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And like all diseases it should be the subject of government action to remove the malady from the face of the earth for the sake of all. Yes I know unlike Polio it will be difficult but at least we could identify it for what it is - a delusional state of the mind.

Well if there is a god, then at least he has a sense of humour and chose to smite those that seek to make money from him. about bloody time- if only he would keep it up .

Huge demand actually,......,..... Stop drinking Do the lawns Wash the car Spend the money on a present instead Go shopping for me The list is almost endless See what happens if the husband makes demands.....

More aimed at the previous pope but relevant for the vatican as a whole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTIorwtJbhE

I am a atheist? I will leave it to Tim Minchin to educate for me

Turboplanner, I think you have been drinking the altar wine again. None of your comments hold water as a reason for discrimination except for some perceived divine right of religion to be above the law and decency. As you believe of the divine right of believers in fairies in the sky to hold those below them in contempt, I should not have any expectation that facts will get in the road of your version of the world. And just as proof that you will ignore- considerable exemptions in the law allow discrimination on religious grounds by religious organisations. No one else is allowed to discriminate on religious grounds except religions.

I heartily agree with you Bruce. A lot of areas in Australia's workforce are actively discriminatory to atheists and career progression. Almost all non governmental schools are religious based The majority of community welfare and disability providers are religious based A lot of private health providers are religious based The police force still has a dominant religious basis for senior promotion and for prosecutions of certain crimes. Certain areas of the armed forces - non Christians have low prospects of promotion. Any employee of Sanitarium foods ( a untaxed arm of the Seven day Adventists) Some is absolutely blatant such as the legal right of religious organisations to sack you for not meeting their "moral" code even if you are just a cleaner. Legislation exempts them from normal employment rules. Others are behind the scenes and never disclosed, but just as dominant. We are far from a fair go for all in Australia. If you are a atheist, female and not white, you really are doomed in some professions.

I agree the regulator is been tough but compared to the life bans many in other sports have received- they are getting a small penalty. They may have been naive to believe the club but the fact they had to sign documents that they would never tell about the injections speaks volumes. They are professional sportsmen, highly paid and are fully aware that almost anything they take can be a risk- even cough medicines. Shane Warne got a ban for cough medicine from memory and he copped it sweet.(gave him more time for shagging and drinking) Yes, they would have had some pressure to sign and take the injections but as it has been said- they have their own lawyers and managers to look after their financial and legal interests, because they know the clubs will screw them otherwise. The antidoping rules are simple and actually do not require a science degree- basically you take nothing except antibiotics when you are sick. If in doubt- don't take it. Anything they give you to assist you to either recover or be stronger essentially is a performance enhancer- so is banned. As is the copious illegal drugs they often take. But their system of testing and reporting has always been slack and lead to the belief they could get away with it. To believe as a player that a special concoction they are giving you, that you can't talk about, and comes with a need to waive your rights and will boost your performance is not against the anti doping rules stretches it too far. And assumes the intelligence of the players is serverly substanded

So a combination of thrusters and mooring lines needed- I guess.

Great work by the crew and owners- not. It has only just been refurbished- maybe they could not afford a watch crew or some new mooring lines. Did they use those thruster things to keep it in position? Maybe the should have moved it away from the port for safety. Just like the air, the sea does not suffer fools.

Not just the board etc but the club itself should be banned- in a corporate sense the club is the guilty party. Any personnel changes are but a slap on the wrist. If the club was sanctioned it would ensure all interested parties including fans would make damn sure it nor anything like would never happen again. The sanction must be big enough that it discourages the behaviour- nothing that has happened so far can truly stop such behaviour because the entity- the club is not punished. The corporate entity must cop punishment that is sufficiently painful to completely change the culture. Currently it is like the club is the Mr big of drug importation but we choose to only arrest the street dealer. So Mr big just gets more minions to deal for him. No solution at all.

OME, Yes, I accept that the injected drug was not on the poisons list per se. However the credo of do no harm was clearly broken, and the doctor through knowledge or neglect actively gave the players a injection that was not in their best interests, was not for a therapeutic reason and actually caused harm to their career and was given in a workplace setting. And further they were made sign documents that they would never disclose they had received the injections. It would appear to be premeditated medical negligence- but alas the doc gets away scott free and has even sued to keep his reputation untarnished. But just like plastic surgery it appears sports and doctors are completely unregulated. Glad my son is not into pro sport.

I am all for the suspension of the players- they knew the rules and got busted. However the club should have also been banned for over this saga. As it stands only the players and some very selective staff have suffered. It was the club that started the whole thing and put the players in this situation but gets away with it. The doctor involved should also be criminally charged for injecting a illegal substance and also struck off. If he did this in any other area but sport- the medical board would have his guts for garters. Just my two cents- and no I do not follow any AFL team.

David will be missed, he showed us what a man can be in all its complexity. And a amazing talent. A great loss to the creative world and a true innovator. Ground control out.

Then they are not panel beaters but panel replacers- very common these days sadly. I hope the above wreckers can sort you out.

Or find a real body man who can straighten that mess and remove the worst bits then make new sections for it. I know most are no longer real panel men but some are.

I would be careful- the use of a spanner to tighten your nuts can lead to problems with fertility

Not a crime at all. Refer to my last post.

Octave, You seem to actually use Face book for a proper purpose and good on you. But I disagree about business and Facebook. My previous employer- a disability charity decided it was ok to cut frontline staff and close group homes to save money. But then employed someone on a exec type wage just to do a facebook page. It was purely smoke and mirrors and not even a competent page. As with everything, sometimes technology is great, other times it is used for slashing jobs and services.

Gandalf- You son needs to be educated. The forums you mention are special interest groups that communicate via a digital platform. Social media is for socialising and showing the world how big your ego is, what you ate for dinner, that your bum does look big in that etc. And twitter- is for peeps who can not form real sentences and have bird brains. Also for politicians to prove how irrelevant they are. Linked-in seems to be for people to exaggerate their qualifications

I will not join Face Fark just to see Kermit

I stroked your ego. All good

First stage has been cancelled. Poor weather means they are not able to fly helicopters whihc are used to "protect racers and those watching" Not to protect the commercial interests - advertisers- apparently

Not a problem OME. It is social media, not "you must do this to be in business media". Tell them you are too busy ensuring the quality and safety of the work performed to be on Linkedin. Make the offer- you can happily spend time on social media as long as the client does not mind been charged a hourly rate for doing only 30 mins work. And that the time spent on safety will instead be spent on linkedin. See if he/she is willing to fund your social media with their wallet and life. You are doing the right thing

Simple really Does not involve a group we like to label terrorists Can't appease the people by making new draconian laws or throwing money at it. Does not involve people of welfare Can't be blamed on labour/greens etc Not christians Nobody slandered a jew So it does not matter to them And budget cuts have mean the ABC has no money to send a reporter unless it is China.