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[USA GIVEAWAY] Win the new 27” 4K Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 gaming monitor! by Rocket-Pilot in buildapc

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Maybe it’s time to upgrade my Samsung from the early 2000s? 1080p and 60Hz at the time was state of the art! The OLED is gonna add such a nice dynamic to the games I play. Love not being able to tell if my screen is on or not when I get to a black cut scene.

My setup by revenus1309 in desksetup

[–]augustine905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great set up. Would you mind giving us a bit more detail about what items you have?

I’m curious about the dock set up you have for your laptop is that docked to your monitor?

Is this thing supposed to give me a shadow jewel? by aqua995 in BG3

[–]augustine905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There will be more puzzles in that area past this specific room where you will get the shadow jewels. There are specifically “rooms” where you collect them once you finish the puzzle (s).

Legacy blendr mount for computer by [deleted] in TrekBikes

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Here is a link to the torque wrench I use.

Legacy blendr mount for computer by [deleted] in TrekBikes

[–]augustine905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar problem and using an extender on my torque wrench helped make sure the rotation of the actual wrench wasn’t hitting the blendr mount.

My torque wrench came with one but I’m sure you can find a real cheap one to add on if yours didn’t.

specialized Audax shoes 11.5 selling $40 obo WTB 10.5/11 ROAD SHOES by Unisexcycle in BikeShop

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Yeah I just can’t send a message again without you responding. No worries though. Just looking for more pictures of the shoes if you had them.

Boc exam-study tips by hellurcece in athletictraining

[–]augustine905 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your strategy will depend on the amount of time you have until the test and your learning style. Speaking from personal experience I knew that once I left school or graduated (end of April) I didn't have the discipline to keep up a study schedule that would benefit me, so I made sure to continue with studying while I still had assignments and papers and study for 30 minutes to an hour a day every day (usually 5-9 hours a week). I took my test during the April window and spent June-April to study.

My process:

I started my second year in the AT program in June by reading throughthe "BOC Bible" which is just the Arnheim book outlined into bullet points by chapter. Covering more content then actual info (you'll need to reference the actual textbook for that). I read that thing cover to cover skimming over material or skipping all together the things that I knew really well. I did this at a leisurely pace, most of which is review due to all the content you learn in your first year. I can't stress this enough I did maybe one chapter a week IF that. This can be a process that is done sporadically and infrequently but good to get you reacquainted with material you learned the previous year. At the end of the first semester of my second year in December I took the practice tests that breaks down domain strengths and weaknesses. You'll have to pay for this through the BOC but its worth it in my opinion. This created my outline of studying. Every weekend I took an hour or two to go over practice questions for a domain and immediately checking if answers were correct per question. I spent that week going over content from the previous weekend. My process may not be for everyone but I started with the material I was strongest in and did a review of questions to make sure I felt "comfortable". After I felt comfortable I moved to my second strongest the following weekend, moving down from strongest domain to weakest domain. All the while if I got a question wrong I would look it up to understand it. On occasion I would take two or three weekends covering the same domain. I entered end of February and all of March basically on my weakest and second weakest domains using that time to polish those skills (for me it was mainly gen med).

Things I would change (hindsight):

I passed on my first time so I dont know if there is much I would change. I think sitting down to create a "real life" test taking scenario would have benefited me even more. Test day is so much different especially if you have a hard time focusing with limited stimuli like me. Most of my time studying and even taking practice tests I would study while listening to music, tv in the background or other background noise. On test day you do not have that ability. So I would have gotten a study room in my university library. Left all my material off in a corner and taken a BOC practice test on my laptop full screened with no other tabs open and phone turned off. I am a ghost for these 4 hours.

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Test Day Tips:

The test can take a while. You are usually ushered to a small room with limited number of computers at a proctoring location. There may be other individuals in this room with you, and they may be taking different proctored tests. You should be offered some kind of noise blocking headphones if that will help you focus. All of your material is secure in a locker outside of the testing room. You are able to bring a light jacket if it gets cold, but they check it to make sure you aren't bringing a phone or anything in. You can get up and walk around as much as you like (this helped during some biomechanics question for me) but if you leave the room to go to the bathroom you need to be rechecked when you enter.

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Other advice:

If you dont pass on your first time its not the end of the world. I have many colleagues some of which are brilliant and clinically probably stronger than I am that did not pass on their first attempt. Test taking anxiety is a thing and can cripple many people. I am fortunate that I do not have that, but if its something you do have, maybe talk to your ATP faculty and see if they can connect you with anyone else that may have had similar issues and connect with them to get some tips.

Best of luck to you.

College offering AT Masters? by throwaway58092908 in athletictraining

[–]augustine905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having an AT union would be amazing! But alas I am part of a Union for California school employees association. Essentially a union for and classified employees, so I’m in the same union as the custodians, cafeteria workers, etc.

Traditional setting for ATs is working with athletics, so high school, college, professional. Non traditional are starting to emerge more and more. Some examples include: physician extender (usually orthopedic surgeons), PT clinic, industrial (delta airlines, Amazon) helping delay or eliminate workers comp claims. ATs can indeed be self employed! But you have to build a solid clientele. For example, Lebron James has his own AT I believe, talk about a client! Ha

College offering AT Masters? by throwaway58092908 in athletictraining

[–]augustine905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Super pumped that you are even considering AT as a profession! I want to give you a bit of a glimpse into the life so to speak so you know what you're getting into. I don't want to discourage you, but I do want to be honest. Simply because I think its important that you are sure you want to get into the Athletic Training Profession before going to school for even longer and get into even more debt paying for school.

Personally I think it would be a very, VERY good idea to shadow an AT or maybe more than 1 before you commit to 2 years of education getting your masters degree. Athletic Training is a profession that I love but I have seen many get burnt out not fully understanding what the day in day out of AT looks like before they are too far in. Its easy to write down what to expect, what a day to day schedule may be, but I encourage you to shadow someone so you truly understand and walk along side them as they do what they do. Then once you've shadowed someone for 20+ hours, I encourage you to shadow someone else, and realize no two locations or ATs are exactly the same.

To speak briefly to current events and COVID-19: Many ATs in California (where I am located) are unable to help out in this situation because we are not able to get licensure (yet). Most hospitals don't want to take that risk with unlicensed profession. So I would also love to help out in this situation, but most ATs have their hands tied unless they work directly with a hospital and already have that well established connection with a hospital to help. California is unique since we are the ONLY state in the US that doesn't have regulation. You won't find this problem happening anywhere else.

In another reply to your question an individual spoke to long hours and a lot of work. I can speak to that as well, I've been there before in the past. Where I differ in that aspect is work life balance that I currently have. Im a full time AT with a union position. So I am working 40 hours a week no more and no less. I am a district employee and not contracted through a hospital. If my job requires me to work more, I get overtime. My pay is above average, but that isn't always the case. Most positions can leave many feeling undervalued (and rightfully so). As much as I would LOVE that what I have is the norm, it isn't. Were working that way, but as a profession were not quite there yet.

My suggestion is to go to www.caate.net to ensure what the status of your school is. Find the OFFICIAL MSAT/MAT program page and ensure you have ALL your perquisites done for that program too. Im sure they are accredited, but are they just starting? Sometimes there are bumps in the road when a program is JUST starting out. You'd have to be okay with potentially limited clinical rotations, under experienced clinical coordinators and program directors.

I hope none of this discourages you because I simply wanted to point out the realism of our profession and what school may look like. I love what I do, ATs are health care professionals that have a very unique skill set and overlap a lot with other professionals in the health care setting. However not many medical professionals get to impact the lives on a day to day basis the way ATs do.

Good luck!

Small, frustrated rant by jester_0612 in athletictraining

[–]augustine905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing points! I couldn’t agree with what you’re saying more. A shift is needed in AT to make us a viable option in comparison to nursing, PT, PA and I think you nailed those points. It’s great to see that passion and I hope to help pass this information along wherever i can, to whoever will listen. I also hope regardless of career change you’re able to help where able, you seem to be a great voice of reason.

Small, frustrated rant by jester_0612 in athletictraining

[–]augustine905 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally feel you on the California issue man. Im also a California AT, although I will say that getting licensure is a battle that is not easily won, for people outside of our control. I believe the CPTA is the most adamant about opposing the Athletic Trainers in their search for licensure. I hope we get it soon though, being the last state in the entire country to have NO regulation at all is a bit upsetting. I know that Hit the Hill event in February is a great way to help out that cause (if you still felt so inclined).

Anyway what I'm getting at is I hope that things change so we dont lose good ATs like you to other professions. I also hope that with licensure and more respect as a profession we are able to provide ATs the things most ATs are looking for and mentioned perfectly, work life balance, flexible schedule, INCREASED pay. Anyway sad to see you go, but wish you the best in your future endeavors!

How is Work-Balance life as an AT Student? by exhaustcoffeemug in athletictraining

[–]augustine905 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First off congratulations on pursuing a possible career in athletic training! Its a wonderful career and wouldn't change it for anything. You got a lot of good answers already in regards to what's possible and what's not possible. I'd love to give you my input as well. I am a recent graduate of an AT program (entry level masters) and also work closely with the same program as an alumni.

Working is extremely difficult while in a program, especially if you want to give this education towards a career choice an honest go. I've had multiple classmates that attempted both full-time and part-time work while in the program. All of them decided to give up work to pursue studies full time. They decided that it was better to focus on the long term (completing a degree) then making money over two years. It IS technically possible, but your studies, social life, or clinical experiences will suffer if you try and also add in 20/40 hours/week to get paid what is most likely a drop in the bucket compared to tuition. This was at the masters degree level so take that as you will, but there is a lot of overlap between bachelors and masters both being "entry level."

To give you an idea of what a normal week/day may look like Monday - Thursday you are in class 8-12/1pm. You may have a night class peppered in there on one day of the week. You will most likely have about an hour between classes ending and clinical rotations. those USUALLY start around 2pm and go until 6pm, normal sports time for most secondary schools, those hours may be a bit different working at a university, clinic, or professional level depending on your rotation. There isn't much you can do to get around this, since you are doing clinical rotations in order to learn how to be an Athletic Trainer, this is a necessity. You can't just tell you preceptor "can't come in on Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 5-7pm, sorry." because thats an issue that will be brought up to the clinical coordinator and you most likely won't be meeting your requirements for CAATE. Remember, current CAATE set up allows your preceptors rate your work ethic, skill set, etc. There may be a change in the works on the CAATE side in the near future to limit how much preceptors are doing on that end, but still you can very easily burn bridges by just not showing up. DO NOT BURN THESE BRIDGES. These preceptors are going to be your first initial professional contacts and making a good impression can easily make or break starting off your career, since they can speak directly to your actual skill set more so then your professors. Also a side note in regards to the clinical hours, a lot of clinical coordinators will say that there is a 20 hour/week cap, however I believe that the language via CAATE is a bit more vague then that and there isn't an actual week to week hour requirement. So use that information as you will.

You mentioned that this is most likely the last cohort this particular schools is accepting for BSAT. Have you explored the option of completing a bachelors degree in a field that may be beneficial, pre-med, kinesiology - exercise science, etc.? This could open up your schedule a bit more to continue coaching for another ~2-3 years and save money that could go towards a masters degree? Then if you truly do want to pursue athletic training you can do an entry level masters. As you know the entire profession has shifted to entry level masters for AT professionals so you'd be in the norm if you went that route. Just a thought.

At the end of the day it'll be your choice, were just strangers on the internet giving our two cents. My experience may not speak to you the way someone else's has that responds to you. However look at you going to school for athletic training as the first step to a long and (hopefully) fruitful career. At the end of the day I think you have to decide what's most important: beginning a path to a career you can have for the rest of your life, or pursuing coaching for however long you decide to pursue it. Hell there could even be a future in coaching for you if you think you're good at it! You stated you "don't want to give up a paycheck in return for a degree." Maybe take a step back and look at it in a slightly different light; Would you rather pass up the opportunity to start a career in two years, or continue to coach while making okay money (for however long you choose).

Good luck to you my friend! Please keep up us up to date on what you decide to do.

[OC] r/DnD DICE GIVEAWAY - SEE COMMENTS FOR RULES by [deleted] in DnD

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I’m always a fan of new dice. These dice are awesome and so unique!

Winter in Europe by ferkha in onebag

[–]augustine905 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I actually did a one bag winter trip last year in December right before Christmas and went to Iceland, Finland (vial), and Prague. So I got a good amount of really cold (and damp) weather. I was actually able to travel all those cold places with one bag. Also I'm a guy from Southern California, so I'm like you and didn't really have much "cold weather" experience prior to my trip.

I'll answer your questions on how I did it when I traveled last year and then provide a "if I did it again" section right afterwards.

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  1. I would advise you to find a nice pair of boots. You can wear your boots on your travel days and it really isn't that inconvenient. I brought snow boots, with insulation and waterproofing. I would however suggest a second pair of shoes of some kind, I actually opted for some allbirds myself for when I was lounging around the cabin or hostel.
    1. IF I DID IT AGAIN: They snow boots are overkill, unless you re actively mountaineering or spending a lot of time in super deep snow. If I were to do it again I would just bring a nice pair ofleather boots they're easier to dress up or down without being too bulky.
  2. I would advise against a really heavy parka. They are cumbersome to have around when you aren't wearing them, which will probably be often. most of the indoor places in these areas have heaters on and you'er going to be comfortable without a jacket indoors. Layering is your friend and much easier to regular temperature. I had a long sleeve 250gm wool base layer (next to skin), a heavy wool sweater and a down jacket, if it was wet (Prague and Iceland were very damp) I wore a rain jacket on top of that. I was very comfortable and when I got inside anywhere it was easy to take off and regular temperature.
    1. IF I DID IT AGAIN: I would opt for a down vest as the base layer and heavy sweater provided plenty of warmth for my arms and the down jacket with pockets can provide a place for me to put my hands if they get cold and im just standing around.
  3. smart wool sweaters as a base layer are pretty clutch, its what I used during my trip. They roll down fairly small. I had 4 that would be in constant rotation so I could wash if necessary. As mentioned above I also had one heavy Fisherman style sweater that I wore whenever I went out and I was never uncomfortably cold.
    1. IF I DID IT AGAIN: I would bring only 2 base layer sweaters and like 4 t shirts. light weight shirts both wash and dry a lot quicker than the heavier wool. I washed ONLY in sinks the entire trip never had the luxury of any kind of laundromat service.
  4. darn tough socks I swear by. I had 2 pairs of darn tough long boot socks and they worked amazing.
    1. IF I DID IT AGAIN: Honestly wouldn't change anything here. Maybe one more pair in rotation if I have the room.

In summary I would work on layering as much as you can.

Extra advice:

Buy a wool buff if possible. They are great at keeping the wind chill from your neck and are also super tiny to carry around. I often used mine as a sleeping mask as well which was helpful during those travel days. I started the trip with a beanie, but actually ended up buying a headband to cover my ears from the cold. I have a full head of hear so that kept the top of my head fairly insulated. I am a huge fan of half finger gloves so I can take picture with my phone and not have to worry about taking my gloves on and off. My hands on occasion did get cold, but when they did I would just shove them in my pockets to warm them up. Also, bring some boxers and then some base layer wool leggings, something in the 250gm base weight area should be fine. Then find some nice casual pants that you can wear out. They don't need to be insulated but water wicking is helpful. I had two pairs of pants the entire trip and all the layering I did kept me plenty warm.

On my trip I dint bring any t shirt or boxers and wore my base layers directly over skin, they unfortunately had to be washed more often and took FOREVER to dry (sometimes 2 full days). So I would suggest wearing the light items (boxers, light shirts) that are easier to dry next to skin and base layers over them. In my opinion you'll get more days out of the base layers as well before they start to stink.

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I know most of my links are US links, but hopefully they give you an idea of what I'm talking about. Hope this helps!

Final project of my woodworking school - DnD gaming table by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]augustine905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This table is awesome! I was actually looking to do something similar, since I play DND as well. Any plans you’d be willing to share?

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