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I saw a Doco on BBC iPlayer of Fleetwood Mac, and knew I just had to watch it because they are my favourite group of all time. So as soon as I had finished that I got online and managed to watch, IMO, one of the greatest live shows ever, which was performed in 1997 in LA and also featured the University of Southern California's Trojan Marching Band performing with them to Tusk, not a particularly brilliant song in its own right, but with the marching band included, it was fantastic. Needless to say I spent the rest of the evening listening to the whole album – – simply brilliant and put me in a great mood for the day to come.

but obviously have much higher degrees than anyone in this thread........ And you know this how??? Stop your nonsense and get back to reality.

Try and keep up.........he is not a medical doctor:- "Maharishi International University, formerly Maharishi University of Management, is a private university in Fairfield, Iowa. It was founded in 1973 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and practices a "consciousness-based education" system that includes the Transcendental Meditation technique."

And already discredited in a previous post by TallGuyJohninBKK...... (Thanks TGJBKK) and as for Hatchard having a PHD in Psychology from an Ayurvedic yoga university........next the AntiVax mob will be stating that one one of their mob got his/her diploma from the back of a CornFlakes packet BUT it was endorsed by Kellogs. The claims from both Mr Steyn and Dr Hatchard include incorrect statements about excess mortality, Covd-19 risk factors and vaccine effectiveness." https://fullfact.org/health/guy-hatchard-mark-steyn-gb-news/ AND Finding fame in the anti-vax space "Looks at Dr Guy Hatchard, finding fame with 'alternative facts' in the online anti-vaccination ecosystem. ... and how Hatchard seems to lack any actual expertise to speak on epidemiology or medicine. Looks at his role as a 'superspreader' of misinformation and his claim to have received a PhD in Psychology from a Ayurvedic yoga university unaccredited by the American Psychological Association." https://natlib-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=NLNZ&docid=INNZ7175107670002837&context=L&search_scope=INNZ How low are these people prepared to go in order to twist the science in order to prove their case......as I said previously; Luddites and scammers.

Also, liquorice not a popular taste here? Difficult to find it in shops. I have seen it in Villa Market outlets.

Plenty of other references to this quack and his misinformation, there for all to see, even the Luddites on this thread, but they will find ways to not see them/dismiss them/post other nonsense, when it's been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the man is after the 3F's (which is likely why he changed his stance); Following, Fame, Fortune.

I forgot to add that as the mRNA vaccine has been worked on/in progress for over 50 years, when does it cease to be something which the anti-vax mob call, "an experimental vaccine?". Many other vaccines and drugs have had nowhere near this length of time in study and development. Food for thought, no less.

I did post elsewhere a bit of information as regards the timeline on mRNA vaccinations and it was being worked upon in the early 1960s when its potential was beginning to be realised, however the problem was in being able to "encapsulate" it in order for the body to use it efficiently, and this was overcome some years later, hence the reason for it being used now. There follows a bit more information about how it is being researched for use against other diseases......... What's Next? The Future of mRNA Vaccines for “Every Imaginable Infectious Disease” The mRNA platform created at Penn Medicine ignited a global renaissance in RNA biology research. Scientists in industry and at universities worldwide are finding new and innovative ways to use mRNA technology to prevent and treat disease. “We're working on every imaginable infectious disease." Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research mRNA Vaccines for Infectious Diseases Before COVID-19 erupted, a Penn-developed mRNA influenza (flu) vaccine was already in clinical trials. This existing work directly contributed to the speed at which drug makers could produce the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. With fast development and production times, mRNA vaccines are ideal for protection against new infectious diseases and variants of existing ones. Our researchers are at the forefront of mRNA vaccines for numerous infectious disease vaccines. mRNA Vaccines for Cancer While the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases prevent disease, mRNA technology can also help treat existing diseases like cancer. The platform's flexibility allows researchers to create mRNA cancer vaccines that activate the immune system to attack cancer cells. Much, much more good news on this website…. https://www.pennmedicine.org/mrna

Why on earth would I want to waste my time reading misinformation by this fraud. "Dr" John Lorimer Campbell is an English YouTuber and retired nurse educator known for his videos about the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, the videos received praise, but they later veered into misinformation.[2] He has been criticised for suggesting COVID-19 deaths have been over-counted, repeating false claims about the use of ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment, and providing misleading commentary about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.[3][4][5] As of June 2023, his YouTube channel had 2.8 million subscribers and over 653 million views. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_(YouTuber)

Rewatched a movie I had seen a few years ago (though fairly recent) as I couldn't remember key parts of it, and so pleased that I did. It was called, "Get Out"........very good acting, unusual plot and good ending. If you haven't seen it, then give it a go as it is currently on BBCiPlayer

.....is that it might help understand the mechanism that makes triple-jabbed people more prone to covid-infections. Which turns out not to be case............ Are triple-vaccinated people more likely to be infected by the Omicron variant than the unvaccinated? No. But that is the message television viewers in France apparently got from an interview with Dr. Martin Blachier. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-pseudoscience/are-triple-vaccinated-people-more-likely-be-infected-omicron-variant-unvaccinated

But wasn't it changed to 43??

As the saying goes, "you can't fix stupid".

They obviously didn't visit Rarotonga (Cook Islands) which has beautiful beaches, almost white sand and is a dream.

History is almost always worth knowing, esp if it give a background to current events. Over and out on this thread.

My pleasure, but the link contains information that I would suggest many are not aware of.........or indeed do not want to know about! Anyway enough of my comments on this thread because like others of this ilk, it will go nowhere and if generation upon generation of well-meaning countries/people/governments have tried to solve it, and failed, then it won't be solved here, so therefore most posts will be meaningless.

Don't have to as it is all here........ https://www.britannica.com/place/Palestine/The-Crusades

Many thanks for this @Nick Carter icp as it gives the background to this mess; and for those who continue to post that, "there was no such place as Palestine in years gone by" then I suggest they read up on the history of the region from the link provided by you.

What I was trying to convey was that both sides have committed atrocities/murders on each other whether by incursions or bombings etc over the years.

I forgot to mention this...............sorry!!!

By both sides of this debacle.

I watched a little gem of a movie last night and one that became available on BBC iPlayer just recently, called, "Official Secrets" and I don't think it's release was heralded with much of a fanfare, however I found it very enjoyable. It starred Keira Knightley, of whom I'm not a great fan, but she played the role (as it was a true story) very well, and Ralph Fiennes was excellent in the smaller part which he played, and Matt Smith was also a driving force in it. They were clips from various news programmes which showed George Bush, Tony Blair and Colin Powell orchestrating things, which put a lot of it into perspective. The ending was a surprise, and just before the final credits rolled, a few snippets of information were shown on screen and they justified what had happened in the movie.

Great result for the ABs, although IMO not as good as last week's game against Ireland...........closer and with two classy sides playing great rugby.

I renewed my retirement extension just a few days ago at the main Phuket immigration office and the list of requirements which has been posted by @phuketcouple was on the mark, although the young officer I was dealing with suggested that I should have come sooner because the bank stamp on the bank statements was 10 days previous, but that was because there was a holiday and a weekend in between me going into the bank and me receiving the printouts on the same day as I visited the office! A point here that I will make is that when I got there at 1 PM, there was around 35 people waiting to go into the office and quite a few Russian agents with stacks of passports to process, so I had to wait about 3 1/2 hours to get my ticket/receipt to come back the next day to pick up my passport – – which I did, only to find that the queue in order to get a re-entry permit had about 60 people in it (including sitting on seats inside the room waiting for their turn to be called) so I wasn't about to wait, and got the re-entry permit at the immigration office in Patong, waiting just five minutes to do so.

Excellent idea and I have thought along similar lines to you...........but being Thailand, good ideas and common sense gain little traction here.