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Conundrum of the day - "why do turkeys sign up for Thanksgiving?" The stupidity of the human race never ceases to amaze me.

Coffee increases your bile production - that's probably why he recommended it. Although if you have a fatty liver that might affect your actual ability to produce bile, so coffee might not be enough. Before I took bile salts I did keto diet, fasting, all types of foods to improve liver/digestion etc, cut out carbs, took vitamins. These things helped but I always felt as if I was on some sort of threshold, I never felt over 95% normal. When I took the bile salts I'm guessing I felt quick results because of the things I had been doing before but the turnaround was still quite dramatic.

Have you looked into the association with bile salts. Bile salts will help reduce fatty liver and in some cases people are not producing enough (bile) so that's why they get it in the first place. Do some research and see if it seems a good fit for you. I had fatty liver (I think it was partly genetic and partly because I don't eat much fat in my diet ---> low levels of bile salts). In my case I took Tudca for a couple of months and it worked quite well. From what I've read some people say you can't stay on Tudca for extended periods so you need to switch to Ursodiol. At the moment I am still on Tudca as I only started in February but I feel pretty good and no nagging "bruising pain" in the top corner of my stomach close to rib cage, which I was getting before. "Caveat emptor" etc. but I had to self diagnose because doctors were no help, the symptoms were too vague ie. I always feel tired, I have a stiff neck, bruising pain under ribcage, pain in lower back etc etc. I was a doctor's nightmare! Some of the symptoms come from vitamin deficiencies as without bile you can't absorb the fat soluble vitamins.

This is perhaps one of the most detailed summaries I have found on 15 minute cities. https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/Industries/government-public/perspectives/urban-future-with-a-purpose/15-minute-city.html There are a lot of people saying "I can drive there in 15 minutes". It is not about driving, it is about walking or cycling in 15 minutes. I doubt many people will be able to own a car in this type of city due to the lack of space; there are many references to density so it seems they want to pack the people in. Anyone with even half a vision can see it is very unlikely you will be owning a car in one of these cities, in fact you probably won't own anything apart from a lease (if that). I doubt there will be any freehold property seeing as everything will probably be classed as a "community asset". "Launch schemes to promote affordable housing in every neighbourhood: Cities can achieve this by establishing mandatory affordable housing requirements for any new development or by implementing concepts such as inclusionary zoning (instead of segregated zoning). Additionally, incentives or density bonuses can be provided to urban planners and developers, to encourage the creation of affordable and inclusive communities. Johannesburg in 2020 emerged as an example of deploying the inclusive housing concept, with a framework for increasing affordable housing and addressing the lack of social mix in race and income across the city.5 Allow flexible use of urban spaces and properties across neighbourhoods: Cities could promote diverse use of buildings and public spaces to derive maximum value from the infrastructure and boost community engagement."

Behind "all this " is the plan to turn the natural world into a collection of assets. Forests, seas, oceans, beaches, grassland, desert etc will be turned into investment products and you won't be running the show. This is something that challenges the traditional rights of land ownership, tribal land, collective land and even national land (since the rights will be mostly owned by global "stakeholders" (corporations)). Just to have a glimpse of how this could go wrong, look at how impossible it is to tax/control companies like Amazon and groups like Black Rock. They , and those like them would be running the show. They could decimate the planet with no legal recourse; it would be for "your own good" and all in the name of profit. https://impactentrepreneur.com/natural-asset-companies-nacs/

In order to try and understand the "bigger picture" I would recommend listening to someone like Whitney Webb who manages to describe the situation very succinctly and accurately (I have linked a podcast below). 15 minute cities are basically part of a push to create a new asset class which would see the natural world classed as assets and hence we will certainly have to pay for them. It is a way to keep populations and countries in a state of debt based on their carbon levels and maybe some other emissions. With the stakeholder capitalists in charge, the goalposts could move at any time and will be surely set to keep many countries and populations in a state of servitude. Using the Climate Crisis: Whitney Webb Discusses Global Elites’ Takeover of Nature https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/using-the-climate-crisis-whitney-webb-discusses/id1460817064?i=1000542245966

Ironically most of my British friends are flying to Thailand to get dental treatment (can't find a dentist in UK); it takes slightly longer than 15 minutes. Charlie will be driving his car on the desolate roads instead of taking the helicopter, he will then tell us how environmentally friendly he has become. He will also be purchasing a lot more land in west Norfolk after having put all the other farmers out of business.

Some of the intentions don't seem too bad (possibly) but it is a huge (one size fits all) policy. It's also full of slogans. If we look back in history , where have we seen these all encompassing policies (almost edicts) full of slogans? Well many of them were to be found in communist countries, so they should raise some red flags (pun intended). I began to do more research when I started to hear all these catch phrases, especially "Build Back Better". The 15 min. cities and other names they use are meant to be a corner stone of this policy. If we look back to the communist policies , for example if we look back to the "Four Pest Campaign" including "Smash the Sparrows", none of them ended well, in fact they were mostly complete disasters. If we are to have any success in improving the environment and our living standards it has to be done from the bottom up (and these policies are the complete opposite). Let's face it we can't do a worse job than those in power at the moment. There is nothing wrong with wanting to reduce congestion and improve the environment but you have to be doing it for the right reasons and have the local peoples' best interests at heart. The "one size fits all" policy is a dangerous one to follow. It's like mono-cropping on steroids.

So it's basically to do with income generation rather than improving the environment . If you are going to be charged for crossing into the next zone, you will travel up to the ring road and enter the other zone from there. Therefore turning a half mile journey into one of five miles or more. It doesn't sound terribly environmentally friendly.

"Motorists in Canterbury, Kent, will be penalised from one zone to another" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11310519/Traffic-scheme-splits-cathedral-city-FIVE-zones-fines-drivers-moving-them.html "Automatic number plate reading (ANPR) cameras will be in operation at entry and exit points, ensuring drivers are unable to sneak between neighbourhoods without facing a fine." https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/canterbury-could-split-five-parts-8077244

15 minute neighbourhoods will restrict your movement in that you can only cross into other zones a certain number of times per year. Once you have reached your maximum you will then be penalized and receive fines. This system will of course be policed by a large number of cameras and license plate recognition. In other words a virtual fence; whilst it's not a physical barrier, crossing it without permission will lead to punishment.

If you don't really know about the agenda, please listen to Sandi Adams talking to the Glastonbury Town Council, she really knows her stuff.

Governments really have lost the plot. In the UK they have spent the past decade or so "smashing" local businesses, closing bank branches and post offices, moving many businesses to big industrial parks on the outer edge of towns. Then came Covid and the subsequent inflation which "smashed " the pubs, restaurants and cafes as well as the other remaining businesses. Now with pretty much nothing remaining they say we should remain in the neighbourhood. You couldn't make this stuff up!

15 minute city implementation seems to have been handed over to C40 and NREP (a large real estate company based in Denmark). They seem to have the backing of the Scandinavian govts with pension funds being invested in the company. There seems to be substantial financial backing, with the Clinton Foundation heavily involved in C40. A number of the "big players" have a vested interest in this project being carried out. It's because of these big budgets you see the local councils going against their constituents wishes. It seems that you are the product.

The whole concept of "15 minute cities" was invented by Carlos Moreno (French -Colombian urban planner). Even just a brief perusal of the information is enough to tell you that this is mostly not about improving the environment. Take a look at the UK - Cambridge plans to axe a whole load of trees just to build a "Green Bus" route. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11887559/Cambridgeshire-council-plan-chop-orchard-500-mature-trees.html Plymouth has already axed over a hundred trees https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/15/a-disgrace-more-than-100-trees-cut-down-in-plymouth-despite-local-opposition This is nothing other than "greenwashing" - there are big budgets involved for "sustainable" walkways, cycle routes and bus route. As always "follow the money".

There might be some helpful tips in this old thread. ( If I were you I would approach a reputable / one of the more established agents.)

Gosh what a shock, such a lovely lady. May she rest in peace. My deepest condolences to her husband.

Covid can exacerbate some other conditions (as can the flu) but that doesn't mean it killed you; it just means you are in poor health. If someone has stage 4 cancer and dies with Covid, do we say they died from Covid? If someone dies from old age and they happen to have Covid, what did they die from?

Died "from Covid" or died "with Covid" . There is a big difference.

Revenge is a dish best served cold - so maybe the voodoo dolls are in the fridge on ice. I am sure she is a member of the WI and they cover just about everything in their talks.

One has to hand it to Ms. Fulani, whilst suffering such abuse and being so traumatized she is still managing to do all these interviews and TV appearances. She might even revisit the site of the original trauma. What a trooper!

They received 10,000 GBP https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/23013480.domestic-abuse-charity-receives-10-000-black-lives-matter-uk/

It seems that in the past year or so they had funding from BLM. However in previous years Fulani also had funding from the Prince's Trust. Seems she might go to the highest bidder.

He might think you're being sarcastic !

Who are the witnesses or is it simply hearsay?