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Wrong. You definitely can. Edit. Sorry Octave. Misread your statement. You are correct. You need to have been exposed to the herpes zoster virus

I had the vaccine about four years ago and had chicken pox (as we all did) when I was young. No reaction from the vaccine. I was told it normally costs $300 but free at my age. My brother who is about six years younger got shingles. Not pleasant! Can’t see why you wouldn’t get it if they’re offering it.

Don’t bother with all that. Just swap plates with the hostess when she isn’t looking.

He's certainly the biggest waste of space.

I thought she would get off because I couldn't see how they could prove intent.

Aren't they supposed to believe in free speech? Maybe put a photo of the first amendment on your phone.

This will never happen: "Only when humans decide to act together, as a single species on one planet, will our chances of survival begin to improve."

The US system of three supposedly co-equal branches intended to balance each other is really a system designed for conflict. When it gets way out of whack as it is now, it is anything but co-equal. When one of the branches is effectively one person who doesn’t want to play by the rules the system of checks and balances clearly doesn’t work very well.

Recent surveys showed that until a couple of weeks ago about half the American population had never even heard of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Seems hard to believe but then maybe not. It is America after all. A lot of people are probably going to be unpleasantly surprised when their entitlements start disappearing or become much harder to access.

For Trump it’s all about the fanfare and show that goes with signing the thing on the 4th of July like he wanted to do. Now he can brag that he did it. To him that’s far more important than what’s actually in it. He wouldn’t be across any of the detail or concerned about the debt because that will become somebody else’s problem after he’s gone. He’s had another big win as he sees it, and that’s all that matters.

Time to get a new keyboard, Nev.

Yes, it's a responsibility you have to take on when you have a pet. Too many people don't and that's part of the reason so many pets are abandoned or end up in RSPCA shelters awaiting an uncertain fate. The saddest cases are the older dogs (and other animals) that end up there because their owner may have died or can no longer look after them. If I get another dog eventually I may opt for one of those over a young pup that might well outlive me.

Thanks all. She was also practically blind and an insulin dependent diabetic but she soldiered on and was a pretty happy dog until the last two or three weeks when she lost weight and appetite and I had some late night trips to the emergency vet with her. It became clear yesterday that to keep her any longer was not the right thing to do. Nevertheless it was very hard to pick up the phone and make the appointment. She was well known at the local vet clinic and the staff there were as sad as I was when I brought her in. She was always with me and got me out of the house to take her for a walk a couple of times a day. I'd promised my wife I'd look after her, and know that I did that as well as I could for as long as I could, but I really miss not having her around to keep me company.

Had to have my dog put down this afternoon. Strictly speaking she was my wife's dog but she became mine when my wife died ten months ago. She was just over 15 so had a good run, but had a number of health issues and it got to the point where I had to make a call today. She was only little but she leaves a big void. It hasn't been a good day.

The Catholic nuns were pretty fearsome in primary school. Discipline was maintained with leather straps and the cane end of a feather duster. Some were fairly reasonable but none of them took any nonsense from us kids. Still, we learned a lot.

A lot depends on what kind of education you get and what level you reach. I’m not surprised he didn’t know much. Nor did I when I got my first home loan. I still don’t know that much really and most of what I’ve learned over the years about banks, finance and investments has come through sometimes bitter experience. Fortunately nothing too disastrous. At the other end of the scale, my primary school teacher daughter is concerned that many of her young pupils don’t have the basic fine motor skills needed to hold and write with a pencil but they are fine with an iPad.

Only because Netanyahu and Iran upset his cease fire deal and made him look bad. Still the NATO members in the Hague are heaping plenty of flattery on him in their own interests, so that will make him feel better.

HHG Dacre Stoker was the commander of the Australian submarine AE2 that was eventually sunk in the Sea of Mamara in WW1. Bram Stoker was his cousin.

I can’t imagine the Iranians wouldn’t have moved their enriched uranium to safer locations long ago. They have had plenty of warning that attacks were coming on their main sites sooner or later.

But he's stupid enough to believe he's a genius.

From Channel 9 news: "Pakistan has formally recommended US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his "decisive diplomatic intervention" following a spike in violence between India and Pakistan earlier this year. The government praised Trump for leveraging his "pivotal leadership" in May, when several days of cross-border strikes marked the worst regional fighting between the two nuclear-armed nations since 1971, killing dozens and stoking fears of a wider war. Islamabad and New Delhi agreed to a US-brokered truce on May 8, as one final burst of strikes ripped through parts of the long-disputed Kashmir region – to which both countries claim full sovereignty." However, Modi has previously stated that the deal was worked out directly between India and Pakistan and that Trump had nothing to do with it. The Pakistani announcement also came before Trump bombed Iran, so maybe they will need to reconsider their recommendation. That Nobel peace prize seems to be some way off now.

This extract from an article in the AFR probably explains what got Trump over the line so soon after announcing a two week delay: "US media reported that Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke with Israel’s prime minister, along with Defence Minister Israel Katz and military chief Eyal Zamir. Israel was incensed that Trump could waste the opportunity to move against Iran’s crown jewel nuclear sites by giving it more time." Netanyahu probably told him he was weak on Iran, and that would have been enough of an insult to get him to send the bombers in.

Well he's done the easy bit but the question is, what now? I'll bet the next step in his strategic plan is `We'll see what happens".

Teflon Don has a problem he can't easily pin on Biden or Obama anymore.

Plus bigger subs also means more crew, and probably more training facilities. Where are they going to get the extra personnel from? That Aukus sub is a monster even compared to the Virginias. Still, it's a pretty safe bet that we'll never see one. The Brits will never be able to get it designed, built, debugged and operational to meet the program, and it will cost three times more than expected.