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I'm one of those who have been vaccinated but can't find my records. I'll be going through this drill soon.
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I'd rather it be a false alarm than make a stupid mistake
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For Sale: Home and Garden in Palo Alto
Uncle Doug replied to Bonnie's topic in Homes and Real Property (for Sale / Wanted)
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Ending the Copa flights to Venezuela is a pretty big deal.
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Changes in Behavior toward Gringos?
Uncle Doug replied to Marcelyn's topic in Water Cooler Topics, Rumor Central, Bochinche
It's just my guess, but I suspect that there has been a net outflow of gringos from Chiriqui in the past 12 months, largely due to the end of "perpetual tourism". And, although construction material costs have skyrocketed in recent years, I'm not sure a gringo influx is to blame. Think of the mountain of concrete and steel going into Federal Mall in David. -
The Summit of the Americas to be held in Lima, Peru next week will be a big deal. Venezuela will be an important topic. But if the US really wants to do something decisive, it would ban the import of Venezuelan crude oil. That would not be painless to the US. Citgo refineries on the Gulf Coast are machined to refine the heavy crude oil that Venezuela produces. A ban would shut them down and cost American jobs. It would also spike gasoline prices. It would likely trigger the collapse in Venezuela which is needed for political reform, and which isn't a complete certainty today given some continued support for Venezuela from China and Russia. Citgo is effectively owned 50% by Venezuela and is the primary source of Dollars for the country. Cut off Venezuelan crude to Citgo refineries and gas stations and Maduro’s government will collapse. There are no other refineries that can use their oil easily. Venezuela's currency is already essentially worthless. Without dollars coming in, Maduro doesn't eat.
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It is unfortunate that the only hope now for Venezuela is a complete implosion. The humanitarian disaster won't end until President Maduro is dragged from the palace by a mob.
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This is absurd. Corcione has fled the country and is the target of an Interpol Red Alert, and Varela is just now going to analyze steps to follow for removal? I think Varela is more interested in world travel than running a government.
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We have moved into a world where technology has stripped alway our traditional expectations of privacy. In the industrialized countries, CCTV cameras are everywhere. Your license plate is routinely photographed and time stamped. Do you use Google location history? Even if you're not using your cellphone your location can be fairly precisely triangulated from cell towers. Technology exist to see what room in your house you are located with your doors and windows closed. As someone located outside the USA, every text phone call, internet posting of yours is captured by the NSA. As mentioned before, if you have brought in the Amazon Alexis or Google Home listening devices into your home, youve effectively bugged your house. On top of this, you gleefully joined Facebook, Twitter, Instgram, and shared your thoughts, your politics, your friends, and even your enemies. You announce your trips and actual locations. Even when you plan to return. Add the ever-increasing skills of hackers and criminal elements and it's hard to say if you have any privacy left. It's not the government powers of George Orwell 's 1984. It's everyone, including yourself.
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The amount of private and even embarrassing things people share on Facebook simply blows my mind. You can be sure that law enforcement, potential employers, and predators all love digging through the information you were dumb enough to share to the entire world for the rest of your life. Add to that the growing craze of putting Alexa and Google home in your house so that all your conversations are monitored. Even here, read twice before posting. The internet is going to last for a very long time.
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PriceSmart's private labels
Uncle Doug replied to Sassy Blake's topic in Shopping and Store Resources
I am going to have to find another source of Fresh Step kitty litter now that Pricesmart dropped it. I did find a small box of it at Melo, but it was priced really high and it was their last one.- 29 replies
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New Name for Animal Organization
Uncle Doug replied to Pat's topic in Salvadores de Animales (Formerly ARF)
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The combination of poor diet and no taboo against incest is probably the main reason we don't see very many elderly Ngobe. It's very self-destructive. I've never been a fan of Indian reservations in the US or the Comarcas here. Establishing permanent primitive pockets of poverty helps nobody. A culture change is needed.
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I am AB+, so I called Charlotte this morning to see if I could donate for Keith. She wasn't kidding about Regional being strict with the rules for blood donors. I was in the US within the past six months which disqualifies me. No exceptions. The laboratory will check. Also, she mentioned that the maximum age for women donors has been lowered to age 60. It's still age 65 for men. This is ridiculous.