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did you walk across the border?

First let me say that I am pro immigration. But I believe crime with in the Illegal community is probably the same as the general population,but by virtue of the status of the community , is under-reported from fear of deportation.

When you lived your country to work on a project in another country, how were you counted? They are counted the same way.

Not a liberal. Have study economies at the university level. I said "though undesirable from a legal point of view, " On an economic level they are a net gain. But I understand your fear that they might take away your fruit picking job and steal your women, they are after all very attractive. and have a sexy accent.

Low birth rate, and the demographics it develops is the biggest story of our lives, and would have extreme , negative consequences in the economics of every country in the world, even those with a high birth rate. I laugh when I read the comments by some ,in opposition to immigration. The strength of the US is that is a desirable immigration destination, that mitigates the low birth rate. Even illegal immigration , though undesirable from a legal point of view, provides a benefit, not only in that it provides labor for jobs Americans, wont do, but also a low wage workforce, and since children born in the US to illegal aliens become citizens , provide another mitigating factor to the US low birth rate.

I agree with everything you said until you made the "MSM echo box " comment . Every news agency is an "echo box" to a certain degree, They are for profit organisation and cater to their client base, not unlike every other business. The only thing that is arguable is the degree in which they are "Echo Chambers" I just finished scanning the headlines of every news organisation on Google News. Most headlines . unless you are a voyeur,or have a particular interest, provide all the information I need. But if I need more information on that particular news story,, on the bottom right corner of the news subject, there is a "Full story" button. this expands the story coverage pf most news outlets,, Being the cheap bastard that I am, I look for a source that is not behind a paywall.

Aren't births, deaths , and legal immigration registered with the appropriate agencies? It would be simple process to subtract the Deaths and departing immigration from the population numbers, then add Births ,in coming immigration, and repatriation, and come up with a new population figure.

I stew Australian beef in the pleasure cooker for about 30 minutes, then add potatoes and carrots and a few of those small onions after I release the pleasure, and thicken it with the Japanese Curry and it's very good,. But I never thought of the pork meatballs, I bet it would be a little like Swedish Meatballs with a extra zing. I have to try them.

I have used, In fact I have some in my refrigerator right now because I only broke off a piece last time I use it. It thickens the broth very nicely. and IMO has a good taste .

Looking forward to your posts and following with interest. I will be trying something like this also and hope to learn as much as possible from your experience. i was watching this video on YouTube (Hydroponics for beginners) and it had a lot of good information. You might find it interesting.

Iven if the IO said it's Ok, I would not take a chance unless I got it in writing which is not going to happen, You could for your extension a few months later only to have the IO say that he never said such a thing, Or there my be another IO, and the one you spoke with is transfered or out sick, or on vection, and you are screwed. Better play it straight, speak to your bank explaining the concern of what happens to the funds in the unfortunate event of your untimely demise, and see if they have any options, In the US I have funds in my Charles Schwab account and I have a beneficiary assigned. Perhaps something similar can be arranged with your bank, I will be honest, I never considered what would happen to the funds in my personal account here until this thread brought it to my attention. If I have the time , I will stop by the bank today and ask.

Looks good. Ap to what level did you bring the waTer and nutrients in relationship to the plant roots? are they fully submerged, or only partially ?

It is a water kettle, a very simple mechanism. Probably a heating element. and a thermostat. 2,000 bht? by seven or ten of them at200- 300 bht and line them up. when one brakes , push it of the counter and use the next one The ones that brake you can use them to plant mint.

Thank you for that info, this might be why I had low BP in the morning, Amlodipine was kicking in as I was getting up and taking the lisinopril/ I have been taking 10 mg of lisinopril in the morning , and 5 mg of lisinopril in the evening , so far it has been working fantastically good for me. So I am inclined to live well enough alone. But we all know that after a while our body develops resistant to certain medication, and a "vocation from medication" And I do have 3 months worth of Amlodipine, so if I see that my current regiment decreases in affections, I will work a regiment where I take the amlodipine 6hrs before I go to bed so that it would kick in as the Lisinopril wears out. Thanks again for that info. it's good to know.

As noted by others we are really taking this thread of topic,

Only because I don't pretend to know what the options are. I agree Not sure if that's the only option remaining. I am sure they have gamed a bunch of options and have assigned a a possible level of success, to each one. , I don't know what other options are available, but it seems to me that the US is very good at developing proxy wars. So that might be an option. After all , there is a civil war in Yemen.

I take lisinopril I had issues in the morning , nothing outrageous but concerning. I was told by my cardiologist that lisinopril has a half life, and started taking 10 mg in the morning and 5 mg in the evening and my BP is consistently in the mid to low 120s and upper 70 to lower 80 I was taking a combination of Lisinopril and Amlodipine but I often had low BP in the morning.

You are correct. Apologies

I think it is, My friend had a similar issue and needed to restart the process , and did exactly that, went to Vientiane for a couple of days , he said it was a nice city and had a good time, came back on a tourist visa, converted into a retirement extension (his situation was a bit different) .Plenty of time to then open a bank account and season the funds long enough . But why don't you talk to an Agent? it does not cost anything, .They might have an other option for you, They know the system better than anyone.

Not a fan, but I wish him a quick and full recovery.

I will not be presumptuous enough to pretend to know what the US will do, only that they will do something. There is too much at play not to.

That would not be correct. This is economics 101 With any new product, there is the initial surge in demand. As the market become saturated demand declines,. There are two options, One is reduce demand. but with that there are the legacy costs of the initial means of production. so the other option is to create new markets, You can either look at markets that are not yet saturated such as EU , USA etc, or you can innovate to develop turn over,such as introducing new functions, (iPhone 10, 11, 14 etc) These are recognised business models and are not debated by anyone I know you are talking micro vs Macro , you do the things you mentioned, with in the constrains of your business model and environment. The EV environment now is very competitive and the business model is not so much profit as it is to separate the boys from the men and develop market share. Not the first time such thing happens. Jit has been the automotive industry standard for a few decades now,. That's a logistics issue and rather than market development and maintenance. I had a similar logistics issue in my industry. but mostly because of storage space constrains and crane time.

if it is done in progressive layers it is very effective. as small amount of moisture is recommended to reduce friction among the dirt particles. That would help with compaction. but it would also be absorbed by the clay. and clay can expand as much as 20% , it will lose most of that expansion when it dries, but not uniformly. It will dry differently around the house than it will under the slab. A certain amount of moisture is recommended,to reduce the friction, but too much moisture will fill the pores, and it is difficult rp squeeze it out.

Neither are the cutting production for EVs they are simply increasing export markets to make up for the falling demand in China

Nooo, corruption in the Ukraine? Imposible. I hope none of the 60 billion that the US is about to send there will not fall in the pocket of Zelinsky and friends. The only difference I see is that this is not a weapons package. converting weapons to cash is difficult. But converting cash to cash is almost impossible.