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I would say that it is the children who are the problem. Imaging how they think after growing up in an ISIS dominated society. I bet none of those children knows how to play Footy or League; has ever ridden a skateboard, or done anything that kids of a similar age in Australia have done. Those kids ae, unfortunately, the next generation of Islamist radicals.

That means Adelaide only got back half the number of wheels it lost to Melbourne.

Just on another EV related topic. BYD recently announced that development of Sodium phosphate batteries has proved successful and that BYD is moving towards full production of this type of enegery storage. I think that the main advantages of sodium phosphate technology is a lower cost of raw materials and the elimination of the fire risks associated with lithium batteries. BYD knows about economies of scale. Sodium phosphate batteries can only become the universal standard if the majority of manufacturers are using them. To get this change started industry-wide, BYD has apparently not patented the process, but is freelky sharing the knowledge with everyone who makes batteries. We shall see what we shall see.

Not quite a conversion on the road to Damascus, but it looks like I'll be taking my first ride in an EV next week. My son has bought a BYD Shark 6 for himself and a BYD Sealion for the family car. My son has a business pimping up 4WDs. He worked out plans to do what he wants to his Shark and has had initial talks with the sellers of BYDs, interesting them in his idea. If his talks produce anything, his business will contract to do up these cars as special vehicles, which will add something special to retailer's offerings. From what he says, he thinks he will be starting limited production around Spring. As well as doing this stuff with BYDs, he will still be doing similar work on the usual suspects. It's good to see a young man (geez! He's 36!!) having a go. I can only wish him success. However, no matter how successful he becomes in business, he'll still be my dickhead of a son.

GON, that's an excellent question and I congratulate you for posing it. I like to see such posts from members.

Whenever it arrives, then post-Trump era will be hard on everyone - Americans and the rest of the World. The USA will celebrate its 250th year this year. Probably the only way it could move ahead is to critcally examine its present Constitution in light of the development of Democracy in other coutries, and re-write the Constitution to bring it into alignment with current concepts of what a modern democracy is. I'm not saying that the current Constitution should be torn up and thrown away. What is required is that the bits that don't work should be fixed if possible, or ditched. A prime example of a bit that needs fixing is the 2nd Amendment. In the 21st Century, it is anachronistic. While it may have had a good reason behind it when it was introduced, that reason holds no water today. It could be replaced with something that maintains the Right of a person to own a firearm, but requires such a person to meet the Responsibilities of gun ownership. (wishy washy enough for you blokes)

That is the irony of Charity. All Vinnies, LifeLine, Red Cross and Op Shops suffer from the generosity of people. I'm battling the same problem in the OP Shop I work at. Too much stuff donated; not enough staff to sort it, and not enough demand for what is put out for sale. I'm bagging up good clothing to be sent to Africa. Doing that is better than sending it to landfill. Also, our tip operator (local council) does not charge to tip. The Metropolitan charities lose bucket of money paying tip fees. It's bad when you live in a town with an aged population. Boomers are dropping off the perch and their kids are cleaning out theie houses and dropping off what they don't want to charity shops. Just think of the wedding gifts you received at you first wedding. Nowadays, no one has dinner parties so there is no need for fancy dinner sets or glassware. Then over the years people collect stuff like Tupperware and cookware. You can't sell that sort of stuff, but people keep donating it. We can't sell electrical items because we don't have anyone to Test 'n' Tag each item, but we continue to get it donated. You'd be surprised at how many items of clothing still have the original retailer's tags on them. I spent today packing up Mum's stuff to remove it from her room where she lived for the past ten years. I packed away CDs, DVDs and casette tapes, as well as their players. Who would want her out-of-date clothing. I have just poured opened jars full of jam down the sink. And there are all her creams, ointments and soaps that can't be given away. And her shoes and underwear. The only thing we can do is to wait until the end of the bushfire season and have a big burn up.

Apparently these buzzwords are used to express power in interpersonal relationships. If a person is on a lower rung in the ladder than the person using the buzzwords, then the one on the higher rung is exerting power over the other. These words are also used to exclude outsiders from inner circles. These words are the trade jargon of the administrative classes. The one I hate is "on my watch". I could see it being used by John F Kennedy and the elder George Bush who both served in the Navy in WWII, but its use by people with no navy service grates on my nerves.

Thaty's the principle behing the Stirling engine. A Stirling engine is a heat engine that is operated by the cyclic expansion and contraction of air or other gas (the working fluid) by exposing it to different temperatures, resulting in a net conversion of heat energy to mechanical work.

Good luck to you blokes who have had rain. It looks like my area is set for a drought this year.

Nowadays, "freedom of the Press" seems to have become "enslavement of the masses".

I would rather vote for a Party that actually has experience in running a government. These smaller parties are often single issue Parties and don't have the experience of operating the many varied portfolios that are needed for government. The LIB/Nationals have a lot of work to do in regaining the trust of the electorate after the recent split and reunification. It seems that there is a widening gap between them in core policies. That will have to close before they become a realistic threat to Labor. Not that Labor has all the correct policies, either.

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Talking of betting on sports, online bookies are making it difficult for country jockey clubs to keep operating. With the ability to place bets using an app while at the racetrack, less money is going through the TAB, whose profits are fed back into country racing. That means less mon allocated to country clubs so prize money is less while the costs of operating meetings continues to rise.

OK, you two. We know that you each sit on the otehr side of the fence. We accept that. What is not acceptable is personal attacks. Please play the ball and not the man.

Has Trump ever paid what he owes? You have to wonder why anyone would take on a job for him. How does he keep lawyers working for him?

Finally! Afer a bit of rain on Satruday, which resulted in the cancellatoion of teh local jockey club meeting, the rain started to fall just before dawn this morning. It is the type of rain you raelly want after months of dry. It is gentle, soaking rain that does not result in rushing torrents across bare ground. After only a few hours I see that my drinking water tanks are replenished. Now I will wait to see if any seed that has been in the soil will germinate to give some late summer feed, or at least hold the topsoil together.

But is the $US backed by Washington or by the Fed? That's the worry with the economy of the USA as it is at present.

I wonder what price they have put on Fort Denison? Really great harbour location.

His administration carried out human rights abuses, including mass killings, and collapsed the economy. Copied from the Wikipedia entry for Idi Amin. I could not help but think that it applies to Trump.

Ian doesn't drive on country highways very much. Long stretches of no overtaking on straight roads are common.

Derr! Too easy. The centrelines are not white.

Let's be fair about the ABC. It is the only broadcasting organisation that actually produces Australian worthwhile (actual theatrically worthwhile) content for television. In fact, it only seems to be the news and current affairs department that shows bias.

There has been a great number of these videos on YouTube. You can tell that they are created using AI. As I read Red's original post, I could hear that same AI-generated voice saying the commentary. Those videos are mass-produced simply as clickbait. Each click earns the creator a cent or two, and as they say, pennies make pounds. I suppose the saving grace of these videos is that they hold Australian troops in high esteem. As factual documentaries, I doubt that they are more good yarns than facts.

Listen you petrol heads! In relation to Economics, the term fiat derives from Latin for "let [it] be done", used in the sense of an order, decree or resolution. Looking at the history of this type of currency, the "order, decree or resolution" came from the rulers of the society.