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I want to ask you guys a question , but please do not judge me .
How do one go about getting insurance as a visitor in America , hospital to he exact ?
My daughter and my eldest son is visiting. Lne if them needs hospital action very regular . Help me please. And thank you

That is how much weight I have lost since last summer when I was diagnosed diabetic and started to eat right. The closest thing I can figure out is that I am sweating out fat. My a** is nothing but a bit of wrinkled hairy skin, skin folds and wrinkles all over my body. If I were to sleep with a woman now, the lights would have to go out, I am awful to look at now I know the skin will eventually go back tight again but its quite different looking at myself now.

A woman who struggled with depression found a way—actually, more than 300 ways—to improve her mental health by doing something new every day for a year. Jess Mell says she’s now the happiest she’s been in a decade after trying new things for 365 days, including a try at hot yoga and beekeeping.

Jess completed a wide range of ‘firsts’, including bleeding a radiator, using a sewing machine, and joining a gardening group. From her home in Surrey, she was able to visit European cities like Vienna, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, and Krakow—and, back on home soil, she tried speed dating and line dancing.

PRO TIP: She adjusted her goal midway through the year, after finding it difficult to do ‘one thing every day’. She settled on simply doing 365 new things throughout the year. “That way, I could do ten things in one day if I was free.” Joined sometimes by friends, Jess says the best part about the whole experience has been putting herself out of her comfort zone. “I feel like I should constantly be doing something.”

From entertaining ‘firsts’—like watching an ice hockey match to playing with miniature pigs—to educational quests—like learning the DIY tasks of hanging a picture and sewing a button—her list is a unique hodgepodge of items.

For the full lengthy list, check the link below:

In my opinion, anti vaxers and Covid conspiracy theorists are just like suicide bombers, their aim is to promote their crackpot theories and take as many non believers with them as possible. Below is a link to a newspaper article that appears today in The Daily Mail, an interview with a REAL doctor, not some fraud being sued by the institute he claims to work for for falsely claiming he works there, this a proper doctor at the sharp end of Covid ICU unit, his interview has no political affiliations, there is no mention of right or left, just the reality of what anti vaxers are doing to his patients. My hope is someone on here who may have been swayed by the garbage I've seen on these blogs of late will read it and think twice.
So do I care if they live or die, well as far as most conspiracy theorists go we can all have a good laugh at the drivel they come up with, but in this case it's actually costing lives ( please read the article), so no I don't care, I have a feeling the world would be a better place without them.

My workplace wasn't sure that we were going to get a bonus this year. They usually come out in Oct. of every year.

Well, a couple of hours ago I checked my Netlearning (what we have at work) from home to see if we got that bonus yet since they said that if we did it would be in Nov. Sure, we got them. We were notified today over there. I'm pretty happy with what I got. That will certainly help right now since I'm going to be getting FMLA pay, which is 60% of what I make every two weeks. This FLMA pay is set up week after week however.

Beginning on June 8, 2020, a new Emergency Care Centralized Notification Center was put into place,
nationwide, by VA for the care of Veterans in a community-based, in-network emergency department.
Although this is not a change from the existing requirement that in-network emergency department
providers notify the VA within 72 hours of a Veteran self-presenting for emergent care, the VA is
providing a simplified mechanism by which community providers can report instances of a Veteran selfpresenting to an in-network emergency department, using the following centralized options:
Email: VHAEmergencyNotification@va.gov
Phone: 1-(844)72HRVHA or (844-724-7842)




I used it last week and it was very simple.

I hope this epidemic will pass soon, so that human beings can live a free life and restore our original life. I hope everyone will have a good weekend.

Yeah... we're positive about this!

When you take a foot bath, we often add some oil or soap to the water. It probably never occurred to you to add a bit of apple cider vinegar to your foot bath. Have you ever put vinegar in your foot bath? It may sound crazy, but you should give it a try! Vinegar turns out to be a real miracle cure to take care of your feet.
Taking a foot bath involves soaking your feet in a container filled with warm water and often, other ingredients like salt, oil or soap. A foot soak is relaxing and can have many health benefits. Foot baths are often used as a way to relax and unwind after a long day or to soothe sore, tired feet. Taking a foot bath is also really inexpensive and easy, because you already have the necessary equipment at home!
Apple cider vinegar is not only useful in the kitchen, but it also turns out to be an amazing panacea. Putting vinegar in your feet bath has many benefits for your health! Did you ever take a foot bath with lots of soap? Don’t do this anymore! This gives you a chance of a fungal infection which can cause itching which can damage your skin. It’s much better to take a foot bath with a splash of vinegar!
A fungal infection is the most common infection on the feet. It mainly occurs between your toes and on your nails. Vinegar is known for its acidic components and is therefore a perfect remedy for a fungal infection. All you need to do is soak your feet in a bath of apple cider vinegar mixed with water for about 10 to 30 minutes. It doesn’t have to be some kind of special vinegar. You can just use the cheapest one from the supermarket. The vinegar works wonders against the fungal infection, so you don’t have to buy expensive creams to get rid of your fungal infection. By regularly taking a foot bath with vinegar you can get rid of your fungal infection in no time!
Sweaty feet
Do you suffer from sweaty feet? The smell of sweaty feet can be quite strong and is often due to the combination of bacteria and sweat. Besides the fact that vinegar works perfectly against fungus, it is also a great solution against bacteria. So, you can use vinegar very well against sweaty feet! Soaking your feet in a foot bath with vinegar will help you against the bacteria or fungal that causes the unpleasant odor. You will immediately notice that your sweaty feet will completely disappear.
Dry feet and cracked heels
Dry feet and cracked heels can be unsightly but can also be quite painful. When it comes to taking care of your feet, vinegar is a great remedy! Vinegar has a purifying effect on your skin. The acidity in the vinegar has a moisturizing effect on your feet and ensures that the skin can recover completely. If you take a foot bath with a slash of vinegar every day, you will see that your feet will be a lot smoother in just a few days.
How it works
It is incredibly easy to create a perfect foot bath. Add one glass of apple sider vinegar for every three glasses of warm water. Repeat this until the tub is full enough for you to dip your feet in. Soak your feet in the bath for about 10 to 30 minutes. Rinse and dry your feet completely afterwards. If you repeat this every day, you will notice that your symptoms will completely disappear in no time! Link: Goodtoknowthis

Yesterday from Vanity Fair;

Florida and Texas Are Competing to See Who Can Come Up With the Dumbest COVID Rules

While Joe Biden calls on elected officials to help fight the pandemic or “get out of the way,” Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott are outdoing one another to see who can make their state more virus-riddled.

By Eric Lutz
August 6, 2021

Earlier this week, President Joe Biden called on elected officials to help defeat the COVID-19 pandemic or “get out of the way.” Rather than heed his advice, the nation’s most irresponsible leaders have continued to do their thing, with states like Texas and Florida—which account for about a third of infections in the United States—seemingly competing to see who can come up with the most deranged approaches to the deadly virus.

Thanks to Ron DeSantis, the profoundly cynical and incorrigibly smug Florida governor, the Sunshine State had lead by a nose in this race to the bottom. DeSantis has mocked public health officials as caseloads skyrocketed, pursued an idiotic offensive against Biden, and enacted rules designed to prevent mask and vaccine requirements and to forbid municipalities from instituting their own COVID safety measures. “We think that’s the most fair way to do it,” DeSantis said last week, introducing an order making masks optional in schools.

But Texas, led by Greg Abbott, who has also banned local COVID ordinances, has come roaring back. On Thursday, the state released a new guidance that somehow makes DeSantis’s effort to block cruise ships from requiring vaccines seem smart: Under recommendations from the Texas Education Agency, schools do not need to conduct contract tracing and do not need to let parents know if a student has tested positive for the virus. If a student does come into contact with an infected person, a parent can still send them to school under the new guidance.

The moves by Florida and Texas, which come as other states are tightening precautions while the delta variant surges across the country, are perhaps best described as pro-COVID. Not only are they declining to push vaccinations, as other government and business officials are doing with increased urgency, the two governors are actively standing in the way of precautions to at least limit the spread of the virus, which they’ve cavalierly downplayed. “This is our COVID season,” DeSantis shrugged Thursday.

Their posturing—a calculated play to the coterie of anti-vaxxers, COVID deniers, and culture warriors who make up the MAGA base—poses a significant public health threat, and not just to the unfortunate residents of their respective states, who may not take much comfort in DeSantis’s explanation that it’s “COVID season” as their hospitals once again fill up. (Speaking of hospitals, DeSantis on Thursday came out against health care facilities requiring staff to be vaccinated: “It’s not something I support,” he said.) In nurturing conditions for the virus to spread, DeSantis and Abbott may be overseeing a breeding ground for potential new variants—ones that health officials fear could prove wilier than the delta mutation, which is more infectious than the original strain but still isn’t much of a match for vaccines. (Despite intense media coverage, breakthrough cases among the inoculated remain rare and are overwhelmingly mild or asymptomatic.)

“When you give it ample opportunity to mutate,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday, “you may sooner or later get another variant, and it is possible that that variant might be in some respects worse than the already very difficult variant we’re dealing with now.”

There have been at least two positive developments since the delta threat exploded in recent weeks....

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