Interesting reads
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@dogmeat Interesting stuff “ I have to bring them to the scene at the right time and usually deal with egos. They're experts: they come to a scene and think they've got answers to everything. They haven't. They're just a cog in the machine.” From the first guy, scene manager, obvs doesn’t have an ego himself!
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Book recommendation:
Gangland by Jared Savage
About the meth industry in NZ. Charts and examines cases from the mid 90s to present. Info from court docs and some sources.
Easy to read and very interesting what's going on under the surface of nz society.
Main culprits are motorbike gangs, and Chinese criminals importing the ingredients. Lately the main players are exactly those deported from Australia. You know, those ones that learnt everything in Oz and then dumped in NZ. Can't really blame Aus for alleviating their problems so expediently but it hasn't been without it's pitfalls for a NZ that had nothing to do with creating these scumbags. Like I say, give them Tarrant in a quid pro quo....
The US DEA has offices in Wellington and Auckland now to combat the influence of Mexican Cartels in NZ. Yep, that cancer is in Aotearoa now.
A must read for all Taniwha supporters as the cases described will have you knowing the locations and possibly some of the people. Max Beckham for example.
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The death of Gloria Ramirez, also known as ‘The Toxic Lady’, whose blood’s exposure caused 5 medical staff to be hospitalized and 23 to experience symptoms
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@Stockcar86 Interesting read. How the hell did you come across an article that was published nearly 30 years ago.
Did a bit of a google it seems with time that the Livermore theory has become more accepted
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@Stockcar86 that was amazing, so interesting 👍🏻
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The story of the bees in Brooklyn who produced red honey, which led to an investigation at a nearby marachino cherry factory, which led to the discovery of a marijuana farm beneath the factory.
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@stockcar86 that link right?
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@taniwharugby people are crazy
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@canefan said in Interesting reads:
@taniwharugby people are crazy
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@mn5 said in Interesting reads:
@canefan said in Interesting reads:
@taniwharugby people are crazy
Seems to showcase all of the bad things about humans too. I'm sure there are good stories too....
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@majorrage that strongly and sadly reminded me of this story that first made me really sit up and think about the impact of concussions after sport. It's ten years old now, but I see Dave Duerson is mentioned in the BBC story. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/jul/19/nfl-star-brain-injuries-destroyed
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@taniwharugby When I arrived back from Europe everyone thought I was a Pom. In England everyone thought I was an Aussie (the shame - the shame).
I did meet a linguist in Helsinki in 81 who taught me how to pronounce 'e" words like Ben Pen etc instead of the Kiwi Bin Pin. Said we are lazy speakers we typically make the shape of consonants but don't necessarily pronounce them.
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@dogmeat said in Interesting reads:
@taniwharugby When I arrived back from Europe everyone thought I was a Pom. In England everyone thought I was an Aussie (the shame - the shame).
I did meet a linguist in Helsinki in 81 who taught me how to pronounce 'e" words like Ben Pen etc instead of the Kiwi Bin Pin. Said we are lazy speakers we typically make the shape of consonants but don't necessarily pronounce them.
I was often told in the UK that I didn't have much of an accent but that was because I had learned in past visits to slow my speech just a little.
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@crucial I've told this before but where I worked in London the old cleaner was saying to everyone he thought I sounded strange not from round here like. Everyone said he's a fucking Kiwi you dim old fluffybunny. His classic reply was "Oh - I thought he was from somewhere really foreign..... like Newcastle" and he meant it.