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The Washington Posts fact checker was up to 6420 false or misleading claims by 30 October, 640 days into his Presidency. The worst day was the 7th of September when he made 120 false or misleading claims.

It is all so simple and your intelligent controller will know what prices are being charged and what price you can get for your power at any millisecond in time.

The Aboriginal culture has developed over 40 to 60 thousand years. Europeans come along, kill of as many as possible, steal their land and tell them to assimilate and integrate. We told them to change their culture but wouldn't modify ours. Where does the problem lie?

Smart meters are only smart for the energy supplier as they have determined what the software does and that is to benefit themselves. Distributed supply is coming and is being developed all around the world including some large companies such as Siemens. Closer to home Paladin Energy in NZ have produced a solar power controller that monitors the mains power in and out 3700 times a second and diverts solar produced power to the water heater. This effectively stores energy as hot water so your water heater becomes a battery. It can also divert power to heat the pool, charge batteries & the EV etc so you benefit dramatically rather than send it back via the so called smart meter to the energy company who will pay you a pittance like 6 or 7 cents a kWh & then sell it back to you at 38 cents a kWh during peak times. In a distributed system every individual with solar panels (& batteries) becomes an energy supplier as well as a customer. During the day when demand is low the batteries are charged, water is heated etc. At night if you have excess power then that goes into the system and may be bought by your neighbour. This can all be coupled with huge wind, solar, pumped hydro, battery farms and other renewable energy systems to ensure 100% renewable energy supply and use. It is just simple and effective use of well designed energy management software.

We've all heard the term "Head in the Sand" & that pretty much sums up IMHO the NRA and redneck America, Trump & supporters etc when it comes to their attitude towards gun control, right to bear arms & everything that is wrong with the USA.

My only personal experience with Russia was in 1974 when it was part of the Soviet Union. I travelled with 3 friends in a Combi van where we went through Scandinavia & into Russia via Finland to St Petersburg, then called Leningrad to Moscow & back via Poland. It took about 6 months to get visas & we were provided with a female chaperone who travelled with us in the van & went everywhere with us. We had a specific itinerary with designated stops and accommodation. I found the people very warm and welcoming but very frightened of getting too engaged especially when our guide was watching which was most of the time. We fooled her a few times and once decided to call in to a village that was not on the route saying one of the girls felt ill & needed to stop. Within minutes the police arrived and we were escorted out again. The young people then were desperate for information about the west, were totally apolitical & loved the Beatles, Rolling Stones & almost any other Rock band of the era. Moscow was fantastic. I loved the underground with its crystal chandeliers etc. Food was crap and there were queues for most things. The iron grip of the Soviets was showing cracks & I believe it was largely the younger generation that was responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union. We only had 2 weeks & were glad to leave but paid for most of the trip by selling all our Levi jeans. It was pretty easy as one of us would distract out chaperone while the others did the deals getting the equivalent of about a hundred pounds in roubles per pair that cost 10 pounds in London. One very memorable moment was crossing the border into Poland where our official chaperone got off. The Russian side was all very strict & they checked everything in the van. We trundled across no-mans land to the Polish side where the border guard was asleep & we had to toot the horn. He woke up with a start, tidied himself up, put on his hat & came out the the van & with both arms stretched out wide and a broad smile on his face yelled in very bad english "Welcome to Poland". He then gave us food and coffee & wanted to hear stories. He even forgot to check our passports till the last moment when one of the girls asked him if he was going to check the visas & stamp them. It wasn't until a while later that I recalled that I could not remember any Russians actually smiling. On a historic level my wifes mother was from Ukraine and her great grandfather was shot dead at point blank range in front of her at a very young age during the revolution. They were White Russians. Then in her early 20s she was taken away by the Germans to a labour camp where she met her husband & they came to Australia as refugees after WW2. Of course Russia is a very different place today. The people are pretty smart & savvy but their violent history still shows in the attitude of the government today. It is hardly surprising given that they have been invaded several times and also from within. They lost at least 11 million soldiers in WW2 & 20 million civilians during the Stalinist era.

Nope I hate it too & the other thing I can't stand is that pathetic chant "Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi". What the hell is that all about? Anyway written by Bruce Woodley of the Seekers many years ago & recently revived for ABCs self promotion video clips this is a far better and more accurate anthem for Australia. AAF is crap. I am Australian I came from the dream-time From the dusty red-soil plains I am the ancient heart The keeper of the flame I stood upon the rocky shores I watched the tall ships come For forty thousand years I've been The first Australian I came upon the prison ship Bowed down by iron chains I bought the land, endured the lash And waited for the rains I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife On a dry and barren run A convict, then a free man I became Australian I'm the daughter of a digger Who sought the mother lode The girl became a woman On the long and dusty road I'm a child of the Depression I saw the good times come I'm a bushie, I'm a battler I am Australian We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We'll share a dream and sing with one voice "I am, you are, we are Australian" I'm a teller of stories I'm a singer of songs I am Albert Namatjira And I paint the ghostly gums I'm Clancy on his horse I'm Ned Kelly on the run I'm the one who waltzed Matilda I am Australian I'm the hot wind from the desert I'm the black soil of the plains I'm the mountains and the valleys I'm the drought and flooding rains I am the rock, I am the sky The rivers when they run The spirit of this great land I am Australian We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We'll share a dream and sing with one voice "I am, you are, we are Australian" We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We'll share a dream and sing with one voice "I am, you are, we are Australian" "I am, you are, we are Australian"

The thing about going off grid is that it is now feasible and cost effective to do so rather than pay the exorbitant amount energy companies want to put in a couple of poles and 3 wires. They then charge a ridiculous supply charge which is a large percentage of the total cost of energy. Before affordable solar, wind and small scale hydro, the only option was expensive fossil fuelled generators. Some of the tiny inexpensive hydro systems produce just enough energy to pump water from the stream that drives them up to a storage tank on a hill. A farmer friend of mine & fellow pilot decided to build a new house on his property some way from the available grid supply about 4 years ago. He went 100% solar with the battery technology of the day including a backup diesel generator. His house was built with the most energy efficient appliances including 2 big freezers for home kill meat etc , LED lighting and in 4 years he has only used the generator the check that it still works. The only gas he has is for his BBQ. Total cost was less than 70% of getting connected to the grid. Factoring in battery replacement & maintenance he reckons he is still well ahead & of course new batteries are far cheaper and have greater storage capacity that what he now has. If I was in his situation I'd do the same.

Where are the seals? Those 2 don't look very tasty.

Former White house staff (of previous regimes) have stated that there is always a contingency plan if the weather is poor. There are numerous previous examples where weather has stopped the helicopter from flying & they used other methods.

Just to explain electricity a little more Voltage Everyone talks about voltage, but what is it, exactly? It’s the electrical equivalent of pressure – a 12 volt spark jumps less than 1/8 inch, but a 12,000 volt spark will jump an inch or more. Voltage is pressure. Guidelines: • A regular D cell battery is about 1.5 volts • A car battery is 12 volts Current Current is measured in Amperes, or Amps, and is the electrical equivalent of flow. Guidelines: • A 12 volt radio draws about 3 amps • A starter can draw 150 Amps or more Power Power is measured in Watts and is simply Volts x Amps. How much current times how much voltage is how much power. Guidelines: • A 12 volt radio drawing 3 Amps is using 12 x 3 = 36 Watts • 1 Watt dissipated in free air is warm to the touch • 10 Watts in free air will burn your fingers Resistance If Voltage is like pressure and Current is like flow, Resistance is just that -- resistance to flow. Resistance is measured in Ohms and is equal to Volts / Amps (how much pressure divided by how much flow). For a given voltage, the lower the resistance the more current will flow. Guidelines: #18 wire has a resistance of 0.0064 Ohms per foot. #22 wire has a resistance of 0.0161 Ohms per foot. A good connection should read less than ½ an Ohm Since the voltage measured across the wire is the Resistance of the wire times the Current flowing through it, you can see that you’ll lose some voltage, and lose some precious power in your wiring. Take this example: A 10 foot chunk of #18 is carrying 5 Amps to run our transponder. Ten feet of #18 has a resistance of 0.064 Ohms, which means we’ll drop 0.064 * 5 = 0.32 volts in each wire, both power and return. This means of the 12.5 volts you’re sending to the transponder, the transponder only sees 11.86! Not a big deal, but when the battery gets low, it doesn’t leave you a lot of margin. The voltage drop is only ¼ as much at 24 volts, and you have a lot further to go, but I believe I beat that horse enough for one day. To Review: Power in Watts = Volts x Amps (Voltage across it times the current through it) Volts = Ohms x Amps (Resistance of it times current through it)

He apparently ordered flags to fly at half mast but no comment otherwise. Mass killings in the US average almost 1 per day in 2018 so it is no big deal to him. He cancelled the visit to the American cemetery in France because it was raining. Churchills grandson tweeted in response to the 100,000 Americans who died in WW1 "They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate @realDonaldTrump couldn’t even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen" Now after slanging off at every NATO member except the US he is upset that the Europeans are looking at a defence alliance without him.

The current technology electric vehicles are great for short runs with plenty of time in between for recharging. Long distance means a long time when charging stops are included so they are not really practical for this sort of travel. I know that Teslas use umpteen small cells and are part of the floor pan but I am wondering if with some collaboration amongst manufacturers coupled with improvements in battery technology that there could be slide in/slide out battery packs so when you need to recharge you just call in to the battery swap station, slide the flat one out & slide a fully charged one in & go. Say a 2-5 minute stop. If that was possible it would be a game changer.

The cheapest power, Off Peak is between 2200 & 0700 Monday to Friday and all day Saturday & Sunday. If you have solar panels you run the dishwasher & washing machine during sunlight hours as well as anything else you can to take advantage of free electricity.

Yeah right. The top one is more honest.

Well after the evidence from Turkish bugs the denial has turned into "yes we did it" & the Sheikh who ordered it will get rid of all his inept henchmen. Trumps happy as he still gets his billions. It's 2018 with truth, accountability and integrity amongst governments and politicians completely non existent.

Absolutely correct but still an understatement IMHO.

There are large fields of natural gas around the world. All of NZs gas is natural gas. During the first energy Crisis in the early 80s I had a Holden HQ Ute & got it converted to run on CNG. There was a government scheme where the installation was heavily subsidised & it cost a fraction of the cost of petrol to run. Most of the petrol stations had CNG fillers. The cylinder sat on the tray behind the cab & was very strong & heavy. The gas was just compressed & not liquid like LPG but it only delivered about 80-90% of the power that Petrol did. The engine ran really clean and the exhaust wasn't full of CO. Range on a tank wasn't that flash either. Once petrol became more abundant & cheap again all the CNG conversions disappeared as did the filling stations. CSG or Coal Seam Gas is extracted by drilling and fracturing (called fracking) the seam underground to release the gas. It is sort of natural but can't be tapped by just drilling a hole & like methane not nice. The problem is that it also allows contamination of ground water and it can escape through other layers underground and contaminate whatever it passes through. The Gas companies deny there is a problem & try and buy off Farmers but there is plenty of evidence that says otherwise.

Simple answer to Bruces question is an emphatic NO. My opinion based on 68 years of seeing them get richer & the rest of us get poorer.

Great idea Marty. The problem is that then the Pollies would have no reason to be in power except for their salary and do what they promised to get there so they'd have to actually do something honest to make a living. No chance.

His get up & go, got up & went. Now its worth nothing. Never was really.

Kerry Packer turned tax minimisation into a national sport with his 1991 appearance before a parliamentary inquiry, when he said anyone who didn't do everything legal to reduce their tax bill “wanted their head read because I don't think you're spending it that well that I should be donating extra" While his statement was quite telling, I could be wrong but I don't think he donated much if anything.

The problem with any system is that someone will find a way around it and use it to their advantage. They know all the rules and how to bend them to get what they need but can't work out (or don't want to) how to do anything that others find worth paying them for. These individuals may be in the minority but are at the forefront of publicity leaving all the genuinely disadvantaged tarred with the same brush. There is no such thing as a Utopian society, someone will always be at the bottom of the societal food chain.

And now it's over $1 trillion.

I'll have the one displayed.