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I'm unable to register in the weekend survivor which because the maximum number of registrants has been reached. 20,000 does seem like a lot.

Settings return to default on my browser (Chrome/mac) if I clear the cache - which is sometimes helpful. It may also happen if you are using private browsing / VPN+TOR for example and preventing settings from being stored. It's possible to avoid almost anything if you really try.

Sharpies - the personal pen of real estate criminals. Useful for amending weather reports.

There is a difference between the court process and the ministerial process. The court made it clear that they could only rule on whether or not the Minister had acted within the law. The lawyers for "the applicant" tried to argue that the Ministers decision was unreasonable. The Court was pretty blunt in their assessment of this attempt. Breaking the law by lying on the card (inter alia) is not conducive to "good order" and is sufficient grounds (IMHO). To be clear, he was deported by Morrison not by the court. Attempting to get into the mind of Morrison and his ministers to know what their actual reasons were seems like a fruitless exercise. Given that they are politicians and that polls show ~75% support for deportation (highest amongst Morrison voters) I think I can guess what the main motivation was.

There is a difference between the court process and the ministerial process. The court made it clear that they could only rule on whether or not the Minister had acted within the law. The lawyers for "the applicant" tried to argue that the Ministers decision was unreasonable. The Court was pretty blunt in their assessment of this attempt. Breaking the law by lying on the card (inter alia) is not conducive to "good order" and is sufficient grounds (IMHO). To be clear, he was deported by Morrison not by the court. Attempting to get into the mind of Morrison and his ministers to know what their actual reasons were seems like a fruitless exercise. Given that they are politicians and that polls show ~75% support for deportation (highest amongst Morrison voters) I think I can guess what the main motivation was.

In the USA you can apparently say anything you want. You can march down the streets wearing Nazi symbology shouting "Jews will -insert slogan here". And people will say - oh, I disagree but I'll shoot myself to protect their right to say it. This BS doesn't apply in other countries. Djokovic was deported after he entered the country illegally - he lied on his landing card. In it's judgement the court pointed out that its job was not to decide whether or not the Minister was "reasonable" - which was the argument made by Djokovic - only that it was legal. In his first case he won because procedural fairness was not followed. In the second he lost because he didn't follow the laws of the land. Australia is not America. Australians believe fervently that Australians are jointly responsible for the welfare of other Australians. Education is free, Health care is free, access to a pension and unemployment benefits are available to all. It's very rare to find anything that >75% of Australians agree on but "special treatment" because a person is a "celebrity" is definitely one of them. The rantings from his team and Serbian politicians about how "important" he is because he plays tennis well would only serve to annoy Australians more.

I had the same problem with Chrome yesterday. Went back to normal when I restored settings to original defaults. This is under the advanced section in settings. It can also happen if you change the font settings.

It seems to be a Firefox specific problem. It doesn't happen on Chrome 97.xxxxx I haven't tried other browsers.

Visa cancelled. Don't mess with Australia.

You (and worldometer) may be right. OTOH population estimates are likely underestimated. In the USA Trump went to great lengths to damage the census, Your source takes data from "The world population counter displayed on Worldometer takes into consideration data from two major sources: the United Nations and the U.S. Census Bureau."

It's a lot worse than it seems. Many politicians hold scientific inquiry in complete contempt. Randall Paul has been railing against funding for science for a very long time. He is one of those people that mocks grants selected by rigorous peer-review at every opportunity. I suspect this animus towards actual scientists stems from his peculiar behaviour when he abandoned the American board of ophthalmology because he disagreed with them. Perhaps his open contempt for all things science and his cloying need to justify it constantly explains his self-destructive attitude towards vaccines. Roughly a quarter of Americans believe that science is bad and not in the public interest (Pew). Conservative party politicians sing to this choir.

The rule of law and the constitution are legal fictions that only apply to wealthy people. There are about 11 billion people in the world today. Total "wealth" in the world is about 500 trillion. 200 people own about 1% of it. $4,626,900,000,000.00 at last count. They make this money from the labour of a lot of people who get nothing.

It inspires delayed gratification.

It's a workaround but it is strange that it can't be easily integrated since the same DDS is used already by the program.

A variable NT range seems to have some popularity in Australia - although in may be an import. I don't know if it is part of a recognised system.

[hv=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=st||pn|~~M25556,Gutemine60,steve2005,Majestix64|md|1SQ8HJT9DK62CKQ543,SAK53HK8DJT97CJ72,SJ2HQ764DA54CAT86,ST9764HA532DQ83C9|sv|e|rh||ah|Board%2019|mb|P|mb|1D|an|mind%203|mb|P|mb|1H|mb|P|mb|1S|mb|P|mb|P|mb|2C|an|4+%20!C;%2011-%20HCP;%207-12%20total%20points%20|mb|2S|mb|3C|an|4+%20!C;%2014-16%20total%20points|mb|P|mb|3H|an|4+%20!C;%2010-11%20HCP;%2011-12%20total%20points;%20at%20best%20partial%20stop%20in%20!H;%20forcing%20to%203N%20|mb|P|mb|4C|an|4+%20!C;%2014-16%20total%20points|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|SA|pc|S2|pc|S4|pc|S8|pc|SK|pc|SJ|pc|S6|pc|SQ|pc|H8|pc|H4|pc|HA|pc|H9|pc|H2|pc|HJ|pc|HK|pc|H6|pc|D7|pc|D4|pc|DQ|pc|DK|pc|CK|pc|C2|pc|C6|pc|C9|pc|C4|pc|C7|pc|CA|pc|H3|pc|CT|pc|S7|pc|CQ|pc|CJ|pc|D2|pc|D9|pc|DA|pc|D3|pc|H7|pc|H5|pc|HT|pc|S3|pc|C5|pc|S5|pc|C8|pc|D8|pc|HQ|pc|S9|pc|D6|pc|DT|pc|D5|pc|ST|pc|C3|pc|DJ|]300|300| Total points not HCP. GIB is assigning an explanation to your bid that would (in its opinion) make it a rational and sensible bid given that you are a passed hand. It has great support for your shapely 3♣ bid so it came to the party when you invited it. Ops have 4♠ - so GIB made the right choice. [/hv]

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Are there exceptions for people that can hit balls with sticks?

Surely not.

It's a nice thought but apparently not true according to the Military Times. The military times is a publication of a private media organisation so I can't vouch for the story. They wanted me to support them by watching advertisements - I may allow it since I'm in the market for a space laser - so long as I can control it using my Android phone.

In news just to hand two fans of the tennis player gathered to protest. One had a piano accordion the other had a flag. They didn't look happy. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-06/novak-djokovic-visa-rejected-in-melbourne-australian-open/100740812 It's redolent of a certain event at the four seasons landscaping.

It's a great question from someone called Neumann.

Well now we know why Bridge is popular in America.Bridge players are always right.

Empirically, in the sequence 1NT-P-2♣ - where 1NT is South and the North GIB bids Stayman even if it is a passed hand, it is promising 8+ - usually 9+ points. If you respond 3M GIB will take that to mean a 5 card suit and bid 4M with 3 in that suit. 7 of anything is a great contract. It scores very well. GIB likes high scores. This is an excellent feature.

It's hard to work out what's going on. It seems he will suffer the same fate as Pistol and Boo and be deported. Here's todays news story where it appears that the usually meretricious Morrison is deporting whatsisname. Meanwhile a seventeen year old has won the world rapid chess championship and a grateful nation presented him with a two-bedroom apartment in Tashkent. Some countries appreciate mind sports.