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what to do with it? i have younger siblings (some no longer friendly) i have not peeked more than reasonably needed. tia

how quickly can a california company terminate an employee? a friend of mine just got fired a couple of hours ago. the reason given was basically something like talking back to the boss or not following directions. also how can one apply for a new job if one is fired in california? can one just say on resume "laid off"? i am under the impression that california is an at will employment state which means that employers can fire anyone for any reason including the employee's nose is too long, or too short, or whatever. is this generally correct? (in...

in one's physical precious metal stash, what is the recommended/optimal amount of gold (contemporary gold coin) to silver (junk silver coin)? i had been going towards 50%/50%, but gold seems on an upswing at the moment, so now i am thinking of increasing the ratio of gold to silver by about 15%.

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I have a minor construction project on my property. It's about $11k for one part and about $5k for a second part. the job is for a retaining wall. I need it to be reinforced concrete with a brick façade. the concrete guys don't do brick and vice versa. how best to specify the contracts? should I be writing the contracts? when should the second contract be signed relative to the first contract? I am already taking the liberty of placing the two contractors in touch with each other-- at least giving them each the other's contact info. I don't...

given current uncertainties (in which one could include the potential for war with china over hk or tw), what should a prudent stock strategy be? givens: * recently invested in sp 500 index fund last december; currently hurting at -4.29%. perceived background: * lots of stimulus money sloshing around (?) where is all of that stimulus money ending up(?) * tensions with china and an apparent ongoing deep state aversion to trump's re-election asking for a friend

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that hospitalizations are still trending downward in the state and there were 335 new deaths. A total of 17,638 people have died in the state from the COVID-19 crisis. As far as reopening, the governor said that it is not for areas with hospitals at 70% capacity or where the rate of transmission reaches an outbreak level of Rt 1.1.

A Native American man in Montana has what may be the oldest DNA native to the Americas, according to news reports. After getting his DNA tested, Darrell "Dusty" Crawford learned that his ancestors were already in the Americas about 17,000 years ago, according to the Great Falls Tribune, a Montana newspaper.

I like to be touched, a lot. I am an affectionate person. However, I like to decide who touches me and when. I did not understand or have the words back then to describe how I felt, but only sensed power moves and body language that I did not like. There was not yet the framework as there is now. I did not like Joe Biden’s hand on me not for the reasons you think, it is because I am the alpha in the room too. Again, I like to be the one who chooses who enters my space and...

My family needs your help so PLEASE share this to get the message out. My Dad, Dr. Arnold Weg, is in the ICU infected with COVID-19 and is fighting for his life. PLEASE READ IT & SHARE #SAVEARNOLDWEG We want the drug companies, FDA and politicians to move faster & your sharing this message will help. The Finish Line: A race to save lives- By Russell Weg He is in a race. The shotgun fires and thousands of people begin running. Race organizers scramble to ensure every runner is safe and well-nourished. My father, a 63 year-old grandfather to six,...

#Coronavirus #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 Coronavirus Pandemic Update 44: Loss of Smell & Conjunctivitis in COVID-19, Is Fever Helpful? 26,120 views•Mar 26, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update 44 with Roger Seheult, MD of https://www.MedCram.com There is new evidence that loss of smell (anosmia) may be an indicator of COVD-19 infection. New reports also suggest that COVID-19 may cause conjunctivitis (pink eye), and be potentially spread through contact with the conjunctiva. Dr. Seheult discusses evidence about how untreated fever may be beneficial for fighting viral illnesses such as coronavirus. Website LINKS from this video: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/ap... https://www.worldometers.info/coronav... https://eyewire.news/articles/aao-ale... https://www.cdc.gov/conjunctivitis/in... https://www.entuk.org/sites/default/f... https://abcnews.go.com/Health/coronav... https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/162.6.... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti......

mitch mcconnell on tv just now senate passes emergency $2t relief bill 100-0 with some snarky reporters biting his ankles about pelosi's alleged lack of happiness

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A San Gabriel man died Monday after experiencing flu-like symptoms, but his widow said doctors never tested him for the novel coronavirus despite his worsening symptoms. Julio Ramirez was 43, a father of two and the picture of health, according to his wife Julie Murillo.

rick scott (senator, r-fl) just advocated a moratorium on rents for small businesses on maria bartiromo foxnews business. it seems to me that republicans are joining democrats in panic to advocate socialism.

i am searching for a western film that i vaguely recall watching in the early 1960s. two men (and a woman?) find themselves alone and stranded, without supplies or transportation, in the mexican desert in the late 19th century. they walk and come across a railroad track. they follow the line and find an overturned two man handcar. they get the handcar back on the railroad track. then they operate the handcar until they get to a big city (vera cruz?). there is a gunfight of some sort, and they win the gun fight. iirc, the movie has two famous...

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advice sought vacationing in italy/greece, purchase and wear red baseball hat? what logo? (rail + cruise) tia

Theresa May has promised Tory MPs she will stand down if they back her EU withdrawal deal. She told backbench Tories: "I am prepared to leave this job earlier than I intended in order to do what is right for our country and our party." The PM said she knew that Tory MPs did not want her to lead the next phase of Brexit negotiations "and I won't stand in the way of that". She did not name a departure date at a packed meeting of the 1922 committee.

i own a sf bay area rental home and use a property manager. the renters have been there for about ~20 years, but the rent has never been raised. The CPI indicates that prices have increased 45% in that period. The renters are Amish. No real problems, at least so far. One online survey (note: not zillow which seems inaccurate at times) indicates that we could raise rent by about 30% if we wanted to be on par with local market rental rates. what are counterarguments to raising rent? apparently there is no rent control in the area. avoid angering...

i often get us mail flyers offering cash for my home. the people all seem (no exceptions) to be white anglo saxon married couples. i personally know of exactly zero white anglo saxon couples with enough money to buy my home. so who are these white anglo saxon couples with money to burn and who just happen to take interest in buying my home??