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robchez

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About robchez

Mechanical Engineer in Perth Australia

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    Comment #3189945

    FYI - Not available in Australian App Store.

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    Comment #3073588

    most people bought the iPhone 4 on a 24 month contract, those people probably wont by the iPhone 4S due to the high cost of early termination fees for little gain. (of course some …

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    Comment #3046249

    Damn I should of applied for the grant. I use a similar system to kill fruit flys around my various fruit trees. Quick How-to 1. Cut 600ml bottle. 2. Invert top into opening (see p…

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    Comment #3041224

    as an aside, for a great book discussing the evolution of the current bible, you should read Misquoting Jesus by Bart D. Ehram

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    Comment #3028332

    As an aside, I just finished reading Walter Issacsons - Einstein biography. Easily the best biography I have ever read. If you don't like biographys, this will change your mind.

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    Comment #3025192

    What You Eat Affects Your Genes (Expression)

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    Comment #3020282

    We expect the trend in favor of using Al Jazeera as an informal tool of GOQ foreign policy to continue undiminished.[1] [1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-docume…

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    Comment #3020271

    Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani is the chairman of the board. Sheikh Ahmad bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani has been appointed as new director general. Also[1] : The U.S. State De…

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    Comment #3020080

    http://wikileaks.org/cable/2005/10/05DOHA1765.html#par1 Great article - http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/09/19/what_wikile...

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    Comment #3020066

    http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/2011920... Sheikh Ahmad bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani has been appointed as new director general. I guess their credibility …

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    Comment #2994323

    This is great. My uncle had horrible chrons disease and is managaing it well with his diet (no grains/legumes and plenty of probiotics from Kefir) Really great.

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    Comment #2976209

    Ghana is very pro-business. I have worked on several mining projects in the country. I really hope it can set an example for the rest of Africa.

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    Comment #2839569

    Design software. Forget the scheduling and geology software, its managed by the big guys. Every mining/mechanical engineer I know uses a collection of spreadsheets they have create…

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    Comment #2838973

    I am a Mining/Mechanical Project engineer and have had the extreme pleasure of visiting a lot of these underground operations (although Kidd is still on the bucket list!) Due to pr…

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    Comment #2820415

    Favourite Home-Made 'Juice' Water Kefir[1]. Why? Can Make massive batches at home. Add any fruit. The bacteria eats majority of the sugar. It's Fizzy. Slightly Alcholic. [1] http:/…

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    Comment #2787923

    call it what you like but that some basic biomedical info there. just wikipedia/google it. :)

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    Comment #2787885

    i think you mean leCtins not lePtins :)

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    Comment #2787877

    that's great you lost weight, but for me, and i assume others, counting calories is just another thing to think about in life. forget the grass-fed butter, i shouldn't have added i…

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    Comment #2787861

    get rid of the carbs and sugar, amp up the red meat and lose the peanut butter. Keep fruits on the lowish side, eat whatever vegetables you want.

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    Comment #2787853

    Meat. You would be surprised how nutritionally dense a good steak is!

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    Comment #2787847

    as per a post below the reason i shy away from grains/legumes are due to their lectins/protease inhibitors/phytates. Sprouting them may limit these issues, but for me, healthy carb…

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    Comment #2787837

    this has got to do more with health rather than weight loss i guess. legumes have 3 things that suck - lectins, protease inhibitors and phytates lectins - known to cause inflammati…