Today is the day that the coalition circus comes to town. Will it give us a deal too good to ignore?

Probably some idiots idea of a joke - I hope,



https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5030...reats-made


"Police have searched hospitals and schools across the country after threats were made against a number of organisations.
They have searched Wellington and Bowen Hospital in the capital and Burwood Hospital in Christchurch. RNZ understands police have also been at Auckland City Hospital.
However, Te Whatu Ora is reassuring people it is safe to attend hospitals as usual.

The Ministry of Education confirmed Auckland's Saint Kentigern College was evacuated as a result of the threatening email.
It would not reopen until police have given clearance.
Spokesperson Isabel Evans said the event can caused anxiety for school communities and ministry offices are open for schools who need assistance.



High school students are currently undertaking NCEA exams.
NZQA deputy chief executive of assessment Jann Marshall said the safety of students and staff was a top priority.
"Each school has its own processes for handling a security lockdown, and these apply during the exam period.

"Students who are unable to sit an exam, or whose performance is impaired because of a security incident, can apply for a derived grade, or their school may apply for derived grades at scale to apply."
PPTA acting president Chris Abercrombie said the primary concern of schools would be ensuring the safety of staff and students.


Te Whatu Ora's national director for hospital and specialist services Fionnagh Dougan confirmed some hospitals received an "email of concern" earlier today.
"[It] was immediately referred to police for further investigation," she said.
"Staff have followed police advice and we are remaining vigilant. Our hospital sites have remained open and all services are continuing.
"Members of the public with appointments at our hospitals or needing emergency treatment should be assured it is safe to attend their local hospital as usual."

And apparently only slightly insane..."El loco' isn't the most encouraging of nicknames for any leader.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/n...-stand-for


"Gedan believed there would be ÔÇ£a lot of buyerÔÇÖs remorse in ArgentinaÔÇØ if Milei pursued even a small fraction of his ideas. Those ideas include legalising the sale of human organs, dramatically slashing social spending, downplaying the crimes of ArgentinaÔÇÖs 1976-83 dictatorship, and cutting ties with ArgentinaÔÇÖs two most important trade partners, Brazil and China. On the campaign trail, Milei vowed to abolish ArgentinaÔÇÖs central bank and dollarise the economy, and brandished a chainsaw intended to symbolise ferocious cuts he believes will help stabilise the economy and ÔÇ£exterminateÔÇØ rampant inflation.

Mileis biography suggests some of those ideas may have come from his five cloned mastiff dogs who are named after economists including Murray Rothbard and Robert Lucas. They are like two metres tall, they weigh like 100kg  He calls them his four-legged children, said Lemoine, laughing off claims that Argentinas future leader takes political advice from those animals.


Many experts believe Milei will be forced to moderate after taking power next month and will struggle to implement his more controversial proposals. MileiÔÇÖs party controls just 38 of 257 seats in ArgentinaÔÇÖs lower house and eight of 72 in the senate.

But on Sunday night Milei showed little sign of diluting his vision for South AmericaÔÇÖs second largest economy. ÔÇ£The changes this country needs are drastic,ÔÇØ he declared, announcing Trumpian plans to make Argentina great again."

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv...rs-comment

and its stale pale males.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/502...born-rival

No self awareness or capacity for self analysis there.

The other day on my Startup window for Apps   Recently Added showed Devhome.
I did not consciously install it so did a quick check and saw it came from MSoft.
Seemed to be largely about Syncing and more direct access.

Has any TMMB member used it?
 I should appreciate your opinions of its usefulness.
thanks

Good video here explaining it all.
Unfortunately most users know none the wiser what they have even done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRNpDvGF4w

Israel told Gazans to go south, where they'd be safe. Now they intend to move against south Gaza. If they do this then surely they can no longer expect any support whatever from the rest of the world - unless of course Israel can tell the world precisely  how they're behaving differently to way in which the Nazis behaved in the warsaw ghetto.
Time they pulled back surely.





https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-eas...gaza-strip


"Israel's top general said that the army was "close to dismantling" Hamas' military operation in the northern Gaza Strip, suggesting military operations soon would expand to areas in which hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering.

Not trademe related, but wondering if any ebay uses are having the same issue.
I had a few saved searches that would only appear in my email if the actual phrase was in the listing.
Now I get emails every day with anything it thinks is similar.
I might have to try adding quotes to see if that makes any difference perhaps?