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[gringo2011]

If Hamas weren't so busy trying to kill people, they could have formed a nice little country that benefitted from both the mineral wealth and the canal project.

They should have voted for Arafat.

Bibi wanted Hamas to keep them divided from the WB and move on from the PLO. Was still talking them up a few years ago. More than half of the people who voted for Hamas weren't even born when the last vote happened. They have been stopped from running their own affairs for a lot of the time Israel has been a state. Israel stole their gas money, not sure what they could do about that.

Pretty depressing all round. You can't see a way for any of it to ever resolve. Looks like the Gazans will move or die though and countries like Australia will have to take the rest in. All the people who hate on Palestinians might end up with them next door. The religious extremist government there looks like they won't stop at Gaza. West Bank and Lebanon have been mention as going next.

Bibi has probably made life much more unsafe for most Israelis ironically after always being his appeal as a leader. If public sentiment around the world turns they are in deep shit and very isolated. Really bad for jews around the world too as there seems to be a backlash against the Israeli government on-line and protests gaining momentum. It doesn't take much to turn people into anti semites. It's alway bubbling away.

Apparently the group of pro Israelis outside the burnt out burger joint had Avi Yemeni there. Probably trying to provoke people for views again. When tensions are high we don't need idiots causing friction on either side.

 

[gringo2011]

Still waiting on your explanation of how bacon elicits a diabetic insulin response, Doogie Howser, M.D.


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There is this sort of thing...

"They found that those who increased their red meat intake by half a serving a day had a 48 percent higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than if they had not changed their diet. Those who reduced their red meat intake, on the other hand, had a lower risk. Processed red meat is especially bad for your health"

https://www.nus.edu.sg/uhc/resources/articles/details/does-red-meat-cause-diabetes#:~:text=They%20found%20that%20those%20who,for%20your%20health%5B4%5D.

 

[gringo2011]

Keto campaigners going ape s**t, what else is new

Fanging for a bowl of pasta and going off their ****. Half a kilo of ground up cauliflower instead of a loaf of bread makes you go mental.

 

[gringo2011]

I've gotta lose 21 kilos in 4 weeks to make weight. Even still, never crossed my mind to get on the pissy grass diets

Are you trying to pass yourself off as a 10 year old to win the junior comps now?

21kegs and you'll snap your wrists off lifting the gloves.

 

[gringo2011]

Carbs being the only non-essential macronutrient says it all

But the best macronutrients ever.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

There is this sort of thing...

"They found that those who increased their red meat intake by half a serving a day had a 48 percent higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than if they had not changed their diet. Those who reduced their red meat intake, on the other hand, had a lower risk. Processed red meat is especially bad for your health"

https://www.nus.edu.sg/uhc/resources/articles/details/does-red-meat-cause-diabetes#:~:text=They%20found%20that%20those%20who,for%20your%20health%5B4%5D.

The issue with these studies is what constitutes “red meat”. I’ve seen studies where hamburgers have been classed at red meat.
Not saying it is the case with the link you posted, can’t be stuffed reading it, but the ReD mEaT cAuSeS cAnCeR crowd is laughable.

Eat grass fed and finished, locally sourced beef and watch your jaw square, biceps pop and balls drop.

 

[BigPowerForward]

FMD
I'm in a lot of trouble now.
My latest 3.60kg bad boy salami should well and truly put me in a diabetic coma!

Anyone who relies on research based on food questionaires needs their head examined!

 

[George]

Are you trying to pass yourself off as a 10 year old to win the junior comps now?

21kegs and you'll snap your wrists off lifting the gloves.

Nothing better than laying some leather into these woke progressive gen x freaks

 

[NoisyMinor]

There is this sort of thing...

"They found that those who increased their red meat intake by half a serving a day had a 48 percent higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than if they had not changed their diet. Those who reduced their red meat intake, on the other hand, had a lower risk. Processed red meat is especially bad for your health"

https://www.nus.edu.sg/uhc/resources/articles/details/does-red-meat-cause-diabetes#:~:text=They%20found%20that%20those%20who,for%20your%20health%5B4%5D.

Oh no, I've been done in by the 'several studies' line again.

 

[austinnn]

I get why a lot of people are hurrumphing at the concept of a quota, but reading the ad, I got the sense that it was more a general direction rather than a hard quota - "we are aiming for a workplace with 40% men, 40% women, and 20% whatever" was the general gist. Fine.

All that says is that they're not closing their doors to anyone who has some problem identifying with a particular gender (don't get me started on that), but that 20% could also be made up entirely of women or men. If a bunch of trans people suddenly decided to apply for jobs at the club, I'm sure the club would consider if they were the right fit for the job over the identity politics, but the club have stated their ideal gender mix, that's all.

When it comes to football clubs employing women, I think it's not only a good idea to have a balanced workplace but also highly necessary to move right away from the blokey environment of yesteryear where big groups of men see women as either mum, wife or root or unwanted annoyance. Most clubs have already moved on anyway, so this quota isn't really the massive disrupter it would have been 20 years ago. Aside from anything, the women's team is a big part of the club now. Most clubs are already more mixed, with female board members, physios, nutritionists, marketing and media staff, and even top executives.

(In fact, this is one of the areas in which this forum is behind the times. The Saints board has only two female regulars, and a whole bunch of men. There will always be men looking for havens away from the chilling prospect of having to converse with and listen to women as equals, and as those spaces get fewer and fewer, some must feel the walls closing in on them. I would hope that we're not letting these types of men influence the environment at our club because the mindset that women have nothing valuable to contribute at a footy club is cactus imo)

I would actually be shocked if this gender balance wasn't an aim at most clubs.

 

[#gosaintas]

again another post that im specifically passionate about has drawn me out of hidernation ...
in my work life a big portion of what i do is employing the workforce and the idea of quotas is a big area of concern at the moment in lots of business's - the fear held by many is that a person will get a job they are not qualified for just because of ther gender, sexual preferance or identity.

lets turn the clock back not too far back into the past where it was the "right man for the job" mentality in that time if it was coming down to employing a man or a woman for the job 99.9% the man got it regardless of who was the better candidate because the bias towards males was prevelant... This was widely accepted as just a fact of life

Fast forward a few years and mentalitys changed to the point were if a man and a woman applied for the job if the woman was clearly the better candidate she got the job but if things were equal the man would still usually get the job, in this situation the bias towards men was lowered and we were working towards equality but still it wasnt equal the wmoan had to be above and beyond to be considered superior to the male candidate. again this was widely accepted as a fact of life

What we see now with the drive to bring equality quota's into work places is a shift in that bias so now if a man & woman are after the same role if the man is the standout candidate he gets the job, if the candidates are equal the employers are looking at the representation and awarding the job to the female candidate - this is blowing everyones mind..

The fact of it is we have had male dominate work force since the consept of employment started, we have have generation after generation of women not even considered for roles - we brought that forward to an extent but the gap was still massive so promoting a midset shift to swap the preferance when everything is considered equal to favour females more is working to get a more even workforce .. From that we are seeing accross a large number of industrys productivity improving significantly as they move closer to an equal representation.. but again some people are threatend by this after generations of being treated one way when the roles flip it can cause a lot of anger ....
the thought that any business would turn down the best available for un unqulified female for a quota target is in most cases a story told by a over inflated ego who missed out on a job to a person who they feel superior to so they need to justify their hurt feelings by making it some sort of agenda against them.

The whole point in responding to that article is that StKilda were wanting 20% of their workforce to be neither male or female. Everything you've written ignores that.

 

[NoisyMinor]

Keto Alfredo for lunch

12 short cut bacon rashers cut into 1/4s
60g grana padano
500g frozen broccoli and cauliflower
Minced garlic
Nutmeg
White pepper
50g Butter
200ml sour cream


~ Grate the grana padano and keep to the side

~ Bring pot of water to boil and drop in vegies

~ Fry bacon on high heat until crispy

~ Drain vegies and leave to the side

~ Once bacon is ready, drop pan down to low heat, cube the butter and drop it in

~ Add 1 tablespoon of garlic, nutmeg and white pepper to taste and stir

~ Add sour cream and stir until butter is emulsified

~ Add 3/4 of your grana padano and stir through until sauce is consistent

~ Stir while reducing to desired consistency

~ Add vegies and stir through

~ Dish up, adding remaining grana padano on top





'But, Noisy', I hear you say... 'That's just the same recipe from last night with a change of title'






Eagle-eyed connoisseurs of all things animal products will note I've also changed the time of day.

 

[DougalHoward]

But the best macronutrients ever.

And the healthiest but people aren't ready for that conversation

 

[BrutThough]

The whole point in responding to that article is that StKilda were wanting 20% of their workforce to be neither male or female. Everything you've written ignores that.

And that article was incorrect after misinterpreting the job post so it doesn't really need discussed anymore.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

And the healthiest but people aren't ready for that conversation

Hahahahaha, do go on

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Keto Alfredo for lunch

12 short cut bacon rashers cut into 1/4s
60g grana padano
500g frozen broccoli and cauliflower
Minced garlic
Nutmeg
White pepper
50g Butter
200ml sour cream


~ Grate the grana padano and keep to the side

~ Bring pot of water to boil and drop in vegies

~ Fry bacon on high heat until crispy

~ Drain vegies and leave to the side

~ Once bacon is ready, drop pan down to low heat, cube the butter and drop it in

~ Add 1 tablespoon of garlic, nutmeg and white pepper to taste and stir

~ Add sour cream and stir until butter is emulsified

~ Add 3/4 of your grana padano and stir through until sauce is consistent

~ Stir while reducing to desired consistency

~ Add vegies and stir through

~ Dish up, adding remaining grana padano on top





'But, Noisy', I hear you say... 'That's just the same recipe from last night with a change of title'

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Eagle-eyed connoisseurs of all things animal products will note I've also changed the time of day.

Just have a steak ya bastard

 

[NoisyMinor]

Just have a steak ya bastard

That was going to be my midnight snack, right after I feed some more animal product to my cats.

 

[NoisyMinor]

Survives on twig-and-berries in the Norwegian forest.

 

[DougalHoward]

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Survives on twig-and-berries in the Norwegian forest.

Is that Gaahl

Looks healthy

 

[#gosaintas]

And that article was incorrect after misinterpreting the job post so it doesn't really need discussed anymore.

Thank God for that - was sounding like peak Finnis

 

[George]

Hahahahaha, do go on

 

[sunny3193]

White males being triggered.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Genuinely curious to see how far off track he can get. Eagerly awaiting response

 

[George]

Genuinely curious to see how far off track he can get. Eagerly awaiting response

I bet you are xo

 

[st_trav_ofWA]

The market dictates which types of people are employed. Same as the nonsensical "wage gap", the market dictates that.

Applying for a job should be competitive, it shouldn't be watered down so companies can happy-clap over quotas. If a female wants a role in a male dominated industry, she'll need to display more of the characteristics required to beat others for that role.

For example some employers look for assertiveness in their employees, and typically men are more assertive than women. If a woman wants to win one of these roles, she'll need to display the level of assertiveness required. Same goes for traits like empathy which are required for positions like nursing - an area which females dominate.

I work in organisational psychology and see this sort of stuff all the time. We work with men and women to develop their skills in communication, team work, leadership, etc and also work specifically with people who are either looking for a career change or students just coming out of high school.

It's not about equal representation of gender, it's about equal representation of the skills required to be a well functioning team. I have strengths and blindspots, if everyone in my team has the same strengths and blindspots then we only paint half the picture. However if we employ people who are strong in the areas I'm not, the team improves dramatically and becomes more efficient.

People think about these things way too simplistically. We're in 2023, no employer is hiring people solely based on gender.

so i have recieved extensive training in regards to this surrounding conscious & unconscious bias in a an employment situation ... you cannot make a call on a persons assertivness or empathy based off their gender as its not a trait that is inherently gender dominant ...
my industry has been historically male dominant and bias against females in the industry has always been based off beliefs that a woman is weaker, a woman is less methodical and overly emotional , the thing is when we knocked down those walls we were able to implement ideas such as lifting aids that have improved safety and lowered injury rates - we have seen improvments around process and quality ....
there is also a big point in future planning you have to look at potential not just the now , regardless of gender an employee might be great for the role short term but are at their peak right now where taking a shot on a person with a large potential upside to improve well beyond is always a good bet to work on ...
studies have shown organisations with higher diversity employees rate much higher in key areas such as innovation, safety and worker satisfaction ...