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The Environment / Re: Global Warming. long term effects.

« on: 05/03/2023 07:58:06 »

Having just wintered in New Zealand I have noticed that the sunsets are no longer vivid but occur more frequently and are/have a washed out look.  Could this be due to more CO2 in the atmosphere?  Anyone else noticed this effect which might be linked to global warming and the intensification of  the hurricanes we have just experienced.

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The Environment / Re: Global Warming. long term effects.

« on: 16/02/2023 21:18:12 »

Agreed, the bill of rights appears to give a husband congugal rights over his wife.  However, surely the wife should have the right to access free contraception as well as abortions.
Most countries offer residents a free national health service which soon becomes overloaded when really they should be giving free contraception to obviate the increase in population that is the root cause of the overload.
Oxfam and other charity agencies should insist that countries who apply for famine aid have or are passing a law that free contraception is available to any and all women before sending food aid that is only exasperating their problem.

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The Environment / Re: Global Warming. long term effects.

« on: 05/02/2023 21:09:28 »

Population explosion in Sudan and south Sahara is causing huge problems as modern farming techniques need water which means that larger than ever, traditional nomadic families have nowhere to water their camels and flocks of sheep and many land up in refugee camps.  They are starving and feel totally neglected but as most have had no education become understandable desperate.
Aid agencies can assist but this may only exasperate their problem if the refugees continue to producing more children as is happening in Cox's Bazaar and other refugee camps in Syria, Afghanistan etc.
I know that providing food aid that is impregnated with a contraceptive agent is controversial but it is really necessary.
This, along with equipment to drill fresh water wells, tractors to plant seed, solar panels and car batteries for light and communications already supplied would reduce the number of starving babies we see on TV and allow the refugees to build homes and feed themselves and thus start to eat food that is not impregnated.

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The Environment / Re: Global Warming. long term effects.

« on: 04/02/2023 21:38:05 »

Correct Alan,
Politicians must serve their electorate by explaining to people that if they only have 2 children then when they die they can pass their house onto one of their children.  The result is that on average only a few new improved replacement homes have to be built and the existing roads, water and electric infrastructure maintained.
Scandinavian countries do this and have amongst others the highest standard of living in the world.  Large organisations trying to increase their market share can still influence decision makers by offering incentives but the basic economy will remain sound but with developing countries instability will arise.due to inflation of construction materials.

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Technology / Re: Is solar energy the same as light energy?

« on: 26/01/2023 23:57:45 »

Sunlight energy is electromagnetic photon energy which solar panels absorb at some frequencies better than others. but at the heart of every photon is a magnon which is made of spinning magnetic flux stuff that the solar cell can re-invert into a voltage and hence electric power.. 

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The Environment / Re: Is global warming man-made?

« on: 31/12/2022 22:57:37 »

Yes, I understand that there will be lots of contaminants but what is required is to confirm how many parts per million of CO2 are in the latest samples.  Does it positively confirm the rise seen in the atmospheric gas in the northern hemisphere?

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The Environment / Re: Is global warming man-made?

« on: 30/12/2022 21:34:32 »

"EPICA Dome - Temperature and Milankovitch Cycles" Figure3 shows how the quantity of gases CO2 and Methane that are trapped in the ice can be measured and from these global temperature at that time can be calculated.
So if the scientists at the south pole compress a sample of snow into ice and test it what were the readings last year compared to the ones taken 100 years ago I am wondering???

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The Environment / Re: Is global warming man-made?

« on: 26/12/2022 22:20:43 »

The article indicates that emerging economies are causing an increase in CO2 as they need to build more houses and factories and infrastructure for an expanding population.
Most advanced nations with high standards of living like Sweden have a declining population so only need maintain homes and infrastructure so are low CO2 emissions.  Surely poor nations with low standard of living need only restrict their population growth to automatically raise their standard of living and help save the planet.

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Octogenarians rights in NHS to refuse treatment & allowed to Die with Dignity

« on: 30/11/2022 20:43:20 »

Octogenarians, who are sure to die sometime are not being murdered but simply asking for a choice to end their life with dignity at home rather than suffering imprisonment in a council run care home at huge expense to both rate and tax payers..

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Octogenarians rights in NHS to refuse treatment & allowed to Die with Dignity

« on: 20/11/2022 22:13:30 »

A tricky situation.  If the hospital keeping the bed blocking patient in their ward it might make sense to check with the Octy whether he would still prefer to Die with Dignity as declared in the Will codicil.  If this is confirmed then it would be in the NHS interest to give the final medication to the Octy for self administration when the 7 days are up.  But what is going to be entered on the Death Certificate.  I would suggest "Died with Dignity of Old Age"..

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Octogenarians rights in NHS to refuse treatment & allowed to Die with Dignity

« on: 15/11/2022 20:23:22 »

Alan, I entirely agree it is not for the family to interfere but the hospital legal team will need to inform the nearest relative or next of kin.
Come to think of it, if the GP or NHS have a copy of last will and testament of the Octy they may even find a codicil to the effect.
If I reach the age of 80 and suffer a fall or stroke which seriously incapacitates me to the extent that I cannot look after myself at home then I would request the option to be allowed to Die with Dignity within 7 days rather than being forced to suffer further humiliations.
In that the will has been witnessed by two independent neighbours or friends would certainly allay any fears of fowl play by the NHS or GP.

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Octogenarians rights in NHS to refuse treatment & allowed to Die with Dignity

« on: 13/11/2022 21:03:06 »

Thanks Alan,
Terminally ill can ask to Die with Dignity here which is accepted but still debatable as shown in attached link https://euthanasiadebate.org.nz/
Summed up quickly; what is required is that the hospital legal admin need to take the Octogenarian [Octys] request seriously and discuss the request with the Octys normal GP and closest family members.
If all theses persons agree that the Die with Dignity request be granted then a label should be attached to the Octys bed  DWD agreed Expiry date [ 7 days later] with any other signs like DNR etc
The Octys can at any time change their mind and be treated or sent home with 20 pills, a gallon of water and some nappies.
Most Octys will be thankful for opportunity to die with dignity and swallow the sleeping draught thus releasing the blocked bed for other patients.
A happy ending to their life without having to go through the pain/suffering of stiff aching bones, wet beds and lonely misery.   

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Physiology & Medicine / Octogenarians rights in NHS to refuse treatment & allowed to Die with Dignity

« on: 13/11/2022 04:49:55 »

Normal people have the right to treatment of their illnesses and once the patient understands their medical condition; are able to agree to start the cure process prescribed by their doctors.
Now If they refuse treatment then the NHS will need to send them home or they will be bed blocking.

What happens if an Octogenarian who is no longer working or actively supporting the nation economy falls and breaks a hip with no-one at home and decides to refuse treatment?
Investigation reveals that their partner died recently and all their friends are dead; and confirms that they live alone with no home help or carer meaning returning them home is impractical..
So can that Octogenarian demand the right to end their life now or within a week and die with dignity either at home with a 3 weeks sleeping pills or in a hospice?
How can the NHS assist Octogenarian to die with dignity without appearing to be biased in any legal way??

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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: Flu crisis what crisis?

« on: 12/11/2022 05:58:59 »

Thanks Alan for trying to minimise the size of Covid test kit to an in the pocket minimalistic version.
Latest is Majestic Princess cruise liner just docked in Sydney has 800 Covid patients out of a passenger/crew total of 4500.  This is around 18% of total and very similar to the Diamond Princess infection rate at the beginning of the pandemic in 2019.
The slow Pharmaceutical  reaction and development of vaccines can be seen as quite ineffective and the world will just have to live with the fact that flu viruses are just going to continue mutating and we must never allow the WHO or press soothsayers panic us into locking down again.
  Inflationary  restrictions upset balance of payments between countries which is not healthy or useful..

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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: Flu crisis what crisis?

« on: 10/11/2022 21:04:49 »

Thanks Evan,  Feeling well but yet still positive for covid so staying indoors .  Old days colds were considered to be most infectious in the first 3 days and not very infectious to others later on.  Has this changed??
Also very concerned about all the waste packaging.  Surely, even a Greek nose is not more than a matchstick length so the whole Covid test kit should not be must bigger than a matchbox.
Problem is selling the tester for $20 would be criticised as a ripoff.  Pharma marketing called in and advise to beautify the produce by embellishing the packaging to make it look complicated and valuable forgetting that the wasting plastic packaging which is junking up the planet with unnecessary rubbish but of course maintain huge profits.

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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: Flu crisis what crisis?

« on: 09/11/2022 23:41:03 »

We have had 4th Covid plus flu injections this October and are travelling fro Heathrow via Vietnam and Sydney to New Zealand.
Week into trip overnight flight from Saigon to Sydney arrive jetlagged at 9.30 am.
Cleared airport agricultural test queue by 11am and caught underground train to circulate quay a real easy trip just a credit card flash is enough and same with catching ferry at quay3 to Manly . Beautiful sunny day enjoying views but suddenly a sharp breeze blew across the seating and I started to shiver. So sunny could not be bothered to unpack all the luggage and 3 hours I later developed a sore throat and had to wrap up in our hotel bed as I also had a temperature of 39deg.C.
Used decade old soluble Aspirin pill as could not swallow new giant Codeine tablets as throat was to sore and needed soothing by the Aspirin dust.  This common old day chill was later to develop and a Covid test confirmed positive.  What good did all our vaccination do??.  Even the new medicine are all totally overpackaged and litter up the planet with plastic packaging that all has to be thrown away. In New Zealand now thank goodness.

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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: How can we test new vaccines quickly?

« on: 31/08/2022 13:17:14 »

We really cannot afford another pandemic as the disruption is so inflationary. 
The NHS overreaction whipped up by media hype caused major problems and with Covid and flu injections about to hit the NHS again this winter they need some relief to stop any further panic.

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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: How can we test new vaccines quickly?

« on: 30/08/2022 15:36:47 »

What we need is a micro finger ***** lancelet vaccine that can be inject by the patient themselves. All the time wasted by NHS can be saves as the instructions on use, H&S warnibgs, and legal getout clauses in all different languages can be put into the QR code likes a church funding code. See attached that can be posted to millions with no waste paper, injection paraphernalia, syringes etc. etc. 
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The Environment / Re: Will there be another ice age?

« on: 25/08/2022 16:50:53 »

If the planet is inhabited by a large number of mammals and animals then the CO2 level goes up from 200 ppm to say 300 ppm and this causes a temperature rise or global warming naturally and the planet responds by unfreezing the tundra to allow more vegetation to grow thus repalancing the oxygen to carbon dioxide ratio.
Maybe older peaks were caused by previous civilisations who can tell as last 300 ppm peak was long ago.

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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: How can we test new vaccines quickly?

« on: 23/08/2022 13:32:30 »

Thanks Sean, but by NHS continuing to try and be ahead of the risk of pandemic we get in a scary position where GP get overloaded with vaccination requests and delays cause some people to panic and rush to A&E for treatment.

First it was monkey-pox, then polio now flu with no end in sight of what will predicted to come up next.,

This constant pressure is encouraged by the pharmaceuticals who are in the business of making a profit at everyone's expense.

The drug developers [ mostly funded by the government ] should be advised to produce pills or scratch board powders that can be self administered saving the NHS time and the recycling of millions of needles, syringes, masks, wet wipes, etc. etc.