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An article for you Laz, came across it in a newsletter I get weekly, thought you & others might enjoy: http://www.ameliabooneracing.com/blo...coveryineeded/
You probably recognise the name, she was due to compete in Barkley this year.
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostCarbonara's nearly done Dom. 'nother 3 mins.Originally posted by 6starpool View PostSure it's nearly bed time!
Mad man.
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Originally posted by poprock View Postanyone have an idea why the EU are so intent on importing sub-standard beef from South America?
According to Hitch our beef is actually very poor quality and only used by McDonalds. That's hitch tho
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Originally posted by poprock View Postanyone have an idea why the EU are so intent on importing sub-standard beef from South America?
Presumably it won't actually be 'sub-standard' but must comply with the standards and regulations that the EU set for beef. It may be lesser beef than say Irish beef, but that doesn't make it sub standard.
As to why (and apologies if it sounds patronising) this is likely one of those trade deal things where we agree to take a certain amount of what they have to offer, and in return they agree to take some product off us.
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Originally posted by poprock View Postanyone have an idea why the EU are so intent on importing sub-standard beef from South America?
We take an amount of beef and other stuff from them and they take an amount of cars, cranes, computer software and services and whatever other shit we have to sell them.
There is a lot of interesting stuff going to come into the detail of this deal which is quite a distance from being completed. Beef industry's knee jerk down with this sort of thing is typically and predictably moronic. They need to take a good hard look at themselves and try to understand the reasons why, if they are as they say producing the best product in the world, they are not making enough money from it.
Another thing is that Europe may be able to leverage the import of beef into make it unattractive to continue cutting down hardwood forests by enforcing controls on which land the beef is produced on.Turning millions into thousands
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John Torode did a show about Argentinian beef. Showed you the grain fed cattle outside Buenos Aires then across country to show the grass fed. Grain fed didnt come out too bad quality wise if you didnt mind a cow never seeing a field. They were held in huge pens with mud and sawdust surface, troughs at the fences for feeding.Low fee Euro/UK money transfer, 1st transfer free through my referral
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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostQuick question for the BBV have an old iPhone 6 that's locked (I'm assuming) to the 3 network easiest/cheapest way to get it unlocked?Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostBecause you gotta speculate to accumulate.
We take an amount of beef and other stuff from them and they take an amount of cars, cranes, computer software and services and whatever other shit we have to sell them.
There is a lot of interesting stuff going to come into the detail of this deal which is quite a distance from being completed. Beef industry's knee jerk down with this sort of thing is typically and predictably moronic. They need to take a good hard look at themselves and try to understand the reasons why, if they are as they say producing the best product in the world, they are not making enough money from it.
Another thing is that Europe may be able to leverage the import of beef into make it unattractive to continue cutting down hardwood forests by enforcing controls on which land the beef is produced on.
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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View PostIs that not a loaded question?
Presumably it won't actually be 'sub-standard' but must comply with the standards and regulations that the EU set for beef. It may be lesser beef than say Irish beef, but that doesn't make it sub standard.
100% a loaded question as it would appear to be, this is mainly brazilian beef we are talking about
The world's biggest meat company has the power to impact climate change and openly admits to corruption, yet you've probably never heard of it
Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View Post
As to why (and apologies if it sounds patronising) this is likely one of those trade deal things where we agree to take a certain amount of what they have to offer, and in return they agree to take some product off us.
Not patronizing at all, I understand people do things for a reason hence the question,
I was just wondering did anyone know who was benefiting from this deal, it appears to be the germans and their car industry,
Ironically EU on the one hand talking about protecting the environment, then increases Brazil imports on beef which is destroying rain forests and using banned chemicals etc and then simultaneously selling there dirty diesel cars which they lied about their emission tests to sell in europe etc
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostBecause you gotta speculate to accumulate.
We take an amount of beef and other stuff from them and they take an amount of cars, cranes, computer software and services and whatever other shit we have to sell them.
There is a lot of interesting stuff going to come into the detail of this deal which is quite a distance from being completed. Beef industry's knee jerk down with this sort of thing is typically and predictably moronic. They need to take a good hard look at themselves and try to understand the reasons why, if they are as they say producing the best product in the world, they are not making enough money from it.
Another thing is that Europe may be able to leverage the import of beef into make it unattractive to continue cutting down hardwood forests by enforcing controls on which land the beef is produced on.
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May be of interest.
Originally posted by PeregrinusOriginally posted by 20silkcutYes without getting into too much detail there are massive ongoing food safety concerns with Brazilian beef and the US and China have banned its import.
A quick google will tell ya all you need to know.
And yes it does tie into brexit.
This demonstrates that the EU is fully prepared to abandon its own standards in light of the brexit situation it is a very worrying development.
It is the throw under the bus moment.
We just did not predict it would be this bus.
And it may not be the last thing thrown under a bus.
I have to say, no, I don't think so. The Mercosur trade agreement doesn't come with any exemptions from EU product standards. It only authorises the increased importation of beef which meets EU standards, and the EU continues to police standards on the ground in Brazil. There have been problems with Brazilian beef exports to other countries, but the EU is much more active in enforcement of its product standards, and has at various time imposed blanket bans on Brazilian beef, bans on beef from specified provinces of Brazil or bans on beef other than from specified Brazilian ranches. The Mercosur deal doesn't change any of this. If there is evidnece of quality problems with Brazilian beef imported into the EU, now is the time to link to it.
Originally posted by PeregrinusOriginally posted by 20silkcutGoogle Brazilian beef traceability for yourself .
It’s all there.
The deal clearly states that it will allow 100,000 tonnes of this beef to be sold in the EU. That’s not a claim it’s a fact.
I take the point you make about traceability. But, remember, traceability isn't about protecting the consumer; it's largely for the benefit of producers. It's about locating problems in the beef production chain so that (a) producers who aren't at fault aren't penalised, and (b) problems can be tackled and eliminated.
If, as you say, in some areas of Brazil farm boundaries are non-existent, then traceability to an individual farm would be pointless at best; misleading at worst. Would the EU ban beef from an entire country, or a province, or a particular plant, if they couldn't identify the farm at fault? Of course they would; they have done that in the past. Frequently. They don't wait for even "1 or 2 deaths" either.
And this wouldn't "jeopardise the entire FTA", since there is no provision in the FTA which allows the import of substandard beef, so such a measure would not breach the FTA. While it might obviously piss off the farmers affected by the ban, particularly those who consider that they themselves are not responsible for the problem, it would please other farmers within the Mercosur area, since (unless affected by a similar ban due to problems in the production chain of which they are part) they would remain free to sell to the EU, and the quota would be available to them.
These issues arise with or without the Mercosur trade deal. The EU is not self-sufficient in beef, and the excess of consumption over production is projected to grow. So there will be more and more imports, if not from Mercosur countries then from non-Mercosur countries. The quality standards, and the challenge of enforcing them, arise in either case. Arguably, the security of having a quota for export to the EU gives the Mercosur beef producers an incentive to invest in quality assurance systems so that they can be confident of being able to take advantage of the quota.
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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostQuick question for the BBV have an old iPhone 6 that's locked (I'm assuming) to the 3 network easiest/cheapest way to get it unlocked?
If you want to pay for the service should three not play ball, its going to about €100 from an ebay seller with decent feedback but YMMV.
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Originally posted by Gimmeabreakjust catching my breath after an epic weekend in London...
Friday: Dinner in Bentleys before decamping to Queens Theatre to see Les Miserables. Cracking show.
Saturday: Florence & The Machine and The National at BST Hyde Park.
Sunday: Wimbledon Mens Final for the 5 set thriller between Federer and Djok. Major sporting bucket list item checked off the list.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostAn article for you Laz, came across it in a newsletter I get weekly, thought you & others might enjoy: http://www.ameliabooneracing.com/blo...coveryineeded/
You probably recognise the name, she was due to compete in Barkley this year.I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostBy the way, I'd 100% recommend a day out at Lords. Completely different to any other stadium experience you can have. The word ramshackle is probably appropriate.
You can bring in one bottle of wine per person. When that's drunk, simply exit the ground for 5 mins and get another. If you get a good relay going with your fellow spectators, you can have a constant supply of nicely chilled white on tap. With cheese of course.
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostContact three to get an unlock code from them, webchat works fairly well.
Originally posted by coillcam View PostEasiest and cheapest way is to get the owner of the device to request an unlock from Three which should be free. Its 100% beyond being tied to a contract as its an old handset so there shouldn't be any reason for three to refuse unless the contract was never paid off or the iphone was stolen -> https://www.three.ie/unlock-my-phone/
If you want to pay for the service should three not play ball, its going to about €100 from an ebay seller with decent feedback but YMMV."you raise, i kill you" El Tren :{)
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I'm writing up a report and I can't for the life me remember when there is missing data on gender how to report the percentages. Let's say 22 participants, 2 missing data on gender, 15 females and 5 males. Do I give the figures as N = 22, 15 females (75%), 5 males (25%), 2 missing data? Or 15 females (68%), 5 males (23%), 2 missing data (9%).
It has to be the first one, but it feels strange to me (I am very, very tired).
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostI'm writing up a report and I can't for the life me remember when there is missing data on gender how to report the percentages. Let's say 22 participants, 2 missing data on gender, 15 females and 5 males. Do I give the figures as N = 22, 15 females (75%), 5 males (25%), 2 missing data? Or 15 females (68%), 5 males (23%), 2 missing data (9%).
It has to be the first one, but it feels strange to me (I am very, very tired)."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostReporting by gender seems antediluvian hotspur. Aren't we all gender fluid these days?
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostI had to Google that word. I smiled yesterday at your mentioning one being accosted by trees in Clontarf. The smile was a fond memory of a friend many, many years ago telling me he had been accosted by a tree. I loved that."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View Post
According to Hitch our beef is actually very poor quality and only used by McDonalds. That's hitch tho
Indirect for around 20 mins, then seared them.
This too shall pass.
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Originally posted by mdoug View PostWhat's a good spot for a nice value wedding suit in town?
Don't want to go too overboard as I already have a nice one, but have 3 weddings in very short succession so will buy a 2nd(crappier one) for the wedding that's taking place outdoors on a farm .
Middle of the road range at good price point
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostTime to stock up on a reliable VPN if you want to stream Premier League starting next month. PureVPN is great, from the range of them I've used.
Although maybe the most technically and pirately minded of you (DP obv) will be able to confirm that a VPN will work with this type of blocking.People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostTime to stock up on a reliable VPN if you want to stream Premier League starting next month. PureVPN is great, from the range of them I've used.
Although maybe the most technically and pirately minded of you (DP obv) will be able to confirm that a VPN will work with this type of blocking.
Illegal streaming eroded the fabric of our society, there are now reasonable options (now tv) to pay for sport so if you continue with illegal streaming you are no better than Ronan ryan and Pamela flood not paying their mortgage for 9 years and refusing to move out of house
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Originally posted by PSV58 View PostIt’s a great step , hopefully VPNs won’t work.
Illegal streaming eroded the fabric of our society, there are now reasonable options (now tv) to pay for sport so if you continue with illegal streaming you are no better than Ronan ryan and Pamela flood not paying their mortgage for 9 years and refusing to move out of house
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostI watch every Tottenham match, mostly live, it is not legally possible to do that.Originally posted by newbie2 View PostI pay for both sky and BT/eir/premier. But have to watch streams of Arsenal getting beaten every week using mobdro or some such because the team I want to watch isn't on those extortionately priced packages.
And I'll endeavour to do so going forward.
Live sport isn’t a human right, there’s always match of the day, I also find listening on the radio nearly better as you can potter about doing other things.
Or ye could just keep leeching of the hard work of others. Sky employees just putting food on the table for their families like everyone else
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Originally posted by PSV58 View PostYe could both be real fans and make the cheap and short trip over to London for the home games, ye could even travel together for the North London derby.
Live sport isn’t a human right, there’s always match of the day, I also find listening on the radio nearly better as you can potter about doing other things.
Or ye could just keep leeching of the hard work of others. Sky employees just putting food on the table for their families like everyone else
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostCan ye give a cogent ethical argument about what is morally wrong about watching a match online broadcast from America when you already pay for broadcasting?
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostI was listening to a New Yorker podcast interview with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez during breakfast this morning. Didn't hear anything which impressed me or made me think she will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.
Nevertheless she has the support of many in the party because she has the capacity to reach a demographic. I'd have no doubts she has the capacity to be a candidate in the not too distant future though.
This is just essentially training for her, generate a base without too much political influence, put her as the face of the green new deal, allow her ample time questioning ICE in congress etc and then support her push in 2028 if the situation presents itself.
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostShe's not particularly impressive, not yet at least, it's been highlighted on both sides of the aisle that she has glaring flaws from a political perspective.
Nevertheless she has the support of many in the party because she has the capacity to reach a demographic. I'd have no doubts she has the capacity to be a candidate in the not too distant future though.
This is just essentially training for her, generate a base without too much political influence, put her as the face of the green new deal, allow her ample time questioning ICE in congress etc and then support her push in 2028 if the situation presents itself."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostThis is just essentially training for her, generate a base without too much political influence, put her as the face of the green new deal, allow her ample time questioning ICE in congress etc and then support her push in 2028 if the situation presents itself.
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Originally posted by newbie2 View PostI think she's been trained up to be sanders replacement. Don't think she'll get a run at the WH but she probably ticks a lot of boxes for the more red leaning dems
Did you mean something else? Also; Sanders is a one man band. It'd be like saying 'X is being trained up as Shane Ross's replacement'.
(which is a horrible thought)"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostAn article for you Laz, came across it in a newsletter I get weekly, thought you & others might enjoy: http://www.ameliabooneracing.com/blo...coveryineeded/
You probably recognise the name, she was due to compete in Barkley this year.
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostCan ye give a cogent ethical argument about what is morally wrong about watching a match online broadcast from America when you already pay for broadcasting?
Illegally Streaming the likes of Liverpool v utd, golf majors,boxing just makes you a freeloading parasite though
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I suppose you need someone to generate the adequate amount of uproar on one side.
Perhaps she will turn out to be quite good but she obviously has zero chance of achieving anything if she is helping block the likes of Amazon HQ2 in NY.
Originally posted by Solksjaer! View PostWhat's the newsletter ?
I think Denny might listen too.
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostI suppose you need someone to generate the adequate amount of uproar on one side.
Perhaps she will turn out to be quite good but she obviously has zero chance of achieving anything if she is helping block the likes of Amazon HQ2 in NY.
It's not a sport newsletter, just general knowledge stuff, that article just popped up, decent podcast too though: https://fs.blog/newsletter/
I think Denny might listen too.
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