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coinwealth · 3 years

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EverGrow Coin Aims To Be The Most Rewarding Crypto in History

NEWARK, DE / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2022 / All cryptocurrencies aim to bring amazing returns to their investors. Meme-coins like Shiba Inu saw an amazing 45,000,000% price increase through last year – minting quite a few millionaires along the way. But with Shiba Inu in 2022 seeing some of the biggest price drops of any top 20 crypto there are countless people who’ve lost their money too.

This is the problem of crypto: you have to sell up your investment at exactly the right time to make serious money. According to investment expert and professional financial planner Sam Kelly – chairman of crypto newcomer EverGrow Coin – inexperienced crypto investors are likely to get ‘bored’ within days or weeks with a token. Sam Kelly:

“This is because of two things: firstly, they didn’t research, they FOMOed in and don’t understand why they invested. Secondly, this is because they have seen too many headlines about the 1/100,000 crypto investors who by pure luck hit that 100x and got rich overnight.”

https://twitter.com/EverGrowSam/status/1495687581975162884

EverGrow Coin – ‘the most rewarding crypto in history’

The description on EverGrow’s popular Twitter channel reads how it wants to become ‘the most rewarding crypto in history’. Of course, so does every other cryptocurrency – except that EverGrow has already broken some important records. Within five months of operation it has become the number 1 crypto rewards token on the Binance Smart Chain. The EverGrow Coin’s website shows a rolling total of rewards paid out – currently at $34.7 million.

All of these rewards are paid out to coinholders’s wallets on top of their EverGrow Coin investments. EverGrow started up in September last year with a strong utility base that sees an 8% on all transactions paid out immediately to coin holders in BUSD (Binance pegged US dollars). These rewards are deposited daily and proportional to EGC holdings. After partnering with popular rewards token SafeMoon, EverGrow has now firmly positioned itself as among the most exciting cryptos paying reflections to investors.

Furthermore, a 2% tax on all transactions is used for EverGrow’s buy-back-and-burn (BB+B) utility. The extra cash is spent on buying up EverGrow Coin on the market and sending it to a burn wallet, pushing up the EGC price while generating more BUSD rewards for investors – without them selling any positions.

EverGrow Coin – generating ‘positive volume’ to beat the bearish market

The significant losses in the crypto market caused by record-high inflation levels and the Russia-Ukraine crisis have proved crypto’s dependability on macro-economic conditions. For crypto tokens to provide a feasible investment hedge to compete with traditional stocks, shares and commodities like gold, developers need to find a way to beat the bearish market.

This is EverGrow Coin‘s next development. The development team have announced the roll-out of the world’s first crypto and fiat-integrated social media platform – Crator. Content creators can receive income in the form of tips or subscriptions, and choose to be paid in EGC, other crypto tokens or fiat currencies. Analysts suggest Crator could directly challenge sites like OnlyFans, Patreon and even Facebook to an extent. And yet, as any profits from Crator will be used for BB+B utilities, it means the profits will be distributed evenly to all token holders alike.

As Sam Kelly suggested in a recent Tweet, Facebook make over $30 per user in advertising – so if Crator can get even 100,000 users advertising alone could see $3 million per year for BB+B. The full taxes paid on BB+B also mean more BUSD rewards for investors.

EverGrow Coin has an exciting 2022 ahead in their rise to the crypto top. The team promote the #cryptopositive hashtag to encourage both friendly competition and safe investment advice. For example, EverGrow’s chairman Sam Kelly encourages investors to consider EGC as holding a ‘share’ in an ecosystem of applications that generates positive volume. This is a new direction for crypto to become more than an alternate, decentralised form and currency – and into a new era of passive income potential that will change lives.

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healthyandhygienes · 3 years

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7 HEALTH BENEFITS OF HERBAL TEA FOR PCOS

Finding a PCOS-friendly beverage isn’t easy, as most are packed with sugar or artificial sweeteners. And plain old water gets boring. My favorite drink for PCOS is Herbal tea! It’s packed with health benefits ranging from lowering androgens to decreasing the risk of heart disease. And the best part is that there are so many different types and flavors of tea to choose from! Read nutrition student Lydia Chen’s blog post to learn more about the health benefits of tea for PCOS. I think you’ll want to have a “cuppa tea” after reading this!

What Is In Tea?

Tea is categorized into three groups based on different processing methods and types of leaves: black (fermented), green (non-fermented), and oolong (semi-fermented). Tea contains some healthy compounds that are naturally present in tea leaves. Some of the main components of tea include:

Polyphenols The health benefits of tea come mainly from polyphenols, natural substances found in plants. Approximately 30-42% of the weight of dry tea plant’s leaves are composed of polyphenols, mainly flavonoids, which are natural antioxidants. Within the flavonoid group, flavonols, also known as tannins or catechins, are the most abundant ones. The most prevalent flavonols in tea are catechin (C), epicatechin (EC), epicatechin gallate (ECG), gallocatechin (GC), epigallocatechin (EGC), and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).

Caffeine In white, green, and black teas, the concentration of caffeine ranged from 14-61 mg with a serving of 6-8 oz (one serving) of tea. Compare this to an 8 oz cup of typical coffee that has 80-100 mg caffeine. The decaffeinated teas have less than 12 mg of caffeine in one serving of tea. Herbal teas do not contain caffeine.

Minerals & Vitamins While tea doesn’t contain a significant amount of minerals or vitamins, it contains small amounts of magnesium, potassium, fluoride, vitamin C, thiamin (B1), beta carotene, and folate.

Amino Acids While tea contains negligible amounts of protein, it does contain an amino acid called L-Theanine, which has beneficial effects on reducing stress and improving cognitive functions.

Health Benefits Of Herbal tea for PCOS

What I love about Herbal tea is that it has many health benefits that are so important for PCOS.

Act as antioxidants People with PCOS have been shown to have higher rates of oxidative stress as compared to those without PCOS. Antioxidants help to neutralize the harmful free radicals that are created with oxidative stress. Studies have shown that consumption of 300 ml (2 g tea solid adding in 300 ml water) green tea or black tea improved the antioxidant activity in participants’ blood. Specifically, antioxidant activity was 1.5 times higher after green tea was consumed compared to the consumption of black tea.

Improve insulin activity Insulin resistance is a major driver for most people with PCOS. This meta-analysis of 17 randomized controlled trials suggests tea decreased fasting blood sugar, HbA1cas well as fasting insulin. Another study also showed green tea decreased insulin levels.

Weight loss Up to 70% of people with PCOS are overweight or obese. Tea may play a small role in aiding with weight loss. This double-blind randomized controlled 12-week study looked at the effect of green tea on weight loss in PCOS. The group that received the green tea (in the form of 500 mg capsules 2 times a day) lost 5% of their body weight, compared to the control group that did not lose weight.

Gut health There tends to be an altered gut microbiome in PCOS. Studies are even suggesting the gut microbiome may play a role in causing PCOS. While we don’t know what the ideal microbiome is, we know that diet can play a major role in keeping it healthy. And drinking tea might help. Green tea and black tea are rich in polyphenols. Studies have found that polyphenols could decrease the growth of “bad” bacteria and promote the growth of “good” bacteria. microbiota.

Improved cholesterol level People with PCOS tend to have lower HDL (good cholesterol), and higher levels of triglycerides (TG) and LDL (“bad” cholesterol). In addition, there is an increased risk of heart disease. The good news is that tea may improve all of these. The study monitored over 80000 participants for 6 years on their tea consumption to find out the association between tea drinking and HDL-C concentration. It found that those who consumed tea regularly had a reduced age-related decrease in HDL-C, and TG/HDL‐C and TC/HDL‐C ratios were slowly increasing. That decline of age-related decrease in HDL-C was associated with an 8% lowered risk of CVD. Green and black teas were the most effective teas and other teas such as herbal or flowering teas appeared to have little impact on HDL‐C. The randomized double-blind crossover study that involved adults who had mild hypercholesterolemia found that drinking five servings of black tea per day for three weeks resulted in reduced total cholesterol by 6.5% and LDL-c by 11.1% compared to those given a caffeinated placebo.

Lowering androgens Since androgen excess is at the heart of PCOS, this is an exciting benefit of tea. Studies have shown that specific types of tea, namely spearmint and green tea, may lower androgens.

Decreased stress If you have PCOS, you may feel that stress is your middle name. Stress can have a big-time impact on worsening your symptoms of PCOS. Sit down and have a cup of tea! In one study, after the completion of stressful tasks, participants who consumed tea prior had lowered cortisol levels and the difference was most significant at 50 minutes post-task.

Anti-cancer And while this one is not specific to PCOS, studies are also suggesting tea may help decrease the risk of cancer. Some studies suggest that two flavonols–epigallocatechin-3-gallate mainly in green tea and theaflavin-3,3′-digallate in black tea–are the most effective anti-cancer compounds in tea

Best tea for PCOS

Here comes the fun part – variety!

Peppermint tea – Has calming effects and is beneficial because of its antibacterial, antioxidant properties, and may help with digestive upsets.

Spearmint tea – May provide anti-androgen effects among women with PCOS and help reduce hirsutism.

Ginger tea – Abundant in phenolic compounds, such as gingerols, shogaols, and paradols, which have anti-carcinogenic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory health benefits. It may help lower the risk of some chronic diseases, such as hypertension and chronic heart disease.

Black tea – Has anti-inflammatory properties, may improve gut health and cholesterol profile.

Turmeric tea – Turmeric contains curcumin, an active ingredient that has anti inflammatory properties and has beneficial effects on arthritis and metabolic syndromes.

Cinnamon tea – Cinnamon may reduce insulin resistance. It also is rich in antioxidants and can regulate menstruation.

Chamomile tea – A “calming” tea that contains an antioxidant called apigenin. It may have a calming effect, helping you sleep.

Tulsi tea – Promotes the release of antioxidant compounds, prevents cancer. and protects against physical and metabolic stress.

Hibiscus tea – Contains antioxidants and has a positive influence on lipid profile, including a decrease in total cholesterol and LDL-C, and an increase in HDL-C.

Bottom Line

Tea is one of my favorite beverages for PCOS. You drink them hot or iced. Not only does it keep you hydrated, but it packs in a ton of health benefits for PCOS. Aim to get in 2-3 cups a day to get the most health benefits. And with all the flavors of tea, you’ll never get bored!

I’d like to thank Lydia Chen for writing this blog post. Lydia is currently a senior at New York University majoring in Nutrition & Dietetics. She is an eager learner and is passionate about sharing comprehensive and interesting nutrition information with others. She enjoys shopping at Trader Joe’s and loves trying new food. As a tea lover, A cup of black, oolong, or pu’er tea is enough for her to refresh!

#Best tea for PCOS #Herbal tea for PCOS

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whatisshelties · 4 years

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Dang.

So last night I saw someone on a local dog sport group asking for Hoopers classes. Hoopers is not a sport in the US. Hoopers as a sport was developed from one particular class in NADAC, an agility organization.

It made me think of how “Extreme Games Challenge,” a NADAC experiment that I think started in 2010, was set up as essentially a separate sport. I think it started with three classes, X-Gaters, X-Chances, and X-Hoopers, then later added Barrel Racing. It had totally different scoring, different titling requirements. You actually DID get docked points for ‘refusals!’ Scoring was time plus faults and there were no Qs, just points earned or eliminations after you got too many faults. Points were given based on a ‘Run Index.’ The faster/cleaner you were, the more points you earned per run.

I’m guessing most clubs weren’t interested in hosting events that were only EGC, so eventually they started letting clubs add a class (or was it two?) to a six run agility trial. I think the rules were still different at that point. Eventually the scoring was changed to be more like ‘normal’ agility. Then two of the classes were dropped and the other two were turned into Hoopers and Barrelers, as those were the two most unique classes. (Well, Hoopers was already thing, so this just merged the THREE versions of Hoopers together.) X-Hoopers featured a ‘circle’ that was created out of ‘gates.’ It was actually a really cool thing that could help encourage dogs to work at a distance! I will admit it did get a bit confusing/boring to pass through it over and over again, lol. Oh, and Barrel Racing went through so many changes and some were much more fun than others, lol.

ANYWAY, I was sad about this because the Europe has Hoopers as it’s own sport now, but we don’t have anything like that. It’s not held back trying to be agility. It can be its own thing.

Cue tonight: NADAC sent out a survey and is considering a merge of Hoopers and Barrelers! It gave me such mixed feelings as I selfishly want more classes to enter Mud in without jumps and other equipment, but I’m also very pro streamlining the class offerings. I’ve pretty much always voted to get rid of classes even if I like them because there are TOO MANY. Clubs can’t offer them all in one weekend, which means we have a decreased opportunity to run them anyway. Might as well change it to one class that it is easier for clubs to offer it every trial vs having to alternate between like 6 choices.

Honestly thinking the US is going to need a separate ‘path based’ sport going forward. I have ‘asking permission to use the old EGC rules as a starting point for a new sport’ swirling in my head. Another option would be seeing if a Hoopers org would start sanctioning events in the US. I would find this option incredibly absurd considering NADAC is the source of Hoopers in the first place.

#dog agility #hoopers #????

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deltaponline · 5 years

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Pumps for Low Sulfur Fuels in the Shipping Industry

Technical paper by Josip Coric When the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new regulations for sulfur content of marine fuels will come into effect on 1 January 2020 (also known as IMO 2020), industry experts see a significant change for the shipping industry. The entire marine fuel supply chain, from refining, through distribution, bunkering, handling and storage on board the ship, through to final use in marine diesel engines or in boilers for propulsion, will be affected.

From January 2020 on, such images have been a thing of the past. The new regulations stipulate that only marine fuels with a sulfur content of less than 0.5 percent may be used on ships worldwide - even on the high seas outside of environmental protection zones near the coast. An exception is made only for ships equipped with an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) also known as scrubber. However, it is likely that in many ports of the world fuels with higher sulfur content will not be available any more in the future. Important Investment Decisions Due to this development, ship owners and ship operators will have to make important investment decisions for their ships already in operation. While in new vessels the operation with low sulfur fuels is already considered in the selection of components such as fuel pumps, many decision makers are still cautious when it comes to retrofit existing ships. What risks exist here and which solutions are available to minimize the risk when using existing fuel pumps. The main technical challenge is the fact that low sulfur fuels have a low viscosity and have reduced lubricating properties due to desulfurization. However, the screw pumps which are important for conveying fuel in the ship need some lubricity of the pumped medium to reduce friction, especially at high pressures. Too low lubrication threatens a failure of the fuel pump and thus repair costs and downtime. The most important and most critical application are the pumps in the booster module, i.e. the feeder pumps and circulation pumps. Particularly high pressures must be generated by the feeder pumps. From about 8 bar, it becomes critical for conventional screw pumps when they need to convey low sulfur fuels. Special strains occur when the pump is started or operated at high temperatures. Technically, situations might occur in which it comes to solid friction (friction of metal against metal) instead of liquid friction (friction of metal against the liquid). Usually this transition proceeds smoothly and an intermediate state is established. Technically spoken: It comes to mixed friction. The mixed friction conditions within the system between screw and pumped liquid as well as enclosing pump housing lead after a short period of time to predominantly abrasive and in the worst case to adhesive wear. This manifests itself mainly in the wear forms scratches, grooves and scoring and in the formation of crests up to material transfer. When the adhesive wear has reached a certain extent, the pump drive can no longer move the screw against the surface of the pump housing. The pump is blocking. Abrasive wear, however, leads to material removal mainly in the screw bores. This increases the internal backflow and the pump can no longer maintain the required system pressure. The pump is running, but flow rate significantly decreases. Sufficient Experience Kral GmbH, Lustenau (Austria), is one of the world's leading manufacturers of screw pumps and flowmeters for many applications, including marine engineering and oil & gas. In applications such as power plant technology, the company has many years of experience in conveying low-viscosity fuels.

Kral screw pumps – versatile use in the marine. The experience of Kral is based on successfully used products for the conveying of desulfurized fuels and fuel oils such as extra light fuel oil (HEL), diesel fuels (EN 590) and marine fuels according to ISO 8217, even at temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. Based on the experience gained from these international projects, the company also assures users in the shipping industry a reliable operation in the pumping of low sulfur fuels. This innovation advantage is based on comprehensive technical tests. The aim was to increase the surface hardness of the pump components. During the tests, it had to be ensured that the selected process could be used in the series production of pump components. Due to the high process temperatures, certain hardening processes can lead to distortion on the components, which is impossible to correct and render the components unusable. The selected process had to support the precise production process at Kral with very tight manufacturing tolerances for screw pump components, so that these pumps also achieved the usual optimum efficiency. Advantage by Coating

Powerful and efficient screw pumps A binding coating is applied to the metal screws used in Kral pumps. Through this coating the screws receive a strongly hardened surface with much less friction. The friction coefficient of the coated screws is reduced by a factor of 10. At the same time the screw surface achieves a very high degree of hardness. With these values, these screw pumps are well prepared for the new challenge of conveying low sulfur fuels in international shipping. Ship owners and ship operators can make the necessary investments in their existing ships with peace of mind. Read the full article

#coating #Deltap #fuel #IMO2020 #Kral #marine #oil #screw #screwpump #ship #spindelscrewpump #viscosity #wear

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cheerydearie · 2 months

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YESSSS

#mcc #egc is bored

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yogurtyogitup · 1 month

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Eh???? What the Dusty doin in Decocraft?! TRAPPED IN A BOX NO LESS!

#egc is bored #transformed into a marketable plushie...

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neverbeenbroken · 7 years

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[IDEAS/FACTS] SPELLBOUND 5.0? | to be updated

This is going to be a long list, so I’ll put under a read more. If you have anything to add, let me know!

BROOKE ADAMS

was not a supporter of lohen

did not trust juliette and felt like something was off about her

called spencer babybear

was a fan of jesse

was one of the people that called emily mini keler

was super close to james

was close to valerie

was close to tyler

almost seemed like she had a thing for sam, but that could just be playful!brooke

seemed close with cordelia

the aunt she’s close with is named jemma

thought blake without alcohol is boring

convinced that brooke is bi

she broke up aaron and melanie

used tyler’s crush on melanie for him to do it

was the one that audrey that wyatt slept with alison

had or has feelings for aaron ( this never happened in any rp)

has feelings for wyatt

sort of resented audrey (during the og rp)

was pissed because she either overheard audrey tell wyatt that brooke liked/loved him or wyatt confronted her

she kind of drove a rift in wydrey’s relationship because the two didn’t want to cause her any more pain

this was during the time in the hospital when she overdosed on vervain

wyatt blamed himself

can’t tell if she’s closer to audrey or alison, probably loves samantha more than both of them honestly

kissed aaron during a movie “date”

discovered she had feelings for wyatt when she kissed him during truth or dare

hates ashlee

super close to blake

my dilemma is brodrey’s theme song

had a headcanon that brooke kept sabotaging audrey’s relationships because she had a crush on her

AARON ANDERSON

broke up with his girlfriend because someone else told him too (can you say FAKE)( should probably figure out why he did that)

grew closer to spencer after saving her from some bad college guys

didn’t think she would like him

made audrey apologize to brooke cause he knew brooke wouldn’t have

calls audrey doll

was close to valerie

was close to erica

close to emily

considers wyatt his bestest best friend

considers brayden his boyfriend and will fight tyler for him

really caring towards others

calls emily emsi

calls melanie melly g or melly bear

trying/tried to get melanie back

wanted to be friends with melanie

close to brooke then audrey then alison

doesn’t quite get along with samantha

liked the fact that samantha owned up to being a bitch

knew of brayden’s feelings for audrey and thought he should’ve squashed them

was probably more of a wydrey fan then a braudrey fan

melron is my otp and i considered them locked but now i knind of want melanie with brayden (this is an idea, but they could’ve happened once upon a time)

ever since i thought about it, i can’t stop thinking of why audrey and aaron never crossed my mind. like not in a romantic way, but a rip your clothes off way. like i think they’d have some pretty hot sex. i think that’s why.

used to hook up with rose, stopped when he began dating melanie, did it again once he broke up with her

isn’t sure if he likes brooke more than a friend due to their shared kiss

would date wyatt if he could

SOPHIE BARNES

never had a sophie long enough

CORDELIA BENJAMIN

lost all of my cordelia blogs

when she first arrived, she was slightly cold

i think sam (?) cracked her shell first

is close to melissa

is close to maddison

doesn’t quite get along with blake

is close to samantha

is close to audrey

is close to tyler

is close to carson

had a fling or something with simon

changed during her junior year, must’ve been because she dyed her hair

turns into a vixen when she’s drunk

otherwise nervous to have sex with people cause she can’t control her powers

CARSON BENSON

had sex with a teacher

would probably only stay for that teacher

super close to blake

close to juliette

closer to brooke

did not like audrey at first

audrey accused her of having issues so carson called her rude and said that she didn’t like her

close to cordelia

close to samantha

is a part of the evil genius club

likes erica

is really forward, blunt

ASHLEE BOURNE

ashlee found out she had sisters when she was 12?

she didn’t understand why audrey didn’t like her

but reciprocated the feelings

can’t control the evil in her

misses her father

sees ben as her second father

started a fwb rel. with tyler

grew feelings for him

doesn’t like emily

stopped liking cordelia

hates brooke

considers wyatt a close friend

thinks audrey broke wyatt’s heart

knows that juliette and her tend to bring out the worse in each other but still loves her and wants to be her freind

took april uner wing

took nick under her wing

closer to brayden

doesn’t particularly care for alison

close to rose

likes blake

DIANA BROWN

didn’t have her long enough

ELIZA BURTON

used to be jennifer burton

is a (junior) ronan’s knight

blake tried to drink her blood when they first met

one nickname for blake is psycho

one nickname for blake is monster

eliza wasn’t the nicest

no matter what, she alwasys ends up on blake’s list

it never fails

blake took her off once

had feelings for blake

made out with blake like three times?

prefers allie to julia

is usually caught in the middle of them

is eden’s best friend

has/had feelings for jesse?

was called little bird by blake

was called shorty by blake

used to called blake mr. nerd

was never scared of blake for some reason

this is lowkey all about blake

called tyler mr. dude

hated kailey

tyler showed her how to get other people to do their homework for them

had like 4 friends

DYLAN CARVER

only came to spellbound because of julia

was simon’s mentor

didn’t really like simon at first

told audrey to give simon a chance

hated chloe

found valerie annoying and too talkative

soon grew fond of chloe

they bonded over their crushes hanging out with each other

came to stop julia from doing something stupid

did not expect his sister to come too

always gives girls hickies after dates?

prefers to be invisible rather than noticeable

would probably go back to new york for college

valerie called him mean but said that she likes it

when i say val i’m talking about skye

wanted audrey to ber his campagin member and would run for school or student council president

LILLIAN CARVER

tagged along

would most likely stay at spellbound

DARREN CHEN

feels pressure from his family

can choose his own mate

would probably return to spellbound

loves dancing

is close to audrey

grows close to april

is close to julian

JULIAN COHEN

is dating or dated natasha

these might just be old headcanons from anna

cares for tasha but sometimes feels like giving up on their relationship

was not happy when he found out about blake & tasha

JULIETTE COHEN

super close to julian

went to therapy for her anger management

was cheated on by jesse

grew close to blake and started dating him

had no idea that she fought with tasha over another boy

sam told her about the love pentagon (sam, jules, blake, lindsay, tasha)

secretly hates that blake still cares about lindsay

super close to tyler

close to samantha

CHASE COLLINS

idek

ANNA-ROSE COOKE

has a dark side

refers to adurey as her mom

refers to april as her sister

calls simon chimpunk

REID COOPER

came to

NAOMI DALTON

almost had a thing with tyler

ALEXANDRIA DANIELS

feels superior to julia

JACOB FLETCHER

has a crush on rose

BRITTANY FULLER

used to flirt with audrey

gives no fucks

may grow feelings for rachel?

should definitely have sex with blake

doesn’t know that linds and blake dated

AUDREY GANNER

broke up with wyatt because of what brooke told her

he still doesn’t know exactly why

he thinks it was the rose kiss

finds drinking blood gross

super close to blake

MELANIE GANNER

could’ve had a thing with brayden

was in love with aaron

wonders why tyler doesn’t like her

calls audrey audbo

aaron calls her melly bear, g-money

NICHOLAS GARCIA

was sent to spellbound to spy on april and her pack

ended up growing close to april

things ended cause she found out

now the two avoid each other

dated valerie

still has feelings for her?

doesn’t like james?

sam hates him

close to audrey

close to jake

sam wants to punch him in the face

figured out that val has a daughter?

almost told sam something about val and james

told sam that val had a kid and the father was james

sam did not believe

PAIGE GARNIER

tried to kill a teacher

JENNIFER GRANT

used to be jennifer burton

VALERIE HALE

has a kid with james

melanie considers her her favorite blonde

is dating samantha

used to almost have a thing with brooke?

SETH HAMILTON

idek

don’t think he did much in the other rps

SAMUEL HARRIS

anya is his childhood friend

had a crush on her

MEAGAN HART

likes valerie?

DANIELLA HASTINGS

idek

MAXWELL HASTINGS

probably left

VANESSA HENRIE

thought brent was pretty cool

JAMES HUNTER

has a kid with valerie

has feelings for valerie?

SPENCER HYLTON

is blake’s little sister

was adopted by supernatural parents

RACHEL JAMES

hooked up with wyatt

DANIEL JUNG

we’ll see

JASON KANG

we’ll see

EMILY KEELER

mini keeler

loves coffee

has a crush on aaron?

has a crush on tyler?

hates ashlee

close to audrey

totally steals her clothes

danced with blake at a dance

a version of emily gave no fucks

the only other person that calls blake, blakey bear

was not scared of blake

hates when blake calls her sweetpea

almost shipped them

SAMANTHA KEELER

troublemaker

creator of the EGC

BONA KIM

idek

BLAKE LAWSON

refers to Robbie’s friend group as the “Miller Posse”

didn’t like rachel in a more-than-friend way and found her annoying

everyone thinks that he broke her heart

but he only told her the truth regarding him and her

very blunt

protective of those he truly cares about

slightly scared of carson

thought samantha was really prety

had a fwb with natasha

was in a relathionship with lindsay

still has lingering feelings

audrey was the only other person he told about his relationship

carson knew while it was happening

audrey knew after it ended

only kills people who truly pisses him off

MIN-JOON LEE

idek

JOHANNAH LEWIS

idek

CHLOE MALAWER

had a crush on reid

had a crush on dylan

used to date simon

MADDISON MARTINEZ

idek

ALEXANDER MCHALE

idek

LINDSAY MCKENZIE

used to date blake

SCOTT MENDLER

used to date april

ROBERT MILLER

tbd

ALISON MITCHEL

tbd

ANYA MOORE

tbd

NATASHA MOORE

tbd

KIRSTEN MORGAN

tbd

EDEN NEWMAN

tbd

SIMON NOVA

went on a date with audrey

kissed her

kissed april

was roommates with chloe due to a mistake

dated chloe

is in a love/hate relationship with april

dylan was his mentor

had a thing with cordelia

maybe went after brittany

likes older girls

APRIL PICKETT

no one knew she was also half-demon until her sophomore year

hates simon

likes simon

hates chloe

likes chloe

loved nick

dislikes nick

enemies with melissa

enemies with brooke

thought she was straight until she met julia

close to jennifer

close to mal and jojo

grew close to darren

started trusting scott again

kissed simon

was nicknamed wolfy by sam

calls sam witchy

JESSE PIERCE

prefers natasha to jules

was nosy about blake and jules relationship

kept provoking blake

thinks julian sucks and that he would be a better boyfriend to tasha

was close to brayden

KAILEY PORTER

brooke’s cousin

gives no fucks

once got drunk and made a sex tape with valerie

caused samantha and valerie to grow apart

audrey supported the val and kailey ship

grew close to robbie

BRENT PRESCOTT

one of the ronan’s knights

CHRISTOPHER REED

was changed by alexandria

has a crush on anya

WYATT REED

used to date audrey

she broke his heart

was heartbroken when she started dating brayden

slept with valerie

slept with rachel

NICOLE ROSENBERG

idek

TYLER SMITH

is a player

feels like everyone will leave him

has a little sister

dated erica

dated brooke

almost had a thing with naomi

went on a date with chloe

is rose’s husband

likes melanie or liked her

conspired with brooke to end melron

ROSEANNA STEVENSON

kissed wyatt

used to have sex with aaron

has feelings for jake

doesn’t like alison

didn’t really get along with audrey

considers tyler her husband

was one of the firsts to find out that spencer was blake’s sister

was willing to help her

KYLIE SUMMERS

idek

ERICA TODD

dated tyler

addicted to candy

close to carson

close to juliette

close to audrey

close to aaron

close to samantha

close to brooke

close to spencer

dated noel jones

ISABELLA VEGA

got attacked by robbie

MALLORY VINCENT

idek

CHELSEA WARD

doesn’t want to be invisible anymore

BRAYDEN WESTERLY

could’ve had feelings for wither melanie or ashlee

been in love with audrey

ignored audrey during the first rp

was a great boyfriend during the second one and etc

audrey is his oldest friend

died and became a whitelighter

aaron’s boyfriend

but also tyler’s

used to be called apples by samantha

NATALIE WOOD

idek

JULIA WOODS

was the “ghost” that paige saw

STEVEN WU

idek

CALEB YOUNG

idek

#ref: spellbound #neverbeenbroken #out of magic #this helps me weed out those that dont' have plots

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Another Recovery Rundown

Having just gone through chest reconstruction surgery and being both a) better informed and b) HOLY SHIT RECOVERY TIME IS VERY BORING, have another informative post about my experience with surgery. I will add more tips/hints about hospital and recovery on a following post, and a timeline of my care (UK GIC) in a further post.

Type of surgery I had: Bilateral mastectomy with free-grafted nipples

What does that mean: I can LIFE HACK the Tumblr shit about ‘female presenting nipples’ in the best way ever.

What does that actually mean:

It means an amount of tissue was removed from the breast area and the skin was stitched down to make it flat/masculine presenting, but in doing this the nipples would have gone towards my armpits and looked really out of place, so they have been removed (ARGH) and re-grafted into an appropriate position. Trust me, it’s as strange as it sounds.

What were other options (and why didn’t you take them)? The other option was to have an amount of tissue removed from the breast and leave the nipples in place, then to stitch the area closed so that it meshed with the edge of the areola, meaning scarring would be less obvious. This type of surgery has a limited size range of breasts that it will work on.

I opted for the bilateral mastectomy because though I am more likely to get scars (straight lines for me, can be straight or crescent shaped) it worked best with what tissue mass I have/had.

What was the procedure like? I’ll give a rundown of my treatment timeline in a secondary post for how long it took to get to the stage of: arriving at hospital at 7am to attend the Day Surgery Unit. I was nil by mouth from 23:59 the day before.

I met with the nurse for a blood pressure/EGC and health questionnaire, including questions about any allergies. I changed into a hospital gown and pressure socks (provided) and added my own pants/shoes and dressing gown (a.k.a my partner’s long hoodie). I met with the anesthetist for another questionnaire and to ask him anything that I wanted to know about the procedure, which was reassuring. The consultant surgeon(s - I got two!) then had me take the top half of the gown off so they could draw all over my chest to mark where they needed to reduce/remove tissue and where they would cut around the nipples.

At 8.30am ish my partner left with my spare kit bag and I waited to be walked down to theatre. I was called in to the theatre area at about 9.15am. I was able to climb onto the trolley-bed and was in an ante-room of the surgical theatre. A needle was put into the back of my right hand for administering the three stages of anesthesia: painkiller (opiate based), antibiotic (penicillin based), and sedative (?). My vision doubled as the sedative was administered, I had maybe ten seconds between ‘awake’ and ‘asleep’.

Anesthesia is very weird. And was my main fear: what if I didn’t wake up? What if I threw up? What would it feel like?

Turns out, I dream even when sedated. For some people, it will be a blank black space and then an awareness of waking up again.

I feel like I woke suddenly, with someone calling my name. I was very, VERY nauseated. I was dizzy like I have never felt before, and my vision was a little blurry. I could hear fine - I heard the consultant on the phone to my partner. I did throw up, which was VERY UNPLEASANT. I felt cold, shaky, and extremely emotional, and very much Alone because I had handed my phone to my partner with my bag by mistake.

I was taken to a ward for recovery and spent the first 2-3 hours post surgery feeling hideous, nauseated, dizzy, alone, emotional, and cold. I couldn’t move my head without feeling worse. The nurses were absolutely lovely and brought sugar water and sat with me, then brought me a phone so I could at least ring my mum.

I woke up at about 12.30pm meaning the procedure was roughly 3hrs (bloody hell!), and I was able to face some kind of food by about 4pm, with an ability to eat dinner by 8pm. I spent the night on the ward and was allowed to go home the next day after a quick check by the surgical team.

I had drains in my sides, which are thin tubes that run inside the breast and help to take away excess fluid post-surgery. They are held in with a stitch, and attached to a suction system and plastic drain bag. They feel so weird, and I was scared of tugging the damn things. I was given a purple canvas bag to put the mass of tubes and clips inside so I could move around. I could sleep propped up (mechanical bed ftw) and the hospital had various radio stations available and gave me some headphones!

I was able to sit up by about 4pm and was able to stand (GENTLY!) by 5pm. I was independent enough to be able to get to/from the bathrooms complete with all the drain tubes. Painkillers were offered every 4-6hours and observations (blood pressure, pulse, temperature) were done on the same time scale, including through the night. I managed some sleep. Upon discharge I was able to walk out of the hospital unassisted. A nurse had shown me how to empty and manage the drains. I spent the rest of the day in a hotel basically asleep or watching YouTube/listening to music.

I could manipulate things like a mug of water or the phone/tablet relatively quickly, I’m now 8 days post-surgery and my lifting capacity is maybe 2kgs in the ‘tolerable’ range. A full kettle is fine, a bag of shopping is NOT fine. Or in more real terms: I can hold one of the lighter plastic buckets of my horse’s feed, but I can’t comfortably carry the heavier rubber feed bowls.

I have MINIMAL sensation across the grafts and scarring. Drains were removed via an outpatient appointment with a breast care nurse 48hrs after surgery because so little fluid drained off.

I am meant to go back two-weeks post surgery to have the dressings taken off my chest. I do not have a compression top/similar. I have plastic clear dressings covering white steri-tape strips on the lower scars, and foam pads over the nipple grafts which are under pressure due to the plastic dressings. I am able to wash with assistance, and focus on not getting the dressings wet. I have spoken with the outpatient nurses today and the focus is to keep the foam pads in place, so if the lower part of the dressing starts to peel that’s not a problem.

Pain levels haven’t been that bad. 8-days-after and I’m getting electric sharp zaps across the scarring and I have bruising from where the drain tubes were, which feels like a dull ache. I have aimed to do an amount of activity per day - short walks, very gentle range of movement, etc, trying to get out of the house - as this was advised to help the scar tissue settle. I get about an hour of ‘energy’ then I have to rest.

Of the whole process, the few hours of waking up post-anesthetic were the worst. We’ll see where things go from here.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me/etc, I don’t always catch replies on posts.

#teet yeet #transgender #mastectomy #bilateral mastectomy #recovery #transgender surgery #ftm #female to ma #transboy #transman #BOOBPOCALYPSE #recovery is surprisingly boring #what even IS time #honestly there's only so much you can sleep in a day #feels like Pikachu is tap dancing on the scar material

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9 Antidotes to the Facebook Algorithm Squeeze

The Facebook algorithm is changing again, and it’s bad news for brands who want to show up in the news feed.

In a recent, inscrutable, Kremlin-esque press release, Mark Zuckerberg and team announced that they are changing the Facebook algorithm and will henceforth . . .

“. . . prioritize posts that spark conversations and meaningful interactions between people. To do this, we will predict which posts you might want to interact with your friends about, and show these posts higher in feed. These are posts that inspire back-and-forth discussion in the comments and posts that you might want to share and react to—whether that’s a post from a friend seeking advice, a friend asking for recommendations for a trip, or a news article or video prompting lots of discussion.”

In this release, they also acknowledge that organic reach among business pages will dwindle, and that “engagement bait” posts such as “click like if you want this puppy to live” will be algorithmically punished.

Reactions to this move were immediate among the social media cognoscenti, and ranged from full-blown “The sky is falling” mode to “So what?”

Now that everyone has engaged in their newsjacking (the Social Media Examiner BREAKING NEWS video got 273,000 views, and spawned a ton of traditional media opportunities for Mike Stelzner—well played!), let me tell you what all of this really means.

The Facebook Algorithm Separates the Wheat and the Chaff

First, this move should come as NO SURPRISE. Many people (including me) have been predicting this for years.

Remember this: Facebook is a public company. They have a fiduciary responsibility to maximize profits for their shareholders. They do not have a responsibility to maximize your profits. Of course, if they can further entice you to buy more ads my minimizing free exposure, they will do so eventually.

Facebook's responsibility is maximizing profits for shareholders, not maximizing YOUR profits. Click To Tweet

Further, it is also true that many company posts do not succeed on Facebook today. This is not because Facebook is evil and is trying to convince you to buy ads (although that’s somewhat accurate), but more so because a lot of business content on Facebook SUCKS. It’s a Yellow Pages ad masquerading as an organic social post. It DESERVES to fail. Facebook is just hammering the last nail in the coffin.

Ask yourself this: When was the last time you saw something on Facebook and said, “Wow! That’s great content from a business. I cannot believe it doesn’t have more engagement?” Rarely, if ever. The truth is that Facebook’s algorithm already does a pretty good job of separating the wheat from the chaff, at least among business content. Whether they can keep #FakeNews at bay is a different issue for a different post.

The Facebook Algorithm Change Doesn’t Mean Abandon Ship

Will this move make it harder and more expensive for businesses to succeed on Facebook? Probably. But it’s not as if you can just log off the platform, throw up your hands, and go home. There are two billion people using it. Don’t give up. You just need to get better, and get smarter.

Thus, here are the 9 Antidotes to the Facebook Algorithm Squeeze. None of these are “buy more ads.” Follow them, and you’ll very much still be able to succeed on Facebook, even as a business page.

1. Post Content That Solicits Thoughtful Responses

The key phrase in the press release is that Facebook is prioritizing posts that “spark conversations and meaningful interactions among people.” Given that this all has to be sorted out in a nanosecond, Facebook has to look for behavior that indicates “conversations and meaningful interactions.” What might that be? It’s not “likes” or “shares” or even “comments” per the release. While they don’t overtly describe the desired behavior, my bet is that they are looking for comments of a certain length, and replies to comments.

This is a “conversation” in social media, a threaded back and forth rather a passive clicking of a like button.

So, when you add content to Facebook, try to post about topics that have more than one opinion. Complex, non-obvious topics will work better than topics that everyone agrees upon.

2. Get Serious About User-Generated Content (UGC)

Right in the release, Facebook admits that posts from real people will take priority over posts from brands. This has been the case for a while but will become even more acute. The more you can encourage your actual customers to post on their personal page (and mention your business), the more likely you are to reach a decent audience.

This is the Facebook version of prioritizing consumer-driven word of mouth.

3. Get Serious About Employee-Generated Content (EGC)

Similarly, most of your team members have a personal Facebook account. They will likely have a better chance at Facebook engagement than will your company account.

This will be a boon for employee advocacy software programs (I am an investor in a great one, Trap.It) as companies try to encourage their team to carry the messaging water on behalf of the organization.

4. Post How-To and Youtility Content

Facebook says they will de-prioritize viral videos and other content that is passively consumed on the platform. However, they will give extra credit via the Facebook algorithm to content that attracts conversation. Think about how you can post how-to videos, video FAQs, and other interactions that encourage viewers to ask questions.

Using Facebook for customer service and customer support and showing off interesting and innovative product use cases, etc. could be very successful in this new algorithm environment.

5. Use Live Video

Reading between the lines, it sounds like Facebook is going to push recorded video down the priority list a little, in favor of live video. This is because live video is often more urgent and important, but mostly because it routinely generates more conversation. In the press release, Facebook says live video gets SIX TIMES more interactions than regular videos.

If you’re using video on Facebook, it’s time to ask yourself why that video isn’t live. Do you lose some production polish? Possibly. But if the Facebook algorithm is going to push live video up, and recorded video down, it’s absolutely worth trying to make it work live.

6. Create Facebook Shows

Similarly, it’s time to stop random acts of content (one of my 10 Content Marketing Commandments for 2018). This is particularly true on Facebook. If our overlords at FB want conversation, the best way to achieve that is for the people likely to create that conversation to actually KNOW WHEN THE CONTENT IS COMING.

Think of your Facebook strategy like a TV network thinks about their schedule. Every Wednesday, they have the same shows. The shows do not change. Viewers know when to tune in, or at least set their DVRs. You need to do the same. Create one to three Facebook shows and replicate them every week at the same time.

7. Engage Your Community with Facebook Groups

Already, some of the most rewarding elements of Facebook are contained in Groups. Group-created content performs better in the news feed and is often delivered to members via email, depending upon how they have their notifications configured.

If you don’t have a Facebook Group for your best customers, prospective customers, employees, fans, or some other cohort, 2018 is the year to experiment with it. For business, Groups work in ways that the news feed simply does not.

8. Use Messenger Bots to Deliver Choice Content

Messenger and WhatsApp are still Facebook’s play to take over the person-to-person messaging space. Already, I bet you’re getting way more notes from your friends on Messenger than you were six months ago. Why? Because it breaks through the clutter of the inbox, and it’s easy to add multimedia.

Adoption isn’t universal yet, but it’s moving quickly. If you can develop a solid Facebook Messenger bot that can deliver solid content to your audience, the response rate is MUCH HIGHER than for email, and INFINITY HIGHER than for the news feed. You want people to see your stuff? Get them to subscribe to your bot.

Want to see how it works? Click here to subscribe to my bot, and I’ll send you cool stuff now and then.

9. Use the Mom Test

Remember that when you publish content on Facebook that does NOT succeed, it impacts the likelihood that the next piece of content will succeed. This means that the rich get richer, and the boring get forgotten. When in doubt, do NOT PRESS PUBLISH unless you’re fairly certain the content will indeed create conversation.

I use “The Mom Test” to help with this decision. I ask, “Would my Mom, who loves me unconditionally, engage with this content?” If the answer is “yes,” then at least you’re on the right track. If the answer is anything else, think very long and very hard before posting, because if your Mom doesn’t love your post, I’m almost positive that Zuckerberg and Co. won’t love it either.

Facebook not giving you the ability to send mediocre content to your customers for free isn’t the end of the world. In fact, they are probably saving businesses from their own worst instincts, in some cases. But all is not lost. You can still succeed on Facebook WITHOUT SPENDING A TON OF MONEY if you follow these nine antidotes.

If my team and I can help you think through these necessary shifts, let us know. Convince & Convert works with many of the world’s most interesting brands. What do we do? We’re personal trainers for digital marketing and word of mouth. If you want to shape up, holler.

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christinesumpmg1 · 7 years

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9 Antidotes to the Facebook Algorithm Squeeze

The Facebook algorithm is changing again, and it’s bad news for brands who want to show up in the news feed.

In a recent, inscrutable, Kremlin-esque press release, Mark Zuckerberg and team announced that they are changing the Facebook algorithm and will henceforth . . .

Reactions to this move were immediate among the social media cognoscenti, and ranged from full-blown “The sky is falling” mode to “So what?”

The Facebook Algorithm Separates the Wheat and the Chaff

First, this move should come as NO SURPRISE. Many people (including me) have been predicting this for years.

Facebook's responsibility is maximizing profits for shareholders, not maximizing YOUR profits. Click To Tweet

The Facebook Algorithm Change Doesn’t Mean Abandon Ship

1. Post Content That Solicits Thoughtful Responses

This is a “conversation” in social media, a threaded back and forth rather a passive clicking of a like button.

So, when you add content to Facebook, try to post about topics that have more than one opinion. Complex, non-obvious topics will work better than topics that everyone agrees upon.

2. Get Serious About User-Generated Content (UGC)

This is the Facebook version of prioritizing consumer-driven word of mouth.

3. Get Serious About Employee-Generated Content (EGC)

Similarly, most of your team members have a personal Facebook account. They will likely have a better chance at Facebook engagement than will your company account.

4. Post How-To and Youtility Content

Using Facebook for customer service and customer support and showing off interesting and innovative product use cases, etc. could be very successful in this new algorithm environment.

5. Use Live Video

6. Create Facebook Shows

7. Engage Your Community with Facebook Groups

8. Use Messenger Bots to Deliver Choice Content

Want to see how it works? Click here to subscribe to my bot, and I’ll send you cool stuff now and then.

9. Use the Mom Test

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