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The Native wrote:It worked for Naholo.

Not sure if serious.
his recovery was at the lower end of the normal range for recovery without treatment.
He also didn't look completely healed when he went back.

I don't doubt herbal medicine can be effective, but I wouldn't use this case to prove anything.

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Luke Whitelock has worked really hard to improve his game in the last 3-4 seasons and genuinely deserves this call-up . Most definitely. He has always been a smart player, he just needed a bit more mongrel. He looks to be a good long term replacement for Read. He's a quality player but said it your...

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Luke Whitelock has worked really hard to improve his game in the last 3-4 seasons and genuinely deserves this call-up . Most definitely. He has always been a smart player, he just needed a bit more mongrel. He looks to be a good long term replacement for Read. He's a quality player but said it your...

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I don't know why everyone is getting angsty about this game. Are they? Most people, me included, are dismayed at the way the backline is functioning and the tactics Hansen and Co are using. This game was just a continuation of the season-long shambles. All the personnel changes haven't made a blind...

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If your job can be replaced by a machine, it probably should be. Everyone will be better off in the long run as automation control inevitably leads to increases in quality and decreases in cost. Our challenge for the next few decades is ensuring that the bulk of people have the skills and education...

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Just Guy Fawkes innit.

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It's no worse or better than "debunked", which is generally used in exactly the same way.

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Chuckles1188 wrote:Even the "lefty" isn't that leftish, this being 'Murica

Most of the actual socialists have tenure in the anthropology or sociology departments so hard to see why they would risk that on a political career.

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When working in bars I Was regularly subjected to what would be regarded as sexual harassment, usually by drunk women at least 10 or 15 years my senior. Despite a supposed power imbalance she being the customer, and I serving her, the occasional arse grope, or dreadfully unsubtle sexual inuendo, I n...

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This comment was interesting. "If party leaders were loyal to the party, leftwingers believe, then they would have learned from recent electoral losses and shaken the party up, even if it meant stepping aside themselves to make room for fresh faces and new ideas." I see plenty of fresh faces, the ne...

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Good to see some awareness in the media of how little effect a bump stock ban would have on overall killings. Not that banning bump stocks would be useless, and given that it is more easily achievable than a ban on hand guns why not go for it. It never hurts though to see past the sensation and look...

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Some of the newbies have been found wanting, and some of the established players don't have the consistent impact they used to. In the former category, Barrett is simply not physical enough to be a top lock, unless we have a few monsters elsewhere in the pack. Tuipolotu has been hugely disappointin...

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Just a thought. Taking Duffie (Duffie), yet another right wing, means that there is no identifiable left wing in the squad apart from Reiko, is there? Though I do recall Naholo doing well in an NPC game a couple of years back. The others are all 'righties' no? Yep, I actually thought that between t...

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A potential euthanasia referendum. I wonder how the voting would go on that personal issue? The screaming religious nuts will terrify the pollies into voting against that. (i am sure it was a parliamentary vote, wasn't it?) Strange, a very religious friend of mine is now in favour after helping her...

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Some of the newbies have been found wanting, and some of the established players don't have the consistent impact they used to. In the former category, Barrett is simply not physical enough to be a top lock, unless we have a few monsters elsewhere in the pack. Tuipolotu has been hugely disappointing...

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Why don't more women win Nobel Prizes for science? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/06/women-win-nobel-science-prizes Because women and science. “stale white males” I don't know these scientists personally or at all, but I have incredible respect for for what these super smart peo...

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terangi48 wrote:What % of nitrates due to irrigated fertilisers, and what % of the nitrates are from animals? Any data on the split?

You're forgetting that fertilizer is applied to un-irrigated farms as well.

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Surely just going user pays for the water is fine, but has issues inc. a poor corellation with the problem , being expensive to collect vs. the money collected, and bringing water ownership into question. Much better to use pays to remediate damage, and to set standards and limits for runoff etc. w...

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Surely just going user pays for the water is fine, but has issues inc. a poor corellation with the problem, being expensive to collect vs. the money collected, and bringing water ownership into question. Much better to use pays to remediate damage, and to set standards and limits for runoff etc. wi...

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It's time to ditch that penalty, its a load of shite. I disagree, it's an important and necessary law. The shitty, inconsistent officiating is the problem. I've never seen once instance of an offside after a knock on which I'd deem worthy of potentially giving up 3 points. I understand the philosop...

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Do you just spend all day watching Molyneux and Paul Joseph Watson videos? No wonder you have such a f**ked up worldview. There's a whole generation of young men raised on their shite. I clicked on the vid from the OP last night - I had never heard of Molyneux before that. It's seriously f u cked u...

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1. 'Black' isn't something that identifies someones genetic heritage. There is more genetic diversity between Nigeria and Ethiopia then Norway and Japan. Indigenous Australians, Melanesians, some Philipeanos identify as 'Black' 2. Depends on the sport, and for team sports the position. 3. The freak...

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But black people will also produce more outliers at the other end, more health issues etc. Nonsense. More genetic variation produce more variety and thus more cases at either end of the spectrum. Black people more more likely to get prostate cancer, breast cancer often grows far faster and aggressi...

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Traditionalism 68
Liberal Feminisn 78
Radical 20
Marxist 20
Cultural 24

WTF? Marxist 20% ?

I wouldn't piss on a marxist if she was on fire.
Fecking stupid test.

Liberal definitely.

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I don't get these "stop politicising the event" calls. They're completely idiotic. A man killed 59 people using modified guns that he obtained legally. It's not political to want gun control in the wake of such a massacre. Agree, but start with hand guns first, they kill a hell of a lot more people...

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So the supporters of guns basic arguments are: 1. There are already too many guns so any ban now would be pointless. 2. We want to be able to stop America falling into Naziland MKII if the folks in government get too crazy. 3. Criminals have them so we need them too. Is that about it or am i missin...

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Early ( around 1:40 am ) I was awoken by a buzzing noise. And a small light passing by my upstairs bedroom window. My son in the room adjacent was also woken up by the noise. By the time I reacted and got to the window and parted the curtains it was gone . The only thing I can think of is a drone. ...

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Thing is, the only things that would possibly have any affect in curtailing the violence are a ban on certain types of firearms (namely handguns, really, since they are responsible for ~75% of firearm homicides) and strict penalties for possession. The political will for either is practically nonex...

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For clarity, a question - The “one design” simply refers to specific components of the boat being of completely specified structure? So largely a non differentiator. Is that right? Or ...? But I assume the 2 boat thing means 2 active race boats. Though, only the defender had this option last time, ...

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Thing is, the only things that would possibly have any affect in curtailing the violence are a ban on certain types of firearms (namely handguns, really, since they are responsible for ~75% of firearm homicides) and strict penalties for possession. The political will for either is practically nonex...

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How would you propose to ever reverse the level of gun ownership? This is not a situation that is similar to Australia. I would like to see some stats but I am curious to see the levels of gun deaths that are inner city type crimes versus the horrendous events yesterday. Its not going to happen ove...

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Early ( around 1:40 am ) I was awoken by a buzzing noise. And a small light passing by my upstairs bedroom window. My son in the room adjacent was also woken up by the noise. By the time I reacted and got to the window and parted the curtains it was gone . The only thing I can think of is a drone. ...

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Fvcking hell.

Wonderful musician.
See you at the end of the line.

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Unbelievably sad. Always seems to be a men that go about shooting people, maybe the feminists are right and it's twisted masculinity rather than religion/politics that pushes folk(men) over the edge? The funny part is that MRAs and feminists basically agree on this issue - the pressures to be a suc...

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Looking for the positives, the AB defense was brutal. Aaron Smith, of all people, put in two try-saving tackles in the second half. The best read on defence was by McKenzie when faced with a two-on-one. He forced Landajo to pass and then in a flash wrapped up the receiver. Brilliant stuff. McKenzie...

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With the slow infiltration of chinise influence in nz occurring, have we now the strangest political paradox in our political history.......a vote for national is a vote for communism? Or is it .......communist money? The Chinese started migrating here in large numbers in about 1860. They were only...

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All valid points. Maybe we would also like DMac to do his core tasks well? Aside from being suspect under the high ball, where do his core tasks lack? DM's timing into the backline could be a lot better. It's a skill as a fullback you need to be very good at. He's been guilty of over running his en...

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With the slow infiltration of chinise influence in nz occurring, have we now the strangest political paradox in our political history.......a vote for national is a vote for communism? Or is it .......communist money? The Chinese started migrating here in large numbers in about 1860. They were only...

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Apropos of very little, but one of my favourite space songs set to one of my favourite space films.
(Apologies if already posted)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F_kLzbWyvWQ

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Hopefully naholo cements his place. NMS is too slow to be a regular AB starting wing. There are surprisingly few times it has hampered his game. Likewise there are surprisingly few times Naholo has used his as a telling advantage. I also hope Naholo does well, but he has mixed the very good with th...

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