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[SaintsSeptember]

That takes a whole lot of effort and thinking. When we bought ours we went to the same dealer as the time before asked for less than they asked got some floor mats and boot liner and crap thrown in and some money off. Could have got a cheaper one off the floor but my wife had to ask for a colour no one else would want so had to order it. Seriously though I don't even know what I want so just go look at the car and see if it's okay. We got a Mazda CX5 from Brighton Mazda, they gave us a reasonable trade in and because we'd bought off them before they looked after us on price. I haven't got the attention span to be that organised.

In Germany we hired a car that had all the driver assistance so now I want a luxury car. The car we got had lane tracking, the cruise control kept you always at a safe distance and braked for you even and if you flicked an indicator it would accelerate for you to overtake. It worked out a truck was going to pull into us in Italy on the Autostrada at 160km and slowed and stop us getting hit. If it sensed you were wandering it would tell you to stop and have a rest from driving and had sensors if you wandered in the lane and vibrated the steering wheel. My father in law has an E class Benz with the same package and that won't let you change lanes if there is a car in your blind spot and you can literally let go of the steering wheel and it stays in it's lane on the freeway. They are unbelievable, you can drive for 3 hours straight and feel fresh.

My boss just bought a BMW company car. Previously we had supplied Holden and FOrd, so had a policy that we buy their vehicles.
He was telling me the other day that he preferred the Holden adaptive cruise control.
Among other things, the cruise control in the Holden would spot a car stopped at the lights ahead, and pull up behind them, the one in the BMW didn't, it kept driving towards the parked car ( presumably emergency brake at the limit, we didn't test that ).
I'm not too fussed, i have nothing else to do while sitting behind the wheel, might as well drive the car.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Much of that rests with the people and their leader.

If they choose the path of victim mentality, it will take generations, or will simply fall apart like Zimbabwe.

Or they choose to embrace inclusion and understanding that they need the skill set of whites to advance the nation, as Mandela had.

The people need to take back control and demand that standards improve, not just blindly follow a president because he's one of them.

They need to , but they don't and they were never going to.
Its going to be a long painful road.

 

[MUFKilda]

There's an excellent You Tube channel called Guy Jones which shows rare and early footage of real life scenes. I thought this might interest some of you: a children's pageant in Ballarat, June 9th 1911.

 

[MUFKilda]

A carnival in Richmond to raise funds for soldiers, 1918

 

[CursingFijian]

https://www.theguardian.com/society...-treatment-could-end-daily-insulin-injections

Is Paddy type 1 or 2?

'Spectacular' diabetes treatment could end daily insulin injections
Hour-long procedure that stabilises blood sugar levels of sufferers of type 2 diabetes is still effective one year on, study shows

Daniel BoffeyLast modified on Thu 25 Oct 2018 03.35 AEDT
A potential medical breakthrough that could put an end to the daily insulin injections endured by people living with diabetes has been unveiled by Dutch scientists.

By destroying the mucous membrane in the small intestine and causing a new one to develop, scientists stabilised the blood sugar levels of people with type 2 diabetes. The results have been described as “spectacular” – albeit unexpected – by the chief researchers involved.

In the hourlong procedure, trialled on 50 patients in Amsterdam, a tube with a small balloon in its end is inserted through the mouth of the patient down to the small intestine.

The balloon is inflated with hot water and the mucous membrane burned away by the heat. Within two weeks a new membrane develops, leading to an improvement in the patient’s health.

Even a year after the treatment, the disease was found to be stable in 90% of those treated. It is believed there is a link between nutrient absorption by the mucus membrane in the small intestine and the development of insulin resistance among people with type 2 diabetes.

Jacques Bergman, a professor of gastroenterology at Amsterdam UMC, said: “Because of this treatment the use of insulin can be postponed or perhaps prevented. That is promising.”

Bergman added of the procedure that it was “amazing that people suffer very little from this”.

He told the Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting: “With those people we see a spectacular improvement in blood sugar levels one day after the operation, before they even lose one kilo, which has put us on the track.

“Because the question now is whether this is a permanent treatment, or whether it is something that you have to keep repeating – something that in theory should be possible. We looked at whether we could stop their insulin, which is still ongoing, but the first results are truly spectacular, with the lion’s share of patients no longer using insulin after this treatment.”

The new discovery initially seems most suitable for borderline patients who already take pills but whose blood sugar level is high enough for doctors to advise that they inject insulin in the short term.

Apart from dispensing with insulin injections, researchers claim that those treated could benefit from a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, blindness and numbness in the hands and feet.

Scientists from Amsterdam UMC who presented their study at a conference in Vienna this week were said to be cautious but “jubilant” about the initial results.

People with type 2 diabetes aged between 28 and 75 are now being recruited for a larger study of 100 people.

Almost 3.7 million people in the UK live with a diagnosis of type 1 or 2 diabetes, an increase of 1.9 million since 1998. Type 1 diabetes is where the level of sugar in the blood is too high because the pancreas does not produce insulin.

Those with type 2 diabetes are not producing enough insulin. The impact can be controlled by changes to diet, but it is a progressive disease. Most people will need to take tablets or inject insulin after living with it for five to 10 years.

Nine out of 10 people diagnosed with diabetes have type 2. It is estimated that there are nearly 1 million people currently living with the condition who have yet to be diagnosed and that 12.3 million people are at an increased risk due high levels of sugar in their blood.

 

[Mikka84]

2 early tips lads and laddesses;

- Oohood for the Myer. Won’t lose.
- Finche Melb Cup. Get on now, odds won’t last. Will flatten this pack.

*Tips hat and walks away slowly in a sideways back motion.

 

[Sab22]

How do you folks feel about the exam outrage today??

 

[VDS66]

How do you folks feel about the exam outrage today??

I was more outraged at the hundreds of people who don't live local bringing their kids into our estate for Halloween.

****ing seagulls.

 

[gringo2011]

I was more outraged at the hundreds of people who don't live local bringing their kids into our estate for Halloween.

******* seagulls.

Well la de da, someone lives in an estate. Live in an estate you deserve verminous horror themed children with sugar rage.

 

[mightymalaka]

Well la de da, someone lives in an estate. Live in an estate you deserve verminous horror themed children with sugar rage.

I find sitting out on the front patio sinking cans naked
with a Double barrel Shotgun is very effective!

Little kiddies gotta grow up sometime!

 

[Diehard Saint]

I just can’t understand Australia’s constant love affair with anything and everything American.

Edit: Well, except for Trump.

 

[Human Person]

https://www.theguardian.com/society...-treatment-could-end-daily-insulin-injections

Is Paddy type 1 or 2?

'Spectacular' diabetes treatment could end daily insulin injections
Hour-long procedure that stabilises blood sugar levels of sufferers of type 2 diabetes is still effective one year on, study shows

Daniel BoffeyLast modified on Thu 25 Oct 2018 03.35 AEDT
A potential medical breakthrough that could put an end to the daily insulin injections endured by people living with diabetes has been unveiled by Dutch scientists.

By destroying the mucous membrane in the small intestine and causing a new one to develop, scientists stabilised the blood sugar levels of people with type 2 diabetes. The results have been described as “spectacular” – albeit unexpected – by the chief researchers involved.

In the hourlong procedure, trialled on 50 patients in Amsterdam, a tube with a small balloon in its end is inserted through the mouth of the patient down to the small intestine.

The balloon is inflated with hot water and the mucous membrane burned away by the heat. Within two weeks a new membrane develops, leading to an improvement in the patient’s health.

Even a year after the treatment, the disease was found to be stable in 90% of those treated. It is believed there is a link between nutrient absorption by the mucus membrane in the small intestine and the development of insulin resistance among people with type 2 diabetes.

Jacques Bergman, a professor of gastroenterology at Amsterdam UMC, said: “Because of this treatment the use of insulin can be postponed or perhaps prevented. That is promising.”

Bergman added of the procedure that it was “amazing that people suffer very little from this”.

He told the Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting: “With those people we see a spectacular improvement in blood sugar levels one day after the operation, before they even lose one kilo, which has put us on the track.

“Because the question now is whether this is a permanent treatment, or whether it is something that you have to keep repeating – something that in theory should be possible. We looked at whether we could stop their insulin, which is still ongoing, but the first results are truly spectacular, with the lion’s share of patients no longer using insulin after this treatment.”

The new discovery initially seems most suitable for borderline patients who already take pills but whose blood sugar level is high enough for doctors to advise that they inject insulin in the short term.

Apart from dispensing with insulin injections, researchers claim that those treated could benefit from a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, blindness and numbness in the hands and feet.

Scientists from Amsterdam UMC who presented their study at a conference in Vienna this week were said to be cautious but “jubilant” about the initial results.

People with type 2 diabetes aged between 28 and 75 are now being recruited for a larger study of 100 people.

Almost 3.7 million people in the UK live with a diagnosis of type 1 or 2 diabetes, an increase of 1.9 million since 1998. Type 1 diabetes is where the level of sugar in the blood is too high because the pancreas does not produce insulin.

Those with type 2 diabetes are not producing enough insulin. The impact can be controlled by changes to diet, but it is a progressive disease. Most people will need to take tablets or inject insulin after living with it for five to 10 years.

Nine out of 10 people diagnosed with diabetes have type 2. It is estimated that there are nearly 1 million people currently living with the condition who have yet to be diagnosed and that 12.3 million people are at an increased risk due high levels of sugar in their blood.

He's a type 1.

 

[Sheeza69]

Jack Watts has a liking to racking up lines on a girl's rack..

 

[Present Not Past]

Jack Watts has a liking to racking up lines on a girl's rack..

Well he's paying for it - they'll let him rack up lines wherever he wants

 

[ScrappyDo]

I find sitting out on the front patio sinking cans naked
with a Double barrel Shotgun is very effective!

Little kiddies gotta grow up sometime!

They may not notice since it's a regular past time..

 

[Present Not Past]

I just can’t understand Australia’s constant love affair with anything and everything American.

Edit: Well, except for Trump.

It's nothing compared to our love affair with everything British.

 

[Present Not Past]

I find sitting out on the front patio sinking cans naked
with a Double barrel Shotgun is very effective!

Little kiddies gotta grow up sometime!

 

[MUFKilda]

It's nothing compared to our love affair with everything British.

Significantly pleasing.

 

[MUFKilda]

Happy Halloween!

 

[Drake Huggins]

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Happy Halloween!

My partner, Ruth, is a transplanted pom. Despite growing up in Norwich, she and her family have always been MU fans. When she came to Australia in 2004, the saints were on the rise. The colours, Fraser Gehrig and Sammy Hamill sealed the deal. Now she's blaming me and the saints for infecting her red devils with bad luck and form. She's not been used to failure from her football teams. The last 7 years have tested her patience quite sorely.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

How do you folks feel about the exam outrage today??

What outrage was that?

My son had his English exam.
No doubt he'll get a crummy mark because he couldn't remember enough quotations from the obscure literary piece he had to memorise, just the type of thing he'll need to get into software development at UNI.

Meanwhile the kids who moved to Australia when they were 3YO will romp it in with "English as a second language " which is much easier and gives them a far better ATAR.

 

[Sab22]

What outrage was that?

My son had his English exam.
No doubt he'll get a crummy mark because he couldn't remember enough quotations from the obscure literary piece he had to memorise, just the type of thing he'll need to get into software development at UNI.

Meanwhile the kids who moved to Australia when they were 3YO will romp it in with "English as a second language " which is much easier and gives them a far better ATAR.

VCAA used a real life based cafe on a analytical article which year 12 students found out about. Made memes, left negative reviews on their Google page, went to the cafe pretty much made a bad remake for that cafe. Now that cafe can sue VCAA, which means the year 12 students can automatically pass that section or get a raw 50 study score

 

[MUFKilda]

My partner, Ruth, is a transplanted pom. Despite growing up in Norwich, she and her family have always been MU fans. When she came to Australia in 2004, the saints were on the rise. The colours, Fraser Gehrig and Sammy Hamill sealed the deal. Now she's blaming me and the saints for infecting her red devils with bad luck and form. She's not been used to failure from her football teams. The last 7 years have tested her patience quite sorely.

We'll be back. City might be top dogs just now, but they got lucky in a buyout, whereas we did it on our own. Red devils and Sainters, never lose hope in the red, white and black. We'll always be around.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

VCAA used a real life based cafe on a analytical article which year 12 students found out about. Made memes, left negative reviews on their Google page, went to the cafe pretty much made a bad remake for that cafe. Now that cafe can sue VCAA, which means the year 12 students can automatically pass that section or get a raw 50 study score

Haha found it now.

Still think what they are teaching in English is a lot of drivel, and that most Universities want more basic communication skills and ability to disseminate and report information.
At a point in time there were different levels of Year 12 English, with the Universities able to choose which one was necessary.
My Daughter missed out on getting into Nursing because of her English score, then got a ridiculously good result on the bridging course she needed to complete to get into it. Now she's six months out of wack with the rest of the students.

 

[CursingFijian]

Haha found it now.

Still think what they are teaching in English is a lot of drivel, and that most Universities want more basic communication skills and ability to disseminate and report information.
At a point in time there were different levels of Year 12 English, with the Universities able to choose which one was necessary.
My Daughter missed out on getting into Nursing because of her English score, then got a ridiculously good result on the bridging course she needed to complete to get into it. Now she's six months out of wack with the rest of the students.

My son got thrown out of Australia because a teacher at his Catholic school wrote to the department of Immigration and said he couldn’t speak English (backdrop I was struggling to pay for his school fees). I remember standing with my 11 year old son at the immigration desk just begging the case officer to interview him so they could be confronted by the lie. Nope. That was against policy/procedure. I had to borrow money to buy his airline ticket and spent the next 5 years living in poverty so I could send a portion of my wage back to Fiji to provide for him. Worst years of my life because people in the education system were using English as a weapon to wage war with battling immigrants.

Some of the most successful people I know in Australia are Italians who speak halting English, simply because they are prepared to work harder and save more through sacrifice than many true blue dinky di’s. I haven’t done too badly myself.

Bitter much? Just a tad.