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Perhaps the reason that teh Bondi Gunman has slipped from the front page is due to a lot of other stuff for the front pages. Things like Iran, fuel, cyclones, and Roberts-Smith are the short term attention grabbers now. Also the Bondi Bomber is awaitng the actual start of the Court appearances. He is currently On Remand.

It's the jury which will have the hard job. The judge is simply there to see that the game is played by the rules. So, Nev, are you thinking abour replying to my friendly challenge?

I think that those were fair comments, not likely to affect any juror. I was just saying that in my opinion, being on that jury is going to be a hard job.

While an Australian trial would be conducted according to the accepted rules, the assessment of the evidence is in the mind of the jurors, who are going to be selected from "the person in the street'. Nex, I make a friendly challenge to you, with out wanting to raise you hackles. Take a bit of time today and think what your decision would be, based on what information you have at the moment. I know that you have great analytical skills. Put them to use in answering my challenge. I look forward, without bias, to hearing your answer.

That is probably the fear - that he goes in, becomes a regular grunt and gets killed so that the Trump dynasty dies.

One of the causes of a major sea level rise was the release of unimaginable amound of water caused by the collapse of the North American (Laurentide) Ice Sheet which caused a catastrophic rise in global sea level led to the flooding of the Black Sea and drove dramatic social change across Europe. The collapse of the Laurentide Ice Sheet released a deluge of water that increased global sea levels by up to 1.4 metres. This increase in sea level and associated coastal flooding resulted in the submerging Doggerland. Doggerland was a large area of land in Northern Europe in the southern North Sea. We know the area as the Dogger Bank. Ther are many otehr places identified in oral histories that relate to this global rise in sea level. The flooding of the land bridges between Tasmania and the continent, and in the area of the Timor Sea. Speaking of Sydney, the harbour is the result of rising sea levels flooding old valleys. The same applies to Botany Bay. Local area Aboriginal stories carry nuggets of truth about the effects of rising sea levels.

Apparently Barron is too tall according to the physical standards. I can see how height would be a disadvantage in fitting into some equipment, like a tank, but there are many other occupations in the military where tallness would not matter. Maybe he could be trained to be a drone operator, or a communications operator.

Therin lies the rub for the criminal trail. "Highly likely" is not "beyond a reasonable doubt". I've been thinking what I would do if I was selected as a jury member for this trial. I've been influenced by the reporting of the evidence in the Civil trial. I've been influenced by my experience in investigating alleged crimes, which I hope I always did completely fairly. This trial is all going to depend on how the jury deals with the evidence of witnesses. I fear a lot of evidence might be hearsay, but are there witnesses who can say that they saw him do things that immediately resulted in the prisoners being shot? There doesn't seem to be any physical evidence, so any decision will seem to be based on circumstantial evidence. In other words, how will the evidence deal with any doubts in the minds of the jurers?

Trial by Media. Here is an interesting video which raises some worrying points about post-arrest media sessions.

Here's why we only have a month's worth of fuel stored here.

We don't realise how much stuff we have launched into orbit around the Earth. I often wonder how they manage to get through the active and inactive satelites that are there without colliding with something. Perhaps a furture space business will be to go around collecting the junk and returning it to Earth for recycling.

Police Procedure: In NSW there is no need to handcuff an arrested person during transport if there is no clear chance that the arrested person will attempt to flee. If a person submits to arrest why bother possibly injuring them by cuffing? Your idea that the cuffs always go on after arrest is based on what you see depicted in American crime programmes.

Who didn't know the amount of GST in the price of a birthday cake? How many politicians didn't know the price of a packet of butter? It's easy to trip up someone on a minor detail, which is what any political opponent of another politician will do for a headline.

Long disrtance road travel was indeed down this Easter if accomodation and event cancellations are any indication. A friend has a B&B and is starting to get cancellations for later in the month. A big Easter annual event at Lightning Ridge has many fewere attendees than usual. Dubbo City Speedway cancelled their race meting due to withdrawal of entrants. I'm noticing a big drop in caravaners passing my place. I suspect that those of you living in rural areas can report similar reductions in travelling activity.

Amongst others, Trump has taken a shot at Australia for not getting involved in his folly. You'd have to agree that in this instance, Albo done good.

Actually, the swing to One Nation is probbly the best thing that could happen to the traditional governing Parties. They only have to ask Why?, and do a bit of soul-searching. Why is the electorate doing this? Why have we lost their support? Answering those questions should lead to a reassessment of their platforms and with reformed platforms they can hope to win back lost support. We would end up with our traditional parliamentary system - Labor -v- Conservatives.

You've just described GON's favourite country - the USA

Hee's an example of the average Australian's political ignorance. A woman neighbour who is involved in operating several farms told me today that she voted One Nation. Her reason? To get a government that would fix to poor condition of rural roads. While I agree that rural roads, especially main roads not being highways, need a lot spent on them to remove potholes and subsidences, I don't agree that such a matter has a major position on One Nation's political platform. I think that instead of improving rural roads, One Nation would route to country.

You'd think that if any one of us would be rabidly anti-American it would be GON. Afterall, if Holt hadn't been wooed by President Johnson. Holt met with President Johnson on a visit to Washington in July 1966, en route to England. At that meeting, Holt picked up the Democratic Party’s campaign slogan ‘All the way with LBJ’. His impromptu addition of the slogan to the text of his remarks on the White House lawn immediately intensified Australian opposition to the war in Vietnam. Tensions were increasing between North and South Vietnam by May 1965. The United States supported South Vietnam. As an ally of the US, Australia agreed to allow national servicemen to be sent overseas to Vietnam.

"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP" This is the very height of international diplomacy. Ravings of a crazy person. What sort of country can put up with a person like this in charge?

Insurance: There but for the grace of God go I.

The present system for costing this insurance is probably the best way to remove the complexity for calculating a premium based on annual mileage. I don't know if it still applies, but back in the day the premium was reduced a little bit for vehicles garaged outside the Metropolitan Area of Sydney. Consider this. In NSW when you get your annual roadworthiness certificate (pink slip), the mileage is recorded. A lot of people wait until the last minute to get their pink slip. The premium for CTP, if based on mileage would have to be calculated before a renewal notice could be sent. Very inconvenient for paying rego on time. As it stands, I get my CTP renewal notice a month before the due date, so I can pay it any time after that, and before the expiry date. Knowing how much the premium will be lets me put a few dollars aside each pension day throughourt the year so that I don't have to worry that I won't have the money necessary when I want to pay it.

I can't see any racism or anti-woke in what you wrote in your first paragraph. In fact I nod my head in agreement. I see no reason in what you wrote to be offended. Actually, I see what you wrote as a lamentation for lost opportunities. A cry of despair for any sort of recovery. "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" translating to "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

We learned in Vietnam and Iraq, and in most wars since WWII is that the average Yank infrantryman is poorly trained and lead by poorly trained leaders in the field. If the Yanks try to put feet on the ground, it will be an unholy slaughter of the innocents. Basically, you can't invade a country whose countrymen are fighting to defend it. And you can't win if your troops have no experience fighting in terrain they have no experience of. I have not learned what the terrain is in Iran becasue I have never been exposed to it. Have you any idea what it is like?

Just had a look on Flightradar24 at airspace over the Middle East. At the moment there is about a dozen USAF Stratotankers flying in an out of Tel Aviv and along the border of Iran. It is very interesting to see how international aircraft are skirting the war zone.