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Bruce I am having trouble believing that non english speakers are given an easier run to get into a medical degree. I am wondering if this fact or myth. My son has a long time friend who is now a junior paediatric registrar at large hospital. I used to take him flying and he would entertain me with tales of medical school. He had many complaints but getting a harder run because he was anglo was not one of them.

The meaning of gay has been changing for longer than people think

The word may have started to acquire associations of immorality as early as the 14th century, but had certainly acquired them by the 17th.[2] By the late 17th century, it had acquired the specific meaning of "addicted to pleasures and dissipations",[11] an extension of its primary meaning of "carefree" implying "uninhibited by moral constraints". A gay woman was a prostitute, a gay man a womanizer, and a gay housea brothel.[2] The use of gay to mean "homosexual" was often an extension of its application to prostitution: a gay boy was a young man or boy serving male clients.[12]

Gay - Wikipedia

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OBJECTION !"and seem to on the surface accept gay/lesbian recruits"

 

The people of Lesbos Island, want their name back, they have taken it to the highest court, to no avail.

 

Are all males of that persuasion "Gay" . I thought the correct term Is homosexual.

 

They're so Not Gay, it could be all these names they get tagged with.

 

Just an observation

 

spacesailor

Language has and always will evolve, probably best to evolve with it. I suspect that this is the best way to spend your life being happy rather. than grumpy.

You have obviously never been in the armed forces, so your comments are way off, Trey Gowdy is spot on about the way the forces select people to serve(except in a ww11 scenario)and if his conservative views are narrow that's his right, from my observations of Australian selection they do admit people of both genders(woman/man)and seem to on the surface accept gay/lesbian recruits ,however they would probably be targeted/ridiculed/ by the forces in general,it has got better for those people but in my time if they were found out they did not stay in for long, there are ways to get them out ,they would have been targeted

I have served in the armed forces 1979-1990 RAA. I worked in a profession that was not open to females until I think 1982. What a fuss the crusty of conservatives made. It will never work they said, it will be bad for morale they said. With the benefit of time, we can now look back and poke fun at these dinosaurs. This is the problem with conservatism, it almost always looks foolish in retrospect. A colleague of mine from my RAAF days, who is now a high ranking officer is quite anti-woman, when I see him, as I still too from time to time he is quite open about his displeasure with working with women. I do like to remind him of the time in the early 80s when women were attempting to become airline pilots. He argued that women are not suitable and never will be due to biological differences. Time has proven this crusty old conservative to be wrong.

My sister attempted the join the RAAF and would have been the first female in (this field) in about 1981. She was turned down on spurious medical grounds only to apply to the army a year later (when progress had been made on these issues) she was accepted and by the way she was also in a same-sex relationship. My sister, never shy of complaining never complained about bullying or bad treatment because of her sexual orientation. It may be because she and I worked with intelligent educated people. I knew quite a few gay colleagues, it was probably not talked about but I think considered irrelevant. Of course in any group l opinion will vary. I did witness some bullying to the first female members (by a couple of morons) but it was short lived. The key was how well you could do your job.

There was a time when gays were banned from the military, "it will be a disaster" the crusty old conservatives cried. Progress led to the "don't ask don't tell" it will be a disaster they cried. Now we are at the stage where sexual orientation is becoming irrelevant (amongst most people) It is not much of a stretch to imagine that we are heading for a time when your gender will be totally irrelevant. An indeed we have already seen a senior army officer who is transgender and I imagine there are many others that we don't even know about.

The thing about ultra-conservatives is that time nearly always makes them look foolish.

Marty, practice makes perfect!

indeed it does

Spacey,You obviously don't move in the right circles. It's a term used by the Double Soy Latte crowd.

 

Conventional sex - Wikipedia

I was going to fill in spacesailor but I did not want to incriminate myself also I think I can hear Mrs Octave in the bedroom cracking the whip

"it's caused by humans and it will cause sea level rise."AND I thought it was the SUN !.

 

spacesailor

Maybe do some reading?

Phil amongst scientists it is not controversial.

Let us say that the science is incorrect then we have started a transition to other forms of power generation earlier than we could have. This, of course, comes with the costs we see now rather than experiencing these costs later. Now, if the science is correct then to wait until it is proven (proven is not a term a scientist would use) would be disastrous.

I take statins to lower my cholesterol because the majority of the evidence suggests that this will lower my risk of cardiovascular disease. There are of course a handful of researchers that think that cholesterol is not linked with CVD and or that statins may have deleterious health effects. Although I would prefer to believe that cholesterol does not play a role in CVD and I don't have to worry however I am not willing to cherry pick the small one or two studies that contradict the orthodox scientific position. I go with the vast number of studies that have been thoroughly peer-reviewed. I also balance the 2 scenarios in terms of possible outcomes.

Phil do you believe that a gradual but determined shift away from fossil fuels as WE ARE DOING NOW will be a disaster?

If I turn out to be wrong then perhaps future generations will look back and criticise us for misunderstanding that data but will, however, have all that unused coal and oil to do with as they please. If you are wrong the situation is much grimmer.

If someone presented me with a gun that had 3 rounds and 97 empty chambers and offered me $1000 to point it at myself and pull the trigger, I could think to myself the odds are fantastic a 97% chance of not harming myself and making a profit. Although the odds are good the possible consequences are catastrophic.

If evidence comes along to blow some or all of the theory out of the water we are still able to postpone the move away from fossil fuels (which is inevitable) If we just talk about it until it becomes obvious then it becomes too late and it will leave us with little or no choices.

In any case, what you or I believe does not make much difference, the transition is on, even CEOs of fossil fuel companies say that.

Can a driverless car get you to your shack in the scrub?

Now, no, not even close. In the future more than likely. It must have been difficult to observe the Wright brothers first powered flight and imagine where that would lead.

I was not joking.The liability issue must be resolved

Of course. This is being pondered and worked on. I suspect that driverless cars are some way off due to technological challenges and of course the legal implications. Many new technologies bring benefits as well as new problems. It is interesting to ponder what will happen when driverless cars attain a level of safety that exceeds manually driven cars. At this point perhaps we may find it too expensive and too legally risky to drive our own cars.

We have gone from walking everywhere to riding horses to travelling at 700 mph in an airliner which is partially controlled by computers. I think technology and legal/liability procedures will continue to progress.

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franking credits

Do you receive franking credits? Perhaps you could explain the details of franking credits and why you believe they are important?

Could terrorists hack them to cause mayhem as in London or Bourke St.?

Perhaps we should have stuck to horses and carts. Every new technology brings cost and benefits. Personally, I am glad to live in a time and place that affords me a life expectancy and level of personal safety that has never existed before.

Ah, but look at them now. Had a sensible, thoughtful leader from a scientific background since 2005. Proof positive that there's hope for any country if they can learn from the mistakes of the past.

It is a shame that we don't have any candidates like this

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is running for the US Senate in Arizona

Kelly, who is also a former engineer, suggested that climate change will be one focus of his campaign, as warmer weather will lead to more droughts in Arizona. “We’ve seen this retreat from science and data and facts, and if we don’t take these issues seriously, we can’t solve these problems

Apparently, Australian are drinking much less alcohol than in the past. I definitely drink less than I used to. I share 1 or 2 bottles of wine a week with the wife (she is a keeper because she only likes a small glass). I also enjoy good quality craft beer (yes I am a pretentious wanker). When she and I go to a beer establishment we tend to get a tasting flight and spend a lot of time discussing the merits of the various offerings and then we may buy a schooner each of the one we like the best. The idea of drinking 8 pints of Fosters does not appeal at all. Craft beer at $15 a schooner is to be savoured and discussed not necked.

OK here is my take on this (for what it is worth)

Pell is definitely not a person I admire. Exhibit A George Pell: Ridsdale abuse 'wasn't of much interest to me'

The people who are expressing doubt are suggesting that the scenario presented seems unlikely. The points I have seen presented in defence are that it is the word of one person and a person who has since died who when asked by his mother said he had not been abused. My take is this

We know that it takes many years for people to admit that this has happened to them and that not immediately reporting abuse does not mean that it did not happen.

The suggestion that only a mad man would perform these acts in a location where they could be easily be discovered. An alternative interpretation could be that it would not be the end of the world if a colleague were to walk in.

Oh dear because of his robes. he could not get it out, What so he could not take a leak?

The complainant is lying. To what end? As far as I can tell there is not a claim for money from this person. In fact, according to the book by Louise Milligan, who interviewed this person extensively, they kept quiet about these events until the death of another victim. After this time they claim that they thought they owed it to the person who kept silent. It is possible that this person in the distant future may receive some compensation but this is a very long and arduous way to make some money. I am not sure I can believe that this man is a greedy villain.

Andrew Bolt, Miranda Divine and John Howard and a few others think that Pell is a great guy and they can't accept that he could have committed such an offence. Of course, we all believe that our friends and family are beyond reproach, it is human nature and understandable.

If we are ignoring the fact that the police, public prosecutor. judge and jury are convinced and we want to consider what is likely, we must look at whether or not there is a precedent for a Catholic clergyman to commit such an offence. I mean has this EVER happened before? Remember Pell accompanying Gerald Ridsdale to court?

Sea level data ALTERED by scientists to create false impression of rising oceans

Phil do you consider this site to be a source of reliable information?

The article states that NASA confirms sea levels are falling. This is what NASA does claim New Study Finds Sea Level Rise Accelerating (Feb 14 2018)

So how trustworthy is NaturalNewscom Natural News - Wikipedia well not very, it is known as a conspiracy site.

FACT CHECK: Does NASA Data Show That Global Warming Isn’t Causing a Sea Level Rise?

It is interesting to read a list of the "most viewed articles" on this site, here are just a few:

How the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact might unleash a violent civil war following the 2020 election… which is exactly what Democrats want

Florida now following California in forcing toxic, deadly vaccines onto millions of children

EMERGENCY REPORT: Signed Executive Orders reveal Trump is planning mass arrests, military tribunals for deep state traitors like Comey, Clinton and Obama – UPDATE

Vaccine debate makes more people question safety and effectiveness – so the industry has SHUT DOWN all discussion

3 Reasons to start your morning with a glass of cayenne pepper water

Elderberries are more effective than vaccines at protecting you against colds and flu

That old man river, " he must know something but he don't say nothing" deserves a visit from the grammar police.

Dropped words are very common in many dialects. My family and relatives were all born in Yorkshire. Some of my older relatives would say I'm going t shop.

But then as my 91-year father says

Yorkshire Born, Yorkshire Bred, Strong in't arm and weak in't head

Yes Greenspeed GT20sand I haven't so far managed to get the dog in the trailer to pedal.

I do remember going on a long ride and after a while, my 5-year-old son went quiet. We looked back to see that he had fallen asleep and restrained by his harness had slumped to one side his helmet almost touching the road. Other than that we had a great few years on that beast.

Pedal elect systems where you must pedal or the "assist" system cuts out are limited to 250 watts and 25kph"Throttle" systems where you do not need to pedal but can start and cruze completely on electric are limited to 200watts and 25kph. These are the rules in Victoria and I think the rest of Australia and quite a few other countries as well.

 

My wife and I each have pedal elect recumbent trikes with 250 watt motor and 36volt 15 amp hr batteries. I have done 120kms on one charge and still had life in the battery, and we both did last week 350 kms of Victorian rail trails.

 

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They look like Greenspeeds. Back in about the mid 90s we had Greenspeed build the first recumbent trike with pedal-powered trailer, a truly awesome machine

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AND back to Electric car's .It's come to light that there's a Big problem with All the petrol / diesel car's coming off the road.

 

It will leave a huge hole in the TAX uptake, NO federal and GST tax, being bled from the motorist.

 

Anyone rich enough to let me drive an electric car. ( second hand will do), as I hate paying TAX

 

I"m not laughing on this point. Please

 

spacesailor

I did read an article somewhere that mentioned this problem. It does seem to be on the radar and obviously, eventually, the tax will have to be replaced. Electric cars still need to use roads and these have to be paid for.

My son who lives in Wellington NZ recently bought a BMW I3 ev apart from anything else it made economic sense for him. This car is his daily drive. He does have 5 other cars including 2 motorsport cars but for his daily drive the I3 is great. Later this year I am going over there and we are going to do a road trip in the EV around the south island

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spacesailor, house? you were lucky to have ouse we lived int shoebox int middle of road!

The idea that action to save the planet is URGENT is new and not accepted much. Not like an invasion of aliens would be accepted.But I have to admit that there are limits to what I'd be prepared to do, and I really believe that urgent stuff is needed. Most don't.

 

Take using human waste for fertilizer.. yes I would accept this but only if it were done in conjunction with population controls and similar stuff.

 

( human poo is ok for cooked food but not for salads, where tapeworm eggs survive most sewage treatment works).

 

We are one of the few countries where it is safe to eat lettuce for example. I really like living here but it's not sustainable.

Bricks Made From Human Waste Could Be The Future of The Construction Industry

New Italian Police Car

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Pity they didn't have someone who could drive it.

 

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