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    Army/Air National Guard questions

    This right here - Don't be dumb. Get yourself a retirement calculator and do the math. You've already earned more than most - with just your 8.5 years of drill dates MTUAs you'll be well over 4300 points which will be ~ thousands per month depending on your terminal rank. Some states are more...
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    Math problem goes viral

    First one not so good, but the second and third come easy. It’s kind of an acquired taste, no?
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    Math problem goes viral

    This is day trading 101
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    Freeze Drying at home

    From those I know that have it, it’s a love or hate it. It mists oil from the compressor and can get pretty messy. It’s noisy and there is maintenance. Those that use it outdoors don’t seem to care as much, those that hoped to have it in a corner of their basement wish they just spent $2k in...
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    Is anyone seeing a lot of flu?

    You probably just jinxed your town...
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    Question About Oral Bone Graph

    It all depends on the reason for the surgery. If it’s bone grafting for periodontal attachment loss ( ie... teeth are getting loose) then it’s much different than grafting for reasons such as an implant. Similar procedures, but much different expectations in the outcome. Grafting around teeth is...
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    A preview of the U.S. without pensions

    The only way to avoid that in the future is to not make unfounded promises in the first place! That goes for both private and public sectors. I know I'm dreaming here, but wouldn't it make sense for high schools to discuss this issue and make it a requirement for students to pass a personal...
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    I don't even pretend to be a lawyer, but how does this work?

    $12000 for mental health obs would be high. But a major part of that work up is making sure that if they go to 72 hour hold, that they don’t go there and die. We had a lot of involuntary holds, fake aches and pains, trying to get released to a medical ward. Most mental health wards want a...
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    I don't even pretend to be a lawyer, but how does this work?

    The doctors never gonna get paid anyway...unless they are affluent teens with suicide threats, probability is such that they don’t have insurance coverage or cash to pay. So the rest of the insured or the state eats the cost, the doc gets a minimum per diem ( or quits) and the person gets a...
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    A preview of the U.S. without pensions

    It’s going away at the federal level. Military retirement system is now a matching 401k. As the government service employees phase out that too will be turned into a low to modest return savings plan. The government is starting to put the responsibility on you, not just pay you forever for doing...
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    Income Tax

    I second that. I have 4+ streams of income and s corps to deal with. An aggressive CPA can do wonders in tax savings strategies. Taxes next year are gonna suck. Lots of great loops closing in the name of “ simplifying taxes”. Simplifying them by taking my current deductions and giving them to...
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    Disaster First Aid Kit

    Yep. That’s because yarro is another complex starch which means a lot of an ionic charges to trigger the clotting cascade. It works too.
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    Disaster First Aid Kit

    Our newer hemostatic agents are sterile microspheres of ( drumroll).....potato starch. It works great. Cayenne is eh... mishandled information. Just a quick google states this: “Cayenne is a strong stimulant; it speeds up the heart rate and carries the blood throughout the body, balancing the...
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    Next "Going Home" book

    The series are a good read. It’s been joked about in military circles about being able to pull pretty much whatever you want from “Morgan’s bag.” F#$&% someone forgot to pull the tent heater from the conex? Check Morgan’s bag...” They never seem to have to go without. I love Thad. Somehow the...
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    All about air Fryers

    Have the Phillips air fryer and love it. We make great “fried chicken” with really adding oil. The oil in the skin is more than enough. Also lots vegetables with just a little olive oil goes a long way. The kids beg for Brussels sprouts in there. Only complaint is the basket is small for a...
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    Instapots, electric pressure cookers

    I was late to the game this time and the one I want is all back ordered until end of the month. Has anyone cooked straight from the freezer chicken breasts? I’ve heard that the install can do it just fine.
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    Natural anti inflammatory remedies

    I drink 100% tart cherry juice mixed with splash of seltzer water. Controls my inflammation and got me off Celebrex.
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    Disaster First Aid Kit

    Pigs feet. More realistic than chicken. Oranges, no You want something with a similar thickness in connective tissue and strong fascia. Chicken has really thick waxy skin. Ok for superficial sutures. But pigs feet will mimic a more realistic closure and youll see able to what happens when your...
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    Disaster First Aid Kit

    You really need to have an idea of which artery it is and if there is collateral supply. If it was a superficial vessel on a forearm or leg, then palpate the other surfaces and for pulses distal to the injury while the bleeding is slowed or stopped with Just the dressing ie NO tourniquet. If...
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    Sleep Aids

    A good roll in the hay makes me fall asleep quick. Either that or beer. If a night goes by without either then it’s time to question where life went wrong.
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