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Just thought it worth mentioning, the doco is not about Blondie

Reminds me of the unwanted attention Amin Yashed received The Indian name Swastika, as it appeared on ridesharing app Uber, was deemed offensive due to its fascist connotations. Uber reportedly did not allow Sydney-based Swastika Chandra to use her first name on its app. But, according to The Australian, it has now backed down and made an exception in this case. It said that Swastika’s name, which in Hinduism means spirituality and divinity and is also a sacred symbol, got caught in the middle of their goodwill policy of banning certain terms after the recent unrest in the Middle East. A distressed Swastika reached out to the Hindu Council of Australia, who then through the NSW government, took the matter up with Uber. Chandra, a regular user of the app, said the Uber booking system’s flagging of her name was a violation of its terms of use and called for a change. Uber said initially that it understood the “cultural significance” of her name but noted the “sensitivity surrounding historical events … and the symbol’s appropriation by the Nazis”. Good sense however, soon prevailed. A spokesperson said, “Uber is committed to facilitating a safe and welcoming environment. For that reason, Uber has a policy of restricting access to users whose names entered into the app contain potentially offensive words.” She added that the company understands that there are cultural nuances to names, and it evaluates such instances case by case, and has decided “to reinstate Ms Chandra’s access to the app.” https://www.indianlink.com.au/uber-invalidates-then-reinstates-indian-name-swastika/

Yes but none of the mainstream stations would play them. They are only 2 of the list you mentioned. Record labels would not release a lot of "new" music locally so Denis McNamara used to import them and wait at the airport for them to arrive

Not really a good review by IMDB. A lot of who you mentioned had never been heard of in Amerika and it delves a lot more into the politics and influence of the record labels. The music component is on a small portion.

'Dare to Be Different,' Documentary about the revolutionary New Wave radio station WLIR Kong would enjoy this based on many discussions we have had over the years.

Probably as risky as buying a bucket at a Full Moon Party in LOS

Why would you attack the Police and Paramedics who have come to assist the injured. They did get some retribution though. Parishioners held him down and cut off 2 of his fingers 😳 The bishop is a bit of an extremist nutter and Assyrians in general are hard to feel sympathy for given their misogynistic culture. There is no universal timeline for evolution.

I remember that. As the saying goes a poor tradesman always blames his tools. I am guessing your ability to combine light, subject, and composition to capture a great image is still a work in progress which was the point of the comment. I encourage you to keep at it and aspire to produce images like I was able to with my Nokia 7650 (see below?

Can't remember if I posted this before but 😊

Even I got that one 😊

Gee I hope this is not Gaza related given this area has a large Jewish population. A shopping centre in Sydney's east has been evacuated amid reports of stabbings and potentially a number of deaths. NSW Police said emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction just before 4pm after reports of multiple people being stabbed. "A critical incident has commenced following the shooting of male at Bondi Junction," police said in a statement. It said an operation was underway with shoppers being evacuated. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-13/westfield-bondi-junction-evacuated-after-alleged-stabbing/103705022

Normally you would think it gets exported to Japan but their wagyu is even more expensive. At a bit of a loss as to how you would ever recoup that kind of investment considering they are bread and fed for consumption.

He's not very smart but unfortunately most of his supporters make him look like a genius

Based on prime cuts that works out to about $4,000 a steak Wagyu heifer sells for $400,000, setting record for Australia's most expensive beef animal A 13-month-old Wagyu heifer has become the most expensive beef animal ever sold in Australia, fetching $400,000 at this week's Elite Wagyu Sale in Melbourne. Key points: Sunnyside S0014 is a 13-month-old heifer bred at Inverell in New South Wales S0014 sold for $400,000, the highest price ever paid in Australia for a cow or bull Industry veterans believed it heralded a changing of the guard, with cows to fetch more than bulls It surpassed the previous record of $325,000 set in Queensland during 2017 by Brahman bull, NCC Justified, sold by the Nobbs family to the Jefferis family. The $400,000 heifer, known only as S0014, was put up for sale as lot number one in the catalogue, and was purchased by Yulong Invest. Bidding started at just under $40,000 but quickly skyrocketed as buyers from around the world engaged in a fierce bidding war. Wagyu is attracting increased attention as one of the premium beef options in Australia.(Supplied: Australian Wagyu Association) Yulong sales manager Troy Stephens said the heifer was going to be the base from which they built their Wagyu herd. "She'll be a foundation animal for us here at Yulong; she'll breed for many years to come," he said. "You've got to pull up at some stage, but we were really delighted to have secured her. "The future looks bright." Breeder 'shocked' by price S0014's breeder Jonathan Elphick is a partner at Sunnyside stud, near Inverell in New South Wales. He said he was shocked and amazed by the price. "We actually thought there were some heifers in the catalogue that were equal to or better [than her]," Mr Elphick said. "It was a bit of deja vu because we had a heifer in the same sale last year who did well, and we thought then, 'We'll never achieve that again'. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-04-29/wagyu-heifer-fetches-400-000-in-record-sale-melbourne-/101025760