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Hey guys, I’m trying to reattach a door for which the hinges have been ripped off and I can not find a replacement at any of the hardware stores or cabinet makers near me .
I know very little about cabinets, but I’m trying to help a friend out as she has an irate tenant.
The original hinges appear to fasten into the corners of the doors and have a pivot / brace type of design. I’ll attach some photos for reference.
Any help greatly appreciated. Or suggestions as to how to remount the other door. Tried with regular hinges but I don’t have the clearance .

The Global Tin Market Supports Positive Price Outlook
A critical shortage in tin supply is setting the stage for a positive price outlook for the commodity with deficits expected to persist in the foreseeable future.
This situation has arisen due to several factors including the lack of new tin discoveries and global events that have hindered the ability of tin miners and refiners to bring new supply into the market.
Since 1985, only four new tin mines have been put into production, now there are only a handful of operating, economic, and sustainable projects. There has been a general lack of new tin mineral exploration that has left the tin supply in desperate need of new discoveries.
The leading tin-producing nations have exhausted their near-surface high-grade tin deposits. Their mines are getting deeper, grades are declining, and operations are becoming more expensive. As a result, the London and Shanghai Metals Exchanges are experiencing historically low levels of tin supply.
China, the world’s largest tin-producing country is also the leading consumer of tin. In 2022, China accounted for approximately 30% of the global tin supply and 47% of the global tin consumption. What is alarming is that China’s tin production has consistently declined over the past 15 years which has coincided with global tin reserves being depleted over the same timeframe. According to USGS projections, this trend is expected to continue, and the supply deficit is expected to widen through 2030 and beyond.
Recent events have further impacted the global tin supply situation.
Indonesia, the second-largest tin-producing nation, has announced plans to limit or ban tin exports to create greater economic benefit within its borders by processing the metal in-country. The country’s Energy and Mining Minister, Arifin Tasrif stated, ‘What we are not allowing is exporting raw materials because these minerals are not renewable.’ The country only consumes 5% of the refined tin it produces and exports 95%. With China being the top importer of Indonesian tin bars, this would impact China’s ability to source enough tin that it needs as the largest solar panel and consumer electronics manufacturer in the world.
The third largest tin-producing nation, Myanmar, announced a mining ban to start in August 2023. Although previously thought to be uncertain, the Wa State recently released a comprehensive implementation plan for the suspension of all mining activities, demonstrating serious intent to proceed with the proposed ban. This will have devastating effects, further tightening the global tin supply. In 2022, Myanmar accounted for 77% of China’s tin ore imports with the Wa region accounting for 70% of Myanmar’s total tin production.
Minsur, the second-largest refined tin producer in the world, suspended its operations for the entirety of Q1 2023. Operations were suspended due to protests in Peru. Although the company has since resumed operations, it is likely they will continue to face disruptions for the remainder of the year.
The eight largest tin producer, EM Vinto in Bolivia, was also shut down all of Q1 2023 due to its inability to source enough coal from Peru to power its smelter. EM Vinto’s operations have resumed however, it is not out of the question that further disruptions occur due to the lack of a reliable coal supplier.
China’s Q1 2023 tin production declined. The country’s tin production was affected by lower concentrate grades and reduced tin imports from Myanmar. The country’s domestic mine feedstock grade also dropped lowering the total tin tonnes produced in the quarter. Guangxi China Tin, a major tin producer in the country was on care and maintenance for 2 months, further impacting China’s ability to contribute to the world’s global tin production.
The International Tin Association forecasts 3 scenarios based on the disruptions facing key tin-producing nations and companies; all show negative growth in global refined tin supply.
The most optimistic scenario sees a 4% decrease in refined tin supply, the neutral scenario would result in a 7% decrease in refined tin supply, and the most pessimistic scenario would lead to a 12% decrease in refined tin supply.
With so many factors inhibiting the growth in tin supply in the near and long term, the scarcity of the metal will be a catalyst for higher tin prices for the rest of the year and beyond.
The tin market is relatively small compared to other metals; any small disruption will have a large impact on the tin price.
A New Player in the Tin Space Exploring for New Sources of Tin
Tincorp Metals Inc. (OTCQX: TINFF, TSXV: TIN) is a company exploring for new sources of tin. It is a Canadian company exploring for tin deposits in Bolivia and have secured agreements to acquire 100% interest in the SF and Porvenir tin projects located in the heart of the Bolivian Tin Belt in the Potosi Department, a world-renowned tin region.
Stay tuned for our next article to find out more about our two tin projects.

I (36/F) have two kids (16/M, 3/F), they are both with me 100% of the time. I do not receive any child support and I am the head of household/sole provider for my family. I make approximately 100K as an independent contractor with my own consulting business.
I am widowed, and my spouse passed away approx. 4 years ago.
I have been dating my partner (41/M) for 1 year and 7 months. He has one child (6/F), he has his child 50/50 with his former partner, he pays child support and makes 120K plus bonus and has full benefits as a salaried employee. He is very stable and loving.
My partner has never been married.
I have never met his former partner and have no desire to - she is a very high conflict person and they often disagree regarding everything from the clothes their child wears, haircuts, what school she will attend, her extracurricular hobbies, etc. Because he has 50/50 custody of his child, we have always spent very little time together when he has his custodial time. Since he only has her half the time, I am a very independent person and we haven't been dating very long (IMO) this has always been my preference and seemed to work well for everyone. I have never dated anyone who has a child before although children generally love me and I have always had an easy time getting along with children I've known.
In the beginning I was very clear about taking things slowly, I did not begin dating for 2+ years after my spouse passed away (my partner is the first/only person I have dated since being widowed). I also vocalized being totally unwilling to consider cohabitation until my son graduated HS early in our relationship. My son will be a senior this upcoming school year.
Slowly over time my partner has essentially disregarded all of my boundaries/concerns about "moving things to the next level". It is my view that he sees moving in together and getting engaged/married as the primary (if not only) indicators that a relationship "is progressing". Recently he got into my phone without my knowledge or permission and read through all my text messages, social media and web history. He did this due to anxiety, fear, and insecurities specifically revolving around why our relationship isn't "progressing" in the way he thinks it should be.. we almost broke up but decided to try and work through it.
Additionally, it has always been my dream to become a homeowner. I grew up in abject poverty, became a teen parent, am orphaned etc. This drive to succeed and grow (emotionally, financially, creatively, spiritually, in my career. etc) is a huge part of who I am as a person and how I view myself in the world. Due to this I've always been a hardworking, fearless and independent person.
Some months ago my partner began pressuring me to buy a house together. We both have near perfect credit, necessary income levels, and savings. I do not make enough income/have enough savings to purchase alone in the area I currently live in.
For reasons beyond my understanding now I entertained this idea as a sort of fun "what if". We went to several open houses and spoke with a mortgage broker who broke down our pre-authorization limits etc. We have not applied for pre-approval.
My partner's current lease ends in July. His landlord requires 60 days notice. My current lease ends in October. My leasing company requires 30 days notice.
As it stands now my partner "lives" at my home with my family and I 100% of the 50% he is child-free and spends 100% of the time he has his child at his own home.
My partner is now heavily, heavily pressuring me to give him the OK to give his notice to his landlord with plans to move into my home with his child and blend our families, with future plans to buy a home together when my lease is up.
I really love my partner and I feel our relationship is generally healthy and balanced however I also feel in my heart of hearts that I do not want to cohabitate because of how uncomfortable I feel being pressured, having my privacy disrespected with the phone thing, giving up my dream of buying a house myself, blending our families during my son's final year of school and my (non) relationship with his child.
His child has always been extremely cold to me, she is jealous of my daughter with her father and in general is just extremely uncomfortable to be around. I understand it is a delicate situation and I have always tried to give her kindness, show an interest in her, give her space to adjust to her father dating someone, etc. Honestly I would be fine continuing to date and even becoming engaged without cohabitating until his child is much older and more emotionally aware/mature.
This situation is further complicated by his highly restrictive custody agreement. He must live in a certain school district, located in the wealthy suburbs.
I have always made it known that I am an independent and free spirited person. I absolutely HATE the suburbs. Previously I have lived in multiple states in my country and travelled full-time doing "van life" for 5+ years before my husband passed away. The idea of living in a cookie cutter home thisclose to houses on both sides while paying $$$$ to be there makes me sick to even consider.
My partner goes back and forth between saying "we can do whatever you want and of course I want you to have your dream life" to basically disregarding that this goes against what I want so much and pretty much insinuates that I just "don't understand how good it will be" and "it will be worth it". He says we can do whatever I want but I know that is not true and we can ACTUALLY do only what his ex-partner agrees to, and they have never agreed on anything ever.
By now with all the pressure and this timeline to give notice to his landlord immediately I feel absolutely sick with anxiety. Today my partner will hand-off custody and come over to spend the week at my place and I feel like hiding under a blanket or jumping off a bridge. I have been vocal about all my concerns all along but also somewhat agreeable about considering all our options, I truly don't understand how I've ended up backed into this corner. We communicate pretty well in that I feel comfortable talking about my needs, fear etc but now with everything closing in I wonder if he's even heard or respected what I've been voicing..
I don't know if I should just go along with what he wants so badly and hope giving it a shot works out, stand my ground about remaining together but separate or end the relationship since it is now almost exclusively a cause of intense anxiety for me.
If I was to only consider myself and my family I would absolutely be planning to move abroad to a lower cost of living country following my current lease expiration. I work fully remote and this was my life-goal previous to my husband's death, delayed by his passing and COVID. I am only considering even remaining here and doing any of the above due to my relationship and his inability to do otherwise due to his custody arrangement. Sometimes I feel like the only way to be with him is to give up everything I want for what he wants instead. Further, he tells me that is not true verbally but his actions as well as just the way things are currently leads me to feel this way.
TLDR, My partner (41/M) is pressuring me (36/F) to move in together. I need advice on establishing a healthy timeline to cohabitate or is his behavior a red flag?

I will be in Manila from august to december, also, on airbnb, I have the feeling that the prices are to expansive compared to what they should be.
Also, most website I know from where I come from are not in the country. I tried Lamuda but I didn't find anything that interest me. Do you have website or tips for me to find an accomodation ?

Could anyone possibly spare $5- $10 to get gas to put in lawn mower so I can get some money in? $the6nutter9 anything would help. SERIOUSLY anything would help. It was was minute my friends parents needed lawn service and if I complete they will pay $120 which would get me through the weekend.

I wanted so badly to love the CatGenie A.I.!
I have two cats, one was a fastidious litter box user (note “was”), the other is extremely picky about his litter box. I work a job that requires me to occasionally be away for extended periods, if my roommates don’t scoop every day when I’m away, the picky cat will poop outside of the box. So, having a box that will be automatically immaculately clean all the time sounded like a godsend. I narrowed it down to two self-cleaning litter boxes that I had to choose from, one was the Litter Robot and the other was the CatGenie A.I.
After reading up on both machines, I finally settled on the CatGenie A.I. I bought it, and at $539, this is hands down the most money I’ve ever spent on a pet outside of veterinary care (or initial adoption fees).
The shipping was reasonably quick and when I got the machine, I was pretty happy. I was impressed by the general build quality of the machine. It certainly did not look like the manufacturer cheaped out on any part of the machine. All the plastic seemed high quality and part fitment was impressive.
In general, I found the machine pretty easy to set up, Based on the requirements of water, drainage, and electricity, there was really only one place in my house that I could set it up.
I was quite happy and excited to put the machine into use. Unfortunately, after 5 months of usage, this was the first and last time that I was genuinely happy with the CatGenie.
I very diligently followed the instructions on how to acclimate a cat to the device. The cat that was the diligent cat box user took to the CatGenie right away, He used it several times a day from the get go.
My other cat wanted nothing to do with the CatGenie. As instructed, I stopped cleaning the old box to make the CatGenie more appealing. As soon as the old box got too dirty, the picky cat pooped outside of the box. As the CatGenie instructions indicate, I put the stray poop into the CatGenie, this did not change anything.
I tried using cat activation mode, I tried manually starting the box, and I tried time activation. No change occurred.
One night, my roommate got a little drunk and thought it would be a good idea to sprinkle a little regular litter in the CatGenie and see what would happen (I did warn her not to do this, but I’m guessing she forgot about this while drunk). At this point, we were about 3 weeks into our CatGenie ownership and I was already very seriously considering sending the unit back for a refund.
Two things happened in the aftermath, one, the cats started using the box, and, two, the warranty was voided, so since I was now without a doubt out the $539, I was determined to make this machine work for my pets.
I put the machine back into manual cleaning mode because I did not want to risk cleaning it with the clumping litter in it. Once it finally got too gross, I vacuumed the litter out and tried a cleaning, at this point, it was too late, the clumping litter had gotten into the machine’s internals, and I had no choice but to completely take the machine apart and clean everything manually. It was disgusting, but I got the machine to work smoothly again.
Since, the cats were willing to use the box with just the aroma of a traditional litter box, I thought that maybe the issue was that they didn’t like the smell of the cleaning solution, so I changed to the unscented stuff. The cats were even less interested in the machine than they were with the scented solution.
I also thought that maybe the problem was that the lid was too confining so I tried it with and without the lid, again, no difference.
I decided to put a webcam near the box. What I discovered was that they were jumping in, maybe peeing, maybe not, then jumping out and pooping elsewhere (usually on the bathroom sink). If they did poop in the CatGenie, they never buried it.
Out of desperation, I asked my friends online if any of them had successfully used the CatGenie, one friend said that she transitioned them by lining the CatGenie in plastic, filling it with scoopable litter, then as she scooped the litter out, she slowly replaced it with CatGenie pellets. So, I gave this a try, I did actually get them both to start using the CatGenie with only one accident.
So, I thought this was a decent enough track record. I finally decided to pull up the plastic, put down all CatGenie pellets, go through the usage logs and find a time that they never use the box and set that as the cleaning cycle time, and see what would happen. For four days, it was great, they were both using it, and we were “accident” free. Then for seemingly no reason, they stopped being good, and I started finding poop on floor or on the sink again.
I felt like I was so close to having them use the CatGenie, I would not give up. I bought some cat attractant and mixed it into the CatGenie pellets and replaced it every day, I also bought repellent, I would thoroughly clean every place they would void outside of the CatGenie, spray it with repellent, and cover it in aluminum foil. So as to make all the places they wanted to poop/pee on as undesirable as possible and make the CatGenie as attractive as possible. So, here is how they responded to that: they would perch on the ledge of the bowl of the CatGenie and go on that, sometimes it would roll into the CatGenie, but most times, it rolled onto the floor.
It really felt like a war of wills, they were fighting me tooth and nail to not use the CatGenie and I was fighting with everything I could think of to get them to use it.
It was around this time that my apartment started smelling of cat urine. I think towards the very end, they were refusing to use the box at all. They would jump in, decide “no”, and go elsewhere. After coming home from a long weekend, I was nearly bowled over by the smell of urine and feces, I decided that the cats won, the CatGenie had to go.
I disconnected the CatGenie, put it in the basement, set up a new box with their old clumping litter, and then set to the process of locating everywhere they went outside of the box and thoroughly cleaning those areas. I had to replace several rugs, it took days for me to find everywhere they had gone and were hiding it from me.
As if the huge expenditure on the system that I won’t be able to get my money back on was not enough, the cat that was always good about the box started peeing and pooping in the same areas that the bad cat was using. So, by increasing the amount of times the bad cat went outside of the box, it made my good cat much less fastidious about box usage.
So, considering, the effect this device had on my cat family, I have to conclude that the CatGenie A.I. is actually worse than worthless. It made my situation worse.
At the end of the day, I still think the CatGenie is a phenomenal concept, it just needs some tweaking. Petnovations needs to find a way to prevent the device from flinging litter out of the box, I was astonished that the box does this even if the lid is in place. They need to find a way to completely get the poop out of the box because the smell the machine makes if it doesn’t get all of the poop out is absolutely unbearable. Those little chunks just wreak havoc!
I think the reason my cats would not take to the CatGenie was due to failures on two key points, smell and feel. These two elements are critical for cats. I think to the cats, the cat genie simply does not smell right to them, if they could find a sanitizing solution that smells like fresh cat litter, cats might be more willing to use the CatGenie. But the feel of the pellets is probably the CatGenie’s biggest failure, the pellets just do not feel like litter to a cat, the pellets are very large and they are made of plastic, this in no way emulates the type of substrate that a cat likes to void on. The fact that I saw my cats jump in and then jump out hundreds of times over the past 5 months reinforces that the pellets are just wrong. I think they need to be much smaller in size and made out of something else entirely. I think something like very small Hydroton that is coated with a sealant (to prevent urine from soaking in) would probably have more success with cats, Hydroton would feel more like litter because it is a form of clay.
The only way that I would give this device another try in its current form is if I had a young kitten that would be easier to train, taking two grown cats who are picky that have been using a traditional litter box for a decade are not going to easily change.
So, to summarize, I think the CatGenie A.I. deserves 5/5 stars as a concept device, the build quality is 5/5 stars, 2/5 stars for cost (this is such an expensive device), and negative stars for usefulness.
If my cats would have used it, I would have seen this device as a godsend, but instead it wound up being an expensive nightmare that worsened my cats’ behaviors.

Prices aside AM5 SFF boards are all a joke. All the retailer reviews trash this board.
To get USB 4 this is literally the only option, Originally, I went with a Gene because albeit expensive it has literally everything needed in the smallest form factor you can get. for an Ncase build
Unfortunately, my 7950x3d died from it and I've been fighting with ASUS CS on a resolution. They have discontinued the board and can't provide another one, so they want to give me an ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME lmao.
I don't even really want to take the board because it looks like they are just sending them to everyone, and I really don't even think I can offload it for 600usd at this point to cover the cost of the gene.
So, I really don't know what to do ask them to send me a recertified Asus ROG STRIX X670E-I and eat the loss maybe they can comp me with a gift card IDK, like I want more ASUS BS lol

Background I (28f), met my stepdad (50ish male), in 2007. My parents were going through a nasty divorce that surprisingly ended with my dad taking custody of me and my 2 sisters who are in their 20s as well. Stepdad met mom and she fell oregnant with my half sister “R” who was born in 2007. They got married in 2007. Stepdad bought a house cash soon after. Immediately things changed. His behavior changed. Twin brothers “w” and “d” born in 2009. Stepdad’s Behavior gets worse. Financial abuse. He wouldn’t let mom work or go to any stores. If a man looked at mom he’d yell at her for hours after. He’d only put enough gas in the car to take us to school. If she deviated from the route home she’d be stranded. She wasn’t allowed access to the bank account. Almost every night he’d come home and tell us about the little side jabs he’d tell his surgeon and scrub tech buddies at work about mom. He’d make pig and cow noises at her during dinner. He’d call us like dogs with whistles sounds, actively ignore us when talking to him or asking questions. Stand over us to intimate us. He does and still does leave loaded guns ALL over the house. One time he refused to take mom to the ER because he wanted to sleep. He had me drive her as a teen to the ER and the doctors said she almost didn’t make it. Y’all get the picture. She wasn’t allowed a phone either. My uncle, her brother, sent her a phone from Texas and paid for it for her. Mom finally had enough and tried to start divorce proceedings. She hired a lawyer and got a good but very draining job. but said to the lawyer to give stepdad warning to pick up papers instead of being served. He never filed like he said he would and stepdad went and got the best lawyer who actively defends abusive men against the women at our local shelter. So stepdad filed first!!!The women’s shelter counseled mom to get out based on everything they were told. But when she told them who stepdad’s lawyer was they said there was no way she would win. By their advice and her lawyers, they said the kids were not allowed to choose where to live unless stepdad was “hanging them upside down in a dark room and beating them.” We live in a default custody state. Now one of my twin brothers (both 13) has been hospitalized for suicidal thoughts and DETAILED plans to kill himself and is on meds for that, anxiety, sleep, and wanting to hurt his abuser. he is out now. What can I do? I’ve gotten them into therapy after a year of my mom saying “the kids refuse therapy…stepdad says he’ll set up appointment…I can’t afford the copay.” Literally the day after suicidal brother’s first appointment he’s hospitalized. How can I help my siblings? One of my sisters pays for the 3 kids phones. I’m trying to help pay for therapy. But stepdad said in court order that mom is keeping them from him and made it to where they can’t leave the state and visit family in Texas. He never let us visit them as children either and would “fix moms car” when we wanted to go or if he did let us go’ he’d drive down 4 hours to see we were there and then go home. He bombards younger siblings with calls. If they don’t answer he drives to moms house and bangs on the door and says “answer your fathers calls.” His house is a literal pig stye. Guns and empty bottles of whiskey everywhere. Trash and dishes everywhere. His dog has destroyed my siblings room. They sleep in a camper outside because it’s so bad. Mom goes there almost everyday to have dinner with him and the kids. She’s trying to keep things from going further in court because siblings don’t want to live a week on and a week of with their dad. I’m falling apart from stress trying to help. What can I do?

I don’t know about where y’all live but I’m in the dfw (dallas-fortworth) and I’ve noticed all my local 7-11s started stocking back up on feel frees. It’s just easier to quit when they are not at every fucking gas station around me. Anyone else notice this?

The Global Tin Market Supports Positive Price Outlook
A critical shortage in tin supply is setting the stage for a positive price outlook for the commodity with deficits expected to persist in the foreseeable future.
This situation has arisen due to several factors including the lack of new tin discoveries and global events that have hindered the ability of tin miners and refiners to bring new supply into the market.
Since 1985, only four new tin mines have been put into production, now there are only a handful of operating, economic, and sustainable projects. There has been a general lack of new tin mineral exploration that has left the tin supply in desperate need of new discoveries.
The leading tin-producing nations have exhausted their near-surface high-grade tin deposits. Their mines are getting deeper, grades are declining, and operations are becoming more expensive. As a result, the London and Shanghai Metals Exchanges are experiencing historically low levels of tin supply.
China, the world’s largest tin-producing country is also the leading consumer of tin. In 2022, China accounted for approximately 30% of the global tin supply and 47% of the global tin consumption. What is alarming is that China’s tin production has consistently declined over the past 15 years which has coincided with global tin reserves being depleted over the same timeframe. According to USGS projections, this trend is expected to continue, and the supply deficit is expected to widen through 2030 and beyond.
Recent events have further impacted the global tin supply situation.
Indonesia, the second-largest tin-producing nation, has announced plans to limit or ban tin exports to create greater economic benefit within its borders by processing the metal in-country. The country’s Energy and Mining Minister, Arifin Tasrif stated, ‘What we are not allowing is exporting raw materials because these minerals are not renewable.’ The country only consumes 5% of the refined tin it produces and exports 95%. With China being the top importer of Indonesian tin bars, this would impact China’s ability to source enough tin that it needs as the largest solar panel and consumer electronics manufacturer in the world.
The third largest tin-producing nation, Myanmar, announced a mining ban to start in August 2023. Although previously thought to be uncertain, the Wa State recently released a comprehensive implementation plan for the suspension of all mining activities, demonstrating serious intent to proceed with the proposed ban. This will have devastating effects, further tightening the global tin supply. In 2022, Myanmar accounted for 77% of China’s tin ore imports with the Wa region accounting for 70% of Myanmar’s total tin production.
Minsur, the second-largest refined tin producer in the world, suspended its operations for the entirety of Q1 2023. Operations were suspended due to protests in Peru. Although the company has since resumed operations, it is likely they will continue to face disruptions for the remainder of the year.
The eight largest tin producer, EM Vinto in Bolivia, was also shut down all of Q1 2023 due to its inability to source enough coal from Peru to power its smelter. EM Vinto’s operations have resumed however, it is not out of the question that further disruptions occur due to the lack of a reliable coal supplier.
China’s Q1 2023 tin production declined. The country’s tin production was affected by lower concentrate grades and reduced tin imports from Myanmar. The country’s domestic mine feedstock grade also dropped lowering the total tin tonnes produced in the quarter. Guangxi China Tin, a major tin producer in the country was on care and maintenance for 2 months, further impacting China’s ability to contribute to the world’s global tin production.
The International Tin Association forecasts 3 scenarios based on the disruptions facing key tin-producing nations and companies; all show negative growth in global refined tin supply.
The most optimistic scenario sees a 4% decrease in refined tin supply, the neutral scenario would result in a 7% decrease in refined tin supply, and the most pessimistic scenario would lead to a 12% decrease in refined tin supply.
With so many factors inhibiting the growth in tin supply in the near and long term, the scarcity of the metal will be a catalyst for higher tin prices for the rest of the year and beyond.
The tin market is relatively small compared to other metals; any small disruption will have a large impact on the tin price.
A New Player in the Tin Space Exploring for New Sources of Tin
Tincorp Metals Inc. (OTCQX: TINFF, TSXV: TIN) is a company exploring for new sources of tin. It is a Canadian company exploring for tin deposits in Bolivia and have secured agreements to acquire 100% interest in the SF and Porvenir tin projects located in the heart of the Bolivian Tin Belt in the Potosi Department, a world-renowned tin region.
Stay tuned for our next article to find out more about our two tin projects.

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The Global Tin Market Supports Positive Price Outlook
A critical shortage in tin supply is setting the stage for a positive price outlook for the commodity with deficits expected to persist in the foreseeable future.
This situation has arisen due to several factors including the lack of new tin discoveries and global events that have hindered the ability of tin miners and refiners to bring new supply into the market.
Since 1985, only four new tin mines have been put into production, now there are only a handful of operating, economic, and sustainable projects. There has been a general lack of new tin mineral exploration that has left the tin supply in desperate need of new discoveries.
The leading tin-producing nations have exhausted their near-surface high-grade tin deposits. Their mines are getting deeper, grades are declining, and operations are becoming more expensive. As a result, the London and Shanghai Metals Exchanges are experiencing historically low levels of tin supply.
China, the world’s largest tin-producing country is also the leading consumer of tin. In 2022, China accounted for approximately 30% of the global tin supply and 47% of the global tin consumption. What is alarming is that China’s tin production has consistently declined over the past 15 years which has coincided with global tin reserves being depleted over the same timeframe. According to USGS projections, this trend is expected to continue, and the supply deficit is expected to widen through 2030 and beyond.
Recent events have further impacted the global tin supply situation.
Indonesia, the second-largest tin-producing nation, has announced plans to limit or ban tin exports to create greater economic benefit within its borders by processing the metal in-country. The country’s Energy and Mining Minister, Arifin Tasrif stated, ‘What we are not allowing is exporting raw materials because these minerals are not renewable.’ The country only consumes 5% of the refined tin it produces and exports 95%. With China being the top importer of Indonesian tin bars, this would impact China’s ability to source enough tin that it needs as the largest solar panel and consumer electronics manufacturer in the world.
The third largest tin-producing nation, Myanmar, announced a mining ban to start in August 2023. Although previously thought to be uncertain, the Wa State recently released a comprehensive implementation plan for the suspension of all mining activities, demonstrating serious intent to proceed with the proposed ban. This will have devastating effects, further tightening the global tin supply. In 2022, Myanmar accounted for 77% of China’s tin ore imports with the Wa region accounting for 70% of Myanmar’s total tin production.
Minsur, the second-largest refined tin producer in the world, suspended its operations for the entirety of Q1 2023. Operations were suspended due to protests in Peru. Although the company has since resumed operations, it is likely they will continue to face disruptions for the remainder of the year.
The eight largest tin producer, EM Vinto in Bolivia, was also shut down all of Q1 2023 due to its inability to source enough coal from Peru to power its smelter. EM Vinto’s operations have resumed however, it is not out of the question that further disruptions occur due to the lack of a reliable coal supplier.
China’s Q1 2023 tin production declined. The country’s tin production was affected by lower concentrate grades and reduced tin imports from Myanmar. The country’s domestic mine feedstock grade also dropped lowering the total tin tonnes produced in the quarter. Guangxi China Tin, a major tin producer in the country was on care and maintenance for 2 months, further impacting China’s ability to contribute to the world’s global tin production.
The International Tin Association forecasts 3 scenarios based on the disruptions facing key tin-producing nations and companies; all show negative growth in global refined tin supply.
The most optimistic scenario sees a 4% decrease in refined tin supply, the neutral scenario would result in a 7% decrease in refined tin supply, and the most pessimistic scenario would lead to a 12% decrease in refined tin supply.
With so many factors inhibiting the growth in tin supply in the near and long term, the scarcity of the metal will be a catalyst for higher tin prices for the rest of the year and beyond.
The tin market is relatively small compared to other metals; any small disruption will have a large impact on the tin price.
A New Player in the Tin Space Exploring for New Sources of Tin
Tincorp Metals Inc. (OTCQX: TINFF, TSXV: TIN) is a company exploring for new sources of tin. It is a Canadian company exploring for tin deposits in Bolivia and have secured agreements to acquire 100% interest in the SF and Porvenir tin projects located in the heart of the Bolivian Tin Belt in the Potosi Department, a world-renowned tin region.
Stay tuned for our next article to find out more about our two tin projects.

I bought my GTS 300 from a dealership last year at 1500 miles and they told me to bring it back for service at 4000 miles. It’s a little over 4000 miles now so I called to make an appointment and they quoted me $300. I asked what they do in this service and they said an oil change and checking fluids. This is my first scooter but this kinda seems like a lot considering an oil change for a car is like $50. Is this a normal price or am I being ripped off?

I recently bought the 14 inch: M2 Pro 12 core CPU / 19 core GPU and 1tb SSD. But the store I bought it from reduced the same spec M2 Max with 30 core GPU to the exact same price and I'm still in my return window. What do you guys think I should do? I work as film editor but since avid media composer isn't optimized that well yet at the moment it mainly runs on cpu power. Davinci Resolve is the only tool that properly uses cpu/gpu and it can get quite warm transcoding with that. I also really wonder if anyone has seen any benchmarks of 14 inch M2 Max in low power mode vs M2 Pro in same chassis. Important to note thus is that I don't care whether the M2 Max is used to it's full potential vs 16 inch, I just don't want it to be worse than the pro. The additional external screen possibilities are quite attractive for me.

I hope you get something stuck in your teeth and you can't get it out all day.
I hope you get bad gas while in public and you try to let it out discretely, but instead it trumpets loudly.
I hope you have a nice conversation with someone you like but forget what you are going to say and it bothers you.
I hope you pull into your driveway and realize you forgot to get groceries.
I hope you take pride in your excellent work, but nobody appears to recognize your effort.
I hope you thought today was Friday.
I hope I'm not being too mean, but your decisions have caused me pain and I need to yell into the void.
That is all.

Disclaimer: I enjoy Trials don't get me wrong, but a lot of the players I see in deep dives and other activities like nightfalls with Trials of Osiris armor seem to really suck at pve.
It seems like a trend that if I see someone with Trials armor in deep dives and nightfalls they never seem to carry their weight after activating Toland's orb for higher difficulty in deep dives, regularly dying to stupid stuff, and getting nowhere near as many kills as the rest of the team.
What gives? I'm just trying to finish deep dives and would rather do it with a team.

Season Briefing "Alright Miners, listen up. The Rockpox situation just escalated. The lithophage comet has been caught in Hoxxes' orbit and is now circling the planet rather than passing by as R&D suggested. Considering the fragments of this vile rock are already doing enough damage, the consequences of allowing the comet to land on Hoxxes IV could be catastrophic. The comet's collision course with the planet is inevitable, so Management has approved the destruction of the comet in order to disperse the severity of the comet's impact. There are several mining rigs chipping away at the comet, though the task is proving difficult to say the least.
The fight against Rockpox has merely begun and we've got a lot of work to keep our planet clean. With the increased amounts of Lithophage meteorites impacting the planet, very few regions are safe from the outbreak. Most missions you embark on will have Lithophage running rampant, so stay on your toes. Additionally Rockpox has upped the ante with reports of several new lithophage-infested bugs. Expect some common threats to become a bit tougher to fight. News doesn't get much better from there as there are also reports of pure lithophage abominations. Be on the lookout for much larger parasitic baddies when cleansing the caves.
It's not all bad news however. R&D has been cooking up some new toys to help you combat the ongoing threat of Rockpox. With that said, these new toys are primarily designed to combat a particularly nasty parasite, but that's on a need-to-know basis and you don't need to know just yet. Nor will you want to know, because frankly it's some nasty stuff...
Last but not least, it is imperative that we keep the lithophage off the Space Rigs. Samples have been moved after a few outbreak reports, but the lost samples are still loose in the Rig. If you manage to find chunks of Lithophage, take them to the contaminant disposal receptacle near the drop pod and you'll be rewarded some performance points off the clock!
As always, Management sends their regards."
Synopsis Season 3 has been a blast, but it felt incomplete to some extent. Don't get me wrong, GSG did a wonderful job as always and it's very polished. It's just... Two zombies and an angry noodle? You'd think this space plague would put up more of a fight. I say it should. As much as I'd prefer a new theme, another two-parter is very welcome. The Rivals didn't need a part 2 and was likely either GSG unloading a few unfinished concepts that weren't ready in time and/or just trying to kill time while they got Season 3 ready. Season 3 on the other hand greatly benefits from a part 2.
I wrote up this literal document of ideas deadass months before the season teasers and announcement. GSG already has everything finalized, but regardless I wanted to share my ideas. Partially because I didn't want my ideas to go to waste, but mostly because I had a much darker and more grotesque vision of Rockpox with horrific mutations that leave the hosts in agony which I think are moderately better than what we got.
Hoxxes IV's condition The basic premise is that the lithophage situation has escalated and the comet is on a collision course with the planet, meaning the lithophage outbreak is spreading rapidly. In an effort to stop the outbreak once and for all, DRG has sent out mining rigs to chip away at the comet and destroy it piece by piece. As the season name implies however, the comet has been "vomiting" meteors more frequently as a result and some nastier parasites along with it, presenting cataclysmic results. In other words, DRG's efforts are resulting in a Bilious Cataclysm. While DRG attempts to destroy the comet, operatives on the planet must keep the infection at bay. That means more lithophage outbreaks and more lithophage enemies.
The main meat of the Season would be a significantly expanded roster of infected enemies and even some unique rockpox abominations made of lithophage parasites. In order to find said beasties, the Lithophage Outbreak warning is available in any biome. Obviously it'd be annoying to deal with Lithophage enemies everywhere you go, so there is still a small area on the map that has more outbreaks than others. All regions are capable of having a Lithophage Outbreak mutation but they are limited to one warning maximum. Meanwhile, epidemic zones will have two minimum and can have up to four maximum. You can encounter a very small handful of rockpox enemies on any mission (the game will decide which enemies are available in the spawn pool in the same manner as the appearance of excessive amounts of special enemies such as Exploders, Swarmers, Mactera, and Wardens) while the whole roster is limited to just epidemic zones. However, there is one exception:
The infection spreads With the outbreak worsening, Rockpox has been spreading rapidly. Not only that, but Rockpox Larvae have gone from spreading pathogens to Glyphid Grunts and Praetorians slowly through their environments to taking a figurative jump in evolution and a literal jump onto enemies. They will now actively target and infect (compatible) enemies like they do against the dwarfs. Any creature it infects will have their attributes enhanced, including both their strengths and their weaknesses. If you're unlucky enough to have a larvae find a tough host, it will turn into a Rockpox variant regardless of the spawn pool.
The Lithophage parasites have become more accustomed to Hoxxes IV's vast ecosystem and have begun burrowing into a variety of different hosts such as Glyphid Guards, Slashers, Acidspitters, and Swarmers, Mactera Spawn and Trijaws, Q'ronar Shellbacks, and even poor innocent Loot Bugs! Truly no creature is safe from this plague.
Also quick disclaimer: Use the Rockpox Grunt and Praetorian as a template for all of these enemies. All of the enemies will still have the glowing yellow cysts (weakpoints) that do critical damage when broken unless specified in the description of the enemy. Along those same lines, unless specified, all of these enemies have their normal abilities with the added Lithophage enemy stats. I say this because I'm afraid people are gonna think l'm not taking into account the fact that Rockpox-infected enemies tank 90% of all damage if you aren't aiming for the weakpoints. None of these enemies wil have only the one weakness mentioned. That's just a weakpoint special to the corresponding enemy *(e.g the Rockpox Guard has a weakpoint on the face but also has 3-4 cysts all over its body like Rockpox Grunts). There's a reason people didn't like Elites after all.
Rockpox Guard The infected Glyphid Guard has its front armor enhanced with it's face completely eviscerated with Rockpox in order to support its front armor. The front armor is impervious to damage, but is actively attached to it's face which is it's weakpoint. When it attacks, it will briefly latch onto its target and entangle them in Lithophage, rapidly infecting the target with Lithophage (increases lithophage status by 50%) before tossing them back. During this attack you can quickly kill the Guard by attacking the tendrils on its face.
Rockpox Slasher The infected Glyphid Slasher has it's sharp front legs enhanced with Rockpox. It will rapidly sprint around the room to dodge fire, before darting towards a target, quickly slashing them with it's bladed tendril arms, and then going back to dodging fire. Instead of stunning the target in place directly however, the Slasher will rapidly infect the target (increases lithophage status by 80%) which in turn can lead to indirectly stunning the target. The legs are a major weakpoint, but it's rapid movement makes it hard to hit. Whoever is targeted by the Slasher has the best opportunity to kill it due to its legs facing the target.
Rockpox Acidspitter The infected Glyphid Acidspitter has it's acidic saliva enhanced to fire three contagious Rockpox projectiles. A direct hit will immediately encase the target in Rockpox while hitting terrain will create a cloud of Rockpox to slowly infect nearby dwarfs (increases lithophage status by 15% per second, takes less than 7 seconds to ensnare them). The Acidspitter has more health than usual and behaves similarly to a Menace; it fires off a few shots before quickly repositioning with a much faster movement speed than its uninfected counterpart, though it obviously cannot burrow (comparable to how the Glyphid Spreader behaves, but more evasive).
Rockpox Swarmer Infected Glyphid Swarmers behave similarly to Rockpox Larvae. They spread infection through their attacks (increases lithophage status by 5% per hit), but do not burrow into your beard. Instead they will continuously nibble at your feet until you're helplessly ensnared in Rockpox and at their mercy. Killing Swarmers up close will result in being contaminated by the small amounts of pathogen they release (increases lithophage status by 10%, and only when killed in close proximity, the rockpox aoe does not linger).
Rockpox Exploder The infected Glyphid Exploder has enhanced their explosive tendencies to spread the infection. Instead of rapidly self-destructing, they have volatile cysts that slowly and methodically seep Lithophage pathogens by draining their blood until they die. They will remain in a stasis state until disturbed or burrow out of the ground nearby ready to strike, constantly releasing pathogens. Exploders move significantly faster than normal and will persistently breathe in your face and infect you with Rockpox once they get close enough (increases lithophage status by 20% per second when within normal detonation range) while still constantly following you.
Like normal Exploders, they are easily dispatched with just a few shots. However, like other Lithophage-infected enemies, their bodies are very strong and the cysts must be popped instead to deal significant damage. When killed, they will combust into a cloud of pathogens. As mentioned previously, the Rockpox infection will constantly drain the Exploder's health over time until they collapse. If they die of their own doing, they won't leave behind any pathogens. Once their health is depleted, they will have nothing left in their body to release.
Rockpox Oppressor The infected Oppressor has impervious armor like it's uninfected counterpart. Unlike its uninfected counterpart, their weakpoint isn't in the rear (though they are more susceptible to damage from the back) but rather in the front. Some areas of it's front armor are bloated by tumorous growths of Rockpox. These areas are weak (strength of Grunt armor) and can be broken away to reveal weakpoints. Breaking all the weakpoints shatters the front armor and reveals a grotesque wall of Rockpox. This will trigger the Oppressor to move significantly faster and attack much more quickly while seeping pathogens from it's mouth (melee attacks do not increase lithophage, but being within 3m of its mouth increases lithophage by 25% per second). Fortunately, it now has no impervious armor and cannot perform Sonic Stomp or Rage Quake.
Rockpox Spawn The infected Mactera Spawn has its abdomen enhanced with Rockpox to fire Rockpox Larvae, instantly ensnaring the target in Rockpox if it's a direct hit or alternatively releasing a Larvae onto the field if it hits terrain. Like the Rockpox Praetorian (correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure I observed this new behavior on the experimental build), it can launch larvae in conjunction with its normal projectile attacks at random intervals rather than this being a separate attack. It's abdomen is initially not a critical weakpoint, but it will unfurl it's abdomen into an appendage to launch Larvae. The appendage can be destroyed to disable it from launching Larvae and deal critical damage to the Spawn, similarly to a Goobomber.
If the Spawn dies with the appendage still intact, it may perform one final gruesome attack by extending it's abdomen appendage up to it's mouth, horrifically reaching down it's throat, ripping out a bundle of spines, and tossing them vaguely in the direction of dwarves at a rapid speed as the poor Spawn helplessly flails through the sky and crashes to the ground like a Goobomber.
Rockpox Trijaw The infected Mactera Trijaw has it's abdomen enhanced like the infected Spawn, as well as it's projectiles. The Trijaw's projectiles will release pathogens on impact (increases lithophage status by 10% per second) and inject large amounts of Rockpox into targets if they hit directly (increases lithophage status by 70%). Like the Spawn, it will unfurl its abdomen to launch Larvae, however it will launch 2-3 at a time in quick succession. The appendage again can be destroyed to disable its Larvae throw attack and deal critical damage.
And once again, if the Trijaw dies with the appendage still intact, it may perform a final gruesome attack by extending it's appendage outwards, straightening it into a sharp spear, piercing the Trijaw's throat, causing the Trijaw to wail in horror and spew a barrage of projectiles out of it's mouth as the poor Trijaw flails through the sky before crashing to the ground.
Rockpox Shellback The infected Q'ronar Shellback has it's body enhanced head-to-toe in Rockpox, nullifying it's typical form of attack of rolling around a room attempting to ram it's prey. The Shellback's primary form of attack is instead it's Acid Spit attack which it will use to fire acidic bile that lingers on the ground. This bile will both slowly infect organisms (increases lithophage status by 5% per second) and dissolve their flesh. Alternatively instead of firing acidic pools of bile, the Shellback can let out a horrific gargling screech as it regurgitates dozens of Larvae out of it's mouth for several seconds. Unlike most infected organisms, there are no cysts on the outside of the body. Instead, a mass of Lithophage has grown out of the Shellback's mouth, meaning you have to attack while it attacks. On death, the Shellback will drool a pool of acidic bile.
Furthermore, the Lithophage pathogens have become more viral and deadly to the more common Grunts and Praetorians. Reports have miraculously identified grotesque proxies of the Lithophage infection; helplessly transformed after prolonged exposure to the parasites into cyst-coated rockpox delivery boys designed only to spread the virus. Stay on your toes and keep a puke bucket at the ready...
New anti-Lithophage equipment The situation may seem grim, but fortunately R&D has been cooking up some goodies to make exterminating the Rockpox Plague easier: the LithoGauge and the RAIL Cannon (Rebuke Artillery Ionizing Lithophage Cannon). The LithoGauge is a modification to the Laser Pointer that identifies what kind of Lithophage threat you're dealing with. Aiming at Rockpox will show a gauge underneath the targeted surface and slowly fill the gauge as it gathers information. The LithoGauge will only gather 33-50% of the outbreak data per infected area, meaning you'll have to scan all of them (if there's only one, it'll automatically be filled).
Once the gauge is filled, the Lithophage meteorites will be visible on the map and active cysts growing on Lithophage terrain will be visible to more easily locate and remove rockpox from the environment. Similarly, you can also scan a lithophage meteorite fragment to locate all other fragments in the area. Additionally, the LithoGauge can identify anomalies in Lithophage meteorite crash zones which is important for identifying a particularly nasty parasitic biomass that has been showing up recently. It's also what the railgun is for, but we'll get into that in a bit...
An evolving menace As mentioned, the Lithophage parasites are rapidly evolving and adapting to their new home. Parasites are growing larger and more deadly. Like their predecessors, they all are devoted to spreading the plague and stopping us from exterminating it. And in order for them to evolve into abominable monstrosities they must use a host organism as a cocoon. As mentioned previously, the short-ranged airborne Lithophage pathogen has been evolving to more strongly affect hosts. Those hosts are what evolve into larger parasites should they remain undisturbed.
Rockpox Grunt Envoy A grotesquely mutated Glyphid Grunt covered in a mass of cysts and tendrils. After prolonged exposure to lithophage parasites, these infected grunts have grown large masses of rockpox across their entire bodies and have no purpose other than to spread the infection as well as fertilize proxy host organisms. While idle, they will occasionally vomit up larvae with a mist trail following them, allowing you to notice when an Envoy is in the cave. If another envoy is nearby, it will approach and share pheromones and pathogens, fertilizing the organism. Since its covered head to toe in cysts, it's rather easy to dispatch. However, if it manages to get within 5m of a dwarf, it will immediately project a mass of tendrils at the target, wrap itself around them, and instantly down them before combusting, leaving a dangerous mist on the player.
Attempting to revive the dwarf will result in the rescuer being rapidly infected with lithophage (increases lithophage status by 40% per second) with an on-screen notification warning the rescuer to "Cure your teammate or wait out the infection." Meanwhile, the downed player has a timer visible on screen and over their player icon on the hud showing how long they have to wait for the infection to pass. To revive the player, you must either cure them via the LithoFoamer and LithoVac, wait out the mist for the infection to pass, or bypass the rapid infection via the Field Medic perk or a full team reviving the player simultaneously (for solo games, Bosco will ignore the timer).
Rockpox Praetorian Envoy A grotesquely mutated Glyphid Praetorian covered in a mass of cysts and tendrils. These praetorians serve as mobile cocoons for larvae to use to evolve into larger threats. While idle, they will wander around vomiting up larvae with a mist trail following them, allowing you to notice when an Envoy is in the cave. If it notices a dwarf, it will either quickly flee and burrow once out of sight to protect it's larvae or try to attack.
If it targets a player, it will beeline for them, starting at default movement speed but exponentially speeding up to as fast as Trawler. Similarly to the Grunt Envoy, it's much weaker than its uninfected counterpart, with as much health as a Glyphid Guard. If it manages to approach a dwarf, it will vomit a mass of tendrils to briefly strangle the target before downing them instantly and leaving behind a mist over the player. Like the Grunt Envoy, this makes the downed player a trap to others if they try to revive them before the infection is cleared. Unlike the Grunt Envoy, the Praetorian has a larger purpose to the parasites so it will either continue fighting or burrow away. If it spawns with a group of enemies, it will never burrow away. On death, it will either leave behind a swarm of parasites in addition to a contagious cloud of Lithophage or transform into a Lithophage Bellower (more on that further down).
Rockpox Loot Bug Envoy Though most creatures targeted by the Lithophage parasites are naturally hostile and aggressive making them perfect hosts to spread the plague, they've been infecting the helpless unsuspecting Loot Bug of all things. Infected Loot Bugs will behave normally with the only giveaway sign that they are infected being their desaturated skin tone and glowing cysts... as well as occasionally pausing to adorably sneeze like a sick kitten.
Unlike the other two Envoys, Loot Bug Envoys can serve both as carriers of the disease as well as cocoons for parasites to metamorphose within. So depending on their state of infection, they will do one of two things when attacked. If the infection is still early, the Loot Bug will simply drop gold and nitra, 1-2 parasites, and occasionally a plagueheart. If the infection is farther along (which is a very rare occurrence), the Loot Bug will immediately react to the damage by horrifically transforming into a Lithophage Bellower (more on that below).
If the parasites are able to complete their metamorphosis within the host, they will transform into one of five monstrosities:
Rockpox Grouser An impenetrable vine-like parasite that stretches down from the ceiling, announcing its approach with a loud creaking noise and distorted cackling. It will stare at its target for a few seconds before exhaling lithophage fumes onto the dwarf for 5 seconds. While it's mouth is open, you can do critical damage to it. Alternatively, you can also power attack it to cause it to cough and reveal its mouth earlier, but it will softly thrash its head back and forth making it more difficult to hit. Once its head is destroyed, the vine portion of the parasite will whip around wildly spewing blood-like fluid before rapidly retracting back into the ceiling and bursting once retracted.
Rockpox Quicksand A collective body of parasites that hides in rockpox terrain. It's invulnerable and nearly undetectable, with it's only telltale sign being it shifting briefly and releasing spores, until approached. When activated, it will writhe wildly, begin to glow, and reach tendrils towards dwarfs that are within 10m. Once targeted, it will follow the target for up to 30m.
Quicksand will either quickly whip a tendril at a target, knocking the target back as well as stunning it when it touches the ground, or latch onto and quickly drag them back to the Quicksand to be consumed. When grabbed, all equipment is disabled except for your pickaxe in which three hits or a power attack will free you and stun the tendril temporarily. If the tendril drags you all the way back to the Quicksand, you cannot escape and need to be rescued by another teammate. If no target is within 10m, it will simply writhe until a new target approaches. The tendrils have their own individual health and can be killed. The quicksand itself must be damaged in order to kill it. Once killed, it will liquify, bubble briefly, then dissipate into a cloud of toxic fumes.
Rockpox Deacon A large mass of parasites that has a chance to spawn from a larvae pod in place of a normal parasite. It will release a shockwave of lithophage that heavily increases lithophage status upon spawning. The Deacon will idly wander around at first. Once encountering a dwarf or being attacked, it will unhinge a large pair of jaws from the top of it's body, roaring wickedly to summon a small swarm of lithophage-infected enemies and briefly unveiling a writhing mass of glowing tendrils. Similarly to the Warden, you can kill the Deacon early on while it's still on it's own and weak, with the glowing tendrils being it's only weakspot that takes critical damage. Once it stops roaring, it will hide it's weakpoint, becoming heavily resistant to damage with it's outer armor shell, and approach the nearest dwarf. The only way to damage the Deacon after the war cry is by chipping away it's shell like any other armor plating on an enemy.
If it reaches a dwarf, it will latch onto them and take over all movement leaving the player helpless unless they have Heightened Senses. The player can resist the Deacon's influence by spamming A and D which will not only slow the Deacon down and throw off their aim but will break some of the Deacon's armor. The Deacon will ride the dwarf around firing their primary or secondary weapons for up to a minute until the host runs out of ammo or dies before seeking a new host. This of course means teammates will be forced to risk shooting their captured teammate both to save the teammate and eliminate the immediate threat. Deacons will not spawn in solo or in empty lobbies.
Rockpox Bellower An immature parasite interrupted during it's metamorphosis, it's body consists of an indistinguishable writhing mass of tendrils. It will rarely spawn in place of a Praetorian or Loot Bug Envoy's death. The Bellower will release an endless stream of parasites, draining it's health as body mass is lost. Once it's health gets low enough, either from spawning parasites or taking damage from the player, it will sprout long appendages and begin fleeing while bellowing loudly, summoning infected enemies to aid it. If it manages to get far enough away, it will burrow away. If you kill it before then however, it will trip and land on it's head kicking it's legs wildly, before finally combusting violently; shooting it's long limbs across the cave, dropping 3-5 plaguehearts, and converting terrain in a 5m radius around it into inert rockpox.
Rockpox Stalwart A stone biomass held together by lithophage that guards infected areas and serves as an alternative to the typical cleaning mechanics of infected areas. Unlike it's lesser kin, the Stalwart is incredibly powerful on it's own. While every other contagion spike is protected by an army, the Stalwart IS the army and then some. Unlike normal contagion spikes, the Stalwart is directly linked to the upkeep of the contagion zone and must be defeated in order to decontaminate the area. No amount of soap and water is going to clean up this mess.
Similarly to a Dreadnought, it has two large health bars, a shell and a core, that must both be depleted one at a time to defeat it. The Stalwart's shell is highly resistant to all damage except for Explosive, Armor Breaking, and Temperature Shock, and is weak to Rockpox Repellent Energy (more on that below) and Melee damage. Once it's shell is destroyed, it will reveal it's lithophage innards holding it together that can be damaged by any damage type. The general jist of things is that this enemy is incredibly powerful and difficult to defeat. It doesn't play nice by any means and that's the point. You MUST be prepared.
In order to combat this insane menace that'd bring a Glyphid Menace to tears, R&D has cooked up a powerful antibiotic formula that has a very destructive effect on Rockpox. Dubbed "Rockpox Repellant Energy," or R2 for short, this concoction has a similar effect to radiation, separating cells on the atomic level and dissolving most organic matter, Rockpox in particular, on the spot. It's so powerful that most Rockpox organisms can't survive even the smallest dosage (one shots EVERYTHING with Rockpox in their name). Of course there's one exception: the organism that's taken it's name literally and has its organic mass covered in stalwart stone (hence the name Stalwart).
Instead of calling a cleansing pod, you will call a RAIL Cannon Armory pod with special railgun weapons loaded with R2 energy used to fight the Stalwart. Be warned: these monsters aren't impenetrable and can be taken down by conventional means just as well as they can with R2 energy. These railguns are a privilege not a requirement, and frankly this stuff ain't cheap, so you only get one RAIL Armoury pod, two railguns, and two refills. The railguns have a limited ammo capacity and can only be refilled as long as spare energy is available in the pod. Make it count!
The Stalwart will emit gargling moans that echo throughout the cave like BET-C's distress beacon to announce it's presence. When approached or damaged, it will awaken unfurling into a gorilla-like posture before slamming the ground angrily and beginning its attack.
It has three phases: Incursive, Offensive, and Vulnerable. It will initiate its attack with either Incursive or Offensive.
During Incursive, it will gallop towards targets, or slowly crawl if climbing a vertical or ceiling surface. Once it reaches it's target, it will raise it's arms for 2 seconds before quickly slamming it's full dead weight onto the dwarf, dealing an incredibly dangerous blow to the target if it lands directly and heavy damage and knockback to anything else nearby. It will not shift targets and will continuously pursuing it's target for up to 30 seconds. Once it either reaches its target or gives up pursuit, it will switch to Offensive.
During Offensive, it will perform one of three abilities before returning to the Incursive phase: Guard, Rupture, or Scream.
When Guarding, it will raise it's fists in front of it, becoming 50% resistant to attacks from the front and regenerating up to 50% of it's shell health, and face the nearest player. While it becomes resistant in the front, it will become 50% vulnerable to all damage and 20% more vulnerable to it's weaknesses, both from behind, for the duration of the Guard ability.
When Rupturing, it will briefly plant itself into the ground and consecutively release 15 shockwaves of lithophage in different directions. The lithophage shockwaves will knockback dwarfs and heavily increase lithophage status. When it launches the shockwaves, it will become 80% vulnerable to all damage and 50% more vulnerable to it's weaknesses for the duration of the Rupture attack. Additionally, firing an aoe blast at it with the railgun will stun it and interrupt the attack, destroying the shockwaves in their tracks. The attack lasts only a few seconds, so there is a very short window to attack it.
When Screaming, it will roar at players for several seconds, releasing 7-12 parasites from it's mouth. Similarly to the Grouser, you can shoot it in the mouth to deal critical damage, damaging both the shell and the core. One impact blast from the railgun to the mouth will drop 2/3 of it's shell health and 1/10 of it's core health.
Once you destroy the shell, it will enter it's Vulnerable phase. The Stalwart will collapse for several seconds, falling off walls and ceilings if it enters the phase from that position, and reveal lithophage innards between it's shoulders, neck, and belly that can be damaged to deplete it's core health. It will then release lithophage fumes from all four weakpoints that heal small amounts of its core health. Damaging a weakpoint will disable the healing ability for a few seconds, meaning attacking each weakpoint equally will stop the Stalwart from healing outright for the duration of the Vulnerable phase.
Additionally, if you used a railgun at any point before the Vulnerable phase, the Stalwart will synthesize the energy into a resistance and create a protective field around it's weakpoints. If you fire a railgun at any of the weakpoints, it will reflect the blast, drain the railgun of it's ammo, and deal significant electric damage. You will have to decide if spending the railgun is worth it before the Vulnerable phase as you won't be able to use it during the Vulnerable phase until the next attacking phase if used prematurely; a simple but precarious dynamic to keep in mind. If the Stalwart isn't defeated during the Vulnerable phase, it will regain it's shell health and return to one of the two other phases.
Once defeated it will writhe wildly for several seconds, launching lithophage projectiles in a radius around it and emiting lithophage fumes in a large radius around it, before finally blasting apart and releasing a shockwave that cleanses the surrounding area and kills all lithophage in the area. If you are covered in lithophage during the shockwave, you will be instantly downed. You will be rewarded with 3-5 plaguehearts and multiple chunks of gold and nitra when it is destroyed.
Keeping the Space Rig Clean Last but certainly not least, after all the hell and destruction unfolding on the planet, you still aren't safe on the Space Rig. If you recall, R&D was housing several samples of Lithophage on the Space Rig. Likewise, I imagine you remember tapping on the tanks like children at an aquarium? Well turns out that it wasn't such a good idea because several samples were reportedly missing, meaning we have some stowaways on board. It was already hard enough to keep track of the samples that got out on their own accord, so keeping track of ones that escaped because "you hairy moronic midgets couldn't stop mucking with the damn biotanks," Management's words not mine, is gonna be even harder.
With that said, R&D has developed a simple contaminant disposal receptacle to toss any Lithophage gunk you find on the ship. Lithophage will randomly spawn in different nooks and crannies all over the Space Rig, hell the main area will look like the aftermath of a college party with how much junk lines the floor. And because you likely need some actual incentive, for every few chunks of Lithophage you throw away you'll get a reward ranging from credits to phasyonite to even overclocks and cosmetics.
Conclusion With all that said, it's clear that it'll take a village to keep our planet clean. So pull up your sleeves, slap on some gloves, pick your cleaning utensil of choice (guns included), and let's get to work, Miners!

We have a breakfast nook area off of our kitchen that has a air return for our HVAC system. The return is probably close to 24x36 inches and gets pretty loud when the AC or heater kicks on. I have changed the filters and tried different brands and different price points trying to see if any one works better than another.
Here is my thought...
I could easily close off this air return and relocate it to the garage, but would this cause any other issues? Our garage is completely finished (Insulated, rocked, etc) and is pretty good at maintaining temperature. My first thought was Carbon Monoxide...but It's just my wife and I who are both smart enough to not have cars running in the garage.
Is there a code or something that would prevent me from doing this?