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DrainKikoLake @lemmy.ca

US Road Trip Destinations Seeing Signs of Canadians Staying Away

"The U.S. Travel Association says Canada is the top source of international visitors to the United States and just a 10 per cent reduction in Canadian travel could result in $2.1 billion US in lost spending – New York is one of the most visited states."

  • In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. [...] Like both legislative statutes and the regulations promulgated by government agencies, executive orders are subject to judicial review and may be overturned if the orders lack support by statute or the Constitution. Some policy initiatives require approval by the legislative branch, but executive orders have significant influence over the internal affairs of government, deciding how and to what degree legislation will be enforced, dealing with emergencies, waging wars, and in general fine-tuning policy choices in the implementation of broad statutes. As the head of state and head of government of the United States, as well as commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces, only the president of the United States can issue an executive order.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order

  • One of the problems that ADHDers have is they think the meds solve everything, but it only works when you have the added coping mechanisms.

    Conversely, some people are only able to get to a state where they can develop those strategies after they've been able to access medication.

  • Hi, I'm writing as someone with ADHD who was not diagnosed until my mid-30s, and also as a parent of a child who is medicated for his ADHD. We both have inattentive-type (no hyperactivity).

    My husband was also very nervous about medicating our son. Part of what convinced him was seeing the very positive difference it made in my life when I started taking medication. After some trial I found a dose that works well for me; it helps me to focus and stay organized, and I still feel completely myself. There are some side effects, for me mostly to do with appetite, but they are manageable.

    Our son is a few years older than yours, and he's on a low dose (10mg) of his medication, which works well for him. It does help him keep on track with things like schoolwork, but by far the biggest benefit we've seen is in the social/emotional sphere. He is much better able to recognize and control his emotions, and he almost never has an emotional meltdown anymore (whereas before small things would set him off very easily). He's a happy, engaged kid.

    The one thing we have to monitor with him is his weight gain. Because appetite suppression is a side-effect, his growth slowed down a lot. For a while we saw his doctor every three months (then every six) so that she could keep an eye on it. We try to feed him a good breakfast and a lot of food at/after dinner once his meds have worn off, since he eats very little during the day. At his doctor's suggestion, he also foregoes his medication one day a week so that he can have a more regular eating day. He's back on track with weight gain, which is good! (The meds also make it difficult for him to fall asleep at night; again, at his doctor's suggestion, he takes a small dose of melatonin -- this is over-the-counter in my country although I know it isn't everywhere -- which sets him up nicely.)

    The good thing about ADHD meds is that they're not like SSRIs where you probably won't feel a difference for 4-6 weeks and then have to carefully wean off them. ADHD meds kick in 30-60 minutes after you take them, and their effect lasts 8-12 hours and then stops. It will be very easy to see whether they're effective for your son, and it's safe and easy to stop and try a different drug or a different dose if needed.

    I hope that helps! Feel free to ask follow-up questions if you'd like.

  • Skunks are common city animals, so it's a little more surprising to me that you haven't encountered then before. But for the most part they're pretty chill little guys, and forage widely -- so seeing one in your yard doesn't mean they've taken up residence. They eat grubs mostly (which is great for lawns and gardens).

    As others have said, as long as you're not getting up in their faces, you shouldn't have any problems.

  • Even if the length is the same, men's shoes tend to be wider than women's (sometimes much wider). So swapping is great if you're a woman with wide feet, but if you're a man with wide or even average feet, it would be much harder to swap to a woman's shoe.

  • The US has a huge number of cities named after cities/regions in other parts of the world, e.g.:

    • Moscow, Idaho
    • Ottawa, Illinois
    • Brussels, Wisconsin
    • Ontario, California
    • Paris, Texas
    • etc!

    Adding the country or state designation after one of these names is helpful for clarity.

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  • With support's help I was able to get into my childhood account from 2001 and that's what I'm playing with now! You don't need to if you don't want to, of course, but it can be done.

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  • In neopets [aside: yes, neopets still exists, go recover your account and feed your dang pets; end of aside] there is a random event that can happen as you play where members of the Kiko Lake team are "fundraising" to go to the Altador Cup. The way they fundraise is by stealing an item from your inventory.

    This is permanent and irreversible, and has even happened to items for which players have paid actual real-life dollars (about which support's response can be summed up as "lol sorry"). Of all of the negative REs on the site, Kiko Lake is by far the worst, and so #drainkikolake has become a bit of a player rallying-cry.

  • Buy Canadian @lemmy.ca
    DrainKikoLake @lemmy.ca

    Parliamentary petition to create/regulate standardized visual branding for "Made in Canada" and "Product of Canada" goods

    Buy Canadian @lemmy.ca
    DrainKikoLake @lemmy.ca

    Has anyone tried a "buy Canadian" app?

    I ran across this post on the CBC that names a few apps to help people find Canadian products: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/buying-canadian-shopping-apps-barcode-scanners-1.7463039

    • Shop Canadian
    • Buy Beaver
    • O SCANada
    • Maple Scan

    I'm curious if anyone has tried any of these and how useful (or not!) you've found them.

    Buy Canadian @lemmy.ca
    DrainKikoLake @lemmy.ca

    'Buy Canadian' Reddit post becomes secret ingredient to help save Ontario condiment business

    "With so much interest in buying small Canadian companies, I figured I would share her products as an alternative. Your support would change her life. All products have a maple leaf!"

    The response was immediate and enormous, she says, with order requests through her website increasing by almost 4,000 per cent, according to Williams.

    Uplifting News @lemmy.world
    DrainKikoLake @lemmy.ca

    Non-sufficient funds fee will be limited to $10 in Canada starting next year

    Banks will also be prohibited from charging NSF fees more than once within a period of two business days and in cases where the overdraft is less than $10.

    To avoid bank account holders accidentally incurring an NSF charge, banks will also have to send an alert giving account holders at least three-hours' notice that a payment exceeds their bank balance. If the account holder deposits money to cover the payment within that period, banks cannot charge the fee.

    Crochet @lemmy.ca
    DrainKikoLake @lemmy.ca

    Let me see your blankets!

    This is my most ambitious project to date, the Faith CAL by Helen Shrimpton (with a few modifications).

    What big or small blankets are you working on?