#bbb week 34

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BBB Weeks 34 & 35 Roundup!

WE’RE ALMOST THERE!  One more week and we’ll be posting our final roundup!  Don’t forget that we will be doing a roundup of masterposts, so keep that in mind for once the round is over on the 7th.

Title: Bearable Creator(s): LBibliophile Link: tumblr Square: Y4 - Lost in translattion Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Steve Warnings: NA Major tags: Touch-averse Bucky Barnes, recovering Bucky Barnes, teddy bears Summary: After nightmares, Bucky wants touch just as much as he can't stand the thought of it. He finds a compromise. Word count/format: 100

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Title: The Assignment (Chapter 9) Creator(s): scottxlogan Link: ao3 Square: U3 - Kink: Praise Kink Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: Sexual content Major tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, No Powers, Sexual Content, Age Difference, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Alcoholic Tony Stark, Howard Stark's A+ Parenting, Forbidden Love, Bodyguard Bucky Barnes, Bratty Tony Stark, Lust at First Sight, Dirty Talk, Bad Boy Tony Stark, Sex Toys, Drugged Tony Stark, War Veteran Bucky Barnes, touch-starved, hurt/comfort, light spanking, past torture, past child abuse, kidnapped Tony Stark Summary: Bucky takes to quiet contemplation on his boat after his disagreement with Tony left them at odds with one another. When Tony arrives on the boat, the two take a passionate journey together that guides them closer to where they want to be with each other. Word count/format: 16247

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Title: Polyamory- Bucky Barnes Bingo U1 Creator(s): Late-to-the-party-81 Link: tumblr Square: U1 - Polyamory/Open relationship Rating: Teen Ship(s): Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson Warnings: None Major tags: Fluff, Angst, Boys kissing Summary: It’s awkward living with Steve and Sam. Cos Bucky is still in love with Steve, but there’s something about Sam… Word count/format: 3k

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So very much, much more under the cut!

Title: Three Things Creator(s): scottxlogan Link: ao3 Square: K3 - Sunrise/Sunset Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker Friendship, Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: Adult Content, Swearing Major tags: Post-Spider-Man: No Way Home (Movie), Winter Season, Second Chances, Developing Friendships, Adult Content, Swearing, Holidays, Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker Friendship, Post-Endgame Summary: Bucky Barnes has been doing what he can to push forward in finding a way to achieve peace in the world around him after life has pulled him in a new direction. It's holiday season and a chance meeting brings Bucky into connection with a kid who could use a little help and leads him closer to the three important things that he's missing in his life as spelled out by Sam in an appeal to get Bucky to embrace life. Peter Parker is down on his luck after life threw him an unexpected curve. He's not looking for handouts, but when Bucky offers him friendship and a place to stay, Peter finds himself hoping for a return to the joys he's lost along the way. Word count/format: 3167

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Title: A Soft Epilogue Creator(s): LBibliophile Link: tumblr Square: Y5 - Happily ever after Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Avengers Warnings: NA Major tags: Avengers family, drabble Summary: It’s been a long time since he was able to imagine having something like this. Word count/format: 100

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Title: Strut Creator(s): scottxlogan Link: ao3 Square: B5 - Image of Winter Soldier (included in post) Rating: Mature Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: Implied Sexual Content, Swearing Major tags: Implied Sexual Content, Established Relationship, Fantasizing, Lust, Love, Adult Content, Swearing Summary: Alone in his lab Tony contemplates Bucky's Winter Soldier strut and how it makes Bucky completely irresistible as far as Tony is concerned. Word count/format: 3115

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Title: Blood in the Water Creator(s): rebelmeg Link: ao3 Square: C4 - nightmares Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky & Tony Warnings: nightmares, PTSD Major tags: PTSD, nightmares, developing friendship, comfort food Summary: Bucky has a recurring nightmare again, but this time Tony Stark turns up afterwards with sympathy and a gesture of friendship. Word count/format: 1329

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Title: Each one will tell you a story Creator(s): endlesstwanted Link: ao3 Square: K3 - No trust Rating: Teen Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes/John Walker Warnings: Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Implied/Referenced Abuse Major tags: Developing Relationship, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Bucky Barnes Recovering Summary: In a moment of quiet, Bucky lets John explore the scars on his body. Word count/format: 1207

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Title: Play Pretend Creator(s): lillywillow Link: tumblr Square: C2 - Team Dynamics Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky/ Gender Neutral Reader Warnings: None Major tags: LARP Summary: Clint takes the team LARPing Word count/format: 1142

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Title: Cuddles Creator(s): Ruckystarnes Link: tumblr Square: C3 - Free Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky x Natasha Warnings: none Major tags: fluff Summary: Bucky and Natasha settle down for a movie with Alpine and Liho Word count/format: 347

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Title: Alone for Christmas Creator(s): RuckyStarnes Link: tumblr Square: U1 - Hot Water Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & OFC!Hazel Hamilton Warnings: none Major tags: fluff Summary: Steve is in the hospital recovering from an asthma attack, and Bucky comes by to spend Christmas with Hazel. Word count/format: 584

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Title: home Creator(s): (HR)tftcw Link: ao3 Square: C5 - Alpha/Beta/Omega Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers Warnings: N/A Major tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega, Alpha Bucky, Omega Steve, Knotting, feral character Summary: They say that a feral Alpha is dangerous. They say a feral Alpha is mindless. Ruthless. They say that a feral Alpha is an Omega's worst nightmare. Steve disagrees. Or perhaps he just simply doesn’t care. Word count/format: 2099

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Title: sunrise to sunset Creator(s): HR(tftcw) Link: ao3 Square: C3 - Free Square Rating: Mature Ship(s): Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers Warnings: Canonical/Major Character Death Major tags: Temporary Character Revival, Weddings, Goodbyes, Grief/Mourning, Canon-Divergent Summary: Maybe it’s not a smart choice, but Steve has to take it. He has to. He always said he would do anything to see Bucky again, would give anything just to talk to him one last time. The room’s atmosphere changes entirely, as if a hurricane of warm winds rushed through it even though nothing moves, and suddenly, in a shimmer of orange, a silhouette starts to form. Word count/format: 6356

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Title: ROBBED. Creator(s): HR(tftcw) Link: ao3 Square: Y1 - Thief Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Bucky Barnes x Tony Stark Warnings: N/A Major tags: Biker Gang, CyberPunk, Bargaining, Top Bucky, Bottom Tony, Power Exchange Summary: The shipment is emptied in under five minutes, and four fucking assholes just took off with $210,000. Robbed. Again. Word count/format: 3033

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Title: The Assignment (Chapter 10) Creator(s): scottxlogan Link: ao3 Square: K4 - Lullaby Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: Sexual content Major tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, No Powers, Sexual Content, Age Difference, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Alcoholic Tony Stark, Howard Stark's A+ Parenting, Forbidden Love, Bodyguard Bucky Barnes, Bratty Tony Stark, Lust at First Sight, Dirty Talk, Bad Boy Tony Stark, Sex Toys, Drugged Tony Stark, War Veteran Bucky Barnes, touch-starved, hurt/comfort, light spanking, past torture, past child abuse, kidnapped Tony Stark Summary: In the aftermath of desire, Tony and Bucky's passionate night together leads to a new intimacy between them. Just when bliss has carried them to a quiet peace together, a face from Bucky's past threatens to escalate the situation to a breaking point as they soon discover they are in for rough waters ahead of them. Word count/format: 15181

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Title: Defrosting Winter Soldiers Creator(s): rebelmeg Link: ao3 Square: K1 - cheesy Rating: Gen Ship(s): Tony & Rhodey & Bucky & Steve Warnings: humorous mentions of Hydra Major tags: Christmas crack, fluff, silliness Summary: It’s easy to joke about unfunny things when you’re super drunk and with friends on Christmas. Word count/format: 771

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Title: Fanfic Creator(s): Metalbvcky Link: ao3 Square: B1 - KINK: Impact Play Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve/Bucky Warnings: N/A Major tags: Captain America/Modern Bucky Barnes, Fluff and Smut, Spanking, Light Dom/Sub, Bottom Bucky Barnes Summary: Steve and Bucky cuddle by the fire pit and eventually get a little kinky. Word count/format: 1369

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Title: Limits Creator(s): nolanfa Link: tumblr Square: C3 - free square Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bruce/Bucky Warnings: N/A Major tags: sunset Summary: Bruce is not impressed by drunk Bucky's choices. Word count/format: 1 digital picture

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Title: The Not so Secret Admirer - Chapter 4: Light & Hoodie Creator(s): MuffinEngineer86 Link: ao3 Square: U2 - Fusion Rating: Teen Ship(s): Darcy Lewis/Bucky Barnes Warnings: set up, secretiveness, cursing Major tags: Avenger Tower, Canon divergence, Idiots in love, secret admirer, Jane is not awake yet, matchmaking, snowed in, Steve is relaxed, cuddling for warmth, fluff, oddies, Bucky wears pink Summary: Bucky and Darcy just spent the first night together. Bucky was cold enough in the past, so he stole one of Darcy’s oversized hoodies. Since Stark repaired the arc reactor powering the house, the matchmakers had to come up with another reason for Darcy to stay in Bucky’s room. Word count/format: 1444

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Title: Passing the Torch Creator(s): PoliZ Link: ao3 Square: C2 - “Oh, hell no.” Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Steve & Sam Warnings: n/a Major tags: Avengers:Endgame Canon Divergent, Summary: Bucky has some inside info when it comes to Steve handing the shield over to Sam; things don't go quite as planned. Word count/format: 339

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Title: A Disarming Request Creator(s): PoliZ Link: ao3 Square: C3 - FREE Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Sam & Nebula Warnings: none Major tags: Post TFatWS, GoTG: Holiday Special spoilers, Puns, semi-cracky Summary: Bucky doesn’t know what to think when one of Rocket’s teammates approaches him with a disarming request. Word count/format: 306

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Title: Card Sharks Creator(s): PoliZ Link: ao3 Square: K1 - Thighs Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky/Steve/Sam/Natasha Warnings: none Major tags: Drabble, Strip Poker, Polyamory Negotiations, Pre-Slash Summary: In retrospect, Bucky realized that playing strip poker with his teammates had been a huge mistake. Word count/format: 100

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Title: A Dusting of Trouble Creator(s): PoliZ Link: ao3 Square: C4 - KINK: Aftercare Rating: Mature Ship(s): Bucky/Steve, Bucky/Steve/Tony Warnings: n/a Major tags: Sex Pollen, Implied Sexual Content, Aftercare, Tony Loves his Dumbass Boyfriends. Summary: Steve and Bucky couldn't say they weren't warned. After all, both Quill and Gamora had told them that Groot's pollen was an aphrodisiac. But none of them had the slightest idea that when combined with the super-soldier serum, its effects would be .... intense. Thankfully, Tony shows up to help with the aftercare. Word count/format: 822

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Title: clear as day, there was never any other way Creator(s): HR(tftcw) Link: ao3 Square: K3 - Kink: So Glad You’re Alive Sex Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky x Steve Warnings: N/A Major tags: Angst, Time Jump, Canon-Adjacent Summary: Nothing could keep them separated. Nothing could pull them apart, whether it be days, years, or decades. Time after time, everyone around them catches on. Or, simply: This is Steve and Bucky’s world, everyone else simply lives in it. Word count/format: 5713

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Title: Left Unsupervised Creator(s): lillywillow Link: tumblr Square: U5 - Never Again Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky/ Female Reader Warnings: Alcohol consumption Major tags: Drinking Summary: After a night of heavy drinking, Bucky tries to piece together everything that happened. He vows never to get that drunk again Word count/format: 978

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Title: Sweater Weather & Mistletoe Kisses Creator(s): Caiti Link: tumblr Square: C1 - Fluff Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Darcy Lewis Warnings: Mood board Major tags: Mood board Summary: Neither of them expected to find each other through mistletoe and sweaters. Word count/format: n/a

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Title: The Message Board Creator(s): ruckystarnes Link: tumblr Square: C1 - Anonymous Confessions Rating: Teen Ship(s): N/A Warnings: none Major tags: alternate universe, au Summary: Steve tells Bucky about the message board that the students use to leave anonymous messages about their subjects and professors Word count/format: 1331

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Title: First Christmas Creator(s): ruckystarnes Link: tumblr Square: Y2 - AU: Single Parent Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky x F!Reader Warnings: none Major tags: fluff Summary: You swore after your daughter's dad left that you wouldn't let another man into your life like that again. But then Bucky came along, and soon you were in a whirlwind romance where he not only accepted you, but also your daughter. Word count/format: 463

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Title: Coma Creator(s): ruckystarnes Link: tumblr Square: U4 - Coma Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Steve Warnings: none Major tags: fluff, modern age, hospital bed Summary: Steve visits Bucky in the hospital after he survives a fall from the fire escape. Word count/format: moodboard

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Title: Warm When the Cold Breezes Blow Creator(s): Faustess Link: ao3 Square: U4 - Inclement weather Rating: Gen Ship(s): WinterIron Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Major tags: Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Snowed In Summary: Bucky Barnes hates the cold. A ski trip is the last thing he wants to do, but it's the only thing Natasha wants for the holidays: having them all together under one roof, relaxing together... in the snow. So he bites the bullet and catches a ride with Tony Stark. One car breakdown, a two-hour hike, and what feels like an eternity of silence later, Tony tries to break the ice... figuratively, of course. Word count/format: 972

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Title: Grab My Pen and I Write Up a List Creator(s): Faustess Link: ao3 Square: K5 - Secret Admirer Rating: Gen Ship(s): WinterIron Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Major tags: Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy, It's more of an Alternate Universe - Small Town Fantasy, Sirens, Car Accidents, Revenge, Misunderstandings, Author Is Sleep Deprived Summary: Bucky is a siren, and as a descendent of the Fury, Alekto, he needs to deliver vengeance the only way he can in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Auburn, Maine. Tony Stark, of Tony's Towing and Auto Body, has been checking out the hot guy who seems to spend almost as much time in this parking lot as he does. Word count/format: 2621

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Title: Three Things (Chapter Four) Creator(s): scottxlogan Link: ao3 Square: B3 - Silver Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker Friendship, Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: Sexual Tension, Flirting, Canon-Typical Violence Major tags: Post-Spider-Man: No Way Home (Movie), Winter Season, Second Chances, Developing Friendships, Adult Content, Swearing, Holidays, Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker Friendship, Post-Endgame, Sexual Tension, Flirting, Canon-Typical Violence Summary: Bucky's skepticism is followed up with a violent confrontation that leads him to realize that things aren't always as they seem. When Bucky discovers the truth about Tony's return, what does it mean moving forward? Word count/format: 5251

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Title: Can You Help? Creator(s): ruckystarnes Link: tumblr Square: K2 - Call for Help Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky x Natasha Warnings: none Major tags: fluff Summary: Alpine climbs her first tree and Bucky doesn't know what to do Word count/format: 771

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Title: I'll put his picture down and maybe get some sleep tonight Creator(s): Girl Back There Link: ao3 Square: Y3 - AU: A/B/O Rating: Mature Ship(s): Bucky/Steve Warnings: No Warnings Major tags: A/B/O Dynamics, Shrinkyclinks, Alpha Bucky, Omega Steve, Fake Marriage, Pining, Steve Rogers Feels, Sad Ending Summary: Steve thinks it is the dumbest plan on the planet when Bucky proposes they get married so Steve can have health insurance. "We don’t tell anyone and no one is going to figure it out. We live together, I already go with you to most of your appointments. It will be fine. We get married, you get on my insurance, and get your heart surgery. When you graduate in the spring, Stark’ll hire you, and then you’ll have your own insurance. Besides, I’m deploying for a year in September. We can get a divorce when I get back. No one ‘ll be the wiser. Let me take care of you in this way.” And Steve says yes. Not for the insurance, but because he has been in love with Bucky since before he knew what that meant. Word count/format: 5889

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Title: The Holiday Celebration Creator(s): scottxlogan Link: ao3 Square: Y4 - Happily Ever After Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: awkward flirting Major tags: awkward flirting, holiday fluff, idiots in love, mutual pining, holidays Summary: Bucky is surprised to receive an invitation to Tony's yearly weeklong holiday celebration up north with the rest of the Avengers. Upon arrival, Bucky soon learns that the trip is full of fun festivities and activities where the team shows off their skills and enjoys the season. Still feeling like an outsider Bucky tries his best to fit in, but worries that he's making a bad impression on their host until Bucky suddenly discovers that maybe his perception of Tony has been slightly off in what Tony thinks about him :) Word count/format: 5758

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Title: Corsets and Crinolines Creator(s): lillywillow Link: tumblr Square: C3 - Free Space Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky/ Female Reader Warnings: None Major tags: French Fashion/ Author Reader Summary: Bucky helps you prepare for a book launch Word count/format: 1127

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Title: Staring Contest Creator(s): LBibliophile Link: tumblr Square: K4 - Nose kisses Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Alpine Warnings: na Major tags: Alpine the cat, drabble Summary: Bucky stares, and his opponent stares back. Word count/format: 100

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Title: Brooklyn Brothers Title Board Creator(s): rebelmeg Link: tumblr Square: B3 - Brooklyn Rating: Gen Ship(s): N/A Warnings: none Major tags: graphics edit, art (sorta) Summary: A title board for my fanfic "Brooklyn Brothers" Word count/format: N/A

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Title: Till It Bleeds Daylight - Chapter 1 Creator(s): cable-knit-sweater Link: ao3 Square: C4 - Under the Radar Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes Warnings: N/A Major tags: AU: Detectives, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hitman Bucky Barnes, Undercover Detective Steve Rogers Summary: Steve has been undercover with Hydra for a couple of months, slowly getting deeper into the organization . As he tries to figure out what they’re plotting and tries to take them down, he struggles with his past, loneliness, and keeping his cover. When he finds out about a mysterious contractor, the Winter Soldier, Steve figures he or she is the key to Hydra’s plans, but getting more information is not without risk. But well, Steve is anything but risk averse - just ask his secretive one-night-stand turned regular hookup turned …something, James “Bucky” Barnes. Or, going undercover with the criminal organization that haunted your neighborhood growing up, a Steve Rogers guide: Step 1 - Don’t make it personal; Step 2 - Don’t take unnecessary risks; Step 3 - Don’t lose your cool; Step 4 - Don’t fall in love with a hitman; Step 5 - Ignore rules 1 to 4, especially 4. Word count/format: 4073

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Title: Record. Stop. Replay. Creator(s): endlesstwanted Link: ao3 Square: B1 - Youtuber!Bucky Rating: Gen Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: N/A Major tags: No Powers AU, Established Relationship, First Meetings Summary: Bucky is supposed to record these videos today, but whoever moved next door is making it very difficult. Tony comes as backup. Word count/format: 1834

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Title: 12 Days of Drabbles - Chapter 2: A Timeless Christmas Creator(s): MuffinEngineer86 Link: ao3 Square: K3 - Time Loops Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Darcy Lewis Warnings: Time Loops, Time Travel Major tags: Strange made it worse, and so did Wanda Summary: Bucky asked Darcy for help after Strange and Wanda made Bucky’s time loop problem worse. Word count/format: 100

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Title: 12 Days of Drabbles - Chapter 9: Christmas Cottage Creator(s): MuffinEngineer86 Link: ao3 Square: K1 - Picture Prompt: Bucky sneaks with a rifle Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Darcy Lewis Warnings: et up, threatened with a rifle, held at gunpoint Major tags: Steve is a matchmaker, Steve is a punk Summary: Steve offered Darcy his cottage as a Christmas getaway but forgot to mention that she had to share it with Bucky. Word count/format: 100

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Title: Secret Santa Creator(s): scottxlogan Link: ao3 Square: U5 - AU: Flower Shop Rating: Explicit Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: Sexual Content Major tags: Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Alternate Universe - Flower Shop, Holidays, Fluff and Smut, Hook-Up, Flirting, Sexual Content, santa, Strangers to Lovers, minor Steve Rogers/Emma Frost, Snow, Meet-Cute Summary: Bucky Barnes at work in New York City during a snowstorm doing everything in his power to avoid having to attend his best friend's holiday party where Steve and his new wife Emma are hosting a grand affair for their friends and family. Instead, Bucky has decided to play Scrooge in skipping out on the fun until his last customer for the night arrives at the shop in the form of a sexy Santa looking for the perfect gift. Blindsided by the new arrival, Bucky discovers that a night of passion and holiday flirting is exactly what he needs to lift his holiday spirits. Word count/format: 11449

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Title: Till It Bleeds Daylight - Chapter 2 Creator(s): cable-knit-sweater Link: ao3 Square: U3 - Praise Kink Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes Warnings: N/A Major tags: AU- Detectives, Angst with a Happy Ending, light dom/sub, one night stand but not really Summary: Steve gets frustrated with his job, and even if he knows better, he goes out to a nearby bar. There, he meets James. Word count/format: 5165

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Title: in love or whatever Creator(s): nolanfa Link: tumblr Square: B2 - Confession in desperate situation Rating: Teen Ship(s): Steve Rogers / Bucky Barnes Warnings: strong language Major tags: identity issues Summary: On-the-run Bucky and trying-to-find-him Steve have a chat Word count/format: 1:23 video

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Title: The Call is Coming From Inside the House Creator(s): lillywillow Link: tumblr Square: U2 - FUBAR Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky/ Female Reader Warnings: Horror movie violence Major tags: FUBAR Summary: The team watches horror movie to see which is the most messed up of all time. Word count/format: 1163

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Title: Sam dragging Bucky on social media - Part 5 Creator(s): rebelmeg Link: tumblr Square: C2 - image of Endgame Bucky Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Sam Warnings: N/A Major tags: Sam teasing Bucky, social media post, photo edit Summary: Bucky's walk of shame is a little different than what you'd expect. Word count/format: N/A

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Title: Fear Itself Creator(s): startrekkingaroundasgard Link: tumblr Square: Y3 - Fears appear in reality Rating: Mature Ship(s): Bucky Barnes x GN!Reader Warnings: suicide ideation themes Major tags: reluctant allies, enemies to friends, guilt, regret, mental health, hurt/comfort Summary: An explosion in a lab opens a rift to a fear dimension and the reader must run to escape the terror their mind conjured: the Winter Soldier himself.  Word count/format: 2500

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Title: Pets and Their Humans Creator(s): lillywillow Link: tumblr Square: K1 - Mirror Image Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky/ Reader Warnings: None Major tags: Alpine Summary: You can’t help notice the similarities between Bucky and Alpine Word count/format: 811

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Title: Three Things (Chapter 5) Creator(s): scottxlogan Link: ao3 Square: K5 - Live on TV Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker Friendship, Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark Warnings: Sexual Tension, Flirting, Canon-Typical Violence Major tags: Post-Spider-Man: No Way Home (Movie), Winter Season, Second Chances, Developing Friendships, Adult Content, Swearing, Holidays, Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker Friendship, Post-Endgame, Sexual Tension, Flirting, Canon-Typical Violence Summary: Peter returns to the apartment after a night of patrolling the city ready to sneak in undetected, but when Bucky surprises Peter in more ways than one, Peter is shell-shocked. A face from the past proves to open the door to promise in the future for Peter moving forward, but what does it mean to the rest of the world? Word count/format: 11,673

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Title: No Turning Back Creator(s): BookDragon13, writing-what-writing Link: tumblr Square: K5 - AU-Rockstar Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky/Reader Warnings: None Major tags: Rock Star Bucky Barnes Summary: Bucky longs for something more when he meets his muse Word count/format: 544

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Title: Sunsets in Wakanda Creator(s): BookDragon13, writing-what-writing Link: tumblr Square: B4 - Bucky/Natasha Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanoff Warnings: None Major tags: Reminiscing, romantic fluff Summary: Natasha’s hair reminds Bucky of Wakandan sunsets Word count/format: 100

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Title: The Sheriff and the Outlaw Creator(s): BookDragon13, writing-what-writing Link: tumblr Square: B1 - Western AU Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton Warnings: Guns, gunshot wounds, gun violence Major tags: Gun violence, gunshot wounds Summary: When Sheriff Clint Barton captures the infamous outlaw James Barnes, also known as Bucky the Bandit, he finds out something about himself that he’d never realized before. Word count/format: 1291

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Title: Fanfic Creator(s): Metalbvcky Link: ao3 Square: B2 - Bathing/Showering Together Rating: Teen Ship(s): Steve/Bucky Warnings: N/A Major tags: Canon Divergence - Post-Captain America: Civil War, Bathing/Showering, Domestic Fluff, Retired Steve Rogers Summary: Before Bucky comes home from a mission, Steve fixes him a bubble bath with his favorite wine and a tray of cheese and crackers. Word count/format: 1849

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Title: Driving 101 Creator(s): LBibliophile Link: ao3 Square: C4 - Historical Rating: Gen Ship(s): NA Warnings: NA Major tags: CA:TFA, driving (or attempts there-at), Steve Rogers has no sense of self-preservation, humour Summary: Steve has never formally learnt how to drive, but how hard can it be? All you need are the 'go' pedal and the steering wheel... Word count/format: 345

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Title: A Normal Life Creator(s): BookDragon13, writing-what-writing Link: tumblr Square: B5 - Bruce Banner Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes & Bruce Banner Warnings: None Major tags: Coparenting, Bucky and Bruce figuring out how to parent a girl with super powers Summary: Even though their backgrounds are completely different, somehow Bucky and Bruce’s combined knowledge allows them to be the guardians of Kobik. Deciding to help Kobik have a somewhat normal life, Bucky and Bruce move to a farm with her, allowing her to be a normal girl while also helping Kobik cultivate her powers. Word count/format: Moodboard

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Title: The Princess’s Wolf Creator(s): BookDragon13, writing-what-writing Link: tumblr Square: C2 - Vampires/Werewolves Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Reader Warnings: Kidnapping Major tags: werewolf Bucky, Knight Bucky, vampires Summary: James Barnes is known throughout the kingdom as the Protector of the Princess, but to her, he is known as Bucky, Wolf of her Heart. When the Princess is captured by vampires, will Bucky be able to find her in time? Word count/format: Moodboard

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Title: Bad Dreams Creator(s): lillywillow Link: tumblr Square: Y2 - An image of Vision using his powers on Bucky Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky/ Reader Warnings: Nightmares, mentions of Vision using his powers on people, mild angst Major tags: Nightmares Summary: Bucky keeps having a reoccurring nightmare Word count/format: 896

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Title: Taste of Red Creator(s): ribbonsflying Link: ao3 Square: Y3 - Never Meant to Hurt You Rating: Teen Ship(s): Gen or Stucky Warnings: blood and minor injuries Major tags: bar fight, injury, mistakes, reluctant friendship Summary: Ever gotten into a bar fight by not actually doing anything to anyone? Bucky has. Word count/format: 3191

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Title: Of Witches, Witchers, and Werebears - Chapter 4: Sickness, Reassurance, and Light Creator(s): MuffinEngineer86 Link: ao3 Square: K4 - Sick Fic Rating: Teen Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes/Darcy Lewis Warnings: disorientation, lost arm, memory loss, PDSD, night terror, low self-esteem Major tags: Alternative Universe, Witcher Bucky, Hydra are evil warlocks, fae Darcy, witch Darcy, Werebear Bucky Summary: Bucky woke, hearing sounds of distress from the living room of the white fae witch’s little tree house. It could only be Darcy. His old instincts kicked in and he had to help her. Missing arm or not. Word count/format: 905

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Title: Title: The Not so Secret Admirer - Chapter 5: Holiday Party & Making Out Creator(s): MuffinEngineer86 Link: ao3 Square: C4 - Bucky/Darcy Rating: Explicit Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes/Darcy Lewis Warnings: ecretiveness, sexual frustration, making out, cock blocked Major tags: Avenger Tower, Canon divergence, Idiots in love, secret admirer, Jane is nosy, matchmaking, snowed in, Steve is a cock block, Cock block vengers Summary: Bucky and Darcy tried to hook up at a holiday party, but having caring friends was not always easy. Cock-block-vengers. Word count/format: 619

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Title: I do Creator(s): cable-knit-sweater Link: tumblr Square: Adopted - Diary Rating: Teen Ship(s): Steve/Bucky Warnings: N/A Major tags: Angst, CA:CW, Bucky’s Diaries, Memory Loss Summary: He keeps them like treasures, each and every single one of them. The ones from earlier, months ago, read like not more than the ramblings of a mad man, words scribbled over and over, sometimes with painstaking effort to hold a pen or pencil without his hand trembling, with seemingly no intent behind it except to get them out of his head and onto paper, like he’ll feel less haunted that way. He doesn’t, not really, but it helps, at least for a little while, and at this point, that’s all he can ask for. Word count/format: Moodboard

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Title: Till It Bleeds Daylight - Chapter 3 Creator(s): cable-knit-sweater Link: ao3 Square: B2 - Kink: Deepthroating Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve/Bucky Warnings: N/A Major tags: AU: Detectives, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hitman Bucky Barnes, Undercover Detective Steve Rogers Summary: Going undercover with the criminal organization that haunted your neighborhood growing up, a Steve Rogers guide: Step 1 - Don’t make it personal; Step 2 - Don’t take unnecessary risks; Step 3 - Don’t lose your cool; Step 4 - Don’t fall in love with a hitman; Step 5 - Ignore rules 1 to 4, especially 4. Word count/format: 3427

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Title: The Knack to Flying with Flair: Or, in Other Words, Hold My Hand - A WinterIron Round Robin Creator(s): Faustess Link: ao3 Square: B1 - Interrupted by Supervillains Rating: Gen Ship(s): WinterIron Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Major tags: Baking, Domestic Fluff, Interrupted by Supervillains, Holding Hands, Impersonating Iron Man, Date Night, Round Robin Summary: When their date night gets interrupted, Bucky and Tony trade places and save the day - and their date. Word count/format: 2462

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Title: You Miss Him Creator(s): ruckystarnes Link: tumblr Square: C4 - image: Bucky holding Natasha on the side of a building Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky x Natasha Warnings: none Major tags: longing, pining Summary: While Yelena and Natasha are catching up in Budapest, Yelena asked Natasha a personal question Word count/format: 910

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Title: B1. Revenge Creator(s): aimmyarrowshigh Link: ao3 Square: B1 - Revenge Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes & Steve Rogers Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Major tags: Pre-WWII Bucky/Steve, 1930s, Childhood Friends, Revenge Summary: Bucky found Steve bleeding from the mouth in the alley on York twice last week. Twice. Word count/format: 100

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Title: B2. Unamused Creator(s): aimmyarrowshigh Link: ao3 Square: B2 - Bucky in FATWS staring unamusedly in his blue henley Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky/Steve, Bucky & Sam, Sam/Torres Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Major tags: Not Endgame Compliant, Flirting, Annoyed Bucky Barnes Summary: They really need to be breaching the extant SWORD facility right now, not flirting. Poorly. Bucky is going to break his moratorium on shooting good guys just for Sam and Torres, he really is. Word count/format: 100

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Title: B3. Forced Soulbonding Creator(s): aimmyarrowshigh Link: ao3 Square: B3 - Forced Soulbonding Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky/Steve, Bucky/Alexander Pierce Warnings: HYDRA, Torture Major tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega, HYDRA, Forced Bonding Summary: HYDRA, for all of its scientific knowledge, didn't realize that merely cutting away the marked tissue couldn't reverse the Bond that Steve and Bucky had. But they sure tried. Word count/format: 100

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Title: B4. Muzzle Creator(s): aimmyarrowshigh Link: ao3 Square: B4 - Picture of muzzled Winter Soldier Rating: Teen Ship(s): N/A Warnings: HYDRA, Past Torture, Depersonalization Major tags: HYDRA, Past Torture, Depersonalization Summary: On the bridge, the muzzle comes off. The words come unbidden. Word count/format: 100

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Title: B5. Secret Admirer Creator(s): aimmyarrowshigh Link: ao3 Square: B5 - Secret Admirer Rating: Teen Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers Warnings: Period-Typical Homophobia Major tags: Valentine's Day, Secret Admirer, Period-Typical Homophobia Summary: "No one's gonna believe some dame left me all this," Steve protests between kisses. "We should say they're for you." "Just take 'em," Bucky mumbles, even as he knocks the glass of flowers off the makeshift table when he lifts Steve onto it. The chocolates fall next. "They're from your not-so-secret admirer, punk." Word count/format: 100

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Title: While Steve's Away Creator(s): sidepartskinnyjeans Link: ao3 Square: U4 - "As you wish" Rating: Explicit Ship(s): SamBucky Warnings: Sexual content Major tags: Edging, handjob Summary: After confirming that Bucky is no longer under the influence of the Winter Soldier programming, Sam spends an afternoon with him in a motel. Alone. (Set during Civil War) Word count/format: 940

[the-feeeeling-is-mutual]

Thank you for the tag @heyjonesey​, as always! ❤️

1. What is the colour of your hairbrush? Pink and grey, my hair included.

2. Name a food you never eat: Mushrooms. Mushrooms are evil.

3. Are you typically too warm or too cold? Too cold. Like all the time. In the summer family members use my feet to cool themselves down. So cold that we started turning the heater on in... July I think?

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Downloading photos, I might have a problem. (I don’t see why Shutterstock doesn’t give me an account with 10 free downloads with my perfectly real-looking name AAA BBB, working for Stealers Inc. on the position of a stealer with an e-mail address thisisathrowawayaccsorry@[redacted] tho. They’re mean.)

5. What’s your favourite candy bar? None really, I prefer high-quality chocolate.

6. Have you ever been to a professional sports game? No, thank god.

7. What is the last thing you said out loud? "The interNOT”

8. What is your favourite ice cream? I really like any kind of fruit sorbet.

9. What was the last thing you had to drink? water

10. Do you like your wallet? I... I don’t have any. I usually don’t even wear any kind of purse to be honest because of my back problems. My husband carries all my things in his shoulder bag.

11. What was the last thing you ate? chocolate

12. Did you buy any new clothes last weekend? What would I need them for now?

13. What’s the last sporting event you watched? Some ice-skating like a year ago.

14. What is your favourite flavour of popcorn?

I think they’re selling only something like “sweet” and “salty” here.

15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to? a realtor

16. Ever been camping? Nope, I’m a city creature.

17. Do you take vitamins? Yes, sir.

18. Do you regularly attend a place of worship? *looks at my main blog* I mean... 

19. Do you have a tan? I haven’t really been outside since... February so you can probably imagine.

20. Do you prefer chinese or pizza? This must be a trick question, one loves both equally.

21. Do you drink soda through a straw? No, I can use my hands. And mouth. And drink from a glass.

22. What colour socks do you usually wear? Pink ones inside or in winter boots, black ones outside.

23. Do you ever drive above the speed limit? I don’t drive and would never.

24. What terrifies you? As a person with a panic disorder, please let me just say this would get the length of a slow-burn fanfic if I was to list everything accurately.

25. Look to your left, what do you see? A door, would you look at that.

26. What chore do you hate the most? I’m an adult, I do all the chores with an immense love any time it means avoiding my other responsibilities.

27. What do you think of when you hear an australian accent? Of one movie I worked on.

(Did anyone notice number 28 is missing? Huh.)

29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit drive thru? I don’t eat fast food really.

30. What’s your favourite number? Does everyone have one? I don’t.

31. Who’s the last person you talked to? husband

32. Favourite meat? No, thank you.

33. Last song you listened to? As It Was

34. Last book you read? I... I swear I used to read a lot at school but now it’s mostly fanfics for me and those I’m NOT going to name.

35. Favourite day of the week? Any day except for Saturday since I have to teach a lot. The beginning of the week is good. Long time till next Saturday.

36. Can you say the alphabet backwards? What would you need that for? I don’t have the bandwidth.

37. How do you like your coffee? Weak. Then I drink half a cup, then my stomach starts hurting, then I get nervous and shaky and then I realise I shouldn’t drink coffee.

38. Favourite pair of shoes? I wear the same “work boots” all year round. Those are my favourite, yes.

39. Time you normally get up? Usually at 12 AM or 1 PMish. My schedule has been weird lately.

40. What do you prefer, sunrise or sunsets? I have no way of ever seeing a sunrise.

41. How many blankets on your bed? Two most nights. Does husband count as well?

42. Describe your kitchen plates: Yellow. Food tastes good from yellow plates.

43. Describe your kitchen at the moment: Moderate amount of mess.

44. Do you have a favourite alcoholic drink? Nope.

45. Do you play cards? Nope.

46. What colour is your car? No car, no colour.

47. Can you change a tire? No car, no need to change a tire.

48. Your favourite state or province? People have those?

49. Favourite job you’ve ever had? My current job actually!

I’m tagging @hufflepuffveve, @riibisel​, @irishsong​, @frankieneedsmeds​ and everyone who feels like being interviewed! ❤️

[melananin]

Get to know me pt. idk

200: My crush’s name is: brantdypoo 199: I was born in: us 198: I am really: quiet 197: My cellphone company is: tmoblie 196: My eye color is: brown 195: My shoe size is: 7ish 194: My ring size is: idk  193: My height is: 5′2 192: I am allergic to: eggs 191: My 1st car was: subaru  190: My 1st job was: working with kids  189: Last book you read:  a million little pieces 188: My bed is: medium 187: My pet: dog 186: My best friend: 3 people  185: My favorite shampoo is: the one from costco 184: Xbox or ps3: ps4 183: Piggy banks are: ok 182: In my pockets: nothing 181: On my calendar: days i work  and finals 180: Marriage is: whatever 179: Spongebob can: laugh 178: My mom: is cool 177: The last three songs I bought were?  movements 176: Last YouTube video watched: patd live at reading and leeds festival 175: How many cousins do you have? too many 174: Do you have any siblings? 1 173: Are your parents divorced? hA 172: Are you taller than your mom? no 171: Do you play an instrument? i can 170: What did you do yesterday? @ my bbb [ I Believe In ] 169: Love at first sight: idk 168: Luck: eh 167: Fate: ye 166: Yourself: no 165: Aliens: probably 164: Heaven: idk 163: Hell: idk 162: God: idk 161: Horoscopes: no 160: Soul mates: maybe 159: Ghosts: no 158: Gay Marriage: sure 157: War: no 156: Orbs: huh 155: Magic: no [ This or That ] 154: Hugs or Kisses: hugs 153: Drunk or High: drunk 152: Phone or Online: online 151: Red heads or Black haired: black 150: Blondes or Brunettes: brown 149: Hot or cold: hot 148: Summer or winter: sumemr 147: Autumn or Spring: spring 146: Chocolate or vanilla: vanilla 145: Night or Day: night 144: Oranges or Apples: orange 143: Curly or Straight hair: curly 142: McDonalds or Burger King: mcd 141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: milk 140: Mac or PC: mac 139: Flip flops or high heels: flioops 138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: sweet 137: Coke or Pepsi: coke 136: Hillary or Obama: obama 135: Burried or cremated: cremated 134: Singing or Dancing: dancing 133: Coach or Chanel: coach 132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: who 131: Small town or Big city: big city 130: Wal-Mart or Target: target 129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: ben 128: Manicure or Pedicure: hands 127: East Coast or West Coast: east 126: Your Birthday or Christmas: christmas 125: Chocolate or Flowers: chocolate 124: Disney or Six Flags: six flags 123: Yankees or Red Sox: who cares   [ Here’s What I Think About ] 122: War: it dumb 121: George Bush: which 120: Gay Marriage: it okay 119: The presidential election: ugh 118: Abortion: it okay 117: MySpace: idk 116: Reality TV: it whack 115: Parents: mine suck rn 114: Back stabbers: you dumb 113: Ebay: it okay 112: Facebook: it okay 111: Work: i complain a lot but its actualy good 110: My Neighbors: they okay  109: Gas Prices: they high now 108: Designer Clothes: eh 107: College: its alright 106: Sports: they alright 105: My family: broken rn 104: The future: im scared [ Last time I ] 103: Hugged someone: yesterday 102: Last time you ate: 30 min ago 101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: today 100: Cried in front of someone: a week ago 99: Went to a movie theater: almost two weeks ago 98: Took a vacation: two weeks ago 97: Swam in a pool: the winter 96: Changed a diaper: never 95: Got my nails done: looong time ago 94: Went to a wedding: friday before last 93: Broke a bone: never? 92: Got a peircing: when i was 2 months old 91: Broke the law: a few days ago 90: Texted: rn [ MISC ] 89: Who makes you laugh the most: my friends  88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: my dog and bed 87: The last movie I saw: it may have been la llorona 86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: school ending and going to nyc and doing stuff 85: The thing im not looking forward to: my dad moving out 84: People call me: nani 83: The most difficult thing to do is: ask 82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: no 81: My zodiac sign is: virgo 80: The first person i talked to today was: my grandpa 79: First time you had a crush: prob kindergarten or something 78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: certain person 77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: today 76: Right now I am talking to: bbb 75: What are you going to do when you grow up: i dont know 74: I have/will get a job:? 73: Tomorrow: i have a final 72: Today: i had a final 71: Next Summer: im going to ny 70: Next Weekend: idk what im doing 69: I have these pets: dog and fish 68: The worst sound in the world: screaming 67: The person that makes me cry the most is: idk 66: People that make you happy: my friends and fmaily kinda 65: Last time I cried: a bit ago idk 64: My friends are: cool 63: My computer is: nice 62: My School: alright 61: My Car: cute 60: I lose all respect for people who: believe dumb things 59: The movie I cried at was: i dont remmeber 58: Your hair color is: brown 57: TV shows you watch: non rn 56: Favorite web site: pornhub  55: Your dream vacation: all of europe  54: The worst pain I was ever in was: golf ball sized blister on my foot while having a shoe on it 53: How do you like your steak cooked: yes

52: My room is: messy

51: My favorite celebrity is: kaya 50: Where would you like to be: in a good place 49: Do you want children: porbably 48: Ever been in love: i think so 47: Who’s your best friend:  46: More guy friends or girl friends: 45: One thing that makes you feel great is: 44: One person that you wish you could see right now: bbb 43: Do you have a 5 year plan: no 42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: no 41: Have you pre-named your children: kinda 40: Last person I got mad at: dad 39: I would like to move to: washington 38: I wish I was a professional: [ My Favorites ] 37: Candy: reeses 36: Vehicle: subaru 35: President: obama 34: State visited: washingotn 33: Cellphone provider: idk 32: Athlete: uj 31: Actor: evan peters 30: Actress: kaya 29: Singer: sky 28: Band: movements 27: Clothing store: hm 26: Grocery store: king soopers 25: TV show: twd 24: Movie: not sure 23: Website:  22: Animal: fox 21: Theme park: universal florida 20: Holiday: 19: Sport to watch: 18: Sport to play: 17: Magazine: 16: Book: 15: Day of the week: 14: Beach: 13: Concert attended: 12: Thing to cook: 11: Food: 10: Restaurant: 9: Radio station: 8: Yankee candle scent: 7: Perfume: 6: Flower: 5: Color: 4: Talk show host: 3: Comedian: 2: Dog breed: 1: Did you answer all these truthfully? 

[janicecpitts]

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Beware of scammers posing as Make-A-Wish

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Beware of scammers posing as Make-A-Wish

MILWAUKEE — Every 34 minutes, a child in the U.S. has their dream come true, all thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

An imposter posed as this organization that helps sick children, to scam people out of their money.

Connie Stewart reached out to our TODAY’S TMJ4 I-Team share how she almost fell victim just last week because the call was so convincing.

Stewart says she knew something was wrong when they asked for her credit card information.

“She [the scammer] made a remark when at first I was hesitant, she said, ‘Well, you wouldn’t want a child to die without their last wish?'” said Stewart.

TODAY’S TMJ4 tried to call that number back. It is now disconnected.

A spokesman with Make-A-Wish Wisconsin says they are aware of Stewart’s situation. They want to make clear, they have a nationwide policy to never solicit for donations by phone.

A spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau called this imposter scam ‘Disgusting.’

“Even if you think that might be the charity that you believe it is — hang up and call the charity. Just verify, ‘Are you making telephone solicitations right now? I just received a call’ – Report that,” said Lisa Schiller of the BBB.

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They are even seeing scammers setting up fake websites to scam a consumer.

The BBB has a scam tracker, that will alert you to new scams in our area. Click here to learn more.

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Source: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/beware-of-scam-posing-as-make-a-wish

[buckybarnesbingo]

BBB Week 34 Roundup!

This includes a LOT of awesome content from the Discord party this past weekend, which is all kinds of excellent!

Title: Herbal Tea, Hikes, and Meditation Collaborator: Link: AO3 Square Filled: K2 - Image of Bucky meditating Ship: Stucky Rating: Explicit Major Tags: Meditation, Sneaky Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Alternate Universe - Teachers, Alternate Universe - College/University Summary: Steve says he enjoys meditation but all he really does when he and Bucky meditate together is feel him up. Word Count:1401

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Title: Bucky’s Christmas Tree Collaborator: hawkeyeandthewintersoldier Link: Tumblr Square Filled: U2 - Holiday Fic Ship: Stucky Rating: Gen Major Tags: Christmas, Established Relationship Summary: Bucky decorates his Christmas tree, wondering if Steve will be home in time for the holidays. Decorating is a thing of pleasure for him, something he knows he deserves now. Word Count: 506

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Title: A Better Future Collaborator: TiBun Link: AO3 Square Filled: U4 - Bucky/Clint Ship: WinterHawk Rating: Mature Major Tags: Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence, Murder, Loss of Parent(s), Adoption Summary: When Sarah and Joseph Rogers take in newly orphaned Clint Barton, they vow to give him the loving, supportive life all children deserved, help him to heal from the damage done. Years later when Clint returns home to Brooklyn after traveling the country with his summer job, he is reunited with his adoptive brother's best friend, and something new begins to spark between them. Word Count: 11,194

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Title: Lighter Collaborator: hawkeyeandthewintersoldier Link: Tumblr Square Filled: K3 - support group Ship: BuckyNat Rating: Teen Major Tags: Dissociation, Therapy, Bucky Barnes recovering, Established Relationship Summary: After he has had a bad week, Bucky talks to his support group and dissociates. It leaves him feeling a bit shaken and his girlfriend Natasha picks him up. Word Count: 1217

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Title: Siren, part 4 : Lost girls find a way Collaborator: writing-mermaid Link: Tumblr Square Filled: U1 - “This might as well happen” Ship: Bucky/Reader Rating: Mature Major Tags: Mentions of death, degenerative illness, abduction Summary: Y/N is a mutant, a Siren, the last of her kind, with deadly dangerous powers and a hidden past. If most of the Avengers likes and get along with her, Steve doesn’t, and it’s getting worse when Y/N and Bucky become close. After all what can bring two broken souls together if it’s not a dark past. Word Count: 2252

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Title: Unexpected Collaborator: pherryt Link: Tumblr Square Filled: Y2 - Wings Ship: WinterWidowHawk Rating: Gen Major Tags: moodboard Summary: none Word Count: 955

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Title: What's in This Coffee Anyway?! (moodboard) Collaborator: Faustess Link: AO3 Square Filled: C2 - Time Travel Ship: WinterIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: Baristas, Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Office, Coffee, Time Shenanigans Summary: Bucky is a barista and Tony Stark is his favorite customer. Today is the same as any other day except the espresso machine makes a weird sound and... sends them both back in time. Word Count: 100

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Title: Star Camping Collaborator: ariasfandom Link: Tumblr Square Filled: K4 - Star Watching Ship: WinterWitch  Rating: Gen Major Tags: Stargazing, moodboard, aesthetic, space, galaxy   Summary: A moodboard of Wanda and Bucky stargazing from the back of a pickup truck

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Title: Coffee Time Collaborator: ibelieveinturtles Link: Tumblr Square Filled: K1 - Barista Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: moodboard  Summary: When Bucky unexpectedly inherits an old friend’s run down coffee shop, he doesn’t expect much. Then he discovers that the ancient coffee machine is a time machine, sending him from one end of history to another, learning the secrets of the most ancient society of Time Travelling Baristas.

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Title: BBB November 2020 Round Robin Collaborators: fightingforcreativity, rebelmeg, ladydarkphoenix, ariasfandom, Faustess, LLightz, Politzania, ibelieveinturtles Link: AO3 Squares Filled: fightingforcreativity, B3 - Lost their Powers rebelmeg, K5 - gym buddies ladydarkphoenix, B5 - frenemies ariasfandom, K1 - Kidnapped! Faustess, B5 - Fortune Cookie LLightz, U1 - AU Office / Corporate Politzania, K5 - Role Reversal ibelieveinturtles, B2 - Language Ship: several hinted ships, up to reader interpretation Rating: Teen Major Tags: Alternate Universe - Corporate, Gym Buddies, Fortune Cookies, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Bucky Barnes's Metal Arm, Ambushes and Sneak Attacks, Injury, Kidnapping, Magic, Multiverse, Plot Twists Summary: A trip to the gym takes one wild turn when Ten Rings Incorporated attacks. Word Count: 2695

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Title: HYDRA's Dolly Collaborator: Fighting_for_Creativity Link: AO3 Square Filled: U3 - Graveyard Ship: Tony & Bucky Rating: Teen Major Tags: Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Tony Stark needs a hug, Canon Divergence, Angst, Fluff, Soft bois, Songfic Summary: Bucky remembers some of his victim's names. He knows he remembers this woman. Not knowing how else to deal with his grief, he visits her grave. Remembering more of his life as Hydra's doll, he is surprised to find company and ultimately an unlikely friend. Word Count: 1312

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Title: Visions of Xmas Past, Present, Future Collaborator: lbibliophile Link: Tumblr Square Filled: U2 - Memes Ship: BuckySam Rating: Teen Major Tags: moodboard, blood Summary: Christmas Eve in his shity little apartment in in Bucharest, a recovering Bucky Barnes is granted a gift: a reminder of how far he has come, and how much more he still has to gain.

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Title: It’s a Bee Collaborator: Pyrone Link: Tumblr Square Filled: C3 - free space Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: If you don’t like insects. there are bees, moodboard Summary: After getting funds from unexpected places Bucky moves out and starts a hobby with the old frames and houses he finds in his new place.

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Title: FiveEver Collaborator: ariasfandom Link: Tumblr Square Filled: Y1 - Crack Ship: Stucky Rating: Gen Major Tags: Endgame, Crack, Drabble Summary: Forever is a long time to love someone, but fiveever is longer. Sadly, Steve couldn’t realize that until it was too late. Word Count: 100

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Title: Alternate Bucky Collaborator: writing-what-writing Link: Tumblr Square Filled: Y3 - alternate timeline self Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: alternate universe mumbo jumbo   Summary: Bucky and the other Avengers watch Hot Tub Time Machine and one of the actors looks familiar… Word Count: 414

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Title: Workout Collaborator: lbibliophile Link: Tumblr Square Filled: B4 - Showoff Ship: Tony & Bucky & Steve Rating: Gen Major Tags: moodboard, dog!Bucky, dog!Steve Summary: If there were such a thing as supersoldiers in dog form, Bucky and Steve would be it. Tony loves them, but their energy will be the death of him someday.

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Title: Sweets for the Sweet Collaborator: Politzania Link: AO3 Square Filled: Y1 - Blind Date Ship: WinterIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: Drabble, Moodboard, fluff Summary: Tony discovers something shocking about his blind date. Word Count: 100

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Title: BBB November 2020 Round Robin - Take Two Collaborators: Ginger, eachpeachpearplum, Poliz, fightingforcreativity, Menatiera, ladydarkhoenix, Faustess, LLightz, Pyrone, ibelieveinturtles, Gavilan Link: AO3 Squares Filled: Ginger, B5 - magnet Peach, B3 - abandonment issues Poliz, C4 - Marriage Menatiera, K4 - passing notes ladydarkphoenix, B3 - comfort clothes Faustess, Y2 - Hand Holding LLightz, K3 - Dog Pyrone, K3 - magical girl ibelieveinturtles, B1 - “Kiss me” Gavilan, K5 - walking disaster Ship: possibly WinterHawk Rating: Gen Major Tags: comfort, coping mechanisms, supportive friends, therapy animals Summary: With the help of his friends, Bucky finds cuddly new ways to cope with his PTSD. Word Count: 3232

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Title: Baby Steps Collaborator: ariasfandom Link: AO3 Square Filled: U1 - Bathing Ship: Stucky Rating: Explicit Major Tags: Smut, first time, fluff, aftercare Summary: Steve and Bucky had been dating for a while, and they'd been wanting to 'get together' for just as long. Every time they got the chance, Steve stopped everything dead in it's tracts. One day, Bucky brings this up him, and the answer wasn't exactly what he was expecting, so Bucky made it his mission to prove to Steve just how much he loved him and his body. Word Count: 3795

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Can L-Theanine fight Depression

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Evaluating the effects of caffeine and theanine on the upkeep of caution throughout a sustained attention task. Neuropharmacology, 62( 7 ): 2320-7. Recovered from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22326943?dopt=Abstract Garcia, R. (2001 ). Stress, hippocampal plasticity, and spatial knowing. Synapse, 40( 3 ): 180-3. Obtained from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11304755 Higashiyoma, A et al. (2011 ). Results of L-theanine on attention and response time reaction.

Recovered from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464611000351 Kakuda, T et al. (2014 ). Inhibition by Theanine of Binding of [3H] AMPA, [3H] Kainate, and [3H] MDL 105,519 to Glutamate Receptors. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 1347-6847. Retrieved from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1271/bbb. 66.2683 Kimura, K. (2007 ). L-theanine lowers psychological and physiological stress actions. Biological psychology, 71( 1 ): 39-45. Obtained from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16930802 Liu, W et al.

The Tension Hormonal Agent Cortisone Increases Synaptic a-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid (AMPA) Receptors through Serum-and Glutocorticoid-inducible Kinase (SGK) Policy of the GDI-Rab4 Complex. Journal of Biochemistry, 285: 6101-6108. Retrieved from: http://www.jbc.org/content/285/9/6101.full Lyon, MR et al. (2011 ). The impacts of L-theanine (Suntheanine) on unbiased sleep quality in kids with attention deficit hyperactivity condition (ADHD): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled scientific trial.

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Anxiety is an extremely typical psychological health illness in the United States and the rest of the world, and it is becoming progressively prevalent. In truth, between 1990 and 2013, the number of people suffering with anxiety and/or depression increased by 50%. Nearly 10% of the world's population is impacted by stress and anxiety or depression, and psychological diseases including these represent a third of the global non-fatal illness problem, especially economically.

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In-Home Teeth-Straightening Business Is Booming ― But Better Brace Yourself

Though Anna Rosemond, now 33, had braces when she was young, a couple of years ago she noticed her teeth were again starting to crowd. So when she saw a Groupon deal for SmileDirectClub, she jumped on it.

“I thought, ‘This looks like a really cool way to do braces,’” said Rosemond, who made her own teeth impressions with putty and used a “smile stretcher” ― a device that pulls apart the lips and cheeks ― to take pictures of her mouth. A few weeks after she submitted the items, plastic aligners arrived in the mail, beginning what the company describes as Rosemond’s “smile journey.”

On that trip, there would be no time-consuming visits to a dental office, as her treatment would be overseen online through a SmileDirectClub-affiliated dentist or orthodontist — at a current cost of only $85 a month and a $250 down payment, according to the firm’s website.

Initially, she said, the aligners sent in 2017 seemed to be working. But over time, Rosemond said, she grew concerned: “My teeth were literally moving at an angle.”

Rosemond is part of a wave of patients who have embraced this do-it-yourself approach to orthodontia, hoping to attain a perfect smile without the high out-of-pocket cost and potential inconvenience of traditional braces or tooth aligners.

To be sure, technology enables consumers to do more at home, and dental care ― with its limited insurance coverage ― offers a large potential market. Home teeth-whitening kits have largely displaced in-office treatments, for example.

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Now, teeth straightening is the newest dental frontier, with startups like SmileDirectClub, Candid, Smilelove and SnapCorrect advertising their services aggressively on billboards and social media.

When results are good, the DIY approach can yield thousands of dollars in savings. But when the treatment plan doesn’t produce results or goes wrong, consumer-patients like Rosemond voice their frustrations in Facebook groups and complain to the Better Business Bureau or the Federal Trade Commission that they have nowhere to turn for help.

The companies do not make information public about success rates or problems — although SmileDirectClub says it has achieved a rating of 4.9 stars out of 5 on nearly 58,000 Google reviews — and there are few scientific studies of outcomes for direct-to-consumer orthodontics.

To get a simple refund after an initial 30-day period, patients are often asked to sign what SmileDirectClub calls a “release,” stating the consumer won’t complain publicly — which it says is fairly standard in business. A shareholder lawsuit against the firm says those releases suppress consumer complaints, leaving investors in the dark.

Consumer complaints to advocacy groups and regulators, including the FTC, the Food and Drug Administration and state attorneys general, as well as lawsuits, are accumulating.

Yet, SmileDirectClub, the company with the largest market share of direct-to-consumer orthodontics, says it’s achieving its aim of disrupting the entrenched orthodontia industry.

“We have provided consumers for the first time with an affordable option that is also far more convenient for those who cannot afford to miss school or work or are disabled and cannot get to multiple office visits,” said Susan Greenspon Rammelt, general counsel for SmileDirectClub.

Tiffanie Leatham, who worked as a dental assistant for SmileDirectClub for a year, felt the company pressured her to sign up patients whose teeth she thought were not suitable for aligners. “It was mostly sales with a small hint of dentistry,” she said.

Recent SEC filings show SmileDirectClub spent more than half its revenue on marketing.

They Saw The Opportunity

The direct-to-consumer teeth-alignment industry was enabled by the arrival two decades ago of Invisalign, clear plastic aligners that offered an alternative to the hated “metal mouth” look of braces so familiar to a generation of children. Invisalign, however, is dispensed by dentists or orthodontists during in-office visits, so it’s more costly for consumers.

While Invisalign sales remain high — its manufacturer, Align Technology, reported a record $2 billion in worldwide total revenue in 2018 — patents on the product began expiring in 2017.

SmileDirectClub saw the opportunity early and launched in 2014, with backing from Camelot Venture Group, a private investment group that also backed Quicken Loans and 1-800 Contacts. Initially, the startup’s aligners were made by Align Technology; now, SmileDirectClub does its own manufacturing.

Nashville-based SmileDirectClub, which says it has served more than 750,000 customers worldwide and represents 95% of the at-home clear-aligner industry, went public on Wall Street in September 2019. Its customers almost tripled ― from 90,000 to 258,000 ― from 2017 to 2018, according to SEC filings. But the company has yet to post a profit, also according to its SEC filings.

SmileDirectClub said customers initially used impression kits at home. Now, the company said, most customers visit one of more than 360 “SmileShop” locations, some inside CVS or Walgreens pharmacies, where technicians take a 3D scan of their mouths. The total cost starts at $1,895, although financing or additional items, such as retainers, can add to the price, according to the firm’s website.

With SmileDirectClub, most customers start by buying a kit to make their own mouth impressions. Others go to one of more than 360 “SmileShop” locations, some inside CVS or Walgreens pharmacies, where technicians take a 3D scan of their mouths.(Hannah Norman/Kaiser Health News)

Those impressions, photos and scans are sent to the firm’s facility in Costa Rica, where technicians develop treatment plans and one of 85 dentists employed there reviews it. For U.S. customers, treatment plans are also reviewed by a dentist or orthodontist licensed in the state where the customer lives, says SmileDirectClub.

Customers then receive an image of what their teeth might look like after treatment and can decide whether to proceed. If they do, the facility sends off the plastic aligners, which are worn sequentially over a few months for 22 hours a day.

If there is a question or problem with the aligners, billing or other issues during the months-long treatment process, customer service agents are the first stop. They can route concerns to the affiliated dentists, said company executives. Sometimes, according to a written statement, “the treating doctor will ask to see the patient in person, or work with the patient’s regular dentist.”

In the same statement, SmileDirectClub said it could not comment directly on specific patients’ experiences.

Direct-to-consumer aligners are clearly filling a niche, but one that makes some health care experts uncomfortable. “It’s a symptom of a broken health care system: getting dubious-quality online services without much accountability because mainstream services are unaffordable,” said Arthur Caplan, founding head of the division of medical ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York.

As the industry has grown, so too have complaints from customers, pushback from dentistry’s professional trade groups and scrutiny from regulators. More than 1,600 complaints have been lodged nationally against SmileDirectClub with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in the past three years. The FDA has received at least 72 complaints regarding SmileDirectClub’s products since 2017, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis of the agency’s device database.

KHN contacted all 51 state attorneys general offices. But, of the 34 offices that responded to the request, 19 reported a total of 75 complaints concerning SmileDirectClub. The FTC also has received 175 complaints against the firm, though the majority (148) are duplicates of the complaints received by the BBB and the state attorneys general. SmileDirectClub’s Instagram and Facebook posts also have generated many comments from dissatisfied consumers.

The other firms, all with far less market share, also figure in complaints filed with the BBB, including 54 against Candid, 10 against Smilelove and three against SnapCorrect.

Despite that, the BBB says it gives all the companies high grades because their business volume is high compared with the number of complaints filed and they demonstrate responsiveness to complaints. SmileDirectClub maintains an “A-minus” rating from the bureau. The other firms range from A to B-minus.

Many of the BBB, FTC and social media complaints focus on customer service issues, such as delays in receiving products or difficulty in obtaining answers to questions about treatment or getting refunds. Only a sliver of complaints ― 48 ― submitted to the BBB’s website centered on clinical problems, Dr. Jeffrey Sulitzer, SmileDirectClub’s chief clinical officer, said in a November interview.

One was submitted by Michael Anthony Johnson of Dallas, who alleges the company’s aligners harmed his teeth.

Johnson, a 57-year-old CEO of online Centertainment Radio & TV, said he saw the advertisements and stopped in at a SmileDirectClub retail location to see if he would qualify. A technician took a 3D scan of his teeth.

“She said, ‘I think you’ll be fine,’” he recalled. “Two days later, I was approved.”

For the first few months, all seemed well; but at month seven, several of his teeth broke, he said.

SmileDirectClub responded that the initial scans taken in their shop showed problems before he started treatment, including two broken teeth, fractures on one and a dark spot on another.

“Before you started remote clear aligners these areas of concern should have been addressed with your local dental provider,” Charlene, with the company’s dental team, wrote in response, according to the BBB website.

She also noted that Johnson had signed a consent form for his aligners, a document that includes one long paragraph declaring he had recently been to a dentist and taken care of any problems. Johnson said he did not read the multipage document before signing.

“The response back to me was, it’s your fault,” said Johnson. “No one said you need to go see the dentist. Yes, it’s my fault for not reading the fine print, but the person taking my imprints, she never mentioned it.” Johnson is now saving up money so he can get three teeth replaced with implants. For some, he said, the aligners may be a great product, but “I know, for me, it was not.”

The company has argued it isn’t liable for clinical problems raised by consumers, as it is not practicing dentistry but is merely a “dental support organization” ― essentially, the go-between. Rather, SmileDirectClub said its treating dentists and orthodontists are the responsible parties if something goes wrong.

Those treating dentists and orthodontists ― who earn an average of $50 per customer ― can review patients’ files, ask the customer to submit more information or seek X-rays and even request that the patient get a deep cleaning before treatment, said Greenspon Rammelt, SmileDirectClub’s general counsel.

However, SmileDirectClub dentists currently do not see the patient in person, and some experts say that is a problem. “A proper diagnosis cannot be done by a picture of teeth,” said Chad Gehani, a practicing dentist and the American Dental Association’s president. An examination, he added, is needed to detect things like cavities, shortened roots and gum disease, which could lead to problems, according to the ADA and the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). Both groups discourage the use of online aligners.

SmileDirectClub announced on Jan. 14 that it would soon offer aligners through dentists and orthodontists.

Lawsuits And Turf Battles

Several lawsuits challenging SmileDirectClub — brought on behalf of consumers, dentists and shareholders — are ongoing.

One class-action case brought by dentists, orthodontists and consumers in Tennessee alleges the company engages in false advertising and unfair trade practices, although all of its consumer plaintiffs have withdrawn as of this month. SmileDirectClub had won a ruling that its customers all sign agreements to arbitrate disputes, rather than litigate. Shareholder lawsuits allege SmileDirectClub failed to disclose some concerns, including the level of consumer complaints, before the firm’s initial public offering.

In separate action, after dental boards in Georgia and Alabama set rules requiring dentists oversee any scans done in retail settings, SmileDirectClub went to court. In its filings, SmileDirectClub alleges the boards, made up mainly of dentists and orthodontists, were trying to stifle competition.

SmileDirectClub has also sued the Dental Board of California, arguing it directed an investigator to “conduct a series of coordinated raids” on its retail stores that amounted to harassment.

The California case is pending in federal court. The Georgia and Alabama cases are also ongoing, pending before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The cases have drawn much interest: The AAO has filed amicus briefs in support of the Georgia and Alabama dental boards, backing their jurisdiction and authority to set rules. The Federal Trade Commission weighed in on behalf of SmileDirectClub on a part of the case that involves whether Alabama state lawmakers exercise enough supervision over the state’s dental board.

As for Anna Rosemond, after sending multiple photos of her teeth to SmileDirectClub via Facebook Messenger, she said she was told to complete her treatment, despite her concerns about her teeth moving at an angle. Eventually, the company agreed to send her new aligners, but she said they didn’t fit.

Fed up, Rosemond said, she stopped her credit card payments to SmileDirectClub. She ignored calls and emails about being sent to collections.

She said she consulted an orthodontist who told her, based on his review of previous X-rays and photos, she had a crossbite because of the SmileDirectClub treatment and would need braces with rubber bands to correct the issue.

She recently finished nine months of traditional orthodontics treatment from that orthodontist and loves her smile now that the braces are off.

“I’m so much more confident,” said Rosemond. “And my bite feels great.”

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In-Home Teeth-Straightening Business Is Booming ― But Better Brace Yourself

Though Anna Rosemond, now 33, had braces when she was young, a couple of years ago she noticed her teeth were again starting to crowd. So when she saw a Groupon deal for SmileDirectClub, she jumped on it.

“I thought, ‘This looks like a really cool way to do braces,’” said Rosemond, who made her own teeth impressions with putty and used a “smile stretcher” ― a device that pulls apart the lips and cheeks ― to take pictures of her mouth. A few weeks after she submitted the items, plastic aligners arrived in the mail, beginning what the company describes as Rosemond’s “smile journey.”

On that trip, there would be no time-consuming visits to a dental office, as her treatment would be overseen online through a SmileDirectClub-affiliated dentist or orthodontist — at a current cost of only $85 a month and a $250 down payment, according to the firm’s website.

Initially, she said, the aligners sent in 2017 seemed to be working. But over time, Rosemond said, she grew concerned: “My teeth were literally moving at an angle.”

Rosemond is part of a wave of patients who have embraced this do-it-yourself approach to orthodontia, hoping to attain a perfect smile without the high out-of-pocket cost and potential inconvenience of traditional braces or tooth aligners.

To be sure, technology enables consumers to do more at home, and dental care ― with its limited insurance coverage ― offers a large potential market. Home teeth-whitening kits have largely displaced in-office treatments, for example.

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Now, teeth straightening is the newest dental frontier, with startups like SmileDirectClub, Candid, Smilelove and SnapCorrect advertising their services aggressively on billboards and social media.

When results are good, the DIY approach can yield thousands of dollars in savings. But when the treatment plan doesn’t produce results or goes wrong, consumer-patients like Rosemond voice their frustrations in Facebook groups and complain to the Better Business Bureau or the Federal Trade Commission that they have nowhere to turn for help.

The companies do not make information public about success rates or problems — although SmileDirectClub says it has achieved a rating of 4.9 stars out of 5 on nearly 58,000 Google reviews — and there are few scientific studies of outcomes for direct-to-consumer orthodontics.

To get a simple refund after an initial 30-day period, patients are often asked to sign what SmileDirectClub calls a “release,” stating the consumer won’t complain publicly — which it says is fairly standard in business. A shareholder lawsuit against the firm says those releases suppress consumer complaints, leaving investors in the dark.

Consumer complaints to advocacy groups and regulators, including the FTC, the Food and Drug Administration and state attorneys general, as well as lawsuits, are accumulating.

Yet, SmileDirectClub, the company with the largest market share of direct-to-consumer orthodontics, says it’s achieving its aim of disrupting the entrenched orthodontia industry.

“We have provided consumers for the first time with an affordable option that is also far more convenient for those who cannot afford to miss school or work or are disabled and cannot get to multiple office visits,” said Susan Greenspon Rammelt, general counsel for SmileDirectClub.

Tiffanie Leatham, who worked as a dental assistant for SmileDirectClub for a year, felt the company pressured her to sign up patients whose teeth she thought were not suitable for aligners. “It was mostly sales with a small hint of dentistry,” she said.

Recent SEC filings show SmileDirectClub spent more than half its revenue on marketing.

They Saw The Opportunity

The direct-to-consumer teeth-alignment industry was enabled by the arrival two decades ago of Invisalign, clear plastic aligners that offered an alternative to the hated “metal mouth” look of braces so familiar to a generation of children. Invisalign, however, is dispensed by dentists or orthodontists during in-office visits, so it’s more costly for consumers.

While Invisalign sales remain high — its manufacturer, Align Technology, reported a record $2 billion in worldwide total revenue in 2018 — patents on the product began expiring in 2017.

SmileDirectClub saw the opportunity early and launched in 2014, with backing from Camelot Venture Group, a private investment group that also backed Quicken Loans and 1-800 Contacts. Initially, the startup’s aligners were made by Align Technology; now, SmileDirectClub does its own manufacturing.

Nashville-based SmileDirectClub, which says it has served more than 750,000 customers worldwide and represents 95% of the at-home clear-aligner industry, went public on Wall Street in September 2019. Its customers almost tripled ― from 90,000 to 258,000 ― from 2017 to 2018, according to SEC filings. But the company has yet to post a profit, also according to its SEC filings.

SmileDirectClub said customers initially used impression kits at home. Now, the company said, most customers visit one of more than 360 “SmileShop” locations, some inside CVS or Walgreens pharmacies, where technicians take a 3D scan of their mouths. The total cost starts at $1,895, although financing or additional items, such as retainers, can add to the price, according to the firm’s website.

With SmileDirectClub, most customers start by buying a kit to make their own mouth impressions. Others go to one of more than 360 “SmileShop” locations, some inside CVS or Walgreens pharmacies, where technicians take a 3D scan of their mouths.(Hannah Norman/Kaiser Health News)

Those impressions, photos and scans are sent to the firm’s facility in Costa Rica, where technicians develop treatment plans and one of 85 dentists employed there reviews it. For U.S. customers, treatment plans are also reviewed by a dentist or orthodontist licensed in the state where the customer lives, says SmileDirectClub.

Customers then receive an image of what their teeth might look like after treatment and can decide whether to proceed. If they do, the facility sends off the plastic aligners, which are worn sequentially over a few months for 22 hours a day.

If there is a question or problem with the aligners, billing or other issues during the months-long treatment process, customer service agents are the first stop. They can route concerns to the affiliated dentists, said company executives. Sometimes, according to a written statement, “the treating doctor will ask to see the patient in person, or work with the patient’s regular dentist.”

In the same statement, SmileDirectClub said it could not comment directly on specific patients’ experiences.

Direct-to-consumer aligners are clearly filling a niche, but one that makes some health care experts uncomfortable. “It’s a symptom of a broken health care system: getting dubious-quality online services without much accountability because mainstream services are unaffordable,” said Arthur Caplan, founding head of the division of medical ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York.

As the industry has grown, so too have complaints from customers, pushback from dentistry’s professional trade groups and scrutiny from regulators. More than 1,600 complaints have been lodged nationally against SmileDirectClub with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in the past three years. The FDA has received at least 72 complaints regarding SmileDirectClub’s products since 2017, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis of the agency’s device database.

KHN contacted all 51 state attorneys general offices. But, of the 34 offices that responded to the request, 19 reported a total of 75 complaints concerning SmileDirectClub. The FTC also has received 175 complaints against the firm, though the majority (148) are duplicates of the complaints received by the BBB and the state attorneys general. SmileDirectClub’s Instagram and Facebook posts also have generated many comments from dissatisfied consumers.

The other firms, all with far less market share, also figure in complaints filed with the BBB, including 54 against Candid, 10 against Smilelove and three against SnapCorrect.

Despite that, the BBB says it gives all the companies high grades because their business volume is high compared with the number of complaints filed and they demonstrate responsiveness to complaints. SmileDirectClub maintains an “A-minus” rating from the bureau. The other firms range from A to B-minus.

Many of the BBB, FTC and social media complaints focus on customer service issues, such as delays in receiving products or difficulty in obtaining answers to questions about treatment or getting refunds. Only a sliver of complaints ― 48 ― submitted to the BBB’s website centered on clinical problems, Dr. Jeffrey Sulitzer, SmileDirectClub’s chief clinical officer, said in a November interview.

One was submitted by Michael Anthony Johnson of Dallas, who alleges the company’s aligners harmed his teeth.

Johnson, a 57-year-old CEO of online Centertainment Radio & TV, said he saw the advertisements and stopped in at a SmileDirectClub retail location to see if he would qualify. A technician took a 3D scan of his teeth.

“She said, ‘I think you’ll be fine,’” he recalled. “Two days later, I was approved.”

For the first few months, all seemed well; but at month seven, several of his teeth broke, he said.

SmileDirectClub responded that the initial scans taken in their shop showed problems before he started treatment, including two broken teeth, fractures on one and a dark spot on another.

“Before you started remote clear aligners these areas of concern should have been addressed with your local dental provider,” Charlene, with the company’s dental team, wrote in response, according to the BBB website.

She also noted that Johnson had signed a consent form for his aligners, a document that includes one long paragraph declaring he had recently been to a dentist and taken care of any problems. Johnson said he did not read the multipage document before signing.

“The response back to me was, it’s your fault,” said Johnson. “No one said you need to go see the dentist. Yes, it’s my fault for not reading the fine print, but the person taking my imprints, she never mentioned it.” Johnson is now saving up money so he can get three teeth replaced with implants. For some, he said, the aligners may be a great product, but “I know, for me, it was not.”

The company has argued it isn’t liable for clinical problems raised by consumers, as it is not practicing dentistry but is merely a “dental support organization” ― essentially, the go-between. Rather, SmileDirectClub said its treating dentists and orthodontists are the responsible parties if something goes wrong.

Those treating dentists and orthodontists ― who earn an average of $50 per customer ― can review patients’ files, ask the customer to submit more information or seek X-rays and even request that the patient get a deep cleaning before treatment, said Greenspon Rammelt, SmileDirectClub’s general counsel.

However, SmileDirectClub dentists currently do not see the patient in person, and some experts say that is a problem. “A proper diagnosis cannot be done by a picture of teeth,” said Chad Gehani, a practicing dentist and the American Dental Association’s president. An examination, he added, is needed to detect things like cavities, shortened roots and gum disease, which could lead to problems, according to the ADA and the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). Both groups discourage the use of online aligners.

SmileDirectClub announced on Jan. 14 that it would soon offer aligners through dentists and orthodontists.

Lawsuits And Turf Battles

Several lawsuits challenging SmileDirectClub — brought on behalf of consumers, dentists and shareholders — are ongoing.

One class-action case brought by dentists, orthodontists and consumers in Tennessee alleges the company engages in false advertising and unfair trade practices, although all of its consumer plaintiffs have withdrawn as of this month. SmileDirectClub had won a ruling that its customers all sign agreements to arbitrate disputes, rather than litigate. Shareholder lawsuits allege SmileDirectClub failed to disclose some concerns, including the level of consumer complaints, before the firm’s initial public offering.

In separate action, after dental boards in Georgia and Alabama set rules requiring dentists oversee any scans done in retail settings, SmileDirectClub went to court. In its filings, SmileDirectClub alleges the boards, made up mainly of dentists and orthodontists, were trying to stifle competition.

SmileDirectClub has also sued the Dental Board of California, arguing it directed an investigator to “conduct a series of coordinated raids” on its retail stores that amounted to harassment.

The California case is pending in federal court. The Georgia and Alabama cases are also ongoing, pending before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The cases have drawn much interest: The AAO has filed amicus briefs in support of the Georgia and Alabama dental boards, backing their jurisdiction and authority to set rules. The Federal Trade Commission weighed in on behalf of SmileDirectClub on a part of the case that involves whether Alabama state lawmakers exercise enough supervision over the state’s dental board.

As for Anna Rosemond, after sending multiple photos of her teeth to SmileDirectClub via Facebook Messenger, she said she was told to complete her treatment, despite her concerns about her teeth moving at an angle. Eventually, the company agreed to send her new aligners, but she said they didn’t fit.

Fed up, Rosemond said, she stopped her credit card payments to SmileDirectClub. She ignored calls and emails about being sent to collections.

She said she consulted an orthodontist who told her, based on his review of previous X-rays and photos, she had a crossbite because of the SmileDirectClub treatment and would need braces with rubber bands to correct the issue.

She recently finished nine months of traditional orthodontics treatment from that orthodontist and loves her smile now that the braces are off.

“I’m so much more confident,” said Rosemond. “And my bite feels great.”

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In-Home Teeth-Straightening Business Is Booming ― But Better Brace Yourself

Though Anna Rosemond, now 33, had braces when she was young, a couple of years ago she noticed her teeth were again starting to crowd. So when she saw a Groupon deal for SmileDirectClub, she jumped on it.

“I thought, ‘This looks like a really cool way to do braces,’” said Rosemond, who made her own teeth impressions with putty and used a “smile stretcher” ― a device that pulls apart the lips and cheeks ― to take pictures of her mouth. A few weeks after she submitted the items, plastic aligners arrived in the mail, beginning what the company describes as Rosemond’s “smile journey.”

On that trip, there would be no time-consuming visits to a dental office, as her treatment would be overseen online through a SmileDirectClub-affiliated dentist or orthodontist — at a current cost of only $85 a month and a $250 down payment, according to the firm’s website.

Initially, she said, the aligners sent in 2017 seemed to be working. But over time, Rosemond said, she grew concerned: “My teeth were literally moving at an angle.”

Rosemond is part of a wave of patients who have embraced this do-it-yourself approach to orthodontia, hoping to attain a perfect smile without the high out-of-pocket cost and potential inconvenience of traditional braces or tooth aligners.

To be sure, technology enables consumers to do more at home, and dental care ― with its limited insurance coverage ― offers a large potential market. Home teeth-whitening kits have largely displaced in-office treatments, for example.

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Now, teeth straightening is the newest dental frontier, with startups like SmileDirectClub, Candid, Smilelove and SnapCorrect advertising their services aggressively on billboards and social media.

When results are good, the DIY approach can yield thousands of dollars in savings. But when the treatment plan doesn’t produce results or goes wrong, consumer-patients like Rosemond voice their frustrations in Facebook groups and complain to the Better Business Bureau or the Federal Trade Commission that they have nowhere to turn for help.

The companies do not make information public about success rates or problems — although SmileDirectClub says it has achieved a rating of 4.9 stars out of 5 on nearly 58,000 Google reviews — and there are few scientific studies of outcomes for direct-to-consumer orthodontics.

To get a simple refund after an initial 30-day period, patients are often asked to sign what SmileDirectClub calls a “release,” stating the consumer won’t complain publicly — which it says is fairly standard in business. A shareholder lawsuit against the firm says those releases suppress consumer complaints, leaving investors in the dark.

Consumer complaints to advocacy groups and regulators, including the FTC, the Food and Drug Administration and state attorneys general, as well as lawsuits, are accumulating.

Yet, SmileDirectClub, the company with the largest market share of direct-to-consumer orthodontics, says it’s achieving its aim of disrupting the entrenched orthodontia industry.

“We have provided consumers for the first time with an affordable option that is also far more convenient for those who cannot afford to miss school or work or are disabled and cannot get to multiple office visits,” said Susan Greenspon Rammelt, general counsel for SmileDirectClub.

Tiffanie Leatham, who worked as a dental assistant for SmileDirectClub for a year, felt the company pressured her to sign up patients whose teeth she thought were not suitable for aligners. “It was mostly sales with a small hint of dentistry,” she said.

Recent SEC filings show SmileDirectClub spent more than half its revenue on marketing.

They Saw The Opportunity

The direct-to-consumer teeth-alignment industry was enabled by the arrival two decades ago of Invisalign, clear plastic aligners that offered an alternative to the hated “metal mouth” look of braces so familiar to a generation of children. Invisalign, however, is dispensed by dentists or orthodontists during in-office visits, so it’s more costly for consumers.

While Invisalign sales remain high — its manufacturer, Align Technology, reported a record $2 billion in worldwide total revenue in 2018 — patents on the product began expiring in 2017.

SmileDirectClub saw the opportunity early and launched in 2014, with backing from Camelot Venture Group, a private investment group that also backed Quicken Loans and 1-800 Contacts. Initially, the startup’s aligners were made by Align Technology; now, SmileDirectClub does its own manufacturing.

Nashville-based SmileDirectClub, which says it has served more than 750,000 customers worldwide and represents 95% of the at-home clear-aligner industry, went public on Wall Street in September 2019. Its customers almost tripled ― from 90,000 to 258,000 ― from 2017 to 2018, according to SEC filings. But the company has yet to post a profit, also according to its SEC filings.

SmileDirectClub said customers initially used impression kits at home. Now, the company said, most customers visit one of more than 360 “SmileShop” locations, some inside CVS or Walgreens pharmacies, where technicians take a 3D scan of their mouths. The total cost starts at $1,895, although financing or additional items, such as retainers, can add to the price, according to the firm’s website.

With SmileDirectClub, most customers start by buying a kit to make their own mouth impressions. Others go to one of more than 360 “SmileShop” locations, some inside CVS or Walgreens pharmacies, where technicians take a 3D scan of their mouths.(Hannah Norman/Kaiser Health News)

Those impressions, photos and scans are sent to the firm’s facility in Costa Rica, where technicians develop treatment plans and one of 85 dentists employed there reviews it. For U.S. customers, treatment plans are also reviewed by a dentist or orthodontist licensed in the state where the customer lives, says SmileDirectClub.

Customers then receive an image of what their teeth might look like after treatment and can decide whether to proceed. If they do, the facility sends off the plastic aligners, which are worn sequentially over a few months for 22 hours a day.

If there is a question or problem with the aligners, billing or other issues during the months-long treatment process, customer service agents are the first stop. They can route concerns to the affiliated dentists, said company executives. Sometimes, according to a written statement, “the treating doctor will ask to see the patient in person, or work with the patient’s regular dentist.”

In the same statement, SmileDirectClub said it could not comment directly on specific patients’ experiences.

Direct-to-consumer aligners are clearly filling a niche, but one that makes some health care experts uncomfortable. “It’s a symptom of a broken health care system: getting dubious-quality online services without much accountability because mainstream services are unaffordable,” said Arthur Caplan, founding head of the division of medical ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York.

As the industry has grown, so too have complaints from customers, pushback from dentistry’s professional trade groups and scrutiny from regulators. More than 1,600 complaints have been lodged nationally against SmileDirectClub with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in the past three years. The FDA has received at least 72 complaints regarding SmileDirectClub’s products since 2017, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis of the agency’s device database.

KHN contacted all 51 state attorneys general offices. But, of the 34 offices that responded to the request, 19 reported a total of 75 complaints concerning SmileDirectClub. The FTC also has received 175 complaints against the firm, though the majority (148) are duplicates of the complaints received by the BBB and the state attorneys general. SmileDirectClub’s Instagram and Facebook posts also have generated many comments from dissatisfied consumers.

The other firms, all with far less market share, also figure in complaints filed with the BBB, including 54 against Candid, 10 against Smilelove and three against SnapCorrect.

Despite that, the BBB says it gives all the companies high grades because their business volume is high compared with the number of complaints filed and they demonstrate responsiveness to complaints. SmileDirectClub maintains an “A-minus” rating from the bureau. The other firms range from A to B-minus.

Many of the BBB, FTC and social media complaints focus on customer service issues, such as delays in receiving products or difficulty in obtaining answers to questions about treatment or getting refunds. Only a sliver of complaints ― 48 ― submitted to the BBB’s website centered on clinical problems, Dr. Jeffrey Sulitzer, SmileDirectClub’s chief clinical officer, said in a November interview.

One was submitted by Michael Anthony Johnson of Dallas, who alleges the company’s aligners harmed his teeth.

Johnson, a 57-year-old CEO of online Centertainment Radio & TV, said he saw the advertisements and stopped in at a SmileDirectClub retail location to see if he would qualify. A technician took a 3D scan of his teeth.

“She said, ‘I think you’ll be fine,’” he recalled. “Two days later, I was approved.”

For the first few months, all seemed well; but at month seven, several of his teeth broke, he said.

SmileDirectClub responded that the initial scans taken in their shop showed problems before he started treatment, including two broken teeth, fractures on one and a dark spot on another.

“Before you started remote clear aligners these areas of concern should have been addressed with your local dental provider,” Charlene, with the company’s dental team, wrote in response, according to the BBB website.

She also noted that Johnson had signed a consent form for his aligners, a document that includes one long paragraph declaring he had recently been to a dentist and taken care of any problems. Johnson said he did not read the multipage document before signing.

“The response back to me was, it’s your fault,” said Johnson. “No one said you need to go see the dentist. Yes, it’s my fault for not reading the fine print, but the person taking my imprints, she never mentioned it.” Johnson is now saving up money so he can get three teeth replaced with implants. For some, he said, the aligners may be a great product, but “I know, for me, it was not.”

The company has argued it isn’t liable for clinical problems raised by consumers, as it is not practicing dentistry but is merely a “dental support organization” ― essentially, the go-between. Rather, SmileDirectClub said its treating dentists and orthodontists are the responsible parties if something goes wrong.

Those treating dentists and orthodontists ― who earn an average of $50 per customer ― can review patients’ files, ask the customer to submit more information or seek X-rays and even request that the patient get a deep cleaning before treatment, said Greenspon Rammelt, SmileDirectClub’s general counsel.

However, SmileDirectClub dentists currently do not see the patient in person, and some experts say that is a problem. “A proper diagnosis cannot be done by a picture of teeth,” said Chad Gehani, a practicing dentist and the American Dental Association’s president. An examination, he added, is needed to detect things like cavities, shortened roots and gum disease, which could lead to problems, according to the ADA and the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). Both groups discourage the use of online aligners.

SmileDirectClub announced on Jan. 14 that it would soon offer aligners through dentists and orthodontists.

Lawsuits And Turf Battles

Several lawsuits challenging SmileDirectClub — brought on behalf of consumers, dentists and shareholders — are ongoing.

One class-action case brought by dentists, orthodontists and consumers in Tennessee alleges the company engages in false advertising and unfair trade practices, although all of its consumer plaintiffs have withdrawn as of this month. SmileDirectClub had won a ruling that its customers all sign agreements to arbitrate disputes, rather than litigate. Shareholder lawsuits allege SmileDirectClub failed to disclose some concerns, including the level of consumer complaints, before the firm’s initial public offering.

In separate action, after dental boards in Georgia and Alabama set rules requiring dentists oversee any scans done in retail settings, SmileDirectClub went to court. In its filings, SmileDirectClub alleges the boards, made up mainly of dentists and orthodontists, were trying to stifle competition.

SmileDirectClub has also sued the Dental Board of California, arguing it directed an investigator to “conduct a series of coordinated raids” on its retail stores that amounted to harassment.

The California case is pending in federal court. The Georgia and Alabama cases are also ongoing, pending before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The cases have drawn much interest: The AAO has filed amicus briefs in support of the Georgia and Alabama dental boards, backing their jurisdiction and authority to set rules. The Federal Trade Commission weighed in on behalf of SmileDirectClub on a part of the case that involves whether Alabama state lawmakers exercise enough supervision over the state’s dental board.

As for Anna Rosemond, after sending multiple photos of her teeth to SmileDirectClub via Facebook Messenger, she said she was told to complete her treatment, despite her concerns about her teeth moving at an angle. Eventually, the company agreed to send her new aligners, but she said they didn’t fit.

Fed up, Rosemond said, she stopped her credit card payments to SmileDirectClub. She ignored calls and emails about being sent to collections.

She said she consulted an orthodontist who told her, based on his review of previous X-rays and photos, she had a crossbite because of the SmileDirectClub treatment and would need braces with rubber bands to correct the issue.

She recently finished nine months of traditional orthodontics treatment from that orthodontist and loves her smile now that the braces are off.

“I’m so much more confident,” said Rosemond. “And my bite feels great.”

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Course Hero is an education technology website that allows students and educators to upload and share study resources with each other.

In our Course Hero review, we’ll let you know if it’s worth using.

Back before the internet, college and university students were limited to their classmates and campus resources like professors and the library. You had to leave your dorm room and seek out help from these sources.

When the internet was invented, someone decided that crowdsourcing education was a good idea, and so sites like Course Hero sprung into existence. Students share their study materials on the site and get to see other people’s study materials in exchange.

It sounds too good to be true, and some people have even lobbed scam accusations at the site.

Read the rest of our Course Hero review below to see what I think.

FAQ

1.) What is Course Hero? Course Hero is an education technology website where students and educators can upload documents and share study resources. It was founded in 2006 by a Cornell student named Andrew Grauer so he and his fellow students could share resources. Course Hero is now based in Redwood, California.

2.) How does Course Hero work? Course Hero is crowdsourced, meaning you have to contribute to Course Hero’s library of resources and/or community of students and educators to take advantage of everything on the site. Users earn unlocks and tutor questions through a variety of actions, such as rating other’s resources or sharing their own.

3.) What types of study resources/documents are on Course Hero? Course Hero has study guides, practice problems, video lessons, and class notes in basically every school subject.

4.) Does Course Hero have a mobile app? Yes. They have an app for iOS and Android.

5.) How many study resources does Course Hero have? Course Hero has over 25 million course-specific study resources.

6.) How do you earn free tutor questions? At the start, you are given 2 for creating an account, 2 for verifying your email, and 5 for logging into the mobile app for the first time. As for uploading documents, you are given 3 questions for the first 10 documents, 6 more when you upload 30 total documents, and 6 more when you reach 60 documents. After that, you are given 8 per friend you refer, 1 per tutor question you tag to a course.

7.) How do you earn free unlocks? You earn 5 per 10 documents you upload, 3 per quiz you create, 1 per 5 of your documents being unlocked by others, 1 per 5 of your documents receiving a thumbs-up, and 1 per 5 pieces of other peoples’ content you rate.

8.) Do tutor questions expire? Yes. They expire within 30 days of them being credited to your account.

9.) Can I redeem tutor questions for cash if I don’t want them? No.

10.) How long do unlocked documents stay unlocked? They stay unlocked for your entire subscription.

11.) What are Practice Problems? Practice Problems gives you additional study material. It pulls information from Course Hero’s library of resources and creates small problems sets for you to study with. Practice Problems is currently free, as it’s still in beta.

12.) How many times can I do practice problems? You can redo the same practice problems as many times as you want by clicking restart. Once you exit a problem set, the problems will change.

13.) How does tutoring work on Course Hero? All you do is type out your question, pick the subject it’s for, and submit it on the tutor screen. A tutor should have an answer for you in minutes. If their answer is sufficient, you can accept it.

14.) What if a tutor doesn’t answer my question sufficiently? You can follow up with your tutor for additional clarification. If they still don’t answer your question, you can flag the answer as “unhelpful”. Course Hero sends a Question Processor to evaluate the situation. Usually, the question will be canceled and you’ll get your tutor question back. You can follow this process if their answer is incorrect as well.

15.) How do I become a Course Hero tutor? You’ll need to fill in their application form with some basic personal information, your country of residence, your highest level of education, a brief description of your teaching or tutoring experience, and where you heard of Course Hero.

16.) How many hours do tutors work? Tutors set their own hours. You can work as much or as little as you want.

17.) How much do tutors make? Course Hero claims their top tutors make $500 per week. Your results will be a lot less at first, though, as you need to earn ratings for your tutoring. The higher your rating, the more money you can earn.

18.) What subjects can I teach as a tutor? Subjects include art/humanities, business, engineering/tech, foreign languages, history, math, science, and social studies. There are a ton of specialties within each subject you can choose from.

19.) Do I need to be a professor or certified tutor to become a Course Hero tutor? No. Course Hero does not provide strict requirements, but you need to at least be educated beyond high school in your subject of choice. The more credentials and experience you have, the more likely they’ll accept your application.

20.) How long until I hear back regarding my tutor application? They receive a high volume of applications, so they can’t guarantee you’ll get a response, let alone within a certain time frame. Again, the more credentials and experience you can display, the faster you’ll get a response.

21.) How much does Course Hero cost? Course Hero has a free subscription with limited access to Course Hero resources. However, you can earn tutor question and unlock resources by uploading your own documents and referring others to Course Hero.

22.) Does Course Hero have a free trial? No. Course Hero basic membership is free.

23.) Are there any upsells? Course Hero’s Premier subscription is the only upsell. Premier subscribers get 30 unlocks per month. You get 10 tutor questions on the monthly plan, 20 tutor questions on the 3-month plan, and 40 tutor questions on the yearly plan.

24.) How much does a Premier subscription cost? It normally costs $39.95 per month. However, you can opt to pay for 3 months at a time or a year at a time. Paying 3 months at a time costs $59.85, which is equivalent to $19.95 per month. Paying a year at a time costs $119.40, which is equivalent to $9.95 per month. You can change or pause your subscription at any time.

25.) Do Premier unlocks roll over from month to month? No. Your unlocks reset to 30 every month no matter what.

26.) What is the educator platform? Course Hero allows educators access to their library of documents so educators can customize their course materials. Educators can earn unlocks and unlock documents the same way students can.

27.) What is Course Hero’s refund policy? If your GPA for the semester in which you first subscribe to Course Hero Premier is less than your GPA from the academic term immediately prior to your subscription, Course Hero will give you a full refund. To request this, you’ll have to provide them with copies of your transcripts. Tutor answers are non-refundable. You may cancel your subscription at any time to avoid being billed for your next month, 3 months, or year.

28.) Does Course Hero have an affiliate program? Yes. Affiliates can earn 10% commissions per referral. To become an affiliate, you have to join through an affiliate network they’ve partnered with. To use Course Hero branded banners and other marketing materials, you have to create a Course Hero account and register for a developer API key. Alternatively, they have a “refer-a-friend” program. Each referral through this program earns you 8 free tutor questions.

29.) What is an affiliate network? Affiliate networks are intermediaries between affiliate marketers and companies with affiliate programs. They help companies reach a much larger audience for more sales. Examples include Clickbank and CommissionsJunction.

30.) Which affiliate networks offer Course Hero’s affiliate program? Skimlinks, VigLink, ShareASale, FlexOffers, and CommissionJunction.

31.) What is Course Hero’s BBB rating? A+

32.) Is Course Hero a scam? No. Due to its crowdsourced nature, it has to be a legit platform or it would go under because people would stop contributing in order to gain access to other documents.

33.) Isn’t using Course Hero considered cheating? No. It’s similar to having a large study group where everyone’s sharing materials and ideas. Course Hero claims they don’t tolerate cheating, plagiarism, or copyright infringement and they will permanently ban anyone who engages in any of those actions.

34.) What constitutes cheating on Course Hero? Cheating includes copying and submitting materials as your own work, uploading recordings of lectures in the same term you recorded them, using Course Hero resources when told not to use outside help, and using Course Hero in a way that violates the academic honor code of your instructor and/or school.

35.) Comparable companies: Chegg, Kahoot, Quizlet, StudyBlue

Course Hero Review – Overview

Course Hero is a crowdsourced online learning platform for students and educators to share study resources like notes and study guides.

Similar to Facebook, Course Hero started in a dorm. In 2006, a Cornell student named Andrew Grauer started Course Hero so he and his fellow students could share course materials in case people didn’t pay attention in classes.

Now, Course Hero boasts over 10 million student users contributing to and studying on its platform.

It works by incentivizing students to share their study materials through an unlock system. Students gain access to the documents they need by sharing their own study materials, allowing the platform to thrive.

As you’d expect, Course Hero has had its fair share of criticism.

There’re the accusations of scams.

Some think Course Hero’s resources cause students to care less about learning and more about grades, while others simply accuse the site of allowing mass cheating.

I can see where they’re coming from, but keep reading our Course Hero review for more info.

Product

Course Hero has both its main website and a mobile app. Course Hero’s main features are its library of crowdsourced study materials uploaded by students, its team of online tutors you can either seek help from or join, its scholarship opportunities, its educator accounts, and their new practice problems feature that is still being beta tested. Users earn unlocks and tutor questions to access the first two.

The types of study materials on Course Hero include notes, essays, homework help, study guides, and lab reports.

These documents can be viewed in full and downloaded with earnable unlocks. When you unlock a document, you have access to it for the entirety of your subscription. Earning tutor questions let you seek help from Course Hero’s online tutors.

Most documents let you see a page or two to make sure the document you’re about to unlock is relevant to what you’re looking for.

To find study materials, you can type what you’re looking for into Course Hero’s search bar.

Alternatively, you can search by school, subject, or book. Searching by subject is a great way to find specific study guides, while searching by book is useful for English or literature classes.

Further study materials are available in the form of their practice problems.

Course Hero draws on its library of study materials to create practice problems. After you complete a problem set, you can repeat the same problems as many time as you want by clicking restart. Once you exit a problem set, you can do another problem set with brand new questions.

This is currently free as Course Hero is in the middle of beta testing it, so take advantage while you can.

For personalized help, tutors are available 24/7 to answer your homework questions.

To get help from a tutor, ask your question, pick the subject you need help with, and a tutor will help you out. You can rate your tutor afterward. If you tried your best to get an answer from the tutors but they couldn’t help, you can have your tutor question given back to you.

Usually, tutors are fast about answering questions. In fact, several tutors are able to help you at the same time.

But to speed up the process, you have to be as specific as possible in your questions.

The tutors are fellow Course Hero users, meaning you can become a tutor and get paid to help others.

As a tutor, you’ll be helping your fellow Course Hero students.

Tutors get to pick their subject and set their own hours. You don’t need to show up anywhere either, so it makes for a decent side hustle.

Course Hero claims their top tutors earn $500 a week on average. That’s not bad side cash for an easy job you can do on your own time.

To become one, all you have to do is fill out their short application. Don’t be disappointed if you don’t get a response, though. Course Hero gets a ton of applications every day, and they can’t possibly respond to all of them.

I’d recommend listing all your relevant credentials and experience when you’re applying for a tutoring position. The more reasons you give them to hire you, the more likely you’ll get a timely response.

Unlocks can be earned a few ways.

For every 10 documents you upload, you earn 5 unlocks. Once these are uploaded, you earn 1 unlock for every 5 people that unlock a document of yours. 5 thumbs-up rating earns you another unlock.

You can even make quizzes for your uploaded study materials, which earn you 3 unlocks per quiz.

Most of your tutor questions are earned during the account creation process, while some can be earned through uploads.

Creating your account and verifying your email earn you 2 tutor questions each, while logging in with the mobile app for the first time nets you 5 more.

As for document uploads, you get 3 questions for the first 10 uploads, 6 more when you hit 30 total uploads, and another 6 questions when you hit 50 total uploads.

Sometimes, tutor questions will be relevant to a course on Course Hero. If you accept the tutor’s question, you can tag the tutor question to a course if prompted and earn back your tutor question.

Lastly, you can refer friends and earn 8 questions per referral.

Both unlocks and tutor questions take an hour or so to credit to your account once you upload a document, so don’t be alarmed if they don’t show up right away.

If you need help paying for school, they’ve got scholarships on there too.

Course Hero’s scholarships are really easy to apply for if you meet their application criteria. Most of them require a short answer, but some of the larger ones involve a bit of essay writing.

They change up the scholarships all the time, so keep your eyes peeled if you’re in school.

Educators can use Course Hero as well.

Course Hero offers accounts to educators so they can customize lesson plans using materials in Course Hero’s library. Unlocking these documents works the same for educators as it does for students.

Upsells

Course Hero’s main upsell is it’s Premier subscription. A Premier subscription gives you 30 unlocks a month, but your unlocks don’t roll over. Monthly subscribers get 10 tutor questions, quarterly (3 month) subscribers get 20 tutor questions, and yearly subscribers get 40 tutor questions.

Unfortunately, tutor questions don’t roll over. Once you use them, you’ll have to buy more or earn them as if you had a free membership.

For what you get, Premier doesn’t seem to be worth the price. If you’re a student, you probably don’t have the money or the willingness to spend the money anyways.

You might as well skip the upsell and earn your unlocks and tutor questions the free way.

Pricing

Course Hero’s basic subscription is free. The Premier subscription has 3 pricing options. You can $39.95 per month, $59.85 per 3 months, or $119.40 per year.

Opting for the 3-month option saves you $20 per month. The yearly option yields you $30 in savings.

If you’re a college student who’s always seeking out additional study resources, that yearly price might be worth it. If you simply have a hard semester, then the 3-month option might be better.

The monthly option isn’t really a great value unless you’re desperate and don’t have a lot of study documents yourself. You can always upload study materials and refer friends to earn free unlocks and questions.

Speaking of unlocks, you can only buy more of them if you have a Premier membership. Tutor questions can be bought at $3 a piece if you don’t want to earn them.

Affiliate Program

Course Hero has an affiliate program where affiliates can earn 10% commissions per referral. The affiliate program is run through various affiliate networks. These include Skimlinks, VigLink, ShareASale, Flexoffers, and CommissionJunction.

The affiliate networks Course Hero works with could change, so keep an eye out for that.

Course hero also provides you with branded icons and banners to market their site. To gain access to those, you must have an account and register for a Course Hero developer API key.

The refer a friend program isn’t exactly an affiliate program, but it does earn you a lot of tutor questions. Since tutor questions don’t roll over even for Premier subscribers, make sure to have a steady referral stream if you need a lot of tutor help.

Recap

Course Hero is definitely not a scam. In fact, it can’t be a scam or it wouldn’t exist in the first place.

Think about it.

If students didn’t benefit from Course Hero, then students wouldn’t contribute study materials to the platform. Course Hero would soon go under.

Based on their 10 million+ users, it doesn’t look too scammy to me.

I think crowdsourced education enhances the learning experience. It’s like having one large study group that’s willing to share all their resources with you and only you, as long as you give a little bit back.

Now, I can see why people equate using Course Hero with cheating. But how is browsing notes or getting tutor help online any different than sharing your notes with your classmates or visiting a tutor on campus?

Not to mention Course Hero bans anyone found violating their strict standards on cheating and copyright infringement.

Crowdsourced education is powerful, and Course Hero is a great example.

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Course Hero Review – is it a scam?

Course Hero is an education technology website that allows students and educators to upload and share study resources with each other.

In our Course Hero review, we’ll let you know if it’s worth using.

Back before the internet, college and university students were limited to their classmates and campus resources like professors and the library. You had to leave your dorm room and seek out help from these sources.

When the internet was invented, someone decided that crowdsourcing education was a good idea, and so sites like Course Hero sprung into existence. Students share their study materials on the site and get to see other people’s study materials in exchange.

It sounds too good to be true, and some people have even lobbed scam accusations at the site.

Read the rest of our Course Hero review below to see what I think.

FAQ

1.) What is Course Hero? Course Hero is an education technology website where students and educators can upload documents and share study resources. It was founded in 2006 by a Cornell student named Andrew Grauer so he and his fellow students could share resources. Course Hero is now based in Redwood, California.

2.) How does Course Hero work? Course Hero is crowdsourced, meaning you have to contribute to Course Hero’s library of resources and/or community of students and educators to take advantage of everything on the site. Users earn unlocks and tutor questions through a variety of actions, such as rating other’s resources or sharing their own.

3.) What types of study resources/documents are on Course Hero? Course Hero has study guides, practice problems, video lessons, and class notes in basically every school subject.

4.) Does Course Hero have a mobile app? Yes. They have an app for iOS and Android.

5.) How many study resources does Course Hero have? Course Hero has over 25 million course-specific study resources.

6.) How do you earn free tutor questions? At the start, you are given 2 for creating an account, 2 for verifying your email, and 5 for logging into the mobile app for the first time. As for uploading documents, you are given 3 questions for the first 10 documents, 6 more when you upload 30 total documents, and 6 more when you reach 60 documents. After that, you are given 8 per friend you refer, 1 per tutor question you tag to a course.

7.) How do you earn free unlocks? You earn 5 per 10 documents you upload, 3 per quiz you create, 1 per 5 of your documents being unlocked by others, 1 per 5 of your documents receiving a thumbs-up, and 1 per 5 pieces of other peoples’ content you rate.

8.) Do tutor questions expire? Yes. They expire within 30 days of them being credited to your account.

9.) Can I redeem tutor questions for cash if I don’t want them? No.

10.) How long do unlocked documents stay unlocked? They stay unlocked for your entire subscription.

11.) What are Practice Problems? Practice Problems gives you additional study material. It pulls information from Course Hero’s library of resources and creates small problems sets for you to study with. Practice Problems is currently free, as it’s still in beta.

12.) How many times can I do practice problems? You can redo the same practice problems as many times as you want by clicking restart. Once you exit a problem set, the problems will change.

13.) How does tutoring work on Course Hero? All you do is type out your question, pick the subject it’s for, and submit it on the tutor screen. A tutor should have an answer for you in minutes. If their answer is sufficient, you can accept it.

14.) What if a tutor doesn’t answer my question sufficiently? You can follow up with your tutor for additional clarification. If they still don’t answer your question, you can flag the answer as “unhelpful”. Course Hero sends a Question Processor to evaluate the situation. Usually, the question will be canceled and you’ll get your tutor question back. You can follow this process if their answer is incorrect as well.

15.) How do I become a Course Hero tutor? You’ll need to fill in their application form with some basic personal information, your country of residence, your highest level of education, a brief description of your teaching or tutoring experience, and where you heard of Course Hero.

16.) How many hours do tutors work? Tutors set their own hours. You can work as much or as little as you want.

17.) How much do tutors make? Course Hero claims their top tutors make $500 per week. Your results will be a lot less at first, though, as you need to earn ratings for your tutoring. The higher your rating, the more money you can earn.

18.) What subjects can I teach as a tutor? Subjects include art/humanities, business, engineering/tech, foreign languages, history, math, science, and social studies. There are a ton of specialties within each subject you can choose from.

19.) Do I need to be a professor or certified tutor to become a Course Hero tutor? No. Course Hero does not provide strict requirements, but you need to at least be educated beyond high school in your subject of choice. The more credentials and experience you have, the more likely they’ll accept your application.

20.) How long until I hear back regarding my tutor application? They receive a high volume of applications, so they can’t guarantee you’ll get a response, let alone within a certain time frame. Again, the more credentials and experience you can display, the faster you’ll get a response.

21.) How much does Course Hero cost? Course Hero has a free subscription with limited access to Course Hero resources. However, you can earn tutor question and unlock resources by uploading your own documents and referring others to Course Hero.

22.) Does Course Hero have a free trial? No. Course Hero basic membership is free.

23.) Are there any upsells? Course Hero’s Premier subscription is the only upsell. Premier subscribers get 30 unlocks per month. You get 10 tutor questions on the monthly plan, 20 tutor questions on the 3-month plan, and 40 tutor questions on the yearly plan.

24.) How much does a Premier subscription cost? It normally costs $39.95 per month. However, you can opt to pay for 3 months at a time or a year at a time. Paying 3 months at a time costs $59.85, which is equivalent to $19.95 per month. Paying a year at a time costs $119.40, which is equivalent to $9.95 per month. You can change or pause your subscription at any time.

25.) Do Premier unlocks roll over from month to month? No. Your unlocks reset to 30 every month no matter what.

26.) What is the educator platform? Course Hero allows educators access to their library of documents so educators can customize their course materials. Educators can earn unlocks and unlock documents the same way students can.

27.) What is Course Hero’s refund policy? If your GPA for the semester in which you first subscribe to Course Hero Premier is less than your GPA from the academic term immediately prior to your subscription, Course Hero will give you a full refund. To request this, you’ll have to provide them with copies of your transcripts. Tutor answers are non-refundable. You may cancel your subscription at any time to avoid being billed for your next month, 3 months, or year.

28.) Does Course Hero have an affiliate program? Yes. Affiliates can earn 10% commissions per referral. To become an affiliate, you have to join through an affiliate network they’ve partnered with. To use Course Hero branded banners and other marketing materials, you have to create a Course Hero account and register for a developer API key. Alternatively, they have a “refer-a-friend” program. Each referral through this program earns you 8 free tutor questions.

29.) What is an affiliate network? Affiliate networks are intermediaries between affiliate marketers and companies with affiliate programs. They help companies reach a much larger audience for more sales. Examples include Clickbank and CommissionsJunction.

30.) Which affiliate networks offer Course Hero’s affiliate program? Skimlinks, VigLink, ShareASale, FlexOffers, and CommissionJunction.

31.) What is Course Hero’s BBB rating? A+

32.) Is Course Hero a scam? No. Due to its crowdsourced nature, it has to be a legit platform or it would go under because people would stop contributing in order to gain access to other documents.

33.) Isn’t using Course Hero considered cheating? No. It’s similar to having a large study group where everyone’s sharing materials and ideas. Course Hero claims they don’t tolerate cheating, plagiarism, or copyright infringement and they will permanently ban anyone who engages in any of those actions.

34.) What constitutes cheating on Course Hero? Cheating includes copying and submitting materials as your own work, uploading recordings of lectures in the same term you recorded them, using Course Hero resources when told not to use outside help, and using Course Hero in a way that violates the academic honor code of your instructor and/or school.

35.) Comparable companies: Chegg, Kahoot, Quizlet, StudyBlue

Course Hero Review – Overview

Course Hero is a crowdsourced online learning platform for students and educators to share study resources like notes and study guides.

Similar to Facebook, Course Hero started in a dorm. In 2006, a Cornell student named Andrew Grauer started Course Hero so he and his fellow students could share course materials in case people didn’t pay attention in classes.

Now, Course Hero boasts over 10 million student users contributing to and studying on its platform.

It works by incentivizing students to share their study materials through an unlock system. Students gain access to the documents they need by sharing their own study materials, allowing the platform to thrive.

As you’d expect, Course Hero has had its fair share of criticism.

There’re the accusations of scams.

Some think Course Hero’s resources cause students to care less about learning and more about grades, while others simply accuse the site of allowing mass cheating.

I can see where they’re coming from, but keep reading our Course Hero review for more info.

Product

Course Hero has both its main website and a mobile app. Course Hero’s main features are its library of crowdsourced study materials uploaded by students, its team of online tutors you can either seek help from or join, its scholarship opportunities, its educator accounts, and their new practice problems feature that is still being beta tested. Users earn unlocks and tutor questions to access the first two.

The types of study materials on Course Hero include notes, essays, homework help, study guides, and lab reports.

These documents can be viewed in full and downloaded with earnable unlocks. When you unlock a document, you have access to it for the entirety of your subscription. Earning tutor questions let you seek help from Course Hero’s online tutors.

Most documents let you see a page or two to make sure the document you’re about to unlock is relevant to what you’re looking for.

To find study materials, you can type what you’re looking for into Course Hero’s search bar.

Alternatively, you can search by school, subject, or book. Searching by subject is a great way to find specific study guides, while searching by book is useful for English or literature classes.

Further study materials are available in the form of their practice problems.

Course Hero draws on its library of study materials to create practice problems. After you complete a problem set, you can repeat the same problems as many time as you want by clicking restart. Once you exit a problem set, you can do another problem set with brand new questions.

This is currently free as Course Hero is in the middle of beta testing it, so take advantage while you can.

For personalized help, tutors are available 24/7 to answer your homework questions.

To get help from a tutor, ask your question, pick the subject you need help with, and a tutor will help you out. You can rate your tutor afterward. If you tried your best to get an answer from the tutors but they couldn’t help, you can have your tutor question given back to you.

Usually, tutors are fast about answering questions. In fact, several tutors are able to help you at the same time.

But to speed up the process, you have to be as specific as possible in your questions.

The tutors are fellow Course Hero users, meaning you can become a tutor and get paid to help others.

As a tutor, you’ll be helping your fellow Course Hero students.

Tutors get to pick their subject and set their own hours. You don’t need to show up anywhere either, so it makes for a decent side hustle.

Course Hero claims their top tutors earn $500 a week on average. That’s not bad side cash for an easy job you can do on your own time.

To become one, all you have to do is fill out their short application. Don’t be disappointed if you don’t get a response, though. Course Hero gets a ton of applications every day, and they can’t possibly respond to all of them.

I’d recommend listing all your relevant credentials and experience when you’re applying for a tutoring position. The more reasons you give them to hire you, the more likely you’ll get a timely response.

Unlocks can be earned a few ways.

For every 10 documents you upload, you earn 5 unlocks. Once these are uploaded, you earn 1 unlock for every 5 people that unlock a document of yours. 5 thumbs-up rating earns you another unlock.

You can even make quizzes for your uploaded study materials, which earn you 3 unlocks per quiz.

Most of your tutor questions are earned during the account creation process, while some can be earned through uploads.

Creating your account and verifying your email earn you 2 tutor questions each, while logging in with the mobile app for the first time nets you 5 more.

As for document uploads, you get 3 questions for the first 10 uploads, 6 more when you hit 30 total uploads, and another 6 questions when you hit 50 total uploads.

Sometimes, tutor questions will be relevant to a course on Course Hero. If you accept the tutor’s question, you can tag the tutor question to a course if prompted and earn back your tutor question.

Lastly, you can refer friends and earn 8 questions per referral.

Both unlocks and tutor questions take an hour or so to credit to your account once you upload a document, so don’t be alarmed if they don’t show up right away.

If you need help paying for school, they’ve got scholarships on there too.

Course Hero’s scholarships are really easy to apply for if you meet their application criteria. Most of them require a short answer, but some of the larger ones involve a bit of essay writing.

They change up the scholarships all the time, so keep your eyes peeled if you’re in school.

Educators can use Course Hero as well.

Course Hero offers accounts to educators so they can customize lesson plans using materials in Course Hero’s library. Unlocking these documents works the same for educators as it does for students.

Upsells

Course Hero’s main upsell is it’s Premier subscription. A Premier subscription gives you 30 unlocks a month, but your unlocks don’t roll over. Monthly subscribers get 10 tutor questions, quarterly (3 month) subscribers get 20 tutor questions, and yearly subscribers get 40 tutor questions.

Unfortunately, tutor questions don’t roll over. Once you use them, you’ll have to buy more or earn them as if you had a free membership.

For what you get, Premier doesn’t seem to be worth the price. If you’re a student, you probably don’t have the money or the willingness to spend the money anyways.

You might as well skip the upsell and earn your unlocks and tutor questions the free way.

Pricing

Course Hero’s basic subscription is free. The Premier subscription has 3 pricing options. You can $39.95 per month, $59.85 per 3 months, or $119.40 per year.

Opting for the 3-month option saves you $20 per month. The yearly option yields you $30 in savings.

If you’re a college student who’s always seeking out additional study resources, that yearly price might be worth it. If you simply have a hard semester, then the 3-month option might be better.

The monthly option isn’t really a great value unless you’re desperate and don’t have a lot of study documents yourself. You can always upload study materials and refer friends to earn free unlocks and questions.

Speaking of unlocks, you can only buy more of them if you have a Premier membership. Tutor questions can be bought at $3 a piece if you don’t want to earn them.

Affiliate Program

Course Hero has an affiliate program where affiliates can earn 10% commissions per referral. The affiliate program is run through various affiliate networks. These include Skimlinks, VigLink, ShareASale, Flexoffers, and CommissionJunction.

The affiliate networks Course Hero works with could change, so keep an eye out for that.

Course hero also provides you with branded icons and banners to market their site. To gain access to those, you must have an account and register for a Course Hero developer API key.

The refer a friend program isn’t exactly an affiliate program, but it does earn you a lot of tutor questions. Since tutor questions don’t roll over even for Premier subscribers, make sure to have a steady referral stream if you need a lot of tutor help.

Recap

Course Hero is definitely not a scam. In fact, it can’t be a scam or it wouldn’t exist in the first place.

Think about it.

If students didn’t benefit from Course Hero, then students wouldn’t contribute study materials to the platform. Course Hero would soon go under.

Based on their 10 million+ users, it doesn’t look too scammy to me.

I think crowdsourced education enhances the learning experience. It’s like having one large study group that’s willing to share all their resources with you and only you, as long as you give a little bit back.

Now, I can see why people equate using Course Hero with cheating. But how is browsing notes or getting tutor help online any different than sharing your notes with your classmates or visiting a tutor on campus?

Not to mention Course Hero bans anyone found violating their strict standards on cheating and copyright infringement.

Crowdsourced education is powerful, and Course Hero is a great example.

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SNC-Lavalin reshuffling leadership ranks, restructuring amid poor performance

As the political furor over whether SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. received special treatment from the Prime Minister dominates national headlines, the Montreal engineering and construction company has been suffering through its own, separate business drama — reshuffling much of its executive lineup this year in the face of losses and mishaps.

On Thursday, the Montreal-based engineering company announced an official restructuring of its business, and made three leadership changes adding to earlier turnover in its ranks.

The company framed the changes as an attempt to “de-risk” its business by consolidating certain business segments. It follows several damaging mishaps, including the loss of a $350-million contract in Chile earlier this month, and a cloud that moved over its oil and gas business particularly in Saudi Arabia, both of which led to major writedowns and earnings revisions.

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“This new organizational structure will position us for further improving project delivery, driving sustainable growth and more consistent cash flow generation,” Neil Bruce, chief executive of SNC, said in a press release.

The company has twice slashed its profit forecasts this year and last month it reported a $1.6-billion loss for the fourth quarter. That prompted Standard & Poor’s Ratings agency to downgrade its credit from BBB to BBB minus, the lowest investment grade rating for its bonds to still be eligible for bank investment.

SNC-Lavalin CEO Neil Bruce.

Part of its losses flowed from a dispute with the Chilean-run copper producer Codelco.

In January, Bruce said he was “deeply disappointed” in his mining team for cost overruns on the project, and the company’s chief financial officer said it would result in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Earlier this week,  SNC confimed it had been fired from a $350-million contract to build acid plants for Codelco, and walked back claims that it hoped to resolve that dispute on an accelerated time frame.

That project was an engineering, procurement and construction contract, in which SNC agreed to design and build the project at a set price. Such contracts are higher risk as the company is responsible for cost overruns.

As part of the restructuring, SNC announced a new “project oversight” position to “foresee and fix project-related issues in a timely fashion,” that will report directly to Bruce.

He has stressed to investors that there won’t be any future debacles similar to what happened with Codelco on its outstanding EPC contracts.

“We have gone through 20 of our top contracts,” Bruce said during the last earnings call in February. “In terms of the work we do in this arena … we’ve done all the checks again to make sure that what we approved is what we signed and that they are on track and we don’t have anything of any similar nature whatsoever.”

Per its restructuring on Thursday, the company is focusing on four core segments including nuclear, infrastructure, resources and lastly, engineering, design and project management, or EDPM.

It will also have a technology business, which includes clean power and cybersecurity, and its capital business, meaning six discrete units down from nine.

SNC also announced new people to lead its EDPM, capital and resources segments — the last of which combines the old mining with the oil and gas segment.

This follows the appointment of a new chief operating officer Ian Edwards in January, a replacement named to succeed him as head of infrastructure, and the planned exit of its former head of the oil and gas business unit this summer.

Meanwhile, in Ottawa, the company has faced heightened scrutiny after former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould testified earlier this month that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration pressured her to reach a settlement with SNC on longstanding criminal charges that it bribed Libyan government officials.

The entire situation has lead to growing speculation about whether SNC may seek to break up some of its business, and sell certain units. Market reaction to the latest news was tepid, with the price barely moving from around $34.

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Panoramic Weekly: Risk Assets Rally Despite Trade Wars

Traditional fixed income risk assets, such as Emerging Markets (EM) and High Yield (HY), rallied over the past five trading days, shrugging off an escalation of the trade tensions between the US and China. The world’s No. 1 economy announced plans to set tariffs on additional US$200bn worth of Chinese goods, adding to the $34bn that came into effect on Friday. The almost 200-page list of goods, including live fish, antiques and wooden doors, raised new concerns about China’s exports and weakened the renminbi to 6.67 against the US dollar, its weakest level in almost one year. Chinese debt and equity markets suffered, particularly High Yield (see more below).

The renewed trade tensions, however, did not deter EMs from a sharp rebound, partially fuelled by a weaker dollar. The greenback dropped following Friday’s US jobs report, which sent a mixed picture of the economy: while hiring was up, wage gains ebbed, pushing down breakeven inflation rates and market-implied probabilities of future rate hikes. EM currencies soared, led by the Mexican peso, which surged 2.7% against the dollar after president-elect López Obrador announced meetings with US officials to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). López Obrador has also reached out to business leaders and committed to keeping the country’s deficits under control.

Commodity markets, however, were hit by the renewed trade wars, with copper down 2.45% over the past five trading days (read more below). The Turkish lira didn’t survive the week, either: it lost 2% against the US dollar after the country’s current account deficit widened and president Erdogan assumed new powers to name the central bank governor and appointed his son-in-law as chief economic policy maker. Sterling gained 0.5% against the US dollar over the past five trading days, unscathed by recent political turmoil (more below). The Bank of Canada raised rates by a quarter point to 1.5%, the second hike this year.

Going up:

China corporate spreads – high enough? The gap between China’s HY corporate spreads and US Treasuries continued to rise in July, reaching 367 basis points – the widest since April 2015, when the central bank was cutting rates to stem a declining pace of growth. The recent move reflects rising investors’ concerns about the renminbi’s 5.3% drop against the US dollar over the past 3 months and mounting fears about the effects of the new US trade barriers on China’s exporters. The ongoing domestic battle to reduce leverage, a rising greenback and higher US interest rates have also led investors to demand more compensation for risk. Spreads have now risen to a level that, for some, may be high enough to buy the dip. China’s economy is also on track to meet its c. 6.5% growth target this year, mainly boosted by internal consumption – the country, for instance, sells more cars domestically than the US. Growth may also be less challenged by trade wars than it is often believed: while the current account surplus used to represent 10% of GDP in 2007, it barely accounts for 1% now. More domestically-geared economic growth could also underpin leading economic sectors, such as real estate. The housing industry, however, is going through a recovery phase on concerns of unsustainable high prices and a rising default rate. More defaults, however, are sometimes considered as a positive as they improve the country’s credibility at a time that China is planning to open up its credit markets to international investors.

World Cup, weather, royal wedding outweigh political turmoil: Growth is coming home: Sterling gained 0.6% against the US dollar over the past five trading days, unharmed by the resignation of the country’s top Brexit and Foreign Affairs officials. The currency was instead more responsive to economic growth, which rose 0.2% in the three months to May, and to improving consumer spending data: a combination of good weather, the recent Royal wedding and World Cup success helped lift consumer spending by 5.1%, year-on-year, in June. The optimism pushed up the market-implied possibilities of an August rate hike to 82%, the highest since April.

Going down:

US High Yield and Investment Grade: decoupling: After months of moving in lockstep, US Investment Grade (IG) and HY debt started decoupling in the second quarter of the year, although in this instance, it is not so much HY spreads that have flown away, but the traditionally steadier and quieter Investment Grade ones. The move follows this year’s heavy IG supply, which has lifted the premium demanded by investors, as well a dearth of HY issues as investors are more reluctant to buy issues at low yield levels. US IG is also suffering from a deterioration in quality: companies with a BBB rating (the lowest IG rank) now account for half of the asset class, up from 34% in 2006. Along with US loans, UK inflation-linked bonds and EM bonds, US HY is one of this year’s top performing asset classes – it has gained 3.2% over the past 12 months, surviving trade wars, political turmoil in Italy and a general rising rate environment. Some market observers, however, say US HY may look expensive and may continue to do so: limited supply is expected to continue, given a weak M&A calendar and major refinancing deals already done, and also because of strong competition from the loan market. Floating rate loans have become increasingly popular in the belief that they may protect investors from rising rates. The ongoing trade wars have also helped increase the gap between IG and HY, as HY issuers tend to be more domestically focused and less internationally exposed. How long for?

Commodities – trumped: Copper, silver and palladium were some of the commodities to post losses over the past five trading days, hit by the escalation of the US-China trade tensions. Metals suffered a double blow as they are included in the latest list of products that face new US tariffs, as well as from potential lower demand from China, the world’s largest consumer of commodities over the past decade. Currencies of commodity-exporting countries dropped: Chilean peso lost 0.3% over the past five trading days against a falling dollar on concerns that its copper exports could be challenged.

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Would I Buy Crazy Bulk?

By and by for me, I can disclose to you that I will do different cycles later on the grounds that like my companions and criticism from other exercise center goers alike, we have gotten huge outcomes. I don't know whether I'll get similar increases each time however I'm certain that resulting cycles will in any case include the additional bulk that I couldn't get without them. I prescribe for everybody to attempt no less than one cycle whether it's a building or cutting cycle and in the event that you can bear to do both a building and slicing stack good luck with that !

Why Buy Crazy Bulk Over some other Legal Steroid?

I think there are a considerable measure of good lawful steroids out there worth attempting, I'd prefer not to sound one-sided and influence you to feel I'm favoring one item finished the other yet actually from my experience the motivation behind why I picked Crazy Bulk , as I said before was on account of it was suggested by a confided in companion and subsequent to doing the exploration before I got it, I additionally found that these focuses were speaking to me engaging me:

Great Quality Product

Perhaps the Best Legal Steroid on the Market Today

Has a Great Reputation and is a Leader in the Legal Steroid Industry

Affordable costs

No Negative Side Effects

Great Resourceful Website

Excellent Customer Service and Free Domestic Shipping

FDA Approved and Made in a GMP Certified research facilities (Good Manufactured Practices) implies what they really assert on their mark the extent that fixings are True.

A Rating with BBB.

What Products Does Crazy Bulk Offer?

Crazy Bulk offers 9 lawful pharmaceutical-review steroids that are classed as building, cutting and stacks writes.

This Product incorporates the accompanying individual steroids:

▪ Bulking D-Bal

▪ Anadrole

▪ D-KA or Decaduro

▪ T-Bal Cutting Steroids

▪ P-Var, Clen-B

▪ Winnistrol HGH

▪ Testostrone Enhancers

▪ NO2 Max

▪ HGH-2 SOMATROPINNE

As I've specified in case you will begin with CrazyBulk at any rate begin with a stack instead of only an individual container. They work much better when joined in stacks and have a general synergistic impact for ideal muscle picks up and fat misfortune. A debt of gratitude is in order for perusing folks, I Wish you the Best of Luck with your Training and Bodybuilding Routines.

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BBB Week 34 Roundup!

Title: Winter soldier bucky Collaborator(s): cutecumber-flower Link: Tumblr Square: Y2 - Winter soldier bucky Rating: Gen Ship(s): N/A Major tags/warnings: Gen, fanart Summary: Winter soldier bucky and a wolf Word count: N/A

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Title: Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind Collaborator(s): Bitters/Bittersweet_in_Boston Link: AO3 Square: Y3 - Bucky/Tony Rating: Teen Ship(s): Steve/Bucky Major tags/warnings: Captain America Steve Rogers, Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, Tony Stark, Magic, Transformation, Tony is a philistine, True love’s kiss Summary: Steve comes back from a mission…transformed, and Bucky and Tony have to figure out how to get him back. Word count: 889

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Title: What Never Was Collaborator(s): MrJamesStark Link: AO3 Square: Y1 - Bucky/Okoye Rating: Teen Ship(s): unrequited Okoye/Bucky Major tags/warnings: Unrequited Okoye/Bucky, slight Steve salt (only mentioned), Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark Summary: Okoye's had feelings for James for quite some time now. When she finds out he is not, in fact, with Steve, she has a second of hope, but when she brings James back to the States, she finds out she never stood a chance at all. Word count: 2345

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Title: His Goal Collaborator(s): sin-thea Link: Tumblr Square: U4 - Kink: Multiple Orgasms Rating: Mature Ship(s): Bucky x Reader Major tags/warnings: nsfw, Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes fanart, Bucky Barnes x Reader Summary: Bucky’s goal is to give reader 3 more Orgasms. Word count: N/A

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Title: No Use Collaborator(s): Bird/plutosrose Link: AO3 Square: K5 - Picture of TFA Bucky w/nurse Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve/Bucky Major tags/warnings: Post-Battle of Azzano, Jealousy, First Time, Jealousy Summary: Bucky goes to medical after Azzano, and Steve gets jealous of the nurse he flirts with. Word count: 1194

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Title: I Know What I've Done Collaborator(s): nicnac/startrekkingaroundasgard Link: AO3 Square: K4 - Frenemies Rating: Mature Ship(s): Bucky/Reader Major tags/warnings: ex-hydra!reader, reluctant allies, nightmares, guilt Summary: The reader wakes up in the middle of the night after a nightmare and has an intense discussion with Bucky about guilt and atonement. Word count: 2153

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Title: All the Fruits of My Labor Collaborator(s): Bitters/Bittersweet_in_Boston Link: AO3 Square: B5 - Picture of Captain America Steve/twink Bucky Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve/Bucky Major tags/warnings: Captain America Steve Rogers/Modern Bucky Barnes, Farmer Steve, Twink Bucky, sweet and spicy, Plum Thief, anal fingering, anal sex, outdoor sex Summary: Steve is retired from being Captain America and running a small farm in upstate New York. He realizes some plums are missing from his orchard and sets out to the catch the thief. Two versions of the same story — sweet and spicy! Word count: 4933