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I always thought that Sleep Apnea is when you stop breathing during sleep and wake up in horror. That would not be the case concerning me.

The OP has a great opportunity to find out if this love is real: Tell the lady that he is living on a very limited income. Depending on the reaction of the lady, he will know "what is what". No more guesswork needed.

I forgot to mention: Yes I am napping during the day. After eating something, I fall asleep, wether I want it or not.

a) For the last 5 to 6 years. b) Annual lung function test at the hospital, 2 weeks ago. Blood oxygen saturation a bit less than last year (no problem). c) I inhale 3 pumps of "Spiolto-Respimat" daily. I don't know if steroids are part of it. = Olodaterol/Tiotropium, manufactured by Boehringer/Ingelheim. The medics have no answer. But I am scheduled for a "Heart-Echokardiolagrophie" and a Thorax CT by the end of the month. Scrapping the bottom of the barrel, as the surface offers no clues.

A good nights sleep is a healer. Or not? Every morning I wake up with all kinds of aches and general "weakness". Every physical activity is strenuous during the day. I am just "weak", can't put it in any other way. Come evening, I am getting better. So I do "strenuous" household work between 9 PM and 11 PM. During this time, I am at my "physical-peak" of the day. (To activate my vacuum cleaner at 11 PM has not made me any friends in the house). I suffer from COPD. Could it be, that during sleep I don't absorb enough oxygen? Making my mornings/days miserable? What else? I know this is contradictory to "standart medicine", generally declaring sleep as a "healer". Unfortunately, for me sleep is something that messes up my day. No, "stop sleeping" is not the advice I am looking for.

Vladimir (the shepherd) wants to bring back the lost sheep. The lost sheep were the former soviet republics: -Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Most of those sheep diden't really get lost, as they still obey the shepheard. Except for Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine. Those are the remining sheep that he must bring back home. Ukraine is happening, Georgia is next. Will the shepherd consider the former "Eastern-Block" countries as lost sheep? Yes, unless somebody will stop him. The shepheard is on a mission from God: He wants to make "Russia great again". Strange, isen't there an other guy that wants to make his country "great again"? Cant't think of the name and country right now. But surely, he also must be on a "mission from God". To make the rich richer and the poor poorer. But as long as it sails under a heavenly order, it must be OK.

Remarkably, an increasing number of voters favor "strong man" to take the future of their countries into their "strong hands". Especially in "Eastern Europe". No Mexican revolutionary pistoleros throwing over a gouvernment, no, they are voted into office !!! Maybe (on a global scale), the "Little people" of this world realise, that in spite of constant "economic-growth", very Little of this "growth" finds is's way into their pockets, while the rich are getting richer year after year. So, maybe the "little people" of this world have come to the conclusion that something must fundamentally change concerning the current "world-order", under the motto: "It cant't get any worse for us". Let's try something new, no matter what it is. A highly dangerous conclusion I find, if the electorate can't diffentiate between "Mexican Pistoleros" and well dressed "pied pipers", both persuing the same goals.

Great idea! Let all the "foreighn-money" be withdrawn from the US treasury to be raplaced by "American Investors". Incresing taxes by 20% for the working class to fill the gap. Brilliant idea, this is how to make "America Great Again".

A good part of this dept is financed by foreigh investors by buying US T-Bills and US T-Bonds.

The US has found a new enemy. The communists are gone, but now the US has basically declared economical war to the rest of the world. OR: Every country that sells more in the US than it buys from the US is considered a economical adversary. A trade deficit means nothing else that the products of a certain country can not compete in a globalised market. To compensate this by imposing protective tariffs is the last resort of any country to protect a domestic industry that can no more compete in a globalised market. (Outside of Silicon Valley nothing much has happened in the US in recent times). Note: The US was much in favor of "globalisation", starting with Ronald Reagan. Fast foreward to 2030: By then, the US will be confronted with some "Military Conflict" concerning Taiwan / South China Sea. Facing the new superpower alone. Sadly, as the US will have no friends left, especially if the US should pull out of NATO.

I am wondering what your "newssource" is. But I can help you out. Just look at who is making territorial gains. That's all you need to know to find out who is winning this war.

On a global scale, are there any countries left, where one can hopp-in, hopp-out on a basically eternal tourist visa situation? In the "early days", very well possible in Thailand. Any countries left?

You can't be this "inhuman" to send me to the front as "cannon-fodder". The Ukraine is running out of manpower at the front. Most of Ukrainian front soldiers were not granted any "home-leave" for over a year. It's hard to win a war if you are running out of "personell". Many able bodied young Ukrainians have ended up in Europe as "refugees". And now you want to send me to the Ukrainian front?

As can be seen, I opened this thread on July 31 last year. I have not much to add, except "I told you so".

Devastating consequenses? Threathening Putin by not opening any Trump Golf Resorts in Russia for the next 75 years?

Yep! What we do, what we think, what we feel is governed by hormones. Hormones are our "slavemasters". Dramatically "under-researched" I find.

The perfect description of how things truly are. The Ukraine as well Europe are at the bargaining table without options. Without US support, the game is over and Putin can declare victory, All the way.

For 1/4 of the world population daily affordable food and a stable roof over their heads would mean happyness.

Uoii! So where does your information come from? Certainly not by studiying basic physics. Try it, it's the pathway to your enlightenment in todays world.

If only you could get yourself to study the nonsense called "physics" eliminating all ather facebook nonsense that is your source of information you would automatically stop posting your habitual nonsense here. Try it! To understand the world it doesn't take facebook, it takes physics,

Last night while sitting at the bar a guy joned me. He talked weird stuff. I diagnosed scizophrenia, paranoia, narcism, sexism and other mental disorders that psychiatrists would have a field day. He seemed to have some knowledge as far as "microeconomics" are concerned, but clueless when it came to "macroeconomics". Got tired of it, payed up and left the bar. On the way out the bartender caught up with me and said: "You have just been talking to the president". The president of the local hog-breeders assoziation, I asked? "No, the president of the Unitet States" he replied. Thankfully at this point the alarm clock rang. Much to my relief, I realised that it was only a dream, as in real life, something like that could never happen.

Fortunately I invested 90% in long-term situations. That's where I made my money. Basically, I made my money by sitting on my rear and let time work for me. At the same time I must confess that trading the markets can be exiting. Back to the OP's wife: Many online platforms offer "small-accounts" (1000$ or less) or even "trial-accounts" where no money is involved. I suggest OP's wife go this way before larger amounts of money are committed.

Correct. Depending. on year, it fluctuates between 70 to 80%. Plenty of newcomers every year, replacing the players that have run out of money. The Casino-Effect: New money always floating in: "If I don't win today, I will win tomorrow." Whereas the "win-quote" at the roulette table are higher than short-term trading at the markets. 50/50 versus 70/30 . Viva Las Vegas or a noodle stand in Thailand? The noodle stand in Thailand to be preferred.

Will take place in Switzerland. According to my thread, no assurance of "quality work", as such procedures are performd by "assistant doctors/future surgeons" at "University Hospitals". Well, one has to learn the trade somewhere, "University Hospitals" a good place to learn the trade. Rant over.

Very helpful, as usual. REZUM is relatively new. Trying to avoid a Guinnie-Pig situation, is "Laser" older or newer than REZUM?