Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim abruptly resigns

surely he hasn't suddenly been served with some massive corruption charge?

Another meaningless statement https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46788530

No, it is not that little toad Bercow. It is Romeo, the world’s loneliest frog, who after 10 years alone in his aquarium tank, has finally found his Juliet. Or better, researchers have found her for him, lazy sod.
Expedition leader Teresa Camacho Badani of the Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny in Cochabamba City said, ‘Romeo is really calm and relaxed and doesn’t move a whole lot.’ Typical Burnley male then.
His mate, Juliet, is rather different, she told the BBC, saying, ‘She’s really energetic, she swims a lot and she eats a lot and sometimes she tries to escape. Typical expatriate female then. Probably talks and spends a lot too.

If you can swim why don't you join them?

I went to see an orthopedic surgeon yesterday about a knee problem. The upshot was that we decided to go for a partial knee replacement using a 3D printed implant. It is done by a US company called Conformis.
The procedure is interesting. The leg is first CT scanned from hip to ankle so that an accurate 3D view of the problem is available. The images are sent to Conformis where they are then manipulated to show what the bone structure should look like, undamaged. The gap gives an exact 3D picture of the implant required. A jig is then 3D printed in nylon which allows the surgeon to set the leg in the correct position to receive the implant. The implant mould is also 3D printed in wax for whatever final material is required, usually titanium. The turnaround is about 6 weeks. The 3D process can be used to print artificial cartilages for your exact requirement. A brave new world.
Before Fred steps in, no it hasn't advanced to brain implants but when it does, I will be the first to advise him. As for Stan, well even the best doctors have to throw up their hands occasionally.

Very interesting.

But after your implant, I would suggest that you keep the old knee and throw the rest of your body away!

There are usually waste bins near the theatres.

Ha ha. I think you mean keep the new knee Fred. Not worth doing otherwise.

Ouch! What's the rehab on that operation, iturama?

Whoops! there go's another one https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46900918

It,

Not in your case.

Its fairly straight forward Hilary. One or two nights in hospital. Normally you can stand on it, with a frame or crutch, after about 2 - 3 hrs. 3 weeks and it should be a distant memory.

Live in hope!

You'll be playing for Burnley before you know it It :-)

That doesn't sound too bad, Iturama. It's the rehab that puts me off (not that I need a new knee, but I did put off an ACL reconstruction at the 11th hour a few years back because of the long rehab).

skiing?

Yes, cyners - about 15 years ago.

At the time, the operation wasn't as technologically advanced as it is now and the success rates weren't so great, so I opted to manage it through working on my quads and using a hinged knee brace for sports to do the job of the ligament. That's fine, but it gets a bit sweaty after a 10km run. I also found myself falling over unexpectedly a couple of times a year, which was a bit embarassing when it was at the Tesco wine counter. :o)

So, when the procedure got better a few years back, I decided to have the reconstruction, but then cancelled it after they said the rehab was 6 to 9 months.

cripes! .... just looked it up, and full recovery can be up to a year
surely running won't do it much good either, especially if on hard surface

think i'll stick to weight training twice a week (most weeks) and playing golf carrying a full set ...... i do a bit of fair weather cycling too; that would suit your knee fine too i suspect

cyn, there was a two-page spread on Dubai and the property market there
in the Home section of the latest Sunday Times. Might interest you.
Perhaps you've seen it already!

I`ll stick to glass lifting, hopefully avoiding such damage as described above.:-)

no one with any sense would ever buy a property in dubai as an investment

personally, i wouldn't want to go there on holiday either - i go 2/3 times a year on biz - and assuredly not to live