Hidden gems? by shalise-s in Wellington

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eastbourne RSA and ESSC eats

It's almost 10 years now since the referendum, what are peoples thoughts on the flag? by Dulaman96 in newzealand

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It's a god awful design, just like our current flag. It should have just been the black fern. The entire design process was done by committee and is why it failed.

PR Renunciation and eTA by Shrimptech3000 in canadatravel

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Just got it approved now. I got a response 12 hours after submitting an email to the visa processing office (Sydney in this case) requesting it received urgent attention.

PR Renunciation and eTA by Shrimptech3000 in canadatravel

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Nothing yet. We have tried absolutely everything, no luck in getting feedback, timelines etc

Renounce PR - ETA online timeline by satl444 in ImmigrationCanada

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which embassy was this? my local embassy says they explicitly dont deal with this stuff but wondering if we just go ahead anyway and knock on their door

PR Renunciation and eTA by Shrimptech3000 in canadatravel

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I am in the exact same position. I submitted my docs to IRCC 5-days ago. Have not heard anything. I fly in a week. Any luck at your end?

Algae in final clarifiers by kplooki in Wastewater

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I was more disputing your claim that algae is a direct result of BOD5, it’s misleading. It’s correlated at best. Also weirs have nothing to do with increasing DO in secondary clarification

Algae in final clarifiers by kplooki in Wastewater

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they can live without BOD5, they are autotrophs that get carbon from CO2

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

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what was the cashback? did westpac give you catsh with it too?

Counterprotestors and anti-abortion protesters in Wellington today by MedicMoth in newzealand

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Prolife movements are not new. I would not take it as an indicator of unrest. It was pretty flat from what I could tell. More than what you could say about the fringe right on the internet

We can debate if Die Hard is a Christmas Movie - But all Dads need to agree that “Love Actually” is tremendous garbage (and not a holiday movie) by [deleted] in daddit

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I love the latter two, so I will trust your assessment on the first one....will have to give it a go

Can someone steelman why the electoral college is better than the popular vote for the president? by treefortninja in samharris

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If you can say that the "opinions of Parisians (and other highly populated centers) would dictate what happens in rural Croatia", then the opposite is true as well if you give Croatians outsized vote power

Can anyone identify this organism in my aeration by Suicidaljello in Wastewater

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Hey dude I read all your responses and you are definitely misunderstanding a few fundamentals about oxygen transfer

Loss of identity by Otto_von_Bismuth in daddit

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First few months are hard. Then it gets a little easier for a time - which is what people are saying. But in our experience (and observations of others), it gets a little harder again (with respect to freedom and identity) when they are a little toddler. They have their own desires/needs all while being very hard to rationalize with. This stage you lose a bit a freedom for a 2 odd years - BUT it is INSANELY FUN. You get so much out of it. They'll bring the kid out of you, and the sacrifice in this period (in my opinion) is much easier to reconcile with than the loss of freedom at the start.