Bose sent out a pair of replacement QC45s after the NC failed on the previous pair
Unboxed them and attempted to set them via the Music App on the same Android 9.0 phone that I was able to access the menu settings on the previous pair of QC45s
Headphones were paired as a new device via the phone's Bluetooth settings
Location is enabled in the phone app settings for the Bose Music App
and after switching on the QC45, the voice prompt says Connected to Xperia XA2
I open the Music App, go to , select <+ Set Up A New Product>, , it goes into searching nearby, then a screen autoloads showing an image of headphones with BOSE QC 45 underneath, but no settings icon or drop down menu.
If I scroll right, the app shows and I ve tried manually select from the options, it goes to a screen image saying Connecting your Bose QC45 Make sure your headphones are charged, turned on and within 30 ft of this device and then nothing
I've tried erasing and re-adding the Bluetooth pairing connection and re-adding it, deleting and re-downloading the app to the phone, restarting the phone, resetting the headphones and a hard reset
I ran the BoseUpdaterInstaller to my PC, connected the QC45s to the PC via the USB cable and the scan said my headphones were up to date
So my new, replacement headphones are stuck in factory settings and I'm locked out of the menu
What gives?

Hi, everyone. I recently got radiofrequency ablation done on a nearly 5-cm nodule. I haven’t found much on RFA on Reddit, so I wanted to share my experience in case it may be useful or comforting to someone else.
First, I’ll say I had my nodule biopsied twice within two years and also had a nuclear medicine scan, which revealed the nodule was toxic and producing too much thyroid hormone. My TSH was always super-low and most recently 0.001 in January. T3 and T4 were always in normal range, so I was subclinical. I did not take medication because I didn’t have symptoms but was encouraged to consider taking low-dose Methimazole.
After finding a specialist who does RFA, I scheduled an appointment and they determined I was eligible. My nodule was mostly solid but has some cystic components. The RFA itself was a pretty easy procedure for me. It took less than a half hour and I had enough local that I felt no pain at all during. I did bleed quite a bit; bruised up a little in the following days. For 2-3 days, I had some residual soreness/minor pain but nothing unbearable.
I can see in the mirror that it looks smaller, but I won’t have an ultrasound to confirm until next week. However, I’m thrilled to share that I had bloodwork done two days ago and for the first time in three years, my TSH was normal! So, the procedure worked for me. The nodule can continue shrinking for up to a year, but there’s a chance I’ll need to have another round. Honestly, I’m more than happy because of the TSH change.
My insurance did cover most of it, but I ended up paying around $700 since it was January so my deductible hadn’t been met.
Happy to answer questions for anyone!

Author's Note: More material featuring the Lion is likely coming out soon. This RT will be updated ASAP in order to reflect that.
"Loyalty is its own reward."

The Lion

Character Summary Lion El'Jonson was created by the God Emperor of Mankind as one of his 20 Primarchs who would serve as his generals in his Great Crusade across the galaxy. Scattered by the Chaos Gods during their infancy, the Primarchs all crash landed into various different worlds, with the Lion crash landing upon the forest world of Caliban, a steampunk knight world infested with monsters. For most of his life, the Lion lived alone and slew anything that crossed his path before being found by a knight of the name Luthor.
Eventually, the Emperor would discover the Lion, whom would swear loyalty to him and remain loyal during the time of the Horus Heresy. Luthor, the Lion's closest friend and surrogate mentofather figure would also be uplifted into the Dark Angels legion given to his command as a 'Demi-Astartes'. This ultimately proved to be a mistake, as Luthor eventually chose to betray the Lion, culminating in a final battle that saw the homeworld of the Dark Angels legion shattered into a massive space ship known as "The Rock", and the Lion rendered asleep for over 10,000 years.
The lion wakes now.

Strength

• Smashes a fortress gate down with one blow. (Descent of Angels)
  
• Slices apart 6 Daemons in one-stroke. (Descent of Angels)
  
• Implied to have strangled the Calibanite lion he killed. (Fallen Angels)
  
• Catches an Axe swing from a Space Marine then lays him out. (Unremembered Empire)
  
  • Space Marines are about 3 tonners
• Throws Curze through 6 stalls, then 10 (Angels of Caliban)
  
  • For reference, Primarchs are about twice the height of a regular human and several times more wide
• Breaks Curze's back over his shoulders (Angels of Caliban)
  
• Punches a Space Marine's head clean off (The Primarchs)
  
• Him parrying a bayonet breaks every arm in the person's arm (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Him knocking someone's hand aside breaks bone up to the shoulder in their arm (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Slowly breaks out of magical bindings (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Breaks a rockcrete wall by swinging Leman Russ into it after the latter had already punched it (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  
• Throws Leman Russ across a parapet (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  
• KOs Leman Russ after an extended fight (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  
• Can use a weapon too heavy to be used by anyone else from his homeworld (Ruinstorm)
  
• Limit Is slightly weaker than Leman Russ strength-wise (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Limit Does get overpowered by two psychic aliens working together to restrain him with strength AND powers (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  

Durability

• No-sells a screech that stuns all the knights in a courtyard and causes ear bleeding. (Descent of Angels)
  
• Is injured by magical lightning from a Lord of Change. (The Primarchs)
  
• Tanks laser fire with no described damage (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Bayonets blunt themselves on his armor (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• A beam weapon which 'tears through' normal people wearing flak jackets is no-sold by his armor, and his skin barely gets hurt before healing it immediately (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• No-sells bullets (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Does not take any mentioned damage from being thrown through a castle wall (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Cups his hands over a plasma grenade which is described to have a star's intensity doesn't damage his gauntlet (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Implied Inherent Magic Resistance A magical attack that would have punched through an armored column doesn't do anything (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Tanks a bunch of aliens attacking him (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Tanks a shockwave with the force of a thunderhammer right to the face (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
  • Thunderhammers are anti-armor weapons
• Tanks a psychic sword (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Tanks a punch from Leman Russ (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  
• Tanks multiple blows from Leman Russ (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  
• Continues fighting after a 50 meter fall (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  
• Tanks a Daemonic blast (Ruinstorm)
  
• Continues breaking a portal even through intense heat (Ruinstorm)
  
• Gets hit by a ~32 foot tall Daemon and is fine afterwards (Ruinstorm)
  
  • This number comes from this depiction of Primarchs, suggesting they are around 12 feet tall
• Gets smushed between said Daemon and a wall and takes no mentioned damage (Ruinstorm)
  
• Tanks blows from another Daemon (Ruinstorm)
  
• Tanks multiple head slams from Curze (Savage Weapons)
  
  • Kurze was strong enough to flip over a Land Raider, making him at least a 70+ tonner.
• Has an extended fight with Curze afterwards which leaves him alive and fully healed later on despite having 'little of his skull remaining' (Savage Weapons)
  

Speed

• Swings a sword fast enough to leave an afterimage on the Space Marines watching. (Unremembered Empire)
  
• 'Feels' a silent attack (Angels of Caliban)
  
• Dodges a rapid fire laser weapon (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Turns aside someone with 'almost inhuman agility' (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Slices bullets out of the air, even causing the split portions to hit someone else (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Dodges a space ship that gets thrown at him (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Dumpsters xeno-possessed humans that are moving at 'almost impossible speeds' (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Dodges an alien (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Is slightly faster than Leman Russ (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  
  • Leman Russ is a very casual bullet timer in the same novel.
• Swings a sword FTE to a Space Marine onlooker (Savage Weapons)
  
• Has a FTE fight with Curze and has a noticeable speed advantage (Savage Weapons)
  
• Direct Scaling: Curze is fast enough to slice apart bolter shells when he is over a meter away. (Angels of Caliban)
  
  • Bolters are hypersonic for reference

Senses

• Determines teleportation and catches the teleporter (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Can sense psyker powers (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Ditto (Lionel El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
• Senses armored Space Marines muscles' tensing up (Savage Weapons)
  

Intelligence

• Learns a language in only a few days and then promptly becomes the most intelligent person on his planet after a few months. (Descent of Angels)
  
• Does mental math in only a few seconds which would have made a Space Marine with the specific instruments require at least two minutes. (The Primarchs)
  

Skill

• Was considered 'unmatched' on his home planet. (Descent of Angels)
  
• Despite his opponent being able to 'throw' his voice, the Lion is able to figure where he is and slash at him. (Angels of Caliban)
  
• Is considered a better strategist than Guilliman (Dreadwing)
  
  • Guilliman's RT
• Is able to disarm Leman Russ despite being physically weaker than him (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  

Willpower

• Someone tries possessing him and he does a 'no u' (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
  • An attempt at possessing him enables him to read the attacker's mind instead
  • This also kills the person
• An alien telepath with the power to flay '10,000 souls' reaches into his mind but then gets pushed out (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  
  • Said telepath could control 1 billion minds

Equipment

• Lionsword
  
  • Can allegedly cut through 'any' armor. (Angels of Caliban)
  • Chops down several trees made out of stone (Angels of Caliban)
  • Cuts through an alien possessed individual (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  • Chops through 3 people easily (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  • Cuts through a laser cannon causing it to blow up and hurt the crew (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  • Cuts through alien exo-skeletons and psychic shielding (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  • Chops through more aliens (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  • Clashes with a sword made of psychic force and begins to break it (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
• Wolfblade
  
  • Cuts through a Daemon that had been no-selling bolter fire. (Dreadwing)
  • Starts breaking a big chaos portal (Ruinstorm)
  • Cuts through the throat of a huge 30+ foot tall Daemon (Ruinstorm)
  • Cuts off the arm of a large Daemon's arm
• Fusil Actinaeus
  
  • Makes an explosion that melts rock, vaporizes tapestry, and leaves behind radiation that can melt skin off (Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First)
  • Vaporizes some aliens (Lion El'jonson: Lord of the First)

Misc

• Despite having landed in dangerous wilderness during his infancy, Lion had managed to survive for years. (Descent of Angels)
  
  • It's important to note that despite it being a feudal society, weapons technology is quite good and their knights are equipped with basically power armor so Caliban's standards of 'dangerous' is probably far higher than ours especially as we see the lion in this passage no-sells explosive shots.
  • And throughout his youth, he had killed several monsters that the knights of his planet would have found dangerous. (The Primarchs)
• Killed a Calibanite Lion off-screen in a rough fight off-screen. (Descent of Angels)
  
  • This is a general description of the Calibanite Lion. It's quite huge and durable.
• Can mimic animal calls and is a wonderful singer (Descent of Angels)
  
• Can yell hard enough to deafen a person (The Primarchs)
  
• Is a good politician according to Russ (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf,)
  
• Intimidates Space Marines (Lion El'Jonson, Lord of the First)
  
• Was undefeated for a solid portion of the Great Crusade (Lion El'Jonson, Lord of the First)
  
• Destroyed half a fortress in an extended fight with Leman Russ (Leman Russ: The Great Wolf)
  

For context, I've created (or, scrapped together from different sources) this Shader that turns a Flat Plane into a Sine Wave with Height Based Colour. I'm simply wondering if there would be a way to achieve a Flat Shading/Low Poly look on the plane, alongside the aforementioned effects?
Cheers,
Cavendish (Weak-Competition)
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My Shader:

Shader "Custom/GerstnerWave" { Properties { _Color ("Color", Color) = (1,1,1,1) _MainTex ("Base (RGB)", 2D) = "w$$anonymous$$te" {} _HeightMin ("Height Min", Float) = -1 _HeightMax ("Height Max", Float) = 1 _ColorMin ("Tint Color At Min", Color) = (0,0,0,1) _ColorMax ("Tint Color At Max", Color) = (1,1,1,1) _Amplitude ("Amplitude", Float) = 1 _Wavelength ("Wavelength", Float) = 10 _Speed ("Speed", Float) = 1 _Offset ("Offset", Float) = 1 } SubShader { Tags { "RenderType"="Opaque" } LOD 200 CGPROGRAM // Physically based Standard lighting model, and enable shadows on all light types #pragma surface surf Standard fullforwardshadows vertex:vert addshadow // Use shader model 3.0 target, to get nicer looking lighting #pragma target 3.0 sampler2D _MainTex; fixed4 _ColorMin; fixed4 _ColorMax; float _HeightMin; float _HeightMax; struct Input { float2 uv_MainTex; float3 worldPos; }; half _Glossiness; half _Metallic; fixed4 _Color; float _Amplitude, _Wavelength, _Speed, _Offset; void vert (inout appdata_full v) { _Offset += _Time.y * _Speed; float4 wpos = mul( unity_ObjectToWorld, v.vertex); wpos.y = _Amplitude * (sin(wpos.x / _Wavelength + _Offset)); v.vertex = mul(unity_WorldToObject, wpos); } void surf (Input IN, inout SurfaceOutputStandard o) { half4 c = tex2D (_MainTex, IN.uv_MainTex); float h = (_HeightMax-IN.worldPos.y) / (_HeightMax-_HeightMin); fixed4 tintColor = lerp(_ColorMax.rgba, _ColorMin.rgba, h); o.Albedo = c.rgb * tintColor.rgb; o.Alpha = c.a * tintColor.a; } ENDCG } FallBack "Diffuse" } 

which is already shocking as hell but hey, life is full of many surprises. i'm posting here cus my partner (MtF) and i (FtM) are tryna tie the knot and although my county in Ohio is pretty easy about getting it done, i am still working on finding an officiant. afaik, queer folk will often be declined those services, so we are in desperate need of someone who doesn't care about any of that!

This is my first list in AOS. Just curious on anybody's thoughts/tips they could give me on unit composition. I am curious about my shootas and stabbas. I already built my stabbas with the icon bearer and the gong basher. Should I do the same for my shootas?
Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz
- Army Subfaction: King’s Gitz
- Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon
- Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADER
1 x Loonboss (85)
- General
- Command Traits: Fight Another Day
- Artefacts: Arcane Tome
- Spells: Levitate
1 x Loonboss (85)
BATTLELINE
20 x Moonclan Shootas (125)
- Bad Moon Icon Bearer
20 x Moonclan Stabbas (125)
- Bad Moon Icon Bearer
- Gong Basher
- 3 Barbed Nets
- Stabba
12 x Squig Herd (120)
5 x Boingrot Bounderz (140)
OTHER
3 x Rockgut Troggoths (160)
3 x Rockgut Troggoths (160)
TOTAL POINTS: (1000/1000)

Hello, I have worked on potentional rework for our beloved space boi. The main idea is to keep his identity, but also fix his main problems that make him hard to balance: Weapons interactions between themselves and extreme utility.
Calibrum

REMOVED: Aphelios no longer gains bonus Attack range. 

NEW: Applies 5-70+10%bAD magical damage On-Hit.

Mark damage: 15+20%bAD -> 35+20%AD+25%AP REMOVED: Aphelios no longer Attacks marked enemies with off-hand weapon. NEW: Aphelios gains 20-60 Attack range when Attacking marked enemy, decreased to 15-30 when not using Calibrum. Attack range against marked enemies: 1800 -> 1350 Moonshot Damage: 60-160+42%-60%bAD+100%AP -> 60-200+50-60%bAD+100%AP NEW: This ability now applies Critical strikes, dealing 50% increased damage. Range: 1450 -> 1100 Width: 120 -> 150 Cast time: 0.4 -> 0 Cooldown: 10-8 -> 9-7 

Overall, this would be a trade - his Calibrum range for damage. Has new On-Hit damage (yes, mainly so Calibrum wouldn't be the only weapon without special Attacks effect), marks have increased damage, Moonshot can Crit and has increased damage. Also his sniping range from Q and marks is decreased to tune down these famous snipes, which are definitely some reasons for his low damage. And interaction with other weapons is removed.
Severum

Heal per Attack: 2.5-9% damage -> 10-90+10%AD NEW: Attacks grant 5-10 Move Speed. REMOVED: No longer has increased heal from abilities. REMOVED: No longer can overheal. Onslaught Attacks: 6+2 per 100%bAS -> 6 Damage per Attack: 10-40+20-35%bAD -> 20-50+40%bAD+5%bAD per 10%bAS Move Speed: 20%+10% per 100 AP -> 25%+10% per 100 AP NEW: Move Speed lingers for 3.25 seconds Duration: 1.75 -> 1.5 + 0.25 per 20%bAS REMOVED: Aphelios no longer heals from damage he deals. REMOVED: Aphelios no longer uses off-hand weapon during Onslaught. NEW: Aphelios takes 10-20% less damage during Onslaught and heals for 30-50% damage reduced. NEW: Aphelios can cast Phase during Onslaught. NEW: Aphelios can cast Moonlight Vigil during Onslaught Cooldown: 10-8 -> 12-10 

Again, interaction with other weapons removed. This should be overall huge nerf to his life steal, but would get a little Phantom Dancer as a bonus. Again, Onslaught is getting increased damage in exchange for less healing and not applying off-hand weapon effects. Well, if enemies are clueless, they will heal you more then before, but it can be easily dodged by not attacking you. Attack speed scaling is moved to damage and duration and Phase and R can now be used during Onslaught as quality of life buff.
Gravitum

Slow: 30% -> 18% Duration: 3.5 -> 2 REMOVED: Slow no longer decays. Binding Eclipse REMOVED: No longer roots. NEW: This ability is now skillshot that applies it's effects on first enemy hit. Damage: 50-110+26-35%bAD+70%AP -> 100-150+75%bAD+80%AP NEW: This ability slows enemy hit by 50% for 2 seconds and marks him. If Aphelios Attacks him, he consumes the mark, deals additional 10-30+25%bAD magical damage and roots him for 1-1.5 seconds. 

Gravitum's crowd control would be much less OP and easy to use. Base slow would be shorter and, for first 0.7 seconds, smaller. Q would be a skillshot you need to hit, plus it doesn't go through minions. It is single target, but has large damage output.
Infernum

Attack's damage: 110%AD -> 100%AD Secondary damage: 82.5-110%AD -> 70-85%AD Duskwave Damage: 25-65+56-80%bAD+70%AP -> 90-180+90-110%bAD+80%AP REMOVED: No longer Attacks enemies hit. NEW: Aphelios' Infernum Attacks increase their both primary and secondary damage by 10% for each enemy hit, decreased to 3% for minions and jungle monsters. In addition, these empowered Attacks creates splashes around primary target instead of cocoon behind. This lingers for 4 seconds. Other guns gain ability to create these splashes, but their damage increase is reduced by 50%. Cooldown: 9-6 -> 8-5 

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Decreases his large AoE impact he has on every aa, but again, it's stronger when you hit Q. It deals more damage and empowers damage dealt to both primary target and targets around. The damage increases with every enemy hit, plus, with what kind of skillshot this Q is, it would be an high risk - high reward ability. It can empower Attacks of other too, so it wouldn't be wasted ability if you ran out of Moonlight, but it is much more worth it to land Duskwave with enough Moonlight.
Crescendum

Attack's Speed: 600+75 per 10%bAS -> 625+100 per 10%bAS Damage increase per 20 chakrams: 138.5% -> 0 NEW: Bonus damage per chakram: 6+2%bAD Maximum chakrams: 20 -> Unlimited NEW: Each chakram grants Attacks additional 10 Speed. NEW: Every two Attacks, Aphelios generates 1 Chakram. 

NEW: Crescendum Attack apply Life Steal on 66% effectivness.

Sentry Health: 6->9 Damage per Attack: 31-100+40-60%bAD -> 40-105+45%bAD REMOVED: Sentry no longer uses off-hand weapon. NEW: Sentry's Attack generate 1 Chakram. NEW: Sentry's Attacks mark enemies. Aphelios can dash in their direction by clicking on them, consuming the mark. NEW: Sentry's Attacks generate 2 Moonlight. Cost: 10 Moonlight + 60 Mana -> 5 Moonlight + 60 Mana Cooldown: 9-6 -> 12-9 

In this one, I needed to find a way for Aphelios to create Chakrams, when Crescendum doesn't interact with other weapons anymore. So, I deleted Chakram number limitations, really, really decreased damage per Chakram, but gave him ability to generate one with each Attack. Also, I solved a problem that would easily appear: Aphelios running out of Moonlight. Sentry now has less damage, but restores Moonlight for Crescendum On Attack, has more HP and gives Aph an closegap ability. Also, I did some math to show you how much bonus damage he would have, if he had 310 bonus AD (Maxed AD, Galeforce, IE, Bloodthirster, Collector, Lord Dominik, level 18) 1 Chakram: 12,2 bonus damage on AA AA + 3 Sentry attacks + 5 men R (has increased chakram generation, see below): 207,4 (17 Chakrams) Yea, you really wanna kill that Aphelios fast before he gets to, idk, like 30 Chakrams (366 damage). I don't think this is too overtuned, becouse even if you hit 5 men ultimate, Attacks are still pretty slow and you need to go on close range.
Moonlight Vigil

Damage: 125/175/225+20%bAD+100%AP -> 200/275/350+100%AD+100%AP REMOVED: No longer Attacks all enemies hit. Cooldown: 120/110/100 -> 130/120/110 Calibrum bonus REWORKED: Aphelios gains 15/22.5/30% increased Attack range for 5 seconds if he hits an enemy. Applies marks on all enemies hit. Severum bonus: REWORKED: Aphelios heals for 200/275/350 if he hits an enemy. Additionally, he heals for 25/50/75 per second for 5 seconds. Gravitum bonus: REWORKED: Slows all enemies hit by 60% for 2 seconds. Aphelios can Attack up to 2 of enemies hit to root them for 1.5/1.6/1.7 seconds. All his Attacks will slow by 60% for 1 second. This effect lasts for 5 seconds. Infernum bonus: REWORKED: Creates a large splash, that deals additional 100/150/200+50%bAD physical damage. Additionaly, his AoE Infernum effects have size increased by 60% for 5 seconds. Crescendum bonus: REWORKED: When hitting an enemy, generate 5 Chakrams plus 2 per every additional enemy hit. Also, restore 10 Moonlight an increase Crescendum Attack's Speed by 10% for 5 seconds. (Note: 13 Chakrams on 5 men ult hit) 

No longer attacks with main-hand weapon, so I increased the damage and made weapon bonuses shine even more.
Maybe some numbers are off, I wouldn't look that much on them. But I believe this would help to balance him for regular players and pro players at the same time. He would still have his identity, but without the overtuned parts of his kit. Of course I would like to hear your opinions or ideas.

hey everyone!
i'm looking to buy my first few couple pieces off of lulu. i love leggings and flared leggings/yoga pants and i've been meaning to buy from lulu for a while now. about a year and a half ago, i went into a lulu and got fitted for my size but didn't have time to purchase anything that day, the advisor said my size was 12-14, i was about ~185-190 lbs, 5'2" and i had a 34 inch waist. i've lost weight since then and grew an inch (also enough that i've had to size down in my pants) and now weigh 160 lbs, 5'3" and have a 31.5" waist. according to the lulu website i'd be a size 10, does that seem right to anyone else with my stats or similar? i am also really interested in the lulu aligns and the wunder under leggings as i love a tight fit (plus leggings that dont roll down) and i have large hips, thighs and butt lmao. i'm mostly looking to wear these for casual/everyday purposes and not to work out in if that helps? also i unfortunately now live in the middle of nowhere and the nearest store to me is a 2.5 hour drive so i won't be able to go in person to try anything on or meet a lulu style advisor :( thank you everyone!

What's y'all opinions on best and affordable places to live by Andrews AFB. Specifically in between Ft Meade and JBA.

There is chaos all around yet i am calm. They created this zen in me. Endless fuckery and rule bending, banding together and government bailouts have helped me manage my emotions.
When first i began trading stocks i would worry over $200 or $300 swings in my portfolio, after all it was considerable money to me at the time. I paper handed and bought back in on a few different tickers including gme. I was on the nonsense popcorn hype train at first and knew relatively little about gme. But as i read more, as i saw the blantant crime and smugness of those that rob not just the American people but indeed the world as well, i developed an icy resolve.
The money is definitely still a huge reason for my continued investment. However i no longer plan to sell all my stock and my main motives have swayed. I dont just want to be filthy rich, i want this system to burn down for the lives they have destroyed and the greed and corruption it breeds.
So when i see ctb at 40%, meh ive seen it before and it ended in nothing
When i see the price swing up 50% in a day, meh ive seen it before, but i do get a tingle in my big fat balls that says "Yeah thats hurting them more".
When i see banks fail, that makes me smile. Too big to fail yet their risk management department isnt managing risk? Need bailouts but they are cashing out stock and giving themselves bonuses days or weeks leading to their fall? No regard for the depositors that helped them climb to such heights. Degenerate gamblers that only care for themselves. Even though i smile as they burn, im not happy. The only thing that will bring me happiness is seeing them all put in federal pound me in the ass prison, no bail, maximum sentence, banned from the financial industry till the end of time and if i could hope for more the abolishment of the fed and the rise of a new currency system. Freedom from our slavers.
Like the federal reserve i worry they will pass laws now that even the playing field only to ammend them into oblivion when we're not looking. What plans do we have to keep informed and stay in the law making process (comments etc) once this boat finally rocks?

PROMPT

• Solomon fits the "Late" prompt in that several of his abilities have delays on them, requiring careful timing to pull off his combos. He's also got a few tools to help him stall for time in a fight. Lore-wise, he's rushing to stop a threat that's already on Runeterra after having visions of an apocalyptic future.
• The "multiple ability" prompt is met through his Q, which has 2 activations each with unique effects that synergize with each other as well as his other abilities.
• The "removed ability" prompt is met through Solomon's ultimate, which is an adaptation of the ultimate Zac briefly had during the vanguard class update.

CHARACTER

• Etymology: Solomon has Hebrew origins, meaning "peace". In the Old Testament, King Solomon was the son of David of Bathsheba (from the David and Goliath story), and was one of the most revered rulers in Israel's history.
• Class: SkirmisheCatcher
• Role: Jungle/Support
• Race: Human
• Region: Formerly Zaun, now a wanderer
• Weapon: Dagger, Hookblade, and various high-tech gadgets
• Appearance: https://imgur.com/TCC4jNU

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LORE

Growing up on the streets of Zaun, Solomon was fascinated by all the technology that could be created from mere scraps, and even more impressed by what the Piltovians could produce with hextech. Unlike everyone else, however, Solomon watched with more than just awe. With only a single observance, he could mentally reverse-engineer anything he saw and understand how it functioned, both machine and magical. He would often sneak into shops to steal tools and materials so he could build gadgets that almost perfectly emulated these spectacles. He even went as far as trespassing and getting into fights - both in Zaun and above in Piltover - to deliberately get caught and thrown into holding cells so he could steal whatever he could carry during his countless breakouts after figuring out how the locks and security worked.
Over the years as the political spheres of Zaun and Piltover became uncontrollably chaotic and volatile, Solomon bore witness to more weaponized technological feats. He opted to help arm Zaun's people with his talent, but resources to build his gadgets were more scarce now, and he frequently had to wander outside the cities to find what he needed. He would make increasingly longer treks to increasingly farther territories, and returning each time to an ever-declining home. It seemed nothing he provided could sustain his people for any meaningful amount of time, as Zaun's entire economy - and way of life - was on the verge of collapse, especially with the meddling of Singed turning the city's own citizens into monsters, and the likes of Piltover enforcers' encroaching presence on the streets. Solomon needed a way to end the fighting permanently.
In his search for an answer, he learned of a mage called "Zilean". Solomon journeyed to the dangerous heart of Icathia, imploring the chronomancer to aid him in his quest for peace. He needed to know what he could do to stop the impending war. Zilean's response was cryptic, offering only a single glimpse into the future. What Solomon saw was nothing less than utter horror - an infestation of purple death, the likes of which he could never have imagined. He saw his city toppled, endless fires, countless dead, the streets crawling with... things. He peered closer at one of them. It had a unique texture to its hide, refracting the light that touched it in a way that made it appear translucent. "Camouflage?", he thought. The creature suddenly snapped its gaze toward Solomon, seeming to stare directly at him as if it could see him through the vision. After a tense moment of pause, it lunged toward him with blinding speed, outstretching its massive scythes for hands and -- Zilean pulled Solomon back to the present reality.
"This is the true threat on Runeterra", the mage explained. "Your war is no war. It is only a petty squabble compared to what is to come. Every conceivable path leads to the same end. I don't yet have a solution to this problem."
"Show me more." Solomon implored. "I saw one of those creatures, what it could do. I can arm a whole city with tools to replicate it. If you show me more --"
"I will not." Zilean interjected. "I cannot. Even the act of allowing you a single glimpse may have already created disastrous alternate timelines. I cannot risk further chaos... however..." he pondered, "...your gift may yet prove to be a boon. I will scour through time to see what that boon might be."
With that, Solomon had his answer. In his search for Zilean, he had come across stories of monsters around the lands of Shurima with descriptions similar to the ones he saw in his vision. And so he wandered deep into the deserts and wastelands, hoping to learn what makes these beasts tick so he can build weapons to fight back. But first he has to find them...

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GAMEPLAY FOREWORD

Solomon's original conception was as the grandson of Ekko in a distant future where Singed & friends unleashed chemical warfare, rendering Runeterra post-apocalyptic. He took Ekko's Z-drive and go back in time to try to prevent the causal events. As such, he was always intended to be a scrappy fighter with an arsenal of makeshift gadgets. His kit has undergone several iterations due to lore adaptations, but his first iteration was as a "trap master", with a variety of trap-based abilities to catch and lockdown enemies. This (3rd) version of his kit preserves a little of that, but mostly transitioned into "emulator" abilities reminiscent of other champions he's interacted with in the lore.
Solomon is a guerrilla fighter, meaning he prefers to catch enemies off-guard, engaging from stealth or a bush. He's got a variety of ways to close or create distance between him and his opponent, so his abilities can be used in almost any combination and work well together. He specializes in positioning: putting himself in just the right spot at just the right time encourages enemies to separate; and if they don't, he can force them out of position anyway. If things go wrong, those same abilities can double as escape tools. He's not very tanky though, so he has to position himself carefully in order to survive long enough for his spells to trigger.

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ABILITIES

[P] GRAVITY DRONE

Solomon's trinket is replaced with Gravity Drones. They have 4 HP and project a perimeter around them. The first time an enemy champion crosses the perimeter, the drone becomes permanently visible, intensifying gravity within the area. All enemies within the perimeter become grounded and slowed by 10-20% (based on level) until they leave. At level 9, the cast range of Gravity Drone is greatly increased to match Farsight Alteration.
Flavor: Solomon needed a way to trap these "Void" creatures after he found them. He couldn't match their unnatural speed, but he could slow them down.

Vision Radius: 900 (identical to totem wards)
Perimeter Radius: 450
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[Q] Hook, Line and Slicer

First Cast: Solomon slides in a target direction, slicing enemies with his dagger as he passes through them to deal physical damage. This ability can be recast within 3 seconds.

Damage: 40/65/90/115/140 (+ 40% bonus AD)
Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 Mana
Cooldown: 11/10/9/8/7 seconds

Recast: Solomon grabs the closest enemy with his hookblade (prioritizes his most recent attack target and champions) to deal physical damage and pulls them a short distance in a target direction.

Damage: 40/65/90/115/140 (+60% bonus AD)
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[W] Monster Hunter

Passive: Solomon's first basic attack or Hook, Line and Slicer (Q) within 2 seconds of stealth or being unseen by enemies is guaranteed to critically strike for 40/55/70/85/100% bonus damage. This bonus is always applied against jungle monsters.
Active: (2 Charges) Solomon triggers a cloaking device, becoming invisible for 1.25 seconds.
Flavor: After observing Kha'Zix in his vision, Solomon created a device that could replicate the creature's ability to hide in plain sight.

Cost: 50 Mana
Cooldown: 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 seconds per charge
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[E] Erasure Bomb

Solomon throws a time-delayed explosive orb to a target location, attaching to an enemy instead if it contacts them. After 2 seconds, the orb implodes to destroy enemy shields in the surrounding area and deal physical damage. It also releases a pulse in a larger area that grants ally champions hit a shield for 4 seconds.
Flavor: Solomon had a bit more difficulty figuring out Zilean's reality-warping magic. The best he could muster was getting the fabric of space to collapse in on itself.

Damage: 10/20/30/40/50 + 12/14/16/18/20% (+3% per 100 bonus AD) max health
Shield: 40/80/120/160/200 (+45% bonus AD)
Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 Mana
Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16 seconds
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[R] Flash Point

Solomon marks a target location. After a 1 second delay, he blinks to the marked location, teleporting all surrounding enemies with him. On arrival, Solomon releases a shockwave that deals magic damage in an area around him, slowing enemies hit by 40% for 1 second.
Flavor: Seeing a prodigious mind in Ekko within the next generation, Solomon watched carefully to gleam the secrets to his tech. He always had a hard time (no pun intended) trying to replicate the space-time powers of the Z-drive, though. The space part was easy. The time part - not so much.

Damage: 200/300/400 (+100% AP)
Cost: 100 Mana
Cooldown: 130/110/90 seconds

• LMT MWS/MRP-H 12.5" MLOK upper --$900
• LMT MWS/MRP-H 13.5" LW CL 7.62 barrel with p/w (by d.wilson) Surefire warcomp & BRT eztube gas tube (normal/unsupressed) --$730
  
  • Barrel price break down (~$550 for barrel, ~$130 warcomp, ~$70 gas tube, ~$60 pin and weld). Both barrel and upper are take-off from a complete LMT battle rifle. Buy both barrel and upper for $1560. Both have less than 100 rounds. Purchased new, first owner.
• LMT MRP-L converted Proof Research carbon fiber 14.5" 223 wylde barrel with p/w (by d.wilson) Surefire SF3P & Superlative Arms AGB (black, steel, .750, set screw) --$1090
  
  • Barrel price break down (~$850 for barrel, ~$90 for AGB, ~$130 for SF3P, $140 for MRP conversion, $60 for pin and weld). Proof barrel has less than 100 rounds through it. Purchased new, first owner.
• LMT MRP-L Specwar 11.5" MLOK upper. In an effort to prevent this from being resold at scalper prices on gunjoker, I'll only sell this to users with 12+ flair (sorry) --$960
  
  • Purchased new, first owner. Still brand new in bag
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Okay so what I’m hearing lately-
Romantics are moderate to petite. They can be up to 5’5, but this is very rare and normies should basically not even consider it on the DIY level. With this in mind, we can conclude that 5’5 must be the tail end of moderate, right?
And that actually makes perfect sense because Kibbe recently stated vertical starts at 5’6 now. I know this is a new statement, but it tracks. Because if romantics can be moderate, but they can’t be over 5’5 (and 5’5 is considered pushing it) that must mean that 5’5 is at the top of the moderate height range.
I could be mistaken, but my understanding is that all types with automatic vertical fall into FN, D, or SD. So that’s 5’6 and up. If you are taller than 5’5, you’ve got three options.
Classics are balanced, so vertical, width, or narrowness won’t be dominant, right? So what I’m wondering now is this; where does petite begin? Do you guys know? I mean, in the US the average height is 5’4 so…anything below that? I’m not sure if Kibbe is relevant to national averages or not.
Does that mean 5’4 and 5’5 are the only moderate heights?
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Justification: As stated in previous listing, the scales were $150 alone, clip $30, and the knife was $160, Para 3 $240 previous listing, Para 3 $210 with other scales, Para 3 knife only $150, Para 3 knife only $129
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As per previous listing, knife was taken apart and had scales installed but not cut or carried.
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Hi there. I had an L4/L5 fusion 5.5 years ago and it went great.
Now I’m having a lot of the same early symptoms of degenerative disk disease years ago. I went in today to the spine surgeon today and looks like my L5/S1 vertebrae has worn down from 1cm to .462 cm 5 years later.
A few questions I didn’t think of at the appointment:
How worn down do we get for that vertebrae before we go in and do it again?
He said that they don’t just add on another layer, they remove all the hardware and redo all of it again. How do they even remove the bone paste that has hardened around a metal cage? I’d google it but I don’t think I’d like the pictures that go along with the search results.

Female, 8 years old - 56lbs unsure of height. No allergies or intolerances.
Everyday my daughter gets a new one of these marks - extremely itchy, only two so far (one on side of thigh, one near knee and they started yesterday. Can anyone identify? We are in Canada, still snow on the ground so definitely not a mosquito.
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I've seen this question asked before 1, 2 and 3 years ago so wanted to follow-up with what people are using nowadays in 2023. As I've just gotten my 1st TLR I'm in the market for a case of sorts to protect it.
Has anyone used a lens case before? If so any particular models?
While browsing I found the Lowepro Lens Case 11 x 18cm which states it's internal dimensions are 11 x 10 x 18 cm which would perfectly fit my 10 x 10 x 14.5 Rolleicord.
I've also tried looking for small camera bags, but the dimensions are usually quite odd for the TLR and the cases become quite big and bulky quite quickly.
As I'm mainly looking for something to protect it whilst travelling I was also looking at some of the neoprene lens bags and even small cooler bags :D
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• Lowepro ProTactic Lens Exchange 100 AW
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