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I use kratom about twice a week. The formula my supplier has is 100 kratom leaves boiled with 6 litres of water. I drink half a cup. As another poster has noted, it is quite bitter. I have a couple of sweet mango slices afterwards to remove the taste. I find it works better on an empty stomach. IME there is mild euphoria for about ten minutes, followed by complete pain relief for 5-6 hours. YMMV. Unlike pharmaceutical opiates, which block specific pain receptors, kratom seems to block all of them. As another poster has noted, it is addictive, which is why I limit my use. You are right to avoid ibuprofen, it has significant side effects, and does not do the kidneys any favors. It's quite inexpensive on Lazada. While legal in Thailand, AFAIK it is illegal in most Western countries.

The temperature of an oxygen cylinder should not exceed 52 C, although there is probably a safety factor built into the specification. https://www.airgas.com/msds/001043.pdf I would suggest parking your car in the shade or a mall car park. You can also protect the cylinder from direct sunlight and temperature rise with a reflective foil blanket, and leaving one of your car windows cracked a bit to ensure ventilation. "Cylinders should be stored upright, with valve protection cap in place, and firmly secured to prevent falling or being knocked over. Cylinder temperatures should not exceed 52 °C (125 °F). Separate from reducing agents and combustible materials. Store away from grease and oil." Pure oxygen - SAFETY DATA SHEET

I never said Trump's lawyers would not be laughing all the way to the bank, win or lose. At least, the ones who demanded their money up front from him.

Perhaps our resident prophet of doom will finally shut his trap, although I doubt it. Thanks for posting something of fact and official, which is NOT a discussion paper.

Probably beats Trump lawyers too.

Correct, I was the wrong way around.

Delays are evidence Trump himself knows he is guilty. A person who believes in his innocence wants any trial to be as speedy as possible. Trump also knows if he does not make it to the 2024 polls, or fails to get re-elected, he is toast. I expect some really vicious attacks on Nikki Haley.

The 14th amendment case is not the most important. Either the RICO case or the DC case would IMO sink Trump. The RICO case has a judge who wants to move quickly, the DC judge, a Trump appointee, is trying to slow things down.

It certainly is not the female sitting to the right of Trump, and he doesn't look like he is happy with how things are progressing. Apparently Steven Sadow is a criminal defence lawyer heavyweight, the rest I don't know. On a purely probabilistic basis, what are the odds of a defendant with 91 indictments being acquitted on all of them?

The purpose of a question is to learn, do you have a problem with that?

I knew you could not resist a virtue signal long-term.

You actually eat Burger King and Texas Chicken? How much extra pressure do your tires need?

I am aware of that. I am also aware it is clients who determine how well lawyers live, not the colleagues they play golf with. You are not posting a response to my question - who are Trump's big-time lawyers? I forget the circumstances, but one of his lawyers is defending a case where his expertise clearly does not match the trial material. Something like a criminal law expert defending a divorce case, or whatever.

IMO the ATO and Centrelink have the Robodebt debacle as a glaring example of what eventually happens to people who think targeting the poor and vulnerable is fair game.

Alternatively, big-time lawyers could also shy away from having their reputation tarnished by a big loss, or having Trump throw them under the bus for failing. IMO sensible lawyers would not touch a Trump case with a barge pole. Who are Trump's big-time lawyers, who are not indicted as co-conspirators? IIRC he has a motley bar of lawyers defending him in fields where they have no court experience.

I think you are confusing the pension qualification requirement with the tax residency requirement ( one of them at present ), one is Centrelink, the other is the ATO.

Have I got this right? A Trump PAC is paying PI's to investigate lawyers who Trump hired, and praised to the skies. They were then hampered by the fact he would not listen to them, and had to stand by while he tried to turn courtrooms into political speeches. I understand irony, but this is ridiculous.

IIRC the 2 year prison term only applies to those who are waiting to qualify for the OAP. It does not apply to retirees who are already receiving the pension. The kicker for many will be the requirement to stay in Australia for 183 days to be considered as resident in Australia for tax purposes. Some will be able to do that, although most would want to be in Thailand.

I simply don't know. I do know discussion papers are a few streets away from actual implementation. To quote Jack Reacher, hope for the best, plan for the worst.

The full OAP in Australia is $1002.50, not including allowances which are only paid when actually in Australia. Equals $26,065 pa. It seems to have escaped the notice of most posters the tax rate is reduced from 32.5 % to 30 % after July 1, 2024. Tax on the above is $7820. Less SAPTO at $2230 = $5590 On current exchange rates, pensioners in Thailand would lose about 11,000 baht/month from their OAP, assuming the change ever happens.

As a point of interest, how much of the braking is derived from the engine itself, and how much from the hydraulic discs? Which takes the brunt of an emergency braking situation?

Size is no guarantee of success. History is littered with examples of company behemoths that no longer exist, or have been digested by more agile competitors. Kodak, Rootes Group, Studebaker. Toyota built its reputation on reliable, boring cars with bulletproof engines. It still has that reputation today, Ford does not even make it into the top ten. Chinese auto manufacturers are nowhere in the league, it takes time to build the kind of reputation Toyota has. No doubt the Chinese will be competing very strongly on price, but if I were buying an EV, I'd still be wondering which company will be around to service my car in 10-15 years' time.

I see quite a few BYD EV's around Chiang Rai, the comments in the video cannot be reassuring to BYD owners. China is in a financial fix, their largest property firm ( Evergrande ) is insolvent. I am reminded of the situation in Australia back in the 1970's, when we had 5 carmakers. Holden, Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota and Nissan. Simply too many for a population of 15 million people. Those who forget the lessons of history are condemned to repeat it. IIRC Nissan was the first to go, ironically they were probably making the best quality vehicles. Holden and Ford were garbage in comparison, yet they lasted the longest. All gone by 2018. 91 EV manufacturers? IMO 5 is just the tip of the iceberg, it's possible three-quarters of them could go under. Which begs the question of what brand of EV a customer should buy.

Alina Habba has backed off because she was facing sanctions if she continued on that path, including disbarment. She failed to check a dubious report to determine there was a credible witness to what she alleged in her letter. She was repeatedly admonished by the judge during the trial for her combative attitude, and lack of knowledge of court procedures. She said in an interview she would rather be pretty than smart, she could fake smart. Not true, and she's about to become more Trump roadkill.

The family home is exempted from the assets test for the age pension, although it is factored into the amount of pension a retiree gets.