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Consider 3 categories 1) Real brand product. The manufacturer generally wants to maintain its reputation and has professional standards and practices to maintain quality. 2) Generic product. The manufacture is less concerned, and mainly wants to undercut the Real brand product price to get market share. 3) Counterfeit product, essentially Generic product that is labeled to be Real brand product. Consider the potential differences between Real brand and Generic product. 1) The chips for Generic may be compromised in various ways, e.g. they could have failed lot testing, be older date codes, been stored in sub-standard environment (e.g. excessive moisture content, been subject to ESD (Electro Static Discharge) damage, had other manufacturing issues, etc. Or they could be real, but stolen. They may function okay in typical use case, but fail under stress, or have reduced life. For example they could have errors and high or low temperatures, less margin as frequencies increase. 2) The circuit boards on which the chips are mounted. They could be sub-standard design or manufacture, leading to sub-optimal performance e.g. at higher frequencies. 3) Assembly of the chips to the board. Again, manufacturing could be sub-standard, e.g. poor soldering, leading to early failure. I would consider Generic, knowing I'm saving money, but with potential reliability issues. I would test them thoroughly first, including at higher speeds, hotter temperatures, and for long times (I've had modules that would only fail every several hours, but one bad bit in the wrong place can ruin a file). I would consider Real brand knowing it may be superior product and have good warranty if it does fail later. I would avoid counterfeit, Generic should be cheaper for probably the same or better quality.

Electric vehicles have intrinsic efficiency advantages, like regenerative braking (recovering energy when braking instead of wasting it as heat), and not needlessly burning fuel when idling. Also reduced carbon emissions, however while electric vehicles don't have direct emissions, there can be carbon emissions from the creation of their electricity. Most of Thailand electric power comes from burning fuel. Only recently (2016) has Thailand even allowed solar power, but now that it is allowed hopefully it will pick up quickly.

Global House has variety of computer desks and chairs..

Considerations: If you get a K1 visa, you have to wait about a year (during which you can see if you really like each other enough to still want to get married), then you can get married in USA with a 90 buffer time for your prospective spouse to see if they like it. Then it can take a long time to get a green card. If you get married in Thailand you can get a CR1 visa, which also takes about a year, but your spouse can get a work permit within a few days of arrival, and a green card within a few months.

Cannabis is not psychoactive unless it is debcarboxylated. Three common ways are smoking, vaping, and cooking. So your question might be better stated "Do extra features from different strains differ by the method of decarboxylation?" Decarboxylation aka decarbing is the process of removing C02 molecules from the THCA/CBDA molecules, which renders them psychoactive. Actually, they will decarb naturally over time, but it takes a LONG time, that's why heat is used as a catalyst to make it happen quickly. Generally strains will retain their differences, but there may be some variation depending on the specific method. Cooking, whether raw or in food, is a good way to avoid putting smoke or vapors in your lungs. Ingest with fat such as oil, butter, etc. to improve uptake. Ingest on empty stomach for faster effect. Disadvantage is more difficult to judge dosage due to the latency effect.

Good point. I stayed at different places in Chalong during this calendar year, most recently about a month ago. My Thai wife found our various rentals.

My experience living in Chalong area of Phuket was not expensive. ~฿1200 / night for very nice hotel room. ~฿3000 / month for small apartment. ~฿250 / day for motorbike rental. Street food is cheap, less than ~฿100 for a meal. And of course Lotus, Super Cheap, etc. stores are all there. Beaches (Rawai, Kata, etc.) are typically less than thirty minute motorbike ride away.

Experience shows cooking for 60 minutes at 225 F works well. To control variables, use an oven thermometer, and a thermal mass (like a heavy ceramic dish) and preheat (including the thermal mass) until the temperature is stable before placing the material in. The material can be loosely contained, e.g. in a vented container or loosely wrapped aluminum foil. There will be a strong odor. Cooking at time that is too short or long, or temperature that is too low or high, will reduce potency. The easier way is to use a decarboxylator, a device specifically designed to provide the optimum thermal profile. Ref thread For best body absorption results, eat the decarboxylated material with a fatty food, like butter, peanut butter, Nutella, coconut oil, etc. The advantage of doing your own decarboxylation rather than buying edibles is you can choose your specific strain. While edibles typically claim type, e.g. Sativa, Indica, Hybrid, Energy, Restfulness, etc. they seldom state the specific strain they use. Strain specific cannabinoids and terpenes, etc. will persist through the decarboxylation process, whether that is smoking, vaping, or cooking (these are all decarb processes, removing the CO2 molecules from the THCA / CBDA / etc. molecules, to enable them to be psychoactive effective.

Murder Suicide is an extreme behavior. It can be influenced by religious beliefs. For example, in the Bhagavad Gita (an ancient Hindu scripture) Prince Arjuna asks Krishna (a major Hindu god) for advice, because he is to lead a war where he will need to kill friends and family. Krishna tells him to fulfill his duty, kill them, not to worry because they will be reincarnated. Gangsters are often religious, and may use their belief in afterlife as partial justification for killing people. And if an individual believes in afterlife, they may be more willing to kill themselves. Considering all religions have their own version of afterlife of which there is no proof, it's likely there is no afterlife, no matter what your faith (or lack thereof).

Decarboxylation is the process of converting cannabinoid acids to their corresponding cannabinoids, by removing their carboxyl groups (Carbon-Oxygen aka CO2), usually by heat. You can't get high from raw cannabis, it must first be decarbed, whether by smoking, vaping, or cooking (e.g. in butter, brownies, or a decarboxylator). This is science, not opinion. While cannabis strains' effects are generally classified as indica/hybrid/sativa, the actual effects of various strains can vary significantly or subtlety. There are a variety of strain specific cannabinoids and terpenes it's not all THC, though there are processes to extract THC specifically from cannabis. An experienced user can generally tell the difference for example between Pineapple Express and OG Kush, no matter what decarb method is used. Though some users don't notice a difference and consider that "all the strains are the same". It's okay if you don't agree.

If the only active ingredient in cannabis is THC, then strains wouldn't matter. But there are a variety of cannabinoids and terpenes that also affect the effects. Decarboxylation is removing C02 molecules from THCA / CBDA molecules rendering them psychoactively effective. Material is otherwise intact, differences between strains can still be evident after decarboxylation. There are processes to extract THC from cannabis that don't retain strain specific features, but that's not decarboxylation. Consider edibles, they rely on decarboxylated cannabis, and the effects can vary quite a bit between products, e.g. sleepy / energizing / etc. due to the strains they use.

Advantage of decarboxylation vs edibles is you get to choose your exact (bud) strain, often edibles are quite vague about that. Decarboxylation process is sensitive to time and temperature. 60 minutes at 225 F is a good target. Too hot or long degrades the THC, too low or short less gets converted. Oven method can work, but a good decarboxylator makes it easy. The Ardent Nova Decarboxylator works very well, but it is expensive. Simple to use, just drop in your material, push the button, and wait. Another method is to cook in oil, you can see the CO2 bubbles rising, when they are done material is ready. After your material is decarboxylated, most effective ingestion is on empty stomach with something oily, like Nutella.

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Another thought, if you have allegedly three meters for your unit, it could be useful to know what circuits each one is connected to. Turn everything off, check the meters, then turn things on one at a time and see which meters move. If one meter is always moving it isn't on your circuits. If one meter doesn't change with everything on it isn't on your circuits.

We were renting an apartment, and the electric bill was way too high. We turned everything off, the meter was still running. So someone was stealing electricity from our circuit. Management would not do anything. So we left and found a new apartment.

Yeah, happened to us. Booked UPB to HKT via DMK. NOK cancelled the first leg so we had to reschedule to earlier, then NOK rescheduled the second leg to be later. The result was that what was originally a two 2 layover in Bangkok turned into an 8 hour layover. Yuk. We did take advantage of their lounge, comfortable couches, free food and all that. Originally they refused lounge entry based on their not before 2 hours before flight rule, but after I explained how they changed their scheduling to cause our long layover they acquiesced. The rescheduling resulted in over payment, which took some work to eventually recover.

I understand that USA Medicare does not pay for out of country medical expenses. I have Medicare Advantage (sometimes called Part C) HMO plan, it also covers Part D. My provider Evidence Of Coverage document (also verbal confirmation) says they will pay for all critical / emergency care, including ambulance, etc. anywhere in the world - though I might have to pay first and file for reimbursement. I don't have any local coverage, just the USA Medicare Advantage HMO plan. I keep a card with details in Thai and English (along with emergency phone numbers) in my wallet, just in case. For non-critical issues I pay out-of-pocket, and prices for those tend to be relatively low compared to USA.

My main question was about 3rd party property insurance. It was difficult to find an answer. Now I understand that rental car companies in Australia are responsible for the actions of their renters, so will always have insurance, though with high excess, which they pass on to renters. I am from California, where rental car companies do not have liability for the actions of their renters, liability is primarily on the renter, not the rental company. So I always consider what is my liability when renting a car in any locale. Understanding that Australian rental car companies have liability for the actions of their renters explains why all reputable Australian rental car companies will have 3rd party property insurance automatically. We are cruising around Australia now, and yes I bought zero excess insurance.

Human body requires three essential macro-nutrients to survive: carbohydrates, protein, and fat. Totally eliminate any of these and you will not last long. Oil has virtually no carbs or protein. So not a good idea for sole nutrition.

Thank you for your patience with my questions. Now I understand that 3rd party insurance is automatic for rental cars, required by Australian law, despite I found several web sites that say otherwise. I'd still like to know the specific legal code that mandates 3rd party property insurance for rental cars, but I accept that it exists, and my target car rental company confirmed that it's covered for my rental. Also I understand all the details about Excess, Terms & Conditions, etc. Soon my wife and I will be touring NSW for a few weeks in the rental car, looking forward to that.

Thank you for your comment. We are renting the car for 3 weeks and will be traveling mainly in NSW (New South Wales) area, I think we aren't allowed in most other areas by the car rental company. I understand completely about 3rd party compulsory PERSONAL insurance (covering ONLY injury or death I might cause to other people) my concern is only about 3rd party PROPERTY insurance. That is, if I am at fault in an accident, insurance that covers any damage I cause. Are you saying there is no such thing as 3rd party PROPERTY insurance in Australia?

Thanks to all responders for their tips. But no one addressed my fundamental concern, what are third party property liability insurance options? Hours of web search didn't find much conclusive. Easy to find that third party PERSONAL INJURY / DEATH insurance is mandatory with vehicle registration and thus always automatically included aka "CTP" (Compulsory Third Party"). Third party PROPERTY insurance (e.g. if colliding with a structure or another vehicle) is less clear, but apparently is always part of the CDW (Collision Damage Waiver) automatically included with rental, albeit with variable and generally high "Excess" ("Deductible" in USA terms). Excess reduction or elimination insurance is available for extra cost, either from the car rental company, or from another insurance company, which usually has lower prices than the car rental company. The details about Third Party Property insurance seem murky, I assume they are built into Australian law, so therefore aren't usually discussed. For example the rental company I eventually chose, Sixt, states "...your liability in the event of an accident for certain types of vehicle and property damage..." without elaborating on what "certain types" means. I didn't find any web references to limits, though sometimes they referred to as rather large. I looked at multiple car rental sites' rental contract / insurance documents, none have much detail. I'm still interested in finding references / links to Australian third party property insurance details, but for now I'm going with what I got, whatever that is.

I tried to call tourist police, just to make sure the mechanism works. I have USA phone with international service, default is +1 country code, but I can enter +66 country code to ring Thai phone numbers okay. 1155 does not work as expected, neither does +66 1155. I tried the +66 2308-0333 and that didn't work either, while calling seemed to initiate there was never ring tone and eventually I got "time out" message. I do have a Thai phone, and assume 1155 would work on that okay, but I don't usually carry it with me (mainly I need it for my bank app). Apparently I can't reach Tourist Police (or any other emergency #) from a USA phone?

Chiang Mai Elephant Nature Park This place, in Chiang Mai is legitimate: https://www.elephantnaturepark.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_Nature_Park I and my Thai wife visited Elephant Nature Park. Expensive, but consider as donation. The elephants are mostly old, many with medical issues. This place is a sanctuary, they are all rescue elephants, or sponsored by donations. For example someone can buy an elephant and have it transported there and pay for its care. Every elephant has a handler, a mahout, who watches it all day, cares for it, and sometimes guides it to where it should be. They don't use hooks or anything else that might hurt. Sometimes the elephants are stubborn, and do what they want. There are a few baby elephants, because the mother rescue elephants were pregnant. It is hard to know when an elephant is pregnant, so they slipped in, because the previous owners would probably hold on to the mothers for the valuable babies if they knew they were pregnant. All of the elephants are "domesticated" mostly from the timber industry, later the tourist industry. None are wild, and most could not survive in the wild on their own after a lifetime of bondage, also many are old and sick and need a lot of care. Most are old, some older than me. Most are female, for various reasons. Any elephant here is very lucky! About 115 total. They could handle maybe 20 more or so, if they could get them. They rely on donations. Each guest pays about $100, and I estimate there were maybe 100 guests this day, which is not enough to care for 100 elephants. Guests aren't allowed to touch the elephants. Except one very old one our guide said doesn't mind. But a curious young elephant touched my hand when I was posing for a picture with my wife. Elephants can be very quiet. Guests were often surprised by elephant coming up from behind. Best to get out of the way!

Thank you @4MyEgo for this additional information and the Mascot links. I'm looking over the Mascot website now. I'm still not sure about insurance. I understand that Australia requires Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance with car registration, so is included in rental car rates, this covers injury to other people. I understand I can buy additional insurance from Mascot that covers their car, so my liability for damage to their car is $0. What I don't know is what insurance covers me for damage to other peoples cars if I am at fault in an accident, and how do I get that?