Hi, just to correct you it's "magister" not "magista". 3 years' Latin at high school.
It's possible that we have one of the world's biggest crude oil fields in the Great South Basin. Drilling there in the 70s was very promising, just too deep and rough to profitably extract but may be now. Here's hoping they do some more exploration there. ...
Disappointed, but not surprised by the Labour loss at the election and this mutant combination getting in. But I can't wait for the first question time in parliament, Luxon's going to look just like the 2 dimensional tool he appears to be.
SPC I love the blend of Red Dwarf and 2001 - nice to see a fellow nerd...
To - dumbdumb "The population at large now realizes that COVID was a scam and so was the vaccine" Can I just say - "up yours and all the nutters who feel like you!" Regards Coal-face doctor Mods - please remove this if you feel it's personal abuse. As a ...
Good points. And people don't realise if you take a bacterium like Campylobacter, some get no illness, some mild, minority will be hospitalised and even die from the complications. Put those proportions into a city of 400,000 and you get significant number...
As a labour electorate and green party voter in the past, I hadn't really been aware of her. On hearing more about her behaviour, if she's listed at anything higher than number 20, greens have lost my vote.
Agreed. Artemis, though huge and impressive, is looking like it's a big expensive lemon. Despite being essentially an uprated cannaballised space shuttle, NASA just can't get the thing to work. And it's not even reusable, unlike what Spacex tries to do ...
Most powerful rocket ever built was actually the Russian N1 moon rocket, but blew up after a successful liftoff. So you're right if you say "most powerful (successful) rocket ever built ".
You can add to that list nitrate levels in Canterbury drinking water, soon to come to Christchurch's previously pristine drinking water.
Rosemary we have disagreed on vaccinations, but I'm 100% with you on this. Piss-weak of Robertson here. He and Ardern are captured by the nasty alcohol and tobacco lobbyists. You'd think they were there to govern for us (the people) but they are beholden ...
Also his actions at the age of 16 weren't just a "mistake". They were a brutal and premeditated assault on a young boy. This would have resulted in a serious charge, though no doubt there was input from an expensive lawyer paid for by mummy and daddy. And ...
Hi, Rosemary There's no evidence currently that the vaccine has caused the widespread harm that you state. There's a long list of possible side effects which have been well documented but the vaccine is as safe/safer than most of the currently available ...
Hi, Rosemary Thank you for the link. I think you are seeing things that don't actually exist in this letter to the Lancet. Yes, there was no difference in viral load or nasopharangeal levels of Covid19, between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. I ...
On a separate note, it was great to hear that Fonterra pull out of Russia, but to date I've heard nothing from Synlait. Being Chinese owned, will they be making a similar move or not?
All this will surely backfire on Russia/Putin as all the states on his western borders will be arming up and joining NATO if not joined already. I'm no expert, but I'm expecting Finland, already very well prepared for a Russian invasion, to give in to ...
Javelins are listed in wikipedia at USD175000 a pop, not 2 million.
Hi, Dennis Yes you have misinterpreted this. The rates you mention are TOTAL rates. Let's say that there are 5 million vaccinated, 1 million unvaccinated, yet each group has the same number of hospitalisations. This is an estimate for the sake of ...
Hopefully COVID (and other infectious illnesses such as gastroenteritis, flu) won't take hold, but if you're looking for the perfect place to spread these illnesses then the protest is it. 2. Do you seriously think any of the protestors would be keen to ...
Hi Rosemary You're incorrect on both counts re lack of advisories and heresy to report side effects. They are reported every time where I work. 1 in 10000 is actually not "ridiculously high". Please stop pretending that your ideas are actually facts. You ...
And just to add, anaphylaxis (severe allergy, eg to nuts or antibiotics, other causes) is estimated to kill approximately 6 people yearly in NZ. Although the anti-vaccine groups state that the figures are hidden, there has only been 1 proven COVID vaccine ...
Rosemary, that's a good link from JAMA. I do think it's a bit emotive to use the term "heart damage" as this implies irreversible damage to the heart (eg heart attack). Myocarditis is not "heart damage", it is inflammation of the heart muscle. Usually ...
Funny, I've not noticed many doctors or ICU nurses at the protest. Why is that? Either they're at work, fully vaccinated (pre-mandate), terrified of the possible horrors to come. Or, wait, the protestors are right, no need to wear masks or vaccinate. What ...
Don't wait to ditch windows, do it now! Ubuntu user for 10 years, it just works. Turns on or off in seconds, not like the fat bloated windows.
Yes, but to take your figure of "better than 99.9%" above: Let's say 1 million catch this less harmful omicron. 0.1% of those die ie 1000 deaths from it. Health system overloaded. Luckily you aren't in power and people who understand maths and public ...
Luxon, I agree, too soon for him. Need some time and distance from his evangelical beliefs, many of which will turn off the general (non-evangelical) population. Much too easy to attack, and actually may always be this way. There's really nobody who seems ...
Yes, her employer's website seems to be inactive/deleted this evening. If it's one thing that lawyers hate it's bad publicity...
Agreed. And if Taiwan (peace-loving island nation) falls, only a matter of time before China moves on the rest of the Pacific, including NZ. If their treatment of minorities is anything to go by, they won't show much pity for anybody non-Han.
Hi - your experience sounds like a hassle. Just to describe my COVID vaccine experience. Had mine last month - both at Burwood Hospital in Christchurch. Online booking system very easy to use, text and email confirmation of appointment. Lots of free ...
Sorry I'm usually a lurker here but have to bite. Red: I assume you are not a health care worker. Have you thought about what would happen if our ICUs become full of the COVID sick? I'm making another assumption about you and I apologise if I'm incorrect ...
Hi - don't normally comment here. A history of nosebleeds does not prevent safely doing a nasal swab. It's rubbish to demand a throat swab instead. The accuracy rates of a postnasal swab are generally well documented but that of a throat swab for COVID ...
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