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Anybody know if this lounge lets arriving passengers use the lounge after they land? Just wondering because some lounges scan boarding passes, so I wasn't sure if my boarding pass would work given San Diego is my arrival airport?

Going to be in Italy later this month into early October, and want to be efficient with my packing...I am trying to find a light jacket that is versatile enough that it can be dressed up (e.g. linen trousers, loafers) but also worn more casually (e.g. jeans, white sneakers). What style of jacket should I be looking for? Harrington? Blouson?

Wasn’t selected for AOA at my program, despite what I would consider a stellar academic record, e.g. scored >90% on all 10 of my in-house exams, passed all of my pre-clinical blocks (P/F), got honors on 5/6 clerkships (high pass on the other), honors so far in 4/4 sub-I’s, 6 pubs, 2 poster presentations, passed step 1 on first attempt, 270+ on step 2, moderate service/volunteering, tutoring, mentorship.

I thought AOA was awarded based on academic achievement? There’s no way I’m not in the top 20% of my class academically. Yet apparently what I’ve accomplished academically is not good enough in the eyes of my program.

I looked through my school's online library and they don't seem to have a digital copy

One road in my neighborhood has been particularly riddled with potholes ever since I moved here three years ago. And while they have patched parts of the road over the years, the road is quite literally crumbling and is overall still in terrible shape.

Interestingly, the city went through the effort of adding a speed hump to this road last year, yet made no efforts to address all of the potholes. Furthermore, they recently resurfaced a different road in my neighborhood, which was confusing considering that road was in much better shape to begin with.

TLDR: who do I contact to petition the city to resurface a road (instead of just having them patch individual potholes every year)?

I'm sure there is a step I am missing, but what am I doing wrong?

I know there are custom B&M supports in the scenery packs, but is there a trick to using them/creating realistic supports other than trying to stack them one on top of the other in 2D? Does it really just require that much patience, or is there an easier way that I am not aware of?

My dog and I just want to watch Portlandia in peace, but the "Mom, did we really need two can openers" PSA and the "I didn't even drink that much" drunk driving PSA are literally playing multiple times each per commercial break. I even saw the can opener one play THREE TIMES IN A ROW in a single commercial break. Anybody else fed up with this?

Just felt like I needed to rant a bit. I had a couple slightly low WBC labs, which prompted a hematology workup. This workup subsequently revealed both strong SSA and SSB positivity. So while I haven't yet seen Rheumatology, I almost certainly have Sjogren's (the hematologist also agrees).

Good thing is: I have zero symptoms, no significant past medical history, and no family history of autoimmune disease. Yet here I am with what is likely a new diagnosis of Sjogren's. I guess my biggest curiosity/frustration is how did I as a male in his late twenties get so unlucky when Sjogren's is already pretty uncommon in men, and particularly rare in men under 50 (OpenEvidence suggests that in the U.S., only 200-300 men under 50 are diagnosed with Sjogren's annually).

Again, I don't have symptoms so I don't have a lot to complain about (yet). Not to mention all of my other labs are normal. But it sorta just feels like winning the reverse lottery, ya know?

Coming into town with my partner to chat with our wedding photographer, and are planning to meet in the Lincoln Park/Lincoln Square area. That said, would love to find a place where we can plan to spend a couple hours enjoying drinks, dinner, and conversation as a group. Not looking for anything super fancy.

Edit: places closer to Lincoln Square*

I've had Badgercare/Medicaid for three years now, and every year when I renew, they keep requesting employment information for a place I have never worked before. I have told the customer support people numerous times that I have never worked there, and while they have told me in the past they would "fix it", it still shows up in my account/profile. What are my options to get this resolved once and for all?

For context, I live in Wisconsin. I was taking my dog for his evening walk; we typically walk through a park in my neighborhood, and part of this park has a large open grassy field that my dog likes to run through (on a leash). So we are running through the field, and I see an American Robin on the ground ahead of us. At a glance, it seemed like any other bird foraging for food in the grass. I didn't really think anything of this, and I fully expected the bird to simply fly away like they always do once my dog and I got close...

...but this one didn't budge. My dog and I probably came within 2 feet of the bird, and it literally did not move an inch. Thankfully, I'm not sure my dog even saw it (he was probably so focused on running, otherwise that bird probably would've become a little pre-dinner appetizer). Yet regardless, the bird literally did. not. move. Like didn't even flinch. It was standing upright, eyes open, beak partially open. We passed it, and noting the strangeness of what I just witnessed, hit the brakes, did an about face, and went back to inspect what was going on. I called my fiancé over (she had skipped out on the brief running portion of our walk), and I kid you not, it was like the bird was literally a statue. Like it had died and been stuffed by a taxidermist and then just put down in the field. But here's the thing: it was still very much so alive.

Upon closer inspection, it was still moving it's head ever so slightly, but it otherwise remained completely motionless - again, beak slightly ajar, eyes open, feet planted on the ground. I grabbed a nearby twig and gently poked it's tail, and it's didn't move (aside from maybe moving its head just a bit). Looking at the bird, it seemed like an otherwise very normal-appearing, healthy American Robin. I didn't see any obvious injuries, injured wings, or anything else. So my question/curiosity is: what the HELL was going on with this bird that was still very much so alive, yet frankly seemed almost paralyzed/frozen in time?! I know bird flu is going around, but I've never seen or heard of anything like this?

I'm not looking for anything super fancy, just want a decent pair of loafers that are comfortable, relatively durable, and can be worn both casually (e.g. with chinos or linen pants) as well as dressed up a bit (e.g. slacks w/ tucked in shirt, maybe even a suit?). Any recs are appreciated!

I'll start: *surgeon talking to resident* "do that again and I will staple your balls to the wall"

Not looking for anything fancy. Would likely only wear it a couple times per year. Will obviously get it tailored if needed. Where should I look?

Over the past few weeks I've noticed that when I first open my Macbook at home, it will connect to wifi, but then randomly disconnect within a minute or two. I then have to reconnect to my home wifi, but often it will disconnect again within a few minutes. Overall, it seems I am having to reconnect to my wifi anywhere from 2 to 4 times over the span of a few minutes before my wifi eventually 'sticks' and stays connected. My partner has noticed the same thing when using her Macbook as well. That said, neither of us have noticed this issue with our iPhone - only our Macbooks.

For what it's worth, we have AT&T fiber for internet, and use a BGW320 router. We have pretty much never had any issues with our internet or the router in the two years we have had it, yet this issue with our Macbooks dropping wifi seems to have only started in the past few weeks.

Any insight/help is appreciated!