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    Glencore bribary

    A bit about them. Seems to be an Anglo Swiss company but Qatar may own lots of it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glencore Admitted it https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/glencore-entered-guilty-pleas-foreign-bribery-and-market-manipulation-schemes Seems they put $1.5b to ones side for when and if...
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    Petrol bombing

    https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/man-attacks-uk-border-force-centre-kills-himself-reuters-eyewitness-2022-10-30/
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    New Friend 7.3kg so far

    I didn't think it would be long before we had another. Wife was "reluctant" but went to see this one. I usually go alone first but this time son and his lady came too. All sold on her however an import and allowed myself to be hoodwinked. How and why really? Not sure. I didn't ask obvious...
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    I lost a good friend yesterday

    Cancer and internal bleeding. Too much of both. She refused food a few times and went downhill rapidly over 8 or 9 days. No alternative other than to have her put down. Saddest part of owning a dog. This is our 3rd shepherd and the maddest of the lot, determined to behave like a playful pup...
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    Supplies of power (was in Putin...)

    Start a thread. I'll dig some figures out and do sums as I am curious.
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    Japanese ex PM shot & dead

    Out campaigning and shot twice with a home made gun Shinzo Abe. He had a longer longer term than many but criticised for covid handling so stepped down in their forthcoming election. Strange looking gun. AlJ showed a 3d printed one but it looked nothing like these.
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    C4 to be sold. Gov petition closed last year before it was known they would

    I suppose some on here will think great. Afraid I don't This petition may help https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-privatisation-of-channel-4-nadinedorries?signed=true The reasons are crazy. If allowed to do this they could compete...
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    UK Vat collection

    Do people realise what this means especially the bold parts For imports of goods from outside the UK in consignments not exceeding £135 in value (which aligns with the threshold for customs duty liability), we will be moving the point at which VAT is collected from the point of importation to...
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    Tier 3 madness ??

    My wife went round to the local shops around lunchtime today and found it was heaving when it's usually pretty quiet at this time of day. All shops open, many changing how many that can go in so queues as well. Told her off as no rush to get what she wanted really and was out for 2hr rather...
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    USA and Our 5G / Huawei

    It sounds like this has stepped up recently due to a new sanctions https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53239789 Suppose it makes a change from the usual USA company technique which is shout technology stolen and start a court case which can go on for an extremely long time so the maker it's...
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    Public Health England virus charts update

    https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f94c3c90da5b4e9f9a0b19484dd4bb14 Looks like they may have gone to autoscaling and have added a bit more Decided to look at the number another way as a bit bored. Numbers are approx. More so if ~ London 515 cases per million people B'ham 336...
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