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2023.06.07 10:41 PancakeThrowRA New T-side primary rifle

With the new pick-five weapon loadout system coming to CS2, and the CT's having one more main rifle option than the T's do, what rifle would you like to see added to balance that disparity? While it isn't THAT likely, I don't think it's that far fetched either given the new changes.
I'll leave balancing up to anyone who cares to but I won't be mentioning it myself for the most part.
While the obvious choices are the 5.45x39 AK's like the AK74 or AKS-74U, I think much more interesting rifles deserve a place among the game. As a Tarkov fan, my brain goes straight to the MK47 Mutant, the RD-704, the ASH-12 or the AS VAL as an interesting suppressed option.
The MK47 Mutant is a gorgeous looking gun, certainly different to anything we're used to in CS, boasting a fire rate of 650, a slight increase to the AK, and roughly on par with the M4A4.
The RD-704, a similar shape to the Mutant in terms of its silhouette, but still keeping that AK look with it's dust cover. With a fire rate of 600, it dangers drawing too similar to the AK we have already.
The ASH-12, an interesting looking rifle, drawing a few similarities to the M4A1-S with its carrying handle, often seen with a 20 round mag and a big chunky suppressor. Its 650 rpm fire rate keeps it a solid option with its typical magazine capacity varying it enough from the rest.
Finally, the AS VAL. An iconic weapon plaguing MW2020 multiplayer. With subsonic rounds, typically a 20 round mag and a built-in suppressor, it's very similar to the ASH-12. However, its 900 rpm fire rate matches that of the MP9, likely making it a balancing nightmare.
These are my thoughts! I'd love to see a new gun added to the T-side arsenal. Personally I'd go for the MK47 as it's just such a cool looking rifle. Tell me what you think of my list or what you'd perhaps add :)

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2023.06.02 15:04 Gator588 Actionable Steps That are Helping Me

Hello All,
First off I want to say what you are going through is only temporary. It is easy to beat yourself up about it thinking it is weird, or stupid, but just know that you are not alone and there are many other irrational fears that millions of people struggle with every day. Having said that, I have found some relief recently and wanted to post on here in the hopes that it helps some of you.
My story of this phobia started two years ago where I felt like I couldn't swallow while I was eating steak at a restaurant. This instantly triggered a panic attack, fight or flight response that freaked me out. I swallowed the piece just fine, but I believe that experience triggered this phobia in my subconscious. This lead to two straight years of overthinking every meal I experienced. I will admit, my phobia never got so bad that I couldn't eat solid food, but I had to eat very slow, over chew everything, and overall just stressing about something that should typically bring you happiness. However, in just the last week I have found some relief, and with time I am hopeful that I will conquer this once and for all.
Now, we all wish there was a magic pill that could make this instantly go away. There are a lot of anxiety meds out there and they seem to help a lot of people. However, I believe that all these do is suppress the symptoms, instead of fixing the root cause. So that was my mission, to put in the work and find a way to identify the root cause of my fear and anxiety around eating. Here is a list of what I did:

I listened to this podcast episode from Stanford Neuroscientist on Erasing Fear and Trauma. Here is the link if you are interested - Erasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear Huberman Lab Podcast #49 - YouTube
1. One thing I took away from this and started doing is the Cyclic Hyperventilation. Where for 5 minutes every day for two weeks you purposely put yourself in a state of stress and anxiety. He explains it in detail in the podcast, but I am 8 days in and it is really helping. While I do this I think about eating scary things such as steak. If you try this make sure you follow his precautions that he mentions on the podcast.
I listened to another podcast from Huberman (he is a wealth of knowledge on a variety of topics). Here is the link if you are interested - Dr. Chris Palmer: Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health Huberman Lab Podcast #99 - YouTube
1. This is one of the most fascinated podcasts I have ever listened to. This guy has actually healed people with Schizophrenia through diet and nutrition. Because of this podcast I started doing the keto diet about 10 days ago. Wow! I can't believe how much better I feel and how better my mental health and attitude concerning food. Now, I know it may seem counterproductive since our phobia is around eating, but there are many soft foods that would be considered low carb or keto. Avocado, soft scrambled eggs, soft cheeses, and milk are some of my staples. If you can't eat any of those, you can always make shakes with full fat milk, almond milk, and a variety of other items to make a very healthy low carb meal replacement shake.
Cold Showers
1. Sounds crazy and woo woo, but there is actually a lot of science around the mental (and physical) benefits of cold showers. I have been doing this in conjunction with the cyclic hyperventilation, and I really think they are helping. You can even start with a warm shower, and then finish with the cold for about 60-90 seconds. That is all it takes to get the benefits. Look up the Wim Hof Method and you can learn more about this.
Exercise
1. You don't have to get a gym membership, just find something (walking, biking, swimming) that gets your body moving. Exercise has been shown to greatly improve mental health. I recommend some kind of light shoulder exercise and neck stretches to really help strengthen that area and help swallowing.
Omega-3
1. If you are on anxiety meds thats fine, but if not, Omega-3 supplements have been shown to provide an anti-depressant effect around the same level as an SSRI. You want to find a supplement that gives at least 2000mg of Omega 3. If you are interested, here is a link to what I have been taking for the last 10 days Amazon.com: OmegaWell Omega 3 Fish Oil - 2000mg Capsules: Heart, Brain, & Joint Support - 800 mg EPA 600 mg DHA - w/Natural Lemon Oil, Sustainably Sourced - Mini Softgels - 30 Day Supply : Health & Household
2. If you can't swallow the pills, you can actually cut the tips off them and mix the oil in with a smoothie or water.
Meditation/Yoga/Stretching
1. I recommend a combination of these three. Find one that you like and try it out for a couple weeks. Focus on your breathing with any of these and they will help I guarantee it. There is an app called Plyability that use every night before bed. 10-20 minutes of stretching combined with breathwork and I feel amazing.
Breathwork
1. I like the app "Breathwrk." There are dozens of breathing exercises you can work on and practice for what you think will help you. What has helped me is doing the "Lung Capacity" exercise. It forces you to take slow breaths with a 20 second breath hold. It is meant to strengthen your diaphragm and increase lung capacity. I think this really helps with my eating because a lot of anxiety starts with your breath. If you can learn to control your breath and your mind while eating, it makes the whole experience much easier.
Talk to someone
1. Spouse, family, therapist, anybody. Find someone to talk to about this. I opened up to my wife about it (I was embarrassed for a whole to mention this to anyone and tried to hide it), and I have felt much better and much less weird or ashamed. So find someone that will understand and help you work through it, it makes a world of difference.

I know this seems like a lot, but remember as much as we want to snap our fingers and make this go away, thats just not going to happen. Sometimes it takes action. But that is the beauty in this! You don't have to rely on a drug or a doctor to fix this, YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER YOUR OWN MIND. And if you have the control, you have the ability to fix it. It might be hard and may take some time, but you have the power to fix this fear! Remember, it is HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY unlikely that you will choke to death. The data is like 1.5/100,000 people choke to death. That includes babies, elderly people, and non-food choking deaths! Your body is hard wired to automatically chew and swallow, so this fear is just your brain getting in the way of what your body naturally knows what to do.
Hopefully some of this helps, feel free to reach out with any questions!

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2023.05.31 03:10 ScottRiqui Aftermarket options for Shimano Uniglide cassette?

I have a 1989 Miyata 1400 and love it, but I'd like to change the gearing to make climbing a little easier. It has the Shimano 600 Ultegra tricolor 7-speed groupset with indexed downtube shifters. The chainrings are 52/42, and the largest cog on the cassette is 22. I'm pretty sure the rear hub is Uniglide-only, so I haven't been looking at Hyperglide cassettes.
The rear derailleur (RD-6400) is supposedly good for a maximum cog size of 26, but Uniglide 7-speed cassettes seem really expensive and not very plentiful. I wouldn't mind spending some money on an NOS one, but I haven't found one yet and even worn/flaking used cassettes seem to be $150.
Did anyone else ever make good Uniglide-compatible 7sp cassettes? Alternatively, could I look for a small chainring that's smaller than 42 teeth? The crankset is the Shimano Biopace if that matters.

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2023.05.31 02:11 UnderEu Flathub.org now works in IPv6

After an episode of FlatHub.org having their ego hurt by not enabling IPv6, I just noticed that they now support the current Internet protocol.

I put my machine in IPv6-only mode and ran some tests, here are the results:
Website screenshot (IPvFoo extension)
Terminal output:

[email protected]:~$ ip a 1: lo:  mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 ::1/128 scope host valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 2: enp0s31f6:  mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000 link/ether ***REDACTED*** brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet6 2804:7f0:***REDACTED***/64 scope global temporary dynamic valid_lft 43183sec preferred_lft 43183sec inet6 2804:7f0:***REDACTED***/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute valid_lft 43183sec preferred_lft 43183sec inet6 fe80::***REDACTED***/64 scope link noprefixroute valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 3: wlp2s0:  mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000 link/ether ***REDACTED*** brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff [email protected]:~$ dig AAAA flathub.org ; <<>> DiG 9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1-Ubuntu <<>> AAAA flathub.org ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 52905 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;flathub.org. IN AAAA ;; ANSWER SECTION: flathub.org. 300 IN AAAA 2a04:4e42:4b::347 ;; Query time: 211 msec ;; SERVER: 2606:4700:4700::1111#53(2606:4700:4700::1111) (UDP) ;; WHEN: Tue May 30 21:01:26 -03 2023 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 68 [email protected]:~$ dig AAAA dl.flathub.org ; <<>> DiG 9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1-Ubuntu <<>> AAAA dl.flathub.org ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 33792 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 5, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;dl.flathub.org. IN AAAA ;; ANSWER SECTION: dl.flathub.org. 3555 IN CNAME dualstack.n.sni.global.fastly.net. dualstack.n.sni.global.fastly.net. 30 IN AAAA 2a04:4e42::347 dualstack.n.sni.global.fastly.net. 30 IN AAAA 2a04:4e42:200::347 dualstack.n.sni.global.fastly.net. 30 IN AAAA 2a04:4e42:400::347 dualstack.n.sni.global.fastly.net. 30 IN AAAA 2a04:4e42:600::347 ;; Query time: 7 msec ;; SERVER: 2606:4700:4700::1111#53(2606:4700:4700::1111) (UDP) ;; WHEN: Tue May 30 21:01:34 -03 2023 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 202 [email protected]:~$ flatpak search IRPF Name Description Application ID Version Branch Remotes IRPF 2023 File your taxes in Brazil br.gov.fazenda.receita.irpf2023 1.3 stable flathub IRPF 2022 File your taxes in Brazil br.gov.fazenda.receita.irpf2022 1.8 stable flathub [email protected]:~$ flatpak install br.gov.fazenda.receita.irpf2023 Looking for matches… br.gov.fazenda.receita.irpf2023 permissions: ipc network cups x11 file access [1] tags [2] [1] xdg-documents, ~/ProgramasRFB:create [2] proprietary ID Branch Op Remote Download 1. [✓] br.gov.fazenda.receita.irpf2023 stable i flathub 120,3 MB / 106,8 MB Installing… ████████████████████ 100% 20,0 MB/s 00:00 Note that '/valib/flatpak/exports/share' is not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_HOME and XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variables, so applications may not be able to find it until you set them. The directories currently searched are: - /root/.local/share ID Branch Op Remote Download 1. [✓] br.gov.fazenda.receita.irpf2023 stable i flathub 120,3 MB / 106,8 MB Installation complete.

Thanks to everyone involved!

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2023.05.25 00:17 EsotericIntegrity Stolen Wallet ( not mine ) Please pass on the word

https://www.facebook.com/groups/anythinggoeskingstonbuyandsell/permalink/3493106917626149/?sale_post_id=3493106917626149&mibextid=S66gvF
Looks exactly like the picture above. One of a kind.
Post on Facebook
This Wallet Stolen - Picture is exact wallet . Please message if found as its unique Wallet was stolen my car at residents in West End Kingston overnight May 23/24th Any info you can notify police Thief's used my credit cards for several purchases at : Amherstview Pioneer gas station May 24th between 5:48am -6:05am AND Quickie store 56 Bath Rd May 24th between 6:35am -6:39am

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2023.05.23 03:09 Mighty-Lobster How to choose a Geiger Counter?

I have searched that question on Google and YouTube for two days, and I'm getting conflicting information. For example, this lady on YouTube ran a test and she seems confident that this $50 Geiger counter on Amazon is pretty accurate, but this thread in this forum suggests that anything at that price level is going to be somewhere between a piece of crap and a scam.
Why I want a Geiger counter? --- Curiosity mostly. I do want it to be able to actually measure harmful amounts of radiation at home, but that might be expensive. I also would love to get myself a couple of little radioactive rocks to hear the Geiger counter clicking.
I was hoping someone could help me make an informed decision. For example:

Regarding radiation at home --- My understanding is that the main risk is radon gas, which gives alpha radiation. So basically all of the affordable Geger counters are useless. Is that right? Or is there still value in the affordable options? For reference, the $400 GQ GMC-600+ is the only GQ GMC option that detects alpha.
What can I expect to get from a $130 GQ GMC-320+? Or the $60 GQ GMC-300S? Are they good for more than just hearing clicks when you put a radioactive rock next to them? If the readings were accurate to +/- 15%, which I think is what they claim, I would be happy.
What are the pros and cons of a Geiger counter vs a Scintillator? This one costs $170 and it's the only one I could find on Amazon.

Thanks for the help.

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2023.05.22 13:41 HotSarcasm $VECT: Ironwood Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire VectivBio, a Clinical-Stage Biotech Company Pioneering Novel Treatments for Severe Rare Gastrointestinal Diseases

Ironwood Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire VectivBio, a Clinical-Stage Biotech Company Pioneering Novel Treatments for Severe Rare Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Transaction Advances Ironwood’s Vision of Becoming the Leading GI Healthcare Company -
- Adds apraglutide, Next Generation, Synthetic GLP-2 Analog in Phase 3 for Short Bowel Syndrome with Intestinal Failure (SBS-IF); Potential to become Best-in-Class for SBS-IF -
- Orphan Drug Designation Received for Treatment of Adult Patients with SBS-IF; Topline Results of Phase 3 Trial Expected by the End of 2023 -
- Ironwood to Commence All-Cash Tender Offer to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of VectivBio for $17.00 per Share -
- Ironwood to Host Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:30 a.m. ET -
BOSTON and BASEL, Switzerland – May 22, 2023 – Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Ironwood”) (Nasdaq: IRWD), a GI-focused healthcare company, and VectivBio Holding AG (“VectivBio”) (Nasdaq: VECT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering novel, transformational treatments for severe rare gastrointestinal conditions, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Ironwood to acquire VectivBio for $17.00 per share in an all-cash transaction with an estimated aggregate consideration of approximately $1 billion, net of VectivBio cash and debt (the “Transaction”). The acquisition price represents a premium of 80% relative to the volume-weighted average share price over the previous 90 trading days. The Transaction was approved by both the Ironwood and VectivBio Boards of Directors and the Transaction Agreement was entered into on May 21, 2023. The Transaction is conditioned upon, among other things, the tender of shares representing more than 80% of VectivBio’s issued and outstanding shares and other customary conditions. Orbimed, Forbion and Versant Ventures, and VectivBio’s directors and officers, jointly representing 28.6% of VectivBio’s shareholdings, entered into tender and support agreements pursuant to which such supporting shareholders agreed, among other things, to tender their shares in the tender offer.
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, VectivBio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of treatments for severe, rare conditions, including Short Bowel Syndrome with Intestinal Failure (SBS-IF) and acute Graft versus Host Disease (aGvHD). SBS-IF is a severe malabsorptive condition requiring ongoing I.V. administration of fluids and nutrients and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, high economic burden, and an impaired quality of life. A substantial number of SBS-IF patients remain dependent on chronic parenteral support, and there is considerable unmet need in this patient population, which has an estimated addressable population of 18,000 adult patients across the U.S., Europe, and Japan1. aGVHD is an immunologically mediated disease occurring in individuals undergoing allogeneic hemopoetic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) where donor immune cells react against the host recipient. The gastrointestinal system is among the most common sites affected by acute GVHD, and severe manifestations of aGVHD of the gut portends a poor prognosis in patients after HSCT.
VectivBio’s lead investigational asset, apraglutide, is a next-generation, GLP-2 analog which has shown compelling data to date and is currently in Phase 3 with plans for topline readout by year’s end. Apraglutide has the potential to be the best-in-class GLP-2 therapy for the treatment of SBS-IF based on its potency and pharmacological properties, unique convenience of weekly dosing, and Phase 3 study designed to evaluate clinical benefit for both SBS-IF stoma and colon-in-continuity patients. If successful and approved, Ironwood believes apraglutide presents an opportunity to reach $1 billion in peak net sales.
This Transaction has the potential to strengthen Ironwood’s innovative portfolio and pipeline to advance the treatment of GI diseases and redefine the standard of care for GI patients. With its proven track record, Ironwood is well-positioned to leverage its expertise in clinical development, regulatory pathways, medical affairs and commercial execution to progress and maximize the potential value of apraglutide for patients, physicians and shareholders.
“The acquisition of VectivBio, including its compelling asset, apraglutide, is an ideal strategic fit with Ironwood,” said Tom McCourt, chief executive officer of Ironwood. “With the success of our blockbuster product, LINZESS, we have built a strong GI commercial function, healthy cash flow generation, and meaningful EBITDA. We are confident that with our GI expertise, commercial capabilities, and robust balance sheet, we are well-positioned to continue developing apraglutide, with the goal of getting it into the hands of the patients who need it the most and potentially generate significant and sustainable value for shareholders.”
“We are delighted to enter into this agreement with Ironwood to advance the development and commercialization of innovative therapies targeted at GI and rare diseases, which is the mission of VectivBio” said Luca Santarelli, M.D., chief executive officer and founder of VectivBio. “Ironwood’s capabilities and established track record in GI make it the ideal company to bring apraglutide, if approved, to patients suffering from SBS-IF and other serious GI conditions. We believe this Transaction represents the best outcome for our patients and shareholders.”
Strategic and Financial Benefits
The acquisition of VectivBio and its lead investigational asset apraglutide provides a significant opportunity to accelerate the next growth horizon for Ironwood. The Transaction has the potential to deliver meaningful strategic and financial benefits, including:

Strengthens and complements Ironwood’s portfolio. Today, Ironwood has a blockbuster asset in LINZESS, a strong GI commercial function, and an exciting pipeline of development assets. Ironwood believes that this transaction will further strengthen its portfolio and pipeline, with the potential to meaningfully accelerate its growth horizon. With approximately 18,000 addressable adult patients suffering from SBS-IF across U.S., Europe and Japan, apraglutide, if successfully developed, has significant revenue potential given its orphan drug designation for the treatment of adult patients with SBS-IF, compelling data to date, convenient weekly dosing and potential expansion into additional GI conditions, including aGvHD.
Leverages Ironwood’s existing infrastructure. Ironwood has strong expertise in clinical development, regulatory pathways, and medical affairs, as well as a robust commercial infrastructure. Additionally, Ironwood also has existing relationships within the gastroenterologist community, and a knowledgeable specialty salesforce that currently addresses a significant portion of apraglutide’s potential prescriber base. Ironwood intends to leverage its proven expertise from LINZESS’s successful commercialization and ongoing lifecycle management to maximize the apraglutide opportunity.
Supports long-term profitability and cash-flow generation. Apraglutide is a late-stage clinical asset with the potential to reach $1 billion in peak net sales if successfully developed and approved. The addition of apraglutide provides another high-growth potential revenue stream, diversifies Ironwood’s portfolio and pipeline, and potentially extends Ironwood’s growth horizon through the 2030s.
Compelling financial profile. Ironwood anticipates the pro forma company will remain positioned to deliver sustained profits and cash flows. Ironwood expects to generate greater than $175 million in operating cash flows each year on a pro forma basis ahead of apraglutide commercial launch. The Transaction, assuming successful commercialization of apraglutide, is expected to be accretive to earnings per share beginning in 2026.

Transaction Terms and Closing Under the terms of the Transaction Agreement, Ironwood will commence a tender offer to purchase all of VectivBio’s outstanding ordinary shares for $17.00 per share in cash. The closing of the tender offer will be subject to certain conditions, including the tender of more than 80% of the total number of VectivBio’s outstanding shares, the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, certain shareholder approvals and other customary closing conditions (the “Offer Conditions”). VectivBio’s Board of Directors recommends that VectivBio shareholders tender their shares in the tender offer. The Transaction, which was approved by each company’s Boards of Directors, is expected to close in the second half of 2023, subject to the Offer Conditions. Assuming the closing of the tender offer and Ironwood holding at least 90% of the outstanding shares of VectivBio, Ironwood expects to acquire any shares of VectivBio not tendered into the tender offer through a merger of VectivBio with and into a subsidiary of Ironwood for the same per share consideration as will be payable in the tender offer.
Orbimed, Forbion and Versant Ventures, and VectivBio’s directors and officers jointly representing 28.6% of VectivBio’s shareholdings, entered into tender and support agreements pursuant to which such supporting shareholders agreed, among other things, to tender their shares in the tender.
VectivBio will covene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on June 26, 2023 for the purpose of obtaining certain shareholder approvals in connection with the Transaction.
Ironwood expects to finance the acquisition with cash on hand and funds drawn through a four-year, $500 million revolving credit facility entered in connection with the Transaction.
Ironwood expects to provide updated full year 2023 adjusted EBITDA financial guidance upon closing of the transaction.
Advisors
Citi, J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are serving as financial advisors to Ironwood on the transaction.
Financing for the transaction has been provided by Citibank, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
Latham and Watkins LLP and Advestra AG are serving as legal advisors to Ironwood.
Centerview Partners LLC and BofA Securities, Inc. are serving as financial advisors to VectivBio, and Cooley (UK) LLP and Homburger AG are serving as legal advisors to VectivBio.
Conference Call Information
Ironwood will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 22, 2023 to discuss the Transaction. Individuals interested in participating in the call should dial (888) 330- 2384 (U.S. and Canada) or (240) 789-2701 (international) using conference ID number and event passcode 4671230. To access the webcast, please visit the Investors section of Ironwood’s website at www.ironwoodpharma.com at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to ensure adequate time for any software downloads that may be required. The call will be available for replay via telephone starting at approximately 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on May 22, 2023, running through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2023. To listen to the replay, dial (800) 770-2030 (U.S. and Canada) or (647) 362-9199 (international) using conference ID number 4671230. The archived webcast will be available on Ironwood’s website for 14 days beginning approximately one hour after the call has completed.
About Ironwood
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IRWD), an S&P SmallCap 600® company, is a leading gastrointestinal (GI) healthcare company on a mission to advance the treatment of GI diseases and redefine the standard of care for GI patients. We are pioneers in the development of LINZESS® (linaclotide), the U.S. branded prescription market leader for adults with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). Under the guidance of our seasoned industry leaders, we continue to build upon our history of GI innovation and challenge what has been done before to shape what the future holds. We keep patients at the heart of our R&D and commercialization efforts to reduce the burden of GI diseases and address significant unmet needs.
Founded in 1998, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. We routinely post information that may be important to investors on our website at
www.ironwoodpharma.com. In addition, follow us on Twitter and on LinkedIn.
About VectivBio AG
VectivBio is a global clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming and improving the lives of patients with severe rare conditions. Lead product candidate apraglutide is a next-generation, long-acting synthetic GLP-2 analog being developed for a range of rare gastrointestinal diseases where GLP-2 can play a central role in addressing disease pathophysiology, including short bowel syndrome with intestinal failure (SBS-IF) and Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (aGVHD).
VectivBio is also advancing its modular, small molecule CoMET platform to address a broad range of previously undruggable Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMDs). CoMET leverages innovative chemistry, based on a proprietary stabilized pantetheine backbone, to restore fundamental cellular metabolism in pediatric populations with IMDs characterized by a deficit of energy metabolism caused by the depletion of functional Coenzyme A (“CoA”). Candidates from the CoMET platform are initially being evaluated in methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), propionic acidemia (PA), and other organic acidemias.
About Apraglutide
Apraglutide is an investigational new drug that is a next-generation, long-acting synthetic GLP-2 analog being developed for a range of rare gastrointestinal diseases where GLP-2 can play a central role in addressing disease pathophysiology, including short bowel syndrome with intestinal failure (SBS-IF) and Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (aGVHD).

FULL RELEASE: https://ir.vectivbio.com/static-files/84dc8a4e-eb10-4c88-980c-e9e8b8a99859

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2023.05.21 23:43 consortswithserpents I've seen some hate for the Springfield XD(S/D/E), any particular reason why?

I have an XD-S, and have no real problems with it, except it not liking Hornady CD ammo, but I can deal with that. I carry daily with no issues. However I don't like the 7/8 round mags for carry. I am limited to 10 (NJ), so I was thinking getting something else once my purchase permit comes in (again, yay NJ).
I was thinking about just getting the 10 rd XD as I'm a sucker for the black frame and stainless steel slide, but given some of the hate I've seen on reddit, I'm wondering if I'd be better off looking elsewhere. Why? Of course function > aesthetics, but I want to like the way the gun looks too. I thought they were regarded as decent guns, so am I wrong in that or can they just be beat for the price? How about the Hellcats?
I'd ideally like to stay under $600 so I can sell the XD-S and not have to put that much out of pocket but can go higher if I need to.

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2023.05.21 17:12 Lintar0 [Long Post] Java Buddhism in Indonesia

Greetings Dharma friends! I would like to share with you the state of Buddhism in my country, Indonesia. Not many people know about Indonesia, and those who do usually think about it as a “Muslim country”.
Today, I’d like to tell you about the fascinating history of Buddhism in Indonesia and of the Javanese people living here, as well as dispel any misconceptions regarding my country. This will be a long post, so get ready.
This post is based on an older post I wrote in Indonesia 2 years ago, but I edited it and added some additional parts to tailor it to a non-Indonesian audience. Since most of the audience here is Buddhist, I have also removed explanations regarding basic Buddhist concepts.
The post is divided into several parts:

Background – Indonesia and the Javanese
Buddhism in Classical Java (400 – 1500 AD)
The Islamic and Colonial Periods – Hibernation and Reawakening
Jinarakkhita – reviving and protecting Indonesian Buddhism
Post 1965 spread, Decline in early 2000’s
Rise of social media and Rise of Javanese identity
Conclusions

1. Background – Indonesia and the Javanese

Indonesia is not an easy country to understand, and it doesn’t help that it’s relatively “invisible” (a.k.a. doesn’t get much attention in the media) even though it is the world’s 4th most populated country with about 270 million people as of 2023. When the mainstream media does shine a spotlight in Indonesia, it’s usually for the wrong reasons: terror attacks and the tagline “world’s biggest Muslim country”, corruption and environmental problems, Bali being a top tourist destination.
First of all, Indonesia is not a Muslim country: our Constitution doesn’t mention Islam at all. Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country, where the Constitution recognizes the right of every Indonesian to profess a faith. The faiths that are promoted by the Indonesian state are: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and recently, native religions. This also means that, under Indonesian law, proselytism is allowed. Christians can freely preach to Muslims about Jesus, and vice versa, conversion is legal. This is in vast contrast to most other Muslim-majority countries. And yes, conversions from Islam and/or Christianity to Buddhism does happen. I have friends who were former Muslims and Christians who now practice Buddhism.
Now then, you might be asking, how is this relative religious tolerance possible in Indonesia? It has to do with the ethnic group that forms the plurality of Indonesians: the Javanese. (Note I am talking about the ethnic group from JAVA, hence Javanese, not Japanese). Here is a pie chart of the ethnic groups in Indonesia based on the 2010 census:
https://preview.redd.it/tvmntorp971b1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=18758f604417e1d363c243fea637783f9778b862
As you can see, the Javanese (Jawa) form 40% of Indonesia’s population. The Javanese have had a huge influence in the history of Indonesia, and their culture and philosophy contributed to the relatively tolerant attitude of the Indonesian State towards religion. Javanese culture and religion is an interesting interaction between native Austronesian beliefs, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.
Javanese man and woman in traditional wedding costumes
Despite 98% of the Javanese being Muslim, Javanese culture is heavily infused with Hindu-Buddhist elements. For example, this is a photo of a statue of Ganesha, a Hindu God, in the Kraton (palace) of the Sultan of Yogyakarta:
https://preview.redd.it/peue94ew971b1.jpg?width=1704&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd426a0cfe9577d6683a8883ca291d4b708e933d
The Palaces of the Sultans of Java often perform ceremonies to appease the local Javanese deities, such as the Queen of the Southern Seas, or the Volcano of Mount Merapi. Javanese also love watching shadow puppets of classical Indian mythology, such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Many Javanese have Sanskrit names. These are the names of some Indonesian presidents:

Sukarno (“Su” meaning good, “Karno” from a character in the Mahabharata)
Suharto (“Harto” is Javanises Sankrit, meaning wealth)
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (“Susilo” means good morals, “Yudhoyono” means a warrior on a journey)

Another “strange” thing about the Javanese is that they are relatively tolerant of apostasy, i.e. people leaving Islam. Hence, it is not rare to find Javanese Christians in Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese Hindu and Buddhist villages in Java.
To know why the Javanese generally have a tolerant attitude towards religions, we must look into the history of the Javanese kingdoms in the next section.

2. Buddhism in Classical Java (400 – 1500 AD)

During ancient times, Java had been famous as an international centre of Buddhism. A Chinese monk who lived in the 600’s records that he had gone to a land called “Heling” 訶陵, possibly a transliteration of “Walaing” or “Kalingga”, located in Java. He had come to study Buddhist texts and translate them into Chinese (Supomo, 2006). Another example: a stone inscription in Java, dated 782 AD, tells us that a monk from what is now Bangladesh had come to Java to inaugurate a statue of a Bodhisattva Manjusri (Casparis, 2000). Likewise, Java also sent monks to foreign countries. A Javanese monk named “Bianhong” 辨弘 was recorded to have arrived in Chang’an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, in 780 AD (Woordward, 2009).
These examples demonstrate how the various countries in Asia were connected by an international network of Buddhism, of which Java forms an integral part. This map from the book “Mediaeval Maritime Asia: Networks of Masters, Texts, Icons” (Acri, 2016) illustrates the vast nexus of Buddhism that connected lands such as India to countries as far away as Japan:
https://preview.redd.it/q6bj4vb2a71b1.jpg?width=1097&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc20decb5550d496f8960f8ccbf5b34670bba32a
The crown jewel of Javanese Buddhism is the gigantic Borobudur Temple in Central Java, constructed beginning around 780 AD under the patronage of Java’s Shailendra Dynasty (Iwamoto, 1981). Borobudur today is an important tourist destination, as well as a place of prayer for Indonesian Buddhists. It is arguably the single largest Buddhist Temple in the world (if we don’t count Angkor Wat, since Angkor was originally Hindu and then turned into a Buddhist place of worship).
During the next few centuries, the seat of political power shifted from Central Java to the East of the island, possibly in order to escape volcanic eruptions. An important piece of Javanese Buddhist scripture during this period was Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan, written around 929-947 AD (Utomo, 2018).
Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan roughtly translates into “The Great Mahayana Book” in English, and it is a fine work of Old Javanese literature. Take note of this, as it will become relevant for the future of Javanese Buddhism.
Hinduism and Buddhism flourished in Java during the next few centuries. At the elite level, they were separate competing religions, but at the same time there was also high degree of syncretism between them. The kings of Java found it beneficial to support clergy from these religions in order to legitimise their rule. The last great Hindu-Buddhist Javanese Empire, the Majapahit, had a bureaucracy which records three separate religious institutions that were supported by the state: the Shivaites (Siwa), the Sogatas (Buddha) and the Risi (ascetics).
One of the most famous Buddhists during the Majapahit Era was none other than the Prime Minister himself, Gajah Mada. An inscription in Malang (East Java) dated 1351 AD describes how he was gifted a village named Makadipura, where he built a caitya to commemorate Vesak (Parmar, 2015).
Unfortunately, the Majapahit Era was the last time that formal Buddhist institutions would thrive in Ancient Java. After the fall of Majapahit, we have yet to find evidence of a native Buddhist Sangha surviving before modern times.
Islam slowly spread around Maritime Southeast Asia, and small Islamic kingdoms sprouted in Java. The subsequent Islamic kingdoms of Java were not interested in sponsoring religious institutions other than Islamic ones, so Buddhism as a distinct religious practice had ceased. However, this did not mean that Buddhistic philosophies and mannerisms had completely vanished among the Javanese.

3. The Islamic and Colonial Periods – Hibernation and Reawakening

When Islam was introduced to Java, the missionaries of this new religion taught it by using Hindu-Buddhist concepts that were already familiar to the local population. For example, one of the Pillars of Islam is to fast during the month of Ramadan. The Arabic term for this is “sawm” صَوْم‎, but the Malay and Javanese words “puasa” do not use this terminology. Instead, they come from the Sanskrit term “upavasa”, from the practice of upavasatha or uposatha fasting among Hindus and Buddhists.
Meditation is also a practice that was inherited from Hinduism and Buddhism. It is still practiced by some Javanese to this day: Presidents Sukarno and Suharto were known to have meditated before making important decisions. Clifford Geertz records this practice among some Javanese during his fieldwork in the 1960’s. To quote from his book “The Religion of Java” (1976), we read :

In any case, mystical experience brings an access of power which can be used in this world. Sometimes the use is semi-magical, such as in curing, foretelling the future, or gaining wealth. Boys semèdi (samadhi) before school examinations in order to pass with high marks; girls who want husbands sometimes fast and meditate for them; and even some politicians are held to meditate for a higher office.

Islam slowly began to spread, and in the 1800’s, Java was colonised by the Dutch. I call this period the “hibernation” of Buddhism (and to a lesser extent, Hinduism) in Java, because despite the fact that large-scale institutions ceased to operate, Buddhistic philosophies and practices were internalised into Javanese culture. There is an interesting passage from the Serat Centhini, a Javanese-language work of literature composed around 1814 commissioned by the Court of Surakarta. In the story, the main character (a Muslim) travels to the Tengger region of East Java, where pockets of non-Muslims remain. I quote from Pringgoharjono’s translation (2006) “The Centhini Story: The Javanese Journey of Life - Based on the Original Serat Centhini”:

[The protagonist asks] “Ki Buyut, what is that hill?” Ki Buyut replied: “That is the hill of Ngardisari. It is where Ki Ajar Satmoko, the chief of the district of Tengger, resides. He still adheres to Brahmanism and has many students, both men and women”. [The protagonist] then asked “Ki Buyut, can you bring me to him? I would like to know what Buddhism and Brahmanism are all about […] At the end, Ki Ajar concluded: “My son, while the practice of Islam, Buddhism and Brahmanism are different, the aim is the same – to worship God The Almighty”.

(Note: This is a “Javanese” interpretation of Buddhism, the issue of “God” in Buddhism will come up again in the next Section).
Among the ethnic Javanese, Buddhism may have been hibernating, but another form of Buddhism slowly came to Java’s shores. As we have seen in the previous section, the island of Java was still linked to the rest of Asia through maritime connections. Ethnic Chinese traders migrated to Java and some of them set up Chinese temples to practice their traditional religions. Among them was Chinese Buddhism, which also incorporated elements from Confucianism and Taoism. This would be one of the key factors for the reawakening of Buddhism in Java later.
Let us fast forward to the 1900’s, when Indonesia was firmly in Dutch colonial control. A Javanese noblewoman named Kartini wrote various letters, which were published in 1911 under the title “Door Duisternis Tot Licht” (After the Darkness comes the Light,). In one section, we read:

I am the Buddha’s child, you know, and that's one reason not to eat animal food [vegetarian]. As a child I had been very ill; the doctors couldn't help me; they were distraught. There a Chinese man (a prisoner, whom we were childhood friends with) offered to help me. My parents took it, and I recovered. What the medicine of educated men could not do, "quackery" did. He healed me simply by making me drink ashes from burnt offerings dedicated to a deity [in a Chinese temple]. By that drink I have become the child of that saint, the Santik-kong of Welahan [a temple in north Java].

If we remember from the previous section, Borobudur Temple was the crown jewel of Javanese Buddhism, but it had been long buried under volcanic ash and forgotten after the fall of Majapahit. When the Dutch colonial authorities controlled Java, they began to be interested in Java’s past and actually rediscovered and restored Hindu and Buddhist temples.
By the 1900’s, the restoration of Borobudur and various other Hindu-Buddhist monuments in Java had been completed. These monuments sparked an interest among the elite of the Dutch East Indies (ethnic Dutch, Javanese and Chinese) to study Java’s Hindu-Buddhist past. The monuments also became internationally renowned. One of the most famous visitors to Borobudur was a Sri Lankan monk named Narada Thera, who was invited to Indonesia on 1932 to teach Theravada Buddhism (Sinha, 2012). It is at this point where we can say that Buddhism in Indonesia has “reawakened” from its slumber.

4. Jinarakkhita – reviving and protecting Indonesian Buddhism

By the time of the “reawakening” of Buddhism in the Dutch East Indies (1934), both the Theravada as well as Mahayana schools of Buddhism were studied and promoted. The elite of the Dutch, Javanese and Chinese communities were keenly interested in studying Java’s ancient philosophies and beliefs, which included Buddhism. One of the members of this group of elites was a man named Tee Boan An.
Born in Bogor (West Java) on 1923, Boan An had been interested in spirituality since a young age. He would often discuss spiritual matters by visiting Chinese temples, visiting Muslim clerics, and engaging in Javanese spiritual practices such as meditation. As a member of the elite, he obtained the opportunity to study in the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, but decided to quit and pursue a spiritual path instead.
He returned to Indonesia to give talks regarding religion and spirituality, which were popular among Dutch, Javanese and Chinese communities. Eventually, Boan An decided to focus on Buddhism and then he was ordained as a novice monk in the Mahayana tradition. His spiritual teacher was the monk Pen Ching, who at that time resided in Jakarta.
In order to become a fully-ordained monk, Boan An would have to pursue further training. Interestingly, despite being a novice monk of the Chinese Mahayana tradition, his teacher encouraged and supported him to train in Burma. Thus, on 1953, Tee Boan An was ordained as a Bhikkhu in the Theravada tradition with the name Ashin Jinarakkhita (Chia, 2018).
Jinarakkhita’s experience with various religious traditions made him a popular spiritual teacher with Indonesians. One of his pupils include the famous generals from Indonesia’s War of Independence against the Dutch: Gatot Subroto and Soemantri Mohammad Saleh.
Besides lay disciples, Jinarakkhita also motivated many Indonesians to train and become fully-ordained monks. Each individual monk would focus on either the Theravada or Mahayana tradition, but they were all united under Jinarakkhita’s leadership. Thus, the “Buddhayana” pluralistic tradition was born in Indonesia. After hundreds of years, the institution of the Buddhist Sangha has returned. This Buddhayana Sangha is now one of the 2 biggest Sanghas in Indonesia.
Buddhism continued to grow in popularity in Java, however, the events of 1965 would bring unexpected challenges. Long story short, Indonesia was caught in the Cold War between the US and USSR. A failed coup d’etat by (allegedly) Leftist elements in the Indonesian Army was stopped, but then was used as a justification for a counter coup led by Right-Wing elements in the Army, supported by the US and the UK of course. This lead to a purge and massacre of Communists in Indonesia by the Army and by Religious groups.
Many people in Java at that time, especially in the villages, were “nominal Muslims”, meaning that they practiced some aspects of Islam but also practiced native Javanese shamanistic rituals, prayed and made offerings to local deities etc. Many of these nominal Muslims were accused of being Communists, so they were forced to adopt and practice a religion.
Many chose to become formally Muslim, a minority chose Christianity, and an even smaller amount chose Hinduism or Buddhism. However, the non-Abrahamic religions had to deal with a uniquely Indonesian problem.
Indonesia’s official ideology, called Pancasila (completely different from the Buddhist 5 precepts), states that Indonesia is based on the belief of Almighty God. However, the original Sanskrit-Indonesian sentence reads:

Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa

This can be read and interpreted many ways, of which “belief in Almighty God” is only one of them. Another English translation may be “Belief in Great Theism”, or even “To believe in Divine Qualities”.
As you may know, Buddhism rejects the concept of an almighty Monotheistic creator in the Abrahamic sense. But Buddhism needed to adapt to Indonesia’s ideology in order for it to survive. Jinarakkhita, the Buddhist monk who founded the Buddhayana Sangha, looked to Java’s ancient texts for an answer. Lo and behold, in the Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan text which we have talked about in earlier sections, it explains the concept of a Sang Hyang Adi Buddha, a “Great Primoridal Buddha”. Thus, Jinarakkhita used this concept as proof to the Indonesian authorities that Buddhism was compatible with the Theism ideology of Indonesia.
Ekowati (2012) explains that Jinarakkhita’s promotion of Sang Hyang Adhi Buddha as the Buddhist equivalent of “God” was a “skillful compromising” in order to ensure Buddhism’s survival in Indonesia. The ancient Javanese were already familiar with such a concept, thus Jinarakkhita merely “reintroduced” it to their descendants.
To finish off this section, I would like to add that some Theravada monks did not agree with Jinarakkhita’s promotion of the Adi Buddha concept. Instead, they refer to the Pali Texts and use the concept of Nibbana (Nirvana) as unborn and unconditioned to be the Theravada Buddhist equivalent of “God”. Therefore, they broke off from the Buddhayana Sangha in order to form the Sangha Theravada Indonesia. Today, these 2 Sanghas are the largest in Indonesia, and they are on very friendly terms with each other.

5. Post 1965 spread, Decline in early 2000’s

As I’ve mentioned earlier, the Communist Purge of 1965 forced many Javanese to “officially” adopt and practice a religion. Verma (2009) tells of the high amount of conversions to Hinduism in Klaten, a region in Central Java.
An interesting case study is the conversion to Buddhism among the Javanese in Temanggung, Central Java. Nurhidayah (2019) conducted research in Temanggung and found that in 2017, there were about 12.400 Buddhists there, which is almost 2% of the total population. There are entire villages and districts where Buddhists form the majority. She had also identified a total of 87 temples used by the community. Below is a map of Temanggung shown in relation to the position of Yogyakarta and Borobudur:
https://preview.redd.it/p8tzd4hha71b1.jpg?width=1043&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e332e1c9edb08bddf03b37fc54954bbfc7b504e
The arrows on the map show the possible path of the spread of Buddhism to Temanggung, whose pioneers originate from the city of Yogyakarta. One of the key people involved was a man named Sailendra Among Pradjarto, better known as “Romo Among”. He was first introduced to Buddhism in 1958 when he was asked by a friend to take care of a monk named Bhikkhu Jinaputta who was staying at Yogyakarta.
Romo Among became fascinated and decided to become a Buddhist. He owned a plot of land and a cow barn, which he transformed into a a Buddhist Temple (Ngasiran, 2017). This temple, named Vihara Karangdjati, became a place where locals could come and discuss spiritual matters, and eventually more people became attracted to Buddhism. They studied the Dharma as well as practiced traditional Javanese arts, such as poetry, shadow puppetry, meditation and yoga.
Romo Among along with his students, which in total made up about 8 people, eventually spread Buddhism to Temanggung. The people of Temanggung call these Buddhist pioneers the “Joyo Wolu” which means “Great Eight” in Javanese. They are still greatly respected to this day.
The Joyo Wolu pioneered the spread of Buddhism to Temanggung, but there were also countless other people and other organisations who spread it throughout Central and East Java. The result is that now there are various villages of ethnic Javanese Buddhists scattered around the island. Below is a map of several Indonesian villages where significant amounts of Buddhists live:
https://preview.redd.it/hizqsjjla71b1.jpg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aaa8d084f3c501db633a9f427fe960c48b13d378
This new generation of Javanese Buddhists was very active during the 70’s and 80’s. The celebration of Vesak in Borobudur became a national phenomenon. Social and cultural activities in the temples were thriving. However, we should remember that all religions compete with each other.
The various Muslim, Protestant and Catholic organisations had been established much earlier in Java and they had more resources. Meanwhile, many Javanese Buddhists had come from poor agricultural backgrounds. When faced with the more aggressive and more wealthy missionaries from the Abrahamic religions, some Javanese Buddhists subsequently chose to convert to those religions.
Thus, by the year 2000, the activities of ethnic Javanese Buddhists began to decline. Some of the younger generations of Javanese Buddhists converted to the religion of their husband or wife. There was a lack of new inspirational “Romo Amongs”, who had already died back in the 90’s.

6. Rise of social media and Rise of Javanese identity

The situation in the early 2000’s was concerning, thus Indonesian Buddhist organisations at the national level drastically increased their support for the ethnic Javanese villages. The previously mentioned Buddhayana and Theravada Sanghas stepped up their game. They were able to pool together and mobilise the resources of the ethnic Chinese Buddhists who were based in the big cities. For example, Buddhist educational institutions were set up, such as the Sekolah Tinggi Agama Buddha (Buddhist Religious Higher Education School) in Central Java and another one in East Java. Various hospitals and economic programmes were also set up to help the rural Javanese Buddhists.
Another factor which helped was the rise of social media. Before, Javanese Buddhists living in the villages were practically isolated from their compatriots living in the big cities. Now these villages are connected with the outside world through computers and smartphones. This is the YouTube channel of Dusun Krecek (link to their channel), a village in Temanggung where the majority of its residents are Buddhist. The channel regularly uploads videos regarding their cultural and spiritual activities.
The rise of technology also helped to solve the issue of the lack of monks and nuns. It was previously very rare for the average Buddhist to meet a monk. The Sanghas in Indonesia are already stretched thin across the various regions and provinces. Now social media allows the monks to get in touch with lay Buddhists.
One last factor which helped to strengthen the Javanese Buddhist community is the resurgence of a strong sense of Javanese identity. This led to the creation of Buddhist Youth Temanggung, which was researched by Roberto Rizzo (2019, link to download the PowerPoint). Below is a photo of the Buddhist Youth during one of their activities:
https://preview.redd.it/vt9j5qlpa71b1.jpg?width=937&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=601d6590c1569828e1a78cdaf1661d49c691bfe2
The activities of these youth include: socialisation, social media activism, inter-religious dialogue, reviving ancient Javanese Buddhist sites, translating Buddhist scriptures into Javanese, “Buddification” of Javanist rituals, and so forth. According to Rizzo, the Buddhist Youth try to strike a balance between Javanism and orthodox Buddhism.

7. Conclusions

The Indonesian Ministry of Religion recorded that there were 2 million Buddhists in 2017 out of a total population of 266 million people (link to Ministry of Religion's 2017 census). This means that Buddhists make up less than 1% of Indonesians. Many of these Buddhists are ethnic Javanese Buddhists who live in rural villages.
Although they still face continuing pressures to convert to other religions, the rise of social media has allowed them to get in touch with fellow Indonesian Buddhists of other Indonesian ethnicities: Chinese, Balinese, Sasak, Dayak, and so forth. This pan-Indonesian network of Buddhists provides resources to support the villages and allows for greater cultural interaction. The resurgence of Javanism has also helped to strengthen the cultural identity of these communities. It is in line with what Ashin Jinarakkhita would have wanted: to revive a truly “Indonesian” Buddhism.
If you have any questions, I would love to answer them!

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2023.05.21 09:17 Lintar0 [Long Post] Javanese Buddhism in Indonesia

Greetings Dharma friends! I would like to share with you the state of Buddhism in my country, Indonesia. Not many people know about Indonesia, and those who do usually think about it as a “Muslim country”.
Today, I’d like to tell you about the fascinating history of Buddhism in Indonesia and of the Javanese people living here, as well as dispel any misconceptions regarding my country. This will be a long post, so get ready.
This post is based on an older post I wrote in /Indonesia 2 years ago, but I edited it and added some additional parts to tailor it to a non-Indonesian audience. Since most of the audience here is Buddhist, I have also removed explanations regarding basic Buddhist concepts.
The post is divided into several parts:

Background – Indonesia and the Javanese
Buddhism in Classical Java (400 – 1500 AD)
The Islamic and Colonial Periods – Hibernation and Reawakening
Jinarakkhita – reviving and protecting Indonesian Buddhism
Post 1965 spread, Decline in early 2000’s
Rise of social media and Rise of Javanese identity
Conclusions

1. Background – Indonesia and the Javanese

Indonesia is not an easy country to understand, and it doesn’t help that it’s relatively “invisible” (a.k.a. doesn’t get much attention in the media) even though it is the world’s 4th most populated country with about 270 million people as of 2023. When the mainstream media does shine a spotlight in Indonesia, it’s usually for the wrong reasons: terror attacks and the tagline “world’s biggest Muslim country”, corruption and environmental problems, Bali being a top tourist destination.
First of all, Indonesia is not a Muslim country: our Constitution doesn’t mention Islam at all. Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country, where the Constitution recognizes the right of every Indonesian to profess a faith. The faiths that are promoted by the Indonesian state are: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and recently, native religions. This also means that, under Indonesian law, proselytism is allowed. Christians can freely preach to Muslims about Jesus, and vice versa, conversion is legal. This is in vast contrast to most other Muslim-majority countries. And yes, conversions from Islam and/or Christianity to Buddhism does happen. I have friends who were former Muslims and Christians who now practice Buddhism.
Now then, you might be asking, how is this relative religious tolerance possible in Indonesia? It has to do with the ethnic group that forms the plurality of Indonesians: the Javanese. Here is a pie chart of the ethnic groups in Indonesia based on the 2010 census:
https://preview.redd.it/ns026nldw41b1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=7d155b76eb728718f3ed28bbc3f9ce2225774f24
As you can see, the Javanese (Jawa) form 40% of Indonesia’s population. The Javanese have had a huge influence in the history of Indonesia, and their culture and philosophy contributed to the relatively tolerant attitude of the Indonesian State towards religion. Javanese culture and religion is an interesting interaction between native Austronesian beliefs, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.
A Javanese man and woman in traditional wedding garb
Despite 98% of the Javanese being Muslim, Javanese culture is heavily infused with Hindu-Buddhist elements. For example, this is a photo of a statue of Ganesha, a Hindu God, in the Kraton (palace) of the Sultan of Yogyakarta:
https://preview.redd.it/8650a6vkw41b1.jpg?width=1704&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab493a4ca2321248ec23c065d32b7bebfe2eaef3
The Palaces of the Sultans of Java often perform ceremonies to appease the local Javanese deities, such as the Queen of the Southern Seas, or the Volcano of Mount Merapi. Javanese also love watching shadow puppets of classical Indian mythology, such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Many Javanese have Sanskrit names. These are the names of some Indonesian presidents:

Sukarno (“Su” meaning good, “Karno” from a character in the Mahabharata)
Suharto (“Harto” is Javanises Sankrit, meaning wealth)
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (“Susilo” means good morals, “Yudhoyono” means a warrior on a journey)

2. Buddhism in Classical Java (400 – 1500 AD)

During ancient times, Java had been famous as an international centre of Buddhism. A Chinese monk who lived in the 600’s records that he had gone to a land called “Heling” 訶陵, possibly a transliteration of “Walaing” or “Kalingga”, located in Java. He had come to study Buddhist texts and translate them into Chinese (Supomo, 2006). Another example: a stone inscription in Java, dated 782 AD, tells us that a monk from what is now Bangladesh had come to Java to inaugurate a statue of a Bodhisattva Manjusri (Casparis, 2000). Likewise, Java also sent monks to foreign countries. A Javanese monk named “Bianhong” 辨弘 was recorded to have arrived in Chang’an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, in 780 AD (Woordward, 2009).
These examples demonstrate how the various countries in Asia were connected by an international network of Buddhism, of which Java forms an integral part. This map from the book “Mediaeval Maritime Asia: Networks of Masters, Texts, Icons” (Acri, 2016) illustrates the vast nexus of Buddhism that connected lands such as India to countries as far away as Japan:
https://preview.redd.it/0glozg96x41b1.jpg?width=1097&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2edbe48f532df0154fce5cc9ff202f7601feb63
The crown jewel of Javanese Buddhism is the gigantic Borobudur Temple in Central Java, constructed beginning around 780 AD under the patronage of Java’s Shailendra Dynasty (Iwamoto, 1981). Borobudur today is an important tourist destination, as well as a place of prayer for Indonesian Buddhists. It is arguably the single largest Buddhist Temple in the world (if we don’t count Angkor Wat, since Angkor was originally Hindu and then turned into a Buddhist place of worship).
During the next few centuries, the seat of political power shifted from Central Java to the East of the island, possibly in order to escape volcanic eruptions. An important piece of Javanese Buddhist scripture during this period was Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan, written around 929-947 AD (Utomo, 2018).
Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan roughtly translates into “The Great Mahayana Book” in English, and it is a fine work of Old Javanese literature. Take note of this, as it will become relevant for the future of Javanese Buddhism.
Hinduism and Buddhism flourished in Java during the next few centuries. At the elite level, they were separate competing religions, but at the same time there was also high degree of syncretism between them. The kings of Java found it beneficial to support clergy from these religions in order to legitimise their rule. The last great Hindu-Buddhist Javanese Empire, the Majapahit, had a bureaucracy which records three separate religious institutions that were supported by the state: the Shivaites (Siwa), the Sogatas (Buddha) and the Risi (ascetics).
One of the most famous Buddhists during the Majapahit Era was none other than the Prime Minister himself, Gajah Mada. An inscription in Malang (East Java) dated 1351 AD describes how he was gifted a village named Makadipura, where he built a caitya to commemorate Vesak (Parmar, 2015).
Unfortunately, the Majapahit Era was the last time that formal Buddhist institutions would thrive in Ancient Java. After the fall of Majapahit, we have yet to find evidence of a native Buddhist Sangha surviving before modern times.
Islam slowly spread around Maritime Southeast Asia, and small Islamic kingdoms sprouted in Java. The subsequent Islamic kingdoms of Java were not interested in sponsoring religious institutions other than Islamic ones, so Buddhism as a distinct religious practice had ceased. However, this did not mean that Buddhistic philosophies and mannerisms had completely vanished among the Javanese.

3. The Islamic and Colonial Periods – Hibernation and Reawakening

In any case, mystical experience brings an access of power which can be used in this world. Sometimes the use is semi-magical, such as in curing, foretelling the future, or gaining wealth. Boys semèdi (samadhi) before school examinations in order to pass with high marks; girls who want husbands sometimes fast and meditate for them; and even some politicians are held to meditate for a higher office.

[The protagonist asks] “Ki Buyut, what is that hill?” Ki Buyut replied: “That is the hill of Ngardisari. It is where Ki Ajar Satmoko, the chief of the district of Tengger, resides. He still adheres to Brahmanism and has many students, both men and women”. [The protagonist] then asked “Ki Buyut, can you bring me to him? I would like to know what Buddhism and Brahmanism are all about […]
At the end, Ki Ajar concluded: “My son, while the practice of Islam, Buddhism and Brahmanism are different, the aim is the same – to worship God The Almighty”.

I am the Buddha’s child, you know, and that's one reason not to eat animal food [vegetarian]. As a child I had been very ill; the doctors couldn't help me; they were distraught. There a Chinese man (a prisoner, whom we were childhood friends with) offered to help me. My parents took it, and I recovered. What the medicine of educated men could not do, "quackery" did. He healed me simply by making me drink ashes from burnt offerings dedicated to a deity [in a Chinese temple]. By that drink I have become the child of that saint, the Santik-kong of Welahan [a temple in north Java].

4. Jinarakkhita – reviving and protecting Indonesian Buddhism

By the time of the “reawakening” of Buddhism in the Dutch East Indies (1934), both the Theravada as well as Mahayana schools of Buddhism were studied and promoted. The elite of the Dutch, Javanese and Chinese communities were keenly interested in studying Java’s ancient philosophies and beliefs, which included Buddhism. One of the members of this group of elites was a man named Tee Boan An.
Born in Bogor (West Java) on 1923, Boan An had been interested in spirituality since a young age. He would often discuss spiritual matters by visiting Chinese temples, visiting Muslim clerics, and engaging in Javanese spiritual practices such as meditation. As a member of the elite, he obtained the opportunity to study in the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, but decided to quit and pursue a spiritual path instead.
He returned to Indonesia to give talks regarding religion and spirituality, which were popular among Dutch, Javanese and Chinese communities. Eventually, Boan An decided to focus on Buddhism and then he was ordained as a novice monk in the Mahayana tradition. His spiritual teacher was the monk Pen Ching, who at that time resided in Jakarta.
In order to become a fully-ordained monk, Boan An would have to pursue further training. Interestingly, despite being a novice monk of the Chinese Mahayana tradition, his teacher encouraged and supported him to train in Burma. Thus, on 1953, Tee Boan An was ordained as a Bhikkhu in the Theravada tradition with the name Ashin Jinarakkhita (Chia, 2018).
Jinarakkhita’s experience with various religious traditions made him a popular spiritual teacher with Indonesians. One of his pupils include the famous generals from Indonesia’s War of Independence against the Dutch: Gatot Subroto and Soemantri Mohammad Saleh.
Besides lay disciples, Jinarakkhita also motivated many Indonesians to train and become fully-ordained monks. Each individual monk would focus on either the Theravada or Mahayana tradition, but they were all united under Jinarakkhita’s leadership. Thus, the “Buddhayana” pluralistic tradition was born in Indonesia. After hundreds of years, the institution of the Buddhist Sangha has returned. This Buddhayana Sangha is now one of the 2 biggest Sanghas in Indonesia.
Buddhism continued to grow in popularity in Java, however, the events of 1965 would bring unexpected challenges. Long story short, Indonesia was caught in the Cold War between the US and USSR. A failed coup d’etat by (allegedly) Leftist elements in the Indonesian Army was stopped, but then was used as a justification for a counter coup led by Right-Wing elements in the Army, supported by the US and the UK of course. This lead to a purge and massacre of Communists in Indonesia by the Army and by Religious groups.
Many people in Java at that time, especially in the villages, were “nominal Muslims”, meaning that they practiced some aspects of Islam but also practiced native Javanese rituals, prayed to Hindu-Buddhist gods, etc. Many of these nominal Muslims were accused of being Communists, so they were forced to adopt and practice a religion.
Many chose to become formally Muslim, a minority chose Christianity, and an even smaller amount chose Hinduism or Buddhism. However, the non-Abrahamic religions had to deal with a uniquely Indonesian problem.
Indonesia’s official ideology, called Pancasila (completely different from the Buddhist 5 precepts), states that Indonesia is based on the belief of Almighty God. However, the original Sanskrit-Indonesian sentence reads:

Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa

5. Post 1965 spread, Decline in early 2000’s

As I’ve mentioned earlier, the Communist Purge of 1965 forced many Javanese to “officially” adopt and practice a religion. Verma (2009) tells of the high amount of conversions to Hinduism in Klaten, a region in Central Java.
An interesting case study is the conversion to Buddhism among the Javanese in Temanggung, Central Java. Nurhidayah (2019) conducted research in Temanggung and found that in 2017, there were about 12.400 Buddhists there, which is almost 2% of the total population. There are entire villages and districts where Buddhists form the majority. She had also identified a total of 87 temples used by the community. Below is a map of Temanggung shown in relation to the position of Yogyakarta and Borobudur:
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The arrows on the map show the possible path of the spread of Buddhism to Temanggung, whose pioneers originate from the city of Yogyakarta. One of the key people involved was a man named Sailendra Among Pradjarto, better known as “Romo Among”. He was first introduced to Buddhism in 1958 when he was asked by a friend to take care of a monk named Bhikkhu Jinaputta who was staying at Yogyakarta.
Romo Among became fascinated and decided to become a Buddhist. He owned a plot of land and a cow barn, which he transformed into a a Buddhist Temple (Ngasiran, 2017). This temple, named Vihara Karangdjati, became a place where locals could come and discuss spiritual matters, and eventually more people became attracted to Buddhism. They studied the Dharma as well as practiced traditional Javanese arts, such as poetry, shadow puppetry, meditation and yoga.
Romo Among along with his students, which in total made up about 8 people, eventually spread Buddhism to Temanggung. The people of Temanggung call these Buddhist pioneers the “Joyo Wolu” which means “Great Eight” in Javanese. They are still greatly respected to this day.
The Joyo Wolu pioneered the spread of Buddhism to Temanggung, but there were also countless other people and other organisations who spread it throughout Central and East Java. The result is that now there are various villages of ethnic Javanese Buddhists scattered around the island. Below is a map of several Indonesian villages where significant amounts of Buddhists live:
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This new generation of Javanese Buddhists was very active during the 70’s and 80’s. The celebration of Vesak in Borobudur became a national phenomenon. Social and cultural activities in the temples were thriving. However, we should remember that all religions compete with each other.
The various Muslim, Protestant and Catholic organisations had been established much earlier in Java and they had more resources. Meanwhile, many Javanese Buddhists had come from poor agricultural backgrounds. When faced with the more aggressive and more wealthy missionaries from the Abrahamic religions, some Javanese Buddhists subsequently chose to convert to those religions.
Thus, by the year 2000, the activities of ethnic Javanese Buddhists began to decline. Some of the younger generations of Javanese Buddhists converted to the religion of their husband or wife. There was a lack of new inspirational “Romo Amongs”, who had already died back in the 90’s.

6. Rise of social media and Rise of Javanese identity

The situation in the early 2000’s was concerning, thus Indonesian Buddhist organisations at the national level drastically increased their support for the ethnic Javanese villages. The previously mentioned Buddhayana and Theravada Sanghas stepped up their game. They were able to pool together and mobilise the resources of the ethnic Chinese Buddhists who were based in the big cities. For example, Buddhist educational institutions were set up, such as the Sekolah Tinggi Agama Buddha (Buddhist Religious Higher Education School) in Central Java and another one in East Java. Various hospitals and economic programmes were also set up to help the rural Javanese Buddhists.
Another factor which helped was the rise of social media. Before, Javanese Buddhists living in the villages were practically isolated from their compatriots living in the big cities. Now these villages are connected with the outside world through computers and smartphones. This is the YouTube channel of Dusun Krecek (link to their channel), a village in Temanggung where the majority of its residents are Buddhist. The channel regularly uploads videos regarding their cultural and spiritual activities.
The rise of technology also helped to solve the issue of the lack of monks and nuns. It was previously very rare for the average Buddhist to meet a monk. The Sanghas in Indonesia are already stretched thin across the various regions and provinces. Now social media allows the monks to get in touch with lay Buddhists.
One last factor which helped to strengthen the Javanese Buddhist community is the resurgence of a strong sense of Javanese identity. This led to the creation of Buddhist Youth Temanggung, which was researched by Roberto Rizzo (2019, link to download the PowerPoint). Below is a photo of the Buddhist Youth during one of their activities:
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The activities of these youth include: socialisation, social media activism, inter-religious dialogue, reviving ancient Javanese Buddhist sites, translating Buddhist scriptures into Javanese, “Buddification” of Javanist rituals, and so forth. According to Rizzo, the Pemuda Buddhis try to strike a balance between Javanism and orthodox Buddhism.

7. Conclusions

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2023.05.20 15:14 TacticalBreakfast Mastery Priority Guide - Updates for Il Siracusano

Welcome to another update. This schedule sure is something, ain't it? It's weird, but this event is a good one and we do finally have IS#3 so let's at least try to enjoy it.
You may have seen me share this already, but I'd like to take this space to say that I've finally pushed out my first Arknights fanfiction! I love writing so I've wanted to dip my toes into some fiction for a while now. I've actually written quite a bit, but not much I felt was worth sharing, so this is a big step for me. This particular piece is a fast-paced escape featuring two of my favorites, April and Kazemaru.
If you'd like to read my first public fiction, you can find the Clean version of it here or the Explicit/R18 version of it here.
This article specifically covers the new units from the Il Siracusano event. The main guide covering the rest of the game can be found here on Gamepress. The Gamepress version of this update can be found here. Please note that although the reddit version of the main guide still exists, I no longer maintain it to the same extent and it may be out of date. Refer to the Gamepress guide for the most up to date information!

FAQ and Banner Discussion

Q: Should I pull?
A: In terms of meta, absolutely. Texas the Omertosa is one of the best units in the game, period. She is second only to Mlynar, in my opinion. She is the complete package: crazy DPS, access to RES shred, stall utility / survivability, and all of the flexibility that FRDs bring. She's the kind of unit that's so good she can rot your brain if you use her too much.
The only reason not to pull here is if meta doesn't interest you. I hesitate to write anything negative here about the rest of the banner for fear of giving the wrong impression. Even if the other two units were the worst in the game (and they aren't), Texas alone would still make this a must roll banner.

Q: Is Penance good? Does she powercreep Mudrock?
A: It’s easy to view everything through the lens of powercreep these days. After all, in the last few months alone we've gotten better Schwarz, better SilverAsh, and now better (by a lot) Phantom. However, Penance is much more of a sidegrade to the existing Juggernaut, Mudrock.
While Penance is good, Mudrock tends to be the better "general purpose" unit. The thing with Penance is that she is reliant on her Barrier for sustain, and the only way she can gain that is by killing enemies herself (that SHE has to kill, not just help kill) or S3 activations. When placed with the rest of the team, she pretty quickly loses the war of attrition as other DPS units steal her kills or don't allow her to fully charge S3. Mudrock, meanwhile, is much more consistent. She can sustain herself regardless of the surrounding killing power.
To be very clear, Penance's kit is extremely good; however, the fact that she works best alone means that she's more situational than Mudrock is. This is why Penance can do extreme things like solo Patriot or hold the middle lane in max risk CC#12, but won't appear in general teams as often.

Q: Is Vigil really that bad?
A: Yes, he is. He is easily the worst 6★ in the game. There are a lot of reasons why. I could probably write a whole article on the topic. I might even do that, which is why I won't address them point by point here. It would take too long and that isn't the goal of this particular article. The TL;DR of it though is that his wolves suck, his damage is dependent on the wolves (who suck), his skill cycles are awful, and he has no utility to make up for it all.
In the current state of the game, most other "bad" 6★s have at least found a niche that they excel in. Mostima has an excellent Module for stalling. Pallas is a good IS#2 pick. Carnelian still has solid true AoE DPS. And so on. Vigil though... doesn't really do anything well. He has poor DP gen, no utility, and his damage is only "good" in a very narrow band of situations. All that is before getting into things like the Flagpipe-meta or how Vanguards are often unnecessary in the first place.
Of course, he isn't technically "unusable". Almost no unit in the game is truly unusable. If you think he is an appealing character, then by all means. However, he is so far behind every other 6★, most 5★s, and even some 4★s that there just isn't any gameplay reason to spend the resources on his very expensive upgrades.

Q: Should I pull for Texas pots?
A: If you have to ask, no. I noted a similar question in the discussion of Mlynar's banner. Texas' pots are actually more valuable than Mlynar's, by the numbers. I said not to roll for pots there either, but noted he was a good option if you wanted to spend a little bit. However in this scenario, it's just so expensive to pull for Limited potentials. The lower rate-up means the variance in average pulls is quite extreme. Unless you're prepared to open your wallet in a big way, you probably shouldn't pull to excess here. You should also be aware that a bulk of the difference comes at the Redeploy at pot 4 and Talent improvement at pot 5 (i.e. extremely expensive) which is just enough to let her squeeze in an extra attack on both S2 and S3. If you only pull her to pot 3, you won't notice much of a difference.
Texas is so strong that you will be fine with her at pot1. Trust me, she's that good. But I mean... Well, it's cheaper to just make a whale friend and let them pull for the pots.

Q: Does the change to alters have any effect on the Mastery guide?
A: No. It's a very nice change, but the guide typically considers most grades in a vacuum. Guard Ch'en may become more viable with the change, but the grades certainly shouldn't assume everyone has Sniper Ch'en, for example.
The only change is that a few write-ups have been touched up. While there wasn't much influence on the grades, it was mentioned on occasion, and those are no longer necessary.

Q: If I pull enough to spark, who should I take?
A: Texas2 > Skadi2 > Nearl2 >> W >> Rosmontis. I probably wouldn’t take Penance with the spark unless there were no other options since she isn’t limited, but meta-wise she would fall between Nearl and W. Also note that Specter2 is not on the banner or available to spark.
Also, while this is out of scope of the guide, if you don’t have enough to reach 300 or have everyone already, it is better to take Lunacub dupes for gold certs than it is to let them roll over to materials.

Q: Why is IS#3 coming out now?
A: I have no clue. While Yostar constantly makes schedule decisions that seem perplexing, there is usually some logic there (not always good logic, but at least something). With this though, I literally have no idea what they’re thinking. IS#3 could have been run almost any time in the last two months without issue, yet Yostar decided to launch it simultaneously with the most major event in the timeframe. How is this OK, but overlapping CC isn’t?
I’ll stop there. I don’t want to go on a huge rant about it in an unrelated article, but I had to get it out somewhere…
Anyway, for something related to the guide, I’ve included Highmore here in this update. I actually put her update out a month and a half ago, but I’ve included it here again for those that missed it.

Q: Any Module thoughts this patch?
A: Global - Il Siracusano - There's nothing that affects grades here.

The Pioneer modules that reduce initial DP costs are quite good (Texas1 especially), but that’s only the mod1 effect. The mod2/mod3 upgrades are nothing special, although Flametail's are alright if you regularly use her.
Schwarz’ second Module is a good DPS boost that raises the ceiling on high DEF she can tackle — her main advantage over Pozy. Both of her Modules are good so which to pursue is mostly a matter of preference, but I personally like her FRD Module more.
Texas2's Module is really good, but since she's so meta already that doesn't mean anything as far as the Mastery guide goes.

Global - IS#3 - There is a small adjustment for Dusk here.

Dusk’s second Module is a pretty nice boost if you’re using her. It can really kickstart subsequent cycles of her unique S3, which is traditionally one of her biggest drawbacks. While it doesn’t make her a must promote, her new Module does make her quite a bit easier to use.
Although not a matter of Masteries, pass on Kal’tsist’s Module. It’s not bad by any means and you may have been planning to get it already, but she just got a second Module with Lone Trail on CN that is much better, if you can stand the wait.

CN - Lone Trail - The Modules here are really good.

Gnosis' and Kal'tsit's are especially good though they won’t affect their grades. If you have not gotten Kal’s first Module yet, I would suggest waiting for the second instead, if you can wait the six months.
Pramanix actually got one of the better 5★ Modules. It won’t change her place in the meta but should be very nice in various niche teams or if you like her.
While mostly derided, I actually kinda like Rosmontis' Module since it's a decent DPS boost, but it wasn't what she needed either so it will only really benefit people already using her. She will continue to languish at the bottom of the guide grade-wise.

Il Siracusano

Texas the Omertosa

Skill	Story	Advanced	Roguelike
S3M3	S++	S++	S++
S2M3	S	S+	S+

Texas the Omertosa is the highest graded M6 in this guide. That can be a scary thing for many players due to the extremely high cost of 6★ Masteries. After all, most similarly meta units only have one skill that stands out. However, Texas is one of the top units in the game, and she owes part of that to just how flexible she is between her two best skills. She is absolutely worth the M6 investment for everyone who is using her.
S3 is the higher graded skill here and should be your starting point. While it technically does less single-target damage than S2, it’s still an absurd total, and the utility more than makes up the difference. The sword rains hit multiple targets in a relatively wide area and can even hit aerial enemies. Even better, the microstuns provide tremendous control and can often keep her alive long enough to actually reach her damage potential in dangerous situations, something FRDs typically struggle with. Note also that S3 has particularly important Mastery gains due to the extra target at M3.
On the other hand, S2 does an absurd amount of damage along with a ludicrous amount of RES shred. On paper it can seem like the easier skill to use since it’s more straightforward, but the lack of any stun makes her much more vulnerable when compared to S3. Note that the Mastery gains here are primarily centered on the RES shred. That is important, but it can make the gains “seem” poor. Mastery on S2 is less essential than it is on S3, but it should still be a high priority. That’s just how absurd Texas is.
There isn't much need to invest into S1. While certainly not a terrible skill, it just doesn't compare to her other skills. Why would you need Silence when you can just kill pretty much everything flat out?

Penance

Skill	Story	Advanced	Roguelike
S3M3	S	S+	S

Penance is a little tricky to evaluate. She is extremely strong and is one of the best solo lane-holders available. However, there's an emphasis there on "solo" which makes her somewhat more situational compared to other lane-holders. Since she has no form of self or external sustain, she needs a fairly steady stream of enemies that she can kill or tank to maintain her barrier. This puts her in that somewhat awkward tier where her potential strength may not completely align with her priority.
Her S3 is by far the standout skill and the only one to strongly consider. It does so much and is really the "glue" that brings everything great about her kit together. It adds a massive chunk of barrier, gives her a massive amount of attack that lets her take on extremely hard targets, and super-charges her reflect thanks to said attack boost and increased Taunt. Mastery makes a big difference here too, improving all aspects of the skill, and reducing her SP cost to a very reasonable 20 SP. Defensive Recovery is no problem here either since she wants to be taking hits.
Her other skills aren't bad if you were interested in extra investment into Penance. However, you give up a lot by not using her S3, so most people won't find it worthwhile to pursue their Masteries. If you did, you could go with either skill. Most people favor S1, but be aware that a not insignificant portion of that is because of the attack animation rather than the merits of the skill itself.

Lunacub

Skill	Story	Advanced	Roguelike
S2M3	C	C	C

Lunacub’s permanent Camouflage can be a decent tool to have access to, but the lack of a damage multiplier on her primary skill is a huge drawback that makes her largely inferior to the other 4 and 5★ Deadeyes. For example, she will only out DPS Firewatch against sub-200 DEF, and only out DPS the much cheaper Ambriel at sub-450 DEF. Considering how both are highly available, and have much more forgiving cycle times, it becomes difficult to recommend any of Lunacub’s Masteries. Still, she is not awful, so if you did want to invest in her, S2 is the clear choice. The Mastery gains on it are sizable and S1 doesn’t work with her Camouflage.

Vigil

Skill	Story	Advanced	Roguelike
S3M3	None	None	None
S1M3	None	None	None

Vigil has the extremely dubious honor of being the only completely ungraded 6★ in this Mastery guide. His summon is weak, his already mediocre DPS is reliant on that weak summon, his DP generation is low, and his main skill has a horrific initial ramp-up. There is no meta justification for spending your resources on Vigil.
Should you opt to pursue him anyway, you could go with either S1 or S3. His S3, is his better DPS skill and will probably be more generally useful. If you only do one (or rather, insist on doing at least one), S3 is the one to go with. In good conditions it can even reach some respectable DPS. However a bad cycle time, low DP generation, a reliance on his weak wolves blocking, and an absolutely horrific initial activation time seriously hinder what would already be a fairly niche skill.
His S1, meanwhile, is better for DP generation owing to a relatively forgiving cycle, and renewing a wolf does work around one of his kits' major flaws. However, his DP generation is still pitiful compared to other commonly available Vanguards, and it’s his lowest DPS skill. It's something you should only pursue if you're insistent on using Vigil over better options.
Pass on his S2. While you might initially think that it would be a nice, consistent AFK DP generation skill, it doesn't actually trigger if the wolves haven't spent the previous activation. This makes its effective DP generation extremely unreliable.

Qanipalaat

Skill	Story	Advanced	Roguelike
S2M3	C+	C+	C+

Qanipalaat is a nice little 5★ Caster with an interesting kit that has a good mix of control and damage. Levitate is a strong control status effect, and seven seconds on a 30 SP cost mixed with good damage can be pretty appealing. However, Levitate does have shortcomings, and the duration loss for heavier enemies is significant since his base duration is so long. In addition, 5★ Casters will forever be in an awkward spot thanks to Amiya and solid 4★ options, and Qanipalaat has an expensive 600 red certificate cost on top of the already expensive 5★ promotion costs. While he is decently usable, few will find him worth the price of admission.
Pass on his S1 unless you're a heavy Casterknights player. It has the exact same damage and cycle as Amiya's S1, with only the targeting priority setting it apart. The fact that his S1 has no way to inflict the Levitate means that it has no value that a good Marksman Sniper couldn’t cover better.

Quartz

Skill	Story	Advanced	Roguelike
S2M3	None	None	None

The first Crusher (and the second) miss the mark on design pretty hard. While Quartz may appear to be an HP tank, a complete lack of DEF or RES eliminates most scenarios that would actually be useful. She is, instead, incredibly fragile, and doesn’t even have the DPS to make up for it. Even fully maximized, her DPS is very low, although the stun on her S2 at least provides some decent control. Pass on her S1, which has worse DPS and will only outperform S2 against high DEF enemies that Quartz is unlikely to survive against anyway.
The correct priority decision with Crushers is to promote a Centurion instead. You will get much more value out of Estelle than you will out of Quartz.

Highmore

Skill	Story	Advanced	Roguelike
S1M3	A	A-	S

Outside of IS#3, Highmore is fairly inferior to La Pluma. La Pluma's Talent is just far better in the general game. However, Highmore is still an excellent unit due to a strong archetype, and her IS#3 mode specific Talent elevates her above her competitor there. While mode specific effects are rarely worth pursuing, Highmore is an exception, due not only the scale of IS#3 but also her decent value outside of it.
While La Pluma is a strong M6 candidate, Highmore is not. The debate of burst versus consistency isn’t here, and the defensive nature of her S2 is too situational. There will be rare places it excels in, but in a vast majority of cases you should stick with the consistency that her S1 brings. With S1 and her mode specific buff, she is one of the stronger starter picks due to her good damage, strong self-sustain, and functionality at E1. However, the reduced SP at S1M3 is big, so even if she works well at E1, she is well worth the extra Mastery investment.

Mastery Look Ahead

The Lone Trail units are included below, although hesitantly. I prefer to wait on units for a patch or too before reacting. However, because of how the schedules are offset, it may be a while until the next update and I know many people are interested in the units. Instead, I’ll leave the caveat that the assessments below of the Lone Trail units may change in the future and the likelihood I’m “wrong” here is slightly higher than normal.

Unit	Type	Comments
What the Firelight Casts
Puzzle	Welfare	A lot of people, myself included, initially scoffed at Puzzle. He clearly isn't as good as Cantabile (who almost everyone has) and has fairly high SP costs for a Vanguard. However, he's proven himself to be a solid option, especially for a Welfare. To be clear, he is nowhere near as valuable as Cantabile. He is more DPS oriented, which is nice, but not really the purpose of the role. However, his DPS and utility are good enough that his S2 warrants moderate consideration. It charges surprisingly quickly and outputs a ton of damage on top of his flexible archetype. His S1 may be worth considering as well, but it only gains damage at M2 and M3 so odds are it will be ungraded aside from the M1 breakpoint.
Harmonie	Gacha	Within the realm of 5★ Casters, Harmonie is pretty decent. How many times have I said that before? It's a crowded group. Harmonie is still far from a must-raise, but she stands out as having a well designed kit. It has decent damage, good utility, and it all works well together. Niche players especially will find her quite nice. S2 will be the obvious choice for Masteries and will likely end up with a modest grade. Although she exists in a crowded space, her utility along with solid gains will make it something to consider on the lower end of priority.
Reed the Flame Shadow	Gacha	How do you improve the often subpar Caster class? By making them a Medic, of course. Makes total sense. Duh. Reed's alter form is just the most recent big meta unit. There's a lot of those lately and I only have so many adjectives to describe how busted these units tend to be. Reed is a tremendous unit. She features the highest Arts ST DPS in the game, alongside some of the highest HPS and extremely flashy mass crowd-clearing to boot. However there is some reason for caution. Certainly she will be an upper crust unit, but a few small usability quirks may keep her off the very top. Unlike units like Surtr or Ch’alter she has to choose between ST or AoE damage, she needs other units to deal full ST damage, and Arts Weakening isn’t as good as RES shred. She is extremely strong but we’ll need some time to judge just exactly how strong. Regardless, Reed will be a top graded M6. Plan for both S2 and S3.
Where the Vernal Winds Will Never Blow
Jie Yun	Welfare	Jie Yun is one of those units that's quite good... for her rarity. While she lacks the utility that elevates the more meta 5★ options, she has solid damage and a surprisingly good cycle time. Beyond that, there isn't much else to say since her kit is pretty straightforward. Most players tight on resources won't want to invest, but she is good enough and has enough appeal outside of the meta that she'll garner a modest grade. Stick with S2 for Mastery. It is the better skill and has extremely strong gains. S1 has significantly worse DPS and its only real benefit is being auto recovery.
Firewhistle	Gacha	Fire Whistle is a good unit because her archetype is inherently strong. However, she has a slightly different niche than Ashlock. While Ashlock is useless if forced to block, Fire Whistle’s skills work mostly as normal (like Horn’s S2), making her an effective blocker as well as a long range nuker. In my opinion, this isn’t as valuable since effective blocking isn’t why you bring the archetype to begin with and Ashlock does the nuking part better. Still, Fire Whistle is quite good and much more forgiving. Both of her skills are usable and likely to be graded. While S2 has the greater total damage and is better for blocking, it has a notable lack of burst and a high SP cost. S1 meanwhile will be more consistent, reliable, and better against armor.
Lin	Gacha	Lin gets a unique achievement in this guide by getting a full overhaul in the look-ahead because of her Module. Previously she was a disappointing side grade to the already mediocre Carnelian, but her Module goes a long way to improving Lin and now she is a pretty good mid-tier consideration. With her Module she can tank most ranged attacks in the game even with skill up, but it also improves her previously bad cycle time. She can now be placed very aggressively while doing good total damage, making her (finally) a good evolution of the Phalanx archetype.
Chong Yue	Gacha Limited	Yet another hilariously busted unit. Chong Yue hits hard and fast over a long range. He also gets a lot out of buffs, meaning that he should scale nicely into difficult content. His kit can be deceptive since unlike other dual strike units, his hits count independently. This means he gains SP twice as fast and can even trigger his S3 off of the second attack. ~~In fact, he activates his S3 so often that he is the new king of voice-line spam – to the point some might consider it a major drawback.~~ edit: DV took so long to come out this was already patched. RIP. Anyway... However, he isn't quite very tip-top busted thanks to a few drawbacks. They are relatively minor but with how the power level of the game has escalated recently, they are worth at least acknowledging. He's a relatively frail one block unit with no self-sustain who also requires a fair bit of wind-up. Sharing his rate-up with the Lin, who is disappointing without an expensive Module, also hurts his value. It should make pull decisions quite interesting. His S3 is the only Mastery worth considering and it will have a top-tier grade. On top of being an extremely strong DPS skill, it has large improvements to his SP cost that are nearly mandatory to use him effectively.
A Death in Chunfen
Wind Chimes	Gacha	When Quartz was released, many were curious as to what the higher rarities of the Crusher archetype would bring. Turns out the first 5★ attempt is... really bad. Her primary gimmick is just too weak and her cycle time is just too long. Even if her S2’s SP cost was halved, she wouldn’t be good – but it isn’t, and she has a perplexing 30 second cycle for a paltry amount of damage. Wind Chimes is a unit to avoid, but if you were intent on raising her anyway I'd actually consider S1 instead despite the fact that it’s a generic Attack Up skill. The power on S2 is just so anemic that only two hits from S1 will out damage it (in less time than the 5 second wind-up), but even then she's quite a bit worse than the commonly available Centurions.
Qiu Bai	Gacha	Qiu Bai is a difficult unit to rank, and she has caused quite a bit of discussion. I suppose that means she's actually well balanced compared to the hyper-meta state of many recent units. Qiu Bai has some significant drawbacks such as an RNG factor, a lack of RES shred, and an unusually long downtime. However, her range, control, and strong multi-target DPS still give her a ton of potential. S3 is likely to be her "meta" skill when she appears in high end gameplay due to its extremely high DPS, but S2 will often be the better "every-day" skill due to its much shorter cycle. S1 may be appealing, too, since it is her most consistent control skill, though I am unsure if it will garner a grade. Regardless of how you intend to use her, S3 should be your highest priority target. It has some of the most extreme gains over Mastery of any skill in the game; Mastery will be essential to using it at all.
Leaves Chasing Fire
Rathalos S Noir Corne	Collab Gacha	Noir Corne is an interesting iteration on the Musha archetype. While the shortcomings are still there, his kit comes together better in total, and he brings enough burst and utility to make him something to consider, though far from mandatory or meta. His Mastery selection will be similar to his counterpart, Akafuyu, but will be graded higher. Both skills are strong, but have differing uses, so you will likely want to pursue both. If you only did one it's really a matter of preference, but I would start with S1. It handles both trash due to its reset and elites thanks to its block, plus the Offensive Recovery plays better to the archetype.
Kirin X Yato	Collab Gacha	Yet another super strong Limited Fast-Redeploy. Thanks HG, very cool. Yato isn’t quite as busted as Texas the Omertosa, but that’s hardly an insult. There is certainly room for both. For Masteries, Yato will range anywhere from a simple M3 all the way to M9 depending on your preferences. For many players, just Mastering S2 will suffice. It is the easiest skill to use and does so much damage that it covers the majority of use cases. S3 is also quite powerful, but it requires more planning and map knowledge to effectively use. While a strong skill and Mastery, not everyone will get as much use out of it. Finally, her S1 is a fringe consideration. It has extremely long uptime for an FRD and is buff receptive (think of Exusiai’s S3); however, it is much harder to use effectively and her other skills will be more than enough most of the time.
Chapter 12 - All Quiet Under the Thunder
Morgan	Welfare	Morgan is the best non-Siege member of the Siege gang (maybe better than Siege too, depending who you ask), but that wasn't a terribly high bar. Dreadnoughts without the raw power of the 6★ options have pretty limited value, but Morgan does make fairly good use of the archetype thanks to a very strong attack scale that works well with her large HP pool. While she will need healer support, Morgan’s S1 can pack a big punch on a good cycle which should let her pick up a grade (albeit a low one). Unfortunately, her S2 isn't worth much. The Barrier decays too fast to be useful, especially for how short of wind-up S1 has. S2 ultimately makes her much more fragile on a much longer effective cycle time for similar damage.
Humus	Gacha	The bones of the Reaper archetype are good, which natively makes Humus decent. However, since Highmore is freely available to everyone and so valuable in IS#3, it puts Humus in a bad spot regardless of how good he is. His kit does come together pretty nicely, however he has no niche above Highmore or La Pluma, and he will potentially be ungraded due to poor Mastery gains. Both skills will be usable, but S1 does not get the SP reduction that the 5*s do. Start with S2 instead, but even then the gains are well below average in even ideal circumstances.
Cement	Gacha	Cement was memed to death even before we knew her kit (and to be fair they are good memes, CONK CREET BAY BEE). Unfortunately though, her kit is pretty poor and she will be ungraded. She can have an insane amount of bulk with S2, but it's very specific to one-target, slow-attacking, and Physical enemies. Since most mechanics don't favor blocking in the first place and she has the Duelist's restrictive one-block, that just isn't valuable, and the bulk rapidly decays with a tough cycle time. If you were to promote her anyway, I would go with S1 for Masteries which at least has some decent damage output in a true AoE. However, the archetype's Trait restriction will make the relatively high SP cost (compared to similar skills) very limiting.
Ines	Gacha	Ines is a curious unit to discuss. She is a good unit, but not one that has lived up to impossible expectations which has muddied the discussion around her. Her damage is lower than people were expecting (given that Yato2 and Texas2 both came out recently and do more damage on faster redeploys). The situation is reminiscent of Saileach on her release; a powerful unit but an open question on if she is worth the cost compared to the more common and lower rarity options. Given that she is sandwiched between a collab and the anniversary limited, it should make the pull discussions when she comes to global very… spirited, let’s say. For the record, I am a big fan of her kit, but we’ll need some time to see how her kit fits into whatever new meta arises from the revamped CC and IS#4. Both S2 and S3 will have good grades, but right now I lean towards S2 first. Don’t bother with S1. It should be a nice AFK option, but the gains aren’t worth the investment.
Lone Trail
Silence the Paradigmatic	Welfare	Silence's alter form may be about as good as Abjurer's can get while still staying true to the archetype. While damage buffers like Gnosis and Suzuran will remain the best support options, Silence should be a reasonable alternative. It can be easy to read over her kit and come away unimpressed, but the total bulk she adds can end up being pretty extreme. Her S3 will be the highest-graded skill and should have one of the more decent support grades in the guide. Being able to turn any DPS unit into Surtr — better, even, since there is no forced retreat — is an incredibly powerful tool. Her S2 will be worth considering as well, though will mainly be for those who want more regular use out of her. It gives good bulk on a flexible range and an easier cycle, but since it lacks anything beyond damage mitigation, it will more likely end up in the pool of other typical healing and healing-adjacent skills.
Melanite	Gacha	Melanite is a pretty typical “modern” 5★. That is, decent enough to be usable with some niche value, but also nothing special meta-wise. She is the only non-6★, and only AoE, with dodge ignore (via her Module) which will make her appealing to many niche players. S2 will be her main skill with the high damage multiplier and piercing range both being very appealing for her rarity. However, true to her archetype, that S2 damage falls off quickly with range so she isn't the easiest unit to use. Her S2 will probably edge out a low grade due to that niche value and some very nice gains. Pass on her S1, which is just a poor skill all around.
Ho'olheyak	Gacha	While the big tiddy snek mommy has proven to be very popular among the hornier members of the community, she is a pretty poor unit in terms of meta. She is a higher rarity version of Qanipalaat, but while Qani gets some benefit of the doubt by only being a 5★, more is expected of the 6★, and the numbers are just not there with Ho'olheyak. Her control features are really nice, and she combos well with Dorothy, but ultimately her DPS is low and her cycle time is atrocious. S3 will be her main skill and the one to go for Mastery if you only do one since it mixes good control and range. However, the 60 SP cost is killer, so her other skills may be worth a look if you plan to make regular use out of her. S2 is likely the one you should go for as it has much better total DPS, though the double layer of RNG may be unpalatable depending on your tastes. Unfortunately for S1, its SP cost is higher than it should be so it ends up significantly inferior to comparable skills.
Muelsyse	Gacha Limited	I love and hate Muelsyse. She's one of the most interesting designed units we've ever had, but in the same vein she is very hard to write about! There's just so much going on in her kit; far more than I can cover in a one paragraph write-up, but I will try. It's easy to forget Muelsyse is a Vanguard since she doesn't seem like one, nor does her kit play like one. This is a good thing, given just how tight the “Vanguard meta” is, and how that affects units like Ines. Instead, Muelsyse is an extremely flexible unit that can cover a lot of ground in terms of damage, bait, and control... all while incidentally producing DP. While Muelsyse is powerful, it's a good question as to what exactly her meta value will be since "indirect" solutions don't tend to fare well; however, it’s likely that she will have high tier grades for Mastery. She will be a well graded M6 with both S2 and S3 worth pursuing. The DP, ATK buff, and cycle are all identical between them, but the clone effects differ and will be useful in different places, and flexibility is her strength. S1 may be worth considering at the very low end for melee clones, but for range clones it is inferior to the other skills.

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2023.05.18 22:45 ensluck 🔥 Tales From The Glitch - Eclectic Method Collab

Tales From The GlitchVolume #01 - Story #04 - The Bishops

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2023.05.16 17:39 Exmo-Rex Comparing Pioneer Day to Juneteenth in Rexburg, ID

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2023.05.15 19:42 TyRdt Head unit replacement for 2017 Clio

Car: Renault Clio 0.9 tce Dynamique 2017 (67), no parking sensors.
It currently has Media nav evolution (the older one) but it's not great, and I just have a phone mount that sits in front of the unit's screen.
I'd like to replace the head unit entirely with something that better fits my use cases (better display, AA/CP support, etc.). I asked some fitters but got quoted up to £1,600, and while I am willing to invest a good amount of money into a decent long-term solution, this does feel a bit steep. Fitters seem to suggest there is only one option - the Pioneer EVO64DAB.
The complication, as I understand it, is that I have the third-gen MKIV radio, and I have bass reflex speakers on the doors - this makes standard MKIV Clio kits not enough because a back facia is needed in addition to bass reflex adapters - this all adds up to be a pretty unappealing and expensive solution.
There are several Android kits on Amazon, but they all look very similar, and I'm not sure how to judge the quality of them, nor do I know what issues I'm likely to run into given the aforementioned complications.
I'm asking here in the hopes that someone has replaced a head unit on a similar IV Clio, and can provide their solution, reasons, experiences, etc.
Thanks!

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2023.05.14 19:10 divine_shadow Wawa incoming to the Dayton Market!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Fairborn!

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Site of a sold or sale-pending apartment building! I'm EXCITED!
" PB Case No. 2023-03: Applicant has requested this to be tabled until the June 13, 2023 Planning Board Meeting. Request approval for a Zoning Map Amendment from Neighborhood Center to Preliminary Planned Unit Development, a Preliminary Planned Unit Development Modification Plan, and Final Planned Unit Development Plan for the construction of a 5,919 square foot convenience store with vehicle fuel sales to be known as Wawa located on 2.2 acres at 600 E. Dayton Yellow Springs Rd. (City Lots 8806, part of 8807, 7739, and part of 7740) in PUD Planned Unit Development and NC Neighborhood Center Zoning Districts."

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2023.05.12 23:47 jush-v Question about Ashwagandha strength

So I've been taking this ash for about half a year: https://www.amazon.com/Ashwagandha-Capsules-Maximum-Strength-Horbaach/dp/B07VNZLYY6?pd_rd_w=3lIJJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.724fac2e-0491-4f7a-a10d-2221f9a8bc9a&pf_rd_p=724fac2e-0491-4f7a-a10d-2221f9a8bc9a&pf_rd_r=WSBFF2F748DWQ2R044XM&pd_rd_wg=SGE5A&pd_rd_r=a3c9a2bd-4f69-42a0-86b8-4b3ca509c02b&pd_rd_i=B07VNZLYY6&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_grid_rp_0_1_ec_t

and it says its 4500mg on the front of the bottle, but if you look at the ingredients it says "from 450 mg of 10:1 extract." I was wondering if that means it really only has the strength of 450? Because also most other ash brands i see have no where near 4500 mg dosage, most are between 600-1200, so like how could this one be so much stronger with still only 3 regular size pills. I've even been taking 4 of these pills instead of 3 lately, its barely been helping i feel like, and I def dont feel the results most ppl talk about.
So should i look into a different brand, like is this really only effective as 450 mg and I should take one that is actually 1200 mg of the root, not the 10:1 extract? Or do they all have the extract and this really is super strong?

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2023.05.11 15:11 _Fuzen Having unexpected issues encoding with H.264 and H.265

Specs:

HandBrake 1.6.1 (2023012300) OS: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz Ram: 8124 MB, GPU Information: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 31.0.15.3161 Screen: 1920x1080

DS [01] (264)_encode: This is a ProRes video in 1920x1080 which I'm trying to encode with H.264 (x264). Framerate is "Same as Source" and "Variable", speed is "Slow", Encoder Profile is "High", Level 4.1, Constant Quality is selected at 24 RF, Audio passthrough.
The problem is 1/3rd of the video is perfect, then every once in a while it starts to hang on frames for a millisecond and rubberbands to where it's supposed to be, and this gets progressively worse until by the end of the video it drags several frames and does it quite frequently. Here's the log:

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[00:32:34] Compile-time hardening features are enabled [00:32:34] qsv: not available on this system [00:32:34] vcn: not available on this system [00:32:34] nvenc: version 12.1 is available [00:32:34] nvdec: is available b_init: starting libhb thread [00:32:34] Starting work at: Wed May 10 00:32:34 2023 [00:32:34] 1 job(s) to process [00:32:34] json job: { "Audio": { "AudioList": [ { "DRC": 0, "Encoder": "copy:aac", "Gain": 0, "Mixdown": -1, "NormalizeMixLevel": false, "Samplerate": 0, "Track": 0, "DitherMethod": 0 } ], "CopyMask": [ "copy:aac" ] }, "Destination": { "ChapterList": [ { "Name": "Chapter 1" } ], "ChapterMarkers": true, "AlignAVStart": true, "File": "D:\\FFOutput\\Handbrake\\DS [01] (264).mp4", "Mp4Options": { "IpodAtom": false, "Mp4Optimize": false }, "Mux": "av_mp4" }, "Filters": { "FilterList": [ { "ID": 4, "Settings": { "mode": "7" } }, { "ID": 3, "Settings": { "block-height": "16", "block-thresh": "40", "block-width": "16", "filter-mode": "2", "mode": "3", "motion-thresh": "1", "spatial-metric": "2", "spatial-thresh": "1" } }, { "ID": 14, "Settings": { "crop-bottom": "0", "crop-left": "0", "crop-right": "0", "crop-top": "0", "height": "1080", "width": "1920" } }, { "ID": 7, "Settings": { "mode": "0" } } ] }, "PAR": { "Num": 1, "Den": 1 }, "Metadata": {}, "SequenceID": 0, "Source": { "Angle": 1, "Range": { "Type": "chapter", "Start": 1, "End": 1 }, "Title": 1, "Path": "D:\\Canale YT\\Renders\\DS1 HB.mp4" }, "Subtitle": { "Search": { "Burn": true, "Default": false, "Enable": true, "Forced": true }, "SubtitleList": [] }, "Video": { "Encoder": "x264", "Level": "4.1", "TwoPass": false, "Turbo": false, "ColorMatrixCode": 0, "Options": "", "Preset": "slow", "Profile": "high", "Quality": 24, "QSV": { "Decode": false }, "HardwareDecode": 0 } } [00:32:34] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz [00:32:34] - Intel microarchitecture Haswell [00:32:34] - logical processor count: 8 [00:32:34] Intel Quick Sync Video support: no [00:32:34] hb_scan: path=D:\Canale YT\Renders\DS1 HB.mp4, title_index=1 udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:333: failed opening UDF image D:\Canale YT\Renders\DS1 HB.mp4 src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:437: error opening file BDMV\index.bdmv src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:437: error opening file BDMV\BACKUP\index.bdmv [00:32:34] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable. libdvlibdvdread: DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed dread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO. libdvdnav: vm: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO [00:32:34] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'D:\Canale YT\Renders\DS1 HB.mp4': Metadata: major_brand : mp42 minor_version : 19529854 compatible_brands: mp42isom creation_time : 2023-04-19T16:22:00.000000Z Duration: 01:40:44.44, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 16060 kb/s Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 320 kb/s (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2023-04-19T16:22:00.000000Z handler_name : Sound Media Handler vendor_id : [0][0][0][0] Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 15733 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 60 tbn (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2023-04-19T16:22:00.000000Z handler_name : Video Media Handler vendor_id : [0][0][0][0] encoder : AVC Coding [00:32:34] scan: decoding previews for title 1 [00:32:34] scan: audio 0x0: aac, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=320068 English (AAC LC) (2.0 ch) (320 kbps) [00:32:35] scan: 10 previews, 1920x1080, 60.000 fps, autocrop = 0/0/0/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1, color profile: 1-1-1, chroma location: left [00:32:35] scan: supported video decoders: avcodec nvdec [00:32:35] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s) [00:32:35] Skipping subtitle scan. No suitable subtitle tracks. [00:32:35] Starting Task: Encoding Pass [00:32:35] Skipping vfr filter [00:32:35] Skipping crop/scale filter [00:32:35] work: only 1 chapter, disabling chapter markers [00:32:35] job configuration: [00:32:35] * source [00:32:35] + D:\Canale YT\Renders\DS1 HB.mp4 [00:32:35] + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1 [00:32:35] + container: mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 [00:32:35] + data rate: 16060 kbps [00:32:35] * destination [00:32:35] + D:\FFOutput\Handbrake\DS [01] (264).mp4 [00:32:35] + container: MPEG-4 (libavformat) [00:32:35] + align initial A/V stream timestamps [00:32:35] * video track [00:32:35] + decoder: h264 8-bit (yuv420p) [00:32:35] + bitrate 15733 kbps [00:32:35] + filters [00:32:35] + Comb Detect (mode=3:spatial-metric=2:motion-thresh=1:spatial-thresh=1:filter-mode=2:block-thresh=40:block-width=16:block-height=16) [00:32:35] + Decomb (mode=39) [00:32:35] + Output geometry [00:32:35] + storage dimensions: 1920 x 1080 [00:32:35] + pixel aspect ratio: 1 : 1 [00:32:35] + display dimensions: 1920 x 1080 [00:32:35] + encoder: H.264 (libx264) [00:32:35] + preset: slow [00:32:35] + profile: high [00:32:35] + level: 4.1 [00:32:35] + quality: 24.00 (RF) [00:32:35] + color profile: 1-1-1 [00:32:35] + chroma location: left [00:32:35] * audio track 1 [00:32:35] + decoder: English (AAC LC) (2.0 ch) (320 kbps) (track 1, id 0x0) [00:32:35] + bitrate: 320 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz [00:32:35] + AAC Passthru [00:32:35] sync: expecting 362666 video frames [00:32:35] encx264: min-keyint: 60, keyint: 600 [00:32:35] encx264: encoding at constant RF 24.000000 [00:32:35] apply_h264_level [warning]: framerate (60.000) too high for level 4.1 at 1920x1080 (max. 30.118) [00:32:35] encx264: unparsed options: level=4.1:ref=4:direct=auto:subme=8:trellis=2:vbv-bufsize=78125:vbv-maxrate=62500:rc-lookahead=50 x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1 x264 [warning]: MB rate (489600) > level limit (245760) x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2 UnalignedStack x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.1, 4:2:0, 8-bit [00:32:35] sync: first pts audio 0x0 is 0 [00:32:35] sync: first pts video is 1500 [00:32:35] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 1 time 1500 [03:51:56] reader: done. 1 scr changes [03:51:57] work: average encoding speed for job is 30.312346 fps [03:51:57] comb detect: heavy 23286 light 63252 uncombed 276127 total 362665 [03:51:57] decomb: deinterlaced 23286 blended 63252 unfiltered 276127 total 362665 [03:51:57] aac-decoder done: 283333 frames, 0 decoder errors [03:51:57] h264-decoder done: 362665 frames, 0 decoder errors [03:51:57] sync: got 362665 frames, 362666 expected [03:51:57] sync: framerate min 60.000 fps, max 60.000 fps, avg 60.000 fps x264 [info]: frame I:1344 Avg QP:22.70 size: 53783 x264 [info]: frame P:139965 Avg QP:25.07 size: 20688 x264 [info]: frame B:221356 Avg QP:27.03 size: 5479 x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 9.2% 24.7% 10.5% 55.6% x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 47.4% 39.0% 13.6% x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 15.4% 14.1% 1.6% P16..4: 25.9% 4.7% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% skip:36.2% x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 2.3% 1.9% 0.1% B16..8: 28.5% 1.8% 0.2% direct: 0.8% skip:64.4% L0:46.2% L1:51.5% BI: 2.3% x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:45.0% inter:69.2% x264 [info]: direct mvs spatial:99.9% temporal:0.1% x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 17.3% 22.4% 4.3% inter: 4.8% 5.9% 0.6% x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 33% 38% 18% 11% x264 [info]: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 24% 23% 43% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 29% 21% 27% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 66% 20% 12% 2% x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:7.3% UV:4.9% x264 [info]: ref P L0: 67.3% 13.2% 13.4% 5.0% 1.0% 0.0% x264 [info]: ref B L0: 84.8% 12.8% 2.4% x264 [info]: ref B L1: 96.6% 3.4% x264 [info]: kb/s:5533.17 [03:51:58] mux: track 0, 362665 frames, 4180558340 bytes, 5533.09 kbps, fifo 4096 [03:51:58] mux: track 1, 283333 frames, 241829429 bytes, 320.07 kbps, fifo 4096 [03:51:58] Finished work at: Wed May 10 03:51:58 2023 [03:51:58] libhb: work result = 0 # Job Completed!

I also tried to encode this video with H.265. The only difference in the settings is I left Encoder Profile on "Auto" as I've no idea what to use with 265. The problem here is the output was only Audio. No video feed. Worth mentioning btw that these issues happen with other files too. The log:

[00:46:00] base preset: 1080p H.265 Slow [00:46:00] Remote Process started with Process ID: 4684 using port: 8037. Max Allowed Instances: 1 [00:46:01] Worker: Starting HandBrake Engine ... [00:46:01] Worker: Starting Web Server on port 8037 ... [00:46:01] Worker: Disconnected worker monitoring enabled! [00:46:01] Compile-time hardening features are enabled [00:46:01] qsv: not available on this system [00:46:01] vcn: not available on this system [00:46:01] nvenc: version 12.1 is available [00:46:01] nvdec: is available [00:46:01] hb_init: starting libhb thread [00:46:01] Starting work at: Tue May 09 00:46:01 2023 [00:46:01] 1 job(s) to process [00:46:01] json job: { "Audio": { "AudioList": [ { "DRC": 0, "Encoder": "copy:aac", "Gain": 0, "Mixdown": -1, "NormalizeMixLevel": false, "Samplerate": 0, "Track": 0, "DitherMethod": 0 } ], "CopyMask": [ "copy:aac" ] }, "Destination": { "ChapterList": [ { "Name": "Chapter 1" } ], "ChapterMarkers": true, "AlignAVStart": true, "File": "D:\\FFOutput\\Handbrake\\DS [01] (265).mp4", "Mp4Options": { "IpodAtom": false, "Mp4Optimize": false }, "Mux": "av_mp4" }, "Filters": { "FilterList": [ { "ID": 4, "Settings": { "mode": "7" } }, { "ID": 3, "Settings": { "block-height": "16", "block-thresh": "40", "block-width": "16", "filter-mode": "2", "mode": "3", "motion-thresh": "1", "spatial-metric": "2", "spatial-thresh": "1" } }, { "ID": 14, "Settings": { "crop-bottom": "0", "crop-left": "0", "crop-right": "0", "crop-top": "0", "height": "1080", "width": "1920" } }, { "ID": 7, "Settings": { "mode": "0" } } ] }, "PAR": { "Num": 1, "Den": 1 }, "Metadata": {}, "SequenceID": 0, "Source": { "Angle": 1, "Range": { "Type": "chapter", "Start": 1, "End": 1 }, "Title": 1, "Path": "D:\\Canale YT\\Renders\\DS1 HB.mp4" }, "Subtitle": { "Search": { "Burn": true, "Default": false, "Enable": true, "Forced": true }, "SubtitleList": [] }, "Video": { "Encoder": "x265", "Level": "4.1", "TwoPass": false, "Turbo": false, "ColorMatrixCode": 0, "Options": "", "Preset": "slow", "Profile": "auto", "Quality": 24, "QSV": { "Decode": false }, "HardwareDecode": 0 } } [00:46:01] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz [00:46:01] - Intel microarchitecture Haswell [00:46:01] - logical processor count: 8 [00:46:01] Intel Quick Sync Video support: no [00:46:01] hb_scan: path=D:\Canale YT\Renders\DS1 HB.mp4, title_index=1 udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:333: failed opening UDF image D:\Canale YT\Renders\DS1 HB.mp4 src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:437: error opening file BDMV\index.bdmv src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:437: error opening file BDMV\BACKUP\index.bdmv [00:46:01] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable. libdlibdvdread: DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed vdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO. libdvdnav: vm: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO [00:46:01] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'D:\Canale YT\Renders\DS1 HB.mp4': Metadata: major_brand : mp42 minor_version : 19529854 compatible_brands: mp42isom creation_time : 2023-04-19T16:22:00.000000Z Duration: 01:40:44.44, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 16060 kb/s Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 320 kb/s (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2023-04-19T16:22:00.000000Z handler_name : Sound Media Handler vendor_id : [0][0][0][0] Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 15733 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 60 tbn (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2023-04-19T16:22:00.000000Z handler_name : Video Media Handler vendor_id : [0][0][0][0] encoder : AVC Coding [00:46:01] scan: decoding previews for title 1 [00:46:01] scan: audio 0x0: aac, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=320068 English (AAC LC) (2.0 ch) (320 kbps) [00:46:02] scan: 10 previews, 1920x1080, 60.000 fps, autocrop = 0/0/0/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1, color profile: 1-1-1, chroma location: left [00:46:02] scan: supported video decoders: avcodec nvdec [00:46:02] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s) [00:46:02] Skipping subtitle scan. No suitable subtitle tracks. [00:46:02] Starting Task: Encoding Pass [00:46:02] Skipping vfr filter [00:46:02] Skipping crop/scale filter [00:46:02] work: only 1 chapter, disabling chapter markers [00:46:02] job configuration: [00:46:02] * source [00:46:02] + D:\Canale YT\Renders\DS1 HB.mp4 [00:46:02] + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1 [00:46:02] + container: mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 [00:46:02] + data rate: 16060 kbps [00:46:02] * destination [00:46:02] + D:\FFOutput\Handbrake\DS [01] (265).mp4 [00:46:02] + container: MPEG-4 (libavformat) [00:46:02] + align initial A/V stream timestamps [00:46:02] * video track [00:46:02] + decoder: h264 8-bit (yuv420p) [00:46:02] + bitrate 15733 kbps [00:46:02] + filters [00:46:02] + Comb Detect (mode=3:spatial-metric=2:motion-thresh=1:spatial-thresh=1:filter-mode=2:block-thresh=40:block-width=16:block-height=16) [00:46:02] + Decomb (mode=39) [00:46:02] + Output geometry [00:46:02] + storage dimensions: 1920 x 1080 [00:46:02] + pixel aspect ratio: 1 : 1 [00:46:02] + display dimensions: 1920 x 1080 [00:46:02] + encoder: H.265 (libx265) [00:46:02] + preset: slow [00:46:02] + profile: auto [00:46:02] + level: 4.1 [00:46:02] + quality: 24.00 (RF) [00:46:02] + color profile: 1-1-1 [00:46:02] + chroma location: left [00:46:02] * audio track 1 [00:46:02] + decoder: English (AAC LC) (2.0 ch) (320 kbps) (track 1, id 0x0) [00:46:02] + bitrate: 320 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz [00:46:02] + AAC Passthru [00:46:02] sync: expecting 362666 video frames x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 3.5+1-f0c1022b6 x265 [info]: build info [Windows][GCC 10.2.0][64 bit] 8bit+10bit+12bit x265 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast LZCNT SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2 x265 [warning]: Specifying a decoder level with constant rate factor rate-control requires x265 [warning]: enabling VBV with vbv-bufsize=50000kb vbv-maxrate=50000kbps. VBV outputs are non-deterministic! x265 [info]: Main profile, Level-4.1 (High tier) x265 [info]: Thread pool created using 8 threads x265 [info]: Slices : 1 x265 [info]: frame threads / pool features : 3 / wpp(17 rows) x265 [info]: Coding QT: max CU size, min CU size : 64 / 8 x265 [info]: Residual QT: max TU size, max depth : 32 / 1 inter / 1 intra x265 [info]: ME / range / subpel / merge : star / 57 / 3 / 3 x265 [info]: Keyframe min / max / scenecut / bias : 60 / 600 / 40 / 5.00 x265 [info]: Lookahead / bframes / badapt : 25 / 4 / 2 x265 [info]: b-pyramid / weightp / weightb : 1 / 1 / 0 x265 [info]: References / ref-limit cu / depth : 4 / on / on x265 [info]: AQ: mode / str / qg-size / cu-tree : 2 / 1.0 / 32 / 1 x265 [info]: Rate Control / qCompress : CRF-24.0 / 0.60 x265 [info]: VBV/HRD buffer / max-rate / init : 50000 / 50000 / 0.900 x265 [info]: tools: rect limit-modes rd=4 psy-rd=2.00 rdoq=2 psy-rdoq=1.00 x265 [info]: tools: rskip mode=1 signhide tmvp strong-intra-smoothing lslices=4 x265 [info]: tools: deblock sao [00:46:02] sync: first pts audio 0x0 is 0 [00:46:02] sync: first pts video is 1500 [00:46:02] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 1 time 1500 [NULL @ 0000028b604a0440] missing picture in access unit with size 5 [12:09:49] reader: done. 1 scr changes [12:09:52] work: average encoding speed for job is 8.838345 fps [12:09:52] comb detect: heavy 23286 light 63252 uncombed 276127 total 362665 [12:09:52] decomb: deinterlaced 23286 blended 63252 unfiltered 276127 total 362665 [12:09:52] aac-decoder done: 283333 frames, 0 decoder errors [12:09:52] h264-decoder done: 362665 frames, 0 decoder errors [12:09:52] sync: got 362665 frames, 362666 expected [12:09:52] sync: framerate min 60.000 fps, max 60.000 fps, avg 60.000 fps x265 [info]: frame I: 677, Avg QP:24.90 kb/s: 27195.86 x265 [info]: frame P: 109164, Avg QP:26.66 kb/s: 12036.03 x265 [info]: frame B: 252824, Avg QP:32.64 kb/s: 2092.33 x265 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:8.8% UV:6.6% encoded 362665 frames in 41030.15s (8.84 fps), 5132.30 kb/s, Avg QP:30.83 [12:09:52] mux: track 0, 362665 frames, 3879168820 bytes, 5134.19 kbps, fifo 4096 [12:09:52] mux: track 1, 283333 frames, 241829429 bytes, 320.07 kbps, fifo 4096 [12:09:52] Finished work at: Tue May 09 12:09:52 2023 [12:09:52] libhb: work result = 0 # Job Completed!

If anyone could help me figure out what the problems are, I'd be *really* grateful for your time and patience! And if you need info on the Render settings I used in Vegas, I'll be happy to oblige! Thank you, everyone! :D

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2023.05.11 01:52 redditduk [Megalist] SG Music Gigs & Concerts: Mid-May Edition (11 - 24 May 2023)

25 May Update: new post for end may to early june

11/05 Thu

队长 Young Captain, the star theatre buona vista, $98
CABS! Indo Live Music Night, Yang Club clarke quay, $25
Contemporary Classical: Impossible Things by Wayfarer Sinfonietta - 1st day, esplanade annexe, $30
Esplanade: Danny Koh (smooth jazz piano, pop rock n roll), free
SSO Chamber: Schumann Quartet – Brahms & Beethoven, victoria concert hall, $20
Musical till 20 may: Sherlock Sam, capitol theatre, $38
Esplanade Play till 14 may: Potong by Teater Ekamatra ft Aisyah Aziz, theatre studio, $30
Kids Theatre till 21 may: Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show, sands theatre MBS, $45
Everyday till 28 may SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: A Midsummer Night's Dream, fort canning park, $60
Wild Rice Theatre till 14 may: Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful World of Dissocia, funan city hall, $35
Jazz Loft: The Bright Eyes Series: The Feather Squashers, blu jaz L3 at bali ln (bugis), $22
Cool Cats: Feel So Good with GMan & Friends (pop-soul), at JW Mariott Beach Rd, $25
DJ, Offtrack: Bongomann (electronica, eclectic), bs hong lim park, gastro bar
DJ, Black Horse: Sforla & adderall (hardstyle, oriental edm, techno), ming arcade orchard L7
DJ, Milk: Kanani's Throwback Thursdays: Rewind, 530 North Bridge Rd Bugis Point L3, free
DJ, PRISM: Gucci Nights Launch (hiphop, reggaeton, afro, latin), prism marina square, free reg
DJ, ThesoundofAlvin - Taking Back Thursday (emo, pop-punk, alt-rock), Sleeping Giants Boat Quay 32 circular rd, bistro bar

12/05 Fri - Intl Nurses Day

LeeHi (KR), Ramengvrl (ID), Balming Tiger (KR), brb. (SG), pasir panjang power station, $20
Indie Rock Gig: Pound Town - Krunkle, In Space, Bellied Star, Doghouse, phil studio parklane, door $20
SMU SoundFoundry Band Fest - SOUNDSCAPE 2023 (sry guys i missed this in my bookmark), scape orchard
Esplanade: Maximilian (pop-acoustic, r&b), free
Esplanade: Cantopop Night! by Jacky Poh and Substation band, outdoor, free
Andayoma & friends - See you in Paris (jazz, carribean-latin), esplanade recital, $30
The Ireland Fund - Red Dot Green Dot Concert (pop, rock, irish ballads, folk-jazz) - also tmrw, LASALLE College, $25
Jazz Loft: Sharik Hasan Chok Kerong 1st day, blu jaz L3 at bali ln, $22
Maduro Jazz: Latin Jazz ft. Havana Social Club Trio, jazz bar dempsey, $65 drink credits
Loving Leslie Cheung Tribute Concert also ft. George Leong, projector golden mile tower, $25
Rosalyn (THA indie pop, neo-soul), hometeam ns bedok reservoir, $45 with food
Choral: Raffles Singers: RE:miniscence, School of the Arts (dhoby), $26
Dance: ABHIPSAA: A Seeking by Bijayini Satpathy - Duke Uni x Baryshnikov Arts Center everyday till sunday, esplanade theatre studio, $28
Musical Theatre till 27 may: Monster in the Mirror, gateway theater bukit merah, $20
Music Talk: What Makes a Kristang Song Kristang? NLB Art X Stacks, National Library, free
DJ, Queer-friendly: FomoHomo x Thugshop: Jason Kendig (house, techno, disco) ft. Shigeki & Ulysses, tuff club 138 robinson rd, $35
DJ, CULTURE: One Direction & Friends 2.0 (fai, marshmallow, lucas kyle), hard rock cafe orchard, $31
DJ, UNFILTERED: One Night in Seoul (k-pop night), projector x picturehouse, $28
DJ, MIRAVAL Sundown Party ft DJ Jade Rasif & AKA Sounds, Las Palmas Rooftop Bar, $47
DJ, Element Hip-hop Edition - dj jaz, adonis, snickaz, suffix_sans, honcho 12 ann siang rd, $26
DJ, Party Social SG: Throwback Night at Edition Rooftop ft Andrew Chow & DJ Phaith, 182 Clemenceau Avenue Rooftop, free
DJ, Wasted SG: Chug It! ft Kiara, Yuz, Yux, Jules (hiphop, pop, party anthems), ikigai the riverwalk (clarke quay), $36
DJ, DJ FRENZY (IND) at Sector 26, cuppage plaza orchard b1, $58
DJ, HOSPITAL RECORDS DNB x KING OF BASS - Unglued, Degs, Lens (UK) ft kiat, tpi building 62 cecil street L2, $32
DJ, Misfits: Hanif, 18 circular rd boat quay
DJ, Prism: The Clinic (free for healthcare workers/students), prism marina square, $30
DJ, Offtrack: el professional, bs hong lim park, gastro bar
DJ, Zouk: 100% Bulletproof Hardstyle with Ghetto, TMO, zouk clarke quay, $45
DJ, CÉ LA VI: Justin Berkmann (UK, house), MBS tower 3, $38

13/05 Sat - 华彩 2023 Launch

BLACKPINK Day 1, national stadium, $168
PAUL ANKA, star theatre buona vista, $98
Camille Miller & The Guilty Birds (singer-songwriter, indie) ft DJ Cronkite Satellite, blu jaz at bali ln (bugis), $26
Indie Rock Gig: NO SKOOL: nosedive, shy guys, somnus, spilled milk, outer orbit, tonehouse studios parklane shopping ctr, doors $25
Punk Gig: The Argies (ARG), class sinners, secret army, oren, feelslikeyou, gruv st runners, the projector golden mile tower, $20
UFM 100.3 Busk King Competition 街头霸王, capitol theatre outdoor plaza 7pm, free
SCO: Mother's Day Concert 新加坡华乐团 - 母亲节音乐会2023, SCO concert hall shenton way, $22
Lee Do Hyun appearance at korea travel fair, our tampines hub
Esplanade: BigDaddyRai feat. Inclusive Arts Movement (pop-rock), outdoor, free
Esplanade: The Joyful Voices Chorale 亲子合唱团, free
Singapore Youth Choir: beyond, victoria concert hall, $30
Vocal Associates Ensemble of Young Voices: A Carnation for You - Mother's Day Concert, esplanade recital studio, $40
Resonance of Singapore Choral: Making Music Come Alive - Byrd, Brahms, and The Beatles, library @ esplanade, free reg
Jazz Loft: Sharik Hasan Chok Kerong 2nd day, blu jaz L3 at bali ln (bugis), $22
Maduro Jazz: SOUL JAZZ NIGHT ft. All Star Trio: Richard Jackson, Mario Lopez, Rick Smith, jazz bar harding rd (dempsey) $65 drink credits
NUS Fingerstyle Guitar: Estrella, showcase, Utown Dance Atelier 2, free
Tanglish Musical Stand-up Comedy Jagane Thandhiram, golden mile tower, $35
Chinese Music Theatre: Present Past 1st, sccc shenton way, $38
Beatbox 555Beatbox Academy Student Beatbox Battle, geylang east library, free reg
Maid Cafe Lmao
Drag: CatchUsMove - MOTHER has arrived, MDLR 62 cecil street, left $40
DJ, AWEN (Afro-house, deep trip hop) ft mintea, 1880 Singapore Robertson Quay, $61
DJ, CIEL SOCIAL: Sense EP2 (Techno & Psytrance Rave), three peacocks at labrador park, $22
DJ, To New Entities: House-Cooling ft Strange Weather, Super Enjoy, special guest, Wild Pearl 195 Pearl's Hill Terrace L3, $22
DJ, GET REAL: DJ Andrew T (00s reggaeton, hiphop r&b), ikigai the riverwalk (clarke quay), $10
DJ, WM RECORDS - Sucra, Audiowave, Xuco, Monke, FX (techno/house label), suntec city L3, $30
DJ, Hyper: Hyperise (gay event), 138 Robinson Rd Oxley Tower L20, $58
DJ, BOLLYWOOD CLUB SG: Kala Chasima, luxe club marina square, $30
DJ, Bollywood Party: Bally Sagoo at Magic Carpet, 7500E Beach Rd, $30-$50
DJ, Queer Rave: Intervention Three (eclectic: thai, afro, dembow, mahraganat), projector x picturehouse, left $25
DJ, Vinyl Heavy x DJ Itch at Projector - Cruise Rakyat (asian grooves, retro boogie, city pop), projector golden mile tower, free
DJ, Desi emo night at chimney's bar, Trio at 11 sam leong road
DJ, CLUB HELL at DRIP: Mommy's Boy (gay nite), drip orchard
DJ, Neil Conversion: Kpop Night, 43 Neil Rd, gay bar
DJ, Amy's Wine Bar: DJ Zai (hiphop,soul,indie), 17 lor liput holland v
DJ, Offtrack: Kate Miller & Willis Anne (AUS), beside hong lim park, gastro bar
DJ, Vertigo 26: AKA Sounds & Introspkt (chill R&B, hiphop and electronic), at MINT Museum City Hall, listening bar
DJ, KPO: TIKO DISCO by KidG & Kenneth Siew (asian funk/disco), 1 Killiney Rd (somerset)
DJ, Freebird Katong: Lepak with Sappy Chill (funk-soul-grooves), katong shopping ctr, craft beers bistro
DJ, Yang: Asian Nation: Noize Faktor (my), kaylova, kidd royale, yang clarke quay, asian club
DJ, Milk: Reggaeton & Latin hits ft DJ Snickaz, kelibre, naddz, badgal didi, 530 North Bridge Rd Bugis Point L3
DJ, Prism: Babylon Night Launch Party ft DJ Nicole Choo, Limmy, Ethan, Lings (edm top 40s, hardstyle, prism marina square, $35
DJ, Zouk: Mambo Jambo Night Mother's Day Ed with DJ Aldrin & Jeremy Boon (disco, 80s) zouk clarke quay
DJ, Capital Zouk: Pop-arazzi with che'molly & hong & mc t-fresh, zouk clarke quay >22 y.o section, $75
DJ, Marquee: Lucas & Steve (dance-pop, edm prog house), marina bay sands, $45

14/05 Sun - Mother's Day

RUEL ft shye, theatre at mediacorp one-north, $98
BLACKPINK Last Day, national stadium, $168
老王樂隊 Your Woman Sleep with Other (TW rock), Lion Studios 115B Commonwealth Drive, $130
Singapore Symphony Orchestra - Mother's Day Concert at Singapore Botanic Gardens. shaw foundation symphony stage, free
Chinese Composers Wind Ensemble: 回响吹打团 - OPUS 23: 南风飘扬, school of the arts (dhoby), $11
Flamenco Sin Fronteras: Flamenco Recital 2023, NUS University Cultural Centre, $25
Singapore Lyric Opera: Chorus in Concert by SLO (eng, ger, fre, ita), esplanade recital, $30
Esplanade: ShiLi & Adi (pop), free
Esplanade: SPF Band, outdoor, free
Boon Lay Open Mic ft. New Recording 47, Jing You, You Me Here & more, Pioneer Mall, free
Gothic Bazaar: BAT-STRO BAZAAR: a gothic flea market! with soft goth DJs, 58a boat quay manmanlai
Chinese Musical Theatre: Present Past 今后 - SCCC Cultural Extravaganza Last, sccc shenton way, $38
Musical: Shine Tonight, drama centre theatre national library, $28
Last Show: Carousel of Wonders - Modern Circus at People Up Theatre Tampines , safra tampines, $30
DJ, MUJIK @ MudRock VOL. 1 - Kiat, Nex x Aalely (jungle/d&b/acid house/rare groove), 85 Maude Road, $20 min

15/05

Rahimah Rahim (sg pop diva) , esplanade recital, $13-$18 relaxed concert
Esplanade: Yongkytown (pop-folk), free
Temasek Junior College Choirs, esplande concert hall, $15

16/05 Tue

Punk Acoustic: The Argies (ARG) ft iman, ash senipunk, pavilion square geylang, min $10
Esplanade: YAN 陈彦霓 (singer-songwriter), free
Simply Jazz: Rachma Quintet, CHIJMES B1

17/05

EXO-SC, the star theatre buona vista, $198
Esplanade: Yaung (hip-hop), free
MAYDAY 五月天 Tribute Night at Wheeler's Estate, 2 park lane - bs seletar airport, $32
Cool Cats Jazz: Smokey Blues with Skunk Jive, at JW Mariott Beach Rd, free entry wed
Queer DJ Night: FOMOLOCO - FomoHomo x Chupitos (latin night), chupitos bar clarke quay, $25
DJ, Cherry: K-pop Night with Kooky X Seoul Train, 133 Cecil Street, $22
DJ, Offtrack: Intriguant, bs hong lim park, gastro bar
DJ, MADAM X (UK), moonstone bar 106 amoy st, $22

18/05 Thu

HONNE ft. beka, the star theatre buona vista, $78
Chinese Music Theatre: Ignite the Sun 告诉阳光 - shiyue, SCCC Cultural Extravaganza last day, sccc, $40
Esplanade Pesta Raya: Rasa Cinta (malay drumming/trad dance, everyday till sunday), forecourt garden, free
Esplanade Pesta Raya: Panggung Dua by Syafiq Halid & Kicau-Bilau (generative malay electronic, improv), free
Esplanade Storytelling: Malam Seram Lagi Seram by KC Champion - 1st day, annexe studio, $38 limited tix 24h prior
The Laselle Showcase till 31 May: 2023 exhibition for final years, rochor campus, free
DJ, Offtrack: Jenn Chunes (deep housey, eclectic), beside hong lim park, gastro bar
DJ, Avenue: 4th Anniversary Party with DJ Tay James (bieber's dj) 1st, marina bay sands
DJ, Milk: Rewind: Throwback Thursdays with DJ Snickaz, jerriel, 530 North Bridge Rd Bugis Point L3, free entry
DJ, iKi : SASHA (UK), ikigai the riverwalk (clarke quay), $51

19/05 Fri - Singapore Intl Festival of Arts (SIFA) Launch

Iman's League EP Launch ft Uranophobia, Murder by Ska, Versus Admirals (altrock/punk), lithe style 23 madras st, $15
Jazz Loft: Ernesto Enriquez Band (pan-Latin guitarist), blu jaz L3 at bali ln (bugis), $22
Maduro Jazz: Songs to Remember Artists Lost by E.J.Hughes & Rachma Lim ft. Karena Yeo , jazz bar harding rd (dempsey) $65 drink credits
Cool Cats: Pop Swings with James Flynn, at JW Mariott Beach Rd (esplanade), $45
SSO: By The Beautiful Blue Danube (Cinematic - barry's out of africa, morricone's cinema paradiso etc) ft Kevin Loh & Zhao Tian, victoria concert hall, $15
SCO Kids Musical: In Search of the Magical Musical Bows 华乐大发现之《寻找神奇音乐弓》Day 1, sco concert hall shenton way, $22
Creative Writing: LASALLE Show: Shophouse: MA graduand reading, mcnally campus, free
Molly Malone Pub: Schools Out Show ft Girls Like Mystery & the Cans, 56 circular road boat quay
Spoof band Durian Durian ft dj k and the iceman, dirty blonde suntec city
Timbre Eastside: Bushmen band, singapore expo food garden, free
Dink Collective multi-disciplinary open-mic, ultrasupernew gallery 168 tyrwhitt rd
Colombia Party: Las Americas presenta Feria De Cali Day 1, 43 tras st

Esplanade Pesta Raya: Fri 19 May guide

FLQ (MY breezy city pop), free

Lantun Orchestra (indonesia fusion jazz), outdoor, free

Orkestra Melayu Singapura: Simfoni Keroncong Nusantara, concert hall, $24

Sri Setia x Kicau-Bilau (wayang kulit puppet theatre x ambient) till sunday, forecourt garden, free

Theatre: Air Da Tohor, sg's indigenous orang laut - last day see 19th may, recital studio, $24

Rasa Cinta (malay drumming, see 18/05), forecourt garden, free

Storytelling: Malam Seram Lagi Seram by KC Champion - last see 18/05, annexe studio, $38 limited tix 24h prior

SIFA 19 May see guide

Music Theatre: Angel Island (by Huang Ruo & Brian Gothong Tan) - 1st Day, esplanade waterfront theatre, $48

Dance: Abyss by 99 Art Co (KR), School of the arts (dhoby), $38

Installation Video: We Will Slam You With Our Wings, Victoria Concert Hall, free

DJ, Pool Party : Combined Local Universities Party - Hydro Club Rave (ibiza House, reggaeton, hiphop, edm) sushi mew poolside 139 cecil street, $20 left
DJ, ANJUNADEEP x THUGSHOP: Jody Wisternoff (label owner, prog deep house) ft J.goh, MDLR 62 cecil street (telok ayer), $40
DJ, EATMEPOPTART: WHATEVER (90S/00s indie friendly party) with KidG & fantastic dinosaur, hard rock cafe orchard, $22
DJ, STRANGE WEATHER Kelab Malam ft. MUTO, ikigai the riverwalk (clarke quay), $13
DJ, Get Real: Back to the 90s by DJ Jag x Big, blu jaz at bali ln (bugis), $11
DJ, HopHeads: E-Pop (edm, pop music nite), luxe club marina square, $26
DJ, Chimney's Bar one last time relocation party (hiphop edm), 11 sam leong road trio L4 (farrer park)
DJ, Magic Carpet Lounge's Bring the Bollywood Bling, 7500 beach rd, $30-$50
DJ, Prism: ΨΣ(Psi Sigma) The Frat House Party - edm top 40s hiphop prism marina sq, $40 free flow
DJ, Milk: No Regrets: Hard Dance, open ft ethan and xen, 530 North Bridge Rd Bugis Point L3
DJ, Majesty Chen: Mili (MY hardstyle), oxley tower 138 robinson road L20
DJ, Yang: Pink Venom: dj young, jagi, kidd royale, yang club clarke quay, asian club
DJ, Potato Head; Taaka (disco-funk nite), 36 Keong Saik, bar-grill speakeasy
DJ, Offtrack: Daryl Knows, beside hong lim park, gastro bar
DJ, Freebird Katong: Freebird turns 2 - one for the road ft DJ Zushan, supercybertown, mako, leland, katong shopping ctr, craft beers bistro
DJ, Tuff Club: One With Aldrin (indie disco, house,techno), 138 robinson rd cbd, $30
DJ, Headquarters: DJ Tool (DEN techno dark trance) ft bongomann & ulysses, hq 66A boat quay, $37
DJ, Avenue: 4th Anniversary Party with DJ Tay James (bieber's dj) last, marina bay sands
DJ, Cé La Vi: Markhese (ITA-UK, prog house), marina bay sands tower 3, $38
DJ, Marquee: Andrew Rayel (trance, edm prog house), marina bay sands, , $55
DJ, Zouk: Paul van Dyk (trance, prog house), zouk clarke quay, meetngreet here $70

20/05 Sat

周华健 Wakin Chau, singapore indoor stadium, $118
Sunroom Sessions: Amberhill, Houg, Maneloren (math pop, chillwave synthpop, indie pop-rock), phil's studio parklane L5, $15-$18
Xinyao (SG Cpop) Talk: Liang Wen Fu, SCCC Auditorium, $25 sold out
520 Have Music Festival《有爱有乐》独立音乐节, 293 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh
Jazz Loft: LEEWAY Organ Trio 1, blu jaz L3 at bali ln (bugis), $22
Maduro Jazz: A Night of Shared Influences & Common Musical Threads - Rachma Lim Quartet x E J Hughes, jazz bar harding rd (dempsey) $65 drink credits
Guzheng Concert by Heritage Strings and Arts, school of the arts (dhoby), $30
SCO Kids Musical: In Search of the Magical Musical Bows 华乐大发现之《寻找神奇音乐弓》Last, sco concert hall shenton way, $22
Musical: Monster in the Mirror - relaxed session, gateway theater bukit merah, $20
Samanvay: A semi-Classical musical performance ft Omkar Agnihotri and others, civil service club, $30
Museum Exhibiton: Semangat yang Baru: Forging a New Singapore Spirit, national museum of singapore, free for sg/pr, Last Day
Blackbird: Peep Show (rock), gillman barracks (labrador park)
Drag: RIOT! by Becca D'Bus, hard rock cafe orchard, left $25
Music Movie: The Castle (Pilis) - EU Film Festival, see full lineup, projector golden mile, $15
SETTLE OUTSIDE: Grapplemax Wrestling, 158 kallang way, $50

Esplanade Pesta Raya: Sat 20 May guide

Dayang Nurfaizah (MY r&b): Belagu, esplanade concert hall, $50 some tix released 24 hrs prior

Shazza with friends (singer-songwrite eng&malay pop). free

Akid Amir & Syed Ahmad x FLQ x Sappy Chill - Balada Bayangan Di Latar Langgit (SG-MY soul, hiphop, citypop), outdoor, free

JUARA MIC JUNIOR di Pesta Raya! (tv singing contest reunion) 1st day, outdoor, free

Sri Setia x Kicau-Bilau (wayang kulit trad puppet theatre x ambient) see 19/05 fri, forecourt garden, free

Rasa Cinta (malay drumming, see 18/05 thu), forecourt garden, free

Theatre: Air Da Tohor, sg's indigenous orang laut - last, recital studio, $24

Puppet Theatre: Jalinan Kusam di Lemari Sosi – Pieces of reminiscence - 1st day, annexe studio, $15

Children's Music Theatre: ROCK Latew! (dikir barat, pop-rock-reggae) 1st day

SIFA 20 May see guide

Music Performance Art: Realm of Silk by Sougwen Chung ft Leslie Tan, vicotria theatre, $38

Music Theatre: Angel Island (by Huang Ruo & Brian Gothong Tan - Last see 19/05, esplanade waterfront theatre, $48

Performance: We Will Slam You With Our Wings, Victoria Concert Hall, free

Dance: Abyss by 99 Art Co (KR), School of the arts (dhoby), $38

Object Theatre: Materia by Andrea Salustri (ITA), school of the arts (dhoby), $38

SIFA X: there is no future in nostalgia, multi performances, center 42 waterloo st, pay as you wish

DJ, CULTURE: Retro Metro (70s-90s), projector x picturehouse (the cathay), $31
DJ, RITUAL 028: Manfredas, Muto, Daryl Knows (electronica eclectic), ikigai the riverwalk (clarke quay), $38
DJ, GROOVETOP: 5th Anniversary All Stars (funk-soul-hiohop-house-garage), 1-altitude coast The Outpost Hotel sentosa, $35
DJ, graft x Pagoda Beats 002 - Knightndae, Matsalleh, Amir, Jas (underground house, afrotech sounds), 76 neil road, $25
DJ, FUEGO NIGHT: K Faith & Skilla & Zax (reggaeton, dancehall, afro), $23
DJ, HABOUJI - Dirty Juicy with Soundsoffai, luxe club marina square, $31
DJ: SIVILIAN AFFAIRS x Thugshop: Celestial Seasonings ft Manikk (VN), miss lil, sivanesh, senthil (underground house-y). tuff club 138 robinson rd cbd, $22
DJ, KNIGHT OUT: Dangerously Disco - radarboy 3000 & Vanan M, Vertigo 26 at MINT Museum City Hall, $19
DJ, Love Songs with Andrew Ng , epiphyte 47 neil road, queer-friendly bar
DJ, CLUB HELL in Drip Orchard: Throwback in hell, 100 orchard rd concorde hotel, gay nite
DJ, Hard Ascension: Road to Legacy Glowhard Festival pre-party (hard dance, hardstyle) , majesty chen 138 robinson road L20, $27
DJ, The Tipsy Cow Bistro x onecrew: Jurong r&b hip-hop nite, 1 yuan ching road near SuperBowl Jurong, $15
DJ, Cherry: SUPER ENJOY: bongomann, dexter colt, el professionel, jenn chunes (electronica, underground housey) x Chambers (hiphop, pop edm), 133 cecil st, combined ticket $27
DJ, Prism: 20th Century Rave - Xen, DJ Raw, cherish, mc lefttool, prism marina sq
DJ, Rumours Beach Club: Studio 54's DJ Bert Bevans (disco, house), 40 siloso beach walk Sentosa
DJ, Headquarters: tmddj, haan, kavan, the professor (techno, house), 66A boat quay, $30
DJ, Potato Head; mr has (house-techno nite), 36 Keong Saik, bar-grill speakeasy
DJ, Offtrack: Ash Sagara The Beat Usagi (lifeinarpeggio), beside hong lim park, gastro bar
DJ, Black Horse: DJs Highness, limmy & ethan (oriental edm, hardstyle), ming arcade orchard L7
DJ, Yang: The Takeover - Gemstarr, Red, Hanif, Kennerve & Mad Jester, MC Hund, clarke quay, asian club
DJ, Zouk: Charged: new Hard Dance night with Hong & Ghetto, zouk clarke quay, $45
DJ, Capital Zouk: Total Recall with Caden & Jeremy Boon (90s-00s), zouk clarke quay >22 y.o section, $75
DJ, Cé La Vi: Olive F (UK, house), marina bay sands tower 3, $38

21/05 Sun

Magnitude & Envision (straight edge hc metalcore) ft. destiny, recover, xdetesterx, kamal arts gallery wisma geylang serai cc (paya lebar), $58 left
Efek Rumah Kaca (IND indie pop-rock), esplanade concert hall, $55
歌莉雅 gloria & 韩依纳 ena - Heartfelt Concert 走心音乐会3, esplanade recital studio, $98
RENE & Lauren Ong (singer-songwriters) - moments in between, snakeweed studios 61 kaki bukit, $20
J-Rock: Singapore K'on 軽音 Collective - Multi Bands Gig, Hero's Bar 69 circular road, free
Dan Hartig Jazz Quartet x International Festival Chorus - Around the World in 90 Measures, NUS YST, $35
Jazz Loft: Sunday Jam Session, blu jaz L3 at bali ln, free
SMU Chamber Choir: Wrinkles in the Air XIV - another sky, School of the Arts, $17
Choral: Resonance of Singapore - Byrd, Brahms & The Beatles, victoria concert hall, $27
Movie: Ryuichi Sakamoto's Coda - last show, projector golden mile tower, $15
Movie: The Bohemian (Il Boemo), composer Josef Mysliveček biopic - European Film Festival, see full lineup, projector golden mile tower, $15
Chinese Opera Exhibtion: Singing in the Dark Through the Generations - Meet & Greet nam hwa opera, library at esplanade, free reg
Music Theatre: Rock of Ages: Teen Edition by SJI Intl, also on sat, drama center national library, $32
SIFA X: there is no future in nostalgia, group performances, center 42 waterloo st, various

Esplanade Pesta Raya: Sun 21 May guide

Sri Teruna Jaya, Si Anak Seni & Genbano - Nostalgia Dikir Nusantara (malay trad song-dance), outdoor, free

JUARA MIC JUNIOR di Pesta Raya! (tv singing contest reunion) last gig - see 20/05, outdoor, free

Sri Setia x Kicau-Bilau (wayang kulit trad puppet theatre x ambient) - see 19/05, forecourt garden, free

Rasa Cinta (malay drumming) - see 18/05, forecourt garden, free

Puppet Theatre: Jalinan Kusam di Lemari Sosi – Pieces of reminiscence - see 20/05, annexe studio, $15

Children's Music Theatre: ROCK Latew! (dikir barat, musical pop-rock-reggae) see 20/05, free

22/05 Mon

NE-YO, the star theatre (buona vista), $68-$118
Esplanade: Echoes of Yesterday by Bi Yu Ng (sg pop, eng-cpop), free
Candlelight: Best of Joe Hisaishi by Vocalise String Quartet, CHIJMES Hall, left $48
* Hero's Bar: Daniel Sid & Sam Driscoll, 69 Circular Road (boat quay)
* SG Mandopop Songwriting Submission
* DJ, Tipsy Penguin: Slumber Fight Emo Nemo Night ft. DJ Mad Jester, NTUC [email protected] Junction

23/05

CONOR MAYNARD, capitol theatre city hall, $108
Shuttersonicon #1 (Noise, Experimental Gig) - PGR, Auji, xpoetriotx, FCAOS and SGPK, aljunied area dm them, $10 minimum
Esplanade: The Elevated Pitch (pop), free
VJC Symphonic Band - limelight 2023, $15
Simply Jazz: Oriental Jazz Express, CHIJMES B1
Interactive Theatre till 28 May: £¥€$ (LIES) by Ontroerend Goed (BE), school of the arts, $58*
Candlelight: Best of Hans Zimmer by vocalise string quartet, CHIJMES Hall, $35

24/05 Wed

MATT MALTESE ft hongjoin, NUS University Cultural Center, $78
KRIS DAYANTI erwin gutawa & band, the star theatre buona vista, $138
Heather Garside - Album launch and farewell (jazzy singer-songwriter), blu jaz at bali ln (bugis), sample $30
Esplanade: The Staircase Duo (acoustic set, pop-rock 00s), free
Kids Workshop: Day Out! @ Esplanade (multicultural music, dance), $23
City Music Grand Reopening, 701 Sims Dr LHK Building L2
Candlelight: Rings & Dragons (lotr, hobbit, GoT) w vocalise string quartet, CHIJMES Hall, $35
DJ, Blast! 2.0: Ladies Night - Techno • Psytrance • Tech House Feat. DJ Scrvple & Kwun, ikigai the riverwalk, $25
DJ, Clueless 2000s party DJ Belle, Cheri, Jules, Pin, SoundsOfFai, MC Zax, luxe club marina square, $30
DJ, Spaceone SG: Neon Space: Ultimate Dance Experience ft. Rave Republic, Bonk (AUS), 100 jalan sultan, table
* DJ, Publico: Supersocial Ladies Night ft. DJ Jagi & DJ Young, intercontinental robertson quay hotel, italian restaurant-bar
* DJ, Amy's Wine Bar: SVATG (afro-funk, disco-house), 17d lor liput (holland village)
* DJ, Vertigo26: The Cure tribute (goth nite), at mint museum city hall, listening bar

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2023.05.05 09:18 waitingonawait Repost as I messed up and got my post removed. My look back at old Superstonk DD and SPAC's 💜🐒 💜 The recent SEC's enforcement actions and failing to deliver. Anon's portal awards. A shady deli. International Arrests. Potential collateral of hedgies.. I believe that the SPACs could be just that.

Sorry for the repost! Still looking for discussion though... Something is going on with SPACs. I'm too smoothed brain to figure it out.
So in short, i edited in a news article into my post that i came across, that had a presidents name in the title, and it triggered the automod to remove my post. Reposting it again because i'd like the post to stay up. Also still looking for someone to tell me i'm an idiot and to shut up. As the title says there is a previous DD done that theorizes SPACs could be used as collateral. Still i'm curious what others think of this web.
Did my best to arrange this in a digestible way. I'm no big brain. Hoping some wrinkles show up. From retails perspective it feels like it would be impossible to tell what exactly is going on. You would need access to some serious intel.. That said i'm still sharing this with others as it is another piece of the puzzle, i think. A very large puzzle that i couldn't put together myself.

Citadel went heavy into SPAC's.

https://preview.redd.it/l5rfl95xmyxa1.png?width=737&format=png&auto=webp&s=355dea66aa3f27cae0c51415a3c510c91c271de2
"Ok my math was correct, my comprehension sucked. these are warrants they didn't actually pay for the stock yet. Did I just spend an hour making a spread sheet in vain....no because I figured out something better. Citadels plan was to buy up all these warrants and put them on their balance sheet as an equity instruments. Pretty good plan, pay nothing for a 8Billion worth of stock and then use that to borrow against to deal with whatever problem you are having.
THEN THE SEC SAID NO YOU FUCK STICK
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/accounting-reporting-warrants-issued-spacs
https://www.sec.gov/corpfin/disclosure-special-purpose-acquisition-companies
then they had to work all weekend.
I bet all he financial institutions that worked all weekend did the same fucking thing. then the sec dropped the guidance and they scrabled.
tell me I am wrong (i will delete this is i am wrong)"
Anyways it would take an army of people or a large department of people to look into all the acquisition companies. This is just Citadels.. there's more below. Even then, i'm not sure what you would do with the information. Collect fines if it's the SEC.. Like i said though there are arrests below.

What is a SPAC?

A relatively old DD that hypothesizes that SPACs could be used for collateral.

https://www.reddit.com/Superstonk/comments/sq66ll/counter_dd_citadels_spac_rampage_the_myths_and/
Conclusion - I am using this as one example but look for yourself. Citadel acquires Class A shares and is NOT using these Class B shares to turn $25,000 to millions.
The EVERYTHING short post clearly showed that Citadel have shorted the bond market to OBLIVION. Like utter destruction. It's likely they need to cough up a lot of money, as the financials show they are screwed.
So my question was 'What purpose and benefit would a SPAC have regarding bonds?'
Well I think I figured a potential reason. Though, due to the insufficient filings, I find it rather difficult to prove.
Remember our good friend 'collateral'. The stuff that screwed over the economy in 2008? Yeah that. I believe that the SPACs could be just that.
This was the DD they were countering.
https://www.reddit.com/Superstonk/comments/spmfg0/citadel_is_creating_billions_of_dollars_in_margin/
🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

SEC actions

https://www.reuters.com/business/exclusive-us-sec-focuses-bank-fee-conflicts-it-steps-up-spac-inquiry-sources-2021-07-13/
"The U.S. securities regulator has ramped-up its inquiry on Wall Street's blank check acquisition frenzy, homing in on potential conflicts of interest created when banks act as underwriters and advisers on the same deal, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters."
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Not sure if this is related but sharing it because i found it interesting as it pertains to stock offerings and underwriting.

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One key problem with SPACs is that the investors who bankroll them do not necessarily have a stake in the long-term success of the companies they bring public. The misaligned incentives for SPAC sponsors, who are given a “promote,” or 20% stake, in the public company following the merger with a private company, gives them an all-but-guaranteed profit, putting retail investors at increased risk and allowing companies with significant weaknesses to bypass the disclosures required of a traditional IPO.
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/SPACS.pdf
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Acquisition companies, FTD's and Portals. 🧐

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Into the Magic 🐇

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2021012931810N104FTIV37308FINTECH ACQUISI CORP IV CL11.58
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20210129274681113ERESW15163EAST RES ACQUISI CO WT EXP1.26
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20210129103085114BOWXW55642BOWX ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP1.92
2021012904316G105AACQ343207ARTIUS ACQUISITION INC CL A (C10.58
2021012904316G113AACQW70445ARTIUS ACQUISITION INC WT EXP 2.01
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20210129G7307X113QELLW65767QELL ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP 13.18
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20210129G65305123NGACW235707NEXTGEN ACQUISITION CORP WT EX1.91
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20210129G6463T106NBAC35228NEWBORN ACQUISITION CORP SYS (19.17
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Out of the Magic.

~~Holy~~ bananas 👀
SEC Form S-4 is filed by a publicly traded company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It is required to register any material information related to a merger or acquisition. In addition, the form is also filed by companies undergoing an exchange offer, where securities are offered in place of cash.
Where'd you find this on their page?
"Apex Pro is the subject of an ongoing investigation by FINRA in coordination with various securities exchanges including NYSE and NASDAQ related to potentially manipulative trading activity by the Former Customers for the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 (including layering, spoofing, and market dominance at the close and open*) (the “Market Reg Matter”). As noted above, Apex Pro terminated its relationship with the Former Customers in December 2019. Apex Pro has been cooperating with FINRA and the exchanges in connection with their investigation into the Market Reg Matter, including through document production. FINRA has conducted on the record testimonies of current and former Apex Pro personnel. As a result of the Market Reg Matter, FINRA also is conducting a related anti-money laundering investigation into client activity. While the activity at issue is client-driven activity, Apex Pro provided sponsored access (i.e., direct access to exchanges bypassing Apex Pro systems) to the Former Clients and has anti-money laundering responsibilities and, therefore, could be responsible for such client activity. Apex Pro desires to reach a voluntary resolution of the Market Reg Matter, including the related anti-money laundering investigation, upon the conclusion of the FINRA investigations. No assurances can be given that a mutual settlement with FINRA and the relevant securities exchanges can be reached or that any amount paid in settlement will not be material."
https://www.reddit.com/Superstonk/comments/mq4gfi/comment/gudr2yl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
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Bonus Portal for the tinfoil lovers. 😶

A satire article published about the FBI raiding a deli. Since been removed. It was linked to Robinhood i believe.
https://www.reddit.com/Superstonk/comments/mt4hz3/the_plot_thickens_link_in_comments/
Old Links don't work anymore tried finding new ones

Hometown International. A simple deli?

It attracted attention in 2021 for having a market capitalization of over US $100 million despite the deli having annual sales of only about $25,000.
On September 26, 2022, federal authorities announced 12 criminal charges against James Patten, Peter Coker Sr., and Peter Coker Jr., related to their work for Hometown International and another corporation, E-Waste Corp. The charges include conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud*, and conspiracy to manipulate securities prices.[13]\ Patten was also charged with wire fraud,* money laundering, and\ securities manipulation.[14]
Patten and the elder Coker were arrested and appeared in a North Carolina court where they pleaded not guilty.[15] The younger Coker was arrested in Thalang district, Phuket Province, Thailand on January 11, 2023.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hometown_International
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https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/11/100-million-nj-deli-case-peter-coker-sr-james-patten-appear-in-federal-court.html

Peter Coker Sr. and James Patten, charged in an alleged scheme involving a small-town deli, pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
The deli’s parent company, Hometown International, attained a $100 million market valuation despite having only the deli to its name.
The men are accused of various federal crimes, including conspiracy, fraud and money laundering.
Patten told CNBC that had hired attorney Ira Sorkin, who had previously represented late Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff.

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https://archive.ph/xa37K

“It works like a mini-Spac,” he added. “When you execute the merger, the name changes, the ticker changes, the board changes, the management changes, everything changes, as the merged entity enters the US capital markets.” … Jain believes that, with the right acquisition target, Hometown may be able to list on the Nasdaq exchange.

From the beginning of the deli saga, this explanation — that the deli was going to do a reverse merger to take an Asian company public and then jettison its deli business, change its name and be the public vehicle for that unrelated new business — seemed to be the most likely answer, and here you go. U.S. public-company status — even on the over-the-counter markets, without a stock exchange listing — is valuable, so it makes sense that some investors in Hong Kong might put $2.5 million into a barely operating deli to buy its public status, and then try to find a company that could make better use of that status.
This does not really explain why it’s a $100 million deli, but, surprisingly, it does help explain why it’s a $2 billion deli. The deli’s $100 million basic market capitalization comes from multiplying its 7.8 million shares outstanding by its last trading price ($13 per share as of yesterday’s close, for a market cap of $101.4 million). That is too high. A U.S. public company shell is valuable, but it’s not worth $100 million, so you would not expect an acquirer to pay $100 million for the deli just to get its securities registration. But the stock doesn’t trade much, and for some mysterious reason some people seem willing to pay $13 per share to buy small amounts of it. I can’t explain this, but I don’t worry too much about it: That $100 million valuation is not all that economically meaningful. It’s people buying a few hundred or thousand dollars’ worth of stock, not millions.
But I have insisted that the deli’s actual valuation is $2 billion, which is its fully diluted market capitalization. This weird number comes from the fact that the deli has weird warrants. In April 2020, Hometown got a $2.5 million investment from a handful of investors (including Maso), who bought stock at $1 per share (for a fairly reasonable post-money valuation of about $8 million 1 ). The next day, Hometown issued 20 warrants per share to each of its shareholders (including the brand-new ones, Maso et al.). Each warrant allows the holder to buy one more share for $1 each.
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[redacted because of politics?]

A New York real estate tax lawyer — who once did work for former President [redcated][redacted]— in 2011 purchased a shell company whose creators later became key investors in a mystery $100 million company that owns only a small New Jersey deli.
Europa Acquisition I Inc. was one of eight shell entities set up by Peter Reichard and Peter Coker Sr., the North Carolina investors in deli owner Hometown International.
CNBC has detailed criminal and regulatory sanctions imposed on people and entities linked to Coker Sr. and Reichard. Duke and Vanderbilt universities are invested in Hometown International, as are entities based in Macao.

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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1632081/000114420416075151/v428677_s1a.htm
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1632081/000121390020031683/ea128226-424b3_hometown.htm
https://sec.report/CIK/0001632081
(1)Manoj Jain, authorized signatory of Maso Capital Partners Limited (“Maso”), has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A (“Blackwell”).
(2)Manoj Jain, authorized signatory of Maso, has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by STAR V Partners LLC.
(3)Manoj Jain, has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by Maso Capital Investments Limited.
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Manoj Jain

"I set up my own financial service company which does investment banking. It does private equity and valuations of businesses. How to improve businesses and we create values. We work with a lot of corporates and create value for them – that's the core. We started with secondary market first and then we realised we should create value for ourself. Then we started new businesses."
https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rima-jain-makes-me-laugh-manoj-jain-2049304
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(4)Ibrahima Thiam and Lan Moi Lilia, the owners of IPC-Trading Company Ltd. (“IPC”), have joint voting and investment power over the securities of the Company held by IPC.
(5)Nathalie Tina Pasyawon, the owner of RTO Limited (“RTO”), has sole voting and investment power over the securities of the Company held by RTO.
(6)Peter Coker Sr. and Peter Reichard are the managing members of Europa Capital Investments, LLC and have joint power to vote and invest the securities owned by Europa Capital Investments, LLC. Each of Mr. Coker and Mr. Reichard disclaims beneficial ownership over these securities.
(7)Peter Coker, Sr. is the record and beneficial owner of these securities. Europa Capital Investments, LLC and Mr. Reichard, the managing member of Europa Capital, disclaim beneficial ownership over these securities.
(8)Kathleen Patten has voting and investment power over the securities held by the John L. Patten Trust.
(9) Joseph London is the owner of London Fall Protection, LP and has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by London Fall Protection, LP.
(10) Joseph London is the owner of STAT Constructors LP and has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by STAT Constructors LP.
(11)William Witt and Jeannene Alt are owner and director, respectively, of Ohio Blasting Equipment & Media Inc. and have joint power to vote and invest the securities held by Ohio Blasting Equipment& Media.
Type ctrl+f and search 'Selling Shareholders' for the chart i pulled these from, more below it. Just going with Blackwell first because
Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A (1) 28,980,000 828,000 28,152,000 79.53%
Star V Partners LLC (2) 13,938,750 398,250 13,540,500 64.26%
Maso Capital Investments Limited (3) 9,581,250 273,750 9,307,500 55%
IPC-Trading Company (4) 10,500,000 500,000 10,000,000 56.19%
RTO Limited (5) 10,500,000 500,000 10,000,000 56.19%
Europa Capital Investments, LLC(6) 1,990,400 90,400 1,900,000 19.59%
Peter L. Coker, Sr. (7) 1,330,014 63,334 1,266,680 13.98%
This dude was caught exposing himself to a minor if you missed it
Dina C. Dunn 630,000 30,000 600,000 7.15%
Marvin K. Blount III and Rebecca C. Blount 560,007 26,667 533,340 6.40%
John L. Patten Trust(8) 560,007 26,667 533,340 6.40%
Lawrence Reichard 280,014 13,334 266,680 3.31%
Kathleen N. Patten(8) 168,000 8,000 160,000 2.01%
Nancy L. Papp 140,700 6,700 134,000 *
Irv Pyun 105,000 5,000 100,000 *
As of September 21, 2020, we had approximately $1,700,000 of cash on hand, and a cash burn rate of approximately $80,000 per month. Therefore, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to sustain its current operations for the next 12 months.
SEC Charges Father-Son Duo and Associate in Market Manipulation Schemes Resulting in a New Jersey Deli with a $100 Million Valuation
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JAMES PATTEN, PETER COKER, SR., and PETER COKER, JR
Actually it's a 2 billion dollar deli. Also 4/20, binary options, Super League financing and NFTs.
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Maso Capital

Maso Capital has pioneered a complex and time-consuming legal strategy involving a little-known Cayman Island law, Section 238 of Companies Law, to target bad acting Chinese companies that buyout US shareholders, delist on American markets, and consequently relist on Chinese markets for substantially higher valuations than their American buyout.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maso_Capital
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010322013517/xslF345X03/dp178252_4-duddell.xml
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https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/81075889
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1426672/000095010320022088/xslF345X02/dp140766_mcpl-3.xml

Duddell Street Acquisition Corp.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320021018/dp139545_424b4.htm#principalshareholders
Duddell Street Holdings Limited (3)(4) 5,031,250 4,025,000 100.0% 20.0%
Manoj Jain 5,031,250 4,025,000
Sohit Khurana 5,031,250 4,025,000 - -
Allan Finnerty 5,031,250 4,025,000 - -
Marc Holtzman - 25,000 - *
Peter Lee Coker Jr. - 300,000 - \*
Bradford Allen - 25,000 - *
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320019390/dp137951_s1.htm
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320021278/dp139448_8k.htm
A total of $175,000,000, comprised of $171,500,000 of the proceeds from the IPO, including $6,125,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount, and $3,500,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants,

was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of
(i the completion of the Company’s initial business combination,)
(ii the redemption of all of the Company’s public shares if it is unable to complete its business combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law, or)
(iii the redemption of the Company’s public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association)
(A to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to redeem 100% of its public shares if it does not complete an initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the IPO or)
(B with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders' rights or pre-initial business combination activity.)
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320021278/dp139448_ex0101.htm
Duddell Street Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”),

confirms its agreement with BofA Securities

, Inc. (“BofA”) and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom BofA is acting as representative (in such capacity, the “Representative”), with respect to
(i the sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective numbers of units of the Company. Each unit (“Unit(s)”) consists of one class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 (“Class A Ordinary Share(s)”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant(s)”) set forth in Schedule A hereto and)
(ii the grant by the Company to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of 2,625,000 additional Units. The aforesaid 17,500,000 Units (the “Initial Securities”) to be purchased by the Underwriters and all or any part of the 2,625,000 Units subject to the option described in Section 2(b) hereof (the “Option Securities”) are herein called, collectively, the “Securities.”)

Blackwell

There's a lot to look through, can't find the old files i was looking at regarding them.
https://www.sec.gov/edgasearch/#/q=Blackwell%2520Partners%2520LLC&page=10
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Two Acquisition companies that i pulled out some SEC filings for to look through. Believe teh two of them were highlighted because they were connected to Citadel in the post. They are also in the list of FTD's above.

FAST acquisition.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1815737/000121390020023256/f424b40820_fastacquisition.htm

Fortress Acquisition.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1828183/000119312521049035/d93759ds1.htm
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TLDRS

SPAC's are shady. I'd be lieing if i said i knew what all this meant. Seems like a giant conspiracy to me. And it looks as if authorities are looking into it. Hoping some wrinkles show up to chime in. Hoping mods don't remove. There is the DD that says hedgies could be using SPACs as collateral. Looks like a lot of crime to me but i'm an uneducated ape. Everything's a giant laundering/printing machine...
Although there is the theory that it could be used for collateral for hedgies. Their (full price) shares can indeed be used as collateral for margin. This means that they are likely using the ol' Pump and dump for these shares to satisfy margin requirements.
This is one theory.
They put people in prison for securities fraud and money laundering? Arrested one all the way in Thailand. wtf is up with that... Bullish? I don't know what to make of it, it is new information to me and i'm still kind of shocked.
The Bangkok Post reported that Coker Jr. was arrested pursuant to so-called red and black notices issued by the International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol.
Thai police, working with the FBI, arrested Coker Jr. after tracking him to the hotel, The Post reported.
Heres the indictment again
Buy, pure book, hold, comment and shop.
No cell no sell.
Feel free to dig around there's a ton of info here and plenty to look through.
Keep making noise Superstonk!
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2023.05.04 20:57 clearliquidclearjar TALLAHASSEE WEEKLY EVENTS, 5/4 – 5/10

Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add.
Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

Spring Pottery Market at Samaj Hall. Mark your calendars for the Spring Pottery Market on May 6th-7th! The market has been expanded to a two day event, featuring over 20 local ceramic and fine craft artists to shop from and live demonstrations in wheel throwing, sculpting, jewelry making, and surface decoration throughout the event - all at our new indoor venue with ample parking, indoor restrooms, and air conditioning. Studios include: Earl Washington, Carole Robards Pottery, Baum Road Studios, Hearth and Holmbeck, Lovestone Ceramics, A Switzer Ceramics, A Tranquil Touch, Lauren Butler, Carolina Sandrin Ceramics, Fiona Borger, Holly B's Handmade, Marcia Preisler, Dog Dog Studios, La Cubanita Studio, Willow Wisp Forest, Raw Pottery - Petite, Rima Nathan, Sundance Pottery, E Squared Pottery, The Clogging Potter, and more. Saturday, May 6, 9 am-4 pm, and Sunday, May 7th, 10am-3pm at 9100 Apalachee Pkwy

Local Running, Walking, and Biking Info: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/
OutdooFarmer’s Markets:

Lake Ella Grower's Market: Wednesday, 11am-2pm. You can always find organic vendors, and foragers: The Holistic Cannabis Community, Artzi Farms, Hickory Nut Gifts, and others. Including Pita Queen! Farmer's Market Nutrition Program Coupons gladly accepted!
Frenchtown Market: 524 N MLK Jr Blvd. Saturdays, 10am to 2pm. Come grow community and support your local farmers and makers, while you get your groceries for the week! Don’t forget! We match SNAP/EBT, so you DOUBLE your money to go towards locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables!
Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.
Tallahassee Downtown Market: Ponce de Leon Park, Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Join us for a stroll in the park among local makers, bakers, artists and farmers as live music is played by local musicians!

THURSDAY, 5/4

Blue Tavern: Happy Hour Pickfoolery. 5pm
The Hub at Feather Oaks: Bingo. 6pm
Dreamland BBQ: Weekly Open Blues Jam. If you'd like to sing, please bring your own mic. 6pm
Blu Halo: Upside Avenue. 6pm
Lake Hall: Thursday Night Paddle Series. Weekly paddles at Lake Hall every Thursday starting at 6PM. The park closes on a sliding scale each night dictated by sun set. The park entrance fee is $6.00 (the ranger station closes at 5:30 and they typically do not charge for entry after this time). While there is no fee for this event ALL paddlers must have filled out the ACKC insurance waiver. Link here: https://form.jotform.com/JLAagency/apalachee-canoe--kayak----club-waiv Welcome to our weekly Thursday night paddling event at Maclay Gardens State Park in Tallahassee, Florida. Our event is designed to be both casual and instructional, offering paddlers of all skill levels the opportunity to improve their kayaking abilities while enjoying the beautiful surroundings. Starting at 6pm and ending at sunset, our weekly paddling event will provide participants with the chance to learn and practice different strokes, capsize recovery, and kayak rolling techniques. Sometimes there will be knowledgeable instructors on hand to provide guidance and instruction helping you to develop your skills and build your confidence on the water. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics of paddling or an experienced paddler looking to improve your technique, our event is perfect for you. We welcome all skill levels and provide a supportive and encouraging environment to help you achieve your goals. Join us each Thursday evening at Maclay Gardens State Park and experience the thrill of kayaking while learning new skills and making new friends. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to improve your paddling abilities and explore the beauty of Tallahassee's natural surroundings. 6pm
The Great Games Library: Solforge Fusion Sealed-Deck Tournament. Anyone interested in SolForge: Fusion, please come out! Thursday nights at 6:00pm to 9:00pm ish will be dedicated to SolForge Fusion gameplay and weekly tournaments. If you play or have played MTG but would like to spend less, this is a great alternative CCG with inexpensive entry and minimal purchases to enjoy playing competitively. In-store and online tournaments may be played with the same decks purchased at any store. SolForge was created by the same designer for MTG, Netrunner, and Key Forge, Richard Garfield, and the designer for Ascension, Justine Gary. 6pm/$35 Entry Fee for 4 Sealed Half-decks, Special Art Playmat Prize for 1st Place
World of Beer: Trivia Night. 7pm
Lake Tribe III: Trivia. 7pm
Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm
House of Music: Prime Rib Thursday & Karaoke. 7:30pm
Cap City Video Lounge: Space Mutiny & Starcrash: MST3K May the Fourth Double Feature. Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW for two classic experiments riffing a duo of fantastically cheesy Star Wars knocks offs! 8pm/free but donations encouraged
Fire Bettys: Electronic Thursdays. There will be rotating music genres from local artists! 8pm/free/21+
Poor Pauls: Trivia. 8/21+
926: Karaoke. 9pm
Fire Bettys: Electronic Show. Join us for Experiment 002 and take a mind-bending trip into the sound of the future! Our electrifying music party will transport you to another dimension with cutting-edge beats and non-stop excitement. 9pm
Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm

Oyster City Brewing Co: Jared Walker. 6pm
Hurricane: Blues Meets Girl. 7pm
The Bark: Bad Idols, Boo!, Brass Wizard, and Broken Couch Club. 8pm
Studio D: Bachata Fever. We always have a bachata workshop at 8 pm before Bachata Fever. We dance afterwards to the sounds of DJ Bacharod. The class is at 8 pm and Bachata Fever will start at 9:30 pm. Class $5/ Bachata Fever $5. Many times people are learning in class and may feel uncomfortable social dancing while they are still learning moves. We have a welcoming environment so stay and have fun and dance with everyone. That is how we learn. 8pm/$5
Blue Tavern: Music of the Spheres First Thursday with Hog-Eyed Man. 8pm
926: Chef Will & Tonight’s Special with Mūn Rox (pronounced “Moon Rocks”). 8:30pm
Fire Bettys: May The 4th Be With You Party! 9pm

FRIDAY, 5/5 It’s Cinco AND graduation weekend, so go out at your own risk and remember to tip heavily.

Lake Tribe: Flannel Friday. Flannel Fridays will be featuring a wide range of fall themed 'Pop-up' activities such as food trucks, live music, campfires, s'mores roasting, new seasonal brews, and more! Come dawn your flannel and cozy up to the simpler things in life. Our beers taste like the outdoors feel, let our tasting room be your Friday cabin retreat. 4pm
Gamescape: MTG Friday Night Magic. FORMAT: Standard Constructed. Swiss rounds as determined by the number of players with a maximum of 5 rounds. 7pm/$5
Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee
Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm
Club Downunder: CDU X Hip Hop Club Presents Freestyle Friday. Show off your freestyle rap or poetry skills at Freestyle Friday! Doors are at 7:30 with the show starting at 8:00 in Club Downunder! Send an email to [email protected] to sign up! 8pm
The Bar at La Casa: Karaoke with DJ FUSION. 9pm
Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+
926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve: Estuaries Day 2023. Families and Friends join us for our 2023 Estuaries Day at the Reserves Nature Center & Park. The first 600 guest will receive an Estuaries Day T-shirt and there will be free snacks available. Activities: Reptile Room, Touch Tanks, Microscopic Wonders of the Oyster Reef, Waterfront Race, Prescribed Fire Game, Drone Demonstrations, Portrait of a Shoreline Painting Activity, Oyster Corps Demo and Tasting, and much more! 1:30pm
Peppers: Paula Sofia - Cinco de Mayo Fiesta. 3pm
Blue Tavern: Everett Young. 5pm
El Jalisco Monroe: Elio Delgado. 5pm
Bicycle House: Biking Get Together - Bike Packing, Touring, Gear, fixing bikes en route. Come join us for a biking get together at bicycle house. Come at 5:30 for food and drink and at 6:15 for the program. Rick Zelznak will talk about bike packing and the gear needed while Jim man will talk about road touring and what he takes on his bike. In addition, Scott Benton will give tips on how to deal with mechanical issues while out on the road. Come on out, enjoy some tacos and Mexican beer, and talk bikes and biking. 5:30pm
El Jalisco Northside: Two Foot Level. 6pm
Hurricane: Tom and the Cats. 6pm
Tally Craft Lab in RR Sq: First Friday Craft Class. Mother’s Day DIY crafting for kids. Drop the kids off while you enjoy First Friday at the Art District! Each child will leave with a personalized Mother’s Day gift. Contact us for more info and to reserve your spot! 6pm
The Hub at Feather Oaks: Jerry Thigpen Trio. 6pm
Salty Dawg: Saylor Dollar. 6:30pm
Lake Tribe: Ben & the Back-Ups. 6:30pm
Square Mug: Bad Weather. 7pm
Oyster City Brewing Co: Local Forecast. 7pm
Island Wing Co: Grateful Dead Night with Lee C Payton. 7pm
The Bark: Bad Idols, Boo!, and Brass Wizards. 8pm/$10
Fire Bettys: Cinco De Disco Night with DJ Les Voss. 8pm/21+
Cap City Video Lounge: Red Rose Film Club Presents: THEY LIVE. Starring Rowdy Roddy Piper, THEY LIVE is an anti-consumerism allegory from horror master John Carpenter. After a pair of sunglasses allows Nada (Piper) to see the world as it is, he launches a crusade against the other-wordly entities that have turned America into a capitalist hellscape. 8pm
Duke’s and Dottie’s: Mainstream Band. 8pm
House of Music: Laura Rain and the Caesars. It is the Motor City where Aretha Franklin, Parliament-Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye all lived and created. A town where singers are continually influencing and defining the world around themselves. Laura Rain creates her own environment of expression through her music. Having released four albums of all original music since 2013, the band blends their favorite elements of funky ‘60s organ jazz, lowdown blues, dance music, old-school R&B, and soul. Laura and producer-songwriter George Friend have created a unique style, winning a prestigious Detroit Music Award for “Outstanding Blues Songwriters” and touring the U.S. Canada and Europe. Laura Rain’s voice soars as she weaves her own path through a classic, but thoroughly modern, funky sound, reimagining the r&b, gospel, blues, and soul that the city made famous. 8pm/$12
Crooked River Lighthouse: Full Moon Event. Join us for our Full Moon Lighthouse Climb on Friday, May 5th from 8:00-10:00 pm in Carrabelle, FL. Visitors can enjoy this opportunity to see the gorgeous natural surroundings of the St. George Sound and Carrabelle Beach under the glow of the rising moon. Guests can also visit the Keeper’s House Museum afterhours and see the new exhibit for the lighthouse’s original, historic Fresnel Lens. Visitors can also enjoy the glowing fire pit (weather permitting). Bring a chair and enjoy the evening. The climb to the top of the tallest Forgotten Coast lighthouse rewards bold climbers with breathtaking views of the bay. All climbers must be at least 44 inches tall. Advance reservations are required for those who wish to climb the lighthouse tower during this event by calling the Lighthouse gift shop. A limited number of climbers (max of 7) are allowed at one time. There will be a time limit for viewing from the top. Guests who would like a more leisurely climbing experience are welcome to enjoy one of the daytime climbs available every Wednesday through Sunday. Masks are welcome but not required. Crooked River Lighthouse is located in Carrabelle, just west of the Carrabelle Public Beach Park at 1975 Hwy 98 W, Carrabelle. For more information, contact the gift shop at 850-697-2732, [email protected] or https://www.crookedriverlighthouse.com. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council. 8pm-10pm/$8 for adults and $3 for kids

SATURDAY, 5/6

Brinkley Glen Park: Invasive Plant Removal. Join Master Gardener Volunteers at this weekly invasive plant removal event. This is a great way to learn to ID our invasive plant species and how to remove them. We recommend wearing long pants and sleeves, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and mosquito spray. Bring gardening tools such as hand clippers, loppers, trowels, etc. if you have them. We are removing coral ardisia bushes and berries, nandina, tung trees, Tradescantia flumenensis, cat's claw vine, winged yam, Japanese climbing fern, skunkvine and more. Directions: The best way to get there is to take Meridian Rd to Waverly Rd, go to the next intersection and turn left onto Abbotsford Way, then turn left at the next road called Woodside Dr. At the stop sign turn left onto Lothian. Lothian ends in a cul-de-sac and there is a sign that says Brinkley Glen Park. 8:30am-11:30am
The Rose Room: The Rose Revue. Performances by your favorite entertainers and special guests! Shows at 8pm, 10pm, & Midnight! A unique cast EACH show! 7pm
Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+
Bird’s Oyster Shack: Laughterday Night Fever. This week: Five Year Anniversary Laughterday Night Fever! Join us every Saturday at Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack for a free comedy show! 8:30pm
La Casa Bar: Karaoke With Nathan. 9pm-1am

Downtown Parks: Tallahassee Farmers Market Spring Festival. Join us for food samplings, live music, a K-9 And demonstration at 10:30, animal interactions from Redemptive Love Farm and face painting! 8am-Noon
Leon Sinks: First Saturday Hike. If it is the first Saturday of the month, it is time for a hike at Leon Sinks! We will meet at 9 am in the parking lot and hike the trail together to see the beautiful geological features of the area while walking on wooded hiking trails. Right off US 319 south of Tallahassee, the Leon Sinks Geological Area contains 5 miles of trails leading to a series of sinkholes big and small. The land in this area is underlain by a layer of limestone, eroded and dissolved by rainwater and groundwater to form caverns, holes, and tunnels. This type of terrain is called "karst" and results in many geological features such as wet sinkholes, depressions, natural bridges and a disappearing stream. The hikers can either hike the 3.6-mile Sinkhole Trail to view the numerous sinkholes and geological features, or the 2.8-mile Gum Swamp Trail around a cypress and gum swamp. We recommend wear hiking shoes and bringing a water bottle and consider bug spray or long pants/sleeves. 9am
Cosmic Cat Books: Free Comic Book Day. Cosmic Cat Comics and Collectibles is participating in Free Comic Book 2023! There will be a selection of Free Comic Book Day comics as well as some special sales on select items. Bring the kids for free face painting and comic books! 10am-5pm
Fallout Comics: Free Comic Book Day. Fallout will be hosting guest artists and writers all day along with sales and (of course) free comics! 11am-6pm
Red Shed: Swamp Coast Roots Project. 3pm
225 E Pershing Street: First Saturday Market Day. This First Saturday…come visit The Art District Collective, Railroad’s newest location, to shop local goodies from our businesses and vendors! Music provided by Room 222, and food made by the amazing Taco Morra Mexican Grill. Each First Saturday that we host will have at least 1 giveaway. May’s First Saturday giveaway will be a free mini session by Kiser Photography. Also while here, you can view upcoming businesses, inquire about any remaining spaces, ask about upcoming events, studio rentals, or even ask about how you can utilize our space to host/cohost your own event. 5pm
Common Ground Books: Artist Workshop Series May Crochet Workshop. Beginner and intermediate crocheters welcome. No crochet knowledge is needed before attending this class. Space is limited. All ages welcome. All participants will need a crochet hook (between size 4-6mm) and a skein of yarn. Participants can bring their own supplies, or we will be happy to provide them at cost. 6pm/$20
Eve on Adams: Pair of Hearts. 6pm
Hurricane: Keith Taylor Band. 6pm
House of Music: Tim Russell and Late Night Karaoke. 6pm
Blue Tavern: Bog Lilies. 7pm
Oyster City Brewing Co: Mike and Gio. 7pm
The Bark: Celestial Circus featuring music from Lariat and Jester Privilege. 7pm
Fire Bettys: Ajeva and Soul Candy. 8pm/21+/free
Blue Tavern: Firefly Rebellion. 9pm
The Moon: Straight Outta Graduation Spring 23'. Spring Graduation Saturday premier upscale nightlife experience. A beautiful venue complimented by superior service and unmatched energy. Come experience the upscale nightlife you’ve craved all year long. The dress code is YOUNG & SEXY, FLY attire. Graduates In Free All Night. HOSTED BY: DJ DEMP. 10pm

SUNDAY, 5/7

Bicycle House: Sunday Ride. Ride at 10:30 AM from Bicycle House. We will ride the Cascades trail to the St Marks trail and down to Wakulla station and return, about 31 miles. Ride speed is 12 to 14 mph, with periodic regroups. Vernon Bailey is the ride leader. Vernon is a new CCC member who’s been biking for 50 years enjoys riding with small groups and weekend touring. 10am
Ology Northside: Ology Jazz Brunch. 11:30am
Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm
House of Music: Songwriter Sunday. Songwriters of Tallahassee hosted by Rachel Hillman. Bring your original songs on Sunday - sign up is at 4:30. No Cover Songs please - this is an event celebrating original music. Accompanists and Bands Welcome - you must be able to set up within two minutes, so no crazy pedals or amp shenanigans. No Backing Tracks - Please find someone to play your song with you. 5pm
The Plant: Open Jam. All instruments, all players welcome. 5pm-9pm
House of Music: Perkins Street Pickers. 5pm
Oyster City Brewing: Comedy Night. Come have some laughs with us on Sunday nights! If you are interested in participating in the show, reach out to [email protected] 7:30pm
The Rose Room: Synful Sunday. 8pm

926: Drag Me To Brunch. 11am
Leon County Humane Society: Bottle Baby Shower 2023. Say hello to some puppies and kittens who have already found refuge with LCHS and help us prepare for more to come! Once the weather warms up, more animals go into heat resulting in more unwanted puppies and kittens who need to be spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, dewormed, and weaned! We will have fosters present to show you the babies and answer questions on becoming a foster parent! The animals at this event are not yet adoptable, but their fosters know when they'll be of age and can help you with that process as well. Noon
Ology: Marauders Market One Year Bash! Noon
Common Ground Books: Clothing Swap. Clothing Swap! This event will take place the first Sunday of every month (unless otherwise noted). Bring your clothes you no longer want, fit, or no longer feel like "you", and switch them out or just donate them to others. Clothing for all ages welcome. Please bring clothes in a bin or box so they can be easily browsed. Any clothing left will be considered a donation and held for the next swap or be made available for those in need. 2pm
Ruby Diamond: TYO Spring Concert. 3pm
The Hub at Feather Oaks: Anna Wescoat. 3pm
The Red Shed: First Sunday Blues Jam. 3pm
926: Grad Bash featuring music from Soul Candy, Kanise, Flying Bison, and Megan Eileen. 8pm

**MONDAY, 5/8

Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm
American Legion Hall: Cha Cha - Weekly Lessons. 6:15pm/$5
Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:45pm
Vino Beano: Tipsy Trivia. 7pm
The Rose Room: Karaoke Night. 8pm
Oyster City Brewing: The Bachelor Watch Party! 8pm

TUESDAY, 5/9

Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Paddy League. 5pm
World of Beer: Poker Night. 6pm
The Rose Room: Drag Bingo and Open Stage Night ft. Britney T. Foxx! 6pm
Crafty Crab: BOOMIN' Karaoke. 7pm
Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm
Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm
House of Music: Tuesday Trivia & Karaoke. 7pm
Burrito Boarder: Karaoke with DJ Roldus. 8pm
Blue Tavern: Tuesday is Blues Day. Every Tuesday is Blues Day @ the Blue Tavern and Blues Meets Girl is a Tallahassee favorite. This perfect, intimate venue provides just what you need for both a mid-week break and authentic blues music experience. 8pm
4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm
Argonaut Coffee: Trivia Tuesday. 8pm
926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm
Fire Betty’s: Comedy Show. 9pm/21+

Cap City Video Lounge: Tallahassee Filmmaker Meeting. Join us at Cap City Video Lounge to pitch and discuss coming film ideas and video projects, both currently in production or in the pre-production stages! No experience is necessary to join, but a small $5 admission fee will go towards our wonderful meeting location to continue supporting the passion of movie making in the local community! Please invite local actors, crew members, and film enthusiasts to join us. 7:30pm
Blue Tavern: D. Scott Riggs. 9pm

WEDNESDAY, 5/10

Rose Room: Women's Wednesday. Featuring Our Rose Roulettes and drink specials all night long. A night for all of our female-identifying friends to enjoy a safe space and an awesome happy hour! 5pm-2am
Blue Tavern: The Wednesday Night Lab Session hosted by Jim Crozier. 5pm
Tara Angel’s Magic: D&D Experience - Adult (18+) Group. Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition - Candlekeep Mysteries. A one-shot is a D&D event that starts and finishes in the same session, typically lasting 3 - 4 hours. We have pre-generated characters for players to choose from. WHAT TO BRING: Pencils, Dice (can be purchased in store), Mask (encouraged for unvaccinated participants), Enthusiasm! Please sign up in advance to reserve a spot in this campaign. Tickets can be purchased in-store, over the phone, or on the website. For more information, please email [email protected], or call: (850) 878-4555 6pm-9pm
Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5
Level 8 Rooftop Lounge: Trivia. 6pm
The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free
American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm
Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm
Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:45pm
Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: Trivia. Teams up to 6 players for three rounds with 10 questions and a tie breaker each round. Winners are by round so don’t worry if you need to come late or can’t stay the whole time! Prizes include a round of beer, a 6 pack and a gift card! 7pm
Proof: Trivia. 7pm
Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm
Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm
The Bark: Oceans in the Sky, Dizzy Bats, and Medians. 7pm
House of Music: Open Mic at House of Music. Join us Wednesday nights for open mic in the bar with host Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose. Come early for Happy Hour and dinner! 8pm
Blue Tavern: Warehouse Wednesdays Open Mic Night. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 8pm/free to attend
Fire Betty’s: Karaoke! 8pm/21+/free
Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm
The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm
926: Dragged Out Wednesday. 10pm

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2023.05.03 20:15 waitingonawait Last but certainly not least. Where I first started learning the way of the stonk. Posting here for more discussion. My look back at old DD and SPAC's 💜🐒 💜 The recent SEC's enforcement actions and failing to deliver. Anon's portal awards. A shady deli. Arrests. Potential collateral for hedgies...

Last but certainly not least. Where I first started learning the way of the stonk. Posting here for more discussion. My look back at old DD and SPAC's 💜🐒 💜 The recent SEC's enforcement actions and failing to deliver. Anon's portal awards. A shady deli. Arrests. Potential collateral for hedgies...

Citadel went heavy into SPAC's.

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"Ok my math was correct, my comprehension sucked. these are warrants they didn't actually pay for the stock yet. Did I just spend an hour making a spread sheet in vain....no because I figured out something better. Citadels plan was to buy up all these warrants and put them on their balance sheet as an equity instruments. Pretty good plan, pay nothing for a 8Billion worth of stock and then use that to borrow against to deal with whatever problem you are having.
THEN THE SEC SAID NO YOU FUCK STICK
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/accounting-reporting-warrants-issued-spacs
https://www.sec.gov/corpfin/disclosure-special-purpose-acquisition-companies
then they had to work all weekend.
I bet all he financial institutions that worked all weekend did the same fucking thing. then the sec dropped the guidance and they scrabled.
tell me I am wrong (i will delete this is i am wrong)"
Anyways it would take an army of people or a large department of people to look into all the acquisition companies. This is just Citadels.. there's more below. Even then, i'm not sure what you would do with the information. Collect fines if it's the SEC.. Like i said though there are arrests below.

What is a SPAC?

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/spac.asp
Called “blank check companies,” SPACs provide IPO investors with little information prior to investing. SPACs seek underwriters and institutional investors before offering shares to the public. During a 2020–2021 boom period for SPACs, they attracted prominent names such as Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and Deutsche Bank*, in addition to retired or semiretired senior executives.*
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A relatively old DD that hypothesizes that SPACs could be used for collateral.
[redacted]
Conclusion - I am using this as one example but look for yourself. Citadel acquires Class A shares and is NOT using these Class B shares to turn $25,000 to millions.
The EVERYTHING short post clearly showed that Citadel have shorted the bond market to OBLIVION. Like utter destruction. It's likely they need to cough up a lot of money, as the financials show they are screwed.
So my question was 'What purpose and benefit would a SPAC have regarding bonds?'
Well I think I figured a potential reason. Though, due to the insufficient filings, I find it rather difficult to prove.
Remember our good friend 'collateral'. The stuff that screwed over the economy in 2008? Yeah that. I believe that the SPACs could be just that.
This was the DD they were countering.
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SEC actions

https://www.reuters.com/business/exclusive-us-sec-focuses-bank-fee-conflicts-it-steps-up-spac-inquiry-sources-2021-07-13/
"The U.S. securities regulator has ramped-up its inquiry on Wall Street's blank check acquisition frenzy, homing in on potential conflicts of interest created when banks act as underwriters and advisers on the same deal*, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters."*
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Not sure if this is related but sharing it because i found it interesting as it pertains to stock offerings and underwriting.

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One key problem with SPACs is that the investors who bankroll them do not necessarily have a stake in the long-term success of the companies they bring public. The misaligned incentives for SPAC sponsors, who are given a “promote,” or 20% stake, in the public company following the merger with a private company, gives them an all-but-guaranteed profit*, putting retail investors at increased risk and allowing companies with significant weaknesses to bypass the disclosures required of a traditional IPO.*
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/SPACS.pdf
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Acquisition companies, FTD's and Portals. 🧐

https://preview.redd.it/8dgyti8rnnxa1.png?width=880&format=png&auto=webp&s=f96c9c03d1f18b959858064d707b6b514973ec6e

Into the Magic 🐇

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2021012992538T112VSPRW12707VESPER HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION 2.34
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2021012989615T114TDACW11137TRIDENT ACQUISITIONS CORP WT E1.92
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2021012953804W106LOKB574703LIVE OAK ACQUISITION CORP II C10.76
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20210129395392111GNRSW121834GREENROSE ACQUIS CORP WT 1.46
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2021012936258Q113GSAHWS80537GS ACQUIS HLDGS CORP II3.35
20210129349642108FAII15330FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION COR10.88
20210129349642207FAIIU16600FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION COR11.32
20210129318085107FSRV26616FINSERV ACQUISI CORP CLASS15.68
2021012931810N104FTIV37308FINTECH ACQUISI CORP IV CL11.58
2021012931810Q115FTCVW1148FINTECH ACQUISI CORP V WT 1.90
20210129311875108FST71557FAST ACQUISIT CORP CL A COM10.56
20210129311875116FSTWS34999FAST ACQUISI CORP WT EXP 01.66
20210129274681105ERES110973EAST RES ACQUISITCO CLASS 10.38
20210129274681113ERESW15163EAST RES ACQUISI CO WT EXP1.26
20210129242797108DCRB33490DECARBONIZATION PLUS ACQUISITI12.59
2021012914070Y101CPSR48441CAPSTAR SPL PURP ACQUISITION10.33
2021012914070Y119CPSRWS24796CAPSTAR SPL PURP ACQUISITION1.30
20210129103085106BOWX234815BOWX ACQUISITION CORP CL A(DE)10.61
20210129103085114BOWXW55642BOWX ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP1.92
2021012904316G105AACQ343207ARTIUS ACQUISITION INC CL A (C10.58
2021012904316G113AACQW70445ARTIUS ACQUISITION INC WT EXP 2.01
20210129007024201ADEXU23876ADIT EDTECH ACQUISITION CORP U10.25
20210129G7417R105RBAC855105REDBALL ACQUISITION CORP CL A 10.53
20210129G7417R113RBACWS307354REDBALL ACQUISITION CORP WT EX1.60
20210129G7307X113QELLW65767QELL ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP 13.18
20210129G6715X103OACB19274OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP II CO10.56
20210129G65305123NGACW235707NEXTGEN ACQUISITION CORP WT EX1.91
20210129G65305107NGAC679291NEXTGEN ACQUISITION CORP ORD S10.17
20210129G6463T106NBAC35228NEWBORN ACQUISITION CORP SYS (19.17
20210129G6463T122NBACR3318NEWBORN ACQUISITION CORP RT 021.72
20210129G56372116LOACW41938LONGEVITY ACQUISITION CORP RED1.35
20210129G53702109LNFA91188L&F ACQUISITION CORP CL A SHS 10.14
20210129G53702117LNFAWS72657L&F ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP 051.56
20210129G49392106IACA138124ION ACQUISITION CORP 1 LTD13.10
20210129G49392114IACAWS68286ION ACQUISITION CORP 1 LTD WT 3.81
20210129G50740102SPFR171651JAWS SPITFIRE ACQUISITION CORP10.55
20210129G50740110SPFRWS44053JAWS SPITFIRE ACQUISITION CORP2.63
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20210129G4771L113IIACWS76251INVESTINDUSTRIAL ACQUISITION C1.32
20210129G46044106HZON11756HORIZON ACQUISITION CORP II10.72
20210129G44898107HIGA17110H. I. G. ACQUISITION CORP ORD 10.33
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20210129G38245125GNPKWS70388GENESIS PK ACQUISITION CORP WT1.53
20210129G36427113FCAXU80457FORTRESS CAP ACQUISITION10.42
20210129G3312L103FPAC46122FAR PEAK ACQUISITION CORP CL A10.37
20210129G2040C104CTAC330301CERBERUS TELECOM ACQUISITION10.52
20210129G2040C120CTACWS71639CERBERUS TELECOM ACQUISITION1.58
20210129G1739V100BSN19808BROADSTONE ACQUISITION CORP10.12
20210129G0682V109AVAN211386AVANTI ACQUISITION CORP CL A10.26
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20210129G05155117ACNDWS38768ASCENDANT DIGITAL ACQUISITION 1.46
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20210129G0103T105ACAC18126ACIES ACQUISITION CORP USD CL 11.00
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20210129G0120M109AGBA10080AGBA ACQUISITION LTD SHS10.47
20210129G00748122STWOU21108ACON S2 ACQUIST CORP UNIT 1 CL10.76
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20210112G1195N105BOAC4921BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITIES ACQUIS10.61 20210112G1195N113BOACWS650BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITI ACQUISI 2.33
20210113G1195N105BOAC2694BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITIES ACQUIS10.82 20210113G1195N113BOACWS341BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITI ACQUISI 2.50
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https://www.reddit.com/GME/comments/mit0eu/comment/gt7n2u2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Out of the Magic.

~~Holy~~ bananas 👀
SEC Form S-4 is filed by a publicly traded company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It is required to register any material information related to a merger or acquisition. In addition, the form is also filed by companies undergoing an exchange offer, where securities are offered in place of cash.
Where'd you find this on their page?
"Apex Pro is the subject of an ongoing investigation by FINRA in coordination with various securities exchanges including NYSE and NASDAQ related to potentially manipulative trading activity by the Former Customers for the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 (including layering, spoofing, and market dominance at the close and open*) (the “Market Reg Matter”). As noted above, Apex Pro terminated its relationship with the Former Customers in December 2019. Apex Pro has been cooperating with FINRA and the exchanges in connection with their investigation into the Market Reg Matter, including through document production. FINRA has conducted on the record testimonies of current and former Apex Pro personnel. As a result of the Market Reg Matter, FINRA also is conducting a related anti-money laundering investigation into client activity. While the activity at issue is client-driven activity, Apex Pro provided sponsored access (i.e., direct access to exchanges bypassing Apex Pro systems) to the Former Clients and has anti-money laundering responsibilities and, therefore, could be responsible for such client activity. Apex Pro desires to reach a voluntary resolution of the Market Reg Matter, including the related anti-money laundering investigation, upon the conclusion of the FINRA investigations. No assurances can be given that a mutual settlement with FINRA and the relevant securities exchanges can be reached or that any amount paid in settlement will not be material."
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Bonus Portal for the tinfoil lovers. 😶

A satire article published about the FBI raiding a deli. Since been removed. It was linked to Robinhood i believe.
https://preview.redd.it/4yfjx2lqonxa1.png?width=748&format=png&auto=webp&s=a442427006f9d329c9f4c6ee7dd5fd320c032468
Old Links don't work anymore tried finding new ones

Hometown International. A simple deli?

It attracted attention in 2021 for having a market capitalization of over US $100 million despite the deli having annual sales of only about $25,000.

On September 26, 2022, federal authorities announced 12 criminal charges against James Patten, Peter Coker Sr., and Peter Coker Jr., related to their work for Hometown International and another corporation, E-Waste Corp. The charges include conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud*, and conspiracy to manipulate securities prices.[13]\ Patten was also charged with wire fraud,* money laundering, and\ securities manipulation*.**[14]*

Patten and the elder Coker were arrested and appeared in a North Carolina court where they pleaded not guilty.[15] The younger Coker was arrested in Thalang district, Phuket Province, Thailand on January 11, 2023.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hometown_International
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/11/100-million-nj-deli-case-peter-coker-sr-james-patten-appear-in-federal-court.html

Peter Coker Sr. and James Patten, charged in an alleged scheme involving a small-town deli, pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
The deli’s parent company, Hometown International, attained a $100 million market valuation despite having only the deli to its name.
The men are accused of various federal crimes, including conspiracy, fraud and money laundering.
Patten told CNBC that had hired attorney Ira Sorkin, who had previously represented late Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1632081/000114420416075151/v428677_s1a.htm
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1632081/000121390020031683/ea128226-424b3_hometown.htm
https://sec.report/CIK/0001632081
(1)Manoj Jain, authorized signatory of Maso Capital Partners Limited (“Maso”), has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A (“Blackwell”).
(2)Manoj Jain, authorized signatory of Maso, has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by STAR V Partners LLC.
(3)Manoj Jain, has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by Maso Capital Investments Limited.
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Manoj Jain

"I set up my own financial service company which does investment banking. It does private equity and valuations of businesses. How to improve businesses and we create values. We work with a lot of corporates and create value for them – that's the core. We started with secondary market first and then we realised we should create value for ourself. Then we started new businesses."
https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rima-jain-makes-me-laugh-manoj-jain-2049304
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(4)Ibrahima Thiam and Lan Moi Lilia, the owners of IPC-Trading Company Ltd. (“IPC”), have joint voting and investment power over the securities of the Company held by IPC.
(5)Nathalie Tina Pasyawon, the owner of RTO Limited (“RTO”), has sole voting and investment power over the securities of the Company held by RTO.
(6)Peter Coker Sr. and Peter Reichard are the managing members of Europa Capital Investments, LLC and have joint power to vote and invest the securities owned by Europa Capital Investments, LLC. Each of Mr. Coker and Mr. Reichard disclaims beneficial ownership over these securities.
(7)Peter Coker, Sr. is the record and beneficial owner of these securities. Europa Capital Investments, LLC and Mr. Reichard, the managing member of Europa Capital, disclaim beneficial ownership over these securities.
(8)Kathleen Patten has voting and investment power over the securities held by the John L. Patten Trust.
(9) Joseph London is the owner of London Fall Protection, LP and has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by London Fall Protection, LP.
(10) Joseph London is the owner of STAT Constructors LP and has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by STAT Constructors LP.
(11)William Witt and Jeannene Alt are owner and director, respectively, of Ohio Blasting Equipment & Media Inc. and have joint power to vote and invest the securities held by Ohio Blasting Equipment& Media.
Type ctrl+f and search 'Selling Shareholders' for the chart i pulled these from, more below it. Just going with Blackwell first because
Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A (1) 28,980,000 828,000 28,152,000 79.53%
Star V Partners LLC (2) 13,938,750 398,250 13,540,500 64.26%
Maso Capital Investments Limited (3) 9,581,250 273,750 9,307,500 55%
IPC-Trading Company (4) 10,500,000 500,000 10,000,000 56.19%
RTO Limited (5) 10,500,000 500,000 10,000,000 56.19%
Europa Capital Investments, LLC(6) 1,990,400 90,400 1,900,000 19.59%
Peter L. Coker, Sr. (7) 1,330,014 63,334 1,266,680 13.98%
Dina C. Dunn 630,000 30,000 600,000 7.15%
Marvin K. Blount III and Rebecca C. Blount 560,007 26,667 533,340 6.40%
John L. Patten Trust(8) 560,007 26,667 533,340 6.40%
Lawrence Reichard 280,014 13,334 266,680 3.31%
Kathleen N. Patten(8) 168,000 8,000 160,000 2.01%
Nancy L. Papp 140,700 6,700 134,000 *
Irv Pyun 105,000 5,000 100,000 *
As of September 21, 2020, we had approximately $1,700,000 of cash on hand, and a cash burn rate of approximately $80,000 per month. Therefore, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to sustain its current operations for the next 12 months.
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Maso Capital
Maso Capital has pioneered a complex and time-consuming legal strategy involving a little-known Cayman Island law, Section 238 of Companies Law, to target bad acting Chinese companies that buyout US shareholders, delist on American markets, and consequently relist on Chinese markets for substantially higher valuations than their American buyout.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maso_Capital
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010322013517/xslF345X03/dp178252_4-duddell.xml
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https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/81075889
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1426672/000095010320022088/xslF345X02/dp140766_mcpl-3.xml
Duddell Street Acquisition Corp.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320019390/dp137951_s1.htm
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320021278/dp139448_8k.htm
A total of $175,000,000, comprised of $171,500,000 of the proceeds from the IPO, including $6,125,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount, and $3,500,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants,

was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes, the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of
⁽ⁱ ^{the completion of the Company’s initial business combination,})
⁽ⁱⁱ ^{the redemption of all of the Company’s public shares if it is unable to complete its business combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law, or})
⁽ⁱⁱⁱ ^{the redemption of the Company’s public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association})
^(A ^{to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to redeem 100% of its public shares if it does not complete an initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the IPO or})
^(B ^{with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders' rights or pre-initial business combination activity.})
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320021278/dp139448_ex0101.htm
Duddell Street Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”),

confirms its agreement with BofA Securities

, Inc. (“BofA”) and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom BofA is acting as representative (in such capacity, the “Representative”), with respect to
⁽ⁱ ^{the sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective numbers of units of the Company. Each unit (“Unit(s}”) consists of one class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 (“Class A Ordinary Share(s)”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant(s)”) set forth in Schedule A hereto and))
⁽ⁱⁱ ^{the grant by the Company to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the option described in Section 2(b} hereof to purchase all or any part of 2,625,000 additional Units. The aforesaid 17,500,000 Units (the “Initial Securities”) to be purchased by the Underwriters and all or any part of the 2,625,000 Units subject to the option described in Section 2(b) hereof (the “Option Securities”) are herein called, collectively, the “Securities.”))

Blackwell

FAST acquisition.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1815737/000121390020023256/f424b40820_fastacquisition.htm

Fortress Acquisition.

TLDRS

SPAC's are shady. I'd be lieing if i said i knew what all this meant. Hoping some wrinkles show up to chime in. Hoping mods don't remove. There is the DD that says hedgies could be using SPACs as collateral. Looks like a lot of crime to me but i'm an uneducated ape. Everything's a giant laundering/printing machine...
Also wow did they put people in prison for securities fraud and money laundering? Arrested one all the way in Thailand. wtf is up with that... Bullish? I don't know what to make of it, it is new information to me and i'm still kind of shocked.
Buy, pure book, hold, comment and shop.
No cell no sell.
Feel free to dig around there's a ton of info here and plenty to look through.
I feel like this is me shitposting cause i'm bored and looking for something to post about, so i flaired it shitpost. I'd be lieing if i said i wasn't curious what others think though.. Was quite impactful for me. The only real new information for me here is the arrests made this year and last year. Which has embolden me.
Keep making noise [redacted]!
Diamond. Fucking. Hearts. 💎💜💎
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two plugs since im on this sub.

https://www.reddit.com/GME/comments/ngafr3/hedge_funds_stole_the_american_economy_created/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
https://www.reddit.com/GME/comments/lclvfq/meme_stocks_the_infinite_game_and_how_the_market/

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2023.05.03 19:17 waitingonawait My look back at old DD and SPAC's 💜🐒 💜 The recent SEC's enforcement actions and failing to deliver. Anon's portal awards. A shady deli. Arrests. Potential collateral of hedgies.. Posting here cause why not.

My look back at old DD and SPAC's 💜🐒 💜 The recent SEC's enforcement actions and failing to deliver. Anon's portal awards. A shady deli. Arrests. Potential collateral of hedgies.. Posting here cause why not.

Buckle up, this is a chonky post. I think it's worth it though. You tell me. Hopefully this doesn't get buried. I know there's a lot to it. There are arrests though for various federal crimes, including conspiracy, fraud and money laundering.
I gave up trying to understand everything 🤷‍♂️ Did my best to arrange this in a digestible way. I'm no big brain. Hoping some wrinkles show up. From retails perspective it feels like it would be impossible to tell what exactly is going on. You would need access to some serious intel.. That said i'm still sharing this with others as it is another piece of the puzzle, i think. A very large puzzle that i couldn't put together on my own.
Citadel went heavy into SPAC's.
https://preview.redd.it/5rtxpmqj9nxa1.png?width=737&format=png&auto=webp&s=9591789daacee0f0b3335a4531f37c6e936e0a30
"Ok my math was correct, my comprehension sucked. these are warrants they didn't actually pay for the stock yet. Did I just spend an hour making a spread sheet in vain....no because I figured out something better. Citadels plan was to buy up all these warrants and put them on their balance sheet as an equity instruments. Pretty good plan, pay nothing for a 8Billion worth of stock and then use that to borrow against to deal with whatever problem you are having.
THEN THE SEC SAID NO YOU FUCK STICK
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/accounting-reporting-warrants-issued-spacs
https://www.sec.gov/corpfin/disclosure-special-purpose-acquisition-companies
then they had to work all weekend.
I bet all he financial institutions that worked all weekend did the same fucking thing. then the sec dropped the guidance and they scrabled.
tell me I am wrong (i will delete this is i am wrong)"
Anyways it would take an army of people or a large department of people to look into all the acquisition companies. This is just Citadels.. there's more below. Even then, i'm not sure what you would do with the information. Collect fines if it's the SEC.. Like i said though there are arrests below.

What is a SPAC?

Not sure if this is related but sharing it because i found it interesting as it pertains to stock offerings and underwriting.

https://preview.redd.it/kdctz9jifnxa1.png?width=545&format=png&auto=webp&s=ff0ba24e4d420184c3f4772bc441df15d33f6ac6

https://preview.redd.it/wqpep7njfnxa1.png?width=529&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2a9bf169af472dfba314b69cfd0633b9b9a31ea

https://preview.redd.it/ap7zh6wkfnxa1.png?width=573&format=png&auto=webp&s=a984cdf244c99147adba900441bdd6afefcdbdaf
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One key problem with SPACs is that the investors who bankroll them do not necessarily have a stake in the long-term success of the companies they bring public. The misaligned incentives for SPAC sponsors, who are given a “promote,” or 20% stake, in the public company following the merger with a private company, gives them an all-but-guaranteed profit*, putting retail investors at increased risk and allowing companies with significant weaknesses to bypass the disclosures required of a traditional IPO.*
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/SPACS.pdf
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Acquisition companies, FTD's and Portals. 🧐

https://preview.redd.it/zwu55i0efnxa1.png?width=880&format=png&auto=webp&s=6892a768d76efd7f9044895cc0baad1943c77d42

Into the Magic 🐇

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2021012992538T104VSPR76180VESPER HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION 10.57
2021012992538T112VSPRW12707VESPER HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION 2.34
2021012987403Q102TWND246650TAILWIND ACQUISITION CORP CL A10.28
2021012987403Q110TWNDWS140936TAILWIND ACQUISITION CORP WT E1.61
2021012987105M102SBE15211SWITCHBACK ENERGY ACQUISITION 39.53
20210129846775104SPRQ1038127SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP. II C13.05
20210129846775112SPRQWS538786SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP II WT2.30
20210129846775203SPRQU184826SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP II UN13.98
2021012989615T106TDAC53805TRIDENT ACQUISITIONS CORP11.71
2021012989615T114TDACW11137TRIDENT ACQUISITIONS CORP WT E1.92
20210129799793104SBG105473SANDBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORP CL10.35
2021012980007P869SD1568SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM NEW (4.38
20210129799793112SBGWS11933SANDBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORP
20210129778673103ROCC11788ROTH CH ACQUISITION II CO COM 10.52
2021012966573W206NSTBU89500NORTHERN STAR INVT CORP II10.50
20210129665742102STIC82640NORTHERN STAR ACQUISITION CORP13.01
2021012953804W106LOKB574703LIVE OAK ACQUISITION CORP II C10.76
2021012953804W114LOKBWS246257LIVE OAK ACQUISITION CORP II W2.60
2021012953804W205LOKBU38LIVE OAK ACQUISITION CORP II11.44
2021012942226W109HAAC221061HEALTH ASSURN ACQUIS CORP11.64
20210129395392111GNRSW121834GREENROSE ACQUIS CORP WT 1.46
2021012936258Q105GSAH242746GS ACQU HOLDINGS CORP I11.46
2021012936258Q113GSAHWS80537GS ACQUIS HLDGS CORP II3.35
20210129349642108FAII15330FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION COR10.88
20210129349642207FAIIU16600FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION COR11.32
20210129318085107FSRV26616FINSERV ACQUISI CORP CLASS15.68
2021012931810N104FTIV37308FINTECH ACQUISI CORP IV CL11.58
2021012931810Q115FTCVW1148FINTECH ACQUISI CORP V WT 1.90
20210129311875108FST71557FAST ACQUISIT CORP CL A COM10.56
20210129311875116FSTWS34999FAST ACQUISI CORP WT EXP 01.66
20210129274681105ERES110973EAST RES ACQUISITCO CLASS 10.38
20210129274681113ERESW15163EAST RES ACQUISI CO WT EXP1.26
20210129242797108DCRB33490DECARBONIZATION PLUS ACQUISITI12.59
2021012914070Y101CPSR48441CAPSTAR SPL PURP ACQUISITION10.33
2021012914070Y119CPSRWS24796CAPSTAR SPL PURP ACQUISITION1.30
20210129103085106BOWX234815BOWX ACQUISITION CORP CL A(DE)10.61
20210129103085114BOWXW55642BOWX ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP1.92
2021012904316G105AACQ343207ARTIUS ACQUISITION INC CL A (C10.58
2021012904316G113AACQW70445ARTIUS ACQUISITION INC WT EXP 2.01
20210129007024201ADEXU23876ADIT EDTECH ACQUISITION CORP U10.25
20210129G7417R105RBAC855105REDBALL ACQUISITION CORP CL A 10.53
20210129G7417R113RBACWS307354REDBALL ACQUISITION CORP WT EX1.60
20210129G7307X113QELLW65767QELL ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP 13.18
20210129G6715X103OACB19274OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP II CO10.56
20210129G65305123NGACW235707NEXTGEN ACQUISITION CORP WT EX1.91
20210129G65305107NGAC679291NEXTGEN ACQUISITION CORP ORD S10.17
20210129G6463T106NBAC35228NEWBORN ACQUISITION CORP SYS (19.17
20210129G6463T122NBACR3318NEWBORN ACQUISITION CORP RT 021.72
20210129G56372116LOACW41938LONGEVITY ACQUISITION CORP RED1.35
20210129G53702109LNFA91188L&F ACQUISITION CORP CL A SHS 10.14
20210129G53702117LNFAWS72657L&F ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP 051.56
20210129G49392106IACA138124ION ACQUISITION CORP 1 LTD13.10
20210129G49392114IACAWS68286ION ACQUISITION CORP 1 LTD WT 3.81
20210129G50740102SPFR171651JAWS SPITFIRE ACQUISITION CORP10.55
20210129G50740110SPFRWS44053JAWS SPITFIRE ACQUISITION CORP2.63
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20210129G44898107HIGA17110H. I. G. ACQUISITION CORP ORD 10.33
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20210129G3312L103FPAC46122FAR PEAK ACQUISITION CORP CL A10.37
20210129G2040C104CTAC330301CERBERUS TELECOM ACQUISITION10.52
20210129G2040C120CTACWS71639CERBERUS TELECOM ACQUISITION1.58
20210129G1739V100BSN19808BROADSTONE ACQUISITION CORP10.12
20210129G0682V109AVAN211386AVANTI ACQUISITION CORP CL A10.26
20210129G0682V125AVANWS62673AVANTI ACQUISITION CORP RED WT1.78
20210129G05155109ACND16093ASCENDANT DIGITAL ACQUISITION 10.39
20210129G05155117ACNDWS38768ASCENDANT DIGITAL ACQUISITION 1.46
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20210129G0103T105ACAC18126ACIES ACQUISITION CORP USD CL 11.00
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20210129G0120M109AGBA10080AGBA ACQUISITION LTD SHS10.47
20210129G00748122STWOU21108ACON S2 ACQUIST CORP UNIT 1 CL10.76
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20210112G1195N105BOAC4921BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITIES ACQUIS10.61 20210112G1195N113BOACWS650BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITI ACQUISI 2.33
20210113G1195N105BOAC2694BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITIES ACQUIS10.82 20210113G1195N113BOACWS341BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITI ACQUISI 2.50
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Out of the Magic.

~~Holy~~ bananas 👀
SEC Form S-4 is filed by a publicly traded company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It is required to register any material information related to a merger or acquisition. In addition, the form is also filed by companies undergoing an exchange offer, where securities are offered in place of cash.
Where'd you find this on their page?
"Apex Pro is the subject of an ongoing investigation by FINRA in coordination with various securities exchanges including NYSE and NASDAQ related to potentially manipulative trading activity by the Former Customers for the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 (including layering, spoofing, and market dominance at the close and open*) (the “Market Reg Matter”). As noted above, Apex Pro terminated its relationship with the Former Customers in December 2019. Apex Pro has been cooperating with FINRA and the exchanges in connection with their investigation into the Market Reg Matter, including through document production. FINRA has conducted on the record testimonies of current and former Apex Pro personnel. As a result of the Market Reg Matter, FINRA also is conducting a related anti-money laundering investigation into client activity. While the activity at issue is client-driven activity, Apex Pro provided sponsored access (i.e., direct access to exchanges bypassing Apex Pro systems) to the Former Clients and has anti-money laundering responsibilities and, therefore, could be responsible for such client activity. Apex Pro desires to reach a voluntary resolution of the Market Reg Matter, including the related anti-money laundering investigation, upon the conclusion of the FINRA investigations. No assurances can be given that a mutual settlement with FINRA and the relevant securities exchanges can be reached or that any amount paid in settlement will not be material."
[redacted]
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Bonus Portal for the tinfoil lovers. 😶

A satire article published about the FBI raiding a deli. Since been removed. It was linked to Robinhood i believe.
[redacted]
Old Links don't work anymore tried finding new ones

Hometown International. A simple deli?

It attracted attention in 2021 for having a market capitalization of over US $100 million despite the deli having annual sales of only about $25,000.
On September 26, 2022, federal authorities announced 12 criminal charges against James Patten, Peter Coker Sr., and Peter Coker Jr., related to their work for Hometown International and another corporation, E-Waste Corp. The charges include conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud*, and conspiracy to manipulate securities prices.[13]\ Patten was also charged with wire fraud,* money laundering, and\ securities manipulation*.**[14]*
Patten and the elder Coker were arrested and appeared in a North Carolina court where they pleaded not guilty.[15] The younger Coker was arrested in Thalang district, Phuket Province, Thailand on January 11, 2023.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hometown_International
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/11/100-million-nj-deli-case-peter-coker-sr-james-patten-appear-in-federal-court.html

Peter Coker Sr. and James Patten, charged in an alleged scheme involving a small-town deli, pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
The deli’s parent company, Hometown International, attained a $100 million market valuation despite having only the deli to its name.
The men are accused of various federal crimes, including conspiracy, fraud and money laundering.
Patten told CNBC that had hired attorney Ira Sorkin, who had previously represented late Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff.

Manoj Jain

"I set up my own financial service company which does investment banking. It does private equity and valuations of businesses. How to improve businesses and we create values. We work with a lot of corporates and create value for them – that's the core. We started with secondary market first and then we realised we should create value for ourself. Then we started new businesses."
https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rima-jain-makes-me-laugh-manoj-jain-2049304
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(4)Ibrahima Thiam and Lan Moi Lilia, the owners of IPC-Trading Company Ltd. (“IPC”), have joint voting and investment power over the securities of the Company held by IPC.
(5)Nathalie Tina Pasyawon, the owner of RTO Limited (“RTO”), has sole voting and investment power over the securities of the Company held by RTO.
(6)Peter Coker Sr. and Peter Reichard are the managing members of Europa Capital Investments, LLC and have joint power to vote and invest the securities owned by Europa Capital Investments, LLC. Each of Mr. Coker and Mr. Reichard disclaims beneficial ownership over these securities.
(7)Peter Coker, Sr. is the record and beneficial owner of these securities. Europa Capital Investments, LLC and Mr. Reichard, the managing member of Europa Capital, disclaim beneficial ownership over these securities.
(8)Kathleen Patten has voting and investment power over the securities held by the John L. Patten Trust.
(9) Joseph London is the owner of London Fall Protection, LP and has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by London Fall Protection, LP.
(10) Joseph London is the owner of STAT Constructors LP and has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by STAT Constructors LP.
(11)William Witt and Jeannene Alt are owner and director, respectively, of Ohio Blasting Equipment & Media Inc. and have joint power to vote and invest the securities held by Ohio Blasting Equipment& Media.
Type ctrl+f and search 'Selling Shareholders' for the chart i pulled these from, more below it. Just going with Blackwell first because
Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A (1) 28,980,000 828,000 28,152,000 79.53%
Star V Partners LLC (2) 13,938,750 398,250 13,540,500 64.26%
Maso Capital Investments Limited (3) 9,581,250 273,750 9,307,500 55%
IPC-Trading Company (4) 10,500,000 500,000 10,000,000 56.19%
RTO Limited (5) 10,500,000 500,000 10,000,000 56.19%
Europa Capital Investments, LLC(6) 1,990,400 90,400 1,900,000 19.59%
Peter L. Coker, Sr. (7) 1,330,014 63,334 1,266,680 13.98%
Dina C. Dunn 630,000 30,000 600,000 7.15%
Marvin K. Blount III and Rebecca C. Blount 560,007 26,667 533,340 6.40%
John L. Patten Trust(8) 560,007 26,667 533,340 6.40%
Lawrence Reichard 280,014 13,334 266,680 3.31%
Kathleen N. Patten(8) 168,000 8,000 160,000 2.01%
Nancy L. Papp 140,700 6,700 134,000 *
Irv Pyun 105,000 5,000 100,000 *
As of September 21, 2020, we had approximately $1,700,000 of cash on hand, and a cash burn rate of approximately $80,000 per month. Therefore, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to sustain its current operations for the next 12 months.
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Maso Capital

Maso Capital has pioneered a complex and time-consuming legal strategy involving a little-known Cayman Island law, Section 238 of Companies Law, to target bad acting Chinese companies that buyout US shareholders, delist on American markets, and consequently relist on Chinese markets for substantially higher valuations than their American buyout.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maso_Capital

https://preview.redd.it/0gmgaalqenxa1.png?width=763&format=png&auto=webp&s=aff2434c4817cae9bc3edadf9f255409749bb29e
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010322013517/xslF345X03/dp178252_4-duddell.xml

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https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/81075889
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1426672/000095010320022088/xslF345X02/dp140766_mcpl-3.xml

Duddell Street Acquisition Corp.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320019390/dp137951_s1.htm
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1823466/000095010320021278/dp139448_8k.htm
A total of $175,000,000, comprised of $171,500,000 of the proceeds from the IPO, including $6,125,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount, and $3,500,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants,

was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

confirms its agreement with BofA Securities

Blackwell

FAST acquisition.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1815737/000121390020023256/f424b40820_fastacquisition.htm

Fortress Acquisition.

TLDRS

One last throwback, to some more tinfoil

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