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Curry gets its fire from the chilli that makes up a large part of regular curry powder. SWMBO cannot handle spices or chilli in any form, it worsens her arthritis and nearly cripples her. But you can make curry powder at home without chilli, it's not hard to do. I use a little garlic, powdered coriander, powdered cumin, powdered turmeric, powdered ginger, a little mustard, powdered cinnamon, powdered cardamom, and a little black pepper. Some people use a little paprika as well, but SWMBO is also allergic to the "nightshade family" plants, and includes capsicum as well as chilli, so I leave out paprika. You can vary the amounts to suit your taste. Cumin and Cardamom are the main ingredients in curry. https://christinathechannel.com/homemade-curry-powder-not-spicy/

Ha ha! I love Garretts cheek! He probably said it tongue-in-cheek, to a bunch of youngsters who don't have much time for Rinehart anyway, and can't relate to her. She's a Trump arse-licker, what more do you want to know about her personal qualities?? The Hancocks are the Robber Barons of W.A., and Gina thinks that every West Australian should kiss their arses, because WE OWE them, just like Zelinskyy OWES Trump and the U.S.!! She can kiss my arse first, because she's a money-and-power-chasing grub, just like her money-grubbing God, Trump. I can feel some graffiti-spraying coming on, when I next come across a Hancock plaque telling me how great their family is, and how much all West Australians should be thankful for all their mining work! This is the same bunch of grubs who owned the Wittenoom Asbestos mines, and who have always refused to accept any responsibility for multiple thousands of Asbestosis and Mesothelioma deaths, from mining asbestos at Wittenoom. The Hancocks claim all the responsibility for the asbestos deaths lies on CSR, who bought the mines off the Hancocks. Gina is a massive tax evader, she married the biggest tax-evading crooked lawyer in America (Frank Rinehart) and he taught her well. She controls the massive Hancock Trust, which is simply a tax-evasion tool of monstrous proportions, and which setup shows how far our taxation system is behind sly money-grubbers. https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-man-behind-the-rinehart-name-20120622-20tu9.html

I've talked about this for decades to anyone who'd listen. Becoming a politician is the only job in the world where you have no need to present or produce any skills or qualifications records, or job history record, to get the political seat. The only major requirement is to be able to suck up to the unelected powerbrokers who control nearly everything behind the scenes, with their money and status.

82 years of living is what messes with your short-term memory, Spacey.

Paddy and Mick go to Rome on holiday. They go into a bar and Paddy asks the barman, "Two pints of Guinness please!". The barman says, "Sir, what is Guinness? We don't serve Guinness in Eetaly. Why don't you drink what the Pope drinks?". "What does the Pope drink, then?" asks Paddy. "Campari", says the barman. "Campari is a national drink!" "O.K.", says Paddy, "Give me two pints of Campari!". So the barman, with a quizzical look, serves up two pints of Campari. Paddy and Mick down the two pints rapidly, and they stagger back at the alcoholic hit, but ask for refills. The Barman obliges, and the next two pints are downed with rapidity by Paddy and Mick, and they start to reel around. Paddy asks the barman in a slurred voice, "Are you shure this is what the Pope drinks?" "I'm positive that's what he drinks", says the barman. Paddy then turns to Mick, and says, "Well, it all makes sense now! - It's no bloody wonder they're always carrying him about in a chair!!'

Good God, it's Hugh Laurie, and he's only 62!! That must be what happens to your body, when you spend all your spare time screwing actresses!

At 95, it's entirely possible Gene had a natural death from stroke or total heart failure. Also, when your time is up, your bodys systems just start to fail in a series of cascading events. I watched my 76 yr old stepfather die slowly and steadily over hours in a hospital. He went into hospital, as he got crook due to his emphysema - then he tried to get out of bed unassisted, and fell and broke his leg. They put him back into bed, while they tried to figure out what they could do for him, then he just fell unconscious, then his heart started beating at a massively increased rate, as it tried to keep all the other failing organs going - until his heart finally stopped. His time was up, it was that simple.

She's young and pretty and dumb, and has been fed the Trump "Kool-Aid" since the earliest days of Trump, and she's very articulate about putting points across. But the points she put across, are 110% Trump BS and disinformation. She doesn't understand that Trump really doesn't give a rats rectum about peace in Ukraine - he only wants access to more assets for himself, because he's totally self-obsessed, and totally transactional. He only wants peace in Ukraine so he can wangle deals for vastly increasing the Trump organisation's wealth, by raping the region, getting assets for bugger-all, if he can. He doesn't give a sh** about the damage to Ukraines cities and infrastructure, and the multiple hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who have been killed, tortured, raped, or had their children stolen by the Russians. Trump's a ruthless oligarch and a total arsehole, and Leavitt is too young and dumb to see through him, she has no shrewdness of judgement of character, nor of a persons morals and ethics. It takes decades to develop that kind of skill - some people are born with it, it's called an inbuilt "BS detector", and those with that skill can see through fakes, and BS lying aims, in an instant. Trump claims he's out to save ordinary Americans money by stopping the Ukraine war. But America has funded endless wars for decades in an effort to promote "American values and American Democracy". But the Americans have failed in every war they've pushed into, from Korea on. They failed dismally in Vietnam, the losses in Vietnam would still be part of America's massive overhanging national debt. They failed dismally in Iraq, despite Bush claiming Victory. Iraq is a bigger basket case than ever. They failed in the War on Terror, the terrorists are still here, just in a different form, and more scattered. The Taliban still thrive, and the Americans failed to eliminate them. Hatred of America is still rampant in most Middle Eastern nations. And in amongst all this, the Military-Industrial Complex has gotten extremely rich, and the American billionaires who are invested in the M-I Complex have gotten even richer, on America's obsession with armaments and War. The M-I Complex companies ream out American taxpayers with charges for products, components and materials that can have up to 3,800 per cent profits attached to their pricing. This is where the U.S. taxpayers are being ripped off - not by giving arms assistance to countries that are being attacked - but by being vastly overcharged for the manufacture of their armaments. But there's little chance of anything happening as regards reducing profits for U.S Defence equipment manufacturers, because that would strike a blow at all of Trump's rich associates and supporters.

Dogs have Masters, Cats have Human Servants.

She is one of the Army of Facilitators who provide the necessary support for the lies and alternative reality, on which the entire Trump Administration is based.

What kind of alternative reality do you live in? Have you heard about Neville Chamberlains "Peace for Our Time" agreement with Hitler?? There IS no negotiation with Putin over Ukraine, only with the threat of multiple nations constantly coming to Ukraines assistance, will Putin back down on his plans to TOTALLY OWN ALL OF UKRAINE. He's stated that aim time and time again, "Ukraine is, and always will be, part of the Motherland" - and nothing apart from total destruction of his country will see him back down from that claim.

I'd love a Bentley, but I could only afford one tank of fuel a year for it. 😞

What a pack of American thugs and bully boys, and greed merchants! I'm glad to see Zelinsky tell Trump and Vance where to shove their ideas of peace, and walk out. Now, all that needs to be done is to double the rent on American military facilities in every foreign country, using Trumps bully-boy methods. Tell Trump he can pay double the rent, or piss off! - because your bases are obviously zero value, when it comes to the protection of the country they're in! The only thing they are there for now is protecting Trumps personal interests. I can see a major market developing for "GO HOME YANKS" banners! The problem is, that Trump and Vance are so thick, they don't see that they've emboldened Putin and Kim Jong-il to advance their warmongering plans and schemes, and that they're boosting the Russian and Nth Korean economies with their love of dictators.

Well, good luck, if you think you can! .......

There's quite a good article in the SMH and the AGE about how unprepared both sides of Australian politics are, to face up to the new Trump reality of "isolationist America". https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/federal/trump-has-sent-a-wrecking-ball-through-old-alliances-the-implications-for-australia-are-severe-20250226-p5lfdx.html

There are good and bad models in everything, it pays to do your research before you buy. Luckily with the readily-available information of today, you're in a better position than ever to manage your purchasing. Product Review is a good place to look at user reviews for products. Yes, quite a few "shonky" reviews from "mates and supporters" find their way in, but PR does ask for proof of purchase and verifies that proof. Then you can always use your judgement to discern whether the reviews are genuine or not. 5 star reviews are generally rare, so treat them with due diligence. People who have only purchased the item in the last week are in no position to report on its quality or long-term reliability. People who rave about a product, and cannot find a single fault in it, must have their reviews treated with caution. There's many sites which advises problems with many models of vehicles, any numerous repair centres have excellent information on particular problems with particular models. Just doing a Google search using your vehicle make and model and adding "problems" to the search words usually brings up a lot of information. You can check for vehicle recalls on https://www.vehiclerecalls.gov.au/

The whole scenario reeks of strangeness, and warrants very thorough investigation. Some reports have stated Gene possibly died by falling over. But perhaps he fell over after he was given an overdose. The autopsies will be crucial here.

That's Trump's modus operandi at all times, full of BS and hot air, no focus and no persistence. Can get diverted off crucial subjects in seconds, by pandering to his ego. The ultimate airhead. We've already put down an $850M deposit on those subs, Trump will soon start looking for increased amounts of payments outside contract terms, and then probably tear up the contract, telling Americans the deal "was the worst-ever for America!!!". He'll be looking to see how Trump corporate entities can make more out the deal via unauthorised additions. We'll probably have to buy 10,000 Trump bibles and sneakers for the deal to proceed under his terms.

Unfortunately, that's one of the biggest fake "photos" on the internet. The "coyote" is a German Shepherd and the bird isn't even a roadrunner. But don't worry, the coyote will be packing a set of ACME springs, to attach to his feet on the way down! I can remember watching a Road Runner cartoon at the Kambalda Drive-In in 1975, and nearly wetting myself laughing, at the absolute hilarity of the skits! Those cartoon artists were pure geniuses. I can't recall the exact cartoon, but it was one where Wile E. Coyote had strapped springs to his feet, and when he hit the ground at the bottom of the cliff, he bounced back into a dozen other things, on a repeating basis. It was just classic.

And just how many tens of thousands of public servants are you going to appoint to this giant, all-encompassing Consumer Affairs Bureau of yours? We already have a plethora of laws and regulations to control businesses and business people who are only out to shaft clients. Consumer items come with a warranty, if the item fails when out of warranty, then you just have to wear the cost of replacing it. I have found 99% of businesses are prepared to do the right thing. As an example, we bought a Methven Shower head about 18 mths ago, that came with a lifetime warranty. The warranty, like all warranties, only covers poor factory workmanship or materials. If it breaks due to fair wear and tear, then the warranty doesn't cover that angle. The shower arm developed a hole in it, and starting squirting water everywhere. Annoyed, I pulled it off, to find the shower arm pipe was made of some exceptionally thin material, which had corroded through. When I say thin, I reckon the pipe was about 0.5mm thickness. We went searching to find the purchase receipt, and despite finding all the paperwork that came with the shower head, no receipt could be found. We tried to get a copy from Bunnings, but the time limit to acquire a copy of the receipt had elapsed. So, we lodged a warranty claim with the local Methven agent, and explained the situation. They wanted photos of everything, so I provided them - photos of the corroded shower arm pipe, and photos of the documentation that came with the shower head. The claims process was started and we got a claim number and waited. We waited about 2 mths, then we got an email saying that normally no claim would be recognised without a purchase receipt - but in this case they would make an exception, and a new shower arm would be sent out shortly. It took about another 3 weeks before a parcel arrived with a new shower arm assembly in it. I was quite amazed, the replacement was about 1.5kgs in weight, and made of thick, solid, cast brass! A far cry from the thin, original piece of pipe! I fitted it up (it also came with the swivels already fitted) and it looks great, and works a treat! So I can happily recommend Methven or their agents for honest and professional dealing when it comes to bathroom fittings. There are plenty of businesses who are still honest and produce good products, or who improve their faulty products. If you buy cheap crap, you get exactly what you paid for.

We don't stand a chance defending Australia. A third of the Australian population is now Asian, Chinese own probably 25% of the country, and few people under 60 know what war is all about, nor could they stomach "warlike conditions". They'd roll over in a week and willingly submit to the New Emperor, just as long as they could still have their internet and mobile phones.

We've already handed over our sovereignty to faceless giant international social media and internet companies, and giant global data-collection companies.

In dollar terms, Australia actually supplied more in war supplies and services than the Americans ever supplied to us in War equipment and material. In effect, the Yanks owed us at the end of WW2.

Re the WW2 Lend Lease, the equipment provided under L-L was just that - Lent on Lease. No payment was ever made to the U.S. for L-L equipment, but many nations made good profits out of abandoned L-L equipment and supplies, or L-L equipment sold at discounted prices. It's all on the Congressional Record, if you want to look it up. What Britain DID have to pay for, was munitions, guns and weaponry, aircraft, ships, trucks, jeeps and logistics equipment that was ORDERED by the British Govt. These sales were called "Cash and Carry" and this system was even used by the Germans up until America was bombed by Japan. Numerous Middle East veterans told me about their anger when in the Middle East, and driving old British and Australian junky equipment and vehicles, only to come across Germans driving new Chevrolets - all purchased directly off the U.S. using "Cash and Carry"! There were offsets ("reverse Lend Lease) by the Allied countries, such as food and hospital services, airfields and shipping services, and accommodation provided for U.S. troops, by those nations. Some good answers on the Quora site below .... https://www.quora.com/Was-the-USA-profiting-off-Lend-Lease-in-WW2-or-were-they-just-donating-free-stuff-to-the-Allies

He was in partnership with another W.A. sportsman, Kevin Gartrell, in a business in Midland, W.A., known as Slater-Gartrell Sports Equipment, now trading as Intersport-Slater-Gartrell. I never met Keith, but I knew his business partner Kevin Gartrell, because he worked for Wigmores Tractors, the W.A. Caterpillar agent, and I dealt with Wigmores a lot in that era. In 1978 Kevin left Wigmores Tractors to start up the sports equipment business, and they've done well since. Kevin is 89 next week. I don't think Keith had played an active role in their business for a number of years, due to ill-health. Kevins son works for Westrac, the Caterpillar dealer formed from the wreckage of Wigmores Tractors, after Alan Bond raped and pillaged Wigmores Tractors for their huge cash reserves, and left them bankrupt. https://slatergartrellsports.com.au/about-us/