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Judging people based on where they're from isn't fair, but it can be pretty accurate.

That's nice, but they need to back up these statements with legislation.

Are we sure his "girlfriend" is actually a girl?

And not one of them gives a sh-

Why is anyone surprised that degenerates are showing support for other degenerates?

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YES!

The gumleaf is a wind instrument (or aerophone) that comes with a steep learning curve. Beginners struggle to make any sound at all, and due to the essential oils characteristic of eucalypts, leafists experience a strong taste of resin after blowing just a few notes.

Held against the lips with the fingers, the gumleaf acts as a vibrating valve when blown.

Leaf technique varies: either flat or folded, placed firmly against the lower lip and lightly against the upper lip—or the reverse, stretched between one or both hands (some virtuosos have even crafted a “no-hands” technique, allowing them to simultaneously play another instrument).

Notes can be muted (by cupping the hands), bent, or trilled. A glide from one note to another is possible, as are pulsating, warbling, and “wah-wah” effects.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mZ11pA1oKE

Mez123:
Everyone is comparing England to Scotland, Please what of Wales. how is it in terms of education and traveling with your family to study there, getting jobs during study and after study?
How is life there generally?

I don't have much info for you except their language sounds goofy, and looks like someone fell asleep on the keyboard. lol

meobizy:
So, we’ll go on a roundabout debate where you’ll claim bad parents while I claim prison will sort things out? I don’t have the time nor mental fortitude.

I get you.

However, prison is traumatic. And most prisons are designed to punish and exploit, not rehabilitate. People may also come out bigger criminals as a result of no resources after prison and forced criminal activity in prison. If they were already suffering before prison, it's likely to just make it worse. They may walk in clean, and leave with a drug problem (coping).

Richy4:
Do you think you deserved to be loved as a single dad?.

What's stopping the single dad from dating single moms?

Remove all the tubs from your rental units, and replace them with shower stalls.

meobizy:
Yet thou shall not kill is an unwritten rule everybody knows. If their lives are so bad they’ll find redemption in prison.

That's true, but people living on the streets are regularly dealing with life or death situations. They have no protection. They may never desire in their life to hurt anyone, but their hand is forced. Bad parents can put people there.

yuping:
This is not a question most people that says no will still sleep with them, hypocrite.

I wouldn't.

bepositive11:
Interesting perspective. Glad to see someone who gets what I'm saying

I agree though that with hard core racists, it's harder to earn their respect

Why would you want to earn the "respect" of a piece of s**t?

No.

meobizy:
No. Every human has a compass for right and wrong no matter how ill behaved they are. Once your parents fail to lead you the right way and you pass a certain age, it is in the government’s hand to teach you the straight and narrow through places called prison.

Some children are abused so badly that it affects their mental health and ability to function. Some are so haunted by abuse that they find it hard to function, and hard drugs are the only thing bringing them relief.

Some parents abuse their children in various ways that force them out on the street at a young age. These parents never gave these kids or young adults the skills, education, or resources to survive. And being so young, various people then take advantage of them. This makes a challenging situation far worse.

These people are failed not only by parents, but their country.

You have to give this guy a little credit for marrying these women instead of marrying one and having babies all over the place.

HOUSTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday received approval to begin work on its fourth offshore oil project in Guyana from the South American country's Environmental Protection Agency.

The permit will allow Exxon to begin construction and operation of its Yellowtail project, the latest of up to 10 expected to be producing oil this decade. A final decision by Exxon on funding the project is pending.

An Exxon spokesperson confirmed the approval.

Since Exxon and partners Hess Corp (HES.N) and CNOOC Ltd started exploring off the coast of the Guyana in 2015, they have found more than 10 billion barrels of oil and gas.

Yellowtail was the consortium's 13th discovery in the Stabroek block, an area covering 6.6 million acres (26,800 square kilometers) and one of the largest oil finds in South America.

When output begins in 2025, the project would pump up to 250,000 barrels of oil and gas per day, the company has said. Exxon has proposed a development plan for Yellowtail that would require up to three ships drilling up to 67 wells.

The Guyana EPA permit prohibits routine flaring and venting of natural gas during operation and requires Exxon to keep an undersea device, called a capping stack, that can seal a well in event of an accident, according to a statement by the Guyana EPA.

It also required that the partners have insurance to cover any environmental damages and provide a guarantee that indemnifies Guyana in event the consortium fails to meet their obligations, the EPA said.

Earlier this year, Exxon started up a new floating production, storage and offloading vessel that will bring the group's oil production capacity this year to more than 340,000 bpd.

reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-mobils-fourth-guyana-offshore-oil-project-gets-environmental-permit-2022-04-01/

"The systems are not functional and the checks that are meant to occur all the way through the process from the planning stages right through to completion clearly are not being applied," he said.

Peter Aitsi, chairman of Transparency International PNG, said the involvement of politics in commercial operations also created a "murky area".

Australia has also been increasing its involvement in PNG, seemingly to counter rising interest from China.

It has backed Telstra to purchase local telco Digicel and given loans to the PNG government for direct budget support for the first time in almost two decades.

"The donors also have to be more scrupulous," Mr Barker said.

"They're responding so as to be able to be seen to have that level of influence and to be able to out-compete with each other, to some extent.

At the end of last year, a notice appeared in local newspapers advising the Noble Centre had gone into receivership.

The building's future is uncertain.

It is also unclear, what, if any, remedial work has been completed since the building faults were identified.

But each night, the vacant tower still lights up despite the concerns raised about electrical issues and fire safety standards.

abc.net.au/news/2022-04-05/papua-new-guinea-tallest-building-deemed-uninhabitable/100947904

The claim said any news stories could do "irreparable damage" to the company's reputation and business for the Noble Centre building.

"The complainant has spent hundreds of millions ... to build the Noble Centre building," another document read.

"Minor identifiable issues such as fire safety are easily fixable, and those issues are being addressed."

The case was later struck out after neither the newspaper nor the company appeared at multiple court dates.

The China Railway Construction Engineering Group (PNG) Real Estate Co declined to respond to detailed questions from the ABC, saying the issues covered "ongoing business negotiations with our business partner PNG Ports Corporation".

"We are yet to reach some understanding on how to proceed with the project works and how to continue our co-operations both technically and financially," a spokesperson said in an email.

The company said it did not think "media exposure at this stage" would be good for the ongoing discussions and that as a "responsible business partner and out of business ethics" it would abide by the confidentiality terms in its agreement with PNG Ports.

"The issue between PNG Ports Corporation and our company remains purely an issue of business co-operation at company level and will not impact on any higher level on broad terms."

PNG should have been on 'high alert'
With multiple countries seeking influence in PNG, some experts say there needs to be more oversight over the kind of investment and aid that the country chooses to accept.

"PNG needs to be careful and selective, and not just go for whoever puts their hands up first and says, 'We'll fund you for this,'" Paul Barker from PNG's Institute of National Affairs said.

That discretion is especially important when it comes to building infrastructure projects, according to Mr Barker.

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The list of faults has also prompted concerns about the structural integrity of the building.

Issues were noted including rusting steel columns, external blockwork that was "out of alignment and unevenly placed", unfilled blockwork cores and angle brackets that were rusting and "incorrectly installed".

"One of the building board engineers did a report and he reckons structurally it's OK, but I'm not sure," the chairman of the city's building board, Sir Luciano Cragnolini, told the ABC.

"There should be a second opinion. For safety, I would like a second opinion."

There are also concerns about non-compliant fire stairs, non-automatic generators, sprinklers that are not up to standard, non-automatic fire pumps and a leaking diesel fuel tank.

"There are a lot of wrong things. That's why [we took the occupancy certificate]. It just wasn't safe," Sir Luciano said.

In the letter, the building board called for further independent investigations to be carried out and for another report to be tabled, but Sir Luciano said that had not happened yet.

But despite whispers spreading around Port Moresby, local media was oddly silent about the building.

Court order stifles reporting on defects
The China Railway Construction Engineering Group (PNG) Real Estate Co went to court in Port Moresby in early October to prevent news coverage of any leaked documents about the building defects.

The interim district court order taken out on October 4 prevented all local media from reporting on the Noble Centre, including The Post Courier, which the court heard had obtained two reports from contractors.

In documents tendered to the court at the time, the company said it "refuted" the reports and stood by the building, saying it was "very much concerned about this report and the authorities not giving us our right of refusal".

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In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Port Moresby for a state visit, arriving a few days ahead of other world leaders who were attending the APEC Summit.

The company said it had invested $95 million in the project, which was developed as an equity partnership with PNG Ports Corporation, a local state-owned entity.

PNG Ports had previously said China Railway Construction Engineering Group (PNG) Real Estate Co would build the tower on its land, and it would own the top two floors and contribute "a minor cost" to the joint venture.

In court documents seen by the ABC, the company said PNG Ports was to pay a "certain amount on instalment until an estimated [$15 million] was paid to fully acquire the two levels" under an agreement signed in 2015.

But the dream of a glittering tower over Port Moresby's skyline quickly appears to have turned into a nightmare.

The 'gorgeous and glistening' building with 75 reported defects
Posts on the Noble Centre's Facebook page in 2020 advertised office spaces, describing the building as "gorgeous and glistening" and promising prospective tenants it could "accelerate your business" and "enhance your life".

But in September last year, the National Capital District Building Board wrote to advise that the occupancy certificate for the building had been rescinded.

The letter, obtained by the ABC, said the board had no other option "in the interest of public and immediate tenants' safety".

The decision was made after the PNG Ports Corporation ordered a technical report be done on the building, given growing concerns about its quality.

Among the dozens of building defects listed were switchboards that were "not to code and standards", internal power points installed outside, "poorly installed" electrical systems and exposed conduits in fire zones, which were described as "highly illegal".

There were calls for a "full review" of lighting and power as they found joins in the wiring "everywhere".

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One building rises above the others on Port Moresby's skyline.

But the Noble Centre, built by a Chinese state-owned enterprise to be the tallest building in the country, sits empty.

The 23-storey tower has been deemed uninhabitable after the discovery of more than 70 defects, which regulators say are a threat to the building and to people's safety.

Documents obtained by the ABC outline dozens of serious issues including mechanical, electrical and fire safety concerns.

The faults are at various times described as "highly illegal", "non-compliant", "poorly installed" and "dangerous".

PNG is at the centre of a geopolitical contest of influence currently raging in the Pacific between nations including China, the US and Australia.

While Australia remains PNG's biggest aid donor, China has been delivering infrastructure projects, road upgrades, loans, and medical assistance for years now.

But the uninhabitable skyscraper has sparked concerns about the quality and benefit of some of the aid and investment being delivered.

A symbol of 'friendship' between China and PNG
The Noble Centre was built by the China Railway Construction Engineering Group (PNG) Real Estate Co at a time when China's growing presence in the country was attracting significant attention.

In 2017, the tower was touted as a symbol of "friendship between the two nations".

"We are assuring the Papua New Guinea people that as a state-owned enterprise and guided by the Belt and Road policy, our company is confident with Papua New Guinea's economy and will continuously support the nation's economic development," the general manager of the development, Shengwei Li, told local media in 2017.

He said it was the "single largest project by foreign investors in the real estate sector of Papua New Guinea" and would be the "tallest landmark" in Port Moresby.

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The thing about this is that most of these kids want to know about the "real" parent. And donors will likely want to know or claim the child. There's also the fact that it's important to know your ancestry because of potential health issues.

Fertility drugs clearly work. Better to organize a fundraiser for treatment.

chocboi78:
how would u explain a family of 4 well behaved children and one black sheep

Hidden dysfunction.

As long as the parent isn't trying to dump their responsibilities on the child, there's nothing wrong with giving them age-appropriate little chores. But it should be seen more as teaching them life skills, and making them into healthy people, not just chores for "responsibility." For example, a 2 year old being taught to pick up toys and pack them away after playing. Another example, a 5 year old being a helper while you're cooking (e.g. get vegetables from the fridge, throw stuff away), and teaching them how to make things without requiring them to do real cooking labor (safety concerns). At 8, a kid is old enough to help do their laundry, cook basic things, and help a little more in the kitchen.

You don't want to raise a person that keeps a nasty house, can't cook themselves a decent meal, and thinks basic adult responsibilities are not their job or "hard." Even calling it "chores" contributes to a poor attitude. Kids are naturally curious and your behavior/attitude has strong influence. Feed curiosity, and model the right attitude.

Americans are f**king dūmb. It's not a stereotype.

Muscle cars are fun. But if it's not a bus, train, or service vehicle, who f**king cares? When more people comprehend that personal cars are not a luxury or achievement, but rather a band-aid for transportation problems, every country in the world will be better.

Going to any country to be an illegal is unlikely to turn out how you'd like.

And it will be even worse in racist Israel.

Nice.

Relationships are work, even when they're really good.

Calling it "provoke" is an unhealthy view. See these situations as what they are: difference of opinion, hurt partner, stressed partner, misunderstanding, communication problem, and etc. And change your attitude. Don't be so reactive. Think about why you feel the way you do about their behavior. Consider if you're being rational, communicating effectively, and etc. Engage each other.

You're not competing and you're not enemies. You're partners.