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Near Eastern Biblical Archaeology

2008.08.02 20:28 Near Eastern Biblical Archaeology

Subreddit dedicated to Near Eastern Syrio-Palestinian (sometimes also called "Biblical") Archaeology, especially during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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2012.10.26 10:34 ani625 Cars India - Forum for news and reviews on Indian cars, suv, racing and more!

Discuss car India scene and other automobile news here. 🚗 🇮🇳 Auto enthusiasts discuss sedans, SUVs, hatchbacks, motor racing etc in India here on reddit. Any automobile that moves on four wheels can be discussed here. Bikes related discussion is not allowed here.
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2015.12.29 09:00 SBookman Great Works by Obscure Contemporary Composers

This subreddit features nearly 300 excellent contemporary works of classical music by composers obscure, little-known, and perhaps unknown. Submissions should never be Romantic, dreamy, moody, sweet, or calming, but stirring and powerful, challenging and daring, even whistleable, able to be carried in the head away. Please nothing obvious like Glass and Adams, etc, and nothing, (in the old-fashioned sense), 'unmusical', such as by Lachenmann, Scelsi, Nono, Einaudi, etc. Thank you.
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2023.04.02 08:17 im1205 He slept with another girl a day after he kissed me…am i valid for feeling betrayed even though we have only known each other for a week?

so i (18F) met this guy (20M) on a tuesday at the student centre at our school. i was just chilling with my friend in one of the food places and this guy approached me. i had seen him when we first walked in and thought he was cute but did not pay him much attention. when he came up we had a good conversation. he asked me my name, my program and we was just asking each other about ourselves. we exchanged instagrams and i said bye but i really didn’t expect that i’d talk to him seriously or that it’d go anywhere. however that night he texted me talking about how it was nice talking to me and he wants to see me again. i was happy but still weary and low of expectations…i was assuming he just wanted to have casual sex which i’m not up for (disclaimer: im a virgin). i had told him we wouldn’t see each other till next week when i had class again but there was this party at a club that we both were going to. we planned that we’d see each other there and he came up to me. we talked for a bit but it was very loud so we went downstairs near the bathroom. when we went down he was complimenting me and very affectionate which i liked and was ok with. he then kissed me which i too was ok with and we made out. he started to ask if i wanted to go to the bathroom but i said no because i was not ready to have sex in a club bathroom with someone i barely know. he then later asked me if i wanted to come over to his friends and drink more but i also said no because i know what that could lead to. however when i said no he was very respectful. i expected that he would not talk to me again as i didn’t go as far as he wanted but that night he texted me that he “loved every minute of tonight” with me. when he said that i was very happy and started to think maybe me he actually wanted me for me and to get to know me and not just sex. we hung out the next monday, tuesday and then on wednesday he asked me out. i told him i was suprised as i thught he just wanted me to come to his room and he said no that he’s not playing and he’s “actually trying to give me the best”. i was so happy amd excited. he wanted to kiss me but i told him no as i wanted us to build a connection first before we start getting into that too fast. he was confused at first but understood and told me that he doesn’t wanna force me to do anything. i did give him a kiss on the cheek and he gave me one back. everything was great……… however hours later that same day my friends called me and told me that he slept with another girl the day after the party and she even slept over. he slept with another girl the day after he made out with me. i couldn’t believe it but they even showed me a picture to prove we’re talking abt the same guy and i see that he followed that girl recently the same night of the party. i cried as i was hurt. i dont kiss people that fast without knowing them but i kissed him. it was consensual and i liked it but i felt shitty knowing since he didn’t get that far with me he quickly went to have sex with another girl the same weekend. i thought he was different and he told me he was “different”. i’ve also kissed him after that weekend and i feel shitty knowing he been kissing me while he had sex with someone else on the weekend. i really thought he was serious but several people are telling me that he is not and he’s known around school for being that kind of guy that sleeps around. but i’m upset confused and don’t know what to believe. he’s called me twice as i have not replied to his messages and i don’t know what to say or do. i can’t let him know that i’m aware he slept with someone that weekend otherwise i risk getting the people who told me in trouble. everyone is saying to ghost him but for some reason i don’t want to. i know he doesn’t owe me loyalty as we weren’t together but this is so embarrassing. but our conversations made me feel like he really cared about me and i’m scared if i ghost him i’m losing someone good for me over one mistake he made. am i overreacting or am i valid for feeling betrayed? should i call him back? should i still go on a date with him?
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2023.04.02 08:17 Tilt_Flock Is this an april fools joke?

I’ll keep it short. For a while now there was a girl in the same class as me ( late middle school ) that acts very fond of me. Im quite sure she likes me. Im asexual, so a romantic relationship with her is a no go. Lately… Ive met another amazing girl named Jule. We spent a lot of time together with her for the last month or two. Of course I told her of mu asexuality, and we are good friends now.
Yesterday after a meeting I made a facebook post, tagging her profile. The first lass noticed and sent a bunch of insults, threats and whatnot in my private chat, telling me noone cares about me, that Im a shitty human and that I cheated on her (i was not even in a relationship with her)
Should I worry?
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2023.04.02 08:17 decaying_dots Struggling to pick an applicant, who would you pick?

Okay so I've been trying to find someone to rent out my two spare rooms, it's an ideal set up for a bedroom and office situation for a student or someone that does WFH.
So far out of the 200+ people who have contacted only two applications have sent me a paragraph about themselves (What they do for work, hobbies ect) and out of those two applications only one has provided references.
So Applicant 1 (has provided references) They're currently looking for work & are new to the area, going to be studying at university after the next intake in July. They don't smoke, have lived out of home for 3 years. Looking for somewhere stable, safe and long term. Was really nice apon meeting, they have a partner who won't be moving in, but they are also studying.
Applicant 2 (hasn't provided references) They're a mid to late twenties couple, both are studying, ones at university and the other a trade. Person 1 does affiliate marketing (I looked it up and it's an MLM), but both are studying full time. Both have never lived out of home and are currently with a relative, they were really really keen to move in asap and even offered to help me clean the spare rooms. Both are gamers as well, they also told me their whole life story and drama upon meeting.
Both applicants stated that they were clean, tidy, quiet, ect the usual stuff you hear on applications and interviews. Neither smoke, have pets.
I've been getting conflicting answers when asking people for their opinions, some say go with 1 while others tell me to go with 2. While I value my friends and families input I'd like this subreddits input as well, many of us, if not all have lived with people who made us realize there's more red flags then white waving around.
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2023.04.02 08:17 DimensionImportant26 Want to control me? Fine, but don't be suprised when I disappear.

**This is a really long post, I hope you read it all.**
The past 5 months I've been planning on running away from my family, including friends and just have a normal life. I'm not really looking for answers on this post, but I am intrested in knowing if people would do the same because I am just so tired of it all.
My family has sacrificed a lot for me, specially economically. However, I feel like I am always reminded that I am just not good enough. I've never really recivied a "I love you" comment from my parents other than this one time where my mom said it and it just felt like a empty lie.
Growing up, I wasn't the best child. I had a lot of anger issues and would just not listen to anyone. I would be the worst in class at school, and always try to escape because it felt like everyone was nagging on me, even though the teachers and staff always tried to understand my situation they just approched the wrong way and when I'd get home my mom (who I was mainly living with) would ask me "how was school".
Knowing that she already got a text from my teacher, there was no point in lying and I just went straight to my room and when I didn't answer I would usually just feel like I am being shouted at and when I wouldn't give an answer my mom would call my dad. My dad would also try talking to me, but it did not work. So, after both my parents tried to talk, shout and scream at me they had enough and would usually beat me with everything from a regual sized metal spoon to beating me with my toys and beat me with their fist, slap me, drag my ears and twist my toes. It really did hurt, I had a lot of bruises but I always wore clothes that would cover it, because that was all they ever bought me.
I remember when my parents divorced, they were both in the kitchen at a late Friday or Saturday night because I can't remember going to school the day after, they were arguing and blaming each other. Meanwhile 8 years old me was holding my 3 years old younger brother that didn't understand what was going on. My mom held a black frying pan that she wanted to hit my dad with, but he was holding her arm to prevent her from doing so.
I can remember all the shouting and screams from my mom, meanwhile my dad tried to calm her down and not make as much noise. My mom would even bite my dad to get him to let go of her, but to not get a serious head injury he didn't. It came to the point where my mom asked my dad to leave the house, and I remember he said he would do it as long as she put down the frying pan and gave him the stuff he owned (which was basically everything, literally everything in the house) but he only took his clothes in a suitcase.
Before he went out of the door my mom was seated in the couch on the other side of the living room facing towards the door. And I remember her throwing things at my dad and it made me so angry that I decided to stand infront of my dad and scream at my mom. I said: "Don't hurt my dad, he did nothing." After 30 seconds of silence and everybody just looking at eachother, I could see tears from my dad and that he wanted to hug me, but before he could do so, she told me to also pack my things and go with him, but he refused and told me to stay here as he did not know if he would have a place to sleep tonight.
That night I did not fall asleep and the next morning my mom pretended like nothing happen and I would look out of the window for hours and hours everyday hoping to see my dad come back but he didn't for a whole week and I was so sad. This is where the problems started at school, I could not focus or do anything and I wanted to just run away mid-class and I just ran and ran as long as I could until I came to the forest and a place where I would use to sit when alone and just think about my dad.
I turned 12 and Imagine being in 5th grade and going from asking for extra math homework and having math lessons with a class a year older than you to being in class physically but not mentally in class and the second you rememberd your dad you would run out of the classroom and burst out crying and just run into the woods to your little safe spot by the tree and the bushes I could comfortably hide behind, so people passing my wouldn't be able to see me.
The teachers would run after me, but I would always go to the same place and they knew where I was and that I would eventually just return to class. One day the counsellor of the school took me out of class and wanted to talk to me, I had a sense that she knew what was going on. I told her about the beating because she made me feel safe and that I was scared of living at home, she told me she wouldn't tell anyone and I belived her. However, considering I told her about her beating and the divorce she knew she had to call the authorities. My mom told me that the school had called her and informed her about the chat I had with the counsellor. I was 13 years old and in 6th grade by this time.
She got furious and treathen me and told me she would beat the living crap out of me if I told anyone about what goes on at home ever again. So, terrified I lied to the authorities when they came to school to ask me some questions. I told them that the counsellor had locked me in her room for about 2 hours and left me there alone and was trying to make me say things. This was all a lie, and I only did this because I did not want to get beaten and it almost cost the counsellor her job and I feel bad about it till this day.
Fast forward, I'm turning 19 this year and I'm giving myself until 1st of December to disappear. I have already cut contact with a lot of friends and started working 2 jobs and as you can imagine I already drop'd out of college because all I could ever think about is the feeling of guilt and missing my dad. I already have most of my stuff moved to a storage unit, I will only be picking up minor stuff the day that I leave.

I have decided to make my bed, grab the things that I really need such as my laptop, phone charger etc and just leave during the middle of the night so my family wakes up me just being gone.

Am I a bad person for this?
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2023.04.02 08:16 jaaagman Radioactivity of new cars that are made in Japan

Not sure if there are any experts on the subject, but does anyone know if new cars exported from Japan are checked for radiation? Based on some articles from the early days, Japanese manufacturers were checking cars for radiation prior to export.
I've also seen stories of mainly used cars exported to other parts of the world (e.g. Vladivostok) that had unsafe levels of radiation (likely located near the Fukishima incident site).
From what I gather, the CBSA also has radiation detection portals, though those are more for detecting contraband. I believe the US border services also tests for radiation for incoming cargo containers.
I know this is a seemingly ridiculous question, but I have a health condition, and this thought had just occurred to me. I am currently waiting for my new car that is manufactured in Japan. Any comments would be much appreciated!
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2023.04.02 08:16 InVeryHarsh Alternate Timeline: Presidency of Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower(1949-1953)

Alternate Timeline: Presidency of Dwight D.
Summary of Timeline: Lincoln and Johnson were both assassinated and President Pro Tempore of the Senate Lafayette S. Foster has become president, but a election is being held in Nov 1865
Presidents:
17th Lafayette S. Foster(Republican, 1865-1866)
18th Ulysses S. Grant(Republican, 1866-1873)
19th James G. Blaine(Republican, 1873-1877)
20th Rutherford B. Hayes(Republican, 1877-1881)
21st Ulysses S. Grant(Republican, 1881-1885)
22nd James Garfield(Republican, 1885-1889)
23rd Robert Todd Lincoln(Republican, 1889-1997)
24th William McKinley(Republican, 1897-1902)
25th Theodore Roosevelt(Republican, 1902-1913)
26th William Howard Taft(Republican, 1913-1917)
27th Thomas R. Marshall(Democrat, 1917-1921)
28th Leonard Wood(Republican, 1921-1925)
29th Robert M. La Follette(Republican, 1925-1927)
30th Charles Evans Hughes(Republican, 1927-1933)
31st Franklin D. Roosevelt(Democrat, 1933-1945)
32nd Harry S. Truman(Democrat, 1945-1945)
33rd Huey P. Long(Longist, 1945-1949)
34th Dwight D. Eisenhower(Republican, 1949-1953)



Vice Presidents:
N/A(1865-1866)
17th Schuyler Colfax(1866-1869)
18th Henry Wilson(1869-1873)
19th Schuyler Colfax(1873-1877)
20th Wiliam Wheeler(1877-1881)
21st Henry W. Blair(1881-1885)
22nd Chester Arthur(1885-1893)
23rd Blanche K. Bruce(1893-1897)
24th Garret Hobart(1897-1899)
25th Theodore Roosevelt(1901-1902)
N/A(1902-1905)
26th Charles Fairbanks(1905-1909)
27th William Howard Taft(1909-1913)
28th Charles Fairbanks(1913-1917)
29th George E. Chamberlain(1917-1921)
30th Charles Evans Hughes(1921-1927)
N/A(1927-1929)
31st Herbert Hoover(1929-1933)
32nd John Garner(1933-1941)
33rd Henry Wallace(1941-1945)
N/A(1945-1945)
33rd Harry S. Truman(1945-1949)
34th Harold Stassen(1949-1953)




Administration:
Vice President: Harold Stassen(1949-1953)
Secretary of State: Wendell Willkie(1949-1953)
Secretary of the Treasury: George M. Humphrey(1949-1953)
Secretary of Defense: George C. Marshall(1949-1953)
Attorney General: Robert F. Wagner(1949-1953)
Postmaster General: Jesse Donaldson(1949-1953)
Secretary of the Navy: Harry S. Truman(1949-1953)
Secretary of the Interior: Arthur Vandenburg(1949-1953)
Secretary of Agriculture: Henry Wallace(1949-1953)
Secretary of Commerce: Charles W. Sawyer(1949-1953)
Secretary of Labor: Eleanor Roosevelt(1949-1953)




President Dwight D. Eisenhower



General Eisenhower had done it! He had become the President of the United States, beating the Kingfish. It was not without its controversy however, as the Democrats and Republicans made a public deal to drop Vice President Truman out of the race to prevent a deadlock which saw anger from Long supporters but none more angrier than President Long himself. President Eisenhower quickly made it a point in his victory speech to emphasize unity after the divisive and controversial election. His speech would end up helping quell tensions and create some goodwill between himself and former President Long who was still very bitter about his loss.

Immediately upon entering office Eisenhower would ask Congress to join the UN to repair ties with Western Europe after President Long refused to join the organization. Initially the Socialist and Longist majority Congress opposed U.S. entry into the league. But after much arguing and eventual public backlash as Democrats and Republicans went out speaking about the Socialists and Longists refusal to join. President Eisenhower was able to get Congressional approval to apply to the UN, and after a short time of voting the United States was authorized to join the UN in February of ‘49. As it was a major player in the victory of WW2 the U.S. was allowed to become a permanent member of the UN. With its entry the strained relationship with Western Europe became better and President Eisenhwoer continued repairing relations by visiting France and the UK

After the U.S. entry into the UN, Eisenhower would quickly make a speech now called the Eisenhower Doctrine. In his speech he specified the need to fight Communism abroad as it was the sole enemy of the state, and he pledged that all Democratic nations abroad would receive help from the United States politically, economically, and militarily. His speech set the precedent, and killed any chance of diplomatic relations between the two countries, not that there were much to begin with. His speech saw cheers from the people of Western Europe who went without direct help from the United States under President Long, it was also received well back home with the fear of Communism ever spreading in the country.

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In February of ‘49 he would go to Congress with the Europe Revitalization Bill also known as the Marshall-Willkie Plan, helped drafted up by Secretary of State Wendell Willkie and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. The bill proposed that the United States would grant Europe billions in economic aid to recover from WW2 and to build defenses against the Soviet Union. However, as he had expected the bill was opposed by the Socialist and Longist controlled Congress who continued to support isolationism and non-intervention even with Communist influence growing abroad. President Eisenhower did not back down though as he, the Republicans, and Democrats argued with the Socialists and Longists that the Soviet Union has to be dealt with as they’ll just attack the United States eventually as seen with their aggressive expansion and attempted spreading of influence in the Middle East. Their argument would sway some Longists and Socialists, but it wasn’t enough, a majority of Longists and Socialists still opposed it. So instead as he did with the entry into the UN Eisenhower would go to the public, and propose his bill that would supply Europe from the destruction of WW2 and fight Communism in Western Europe, and he would specifically point out that the Socialists and Longists had opposed it which saw great backlash from the public who were fearful of Communism. After the public backlash and eventual media storm, enough Longists and Socialists folded, and in March the Europe Revitalization Act was passed. Upon its implementation and over his presidency billions of dollars would be granted to many European countries, mostly Western European countries which greatly helped recover their economies and allowed them to quickly rebuild their countries from the destruction of WW2. The Eastern European under Soviet Control nations would look on in envy as they were still war torn.

Knowing that the Marshall-Willkie Plan would put a strain on the economy, after passing the bill, Eisenhower immediately introduced one of the most ambitious infrastructure bills in the nation's history. Taking inspiration from the smaller bill President long passed, President Eisenhower proposed the Federal-Aid Highway Bill which would create the absolutely giant Interstate Highway System over a 10 year period. Unlike the Marshall-Willkie Plan, his infrastructure plan was far more easily passed in Congress as most supported further infrastructure and the Federal-Aid Highway Act was passed in April of ‘49. Upon its passing, many public works projects would be launched all over the U.S. creating the highway system. Over his term hundreds of miles worth of roads were built which did not only stimulate the economy by putting millions of people to work, but with the creation of these new roads the vehicle industry also increased heavily leading people to buy more cars and business prospered with the new roads that they could use also helping the economy over his presidency.

However after the passing of the Marshall-Willkie Plan the Soviet Union in retaliation to the U.S. giving economic aid to Western Europe started blocking off paths to Berlin in April. The city was over a hundred miles in East Germany and had been split up between the Allies and the USSR, the need to blockade the city was to not allow western supplies to reach the city as if the west recovered better than the Soviets it would be a loss for them on the economic front. Since WW2 the Soviet Union had been slowly but steadily rebuilding Eastern Europe, even quicker than the West due to U.S. isolation after WW2, but now with U.S. money pouring in directly to the west they had to do something. In response the Western European nations and the U.S. quickly came together to make a plan, and after much deliberation they had decided on what to do. Beginning in the mid of May, what is now called the Berlin Airlift would begin, hundreds of thousands of aircraft began flying into West Berlin supplying the city with crucial supplies like food and coal. Over his presidency millions of tonnes of supplies would be given to West Berlin and after just a year the USSR stopped its blockade in humiliation. It was a great victory for the West, and it showed their tenacity, they would not allow the Soviet Union to walk all over them.

President Eisenhower was ecstatic after the success of the airlift, and it only brought the west closer together. Back home after these quick foreign successes the public were also cheering the President, as they bested their rival and enemy the Soviet Union. Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, President Eisenhower along with the leaders of Canada and Western European leaders then began working on creating a massive western military organization to oppose the Soviet Union. And in June of 1949 the United States with reluctant Congressional support along with 11 other countries would join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO for short. As a part of the organization, they all made a pledge to come to each other's defense if any of them were attacked by a country. The United States would also quickly recognize the state of Israel after President Long ignored the creation of the new state, with its recognition its political capital increased heavily, and President Eisenhower got in the good graces of Jews in the U.S. With the creation of the treaty the Soviet Union in retaliation created their own organization under the Warsaw Pact.

After the creation of NATO the U.S. would then begin funding other allies and many proxy wars all over the world. They started funding the French in fighting Communists in French Indochina, Malaya, and Greece. Greece would quickly be won however, as fighting between the Communists had allowed the Greeks to hold off the Communists for years and with U.S. intervention they were finally driven out, and Greece was fully with the west. Eisenhower also strengthened ties with Israel by sending them more supplies to keep them stable.

Most of Eisenhower’s presidency thus far had been dominated by foreign policy issues but that didn’t mean he didn’t do anything domestically. By June at the same time the U.S. joined NATO, he signed the historic Executive Order 9981 which created the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. It saw no opposition from Congress besides from southern Democrats and some Longists who opposed Civil Rights. The order mandated that the U.S. military be desegregated, and it saw cheers from African-Americans and Civil Rights leaders all over the country.

In August President Eisenhower also had to deal with some protests that broke out in certain parts of the country due to his controversial election win. Eisenhower would continue to try and emphasize unity in many of his speeches after these protests broke out. His rhetoric did help quell some people, but some protests still continued, some even becoming quite violent which forced them to be put down. Along with the protests to his election win, crime had risen in recent years especially now with many young men who are out and working on the Interstate Highway System. Working with Longist Attorney General Robert F. Wagner, he would work with local officials to help them take on this wave of crime. However when he proposed increasing funding for local authorities, it was refused in Congress which left the local authorities to have to deal with the crime wave.

After dealing with that, President Eisenhower introduced the Public Housing Bill. The bill would create sweeping expansion of the federal role in mortgage insurance and construction of public housing. And the Public housing Act of 1949 was fortunately passed in Congress in a show of bipartisanship in August. Some proposed to Eisenhower that he should try and raise the minimum wage and increase Social Security benefits, but he disagreed saying they were already increased under President Long and were sufficient and he preferred putting those funds into other things.

In an interesting show of bipartisanship, President Eisenhower collaborated with freshman Senator Estes Kefauver in his crusade to take out corruption in the Senate and his own administration. The crusade against corruption busted over one hundred IRS officials and it found some corruption in the Senate with some Democrats and Longists, which brought back accusations of corruption in the Long administration but they fizzled out relatively quickly. Kefauver’s crusade also looked into the Eisenhower administration, but it fortunately found nothing in the administration which helped Eisenhower's reputation. The crusade would span over a few months into the end of the year, it also launched the young Senators career into the stratosphere, Eisenhower even saying in private talks that he wouldn’t be surprised to see the young Senator run for president.

Eisenhower also juggled with the idea of proposing multiple bills that would moderately curb the power of unions as he also believed that their power had increased far too much and a budget plan that would take some funding from healthcare and education to put into the military, especially now with proxy wars happening all over abroad. But with Congress controlled by the Longists and Socialist he knew it would undoubtedly fail, so he decided to wait until the 1950 midterms in the hopes the Republicans would gain numbers in Congress. So for now his domestic policy was put on hold until then.

Unrelated to Eisenhower's policy, Senator Joe McCarthy’s popularity was ever increasing with his insistent attacks on Communism and stoking the fears of the public with accusations of Communism in the government. Eisenhower has agreed with McCathy’s goals but disagreed with his methods and has continually become more and more agitated with the Senators fear stoking tactics.

Over the next few months into 1950, President Eisenhower wouldn’t pass any new legislation besides the Celler-Kefauver Act which was a small bill that closed some loopholes in the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 with some rare willing bipartisan support. He would also maintain and oversee his current legislation, like the absolutely giant InterState Highway system that is currently being built, overseeing the desegregation of the armed forces to make sure it was completed, and continuing to supply their European allies abroad. Unfortunately by 1950 the Communists had all but taken China as even with U.S. supplies pouring in it was just too late for that, the Chinese Nationalists would flee to the small island known as Taiwan. Shortly thereafter, despite some people saying he should create newties with the new Chinese government, President Eisenhower opted to stay allied with the Chinese Nationalists in Taiwan and began to open talks with them. The war in Indochina wasn’t going very well either, even with U.S. supplies pouring in for the French, but President Eisenhower still remained optimistic.

However, that optimism wouldn’t last long… On Sunday, June 25th 1950 South Korea would be invaded by the Communist controlled North Korea. It was a surprise invasion that caught the administration and the country off guard. Eisenhower quickly came together with his administration to come up with a plan on what to do. Do we support South Korea? Or do we let the North invade unopposed? After hours of talks, especially with Secretary of State Wendell Willkie, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, and Secretary of the Navy Harry S. Truman, they had decided on what they would personally do. They would defend South Korea. The UN agreed as they unanimously condemned the invasion, and after debating for two days, on June 27 they would publish Resolution 83, which recommended member states to provide supplies for South Korea. On the same day as Resolution 83 was passed President Eisenhower ordered that the U.S. airforce and U.S. navy go and help South Korea, putting a lot of trust in Secretary of Defense Marshall and Secretary of the Navy Truman.

In August President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Willkie were able to obtain congressional approval to send 12 billion dollars in economic aid to the south. And luckily despite the U.S. not having been in direct combat since 1945, President Long had decided to maintain the strength of the U.S. navy and U.S. air force even with the struggling economy under him. There was then the decision on who should lead U.S. troops in Korea, and after speaking with his administration and despite having less than stellar opinion of him, President Eisenhower appointed Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan General Douglas MacArthur. Interestingly, despite calls from advisors and Secretary of the Navy Truman to bomb northern forces, he ordered that the U.S. 7th Fleet be put in the Taiwan Strait to protect Taiwan from China.

U.S. troops would enter in August and as the military had been maintained throughout the Long presidency, U.S. troops fared decently against the northern force, but they were still somewhat pushed back due to the northern troops being veterans and the U.S. troops being fresh. Despite being pushed back and nearly off the peninsula at Pusan, the troops had withstood northern forces and by September UN forces were making landings in Incheon and pushing back up the peninsula from Pusan. By the end of September UN forces under MacArthur started pushing into North Korea in an astounding turn around from the start of the conflict. By October the UN forces were making leeway in the north, and on the 15th President Eisenhower met with General MacArthur. It was highly publicized as MacArthur had refused to meet with Eisenhower before, during the meeting MacArthur ensured that China would not get involved but Eisenhower was skeptical.

But we’ll talk about that later as the 1950 midterms have arrived, and in a success for the establishment Republicans and Democrats made quite a bit of ground in Congress. Mainly being the Republicans who saw great gains under President Eisenhower, and if they can work with the Democrats they have a majority in both houses of Congress. On the other hand the Longists surprisingly struggled in the midterms with President Long out of office people turned to either the Socialists or the establishment. Speaking of the Socialist they were able to mostly retain their number in Congress and saw little change.


1950 Midterms:
House of Representatives -
Republicans: 125 seats
Democrats: 94 seats
Socialists: 153 Seats
Longists: 63 seats

Senate -
Republicans: 32 seats
Democrats: 17 seats
Socialists: 29 seats
Longists: 18


Back to Eisenhower, his skepticism would prove correct, as shortly thereafter Chinese troops would enter North Korea and push back UN troops. UN troops were continually getting pushed back, but it wasn't a fight as casualties would be felt on both sides, and eventually there would be a stalemate near the 38th parallel by December. After the stalemate, the UN proposed a ceasefire, which was promptly rejected and the fighting continued and eventually UN forces were overwhelmed and pushed back further back into South Korea. The setbacks even made General MacArthur consider the use of nuclear weapons, but that was completely shutdown by President Eisenhower, and the arrival of General Ridgeway who reenergized UN troops. After the failed ceasefire, fighting would continue near the 38th parallel and then Operation Thunderbolt and Operation Killer were put into place and it carried out a full scale frontal assault with the Eighth Army and pushed northern troops past the Han River. And then launching Operation Ripper taking back Seoul from the north, and fighting would continue into March and then April without much movement, and China would lose 53,000 suits in the time period.

Then in a controversial move, especially to the public, President Eisenhower removed General Douglass MacArthur from command. There were several reasons for the dismissal. MacArthur had crossed the 38th Parallel in the mistaken belief that the Chinese would not enter the war, leading to major allied losses. He believed that the use of nuclear weapons should be his decision, not the President's. A Congressional hearing afterwards would prove in Eisenhower's favor as they agreed MacArthur violated the president's orders. His dismissal would plunge his approval with some as MacArthur was a popular figure among U.S. citizens. MacArthur would be replaced with General Ridgeway and with the navy mounted many successful counter attacks upon his appointment. More counter attacks would continue over Eisenhower's presidency, UN forces pushing back northern forces under General Ridgeway's leadership, but little territory was exchanged overall.

Eisenhower wouldn’t just focus on foreign policy, he would also begin work to try and finally implement more of his domestic policy. After his decision to desegregate the military in 1949, he wouldn’t just stop there, and with one of the few bills he had in mind that would pass with bipartisan support, he proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1951(basically ‘57 Act). The bill would protect black voting rights, giving more power to the Attorney General to protect African Americans, and it would create the commission of Civil Rights. The proposed bill was a shock to the nation, as the conflicts overseas had dominated political talks and Civil Rights had been somewhat thrown into the background. But with the proposed bill it was back into the forefront. It was obviously opposed by the Southern Democrats and the occasional Longist, but saw support from Republicans, Socialists, most Longists, and Northern Democrats. And in September of 1951, the Civil Rights Act of 1951 was passed in Congress and it saw cheers from African Americans all around the country as they cheered President Eisenhower, while southerners were obviously furious with Eisenhower. However, over the remainder of his presidency, there were loopholes in the act that were exploited by the south, and a filibuster by Senator Strom Thurmond would only embolden southerners destined for Civil Rights. But the bill did create the United States Commission on Civil Rights and the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.

Next Eisenhower would attempt to pass the Labor Management Relations Bill, otherwise known as the Taft bill which would moderately curb the powers of unions after they were increased under President Long. His reasoning is on the basis of certain documented cases of corruption and some cas of unions protecting bad workers and hurting businesses which hurts the economy. However, despite getting support from Republicans in Congress and Conservative Democrats, it was not able to pass due to the Socialists, Longists, and Non-Conservative Democrats in Congress. It was a big disappointment for the Republicans, especially the Conservatives who only became emboldened by its objection.

Initially President Eisenhower had said he’d be willing to pull some funding from the single payer healthcare system and education to fund the military and reduce taxes, but with the booming economy he decided against it. This decision did see anger from the Conservatives, but saw praise from the Longists and Socialists for not pulling funding. For the rest of his presidency, President Eisenhower would maintain and oversee the situation in Korea and oversee his Interstate Highway System. He would also appoint two moderate Republican Justices to the Supreme Court during his presidency.
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2023.04.02 08:15 chickenpolitik 24M Having Issues with Recurring Headaches (related to neck pain?)

Hello, I am a 24M living in Canada, 188cm, 80kg, white/Caucasian. I drink maybe a beer a month, don't smoke (neither cannabis nor anything else), I don't use any recreational drugs. :)
Since around August of last year I have had issues with recurring headaches. Not sure if it's related but I got COVID in May of last year, and just a few months later I started getting headaches. I want to stress that before this time I basically never had headaches before, like literally never.
I get 2 different kinds of headaches now. One kind feels like it's right behind the eye, and I believe it may just be eye strain. I am in a career where I need to stare at a screen all day, so I believe it may just be that, and if it was just this type of headache I wouldn't mind, the pain is slight and infrequent.
The other kind however is more frustrating and painful. I believe they are called ice-pick headaches? It's essentially just a half-a-second splitting pain (not super intense but intense enough). This happens at varying frequencies, with certain days it happening once every few minutes to other times only happening a few times a day, to the worst case of it happening 2-3 times a minute. The pain from these headaches is almost always exclusively focused on one of a few points at the very top of my head, either on the left or right side (it seems to alternate? or just be random?). As I type this right now I am feeling these pains every few minutes on the right side. If I touch the point on the top of my head where the pain emanates from it is relatively sensitive to the touch.
Some other observations about these headaches: - they seem to come and go in almost periodic fashion? I will be a week or two completely fine without anything, and then I will get them for a few days. They always seem to come for a few days and then go, very rarely will it only be one time or one day in isolation. As I type this I am on my second day of this "bout" of headaches. - they seem to be particularly worse in the evenings. if I am in the few-day phase in this "cycle" where I am feeling them, I may be relatively okay throughout the day (only one pain every 10 mins or even less frequent/one an hour), but then in the evening the frequency will increase - movement seems to make them worse. If I am sitting relatively still, I can minimize the frequency that I feel them. Immobilizing my neck especially seems to help? at the same time somehow being outside doing stuff/walks outside/fresh air sometimes help, which seems contradictory. This may just be the environment/things around me distracting me from them? Not sure. - something else I've observed that may be related: I have had relatively nasty neck (nape) pain in these last few months that I don't remember having in the past. I have a slight sense that days where I have these headaches, the neck pain feels worse. Could the neck pain be causing the headaches? The thing is, even days where I don't have the headaches, I still do have a bit of the neck pain.
Overall I think I have more days without the headaches than with, but they are still relatively frequent. The cycle may be like 1.5-2weeks off, 5 days on. Something like that. There are not that many days where I don't feel anything at all, but there are some. Most days are just a few slight pains in the day, or even just 1 or 2.
I am trying to be more aware of my posture because I read that might be a trigger, and it seems to have helped a bit, but not that much. In the months of February and March of this year I did not feel them that much, but now at the end of March it started up again. Last time I felt them relatively intensely was January.
I also have a hypothesis that it might be related to my sleep. I have a relatively cheap IKEA mattress and when I first bought it I had pretty serious neck pain from it and my pillows. I cycled through many different pillows but nothing was that much more comfortable. Today I purchased a mattress topper in case that helps.
I have gone to the doctor once for these headaches and the doctor suggested that they are probably stress/tension headaches and not something worse, because of my age and the description of the symptoms. She recommended I:
a) get an eye exam and potentially glasses for my screen use (I did, the glasses seemed to help for a bit but then the headaches came back and now I'm not sure if they made any difference. They are a slight prescription for farsightedness I believe. It's not that I can't focus on near objects it just seems like it strains my eyes a bit)
and b) go to physiotherapy for my neck/back pain
I also did a blood test which showed low iron. I started taking iron supplements but it does not seem to be related to the headaches, and does not seem to be related to them in any way that I can tell.
Would love to get some more opinions on these symptoms. It is very frustrating, especially having no idea what is causing them. I am in the process of making b) happen but in the meantime I want to get a few other opinions from here. Thank you for your time!
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2023.04.02 08:15 DarkriDork [PC/BROWSER] [ANIME DATING SIM] [LATE 2000s-EARLY 2010s]

-I remember it was mostly in a soft, colored lines kind of anime style with a pink border around things.
-It took place in a high school (I was in middle or high school at the time) and there was a first character boy with pink (or green) hair that was the stereotypical "student body president, has to be perfect, disappointed in you for getting in trouble" kind of character and then the dark-haired rebel boy.
-There was also a greenhouse?
-It ran off a typical "freemium" stamina system and I believe the stamina items were cupcakes. I really remember cupcakes for some reason. It was all point and click and decide your answer based off of three options kind of deal.
Genuinely embarrassed to be asking this but me and my little sister used to play this constantly on the home computer and I can't find anything when I search for it. I don't remember any names or what naming conventions they used. Really hoping in some off chance that someone else on the internet has experienced this too and remembers it better than I did, rip.
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2023.04.02 08:14 GabiSilva7 Is this a stupid idea?

So, I met this guy at uni about a month ago. He just started chatting one day, and I went along with it because I literally have no real friends. I did not in any way say I wanted to be his "girlfriend" (I'm nonbinary, but I'm not out, though I do look like a lesbian stereotype (I'm some kind of bisexual or maybe assexual) and I bind every other day). He seems to have another idea. I thing. I'm autistic and I think I'm gas lighting myself into not being sure. He didn't say anything, really, but he started being overly protective, wanting to know what I was doing on my free time, wanting to go to events with me and because of me... problem 1: I'm a very nonconfrontational person. I literally default to being nice in every situation. Which sucks and I should just learn to say no, but it's hard.... anyway, this guy is not compatible with me. Especially when he started saying thing and having attitudes that I interpreted as at least slightly sexist like "oh, you cook and clean the house, I like that about you" or asking me about if I cook better than my mother (and being slightly surprised that my mother doesn't know how to cook and that it is my father who does that at home), or acting as though it is good that I have frequent male guidance and surveillance (my father who works near the uni where I'm, even though the rest of the family lives an hour away) as though I wasn't an adult. There's probably some kind of culture shock going on, since he is a Pakistani refugee from Ukraine and I'm portuguese. I kinda just offered to help him, because he was struggling since he doesn't understand the language, but now I kinda just want him to forget me and leave me alone. He's always sitting next to me in class and it's annoying. I'd like to be with other people sometimes, alright... But our conversations are still excessively friendly. He has been showing me the music he likes and such. Now we have a week of holidays and won't be seeing each other. But he has asked me to send him a text that I was writing when we first met. It is finished, but it is horrible. I will not show him this text in particular. But I have others. They feature prominent trans and autistic coded characters. So... I thought. I send him this. If he accepts it (it doesn't feel like he will), ok, I guess maybe I misinterpreted something, and we can be friends. If he doesn't, good. I don't want to be friends with someone who doesn't respect people like me. I do not thing this could be bad for my physical safety, as I only leave my room to go to university, which is a 10 minute walk away through a very crowded street. Also, I don't care about ky reputation. Still... Idk. This seems stupid. I really need to start being more assertive...
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2023.04.02 08:14 pmLite ok how the fuck do you use multiple fingers???

i’ve gotten through everything needed to 100% the game (at least in terms of steam achievements, which is frankly all i care about and then im ready to never touch this game again) except for final hope on 1.2x using only one finger so far because i simply cannot figure out how to play the game well with 2 or more fingers. it totally nerfs me because i can’t stay on rhythm when i’m having to actively think about which hand to use for each beat. but i don’t think i can pass this speed trial using only one finger because the part at around 10% is just too fast
on occasion i’ve had success hitting a key immediately followed by the adjacent one using my index and middle finger if i need to make 2 quick inputs, but i can’t do this more than a couple times quickly without getting all jumbled up and losing rhythm. it’s even worse if i try to use both hands
i literally just want to pass this one speed trial and then get on with my life because i’m not enjoying this game at all anymore but i want to finish it out
i’ve fluked to the part where you can’t see twice and that’s not really an issue it’s just gonna take a little bit of luck to pass but the first 40% of the level is absolutely cucking me because i can’t comfortably use more than one finger and i don’t understand how people find it easier to alternate
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2023.04.02 08:13 Melwa_Rat People with IUDs, have you experienced regular mons pubis pain since insertion?

I'm coming on here to ask if anyone else with a hormonal IUD has experienced a specific side effect that I've been struggling with, because I haven't heard anyone who has, and it concerns me as a person with medical anxiety.
I got my IUD (Liletta) four months ago, and at about a half a month after insertion, I started feeling what I'd describe as a ball of pressure in the left side of my mons pubis. It only took a few days for that pressure to cross the line of discomfort into pain, and that's how it's felt everyday since then.
It's mainly on the left side, although at times the right, and feels like a firey ball of pain under my skin that's pushing up against the fat, and will, from time to time, become a stabbing, almost prickling feeling, like my insides have wrapped themselves around a metal comb and squeezed.
I asked my gyno about it, and she said that it was completely normal. That my uterus was trying to push the IUD out, and that its arm was pushing up against my pelvis, but I haven't seen anyone else experience this, nor have I found any medical reports of it.
I have felt it nearly everyday for three months even though the cramping has long since faded out. I'm worried that this isn't as normal as my gyno expressed. If you have experienced this, please leave a comment and let me know.
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2023.04.02 08:13 im1205 He slept with another girl a day after he kissed me…am i valid for feeling betrayed even though we have only known each other for a week?

so i (18F) met this guy (20M) on a tuesday at the student centre at our school. i was just chilling with my friend in one of the food places and this guy approached me. i had seen him when we first walked in and thought he was cute but did not pay him much attention. when he came up we had a good conversation. he asked me my name, my program and we was just asking each other about ourselves. we exchanged instagrams and i said bye but i really didn’t expect that i’d talk to him seriously or that it’d go anywhere. however that night he texted me talking about how it was nice talking to me and he wants to see me again. i was happy but still weary and low of expectations…i was assuming he just wanted to have casual sex which i’m not up for (disclaimer: im a virgin). i had told him we wouldn’t see each other till next week when i had class again but there was this party at a club that we both were going to. we planned that we’d see each other there and he came up to me. we talked for a bit but it was very loud so we went downstairs near the bathroom. when we went down he was complimenting me and very affectionate which i liked and was ok with. he then kissed me which i too was ok with and we made out. he started to ask if i wanted to go to the bathroom but i said no because i was not ready to have sex in a club bathroom with someone i barely know. he then later asked me if i wanted to come over to his friends and drink more but i also said no because i know what that could lead to. however when i said no he was very respectful. i expected that he would not talk to me again as i didn’t go as far as he wanted but that night he texted me that he “loved every minute of tonight” with me. when he said that i was very happy and started to think maybe me he actually wanted me for me and to get to know me and not just sex. we hung out the next monday, tuesday and then on wednesday he asked me out. i told him i was suprised as i thught he just wanted me to come to his room and he said no that he’s not playing and he’s “actually trying to give me the best”. i was so happy amd excited. he wanted to kiss me but i told him no as i wanted us to build a connection first before we start getting into that too fast. he was confused at first but understood and told me that he doesn’t wanna force me to do anything. i did give him a kiss on the cheek and he gave me one back. everything was great……… however hours later that same day my friends called me and told me that he slept with another girl the day after the party and she even slept over. he slept with another girl the day after he made out with me. i couldn’t believe it but they even showed me a picture to prove we’re talking abt the same guy and i see that he followed that girl recently the same night of the party. i cried as i was hurt. i dont kiss people that fast without knowing them but i kissed him. it was consensual and i liked it but i felt shitty knowing since he didn’t get that far with me he quickly went to have sex with another girl the same weekend. i thought he was different and he told me he was “different”. i’ve also kissed him after that weekend and i feel shitty knowing he been kissing me while he had sex with someone else on the weekend. i really thought he was serious but several people are telling me that he is not and he’s known around school for being that kind of guy that sleeps around. but i’m upset confused and don’t know what to believe. he’s called me twice as i have not replied to his messages and i don’t know what to say or do. i can’t let him know that i’m aware he slept with someone that weekend otherwise i risk getting the people who told me in trouble. everyone is saying to ghost him but for some reason i don’t want to. i know he doesn’t owe me loyalty as we weren’t together but this is so embarrassing. but our conversations made me feel like he really cared about me and i’m scared if i ghost him i’m losing someone good for me over one mistake he made. am i overreacting or am i valid for feeling betrayed? should i call him back? should i still go on a date with him?
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2023.04.02 08:12 MegaMasterYoda Fairmount cemetery

So I'm nearing the 1 year anniversary of the death of my cousin and I really wanted to visit him. All I know is the open casket was done at the Fairmount memorial park. I grew up close enough to him he was more of a brother so while I attended the ceremony I never saw where he was buried. I was wondering how to get that information as I'm kinda a black sheep in that part of my family and almost no one talks to me anymore.
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2023.04.02 08:11 secret_con I almost died at Costco today.

Today I tempted fate, and very nearly perished during my weekly visit to Costco with Daryl, my wife's boyfriend.
As I stepped into Costco, I couldn't help but feel a sense of caution. We're still in the middle of a pandemic, after all -- I had just finished my latest booster shot right before heading to Costco. I was grateful to be taking this small step back towards normalcy, but I knew I still needed to be careful. I strapped on 4 masks just to be safe before sidling through the entrance, squeamishly backing away from the id checker at the front.
I browsed the aisles for awhile, noting how many plague rats I saw around, with their maskless, dirty faces visible.
Everything was going fine until I started browsing through the bulk hand sanitizer aisle, and heard a cashier coughing. My heart rate spiked, and I could feel the sweat beading up on my forehead. "Oh no," I thought to myself, "what if this is it? What if I catch COVID? What if today is the day I die?"
I rushed to the bathroom, trying to come up with a plan to exit the store without passing by the coughing cashier. I paced back and forth, muttering to myself, and trying to remember everything I'd ever learned about virus transmission.
"I could crawl out of the window," I thought to myself. But then I remembered that there are no windows in the bathroom at Costco. Just gray walls, graffiti, and brown smears.
"Maybe I could wait until the store closes, and then make a run for it," I mused. But then I realized that I'd be trapped inside the store all night, and I don't have any snacks. Plus, the janitor would inevitably arrive to clean the stall I was crying in.
Finally, I came up with a genius plan. I would sneak out of the bathroom, and exit the store through the emergency exit near the frozen foods. "Brilliant!" I exclaimed to myself. "No one ever uses the emergency exit."
But just as I was about to put my plan into action, I heard a honking noise. It was coming from the entrance of the store. "Who could that be?" I wondered, and warily exited the bathroom to take a look. It was my wife's boyfriend, Daryl.
Daryl was honking incessantly, trying to get my attention. "Harold! Harold! I know you're in there! Come on, man, I need those Magnum XLs!" he yelled. The whole store turned to look at me, and the dirty, plague-rat, unmasked cashier who had been coughing before looked straight at me, and sneezed. From a hundred feet away, I could almost feel his disease-ridden germs slap me in the face.
I was beside myself. "This is it," I thought. "This is how I die. Trapped at Costco, listening to Daryl honk his Ford Raptor horn."
But somehow, I managed to keep my cool. I waited until Daryl's honking died down, and the shoppers around me shrugged and stopped paying attention. Then I made a break for it. I darted out of the bathroom, ran down the empty aisle, and slipped out the emergency exit, the alarm blaring behind me.
As I took a deep breath of fresh air outside, I realized that I forgot to buy the BigBoy pack of Magnum XL for Daryl. "Ah well," I shrugged. "At least I made it out alive."
So, my fellow Covidians, let this be a lesson to you. Even with your latest booster shot, be cautious when you're out and about during a pandemic. And if you're at Costco, always have a genius plan, watch out for Daryl's Ford Raptor, and never forget the Magnum XLs.
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2023.04.02 08:11 throwaway112245607 I hate my life

I am an 18 yr old dude who lives in an asian country.
Things were fine till 3 yrs ago when I was in 10th grade. As soon as I graduated 10th and entered into 11th grade my parents decided that I'll become an engineer (computer engineer) like my brother. I have never had any interest in studies( I am good at it but not interested).I wanted to be a musician but my parents never allowed me to do that.
As soon as 11th grade started I started preparing for my college entrance exams. Everyday was the same wake up study for 15-16 hours and go to sleep. Wake and repeat. It was for a while but then nearing the end of 12 th grade I got burnt out and couldn't do anything, but didn't have a choice but to continue studying.
I gave the exam did okayish got a nice branch in a reputed uni,but realised one thing that I still wanted to a musician. So I started a youtube channel about guitars(which didn't work out). Following that I have had several channels. I deleted all of them
A month ago I started a new channel with the last bit of motivation I had I have been posting daily but no video seems to hit the audience. I record content with a lot of effort just for 2 likes.I rot in my room all day for nothing.
At this point I am just a shell of man trying to make a life that would make me happy.
But I'll not give up cause I have be successful for my own good.
Thank you for reading this post.
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2023.04.02 08:10 Zandi1 Masters application experience as a Chem Engg student

I usually don't do this, and this will be my first ever Reddit post, but my friends told me it could be helpful for other applicants. I want to share my experience and opinions regarding graduate applications.
I am a final yr chem engg UG student in a reputed priv engineering college. During applications, my cgpa was 9+. I have 2 onsite and virtual internships each. I won 2nd prize in an IEEE hackathon. Have two research publications. I am working on two projects related to core chem engg research fields. However, I have no industry experience. My IELTS score is 8, but I scored poorly on GRE, so I applied to those unis where gre was waived off. I began to submit my master's applications in Dec. No counselling or anything like that; I did everything independently like most of my peers. I applied to the following universities for MS chemical engineering-
  1. UCLA- had to give an interview and was accepted
  2. Georgia tech - took more than 3 months only to give me a rejection letter (lol)
  3. CMU - within 2months offered me admission with a one-time allowance of 1000usd
  4. Cornell - within 2 months, offered me admission, which I had never expected.
  5. UMich- rejected my application.
  6. TU Delft- my top #2 choice, and I was elated when I got an admit within 2 months of applying
  7. NUS - I always thought this uni was entirely out of my league, but I was shocked when I got admission
  8. UMass - has yet to give an admission decision, lol. It's been nearly 3 months.
So I have finalised NUS as it's my best option. For all unis except NUS, I procured LORs from my dept profs. Only NUS asked for a transcript and IELTS/TOEFL, no resume, no SOP. I needed some x-factor to get an admit, so in the additional doc section, I submitted a LOR from my final yr project mentor, a big-shot scientist in a govt research institute. I hope my post helps yall in any way possible. I am also ready to answer any query. Best of luck to all the aspirants :)
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2023.04.02 08:10 im1205 He slept with another girl a day after he kissed me…am i valid for feeling betrayed even though we have only known each other for a week?

so i (18F) met this guy (20M) feeon a tuesday at the student centre at our school. i was just chilling with my friend in one of the food places and this guy approached me. i had seen him when we first walked in and thought he was cute but did not pay him much attention. when he came up we had a good conversation. he asked me my name, my program and we was just asking each other about ourselves. we exchanged instagrams and i said bye but i really didn’t expect that i’d talk to him seriously or that it’d go anywhere. however that night he texted me talking about how it was nice talking to me and he wants to see me again. i was happy but still weary and low of expectations…i was assuming he just wanted to have casual sex which i’m not up for (disclaimer: im a virgin). i had told him we wouldn’t see each other till next week when i had class again but there was this party at a club that we both were going to. we planned that we’d see each other there and he came up to me. we talked for a bit but it was very loud so we went downstairs near the bathroom. when we went down he was complimenting me and very affectionate which i liked and was ok with. he then kissed me which i too was ok with and we made out. he started to ask if i wanted to go to the bathroom but i said no because i was not ready to have sex in a club bathroom with someone i barely know. he then later asked me if i wanted to come over to his friends and drink more but i also said no because i know what that could lead to. however when i said no he was very respectful. i expected that he would not talk to me again as i didn’t go as far as he wanted but that night he texted me that he “loved every minute of tonight” with me. when he said that i was very happy and started to think maybe me he actually wanted me for me and to get to know me and not just sex. we hung out the next monday, tuesday and then on wednesday he asked me out. i told him i was suprised as i thught he just wanted me to come to his room and he said no that he’s not playing and he’s “actually trying to give me the best”. i was so happy amd excited. he wanted to kiss me but i told him no as i wanted us to build a connection first before we start getting into that too fast. he was confused at first but understood and told me that he doesn’t wanna force me to do anything. i did give him a kiss on the cheek and he gave me one back. everything was great……… however hours later that same day my friends called me and told me that he slept with another girl the day after the party and she even slept over. he slept with another girl the day after he made out with me. i couldn’t believe it but they even showed me a picture to prove we’re talking abt the same guy and i see that he followed that girl recently the same night of the party. i cried as i was hurt. i dont kiss people that fast without knowing them but i kissed him. it was consensual and i liked it but i felt shitty knowing since he didn’t get that far with me he quickly went to have sex with another girl the same weekend. i thought he was different and he told me he was “different”. i’ve also kissed him after that weekend and i feel shitty knowing he been kissing me while he had sex with someone else on the weekend. i really thought he was serious but several people are telling me that he is not and he’s known around school for being that kind of guy that sleeps around. but i’m upset confused and don’t know what to believe. he’s called me twice as i have not replied to his messages and i don’t know what to say or do. i can’t let him know that i’m aware he slept with someone that weekend otherwise i risk getting the people who told me in trouble. everyone is saying to ghost him but for some reason i don’t want to. i know he doesn’t owe me loyalty as we weren’t together but this is so embarrassing. but our conversations made me feel like he really cared about me and i’m scared if i ghost him i’m losing someone good for me over one mistake he made. am i overreacting or am i valid for feeling betrayed? should i call him back? should i still go on a date with him?
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2023.04.02 08:08 x_Luis The 3-day tour reignited my love of Rise Against

I stumbled across Savior in a gaming montage in 2014 and became obsessed with the song from that moment. This also shaped my taste in music as I didn't have one before, just anything was alright. With Savior, I thought I knew what I liked, but this was a whole new world. It just so happened that The Black Market was being released and I started listening to that album, with my favorites being I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Zero Visibility, Bridges, Eco Terrorist in Me, Beautiful Indifference, and People Live Here. As time went on I delved into RA's past songs and found some gems such as Midnight Hands and Rumors. I wanted to go to the concerts but I couldn't afford them (I remember one show at Wrigley was $72), and I was far from the venues. I still listened to them and my music taste expanded into Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, etc. eventually getting into Metalcore and soon, RA's songs got lost among the current 1000+ song playlist I listen to right now, and as such, I would rarely get them in my shuffle. In preparation for this event, I found out I still memorized the lyrics, and how much I love them.
The 3-day tour in Chicago was so amazing!! I cannot describe how amazing this experience was. I was hesitant to go at first because of the price for 3 days but you only live once right? I also got lucky with guessing the presale code so I knew I had to buy my tickets right there and then.
The setlists were amazing and included songs from every album. I was most looking forward to seeing "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated", and I am so happy Rise Against played it on their last night. It made the last night even more special as this has been a song I've been waiting to see live since 2014 when I first listened to them. To add onto that, these 3 days have been my first, second, and third time seeing RA! I'm surprised I haven't caught them before but I only started going to concerts in late 2019, and with recent events, it's been a long time coming.
I was satisfied going to every show, even with the Cubs playing or the changing (Gotta love Chicago) weather, the setlists made it worth it. As I type this, I feel sad that this has come to an end, but 3 days was perfect. Not too short that some songs don't get to see the light (Bridges, Everchanging, Lanterns, Endgame, etc.), and not too long that it feels like a hassle going. It was perfect!
I was happy to see Tim interact with the crowd with stories of how the band got to create their songs or found their ways. One story was about a stranger (Metro staff) who gave Tim and his friend a ticket when they were looking forward to a show but only had one ticket. The stranger did not want money but insisted Tim and his friend enjoy the show. The owner of Metro gave a person a ticket earlier in the day to see RA, and that's when Tim put 2 and 2 together. Another story is of how RA played in Germany and asked the crowd (Who were bored, to say the least) how they were doing when a man in the audience asked him how he was, and Tim was surprised because "no one has asked me how I was doing", and the man replies, "There's a first time for everything". Which Tim and Joe brought up before Everchanging.
I was surprised some of their usual songs weren't played (Re-Education, Help is on the Way, Satellite) but was happy with it since that meant older and hidden songs could be played, like Black Masks and Gasoline, or Bridges, which I wasn't expecting either but had hoped for both! I hope Rise Against does something like this again in the future and plays other songs. My dream setlist would include "I don't want to be here anymore, Zero Visibility, Satellite, Parts Per Million, A Gentleman's Coup, Midnight Hands, Disparity by Design, Tip The Scales, Under The Knife" on top of their usual songs.
I am grateful for the Rise Against and Metro teams for organizing a unique event that allows fans from all over RA's history to come together under one roof and sing their hearts out! I am so happy I got to experience this, and my love for Rise Against has been reignited :)
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2023.04.02 08:08 ZackGolden18 A Trip To Dr. Hugh : Flash Fiction

“When he got home”, she began, “ you see, Dr. Hugh, my son seemed to have been doing fine since last year, but after he came back home from college, he’s been different, you see?”. “I feel fine, mother”, James says irritably. He sat on the bed in the doctor's room, and both Mrs. Kane, and Dr. Hugh spoke across from each other as if he wasn’t near. “Hush honey, I'm sure you're fine but we have to be safe than sorry”, Mrs. Kane says, pointing the finger at the doctor to be more clear.
The doctor then leans on the counter, “Well Mrs. Kane, he seems alright to me. In fact he seems like a well built, healthy young man. I frankly don’t see anything wrong with him”. Dr. Hugh then adds, “the last time you brought him Miss. Kane, you said he killed his dog, and even then he looked healthy and well-built. If he says it was an accident then I'm pretty sure an all-american boy like James wouldn’t be doing stuff like that”. James sees himself in the reflection, and says, “But I feel fine doc. I was just feeling the blues is all”. Dr. Hugh glances at him, then his mother. “But there is something wrong. I can just feel it”, Mrs. Kane says strictly. “Nothings wrong, mom. Honestly, I wasn’t going to shoot the gun”. James then breathes, and adds, “I just wanted to see what it felt like the gun to my head because I was feeling a bit curious, but that's it. I wasn’t going to shoot it off; I don’t think there were bullets in it”.
Mrs. Kane then looks at Dr. Hugh, “Tell me doctor, is there something wrong with my son?”. Dr. Hugh leans off his counter, picks up his clipboard, writes something while saying, “If he says he’s okay, then he’s okay”. He grins at James, and winks at him and Dr. Hugh gives Mrs. Kane a slip of paper. “Much like last time Mrs. Kane, just make sure he gets plenty of sleep and make sure you tell his father about this”. Mrs. Kane then grabs the slip, signals her son to go outside the room, and as James puts on his jacket and goes outside the door, Dr. Hugh then remembers to ask, “By the way, how’s your school going?”. James then giggles, and before he could say anything to respond to his straight-foward question, Mrs. Kane then says loudly, “Oh, you see, unfortunately, James hasn’t been doing well with his school work, and so, we had to tell him he can’t play basketball until his grades are back up, but unfortunately he failed to do that as well…”. Dr. Hugh then chuckles, “Oh, I see, well let's get those grades up. I would like to see you on the big screen in the big leagues...the big guys”. James manages a smile, and softly says, “I hope I can, but my father says he won’t let me at all…”, Mrs. Kane interrupts James with a smile, “Oh, you know your father. He’s always trying to scare us, that's just your father blabbering”. Dr. Hugh nods his head, and finally is able to say, “That does sound like your father”, and chuckles. “Thank you so much”, Mrs. Kane says while shaking his hand, and adds, “Um, we might never come back because we're moving again. My husband got a military school opportunity for our son, so we won’t be coming back unfortunately”. “OOOooo, that sounds fun. I wish I was in those camps, but sadly I missed my opportunity”, Dr. Hugh says to James. And before James could say anything, his smile barely hanging on, he saw both his mother and Dr. Hugh staring at him with hopeful smiles. And right away, he knew what he needed to say, and what he has been saying ever since he was born, and made to say in front of his father specifically, “Im feeling good about it”. And right after Mrs. Kane, James left, Dr. Hugh then says to a nurse passing by, "they have a good son. I wonder why my son isn't like James".
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2023.04.02 08:08 Valuable_Analyst_355 Some (polemic) opinions

I'm here for the discourse and polemic, baby!
Not actually. I posted this in the "Unpopular opinions" post of last month and I thought that it may be more "useful" as an independent post because they are not completely unpopular ideas in my belief. These are my own thoughts, without any kind of hate (but a little bit of sass, of course). A genuine sorry for the language, if someone finds it rude.

I would be glad to talk with a cup of tea or fight with swords over any of this points. I'm bored and I really like hearing other people opinions. (Spanish is my mother language, if someone wants a more fluent rant)
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2023.04.02 08:07 im1205 He slept with another girl a day after he kissed me…am i valid for feeling betrayed?

so i (18F) met this guy (20M) feeon a tuesday at the student centre at our school. i was just chilling with my friend in one of the food places and this guy approached me. i had seen him when we first walked in and thought he was cute but did not pay him much attention. when he came up we had a good conversation. he asked me my name, my program and we was just asking each other about ourselves. we exchanged instagrams and i said bye but i really didn’t expect that i’d talk to him seriously or that it’d go anywhere. however that night he texted me talking about how it was nice talking to me and he wants to see me again. i was happy but still weary and low of expectations…i was assuming he just wanted to have casual sex which i’m not up for (disclaimer: im a virgin). i had told him we wouldn’t see each other till next week when i had class again but there was this party at a club that we both were going to. we planned that we’d see each other there and he came up to me. we talked for a bit but it was very loud so we went downstairs near the bathroom. when we went down he was complimenting me and very affectionate which i liked and was ok with. he then kissed me which i too was ok with and we made out. he started to ask if i wanted to go to the bathroom but i said no because i was not ready to have sex in a club bathroom with someone i barely know. he then later asked me if i wanted to come over to his friends and drink more but i also said no because i know what that could lead to. however when i said no he was very respectful. i expected that he would not talk to me again as i didn’t go as far as he wanted but that night he texted me that he “loved every minute of tonight” with me. when he said that i was very happy and started to think maybe me he actually wanted me for me and to get to know me and not just sex. we hung out the next monday, tuesday and then on wednesday he asked me out. i told him i was suprised as i thught he just wanted me to come to his room and he said no that he’s not playing and he’s “actually trying to give me the best”. i was so happy amd excited. he wanted to kiss me but i told him no as i wanted us to build a connection first before we start getting into that too fast. he was confused at first but understood and told me that he doesn’t wanna force me to do anything. i did give him a kiss on the cheek and he gave me one back. everything was great……… however hours later that same day my friends called me and told me that he slept with another girl the day after the party and she even slept over. he slept with another girl the day after he made out with me. i couldn’t believe it but they even showed me a picture to prove we’re talking abt the same guy and i see that he followed that girl recently the same night of the party. i cried as i was hurt. i dont kiss people that fast without knowing them but i kissed him. it was consensual and i liked it but i felt shitty knowing since he didn’t get that far with me he quickly went to have sex with another girl the same weekend. i thought he was different and he told me he was “different”. i’ve also kissed him after that weekend and i feel shitty knowing he been kissing me while he had sex with someone else on the weekend. i really thought he was serious but several people are telling me that he is not and he’s known around school for being that kind of guy that sleeps around. but i’m upset confused and don’t know what to believe. he’s called me twice as i have not replied to his messages and i don’t know what to say or do. i can’t let him know that i’m aware he slept with someone that weekend otherwise i risk getting the people who told me in trouble. everyone is saying to ghost him but for some reason i don’t want to. i know he doesn’t owe me loyalty as we weren’t together but this is so embarrassing. but our conversations made me feel like he really cared about me and i’m scared if i ghost him i’m losing someone good for me over one mistake he made. am i overreacting or am i valid for feeling betrayed? should i call him back? should i still go on a date with him?
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