#mutual: tuni

[killingsboys]

happy birthday jamie <3 i hope you have a wonderful day <3

thank you so much, tuni 🫶🏻💗💓

[miwtual]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals. 💌💛

omg hi tuni <3 so i have a playlist thats basically like... every song i have ever enjoyed that i add to constantly, so dont mind how chaotic this list is probably going to become shdjbhfsdlfkms

bury a friend by billie eilish

certified depressant by taylor acorn

telephone by lady gaga

halls of illusions by insane clown posse

hot girl bummer by blackbear

[key-lime-soda]

Nicknames I have collected from the Mutuals™ within the last hour:

Mimi

Sumoon (Short for Sumoonbaycitydetectives)

Tuni

Citri

more will be added later

(also feel free to use any of these!!! :D) (maybe don't use Mimi cuz its a little too feminine for me but I kept it on the list cuz it's sweet)

[atearinspaceairlock]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals. 💌💛

thank you tuni!! ^^

cold like world by we came as romans

time is money by you me at six

typhoons by royal blood

bang the doldrums by fall out boy

mt. diablo by the story so far

[mooncrvmbs]

I feel like this place hasn't romanticized mahalaya enough. The alleviating cloud nine feeling when you go to sleep the previous night knowing you'll not actually be sleeping, the ring of the first alarm, thrashing around to turn on the radio, to when you finally hear "আশ্বিনের শারদঃপ্রাতে...." reverberate in the entire house, the only time of the year your nonreligious self will ever be this devoted for something remotely religious.

Mahalaya is something so much more than a religious programme, something that extends beyond the boundaries of one's devotion to god, it's about the excitement and anticipation of thousands of bengalis alike.

Durga pujo is never just about the time from mahalaya till dashami, it's the excitement and anticipation of a whole entire city for a whole year. A very rare time when you can catch a glimpse of an entire city forget about its pain and sufferings and celebrate something together. Durga pujo isn't the same as Diwali in North India or Onam in Kerala, it's something that surpasses all boundaries of religion and devotion, a time of the year every single in the individual in the city forgets about their worries and celebrates life together.

For a bengali commoner, Durga pujo isn't only the 4-5 days of actual pujo which takes place, it isn't only the pandal hopping, the crispy "tetul jol'e dobano phuchka", or the millions of 'tuni-bulbs' hanging above our heads in the different streets. It isn't only the "Moha-oshtomir anjali", neither the Doshomir sindur khela, nor the bhashan'er naach.

It all begins from the buildup to the pujo - the countdown obviously. Bengalis start talking about Pujo from almost 150 days prior to the event - that's roughly 40% of a year. Be it the dawn of "pantaloons'e birat sale legeche", or the bargaining across the roads of Gariahat-Esplanade for that perfect piece of kurti which will please everyone, or the "amar 9ta jama, 7ta pant, tor kota?". The "eita Saptami'r din porbo", buying gifts for "chele-meye-baba-ma-bhaipo-bhaiji-kaki-pasher barir puchki", the anxiety for the long awaited holiday season for any service employee, the pandal preparations, the various sales in the different malls and showrooms. The planning session involved for covering as much of Kolkata as possible - "Md. Ali park, College Square, Maddox Square, Sribhumi - shob kintu ghurbo", buying the Sharodiya edition of Anandamela(yes it was a tradition 5 years back, defined my childhood :D ), the pujo'r bonus for everyone - pocket money for us :P , browsing through Zomato for potential 'bhuribhoj' sites, or "South'e kintu ekta pandel'ei ekshota debi dekhte pabi, bhai ;) ", booking the tickets to Delhi/Shimla/Nainital", or "Dada, pujo'r jonno Auto bhara bereche". "Ar ekta week porabe Sir, tarpor chuti pore jabe" to "Baba, notun phone'er order kobe debo?" and then gradually to "kal Mahalaya, bhor 4te nagad uthte hobe!" - how can you forget these inevitable situations? Ain't these mandatory in any Bengali household? The joy is inexplicable and yes, the feeling is obviously mutual .

Whether you are a class 9 student in St. Xavier's or a professor based in Washington, each Bengali in each corner of the world feels the same. It's hard to match an extravagant festival to this. Kolkata becomes a different place altogether during these 2-3 months, the good vibes are strong and contagious. You can't help yourself even if you're not a Bengali.

[sixth-light]

After being rescued from a shipwreck and taken to Malta, Nicolò of Genoa must conceal his real identity as the Count of Genoa’s youngest son until he can make his way back home. Unfortunately, fate – in the shape of Prince Yusuf of Tunis – makes that much more difficult than it should be…

A Joe/Nicky historical-adjacent AU I wrote as a treat to myself while working through the tricky bits of my last couple of stories. It’s basically a giant pile of tropes (mutual pining! identity porn! flirting through language teaching! feelings vs duty!), with Andy and Quỳnh as pirates as the cherry on top of the metaphorical sundae. hashtag no regrets

[lairde-lampblack]

What’s Herby’s thoughts on the NPCs? I simply must know

Okay so! Going in order of appearance like Combat did,

Henry - This is the man Herby was based on. He hasn't gotten a chance to know him very well yet, but he's fascinated and given hope by his mere existence. Also feels kind of awkeard with the whole accidentally swapping places thing that started this whole thing off

Marino - Funny sheep man! Herby likes his accent and likes his funky lil cat, but ultimately feels neutral on Marino himself

Prophet - These boys have History. Back in the cuesed studio, Herby ended up annoying Prophet cause he's the only lucid fucker around not trying to be a cannibal. Probably ended up breaking, like, an old banjo in the music department and got himself chased out when Prophet went ballistic.

Allison - Herby has no idea <3

Moon - We haven't really met Moon yet outside of Joey's little dream sequences

Joseph - THIS MOTHER FUCKER seems to hate Herby for no goddamned reason, and the feeling's mutual! Bastard managed to rile Herby up enough to get the dude kicked out and also handed him so many fucking insecurities, jesus christ. Always lorded Herby's soullessness over him too.

Samson - An utter sweetheart that Herby doesn't hate in the least. One of two motherfuckers Herby trusts in the Clone Squad. Samson probably scolded Joseph for provoking Herby and got this lad's respect. Herby and Samson are Soulless Clone Solidarity

Nathan - Herby knows Nathan tries his best. He knows that Nathan's seen something that messed him up, and while he doesn't know details, Herby doesn't hold any grudges against him for the final decision to boot him out. The other sole motherfucker he'd trust in the clone squad.

Walter - Herby hates him too, only marginally less than Joseph. Walter tries to play leader (though Herby knows Nathan is the real leader) and always sided with Joseph when arguments with Herby broke out. Between him and Joseph, no way in hell would he consider rejoining the group if they even let him in

Tunie - Herby's only friend in the studio, which is kind of pathetic when you consider the fact that Tunie is a cardboard cutout. The two calluded together constantly after Prophet banned him from the music department, and they have a mutually beneficial relationship going on. That is, until one day when Herby is mysteriously nowhere to be seen...

[greatworldwar2]

• Battle of Kasserine Pass

The Battle of Kasserine Pass was a series of battles of the Tunisia Campaign of World War II that took place in February 1943. Covering Kasserine Pass, a 2-mile-wide (3.2 km) gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia.

U.S. and British forces landed at several points along the coast of French Morocco and Algeria on November 8th, 1942, during Operation Torch. This came only days after the breakthrough of the British Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery) following the Second Battle of El Alamein. In response, German and Italian troops were ferried in from Sicily to occupy Tunisia, one of the few easily defended areas of North Africa and only one night's sail from bases in Sicily. The Run for Tunis in November and December 1942 is the term for an attempt to reach Tunis before German and Italian reinforcements could arrive. Because of the poor road and rail communications, only a small, division-sized Allied force could be supplied, and, due to the excellent defensive terrain, small numbers of German and Italian troops were sufficient to defeat the attempt. The Allied build-up continued, more aircraft became available and new airfields in eastern Algeria and Tunisia were built. The Allies reduced the flow of Axis troops and equipment into Tunis and Bizerta, but a sizable Axis force was already ashore.

Allied troops had already crossed the Atlas Mountains and set up a forward base at Faïd, in the foothills on the eastern arm of the mountains, an excellent position to thrust east to the coast, split the Axis forces in southern Tunisia from the forces further north, and cut the line of supply to Tunis. Elements of the 5th Panzer Army, headed by General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, reached the Allied positions on the eastern foot of the Atlas Mountains on January 30th. The 21st Panzer Division met French troops at Faïd, and, despite excellent use of the French 75 mm (2.95 in) guns, which caused heavy casualties among the German infantry, the defenders were easily forced back. U.S. artillery and tanks of the 1st Armored Division then entered the battle, destroying some enemy tanks and forcing the remainder into what appeared to be a headlong retreat. This was, however, a trap, and when the 1st Armored Division gave chase it was engaged by a screen of German anti-tank guns, and sustained heavy casualties. The 21st Panzer Division resumed its advance towards Faïd. Several attempts were made by the 1st Armored Division to stop the German advance, but all three combat commands found that each defensive position they tried to occupy had already been overrun, and they were attacked by German troops with heavy losses. The Allies held the interior of the roughly triangular Atlas range, but with the exits blocked this was of little advantage to the Allies. For the next two weeks, Rommel and the Axis commanders further north debated what to do next.

Rommel did not consider the Eighth Army a serious threat because, until Tripoli was open, Montgomery could maintain only a small force in south Tunisia. Ships commenced unloading on February 9th, but the port was not fully operational until the end of the month. On February 14th, the 10th and 21st Panzer divisions began the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, about 10 mi (16 km) west of Faïd, in the interior plain of the Atlas Mountains. The U.S. tanks were defeated and the infantry, poorly sited on three hills and unable to give mutual support, was isolated. A counterattack the next day was easily repulsed and on February 16th, the Germans advanced towards Sbeitla. After several further withdrawals the U.S. II Corps was able to concentrate at the Kasserine and Sbiba Passes, on the western arm of the mountains. U.S. casualties were 2,546 men, 103 tanks, 280 vehicles, 18 field guns, three anti-tank guns.

At this point, there was some argument in the Axis camp about what to do next; all of Tunisia was under Axis control, and there was little to do until the Eighth Army arrived at Mareth. Rommel decided to attack through the Kasserine Pass into the main force of the U.S. II Corps at Tébessa to capture U.S. supplies on the Algerian side of the western arm of the mountains, eliminate the Allied ability to attack the coastal corridor linking Mareth and Tunis and threaten the southern flank of the First Army. On February 18th, Rommel submitted his proposals to Albert Kesselring, who forwarded them with his blessing. In the early hours of February 19th, Rommel ordered the Afrika Korps Assault Group from Feriana to attack the Kasserine Pass. The 21st Panzer Division at Sbeitla was ordered to attack northward through the pass east of Kasserine which led to Sbiba and Ksour. The Kampfgruppe von Broich, the battlegroup released by Arnim from 10th Panzer Division, was ordered to concentrate at Sbeitla, where it would be ready to exploit success in either pass.

The Sbiba area was attacked by Battle Groups Stenkhoff and Schuette, remnants of the 21st Panzer Division. Facing the German armored advance was the British 6th Armoured Division (less the 26th Armoured Brigade which except for the tanks of the 16/5th Lancers had been sent to Thala). Also in the line was the 18th Regimental Combat Team from the U.S. 1st Infantry Division; and three battalions of infantry from U.S. 34th Infantry Division. There were also three U.S. Field Artillery battalions, elements of two British anti-tank regiments and some French detachments. The Germans made little progress against the combined firepower of the defending force which had also laid minefields.

Defending the pass was a force consisting of the U.S. 1st Battalion, 26th Regimental Combat Team, the U.S. 19th Combat Engineer Regiment, the 6th Field Artillery Battalion, a tank destroyer battalion and a battery of French artillery. On the hills to their west was French General Welvert's Task Force Welvert comprising a U.S. Ranger and infantry battalion, three French infantry battalions, two U.S. field artillery battalions, four French artillery batteries and engineer and anti-aircraft detachments. Furthest west was Task Force Bowen (consisting of the 3rd Battalion of the 26th Regimental Combat Team), blocking the track from Feriana towards Tebessa. An attempt to surprise the Kasserine defenses by the 33rd Reconnaissance Unit into the pass failed and a battalion of Panzer grenadiers was ordered into the floor of the pass and another onto Djebel Semmama, the hill on its eastern flank and slow progress was made against artillery fire. The tanks of 8th Panzer Regiment were committed at noon but little further progress resulted against stubborn defense. Rommel decided to commit his units from the 10th Panzer to the Kasserine Pass the next morning in a coordinated attack with the Afrika Korps Assault Group, which was to be joined by elements of the Italian 131st Armored Division Centauro.

During the night, the American positions on the two shoulders overlooking the pass were overrun and at 8:30 am German panzer grenadiers and Italian Bersaglieri resumed the attack. At 10:00am Brigadier Dunphie judged that Colonel Alexander Stark's force was about to give way and ordered Gore Force to the Thala side of the pass as elements of the Centauro Division launched their attack towards Tebessa and continued it during the afternoon. At 1:00 pm Rommel committed two battalions from 10th Panzer which overcame the defense. Tanks and Bersaglieri from the Centauro Division advanced along Highway 13 and overran the 19th Combat Engineer Regiment. The U.S. survivors made a disorganized retreat up the western exit from the pass to Djebel el Hamra, where Combat Command B of the 1st Armored Division was arriving.

The Afrika Korps Assault Group began moving along the Hatab River valley towards Haidra and Tebessa in the early afternoon of February 21 and advanced until they met defenders consisting of the U.S. 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division and Combat Command B of the U.S. 1st Armored Division at Djebel el Hamra. The German–Italian force was halted and, despite heavy pressure including air attacks, failed to dislodge the American defenders. Having brought the Axis drive towards Tebessa to a halt, General Paul Robinett and General Terry Allen now turned their attention to planning a counterattack that was to take place the next day, February 22nd. Plans made by both sides were upset by the battle, and the Axis forces (5 Bersaglieri, a Semovente group from Centauro and 15 Panzer) launched another assault on the U.S. position on the morning of the 22nd. Although the American defenders were pressed hard the line held and, by mid-afternoon, the U.S. infantry and tanks launched a counterattack that broke the combined German and Italian force. More than 400 Axis prisoners were taken as the counterattack was pressed into the Afrika Korps position.

Overextended and with supplies dwindling, pinned down by the Allied artillery in the pass in front of Thala and now facing U.S. counterattacks along the Hatab River, Rommel realized his attack had been stopped. At Sbiba, along the Hatab River and now at Thala, the efforts of the German and Italian forces had failed to make a decisive break in the Allied line. With little prospect of further success, Rommel judged that it would be wiser to break off to concentrate in South Tunisia and strike a blow at the Eighth Army, catching them off balance while still assembling its forces. At a meeting at Rommel's Kasserine HQ on February 23rd Kesselring and his Chief of Staff Siegfried Westphal tried to change Rommel's mind, arguing that there were still possibilities for success. Rommel was adamant; Kesselring finally agreed and formal orders were issued that evening calling off the offensive and directing all Axis units to return to their start positions. On the 23rd, a massive American air attack on the pass hastened the German retreat and by late on February 24th, the pass had been reoccupied, Feriana was in Allied hands; Sidi Bou Zid and Sbeitla followed soon after.

German losses at Kasserine were 201 killed, 536 wounded and 252 missing, totalling 989 casualties. In material Germans lost 20 tanks, 67 vehicles and 14 guns. Allied forces captured 73 German and 535 Italian soldiers. American losses totalled 300 killed, 3,000 wounded, and 3,000 missing. Losses were so high that an additional 7,000 replacements were needed to recover units to their original strength. The French losses on the 34th Division totalled 50 killed, 200 wounded and 250 missing. Material losses of the US II Corps were staggering, in total 183 tanks, 104 half tracks, 208 guns and 512 trucks and motor vehicles were lost, some of them captured by the Germans. The allies also lost supplies and fuel, over 215 cubic meters of gasoline and lubricants were seized. Rommel had hoped to take advantage of the inexperience of the new Allied commanders but was opposed by Arnim who, wanting to conserve strength in his sector, ignored Kesselring's orders and withheld the attached heavy tank unit of 10th Panzer. Rommel felt that most U.S. units and commanders had showed their inexperience, losing sight of the broader picture. Rommel was later impressed with how quickly U.S. commanders came to understand and implement mobile warfare and also praised U.S. equipment: "British experience has been put to good use in American equipment". The Allies studied the results equally seriously. Positioned by senior commanders who had not personally reconnoitered the ground, U.S. forces were often located too far from each other for mutual support. It was also noted that U.S. soldiers tended to become careless about digging in, exposing their positions, bunching in groups when in open view of enemy artillery observers.

[latenightgaymer]

I was tagged by @dark-potatoh to stop, drop, and selfie. Thanks! Sorry for seeing it late, but in exchange you caught me with shower hair! Haha

As for my victims, I’mma tag non-new people (might be even more awkward haha) I see in my activity tab...so  @bigtunasandwich @manny-the-uncanny @mapsiodyne @caniklingen @librapotato09 @angst-is-life @hashtag-rainbow-flag  @maththebandthebandtheband @shadowshown and @thearkfarthestoutpost Of course, feel free to not do it! Not like I know where you live and will come make you do it haha

[dapandapod]

Hi :3 List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the ask box of the last 10 people who reblogged something from you. Learn to know your mutuals and followers

Ooh! This is a lovely thing! 💖

1. Honestly, the lot of you! I don’t know where I would have been this year if I didn’t find tumblr and discord.

2. music. Be it the angriest and loudest thing, instrumental epic, silly tuny or the softest lovesong, they make me happy. (all except Careless whisper. Make it go away)

3. animals. Smart and silly and so full of personality, I can watch them forever!

4. colors! I like to watch colors on clothes, on the sky, shades in someones face, and rainbows!

5. smiles!!!!

[killingsboys]

happy birthday jamie ♡ i hope you have a wonderful day! sending you lots of love and hugs ♡

tuni!!! thank you so so much, sending hugs right back!! 💛💛💛

[miwtual]

helluuuur hope you're well 💌

tuni hellurrrr <3 i get so excited when i see u posting about the music u listen to!! whether it be in text posts or in gifsets or what have you i always get excited to see what ur listening to bc either its a band we both listen to or i go and immediately listen to whatever song/band ur talking about <3 like i dont listen to lorna shore often for example but when i see u posting about a song or make a gifset of one of their music videos i go run to listen to it bc ur taste in music is 🤌 immaculate

mutuals send me a 💌 and ill tell u something i love about you

[weekendwritingmarathon]

This weekly roundup includes fics written (at least in part) during the 1k1h sprints and/or the Weekend Writing Marathon events.

Fics are ordered first by fandom, then by word count from smallest to largest.

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Build Them Up (And Tear Them Down) by Yuliares

Leverage || Hardison/Parker/Eliot, Nate/Sophie || Teen & up || No major warnings apply || 4,292 words || Complete

Summary: The Leverage team mashed up with Sentinels, Guides... and whatever the hell Nate is.

Other tags: Sentinel/Guide Universe

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And See How Bright We Shine by Imoshen

The Old Guard || Joe/Nicky || Explicit || No major warnings apply || 8,308 words || WIP

Summary: Lord Nicolò di Genova visits Tunis for the Sultana's birthday. He meets her son, Prince Yusuf, and what was meant to be a little mutual enjoyment... well. Nicolò did not intend to lose his heart in Tunis, and is he the right person to stand at the Prince's side? (Yusuf very much thinks so. To convince Nicolò of that, though...)

Other tags: AU, fantasy world, Prince Yusuf, Lord Nicolo, flirting, fluff and pining, anal sex, Nicolo has a thing for Yusuf's clothes, eventual happy ending

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Familiar (but new) every time by Yuliares

The Old Guard || Joe/Nicky || Teen & up || No major warnings apply || 13,262 words || Complete

Summary: Andy, Nicky, Joe and Nile fly to the safe house in Calabria to regroup. With a new team member, and old ghosts, they settle into habits and patterns both old and new. Aka domestic fluffffff, written for the Mini Bang, with artwork from linaxart!

Other tags: Post Canon, domestic fluff, movie night

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Not Your Guardian Angel (chapter 7) by Tryslora

Original Fiction (Welcome to PHU) || M/F/F (Shane/Pels/Jess) || Teen & up || Author chooses not to give major warnings || 3,971 / 26,860 words || WIP

Summary: Dad claps his hands together, rubbing them quickly. “I never thought I’d hear you actually ask for for help.”

Other tags: Magic, College, Guardian Angel, Ghosts, Soulmarks

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Not Your Guardian Angel (chapter 8) by Tryslora

As Above || 5,906 / 32,766 words || WIP

Summary: "Now that wasn't so bad, was it?" OR Pels makes friends...

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Watch the Woods Fill Up With Snow by @roseclaw​

The Untamed (CQL)/MDZS || Jiang Cheng/Nie Huaisang || General || No major warnings apply || 1,827 words || Complete

Summary: Nie Huaisang was making his monthly pilgrimage to Sabre Hall when the storm started. (snowed-in fic)

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Mending the Broken Moments by @ramblingandpie​

The Untamed (CQL) || Lan Wangji / Wei Wuxian || Teen & up || Major Character Death || 6,443 words || Complete

Summary: After bringing A-Yuan back to Cloud Recesses, Lan Wangji is sequestered, punished, and grieving Wei Wuxian's death. Lan Xichen is doing his best to help, but it still takes months before Lan Wangji is ready to be allowed a small bit of freedom.

Other tags: Canonical Character Death; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD; Depression; Self-Harm; Angst; Physical Abuse; Angst with a Happy Ending; Eventual Happy Ending; Happy Ending; Rabbits; The Cloud Recesses Rabbits (Módào Zǔshī); Dead Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn

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Have you posted a fic recently?  Any active WWM participant can Submit your fic here by midnight EST Wednesday and it will be included on next Friday’s WWM Fic Roundup post.

[orsanasxm]

Plastic Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery

Plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery refers to a variety of operations performed in order to repair or restore body parts to look normal, or to change a body part to look better. These types of surgery are highly specialized and performed by surgeons trained to precise cutting and suturing techniques, and by care taken to minimize scarring. Recent advances in the development of miniaturized instruments, new materials for artificial limbs and body parts, and improved surgical techniques have expanded the range of plastic surgery procedures that can be performed.

Although these three types of surgery share some common techniques and approaches, they have somewhat different emphases. Plastic surgery is usually performed to treat birth defects and to remove skin blemishes such as warts, acne scars, or birthmarks. Cosmetic surgery procedures are performed to make persons look younger or enhance their appearance in other ways. Reconstructive surgery is used to reattach body parts severed in combat or accidents, to perform skin grafts after severe burns, or to reconstruct parts of person’s body that were missing at birth or removed by surgery.

Most cosmetic surgery is done on the face. It is intended either to correct disfigurement or to enhance a person’s features. The most common cosmetic procedure for children is correction of a cleft lip or palate. In adults, the reshaping of the nose (rhinoplasty), removing of excess skin around the eyes (blepharoplasty), face lifts (rhytidectomy), reshaping and adjusting the size of the breast (mammoplasty). In our modern time where more emphasis is put on our looks it become more acceptable for men to request facelifts and eyelid surgery, hair transplants and tummy tucks. Reconstructive surgery is often performed on burn and accident victims. It may involve the rebuilding of severely fractured bones and skin grafting, the reattachment of an amputated finger or toe, or implanting a prosthesis.How to proceed? After a meticulous research is done and making sure the surgeon has the right qualifications a first consultative meeting will be arranged. If everything was well explained and understood at the end of the visit or at a next visit (never rush to a conclusion unless you feel complete confident in the procedure and the surgeon) and as soon the appointment for surgery has been scheduled, the count down starts, not only for you, but also for the surgeon who has just made an agreement with you. The quality of the final result will depend on your mutual agreement. You must not undergo this operation passively. Your part is the most essential. You should establish a new mode of behavior, as does the surgeon, so that on the day of the surgery, all should be at the best of their forms, since the success of the operation is resulting from the fruitful work performed by a team, and you are the center of this team. Preparation for plastic surgery includes the surgeon’s detailed assessment. A physical examination followed by blood and urine tests, and other tests to make sure that they do not have any previously undetected health problems or blood clotting disorders. The skin has to be well prepared. Dietetic guidelines have to be followed as accurately as possible. Do not take any aspirin 7 days before and 8 days after the surgery. Plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgeries have an important psychological dimension because of the high value placed on outward appearance in Western society. Plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgical procedures are performed by surgeons with specialized training in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Depending on the complexity of the procedures, they may be performed in hospitals as an inpatient, in outpatient facilities, or in private professional offices.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS (ASPS)

By choosing a doctor that is a member from the ASPS you can rest assured he’s qualified to perform your plastic surgery.

DOCTORS LIST

Palma-Zevallos Beatriz E., MD, SA-C Cosmetic Surgeon| Stem Cell | 340 NE 194 TERR, Miami, FL 33179, USA

Monica Tadros, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 911, Park Ave Suite 1C, New York, NY 10021, 300 Grand Ave #104, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA

Brian Hass, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 2401 PGA Boulevard, Suite 150, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 33410-3515, USA

Jason Cooper, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 3535 Military Trail, Suite 204, Jupiter, FL. 33458, USA

Gregory DeLange, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 2865 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 33410-2910 USA

Dana Goldberg, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 224 Chimney Corner Lane, Suite 1002, Jupiter, FL. 33458, USA

Kim Koger, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 4600 Military Trail, Suite 202, Jupiter, FL. 33458, USA

Andrew Kornstein, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | Greenwich CT Location, 116 Mason Street Greenwich, CT 06830, USA

Lara Devgan, MD U.S. Board Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 969 Park Ave., New York, NY 10028, USA

Douglas Steinbrech, MD U.S. Board Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 60 East 56th Street, Suite 301, New York, NY10022 , USA

Samson William, MD U.S. Board Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 5 Columbus Circle 8th Floor, New York, NY 10019, USA

Jimmy Sung, MD U.S. Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 65 Broadway, suite 1701, New York, NY 1006, USA

Steven R. Cohen, MD U.S. Board Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 4510 Executive Drive, SanDiego, CA 92121, USA

Randy Sherman | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 8635 West Third Street, Suite 770, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

Mark Urata, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop #96, Los Angeles, CA90027, USA

Jeffrey Rosenberg, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 1245 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 601, Los Angeles, CA 90017-4810, USA

Emily Kirby, MD| Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 5075 Edwards Ranch Road, ForthWoth, TX 76109. USA

Emily McLaughlin, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 1200 West Magnolia Ave, Suite 110, Forth Worth, TX 76104, USA

Andrew Barnett, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 450 Sutter Street, Suite 1123, San Francisco, CA 94108-3913, USA

Randall Weill, MD| Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 909 Hyde Street, Suite 602, San Francisco, CA 94109-4822, USA

INTERNATIONAL CLINICS & DOCTORS LIST

 TUNISIA

CONSEIL DE L’ORDRE DES MÉDECINS EN FRANCE chirurgiens-plasticiens.info and CONSEIL DE L’ORDRE DES MEDECINS EN TUNESIE ordre-medecins.org.tn

By choosing a doctor that is a member from these National Medical Institutions you can rest assured he’s qualified to perform your plastic surgery.

 CHIRURGIE PLUS, Faiza Dhouib, MD / Moncef Guiga MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 4, Rue de La Cote d’Ivoire, 1002 Tunis Belvedere - Tunisie

Chiraz Bouzguenda MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | Centre Soukra Medical, en face Clinique de la Soukra, Cabinet C4 – 4eme etage, 303 rue Cheikh Mohamed Ennaifer, 2036 La Soukra, Tunis, Tunisie

Hatem Zili, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | Av. Hedi Nouira, Imm. Le Capitol,Ennasr. II, Tunisie

Walid Balti, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | Hannibal Medical Center, Cab. No13 – 3rd floor, Berges du Lac 2 – 1053 Tunis, Tunisie

[sixth-light]

Tagged by @morallygreywaren: “ Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Then tag 10 of your favorite authors! “

Doing stories posted to AO3 only (I’m behind on transferring ficlets) in reverse chronological order. I think most people I would remember to tag have been tagged, so as is often the case, have you read this and thought “I wish someone would tag me”? You’re it! 

(Also I discovered an exciting new hellsite failure mode: I resized the window I was working in and Tumblr wiped my draft post I was half-way through typing, even though I didn’t refresh the page. AMAZING. so functional much website very wow.) 

Clusivity (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “Joe liked to think of himself as someone who kept an open mind about people.”

portrayal (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “The first thing Nicolò thought about Yusuf al-Kaysani, when they shook hands in front of three cameras, eight crew, and two members of his father’s PR team, was that he had an impressive amount of self-control.”

makes me want you more (Joe/Nicky, TOG): ““Are you done yet?” Joe asked Nile, after a full minute had passed and she showed no signs of overcoming her laughter.”

Acts of Kindness (Joe/Nicky, TOG): ““Come here,” Nicolò said, tugging at Yusuf’s arm, and Yusuf, of course, came at once.”

men of their word (Joe/Nicky, TOG): ““You’re all here today,” says Andromache, the Prince of the city, “because I’ve had enough.””

the map is not the territory (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “Yusuf was frowning at the big map on the windowless wall of the council room, mentally overlaying trade routes onto it, when he heard footsteps in the corridor.”

love at first sight (every single time) (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “When Nicky went to the bar to get another drink, the woman in the next booth bent around to whisper urgently to Joe.”

Apex Predators In Island Ecosystems (Freeman et al., in press) (Nile-centric gen, TOG): “Nile didn’t really start to believe there was anything to this whole dinosaur park thing until they were in Costa Rica, getting into the helicopter that was going to take them to the island.”

Known By Touch (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “Yusuf came back to the land of the living as a crow settled on his face.”

marriage of (in)convenience (Joe/Nicky, TOG):  “Booker liked to remind Joe, for years afterward, that he probably should have thought harder about why Nicky had proposed to him so quickly.”

make your own fun (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “Joe was sitting at his desk with a work project open, sketching idly in his notebook, when he heard someone else come into the office, accompanied by the sound of music from the party further along this floor.”

In Good Time (Ali & Muntadhir, The Daevabad Trilogy): ““I need your help,” Ali said to Nahri.”

all winners here (Joe/Nicky, TOG): ““You guys have never heard of gay chicken?” Nile said, that fateful evening.”

A Taste Of Home (Nile-centric teamfic, TOG): “Nile crossed the Canadian-US border into the country of her birth for the first time in six years, late one November – not nearly as cold as it should have been in New England this time of year, thanks, climate change – and realised that two days from now was going to be Thanksgiving.”

Good Enough To Be True (Joe/Nicky, TOG): ““You know what I need?” Joe says to Andy, one afternoon. “I need an arranged marriage.””

Husbandry (TOG/Heyer-verse fusion): ““Frederica!” Charis exclaimed, having barely taken her gloves off. “Frederica, I have heard the most astonishing news.””

prior probabilities (Joe/Nicky, TOG): ““We are very pleased to receive you,” the queen of Tunis tells Nicolò, “but I am afraid I have poor tidings as return for your journey: my son is not here.””

A State of Mutual Ignorance (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “For more than a month after he first kissed Nicolò, Yusuf sailed through the world in a soft, shiny haze of joy.”

home is how you make it (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “Over the last seven years or so, Nicolò had developed a set of rules to determine what he was facing when he returned to Genoa from Malta.”

The Same River Twice (Joe/Nicky, TOG): “Nicolò spends the night before they are due to arrive in the port of Genoa talking to himself in Ligurian.”

Thoughts inspired by this exercise: I never med a res I did not want to be in medias of, and I like dialogue. Oh, boy, do I like writing dialogue. 

Of these, I think my favourite is the opening line for men of their word, because it invites so many questions right away. The second is home is how you make it, because it’s the opener to a - in my opinion - rather deft layout of the story’s setting.

[rezares]

Sorcerery History & Culture in The Maghreb in the BDRP Universe

In which eight months of McKala’s worldbuilding, research, and bullshitting culminate in this

 History

 Magicks in the Maghreb (Northwest Africa) have always been stigmatized, dating back to even before French and English colonialism in the region. However, the stigma attached to them intensified under colonialism. Colonial oppressors tapped into the existing mystery and distrust surrounding magicks to further suppress them. A magick community under fire from both colonizers and the colonized was ideal in the age of European colonialism of Africa, Asia, and The Americas. Similar models of targeted, brutal oppression of magicks of invaded lands have been noted in historical documents from the Sasanian, Carthaginian, and Roman Empires.

 Pre-colonial opinions of magicks ranged from distrusting tolerance to codified oppression. It should be noted that the first recorded targeted killing of magicks appeared in documents unearthed in Cape Bon (Watan el-kibli) from the Greco-Punic Wars, dated at around 300 B.C. It tells of the wives of Carthaginian soldiers killed in battle in Sicily killing a sorcerer couple who rivaled with their commanding officer, believing them to have cursed their husbands.

 Magicks were subject to system of oppression under the Roman Empire, however, this was only really enforced in the cities. Outlying towns and villages, and the nomadic tribes at the time, operated on their own rules as long as they stayed out of the Romans’ way. Some were more lax, some were more draconian. The Romans themselves were friendly to sorcery. However, oppressing the sorcerers in conquered territory was vital to squashing dissent.

 The next several hundred years, under the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire, magicks lived in a constant cycle of freedom, oppression, freedom, oppression. It varied from leader to leader.

 By 705, the Islamic Conquests had taken over all of modern-day Tunisia. This period provided a degree consistency for magicks. Some Caliphates were harsher than others, however, much of this period is regarded as the Golden Age of Magicks in Tunisia and much of the Maghreb. Caliphates of this period thought it was to their advantage to negotiate with magicks rather than oppressing and slaughtering them. Alliances with magicks proved wise in several documented battles. Tensions were recorded throughout this time period, but generally, magicks could live in peace in often segregated communities.

The early Islamic era came to an end when the Shia Islamic Fatimid Caliphate departed to their newly conquered territories in Egypt leaving the Zirid dynasty to govern in their stead. Normans from Sicily raided the east coast of Ifriqiya for the first time in 1123. After some years of attacks, in 1148 Normans under George of Antioch conquered all the coastal cities of Tunisia: Bona (Annaba), Sfax, Gabès, and Tunis. By the thirteenth-century, the Golden Age of magicks in Tunisia was solidly over, as they were oppressed from all groups in the area blaming them for tensions with each other, plagues, anything that could justify hatred of magicks.

 Under the Ottoman Empire, as the Eyalet of Tunis (1574–1705) and the Beylik of Tunis (1705–1881), Tunisia saw another period of mellowing in magick-mundus relations. However, this was hardly a repeat of the Golden Age. Restrictions on magicks were heavy, prison time and forced servitude were common, but it is interesting to note that the death sentence for magic use introduced in 1280 was lifted in 1610, after falling out of enforcement around the 1520s.

 Tensions were pervasive in the lives of magicks, especially sorcerers who did not have the escape that fairies and were-folk often did. In the last hundred years of the Ottoman Empire’s reign over the region, laws became increasingly more restrictive, anti-magick violence saw a steady spike, and when Tunisia became a French Protectorate in 1881, it escalated.

 As colonists usually did, the French tightened restrictions on magicks in their holdings in Africa. Though Tunisia gained independence in 1956, the effects of French colonialism linger - and for Tunisian magicks, it isn’t just the language they left behind.

 The oppression continued through the 20th century, through all of Ben Ali’s regime until his ousting during the Arab Spring, and has continued under a democratic Tunisia.

 The High Council

Across three countries - Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria, and some outstanding regions - a High Council of sorcerers has existed since before artificial colonial borders were drawn. The Council acts as a governing body, and clear rules for how a sorcerer is to conduct themselves to be granted herd protection are in place. One of these rules is that protecting the community must not come at the cost of rolling back peace progress. Education and peace-making efforts are their favored weapon against danger caused by ignorance-born hatred.

However, this is not always strongly enforced. The Council often neglects to denounce sorcerers unless it brings problems onto the community. Sorcerers that react with violence covertly to defend the community, are often not scolded.

 Sorcerer Culture & Practices

Sorcerer culture in the Maghreb is distinct from sorcerer culture in other parts of the world due to the flip-flopping of the sub-group’s safety. While periods of oppression or enjoying basic rights didn’t just switch overnight, the memory of difficult periods of their history remained alive in good times through oral storytelling, and what historical records were kept.

 There is generally less competition between sorcerers than in some other parts of the world, as there is a strong sense of community among Maghrebi sorcerers. During the era of European colonization of the region, Maghrebi sorcerers often viewed ethnic European sorcerers as more of the “out group” than, say, werewolves or fairies from the Maghreb. European sorcerers were seen as agents of the colonizers, and viewed as, ultimately, more loyal to them. Attitudes toward foreign sorcerers didn’t really begin to shift until the 1980s.

 Since it has typically been unwise to wear one’s magic on their sleeve, any evidence of being a sorcerer must be easily disguisable.

 Tunisian sorcerers of all genders favor daggers as wands. Daggers can be plain or ornate, hand crafted by the individual, or passed down the generations. They can be easily hidden in large pockets, under modern dresses and t-shirts, and within traditional clothing. Algerians and Libyans generally follow the same practice, with regional or personal alternatives. Moroccan sorceresses often wear bracelets that function as their wand.

 Grimoires written in Tunisia are rare and highly valuable. Tunisian sorcerers are often forced to memorize everything from what reagents look and feel like, to complicated multi-page spells, without ever having the luxury of reading or writing them down. It is dangerous to be found with writing pertaining to sorcery. While it is not legally punishable by death, sorcerers do fall victim to mob sentencing; legally, there can be prison time.

 Because it is impossible for any one person to memorize the whole world of magic inside their one brain, sorcerers are not educated by the standard Master-Apprentice system.

 Rather, the community educates apprentices together and everybody brings their unique skills to the table. Master sorcerers still call those under their tutelage apprentices, but they are almost never an apprentice’s sole Master. It would not be uncommon for a relatively young Master sorcerer, say, in their late thirties, to mention having had a dozen or more apprentices. If a Master helps teach a young sorcerer that is one of five siblings, then they probably also helped teach the other four.

 Perhaps the most unique aspect of Maghrebi sorcerer culture, is their use of sign language. Maghrebi Sorcerer Sign is a sign language unique to the sorcerer community, and is mutually unintelligible from Libyan Sign Language, Tunisian Sign Language Algerian Sign Language, and Moroccan Sign Language alike. It also predates the existence of any of these modern sign languages. Deaf and Hearing sorcerers use MSS on a daily basis.

There are sorcerers who only know how to cast certain spells nonverbally, solely using MSS for that spell. MSS is the collective term used to describe what is better described as a collective of localized signed conlangs. There is no official linguistic research done on MSS - naturally, as it is dangerous to reveal oneself as a sorcerer - but it is known that sorcerers from different regions, let alone countries, may have communication hurdles if they try to solely communicate using MSS.

 Sorcerers across the region, however, have a second method of secret communication. There is a secret spoken language as well. Similar to the use of Polari in the United Kingdom, it is an argot meant to prevent outsiders from understanding the conversation. The language - best known as Ahk’hdi - is also used in other neighboring parts of Africa - as far as Ethiopia.

 Ahk’hdi traces its origins back to the 11th century. It comes from a mixture of Mediterranean Lingua Franca, Amazigh languages (primarily Kabyle and Shilha), Arabic, Amharic, and  Ottoman Turkish. Ahk’hdi is full of Arabic, Amharic, Turkish, and broadly Romance words that are given a similar treatment to English words in back slang, and French words in verlan. Like MSS, Ahk'hdi does differ from region to region, however, Ethiopian sorcerers, Tunisian sorcerers, and Algerian sorcerers can easily communicate together in Ahk'di with only occasional slips into a more widely known lingua franca.