other jobs.
I see this type of thing all the time in the fitness biz, and it's not limited to fitness models. Amazingly, a few weeks after the show they emailed me and the company owner wanting to know when their next job would be! Amazing...
Who loves you baby?
If there is one universal truth, it's that the camera either loves you or it does not. Any professional photographers will tell you this. For some unknown reason, some people are very photogenic and some are not. Truth be known, there are some well known fitness models (who shall remain nameless as they would probably smack me the next time they saw me) who are not all that attractive in person. It's just that the camera loves them and they are very photogenic, but not terribly pretty in person.
Conversely, I have seen the reverse many times; a girl who is much better looking in person than in photographs. Such is the fate of the person who wants to be a model of any kind, including a fitness model. If you find you are not very photogenic, keep working with different photographers until you find one that really captures you well and pay that photographer handsomely!
Now, to be bluntly honest, there are also some want to be fitness models who are not "unphotogenic", they're just "fugly"! There are some people out there who have no business trying to be fitness models. It does not make them bad people, it just means they need to snap out of their delusions and find a profession they are better suited for, like radio personality....
"How do I get in the magazines?"
This section sort of incorporates everything I have covered above, and adds in a few additional strategies. For example, as I mentioned before, competing in fitness shows and or figure/bikini shows can increase your exposure, thus getting the attention of some magazine publisher or photographer. Networking correctly at the various trade shows may also have the same effect, and of course having a good portfolio done by a photographer that really captures your look, a good web site, etc., will all increase your potential for getting into the magazines, or getting ad work, and so on.
However, all of these strategies are still somewhat passive versus active in my opinion. It's still the fitness model waiting to be "discovered." As far as I am concerned, waiting is for bus stops and pregnancy tests. Success waits for no man...or woman as the case me be. So, after all the above advice is taken into consideration as having an added effect to getting you magazine coverage, what else can be done?
For one thing, you should read and be familiar with all the magazines you want to be in so you know who is who and what the style of the different magazines are. I can tell you right now, if say the Editor-in-Chief of a good sized fitness or bodybuilding publications and says "hi, I am the Bob Smith what's your name?" and the fitness model has no idea who Bob Smith is, Bob will not take kindly to that. Why should he? You should know who the major players are in the publications you want to be seen in. He is doing you the favor, not the other way around. You should know who the major players are and actively seek them out, don't wait for them to "discover" you.
If you look at the masthead inside any magazine, it will tell you who the publisher is, who the Editor-in-Chief is and so forth. The mailing address for that magazine, and often the web site and email, can also be found. What is to stop you from looking up those names and mailing them your pictures and resume directly? Nothing, that's what. If you see a photo spread you think is really well done, what is to stop you from finding out who the photographer is and contacting them directly and sending them your pics? Nothing, that's what.
My point being, you want a get a break in the business, make the break, don't sit there thinking it's looking for you, because it's not. Be proactive, not reactive! Luck is the residue of design. Be successful by design. As my older brother used to say to me as a kid when I told him I was too scared to ask out a pretty girl "what's the worst that can happen Will? All she can say is no." That's the worst that can happen to you also.
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Beware of web idiots, schlubs, morons, perverts, scum bags, and sleazoids!
This part is sort of self-explanatory but worth mentioning. As with all industries that deal in entertainment based media (e.g., television, theater, modeling, etc.), the fitness industry attracts its far share of web idiots, schlubs, morons, perverts, scum bags, and sleazoids, to name just a few.
There is also the class of person known as the schmoe, but we will leave that for another place and time. Point is you want to meet the right people while not getting involved with that group of worthless types who will only drag you down, delay you, or just flat out screw you up and over.
For example, a guy comes up and says he wants to "shoot you" for the magazines, but what do you really know of this guy? He has a camera and some business cards, so that makes him a photographer right? Wrong! If someone want to shoot you and they are not a well-known name (and you should know who the well known photographers are because you researched that already!), find out who they are. Do they have references you can call? Girls you can contact he has shot before and were happy with the work? What magazines has he published in? Does he do it professionally or as a hobby? That type of thing.
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Housekeeping
With just over three weeks to go I wanted to dust off the good old housekeeping post due to my unique role to the fandom.  
For those followers who followed me over hiatus, welcome!
First and foremost I AM NOT A SPOILER FREE BLOG!  
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I post news, articles, and spoilers as soon as I get them.  Many of my ask responses will also contain spoilers.  I tag everything that is spoilery with the hashtag aos spoilers so you can blacklist if need be.  By the same token I may hold off on posting something until I can get it confirmed better by one of my more reliable sources.
There are things that I won’t post.  If something is SUPER Spoilery, ie an oops from someone who was on set,  in that I don’t want the Marvel Spies knowing we’ve seen it.  That’s how we lose sources.  
I am going to be making some changes to how I do things for Season 5.   
The biggest will be I am not going to do my big post episode meta anymore.   They were taking me hours to do and most of the time I repeat everything in them in asks or a spoiler will totally trash what I had.  I’d rather use that time to get a jump on the ask box.
I will continue to do the promo and article breakdowns if I think the article warrants it, I won’t breakdown “Click bait” kinds of articles.
Asks
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During the Season it is not uncommon for me to field 100+ asks a week depending on what kind of news has come out and what kind of cliffhangers the show left off on (and who was involved in said Cliff Hanger).  I LOVE doing these.  I am humbled and honored that so many people send them to me.  
I take them very seriously spending time researching and making sure my responses are as accurate as possible.  However, this can also be very taxing on me personally, especially at stressful times of the season (around finales, sweeps, or at the peak of the story).  
So before sending and ask please follow these requests.
Search my blog to see if I have already answered your question.
Please do not send me negativity, drama, or hate for the show, actor, or a character.  I sadly am not a writer for the show and I have no control what they do.  I do not like to be used to post and “unpopular opinion” on Anon and these asks will be deleted.
Due to the new night the show is airing it might take me longer to respond, Saturday is a day I dedicate to family and won’t be able to work on asks as much during the middle of the day..  
I totally understand that show related anxiety is a real thing.  I always do my best to calm fandom fears….again this usually at its worst pre premiere and finales.  
Overall I try to keep my answers and my blog positive.  That’s not to say I don’t need to have a good rant every now and then but for the most part I wont’ post negative responses about the show or characters.  
I am going to be incredibly careful with quotes from Jed, Mo, and Jeph after last season.  I don’t feel they outright lie but they have the whole picture so when they say something is in play...it really could mean well down the line.
Theories and Metas
My Theories and Metas are my own.  More than one of these has come true since I started doing this.  But please bear in mind that often I can get the basics IE the Dadcliffe or Fitznapping last season (down to the second abduction) but the writers take it in a different or darker direction.  So as good as I am, don’t bank on me being 100% right and Manage Expectations.
I only speak for myself, not the fandom.   
“They won’t go there/do that,” is not in my vocabulary this season.
Some have noticed that I have’t been doing as much metaing as I was going into last season.  That is because there is so much less to go on right now.  I have a few out there and I’m sitting on a few until I can get some more evidence.  
The Theories tend to evolve as the season does and I will adjust as the episodes air and we get spoilers.  
If I use we or us in a Meta its not because I am trying to speak for the fandom.  I have a very dear group of friends who work on meta with me.  When I use it its out of respect for them.   
I also have my personal favorite theories that I know have small chances but will go down the ship with them.
If there is a theory you really like and you want to write a fic on it, GO FOR IT!  I LOVE SEEING MY THEORIES IN FICS!
Once the season gets going I will try to put my more popular theories under the Popular Theories section of my blog for easy access.  
The Kiddo
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Those that follow me know that I am a Mommy and have an adorable fan girl that loves AOS.   She loves getting asks so feel free to send one for her.  She honestly worries about you guys, especially after a major plot twist.  
For Season 5 I will continue to post “Through a Child’s Eyes” after eps and her reactions to spoilers, peeks, and other news.  
Yes, we are considering taken them to Wondercon again, but it might be a last minute decision like last year.  
Prompts
My muse has struggled for the last few months so I have prompts in my ask box I haven’t had a chance to get too.  Feel free to send them but no guarantees I’ll be able to fill it.  
During the season I am closed to fic requests.  
Tagging
If you tag me in a post and I don’t respond, send me an ask.  I tend to miss when I’m tagged especially in ‘busy’ times.  
Show Promotion
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For as good as I am at predictions…I totally STINK at predicting what the promo team is going to do.   So I have no idea when we will start to see trailers, promo pics, and press releases.  
Things are starting to trickle in EW broke both the 4 new cast members and Hunter’s return so far.  I’m sure there are more too.   Once the season gets going we’ll get into a pattern for each episode.  ABC usually does it:
Title
Title and small Synopsis
Press release with full Synopsis and Guest Stars
Promo Pics
Trailer
Peek 1 from ABC
Peek 2 typically goes to one of the entertainment sites
For super special eps we will get articles, interview, and ‘exclusive pics’….mandatory 30 seconds of staring happily at this jewel from Season 3 where many lost our minds.
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I think that is everything. 
Welcome again to my new followers and to those who have been with me on this train going into my third Season on Tumblr know that you are appreciated.   
I’m looking forward to the season!
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Instead of traveling to the lock smith store or car dealership, call us now at our dispatch center and our courteous mobile keysmith will come down to your location speedily to clarify your pains onsite and put you on your way to your next activity. We feel self-worth in our skillful worker force and guarantee save your day by clearing up your Cadillac keys and locks pains without danger and simply at your side 24hour. If you broke your Cadillac remote, broke your Cadillac key in the ignition, need your Cadillac car computer system de-code or are unable to turn the key in your ignition, Our Cadillac lock-smiths in Downey CA are working to undertake your ignition, locks, keys and lock-out needs for any Cadillac year and model you may own, just is call us at (626)800-4410 to talk to our operator office agent to get a consistent cost assessment and our amiable well versed Cadillac locksmith personnel will arrive to your location before you even know it to get your keyfob recovered, transponder programmed or ignition cylinder repaired on premises non stop.
Cadillac key replacement in Downey CA
If you misplaced or broken your Cadillac keys, you have several possibilities to procure a fresh set of Cadillac key replacement:
Driving to the Downey CA homegrown dealership is some times perhaps a inexpensive or snap option to cut and program a brand-new key by the vehicle ID number, but in some instances (for example General Motors) the dealership need you to show an original car title or registration with a matching street address on your ID. In some other occasions, the dealership dont have access to previous key codes by the vehicle ID number (for example Ford, Mazda and Lincoln), the dealer-ship can issue substitution keys solely for patterns from the last 10 years.
On top of the constraints above, in varied occurrences, your car is locked on the way in the middle of nowhere, with a broken key in the ignition or locked with the key in the truck and to favor the dealer will encompass relatively extra $100 for a towing truck service.
About Cadillac locks and key infrastructure
Cadillac is an American auto manufacturer founded in 1902, especially exists as a subordinate of GM with product range consist of opulence cars.  Cadillac originate using transponder keys in 1997 on some cars. A transponder key can incorporate a remote control, to lock or unlock the doors and trunk and maybe even fire up the car, nonetheless a simple mechanical key with a chip is usable to physically do equivalent purposes.
In 2007,  Cadillac began to use Adaptive Remote Start & Keyless Access keyless device on some cars.
Ignition repair
The Cadillac ignition switch utilize 3 positions that light up specific instrumentation when the driver turn the key. The ignition switch will light up the electronic parts on the 1st phase, light up the fuel injection on the second phase and turn over the car engine on the 3rd phase.
A noticeably prevalent question we get asked over the phone to assist with,  ignition system problems. While our agent are generally happy to tackle and troubleshoot your condition, it can be terribly hard to perform over the phone. On top of having proper Cadillac break in and entry tools and diagnostic, an essential understanding of how car ignition system function is fundamental, though prior to calling an ignnition expert please check the options below:
</p> <h5>No dash-board console lights</h5> <p> If you turn the key in ignition on but have no lights come on at the instrument panel meaning that there is no electrical power running from the battery. It may be a deplated battery or frequently a failed alternator or electronic wiring connection could cause this. Turn on the front lights, if they wont light up, it means the battery has no power which is a problem for a  mechanic shop.
</p> <h5>Hard to turn the ignition key</h5> <p> Majority of vehicle compose of a steering column locking mechanism that activates when ever you take the ignition key out of the switch  at the end of a drive. In some cases, the steering wheel is in a position that applies physical force to the ignition system, and averts the key from turning (usually happens when parking on a hill) or if a front wheel is depressed against something (like curb stone).
Note: Before you begin troubleshooting this complication, assure that your car shifting gear is on park.
Grab the car wheel and try to move the  steering wheel  right and left and left and right during lightly jiggling the ignition gripping the key - this might help to release the steering lock.
The ignition lock is one of the most important systems of any car and consisting of quite a few tiny units that can be wearisome to inspect by an inexperienced hands, so the only thing an owner can do running into ignition switch  complications is to double check you are in fact trying to start your own car and call a vehicle lockman to arrive to your location to repair, replace  rekey the ignition or key which will priced as about $150–$375.
Chipped key cut and program
2 decades ago vehicle producers world-wide upgrade nearly every of their motor vehicle key-lock infrastructures to electrical VAT, transponder or passive theft system keys incorporating a little chip customarily stashed into the key blade or cap as well as car computer system.
The idea of using transponder keys is to acquire anti theft structure in which the motor vehicle encompass car computer and the key encompass a little chip concealed inside it's plastic cork.
As soon as the user enter the key into the ignition key-tunnel, signal is carted to the ECU. If the car computer module will not know the message, the engine won't start. This platform means that in addition to the fact that the key must be physically shaped to sync the cylinder, it also has to be rightly coded to the immobiliser.
Cadillac keyless device
Smart-keys are a superior in driver comfort and convenience, you are able to unlock and lock your doors as well as starting the car engine – without even inserting the key. You only need to have it on yourself, either in your handbag or purse.
As soon as the driver swing by their car, they’re identified by a corresponding audio and infrared waves transponder chip concealed in the keyless device. The doors open and unlock when the driver pulls the handle. The car engine activates with the touch of a push-buttons on the dash board. The push-buttons is doing the job of the mechanical key by releasing electricity on the car fuel supply.
Locking the car when leaving is just as straight forward. The driver just presses a keypad on the door handle – some smart-keys might even automatically locks when ever the driver walks out of reach.
Copy vs lost car keys
Car keys nowadays there are no more $2.99 metal bladed keys at one of your local walmart or hardware store. Modern Cadillac keys became high tech  keyless entry device, high security, flip-key and key fob involving chipped keys that should be programmatically synced with computer equipment to the car immobilized computer. If the immobiliser doesn't recognize a compatible transponder, the fuel supply will locked and the car wouldn't start up. This structure dispenses a safety feature assuring the cancellation of a misplaced or stolen key.
Though dash-board console platform is applicable on several outmoded models to conveniently duplicate keys, customarily to get a supplemental key duplicated, the transponder inside the key need to be programmatically synced by a compatible key programming machine carried by the dealership or a locksmith which generally priced at close to $60-$100 in addition to the value of the key blank.
Misplacing an original key to an auto is a total different situation, because the car computer need to be re programmed to employ the new key and dismiss the old one which actually means that you’ll must hire a mobile car lock smith or tow your vehicle to the dealer.
Employing this practice dispenses a safety feature assuring the cancellation of the misplaced or stolen key, yet lost key programming, platform applicable only to a licensed locksmith or the Cadillac dealer-ship and subsequently will priced as about $180–$250.
24 hour car lock-out
Did you left your keys inside your vehicle? Are you goggling for a devoted and professional vehicle lockout service? Downey Key Replacement extend real time car lockout service operational at all times of day or night. Dialing (626)800-4410 will transfer you to one of our agents, he will inquire about your model, make and year in addition to your location and condition and send a key maker or a car lockout technician to your location equipped with specialized lock cracking machinery adept to put you back into your car immediately
Vehicle locks qualifying
Whether you mangled the remote keyfob, you need an brand-new ignition key, you want to copy your smart-key or you misplaced the key to your Cadillac, we have regional car lock-man who supply Cadillac modify services 24 hrs. We have a giant range of locks and keys for Cadillac and our techs have multitudinous years of infield experience administering ANY kind key programming and cutting and lock change services. Alternatively to hauling your car to the dealer, call our dispatch center and an highly qualified will arrive to your place of choice to get your ignition or lock adapted on the spot.
Conclusion
Downey Key Replacement provisions all kind car keys, locks and ignition services on-site. We utilize high end, experienced personals that bear vast proficiency with all automobile manufacturers year and model and our congregation most important thing is to serve clients cut price and devoted road side answer to their challenges guaranteeing briskest response to get you back into their vehicle and place them back on the road instantly. . If you’re goggling for Car key replacement service in Downey California call (626)800-4410 for a reliable local automotive locksmith, who duplicate and replace trunk, door and ignition keys and remote fob made on the spot.
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adreambody · 4 years
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How to Make It As a Fitness Model!
People that follow my stuff know I generally write about nutrition, supplements, training, and other topics that are more science based than subjective topics, such as what is covered in this article. I decided to shuck my science geek persona, and write on a topic I know will be helpful to thousands of would be and want to be fitness models.
As well a known "hard core" science based no BS writer, why I am writing what some will perceive as a "fluff" article? Over the years I have gotten hundreds, perhaps thousands, of gals that ask me via email, letters, or in person "how do I become a fitness model Will? You have been in the business a long time, surly you of all people should know." I get this from newbies and I get this from women that have been at it a while but have been unable to "break in" effectively.
The fact is, I have been in the fitness, health, and bodybuilding biz a long time, and though I am known as a science and nutrition based "guru" type, I have trained many a fitness athlete, and judged fitness and figure/bikini shows for the NPC, Fitness America, Fitness USA, and other federations as well as given marketing and business advice to all sorts of athletes, including fitness models. So, it's not as far fetched as it might seem that I am going to use this space to cover a non scientific topic, which is, how one goes about being a fitness model.
This article will be useful to both experienced and novice types looking to "break in" to the biz. If you are already a professional and successful fitness model, I am sure you may still glean some useful information from this article.
First the bad news, there is no one way to become a successful fitness model. There is no single path or magic secret. There are however some key things a person can do to greatly improve their chances of "making it" in the fitness biz as a model, and perhaps using that success as a launching pad to greater things, such as movies, TV, etc.
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Several of the top fitness models (Trisha Stratus and Vicki Pratt come to mind but there are many others) have gone onto careers in entertainment of all kinds. Bottom line, though there is no magic secret to being successful as a fitness model, this article will be about as close to a blueprint for success as you will find.
"Do I need to compete?"
This is a question I get asked all the time and it's not an easy one to answer. In fact, the answer is (drum roll) yes and no. The person has to deicide why they are competing in the first place to answer that question. For example, do you need to compete if your goal is to be a successful fitness model?
The answer is no. Many of today's well-known fitness models have never competed, or they competed in a few small shows and it was clearly not part of their success as fitness models. However, competing does have its potential uses.
One of them is exposure. At the upper level shows, there will often be editors, publishers, photographers, supplement company owners, and other business people. So, competing can improve your exposure. Also, competing can make sense if you are trying to build a business that is related to your competing or will benefit from you winning a show.
For example, say you have a private training gym you are trying to build. Sure, having the title of say Ms Fitness America, or winning the NPC Nationals and being an IFBB pro, will help your reputation and the notoriety of your business. There are many scenarios were it would help to have won a show for a business or other endeavors.
On the other hand, it must be realized that winning a show does not in any way guarantee success in the business end (and it really is a business) of being a fitness model. The phone wont ring off the hook with big offers for contracts. Also, it's very important to realize that it's common that the 4th or 6th or 8th place finisher in a fitness or figure show will get more press than the winner. Why? Though the winner might have what it took to win that show, it's often other gals the editor, publishers, supplement companies etc, feel is more marketable.
I have seen it many times where the winner was shocked to find she didn't get nearly the attention she expected and other girls who placed lower have gotten attention in the form of photos shoots, magazine coverage, etc. Something to keep in mind when you ask yourself the important question "do I need to compete and if so, why am I competing?" Answer that question, and you will know the answer to the heading of this section. Winning a title of some sort can be a stepping stone, but it is not in itself any guarantee of success in the fitness industry. It's like a college degree; it's what you do with it.
Now. If you compete for the fun of it, then by all means go for it, but the above is focusing on competing as it relates to the business aspect of being a fitness model.
Right body, wrong federation?
Ok, so after reading the above you have decided you are going to compete, or will compete again. If you don't plan to compete, you can skip this section. The biggest mistake I see here is so many gals have the right body for the wrong federation. Each federation has its own judging criteria and a competitor will do poorly simply because they didn't bother to research which show would be best suited for them.
I will give you a perfect real world example of this. Recently I judged a show whose criteria for the figure round was the women should be more on the curvy softer side with some tone, vs. being more muscular and athletic with less bodyfat that other federations might allow. At this show one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen came out. She was very proportional, great muscle tone, lean, and athletically shaped with narrow hips and waist and wider shoulders. How did she do at this show? She didn't even place in the top ten!
Why? Because she was not what we were instructed to look for and didn't fit the criteria. After the show I informed her that she looked great, but this may not the federation for her. I told her she had much more of an NPC type body, where a little more muscle, athletic build, and less bodyfat is rewarded.
The following week I was judging an NPC fitness, figure, and bodybuilding show and there she was. How did she do? She won the entire show with all judges voting her number one unanimously.
Conversely, if your body type tends to be more rounded and toned, but with a little more bodyfat, wider (but not fat!) hips, you may be better off competing in say the Fitness America Pageants. If you are going to compete:
(1) find out exactly what the judging criteria is for that federation and
(2) go see those shows as a spectator for several different federations and see which one your physique, style, etc will fit into best.
(3) You have to decide if you truly have the athletic abilities to compete in a fitness competition (which requires a routine) or a figure/bikini competition.
I often see women who would do well in a figure show but really don't have the athletic abilities do the routines required to be competitive with other athletes in the show. Some shows will allow you to do both competitions and some wont.
Networking 101: dos and don'ts...
In so many respects, this is the area that will make or break you in any business, and yet, people in the fitness industry do an amazingly poor job at it. If you don't network and market yourself properly, you can pretty much forget about having any real success as a fitness model, or a success in virtually any business. For the sake of space, we will stick to fitness.
When I first started out, I was a self marketing machine. I could be found at every show I thought might be an opportunity, walking the isles of trade shows, bodybuilding, shows, fitness show, and others. I gave out a zillion cards and I took a million home with me, and followed up on each and every one. I went to as many industry related meetings, outings, parties, etc. as I could get into. I now have the reputation and experience in the industry that I don't have to go to such a show unless I feel like it, or have meetings, but they were quite helpful in the beginning.
I am always amazed at the number of fitness models who contact me who have never even been to the Arnold Classic Fitness Weekend, or the Mr. Olympia, or the trade shows like the NONFAT Expo West and others. If you want to make it in the fitness business you sure as hell had better treat it like a business.
I have seen many a pretty girl who wants to be a fitness model who thinks if they stand there looking pretty long enough, someone is going to offer to put their face on the cover of a magazine. News flash, there are millions of beautiful women out there and to be noticed, you have to hussle to get that business like everyone else by networking your butt off, or having a good agent (if you can afford such a thing) who is doing it for you.
Pick a few major industry shows to attend (some of which were mentioned above) and go to them every year. Have a plan of attack of exactly how you plan to market yourself and network. Many fitness models, bodybuilders, etc see a show as one big party. If that's you, then have fun at the party, but don't think you are really marketing yourself as a serous business person or athlete.
Another thing that always amazes me is the number of fitness models who either have no business cards, or have some cards they printed up on their bubble jet printer at home! They ask me to help them or what ever and I say "give me your card" and they look at me like "I am so pretty I should not need a card you fool." This attitude turns off editors, photographers, writers, and industry people faster then if they found out you were really a transvestite. Don't do it. For every pretty girl out there who thinks the world owes them a favor, there are 100 who are ready to act like professionals.
Ever wonder why some fitness model you know is doing better than you are even though you know you are prettier than her? That may be why...never ever go to a show to network without good cards, bios, and professionally done head and body shots you can give to said editors, publishers, photographers, industry types, etc. Don't stand around looking pretty assuming they will find you, find them first and introduce yourself. And of course it should go without saying you should be in good condition and have something of a tan to look your best.
You want to go to the shows and party? Fine, but do it in private after the work is done and don't make a fool out of yourself at some industry sponsored get together. Hell, I was virtually poured into a cab at last years Arnold Classic after going to a sushi place with some well know industry types and companies owners (you know who you are!) but at least no one saw me! We had our own little private get together after the show to let loose.
Let me give you one final real world example of how NOT to market yourself. Last year I was on retainer as a consultant to a mid sized supplement company. The owner of the company asked me if I knew a couple of fitness model types that could work his booth for a trade show. In fact, he requested "unknowns, some new faces people had not seen yet but had real potential to grow with the company." I went and found him two such gals I thought fit the bill.
He offered to pay their flights, room, and food plus a thousand dollars each for the days work. The two girls were told to be at the booth 9am sharp. The night before at the hotel, I saw the two girls getting in a cab at 11pm or so dressed to kill, clearly on their way out to party. The next day they showed up at the booth an hour and a half late and hung over! What was the result of this? (1) it embarrassed me to no end as I had recommended them to the company owner (2) they would never get work from that company again (3) they would never get any work from me again and (4) they would not get a reference from either of us for other jobs.
I see this type of thing all the time in the fitness biz, and it's not limited to fitness models. Amazingly, a few weeks after the show they emailed me and the company owner wanting to know when their next job would be! Amazing...
Who loves you baby?
If there is one universal truth, it's that the camera either loves you or it does not. Any professional photographers will tell you this. For some unknown reason, some people are very photogenic and some are not. Truth be known, there are some well known fitness models (who shall remain nameless as they would probably smack me the next time they saw me) who are not all that attractive in person. It's just that the camera loves them and they are very photogenic, but not terribly pretty in person.
Conversely, I have seen the reverse many times; a girl who is much better looking in person than in photographs. Such is the fate of the person who wants to be a model of any kind, including a fitness model. If you find you are not very photogenic, keep working with different photographers until you find one that really captures you well and pay that photographer handsomely!
Now, to be bluntly honest, there are also some want to be fitness models who are not "photogenic", they're just "ugly"! There are some people out there who have no business trying to be fitness models. It does not make them bad people, it just means they need to snap out of their delusions and find a profession they are better suited for, like radio personality....
"How do I get in the magazines?"
This section sort of incorporates everything I have covered above, and adds in a few additional strategies. For example, as I mentioned before, competing in fitness shows and or figure/bikini shows can increase your exposure, thus getting the attention of some magazine publisher or photographer. Networking correctly at the various trade shows may also have the same effect, and of course having a good portfolio done by a photographer that really captures your look, a good web site, etc., will all increase your potential for getting into the magazines, or getting ad work, and so on.
However, all of these strategies are still somewhat passive versus active in my opinion. It's still the fitness model waiting to be "discovered." As far as I am concerned, waiting is for bus stops and pregnancy tests. Success waits for no man...or woman as the case me be. So, after all the above advice is taken into consideration as having an added effect to getting you magazine coverage, what else can be done?
For one thing, you should read and be familiar with all the magazines you want to be in so you know who is who and what the style of the different magazines are. I can tell you right now, if say the Editor-in-Chief of a good sized fitness or bodybuilding publications and says "hi, I am the Bob Smith what's your name?" and the fitness model has no idea who Bob Smith is, Bob will not take kindly to that. Why should he? You should know who the major players are in the publications you want to be seen in. He is doing you the favor, not the other way around. You should know who the major players are and actively seek them out, don't wait for them to "discover" you.
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If you look at the masthead inside any magazine, it will tell you who the publisher is, who the Editor-in-Chief is and so forth. The mailing address for that magazine, and often the web site and email, can also be found. What is to stop you from looking up those names and mailing them your pictures and resume directly? Nothing, that's what. If you see a photo spread you think is really well done, what is to stop you from finding out who the photographer is and contacting them directly and sending them your pics? Nothing, that's what.
My point being, you want a get a break in the business, make the break, don't sit there thinking it's looking for you, because it's not. Be proactive, not reactive! Luck is the residue of design. Be successful by design. As my older brother used to say to me as a kid when I told him I was too scared to ask out a pretty girl "what's the worst that can happen Will? All she can say is no." That's the worst that can happen to you also.
Beware of web idiots, schleps, morons, perverts, scum bags, and sleaziness!
This part is sort of self-explanatory but worth mentioning. As with all industries that deal in entertainment based media (e.g., television, theater, modeling, etc.), the fitness industry attracts its far share of web idiots, schleps, morons, perverts, scum bags, and sleaziness, to name just a few.
There is also the class of person known as the schmo, but we will leave that for another place and time. Point is you want to meet the right people while not getting involved with that group of worthless types who will only drag you down, delay you, or just flat out screw you up and over.
For example, a guy comes up and says he wants to "shoot you" for the magazines, but what do you really know of this guy? He has a camera and some business cards, so that makes him a photographer right? Wrong! If someone want to shoot you and they are not a well-known name (and you should know who the well known photographers are because you researched that already!), find out who they are. Do they have references you can call? Girls you can contact he has shot before and were happy with the work? What magazines has he published in? Does he do it professionally or as a hobby? That type of thing.
Another thing I see is the big web scam. I'm amazed how many girls get scammed by these web idiots. Lesson here is you get what you pay for, so when some person wants to build you a web site for free, you are getting what you pay for. Yes, there is good money to be made on the 'net, and the net can be great for marketing yourself and making contacts, but most of it's a scam.
You are better off paying a good web designer and web master who has experience with other fitness model types and has references you can talk to. I can't tell you the number of girls who have been screwed over by some internet thing that went to hell, like the "fan" who volunteers to build a free web site and either runs off with any money made from the site or puts their picks on porn sites and any number of other things that made them regret like hell ever agreeing to the site in the first place.
Clearly, I can't go down the list of all the possible pitfalls of the web idiots, schleps, morons, perverts, scum bags, and sleaziness out there to be found in the entertainment business, but you get the idea. Be careful!
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cipi127 · 5 years
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hey whats your opinion on the new ygo series? it looks ok to me so far but i dont like that romin probably wont duel.
Okay, first and foremost, let's make this clear:
Romin is 100% going to duel at some point during the series.
It may only be a few times, may only be a literal Duel-Or-Die situation but if there's one (1) thing we can be certain of, it's that she will do it.
This is YGO. Dragging characters into duels whether they are into them or not has been a thing since DM.
And with Romin, who is one of the main characters? It's practically a guarantee.
The character descriptions confirmed that she's gonna be involved with the Yu-gang and the plot, anyway.
This leaves us with two possible scenarios: 
1. Either the experiences she goes through with other characters over the course of the season will convince her to willingly give the game a try and she ends up growing to like it (which is cool, this kind of character arc is always welcome). 
2. Or they won't and she doesn't (which is also cool; part of what made Yugi and Anzu's and Yuma and Kotori's relationships so good was that they showed you don't need to have the exact same hobbies or ambitions as the other person in order to share a close, strong and longlasting bond with them).
Personally, I'm pretty interested in how this could give us a chance to see the perspective of someone who has no interest in the game, despite living in a world where it is as important as the genre can get.
And you know, right now we've only got a trailer and small bits of info about the characters and the setting to go off of. 
How about we wait until we know a little more?
Or like, don’t judge things when the series has yet to actually start?
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carpostnet · 5 years
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What to know and understand
Let’s all welcome a brand new electrical car to the Indian EV market. Hyundai are launching India’s first electrical SUV on July 9, 2019. No this isn’t a gossip information merchandise that you just learn in auto blogs or web sites lately about EV’s. This is an actual launch, the place the car will probably be made  accessible for particular person and business clients in India. We have been in contact with the good folks in Hyundai over the 12 months speaking in regards to the car, the crew and so forth. They do not reveal a lot, however listed below are essential factors to contemplate if you’re within the Hyundai Kona Electric SUV.
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Pricing and Subsidy
This electrical SUV has a big battery, a strong motor and plenty of essential parts. Thus making it fairly costly for most individuals. We count on it to value round 25 Lakhs.  At this worth the Kona Electric will compete in opposition to the next Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Cars available in the market – Toyota Fortuner, Jeep Compass, Honda Civic, Ford Endeavour, Mitsubishi Pajero, and extra.
Look round in your metropolis. You will certainly discover these luxurious ICE vehicles throughout you. And most of those giant vehicles are pushed with only one or 2 folks in it. Moreover they’ve terrible gasoline effectivity and actually drink OIL! These giant luxurious ICE vehicles are horrible for the atmosphere and our nation.  So the Kona Electric has an opportunity to get the house owners of those anti atmosphere and anti India ICE automobiles, to swap to electrical. There is a market right here and we hope Hyundai can create an electrical revolution within the luxurious electrical car phase.
According to FAME 2 as of June 2019, particular person house owners can’t get subsidy from the federal government. What for those who personal a enterprise and plan to use the Kona Electric for business use – like a Hotel or a Travel operator and so forth? Will you get a subsidy?   Unfortunately, the reply isn’t any. The FAME 2 subsidy is capped at automobiles costing upto Rs 15 Lakh, so once more, even for business makes use of the Hyundai Kona is just not eligible for subsidy. 
However the Delhi authorities is subsidizing Electric Vehicles. There is a subsidy of Rs 1.5 Lakh if an EV prices greater than Rs 5 Lakh. This is a unbelievable initiative from Delhi authorities, who’re providing this subsidy from the Air Ambiance Fund, collected by way of Diesel Environment cess. Also there are Registration tax waiver advantages, in states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala.
Battery, Motor & Range
The Hyundai Kona has a motor that may obtain max energy of 100 kw and a formidable torque of 395 Nm. Compare this to the Mahindra eVerito, which delivers upto 31 kW of energy and 91 Nm of torque. 0 to 100 kmph must be under 10 seconds. 155 kmph is the rated prime pace. So lastly, we have now an electrical car is actually freeway price and can compete in opposition to each ICE automobile within the Indian market.
Now the vary. The Hyundai Kona can ship a watch popping vary of 300 km per cost! The Indian electrical car market has solely seen automobiles with vary between 80 to 140 km since 2010. So to see an electrical ship such a variety will guarantee there isn’t any ‘vary anxiousness’ for newbies (although we have now debunked the idea of vary anxiousness over time). And to ship that type of vary and energy, you have to a big battery. The battery within the Hyundai Kona Electric SUV shops 39.2 kWh of power. This implies that you’ll devour round 40 items of electrical energy to go 300 km. Considering residential charges of Rs 6, that may come up to Rs 240 to go 300 km which is extremely economical in contrast to all of the ICE guzzlers talked about above. Consider this, at 10 kmpl, you would want 30 liters of Petrol to go 300 km at a ridiculous value of Rs 2400! So you begin saving cash from day one!  Its like an electrical car is printing cash for you!
Hyundai are utilizing Lithium-Ion Polymer battery, which is completely different to the Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries utilized in Indian electrical vehicles. Li-polymer presents barely increased particular power and will be made thinner than standard Li-ion, however the manufacturing value is alleged to be increased.   Companies like Mahindra Electric, Tata Motors use Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries in Indian electrical vehicles as they’re higher for warm climate situations present in India.  However Hyundai has created a Battery Thermal Management system within the KONA Electric, which permits increased battery effectivity and increased lifetime. Also the battery pack is liquid cooled by way of a connection to the A/C system and heated by an electrical heating factor.  So as an finish consumer, you do not have to fear a lot relating to warmth. 
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Charging 
The Kona Electric makes use of a Combined Charging System (CCS) port which is an extension of the Type 2 connector – used within the Mahindra eVerito. The CCS port has two extra direct present (DC) contacts to permit high-power DC quick charging. Thus you’ll solely discover one port each for AC and DC charging as seen within the under pics.
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Charge Port in entrance
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CCS Port in Hyundai Kona Electric
Home Charging If you cost the Kona Electric, utilizing a 15 Amp 240 V energy socket present in most houses and companies in India, say on the charge of three kw, then it should take 13 hours to cost the battery from 0 to 100%. This is just not ultimate as you would like to have full cost accessible after in a single day charging. It can be higher for those who go for quick AC charging at residence at a charge of seven.2 kw. This will cost the Kona in about 5 and half hours which is ideal! This would imply set up of single part 32 Amp 240 V rated socket. Also be certain that the connection wire can deal with the ability. We advocate a 10 sq mm copper wire must be used between the charger and meter.
We do understand that Hyundai has tied up with EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Unit) producers like Exicom, MassTech, Delta to set up these EVSE’s at your house or office.  So each buyer can have protected dependable charging, however the energy as talked about can have to be supplied to the EVSE installer. 
DC Fast Charging The Kona Electric sadly doesn’t use the GB/T connector utilized in Indian electrical vehicles. Thus all of the DC quick chargers being put in in India wont be appropriate with the car. Special CCS based mostly DC quick chargers are but seen in India as of June 2019. We have understood that the Kona has been examined with a 60 kw DC quick charger to cost the car in 40 minutes from 0 to 100%.
Other Features
We hope that the Hyundai presents a real linked car expertise for Indian clients too. 
It stays to be seen if, Hyundai’s Smart Sense, which is Advanced Driver Assistance System can be enabled for Indian customers. These embrace
Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA)
Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW)
Rear-Cross Traffic Collision Warning (RCCW)
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)
8″ Navigation system options Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ so you possibly can join your cellphone and have your music, cellphone and app features up on the principle display screen.
Programmable charging, permits you to solely cost the Kona’s batteries, say from midnight when it’s cooler or if there’s entry to cheaper electrical energy charges.
We additionally hope they hold enhancing software program of the car and the cell app and not simply promote it and deal with it like an ICE car.
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Unfortunately this isn’t accessible within the Indian mannequin. Head-up show (HUD) – Activated by way of a button beside the steering wheel
Availability
July ninth, 2019 is the launch date the place the Kona Electric will probably be unveiled. Bookings will probably be open then. We should not positive if all Hyundai sellers can have it of their showroom.  We will replace this weblog as soon as we get some data.
So what do you guys suppose? Do allow us to know your ideas within the feedback under!
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