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Tauhei Notts April 10, 2020 At 5:10 am
I got a reaction to the flu jab, so I am now playing the part of an insomniac. The missus reckoned it was a hangover, not the flu jab, but what would she know.
revtech120 April 10, 2020 At 7:51 am
"Im not happy with what you're saying ,you make me feel uneasy,it even sounds racist". FFS this was the response from Marcus Lush when an 85 year old lady said " we should stop buying anything from China until they've learned their lesson ,they are to blame for this killer virus".
What a fricking whimpy beta boy that Lush is ,does anyone know, is he a Communist ???
Pete April 10, 2020 At 8:15 am
Very clear to me the 85 yr old has a lot more clue than Marcus Lush. Good on her for voicing her thoughts on the matter.
Sooty April 10, 2020 At 8:48 am
I love that surfing ad on tv were the farmer beats up Ladyboy Lush!
Harvey April 10, 2020 At 9:03 am
Isn't it Jason Gunn?
Do you have your ladyboys mixed?
Sooty April 10, 2020 At 10:38 am
I'm sorry, I do! But one is as wet as the other!
Rachael Membery April 10, 2020 At 11:16 am
Why does he still have a job?
Nutta April 10, 2020 At 8:53 am
Lush is completely ignorant and unaware of current affairs, history or science. Quite why he's on radio is a mystery.
He's got a cousin in the HR dept!
Dave Mann April 10, 2020 At 10:49 am
He's on ZB radio because he is completely ignorant and unaware of current affairs, history or science.
revtech120 April 10, 2020 At 3:42 pm
Dave Mann ,And his signature song has anyone with working brain cells looking for a sharp knife and a hot bath, he's a joke when it comes to facts ,they don't matter to him.
Saggy April 10, 2020 At 6:36 am
I have wonderful neighbours, but just for the duration of the lockdown, I wish FRANKIE DAROUX lived next door:
"Why the government needs to ban power tools and loud DIY during covid-19 lockdown"
Now there's another ladyboy. I just bet he goes around the neighborhood dobbling in residents for all sorts of reasons to the council even when not in lockdown. I bet he knows the council bylaws of by hart. I wonder if he gets many shots in a flaming paper bag on his doorstep.
no cure for stupid April 14, 2020 At 9:50 am
I wish Frankie Daroux became part of her washing machine experiment from the inside of the machine !
She's the kind of stupid that will get her an invite to be a Labour MP. Now they've created a Socialist Police
State, the next thing we'll need to do is raise our hands before asking "Please Jacinda can I go to the toilet"?
I guess since common sense has been illegal now for some time … I guess we have a number 8 wire buy-back
scheme to look forward to.
No mention of bats tho:
"China to reclassify dogs as 'pets', rather than 'livestock'"
So they are just going to eat their pets now!
waikatogirl April 10, 2020 At 6:59 am
Waikato Hosmpital nurses told masks are unnecessary, then they contract Covid-19 on the job
Coronavirus: Waikato Hospital doctor urging Government to make face masks mandatory
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-waikato-hospital-doctor-urging-government-to-make-face-masks-mandatory.html
Dr Sheng-yang Liao, Geriatrician & Clinical Director of Older Person and Rehabilitation Service at Waikato Hospital, told Newshub four medical teams have been sent home since the nurses returned positive results and now his elderly patients are at risk.
He wants all hospital staff, regardless of who they're interacting with, to wear masks to stop the virus spreading.
"Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health, and all Kiwis – if you can not keep social distance, please wear a mask. Any mask is better than no mask," Dr Liao says.
The Ministry of Health says it has increased stocks of PPE but it's guidelines state this "does not mean all health workers should wear a mask with every patient".
They go on to say "we can't afford to waste or misuse a valuable resource".
Lizziep April 10, 2020 At 7:15 am
Honestly, all these F**king experts in our hospitals, and it seems they know Jack S**t. All staff should be wearing PPE gear at all times while working up there, people are not always honest when talking about their symptoms. The Minister of sport??? oh noooo, sorry, of health, made sure there was no board at Waikato, its under a supervisor of sorts, so that's working well aye, OK the board was an absolute disaster, but at least someone / people would be accountable in this balls up. Or under this new regime is no one accountable.
Send the minister of health in with the patients for a day, with the option of wearing a mask or not. Should be a good way to determine the correct message.
The MoH hi-tailed it tootnsweet to the safety of self-isolation.
Does he have an undeclared health vulnerability?
Work allergy.
Braybots nemesis April 10, 2020 At 7:01 am
Great News: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just been moved out of Intensive Care. Get well Boris!!!
6:39 AM · Apr 10, 2020·
Excellent to hear Boris is on the mend.
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson out of ICU, remains in hospital
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/04/coronavirus-boris-johnson-remains-in-icu-but-improving.html
"The Prime Minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery," the spokesman said on Thursday.
"He is in extremely good spirits."
No rent rises during lockdown… Oops!
Kāinga Ora apologises after notifying tenants of rent hike
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/k-inga-ora-apologises-after-notifying-tenants-of-rent-hike.html
State housing provider Kāinga Ora is phoning 6000 tenants to apologise after many received letters saying their rent would go up.
That's despite the Government putting a six-month freeze on all rent hikes on March 25 due to the fallout from COVID-19.
In a written statement, Kāinga Ora said most of the letters were mailed out weeks before that announcement, but admits 57 were inadvertently sent after that date.
Hooker Phil April 10, 2020 At 7:41 am
That reaches new heights in patheticness though probably not.
What a waste of postage, some of the increases were for $5.00, why would you bother?
happychappy April 10, 2020 At 7:21 am
Coronavirus : Thousands of Kiwis apply for benefits after Nationwide job losses.
But Newshub can reveal a Government Department has caused even more pain for some, Kainga Ora formally Housing New Zealand has been forced to apologize to thousands of Tennant's after sending g them rent increases after the Government had banned rent increases. A copy of the notice sent to one dated April 2nd says from April 7th your rent will be $188.00 a week. Then they were caught trying to lie there way out of it by saying letters went out before the rent freeze took affect as they have to give advance notice. But since the rent took affect 57 more have received rent increases.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/04/coronavirus-thousands-of-kiwis-apply-for-benefit-after-nationwide-job-losses.html
They couldn't run a piss up in a brewery.
How much home do you get for $188 a week?
Editor April 10, 2020 At 8:04 am
That's the maximum amount they pay. 25% of their benefit. Market rent is only for suckers.
Odakyu-sen April 10, 2020 At 9:11 am
A 2-bedroom, late 1940s duplex on a 1/4-acre section in Orakei, with views of Rangitoto. (Yes, really.)
Capricorn One April 10, 2020 At 9:37 am
$180 is the entire rent.
Considering most of them have seven kids and another six family members 'staying' there as well that's a lot of WINZ money streaming in…
Barr disappointed by partisan attacks leveled at President Trump, says media on a 'jihad' against hydroxychloroquine
"It's very disappointing because I think the president went out at the beginning of [the coronavirus pandemic] and really was statesmanlike, trying to bring people together, working with all the governors," Barr said. "Keeping his patience as he as he got these snarky, gotcha questions from the White House media pool and the stridency of the partisan attacks on him has gotten higher and higher."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ag-william-barr-disappointed-by-partisan-attacks-levied-at-president-trump-says-media-on-a-jihad-against-hydroxychloroquine
Glenwood Springs requires public to wear face coverings for essential activities
Failure to comply with new order could result in a fine of up to $1,000 or 364 days in jail.
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/glenwood-springs-requires-residents-to-wear-face-coverings-for-essential-activities/
Good news about Boris
https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson-moved-out-intensive-care-2535167
Coronavirus: Paris bans daytime outdoor exercise
The new rules are in force between 10:00 and 19:00 local time, and come into effect on Wednesday.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52202700
freethinker April 10, 2020 At 9:22 am
Braybot – No doubt Macrons Darth Vader dressed POO LICE will be out playing Rambo – one day they will find themselves surrounded by 1000,s of angry yellow vests explaining the error their ways in a special way.
Braybots nemesis April 10, 2020 At 10:34 am
Yeah the arseholes have those cannons to blow out dissenters eyes too, just like the Hong Kong police.
Yellow-vest protests: French demonstrators condemn police violence.
A leading figure in the movement, Jérôme Rodrigues, addressed the crowd a week after suffering a serious eye injury during a protest in Paris.
"They shoot at the population with a weapon of war," he said. "Is that what France is like today? We just want to fill the fridge and we end up losing an eye."
Seriously folks if we get through this crisis with a very low death rate we have scientists to thank, but the elephant in the room is the massive financial disaster we face and the fact that we have a farcical coalition that couldn't get anything right before this CCP virus and are now expected to pull us out of the most complex financial situation we've ever faced.
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT .
This virus may have done a lot of things but I can assure you it hasn't miraculously made all these fuckwitts smarter ,get prepared for the endless fuckups.
The operation was a success, but it killed the patient.
You left out tax increases to pay for all those fuckups
DifferentPerspective April 10, 2020 At 3:09 pm
I wish I shared your optimism revtech120 – but all we're seeing is the result of a cover-up. And that cover-up has twin prongs:
– the first cover up is in the testing, if you don't test, you don't find any infections and if you don't find any infections then you can lie that there is no Chinese virus problem, this approach only works if you marry it up with prong 2
– put the whole country under house arrest and enforce it with Gestapo like behaviour by the police (to prevent the vast numbers of asymptomatic carriers in the population that haven't been tested and probably won't be for a long time.
The downside to this liar's cover story is that moment you lift lockdown – the likelihood is high that you have an explosion of Chinese virus infections any any node where people congregate (which I'm sure stoopid Cindy will say is "Proof we needed a longer lockdown" (to thoroughly destroy the economy)).
I may be wrong, but I think the period between the end of February when it was obvious it was a pandemic and people were being brought in from all over under next to no quarantine – all because stoopid Cindy wanted he sadface rag on her head moment in Christchurch 15 March – was when we really let Corona virus loose. Aided and abbetted by no testing, no information and a lot of hope.
We now can't lift the lock down as the asymptomatics are just the disease in a dormant phase – when they're released the second wave will begin. Like every 'flu season, the only way to carry on is to be a grown up, take the hit and not flatten the curve at all, then follow-up with a war of anhilation for China until the pay reparations for the cataclysmic damage that's going to happen.
Or we can carry on as we are now and become Venezuala and start getting used to idea of eating rats.
Hannity talks to President Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYjsF-3XkF4
Trump discusses bold plan to reopen the economy in 'Hannity' exclusive
President Trump calls into 'Hannity' to discuss the coronavirus' effect on the economy, upcoming election and partisan politics.
Japan Will Pay Its Firms to Leave China, Relocate Production as Part of Coronavirus Stimulus Package
As part of its economic stimulus package, Japan has earmarked $2.2 billion to help its manufacturers shift production out of China. Of this amount, 220 billion yen ($2 billion)is for companies shifting production back to Japan and 23.5 billion yen for those seeking to move production to other countries.
https://www.news18.com/news/business/japan-will-pay-its-firms-to-leave-china-relocate-production-as-part-of-coronavirus-stimulus-package-2571011.html
Kea April 10, 2020 At 8:32 am
Where will they put it all?
There's plenty of flat land to the northeast of Tokyo, up near the coast in Ibaraki Precture. Tsukuba University is in Ibaraki as well.
Japan appears to have a leadership, lets hope the west follows suit.
If the lockdown works as Ardern claims then it should also wipe out all flus and colds. Let's see.
If the vaccine is a cure, then why hasn't it stopped around 650,000 flu deaths a year?
Covid-19 can't be stopped and is here to stay. Same as all the other flu strains. Facts not feelz.
I think you mentioned that yesterday. Or was it the day before?
Nah I think it was the day before the day before the day before…………………
As opposed to the non stop daily ranting of imbeciles spreading misinformation?
Here is Tucker with more triggering facts:
https://youtu.be/-HQakEfWC14
Ruahine April 10, 2020 At 11:42 am
A lot of the idiot Left dreaming of Year Zero. Including here in NZ.
Did I say "or"?
Silly me, I meant "and".
You mentioned that yesterday, and Wednesday, and the day before, and the day before that ……..
Harvey, yes I know facts trigger you.
That's why you dont make those sorts of banal remarks about the thousands of hysterical comments that support your feelz.
Yes dear.
Everyone is an imbecile except you./
We hear it daily.
Heard it all before.
Over and over and over.
I guess every blog has one.
Your goat has my sympathy.
nasska April 10, 2020 At 9:28 am
Leave Brother Kea's goat out of it! 🙂
Odakyu-sen April 10, 2020 At 10:21 am
Has someone got Kea's goat?
Editor April 10, 2020 At 10:30 am
Kea hasn't been the same since that Wellington bird sanctuary went bung.
Good one O-sen!
I can't work out whether you're a Jap who is fluent in English or the other way around….. but you certainly have an excellent mind. You often come up with stuff that blows me away. Cheers!
Toko April 10, 2020 At 12:04 pm
Get Someone's Goat…."This expression comes from a tradition in horse racing. Thought to have a calming effect on high-strung thoroughbreds, a goat was placed in the horse's stall on the night before the race. Unscrupulous opponents would then steal the goat in an effort to upset the horse and cause it to lose the race."
Sorry it's not an echo chamber for ignorant gibbering imbeciles like yourself.
Funny how you consider any contrary point of view as ranting, yet not the tsunami of drivel supporting your profound ignorance.
Harvey April 10, 2020 At 10:51 am
You are so busy labelling us all as imbeciles regardless of our POV, that you haven't noticed that YSB is not an echo chamber where dissenting views are disallowed.
Even the same view expressed by the same contributor day after day after day after day with general and personal insults added for emphasis is accepted.
It appears suggesting that contributor change the bloody record brings on another flurry of indignant insults.
The only echo chamber around here for ignorant gibberish imbeciles is between your ears.
Kea April 10, 2020 At 11:01 am
Yawn…. heard you the first 3 times. I get it – facts trigger you.
Now run along and continue with your chicken little impressions.
But you are right about calling the people responsible for this destructive insanity "imbeciles". They deserve to be called what they really are. Vile ignorant narcissistic filth worthy of nothing but contempt and disgust.
You started your rant with the WHO figure for flu deaths.
The WHO.
Yeah, I do get triggered by facts, but you obviously don't.
I never mentioned the WHO. I made a brief comment and linked to a Tucker Carlson video.
You got triggered and went quite mad. Peace 😊
Pascal April 10, 2020 At 9:11 am
At the heart of that though, our response has been excessive. Half of New Zealands working population is now receiving a government assistance package. We are going to lose 30% of businesses. And I would expect nearly a quarter of our workforce to be unemployed after 4 weeks.
For 1 death.
Jacinda Ardern could and should have made much smarter decisions. Both Godboy Bridges and David Seymour had excellent alternatives that she and her media shut down and derided.
And we are all fucked thanks to the Prime Minister that wasn't even trusted in a fish and chips shop.
Thank goodness the sensible voters will have their say in September, in the winter of discontent.
For the people who vote based on their emotions, we can expect a major Feelz Offensive (I know that I will find it offensive) in August, claiming victory and saving tens of thousands of lives. Simon Bridges will be nowhere to be found in the pages of the media.
The Jacindamaniacs on FB are already claiming she has saved "Up to 80,000 Kiwi lives" with her "amazeballs" leadership…
There will be another petition going round soon for a Nobel Prize for Jacinda-Mark my words….
Lizziep April 10, 2020 At 11:22 am
Thanks Capricorn One, I was just enjoying the beautiful day drinking coffee and having a hot x bun and now you have made me feel quite ill.
Yes 1 death. Which shows the lockdown didn't save her. It will save no one. Experts expect 80% + will be infected.
Hundreds of thousands are on welfare. Supported by a massively diminished workforce in a global depression.
All because narcissistic imbeciles can't accept their own mortality.
U.S. agencies back revoking ability of China Telecom to operate in U.S.
The U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies on Thursday called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke China Telecom (Americas) Corp's authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the United States.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-telecom-idUSKCN21R37B
An opportunity to slap Huawei (a company under the control of the CCP). America will act in their own interests.
Ed, Well done with the heading picture above of the Labour clown car complete with CoL clowns. An excellent visual statement, and made me a giggle this morning. 😂😂😂
Speaking of clowns
Coronavirus: Boaties flock to Waiheke Island for Easter weekend despite lockdown
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-boaties-flock-to-waiheke-island-for-easter-weekend-despite-lockdown.html
But one Waiheke local told Newshub Oneroa Bay saw an influx of vessels ahead of the long weekend.
"Before [there] was just one boat, now there are dozens and this is just one beach," the local said.
The "clowns" are the ignorant dimwits sitting fearfully at home.
I know my neighbours would nark if I went to my bach. Who can be bothered with the hassle.
Simpleton1 April 10, 2020 At 11:39 am
Should have put over the phone line controls, to the lights, stereo systems etc..
A few false narkings, will cure the the little boy's wolf. 🙂
Even better remote video watching to see the police arrive, and then do an urgent call that some one is breaking into the bach. 🙂
Sooty April 10, 2020 At 3:00 pm
RM, which ones would mark?
The ones at the batch, because you came or the ones at home because you have a batch and they are jealous?
Dairy commodity prices bounce after consecutive falls
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2020/04/dairy-commodity-prices-bounce-after-consecutive-falls.html
Castleton said the bounce in prices showed there is still some good demand for dairy commodities in the current environment.
"As we are coming to the end of New Zealand's dairy season, product availability is limited.
People still have to eat. Trouble is the lockdown has destroyed the global economy and no one has any money. And now unimaginable debt.
This is going to much much worse than people think.
Haven't you heard? Debt is money!
(We're saved!)
They have essentially printed money. To buy votes.
This entire lockdown is politically motivated and constructed to make it appear Ardern saved tens of thousands of lives. No non political expert supports this madness.
I will forever treat lockdown supporters as the ignorant narcissistic human garbage they are.
Printing money was always that economic wizard Russell Norman's dream. 😳
Enough said!!
Hey Kea mate, often you make a pretty good point. Why do you then go on to ruin it with such insulting language? Don't you realise how much it puts people off taking you seriously?
The King of Timbuktu once desired a throne to sit upon. It takes so long to make that the King dies before it is finished, and as his only surviving son is still a little boy the people appoint a Regent. And the Regent wisely stores away the throne so that he will not sit upon it himself and become over-proud and think himself a King, and they put it in a grass hut with a regiment of soldiers keeping out all intruders.
Later when the King's son grows up they go to fetch the throne only to find that the grass hut wasn't weatherproof and the throne has been destroyed by a combination of dry rot, wet rot, mould, termites, ants, and as many other pests as you care to mention.
Thus proving, sadly, that people who live in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones.
Now, here's how to change the climate. Control it yourself.
Greta can bark at the moon anytime she likes.
US patent no: 4,686,605
Patented: Aug 11 1987.
US Air Force Admit They Can Control the Weather
All they need to do is twist a knob to change the frequency of the main wave to the microwave range for a modulated frequency [FM] broadcast, and increase the transmission power high enough to reach and heat up the atmosphere above the designated target.
https://geopolitics.co/2015/06/06/us-air-force-admits-they-can-control-weather/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmUxSlOoUE
SPECIAL REPORT: China's deadly coronavirus cover-up
Chinese journalists have shed light on their country's deadly coronavirus cover-up which has led to tens of thousands of deaths and sent global economies crashing to a halt.
Sky News Australia presents COVID-19: Ground Zero – an investigation into what caused the killer coronavirus and how China managed to bury the truth for so long.
Ground Zero also details the incredible steps nations around the world are taking to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stop posting bullshit. The virus has not crashed the economy. The lockdowns have.
The lockdowns will result in millions of additional deaths. The lockdowns will cause unimaginable suffering for years.
Not the virus. THE LOCKDOWN.
Let people make up their own minds! While some bird brains get obsessed and refuse to allow any information other than their own view, most of us can assess information for ourselves. 🙄
That's rich coming from someone who spends all day posting msm hysteria to justify her misinformed paranoia.
You might actually feelz better if you read some real science and analysis.
And stop this silly nonsense of pretending you have a view. You don't. You simply follow the lying msm narrative.
waikatogirl April 10, 2020 At 11:31 am
I've told you before, I'm posting articles as information to those who wish to read them, but I don't believe the majority of it. Just keeping informed on what the lefties are pumping out to the masses…
While you refuse to consider anything that isn't your own opinion! Isn't that called being dictatorial?! Or in more earthy lingo, an "arsehole"?.
And no you haven't rattled my cage. 😎
Pascal April 10, 2020 At 11:48 am
What in the actual fuck, Kea? Did somebody shit in your seed again?
waikatogirl April 10, 2020 At 12:34 pm
Kea's just look for someone to rumble with. He thinks I'm a gullible target but I'm well schooled in such tactics. 😜
Mike Hunty April 10, 2020 At 12:11 pm
The birds on the piss again. Go have a lie down birdy, have a cup of tea and maybe a wiper rubber.
A total of 181 new corona virus cases in Tokyo yesterday. (I don't know how many diagnostic tests were performed, so there is no context.)
The daily total is rapidy increasing. The majority of the cases (121 out of the 181) have unknown sources, although a significant proportion have been sourced to hospitals.
I expect the daily increase to hit 4 figures before too much longer.
Case numbers are also rapidly increasing in the Osaka and Nagoya regions.
The Tokyo government has requested bars, Internet cafes, nightclubs, karaoke clubs, strip joints and pachinko parlors to close. The news programs are showing shuttered and darkened alleyways that would normally be a blaze of lights and people drinking shoulder-to-shoulder.
Like in New Zealand, the news in Japan is going to be pretty much Covid Update 24/7 for the foreseeable future.
Any truth to the rumour that (if they manage to govern alone) Labour are planning on banning Easter and replacing it with public holidays on both Jacinda and Baby Neve's Birthdays?
Embrace the glorious Socialism Comrades!
No, but they will be trying hard to find another excuse to ban Anzac Day again.
I do believe that there will be a statue of her erected in Parliament Grounds in the near future. Paid for by the taxpayer of course.
Capricorn One April 10, 2020 At 11:55 am
Anzac Day is gone already mate! Sadly we won't see those big dawn parades ever again…
Several members of this Government were actively involved in the disgusting and disrespectful Dawn Service Protests about ten years ago-This mob have been looking for an excuse to piss on our War Dead for years…
Ross12 April 10, 2020 At 9:42 am
The image above reminds me of the craze that went on for a little while when I was a high school –mini crushing competitions. We competed to see how many kids could be packed into a mini.
Those Labour guys above need a few lessons !
Must-read for all you YSBers at Easter time!
They say that Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
The Prime Minister is showing baby art pics.
Viking April 10, 2020 At 10:04 am
fuck you. Posting shit like that.
I have avoided like the plague clicking links to Ardens family matters so that it doesn't get repeated on my feeds.
Don't encourage them by doing that. or if you do how about warning us that you are posting crap.
I despise the tart and her efforts to family promote including crap about her fishing and rooting buddy.
Ross12 April 10, 2020 At 10:35 am
It used to be that is was an "unwritten rule" that media kept away from politicians families. That stopped when they attacked Key's kids and I suppose now it is part of the Labour PR machine.
The homunculus has something wrong with it. Its facial proportions are wrong.
Jesus wept. well maybe not Jesus but someone else Saggy
Yes, stick a warning on it Saggy!
I saw that propaganda on their website but refuse to post her drivel.
A new word has emerged on SNS in Japan: "Corona Rikon" (Corona Divorce) as couples are forced to spend long hours in small dwellings. Normally, this doesn't happen until the husband retires, but this new phenomenon is affecting young couples. (I am not entirely surprised by this.)
In the Japanese media, the term "DV" is frequently appearing when reporting on the relationship strains all this close confinement is creating.
The depressed hotel industry in Tokyo has lept to the rescue, offering "Escape packages" whereby one partner of a couple can temporarily rent a hotel room to get a Time Out from their family.
Note: Divorce in Japan is instantaneous once both parties have filed their application for divorce with the local government office. Not like in New Zealand, which usually requires a lengthy period of separation, as I understand it.
And courts and lawyers, usually paid for by the taxpayer.
Add to that social workers, winz ,et al, again all paid for by the taxpayer.
I thought the females lawyers were paid by the government and the males had to pay their own!
wiseowl April 10, 2020 At 12:28 pm
What about their assets/property O sen.? Mutual agreement?
Odakyu-sen April 10, 2020 At 4:14 pm
Generally, yes.
The number of lawyers in Japan is kept articifically low by the law association. The general rule in Japanese society is to try to avoid using lawyers as much as possible, and to enter into agreements based on "sincerity and good faith."
Rules are negotiated and a flexible attitude is encouraged. "Lawyering up" is generally frowned upon.
Also, the pace of the Japanese courts is glacial. Adjudication is not for the faint-hearted.
BTW. There are no juries in Japan. The legal system is based on the French rather than the English one.
Don't mess with the drug runners.
That's the advice Hone Harawira is giving his checkpoint workers in the far north.
The former MP says tourists are still coming north, some of them off yachts, and the checkpoints try to send them back to Whangarei or Auckland to observe the lockdown.
He says every day now feels like Sunday in Kaitaia as locals stop moving around, but there is one exception.
"Drug runners are still moving. We can stop whānau. We can stop tourists. We can stop locals travelling around too much, but I'm telling people don't try to intercept the fried breads. Wave them on and just take their details, don't try to be a police force. That's a very dangerous affair and it is going to get worse," he says.
Hone Harawira says people need to get through the lockdown by slowing down rather than sparking up.
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjQxMDE/Drug-runners-defy-lockdown-restrictions?fbclid=IwAR32v40vtzKl3BMNOAv5wigjhNc8BQq4Jmo8yWVMliVtEz_P16DgpRJL9i0
nasska April 10, 2020 At 10:22 am
How very brave of you & your mates Hone. You'll happily intimidate & interrogate people going about their lawful business but if you see scum who might be carrying the one substance that will kill more of your people than Co-vid you wave them through. A van with a couple of tourists & you're a hard man but a couple of bros on Harleys with the Far North's weekly supply of meth & you shit your Treasures.
You make me sick!
This racist tribalist's warning about drug runners shouldn't surprise anybody. His mates and family most likely ARE said drug runners. The cunt is simply protecting his income stream during difficult times.
Golly gosh!
How will the checkpoint operators recognize the drug runners?
"Hey Bro, youse delivering them lawn mowers to Jethro?"
They will recognize them by the big guns poking out the window maybe?
Salacious Crumb April 10, 2020 At 1:08 pm
No usually by the word "Labour" sign written on the side of the vehicle.
Hone does not want the North's economy to collapse. Drugs are an essential industry. Just like the Easter Bunnies.
Hang on a moment. Lives are actually being saved because of the virus.
Crikey, this no contact, economic destruction scheme is a pretty good way to gain control.
This Is Strange: Total US Deaths in March 2020 are Actually Down 15% from Average of Prior Four Years
After deaths for the entire month of March are reported, the results show that deaths in the US this March are 15% less than the average of the past four years!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/04/strange-total-us-deaths-march-2020-actually-15-average-prior-four-years/
Army field hospital for Covid-19 surge leaves Seattle after 9 days. It never saw a patient
Gov. Jay Inslee's office on Wednesday announced that the state will be returning a field hospital deployed to CenturyLink Field Event Center to the U.S. Department of Defense.
The 250-bed facility, for which setup began on March 30, was intended to help Washington state's health care system tend to non Covid-19 patients in the event of a hospital surge.
But just three days after announcing the facility was ready to receive patients, officials say they're returning the hospital to the federal government.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-state-to-return-centurylink-field-hospital-to-feds
HUGE! MN Senator and Doctor: Hospitals Get Paid More to List Patients as COVID-19 and Three Times as Much if the Patient Goes on Ventilator (VIDEO)
Senator Dr. Scott Jensen: Right now Medicare is determining that if you have a COVID-19 admission to the hospital you get $13,000. If that COVID-19 patient goes on a ventilator you get $39,000, three times as much. Nobody can tell me after 35 years in the world of medicine that sometimes those kinds of things impact on what we do.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/04/huge-mn-senator-doctor-hospitals-get-paid-list-patients-covid-19-three-times-much-patient-goes-ventilator-video/
Pay people to do something, and you WILL have more of it.
We are witnessing the most shameful period of mass hysteria and ignorance in human history.
This time will be studied for centuries by academics and psychobabblists.
Forever more I will regard people as either lockdowners or decent folk and treat them accordingly.
Regardless of how people digested the facts as they understood them at the time the biggest risk is that the globalists & new world order freaks will know exactly which buttons to press next time they want to further their cause.
We'll survive this & the world will still turn but let's learn from our mistakes & be ready for the next assault.
Lists of those you approve of and those you disapprove of. Thought Paddy Gower and Matt Nippert already had that covered! 😜
Anyone else been watching the boat journey, Bluff to Antarctica?
Wish they would use sound as well to tell you the printed word on the screen so you can look at the screen to catch highlights,
Great viewing on my day off Sooty.
howitis April 10, 2020 At 4:50 pm
She seems to be fighting the good fight from the US. Says she experienced SARs outbreak firsthand.
Jennifer Zeng 曾錚
@jenniferatntd
An interesting poll among Chinese netizens (6596 people voted)
If the #US decides to overthrow #CCP, & a war breaks out, who will you help?
81.8% choose "help the US"
7.7% choose "help the CCP"
10.5% choose "stay neutral"
https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1247305977797500939
There's not going to be a war.
Japan and the US are going to start repatriating industries back to their own borders. China will not like this at all.
The downside is that you will have to pay a lot more for consumer goods, due to higher wages, compliance costs, higher capital expenses and less competition, but at least you will see "Made in Japan" again.
"Made in Italy" I would not trust so much…
Great observation.
We could see a change for the better now.
For all Nations.
……"at least you will see "Made in Japan" again"……
Strange how things change over time. As kids in the 50s we weren't all that keen on being given toys with Made in Japan stamped on them as they were poorly crafted junk which fell apart in a few days.
Nowadays the same words indicate something of the highest quality.
Made in Korea as well. South of course.
In my younger years I worked with Japanese design engineers who partnered with German craftsmen.
Sublime combo, if you wanted to learn the benefits of precision and personal discipline.
None of this' parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger'.
A short, sharp shift was in order if you strayed.
We have let tolerance be the catch-cry, without understanding it's crippling societal implications when left unchecked.
Odakyu-sen April 10, 2020 At 12:03 pm
Old school craftsmanship could be making a comeback. It costs more, but you look after the product and don't quickly throw it away. It's almost the antithesis of "consumerism."
Guy Martin visits an old engineer at his workshop in Tokyo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jvxrUfvfYw
nasska April 10, 2020 At 12:18 pm
Your input on this BN.
Sometime in the early 70s at a backyard social function I was introduced to a bloke who was somewhat of an expert in the car industry. He was a Kiwi who had served his time as a mechanic in the PO Taita workshops the after a few years in the trade went to do his OE. He got as far as Canada where he found a fill in position with an American franchise. They must have liked his style because they took him on permanently & he ended up managing the company. But I digress.
We were banging on about how the small Jap Datsuns & Toyotas were light years ahead of the Pommie garbage we were used to & how much better they were built. Our compatriot quoted a study based on measuring the machining tolerances of various components. It found that although most Jap made stuff was out by a fraction their competitors products were more often perfect & more often way outside permit-able tolerances.
He considered this to be the most important factor. Your thoughts?
"It found that although most Jap made stuff was out by a fraction their competitors products were more often perfect & more often way outside permit-able tolerances."
Clarification: Are you saying that the competition's products were either perfect or were way outside the permissable tolerances?
……"Are you saying that the competition's products were either perfect or were way outside the permissable tolerances?"…..
That's the way it was explained to me. The report he was quoting had been ordered by his employers to find out how they were being beaten in the quality stakes.
I think that the Japanese manufacture will take a more holistic view of the complete product. How well does the product fulfill its intended function? How easy is it to service? In the case of an automobile, it makes little sense to have the transmission gears machined to Teutonic perfection if the electrical connectors to the spark coils tend to let in water in the winter. You have to look at the ENTIRE package.
Perhaps the Japanese production companies handle their subcontractors better. Quality control is a big thing in Japan. Japanese companies took the lessons of American W. Edwards Deming to heart. In Japan, Deming is revered even though the Americans largely ignored him in the 1960s.
nasska April 10, 2020 At 1:17 pm
Yes. As I understand it quality control is China's Achilles Heel too.
As ably demonstrated in the latest reports over pharmaceuticals.
Viking April 10, 2020 At 5:10 pm
Unforyuanately we didn't take Deming to heart here in NZ. We did have Deming Institute for a while and I went to some really intersting seminars etc. But TWI it wasn't considered wirth bothering about during the height of the 80's finacial wizardry and both dissappeared.
TWI teaches people to teach. something that should be compulsory becuase if the learner hasn't ;earn then the teacher hasn't taught.
Though a number of times I should set it up but just have enough to do.
Kea April 10, 2020 At 12:48 pm
If your car does not have Made in Japan on it then its broken.
Largely true Kea though in the last five years South Korean made cars are up there with the best.
Yet the Yanks still make some of the best trucks & heavy earthmoving machinery around.
Toko April 10, 2020 At 2:51 pm
A mechanic mate said years ago that if it wasn't for the Japanese, the Poms would still be making Morris Minors.
I once visited the motorcycle museum at Suzuka once. Among the exhibits from the 1960s was a bank of works Mikuni carburetors for the Honda 6-cylinder 250 cc racing bike (the RC166 (1966)). (Engine sound video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o57JwibqCb8)
Think of BSA and Triumph in the UK in 1966 and the quality of their engines with their awful Anal carburetors.
The castings of the Mikuni carburetors was so incredibly detailed and well thought-out. It was obvious that even by 1966 (a good 3 years before the release of the Honda CB750) that the writing was on the wall for the English motorcycles with their pre-war technology.
Pascal April 10, 2020 At 6:25 pm
I purchased a Kia two years ago.
In honour of Kea.
Best car since my 1980s Audi although the Toyota Curran in between was a nice drive.
Braybots nemesis April 10, 2020 At 12:53 pm
The 'go – no go' gauge allowed manufacturers to employ semi skilled workers.
Smart, extremely effective and less anal.
In my time working with these professionals, I was unaware that my other purpose was to listen intently to instruction and carry out a mini upheaval, of sorts.
The goal was to shift entrenched beliefs around being 'a specialist' and to ignite a conversation around being versatile.
I managed to convince most, with guidance, that a varied skill set will often guarantee employment retention, and much rosier future prospects.
The Slavic old school precision engineers were the hardest to shift as post war and ongoing biases would flair up.
Upon reflection, I believe the kiwi sense of humour, sheer bloody mindedness and authentic respect, may have been identified as a tool to be exploited by my employers.
By the way, I got the job because I could convert Imperial measurements into metric without using a calculator.
Symbolic, in some ways.
Perfection is the enemy of Good Enough.
Mark14 April 10, 2020 At 4:33 pm
Close enough is good enough-Chinese manufacturing
What about the Made in NZ fashion label where only the label was made in NZ.
Taking the piss, much.
Interesting poll. I have been wondering for a few weeks if President Xi will survive this. China is "losing face" in the international community. In any any other country he would probably get rolled. But China is a different story. He has solidified his position in recent years –President for life instead "retiring" after a set period (10 years). I think he has taken China back from the openess created under Hu Jintao and others.
It will be interesting to watch.
I was very concerned when the CCP accepted Xi's consitutional amendment to make him "President for Life" instead of bowing out after two terms in office.
No good will come of this.
Nothing is forever and Xi was copying Putin. The tribal war will rid China of him.
Toko April 10, 2020 At 11:19 am
Kea…..
Your Wuhan virus thoughts summed in one cartoon….https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/676ff14681651574f7e15c55e6f9b978bdbc2412a04585211b16b7db89d125a0.jpg
You got that right Toko.
I already know what people will say when the truth comes out. They will say " we didn't know" and "we had to be careful" In reality it is known the lockdown won't work and will cause more death and misery.
Floyd April 10, 2020 At 12:49 pm
Like this Kea?
https://www.odt.co.nz/business/worst-recession-great-depression-imfwarns
This is interesting. Wimbleton probably set up the insurance after SARS but was it a case of forgetting to cancel it after sometime or very good, expensive management?
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wimbledon-just-got-paid-141-million-pandemic-insurance-theyve-been-paying-last-17-years
Capricorn One April 10, 2020 At 12:50 pm
So Ardern (still desperately trying to get that Nobel Prize) is claiming the lockdown was COMPLETELY her idea alone after 'talking with friends overseas'….
This is just fucking ridiculous. Utter bullshit Propaganda that Goebbels would have been proud of!
Surely there will be a backlash from the General Public? They are treating us like we are fucking idiots…
Well, yes. The majority of our population are just that I'm afraid!
They'll also swallow this:
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/global-insight/global-insight-covid-19-requires-one-world-government
Just a temporary NWO honest……
Capricorn One April 10, 2020 At 1:21 pm
When we get our 'One World Government' I am going to retrain and hopefully get a job in the Ministry of Truth….
If that doesn't pan out you could try the Ministry of Peace which concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Love with torture or the Ministry of Plenty with starvation all of which will prosper under the reign of PriNZess.
But first your Labour Party membership card.
Labour Party Membership? Is it true I have to get rogered at a Labour Party camp when I join? Not too keen on that aspect….
Afraid so. But the good news is that it only seems kinky the first time. 🙂
Nasska,
Speaking from experience for you?
Well, I fucked the union delegate at our yard about forty years ago after the smelly little pom set me up for a hiding from their goons. It was a masterpiece of a beating & the soap dodger managed to get his doctor to sign medical certificates for six weeks afterwards.
I'd say he was well fucked. Does that count? 🙂
You re a fine man Sir Nasska.
I can understand that with those union pricks from the 70s and 80s.
Helen Kelly's father was a complete prick.
They were mouthy bastards -almost entirely English and Irish commies.
He was indeed. so was Fintin Patrick Walsh. an arse on two feet if ever there was. As were people like Middlemarsh,and so many others like them.
Floyd April 10, 2020 At 1:35 pm
Ministry of transparency for me!
waikatogirl April 10, 2020 At 1:24 pm
Patman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤨
wiseowl April 10, 2020 At 2:55 pm
Dunedin is infested with lefties.
Patman has been interviewed on the radio a few times and I always thought he was one of them.
How many more University UN reps are going to emerge now and back up Patman?
Scary times.
Patman is most DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM!
Dunnystan really is a shit hole of the world.
We should grant them independence
It can become the Glorious Liberated Soviet State of Dunnystan.
I remember years ago Paul Henry had Patman on his evening news/CA show.
Patman was this intense wee fuckwit.
always a worried look.
Probably on the autism scale.
He made me laugh out loud.
I saw him as intense and rubbing his hands in Uriah Heep overdrive.
Saggy April 10, 2020 At 3:29 pm
Yep, no consideration for the medical professionals calling for lock-down, the business community, the opposition. But her overseas friends thought it was a good idea. You couldn't make this shit up.
Who Tudeau and Macron.
Always knew she couldn't think to save herself let alone the rest of us.
Why repeat and give it oxygen when you know it is bullshit?
It is pointless drivel.
That is all you will get from NZ media filth.
it is safe to say if it is in 'the media' post 2008 (Obama time ) it is likely to be bullshit.
I am amazed at how utterly gullible NZers are.
To be fair, it is a meek and unthinking society.
Fed the bread and circuses of Rugby for years.
I went on Linked in the other day for the first time this year.
The Ardern sycophants are piled up 5 deep.
They are pathetic.
The pathetic praise from so-called business people- many of whom will not have a job in 10 weeks or a business to go back to- are truly dumb pillocks.
It is very disappointing.
You can see the work of the media in NZ and AU
They praise Obama, the African warlord, who took war to multi countries and bombed the F out of civilians esp with cowardly drones but call Trump bad when he has not started a war anywhere and pulled back the North Korea conflict and tried to get focus back on industry in the USA rather than spending on continuous war.
But all you get is how bloody marvellous the Half caste Hawaiian Homo was an how bad the Orange man is .
Goebbels had nothing on modern media filth.
They have filled the head of the populace with misinformation.
The fools spout it back to you as if they are informed!
So Sad.
Chuck Bird April 10, 2020 At 2:16 pm
I am pleased to see the number of current cases has dropped 12 to 910 today.
Hog April 10, 2020 At 2:56 pm
So NZ has it's second death, lady in her 90s with underlying health issues.
She was in a group of 20 infected at retirement villae Rose Lodge in ChCh.
Very sad for her family. This could easily been avoided. I do hope the other 19 isolating in Burwood Hospital are on their way to recovery.
A person over 90 in a rest home has died.
We had better close the country then and crash the economy!
How is it sad?
The person had over nine decades on the planet and was in a rest home.
Chances of living 2 more years- less than 20%.
The only way out was via a pine box.
My father died a few years ago in his 90s after 3 years in a rest home.
After a year in there he emphasised strongly – do not revive.
They are not fun places.
My darling aunty died at 90 at the beginning of March.
She had a heart attack 2 years ago and a stroke earlier in the year.
There was no joy left.
As fine as she was, life is finite and we don't get out alive.
Perhaps we can class her death in March as COVID 19 to get the numbers up and justify the crashed economy!
Let's be realistic.
….."Let's be realistic."…..
I have no problems with that but try running it past the Godaddled & see how you get on. During the Death with Dignity debate last year we heard every implausible & untenable reason why life could not possibly be terminated except exactly why the old must be kept alive.
Even if they don't personally know of an old person being forced to exist beyond their wishes they should look around. Vascular dementia is the worst as a series of small strokes robs those afflicted of their minds.
Advances in medicine can extend the time the body carries on but the deterioration in the mental faculties of most of those who make ninety suggests that we are kidding ourselves.
Death at 90 is NOT a tragedy.
Kea April 10, 2020 At 5:57 pm
We can keep people going long after nature has called time out.
The results are often cruel and heartbreaking to witness.
Dementia cannot be that bad. You can run for President of the US.
Resthomes offer comfort to people who would struggle to retain their indepence in the community (living in their flat and walking/driving to the supermarket). Such places are like going back to kindergarten.
Once you enter a resthome, you have crossed the threshold and there is no going back to your former life. Your life as an adult ends, and your life as a resident/kindergartener begins.
The circle draws closer to completion.
Well put Odakyu-sen. Once you have to enter a resthome you're dog tucker.
The nicest spin you could put on it still leaves them as a holding pen for the undertaker.
Harvey April 10, 2020 At 10:13 pm
The lady has died from complications of a virus that should have been caught at the border. With the country in economic ruins, we have just today introduced mandatory testing for new arrivals.
Gee – no rush or anything.
So the TU detrators would see their employees out of a job completely instead?
Coronavirus: Taxpayers' Union gives up 'ideological purity', accepts $60,000 in taxpayer wage subsidies
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/04/coronavirus-taxpayers-union-gives-up-ideological-purity-accepts-60-000-in-taxpayer-wage-subsidies.html
"This decision was made on the basis of our ethical obligations to staff during the Government-mandated economic shutdown," a post on the group's website said.
"The decision to accept this subsidy was not as simple for us as for most organisations. Prior to COVID-19, we have stated on the record that we would never accept taxpayer funding. That commitment was, of course, made in a time few New Zealanders could possibly have anticipated COVID-19 and the ensuing economic situation.
"After brief deliberation, the Taxpayers' Union board determined the welfare of our employees to be a more pressing immediate concern than ideological purity."
"It is important to distinguish between targeted corporate welfare, which we oppose, and across-the-board compensation for the effects of a Government-mandated economic shutdown."
I have zero time for the TU.
When Jordan Williams a 30 y.o. bloke had to use his mother for a character reference in court against Christian Colon he was toast.
He had no connections to business leaders that would vouch for him.
Fruity Farrar is in it.
I would not count that as effective.
The auckland spinoff of it from a a few years ago was a complete joke.
Have they ever achieved anything real?
Warning 🤢
Coronavirus: CNN praises Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand COVID-19 response
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/04/coronavirus-cnn-praises-jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-covid-19-response.html
US news giant CNN continues to pile praise on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying Aotearoa is setting an "ambitious goal".
"Seventy-two hours after the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand's history, Ardern announced a ban on semi-automatic weapons while also consoling a traumatised nation."
The only one traumatised was her and her new friends. The rest of us treated it a s just another day at the office in the world of religious bigotry.
Enough with the Wuhu hu flu.
Just watching a hawk pluck a possum in readiness for a great feast. We put the possum in the paddock directly below the house for our viewing pleasure.
At about 9pm last night this filthy thing walked along the deck right past the lounge doors, light and tv on and all. Couldn't believe it!
So Mrs Floyd and I grabbed a torch each and I grabbed a weapon, and we went out in the hope of finding him.
We have had a live cage trap set up out on the deck for the last couple of weeks after this thing had been sitting on our outside furniture and the railings, shitting everywhere. But it hadn't worked, as there's so much food here for a possum to dine on.
With figs, peaches, apples, plums and pears all ripening up we really wanted this prick dead. We knew it liked sitting in the acorn tree too, but each time I had ventured out after dark I never found him.
So, the stupid prick didn't run away, but climbed a rose bush stand where he first impeded a fast moving projectile. As they do, he scarpered on that, and so the hunt was on. I knew he'd head straight up a tree, and after another 5 minute search we found him up his favourite, the acorn.
The sound of a possum thudding to the earth from twenty feet up really is something you don't tire of.
It was most a satisfying kill, and so now just watching the hawk get another free feed.
Ah, the country……
Nice! Your fruit trees will be spared at least one freeloader. Next the flocks of birds that peck a hole in each fruit just as they ripen. 🙄
Yes WG! The waxeyes are mowing down the figs at the moment!
Get a Fox Terrier….I've only got to make a possum noise and our one is fired up and ready to shake the living daylights out of any thing that moves. She got a weasel yesterday and a decent size rat, and they are the ones that I'm know about.
Yes great little hunters those, for sure Toko!
I'm not really a small dog person though….🐕
Our hunterway/boarder collie's bark was an excellent bird deterrent.
Mersol April 10, 2020 At 6:18 pm
Our border collie huntaway starts barking and rounding up all the birds when we open our roadside gate. Look at me , I been protecting the property all day. Funny
Collies being an eye dog with the hunterway bark are a great combination, and they have an adorable nature. ❤
Police are hearing ridiculous excuses from motorists trying to flout lockdown rules this Easter weekend.
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/all-sorts-excuses-police-stopping-rulebreakers-flouting-lockdown-rules
Mr Fleming said "quite a few" motorists told police they were travelling between Tauranga and Auckland "because that's where their favourite supermarket is".
Resist the force
Power to the people.
Andrew Little and Witless-protected Davis keep emphasizing people should not be in jail and we dont need to build any more.
Nek minute- the whole county is a jail.
Armed, uniformed wardens blocking roads = Prison Nation.
Smiths Dream. C K Stead.
Vive la resistance.
Falcon April 10, 2020 At 5:09 pm
For your amusement—Have caught 48 Possums on our lawn this year.
They are filthy animals that take delight in eating the roses and other valuable garden plants.
A losing battle we will have to look at poison
Protected in Australia though
Haha great work Falcon! Disgusting filth that they are!!
Yes, stupid Australia, wtf is with that! Gross……
If you put sheeps dags/crutchings round your roses the possums will leave them alone.
Tried most things but not sheep crutchings.
Foxy kept me awake all night
If you pluck the fur it averages out at about $5 a carcass.
That would feed the foxy & buy you some earplugs or a good bottle of scotch. 🙂
Braybots nemesis April 10, 2020 At 5:10 pm
Top EU science adviser resigns: 'I have lost faith in the system itself'
Ferrari, who became president of the council in January and is the EU's top scientist, said his proposal to create a special program dedicated to combating COVID-19 was unanimously rejected by the research council.
"I am afraid that I have seen enough of both the governance of science, and the political operations at the European Union. In these three long months, I have indeed met many excellent and committed individuals, at different levels of the organization of the ERC and the EC. However, I have lost faith in the system itself," Ferrari said in a statement to the Financial Times announcing his resignation.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/491720-top-eu-science-adviser-resigns-i-have-lost-faith-in-the-system
Over 45 years ago, I had a conversation with a dental nurse about a person we may have both known and we were trying to establish whether it was the same bloke.
She said, "he's got a big diastema".
I said, "he's got a big what?"
From that day, I have never forgotten the word and the other week, someone here made reference to the gap between Stacey Abrams central incisors. I was able to big note about the correct word for this condition.
Here is Stacey in all her glory…. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/debe7ce45fdcf9cc06cce645d8e14d7ac28e6b458d999f58172923f2edf68e1e.png
Maggy Wassilieff April 10, 2020 At 8:11 pm
I've only seen the word used in relation to animal teeth.
For instance Rabbits don't have canine teeth… just a diastema between their incisors and premolars.
My Father had a gap between his front teeth and was told as a young man that as he could place a half-crown in that gap he would become rich. He proved that old wive's saying was a lie.
Minnesota State Senator Scott Jensen appeared on a local news show to report that doctors were receiving instructions from the Minnesota Department of Health to report Covid19 as a cause of death, even if the patient was never tested.
Senator Jensen, who is also a practising physician, said he had never before in his thirty-five-year career received specific instructions on how to fill out a death certificate.
The apparent policy of Minnesota – to report any and all pneumonia or "flu-like illness" decedents as Covid19 cases, with or without a test – ties in with the US policy as described by the CDC's official memos.
https://off-guardian.org/2020/04/10/watch-dr-scott-jensen-reveals-ridiculous-covid19-guidance/
Perhaps there is a federal incentive for the Minnesota Department of Health have as many reported Covid19 deaths as possible.
I heard a story about how many years ago a British bureau in India wanted to wipe out a local rat population (for obvious health reasons) and made the mistake of offering money for every rat tail handed in.
What do you think happened?
O.. yen
I'll have a stab at the 1857 Indian rebellion….if that is the answer then this was my understanding of the cause…
"The final spark was provided by the ammunition for the new Enfield Pattern 1853 rifled musket.[39] These rifles, which fired Minié balls, had a tighter fit than the earlier muskets, and used paper cartridges that came pre-greased. To load the rifle, sepoys had to bite the cartridge open to release the powder.[40] The grease used on these cartridges was rumoured to include tallow derived from beef, which would be offensive to Hindus,[41] and pork, which would be offensive to Muslims. At least one Company official pointed out the difficulties this may cause:
However, in August 1856, greased cartridge production was initiated at Fort William, Calcutta, following a British design. The grease used included tallow supplied by the Indian firm of Gangadarh Banerji & Co.[43] By January, rumours were abroad that the Enfield cartridges were greased with animal fat."
What happened was that local entrepreneurs started up rat farms to supply the tails (for the money).
When you demand quotas, your underlings will fulfill those quotas with no regard to the reasons for setting the quotas in the first place. For example: order them to get more speeding fines (to save lives) and they will go to the bottom of the steepest hill in the most affluent suburb (even though the horror crashes are happening in the poorer areas of town at 2:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning and are more than often caused by "oppressed" minorities already over-represented in the statistics (a source of embarassment to the politicians who seek equality of outcomes)).
Man….that's too deep for me.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/120953582/coronavirus-record-168-million-seek-unemployment-benefits-in-us
Perhaps I can go to USA based news sites to read about NZ's unemployment statistics,or are they classed as 'furloughed' for at least two more weeks?
Media stuck in a story rut?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnG6_D724nc
Tucker: In crisis, nothing is more important than staying connected to reality
Facts change very fast; it's easy to miss them and get trapped in a storyline you created weeks or months before.
Re tails ,or thereby hangs a tale.?
Certain old time deer cullers were dab hands at making many tails out of one deer skin..
They were paid per tail
3 x .303 bullets per tail.
Nothing to do in a hut when its raining, so make tails.
Editor April 10, 2020 At 8:38 pm
At least one group of people are celebrating this coronavirus and the lockdown this Easter.
Altar boys.
The poor little sods.
But at least you can say that they have put their arses on the line for Jesus.
Nasska….
This might trigger you…
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Oh dear. The non existent vaccine is looking dodgy and they haven't even invented it yet. Not to worry, flu vaccines are not that effective anyway.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120965439/coronavirus-scientists-at-odds-after-study-finds-antibody-anomaly


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TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean trawler and a Japanese fishing boat collided in the Sea of Japan on Thursday about 330 km (205 miles) northeast of an island claimed by both countries, officials said.
Part of the 48-tonne South Korean trawler was submerged after the collision, which occurred at 9:38 a.m. local time (0038 GMT), a South Korean Coast Guard official said.
All 13 sailors aboard the South Korean boat were rescued by other fishing vessels nearby, the official said.
The collision occurred northeast of an island known as Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan, located about halfway between the two countries in the Sea of Japan, which Seoul refers to as the East Sea.
South Korea's coast guard has sent a patrol ship and helicopter to the area to investigate the cause of the incident.
"We'll look into how the collision took place once our ship arrives on the scene," the official told Reuters.


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Idowu Animasawun, ex-apola king still breathing missions @ 83
By Gbenga Osinaike
His love for missions is top-notch. At 83, when many of his contemporaries are reclining, waiting for their home call, Pastor Idowu Animasawun, founder of World Hope Ministry, is still moving from one mission field to the other, trailing souls and labouring to bring them to the kingdom.
Last December, this writer visited him on one of the fields at Ifo, Ogun State. The village, Oniyanmo; located in the heart of a vast expanse of uncultivated land was where his Ministry went to hold a crusade.
Oniyanmo is just one of the several remote villages where the World Hope Ministry has established churches. The most popular of the fields is at Badeku, Oyo State. He has been in Badeku since the early 80s. His name has become synonymous with missions in that town. He holds a yearly mission conference and runs a mission school at Badeku.
But beyond Badeku, Pastor Animasawun goes to towns and villages to conduct crusades and at the same time establish worship centres for converts.
Oniyanmo, far from civilisation
Oniyanmo where the December crusade took place is unbelievably far from civilisation. It's a typical mission field.
The community has not seen electric light for many years now. There are no schools in the community either. Indigenes have to trek about 10 miles to go to school in other towns. There are no health care facilities there too. Life at Oniyanmo is not only rural; it is bereft of basic comfort.
This writer, PastorAnimasawun, and his team began the long but tiring journey from the guest house where they lodged to the village on the second day of the crusade. For close to one hour, we drove past a dusty terrain in the midst of a thick forest into the heart of the village. You will probably think you're going to the proverbial forest of a thousand daemons.
But that is the kind of field that excites Pastor Animasawun, the ex-apola king who has successfully influenced some of his children to join in the work.
One of them, Olaolu Animashau who spoke with Church Times said they are happy working along with their father on missions declaring that there was no time he forced them to be part of the work.
The young man who studied Industrial Relations at the Olabisi Onabanjo University said none of his brothers were coerced to do missions. "We just found ourselves falling in love with the work. It is satisfying and gratifying when one is doing what interests God," he said.
Modecai the elder brother of Olaolu who has been to many fields including Koma Hills in Adamawa corroborated Olaolu'ss position stating that life outside of missions is boring. Gbolade, a health worker also Pastor Animasawun's son was seen actively getting involved in medical missions the day this writer visited. He was attending to indigenes of Oniyanmo village who came for medical check-up before the crusade that evening.
Animasawun: My missions experience
World Hope Ministry team at Oniyanmo
That Friday at Oniyanmo, Animasawun shared with Church Times the story of his exploits in missions recalling that he gave his life to Jesus in 1981 and had thought he would go into gospel music since he was a celebrated musician in the country. He was in the class of Chief Ebenezer Obey and had been noted for being the exponent of a special genre of music called Apola.
But soon after his conversion, the Lord stopped him from music. He actually did try his hands, on gospel music, but the Lord would not allow him to continue. Later he began prison ministry and was holding crusades alongside. The Lord stopped him too. But a couple of years after, the Lord directed him to Badeku to begin the mission.
Badeku was a typical village, an ancient settlement. The town was also notorious for witchcraft and demonic activities. But God used him to bring light to the place.
14 miles trek to hold crusade
He recalled that he once trekked 14 miles to the village to hold a crusade because the village had just one means of transportation.
'if you miss the truck, you will have to wait till the following day. So, this day we missed the truck and had to trek 14 miles for the crusade.' he said.
That is just one of the downsides of his experience back then. Those early years of his ministry were not cozy. He lost all that he acquired in the secular world and was down to ground zero by the time he began missions. things became so bad that he could not afford a haircut at the barber's shop. His wife then, now late, had to use a blade to shave his hair.
But the song is different now. The wilderness experience is over. The ministry is now well known and gets support from missions' lovers. The needs however keep increasing.
Since he became active doing missions, he said God has consistently proved himself. 'I remember a particular village where we went to do crusade. A friend had asked us to help evangelise the village since his father lived there and perhaps, he was also trusting God for the salvation of his father. When we got to the village, the Baba welcomed me and gave me a room to sleep in. I entered the room laid on the bed. But then, the holy spirit asked me to take off the mattress I was lying on to check underneath. I did. What I saw shocked me. A lot of charms were under it. I asked the Lord what to do, he said to me, pray and sleep. Well, I returned the mattress, prayed, and slept off.'
The following day, the crusade took place and the Baba was one of those who became born again. He ordered that all his charms be burnt.
Demon possessed man delivered
A man, notorious for his demonic powers also had an exciting conversion experience under Animasawun's ministry at Badeku. He was so powerful that he was the contact point for those who wanted to become invincible during a crisis. 'whenever there was a crisis and the police invaded the town, people who held to his hands would become invincible. This happened during the Agbekoya uprising in the southwest
Things however went bad for him. He had this terrible body odour by the time Pastor Animasawun got to the village. The stench coming from his body was so repulsive that if he stayed in a place and leaves the odour would still be pungent for about 30 minutes. That became a sort of cross for him to carry. People knew him all over the town that he had such a nauseating odour.
The same man came visiting Pastor Animasawun. 'because I wanted to preach to him, I could not run away from him. He was at my house and I shared the gospel with him. He did not make any decision for Christ before he left. But then he came back days later to worship with us in church during our midweek service. When it was time for testimony he came out and shared how God took away the odour from his body. He had a dream and saw a golden pillar. He was told to embrace the pillar in the dream by some people in white apparel. By the time he woke up, the odour from his body had gone. He said he knew it was Jesus who had healed him. He surrendered his life to Jesus and renounced all the works of darkness.'
Head of herbalists surrendered to Jesus
There was yet the strategic case of the head of all herbalists of about 140 villages. This man according to Animasawun had been head of the herbalists since 1957. The daughter of the man was the first person who came to know Jesus after a member of the church led her to Christ. Not long the lady came to church to ask for prayers for her father who was being tormented by demons. Demonic forces according to the man were coming out of the walls to torment him. He was sore sick. The team from the church went to pray for him. "we prayed for him and he requested that we should take away all the charms in his house. We took the charms and set them on fire. He didn't say anything. The following day some of our brethren went to check on him.
"I could not go to see him because of other engagements. But he was shocked when he saw them. He asked after me. He wanted to be sure I was alive. The baba then confessed that the charms we took away were so dangerous that he didn't have the courage to touch some of them without carrying out some rituals. That was how he surrendered his life to Jesus and sent a message to all the herbalists never to come to his house again for any meeting.' 18 days after he went to be with the Lord."
Testimonies of changed lives keep Pastor Animasawun going. But he noted that the simplicity of the gospel did the trick. 'I just trust in the name of Jesus and make simple prayers and lives are transformed. It's not anything about me. It's simply the grace of God, he said adding, 'I do not do anything special.'
Animasawun: My experience with The Church
Some participants at the Oniyanmo crusade
On his experience with other church leaders, Pastor Animasawun who is a native of Abeokuta, Ogun State said it has been awesome, 'many church leaders have been supportive. But I believe they could do more. Pastor Enoch Adeboye for instance met me in Port-Harcourt years ago at a Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship programme. He has been supportive since then. Pastor Bakare too, has been supportive and a host of other pastors and individuals I can't possibly mention.
Pastor Bakare for instance holds a monthly support program for missionaries. He prepares his church members to set apart funds to support missionaries and he invites a missionary per month on a particular Sunday to give support to them. I think many of our big churches can emulate this kind of gesture. But by and large, I think the Church has been supportive, though they can do more
World Hope Ministries has presence in some nearby countries. But it is more entrenched in Nigeria. His present wife, Christiana Animashaun has also been quite supportive. He said it was his wife who encouraged him to continue with the mission outreaches.
His wife told Church Times in a chat that she had to encourage him because God has blessed him with good health. "since he still has good health, I had no other option but to encourage him to continue with missions" she said.
But she has a calling to children's ministry "When we come to the field like this, I look out for the children in the village and minister Christ to them. I see that many children in our villages are hungry for the Lord. So, I think it is important that we do not neglect them in our missionary efforts. I also believe that many of them need to get the right gospel. The kind of gospel preached in big cities, basically, the need-based gospel can't thrive in the village; that would be constructing a bad foundation for them."
The pastor of the church in Oniyanmo, where the December Crusade took place, Odofin Adedoyin said the World Hope Church has been existing since 2000 in the village. He said life in the village has been tough because of the lack of basic amenities noting however that the residents of the village are increasingly coming to know Jesus.
The Badeku conference
This February 15-18, World Hope ministry will hold its yearly mission's conference with the theme, "the final harvest" at Badeku, Oyo State.
Professor Duro Adegboye, Prof Dejo Akande, Prophet J.O, Olayiwola, Prophet Joel, and a host of other men of God along with Rev Idowu Animasawun are expected to minister at the conference.
Feeding and accommodation are free.
Pastor Animasawun told Church Times that his age notwithstanding, he would still be actively involved in missions. "There is nothing like retirement for me. Moses did not retire. As long as my health is okay, I will keep on the with the Lord's business."
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Fenix BC35R Bike Light- Versatile and Fun!
The all new Fenix BC35R has been released. Today we will give a short overview of this all new Fenix Bicycle light. The Fenix BC35R Bike Light has a max output of 1800 Lumens on the Burst mode. This all new bike light also has 4 different output levels. It is a rechargeable bicycle light and includes a 5200mAH Li-ion battery that carries a 2 year warranty.
Let's discuss some of the great features of this Fenix bicycle light. As mentioned previously is has a total of 4 outputs not include the flash and the Burst. The burst give a total of 1800 lumens. The flash provides a total of 150 lumens to signal oncoming pedestrians. The other 4 levels are Turbo at 1000 lumens, High at 400 lumens, mid at 150 lumens and low at 45 lumens. The variety of output levels allow you to use this bike light in a multitude of scenarios. For example some days may not be completely dark or just cloudy, to not blind pedestrians you can use the mid levels of the fenix BC35R to navigate through your trail or the city. And if you are riding your bike during the night or out in the pitch black woods you can use the Turbo and burst setting to make sure your are still on the trail.
Another great feature of the Fenix BC35R is the cut-off facula. This innovative cut off facula allows for maximum beam illumination if needed with blinding oncoming traffic. Additional features include the OLED display and the intelligent anti-theft protection and monitoring. The Fenix BC35R also includes a durable and sturdy quick release bike mount for easy access to charing or using the light as a secondary flashlight. The the BC35R also has a built in micro USB port for effortless charging before long bike rides. The Overheat protection prevents the light from being damaged internally from extended periods of use. It is operated by three buttons, one to turn the bike light on and off, and two separate buttons for increase and decrease in lumen output.
We recommend the Fenix BC35R for any serious biker. The light is perfect for use in both city and suburban areas and also backroads or dirt bike trails. The Fenix BC35R will last a lifetime, the body is designed from high strength aluminum and has reliable Cree LED's. The Cree LED's on the Fenix BC35R offer high output lighting. The 1800 burst output can light up anything on your trail and is just a bright as some car lights. And the 5200mAH battery has a total of 500 recharge cycles. If you were to charge the BC35R once every weekend for a bike ride the battery would last a total of 9½ years.
The added flash feature really keeps commuters and cyclists safe while riding. You can signal both for help or just to let oncoming cyclists that your are headed in their direction. The quick release bike mount can be used on most bicycles. The bike mount also includes 2 shims to adjust for variable width handlebars. The battery life of the BC35R on the Turbo is 2.2 hours. If a cyclist bike at a steady pace for this period of time you can also burn up to 500 calories in just 1 hour. The BC35R can keep up with anyones active lifestyle.


During my short time here on earth I've kicked my toe on lots of bumps in life's road. I'm sure you have as well. Some of those bumps have been quite substantial and I've had to sit for a bit and reevaluate my life.
Broke my heart. Made me cry. Rerouted where we lived. Almost made me give up.
I have a poem stuck to my fridge which has helped me over the years.
My dreams of a HEA, or Happy Ever After in romance speak. I'm a single mum. I've had to let go of my husband and trust that God will bring him back to Himself in his timing–not mine.
My little family a few years ago.
I've learned to let go of hurts. To not let others words, opinions, negative attitudes take up residence in my heart or mind.
But most of all I've learned to trust. Trust God. For me, he is the boss and I try to listen to Him. Try to give him my broken dreams and then leave him to fix them, or fix me, in his own time.
Hi Dotti! Thank you for stopping by. 🙂 Being faithful can seem like hard work, but fighting against God is the hard part. Resting and trusting in his care on the other hand, isn't. 🙂 All the best!
Lovely post, Lucy. Thanks for sharing your heart. Love your faith. Being dependent on Him can be so hard for us.
Funny, "letting go" is a little theme God keeps nudging me with regarding my tendency to stress over my kids situations. And each day I keep handing them, and my anxiety, over to Him. Often I need to do it repeatedly over the course of a day. That's okay, as He wants me to keep depending on Him.
Hi Ian, thanks for stopping by. Glad to see you are listening to God. 🙂 Praying for you.
Very wise post for all of us. I may be very wrong here, but didn't Margaret Fishback Powers write the Footprints poem as well as Broken Dreams? Words are so powerful in helping us move on.
One of my favorites is Eternal Ink by Craig F. Pitts (http://www.godswork.org/inpoem2.htm). It makes me stop and think about how much of what I do in a day is truly glorifying God.
Wow. How profound. Made me stop and think as well. God's eternal ink… a great image. 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Love the poem, Lucy. And you're so right. Only as we let go and admit we're in way over our heads will God take the reins.
I completely empathise with you about broken dreams! For me, even though it's a very common poem, Foot Prints has always touched me – reminding me that God isn't only with me through every trial, but carrying me. That's a great comfort!
For a while, I lived my dreams … but that's the problem, they were MY dreams, and not God's. Now I'm happy and confident that His dreams for me are even bigger and better than mine ever were. And I'm POSITIVE God has big plans for you too, Lucy!
Hi Helen, I love the Footprints poem as well. The thought of the Father carrying me is very comforting. 🙂 I totally agree with God's dreams being bigger than mine. Can't wait to hear how your editing course goes. I really enjoy hearing about your writing journey. 🙂 All the best.
Love this. One of my favorites is a poem called Comes the Dawn. Several people have claimed to author it but it is still up in the air as to who originally wrote it. I have pasted it below. A good friend gave it to me at a very low point in my life and I have returned the favor to quite a few others. Enjoy.
and the inevitable has a way of crumbling in mid-flight.
if you stand too long in one place.
instead of waiting for someone else to bring you flowers.
You learn that with every good-bye comes the dawn.
Very poignant, Susan. I love the bit about worth. 🙂 And the truth in: "kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises". Thank you for sharing.
What a good poem. Something for us all to remember. I've needed – still need that wisdom.
🙂 I know what you mean. I love that poem. I take something new away from it each time I read it. 🙂 All the best with your writing.
I turn to the Psalms. Yesterday, I read Psalm 13. I love the entire thing. It's a reminder that David had moments of despair, but that he continued to place his trust in God. Last night I let go of some things and today God revealed a little bit of what He sees in me. It was a rare moment, not on His part but I think because I don't always stop and listen.
Thank you for such a beautiful post, Lucy.


For 100 years Govan was the centre of shipbuilding on the Clyde. Here some of the finest, most luxurious liners, steamships and naval vessels were designed and launched. Today there are few visual reminders of this once thriving Clydeside industry but the former Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Offices still pay testament to its greatness. Voted one of Glasgow's most admired buildings, this iconic, A-listed edifice has been restored in a £5.8 million project to provide a heritage centre and prestigious office accommodation.
During 2011-14 volunteers helped us to research Govan's unique relationship with the shipbuilding history. The result is a resource facility and exhibition area showing how Fairfield became the "Shipbuildingest Burgh in the World" and the lifeblood of a community.
Find out what's on at Fairfield via our EVENTS section.
Are you part of Fairfield's story? If so, we would like to hear from you. The Heritage Centre features the stories and profiles of those who worked at Fairfield and are part of its history. Please contact us if you would like to tell us your experiences.
Opening hours: 1-4pm Monday to Friday.


Lieutenant Antony King was killed on 22nd March 2003 when two Mk 7 Sea King Airborne Surveillance and Control (ASAC) helicopters collided over international waters in the Gulf. The helicopters were from 849 Squadron A Flight, which is based at the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, in Cornwall. The crash was not the result of enemy action and tragically there were no survivors.
Tony, who joined the Royal Navy in 1987 at the age of 19, had recently been selected for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. A committed family man, he lived with his wife Sarah and children David (5) and Molly (4) in their home in Helston. Tony valued his family and close friends above all else and his loss to them all has been devastating.
Tony and Sarah's families live in North Somerset where they both grew up. Following training as a Sea King Observer Tony was awarded his wings in 1990. In 1991 Tony served in HMS Ark Royal during the last Gulf War and was awarded the Gulf War Medal. Upon his return he joined the 849 Squadron HQ staff at Culdrose and in 1994 he married Sarah at their parish church in Somerset. In 1996 Tony deployed to the Adriatic and was again awarded a campaign medal for his service.
His son David was born in 1997 followed by the birth of Molly in 1999. Although the family have made several moves to further Tony's career they have always regarded Helston as home. They purchased their dream house in 2001 and, with the help of his best friend, Tony took up the art of DIY. The family are closely connected with St Michael's Church Primary School where Sarah was a teacher (now a governor) and their son David is a pupil.
Tony's family described him as a "larger than life" character with a "tremendous presence". He had a passion for rugby and as a young man had captained the Yatton Colts. In more recent years he has played for Stithians. Popular with his squadron Tony's colleagues were delighted by the news of his forthcoming promotion and considered it well deserved.
Tony has left all who his life touched with affectionate and happy memories. Sarah summed him up by saying, "Tony made people laugh".
Lieutenant King was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches in the Operational Honours published on 31 October 2003, in recognition of the vital work that he had carried out prior to his death in bringing into service a new electronic system that allowed tactically vital radar data to be fed quickly and accurately to the Land Commander.


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A simple and original embroidery activity set where children use the provided thread to stitch the finishing designs to beautifully illustrated perforated boards.
Designs feature girls and adorable birds.
A great activity over the weekend or over the school holidays.


Film, television and fiction are full of noble Highland heroes. What woman hasn't swooned over Mel Gibson in Braveheart or Liam Neeson in Rob Roy? Then there is the popular series, Outlander, based on Diana Gabaldon's bestselling books. If you were the heroine in a Scottish historical romance, who would you cast as your leading man? Keep in mind, there are a few requirements your choice must possess in order to pass the "Highlander Hero" test.
What requirements do you have for a Highland hero?
Callie Hutton, USA Today bestselling author of The Elusive Wife, writes both Western Historical and Regency romance with "historic elements and sensory details" (The Romance Reviews). She also pens an occasional contemporary or two.
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FINGERPRINT DISTRIBUTIONS & HAND DIAGNOSTICS: HOW TO UNDERSTAND FINGERPRINTS ON THE FIVE FINGERS?
It's not a public sectret: every single fingerprint has tiny characteristics that are unique to each person. But not all aspects of a fingerprint are unique! For example: fingerprint pattern types vary significantly among males and females; and fingerprints also tend to vary among the populations around the world. But what else can fingerprints reveal? Diet, lifestyle, disease & personality can approximately be determined via fingerprints. This section also includes a new approach for assessing the significance of the combination of the 5 fingerprints in any hand!
The history of fingerprinting started long ago. In quite a few ancient cultures fingerprints have been used as an item of decoration. And fingerprints are known to have been used as signatures as early as the second millenium BCE. But it took about 3 millenia since then before a fingerprint was recognized as a tool for identification.
In 1880, Dr Henry Faulds, a surgeon in a Tokyo hospital, published his first paper on the subject in the scientific journal Nature, discussing the usefulness of fingerprints for identification and proposing a method to record them with printing ink. But his ideas were rejected at that time.
Galton's work also served as the first milestone in the scientific study concerning the classification of fingerprint types. His method for fingerprint type classification e.g. focussed on the significance of the so-called 'delta' (triradius), which resulted in 3 basic fingerprint types: the whorl (2 deltas), loop (1 delta), and arch (no delta).
At the end of the 19th century fingerprints were discovered as a valuable tool for the purpose of personal identification. And due to this discovery fingerprints not only became a valuable tool in the forensic sciences, fingerprints now also have become a valuable security tool - which is applied in many biometric systems, such as: fingerprint timeclocks, fingerprint computer security, fingerprint cell phone security, and fingerprint attendance systems.
What will be the outcome of the 21 century? While fingerprint pattern type distributions have been studies on the individual fingers, researchers have presented few attempts focussed on studying the significance of the 5 fingers together.
What is in 2019 the state of knowledge about fingerprints (palmar dermatoglyphics) & how did this knowledge develop in time? ...more.