There is big news that a lot of people are ignoring lately - whilst we are still in the middle of a never ending pandemic and loosening of restrictions as if nothing ever happened, thousands dying and in the hospital each day, there is a big problem in China that nobody seems concerned about.. China, that has sine today been the example to follow on keeping cases low to nil is now facing a surge of cases and being forced to lock down - They have applied a zero covid stance from the beginning which worked so far, but now the virus is catching up big time in China - and where is this coming from you are wondering ? TRAVEL - the very same method the virus was originally spread - But why China ? This brings to light a new harsh reality - are harsh restrictions and lockdowns the perfect solution ? So far masks, distancing and COVID19 measures have been effective for the most part - but it is a double edged sword - China's confinement of people means people have been mostly protected from exposure in the first place, so this means no immunity, only through their vaccine, which has been much weaker compared to the mRNA candidates - in the rest of the world where cases are going down, is it mainly because of the vaccines or because of a lot of exposure which has caused somewhat of a cross immunity with previous variants and some sort of collective immunity ? Some countries have been exposed to reinfections after another - whilst China, none, which is a reasonable explanation why infections are starting to soar in China. This reality hits hard because it means that the optimal condition for a pandemic is for a maximum amount of the population to get infected with the virus until eventually infections a re-infections creates a strong immunity and cross immunity with sub-variants, much better so than vaccines alone and lock downs ........ BUT at the cost of more dead bodies and more hospitalisations - This is a tough reality to face, and it may be the only way out of this pandemic,
allow for as much of the population to get infected - but that means sacrificing lives - I do not agree with this method, but it also means that if you lock down population one day or another they will become extremely vulnerable to infections and the virus will catch up to them. China's way was the good way, but there is a problem - every country in the world must control the virus the same way for it to become endemic - If China alone has a zero COVID19 policy whilst the rest of the world is having fun ignoring it, it doesn't work - because China cannot obviously ban all incoming travel - and the virus travels.

The whole handling of the pandemic was a big sham - if ALL countries did like China did from the start, we would not be in this situation - and sine China has not gone through this phase of infections and re-infections - the virus is catching up - this applies to other countries too that had no case or little case that now see soaring cases - if you protect your population from infections, sooner or later it will catch up to them, especially if you leave your borders open to incoming travel - IF you let your population get it, you get more dead bodies and more hospitalisations - Tough situation.

What I find rather odd is how come China has been unable so far to come up with better vaccines than the ones we have, a treatment, etc, they have the resources and facility, they didn't......... They had the right plan, but as long as there are other countries with variants and cases, we will never get out of this pandemic, as long as people travel around the world. China is no different and is not immune from this, neither is North Korea, now reality is hitting hard. Initially I would have believed China would be the first to come up with a revolutionary vaccine or treatment, it's almost as if they want this to trail on and on - again it makes me wonder if China is doing what's best for the population - BUT wait, I'm wondering if here governments are taking the best decisions for people - and the answer is a big NO.

What happens now when vaccines wane off and new variants emerge ?

It's all over the news, nobody brought this up, it's shocking.

So as if life was not boring enough, COVID, a war, etc, and now the concern of Monkey Pox that should normally be isolated is now gaining ground all over the world, is this true or is this another way for big pharmaceuticals to push yet another vaccine ?

Should we be worried about this, what do you think ? Monkeypox is old news it's just that now there are more cases around the world which raises concern. Fortunately it is not as transmissible as COVID, it's mainly through close and prolonged contact.

Arvind9 wrote: I think Facebook would be a better place to show your eccentricity members would give a more appropriate response as it is she herself mentioned that she spends time athome so no social contacts at her age she is already down people at her age still hold comanding positions good she realized it was time to call Farwell rather than make a joke of yourself

There's only one problem with Facebook - Real names, I mean anybody can start a ySense or ClixSense FB Group, but not everybody is comfortable posting with their real name showing - some people also leave wayy too much personal info on their FB.

As to Valerie, yeah we had our ups and downs over the years, but she has added a lot of good topics to the forums over the years and some very entertaining and thought provoking - at a time when we were allowed to discuss politics, it's not all bad, I mean who cares about the teeth topic, nobody is forced to read topics they don't like - any topic is valid on a forum, any, I mean where else can you learn about bird poop Some good discussions here stemmed from her topics and replies, it's much better than in old times when it was mods fighting with members, I prefer the eccentric topics over that anytime.

Nothing wrong with a forum discussing topics outside of the industry you are in - and you do not have to like everybody. There were regulars of CS forum that had left back in 2016 claiming it was because of her because of locked topics, I was even invited to that closed FB Group, I had never left the forum here but joined that FB Group and now I regret it, because then you see people's disgusting true faces - flame wars, insulting, backstabbing and bullshit, and the very things they were accusing her of doing, they were doing 100x worse amongst themselves. and the ones that left in 2016, good bloody riddance, they were of the rotten kind anyway. Having a forum separate from this site is an idea, someone has to start that project - I almost did run a forum in the days even dabbled with scripts, etc, but had no time, and in any case I think they will eventually close this forum - I think big changes are coming, I know because I understand business patterns have have lived them before, I've been so far on the money about a lot of things I said would happen, you might get your wish sooner than you think, hopefully by then there will be a forum people can use, and hopefully by then administration here will allow that forum to be mentioned, since it would not be a GPT site but only a forum.........BUT any forum that may be must have some rules, unlike that FB Group that was run by a completely clueless muppet that allowed members to insult one another and do f*** all about it, there are lines you cannot cross, like making violent threats, or threats of any kind and any illegal stuff. This place does have potential for having a forum where we can discuss good topics ..... as far as potential for becoming a good GPT, that gap is narrowing day by day.

Everyone has heard of Dr. Oz and the show, once upon a time, a great show from a REAL doctor that covered many interesting topics about health. One day, like many shows, they decided to change things and boost ratings - it went from being a show about health to being a quack fest peddling miracle weight loss pills and bullshit. Nobody is uncorruptable and it seems Dr. Oz is no exception - He went in my books, from a respected doctor to being a QUACK that makes ridiculous statements not backed up by medical science and sometimes DANGEROUS - so much that he had faced the Senate - AND now ladies and gents - the irony, he wants to run for Senate..........

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/13/dr-oz-show-end-2022-524157

Just what they need another quack in the Senate. He should have kept his original format and stuck to actual medicine and not bullshit snake oil medicine. This is the last person I had expected to promote such trash - I would expect no less from Oprah, who has had questionable guests most of the time and made tons of money over monstrous BS, and now, we won't have to deal with anymore of Dr. Oz's mangling of science and bullshit. Unfortunately the damage is done, because a lot of people fell for this shit and spend billions of $ on these pills just because Dr. Oz endorsed them, and whilst he claimed he did not get a penny from the companies, his show benefit in ratings, so he got money indirectly from peddling this bloody nonsense.

So a bullshitter now wants to become a politician - great, perfect job for him, have a seat

And why am I not surprised Trump vouched for him, I mean Trump is not much a believer of actual medicine based on science, so yeah I'm kinda disappointed - I think Oz gives good doctors a bad name, it's shocking because he was good in his field, but the moment he dabbled into this weight loss shite he lost all my respect, and many people's too.

Arvind9 wrote: Just for a couple of them all are worse than Ysence,Clixsene legacy Prodege is not a family of Clixsene to carry that legacy they have their own way of doing business Clixsene is dead no one keeps crying over the dead Clixsene took everyone for a ride with a 4 hour maintenance when the site got back Clixsene funeral was over,and I am shure a GPT forum is not ment for telling members that you lost all your teeth definitely its not a place to find a solution for your teeth

You got that straight ( I mean about the we have been taken for a ride) As far as forum, it's still entertaining and a good distraction from the issues of the site - people are not forced to read the forum or topics they do not like - it would be even better if we could just discuss current events but unfortunately not - nothing wrong with eccentric topics, they make this place unique - if only this can apply to surveys too - we've been taken for a ride that's for sure, and to add INSULT to injury, some people have gotten the better deal of that ride whilst others are rotting.

Just because some do not like forums should not mean everyone doesn't - same for routers.

All topics are fine in my book, as long as it is not fighting or personal, that's why you have topic titles to help you decide if you want to open it or not - and if there is no topic title that interest a person, they have a choice not to use the forum, like the 95-99% of the members

We are still far better than other forums .... As far as Jim selling ClixSense, it was bound to happen, it's no secret that Jim was a certain "age" and that his main income was not CS, what we didn't see coming is how worse the site would become on some levels.

People who do not like forums have the freedom not to use it, same for people who do not like a certain router.

Arvind9 wrote: Not all members get the same response its frustrating for many that they even abuse the site because they dont find a solution anyway I have always maintained a forum is not necessary how many GPT sites have a forum?and how do members get around problems without one even on Ysence it applies very few members look for a solution on the forum others dont find the need for a forum they get around their problems as one would on any GPT site

Maybe because on other sites they don't have that many issues, people are just doing surveys and earning good money, and they have support that answers within hours and more effective, I cannot give examples

As to resolving issues on your own, it's impossible if the issue is site related. Forums are a good thing, members helping one another was done for specific reasons, mainly tasks - the forum was never meant as a support channel, because members cannot give support related help on account specific or site specific issues - and yes there are other sites that use forums, for both general discussions and support - it's not common on GPTs, that's true, but it was part of ClixSense's legacy I guess.

kanjoormadam09 wrote: Some Bp medicines will cause lowering of heartbeat rate. Also major thing is that a persons Bp measures will spike up as ageing process goes on. The best thing to control Bp is some breathing exercises like Yoga, meditation and even brisk walking. Medicines though can prevent stroke or organ failures may have longl asting sideeffects

Watch sodium intake, exercise, manage stress level, manage weight, etc. Blood pressure issues are not the same for everyone - some people have a hard time controlling their BP even with proper nutrition and lifestyles, even with BP meds. In your case if it is true that your BP is what you say it is most of the time and only occasionally spikes, I would not worry providing your heart and kidney functions are normal, but you should still get to the bottom of what is causing those spikes, especially if they occur at rest.

As far as lowering your pulse, yeah particularly beta blockers or calcium channel blockers, but your pulse still remains in the normal range 60-100. Some blood pressure meds are combined with diuretics.

If your BP is that high especially in the morning or after waking up, it is usually a sign of obstructive sleep Apnea.

valerie wrote: @Darkstar2, I some times wonder if it is not a money thing. That is, the change in blood pressure diagnosis today. In other words, could it be a push for more prescriptions? Could it be a push by Insurance companies? The pharm and insurance industries really do control a lot of what physicians subscribe these days.

Of course it is a money thing You wonder ? Push all kinds of unnecessary tests and prescribe unnecessary medications - why is it a trillion $ industry aimed at pushing pills rather than prevention ? Most cases of high blood pressure can be reversed early on before they become full blown, with lifestyle changes.

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They did take my bp before extraction at the dentist. It was something like 155/80.

OK that is a reading typical of being very nervous at the dentist's chair before they drill you and saw you, nothing unusual They take your BP reading because of the stuff they inject into you, which raises blood pressure.

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I did, as I do, take my bp med every morning. So that was a little high but of course not high enough to be concerned about and neither was the dentist.

If you had 120/80 or lower, as a dentist I would be very concerned nobody looks forward to getting drilled, poked, sawed all over the place, just sitting in a dentist's waiting room is enough to raise my BP, just saying the word dentist even

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Health insurance may see a push in bp meds as a saving alternative. That may be a good thing. I mean taking a bp med is not going to hurt per say, unless it causes one to bottom out or spike. Health insurance companies may see it as a preventive to reduce expense later (stroke, coma, etc).

It depends on the BP med, like any medicine, it makes your liver/kidneys work harder, in the long term drugs will cause some damage, there is no exception to that, but the potential risks and damage of NOT taking BP meds is far worse, uncontrolled BP puts you at risk not only for stroke and heart disease BUT kidney disease. Our Creatinine clearance and eGFR get worse as we age - uncontrolled blood pressure has a negative effect on kidneys, and if you have diabetes it's even worse. Not all blood pressure meds are the same.

What are you on ? 1 or 2 meds ?

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One's blood pressure always fluctuates. For starters, you have your 'resting blood pressure', 'laying down blood pressure', 'standing up blood pressure', 'physical blood pressure (exertion)'. You also have your blood pressure when mentally under stress, emotional, happy, sad, and so on.

Exactly, one cannot assume they have 120/80 at all times, most people who say that is because all their READINGS were just that, but BP fluctuates - we do not take our BP 24/7. The concern here is BP going from 120/80 to 150/90 without a trigger. Another thing to watch out for, probably more important than BP, is pulse pressure, pulse pressure can have a more damaging effect, for instance 140/90 = PP of 50, 140/70 = PP of 70, in that case the second one would be more damaging. With today's guidelines in North America, 120/80 is not considered NORMAL, it's in the "Elevated" zone, in the sense higher than normal, it is not HIGH. You have optimal/normal, elevated, stage 1, and so forth
150/90 is stage 1 - fortunately, doctors do not diagnose HBP based on one reading, but people who have frequent readings above normal, particularly in the prehypertension are more likely to develop high blood pressure later on.

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The time to be concerned about your blood pressure is when you are experiencing a very high or very low bp, especially in a resting state.

Or a persistently high pulse pressure.

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A high blood pressure to be concerned about is when the systolic (top number) is around 180. If you are reaching that number on a fairly regular basis, it's time to visit the doctor for high blood pressure meds. If you're getting a high number on the bottom (diastolic) in resting state such as 90 to 100, here again, you need to visit the doctor. So a very high number may be 180/90. Extremely high 200/100. These high numbers mean you need to see the doctor immediately and most probable you will be prescribe blood pressure medication.

It's not uncommon to get blood pressure that high when playing some sports or working out Fortunately it is temporary. I believe they became more strict here on what normal BP is due to the studies that show progressive kidney damage - even if BP is slightly elevated it can have an impact on kidneys in the long run, though the damage is just there but much slower than higher blood pressure. I think in Europe they still rely on the old metrics. Here, normal blood pressure is considered < 120/80, now realistically I do not think most people would be under 120/80.

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A low blood pressure to be concerned about is just as important as a high blood pressure. Here again if you are getting a low blood pressure on a regular basis, you best see your doctor for medication. A low blood pressure may be 102/58. That's mighty low. If that top number drops below 100, you need to get to the doctor right away.

Low blood pressure is anything below 90/60, anything between 90/60 to 120/80 is optimal / normal. Low blood pressure becomes a concern if it is symptomatic - otherwise it isn't. Some people can go as low as 90/60 and have no symptom and function normally - like some athletes, not uncommon to have these levels and even low pulse which would normally be a concern otherwise. Some people have symptoms and that is a concern. Anything below 75/55 or 75/50 would be a concern too for proper organ function. 102/58 would not be problematic if asymptomatic - as long as the underlying cause is not related to heart function.

Also the older you get, the higher your blood pressure target becomes - so it is not uncommon for people who take blood pressure medication at a certain age to be told to keep pressure below 140 or even 150....... the issue is kidneys, if you have diabetes or Chronic Kidney Disease you must keep those blood pressures at an even lower target.

There is no chance in hell that they would give full body scans here to diagnose blood pressure issues - The first things they should do is get some blood, include kidney function, look for proper heart and function, and then later they can do the full body scan to hunt for hidden issues, but it is so unusual. If it is a concern, you could ask for 24 hour heart monitoring including BP to see how your blood pressure fluctuates - if you were to look at 24 hour readings of your blood pressure you would see it fluctuates all the time - and if it were 120/80 at all times, it means you are a robot

valerie wrote: The bottom plate hurts. It's harder to swallow drink and food with the lower plate in. Also, it feels like the bottom plate is larger than it should be. I've been taking the bottom plate out when I eat unless I am eating something like ice cream.

You had this procedure done at a regular dentist ? Dentists don't always get it right the first time - You will often see a huge difference between a regular dentist and a specialist, and the huge difference in cost too $$$. I've had my ingrown, impacted wisdom tooth surgically removed at a specialist, did not feel a single thing, was awake, and all well went, barely had any pain after the procedure, a few days and all healed, and that specialist happen to be my regular dentist's professor at University You can see a huge difference from one dentist, specialist, to another. If they made a mistake with your procedure, they should re-do and not charge you a damn cent - if anything they should compensate you - I dunno, free adhesives for a year free ice cream, a credit for your next check up etc.

Dentists are like developers dealing with bugs - sometimes they fix something but create many more new problems kinda like some places I have in mind, you know the "drill"

valerie wrote: What he did was extract the 7 teeth but the last of the teeth had to be drilled a bit to get it out. It had a lot of filling so he had a bit of a time with that one.

Yeah fillings make your tooth fragile - dentists like to drill deep - instead of warning you of early cavities, they wait and then they drill bigger holes. Those are hard to extract because if you tried to, the tooth would crack it would be very difficult to get a good grip and rock it back and forth, so they end up drilling, cracking it more and removing piece by piece.

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Bone did not need to be filed in the front but the bone near the tooth he had a tough time removing, did. How they do that is, cut the gum flap, file the bone, plus the gum flap back over the bone and stitch it up. I'd say it probably took him all of two minutes or less to file the bone. I didn't ask him the number of stitches but my guess is about 4. The stitches are the dissolve so no, don't have to remove them.

Hurts so much just reading this - how can all this be done with just a normal numbing shot They didn't give you any sedation, angel dust, etc ?

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It seemed so strange to me to have a denture in immediately after extraction. But that is the way they do it.

I find it very strange too, were they afraid you would change your mind ?

I would think that they would give time for the ares to heal, look for any post procedure infections, etc. they sure aren't wasting time

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The bottom plate hurts and my mouth just feels bursting with teeth, like a chipmunk with its' cheeks full of peanuts.

They could have struck a/some nerve(s), you should address that with the dentist - some pain is normal of course they worked in your mouth, but the feeling of having teeth everywhere in your mouth that is strange..........

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I have the type of smile that my bottom teeth rarely show. You know, you see some people with smiles that display their teeth completely top and bottom. There are people that smile and you see their entire gums too.

I could do without the bottom plate altogether if I want to in regards to appearance.

Most people show their top teeth, yes I know what you mean by some show their top gums

Besides, it's not like you are applying for the Miss Kentucky pageant Who cares anyway what matters is your comfort......

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kanjoormadam09 wrote: Yes agree modern society has so much changed that we cannot predict what will be the fate of the future generation

oh we can make safe and accurate predictions - it will be a future of hate, violence, fornication, drugs, drunks, prostitution, looting, theft, pimping, sex offenders, pedophiles, scammers and Trash (with a capital T) - did I miss anything ?

Your post to long, shorten your post like this......Sodom and Gomorrah

2 sentences is long ? Ok anybody who wants a glimpse of the future generation, spend 24h Omegle, take a job as a school bus driver, work in a school...you will get a sneak preview - WARNING: Not for the faint of heart

There are many future Obamas and Bidens in the making - America is not done with elected candidates that push the economy down a deep sinkhole. We would not be in this crappy situation of inflation had the Federal Reserve raised interest rates much sooner - the low interest issue trailed for too long, the Fed reserve is responsible for the big market crash and possible recession to come, and Biden re-appointed this person again for 4 bloody more years. Do you believe the future generation of vape heads, coke heads, heroin addicts, etc, will do better ? No way - ask any of the current generation what inflation is - and watch them scratch their head Ask them about Rap lyrics, vape, drugs, no problem, ask them about guns, gangs, you got their interest......... so yeah. we will live in a world where everyone will have to carry a weapon or weapons to protect oneself - it's going to be the far far west

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Don't get me wrong I am not sending all praises to the site - I just said I have seen far worse - The main issue here is consistency - the way routers are integrated here, some countries can have issues others not, not everyone is on the same playing field, it is very frustrating, and the inability of site to have made significant improvements since its launch. I can understand her frustration but at the same time, we do not have decision makers on the forum, no company does nowadays - the time she was referring to of people helping one another was a time when tasks existed, and there is only so much a member can do to help. There are times where some stuff were said that did not need the "team" posts, things are not optimal around here, though some people have less patience to deal with that. Why is it that some people here have access to all the routers and surveys, yet others don't despite the routers being available to these countries ? There are days I earn less than $1 here after trying one invite after another only to be rammed into a brick wall after brick wall, off quota, screenout, non relevant trash, etc, it's one thing to hear that our messages are communicated to the respective teams, but the issue is not that, the issue is the inability of the site to improve user experience, on site #2 that day it took me less than 30 minutes to earn $5. Example #2, for a very long time here we did not have YourSurveys (some countries), initially the response from an admin was that it was probably an issue on my side - after persisting they finally acknowledged an issue on theirs - yet YourSurveys was working fine everywhere else.

We take the time here to fill our profile, how come I get so many surveys that are so irrelevant - like "This survey is for residents of Vancouver BC", I've also gotten surveys meant for US members, I mean come on, obviously I am forced to close the survey or answer in a way to disqualify me in hope of not receiving them again, but I do - I get far less of these issues on other site, in fact almost never. It's good to have a long list of invites, but is it better if 99% are trash ?

Then you have so many low paid YourSurveys invites here, 10 cents, what an insult - Sites are offering both the fixed and variable routers, the fixed ones are no less than 85 cents, and many $1 or more or 60 cents or more in the individual invites.

It might not be fair to blame the admins (members with red names) here though they are the messengers, but the blame is the actual decision makers, above the team, you have a CEO, SVP, CTO, etc, Go read online reviews you will see general sentiment has declined over the years, so many negative reviews of SB, Prodege's main site, it's not here only, so it shows the issue is Prodege itself, though they can turn around and say they are happy with the results they see, irrespective of how some countries are not doing well - Prodege is a privately held company, if it were a public traded company, they would be all over it to make the site more profitable and better for EVERYONE concerned.

It might be frustrating to get those "team" replies all the time, especially when no results come out of it, but there again, the forum is more than support, in fact it has been more of an entertainment, good discussions (once upon a time) and steam vent more than anything else.

Just because some people are earning 2 digits daily here does not mean the site is running optimally at its best potential. and when they find it to blame the issues on the members side that is the most frustrating part. There are some GPTs that NOW would easily compete with ClixSense at its best - so why can't Prodege be the one ? and no I will not sink to a level where I have to do all the 10 cents surveys, 10 cents for half an hour survey, no thank you this is an insult, we are in 2022, many routers pay $1+ per survey, there is no reason to do 10 cents surveys. If they were short 1-2 minutes sure why not ....

valerie wrote: Hey guys and gals, just wanted to give my farewell. I may come around and visit the forum at some future time but I kind of doubt it. I enjoyed the forum when it was a MEMBER forum where members could get help from members. Now it is so very ridiculous that it is sickening. Over and over and over again all across the board is 'the team' will tell 'the team' 'the team' 'ySense team' 'team' the team team team team team.

You should not let it get to you - I've dealt with that crap with another company I worked for when they hired a community manager, and a bad one at t hat - the forum is more than just member helping other members, as it is not strictly a support forum. The reality is, what you are noticing here is no different to many other places - company decision makers are usually never involved with end-users, so they delegate ambassadors / community managers to basically gather feedback OR tell people what they want to hear, and pass along the info to the respective teams, what comes out of it is another story - in some cases, especially bugs, they get resolved, in other cases they aren't - I can say that here is much better than another place I was on, by far, and the problem here is the time it takes to address issues or acknowledge them. There is and has always been limits as to how much member can help, especially when the issue is 3rd parties or site issues unless they make Prodege's code open source

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Who the hell IS the team!

Administrators, development, IT, etc. If you are looking for a forum where the CEO or IT Manager addresses people directly, then it's not on this planet that's for sure Like you said once, this is not a mom & pop shop, on ClixSense there was no team - it was easy because Jim did everything, but when big companies take the lead you must go through support who will send your concerns to the team(s) and then it's up to the team(s) to give a you know what or not depending on many factors. Having gone through this myself, I can say that this site is much better dealing with issues than another company I worked for, far more competence here and at least this company accepts criticism good or bad.

kanjoormadam09 wrote: Yes agree modern society has so much changed that we cannot predict what will be the fate of the future generation

oh we can make safe and accurate predictions - it will be a future of hate, violence, fornication, drugs, drunks, prostitution, looting, theft, pimping, sex offenders, pedophiles, scammers and Trash (with a capital T) - did I miss anything ?

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Yes culture is different in different countries . There are many islamic countries where women have many restrictions and also countries where women have dominance over men .

Yep we have that here too on this part of the world, not uncommon

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Culture and traditions really play a part in ones moral life. Actually raping children should be made a serious crime in all countries and such rapists should be beheaded as done in many asian countries. .

No, that's getting off easy - remember that the victims get scarred for life - the damage done and it stays - kids who go through this end up being criminals later, wife abusers, rapists, etc. whilst the criminal is dead - nope that would be an easy punishment - they should instead remain alive and live a life of misery and consequences, besides, you do know what happens to pedophiles in prison - they get a taste of their own medicine - there are "innovative" ways to punish those people alongside prison time, it doesn't have to be physical torture, but it can be psychological - of course some hard criminals will never show remorse - in the case of pedophiles, some do, some are aware they are sick m*****f**kers and admit they are sick and have a problem and want help - they will get this in their conscience their whole life - they should just be watched and remained in a sex offenders list and be restricted, never allowed around kids, schools, work with kids, around kids, I'd even be tempted to say they should NEVER be allowed to have kids, they should wear a badge that says that they are a pedophile - and tracked at all time after they finish their prison sentence, IF they manage to get out of prison alive and not too sore from all the inmate banging ...... Whatever it is no punishment would be great enough compared to that of the victims and their parents.

kanjoormadam09 wrote:
The blood pressure is actually normal most times but varies at certain times with out any stress or other conditions. A complete body scan was carried out and nothing abnormal was detected. The situation arose after I got covid and took the second dose after 3 months.Before that my Bp was always 120/80 even at stress

Wow a complete body scan that's quite unusual to order such tests for occasional hbp - I really do not believe the vaccine caused this. Did you fully recover from COVID ? No long COVID, etc ? Were you hospitalised ? Did you get some blood tests, kidney function, thyroid, etc. According to new standards, normal BP is below 120/80, and 120-129 is considered "elevated" (not high, just elevated relative to normal) - to be honest I would say it is very difficult to maintain optimal BP according to the new guidelines, if your BP is 120/80 most of the time that's ok, occasional spikes is nothing to worry about as long as it is not tied to a health issue. When are your readings 150/90 ? always at the same time ? Do you suffer obstructive sleep apnea ? Your BP would be high in the morning. Blood pressure high like that would require medication, maybe those readings can be false ? Personally in this situation I would not worry if blood tests are normal, kidney function and scans normal, including thyroid, heart, etc. You would be surprised at how much blood pressure can vary during the day and become high with exercise, stress, exertion etc. The whole pandemic itself has created a lot of damage, long before vaccine, through depression, stress, anxiety, etc. When you take blood pressure readings at the doctor's office, for most people it will be high, due to white coat syndrome........

valerie wrote: I got hungry. I nuked a can of soup and it was rather hot. My bottom teeth fell into my soup.

What happened did they use the wrong type of crazy glue ?

valerie wrote: I'm set for 2 pm tomorrow afternoon.

I have ice cream and apple sauce ready IF I can even consume it.

Of course you can, it's not like they removed your mouth opening Just stay away from taffy

How the hell is that a sanction against Russia, if anything they are doing them a huge (no pun intended) favour, How is this going to hurt Russia - it's just a franchise going into the hands of Russian and money staying in Russia, that's not a sanction - and certainly won't end the war, nothing will. As to McDonalds in China or Japan not making specialty meals, well, if you wanted to eat Chinese or Japanese, there are far better places for that than going to a bottom of the barrel food chain like McDonalds where you pay big money to eat CRAP, and then take a large crap

The difference is that in Japan they have all you can eat buffets in the KFCs, imagine if they did that in America - it would go bankrupt the first day Compare obesity rates between North America and China or Japanese, you will see quite the difference, they still manage to remain healthy despite all those fast food restaurants. People on this side of the universe are eating so much food, t hat it could feed an entire starving nation.