The totally off-topic thread

[Foreigner]

Thanks Mal

 

[Flashback]

Fair enough. I thought that was rather interesting for AFF to send that kind of thing out in its communications. I can't recall AFF (as a "user") broadcasting a point of view like that since the scandal with the live stock treatment in Indonesia. Of course, AFF might have been paid to circulate that petition, though that would be a bit touchy on ethics.

I think it did fall under the lines of a marketing / advertising e-mail, although I no longer have it so can't recall exactly!

 

[RooFlyer]

anat01 ... you've relocated .. when did this happen?

 

[JohnK]

Nope, Saturday morning :mrgreen:

But how many years behind? Oh you're not in PER anymore.

 

[Flashback]

But how many years behind? Oh you're not in PER anymore.

I'm living in the future Perth now although we don't have a bell tower here... We do have a big clock!

 

[anat0l]

anat01 ... you've relocated .. when did this happen?

December 2015.

 

[Major]

December 2015.

Welcome back

 

[andye]

December 2015.

Wishing you all the best after the move

 

[medhead]

Disingenuous ways for tax deductions disallowed by court:

No Cookies | The Advertiser

Should be similar article to : No Cookies | Daily Telegraph

That's pay walled as well. Any chance of a title, google can by pass the paywall.

AFR to the rescue. Meet the man who tried to claim his 7-year-old son as a work expense | afr.com
Claiming $50000 of work related deductions on $200000 income. And the ATO has the gall to send me a letter about claiming $15000 of travel?

 

[OATEK]

Income protection insurance..... No claims and premium up 16%..... Is this normal 2016 increase?

Sadly yes. I queried it a few months ago and was told claims levels increasing.

 

[JohnSydney2000]

And now Saturday evening. Weekend goes way too quickly.

Nope, now it is Saturday morning. John. (Smile thingy!)

 

[Hvr]

Damn, credit card has been used fraudulently. Apparently it has been skimmed and used in Fiji, France and Brussels.

Still the bank caught it and sent me a text and after a couple of phone calls we're on our way to identifying the fraudulent transactions. Apparently it was skimmed somewhere and an actual Amex card was presented. It will be interesting to see where this originated.

 

[Bindibuys]

Damn, credit card has been used fraudulently. Apparently it has been skimmed and used in Fiji, France and Brussels.

Still the bank caught it and sent me a text and after a couple of phone calls we're on our way to identifying the fraudulent transactions. Apparently it was skimmed somewhere and an actual Amex card was presented. It will be interesting to see where this originated.

Please keep us updated.

 

[drron]

Damn, credit card has been used fraudulently. Apparently it has been skimmed and used in Fiji, France and Brussels.

Still the bank caught it and sent me a text and after a couple of phone calls we're on our way to identifying the fraudulent transactions. Apparently it was skimmed somewhere and an actual Amex card was presented. It will be interesting to see where this originated.

I've had an interesting experience with Amex.Started to get a few SMSs with "your last transaction has been denied as you used an old card."
Last time in the USA one of the places I used said they only had my old Amex on file-I switched to DC.the SMSs started a week after that.I had ignored them for a while but informed them a few days ago with my theory.Turned out to be correct.
All stuff with any CC number,loyalty number etc is shredded.

 

[drron]

The slow arm of the law-
Category: | Townsville Bulletin

 

[drron]

Why you shouldn't text and walk-
https://twitter.com/AwardsDarwin/status/694873977173491712

 

[amaroo]

Only €32M lol

http://mobile.english.rfi.fr/general/20160206-ferrari-sells-32-million-paris-auction

 

[Cossie]

Seems the Kiwis don't like being beaten by Australia in Rugby, albeit the 'sevens' format.

www.smh.com.au - Sydney Sevens: New Zealand appeared to field eight players on field during match-defining try against Australia

World Rugby says result will stand after New Zealand field eight players in Sydney | Stuff.co.nz

 

[drron]

Seems the Kiwis don't like being beaten by Australia in Rugby, albeit the 'sevens' format.

www.smh.com.au - Sydney Sevens: New Zealand appeared to field eight players on field during match-defining try against Australia

World Rugby says result will stand after New Zealand field eight players in Sydney | Stuff.co.nz

Worse than underarm bowling.At least that wasn't illegal!:shock:

 

[anat0l]

Seems the Kiwis don't like being beaten by Australia in Rugby, albeit the 'sevens' format.

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What do people think of the general procedure around violations of rules or clear mistakes leading to the "wrong" results and how they are handled? For example, in this case, where (allegedly) there was a violation of the rule, resulting in potentially a different result, however the ruling says that the result will stand in spite of other disciplinary action to be taken?

I remember when I was a debating adjudicator for high school debates, we had a rule book for conduct of short preparation debates (i.e. a debate where, instead of getting the topic more than a week in advance, they get it one hour before the debate and they are locked in a room to prepare for the debate there, with only a dictionary, thesaurus and book of quotes).

I remember there was a rule there that said if a team, during a short preparation debate, was found to be cheating (e.g. snuck in some outside help, used a computer, etc.), the debate was to continue as normal and the result to stand as is. There would be no difference in the result of the debate, though the disciplinary action resulting from an incident of the cheating wasn't made clear in the rules.

In other cases, e.g. the NRL, when one team fielded too many players for one game, all of the points which they won were cancelled, viz. the opposite of letting the result stand.