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"All is fair in Love and War"... So they say but not in Australia it seems. Please understand War is War. Do the Taliban have rules of engagement? - NO. The day your Mate is dead or has his leg blown off... You will know the horror. Pretend all you like; we hire psychopaths to do our bidding in War, dont expect them be saints! War is the crime; not the messenger. There is a very dark side to this. Can you trust the powers that be, when they send you to War?
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Do we have what it takes to understand the fast changing world.
Do we have the mathematicians to construct new algos? Do we have the computer programers? Do we have the best chips and hardware? Do we have the best spyware?
Falling behind now... would be hard to make up later.
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Happy holidays and a happy new year. this is when the old 'Board Games' come out of the closet. Often the Die go missing. So any 'Mobile Phone' is a more tidy proposition. dice.htm select 1 to 4 for a throw (default 2). Click on the link or Image above to open the App. in a new Browser Tab / Window. The dice throw is about as close to random as you can get!
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Leading Sydney Trainer Chris Waller last won the Cup in 2021 with a 6yo mare #4. Verry Elleegant (18) J:James McDonald (57kg). He is trying again this year with a 7yo Mare #21. River Of Stars (IRL) (14) 7yoM J:B Mertens (51.5kg) $20 Only one other mare #20. Goodie Two Shoes (IRL) (20) 7yoM T:J O'brien J:W Lordan (51.5kg) $40 gets in the field. Look-up: To view the 2025 Melbourne Cup field: racenet Field & Form Who Can Win:- #14. Half Yours (8) 5yoG T:T & C McEvoy J:J Melham (53kg) $7.50 is the current betting favorite. #7. Middle Earth (GBR) (13) 6yoG T:C Maher J:E Brown (54.5kg) $40.00 is a good chance. Betting wise I am going with the two mares. An open betting field this year. My BETS:- $15 win #20. River Of Stars $15 win #21. Goodie Two Shoes $10 Flexi Quinella #20 with the Field. $10 Flexi Quinella #21 with the Field. $50.00 :: Total __________
• Declaration: Stoner is not an Equine Expert. Stoner: 05/11/2025 9.00am « Strange but true; Stoner picked the 1st 4 numbers! However, my bets only returned a $50 profit. SEE: youtube.com 2025 Melbourne Cup NSW TAB Divs:- 1ST #14. HALF YOURS    w$8.40   p$2.80 2ND #20. GOODIE TWO SHOES    p$9.20 3RD #7. MIDDLE EARTH                p$8.40 4TH #21. RIVER OF STARS QUiNELLA (14-20) $193.10; TRi (14-20-7) $9,974.20; F4 (14-20-7-21) $171,678.90 • Send a Comment: ?

Halocell’s modules employ roll-to-roll manufacturing, a process that has the potential to be rapidly scaled.. This continuous , high-throughput process allows for coating flexible substrates with thin films of photovoltaic material. Roll-to-roll manufacture will facilitate low-cost, high-volume production of Photovoltaic Solar Cells (PSCs) for large-scale deployment. This approach delivers significant cost advantages over traditional methods, making it possible to produce (PSCs) on a gigawatt (GW) scale for 1/10 the cost of an equivalent silicon production line.

Initially this opens the door to powering small electronics and IoT (Internet of Things) devices with reliable and renewable energy, even in dull or indoor artificial lighting.
For all the details; please explore the Halocell Website.
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My recommendation is to scrap the 'rewards programs'. Lets break this down: Join or else miss out on rewards (a two class system). Rewards and their administration cost time and money; your shop and personal info is also part of the product. In conclusion: Rewards programs increase prices and waste time at the checkout. Not to mention the dark side of the marketing.
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This year 2024 is the year we lost the 3G network. So there are a lot of 3G phones that are now only good for internet and WiFi. I made a text only lite APP. that could be used for internet Comments or Chat. Download ZiPfolder.zip Extract the 2 files in a server folder of your choice and it should all work out of the BOX. Happy days and new year 2025.
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The handicapper has compressed the field weights this year. Irish Horse #1.Vauban (11) is top weighted (55.5kg) and a good chance. Runners #17 - #24 are on the minimum (50.0kg). A new constant seems to be that the top stables of Claron Maher (Vic) & Chris Waller Sydney are qualifying multiple runners. Look-up: To view the 2023 Melbourne Cup field: racenet Field & Form Who Can Win:- #13. Onesmoothoperator (USA) (12) 7yoG T: B Ellison J: C Williams (51kg) was an impressive Geelong Cup (G3) winner. #14. Zardozi (4) 4yoM tsh(HT) T: J Cummings J: A Atzeni (51kg). Cummings has put the miles into this 'Blue Team' runners legs. Quite an open betting field this year. My BETS:- $15 win #13. Onesmoothoperator $15 win #14. Zardozi $10 Flexi Quinella #13 with the Field. $10 Flexi Quinella #14 with the Field. $50.00 :: Total __________
• Declaration: Stoner is not an Equine Expert. Stoner: 06/11/2024 11.00am « The great thing about The CUP is that everybody has a plan. Queensland (T: John Symons & Sheila Laxon) had the best plan, just beating The Japanese plan. SEE: Racenet 2024 Melbourne Cup NSW TAB Divs:- 1ST #11 KNIGHT'S CHOICE w$58.60   p$17.10 2ND #4 WARP SPEED    p$9.40 3RD #12 OKITA SOUSHI p$4.90 4TH #14 ZARDOZI QUiNELLA (11-4) $806.00; TRi (11-4-12) $30,604.70; F4 (11-4-12-14) $870,448.60 • Send a Comment: ?

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Dutch disease became widely used in economic circles as a shorthand way of describing the paradoxical situation in which seemingly good news, such as the discovery of large Commodity reserves, negatively impacts a country's broader economy. Amsterdam Property Prices were also badly Infected and so it is in Australia. Commodity windfalls tend to find their way into property (High Prices). This consumes households rather than production. There are some signs that we wish to 'Value Add' some industry production but progress is dripping slow.
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4 in a Line, Row. Plot or Connect 4. This game no longer needs a framework. it is now just simple software. c4.htm A retro style App. Click on the link or Image above to open the App. in a new Browser Tab / Window. Play anywhere on your phone! For in depth info see The Wikipedia Page.
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Australia has a history in Wi-Fi innovation. Read about it on Wikipedia.

Morse Micro has announced the world’s first live demonstration of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow technology extending three kilometers (nearly two miles).​ Morse Micro staged this record-setting field test of a long-range video call in San Francisco’s Ocean Beach neighborhood to showcase the ability of sub-GHz Wi-Fi HaLow signals to reach long distances in challenging real-world conditions. A low-power, long-reach version of Wi-Fi based on the IEEE 802.11ah standard, Wi-Fi HaLow offers more than 10x the range, 100x the coverage area, and 1000x the volume of traditional Wi-Fi technologies.

Watch the Video and explore Morse Micro Website
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play.htm A new musical App for the Holidays. Click on the link or Image above to open the App. in a new Browser Tab / Window. Your Phone or Computer Key Board is now also for playing music. Play and have fun!
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The whole demographic of The Cup Field is dynamically changing. A new constant seems to be that the top Victorian stable of Claron Maher & David Eustace are qualifying multiple runners; O/S raiders and the use of imported stayers is also becoming the norm. Look-up: To view the 2023 Melbourne Cup field: racenet Field & Form Who Can Win:- The Japanese have demonstrated that their stayers are better than world class. So from a betting point of view, I am going to side with: #4. BREAKUP (JPN) (18) T:Tatsuya Yoshioka J:Kohei Matsuyama 55kg. The Irish Oaks for Mares Winner import: #16. MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) (7) T:Chris Waller J:Mark Du Plessis 51kg should also be chance. #16 is $100+; it is not often you can get long odds about a Chris Waller runner. This is because #6. Soulcombe (GBR) (4) T:C Waller J:J Moreira (53.5kg) $10 is clearly the first choice with (The Magik Man) riding. • T: G Waterhouse & A Bott has #17. Military Mission (IRL) (5) & #18. Serpentine (IRL) (1). I would not discourage anyone from these two. I am looking for value in a very open field. My BETS:- $15 win #4 BREAKUP $15 win #16 MAGICAL LAGOON. $10 Flexi Quinella #4 with the Field. $10 Flexi Quinella #16 with the Field. $50.00 :: Total __________
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rooloose.com has rules and does not write about specific companies. So I made a .pdf of the AGENDA so you can download it HERE. please visit goldevents.com.au for more info. Gold is unique in the universe. Gold resists entropy. Gold is gold in an alloy, gold is gold in the ground, gold is gold in your hand and gold is gold in space. Gold is very good at being gold and a little gold goes a long way. Because of it`s properties, gold is often used as MONEY and a store of value. Personally I can say that I think gold is better than a promissory note or the bitcoin invention! Gold is important to Australia because we are a large producer of Dore for 24K pure gold. PRICE CHECK:- Recently, equities as measured by the broad (Russell 2000 Index Futures) == 1909. (Spot Gold Futures) == 1972. Both these objects failed the 2000 level; but we can see gold is doing slightly better, relative to equities. how this spread develops will be !Important. Currently many gold miners are quite profitable. So this might be a negative, unless it reflects strong future demand. As far as I know the Aust. Future Fund has never accumulated any gold.
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When it comes to Horse Riding and Race Riding; not only do you have to be in perfect balance yourself but you have to keep your mount running balanced, on the right leg and breathing right. The highlight of this Horse Racing season to 01-Aug-2023 (The Horses Birthday) has been the story of Carleen Hefel. Carleen did not rush into the dangerous sport of Race Riding. Instead she worked on her strength, balance and her own technique day after day and night for years. All this hard work shows on the track so owners and trainers trust in her ability. Carleen Hefel Season Stats: WIN% = 11.0%; PLACE% = 30.5% Best WIN: $200//- Group3 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. Carleen Hefel on U-Tube: Carleen Hefel blooms as a late starter
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Electrification means semi-conductors. Importantly, when it comes to modern defense and security it will probably be a new generation of semi-conductors (in whole new shapes and forms) that will be our sentinels rather than Nuclear Submarines.
Remember: Governments are good at picking losers and losers are good at picking Governments!
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Our 6 monthly 'Price Check' has the US SPX at about 4000 where it has marked time and resistance. The Russell 2000 Index has retreated below the 2000 level. Stock Markets are a complex adaptive system and lets face it, when it comes to adaptive systems, even our best experts are all at sea.

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So how should we act: Well my suggestion is to treat the SPX 4000 level as a BOULEAN. (0) Below the 4000 level play defense. (Until such time that we get a momentum signal from an indicator such as the 'Coppock Indicator'). (1) Above 4000 would indicate it is OK to take on some risk! Having logically stated the above the third option is that the market just continues to Whip Saw about 4000, but as the (Russell 2000) is below 2000, I would err on the the side of caution.
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Holiday time; I have been reviewing some old rooApps that were never published. Storage.htm I wrote this Local Storage Utility about 10y ago & still use it today. Download the Utility. See if it still works on your device & remove any unwanted Name / Value Storage. Developers can see if they are setting and getting Local Storage right! Data64.htm This Developers Utility hard codes the roo.ico in .js; from the CSS and sets it as a Tab data:image/x-icon & html img (View Source). The JavaScript Utility also does a great job of converting your image files to a Data64 string. There is plenty of developer info on the pros / cons of Data64 strings. If your img file is small & used often throughout a project it may be ok to use Data64 strings as a CSS class or as a .js graphic.
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Godolphin (The Blue Team) could not qualify a runner this year. Team Williams has 1 this year #13 Serpentine. Top Sydney NSW stable G Waterhouse & A Bott has 2 (#3, #12). Top Victorian stable of Claron Maher & David Eustace run 5 (#1, #15, #19, #22, #23). Look-up: racenet runner 2022 Profiles To view the 2022 Melbourne Cup field: racenet Field & Form Who Can Win:- Only one O/S challenger has bought their jockey #6 Without A Fight (IRL) (18) 5yoG T: S & E Crisford J: W Buick (55.5kg); he must have a good chance. I like The Geelong Cup winner #17 Emissary (GBR) (3) 5yoG T: M Moroney J: P Moloney (51.5kg) and the mixed form #14 Daqiansweet Junior (NZL) (13) 5yoG T: P Stokes J: D Moor (53kg). • Other horses with a chance include: #3 Knights Order (IRL) (24) 7yoG T: G Waterhouse & A Bott J: T Clark (55.5kg); #12 Hoo Ya Mal (GBR) (15) 3yoC T: G Waterhouse & A Bott J: C Williams (53.5kg); #18 Lunar Flare (12) 7yoM T: G Begg J: M Dee (51.5kg); #22. High Emocean (NZL) (8) 6yoM T: C Maher & D Eustace J: T Nugent (50kg); I am going to pass again on favorites and the O/S horses this year.
My BETS:- $15 win #14 Daqiansweet Junior $15 win #17 Emissary $10 Flexi Quinella #14 with the Field $10 Flexi Quinella #17 with the Field $50.00 :: Total __________
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www.crowdfundinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Letter-in-Support-of-Responsible-Fintech-Policy-June-2022.pdf The purpose of the letter is to inform U.S. Congressional Leadership that the Blockchain test and Crypto experiment should be over.

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      CHARTS by KIMBLE:- I can only imagine that COMEX allowed a negative oil price to bail out the Commercials. I also wonder why anyone would trust or trade on COMEX ever again!

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It should be noted that no plant products have been authorised for use in this CV-19 pandemic and could also be harmful. So this is just a speculative list of plant organic compounds that may help us against the Corona virus class, and importantly keep us out of hospital. · Pumpkin Seeds (organic zinc) · Quercetin (plant flavonoid) · Black Seed Oil (cold medicine) · Kaloba (cold medicine) · Nicotine (attenuate immune reaction) · Liquorice (plant interferon) · Curcumin (anti-viral action) · Quinine (bitter alkaloid) · Echinacea (oxygenate blood)
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The Joker Won the Aussie Tennis Open last year. Nothing has changed. Have you seen his balance, skill and movement about the Tennis Court. He is the best in the world. It has been reported that he has acquired Natural Immunity to CV-19; he is intelligent & not here to hurt you. Natural CV-19 Immunity is a class that should NOT be obliterated by fear.
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¡Ay, caramba! You all have a Happy New Year - you hear.
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Yet all the schoolboy talking heads tell me they know. ― C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength: “Why you fool, it's the educated reader who CAN be gulled. All our difficulty comes with the others. When did you meet a workman who believes the papers? He takes it for granted that they're all propaganda and skips the leading articles. He buys his paper for the football results and the little paragraphs about girls falling out of windows and corpses found in Mayfair flats. He is our problem. We have to recondition him. But the educated public, the people who read the high-brow weeklies, don't need reconditioning. They're all right already. They'll believe anything.”

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Australia's most famous race the Melbourne Cup. Crowd limit 10,000 as we learn to live with Delta Covid-19; but 'the race that stops a nation' will run at 3pm as it has for 160 years. Team Williams has 2 this year (O/S #1, #15). Top Sydney NSW stable Chris Waller has (#4, #8, #9, #23). Top Victorian stable of Claron Maher & David Eustace run (#5, #12, #16, #22). Look-up: racenet runner 2021 Profiles To view the 2020 Melbourne Cup field: racenet Field & Form Who Can Win:- The favorite #2 Incentivise (16) 5yoG T: P Moody J: B Prebble (57kg) has 'picket fence form' but this race is a handicap, #5 Explosive Jack (NZL) (4) 4yoH T: C Maher & D Eustace J: J Allen (54kg) [Irish Jockey John Allen is just a special horseman]. To find the winner, I am going with the well handicapped #21 Tralee Rose (NZL) (12) 5yoM T: S Wilde J: D Holland (51kg) and the already mentioned #5 Explosive Jack. • Other horses with a chance include: #12 Persan (11) 5yoG T: C Maher & D Eustace J: L Currie (53kg); #15 Pondus (GBR) (1) 6yoG T: R Hickmott J: R King (52.5kg); #22 Floating Artist (GBR) (10) 6yoG T: C Maher & D Eustace J: T Nugent (50kg) #24 Sir Lucan (IRL) (18) 4yoC T: G Waterhouse & A Bott J: G Boss (50kg); I pass on the very short priced favorite and the O/S horses this year.
My BETS:- $15 win #5 Explosive Jack $15 win #21 Tralee Rose $10 Flexi Quinella #5 with the Field $10 Flexi Quinella #21 with the Field $50.00 :: Total __________
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But when you think about it Submarines are far far away. So what is the likely imperative? Probably because The US Bases in South Korea days are likely numbered. Clearly the US is eyeing Bases on Aussie soil. I hope we are ready for the prospect of thousands of US troops here on a permanent basis. With or without Quid Quo Pro.

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When we breath out we lose weight by breathing out molecules. Amongst these are organic molecules that can be used as markers and detected in the breath. This is potentially a mono step test that can be performed anywhere with no need for special structures or facilities. Test result interpretation is a simple Boolean (True / False) for a whole host of human conditions.

Biotome Partners with Cardea Bio Inc. to develop Graphene-based Precision Immunology Diagnostic Platform. Biotome discovers patentable immunological markers of superior accuracy across a range of diseases, including infections, cancers and autoimmunity. Biotome has a strong application portfolio, including patented and patent pending markers for stomach cancer risk (Helitope®) and SARS-CoV-2 infection (Covitope®). "We believe antibody-tests can be improved dramatically. Antibody/serology testing during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted glaring inaccuracy issues with infection diagnostics". Dr Samuel Lundin, Founder and CEO of Biotome. "This important partnership sets up a solid technology foundation and commercialisation pathway for our patented immunological markers, and we are very excited to be using cutting-edge graphene-based technology to unlock the high resolution of the immune system".

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I am disappointed that (BNPL) is hailed as financial innovation. More like 'Aussie subprime lending' is my opinion. I am disappointed that we are abandoning the principal of 'Pari Passu' and most ASX punters are sick of 'The Rapid Robbers' of St. Leonards. Even the hated 'short sellers' have reason to complain... SEE brontecapital.blogspot.com

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There are no problems, only solutions. I strongly recommend a visit to the web-site totenpass.com; The Totenpass-Whitepaper-January-2021.pdf is worth study. Bit-Rot be gone. A solution for the growing need to preserve society’s precious digital data and Y there is much more.

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My Phone Calculator lets me chain up Numbers like a string which is a feature we like, but it stops there. However, our phones and computers can already evaluate a .js Math (RAD) Object. You can find a good Math Object reference here. So if I want a random Lotto Number I would type in Math.random()*45|0+1 I can calculate Phi = (Math.sqrt(5)+1)/2 or Math.pow(5,0.5)*0.5+0.5 or Math.sin(54*Math.PI/180)*2 Open in a new window / tab or download rooloose.com/js-calc.htm You all have a Happy New Year - you hear.
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As if the Venezuelan people were not already poor enough. Venezuela made the headlines after a failed attempt to repatriate it’s 31 tons of gold stored by the BOE in 2018 after the U.K. central bank refused to recognise Nicolás Maduro as the country’s legitimate leader following a disputed re-election that year. As early as 2014 there was a 'Conga Line' of countries wishing to repatriate all or part of their gold. (Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Ecuador, Finland, Switzerland, Venezuela, Romania, Poland). Reuters recently reported: The United Nations Development Program stated that “it has been approached to explore mechanisms to use existing resources held by the Central Bank of Venezuela in financial institutions outside the country to fund the ongoing efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic”. Recent gold selling and Central Bank Events map quite well on the 10y chart.

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Australia's most famous race the Melbourne Cup. No crowds this C-Virus year but "the race that stops a nation" will run at 3pm as it has for 159 years. Despite all the travel and other restrictions this years field looks classy. Team Williams has 3 again (#4, #6, #14) and the Godolphin 'Blue Team' is represented by only #2 Avilius (10) T: J Cummings J: J Allen (57kg). Look-up: racenet runner 2020 Profiles To view the 2020 Melbourne Cup field: racenet Field & Form
Who Can Win:- To find the winner, I am going with the best laid plans, #13 was beaten less than a length last year. #13 Surprise Baby (7) T: P Preusker J: C Williams (54.5kg) Was always set for this race. #18 Ashrun (FRA) (24) T: A Wohler J: D Bates (53kg) This O/S raider is the pick of the H'Cap. • Other class horses with a chance include the Cox plate winner #5 : #5 Sir Dragonet (14) T: C Maher & D Eustace J: G Boss (55.5kg) #7 Verry Elleegant (15) T: C Waller J: M Zahra (55.5kg) #15 Russian Camelot (16) T: D O'Brien J: D Oliver (53.5kg)
My BETS:- $15 win #13 SURPRISE BABY $15 win #18 ASHRUN $10 Flexi Quinella #13 with the Field $10 Flexi Quinella #18 with the Field $50.00 :: Total __________
• Declaration: Stoner is not an Equine Expert. Editor: 03/11/2020 11.35am « Stefano enquired: What is Flexi? Flexi is a good feature of the Tatts TAB. It means you can choose to spend a fixed amount on a (exotic) bet. If you win, your payout is a % of the div.Stoner: 04/11/2019 9.00am « Front running Irish win and first win by J: Jye McNeil. About win No.6 for Team Williams. Unfortunate and costly loss of 5yo entire #1 Anthony Van Dyck (English Darby winner); who broke down badly. SEE: youtube.com 2020 Melbourne Cup NSW TAB Divs:- 1ST #6 TWILIGHT PAYMENT w$29.10   p$8.90 2ND #21 TIGER MOTH p$2.90 3RD #12 PRINCE OF ARRAN p$3.10 4TH #17 THE CHOSEN ONE QUiNELLA (6+21) $109.90; TRi (6,21,12) $2,276.40; F4 (6,21,12,17) $64,418.50 • Send a Comment: ?

First some history. Europe had a love affair with Diesel; TOTAL S.A, plus others, were producing plenty of cheap gazole mainly sourced from Libya. This encouraged European, followed by other manufacturers, to tool up and start making diesel passenger vehicles. A dumb idea which came crashing down as Cities started monitoring their rising pollution levels. As we now know manufacturers just fiddled with their software to make these vehicles look clean and green! Well hello, Australia has lax legislation and these vehicles are now being DUMPED here as Europe is banning them. This scandal needs urgent 'Turn Around' as diesel motors are sturdy and will be around a long time if we do not tax them out of existence. We should also be aware that Co.s like Uber are financing people into more unwanted diesel. Note: CV-19 is discouraging Public Transport use. Diesel (Gazole) gridlock ahead.

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As if they were any different to the ANSETT FFpoints!
Here we are now and the RAAF need planes to fly and work with. Commercial Airline staff, where possible, also need their jobs. I think the only honest way forward is the Asian style National Airline Model. The current big toys for greedy boys will just keep costing more & more in my humble opinion. We could also finally build the Eastern 'Mag Lev Rapid Rail' all the way to Cairns as a worthy Infrastructure project to maintain competition.
Also see: Debt Plandemic.

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A new wave of debt is sweeping over the world and with it comes a new rule. In Australia Childcare and Private Health is now under Gov. advice. Our (national airline) Quantas will probably soon resemble Thai Airways (part of the Royal Thai Air Force).
Systems are made to rule; systems are made to divide and conquer. All this 'Orwellian' change is quite unpredictable but I guess Australia will look a lot more like Asia soon.

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The 'SMOKO' Government of Australia has introduced a bill to Parliament that is seen as the beginning of the end for cash. This has created a rush into 'Hard Money' or any other assets. Even Independent Parliamentarians are getting in on the act with their loose change. See the video & full story HERE

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Seriously, the best information on the current Coronavirus outbreak I could find is The Lancet. Numbers as at 2020-01-30 Wikipedia: It should be noted that we have very little predictive power when it comes to adaptive systems and that includes markets. Hysteria should be avoided and remember, if you have symptoms, early intervention is recommended.

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Editor: 23/2/2020 1.00pm « UPDATE estimate numbers for 2020-02-22. Editor: 04/03/2020 1.00pm « UPDATE estimate; best site for updates seems to be https://www.aljazeera.com/news/.
Some 'experts' are preparing for a 60 : 40 event. My opinion is do not worry about CV-19 worry about what the humans are going to do.Editor: 17/03/2020 8.00pm « Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have left a QLD hospital and are resting at a rented home in Australia, five days after revealing they both tested positive for CV-19. I understand that a Gold Coast Hospital is trialing an old (AiDS + Malaria) drug combo; but do not know if 'Hanks' took part in this trial.Editor: 28/03/2020 8.00pm « Keeping CV-19 from infecting health care workers. By Atul Gawande newyorker.comEditor: 02/04/2020 10.00am « Readers QUESTIONS: (1) Are we underestimating how much High UV in Australia is slowing CV-19 spread? (2) With our close links to China has CV-19 been here since Aug-Sept. 2019? (3) Is 'Pointing the Bone' at their citizens the role of Governments? (4) Should Air Conditioning in Public Spaces and Transport be set to hot? (5) Should we have an 'Independent Panel' making our decisions rather than Gov. and their PHDs? (6) Why not test volunteers for CV-19 antibodies and keep them running the economy, rather than shut down? theguardian.com/world/ && businessinsider.com.au/Editor: 09/04/2020 6.00pm « We are told this virus does not discriminate... But still no info on how Tom Hanks, Peter Dutton, Prince Charles, Boris Johnson and others; have been treated for CV-19 or cured? Total lack of information.Editor: 15/04/2020 11.00am « Rita Wilson the wife of Tom Hanks was interviewed on 'CBS this Morning'. She said that she was more ill than Tom Hanks with CV-19. She confirmed that she was treated with 'Chloroquine' but said she did experience side affects from the Malaria drug.Editor: 28/04/2020 11.00am « Many reader questions about the .gov Covidsafe app. Why is the Covidsafe app called Covidsafe; does it keep you or me safe? Is the Covidsafe app smarter or better than me and my intuition? What is the app development cost and what are we paying the GOOG && AAPL app stores? Why is there only going to be a late, partial release of the app. source code? Does the app, like some other apps, take control of my Bluetooth? Should Bluetooth default be off? Is Bluetooth a battery hog? Is Bluetooth a remote way into my device by domestic and foreign actors? Does the Covidsafe app auto patch or update? Should Australia use Germany's private contact tracing or Covidsafe app? If I remove the app. Does it leave a worm?• Send a Comment: ?

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What Tim Fischer asked us to do was to give up any desire we might have to have a weapon. This was true leadership and it did not end with - The Port Arthur massacre (Australia). He maintained the rage for the rest of his life.
Weapons: "What are they good for"? "Absolutely Nothing". You see. If I have a weapon there are two very nasty things that could happen. I may use it on a living thing, or worse, it might be used against me!
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As we can see from the above; the participants list reads like 'The Masters of Disruption'. So we can asume negotiatins are already extensive. I suspect that this is just the first cab off the rank. Apple Bank probably also has the ambition to invoke Crypto, and other powerful names too. Here are two worthwhile links: https://www.wired.com/story/ambitious-plan-behind-facebooks-cryptocurrency-libra/ https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2019/06/19/facebookcoin-is-a-trojan-horse-of-corporate-oligarchy/
My thoughts are 'Whatever'; just more FiAT Currency.
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Branding, Marketing; these Black Arts seem to be the new proxy for intelligence. All that does is dumb us down and it all begins at the top. Marketing: What is it good for? It is increasingly being used more like a ponzi or propaganda or in a way to get people to believe things that are simply not true. We really must counter this dumbing down-under; with higher education and critical thinking. We have to be more alert to rapid changes overseas. For instance Monetary QE by our trading partners has absolutely smashed our relative Market Capitalization and Cost of Money. Not responding with longterm plans is a sign of intelligence failure.
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(1) Cinderella - or ‘Unrecognised Virtue At Last Recognised’. Cinderella doesn't have to be a girl, nor does it even have to be a love story. Essential that the Good is despised, but is recognised in the end, something that we all want to believe in. (2) Achilles - the ‘Fatal Flaw’ that is the groundwork for practically all classical tragedy, although it can be made comedy too, as in the Old Standard Aldwych Farce: 12 stage farces presented at the Aldwych Theatre, London almost continuously from 1923 to 1933. Lennox Robinson's THE WHITEHEADED BOY (1951) is the ‘Fatal Flaw in Reverse’. (3) Faust - the ‘Debt Must Be Paid’, the fate that catches up with all of us sooner or later. This found in all purity as the chase in Eugene O'Neill's 1920 play, THE EMPEROR JONES. In a completely different mood is THE CHERRY ORCHARD (1903) by Anton Chekhov. (4) Tristan - that ‘Standard Triangular Plot’ of two women and one man, or two men and one woman. The British drama film THE CONSTANT NYMPH (1933) from the 1924 bestselling novel by Margaret Kennedy describing a shocking Bohemian sex escapade of two teenage girls after the same male friend amidst the noble savagery in Bundesland Tyrol, Austria. Or almost any farcical French film, such as THEMROC (1973) featuring incest and cannibalism; see the French Riot Police get a May 68 & a two-one-18. (5) Circe - the ‘Spider and the Fly’. OTHELLO (1603) by W. Shakespeare. If you want to change the gender a round, try the American film THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET (1934) from the 1930 play by Rudolf Besier. Believe me about OTHELLO: the real plot is part the triangle with a streak of ‘jealousy’, try casting a good Desdemona and a poor Iago. Maybe triangulate a casting variable for ‘OTHELLO’ with the CLOWN (Othello’s servant) and BIANCA (the Cyprus prostitute) who couple-up to vampirise (seduce) EMILIA (Iago’s wife and maidservant to Desdemona) to covert a cloak-and-dagger hugger-mugger operation causing havoc and despoliation among the Venetian elite, thus exposing their riches to plunder by the three Cha·mele·oni·da·es; Emilia, Bianca and the Clown, but who can you trust? (6) Romeo and Juliet - Boy meets Girl, Boy loses Girl, Boy either finds or does not find Girl - it doesn't matter which, and who cares? However to get ‘Bums in and on paying theatre seats’ and “Make ‘em Care” - make the plot very ‘emotive’. (7) Orpheus - The ‘Gift Taken Away’. This may take two forms: either the tragedy of the loss itself, as in JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK, the 1924 play by John Casey (30/03/1880 – 18/09/1964) the Irish dramatist and the second of his "Dublin Working Class Trilogy" being THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (1923) and THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (1926). Or it may be about the search that follows the loss, as in JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE/ARGONAUTS (1963) from Greek mythology, the GOLDEN FLEECE. (8) The Hero Who Cannot Be Kept Down. The splendid play and film, HARVEY (1950) starring James Stewart. And a more visible human rabbit, FORREST GUMP (1994). + 36: Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations that categorize every dramatic situation occurring in a story, stage performance or film. Created by Count CARLO GOZZI (13/12/1720 – 04/04/1806) and later worked on by GEORGE POLTI (15/12/1867 – 06/1946). 1. Supplication 2. Deliverance 3. Crime pursued by vengeance 4. Vengeance taken for kin upon kin 5. Pursuit 6. Disaster 7. Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune 8. Revolt 9. Daring enterprise 10. Abduction 11. The enigma 12. Obtaining 13. Enmity of kin 14. Rivalry of kin 15. Murderous adultery 16. Madness 17. Fatal imprudence 18. Involuntary crimes of love 19. Slaying of kin unrecognized 20. Self-sacrifice for an ideal 21. Self-sacrifice for kin 22. All sacrificed for passion 23. Necessity of sacrificing loved ones 24. Rivalry of superior vs. inferior 25. Adultery 26. Crimes of love 27. Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one 28. Obstacles to love 29. An enemy loved 30. Ambition 31. Conflict with a god 32. Mistaken jealousy 33. Erroneous judgment 34. Remorse 35. Recovery of a lost one 36. Loss of loved ones
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You may not have noticed but now is the age of Machine Learning and Game Theory. Big Government has it, Big Corporations have it, China has it, the Russkis have it; but you do not. I can safely say you cannot win at any game! One day, tomorrow, you may have to fight back. It is never too late to learn how to code; get the rooloose.com e-Book Javascript {Decoded} and have a Happy New Year.
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Now we can pay homage to this great work and read the book.

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· At the end of January, Facebook announced that, suddenly, “misleading or deceptive ads have no place on Facebook,” and it prohibited ads about ICOs and cryptos ·
· On March 14, Google announced that it will block ads with “cryptocurrencies and related content,” including ICOs, cryptocurrency exchanges, cryptocurrency wallets, and cryptocurrency trading advice. Its crackdown begins in June ·
· On March 26, Twitter announced that it would ban ads of ICOs, cryptocurrency exchanges, and cryptocurrency wallet services, unless they are by public companies traded on major stock markets. It will roll out its policy over the next 30 days ·
· On March 29, MailChimp, a major email mass-distribution service, announced that it will block email promos from businesses that are “involved in any aspect of the sale, transaction, exchange, storage, marketing or production of cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies, and any digital assets related to an Initial Coin Offering.” This broadened and tightened its policy announced in February that promised to shut down any account related to promos of ICOs or blockchain activity · Source: https://wolfstreet.com/2018/04/01
My question is. Who got between these names and a bag of money?

The above chart is a bubble history lesson. These chart patterns are sometimes likend to the Eiffel Tower. Once a class does an Eiffel Tower; years go by before the price can recover. The probability is that holding Crypto is a Dead Man's Hand!
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I wrote this APP a long time ago. The object of the game is to move all the disks over to another peg (onClick). But you cannot place a larger disk onto a smaller disk. The easy solution is a process (ALGO). Move the one in a circle every odd numbered move.

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Why oh Why? I ask myself every time I hear of another convert to the Bizarro Crypto Craze. Up 700% this year - there is no limit!

So how come I am so stupid as to get in the way of this human "Final Fantasy"? 1. Is it a real object? - Probably just a ticket. 2. There is a mining Vigorish. - which someone is paying. So in gambling parlance this is a losing game.
I also ask: Why is everybody allowing this craze? There may be a simple answer to this question; BLOCKCHAiN needs thorough 'stress testing'.
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The result is a computer classic limited to 'Four Letter Word'. The large word bank is for all ages and you can add your own to the source file as required.

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Made for your phone, ipad or computer the App works on any platform. The default is for two or one player. You need luck and knowledge to find the next Four Letter Word. Two players take it in turns. Score (2) for a letter; (1) for a vowel and word.
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Although less significant than the SPX:500 2K [see Party Cake rooloose.com] this event is in sync with a probable Japanese NIKKEI 225 (20K) and another (2) handle event on the US Debt Clock at 20 trillion. These charts put us in the picture.

The world had a very bad fright in the GFC, which required certain action, but I for one have underestimated how willing Central Banks have been to jump into the fray. Some have even been keen buyers of Stocks; I guess to have a first mover advantage and to capture Future Growth and Dividends. All this discounting the future smacks of some kind of 'Future Crime'. The sort of thing that Phd’s and their Super Computers come up with... Now the world seems like a sort of 'Bizzaro World', but this has probably always been the norm and should be enjoyed. Play the wisdom of 'Johnny Rotten'; Public Image Limited - Rise.
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The controls do back / forward and the speed (Dwell) when ANiM is running. Click HERE to open the TEMPLATE in a new window. Or Download ANiM.zip (TEMPLATE only no images)
If you are running this in your mobile phone you will see that despite animating 60 images it is not a burden. The secret is that code is a string and that string should not be dependant on any image load or external resource. A good string is unlikely to throw any errors! The roo.js is sandboxed at the end of the file and will not contaminate anything; if the ANiM is left ON; it will stop when the stack handle gets to a modest 888 (to save phone battery) - reload to continue... You now have control of space and time!
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Public Company Boards seem to be exploiting the low interest rate environment. Stock, Performance Rights and Option schemes are ever more popular. One version where New Pari Passu Shares (Ex Options) are routinely crossed into a share buyback even has its own name The new Triangle Trade.
Luckily for us the Public; Warrant Buffett has been commenting on the pointy end of the problem and arguing with companies that have been excluding this expense from their income statements. He singles out this one very real expense that executives love to ignore...
Stock-based compensation is the most egregious example. Stock-based compensation is compensation, isn’t it? The very name says it all: compensation. If compensation isn’t an expense, what is it? And, if real and recurring expenses don’t belong in the calculation of earnings, where in the world do they belong? This Alice-in- Wonderland outcome occurs because existing accounting principles ignore the cost of stock options when earnings are being calculated, even though options are a huge and increasing expense at a great many corporations. In effect, accounting principles offer management a choice: Pay employees in one form and count the cost, or pay them in another form and ignore the cost. • Declaration: Jaques Le Naif is a journalist and not a licensed securities advisor.
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I saw a cluster of World Index(s) at or near the 2 handle and wrote this:-
The number 2 is the first and only even prime number and as such is integral to the shape of all things. Remember, the way up is the same as the way down. Lets examine some other world stock index charts at or about the 2 lvl. Here are all the Charts again. Charts by 4-traders.com

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The big question is Kimble Charting: Do Long-Term Bull Markets Usually Start From Here?
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