Hello.
Planning a visit to Phu Quoc from Korea with family in September. 2 adults and 2 kids ages 4 + 7.
I'm seeing quite a few negative comments on here about Phu Quoc so am a little concerned. The reviews online I'm reading of the resorts paint a different picture.
We are close to going with Mövenpick for 5 nights. Anybody have experience of staying there? Is it all one big money trap? The idea is to stay at a nice resort with private beach access and a few nice things to do nearby- night market, safari, grand world? (Although having 2nd thoughts on this from reading comments).
Any tips or advice on staying there regarding other nice things nearby (maybe even suggestion on better resorts).. the convenience of the resort seems too good to pass up especially with 2 little ones to keep entertained. I just found out as a European myself that Phu Quoc is visa exempt so that's nice.
Thanks.

Good evening everyone!
I hope you're all doing fine with the upcoming finals and defenses. I'm a 3rd-year college student, currently battling research papers, and in desperate need of a study buddy to keep me company online until the morning (and possibly for future all-nighters, and maybe even in library, to study independently).
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My first experience with TTRPGs was when I joined the DND club in 8th grade. This was a while ago so I might have gaps in my memory, especially considering my mental health at the time. Middle school was a very bad time for me and I've always been very creative and imaginative, so I was looking forward to finding an escape in a fun fantasy world and becoming someone else. That did not happen. Instead I got a very stressful year long task to stop my party members from destroying themselves and everything around them, while trying to appease a very harsh DM that was there via nepotism.
TLDR: My first campaign was a mess because my party members were absolutely feral, our DM got away with everything because his mother was the teacher leading the club, and I spent the entire campaign miserably trying to keep everyone alive and together so I was unable to roleplay or develop my character. I missed one session and they blamed me for something they did while I was gone that was so horrible it killed all of our pets, including many of mine.
To start, I'll establish the characters. Obviously I will not be using any real names, and I will use the same names for both the player and their characters.
First, my friend Michael (who was a pleasant surprise, considering I didn't know he had also joined the club) made a rogue. He was either human or half-elf or something. He's chill, but a little neurotic. He obsesses over things and will focus on a task until it's completion.
A boy, Elliot, was a human paladin. His character was the tallest of the group by far, which was funny when considering his friend, Rory, was a gnome cleric and therefore the shortest. They were kind of a dynamic duo.
Then there was Kaya. Kaya was my "best friend" throughout all of middle school. I refused to believe it at the time, but she was terribly abusive to me. You'll see a glimpse into how that manifests later. She played an elven... rogue. I pointed out that having two rogues was probably going to unbalance the team a little, but Michael made his character first and Kaya was edge lord supreme so she refused to budge. She named her character after a Homestuck character, then declared her alignment to be chaotic evil. Elliot said that his paladin would never team up with a chaotic evil rogue, and the DM agreed that it wouldn't make much sense for them to be in a party together, so she begrudgingly agreed to change it to chaotic neutral. Her play-style did not reflect that change.
Then there was me. My character was a half elf who was either a wizard or a sorcerer, I can't recall. She was chaotic good, at first, but that quickly changed to neutral good. She was kind and empathetic and absolutely nothing else because I never got the opportunity to develop her, and you'll see why.
As for the DM, Aiden, he was... interesting. He was a high school student that came to DM for the middle school DND club because his mother was the teacher that ran it. More on him as we progress through the story.
I remember being a little disappointed because one of the DMs for the club was a teacher that I liked a lot, but he was already running a campaign.
Session zero was just character creation, really, there was no actual play that meeting, which was fine since we were all new to the game and needed help making character sheets. They made us roll for absolutely everything, including height, weight, and age. I found this amusing because I got fairly good rolls and my "best friend" Kaya got a middle aged short and stout character which she was deeply annoyed about. I teased her about it a little because she always made fun of my height (I'm 4'10", and was probably honestly an inch or two shorter back then). She did not take kindly to the teasing and got really upset and demanded to reroll, but we were short on time and those rolls weren't even that relevant so we just continued.
Aiden made me roll for what spells I got initially, but he let me choose one myself. I chose Charm Person because I thought it would be pretty helpful. Then I rolled and got Feather Fall (and I think I also got Shield? Though I might have gotten it later). I was disappointed because I didn't get any that would do damage. We all started at level 1. I didn't get any cantrips... I think I asked about them but he said to not worry about it so I listened to him.
The first real session, we were put in a charming little town with an undead problem. It was a good setup and a simple introduction for us as new players. All of the townsfolk in that village were named Hector, which I thought was delightful. So we'll call the starting village Hectorville. We decided to browse the shops while it was daylight and get equipped. Given freedom of choice for the first time in a game like this, Kaya and I instantly went and bought 30 live chickens between the two of us. I think 10 were mine and 20 were hers. We never really did anything with the chickens, we just thought it was funny to have 30 chickens trailing us at all times. That was the only chaotic thing I managed to do the entire game. I also bought a horse, which took a huge chunk of my funds but I loved her, I think I named her Eclipse. I might have also bought a dog, though I could've gotten him later I really don't remember. Either way I spent a LOT of my funds on animals. These animals are important later.
When we were in one of the shops, while we were having a lovely discussion with the shopkeeper, Artist Hector, Kaya was looking around for any particularly valuable items. There was an expensive enchanted necklace in a display case, and of course her first instinct was to steal it. I tried to tell her no, as we just started in this town and we should stay in good standing with the locals, but she waited a bit and went for it anyway. I think she failed and Artist Hector yelled at her.
After we did the initial quest of taking out a few of the undead, we were tasked by an elderly man to head to a windmill a little ways away from Hectorville to get rid of the wolves that had taken it over. I think the windmill also had something to do with the source of the undead. I managed to convince the old man to guide us to the windmill, though he waited a good distance away for us to avoid getting into any danger himself.
Long story short, we were absolutely no match for these wolves. We were torn to shreds and had a TPK. We were all really bummed out, and Aiden gave us mercy for the first and last time. We woke up in Hectorville, but at a cost. The old man had dragged us all back, and he had died from the strain of it all. I was super sad and I suggested that we go pay our respects at his grave. When we got there, I tried to do a little bit of roleplay and say a few words in honor of the old man, but Kaya immediately jumped in and asked if she could dig up his grave and rob his corpse. I was absolutely horrified and pleaded with her to reconsider and have some respect for him. She wouldn't listen and I told her that he probably wouldn't even have anything good on him anyways since he was just an old guy from a small town. The other players seemed kind of amused but stayed out of it, though they seemed to think it was slightly too disrespectful to do as well.
Obviously she didn't listen and she found a shovel and dug up his grave. All he had on his corpse was like a copper piece, a ring, and a picture of his wife or something. She was disappointed even though I'd warned her that would be the case. She wanted to dig up more graves but we voted to leave the graveyard to prevent her from getting us kicked out of the town.
The pattern begins.
Our journey continues, we travel, we go on little side quests, we get into combat, I'm basically useless in most combat scenarios since I have no damage spells and only have like, a dagger.
I started to notice that the DM is a little harsh. He'll make fights a little too difficult, enforce strange rules, etc. It's fine, it's nothing we can't work around (at first). We pretty much never did any actual roleplay, and when we did we were very awkward about it because we never got the chance to practice and get comfortable. Every time I went on for more than a sentence or two, Kaya would butt in and take control of the conversation or end the dialogue entirely with one of her antics. My character was not allowed to develop into a person, she was just the mediator trying desperately to hold onto four leashes.
I genuinely cannot remember if there was a main quest. I think he just kind of kept throwing various smaller quests at us, which was alright but I'm not sure if it ever felt like we were actually progressing. It was basically just us doing whatever we wanted, which actually meant everyone else in the party getting to do whatever they wanted and me trying to keep everyone from dying, or getting too separated and off track, or putting a comically high bounty on our heads, things like that.
At some point we meet an incredibly tall orange man. I'm talking comically tall, and not proportionally that wide, and he had like a little smiley face I think. His name was Orange. We loved him dearly. He essentially joined the party, and we could call him whenever we needed him.
At some point Elliot and Rory had an idea. Establish the Church of Orange. We all agreed, I was very on board since it was funny and harmless and could be a good side task to work on for the duration of the game. We built a little chapel and recruited some members and Orange was kind of just chilling, he didn't seem to mind.
Elliot and Rory decided that their characters should get married at the chapel. This was a spur of the moment decision and was one of the better roleplaying moments. Kaya surprisingly didn't butt in at all but honestly I think it was just because she was a fujoshi and weirdly obsessed with gay men. After they got married, they asked if they could adopt Orange as their strange son. They did so, and doted on him a lot. They were very proud of their boy.
After a little, though, they adopted me too for some reason. It was fine for a second before it quickly devolved into them berating me and praising Orange for no reason at all. They were incredibly harsh to my character and I asked if I could disown them but Aiden said no. Eventually they must've not found it that funny anymore so they stopped and essentially dropped that plotline.
Whenever someone missed a session, Aiden would make one of the remaining players take over and play both characters throughout the session. This included making important decisions on behalf of the player, with absolutely no restrictions. I thought this was a very bad idea and suggested we just have the character follow behind quietly or be off doing something else for the session, but Aiden doubled down and I quickly relented. I made it a point to never miss a session if I could help it.
One time, a few months in, Elliot missed a session and I was assigned his character. We got to a point where we had to all jump over a river of lava, and we had to roll to succeed. I rolled too little for Elliot's character. I begged Aiden to let me reroll or just let Elliot's character live because it wouldn't be fair to kill his character off when he wasn't there. He said absolutely not and Elliot's character fell in the lava and died.
I was very upset about this, and after the session I went to the club leader. I told her what happened and how he was frequently very harsh in his rulings, making it more stressful than fun. He was her son, so she defended him and brushed it off entirely. She also said he was autistic, so I should just let him do whatever. I am also autistic, but I didn't know it at the time. I did, however, know that my older sister had autism, and I'd known several other autistic people in my life. I empathized and understood that autism can make it very hard to understand tone and social cues and such, I struggle with that myself, but that didn't mean that she should baby him and never correct him on his mistakes. While my sister and others treat it as an explanation, he treated it as an excuse.
I mentioned his DMing style seeming odd or ruining the fun to her several times but she always took his side, so eventually I gave up.
Thankfully, when Elliot returned, he wasn't upset with me. I apologized profusely but he was very chill about it. He was a little bummed but he was content with making a new character. I don't remember what character he made after that, honestly.
At some point Michael's character also died, but Michael is the kind of guy who takes that in stride and moves on no problem. His character wasn't really developed anyways so I'm not sure he was even that attached to him. His new character was pretty similar. He was honestly the person who gave me the least amount of headaches and he is still my friend to this day. Shoutout to Michael!
We had a portal arc where we keep finding portals and going in without thinking it through, much to my protest.
Antics ensue, things happen, we go to a sandwich dimension where everything is made of sandwiches, there's a sandwich version of Michael's dead character, I find a breaded chicken (alive) and I adopt it, it's delightful. Kaya is still a constant headache and getting us into trouble, the other three are no help and honestly Elliot and Rory get into an equal amount of antics but they make it less of my problem.
We go on a quest in the ocean in a Bioshock-like underwater structure, Kaya is Kaya and upsets a large squid and we spend the rest of the session in squid-court for squid harassment.
There's a point where we're about to have a TPK, we're all on low HP and there's seemingly no hope. I feel useless, magic fire is closing in on us, and I suddenly have an idea. I ask if I can use my magic shield around us to protect us from the flames. He says yes. FINALLY! I'm useful! It's a really good day for me!
Then the absolute worst thing happens. I miss one session. Just one.
I come back mid siege. We're the ones sieging the town. I'm very confused and starting to panic and the first thing I ask is "which town and why?"
They answer with 'Hectorville. I dunno, we felt like it.'
I am absolutely appalled. I'm gone for one session and they're laying siege to our starting town filled with helpless Hectors? It's been going on for a while apparently and the Hectors had started getting desperate. A few fight back, but Kaya is way too happy to kill them (very violently). I'm still reeling and trying to catch up with whatever is going on. I'm asking a bunch of questions and not liking the answers one bit. They said my character agreed to it, which is so incredibly far out of character that I'm mad at the DM for even allowing it. They could probably have done it even without my vote so why'd they have to add insult to injury? Finally I ask, "Hey, where's Orange? And please tell me you left our chickens and pets in a safe place."
Aiden says the party left them inside one of the buildings. I asked, "in town?" and he said yes. The rest of the party was still smiling and were confused as to why I was asking about this until I slowly clarified, "you left our favorite NPC, and all our pets, in a town that you decided to siege. You left our 30 chickens in a town that you are purposefully starving?"
The entire mood of the table shifted from amused joy to shock and upset. Rory and Elliot were worried about Orange. Kaya was upset about her chickens, mildly concerned about Orange, and very upset about her dog. Michael was still mildly amused, actually. Probably enjoying their karma.
It was the end of the siege and so we rush in to the town full of Hector corpses and stepping over the few that are alive but too weak and hungry to move or attack us, and we head straight for where they left Orange and the pets.
Orange is alive and well, but all the pets are dead. I'm absolutely crushed. I beg Aiden to tell me that at least my horse is outside. He says no, Eclipse was in the building with the rest of them. All the pets had been eaten by the Hectors and by Orange, and he mentioned that Orange even ate a few of the Hectors when the pets ran out. Suddenly Elliot and Rory are appalled by Orange and they hate him. The complete 180 was baffling to me. It wasn't Orange's fault they left him in there and then sieged the place. It was entirely their fault.
Kaya is incredibly upset and she turns to me at the table and she starts yelling at me. "This is all your fault! You should've stopped us!"
I yelled back, "how? I was sick at home! You shouldn't have done this, you can't blame me for it! I wasn't even there!"
But for some reason she kept insisting that it was my fault that they decided to lay siege and she kept saying very insulting words towards me, calling me a b**** among other things, and I started crying.
Kaya and I didn't talk for a few days after that. This was relatively common, actually. She would get into an argument with me on purpose, then blame me for it, and then she would refuse to apologize and not talk to me for days. She sometimes started talking to me again out of the blue like nothing had happened, but usually she would actually start talking again if I had something she wanted, like food. She would only ever apologize when I refused to give her food until she said sorry. It was really childish, even for middle school.
I was so incredibly upset with all of them, especially Kaya, and I was absolutely baffled as to how Aiden let them do any of this to my character and her property without my consent. I reiterated how unfair it was to let huge character decisions be made when the player isn't present. He absolutely did not care and he seemed to find it funny.
In the final session, Aiden allowed us to do pretty much whatever we wanted, even manipulate reality. Like a sort of non-canon sandbox. That was nice, I suppose, but it couldn't make up for how absolutely exhausting the whole campaign was for me. In the end, I'm fairly certain we were all only level 2. Basically nothing was accomplished over the year-long campaign except giving me more things to talk about at therapy after I graduated middle school.
Thankfully, this first experience with DND didn't turn me off of the game forever. I've played in a few mini campaigns since, DMed for a campaign, and I'm working on preparing to DM again. I would love to be a player at some point again for a proper campaign, though. I feel like I need to replace that awful player experience with a much better one.
Also Kaya and I cut each other off the second we got to High School. At first I would honestly have mild panic attacks every time I saw her in the halls, but I got therapy and eventually I was able to ignore her. Haven't spoken to her in over 5 years at this point and I do not plan to ever again.
Thanks for reading this far, I know it was a long one!

I see lots of posts lately about people asking for advice on this sub about the branch and college they should take and lots of freshers are answering these questions, I am a graduate now andi till the start of 3rd year me and nearly all people around me didn't even know how placements and higher studies really work, 3 year ke start tak to core branches ke courses bhi theek se start nhi hote college mei. I saw comment in which somebody was mentioning 20lpa as a low package, it's like first 3-4 months of jee when people deam of getting iitb cse, but it doesn't work like that, like jee students will prefer mechanical in iitk over economics but upon entering the college and realising how hard this branch is people prefer economics during branch change. The best thing you can do is write all your options and then contact 4th year or graduate students in these branches through LinkedIn, they have much more clarity about placements, branch and college life in general.

Hello again! You may remember that I made an effortpost about the previous Twist format and now I'm doing one for this one too, but it'll be slightly different this time. I like achievement hunting, and one of my biggest annoyances in the game is achievements that are locked behind specific expensive cards that don't even see play normally. However, now that we have a format that lets you play with all sorts of cards without actually crafting them (and where achievements will actually count, unlike Tavern Brawl), I decided to make a list of all the achievements that each Twist hero can get. I left out most achievements that don't require either very specific cards or for you to play as a specific class (e.g. the ones that just say "play X cards with Y keyword"), as you will probably get those in ordinary gameplay without really trying. I also left out any achievements that require specific cards which can technically be generated randomly but aren't in any of the heroes' starting decks, as if I didn't I would need to include practically all of them. If the decklists of the heroes are changed in the future I will update this resource accordingly, so I'm posting it here and not the main sub to make sure it won't get buried. If this sub considers it particulary useful a mod could pin it, but I don't mind either way.
Illidan:
Ambidextrous (Kill 2 minions with your Hero in a single turn 30 times as Demon Hunter) - Illidan's deck has two copies of Multi-Strike which can be recast by Jace and Jotun, so he can progress this achievement quite quickly.
It Cost Me...Nothing (Play 30/60/100 spells after their Mana cost is reduced to 0 as Demon Hunter) - Illidan's passive can reduce the cost of spells to 0, so this one is fairly easy if rather slow.
Express Order Argunite (Draw 40/80/120 Cast When Drawn spells as Demon Hunter) - Jotun will help you with this, but unfortunately it'll be very slow.
Hammer Spammer (Destroy 6 enemies with a single Fan the Hammer) - This one requires a bit of luck, but if you play against a token deck like C'Thun it's possible to get it.
Treasures Once Lost (Play all 4 of Queen Azshara's Ancient Relics) - This one is fairly self-explanatory, just keep track of which ones you've played.
VENGEANCE...Next Turn (Trigger 20/60/200 Sigils) - Illidan runs two copies of Sigil of Time so you can get this one in theory, but it'll take so long that it probably isn't worth the effort.
Dreading This One (Summon 50/100/200 Dread Imps) - Again, you can technically get this one as Illidan has two copies of Impfestation, but it's such a bad and slow card that you're better off doing it another way.
Al'Akir:
Of course, you should play this deck if you want to get any of the achievements just for playing Elementals.
Call of the Stonemother (play 25/50 Elementals that have their stats doubled by Therazane) - This one is straightforward. Remember, if you can get multiple Therazane buffs off, each minion you play will count multiple times!
1-800-ELE-MENT (Call upon the Elements 100 times with Bru'kan and his Hero Power) - Perhaps surprisingly, Al'Akir's passive actually progresses this achievement, as his Invocations are the same as Bru'kan's.
Winter Vacation (Freeze 150/300/600 characters as Shaman) - Al'Akir has exactly one Freeze effect in his deck, so while this one is technically possible I would not recommend it.
Blue Participation Ribbon (Destroy 15/30 minions with Baking Soda Volcano) - Thankfully the numbers on this one are quite low, so you can get it naturally just from playing with this hero for a while.
Slime Time (Deal 100/200 damage with Tainted Remnant) - Self-explanatory. Note that it's not specified that the damage has to come from Tainted Remnant's Battlecry, so the achievement progresses from Tainted Remnant dealing damage by attacking or being attacked as well.
Rafaam:
Sneed's New Shredder (Destroy 50/100 minions with Goliath's rockets) - Fairly simple. Naturally, running into a lot of token decks like Omu and C'Thun will make this easier for you.
No Layover (Spend 50 turns on Dungar's flightpaths) - To get this one faster you should always pick the 5 turns option, as even if the game ends before Dungar awakens it'll still count towards the achievement (as far as I know).
Can't Touch This (Have Moonfang survive damage 10/30 times) - Rafaam's deck doesn't have many ways to buff Moonfang's health, so this one can take a while.
The Trees Speak For Themselves (Play a 12/12 or bigger Ivus, the Forest Lord) - Rafaam's passive makes Ivus cost 0, so if you play him with 9 or 10 mana remaining he is guaranteed to get six +2/+2 buffs.
Killamari (Destroy 3/6 enemies at once with Ozumat's effect) - You will need to get very lucky with this one as Rafaam's deck has no way of triggering Ozumat's effect on your turn, unless you discover something from your Hero Power.
A Brighter Future (Play 40 minions that have had their stats doubled by Lor'themar Theron) - Lor'themar is one of the strongest cards in your deck, so you will want to be playing it as early and often as you can. The biggest obstacle to completing this achievement will be your opponents conceding before you can drop multiple massive minions, as few other heroes have a way to deal with that.
Hungry Hungry Murloc (Eat 7/20 minions with Mutanus the Devourer that are 4/4 or larger) - Thankfully, most decks in this mode have at least some big minions, so this achievement isn't too difficult.
The Everliving (Summon Korrak the Bloodrager 10/25/50 times) - Your opponents will often go out of their way to kill Korrak permanently as soon as you play it, so it can be hard to progress this one.
Has Anyone Seen Mankrik's Wife? (Find Mankrik's Wife/Destroy your opponent with Mankrik, Consumed by Hatred) - The first stage is easy but the second is very hard. You can make it somewhat easier by using Sir Finley to get Mankrik's spell in your hand without triggering it and then playing it to finish off your opponent, but this requires both good luck and for your opponent not to concede.
You Can Run, But You Can't Thak (Buff 10/30/100 minions with Overlord Runthak) - Self-explanatory.
Rock, Paper, BLADE! (Counter a minion and a spell that cost 5 or more with Blademaster Okani) - Decks have fewer ways to play around Okani in this mode, so you have a fairly good chance of getting this if you keep at it.
Out of Your League (Play 75/150 members of the League of Explorers from the Year of the Hydra) - Rafaam has the OG Brann in his deck, so he can progress this achievement (slowly).
Leeroy:
Sharp Observation (Draw 30 cards with Magnifying Glaive) - The biggest obstacle to getting this achievement is actually that Leeroy has so many other ways of drawing cards that getting full value from Magnifying Glaive is not always possible.
Test Your Strength (Destroy 5/10 minions with a single Keeper's Strength) - It's easy to fill up your board as Leeroy, so by blowing up all of your own minions and a few of your opponent's you can get the second stage of this achievement without much effort.
Kael'Thas:
Quick Rommaths (Recast 15 spells with one Grand Magister Rommath) - If you can survive long enough to play Rommath, you're almost guaranteed to get this one.
The Grind Never Stops (Play three minions from a single Training Session 15/30 times) - Kael'Thas's passive makes this one much easier than it would be otherwise.
Ready...Aim... (Play 50/100/200 Quickdraw cards the turn you get them) - While other heroes also have Flint Firearm in their decks, Kael'Thas is the best for this as his passive makes all the Quickdraw cards you get 1 mana cheaper.
Mary Had A Little Ram (Summon 100 of Ram Commander's Battle Rams) - This one may take a while but the Rams cost 0 mana, so at least you won't lose any tempo by playing them.
Arcane Bolt! Arcane Bolt! (Deal 100/200/300 damage with Arcane Bolt) - I believe Rommath recasting the Bolts counts towards this achievement, so it shouldn't take too long to finish it.
Take a Mana, Leave a Mana (Cast 200 spells for less than their original cost as Mage) - This one is trivially easy. Note that they don't even have to be Mage spells!
C'Thun:
Itsy Bitsy Spiny Tiny (Discover 16 different minions with Cactus Construct) - When this is one of the least grindy achievements C'Thun has, you know you're in for the long haul.
Waste Not Want Not (Save 75/15/300 excess ingredients in 1-cost Bottles) - Swarm of Lightbugs is quite a bad card and is the only card C'Thun has that progresses this achievement, so I would advise completing it another way.
Trust Fall (Give +200/+200 to Val'kyr with Trial by Fire) - Trading off four of the five Val'kyr on the turn you play the card will progress this achievement by +10/+10, so this isn't as hard as it looks but is still a bit of a grind.
Who Ordered Imps?! (Summon 5/7 Imps with a single Wicked Shipment) - C'Thun has very little draw, so you will be trading this card a lot anyway.
PUPPIES!!! (Summon 30/60/120 Frostwolf Cubs) - Extremely slow, not much else to say.
Nozdormu:
Job Whelp Done (Attack with Onyxian Whelps 100/200 times) - Nozdormu's deck has both Onyxian Warder and Raid Boss Onyxia, so he is the best hero to do this one with.
Lost in Time (After playing Anachronos, destroy the enemy hero before the minions return) - You can cheese this one by playing Anachronos and then immediately killing your opponent with a direct damage spell on the same turn. Remember, if your opponent concedes it won't count!
The Adorable Aspect (Play a 0-mana Legendary Dragon) - Fye makes this one extremely easy.
So Judgey... (Restore 60/180 Health using Lifesteal weapons) - Nozdormu has one 3/2 weapon with Lifesteal in his deck, so this one can be done although it will take a while.
The Lich King:
The Minion with No Health (Deal 10/15/20 damage with a single Fistful of Corpses) - This one is certainly doable, but because the Lich King's ordinary playstyle incentivises spending your Corpses almost as soon as you get them it can be difficult to amass enough at once.
Armed and Dangerous (Give minions +9 Attack in one game with Arms Dealer) - This one isn't too hard to get in ordinary gameplay, but if you want to be sure of it you can pair Arms Dealer with Crop Rotation for a guaranteed +4 attack buff (you have two copies of each in the deck, so you can do it twice if you have to).
Parting Gifts (Draw 10 cards with Acolyte of Death in one game) - Similarly to the previous achievement, this one is easiest to get using a combination of Crop Rotation, Mining Casualties, and your hero power.
Expired Goods (Draw 4 Grain Crates from Plagued Grain in one turn) - You'll have to get quite lucky here, although you can increase your odds by playing both copies of Plagued Grain on the same turn. If you're also going for the Acolyte of Death achievement, drawing a lot of cards in one turn can help you with this one too.
Poor Social Distancing (Destroy 25/50 minions with Poisonous Undead) - The Lich King has Sickly Grimewalker in his deck to help with this, but unfortunately only a single copy. Thankfully, the numbers on this are quite low.
Xyrella:
What We Heal in the Shadows (Deal 100/200 damage with the effect of Shadowtouched Kvaldir) - You have relatively few healing effects that can target enemies, so this one is annoyingly slow unless you're okay with purposefully damaging yourself.
SPF 300 (Deal 100/200/300 damage with The Light! It Burns!) - There are some pretty big minions you can kill with TLIB in this mode, so you should get this one just from playing naturally.
Healing Crystal (Restore 6/12 Health with a single Hidden Gem) - Just leave Hidden Gem stealthed, it's rare that your opponent will have a way to get rid of it immediately. The effect does apply to your minions and not just your hero, so be sure to get heals in on those if you can.
Scare Tactics (Play 30/60/120 cards haunted by Haunting Nightmare) - This one is very slow but otherwise not too hard.
Jealous Much? (Destroy 20/40/60 minions with Fight Over Me) - Just be sure to always choose two minions that will kill each other and you'll get this eventually. Even if your hand is too full to fit them it'll still count, so long as the minions die.
Highfather Problems (Play 15/30/60 Legendary minions created by Aman'Thul) - This one is straightforward, but remember that your opponents will very justifiably try to kill Aman'Thul as soon as he comes into play, and if they can't they may just concede instantly.
Catfished (Restore 50/100/200 Health with Blackwater Behemoth) - Xyrella is really good for this as your hero has to be well below maximum health for the Behemoth to get full healing value.
Two Health Bars (Restore 40 Health to heroes in one game as Priest) - You probably will need to heal yourself by this much every game in order to win.
Patches:
Put the Money in the Bag! (Plunder the enemy 25 times with Pirate Admiral Hooktusk) - Patches doesn't have a way to play Hooktusk more than once per game, so this one may take a while.
Finley:
On the Shoulders of Giants (Play 10/20 Gigantic Minions) - I believe this is the only deck in the mode that has a Gigantify minion (Murloc Growfin).
Murlocalypse Now (Give 6 minions a Deathrattle with one Rotgill) - Fairly simple, filling your board with a Murloc deck isn't hard.
Krush:
Should Have Gone for the Head (Summon 12 Hydralodon Heads in one game) - This one is a bit difficult, but remember that you can use spells to kill your own Hydralodon Heads if necessary.
Reign of Arrows (Deal 100/200/300 damage with Arcane spells as Hunter) - Krush only has one Arcane spell in his deck, so while this is possible it's inadvisable.
An Acquired Taste (Destroy 15/30/60 minions with Poisonous spells) - Urchin Spines will help you with this, although it'll be quite slow.
Three for One Sale (Destroy 20/60 minions with Bola Shots) - This one is easier against token decks, although Urchin Spines can help you to kill larger minions.
Omu:
There are achievements just for summoning generic Treants which I won't list here.
Magic Bean Stonks (Draw 4/7 cards with a single Overgrown Beanstalk) - This one is fairly easy to set up, but remember that you only have one copy of the card in your deck!
Reforestation (Cast Soul of the Forest on 30/100 Treants) - Almost all of your minions are Treants, so this one is quite simple.
Forest Fights Back (Summon 40/120 Darkmoon Treants) - Only the Treants from Arbor Up count towards this achievement, even though they have the same name as all other Treants.
For the Fel Of It (Summon 30/60/90 Felfiends with Deal with a Devil) - The buff to this card made it easier, although it may still take a while to do.
Baby's First Scourge (Resurrect 7 minions with one Unending Swarm) - Very easy, just make sure you don't play it too early.
Dr. Boom:
Ulduar Holiday Light Show (Play 4/8 unique Sparkbots) - This one involves some RNG, but you should get it eventually.
Gadgets and Gizmos Aplenty (Play all 6 of Mimiron's Gadgets) - Your deck doesn't have that many cheap mechs to play alongside Mimiron, so this is harder than it sounds.
He's Just a Lil' Guy (Destroy 25/50 minions with Tiny Worldbreaker) - Very slow, but not hard.
All Your Mechs Are Belong To Us (Summon 75 Mechs with Mothership) - Same as the above.
Release the Kraken! (Play 5/10 Colossal minions from other classes as Warrior) - Dr. Boom is perfect for this as he has both The Leviathan and Gaia, the Techtonic in his deck.
Explosive Experiments (Of Fun!) (Shuffle 25/50 Bombs into your opponent's deck as Warrior) - Dr. Boom's passive makes this one very easy. In fact, it's probably the fastest way to get it in any game mode!
Shark Bait Hoo Ha Ha (Deal 20 damage in one game with Mecha-Sharks) - This one is technically possible but Dr. Boom's deck is really not well-suited for setting up a massive Mecha-Shark combo, so it's better to do it another way.
Opposites Attract (play 100/200 Magnetic minions) - The only reason I'm listing this one is because Dr. Boom is the only hero with Magnetic minions in his deck.
Boom Goes the Bot (Deal 50/100 damage with Boom Bots) - Again, playing Dr. Boom in Twist is probably the fastest method in the game for getting this.
Zul'jin:
Pretty much any achievement relating to Secrets can be done using Zul'jin (there are some that specify Rogue or Paladin Secrets that can't, however, as Zul'jin has no way to generate those). As usual, I won't bother listing the ones that don't require specific cards.
Good Arm (Destroy 5 minions in a single turn with Throw Glaive) - Against a token deck this is quite easy. If you don't face any of these you can kill your own 2/2s that you get from your passive instead.
Your Future is Clouded (Draw 5/20/50 cards with Sayge) - Self-explanatory.
Clever Girl (Recast 30/60 Secrets with Product 9) - This achievement progresses once for every secret in Product 9's pool even if there isn't enough room to recast all of them, so it's easier than it may seem.
Magical Mansion Mystery Tour (Cast 40 Mage Secrets from Orion, Mansion Manager) - Thankfully Orion always casts Mage Secrets and not Secrets from your class, so this achievement is possible.
Miserable Pile of Secrets (Play 75/150 0-cost Hunter Secrets) - You will need Cloaked Huntress in play to progress this, as Zul'jin doesn't have any other way of discounting Secrets to 0.
N'Zoth:
Tonk Commander (Deal 50/150/500 damage with Darkmoon Tonk) - N'Zoth's passive and Hero Power both help enormously with this achievement, although 500 damage is still a lot.
Stone Legion, Assemble! (Deal 160 damage with Stoneborn General) - Remember that the General itself needs to deal damage for this achievement to progress, damage from the token it summons won't count.
Feeding Frenzy (Deal 75/150/300 damage with Piranha Swarmers) - N'Zoth has a Reefwalker in his deck so you can technically progress this achievement with him, although it'll be quite slow.
Adventure is Out There (Summon 30/100 Adventurers) - Devouring Ectoplasm can help you with this, although it may take a while.
DIE, DIE, DIE! (Destroy 150/300 minions with Defile) - Again, token decks are the best opponents for this one, but even blowing up your own minions will still progress it.
The Usual Suspects (Summon a Legendary minion from Stubborn Suspect) - Not much to say about this one other than that you'll need to get lucky. N'Zoth's Hero Power can give you more chances at rolling a Legendary, but it's still unlikely.
Brann:
Need a Map? (Summon 30 minions with Maze Guide) - Self-explanatory.
Draw It, Use It, Break It, Fix It (Destroy 3/5 minions with a single Dyn-o-matic's Battlecry) - You can double the Dyn-o-matic's Battlecry with your Hero Power to make this one easier.
75 Course Meal (Permanently destroy 75 minions in Gigafin) - I believe this one will still progress when you destroy Gigafin's Maw even if Gigafin's main body has left the battlefield without dying (it gets immediately transformed by Brann's passive), but I will have to check it at some point.
All Eyes On Me (Trigger the Battlecry effects of 70/140 Soloists) - Brann has a Harmonica Soloist in his deck (no idea why, as it has no synergy with his other cards) so you can complete this one with him. Obviously, I wouldn't recommend it though.
Guff:
All achievements related solely to gaining Attack or attacking with your hero are probably best done with Guff (or Illidan if you prefer to play as him), but there are some that require specific cards that I will list here.
Tag 'em and Bag 'em (Destroy 20 minions with your hero and Keeneye Spotter's help) - Use Multi-Strike or Going Down Swinging to get this one done faster.
Divine Intervention (Attack and destroy 25/50/100 enemy minions with Khaz'goroth) - Simple, but quite slow.
Am I a Naga, or Am I a Puppet? (Attack with a 6/12-Attack Sock Puppet Slitherspear) - This one relies on your opponent not being able to clear the Slitherspear, as Guff's deck has no way to give it Rush or Charge.
Ride Together, Die Together (End your turn with 3 identical Deathrattle minions in play) - Guff's deck has Toxic Reinforcements, so this achievement is easy.
Something that Burns (Give your hero Attack with Burning Heart 30/60 times) - You can target your own minions with Burning Heart if you have to.
Claws Out (Gain 150/300/600 Attack with your Hero as Druid) - Self-explanatory.
Arfus:
All achievements solely related to Excavating are trivially easy to do with Arfus.
All Werked Up (Destroy 50/100 minions with Patchwerk) - Patchwerk is no longer in Standard and isn't played much in Wild, so this may be the best way to get this achievement now.
It's All Runes to Me (Play 25 cards created by The Primus) - Like Aman'Thul, The Primus being such a priority target for your opponents makes this one a bit harder.
From One Legend to Another (Take control of a Legendary minion with Reska, the Pit Boss) - Many decks in this mode have a lot of Legendary minions, so this one shouldn't be too hard. Rafaam is a particularly good opponent to get for this one, naturally.
Jack of All Runes (Cast Climactic Necrotic Explosion with every number at 7 or more) - Your Hero Power lets you spend Corpses basically whenever you want, so this shouldn't be difficult unless you're extremely unlucky.
Questionable Ethics (Summon 100 Piles of Bones) - Mulligan for Pile of Bones if you want to grind this one, as you can resummon it many times in one game if you play it early.
Blight Widow (Summon 20/40/80 Zombies with Blightfang) - This achievement used to progress for you after your opponent played Blightfang, but I'm not sure if it still does.
Why Are You Hitting Yourself? (Take 75 damage from Obliterate) - Obliterate's buff made this achievement much harder.
Multiple heroes:
Shale University (Teach Nagalings 16 different spells) - Both Kael'Thas and Xyrella have School Teacher in their decks, so between them this achievement is easy.
Reno Saves the Day (Win 100 games with decks that have no duplicates) - All heroes except the Lich King and Illidan have no duplicates in their decks, so this achievement becomes very easy provided you play heroes that can actually win. If you hate Reno as much as I do, you will be very thankful for an alternate way to complete this one!
Twilight of the Aspects (Play 10/30/100 legendary Dragons from the Year of the Gryphon) - Multiple heroes have at least one of these legendary Dragons (Nozdormu has two).
What's Better than Two Imps? (Summon 25/100/250 Imps) - Multiple heroes have cards that can summon Imps. It's a good idea to look on the wiki to check precisely which cards summon Imps, as it's not always indicated on the card itself.
Garden of Life (Play 25/50/100 spells that Blossomed from Seedlings) - Both C'Thun and Omu have such spells, but this achievement is still very slow.

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Hi friends, following on the great feedback from this thread (many thanks to those that tested!), I've fixed as many bugs as I could find and have now merged v2 into main!
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• A minor change: I have created an "ID" system so that installation with long manifest URLs are hidden. This enables iOS users (me) to still install the addon, as if the URL is too long you can't scroll the Install Addon dialog to click the Install button.

Please note that I have opted to return Meta Preview objects rather than all the info on the item. This may mean less information for you depending on the app you use, but Stremio should/will be handling that info anyway. What it means for me is I spend less money running this addon due to less network usage.
As always, let me know if you get any bugs or performance issues.

Hi guys, I’m a 21 year old (recent NEU graduate) looking for 2-3 OR MORE beginner-intermediate tennis partners/friends to play with in Boston!
I recently played tennis for the first time since high school when I used to be on a tennis team and it was so fun and nostalgic I was like dang I really want to play more🩷
Please comment or DM if interested!! I’m good at organizing and pretty nice so don’t hesitate to reach out!! Insta is Joy.aiko_ if you would prefer to know who I am before chatting🌟
Love, Joy

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A Drop Weight Impact Tester is a device designed to evaluate how materials and products respond to sudden impacts. By dropping a weighted object from a specific height onto a test specimen, this tester simulates real-world impact scenarios to identify potential weaknesses and assess overall durability.

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Research: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.28.466231v1.full
PDF document: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.28.466231v1.full.pdf

Abstract

It is well attested that people predict forthcoming information during language comprehension. The literature presents different proposals on how this ability could be implemented. Here, we tested the hypothesis according to which language production mechanisms have a role in such predictive processing. To this aim, we studied two electroencephalographic correlates of predictability during speech comprehension ‒ pretarget alpha‒beta (8-30 Hz) power decrease and the post-target N400 event-related potential (ERP) effect, ‒ in a population with impaired speech-motor control, i.e., adults who stutter (AWS), compared to typically fluent adults (TFA). Participants listened to sentences that could either constrain towards a target word or not, allowing or not to make predictions. We analyzed time-frequency modulations in a silent interval preceding the target and ERPs at the presentation of the target. Results showed that, compared to TFA, AWS display: i) a widespread and bilateral reduced power decrease in posterior temporal and parietal regions, and a power increase in anterior regions, especially in the left hemisphere (high vs. low constraining) and ii) a reduced N400 effect (non-predictable vs. predictable). The results suggest a reduced efficiency in generating predictions in AWS with respect to TFA. Additionally, the magnitude of the N400 effect in AWS is correlated with alpha power change in the right pre-motor and supplementary motor cortex, a key node in the dysfunctional network in stuttering. Overall, the results support the idea that processes and neural structures prominently devoted to speech planning and execution support prediction during language comprehension.

Introduction

Research on human language has traditionally treated production and comprehension as separate systems, with minimal interaction. This view has been supported by findings in classic aphasiology and language acquisition, showing asymmetries in these abilities in brain-lesioned patients and children. However, recent research suggests that these asymmetries do not necessarily indicate separate systems. Instead, the neural substrates for comprehension and production largely overlap, implying shared processes and representations.

Focus on Prediction

This study investigates prediction, a crucial aspect of integrated language approaches. Language comprehension involves both bottom-up and top-down processes, where comprehenders actively predict forthcoming information. This prediction is thought to be linked to production processes, particularly through covert simulations using motor-to-sensory forward models, which are used to monitor one's own speech and predict incoming speech during comprehension.

Relevance of Stuttering

People who stutter (PWS) provide a suitable population to test the hypothesis that speech production mechanisms contribute to prediction during comprehension. Developmental stuttering (DS) involves disrupted speech flow due to deficits in planning, timing, and executing speech-motor sequences. PWS show abnormalities in various brain regions associated with speech production and in white matter structures of speech-motor pathways.

Neurocomputational Models

The DIVA/GODIVA and HSFC models highlight the importance of sensorimotor integration in speech production, where motor plans predict sensory consequences. DS may result from impaired feedforward processing or inefficient motor-to-sensory predictions, leading to an overreliance on feedback control systems.

Electrophysiological Evidence

Electrophysiological techniques, such as EEG and MEG, show that alpha (8-12 Hz) and beta (13-30 Hz) power decreases are associated with speech planning and execution. In PWS, these frequency bands are abnormally modulated, indicating inefficient motor-to-sensory transformations and poor coordination of speech production regions.

Hypothesis and Experimental Design

Given the impaired speech-motor control in DS, it is hypothesized that PWS will exhibit atypical prediction processes during comprehension. The study focuses on two electrophysiological correlates of predictability: the pre-target alpha-beta power decrease and the post-target N400 event-related potential (ERP) effect.

Pre-Target Power Decrease

In typical populations, alpha and beta power decreases are observed before predictable words during comprehension, suggesting shared processes for predicting and producing language. Previous studies have shown that these power decreases are correlated with predictability in frontal brain regions involved in speech production, which are also implicated in DS.

N400 Effect

The N400 ERP effect is a robust marker of predictive processing, elicited by predictable versus non-predictable words. Previous studies have found a reduced N400 effect in PWS in response to semantic violations, indicating impaired semantic integration. However, the N400 response to non-anomalous predictable versus non-predictable words in PWS has not been investigated.

Methodology

The experiment involved adults who stutter (AWS) and typically fluent adults (TFA) performing a sentence comprehension task. The predictability of the final word was manipulated by the preceding sentential context, with sentence frames being either highly (HC) or low constraining (LC). Oscillatory activity was analyzed in the silent interval before the target word, and ERPs were computed at the onset of the target word, focusing on the N400 time-window (300-500 ms post-target).

Expected Outcomes

If DS affects predictive efficiency during comprehension, AWS are expected to show a reduced alpha-beta power decrease before the target word and a reduced N400 effect compared to TFA. This would support the hypothesis that speech production mechanisms contribute to predictive processes during language comprehension.

Discussion

This study explored electrophysiological correlates of predictability—pre-target alpha-beta power decrease and post-target N400 effect—between adults who stutter (AWS) and typically fluent adults (TFA). The aim was to determine if speech-motor control deficits in AWS affect prediction during spoken language comprehension. Findings revealed that AWS exhibit less consistent alpha-beta power decreases before predictable words, mainly in posterior areas, and a significantly reduced N400 effect compared to TFA. These results indicate inefficient prediction processes in AWS.

Alpha-Beta Power Decrease

• Findings in AWS: The alpha-beta power decrease was less pronounced and primarily restricted to left posterior areas, with a notable absence in anterior regions.
• Findings in TFA: Both anterior and posterior regions showed power decreases.
• Group Comparison: Differences in power modulation suggest AWS and TFA use different prediction mechanisms. AWS showed reduced power decreases in posterior areas and power increases in frontal areas, though the latter might not be statistically significant.
• Functional Interpretation: Alpha-beta power decreases are linked to cortical engagement and information richness, suggesting AWS have less precise pre-activated information. Power increases in AWS may indicate inhibitory control to prevent incorrect activations, aligning with known deficits in inhibitory processing in AWS.

N400 Effect

• Findings in AWS: Both groups showed an N400 effect, but it was attenuated in AWS. The difference was driven by responses to predictable words, suggesting less efficient top-down facilitation of bottom-up processing in AWS.
• Functional Interpretation: The reduced N400 effect indicates less efficient auditory prediction, likely due to malfunctioning speech-motor systems.

Correlations Between Power Modulations and N400 Effect

• AWS: Positive correlations were found between alpha power in right supplementary and premotor areas and N400 amplitude, suggesting less cortical engagement is associated with a reduced N400 effect. These regions are crucial in the speech-motor network, indicating a role in coordinating sensorimotor information for prediction.
• TFA: A power decrease in the beta range in the left inferior frontal cortex correlated with a stronger N400 effect, highlighting this region's involvement in prediction.

Implications and Theoretical Models

• Speech Production and Prediction: The results support the DIVA/GODIVA model, emphasizing the integration of speech production and self-monitoring in prediction processes.
• AWS Deficits: The findings suggest that suboptimal feedforward performance in AWS's sensorimotor systems leads to inefficient planning and prediction, affecting proactive processing during speech comprehension.

Conclusions

The study provides evidence that speech-motor control deficits in AWS impact their ability to predict during spoken language comprehension. This inefficiency is reflected in altered alpha-beta power modulations and a reduced N400 effect, pointing to broader implications for understanding the neural underpinnings of stuttering and its effects on language processing.
We studied the electrophysiological correlates of prediction during auditory language comprehension in adults who stutter. We found evidence for less efficient prediction in this population. This study adds novel evidence in support of the involvement of the neural infrastructure devoted to speech-motor control in prediction during speech comprehension. The study ultimately stresses two major points: i) a more integrated investigation of language comprehension and production is desirable, and we advocate for a view in which the two modalities are seen as task sets drawing from at least partially shared resources, rather than two separate systems (see e.g., McQueen and Meyer, 2019), and ii) the investigation of on-line speech/language comprehension in DS, in addition to speech/language production, should be further pursued, in order to attain a better understanding of the neural architecture of language in healthy and/or pathological conditions. Specifically, regarding DS, we suggest that the role of executive functions and inhibitory control should be further investigated and taken as potential targets for better speech therapy interventions, extending treatment techniques using cognitive and linguistic approaches in addition to approaches mainly focused on “classical” fluency-shaping techniques. Future research should investigate which representations and processes are implicated in different tasks (and how), in order to better specify the language architecture and language use. This, in turn, can help in the development of more effective therapeutic approaches to developmental and acquired disorders of both language comprehension and production.

(Alt/ Throwaway account) I (24F) currently live with my mother (57F) and my three other siblings (17F, 29M, and 26M) in a small townhouse. With the private space already being quite limited and us all basically being on top of one another, it is natural that tensions would be high, but my problem with my mum has been festering long before we moved here. For context, I used to have a very privileged childhood. My siblings and I went to private school in a wealthy part of the country; we lived in a big house, had a fancy car, etc., but my dad lost it all when he invested in a fraudulent car business company. It was made worse when we found out he then had an affair with his best friend's wife, who stalked my mother and me for years, and then he left us for her. Though it was a complete shock, my parents’ relationship before this was very unhealthy; he would make her cook and clean, refuse to pay for her, verbally abuse her, and see her only as a commodity. When he had the affair, we had to completely upheave our lives, downsize to a council flat, leave school, and delete all traces of ourselves online in case his stalker girlfriend found us. Throughout that entire time, I consoled my mum. I was only 16. I acted as her therapist; I would sit by her bedside for hours, consoling her until she could sleep. Every time she needed to vent, it was to me. Almost every conversation I had with her was about my estranged father, his mistress, my mother’s worsening health, our financial problems, and how she will forever be alone because she is ‘old and unlovable’ now. On many occasions, I provided her with solutions or consolidation regarding those issues, and I couldn't stop unless she felt reassured by me. I shielded my younger sister (who was 8) from it all, and my older brothers were both away from home and were too busy to hear it. My mental health plummeted as a consequence. I tried attempting suicide but stopped myself because I had to keep my mother’s wellbeing a priority. I didn’t want to make it worse for her by having her child die. Despite this very toxic and one-sided relationship, I felt we were very close. I loved and respected my mum a lot, and it hurt to see her this way. She was practically bedridden with health problems. I stepped up to help her, even though I was basically still a child.
My father was in and out of the picture for a time, but eventually I demanded he be cut out entirely because he was vile and he refused to leave his malicious girlfriend (she set fire to her own car for insurance money, let her own children piss on the floor, copied my mum’s hairstyle, the clothes she wore, turned up at my school to try and find me and would follow my mum in her car). My dad clearly only saw us his property and refused to change. Thankfully, my mum and rest of my family cut him out as best we could. I haven't spoken to him for almost 7 years. A few years later, I was fortunate enough to go to university after trying really hard at school, and I was able to escape the constant chaos and turmoil within the family home and also my mom (we were struggling massively financially still, and I was only able to attend thanks to my student loan). Over the course of three/four years, things improved for my family while I was dealing with my relationship. My mum and siblings were able to move out of the caravan park, and she decided she wanted to start training as a counsellor (specifically for children). Our grandparents loaned us enough money to purchase a small house far away from my father and his insane girlfriend too.
Time has jumped to now. I have a fairly good job but still live at home. My mum qualified as a counsellor and is in the process of starting up her own business. However, she has recently started dating a colleague of hers, who I believe is nice but they are moving forward in their relationship very quickly. They are already discussing setting up a practice together, her moving in with him fully, and getting married (they met in Feb of this year).
My mum claims that during her time training to be a counsellor, she has ‘done the work’ on herself after her past trauma from her childhood and her relationship with my dad and she is all better now.
Yet, every time my mum speaks to me, it is some form of complaint of dissatisfaction again, just like it was when I was 16. She is still riddled witth anxiety, oanics and the slightest inconvenience and constantly fishes for reassurance about her looks, job, health etc. Her relationship to me hasn’t changed at all. If it is not about my dad, her parents, her health, it is about her new partner. I am very sensitive to hearing about the details of this new relationship, the details of which are very intimate sometimes, and I’d rather not hear them, because I have only met this man twice and only know what he is like through what she has shared. It is worth saying that she does not bring him up to anyone else in the house as much as she does to me. I also do not trust how fast the relationship is moving and am worried she is potentially getting love bombed by this man, as it happened to me.
I have made many attempts to bring this up with her, or I have tried to call her out on her behaviour or her choices, but she quickly gets upset, defensive, or walks away claiming I am being unfair. However, she has said before that if she is doing something harmful, we should tell her and she won’t get upset. This is of course is horseshit. She also often remarks that she is changing the lives of her kid clients for the better, and I can’t help but feel the irony. She upholds these kids with more respect than she has for me. She has totally pushed her responsibility to her own kids to one side now she has a boyfriend. Which, I believe now, was all she really wanted.
She calls her child clients ‘her kids’, too and often discusses how messed up their home lives are and what they are going through failing once again to see the irony. When I open up about my depression and anxiety, she listens but then often pretends I am dealing with it because I am simply not talking about it anymore.
I have been seeking therapy for 9 months now. I cannot find a local therapist because my mother claims that any potential counsellor nearby “will know her from the database and it is a breach of confidentiality if she ever works with that therapist in the future”. I understand this is somewhat true, but I also feel this is really unfair. I have been forced to find a counselling clinic that is a 40 minute drive away. My mom claims she will take me there, but I cannot take advantage of their availability anytime soon because she is too busy with her boyfriend to drive me there (I don't own my own car and I am not able to get there by myself without it costing me a lot)
Every time I try to open up to her, she says I need to speak to a therapist, but I cannot do this easily because of the restrictions she has put on me to find one. I’ve tried many online counsellors and I have tried telephone counseling, but my mother will walk past my bedroom door and stand there. When I confront her about this, she claims she isn’t listening in.
I am trying desperately to leave the family home by saving up money. I unfortunately have to give my family most of my money for rent, fees, and food, but I do have some money saved. I, along with my eldest brother, have been paying off my grandparent’s loan, all while my mom was able to qualify as a counsellor. Now she has her dream job, a partner, and has actively pushed me aside and my own dreams so she could pursue hers. While I remain in the family home, unsure of what to do with my life, I feel used and now neglected. When she is away with her boyfriend, she expects me to cook and clean the house, even though I work too. My other siblings are not expected to do anything. If things are out of place, she will comment on them to me and me only. She has now told me she doesn’t want to be a mother to us and care for anymore now that we are adults. I understand that is fair, but I am struggling to find any kind of independence when I am expected to uphold the family home. I am now severely depressed, and I often fantasise about killing myself.
I understand I need to get out of the house, but I don’t know how to with my low income, the cost of living and nowhere suitable to live as a single woman in the area (only local available housing is too expensive for my income)
I have become a second-class emotional dumpster to her. She has made me exactly what my father made her. I am struggling to set clear boundaries with her or call her out for her behaviour, when I do, it spirals easily into arguments. I know she sees I harbour resentment for her, but continues to vent to me as if her words have no effect. I am struggling with what to do with all my emotions, specifically my hatred for her, because I don't want to cut her out of my life. I have already had to do that with my dad. If there is a way for me to get through my resentment for her, please offer any advice you can.
I suppose I just really needed somewhere to share this too. Thank you for taking the time to read it.
TL:DR My mum is emotionally toxic due to past trauma, and I am unsure of how to deal with my resentment and hatred for her behavior towards me.

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• Magento powers 0.6% of the websites on the internet.
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Fascinating!
Even though it lost its charm during the hard times, Magento is in good times now. Merchants can make the most of Magento if they have an excellent team to work with.
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Well, merchants are leading commerce to international markets. Having your shoppers across the globe means multiple languages, currencies, and different storefronts! Don't panic—Magento has the ability to help you with this, so serve different cultures and support RTL, too!

8. Easy integration is all you want.

If your offline business has multiple systems like ERP, Accounting, CRM, and inventory solutions, and you want them to sync with your online shop, Magento can manage! Moving forward and adopting an omnichannel solution, everything needs to be synced seamlessly—the only eco-system with stable third-party integration solutions. Get your operations streamlined with Magento integrations and customizations.

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Data is the real king, helping you create strategies and campaigns and define targets for your next marketing move. Getting your data and clear reports enables you to understand how the stores work. Magento has concrete analysis tools to track reports and validate data on sales, shopping behaviors, and more.

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Yes, you heard it right! Magento missed the charm a few years back and is now re-breathing everything. The heart of Magento is its community. The lively community could drive your success. If you have questions, go to their Slack channels, Reddit, Quora, or here. You can get the response ensuring to help you maintain your website to date.

Unlocking the Potential of Magento

Are you ready to unlock your business' full eCommerce potential with Magento? Magento is the powerhouse of online stores when it comes to eCommerce solutions. We have witnessed clients (merchants) from SMBs to Enterprises benefit from Magento solutions. With the eCommerce market's never-stopping behavior, it is time to embark on the eCommerce journey with Magento.

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Every guy says they want a “high value woman” but seems too insecure to handle one?
Especially Black men (I’ve noticed).
They seem to not like the fact that those women attract attention, could be more successful, and God forbid, outshine them. I’ve seen so many men humble these women really quickly.

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According to the proto-Francaean philosopher Rozzeaueo, uttered at the moment of resistance, dated M2, pre-imperial times.
Hello friends!
I'm currently working quite enthusiastically on my second legion: Loyalists of the Emperors Children, called “The Last Princes of Terra”.
While I'm in the process of painting in the troop selections, I wanted to ask you guys for an open, collaborative brainstorm - what units, what color scheme, what vibes would go well with their lore? Feel free to be open, I look forward to every comment!
Here are the lore parts:
The Last Princes of Terra
"It's not about us surviving this civil war. It's about setting an example. We have to show humanity that we are not all like them."

• Arikel Evosa, the Last Phoenix

1.) Origin
The star of the 21st Millenial was rising - effective, elegant fighters of the III Legion who specialized in speed manoeuvres and the lethality of speed. Their Lord Commander, Arikel Evosa, was also considered one of the favorites of Supreme Commander Vespasian, the left hand of their Primogenitor and the first victim of treachery within the Legion. One of the few survivors of the purges within the Third Legion that formed the sad prologue and epilogue to the atrocities on Istvan III, Lord Commander Arikel Evosa, known as the Prince of Cats, managed to bring a dwindling band of his once-proud Millenial, aboard his Retributor-class battleship, Beauty of Victory, to the Sol system.
Though their daring escape had confirmed their loyalty and allegiance to the oaths they had once sworn to the throne, they could have met the fate of many loyal sons of other traitorous fathers: Forced under suspicion to forfeit their lives in limited and monitored scenarios, or become Blackshields to wash clean the shame of their crest. But Terra remembered the origins of her desperate sons: once, the first recruits to the Third Legion were drawn from the bloodlines of Terra's branching noble lines, and Arikel Evosa was also a child of the ancient cradle of humanity. The bloodlines claimed old favors as readily as new, scheming all the way up to the high senate to not only aid the shattered Emperors Children, but also to cleanse their own gravitas: The Millenial Article Evosas was allowed to use the Inductii process to raise and arm new Astartes, who were allowed to continue bearing the crest of the Third Legion.
And so a new band of loyal Emperor's Children rose like a phoenix from the ashes: The Last Princes of Terra, a name they gave themselves so that they would always remember their origins, their beginning and their end. With this army, Lord Commander Arikel Evosa, now known as The Last Phoenix, made good on his renamed battleship Grace of Loyalty, patrolling the foothills of Sol's defensive spheres, his promise to make his former brothers and father pay for the desecration of their honor.
2.) A poem to death
"We were chosen to be the best, our banners bearing his crest, To deliver his word, his will, through grace of spirit still. Not with strength or sheer tenacity, but with wisdom's majesty, Not mere warriors of the throne, but exemplars to humanity alone.
We mastered war's intricate art, like a river pure, a flock apart, With grace that moved us to tears, in His name we quelled our fears. The Charnabal blade in hand, an allegory of a land, Of love and loyalty to the throne, in every battle we had shown.
But our gene-father’s twisted fate, turned our ideals to pride's weight, Humility to vanity's glare, grace to self-indulgence rare. Love and loyalty perverted so, in the Warmaster's name to woe, We lost our name, our honor torn, alongside walls where brothers mourn.
Now let us show Him one last time, our oaths resound in battle's chime, True brethren at our side to see, not all were damned eternally. We'll shout our name in hearts anew, as we face our brothers, true, And whisper it with honor earned, as from the ramparts we have learned."

• From the writings of Cassandros Montague, Chosen Duelist of the Last Princes and Praefector of Grace

3.) Dramatis Personae
Arikel Evosa: Once the proud Lord Commander of the 27th Chapter, "The Felidars of the Phoenician," Arikel Evosa is known as the Last Phoenix, a title he wears with both honor and sorrow. Evosa led his dwindling band of loyal Emperor's Children to Terra, forsaking the corruption of their Primarch, Fulgrim. His strategic brilliance played a crucial role in the successful delaying defense of Lorin Alpha, buying precious time for the Imperium. On the eve of the Siege of Terra, he reflected on his painful choice to defy his gene-father, a decision that marked him for both glory and inevitable doom. In his final stand at Phytia Bastion, Evosa’s unyielding defiance against the traitors became a beacon of hope and a testament to lost ideals. His legacy is a poignant reminder of what the Emperor's Children were meant to be.
Amadeo the Virtuous: Once a celebrated hero and Supreme Commander under Phoenix Warden Vespasian, Amadeo now endures as a Contemptor Dreadnought, embodying the undying spirit of loyalty. Known as Amadeo the Virtuous, he serves as a steadfast guardian and an unwavering beacon of fidelity for his brothers. His transformation into a Dreadnought, a blend of honor and tragedy, represents the heavy toll of endless war. Amadeo’s presence on the battlefield inspires awe and reverence, a living relic of the Emperor's true vision for his Children. His ironclad form, though battered, stands as an eternal testament to unbroken vows and unyielding resolve.
Cassandros Montague: Cassandros Montague, the chosen Duellist and Swordmaster of the Last Princes, embodies the perfect blend of martial prowess and elegant grace. As the Praefector of Grace, he personifies the ideals the Emperor's Children once held dear, fighting with a skill and beauty that rivals mythic heroes. Despite his countless victories in duels and battles, Montague is haunted by the inexorable march of tragedy that his artistry cannot halt. His blade, though victorious, cannot cut through the sorrow that engulfs his legion. Rumor has it that he was slain in single combat by Lord Commander Eidolon, his body desecrated in a final, brutal act of betrayal. Montague's story is one of lost glory and the relentless pursuit of an unattainable ideal, a dance of death and honor on the blood-soaked stages of war.
3.) Epilogue: Echoes of Eternity
"For we have been chosen to be the best among our brothers. Chosen to bear His emblem on our banners, chosen to proclaim his word and his will. Not through sheer strength, endurance or willpower. But through understanding, consideration and the grace of the spirit. We should be more than simple soldiers of the Great Crusade, more than just warriors of the throne. We were to be role models for our brethren and exemplars for all mankind.
We were chosen to master the art of war. Like a flock of birds, like a pure mountain river tumbling down the slopes of the exarchates of North Afrik, we overran the enemies of his will with a grace that moved us to tears. But the carefully balanced Charnabal blade in our hands was never more than a symbol of our devotion to Him on the throne. We were His true sons. More than just in name - we were His sons because we embodied His ideals. We were the Emperor's children.
But our gene-father had a different fate in mind for us. He twisted our ideals, perverted them: Humility was consumed by pride, grace by garish self-importance. He turned love and loyalty to the throne into hatred and betrayal in the name of the warlord. They no longer call us by our old name. And we don't deserve to be called that. That title now belongs to our brothers defending the walls beside us, clad in yellow, red and white. But let us show Him on the throne that our oaths matter once again. That our true brothers beside us see that not all have fallen to damnation like our Primogenitor.
Let us whisper our ancient name in our hearts as we walk towards our traitorous brethren one last time. Let us scream it as we fall, pierced by their blades, by the battlements we hereby swear to defend in this moment!
Only then can we whisper our name again with honor.
We were not the ideal we should have been. We were the last Princes of Terra.
We were Emperor's Children."

• Last recorded speech of Lord Commander Arikel Evosa, during the defense of Avalon Bastion in the last days of the Siege of Terra.

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(Sadly, I can't really tell the victim's story in this case like I usually do because there isn't much information on them, nor is there much info on this case in general. I've also found conflicting information as usual)
On January 26, 1999, a local in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan was searching through a garbage bin near a student dormitory when he came across severed human legs inside the bin. Police were called and they found more dismembered remains such as the arms and 21 fragments and pieces of skin and lastly one of the breasts which identified the victim's gender as female. Subcutaneous fat and muscle mass were found to be missing for the skin fragments, only the skin itself had been removed. The police arrived and determined that the remains belonged to one body and that the dismemberment was likely done with a knife or scalpal and that the killer knew what they were doing.
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Police and investigators at the scene.
The police began the investigation by looking into the low-hanging fruit. They questioned all the local alcoholics and drug addicts but found no suspects among them. They also considered that perhaps the victim was part of an occult ritual or that the killer had been interrupted. With the latter theory, the police searched for witnesses but came back empty handed. They identified the victim as a prostitute who only one media report gives a "name" to her and she was simply referred to as "K". In an unfortunate coincidence, there was a gang of serial killers known as the Bormann Gang who targeted prostitutes in Astana at the exact same time. Police initially assumed K was another of their victims but later ruled this theory out.
By February 23, the investigation had gone cold when police suddenly received a call from another precinct claiming they had found the killer. A travelling doctor reported a four odour coming from one of the apartments inside the building so police arrived and broke down the door. The apartment was owned by a former medical and pathology student named Zagipa Ustaeva, who graduated in the 1980s. Zagipa was home at the time and let the police search her home until they took note of a wardrobe cabinet. After the police went to investigate the wardrobe, Zagipa grew agitated and began psychically pushing back against the officer until she was forced out of the way and the wardrobe opened. Inside, they were greeted by 4 mummified bodies wrapped in shrouds.
Police outside the apartment
The bodies
Zagipa was arrested alongside her father as an accomplice. The 4 bodies were identified as Zagipa's three sisters and her elderly mother. Zagipa denied any involvement in K's murder and claimed they had died of natural causes and her mother, cancer specifically but she couldn't afford the burial costs. An Autopsy seemed unable to determine a cause of death, only that they had been dead for 6 months. Some organs and muscle mass were missing like with the remains found in the garbage bin but this was due to decomposition. Zagipa and her father were found mentally unfit for trial and remanded to a psychiatric hospital. They were later ruled out as suspects in K's murder.
The police grew so desperate for leads that they even went to the mental hospital Zagipa had been sent to just to see that their most infamous inmate, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev was still in custody. Nikolai had killed and cannibalized 10 women in Almaty and in 1989 he even escaped the mental hospital and remained on the run until 1991. After the dismembered remains were found in the garbage bin, there were rumours that he had yet again escaped and was responsible for this latest murder, rumours even the police themselves believed for a brief period. Nikolai was soon ruled out after police arrived at the psychiatric institute and saw that Nikolai had in fact not escaped for the second time. Eventually, the case was shelved and all investigations ceased.
Starting in July, the murders would resume. Those swimming in the Sairan Reservoir found a severed hand floating on the water's surface. This one discovery would only be the beginning. A few days later a pair of severed legs would be found in the Esentai River. During the next few weeks, more remains consisting of legs, hands, organs, bones, skulls and even just skin would be found throughout Almaty in garbage bins and sometimes the sewer wells. These remains were all determined to belong to three separate women. The police arrested a homeless man found near one of the crime scenes named Vladimir Yevseev since he had confessed to killing a woman. He was eventually released after investigators realized he was talking about a murder he had just finished serving his sentence for. Vladimir had simply kept that one detail concealed in hopes he'd be sent back to prison where he'd be warm and fed.
Besides, due to Vladimir's homeless, he was unlikely to be the killer after the police uncovered the first connection between the victims. All of the victims had alcohol in their system and had also been drugged, but not just with any drug. Instead of the more common substances like heroin or cocaine, what they had in their system instead was something much more powerful and used to treat severe mental illnesses and thus not many would have access to them.
The police also managed to identify one of the victims. One of the severed hands found in a garbage bin was identified based on her fingerprints. The prints belonged to a prostitute named Olga Kolesnikova. Her fingerprints were on file due to a incident where she was convicted for stealing a sewing machine. The police proceeded to question Olga's fellow sex workers and were told that many of them had gone missing which the police saw as another connection since K was also a prostitute and the other unidentified victims likely were too.
Olga Kolesnikova
Based on their limited information, the police built up their profile of the killer. They determined that the killer was supremely confident and unafraid of being caught, he could freely move around the city and thus was unemployed, had flexible hours or a job that enabled him to travel around the city, had access to high-grade pharmaceuticals and his "hunting grounds" were Seyfullin Avenue where most of Almaty's Prostitutes found their work. Kazakhstan was also suffering from an outbreak of various STDs in 1999 so based on the brutality and dismemberment, they theorized that the killer was suffering from an STD and that revenge was his motive.
Before the police could act on this profile, they received another call. Orderlies at The Republican Clinical Psychiatric Hospital were doing their rounds alongside the outside and perimeter of the building when in the bushes and vegetation surrounding the hospital, they found a human skull. The skull and bones were relatively clean and completely absent was any form of skin or human tissue, just the skull. The skull also had some burn marks and signs that it had been cooked and boiled for a long time. A tox screen of the skull revealed traces of the drugs used at the mental hospital. As no escapes had been reported, the police questioned the staff and orderlies who floated to police, the possibility that cannablism was involved.
Police being led to the skull
Meanwhile, police had to identify the skull. The facial features of the skull were compared against various missing persons or murder victims who only had some of their remains recovered. In so doing, they identified the skull as Olga's. With this revelation, the police now knew that their serial killer was likely a cannibal and that he was under the employment of a mental hospital. The police didn't want to tip him off though so they didn't move forward with this just yet and instead placed plain-clothed and undercover officers along Seyfullin Avenue as well as discreetly looking into the mental hospital staff. Young girls mainly school girls were also banned from going outside without an escort in an attempt to limit the killer's body count.
They were still no closer to finding the killer until several weeks later when two prostitutes came forward to make a statement. They told investigators about one of their clients, in fact, three clients who showed up to Seifullin Avenue and offered to pay them generously for their services. They were led to an apartment and one of the men behaved strangely. They were offered alcohol and passed out not long after drinking it. They woke up and saw one of the men rummaging through their belongings and feeling like their lives were at risk, they fled. A couple of weeks later, they saw the three again and they picked up one of the other prostitutes who would never be seen again. The two told the police the address to the apartment and when police went to the apartment on August 5, they were greeted by 33-year-old Sergei Mikhailovich Kopay he appeared very indignant and only reluctantly went with the police.
Sergei Mikhailovich Kopay
The police searched their home and were now very confident they had their man. The police found various human bones belonging to the parts of the bodies that weren't recovered, the belongings of the victims that were identified, and lastly, human meat found inside his freezer.
After he was arrested, it came out that the police had several opportunities to arrest Kopay at an earlier date. When police were searching for eyewitnesses after K's remains were discovered, they came across Kopay's house. He simply showed his old police ID to the officer who promptly left. Many of his neighbours also lodged complaints against him that went unheeded by police.
Kopay didn't say anything when interrogated but during the search of his home, the police found a notebook containing the name, address and phone number of his half-brother 24-year-old Evgeny Turochkin and 25-year-old medical graduate, Mikhail Sergeevich Vershinin. Evgeny and Mikhail were employed by the same mental hospital Kopay worked at. The two were swiftly arrested and interrogated with Mikhail confessing first and later the other two after hearing of this and after being identified by the two prostitutes who came forward. The police also arrested a fourth man, Roman Ledyaev. Roman did not take part in any of the murders but knew they were happening. He kept his silence because he was afraid that if he went to the police, they would tell him about his repeated thefts and robberies one resulting in a security guard being injured and that he'd be sent to prison right alongside them.
Kopay was born in 1967 with many siblings. Sources vary on whether he was born in Kazakhstan or was from Russia and immigrated as a child. He was raised by his mother, a chronic alcoholic who kept breaking up with various different partners and would bring many men back to their homes. Kopay himself put it as this "I had a new dad every week". Despite being his only parental figure, his mother wasn't involved in his or his sibling's lives. Due to a lack of any real parenting, Kopay developed a temper, barely studied at school and dropped out as soon as possible and was later drafted into the military.
After his discharge from the military, he got married immediately but swiftly had his first of many failed marriages. He beat his first wife so badly that she needed surgery and passed away during the operation, Kopay did not face any charges for this incident. His second wife, he forced into sex work while Kopay himself was unemployed. For prior employment, Kopay once was a police officer before he was terminated in 1992 for drinking on duty, then he was a security guard and at the time of his arrest, an orderly at the mental hospital.
Evgeny Turochkin was born in 1976 and likewise his only parent didn't care much for him. After his schooling, he worked as a mechanic before joining the military. During his army stint, he suffered a severe and permanent traumatic brain injury after a fellow soldier broke a stool over his head. Once discharged, Evgeny struggled to find work and could only work the occasional odd job. Kopay would help him out and get him a job as an orderly.
Evgeny Turochkin
Mikhail Sergeevich Vershinin was born in 1975 in Almaty with a congenital heart defect. He grew up in a relatively normal family and in fact was cared for greatly by his parents due to his heart issues. He was still shy, withdrawn and introverted which caused him to be bullied at school. After schooling was complete, he went to medical school and graduated as a paramedic. It was during his tenure as a student at med school that he met a girl he would later marry. According to Mikhail, she was the abusive one who "dominated" him, would engage in blatant acts of infidelity before his eyes, and whenever he tried breaking it off, she always convinced him to come back. Mikhali was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses and the teachings he adhered to and his supposed toxic relationship caused him to develop a hatred toward women as a whole.
Mikhail Sergeevich Vershinin
According to Kopy, Mikhail and Evgeny, they claimed their first victim on April 30, 1998. The victim was a prostitute they simply knew as "Natasha" She was brought to their apartment so they could employ use of her services which would come at the cost of 500 Tenge. Regretting the money he parted with and wanting it back, Kopay took a knife and ran toward Natasha, slitting her throat. With her dying words, Natasha mentioned having two children.
Her body was then brought to a tun in their bathroom where they proceeded to dismember her body and peel the skin and flesh off of the bones which they decided to cook, even turning it into kebabs which they served to their unknowing relatives and neighbours.
After this murder, The gang as it turned out, liked killing and the taste of human flesh so they began luring more prostitutes into their apartment and would replace excessive alcohol with the cache of psychiatric drugs they had access to at the mental hospital and to make money, would even sell their "meat products" to the public.
Another murder happened in August 1998, an acquaintance of Kopay visited him and she got into an argument with Evgeny who threw a bottle at her, starting with the shards cutting an artery. This was the only one of their murders that seemed unplanned and a spur-of-the-moment decision. After her death, the three repeated the same process done with Natasha.
Meanwhile, Evgeny would add that before the victims would be dismembered, he'd sneak into the bathroom and engage in necrophiliac acts. By the time the investigation had concluded, Kopay, Evgeny and Mikhail were linked with 7 murders of women aged between 18-25, three of those victims had never been identified and remain Jane Does.
The three were made to undergo a mental evaluation and once they were ruled sane, the trial began. At court the three referred to themselves as "orderlies of society" and that they were cleansing the world of "filth". Mikhail specifically referred to himself as a scientist and that he was dissecting the skulls for the sake of a major scientific discovery.
On September 28, 2001, The Almaty City Court sentenced all three of the cannibals to death. Roman Ledyaev was handed down an 8-year sentence. The three appealed their sentences but on December 19, 2002, The Supreme Court upheld the sentences. Mikhail's father attended the proceedings and continued to argue for his son's innocence, claiming the police tortured him into confessing and that he had an alibi for all 7 of the murders. Kopay and Evgeny soon followed suit and began claiming innocence as well.
The four in court
Kazakhstan, in 2003, ordered a moratorium on all executions (before abolishing the death penalty entirely in 2021) causing their sentences to be commuted to life imprisonment. While in prison, Kopay took up drawing and artwork with many remarking how "eerie" they found his artwork. In 2008, Kopay passed away in prison suddenly and from an unexpected illness.
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Kopay's drawings
Evgeny and Mikhail remain in a maximum security penal colony with their every movement constantly monitored by prison guards. After 25 years of jail time, they would be eligible for parole but it is considered highly unlikely by everyone that they'll ever be released.
Sources (In the comments)