Daily review 01/10/2021

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   A Harvard guy looks at the possibility of Ivermectin being a useful treatment.

   Dismisses past trial validation, but wants to see data as it comes in with the current trials so we know if it has any prospect of being effective.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa66Sb4NbaY
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   Has the Auckland Harbour cycling bridge been scrapped?
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   I have no political position to sell, no argument to ferment, no victory to be claimed.

   Been driving from Westport to Murchison and back all week for work, and I just want to share my two guaranteed smiles every day this week, travelling the epic lower and upper Buller gorge.

   Concrete jungle Londoner, it doesn't matter if you make make T-Rex claws over the steering wheel in a ute full of co workers when you see it, you're already one of life's winners.

   lol

   
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      Mod help needed with the image. Sorry.
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         What you need help with?
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            Twin image
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               Do you want it like this?

               
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                  Perfect, ta.
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                     You’re welcome. Looks more like Godzilla than T-Rex to me, but I’m still 100% sober. I’ll let you know if/when it changes tonight.
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                           Still looks like Godzilla, but by Jove, she’s beautiful! [1.2 standard drinks down]
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      Good image, almost got a drift eye 3D shot there mate

      [corrected user name from “Byd0nz1” to “Byd0nz”]
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         Not mine, I flogged it off the internet, mainly 'cause it's hard to take a good pic at 90 lol
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   Macron's gambit – EU freezes out Oz.

   https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58757749
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   Survive Halloween and its onto an opened up Oz.

   Soon Australians with homes in Victoria and NSW will be allowed back in, if there are available flights.

   On Friday, Mr Morrison said Australia's mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine – which costs each traveller A$3,000 ($1,600; $2,100) – would be phased out.

   It will be replaced by seven days of home quarantine for vaccinated travellers.

   This means it will soon be easier for those from Victoria and NSW to travel around the world than within Oz.

   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-58757888
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   Yesterdaze is as good as ever.

   National’s alternative to the elimination strategy is “vigorous suppression”, which sounds like a variant on the strategy that Judith Collins is using to keep her caucus in line. She is the fourth variant of the National Party leadership since John Key, but with preferred PM polling this week of just 5 percent some modellers have run the numbers and are predicting elimination by the formation of a significant caucus cluster around a resurgent strain of the Bridges variant.

   https://www.newsroom.co.nz/yesterdaze-some-key-questions
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      Ardern said the risk that Christmas in the Park still happens is “not negligible”, and that the country must remain vigilant and prepared.

      http://www.thecivilian.co.nz/rest-of-new-zealand-wont-move-to-level-1-until-threat-of-christmas-in-the-park-has-passed/
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         Thanks, that's very good too
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            Just surviving Juice Media withdrawal – Melbourne lock down.

            https://twitter.com/kailaswild/status/1441216415789240321
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               I’ve read and watched things during this lockdown that I’ll never be able to erase from my memory and will take into the grave with me without ever telling my grandchildren.
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      Does Judith mean "Whack a mole?" Her scheme is full of holes.
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   It sure is a good time be a builder and working in the building industry.

   https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-home-building-reaches-another-record-high [From the Government Feeds on the TS home page]
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      Yeah its very busy, almost overwhelmed at work actually. One note of caution I'd put to those figures and purely based on my work experience (Auckland) is that alot of existing houses are being knocked over to build large architectural homes. Possibly skews figures a bit and the fact they take 18 months or more to build which ties up alot of skilled trades.

      That and price increases on materials are eye watering had a look back to rates 2 years ago plenty of stuff running 30-40 percent higher… and in short supply
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         Yup, the price of progress.

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