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  1. Rye83

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    No forum or server update takes nearly a week to complete. Updates tend to be on the scale of minutes to hours, not days to weeks. Changing the theme/layout of the forum could take awhile...but typically these changes would be made to a private theme behind the scenes while keeping the old theme/layout up and running, then once completed you make the new theme public and default. Even a complete restructuring/archiving of the sub-forums or forum software change could be done in minutes/hours if properly thought out.

    It is really bad practice to have your forum down for such a length of time and this will be avoided by owners/admins whenever possible. Seems there is a bit more to it than just "updates"...but that's just speculation on my part.
     
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  2. expatron

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    The good folks At Cat's & Dogs. Dr Michele and crew were great! My Doberman (Sheba) delivered 4 pups naturally and I knew there were more inside. To make a long story short, after trying to induce labor it was clear to save Sheba's life she needed a ceasarion and spayed. The surgury went off without a hitch and 3 out of the 4 pups inside survived and are doing well. Dr. Michele and staff were fantastic! They had Sheba in an air con private room and stayed up all night with Mom and pups. Only have to remove the stitches now.
    I have had bad experenses with Vet's but NOT this time...
     
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  3. Mr. Reddit

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    Killing a snake in defense is acceptable. However, going out of your way to kill a snake while it is trying to escape seems mean and an over reaction. I am a lover of all animals and find snakes beautiful and fascinating. That doesn't mean I would be comfortable finding one in my cottage.

    Actually, I am the guardian of 13 cats and 3 dogs which I all adopted after they were thrown out on the roadside or the beach. With 13 cats we have not sighted one mouse or rat, and the only snakes I have seen are the ones the cats drag up from the beach. They are the unfortunate sea snakes that come to shore to mate and lay eggs. They are very slow and vulnerable on land. They are also one of the most venomous snakes in the world. However, they have such a mild manner, very few people have been recorded to have been bitten, even fisherman who remove them from their nets by hand. If anyone is going to get bitten, it would be the fishermen, but that rarely happens.

    I have a space under my entry door that is easily entered by snakes and other little creatures such as centipedes. I do now have rugs stuffed under the door to prevent entry at night. One morning before I started to block the entry, I woke up to a sea snake with it head and part of its body in my cottage. It was dead. When I opened the door, the other part of the snake had been mostly eaten by my cats.

    On another occasion a fully mobile sea snake was being harassed by some of my cats. One of the cats had carried it up from the beach. Sea snakes are slow and have no coil or striking ability on land. They are almost totally helpless out of the water. I shooed my cats away and carried the snake down to the beach and threw it in the water. I feel sorry for the sea snakes, but I cannot deny that I am grateful that all of the terrestrial snakes stay away.
     
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  4. Dave_Hounddriver

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    What he has done, is driven it underground. Many known drug suppliers were openly talked about in the past. It was easy to ask around and find out who was supplying what. Since Duterte, the people who were 'rumored' to be suppliers are still getting richer but they say: "Oh no, we gave up all that drug stuff and we have nothing to do with it any more". Plus, before Duterte people were quite willing to 'advertise' where you could go get some drugs but since that time people are scared to death (with good reason) to point out who is dealing the drugs. So when you see people getting killed, you have to ask yourself if its the dealers or the squealers getting shot and are they getting shot by Duterte's mob or the dealer's mob?

    Bottom line: The dealers are still there. The addicts are still there. The problems are still there. But its not talked about so w'ay problema.
     
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  5. Glendazumba

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    Filipinas are known for their being good housekeepers---they like having children and keeping a home. They are mostly faithful and loyal to their husband and are good mothers to their children. Of course, there are exceptions but I am talking about the majority. This is what I have noticed. Filipinas are fiercely family-oriented.
     
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  6. Notmyrealname

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    When a student age 15 is given homeworks which involves sticking two bits of card together, buying a plant or printing an A4 of a Korean Pop Group, I see that age 15 here is age 6 in the UK.

    I also know an Honours' Student who, whilst achieving mid 90s in public school gradings could not get into private school and had a score below 60.

    These poorly educated kids become teachers and so the cycle continues.

    A major problem is that parents are unwilling to confront the schools and ask for something better. And many of these parents actually do their kids' homework!
     
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  7. Notmyrealname

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    There are medications for anxiety - a host of them from benzodiazepams (e.g. Valium) to certain anti-depressants to beta-blockers. It is a worldwide problem and suffered by BILLIONS.

    There are also cognitive behavioural therapy (GBT) techniques, which many doctors prefer. It is a form of 'talking' treatment - changing how the mind thinks.

    PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIEND: Panic attacks are VERY common (he/she is NOT alone) and are a 'learning' condition - they do NOT alter the brain physically. Just as the body learns to panic, it can learn NOT to panic. It is part of a natural human process in the 'fight or flight' mechanism (very useful when human predators were a big threat) and involves the body making a hormone called adrenaline. It is the adrenaline in his/her body which makes him/her feel those symptoms (sweating, breathing issues, dizziness) and the body gradually destroys the adrenaline. The condition is NOT a 'craziness'.

    Having experienced this myself, the best advice I can give is:

    1. See a doctor. Most of the medications are prescription only and it would be dangerous to buy them illicitly and self medicate.
    2. Try to ACCEPT how you feel at the time, because every single panic attack always ends. ACCEPTANCE is the key.
    3. Try to stay where you are when having a panic attack. If you leave the place (e.g. a store) then your brain will start to associate the place with the panic (will start to think 'I panicked because I was in the store but felt better when I left') and make the person become more and more reluctant to go to the store again (this can end up with the person not wanting to go into any store or any place and end up with agoraphobia and just staying at home).

    From my own experience, I found reading about the subject of great use plus using medication - BUT, I used it only when necessary. I am not keen on the idea of waking up in the morning and starting to take medication 'just in case'. If the person can hold on for a short period when experiencing a panic attack then the need for the medication often disappears. If it becomes too unpleasant for the person (and every individual has their own level of toleration for panic and everything else in life) then the person can take the medication (in recommended dosage) and help 'break' the cycle (worrying about the panic can create more panic and the medication can stop that escalation).

    I could do more to help if I was there but am not in Negros currently. If your friend wants to read about the subject, may I suggest you are there to help read the material as initially it can seem over-whelming and should be read in small stages. But if you don't understand the condition it is possible you can say the wrong things (like using words and phrases such as 'crazy', 'pull yourself together', 'it's only in your mind') so concentrate on helping your friend understand it is COMMON but CONTROLLABLE. It is not always the case that it is entirely removeable as it is part of our defence mechanism to protect us from danger (so why would we eliminate that???) but can be controlled. I know personally that some of the most upsetting aspects of the condition can be extinguished in time.
     
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  8. hiddenuser

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    well i eagerly went back to the net to find information to support my case and did not find it! you are correct and i am incorrect. the web site for the Pew Research Center had a very good and detailed projection by country of muslim population growth in europe under three senarios of no more immigration of muslims, medium levels of immigration and high levels. i recently read the book, "eurabia" which paints a much more grim picture and my belief probably stemmed from that. act in haste, repent at leisure. thanks for the correction!
     
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  9. Dave & Imp

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    If you are not going to laugh at yourself, then who are you going to laugh at? (Alex is an Aussie). Alex took his personal time to organized, coordinate with Flip Flops, posted announcements on the internet, etc for the Anzac Day event so other could enjoy the Anzac Celebration, so obviously he has a great deal of respect for Aussies and Kiwis, and the Anzac Memorial Celebration.... but he also has a sense of humor. I find nothing wrong with someone who works hard for others and enjoys a little humor in life also... even at his own expense. To me that looks like a man who has matured enough to have a balanced life, with a little thicker skin than many. Life is short and your are not going to get out alive, so you may as well enjoy a few laughs while you are here.
     
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  10. Notmyrealname

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    This nonsense has been going on for a long time and some of these studies are based on small samples or paid for by the organisation that most benefits from the results. In fact, it is conceivable we could ingest two (or more) harmless food items which then combine within the digestive tract to form a harmful one! We just don't know - and with there being millions of combinations, nor does anyone.

    The only way to solve this conundrum is to go for it and enjoy what you want (only eliminating things you know are obviously harmful). My personal view is get to 70 and we have had a fair share and everything after that is a bonus. Worrying too much about research telling us what foods are healthy or unhealthy just decreases our enjoyment of life. All of us have a good idea by now of what constitutes a balanced diet (I think it means to drink our own body weight in alcohol every week so it balances, but I might be wrong) and all 'extras' are perks.
     
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