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Sounds (and looks) like a winner!

2023.06.06 18:45 ArtyTheSmarty Sounds (and looks) like a winner!

Sounds (and looks) like a winner!
Anyone happen to catch this today?
Really liking the sound of this one!
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2023.06.06 18:42 SarkastiCat [Eurovision] [Pre-selections for Eurovision] UnPolished pre-selections

Eurovision Song Contest is an international competition that has been running annually since 1956. It's a massive event as a total of 52 countries participated in Eurovision and it's a fun event. Everybody has their own reason for watching it from supporting their own country, celebrating different cultures, enjoying music to appreciating Dustin the Turkey.
You don't need to know details on how voting works or how Eurovision works as we are going to focus on something else. Specifically, the process of choosing the performer. Some countries have a committee that picks a willing performed and some host a competition.
The size and length of the competition differ in each country as every country has their own budget. You can either have Swedish Melodifestivalen or Polish Tu Bije Serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję!. Today, we are going to focus on Poland's history of pre-selections and the latest drama.
Important information.
The post is a bit unique due to the nature of the sources. It's recommended to listen to music videos from 2023 with headphones and without them to get the full experience. There will be mentions of gossip and conspiracies, so wearing a tin foil hat is recommended. Almost all sources are in Polish and they were translated by me. I'm not a professional translator and so I am prone to making mistakes. After a while, this post is going to be edited to include a link to a comment explaining the translation process. Some sources have comments sections and you may encounter triggering content.

Holding onto memories - The history of Poland in Eurovision

Poland debuted in 1994 with "To nie ja" by Edyta Górniak, who was sent by a Polish tv broadcaster known as TVP. The song almost got disqualified, but it wasn't and Górniak got 2nd place for Poland. It was the first time, when Poland was in the top 3 and also currently the last one.
Then there were 5 years of being outside the top 10, which resulted in Poland withdrawing from Eurovision 2000. Poland returned for the 2001 edition, but Piasek's bad performance resulted in Poland withdrawing again.
Then in 2003, Ich Troje with "Keine Grenzen - Żadnych Granic" finally breaks the unlucky strike as they manage to get 7th place. Unfortunately, the unlucky strike comes back. Blue Cafe only manages to get 17th place. Next years are similarly bad. 2 years of not qualifying for the final, 24th place and 3 years of not qualifying. One of the representatives that didn't qualify was Ich Troje, who came back with "Follow my heart".
Poland withdrew again for 2 years, partially due to hosting UEFA Euro with Ukraine. The return of Poland in 2014 was controversial as "My słowianie" by Donatan & Cleo was chosen. The song is basically about how Slavic girls are the best wives as they know how to use body language. It divided Polish viewers. Some treated it as a fun satire of Polish stereotypes (hypersexual girls, poor old-fashioned country, etc.), while others had issues with the song spreading these stereotypes and the sexual nature of the music video. According to one of the biggest Polish newspapers, Britain described the song as a typical weird Eurovision song and they thought it was about bread. Sweden threw sexism allegations, while Germany described the music video as softcore porn.
It also started a discussion about Eurovision and how it's viewed by others. The same newspaper described Polish viewers treating participation in Eurovision as a matter of national pride and how the scale of emotions is similar to a schizophrenic patient running from one end of the room to another. Even when the quality of competition can be questionable.
Donatan&Cleo got 14th place and Poland didn't withdraw. It was probably a good decision as Michał Szpak with his song "Colour of Life" got 8th place in 2016. There were two controversies surrounding Szpak. One of them was a difference between televotes and judges' votes, but the controversy was quickly forgotten. Another controversy is related to TVP, but I will cover it later.
Then Poland got 22nd place and it had 3 songs not qualifying for a final in the row, again. The third song that didn't qualify was "The Ride" by RAFAŁ, which became a meme due to a horrible live performance. It was so bad that many Polish viewers wanted RAFAŁ to not qualify for finals.
The unlucky strike got interrupted by "River" by Ochman, who managed to get 12th place. The live performance became meme due to cheap special effects.

I ain't done yet - Everything about TVP

TVP (Telewizja Polska S.A) is one of the oldest TV broadcasters in Poland and also a controversial one. If you say "politics" and "TVP" in one sentence, you are legally allowed to change your name to Pandora. But you can't escape from TVP, especially if you are interested in music competitions for newcomers. They are associated with one of the biggest music festivals in Poland (Opole Festival) and run three different editions of The Voice (Of Poland, Kids and Senior). Other TV broadcasters don't offer too much. Polsat keeps changing trying different formats and the last music competition was in 2020. TVN has only Got Talent.
Going back to Eurovision, TVP is responsible for anything related to Eurovision. Depending on the year, you may expect either an internal selection carried or a competition. Both of them have their own unique reputation due to many reasons.
The most controversial entry from an internal selection is The Ride from 2021. At that time, most people expected to see Alicja with her song "Empires". Alicja won Szansa na Sukces (a music competition, where singers get a chance to perform somewhere) and she was supposed to participate in Eurovision 2020, but it got cancelled due to covid. Most countries decided to send their 2020 representative, so expectations weren't unreasonable. Yet, TVP decided to do something else and Poland ended up getting multiple memes about RAFAŁ instead of the sweet victory.
However, this doesn't mean that music competitions are without flaws. Some people in TVP wanted to remove Michał Szpak from the competition due to being worried about him potentially winning, but the director Radek Kobiałko and other people organising the competition 2016 decided to stand up against it. The reason behind it is unclear, but Michał Szpak used to be controversial due to his androgynous looks and presentation.
Then there were some minor issues with the first edition Tu Bije Serce Europy!, which were brought up one year later due to the 2023 drama. Some viewers have noticed that one song "Paranoia" by Daria has been promoted by TVP. Daria performed her song before the show. She performed at New Year's Eve's Music Festival by TVP and somebody could say that was TVP's conspiracy to secure Daria's televotes victory. However, Ochman won and some say it was due to the voting consisting of two rounds.
This leads us to 26th February 2023 and the latest drama. Grab your popcorn as we are going back to the past and I am going to serve as your host.

Welcome to the party - The show

It's 17:30 and you are watching TVP 1. The show begins and so it's time to explain to you how the show works.
Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję! 2023 works similarly to the previous edition. Every performed could send one song and that song had to meet standard requirements for Eurovision. Specific requirements are under point 6 and other rules, can be read here. Around 300 songs were sent to TVP and only 10 of them could make it to the show.
Each judge has 100 points and they have to judge each contestant... That's how I would explain rules if they weren't changed 4 days before the competition. It was a fully legal move from TVP as rule 39 specifies that TVP has the power to change rules. The explanation was given by TVP and rules were changed to be closer to those in Eurovision.
Now each judge gives points (12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1) to contestants. Points are then added together and the contestant with the highest total gets 12 points. The next person gets 10 points, etc. Viewers can still vote and they are still as important as judges. Voting works the same, except viewers don't give points.
Without further ado, let's meet the judges and the contestants.
The judges
The contestants
At this point, you may probably see 3 things that were pointed out by fans and the media. The most obvious one is a lack of songs in Polish. Feliver's song only has one Polish segment and that's it. It has been a point of competition criticism, but it isn't anything abnormal. Poland has sent multiple entries in English and even English & Spanish before.
Another thing that can be noticed is the fact that only Ahlena and Jann don't have ties to TVP. Many contestants have performed for TVP at one point and many of them performed a couple of months before the competition. In the case of Yan Majewski and Blanka, you could see them on TVP a couple of days before the competition.
The third thing would be the quality of the show. While not all videos come directly from TVP, the quality doesn't differ that much from what you would see on TV. Journalists and fans openly talked about their ears bleeding thanks to some performances. There were even jokes about the quality of special effects and anything related to visuals. At this point, Poland's special effects are a meme and you can find videos depicting how the performance of (Insert Eurovision 2023 contestant) would look like if they represented Poland. What doesn't help is the fact that recordings from the audience and journalists tend to have better audio.
From things that you could only see by watching the full show, all contestants got at least one round of applause from the public. The craziest applause was for Jann before and after his performance. The beginning of his introduction could be barely heard and even hosts acknowledged the madness after his performance.
Now let's reveal results. During the show, Edyta Górniak was responsible for revealing results.
Name Score
Blanka 12
Dominik Dudek 10
Felivers 8
Jann 7
Natasza 6
Alicja 5
Yan Majewski 4
Kuba Szmajkowski 3
Maja Hyży 2
Ahlena 1
This didn't sit well with the public. When Jann's score was revealed, many people started booing. It was so loud that Edyta Górniak had to ask whoever was giving her score to repeat themselves and you could hear it on TV.
There was also another moment of booing and screaming "EDYTA" after the results were revealed. Then it changed to screaming "USTAWKA" (set-up) and one of the hosts had to calm down the public again. Performances of the contestants were replayed and you can guess what happened when Jann's performance was shown. The crowd went for applause this time and became quiet during Blanka's performance.
This brings us to televoting. Rules changed again and now you can send up to 20 SMS from one SIM card. The cost of one SMS is 3.69 zł, which was the equivalent of $0.83 (US), £0.69 or €0.78. The total number of votes is unknown.
So now let's reveal the final score and the televote scores.

Name Total Score Televote Score
Blanka 22 10
Jann 19 12
Dominik Dudek 18 8
Felivers 14 6
Yan Majewski 11 7
Alicja 10 5
Natasza 8 2
Kuba Szmajkowski 6 3
Maja Hyży 6 4
Ahlena 2 1
Originally, TVP didn't reveal televote scores and viewers only had the total score. The televote ranking has been released by TVP one day later. Number of televotes is still not confirmed. According to one source, TVP has received over 35000 votes. There is also gossip that Jann has received 18000 votes, while Blanka has received only 6000.
But even without specifics, the audience was lukewarm. When 2nd place and 1st place were about to be revealed, the audience was cheering for Jann. When Blanka was revealed, the audience lost its energy. There were some cheers instead of booing, but they weren't too loud.

They mad - Initial reactions

While Blanka's show didn't end with booing, celebrities and social media exploded.
The celebrities' side had reactions ranging from strongly negative to neutral. Ralph Kamiński was openly supporting Jann and even promoted him. He also criticised the format of the show and how only viewers should decide whom to send to Eurovision. He called the situation a "SCANDAL!" and "SHAME!!!".
Michał Szpak was supporting Jann. When the results were revealed, he supposedly end up laughing and swearing on Instagram. During one of his interviews, he openly states that he is in Team Jann but he will be still supporting Blanka. He also added there will be lots of work for Blanka, but he is still hopeful and the song itself is catchy. Maja Hyży, Kuba Szmajkowski, Doda and Roxie Węgiel (Eurovision Junior 2018 winner) share similar views. Their interviews can be reduced to how they were cheering for Jann or another contestant, but it doesn't mean that they will not support Blanka. Then there is a small talk about how she doesn't deserve hate or how her song is catchy.
When ask about songs and singing abilities, Agnieszka Hekiert end up praising Jann's vocal abilities and only said that Blanka's song is a well-produced pop piece. Similarly, Ochman avoided answering a more direct question "Does Blanka sing nicely?".
Another celebrity worth mentioning is Ramona Rey. She also preferred Jann and she was the first celebrity to call out the lack of clarity from TVP regarding how songs for the show were selected. She also called out the lack of Polish songs and mentioned how her rejected song predicted the future.
Even those supporting other contestants had a negative reaction to Blanka. Sandra Kubicka was supporting and promoting Dominik Dudek due to him "singing, playing the guitar, composing and writing his own songs". Her reaction to Blanka was calling her song "disco polo". Disco polo has a similar reputation to modern pop. Some love it and some consider it low-quality music.
Social media was less kind than celebrities. People were either attacking Blanka or TVP. Every tiny move of judges and contestants was analysed. Some even dug through the social media of contestants to make their point about how somebody deserves or doesn't deserve to represent Poland. At that time, you could easily encounter homophobia, racism and conspiracy theories.
Media obviously decided to produce multiple articles about this situation and every website presented something different. It's hard to say if they media the situation worse or better as multiple things have been happening at the same time.
People were divided. For some, Blanka was a twin sister of Ariana Grande that didn't show anything special. That's from one article and from there comments kept getting worse or better. Blanka was either considered a shallow rich girl with a generic song or a singer making others smile with her summer vibes. On another hand, Jann was a talented underdog who was too controversial for TVP or a copy of Måneskin that was singing out of tune.
TVP and others also got lots of comments. Some openly stated that they would be fine with Jann losing, if TVP decided to send either Dominik Dudek or Alicja. Others mentioned the political situation in Poland and how TVP perfectly shows corruption in Poland. One of the things that got pointed out was Blanka having a contract with Warner Music Poland and how TVP could earn money by having Blanka work for them.
Similar theories were slowly popping out and they were discussed by fans. So quickly fix your tin foil hats as we will be moving to the next sections.

Dance along with me - Egurrola's involvement

One of the most popular theories was how judges were voting for Blanka due to personal reasons. Agustin Egurolla and Edyta Górniak were the main focus of these theories.
To start with Egurrola, you can't run away with him as he is always doing something associated with dancing. He either sends his dancers or creates choreographies for multiple shows. Egurolla was supposedly working with Blanka for NYE 2022 music festival and his dancers performed with her for Tu Bije Serce Europy!. There were implications of potential bias and some people pushed this theory further. Supposedly, Egurrola didn't want Jann as Jann wouldn't agree to perform with his dancers and Egurolla wouldn't make money. The extra bit of this theory is based on the fact that Jann created his own choreography and performed without dancers.
Egurolla's controversy got worse thanks to his co-worker, Michał Piróg. Piróg published on his Instagram a picture of him with Egurrola and judges from You Can Dance - Nowa Generacja. In his description he wrote:
"I always sat behind the table and waited for something that would suprise me and enchant me, but there were those who asked beforehand "Who should be the best?"...."
This was later followed up by his comment, which appears to be deleted. Fortunately, the media saved it.
"The chairman, the second man on the picture, the man of the internal businness. Call it as you like"
The post was published a couple of days after the show and most people interpret it as a criticism of what happened in Tu Bije Serce Europy! and the implication that Egurrola had something to do with Blanka's victory.
In the end, the drama surrounding Egurrola died after a reveal that he will not work on Blanka's choreography for Eurovision.

Everybody has somebody - Involvement of Górniak's family

In the case of Górniak, there were multiple dramas surrounding her and her son. They lived for longer than Egurrola's drama due to Edyta's multiple responses and the fact that she was a chairwoman of judges.
Allan Krupa is Edyta's son and he is known as Enso. Most articles refer to him using his real name and so I am going to use it to be more or less consistent.
Going back to the main topic, it has been noticed that Allan was sitting next to Blanka during the competition and one picture was enough to start drama. People quickly started calling Blanka his friend or even lover. However, the first theory that Blanka is his friend became more popular due to Allan already dating somebody.
Allan quickly reacted to negative comments as some people were also attacking his girlfriends. He explained that he didn't even know there were pre-selections and he knew about them after his mother called him a day before. He didn't know other contestants, except for Felivers. He thought that Blanka was just a dancer and she asked him if she can sit next to him.
This wasn't the end as Allan went on some angry rants. Some phrases can't be directly translated without losing their original meaning, so I've tried my best to localise some bits. Check this comment for more information.
"People are writing to me - as if I had a f^^^ing connection to Eurovision - you are re^^^^ed or you are f^^^ing something else"
There was also another rant where he called people NPCs and how they make sh^t on the internet like animals for attention. He ends his rant saying that he understands that pre-selections are a situation of life or death and there is slaughter, when somebody doesn't win.
His story of not knowing Blanka was considered as weird. If it was true, then why Blanka had to search for a seat? Some questioned the legitimacy of this story as Allan has performed at NYE Music Festival 2022 like Blanka and he could theoreotically meet her there.
Allan was later defended by Edyta. He also posted some memes about how he manipulated pre-selections and Eurovision.

You do you and I do me - Edyta's involvement

Just after Blanka's victory, Górniak has been interviewed. She started her interviews by saying that Blanka was chosen by judges and also viewers, when she was expecting to see a change. She then went on a talk about how she thinks that viewers chose Blanka as they need something sunny and international. Also, how people lack something optimistic after all these dramas in their lives.
She then started describing Jann. She described him as demonic, but characteristic and full of charisma. The use of the word "demonic" became controversial and a meme due to being peculiar. What makes the situation worse is the reputation of Edyta when it comes to spirituality. As I've previously mentioned, Górniak is open about her beliefs and she even talked about bad energies, including how Halloween is bad. Funnily, Jann and somebody from his environment knew about this line and even made a joke about his salt necklace and potential exorcism.
To add salt to this situation, a recording from Dobry wieczór Europo! caught Górniak looking away and staring at the ceiling during the performance of Jann.
The day after the show, Edyta wrote a comment on her Instagram post saying that if anybody sees issues with the clarity, they should report them to the producer of the show.
There was also a small misunderstanding of rules from Edyta's side as she said that if people really wanted Jann to win, he would have won as televotes are responsible for 50% of the total score. But according to her, there were probably not enough votes sent to him.
To clarify, Jann got the maximum possible amount of points from viewers and it's unlikely that getting more votes would change anything. So either Górniak was confused by how scores work or she didn't know that Jann has won televote.
Small bits like that started accumulating and started creating a weird picture. During one of the interviews, Edyta stated that judges were questioning a bit if they should vote together or separately. At the end they shared each other's views while hiding their notes and voted separately.
The weirdest thing was the timeline of events presented by Edyta. According to her, votes were collected right away and judges didn't have time to further discuss them. Votes were counted while she was preparing for her guest performance during the ad break. However, later she stated that judges gave their voting cards when she was going to the stage to perform. What doesn't click here is the fact that Górniak was performing after the ad break.
This either means that votes were collected twice (before and after the ad break) or Górniak misremembered the timeline of events. This added fuel to the fire and people kept asking for voting cards. Górniak responded to that stating that she wouldn't have issues with her voting card being revealed. She also revealed that she was receiving results through her earpiece. It had a mixed reaction as TVP didn't reveal anything specific about voting cards and the bit about the earpiece fuelled the theory that somebody was manipulating behind the scenes.
The whole drama with Edyta Górniak was closed by her final comments. In one of the deleted comments she openly said that she is getting hatred for just reading results and some hatred is coming from people due to her being an easier target than the institution. Then there were two comments that you just have to read:
"Regarding the project Eurovision, I've lost my trust to everybody. Even if the rules were about to be change and fixed, I will never go back to this topic. I've seen what was happening last year, I have also seen what people were doing when Rafał was sent to Eurovision. And now the same thing is happening. I feel like a shield that was borrowed by somebody and put at the front of doors. This topic is closed for me."
The other comment:
"I am sure that time will tell and respond to all doubts. [...] I recommend to remember that despite of me being an influential person, I am not a boss of bosses and I can't do everything. [...] I will pray for justice"

You are about to know - Other dramas

So before we talk about Blanka herself, there are some small things worth mentioning. They are mostly based on gossip and they didn't live too long.
According to one of the theories, TVP was setting up MaRina as Poland's representative. She supposedly had to just send her song and everything would be set up. But after her performance at NYE Music Festival 2022, she supposedly withdrew.
From the same source, there is a gossip that one judge had issues with Jann's costume and choreography They supposedly found his costume as too inappropriate and too controversial. His choreography supposedly had some errors. These factors together supposedly created an impression on this judge that Jann would struggle to get points at Eurovision.
Another drama was caused by the release date of the article about Blanka's victory. The article was supposedly released around 2 hours before the competition and some people supposedly have seen it before Blanka's victory was revealed. However, there is no evidence of that and TVP explained the issue with the time of the article. The article supposedly saved the date of creation of the article instead of the release or final edit. The article was created early to publish results as fast as possible and it didn't contain names of contestants.
The final thing worth mentioning is an article talking about how pre-selections in Moldova and Serbia were better than Polish pre-selection. Moldova showed the individual votes of judges and amount of votes sent by viewers, while Serbia released voting cards. Even Lithuania and Latvia were praised.
The cherry on top is a depiction of how much Germany's ranking would change if they followed the rules of Polish pre-selections. Lord of the Lost would get a second, while Will Church (the winner of the judge's voting) would win instead.
This is similar to one theory that the previous representative of Poland, Ochman wouldn't win if the competition followed new rules. This cemented an impression that rules were changed to set up a winner.

It's kinda crazy - Blanka

Since results the reveal of the results, Blanka had to deal with multiple comments and memes. Depending on whom you ask, their perception of Blanka will vary. For some, she became "Bejba" due to her pronunciation of "Babe" and multiple memes. Bejba became viral and Ochman joined the trend. Even Blanka herself embraced the meme by wearing a dress with the text "Bejba". She explained her decision by stating that everybody now calls her bejba.
For some, she became a symbol of everything wrong with TVP and people started searching for evidence of corruption or Blanka being evil.
Somebody pointed out that Blanka's mother was working for TVP as a make-up artist for some shows. But it's possible that she was working for a company that happened to work for TVP and other tv broadcasters. For some, it was treated as evidence that Blanka has direct connections to TVP and there could be some bias.
Then there was another controversy regarding Blanka's social media. She supposedly liked comments that were saying that Jann is from the margin of society, which was interpreted as a classist remark or queerphobia. Just in case, Jann didn't say anything about being LGBTQ+ and only his appearance is relatively androgynous. Going back to the topic, some people defended Blanka stating that she could miss this bit as the comment starts as rather supportive. Some questioned the validity of it as Blanka's relationship with Jann appears to be positive. Blanka complimented Jann, while Jann was one of the first people to cheer her up after the competition and even defended her.
Another controversy was plagiarism. Specifically, there were allegations that Blanka either copied Clean Bandit's Solo or INNA's Up. These allegations remained allegations and that was their end.
The final controversy surrounding Blanka was a petition for Blanka's removal. There were two petitions and one of them has 91170 signatures. People wanted transparency from TVP and to see Jann perform in Eurovision. Blanka reacted to the petition and she was hurt by it.

Never back down - Eurovision

This year, Eurovision was divided into two parts. There were two semi-finals and one final. During the semi-finals, only viewers could vote.
Blanka performed in the second semi-final without massive issues and got 124 points. As a result, she got 3rd place in the second semi-final. It was a gigantic success and she beat the previous representative of Poland. Details can be found on Eurovision website.
Generally speaking, there was a positive reaction. People have praised Blanka for improving her performance, especially her vocals. Solo became one of the most popular Eurovision 2023 songs.
There were only two minor issues worth mentioning. Norway's newspaper Verdens Gang has openly criticised Blanka. Unfortunately, my Norwegian is non-existent and so this translation is straight from Google Translate. The original comment can be found here.
"Polish plastic pop reggae in the category that was once dominated by Swedes in the Stone Age (nineties). Blanka is probably not singing about Norwegian orange soda or a scruffy looking Star Wars hero, but about being completely alone in a relationship. The best thing that can be said about the "Solo" show is that she has the best glove of the finale. She falls out of tune, and loses her tone several times, That she actually thinks she can sing is hopelessly overwhelming. That, and that no adults have stopped this - regardless of the corruption charges."
Even Sweden talked about potential corruption and nepotism. They mentioned that Blanka's choreography was created by Egurolla. Funnily, even Edyta Górniak was mentioned, but she was called Blanka's mother-in-law.
Then there was a final performance, which had a similar reaction. The only difference was the lack of drama from the media and Polish fans even being proud of her. Blanka was placed 24th by judges and she was better than two performers. However, she got 8th place in televoting and it got her 19th place. A bit worse than the previous representative, who got 12th place.

The conclusion

Blanka managed to partially save her face and it's unclear what's going to happen in future. Blanka after Eurovision went on vacation and there hasn't been much news about her.
There was some discussion regarding her placement in televotes ranking and some people in the Eurovision subreddit have used her to make a point about how televoting is bad, while discussing the whole drama that happened due to Loreen's victory. For more information, I recommend checking this write-up.
Other contestants of pre-selections are doing fine and many of them released new songs. Especially Jann is doing well as his fanbase tripled in size and he is going to perform at OGAE Second Chance. Edyta Górniak and her son are still active, while Agustin Egurrola is focusing on his dance studio.
TVP is still controversial due to politics and it will probably remain controversial for a long time due to recent events. Years of bad reputation are hard to erase and most people are ready for another controversy Eurovision controversy.
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2023.06.06 18:37 JoshAsdvgi The Origin of Summer and Winter

The Origin of Summer and Winter

The Origin of Summer and Winter
An Acoma Legend

The Acoma chief had a daughter named Co-chin-ne-na-ko, called Co-chin for short, who was the wife of Shakok, the Spirit of winter.
After he came to live with the Acomas, the seasons grew colder and colder.
Snow and ice stayed longer each year.
Corn no longer matured.
The people soon had to live on cactus leaves and other wild plants.
One day Co-chin went out to gather cactus leaves and burn off the thorns so she could carry them home for food.
She was eating a singed leaf when she saw a young man coming towards her.
He wore a yellow shirt woven of corn silk, a belt, and a tall pointed hat; green leggings made of green moss that grows near springs and ponds; and moccasins beautifully embroidered with flowers and butterflies.
In his hand he carried an ear of green corn with which he saluted her.
She returned the salute with her cactus leaf.
He asked, "What are you eating?"
She told him, "Our people are starving because no corn will grow, and we are compelled to live on these cactus leaves."
"Here, eat this ear of corn, and I will go bring you an armful for you to take home with you," said the young man.
He left and quickly disappeared from sight, going south. In a very short time, however, he returned, bringing a large bundle of green corn that he laid at her feet.
"Where did you find so much corn?" Co-chin asked.
"I brought it from my home far to the south," he replied. "There the corn grows abundantly and flowers bloom all year."
"Oh, how I would like to see your lovely country.
Will you take me with you to your home?" she asked.
"Your husband, Shakik, the Spirit of Winter, would be angry if I should take you away," he said.
"But I do not love him, he is so cold.
Ever since he came to our village, no corn has grown, no flowers have bloomed.
The people are compelled to live on these prickly pear leaves," she said.
"Well," he said. "Take this bundle of corn with you and do not throw away the husks outside of your door.
Then come tomorrow and I will bring you more.
I will meet you here."
He said good-bye and left for his home in the south.
Co chin started home with the bundle of corn and met her sisters, who had come out to look for her.
They were very surprised to see the corn instead of cactus leaves.
Co-chin told them how the young man had brought her the corn from his home in the south.
They helped her carry it home.
When they arrived, their father and mother were wonderfully surprised with the corn.
Co-chin minutely described in detail the young man and
where he was from.
She would go back the next day to get more corn from him, as he asked her to meet him there, and he would accompany her
home.
"It is Miochin," said her father.
"It is Miochin," said her mother. "Bring him home with you."
The next day, Co-chin-ne-na-ko went to the place and met Miochin, for he really was Miochin, the Spirit of Summer.
He was waiting for her and he had brought big bundles of corn.
Between them they carried the corn to the Acoma village. There was enough to feed all of the people.
Miochin was welcome at the home of the Chief.
In the evening, as was his custom, Shakok, the spirit of Winter and Co-chin's husband, returned from the north.
All day he had been playing with the north wind, snow, sleet, and hail.
Upon reaching the Acoma village, he knew Miochin must be there and called out to him, "Ha, Miochin, are you here?" Miochin came out to meet him.
"Ha, Miochin, now I will destroy you."
"Ha, Shakok, I will destroy you," replied Miochin, advancing toward him, melting the snow and hail and turning the fierce wind into a summer breeze.
The icicles dropped off and Shakok's clothing was revealed to be made of dry, bleached rushes.
Shakok said, "I will not fight you now, but will meet you here in four days and fight you till one of us is beaten.
The victor will win Co-chin-ne-na-ko."
Shakok left in a rage, as the wind roared and shook the walls of White City.
But the people were warm in their houses because Miochin was there.
The next day he left for his own home in the south to make preparations to meet Shakok in combat.
First he sent an eagle to his friend Yat-Moot, who lived in the west, asking him to come help him in his fight with Shakok. Second, he called all the birds, insects, and four-legged animals that live in the summer lands to help him.
The bat was his advance guard and shield, as his tough skin could best withstand the sleet and hail that Shakok would throw at him.
On the third day Yat-Moot kindled his fires, heating the thin, flat stones he was named after.
Big black clouds of smoke rolled up from the south and
covered the sky.
Shakok was in the north and called to him all the winter birds and four-legged animals of winter lands to come and help him. The magpie was his shield and advance guard.
On the fourth morning, the two enemies could be seen rapidly approaching the Acoma village.
In the north, black storm clouds of winter with snow,
sleet, and hail brought Shakok to the battle.
In the south, Yat-Moot piled more wood on his fires and great puffs of steam and smoke arose and formed massive clouds. They were bringing Miochin, the Spirit of Summer, to the battlefront.
All of his animals were blackened from the smoke.
Forked blazes of lightning shot forth from the clouds.
At last the combatants reached White City.
Flashes from the clouds singed the hair and feathers of Shakok's animals and birds.
Shakok and Miochin were now close together.
Shakok threw snow, sleet, and hail that hissed through the air of a blinding storm.
Yat-Moot's fires and smoke melted Shakok's weapons, and he was forced to fall back.
Finally he called a truce.
Miochin agreed, and the winds stopped, and snow and rain ceased falling.
They met at the White Wall of Acoma.
Shakok said, "I am defeated, you Miochin are the winner.
Co-chin-ne-na-ko is now yours forever."
Then the men each agreed to rule one-half of the year. Shakok for winter and Miochin for summer, and that neither would trouble the other thereafter.
That is why we have a cold season for one-half of the year, and a warm season for the other.
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2023.06.06 18:35 Pax_Libertas_ Over the past year, our team of 36 judges has worked to evaluate over 1,400 songs posted to Reddit by independent artists, discovering a wide range of 91 different genres and subgenres. Today, we are excited to share the results! Welcome to the 2023 Reddit Grammys!

Hello everyone!
We are excited to share the results of our hard work and to showcase the incredible music that we have discovered. Each award is given out per genre, and each category includes a link to the artist's Reddit account as well as a place to listen.
2023 Reddit Grammy Awards - Click Here!
The Reddit Grammys is more than just an awards ceremony. Our goal is to give recognition and support to the talented musicians who do not have the backing of major record labels. We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to be heard and appreciated for their art. If you share this vision, we invite you to become a judge and join us in uncovering the hidden gems of Reddit.
Our hope is that the Reddit Grammys 2023 will shine a light on these talented artists and give them the recognition they deserve. Congratulations to all of the winners, and we hope you enjoy the amazing music that the musicians of Reddit have to offer!
Pick-a-Genre:
Acoustic Guitar Electro Pop
Acoustic Rock Electronic
Alternative Electronic Instrumental
Alternative Pop Electronic Rock
Alternative Rock Emo Rap
Ambient Experimental
Americana Experimental Electronic
Americana Experimental Electronic
Art Rock Folk
Bedroom Pop Folk Rock
Blues Rock Folk Singer Songwriter
Chill Folktronica
Chillhop Funk
Chillwave Future Bass
Cinematic Future Funk
Classic Rock Garage Rock
Classical Glitch Hop
Cloud Rap Grunge
Country Hard Rock
Cover Song Hip Hop
Cyberpunk House
Dark Pop Hyper Pop
Darkwave IDM
Deep House Indie
Disco Indie Folk
Disco Pop Indie Pop
Downtempo Indie Rock
Dream Pop Indie Soul
Drum N Bass Indietronica
EDM Industrial
Electro Instrumental
Instrumental Hip Hop Jazz
Lofi Lofi Hip Hop
Lofi Pop Lofi Rock
Math Rock Metal
New Age Piano
Pop Pop Punk
Post Rock Progressive Metal
Progressive Rock Psychedelic
Psychedelic Pop Psychedelic Rock
Psychedelic Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock Punk
Rap Remix
RnB Rock
Shoegaze Singer Songwriter
Soundtrack Synth Pop
Synthwave Synth Pop
Tech House Techno
Playlists:
Spotify YouTube Soundcloud Exclusives
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2023.06.06 18:33 thephotios DIABLO IV GIVEAWAYS ALL WEEK - All platforms

Hello again! I will be streaming Diablo IV all week and have a total of 15 copies to giveaway thanks to a generous subscriber! Come stop by and join in for a chance to win the game. Extra tickets can also be obtained by subscribing and watching the stream.
No purchase necessary. Eligibility- follow me, type !freeshit in chat during live stream to enter into the giveaway. Must be in chat to claim prize.
Event time- Each giveaway will be anytime from 11 am- 6 PM EST. The exact time of the giveaway will be announced during the stream and we will also post it on our discord so everyone can be there in time.
Winners have 5 minutes to claim their prize before another draw is done. For the second draw and any additional ones that may be required, winners will have 1 minute to claim their prize.
After the giveaway we will contact the winner and determine the best way to send the game, depending on what platform you play on and where you reside.
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2023.06.06 18:33 thephotios DIABLO IV GIVEAWAYS ALL WEEK - All platforms

Hello again! I will be streaming Diablo IV all week and have a total of 15 copies to giveaway thanks to a generous subscriber! Come stop by and join in for a chance to win the game. Extra tickets can also be obtained by subscribing and watching the stream.
No purchase necessary. Eligibility- follow me, type !freeshit in chat during live stream to enter into the giveaway. Must be in chat to claim prize.
Event time- Each giveaway will be anytime from 11 am- 6 PM EST. The exact time of the giveaway will be announced during the stream and we will also post it on our discord so everyone can be there in time.
Winners have 5 minutes to claim their prize before another draw is done. For the second draw and any additional ones that may be required, winners will have 1 minute to claim their prize.
After the giveaway we will contact the winner and determine the best way to send the game, depending on what platform you play on and where you reside.
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2023.06.06 18:33 thephotios DIABLO IV GIVEAWAYS ALL WEEK - All platforms

Hello again! I will be streaming Diablo IV all week and have a total of 15 copies to giveaway thanks to a generous subscriber! Come stop by and join in for a chance to win the game. Extra tickets can also be obtained by subscribing and watching the stream.
No purchase necessary. Eligibility- follow me, type !freeshit in chat during live stream to enter into the giveaway. Must be in chat to claim prize.
Event time- Each giveaway will be anytime from 11 am- 6 PM EST. The exact time of the giveaway will be announced during the stream and we will also post it on our discord so everyone can be there in time.
Winners have 5 minutes to claim their prize before another draw is done. For the second draw and any additional ones that may be required, winners will have 1 minute to claim their prize.
After the giveaway we will contact the winner and determine the best way to send the game, depending on what platform you play on and where you reside.
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2023.06.06 18:32 TsuyAr Hi! So I saw this as a fun gimmick in other band's subs, so I thought this'd be fun here. Today it's the first day, so be sure to vote for your facorite Green Day song that starts with A. You have a couple ones. Winner will be chosen tomorrow and we'll go on. Best of Luck!

Hi! So I saw this as a fun gimmick in other band's subs, so I thought this'd be fun here. Today it's the first day, so be sure to vote for your facorite Green Day song that starts with A. You have a couple ones. Winner will be chosen tomorrow and we'll go on. Best of Luck! submitted by TsuyAr to greenday [link] [comments]


2023.06.06 18:30 raffsan125 Irish lotto results 3 draws

Keeping track of the Irish lotto results for all three draws is essential for anyone playing the game. By utilizing the official website, mobile apps, social media accounts, and local news outlets, you can easily access the winning numbers and stay informed about your potential winnings. Remember to check your tickets carefully and claim any prizes within the designated timeframe if you're a lucky winner. Best of luck in the upcomingIrish Lotto draws!
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2023.06.06 18:28 wacowillie3281 [NM] Kessel Run Millennium Falcon™ 75212 - 58 spots at $5/ea

Item Name Set Number: Kessel Run Millennium Falcon™ 75212
Lego Price: 243
Shipping: 47 - 24x16x5, 8lb, 23185 to 98597
Raffle Total/Spots: 290 - 58 @ $5
Price justification: BrickEconomy
Call spots: Y
Spot limit per person: N
Duration of spot limit: NA
Location(Country): US
Will ship international: Y - Winner outside CONUS pays over 47
Timestamp pics: https://imgur.com/a/mZqEK38
Description: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/kessel-run-millennium-falcon-75212
Payment required w/in 10 minutes of raffle filling.
PayPal payments are to be Friends and Family only with NO COMMENTS. CashApp payments should have NO COMMENTS. Comments will result in a permanent ban

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2023.06.06 18:27 Fredzillax23 Compare loser gets exspoed on exposedrealfun.com by winner

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2023.06.06 18:25 the_greasy_goose Price Differences Between Chinese and English Online Tea Stores (both will ship internationally!)

Hey guys, spur of the moment post. I noticed something when looking at tea websites, and that is some English websites are starting to stock Taiwanese competition teas. Unfortunately some seem to correlate "competition tea" with "very expensive tea." This is simply not the case, and I wanted to share this post to point out this problem... and to share a Chinese-language website (that can be easily Google translated) that people can buy competition baozhong tea from, for the price it should be sold at.
So I was checking out Taiwan Tea Craft today since someone else made a post about their Dayuling tea that caught my eye. I noticed they were selling this competition graded tea:
https://www.taiwanteacrafts.com/product/2022-winter-competition-wenshan-bao-zhong-tea-finalist-grade/?v=3d9975706be3
According to their picture, the tea is a 優良獎 (Fine Grade, or as Taiwan Tea Craft translated it: Finalist Grade) winner of Pinglin Farmer's Association Baozhong 2022 (ROC Year 111) winter competition. What impressed me was Taiwan Tea Craft's transparency in their listing. They took a picture of the product code, which is important for competition tea as people can find the producer through the product code. Taiwan Tea Craft mentioned the competition tea was from a Mr. Ong, so I checked the code on Pinglin Farmer's Association's website to see who this Mr. Ong is. The code (0186) and the name can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=8458718600837003&set=pcb.8458721244170072
According to Pinglin Farmer's Association's information, Mr. Ong is 翁萬 (翁 in Taiwanese is pronounced Ong). It's nice to see Taiwan Tea Craft is open about who their producer is. Googling 翁萬 shows that it's a pretty well respected producer, who has recieved multiple certifications from the farmer's association.
While Taiwan Tea Craft excelled in their transparency, they unfortunately sell their tea with a hefty "laowai tax" (a colloquial term for vastly upcharging Taiwanese/Chinese products when advertised in English and sold only to foreigners). Taiwan Tea Craft is selling this "Fine Grade Tea" for USD$198 for 300g in competition packaging. I get it, it's a competition tea, consumers are probably more willing to buy something at a premium if it has the name "competition" in it. However, the mark up is quite large... The thing about competition teas is the farmers association actually sets the MSRP for a certain grade, and for the 優良 grade, that MSRP is 1000nt, or USD$32.59 for 300g in competition packaging. Here is the tea directly from the Farmer's Association:
https://pinglin.tpcgo.org.tw/ch60/CH2/2549/MD/MD972045.html
Now, perhaps Taiwan Tea Craft's photographed tea code is different from the tea they're selling at USD$198. It should at least be a top 特等 or 頭等1-10, which would be in the 4000-6000nt range (USD$120-200). Unfortunately, there are no Mr. Ongs (翁 or 王) listed on the the top awards page. In fact, 翁萬 only shows up for the 優良 award:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=8458716520837211&set=pcb.8458721244170072
There is a 王 (which could be transliterated into Ong) in the regular 頭等 page. If Taiwan Tea Craft meant that as their Mr. Ong I guess it could be reasonable, as the regular 頭等 tea is 3250nt or USD$110. But Taiwan Tea Craft's tea would have to match the Mr. 王 grade and code, which, at least in their picture, it doesn't.
If someone from Taiwan Tea Craft sees this post and wants to clarify their competition grade level and pricing, I'd be happy to delete this. But if there really is a 500% upcharge, then for those who are looking for a source for fairly priced Taiwanese competition teas, I would recommend this instead. The website can easily be run through Google Translate without any major issues:
https://www.pinglintea.com.tw/product/2022%e5%b9%b4%e6%96%87%e5%b1%b1%e5%8c%85%e7%a8%ae%e8%8c%b6%e6%af%94%e8%b3%bd%e8%8c%b6%e5%84%aa%e8%89%af%e7%8d%8e%e5%8d%8a%e6%96%a4/
This seller has a slight upcharge compared to buying from the farmer's association directly. It's base price is 1150nt, which is a 15% upcharge, but that's quite reasonable. Shipping to the States is another 800nt, so the final price would be 1950nt, or USD$63. ( EU and Canada 650nt, 700nt for the UK and Oceania. Asia 450nt, Central and South America and Africa 900nt) I'm not sure what Taiwan Tea Craft's shipping cost is, but both websites ship directly from Taiwan, so I'd imagine it would be similar. It's kind of irrelevant though, since even with free shipping their tea is USD$135 more expensive than pinglintea.com.
Hope this information can help!
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2023.06.06 18:23 daisho87 [NM] Mandalorian Starfighter (75316) - 122 spots @ $1ea

DO NOT ADD A COMMENT TO YOUR PAYMENT; IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE MESSAGE ME BEFORE PAYING;
Item Name Set Number: Mandalorian Starfighter (75316)
Lego Price: $97.98
Shipping: 3lbs, 17 x 12 x 5, 99016 to 33136 UPS Ground = $24.39
Raffle Total/Spots: $122/122 spots @ $1 each
Price justification: BE 6/6
Call spots: Yes
Spot limit per person: No
Duration of spot limit: N/A
Location(Country): USA
Will ship international: Y - winners outside the continental US pay the difference
Timestamp pics: https://imgur.com/a/Vc2HpZD
Description: Come get your Gar Saxon
Payment required w/in 15 minutes of raffle filling. 10 minutes for drama.
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2023.06.06 18:16 forthesect Congratulations to Mannerism!

The winner is Mannerism, an approach based game about becoming a wizard, please check it out and leave a comment with your thoughts on the pinned post if you have the time!
If you would like your project to be entered into the next poll and you have free materials for people to read or test make a post with a link to them and use the bookclub submission flair.
I will probably attempt to bring more people into the sub again before the next poll, so there is a higher chance for new people to check out the winner, as I did after the last winner.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/373473/Mannerism
Also, the number of submissions we have now exceeds the number of entrants reddit allows for polls, please check out the pinned poll troubles poll and tell me how you want us to deal with that going forward.
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2023.06.06 18:16 MydnightSilver [WTS] - [WTT]: Gold, platinum, paladium, poured silver, slabbed silver, Niue & Palau, and a little bit of junk. New items & lower prices! Free 90% bonus gifts! Free monthly giveaway contest!

Hi Folks!
Up for grabs today
Also up for grabs
☆ Everything is tested on a Sigma Pro
☆ All orders get a free 90% silver bonus and get entered to win a 1oz SilverTowne bar (will be drawing monthly, winners announced first post of next month, 1 ticket per item purchased)
Trading: I'm looking for gold or platinum 1/10ths, mostly. I also really like SilverTowne casino chips. If it's not on my list, I might still be interested just hit me up :)

GOLD - PLATINUM - Palladium

2000-W Bi-metallic Library of Congress - Proof - with all OGP including outer sleeve - This Proof gold & platinum coin is the first gold and platinum bi-metallic coin issued by the US Mint.
☆ Contains 0.2509oz of platinum surrounded by a ring of 0.2509oz gold - Asking $990 with free shipping
Closeup and Reverse
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2022 Platinum Kook - BU w/capsule - $160 (low mintage)
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PAMP Paladium Fortuna w/assay - 10g - $675
Closeup and Reverse

BOXED & PACKAGED

2022 Niue - My First Treasures - My First Diamond - Only 1,000 minted! - Box, COA, packaging included - only $80
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2017 Zombucks Walker Proof - with matching box and packaging. Small tears on top flap of outer packaging - $110
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2021 PAMP Fender 351 Heavy guitar pick - limited edition, 10G sterling, absolute mint condition - $85
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1992 Columbus Quincentennial - 1oz Proof with box & COA - $45
Closeup and Reverse

GRADED SLABS

2015 Palau - World of Wonders: Abbey of St. Gaul - Colorized, ER - PF69 Ultra Cam - $140 (a steal at this price)
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2014 Niue Disney .5oz - Season's Greetings - Colorized - PF69 Ultra Cameo - $90
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Palau - Undated Good Luck Casino Set - Green - MS69 - $70
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2022 Niue - Hogwarts: Dumbledore's Office - MS70 Antiqued - Comes with packaging too - $155
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2023 Chad Black Mamba - 2oz Figure 8 - Antiqued high relief - MS70 - Only 888 made and only two MS70 in existence - Comes with original boxing too! - $350 each, FREE PRIORITY SHIPPING - Serial #160 - Last one left!
Closeup and Packaging
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2021-S ASE - MS70 T1 FS EI - $79
2021-P MS69 T1 FS EI - $47
Closeup and Reverse
● Take both silver eagles for only $120!
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2019 Britannia - Reverse Struck Thru Error - MS69 - $190
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2014 Britannia - Lunar Horse Obverse Mule Error - Gem Unc - $95
Closeup and Reverse (which is missing castellation)
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1/4 Onza PF70 UC - $47
1/4 Double Eagle PF70 UC - $47
1/2 Maple RP70 DCAM (#15 of 259) - $65
Fractional slabs and Reverse
● Take all 3 for $160, shipped!
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Australian MS70 DCAM Kooks - 2013-P + 2016-P - $50 each
Closeup and Reverse
● Take both and get free shipping!

FINE SILVER

Hand pours - RCM .9999 shot - Bravo's Coin - End the Fed (new stamp) ripple bar @ 6.4oz ($200) - End The Fed @ 4.9oz ($155) - Fuck The Fed @ 3.7oz ($115) - Weights rounded down, these are fat... scale pics by request.
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Maple Pick 2 Lots! - 2x 1989 + 1x 1993 + 3x 2015 + 1x 2014 + 1x 2022 - pick any 2 for $70 - pick any 4 for $135 - BIN all for $270 and get free shipping. All with airtites.
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2022 Allegories - Germania & Polonia, with the convex airtite - Comes with COA too! - $39, only 2 left available!
2023 Germania Valkyries Ostara, with airtite & COA - $42
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2022 Niue Hawksbill Sea Turtle - $40
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2006 Cook Islands - 9/11 Freedom Tower - $45
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2oz 2017 Pheli Mint - Temptation of the Succubus - $85
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LOT: $10fv 40% Kennedy halves - 8.5x = $85
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1935 50% Fiji Florin - $12 or add to any order for only $9!
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Payments & Shipping

In order of preference: Zelle, CashApp, Venmo FF, PayPal FF, Google Pay, or BTC.
Shipping is $5 tracked, $10 Priority. I pack items like they're being airdropped into an active war zone and hand deliver fast (same day when possible) to the counter, but insurance is available. Once delivered to USPS, out of my hands. Willing to middleman at buyer's expense.
Everything is priced below comps, let me know if I'm overpriced on anything 😎

DM preferred but can do chat... make sure to leave a comment so I get notified on mobile.

Thanks for looking & have a fantastic day!
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2023.06.06 18:15 MydnightSilver [WTS] - [WTT]: Gold, platinum, paladium, poured silver, slabbed silver, Niue & Palau, and a little bit of junk. New items & lower prices! Free 90% bonus gifts! Free monthly giveaway contest!

Hi Folks!
Up for grabs today
Also up for grabs
☆ Everything is tested on a Sigma Pro
☆ All orders get a free 90% silver bonus and get entered to win a 1oz SilverTowne bar (will be drawing monthly, winners announced first post of next month, 1 ticket per item purchased)
Trading: I'm looking for gold or platinum 1/10ths, mostly. I also really like SilverTowne casino chips. If it's not on my list, I might still be interested just hit me up :)

GOLD - PLATINUM - Palladium

2000-W Bi-metallic Library of Congress - Proof - with all OGP including outer sleeve - This Proof gold & platinum coin is the first gold and platinum bi-metallic coin issued by the US Mint.
☆ Contains 0.2509oz of platinum surrounded by a ring of 0.2509oz gold - Asking $990 with free shipping
Closeup and Reverse
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2022 Platinum Kook - BU w/capsule - $160 (low mintage)
Closeupand Reverse
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PAMP Paladium Fortuna w/assay - 10g - $675
Closeup and Reverse

BOXED & PACKAGED

2022 Niue - My First Treasures - My First Diamond - Only 1,000 minted! - Box, COA, packaging included - only $80
Closeup and Reverse
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2017 Zombucks Walker Proof - with matching box and packaging. Small tears on top flap of outer packaging - $110
Closeup and Reverse
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2021 PAMP Fender 351 Heavy guitar pick - limited edition, 10G sterling, absolute mint condition - $85
Closeup and Reverse
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1992 Columbus Quincentennial - 1oz Proof with box & COA - $45
Closeup and Reverse

GRADED SLABS

2015 Palau - World of Wonders: Abbey of St. Gaul - Colorized, ER - PF69 Ultra Cam - $140 (a steal at this price)
Closeup and Reverse
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2014 Niue Disney .5oz - Season's Greetings - Colorized - PF69 Ultra Cameo - $90
Closeup and Reverse
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Palau - Undated Good Luck Casino Set - Green - MS69 - $70
Closeup and Reverse
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2022 Niue - Hogwarts: Dumbledore's Office - MS70 Antiqued - Comes with packaging too - $155
Closeup and Reverse
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2023 Chad Black Mamba - 2oz Figure 8 - Antiqued high relief - MS70 - Only 888 made and only two MS70 in existence - Comes with original boxing too! - $350 each, FREE PRIORITY SHIPPING - Serial #160 - Last one left!
Closeup and Packaging
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2021-S ASE - MS70 T1 FS EI - $79
2021-P MS69 T1 FS EI - $47
Closeup and Reverse
● Take both silver eagles for only $120!
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2019 Britannia - Reverse Struck Thru Error - MS69 - $190
Closeup and Reverse
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2014 Britannia - Lunar Horse Obverse Mule Error - Gem Unc - $95
Closeup and Reverse (which is missing castellation)
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1/4 Onza PF70 UC - $47
1/4 Double Eagle PF70 UC - $47
1/2 Maple RP70 DCAM (#15 of 259) - $65
Fractional slabs and Reverse
● Take all 3 for $160, shipped!
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Australian MS70 DCAM Kooks - 2013-P + 2016-P - $50 each
Closeup and Reverse
● Take both and get free shipping!

FINE SILVER

Hand pours - RCM .9999 shot - Bravo's Coin - End the Fed (new stamp) ripple bar @ 6.4oz ($200) - End The Fed @ 4.9oz ($155) - Fuck The Fed @ 3.7oz ($115) - Weights rounded down, these are fat... scale pics by request.
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Maple Pick 2 Lots! - 2x 1989 + 1x 1993 + 3x 2015 + 1x 2014 + 1x 2022 - pick any 2 for $70 - pick any 4 for $135 - BIN all for $270 and get free shipping. All with airtites.
Old style closeup (note the small burnish spot on one) - Old style leafs - New style closeup - New style leafs
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2022 Allegories - Germania & Polonia, with the convex airtite - Comes with COA too! - $39, only 2 left available!
2023 Germania Valkyries Ostara, with airtite & COA - $42
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2022 KOMSCO Phoenix - $49
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2022 Niue Hawksbill Sea Turtle - $40
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2006 Cook Islands - 9/11 Freedom Tower - $45
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2oz 2017 Pheli Mint - Temptation of the Succubus - $85
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JUNK SILVER

LOT: $10fv 40% Kennedy halves - 8.5x = $85
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LOT: $4.75fv 50% Candian quarters - 12x = $57
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1935 50% Fiji Florin - $12 or add to any order for only $9!
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Payments & Shipping

In order of preference: Zelle, CashApp, Venmo FF, PayPal FF, Google Pay, or BTC.
Shipping is $5 tracked, $10 Priority. I pack items like they're being airdropped into an active war zone and hand deliver fast (same day when possible) to the counter, but insurance is available. Once delivered to USPS, out of my hands. Willing to middleman at buyer's expense.
Everything is priced below comps, let me know if I'm overpriced on anything 😎

DM preferred but can do chat... make sure to leave a comment so I get notified on mobile.

Thanks for looking & have a fantastic day!
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2023.06.06 18:13 SituationLive4406 Back to the NAZ! $CWD is Starting to Bounce from Extreme Oversold Zone!

Back to the NAZ! $CWD is Starting to Bounce from Extreme Oversold Zone!
Hello everyone and welcome to our new members,
**A bounce play from our watch list!**We wanted to get this one out on the fly similar to our mega winner from early January.
CaliberCos Inc. (NASDAQ: CWD)
Current Price $2.29/Share
Recent public debut and beaten down to an extreme much like the rest of the small cap IPO's we've seen these year.
Hourly Chart

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Daily Chart

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According to Yahoo FinanceTrailing twelve month revenue is $84MNET Income $2.1MEBITDA $1.38MPublic Float 7.97M Shares
Recent News From CWD
Caliber Announces Expansion of Capital Markets Initiatives
Hires Skyway Capital Markets for Managing Dealer Services
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 01, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CaliberCos Inc. (NASDAQ: CWD), a leading vertically integrated alternative asset manager, today announced it has engaged with Skyway Capital Markets, which is serving as the exclusive managing broker dealer for the primary investment products in Caliber’s funds marketed by Caliber’s internal wholesale team to the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and independent broker-dealer channels. Caliber has employed additional dedicated sales professionals, significantly expanding its access to capital for its funds in these important channels, enabling the company to accelerate growth in its assets under management (AUM).
Skyway’s middle market focus and experience in the RIA and independent broker-dealer channels make it an ideal association for Caliber. Skyway’s Managing Dealer services include new product development, wholesaling team structure, marketing, transaction processing, due diligence and investor relations.
"This partnership is another important step in executing on our strategic plan for growth and value creation," said Chris Loeffler, CEO of CaliberCos Inc. "Caliber has a long history of success in collaborating with industry experts to build our business and further our mission of making alternative investments broadly accessible to investors of all types. This strategic initiative provides Caliber with the opportunity to grow and expand our reach by introducing our unique investment products and funds to a broader group of potential investors. We also expect to benefit from Skyway’s deep knowledge of the middle market and insights into the specific product needs of RIAs and independent broker dealers."
About CaliberCos Inc.
Caliber (NASDAQ: CWD) is a leading vertically integrated alternative asset management firm whose purpose is to build generational wealth for investors seeking to access opportunities in middle-market assets. Caliber differentiates itself by creating, managing, and servicing proprietary products, including middle-market investment funds, private syndications, and direct investments which are managed by our in-house asset services group. Our funds include investment vehicles focused primarily on real estate, private equity, and debt facilities. Additional information can be found at Caliberco.com and CaliberFunds.co.
About Skyway Capital Markets
Founded in 2002, Skyway Capital Markets is a nationwide, market-leading, award winning investment banking firm that works with middle market companies, public and private, to deliver customized financial advisory services. The investment banking team has raised more than $3 billion in public and private investment banking transactions. The managing broker-deal group facilitates the entire broker dealer process from initial due-diligence to distribution, utilizing a robust platform. Skyway Capital Markets is headquartered in Tampa, Florida and is a member of FINRA and SIPC. For additional information, please visit www.skywaycapitalmarkets.com.
I'll have have more on CWD soon,
Disclosure
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2023.06.06 18:12 Hydqjuliilq27 Coaches, Managers and Supporters Popularity Poll (Round 1)

Ok, I hope you all find this one interesting, I know I will since this won’t be as easy to predict as the player polls. We’ve got 20 supporting characters from throughout the series, as always vote for your LEAST favorite, character with most votes is eliminated, the character who lasts all 19 rounds goes to the All-Star poll with the previous winners. Have fun!
VOTE HERE
Disclaimer: When I posted the last results two days ago I made a comment asking about people’s opinions on this poll’s roster, but I’m now realizing it didn’t show up for everyone else for some reason. I did my best to include supporting characters who I thought were prominent, appeared frequently, or made noticeable impacts on the story and leave out ones with to little characterization or screentime. If I left out a character you like, it was for a reason and I wanted to keep the poll concise.
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2023.06.06 18:08 Electrical_Proof_145 Guess my 2021, 2022 and 2023 winners with my least favorite entries

2021: Birth of a New Age (Jeangu Macrooy) - Netherlands 2022: I Am What I Am (Emma Muscat) - Malta 2023: Power (Diljá) - Iceland
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2023.06.06 18:06 brendencarr001 Newest format of one round final for a crown is Incredible.

I am having an epiphany after playing Fall Guys for so many years now, that I really enjoy the high stakes of a final round. It's so important in my opinion, because at the end of 4 or 5 maps you end up at a final, and there are only so many finals.
There were final trials, and finals marathon which are some of my favorite playlists because they have an easy to play succession to get me to what I enjoy the most, a final.
I really really like the new one rounder shows, especially tornado trial and all that. Totally fresh, and the nature of the playlist was just play and enjoy and benefit. Now the new shows are worth one crown, which is great, but only one can benefit per lobby. I really don't see a way to combine long time limits and 4 possible winner but otherwise I really like playing these one off maps to win a crown.
I really can't wait for more game types to come out, just survival alone will make a really great 4 creator map experience. Then there are egg games and whatever else they might bring. Just felt like sharing my opinion, since I feel like this is a nice direction for the game
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2023.06.06 18:02 RobotTomPeterson Five Things to Know: Portland's James Beard Award winners and rebuffed Blazers offers

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